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€jjp Imumiii lOrrnlii. 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.