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INESDAY, SEPT. 9, 1868.
N ('kbh’s Speech. —A large, atten-
I enthusiastic audience greeted
,ii*iinguished gentleman last night,
;.( ( ,n Hall. Although suffering from
lie made a are,at speech, and
liiut told. Among the audience were
r number of ladies. The galleries
' vri . tilled with colored |>eo|>le, who paid
,i marked attention, and plainly
\ , wt .,| tiieir interest iu the argument of
I .pecker. We are sure great good was
among that class.
11,, speech in full will be published
hereafter. j ]
mil I \MIIDVTK FOK CU\GItKBB.
will be seen hy reference to its pro*
lings, as set forth in another column,
,|, Democratic Convention that assem
l,, re yesterday, after a short and harmo
„.. is session, put in nomination as its
tudidate for Congress, Mr. Thomas U.
; ; of Putnam county.
Although we liave not the pleasure of a
I sal acquaintance with Mr. L., we
|,|,ased to know, and to assure our
friends in the district, that he is, in every
.j„ , l, worthy the honor accorded him.
o, verv fairahility, irreproachable private
,ml personal character, and “true to the
, ~r e” upon the great questions tliat mark
tj,,. dividing line between the friends and
, nemies of the country, he should com
mai,,| die hearty support of every honest
white and black man in the district. He
w,s a member of the Legislature in
- hiit previous to tliat time had
n, v, r, we lielieve, been in public life.
With proper efforts lie can and will be
vie,'ted, especially if, as is probable, be
Pin,, against Whitehead, of Butts county,
~ Hi,, candidate of the Beast Butler party.
I'lllM KKIIIMIs OF THE
Niiimlic Congressional Convention.
I HUM V« ». I.WVKOV OF FI T.VVM (UINTY,
Viniliiult'd lor Congress.
Hie Congressional Convention of the 4th
liistrn-t, met at the City Hall, yesterday
morning, at 10 o’clock. Every county in
the District was represented in person.
Mr. A. D. Hammond, of Monroe, called
tin* < ’(invention to order, and nominated
benjamin /*’. Ward, of JButts, for Chair
man, and F. (’. (Joode, of Jasper, for Sec
nary, which was confirmed by the Con
vention,
Tin-..’secretary then called the Itoll of
I-,,unties, when the following delegates
answered :
I. l hh Messrs. Boss, Jones, Starke, Nut
ling, Shorter, Abrams, Hunter, Adams,
M ne, Conner, Hodgkins, Tharpe, and
Brown.
/ Messrs. Glover, McWilliams,
Hu, lies, I'.pps, Asliill, and Wimberly.
Itntts-U. K. Ward, It. W. Collier.
/, /,<, W. !l iteese, Jas. Hudson, R.
f. I ie .11, Jas. Wimply, T. C. Goolsby.
limn/ ti. 0. Weems, L. J. Dupree.
I‘i A. Stalford, W. C. Grayson, J. A.
Yarbrough.
/ Win. Morton, A. Middlebrooks,
'rire.in, Jas. II Blount, K. H. Hutch
ing,-, A. C. Blanks.
1/ Messrs. Hammond, Ponder,
l.anipkin, Cahaniss, Banks and Hollis.
Wilkinson J. I). Jones.
.S/«e , o//e/ -Burr, Stewart, Patrick, and
M artin.
I'utiKtm Hudson, Hearn, Capers, Jef
ferson, and Reid.
I'psun Weaver, Uespess, and Cotton.
,Y< ii’ton - Pace and Rogers.
Ihthlwin Thus. F. Newell and L. H.
Compton.
Yu amended motion prevailed that in
voting fora candidate for Corfgress, each
o unity l>«* entitled to east double tire num
ber of votes that it lias members in the
Me House of Representatives.
Mr. ( onrpton, of Baldwin, introduced
the following :
''"l, As the seuse of this Couven
in "l Delegates to nominate a candidate
i this Congressional District —that it
""ild nominate some Democrat, who, if
"u >l, i in lake iris seat as a Represents
o. in Congress, and who can take the
"li reijiurc-d of member's of Congress by
•*' l ui-truetion Acts, or wlio has been
" lot the disabilities under which
'■ hilt* | ople of the South liave lieen
■ I hy tiie legislation of Congress—
l. Tliat a committee of one
111 *er trom eaeli county of the District
1;■ utod to make immediate enquiry
I 'he eligibility of (lie several gentle
'whose names have been presented,
1 report the facts to the Convention
to proeet ding to make a uomina
ef a candidate?^
M'. Illount, of Jones, moved to Jay 1 the
' unions on the table. A debate of one
duration ensued upon the question
adoption or rejection of these resolu
-1 hey were tinally withdrawn by
'•r. Compton.
wa- moved that the regular democra
wo-tliirds rule he adopted in voting for
* ; didate. Carried l>y a vote of ayes
nays s.
■'•tiorter of Bibb, offered the follow
,!|g resolution :
o v of the importance of the ap
•' elections, and the necessity of
' all, l unilivUleil canvass upon the
Democracy to secure its tri
■’re proceeding to ballot for our
. standard bearer, be it
•hat while we recognize and
the patriotic services in the
-' gentlemen whose names are
'"‘t before this convention for nom
u pledge for ourselves aud our
1 -a cordial and enthusiastic
■ 1 ":n uis support to tire noinm££,£f
~.M
, 1 ’ ‘'**ered tire following, which
luiopted ■
h v ' • s ° now exists uuder
, V i",’ 1 ’ b,r 'Members of Con
’ ■ 1 before November, 1569
>iu,. • i , lat **' e nomination of this
i . , llo ' considered as binding
ais i }' ln "'‘ratic party, unless an
Am ♦, 1 befor e March 4th, 1869.
in ...ii |, prevailed that the Con
i’( "in>r,. s . " u ballot for a candidate
l ‘*‘ is the result:
4. 5. 6.
s 4 * y 0 0 0
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"0i i 0 0
[ (I ~ u <i 0 0
i I ~ 0 n 0 18 24}*
I !r ’Lawson, . 2 10
I 'h, l!r , av,u & received two-thirds
i ’ ij,, '*' 1:14,1 "tbs declared by tiie
tl k . v * P°n motion of Mr.
I >c H i / hiadeunanimous.
I ■ ’ u > 'n as withdrawn after the
ft ii. j | r ' 1 ‘l )ers Withdrew after
I f : p€( ‘ r a, "l Col. Whittle
■ l t*-0li 1 ‘ Uafter t h *- r >th. *
I lJ & fr. !, Usult of the 4th ballot being
I s, " ominat «d Tbos. G. Law-
I' r >li- iu, ' WanCißcin uatus Peeples.
at• Illlla^ 011 "as made tlieCou-
K ai| J°"rDed,
B nttrnal and Mlesstttncr.
GKOHGI \
[Correspondence New York Herald.]
A Mulatto Incendiary in Vlacnn —\\ lihi Ilia View*
Arc Trouble to Follow Disfranchisement of the
lllncits—Organization of the Colored Denio.'rae\ ol
Hibb County— A Couple of Honest, Sensihie liar
kies.
Macon, August 29,18t>5.
Tliere lives in this city a mulatto tailor
named Jeff Long, who is the leader of tiie
Radicals of this part of the State. As the
newspapers charged him, or rather ne
groes recently arrested, with having ad
vised tiie Radicals to arm themselves,and
as he bears the reputation or notoriety of
being the most influential colored man
among those of his race in this Congres
sional District, I paid him a visit to-day
tor the purpose of ascertaining his views.
He denounced tire statements of his hav
ing incited tiie negroes to riot and blood
shed as “rebel lies;” be was only organ
izing them into Grant clubs, and intended
to continue with this work until the elec
tion takes place. All the injury he could
do the Democrats it was his purpose to do,
if even be is killed for so doing.
Thus far his remarks contained nothing
unusual or unnatural; but iu answer to a
question he openly declared tliat if Sey
mourand Blairare elected, and the whites
of the South attempt to deprive tiie ne
groes of the elective franchise, “tlr*ore will
tie trouble.’’ i asked him if by “trouble”
he meant violence and bloodshed. “What
else caa it mean ?” was the reply. To the
next question, whether he thought tiie
colored people could succeed in a conflict
witli the whiles lieauswered that perhaps
they would not; that was according to
circumstances. Anyhow, they* would do
a heap of damage, and revenge them
selves, for they would fight like tiie In
dians, destroying property and life, and
keeping iu tire woods. He.did not advise
this, but lie kuew it would come, and be
ing satisfied of this, should the Democrats
come in power he intended to leave the
South. ’Tiie colored people were deter
mined to defend their rights aud revenge
themselves.
They could only get killed, and it would
bo better for all < f them to die than to be
deprived of tiie suffrage. In a word, they
would not quietly submit to the taking
away of that privilege He did not blame
tire white people for being democrats, but
the colored men who vote with them are
nothing less titan dogs. If one of these
“dogs” attempted to speak to him he
woule horsewhip the “brute” on the spot,
if he dared to speak to his wife lie would
feel like killing the conservative darky.
Here Long became very vindictive and
incendiary in his language. J asked him
if the democratic negro had not as good a
right to his political opinions as tiie radi
cal. N), lie had no such right; there was
not a colored man in the South who had
tire right to join tire democracy. Those
“dogs” who bad joined the rebels would
not bo admitted iuto respectable colored
society. (Here was social ostracism with
a vengeance.) They would not dare to en
ter the house of a “loyal colored man.”
He (Long) did not fear that the whites
would try to return them to slavery again.
If they did tliere would not he a house
left standing in Georgia. If tiie whites
wanted to live at peace with the blacks
they could do so hy recognizing the latter,
not only as freemen, but as political aud
social equals iu every respect. For near
ly an hour he continued in this strain,
when I left his shop.
Tire knowledge that he was speaking to
the correspondent of a Northern paper
evidently tempered the language, hut could
not conceal the venom of this mulatto. I
have given a brief report of tire conversa
tion because, in spite of his partial denial,
he is undoubtedly one of the most danger
ous characters in the State. Possessing
considerable influence over the ignorant
masses of ids race, he has used it tothevery
worst purposes. By the admissions of sev
eral negroes who were recently arrested in
an adjacent county for violence, he was
the inciter of the disorders which were
prevalent a short time ago in Twiggs and
other counties. He boasted to your cor
respondent that although Houston county
had gone democratic last spring it|would
never do so again, as he had fixed matters
down there. Now the fact is that, until
Long went tliere the two races were living
amicably, friendly and peaceably together.
His inflammatory harangues to the negroes
have had tiie effect of reversing the condi
tion of affairs, Houston county being now
one of the most lawless localities in Geor
gia! The planter is roused from his sleep
at night hy the crowd of negroes engaged
in drilling, they being already formed in
to companies, all duly officered. ’The re
sult is that the whites, who are in a help
less minority, liave armed themselves, not
only for their own defense, hut also for
tiie purpose of protecting those blacks who
still stand by them. Here, then, is the
manner in which this mulatto has “fixed
matters” in Houston. It is stated tliat
lie has become badly scared at the fruits of
his own teachings, as for several days past
he has kept unusually quiet. His tailor
shop is always filled witli a dozen or more
negroes, who act as a kind of hotly guard.
A mere look at Long will suffice to leave
tiie impression that he is a dangerous ne
gro. As he intimated to me this afternoon,
lie will push his ignorant dnpes into the
vortex of insurrection, if he can, and then
desert them. And this man is one of the
most important leaders of the Radical
party in Georgia, for lie controls the votes
of hundreds, if not thousands of negroes.
In pleasing contrast with Long and
other negro leaders are two colored men
of this city, named Taylor and Butler. I
say pleasing, not because these men have
united witli the whites, for that is a sub
ject of no importance to your correspond
ent, but because their iulluetice is directed
and used towards the work of restoring
cordial feelings between the two races.
Both men are glad they are free, aud
neither of them would consent to be slaves
again on any conditions. They also ask
that the white people of ttie South protect
them in their persons and property, give
them an equal chance before the law and
assure them that justice will be done to
the colored race. Further than these they
do not claim, and as the constitution of 1865
ami the democratic platform come up to
their views in these particulars they liave
allied themselves with the whites and are
working hard among the negroes for the
democratic ticket. Butler in particular,
is quite outspoken and bold in his lan
guage. He says that the white people of
the Soutli aud the entire democratic party
haviug guaranteed him his freedom, he
a-ks for nothing more than to be allowed
to remain quietly among tbe whites and
make his living. He believes be will be
protected l>y tbe laws just as tbe whites
are, and so* believing lie shall vote the
democratic ticket. If the
in power aiid Jjie.y do it. His peo
ple'are not tit to vote, they never ex
pected any such power when the war end
ed. and he tbiuk.s they ought to be very
well satisfied with their freedom, for the
present at least. At any rate he feels con
vinced that for the whites and colored
people to oppose each other in politics will
he dangerous to the latter, and he shall
do nothing towards bringing on a trouble
which eau only end iu an injury to the
negro. He knows the whites will never
submit to be ruled by colored men aud
when he remembers tliat they have al
ways been the rulers of this country he
caunot blarue them.
Placing aside party considerations, who
can compare the sentimeuts of Long with
those of Butler and assert that the former
are to be commended iu place of the latter?
1 have given flie views of these two men
as specimens of the arguments beiDg used
to intluenee the blacks. On the oue hand
is Long, teaching the negroes his high
down notions of political ami social equal
ity, aud threatening the whites with a war
of races if they attempt to deprive his race
of the elective franchise. Ou the other
baud is Butler, pleading for peace and
good feeling between the two races as pre
ferable to political power, yet as earnest
and firm in his demand for the guarantee
of Ins freedom ami the protection of his
l*erson and property as his radical oppo
nent. It is impossible to avoid the con
clusion that Butler is pursuing the safest
and most politic course. Already there is
not a white man in Macon who would not
protect him at the hazard of his own life
or aid the negro should he need assistance.
He assures me that no white man ever in
fluenced him to support the democrats,
but that he is doing so from a firm couvic
tiou that it is the best course to insure
the future welfare of his race.
Iu this county (Bibb) the negroes have
several liuudred majority. Until within
the past two weeks t He terror of Long and
his Radical followers has been so great
that the four or five hundred uegroes who,
I am assured, will vote the Democratic
ticket, have uot dared to publicly express
their pur|>ose. To-day several negroes
told me confidentially that they intended
to vote with tbe whites, but they wouldn’t
"let on” about it on account “of Jeff
Long and his crowd.” A short time ago,
however, Butler delicti tiie Radical bully
and organized a Colored Conservative
Club, f-tariing with eighty members.
Long was present at the first meeting, and,
it is said, took down the names as fast as
the roll was culled. Since then his tools
have been tlfreatcning tiie darkies with
terrible punishment if they do not with
draw from the organization. But they
staud firm, relying upon the pledges of
the whites for protection. Indeed, from
all I cau learn, if a single Conservative
negro in this city sutlers violence at the
hands of a Radical negro on accouut of
his political opinions, Long will be the
first to suffer therefor. He has already
been warned of this, and the warning
may have the effect of preventing blood
shed. On Monday night next the Club
again meets, when new members will he
admitted. Efforts are being made to bring
together the largest possible number of
Conservative negroes* \
From the Atlanta Constitution.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Monday, Hept. 7.
Tiie President called the Senate to order
at 9 o’clock, a. m.
Prayer hy Senator Hinton.
Journal read and approved.
Mr. CHANDLER moved to reconsid
er the action of the Senate on tiie relief
hill, because but one feature of the hill had
been discussed. All amendments made
hy those who were opposed to relief were
voted down. It is wrong, because it is alone
for the benefit of one class of the people.
'l’he object of the hill is to allow debtors to
pay less titan they agreed trt. The first
amendment was to give a creditor the
power to submit His side, as the debtor
could, to tiie jury, and let them pass upon
it, it was voted down. It is uot right to
liave one side of the case submitted and
not both. Numerous cases can be given
where this law, hy not protecting the
rights of the creditors, works great injus
tice to this class. There is not a judg
ment since IS6O, tliut lias uot been paid,
(and very few have been) but is it to be
opened under operation of this law, there
by bringing about the greatest amount of
litigation. Then where is the interest of
lawyers? Your Homestead-laws and Ex
emption law will protect every debtor.
No chance to turn him out naked and
without a home.
Mr. BPEER. Will the gentleman tell
me whether the provisions of the Home
stead laws are to he retroactive?
Mr. CANDLER. I am not a Judge,
hut I can give my opinion that the framers
oft His Constitution did intend that it
should he, and now as they liave Judges
appointed with a view to this very point,
I think there is no doubt it will he con
strued to be retroactive. I.object to this
law because it impairs the obligation of a
contraet.
Mr. ADKINS spoke in opposition to
the motion to reconsider. Times have
changed, and now our people must have
relief. This is tiie most equitable law that
cau be made. Tiie creditor and debtor
both have rights alike.
Mr. HINTON was in favor of a recon
sideration of the bill, because it violates
tiie Constitution of the United States and
the State of Georgia. This Hill will not
afford relief to the people. I repeat it, it
will give a ceaseless amount of litigation.
Mr. NUNNAULY reviewed the ar
gument for and against the bill and spoke
in opposition to a reconsideration. He
called the previous question, which was
sustained. Yeas and nays required. Yeas
15, nays 29. So the Senate refuned to re
consider.
Mr. MERRILL moved to reconsider
the action of the Senate on the resolu
tion to regulate per dietn and mileage of
members. Motion lost.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The Governor’s veto of the Savannah
bill was called up.
Mr. SMITH withdrew his motion for
the previous question.
CAMPBELL, (negro,) said the bill did
not meet the wish of the people of Savan
nah. He had just returned from tUerf,
and had heard their expression in oppo
sition to the bill. He therefore hopeefthat
their wishes would be considered.
The previous question was called, and
the yeas and nays required. Yeas 18, nays
18. Two-thirds not voting to pass the b>U
over the Governor’s veto, it was lost*
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor, laying before the General Assem
bly the report of the Board of Trustees and
Treasurer of the University of Georgia.
The Governor says: “It will doubtless be
gratifying to the friends of tiie University,
to perceive through these reports, that
tiiis institution is in a flourishing condi
tion.” Report referred to Committee on
Education. .
On call of the roll the following hills
were handed in :
Mr. WOOTEN. A hill to alter the law
of arbitration, so as to facilitate litigation.
Also, a hill to provide for the payment
of costs in insolvent criminal cases, in
certain counties therein named.
Mr MeARTHUR, A bill for the relief
of Andrew Guy, of the county of Eman
uel*. ....
Mr. HICKS, An act to establish a new*
Judicial Circuit to be known as the Oco
nee Circuit. .
Also, a bill to change lines between
comities of Washington aud Johnson.
Mr. LESTER, A bill to determine the
time for hearing writs of quo warranto.
Mr. MeARTHUR, A bill to fix the sala
ry of Clerk in the oiliee of Secretary of
State.
Mr. JONES, A bill to change the time
of holding the courts of the Macon Cir-
U "[ r . ANDERSON, A bill for the relief
of Daniel Sanders, Ezekiel Mathews aud
Young Johnson, of Crawford county.
Mr. HOLCOMBE, A bill for the relief
of Win Rodgers, of Miltou county.
Mr. MERRELL, A hill to lay out aud
make anew county from the counties of
Campbell, Fayette and Coweta.
Mr. BOWERS, A resolution permitting
the Clerk of the Seuate to employ three
more clerks. Adopted. the
Mr. WINN, A resolution declaring tne
seats of Campbell and Wallace vacant, as
they are iiih?® ve a to take It up and
„?!.e rtihe order for Wednesday next.
Mr. HIQBEE was opposed to taking up
the resolution unless by consent of two
thirds of the Senate.
Mr. WOOTEN—This resolution brings
up an entirely new question, aud it has
not been sett ed, as the gentleman (Mr.
Higbee) says it has. Thisgeutleman seems
always to be as crazy as any man, under
Dr. Green’s charge, when touching ou this
question. Why not come up like men aud
meet this question—why propose to quib
ble over it ?
Mr. WINN. Thisisan importaut ques
tion, aud oue that the people of Georgia
require to be settled at once.
[Mr. HIGBEE and Mr. SPEER were
considerably excited over this question,
aud frequently arose to points ]
Mr. HUNGERFORD. If the gentle
man (Mr. Speer) wants to make a
speech, I will yield the floor. If you con
vince me that negroes are ineligible to hold
office, I will vote for the resolution. I
propose that the resolution be the special
order of Fridav.
Mr. HIGBEE. I waut the two-thirds
rule ; referred to order 00.
Mr. BROCK moved to lay the motion
to take up the resolution on the table.
Motion lost-yeas 12, nays 18.^
Mr. HIGBEE wanted order No. 90 read.
Mr. HOLCOMBE hoped that the gen
tleman (Mr. Higbee) would be permitted
to read order No. 90 every night and Sun
day.
Sir. LESTER. This is a constitutional
question. It has not been acted upon.
Even if it had, there is nothiug prohibit
ing us from takiDg it up now. The rule
the gentleman speaksof has nothing to do
with this question.
Mr. NUNN ALLY .wanted the question
taken up and made the special order of
Friday.
The CHAIR Harris in the Chair.)
I shall require two-thirds to vote to take
up the resolution.
Mr. HOLCOMBE appealed from the de-
MACON, <;A.. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1868.
eisiou of tiie Chair. If tiie gentleman
from the 25th, (Mr Hi -bee,) is insane let
us have a committee to take charge of
him. On every other subject he always
appears sane, but when the negro is men
tioned he gets out of his head. His mind
has never left Order No. 90. It ought to
be inscribed on his tomb stone, as the Sen
ator from the 351 H suggests. This is an
entirely new question : it is a constitution
al question, and 1 hope that the decision
of tiie Chair will he reversed.
Mr. WELLBORN spoke iu favor of re
versal of the decision of tiie Chair.
Mr. BROCK was also in favor of revers
al and was in favor of taking it up; Hut
as Mr. Nuuually did, lie would state that
iie was not prepared to say he would vote
for their expulsion. He was open for con
viction.
The vote was then taken on the appeal
from the Chair. The yeas and nays were
called.
Those votiug in tiie affirmative were
Messrs. Adkins, Campbell, Colmun, Hig
bee, Jones, Sherman, Wallace, Welch.
Those voting in tlie negative were Messrs’,,
Anderson, Bowers, Brock, Burns, Colli/
Fain, Graham, Griffin, 6th, Griflin, 2-\*f
Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe, HungerLc'-s *
Jordan, Lester, Merrill, McArthur. iilri
Nunually, Smith, WJKiJvVeil'.
Itoqu, Winn, Wooten. So tiie decision of
the Chair was reversed, and the resolution
was taken up anti made the special order
of Friday next.
The hour of adjournment having arriv
ed the Senate adjourned until to-morrow
morning 9 o’clock.
•HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, Sept. 7,15G8.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and was called to order by the
Speaker.
Braver hy Rev. Win. M. Crumley.
The Journal of Saturday was read and
confirmed.
Mr. HALL, of Meriwether, moved to
suspend the regular order to take up the
general tax hill for the second reading.
The motion prevailed, aud the hill was
read hy the Clerk.
A message from His Excellency was
received, iu which lie stated that lie had
S'gned the Air-Line bill; also, a resolution
empowering the Slate Treasurer to pay
Clerks of Committees a certain sum, ac
cording to the provisions of the same.
Mr. BRICE moved tliat two hundred
copies of tiie general Tax Bill he printed
for the use of the House, and that the bill
he made the special order of to-morrow, 11
o’clock. The motion prevailed.
Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the
rules to take up a resolution appointing a
Committee to inquire what legislation is
necessary to protect the State in the en
dorsement of the bonds of the Macon aud
Brunswick Railroad Company.
The motion prevailed, and the resolu
tion w T as taken up aud adopted.
The unfinished business of Saturday
was taken up, the same being a hill to au
thorize tiie General Assembly to elect a
Board of Commissioners for tiie Western
and Atlantic Railroad, whose duty it shall
he to control the same, elect all officers,
and have exclusive management in all
matters pertaining to the road.
[A message from the Senate was re
ceived, concurring in the House resolution
authorizing Mr. John W. Burke to pro
ceed with the State printing ]
Mr. CRAWFORD was in favor of the
hill uuder consideration. He proceeded to
argue that the Road had heretofore been
run by party, and for exclusive party pur
poses, instead of in a financial point of
view. He wished to have it run for tiie
financial interests of the State. On taking
his seat,
Mr. BUTT moved tiie previous question,
but hy request withdrew his motion.
Mr. O’NEAL, of Lownds, rose in oppo
sition to the bill. He thought it was a
party movement. He asked the honest
Democrats of the House if Geu. Gor ion
had been elected Governor would they
vote*! for such a l,!ll i'
[Cries of “yes! yes!” from the Demo
cratic side.]
Mr. JSRY ANT took tiie floor and con
sumed his fifteen minutes in opposition to
the bill. He thought this was one of the
most corrupt measures ever presented to
tiiis General Assembly. [Of course he
thinks so.]
During Mr. Bi yauk’AXemarks, some fine
ottered a substitute for the whole, which
the Speaker ruled out of order.
Mr. SCOTT obtained the floor and said
tliat, lie did not wish to make a speech,
but only wanted to stop the harangue of
tiie gentleman from Richmond A few'
thrusts were then given aud received by
both parties, when Mr. Scott moved the
previous question, which.was sustained.
The yeas aud nays were called on the pass
age of the bill, resulting as follows : Yeas
OS, nays 42. So tiie bill passed.
Air. BRYANT gave notice tliat lie would
on to-morrow, move a reconsideration of
tiie bill just passed.
Mr. SEAL offered a joint resolution that
the General Assembly adjourn on tlielu-st
day of October.
Mr. FLOURNOY moved to amen (j j*y
inserting the 22d of September,
Witbdrawn.
Mr. BRYANT renewed the amendment
of Mr. Flournoy.
Ms. CRAWFORD offered a substitute
that the committee appointed to examine
the calendar with a view to adjournment
at an early day be requested to report on
tiie same. The rules were suspended and
the substitute was a adopted in lieu of tiie
whole.
The committee to whom was intrusted
the duty of looking into the election re
turns, and ascertain tbe highest num
ber of votes cast for persons in place
of those recently declared ineligible, re
ported that they had performed their du
ty, and that the Governor will, at bis ear
liest convenience, furnish the desired in
formation.
Mr. CALDWELL asked leave to record
his vote on the eligibility question decided
a few days since. He voted “ No.”
Mr. STRICKLAND asked the same
privilege, and voted “ Yes.”
The rules were suspended to take up the
Senate bill on Relief for the first reading.
Mr. PRICE introduced a resolution in
forming the Governor of tiie death of
Hon. J. B. Moon, Representative from
Madison county, and requesting His Ex
cellency to issue a writ of election to tilt
said vacancy.
Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the
regular order to take up bills on their pas
sage. Carried.
A bill to reduce the bond of the Sheriff
o/ U-ll omtotj from t-cu tliououud to tive
thousand dollars.
Mr. O’NEAL offered a substitute,
which is a bill to reduce tiie bouds of
Sheriffs and Clerks of Superior Courts in
this State.
A motion to lay the whole matter on
the table prevailed.
The House then adjourned to 4 o’clock.
Tuesday Sept. Bth, 1968.
SENATE.
The Seuate met pursuaut to adjourn
ment, and was opened with prayer by the |
Rev. Mr. Beavers of the Seuate.
The journal was read and approve!.
The Senate proceeded to read bills for
the second time, aud referred them to the
appropriate Committee.
The Senate took up the special order of
the day, which was the consideration of
the bill setting apart a homestead of re
alty.
The bill was taken up by Sections. The
first was adopted. Some discussion origi
nated on the adoption of the Second Sec
tiou, amended by the Judiciary Commit
tee, by requiring the applicant when
tuakiug out a schedule of property to in
clude money.
Mr. WOOTTEN, claimed that it would
be an act of great injustice to the creditor,
if the debtor, after getting the benefits of
this bill should still have several thousand
dollars in his pocket.
Mr. NUNN ALLY advocated aho the
amendment, claiming that its provisions
would be a benefit to the class he repre
sents the debtor.
Mr. HOLCOMBE opposed the measure,
on the ground that there was no remedy
to catch a scoundrel who never intended
to pay his honest debts. We can never
find out what amount of money the ap
plicant had. There is no imprisonment
for debt, a great mistake of tbe Conven
tion, and if you swear the party as the
remedy to benefit the creditor, it will be
of no avail, as be would as soon commit
perjury as to decline paying honest debts.
Mr. CANDLER advocated tbe measure
on the ground that tbe amendment pro
tected the debtor and tbe creditor. We
used to follow this course when taking the
benefit of the insolvent law
Mr. MERRELL said that it was gener
ally believed the provisions of this home
stead were too large, but we should seek
to benefit both classes. There is a provis
ion in the sixth section of the bill how an
issue cau he tried between creditor and
debtor. It is important that this amend
ment should be passed, in order that ii
necessary, an issue should be made. No
party can by this schedule sworn to tliere
b\ damage the public, the balance to he
'ie voted to the payment of It is debts. The
Constitution secures only tire amount set
forth, and uot all a person ; it is,
'herefere, necessary to require tiie party to
make out a schedule first. It is said to be
a great outrage to imprison for debt, and
we should, therefore, take steps to recover
a just part of the amount due from money
due for fair debts contracted. The party
applying may have ss,ooo, SIO,OOO, or even
$"•>,000, and yet objection is made to tHe
ct - litor recovering auytbing. All the
amendment asks is for tiie patty to swear
'.j(.the w hoie schedule given iu.
Mr. WINN was under the impression
“'we mistook tiiis bill as to the honest
Tt was different. If a party
V)t*uas a right to have it, if he lias it and
owes nobody, he has the right to Hold it,
hut you cannot deprive him of this home
stead and we know it—tiiis much, no
more, no less. Is the amendment intend
ed to defeat the homestead provision ?
No matb-r what oaths a man may take,
you eauuot deprive him of his homestead
or his family the provisions of it.
Mr. BROCK spoke iu favor of the
amendment. He was for doing justice to
all parties, the debtor as well as tiie cred
itor, and the latter should have liis just
share of the surplus after complying with
the Constitution iu its homestead pro
vision.
The amendment was adopted—yeas 28,
nays 7.
The section as amended was agreed to.
The remaining sections were adopted to
the 14th, when Mr, Winn moved to strike
out. This gave rise to a lengthy discus
sion. The motion to strike out prevailed.
The bill was then passed as amended.
Mr. NUNN ALL Y, from the Committee
on Internal Improvements, made a report
in substance tliat the committee were in
favor of having no tax imposed on foreign
capital engaged iu tiie manufacture of
woolen and cotton goods, aud would re
port favorably on a bill properly prepared
on that subject. They also report that,
owing to tiie present financial aud politi
cal condition of the State, no aid He grant
ed by the State to tiie construction of
railroads in contemplation, although they
agree not to report against tiie passage of
tire hills, many of them being meritorious
ones. They recommend also that further
legislation on State aid he postponed until
the next session.
Tiie Senate took up and passed a bill to
incorporate the Macon Street Railroad
Company.
Tiie Senate then adjourned till 9 o’clock
to-morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House met. Prayer hy Rev. W. M.
Crumley,
The spteial order of the day, to levy and
collect a tux for the support of the govern -
ment for the year 1869, was takeu up and
two hundred copies ordered printed, and
it was male the special order for Monday
next.
A Senate hill, known as the “Relief
Bill,” was read a second time, and made
the special order for Saturday next.
A Senate bill to establish a City Court in
Atlanta, Mas taken up, read a third time,
and passed.
Mr. DARNELL, of Pickens, rose to a
question of privilege. He spoke of a cer
tain artic t in a newspaper in tiiis city, re
flecting on his vote on the eligibility of
negro members. He gave his reasons for
voting as he di<L
* THIRD READINGS.
To provide for paying Grand and Petit
Jurors. Lost.
Mr. HALL, of Meriwether, offered a
resolution loappoint a committee of three,
to wait uponN. L. Angier, and examine
into the condition of the State Treasury,
and report at soon as possible. Adopted.
Mr. ANDBRSON introduced a hill to
make five aAlitional Judicial Circuits.
THIRD READING CONTINUED.
To preveutprdinaries from being clerks
of any other <ourt. Lost.
To charterthe Georgia Mutual Fire and
Life Insuraice Company Passed.
To iueorjorate tiie town of Kingston.
Passed.
To reduegthe bond of Sheriff’ of Haber
sham county. Withdrawn.
To'reduoß Sheriff’s bond in Pulaski
county. Lost
To authorize the Macon and Brunswick
Railroad Company to construct a branch
Irom Hawkinsville to Fort Valley, in
Houston county. Passed.
To compel the collection of the tax un
iaid and due for the year 1867. Passed.
To amend the charter of Fayetteville.
Host.
To authcrize the payment of certain
cltims by the Western and Atlantic Rail
road.
[Tbis bill provides for the payment of
certain claiUis against the road, contracted
by J. \V. Glenn, military Superinten
dent.]
Ah’ SEALS moved to postpone tiie bill
indefinitely.
After seviral gentlemen had spoken pro
anefcon. Ml. Felder said :
At. SPEAKER —I appreciate the skill
and the alllity displayed by the parties
win are frying to engineer this Hill
though thb House. —The same tact ami
abiity was irougbt to bear upon theJudi
cia'y (Jo remittee. But after all tliat could
done by the friends of the
ineasutt), itamounteci to just about this:
The Yankees stole pri%-ate property from
the citheneof Georgia, aud now tiiis Leg
islatures called upon to foot the bill. Sir,
in the tame of justice aud my constit
uents, inter my protest against tiiis at
tempt h make the State of Georgia re
spousiq! for the devilment kicked up) by
the Yakee army.
Openlitis door and you invite a flood of
similarjetitions. Why sir, I hear it all
aroundue already, from members on this
floor, that and another had similar
properßtaken. Again I say, open this
Uoor, a< the next session of this Legisla
ture, wile called upton to act uptou le
gions otucli bills.
The |utleman from Whitfield, made
uuite atdw• n p acts and doings of
one Urie,'*?“ ta'Cn is Gleun ? I as
sert that,,! an agent of the United
StatesGvernment, appointed by General
Wilsoo, cling under his authority, obey- !
ing his Ommands and as such he had the
authotitjof the United States. The State
! of Ge«rtsi did uot employ him, aud con-
sequertljis by no means responsible for
his “ffaLings”
Butth> same gentleman says Gleun
was ndtfcr the agent of Georgia nor of the
Unitei Skies. Worse still. Look at it.
A Quixotic individual, without authority
from tDjione, seizes upon cross-ties of
private efcizeus without paying for the
same. Blys ropte, oil, paint, <fcc. Puts
the tin di the Georgia Road, daubs the
paint <ti tae cars, aud fixes up thiugs to
his omu lotion, aud now the State is
called |pqi to pay these unfortunate but
“ giqei” individuals who sold their paint,
oil, Ii this modern Don Quixote.
GlainW your man, geutlemen. Thegen
tlemarSfrom Whitfield says he was on his
own hhk and hence he is the responsible
party.
Aftefconsiderable discussion, Mr. Wil
liarns, Dooly, called the previous ques
tion, wiLh was sustained, and upon the
call thtayes were 70; nays 40i
Mr. 2ELLARS offered a resolution to
have bit one session per day—meeting at
9 4. M, and adjourn at 1] o’clock, P. M.
N»t taten up.
THIRD READINGS.
To allov R. J. Massey to sell tbe real es
e*ate of E. M. Edwards ou tb? premises.
Hissed.
NEW MATTER.
;By Mr. PRICE—To make ail bonds
heretofore made payable to the Inferior
(Jourt payable to tbe county hereafter
By Mr. FELDER—To change tbe time
of bolding the Superior Court ot.Macon
county.
By Mr. ECHOLS—To legalize auextra
tax levied by Echols county.
By Mr. SURRENCY —A bill toau.hor
ize the removal of obstructions from Beard
By Mr. ERWIN—A bill to change the
line between Habersham and White.
By Mr. PRICE—A bill to change the
line between Lumptkin and Dawson
counties
By Mr. SHACKLEFORD-A bill to in
corporate tiie town of Hogansville.
By Mr. GULL ATT—A bill to relieve
tiie p/eople from ruinous contracts made
with L *an Associations
By ir. HUMBER, of Stewart—An act
to be entitled an act p»assed December 15th,
186‘i, authorizing guardians, executors,
A-c.. to take back lands sold hy them, not
paid for.
By Mr. HOOK—An act to change the
county line between the counties of Chero
kee an<l Milton, and tor other paurptoses.
Mr. TIMLIN offered tt resolution (o
appoint a committee of five to wait ou
Superintendent E. Hulbcrt and ascertain
the number of officers now employed on
the State R ad, the names and salaries of
each ; also the number of c.eptot agents,
the names aud salaries of each, and the
number and names of clerks employed hy
each agent, and the salaries of the said
clerks; also tiie number of colored men
who are now occupying the places of
white men dismissed hy said Superinten
dent.
V". RICE it tjteu the resolution would
not be taken up—thought it an insult to
the Superintendent.
Mr. TUMLIN said, why is it that any
gentleman should object to this resolu
tion? How can any honest man object to
tiie measure? Is there a man here who
does not desire to protect the interests of
the State, wbicli he is presumed to repre
sent ? I think there are some few— sir, my
father and the fathers of other gentlemen
on this floor dug in chinquepiu thickets,
and amongst those flint rocks North of
tiie Chattahoochee to build this road. It
is their property—the property of the State
in which weall should feel a deep interest,
for it is the property of our constituents,
whose guardians, for the present, we are.
I reiterate it, sir, tliat this road belongs
to Georgia, tlie noble old commonwealth
which were pireseut, and I shall take it for
granted, that if supierintendeut Hulbert or
any other invidual objects to au investiga
tion of this important matter, that such
persons are just such persons as I aud
every other honest man have regarded them
to he We desire to know what disposi
tion is made of the hard earnings of tiie
people’s money, and we intend to know.
You carpet-baggers, who laugh at tiie idea,
have no interest in the welfareof Georgia;
hut thank Goil! there are plenty of hon
est men, who will insist upton your re
specting her interests, and we intend to
do it.
Mr. GULLETT spioke in favor of the
resolution, saying he had been for years
acquainted with the road aud its working.
He was satisfied tliat too much salary was
paid for many of tiie officers. The Super
visor, said lie, gets $4,000 per annum, aud
tiie same officer on the Georgia road gets
$2,500.
After some remarks hy Mr. O’NEIL, of
Lowndes, tiie rules were uot suspended,
and of course the resolution not taken up.
The House then adjourned till 9 o’clock
to-morrow.
SENATE.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1868.
The Senate met perauant to adjourn
ment.
Prayer by Senator Smith of tiie 7th.
The Journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
Mr. HOLCOMBE gave notice that lie
would move to reconsider so much of tiie
action of the Senate as relates to the ptas
sage of tiie Homestead bill.
Mr. ADKINS said lie would move to
reconsider the action of the Senate on tiie
I4th Amendment.
Mr. CANDLER opptosed tiie reconsid
eration.
[Here there was a considerable squabble
of words between Holcombe and Caudler.
Democrats don’t exact, y pull together ou
tiie relief question. Radicals ■ enjoy The
run.] > *
Mr. SPEER called for the reading of
the substitute proposed to he offered by
Mr. Holcombe, in case the Senate should
consent to reconsider. 1 lie substitute was
read.
After some further discussion the pre
vious question was called aud sustained.
The reconsideration prevailed—yeas 20,
nays 18.
Mr. NIJNNALLY moved tliat fifty
copies of tHe substitute of Mr. Holcombe
he printed for the use of the Senate, which
motion lie subsequently withdrew.
Mr. HIN TON renewed it and the mo
tion to print was lost.
Mr. NUNNALLY moved to take up
the substitute.
Mr. WELLBORN moved tliat the origi
nal bill, as well as the substitute, he refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
The motion to refer was lost.
On tiie motion to adopt the substitute
the vote stood, yeas 11, nays 19.
So the substitute was lost.
Mr. HARRIS moved to amend the orig
inal bill by striking out the amendment
to the 2d section, which included money
in the schedule furnished. Agreed to;
yeas 20, nays 18.
The original bill as amended was piassed.
Yeas 26, nays 14.
The rules were suspended and several
bills ou Education referred to tbe Com
mittee on that subject.
Mr. SPEER introduced a bill to exempt
lawyers ami physicians from specific tax.
[Good for you, Air. Speer !]
Mr. SMITH, (36tli) a bill to amend the
4587 section of Irwin’s Code (refers to adul
tery between whites and blacks and makes
it a penal offence.)
Mr. LESTER, a bill to be entitled an
act to alter and amend the laws upon the
subject of divorce.
Mr. CAMPBELL, a bill to reduce the
bonds of tiie Sheriff of Mclntosh county.
Mr. NESBITT, to change the couuty
lines between Calhoun and Early.
Mr. MeARTHUR, a bill to reduce the
bonds of the Treasurer of Georgia, to $500,-
000.
Mr. JONES, a bill to change the county
lines between Newton and Macon.
Mr. HIGBEE, a bill to establish a State 1
Police (Appoints a Constable who ap
points Assistants)
Mr. WINN moved that it be referred to
Brownlow.
Mr. JONES, a bill to fix the salaries of
Notaries of the Peace, etc.
Mr. SPEER, a bill to repeal 897 section
of the Code.
Mr. HARRIS, a bill for the relief of se- j
curities, endorsers, <!tc.
Air. FAIN, a bill to exp/edite tbe trial of j
causes in the Superior Courts where Judges j
may have an interest.
Several House bills weie Llieu read for
the first time.
Mr. .McAHITIUR offered a resolution
instructing tbe Governor to ap/p>oiut three
pet sons to represent tbe State stock in the
Gulf Road. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to incorporate the Schofield Roll
ing Mill Company. Passed.
A bill declaring negroes ineligible to
office iu Georgia.
Mr. WINN moved to make it tiie special
order for ten o’clock to-morrow.
Mr. Adkins moved indefinite [Kistpone
ment.
Mr. WINN. I desire to say a few
words, as this brings up the whole matter.
Mr. ADKINS. I have uot yielded the
floor.
Mr. WINN. Were you ever known to
yield it?
Mr. ADKINS (standing near the door.)
The Constitution
Mr. PRESIDENT. The remarks of the
Senator will not be entertained unless he
speaks from his seat.
Mr. ADKINS then talked until the
hour of adjournment, which virtually
j carries the motion of Mr. Winn to make
tbe bill the special order for ten o’clock
to-morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, Kept. 9. 1886.
The Hou*e met pursuant to adjourn
ment, aud was called to order by the
Speaker.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Crumley.
The Journals were read and confirmed.
Mr. HUDSON moved to reconsider so
much of the proceedings of yesterday as
relates to the passage of the bill to estab
lish a City Court for the city of Atlanta.
Mr. FLOURNOY aud Mr. FELDER
spoke in op|*>sition to reconsideration.
Motion to reconsider lost.
Mr. HARRIS moved to reconsider the
action of the House on a bill to repeal bill
for the prohibition of the sale of spirituous
liquors in the town of Fayetteville.
Motion to reconsider prevailed.
The special order of the day taken up.
A resolution requiring a settlement with
tbe former Treasurer and Comptroller
j General.
Mr. DUNCAN hoped the motion would
I in* postponed, as these gentlemen were uot
i yet ready to repx*rt.
It was, on motion of Mr. LEE, made
l the spiecial order for Monday next.
Mr. O’NEAL moved to suspend tiie
regular order of business and take up bills
for third reading. Motion prevailed
A bill to alter the Code, so far as relates
to elections iu the city of Savannah, Com
mittee recommend that it do not pass.
Report of Committee agreed to.
Alt act to amend an act relating to du
tieies of Tax Receivers. Committee re
commended that it do not pass. Report
agreed to.
A bill to permit plaintiffs to bring suits
where Justices’ Courts liave jurisdiction,
in the district where the county site is,
provided tiie defendant lives iu the coun
ty. Committee recommend that the bill
do pass.
Air O’NEAL spoke iu favor of tiie bill.
Mr. McCULLOUGH Sjx>ke in opposi
tion to tbe bill.
Mr. HUD-vON thought there was no
necessity for the bill.
Mr. DUNCAN said tiie bill was more
important than the gentlemen seemed to
think, aud spoke in favor of its passage.
Mr. ANDERSON had serious doubts
about the constitutionality of the law.
The yeas ami nays were required, and
were, yeas 13, nays 95. Bill lost.
A bill for the appropriation of money to
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and for other
purposes. Appropriates $12,000 instead of
SB,OOO. Committee recommend that the
bill do pass.
Mr. FLOURNOY moved to strike out
$12,000 and insert 8,000.
Mr. WILLIAMS moved to strike out
$12,000 and insert SIO,OOO.
Mr. FLOURNOY* withdrew his amend
ment, ami urged the adoption of the a
mendmeut made by Mr. Williams.
Mr. BUY*ANT moved to take the vote
on the motion to strike out.
The motion prevailed, aud the motion
to strike out was carried.
Mr. FLOURNOY’ renewed his motion to
insert SB,OOO.
The motion was carried, and the bill
passed as amended.
The hour having arrived set apart for
the consideration of granting aid to the
Air Liue Railroad, the bill was taken up
and read.
Mr. HALL moved to lay tiie bill ami
amendments ou the table. Motion lost,
Mr. DUNCAN moved to amend by ex
tending the provisions of this bill to the
road to be built from Hawkiusville to
Fort Valley.
Mr. BARNUM moved to amend bj’ ex
tending tbe provisions of this bill to the
Albany and Columbus Railroad.
Several amendments were oll'ered to ex
tend aid to other Railroads.
Mr. PRICE was opposed to keeping off
the bill in tiiis way ; thought that each
road should stand on its own merits.
Mr. SHUMATE, was sorry to see a dis
position to kill tiie bill by amendment.
Thought tliat the bill ought to be heard on
its merits. Nortli Eastern Georgia lias
never received aid for buildiug railroads,
while the Middie and .Southern part is
covered with roads. The county I livein,
to-day would not be able to dispose of its
lands for more than $5 per acre, but for the
fact that a railroad built by State aid, runs
through it.
The several amendments were with
drawn.
Mr. PRICE. The building of this road
will he of incalculable value to the State
of Georgia. Millions of dollars will he
spent in developing the resources of this
section of the State, and property greatly
enhance in value.
Mr. ANDERSON called the previous
question, and on a vote being taken on
the passage, of the bill the yea" and
were requi( - ei», and resulted as follows'
yeas 85, nays 27. So the bill passed, and
was transmitted at once to the Senate.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor, enclosing the report of the com
mittee appointed a few days since*, to in
vestigate the cases of those applying for
seats, giving the names of persons who
had neceived the next highest vote, which
is as follows (those names with stars af
fixed were sworn in) :
*Samuel McCombs, vice Peter O’Neal ;
*0 6 Sparks, vice II M Turner; W W
Gruger, vice U L Houston ; J S Byne, vice
M Claiburn : T J Burton, vice John War
ren ; *J R Saussey, vice Janies Porter ; J
J Kelly, vice J M Sims; *J H Scott, vice
R Moore; H Morgan, vice P Joiner; J it
Park, vice A Colby; T F Brewster, vice S
Williams; *S E Pearson, vice W II Har
rison ; *G S Carpenter, vice K Barnes ; E
S Glover, vice T M Allen ; James Staple
ton, vice A Stone; E I) Barrett, vice G
Lynder; B H Sellner, vice G W (.’lower;
W L Hitchcock, vice M Floyd; *T W
Grimes, vice A Smith , ’.l R Kimbrough,
vice J T Costin ;* T B Hendly, vice S
Gardner.
The returns from the counties of Clark,
Liberty, Macon and Mclntosh being in
complete, no report ut present.
A lengthy protest accompanied this re
port against the action of the House in
turning out the negroes. The protest re
viewed the Constitutional question, and
stated that the Constitution clearly gave
the right to negroes to hold office—thought
that the negroes had not shown as great a
thirst for office as the whites. Pending
the reading of this protest motions were
made to lay it upon tiie table, as it was a
direct insult. The House did not sustain
the motion, hut permitted it read.
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following
resolution :
Resolved, That tliat portion of the com
munication of his Excellency reflecting
upon the action of this House in deciding
upon the eligibility of free persons of color,
under the Constitution, be returned to his
Excellency with the following resolution:
Resolved, That said communication is
not warranted by the resolution upon
which his Excellency was requested to
act, aud that the members of each House
are the judges of the qualification of its
members, and not the Governor ; they are
tbe keepers of their own conscience, and
not his Excellency.
Mr. TUMLIN, a resolution to swear in
the members who have the next highest
number of votes; provided they are not
free persons of color.
Mr. SHUMATE moved to amend by
adding, provided they are not ineligible
under the 3d section of the 14th amend
ment.
J lie iuijcmlufcLfi ——, —a- « vt.v
resolution as amended was passed.
Several n*-w members were sworn in.
Mr. PHILLIPS, a resolution requiring
the Clerk to notify those who have the
next highest number of votes to come at
once and be sworn in.
The House adjourned to 9 o’clock to
morrow morning.
A Bankrupt that ih a Bankrupt.—
We have been shown an official paper sta
ting, for the information of the live hun
dred and fifty-seven creditors of Mr. Ker
Boyce, that a warrant in bankruptcy lias
been issued out of the District Court of
the United States for the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia, against tiie estate of Ker
Boyce, adjudged bankrupt, upon his own ;
petition: That the payment of any debts,
and the delivery of any property belong
ing to said bankrupt, to him, for his use,
and the transfer of any property by him,
are forbidden by law. The amount owed
is $2,537,923. The creditors, with few ex-
I ceptions, live iu New York. A few in
| Philadelphia and Baltimore, about twenty
in different cities of the Southern—three
living in Savannah. A meeting of the
creditors, to prove their debts, and choose
one or more assignees of his estate, will be
held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden
on the 18th day of September, A. D., 1868,
at 11 o’clock, A. M., at tiie Registrar’s
office, in the city of Augusta, Georgia, be
fore Albert G. Foster, Esq., Registrar.
[Savannah A ewn & Herald.
- -
j Removal of “ Lee’s Rock ” from the
Antietam National Cemetery.—Very
few persons are aware, probably, that
“ Lee’s Rock,” an object of great interest
to visitors at the Antietam National ('em
etery, lias been removed. This was done
by order of the trustees at a meeting held
at tbe office of tbe Association, at Htiarps
' burg, Maryland, June 17, Hagers
town Mail.
♦ ♦ ♦
“Doctor, do you think tight lacing is
bad for consumption?” “Not at ali,
1 madam ; it’s what it lives ou.”
VOL. IX. NO 28
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11, 1868.
1 hr Radical Convention Yesterday—A Ki< 11,
Kr.FuE-iin v,. Uaki: and Racy Affair —The R.nli
eal party of the 4th < ivory in Congressional District
assembled in conclave yesterday at 10 o’clock, at
the City Hall.
It consisted of eleven delegates, all told, eight
of whom were coal black darkies, Jeff Long,
whiti nun from Grifliu, named Johnson, and an
other white man by the name of Ward, we believe
Jell opened the proceedings by calling the House
to order, and stated the object of the Convention
to be to nominate a Radical t ’andidate for Congrcs
Jett was presently appointed temporary Chairman,
a,, d Mat Edgcrley Secretary. This left the eth
tivc strength of the Convention on tin th>or 11
Homebody then got up and moved that a com
notice of three be appointed to select permanent
oilloers, also a committee of three more to draft
reso. ti ns, and also a committee of three on ere
dcntiai, I. taking nine. The- committees retired
and left . • President and secretary a* the august
Convention assembled in elmelave,
the committees came. Johnson was chosen
President, and l.dgerley Secretary Johnson made
a speech. Edgerlv fell into his chair alongside the
President. The credential ]>arty, through it
chairman, (a perfect tar kettle w ith a long pen stuck
behind his ear,) reported eleven delegates present
representing eight of the fourteen counties in the
District.
Hut it should have been stated above that some
body wanted Fitzgerald President, but Jeff Long
didn t, on the good and sufficient ground ho was
not a delegate. Jell prevailed.
The committee on resolutions, through the man
we have called Ward reported. Wo couldn't hear
much of them. Anyhow they read the white men
in the Georgia Legislature who voted to turn the
negroes out, out of the Radical party.
After which Jeff Long got up and made s furious
speech, it was a thundering speech, it was a good
speech, it was a speech full of good advice to the
colored people. He opened by saying the next
thing in order was the nomination of a candidate.
He w anted his people to look wisely into who they
nominated. They had been sold out by white
men; they had been betrayed by white men they
had elected to office ; they lmd better examine the
past and present record of every man before voting
for him. He wouldn’t support any half-way Re
publican. Ho said he didn’t cure who they nomln
ated so he was sound. But if they didn’t uomin
ate, a sound man he would vote the Democratic
ticket, lie let It out in conclusion, that lie was in
favorof Turner.
A question was next raised how many votes It
should take to nominate. A motion was made that
it should take two-thirds. An amendment was
made three-fourths. Another amendment two
fourths. Tar Kettle here solenily arose mul moved
for three-thirds. He supported his motion by a
speech. Jell' Long started a laugh, aud when the
audience saw him laugh they laughed too, and
when they laughed Tar Kettle, with the long pen
stuck behind his ears, also laughed. Someone
told him at last that three-thirds meant ail. Tar
Kettle then moved for two-thirds and sat down.
The Chair vocatod in favor of Jell Long, ami
made a speech counselling harmony, unity of action
and the nomination of a white man. (lie cvldeut
ly w'anted It himself.) lie said he never had held
an office because be never bad enough rcspectahlli
ty to get one. [Shouldn’t wonder.J
Here the Convention got into confusion. Hey
eral members were on the floor talking, pitching
Into Jeff, chiefly, who was In the clmirand couldn’t
say a word. Jell' dually got out of that predieu
incut aud was ready for them.
At last Fitzpatrick got permission to make a set
speech. He rolled up Ids sleeves am! pitched into
the Journal ani> Mkssbnoer. lie roared ami lie
charged, he ripped and snorted, he bucked, tilled
ami come again; he reared aud ranted about th ■
Journal ah%* Vlue-i-Norn generally, and Its calling
him a loafer particularly. He could whip any man
in that office —he could whip flic whole office—he
could whip any man who would take up for that
office—if he would light liim list and skull. Filz.
was evidently in a towering rage—he was spiling
for 11 light. He finally finished blowing off, when
The Honorable George Washington Augustu
Caßsar Hannibal Napoleon Wallace (a colored gen
th.-man of Senatorial dignity from tin; county of
Baldwin) got the floor. He immediately went Into
the sawing business (his voice sounding like a saw
on a clap-board) in bis part of the house. It wa- a
circulur, cross-cut, hand-cut, wood-cut saw , with
the .Journal and Messenger for his chief Umber
He opposed Turner and wanted a Judge llarri
He rapped Jeff Long, Democrat negroes, dcsertci
from the Radical party, read a letter from the Mon
oruble T. G. Campbell addressed to Honorable G
W.'Wallace, in praise of Bullock, Went back to
sawing the Journal and Messenger, and dually
hauled off'.
At odd Intervals for the last two hours motions
were made to adjourn. Whenever such motion .
were made Jeff Long oppo-«d them until they
were withdrawn. Finally athaif past mica motion
was made and carried to adjourn to 4 o’clock and
meet then at the Lewis High School building.
The Finale—Bedlam Turned Loose—Nomi
nation op Fitzpatrick and Holt ok Jeep Long.
—The Convention met at I o’clock at the new
place, anil commenced anew its performances
Turner, Hwayze, Gove, Fitzpatrick anil two or
three others were put in nomination. At the first
ballot there was no choice.
The ballotling and the wrangling now com
ineuced in earnest. Five or six were on tne floor
at once. Finally Jell' Long waa heard above the
din going for Fitzpatrick, He tohl him he had
come down here from the Legislature to wire pull
against Turner and to kick up a fu.-s in the party.
Fitzpatrick went to him and raising his voice L>
the screech of a locomotive, screamed, “you are a.
liar! you are a liar! yoa are a liar!” This scent*
brought the whole house into indescribable uproar.
Six or eight seized Fitzpatrick and one took hold <>C
Jeff. Jeff shook him oil and Fitz was pulled
down.
Tar Kettle made a speech against Turner.—
He said Turner had written letters to the Tele
graph which were not Radical, and full of
lies. Jeff replied and defended him. He want
ed ail the objections to Turner to corne out. lln
was ready to defend him. Somebody said Turner
had been a Democrat up to three months ago.—*
Jeff denied that. Tar Kettle accused Jell, himself
of being a Democrat, and said somebody had left
a jug of whisky at his shop that morning 'lhii*
brought down the house in roars of laughter.
Mortal man —forty reporter-—could not now de
scribe the wrangle. Finally, Jeff Long commanded.
silence and made a really eloquent appeal for l)is
color and the Radical party. He made a sensible
Fitzpatrick wa* finally noinToated. J-T. at o> ■
declared he would take the stump against him, and
would speak in every county and on every hill-top.
He would arouse every hlack man in the District
against the nominee. He here bolted from the
house and drew off hi* friends. Fitzpatrick stood
the nominee of the pow wow.
It was the richest thing that ever happened in
the world. To faithfully describe it, Is impossible.
We had a talk with Jell*after it was all over, in
w hich he said he would not support Fitzpatrick,
hut would do everything he could against him.
A New Orphan's Home—Twentt Thocssjua
Dollars Hives it Bt The Appleton-.—Wo
learn that the great publishers, the Appleton*,
have given Bishop Beckwith the sum of |jo,ooofor
the purpose of building an Orphan's Asylum in Ma
con, under the auspices of the Episcopal Church-
Two or three acres of ground have been purchas
ed from the city, upon which the necessary build
ings will be erected. The ground lies immediately
in the rear of, and Includes the old Macon aud Wes
tern Depot, just this side of Vineville.
The Appletong are member* of the Episcopal
Church, and donated this handsome sum at the -*>-
Imitation of Bishop Beckwith. Iti* de-igc 1
erect such buildings and make such Improvement.
as the fund* will warrant. Perhaps other* mil
make contributions, and a sufficient amount b<«
raised to build a magnificent home for orphans.
The city sold the ground for
To Bubbo*ib*K9oh the Macon am> !••.< ,sW *‘
Railroad. — As there are no post -’Hi. '“ n
Macon and Brunswick Railroad t ■ i
andHawkin-viUe,itl«lH any
through the mail to any inu rmediste points with
out the postage I- prepaid. The postm-ter re
quest* u. to my th*t <»onr paper will
have to .. prepaid here. Our subscriber mu-t at •
tend to this at once. The Postage t* thirty cent*
,k-r quarter on the Daily, or one dollar and twenty
eent* per year, and on the Weekly twenty cents.
3t , mmm , -
Fine weather for cotton now, but for health
not *o favorable.