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V. R. FILDKS, -- IjDITok.
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FRIDAY, Al ia sT 7, IHitH.
FOR PKKBIDKKf *.
HORATIO SEYMOUR.
OK Ni:\V YORK.
rot: vrcF.-riißHJims'T :
FRANCIS P. ri.au;,
0 Missoym.
s Til i: i: 1.1. <' Toit AI, TICKET.
FOB TlfK PiTATK AT I.AIUiK :
(',) ■<. JOHN B. OOHRON. <>r i uJlon.
Hov JOHN T. Cl. A ItK K. of Randolph.
XI.TKIIXATK* :
Okv. W. T. WOT Idiot, or HnrMw.
'I, M. NORWOOD, ol'lTmllmm.
roit nlB uihi mors :
1 JOHN O. NiCIIOKRS. ol Fierce.
•1 doi.. <• H Alll.l >' T. GOODS, ol' -Saniter.
:t. |(. J. Monies, of Mnw<V"o-,
•1 A. O. IIAOON. of Rilil).
M ».i. .1. |l. OCMMI.NO, of llirlunowl.
re 11. 11. 11R1.1.. of Forsyth.
7. ( oi.. JAMES l». WARDKUo ol Colib.
AI.TKHX.ITK*.
1 J II HUNTI.R. of Brook*.
■l. WILLIAM 0. CI,KM I NO. of Decatur.
:i W. O. TI'OOKK, of Troop,
j in- IIKNUY WIMHKRI.V. of Tinng*.
S (; KA DM.In IK ISK. of Willow.
i; O ARNETT MoM I 1.1. AN. of IRiln rrlmm.
7. Col.. \'. A. (iASIvILK, of Fulton.
Tint Two I’nities Seymour ami
Grsuit If Sim cohsliil in .Yovi inlH'i'
it lint Will H»<‘ Doiiiocith'V
The country in in trouble, and tint vast
body of (he people are ut a loss for :i
judicious remedy for fbb ovil« which
nfiiot it If Grant is elect ml to th<- I’res
idoticy fluty fear lhat ho may usurp on
del op:,'tied powers and inaugurate a mili
tary despotism; If Beymobk is successful,
the people ire foarlol that the result "id
I c n second re Ambition, for they say Geii.
U,„un has placed himself fair and square
upon the record, favorat'lo to a rosoit to
arms, if necessary to destroy tlio uriCon
etitutionul Governments in the South,
and to restore the sovereignty ot the
Stales.
The history of the party of which Gen
Okant is the standard benro", certainly
will justify the country in tlio opinion,
that lie " ill not nt alive the intr ealo
affairs of llm naii m in accordance with
the b achings of tho fathers.[for his party
has totally disregarded almost every
clause of the Constitution, already sub -
stituted n despotism in the South for the
free government of the past, disfranchis
ed the citizen, disregarded every right ol
the people, made a mockery ol justice
and despoiled ns of our property. And
as ‘revolutions never go backward,” it is
reasonable to suppose that the party
which has thus siilietituted senif-dospo
’ tisni for Republicanism, will not cheek
ils “Protfcss,'' until its chosen chief i
proclaimed a Monarch, In such event,
are there any so blindly sanguine, as to
suppose that the impulsive chivalry of
America the million whose hearts revolt
at injustice and base oppression, and
prize the heritage of the patriots of a by
gone age—will not raise the startling
cry, “To Arms’!'’ delege the land with
blood, and reassert the principles id tho
Constitution ? If there are any such
they certainly do not know or appreciate
tho American people.
If Skyhook is elected, (and he will be
by an overwhelming majority,) we have
mi fears of revolution, Tlio leaders ol
the Radical party may Limber and fret,
and appeal to the base passions of the
masses; but the opposition will be so
overwhelming- the rebuke ho positive—
tho true condition made so visible—that
truth and patriotism will usurp their
sway, and but few lie found so debased,
so lost to reason and so defiant, as to
join the black standard of tho revolu
tionists. \\ T e entertain a religions be
lief, that upon the election of Seymour
and triumph of Democracy, (notwith
standing) ibc voice of lb.AiR is that of
revolution), the country wilj not only be
saved tho humiliation of a despotism, the
horrors of revolution, but that peace, hap ;
piaess and prosperity will abound, from
tho waters of the St. Lrivrenei: to the
Rio Grande—from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
Therefore, a calm'survey of tho field
must convince the discriminating mind,
that the election of Gen. Grant will en
courage his party to the commission of
further and broader inroads upon the
Constitution the total subversion of lib
t rty, tbo inauguration of a monarchal
government, and finally plunge America
into a disastrous, blighting, bloody war.
On the contrary, the success ot Seymour,
by a decided majority, will allay all rx
citement, disarm opposition, cause the
masses to respect the voice of the nation
n store confidence, renew] prosperity,
establish peace, reassert the principles
of the Constitution, forever guarantee
liberty, and bind together the broken
fragments of the Union in harmony and
contentment.
]u addition to this much coveted de
sideratum, if the Democracy obtain pow
er in the governe . ut, they will reduce
the tariff on all yen eat. and ink and wear.
They will abolisli ten thousand offices
and turn out. the office holders—and,
thereby save millions of property to a tax
ridden people, ;■ ,
They will restore the Union, and bid
the negroes of the Smith support them -
selves, by raising Ce( ton and 'sugar, and
the people of the North, will tatise pro-.t
dnee to feed them.
They will pay tho public debt in the |
arne euireney the government pays tlio :
people, and the same we pay each other, j
and thus save millions of taxation.
If they pay the rich in gold, they will j
pay the poor in gold if they pay the I
t filing millions in paper money, they will |
pay the plethoric bondholders in the!
same currency.
They will protect labor from tho on-;
croachment es capital.
They will leave each Utah: to govern \
itself, limited only by the Federal Con j
slitutioii.
They will reduce the army in tlie South
and send them to the plains to protect j
the frontier from the depredations of In
dians.
They will restore commerce, peace - and
good will between the North and South,
Fast and West.
They will be instrumental in reducing
taxes, both State and National.
They will reduce the army of office
holders, a fid release you from taxation
Ip suppoi I them.
They will enact laws inside, and not
outside the Constitution.
They will restore peace at home nml
maintain your honor abroad.
They will'inaugurate moderation, or
der and good will, instead of hate and
ill will, as now taught by Jacobin poli
ticians.
They will give equal rights to all and
grant exclusive privileges to none.
They will substitute calm, dignified
statesmanship for mud, boisterous funuti
eisin.
They will make pets no longer ot ne
groes at the expense of the whites
They will restore to Americans a white
man's government.
Wliy Ave Oppose Negro Suffrage.
11 is frequently asserted in journals
North, that the sole reason for the op
position of negro suffrage South is “pre
judice.” Tin's is entirety a mistake, and
all such assertions can ho silenced hy
stnl herb ficts. Is it true that intelli
gence and enlightenment constitute tho
| sheet anchor of all free governments, or
I can ignorance be relied on in tho-difficiilt
work of governing a great people in the
spirit of our free institutions? If ignorance
is'the equal of intelligence in a matter so
vitally affect ing the public weal, how
greatly mistaken were the sages and
patriots who laid the foundations of our
government on the solid basis of human
enlightenment 1 If there lias been any
oh ■ which in the past, all have,
agreed it is that no free government can
endure, unless it be upheld by an in tel—
li :cnt constituency. Whatever classes,
therefore, fall below a reasonable stan
dard of intelligence, it haa always been
thought necessary to keep away from
the ballot-box. Unfortunately, this ostra
cism has not. been sufficiently great- lor
time lias vindicated the policy of an ed
! wcut’onal qualification for electors. Hut
as some guarantee for an intelligent b an
chine the American people have never pn
trusted tim ballot to young men under
t wenty one years of age, however in
telligent., nor to the wives and daughters'
of the land. When a vigilance such as
this has been shown in guarding the pu
rit V of the ballot, box, how un just if. is
to charge upon the Southern people, that
it is prejudice on their part, which makes
them oppose surrendering to our late
slaves our political destinies. A volun
tary enliunchiseinenl rs the negro is a
grave insult to the noble women of the
land- As an able Southern writer has
well said, there is no prejudice in the j
case: it is simply a measure of precau-
tion—of absolute safety. The tact of the
notorious inferiority of the negro to the
white race, need not be enlarged upon
as the ground for exclusion. “In the
j long lapse of ages, not only has the no-
I gro not been able to frame a bee Pe in
j meet, but he has lacked the requisite
skill and wisdom to administer any gov
ernment of laws at all.’’ lie his been
unable to produce any, tlio rudest, writ
ten language, much less institute or con
duct a civil government. And yet there
are those among us, who are willing j
to enfranchise the negro and disfranchise
the whites ! No, indeed, it is not pro- i
jndioe tlmt bids the South oppose negro
suffrage j but it is a knowledge of the
incapacity of the race to handle tho bal
lot intelligently.
R.it'iciu-m.—-The Atlanta New Era
says the ‘‘Radical Republicans and Rad
ical Democrats, ij'lct alone, will overrun
and destroy the last vestige ol peace and
prosperity in the country. The people
ought to crush them out of existence.”—
These are words if troth and soberness
and wo call upon too reflecting, peace
loving people of Georgia, to give them
heed, and act in such manner as will
forever destroy the power of extremist
of every party. They have already ru
ined and disgraced the South, and if con
tinued, or placed in power, will bring a
bont another war.
Tennessee and Civil War.
IV , pprc.s-.i and, iiceih sed Tennessee !
Site has drank to the dregs the cup of
humiliation, and now that oppression
has become unendurable, is about to
draw tlio sword to right her wrongs. II
a human devil, a fiend incarnate, was
ever permitted to walk this green earth
and blight, and curse by hi.- prisoner ,
the children of men, tie certainly is rep
resented in the depraved and infamous
person of ox-Fnrson ibiow.Nt.ovv, who
lords it over the peace loving, but des
pairing citizens of Tennessee. This vile,
bad man, has assembled his servile Leg
islature in extra session and suit in a
message for its consideration, in which,
oft' r Hefting forth that the ‘‘rebels and
Ku Kkix” are mining to overthrow his
Hate government, and defeat the Radi
cals in the national election, calls upon
the Legislature to empower him to
order out and arm the militia foi
active service. And in inference to the
character ot warfare, he proposes to
wage, he r< commends that “these organ
izi-d bands •of assasslus and robbers
(Ku K lux) he declared out linen by rpeeud.
legislation, and punixhed with death whei e
ever found
Thernilitia referred leby Gov. Brown
low, consists of the negro population
and a fewbundred depraved white men ;
und it is this ignorant and beastly crew,
the pious parson asks the Legislature to
permit him to turn loose, with license to
murder and rob, upon the unarmed and
defenceless people of the State.
Os course the action of the Oovcrnoi
has startled and highly incensed the peo
ple and for sell defence they are organiz
ing military associations, so as to be
ready lor mutual protection in the event
the Governor attempts to enforce his
policy.
The “signs of the times” platily fore:
shadow a. collision between the people
and the militia, and the strife once com
menced, the struggle will be general, and
blood flovv freely. The responsibility lor
aucli a conflict will rest with the infn
mous Bf.ow'.nu w and his truckling and
servile Legislature, and upon their heads
should be visited speedy and terrible
vengeance.
Tlic Florida J.esislatsire.
The Florida Legislature is playing the
- mischief. That body is composed
of a large number of negroes and sum •
of the most degraded, vulgar and vile
white scoundrels that ever drew breath;
and they are striving to subject the gal
hint people of that lovely State to every
degree of humiliation. On (lie 3rd inst. a
bill passed both Houses, taking tin: elec
tion ol delegates to the Klcctorial College
from the people, and placing it in tha
Legislature. A bill was likewise passed
(firing the peyrors every privilege. of the
ir: . We have not
to eommest on-1!. s.t. outrageous me is
tires as wc desire ; and the '“King’s,
English’' is insufficient to characterize
them as they deserve. For high handed
injnatice-ibr dark, infamous, damning in
suit to a refined and intelligent race, it
stands unparalleled How long will these
things lie permitted ! He.-, ler-g—hO
long?
Secret Political Associations.
The Savannah Jhpubliran says lhat
the day is not far distant, “when every
intelligent colored man will see the great
injustice he is inflicting upon his own
race, as well as that of the white, hy
sanctioning secret political cabals.” You
are right friend Hayes. Secret /m’itical
associations have always been condemn
ed by the Democratic party, as inimical
to the welfare of the country: it was the
main objection to “Know-Notbingisui” in
1855, and lias ever commanded the de
termined opposition of true. Democracy .
Wo join hands with you, and echo tin- -
. ‘
sentiment that “secret jirlitiral cabals,”:
organized by any party, will result in
juriously to tlmountiy
A- H. STEPHENS’ BOOK.
I We are indebted to the “National Pttb
! Using GoAtlanta, Ga, for a copy ol
j lion. A. H. Stephens’ valuable work,
ion tilled “the IFite .between the S/at-s, its
' Onuses, Character, Conduct and JlesultsP
We have not given the work a care
ful perusal, but tut exchange says that
j it. presents a careful pol’tical analysis of
tlie past, separtiug real from apparent
causes of the late unhappy conflict, and
gives those interior lights and shadows
of the Great War, oxnY known* to thus k
won officers, who watched the flood-tide
of Revolution from its fountain-springs
and which were so accessible to Jin
Hfphkss, from his position as second
officer of the Confederacy'.
To a public that has been surfeited
withj apparently similar productions, it
presents a change of tare, both agreea
bls and salutary, and an intellectual
treat of the highest order. The Great
American War has at last found a histo
rian worthy of its importance, and at
whose hands it receives that moderation,
candid and imp;:, tial treatment, which
truth and justice so urgently demand.
This most valuable work is su’d onlv
by subscript!' u, and the publishers want
an agent in every county.
Clier Fuller,
One of the most powerful ministers nfj
the Primitive Baptbt denomination, we '
understand will deliver a seiHnon in tie; j
Baptist Church at Quitman on next Sun
day morning the 9lh inst. Curiosity will
induce a large congregation, ami we are
assured all who attend will be instructed
and edified.
Quitman Academy • — The exercises of I
this school weie resumed on Monday hist
and wo observe a largo number of pu-’
pils in atler:' 1 mce. (). W. Steven's E»q ,
is tho Principal, and ho appears to give ;
complete satisfa.ct ion.
Dim. Times.-- -Not a solitary jtem of :
local intelligence to chronicle the pres- 1
ent week. Our town is extremely’
business of every kind flat, money bus
entirely disappeared, and the people have
abandoned bade. Politics, however are!
still buoyant, and many engage in their
discussion, who are as ignorant of the I
topics whereof they speak as the heath- j
ens are of the truths of the Bible. They i
chew their cuds, swaggi i, curse und slan i
der.
Rain ! Rain ! ! —We are having do-,
cidedly too much rain in this immediate
section oi country. Cotton is shedding!
rapidly, and fodder is suffering. As yet
it is true, that the cotton crop has not .
been materially injured, but if tlio rains j
continue, the yield will Lie cut oft' fully ,
one half.
J> .5. Gvnlianrtiu & Cos.
The card of this popular Savannah,
firm will be found in the Banneil to-day. j
A*; is well known throughout this sect ion j
of country, it is otic of the most reliable
and accommodating houses in tiic,'oity,
and has never failed to promptly respond
to oiders. They have ample facilities arid
are prepared to make liberal advances on
conigmiients of cotton and will be govern
ml strictly by the direction of patrons in
disposing of same ; and as they do not
speculate in cotton or any other article
of merchandize, planters and others send
ing them their produce have a guarantee
that their interest shall not be interfered
with to promote their own.
New .Savannah Firm.
We are delighted to learn that our es
teemed friend. Mr. J. W. Stansi’.i uy, will
.continue business in the “Forest City.”
Helms recently formed a copartnership
with Henry D. Law Esq., the senior part
ner of tlio late firm o! E. f). Smythk k. Co.,
and will continue the business nT the said
firm, under the style of J. W. StaNsui ky
& Cos. They propose conducting, on an
inum use scale, the business of Import
ing and Jobbing l.'liiua, Qu iswaie,
Glass, House Furnishing goods, Out’ery, |
kc., and they hope “to build up a house
which shall excel, in every respect, any
acinc. c it: may y mr ua\ s be many, and
your cash ordjirs numerous-
The IhwiUrtipl I .aw F.xtemied.
11l the early part of .May last the
House of Ucpersentntiveg adopted un
amendment to the Bankrupt Law, ex
tending the time in which applicants may
rec s tin: 1"' eit of the law without re
gaol to tlie amount of their assets, lYotn
the Ist ol June to the Ist ol January,
1809 This bill law dormant in the Sen-
ate until Saturday previous to the ad
ijonrnmonl of Congress, when it was. tak
en up by that body, and parsed as it came
; from the House. We presume the I’res
j blent has signed it, and that it is now a
law. t-o that these who desire to get
iid id’their debts, without paying . von
: fifty per cent, can now go into this bank
rupt arrangement and come out honoru
1 hie gentlemen.
Southern Judicial Circuit
We are reliably informed Unit C >!. J.
R. A i.KXANhKrt, of Thomasville, will be
; appointed by Gov. Bet.: ■:<, and confirm
ed by the Senate. Judge of the Southern
Circuit of Georgia—the position now ,
filled by Judge llanskm.. This will be 1
an excellent appointment and give uni I
versa! satisfaction, lor Col. A. is a gentle 1
man and distinguished for his legal abiii- j
ties
LEGISLATIVE RELIEF.
The following resolution passed belli
j Houses of the Georgia Legislature, on
: the Ist inst, and no doubt ere this has
received the signature of the Governor:
Jit col That all levies and advertise
ed sales under execution in this State,
t are hereby suspended until this General
Assembly shall take fin.iLaclion upon the
I the Relief measure in the Constitution,
i and especially the homestead therein
j,provided, f.rivp/ for wages due for lab r,
j taxes, officers’ cost, &c, Mn-pt in'cases
j where the defendants reside without the
; limits of the State: where he is fraudu
lently conveying the property for tin
purpose of avoiding the payment of his
just tb bts; or where ho is eking to re
move his property beyond the Emits of
i said State, and when he absconds.
(’ATTERrn.i.vr.— A lrieiid informs us that
i the catteipillar lias appeared in large
; numbers, and destroying cotton, in the
lower portion of Thomas county.
SSf" The Atlanta A'etc Tra says that
Senator Josixa Hh.l is a Republican, not
a Radical—and declares that it has no
, use for Radicals in cither party.
V/ashington Correspondence, j
For the Qitbman Rainier.
O r fipepi’il Qprrespondcnt, -JlUj hufne’-lwrtcnej,- 1
me„f Loyal Journal*fur the Smith—tftiw to U -
established in %hotn»xcse loyal Pity, in* on i
their irojf—“ lWMnijayate'' ii'jerims -~( uL H-ij'j i
-- Spie* abroad, <te.,-ibc.
Washincmn City, July JB, ISOS.'
Editor Q timan Banner :
Hear Sir, —You will perceive from
this letter that I am still in the City <,|
Political Chicanery. Having (discov-,
ered, through a “Northern man with
Southern principles,” how to get my
board and drinks on “tick,” 1 have con j
eluded (6 remain here until the rc-us
semhling of Congress, so as to bo an eye
witness of the Impeachment trial ( . the i
Bresident. The general impression with j
1 all parties here, is, that if the. move is!
made by tho “Member” from your Dis
trict, the Ficsidcnt is “gone up. - ’ Mr.
Johnson feels this,'and evinces an’anxic
tv and unec -itu -s on the subject couuuen- ,
j * urate with the influence at work,
* * * *
| A strong move is being made to raise
money for the establishment of B pubii
ei.n newspapers Eunth. One hundred
: thousand dollars has already been sub ,
i scribed. I learn, very s nil one of these j
| papers will be mailed at Ihomas vilie, in
! your county.* It is to be under the Edi
1 tonal management of an assistant Editor
of the “Was:,ingtoii Chronicle,” He is
said to be a powerful writer, tmd will do
’• much mischief among yon small folks
The Governors of the Southern States
! are to require the County officers to do
\ all ihoir publishing in these papers, and
i the "etiliid folks” are to bo advised to
trade with no merchant win adcc list*' n
| any other.
j Some threo'hundri and “loil"men are now
! in this city, curoule. for the South, seek
j ing to devour the offices which wifi be
! canto vacant on account of the failure ol
1 tilt: “elect” to give bonds. They are very
| vwdest, mcelnvl. iiiij ynuwj yen'lemen, and
1 read'/ evince a good deal ( 1 disinterested
! patriotism, in going so fur to serve you
I in your time ol need of competent Soulh
| ern men, to fill your oflici s.
| The Radicals hero are deFghb'd at the
j “billingsgate” tone of the Democratic
, papers South. They , ill it ‘ ( ussing
| l’liix,” and declare it an epidemic broke
j out in llu: Democratic party, which will
; elect Grant. There is much truth in
j ibis, and 1 advise yon to “quit.”
I dined to day with Col. Hag", the
! newly appointed Postmaster at Thomas
villi*. Ho is an dig ant hnk.iig fellow
1 hope tin people will receive him with
•jistra ' di-1 iip .'ll'shed .-tra
, gers” as is their custom, Gen. Dope has
several times spoken to me of the recap
j lion given him at Atlanta. Great men
■ seldom forget such acts of kind . -s.
A detective informs me you have
Spies aim \.<r you. To you they are all
! riijht whilst (heir reports hero make thorn
all u-iuity. They are Radicals with Rad
i inula, and Democrats with Democrats
Trust the oi it spolen Republican, but not
j the other. The'Sooner you rid your
I country of a.ttcli characters the better.—
! have a trap set lor these fellows, and
will aoon catch one, and send him to
you by express —C. 0. D.
Yours truly,
BIG* 1 Nib IN'.
! * TboniasviiU' is not in tii!.s~c.iiinty Rr« Incix.
1 it is tho county teivn of Thomas.
For (hul's sake il oli’t.«i-ml ii» n ‘ I've- carpel
I bagger” per express, D. C). D. We are out of
j funds and will he unable to ■ foot (he bill’’— we
, have no use for him. Put him in the Congress ion \
\at Infirmaryto wait Ml tlie “House S- won.”
unit hold up those "mils ’’ Don’t f i him
tore—Ci,o'? needs him.—Knrroe. Ba.mcr.]
Editoriul lirovities.
A man by the name of Smith was
i shot and killed at Madison, Florida, a
few days ago, bv a negro.
Kg,.. The Georgia Senate has resolved
' to hold secre t sessions on special occa
j sious.
Rjb. Bn.i. 'CK had a grand inaugural
ball, at Atlanta on the night of the-oOtli.
W!U Senator lllt.t. made a speech on
the 30th in favor of Grant and Coi.i ax.
KSw Gen. Mkape has been relieved
from command of District No 3, but stili
; remains in Atlanta in command of the
I Department.
BSSt. Troops are being concentrated at
Lincoln Depot-, in the neighbor!!, od ol
Washington. Tho purpose of the con
Centralioii is not known.
Joe Br.ovvx has announced his in
tention to stump every part of the State 1
of Georgia in the interest of Guam and
Com ax.
The black flag policy prevails in
Ibiyti. Thirty prisoners who recently
surrendered were shot to death.
isgr It is stated that the ruins and
catterpillar are doing considerable dam
age in Mississippi and Alabama.
ri6“ Judge Black puts down Pennsyl
vania forbeymou: by “5,000 maj u-itv.
K£r* A cow died recently, in Kentucky
from sun stroke*.
“Beast” Butler lias been arrested
in Baltimore under Charges of false im
prisonment and fraud.
t©“ It is reported that Gov. BcleoCk I
desires ’to make ex Gov. Brown Chiefs
Justice of Geor. ia.
£"A"“ Ihe Alabama Legislature has
authorized the Governor to organize the:
militia when be deems proper.
Bills before (lie Legislature.
The following are the titles of sujidry
bills of a public eharaeter, now pending
in the Georgia Legislature:
A bill to create for each county in this
State a board of Roads and Revenue.
A bill to make legal, rates of interest
agreed upon.
A bill to encourage loyalty. (This
bill gives patronage only to loyal news
pm pei )
A bill to exempt from jury duly per
son who lost an arm or a leg in the late
war.
A bill to authorize the Governor to
declare all offices of this State vacant
when the incumbent cannot qualify under
the ltili amendment.
A bill to exempt from taxa.k n foreign
capital invested in the manufacture of
cotton and wool.
A bill to compel persons who 1 ave
not paid their taxes for 18<57 to pay the
same.
A bill to prevent any person from
holding the cilice of Ordinary and Clerk
of any Court at tho same time.
A bill to provide fur the election of
Justices of t ie Peace and Const allies.
A bill to amend the Usury Laws of tlie
State of Georgia.
A bill to protect planters from impo
sition by the sale ot fertilizers.
A bill to change the oath of Grand
Jurors.
A bill to prevent the running of slock
at large.
A resolution (which was adopted)
that the members of the- House bury par
tizan feelings, and go forward harmoni
ously in the rk A perfecting such
i legislation us will result in good to the
! people of she Slate.
A bill untlmi zing the Governor to ap
point a tax receiver of Chatham County,
; in place of Hopkins, kill'd.
\ bill to organize District Courts,
and define their jurisdiction.
A bill to reduce the bonds of civil of
fice is.
A bit! for the encouragement of inter
nal improvements and Railroads.
A bill to levy on extra tax to pay each
rn limed soldier of this .State sixty dollars
per annum.
Bradley intro,luc and a bill to organize
the loyal militia—it was tabled.
Reconstruction in North Carolina.
Gov. Ihu.m:x, of North Carolina, ap
pears to be envious of the notoriety a
chieved by the Par: , n Governor of Ten.
la-EEee, ami is striving to make himself
is infamous as possible. Ilia Legisla
ture is uf'tho "truly MI” stripe*, and un
der Hot. man's dictation, a bill is now in
tin) process of becoming a law, which
authorizes tho aiming of tlio negroes
against: tlie whites—which will cause
trouble and probably bloodshed. The
bill provides—-
That, the Governor shall appoint, or
gai aid eqmp a force in each county
equal to fifty men tor cacti State repiv.
sentative, each twenty of whom t,, have
u si rvvAiit, and each hundred a captain
and the whole to be under the manage—
uu'iil of a war department, consisting ~f
a chief and two assistants, ’flu's away
is to be under the exclusive and plenary
control of the Governor, who may order
any part of it at his pleasure to any part
of tho At ate. Tlie face is to la* armed
and iiuifirmed and each man shall have
a badge of authority. He shall have
two dollars per day and found ; 'tho'
clef's to I.ave annual salaries and trav
elling expenses, and the subordinate
oftieciS an indefinite sum. All expenses
incident to the calling out ot the force
are to be levied on and collected from
the community in which the disturbance
arises. Any ten electors h iv" the power
to call out this force, as w ’ as anv jus
tice of the peace, sheriff, and, , c'y sheriff
etc. lids body ot armed and licensed
mini “ >e • xpresslv empowered to use
all “necessary force” to preserve their
authority. “No man shall be an officer
i or private in this organization unless lie
1 be an elector , f the -State and first take
and subscribc’ihe Constitutional oath of
office.’ Each member of the force, in ad
diiion to nil ordinary poiiee powers, may
at bis sole discretion, arrest and hold fi r
twenty four hours any person whatever
“for breach of peace.” “It shall be the
duly of the chief to prepare and forward
to each mau appointed a member of this
force, a printied copy of the rules pre
scribed to govern bis conduct.” This
army is called a “police.” Their badges
are called “police badges. Their pow
ers are called “police powers,” etc.
A Woman in Man’s Clothing Running
Away with a Necho.— Yesterday morti
: ing, on the arrival of the Georgia train,
j Lieut. Murphy was at the depot,,and his
: suspicions were aroused by what appesr
-1 ed to be a white man and negro togeth
er, very social,!e He watched them a
while, and his keen eyes soon 'satisfied
him that it was a woman disguised as a
' man, and arrested them both. Soon af
ter the arrest a telegram was received
: from the girl’s father, stating that she
and the negro had left. Union Point the
: nigl l before, and asking that they be
stopped
The gill, whose degradation is so deep
that We retrain from giving her name,
says that sue had been intimate with tho
m gro for some months, and that she was
n a condition that would have soon dis
closed the fact to her parents, and ran
away to prevent the discovery. They
were to go to Nashville, Tctin., and mar
iy, so the negro says. This she denies,
but says she loves him better than any
man siie knows.
The negro is a b ack, ugly, kinky
i headed man* about thirty, and a fair
’ sample of his race. The' girl is about
eighteen, with homely features and a
, depraved lok— Atlanta Intelligencer.
