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GEORGIA JUDRHAL ft MESSENGER. J. W. RI KKE * l O„ Proprietors. A. W. HKENF, 1.,.., i ■ Fdilorn. s AIAUON, 1 UtdOAY, .1 AN. 19, 1869. r- ' - -,T T - ' ~T • ■■■; : GKOKUII LEUULITI'RR. i From tbe Atlanta Constitution.J Fkiday, Jan. 1-5, 1869. Senate.— The Senate was called to or der. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Pretty man. Mr. Nunnally, Chairman of the Com mittee appointed to wait upon his Excel lency, reported that the message of the Governor was in readiness. The message from his Excellency was received by his Secretary, .Mr. Divis. On motion it was taken up and read: EXECUTIVE hi rAItTMKNT, 1 Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 13, 1809. j 'lothe Senate and House of Representa tives : Upon the assembling of Congress on the 7th of Decern tier last, being tiie earliest opportunity afforded for the purpose, the following communication was presented to that body: “ To the Congress of the United Stales : “Having as Provisional Governor elect, tinder the Reconstruction Acts, been au thorized—by ‘Au Act to admit the States of North Carolina, .South Carolina, Loui siana, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, to representation in Congress’—which Act became a law June ‘Si, 1868—to con vene the Provisional legislature of Georgia; and having by proclamation, under date Juu<: 23, 1868, acted upon that authority : and having, on the 4tli day of July, 1868, been appointed Provisional Governor of Georgia, by Major General George G. Meade, commanding the Third Military District, under and by virtue of the power vested in him by the Reconstruction Acts, 1 deem it my official duty to represent to your bonorah e body that the laws under which the State of Georgia was to have been admitted to representation in Con gress have not been fully executed ; and lo preseut for your consideration the reasons which lead me to this conclusion. “ By section VI of ‘An act for the more efficient government of the rebel States,’ among which States is enumerated the State of Georgia, it is provided that ‘until the people of said rebellious Htates shall be by law admitted to representation in Congress, any civil government which may exist therein shall be deemed provi sional only.’ The government of the (State has, therefore, been, and must con tinue to be, provisional, until the condi tions required by the act which became a law .1 line St, 1868, shall have been com plied with by a Legislature organized in accordance with the Reconstruction Acts previously adopted. “Hy section IX of the supplementary Reconstruction Act, passed July 19, IBof. it is required that ‘all persons hereafter elected to office in said Military Districts shall bo requred to take and subscribe the oath prescribed by law, for officers of the United Htates. “The Government having been provi sional at the time of the assembling of the Legislature referred to, the law, therefore, required that auch persons only as were eligible under the Reconstruction Acts, should he permitted to participate in the necessary provisional legislation precedent to recognition as a State. The fact, how ever, is, that all the candidates for the General Assembly who had received the highest number of votes, were, without regard lo their eligibility under tlie law, permitted to take seats in the provisional legislative body, and to participate in the organization of the legislation thereof having first been simply invited to take an oath prescribed in thenew Constitution, which Constitution had not at that time become, and under law could not then be, of force. “The result of this failure to execute the law lias been a defeat of the purpose which Congress had in view when passing the Acts —these purposes having been the establishment of a Loyal and Republican State Government, affording adequate pro tection to life and property, the mainten ance of peace and good order, and the free expression of political opinion. “The wise discernment displayed by Congress, in requiring, by its legislation, that none but those who were loyal should participate in the establishment of a pro visional government which was thereafter to be clothed with the rights aud immuni ties of a State in the Uuion, charged witli the care and protection of the lives and property, and the civil and pomieal rights of its citizens, is made the more apparent by the consequences which have ensued from this faiiure in the enforcement of that legislation. “I would, therefore, respectfully invite the attention of your Honorable body to this subject, and ask that such steps be taken as may to you seem wise and proper for the obtaining of full information in relation thereto ; ami to the end that L jy alty may be protected and promoted by the enforcement of the laws enacted by the Representatives of the American people. “Rufus B. Bullock. “By the Governor: “Eugene Davis, “Executive Secretary.” By the adoption of resolutions by your honorable body, setting forth, in effect, that persons were eligible to membership uuder the act of June 25th, 1868, which prescribed the conditions imposed by the proposed amendment to the Constitution known as Article Fourteen, which persons it was admitted had taken au official oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and afterwards gave aid and com fort to the enemies thereof by holding a commission uuder a State engaged in rebellion agaiust the United States, and aiding in various other ways the enemies of that Government, aud subsequently by your action in excluding from your body a large number of of the State aud of the United States, who had been duly elected and seated, and who had par ticipated in the adoption of the fundamen tal conditions imposed by Cougress; mem bers, too, without whose votes those con ditions would not have been adopted, and your body having based that action upon your deliberate judgment, that uuder the Constitution and laws of this State per sons having a certain portion of African blood in their veius were not eligible to office, and such actiou being in very marked coutrast with the policy aud with the spirit of the Reconstruction acts of Congress, attention was naturally directed to a careful examination of the law, to the manner of its execution, to ascertain how it was possible that these results could follow the adoption of the policy of Congress by a large majority of the body politic. The result of this examination is embraced in the view presented to Con gress It is therein alleged that if there had been a liberal execution of the law, a pri mal legislative organization would have been limited to those who could swear that they had never voluntarily borne arms against the United States, and had never sought nor accepted, nor attempted to ex ercise the functions of any office whatever under any authority, or pretended author ity in hostility to the same. Such a body, when it should have adopt ed the condition, precedent to the admis sion ot the State to representation in Con gress, would rigidly examine the claims to eligibility of such other members as might apply for seats uuder the Constitu tion of the .State aud that of the United States—when legislative action should have vitalized the State Coustitutiou ; and ft is reasonable to suppose they would not admit to seats persons who fell nnder the disability imposed by the act of June 25th, IS6B, and by the Fourteenth Amendment. The result of this careful observation of the letter and the intent of the law would, it is believed, have prevented the subse quent legislative actiou, which, so far as it may be permitted to stand, has virtually overthrown the wise policy inaugurated by Congress: a policy so lately and so fully endorsed by the American people at the ballot box. The position taken in my communica tion to Congress as to the requirements of the Reconstruction Acts is founded upon the following official opinion of the Major General who, under those acts, command ed the Third Military District, which opinion was announced previous to the election for members of the General As« sembiy, and by which all persons were put upon notice as to what would be re quired. [From the Atlanta New Era, April att, 1807. j ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE. “As the question of eligiblity under the new Provisional Government is now one of great interest, we have been at some pains to place before our readers an official opinion upon this point. “A persou who had never held an office before the war, but who voluntarily aided nnd abetted the rebellion by holding a civil office atone time during the war, sought the opinion of the Commanding General as to whether he would now be eligible if elected. i give below the official opinion, by which it will be seen that the test oath will tie required. “Congress will, however, no doubt pass an enabliug act, relieving persons who, in good faith, desire restoration of the Union, (and who have proved their faith by their works,) from the operation of the&th sec tion, and of other disabilities, which would otherwise prevent them aiding in resto ration. ‘H’aiqu’ks Thikd Military Dist., i ‘Department Georgia Ala . and Fla. Atlanta, Ga , April 1.5,1868. ) ‘The sixth section of the first Recon struction Act of Congress declares ‘That until the people of said rebel States shall be, by law, admitted to representation in the < ’(ingress of the United States, any civil government which may exist there in, shall be deemed provisional only,’ “Under the provisions of the fifth sec tion of the same act, ‘the people of said State cannot be admitted to representation in Congress until they shall have ratified the Constitution submitted to them under the Reconstruction Acts, and Congress shall have approved the same; and until said State shall have adopted the amend ment to the Constitution of the United States, proposed by Congress, known as ‘Article 14,’ and said Article shall have become a part of the Constitution of tbe United States.’ These aud other provi sions of the Reconstruction. Acts clearly show that whatever government may ex ist in Georgia, before tbe fulfillment of tbe above conditions, must ‘be deemed provi sional only.’ Tbe ninth section ol'the (Sup plementary Reconstruction Act, passed July 19,1867, ‘requires all officers elected or appointed under the provisional govern ment of a state to take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by law for officers of the UDited (States.’ This makes a con dition of eligibility to office under a pro visional government very materially dif ferent from either eligibility to registration as a voter, or eligibility to office under the provisions of the proposed Constitutional Amendment. “ ‘Before entering upon hisduties, a pro visional officer is required, among other things, to swear that he has neither sought, nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise tbe functions of any office whatever, under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States. “ ‘Mr. held oflice under the author ity of the State of Georgia while that (stale was in hostility to the United Htates. He is consequently ineligible to office un der the provisional government. It is not deemed necessary here to discuss the effect this view of the law may have as to other officers. But legislation has to be taken while the Htale is yet under provisional government; and the members of the Legislature must be qualified to bold office under the provisional government. “ ‘[Official J R. C. Drum, a. A. G.’ ” This position is further sustained by the following extract from General Orders, No. 61, dated Headquai ters Third Military District, Atlanta, April 15, 1S68: “11. The question having been submit ted whether the members of tbe General Assembly of this State, lo be elected next week, will be required, before entering upon their duties, to take what is com monly called the ‘test oath’, the Com manding Ueneral is of opinion that, inas much us said General Assemby—should the Constitution now submitted to the people of this State be ratified by them, and tie approved by Congress—is required to convene and to adopt the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United Slates, designated as ‘Article XiV.’, before the State can be admitted to representation in Congress; it may b decided that the members of said General Assembly are, while taking this prelim inary action, officers of a provisional gov ernment, aud as such required, under the 9th section of the act of Congress of July 19, 1867, to take the test oath.” If there were any doubt—based upon phraseology—as to whether the provision of the ninth section of the Act July 19, 1867, requiring the oath to be administer ed, should be made to apply, it would seem that tbe eleventh section of tbe same Act would, in this ease, render its applica tion imperative. The eleventh section reads as follows: “That all tlie provisions of this Act, and of the Acts to which it is supplementary shall be construed liberally, to tbe end that all the intents thereof may be fully and perfectly cariied out.” That such literal construction of the law was expected is evidenced by the follow ing extract of a communication of Gen. Grant to Gen. l’ope, under date of August 3, 1867 : “1 think your views are sound, botli in the construction which you give to the laws of Congress and the duties of the supporters of good government to see that when Reconstruction is effected no loop hole is left open to give trouble and em barrassment hereafter. It is certainly the duty of District Commanders to study what the framers of the Reconstruction Laws wanted toexpressas muchasthey do express, and to execute the laws according to that interpretation. Also, Geu. Rawlins to Gen. Meade, July 7th, 1S68: “The Reconstruction Acts are required to be construed liberally, to the end that all the intents thereof, viz: The re establishment of civil government in States lately in rebellion may bes ully aud perfectly carried out; aud it would seem that persons ineligible to hold office under their provisions should not be allowed to defeat them.’’ My own examination of the Reconstruc tion Acts leads me to the following conclu sions : 1. Until the full recognition by Con gress of Georgia as a State in the Union there can lie no authority for Government within her territorial limits except that derived from the laws of the United States. 2. This authority for government is found in the laws known as the Recon struction Acts of Congress. 3. The terms aud conditions upon which Georgia was to have been admitted as a State are prescribed in the law of Juue 25th, 1808, entitled “An Act to admit,” etc. 4. There being nothing in that Act wMch repealed or annulled the require ments previously enacted as to eligibility, those terms and conditions could be legal ly adopted only by a legislative assembly organized under and by virtue of the laws of the United States theu in force, and by a bod3 7 whose members were eligible under the Acts of March 2d and July 19th. 1567. 5. Until said terms and couditionssbould be adopted by such a legislative body as that referred to, the new Constitution could have no vitality as fundamental law. 6. In the act of March 2d, 1867, the fol lowing condition was prescribed for per sons holding office under the provisional government: “ * * * no person shall be eligible to any office uuder any such provisional governments who would be disqualified from holding office uuder the 3d article of said [Fourteenth] Amendment. 7. That this restriction was not by Con gress considered sufficiently comprehen sive to insure the establishment of State Governments in harmony with its poliey, is made manifest by the fact that the fol lowing Still more restrictive provision was embodied in the Supplemental Recon struction Act, which became a law on the 19th of July, 1867: “ And be it further enacted, * * * That all persous hereafter elected or appointed to office in said Military Districts under any so called State or municipal authority, or by detail or appointment of the District Commander, shall be required to take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed bv law for officers of the United States.” 8. Congress is the sole, final interpreter of the true intents aud meaning of the Reconstruction Acts, aud the arbiter upon questions of execution. [General Grant to General Ord, Juue 23d, 1867. “ * * The law, however, makes the District Commanders their own interpreters of their power and duty under it; and in my opinion the Attorney General and rnyseif can do uo more than give our opinion as to the meaniug of the law; neither can enforce his views against the judgment of those made responsible for the faithful ex ecution of the law—the District Comman ders” Also Geueral Meade to General Grant, July 18 th, 186S: “Myjudgment, therefore, is to acquiesce in the decision of the Seuate, and leave to Congress such action as may hereafter be deemed proper in case the Senate has failed to comply with the law.”] The fact that there is not in Georgia adequate protection for life and property, the maintenance of peace and good order, aud the free expression of political opin ion, is too well known aud understood to require argument, or the presentation of the evidence which has reached me from many portions of the State. In fact, it is hoped that it may never become necessary to make public information which would so severely reflect upon us as a people. Let us consider what would be the prac tical effect of executing the law in accord ance with the view above presented. The persons elected in April last would be re-assembled. Such of them as could take the required oath, or who had been GEORGIA JOURNAL AND MESSENGER relieved by Congress, of legal and political disabilities, would be seated. This would restore (he colored members to Hie posi tions to which they were elected The body, thus organized, would, by legisla tion, adopt the requirements precedent to our recognition as a Htate. Our State Constitution would theu become of force, and supercede the Reconstruction Acts. Persons who eou and not take tbe test oath, hut who would be eligible under the Htate Constitution and the fourteenth amend ment would then be admitted—the body above referred to being the judge of their eligibility. This would not be “ reconstructing re construction,” but simply a vindication of tbe sufficiency of laws heretofore enacted to secure results which were contemplated at tbe time of their passage, and antici pated by tbe persons who voted to sustain them. It is, however, urged with force, in ob jection to the view heretofore presented, tiiat the words “under any so-calle<l Stale or municipal authority” would prevent the application of the aforesaid 9th Section of the Act of July 19th, 1867, to persons who were elected in April Lat, under an Ordinance of the Con veution, and that the eligibility of members of the Legislature rested only upon the new Constitution and rhe Fourteenth Amendment. [Gen eral Grant to General Meade, April 29th, 1868: ‘‘The officers elected under the new Constitution are not officers of the provis ional governments referred to in the Re construction Acts, nor are they officers elected uuder any so-called State authority, aud are not therefore required to take the oath preseriiieil in Sectiou 9, Act of July 19th, 1867. Tbe eligibility to hold office must be determined by the new Constitu tion, aud the Amendment to the Consti tution of tbe United States designated as Article 14.”] But even in this view of the case, it will undoubtedly beheld by Congress that the action of your Honorable body, in expel ling the colored members, is inconsistent with our State Constitution, and accom plishes a revolution aud au overtiirow of the government established uuder that in strument ; and that steps must be taken by Congress itself to vindicate its legislation aud establish a loyal government here. Tuere being an opinion in the minds of many of the sittiug members ot your Honorable body touching tbe right of col ored citizens, directly opposite to that en tertained by a majority of those who voted to ratify the Constitution, aud differing from the opinion eutertaiued by Congress when action was there taken upon it, that body may require the Constitutional Con vention to re-assemble, when tbe Consti tution would, without doubt, tie so amend ed as to remove any uncertainty that may now exist as to the establishment of a loy al State Government, republican inform aud in fact—one that would uphold and promote the great principles of civil liber ty and persona! rights which have been developed by tbe results of tbe war, aud endorsed by the verdict of the whole peo ple. We may be well assured that the Gov ernment of the United States will not hesitate in the great work of regeneration until its success isfuli and complete—estab lished above aud beyond the reach of those whose convictions of duly led them to eugage in an effort to destroy that which they had attempted to prevent be ing constructed. It is, therefore, respectfully recommend ed that we, ourselves, take the initiative in the consummation of the policy of Con gress ; and acting upon our own sense of the obligation v.e owe to the authority from which we derive all we now have or expect to enjoy, of civil self-government, undo what has been done. Restore the colored members to their seats, and exclude every person from par ticipation in your legislation who took an official oath to support the Government of the United States, aud afterward gave aid or comfort to its enemies, until such per son shall have been relieved by Congress of the disability thus incurred —bearing in mind that ilie only relief from such disability is found in the action of two •tbirds of each house of Congress, and cannot be accomplished by the individual opinion of the person affected, that the aid or comfort was not voluntarily af forded. It is hoped that thorough action in this direction will effect what we all so much desire—the final adjustment of our politi cal status as a State in tlie Union; aud promote peace among ourselves by grant ing what nearly one half of our whole voting population demand, and to which they believe themselves entitled the great right of choosing one of their own number to be their representative. The sentiment in favor of universal amnesty was rapidly growing throughout the nation until clucked in part by the course pursued here; and now, unfortu nately for us, the demand of the popular voice is correctly expressed by the words of a distinguished Senator, on a late public occasion, when he says: “The pure minded, the noble Whittier sends us a sentiment to night in favor of universal amnesty and the removal of all political disabilities. To that sentiment I do not assent. With me no more amnesty or removal of disabilities till Uie life of the humblest individual who walks on God’s footstool, be he black or white, is as sacred in Camilla, Geoigia, orin New Orleans, in Louisiana, as it is in the peaceful village of Amesbury, in Massachusetts.” Let us, then, do all in our power to pre vent what may be deemed by Congress a necessity —the denial of tire appeals of our disabilities ; and perhaps the still further restriction of political power by withhold ing it entirely from those who do not heartily acquiesce in, aud abide by, the policy that recognizes our late slaves as men—entitled to all the rights and im munities of other men before tbe law. It is not desired that treason shall be punished, but it is demanded that loyalty shall he respected, aud, if necessary, pro tected. My only object is the establishment of a loyal State Government—a Government that will secure to every Uuion man, aud to every man who favors the Reconstruc tion policy of Congress, be he rich or poor, black or white, protection full and com plete, for his person, his property, and in the expression of his political opinions The same immunity from proscription and outrage which is now enjoyed by the most arrogant supporter of secession and opponent of Congress, must he vouch safed to the humblest Union man and supporter of the Congressional policj 7 , be fore we can have perfect liberty or perfect peace. If, however, these recommendations do not find favor with your honorable body, it is most respectfully suggested that such action upon this subject be promptly taken as you deem wise aud proper: aud that you may then adjourn until some con venient time in midsummer, leaving the whole matter with Congress, where, if not satisfactorily adjusted by ourselves, the question must be finally disposed of. Having, as 1 deemed it my duty to do, presented to Congress the communication which is thi9 day laid before your honor ble body, I have abstained from urging upon Congress any plan or measures touching the subject, except that, on being called before tbe Reconstruction Commit tee of the House of Representatives, and being asked for my opinion as to what should be done, I stated in substance as foilows : That there should be a literal ex ecution of the Reconstruction Acts, aud that, in my opinion, these acts require the primal organization of the Legislature to be made by the admission of those only who can take tbe test oath, or have been relieved of their disabilities by Congress; that this course would restore the colored members to their seats withoutauy special legislation, aud place the legislative de partment of Georgia in the hands of loyal men; that after the adoptiou by such a body of the fundamental conditions prece dent to the State's admission to the Union, under the act of June 25th, all members eligible uuder the state Constitution aud the Fourteenth Amendment, would he admitted, and no further action by Con gress would be necessary. It is fortunate for us, that added to the blessing of good crops, the saleable value of our staple is sufficient to make its pro duction very profitable; aud this being the seasou when preparations are essential for its successful culture, let us abstain from legislation that is not in the direction of a final settlement of our political differences aud give full attention to this preparation and to the production of sufficient provi sion crops to meet the home demand. With the increased quantity of the sta ple which may be expected from our im proved agriculture, we shall be able to de velop our internal resources, brnld rail roads, maintain our educational institu tions and take rapid stride along the path of Peace and Plenty. Tbe clear and comprehensive report of the Treasurer, herewith transmitted, will afford all tbe inf"rmatiou now at the com mand of that officer as to the financial condition of the State. The debt of the State has not been in creased, except in the case of temporary loans, which are provided for by previous legislation. The interest on the public debt has beeu promptly paid since the in auguration of the present officers. Attention is particularly invited to the full and able report of the Comptroller Getter !. His wise recommendations are specialty commended as beiug entitled to careful consideration. If the Genera Assembly recognizes (he Constitutional Convention, which assem bled uuder the Reconstructien Acts, as the proper representative of the people of tiie State, it would seem eminently wise that it should adopt, at ttie proper time, the recommendation of the Comptroller Gen eral, i hat tire unpaid expenses of that body be paid out of the Treasury, and the re ceipts from the Convention tax, when col lected, placed to the credit of general fund In the Treasury. The amounts appropriated and due to the various public institutions have been paid and ilieir condition will be quite sat isfactory, when the changes re otumeuded by your several Committees shall have been effected. The management of the Western and Atlantic Railroad has beeu devoted exclu sively to the development of it i resources, and has resulted in satisfactory remuner ation to the Treasury, and afforded accom modations acceptable to the public and to its several railroad connections. The satisfactory manner in which the energetic aud able contractors, Messrs. Kimball, have executed their contract with the city of Atlanta cannot fail to receive your approval. You now have legislative halls, com mittee rooms, aud public offices, superior to any found in tbe Southern States, and equaled by few of those in the North. The removal aud establishment of the new Capitol has been accomplished at compar atively trilling cost to the State. The old bnildiugat Milledgeville can be made useful for public purposes i* accord ance with the recommendations cum your committee, and are particularly ' ' /ed in the report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings, to which your attention is invited, together with the report of the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary. The reports from the Superintendents of the Insane and other Asylums, have not yet reached me. Rufus B. Buli-ock, Governor. Mr. Wooten offered the following reso lutions : Resolved, That three hundred copies of the message and accompauyiugdocuments of his Excellency, the Goveruor, be print ed for the use of tiie Seuate, and that that portion of said message which refers to the relation of Georgia with the General Gov ernment be referred toa special committee of five, to be appointed by tbe Chair. Mr. Candler offered the following as an amendment for the resolution of Mr. Wooten : Resolved, that so much of the message of his Excellency the Goveruor as refers to the organization of the General Assem bly, and the action of tbe Senate aud House of Representatives in declaring in eligible persons cf color who held seats as members of the General Assembly, be re ferred toa joint Special Committee to be composed of three from the Senate, to be appointed by ttie President of the Senate, and such number as may be appointed by the House of Representatives. Mr. Winn ottered the following as a substitute for the whole: Resolved, That the message of his Ex cellency, the Governor, be referred to the Committee on tiie State of the Republic. Mr. Speer moved tlie previous questiou. The question was theu put upon Mr. Winn’s resolution, wiiich was lost. The question was then put upon Mr. Candler’s resolution, which was lost: Yeas 10—uays 30. The question then recurred upon the resolution, of Mr. Wooten, which was adopted. Mr. Speer, Chairman of the Committee on Rules, reported the old rules with some slight amendments, which were adopted. On motion of Mr. Speer, a seat upon the floor of the Senate was tendered Messrs. H. J. and E. M. Kimball. Mr. /ooten offered the following reso lution : Whereas, the Governor in his message this day transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives, uses the follow ing language, to wit: “The fact that there is not in Georgia adequate protec tion for life and property, the maintenance of peace and good order, and the free ex - pression of political opinion, is too well known and understood to require argu ment or tiie presentation of the evidence which has reached me from many portions of the State.” And whereas, It is the earnest desire and unwavering determination of this body, in so far as its agency is involved, to co-operate in all proper measures with the ottier departments of the government in offering full and ample protection for life and property in tbe establishment of peace and good order throughout the State; in securing to all classes ami con ditions of the people, a free expression of political opinions and in effecting the faithful execution of the laws of the State and of the United States. In order, therefore, that the necessary legislation may be perfected, ami that proper and efficient remedies may be pro vided in the premises, be it Resolved, That His Excellency, the Governer be, and he is hereby respectfully requested to communicate to the Senate any information he may possess showing the prevalence of the evils and disorders to which he refers, or tiie existence of or ganized resistance to law, anil tbe extent and character of the same ; also that be be requested to present any evidence that may have reached him touching this mat ter. Mr. Nunnaliy offered the following as an amendment: Resolved, That all evidence in the pos session of His Excellency, the Governor, which is alluded to in his message, that there is not in Georgia adequate protec tion for life and property, be referred to a committee, to be appointed, aud said committee shall have power to call upon the Governor for such information, as he may have, in regard to that matter; and that the said committee have power to send for persons aud papers. Upon which, Mr. Burns called the pre vious question. The vote was taken upon Mr. Nunnal ly’s substitute, which was lost. The question then recurred upon the resolution of Mr. Wooten, which was adopted. The President announced as the com mittee to take into consideration the mes sage of His Excellency upon the relations of the country’, Messrs. Wooten, Harris, Nunnally, Higby, and Merrell. On motion, the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, at 10 o’clock a. m. House. —House met pursuant to ad journment, and was called to order at 12 o'clock M., by the Speaker. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Crumley. Minutes read aud approved. On motion of Mr. Scott, of Floyd, a new member was sworn in. The committee appointed to inform the Governor that both bouses were organized and ready for business, reported through their Chairman, Mr. McCullough, of Jones. The message of the Governor was an nounced by Mr. Davis, Secretary of the Governor, and on motion of Mr. Phillips, of Echols, it was taken up and read. Mr. Shumate moved that that portion of the Governor’s message that refers to reconstruction be referred to a special committee of ten. Mr. Price moved as au amendment that it he referred to the Committee on the State of the Republic. Mr. Bryaut offered as a substitute a reso lution that a joint committee of four from the House and two from the Senate, half Republicans aud half Democrats, be ap pointed, with power to take the whole matter ot reconstruction in hand, pro ceed to Washington, if necessary, and to report, wheu they have considered it, to this body, what course is necessary. - Mr. Bryant said that the question in volved the destiny’ of the State of Geor gia, and that he wished to rise above party and do what was for the good of the State. He was a Republican aud expect ed toact with that party as long as tlaey maintain their present principles. He did not iutend, though, to let auv obligations that be had to this party make him do anything that would injure this State. He reviewed the condition of affairs. In the election of General Grant the question of reconstruction had been settled ; the policy of reconstruction was equal rights to ail. Congress is now considering the expulsion of the colored members, and they will require these members to be re turned here to their seats. In this de mand they are backed by a majority oj the people. The question of expulsion of the members was discussed throughout the North during the canvass; speakers on the stump promised their constituency that these matteis should be remedied, were endorsed by their people, and they are now at Washington, and will certain ly do what they promised. If this committee would come together and act for the good of the State—if they will rise above party—he thought that this question could be settled for the good of the State, aud he did hope that such mo tives wou and actuate members. Members should not be goverued longer by hatred, when in this condition we can do no good for the country. It has been said that Congress hates the South. Ido not doubt that some members do, but the leadiug men there—the l»est men—do not. There is a feeling of distrust in the House, both on tlie side of the Republicans and Demo crats, against oue another. A9 long as this continues we can never settle this matter for the good of our State, He thought the plan he proposed was a good one. He wanted good men on this com rnittee —men who would be actuated by proper motives He thought that Con gress would meet them in a proper spirit. Virginia had goue to Washington in this manner, and they had been met in the kindest manner. This State, through her best citizens, said that they would be will ing to give to her people universal suffrage, if CoDgrees would grunt universal amnes ty. Let us settle this matter properly. My party may read me out daily, because I will not follow in the wrong. I care not; when this question is settled as it shou’d be, fcfr Georgia’s interest, then wecau re turn to our respective platforms. Butone motive should actuate us all in this settle ment; and I do hope that a spirit of com promise will prevail. Peace and tranquil ity are what our people want. No party lash can drive me, in this matter, to do anything to the injury of the State of Georgia Will Democrats do this? I ex pect to dc, when this question is settled, as I have always done—act with my patty. The Northern people judge the people of this State by what has been said by Mr. Toombs and Mr. Hill—these people think that these geutlemen will lead the South, aud they think that these gentlemen have a hatred to them. Mr. O’Neal did with the gen» -ideman from Richmond. He thought that the Speaker should be permitted to select a committee without requiring him to be confined to parties. He also thought that the questiou could he settled without the committee visiting Washington. He was opposed to the appointment of a commit tee. If anything was necessary we could take it up and atiend to it at once. Mr. Price, of Lumpkin, withdrew his amendment, and said that he would be recreant to his duty if he refuse to meet a member ou the proposition made by the geutleman from Richmond, and for one, he was willing to he governed and actu ated by the spirit proposed. He was glad that Mr. Bryant had met this quesion in this manner, aud he thought good could be accomplished by adopting his suggestion. The Governor of the State had gone to Washington and arraigned this body. He did not think there could be anything im proper in Democrats doing likewise. Mr. Scott, of Floyd—He had but one duty to perform, that was to do the best for the State of Georgia. He was opposed to the substitute of the geutlemau from Richmond, because it would open the whole question. He offered a substitute, referring it to the Committee on the State of the Republic. Mr. Anderson, of Cobb, spoke in favor of the original resolution offered by Mr. Shumate. He would not say that he was willing to send a committee to Washing ton. This is an extraordinary questiou, aud must be carefully considered. Mr. Shumate, of Whitfield, said when he ofl'ered this resolution, that lie was well aware of the importance of the question, and as the gentleman from Cobb said, one of extraordinary importance. He was Chairman of the Committee on the State of the Republic; this was a standiug com mittee, aud when appointed, this issue had not been made—a special committee is necessary. I see no incongruity between my resolution and the substitute offered by the gentleman from Richmond. I think there is nothing improper in adopting his substitute. Mr. Bryant withdrew his substitute, as it could be taken up afterward. He thought that the resolution offered by the geutleman from Whitfield would he proper at present. The vote was taken on Mr. Shumate’s resolution, and it was adopted. The Speaker appointed the following members on the Committee: Shumate, Harper, Scott, McCullough, Phillips, O’Neal, Bryant, Darnell, Belt, Tweedy. A resolution was offered to have 500 copies of the Governor’s message printed. Several resolutions were offered, appro priating money to colleges. Mr. Flournoy rose to a pointofinforma tiou. An appropriation lias already been made for Colleges, and he did not see how other appropriations Could he made. Mr. Lee took the same view of the mat ter. Said an appropriation had been made for the benefit of the Colleges to be equal ly divided, and did not think it could be done. The questiou was referred. Mr. Shumate said that about $13,000 has beeu paid to clerks of committees, aud he offered a resolution that but two commit tees be permitted to have clerks, the Judiciary ami Finance. He said that very few committees needed clerks. He moved to suspend the rules to take up the resolution. Rules suspeuded. Mr. Flournoy was opposed to the reso lution because a resolution had been ofi'ered by him, and adopted by this body authorizing but two clerks, one for the Judiciary and one for the Finauee Com mittee. No pay was due for the services for other Clerks after the passage of that resolution. If Mr. Shumate’s resolution is adopted this pay will be legalized. He did not wish to do this, and called for the former resolution and that this resolution he referred to the Retrenchment Commit tee. Motion to rvfer prevailed. A resolution was offered and adopted, designating for the present, the hours of 10 a. m., and 1 r. m., for meeting and adjournment. Resolutions in respect to the memory of the Hon. Win, Butts, were read and adopted. The House adjourned till 10 o’clock to morrow. [From the Atlanta Intelligencer.] Saturday, January 16. Sex ate. —The Senate opened at 10 o’clock, pursuant to adjournment, with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Smith, of the 7th District. The roll being called, a quorum present, proceedings of yesterday were read and approved. Mr. Hinton moved a reconsideration of Mr. Wooten’s resolution, which was pass ed on yesterday, relative to the Governor’s message. The resolution was reconsidered, when Mr. Hinton offered the following amend ment: Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the President to call on the Governor for evidence in writing, which is in his possession, that life, liberty, and property in Georgia are insecure. There was considerable discussion by Messrs. Merrill, Higbee, Hinton, Wooten, Adkins, Nunnally, Winn, and Hunger ford. The proposed investigation was warmly sustained by Mr. Winn. Mr. Huugerford, with much animation, de fended the Governor’s statements which were uuder discussion. The previous question being called, Mr. Higbee introduced a substitute for Mr. Wooten's resolution, which was lost. After much discussion, Mr. Wooten’s resolution was adopted. Quite a discussion sprung up as to arranging seats in the galleries. Some witicisms from Messrs. Lester, Adkins, Merrill, Smith, and Speer. Senators must excuse us if we make mistakes in our reports. The courtesies of the floor have always been extended to Reporters; but, being conflued to the galleries with the crowd, a novel thing, where we can barely see or hear, our mistakes must be pardoned. By Mr. Moore—Resolved that the Sen ate meet at 10 a. m., and adjourn at 1 P. M. Passed. The rules were here suspended to intro duce bills. Mr. Lester introduced a bill to provide for juries in Chatham and other coun ties. Mr. Speer introduced a bill to incorpo rate a Life Insurance Company in Macon, with certain rights. Mr. Nunnally introduced a bill to in corporate the Commercial Bank of the City of Griffin. Mr. Nunnally introduced a bill to ex empt certain Fire Companies in the city of Savannah from jury duties. Mr. Wells introduced a petition from certain planters relative to certain debts. Referred to Finance Committee Mr. Adams introduced a bill to author ize the Georgia Railroad Company to aid the Macon aud Augusta Railroad Com pany. Upon motion of Mr. Nunnally, the Senate adjourned until Monday morning, at 10 o’clock. House. —The House met at 10, a. m., and was called to order by the Chair. Prayer by the Rev. Mr’ Crumley. Minutes read and approved. Mr. Fitzpatrick moved that the act un seating the colored members be rescinded, and that they be reseated. Motion lost by a large majority. Mr. Scott moved that the House be ten dered to Dr. llrantly for bis lecture on Tuesday night Motion carried. Mr. Brewster moved that a seat be given to Ministers of the Gospel, Reporters, and ex-Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts, ou the floor of the House. Several members opposed the motion to allow seats, urging a want of room. Mr. Bryant was in favor of allowing seats to Reporters, but thought the gal lery the proper place. He moved to strike out Reporters aud Ministers of the Gos pel, substituting the Governor aud ex- Governors, and ex-Judges of tlie Supreme and Superior Courts. Mr. O’Neal moved that the motion be laid ou the table. Carried. Motions were here made to draw for seats. Mr. Turnipseed amended by moving that members retain their present seats during the session. Mr. Crawford thought it decidedly wrong for members to rush on, schoolboy like, and get the best seats. Mr Fielder wanted to know if Mr. Craw ford had a front seat if he would approve drawing for seats. (Laughter.) Mr. Crawford thought lie would. Mr. Harper thought Mr. Crawford should remaiu in his present seat as all cau hear him from that point. Previous questiou called for aud sus tained. Vote was taken on the substitute aud there being a tie, the Speaker east his vote in favor of members drawing for seats. Members then proceeded to draw for seats, many changes taking place. A resolution in regard to reconstruction was read. Mr. Phillips—A resoluiou in regard to appropriations for colleges. He spoke in tavor of his resolution, but could not be Heard After some debate the resolution was laid on the table. Mr, Lee—A resolution to appoint a spe cial committee to examine the qualifica tions of clerks. Adopted. Mr. Bhumate moved that the Governor be requested to order an election of a mem her to take the seat of Mr. Butts, deceased Adopted. The committee appointed to examine clerks were Messrs. Lee, Flournoy aud Sisson. Mr. Scott, of Floyd, moved that the gal lery, in front of the Speakers’s desk be reserved for ladies. Adopted. Several bills were here introduced, but could not be heard in the gallery, where the reporters were seated. Mr. Price—A hill authorizing the print ing of the journal of each day. Carried. Mr. McWhorter —A bill to organize a Land and Emigration Company in this State. Resolutions in regard to Mr. Miller, de ceased, read ami adopted. House adjourned. Atlanta, Ga., January 14, 1869. Messrs. Editors : The General Assembly having convened, aud being ready to pro ceed to business, I will take great pleasure in using what ability and energy‘l possess in securing the passage of such measures as are entrusted to my care by my con stituents, and that will be beneficial to their interests. Respectfully, Thos. J. SPEER. WASHINGTON SPECIALS. THE CIVIL TENURE The position of the Senate in regard to the proposed repeal of the civil tenure was expressed pretty thoroughly in Mr. Wilson’s compromise measure of amend ment to-day, which embraces the first of the modifications which tnese dispatches announced he would offer just two weeks ago. Mr. Wilsou’s amendment simply re-enacts the old Jaw, with the exception that cabinet officers are taken out of the act altogether. Mr. Wilsou’sameudment must not be regarded as the ultimate con cession the Senate will make. He intro duced it with the expectation that another excision of the old law will yet be made, giving Grant summary power to remove all revenue officers. Mr. Frelinghuyseu is most likely to add on this proposition, as he expresses himself warmly in favorofit. Further tliau this the Senator will not go. No majority to repeal the act can now be counted in the Senate. On that point the votes stand as before tallied in these dis patches. It is ascertained that General Grant’s demand for the repeal of the law, aud General Butler’s prompt bid for the repeal, have made Senators careful of their diguity.and resolved to yield no pre rogative. On the other baud, Butler, and Washburne, and Grant, (now a trading trio,) declare that nothing short of full re peal will auswer. The war, which for a while did fail, Now trebly thundering fills the gale. The action of the House in promptly repealing the law was taken in a spirit of pure desire to put tlieSeuatein an awkward position, and it ha 9 done it. It is under stood that Mr. Wade’s reference of the repeal bill to the Retrenchment Commit tee has secured, if it was not designed to secure, an adverse report, as Edmunds, Williams, and Patterson, of New Hamp shire, are committed to having the bill stand ; and two of them to-night are quoted as against even Wilsou’s iuefl'ec tive modification of it. The Democrats of the Senate will vote against this modifica tion, as they are for repeal—not anything short of it. The feud between Grant and his party, which ran to such a high mark during the holidays, has returned to-night, and surges in every circle of the Capitol. The sessions of the Senate, by week after next, will be rife with division and crimi , nation, and the stormiest erasince impeach ment is conceded to have set in.— Wash ington Special to World, 15 th. WAR CLAIMS OP THE TROOLY LOIL. The bucolic business brain of Mr. Wil son found out to-day a further employ ment for the superfluous Major Generals whom the ending of those twin relics of barbarism, the Freedmeu’s Bureau and reconstruction, would otherwise leave high and dry. He proposes to make Howard, of the Freedmen’s Bureau; Thomas, of Tennessse-terrorism ; and Canby, now commanding the Carolina;-, a Board of Claims, with Quartermaster- General Meigs thrown in. This board is to begin April 1, and last for two years, and be indefinitely contiuuable by act of Congress. The business they are to he charged with is the consideration of all war claims of any kind from the South. None but “trooly loil” men are to be paid. This is intended to secure Butler in bis Confederate spoons, and the board are al lowed to rent as many buildings as they see fit and employ as many clerks as they want. It i9 understood that they will practically continue the present clerical force of the defunct P’reedmen’s Bureau, as Deputy Commissioners of Claims, w’ith their clerks, are proposed in all the late rebel States. A fatter job has not been projected ou Congress since the establish ment of the Bureau ; but these Bureau clerks must be provided for in some way. The affair is to be a partnership of pick ings, as the board are forbid to pay any claims unless Congress, after consideration of them, orders them paid.— Washington Special to the World , 1 6th. Shocking Developments—The Fea gan Murder.— For two days rumors have been floating around that the real murderers of G. W. Feagan, killed by an assassiu, near Silver Run, Ala., on Tues day evening, October 27th, last, had beeu discovered. Parties from Crawford, A!a., where the Circuit Court is now in session, have given us statements which we briefly relate: One Cook, where from, we do not know, on being arrested has turned State’s evi dence. He states that he killed Feagan ; that he was hired to do the deed by Mcßride, Feagan’s partner in the saw mill business, at Silver Run, through one G. W. Amos, of Geneva, Ga., a brother in-law of Mcßride. The price given, we have beard, was $250. A woman is said to have been ihe cause. It is claimed tha Cook’s statement is corroborated by other evidence. The Grand Jury found a true bill agaiust Mcßride, Amos and Cook, for murder. The first two have not been ar rested, nor have they been heard of since Friday. We give without comment the sub stance of the facts as related to us by gen tlemen who knew positively the present ments had been found. The reports are so rife that concealment can no longer ef fect good. The details are indeed shock* ing. Suit AoainsttheCity.— About a week since a young man named Elliott was ar rested by the police, and locked up on the charge of being a dangerous and eus- S "cions character. Upon being released, Hiott charged the police with having failed to return him a SSO bill, which, he said, had been taken from his person when searched before being committed. The money not being returned upon demand, j the police denying all knowledge in rela tion to the matter, Elliott instituted a suit 1 against the city,before Justice McCormick for the recovery of the amount, and after a full and lengthy hearing, judgment was rendered against the city.— Mobile Jteais ter, 15 th. COTTON RING AGAIN. The New York Commercial Advertiser is of the opinion that cotton bids fair to mount bis throne again. Assuming that the crop will realize to the South between $200,000,000 rh-J $300,000,000, it says that this sum will not have to be made over to factors who in former years took the lion’s share. It wil not have to be expended for doctor’s bills, incurred by sick and infirm uegroes; or to inaiutaiu a large floating population of slaves in comparative idle ness until the planting season again be gins. Huge store bills will not have to be met as in other days, when planters supported large bodies of slaves. The whole amount can be appropriated to the recuperation and regeneration of the region desolated by the iron heel of war, aud in a very few years at the farthest the South will bo on her feet again. Cotton is thus once more to become King, a king with free subjects, rich and powerful, aud independent of all foreign dynasties. The Southern people cau now that slave labor has disappeared almost indefinitely, increase their cotton re sources. And to this end they should do all in their power to attract Northern cap italists thither, who, briugiugwith them Yankee energy, enterprise, and resources, will prove of invaluable aid aud assistance in developing and pushing forward South ern prosperity. Reconstructing Georgia.—A Wash ington special to the Herald, of the 15lh instant, say 9 that the Reconstruction Committee will plobably make a report to tiie House in a week or ten days on the result ofthis investigation into the condi tion of Georgia and Mississippi. 'lhe Committee is by no rneaus agreed among themselves as to what should be done. Some of them, Ritd among the number Mr. Bingham, the chairman, are opposed toa new reconstruction of Georgia, believing that the testimony does not warrant such a course, and that her State Constitution is thoroughly Republican in form and spirit. Those who listen to the stories of the Bullock faction go for a reconstruc tion. The number of these is believed to be small, because since the investigation was commenced it has become apparent that the object of these men is to have a new deal of offices, so as to secure good ones for themselves and their friends aud to get a chance to have revenge upon po litical enemies. The Testimony in the Oueechee Negro Cases. —The Savannah papers of Sunday contain full accounts of the testi mony of Jas. Dooner, Sheriff of Chatham county, in these cases. As it does not dif fer in auy substantial particular from bis evidence heretofore published, we do not deem its publication now of any special public interest. As might be known, however, it completely negatives the wiekedly-false statements contained iu Sibley’s dispatch to General Grant. The negroes were armed and acted in organ ized bodies, disarming the Sheriff'and his deputies, and openly proclaiming their intention to defy all law except that of their own making. If Sibley is not too old to blush, his face must buru at such a swift and indellible branding of his elau der. The Amnesty Proclamation. —There seems to be a hitch in clearing off the docket the indictments for treason against prominent Southern leaders, be. cause, while the Attorney General’s cir cular to District Attorneys is very explicit, the proclamation itself does not appear to cover all the cases. The chief difficulty seems to be about costs in cases where the proceeding is in rem or agaiust the property of “rebels.” Some of the District Attorneys claim that in such cases the defendants should be obliged to pay all cost 9 on applying for re lease. It is not known how this question will be decided by Mr. Evarts. The Cotton Bill. —The Charleston Courier says it cau conceive of no othei purpose for which the bill to control the sale and price of cotton has been intro duced into Congress than that under the fear of its passage by July, the Southern planters may be induced “to bring the whole of their crops to market between this period and then, and thus benefit the speculators who have sold at prices under the maiket, deliverable during the few ensuing months, am! enable the manufac turers to obtain it upon their own terms.’ Is il not quite as likely that it is intend ed to stimulate tfle planting of a large crop'of cotton to be heavily taxed next summer ? Pollard. —The Reconstruction Com mittee is excited about the report tiiat ‘‘Pollard, a prominent ex-rebel editor,” has a place in the New York •Custom House, and lias sought information of the President, who lias inquired of the Secre tary of the Treasury, who iias written to the Collector at Nesv York. Let him keep his clerkship, says the Selrna Times, and we echo the advice. He has earned it by abusing Mr. Davis and almost every other prominent Southern man whodid his duty during the late war. And, moreover, lie is not now, and never was, a “prominent ex-rebel editor.” He was a subordinate on the editorial staff of the Richmond Examiner, and is a sensation writer for anything that will buy his productions. Only this and nothing more. Mk. Christy’s Case. —The Herald's Washington special of the 14th says that the House Election Committee have de cided to send this gentleman—member elect, from the sixth district of this State— and his papers, before the Reconstruction Committee. Extraordinary Profits of a Sugar Plantation. —The New Orleans Commer cial Bulletin given a statement of a sugar crop recently made in St. Landry Parish, Louisana, which is really extraordinary, as compared with the cotton planter’s profits. The statement speaks for itself, and is as follows : Total wages paid negroes for cultivating crop and taking oil the same, $2,751 99. Cultivating $1,250 00 Crop 1,551 99 Por* 663 75—58,405 74 Crop. 193 lihds. of sngar at $125 net $21,125 375 bbls. of molasses, S2O net 7,500 3 acres of eaDe l’oOO Total $32,625 Wages and pork *3,465 74 Other expenses 3,500 00-$ 0,965 74 Net proceed', of crop from 12 hands. .$25,659 26 Land in cultivation—92 acres of cane, SO acre* of corn. I ground 72 acres of cane and saved for seed 20 acres. (SOUTHERN STATE RONDS IN NEW York. —Southern stocks and bonds con tinue in active demand in New York. The Herald, of the 12th, speaking of the transactions of the day before, says that the Southern State bonds were again ac tively dealt in, prices closing au follows: South Carolinas, ex-coupon, 68a70; do., new, 04a65 ; Tennessees, ex-coupon, 69|a 69£; do., new, 69at>9£ ; Virginias, ex-cou pon, 56a57; do., new, 57a>57£ ; Georgia sixes, 78Ja80; do., sevens, 90£h91 ; North Carolinas, ex-coupon, 64}a64£ ; do., new, 62Ja62f; Missouri sixes, 874a88 ; Louisiana sixes, 72; do. levee sixes, 67£a68 ; do. eights, 76£a77j ; Alabama eights, 86a87; do. fives, 63a64; Memphis Cities, 50aol. —There is a Miss Godsey in Kentucky who has slept for nineteen years except for intervals of ten minutes a dozen times a day, during which she eats. She is in tellectual. GREELEY ON SOUTHERN PROMT! |- R The Trifjune . of Wednesday ] ast Border State aud Southern bonds continv and active. The question of free ; be solving itself very rapidly in the's ~jt)■f I ® l 1 accounts we have, the planters of cotton'i a® 1 are realizing the fact that they art m > : ‘’ at outjff free labor than they ever did uir m The rise in plantations during the nut f. - v has been very great. The Naw Urh s ’ ’’ u " says of sugar plantations: ' r ' v ~ “Plantations, which were bought for tin years ago, the owners now could get One which was bought about two month. ' ; ' $130,000, the owner refused SITO.OOOfur (,« a s of ' this is not to be wondered at, when r . .. . ' ceeds of plantations that can he bought i, . or s4o.Out), with an outlay of sls,uGn or ‘ ' will make a crop of SOO,OOO or tsn.iHm ... Capitalists, everybody knows, are’ very* but when the results are so patent a- v . "1 no wonder that Western men are g , r ' *’ 1 river examining and selecting pianiati *7 manent settlement ” ’ k- Bated upon this advance iu real ~tat , general peace and prosperity of the entir, is not surprising that Northern cap.t i . , be large investors in Southern bond;. :i , ; V counts for the advance in Alabama. !, - Louisiana bonds. *- “The general peace aud pro;m> r , v the entire South,” eh? What the, ’, comes of the infamous charge, so r*-r ently and wickedly made'in e\<n ~ issue of the Tr/hune, of luwle;-: if .» rage ami anarchy at tin* ;j,» uv its clamor, then, for re"i>n-u-. H . Georgia, ami for thrusting down <> throats of the people of Mississippi „„ gauic law made by creatures who i, peace and prosperity as they do cold w ter and clean shirts, and which has I*-. rejected by a fair vote of whit -and bi a , If these things be true, how conies it thy there is any inducement for cautious r>., of capital at the North to seek investment in Southern securities? And yet q le j.\ bune says Northern men are investin largely in Southern bonds. The Tribune in these sentences not onlv answers itself, but, so far a; Georgia ' concerned, the principal witness again-' her—Governor Bullock. He declarestha anarchy reigns in Georgia, and yet y,,.,. gratulates the people upon the health. condition of the finances, the cheer;i,'® agricultural prospects, etc. Cha , s j, , proved invaluable to the cotton crop, lawlessness, and outrages, and bloodv murders to a favorablt condition of;:, money market. The brigands and ,y. throats whom lie makes to repri- > • , people of Georgia, have proved thensv.lv,. successful beyond precedent in agr ral operations, aud with hands n ku with the blood of the “ loy.ii ’’ ! w . , a greater impetus to peace!ul pm -tiir- :i; ; material interests than was ever in: known iu their history. If we hud tw loyal, who shall estimate how high », would have soared? Bah! These barra tors, these slanderers, the*e wicked, foolish plotters, who, like a child sporting with powder, hazard for the hour’s gratifi cation, the dearest rights and most mo mentous interests of a whole people, know that they tlo write themselves dmu a. utterly without pretext for auy sound rea son for their evil designs. They charge» with living in anarchy in one breath,and with tiie next felicitate us with havi:. compassed results that naught but pet; and quiet ami obedience to law ctn achieve. They charge us that chaos hat come by our act, and tlieu point to a light, aud order, and social and material sym metry that only obtains when men an good citizens, work hard, and are scru| ■■ lons to fulfill all their They 'h olarethat lifeand property are not -a c,tj:ar the assassin’s dagger and the mob's brut*! violence await all who hold certain politi cal opinions, and lo! these very people who are thus warned, clamor lbr chaue•- to pour the wealth of their coffer* a; i money bags into Southern lap- ! Let our people go on in the right path They have conquered, as the ovenb | r v, aud these libellers themselves deinuii strate, the citadel of Northern capital. I' isopen, freely and fully open, to the ex cursionsof their patient thrift and unffag ging energy. If they do but bear them- selves as wisely ami successfully in their relatious as members of the body pilitK they will capture the citadel of y art hern politics. The venture is worth many trials. Let us live down these slanders 1 v»ud the battle’s half won. XKW METHOD- OF COTTOX ( l LITRE. According to the YorkvilJe (S. ('. quirer a planter iu Edgefield diatiict i that Htate, under a process similar to tin' proposed by Mr. Poullain, raised ln-ty a fifteen hundred pounds of lint cotton t one acre of laud. He planted two stalk: to the bill, at a distance of eight feet ear: way. The hills were prepared as if fnr transplanting fruit trees, being dug down to a depth of twenty inches and two fee diameter. .Sandy loam and manure then filled in, and the seeds planted. In enormous yield is attributable to U v thorough sub-soiling, the manure and 3' space—the latter being sufficient to aliu* the rays of the sun to penetrui" to the lower brauclies of the plant and (level these fully. As cotton is essentially aw* l plant, never thriving utile - fully supple witli sun warmth, the philosophy of tbii method is at once apparent. Another method has been tried in L’m district in the same fcJtate and with I - improved seed. This is tosub deeply, and plant in hills three feet ev-t way, thinning out the plants when enough, to two iu each hill. Afoul l hi** ; hundred pounds of seed cotton to the s' 1 was obtained from a five acre field plant late in the Spring in this way. TOTHB MEMBERS UP THE MJI'TBKR-' •***■’’ Ah-OUI \ ITOY At the last annual meeting of tb" ■ ern Press Association, the following re ' lution was adopted: Resolved, That the President of tb' Association be requested to comroum with the proprietors of the seven j> - als included in its membership, view to ascertain the expediency of fishing in Augusta, or at some other tral place, a paper depot. 1 hat w purpose, each paper be requested to to the President the amount of its an consumption of paper, size of s ‘ lC * '• and tiiat the President be reque- * inquiry ascertained from paper , turers, the lowest rates and most la' terms upon which a regular suppd 1 • per will be furnished I respectfully call the attenti ’- 1 1 - f members of the Association to the -■ embodied in the resolution, an \ x- : that they will forward me the formation at as early a day a» p 0 " 81 ,e A. K.La** 8 President So. Press Associate- Manufacturing at learn from the Sun that the c!f> _ lumbus now has three factories “full tide of successful operation “Eagle and Pbo>l.i«." «J« 1 ““ and the "Hteam Cotton Mill*- - Te has 9,000 spindles in operation, of the woolen; the second _,si°, ,! last 2,000-total thirteen tbousam hundred spindles. The finest 10 tiD g. simeres, all kinds of threat > Rre .hirtlng, Ac., and beautiful “ allJ being made. The Eagle am the Columbus both coutemi’ f their machinery during th * ->3o(|o When this is done, there will spindles in operation. extras Reference to another paragrat ’ tf j|! ted from the paper of the same ’ bugl . show how stock in this ro om lot ness is estimated. There can e va jue ct doubt as to the importance aui o ur enterprises of this character. of. people wake up fully to a 11 t&ek and belief iu, their capacities „ own manufacturing, and ?ms njt ov#ry the New England spinners ar _ „ B iu. day, we shall begin to be top r