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<® jje licmnair Hudit. NEWNAN, GEORGIA. SfcttudayMorning, February 29, 1868. Oood-Friday is the last Friday of the la«t week of Lent, and is the day of the enicifcuon. Tiie shadow having reached its deepest phase on this day the Tmefjrae—a service signifying darkness—is celebrated by the Catholic church. vers? This law does not meet the wants of TB6 War Department Imbroglio the people. What, then, yoa may ask, is my remedy ? 1 am in favor of relief in any shape that the people desire it. If they want air extension of Confab between Messrs Stanton and Thomas— The Of ficial Isgal Zhxuments. Easily Answered. OhT cofrespomient ”T” i# easily disposed of. In some very material particulars he misquotes our words or meaning, and in other respects makes many egregious blunders. He admits that any act or ordinance repudia- hourteen yellow candles, representing the \ ir- ; the Stay Law, I am in favor of that; if they Our dispatches have notified ns of the i gin. Apostles and women, are lighted, and want the Homestead Law or Repudiation, I I fourteen psalms are chanted, and at the con- =h:i!I not object. My individual notion at the charge as? Secretary of War; and your affiant further states on oath, that .he is informed and believes thathe said Thomas has, in the said City of Washington, and district aforesaid, assumed and attempted to exercise the duties of Secretary ol V\ ar, and to issue orders as such ; and your si lt matters not how just elusion of each one a candle is extinguished until aTl are blown out, when a noise similar to that of an earthquake is heard, an 1 dark ness prevails until dwindled by the glorious sun of Easter. Thus concludes Lent. A few reflections and we are done. Have not the American Congress, long before Good-Fri- in peopi *• nrivate debts is unconstitutional. That V T - , , " ting private day, extinguished ten brurlit lights, and kft ii tthoolff etfd af! coBtrorersy, and «ouW Wore darUn „, n , ini „„ 5 of ", , Lw any cour. m g not crucl f le( j the Constitution, scoffed and spit ..j nroner an act or ordinance may be, yet it i ...... and proper an . _ . .. i upon its upholders, an»I withheld from their it is in admitted violation of the Constitution close of the war was, and it is yet unchanged, that the debts of the country ought to be scaled in proportion to the robbery sustained by each individual debtor. What now, Mr. Editor, is your remedy? If you are opposed to any kind of relief say so. Don't be afraid to tell it. But for the sake of the people and the good of the eo .ntrv, do not ; try to saddle flits position on the Conservative party. I know many good and true men o that party who desire and merit relief. I be- arrestand admission to hail of General fiaDt j 3 a i lSO informed and believes that the Thomas for his original effort to become , sa jj Lorenzo Thomas Secretary of \Yar, ad interim. Y\ hat fol- threatens that he will forcibly remote lowed is given in the dispatches to the your complainant from the building and i j .. the apartments ot the becretary or \\ that the Senate take ortier for the ap- pll) lf)TJ]YT "DTTT T v pearauoe of said Andrew Johnson to an- ^ Jj \J JLiXj swer to said impeachment.” Wade said : ' The Senate will take or der in the premises/ Special Committee. Howard, Trumbull, Morton, Konkling, Edmunds, Pomeroy and Johnson-, were appointed to examine GREAT REMEOIEs. giws out and impeachment matter and report proceed ings. BILL’S CEORON BITTERS. AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS. the apartments ot the becretary ot war in the War Department, and forcibly take possession and control thereof under the Western Press, under date of midnight, Feb. 22, as follows : At half past eleven o’clock. General l a j,j pretended appointment by the Presi- Lorenzo Thomas having just been releas- ' j ent 0 f t } ie United States as Secretary of ed on bai 1 bv Judge Carter, presented ^’ ar a( j interim, and your affiant alleges himself at tlve door and told Mr. Staatou j the appointment under which the f that he would like to see hiim said Th-omas claims to act and hold and GiniUoU Y RMttVIVU VI VWV — Ij 1. . , , ... . Lll.lt Jjill » UO UTJJIC liilU tii till itlKI. X UC • ^ v.. .. w-. United States, the courts would be j ® ' Tn ^ ^ em by i lieve it is ttie voice of three-fourths of the with anything he had to say. Mr. Stanton requested him to proceed , perform jhe duties of Secretary of War is of the forced to declare it of no effect. It is worse than folly to argue before a court the propriety j of an act which violates a Constitution which j the court is sworn to upbobb 'V “ * f t ch a»e away the darkness of tire great Southern Constitution may be changed to effect future , w .. f _, * | a noise which sounds to their ears like unto an earthquake? But. thank for the fact, as sum of Heaven dispels the gloom of Catholic Lent, so will the sun of Democracy party. Let us all, then, ding to it ami vote Gcu. J homas remarked tnat he had wholly unauthorized and illegal, ami that the said Thomas, by accepting such ap- - V I debt—this party acq-ries ed, under protest, to 1 to do SO by the President of the United j comes the resurrection, ah! yes, the resurrec tion of our liberties, and a victory over the vile misrule of Radicalism — Satan’s twin brother. , , . 1 political lxnt. We feel cheered by the hope contracts, but the courts are powerleiw to make ; ^ 3 v that chance and so is one State. Iwenty six j tnai cu K ■» j , quake sounds at Washington are ominous Kbitrs must give their consent to any amend- j ,, , biausm s b ,,./.*•» *• . I the presence of a Good-i nday. Erelong there in nr alteration of the Constitution of ; J ” ment tO Oi alter I C( - Jlnps the nsnrrwtifin ah > vnu t} w ri-cnrnv. the United States. Our correspondent is mistaken when- he says such acts or ordinance* as we have been writing of are ex post fado. Only penal statutes can be long to that class of forbidden acts. Again is our correspondent in error when he says the Bankrupt Act is unconstitutional. The Consti- tutionr in express words, gives Congress the power to pass snch acts. The position of onr correspondent that the poor men of the country—those not owning over $600 or $600 worth of property—arc the ones who need relief (repudiation) is totally erroneous. Such men are already relieved by the laws of Georgia, which exempts more than that amount of property to each head of a family. The men Who owe large amounts and arc in possession of a vast deal of property, are, in our opinion, the loudest in their de mands for repudiation. Their reasons are ob vious. Wo admit that there are thousands of the robberv that reduced us to penury and £?«*.» le— , o„ rf ,l over-that *. ^ | »“ .’Sf’Sd'Sd ^ S r t unreasonable to suppose that it win obey tne : p y . . 01 1 r 1 1 • , , . , f nn room to perform his duties as Adjutant unlawful and miniman bchest3 of a.n insane | " J and God-forsaken Congr-ss, and listen not to 1 ;ood and true men who are involved, and whose ability to pay was partially swept away by the result of the late war, and that to require of them one hundred cents in the dollar of their indebtedness would be unjust. But are there not thousands of creditors who hold demands upon those who are now rich, or at least fully able to pay all they owe, while they, the cred itors, are in poverty? What justice, in Heav en’s name, is there in robbing the poor creditor, perhaps a widow or orphan, disabled soldier or infirm man or woman, to enable the rich hut dishonest debtor to ride, dress and live in still greater splendor. The thought is preposterous and revolting. Our correspondent should re member that there are two sides to every ques tion. We think the claims and condition of both debtor and creditor should he considered, and not those of the debtor alone. Our position is simply this: Every man who owes a just and fair debt, founded on value re ceived, should pay it voluntarily, if able ; and if he has not the will but the ability, the law should force him to do it. On the other hand, creditors should consider the losses of them selves and debtors and settle on the principle of justice and equity. Of course no man ought to pay any unju6t demand. We arc now done with this subject, and in oenoluuon we innat sav that we are vastly pleased with the position of our correspondent, viz: .that the action of the Radical Convention on repudiation is a trick to deceive. His ad vice is wholesome. AVe hope and believe it will be followed. If “T,” who is a worthy and good citizen, sees fit to write another arti cle, as foreshadowed, and will avoid personali ties and confine himself to argument in com batting the gentleman's position referred to, and which we omitted, we will publish it, otherwise we cannot, as we deprecate commu nications of that character. Lent. Weary of the “ Stanton-Johnson Imbroglio,” “Reconstruction,” “NegroSupremacy,” “Ne gro Conventions,” and politics in general, we will on this day (Ash-Wedncsday) think and write on this, the greatest of Catholic fasts.— In other words, gloomy over the prospects, having passed the penumbra, we are in the beginning of “ the great affliction,” and have determined to discourse on the gloomy subject of Lent. AVhat is Lent? The word is derived from the Saxon, and indicates a spring fast.— Lent is a fast observed by Catholics and Epis copalians, of forty days duration, besides Sun day. It ends on Easter. “ Easter-day is the first Sunday after the full moon which bappeus upon or after 21st day of March; and if the full moon happens upon Sunday, Easter-dav is the Sunday after.” Easter-day this year falls upon the 12th of April. Low-Sunday is the 19th of April. Running back seventy days we come to February 8th. which day is the begin ning of pre-Lent, which lasts until Ash-AA'ed- nesday, which season (we mean pre-Lent) is styled the penumbra—the shadow of the grdat approaching fast. The last Monday of pre-Lent is Collop-Monday, because the ancient Anglo- Saxons, that day being the last of flesh-eating, cut their fresh meats into steaks or cullops and hung it up until the conclusion of Lent. The next day is called Pancake or Shrove-Tuesday, because it was formerly a custom to eat pan cakes on that day and to get shrived. This day is the close of pre-Lent, and is the time of High Carnival. (Carnival is derived from car- nis and tale—farewell to flesh.) We suppose our readers are familiar with the mode of cel ebrating High Carnival, and hence we will not consume time on this branch of the subject. The following day is Ash-AA'ednesdav, the first day of Lent. Ash-AYednesday derives its name from the custom which early prevailed in Rome of the priests blessing palm ashes and sprinkling them on the heads of the people, to remind them that they must return to dust and ashes. Ash-AA'ednesday occurs this year on the 26th of February. The Lenten season extends from this day to the close of Easter- even. The origin of this fast is supposed to be as follows: Christ, while on earth, said, “ But the day will come when the bridegroom will he taken away from them, and then shall they fad.” Hence the early Christians “ began their annu al fasts on the afternoon of the day on which they commemorated the crucifixion, and con tinued it until the morning of that of the res urrection, a period of about forty hours. The Oms of fasting was 6 na Uy lengthened to forty day* mnanuch ^Christ once fasted forty days. . * ° was » after much discussion, taxed to be *>><4. between * .v w > j . v, . _ * Between Ash-AYednesday and Kaater. But we must hasten. Communicated. Stay Law, Repudiation, &c. CHAPTER I. Ala Editor: I am not in the habit of scrib bling for newspapers, not being so fond of seeing njyself in print as some; but from the position that you and others have taken, and are trying to force, as it were, vi el armis, I feel a slight inclination just now to jot down a few random thoughts. Let me remark, rn the first place, in the way of explanation, that I am owing some money, but that there is as nincb again due me as I owe; so that the sentiments I here express, are not actuated in the Ien3t by self-interest— the great and controlling vice of the present day. I will remark further, that, fet the gov ernment act as it may, it is my intention to pay the last cent that I owe as soon as I pos sibly can do so. It seems, .Mr. Editor, to be a very common idea with you that he who advocates repudia tion is insane. When you sav that no sane man will contend that repudiation is consti tutional, I agree with yon. AA'e all admit that stay laws, bankrupt laws, homestead arws and repudiation are unconstitutional—being expost facto laws they are in their very nature uncon stitutional. But because a measure is uncon stitutional, it does not necessarily follow that it is wrong or unjust. Constitutions are made for the administration of light ami justice, and it is hardly possible to lay down any fun damental ruje, outside of an axiomatic propo sition, that will stand the test of a century, without an exception; and whenever these exceptions arise, the people, the same power that established the rule, have a right to set it aside. This proposition was demonstrated a thousand times over during our late war.— Whenever the Constitution failed to meet the exigencies of the times, it was set aside and other laws established in lieu thereof/ So, nine or ten years ago, first from a frown of Providence, it became apparent to the citi zens ot Georgia that a Stay Law was necessa ry to save her people from bankruptcy and ruin. The idea was almost universal. Geor gia passed the Stay Law. It was unconstitu tional, and the Courts have so decided in every ease that has come to my knowledge.— Now, sir, do you not believe that that law, though unconstitutional, proved a blessing to the State ? Do you not believe that our ar mies, if Georgia and other Southern States had not resorted to it. would h:.ve fallen to pieces ere the close of 1S63? Do you n,t believe that if every Confederate law had proved as salutary and efficient as this, tliai the result of the war might have been differ ent? This Stay Law wait a blessing to the country up to the close of the war, without a doubt; aud, at its close, the same, and per haps a still greater, necessity for relief still ! existed. Our cities had been burned and de- | populated—our country fifhd people robbed— 1 in tact, ruin and desolation was written on the face of everything. with it; it is the only hope and salvation of, come to discharge the duties ot becretary j pointtuent, aud thereunder exercising and this country. This party repudiated the war j ot War ad iuterim, having been ordered ! attempting to exercise the duties oi bec retary oi War, has violated the filth sec- tiou of the act above referred to, and thereby has been guilty of a high misde meanor, and subjected himself to the pains and penalties prescribed in the filth section against any person committing such offense, whereupon your affiant prays that a warrant may be issued against the said Lorenzo Thomas, and that he may be thereupon arrested and brought before your Honor, and thereupon he may be dealt with as to law and justice in snch case appertaining. Edwin M. Stanton. Sworn and subscribed to before me, this the 21st day of Feb., A. D., 18G8. D. K. Carter, Chief Justice. After a long conversation with Robert J. Walker Gen. Thomas left his office.— It is reported that Mr. Walkers advice to him was to remain passive and to earry out all orders of the President, but await the actions of the court and not forcibly eject Mr. Stanton. Geu. Grant took no part in the controversy between Mr. Stan ton and Gen. Thomas. After General Thomas left, the friends of Mr. Stanton also left. After leaving the War De partment, Gen. Thomas in company with Robert J. Walker, went to Grant’s bead- quarters, thence f to the White House, where he was admitted without delay.— Attorney General Stauberry, Secretary Wells and A. J. Kenedy, were present at the interview. Gen. Thomas conversed at some length with the President., giving an account of his interview with Mr. Stanton; then the President withdrew to the library with Mr. Stanberry where a private consultation was had. In a short time the President reappear ed and wrote out some order which was borne away by Col. Moore. It was ru mored that this was a peremptory order to Mr. Stanton to withdraw forthwith from the War Office. the cries and petition of our own down-trod den people. % One word in regard to the Convention. It has, as all know, repudiated the debts. This, fellow-citizens, is a trick to deceive. They use repudiation as a cloak for the filth and corruption, the disgrace and dishonor that they would force upon us. Like the angler, they have presented, as they imagine, an enticing bait that will enable them to use the deadly point that it conceals. Let us be ou our guard. Tne Constitution they frame will be beneath the dignity of a free and honorable people.— Tbe iniquity and corruption of universal suf frage, in the nostrils of high-minded men, stink to the very heavens. Let us, then, vote it down, and save our honor, though we should lose the rags from our back3. T. 1 Gen. Thomas replied that he had been ordered by the President to be Secretary of War ad interim, and he intended to do it. Mr. Stanton replied that he should not, and again ordered him to his own room ; and denied the power of the President to make any sueb an order. Gen. Thomas said that he would not go; that he should obey the order of the President, and not obey the orders of Mr. Stanton. Mr. Stanton remarked that “as Secre tary of War i order you to repair to your own place as Adjutant General.” Thomas— 1 1 shall not do so/ Stanton—‘Then yon may stay as long as you please if the President orders you ; but you cannot act as Secretary of War/ Thomas—‘I shall act as Secretary of War/ Gen. Thomas then withdrew into a room opposite, being the general receiving room. Stanton immediately followed him, after some conversation : Stanton—‘ Then you claim to be here as Seretary of War, and refuse to obey my orders ? ’ Thomas—‘ I do sir. I shall require the mails for the War Department to be de livered to me, and shall transact all the business of the War Department/ At this juncture Gen. Grant and Aid came in. Geu. Grant said playfully to Mr. Stanton , ‘Friend, I am "Surprised to find you here; I supposed you would be at my headquarters for protection/ The following is the warrant for the arrest of Gen. Thomas: United States of America, Dis trict of Columbia—To David S. Good in, United States Marshal of the District of Columbia: I, David K. Carter, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Dis trict of Columbia, hereby command you to arrest -Lorenzo Thomas, of said District forthwith. The following is the affidavit of Hon. E. M. Stanton, on which tbe warrant was issued : „ To Hon. David K. Carter, Chief Jus tice of the Supreme Court of the District Columbia, comes Edwin 31. Stanton, of the City of Washington, iu said District, and upon oath says that on the 2lsfc day of February, A. D. 1868, he, the said Edwin 31. Stanton, duly held the office of Secretary of War under and according to the constitution and laws ot the ’ United I States ; that he had, prior to said 21st of *3 0 5 50 Februar y> A* D. 1868, been duly nomina- G. Al. Han vet, Treasurer. Treasurer’s Office, ( Communicated. To the Citizens of Newnan. In the last week’s issue of this paper I find an editorial, calling attention to the condition of the finances of the city, and asking the cit izens to keep the remaining outstanding city bonds in circulation, &c., &c. A\ T e fully appre ciate the good intentions of our public spirited editor, and, to sustain his statement, I here with place before you an official abstract from the Treasurer’s books, hoping that it may give the desired confidence in placing it on par val ue with green backs. You will observe from this abstract that we have not only met the current expenses of our own administration, but have reduced the debt of t lie preceding year from $1,464 to $542, thereby placing the finances of the city in a healthy condition compared to that in which we found it. Then the bonds were passing at par, aud now we are neither encumbered with old or new debts, and have only $600 in actual issue, with taxes due to the amount to reduce it to $325. Yet these bonds must remain locked up in the hands of the holders, for what? It cannot be for want of confidence in its redemp tion ; for if so, why recoguize it as money when so much was in circulation, when now there is a much less amount outstanding than will be required to pay this year's city tax. I offer this statement, not asking alms for the city, but leave it to tbe judgment of the citizens, and particularly the merchants, wheth er it would not prove a mutual benefit to both city and merchant to keep it iu circulation. Joscru AY. Wiley, Mayor. EXTRACT FROM TREASURER’S BOOK. Debt outstanding, City Bonds included, $541 25 Solvent Executions in hands of City Marshal, 21G 75 Sixth Day’s Fight—Feb. 2&. THOMAS IN COURT. Gen. Thomas appeared in court with ; his counsel. Judge Carter issued a sub poena tor Stanton, with h s commission and other documents. Pending its service the Court proceeded to other business. Stanton’» lawyers asked for a postpone ment. but Thomas’ lawyers objected. Gen. Thomas’ Kail surrendered him, and he was a prisoner. A writ of habeas corpus was demanded, but Judge Carter Hold Thomas to go hence- This closes the matter, unless the Grand Jury takes cognizance. It is expected that a new quo warranto against Stantou will be applied for. EXAMINING WITNESSES. Upon the Impeachment articles the House Committee examined Gen. Emery. Serious differences are reported in the Committee. The idea that the Radical troubles are thickening prevails, though no tangible facts transpired. Stanton announced that he had receiv ed a subpoena and would obey at noon, but as the case had been thrust out ol court no further proceedings would be had. STANTON’S REQUISITION HONORED. 3IcCuiloch honored Stanton’s requisi tion to-day for various amounts on account of the War Department. Stanton did not go to the Department to-day. SENATORS IN DOUBT. Several Senators expressed their doubts about the conviction of the President for a violation of the Tenure of Office bill, therefore, the impeachment charges will embrace seven or eight counts Oin. ! Arkansas Heard Fr | TESTIMONY OF MEDICAL >I F v - - - Stoney Point, White Co.,:Ark. MavM ■*, Dr. John Bull-Dear Sir: List Febr'n!!, ... J.O was in Louisville purchasing drugs, anfl re 1 some of your Sarsaparilla and Cedron'ft:*Ai 0t My son-in-law, who RENEWAL OF THE JOHNSON AND STANTON FIGHT. Continued from the Fourth Page. Fourth Day’s Fight—Feb. 24. BOTH SIDES. The reception at the White House, to night is remarkable for the unusual crowd, sbaonoo of Hadioal nffi-riala and pre of foreign representatives. Dispatches of encouragement to both parties continue to come. The Radicals in some localities have fired fifty to one hundred guns in honor of the House resolutions. Seventh Day’s Fight—Feb 27. THOMAS SUES STANTON. Thomas lays damages against Stanton at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Thomas applies for a quo warranto against Stanton. The President takes no part in the proceedings. im A 0f a. DR. C. D. SMITH R ETURN’S thanks to a generous public for their liberal patronage, and will con tinue the practice ol his Profession. Partic ular attention given to Obstetrics and the Dis eases of AVomen aid Children. Motto, “Live and let live.’’ May be found at his Drug Store in the day, and at his residence near the depot at night. [February 20-tf. FLETCHER LEAK. WELLBORN SIMMONS. Fifth Day's Fight -Feb. 25. GRANT AND TIIE ARMY. GROCERS & PRODUCE DEALERS Roarks Corner, (N e a -r Whitehall,) City of Newnan, Ga., Feb. 27, ’68. ) and appointed to the said office of Secre tary for the Department of War by the President of the United States, and that ! army are a unit in support of Congress.— | A special dispatch sent hence, north ward, says Grant in a conversation with ; Senator Wilson, said the officers of the -A-TXj.A.I'TT-A-., Ct -A L Cedroa Bitters . , waa w ith me in u store, has been down with tire rheumatism f seme time, commenced on the Bitters and. found his general health improved ’ Dr. Gist, who has been in bad health trM tnem. and he also improved. ' *” Dr. Coffee, who has been in bad health < several years —stomach and liver affected_; m ‘ CT ed very much by the use of your Bitter deed the Ccdron Bitters has given von In * popularity in this settlement. ' I think I 'Ti-' Sell a great quantity of your raedri-w^ fall—especially of your Cedron Bitters and sT saparilla. Ship me via Memphis, care of pjJ'- ett & Neely. Respectfully, c. B. Bull’s Worm Destroyer. To my U. States and World-wide Headers. I have received many testimonials from nr fessional and medical men, as my aim,an and various publications have shown which are genuine. The following letter f ro l‘ a highly educated and popular^hveician in Georgia, is certainly one of the mostsendb! communications 1 have ever received p * Clement knows exactly what he speaks 0? his testimony deserves to bo written in | e /, of gold. Hear what the Doctor says of Bill re WORM DESTROYER: ' 5 ATllanow, Walker County, Ga i June 2'J, 1866. 'f Juhn Bull—Dear Sir: I have recenii; given your “ Worm Destroyer ” several trial: and find it wonderfully efficacious. It hasn*-; failed in a single instance to have the wished' 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 directly from you. If I can get it upon easy terms, l 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, but I see no just cause or good sense in discarding a remedv which we know to be efficient, simply because we mavb« ignorant of its combination. For my part, I shall make it a rule to use all and any means to alleviate suffering humanity which I maybe aide to command—not hesitating because sum, one more ingenious than myself may have learned its effects first, and secured the sol# right to use that knowledge. However, lam by no means an advocate and supporter of the thousands of worthless nostrums that flood the country, that purport to cure all manner of disease to which human flesh is heir. Please reply soon, and inform me of your best terms. I am. sir, most respectfully, Julius P. Clement, AI. D Catching it ” Again. ; his said nomination had been submitted j Not more than a dozen out of twenty-five | in due form of law to the Senate of the 1 hundred would obey an order from the The Chicago Times winds lip a scathing view of Gen. Grant with the following terrific I peroration: Now, Messrs. Jacobins, your candidate is convicted of that which should make him in famous. A\ ill you present him to the people United States, and his said nomination ; President unless it came through him. re -1 had been duly assented “to and confirmed *! by and with the advice of the Senate,and i QUO WARRANTO ABANDONED. The administration has abandoned the > as a proper man for Chief Magistrate of this , upon his induction into said office, and he. the said Edwin M. Stanton, had duly : accepted said office and taken and sub-1 6°° warranto against Stanton, as proceed- 1 scribed to all the oatli3 required by law ; ag&iust Thomas to-morrow will cover You are such a constitutional man of course you did not want the Stay Law, a Bankrupt Bill or anything of the kind. AVhat did you desire ? Well, the people decided on the Stay Law, and it has been extended up to the present time, aud it must be admitted that it has body, it will be a witness against him on the last day. AV i 11 you take him with all the evi dence of his shame and foul dishonor upon him, as your standard bearer in the coming Presi dential campaign? If so, you have fair warn ing that if the people can be led to the con demnation of a man by proofs of his perfidy and dishonesty, those proofs will be forthcom ing in regard to Ulysses S. Grant in other and proved a great blessing to the country: for if I not less grave matters than those in controver- the law had not bridled the unprincipled and avaricious dispositions of tbe Shylocks of the land, who did but little for and received but little injury from the war, it is highly probable that the places that have witnessed poverty aud partial ruin only,ere this would have been the scenes of starvation and death. The Stay Law has been in operation for eight years past, and now, Air. Editor, I ask you seriously, and I ask every candid man, if there is not as great a necessity for relief at present as there has existed at any time during our past history? Again: do you see any possible prospect of this necessity growing any less? It so, in what way and at what time ? Are we not becoming poorer and poorer every day? Are we not drifting on to poverty, both white and black, as swiftly as the wheels sy between him and the President. Addicted to grovelling vices ; a liar; a traitor to friends who confide in him, and to his own convictions of light; a thimble rig politician, without brains enough for craft; a slippery demagogue he deserves complete and full exposure. His the ground. The Cabinet met at noon, except Thomas. All present and he had never resigned said office, or been legally dismissed therefrom, and he claims that he does now legally hold said j office, and is entitled to all the rights, j privileges and powers thereof; and the j , said Edwin M. Stanton, on oath, further j at the states that on the said 21st day of Feb ruary, A. D. 1S68, in the City of Wash- j STANTON HOLDS THE WAR OFFICE. Stanton still holds the War Office, and has given orders to his subordinates to communicate nothing to reporters. General Grant and Judge Fisher were EXCITEMENT SUBSIDED. ington aforesaid, Andrew Johnson, Presi- j T i „ - dent of the United States made and issued i . m P re p 10D la The excitement has subsided entirely. an order in writing, under his hand, and with the intent and purpose of removing him, the said Edwin M. Stanton, from services as a cat s tail strategist have shielded • the said office of Secretary for the Depart- ment ot War, and suthorizing and em- 1 powering Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant j General of the army of the United States, him too long. Simple justice to the people re quires that they be informed as to the manner ! of the man, Akrest of J. J. McGowan, Tax Collector | to act as Secretary of War, ad interim of Chatham County. A esterday morning , an( j directing him, the said Thomas, to outsiders noticed a sergeant ot the United - . , 0 . , states Army in close contiguity to tbe office of , immediately, enter upon the discharge „ the County Tax Collector, J. J. McGowan, Esq., j auGes pertaining to that office ; j aU( j ^en voted on without debate or dila- and speculation was rife as to his business.— j and your affiant further states that the ; tor y mo ti ons borne thought he was there to protect the civil said pretended order of removal of him — court ia the administration of justice; others growing that the Sen ate proceedings will be tedious. IMPEACHMENT IN THE HOUSE. Stevens and Bingham reported that they had performed the duty of informing the Senate of tbe irapeacment resolutions. A new rule was adopted, which pre vents dilatory motions by less than one- third vote. Resolution offered that report of im peachment articles be debated one day, The Impeachment and Reconstruction court ia tne aanuaisiraiion or justice; others .1.„ - 1 that he was there to wait on the County Court; I , .. % ’ , Committees were allowed to sit during others again, and they negroes, said he was ! wholly illegal and.void, and contrary to ; the sessions. Adjourned. ° there to see justice done to the white as well 1 the express provisions of the act duly as the black man. We suspected the reagon, i passed by the Congress of the United of time can bear us? Is it possible for the ar l^ 5 atter some reconnoitering, found onr sur- i States, on the second day of March, 1867, entitled an act regulating the tenure of certain civil offices. Your affiant on oath • • a j • , i tmse correct. He was waiting for the Tax people to pay their indebtedness in the next 1 r> n . tu .1 c T , , . r r r J j Collector. The gentleman finally made his ten years, even if peace and prosperity should ; appearance, and was served with an order for smile upon us again? I hardly think any sane ! his arrest, for refusing to obey a General Ordei man will answer in the affirmative. AVhat, then, is your remedy? Surely not the Bankrupt Law. If the man that adrocates repudiation is branded for life time, as you assert, he who advocates the Bankrupt Law certainly wears the same brand. They are both, beyond a doubt, unconstitutional. The principle involved in one is the principle of the other. If you reject one on the ground of unconstitutionality, you must, it you are can did, reject the other on the same plea. The Bankrupt Law is otherwise objectionable. I am told that it takes from one to five hundred dollars to take the benefit of it. Why, sir, two-thirds of the people who merit relief do not possess this amount; and if they are to yield up the last cent and bring their families to want and suffering, would it not be desira ble to give it to their creditors instead of law- from the Military Commander of the Third District, requiri-ig him to collect the taxes, which coi.fiicte I with an order from the Civil Governor ot Georgia requiring him to suspend the collection of taxes. Mr. MeGowan pre ferred to regard the order of Gov. Jenkins, and refused to deliver the books, &c., pertain ing to his office. He was taken to tbe Ogle thorpe United States Barracks, where he now is. A sergeant was stationed at the Tax Col lector’s office, and Mr. J. L. O'Byrne remained in the office, by the request of Air. McGowan, to take care of his private papers and effects. AVe are happy to inform the friends of the Tax Collector that his treatment at the hands of the officers in whose custody he is, is kind and considerate. The money (taxes collected and other avail able assets) are probably in the same deposi tory as the money of the State, expected to be found in the State Treasury, ou deposit in New York, or some other Conservative seaport.— AYe hardly think it will be forthcoming. [SarannoA Fact, 21rt. further states that the said Lorenzo Thomas did, on the said 21st day of Feb ruary, A. D. 1868, in said City of Wash ington, accept the said pretended appoint ment of Secretary of War ad interim, and on the same day left with your affiant a Adjourned. IMPEACHMENT IN TIIE SENATE. BULK MEATS, MAGNOLIA HAMS, PLAIN HAMS, Rio Coffee, Java Coffee, Syrups—Sugar House and White Drips, Crushed Sugar, Extra “C” Sugar, A’ellow Coffee Sugar, Lard in Tierces and Kegs, Rome Mills F F. Flour, Potatoes—Pink Eye, Prince Albert, Early Goodrich Potatoes, Mackerel, Candies, And anything in the Grocery Line at very | Low Prices, at LEAK & SIMMONS". Feb. 15, !868-6m. BULL’S SARSAPARILLA. A Good Reason for the Captain’s Faith. READ THE CAPTAIN'S LETTER AND THE LETTER FROM HIS MOTHER, Benton Barracks, Mo., ApriT 30,1866 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 my case. I was wounded about two years ago— was taken prisoner and confined for sixteen months. Being moved so often, my wounds have nr.t healed yet. I have not sat up a moment sine# I was wounded. J am shot through the hips My general health is impaired, and I need something to assist nature. I have more faith in your Harsaparilla than in anything else. I wish that that is genuine. Please express me half a dozen bottles, and oblige Capt. C. P. Johnson, St. Louis, ilo. P S.—The following was writted April 2'j, 1866. by Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mother of Capt. 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 ui/ove C. P. Johnson to rny 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, Obw and Iowa, for scrofula, fever sores, and general debility. Perfect success has attended it. 7j cures effected in some cases of scrofula and fever sra were almost miraculous. I am very anxious for my son to again have recourse to yourSarsap*' rilla. He is fearful of getting a spurious ar i; ' cle, hence his writing to you for it. wounds weie terrible, but I believe he will re cover. Respectfully, Jennie Joassoi DR. JOHN BULL, Manufacturer and Vender of the Celebrated SMITH’S TONIC SYRUP- At noon, tbe Clerk of the House ap peared and announced tbe passage of the impeachment resolutions. Several partisan papers sustaining im peachment were sent to the Clerk to be read. Hendricks objected, and on vote the ! Senate objected to hear them. A number of members of the House Sale of Furniture, dec. copy of the said pretended order of the j entered and took seats, and aftewards the President, removing your affiant as Secre tary of War, and appointing said Lorenzo Thomas Secretary of War ad interim cer tified by tbe said Lorenzo Thomas, under his hand as Secretary of War ad interim, and the 21st day of February, A. D. 1868, in the City of Washington afore said, delivered to your affiant the said pre tended order of Andrew Johnson to the said Lorenzo Thomas, with the intent to cause your affiant to deliver to him, the the said Lorenzo Thomas, all reeords, books, papers and other public property Stevens and Bigharn Committee entered. Mr. Stevens said: “ Mr. President: In obedience to the order of the House of Representatives we appear before you, and in the name ct House of Representatives and of all the people of tbe United States, dy impeach the President of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors in office ; and we further inform the Senate that the Hoase of Representatives will, in due time, exhibit particular articles of im peach ment against him, and make good Will be Sold on Tuesday next, Before the Cowrt House Door in Newnan, One set Parlor Furniture, A lot of Cottage Chairs, Bedding, Bed Clothing, Table Cloths, And other articles too tedious to mention, and one Horse, belonging to the estate of John Dougherty, deceased. Feb. 2£lt. W. B. BERRY. Adm’r. now in his, the affiant’s custody and the same, and in their name, we demand ARE\TS WAHTED. $250 per month the Year Round, or 900 * per cent. Profit on Commission. 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