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BY J. W. BURKE & CO Georgia Journal & Messenger, jTw. HITBKi: a <Oo Proprietors. A. W. BEKSE) j Editors. S. HUSK, t _ aug. 5, isos. 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.