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Renewing our pledge of unsullied Ir-n
or and our tender of frank and manly
obedience to the Constitution, wc appeal
to you, in the name of the Conservative
people of our State, to nnite together in
the patriotic effort restore and pel-pel- j
nate constitutional government. Yom j
recent election encourage our hopes and
challenge nnr gratitude. May truth,jua j
ticc and right, "terrible as an army with
banners,” gathering strength in every
conflict, march on "conquering and to
conquer,” until its triends, rescuing it
from the grasp of < i-ntraltsm, shall re
store, to its appropi iate supremacy, THr.
Constitution or rnr, I'Nimi Status, so that
Georgia, together with her sisters in op
pressinn, shall enjoy the same protection
which its honest enforcement would give
to every Slate in the Union.
Hfrichei. V. Johnson,
AliSAl.oM 11. OHAPPtIJ,
* HiNj. 11. Him,
Wahrkn Arts,
T. L. Quirky.
January 3, 1868.
Report of llie <'ammitter on Relief
We copy from tbe Atlanta Era, ol the
10th inst., the following report of the
Committee on Relief, to the Georgia ne
gro Radical Convention :
EXPORT or COMMITTEE ox relief.
Mr. Harris, from the Comm tiro on
Relief, made the following report, which
was laid on the table for the present. On
submitting the Report, Mr. Harris re
mnrekd that the minority of the Commit
tee would submit their report to-morrow:
Your committee to whom was refer
red the subject of relief, beg leave to
report the following :
Whereas, By the late disastrous war
the people of Georgia have lost ovc
$400,000,000 of taxable property, also »
vast depreciation of real estate, and the
lota! loss of four years’ labor, thereby
throwing into hopeless confusion the
equitable relations of debtor and creditor
and whereas, the indebtedness of the
State toher citizens bus been repudiated
and her most solemn contracts violated,
and sanctioned and sustained by h t'
ablest jurist, thereby leaving the people
to bear as best they can, the increased
burthens lima imposed ; and,
Whereas, The low price cf rMton, the
scarcity of money, tbo unr.ellled condi
tion of political affairs ot the State, and
tho derangement nr,d inefficiency if
labor renders it impossible for the debtor
tomakeeven partial payment; and,
Whereas, To undertake to force the
payment of indebtedness would only res
ult in bankruptcy ond utter ruin of the
great masses, ae.d concentration into tin,
hands of a few, the little remainiiigjfvoin
rjl bless war and
Whereas, All or nearly all the indebt
edness was based, cither directly or in
directly, upon the property thus destroy
ed or depreciated, while tbe amount o(
indebtedness is held undiiuinished; there
fore,
We the people of Georgia, in Conven
tion assembled, do solemnly oidain,
Tliatfrom and after the passage of thin
ordinance no o'urt in this State shall
have jurisdiction at any time to hear oi
determine or render judgment against
any citizen of this Stale upon any con
tract or judgment made or entered into
tor any tort or injury c mmitted prior
to the first day of June, 1805, nor sluili
any court or ministerial officer of (his
State ever have jurisdiction to enforce
any judgment or execution rendcied or
issued upon uny contract or agreermoil
for any tort or injury committed prior
to the said first day of June, 1805.
John Harris, Chairmen.
(!. H. lIoI'KINS,
N. I’. Hotchkiss,
W, L. Goodwin,
11 R Bi LMict.
The committee offered the accompany
ing resolutions :
Resolved, That tho Committee on the
Judiciary be and they tiro heresy in
structed to insert in that part ol the Con
etitulion which defines the powers of
this Slate the following section :
Section,—No court in this State shall
have jurisdiction at any time to hear or
determine, or render judgment against
any citizen of this State, upon any cmi
tract or judgment made or entered into,
or for any tort or injury e. mmitted prior
to tlio first day of ,lone. 1865; nor shall
any court or ministerial officer of tins
State liave | jurisdiction to enforce any
judgment or execution rendered or is
sued upon any contract or agreement, or
for any tort or injury made or commit
tod prior to the first day of June, 18G5.
THIE I.ATKBT Ext'RKSBI'iN FROM Grant.—
•Mack,” in his letter of 22(1 instant says:
"A gentleman by the name nl Rogers
called on Oeneral (Irant yesterday, and
in Hie course of eonversution asked liim
what he thought <>f Hancock's New Orl
eans order. The General paused, gazed
gravely into vacancy fur a moment and
replied’: ‘Well, Rogers, if Igo to Ku
lopo next summer you may take that
black horse of mine and use him while I
am gone, lie’s first rulo under the sad
dle and trots good to a buggy. I'll toll
Jim to lot you have him whenever you
want him.’j
'Thank you, General, thank you,' said
the obliged but still inquisitive Rogers,
‘But 1 think that was a good order, don’t
you V
'You will find a good McClellan sad
die in the stable,’ was the General’s re
sponse.
Rogers gave it up in disgust."
Exeress Romikr Cmmr—.l man nam
ed Wolfe, an Express messenger between
Montgomery and Mobile robbed the State
of seventy thousand dollars last week,
and told ’a tale about being overpowered
by robbers and showed bis coat with
bullet boles in it, and all such \ deter
tive found tbe money in bis house and j
the Wolfe is now in the cage
"When I ; o s a shoppin’, ’ said an oi I
lady, “1 alters ask for wiiat I wants, and
if they have it, and it's suitable, an ! 1
feel inclined to buy it, and it’s cheap,
and cant be got for less, most idlers
takes it without chappering about it all
day, as some people do.”
Information is wanted of a young man
Alexander McDaniel by name, about
five feet high, light complexion and sharp
features; a marble cutter by trade. Said
McDaniel lias a widowed mother in Cos
1 maims, wtio is rapidly declining in;
health, and is anxious to see or hear from
her son. Any information thankfully re
ceived Address A. D Marcbaut, at Cos
lorn bus, Ga.
The Sheriff of Fulton comity advertis
es in the Atlanta Opinion, of the * til ins!
over four columns of sales, embracing
seventy or eighty levies. It appears
that right under tbe nose of tire Conven
ti in not much respect is shown tor its
.•relicordinance, which was to take ef
teet immediately alter it? p.ms.ig* i
She (Ouitmaa fanner.
F. U. FILDEB, - - Editor.
QUITMAN, OEf .
FRIDAY, JAM ARY 17, IHtiH.
pV For bocal news see thlpl page.
Removal of (iov Jenkins and
Treasurer Jones
Fooled again ! Yes, the oppressed peo
ple of Georgia arc again called upon to
drink the cup of humiliation—and it
forced to their lips hy one whom they had
tome cause to believe would respect the
Constitution of his country—refuse to be
ti e pliant instrument of the Radicals—
and have some regaid for the rights, in
(crests, and welfare of the people over
whom he was placed a ruler. But Gee.
) Meade has given unmistakeable evidence !
(hat lie is radical at heart, a tyrant in
disposition, and, politically, as base as
hia predecessor, the contemptible Pope.
For refusing to comply with the man
date of an irresponsible, traitorous and
mongrel Convention, fair fly claiming to
be the representatives of the people : for
refusing to permit Penitentiary convicts,
traitors, perjurers and imbecile negroes
rob the treasury of the State—the
honored, upright, conscientious, bold,
fearless, and now, doubly-cherished Gov
ernor, CHAiu.ee J. Jknkins, and the cor
rect custodian of the people’s money,
Hon. John Jones, have been rcmovid
from their respective responsible ( fib'ce,
tiy an cpaulotcd adventurer, who, by ac
cident, was clothed with the title of Ma
jor General, at.d now tyrannizes over a
people, the shoes of the most humble of
whom bo is unworthy to unloose And
not satisfied with the removal of our own
chosen Chief Magistrate, ho must insult
the law abiding and sensitive people of
the Stale, hy appointing a couple of
shoulder strapped flunkeys, to tho vacant
positions.
The morally and politically depraved
Pope was an intolerable nuisance, and
the people shouted for joy when the elec
tric current proclaimed his removal; but
if this first movement of Meade, on the
political chess-board, is an indication of
the policy to lie carried out, wo are fear
ful, we may regret the exchange of a
villain for a mountebank and petulerit ty
rant. But we must make the best pos
sible out of a very disagreeable condition
and patiently await (lie complete over
throw of tiie entire radical crew. The
following is the order removing Gov.
Jenkins and Treasurer Jones :
llxadquautk.uhThirii Military District, ) (
Atlanta, Ga., J' nuary 13, 1868. j.
Oeneral Order s A'o. 8.
I. Charles J. Jenkins, Provisional Gov
ernor, and John Jones, Provisional
Treasurer of the Slate of Georgia, having
declined to respect the instructions of
mid failed to co-operate with the Mujo
General commanding the Third Military
District, arohereby removed from office.
11. Hy virtue of tbe authority grained
by tho Supplementary Reconstruction
Act of Congress, passed July 19th, 1867,
the following named officers aro detailed
for duty in tho District of Georgia:
Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Huger,
-olunel Thirty-Third Infantry, to be
Governor of the State of Georgia, and
Brevet Captain Charles F. Rockwell,
Ordnance Corps, United States Army, to
be Treasurer ot the State of Georgia.
ill. The above named officers will pio
oend without delay, to Miilodgcv i le,
Georgia, and enter upon tho discharge of
the duties devolving upon them, subject
t> instructions from these Headquarters.
By older of Major General Mr: auk,
R. 0. Diuim, A. A. G.
An Important Address.
We publish, on our first page, an Ad
dress to tho people of the United States,
prepared by a Committee appointed by
tho Conservative Convention of the peo
ple of Georgia, assembled at. Macon, on
the sth of December last. It is an able
document—setting forth in a concise ami
forcible maimer tho lamentable condition
of tbe country—tho injustice and oppres
sion of tho Radical Congress,—and the
danger that threatens the country from
tho conferment of tho ballot on an igno
rant and inferior race.
Tho publication of this document
throughout (lie Northern States will sure
ly have a happy effect upon tbo minds of
men, who aro not entirely lost to reason,
and wedded to tho spoils of party, to fa
naticism, and possessed of a spirit of
vengeance : for it is a plain, unvarnished
statement of the “true situation” of the
Southern States, and a direct appeal to
their judgment., as men and patriots, to
rally to the defence of their endangered
country and tho riglits and liberties of
the Caucasian race, so ruthlessly assailed
by the representatives of tiie Radical par
ty, in the halls of Congress.
This Address should be read by every
man in America. It eminates from gen
tlemen who have a National fame as
statesmen and unselfish patriots, who
have ever struggled for tiie preservation
of the liberties of the people and tbe main,
tenanco of tiie Constitution in ell its
original purity and simplicity, and there
fore will materially advance the revolu
tion in popular sentiment, which is now
sweeping like a tornado over the North.
It is put forward at an opportune mo
ment, and glorious results aro antici
pated.
Ir is stated that Gen. Grant telegraph,
ed Gen. Meade to remove none of Dope’s
appointees, except en charges and inves.
ligation. This is a late day for the non
committal General to discover that Dis
trict Commanders are not supreme in
their spheres of action. Grant is afraid j
that Meads will remove perjured Radicals
from office.
It is said that General Bailey's remains !
were followed to the grave by hundreds |
of bis old servants, who went many miles
to see the body of their old master bu- j
. ied.
Tiie Northern Democracy-
Tbe gallant old Democracy ol the j
North-Vest is putting its house in order j
and arranging ihe platform upon which
the I’residentiul battle of November is to
i*e fought- Tin; Democratic Conventions
of Ohio arid Indiana, which were in ses-.
sion on the 9th, adopted resolutions urg
ing the abolition of the National hanks’
the repeal of the iniquitous tariff acts’
opposing negro suffrage, condemning
Congressional usurpation, endorsing
Johnson’s policy of reconstruction, urg
ing the taxation of bonds, their payment
in greenbacks, and the piotection of for
eign-born citizens, and concludes byre
commending that wise statesman and
honest patriot, Pendleton, of Ohio, for
President.
Standing on such a platform, with so
admirable s standard bearer, the Democ
racy will sweep Radicalism from power
and in thunder tones declare that this i„
and Khali remain a u-hile man 's govern
ment. Thank God ! the skies are bright
ening f The battle of November next will
lift from tbe shoulders of tiie oppressed
people of the South, the burden of op
pression, tyranny and injustice, that lias
so long crushed them to the earth. The
hour of our deliverance is approaching—
the hand writing is on the wall—and
Radicalism trembles !
Constitutionality of the Recon
struction Caws.
The Washington hilar of the Bth Dan
learned that tiie question of the eonstitu
tionulity of tho reconstruction laws of
Congress will soon be brought before the
United Slates Supreme Court in such a
shape as to secure a direct derision on
the subject. In the Georgia and Missis
sippi cases, brought up laHt spring, the
matter assumed suoli a purely political
aspect that the Court decided it had no
jurisdiction. It is understood now that
a test case,'arising under the regular ad
ministration of the reconstruction laws
in the South, and coming through tiie
courts in the regular way, will soon reach
tho Supreme Court of tiie United States.
Those wiio pretend to know—and among
them are several Senators and members
of Congress—say that the Court will de
cido'all the reconstruction laws unconsti
tutional. The Conrt it is said, will stand
five to three.
Another reason to justify the belief
that a majority of tiie Court are averse
to the constitutionality of.these Acts of
Congress, is that a bill lias been intro
duced in Congress, requiring a majority
of two thirds of the Supremo Court to de
cide a law of Congress unconstitutional.
In this connection tiie following ex
tract from Attorney General Stanherry’s
speech is deemed very significant. ‘Gen
tlemen, 1 have been at the bar for nearly
ball a century, and have been a constant
student not only of common law,
but of our own constitutional law,
and I do not hesitate to say that tiie
whole of these reconstruction acts of
Congress, from beginning to end, first,
second and third fu tiie series, are uncoil
Btitutioin-I and void. There are times
when to bo silent is to ho unfaithful.
There are times when men must speak
out. I will not attempt to school myself
into reticence upon these great questions
and I could not if I would.”
The Cotton Tax.
As we had anticipated, remarks the
Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel, the Senate
has refused to repeal the tax on cotton.
It will he remembered that the House
previous to the adjournment for the lioli
days, had passed a bill repealing the tax
but limiting its operations so as not to
apply to cotton raised in 1867 or previ
ously. An effort was made in the House
and also in the Senate to have the repeal
applied to the tax on the crop of the past
year. Tins failed. The Senate now
even refnsos to concur in the House Bill
repealing the tax to apply in the future,
and amends tiie action of the lluuso so
as to suspend the tax upon cotton to be
grown in 1868.
Cotton planters will do well to note
this action. They cannot fail to perceive
tiie motives ami reasons for this singular
legislation. They should ponder them
well in preparing to "pitch” tiie coming
crop. The Radicals suspend tiie tax to
induce the planting of a large crop, and
to give them strength with the negroes
in tho approaching Fresidential election.
They intend to levy and collect tho tax
notwithstanding this suspension. When
tho crop is made, and elections over the
suspension will be removed and the oper
ations of tiie tax restored.
We trust that our people will not be
caught hy this shallow device of the ene
my and induced thereby to plant largely j
of cotton. The necessities and distress j
of the South require the cultivation of!
large provision crops This is a duty
which it would be criminal to neglect.
Wo can live without cotton—coru we
must have or perish. Cotton at the
present prices cannot be profitably culti
vated even if we had an abundance of
provisions. The lax wifl most unques j
tionably be required of two and a half!
cents a pound ou the next crop. We re
peat, let it atone.
Bully for the Democracy. The j
Charleston Courier says, a lady in Mt. j
Vernon. Ohio, having given birth to five j
children at a single birth—three boys
and two girls—ail of whom are doing j
well, and it having been ascertained that j
the family are all Democratic, and intend j
removing to Sullivan county, a forty!
acre tract of land was immediately do- j
nated for tbeir benefit by some of tbe cii j
izens.
The family ot Judge Richard Fortson, !
residing near Elberton, were all poisoned j
! during Christmas w.-ek. Some of them
came near dying. Poison had been put
in a pail from which water was taken ;
to make coffee, ami by drinking the latter
the family were poisoned. i
The Great Issue of the Day The
Coining Revolution.
Tho negro, as an element of political
power, and ultimately as an element in
our social life, says tiie New York Herald,
is the vital and paramount question of
the time. Upon this the Presidential
election mast turn, and men—heroes of
tiie war or prominent politicians—will
amount to nothing with’ the people when
they will be called upon to solve it next
November. It will overshadow all oth
ers, and the public miad is ripening fast
for the issue. Congressmen, managing
politicians, the partisan press, and even
the sharp newspaper correspondents at
Washington, do not see the bearings of
this mighty question and the inevitable
solution of it in November.
Tiie balderdash about rebels and rebel
lion, when there are not and cannot be
such things in existence, is simply ridicu- j
lous. No one is weak enough to believe
tiie old rebels are not effectually squelch
ed, or that they over dream of raising '
their heads again. The people are tired
with such Radical trash, and it is so tlior- j
oughly played out that it cannot liave
any ■ influence hereafter. The great
question, then, is as to the status of the
negro, politically and socially, in this
country. Shall the temi-barbarous ne
gro, just emancipated from slavery, hold
the balance of power—nay, become the j
controlling power—in the Republic?—;
Shall this ignorant and brutal people—
the lowest type of the human race—out
weigh the votes of the white people and j
control the destiny of tiie Republic?—:
Shall the proud Caucasian race—the high- ]
est type of mankind—bu put in subjee- j
tion to a people little removed from bar- |
barium ? It is iinpossibii The mind of
every white man or woman revolts at i
such an idea. It is contrary to nature, !
repugnant to tbeir sense of decency, and
utterly' subversive of tiie whole political l
and social fabric of our country. Yet j
this is the great issue before the country.
That is the question to he settled at the
coming Fresidential election. Who can
doubt the result ?
Tiie issue is leprescnted on one hand
by onr Radical Congress and politicians, i
Tbe whole frame work of Congressional
reconstruction is based on giving tiie ne
groes political power in the South, with
tiie view of controlling the government.
The object is to make three or four mil
lions of barbarians a political element to
rule the destinies of thirty millicns of
white people-through tiie balance of pow
er iliey would hold. All the hypocritical
talk abont humanity and mankind being
free and equal is sheer nonsense. It is
simply a question of political power with
the Radicals. On the other hand is the
Conservative, wise and consistent policy
of President Johnson to restore the
Union upon the basis of a white man’s
government, as it was originally estab
lished, and as every sensible man believes
it should exist. He wishes to give every
protection to the negroes under their
new-born liberty and every opportunity |
to elevate themselves in the scale of civ- j
ilizalion. Sc do the masses ot the white
people, both North and South. But he is I
opposed to making these benighted peo- \
pie a controlling political element in the j
Republic. He knows, as we all know, |
that tliis is utterly repugnant and would ;
bo dangerous, lie knows tint this would )
lead to great social evils. The negroes,
witli political power in their bands in the j
South, would soon insist upon social j
equality, and pass laws to bring that j
about. The h ailing blacks in and out of
the Southern Conventions talk very
boldly of this. The negro men want
white wives, and are looking forward to
snob a result of their newly acquired po
sition. Over two years the President
has stood firmly and boldly on this vital
issue against a Radical Congress. lie,
therefore, is the representative' of the
principle which is now going before the
country. Jlis messages and conduct con
stitute the only platform on which the
Conservatives can conduct the Presiden
tial contest*.
Stanton RHmtatrd in the War Ofßee.
A dispatch from Washington on tiie
13th says that the Senate, after an exec
utive session of five hours, passed the
resolution reported from the Committee
6u Military Affairs, declaring that the
reasons of tlie Preaidei t for removing
Secretary Stanton from tiie War Depart
ment arc insufficient, and that they do
not concur in the act of suspension. The ;
vote on the passage of the resolution !
stood yeas, 35 ; nays, 6. The Senate
then ordered a certified copy of ihe reso
lution to be presented to Gen. Grant ami j
Secretary Stanton. A dispatch of tiie j
14th says that “copies of the Seuate's ;
action regarding Stanton’s suspension
was furnished the President, Grant and j
Stanton last night- Grant and Stanton \
had a conference iate last night and met ;
again this forenoon at the War Office.
Grant left the office afterwards, and
Stanton remained. Stanton received |
calls from various officers of the Depart- j
ment but up to noon bad not formally j
j commenced business. Up to noon tiie
I President had taken no action in the
premises.
Collection of Debts in Alabama.
j Gen. Meade issued an Order on the
\ 11 tii inst., validating an ordinance adop-
I ted by tbe Convention, to stay the col
; lection of debts in Alabama, up to the
! Ist of January 1869. The several officers,
(judiciary ami otherwise in that Slate are
! required to respect and obey the order.
I A similar order is looked for as to
| Georgia, when the Convention adopts a
I permanent relief ordinance.
Gen. Butler was on a visit to Richmond,
Ya., on the 13 h. All prudent people hid
th ir spro. ns, jewelry, and small things
generally, so that the Yankee thief would
not be tempted
i
Tbe Georgial'nconatitulionalCon
vention.
This body of Northern adventurers.
Southern traitors and ignorant negroes,
have resumed the political farce—ao sue
cesbful enneted during twelve days Dre
vious to adjournment—of preparing a
Constitution and framing laws for the
government of the people of Georgia
After ascertaining that a quorum was
present on the thirteenth day, a call was
made for new business, when, among
many others, the following ordinances
and resolutions were introduced :
By Mr. Blount—An ordinance to de
clare illegal, null and void, all notes,
bonds, and executions for the purchase
ofslav's ; and further to make null and
void all la»S of the State of Georgia i
made while in a state of rebellion against
the United States by which money has ,
i been raised for the purpose of carrying
on and sustaining the late war against
tho United States, and all notes, bonds, j
bills, and coatracls founded thereon.
An ordinance to declare illegal null
android, all notes, I onds, executions j
and contracts for services or hire as Biib
; slitutes in the Confederate army.
Mr. Bowers ottered an ordinance in re ;
lation to the qualification of civil officers
I in the State.
! Mr. Burnett offered an ordinance for
I the relief of tlic people of the State of
j Georgia.
Mr. Clift offered an ordinance declar
ing the relations of the people of Geor- ,
gia to the Government of the United I
States.
Mr Ashburn—Resolutions asking Na
tional aid for material purposes, and re ,
commending the railway system, and
recognition of the principle as set forth
by the National Railway League.
Mr. Higliy—An ordinance to establish j
homesteads.
■Mr. Muddox-An ordinance for the re
lief of persons lidding change hills is-:
sued by the Western and Atlantic Rail
road.
Mr. Strickland—A resolution reques
ting the continuance of tho Frcedmcn’a
Bureau.
Mr. Turner (negro)—A resolution to j
j stay the collection of taxes,
Mr. Wallace—A substitute for a reso-
Inti in ottered by Mr. Dunning relative
to the removal of the Capitol.
Several ordinances in reference to j
li misleads were read the second time,
and referred to the Committee on Bill of
Rights.
An ordinance to change the Senitorial
Distriiti and reduce the number of Sen
at< rs and Reprerentatives of tbe Gener
al Assembly of Georgia, was read the
seeond time and refe red to the Commit
tee on lb j Legislative Department.
An ordinance to dissolve the luferior
Courts of Georgia; and un ordinance for
the relief of certain debtors, were read
and referred to tbe Commute on the Ju
diciary.
Nothing of importance transpired on !
the 24th day further than the deliveiy
of inflamatory speeches.
On tbs 15th day Gen. Meade appeared
in the Convention, and made a speech
the gist of which v.as that he would
rigidly enforce the provisions of the
Reconstruction Act of Congress.
J. R. Pnr.ott, the President, intro
duced an ordinance to prevent Sheriffs
from the levy and sale of property. He
stated that said officers, in open defic jiqc
of the previous action of this body, were
exposing at public outcry the property
lof a helpless people, and continued at
eome length in tbe snpport of his meas- j
ure. ‘The sheriffs had treated with coll
! tempt the authority of this Convention,
; and were seizing and selling the prop
erty of the people. lie wsnted a stop !
put to it. Thu ordinance made it ape- !
ual offence on the part of sheriffs to diso
bey ana such action would have the de
sired effect. If they understood that a
fine or dismissal from office would follow 1
further disobedience of this Convention’s j
instructions, there would beau end to
sheriff’s operations.”
An animat and discussion maned, and
the ordinance was postponed for farther
consideration on Monday last.
Ashburn introduced a resolution that ;
the Convention be clothed with the same |
power as that of the Military District |
Commander, and the Congress of the:
United States be petitioned by this body j
to grant that power. Ho read a letter
from Senator Sherman, iu which all pow
| sr desired was pledged to be conferred
jby the U. S. Congress. Mnch excitement
and discussion followed tbe introduction
;of this ordinance, and the question was
not decided at the hour of adjournment.
Messrs. Miller, Ackerman and Tram
mell fought the infant) us resolution man
! fully, charging the convention with the
design of procuring complete control of
‘ the State government, for tbe purpose of
I plundering the Treasury and satisfying
a fiendish spirit of oppression. The tight,
over the resolution was a heated one;
and was continued during the greater |
part of the next day—Saturday. Ash
burn finally closed the argument by ]
moving the ‘'previous question,” which
the Convention refused to sustain by a
' vote of 6to 128 It was finally laid on
1 the table, and made the special order
I for last Monday.
! (The result of Monday’s deliberations
we may have l>efore going to press.]
! Gov Bili.ock, the Republican Governor
of Massachusetts, in his message, already
alluded to by telegraph, said : “We
must remember that there are millions of
the white race who cannot and must not
always be retained in the position of ab
jot t foes : millions whose productive la
bor is necessary for the discharge of na
tional obligations which most never 1*
repudiated, and whose good will and co
operation arc essential to a complete and
thorough reunion. Let us then hear no
more of confiscation and attainder for the
Southern masses.”
Foster Bi.odgett, who was indicted for !
perjury by the U. S. District Court, re
cently in session at Savannah, has been
removed from the office of Postmaster at
Augusta; and a petition has gone for
ward to General Meade, praying that he
be removed from the Mayor’s office of the
same city. Thus it will be seen that vil
lainy is not aiwsys permitted to prosper.
Congrewrionnl.
The Radical Congress at (what "Brick
Pomeroy” calls) "Rump Hell,” is becom
ing more outrageous ar.d fiendish every
day. The “disloyal South” has made the
members very billious, and in their wrath
they vomit forth nil sorts of filthy ingre
dients upon the defenceless people of this
section. And there is no method in their
madness : from one excess they proceed
td another—and each is characteristic of
blackguards, and give evidence that
many of the au hors were reared in a
similar purlieu to the "Five Points,” of
New York.
On the 11th instant the telegraph in
forms us that the House Committee on
Reconstruction agreed upon a bill de
claring that there are no civil govern
me its in the lately rebellious States, and
that the provisional governments shall
not lie recognized as valid or legal either
by the Executive or the Judicial authori-!
ties of the United States. In 0.-ilcr t<> i
the speedy enforcement of the hover. I I
reconstruction laws, the General of the !
army is authorized to remove all officers I
now employed and appoint others for the
performance of all acts required by those
statutes, to the end that the people of Un
said several States may speedily organ
ize civil governments in a Republican
, form and be restored to their political
power in the Union. The General of the
army- is also empowered to remove all
civil officers and appoiut others in their
places. So much of the reconstruction
acts as authorizes the President to deta I
the military curnmandeis or remove oth-
I ors is repealed.
i The bill declares ii unlawful Ibr the
[ Pr sident to order any- part of the army
j or navy to assist by force of arms the !
military of those provisional govern !
j merits to oppose or obstruct the authority ■
|of the United Slates. The bill further
declares that the interference by any per
| son with intent to prevent by force the
execution of the orders of the General of
the army, shall In' held to be a high mis
j demeanor, and the party guilty thereof,
| on conviction, shall bo fined not exceed i
! >»g five thousand dollars and imprisoned
not exceeding two years. The bill repeals
all parts of the Reconstruction acts in :
consistent with the above provisions.
(From tin- Atlanta Intelligencer.)
AI) CONVENTIONKM.
sr jaukh a ulet k tiiomiwox.
Hie Wimtk* must rule the land nr die ;
The purpose slirs in hearts tit steel;
With hurtling ch.-rh and flashing eye
He wait what waiting may reveal,
lint come what may tin- H uin:s must bold
What white noil's patriot valor bought—
! Our grand-si®, ashes not yet cold
Hallow the soil for which they !ought.
| Shall low-born scum and quandom slaves
Give laws to those who own the soil?
I No !by our grand-sires' bloody graves.
No! by our homesteads In light with toil
Our rights are rooted in an lands.
Our law is written iu the ,kv.
Fate flings the flat from her hands -
The Whites shall rule the laud or die !
There Is a stony energy
Locked in the born'.', white man’s will
There is a passion like the sea
That clasps the shores of freedom stilt;
Though banded Gossack dare the day,
'And soulless vampires All the nights,
The distunt ominous thunders sav -
None save themselves shall rule the whites.
Our arms are down, w-e kiss (he rod
And only ask for honor's dues ;
Ton arrogate the power ot Qod
And curse us as He did tin- Jews ;
lie ware ! tbr lion only sleeps,
Give hitu Uis share and keep him still,
Another thrust and up he leaps,
Hire passion mastering all his will 1
We have no gnawing greed for gold—
I No burning thirst for wanton power,
[ But we trill lord it as of old,
j And make the land bloom like a flower,
! Or. if oppression goes go far
As cramps us under stave born men,
j Again shall roll the ear of war,
I he drum aud cymbal dash again !
Ring through the land tbe dirge of shame,
The requiem of greed and luat,
| Drive back the Cossacks whence tbev eatne
And grind there vampyres iu the dust;
Then shall the cry of hunger cease
The horrid fiend of murder fly.
And ail our valleys steep in peace!
The Whites must rule the kiwi or rfi, /
lloid fast, brave hearts, tbe day is nigh
When howliug con. lave.- dare not meet—
When ail these mongrel fiends shall fly ■
To eome putroncimce-daubcd retreat!
Blow- Fate s decree from sea to sea
From skv to sky, from realm to realm—
Our ship of state eternally
Shall have a Wuitk Max at her helm!
Strange Dcei..—A queer duel recently
j took place itt Texas. A gentleman of
I Houston, who lost all bis family by the
late epidemic, anil who was himself wea
ry of his bereaved existence, was touch*
led on the shoulder, as he was entering
the house, by an aggrieved acquaotance
who requested his company a short dis
: taneo. Both walked away in sileccc
i Noon coming to an open field, the silent
: challenger paced off the approved dis
tance each drew his pistol, and with the
i few words, “Ready ! fire 1” the duel was
! commenced—»nd ended. One went home
with a shattered jaw ; and the other
| crawled into the woods to die.
Gin. John B. Gordon addressed a Con.'
servative meeting at Atlanta, a few days
ago. He said, in the course of his re
marks, that he had net Gen. Hancock, on
tbe field of battle, as an enemy, but if he
met him now, he vvor.M esteem it a priv-1
ilegc to take hla hand as a friend.
#*»"■ The Kentucky Legislature, it is
stated, has passed a resolution instruc
ting Senator Guthrie either to proox'd
to the capital or resign, aud in conse
quence he has chartered an extra car,
and will undertake the journey notwitle
standing his feeble condition. He is
said to he suffering from paralysis of the
lower limbs.
Aaron Au-eora Brapiev, who wa*
committed to jail, a few days ago, for
attempting to incite a riot in Savannah,
wrote a pitiful letter to the Mayot, aud
begged to lie released. His Honor fell
: eorry sot the poor black wretch and turned
I him loose, upon the payment of SIOO aud
I casts.
A riot occurred at Marshall, Texas, a
few days ago. The rioters were arrested
by the military, whereupon the Constitu
tional General, Hancock, immediately di
reeted that they be turned over to the
civil authorities for trial, who released
them on bail.
Collection of Taxes Suspended.
The following Proclamation from Gov
ernor Jenkins, issued on the 10th inst.,
we copy from he Federal Union :
Executive Depabtuext. (
Milledgeville, January, 10th 1868. )
By virtue of tho authority in me ves
ted by the “th Section of the Code of
Georgia. Ido hereby suspend the col
lection of Taxes not paid into the Treas
ury of the State by the people of Gem gi*
whether specific or advalorent, until tbe
first day of May, in the present year.
The Comptroller General will forthwith
give notice to the Tax Collectors of the
several oountics and publish tbe same in
the gazettes ol this city.
Charles J. Jenkins,
. Governor. .
The Florida (so-called) Constitutional
Convention will meet at Tallahassee, on
Monday next, the 20th.
Rev. J. B Campbell, of Tliomasville.
has been called to the charge of the Bap
tist Church itt Baiabridge.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Geor
gia, writes from Philadelphia that his
physical Constitution is very fcehlu mud
that he is hardly able at times to sit up
iu bed.
The '.hock of an earthquake was dis
tinctly felt, at Atlanta and Griffin on the
morning of the Bth.
| The Florida having come to
the conclusion that tho forty acres and a
■ mule talk was a humhng, s!n>vr a di*p<»>
1 gitioii to make contract** oil reasonable
| terms.
| In order to induce emigrants to aettU
j in Florida, lands are given away aJoug
tbe line of the Florida Railroad.
Savannah Market.
The xVefM (t Herald of tin- i »<h iu.tl.es tbe ful
| lowing report ol tin- market ;
Cotton.-—Tbe market to-day •• H
* fair demand, but holders a-Red i*.,.
' w hich buyers would not give, until a ! ..
| Liverpool and New York were received, which,
i being favorable, caused an active demand, which
| continued until about 2 I\ XL. when a quiet mar
| ket in Liverpool Hnd a declining one in New
York being reported, caused our market to droop
and close at a decline from our last qnotat.on*,
j We quote :
Ordinary., 121Q13
i Good hdiuany KiKoUHf
Low Middling MjfdMtl
Middling 15 (gi&{
Bacon- la in better demand, w ith light s.ock
! Prices about the same. We quote: Shoulders ’
12(3 12|c; ribbed side*. l?*jc; clear ribbed sides
| 14£(« 15c: clear sides. 15(ql5|c; dry salted clear
sides. l,y<4 J4c. Hums, plain, lbifi 20c; ouvassed
20(a) 22c.
Flour — Is in good demand, at unchanged
figures : Georgia super sl2(q 12 50; extra, sl4;
family, sis(<t 16; Northern superfine, sio o0($
li 60; extra, $ I '2(« 14; family and fancy, $16(4
16.
Gkain.—Corn continues dull, with a heavy
stock. Prices are unchanged. We quote new
country at $1 20 (a l 2x6 from depot ; $1 30@
140 from store Oats are steady. Wc quote at
$ Krill 10 ; seed, $1 1001 15.
2Uti* jpmtisrmcnte.
REMOVAL!
S. B. CMBfILL & £O.
HAVE REMOVED TO THEIR
NEW BRICK STORE
East of A. J. ROUNTREE**, on Screven street
where they will continue to keep a
General Stock of
MERCHANDISE!
And will sell the same
VERY LOW FOR CASH!
As tbe Price of Goods decline our customer*
shall invariably have tbe benefit thereof.
| Give us a call, and and remember
Our Terms are Cash.
D. B. CARROLL A CO.
i ’ Quitman. January 17, 1868. 49-l<tt
C'T EORGIA, Arruxo Coi'XTT. —Whereas, Wil-
Jf lis F Taylor, Administrator on the Estate
| of Michael W. Nelson, applies to me for letters cf
Dismission from his said Administration of said
i Estate.
These are therefore to notify all persons at inter
i est to file their objections wit.iin tho time pre
; scribed by law, otherwise said letters will ba
granted and issued to said applicant.
Given under my hand and official signature
this January 8, 1868.
Jan. 17-6 m. J. Liuhtskt, Ordinary A. C.
Sav. Daily Advertiser.
S. YATES LEVY. Editor.
E. O. WITHINGTON. A^ottatk.
‘
rjIIIE ADVKRTIM.R «« i
I interests of Savannah, of hi.H ■-
; the South. In favor of Reconstruction on a
\ sound bams, and opposed to Radicalism in every
shape. A paper acceptable to tb# family and man
: of business.
For the present it will be published only as %
Daily, hut at an early day a Tri-weekly edition
will also be issued.
Postmasters acting as Agents will be allow-7(1
a liberal per centage on all cash subscriptions.
Published at per year ;$4 for six months ;
$2.50 for three rc >nths. and $1 for one month.
E. O. WETHINGTON A CO.,
Publisher*.
MONEY WANTED.
THE undersigned hereby notifies all persona
indebted to them for lumber. Ac., that they
are in need of money. Your accounts are all
due. and they must be paid immediately, or they
wi!l be placed in the hands of an officer for col
i lection. .So we ask you to be prompt in respon
ding to this notice, and thereby save cost. Wo
are in earnest. KING A HESTER,
January, 10,1868. 48-lm
WARNING.
R DO hereby forwarn aii persons from hiring or
M making auy contract whatever with a color
; t-d boy named Henderson, who lived with*DrJTl*.
Vs. Fernsides last year,—as said boy was appren
ticed or bound to we according to law until be
attained tbe age of 21 years. I shall certainly
prosecute any person who violates this notice.
J. L. MOSELEY',Guardian.
Quitman. Jan. 10, 1868. 48-2 t
£ 1 EORGIA. Brooks County.— Whereas, H. W.
VJT .Sharpe. Adm’r with Will annexed, on the
estate of Jacob Rizer deceased, applies tome for
| letter® of Dismission from his administration of
said estate. These are therefore to cite and ad
monish ai! and sin gw la" the parties at interest to
file their objections • .thin the time prescribed b j
lav. otherwise said letters will be granted to tbw
applicant.
J G MeCALL, Ordinary.
Jan. 7. Lvß. tsa