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ueorgia Journal & Messenger,
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 186S.
THE TRI E ISSUE.
Wo are gratified to learn from our intel
ligent Atlanta correspondent, “White
hall,” that the Democratic members of
the Legislature have taken issue with
their opponents upon the only real ques
tion involved in the approaching cam
paign; and that whilst the issue is such
as to admit within theembraceof the par
ty every patriotic and honest citizen of
the Hate, whatever may have been his
views upon minor points in tlie past, it is
at the same time so distinctly marked as
to exclude from our fold every “ wolf in
sheep’s clothing.” Indeed, the Democrat
ic members of the General Assembly have
simply taken up the gauntlet thrown
down by their adversaries, and accepted
the issue made by the Radicals at Chicago.
The Radicals there, wit j h<*» JJrown,
General Mel'Cay, Jadga Oisother
Georgians in full feUowism' >—
oh ! shame, where is thy
declared that the most ignorant negro
was and should always be the equal of the
most intelligent white man in Georgia,
whilst in Ohio the white man should con -
tinue to be the political master of the ne
gro. in other words, they put in their
platform this unjust and dishonorable
principle, that in every State at the North
no negro should vote unless the white vo
ters of each State gave the Tight volunta
rily to him, whilst in every State South
every negro should vote, though every
white voter in the State protested against
it 1 There is equality for you with a ven
geance ! Here you see the doctrine of the
Declaration of Independence, so much
lauded by these hypocritical canters for
years, that “all men are created free and
equal,” reduced dowu by them to its first
analysis and resolved by them to mean,
that all men at the South are so created,
whatever be the difference in their com
plexion, color, race, education, intelli
gence, refinement and moral worth, but
at the North it means that all white men
are so created, no matter how ignmant,
and all negroes are inferior—not the equal
of any white man—no matter how well
educated and intelligent the negro may
be !
Was ever hypocrisy so completely un
masked? Does not every man see the de
ceitful visage and lieai the whining cant ?
Will any honest white mail in Georgia
remain in such a party? We know hon
est white men in our State who favored re
construction, even on the condition of the
14th Article amendment, unjust and de
grading as they felt that to l»e to them
selves and to those whom they knew to be
their most intelligent aud virtuous fellow
citizens, and who were willing to swallow
it only to save Georgia from a more nau
seating dose that they believed Radicalism
would concoct for her stomach ; we know
other honest white men who felt that they
had embarked their all in a common cause
in the revolutionary struggle just past, had
come out of the struggle poor aud iuvo'v
ed in debt—negro property, stocks, every
thing but their little landed estate swept
away without their fault, and who believ
ed in the very botoid of their hearts that
it was unjust to take that little from them
to swell the colters of those who, in many
instances, had remained at home, and had
fattened and grown rich on the blood of
their comrades in the field, and these hon
est white men thus were led to unite with
the reconstructionists to obtain relief from
wrong and injustice, and protection from
their Bylock oppressors; but these men
are white men, and the mass of them
honest, native citizens of Georgia, and we
never shall believe, until we have proof
conclusive, by their action in the Legisla
ture, and their votes in November, that
they will ever put themselves upon this
unequal Chicago platform, or vote for a
man who endorses it.
Brown, MeCay, Gibson and others
from Georgia at that Convention are
the makers of that platform, who,
by voting for them or either of them,
will endorse their bond? Who will say,
by such vote, that the negro is and ought to
be the equal of the white man in Georgia,
but is not and ought not to be the equal of
the white man at the North ?
Grant and Colfax are candidates for
President and Vice President at the No
vember election, aud stand on this plat
form ami approve it; what Georgian by
voting for them will endorse their doctrine
that the negro is the equal of every Geor
gian, but not the equal of Grant or Colfax,
or <(>n/ Northern mant White men of
Georgia, iu the Legislature or at home
come out from among them and be ye
separate, and henceforth “touch not, taste
not, handle not the unclean thing!”
Allign yourselves with your own race
in your own Southern land, and spurn the
traitorous miscreant who acknowledged at
Chicago that he was only the equal of the
lowest negro in Georgia, whilst every
white man at the North was vastly his
superior! Let him, if lie wishes to do so,
rank himself thus in the ballot box, the
jury box, the schoolhouse, the parlor, the
bedroom. Perhaps he is right. There is
no disputing about taste. Every man
should be permitted to put his own esti
mate on his own character and to select
his own company. But when be selects
it, for the honor of Georgia, let him keep
it by himself, nor obtrude himself agaiu
in to a society which he himself pronounces
above him.
And what will the honest Georgia negro
voter say to this Chicago platform, the
makers of it and the candidates upon it?
Their raee at the North, many of them,
have been free for many years—are com
partively educated, property holders, and
much better qualified for exercising the
privilege to vote than the mass of the col
ored people of the South; yet Ohio voted
down tlieir iglit to vote by fifty thousand
majority—Michigan by forty thousand,
and this Chicago platform, and these can
didates, Grant and Colfax, and Brown &
Cos., say that they did right, ami that that
vole shall stand, because the Northern ne
gro is not the equal of the Northern white
man, w hile at the same time they declare
that the most ignorant negro in Georgia
knows as much about law and govern
ment, and how to cast a vote as the ablest
of the whites.
Honest colored man, do you not know it
to be a lie? Do you not see that the mo
tive is to punish ns und not to elevate your
race? Do they love you better than they
do your color living amongst them? If
they come here and settle amongst you,
which they will do, will they not deprive
you of that right which they deprive your
color of at their present homes? Can you
not see through a mask so fllimsy as this?
Can a veil so thin t,liH hule the u gly
face of deceit from your eyes any longer?
Respectable black man, throw otl your
allegiance to such party leaders and leagues
I and secret oaths, aud stand aud act with
thewnne men among whom you were
raised; who, whilst they will not flatter
you with entrusting to you rights that you
cannot exercise with wisdom and discre
tion, are willing to advance your material
and moral interests, aud elevate your raee
to position and power just as fast but no
faster than is consistent with the interest
of the State and of both races in it.
THE TEST OF A RADICAL.
Many people who act with the radicals
are denying that they are such. They in
dignantly spurn the charge. What is the
test by which we may know them? We
suggest that the answer to a single ques
tion will settle the point. Ask the man
who denies that he is a Radical, do you
mean to vote for Grant and Colfax ? 11 he
says no ! lie is not a Radical; if yes, he is
one—because he then endorses their doc
trine at Chicago, that the negro is, and
shall be, the equal of the Whiteman South,
but is not, and shall not be, his equal
North. Or ask him, does he favor Brown
or Blodgett, for Seuator, aud MeCay for
Judge? If he does, he is a Radical, for
they were at Chicago; helped make the
platform that equalizes the negro with the
Boutlieru white man, aud denies him,
equality with the Northern white man.
"By their fruits ye shall know them.”
“Out of the abundance of the heart, the
mouth speaketh.” How do you vote,
friend? Radical or Democratic ? There
is no half-way house. Every man “not
for us, is against us, in this battle.”
Choose ye.
LETTER FROM ATLANTA.
(»t*orgia Legislature—Second Day.
Atlanta, July , 1868.
Messrs Editors— The two houses met
promptly at 9 o’clock, A. M., and I ap
|>end proceedings, which I clip from the
evening edition of the Constitution. By
the way, this is a live paper—they issue
two editions daily, and there is a great de
mand for it everywhere.
Quite a sensation was created in the
House by the election of the Democratic
candidate for Clerk. You will see that
Harden heat his opponent five votes. The
Radicals were terribly whipped—they
fairly wilted. Mr. Sheibley, the Clerk of
the late Convention,was expecting largely
if Johnson had been elected—it was de
lightful to witness bis discomfiture. Par
rott lobked doleful—Blodgett was restive—
Bryant was unmanageable —Caldwell was
perturbed—there was an awful flutter
ing among the birds. Os course the Dem
ocrats were uproarious—they could not
well contain themselves.
It is thought now that the Democrats
have a clear majority of five to seven in
the House, aud that it will be a close vote
on joint ballot. It is now certain that the
prospects of Joseph are not very bright.
His hopes are not buoyant.
We shall be able to send you the Gov
ernor’s message, perhaps, by to-morrow
evening.
I was quite amused by a little incident
to-day. In the vote for an adjournment
in the House, which was urged by the
Radicals, and opposed by tha Democrats,
Bryant was with the weak side, and de
siring to get all the strength he could, call
ed out to the Clerk that he had omitted to
call the name of Mr. Turnipseed, sup.
posing Mr.T. wasa Radical,and would vote
aye. Mr. T. rose in his seat and said : “I
have voted, sir, aud voted no.” Bryant
went down amidst the wildest roar of
laughter by the whole house.
Several papers put down our friend, J.
R. (Smith, of Coffee, as a Radical. They
claimed him, but Smith was all right,
and lias voted the Democratic ticket
throughout. He said: “They put me
dowu rad., and I got a long confidential
letter from Dr. Bard askiug my influence,
but I’ll show them where I stand ”
There is not a more staunch Democrat in
either house than Mr. Smith. But I must
close. R-
SENATE.
Monday, July 6, 1868.
Senate met at 10 o’clock, A. m., pursuant
to adjournment, and was called to order
by the President.
Prayer by the Rev. Wesley Prettyman.
The President then called for Senators
absent on Saturday to come forward and
be qualified.
Two Senators came forward, where
upon
Mr. Candler, of DeKalb, stated that the
Code provided that no one could adminis
ter the oath except a Judge of the Supreme
or Superior Court.
The question was submitted to the Seu
ate, which permitted the President, to pro
ceed in administering the oath.
Minutes of Saturday read and con
firmed.
Mr. Harris moved that the Senate pro
ceed to complete its organization by the
election of Doorkeeper, Messenger aud
Sergean t-at-A rms.
Mr Candler objected on the ground that
no such ollice as Sergeant-at-Arms was
known in the feeuate of Georgia.
After some discussion it was moved to
strikeout Sirgeant-at-Arms, which was
carried, and the Senate proceeded to the
election of Door Keeper.
Upon the fifth ballot Ephraim Thorn,of
Newton county, was declared elected.
The election for Messenger resulted on
the second ballot in the election of A. J.
Cameron, of Telfair.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.
Adkins, authorizing the President to re
quest someone of the different Pastors of
tiie city of Atlanta, alternately, to perform
the duties of Chaplain to this body, and
failing to obtain someone of the several
Pastors of the Churches of this city, to re
quest one of its body who are clergymen.
Adopted.
Moved, by Mr. Wooten, that a commit
tee together with such committees as may
be appointed by the House of Representa
tives wait on Provisional Governor R. B.
Bullock, and inform him that both Houses
are now organized and ready to receive
such message, and other documents, as it
may be proper to transmit to them.
Adopted.
The President appointed on the Com
mittee Messrs. Harris, Spear aud Candler.
On motion of Mr. A. A. Bradley .(colored)
the Senate adjourned to meet at 10 o’clock
to-morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, July 6, 1808.
The House assembled at 10 o’elock, a.
m., Speaker McWhorter in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Quillian.
The roll called, and the first day’s pro
ceedings read, by Mr. J. T. Taylor, Act
ing Clerk.
The Speaker announced that a number
of members bad arrived since the House
was organized, and that they would now
present themselves and take the necessary
oath.
M ine new members were then sworn in
by Judge N\ Ilham Gibson.
The election of Clerk ot the House re
sulted as follows, the vote being taken
viva voce :
M. A. Harden, of Bartow, 83; Johnson,
of Hart 78.
The Speaker announced that Mr. Har
den, having received the requisite majori
ty, was duly elected Clerk of the House.
Mr. Harden was then qualified as Prin
cipal Clerk : L. Carrington, as Assistant,
or Reader at the Desk ; H. F. Merrell, as
Journalizing Clerk, and S. B. Clegliorn
as Chief Engrossing Clerk.
The Speaker announced that the next
busiuess in order was the election of a
Messeuger, when a motion for adjourn
iP eu t was made, but lost by nays 81, yeas
' • The vote for Messenger was proceeded
with, ami resulted in the eiectiou of Jesse
Gs'in, *w> the first ballot, by a large ma
jisrity over bis numerous competitors.
Mr. Price 'oflVred a resolution that pro
posals be received for furnishing stationery
f>r the House, but upon the announce
ment being made that the office of the
Secretary of State already had on hand an
abundant supply of stationery, Mr. Price
withdrew' his resolution.
Upon the Speaker’s announcing that an
election for Doorkeeper was the next busi
ness in order, some twelve or fifteen names
were placed in nomination. The first
ballot disclosed the fact that Cupt. G.
Whit. Anderson, of Fulton, and R, F.
Litieberg, of Hart, though neither of them
elected, had received the highest number
of votes. These gentlemen are both Dem
ocrats.
The Speaker then requested members to
prepare for a second ballot, pendiug which
a motion from the Radical side of the
House was made for adjournment. I his
motion was so closely contested that the
yeas and nays wore called for, which re
sulted in a loss of the motion, when a sec
ond ballot for Doorkeeper was entered
upon.
The second ballot was alike barren of a
choice, when a motion to adjourn until 12
o’clock on Tuesday prevailed.
Atlanta, Ga, July 7.
Messrs. Editors :—The proceedings of to
day develop nothing of much interest.
The House succeeded in’ making a
doorkeeper. Iu the Senate, Mr, Nnnpaliy
made an onslaught on A. A. Bradley—
charging him with felony, and therefore
not qualified for Senator. A committee
was appointed to investigate the case and
report at an early day.
Rumors are alloat to-day that the Legis
lature is to be trimmed down to give the
Radicals a clear majority in both Houses.
The plea is to procure the relief from dis
abilities of atanit six members who are
Radicals, and that about fifteen who are
Democrats will not be relieved, then by
military order, all who are not so relieved,
will be required to give up their seats.
We do not vouch for the truth of these
rumors.
Tiie Constitutional Amendment will be
brought before both Houses within a few
days. It is generally understood that it
will be adopted.
We refer for particulars of legislation
to the following from the Constitution:
SENATE.
Tuesday, July 7, 1868.
Benate met at 10 o’clock pursuant to ad
journment, and was called to order by the
President, ihayer by the Rev. Wesley
Prettyman.
After calling the roll, the minutes of
yesterday wore read ami adopted.
Senators who had not been qualified
were requested by the President to come
forward and take the prescribed oath,
whereupon Mr Candler objected to the
administration of the oath by the Presi
dent as unconstitutional, aud likely to
produce trouble in future.
The objection was sustained and Justice
Dunning was called niton to administer
the oath to Beuator ,of the dis
trict.
A resolution was offered inviting report
ers for the press, members of Congress,
Governors and ex Governors, Judges oi
Supreme and Superior Courts to seats on
the floor Adopted.
Mr. NUNNAI/LY offered a resolution
requesting the ap[toinUnent of special
committee to investigate the case of A. A.
Bradley, (colored) charged with felony.
A motion made to lay the resolution on
the table was lost.
Moved to refer the resolution to Commit
tee on Rights and Privileges. Lost.
After considerable discussion a call was
made for the original question, which was
sustained.
Kt-HolUlloii of Mr. Nunn ally utul
adopted.
Resolution to adjourn by Mr. Higbee.
Lost-
Committee on Rules offered their report,
which was read, and, on motion of Mr.
Candler, laid on the table.
On motion, the Benate adjourned until
ten o’clock to-morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, July 7, 1868.
The House met at 12 o’clock M , pursu
ant to adjournment. Bpeaker McWhor
ter in the Chair. Prayer by Mr. ,
and the roll called. Proceedings of pre
vious day read and confirmed.
The Bpeaker announced that before the
regular order of business was proceeded
with, such new members as had arrived
would present themselves and be quali
fied. Three members took the oath.
The first business in order being the
election of a Door-keeper, the first ballot
resulted in no choice. The second ballot
was as follows :
R. F. Lineberger, of Lowndes, .87; Cap
tain G. W. Anderson, of Fulton, 75.
Mr. Lineberger was then declared elect
ed Door keeper of the House.
Mr. TWEEDY, of Richmond, offered a
resolution notifying the Governor that this
body was organized and ready to receive
any communication he may have to make.
Ruled out of order.
Mr. MeCULLOCH, of Jones, offered a
resolution to inform the Senate that the
House was fully organized, and ready to
co-operate with that body in proceeding to
business.
Mr. TWEEDY’S resolution was then
taken up and adopted.
At this juncture, Mr. A. E. Marshall,
Secretary of the Benate, entered the House
and announced that the Senate was in a
complete state of organization, and ready
for business; and further, that that body,
had appointed a committee to co-operate
with the House in waiting upon his Ex
cellency, the Governor, for the purpose of
informing him that both branches of the
General Assembly were iu readiness to re
ceive any communication which he might
desire to make.
The SPEAKER then appointed as a
committee from the House, to co-operate
with the Senate’s committee, and to wait
upon the Governor, Messrs. Tweedy, of
Richmond, McCulloch, of Jones, and Lee,
of Jasper.
A resolution was adopted to furnish
seats upon the floor of the House for news
paper editors and reporters, and to extend
to them all the courtesies of the same.
Mr. BRYANT, of Richmond, offered a
resolution that members proceed to draw
for seats.
Captain SCOTT, of Floyd, ottered as an
amendment that members remain in their
present seats. [Democrats being seated
on the right and Radicals on the left. 1
Mr. BRYANT, of Richmond, accepted
the amendment, when it was adopted.
A resolution was passed that a commit
tee of five be appointed to prepare rules
for the government of the House, wbeu
tiie Speaker, upon the resolution being
adopted, appointed Messrs Phillips,
O'Neal, Rryant, Hudson and Costiu,
(negro.)
Mr. BELL, of Banks, offered a resolu
tion that tiie House co-operate with the
Senate in arranging with the clergy of the
city to have each house opened with
prayer each morning.
Adjourned to 10 a. m., on Wednesday.
Atlanta, July 8, 1868.
Messrs. Editors: —You will see by the
proceedings sent herewith that but little
was done in either House to-day. The
hour in tiie Senate was mainly occupied
by a speech or speeches from Aaron Alpe
oria Bradley. He was hard on the Demo
crats—heavy on Joe Brown, aud very
cross with his white Radical brethren.
He gave as a reason for consuming so
much time, that it was necessary for him
to explain himself—as the white folks
couldn’t do it. That if a white man at
j tempted to defend a negro he always mis
i represented him aud made it worse for
i him. He understood the case—and he was
| set for their defence. I think Aaron’s
speecli today settled his case—as but little
I doubt exists about his expulsion. If his
! speeches are all as beneficial to the cause
of white folks as the one to-day, it will,
i perhaps, he well to retain him. '
MACON, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1868.
The Governor’s Message will be sent in
to-morrow.
SENATE.
Atlanta, July 8, 1868.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Smith, (Sen
ator).
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
Rules for the government of the Beuate
were taken up.
It was moved by the SPEAKER to act
upon the rules seriatim.
Motion adopted and the Assistant Secre
tary was ordered to lead the rules.
The rules were adopted without dissent
until the fourth was reached.
Mr. HIGBEE moved to strike out the
word “Mr.,” and Insert “the” iu address
ing the President.
The motion was lost.
The remaining rules were then read,
adopted separately without discussion, aud
finally, as a whole.
WALLACE (negro), moved that all
questions not decided by ibe rules should
be determined by Cushing’s Manual.
Mr. CANDLER opposed the motion,
and urged that it would be direspectf.il to
the President, inasmuch as all questions
not decided by the rules would, as a mat
ter of course, be left to appeal.
A. A. BRADLEY (negro), opposed the
motion, but would “go for it, provided
the Manuals were furnished gratuitously.
Judge HARRIS urged the motion, uud
argued that it wou and save unprofitable
discussion, and thereby facilitate busi
ness.
A -V BRADLEY again rose and got
off*some “strong senejiu«,ut».» j-f -Yidutinl
that the whole thing was a damn ante
spring trap, and that the Senator now ad
dressing them had felt inconveniences
from such a liue of conduct.
Mr. SMITH urged the adoption of the
motion.
Motiou put aud carried by a small ma
jority.
Mr. WINN moved that the Seuate post
pone action on nominations by the Gov
ernor three days. Motion lost.
Mr. HUNGEKFOiiD introduced a res
olution appointing a committee to investi
gate the eligibility of certain membeis.
At Ibis juncture a resolution was intro
duced by Mr. Hungerford, to appoints
committee to Investigate the e igibility of
the following members—Graham, Winn,
Harris, and others.
Mr. HUNGERFORD spoke at length.
He believed there were members present
not entitled to seats, and If so, he desired
them “put out.”
Several motions aud propositions to
amend were offered, when
Mr. CANDLER took the floor, and pro
ceeded iu an eloquent argument against
the proceedings. In a vein of deep pathos
he was loudly cheered from the lobby,
when the Chair ordered the messenger to
clear it at once.
Mr. HOLCOMBE hoped, as this was the
first offence, the Chair would withdraw
tl*e order. lit- movod it be withdrawn.
The motion was put ami earrietl, ami
Mr. Candler proceeded.
[The re|x>rter was unable, from confu
sion around him at the time, to get either
the words or argument of Mr. Candler’s
speech.]
Mr. HUNGERFORD then spoke. He
said that he was, also, from Georgia, and
felt a deep interest in her welfare, and
was, therefore, in favor of justice, and no- !
tiling but justice.
Mr. BURNS replied to Mr. Hungerford, ;
and stated lliul liih side of the House was !
fully ready for the Investigation. He said j
the 14th article, when adopted, would lie !
the rule l>y which to decide this question. !
After further discussion, the question j
was referred to the Committee on l’rivi- ;
leges and Elect! >ns.
Mr. CANDLER then introduced a reso- :
lution enquiring into the eliglbfli / of |
John Harris, Jones, T. G. Canipoell, j
Sr., A. A. Bradley and others, Republi
cans.
AARON ALPEOIUA again took the!
floor, and proceeded to oppose the remdu- j
tion. He urged the imiiorlance of regard
ing with due solemnity the importance of j
an oath. He laid it dowu that an oath to ■
support Georgia’* Cmisutmion was bind- j
ing, but an oath to support the Conslltu- ;
tion of the United States was very bind- :
ing. He was strongly in favor of purging i
the Senate of felons and traitors.
Mr. NUNNALLY here rose to a |>oini i
of order, stating that neither himself nor ;
other members present were on trial.
TheCH Alß—The gentleman will please j
confine himself to the question before the i
Benate.
Aaron apologized and proceeded, and j
while speaking dealt some heavy ‘sounds.* j
Mr. HARRIS rose and desired to know i
if there was a queslion before the Beuate. I
The CHAIR —There is, and I decide j
that the gentleman is in order.
Again Aaron proceeded Among other !
things, lie asserted that a negro struck the [
first lick for American independence, in !
King street, Boston ; that General Wash- ]
ing ton never fought a battle withontane- j
gro at his hack ; tha’ the negroes were j
co-equal with the whites in the formation !
of this Government; that in the late war )
there were 200,000 negroes in tlierauks, and
that when “we” went into this tight, “we”
expected noquurter—we had fresh in mind
the massacre of “Fort Pillow.” He con
tended that the negro was not only an
equal, but a superior of the white man ;
that he had known white men, officers du
ring the war, to “skulk out,” take to the
swamps and leave their commands,
"brave blacks” to do the lighting. There
was Gov. Brown. He had liked Governor
Brown, and had intended to vote for him
for Senator; but if he took this posi—.
He was here called to order.
After further remarks, a Senator asked
of him to allow the motion to adjourn,
and he kindly yielded to the floor.
Mr. WOOTEN stated that the Commit
tee appointed by the Benate to wait upon
the Governor, had done so, and that the
Governor would semi in papers or docu
ments to-morrow morning.
The Benate then adjourned till 10 a. m.,
to morrow.
HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES.
House met at 10 o’clock. Prayer by Mr.
Seals, of Pike. Roll called. Minutes of
previous day read and adopted.
Some discussion was gone into with
reference to the manner in which mem
bers who had arrived after the first day
had been sworn in. It was suggested that
a judicial officer, and not the Speaker, was
only competent to qualify a member.
The discussion pro <t eon resulted in the
adoption of a motion to invite J udge Spear
to the Speaker’s stand, to the end that lie
might qualify, in his capacityasa judicial
officer, such members as had been sworn
in by the Bpeaker. This was done, about
ten or a dozen members presenting them
selves for that purpose.
Mr. TWEEDY, of Richmond, from the
committee appointed to wait upon the
Governor, reported that the mission of the
committee had been fulfilled, and that his
Excellency, so soon as he should confer
with the Commanding General, would
submit such matter as he might have for
the General Assembly to consider.
A resolution was adopted tendering
seats upon this floor to ex-Governors of
Georgia, members of the Sopreme and
Circuit Courts, and ex-Cougressmeu.
A resolution was adopted to arrange
with the clergy of the city to have the
House opened each morning with prayer,
aud a committee was appointed for the
to the gallery of the House.
Mr. CALDWELL, of Troup, offered a
resolution appointing L. Carrington, Esq.,
to repair to Milledgeville for the purpose
of bringing forward such records, docu
ments, &c., as are immediately wanted.
Adopted.
Mr. TWEEDY, of Richmond, stated
that in the absence of any communication
from Governor Bullock, he thought it
proper for the House to adjourn until Iff
o’clock to morrow. Adopted.
The House adjourned.
A Nice Soup Once in Seventeen
Y t ears. —Dr. Schneider gives the follow
ing receipt in Siebenhaar’s Medical Maga
zine: “ The locust must be washed (im
mediately after capture,) pounded, broiled
to hardness in butter, then boiled in beef
broth, strained aud served with toasted
bread. A well prepared locust soup is bet
ter aud more strengthening than any oth
er, its flavor agreeable and its color a dark
brown one. Boiled in water, without ad
dition of broth, they yet are good aud nu
tritious. Don’t take locusts from oak
trees, as these have a disagreeable flavor.”
THURSDAY, JULY 9,1868.
WU.lt THEY ST V\II FIRM I
Wetft* < ‘ >ur ‘•orrespon
;f%-n,rrefeplay’s issue I hat
{lietia®o wotel the ('Jerk ami
other officers o/the House of Representa
tives, and have therefore, we suppose,
the control of that oody. Will they
vote down the degrading Constitutional
Amendment and consign the infamous
Constitutioa made at Atlanta to utter ob
liviou? .Mill they thus bury it so deep
that the steßch thereof may never again
pollute the atmosphere and suffocate the
breath of h<*r once free and proud people ?
Will they have the nerve-to stand as a
bulwarjk against every allurement of cor
rupt despising participation in spoils,
of emolument, of honor falsely so-called,
or of office? We trust that no Democrat
rio patriotic Georgian of any party—will
be induced to separate himself from the
Democracy of the Union by giving his
vote for tbi* obnoxious amendment. If
Indeed they hold power in the House, the
eyes of the Democracy of the Union are
upon (hem, and the entire parly expects
every man in the House to do liis duty.
Not.one Northern Democrat favors it
or jVoulg vote for it. Unanimously in Oon
|;ress they "voted against it —unanimously
M. New Jersey, Con-
minoriiy or majority, the Democrats nave
opposed the iniquity. Will the Demo
crats in the Georgia House of Representa
tives divide upon it? Will they be the
first and only Democrats who, no matter
what the inducements offered or the bribe
tendered, break the lauks of the grand
army of ibe true Constitutional Union on
this vital question ? Will they thus help to
ratify reconstruction when the Party at
New York have just denounced the whole
scheme as unconstitutional, null aud
void ? Will any Democrat step so soon off'
the Platform made byThe Representatives
of the whole Party of the Union with such
unanimity aud enthusiasm in the New
York Convention? For the honor of
Georgia, to defeud which the Platform
was made by our generous brethren, for
the rights of (Jeorgia, to vindicate which
in common with the rights and honor of
all the Soutb, that platform was made by
the same liberal bands—we trust we shall
be spared the humiliation of learning that
the brand of infatny lias been .-tamped
upon the noblest of her sous, liviug and
di«*«L )*“ the hands of her own Re present a- i
tiveS; wiie-u ttie n«bl» and gallant North
ern Democrats who fought those sons of j
Georgia on honorable battle-fields, entreat
them by example in voting, by precept in
resolutions and platforms, to stay their
fratricidal bauds!
And can it be |«ossible that any Demo
era ie Representative will help to cheat
and swindle the people of Georgia out of
the relief clauses inserted iu the so called
Constitution by the Radicals, who are
trembling to know wliat to do themselves
—their political masters—the Radical Con
gress—ordering them to strike out relief
iu an unconstitutional mode, aud their
people at borne and their oaths of office
demanding that they shall not obey Con
gress? Will Democrats, will any Dem
ocrat, vioittte tbeir oaths to support the
Constitution, under which they sit, by
striking out relief, and thus amending that
Constitution in a way different from that
iu which atone they have sworn to amend
it?
Let Radicals—the vilest of them—those 1
; who have carpet sacks on their backs and
Radical pay in their pockets —follow the
! example of their Congressional employ
ers and masters, and at their bidding, vio
late, if they will, their oaths of office but
ietthe Democrats and native Georgians, of
whatever views of party and policy, show
file world that whilst the Slate lias lost
much, and is willing to sacrifice much—
lot one Representative born upon her soil
fould be found willing, at any price, to
tell his soul by violating his oath !
We urge this appeal upon our friends at
Atlanta, because we learn that at Radical
keadquarters it has been determined to
l ave no stone unturned to secure the con
tinued power of the Bullock party, and
fatronage will be lavished with a liberal
hand, and even sympathy for the Colum- ,
bus prisoners invoked, by the promise ,
that they will be snatched from the iron ■
grasp of the military, and turned over for
trial t« the civil authorities. However
strong the appeal—however holy the sym- j
patliy invoked —we submit that to a Geoß- j
niA Patriot, the honor of Georgia -of
her gallant dead and her noble living— ;
furnishes the stronger appeal, and to an
honest man, the sanction of an cath the
holier motive!
All! why this trembling in the
Radical Camp? Why this tremor at
their beadquarteis? Why this sudden
anxiety to turn over the prisoners from
military to civil trial? The enemy is
alarmed—their whole scheme about to
fail—office, plunder and emolument are
slipping from their clutches—embryo
Judges see theirso much coveted '•eats still
filled with better men— Senatori <1 robes
tly into the air and are gone forever—State
Road profit and plunder—that Eldorado,
so much longed for and paid for in ad
vance by fraud and corruption in election
returns—are mere bubbles at last, aud,
the fabulous Island sinks into the sea at
the moment that straining eyes were
right upon its shores, and nervous fingers
were clutching its diamonds and its gold.
Hence the cry of agony from the drown
ing men, “help me, Cassius, or I sink.”
Democrats of the Legislature—honest
Georgians--let them sink ; aiul when the
deep blue waters settle upon the spot they
once occupied, honor aud honesty, virtue
and religion, will breathe freer that no
trace of them and tlieir infamy is lelt be
hind! “Once more unto the breach, dear
friends, once more,” the hearts of the
etiemy are sinking, their hands stretched
out imploringly for help—one more vigo
rous, steady charge along all our lines,
and the white flag will runup to the top
of their citadel, the stronghold will be
surrendered, the victory will be ours, and
Georgia, redeemed and disenthralled from
the shackles of the tyrant by the Democ
racy of the Nation, will be again the old
Georgia of our fathers.
The Hale Votes. —As many do not
understand the half votes in the New
York Convention, we will explain how
they are cast. Every Congressional Dis
trict is entitled to cast one full vote, and
iu many instances there are two delegates
on the floor representing one District.
Now, if these two delegates cannot agree,
they make this fraction. For instance,
this District is represented by Wm. A.
lteid and C. Peeples. Mr. R. may vote
for Pendleton aud Mr. P. for Hancock.
Thi3 would make a half vote for Pendle
ton and a half for Hancock.
Death of a Brother of President
Van Burf.n.— Major Lawrence Van Bu
reu, brother of President Van Buren, aud
for many years postmaster at Kinderhook,
died suddenly on the evening of the 2d
instant, at his residence, in that village, in
the eighty fifth year of his age.
THE CULTIVATION OF CLOVER.
(The following private letter was not
intended for publication, but it is very in
terestiug.—Eds.)
tm THlt'KJ^tyaA., July 2,485?.
Dkar B—: f received yours of &U
instant, asking ray opinion about clover.
My experience iu clover raising is very
limited; but I am perfectly satisfied that
it will grow fine in Middle Georgia. I
sowed in the winter—November, 1866
about 20 acres, but owing to the severity
of the weather, the most of it was killed.
I only let about } of an acre stand, and 1
cut it on the 16th June. I cut and cured
between 1,800 and 2,000 pounds of fine
bay—it grew from knee to waist high.
1 lie land it grew upon is a small basin ; it
lias been cleared over forty years, and had
not a particle of manure on it. It is a
mulatto soil, remarkably adapted to wheat.
1 he same laud would make, of a good year,
800 pounds of seed cotton per acre. I will
cut the same piece again iu August or Sep
tember. It has sprung up again very rap
idly—now half leg high. I should have
cut it a month sooner, but owing to press
ing business on my farm, I could not do
so. I have now one acre well set that I
sowed last fall, which will do to cut next
May. I turned this acre lot with the two
horae plow I bought of you—the Calhouu
plow, 1 believe—the Ist of September last,
»■»«*
plowing it in with a common scooter plow.
I then sowed clover seed on top of the
land, brushing them iu about 2 or 2J gal
lons per acre. But I think tbe best time
to sow clover seed in this climate is about
the Ist of September; it has time when
sown then to get a root before tbe severity
of winter.
We have not had scarcely any rain iu
seven weeks, and yet my clover looks well
and flourishing. I see some bunches in
my first sowing in 1800 on land that will
not of a good year bring eight bushels of
corn per acre. It is over knee high and
well seeded. It is not worth while for any
man to say Middle Georgia will not bring i
clover. I say and know it will, aud sue- j
cessfully, too. I expect, if I should live:
many years, to see not clover lots, but i
clover fields In Middle Georgia. I shall j
this fall sow 12 acres, and you will see or
hear of Bob. E—’s clover field. I intend !
to quit cotton—l have already done so—
and turn my attention principally to grain
and clover. My advice to you is this:
Turn your land well with a two horse
plow early iu September. Let it lay some
ten days, then sow in wheat or barley.
Manure well; plow in your grain with a
common turning plow, and, to emure a
good stand of clover, I would sow 2-] or
gallons of seed acre. Brush it in well,
and in twelve months you will be well
paid for your trouble.
Excuse this long epistle.
Yours respectfully,
* It. F. E.
1 HOP* l\ HOIsTON AMlsI NITER »*«H NTIFs*.
Marshallville, Ga., July 6, 1808.
Messrs. Editors: —.“Since triy last commu
nication there has been a gieat change in
tbe appearance of things around our little
village. When I last wrote you. I did
not think that the farms had materially
suffered for rain. We had just had a
pretty fair season in Marshallville aud my
opinion was that tbe rain was more ex
teusive tbau 1 soon afterwards found out.
The ed lowers appear to have been very
partial. There are sections or conntrj
ten miles from Ibis place where there has
not been anything like a season in from
six to eight weeks, unless they have bad
rain within the last three or four days.
We had several refreshing showers in this
place and vicinity the latter part of last
week, which revived vegetation very
much. 1 saw fields of corn last week that
will not make a half crop unless the rains
were to set in and continue every day or
two for two or three weeks.
The corn, asa general tiling, is very low>
but the stalk is sufficiently large to hiake a
good yield with plenty of rain. Planters,
I believe, are still hopeful of making plen
ty of corn, provided rain will come soon.
The young corn, or that which was plant
ed later iu the season, is now doing well,
and perhaps will have a tletter chance for
a good crop than the early planting, as the
seasons may suit it better. Cotton is do
ing very welt, though it is not as large as I
have seen it, the first of July, t have
never seen crops in any better condition,
which is speaking well for freedmen, in
this community. In passing round and
through farms, I see very little grass iu
either corn or cotton. Cotton is blooming
finely, and is very full of forms, and bids
fair to make a good yield. There is not
near so much plauted in this section this
year as there was last year, which I believe
is a general thing throughout the cotton
growing country. Cotton is now bringing
a good price, and if farmers will only act
prudently, they will get a good price for
the present growing crop—arrange their
business so as not to be compelled to force
it upon the market, as they did last
year. That thing of mortgaging their
crop last year, to get provisions and other
necessaries, came very near bankrupting
our country. If they are compelled to
have these things, my opinion is, it would
be much better to borrow money from
bank, and pay two and a half per cent for
it, and pay the cash for what they buy.
Buy as little as possible, and just as soon
as they can out a few bales of cotton have
it ginned, and carry it to market aud sell
it while cotton is bringing a good price, and
take up their notes. By doing this they
can hold on to what they have left, and
demand a good price for it. My opinion is,
that if this thing is managed right, that
the whole of the present growing crop will
average twenty-five cents; then the farmer
will be paid for his trouble.
But how wasit with the last year’s crop? it
was forced u pon the m arket,soo n came do w n
very low, and got into the hands of Specu
lators, the latter class making all the
money. I tell you, Mr. Editor, it is wiong,
the planter should look well to his inter
est in this important matter. I do hope
he will do so, for upon the farmers as a
class, depends our success as a Southern
people. I hope the time will soon come,
when we will have no more military, hut
civil law, when wa can move as we once
did, and worship under our own vine and
fig tree. A great deal depends upon the
action of the great National Democratic
| Convention, now in session in the city of
i New York. If they will only nominate
the right man, upon the right kind of a
platform, I believe he will be elected, but
lam no politician. The health of this
section is pretty good at present; wo have
; a few isolated cases of intermittent and re
, mittent fevers, all yield very readily to
| remedies. Having extended this com
munication farther than I anticipated, 1
! close. Very Respectfully etc.
An Escuir, apian M. D.
Somebody says that solan, coercion,
suspicion, and the obsolete intemecion ate
all the English words ending in scion.
Somebody else says there is another, anu
not obsolete. Hunt it up, some of you.
FORT V ALLEY FEMALE SEMIN AR* .
Fort Valley, Ga., July 6, ISOB.
Mr. Editor: —Allow me a small space
in your Daily for the purpose of saying
something to the public in reference to
the examination and exhibition that came
off in the Female Seminary theCSth and
19tb of June last. Our Female Seminary
is located on one of tbe most eligible lots
in our village, surrounded by a beautiful
oak grove, offering every facility iu the
way of apparatus, arrangement and room,
for the convenience of teachers ami pupils.
Mrs. C. C. Riley is our accomplished in
structress, possessing every natural and
acquired qualification that could be ask
ed, even by the most fastidious. The ex
amination of the pupils duriug two days
in all their studies was so thorough and
strict, and yet the recitations so perfect as
to leave no doubt iu our mind that the
children were in the right place.
The compositions read by'the young la
dies exhibited thought—the result of prop
er training. Interludes of instrumental
ami vocal music added greatly to tbe exer
cises. At the close of the compositions
Mr. Ned. Brown gave us a most chaste
and erudite address on the subject of
education, convincing all that he Lad
studied and read to great purpose. I would
rejoice to see all our young men vieing with
each other for an education, for their own,
as well as their country's, future welfare, j
Aft | the school were highly !
had made, and feeiTj »erifeefty*'[
commit them still to the wise instructions
of their oiost estimable instructress. Af
ter tbe regular duties of teacher and pupils
had been met and so honorably aud cred
itably discharged, then all was intense ex
citement, looking to the hour and occa
sion that should regale us with dialogues,
etc., from the young ladies and little girls.
At the appointed hour the spacious
Seminary was filled with anxious specta
tors ami the scene opened wilh dialogues,
tastefully gotten up, beautifully arranged,
reflecting great credit upon teacher and
pupils, while a magic influence, culmiua- j
ting in hilarity, showed entire satisfac- j
tion on the part of the large audience, i
Indeed we were almost sorry when it was ;
announced “this closes the entertainment
for the evening.” Just then, however,
we remembered that the good ladies of :
the village and vicinity had provided a
most sumptuous supper for every body
that would comply with the conditions,
and tbe transition from one kind of excite- '
meet to another is so easy and natural j
that we soon found ourselves absorbed iu
the midst of one of the nicest, most beau
tifully arranged and opportune suppers
that it was ever our good fortune to wit- j
ness. We thought that surely all the
good ladies in and around the village had
graduated iu cookery—and then the ice ,
cream, ice lemonade, etc., all, all, satisfied
us that the ladies had aud were living to
considerable purpose.
Let me say to all, who want tlieir girls i
well and properly instructed, send them j
without fail and place them iu the care of
Mrs. C. C. Riley, Fort Valiev.
B. L. Ross, i
The Crownin- Infamy of Joe Itroun.
Until we learned that Joe Brown, once j
Governor ot Georgia, had, for a consider- {
a tion of some sort, consented to appear as i
prosecutor, before an unauthorized aud un- j
constitutional tribunal, against a number j
of the citizens of his own Btate, whom be
knows to be guiltless before the law. and j
for whose destruction he knows that steps !
unnara,U.;itd and criminal have ,
been taken, we had no conception or tut-'
wickedness of which the human heart is
capable, no idea of the depths to which i
man may fall, no conception of the hate |
ami malice that till the hearts of one con- j
scious of being justly loathed, abhorred, j
detested by his fellow men.
Joe Brown knows that most of theyouug
men against whom he has appeared are
innocent of the crime of murder, and be
lieves they all are. He knows that ttie
tribunal before which they are arraigned
has no legal right, and can have none, tu
try them, and that the execution of one or
the prisoners by its order would be mur
der. He knows that should he succeed in
sending one of these men to (he scaffold,
he will be guilty in the eyes of God and
man of assassination. And yet, because
they t*re white men, because their fidelity
to principles and right reproach him,
whose treachery to his race is so marked,
he, either for money in his pocket, or for
political considerations, and in either case
for gain, joins with detectives who resort
to intimidation to extort
such testimony as they need from igno
rant aud timid witnesses to murder in
nocence.
We turn with horror from the assassin
who stabs his unsuspecting victim to the
the heart or puts poison in the cup will)
which he pledges him ; but the crime of
Brown is greater than liis, for,shielded by
federal bayonets ami acts of Congress, be
feels that he cau send the objects of his
hate to the gibbet without fear of punish
ment, ami with his red hands dabble ill
gotten gold and mock in security at the
mourners around the graves of Hie mur
dered dead.
Great lawyers Lave been prouder of the
fact that they bad refused always to prose
cute for murder, than of tlieir proudest
triumphs at the bar; for no matter how
strong the case might be in which a sen
tence of death had been pronounced, there
was always a possibility of innocence; and
they have been unwilling to bear tbe re
sponsibility of even such a |K»ssibility ; but
Brown, knowimr the innocence of the
prisoners now on trial at Atlanta, troubled
by uo such qualms of conscience, is only
elated at the idea that now lie lias it in his
power to wreak a fiendiike vengeance on
the heads of some of those who so loath
ami hate him.
We have long believed that this cold
blooded, cruel, vindictive and ambitious
man is mainly responsible for the excesses
and cruelties whichtiave marked the mil
itary administration of General Meade —
we have fell that his insidious suggestions
and plausible advice, backed by studied
misrepresentations ami flagrant falsehood,
had poisoned the mind of the Command
ing General and strengthened his,arin in
his warfare upon an unarmed and law
abiding people; and now we cannot doubt
the character of tbe influence which all
know he lias exerted at headquarters.
Life is sweet; but we would a tbousaud
times rather be arraigned before tbe court
martial at Atlanta, with the knowledge
that the sword ami the rack and the dun
geou were to be used to wring from un
willing witnesses the needed testimony
for our conviction, than to be for one hour
Joe Brown, shunned ami detested by all
who have in times past known or honored
him. distrusted aud scorned by those who
use him, with the brand ot Cain upon his
brow, with the curse of God resting visibly
upon iiis brain and heart and soul, with
out a resting place on the face of the earth,
and without a hope for the world to come.
From the Selma (Ala.) Times.
£g”A mong the distinguished Southern
ers in New York are Gens. Beauregard
Joseph E. Johnston,ami Forrest. The lat
ter is a delegate— two are only
spectators. They all agree that theFouth
ern men ought to take a «jniet part in the
proceedings, ami instead of pressing a < an
didate of their own, to support whoever
seems to be the choice candidate of the
Northern Democracy.
5“ KJS in. .t.i- .y (“Ulr 1 wr»n!,
~n r fellow-citizens at Atlanta, we un *
derstood that about fcSOd had been sub
scribed early in the afternoon, and that
the amount would probably he increased.
1 Will not the people of other cities in
the State move in this matter promptly . ;
The expenses of the defence must be :
heavy. — Col. Enq.
V OL. LX-, NO. U).
FRIDAY JULY 10, 1868.
TIIK UKHWBATK HMII.IE1! FOR I*ll K»l-
OKVT.
The nomination of Horatio Seymour,
of New York, by the Democratic National
Convention, wau received here with, the
utmost satisfaction. He requires no httro
duetion to our readers. A statesman of
eminent ability, a Staten’ Rights Demo
crat, a firm, true and unflinching advo
cate of the old Constitution, he w ill rally'
to bis standard every patriot in the land.
During the late war w hen every principle
of the Constitution was being violated by
the Lincoln Administration, Keymour’s
voice was heard high above the clangor of
arms in defence of that Instrument.
The Union has no better friend. The
Convention could have nominated no man
more willing to give the people of the
South every right guaranteed them by the
Constitution of their fathers. No man
whose name has been mentioned in that
body possessed inure strength before the
American jieople. His private life is
above reproach. Not even the din and
excitement of the iate war made him
swerve one inch from his life-louv princi
ples.
We shall vote for him because he is a
friend of the old Constitution, because lie
is a friend of the whole people, because he
is a friend of the South, because lie is op
posed to Radicalism and all its enormities.
The Democratic party now unfurls its
a * r w ilh the *ymie of
I scribed upon it, and declares TnP m &fnJ&~
to he between civil and military power
Every man, in making up his mind beforf
voting, must determine whether he would
prefer the country to be ruled by a milita
ry tyrant with his satrapies and Freed
men’s Bureaus, with their drum head
Court Martials, such as is now in session
at Atlanta, or whether he would be gov
erned by an enlightened American states
man who will declare civil law supreme
and high above the military.
And shall the enormous and wasteful
expenditure of public money for the sole
benefit of the radical party, the intolerable
burthens of taxation, the unjust system of
pay ing off the rich man iu gold and the
poor man in rags, go on? If you would
see the government return to its ancient
principles of economy and justice, if you
would get rid of this hated and destested
military rule, and once more see civil law
reigning supreme throughout the length
an<%l>readth of this now unhappy land,
you must support the Democjatic nom
inee.
But we feel that the people of the South
need no appeal. They have hut one
friend in this contest. Grant has overrun
and devastated their fields and butchered
their children. He lias lieen the military
executive officer of that Congress which
has loaded us with chains overridden alt
our laws, filled dungeons with our citizens,
elected strobing vagabonds to our offices,
aud filled the cup of our woes to over
flowing. No friend of tbe South, no friend
of bis c iunty, can vote for this military
tyrant.
THE NOMINEE FOR NICE PREMIHCNT
The nomination of Francis I*. Blair, of
Missouri, for Vice President by the New
York Convention is a splendid selection.
He belongs to that eminent Blair family
of Maryland who were the life long friends
of Gen. Jackson. He lives in the city of
St. Louis and has often represented it iu
tlie House of Representatives.
Seymour and Blair! That Is the ticket
the great Convention offers the country,
aod upon the best platform ever adopted
by a convention. Most nobly lias that
Convention dischaiged its duty. Its work
will be ratified by every friend of our
country.
MOVROE I’KIHI.K < OLI.KUE.
Mr. Eijitok— Having spent a few days
at the substantial and healthy old town of
Forsyth duriug the recent Commencement
exercises, 1 have thought it not inappro
priate to let the public know something
of what Middle Georgia can do in the way
of female education.
The Monroe Female College iacoutroiled
by some of the most cultivated and best
educated teachers in the State. Dr. 8. G.
Hillyer at its head, with Professors As
btiry, Dagg and Morecoek, all Southern
Christian gentlemen of urbanity and re
finement, together with Mrs. Dagg and
Mrs. Asbury, coni|K)»e a strong combina
tion for the accomplishment of their deli
cate and arduous work. And then we
have the Board of Trustees presided over
by that elegant soldier aud gentleman,
Col. Piuckard, and the Board composed
of such men as that dignitied old Roman,
Judge Cabaniss—all giving assurance
that Georgia's daughters are safe when
once placed under their supervision.
On Monday, the 29th of June, the ex
amination of the classes commenced tie
fore a large aud intelligent audience, and
continued through the day, and in the
evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday the
exercises were largely interspersed with
music from the youug ladies aud girls
both vocal and instrumental.
The examinations in Geometry, Gram
mar, Mental Philosophy, Chemistry and
Reading evinced a maturity rarely equaled
by young ladies in Institutions of learn
ing. And in the French exercises, we
heard a visiting gentleman, fully compe
tent to judge, say that he was satisfied the
young ladies had been faithfully taught.
In the Latin the girls read well. But the
audience were most interested in the
science of Mnemonics tor art of memory) a
system by which the whole class could
repeat fifty expressions in their order, or
backwards or any number intervening;
thus showing that the memory had tween
greatly assisted by this study.
On commencement day original compo
sitions were read by the youug ladies, and
as we might be chargeable with partiality,
we will not attempt to express our opin
ion as to their relative merits; but will
venture the remark that at least three of
the ten compositions read would have
done credit to the graduating class of our
| best Institutions.
The Exercises were closed by an address
1 from Mr. John M Lawton, of Maeon,
I which was very creditable to him
! Thus we have in a most dehgh t '
j raunity, healthy /fie Macli.V anil
Southern Georgia. J of t , ie best Semi-
Western lUiv i • jt has t>een the for-
I naries of Jearniug il have visited.
1 tune of your wnter e'er j(j ,
vo.. would earnestly urge our t us m
. ... their attention to this hirst l lass
School feeling assured that they will not
be disappointed in their expectations.
gfgr- Very little pure wine or brandy is
now to l.e had in France. Real brandy is
nearly unknown to the classes who like it
most. It is composed from strong alcohol
distilled with fecula, colored, sweetened
and made twenty years old in ten minutes,
,so as to deceive the most expert connois
sours. The government inspectors con
fine themselves to preventing as much as
possible the addition of noxious and dan
gerous substances. The disposition to
drunkeuness seems to increase in the lower
classes with the scarcity of unadulterated
beverages.