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These arc ordinary cases —while Mich inventions at tire telegraph, the planing iiiacliine, and India tubber patents are worth millions each. Examiner I.at e's report describes liew electrical inventions. Among these is an whaling appn- Tntns, bv wliieh the whale is literally ■"'shocked to death.” Another is an ■electric-magnetic alarm, whiyh lings hells and displays signal* in case of lire and burglars. Another isati elec tric clock, wli'ch wakes you up, tells von what time it is, and lights R *ia*np for-you at any hour you plea so. There is a "sound gatherer .’’ a 'sort of huge ear tr'nmpet, to oc placed in front of a locomotive, bringing to tlie 'engineer’s ears all the noise ahead ; perfectly distinct, not'wMmtaiuling the lutise of ‘the train. There is an invention "that picks tip pins from a confused heap, films them around with their heads ftp, airiSticks them in papers in regular rows. Another goes through the whole process id cigar making, taking leaves and turning out finished e girs. •One machine cuts cheese ; another scWiirs knives and forks, another rocks the cradle : and seven or eight takes Vli. washing and ironing. There is a 'pailor chair patented tint cannot he tipped hack on two legs, and a railway chair that can he tipped back in anv position without any legs ** ill. ' < 1 . Another patent is for a machine that counts passengers in an'omnibus and takes their fare. IN hen : a very fat gentleman gets in, it coVnits two and charges double. There are a variety of gtttis paten ted that loads themselves a fishing line that adjusts its own bait, and a Tat trap that throws away the rat, and then baits itself and stands in the cor ner for another. There is a inin'liiiK', also, by winch a man prints, instead id writes, iris thoughts. It IS played Tike a piano forte. And speaking of pianos, it is estimated that nine thousand arc made every year in the IT.l T . States, giving constant employment to I.—ooo per sons and costa g over S-,000,000. : TEE ADDRESS. OF THE IT."!TK GK'HUJIA. The pcopfo t't Or »rsi:i Ravin* (Evolved their poTilicail •ef the U-.iYa*d Stales ol Ametiesi, present to herconfcdev.itf-K. anil the world, the causes which have h-1 to the H<r the hwst ten years, \re have had nuuieroiis and sr lious causes ot tv.mj-laint against many of our non-slavoholding c* nfederate* States in reler f-n-r to the subject «>f African hla very. They have endeavored to weaken oivr security—to •disturb our dome-lD? peace and IranqnihU" and persistently refused to comply with then express Constitutional obligations to us, in rc fcrcncc to that property, and by the use ol their power in the Federal Ciovernmeiit, liav* striven to deprive us <•! our equal enjoyment ot the common Territories nf the Re] « lie. This hostile policy ot our confederates lms been pur sued with evt y «iremnstanoe ot aggravation wliieh could or- »»!»-•<,• lIj«* passions and « - :.« itr the hatred of our 7a .pie. and lias placed the two sections of tin• Fnion, tor many years past, in tiio condition of virtual civil war. Uur peo ple still att.e • and to the I’nion from h:d it, And nation.d traditions, and aversion to n'liangi't b iped th«t time, reason, and argu ment, would biinuc. if not re Ircss, at least ex emption from further insults, iojuri* s, an 1 dangers, Recent wonts have tidlv dissipated All such hopes, and demonstrated tin." necessity of separation. Our northern confederates, after a lull and calm hearing of all the facts ! after fair warning of our fixed purpose not to Mibmit to tb'- rule <>f the authors of all their wrongs and injui ies. have, by a larjje majority committed the Government of the I ailed Ktrttr# into their hands. The people <•! Geor gia. after an equally, full and fair, and delibe rate hearing of tin* ease, have (!••> ! iV» and, with erpial firmin'v . ti, .t tin-; shall not rule over them. A bri»-f hhLn «*f the process, and policy nf «nt i-slawry, and »'f the political organization into v lir-v hands tin* Adminis tration of the IVdoral Uovirmmnt has l <-en committed,.v.ill folly justify the pronounced verdict of the po. .pic of Georgia. The party of Mr. Lincoln, called tin- Republican party, under its prcseiit name and is of recent origin. It is admitted to be an anti* slavery party, while it.attracts to itself, by its creed, the scattered advocates of exploded ]>»>- Ijti-il h« r -sic.- : of condemn* and theories in polit cal economy ; tic* advocates of commercial re strictions, o» protection, of special privileges, nf watte and corruption in the administration pf government anti-slavery is it s mission and jU purp**6o. Py anti-slavery it is made a power In the State The question of slavery was the greatest difficulty in the wav "f the formation of tlie ('oustitution While tlie iuil.M>nliiinti"U. sii'l tlie political and social ine quality of tie African race, were conceded by all, it was pl .iidy appnrent that slavery would wen disappear from what are. tlie uon-slavc- Ijolding States of tlie original thirteen. The. opposition t" slavery was tlu-u, as now, gene ral' in those S Htes, and the Cnuztitution qiaijewijh direct reference to that fact. V-uta.lirtivi t \l«ilff)oii party was no! forme/ in the ladled Staff s for more than half a ' tury after the Government went into opera tion. The main reason was, that rhe North, even if united, could not control ho 111 brain-li es of the Legislature during any portion of that time. Therefore, such an organization must have resulted, either in utter failure, or tlie total overthrow of the Government. The material prosperity nf the North was greatly ijrpeiiilvgt on the Federal Government- tiiat i,.f the South not at all. In tlie first years of the lieptihlic, the navigating, commercial, and manufacturing interests ofthe North, be gan to seek profit mill aggrandizement, at the expense of ihe agricultural interests. Even the owners of fishing smacks sought and ob tained bounties for pursuing their own busi ness, which yet continue, and over half a mil lion of dollars arc now paid them annually out of the Treasury. The navigating inter ests begged for protection against foreign ship builders, and against competition in the coast ing trade; Congress granted both requests, and by prohibitory acts gave an absolute mo nopoly of the business to each of these inter ests, which they enjoy without diminution to this day. Not content with these great and unjust advantages, they have sought to throw the legitimate burthens of their business, as much as possible, upon the public, lliet Law -i.v.-'-.U ! h, throwing *!- mils of light houses, buoys, and the maintenance of their seamen, upon the Treasury ; and the Govern ment now pays over two millions annually for the support of these objects. There interests, in connection with the commercial and manu facturing clashes, have also succeeded, by means of subventions to mail steamers, tnd the reduction of postage, in relieving their bu sdnehs from the payment of about seven mil lions of dollars annually, and throw ing it upon the public treasury, under nano* of postal deficiency. The manufa*wring interest en tered into the same struggle ICarly, and has clamored steadily for Government Iv.unfies and special favors. This interest was confined mainly to the Eastern and middle non-sbtve liolding States. tVielding those great States, it held great power and influence, and its de mands were in full prof tort ion to its power. 'Hie manufacturers and miners wisely based their demands upon special facts and reasons, rather than upon general principles, .and there by nullif.i *1 much of the opposition of the op posing h i*•Test*-. They pleaded in their favor the infamy of their business in this country, the seam v of labor and capital, the hostile h gislati* nos otic r countries towards them, the great i.-M-ei-sity of ther fabrics in time of war. and tin'necessity of high duties to pay the debt incurred incur war f«*r independence. These reasons prevuibd. and they received, formally years, enormous bounties by the gen eral acquiescence of the whole country. Flit when these reasons (Vas. and. they \vcTC fio less clamorous for flovt rninent protection, but tlieiv*diamwere liecdntl. The country then put the principle of protection upon trial, and concerned it. After having enjoyed pro tection to the extent of from fifteen to two hundred per cent, upon their entire business for about thirty years, the act of 1840 was passed. It avoided sudden change, but the principle was settled, and free trade, low du ties, and economy in public expenditures was the verdict of the American public. 'Hie South and the Northwestern States sustained tnis policy. There was but small hope of its reversal upon the direct issue none at-all ; all these classes saw this, and sett it, and east about for new allies. I'he anti-slavery senti ment of the North offered the best chance for success. An anti-slavery party must necessa rily look to the North alone for support, but a united North was now strong enough to control the Government in all its departments, and a sectional party was therefore determined upon. Time, and issues upon slavery, were necessary to its completion and final triumph. The feeling of anti-slavery, which, it was well known, was very general among the people ol the North, had been long dormant or passive. ]t needed only a question to arouse it into ag- V.rcssive activity. Tills question was before us. We had acquired a large Tonilory by suc < essful war with Mexico, t'ongrcss had to go vern it. How, in relation to slavery, was the question then demanding solution. This state of facts gave form and shape to the anti-s’a very svhtiment throughout the North ; and the conflict began. Northern onti-slavcry men, of all parties, asserted the right to ex clude sin very from tjns Territory by Congres sional legislation, and demand* 1 tlie prompt and efficient exercise of this power to that end. Phis insulting and unconstitutional demand was met with great moderation and firmness by the South. We had shed our blood and payed our money fci # its acquisition -wc de mandi’d adivisi -n of it, on the line of the Mis | sonri restriction. « 1 all eon ;1 partii'ii’-atioii in the whole of it. These propositions were refused. The agi tation became general, and the public danger great. The Cause of the South was impregna ! 1 ilc. The price of the. acquisition was the blood and treasure of both sections---of all—- ; and therefore, it belonged to all upon tie 1 prin ciples of equality and justice, dhe Coiistitu | tion delegates no power to Congress to exclude | either party from its free enjoyment. There fore, our right was goofl under the Constitn ,ti m. Our rights were further fortified by the I practice of tfie government from earlier and 1 Letter days. Slavery was forbidden in the | country Northwest of the Ohio liver, by wlmt ‘is called the ordinance of 17*7. That ordi nance was adopted under the old confedera i tion, and by the assent of Virginia, who owned ! and ceded the country, and t case ; must stand cn its own special circumstances. The Government M’ the ljnite«l States <*l aimed territory by virtue of the* treaty < f 17Sd with Great Ilritain acquired territory by cessions from Georgia and North Carolina—by treaty from France, and by treaty from Spain. These acquisitions largely extended t-lie original lim its of the Itepublic. In all these acquisitions the policy of the Government was uniform. It opened them to tin* settlement of all the citi zens of all of the States of the I’niuu. They emigrated thither with their property of every kind lin* lading slaves,)—all were equally pro tected by public nut!toiity in their persons and property, until the inhabitants became sufficiently numerous, and otherwise capable lof hearing the burthens and performing tile duties of self-government; when they were admitted into the Fnion upon equal termr* with the other states, with whatever republi can Constitution they might adopt for them selves. Fader this equally just and beneficent poli cy, law and order, stability and progress, power and prosperity, marked every stop of the progress of these new communities, until they entered as great and prosperous com monwealths into the shlerhoud of American States. In 1820, the North • •id* «vnr*xl to overturn this wise ‘ind successful policy, and demanded that tlie State of Missouri should not be ad mitted into the Guinn unless she first prohibit ed slavery within her limits by her Constitu tion. After a Litter and protracted struggle, the North was defeated in her special object; but her policy and position led to theadoption ot a section in the law for the admission of Missouri', prohibiting slavery in all that por tion of the territory acquired from France, ly ing North of oGdcg. SO min. North latitude, and outside of Missouri. The venerable Mad ison at thg,.time of its adoption, declared it unconstitutional. Mr. Jefferson condemned . the restriction, and foresaw- its consequences, and predicted that it would result in the dis- I solution of the Union. This prediction is now history. The Noith demanded the applica tion of the principle of the prohibition of sla -1 very to all of the country acquired from Mcx | ico, and all other parts of tlie public domain, then, and in all future time. It was the an nouncement of her purpose to appropriate to herself a!l the public domain then owned, and thereafter to bo acquired, by the United States. The claim itself was less arrogant and insulting than the reasons with which she supported it, that reason was her fixed pur pose, to limit, restrain and finally to abolish ; slavery in the Stale where it exists. The •South, w it! LTP'.'d uii.'uimif ;• . <!••• !.!•<••! >:<r pwrpoAc to resist the principle of prohibition to the last extremity. This particular ques tion, in connection with astries of questions, affecting the same subject, was finally dis posed ofbv tlfd defeat of prohibitory legisla tion - Tlie Presidential election of 18G2 re sulted in she *total overthrow- of the advocates of restriction and their party friends. Imme diately after this result, the anti-slavery j*or tion of the defeated party resolved to unite all the elements in the North opposed to slavery and to stake their future 'poUticaA fortunes upon their hostility to slavery everywhere. This is the party to wliorn flic people of the North have committed your government. They mired their standard in 187*6, and,' were barely defeated. They entered the Presiden tial contest again in 1866, and succeeded. Tlie prohibition of slavery in tlie Territories, hostility to it everywhere, the equality of the white and black rotes, disregard of all Consti tutional guarantees in its favor were boldly 'proclaimed by its leaders and applauded by its followers. With these principles on their banner, and these utterances on their lips, the majority of the people of the North demand that wc shall receive them as our rulers. The prohibition of slavery in the Territories is the cardinal principle of this organization. For forty years, this question has been con sidered and debated in the halls of Congress, before tlie people, by the press, and before the tribunals of justice. The majority of ttfn pco pic of tlie North, in 1 St?o, decided it, ift their own t'nvor. We refuse to submit to that judgment, and in vindication of r refusal, we offer tlie f onstituion of our country, and point to tlie total absence of any express pow er to exclude us— we offer tlie practice of our Government for the first thirty years of its ex istence in complete refutation of the position Unit any such potver is either necessary or prop er to the 'execution of any other power in rela tion to the Territories. We offer the judg ment of a large minority of tlie people of the North f amounting to 'mote than one-third, who united with tlie unanimous will of the South, against this usurpation; ami fmanly, wo offer the jud|fcient of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Ugliest judicial tri hunal of our country, in our favor. This evi dence ought to lie conclusive, that we have ncVer £urrcndc'i'cd this right; the conduct of our adversaries is as if w chad surrendered it— ;t is time to resume it. The faithless con duit of our adversaries is not confined to such acts as might aggrandise themselves in their section of the Union ; they are content, if they can only injure us. ThcConststution declares that persons charged with crimes in one State, and fleeing to another, shall be deliv ered up on the demand of the Executive au thority of the State from which they may flee, to he tried in the jurisdiction where the crime Was committed. It would appear difficult to employ lang uage freer from ambiguity; Vet for above jwenty years, the non-slavelmlding States, generally, have wholly refused to deliver up to us persons charged with crimes affecting g ’ive property ; our confederal.s. with Funic faith, shield and give sanoLm.iy to nil crimin als. who seek to deprive us of this property, or who use it to destroy nS. This clause of the Constitution rei|uires them to surrender fugitives from labor- 'J bis provision, and the one last refcir. and to. were our 'main induce ments for ei nil-derating with the mi tlicrn States. Without tb in. it :> lestoi ic :;!V trie, that Me -Ik n’-l !■ Q-. rc’ceti-l the f en-titr.- 't.ion. In the faerfh T ANARUS, ' V c{ ife I'l jllH'W 1 . (■, ugre s has pas a. lav io jive full vigi r and elficienev to this i: :port-nt provision. This art depended to a eotisMer.-Ule degree upon tie local magistrates et the several States for its cflirlenry. 'i he lion-slaveltold [ ing States generally repealed ail laws inlcnd ! e<l to aid the. execution of that cot. and im posed penalties up! 11 the sc eiliceps wln-se lova.lv to the I'onstitctioii, s lid (heir oaths, might induce them to discharge their duty. | Congress then passed the a. t of i- 'ft. pro viding for the complete rve. nlicn ot lids duty I,v Federal officers. Tub law. which their own had faifii rendered absolutely indispensi ble for the protection of Oonstilutional rights, was instantly met with ferocious refilings, and all conceivable inodes of hostility. The Supreme Court unanimously, and their own local courts, with equal unanimity, (with tlie single and solitary exception of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin.) 'sustained As Constitu tionality in all of its provisions. Yet it stands to-day a dead letter, for all practical purposes, in every non-slaveliolding State in the Union. We have their covenant; lmt tlie unfortun ate claimant, even accompanied by a Federal officer, with the mandate- of Iho highest judi cial authority in li is hands, is everywhere met with fraud, forces, mid with legislative enact ments, to elude, to resist, .to defeat him. Claimants are murdered with impunity; offi cers of the law are beaten by frantic mobs, instigated by inflamatory appeals from per sons holding the highest public employments in their States, supported by legislation in conflict with tlie clearest provisions of the Constitution, and even the ordinary principles of humanity. Ifi several of otir confederate States, a citizen cannot travel the highway, with 11is servant, who may voluntarily accom pany him, without being declared by law a felon, and being subjected to infamous pun ishments. .It is difficult to perceive how we could suffer inure by the hostility that! by the fraternity of such brethren. The public laws of civilized nations require every State so restrain its citizens or subjects from committing acts injurious to tlie peace and safety of any other—States attempting to insurrection, or to lessen the security, or dis turb the tranquility of their neighbors, and our Constitution wisely gives Congress tlie power to punish all offences against the laws of nations. Those are sound and just princi ples, Which have received the approbation of just men in all countries and in all centuries ; but they are wholy disregarded by ihe people of the northern States, and the Federal Gov ernment is impotent to maintain them. For twenty years past, tlie Abolitionists and their allies in the northern States have been en gaged in constant efforts to subvert our insti tutions, and to excite insurrections and. ser vile war amongst us. They have sent emis saries amongst tm for the aernmplishinont of their purposes. Some of these efforts have received the public sanction of n majority of the leading men of the Kcpublican party in the national councils—the same men who are now proposed as our rulers. These offorts have, in one instance, led to the actual in vasion of one ofthe slavehoiding Staffs, and those of the murderers and incendiaries who escaped public justice by flight have found fraternal protection among our northern con federates. These are the men who say the Union shall be preserved. Such arc the opinions, ami such arc the Ir i. tiecs, i lli< llepuhli' iiii party wl 1 v< been called, by vctog to UuiinisU: the Federal i>.vert* t r tbc Const it*- tier, if the l luted We know their tf-achcry —we Kit* shallow pretences f under which they disregard its plainest! obligations. U vvt ftbirm to them it will la our fault, and u,r thtiffi «n»e people of j Georgia In v* ever l. Cn wjlUn „ tc stand by j this bargain thtaljitract. They havenevdr ’ ' ■' Hs v eKig ations—they ! nc ” r' , v'.rr.meft^Bj, e y have struggled to , maintain tlic-^^^K, Tights of themselves and the h rfed v! ,,i.. r -t... Constitution. know the value of parchmeet hands; and, therefore, they rSfc to commit tin ir own to j the rulers whom|W North offer us. Why > . nocause, by principle and polhiy, | they bare outlaw^three thousand millions | of our 'operty common Territories of i tin- Union—put itAlcr the lafi ofthe Re- j public in the Stutft, j,ere it exists—and Ol.t of tlie protection M- cdcral law everywhere- j liecatise they to thieves atid incendiaries who W;] it to Ulc whole'extent j ot their power, inftte of their most solemn j obligations and jwnanls —because their j avowed purpose subvert our society, and j suiiject us not the loss of our property, but. the dost ourselves, our wives, and our children, W\ the desolation of our heftnes, our alters,our firesides. To avoid these evils, \ve rc^B e the powers which our fattore ,* Government of the new. safeguards foV oTr vbeVtV, ‘(jq'uality, security, and tranquility. Ten thousand copies of the address were ordered to l>c printed, and the Clerks were directed to pla&4t on the journals. Editorial Conrsp&idcnccqf the True Pnnourat. Mu.um;xviLi.E, Jan. 18G1. The Convention was called to order this morning -at 11 o’el *ek. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Adai.us of this city. Mr. Purch pres»*ntcd .the credentials of Hon. Thos. W. White, t'oniiuissioner from the State, of MTssissijqii. which wfre read, together with the Ordinance of Secession of that Shite. Mr. Stephens, of Taliaferro, a reso lYitiofl, that the commission of Mr. White and the accompanying papers, iih ako those pre sented by the commissi*.ners from the States of South Carol in. ill ml Alabama, be published in an appendix to. the journal of the conven tion. IT The resolution agreed to. On motion of Alexander, of Upson, a | committee conslfllii*' of Messrs. Alexander, | Reynolds and Simmons, c f Pickens, were ap pointed to.wait on Mr. White and ascertain at what time it wouM suit bis pleasure to com** muifk'atc with th * convention. The President presented to the convention the fol 1 o'winir resolatioYis. p irpor\ing 'to havc j been transmitte*' from tbc Governor of Ten nessee. He stated that bo could hot vouch f.»r their authenticity, as no letter of explana tion accompanied them —tlml bo would sub mit to the convcution% what action should be taken upon them. They were ordered to l*c read, which was dene, amid loud applause— ;".d ■ n mot:‘o:i, vere biid oh ihe (Able for the ! these :it. “.Lint Rcsoluli-ns adopt''d by the I.crrisla tr.re of Tcnne^fc.” l»esoil'cl his !,.:*• iicrvl .l.m.A/// af t.'n' Sfalf of General Assembly lies ' ! ■ c iffi recently : *’oj toil 1 y the Bt:itc .of Ne w Vt'irk. tendering t: c i npl nmnev t » t! e I' ere’ent of ! the United States In bo used in coercing cer tain sovereign States of I lie South, in obe dience to the Geicral GnvtTCmeht. /iVe/iv//, Jbat ibis ti’cneval Assembly re < • :v«"S the a’didi of the Let islature « f N* v. A <*ik as the imli nlion of a pinj»ose, upon the part of tlie pcophi < f that State, to flirtlier o-mplicate exist na- difficulties, l y forcing the people of tlie Si itli t«» the extremity of suh .mission or resist 111*0, and so regarding it. the : Governor <>f Ihe Stall' of Tennesscv. 1 , iis hereby j requested t<» infi rm -the Executive of tbc State ; of Now York, that it is the. opinion of this Gehi'ral Asseinh v. that whenever the autlior ities of that State bhail send armed forces to the South, for jie purpose indicated in said re solutions, the jK-opio of Tennessee, uniting with their l>retivfc:il ofthe South, iviil, as one : man. resist such invasion of the soil of tl*' South, at all hasirds and to Ibfc lffst cxtVeini ty a W. C. WniTtiiofisk, Speaker oft House of Representatives. Taz. W. Newman, Speaker of the Senate. Adopted Jan. 18, 18oi. Mr. Whiteii/ad offered a resolution that when tlie Convention adjourns, it shall ad journ to re-assciahle at Savannah, at the call of the President. Laid over under the rule. Mr. Penning from the Committee on Rela tions with Slave States, presented the follow ing tesolutions, three hundied copies of which were ordered to he printed ; “ Resolved , Thit in the opinion of this Con vention, no State ought to he admitted into the new Confederacy to be formed at Montgo mery, unless such State shall tolerate the ex istence of slavery as ohe of itn own domestic instittiiiohs an’d shall permit an ihtcr-Stale traffic in its citfeens, and that should any any time, abolish the in stitution witbiiUfs limits, such State shall ip so facto, cease tome a member of said Confede racy. ’ ’ Mr. Aiidcrsohyfrom the Committee on Com mercial and Podal Arrangements, substituted | the following risolutions : ll'fin-ras. The policy of direct trade between I the States of the South and foreign nations, assumes mote ihan ordinary importance, in 1 view ofthe wbieli the seceding Slates must bear to the world. Therefore, Bo it rescind, That this convention is forci bly impressed with (be necessity, to the fu ture welfare and honor of the South, of direct trade with European hat foils, from some port or ports upon the Atlantic coast, at the South, under the dominion of the Southcrii Confede racy. Itesolved, Th£»our members to the Southern Congress, to be held at Montgomery, are here by earnestly requested to bring this subject forward, atari SLriy day, before that assembly, and to urge thMadoption of efficient measures to accomplish Afo great measure of Southern Independence.’^ Mr. Nisbetpresented a resolution instruct ing the Committee on foreign affairs, to nomi nate to the Convention on to-morrow at 12 o’clock, ni., sit!table commissioners from the State of Georgia, to certain slave States. Mr. llocxl offered a substitute, prepared in conformity to directions from the Committee, which was accepted by Mr. Nisbet. Mr. Kenarf-moved to strike out “ Del;:- ur, Fending the r' lisi.l.ration of which a motion to lay the resolution ou the table for the present, prevailed. Mr. Cobb, from the Committee on the Con stitution and laws, reported the following or dinances, 300 copies of each of which were or dered th be printed. AN ORDINANCE. F To aWlish the Circuit and District Courts of the United States for the District of Georgia, and to establish other Courts in Men thereof. , and to continue in force certain judgements and executions. Tlie people of Georgia, in Convention as- i eeml.led, herehv ifeclhre and ordain that the i ; Circuit and District Courts of Ihe late United j | States, for the State of Georgia, he and the | | same are hereby re-established as Courts o* j , the independent State of Georgia, with the; , same jurisdiction and powers as they had un ; tier the laws 'of the United States, except so i I far as "Ihe slime are modified by the Ordinances ; ! of this Convention. 2. The commissions qf all the judges and; I Officers of said Courts arc hereby terminated, i and the Governor of this State is hereby au- ■ ! thorized to appoint and commission Judges | and Officers of said Courts to hold their com 1 | mission until the further act km of this Coli | vention. 3. The causes now pending in said Courts civil and criminal, are continued without prej udice in the Courts hereby established, and the judgments and decrees heretofore ren dered therein, and the executions issued there-J iin, shall loose no right, lick, or validity by j I tba of. this ordinance or the ordi nace of seCe sion, hut shall continue Yu force ns if the said Courts remained in'existclfcc. AN ORDINANCE. To adojit and continue in force the laws of the late United States in the State of Geor gia, except as therein accepted. The people of Georgia in convention assem bled do declare and ordain as follows : 1. That such and so much of the haws of the late United States as are not inconsistent with the ordinance of secession, and the other ordinances of this Convention, and as are appli cable and adapted <0 'our present condition and necessities, be and tlie same arc hereby adopted and continued in force in this State, saving and excepting however, the laws on tlie subjects following, to wit. the army, bounty lands, cadets, census, coasting trade, treason, fisheries, lands, the navy, pension's, printing, public money, timber, treasury and the war department. i 2. That in all cases in which remedies are i provided in civil cases, or punishments are 1 prescribed, in criminal cases, both by the laws | of the said United Fffites and by the existing I laws of this State, then and in all such cases the laws of this State shall take precedence to, and be administered before the said laws of the United States. AN ORDINANCE. . To define and declare what,shall lie treason and misprison of treason in the State of ! Georgia ; and also certain felonies. I The people of Geoigia in Convention as ; seinhloii, do iiercbv declare and ordain. Unit ! if an v person or persons owing allegiance to j the State of Georgia, shall levy war against ! said State, or shall adhere to her enemies, i giving tin in aid and comfort, within the said State, or elsewhere, or shall in the name o* | the late Unite 1 States of Ann-, id. or any i.iii- I or f ,reign power seize or attempt to seize and d||M po.'re; sioii against the dig la w 1 will of Fr iM State of anv f'u t. ari -un!. mint, or other 1 Mltwmig within til" teiKiV.ri.A li.uVt,. ,*r cal ! State, trini ihall 1-e thereof convicted on con : session, ifi iqtcn Court, or on the testimony ot j two witnesses to the overt act ofthe treasoft i whcrcot lie i r they shall he adfulgo l guilty j of treason against the State of thftlr£*.a, and i shall suffer death. ! A person bVivingkiicuvicdgeoftiiocohimis ! sion of any of "the truasonablo nets aforesaid, | mid conceals or fails to disclose the same, as , soon as may be. to tlie Governor of said State, ; or some cam of the Judges thereof, shall he \ guilty of misprison of treat* n. and on coiivic- I tion shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in tlie penitentiary not less, than five ; nor longer than —years. j Any citizen of tlie State of ticotgia, where j ever resident, who shall, without the permis j sion of said State, directly or indirectly, com hiciiee or carry on an.V verbal or written cor respondence or intercoui'Sfc with any foreign government or aiiy officer or agent tlicrcof, with an,intent to iiifltience the measures or conduct of such government adversely to the existence or interest of said State, in violation to any disputes or Controversies with said i State, or to defeat the measure of the govern [ mciil of said State ; or if any such person, not ! duly authorized, shall counsel advise, aid or assist, iii any such correspondence such citi zen of Georgia shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction shall be punished by imprison ment in tlie penitentiary, not less than one nor more than three years, and by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, AN ORDINANCE. Concerning citizenship. #Vo the people of the State Georgia, in Convention assembled, do declare, and ordain and it is hereby declared and ordained, 1. Every person who, at the date of tlie or dinance of secession was residing in tlie State, ntid tVas limit by birth, residence, or naturali zaticn, a, citizen ‘of tills State, and shall con tinue a citizen oflOils Stiff'- nnlw\ (' !'• Tt p-n residence shall lie establiShit by such' person, with the intention of expatriation. 2. So also shall Continue every free white person, who after the vote aforesaid may ho_ 1)01*11 within the territory of this State, dr miiy he Torn outside Os that territory of a father who then was a citizen of this State. 3. So also every person, ii citizen of anyone of the States now confederated under the natse of the United States of Ameiicd, who within twelve months after the Vote rjf or dinance of secession slntll come to fesidc iff tliin State with the intention of remaining, upon such persons taking the oath of allegi ance to this State below provided. 4. So also every free white: persofa ivho shall lie engaged in the actual service; military or naval of the State; and shall take an oath of his intention to continue in such service for at least three motiths unless sooner discharged honorably, and also the oaths shall bo admin istered by some commissioned Officers of the service in which the applicant for citizenship ; may be engaged, superior ill rank to the np j plicant, and thereupon certificate of the citi zenship of the applicant shall be signed by the officer and delivered to the applicant. o. Also, every person not a citizen of any of tlie States above mentioned, at the date afore said, who may come to reside in this State, with the intention of remaining, and may be naturalized according to the naturalizat on laws of this State. Until they may be altered or I repealed, the naturalization laws ofthe United 'St lb-*, ncvoinm?''* ifc-l the special condition of the State, arc hereby made the laws of this , State, except that instead Os the oaths requir- ; ed by those laws, in the final act. the oath of allegiance to this State and of adjuration be-1 low provided, slial! be taken. -*«. Jh all cases, tlie citizenship of a man j shall extend to liis wife, preseut or future, whenever she shall have a resdence in the State, end shall extend, also, to each of liis children that, under the age of 18 years, may have residence in the'State. In like manner, the citizenship of a woman shall extend to each of her children that, under the age of 18 years. SiayJiaVc a residence in the State, provided that in no case shall citizenship ex tend to any person who is not a "free white per son. 7. That the oath of allegiance to this State i shall be in the following form, to wit : “I do 1 swear (or affinn)that I will be faithful, and true allegiance bear ttlie State of Georgia, so long as I may continue a citizen thereof.” 7. The oitli of abjuration shall he in the following form to wit : “I do swear (affirm) tiiat I do renounce and forever abjure an alle giance and fidelity to every Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, except the State of Georgia.” AN ORDINANCE. Tn relation to Oaths heretofore required of Public Officers and Attorneys at I .aw. Tlie people of Georgia, in Convention assem bled, declare and ordain, that tlie oath here | toforc required to be administered' to Public j Officers and Attorneys and Solicitors at Law to support tiie Constitution of the Unitcdßtates. shall discontinued. I l t$ The ordinance in relation to the oaths cf officers &c. , was read the second time, and passed vnrmimnuslp. Mr. Poe offered a resolution authorizing the Secretary, to have taken photographic copies of the Ordinance of Secession and signature!;, which was agreed to. This is a well merited ; favor Mr. Lamar, to whom, and liis courteous : and gentlemanly assistant, Major Steele, I afii indebted for many kindnesses. I wish him abundant remuneration in the effort to furnish ■ ex#|ftteiii s to every household iff Georgia. 1 (fflPscnator and Representatives in the Con-' I gross of the late United States were on ’motion I of Mr. llull, admitted to scats within the Hall. Ou motion of Mr. Stephens, of Taliaferro, the Governor was directed to have published, all the ordinance's which have passed, or may pass, unless otherwise directed. A resolution was adopted authorizing Major H. J. G. Williams, of Baldwin, who rendered the comyhittec essential service, who ctir rossed the ordinance, in procuring the parchment!, and to having inscribed upm it. "Engrossed bV )i. j. G. Wliianis. of Baldwin." The follow ing ordinance was takeft tip and passed : AS* 'OTtl)iS r ANCE. To resume jurisdiction over those paces within the limits of Georgia, over which jurisdic tion lias been heretofore ceded to the late Uni ted States of America, and to provide for com pensation to the said United States for the improvements erected thereon. The pV-eple of Georgia in C\ hv'cVition assem bled, do hereby declafo aVul ordain. That the cessiotis hvfftofoi'i: iliade by the General As sembly of this State granting jurisdiction to the lass United Shite* of America over specifi ed portions nf the Tonitovy within tlie pres ent. limits of Ihe State of Georgia, be and the same arc hereby revoked and withdrawn, and t r-'ll s»i4,>,!i.'tka> «n,l sovereigntj» ever the s.’/uVe, are i re’ v resumed by the said Flatr. llr.il/ttrttrr oii.U.Mvf, That the buildings, maciiini rv. fortifierti'-ns or other improvement creeled on the land so heretofore ceded to tlie said Unit' and States, or other proper v fciind therein, shall he held by this State, subject to accounted for in any future adjustment of the claims between this Stale and the said United Staff's-. The Convention then went into secret ses sion. W. Wednesday, FeU’y Gth, 1861. R. C. ROBBINS, Editor. * The address of the jieoplc of Oeor ffiit, setting forth the reason ft if a sep aration from tlie Fed oral Unioii, aldj T perfoims that duty, and in a snccihct mannef pi Vos the origin, progress, and final triumph of the Abolition par ty, in ('lectins' their chief inag'istrate ojHike fith of November last. It Jr a sUPSrisr review of the want of faith on the part of our Northern brethren in the performance of a plain constitu tional ditty, Mr. Toomiis is the au thor of it, and wc presume from the tone of some of the Northern presses, and tiie amount of vituperation in which they have horn indnl<rin<r for some months, past towards this dis tinguished gentleman, that they must have, 1 and ill' now fi-i-1 tin, force of ftlic facts, and the logic, wliieh lie brings to bear against them. In speaking of tlie fugitive slave law, tlie address proceeds thus : ‘‘Thislaw, wliieh their Own had faith ren dered indispensable, for the protection of Constitutiohal rights, Was instantly met with ferocious reviliiigs, and all Conceivable modes of hostility.” True, and immediately sprang into e||(jj.teiu'o that book which was read the ivorl 1 oVer, Entitled 11 t'nele Finn’s Cabin;” ptirfintting to give, although in the ffarb of fiction; a trtithful picture of tlie “pectiliar ihStUiition.” Not content with giving this Book; which tended to inflame tlie already embit tered minds of the Northern people against their Southerfl br'fcthteli H le git iinate Circulation, it was drfftria tized, and placed Upon the stage, wherfc tor nearly two hundred conse cutive nigl ts in the city of New York, its appearance was greeted by an im mense audience, and its thrilling scenes ofimaginary woes, wept over by sympathising, and tend r hearted wo man, who no doubt returned from each rehearsal, more and more determined, that it was her duty, as also that ■ l' her Father. Brothers and Friends, to root out if posible, this Evil from the land. Over the seas it went, followed by its authoress, and both met with such a reception from many quarters as is seldom accorded either to American books, or their authors. Emboldened by this first success, the authoress es sayed her l'.aVfd on another work, enti tled "Dred, a tale ofthe Dismal Swamp’ which rn eomparisoil with the Ist fell stale born from tlie press. These with many others, (all bad) were the fruits of the passage of this law so es ! sential to the security and safety of Southern property, and Bo just anil proper in itself. This Address will no read with in terest hv all our people. Atte.vtio'x Farmers. —The season for planting is rapidly approaching, and ore long the Cotton and the grain must be in the ground. A portion of the week just passed has been quite pro pitious for Farm Work, and We no ticed that our FarAVers were taking advantage of it, to accomplish as much as possible. Another portion has been i'q.uito as iu>pmpiti(%us, Jnyng, a, gteatU Ideal of the time unfit for outdoor work, on account of hard and con stant rains. Tn this connection, we bog leave to call the attention of our readers to the tact, that Messrs. -John son & Fv.niis, Nrt. it, 0. IF R., are the authorised Agent'S for tlie sale of ‘Fhoenix Guano,” “imported front McKean’s Island, South Pacific ocoffin." t)n jingo sth, of a descriptive and ecrtincatiVig pamphlet, which, is now before us, we find that the importers of this Guano have opened their entire Stock, consisting of several thousand tons, to the eminent, and reliable Pro fessor Jones, “ Chemist to the Cotton I Planter’s Convention, and Professor of | Medical Chemistry In the Medical Col- 1 1 lege or Georgia a*. Augusta.” Analy ses have been made by Professor [ Jones, Professor Charles U. Shephard, of Charleston, S C., ind Professor J. 1 Darby, of Alabama, all of which are v'ery flattering as to the merits 'of tliift fertilizer The barrels analyzed by . these gentlti.. ?n were selected b.y Pro fessor Jones, and not by the owner*. ' | These Professors arc gentlemen id the j first standing as chemists-, and are s i j refroghized,. The certificates of those . | who hsiVc tißG'il it, an: I'fcin amongst • j the best jfliVhters of the Ktate-, id el >; speak-in the highest terms of its fi-r --'jtilizing qualities. We are informed 1 that it is sold in iis natural state, but ! has no miri? tumps. Albssrs. Johnson . & Evans, propo-mto sb'!| at Soennnnh , J>nee*~ 11 ayit.gv- ),*,»! freight a'ditet! ■ ffh'cli will make it $43 per ton, <h li- I ! vrred at No. ll C. K. R. cash, or ?is, I I on time withoiit iiiteres" till November . next, v- ilVh latter gives the (flanferan • ojifiol tunity of making the motley i t - 11 fore paying ibr the fertilizer; By pur ; chiiSihg iVoiff them planters can save the commissions which they pay to their com. merchants, when ordered through them, and they will also be patronizing', enterprising and Worthy uitiffen?. tis our own cuunty, and the convenience of the matter should bo some inducement; Ifytm arU Heeding anything of this kind, (and we know many of you do) give them a trial they are gentlemen ami will do you right: II iih this number; commences the 2nd Vol. of the Louisville Garette. ft a i.v ! Rain*. —A great deiii of rain lias fallen during tlie past wcek-Fears are entertained of a freshet in Aligns* ta. If as much rain has fallen in the np country, as below, iVe presume the Savannah will be high; but we hope our Augiislit people may sustain no damage. Col. A. It. Wright of Richmond las been appointed Ooiumissidnbf to the State of .Maryland. We rejoice at this evidence of appreciation of the Col’s talents; ’ ) tt Our Volunteer Company is getting along finely- -sfi names having been enrolled, and we hear of many who will shortly apply for admission. The militia ivili soott iic reofficered, and re organized, so that *.ve fitly to 3-011, that now, before the Coifipatly gets too large, is the time to Volunteer. You tvill be compelled to pcifttriti fnilitary Hty, and it is much fitufe pleasant lo do so, in it well organised Wfijl drilled Volunteer Company; than as a militia man sty reference to our especial notice column it will be seen that Maj. Win. IF Battey is a candidate fur Col. and llios. N. Bulbil!, Esq!-, for Maj of this Battalion. Elofitioil the 14th. day of the present ItiUilth; Congress, does not seem to be the centre of attraction now as formerly. State conventions and Southern Con gresses scent to be the order of the day. These are attracting the atten tion of the people, both North and S'luth.