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gW-" THE FEDERAL UNION, * ( Cornerof Hancorkand Wilkinson streets.) OPPOSITE TnECOrKT'MM *^ ••fCRTOf, fflSBET A CO.. Stole Printers. Tuesday Morning, July 25, I8G5. * Hr, artful who ,ou M-utl lo lh«- C*n vritlion. . It i„ tbe opinion of every one that the Conven tion that is to assemble in Mil ledger illy, on the •1th Wednesday of Ottober, will be one. of the most important conventions that ever met in oor State. The action of that Convention will pro bably control tbe destiny of Goorgia for many years. It this is true, it is very important that we send none but good men to the Convention. .Jf we send tbe intensely selli^i and avaricious man, he may barter away the rights of the people to * promote his own selfish purposes; if we send a noisy unprincipled politician', he may gamble away tbe rights o£ the State for Federal prefer ment; if we send the vicious, we endanger eve rything that is valuable. Let us then be careful to send none but wise, honest and good men to this Convention. All the voters in the State who have taken the oath, and who were not excluded from the President’s amnesty proclamation, are eligible, and those who were excluded from the benefits of tbe proclamation, if they have receiv ed the President’s pardon, are eligible. In clioos ing members of the Convention each county l as the whole State to select fron Dade county can, if thevvislw son, or any other man in any p; In the Convention of 1832 the p county selected Mr. Berrien, who lived i nab. So we are without excuse if wo elect bad men for we have the whole State fiom which to make our choice. Let us then select none hut good and wise men. 11 «-n«i ,:« an__.:iri«, <Jur contemporary the Chronicle ,V Sentinel, must have some patience, and not judge the motives of its brethren too hastily or harshly. Because a Southern Editor expresses his want of faith in the wisdom of the acts by which the slaves were emancipated, that is no reason why said Editor should harbor in his heart a desire to perplex the Government or remand the negro to a condition j of slavery. All men see, know, admit that slave- j ry is dead, and now that it is dead, it should he the , desire of every good white man to put it away decently, and prepare for the consequences. We, like thousands of others, have seen how Indolent and worthless the negro has become, in nine cases out of ten, since liis elevation to freedom. The officers of the U. S. Army, in common with us, have deplored the failure of the negroes to settle down steadily to work, and behave themselves as all decent persons should, white or black. These officers have expressed in our presence, again and again, their surprise and mortification at the worthlessness of so many of the negroes, who have no other idea of their new condition tliau that it means perfect freedom from every obligation to work on their*own account or that of others.— Now these are facts, solemn, sad facts. Would it were otherwise. Would that the negro under stood intelligently what is due to him, and what is expected of him. But he will not understand.— And now wc ask the Chronicle which is best—say nothing about him, do nothing with him—or cast about and see if there are not some lawful means at band by tbe use of which the negro may be- j come, what tbe honest men among those who made him free intended him to become, a peacea ble and industrious worker in the hive ? If we all shut our eyes to his faults, or the inefficiency of measures adopted for his guidance and control, we are neither his friend nor the friend of the government that is burdened with Lis custody.— A man may fail to see the propriety or policy of a set of rules made to cover the ease of the freed- men amongst us, and yet be as good and loyal # a citizen of the government as the other man who shuts his eyes, and shouts “Allah be praised! God is great!” without once cariDg to know whether what he is so happy about, is a cause for thanks or of humiliation. Let us reason about these great matters, for great matters they are, as sensi ble men should, in the right spirit and a becoming w iy. Let all we do be done for tbe common weal of our common country. Let us try and get the negroes, who know so little what freedom is, and how to enjoy it properly, in the r.ght track. Let no man hesitate to suggest to any officer of tbe government the ideas which ho may entertain hr the good of the freedmen aDd the welfare of the country. They will bear—they will patiently hear all your suggestions, because they feel that the great responsibility of the negro’s future welfare and happiness now depends on those who have suddenly discontinued the relation in which he formerly stood to his master; and they will be glad, yea rejoiced, to find that any improvement, however small it may bo, can be suggested. Jt must he conceded Qn all hands, that those wno have lived with the Southern negroes all their lives, and know their character and disposition, are more competent to devise a system for their government, than those who are but little acquain ted with them, and have not until recently been brought in contact with them. At any rate we believe the officers of tho U. S government will be pleased to hear the suggestions of all intelli gent men upon a subject that is now taxing their patience and judgmenj to a degree never con templated before the close of the war. Men who are captious just to he captions—who find fault, and never attempt to aid others in re moving the erase of complaint, are bad men,— Bat we have good cause to believe tllat this class are respectable neither in numbers, position nor character. Let us make a wide difference between him who tolls tbe truth, that disagreeable frets may be known and dealt with as they should Ire, and him who snarls and snaps because ho has no moie agreeable pastime The first is tfce good cit izen, the latter tbe growler anu grumbler. I,<-t n< <lo belter iu Georgia. If Georgia is a little behind Tennessee in get ting back into tlie Union, we -hope that she will set a better example to her sisters of quiet and good feel;Ug We have as yet seen no cloud of disaffection, as large as a man’s hand, in Georgia. All seem willing, even anxious, to become once more good citizens of the United States. Die only trouble that now disturbs tho peace o our State is tho question of Labor. So uncertain, and so unprofitable has it proved thus far, that little else but trouble has followed the emancipa tion of the negroes, both to the United States of ficers nud the citizens%f the State. But we are not without hopo that even this pons asinorum will tie passed in safety, and that when the civil government is fairly at work, all its disturbing elements will he put at rest. As Georgians we exhort, every man to take the oath of amnesty, and then exert all his influence to create kindly, feelings between neighbor and ueighbor, and re store that perfect state of brotherhood which dis tinguished us a people before the war. That man is a fool, yea a madman, who goes about stirring up the dying embers of hatred which are fast go ing out forever. Who ever he is, high or low, rich or poor, he is a public enemy, and khould find no favor or affection, or even toleration by any good citizen. We are most of us, or soou will he. ciriz-'sis of the United States Government—let us prove by our acts that we did not lie with our lips when wo took an oath to support the Constitution and laws of the United States government. We are far from demanding that every man should shut his eyes or his mouth, and receive all acts ot Government as right and necessary, and tho best thing that could be done. We arc citizens of the United States and have the right to criticise the acts of those whp rule over us ; but always let it be done in tho right spirit and in a lawful way.— We believe tho President will be glad to have our honest views, and nobody would deny us this privilege, unless it be some mean little soul that is too much a hireling itself to allow that others can be honest and independent except for pay. Business IN Miu.edgevh.le.—If the reader should judge of the business transacted in this place by the columns of the two papers printed here, he wpuld conclude that desolation brooded „ver all things hereabout. But his conclusion Id not l»e correct. We Lava over a dozen bus- houses in tho place, to say nothing of the erous apple stands and cake carts that flour- sh where freedmen most do congregate. Our merchants seem to care very little for printer’s ink, btit we arc not so certain that they act wise ly in the matter. A few dollars invested in ad vertising will not bo lost to the party that makes the venture. Live and let live is a good motto. Lib- ral advertisers have never lost a dollar invest ed with the Printer. —mmm A Change.—Capt. Nunan and his command, who have been stationed at this Post for some time, left us last week. Capt. N. has labored hard to please our citizens and succeeded as well, perhaps, as any one could have done under the trying circumstances surrounding him. 1st Lt. George Buchanan Co. K. 2d Michigan Cavalry, succeeds him. We have no doubt our new com mandant will do everything in his power to pre- s rve order in the city, and we trust our citizens will aid and encourage him in the discharge of his onerous and delicate duties. • Is IT mi?—Wo hear some persons say that a man who comes under the oxcepted classes speci fied iu President Johnson’s Amnesty Oath, can vote and be voted for by taking the oath, even if he benot pardoned by the President. We admit that Gov. Johnson’8 Proclamation to the people of Georgia reads that way, or rather suffers such a construction to he put upon his language, but we are of the opinion that President Johnson intend ed and intends that no man shall vote or be voted for until lie takes the Amnesty oath, and. is par doned by him. It is stated that Kentucky and Tennessee farm ers have applied to an agent at Cincinnati for five thousand Irish and German laborers from Europe; they are to he furnished in two months. Will not Geo r gia farmers make a move in the same direction? We would welcome ainong.ns ten thousand good Irish and German laborers-— The sooner Georgia can secure white laborfor her fields the sooner her prosperity will revfve. Free negro labor has been trie^ in Louisiana and other Southern States for two years, and the result is, desolated fields and a depopulated country. We must eneonragp emigration if we ever expect to rise out of our present condition of bankruptcy a,ndrj(nn. * L.irur.s’ IIats and Bonnets.—Ladies bon nets get '\stffall by degrees and beautifully less ” Wersee an account of a Paris bonnet or hat that consisted of two ounces ol gold beaten into a band, and four inches of black lace, the whole to conclude with a gold button which fastened one end of the lace over the other. Again we see that ladies are wearing hats without any top to them We suggest, if any young lady would he in the top of the fashion, six months ahead of any of her sisters, that she adopt for her head gear, a small but delicate tinted shell.just large enough to cov er the crown of her head, the whole to ho sur mounted with a spider web, tilled with variegated rose leaves: while her maid follows at a distance of five feet with a b ather from a peacock’s tail to keep the dainty little thing fiom flying away on the wings of the wind. jt makes n* Diflfei-riiCF. We have heard several persons say that they did not intend to subscribe to rbe Amnesty Oath, and their principal reason, indeed the only reason, they gave, was “that it makes no difference whether they take it or not—that they never took an oath to support the laws and constitu tion of the United States before the war, and they can see no reason or necessity for doing so now.” We tell all such, both here and elsewhere, that there are man} good reasons why they should take the Amnesty Oath, and, also, that there is au immediate and pressing necessity for so doiDg. No man will dewy, no matter how ardent a secessionist ho may have been— or how well lie labored to achieve the inde pendence of the Confederacy, or how much he regrets the disastrous failure that followed—no man will deny that he for feited all protection from, awl disclaimed all allegiance to, the Government of the United States when his State seceded from the Union. No man will deny that he is now in tlie Union, and caii look to- j no other source hut the government of the j TT •. 3 cix i i* - , ,1 Il‘ e best kindpf Agricultural Fairs are -said tube United States for protection both ot lite | j,’ annent ,ian«-hters». All BOrlN erParngutpht. There are some troubles brewing in Missouri and Tennessee. Gov. Brownlow has issued a proclama tion touching the affiirs of Tennessee. The troubles seem to have grewn out of the act disfranchising per sons who aided the rebellion. >Ve hope they will soon cease. ’ A mule In the U. S. service is calle-l a “brevet horse.’’ Tlie Grand Lodge of tlie order of Odd Fellows assem bles in Macon on tiie First Wednesday of August. B. F. Perry has been appointed Provisional Gover nor of the State of South Carolina. The Convention in Georgia assembles the -1th Wed nesday in October. Some people at the North affect to believe that the rebellion at the South is not yet quelled. And some people think Andrew Jackson is still l*resident of the United States. * , It is said that one-teutli of tlie original cost will he required to repair the railroads for the South, and will amount to $30,000,000. A fund of twenty thousand.dollars has been raised to establish an administration paper in Memphis, Tennessee. , Some remonstrance is made by those who drink the water, against small pox patients bathing iu Lake Wall let in. The new order of suffrage would give Mississippi six delegates in Congress—three more than California A duel has taken place in Algeria between Generals Deligny and Grant, in which the former was killed. and property. It is his duty, then, to acknowledge his allegiance to the govern ment under which he lives, and it is Isis interest to become, as soon as possible, in vested with all the rights of citizenship.— He may, if ue chooses, live here, and nev er cast a vote, or be qualified as an officer j frustrate hi* wish, of the State Government, but he expects j to ly; secure in the enjoyment of life, lib erty and property', under the laws of the U. S. Government, as well as those of his own State. Can lie ask, on the one hand, privileges, for which he is not willing to render any reciprocal obligations ? But why stand aloof i Do you believe that slavery lias been abolished contrary to the constitution of the United States?— If you do, refusing to take the Amnesty Oath will never re-establish slavery; as well stand on the shores of Time and call s^king of the c8nfe8sion 0 f Mrs. Surratt, Rev hack the spirits from eternity that have Dr. Walter «aya, not revealing Hie confes.-ional, that crossed over the dark river of Death du- ! llves ^ Irs - Surratt was innocent of the nulrder I of President Lincoln, or of any interest in tlie conspi- ! racy to murder him. UiT The very poor are often looked upon with Gen. Forrest had his shoulder fractured by a rail road accident in Mississippi, a few days ago. The Montgomery and West Point Rail Road will be completed by the 15th of August. The correspondent of the London Times states that President Johnson will partion all the Confederate !< sders if let alone, but the radicals do all thev can to Data sufficient has been received at the internal j revenue bureau to'show the internal revenue for this i year, lt will reach over two hundred and ninety mil- ! lions of dollars. Salaries.—By a letter from Mr. Seward to Gov j Sharkey, provisional governor of Mississippi, we learn [ that his salary is fixed at £3,000 per annum. Maj. Oks. Steadman.—A letter dated Augusta, July 10th, says: “Maj. Gen. Junies B. Steadman is here, and will at once assume command of the military department of Georgia. T’iie Tribune's special says the FVeedmen’s Bureau Refused to restore to the owners eonfi'cated abandoned lands, set apart by the government for the use of the freedmen refugees, but finally concluded to.leave the whole -subject to the decision ofthe courts. ring the four y’ears of War. But there is a pressing necessity’ note for every man worthy of citizenship to take ■ suspicion, -when the fact that, they are worth How to have Peace and Prosperity.— If President Johnson will do with Phillips, Chare, Sumner and that class of o»en, as Lincoln. did with leading secessionists at the beginning of the War, lock them up, or take the negroes out of the Southern States, we will have a real peace, and prosperity will once more dawn on our coun try. This is the whole matte* in a nut shell. — ty The loss of Barunm’s Museum in New York by fire, is estimated at $ 1,000.600.«it was far the most extensive institution of theVmd in America, and is a public as well as private loss- No lives were lost, except of animals and reptiles Southern Express CToiwpany —This is one of the great institutions of tbe country. It is to day the only means by which letters and papers are received. Such obliging fellows as they have around them make it the most popular concern in the country. We could no more do witliout if, than w<> could live without air. Success to the Company, and prosperity for everybody connected with the Southern Express Co., is the best wish we can put in just now. * Tiie Convention.—The election is ordered to take place on the 1st Wednesday in October next. The members will be chosen ou the basis of 18G0. The Convention will be composed of 301 mem bers. Ninety-live counties are entitled to two members. The thirty-seven counties named be low are entitled to three members, viz; Bibb, Burk#, Carroll, Cass, (or Bartow,) Chatham, Cherokee Clark, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, De catur. Floyd, Fallon, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett. Hull, Hancock, Harris, Henry, Houston, Jack- son, Merriwether. Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Oglethorpe, Richmond, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Thomas, 'Troup, Walker, Walton, Washington and Whitfield. the Oath, lie is needed to assist the State he loves, and whose Hbauper of Wis dom, Justice and Moderation, covers bint, to renew her life, and to enter once more upon a course of prosperity and greatness. The right of suffrage is a sacred right.— TheMiighcst known to the citizen. Will any man consent to be taxed, and Ire dis franchised at the same moment? Is it. mauly’ to occupy such a position ? If forced upon him would he not fight ?— Why then voluntarily’ assume such an at titude towards the Government ! A com mon sense view of the subject will con vince every just and .reasonable man that he cannot discharge a higher duty to him self and his Country than to step forward and take the Amnesty Oath. Again wc advise every man who can do so to Hesi tate not a day before taking the Oath when an opportunity is offered. In this place our citizens are qualifying as fast as they can do so. We regret that Governor Johnson did not feel authorized to appoint, citizens in every Military District to ad minister the Oath. The work wonld have been completed much sqpm'.r, and more effectually than under the direction of the military authorities. A Good Idea.—Tho Journal &. Messenger re commends that persons hiring negroes, require that they bring a recommendation of good char acter. This is done at tbe North, in case of white laborers, and should be adopted at the South, as the only means of protecting the employer against the employee. iim n ra —i ^We are informed that Andrew Eeid, Esq., of Eatonton. Ga . died on Monday of last week: Also, that Rev. Zachariab Edmondson of Putnam county died a few days ago. Both of these men were old and highly respectable citizens ot Put nam county. Max. Gen. Steadman.—Maj. Gen. J. II. Steadman is the new commander of the Depart niont of Georgia, with headquarters at Augusta. We publish an important order from him in this paper.* He was a prominent citizen of the State of Ohio, before the War, and is spoken of in the highest terms by the newspaper press, North and South, foi his earnest, conservative and intelli gent qualities, as a soldier and gcntlemnn. LTT We understand that Dr. /. W. Lewis, form er Superintendent of the State Road, died a few days ago at his home in upper Georgia. lie was a man of sloiling integrity, and a most useful citizen. Gov. Brown left this place on Tuesday last. We are pleased to know that he has recov ered from his Jate sickness sufficiently to travel He is still quite feeble, however. ty All the Macon papers are excited and indig nant at a secret League of Frocdmen, known to exist in thst city. Forewarned is forearmed. — — i IsT We learn that t»c-n. Wilson is on u visit to this place. Ue is the guest of Mr. J. M. Tucker, at Midway. ty The weather, for several days, lias been extremely hot. Loafers changed their position pretty often in their Boareh for a enol place. S'!?' We have been asked, by several of our subscribers, if we will continue to sepd the paper to persons who have paid in advance in Confed erate money ? Certainly, we will send to all who have paid until their times expire and two months longer to mako up for tlie time we suspended publication. And we earnestly hope that those who who hare not paid us, will do so now, or as early as possible, either in money or provisions. Those who wish'the paper can afford to put themselves to a little trouble to pay for it; those who do not wish tbe paper continued should do us the kind ness to inform us at once. New Orleans, July 14.—Mexican advices to the ‘8th had been received. Generals Lopez and Alivera had returned from the pursuit of the reinngnts of Negrete’s Juarejs forces, which hid generally disbanded and goue to TeAs. Cortinas had lately captured two steamers. The Commerce says Cortinas has es tablished his headquarters in Texas. Tiie Moni tor says the commander of the French fhet had an interview with Gen. Steele on the subject of the- steamboat captures, but could not give the result. News from the interior shows the Empire peacea ble. Maximilian is striving to improve the coun try and encourage education. Guerrillas contin ue to swarm about Matamoras. Great cumbers of Confederates are arriving in Mexico. Wemerf grown bad are worse tban men because tbe corruption of the best turns to the worst. • 1 notbtfig ought to be tlie strongest' evidence in j tlie world that they never cheated anybody. j A dispatch from New York, ofthe 13th, relates the I destruction of Barnum's great show house : Look Out.— The Louisville Democrat, of the 12th : says that city nt the present time is flooded with coun- | terfeit treasury notes of the denomination of fiities. I which are so well executed as to almost defy detection The Nashville Gazette, of the 1 It It iost., announcis j that lion John Belfaud family, have returned to Ten- j nessee from Georgia. New York, July It.—The Herald’s Washington special says ex Judge Marvin was to-dav appointed i Provisional Governor of Florida, and will repair to that State early next week, contrary to the expectations of nearly all familiar friends with his past career. Col. P. Shaffner writes a letter to the World, pre dicting tlie failure’of tlie Atlantic cable. lie says there is no probability of sending more than three words per minute, and even at that rate the conducting power of the cable will be destroyed in ninety da vs. Dispatches from Washington of tlie 13th contain tiie following: There is much uneasiness ami dissatisfaction among late rebel leaders at the slowness with which the Pres ident acts on applications for pardon. Many of them have already visited the capital to hurry up action on applications, but with very little encouragement. The work of re-establishing post routes is* the late rebel States necessarily goes on slowly. The most important routes will before lorffc bo open, but it will be months before there can bo anything like a complete postal system iu those Suites.' The subject of Davis’trial has never been officially discussed. Informal conversations have occurred in cabinet and elsewhere between officials, but all proba bilities are against, immediate trial. President Johnson to-day granted pardons to about 125 persons, of which To \fere Virginia ns, on the recom mendation of Gov. Pierpont. New York, July 1 i.—The Herald's Richmond cor respondent says the work of confiscating the property of wealthy rebels was inaugurated in Richmond on Monday last, much to the consternation of the people of that city, by the seizure of tlTe famous Tredegar Iron Works by Government agents. A description of a large ain-umt of other property liable to be coufis catcd, fias been taken, mid the tenants thereof have been notified to pay no more rent to tbe rebel pro printers. General R. I*.. Lf.e.—General R. E. Lee and family left the city last evening for Cartersville, Cum berland county, near which place they will occupy, for the stinliner, a cottage on a small farm. A large num ber of farms in different, parts of Virginia, have been otic-red us presents to General Lee, but lie lias in everv case declined to accept (liein. During this week,a citizen of Richmond proffered him one of the finest farms in Orange comity, which another offered to stock.—Dick mood Republic. Affairs in Mississippi. New York. July 13.—Provisional GovernorSliarkoy, ot Mississippi has issued a proclamation announcing his appointment by the President, and informing tin- people of the duties with which he is charged. To avoid delay in preparation for n State Convention lie re-appoints a large number of officers who were Con federate instruments when the natiouul forces took possession of the State. All are required to subscribe to the oath of allegiance. He names the 7tli of Au gust ns the day for electing delegates to the Convention *md tlie J 7 th the time of meeting, at Jackson. Washington, July 13.—Tlie following is Gen. Terry’s order preventing tlie publication of tlie Richmond How it Works. We Lave revived a letter from a friend who wc know to he a man of integrity and honor, and who has heretofore been a kind and indulgent master. liis letter is a pri vate one, not intended for publication, but aS there are those among us whp we,be lieve honestly.device to know more ofthe. negro character than they have yet had an opportunity’ of doing, we make the follow ing extracts from the letter, written in no captious spirit v/e know. Tho testimony of such men as ear correspondent ought to receive with every one not so* blinded bv prejudice as lo willfully shut their eyes to the truth. The writer say’s: “I have talked and read and explained to my negroes until nearly all the able- bodied ones are gone—most of them arouuii your city*. I have offered to hire with money or v. ith part of the crop, and did finally, after reading the Augusta schedule of prices solemnly make a bar gain with them, and reduced it to writing, with my name and .theirs attached ) hut night .after night they are leaving (why not go in the day lime) ? I am convinced of one thing, and the world will he—that yon cannot bind a free negro The idea that cotton can or will be grown by hired labor (of the negro), will be exploded, hut at the expense of him who tried it. I shall never try it, nor will many* practical plan ters in this country- “I do truly’ pity the negro. Mine were once happy and, let alone, were perfectly satisfied. But alas! I do pity the little and old ones. I have been anxious to have some genteel Yankee come and stay’ with me, and be witness for and against me in. my treatment of my negroes. * * * 4 Tho fact is j the negro will not work un less compelled. I will do as well for those I have'bad as slaves as any man.— I know them and their faults, as well as their virtues. But the negro thinks some other place than home is preferable, and this idea w r ill peril seven-tenths of them. “Many crops are ruined for want of la borers—my’ own included. If you know of anv enterprising Yankee who wishes to try his hand with lured negroes, send him on. My plantation is for sale at $10 per acre. It is a good place and cheap at that price—especially as they claim that the negro will work better-now than before.” Such are the statements of a man who has been proverbia % Jcinrl to his negroes, and who, now that they have been declar ed free, has offered them fair indticen^ents to work for pay^binding both himself and them by written contract, which they dis regard. Is it surpi is ing that he and others should djsnair of success in cotton cultiva tion, based upon such precarious labor as this ?—Journal <$’ Messenger. The V20.0H0 Clause in (lie Amnesty Proc lamatiou. President Johnson was waited on a few days since by Messrs. J. A. Jones, R. O- Lancaster, M. II. Maxall, and J. Lapper- son, representatives of merchants and oth ers of Virginia, who wished him to amend the amnesty proclamation by taking out the $20,000 clause. They represented that this feature ieterfered with tlie devel opment of industry by binding up capital, and in this way opposed the poor, and There has been a pleasant Enoch .vrden to romance at St. Johnsonbury vT W idow Badger, after mourning a her first husband as dead in t L for married a few weeks ago, « second .’S' Brown and now Mr. Badger has , vokingly turned up. Uplike Ten nee Enoch, he doesn’t propose to pine iw” * but Las sent word to Brown that hesh’il “prove property and take her away “ Mrs. Badger-Brown is iu somewhat dilemma, but thinks she will cleave unin Brown. u Robert E. Lee, in a letter to a frtenci in 1 aris, which is published in Gal- ignani s Messenger, savs: You will see iu the New York Herald a ong account of a conversation earrica on by a Mr. Cook, one of its correspondents, with General Lee. While the main facts are correct, it is so colored as to give you the impression that the General was rather disposed to apologize for the part he had taken in this war, which is by no means tho case, nor docs he regret it, though it has been unsuccessful. He would act, I am sure, just the same under similar circum- stances. For my part, I am proud that all my family have perilled fame, fortuno and life itself in this righteous cause. The ways ot Providence are indeed n^*^terious; we shall one day know the reason of much that is dark to us now. M omen laugh when they can and weep when they’ will. BRISCOE & deGRAFFENRIED, Attorneys at Law. nntLEDKEVILLK, “ \11-1- I KALI IC L also in the-Courts of atljoininr. TT counties. Mr. deGraffeniied will give special iiu tenlion to the preparation of applications for p.ndou under the President's Amnesty Proclamation of May Dtli, IS«>5. Arrangements are hciiig made with pro- tessnmal parties at Washington City, to attend beforo the Department to all such cases. L- H. Briscoe B. B. IieGraffenrifp. July 1C, 1SC5. ’i j;; t WANTED. G 1 OLD AND SILVER, Central Railroad and I Georgia Railroad .Bank Bills and last issue of State Treasury Notes. ’ • J. N. MOORE, At Federal Union Office. Milledgeville. July 24, J3t3T». PROCLAMATION. ~ By JAMES Johnson, Provisional Governor : To the People of Georgia : Whereas, by the Proclamation of Andrew John son, President of the United States, dated 17th of June, A. D 1865,1 have been appointed Pro visional Governor of the State of Georgia, with instructions to prescribe at the earliest practicable period, such rules and regulations as uiay be ne cessary and proper for convening a Conveniioti of the people, composed of delegates to be chosen by that portion of the people wtio are loyal to tho United States, and no others.; and also with all the powers necessary and proper to enable such loyal people of said State to restore it to its con stitutional relations to the Federal Government, and to present such a republican form of Statu Government as will entitle tl**-State to the guar antee of the United States therefor, and its people to the protection of the United Slates against in- vu-doti. insurrection and domestic violence.: Now, therefore J. James Johnson, Provisional Governor of the State ot Georgia as aforesaid, do by virtue of the power iu me vested as afore said, proclaim and declare— 1st. That an election f*>r delegates to a Conven tion will be held on the first Wednesday iu Octo ber, A. D. 1365, at the -afferent precincts at which elections are directed and authorized by law to ba when* they endeavored to borrow money j held for members of tbe Legislature taking |the*natu ral’ aided tire ol their Whereas, in nil issue ofthe Richmond Whig of July 11,1365, a certain clause of the merciful amnesty proc lamation of the President of the United States, par doning certain traitors, is stigmatized as heathenish: and a law u! the land dniy enacted by Congress and approved by tne President' is .characterized as mean, brqtal and cowardly, revolting!} absurd and atrocious ly unjust, it is ordered Shat the provost inaishal gen eral of this department seize and hold in liis possession tlie office, presses a lid. type, and other property belong ing I" the proprietors ot said paper, and heneeforwar the publication shall cease. Maj. Ok.w Terry. The Tribune’s speeial dated Columbus. Ohio, 13th instant, says : Gen. Sherman had a public reception here to-day. In the course ol his remarks he heartily endorsed General Cox, announcing him as the next Governor of Ohio, lie also said he was not, under any circumstances, a candidate for Gubernutional or Presidential honors. The Belles of Chicago.—The great event of Saf er lay in Chicago was the counting ofthe votes cast in f ie Sanitary Fair for the pretiest girl in that city, the victor to receive the elegant one thousand dollar dres sing case heretofore described. The fortunate fair one was Mi«s Anna L. Wilson, whoTeccived 1,073, being n nisjonty of five over Miss Hill, the next highest com petitor. The contest having been con fined to these two young ladies, we presume they may be considerd by common consent the belles of Chicago. General Carlj Schurz has- been sent by the President to travel through the South on a tour of observation as to tlie workings of emancipation, the loyalty of tbe whites, the condition •f the blacks, and the fitness of the States for immediate restoration. He will probably visit every State in the South, Texas included. — • An obstinate old widower says marriage should be spelled mirage. in the North and Middle States they’ were at once met by the objection that they had over $20,000, and that if they had, accom modations could not he extended ; so they’ .were unable to give work to the poor who called on*them. The President reminded them that the amnesty did not cause this distrust. It was the commission of treason and the violation of law that did it. The amnesty proclamation left these men just where they’ were before. It did not add any disability. If they’ had committed treason they’ were answerable to the confiscation law which Congress had passed, which he as President could not alter or amend.— In the amnesty proclamation lie had offer ed pardonjo some persons hut that did not injure other persons. Would they’ like to have the amnesty’ re moved altogether?— Would they’ feel any easier in that case ? One of the deputation answered : No; hut it would assist us very much if you would extend the benefits to persons worth over $20,000. The President replie tlie exception he had a supposition of the. men \v% rebellion, according to tb means; did they not knot)# One of the deputation answered: No; I did not know it. Tlie President then said : Why, yes you do ; you know perfectly well it was tlie wealthy men ofthe South who dragged the people into secession I lived in tlie South—know Low things were done.— Your State was overwhelmingly opposed to secession, hut your rich men used the press and bullies, and your little army, to force the fit ate into secession. Take the $20,000 clause. Suppose a man worth more than that now the war is over. The chances are ten to one he made it out of the. rebellion, by contracts, etc. We might as well talk plainly about this I don’t think you are so anxious about relieving thc''prror. Why don’t you take supplies over the $20,000 you own and give it to them; in that way you will help them and bring yourself within the benefits ofthe proclamation. J am free to say that some of you oughhto be taxed on all over $20,- 000 to help the poor. When I was Mili tary’ Governor of Tennessee I assessed such taxes on those who had been wealthy’ leaders of the rebellion, and it had a good effect. One ofthe deputationlaid : Itsohap- penetl ; li.o. m ue of ns t\*ere leaders. We stayed oift as long as we could, and were last to go in. The President—Frequently those who went in last were among the worst after they got in; hut he that as it may, under stand me, gentlemen, l don’t say this per sonally. I am just speaking of the general working of matters. I know there lias been an efiprt made by some to persuade people that the amnesty proclamation was injuring them by shutting up capital and keeping work from tho poor. It does no such thing. If that is done at all it is done in consequence of violation of law and the commission of treason. - '1 he President concluded by saying he would look at the papers presented; but so far he bad seen no reason for removing the exception. 23 That the thirty-seven counties in the State^ which, by-law in force prior to the first ot January, 1861. were entitled to two members of tho House of Representatives, shall ba authorized and enti tled to elect excli three delegates; and that the remaining counties shall each be authorized and entitled to elect two delegates to said Convention. 3d That no person at such election sliffll bo qualified as au elector, or shall ho eligible as a member of such Convention, unless he shall havo previously thereto, taken and subscribed the oath of Amnesty, as set forth in the President’s Procla mation of Alajl 29th, A D. Ia65, and is a voter qualified as prescribed by tlie Constitution and laws of tlie State of Georgia, in force immediate ly before the 19 h of January, A. 1). 1361, thedato pf the so called Ordinance of Secession. 4th. That any two Freeholders qualified to vote at such election as aforesaid, may act as mana gers of the election at each of the precincts as aforesaid ; and that in managing and superintend ing such election, they shall be governed by and proceed under the laws of the State regulating and prescribing the election of members of the Legis lature prior to the first of January, 18(il; Pro ti ded, that each ot said managers, before entering on the duties prescribed, shall swear the other truly and faithfully to superintend and make re turn of said election according to law ns aforesaid and the requirements of this Proclamation.’ 5th w That the delegates who shall be elected as aforesaid, shall assemble in Convention at the city of Milledgeville, at 12 o’clock, meridian, ou the fourth Wednesday of October, A. D 1865. And whereas, the reoellion which has been waged by a portion of tho people against the gov ernment of the United Stat. is has. iu its revolu tionary progress, deprived the people of the State of fell civil government: and whereas, they must remain without civil officers and tho administra tion of civil law until a State Government shall have l>een organized by the C.iuv^jftion called as aforesaid; and ^whereas it is necessary in the meantime, that domestic tranquility he ensured, and that the loyal pooplo be protected in all their eights of person and of property, 1 Jo further pro claim and declare: 1st. 'That no individual by virtue of his own au thority, shall Inflict corporeal punishment on any person tor auy real or supposed injury, whether such inj .ry relate to peison or property ; and thst in ail such cases, redress must bo sought froui and given by such military authority, a3 may beiu- vesred with jurisdiction over the oase3. 2d. That* slavery is extinct, and involuntary servitude no longer exists. Hence no person shall have control of the labor of another, othor than such control as may lawfully result from indent ure, the relation of parent and child, guardian and ward, and the contract of hiring, freely and fairly made ; and that for a breach of duty, on the part of any olio standing in those relations, the milita ry authority Will administer in a summary man ner, adequate and proper relief uudjr the laws of tbe laud. 3d. That all riotous or tumultuous assemblages of the people, and also all assemblages for unlaw ful purposes and unlawful objects, will be disper sed : and to this eud, if necessary, the Military power of the United 8tatt>s will be invoked. 4th 'Hie the idea, if any such is entertained, that private property will be distributed or paf - celed out is not only delusive but dangerous and mischievous; and if any attempt shonld be made wy any person or persons to effect such an obj<H’ f by violence or unlawful meaoB, it will only 6ec tfrt to him or them speedy and merited punishment. 6th. To tbe end that tbe people may qnsl'T themselves as voters,.it will doubtless bo ttl0 pleasure of the commissioned officers in tho ser vice of the United States, to have the oath of am nesty administered under the rules and regula tions prescribed by the Secretary of State ot tho United States; and in tbis work, I most earnestly desire and solicit the cheerful co-operation of tho people, so that Georgia may sfeediiy he deliverer of military rule; that she may once again regula' her own domestic affairs, again enjoy the bles • ings of civil geyrernment, and be heard ana by her Senators and Representatives in the cou cils of the nation. , , 0 . .. Bone at Milledgeville, the Capital of the *-• : on this, thcUtb day of Juiy« i n _ t* 10 y 9 ^ . our Lord, 1865, and the eighty-ninth yea- American Jodepeticlcnco.^ J , Provisional Govornor ot Georgia- By tho Governor: L. if. Briscoe, Secretary.