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KEWNAN, GEORGIA.
Friday Morning, Jol? Z4, 1868.
Emits of Radicalism.
Inauguration of Gov. Bullock.
On Wednesday last at 12 m. the Gov-
Gen. Wade Hampton in a late speech in New
York, made the following plain, nnvamisbed ernor elect, accompanied by Jos. L.
statement: "In the Legislature of South Car- llrown,Gen. Meadeand others, entered the
ol in a. composed of one hundred and fifty six Representative Hall, ascended the Speak-
member* from whose hall user! to go as high 1 ^ gtand an ,j read his Inaugural Address.
amendment. All the witnesses were pre- and ready to receive any communications
sent. Both sides were represented. Ao that he might wish to make.
to that matter be referred to said committee.— 1 such time as may
FOR PRESIDENT.
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
Of New York,
good can resn't iron: further delay, and
it w uia produce, possibly, an angry dis
cu'Sion; and when it does open, there
will be ju-t as uci-v hard licks on toe
one ride the orfrer. lie therefore hon-
Mr. Winn thought that this wes an in
direct wav to have us brought in and re
viewed before General Meade. Shall ws
say to him he should review all the facts
in the case of members ? ft is the duty
when he was sworn in and proclaimed
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
FRANCIS P. BLAIR,
Of Missouri.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
| intellect as ever came to the halls of Congress
i—of those one hundred and fifty-six members ^ .
| there are nearly, if not quite, now one hundred | Governor of the Sta,e of Georgia or t e
negroes. Fiom these negroes and all of that ; term of four years.
Legislature, the whole taxes that they are i
1 liable to pay, amount to the insignificant sum j Turned Over,
of seven hundred dollars. Of that amount' Immediately after the inauguration of
| about five hundred dollars is paid by one con- j Gov Bullock (Jen. Meade issued an order
i servativu member—but of the remaining two, . . .
! hundred, taxes due from the negro members relieving Georgia rorn . l Gary ru e > ^ ljrn
J and carpet-baggers of the Legislature half of ing the Government of the State over to
the amount is now under execution. Now the civil authorities. We are now, we
j that Legislature, composed of such material, j SU pp 0Se i n the Union, entitled to repre
1 has the right to impose and levy a tax on the ‘ . • • n t-„
. , ' - sentation in Congress, Ac.
The following is the Platform adopted by the : property and people of South Carolina to the
National Democratic Convention at New York: amount of $10,250,000!!” Comment is un-
The National Democratic Party, in National necessary.
Convention assembled, reposing its trust in the
intelligence, patriotism and discriminating jus
tice of the people, standing upon the Constitu
tion as the foundation and limitation of the pow
ers of the Government and the guarantee of the
libetl ies of the citizen, and recognizing the ques
tions of slavery and secession as having been
settled for all time to come by the war or tne vol
untary action of the Southern States in Consti
tutional Conventions assembled, and never to be
renewed or re-agitated, do, with the return of
peace, demand—
1st. The immediate restoration of all the States
to their rights' in the Union under the Constitu
tion, and of civil government to the American
people.
2d. Amnesty for all past political offenses, and
the: regulation of the elective franchise in the
S-hatcs by tbe citizens, and the payment of the
public debt of tlio. United States as rapidly as
practicable,
3d. .All money drawn from the people by taxa
tion, except so much as is requisite for the neces
sities of the Government economically adminis
tered, to* be honestly applied to such payment,
and, where the obligations of the Government
do not expressly state upon their face, or the law
under which they were issued does not provide
th.d they shall be paid iu coin, they ought in
right and justice to bo paid in the lawful money
of the United States.
4th. Equal taxation of every species of prop
erty, according to its real value, including Gov
ernment. bonds and other public securities.
5th. One currency for the Government and the
people, the laborer and the office-holder, the
pensioner and the soldier, the producer and the
bond-holder.
tlth. Economy in the administration of the
Government; the reduction of the standing army
and navy; the abolishment of the Freodmen’s
Bureau, and all political instrumentalities de
signed to secure negro supremacy; the simplifi
cation of the system anti discontinuance of the
inquisitorial boards of assessing and collecting
internal revenue, so that the burden of taxation
may be equalized and lessened, the credit of the
Government and the currency made good, the
repeal of all enactments for enrolling the State
militia into national forces in time <>t peace, uiul
a tariff for revenue upon forign imports, and such
equal taxation under the internal revenue laws
as will afford incidental protection to domestic
manufactures, and as will, without impairing the
revenue, impose the least burden upon and best
promote and encourage the great industrial in
terestsif the country.
7tli. 'Jt’hc reform of abuses in the administra
tion, the expulsion of corrupt men from office,
tlie abrogation of useless offices, the restoration
Of right 1 til authority to and the independence of
the Executive and Judiciary Departments of the
Government, the subordination of the military
to the civil power, to the end that the usurpa
tions ol Congress and the despotism of the sword
may cease.
3 th. Equal rights and protection for naturalized
and native-born citizens at homo and abroad.
The assertion of American nationality, which
shall command the respect of foreign powers,
furnish an example and encouragement to people
struggling for national integrity, constitutional
liberty, and individual rights, and the mainten
ance of the rights of naturalized citizens against
the absolute doctrines of immutable allegiance,
and the claim of foreign powers to punish them
for alleged crime committed beyond tlieir juris
diction.
in demanding these measures and reforms, we
arraign the Radical party for the disregard of
nv \v hi’dllbiJ.W"I 1 l JanU A‘ lc, ' i oppressionand tvran-
* After the most solemn and unanimous pledge
Ol‘ bot h Houses of Congress to prosecute the war
exclusively for the maintenance of the govern
ment and the preservation of the Union under
the Constitution, it has repeatedly violated that
must sacred pledge under which was rallied that
uoble volunteer army which carried our ffag to
victory.
Instead of restoring the Union, it has, so far
as was in its power, dissolved it, and subjected
ton States in a time of profound peace to military
despotism and negro supremacy.
It has nullified the right of trial by jury.
It has abolished the writ of habeas corpus—
that most suered writ of liberty.
It has overthrown the freedom of speech and
of tho press.
It has substituted arbitrary seizures and ar
rests and military trials and secret starchamber
inquisitions for constitutional tribunals.
It lias disregarded iu time of peace the right
of the people to be free from search ond seizure.
It has entered the post and telegraph offices,
and even the private rooms of individuals, and
seized their private papers and letters, without
any specification, or notice or affidavit, as requir
ed l>v the organic law.
It has converted the American capitol into a
bastile.
It has established a system of spies and official
espionage to which no constitutional monarchy
of Europe would now dare to resort.
It has abolished the right of appeal in impor
tant constitutional questions to the supreme judi
cial tribunal, and threatens to curtail or destroy
its original jurisdiction, which is irrevocably vest
ed by the Constitution, while the learned Chief
Justice has been subjected to great and atrocious
calumnies merely because he would not prostitute
his high office to the support of tho false and
partisan charges preferred against the President.
Its corruption and extravagance have exceeded
anything known in history, and by its frauds and
monopolies it has nearly doubled the burdens of
debt created during the war.
It has stripped the President of Tiis constitu
tional power of appointment, even of his own
cabinet.
^ Under its repeated assaults, the pillars of the
Government are rocking on their base, and,
should it .succeed in November next, and inaugu
rate its President, we will meet as a subjected
and conquered people, amid the ruins of liberty
and the scattered fragments of the Constitution.
Aud we do declare and resolve, that, ever since
the people of the United States threw off all sub
jection to the British Crown, the privilege and
t rust of suffrage have belonged to the several
States, and have been granted, regulated, and
controlled exclusively by the political power of
each State, aud any attempt by Congress, on any
Grant as Dictator.
An eminent military officer of the Federal
Army, and a warm personal and political friend
of Gen. Grant, in conversation with the editor
of tbe New York World a few days since, said:
‘‘If the jieople of the United States desire
military rule. Grant should be elected—for
from my knowledge of the man I will stake
my reputation on the prediction that if he is
elected lie will proclaim himself Dictator with
in twelve months after he is sworn into office.”
Who can doubt it after what has been wit
nessed of the military despotism of Grant’s
satraps and tools at the South withiu the last
twelve months ?
The Inevitable Result.
Should the scalawags and negroes continue
in the ascendancy in South Carolina for a few
years, with her legislation controlled by a set
of unprincipled and irresponsible carpet-bag
gers, completely bankrupt as to property and
character, with unlimited powers to levy taxes
on the property of the State, and thrust their
thievish hands into the pockets of the people,
how long will it be before there will not he a
white man, woman or child of respectability,
character or property in the State of South
Carolina? It requires very little of the gift of
the spirit of prophecy, if any at all, to foresee
and foretell the inev ;t nble result of such a con
dition of things.
That State must soon become a wilderness,
lit only for the habitation of the savage and
wild beasts. Such are the workings—the le
gitimate results of Radicalism, pure and una'
dulterated. Can the peace Gen. Grant sues for
in his letter of acceptance, be promotive of any
other result than that of the building up and
perpetuation of negro governments all over the
South, such as South Carolina is now cursed
with ?
Facts for Tax-Payers.
The Milwaukie (Wis.) News furnishes the
following facts in reguid to the corruptions of
Radicalism, which should open the eyes of the
tax-payers of the country to the oppressive,
burdensome taxation which they have to bear.
It should also awaken in them the spirit of
determination to rid themselves of these op- j none ineligible,
pressive burdens and the ori inators of them.
To relieve the country of this onerous system
The members of the Alabama House
of Representatives are in favor of high
wages. The bill passed by that body
fixes the pay of the Speaker of the House
and President of the Sena'e at 812, mem
bers and principal clerks 83, assistant
clerks $6, and doer keepers and' pages
84 per day.
The Ordinary's Doties.—The New Consti
tution of Georgia creates a number of impor
tant. changes in our county organizations. The
Infcror and County Courts are abolished, and
the duties of the Inferior Court are imposed
upon the Ordinary. This transfer of authority
makes the position of Ordinary a very impor
tant one. In addition to his present du L10S
will be the following:
1. In directing and controlling ail the pro
perty of the county.
2. In levying a general aud special tax for
county purposes.
3. In establishing, altering and abolishing
all roads, bridges and ferries.
4 In establishing and changing election pre
cincts and militia districts.
5. In supplying by appointment all vacan
cies in county offices and ordering elections to
fill them.
6. In examining, settling and allowing all
claims against the county.
7. In examining and auditing the amounts
of all officers of the county and bringing to
account, etc.
8. In providing for the poor, county police,
health, quarrantine, education etc.
Macon Telegraph.
el that the report, would be adopted, and of suboidinatcs to Lear their officer with-
any farther cL-! *v rnu d retard the very out any dictation on their part,
o’rj ct which many sn they want, recoti- Mr Brock favored the substitute, and
st.action. He " ou’J say, and tbe Com- hoped in order to settle the question final-
n:ittee would agree wstii him, that, with Iv, let us adopt it.
but few exceptions ali the witnesses sworn The previous question was called tor
added but little to the evidence sworn to and sustained.
by the members themselves. j The substitute was then agreed to.
Mr. liigbee desired to state that the Leave of absence was granted to the
Senate could not ignore those papers, and Senator of the 3i)th District on account
some of them were from the General com- of sickntss.
mending, and if angry words arose, it | The Senate then adjourned until to-
wouid be from the fcenator from the 34th morrow morning at 10 o’clock,
himself He concluded by calling the
Mr. Merrill thought tbe resolution was pre-
| mature; we were not’as'yetan organized body.
! We had, in accordance with a re«olntion. pro-
! ceedt-d to investigate the eligibility of mem
| bers, and *he Governor informed of the action
j of the Senate, and we had heard nothin" from
' him. He thought, therefore, we should wait
; until we heard, through the Governor, hi.- de-
: cision. He moved to lay the r< solution on the
i table for the present, which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Spear, the Senate took a
I recess of thirty minutes, when on re assem-
i bling, a uie.-ooge w;is received from the i’ro-
Hall of Representatives.
(hi motion or Mr Burns
ceeded to elect a President
nit his Convenience, ; n the
the Sena
cee.it u iu eieci a i resident pro tnn i , '
suited in the election of the H, n U p V u *
Mr. Smith, of the 7th. reported r ' ,' ;. n '
that a certified c< pv of iffi. A". " ntl *'
islature on the 14th Amendment
hv the I revisional Governor to th.. [> ..• ,
ti o -4ed
tbe I resident
tary of
of the United States and Sec
i 'Hie same was agreed to.
Mr. Wooten reported a rrsirhitiorf
1 action of the Senate in reference to .
; tion be transmitted by the Secretnrv tiI' S *™ C '
visional Governor, through Mr. DeGrafl’enreid, j Gov. Bullock, to Gen. Meade. (>■•' ’ ■
his Secretary, ai d is as follows:
previous question, which was not sustain
ed.
Saturday, Julv 18.
SENATE.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
From the Atlanta Intelligencer.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
July IGtb, 1868.
SENATE.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and was opened by prayer.
A communication was received from
the Provisional Governor, which was tak
en up and read, the same having reference
to the resolution passed Wednesday call
ing upon him lbr documents and papers
ou eligibility.
Mr. Candler moved that the message
and accompanying documents be laid
upon the table, which was agreed to.
Mr. Smith, Chairman of Committee on
Eligibility made a report.
Tbe committee in their report find
the Government out of the hau ls of the un
constitutional mob which now runs riot over
the right and liberties of the nation, and give
it to that party which has ever been found
true to constitutional principles and economi
cal in the administration of the Government.
The News says:
CORRUPTION OF CONGRESS — IMPORTANT FACTS
FOR THE PEOPLE.
:V circular just issued by Capt Ward, as
isident ol the National Manufacturers’ Asso-
A
Pre
ciation, gives some facts vouched for by a com
mittee of the Association mentioned, of which
committee Oapt. Ward is the chairman. AH
the members of the committee are Republicans,
and no man will question the credibility of
their testimony, as far as it tells against the
party to which the members of tbe committee
belong. The facts given are worthy of more
than a passing notice. It is important that
the tax-payers of the United States should
realize them. To render them more conspicu
ous, therefore, we repeat them in paragraphs,
using substantially the same language employ
ed by the committee:
The enormous estimates for public expendi
tures to which the country became aceustomei
during the war, have been kept up in many
departments solely to avoid discharging hosts
of official idlers.
The estimates of 1808, for the merely mis
cellaneous expenses of the Government were
five and a third times as great as the actual
expenses of 1860.
There are now 41,000 officials required hy
the Executive Department alone to execute the
acts of Congress, whose aggregate salaries an
nually amount to over thirty-one million dol
lars—these officials being paid from $1,000 to
$13,000 a year each.
The entire expenses of the officials who per
formed similar duties in the last year ot Mr. j t | ie Committee have arrived at a fair and
Buchanan’s administration, amounted to only
five million dollars—less than one-sixth the
amount now paid.
About sixty million dollars are lost to the
Mr. liigbee moved that it be re-com
mitted, in asmueh as the documents trans
mitted by the Governor, should be before
them.
Mr. Smith, Chairman, said that the re
poit was a fair and impartial one, and
that they had done all that was required
by the re.-olution, and bad looked into
tbe eligibility of Senators, had deplored the
confu&ion of the past few days, and wisu-
ed to go to work and do the business be
fore them like honest men, and stop ail
wrangling. Let us do what our honors
find to do, and then do it with ail of our
might. He was willing to do al! he could,
but this matter had gone far enough, aud
he wished that Senators would, act now,
and relieve the committee from all further
action ; be, therefore, opposed the motion
to recommit. Mr. Smith spoke at length,
and bis main object seemed to be to try
and get the Senate to act at once and
adopt the report of the committee, whom
be was gratified to know came to the con
clusion so harmoniously.
Mr. liigbee, one of the Committee, said
that the only time that tbe Governor
could send in the documents was to-day,
and that the action of the Committee was
premature. As to the honesty of the re
port, he did not doubt it; but he thought
that the documents should have been
brought before the Committee, as they
were called for. that purpose.
Mr. CauipbelL(colored) did not desire,
if there was an apple of discord wrapped
up in these papers, he did not wish it to
be brought before this body, lie thought
if these papers were necessary, how could
Mr. Atkins said we should treat the was opened with praver.
Governor with all due courtesy still, as L^ave of absence was granted Messrs. An-
the Committee had investigated the mat * derson. Sr.ring*r and Welch for a few days, on
r j account of indisposition
A -r, li j i ... »• c c i Mr. Spear offered a resolution that the Mes-
Mr. Burns called the a en ion 0 ! senger be authorized to procure locks for the
ators to what Governor Bullock said on 1 G f each member, which was agreed to.
the day of organization, that those who j A resolution that the hours of meeting here-
Ccuid take the oath pirescrtbed under tho j after shall be 10 o’clock a. m., and adjourn at
14th amendment, and every member came j 1 was laid on the table for the present.
.oi waru au l so ascribed to it, aud any one jj 0UrQe( j u ,,til Monday morning at 10 o’clock.
Laii-i guilty Ci.uid be treated aud tried as j Note. -The following is a message truns-
the laws ui" the State directed. He hoped mitted by the Provisional Governor to the
that every member here would reflect Senate, but which has not yet been taken up
what would be the consequences if this by that body:
were made a strict party issue. He came governor’s message.
hole prepared to co operate with every Office Provisional Governor of Ga., \
i \ r u id r re Atlanta, Ga., July 1 /, 1868. /
honest man who would unite with htm in Tq tfae Scnate of Ge ' or ^ :
carrying out the wishes ot nis constituents, [ n response to vonr resolution requesting
and legislate lor the good of the country [“the papers and written evidence” * * *
We have been here fifteen davs, and what ; having reference to the eligibility of the Sena-
have we done ? Nothing, if this Con- torp - linder wb « t is k,,own as the Constitution-
• , j . l „ _ . i , i al Amendment, Article 14th, the papers in the
stitutional amendment lias to be adopted, 1 F , IT . , r
. f ’ lease of Steadman vs. Harris, having reference
let it be done. It not. let us go home j | 0 eligibility and contesting seats, for other
and Stop the expenses being incurred. It | reasons, are herewith transmitted. Also, the
cite worst comes to the worst, he was ill I protest of G. W. Hanserd against the eiigi-
lor the fight, a war to the knife, he meant j biii G of A - w • Holcombe, in which Mr Han-
,, i . . . „„„ sen! states that he is prepared to sustain his
political war; and by-the-by he was not prolest by , roof , * *
It is proper for me to say in this connection,
that I have been unofficially inlormed of sev
eral cases where persons desire to present evi
dence of the ineligibility of persons who have
been declared elected as Senators, but I have
avoided taking official cognizance of such
matters, believing that the committee appoint
ed by your honorable body would give public
notice and reasonable opportunity tor all con
testants to prepare and present evidence, and
would aid in executing the law by sending for
persons and papers.
The records of commissions of the civil
officers of the State, before and durin g the
war, are now in this office, subject to exami-
Respectfully,
R. B. Bullock,
Provisional Governor.
• M . Ejections be.
itbdrawfi.
a bad hand at the order. [Oue or two
cries ot order, scracely audibie.] Mr.
Burns desired that we should co-operate,
and discharge the duties incumbent upon
us.
Mr. Brock spoke in favor of having
the whole matter thoroughly investigated,
and the Senate purged. He thought that
it would be best to reeommend the report
as it would tend to promote the harmony
of both parties, lie apprehended no war
himself.
Mr. Burns rose to an explanation. He
started out, prefacing in his previous re- autl0n *
marks, with a desire to act with harmony,
best he would repeat it, that if gentlemen
would not so act, he was in for the politi
cal tight, and he had even talked to Sen
ators on the subject of- harmony, some
however will never agree to desist, but
would prosecute to tlie last extremity.
Mr. Hinton spoke al some leugtb in
favor of the adoption of the report. He
could see no reason why this delay, pro
vided the Committee had done its duty,
ami there was no necessity of forcing
medicine upon a healthy individual.—
The Committee was an honest one he
thought, and in a.spirit of Christian kind
ness, he begged that the report be adopt-
od. (vn.l let cuir TOI 0<Ki 1» O k o M rtl «0 OvutM~
tors discharging the duty due the coun-
tr J-
Mr. Smith (Chairman) spoke at length
in support of the report. The effort was
an able one and had a marked effect upon
the Senate.
Mr. Adkins said “of the two evils
choose the least.” lie came here with a
minority report as one of the Committee,
and in view of the respect aue the Gov
ernor, he would now vote for recommittal.
He did not think it would take long to
run over the documents as it was near the
hour of adjournment, he called for the
previous question which was sustained.
The main question being on recommit
tal, tne yeas aud nays were required, aud
were—yeas 18 ; nays 22.
A minority report was read from Mr.
Adkins, also Mr liigbee, which last in
cludes about one fourth of the Senate.
Mr. Speer moved the adoptiou of the
majority report.
Mr. Jtiigbee moved the adoption of the
report of the minority submitted by him
self, accompanied by a motion to adjourn,
which latter was lost.
Among the names of Senators mention
ed by Mr. ILgbee’s report, are Messrs.
Richardson, McWhorter, McCutchen, J.
Griffin, Jones, Moore, Harris, Graham
aud officer Mills, Journalizing Clerk, also
E. Thorn, Doorkeeper. Mi. Higbee sup
ported the report by remarks giving the
reasons which actuated him, reading eaeh
HOUSE.
House met. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Spillman.
Mr. Shumate resumed the discussion of yes
terday. He said he only talked when he had
something to say. Gen. Meade had issued an
order making it the duty of a Military Board
to investigate the eligibility of members. It
was fair to conclude that the Board had acted
fairly—had decided—and it is opening tlie
matter again; it is extremely hazardous to
open it again. He read from Gen. Meade’s
order, which says the rule for trying eligibility
shall tie tbe mode pointed out by the Code of
Georgia. Mr. Stan berry has been accused of
being a partisan, while, in fact, he had decided
contrary to the President’s veto. Lord Coke,
he said, was not good authority. Treason is
very differently construed in England than in
*,1,1*, He iraU fiuui Wra’lltGlf. pitail-
berry, he said, stood unmoved and immovable,
at Washington, amid the political storm, and
gave his opinion, which we offer as authority
here. John Long has done nothing but been
County Treasurer during the war. He was a
Union man; his gray hairs alone protected
him from prosecution. Has he committed
treason? Who will get up here to-day and
say John Long has committed treason?—
Show the intent.
What is the case of Nunn? He was a Jus
tice of the Peace—was not his office as harm
less as the infant in the cradle. Will you cou-
vict him of treason ?
The same is the case with McCullough. He
was Justice of the Inferior Court. He swears
he did not hold it to affi the rebellion.
When parties are on trial, you should give
them the benefit of doubts, and when you
make him a witness you are bound to believe
him till his evidence is rebutted.
We have come here for no extreme measures
Now there may be among the unwashed
Democracy ou this side of the House some fire
eating spirit, who would declare ineligible 26
on tbe other side. He was for no extreme
measures. He was opposed to carrying the
war into Africa. Vote on this question not as
Republicans—not as Democrats, but as men.—
Let no young man plant a plague spot upon
his fame. Let us vote so we can look the sun
in the face. Let us vote like men.
Mr. Price called the previous question.
Mr. O’Neal objected, and hoped it would be
withdrawn, which was not done
Tbe call for the previous question was sus
tained. The minority report was adopted by
ayes 95, nays 53.
The vote was then taken on the case of John
Long, and he was declared eligible to his seat.
The vote was then Liken on the case of W.
T. McCullough, by ayes and nays, and resulted
in 100 ayes and 48 nays.
The question of J. M. Nunn’s eligibility was
ing made, the same
By permission. Mr. Spear and M r tn ,
were relieved from serving on q, ,V n( .° n
appointed on tlie Brad lev case
Merrill and Fain appointed in their,'. *B' SSTS;
°n motion the Senate adjourned until 9 o’
clock to morrow. <, ° -
HOUSE.
House met—prayer by Rev. Mr.
A message was received from his ExcelJenev
the Provisional Governor, through Mr. DeGrif'
fenreid, his Secretary, in reference to the adop
tion of the 14th amendmet to the Constitution
—in which message was embraced a communu
cation of Gen. Meade, stating he had no f ur .
ther opposition to make to their proceeding to
the business for which they had been caTlcd
together, they having fully complied with all
tlie requirements demanded of them at Ln
Headquarters.
After it and the communication of General
Meade was read, Mr. Dane, of Brooks, offered
the following resolution:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the State of Georgia, That the
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States known as Article 14, proposed by the
Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
and which is, in substance, as follows (here
see the 14th article) be, and is hereby ratified
by the State of Georgia.
Mr. Crawford opposed the adoption, and
a forcible and impressive speech defined his
opposition.
He-was responded to by Mr O’Neal, who
favored its adoption.
At the close ot his remarks he called the
previous question, which was put, and the vote
taken by ayes and nays.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Yeas—Messrs. Allen of Hart, Allen of Jas
per, Ayer. Barnes, Beard, Belcher, Bell, Ben
nett. Bethune, Brinson, Bryant, Buchanan,
Burtz, Caldwell, Campbell, Carpenter, Carson'
Chambers, Claiborne, Clower, Colby, Costin'
Cunningham, Darnell, Davis, Ellis, Evans'
Citzpatrick, Floyd. Frank, Fyall, Gardner'
Folden, Hall of Glynn, Hall of Meriwether!
Hamilton. Haren, Harrison of Hancock, Har
den, Higdon, Hillyer, Holden, Hooks, Hopkins,
Houston. Hughes, Joiner, Johnson of Towns!
Lane, I>astinger, Lee, Linder, Lindsay, Long’
Lumpkin, McCormick, Madden, Madison, Max
well, Maul, Moore, Neal, O'Neal of Lowndes,
O'Neil of Baldwin, Osgood, Page, Perkins of
Cherokee, Perkins of Dawson, Porter. Prudden
Read, Rice, Richardson, Salter, Scroggins, Sew-
just conclusion? This being the first
session since the resolution passed requi
ring the papers, how could the Governor
have transmitted them ? As we ar" as
sembled for the purpose of rcstcriug tne
State to her original position, we should
J not, just in the beginning, create sc-'.rs
government annually by the failure to collect
the whisky tax.
About fifteen million of dollars are lost to
. | the government annually bv frauds in the col-
prerext whatever, to deprive any Mate of tins lection of lbe tobacoo tas .
right, or interfere with lt-s exercise, is a liagrant ; , ,« j i .. i , > - c*
usurpation of power which can hud no warrant i About fifteen vui.hon dollars are squandered junu YFGUUuS ot tiiG body politic, bonif?
iu the Constitution, aud. if sanctioned bv the on junketing expeditions at sea and elsewhere I thought that the way to heal wounds was
j the ! g «» corrup,i ; jn in . “r
qualified despotism be established in place of a - ve; l, r ; i WJS tu ^ eC , conuption aud
Federal Union of equal States. The Indian Bureau is a source of vast need-j then apply the healing salve. If these
That we regard the reconstruction acts of Con- less waste and expense. | papers are withheld from the Committee,
gross, so-called, as usurpations, imeonstitution- Th^ r?u.—„—i.:„u n i— r r _ _ ...
al, revolutionary and void. j u
That our soldiers and sailors, who carried the j,.
«*» «* ne
remembered, and all the guarantees given in j Jbere are twenty United States judicial dis- w$s willing they should remain even four
their favor must be faithfully carried into exe- tricts maintained by Congress, at a cost of four , 0 f davs as a committee, provided it
CU l’hat the public lands should be distributed as 1 J?K U “ 1,d d ? 1UrS ’ ? fl“ ch th< \ wh ° ! " ! would be'the means of bringing about a
wi,i 'K- uuc ianiu snoniu petusmputeaas amount of business transacted does not equal . ,, . e s ,._
ll82*®“*’ aadshonid tLe cost of Qmntainiug them . just result. There is even now a difference
The official estimates lor tbe expenditures of. ol opinion among the Committee, and how
the war department, navy department and i ivil do we know but that the dissension might
name distinctly, aud the charges against then put to the vote, and resulted in the affir
them.
>!r. Candler replied at length, and de
fended each member mentioned against
the charges. Among them Mr. McCut
chen, who was
and
mative by the sound.
Mr. Harp«r, of Sumpter, offered the fol
lowing:
Whereas, Under the instructions of the Gen
eral commanding the 3d Military District, com
municated to the House by His Excellency, the
Provisional Governor, tlie House proceeded to
examine into aud investigate tbe question as
yre a ex P eDse> I papers are withheld irom the Committee,
Tbe^Freedmen’s Bureau, whi^-h ^fresshas amJ thej might possibly change there-
just voted to extend another vear, “has done ; , ,, J r J , , - .
its work and should be abolished—the sooner j then the Lommutee had not made a
be disposed of either under the pre-emption or
homestead law, and sold in reasonable quantities,
am. to none but actual occupants, at the mini- .... a
& P ™ S r« es ^ bU8 ^f d , b - v Government.— services, equal nearly two'hundred million be healed bv the light thrown by the
nae.i 0 rants of public lauds maybe deemed dollars for the present vear. ' n h tre. l . . ./ , T
pubUcffimrovemenT^Kr^ °r ! The West and Sost’h now have less bank i ^iled for and Sect *0 them . He
such public lands,and'not\he lauds'themselves. ! currency than before the war, while the East- : ll0 P etl that thd re P ort would be recoui-
shduld be applied. : tru aud Middle States now have two hundred muted.
That the lVesident of the United States.'An- million dollars more than they had before the 31 r. Candler said he regretted ver\
, . , . c ’ much that there was a desire to discuss
iUu I'nii tit,,,: & uk a p.re-.siyus ol Loiigiyss on Such are the facts certified to bv Captain u- .. t j -j u e
no Y'Usutunoua 1 rights OI the States and the \VqpH i, a ,tt;,;„„ l i u- this matter. Every word said by the
people, is entitled to the uraritude of tl* whole i " ln addmoQ to tbe»e, the telegraphic ; n . J
Aiuerioan people, and on ^behalf' of° the Demo- ! dispatches of yesterday inform us that the | Chairman met wuh a hearty response in
ciauc party tender him our thanks fojr iris ‘ nall onal debt increased nearly ten million of his heart. The message had never been
a county surveyor,
held the same in 1861, resigningin 1862
Mr. Candler said that the testimony was *° t l je eligibility of its members under the Re- j
conclusive as to the intense love that the ! Congress, and after a full
i l j c ,i t- • , . and thorough investigation thereof, have found
gentleman had tor the Union, and at one ; a p persons occupying seats eligible thereto; i
time the flag of the Union had to be rnis- j therefore,
ed over him for his protection This is as ; Resolved, That a committee cf three be ap-
fair a sample as an, reported b, the min- j “tif^m klkhfr“ult
only j investigation.
Mr. Smith stated that all the members j. resolution was adopted, and the follow-
mentioned by the report bad been reliev-1 T^rXcaldweH^nd^ffiey.' ^ Harper ’ ° f
ed by Congress, save two, Messrs. Graham j Mr. Caldwell, of Troup, offered the following:
and Collier, and no matter what we may j Resolved, That the reports of the committees
do, we cannot alter it. OIi eligibility of members, with all docu- i
31 r. Adkins moved that the evidence 1 S ts a " d ., ev ^ eQce ’ ** P^ented by said com-
, * • * _ , , \ ruittee to the Governor,
be read in the cases ot members who were i After a one hour’s speech, Mr Flournoy
mentioned in the minority report, which 'raised the point of order, thatjiaving purged
wa3 lost. * > House in accordance with Gen. Meade’s
. . I, j « order, it was not now competent to refer this !
1 he previous question was called tor matter to any one else. The point decided not
and sustained, which was the report of the to be well taken.
miooritv as a substitute for that of the 1 Several motions were made to take up. to
maioritv ! amen( b & c -» which were all voted down, and a
J ; motion to adjourn was carried amid considera-
The substitute was lost.
A mot'on to adjourn was disagreed to.
The majority report was then adopted
by a large majority.
ble confusion.
Monday, July 20, 1868.
SENATE.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
Patriotic efforts in that regard,
ITatform the. Democratic party ap-
live P« no ,V Eluding all the e'onserva-
dollars during the month of )f*y.
, Gea ' M ". a * T r“ ed,D 0r ‘
in tC preSut eaceS t° f opinion ’. ^ unite with hi) der suspending the trial of the Columbus
«ie peopieVaruf that to affuc^t^h^er^ P ris0Dfcre - The civil authorities will now
the irght Iknd'au^uch take conisance of tbeir case, as well as
Co operating with us as friends and brothers.. of their perjured accusers.
before this Committee, and the documents
simply consisted of protests of certain par
ties in reference to election returns, &e.
! AU were beiore the Committee, and 200
The oivii ..thoritiw wm do* ps f„Vl' eti . deDC ? wi V akeD in
one ot the eases, and only a lew pages
had any reference to the eligibility of
members bere^ as prescribed by the 14th
Mr. Speer offered a resolution in sub- aQ ^ was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Smith,
stance that a Committee be appointed to ° f \rr e wre! ate ' . , ., e
• Mr. \\ inn reported the followin" resolution -
inform the Governor that the Senate had Resolved by the General Assembly of the
adopted the report of the majority on the Provisional Government of Georgia. * That a
eligibility of members. joint committee of three from the Senate and
Mr. Harris moved a substitute in effect poiD^tke"^'^ c°oncmri^“ wiihlnSrac-
tne same, with tho addition that the ac ; turns to report such preamble and resolutions
tion of tbe Senate together with the evi- ; “ m,i y 1x2 proper to be adopted by the General
dence be transmitted to the Governor, °J? er . to ? a 1 rr ? thi e StoUe into the
j Union under tbe legislation of Con"ress on
widtlat we axe now properl, organized ttat rofcjea, «d all propositi^
Oifice of Provisional Governor of Ga., )
Atlanta, Ga., July 20 r 1868. )
To the Senate:
• The reports of your committee raised' to-in
vestigate the eligibility of Senators under the
act of Congress of June 25th, 1868, to “admit
the States of ° ° ° Georgia, ° ° ® &c.,”
togethi r with the evidence taken before said
committee and the resolution of the Senate,
were transmitted to the Commanding General
with my indorsements thereon, and I herewith
transmit for the information of the Senate a
communication from the Commanding General.
Rufus B. Bullock,
Provisional Governor.
Hkadq’rs Third Military District, j
Dep t of Georgia, Alabama ami Florida,
Atlanta, Ga.. July 18, 1868. )
To R. B. Bullock, Provisional Governor of Ga. :
Governor: I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 17th instant,
transmitting the action of the Senate on the
eligibility of its members under the 14th arti
cle Constitutional Amendment, and objecting
to the same on the ground of the admission of
certain members, who in the judgment of the
minority of the committee of investigation
and yourself, are ineligible.
In reply, I beg leave to state that the subject
matter of your communication will be held by
me for consideration, and that action thereon
will be deferred till I shall be officially advised
of the course pursued hv the House of Repre
sentatives upon the same subject.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Geo. M. Meade,
Major General U. S. A.
On motion, the message was laid on the table
for the present.
On motion of Mr. Spear, the Senate adjourn
ed until to-morrow morning 10 o’clock.
HOUSE.
House met. Prayer by Dr. Brantly.
Mr. Harper, from the committee to wait
upon his Excellency, Provisional Governor Bul
lock, made the following report:
Mr. Speaker: The committee appointed to
report to his Excellency, the Provisional Gov
ernor, the action of the House upon the eligi
bility of its officers and members, beg leave to
report that they have performed their duty ;
that their report was courteously and kindly
received, and his Excellency responds that he
will communicate the same to the General
commanding this, the Third Military District.
(Signed) F. M. Harper, Chairman.
The House resumed the unfinished business
of Saturday, to-wit: The consideration of the
resolution of Mr. Caldwell, which
send to
Bullock,
the cases
Mr. Caldwell called tor the reading
Meade’s letter to Gov. Bullock, after which he
proceeded to address the House in a set speech
of some 45 minuies—during the delivery of
which he was twice disturbed by points of or
der, in both cf which Mr. Caldwell was sus
tained by the Chair. At the close of his
remarks he said he would do, what he seldom
ever did, viz: call for the previous question.—
The call was sustained, the question put and
the resolution lost by a vote of ayes 81, nays
82 ; when the House adjourned.
Tuesday, July 21
SENATE.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Hinton,
of the Senate.
A message was received from the Governor,
which was taken up and read.
Mr. Winn moved thnt the resolution report
ed by him on yesterday be taken up.
Mr. Merrill reported a resolution as a sub
stitute:
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly met, That
the amendment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, proposed by the 30th Congress, and
known as Article 14. be and the same is hereby
ratified as a part of the Constitution of the
United States, and also upon this further fun
damental condition, to-wit: (This is the article
striking out relief.)
Mr. Candler offered a substitute, in substance
that the message of the Governor, and all
matters pertaining to the 14th amendment, be
referred to the Judiciary Committee to be ap
pointed, who will report at as early a day as
practicable.
Mr. Brock said, the gentleman who had of
fered this resolution the other day wished us
to hasten matters, and now he wishes to have
it delayed. He wishes this matter to be re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee for the rea
son of delay, and let them investigate the
matter on a subject which has been before the
country for months.
He closed by calling the previous question,
which was sustained.
The resolution of Mr. Candler was lost.
The resolution of Mr. Merrill was then put
and passed—yeas 28. nays 14.
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs. Adkins, Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Brut-
ton, Campbell. Coleman, Conley, Corbitt, Dick
ey, Griffin of the 6th. Griffin of the 21st, Har
ris, Higbee, Hungerford, Jones, Jordan, Mer
rill. McWhorther, Richardson, Sherman, Smith
of the 7th. Smith of the 36th, Spear, Stringer,
Wallace, Welch and Winn.
Those voting in the negative are Messrs. An
derson, Burris, Candler, Collier. Fain, Hicks,
Hinton, Holcombe, McArthur, McCutchen,
Nisbet, Nunnaly, Welborne and Wooten.
Mr. Iiiuton reported a resolution that four
Senators be added to tbe Committee on Inves
tigating the charges against Aaron Alpeoria
Bradley.
Mr. Adkins thought the Senators had better
go on and transact business, instead of still
harboring this f rejudice against another race.
This was persecution, nothing more. Still if
it was necessary to have this matter investiga
ted, he was willing ; but lie thought the. com
mittee already appointed sufficient.
Mr. Hinton said that it was due the Senator
from the 1st to have these charges investiga
ted. He learned that it was a matter of im
possibility to get the majority of this Commit
tee together, and hence he thought that by an
addition to the numbor action can be had in
some manner.
Mr. Nunnaly offered a substitute in sub
stance that, inasmuch as the committee ap
pointed have failed to make a report in, the
ease of A. A Bradley, the Senate proceed at
once to investigate the charges.
Mr. Adkins moved that tlie committee be
discharged, and tha matter be referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections when
appointed.
Mr. Candler urged that the matter be inves-
gated at once. He gave notice, in the conclu
sion of his remarks that there was one way
the Senate could reach the case. A resolution
would be introduced, charging that a felon
was sitting in our midat, and the proof intro
duced, and Senators should vote according to
the oaths they had taken
Mr Nunnaly withdrew his resolution.
_ The resolution o. Mr. Hinton and the mo
tion of Mr. Adkins were laid on the table.
Mr. Smith reported a resolution that the
Senate meet at 9 o’clock and adjourn at 1 o’
clock.
Yarious amendments were offered, but tho
original resolution was adopted.
Mr. Welborn offered a resolution that persons
interested in contested elections be invited to
seats on the floor.. — - .
Mr. Spear moved to lay the same on the ta- ffYWO MONTHS after date application
ble, which was lost. The resolution was ! be made to the Ordinary ot Carroll cou ‘
agreed to. ty for leave to sell all the real estate
Mr. Higbee offered a resolution that a com- ! t > tbe estate of George W. Turnlin, late oi sa
mittee of three from the Senate and five from county, deceased.
Difficulty iu Savannah.
Savannah, July 22.—A difficulty oc
curred last night in a drinking saloon be
tween William Robert Hopkins, Tax Re
ceiver, and Isaac Russell, Deputy Sheriff,
resulting in the shooting of Hopkin3,
killing him instantly—Russell claiming
in self-defense.
The affair caused great excitement
among the negroes, who, at the signal of
the drum, assembled, several hundred
strong, armed with guns and clubs—
threatening to lyneh Russell and demolish
his house. Learning that Russell had
been taken to jail, they proceeded to. at
tack it, but were dispersed by the police.
The - excitement is somewhat abated this
morning.
The prompt obeyaace of the signal
shows that the negroes are fully organized
in this city.
SCHOOli
FOR
Advanced Boys.
:o:
T HE FALL SESSION begins on Tuesday,.
28th July.
Tuition.... w . w from §3 to $5 per month.
Board $15 “ “
It is the design of the Principal to build up,
a School of tbe first clas3. Having an ex P e "‘
rieuce of fourteen years he flatters hinise^
with the belief that bis success is surpassed
by very few.
Testimonials will be sent on application o
those unacquainted with life system of teac
ing. ' DANIEL WALKER, Principal.
Newnau, Ga. July 24-tf.
tho House, be appointed to wait upon the Gov
ernor elect and notify him that the two Houses
will be ready to inaugurate him Governor at
July 24-2,
JAS. S. TUMLIN, Adrn’r.
LAURA J. TUMLIN. Admi-
-$6,
7
Zellars—ayes 89.
Those who voted in the negative are:
Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Atkins, Ballanger,
Barnum,Bradford, Baswell, Brown.Butt,Clarke,
Gleghorn, Cloud, Cobb, Crawford, Drake, Bun-
can, Ellis of Spalding, Darwin, Felder, Fin-
canon, Flournoy, Ford, Fowler. Fryer, George,
Gober, Goff, Gray, Guliatt, Hall, Darkness,
Harrison of Franklin, Harris. Harper of Sum
ter, Harper of Terrell, Hook, Hudson, Humber,
Kellogg, Kytle, McCullough, McGougald. Mat
thews, Meadows, Nash, Nisbet, Nunn, l'arke,
Pepper, Philips, Price, Rainey, Rawls, Rosser,
Rump, Scott, Scales, Shackleford, Shumate,
Sisson, Sorrells, Taliaferro, Tate, 'lumlin, Turn-
ipseed, Vinson, Walthal, Warren of Quitman,
Welchel, Williams of Dooly—nays 70.
A resolution was then adopted to inform tho
Governor of the action of the House request
ing him to designate the day and hour for lria
inauguration.
Mr. Turnlin, of Randolph, offered the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That we respectfully and earnestly
petition the Congress of the United States to
remove from every citizen of Georgia, irres
pective of party association, the disabilities
imposed by the third section of the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, known as Article 14.
It was not taken up—vote 94 to 60. (It re
quires three-fourth to suspend the rules, which
must be done in order to act upon a resolution
the same day it is offered.)
Mr. Turner (colored) offered a resolution in
structing the committee of five to make ar
rangements to inaugurate the Governor in
some other place than the Hall of the House.
Adopted, and the House adjourned to 4 p. m.
At the afternoon session of the House the
committee reported that it was the pleasure of
the Governor, after consultation with and by
permission of Gen. Meade, to meet the General
Assembly in the Representative Hall on Wed
nesday, 22d inst., at 12 m., and be in ju rated
Governor of Georgia.
After the introduction of a resolution to
have the members furnished with ice during
the sessions, and another to appoint a commit
tee to investigate the eligibility of Fyall (ne
gro) from Macon county, the Flo use adjourned
to 10 o’clock a. m. to-morrow.