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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
MillCTGtmr, Nov. 13, IS',',
Upon ' oi S“o ' ‘ 01 l; •’ Senate and
House oi Representatives this mornins, the
President and Sp»aker announced to their re
spective t><’ h•» the standing Committees ot the
Session. From the known ability. lons expe
rience, and undeniable business qualifications of
many ot the gentlemen composing the most im
portant Committees, we mav look with confi
dence to the present Legislature lor a speedy,
and wise disposition of the vast amount ot im
k portant business which is crowding upon its
B consideration. In the House the following are
Ithe Committees:
■ On Banks— Messrs. Lewis of Hancock. Irwin.
Phinizv, Lawton. Williams. Kirkpatrick. Harris
ot Doughe.ty, Owen, Harris ol Fulton, Stam
per, Cidlowav. Dozier. Johnston of Elbert.
On I'incna —Messis. Phillips, Jones ot War
ren, Harris of Merriwether, Brown of Camden,
Haynie, Lewis of Greene, Harrison. Taylor,
Carlton. McLean. Cannon, Smith of Hancock,
Fields, Durden, Watts.
On Public Education Messrs. Thornton.
Ward Lewis ot Hancock, Waithen, Johnson ol
Cass, Pickett, Harris of Merriwether. Haynie,
Andersen, Guyton, Porter. Jones of Warren.
Sapp, Murphy. Wimberly.
On Manufactures— Messrs Dawson, Reid.
Henderson, Felton. Maynor. Carter, Hudson ol
Harris. Brown of Burke, Watts, Lowe, Julian,
Whitworth, Shannon, Downing.
On the State cf the Republic— Messrs. Crook.
Irwin. Jones of Muscogee. Lawton. Lewis ot
Hancock. Harrison. Smith of Un on, Dawson,
Jones of Lowndes. Bartlett. Caldwell ot Walker.
Barron. Solomon, Ward. Headen.
o>i the Judiciary— Messrs. Irwin. Lawton.
Thornton, Terhune. Harris of Merriwether,
Caldwell of Pike, Daw«on. Tharpe. Stamper,
Milledge, Henderson, McConnell ot Catoosa
Johnston of Elbert.
0.1 Military Nffairs-Messr*. Mil.edge Irwin,
Phillips, Jones ot Muscogee, Bradford, Carlton,
Hu-hes. Brown of Burke. Johnson ot Cass,
Kir”’ of Mclntosh. Hilliard, Parris, Richards
On Enrollment—Messrs. Terlume, Fields.
Smith ot Bryan. Rumph, Hoyle, Walton, Pruitt,
Graham, Graybill, Mobley, Wood, Smith ot Tat
nall, Johnson of Carroll.
One hundred and fifty copies ordered to be
' The following bills were read a third time in
the House: .
A bill to fix the county line ot Camden and
Charlton. Passed. , . , ,
A bill to authorize the drawing ot two panels
of Grand and Petit Jurors in Dougherty coun-
to authorize the Inferior Court of
Dougherty county, to subscribe lor the construe
tion'of the Georgia and Florida Railroad, or any
other Railroad, running through that county.
This bill was passed after the insertion of a
proviso on the motion of Mr. Ward exempting
the State Tax from any and all liability for the
s‘ock to be taken in the said Road.
A bill to incorporate the Greenville Female
1 A bill for the relief of James M. Mitchell
deferred for the present. .
A bill lor the creation o'. a new Judicial Cir
cuit. to be called Pa’aula, which was referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
A bill to add a part o: Early to Ramtolpn
'motion of Mr. Irwin, it was ordered, that
this, and all similar bills, be referred to a special
committee, hereafter to be appointed, for their
consideration. .
A bill to authorize the Interior Court of
Washington county, to draw a panel of Grand
and Petit Jurors—passed.
A bill for the relief ol Mary W. Gresnam—
passed.
A bill to authorize the selection of a perma
nent locality, for the county site of Wayne, and
to authorize the levy and collection of an extra
tax. for the purpose cf building a new Court
House and Jail in Wayne county.
Mr. Rumph offered a substitute to this bill,
more specifically distinguishing the intended
object, and particularly deliniating the means
of attaining it, which was accepted and passed.
A bii! for the relief of James R. Haddock, a
minor of Houston county, which was referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
A bill for the relief of the securities of Ste
phen Wright, former Tax Collector'of Putnam
county—referred to the Committee on Finance.
A message conveying the reasons assigned
bv the Governor, for respiting Jacob Mercer.
7 received and read.
The remaining portion of the morning session
was consumed in reading bills a second time.
At 1 o’clock the House adjourned till 10
o'clock A. M. to-morrow.
SENATE.
The Standing Committees announced by the
President are as follows :
On the Slate of the Republic—Messrs. Lawson
of Burke. Miller, Spaulding. Bi lups, Wingfield,
McMillan, Sims, Dabney, Atkinson.
On the Judiciary— Messrs. Gibson, Cone cd
Greene, Pope, Baxter, Buchanan, Wales, Nichols,
Canning, Murphy. Strickland.
On Finance — Messrs. Lawton. Calhoun lon
dor, Mclntosh, Fambro, Morris, King, Brown
of Gwinnette, Lawson of Houston, Lott.
On Petitions — Messrs. Whitaker, McDonald,
Pool Howell, Dixon.
On Enrollment—Messrs. Guerry, Hardeman,
Landrum, Cannon, Cantrell.
On Journals — Messrs Camd n, Marshall,
Harris of Taliaferro, Riley, Ahead.
On Privilegesand Elections-Messrs. Murphy.
Wvnn Robinson. Patterson.
On the Military— Messrs. Cone of Bulloch
Smith. Coffee, Crowder, Jamison, Renfroe,
Studstill, Moore of Cobb, Hill, Gray, Hays.
On the Lunatic .Asylum— Messrs. Landrum,
Beasley, Avery. Ragan, Adams, Griffin, Head,
Moody, Rudisill, Braddenbury, Brown of Cal
h°on Internal Improvements — Messrs. Screven,
Peeples, Grant. Knight. Scott. Lawton, Hard
man. Long. Moore ol Cobb, Welborn.
o,i Public Education and Free Schools—
McMillan, Moore of Lincoln, Grant, Peeples,
Wingfield, Cone of Greene, Guerry, Atkinson,
Messrs. Miller. Screven, Christian,
Dm ree, Bea i. Calhoun, Buchanan, Maddox,
McGuire. , .
On Printing— Baxter. Shropshire, Brown of
Bsld win, Sapp, Ashe, Turner, Hamilton, Long
Sweenv.’Sirmoer, Riidiseil, Causey.
On Penitentiary— Messrs. Dumiagan, Callton,
Price Hines Jetei. Murray, Pharr, White
Bloodworth, Gordon, Reddish.
On Deaf and Dumb Asylum—Messrs. More
lard. Harris of Worth, Beasley, Mathews,
G.lrton, Newton. Paulk, McGuire, Peeples.
Institution for th-. Blind—Messrs. .Moore
of Lincoln, Smith, Cone of Greens. Canning,
Hardeman.Spaulding, Wales, Hale, Ware.
Mr. Calhoun, of Fulton; reported a bill to
define the liability ot Railroad Companies it
injury to property and person. This bill, iffor
Rbo’iW pa*s, wiH make some very material, and i
I think very important, and highly beneficial al
terations in the Railroad Laws ol the State ; not
only in the time when, the place where, arid
manner in which, actions may be commenced,
prosecuted, and determined, having relation to
Railroad Companies, but w ith regard to the p-r
sons bv whom they may be commenced ; as it j
provide? that the right shall survive to thewid i
ow, if none to the children, if none to the legal ■
representatives of persons injured.
’ A motion wan made to fix a certain day for
the election of a Bank Director, which, together
with the di cession arising thereon, was super
seded by a call for the special order of the day,
by Mr. I’eepl ■: this was the bill for the pardon
of Mercer, now under sentence ol death, for the
offence of murder. The discussi in oi this Bill
evi ,'/■<! the tact, that t-.ereexisted a discrepancy
in the printed or ceitii* *d copies of the tesfkno
riy. a« th* two ,‘,.j not ne.tnr'1 —On mo'ion ol
-Mr. Baxter, fh<- . 'ter w-", substituted for the
former, i :.<• bill, after an animated di < us‘on,
whirr, v.a- participate ,1 in by 4i vcral ‘'el i
Wc3 postponed until Friday next
The Seriate agreed to go into an election ot a
Judge ol the Supreme Court on I'lies.lay next.
Before d- ‘eiminnig the time, however, and dur
ing the consideration and discussion ol the res
olution, the opinions of several piomineut Sena
tors were lively interchanged, as to the oigani
z.ition and advantages of, anil theabolute neces
sity for such a tribunal.
The rules ol ti e Senate weie suspended this
morning, to allow a second reading of the (Geor
gia and Floiida Railroad bill, and the bill raising
tli -salary oi the Judges ot the Supreme Court.
A report favorable to the creation ot a new
Judicial C rcuit. to be known as the Brunswick
Circuit, was received from the Committee to
whom this bill had been relerred.
The Senate adjourned tii! 10 o'clock A. M.
to morrow.
The Supreme Court is now in Session in this
I Citv—a full bench presiding. Up to the present
time, the Court has been industriously engaged
in disposing ofthe unfinished labor ol the Spring
session. It is a subject of almost universal re
gret, that the Hon. Ebenezer Starnes, who now
occupies a distinguished position on the Bench,
declines a re-election, at the present Session ;
and imposes on the Legislature the necessity ol
selecting some one to occupy his place. The
names of several eminent members of the bar
have been mentioned, as aspirants to this eleva
ted, dignified, responsible, and laborious position,
A meeting has been announced for this afternoon
ot the members of the anti-Know Nothing
I Party in the Legislature to settle the conflicting
i claims of the several candidates (as I believe all
belong to that party,) by a nomination. It is
impossible to anticipate the result of the consul
tation. However, from the names mentioned in
connection with the nomination, I should think
an able, judicious and satisfactory selection could
Ibe easily made and doubtless will be. I should
1 be glad to furnish you a synopsis of the debate,
before alluded to, which came off in the Senate
to day, having reference to the Supreme Couit.
Messrs. Cone, Peepies, and others, abiy defended
the Court. All agree that some reformation
must be had in its organization. Let this be
effected. Place the Court entirely out of the
political arena, if possible ; and the tribunal will
be a blessing to the people, an honor to the Slate,
and an ornament to our Judiciary System.
N.
Milledgeville, Ga , Nov. 14th, 1855. ■
SENATE.
Mr. Jamison introduced a bill to organize a '
new Co mty out of a part of Union County, to
be called Knox.
Mr. Long—A bill in relation to the poor school
and academy fund in Glynn County.
Mr. Shropshire—A bill regulating the rate j
of interest on money loaned, allowing a conven
tional rate (with a limit of ten per cent..) to be
specified in the bond or note; and to piovide lor,
the collection of the same.
This bill is demanded by the interest of the
commercirl community particularly, and would
confer an inestimable benefit on the Country at
large. The wisdom ot the policy, is proved ba
ttle practical experience of several of the States,
and no doubt but the present Legislature will
test its app.icability to our own State.
Mr. Cone, of Gieene—A bill to regulate the
issuing of writs of Garnishment.
Mr. Screven —A bill to protect planters of
oys’erbeds.
Mr. Murray —A bill tocompensate the Grand
and Petit Jurors of Catoosa County.
Mr. Lawton moved the suspension of the
Senate rules, in order to allow the Dougherty
County Railroad bill to be read the third time.
The motion prevailed. Mr. Lawton moved to
amend, by substituting the House for the Senate
bill, which was agreed to. Mr. Hardeman of
Bibb, moved to amend the Sub-titute, so as to
free the non resident tax payers of Dougherty
County, from taxation for this purpose.
This motion was firmly opposed by .Mr. Law
ton. in a short, but argumentative and pointed
speech; who was followed by Mr. Gibson, of
Pike, in opposition to the whole measure, as
anti-Democratic, and unwise, and moved to lay
the substitute on the table. Messrs. Atkinson
and Peeples participated in the debate, which
was terminated by the withdrawal of Mi Gib
son’s motion, and laying the biii on the table for
the present.
• Mr. McMillan introduced a bill to reform and
i regulate the practice in the Sui reme Couit: A
I bii! to amend the poor school laws of Habersham
| County : and a bill to create a new County from
| a portion of Clarke County.
By Mr. Jeter—A bill to form a County from
. the Counties of Macon, Marion and Sumter, to
I ea'.lvil Colquitt.
By Mr. Gibson—A biii to alter an act fixing
! the times and places for holding the Supreme
■ Court. Also a bii! to alter the provisions of the
j Constitution referring to the Supreme Court;
' and some local bills of minor importance.
By Mr. Bucfaannan —A resolution calling
' upon the Governor for his reasons for respiting
: Mercer: also a bill to change the fees of the
Attorney and Solicitors General.
By Mr. Murphy—A bill to alter the times of
l Newton Superior Courts and to allow a two
j weeks term.
I By Mr. Peeples—A bill to incorporate the
I Athens Guards.
' By Mr. Nichols—A bill to repeal an act com-
I pelling Engineers on Railroads to blow the
I whistle as they approach a cross road.
I The Senate adjourned till 3 o’clock p. m.
! The afternoon Session was consumed in reading
bills a second time.
HOUSE.
Mr. Irwin, chairman ot the Judiciary Com
mittee, made a report favorable to the passage
of the following bills, which had been submitted
to the consideration of that committee:
A bill raising the salary of the Judges of the
Supreme Court.
A bill defining and restricting the pardoning
power of the Legislature, and altering and
amending, in order to effect this object, the 7th
Sec of the 3d Art. of the Constitution.
! Mr. Thornton, from the Committee to whom
I the Documents accompanying the Governor’s
• Message had been referred, requested, on behalf
i of the Committee, the piinting of the most im
| portant of these Documents.
The bill for the pardon of Jacob Mercer, being
i the special order of the day, was called up and
! on motion postponed until Tuesday next.
I The House was informed by the Secretary of
I the Senate, that that body had appointed Tues-
I day next for the election of a Judge of the Su
preme Court ; nd a Bank Director.
Mr. Fields moved to take up and consider the
i resolution of the Senate, which motion was lost
' by a voteof eigbty-six nays to forty six yeas;
' it having been opposed by .Mr. Lewis, of Han-
I cock, and others, for the avowed object of pass
ing the biii for the increase of the salary of the
Judges, before going into an election, in order to
command the service of some man of more emi
nent talent than any of the present candidates,
for a seat on the bench.
The reason assigned by the gentleman for de
ferring the election certainly conveyed an un
just and improper insinuation, as to the incapa
city of the several gentlemen who are now can
didates before the Legislature, to discharge with
ability the duties of the office to which they
aspire. I must not be considered, however, as
opposing, or seeking to prevent the election and
promotion of the Honorable gentleman to whom
Mr. Lewis referred in the discussion, viz: the
Hon. Charles J. McDonald, as I conceive such
an election would be hailed by the people of
Georgia with an approving pleasure and redound
to the good of the State, and add to the popu
larity of the Court.
Mr. Irvin moved to suspend the call of the
counties, in orderto take up the report of the
Judiciary Committee, which was agreed to.
That portion of the bill reported this morning,
which refers to an increase of the salary of the
Judges of the Supreme Court came up, wfon on
motion of Mr. Lewis, the words "four thousand”
were st tuck nut. Mr. Lewis then moved to
in-i rt three thousand five hundred.” Lost.
Mr. Terfoime moved to insert ‘ thirty-eight
hundred dollars.” Lost. Yeas 65, nays G7.
Mt Dawson moved to ir:-:ort "three thou.--
ar' which was agreed to. Yeas 91, nay? 37.
The bill as amended was then passed, (yeas 92,
navs 41,) and sent to the Senate.
The bill reported by the Judiciary Committee
proposing to alter the Constitution for the pur
pose of restraining the pardoning power ot the
Legislature, was lost. Yeas 67, nays 71.
A bill authorizing the Treasurer to make ad
vancements to members similar and equal to
those ot last session was passed.
The following genei.il and many other local
and personal bills were introduced and read the
first time on the call of the counties:
By Mr. Barrett—A bill to compel parties’ de
fendants. in actions oi debt, to pay five per cent,
on ail sums sued for, if under five hundred dol
lars; it over that sum, two and a half per cent.:
to be collected like other costs, for the payment
of the collecting tees of attornies.
By Mr. Phillips—A bill making an appropri
ation of $25,0110 to the Military Institution, at
Maiietta, provided the stockholders will convey
to the State two-thirds of the stock in the Insti
tution. Also, an appropriation ot $5,000 annu
ally, to be added to the above amount, for the
purpose of sustaining the Institution.
The bill provides for vesting the government
of the Institution in a Board ol Visitors, of which
the Governor is to be President, and the perma
nent locality of the same in the town of Mariet
ta, when the stock therein is conveyed to the
State.
The House adjourned till 3J o’clock this
evening.
APTERROON SESSION.
Mr. Browning offered a bill, which proposes,
tor various reasons, to dispose of the lands inclu
ded in the Okefenokee Swamp, and to provide
for draining the same.
Mr. Willard—A bill appropiiating five thou
sand dollars for the removal of obstructions
fiom the Satilla River.
By Mr. Rumph—A biii to compel citizens of
other States, holding lands in Georgia, to pay tax
on the same in the county where the land lies.
On motion. Dr. Phillips, of Habersham, was
added to the Committee on Internal Improve
ment.
Mr. Lewis offered a resolution, requiring the
Clerk to have all documents, hereafter ordered
to be printed, put up in octavo or some other
convenient form—which was agreed to.
Mr. Thornton presented the memorial of some
of the citizens ot Muscogee, for the establish
ment of a Bank in the city of Columbus, to be
known as the “'Bank of Columbus,” with a
capital of $250,000, with liberty to increase to
$500,000.
Two very important bills, both seekiog a re
formation of our Judiciary laws, were introduced
this morning in the House, one by Mr. Thorn
ton, ol Muscogee, for abolishing imprisonment
j for debt: the other by Mr. Harris, of Fulton, to
I enable plaintiffs to obtain judgments in the Su-
■ perior and Inferior Courts of this State, at the
I first term in all actions arising ex-contractor.
where no plea is filed.
' The several Committees have gone to work in
I earnest, tor the discharge of their respective du-
I ties ; and the business of both branches is pro
; grossing with facility. The ample accommoda
tions and polite attention ot our worthy Superin
; tendent, Mr. Brown, of the Milledgeville Hotel,
render the physical man luxuriously comtoitabie,
and a few days may now be spent at the Capi
tol pleasantly and profitably. N.
Milledgeville, Nov. 15, 1855.
Though many bills of a local and personal
nature have been introduced, and received a due
consideration, and an appropriate disposition at
the hands of the General Assembly to day, but
little has been done of mateiial geneial interest,
j The clamorous yell tor legislative appropriations
ito some favorite scheme of internal improve
mentor scientific advancements, which is rising
I with swelling tones in every direction, will, 1
j fear, not only obstruct the business of the body,
i which is of far more importance, but drain and
j impoverish the Treasury, it persisted in with an
j increasing avarice commensurate with the gor
i mandiziug disposition already exhibited. The
I pertinent remarks of Mr. Dawson, of Greene, on
. this subject, in the House this morning, should be
; well considered by the body to which they were
j addressed. The right of one portion of the State
to advantageous appropriations for local purposes
l at the expense of another part, cannot be estab
lished on principles of jus'ice, nor sustained on
principles of public policy, if the ravenous ap
petites of so many applicants are to be satiated
j irom the public Treasury. By the adoption of
i a wise policy (with a firm determination not to
j deviate irom the position) at an early dayot the
i session, the Legislature may tree itself of much
trouble during the present sitting,* and confor
I upon petitioners for the pap the greatest possible
j benefit, by throwing them upon their own exer
i tions for success. It there is merit in a scheme
; there are ability, energy and capital sufficient in
i private individuals, ready to be engaged and in
| vested, to develop it. "Let every tub stan
upon its own bottom.”
1 On reading the journals of the House this
j morning, Mr. Lewis, of Greene, gave notice ol
his intention to move a reconsideration of so
| much of ye-teiday’s proceedings as related to
j the refusal ot the House to pass the biii restrain-
■ ing the pardoning power of the Legislature.
The motion was made and sustained by Mr.
Lewis in a convincing and satisfactory but brief
speech. He entered into a minute elucidation
ot the merits ol the bill showing the fluctuating
interpretations which had been given to the
; section of the Constitution sought to be changed,
oy successive Legislatuies; relerred to the utter
impossibility of its being satisfactorily settled by
the Judiciary ; and urged its alteration, so far as
regards the pardoning power, so as to vest the
same in ail cases, treason excepted, in the Gov
nor: Ist. Because it would then conform to the
frame work of the Government; 2d. Becauseol
the flattering example which other Stales have
given us ot its practicability; 3d. The abuse of
the power by former Legislatures; 4th. Because
the responsibility when diffused was weakened;
Sth. The considerations of humanity in prevent
ing an innocent man’s suffering incarceration
until the meeting of the Legislature; 6th. The
expense which would be saved the State by the
change.
The bill was re-considered.
Dr. Phillips offered a Resolution apportioning
the Governor’s Message to appropriate commit
tees. which was amended, and agreed to. Also,
a bill disposing finally of the assets of the Cen
tral Bank, by compel,ing their payment into
the Tieasury.
Mr. Dawson off-red an amendment to the
rules of the House, requiring the petition of the
father of all illegitimate children to be presented,
upon an application for a change of name; and
the petition of a l persons to be effected by the
alteration of a county line, to accompany the
bill proposing it.
Mr. Jones, of Muscogee, iidroduced a Bill to
alter the 18th and 19th sections of the Ist article
of the Constitution, in reference to the qualifica
tions and oaths of members of the Legislature.
Mr. Waid, of Butts—A Bill to suspend militia I
musters in times oi peace; and to make the
Sheriffs in this State ex-officio Colonels, Depu
ty Sheriffs Majors, and Constables Captains.
Mr. A Bill to pay the teachers of such
poor children, since 1853. as were entitled, but
by negligence or mistake, lost the benefit ot the
fund.
The retaliatory bill, which I enclose you, tin
der the very unassuming title cf “a bill to pro
vide tin garnishments in certain cases” was read I
a third time this morning, and on motion of Mr.
I'hornton. relerred to the Judiciary Committee.
A number ot bills weie read a third time and
referred to special Standing Committees, among
them were,
A Biii to allow Justices of the Inferior Court,
upon a recommendation of the Grand Jury, in
the seveial counties rd' this State, to levy a tax
lor compensating Grand and Petit Jurors.
A Bill to piohibit the driving of cattle through
Catoosa county. Amendments were offered as
to other coiniti-s. Postponed indefinitely, alter
considerable discussion.
A Bill to refund one hundred dollars toSam’l.
Walker, the same being over paid tax.
A bill to endow the Atlanta Medicaf College
by an appropriation of ten thousand dollars.
The House >urni till three o’clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill, passed last session, altering 3d sec
3d < v rt. Constitution, was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee, on the motion of Mr. Thorn
ton, ot Muscogee, it having been read a third
time.
The bill for the payment of the judgment in
favor of the Ex’rs. ot Gibson vs. the Central
Bank, was referied to the Financial Committee.
The bill altering and restraining the pardoning
power ot the Legislature, was made the special
order of the day tor Wednesday next.
Mr. Terhume,of Floyd, introduced a bill ad
ding an additional section to the Penal Code.
The rest of the afternoon was spent in read
ing hills a second time.
The House adjourned till 10 o’clock, a, m ,
to morrow.
SENATE
The Senate met at 10 o’clock this morning.
The following bills ot general interest were in-
By Mr. Cantrell—A bill to form a new coun
ty out of Gilmer and Lumpkin counties.
By Mr. Chastain, of Fannin—A bill to change
the county lines between Union and Fannin.
By Mr. Cone—A bill to regulate the empan
nelling ot Jurors in criminal cases.
By Mr. Dabney, of Gordon—A bill to provide
for the support of widows and orphans for
twelve months, after the decease of husband or
father.
By Mr. Dunnagan, of Hall—A resolution mak
ing the Penitentiary Committee, oi the two
houses, a joint standing Committee. Adopted.
By Mr. Tambro, of Upson—A bill te protect
married women in the enjoyment of property.
Also, a bill repealing the act fixing the time of
labor for Factory operatives.
By Mr. Griffin, ol Twiggs—A bill to repeal
the act of 1552, which repealed the act of 1849,
in relation to the importation of slaves for the
purpose of sale.
By Mr. Hamilton, of Dooly—A bill to change
the time ot holding the Superior Courts ot
Crawford, Twiggs, Macon and Dooly, and for
By Mr. Harris, of Worth—A bill to add Worth
to the Southern Judicial District, and to change
the times of holding the Superior and Inferior
Courts of this county.
By Mr. Long, of Glynn—A bill to confer
criminal jurisdiction on the Justices ot the In
terior Courts, similar to that exercised at present
by Justices of the Peace. Also, a bill to amend
the acts incorporating the Brunswick and Flori
da Railroad.
By Mr. Murphey, of D.-Kalb—A bill to orga
nize a new county out of Cobb, Cherokee, De-
Kalb, Forsyth, Fulton and Gwinnett counties,
to be called ‘'McDonald.”
By Mr. Morris—A memorial referring to the
Western & Atlantic Road. Referred to the ap
propriate Committee.
By Mr. Pope, of Wilkes—A resolution referring
that-j ortion oi the Governor’s message, having
relation to the Public Printing, to a special
Committee of one from each Congressional dis
trict.
By Mr. Sapp, of Baker—A bill to provide for
the distribution ot the Poor School Fur.d, ot
Baker county, for 1853. between rhe ceunties of
Baker, Dougherty and Calhoun.
By Mr. Sumner—A biii to amend an act,
making appropriations to improve the naviga
tion of Ohoopee river.
By Mr. Welborn, of Whitfield—A bill to
give State aid to the Dalton & Gadsden Rail
Road.
By Mr. White, of Jackson—A biii to compel
Tax" Collectors to make out an insolvent list ol
tax payers, and lay the same before the Grand
Jurors in each County, who alone are to be au
: thorized to determine who shall, or shall not be
included in the in- '. ent list.
The special order oi the day, the bill for the
j pardon of Boyd, was taken up and deferred until
Wednesday next. On motion of Mr. Cone, of
j Greene, one hundred and twenty copies of the
'opinions of the Supreme Court, in the eases of
1 B >»4 and Mercer, were ordered to be printed.
A message was received from the Governor,
informing the Seriate that the respite of Mercer
j and Boyd, has been prolonged to the 20th inst.
On motion Mr. Lawton, the Dougherty
I County Railroad bill was taken up; and, on
: motion, the words "tax resources” were stricken
out, and the words “the resources of Dougherty
County desirable from Taxes,” inseited.
The bill being then put upon its passage, Mr.
Spalding, of Mclntosh, rose and advocated its
-nv i.ons savin*, that for one. he was willing.
• citizens of Dougherty, the privilege
ot tax. - themselves, in order to carry on a
i benefi tai internal improvement scheme, a pri
j vilege which they sought with modesty, while
Irom ail other parts of the State daily cries came
jup for State assistance. Mr. Moore, of Lin
coln, followed in opposition to the bill. Other
speakers addressed the Senate, and the question
i was put whether or not it should pass—The
j vote stood Yeas 56 Nays 45—so the bill was
i passed, and became a law, as it passed the House
; yesterday. The Senate took up and adopted the
: memorial presented by Mr. Long ot Glynn, re-
I latirig to a mail route in Glynn County. The
j Senate adjournel til! 3 o’clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill for the organization of a new Judi
cial Circuit to be called Brunswick was taken
i up.
j The special Committee to whom it had been
' referred, reported favorable to its passage. The
! bill was amended in several particulars and lost.
Ayes 44 Nays 45.
The bill repealing the act of last Session in
reference to frauds and perjuries referred to the
Judiciary Committee. Tha bii! raising the sal
ary of the Judges of the Supreme Court was
laid upon the table for the present.
Senate adjourned till 10 o’clock a. m. to-mor
row. N.
(communicated.)
Cassville, Ga , Nov. 12, 1855.
: Mr. James Gardner : I notice in the last
issue of your paper, a clipping from the “ Cass-
! ville Standard,” I presume, giving notice that
i the “Georgia Baptist Convention” would meet
at Cedar Town in May next, which is an erior
that may mislead many. It should have read,
the "Chtrci.te Georgia Baptist Convention”
This is n new Convention, formed by associa
tions north west of the Chattahooche river; and
held its iir.-t annual session in Cassville on the
25th and 26th of last month, and adjourned to
meet at Cedar Town, Polk county, on Saturday
before the third Sunday in May next. As the
above wili be ol interest to many of your read
ers in this section, you will please give it an in
sertion in youi widely read paper, and oblige,
Respectfully yours,
John H. Rice, Cor. Sec.
Atlanta Races.
Trie following is the result of yesterday’s
racss:
Three Mile Match Race.
R H. Scruggs’ b f Belle, of Tennessee.. .. dist. I
C. A. Hamilton’s b f Florida, by Epsolom.. . 1 I
Time, 6:12J.
Second Race, Three Mile Heats.
I B. Easley’s ch c Little Master 12 2
T. B. Goldby’s b c Brown Dick 2 11
H. C. Cassey’s c c Wm. R. King.... 33 dist.
Jltlanta Intelligencer, Nov. 13.
NOTICE.— AH persons indebted to the Estate
of Mrs Sarah Harris, fate of Richmond coun
ty, deceased, are requested to come forward and
make immediate payment, and those having claims
against said estate, to present them, properly au
thenticated, in terms of tho law.
WILLIAM H. HARRIS, I . , .
nov6 i.E', IS N. UAIt If IS, j i-s.
SIXTY DAYS after date application will bo made
to tho Court of Ordinary of Richmond coun ■
ty, for leave to soil the Heid Estate and Negroes
belonging to tho Estate of Mrs. Sarah Harris, late
of said conn tv, dneoased.
WILLIAM H. HARRIS, 1 .. ,
nov6 LEWIS N. HARRIS, J Adln r ' s '
OmiJierrid.
Augusta Market, Nov. 17.
COTTON.—The market exhibits about an i to
i advance since the steamer’s news.
CHARLESTON Nov. 17—Cotton.—Ihe subjoin
ed qurtations were the ruling rates up to about one
o’clock yesterday, when the steamer Pacific’s
acounts reached us through the agency of the
telegraph, advising an advance of a farthing in
the Liverpool market, viz : Low to Strict Middling
Bjaß’ ; Good Middling BJa9 ; Middling Fair 9j ;
and Fair 9ja'Jje. Since the news has been made
public 883 bales have been sold at an irregular
advance of |ajc., but the transactions have been
too limited to establish a market, and it remains
to bo seen what effect these advices will have on
our market. The receipts of the week foot up
12,111 bales, and the sales 12,803 bales, which
wore sold as follows, viz : 7 bales at 7j; 14 at 72;
79 at 8; 77 at 8<; 59 at 8J; 213 at 8’; 317 at 8j:
319 at 8 9 16; 1200 at 8L 370 at 8 13-16: 1692 at
8J; 1973 at 8J; 183 at 8 15-16; 3068 at 9; 51 at
9 1-16; 1079 at 9J; 1678 at 9j; and 30 bales at 9j.
Nothing doing in Long Cotton.
Z?/ce.-Tho receipts of the week, which reach
4,356 tierces, have changed hands at prices rang
ing from s4j tosi per hundred.
Corn.— This article has become scarce, and is in
demand- A few small lots have been received by
the Railroad, which have been selling at prices
ranging from 90c. to $1 per bused, in bulk and in
sacks, the latter price including the sack.
Flour— There has been a moderately fair de
mand for Flour, and among the sales are some
700 bbls, and bags, for shipment. Prices have
ruled from 8J to s9j per bbls., the bulk within the
range of 9f a 91, and for bags s4j and $4.62J.
Received by Railroad 3065 bbls.
Bacon —The stock of Sides is very light, and
retail prices have advanced to 14a14j ; Shoulders
are neglected, and are held at 12i a 123 ; good
Hams command from 14 to 16c. per lb.
Groceries — Extreme stagnation is the ruling
feature of the market. Some 50 hhds. New Or
leanc Sugar of the old crop were sold at auction
at prices ranging principally from 8 to Bjc.
Nothing has been done in Molasses. A few small
lots Rio Coffee have been sold at prices ranging
from 11 to 113 c.
Freights. —We quote to Liverpool dull at jd
for Cotton in square bags. Several vessels are
loading for Havre at Ic. for Cotton, and s3j per
600 lbs. for Rice ; Baltimore, Wheat 7c., Cotton
5-16, Rice $4 per tierce ; Philadelphia, Wheat 8c ,
Cotton 516, Rice $1 per tierce. There is very
little offering to New Y ork, and the rates are al
together nominal. We quote to Boston }c. for
Cotten and $1 50 per tierce for Rice.
i BALTIMORE, Nov. 14, 2P. M.—There was a
I full attendance on ’Change to-day, with an active
i demand, especially for flour. Sales to a fair ex.
j tent for shipment. Wheat was without activity.
I Shippers purchasing less freely.
i Provisions are firm. Bacon scarce and holders
firm—prices upward. Pork firm.
I There is nothing speeial to note in the leading
: articles of groceries. Coffee is firm, somewhat
: above the views of buyers. Sugar steady. Mo
j lasses unchanged.
Tobacco continues doll. Transactions only in
i small lots.
i A moderate business in Dry Goods.
We have no change to notice in Whisky.
: The money market presents no special change.
! R.atcs of discount continue about as before. A
; large amount of business paper is offering in bank,
ilt is also found more abundantly on the street.
( Exchange on London dull at Baßl per cent pre
mium' . .
NEWNAN, Nov. 15 —C’oWow.—The market yes-
■ terdav was firm nt previous rates ; 1206 bales were
' sold at the following prices: 97 6t 8J ; 109 at 8j ;
\63at 8J ; 93 at 8J ; 497 at 8J ; 20 at 8|; 82 at 9;
( 227 at 9L and 18 bales Jethro at 10J cents.
> AMERICUS, Nov. 14 —Cotton— Our market
I has been quite animated for the last day or two.
I We quote 7.} to 8 cents, with an upward tendency.
SELMA. Nov. 13. Cotton.— Notwithstanding
I we have a fine river, owing to the unfavorable for
j cign news, we have to report a further decline in
the Cotton market. We quote at from 6to 7jc.
1 GRIFFIN, Nov 13. Cotton— Prices are firm
aud the demand good at 7j to 8 cents.
’ ATHENS, Nov. 15—CoMon.—Demand active
j at improved prices, principal sales Bje.
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WATCHES, CLOCKS,
iSfeiSS J E W E L R Y,
Al New York prices, for Cash.
1 j ERCIIANTS and Dealers will do well to call
.'A and examine the stock of Watches, Clocks
and Jewelry, at 249 King street, before they pur
chase elsewhere. Every article warranted.
t A stock always on hand peculiarly adapted to
! country dealers.
Save twenty per cent, by calling on
WM. MASTEKMAN,
249 King street, Charleston.
oc2 four doors from Wentworth-st.
J. N. FREEMAN, ~
Opposite Planters Hotel. Augusta. Ga..
KESPECTFCE.Iv invites the attention zj?
of his friends, and the public in general, kY
to his new stock of fine Gold and Silver Aiioia
Watches; elegant and fashionable Jewelry; a full
assortment of Silver Spoons, Forks, Goblets, Cups,
&c. The quality of the Silver warranted as pure
Fino Plated Goods; Guns and Pistols; all de
scriptions of Clocks, Gold, Silver, Steel and Plated
Spectacles, to suit all ages and sights; a largo as
sortment of Gold Pons and Casos. Great induce
ments offered to cash purchasers. Clocks, Watch
es and Jewelry repaired with the utmost care and
attention. t>m sep23
SIXTY HAYS atter~date, application will be
made to the Court of Ordinary of Richmond
county, for leave to self the Heal Estate and Ne
groes belonging to the estate of Davis B. Hadley,
deceased.
nov6 IGNATIUS P. GARVIN, Adm r.
NOTICE.— All persons indebted to the estate of
Henry Maddox, late of Richmond county,
deceased, arc requested to make payment; and
those having demands are requested to present
them, duly authenticated, in terms of the law.
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NOTICE All persons having demands against
Davis B. Hadley, late of Richmond county,
deceased, arc hereby notified to present them, prop
erly attested to, within the time prescribed by law ;
and all versons indebted to said deceased, arc here
by required to make immediate payment.
nov6 IGNATIUS I’. GARVIN, Adm’r.
A ( Y silAKfcs Georgia Railroad and Banking
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CAUTff'L’ TEE
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1,,.1 , 1 1.:.a:,,, M: I'l iu NowV'.-k, I'liilmb'lpliia »
Bo ton. I.iul lin,ling that the pirates daringly
flu- I. rnieiousih-firions under tin- name which
!„ mv aHiclo. I think it n. cessa.v to caution tbe
, nullity against these venders of poison in disguise
1 i„ t ,od,i.-eathe S'eheidarn A . omatic Schnapps for
I u,of supplying tins i.iediea! faculty and the wholtthin
'oniuoinity With U puin di-inal spirit, which migh. if
I, epi" I ri'i’-d with confi 1,-nee, in all eases where si Im ,
iliaids nei" requiied. without producing the fearfuf
~,01 <■ -111'■ 11.'-■will' ll invnrialdv result from nsingadul
teiated li'i'ior. In order to render a—urance doubly
I had the article analyzed by chemists of
wide c< lebrity. and submitted it for experimental
to thousands of distinguished medical practitioners. .
The responses from these sources were of the most un’ door in
equivocal ami satisfactory character. It is now beforgeen the
the public, surrounded with these guarantees, amfln JAN
bearing these unimpeachable endorsements, and I c al,: Peter,
upon the community to protect themselves and me hewer
their own health and myreputation.byfrowningdown .„ g
aud repudiating the pira' ical speculators., who are ped
dling their foul commodities under cover of my trade
mark. No article had ever been imported from Hol
land into this market, under the name of Schnapps,
previous to the appearance of Wolfe's Schiedam Aro-
S into this city in the
year 1848, which can be seen by the Custom House
books, I deposited my label as a trade mark in the Uni
ted States District Court of the Southern District of
New York, in the year 1851, and have the certificates
in mr possession of that date. The great demand which
has thus been created for the genuine article has set
the whole hive of counterfeiters in motion, and the
duty I owe to my customers and friends, and the pub
lic, compels me, from time to time, to put them on
their guard against y
Among the complaints for which the Schnapps has
been declared a specific by the eminent physicianswho
have corresponded with the proprietor, are dropsy, dys
pepsia, debility consequent upon lorg continued sick
ness and old age, epilepsy, asthma, gravel, colic, affec
tions of the kidneys, and all chronic diseases of the
genito-urinary apparatus. For these and many other
disorders, it is bow prescribed with great success, by
more than three thousand medical practitioners in va
rious parts of the United States.
I beg to call the attention of the reader to the fol
lowing letters from physicians :
Dr. Charles A. Leas, Commissioner of Health, Balti
more, writes as follows in relation to the value of
Schnapps as a remedy in chronic catanhal complaints
&c The letter is dated July 27.185.3 :
1 take great pleasure in bearing highly creditable tes
timony to its efficacy as a remedial agent in the dis
eases in which you recommend it Having a natural
tendency to the mucus surfaces, with a slight degree of
stimulation. I regard it as one of the most important
remedies in chronic catarrhal affections, particularly
those of the genito-urinary apparatus. With much re
spect. your obedient servant,
CHAS. A. LEAS. M. D.
Dr. C. Robbins, of Boston, celebrated for his cure of
epilepsy, cholera, &c . complains of the great difficulty
of procuring put e Holland Gin. and speaks of the Schie
dam Schnapps as follows, under date of October stb
1852:
I have commended your article in four cases—two in
Connecticut, one in Vermont, and one in Rhode Island.
An article of this kind is much needed. I have been
unable to find a substitute in the materia medica for
pure Holland Gin.
‘ Yours, C. ROBBINS.
Philadelphia, July 15,1853.
Mr. Udolfho Wolfe, 22 Beaver street. New York-
Dear Sir:—La t season the writer received, through
your agent in this city, a bottle of your Aromatu
Schiedam Schnapps, and since that period has pre
scribed the same inlcertain forms of urinary complaints;
also, in cases of debility in aged persons. So far the
Schnapps has been of much benefit to those using it.
* * 5 » i n conclusion, where a diuretic and
stimulant is required, I should use the Aromatic
Schiedam Schnapps. Thanking you for your kindness,
lam respectly yours, A.D. CHALONER. M. D.,
180 South Eighth street.
Toe subjoined letter from Dr. Paine, of Manchester,
New Hampshire, relates to one of the most valuable
medicinal properties possessed by the Aromatic
Schnapps- and shows that it acts as a specific in a very
painful disease, the gravel
' Ma. Wolfe: Permit me to address you a few lines,
which you are at liberty to use if yon think proper, in
respect to your medicines called Schiedam Schnapps.
I have had a very obstii.ate case of gravel and stone of
some five years’ standing, causing very acute pain in
everv attempt to urinate. After using many remedies
without much relief. I was induced to try a bottle of
your medicine. In the course of three days it proved
effectual, dislodging large pieces of stone some of
which were as large as a marrowfat pea. I continued
the cordial, according to directions, and the patient
continued to gain, and is fast recovering. I think a
medicine of so much value in so distressing a complaint,
should be known to the public and world at large.
And I, for one. must give it my approbation and sig
nature. THOMAS PAINE, M. D.
From Dr. John S. Reese, chemist. Baltimore. Md.
September 15. 1852:
A number of our physicians are ordering the article,
and several have already prescribed it. Persons to
whom I have so d it, speak very highly of its qualities.
A gentleman of my own personal acquaintance, having
suffered greatly with an affection of the kidneys and
bladder, took two bottles, and subsequently passed a
stone of consideiable size, and was greatly relieved.
It will, no doubt, go into general use.
From II A. Prout, M. D,St. Louis June 6 1853 :-
Tl-ivinc seen your advertisement of a pure Holland
gin, worthy the confidence of physicians I w.itei toyou
with a view ol procurirga sample
cv'has iong been acknowledged, and it has only fallen
into disuse because of the compounds sold under the
name of Holland gin. I want to use it at present in
colic, as it is an excellent remedy in infantile colic,
and I cannot procure a compound to be relied on.
From J. B. Woodward, M. D., Waterbury, Vermont
May 2.1852:
l am t-eatingat the present time a chronic affection
of the kidneys, which has shown itself very obstinate
to diuretics, and have been advised to use your Schie
dam Schnapps.
Dr. Snowden Piggot, of Baltimore. Aug. 1852, thus
indicates the value of pure Schiedam in urinary ccm
-11 l am fully sensible of the great benefits to be derived
in certain forms of urinary disturbance, from the use
of good Hollands; but that is au article so difficult to
procure, without great trouble, that I have been com
pelled to content myself with less palatable, and,
therefore, less faithfully taken medicaments. A pure,
first rate Schiedam cannot fail to meet with the hearty
approbation of physicians.
Dr. R. L. Ilickly. of East Boston, Aug. 11. 1852,
writes:—
I have just received yours of the 7th instant, and
being fully convinced that pure Holland gin is possess
ed of many medicinal properties, which, when judi
ciously administered, produce very beneficial results.
I shall be happy to introduce your Aromatic Schiedam
Schnapps among my friends in this vicinity.
Dr. J. R. nibble, Drakesville, N. J., in January, 1853
writesas follows:
So great lias been the difficulty with me to procure a
pure article of gin. and so often have I been disappoint
ed, that I have almost entirely ceased to proscribe gin
for any complaint, and have nearly despaired of being
able to do it with better success, unless yours is what
you claim for it; if so, you will have conferred a boon
on the practitioners in this country, that I am sure
From Dr. S F. Forbes, Toledo, Ohio. Aug. 13, 1853.
The frequent notices of the Schiedam Schnapps, both
bv the profession and the press, had ir duced the desire
of testing the efficacy of this preparation of gin before
I received your note. I trust it will fulfil the expecta
tions of the most sanguine, anil prove both a blessing
ar.da profit to suffering humanity.
Dr. D. Colkins.town physician and surgeon st Lyrae,
Connecticut, says in a letter dated October 14,1852 :
I consider vour Schiedam Schnapps a superior arti
cle, and one that will not come short of our highest
expectations. It is an article the medical fraternity
have long wanted. I have used it. so far, with every
apparent access. D. COLKINS__
Laboratory. New York, May 2.1853.
Mr.. I'rioi.riio Wolfe : Dear Sir :—I cannot speak
too higliij- of the parity of your Schiedam Sclinapps.
It is decidedly superior to any thing of the kind in the
market. It is perfectly free from the admixture of
fusil oil, or any of those arnylic compounds which
produce such mischievous and irreparable effect upon
the constitution, and which very few samples of alco
holic distilled liquors arc without—most of them being
largely impregnated with it. I Lave personally in
spected tiie various processes of distillation practised
at. Schiedam, and know that unusual care is taken to
separate the noxious elements from the pul® alcohol,
aud your Schnapps is a striking proof ofits success
AS a medicinal agent for chronic and vent 1 affections,
I successfully prescribed it; and recommend it as an
agreeable cordial and harmless stimulant, and shall
continue totdo so, as well as to use it as a source of
pure alcohol for chemical investigation and expert
ISAIAH DECK. Consulting Analytical Chemist.
The genuine is sold by all tlio respectable Druggist
and Grocers in the United States.
ÜBOLPHO WOLFE. 22 Beavorstroot, N. Y..
25 South Front street. Philadelphia.
i rench and Spanish I.angungc—
"oay and Evening Classes—Prifutr
Jjtssons for Ladies and Gentlemen. — Mr. A. M.
de Month vruy, lately Principal of an Institution
of Modern Languages, and iMitor of the French
Literary Review, in New Yorl City, has the honor
to inform the public, that he will open an office in
Constitutionalist Range, Mclntosh street, over the
office of F. C. Barber, on Monday next, the Bth
inst., when be wiil be prepared to give Lemons in
both the French and Spanish Languages
The system of teaching, as adoptvd by Mr. Mon
thurry, is entirely now. and peculiarly adapted to
learning these languages A forge portion ol the
time is ’evoted to Oral Exercises, ana tn- Lessons
are so arranged ?.* to obviate many of the difl oui
ties with which flic I’u, il has usually to -ontenit,
and to enable bim, in a short time, to speak ana
at his office. r - 00 r
Reference-H. H. Cumming, t-q- i"-'> ««