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I(V ,|. VV. lIURKE k CO. ■jgofgia Journal & Messenger, , ». HI HKF, A < «., Proprietor*. \\ . KBf'.HK, I *• Fd Horn. v. «•***•-’ J_ 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 -\l - 0 0 4 i) ° 3 0 1 1 ** o' o 0 T ’ o o n <i ii o 6 o I N ." # 0 1, 2 0 0 ii „ 11 0 0 0 " 0 r, « o o 0 - 0 o t) "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.