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Tlie Central Georgian. VOL- SANDERSVILLE, GA., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 21, 1866. . NUMBER 12. (MSTELL4W & GILMORE; EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. TERMS, 93 00 per annum in advance. Speech of the President. Meetinq of the National Monument Socie- lmperilled, I will act as I have done on I say let us admit into the councils of former occasions, and speak what I the nation those who are unmistakably think. I was saying, that I -had held i and unquestionably loyal—=lhose men ncarlj 7 all positions from alderman, | who acknowledge their allegiance to through both branches of Congress, to : the Government and swear to support that which I now occupy, and who is j the Constitution. It is all embraced in there that will say that Andrew John- that. The amplification of an oath ly—President Johnson Presides and son ever made a promise he did not ful- makes no difference, if a man is not Speaks—Gives the Radicals their Dues fill? Who will sa} r that he ever ac- ! loyal; but you may adopt whatever Forney a Dead Duck. j ted otherwise than in- fidelity to the ■ test oath you please to prove their loy- Washington, Feb. 22, 1866. I great, mass of the people ? They may i alty. While the rebellion was going The National Monument Society i talk about beheading and usurpation, I on the Constitution was rolled up as a held a meeting to-day; President John-1 but when I am beheaded I want the j piece of parchment. If it was violated fion presided, and made a few remarks, American people to witness it. I don’t | in some particulars, to save the Govern- nlluding to Washington’s farewell ad- ! want by innuendoes, by indirect re- . ment, there may have been some ex dress as containing the principles by j marks in high places, to see the man j cuse to justify it, but now that peace which he sought to be guided, and ex- who has assassination breeding in his | has come—war is over—we want a pressing the hope that all the States j bosom exclaim, this Presidential obsta- written Constitution, and I say the would continue their contributions to j c i° must be gotten out of the way. I the structure to be completed as anen-1 make use of a very strong expression when Isay I have no doubt the inten tion was to incite assassination, and get out of the way the obstacle to place and power, whether by assassination, or not. There are individuals in this uring memorial to the restoration of nil the States to their proper relations to the government. I say that when these States comply with the Constitution, when they have given sufficient evidence of their loy alty, and that they can be trusted-— when they yield obedience to the law —Isay extend to them the right hand of fellowship, and let peace ancDUnion be restored. I have fought traitors and treason in the South. I of posed the Davises, and Toombesand Slidells, and others whose names I need not repeat; and now, when I turn round at the other end of the line, I find men, I care not by what name you call them, (a voice, call them traitors,) who still stand opposed to the restoration of the- Union of these States, I am free to say to you that 1 am still for the preservation of this compact—I am still for the restoration of tin’s Union—lam still in favor of this great government of ours living and following out its destiny. (A voice, give their names.) A gentle man calls for their names. Well sup pose I should give them, (a voice, we know them,) I look upon them, I re peat it, as President or citizen, as much opposed to the fundamental principles of this government, and believe they are as much laboring to pervert or destroy them, as were tne men who fimgbt against them. (A voice, what are their names ?) I say, Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania; (tremen dous app/ause,) I say, Charles Sum ner; (great applause,) Isay Wendell Phillips, and others of the same stripe among them. (A voice, give it to For ney.) Some gentleman in the crowd says give it to Forney. I have only just to say that 1 do not waste my am munition upon dead ducks. (LauVhtcr and applause.) I stand for my coun try; I stand for the Constitution where I placed rny feet firrn^at my entrance into public life. They may traduce me; the) 7 may slander; they may vi tuperate; hut let tne say to you that it has no efibet upon me. (Cheers.) Let me say in addition, that I do not in tend to be bullied by enemies. (Ap plause, and aery, the people will s is- tain you.) I know, my countrymen, tliat it has not only been insinuated, but said directly, and the intimation bhs been given in high places, that if such a usurpation of power had been exercised two hundred years ago in a particular region, it would have cost a certain individual his head. What usurpation has Andrew Johnson been guilty of? Nolle, none. The only Usurpation I have been guilty of, was standing between the people and the encroachment of power ; and because dared to say. in conversation with a teuow'citiism and a Senator, that 1 (•ought amendments to the Constitu— tlori . uu obt not to be too frequently made; that It would lose all its digni- }'i and that the old instrument would e 03 ^ s *ght of in a short time; be— cause I happened to say that if it was amended, such and such amendments s,10u id be adopted, it was an usurpa- tmii of power that would have cost a VI,i o his head at a certain time, f Laugh ter and applause.) In connec- tlon with this subject, it was maiotain- e( l by the same gentleman, that wo ", ere m the midst of an earthquake, hat he trembled and could not yield. ( Slighter,) Yes, there is an earth- *1 . e coming, there is a ground swell coming, of popular judgment and in dignation. (a voice, that’s true) The American people will stand by their ’•Rerests; they will know who are iheir friends, and who their enemies f hat positions have I held under this government, beginning with an alder man and running through all branches 01 the legislature. (A voice, from a up.) Some gentleman says I ? Ve been a tailor. time has come to take down the Consti tution, unroll it, and understand its provisions. I come here to vindicate the Constitution, and to save it, for it does seem to me that encroachment is proposed. I stand to-day prepared so far as I who controls all here below, that ere long our Union vvill be restored, and that we shall have peace, not only with all the nation^ of the earth, but peace and good will among all parts of the United States. When your country is gone and you are about that place, look out and you will find the humble individual who now stands before you weeping over its final dissolution. ? Great Empires Stable. It is a very common notion, but al together mistaken,-I that empires perish because they beOomjg'tpo large. Great empires do indeed■ decay and pass away, but this is because of defects at the centre, and not because of vastness of circumference. The heart becomes weak, feeble* Vitiated, and then the limbs drop off. From the Chinese Empire downward, all history proves that vastness of dominion may coexist with permanence—that it is indeed a cause of permanence. Our own great Republic is a striking demonstration of this fact. Had the old confederacy! Ssf-.fitoj n rwrrhnr ntrin nt ' New Advertisements. Messrs. Gallauer & Weddon, fashionable tailors, north ^eaist eorner of the public square, are prepared to suit the public, for cash. Peo ple cAn t Very well be suited for anything' else, Nowadays, but that word cash seems to have become obsolete m the printing line. We trust our friends G. & W. will have better luck than we—if not, give the people Jits. See adver tisement. See law card ot Messrs. Starnes & Johnson, Augusta'. ' A new advertisement from Mr. W. C. Thom as, offering those fine buggies and harness for sale. government, I doubt not, who want to can to resist these encroachments upon destroy our institutions and change the the Constitution and Government. I character of the government. Are they ncft satisfied with the blood which has been shed ? Does not the murder of Lincoln appease the vengeance and wrath of the opponents of’this gov ernment? Are they still unslaked? Do they still want more blood ? Have they not got honor and courage enough to obtain their objects otherwise than by the hands of the as3assin ? No, no. I am not afraid of assassins attacking me when or where a brave, courageous man would attack another. I only dread him when be would go in dis guise—his footsteps noiseless. If it is blood they want, let them have cour age enough to strike like men. I know they are willing to wound, but they are afraid to strike. (Applause.) If my blood is to be shed because I vindicate the Union and the preservation of this government, in its original purity and chastity, let it he shed. Let an-altar to the Union be erected, and then, if it is necessary, take me and lay me Up on it, and the blood that now warms and animates my existence shall be poured out as a fit libation to the Union of the States. (Great applause.) But let the opponents of this government remember that where it has poured out the blood of- the martyrs will be the seed of the church. (Cheers.) Gentle men, this Union will gro.v. It will continue lo increase in strength and; power, though it may be Cemented and cleansed wil.li blood. 1 have talked longer now than I intended. Let me thank you for the honor you-have done me. So far as this government is con* earned, let me say one other word in reference to the amendments to the constitution of the United Stales. When I reached Washington for the purpose ot being inaugurated as Vice Presi- dentof the United States, I had a con versation with Mr. Lincoln. We were talking about the condition of affairs and in reference to matters in my own State. I said that- we had called a com veniion and had amended our consti tution by abolishing slavery in that State—a Slate hot embraced in his proclamation. This met his approba tell the opponents of this Government, I care not from what quarter they come, you who are engaged in the work of breaking up this Government by amendments to the Constitution, that the principles of free government *are deeply rooted into the American heart. All tiie powers combined, I care not of what character, cannot destroy that great instrument—the great charter of freedom. They seem to succeed for a a time, but their attempts will be futile. They may think now that it can be done by a concurrent resolution, but when it is submitted lo the popular judgment and the popular will, they will find that they might as well un dertake to introduce a resolution to re peal the laws of gravity, as to keep this Union from being restored. It is just about as feasible to resist the great law of gravitation, which binds all to a common centre, as the great law which will bring back these States to their regular relations to the Union, I have detained 3’ou longer than I intended. (A voice, go on.) We are in a great struggle. I am your instru ment. Who is there that I have not toiled and labored for ? Where is the man or woman, either in public or pri vate life, who lias nci always received The Stay Law. An Act for the relief of the people of Georgia, and to prevent the levy and sale of property under certain circumstances, and within a limited period.- • ; Whereas, During the late war the ! mained without additions of territory State of Georgia has been overrun by! westward, there can be no doubt that the opposing armies ; the accumulated ^ On o since the agitations upon the?,' " crops and agricultural stock in great slavery, and other exciting questions measure destroyed; the Confederate would have rent it assunder. ;,T%ac- , indebtedness held by the people in ex- quisition of the mouth and whole' p ac ? on th f fi ” fc Wed ?«sJay in May change for their products has become font of the Mississippi river was an valueless, the obligations of the State, evenfc in its bearings upon the. per ma- eagerly sought after as a safe invest- nence of the Union, no less important ment, have been repudiated ; the ac- than Ahe adoption of the Constitution cumulated capital of nearlv a century, of 1787. The purchase of Florida, represented by slave labor” amounting tire-annexation of Texas, the conquest to nearly three hundred millions of of California and New Mexico, the nat- dollars, has been destroyed, and the ural consequences of the acquisition prospect of successful agriculture, the of Louisiana, each added to the strength basis of all value, now dependent on and stability of the Union. There are the voluntary Ubor of the freedmen, is walking our streets to day, citizens a question of doubt aud experiment, born under the first Presidential term, therefore, , They have witnessed the transforma- Sec. 1. 2he General Assembly do eii- tion.of a Weak, imperfect, limited Con- act, That there shall be no levy or sale federation, into a mighty Continental of property of defendants in this State Empire. And all this is the result of under any execution founded on any the consummate statesmanship of a few judgment, order or decree of any court msn ) seconded by the enlightened and . - . Rockaway, horses and harness for sale, by of thirteen States, a narrow strip ot! jjr. H. Mitchell, country along the Atlantic coast*re- Cotton seed for sale. Our columns are crowded with lejfail adver tisements. "■ Sm ' ■ ■ The Couilty Court. The first election of a Judge of this Court the first Wedm flvxt, throughout the State. In Muscogee ^county none but a lawyer is eligible to the oG See. It is the only ceunty in the State where this distinction is made. The bill is too long to publish, bat may be seen at «rar office. my attention and time in due propor tion ? Tiiey say that man Johnson is a lucky man ; that no man can de feat him. I will tell you what consti tutes good luck. It is to do right, and being for the people. That is what constitutes good luck. Some heretofore or hereafter to be rendered upon any contract or liability made or incurred prior to the first of June, 1865, provided the said defendant shall pay or cause to be paid, daring each year, one fourth part of the amount of prin cipal and interest of such execution, or of the debt or claim on which such ex ecution has been or may hereafter be obtained, so that the entire indebted ness shall be paid in four years from the first day of January, 1866 ; the first installment to be paid by the first of January, 1S67, and the fourth and last by the first of January, 1870. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not apply to executions for cost, nor to rules against officers for mone}', nor to any process issued against persons holding money or ef fects as bailees, nor to cases where plaintiff shall make oath that defend ants have absconded, arc absconding. generous support of a free people. Their names will be held in lasting honor—Washington, the father ot his country ; Madison, the framer of the Constitution ; Jefferson, the founder of the Empire—three immortal Vir ginians. Well may Tennessee indulge an honest pride, that upon her three great Presidential statesmen has been devolved the task of maintaining, ex tending, and defending the woilc of these illustrious Virginian*- Congress.—The resolution excluding the Southern States from representation in either House until Congress shall have declared them entitled to representation, has been passed. This is a Radical triumph over the President’s policy. The proposed ammendntSQt to the Constitu tion, excluding negroes from the basis of eon-* gressional representation in all States where they are not permitted to vote, has been de* feated in the Senate. This amendment origin nated with Vice-devil Stevens, and was his favorite measure, it was opposed by Sumner and other radicals. Thickening Clouds.—The Wash ington correspondent of the St. Louis Republican mentions that the rumor of a Congressional conspiracy to depose the President, is revived and is attract ing serious attentson in welkinformed circles. It cannot be denied, he says, that the hostility of the Radicals to a restoration of the Union, which grows daily more bitter and defiant, gives countenance to the charge. Mr. Wil- | or have removed or are removing their 0 - how or other, the people will find out property or fraudulently conveying, se-; liarns, of Pennsylvania, in his malig- who is for and who is against them. I j creting or concealing the same to avoid nant assault on the President, in the have been placed in as many trying ; the payment of their just debts, nor to House of Representatives, asserted positions as any mortal was ever placed orders for alimony aud fines for neg- with emphasis that Tennessee, by her in, but so far I have not deserted the J lect of road duty, or processes issued act of secession, lost everything but people.^ I believe they wil^ not desert by ordinaries for the support of widows her territory, which if true, outlaws ‘ and orphans. Mr. Johnson and disqualifies him for Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the office of President. He further ar- all statutesof limitation relating to liens raigned the President as a usurper, as affected ijy this Act shall be suspend- Mr. Stevens had previously done; and ed during the continuance of the Act. Wendell Philips, in a recent address Sec. „4. Be it further enacted, That in Boston, declared that if the- Presi- any officer or other person violating dent was an obstacle in the path of this act shall be guilty of trespass, and Radical reform, “he was an obstacle liable to the defendant in damages not to be removed.” The Fenians.—Great excitement exists at the North, in Canada, England and Ireland, in consequence of the movements of the Fe nians. They propose' to buy up a navy on the lakes, enter Canada with 50,000 men, and sub jugate it in a few weeks. They also propose to capture a Canard steamer and seize the treasure. They propose many other things about as feasible as a raid on the moon. Nev er was such a humbug since the Crusade?.- The fable of the gnat and the ox must have been written especially for this occasion.- The leaders, and the news-papers will make men'ey out of it, but the end' will be like the botch blacksmith’s piece of iron that would not, after many trials, make either a hoe, axe, or plow: In despair, he soused it, while red-hot, into a tub of water with the remark that he’d “ha darned if it didn’t make a ziz.” And it did. me. What principle have I violated ? what sentiment have I swerved from ? Can they put their fingers upon it ? Have you heard them point out any discrepancy ? Have you heard them quote my predecessor, who fell a mar tyr to his country’s cause, as going in opposition or contradiction to what I have done ? The very policy which j&aF” A special dispatch from Washington to the Philadelphia Ledger states that the peace proclamation is ready, and that its appearance may be looked for shortly. In this document President Johnson is said to announce that the war is successfully closed, and that the South' era States are entitled to representation fa Congress. tion, and gave him cncoui agement, and J1 am pursuing now Was pursued under. Jess than the amount of the judgment, ! Another Washington news writer in talking upon the amendment to the ; his administration, was being pursued j or decree, upon which he is proceeding ! says constitution he said: When the amend- l™-*Lof I • 1 * Said dent ? I: What is that Mr. Fresh ers to the pitch of fury, and they have been led to regard Andrew Johnson as an obstacle in the way of their fan cied rights: in talking upon the amendment to tne; ms administration, was Deing pursued J or decree, upon which he is proceeding, j says that he has" been, at last ... b y him when that inscrutable Pro vi—j ag in other cases of trespass. (reluctantly led to believe, that it ment to the constitution is adopted by dence saw fit to summon him, I trust, Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That I would be prudent in the President to three-fourths ot the btates, we shall to a better world than this, above. I3 any security upon any debt or demand } adopt, some measures for his personal ha\e all, 01 pretty neat all I am m there one principle adopted by himJn : for which executions may have been or ! safety. The inflammatory appeals of favor of amending the constitution, if reference, to a restoration of the LTnion ' may be issued during the continuance {the Radical leaders' havQ goaded some there was one othci adopted. _ that I havedeparted from? None,; of this act, shall have the right, with or of their ignorant and degraded fallow— ne ' ' j without the consent of the plaintiff, to ' , Then the war is not simply upon me,; cause a levy and sale to be rn'ade, Said he : I have labored to save this but 7 it is upon my predecessor. I have ' whenever the security shall make oath Union I have toiled for four 3*ears--- tried to do my duty. I know that 1 thattheprincipal defendant has brought I have been subjected to calumny and some are envious and jealous, and speak : himself within the provisions of the misrepresentation, yet my great desire of the White House as having attrac-j second section of this act. has been to preserve the union of those tions for the President. Let me say to j g e c. 6. Be it further enacted That States intact, utidei the constitution 3,3 you the charms of the \\ hitc House ; whenever any plaintiff or security shall hp,ve as little influence upon me as attempt to have an execution levied upon any individual in the country, f or an y 0 f the causes stated in the sec- and much less than Upon those who|ond section, the defendant may stay are talking about it. J’he difference the said execution by filing with the between the little that suffices rny j levying officer, I113 affidavit denying stomach and back is more than enough ; the existence of said cause, and giving and has no charms for me. J’he proud , bond and Security in double the amount and conscious satisfaction of having • 0 f the execution, conditioned to pay the It is reported,, on the authority of the Constitutional Union, that, at a secret session of the Radicals, the question of impeaching President Johnson was agitated. Ex-Secretary Mallory is the only prison ner in Fort Lafayette. He is said to be suffer ing acutely from rheumatism. . . says (tremendous ap- they were before. But, said I, Mr. President, what amendment do 3 7 ou refer to? He said he thought there should be an amend ment added to the Constitution which would compel all the States to send their Senators and Representatives to the Congress of the United States. Yes, compel them. r Fhe idea was in his mind that it was a part of the doctrine of secession to break up the government by the States withdrawing their Sen ators and Representatives from Con gress ; and therefore he desired a con stitutional amendment to compel them to be sent. IIow, now, does the matter stand in the Constitution of the country ? Even that portion of it which jirovides for the amendment of the organic laws, says that no State without its consent shall be deprived of its representation in Congress. Now what do we find ? in ty C ’1 oid not discomfit me j in Congress. Now ^'lor ll| aSt f ^° r w ^ e ’ u ? usef * t0 be a ; The position taken’that the Statesshall Rood’ -d the reputation of being a ! not be represented ; that we may im- l aafr h? n6 v an , making a close fit, (great! pose taxes ; that we may send our tax c usto Cr ; a wa J s punctual with my j gatherers to every region and portion (4 V0 - erS ’ and al * a vs did good work, of a State; that the people are to be. "'ant n' 06 ’ 110 Pa^hwork.) No 1 don’t oppressed with taxes. But when they _ _ suit r P alca ) vork ; I want a whole come here to participate in the legisla- 1 mariner clingsto the last plank when toetj* ut A will pass by this little fa-! tion they are told : You must pay your (‘the night and the tempest closed Sayv ; neSS friends. Some may taxes: you must bear the burden of i around him. Let us go away for— *o tap- k re ^ re , s ^ enfc > and ought not the Government, butyou must not par-; getting tbe P 351 and looking to the ^ao<>nt such things, when princi- ticipate in the legislation of the coun- i future, resolved to endeavor to restore when ? lnv ? lve( J. Mv countrymen 1 try, which is to affect you for all time j our Government to its pristine purity, * 6 exis *enca of my country is ' tocame. Is this just ? No, no. Then trusting in Him who is on high, but performed my duty to my country, to my children, and to the inner man, is all the reward that I ask. (Great ap plause.) In conclusion, let me ask this vast concourse here to-da3 r , this sea of up turned faces, to come with me, or I will go with you, and stand around the Constitution of our country. It is again unfolded. The people are invited to read and understand, sustain and main* tain its provisions. Let us stand by the Constitution of our forefathers. Though the heavens fall; though fac tions should rage ; though courts and juries may come; though abuse and vituperation may be passed out in the most virulent form, I mean to be found standing by the Constitution, as the palladium of our civil and our religous liberty. Yes, let us^cling to it as the plaintiff the amount due on said exe- The President's Danger.—The Tribune correspondent recently an nounced that Congress was increasing its police for its protection ; and the Post correspondent says the “fact that 100 men are regularly detailed to guari l the White House—as in President Lincoln’s time—indicates that certain threats and anonymous letters have not been without their effect, and it is believed necessary to guard against the attempt of any crazy fanatic ordar Savannah Market—March 14. Cotton—Strict Middling and Good Middling* 39 and 40 cents.- I Bacon—Sides, 20 to 22; Shoulders, 16 to 17 ; Hams, 24 to 25. Corn—$1 15 to 1 20. Flour—Fine, $8.50 a 9 ; Superfine, $9.50 * 10 ; Extra, 10 a 11. Lard—Leaf, 22 a 24c. Powder—$10.50 per keg: Syrup—65 a 70c. Sugar—15 a 16c. Shot—$4 per bag. Whisky—$2.50 a 3.00. In Cincinnati, Corn is Worth 5(f cents per bushel, and Bacon 14 to 15 cents per pound.- Passed by a constitutional majority, 8th March, 1866, over the veto of the Governor. A young lady recently returned from boarding school, being asked at table if she would take some more cab bage, replied: by no means, madam, gastronomical satiety admonishes me that I have arrived at the ultimate cu linary delutition consistent with the code of Esculapius. A Good Excuse.—A poor fellow sent to jail for marrying two wives, ex cused himself by saying that when he had one she fought him, but when he had two, tbe3 r fought each other. cution, during the four years as here- i j n 3^333j n t 0 emulate Booth’s unpar- mbefore provided[for in other cases; | al | lled crime .” Threats have been and where tne defendant is unable to ma( j e ^ assassinate President Johnson, give security he may make his affidavit ( He-* alluded to it in his speech on the of inability, as provided for in cases of 122fi February appeals in section 3543 of the Code ~ ^ ’ ° f sTtkepeals conflict^ laws. rumor from a source entitled to consid eration, is to the effect tffiit the Presi dent has summoned tnesenators elect from all the re-organized Southern States, lately in revolt. The report may be premature, but several of these Senators are now here, and have been requested by the President to remain. That he may have occasion to confer with all of them, after the events of yesterday, is not improbable. The truest sentiment ever read at a public dinner was: ‘Hoops and the Equator—Crinoline and the Equinoc tial line. God bless ’em! The one encircles the earth, the other the heav ens !’ Important Points—Garret Davis made a speech in the Senate, on the 2d, on the joint resolution providing against the admission of Southern Representatives, in which he made some important points. He said : “The President is required by the Con stitution to send messages to Congress, an d he has the power te decide what body is Congress. The members here, who are in favor of admitting the Southern Senators could meet with them, and constituting a majority, the President, if he sees proper, could rec ognize them as the Senate; and hold official relations with them, and he (Mr. Davis) advised him to do it.” A little further on he added: “Whenever Andrew Johnson chooses to say to the Senators of the South; in the exercise of his noble constitutional right, yon get together and fortri a Senate with the Democrats and Conservatives, and I will recognize you, what will become of this body ?” The Feeling iN the Country.— While the telegraph and the mails from all quarters bring us accounts of salutes for, and public meetings held to sustain the veto, we have yet to hear of the first salute or the first meeting to sustain Congress. This is a signifi cant sigu of the times. The public feeling is all running in the same di rection—for the President’s veto.— Gin- innati Enquirer*