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One dollar for four months.
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A. XV. REESE, )
S. ROSE, [Editors.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
UOU PRESIDENT.
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICK PRESIDENT,
F KAN CIS P. BLAIR,
OF M ISSOVRI.
STATE ELECTOR At, TICKET.
FOKTHE STATJt AT I..UUJE :
JOHN 11. GORDON, of Fulton.
JOHN T. CLARKE, of Randolph.
ALTERNATE'S ;
W. T. WOFFORD, of Bartow.
THOM. AI. NORWOOD, of Chatham.
FOR THE CONOHBSSIOXAL PtSTUIC’TS :
Ist District—J. C. NIC HOLM, of Fierce.
Alternate—J. 11. HUNTER, of Brooks.
2d District —CHARLES T. GOODE, of Sumter.
Alternate—W.M ft. FLEMI NO, of Decatur.
3d District—R. J. MOSES, of Muscogee.
Alternate—\V. O. TUGGLE,'’of Troup.
4th District—A. O. BACON, of Hi!,l,.
Alternate—li. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs.
sth District—J. 15. Cl M Mi NO, of Richmond.
Alternate —D. M Dr BOSE, of Wilkes.
6th District —H. F. BELL, of Forsyth.
Alternate G. M< MI I.LAN,of Habersham.
7th District—J. 1). W \ODELL, of Cobb.
Alternate V. GASKILL, of Fulton.
FRIDAY, AUG. 2N, I NGN. -
out UOXGRI»-lO\ \L cow i:\tiov.
The Central Exeeutive Com mi tee hav
ing suggested the sth of September as a
suitable day to hold conventions in (lie
several districts to nominate candidates for
Congress, we beg to name Macon as the
place for the meeting of the Convention
for this the 4th District. Let the Demo
crats of the counties composing the district
act upon this suggestion—if approved—
aud go to work and appoint their dele
gates.
CONVENTION SECOND CONGHKisMIO.V \l nis-
TBKT.
The Democratic party of the several
counties composing the (Second Congres
sional District, are requested to send dele
gates to a Convention to beheld at Smith
ville, (ia., at 11 o’clock, A At., Thursday,
the 10th clay of September next, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
Congress.
\VM. If. ICIOIKiO,
Ch’rau Ex. Coin. Dem. Party
Second Con. Dist.
Cuthbert, Ga., Aug. 20, 1808.
inn Vli mats.
From the Jit publican, of Thursday, Nve
extract as follows:
Mama. —The producing classes in the
State of Georgia, appear, very generally,
to be afllicted with a mania for sending
every article they happen to have for sale
to the city of New York. We liud a con
versation with a gentleman yesterday,
who is the owner of a plantation near the
city, who informed us that he Imd just re
covered from an attack of this disease, un
der circumstances by which lie is confident
a permanent cure lias been effected.
He brought live barrels of sweet pota
toes to the city for sale, for which he was
offered five dollars per barrel, but being
under the iullueuce of this singular dis
ease, refused to accept ihe olfer, and ship
ped them to New York. After waiting
three or four weeks he received an account
of the sale of his potatoes, from which he
was astonished to learn that, after paying
storage, freight and commission, he had
only realized fifteen dollars for the lot,
being ten dollars less than he was offered
for them in Savannah !
Strange as it may appear, it is neverthe
less true, that flour made at Georgia mills
can be purchased in the city of New York
aud laid down in the city of Savannah for
the same, and frequently for less money
than it can be putehased for at Ibe mil!
where it is rnauutVclujj|gjp. J£ UwVjisryA
carriers,
but it looks like an unprofitable process
for both producers and consumers.
New Cotton Shipped North.— Among
the cotton shipped by the steamship Her
man Livingston yesterday for New York,
were twenty-four hales of new cotton, live
bales of which were received from Mont
gomery, Alabama, by tlie Atlantic and
Gulf Railroad.
The Beauties of Universal Suf
frage.—We learn that on Tuesday last
R. W. White, the newly qualified Clerk
of the Superior Court of Chatham county,
was called upon for a certified copy of an
indictment now pending in said Court,
against said li. W. White, for the oltbuce
of larceny after a trust delegated.
* KOl** \\» roUTK S IX (fit ITM\A COIXTV.
H at( iihu Station, Georgia, \
August 24, 1808. j
Messrs.,Editors : —As agriculture and
its products lias at all times been a subject
of vast importance to all civilized classes
of the world, it is more especially so now
to the inhabitants of this oppressed and
tyrannized country, and as most of your
readers are at all times ready to read the
communications on crops, 1 propose to
give them the result of my observations
upon the crop prospect in this (Quitman)
and adjoining comities.
The late series of rains has very much im
proved the late planting of corn, and
there will be more corn gathered than was
anticipated, but not enough for the wants
of the country for the next year. The
pea crop must necessarily he short, as the
planting season for them was so dry that
the stands are very had. l’he prospect of
an average cotton crop in this section is
no longer a matter of douht or speculation.
There is, perhaps, one-fourth less acreage
planted, and firstly the dry weather in
summer, secoudly the excess of rain,
thirdly the boll-worm and rust, seem to
have conspired to finish the work of des
truction. 1 have seen boll-worm in cot
ton for twenty years, but never before
equal to their present ravages. In many
places there is scarcely anything left be
hind them hut leaves. Avery reliable
gentleman from Calhoun county said, a
day or two ago, that he had looked over a
farm of ninety acres, which last year made
fifty bales, but would now average no
more than one boll per stalk, and that this
is hut a sample of the surrounding coun
try. This is not an overdrawn picture of
the cotton crop in this section. They are
stubborn facts. lam satisfied that plan
ters suffered heavy losses last season by
over estimates of the crops by newspaper
correspondents ; hence such correspon
dents should be careful in their statements
for public journals. The caterpillar lias
made its appeftrauce on some of the river
farms, but, as yet, has done imperceptible
damage.
Politically, all is quiet along the Chat
tahoochee, about the terminus of the
Mouth-Western Itailroad. We are all
working quietly for Seymour and Blair.
If there is a Washburn and Colfax man
with a white skin in the county, such a
one is unknown to me. The climate, soil
and productions of the county don’t suit
suchindividuals. Radicalism is smartly on
the wane down here, so much so that the
Radical moon has passed its perigee in Quit
man, and by November will have reached
its appogee. It is the design of the Demo
cratic Club to stir up an old fashioned bar
becue, and invite some of our gifted
speakers to talk to the people of ail colors,
and to preach the funeral of Radicalism,
and to consign its dead body to its last and
diabolical resting place in the infernal re
gions. Yours truly, &c.,
Quitman.
SEYMOUR AND BLAIR CLUB IN CRAWFORD
COUNTY.
Pursuant to previous notice, the citizens
of Crawford county met in Knoxville on
this, the 22d August, to organize a Sey
mour and Blair Club.
The meeting was organized by calling
the Hon. Z. A. Fowler to the chair, aud
appointing Dr. Win. S. OgletreeSecretary.
By request of the Chair, Judge G. P.
Culverhouse explained the object of the
meeting, and moved that a committee of
five be appointed to prepare business for
the meeting, which motion being sus
tained, Judge Culverhouse, L. W. Hicks,
Captain William Rutherford, Colonel W.
B. Scott and Wui. H. Hall, were appoint
ed ihe committee^
During the abswßce of the Committee,
the meeting was entertained by several
speeches—one by Isaac Matthews, (col’d),
who showed conclusively that the success
of the Radical party would be ruin to the
colored people.
The Committee, through its Chairman,
G. P. Culverhouse, reported the following
resolutions for action, to-wit:
Resolved, Ist. That we cordially endorse
the platform of principles adopted by the
Democratic party, at New York, on the
4th of July last, and that we wid use all
honorable means to secure the election of
its nominees—Seymour and Blair—for the
Presidency and Vice-Presidency.
Resolved, 'lnd. That, to aid in the accom
plishment of so desirable an object, we
will organize a Seymour and Blair Club,
to consist, of a President, Vice-President
and Secretary, and such members as may
join, who will pledge themselves to vote
for Seymour and Blair.
Resolved, 3d. That the President shall
appoint a President aud Secretary for each
military district, whose duty it shall be to
appoint a committee of three in each dis
trict, duty it shall he to serve all
notices {hut may be sent them by the
TurnHTßeit by rfirri| difA tb'veJA 4ft*«w«a»
of their respective districts and explain
the political issues, and see that the voters
are at tne polls on the day of the election.
Resolved,, l/h. That the Presidents of the
different districts are hereby requested to
form auxiliary clubs In their districts, call
meetings at such times and places as they
may deem necessary, aud shall dissemi
nate such information as (hey think
proper and will be conducive to the inter
est of the party aud safety of the country,
and shall cause the members of their clubs
to be notified of the time and place of the
meeting of the Central Club, whenever
the President thereof shall require it to be
done.
Resolved, bth. That the Central Club
shall meet on the same days that the Ag
ricultural Association meets, (which, at
present, is on the third .Saturday in every
month,) and at such other times as the
President thereof may designate, in which
case he sIirJI give the Presidents of the
districts at least one day’s notice, through
a committee hereafter appointed, when
the district Presidents shall notify the
members of the club in their respective
districts through their respective commit
tees.
Resolved, 6th, That a committee of eight
shall be appointed by the President, whose
duty it shall be to carry all notices or doc
uments, given them by the President, to
such district President as he may desig
nate.
Resolved, 7th. That it shall be the duty
of members of the Club to assemble within
twenty-four hours after the date of the no
tice from the President of the Central
Club.
Resolved, B th. That it shall be the duty
of each member of the Club (especially of
the officers and committee) to be vigilant
and report all matters that may be of in
terest to the party, or dangerous to the
well-being of society, to the Club without
delay.
The President, under the 3d resolution
appointed
Dr. Josiah Hilsman President, and J.
N. .Smith Secretary, for Hammock’s Dis
trict.
S. F. Collier President, and J. M Parsons
Secretary, for Webb’s District.
Willis B. Scott President, aud H. C.
Sanders Secretary, for Sandy Point.
S. S. Slocumb President, ami Pickens
Yarborough Secretary, for the third Dis
trict.
Emanuel Aultmau President, and Jas.
Taylor Secretary, for the sixth District.
E. M. Robinson President, and William
H. Hall Secretary, for the seventh District.
Jno. R. Worsham President, ;imU-- .
1 V-'.-l , i’«e^VlVo'ftfohitioriAue President
ay!2i&ted D. C. Flicks, \ Yes ley Dent, E.
, Matthews, Thoms MoGrew, D. M. Matth
ews, Zac. Harris, A. J. Culverhouse, Jno.
W. Lowe. Upon motion, W. S. Ogletree
aud Geo. W. Hartman were added to the
committee.
For the Corresponding Committee, G.
P. Culverhouse, \V. S. Ogletree aud Jas. J.
Ray were appointed.
Distributing Committee —Leroy H. Pope,
L. B. Sullivan and J. W. Andrews were
appointed.
Upon motion —
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting lie published in the Telegraph,
Macon), and Journal and Messenger.
Adjourned to the third Saturday in Sep
tember.
Z. A. Fowler, Chm’n.
W. 8. Oolltrer, Sec’y.
REVENUE DISTRICTS.
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore American says:
The division of the country into Super
vising Districts, under the new tax law, is
as fol low's:
Find District —Maiue, New Hampshire
and Vermont.
Second District —Massachusetts.
Third District —Rhode Island and Con
necticut.
Fourth District —Kastern and Southern
Judicial District of New York.
Fifth District— Northern District of New
York.
Sixth District —New Jersey.
Seventh District Eastern District of
Pennsylvania.
Eighth District Western District of
Pennsylvania.
Ninth District —Delaware, Maryland and
District of Columbia.
Tenth District —Virginia and West Vir
ginia.
Fleet nth District— Nortli Carolina and
South Carolina.
Twelfth District —Georgia, Florida and
Alabama.
Thirteenth. District— Louisiana, Missis
sippi and Arkansas.
Fourteenth District—Texas.
Fifteenth District —Ten u essee.
St venteenth District— Kentucky.
Eighteenth District —Southern District
of Ohio.
Nineteenth District —Northern District
of ()hio.
Twentieth District —l ndiana.
Twenty-first District— 1 ilinois.
Twenty-second District — Michigan aud
Wisconsin.
Twenty-third District —Missouri, Kan
sas, Colorado and New Mexico.
Twenty-fourth District —lowa, Minneso
ta, Nebraska and Dakotah.
Twenty-fifth District— Pacific States and
Territories.
Under the Act there are seven thousand
and forty ollices created. Os these there
are over four thousaud yet to fill, among
which are the twenty-five Supervisors.
This law gives to the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue more patronage than any
other otlieer of the Government.
The Caterpillar.—Accounts from
thesea islands are very conflicting. In
some sections the iield represented as be
ing covered witli caterpillars while others
have been altogether exempt. The plan
ters on Ed is to, John, Wadmalaw and
James Islands, report that the caterpillar
is very prevalent; but the sea islands
lower down the coast are said to he free
from the insect plague. North of Char
leston, in Christchurch Parish, audalong
the coast, the caterpillar cry has not yet
been raised, though there are few planta
tions without oecasionals peciraeus. Not
withstanding the presence of the worm, no
very serious damage is yet reported, and
it is to be hoped that the accounts have
been exaggerated. The oldest planters do
not remember the recurrence of a caterpil
lar plague two years in succession. But
this season they have appeared fully ten
days earlier than last year, aud have so
much longer time in which to gobble the
growing crop.— Charleston News, 11th.
A Chicago seducer was very nicely
tarred and feathered last week.
GEORGIA JMJ R N A L AND MESS EN G E R.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Thursday, Aug. 27th, 186S.
The Senate met at 10 o’clock, and was
called to order by the President. Prayer
by Rev. Mr. Traywick.
The Journal was read and approved.
Mr WOOTEN moved to reconsider so
much (jf the proceedings of yesterday us
referred to the repeal of the Usury laws.
He reviewed the arguments in favor of a
repeal of these laws in an abiespeech.
Mr. Winn followed in favor of repeal
aud read the opinion of Judge Lumpkin.
The hour of 11 being the time assigned for
taking up the Savannah Municipal bill,
on motion of Mr. HINTON it was read.
This bill requires au election to be held
for Mayor aud Aldermen in Savannah,ou
the first Tuesi ffV.Tiih
all voters to£e so rt,n«t v .|,
the cify three months. *
Mr. HIGBEE moved another bill as n
substitute, which he read.
Mr. CANDLER objected to receiving
this as a substitute, on the ground that it
is different subject matter—aud because ho
is offering it as a substitute for a uiil that
lias passed the House, and is now before
this house lor its action.
Mr. LESTER. The House bill is a
special bill; the one offered by Mr. Higbee
is a general bill, and should not be receiv
ed as a substitute.
Mr. ADKINS hoped that this bill would
be received as a substitute, as it embraced
all the cities and was of general interest.
Mr. SMITH, 7th. As there is no second
to the substitute, it cannot be entertained.
Mr. aDKINS seconded Mr. Higbee’s
substitute.
Mr. SMITH, 7th. 1 think the point of
order is well taken ; this billshould not be
received as a substitute to the House bill,
because it is a general bill. All the citi
zens want their election at different times,
and I agree with the gentleman that it
contains different subject matter, and
therefore cannot he made a substitute for
the House bill.
Mr. HARRIS. I am candid about that.
I am not in favor of Mr. Higbee’s bill, yet
eeived as a substitute ror cub Junft* a....
Mr. MERRILL gave the same reasons
and favored the substitute.
Mr. HIGBEE withdrew his substitute.
Mr. BROCK offered au amendment to
the House bill, authorizing three preciuts
in Savannah.
Mr. HOLCOMBE moved the previous
question on the whole bill.
The main question was ordered, and
the vote taken on Mr. Brock’s amendment
and it was adopted.
The bill was then read as amended.
Mr. FAIN called the yeas aud nays.
The bill was, as amended passed.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Anderson, Brock, Bruton, Burns,
Candler Collier, Corbitt, Fain, Graham,
Griffin 6th dist., Griffin 21st dist., Harris,
Hicks, Hinton, Holcomb, Hungerford,
Jordan, Lester, Merrill, McArthur, Mc-
Cutchen, McWhorter, Moore, Nunnally,
Richardson, (Smith 7th dist., (Smith 30th
dist., (Speer, Wallace, Wellborn, Welch,
Winn, Wooten
Nays—Messrs. Adkins, Bowers, Camp
bell, Coleman, Dickey, Higbee, Sherman.
CAMPBELL, (negro,) gave notice that
he would move to reconsider, aud said
that three precincts were not enough to
hold the election in Savannah, and that it
would certainly bring on a collision. The
black man knew his rights aud would
maintain them, even if it did bring on a
conllict. The gentleman (Mr. Brock,)
said that he had consulted all the friends
of this bill, both Democrats and Republi
cans. He did not consult me. I claim to
be interested in this bill and the people
there, and I think that three is not a suffi
cient number of preciuts to allow my peo
ple to vote.
Mr. BROCK. I did not think that it
was necessary to consult the gentleman.
1 am informed that there is sufficient
room for every one to vote.
The previous question was called.
Mr ADKINS, (excited.) I enter my
solemn protest against the action of the.
Senate.
Mr. HARRIS. I voted on this bill, and
I hope that it will not he transmitted to
cut off a reconsideration. I want it dis
cussed to see if it should be done. I want
the citizens of Savannah to have their
election so as to be satisfied with it.
Mr. SMITH. I cannot see why the
Senator from ttie 2d cm make any objec
tions to the hill. The friends of the bill
designated only two precincts for the pur
pose of giving the colored men a chance.
They increased it to three. I think that
the Senator in his remarks was attempt
ing to gel up a disturbance with the color
ed man. It is not the tifst time that his
f remarks would tend toil hat point. He
in*,is billjunnuafl *V Hm ,*om“pL *
is Vt-irTfTW*r*..~„ ...A 4,ir, he talks’Tery
much about fighting butNiever lights, and
I would advise him to desist.
CAMPBELL (negro,) rose to a privi
lege question. I am a peace man, and
only spoke as to what would result on the
passage of the bil.
Mr. ADKINS wanted his protest en
tered ou the minutes.
The motion was then put on the pre
vious question, and the yeas and nays
called. Those voting in the affirmative
were:
Anderson, Brock, Bruton, Burns,
Candler, Collins, Corbitt, Fain, Grilliu
(6th), Grilliu (21st), Hinton, Holcombe,
Hungerford, Jordan, Lester, Merrill, Mc-
Arthur, McWhorter, McCutchen, Moore,
Nuunally, Richardson, Smith (7th), Smith
(36th), Speer, Wallace, Wellborn, Welch,
Winn, Wooten.
Nays—Adkins, Bowers, Campbell, Col
man, Harris, Higbeeaud Sherman.
The bill to repeal the usury laws was
again taken up.
Mr. WINN had the floor for three min
utes.
Mr. HOLCOMBE was opposed to the
reconsideration of the hill.
The hour of adjournment having ar
rived, the Senate adjourned till 4 o’clock
this afternoon.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, August 27, IScs.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, aud was called to order by the
Speaker, the Hon. Mr. McWhorter.
The Journal of yesterday was read aud
cou firmed.
Mr. RICE moved a reconsideration of
so much of the Journal as related to the
decision of the Chair, in reference to pro
hibiting members involved from voting.
Mr. SCOTT arose to a point of order,
stating that the proceedings of yesterday
came under the head of unfinished busi
ness, and that a motion to reconsider was
out of order.
The CHAIR ruled that the points was
well taken.
Mr. ELLIS raised a point of order that
the parties arraigned were not allowed,
under the decision of Jefferson’s Manuel,
to remain present during the discussion of
their cases.
The CHAIR ruled that the point would
be decided upon as the cases came up for
final action.
Mr. RICE renewed his motion to recon
sider. He stated that the report of the
majority on yesterday, was not a proper
one, as all the members had not consid
ered it.
Mr. BETIIUNE Haid that lie wanted
the minority report reconsidered, because
the facts stated therein were not true. —
The members of the minority report were
impatient, and wished to make a report
without the consent of the majority. [How
can a raotiou to re consider be in order,
when the question has not been consid
ered/] I know you have a majority ; pass
upon it as you choose. I advise the col
ored men to submit to whatever action the
House may deem proper Take your hats
aud go home and abide the issue until
such time as your rights shall bo recog
nized. [He turned and addressed them
particularly. ]
Mr. H ARI’ER, of Terrell, said that the
geutleman who has just taken his seat
remarked that the minority of the Com
mittee had been impatient, and wanted to
shirk the matter. On the other hand the
■majority had dodged the Constitutional
questiou on the case. There was no ex
cuse for reconsideration ; let the issue lie
met in a manly manner. He considered
this question of vital importance to the
Btate.
Mr. BRYANT said that the committee
had reported upon the ease of Fyall, and
that a substitute bad been accepted in
cluding in the report all the colored mem
bers. Mr. Fyall was not a negro ; he is a
native of Charleston, 8. C., of French pa
rentage. It was charged that Fyall was
not eligible on aceouul of his not being a
citizen of the county which he represents.
Color was out of the question here. Fyall
was a white man, and could prove it. The
committee wanted time to thoroughly in
vestigate his ease. Are you going to ex
pel this member without giving him a
fair opportunity to defend himself?
Mr. TUMLIN rose and spoke as follows:
The question before the House to-day is
one of vital Sfence to every black
man and to every Pile man on this floor
and throughout >W State of Georgia.
Sir, it is const!ffiooal question, an |! one
which I hope wfl be discussed deliber
ately by memfai*, on* both sides of tins
House, and undergoing an investi
gation, I do liopWbat the greatest order
will bo adhered tojy Uio mo tubers on tins
floor, and especial!; by any spectator out
side. I . .
This question, sv, is of greater magni
tude than any tha was ever before auy
legislative body in tiis State. It is one in
which every black tan, every white man,
woman uuil child throughout the State ot
Georgia is deeply ilterested. It is one,
sir, that should be selled at once, to-day.
Therefore, let Georgians come up like
honest men, like truemen and good men,
and have the nAfl t/ cast their votes eith
rtg-fe or rjwif of ourUfUljj of these
•,,’nvt you .■>;!< the ■<*# vto do yu... >*<Hy .-J
If so, come up and settle this question
now. \V<- are litre consuming the peo
ple’s mopey ; the wheels of this body are
completely clogged until this question is
determined. There Dre come up and let
us determine tiie matter now, so that we
can go forward to transact such business as
may be necessary for die interest and pros
perity of both races. I c all for the pre
vious question, and d> hope that no Geor
gian will vote to reconsider the minority
report.
The call was sustained, when the yeas
aud nays were ordered, resulting as fol
lows: yeas '>3, nays .36.
[During the call, ,Stone (negro) rose anil
stated that it the motion was to turn him
out, he would vote “No.”] The motion
to reaider was lost.
Mr. JJETHUNE desired a reconsidera
tion for the purpose of offering an amend
ment for the appointment of a committee
of three to present the question of eligi
bility to the Supreme Court. He wanted
the question settled. This was the most
expeditious plan to pursue. It had to he
settled some day ; aud if colored men are
not legally and constitutionally entitled to
seats ou ‘i *s liqy.i, he was willing to turn
them 1 " ”4* what the country.
mP.-'h EO U RN GY
l»ofte there was a man in the House pre
pared or disposed to resist any one in the
conscientious discharge of a sacred duty.
Nor did he apprehend violence or blood
shed. But if it could not lie avoided
except by shirking the issue before the
House, then let it come, for we had no
right to a oid the discharge of a plain
delegated duty. Lei us act strictly in
accordance with the written law of the
country, and if war come out of such
action, let ,is appeal to a just God to de
feud the right.
The power of the Legislature over this
matter was higher than all the courts.
Even should the reconsideration prevail
ami Hie Supreme Court decide that the
arraigned parties are entiled to seats on
the floor, that v, ill not reinstate them. It
will only apply to county officers, etc., and
not to members of the Legislature. The
House couhl not reconsider, because it was
not the providence of the Supreme Court
to touch the question, under the Constitu
tion, which empowers this Assembly to
determine the eligibility of its members.
Why not come up like tm-u, and vote ac
cording to the dictates of conscience aud
the provisions of the law? He who does
not >s wanting in manhood. “Each House
shall be the judge of the returns and quali
fications of its own members.” The (Su
preme Court has nothing whatever to do
with the question of eligibility as regards
members upon this floor. I repeat, there
fore, that the House cannot recousider its
action of yesterday, for the purpose of
submitting to the (Supreme Court the right
of colored members to seats, as by the
Constitution of the State, the eligibility of
members can be determined alone by the
House, and that if the Supreme Court of
Georgia should decide that negroes are
entitled to hold office in this State, it
could not affect, in any way, their right to
seats in the Slate Legislature, as that
question lias, by the Constitution, which
is higher than the Supreme Court, been
left solely to cadi branch of the Legisla
ture to determine for itself.
Mr. O’NEAL, of Lowndes, rose pale
and trembling under the scathing re
marks of Mr, Flournoy.
Mr. SCOTT ro-e *to a point of order.
The amendment was not under discussion
The CHAIR ruled that the amendment
was not in order, but tha? the gentleman
from Lowndes only wished to speak on
reconsideration
Mr. O’NEAL proceeded with some ran
dom remarks, during which he took occa
sion to say tbai if this tiling was pressed
it would tiioi'-ildy produce a revolution.
Ifr. %;lc‘- moved to {» kern n the special
jot*** W hw,! ...ißiuMsssirr;-*
tpoi
i-fFliiiu... “i.lAil. (
Mr. PR. JSise in to post
ponement, Mfce bill was of great impor
tance to the Shite. The pecuniary inter
ests of ttie State were of far more impor
tance than the unseating of members.
Mr. GULKaTT moved to postpone until
Monday morning, 11 o’clock, carried.
Mr. SH I'M AT E rose to a point of order.
The point was that one motion to recon
sider tlie action of the House upon the
minority report involved the whole ques
tion, both of receiving the minority re
port. the substitute in lieu thereof, and
the laying on the table the riqiort of Mr.
Bethune, because if the motion had pre
vailed the whole record ii'ouhl have Ites n
reversed upon tha t subject, and placed back
precise/'/ wh* re, il was when the minority
report was first }ir( anted. Therefore, this
second motion to reconsider is out of or
der.
The BPKAKF.H ruled that when the
House refused to tccousider the minority
report, it involvedthe whole question.
I lie decision was sustained, which put
the matter back just as it stood on the
Journals.
Mr. SCOTT. I rider your ruling, I be
lieve i have liie flbor.
Mr. O’NEAL inquired whether there
was a particular Oise before the House. If
so, what case?
The SPEAKER (Mr. Price). The twen
ty-six colored monbers of the House.
Mr. O’NEAL. ?hen 1 move a division.
Mr. SCOTT- Ev iy case is in volved alike
in the question oreiigibility on account of
color.
Mr. BRYANT. Mr. Fyall claims to be
awhile man, and we cannot investigate
his case properly without severing.
Air. BCOTT. If there is a doubtful in -
stance among tlie wenty-six, lam will
ing that his case be ooi.sidered separately.
Mr. TURNER (Colored). Have the ne
groes ever benefitleii the State of Georgia
SIIXI,OOO ?
Mr. SCOTT. I don’t know that free ne
groes ever benefit ted Georgia one cent.
The slaves have. I call for the previous
question on whether there shall he a di
vision.
A motion was made to strike off the
names of all who claimed to be white men.
[Done by general consent.]
Mr. O’NEAL. There are four of such,
I believe.
Davis claimed to he only one-eightli ne
gro.
Mr TURNER, (colored, addressing Da
vis.) “Sit down: don’t make yourself a
jack to be gulled by white people.”
Fyall, Belcher end JJjrjrd uLo claimed
the same status.
This reduced the number of negroes em
braced in the pending question to 22.
Mr. BRYANT hoped the gentleman
from Floyd would not again be interrup
ted.
Mr. SCOTT. 1 thank the gentleman
from Richmond. It is tiie first sensible
speech he has made on this floor.
[Mr. S. then proceeded in a speech of
great power, which, on account of its
length, cannot be conveniently embraced
in this report. We hope to be able to give
it in full hereafter.]
A message from the Senate was received
concurring in the House hill makiugsome
amendments relative to tlie election of
Mayor and a Board of Aldermen of the
city of Savannah.
A message from the Governor was re
ceived, stating that lie had signed the bill
encouraging immigration in this State.
Mr. LEE, of Newton, moved that the
House extend the time for adjournment to
two o’clock, for the purpose of allowing
the gentleman from Floyd to linish his
speech, which motion, on suspending the
rules, prevailed. *
Mr. SCOTT then proceeded with his ar
guments.
Air. BRYANT asked the gentleman from
Floyd, during bis speech, in which ho was
quoting Brown’s remarkson negroes hold
ing office, if lie (Mr. Scott) was willing
hereafter to abide by the decision of Chief
J ustiee Brown ?
Mr. SCOTT. “T do not wish to inject
such stuff into my speech.” [Ho alluded to
Bryant]
Mr. BRYANT. “Well, I <Jo not wish
to bring such stuff into my speech.”
Mr. SCOTT. “I hope you will not. I
do not wish to lie so disgraced.
Mr. TURNER, (colored). I flo not re
cognize Gov. Brown as my criterion.
Mr. SCOTT The colored member is
more honest than others of iiis party. He
don’t take Brown as high authority.
I In llie concluding remarks of Mr. Scott
lie far surpassed the most sanguine ex
pectations of his Democratic friends, in
his eloquent and forcible arguments.]
At the conclusion of this able speech,
the House adjourned.
senate.
Friday, August 27, 1868.
The Senate met at 10 o’clock, the Presi
dent iu the Chair. Prayer by (Senator
Smith of the 7lh.
The Journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
Leaves of absence was granted to Sena
tors Cambell, Adkins, Dickey, Fain, Me-
Cutchin and Bruton.
Mr. LETTER moved to suspend the
rules to take up a resolution authorizing
the. Governor to receive the surrender of
the Charter of 'Hie Bank of Savannah.
The rules were suspended and Hie resolu
tion referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. WELCH, a resolution to supply
“Hines’ Legal Firms” to sundry officers.
Mr BURNS moved to refer to a special
committee, which was carried. Messrs.
Welch, Wooten and Burns were appointed.
A message was received from Hie Gov
ernor requesting that it he considered in
Executive session.
On motion of Mr. SPEER, the Senate
went into secret session.
The following nominations were made
and confirmed by the Senate, by the fol
lowing vote: N B. Knight, Judge Su
perior Court Blue Ridge Circuit, 33 to 3 ;
H. P. Farrow to be Attorney General.
The following were rejected. A. W.
Stone Judge of the Eastern Circuit, by a
vote of 18 to 13.
Mr. McWHGRTER offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted :
Whereas, intelligence of the ileatli of
the Hon. J. B. Moon, Representative from
the county of Madison, lias been com
municated to the Senate; and
Whereas, it becomes us as individuals,
and as members of this branch of Hie
General Assembly, to bow submissively to
the will of that Providence—which has de
i-lgod us of Jiis society ;*S»d assistance;
worthy repiesenlative, and which OU
removed from the bosom of his family a
beloved husband and father.
He it therefore Resolved, That the Sen
ate, as a body, deplore the death of the
lion. J. it. Moon,Representative from the
county of Madison, and cheerfully record
our appreciation of hie modest worth, hie
hit'll Integrity and sterling virtues as a
man and a citizen.
Resolved, That we tender the stricken
widow and tiie bereaved children of the
deceased our si nee rest condolence.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Sen
ate transmit to tiie family of the deceased
a copy of the foregoing preamble and res
olutions.
Resolved, That the Senate do now ad
journ until Monday morning at 10 o’clock,
in honor of the memory of the deceases).
Whereupon the Senate adjourned until
Monday morning 10 o’clock-
Hoimi; Os ItKI'KKKKNTATIVKS.
Mommy, August lit, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournmen
and was called to order by the Speaker
Hon. Mr. MoWHOIt I KU.
l’rayer by the Rev. Mr. Cloud.
The Journal was read and approved.
Mr. CLOU I> presented a memorial from
the ladies of the Jonesboro Memorial As
sociation, petitioning the General Assem
bly for aid in disinlering the Confederate
dead who fell around Jonesboro, and pla
cing them in a more favorable spot. The
petition was referred to a special commit
tee.
The rules were suspended and the fol
lowing resolution taken up and adopted:
Mr. CARPENTER, a resolution to pay
clerks of committees such amounts as may
he recommended by the Chairman of tiie
committee, subject to the approval of the
Finance committee.
The House then proceeded to the con
sider&iion of tiie minority report of the
committee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr. BRYANT gained the tloor, when
Mr. SHUMATE raised the point of or
der that the Speaker yesterday had ruled
that in the discussion of the question be
fore the House, each member arraigned
was euf-Med to be beard and then retire.
Mr. SPEAKER stated that the gentle
man !r . ii Whitfield was correct, and he
would adhere to it; but several of the col
ored memebers having requested him to
allow them to be represented by white
members, and that if the gentleman from
Richmond was representing any of those
colored members, be would be permitted
to proceed.
- »3 ’ k “ill: ’“yatyw.
and proceed
‘xthGlTfig* r of an overruling Providence iu
affairs for the last seven or eight years is
an infidel. This was an age of progression.
The Declaration of Independence declares
that all men are free and equal. The black
man was equal to the white — all men were
equal. Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy
Adams, Patrick Henry, and others, were
shining lights on this subject. These were
their sentiments. Hhall we gainsay such
authority?
The gentleman from Floyd, in his
speech yesterday, reminded him of a cer
tain class of newsboys in New York
There was a class there that wore tattered
garments and long shirt collars. The
body looked young, hut the face, chucked
way down in the collar, wore a look of age.
The gentleman from Floyd was young
looking, but he assumed an old face. He
went way hack to old fogyism to prove
that the white race w*s superior to the
colored. [Can’t see the pint.] 1 tell you,
Mr. Speaker, things have changed—mate
rially changed. Slavery has been abol
ished. All persons were equal, socially,
politically and otherwise. 'I he Bible sus
tains the proposition. [Mr. B. lias apolit
ical Bible, we presume.] If you turn out
these colored members, you have the same
right to turn out carpet-baggers. [Agreed.]
None of us are safe. The exclusion of
these colored men is revolutionary, and is
calculated to precipitate a revolution in
the Government. The gentleman goes on
to say that the laws of Georgia prohibited
the intermarriage of white and colored
persous ; there was such a law on the stat
ute hooks; hut, judging from the color of
the olfspring in the South, the law was
not much respected. He quoted from Ben
Hill’s speech, delivered last fall at Davis’
Hall, in reference to carpet-baggers and
negroes ruling the country, to the exclu
sion of the intelligent whites of the South.
The time will come when all the good
men and good women of this State will
scorn such sentiment. “I say the Con
stitution of Georgia (foes give the colored
man a right to hold office, and the Repub
lican party of Georgia will sustain that
right.” He believed Governor Brown
committed a political error when he said
that negroes were not entitled to hold
office. [Great (?) men will differ.]
The gentleman (Mr. Scott) insinuated
yesterday that General Pope was not a
brave man. I would ask him if he was in
the front ranks to see whether or not Gen
eral Pope was brave? Was he in the bul
let or bomb-proof department ?
[Mr. TUMLIN, in behalf of the gentle
man from Floyd, said that he would state
that he (Mr. Scott) was in the front rank 9,
and that he was not afraid to confront
any man who attempted to substantiate
that he is not a gentleman.]
He also spoke of an insurrection among
the colored people. There was an infa
mous sheet published in this city—and I
say infamous, for every true citizen in the
State will so pronounce it—which was at
tempting to incite insurrection in this
State. Letitcome; we do not want it;
but let the people pause before taking tiie
leap; we are nearing the terrible abyss.
Those persons who are inciting the ne
groes to insurrection mistake their brav
ery ; they are the brave men of the country,
who staud firm and tight in tiie front
ranks. [And the colored troops lit nobly.]
This incorrigible haranguer closed in a
mess of stuff, lashing those of his party
who did not believe as he did.
Mr. HARPER, of Terrell, obtained tiie
floor, when
The SPEAKER stated that the colored
members had now the privilege of a hear
ing, and he would rule that they he al
lowed a voice iu the matter.
Mr. PRICE rose to a privileged ques
tion. He wished to present a preamble
and resolution tributary to the memory of
a deceased fellow member. He referred
to the deceased in a very feeling and
touching little speech. The following are
the preamble and resolutions •
Whereas, Intelligence of the death of
the Hou. J. B- Moon, Representative
from the county of Madison, has been
communicated to this House; and
Whereas, It becomes us as individuals
and members of this General Assembly,
of which the deceased was but lately a
fellow-member, to bow submissively to
the will of that Providence which has so
inscrutably deprived us of his society and
assistance, which lias deprived his con
stituents of a worthy representative on
this floor, and which removed from
the bosom of his family a beloved husband
and father; he it, therefore,
Resolved, hg the House of Represcnta
lives, That, as a body, we deplore the
death of Hon. J. li. Moon, Representative
from tiie county of Madison, and cheer
fully record our appreciation of his mod
est worth, his high integrity and sterling
virtues as u man, a citizen and Represen
tative.
Resolved, That we tender to the strii ken
widow and bereaved children of the de
ceased, our sincerest condolence.
Resolved, That the Clerk of tills House
transmit to the family of the deceased a
copy of the foregoing preamble and reso
lutions.
Resolved, That the House of Represen
tatives do now adjourn until to-morrow
morning at 0 o’clock, in honor of the
memory of the deceased.
On motion, the House adjourned, Mr.
Harper having the floor.
HOUSE 4 f REPRESENTATIVES, f
Saturday, Aug. lws.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and was called to order by the
Speaker.
The Journal of yesterday was read and
confirmed.
Mr. CHAMBERS offered a resolution
that the Clerk of the House and Secretary
of the Senate be allowed to draw from the
Treasury of tin; State the sum of
each, to defray the expenses of their res
pective offices.
The rules were suspended, and the reso
lution was taken up and adopted.
Mr. HALL, of Glynn, presented a me
morial from the citizens 01 Savannah, rel
ative to the clearance of the Savannah
River, which was received without being
read.
Mr. DUNCAN asked if it were not par
liamentary to call the roll and let tiie per
sons arraigned he allowed to answer in
their cases as they appear on the roll
book ?
The CHAIR decided that it was.
Mr. BRYANT moved that as Mr. Sims
(colored,) had obtained the floor, he he
permitted to proceed.
The moUou prevailed. 4 A
L'mceefe >1 to difyet
gentleman from Floyd spokeofa mongrel
race. What does mongrel mean ? It
means a mixture. He then went on to
state that Noah and his family were not
white people. He was in Chorleston in
1860, while the great Democratic Conven
tion was being held thereto nominate a
President and Vice President of the Uni
ted States. He was glad to see that great,
distinguished gentlemen of the South (Mr.
Yancy,) withdrew his delegation, for lie
knew it was the silvery liningof the great
cloud of Liberty for the colored man.
Mr. CRAWFORD rose to a point of or
der. He wished to know whether or not
the fifteen minute rule was iu force. If
each member of this House was allowed a
day to s|»eak on the subject, it w uld take
173 days to conclude it.
The CHAIR ( Mr. Maull presiding,) de
cided that members had utiiitniU <1 -way ;
that it was immaterial whether liny re
ferred, iu their arguments, to then hi,<n
of the North or the burning sands ot tin-
South.
Mr. CRAWFORD appealed from the
decision of the Chair.
Mr. TURNER. Timber-head-- may ex
press their views in lifleeo minutes, hut
men of brains cannot. [Laughter.]
Mr. TUMLIN, of Randolph, said that
as we have set out with the intention of
hearing every member upon this floor 011
the vital question, he hoped gentlemen
would not be confined to the fifteen min
ute rule—especially colored men. lie de
sired that they should he heard one hour,
one day, or one week, if required, to give
them satisfaction or make their defem
individually. He wanted the world to
know that Democrats have done them
justice in contesting their seats upon this
floor.
The appeal was withdrawn.
SIMS proceeded and during the discus
sion, there was considerable noise in the
House, when
Mr. TURNER rose to a point of order.
The Democratic members were not listen
iug to the remarks of ,-inn. [Laughter.]
Mr. HUDSON moved to suspend the
rules to take up a resolution that, during
the discussion now going on, the House
hold two sessions per day, when the yeas
and nays were demanded, resulting as
follows: yeas So, nays 46. So the motion
to suspend the rules was lost.
Mr. TATE, of Elbert, asked leave of
absence for one month, during the initia
tory stages of the pending discussion.
SIMS proceeded to slmvVUiat the black i
man was capable of greai things in the
literary world, quoting poktry from ala- ,
vorite author *,f the color*-® -» J\
urine ■n.eanTttirrrrnte ( .\T* •-*ess*** l
Africa.” He said that the/fWvernment of
Africa would compare favorably with that
of the United States. He went on wind
j ing up a flight of eloquence with the re
mark, that this was the greatest Gov
ernment in the world. Turn us out; we
will come hack again, and bring more
with us the next time. If you turn us
out we will rally again, and such a
rally the people of Georgia have never
seen before. The Northern people love
us. \Vby do they love us? Not because
we are colored, [because they want
your votes,] but—but—because we are citi
zens of the same blood, i dou'tcare if all
tbe tribunals in Georgia sustain your de
cision in turning us out, it shallnot stand.
We [the negroes] will reverse it. The
speaker then began to talk about the Crea
tor, and about “Jonah swallowing the
whale.”
M r. CEA W F( >ED rose to ask the speak
er to yield the floor for a motion to extend
the time of adjournment to 5 o’clock.
SIMS refused, whereupon
Mr. CRAWFORD [excitedly] said that
on Monday, then, the question would
probably lie sprung, and would be decided
entirely different irom the way in which
he (Sims) expected it.
Mr. SIMS. The gentleman reminds me
of the eagle which pounced upon its jiree,
(prey) thinking it was a rabbit, hut after
soaring aloft, the eagle found that his pree
was a wild cat The eagle held on, as did
also the wild cal. The eagle finally tired of
his hold, ami wished to release it, hut the
wild cat, also having a hold, refused
to release it until the eagle had soared
doom, and placed the cat on terra firma
[The point is apparent.]
The hour arriving, the House adjourned
to 9 o’clock Monday morning, Sims hav
ing the floor.
THE C OTTON CROI*.
We hear frequent complaints with refer
ence to the destruction of cotton by cater
pillar ; but it is a difficult matter to find a
planter who has sufiered injury himself.
Messrs. A., B. or C.’s crop is completely
ruined—or, rather, D., E., or F. has said
so. When the gentlemen referred to are
appealed to, it is discovered to he a mis
take, but their neighbors are ruined. The
truth of the ease is: the caterpillar has
made its appearance on occasional planta
tions ; they are not general, and it is our
opinion great damage has not been sus
tained. Last week we visited Colonel I*.
Sheffield’s “ Lower Plantation,” and it is
true found considerable caterpillar, hut
saw no evidence of damage ; in fact the
weed had attained such rank growth and
was so heavily fruited, that Col. Sheffield
informed us that the worm would he ad
vantageous.
The real damage to cotton has been from
the heavy rains during the past six weeks
—and there is no doubt the crop is consid
erably reduced in consequence.
The hue and cry about the caterpillar
will not affect the price of cotton one
farthing, for the cotton speculators of the
world are far bettor posted as to its real
condition, than we poor piney woods gen
try.
Therefore we are candid in the belief,
that this section of country will send for
ward to Savannah a very respectable yield
of the staple, and receive, in return, at
least double the amount of money we had
111 circulation last year.
The Miscegenation Case—The Mar
riage Consummated.— The miscegena
tion case, of which we gave an account on
Saturday, has, we learn, been brought to
a successful termination. The clerk and
his would-be mulatto bride at length suc
cesded in having an interview with tiie
Archbishop of the Diocese of Baltimore,
during which they requested permission
for the proposed match, and were perem
torily refused. Nothing daunted, howev
er, they returned to this city, and found a
Methodist minister, who made them man
and wife.— Washington Star, 10 th.
Cheering. —We quote, as follows, from
a private letter received yesterday from a
gentleman at Washington, Wilkes coun
ty : “The signs here, and around here,
are better than ever. The Democrats will
gain heavily iu Lincoln, Columbia,
Wilkes and Oglethorpe counties.”
SATURDAY, AUG. 29, 18<>8.
~ EX-GOV. JOSEPH E. BROWN.
HIS AMOI/lIS WITH WOTHKR MA.VS WIFE!
Ii is (■onwi>ondi*n( , i* with li«*r in Cipher!
Wo find in the LaUrange Reporter, of
Friday last, the annexed correspondence.
IL needs no comment and we will there
fore make none. .Says the Rt porter :
These letters are seut to us by a young
man in Meridian, Miss, who received
them from the injured hushaud of Mrs.
Fanny Martin. We omit our friend’s
name, giving only the initials. He writes:
"Meridian, Miss., Aug. 10, 1868.
“Mr. Wiltiogham : 1 send you copies of
letters written partly in the alphabet used
by Murrell and Copeland and partly in
common English; and 1 send you the
alphabet that you may see that the tran
script is correct. These letters were hand
ed me a few days ago by 1 ho injured party
with instructions to use them as b{bought
proper, and 1 turn them over to
the same liberty.
“if they are worth anything to the
Democratic party of Georgia—if they are
worth anything to the virtuous people of
my native State, give them to the public, 1
that they may behold their Ex-Governor j
and would-be 1 s. Senator iu his true ]
light.
“Mr. Martin, the husband ot the lady
who fell iu the dutches of Brown, is a
citizen of this place, and is well known as
a man of res|»onsibility. Mr. Martin
would not make any statement which he
is not able to substantiate. He once wrote
a letter to Brown on pretended business
that he might get his real autograph, and
several who have seen Brown’s writing
say they are quite certain it is the same.
“Those letters need no comment from
me I will let them go before the public
and he be judged by that public. They
may seem light as straws, to him, hut, to
the public, they contain ‘confirmation
strong as holy writ,’of his vile and cor
rupt heart. Yours, truly, H. J. J.
[TRANBI Rli'T OF WETTER WRITTEN IN
CIVH EH. ]
r “Macon, Marewm igos.
~ , ' “, y' t<-r from
you (or a week. Do write. Ihe , j s j J 4
lure will adjourn to morrow. Ins. , Y
go to Upper Georgia iu about two weeks.
The trip will consume probably ten days.
When you come give yourself as much
time as possible. I hope Capt. Eugene C.
Smith will telegraph me his whereabouts
ami the time when he will be al the Brown
House iu Macon. If iam called off I will
leaves note for him there,or J willsend it by
mail to the care of his mother at her home.
lam obliged to see him soon. Direct your
letters, in future, in envelope, which you
will hack to Wetzfelder <fc Cos., Milledge
ville, and mark confidential on the seal of
the enclosure. They will hand it to me.
1 never passed so longa month. Am I crazy
or what is the matter? Thy sweet face
and intellectual eyes haunt me every mo
ment, while my heart iu the distance heats
close to thy heart.
“If 1 could geta telegraph from Captain
Smith soon, I should know better how to
make my engagements. Your Own.”
This letter is postmarked “Macon, Ga.,
March Jo,” and is addressed to a Mrs. Fan
nie Marlin, care of Dr. Duncan, Mont
gomery, Ala., with the wont “confiden
tial” marked across the seal of the envel
ope.
Tiie following letter is without dale, the
whole being written in cipher, except the
poetry:
“Dearest: I arrived at this place by pri
vate conveyance in company with other
gentlemen to-day. 1 must go to Milledge
cille by first train. lain very anxious to
hear from and to see you. I have not heard
one word from you since 1 left you. lam
all anxiety to know if your child is born i
and how the malher ua i dull are.— i
1 wish you could send me a letter by first i
express, directed as heretofore. 1 shall be i
very uneasy tiil I hear. I must see you j
soon. I cannot hear this dreary absence j
much longer. Your Own.”
“ Tis not the loss of love’s assurance;
11 is not doubling what thou art:
Hut ’ti» the too, too lons' endurance
Os absence that altects my heart.
“ The fondest thoughts two hearts cau cherish, j
When each Is lonely doom’d to weep,
Are fruits on desert Isles that perish,
Or riches buried in the deep.
“What though untouched by zealous madness.
Our bosom’s peace may fall to wreck;
The vuJniMinff heart that breaks with sadness, j
Us bat more slowly doom'd to break.
"Absence ! Is not the soul torn by it
From more than light or life, or breath ?
’Ti» Lethe's gloom, but not it- quiet— I
The pain without tiff peace ot,u«*tu. *4
>, l *s*. • „ , «-s. . 1 fad a very
fatiguing trip.” **- r f *-- 1
The husband of Mrs. Martin writes:
“Though Fanny Martin and myself were
married in spring, ’64, she spent all her
time from heme with Brown, and she did
give birth to a bastard child in fall, 1865.
Use these letters as you like.
J. H. Martin.”
“The first intimation 1 had of her
pregnancy was from Brown’s letters. In
August, 1864, she left home. 1 never saw
her again until Feb. 14, in Macon. On
13th Sept. gave birth to the child and
since died. Martin.”
The following explains the whole in
trigue— t lie amours of Joseph E. Brown
with Mrs. Fannie Martin \Ve regret that
Mr. H. D. Harris is not alive :
“Brown House, Maeon, .June “7, ls<‘>s.
“Mrs. Dannie Martin: As your son was
staying with me, 1 take liberty to write
and let you know that i am well, and am
sorry that J am not able to assist your son
at this time. You know 1 wouid if possi
ble. 1 would like to hear from you, and
how you enjoyed your trip. 1 send you a
letter from Gov. Brown. He is all right.
Write and let me know when you think of
coming to Georgia.
“Excuse had writing. See if you can
do any thing for me in your country, and
believe me your friend,
H. D. Harris, Brown House.”
Col. Martin, the husband, writes upon
the hack of this letter as follows :
“Harris the writer, kept the bar at the
Brown House, and knows that Brown and
Fannie Martin occupied rooms on each
side of the ladies’ parlor, aud Brown kept
the key and passed to her room as he
pleased, day or night. Harris kept bar of
Prout House, Atlanta, and knows enough
to condemn both when Wilson came to
Macon. They went to Milledgeville—to
hotel first, then to Governor’s Mansion;
from thence Planter’s Hotel, Augusta;
remaining some weeks at that place.
“This letter sent by Fannie Martin’s
son, opened by him, and delivered to me.
Ex-Governor Brown is the author.
“J. H. Martin.”
Col. Martin desiring to secure Joseph E.
Brown’s autograph, wrote to that indi
vidual on pretended business and received
tiie following reply :
“Milledgeville, Nov. 30, ’65.
“Cel. Jas. H. Martin—Airl have no
knowledge of any of the transactions re
fer red to in your letter.
Very respectfully, &c ,
"Joseph E, Brown.”
Col. Martin writes on the hack of these
letters as follows:
“The alphabet is tiie one used by Mur
rell and Copeland, the land pirates. So
says Copeland in his confession. You are
at liberty to use these papers. Georgians
say that are here, that they believe Brown
the writer —though he made an effort to
disguise his hand.”
As stated, the two letters written to Mrs.
Martin and imputed to Brown, are writ
ten mostly in cipher. A comparison of the
styleof handwriting iff letters placed iu our
possession from the Ex Governor with
these two letters establishes the fact that
they are all written by Joseph E. Brown,
and there can he no hoax in the matter.
COL. b. I). KILLE.V OF HOUSTON. FOR CON
GRESS.
Houston County, Aug. 28th, 1868.
Editor Journal and Messenger:—
Dear Sir: The “Banner county” asks to
recommend through your columns Col. 8.
D. Killen, for Congress for the Third Dis
trict.
An able constitutional lawyer,thoroughly
Democratic, and perfectly conversant with
tiie wants and wishes of the people, Col.
Killen is recommended as in every respect
worthy the support and couli Jeuce of the
voters of the District, and will represent
; the true interest of the State.
Respectfully, Houston.
Capt. Geo. A. Padrick.—This gentle
man who has lately been elected to an
important office in this county, by the
Radical vote, has declared his intention to
support Seymour and Blair. He denounc
es the whole Radical deception, and as an
honest son of Georgia he has the manli
ness to declare for the right. His influ
ence will bring a host with him.—Jlain
bridge Georgian.
MONDAY, A!*;. :;i, ■
ANOTHER DIFFICI LTV IN T\\ IGG- c£*t
DESPKII \IK AFFRAY HETWEKN \
IFKS POSSE \NII NEGROES. g
One Killed, and One VV lilt** Man /»»»«* Jr
Negro Wounded. &
Gentlemen in town yesterday fn>f-
Twiggs county, report a renewal <rf > r '
I late troubles and a desperate and'*^
! contrebetween a Sheriff’s
[ negroes. The particulars are
Sheriff Stokes received toformaflk. : j,.
i Berry Hill, a negro of desperate enaY :
who worked on the plantation <Fjoll(
Dennison, was in the habit of dril’inJV
(y or sixty negroes. The' Sheriff, .
on this ground, issued a warrant for Be jsL
and placed it iu the hands of uu* of f
Deputies, Geo. W. Lee, aud ordered Mi'
to make the arrest. f G
a posse of ten or twelve me.i Yfiii.
the house of Berry for the pur|>ouj *•'
Tying out the order. When they f >.» u
they saw Berry standing in tty ■ A’
front of tiis house. Mr. Lee at /«qtV »**
to him to come to him. But heaii/"
into his house, and in an iustai
received a volley of buckshot f
door of Berry’s house.
Thomas Melton, who
his horse, was wounded by
both thighs. Several hue! *
through the flesh hutno bones weit .*✓
The whole party then opened up ,
house with guns and pistols. Ti, fir,,
was returned, vigorously. In a fe- m O .
meuts the sheriff’s posse, seeing
were fighting at a disadvantage,.
ordered to charge. They did :A >
down the door entered the hou -
then fol owed a desperate fight at
quarters. Berry was at last seize,
still refused to surrender. He kept u,
fight,“moj eventually got out of tie,
and into his yard. Here he s
mortally wounded. He linger
| r> *nday night and died,
j Iwo «. (ier negroes were in th"
; mn. In ije , ue ] ee one leaped t.
house and t..„, to Jle w
j throu « b thehi » and captured. Th
I was captured and . un( , to uot „
j ed. m
Hcven or eight shots K. fe Hre( , [ro P
j house at the Deputy an Mjij4 , nen ,
| no one was hit except Mr. Nh t|)||
Upon searching the house it . f
i tobeaminiaturearsenal, guns.pietß w
j der and shot, were there in profusion’.' -
I two meu with Berry say they did not
| a gun,and their story -ectns to he believe*,
j They were taken to Jefl’ersouville sti
j lodged iu jail. The one shot throu di t
j thigh was not dangerously hurt. t .
wounds of Mr. Me.ton are not dangerof- f.
Horry did not wait until the object of lb* ■
Deputy aud his meu was made kuow<>
him, hut a- soon as he .saw them ride l
he rau iuto his house, seized a double-bar
reled shot gun, and turued it loose upo
them from his door. He then closed an
barred the door, and when the tire wa
returned by the party, he tired ~ix orefe
times tlirough cracks in the house. Be
lired at random and did not hit any one
else. “
He was of a notoriously bad and lies per
ate character. He formerly belonged to
Mrs. F. A. l ineh.
We learn that 4‘eter Easotn, a col
ored man engaged in the Hardin Buiitii
riot, was arrested on (Saturday and lodged
in the Jetloraonviile jail.
We also learn that Alfred Fleming,
Chairman, or President, of the Loyal
League of Twiggs county, has disl*,»'.J- I
that organization.
There ife no excitement of any const >
queuee in the county.. The people seen
determiraed to carry out and uphold th •
iaw, ieJC it cost what it may.
FIKgC IN U IHBKBtl)». l iua^ Krl " >l i r
■ nsdk Joe V- '
| burned this morning fire discovT**
about daylight.
While tiie people were gathering to tin
fire, there was a hold attempt to fire the
large building on N. K corner of Coiif
(Square, containing the store of Col. H. ■
Jones, the office of the Appeal, aud thus
residence of the publisher, Mr. Hawtell. —I
Bhaviugs and rubbish were gathered and*
piled up against the rear of the buildiug,#
aud a barrel turned with the month facing!
the flame, against the weatherboarding, 1
and the incendiary, a negro man not re- 1
cognized, was seen to run from the sjot as 1
the flame kindled.
Public opinion is unsettled as to wheth
er the church was set on tire, but there is
j no ground to doubt the attempt to fire Col.
Jones’ building. Some think the tiring
j of the church, which is on Lumpkin
! street some distance from the square, was
a diversion of attention from tiie business
part of town, where they wished t*> inflict
the injury. Others think it pos.-ible the
fire may have remained iu the lamp from
9 o’clock in the fore part of the night
when Divine service closed, and, at the
time the lire broke out, may have explod
ed.
The building, with furniture, organ, li
brary aud all, was worth, perhaps, s-ti.tKNi
or more. Will cost that at least (o replace
all. A Friend.
JIOGK < YUYNIss FOR CONGKI—-
Editors Journal and Messenger:
We take pleasure in suggesting the I
name of Hou. E. G. Cabaniss, of Monro* j
county, as a suitable candidate of the
Democratic party of this (the 4th) Cou
gressional District, atthe ensuing election
for members to Congress. Judge CabauLs
was elected tothe present Congress, by the
almost unanimous voice of the people of
this District, and believiug him still to he
their choice, will certainly he elected, if
nominated. An opeu and unswerving ad
vocate of the great and vital principles for
which we are contending, aud having
done more than any other man in the
State for the Democratic party, we think
it due to his past services and eminent
ability. If he will accept, let us by all
means nominate Judge Cahaniss.
Democrat.
Deserting Their Race—We call the
attention of the colored people to the way
in which some of their representatives at
Atlanta took water, on Thursday, under
the prospect of expulsion. They coolly
turned their backs on you aud swore they
were not negroes at all, but “white trash!”
What do you think of that? After bav
ins made a good living off your hard
earnings for two or three years past, and,
finally, by your votes, having been sent
to the Legislature to look after your in
terests, they turn around, and at the first
symptom of being forced to come home
and go to work as you do, desert you and
swear they are not of your race ! They
much prefer their per diem, to race, asso
ciation or. kinship with you. You can
measure, by this fact, the exact extent of
their love for you, and their devotion to
your interests.
1 urner "thanked God he was not a
white man,” but lie said it before these
mean niggers’, had showed their hands.
Wc judge he will make his thanksgiving
a little more comprehensive, now.
News from the Worm.—The worm
is doing much damage to the new cotton
in the Southern aud Eastern portion of
the State. *
In some places they have made their ap
pearauce, just as the picking commenced.
It is believed that the damage will not he
very great after all.— Montgomery Adrer
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