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HOtvh IIVPI'KNED.
So many peoplij have made the inquiry
“How did it happen” that Mr. Seymour
wa- nominated, that the Charleston Mer
it -if propLui to unravel a little the c ora
binatioiiH by which tlie result was brought
about. Tile-.fact that Mr. Seymour had
distinctly, publicly aud repeatedly de
clined to be a nominee, seemed to throw
around the action of the Convention an
a!r of singularity, that has left many, not
present, considerably in the dark, as to the
motives of that body, and the causes at
work in producing this result.
It will be remembered that Mr. Pendle
ton’s friends came forward in the ballot
ing wiih great enthusiasm for their favor
ite. His strength having been thoroughly
tested on Wednesday the Bth July, his
friends lound it necessary to concentrate
upon someone else who might seem to be
a more available candidate. Let it be
borne in mind, that whilst Mr. Pendleton
had polled 135£ votes, Mr. Hendricks, of
Indiana, had obtained 89 votes on the
same ballot. Mr. Pendleton’s friends felt
agrieved, that Mr. Hendricks, a Western
man, should have risen in opposition to
Mr. Pendleton, without first giving him
their full support. Here wasschism No. 1.
.Mr. Pendleton’s friends then came for
ward with those of General Hancock, and
on the same afternoon on the 18th ballot
gave General Hancock 144 J votes. Let it
be observed that Mr. Hendricks on the
same ballot held still his 87 votes, New
Y ork voting for Hendricks. At this point
a motion for adjournment was made
amidst considerable excitement*, and car
ried by a very doubtful vote. It 's the
belief of some close observers of the com
binations made, and progressing, that had
the balloting continued an hour longer
Hancock, by the support of Hendricks
and otheis, would have been the nominee
of the party.
The result of Wednesday evening’s de
liberations, after adjournment, was the
conviction on the part of the Western
men, that Mr. Chase and his friends had
to h l;ill<d off , or there could be no nomi
nation. Neither the West nor the South
would touch him on any platform, after
iiis public announcements. The West
was not prepared for payments in gold,
and the South was not prepared for negro
Uover/tmenls.
On Thursday morning the West sprung
Governor Seymour against Wall-street,
and Chase was a dead eoek in the pit.
And so, it happened.
>1 VI TERS AVI) THINGS IV Ul I.VSKI.
HawkinsviUle, Ga., July 25, 18(18.
Editors Journal and Messenger:—
Thinking a f/nc from our section of the
country might be of some interest to your
many readers, I write you. Our crops are
not good. We have suffered, until recent
ly, greatly for rain. We can boast of one
glorious blessin and that is the success
of Democracy. It is true we lost ourcan-
Utilau; on me *« - *—- > - !
tioii, but I am fully convinced that we
wiil carry over two thirds of the county
for Seymour and Blair, in November.
There are hundreds of white and black
men, who were put down as Radicals be
cause they were in favor of the Constitu
tion, who were not Radicals and will rally
round the Democratic flag.
A few evenings since a crowd of negroes,
mostly from the country, met “armed
and equipped as the law directs,” in this
place, for the purpose of forming a “ Grant
Club." We were a little surprised to know
that, in order to form a Grant Club, they
should arm themselves with guns, pistols
and sticks ; yet such was the case. Wheth
er they succeeded or not I am not able to
say.
Our delegates have returned from At
lanta and are buoyant in spirits—more
confident of success than ever. And the
truth is, you will not meet with a despond
ent man in all this section of Georgia.
But every man should go to work. Iu
order to be successful, let every man work
as if the success of the election rested en
tirety upon himself —thus, if each man will
do this, there is not even a shadow of
doubt as to the result. lam fully con
vinced that in the November election
Georgia will come up almost una voce for
Seymour and Blair.
We hail the pleasure, during the present
week, of a visit from a detective. I don’t
know what mission the gentleman was
on, or what the result of his visit. It is
said that we are now in the Union, and if
so I hope this tyranny of military rule
will cease. However, I prefer the milita
ry to Radical-civil government. How
pleasant it was, in days gone by, and how
boastfully we said, what we can never say
again, “ Übi libertasubipntria."
The weather has been extremely warm
here. The thermometer has stood up
wards of 100 degrees. We have had but
little sickness yet, but I fear we will yet
have a great deal. Our litt e village is
very quiet and dull. We scarcely ever
have anything to drive away the dull mo
notony of the long hot summer days.
Veritas.
UTTKB HUM VTLAXTA.
Atlanta, Ga., July 27, 1868.
Editors Journal and Messenger:
Rut little has been done yet in either
House. The time is spent now in getting
ready for the election. The Democrats
thi-. morning nominated Gen. W. T. Wof
ford forthe long term and Dr. H. V. M.
Miller for the short term. The Radicals
nominated Joe Brown for the long term
and F. Blodgett for his colleague. The
election comes off to-morrow. There is
but little doubt now about defeating
Rrown— indeed the very brightest hopes
are entertained of this desirable result.
Mr. Candler, of the 4th district, made a
glorious speech litis morning in the Seu
ote in favor of reconsidering the action of
the Senate in regard to the eligibility of
negroes to seats in the Legislature. Mr. i
< '"idler is a forcible speaker, and is one of j
Hie most promising men in the body, j
'i on will find a synopsis of Mr. U.’s speech
in the regular proceedings of the Seuate. j
Mr. M. C. Smith (rad.) attempted a re- j
l"y to hut it was a very weak effort of a
,ir d weak man. This is all that wo can
say for him.
I lie motion to reconsider was lost.
I want to take occasion in this connec
tion to correct an impression made in
your columns injurious to my friend, A.
J . Cameron, of Telfair, Messenger of the
donate. It was stated that all tbs officers
elected in the Senate were Radicals. This
was an error. Mr. Cameron is a genuine
Democrat. He was a member of the Con
vention, and was one of the immortal
thirteen who voted against the Constitu
tion on its iiual passage.
For the details of both Houses we refer
to the proceediugs which are copied from
the Constitution. W.
jtwgia Hmttnal attl IPessenaet.
From the Columbus Sun, 26th.
CARD FROM “ COLUMBUS PRISONERS."
' Account or their Arrest, Imprisonment, Treat
meat, Ac.
July 25, 1868.
Upon resuming our personal liberty, we,
the undersigned, known as the Columbus
prisoners, deem it proper to publish the
following brief account of our arrest and
confinement by the military authorities.
During the night of the 30th of March,
Geo. \V. Ashburn was assassinated in a
low negro brothel iu Columbus, Georgia.
On the 6th day of April thirteen citizens
were arrested by Captain Mills of the Uni
ted States army. Oil the 10th they were
released under bond. this num
ber have never been re-arrested. The
nian Mills stated tbat he did not know the
charge against the party arrested, but no
one believed him, and the fact is only
mentioned to show the character of the
proceedings. On the 14th day of May four
arrests were made, on the24th four, on the
2nd of June four more, on the 16th seveu,
j followed tlie next day by two others. On
j tlie 24th another, and the last arrest oc
| curred. These arrests were made by the
I order of General Meade. Several of the
undersigned have in their possession wiit
ten orders which show this fact. The ar
rests were made without warrant, affida
vit or charge. No preliminary examina
tion was held. We were kept in total ig
norance of the ex parte evidence against
us, and the names of our accusers were
concealed from us. No one who has fol
lowed the trial will be surprised at this
apparent neglect
W bile we were clamoring for tlie charges
against, us, Joe Brown, v\ hitley, Major
Smyth and others were suborning Betz,
Marshall, Bennett and Amanda Patterson.
The evidence for the prosecution acknowl
edges that disclosuies were made under
the acts of imprisonment. This is bad
enough, but a worse feature is that the
date of these disclosures is placed by the
witnesses themselves subsequent to the
arrest of a majority of tlie prisoners. The
question naturally arises upon wiiat foun
dation were the arrests based? Os the
twenty-two persons arrested on and since
the 14th of May, four were suborned by
torture , bribery and threats. Niue, after
confinement iu felon's cells aud much suf
fering, were released without any expla
nasion whatever. The remaining nine
are the signers of this card. The prisoners
arrested iu May were at Fort Puiaski be
fore they were removed to Atlanta. Their
cells were as dark as duugeous, without
ventillation, and but 4 feet by 7. No bed
or blankets were furnished. The rations
consisted of a slice of fat pork three times
each week, and beaf too unsound to eat the
remaining days A piece of bread for
each meal, soup for dinner and coffee for
breakfast, linished tlie bill of fare. An old
oyster can was given each prisoner, and in
this vessel both coffee aud soup were serv
ed. It may be said tbat the soldiers re
ceived nothing better, but these citizens
were not soldiers, anil their frie ds were
able, willing and anxious to give them
every comfort; they were denied the priv
ilege. Refused all communication witli
friends, relatives or counsel, they were
forced to live in these horrid cells night
and day, prostrated by heat, aud madden
ed by myriads of mousquitoes. The calls
of nature were attended to in a bucket
which was removed but once in twenty
four hours.
At McPherson Barracks we were placed
in cells 5 feet 11 inches wide by 10 feet
long. These cells were afterwards divided,
reducing their width to 2 (two) feet 10 (ten)
inches. This is terrible, but true. Upon
the arrival of tlie officer seut from Wash
ington to investigate the arrests, the par
titions were removed. Neither bed or
bedding was furnished for from two to
live days. We were not permitted to see
our friends, family or counsel uutil after
memorials to Congress hud aroused tlie
whole country to the enormity of the out
rage. .Even alter this, our letters,
wife or mother, we re s lilij 6ft' U? 1 fU6 p£d l
tion. The prisou sink was immediately
at our cell doors and emitted a stench that
was horrible.
\ t times when some humane soldier was
willing to transcend his orders aud give
a breath of fresh air to soothe our dis
tended bursting Veins, we would ask him
to close the door, preferring to risk suffo
cation rather than endure the intolerable
smell.
During all this time we were ignorant
of the charges against us. Os course we
accepted the common rumor that our ar
rest grew out of tlie murder of Ashburn.
but after our counsel was permitted to visit
us no definite line of defense cpuld be
planned iu the alisenceof all specifications.
We were furnished with a copy of tlie
charges against us on tlie 27th day of June,
our trial having been set for the 29th. Tlie
intervening day was Sunday, aud we were
140 miles from tlie scene of the murder
and the residence of our witnesses.
Several of the undersigned never saw
the detective Whitley until weeks after
their arrest. When they did meet him lie
never prawned, to treat them with disre
spect.
Recent developments, new to us, have
shown him to be infamous, and bis treat
ment of suborned witnesses will be proven
by those who know the facts. Our frieuds
aiid the press have not exaggerated the
barbarity with which we were treated,
but they should not throw the responsibili
ty upon a contemptible detective, who
would only glory in the notoriety his in
famy would give him. We lly for higher
game. Gen. Meade told Gen. R. H. Chil
ton, (during the war Gen. Lee’s Adju
tant,) upon the eve of his departure from
Atlanta, that lie had left full instructions
with Gen. Sibley concerning the disposi
tion of the Columbus prisoners. These
instructions controlled our treatment, and
leave no issue as to the question of re
sponsibility. At the proper time, and
in a manner that will not intrude upon
your valuable space, we will make good
our position, and will show conclusively
that this unparalleled persecution was at
tempted solely and entirely for political
purposes.
The officers ami soldiers of the garrison
were as kind as their orders would permit,
and respectful, with but few exceptions.
Gen. Dunn’s courtesy during the trial, es
pecially after Duke’s atibi, was iu strong
contrast with the vindictive, ungenerous,
and unmanly conduct of Joe Brown.
Os the able and untiring efforts of our
counsel, we cannot speak in too high
praise. To the people of Georgia, and es
pecially to our good friends in Atlauta, we
return oursiucere thanks tor their sympa
thy and assistance.
W. D. Chipley,
C. C. Bedell,
R. A. Wood,
E. J. Kibkscey, M. D.
R. Hudson,
J. L. WIGGINS,
Alva C. Roper,
W. A. Duke,
James W. Barber.
ST VI E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The President of the Democratic State
Convention has appointed the following
KxeeutiveCommittee, in conformity with
a resolution of the Convention :
E. G. Cabaniss, of Mouroe, Chairman.
J. I. Whitaker, of Atlanta.
Wm. Ezzard, “
Dr. J. F. Alexander, “
L. J. Glenn, “
D. P. Hill,
J. F. Cooper,
E. D. Hoge, “
G. N. Lester, Marietta.
p. W. Alexander, Columbus.
General A. R. Wright, Augusta.
Nelson Tift, Albany.
S. G. Smith, Banks County.
George A. Mercer, Savannah.
George S. Black, Rome.
well s\in :
The Charleston Mercury in replying to
a characteristic attack by the Herald, up
on Wade Hampton, speaks the simple
truth in these few words, and we thank
Him who honors truth, who loves an hon
est man, and has pronounced a righteous
condemnation upon all liars and traitors,
that it is so.
Hot one honest man South oj Mason’s aud
Dixon’s line, is ashamed of the musket
he bore or the sword he drew in defense of
the Confederate fag. The man who says
that he is ashamed of it, lies. Let every
liouest man at the North be sure of the
fact, that the man who says so, wants to
swindle money out of somebody. He is a
knave either in the first or in the last step.
hr in tle A Constitution.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Monday, July 27,1868.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Senate
j met at 10 o’clock, a. m , and was opened
with prayer by Rev. Mr. Griffin, of the
i 21st District.
Mr. CANDLER gave notice tbat he
would move to reconsider the resolution
offered by him on Saturday relatiug to the
right of negroes to hold office.
After the reading of the journal,
Mr CANDLER expressed surprise that
the Senate should have tabled that resolu
tion. The President of the late Conven
tion, Gov. Brown, and some of the most
distinguished lawyers in that Convention,
iiad heralded it throughout tlie State, that
there was nothing in the State Constitu
tion giviug negroes the rigiit to hold office.
It was the handle used by these men to
secure the ratification of that instrument.
Joseph E. Brown holds the brains, holds
the capital, does the work of the Republi
can party, and his biddings are obeyed.
He boldly says, “Give me tlie distribution
of the offices, give me the capital and I
will carry Georgia for tlie Republican
party.” That man has said that negroes
are not entitled to hold office. My resolu
tion ouly asks the Senate to inquire into
the matter. Now is the time to settle this
question, because the validity of your
electious and important measures may
depend upon its proper adjustment.
__ The PRESIDENT here requested the
Senator to desist for the reading of a mes
sage from the House.
Tlie message notified the Senate that the
House had passed a resolution fixing the
time for the election of State House officers
aud United States Senators
Mr. CANDLER then proceeded with
his argument. Every man iu Georgia
wauled to know whether a negro has tlie
right to hold office or not. Congress has
not settled the question ; tlie courts have
not sett eil it; the new Constitution does
uot settle it. Negroes are voting here
every day and the Senate ought to inquire
iuto it, at least. That is all the resolution
requires. I give notice that if the Senate
refuses to reconsider I will move to strike
out the Committee on Privileges aud
Elections, and have the question referred
to tiie Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr» SMITH, of the 7th District, ad
mitted negro office-holding to be a vexed
question. It should be treated with ten
derness, kindness, honesty aud retle<-tiou.
The interest of all—black and white—is
concerned in it. The declaration of high
er authority than we are recognizes the
black man as a citizen. Protection must
be given him, his wife and children. I
voted to lay the resolution on the table
because Congress has the right to explain
the reconstruction acts. It had not done
so. The new Constitution is silent on the
subject. He thought as much of Governor
Brown as anybody ought to think of
him. But his Excellency was neither the
Congress ot the United States, nor the
Constitution of this State. He is an out
sider, and hence not competent authority.
The resolution was not properly based.
Mr. CANDLER, if the gentleman has
no other objection to the resolution I will
strike put that part of it.
Mr. SMITH, if the Senator will strike it
out I shall not object to the tefereuee. It
will lfot do to run irrelevant matter in to
this Senate chamber. He desired this
question to he settled hereafter iu the
proper way. Let it he presented by our
Representatives iu Congress, and handed
down to us in the regular channel.
A motion was made to iay the reconsid
eration of the resolution on the table.
The yeas and nays being called for, the
following Senators voted in tlie affirma
tive :
Yeas—Messrs. Bowers, Bradley, Brock,
Campbell, Coleman, Corbit, Dickey, Grif
fin, (6th District) Harris, Higbee, Hun
gerford, Jones, McWhorter, Sherman,
Smith. (36th District,) Speer, Stringer,
Wallace, Welch—l9.
Messrs. Anderson', Bruton, liiiTns, gau
dier, Fain, Graham, Griffin, (21st Dis.) ;
Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe, Jor.lan, Mer
rill, MeCutchiu, Nisbet, Nunnally, Rich
ardson, Smith, (7th Dis.); Welboru, Winn,
Wooten —20.
On the question to reconsider, the yeas
were
Yeas—Messrs. Anderson, Burns, Cand
ler, Fain, Graham, Griffin of the 21st,
Hieks, Hinton, Holcombe, Jordan, Mc-
Arthur, McCutchin, Nisbet, Nunnally,
Smith of the 7th, Welborn, Winn aud
Wooten —18.
Nays—Messrs. Bowers, Bradley, Brock,
Bruton, Campbell, Colrnau, Corbitt, Dick
ey, Griffin of the 6th, Harris, Higbee,
Hungerford, Joues, McWhorter, Richard
son, Smith of the 36th, Speer, Stringer,
Wallace and Welch —20.
A message was received from the House
announcing that it hud concurred in the
resolution of the Senate to bring on the
election of State House officers and Uni
ted States Senators.
Mr. BURNS said, that according to law
the salaries of State House officers had to
be paid on a gold basis. He therefore
moved to defer the election of such until
their salaries could be properly fixed.
Mr. HIGBEE moved toameod by strik
ing out the 2nd resolution (fixing tlie elec
tion for State officers at 12 M. to-day.)
Adopted.
As amended the resolution was returned
to the House.
The following bills were introduced and
read for the first time :
By Mr. Mo AH I’Hlllt, a hill to give per
sons employed on steamboats and other,
water craft on the Chattahoochee, Ocrnul
gee aud Altamaha rivers, a lien upon said
boats or wages, and to facilitate collec
tions, etc.
By Mr. SPEER, a bill to incorporate
the Nutting Banking Company in the
city of Macon.
A bill to incorporate the Etowah Canal
aud Water-works Company.
By Mr. BROCK, a bill to prohibit the
sale of spirituous lipuors oil election days,
and for other purposes.
Also, a bill to prohibit from voting all
persons who have not paid their taxes.
A Bill to set apart a Homestead for
each head of a family in Georgia.
By Mr. WELBORN, a bill to alter and
amend 649 sec., of the revised Code of
Georgia, so far as it relates to persons
liable to work on the public roads. It ex
empts all persons over 45.
The House resolution suspending levies
and sales until the General Assembly shall
take dual action on the subject of Relief
was taken up.
Mr. HINTON advocated relief when not
objectionable on Constitutional grounds.
We had no right to legislate outside of the
Constitution. It was dangerous to at
tempt it. This was but a rehash of what
ha i been tried for several years. But it
was no longer an open question. It was
not debatable. It was settled. The Su
preme Court of luui settled it.
The Congress had decided it to be Uncon
stitutional and the General Assembly bad
paid special deference to that august body.
He was surprised that the House had given
its assent to such a resolution. It proposes
to tie the hands of the Judicial officers
who had sworu to declare the laws under
the Constitution. Give him something
that was legal; something that would
beuefita large class and injure no one, and
he would give it his heart, hand and vote ;
but lie was not an atheist and dared not
repudiate the sanctity of his oath.
Mr. GRIFFIN (21st Dist.) said, the ac
tion of the House related to the Home
stead exclusively, and that Congress had
not disapproved of that provision in the
uewConstitution. Delay was asked merely
to gain such time as might be necessary to
make laws for the carrying out of the
Homestead piovision.
Mr. NUNNALLY advocated the adop
itou of the resolution.
AARON ALPEORIA said the gentle
man from the 24th Dist., bad given the
Senate a very severe moral lecture. He
believed the Senator from the 24th District
was conscientious, but did not understand
the law properly.
Mr. SPEER called for the previous
question, which was carried. \eas 22,
uavs 13. So the Seuate concurred.
The House resolution authorizing the
Treasurer to advance per diem to officers
and members, since July 4th, was
taken up. , . , „
Mr. BURNS said the usual method was
to request the Treasurer, unless the author
ity was given him by Act.
Mr. HOLCOMBE moved to amend by
reducing the amount to $6.
Mr SPEER moved to amend by striking
out and inserting SI, which he said was
done “only for Buncombe.”
MACON, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1868.
Mr. HOLCOMBE said he was a plain,
blunt, candid man ; that he did uot come
there to make buncombe speeches, but to
advocate economy in legislation, and he
wanted to begin by fixiug the pay of be:>-
ators at« moderate figure. He thou
$6 per diem was a plenty. It was enou
to pay board. Segars, tobacco aud whis
key should be left out. He was iu favor
of giving the people relief by working for
teem at low prices, and by giving them
officers who were willing to do the same
thing.
Mr. MERRILL moved to amend by in
serting 75 per cent, on tlie amount paid
officers and members in 1866.
Mr. HOLCOMBE accepted the amend
ment.
Mr. SPEER moved that the Treasurer
be authorized to pay officers and members
what, in their judgment, their services
were worth.
Mr SMITH (7th District) was iu favor
of the amendment of Mr. Merrill.
AARON ALPEORIA said away with
all these little buncombe and snap speech- 1
es, used for capital at home. They were
not fit to be made iu the grand Senate i
Chamber of Georgia.
The amendment of Mr. Merrill pre
vailed, when tlie resolution, as thus i
amended, was concurred in.
Senate then adjourned till 10 o'clock to
morrow. *
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, July 27, 1868.
The House met—Speaker McWhorter
in the Chair—prayer by Rev. W. M.
Crutuly. Roll called and proceedings of
Saturday la9t read and confirmed.
Mr. HARPER, of Terrell, gave notice
that lie should move to reconsider the res
olution of Saturday, which suspends levies
and executions. Tlie rules were suspend
ed, and the following amendment agreed
to :
“Except debts contracted since the Ist
of June, 1865, taxes, officers’ costs, and al
so excepting where ttie defendant resides
without tlie limits of the State ; or where
he is fraudulently conveying or secreting
iiis property for the purpose of avoiding
tlie payment of bis just debts; or where
lie is causing his property to be removed
without the limits of tlie State; or where
he is absconding.”
The SPEAKER then announced the
following Standing Committees of tlie
House :
On Finanec.—Hall, of Meriwether, Clegliorii,
Donaldson, Gray, Harris, of Franklin, Long, Mc-
Arthur, Page, McCormick, Hopkins, Higdon, Cun
ningham, Ballard, Pepper, Kellogg, Williams, of
Muscogee, Harper, of Sumter, Bell, Sims, Porter.
On Printing.—Sisson, Chairman ; Price, Pepper,
Lane, Crawford, Hall, of Glvnn, Lee, Kvtle, Nash,
Buchan, Carson, Johnson, o's Wilcox, Burt/, Har
den, Nishet., Stone, Richardson, Warren, of Burke,
Linder.
On Public buildings.—Tweedy, of Richmond,
Chairman; Sisson, Pepper, Cobb, Donaldson,
Holden, Maxwell, Brinson, Prudcn, Ellis, of Gil
mer, Anderson, of Cobb, Bullard, Ayre, Bethune,
Drake, Cloud, Burnett.
On Manufactures—Lee, of Newton, Chairman;
Me Donga Id, Pepper, Phillips, Scott, Bryant, Car
son, McCormick, Lastinger, Tweedy, Vinson,
Turnipseed, Warren, Harper of Terrell, Powell,
Osgood, Anderson, Smith of Muscogee, Barnes of
Hancock, Alien of Jasper, Belcher of Wilkes.
On the State of the Republic—Shumate, Chair
man, Hall of Meriwether, Pepper, Neshit, Cobb,
Powell, Seott, Bethune, Lane, Caldwell, Higbee,
Lee, Lindsey, Smith of Coffee, Rumph, Costin,
Turner, Moore of Columbia.
On the Penitentiary—Hudson, Chairman, Harper
of Lumpkin, Lane, Hamilton, Harkness, Hall of
Glynn, Hook, Hooks, Kellog, Flournoy, Buchan,
Caldwell, Taliaferro, Sisson, Perkins of Dawson,
Pruden, Reid, Powell, Smith of Coffee, Davis,
Humber, Sorrells.
On Military Affaire —Caldwell, Chairman, Phil
lips, Seott, Shumate, O’Neal, of Lowndes, Lee,
I.ane, Johnson, of Townes, Sorels, Stone, Rice,
Maul, Lindsey, It Johnson, Chambers.
On Banks —McDougat, Crawford, Lane, Price,
Turnipseed, Donaldson, Kl!is, of Spaulding, Irwin,
Fryer, Goff, Hall, of Bullock, Allen, of Jasper, Al
len, of Hart, Carpenter, Chambers, Darnell, Evans,
Johnson.
On Judiciary—O’Neal, of Lowndes, Chairman,
Shumate, Bethune, Harper, of Terrell, Bryant,
Hall, of Meriwether, Anderson, Lane, of Brooks’
Lee, Hudson, of Harris, Price, Scott, McDongald,
On Privileges and Elections—Be 117unV\
man, Price, Seott, Anderson, Bryant, O’Neal, of
Lowndes, I.ane, Long, Harkness, Penland, Darnell,
Brussel], Tweedy, Neal, Campbell, of Mclntosh,
Claiborn, Clower, Bice, Golden.
On Petitions —Harper, of Terrell, Pepper, Strick
land, Readc, Leake, 'lute, Vinson, Humber, George.
On Agriculture and Internal Improvement
Phillips, Chairman; Harkness, Brinson, Cloud,
Fincanon, Hall, of Glynn, Harper, of Sumter, Hud
son, McCollough, Mathews, Bell, Bradford, Cham
bers, Madison, Morrow, of Quitman, Strickland,
Butts, Colby, Lumpkin, O’Neal, of Baldwin, Mc-
Arthur.
On the Deaf and Dumb Asylum—Lane, Chairman;
Paulk, Smith, of Coffee, Scroggins, Williams, of
Dooly, Harrison, of Franklin, Nunn, Mitchel, Al
len, of Hart, Shackleford, Burtz, Ballard, Hamil
ton, Davis, Floyd, Joiner, Gardner.
On New Counties and County Lines—McCol
lough, Chairman; Tunilin, Pepper, Hamilton, Har
per, of Sumter, Hook, Page, McArthur, Mathews,
Perkins, Rawls, Raddish, Allen, of Hart, Alien, of
Jasper, Ballard, Burtz, O’Neil, of Baldwin, Nash,
Page, Penland.
On Enrollment—Taliaferro, Chairman, Holden,
Ballenger, Barnard, Barnett, Clarke, Flournoy,
Ford, Fowler, Brassell, Hughes, Maxwell, Neal,
Osgood.
On the Asylum for the Blind—'Maull, Chairman,
Drake, Smith of Charlton, Harper of Terrell, Os
good, Fitzpatrick, Pruden, Rennet, Rosser, Seals,
Humph, Rouse, Tate, Tunilin, Sorrells, Ballanger,
Hope.
On Consolidation of Bills—Price, of Lumpkin,
Nesbit, Bethune, Lee, Seott, Warner of Dooly,
Rosser.
On Public Education —Bryant, Chairman, Ander
son, Ncsbit, Caldwell, Atkins, Brown, Drake, Dun
can, George., Gullatt, Humber, Lastinger, Pruden,
Hillyer, It ice, Fitzpatrick, Harrison of Hancock,
Belcher, Beard, Aver.
On Journals—Harrison of Franklin, Nunn, Park,
Paulk, Perkins, Rainey, Holden, Sewell, Wadkius,
Maxwell, George.
On Auditing.—Tumlin, of Randolph, Chairman,
Ford, McDougald, Welcher, Gober, Rainey, Neal,
Long, Johnson, of Towns, Rumpli, Harrison, of
Hancock.
On Lunatic Asylum.—Bell, of Banks, Fowler,
Maud, Smith, of Charlton, Ellis, of Campbell, Ellis,
of Crawford, Brassell, Balli nger, Hopkins, Salter,
Williams, of Haralson, Williams, of Morgan, Zcl
lars, Cloud, Darnell, Welcher, Williams, of Harris,
Ayer.
The counties were then called for new
business, when the following were intro
duced :
By Mr. BETHUNE, of Talbot, a bill to
be entitled an act to carry into eilect the
2d clause, 13th section, sth article of the
Constitution. Two hundred copies ordered
printed.
My Mr. HARPER, of Terrell, an act to
alter and amend section 410, of Irwin’s
Code of Georgia.
By Mr. SAULTER, of Pulaski, an act
to amend an act, entitled an act to alter
and amend an act to incorporate the town
of Hawkinsville.
By Mr. BEARD, of Richmond, an act
to authorize volunteer companies.
By Mr. HALL, of Meriwether, bill to
be entitled an act to prohibit the sale of
lottery tickets in the State.
By Mr. NESBIT, of Dade, a bill to be
entitled an act to fix and establish the sal
aries of the Judges of the Superior Courts,
Secretary of State, Treasurer, aud Comp
troller General.
By Mr RAWLS, of Effingham, a reso
lution to appoint a committee to visit Mill
edgevil e, to examine public property, etc.
By Mr. SAULTER, of Pulaski, a bill
for the relief of Sarah W. Build.
By Mr. NESBIT, of Dade, an act to be
entitled an act to relieve Wm. S. Moughon,
of the county of Bibb, from double taxa
tion ou his Dougherty county plantation,
for the year 1867.
By Mr. SAULTER, of Pulaski, a bill to
re-organize and consolidate the militia
district of Pulaski county, Georgia.
By Mr. OSGOOD, of Chatham, a bill to
be entitled an act to graut certain rights
and privileges to the Metropolitan Steam
Fire Engine Company, of the city of Sa-
vannah.
By Mr. HILLYER, of Caipden, a reso
lution to amend rule 11 of the House.
By Mr. HILLYER, of Camden, a reso
lution instructing theCommilteeou Print
ing to advertise for bids, Ac.
By Mr CLOUD, of Clayton, an act to
change the county lines of Henry and
Clavton counties.
By Mr. FOWLER, of Catoosa, a bill to
be entitled au act for the relief of the people
of Georgia, aud prevent the levy aud sale
es property.
By Mr. SHUMATE, of Whitfield, an act
to extend the priviliges of Thos. K. Mc-
Donald, clerk Superior Court of Whit
field countv.
By Mr. TURNER, of Bibb, read second
time, and referred to Committee on Agri
culture and Internal Improvement, a bill
to be entitled an act to incorporate the
Georgia Mutual Life Insurance Company,
aud other purposes. .
By Mr. POWELL, of Decatur, a bill to
be entitled an act to prohibit the sale of
Lottery tickets in the State of Georgia.
By Mr. SMITH, of Coflee, an act to
change the line between the counties of
j Clinch and Coffee.
By Mr. HARDEN, of Newton, an act
to relieve James Goode, (blind) of the
i county of Newton, of taxation,
j By Mr. HUDSON, of Harris, a bill to
create iu the sevoal counties of the State
1 a Board of Commissioners of Roads aud
, Reveuue.
By Mr. TURNIPSEED, of Clay, an act
to repeal so much of section —of the Code
of Georgia as requires Clerks of tlie Supe
i rior and Inferior Courts, when appointed
Administrators, to give bond as such.
By Mr. POWELL, of Decatur, a bill to I
fix tiie pay of graud and petit jurors and |
bailiffs.
By Mr. McDOUGALI), of Cbattahoo- 1
cliee, an act to be entitled an act to amend
the charter of the Young America Fire
Engine Company in the city of Columbus
and to extend to it certain privileges.
By McDOUGALDj of Chattahoochee,
an act putting iu force Irwin’s Code, so
far as it does uot conflict with the new
Constitution of Georgia.
By Mr. D ARNELL, of Pickens, a reso
lution that Irwin’s Code be furnished to
every Judicial officer iu Georgia.
By Mr. PRICE, of L umpkiu, a reso
lution authorizing the employment of
females as clerks by the several commit
tees.
By Mr. MoCULLOGH, of Jones, a reso
lution directing the Clerk to' have 200
copies of tlie standing committees printed
for tlie use of the House.
By Mr. a hill regulating tlie sal
aries of Supreme Court Judges and State
House officers.
A message from tlie Senate was here
announced, which, upon being read, was
found to be the action of that body upon
tlie House resolution of Saturday with re
gard to tiie matter of United States Sena
tors, and tlie election of State House offi
cers. The Senate’s amendment fixed no
definite time for electing State House offi
cers, and strikes out that part of the reso
lution which refers to whose unexpired
term is to he filled.
By Mr. RAWLS, of Effingham, a reso
lution instructing His Excellency, tlie
Governor, to declare by proclamation that
military rule has ceased iu the Stato of
Georgia. (Tlie rules were suspended for
the purpose of taking up this resolution,
and it was adopled.j
By Mr. O’NEAL, of Lowndes, a resolu
tion that the election of State House offi
cers and State printer shall take place at
12 m. on Wednesday next, (The rules
were suspended and this resolution was
adopted.) It was also ordered that the
same he sent to the Seriate.
House adjourned until 10 o’clock Tues
day next.
SENATE.
Tuesday, July 28, 1868.
Pursuant to adjournment, tlie Senate
met at It) o’clock, and was opened with
prayer by tlie Rev. Mr. Prettyman of tlie
Methodist Church, North.
The Journal was read and approved.
Mr. NUNNALLY' moved to reconsider
tlie action of tlie Senate yesterday on that
portion of tlie Homestead hill preventing
levy and sale. Carried.
Mr. NUNNALLY then moved to
amend by suspending levies and sales up
on all executions except those for taxes,
officers’ costs, and iu cases of fraud.
Mr. WOOTTEN moved to refer the
whole matter to the Judiciary committee.
Mr. NUNNALLY made an animated
appeal in favor of protection for Home
steads and relief for tlie people.
Mr. HI NTON wanted justice to take its
course. He could not discriminate be
tween contracts. If they were good yes
terday they are good to-morrow. There
might t>e some reason, ou principles of
equity, to legislate ou contracts made be
fore and during the war, Hit there can he
no excuse for interfering between debtor
and creditor, on contracts made since the
surrender. He opposed the amendment
.. r VI „ T\J ituixallu
asks is, that tlie Legislature draw a line
around homesteads allowed t>y tlie Consti
tution, and draw it so clearly that sheriffs
ami constables cannot cross it.
Mr- WOOTEN spoke in support of his
motion to refer.
Mr. MERRELL moved that the mo
tion to refer be laid ou tlie table but alter
wards withdrew it.
The motion to refer to the Judiciary
Committee was lost.
Mr. ADKINS moved to amend by ex
cepting “wages for labor.” Carried.
The amendment of Mr. Nuuuuily was
adopted.
Upon the adoption of the resolution as
amended, the yeas and nays were called.
Those voting in the affirmative are:
Messrs. Adkins, Bowers, Bradley, Brock,
Campbell, Corbit, Dickey, Griffin of the
Gth, Griitin of the 21st, Harris, Jones, Jor
dan, Merrell, McWhorter, Nisbet, Nun
nally, Sherman, Smith of the 7th, Smith
ofthe 30th, Speer, Welch and Winn—22.
Those voting in the negative are:
Messrs. Anderson, Bruton, Candler, Col
man, Fain, Graham, Hicks, Hinton, Hol
combe, Hutigerford, McArthur, McCutch
in, Moore, Stringer, Wallace, Welborn and
Winn—l 7.
AARON ALPEORIA, remarked that a
Senator had not voted and that there must
be “no shirking here.”
A message was received from the House
to go into election for State otlieers to-mor
row at 12 M.
On motion of Mr. HOLCOMBE tlie res
olution was laid on the table for the pres
ent.
A resolution from the House was receiv
ed instructing the Governor to notify tire
civiloilicers ofthe State that military rule
had ceased in Georgia. The Senate re
fused to concur.
The rule was suspended to take up a
resolution of Mr. HIGBEE authorizing
the Secretary to furnish sufficient station
ery for the use of the Senate.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules
to take up a resolution of Mr. Speer.
Leave of absence was granted to several
Senators.
BILLS READ FOR SECOND TIME.
To consolidate the offices of Secretary of
State and Surveyor General.
To incorporate Neptune Fire Company,
of Thomasville.
To aliow Bower, a minor, to piactice law
in Georgia.
To incorporate the Macon Street Rail
road Company.
To incorporate Defiance Fire Company
No. 5, of Macon.
To repeal so much of the law as requires
Judges ofthe Superior Court to have been
12 months in the Judicial District imme
diately prior to the election, and provides
that judges of the Superior Court may
alternate under the direction of the Su
preme Court.
To tix the salaries of Judges of the Su
preme and Superior Courts, Secretary of
Ktate, Comptroller General, etc. (Fixes
salaries of {supreme Judges at $2,000, Su
perior Judges at SI,BOO, and State House
officers at $1,200).
To carry into effect the 30th Article of
the Ist Section of the Constitution.
To extend relief to laborers on steam
boats and other water-craft on the several
rivers of the State, and for other purposes.
To incorporate the Nutting Banking
Company of Macon.
The above were referred to appropriate
committees.
The appropriate hour having arrived,
the Senate went into' an election for Uni
ted States Senator, (long term).
On the first ballot the vote stood : Brown
24, Stephens 15, Joshua Hill 3, Hopkins 1.
The PRESIDENT ordered the result
entered upon the Journal, to he read at the
joint meeting to-morrow.
The Senate then proceeded to vote for a
i United States Senator to fill the short
term.
On the first ballot the vote stood : Blod
gett 16, H. V. M. Miller 13, Akerman 4,
Seward 8.
The President ordered the result entered
upon the Journal, to be read at the joint
i meeting to-morrow.
The Senate then adjourned until ten
o’clock to-morrow morning.
The following list shows how Senators
voted on the long term :
For Brown—Messrs. Adkins, Bradley,
Brock, Bruton, Colmau, Conley, Corbit,
Graham, Griffin, of the 6th,Griffin, of the
21st. Harris, Higbee, Hungerford, Jones,
Merrill, McWhorter, Richardson, Sher
man, Smith, of tlie7th( Smith, of ihe 36th,
I Speer, Stringer, Wallace and Welch —24.
I For Stephens—Messrs. Audersou, Burns,
I Candler, Fain, Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe,
McArthur, McCutchin, Moore, Nisbet,
, Nuuually, Welb m, Winn and Wooten
—ls.
For Hill—Messrs. Rowers, Jordan and
Dickey—3.
For Hopkins—one vote, Campbell.
The following list shows how Senators
voted on the short term :
For Blodgett—Messrs. Adkins, Bradley,
Campbell, Colman, Con ey, Harris, Hig
bee, Hungerford, Joues, Merrell, McWhor
ter, Richardson, Speer, Stringer, Wallace
and Welch—l6.
For Miller—Messrs. Anderson, Burns,
Candler, Fain, Hinton, Holcombe, Mc-
Cutchin, Moore, Nisbet, Nunnally, Wel
born, Winn and Wooten—l3.
For Akernian—Messrs. Bowers, Brock,
Dickey and Sherman—4.
For Seward—Messrs. Corbitt, Graham,
Griffin, (6th,) Griffin, (21st,) Hicks, Jor
dan, Smith, (7th,) aud Bruton—B.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, July 28,1868.
House met—Speaker McWhorter in the
Chair. Prayer by Rev. W. M. Crumley.
Roll called. Proceedings of yesterday
read aud coufirmed.
Mr. LANE, of Brooks, offered a resolu
tion that this House entertain no proposi
tion to make anew county, or change
county lines, and that such be made au ad
ditional rule of the House. Adopted.
A resolutiou was offered that as no elec
tion iiao been held iu tlie counties of Tel
fair aud Irwin, and as those counties were
not represented iu this body, the Governor
be requested to order elections iu these
counties. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee after consider!'ble discussion.
A message from the Senate was received
announcing that that body had amended
tlieHouse resolutiou authorizing tlie State
Treasurer to advance per diem pay to mem
hers and officers of tlie General Assembly.
Mr. SISSON, of Fulton, offered a reso- ,
lution requesting the Governor to furnish
members of tlie General Assembly and Ju- !
dial officers of the State with copies of I
the new Constitution of Georgia. Adopted.
Much time of the House was occupied !
in reading bills a second time.
A Special Committee was appointed on
the Lottery bill.
A message from his Fhtcellency was an
nounced. He had signed the joint resolu
tion bringing ou the election of United
States Senators.
The resolution of Mr. Price, of Lump- i
kin, authorizing standing committees to
employ female clerks, was under discus
sion, Mr. Price having the lloor, when the
Speaker announced that 12m. had arrived,
aud tlie House, in accordance with a Con
gressional enactment, would proceed to
ballot viva voce for United States Sena
tors.
Several geutlemeu were placed in nomi
nation by their respective friends, when
the balloting resulted as follows:
Those voting lor Hon. Alexander H.
Stephens are as follows: Anderson, At
kins, Ballard, Ballanger, Barnum, Ben
nett, Butt, Brown, Clark, Clegboru, Cloud,
Cobb, Crawford, Drake, Donaldson, Dun
can, Ellis of Spaulding, Irwin, Fielder,
Fiucannun, Flournoy, Ford, Fowler, Fry
er, George, Gober, Golf, Gray, Gullatt,
Hall of Bullock, Hamilton, Harkness,
Harrison of Franklin, Harris, Harper of
Sumter, Harper of Terrell, Hook, Hudson,
Humber, Johnson of Wilcox, Kellogg,
Kytle, Long, McArthur, McCullough,
McDougald, Matthews, Meadows, Nash,
Nisbet, Nunn, Parker, Paulk, Penland,
Pepper, Phillips, Price, Rainey, Rawls,
Reddish, Rosser, Rouse, Rumph, Scott,
Sea's, Shackleford, Shumate, Sisson,
Smith of Coffee, Smith of Ware, Sorrells,
Taliaferro, Tate, Tunilin, Turnipseed,
Vinson, Waltlial, Warren of Quitman,
Welcliel, Wilcher, Williamsof Dooley—Bl
Those voting for ex-Gov. Joseph E.
Brown are as follows . Allen, of Hart, Al
len, of Jasper, Ayer, Barnes, Beard, Belch
er, Bell, Bethune, Brassell, Bryant, Buch
an, Burtz, Caldwell, Campbell, Carpenter,
Carsou, Chambers, Clairborne, Clower,
Colby, Costin, Cunningham, Darnell Da
via, Evans,^ FiI zj>at rie U, Flqy jd,_JEranks.
den, Hillyer, Hooks, Hopkins, Houston,
Hughes, Joiner, Johnson, ofTowus, Last
inger, Lee, Linder, Lumpkin, McCormick,
Madden, Madison, Maxwell, Maul, Moore,
Neal, O’Neal, of Lowndes. O’Neal, of
Baldwin, Page, Perkins of Davidson, For
ter, Read,Rice, Richardson, Salter, Scrog
gins, Sewell, Simms, Smith, of Chariton,
Smith, of Muscogee, Stone, Strickland,
Sarreucy, Turner, Tweedy, Warren, of
Burke, Williams, of Harris, Williams, of
Harralson, Zellars, Mr. Speaker —78.
Those voting for Hon. Joshua Hill are
as follows : Bradford, Ellis, of Gilmer,
Golden, Holden, I.ane, Lindsey, Osgood,
Poweil, Prudden, Watkins, Williams, of
Morgan—ll.
Balloting on shortterm was as follows:
For Blodgett—Alien of Hart, Allen of
Jasper, Ayer, Barnts, Beard, Belcher,
Bell, Betliune, Campbell, Chambers, Clai
borne, Cloud, Colby, Costiu, Cunningham,
Darnell, Davis, Fitzpatrick, FJoyd, Fyall
of Meriwether, Harrison of Hancock, Har
den, Hillyer, Hooks, Houston, Hughes,
Joiner, Lee, Linder, Lumpkin, McCor
mick, Madden, Madison, Maull, Moore,
Neal, O’Neal, of Lowndes, O'Neil of Bald
win, Osgood, Perkins of Dawson, Porter,
Reid, Rice, Richardson, Simms, Smith of
Carlton, Smith of Muscogee, Stone, Strick
land, Turner, Tweedy, Warren, Williams
of Harris, Mr. Speaker—s 4.
For Miller—Messrs. Adkins, Ballard,
Ballanger, Barnum, Bennett, Brassel,
Brown, Butt, Clark, Cleghorn, Cloud,
Cobb, Crawford, Drake, Donaldson, Dun
can, Ellis, of Spalding, Erwin, Fielder,
Fincauuou, Flournoy, Ford, Fowler, Fry
er, George, Goff, Gray, GuUatt, Hall, of
Bullock, Hamilton, Harkness, Harrison,
of Franklin, Harris, Harper, of Sum
ter, Harper, of Terrell, Johnson, of Wil
cox, Kytie, Kellogg, Long, McArthur,
McCullough, McDougald,Mathews, Mead
ows, Nash. Nesbit, Nunn, Parker, Paulk,
Penland, Pepper, Phillips, Rainey, Rawls,
Reddish, Rosser, Rouse, Rumph, Scott,
Seals, Shackelford, Shumate, Sisson,
Smith, of Coffee. Smith, of Ware, Sorrels,
Surrency, Taliaferro, Tate, Temlin, Vin
*»on, Walthal, Warren, of Quitman,
Welcbel, Wilcher, Williams, of Dooley
—BO.
For Ackerman—Messrs. Bradford, Bry
ant, Buchan, Burts, Caldwell, Carpenter, j
Ellis, of Quitman, Franks, Haren, Hol
den, Johnson, of Towns, Maxwell, Prud I
den, Salter, Scoggins, Sewell, Williams,
of Harralson, Williams, ox Morgan—lß.
For Seward—Messrs. Carson, Evans,
Higdon, Hopkins, Lane, Last! tiger, Lind
sey, Powell, Watkin—9.
For Cole —Messrs. Anderson, Gober—2.
For Joshua Hill—Mr. Zellers —1.
For H. V. Johnson—Mr. Turuipseed—l.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE.
Wednesday, July 26, 1868.
The Senate met at 10 o’clock, a. m., and
was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr.
Brantly.
Journal was read and approved.
A memorial was presented from certain
citizens of Floyd county, praying exemp
tion from taxation on a certain species of
capital. Referred to Finance Committee.
A resolution from the House was re
ceived requesting the Governor to furnish
a copy of the Constitution and ordinances
and resolutions of the Convention to each
member of ttie General Assembly.
Mr. HOPKINS presented a memorial
contesting the seat of C. C. Wooten, Sena
tor of the 11th District. Referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
The rules were suspended to take up a
resolution consolidating certain commit
tees with corresponding committees ofthe
House. Carried.
The House resolution requesting the
Governor to furnish copies of the Consti
tution, etc., to members was concurred in.
AARON ALPEORIA presented a bill
for the protection of citizens in certain
rights and privileges.
Mr. SMITH, ot the 7th, a bill to incor
porate the Cherokee Manufacturing Com
pany of Floyd county
Mr. WELCH, a bill to prevent dueling.
Also, a bill to put regular rates of inter
est at 7 per ceut., except otherwise ex
pressed in the contract.
Mr. ADKINS, a bill directing county
officers to advertise in the nearest loyal
newspaper.
Mr. SPEER, a bill to extend the corpo
rate power of certain fire companies of
Macon. . .
Mr. ANDERSON, a bill to alter and
amend the Usury Law of Georgia.
Also, a bill to protect planters from tne
sale of spurious fertilizers.
Also, a hill to incorporate the Fort Val
■ ley Loan and Trust Company.
Mr. HINTON, a hill to change the oath
: of Graud Jurors.
j Also, a hih to prevent stock running at
large.
Mr. HIGBEE, a bill to amend an act
regulating ttie manner and place of hold
, iug the sessions of tlie Supreme Court.
1 Mr. HARRIS, a bill to incorporate “the
Georgia Masonic Life Insurance Compa
ny.”
t Mr. SHEItMAN, a bill authorizing the
Governor to declare vacant all municipal
and judicial offices where the incumbents
are disqualified by means of ilie 14th
Amendment, and to fill such vacancies
by appointment.
Mr. CANDLER, a bill to providea way
to pay insolvent costs.
Mr. MERRILL, a bill to strike out
Milledgeville ami insert Atlanta wherever
occurring in the laws of Georgia as the
Capital of the State.
Mr. BURNS, a bill to exempt from tax
ation all foreign capital invested iu manu
factures in this State for the term of ten
years.
Mr. HUNGERFORD presented a reso
lution inviting the Mayor aud Council of
Atlauta to seats on the lloor of tlie Senate.
Carried.
Mr. WI NN presented a resolution to re
duce the fees and salaries of all officers iu
the State.
Mr. HOLCOMBE wanted an expiessiou
of opinion on the subject by Senators^
The resolution was referred to the Ju
diciary Committee.
Mr. BRUTON. A resolutiou calliug
upou the Keeper of the Penitentiary to
turnish tlie General Assembly with the
number of convicts, white aud colored.
Adopted.
Mr. HIGBEE. A resolution calling
upon the Secretary to furnish copies of the
Acts framed by the General Assembly for
the session commencing in December 1866.
Mr. SMITH. A resolution calling for
tlie books of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad. Carried.
Mr WINN moved to take from the ta
ble a resolution lor the purchase of copies
ot Irwin’s Code. Motion withdrawn.
Mr. HARRIS moved that the Senate
take a recess until 10 minutes before 12
o’clock. Carried.
On motion tlie Senate repaired to the
House of Representatives, to go into au
election for United States Senators.
On returning to their hall the Senate
adjourned till 10 o’clock to morrow morn
ing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY', July 29.
House met, Speaker McWhorter in tlie
chair. Prayer by Mr. Cloud. Roll called,
aud proceedings of yesterday read and
confirmed.
A message from the Senate announced
that that body had amended the House
action regarding staying levies and execu
tions, until the General Assembly shall
take proper action thereon ; and that the
Senate concurs in the House resolution
requesting the Governor to supply the
Judiciary aud members of the Legislature
with copies of the new Constitution.
The hour of 12 having arrived, a motion
prevailed in the House to notify the Sen
ate that tlie House was ready to enter upon
joint ballot with that body in tlie election
for United States Senators; when the
Senate, upon receiving the notification,
repaired in a body to the House chamber.
President CONLEY, of the Senate, was
escorted to the chair, and called the Gen
eral Assembly to order.
The ballot for United Stales Senator for
the long term was fust iu order, aud re
sulted as follows :
con UNITED STATES SENATOR, LONO TERM.
lion. Joshua llill 110
Hon. Joseph E. Riowu 102
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR, SHORT TERM.
Hon. H. V. M. Miller 119
Hon. Foster Blodgett 73
KmUmiml ’0
Tlie Pit ESI DM N’T ~r
declared tlie Hon. Joshua fliu ntfiV.
H. V. M. Miller duly elected Senators
from Georgia.
The Senate then retired to its chamber,
and the House adjourned.
ii wuouh.
Important Letter from the General.
Louisville, July 27.
The Louisville Courier will to-morrow
publish tile following letter from General
Hancock in reply to some queries made by
Hon. C. T. Glover, of Wt. Louis:
Newport, R. 1., July 17, 1868.
C. T. Glover, Esq., St. Louis, Missouri:
My Dear Sir. — I am greatly obliged
for your favor of i lie 13th inst. Thosewho
suppose that 1 do not acquiesce in the
work ofthe National Democratic Conven
tion, or that I do not sincerely desire the
election of its nominees, know very little
of my character. Believing, as 1 verily
do, that the preservation of the Constitu
tional Government imineutly depends on
tlxe success of the Democratic p irty in the
coming election, were 1 to hesitate in its
cordial support I feel that I should not
only falsify my own record tut ..
crime against my country. I never as
pired to the Presidency on account of my
self. I never sought its doubtful honors
and labors and responsibilities meiely for
the position. My own wish was to pro
mote, if I could, the good of the country,
and to rebuke the spirit of revolution
which lias invaded every sacred precinct
of liberty. When, therefore, you pro
nounced the statements in question false
you diii exactly right.
Principles, and not men, is tire motto
for the rugged crisis in which we are
struggling. Had I been made the Presi
dential nominee I should have considered
it a tribute, not to me, but to the principle
which 1 had proclaimed and practiced.
But shall I care to revive those principles
because by the mutual political friends
auother lias been appointed to put them
into execution ? Never! never! These,
sir, are my sentiments, weatever interested
parties may say to the contrary, and I de
sire that all may know and understand
that. I shall ever hold in grateful remem
brance tiie faithful friends who, hailing
from every section of the Union, preferred
me by their votes, and other expressions
of confidence, both in and out of the Con
vention, and shall do them all the justice
to believe that they were all governed by
patriotic motives; that they did not pro
pose rtlmjily
fortune to save their country through me ;
that they will not now suffer anything
like personal preferences or jealousies to
stand between them and their manifest
duty. I have the honor to be, dear sir,
Very respectfully yours,
[.Signed] Winfield 8. Hancock.
Stock in Trade.— Every one who has
watched the trial ofthe Columbus Prison
ers must remember the testimony of
Amanda Patterson. It was a most wretch
ed concoction of lies, and only served to
render the prosecution ridiculous. Every
one wondered that Gov. Brown and De
tective Whitley, during their night visits
to the Barracks, had not taught her her
lessons better. But “truth is powerful and
will prevail,” Notwithstanding the un
doubted ability of these worthies, their
witness made her perjury evident.
This woman with a white skin, taken
from the lowest of negro brothels, was, for
some time after ttie delivery of her testi
mony, an honored guest at McPherson
Baraacks. Occupying a room iu the
West end ofthe Hospital, she plied her
vocation with evident profit; for her thread
bare garments soon gave place to some
thing new and stylish.
What asteneh in the face of all decency !
The suborned wretches, Betts and Mar
shall, were promised protection if they
would swear away the lives ofinnoceut
men. Major .Smyth, it will be remember
ed, hurried them out of 1 harm’s way” as
soon as Georgia was admitted. Was it a
! part of the bargain with this harlot Pat
terson, that the Government should furn
ish her quarters where she could success
fully pursue her horrible trade?— Atlanta
\ Constitution, Voth.
may A chilled roll measuring twenty
eiiHit inches in diameter and six and a
half feet long, was cast Thursday at A.
Garrison’s Foundry, Pittsburg, being
three thousand pounds heavier.than any
chilled roil ever cast in the world. The
casting was a success.
VOL. LX., NO 22
THURSDAY, JULY 30,1868.
THANK «JO» !
We use these words with the truest rev
erence, and in a spirit of the most heart
felt gratitude, in congratulating the people
Os Georgia upon the consummation so
gloriously reached yesterday at Atlanta.
The English tongue scarcely affords words
with which to convey our unalloyed pride
and gratification at the defeat of Georgia’s
greatest, and wickedest enemy, Joe Brown.
We have chrouieled no event in all the
dark days of the past three years, that so
completely fills the cup of supreme satis
faction. It compensates for all the trials,
and sorrows, and oppressions of that un
happy period. It sweetens the bitter cup
that we have draiued to the nregs, » U J
pours oil upon all the wounds hate and
cowardice have inflicted. It is an event
not only for State, but National rejoicing
among the wise, the brave, and the true.
It will cheer the heart of every patriot in
all this broad land, and send a thrill of
fear to the guilty souls of the wretches
who, like him, are working for the ruin of
their race, and the destruction of t lie lib
erties of the people. It is a triumph, a
signal triumph of Right over Wrong, of
Honor over Shame. J.et all the people
rejoice.
We say again Tiiank (lop, and thanks,
a thousand thanks, to every man who
helped to secure so glorious a result. .A
grateful people will ever hold them in
affectionate remembrance.
thk SK.VATOKIAL election.
As will be seen by reference to our tele
graphic column, the Hons. Joshua Hill
anil H. V. M. Miller were yesterday elect
ed Senators from Georgia—the first for (he
long, and the latter for the short term,
ending in 1873 and 1871, respectively.
The final vote stood, on joint ballot, Hill
lift; Brown 94 ; Miller 119; Blodgett 73.
I)r. Miller was the regular nominee of
the Democratic party for the office to
which he was elected. Mr. Hill was the
choice of the more respectable and moder
ate Republicans, and it is to a combination
of this element with the Democrats, that
he owes his election. While he has always
been a Union man, and since the war gen
erally considered favorable to most of the
Radical partisan legislation in reference to
the Houth, he is well known to his fellow
citizens as a gentleman of kindly im
pulses, of tiie highest personal honor, and
of the most unblemished personal integ
rity. We are assured that if he does not
act with the Democratic party at all times,
he wil_l not be found stabbing Ge< rgia at
?* WaTbingto,
the enemies of his State and country.
TVRA.VWH TIDE STILL KIHLAU.
We see that it is proposed at Washing
ton to put the selection of Presidential
electors at the South in the liauds of the
various Radical Legislatures, as was the
custom in Houth Carolina when she was
governed by her legal citizens. The peos
pie arc not to have any voice in the mat
ter. They cannot be trusted to register
the decrees of the Mountain as surely as
the aggregration of ignorant negroes,
venal adventurers, convicts, and charac
terless vagabonds who make up the ma
jority in mostof the so-called Legislatures.
The Jacobins are shrewd. The people
cannot be trusted to elect Grant. They see
the stake their oppressors are playing for,
and what they are willing to hazard to
win. Events of daily occurrence all over
the Houth tell the world with appalling
emphasis that power for four more years is
the sole object, and that the lives and
1... -i-- 1 „f ||,B
Houth are counted as cheap, wherewith to
purchase it. A Radical orator at the revo
lutionary conclave held here on Tuesday,
said to a citizen of this place, privately,
that the negroes were ripe for anything,
that lie have never before known them in
such a dangerous temper that it was clearly
the result of evil teachings, and that it was
his mission to give them some goisl ad
vice. Here is a confession of what his
party friends have done, and an honest
statement of the result of their teaching
and legislation. It proves all and more
than all we have ever charged. Briefly sta
ted, it amounts to this : That Radicalism
has resolved to hold on to power, even if
its clutch be slippery with blood. They
are preparing the minds of their dupes and
tools among the negro race for such a
consummation, and in addition, to make
assurance jloubly sure, they pro|>ose to de
prive tile whites of the Houth of their bal
lots in November.
Freemen of the North —Christians of the
North, are you deaf to the mutterings of
this Southern volcano ?
A Specimen Representative.—The
Charleston Mercury sumsupthe qualifica
tions of Bowen, so-called representative
from that district in Congress, as follows.
And Bowen is not one whit worse than
the majority of his sort, either. He only
labors under the disadvantage of having
been thoroughly found out.
Ist. Is believed to be a murderer. He
was under arrest in the Charleston jail
under accusation of instigating, aiding
and abetting iu the assassination of Col.
White, his former Colonel. His life was
saved by Shermau’s general jail delivery
on the capture of Charleston.
■j2d. He is a convicted forger. He was
tried and covicted by a board of officers,
cashiered, and was ejected from the <con
federate service for forging his pay roll.
3<l. lie is a pniilic convicted liar. t»y tne
published sentence of a board of officers,
For these facts, see Gen. Beauregard;. -
licial papers, doubtless now in the a
Department. , ..
4th. He is a professional gambler.
A murderer, a forger, a haran S
bier, he admirably re P r “f lJ^i2l Jlnf
negro government now m I
South Carolina
i Tersely Stated.— “ Mack” of the
1 r,- ■ (• irnnuirer says the contest that
Cincinnati Enquirer
commenced on Thursday last with Gov
I Seymour’s nomination is between evil
Uw and military despotism as to the peo
between venality and principle as to
I parties; and between brains and buttons
| as to candidate.
The Secretary of War says that at tne
rate officers of the army are now being cus
missed the service for drunkenness,
immorality, and incompeteucy, one-fourth
■f all of them will be got rid of m a yea .