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m I———— »;,i>UJ!iaMnw?;qrag3 Tlae Greoreia "Weeklv Telea;ra-pli and. Jonrnal & Messenger. Telegraph and Messenger. MACON, FEBRUAK* 22, !870 The Reign of Fraud. Much of our press telegraphic matter, with in a few days, relates to Legislative frauds in Alabama, whereby a bill to transfer the munici pal government of Mobile from the people Enforcing the Fifteenth Amendment, thereof to the Executive at Montgomery, was With a view to enforce the provisions of the ! so shockingly hoeussed by secret and fraudulent fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of thei alterations in the course of its passage through United States, Judge Bingham lias prepared a 1 tho Lecislature that its original friends disown bill to enforce the right of citizens of the United,. ® MnWio States to vote in the several States of the Union, ;A quasi civil wa 1 _ o P who have hitherto been denied that right on ac- between the Radical Mayor Price, in possession count of race, color, or previous condition of and who refuses to yield to frand, and a Radical servitude. It is intended especially to meet jj„ or Harrington, appointee under the bill, the rase of such States as Delaware Maryland acknowledged on all hands to be no and Kentucky, wherein it is feared the fifteenth " ........ amendment will be disregarded. | legal bill, in many important particulars, but a The first seetion provides that from and after : piece of knavish trickery and legerdemain, the passage of tho act all colored ci'izens of the nobody knows who did the business, United States residentin tbe«^ St«te> of or ^ wt at to do in , he premise8 , now the United States, shall bo entitled to vote at 1 J . , , _ .. all elections in the State of their residence, snl»-! that toe forgeries and alterations have been dis ject only to the same conditions which now ore covered. or niay hereafter bo required to qualify white j ^ similar and, if possible, more flagrant case ^SerttonVwoenacts a penalty of five hundred of fraudulent alterations of a bill nfter it had dollars’ fine and one month's imprisonment, passed and been signed, was detected m Florida against every assessor or other officer of a State, last winter, and the taint of fraud pollutes the who neglects to assess the person or property of j w jj 0 lo atmosphere of that so-called State gov- “ycolored citizen of the United States pnor to | ernment ^ frandg in Lonisiana hav0 been The third section prescribes a similar penalty, the staple of newspaper talk for a year, and we to bs enforced against any of the members of any levy court who shall commit a similar of fence. Section four provides that nnv clerk or other officer required by the law of a State to regis ter, record, or transcribe any list of persons against whom taxes have been assessed, who shall wilfully refuse or neglect to register the name of any colored citizen who has been law fully assessed to pay any tax, shall pay r. fine of $">00, and bo imprisoned not less than one month. The remaining sections provide penalties to be enforced against other State, county, and ward officers who refuse to receive the vote of a colored man. The circuit courts of the United States are given jurisdiction in all eases arising under the act. This bill illustrates, in part, the great revolu tion which has been effected in tho character of the Federal Government. Under the Constitu tion as it was, the direct communication of the Federal Government with the citizen was very rarp. Sometimes he was called upon to act as a juror—a witness, or a party in the Federal courts. Sometimes to pay an impost duty a, sometimes to bold an office. But with the great, mass of the people, the postal department end the currency were about the only tangible evi dences of the existence of the Federal Govern ment. The State governments controlled every ordinary,* political and social relation of the citizen. Bat since the war, the Federal Government has been steadily pushing its direct relations with the citizen, until now she pesters him with mastery in every relation of life. She assails him with direst taxes—license law3—laws regu lating social intercourse in every aspect—oaths —abilities and disabilities—registries—the bal lot box, and, in fact, interposes her direct au thority with a zeal, constancy and vigor worthy of a pursuit in which some good end could pos- sibly be gained. All this is predicated on the idea of maintain ing by force of Federal authority, in every State, the precise social habits, sentiments and feel ings which are supposed to be entertained by the mass of the States, as reflected by tho existing administration. That noble liberty of local self control, nnder a bond of common subordination to the Federal Constitution, is destroyed: and with it goes the practicability of maintaining the American system of confederated Repub lics, by the volantary consent of the governed. The condition of its existence nnder the new plan isono of tho constant exercise of force and domination over minorities. And as Congress goes on in its career and multiplies the subjects and occasions for direct interference with the citizen, and sharpens its points of contact to suit the prevailing New England ideas of the functions and prerogatives of government—so, of course, does it mnttiply and increase the dan gers of collisions and conflicts of authority be tween Federal and State functionaries—and in crease the demands and occasions for augmen tation ot Federal power—the sharpness and vigor with which it must be enforced against the States—tho confusion and embarassment of the citizen between the requirements and exactions of the two masters—the general dissatisfaction and distrust of the system among the people, and the danger of tnmnlt and disruption. When the gTeat book authoritatively declares “No man can serve two masters,” it enunciates a truth applicable not only to religion, bnt also with equal force, to the whole range of human experience. Reasoning on general principles, we do not permit ourselves to donbt that the whole plan of forcing Federal interference into every de partment of society and local politics, is surely destined to become extremely odions to the peo ple. No matter who or what State is hit to-day —somebody else is bound to be hit to-morrow, and all will be hit in turn on a sore spot. Time alone is necessary, under this system, to give every State and locality a bloody nose. The system is like a giant in a crowd, trampling and swinging his fist about promiscuously—every, body will get a sore shin and a cracked crown before he gets ont of the press, unless by com mon consent they all tarn on the giant and teach Mm to keep Ms hands and heels to Mm- self. The New England politicians never had but one idea of the Federal Government, and that was to employ it like the bully in the crowd, on all errands, from religions and social reform to transferring money from the general crowd into their particular pockets, nnder tho pre tence of “protecting American labor.” They were never content to let the people consult their own tastes in morals, politics, society, drinks, bnsiness pursuits, and so on. When they had pushed the big giant into revolution izing the Southern social system by fire and sword, all that has followed in the way of em ploying Mm to make by constitutional amend ments and legal enactments, the negroes the social and political compeers and masters of the Southern people, is bnt a natural sequence, and the movement against a protective tariff is the first dawning of a popular reaction against their detestable politics. It will go on, and after a time, it will be bard to find a white politician who ever favored tMs governmental system of old grannyism. There is only one political question in America worth a thought, and only one position worthy a freeman; and that is an eternal and uncompromising war against this plan of Federal despotism, which will involve a continent in anarchy if not pnt put down. The Hartford Post has a story of a deacon who got drunk in New York on the 4th of July. It was at a time when ice was unknown in summer in the country. The deacon confessed Ms fault, bnt pleaded in palliation that it was a prodigiously hot day, and the lemons and ice in the punch did look so cool and inviting that ho couldn't resist the temptation, and he supposed he did actually drink to intoxication. A low browed brother on a back seat listened atten- tively but incredulously to the defence, and at its conclusion rose. ‘T haint no objection," said he, “to a man’s getting drunk, if he owns up to it and is sorry for it; that’s a thing a man’s liable to, and p’raps sometimes he can’t help it; bnt when the deacon comes in here and undertakes to excuse Mmself in any snch way as that—talking abont seeing ice in July, X go for jerkin' Mm ont for lyin.’ The weatherwiae predict that March will be a very wet month. February has not been slow la that line. now have the leading functionaries in that eo- called State trying to impeach and degrade each other for high crimes and misdemeanors. So in North Carolina the outcry abont frands fills the papers. In South Carolina the black and white Radicals are by the ears on charges of fraud, and as for Georgia, wo need say no more tb an that leading Radicals from tMs State charge that the last reconstruction is conceived and prosecuted solely in the interests of fraud. Thus one universal taint of frand notoriously pervades the whole domain of Congressional reconstruction. Nobody doubts that it is a sub stantial triumph of frand, and the rabid partisan who denies it does so with a sardonic grin which tells yoa plainly that ho has a hundred times better reason to believe in the universal sway of fraud than yon have. We might charge this terrible fact and the universal recognition of its existence, to the character of the agents selected by Congress to carry out the work of reconstruction, but that would account for it only in part. The worst of men would be held in some check by public sentiment, were it not for that other and more potential fact that public sentiment itself is tram pled nnder foot in the organization of these governments. That fact removes or destroys all restraining influence; and where any con siderable portion of that restraining influence existed, as in the case of Georgia, Congress broke it down by a revision of their reconstruction— by extraordinary tests and extraordinary inter pretation and application of the tests, as if it were an indispensable part of the programme that all correcting, restraining and purifying in fluences of public opinion should be trampled under foot. TMs done, there was nothing to hinder the completest triumph of fraud, and States which had never in their previous public history, known the fraudulent appropriation of a dollar of their revenue, or a disgraceful act of mal-administration, are now become a by word. Tho theoiy of a free republican government is the supremacy of public opinion. The theory of the Reconstruction governments is the sup pression and subjugation of public opinion, and that through the instrumentalities of a free gov ernment ; and it is a theory which must neces sarily become at last felo de se. The Southern people, when they had exhausted the resources of resistance, tendered their allegiance to the conqueror. It was practically neither accepted nor refused. Had it been accepted, the gov ernment would have placed them again op the level of citizenship; but while it professed to do this, it still held them in proscription as sub jects of « mastery exceptional in its character. They were, therefore, neither one thing nor the other, just as these reconstructed governments are neither one thing nor tho other—but a pre tence—a counterfeit of republics with the vital principle struck out, and tho people repressed by Congressional acts, and the small arts and tricks of small and dishonest politicians under them, which not only subject all public interests and properties as prey and spoil, bnt encourage frand, plunder and violence by the very nature of the political institutions established. Tho governments so-called are founded on hostility to the peopleand public interests, and what more natural that they should be carried on in the same spirit? They are, in themselves, a political fraud—what more natural that they should bo administered in the same character ? Time alone could not cure the inherent and radical vices of snch establishments, bnt the peo ple would become more irreconcilably hostile to them with every day of their continnance. The effort to extend this usurpation in Georgia by overriding the constitution of the State, if suc cessful, will only result in a more signal catas trophe at the end of it. If the Radical party seek or desire popular strength in Georgia, they cannot gain it by represssing and master ing the people. Never, until they let the peo ple loose, will they get their own toes npon the first inch of the firm ground of popular favor and confidence. They have but one of two sensible plans—either to free the people and let them control their own affairs, or discarding this wretched imposture, establish here at once and forever a military pro-consnlship, founded upon the assumption that the people cannot be trusted. Despotism's Last Stride. By the provisions of a bill adopted by the House last Thursday, the Secretary of the In terior is to appoint three commissioners for each Congressional district in the Union, who are to receive the ballot cast at any election for members of Congress, or for election for Pres ident and Vice President, and to decide npon the qualification of voters. The bill also con tains several other provisions designed to cany ont the plan of placing the election of members of the Federal government exclusively in the hands of the ntew commissioners, or, in other words, under! tho control of the Secretary of the Secretary of the Interior. TMs is the first step towards enforcing the provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment in the hitherto free States. At the next election the Radicals will have their commissioners, backed by Federal bayonets, at every precinct in every district where the vote is close. TMs is what tho last section of the Fifteenth Amendment means. If the people snbmit, the Radicals are fixed in the saddle for all time to come. Such a Legislatube!—We doubt if such a compound of knavery and ignorance a3 the present Legislature of Alabama and the officers thereof, was evor before collected as a legisla tive body. It would have suited the times of Jack Cade admirably. Every week—it seems to be every day recently—some new exposure of rascality or ignorance is made. One of the officers has been expelled for theft, and at least one other (we believe two or three) for incompe tency ; one of the members was lately on trial for subornation of perjury, and we believe that he is still threatened with indictment for that offence, as well as for suspected murder. An other has been “relieved from the penalties for fraudulent voting. The latest instance of the corruption that prevails is furnished by the re port policed in tho proceedings of Tuesday) on the alteration of a bill after its engrossment— CK Enquirer. Wait till the Atlanta Agency gets fairly nnder way, and then see if yon don’t have to “lift this affidavit” The Alabama concern is bard to beat, we acknowledge, bnt well go our “pile” on the Agency. The New York hospitals are seid to be erowd- i ed with victims to the relapsing feTer, GENERAL PRESENTMENTS f OF THE GRAND JURY OF BIBB COUNTY. Wo, tho Grand Jury, chosen and sworn at the November Term of Bibb Superior Court for 1809, do hereby make the following present ments : In examining into the affairs of tho county, it gives ns pleasure to stato that the afflicted poor among ns are being properly cared for at tho poor house and hospital, where we find, on an average, sixty-five treated a month at a cost (in cluding everything) of only twenty cents each a day. The buildings are kept clean and neatly, and tho patients seem quite comfortable. As all purchases are made by the Mayor and Ordi nary on the best terms, much good is done at comparatively little cost, and all concerned are entitled to credit for its management. We find the roads after the recent rains in a miserable condition, and onr present system of road laws utterly inadequate to their thorough working, and every interest of either city or county calls loudly for a change. In this emer gency a lull has been prepared, and is herewith presented, which we think will meet the case, and we earnestly recommend its legal enact ment A BILL To be entitled, An Act to alter and amend the Road Laws of this State, so far as relates to the county of Bibb, and to authorize and require tho Ordi nary of said county to levy and collect a tax for road purposes, and for other purposes. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Bibb county to appoint in the manner now provided by law,three Commis sioners of Public Roads in and for each Militia District in said county, whose rights, powers, duties, liabilities and immunities shall be the same in all respects as are now prescribed by law, except so far as the same may be modified or altered by the provisions of this act. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the au thority of tho same, That said commissioners shall be and they are hereby authorized and re quired, as soon after their appointment as prac ticable, to lay off the roads in their respective districts in sections of three, five or more miles each, as they, or a majority of them, shall deem most appropriate, tho working and keeping in repair of which, in accordance with the road laws of this State, for the term of ono or more years, shall be let to the lowest bidder,after due and proper public notice of the same; and it shall be the duty of said commissioners to make ont specifications in writing of the work to be done, which specifications shall be the bi- sis of tho contract. Sec. 3. And it is farther enacted by the au thority aforesaid, That the person or persons with whom said road contracts may be made, shall be required to give a bond with approved security in a sum double the amount agreed to be paid to him or them under said contracts, which bonds shall be made payable to the Ordi nary of said county, and conditioned for the faithful performance of their respective con tracts according to the terms thereof, and the sums for which said work is contracted to be done, shall be paid by the Ordinary only upon the certificate of tho commissioners that the work agreed upon has been faithfully done ac cording to the terms of their respective contracts. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the aforesaid authority: That whenever it shall bo made to appear to the Ordinary npon the report of tho commissioners of any district, that the conditions of the bonds required to be given in pursuance of the third section of this act have been violated or not complied with, it shall be Ms duty to have suit instituted thereon forth with, and the amount recovered shall be set apart and appropriated as a road fund. Sec. 5. And bo it further enacted by the au thority of the same : That the person or persons with whom such contracts may bo made, shall enjoy all the rights, powers and privileges, and shall be subject to all the pains and penalties now prescribed by law in reference to overseers of pnblic roads, except so far as the same may be affected by tMs act. Sec. C. And be it further enacted by the au thority aforesaid: That in making tho afore mentioned contracts, the Commissioners shall have power to pledge to said contractor or con tractors the labor of such convicts as may be sentenced by the Judge of the Superior Court of said county to snch labor for minor offences, provided that said contractor or contractors shall make such provision for the safe-keeping and maintenance of tho same as shall bo approved by said commissioners under direction of tho Ordinary and Sheriff of said county. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted by tho aforesaid authority: That the Ordinary of said county be, and he is hereby authorized and re quired to levy a capitation tax, not to exceed three dollars npon each and every person sub ject to road duty by existing laws in said county, the payment of which shall operate as an ex emption from road duty for and during the year for which said tax may be levied—and shall also levy and collect a tax on every horse, mule, or pair of oxen, or single ox, at half rates, as also all vehicles of every description, using the roads in the said county, not exceeding tho sum of three dollars from the owner or owners of the same, and any person who may be subject to the payment of said tax shall be amenable in ail respects to the road laws of this State if he or she shall fail or refuse to pay the same. Sec. 8. And be it farther enacted by the au thority aforesaid: That it shall be the duty of the commissioners of the several districts of said county to ascertain and report to the Tax Collector of said county the names of each and every person in their respective districts who may be subject to road duty, and it shall be the duty of the Tax Receiver to receive nnder oath the number of horses, mules and oxen for draught and wheeled vehicles owned in the said county and give the same to tho Tax Col lector, and it shall be the duty of the said Tax Collector to collect the tax which may be levied in pursnance of this act at snch time as the Or dinary may direct, and shall report to the said Ordinary the names of all persons who fail or refuse to pay said tax. Sec. 9. And bo it further enacted by the au- shority of tho same, That any person or per- tons subject to road duty, who shall prefer to work the road in person or by proxy, shall have the right to do so, and shall work six days in tho year on the roads in his district nnder the di rection of the contractor for the same, whose receipt for such labor shall be good against the capitation tax, and be charged as eash against the said contractor; and any person failing to work or refusing to pay the commutation tax for road duty shall be subject to all tho penalties already provided by law, and Ms wages be sub ject to garnishment by the tax collector, whose duty it shall be to proceed by execution or garn ishment against all defaulters by summary pro cess as at present provided by law. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted by tho au thority aforesaid, That the Tax Collector of said connty shall be entitled to the same per cent, upon the collections of said road tax as is allowed by law for the collection of State and connty taxes. Sec. 11. And be it enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this law be, and the same are hereby repealed. The bridges in tho county are in pretty good condition, with the exception of that across Echeconnee Creek, on the Columbns road, which is reported dangerous, and that across Tobesof kee, at Mrs. Fulton's mill, needs imme diate repair to make it what it might and should be, a great public convenience, and we recom mend the Ordinary to have them attended to at once. The attention of the Grand Jury has been called repeatedly to the fact, that delay in prose cution of offenders entails large expet.se npon the connty for their maintenance, and we beg most respectfully to call tho attention of the Solicitor and the Coart to this evil, with a view to its correction, if possible. That this is no light matter is evident from the ascertained fact that the criminal justice of the connty is costing the tax-payArs, annually, not less than the enor- mous sum of sixteen thousand dollars. To Ms Honor, Judge Cole, and Solicitor Crocker, tho Grand Jury tender thanks for courtesies received, and ask to have these pre sentments, with the bill, published. Jos. CmsBV, Foreman. R. W. CUBBEDOE, J. S. BAXTEB, G. B. Robebts, F. L. Gboce, Geo. Payne, E. Pbice, letter FROM AMERICIJS. City and Railway Improvements. • Asiebicus, February 15, 1870. Editor* Telegraph and Messenger— Gents: I think that yoa would bo agreeably surprised, could you now visit onr growing town, after an absence of only one year, to witness the rapid strides Americas has taken recently in the on ward march of material reconstruction. The business part of the town has been.wonderfully improved by tho erection of new buildings of brick, and by repairing and painting of old wooden structures. Cotton Avenue street, not long since laid waste by fire, has had the gaps closed with substan tial store houses, wMch are all filled with enter prising and successful business men. Wo have brokers, bankers, and insurance agent3 by the score; druggists, booksellers, and commission merchants, without number, who deal in cotton and other merchandise. Harrold, Johnson & Co., are now erecting a laTge two story brick warehouse opposite their old store, on Cotton Avenue, and also a large guano house, 2C feet by 146, near the Railroad depot, for the storage of fertilizers, an immense amount of which is now being brought into all tho towns and villa ges of Southwestern Georgia. Indeed, it is not very pleasant now to visit certain localities, on account of the prevailing odor wMch pervades the whole atmosphere. Wo all breathe guano, spit guano, and move through space filled with dust wMch is very different from tho perfume of “Araby the blest.” Bnt we are willing to grin and spit, and hold our nostrils for a season, provided onr planting friends are benefited by onr unpleasant inhalations. But the greatest improvement now on tho evo of receiving a finishing touch, is the new South western Railroad depot. Tho entire track of this model road at this point,has been raised sev eral feet, andnewtracks provided for the passen ger and freight trains, and to crown the whole, a new depot of brick 178 feet long by 40 wide, is nearly ready for occupancy, with all tho im provements. Four large rooms, 18 feet square with a 10 foot passage, will be used for the of fice of tho Agent at this place, Major W. A. Black, and for the accommodation of pas sengers. Attached is a large warehouse for the reception of freights and a yard near by for the reception and shipment of cotton on a side track near tho rock wall of the yard. We are all proud of the Southwestern. Rail road and its efficient officers, from President Holt and Superintendent Powers down to the humblest brakeman on the train. To Col. Pow ers the public are much indebted for his uni form courtesy and solicitude for the pnblic in terest ; and we do not forget how well he per forms Ms complicated duties. His conductors, Dasher, Cherry, Mathews, Jeter,Giles andothers, are also models in their lino of business, and high in favor with the traveling public. Do, Messrs. Editors, relax a little from your daily toil and come down and see your many friends in tMs quarter. The senior, Mr. Ciis- by, has long had “a name to love" in the hearts of the people, who will be glad to shake tho hard of one whose paper has long been a “household word” in old Sumter. Respectfully, yours, etc., L. F. W. A. Pardoned Georgians. The Atlanta Era publishes the following par tial list of Georgians who are now on the “anx ious seat” at Washington, asking tho removal of their disabilities. We notice in the list sev eral Radical members of the Agency, and Rad ical speaker, McWhorter, and ono of their bogus Senators. Why were the former not ruled ont at tho so-called organization, as well as certain Democrats? Will either of tho “or gans” at Atlanta explain ? J. R. Parrott, V. A. Ga3kill, John D. Pope, F. A. Kirby, John W. H. Underwood, Jno. W. O'Neal, J. H. Christy, David Irwin, Luther J. Glenn, J. J. Thrasher, W. W. Clayton, Jno. C. Hendrix, Geo. N. Lester, B. H. Bigham, J. J. Morrison, Daniel Pittman, W. F. Wright, W. P. Price, Thos. J. Speer, Benjamin Conley, A. D. Nunnally, Chas. D. Davis, Joseph E. Brown, John P. King, John Milledge, Ephraim Twee dy, David G. Cotting, J. H. McWhorter, Rob’t L. McWhorter, Isham J. Fannin, Jno. A. Wim py, R. H. Whiteley, C. E. Broyles, Dawson A. Walker, Wm. A. Fort, Samuel Bard, H. K. McKay. Samuel F. Gove, W. P. Edwards, Jas. L. Seward, J. Troupe Taylor, James Milner, B. B. deGrnffenried, D. McArthur, H. H. Wa ters, D. P. Hill, Rob’t H. Atkinson, Geo. W. Speer, Thompson Allan, O. A. Lochrane, Sam uel H. Stout, Jared I. Whitaker, L. Carrington and George Hillyer. Reduction op Postage.—Tho provisions of Mr. Bingham’s bill, amendatory of tho postal laws, may be summed up as follows : First, to reduce the postage on letters to two cents per half ounce and one cent for every ad ditional half ounce or fraction thereof; second, to impose npon newspapers and periodicals is sued daily, weekly or monthly, or at any other stated period, and not exceeding four ounces in weight, one cent postage, and one cent for every additional two ounces or fraction thereof; third, on drop letters and unsealed circulars, one cent postage, and one cent for every additional half ounce or fraction thereof; fourth, to exempt from postage all newspapers circulating in the State or Territory where published, or witMn one hundred miles of the place of publication; fifth, the free transmission of exchanges between publishers; and sixth, manuscripts intended for publication, not exceeding two ounces in weight, to be three cents postage, and one cent for every additional ounce. Dennis Daly, W. H. Cason, W. Massenbubo, D. R. Rodoxbs, W. F. Bbown, J. DeLoachz, W. J. McElboy, Wm. Taylob, E. L. Burdick, A. P. Collins, M. S. Thomson, Thos. H. Hill. Ordered by the Court, that the above present ments be published as requested. E. W. Ceockeb, Solicitor General. True extract from the minutes of the said Court. A. B. Rosa, Deputy Clerk. The Prince Imperial and Ms illustrious papa went skating yesterday on the lake in the Boh de Boulogne. As a skatist the Emperor is not a success. Shortly after this pastime grew to be quite fashionable in Paris, Ms Majesty essayed it at the Bois, and there gave Engenio her first lessons. He himself was initiated in this conn- trp. An old darkey (now dead) who used to attend a bowling alley in Yesey street, which Napoleon often frequented, taught Mm tho mys teries of this fascinating art on the Hoboken flats. , He related that Lonis was a most persevering bnt backward pupil, and very sensitive to criti cism. It was his habit to rise early in the morning, swallow a enp of strong coffee, light a cigar, and, accompanied by his dusky precep tor, seek the most remote part of the ice field, where, secure from observation, ho could stag ger about on the treachdrous glace, thump his Napoleonic head and bark his imperial shins,^ with nobody to laugh at Mm but “Old Pete. ” How things are changed with pupil and master since then! Poor old Pete's bones are moul dering now in a distant land, and tho awkward skater sits on tho throne of the “man of Lodi.” [W. Y. Commercial Advertiser. In a lecent trial in California, where Chinese evidence was admissible, the proseenting attor ney, having some doubts as to the correctness of the testimony, inquired of the interpreter whether a Chinaman under the usual oath would tell the truth. Oh, no,” responded John; “Chi namen lie, alle same as youlie; alle same as any Melican lie!” It is related that a funeral procession, in passing through the town of Talladega, Ala bama, a few days ago, stopped at the hotel to let the mourners take a drink, and during the detention, the horse took fright and ran away with the hearse and tumbled the corpse into a ditch. The Minnesota House of Representatives have passed a bill, by a vote of 33 to 13, for an amendment to the State Constitution providing for female suffrage. The bill provides that women may vote npon the proposition, their ballots to be received in special boxes. The Pennsylvania Central Railroad held their annual meeting last Tuesday, and a report was submitted showing the gross earnings for 1869 to have been $17,250,000, expenses over $12,- 000,000, leaving as net earnings $5,547,000, ex ceeding those of 1863 by $17,314. Atlanta Congressional Agency. From the Atlanta Tntelltgencer.'] Wednesday, February 16,1870. Senate—The Senate was called to order by Presi dent Conley. Prayer by Rev. Wesley Prettym&n. Boll called and Journal of yesterday read and ap proved. Mr. Merrill—A resolution that His Excellency, tho Governor—House concurring—be requested to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for such sums of mo ney as may bo due all officers, clerks, door-keepers, messongers and employes of each House, and pay tho same on certificates from tho officers of each Honre. Mr. Brnton opposed the resolution, and moved to lay it on the table. Mr. Harris favoied the resolution. Message from tho Governor was bore received. Mr. Candler opposed the resolution, stating that as this is considered a Provisional Legislature, and His Excellency a Provisional Governor, they have no right to draw on the Treasury for this amount He did hope that the Treasury should not be con sidered Provisional. Mr. Hungerford favored tho resolution, stating that each Senator had drawn his per diem,and it was nothing but justice to pay these employes. Mr. Dunning stated that there was one exception —he had drawn no pay. Mr. Hungerford replied: “ You don’t need it, as you are now receiving Jour thousand from another source.” Mr. Hinton offered a substitute that tho Governor be authorized to draw his warrant on tho Treasurer for such sums as may be due the Secretary, assist ant Secretary, Doorkeeper, Messenger and other constitutional clerks. Substitute lost. The yeas and nays being called on tho original (Merrill’s) the vote stood, yeas 29, nays 8. Mr. Nunnally moved a reconsideration, whereup on a spirited debate was inaugurated and participa ted in by Messrs. Nunnally, Merriii, Hungerford, Candler, Bruton, Dunning and Brock. Mr. Pain moved to lay the motion on tho table, but withdrew it at tho request of Mr. Nunnally. Yeas and nays being called on the motion to re consider, the vote stood, yeas 23; nays 7—so the motion was lost. Message from the House, stating the House was ready to receive the Senate, for the purpose of con solidating the vote for United States Senators. On motion of Mr. Candler, the message of the Governor was read. Mr. Broel-—.4 resolution that all proceedings in the several co.ta of this State, founded on any debt or contract made or entered into before the 1st of June, 1865, and all levies and sales by virtue of any exe cutions so founded, shall be and the same are here by stayed until twenty days after the recess taken by tbis General Assembly shall have expired. Resolved, further, That the General Aesembly, in compliance with the first demands of the people, earnestly appeal to Major General A. H. Teriy to sanction and enforce the above resolution, after its approval by the Provisional Governor. The hour of 1 o’clock having arrived, the Senate adjourned until 10 o’clock to-morrow morning, Mr. Hinton having the floor. House—At 11}£ o’clock, a. h., the House was called to order, Speaker McWhorter in the Chair. Player by Rev. Mr. Smith. The roll call was omitted. The Clerk read the journal of the House. Mr. Biyant presented a protest, for himself and others, against tho election of United States Sen- atom. The protest was read by the C 'erk. It recited tho election of Messrs. Hill and Miller, and other facts. It was recorded. The protest of Mr. Scott, presented yesterday, was read by tho Clerk. Mr. Darnell moved to lay Mr. Scott’s protest on the tabic. Carried. The following message fioi l the Governor was read: Atlanta, Ja., Feb. 16,1870. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Provisional Legislature : Some misapprehension having arisen as to the ef fect of the act of Congress of December 23d, 1869, upon the ordinary Legislative acts of the Legisla ture of 1868-9,1 deem ft proper to say that, in my judgment, the act of Congress referred to does not render invalid any of tho ordinary laws passed by those bodies. The reconstruction acts of March 3d, 1867, and July 17, 1867, in express terms, declared that “ no legal State Governments” existed in the States therein named; yet, the ordinances of the Conven tion of 1865 and the acts of the Legislatures of 1865 and 1865 and 1S6G have been uniformly by the military authorities and by our own courts held legal and binding. The “Scaling Ordinance” of the Convention of 1863—the “evidence law” of 1866, both acts of immense importance, and were during the whole administration of Gen eral Pope and General Meade, enforced by the courts as valid and binding laws, yet4heae acts were passed by bodies which Congress declared to be legislatures of no “ legal State Governments.” . General Popo and General Meade were put in command in this State to enforce “the laws—the courts of Georgia sitting under the administration of the military authorities of the United States never for a moment seem to have thought that the acts of the Legislatures of 1S65 and 1866 were not laws; and yet Congress had in express terms de clared that “no legal State government existed in he State.” It would seem from this action that the declaration of Congress “that no legal State governments ex ist in the late rebel States,” must bo understood in a qualified sense, to-wit: No legal State compe tent to take pait in the government of the Union and proper to be recognized as State Governments under the Constitution ot the United States. It was not the intent of Congress by any of its re construction legislation to render invalid any of the laws parsed by the Legislatures it subsequently de clared illegal, except so far as those laws were ob noxious to the Constitution and laws of the United States. It is true, it has not been the policy to permit the legislative assemblies, as such, to convene and leg islate, except for specific purposes during the mili tary regime, but the whole practice of the govern ment has been to recognize as valid laws actually passed and not repudiated by the United States. The simple fact that, from March, 1867 to July, 1868, the courts of this State, during the adminis tration of Generals Popo and Meade, and before the Convention of 1868, had ratified those laws, admin istered without question the ordinances of the Con vention of 1865, and the acts of the legislatures of 1865, and 1866, is a judicial determination of the highest tribunals known to our law, that the ordina ry laws of said bodies were valid and binding as tbe acts of a legislature de facto, however illegal the bodies might themselves have been as “State Legis latures” in view of the reconstruction acts. Durmg the existence of the military supervision meetings of legislative bodies,except for specific pur poses, have been deemed incompatible with tho ac tual stato of affairs; but in all tho States laws passed by bodies meeting as such, when the military power was in fact witndrawn, have been uniformly recognized and acted upon as valid and binding. It is therefore. I think, apparent, from the uni form action of the courts and of the United States anthorities, that the laws of the Legislature of 1868 and 1869, and its acts which were not of politi cal character, are perfectly valid, notwithstanding the United States, by the act of December 22d, 1869, has in effect declared that “no legal State Government existed in this State” at that time, and that the impression which is sought to be created— that contracts are invalidated, that State Bonds are repudiated, and that corporations organized upon the basis of late legislation are without legal founda tion—is entirely groundless, and such impression is only created for the purpose of misleading the pub lic mind and defeating the full effect and true in tent and purpose of the reconstruction acts. Argu ment upon this point seems to bo superfluous in tho face of the material fact that our bonds are saleable at a higher rate than those of any other Southern State, and that tho bonds of railroads which have been endorsed under the authority of legislation of 1868 are selling at their full value. It has been suggested to me from various quar ters, that it would be wise for your body to take some action for the temporary relief of the people from the present pressure, for the payment of the war debts, contracted beforel865, now made doubly burdensome by theJato decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, that those contracted before 1862 are payable in gold. As, however, in my judgment, until your action to completo the reconstruction of the State is accepted by Congress it is not proper for you to undertake general legislation. I would respectfully suggest that you adopt some resolution expressive of the wishes of the General Aesembly on this subject with the hope that the General commanding may, by his order, cause the same to be enforced. When the last Btep in this reconstruction work shall have been taken by tho declaration of the re sult of the Senatorial election, I would respectfully recommend that a recess be taken for such a time as may to you seem best, pending the action of Congress for onr admission. Respectfully, Rurus B. Bullock, Provisional Governor On motion of Mr. Darnell, the Senate was notified that tho House was ready to unite with that body in consolidating the Senatorial vote. Carried. Mr. Scott offered a resolution, that the Governor be requested to issue writs of election to fill va cancies in snch counties as are not now repre sented. Just at this moment the Senators, headed by Pres ident Conley, marched into tho hall and seated themselves. The Secretary of the Senate read tbe returns of the elections in the Senate yesterday. The return of the House of Representatives were read by tbe Clerk. President Conley then declared Messrs. Blodgett, Farrow and Whitely tbe duly elected United 8tates Senators, they having received a majority of all the votes cast. Senator Speer moved that the Senators repair to their chamber. Carried. Mr. Scott advocated the adoption of bis resolution. There were twenty counties unrepresented, and no reason existed why the vacancies should not be filled. Pnblic welfare and the best interests of the State re quired tbe passage of this resolution. Mr. O'Neal, of Lowndes, replied to Mr. Scott. He referred to a vacant Beat near him, made vacant by violence—the peace of the dominant party. He was opposed to that peace. This was not the proper time for an election. He moved to lay Scott’s resolution on the table. Yeas 38, nays 48. Besolntion laid npon the tahls. Mr. Darnell, of Pickens, rose to a question of priv ilege. He desired to reoord his vote in the tiye on -the resolutions previously adopted by the House ratifying the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. Vote recorded. Mr. Bethuno offered a resolution recommending the military commander to issue an order, opera ting as a stay law in reference to old debts, prior to June, 1865. Mr. O’Neal offered a substitute, staying all pro ceedings in courts relating to old debts, until twenty days after the recess of the Legislature shall have expired, and calling npon Gen. Terry to sanction the resolution. Mr. Bryant objected. This was not a Provisional Government. Governor Bullock had on several oc casions drawn largo sums of money as Governor of Georgia, not as Provisional Governor. We had no more right to appeal to General Terry than to the Tycoon of Japan! General Terry had nothing to do with the Legislature. Congress had taken'tlie po sition that we had a permanent government. The Governor had also taken the position in his mes sage of 1868. Ho now contradicted it in order to secure the success of certain devilish schemes! Mr. Harper, of Terrell, also opposed it. no didn’t want any such relief for his county. It might do for Lowndes, but not for TorreU. The honest people of Georgia did not want it. Mr. O'Neal might bo able to lead some of tho colored members off. He moved to lay the resolutions on thrf table. Lost. A message from the Senate announced that a res olution bad been passed requesting tho Govemorto draw a warrant on the Treasurer for the payment of the sums due the officers and members of the Leg islature. Debate resumed on the relief resolutions. Mr. Rico opposed further relief; tbe people had had enough of it. It would injoro the business in terests of the State. Mr. Betlmno advocated relief. The Supreme Court of the State had rained relief. Hundreds of suits on these old debts were pending in justices’ courts. He never knew a justice’s court to grant relief. They always gave judgment for the full amount. These old debts were created when the people wore rich. Their property had been de stroyed by tho war and they needed relief They had a right to it, and it was jnst. Mr. Lane, of Brooks, believed that the State Government was merely provisional. On motion of Mr. Madden, the House adjourned until 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. Tuesday, February 17, 1870. Senate.—Tho Senate was called to order by President Conley. The Journal of tho IGthinst. was read. On motion of Mr. Harris, tho rnle relative to the hour of adjournment was suspended. The Chair announced as the Committee on Enrollment, Higbee, Welch, Welltom, Speer, Fain, Wallace, (colored,) Dickey. The unfinished bnsiness being the considera tion of Mr. Brock’s resolution, was resumed. Mr. Hinton being entitled to the floor, of. fered the following os a substitute in a few pointed and pungent remarks: Whereas, The people of Georgia have re. cently emerged from a fierce and devastating war, tho consequences of which have fallen heavily npon all the citizens of said State, re ducing many from a state of wealth and ease to a condition of pennry and want; its hardships, in a pecuniary sense, none have escaped: and, Whereas, As the results of the war much of tho property upon the faith of which credit was extended, has been destroyed, and even the pittance left vastly deteriorated in value; and Whereas, The enforcement of the payment of the indebtedness of the people, at this early pe riod after the close of the war, would work a greet sacrifice to many and ntter ruin to others; and Whereas, These calamities have befallen the people withont any purpose on their parts to avoid the payment of their indebtedness; and Whereas, It is believed that a law constitu tional in its provisions w ill be passed before the adjournment of the General Assembly, which will afford great and substantial relief to the citi zens of Georgia; and Whereas, Wo recognize no moral or legal dis tinction between contracts entered into before and since the war, except the former are sub ject to be adjusted according to equity, as pro vided by the ordinance of 1865, and more re cently by an act of the Legislature, entitled an act, “For the relief of debtors and for the ad justment of debts, upon the principles of equi ty,” and such further action as may be had in relation to the same; And, whereas, we regard the amount found to bs duo by a debtor before, daring and since the war, when ascertained by tbe laws of force made and provided for the adjudication of the same, as binding both in morals and in law, as con tracts made since the close of the same. To the end, therefore, that ono class of cred itors shall not have an undue advantage over another class; bait Resolved, That no ministerial officer of this State shall execute any judgment or decree ema nating from any court of this State, founded npon contracts made either before, during or since the war, u^iil after the expiration of the centralt luted recess of the Legislature, and for twenty days after the reassembling of the same. Resolved, That no court of this State shall hear and determine any matter of contracts for the payment of money before, during or since the war, until the expiration of the time afore said. Resolved, that nothing in the foregoing reso lution shall be so construed as to interfere with the collection of claims for services rendered— since Jane, 1S65, and provided that attachments may issne whenever a defendant places himself in any one of the positions authorizing the same. Mr. Nunnally said that neither resolution suited him, and he offered a resolution as a sub stitute for both. The resolution was in effect, to stay all exe cutions and judgments founded on contracts entered into prior to June, 1865. Mr. Harris opposed tho substitutes, and fa vored tho resolution of Mr. Brock. He moved the previous question, when Mr. Wellborn roso to a point of order. Mr. Wellborn contended that neither the res olution nor the substitutes could be acted on, as the President bad ruled that the Senate, not having been recognized by the proper anthori ties, could not legislate. The President decided the point not well taken, thus reversing his former decision. Mr. Hungerford appealed from the decision of the Chair. Mr. Wellborn proceeded to address the Senate on the appeal, sustaining his point of order by extracts from the Governor’s message and the President’s ruling, when The President decided him ont of order; stat ing that the question of order must be decided at once without debate. Mr. Hungerford raised the point of order that it was out of order for a member to approach the President and influence him to change his position. The President denied the “soft impeach ment.” ' Aaron Alpeoria sustained the Chair in tho decision. The decision of the Chair was sustained. The vote then occurred on Mr. Nunnally’s substitute, and tho substitute was lost. The vote was then taken on Mr. Hinton’s res olution, and the resolution voted down, by yeas 8, nays 25. Mr. Brock’s resolution was then pnt upon its passage, and adopted by the following vote: Yeas—Bowers, Bradley, (o) Brock, Bruton, Campbell, (o) Colman, Corbitt, Crayton, (c) Dickey, Dunning, Griffin, (6tii,) Harris, Hen derson, Jonea, Jordan, MerreU, McWhorter, Nunnally. Sherman, Speer, Traywick, Wallace, Welch, Mathews, Smith, (36th)—25. Nays—Burns, Canfito, Fain, Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe, Hungerford, McArthur, Richardson, Smith, (7th) Stringer, Wellborn—12. Mr. Smith, of the 7th, gavs notice that he would move a reconsideration of the resolution jnst adopted. Mr. Speer moved to reconsider the resolution and. to lay the motion to reconsider on tbe ta ble. Tabled. T. G. Campbell, (coL) offered a resolution, that all the proceedings in the courts of this State, both civil and criminal, he suspended un til the courts are re-organized and civil law re established, and that Gov. Bullock be requested to ask Gen. Terry to give his resolution the force and effect of law. The President thought it was the lame subject matter as the last resolution. Campbell proceed to ventilate us spleen against courts and juries. Mr. Nnnnally thought that the reaontion might be construed into legalizing tbe Ku-hi nX) and therefore moved to table it. The vote laying the resolution on the table was as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Bowers, Candler, Oorbilt,Fain, Dunning, Griffin, (6th) Hams, Hinton, Hol combe, Jordan, McArthur, McWhorter, Mat thews, Nnnnally, Richardson, Sherman, Smith, (7th) Smith, (36th) Speer, Stringer, Wellborn, Welch and Traywiok—23. ; • • Nays—Messrs. Campbell, (ool-) Bradley,(coL) Crayton, (coL) Dickey, Hungerford, Jones, Merrell and Wallace, (ool.)—8. Mr. Merrell explained that he voted against laying the resolution on the table, because it cat him off from debating it. Ifr. Barns explained that he did not vote, because he did not folly understand the resolu tion, bnt would now vote to lay it on the table. Mr. Bowers gave as a reason for voting to table it, that it would place Georgia i n worse condition than she is now in 4 VI Mr. Jones voted for tho resolution beo,* I wanted the courts stopped. Mr. Harris offered a resolution that th« nl eral Assembly take a recess for sixty d&v. H reassemble on the 18th of April, subject called together by the proclamation of th, r' l ernor at an earlier date, and that the ni^y i officers and constitutional clerks draw during tho recess, except mileage. ° I Mr. Smith (3Gth) move to strike out « 1 mileage.” Motion lost. " Mr. Traywick moved to strike out “go J and ISth of April,” and insert “Monday , I 21st instant,” which motion did not prevail Mr. Nunnally offered an amendment c*' upon the Governor to order elections to fin ' cancies, and that the Legislature adjourn -'j first Wednesday in July. j Mr. Candler offered an amendment, c' I was accepted by Mr. Nunnally, recital deaths of Joseph Adkins and B. R. UcCcn.il Lost Mr. Nonnolly moved to strike out “i»a April,” and insert “sine die" Lost. “ Mr. Merrell moved to insert that “memi, officers and constitutional clerks receive* per diem for ten days, but no mileage.” l Mr. Harris’ resolution was then adoiaLyf yeas 16, nays 12, and orderded transmit the House. Motion to adjourn until 4 o’clock this e TC was voted down, and 3 o’clock adopted y Senate will meet at 3’p. u. r ‘ House.—At 10 o’clock a. si., the House called to order by Speaker McWhorter. ’j Journal of yesterday read and approves i Mr. Scott gavo notice of a motion to reJ sider the action of the House yesterdavhi*' ing upon the table bis protest and his v^.., “ to fill vacancies existing in the tepttteSSZ certain counties. ' r ‘ la Mr. Scott’s motion to reconsider hi 3 nr was laid on the table. ™ The motion to reconsider tho resolution reference to filling vacancies was roled cci 1 order. Debate resumed on O’Neal’s i Mr. Lane, of Brooks, had the floor.' At his request the original resolution of Bethnne was read; also, the substitute oife by O’Neal. Mr. Lano advocated the substitute, as it,., couched in stronger verbiage than the rj: tion of Bethnne. Previous question was here called, and ried. On the main question, the yeas and navs called. Yeas 71; nays 48, Resolution adopted. O’Neal, of Lowndes, moved to take Senate resolution, providing pay for ” clerks, door-keepers, messengers, etc. “Resolved, by the General Assembly House of Representatives concurring the that the Governor be required to draw hii rant on tho Treasury, in favor of the o£_ clerks, door-keepers, messengers, and employes of the respective Houses, for s sum of money as may be dae to each, upo; certificate of the Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House of Representatives, that such amount be charged in final ment.” Mr. Scott, of Floyd, obtained the floor, was proceeding to oppose the resolution, Mr. Fitzpatrick, of Bibb, asked to mater mark. Mr. H&rper, of Terrell, sotto voce, said, him say, and be said that Mr. Seott need make a long speech, as they (the Radicals; tended to vote it—meaning the resolmio: down. Mr. Scott feared “the Greeks bringing sents,” and seeing O'Neal eager for the declined to stop, but continued his ren Who were the clerks? Was it the long liti retainers who bad been hovering around Egyptian flesh pots from the infamous inai ation of the plunder scheme nnder bass Harris, through its mysterious ramifi: down to the present non-descript and anoi position of retainers. Registers in banirn; roll-callers, lobbyists and the countless used in the Bullock and Blodgett mschint in all tho sessions, recesses, interims^ e'.< was indefinite, uncertain, illegal, unoensi! tional as originating in the Senate, whentli an appropriation of money can originate h House—in a word, an unblushing avenue of ::| rnption. He moved to lay the resolution os table. Motion lost O'Neal, of Lowndes, obtained the floor. :j was not an appropiiation of money. It' only directing the mode and manner vi funds, already appropriated, should be dr. out of the Treasury. [When was the apptoji tion made ?” He thought Democrats opposed this because stipendiaries were Radioils. Be] cans should vote for it in self-defence, the Cletks were Radicals. [Canning O’Ni Mr. AndersoD, of Cobb, took a sensible just view of the matter. The politics of stipendiaries bad nothing to do with the p>; persons entitled to it In the main, he fa' the proposition. It was, however, too ii nite—an omnibus bill that opened too wide doors of fraud. $ A message from the Senate announced. Mr. Anderson continued. He wanted payees” defined. He asked to have amendment of Mr. Hamilton, of Scrivev, Mr. Ham'lton’s amendment proposed toed ont “employes.” Mr. Shumate offered an amendment to to insert, after “Clerks,” the words “ami izedbytho Code.” He called the previous question on the ments. Member from Chatham moved to lav amendment of Mr. Hamilton on the table, ried. A division was called, which stood 53 is !| vor, to 52 against The yeas and nays were called. Yeas 56, nays 62. So the motion to lay on the table was lor. The previous question was then put os tmi ndments, and carried. Upon the adoption of the amendmest motion was carried. Yeas and nays called for—not sustained. Amendment ordered to be transmitted to Senate. The resolution from the Senate abont id concurred in. Mr. Scott offered a resolution that noff ber or officer draw any pay during the reces Motion to take np this resolution lost. H required a three-fourth vote yeas and nays** not called. Mr. , offered a resolution tbit I be paid to Rev. O. W. Francis for service Chaplain in organizing the House. Sob* : jectea to it, bnt Mr. Anderson thought he earned it; hsU hard subject for successful prayer npon ri- to operate. Mr. Franks, of Bibb, offered a resolution the messenger be authorized to employ & pages, at the price of $1 per day. He moved to take it up. Carried. Mr. Williams, of Morgan, offered a substitn Mr. Franks thought his motion had b adopted by the Speaker. [Laughter.] Mr. Wi lianas withdrew his substitute. Mr. Turner, of Bibb, offered an amend® 8<rikiog out $1 and inserting $2. He tho: l oya could eat as much as men, He de:. ‘■boy eoonomy”—while reckless extrava. reigned in every other department. Harris, (colored) of HanSock, favored ner’s amendment. “It ar little nuff—tree two am six. Dat am little nnff.” He called tbe previous question on the ment. Carried. The original resolution was then adopts amended. A resolntion authorizing the Speaker to pages was carried. Resolution from the Senate asking the currence of the House, and providing for* cess of sixty days, daring whioh no pay d* be drawn except for mileage, was concund House then adjourned till 3 o’clock p. £ [McDougald was not in the city yesie when the vote was taken on the resolad* questing the Governor to order election* ^ vacancies. Harper, of Terrell, Anderson. ' 1 the other gentlemen declining to vote, ^ decline because it was on a motion to tab which required a three-fourths vote, and thought It useless to attempt it] BELIEF BEBOLUTION. The following message was received fW “mate through Mr. Mills, their Secret*!?; Weaker: The Senate has adopt** following resolution, in which they ask tb* cwenoece ^ House: Resolved, v T the General Assembly, proceedings in a, several of this s* 1 fouided on any debt. _ «ontract, mad* <* tore! into prior to June t, 1865, and *B “ Slid sales by virtue of any execution so U Mali be, and are hereby, stayed until 1 dty* after the recess taken by tbis Genei* ssnbly shall have expired. tteaplved, That the General Assembly cempmnoe with the inst demands of tb* earnestly appeal to Msj. G*n. Terry to ». andentoru the above resdntian after fi* prsvalbyth Prorisioual Governor. ■ 4 ^ i firwlrii