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From the Atlanta Constitution.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Monday, August 3, 1808.
The Senate met at 10 o’clock, a. si., and
was opened with prayer by Rev. W. Pret
tyman.
Journal was read and approved.
Mr. HIGIJEE offered the following :
Resolved, That in accordance with the
requirements of the Code, the officers of
the Senate, their Assistants and Engross
ing and Enrolling Clerks, do now take an
oath before the President of the Senate to
discharge their duties faithfully aud to the
best of their skill and knowledge.
'l’he resolution was adopted.
The above-named officers then ap
proached the President’s desk, when the
usual oath was administered to them.
Mr. CAMPBELL (colored) introduced
a bill to select competent persons to serve
as jurors, and to provide for the same.
Mr. SMITH introduced a bill to be en
titled au act to loan the credit of the State
to the South Georgia and Florida Railroad,
and other purposes.
Mr. NESRIT introduced an act to in
corporate the Georgia Fire ami Marine In
surance Company.
Mr. WOOTEN introduced a hill entitled
au act to require the Supreme Court repor
ters to publish the decisions of said Court
in pamphlet form, and to provide for the
distribution of the same, and for other
purposes.
Mr. MOORE introduced a bill to be en
titled an act declaring who are eligible to
the District Judgeships. ,
Mr. SPEER introduced an act to pre
vent the sale or circulation in this State of
indecent, vulgar or obscene newspapers or
periodicals.
Mr. ADKINS introduced a bill to puu
ish the vendors of Lottery Tickets in this
Stale.
Mr. SPEER introduced an act to repeal
section 897 of the Code.
Mr. HIGBEE introduced an act to pre
vent fraud, bribery and intimidation at
elections.
Mr. WINN introduced a bill to be en
titled an act to repeal an act to prescribe
the mode of electing the Mayor and Mem
bers of Council of the city of Atlanta.
Mr. SPEEIt introduced an act to fix a
day for the election of municipal officers
in this State.
Mr. NUNNALLY introduced a bill to
be entitled an act for the relief of debtors,
and to authorize the adjustment of debts
upon principles of equity.
Mr. BROCK introduced a bill to be en
titled an act to pay to each permanently
wounded indigent soldier, or his widow,
or his orphans, a certain sum of money.
Mr. CANDLER introduced a bill to be
entitled an act to provide for setting apart
a Homestead of realty, etc.
Mr. SMITH, of the 80th District, intro
duced a bill to define persons subject to
road duty in this State.
Mr. HARRIS offered a resolution call
ing up the election of State officers to
morrow.
Mr. HOLCOMBE moved to strike out
Tuesday and insert Thursday.
Mr. BURNS moved to lay the resolu
tion on the table.
Tiie motion was lost.
Mr. HOLCOMBE hoped the resolution
■would not be withdrawn, hut only post
poned. He could see no good reasou for
bringing on the election in great haste.
There was a movement on foot to consoli
date the offices of Secretary of State and
Surveyor General, and lie hoped they
would take a little more time.
Mr. SPEER was willing to postpone the
resolution for the present.
Mr. BURNS was not opposing the elec
tion for any of these reasons, that lie
thought the ollioes should be consolida
ted, and the State saved useless expense.
The motion of Mr. Holcombe was adopt
ed aud the resolution passed as amended.
Mr. HOLCOMBE moved that the reso
lution be forthwith forwarded to the
House. Agreed to.
Mr. HOLCOMBE offered the following :
A resolution to amend the standing rules
of tiie Senate by adding the following
rule:
Rule 24. Tiie minority of any commit
tee may report at any time afteT seven
days from the time any matter has been
placed before them, aud the majority neg
lect or refuse to report.
Mr. HOLCOMBE brielly supported his
resolution.
Mr. CANDLER thought it a good rule,
because there might be the evil of the ma
jority of a committee refusing to report,
and be thought it would be well that some
sucli rule should lie enforced.
Mr. HOLCOMBE alluded to the special
committee which had been appointed
lately, where the minority came in and
reported that they could not get the ma
j irity together, and as that was a case in
point, he trusted that the rule would be
adopted.
Mr. NUNNALLY thought that, apart
from all present cases, the rule was a good
aud wise one, because iu cases of sickness
it might be necessary for the minority to
report, and provision of this kind should
be made in orderthatal! difficulties might
be done away with, aud reports brought
forward as speedily as possible.
Mr. CAMPBELL (colored) spoke against
the rule-
Mr. BROCK was in favor of letting the
matter stand as it did, and, if after noti
fying the committee they did not meet,
Ue would then be in favor of introducing
a resolution making them show cause why
they did not meet. To morrow the Com
mittee was to investigate the Bradley case
and every day they would investigate
each case* coming before them.
Mr. HIGBEE, Chairman of the Com
mittee, stated that he thought they would
he in a very short time ready to report to
the .Senate.
Mr. HOLCOMBE. As it seems to be
understood that party feeling hail got into
the matter, lie would withdraw his resolu
tion.
A motion was made allowing the Sena
tor to withdraw his resolution.
By Mr. HIGBEE—
Resolved, That in addition to the pres
ent duties of the Standing Committees of
this House, it shall be their duty to report
the expediency of printing the bills that
are referred for their consideration. Adop
ted.
By Mr. BRADLEY, (colored)—
Resolved , That tiie Committee on the
Militia of the Senate unite with tlieCom
mittee on the Militia of theHouseof Rep
resentatives to frame a hill to organize all
loyal able-bodied male citizens, between
the ages of eighteen and forty-live years,
without regard to color or race, or previ
ous condition, as directed by the laws of
the United States.
Mr. \V INN moved to lay on the table.
Adopted.
By Mr. BRADLEY, (colored)—
Resolved, That the Judiciary Commit
tees of the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives in conference frame and report
a bill declaring what parts of Irwin’s Re
vised CoUe are incompatible with the Sec
ond Section, First Article, and other parts
of the Constitution of Georgia, the Civil
Rights bill, and the 14th Article of the
amended Constitution of the United
States.
Mr. SPEER objected to the resolution
and moved to lay it on the table, l'he
resolution was laid on the table.
Mr. WINN offered the following :
Resolved, Tiiat tiie bill setting apart a
Homestead be printed aud laid upon the
desk of each Senator.
Mr. SPEER moved to amend by having
50 copies printed. The amendment was
adopted and the resolution passed as
amended.
Mr. WOOTEN moved a suspension of
the rules for the purpose of taking up "A
bill to he entitled an act to authorize the
holding of the Superior Courts at the en
suing Fall terms, and to provide Juries
therefor.” The rules were suspended and
the bill read a second time. The t ill was
ferred to a committee of the whole at its
next reading.
M r. HUNGERFORD moved to suspend
the rules for the purpose of taking up a
bill to be entitled an act to amend thechar
terof the Macon aud Augusta Railroad.
The bill was read a second time and
referred to the Committee on Internal
Improvements.
The Senate on motion adjourned to 10
A. m., to morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, Aug. 3,1808.
House met, Speaker McWhorter in the
chair. Prayer by the Rev. J. Spillman,
lioli called, aud proceedings of Saturday
last read. ' < '
Mr. TURNIPSEED, of Clay, gave no
tice that he should move to reconsider the
action of the House on the Senate resolu
tion relating to the suspension of levies
and sales.
Tiie Committee on Finance made a re
port.
Mr. TURNIPSEED, of Clay, said that,
his reasons for asking a reconsideration of
tiie Senate resolution, was that it might
be amended. The resolution as it stands
shuts out creditors of every kiud, aud he
was satisfied that such was not the inten
tion of this body. He wanted exceptions
made of debts contracted since June, 1865.
There is no use for courts in this country
if the Legislature is to clog their wheels.
The “great” Congress, which gentlemen
are loud in their praises of, did not coun
tenance such that “august” body bad
struck it out of the new Constitution, &c.
Mr. O’NEAL, of Lowndes, was sur
prised at the motion to reconsider, and
opposed it.
Mr. FLOURNOY, of Washington,
spoke iu favor of reconsideration.
Mr. BABNUM, of (Stewart, arose in
favorof reconsideration. He wanted the
infamous resolution blotted from the re
cords. The people of his section did not
want any sucli relief. Every honest man
in Georgia would pay his debts—it was
only others who wanted “relief.”
Mr. BRY'ANT, of Richmond, had no
personal interest in the matter. He would
not gain or lose a cent either way. He
had only the good of Georgia at heart.
Tiie war had been disastrous. Men form
erly rich are now poor, aud unable to pay
their debts. What is to be done ? Why,
it would seem that some stay law of a
temporary character was necessary. The
resolution as passed was only wanted for
a few weeks, until the General Assembly
could arrange a proper bill. He was op
posed to reconsideration, etc.
Mr. ANDERSON, of Cobb, called the
previous question. •
Tiie question of reconsideration was
then put, and the yeas and nays called for.
They stood as follows : yeas 00, nays 03.
The motion was therefore lost.
Mr. ANDERSON, of Uobb, then called
for the resolution which he had offered
some days ago, when the rules were sus
pended to have it taken up. It was read
as follows by the Clerk :
Whereas, the question of Relief is one of
great intricacy, involving grave questions
of law.
Resolved, That a committee of ten, to
co operate with such committee as the
Senate may appoint, be appointed by the
Speaker of this House to consider what
constitutional, equitable and substantial
Relief can be uilbrded tiie people of Geor
gia ; that all bills now peudiug, or that
may be hereafter offered, upon the subject
of Relief, be leferred to said special com
miuee, and that said committee be iu
structed to report by bill or otherwise.
Aud that the Senate be requested to ai«oint
a committee to confer and consult with tiie
committee from this House.
This resolution was adopted, and ordered
to be seut to the Senate for the concur
rence of that body.
A message was received from bis Excel
lency, tiie Governor, anuouuciug that he
had sigued the hill granting certain mon
eys to Ransom Montgomery, etc.
A message from the Senate was received
sta(jng that that body had passed a resolu
tion fixing Thursday next, at 11 o’clock,
as tiie time for the election of State House
otlicers, and asking tiie concurrence of the
House iu the same.
This resolution was concurred in.
Mr. FRIGE,of Lympkin, moved a sus
pension of the rules for the purpose of
having read a second time the bill amend
ing tire charter of the Air-Line Railroad.
The motion prevailed ; the bill read a sec
ond time; referred to the Committee on j
Agricultural and Internal Improvements, j
ami two hundred copies ordered to he
printed.
Mr. SOO TT, of Floyd, moved a sue pen- 1
sioti of the rules for the purpose of takiug
up the Senate bill lixing the salaries of
Judicial and titate House officers. Motion
prevailed; the bill was read the second j
time and committed.
Mr. BALLENGER, of Floyd, moved
for a suspension of the rules to take up a 1
hill for toe appropriation of a iund for tiie ;
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, &e. Read the j
second t ine aud referred to the Commit
tee on Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
The roll of counties was called for the
introduction of new matter, when the fol
lowing were read for the first time :
Mr. HALL, of Glynn, au act to incor
porate the Hruuswick Gass Light Com
pany.
Mr. I’AItKE, of Gwinnett, a bill to be
entitled an act to authorize the paymeut
of certain claims against the Western and
Atlantic Railroad.
By Mr. HALL, of Glynn, an act to ap
propriate a fund to remove obstructions in
the Savannah river.
By Mr. MAUL, of Muscogee, an act to
protect growing crops from levy aud sale
under the foreclosure of mortgages, and to
encourage the cultivation of mortgaged
lands.
By Mr. BRADFORD, of Wilkes, an
act amendatory of sections 4320 and 4332
of tiie (JuOe.
By Mr. HAMJLTON, of Scriven.a bill to
be eutitled au act to provide for tiie elec
tion of Mayor aud a Board of Aldermen
for the eitv of (Savannah.
By Mr, BETH UN E, of Talbot, an act
to relieve J. J. (Stallings, Executor of 8.
Gibson.
Also, an act to amend an act entitled an
act to alter and amend the Road Laws of
this (State.
By Mr. DARNEL, of Pickens, a bill to
allow Dr. James M. Richards, of Pickens
county, to practice medicine.
By Air. DUNCAN, of Houston, a reso
lution calling for Emigration Committee.
By Air. O’NEAL, of Lowndes, ail act to
provide for the election of Justices of the
Peace throughout the State.
By Mr. DUNCAN, of Houston, an act
for the relief of Executors, Administra
tors, etc.
By Mr. DUNCAN, of Houston, an act
to carry into effect the 7th section of the
Constitution of Georgia.
By Mr. HALL, of Meriwether, resolu
tions of instructions to the Finance Com
mittee.
By Mr. FYALL, of Macon, a resolution
to harmonize Irwin’s Code to the Consti
tution.
By Mr. GARDNER, of Warren, a reso
lution to instruct tiie Committee on
Asylum for the Blind.
By Mr. BALLENGER, of Floyd, a bill
to be entitled an act to appropriate money
for Deaf aud Dumb institutions, and other
purposes.
Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs.
Scott, of Floyd, Goft, Hall, Bennett and
Davis.
House adjourned.
SENATE-
Tuesday, August 4.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment aud was called to order by the Presi
dent.
Prayer by Rev. J. Spillman.
The roll was called, aud the Journal of
yesterday read and approved.
Mr. HIGBEE, Chairman of the, Com
mittee on Enrollment, made a report,
which report stated that all the Clerks of
the Senate were competent.
The following bills were read the second
time :
A bill to incorporate the Etowah Canal
and Waterworks Company. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
A bill to prohibit persons from voting
who have not paid taxes, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. J
A bill to amend section 649 of tbe Code
Tbe bijl was committed.
A bill to prohibit tbe sale of intoxica
ting liquors on election days, and for oth
er purposes. Referred to tbe Judiciary
| Committee.
A bill to incorporate the Cherokee Man
ufacturing Company. Referred to the
Committee on Agriculture aud Manufac
tures.
A bill to protect citizens in certain rights
and immunities. Laid upon the table.
[This hill was offered by Bradley.]
A bill to prevent duelling in this State.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
A hill to encourage loyalty to the Gov
ernment. , ,
A message from the House was received
concurring iu the Senate’s resolution look
ing to the election of State House officers
on Thursday next. \
A hill to extend the provisions or me
Companies in the city of Macon. Keier
red to the Judiciary Committee. .
A bill to prevent stock from running at
large. Referred to the Committee on Ag
riculture and Manufactures.
A bill to alter and amend the usury Jaw
of this State. Referred to the Committee
of the Whole. . ,
A bill to prevent spurious fertilizer! in
this State. ~
AARON moved to refer it to the Com
mittee on Internal Improvements.
Air. WINN moved to amend by reiei
ring it to the Committee on the Fcmten-
MCARTHUR still further amended
by referring it to the Committee on the
Lunatic Asylum.
It was liually referred to the Committee
on Agriculture and Manufactures.
A bill to provide an additional way
of paying insolvent costs. Committed.
A bill to strike out the word Alilledge
ville and insert Atlanta, where it occurs
in the Laws.
A bill to incorporate the Fort Valley
Loan and Trust Company. Referred to
the Committee ou Banks.
A hill to incorporate the Georgia Air
Line Railroad Company. Referred to the
Committee on Internal Improvements.
A bill to fix the time aud place of bold
ing Superior Courts. Referred to the Ju
diciary Committee.
A bill to make biilsof indictment amend
able. Referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
A bill to incorporate the Georgia Mason
ic Life Insurance Company. One hun
dred copies ordered to be printed.
A bill to declare all offices vacant, ac
cording to the 14th Amendineut. Refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
A bill to organize district courts and de
fine their duties. Referred to Ihe Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
A hill to exempt from taxes all foreign
capital for ten years. Referred to the Com
mittee ou Internal Improvements.
A bill to authorize the Governor to ap
point a tax receiver iu Chatham county.
Referred to tiie Committee of the Whole.
A bill to declare the charier of the city
of Darien null and void. Referred to the
Committee on Petitions.
A bill to incorporate the Griffin Loan,
Trust and Savings Institution. Referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
A bill to amend the oatli of Grand Ju
rors of this State. Referred to tire Com
mittee of the Whole.
A Hill to iucorpoiate the Georgia Fire
and Marine liuunniw Ocnufmny. defer
red to the Committee of the Whole.
A bill requiring tbe Reporter of the 8u- j
preme Court to publish all reports, and to ]
distribute the same, aud for other pur- }
poses. Referred to tbe Committee on the
Judiciary.
A hill declaring none eligible but Attor- <
neys to become District J udges. Referred j
to the Judiciary Committee.
A bill to legalize certain marriages, aud j
relieve certain persons from pains aud pen- !
aities. Committed.
A bill to incorporate tiie Central Geor
gia Life Insurance Company. Referred j
to the Committee of the Whole.
A bill to prevent venders from selling
lottery tickets in this State. Referred to ■
tiie Judiciary Committee.
A bill to autiiorize the adjustment of'
debts upon principles of equity. Referred
to tiie Judiciary Committee.
Mr. NUNNALLY moved the suspen- j
sion of the rules for the purpose of takiug
up the message of the House. Agreed to. ■
Mr. NUNNALLY then moved that the j
Senate concur iu the resolution of the !
House in reference to Relief, and that a
Committee of seven be appointed to act!
with the House Committee. Agreed to.
Mr. Smith (of the 7th) introduced a res- !
olution to appoint a joint committee of
three from the Senate, and such number
as the House may designate, to ascertain j
the amount of State stock invested hi the j
Atlantic A- Gulf Railroad. Adopted.
Mr. SMITH (of the 7th) made a motion,
which was agreed to, to notify the House
of ttie action of the Senate.
Mr. NUNNALLY introduced a resolu
tion that no bill of the Senate be printed 1
until tiie* election of State Printer was de
cided. Adopted.
Mr. DICKEY offered a resolution that
a sub committee of tiie Senate on tbe :
Asylum of the Deaf and Dumb be appoint
ed to join such committee from the House, j
and visit that institution aud report the j
ondtUon. Agreed to.
Mr. HUNGERFORD introduced a reso- j
lotion to appoint a committee to confer
witli the City Council in reference to
making arrangements for the better ac- j
commodationsof the Legislature. Adopted.
Bills on the second reading were re- j
suuied as follows:
A bill to bring on tiie election of eitv !
officers of Savannah, on the 15th of De
cember next.
A motion to commit was made, when
AARON ALPEoIUA rose and said that j
a “trap" was beingsprung for tiie purpose
of staving off this election. Why not re
fer it to the appropriate committee?
[Aaron is probably looking to tiie May
oral ity.]
Mr. SMITH, of the 7th District, said he
never saw a “spring-trap didn’t know
what it was; Hut could not see why tbe
Senator from the Ist District raised objec
tions to the committal. The merits of the
bill would hereafter be discussed.
The bill was committed.
A bill to select eligible persons to serve
as jurors. Referred to the Committee on
J udiciary.
A bill to provide for tiie setting aside of
a homestead of reality. Referred to tiie
Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. HUNGEHFOIID moved to adjourn,
which was agreed to.
HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, August 4, 1868.
House met —Speaker McWhorter in the
Chair. Prayer by Rev. J. Spillman—Roll
called—Proceedings of yesterday read aud
adopted.
Mr. O’NEAL, of Lowndes, sent in a re
port from the Judiciary Committee.
The SPEAKER announced the follow
ing as tiie Special Committee on Relief:
Anderson, Chairman, Tumlin, Hall,
Lee, George Maul!, Hudson, Lane, Walt
hall, O’Neal.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.
Perkins, of Cherokee.
The committee ou Deaf and Dumb Asy
lum made a report recommending that a
special committee be sent to visit tiiat in
stitution at Cave Spring, and report upon
its affairs. Adopted.
Mr. CRAWFORD, of Bartow, offered a
resolution requesting the Special Commit
tee on Reliei to report by bill on the 12th
instant. Rules suspended and resolution
adopted.
Mr. CRAWFORD, of Bartow, a resolu
tion that His Excellency the Governor,
furnish all books and papers relating to
the late elections for the investigation of
the General Assembly; aud that a com
mittee he appointed for the examination.
Mr. O’NEAL, of Lowndes, that the
Clerk of the House have printed2oo copies
of the temporary relief measure, and seud
the same by mail to every Sheriff in the
State. Adopted.
The leave of absence hitherto granted to
Mr. Strickland, of Paulding, was extend
ed iu consequence of illness.
The following new matter was intro
duced, and
READ THE FIRST TIME.
By J. E. SHUMATE, a bill to carry
into effect 13th section sth article of the
Constitution relative to Juries.
By Mr. ALLEN, of Jasper, ail act to
protect farmers from fox hunters.
By Mr. PHILLIPS, of Echols, petition
of Eli S. Glover, contesting the seat of
Thomas Alleu. Referred to Committee
ou Elections.
By Mr. WALT,PAL, of Polk, an act
incorporating Cedar Town.
By MORGAN RAWLS, of Effingham,
a bill prescribing the time when cost ou
suits ami actions shall be paid.
By Mr. HALL, of Glynn, an act to in
corporate the Brunswick Street Railroad
Company..
By Mr. HOPKINS, of Miller, a bill to
adjourn to Miiledgeville.
Mr. SHUMATE, of Whitfield, moved a
suspension of the rules to take up the
Senate bills regulating salaries of the Ju
diciary aud consolidating the offices of
Secretary of State and Surveyor General.
MACON, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1868.
The latter was taken upjmtl read as fol
lows, by the Clerk:
Au act to consolidate the offices of Sec
retary of State and Surveyor General, and
to provide a salary therefor, £
Buy. 1. The General Asteitwlk of the
State of Georgia do enact, MWlthc mnceP
of Secrefary of State and Surveyor Gen
eral, he and the same are hereby consoli
dated, and that ope officer to be known
as Secretary of State, be and he is hereby
required to discharge ail the duties of both
of said offices.
Sec. 2. That the salary of the Secretary
of State, for the duties required of him in
this act to be performed, shall he the sum
of $6,00(1 per an tim.
Sec. 3. Repeals conflicting laws.
Mr. McCULLOUGH, of Jones, opposed
tho consolidation, and as a reason
that if economy was aimed at, that aim
could not be accomplished. He was pre
pared to show that hitherto when the two
had been combined, they had cost the
State more than when separated, and
essayed to sustain his argument by figures
and law. There was a vast amount of
labor now to be performed iu the Hurvejor
General s office. The late war hud brought
it about. Documents had been lost and
destroyed, and the owners of lands could
only establish their claims through that
office. During tiie next ten years the
duties of the Surveyor General would he
vastly important, and a competent man
should He j*ut in the place, &e.
Mr. O’NEAL, of Lowndes, thought a
little differently, and was in favor of con
solidation if a person competent to dis
charge tiie duties of both positions could
be found ; if not, perhaps it was proper for
them to remain separate. He would like
for tiie Finance Committee to report upon
a salary, &c.
Some little discussion ensued, when the
bill, as it passed the Senate, and as it is
reported above, was put upon its passage
and adopted.
The Senate bill regulating salaries of the
Judiciary, was then taken up and read by
the Clerk, as follows:
A hill to he entitled ; n act to fix and es
tablish the salary of tiie Judges of the
Supreme Court, the Judges of the Supe
rior Court, and Solicitors.
Sec 1. Be it enact) i by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia in General Assembly met, That ,
from and after the passage of this act, that J
the Judges of the Supreme Court shall :
have for tils service a salary of five thou
sand ami live hundred dollars per annum, j
Sec. 2. And he it further enacted by tbe ;
authority aforesaid, That each Judge of
the Superior Courts shall have for his ser
vices a salary of cghleeu hundred dollars
per annum, at specie value.
Sec. 3. Aud he it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the Solicitors j
General receive for their services as such, j
two hundred ami titty dollars, iu specie,
l«.• raumi m.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted by the au- '
thority aforesaid, That all laws and parts
of.laws. militating against this act, be
and tbe same are hereby repealed.
Mr. WARREN, of tpjitman, moved to
make the salaries of Solicitors S6OO in gold
instead of $2-5(1, as proposed by the bill.
Mr. BRYANT, of Richmond, favored
the motion. Good men were wanted in
tiiose positions, and good pay would secure ;
them, &c.
Mr. LEE, of Newton, thought that $250 :
was enough.
Mr. PRICE, of Lumpkin, had given
the subject some thought, and had talked
wilt) several applicants for jMioitions of
that character, ft was his opinion that
the sum specified was barely sufficient, j
He would move to make it SSOO.
Mr. SHUMATE, of Whitfield, was iu
favorof $350, aud would make that mo
tion
Mr. O’NEAL, of Lowndes, thought'
that the salaries should be made sufficient
to command good men. lie had observed
that young men of the bar generally
sought those positions ; and, as he under
stood it, the salary was designed simply
to defray theincurnbcnt'acxpenaes around
uit, the emoluments of the place
tiT .g clear gain. He thoughts2solngoid j
quite enough, &e.
Mr. ANDERSON, of Gold-, ne—***
jwsie every motion that had been offered, ,l
and to support the bill as it came from the ?
Senate. Tiie fees of the Solicitors were
ample, (reading from the Code) ami with
$250 us a regular salary, there was an
abundance of money in it. it was tiie
only position be had ever really wanted ;
at those figures he could make a good
living, and save something besides. He
did not wisli the taxes of the peo
ple increased, and hoped the bill would
pass as it was, etc.
Mr. RAWLS,of Effingham, offered au
amendineut tiiat no one shall be eligible
to the position u*>ti Ihe shall have prac
ticed law five years.
Mr. FLOURNOY opposed the amend
ment. It wan in conflict with tho Code.
The argument of the gentleman from
Cobb was a good and forcible one, and he
could accept it if the Judiciary had not
been Changed, but the perquisites of the
Solicitors had been been curtailed. Me
was iu favor of fixing the salary ats3oo iu
specie.
Mr. CRAWFORD, of Bartow, called
the previous question, when the Senate
bill was passed.
Several bills were taken lip for a second
reading, among others that of Mr. Hamil
ton, of Seriven, relating to the municipal
ity of Savannah, and changing the elec
tion of city officers from October to De
cember, &o.
Mr. BRYANT, of Richmond, moved
tiiat a Special Committee on Corporations
to be appointed by the Speaker, be creat
ed, and tiiat Mr. Hamilton’s bill, as well
as others of a kindred Character to
come up, be referred to it.
Mr. SHUMATE, of Whitfield, opposed
the motion. There was no need of any
such committee. The effect of it would
he to stir up every municipality, big aud
little, in tbe Slate, and extend a sort of
invitation to them to send up petitions
memorials, complaints, <fce. Such.officers
as had been elected by the people, even
though their term had run over, might
continue to discharge their duties until ;
the next regular charter election. He was
opposed to inviting aud stirring up strife
now, and such would certainly follow the
action proposed by the gentleman from
Richmond.
Mr. BRYANT, of Richmond, would
say that he was much of tho same opin
ion, but there were special cases to consid
er which would more properly come be
fore a committee, and hence he favored
its creation. It would be a saving Os time,
etc.
An animated disoussion ensued on the
reference of tiie “Hamilton hill,” which j
was participated In by Messrs. Crawford,
Anderson, Shumate, Bryant, Hamilton,
Sims, and others
Tiie question was put if it should be re
ferred to a Special Committee ou Corpor
ations, to be appointed by the Speaker,
when tho vote stood : Yeas, 68 ; nays, 09.
Mr. Bryant’s motion was therefore lost.
Mr. BRYANT then moved that it be
referred to tlie Standing Committee on
Privileges and Elections, when tho vote
stood : Yeas, 66 ; nays, 69.
The bill will therefore come up In the
regular order for consideration before tiie
whole House.
A motion to adjourn then prevailed.
SENATE.
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1868.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and was called to order by the
President.
Prayer by tho Rev. Mr. Prettyman.
The roll was called, aud the journal of
yesterday read, when
Mr. HIGBEE moved to reconsider so
much of the journal of yesterday as relates
to the reference to the Committee of the
Whole, a bill to provide for the election of
municipal officers of the city ol Savan
nah.
Mr. SMITH (of the 7th) opposed the
reconsideration of the bill in a few pertin
ent remarks. .
Mr. Harris was in favor of reconsidera
tion. , , ■
Mr. CANDLER spoke at some length,
against reconsideration.
Mr. SPEER thought there was‘‘a cat
in the meal-tub.” He would vote J or re
consideration.
Mr. SMITH— The question of reference
is one to he determined by the friends of
a measure. They had seen lit to refer the
pending bill to th© Com nj it tee of the
Whole, and it would be unlair to the pai
ties interested and contrary to an estab
lished custom, to give this bill a different
direction. The bill was a mete petition
from the citizens aud officers of Savan-
nab, tiiat the municipal election should
be postponed until a complete aud correct
registration of votes could be made. TherS
by justice would be rendered to ail parlies,
nlack aud white, Republican am) Demo-
After considerable discussion on the
question, pro el con, tho motion to recon
sider was carried.
Mr. WOOTEN moved a suspension of
the rules to take up the reading of bills for
tbe second time. Adopted.
r I lie following bills were read the second
tune :
A bill to declare the bonds of civil offi
cers aud for other purposes. Referred to
Judiciary Committee.
A bill to remove the site of any county.
Referred to the appropriate committee
Mr. HIGBEE moved to suspend tlie
reading of bills the second time, that
the Committee on Privileges and Elec
tions might make a report.
This motion having been adopted under
a suspension of the rules, the tegular or
der was thereby resumed.
Mr. HIGBEE then moved to suspend
the rules that the Committee on Privi
leges and Elections might make a report.
Two-thirds not voting in favor of the mo
tion, th.- rules were not suspended.
A bill to incorporate the Georgia Loan
and Trust Company Referred to tbe
Committee of the Whole.
A message was received from the House
by Mr. Hardin, Us Clerk, stating that the
House had concurred in a resolution of
the Senate, for the appointment of a com
mittee to investigate and report upon the
amount and condition of stock in ihe A.
and (J. Railroad, owned by the Stale.
A bill to loan the credit of the State to
the South Georgia and Florida Railroad.
Referred to the appropriate committ e.
j A bill to consolidate the offices of Tax
j Receiver and Collector. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
A bill to repeal section 897 of the Code.
Referred to appropriate committee.
A hill to prohibit the sale obscene papers
and periodicals in this State. Referred to
J udiciary Cos mm i t tec.
A hill to prevent fraud and intimida
tion during elections. Referred to the
i Committee on the Judiciary.
A hill to lix the time for the election of
municipal officers of this State. Referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
A hill setting the time for the election of
municipal officers of the City of Atlanta.
Referred to the Committee on the Judici
ary.
A bill to pay each wounded or indi 'ent
soldier, Ids widow or orphan, a certain
amount of money. Referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
A hill to define persons liable to road
duty. Referred to the Committee ou the
Judiciary.
Mr. 1 ULGBEK Olikinuau «r tiie Commit
tee on Privileges and elections, to whom
was referred the cases of contested scats,
asked in behalf of the Committee, to be
relieved from further action on said cases,
an they thought the decision of General
Meade ought to be final.
Mr. CANDLER moved to lay on the
table. Lost,
Mr. HICKS made a minority r* port,
setting forth that contested seats of Messrs.
McWhorter and Richardson should be
investigated.
Mr. HINTON moved ttie adoption of I
tiie minority report. He said that the
gentlemen (Mr. llighee, one of the Com
mittee/ was very obtuse now, when tiie'
eligibility of Senators was being contested
--why did he not object to the purging of the
Senate under Gen. Meade’s order? The
older did not say that the of mem
bers should not l*e couUs(sd in the future.
Georgia had taken tier position in the
Union; therefore, military orders wire now
null aud void. The report, of Mr. Hicks
stated that there were members now sit
ting iu tire Ufianitier whose stats were
contested. The Senate alone was the
|»rojier authority to decide these questions.
He (Mr. liigbee- Was afraid to know how
Senators, were elected by the people.
There was something dark in it. He de
manded that the world should know how
these Senators were elected. To vote for
lh» majority report wa« a violation of the
<;„,«***.•t.o.n of Georgia. He urged the
adoption of the minority report, as it con
tained a question which should be, and
will be, investigated. There was no dan
ger in truth. Let it come up to the duties
iff the hour; if we did not, farewell to law
farewell to justice, farewell to the Consti
tution. Military orders had accomplished
their object, henceforth let us consider
well any question which will injure our
deliberations now.
AARON ALPEORIA moved off in the
following train of thought: The gentle
man from the 24th had made a good
speech ; ho loved to listen to such elo
quence; believed, too, he was conscien
tious; but, nevertheless, he did not seem
to “understand the law.” General Meade’s
order had forever settled tiie question of
eligibility - He disgorged a few Latin
phrases, in ids peculiarly classic way, in
support of tiie majority report, harangued,
gave iiis usual sarcastic smite, shrugged
his shoulders, aud “sunk peacefully to
rest.”
Mr. HUNGERFORD arose and said
that, as allusion had tieeu made that no
majority of the committee were present
when action was taken, he would inform
the gentlemen that there were four pres
ent, malting a quorum. One other gen
tleman subsequently sigued the report,
making sto 1. Pending the discussion,
the hour having arrived, the Senate ad
journed, leaving Mr. Hungerford tbe floor
to-morrow morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, August 5, 1868.
The House met at the usual hour. Pray
er by Rev. Mr. Spillman.
The journal was read.
Mr. BRYANT moved to reconsider so
much of the action of the House yester
terday as related to the referring of tiie
bill providing for the election of Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah.
He considered the question of corporation
as a very important one, and lie trusted it
would receive the attention due to it. He
moved that a committee be appointed to
Which the matter should be referred.
Mr. RICE thought that a committee
should he appointed iu this case, as it
would save time and hasten the business
of the House. He called the previous
question.
Mr. CRAWFORD hoped the previous
question would not be called. The other
side of the House had two speeches ou the
subject, and it would not be just to shut off
debate in that way.
The motion was put and not sustained.
A division was called when the vote
stood ayes 66 —nays 68.
Mr. BRYANT called for the ayes and
nay 8.
The ayes and naj’S were called, when
they stood ayes 72—nays 70. The main
question was then takeu up, when tli6
ayes and nays were called, and resulted
ayes 71—nays 69.
Mr. BRYANT moved that the Speaker
be requested to appoint a Standing Com
mittee on Corporations.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. ANDERSON moved a suspension
of the rules for the purpose of taking up
the following resolutions:
Whereas, tiie Constitution of the State
provides that, “until the General Assetu
biy shall otherwise direct, there shall be a
District Judge and a District Attorney for
each Senatorial District in tiie State; and
whereas, there is a great diversity of opin
ion as to the necessity of sucli District
Court, aud great necessity for a speedy ad
ministration ofthe law’ in various portions
of the State,
Resolved , That a special committee he
appointed, consisting of one from each
Judicial Circuit, wiiose duty it shall be to
inquire into tiie propriety of increasing
the number of Judicial Circuits iu this
State, to equalize the duties in such Cir
cuit, to increase the number of Superior
and Inferior Courts in each, and define
ttiedutyof the Judges thereof, iu certain
cases, and tiiat said committee report by
bill or otherwise.
By Mr. HAMILTON, Whereas, Milita
ry authority having ceased to exist in tiie
State of (leorgia:
1. Be it resolved by the General Assem
bly now convened, That all persons whom
soever iu this State holding any munici
pal ortice by virtue of auy Military Com
mission whatever, shall he and is hereby
removed from said office or offices.
2nd. Be it resolved that all offices vaca
ted t>y virtue of Section Ist of this resolu
tion be resumed by those who have been
emoved from the same by military com
mission, only they being required to acl
iu.their respective official capacities as
provided by the civil laws of this State,
until the time prescribed by their respect
ive charters, shall have arrived for holding
elections. The resolution was not takeu
Up. ' ,
By Mr. TUMLIN, a hill to be entitled
tin act to authorize ColumSbs W. Gregory
to peddle without license. Read first
time.
By Mr. VINTON, au act for the relief
of Daniel W. Sanders. Young, Johnson,
and Ezekiel Mattiews, of the county of
Crawford, securities for Charles L Reeves,
charged with manslaughter, he having
failed to appear to answer said charge.
Read second time.
By Mr. ALLEN, an act regulating elec
tions in Jasper county. Read first time.
By Mr. MAUL, an act amendatory of
an act to incorporate the town of Colum
bus, (ia. Read first time.
By Mr. SMITH, an act to constitute the
offices of Receiver of Tax Returns and
fax Collector for the county of Charlton.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. PORTER,a hill entitlel an act
to alter and amend the (4761) and (4762)
sections of the Code relative to the jfowers
and rights of the corporation of tiie city
of Savannah. Committed.
By Mr. WILLIAMS, an act to encour
age internal improvements, railroads aud
manufacturing. Referred to tiie Commit
tee on Agriculture aud Internal Improve
ments.
By Mr. HOLDEN, an act to change the
lines between the counties of Green and
Taliaferro. Referred to the Committee on
New Counties and County Lines.
By Mr. FITZPATRICK, an application
for charter of the Georgia Mutual Fire and
Life Insurance Company. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr. TURN 11*8TIED, an act to con
tinue in force the Jury system of this
State, as provided in Irwin’s Code, until
tbe plan proposed in tbe new Constitution
shall go into operation. Referred to Judi
ciary Committee.
By Mr. PORTER, a hill to be entitled
an act to extend the incorporation of the
German Fire Company of Savannah. Re
ferred to Committee on Manufactures.
By .Mr. BALL, a bill to he eutitled an
act to remove the county site of Bullock
county, and for other pur)>oses. Referred
to Committee on New Counties aud Coun
ty Lines.
By Mr. Turner (colored) an act to define
and punish dueling. Referred to Judicia
ry Committee.
By Mr. PHILLIPS, a bill to carry into
effect tbe 14th section of Ihe sth article of
the Constitution. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
By Mr. PEPPER, a bill to be entitled
an act to authorise R. F. Kendrick, of the
county of Camden, to practice physic and
collect his fees for the same. Referred t
the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. ATKINS, an act to prevent any
person from holding at the same kite the
office of Ordinary and the Clerkship of
any other Court accept in certain coun
ties. Committed.
By Mr. SHUMATE an act to authorize
3 humus K. McDonald, the present Clerk i
elect of the Superior Court of Whitfield ;
County, to practice law iu other counties ;
than Whitheid. Committed.
Mr. 1- ELDER asked a suspension of
die rule to tuke up the following resolu
tion ;
Resolved, That all business of this 1
House be referred to tbe member from ■
Richmond. [Laughter aud applause,
checked by the Speaker. ]
Mr. BRYANT, the member from Rich
mond referred to, unahie to conquer his
predominant passion for doing something, i
seconded the.motion.
The SPEAKER ruled the resolution
out of order.
A bill to be entitled. An Act to amend
au Act entitled au Act to incorporate tiie
Georgia Air Line Railroad Company, and
confer on them certain |iowera and privi
leges therein mentioned, was read a third
time.
On motion, the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole to take action on this
bill.
On motion, it was made the s|>ecia] or
der for Monday next.
Several other bills were read.
On Motion, the House adjourned to 10
A. M. to-morrow.
\ ONE* \ It MED « OVKEOEtt \TH sOLtIiSK ftOti
nt: i> BY NEGROES.
The ( Miw‘ns( nllrri and PorMtf thf* Hi^httaynicn
and Wound Tho Thera—The Properly liecot
ered.
We have to add to the already Jong list
another account of robbery by negro high
waymen near the city.
About twelve o'clock on Saturday
morning last, as Mr. Love, a one-armed
Confederate soldier, wa- proceeding home
ward io his cart, containing some tobacco, j
flour and family supplies, tic was stopped ■
near Butler’s avenue, on tbe Louisville !
road, six and a quarter miles from theeity, !
by two negroes, both of whom caught bold |
of tiie stump of his arm and attempted to
pull him out of the cart, which, after tear
ing his jacket ami shirt to pieces, they
succeeded in doing. He was dragged to
the ground and choked and badly beaten; ;
after which they searched his pants pock
ets and found two pocket-knives and a five
cent piece, but they failed to search his
vest pockets, in which there was a consid
erable sum of money. The negroes then
sacked the cart aud told Mr. Love to go on.
Mr. Love drove down to Mr. Crawford’s
house, about a quarter of a mile from the
scene of the occurrence, and related the
facts. Mr. Crawford rode around to the
neighbors and soon collected fifteen men,
including himself, Mr. Love and one
iit-gro man. Several of the men brought i
their dogs with them. Rightly conjee- j
turing that the highwaymen could he
found in ttie Butler settlement, the party ;
proceeded quietly thither They soon oh- !
served four negroes sitting under a tree in
the avenue, dividing the property stolen
from Mr. Love a short time before. The
negroes had their backs to the party aud
an attempt was made to creep upon them,
but tiie design was frustrated bv tbe dogs,
which dashed at the group of negroes,
causing them to drop their plunder, get up
and scamper—one going in one direction
and three in another. Mr. Crawford drew
a head upon the solitary negro and drop
ped him. The party, thinking he was
dead, pursued the other ttiree, and one of
the party fired at a mulatto aud he fell,
but in a moment arose and ran on, when
tiie same gentleman again fired and the
mulatto again fell, but, with apparent dif
ficulty, again rose and plunged into the
swamp, into which the other two had al
ready gone. The water was found to he too
deep to follow and the pursuit was given
up. The dogs plunged in and, judging
from the bellowing which one negro kept
up, must have caught him and inserted
teeth for him gratis. The party then re
turned to look at, as they thought, the
dead negro. He could no tbe found, but
his coat and hat lay where he fell. In the
coat pockets was.found exactly one-fourth
of the quantity of tobacco stolen from Mr.
Love. At the tree where the party was
flushed lay ail of the goods, part of them
divided and ready for distribution. Every
thing was recovered but the five cent
piece and the two pocket knives. Two of
tiie negroes were undoubtedly wounded.
The negroes that robbed a negro woman
of what little money she had, on last Sat
urday week, told her to go and earn more.
The two negroes who robbed and beat Mr.
Love, on telling him that he might go,
said, ‘‘Now, you and and one-armed rebel,
go and work for more.” From this re
mark, it is supposed that the robbery of
the negro woman and of Mr. Love was
committed by the same party of negroes,
who seem to he well organized.
tear Captain Samuel Barr, indicted as
accessory to the murder of Henry Auder
son, on the Steamer Great Republic, was
ad mitt ted to bail yesterday in |the sum ol
$20,000. Captains Dau. Able and W. H
Thorwegan are his sureties.
The Wheat in Tennessee.—
The Greenville Union says; “The whea
crop has beeu harvested. We believe tin
yield will be larger than for the severa
past years. The late rains have helpet
oats, tiie grasses and growing corn.”
Sheriff McKee, of Oxford, Mississippi
while bathing in the Tallahatchee river i
few days ago, found a small iron chest
The Thomasville Enterprise says tin
corn crop iu that section is made, and is tin
best ever known in that section. Cot
ton as good as can be.
j THURSDAY, AUG C, ISCB.
j ATTILA MfKKVIAN TRUE TO Ills INSTINCT*.
The man who ravaged Georgia with
i fire and sword iu 1864, and who very
naturally supports the Washburn and Col
fax ticket, lias repented of the wise and
hutnaue views set forth in his famous agree
ment with Gen. Johnston at tiie close of
the war, and like a tiger, whose taste for
blood lias been only blunted, not eradica
ted, longs to be ou tiie war path again.
He favors, now, the mobbing and ducking
of all frgedmen who do not toss tiieir caps !
for Grant, and who indicate, iu any way, j
their indisposition to support a party that
has robbed and ruined the people,and well
nigh destroyed their faith in the wisdom
aud justice of Deity itself. He proposes to
suppress freedom of speech, as he burnt
houses ami turned helpless women and
children out of their shell-ridden homes,
and to the companionship of tiie beasts ;
and birds in tiie woods ami fields.
Because a man at Bt. Joseph, Missouri, j
blew a horn and shouted for Seymour and ,
Blair, Bberrnan advised the Radical mob
“to duck him in the river.” We are not !
surprised at it at all. If Sherman and
tiiose who would establish military des- !
potism, with Grant as the first dictator,
had courage equal to tiieir desperation aud 1
malignity, the rivers of the country would
be choked with tiie bodies of those who
opposed and protested against tiie iniquity, j
There would be no elections or forms ‘
thereof, in the country, North or South, j
Bayonets, aud not ballots, would rule from
the Canada line to Mexico, and the peo
ple soon he taught by its sharp logic how i
grievous was their error in supposing the I
late war to have beeu waged for any other ’
purpose than the personal benefit of a lot
to Free Lances.
Tiie People will teach Sherman wlien
: ever he is minded to commence this
! “ducking” business, that it is a game
1 whereat two can play. Whenever it com
l rnences, a good many’of Sherman’s friends
i will experience the benefits of a much
needed washing.
> Tin? Visit of am. Unnm to Macon*,
' March s f; 1*25.—1t i* aometimes
LinTu.V.rTo^'“.!°!eS < DEP*
.iving present.
Witli Ulis view and for this pnrjxjse, wchavc
tun -U to our file of the Geunjia Messenger, dated
Macon, March 30, 1825, and there find an interest
ing and full fleeount of the visit of the Marquis de
Lafayette, to the town, which occurred the day be
fore. It aeenra he had been in the United States j
for several months, and hau a few days previously
been at Savannah anil and Augusta, where he had j
tieen shown every token of respect and hono. j
which the citizens could give him. The Messen i
ger of the above date, says:
“Re<■eptioh op (ten. I-apavette.— ThU event,
which has long and anxiously been anticipated, j
took place yesterday. * * * ills arrival t.x»k
plan e several hours earlier than was expected,
which disappointed many of the pleasure of seeing
hisa white here. < iwrog to the rapidity with which
he now travels, he was entirely unattended by auy
military escort. The only persons with him were
his sou, so r -tary, and two of the Governor » Aids.
“At 12 o'clock", a signal gun announced his ap
proach, when the ladiqs and gentlemen proceeded
to form in lines ou Bridge street, near the ferry ,
lb-dismounted from hi.-'carriage and crossed the
river, where he was received by the committee
appointed for that purpose, and Commissioners of
the town."
Die Messbnoek then proeee.'ls to say that upon
ascending the bluff Ue was welcomed to the town
i iu an address by James 8. Frierson. The address
! appears io full, and, as might be supposed, was full
1 of •embrace* expressing the- wannest feeling ol the
i speaker ami th-- community for the eomi«atriot ol
i Washington. After this f -rotai speech and ttie re
] ply of the General, he w.ts conducted to the Macon
j Hotel, where a tine dinner had been prepared for
| him. The Hotel still stands —it is now known as
i the Wayside Home, on the northwest corner of the
j Court Souse thjoare. The room in which the din
ner was served is the ouc on the first floor, aonth
j cud of the building.
After dinner a reception took place at the Hotel,
when every citizen who called was formally intro
duced to"the distinguished guest. “He was then,'
continues the Messhvsek. “ waited on at his <juar
U-rs by the Brethren of Macon Lodge No. 34,” and
was addrr-sed by Worshipful Ambrose Baber. The
speech is printed in full and is really eloquent. La
fayette rep-lied, iu w hich he again returned thanks
for his kind welcome to Macon.
At the conclusion of the dinner the following
toast was given by E. D. Tracv, Esq. :
“Ou/- Illustrious ), u,i{ —*l!i,- friend of our Coun
try, of Liberty, and of Man.’’
To which the General replied and gavo—
"Tin Tiona of Mu-Hoi —May its prosperity con
tinue to be one of the strongest arguments iu favor
of republican institutions.
He remained in town but about two hours. “Very
soon after dinner he bid an affectionate adieu to the
ladies and gentlemen around him, and resumed his
carriage, at which time a national salute was tired.
He was accompanied by the committee, the com
missioners of the town, and a number of our citi
zens on horseback, several miles on his way. It is
understood that he intended to lodge at the Agency;
making the whole, distance travelled during the
day tit) miles."
There are many old citizens still living who
vividly remember the events of that day. Mr. Rose
describes Lafayette as a man of medium height,
rather heavy,set, very graceful and easy in his man
ner, a ready and easy speaker, and speaking English
with only the slightest foreign accent His manner
won the esteem of every one who met him.
After leaving Macon he travelled through Ala
bama, Mississippi and Tennessee—calling upon
Gen. Jackson at the Hermitage—and from thence
back to New York.
A GORY T VLE FROM TEXAS.
FIFTY-FIVE NEGROES KILLED.
The Result Brought About by Crime, Lvwlessnes*
ami the Loyal League.
From the LaG range (Texas) Democrat, July 24.
By telegraph and through our daily ex
change papers we have trie particulars of
another appalling and bloody riot, gotten
up by the carpet-baggers, between the
citizeiis anti negroes at Miliicati, which
commenced on the 15tli in-tant. A mob
of negroes, about forty in number, led by
a negro preacher named Brooks, aud a
while school teacher named Handley,
were on their way to hang a Wm. Holli
day, who formerly kept a hotel at Milli
cati, ami who tiie negroes said had assist
ed in hanging a negro—a Loyal Leaguer
—recently in the Brazos Bottom* The al
leged murdered negro, however, was
known to be alive and well, and the Sher
iff summoned about twenty-five or thirty
wiiite men, went out to meet tiie rioters,
and ordered them to oisperse, when the
negroes opened fire, which was returned,
aud the fight became general, lasting
about 15 minutes, the whites killing six
negroes aud two horses.
The negroes then scattered in every di
rection, and soon both parties recruited
the negroes marshaling together three o
four hundred, and tiie whites being joinet
by the Freed men’s Bureau Agent, Captaii
Rainllett, with about twenty Federal sol
diers, mustered out a force of about oh
hundred aud fifty, when regular lines o
battle were formed, Hags of truce passet
between tiie belligerents, the negroes per
raitted to bury their dead, and overture
of peace were made, but to no etiect
Thus matters stood, witli occasional skir
; mishing, until some time in tiie day Fri
’ day, when a decisive battle was fought
and tiie negroes routed— losing in all be
tween fifty-five and sixty of tiieir nutn
bers, witli no casualties ou tbe side of th
whites.
Tiie main body of the negroes disperse
> and went to their homes, leaving Brook
I aud his white adjutant, with a sma
I squad, retreating, and a sufficient force i
pursuit. This is said to be the third o
fourtli time serious difficulties have arisei
, about some negro said to have been killed
i who had never beeu assaulted, and all e
which is said to have been the work o
’ infernal carpet-baggers.
>
! ttoT The committee of arrangements <>
■ thelate New York Schutzeufest report th)
total receipts were $41,000.
VOL. LX., NO 23
, - FRIDAY AUG. 7,1868.
" ■
THE HAlT>' MGltflM.
We are having a aurfeit, just now, of
appeals for “moderation” on the part of
Bouthern writers and speakers. We say
i surfeit because we mean it/ because « ex
| a fact, and because no other word*
[does. W e liave no objection to modera
tion. On the contrary we have been an
admirer of it ail our life. Jiut we iike
moderation that is mutual; not a one
sided affair that says hush! to Southern
tongues when honest indignation moves
them to sharp speaking, but not a word
for the torrent of Jacobin tilth and false
hood that daily pours upon our devoted
heads. We did not commence this style
of warfare. After the war closed and we
had laid down our arms what was the
method adopted at the North by the domi
nant par'y towards us? Were we not
fiends, barbarians, murderers—at the very
mildest “rebels” and “traitors” who ought
to be banished and confiscated, at least"?
Has that style ever been changed? If >■>,
when ? Read the Southern correspond
ence of sucli purveyors of hate and ealum
i ny as the New York Tribune, Forney's
| /Yes*, and the Cincinnati Uuz<tU. How,
I then, can Southern men, being only
human as they are, refrain from occasion
ally retorting in kind?
As to negro rows and riots gotten ut> by
Radicals, it seems to be expected by the
advocates of this so-called “moderation”
that white men must not only run right
away, and leave the negroes the field, hut
that they must not even speak out their
indignation at a policy and a party that
makes such things jiossible. If a white
man kills or assaults a negro, wiiat a tor
rent of passion, and curses, and inflamma
tory appeals break out ail over the North.
If a negro kills a white man though, or a
’ riot is commenced by negroes, they ignore
, it and we are expected to follow suit.
Don’t condemn it, don’t denounce the
authors and actors in it, say these so-called
rnoderados, because it will stir up the ne
groes and give a Randle to Radical stump
orators and W’e think this about
j_a fair statement of the case,
k Now what shall be our policy ? We say
jt happy medium between the extremes of
“ttiutaud violence, on the one hand, and
a* unmanly, disgraceful, aud senseless
r<\icenceon the other. Don’t advise that
whych you know cannot be safeh - carried
out.i Don’t stir up strife. Don’t appeal to
parsons, and in voke memories that should
be juried with the glories of the pa t.
Don ’t talk rebellion when you know re
sistant* is hopeless. But neither lie down
in th e dirt, and with hands to your mouths
invit e the insults aud kicks of your ene
mies. Don’t cry “peace” aud “mudeia
tion” when moderation means a disregard
of ever/ instinct of honor aud manhood,
yea, evfO self preservation. Keep the
peace auD obey the law, but see that others
do so too/Nlff he law does not protect you,
if it sides wTWa your assaiainta, protee'.
yourselves. We make almost any
sacrifice to sec SaeyiWar and Biair elected,
and the country saved, but if it is neces
sary to secure that end, that the -outhern
; people should become, under the g<>ad:ng»
j of their adversaries, even as Hindoos e. -
j der the domination of their Kugbrii <,[
pressor-, it becomes a question fm graw
! consideration whether “tbega . h, J,
tlie candle.”
The Crimes of* the Civic Wak.-W
are indebted to tlie agent at Baltimore, Dr.
F. O. Danneliy, for a c-opy of this work,
| by Henry C<ay Dean, of lowa. We cannot
i>eUer set forth its objects and its grounds
upon which it claims patronage than by
quoting as follows from the preface of the
publishers. We sure it is destined to be a
most effective weapon in the hands of tin -
who are now pressing to the wall In the
j Northern States, the apologists and allies
| of the wretches whose crimes it so graph
i ieally portrays.
»Says tlie preface :
“The Crimes or the Civie Wau and
Curse of the Fitnhixo Svst.km,” v, hich
is now presented lo the American people,
is a most remarkable book. It i- a plain
rehearsal of thrilling incidents which nave
occurred in this country within the past
few years; it is a record of some of the
basest crimes ever inflicted u j>on man by his
fellow; itgraphically depicts many ii'eart
rending outrages perpetrated upon hu
manity, in tire name of liberty, by tiietin
bridled pa-sions if a fanatical despotism
it is a faithful clironicle of passing events
and contemplates the character of men as
photographed by themselves in t e sun
light of heaven—it vieivs tilings a, they
really exist —fairly, honestly and openly ;
it withdraws the veil of mystery which
conceals tlie hideous forms of a ruined
government and an oppressed peole.
The style is terse aud the-diction un
compromising, and every sentence is
clothed in a strong, lucid language which
lias the impress of the masterly hand and
spirit of the distinguished auther.
The work is gotten up ima plain, neat
form, sufficiently cheap to be in reu h of
tlie general reader; typographical errors
have been avoided as far as possible, and
we trust it will find its way to the offices,
shops and firesides of tlie great mas- sos
tlie laboring and over-taxed people id' tlie
United states. It is tlie champion of
truth and justice, aud we send it forth <>u
mission, with full confidence in its power,
to defend the right and maintain its prin
ciples.
"Democratic Speaker's llani>-Book.”
—Our old friend, M. W. Cluskey, a gal
lant soldier in the Confederate Army, in
Which service lie reoeiv*..J <» w»un.t 111 at
has never yet healed, and until recently
one of tlie editors of tlie Memphis Ava
lanche, lias just completed a very valuable
manual for Democratic orators. As tlie
author of an “Encyclopedia of I‘olitical
Knowledge,” lie is well and favorably
kuowq in connection with the prepara
tion of just such works, and we cordially
commend the “Hand-Book” to all our
friends who propose takiug tlie stump du
ring tlie pending canvass. It lias been
prepared with special reference to thi
canvass, and contains under one cover
everything necessary to assail Radicalism
at every point. It containsover four hun
dred pages, and will he sent, postage paid,
on tlie receipt of $2 50.
Address: “ Miami Publishing Compa
ny, corner Bedinger street aud Miami Ca
nal, Cincinnati, Ohio.”
The Situation. —The New York H'o
states the case thus witii regard to the
Radical view of the situation :
i “A party of reckless thieves and law
breakers have forced their way into a
house, gagged its owner, and are gorging
themselves witii plunder.
■ “ Tlie neighbors appear with the officers
of the law.
1 “ Tlie thieves and law-breakers stand at
I all the windows aud bellow —‘Uet us b'i\
i peace. We are in possession. ‘ ,u
l You are revolutionists. You warn -
1 up civil war. We own this ton '
, op in iliv oues!ion <(>
\ Ouly a rebel would i*' 3 ® 1
‘ jure. Bet us have
~7, raU i on’the Columbus Chicago
Central Railroad recently
aßd J"n,ffes in I hours ami I'2 minutes,
t*";; la equivalent to 15 miles |»-r hour
This Is the fastest time ever made on a
I Western road.