Georgia weekly telegraph and Georgia journal & messenger. (Macon, Ga.) 1869-1880, February 08, 1870, Image 6

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The Greorsia "Weekly Teles:i*ax)li and. Journal <fe Messenger. ; ■ Wf; . Telegraph and Messenger. MACON, FEBRUARY 8, 1870. POWTBS OP THE ftfllTl GOVERNMENT.—The Federal Government is the most growing con cern of tbo age. Every day brings a new and enormous development of power. Day before yesterday Congress proposed to take all the main trank railroads in the country nnder their regulating and controlling care; and yesterday they got up a proposition to establish a nation police to maintain order in the States. A scheme to monopolize the telegraph business is now in conrse of maturity, and nnder the power to reg ulate commerce it is supposed Congress will soon seize the mercantile establishments, bar ber shops and drinking saloons. There is noth: ing wanted in the United States now but Con gress and the old flag. With those two institu tions we can live abundantly and never carry a grist to the mill. Floating Ice Down the Mississippi.—The Western papers tell a tale of how Captain Ket- terer, of Louisiana, Mo., steered a raft of ice, 250 feet long and 185 feet wide, and 10 inches thick, adown the current of the Mississippi for 109 miles, and brought it safely to St. Louis. The ice, being cut loose, was reefed fore and aft, and with a convoy of two skiffs and three anchors, the strange bark spread her snowy sails and walked the waters like a thing of life, although no things of life with which we are ac quainted, except ‘‘water-spiders,” walk the water at all. There was a house on board, in which the crew lived and cooked their victuals. Once or twice the bark was in danger of ship wreck, but at last she came through all right. “Light of the Household.”—We are in formed, in answer to our former inquiry, that “The Light of the Household" is the title of a work as yet in manuscript in the hands of the publisher, Mr. Appleton, of New York. We hope Mr. Appleton will soon place the book in the hands of our expectant readers.— The authoress, Mary Faith Floyd, is a descend ant of a family whose namo is intimately con nected with the history of Georgia. Gen. Jno. Floyd, and his son, the chivalrous Gen. Chas. Floyd, of Camden county, were prominent char acters in the history of Georgia in their day. We trust their descendant may be (equally prominent in the literature of our good old State. Hastien Refugees in Charleston. — The Charleston News says that General Prophett, the generalissimo of Salnave’s forces, General Francois, general of a division, aide-de-camp to the President of Hayti, and commandant of the port and district of Port an Prince, Madame Oneide Jean Baptiste, who is the mother of General Francois’ son, and tho Rev. Chrysos tom, private Secretary to the late Salnave, who arrived there on the French war vessel now in that port, left by the Northeastern railroad on Wednesday, for Washington. Notwithstand ing the multiplicity of titles, there were only four in the party, the first three being negroes and the Reverend a white man. The Dilemma of Reconstuction.—Says tho Herald, of Monday: Southern States were re quired to ratified the Fifteenth Amendment as a condition of restoration to the Union. As they could not be trusted to come in and then ratify it, they ratified first and then came in. They were, therefore, not in tho Union when they acted on the Constitution, or else they Ware never out of the Union. Either, then, all tbe reconstruction laws of Congress, are invalid, or these Southern ratifications of the Fifteenth Amendment are invalid. If the States were in the Union there was no need to admit them, and if they were not in the Union they could not participate in making law for States that are in. {Secret Political Societies. The era of political disorder is ever marked by the organization and spread of secret oath- bound clubs, which are always the foes of well regulated liberty. Tho Northern papers announce the formation of the Society of the “G. A. C.,” (Grand Army of the Constitu tion,) organized “to support the Constitution as handed down by our forefathers,” and as a foil to other secret organizations in the inter ests of Radicalism, known as the Grand Army of the Republic, Loyal Leagues, etc., etc. This is on the principle of fighting the devil with fire. These secret oath-bound political organizations, of all sorts, are scum from the seething pot of European politics, and if de fensible at all, are so only where open discus sion of political questions is impossible, and men believe that the atrocities of tyranny must be curbed by the cord, dagger and poison of the secret assassin. Where discussion is free, and liberty of the press is maintained, there is no excuse for them. If any necessity is pre tended, it is the necessity of corruption, bribery and dishonest artifice, to frustrate the progress and effect of truth by the base arts of mere political intrigue. He who gets up a secret political'dub in quasi connection with the Democratic party, shows that he is no Democrat, and does not comprehend the first principle or idea of De mocracy. This is, the bold, open discussion of political truth, and an unquestioning confi dence in its ultimate triumph and the vindica tion of public justice. “Truth,” says Leg gett, “is omnipotent, and Public Justice cer tain.” The men who must sneak off into cob- webbed garrets or third-story lofts, to discuss the great principles of l : berty regulated by fundamental law, founded upon immutable and even-handed justice, would go to a dun geon or a grave-yard vault to study astrono my. Democracy wants air, light and free cir culation. Its appropriate auditorium is the broad canopy of heaven, and its apostles and hearers are whoever will speak out of a full heart and whoever will draw nigh to listen. The man who hatches plots and intrigues in secret places, is just such a Democrat as the Carbonari and the Holy Velime were the friends of liberty, or the Spanish Inquisition were friends of religion. They mistake their calling and the broad, expansive and genial principles they pretend to advocate. Away, then, with all secret political organi zations among Democrats. Away with such spawn of fanaticism, deadly intrigue and stinking political profligacy, which seek to substitute cunning and craft for reason—and bribery, fraud and underhanded machination of all sorts, for the voice of an incorruptible people, given in the broad light of day, upon a fair and open hearing. Let the Radicals monopolize all this ma chinery of vice and popular demorarlization. It belongs to them. It becomes them. It is a fit illustration of their party—its.tendencies, objects, effects and influences upon'the Amer ican people, and the free Republican Govern ment transmitted to us by an heroic and noble ancestry. But leave the vermin of the garrets and the worms and snails of the dungeon to an appropriate secrecy, and let Democrats stand up for their high principles in the open light of day. Gen. Ames, informed the President that Mis sissippi is so thoroughly Radical that Jeff Da vis couldn’t stand it, and, therefore, moved to Tennessee.— Washington Dispatch to Iribune. “Every dog has his day,” saith the proverb. It is Ames’ day now, thanks to the shameless and cowardly nse of his own bayonets. Let him wait five years though, and see how tho whirli gig of time will treat him and his schemes. If he lives that many years, he will find Missis sippi so anti-Radical that neither Ames nor any of his like can stand it. Da J. 0. Ateb, of Lowell, was in our office yesterday, and we talked over the times. Dr. Ayer is a leading Republican, but at the same time, one with whom you converse a good while without detecting any very important diversity of opinion on tho Southern situa tion. When you rise from discourse with these Northern Republicans, you marvel still more at the mad pranks of their party in thin Southern country of ours. An Engineering Tkiumth.—The last span of the bridge over the Ohio River, at Louisville, was completed on Monday afternoon. The length of the bridge, exclusive of approaches, is one mile. It ha3 two main spans of three hundred and seventy feet, and another of four hundred feet, and a draw over the channel. The time occupied in its construction was two years and six months. Drowned Out.—According to Professor John G. Barnwell, in the Athens Watchman, 4901 inches of rain fell in that place in December last This is something over 408 feet, and we can imagine it has been damp under foot in Athens. Some fellows contend that it was 4 feet and 901-1000 of a foot which fell, but if that had been the case the Watchman would have print ed it so. Affairs in Hayti.—The World says Salnave’s veterans have joined the army of Cabral in San Domingo, and turned their bayonets against Baez, who is, according to his own statements, under the protection of the United States. This will naturally bring Salnave’s veterans in con flict with the United States marines in garrison at Samana. Disease in Atlanta.—The Express 6ays that there have been five deaths of meniDgelis in that city in the last forty-eight hours. Also, that small pox is proving plenty large enough. Radicalism is rampant and fatal, Fitch has gone over, and Bishop Simpson thinks it will take 3000 years to convert the world. This is dis couraging. United States Courts.—It will be seen the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia is adjourned to the 1st Monday in April next. The Circuit Court meets the 2d Monday in the same month. Funchal of Dr. Wm. S. Rockwell.—Dr. Blackshear hands us the following dispatch: _ Savannah, February 4.—We leave for Mfl- tedgeviUe fought with the remains of brother Rockwell. Funeral on Sunday. Samuel Lawrence. The Charleston Courier says that 400 shares ef the Savannah and Charleston railroad stock changed hands a few days ago in that city at (35 per share. The stock is therefore said to be “looking up”—at a distanoe we should say. Supreme Court.—We have no report of the proceedings of this body later thaw Wednesday, *• *be papers of yesterday failed to come to Louisvillb claims a papulation of osa hnw! trod and fifty Good Moral Exercise. The reading of Gov. Bullock’s message to his Agency—so deliberate and cold-blooded an in sult to the people of Georgia—is good moral exeicise, calculated to developo fortitude and self-command. He who can wade through its studied and malignant misrepresentation and slander, without wincing or hitching in his chair or shrugging his shoulders, or any invol untary utterance of “cuss words,” and then go on to consider the matter with himself, or his wife or neighbor in the ntmost patience and self-composure—he is fully prepared to go into politics in these times. But if, after faithfully applying this test, he finds his patience limping even in the last joint of tho little toe thereof, he ought not to trust himself—let him devote his attention to com and cotton and eschew politics. In this document Bullock has imitated those ingenious practices of the Aboriginee3 with their captives in war. With indefatigable ef fort and misrepresentation on bis part, ho has got Congress to chain old Georgia to the stake, and sticking her body all full of lightwood splints, he fires them with infinite delight over the tor ture of tho bonnd victim. Well, so be it. We shall not make a fuss about it. Bullock must bavo his day. We did our best to avoid being tied up to tbo stake, but now we are there they shall get no groans out of ns. We say to tho whole brood of tormentors who gloat over their exploits in insult and cruelty, be sure and do your very worst, while you may. Dana on tho Death or Radicalism. Tho New York San whose editor, Mr. Dana, is one of the sharpest eyed, shrewdest calcula tors ever graduated by tho Radical party, has been casting the political horoscope of that party, now that the triumph of the Fifteenth Amendment may be taken for granted, and the negro taken ont of polities. He sees in this very fact the seeds of the disease that will kill the iniquity, and gives his reasons as follows: It is out of the final termination of the slavery contest that the main peril of the Republican party arises. At the last Presidential election more than half a million of men voted ior Gen. Grant solely because they wanted to see the pending plan of reconstruction carried through. When this is accomplished they will feel no special attachment to him or his party. They are independent citizens, who never support a party merely for the good it has done. It is to these satisfied Republicans that the party may be indebted for its early defeat, and even its nltimate dissolution. Then there are the doctrinaries of tho party, who differ with its present policy on the tariff, the currency, the construction of the Constitu tion, and the gradual absorption into Congress of an unwarranted share of the powers of the Government. The cord which has bonnd all these classes to the party is broken. Following close behind these comes the long procession of disqualified Republicans, some of whom are disgosted with the administration because of its nepotism, its favoritism, the nnwortby charac ter of many of its agents, and its disregard of the claims to consideration of distinguished members of the party; while others are indig nant at its failure to redeem its pledges of econ- omy, and because of its fawning at the footstool of the British throne, and its base desertion of the canse of free government on this continent Though the bond which has united these classes to the party is not yet severed, it is seriously weakened, and may snap at the first severe strain. Supreme Court Proceedings. Wednesday, February 2, 1870. The court met pursuant to adjournment Argument in case No. 12,Macon Circuit—The Central Railroad and Banking Company, plain tiffs in error, vs. Stephens, defendant in error. —Injunction from Bibb, was resumed and con cluded by OoL Hartridgo for plaintiffs in error. No. 13, Macon Circuit—Gamble vs. Harde man & Sparks, et al—Complaint on draft and acceptance, from Bibb, was argued for plaintiff in error by Judge B. F. Lyon, and for defend ant in error by CoL L. Whittle. No 1, Flint Circuit—Doyal, Deputy Sheriff, vs. Maxwell—Mandamus from Spalding, was dismissed for want of prosecution. Pending opening argument in No. 2, Flint Circuit—Wyatt vs. Tomer—the eourt adjourn ed.—Atlanta Era, Zi. The Greensboro Herald reports the matrimo nial market aa “rather brisk this season.” The Georgia Press. General Terry's house was entered by robbers on Tuesday night, and $200 stolen. The Constitution, of yesterday, has heaTd of no new deaths from meningitis, in Atlanta. A fire Wednerday night, at the American Hotel, Atlanta, damaged that building to the amount of $2,000, which was covered by insur ance. The remains of Colonel W. S. Rockwell, who recently died in Maryland, arrived in Savannah on Wednesday, and were taken to Milledgevillo yesterday for bnriaL The Savannah Republican says: Early.—We understand that the plnm trees on the plantations adjacent to the Central Rail road, between this city and Macon, are now in full bloom. Movement of Fertilizers.—Thirteen hun dred tons of gnano were shipped from the Cen tral Railroad Depot, in this city, on Saturday last, for distribution among the planters in Georgia. W. H. Young is President, and W. L. Salis bury Vice President of the “Coiambus Indus trial Association.” Six thousand five hundred dollars have been subscribed up to this date to make the fair a success next falL The Constitution calls attention to Gov. Bol lock’s wilful perversion of the facts connected with Dr. Miller’s election as Senator. It says: Gov. Bullock, in his message, says that Dr. Miller’s majority on joint ballot was only four teen. and if tho twenty-five disqualified mem bers had been thrown ont he could not have been elected. This is an egregions error. The vote stood thus: Miller 120; Blodgett 72; Seward 13; Akerman 6—Miller’s majority 29 over all candidates. If the whole 25 had voted for him he would still havo been elected by four votes; but three of the disqualified did not vote, so that his election was still certain by 7 Totes—a majority of those admitted to be qualified. The committee of citizens of Columbia coun ty, who lately waited on Gen. Terry to B6k that their county be spared the horrors of what is called martial law, have got home and report as follows: In reply to this memorial, Gen. Terry said: That he thought we were unnecessarily alarmed; that Colombia county was not more nnder mill tary or martial law than was the entire State of Georgia; that owing to tbe outrages or lawless acts that had been committed, the counties spe cially mentioned had been formed into a sub district, and Moj. Kline placed in command, with headquarters at Barnett, for the purpose of being near at hand; that he had delegated to Major Kline the same powers that had been delegated to him; that the organization of what we were pleased to call a fabled myth, *. e.., Kn-Klnx, he bad indisputable evidence did ex ist ; that tbe military were pnt over ns to pro tect the rights and property of the peaceable citizens and not to persecute. He said that there were no soldiers in Colum bia connty, and assured ns there would not be as long as the good order and peace of society was observed, unless they were to come into onr connty in pursuit of those attempting to escape, from other counties and whom the military were iting to secure. He said that, should any officer, soldier, or other party proseente any citizen by wrongful arrest, or otherwise, he de sired to be notified as to the facts of tho case and that he would speedily redress the wrong, and punish the perpetrator, that it was his in tention to do no injustice to, nor persecute any one, bnt to protect and assist them. That civil authority from some cause or other had hereto fore been totally inadequate to secure peace and order in some of tho counties designated. He said, that be hoped and believed that the mili tary power would be of short duration, and would be withdrawn. The following is Caldwell’s resolution request ing Congress to relieve the political disabilities of all the citizens of Georgia, which was killed in the lower branch of the Agoncy by the Rad cal vote: ■Whereas, It is now certain that the amend ment to tho Constitution of the United States known as Article XV will be passed by the re quisite three-fourths of all the State Legisla tures, and become a part of the fundamental law, and Whereas, Many people of this State are still laboring nnder certain disabilities imposed by tho Constitution and laws of the United States; be it therefore Resolved, by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, that we do earnestly request the Congress of the United States to relieve; at as early a day as practicable, all such citizens of this State, of all their disabilities. Resolved, That His Excellency tho Governor be requested to transmit official copies of this resolntion forthwith to tho President of the Sen ate and Speaker of tho House of Representa tives of the United States. We beg Jndge Andrews’ pardon for crediting him, a few days ago, with a very fnlsomo eulogy on Bollock and his administration. The Chron icle and Sentinel has seen a fuller report of the speech from -which the extract was said to be taken, and says it does not contain any snch en dorsement. From a recent letter in the Atlanta Era, we collate some facts abont the Augusta cotton factory that are interesting. Tho present company, organized with a capi tal of $200,000, which has been increased since, ont of tbe earnings of the company, to $600,- 000; and although the war followed close upon its beginning, by the skill and energy of its management the whole amonnt of purchase money, $150,000, as before stated, was paid off ont of the net earnings in the first two years of business. The whole capacity of these mills, as now running, comprise 15,000 spindles, 508 looms, consuming 130 bales of cotton per week, and the annual prodnet, on the average, is 521 yards of fabric to each loom per day—say*25,000 yards per day, and over 8,000,000 yards per annum, including sheetings, shirtings and drill ings. All this is produced by the average nnmber of 500 employes- -more, probably, than is produc ed by the same amonnt of employes and ma chinery in any establishment in the country. The picking room is protected securely from fire by a novel and common sense arrangement of perforated iron pipes running over tho ceil ing, and so connected with the water pipes that in case of fire a perfect showering flood of water is poured over every part of the room. As a farther protection, small honses have been erected on the premises at convenient points of access to the main building, in which a large coil of hose is so suspended that in stantly on an alarm being made, it can be stretched to its ntmost lepgtb, and tho water let in from the hydrant, connecting at every hose- house on tho premises. The arrangements for flooding every floor in the main building is equally complete. Since tbe close of the war there has been added to these mills $150,000 worth of new ma chinery, end the company have paid to the stockholders regular quarterly dividends of five per cent., and, in addition, made an extra divi dend ont of their surplus earnings, to say nothing of a large snrplns now remaining in the treasury. The aggregate net earnings of these mills since the war has exceeded $800,000, ont of which $540,000 has been paid to the stockhold ers, so that now the stock of the company is valued atone hundred and sixty dollars per share, and none for sale. Says tho Marietta Journal: The opinions of the Telegraph and Messen ger with little exception, are well considered and jndlcions. Its recent article in relation to the falling off of the supply of laborers in the cotton region presents the subject in its proper light. The loss is to ihe individual failing to procure a supply of labor; not to the prodnotive wealth of the State. The diminished production of cotton anticipated will net the State as mnoh money as a more abundant crop. Real estate in Griffin sold as follows on Tues day: Cherry and Bro.’s business house, for five thousand and one dollars. Messrs. Flemister & Brooks were the purchasers. The lot next to the Methodist Ghnrch, size SO feet by 210 feet, was sold to J. H. Johnson for fifteen hundred dollars. The Methodist Parsonage f which was sold for the purpose of reinvesting) brought thirteen hundred dollars. Small house, half aore of land. The Cartersville Express says the farmers of that section are availing themselves of this charming weather to plow their lands. We never saw better farm work done in our recol lection ; there is a tm and an energy truly in spiring. Planters’ Policy—No. 2. Editors Telegraph and Messenger:—It is matter of great importance to all who subscribe for a newspaper that tho information contained in it, relative to any subject, should be read- carefully read—in order that those, for whom the writer employs his time and brains, may be benefitted. This is a matter which puzzles me somewhat, as I know planters, as a general thing, devote less time to the perusal of a news paper than any other class of subscribers. Meat all men read or glance over the columns of a newspaper to see what would be worth the time employed in reading, and such as seems cold or of no interest to them individual ly, they pass over and never read. I don t sup pose one in five of your numerous subscribers read the late article I wrote for your columns, because the- caption was simply “Planters’ Policy.” Now, yon do not publish, strictly speaking, an agricultural paper; but I am confident you are more interested really in the advancement of agiicnltnre and its branches of industry, than you are in the “Congressional Agency” in At- anta. And I am convinced of the fact that your paper has a wider circulation among the planters of Georgia than any strictly agricul tural journal in the Southern States. A monthly journal is too slow for the present status of agricultural interests—bnt if every planter could be induced to subscribe for one—the Cultivator or Farm and Home—would one in five read half of the information contained in them ?' I fear not Now, if I were to head this article with any of tho following lines: “The wonderfol discovery of gold in Macon,” or “Terrible destruction of life and property in Macon,” or “The latest prize fight,” or “The fastest racer known,” or anything to excite the wonder, or curiosity, of the reader, not a sub scriber would go without the knowledge of all the particulars contained nnder the heading. But when I say simply “Planters’ Polioy—No. 2,” the majority turn the paper over—mentally saying, “I despise a long article or series of articles.” Nevertheless, as I can make no rfm-fling revelation, nor attract the attention of tie majority of your readers by giving some anusing dialogue, or reciting an excellent anec dote, I will to the task of that dry old theme— “Hanters’ Polioy.” I propose in this article to set forth in order my objections to “share-labor.” I shall not nunber the objections, for some of them ran together, and to elaborate as I should to cover the whole, I may sometimes seem to repeat, willspeak or write as tbe ideas come to mind. The great evil to result from “share-labor” is not foreseen by many, nor has it been sufficient ly developed, as yet, to attract the attention of any who, as I have remarked, consult only the present good. All lands are not alike—not ! equally fertile—consequently, the same propor tions in “share-labor” will not correspond in money value on different plantations. A set of bands will work this year on some plantation, without manure and nnder bad management, and make nothing more than a meagre support, and jet they get half of everything. How can yon or any one ever induce that set of hands to labor next year on a more fertile place and it to be manured as formerly, for one-third or even for one-half again? They say they have tried working for one-half and make nothing. How can yon induce them to work for a less share, thongh the amonnt might be double, or even thaible what it has been to them at ono- half ? The negro doe3 not consider the fertil ity of the soil, or the benefit of good manure and careful management, bnt he looks di rectly at the results of the crop he has made. I have heard them say there was nothing in tho third,” and yet if they were to receive the half there would bo bnt little more in that. On this account I object to share labor. 'Well, some may object to money wages, too, on tbe samo account—because tho crop is not sufficient to pay the hands, even ten dollars per month. If yon havo snch poor land, my planting friends, don’t plant it with hired labor, bat just pnt in a few acres, manure well, and tend it yourself un til yon can get that rich, and then enlarge and hire one hand—being confident of yonr ability to pay him. Let ns see what will be tbe remit if everybody gives the negroes one-third of the entire crop for five years. Now I would suppose any land, worth calling land at all, will, at this time, bring a bale of cotton to five acres. (If it brings less than that it would bo a losing busi ness to cultivate it even with slave labor.) Now, by cultivating fifteen acres to the hand in cot ton, and ten in corn, yon will have twenty-five acres to the hand; probable prodnet—3 bales of cotton and 100 bushels of corn, to the hand The negro would hardly bo satisfied with his shore (one-third) in this first crop, bnt suppose yon induced him to stay, and commenced the liberal nse of fertilizers; the second crop would be a bale to four acres, or four bales to the hand. The negro becomes more interested in the crop and desirous to stay another year. Yonr next crop, with a more abund ant supply of plant food already in the soil, and another liberal application of gnano, gives five bales to tbe hand, or a bale to every three acres. Your corn crop may be increased also by the nse of cotton seed, bnt as you will have no more use for corn than you had the first year, we will suppose the fourth year that you plant less com and more cotton; putting cotton seed, guano, etc., on eighteen acres of cotton to the hand and with good seasons make a bale to two acres, or nine bales to the hand. This gives the negro three bales to his share. Without pursning this line of argument farther, our sensible men will readily see, when you put all yonr available means together and plant the fifth crop and still increase and give away one- third of a bale of cotton to the acre to your la borer, you may count no longer on your hands for another year. When a negro is master of five or six bales of cotton be will not be very ef ficient as a laborer. We can-make a bale of cotton to the acre even with the old “petit gull” seed; and when the Dickson seed become universal, the yield will bo very reasonable at two bales to the aore. We can cultivate fifteen acres of cotton to the hand and enough land in com to supply all wants; for we nse much less corn now than formerly. Does any one see the nse of giving the negroes one-third of the crop, when we get to making a bale to every acre (for it costs him no more labor to cultivate a rich acre of land than a poor one) when one-third of that would, at 20 cents for cotton, be ample re muneration for his services ? I don’t think any man would like to give it and the fear of doing it in the fntnre may deter a great many in their efforts to enrich their soil to that high standard. But should it do it ? By no means. Make the land rich by all means, if yon enrich the negro also. Now how will those, who have been working negroes on shares, and are increasing the yield of each crop, succeed in getting the negroes to work for money wages ? He will not work for you that way. Then will this not be an evil— for I predict the darkey will be, under such cir cumstances, materially better off than his em ployer? Many, I know, do not manure their land, and are not making anything; bnt they may possess a great deal in having hundreds of acres of land to wear out and after all be poorer, at the expiration of ten years, than they are at present—having worn ont land and made negroes poor by “share labor.” Then will not this be another evil—for I am in favor of giv ing the negro good wages so as to enable him to live ? Now how are we to avoid these evils ? I answer by giving every where, on rich and poor land alike, all over the State—yea, all over the South if practicable, the same money wages—sufficient now for the laborer to live, and only, snfficient ten or twenty years hence to enable him to live and be comfortable. The wages of the negro at present are not suffi cient. He should have a dollar a day on a farm, if he boards himself, as well as on the railroads, or in the city—for then this competition would be canceled. Some will say we are not able to ay them so much, bnt I contend we ought to e able. If we are not it is onr own fault. Those with poor land would not accumulate much for a few years, but by diligence in busi ness and constant manuring they would soon ac cumulate. I have not enumerated half of my most important objections to share-labor, bnt I fear I will encroach upon yonr valuable space. I am in favor of the negro as a laborer, Messrs. Editors, or you would find me advocating “Chi nese immigration. We need home laborers, not foreign adventurers. Then let us try the negro a little longer, and try and get np a system in regard tonis wages. Now, aalhave tried to show,slave-labor either retards the planter, in enriching his farm, or else gives the negro the benefit of something which is not his (for mind I do not suppose the negro pays for any guano,) and more than remunerates him for simple labor. I will show that it is also detrimental to the good order and care of a farm. By share-labor a negro understands nothing but the crop. Ho does not have a share in the fences which do all to ward saving his share from the ravages of stock. Oh no, he does not own any, and it is not, there fore ms business to fix up fences around it. He does not reflect that fences do not protect the land, bnt the crop. If yon call on him for his services in splitting rails and patting up fences, he wishes to be informed in reference to his pay for so doing so. If you tell him his share in the crop is his wages for all his services the year round, he very likely wishes to “quit,” or tells yon he is working for a share of the crop, and is virtually your partner for the year—so yon ought to work at the fence as mnoh as. he. I once had a “wise negro” working on shares, who commenced work on the 12th of February, and then desired to know who was going to pay him for plowing until planting time. He wants to plant and reap simply. When I see old fences scattered all over the plantation, I con clude there is “share labor.” No new ditches— there is “share labor.” Stables and outhouses needing repairs—“share labor.” “Share labor' will do for those who cannot procure hands in any other way, bnt I say whoever continues it will find himself fenced in, and at the mercy of those who know he did once give a part of the crop. It is too late to retract when the majority of the negroes find it to be a continually in creasing income, nnder good cultivation—they will demand and have to be paid a part of the orop; and if yonr crop increases from four bides to the hand to ten or fifteen, and yon have paid the third or the half, you will have to continue to do so. He will not be denied. Yon might as well expect those who have rented lands to return to working for monthly wages, as to ex pect those who have labored for one-third or one-half, to be satisfied with any less share—no matter what the results of the crop. I will try and show in my next why we will not be able, ten years hence, to give a share in the crop to hands. For the present I desist Goodmobe. Macon, January 31, 1870. Atlanta Congressional Agency. From the Constitution.] Wednesday, February 27. Senate.—Mr. Candler arose, after the read ing of the Message, bnt the Chair decided that Mr. Dunning was entitled to the floor, and that resolutions were in order. Mr. Donning offered three resolutions—one ratifying the Fourteenth Amendment; one as senting to the act of Congress striking out the Relief clauses of the Constitution; ono ratify ing the Fifteenth Amendment. The first resolution to ratify tho Fourteenth Amendment was read, when Mr. Dunning moved its adoption, which motion was seconded. Mr. Candler arose, bnt the Jfresident stated that Mr. Donning had not yielded the floor. The whole resolutions were then read. Mr. Dunning supported his motion to adopt the resolution to ratify the Fourteenth Amend ment, in a few pertinent remarks. Mr. Candler offered as a substitute that the Governor’s Message, with the exception of the recommendation to ratify the Fourteenth Amend ment, be referred to a joint committee of three members from each branch of the General As sembly. Mr. Candler made one of his best efforts in support of his motion. His rebnke of the Governor’s charges against the people of Geor gia, was withering and scathing. The President stopped Mr. Candler from commenting on the Governor’s assertion that all legislative action since July, 18G8, was ille gal, and said that Mr. Candler must confine limself to tho subject before the Senate. Mr. Candler’s response to the .remark of the President was crushing. Ho demonstrated from the acts of Governor Bullock that Georgia had a legal government. Mr. Brock favored the adoption of the reso lntion to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment Mr. Nunnally asked Mr. Brock if we were not acting nnder the Fourteenth Amendment? Mr. Brock replied yes. Mr. Nunnally asked Mr. Brock if tho Senate were now to reject the amendment would it render it less valid ? Mr. Brock replied, “No.” Mr. Wooten offerfed as a substitute a resolu tion that the Legislature of Georgia having rati fied the Fourteenth Amendment, it i3 unneces sary to vote on it again. Mr. Speer called the previous question, and the vote Btood yeas, 10; nays, 23. By consent, Mr. Candler withdrew his resolu tion, and the vote taken on Mr. Dunning's re solution to ratify tho Fourteenth Amendment, with the following result: Yeas—Messrs. Bowers, Brock, Bradley, Ben ton, Campbell, Colman, Corbitt, Dickey, Harris, Higbee, Hungerford, Jones, McWhorter, Rich ardson, Sherman, Smith, (36th,) Stringer, Wal lace, Dunning, Griffin, (601,) Griffin, (21st,) Jordan, Traywick and Mr. President—25. Nays—Messrs. Nunnally, Smith, (7th,) Mc Arthur, Hicks, Bums, (under protest,) Well born, Candler, Fain, Holcombe and Wooten— 1°. During tbe calling of the yeas and nays, the Democrats declined to vote, but the President decided that they must vote. Mr. Dnnning’s resolution assenting to the act of Congress striking ont the relief clauses in the State Constitution, was pnt on its passage and adopted by, yeas, 28; nays, 8. •Mr. Nunnally said he voted nay, because he was in favor of relief. Mr. Dnnning’s resolntion ratifying the Fif teenth Amendment was taken np and rushed through, being adopted by the following vote: Yeas—Bowers, Bradley, Brooks, Bentley, Campbell, Colman, Corbitt, Dickey, Griffin, (Gth) Griffin (21st), Harris, Higbee, Hunger- ford, Jones, Jordan, McWhorter, Richardson, Sherman, Smith (3Gth), Speer, Stringer, Wal lace, Welch, Dunning, Trawick, and Mr. Pres ident— 2G. Fays—Bums, Candler, Fain, Hicks, Holcomb, MoArthur, Nunnally, Smith (7th), Wellborn and Wooten—10. President Conley asked permission to vote on the adoption of the resolntion, bnt Mr. Barns objected. Permission was granted. A message was received from the House, an nouncing the ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and the ratification of the expunging of the Relief Laws from the Con stitution by Congress. On motion of Mr. Harris, the action of the House was concurred in, by yeas 24, nays 10. Mr. Harris offered a resolntion for the ap pointment of a joint committee of five from the Senate, and seven from the House, to in vestigate the charges preferred against Gov. Bullock for the unlawful use of public funds. Mr. Candler suggested that the Legislature still being illegal, and the Governor provisional, such a resolution would be illegaL The resolution was adopted and the President appointed Harris, Dnnning, Fain, Nnnnallyand Brock as the committee. Mr. Wooten, from the committee, reported rales for the government of the Senate. Fifty copies ordered printed for tho use of the Senate. Mr. Higbee moved that 600 copies of tho Governors Message be printed, which motion prevailed. Mr. Speer offered a resolution that the Gen eral Assembly, when it does adjourn, take a recess until 10 o’clock. A. M. on the 14th inst. Mr. Candler moved to amend by inserting the IGth for the 14th, which did not prevail. Mr. Speer’s resolution was adopted, and the Senate took a recess until 4 o’clock P. M. Four O’clock p. m. _ Message received from the House announ cing its concurrence in the resolution to take recess until Monday, 14th instant. On motion, the Senate took a recess until that time. The House having failed to concur iu pass ing the joint resolution to appoint a commit tee of investigation into Gov. Bullock’s illegal and unlawful use of public funds, the Senate resolution amounts to nothing. House—The House met at 10 A. m., and was called to order by the Speaker, Prayer by Rev. M. Smith. Calling of the roll dispensed with. Journal of Saturday read. Message from “IBs Excellency, the Pro visional Governor,” was announced by R. Paul Lester. Mr. Bryant then moved to have the protest entered. Mr. Fitzpatrick objected. Motion put, and the Speaker announced it carried, Mr. Fitzpatrick said he questioned if it was earned. The message was then read. Fit is published in Senate report, and omit ted here. ' m Mr. O’Neal, of Lowndes, offered a resolu tion adopting the Fourteenth Amendment, and proceeded to comment thereon. He £»iq he was aware that many thought that this amendment had already been adopted. Many thought otherwise. Mr. Tweedy called the previous question. Carded. Main question put. Carried. Division called for. No Democrat voted. Teas 71, nays nothing. Mr. O’Neal, of Lowndes, announced, with a slight blush, that he wa3 paired off with some one, Mr. Turnipseed,_ he believed. Mr. Maull paired off with Mr. Harkness, who had gone home on account of family sickness. Mr. Scott desired to know why Mr. Wil- char’s name was not railed, as he was a mem ber of the House. The Speaker said, his name would be en tered at the proper time, when the official in formation of his eligibility was received. The Speaker declared the resolution carried. Mr. Biyant made the point of order that a quorum of the‘House had not voted for the resolution, and therefore it was not carried The Speaker overruled him. Mr. Bryant then rose to a personal explan ation. He had not voted for the amendment and read the following reason: “It is well known that the Fourteenth Amendment to the. Constitution of the United States has been ratified by by both Houses of the General Assembly of this State. I believe we have already legally ratified the said amendment, and therefore I now decline to vote for its ratification. I also believe, that this House has been illegally organized, and I therefore decline to vote for its ratification. “ J. E. Bryant, “ Of Richmond county.” Mr. O’Neal, of Lowndes, offered another resolution, adopting “fundamental condi tions,” and resigned the floor to another Rad ical, who called the previous question. Yeas and nays called for. The roll was being called, when, on request, the resolution was again read, as some thought the resolution was upon the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment. Some Democrats voted no, the rest did not vote. The Democrats then withdrew their votes, and the Speaker announced that the vote stood thus—yeas 71, nays 1. and that it was carried. Mr. Bryant rose to a point of order. A imAMlln A A’ A A L U 7. A M aL majority of a quorum of the House had not voted, and, therefore, the resolution was not carried. Tho Speaker admitted the correctness of Mr. Bryant’s position; but said he was in the hands of a greater than he; after he got out of this, thraldom, he would sustain Mr. Bryant’s position, but not now. Mr. O’Neal, of Lowndes, proposed a reso lution adopting the Fifteenth Amendment, and resigned the floor to Lane, of Brooks, who called the previous question. On this resolution the yeas and nays were called. Mr. Anderson said he considered himself gagged, and declined to vote. Mr. Hall, of Glynn, voted no, and explain ed that he did so because Congress had de clared Georgia not a State in the Union, and not being a State, her action on this amend ment must be void. Mr. Parks, of Gwinnett, said he was in structed by his constituents, and voted yes. Mr. Tnmlin voted “no,” and had read the following: “A proposition to adopt the Fifteenth Amendment meets with the uncompromising reprobation of the noble, true and brave pie whom I represent, and also with the ing of their Representative, and I can but, in this as well as in ail other hours of trial, re main true to them and true to the principles upon which they elected me. And though it may be passed over my head, I shall leave for them to behold, spread upon the journals of this House my determined protest against this crowning act of Radicalism and treason against all good people of the South.” Price, of Lumpkin, explained that a year ago ho headed (not beheaded) those who fa vored the adoption, and therefore voted “yes,” Mr. Biyant declined to vote. I am in favor of the ratification of the Fif teenth Amendment, but believing as Ido that this House has not been legally organized, and that persons are permittea to participate in its ■oceedings who are not legally entitled to do . I decline to vote. J. E. Bryant, Richmond county. The Speaker announced that the vote stood thus: Yeas 55, nays 29, and the resolution was carried. Mr. Tweedy, of Richmond, moved to trans mit the action of the House to the Senate- Carried. Mr. Scott, of Floyd, offered a resolution re questing the Governor to order, within twen ty days, an election to fill vacancies, caused by death or otherwise, and moved to take up the resolution, The Speaker said he did not believe this was consistent with his “orders” from above; but as he had been arbitrary heretofore, he would waive his privilege and put the question to the House. A letter from the Governor, (Provisional) was here announced and read. It restored, nnder General Terry’s Order 13, Mr. Wilchar, of Taylor county, and Mr. A. T. Bennett, of Jackson county, to their seats in the House. Mr. Caldwell, of Troup, offered a resolution requesting Congress to relieve all persons in the State of Georgia from all their disabilities, and moved to take np tho resolution. Yeas and nays called. Watkins said as the Democrats hud declined to vote on the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment, he would decline to vote on this. Yea3 61; nays 50. Lost, as it required a three-fourths vote. Mr. Bethune offered a resolution to appoint committee to investigate the charges of Treasurer Angier against Gov. Bullock, Lost on motion to take np resolution. Madden offered a resolution adjourning the House until Monday, the 14th instant. Williams offered an amendment to suspend the pay of members during the interval. Bethune offered a resolution requesting Gen. Terry to suspend the collection of debts contracted prior to June 1, 1865, until the Legislature can act upon the question of re lief ftom the same. Motion to take up this resolution lost Message from the Senate announcing its concurrence with the House in the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment and the funda mental conditions. The Chaplain Committee reported that they could secure the services of Rev. W. P. Har rison and R. W. Fuller, and recommended them to the House. Committee on “Rules” recommended the adoption of the Rules of the prececding ses sion. Report adopted. Message from the Senate announcing the appointment of a committee of five in the Sen ate to investigate the charges of Treasurer An gier against Provisional Governor Bullock, and requesting the appointment of a commit tee of seven to co-operate with the Senate Committee. • Yeas and nays called on the motion to take up the message. Yeas 72, nays 44. Motion lost. Mr. Bryant said he wanted the charges in vestigated, but first desired the offices all filled. [He seems to think Bullock will be re placed.] He voted “no." Mr. Bryant moved to adjourn. Message from the Senate asking concur rence in their adjournment to the 14th inst. Amendment offered and a desperate attempt made by Mr. Bryant to be heard, but the Speaker pnt a motion of some one to concur in the Senate adjournment to the 14th instant This was carried. [Immense applause from the Radicals.] Tlie Green Line Exeanito^' Florida. ** Jacksonville, Fla., February 8 Editors Telegraph and Messenger ■ ' delightful visit to Fort Pulaski, it was to the excursionists that carriages wotf? waiting at the various hotels on Sund^ ing for a drive to Bonaventure and Tv bolt, of which pleasure many avails selves, while the more devout service at the various city churches. J> of the worldly ones, I joined the f 0 , had no occasion to regret the cboioe. A beautiful drive of three miles over shell road brings yon to Bonaventure (v The entrance to this old burying p] ace merly through an old arch tradition^! beenbnilt by the Indians, bnt which K given plaoe to a modern gate. Leadis. rious directions through the grounds^ nues of Grand old water-oaks, whose heads are hoary with the gray moss J years. The age of these trees wonldL sidered beyond the memory of man, w not planted in snoh .straight rows ti man hands must certainly have set ti This is the principal feature of intwJ and leaves an impression not soon to be; ten. ce of. lies Thunderbolt, the place of Savannah rives its name from the frequent stor ' visit this vicinity. Bar and biUiajtf race tracks, ten pin alleys and other ac^ dations for the sporting gentry, are aW and as oysters are brought in here N river on which the place is situated J well imagine their popularity on the h < I 8 P.U., Sunday.—the trains leaved sonville after enjoying at least $20 00 of Savannah hospitality—and thronch ->• of pine land and palmetto swamps wJ this delightful place, so delightful inc ' yonr correspondent cannot forego n some days basking in its soft air and The nights and mornings are so cool are quite comfortable—thongh the the at 2 p. m., to-day in the sunshine abont 90. The St. Johns River is abont a mile this point and navigable about 200 mi! e! its broad waters the invalids and visitc-j frequent excursions to points alopg ;j About 15 miles above is situated the farm of Mrs. H. B. Stowe, who is nows, visitors at her Southern home. Two of N ters are with her, and they are of coutse curiosity. As yet I have not seen the ... Orange groves are the principal scene*, river—and are sources of considerable" to their owners. Money-making is the aim of all, many of the private residences have verted into hotels and boarding-housa doing a thriving business. The St J t principal hotel here, has a daily list a’ that would do credit to the Brown Hi Spotswood, and the tide is coming i constantly. Many who wero here In are here again, and it is generally the: a few years will render it as popular u resort as Saratoga or Long Branch ij mer. Certain it is that in view of this: is now much enhanced in value andUii lated in by shrewd visitors. It hi; proven for manyan Eldorado, givingtt lease on youth and strength—though low cheeks you see, and short coughi; are painfully suggestive of coffins, : and graveyards. Vegetation is, of conrse, much ad™ have green peas, lettuce, asparagus even had a ripe strawberry. The population here numbers about sand—is thriving, ard has a strong element. The business of tbe plaoe is largr thongh the fruit and lumber trade it portant. Hurriedly, etc. Oub last Courier-Journal h«« some good ones, «• y. : Mr. Robeeon ought to be a pretty good sailor by this time, for be has been at eea ever einoe he was made Secretary of tbe Navy. The Chicago Tribune says Henry Ward Beecher was “sired” for a preacher. It is fesred that it may hereafter be said that he waa damned for the same thing. Mr. WilL Cumback, of Indiana, has been appoint ed Minister to Portugal. A New York paper insists that there is no necessity tar having a Minister to Portugal at alL This is true, but nobody in Indiana wante to see WilL Cumback. An exohsnge reiterates the assertion that the “colored troops fought nobly daring tbe late war.” Their moat desperate effort has been since the War and baok pay out of the bands Public meetings in Hon Perry, Ga., Februarybtl Thi being a public day, a large a::! able nnmber of the citizens of Honsl-.l the Conrt-honse and organized by lie: meat of James B. McMurry, Esq.,: man, and Edwin M. Brown, Esq., ass'! Gen. Eli Warren then presented '--I ing resolutions to the meeting for its:f ation, which were unanimously passe: Resolved 1. That we are the adr peace and constitutional government, I mission to the laws passed in obedienej Resolved 2. That we look npon of Congress convening the Legislate proceedings had and being had thera uncalled for, contrary to the best i the whole country, and nnconstiti oppressive. Resolved 3. That the means used tc j the passage of the law of Congress i ferred to, were and are false, infamo'J rapt; and for the part that Gov. Bu| and is taking in that unjust, oppress] constitutional proceeding, he desen has already received, the disapproYjl'j est men who love constitutional govei ivil liberty everywhere, without roj political opinion. Resolved4. That the Legislators] has met and attempted to organize rfl act of Congress, the propriety of of us did, and do yet question; aril military, it seems, has mostunjustlyb| of Ms seat in the Senate Chamber, Anderson, Senator from this district j it seems nnder said ordor, may be#j Dr. Wm. A Mathews, of this county'] election for Senators, received the nnmber of votes for Senator, to CaT Anderson. Resolved 5. That we have confidsj honor, integrity and patriotism of D J and do respectfully request that b* f seat in the Senate made vacant bj] sion of Col Anderson. Resolved 5. That a copy of these? be furnished to Dr. Mathews, and * lished in the Telegram: and Me&sd] con, Ga. After the reading and adoption of] resolutions, Edwin M. Brown, EsaJ in a few remarks expressed his goi the adoption of the resolutions wm cerity in Doctor Mathews as the h sent&tive of this District in the Sett-] A motion was then made to adjo| tied. James B. McMubby, Edwin M. Brown, Secretary. The citizens of Fort Valley and] country, met at Mathews’ HaU, thi>| February, and elected CoL W. • I Chairman of the meeting, and ele-w Houser, Secretary. The meeting having been oq Anderson briefly stated its object, * ascertain the sense of the comm® respert to party, as regards Dr. 'ff-F taking the seat of CoL W. J in the Senate of the Georgia vacant by order of the military a® It was, on motion of Dr. J. A1 imoujJy adopted that Dr. W. A j proceed to Atlanta immediately* seat thus vacated. It was further unanimously res’ 1 ! J. F. Troutman, Dr. J. A. Tig** j J. Sis trunk, Mr. James Hardiso*] John A. Houser, immediately Mathews and present him with * 0 ceodings of the meeting, and him in person more fully the sense of the m acting. mi' John A. Houser, Secretary. I lin ha 1Z 1 wo sel 4 Oil I wif SUt hoi de as] lia Btl til ch lai de da hi th 8C tb th ii The Labor Question.—C at length on our flirt page tc hiring labor on orop shares. eating and important a quest' 00 ’ the attention of the people. ----- - ----- a#