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THE GEORGIA WEElvL\ TELE*; HAi v H.
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IMPORTANT ADDRESS FROM
PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
On the 10th instant, n committee of the
7pKttcn*LW JUST Now.—The • two Houses of the Virginia Legislature, pre-
UUr Courier says: The Republicans! seated themselves at the White House as
ipult* . cam , ldat0 f or constable bearers of certain resolutions expressive of
lectioneering tramp. He agrees > confidence in the President and approval of
T«**r£.
*Wn ° n "h ulv lic nVcets nnd is in favor of j l,is policy of restoration, which had passed
*itli Jie me cts is in favor of. j unanimously their respective bodies. Hon.
r ' ' t! u| ,, lican Convention of Connecti-j John R Baldwin, Chairman of the coramit-
Tb» j ,1,e i’ jn substance, these two reso- j tee, presented the resolutions and addressed
■ passer <v - j the President in a complimentary and patri-
licartly endorse Presi- i otic speech, to which the latter replied asfol-
his efforts to bring tno South- | OV9:
RESPONSE OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
Itt " i .few/. That we
1: . i ,!m?i>ninhiseff<i
J into the Union. 9 .
f m j That we hcartly endorse the
.tort* of* 1 ”? majority in Congress to keep
lllOffi 1
Case.—The Secretary of
LATEST MAIL ITEMS.
New Tore, Feb. 15.-Tbe details of the
and then it will| ne w8 by the steamship Bremen coutainsthe
The cattle disease has increased in Eng-
,a ^nie police believe that Stephens is con-
. . F_ -Jr-initv. and tllCV SSV
War I
quest!
of Head Center
T , 1} . IlKADLET
I’owarded to Savannah the follow-
lotions regarding Aaron Bradley, a
‘f 'vliusctts negro, who was recently con-
^ i to a year's lnlior at Fort Pulaski for
pit-ichi":r si-'lltion among the negroes ofSa-
Secretary of War directs that Aaron
„ J ... ..olored lawyer, from Massachusetts,
r,r ‘, . red to leave the State ot Georgia and
M v«rth- and that on his failure to do so
^of the Military Commission in
• be carried into effect.”
GLENAINGS.
r T t . n nesseo Legislature has “resolved”
j; j;of Tennessee in liquidation.
So our Legislature “resolved” Georgia in
■„! tion, sometime since, but unwillingly.
, Wt rlu i a resolvent was tl»e Legislature
. • the State debt melted away into a non-
••Winan's ship expects to cross the Atlantic
■ ; four days- .
Inis more brains thnm most ships!
Thcv t hjnk in Washington that tho cholera
will disperse Congress in 40 days.
Paris having got rid of the cholera is now
afflicted with the small pox.
0rC( ,i. criticism of Bancroft—“Able but
ilVlhi'
Tlu' gambling establishments of New Or
leans are closed.
Tlu N. V. churches are concerting to aid
tlie Alabama poor.
T!i • English Government has increased its
reward" for the capture
Stephens to £2,300.
convention ofCommerdal Travelers was
i u ,j,jCleveland, Ohio, yesterday. A nation
al fetation was organixed, and Mr O. M.
v iams, of New York, elected President.
T/.tre are between seven and eight thousand
. troops in Canada, besides the militia,
to*>p;»ose the Fenians, should the latter in-
v . ; ,u' the Provinces.
The House of Representatives, on Wcdnes
,i iv. by a strict, party vote, rejected the claims
of Baldwin, Democrat, to a seat for the
■iftli Michigan District, and declared that
T owbridge, t lie-sitting member, was entitled
to the seat. The House voted Baldwin sal
ary and mileage to date, amounting to
$1,500.
Judge Barrett, Commissioner of the Pen-
don Bureau, on Wednesday decided in re-
_, ir ,l to the claims of an ex-rebel soldier, tor
land bounty, on the ground that he had ren
dered military service to the Government
in the war of 1812, that by his anticipation
in the war against the Union, he had for
feited his title to any awards for service
prior to tho rebellion.
A Washington letter relates that Mr.
Hooper, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Hooper,
of Utah, are constantly receiving each other’s
Otters. A day or two since, a dispatch was
handed the former, addressed Mr. Hooper,
House of Representatives. Openingit he was
observed to refold it hastily and look about
the House with a most perplexing air.—
Jolly Mr. Jeuckes, of Rhode Island, occupied
the next seat. Turning to him, Mr. Hooper
asked, in a vexed tone, as he unconsciously
again unfolded the despatch, “What shall I
do. Jnickt.: Hero I have been opening an
other man's dispatch.” The Rhode Islander
read, as lie leaned over, the following, bear
ing date: “Salt Lake City—Mr. Hooper:—
One of your wives has just been delivered of
a son." The amusement the story creates is
slid to be intense.
Iu reply, gentlemen, to the resolution you
have just presented to me, and the clear and
forcible and concise remarks which you have
made in explanation of the position of Vir
ginia, I shall not attempt to make a formal
speech, but simply enter into a plain conver
sation in regard to the condition of tilings in
which we stand. As a premise to what I could
may sav, permit me lirst to tender you my
thanks'for this visit, and next to express the
gratification I feel in meeting so many intel
ligent, responsible and respectable men from
Virginia, bearing to me the sentiments which
have been expressed in the resolutions of your
Legislature and in the remarks accompany
ing them. They are, so far as they refer to
the constitution of the country, the sentiments
and the principles embraced in that charter
of the government. -The preservation of the
Union has been, from my entrance into pub-
-- Mf " ” ’ At the
will be increased, the quality of commerce in
which it is to I >e employed as a medium of |
exchange will be enlarged, and then it v
begin to approximate to what we all desire—
a specie standard. If all the States were re
stored, if peace and order reigned through
out the land, and the industrial pursuits and . . .. - 9
all the avocations of peace were again rc-1 cealed in that city or vicinity, an y y
sumed, the dav would not lie far distent when RU ultimate escape is impossule.
we could put into the commerce of the world The Royal Engineers a r? c ngagc -
two hundred and fifty or three hundred mil- auifoing the defenses of Spike Jtelnnd L .
lion dollars worth of cotton and tobacco and Additional details of the Jamaica surre
the various products of the Southern States, Her had reached England but no new fac
which would constitute in part a basis of this bad been elected.
currenev. Then, instead of the cone being The new Governor had arrived. 7 lie Leg-
inverted, we should reverse the position end islaturc had taken action which>
put the base at the bottom, as it ought to be, threw the whole management of affairs upon
and the currenev of the ronrtry will rest on t he Imperial Government.
a sound and enduring basis; and surely that j The London Times says it maybe taken
is a result which is calculated to promote the f or granted that tac French occupation will
rests not onlv of one section, but the j shortly cease, and says it would lie a. good
this occasion, and they arc not affected more of Ireland
tlinx to add that I shall continue in the same "" T —
line of policy which I have pursued from the
commencement of the rebellion to the pres
ent period. Mv efforts have been to preserve
the Union of the States. J never for a single
moment entertained the opinion that n State
could withdraw from the Union ot its own
will. That attempt was made; It has failed.
I continue to persue the same line ot policy
which has been my constant guide. I was
against dissolution. Dissolution was attempt
ed ; it has failed, and now I cannot take the
ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS SIGNED BY
THE GOVERNOR-Continucd from Feb
ruary 8th.
28. —An act to authorize the Phcenix Loan
and Building Association, and the Union
Loan and Building Association, of Atlan
ta, Georgia, to resume business and carry
on, or close said Association.
29. —An Act to change the line between the
counties of Early and Miller.
30..—An Act to carry into effect a portion of
itlie third paragraph of the first section ot
‘ tlie fourth article ot the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, and to provide the mode
of carrying cases from the City Courts of
the cities of Savannah and Augusta, and
such other like Courts, ns may hereafter be
established and for other'purposes.
81.—An Act to amend Section 4504 of the
Code of Georgia.
32.—An Act to change and. fix the time of
holding the January Term of the Courts of
Ordinary in this State, from the 2nd Mon
day in said month, as now fixed by law, to
the 1st Monday in January iu each and ev-
amend and alter Section 4821
of Georgia.
my
Tre Georuia Senators.—The Nashville
I correspondent of the Chicago Times, calls at-
I’ -ntloH to the fact that both of our Senators
I i-li-ct were staunch friends of Mr. Douglas,
1 when that great lender had no friends in the
Snntb. and thinks that this fact will make it
I (litKi iilt to unite the Northwestin a war upon
| them. We quote a paragraph from his let-
| ter:
"I presume that the election, by the Georgia
pegblature, of A. II. Stephens and Heracliel
V. Johnson, to the United States Senate, will
cause another howl from the Radicals. The
former was Vice President and the latter a
Senator ot the Confederacy. That will prove
# most excellent text for lunaticnl ravings.—
But such ravings will have no effect upon the
masses of the people of the North-west. Mr.
Johnson was the candidate for the Vice Pres-
1 idency on the ticket with Mr. Douglas, and
| Mr. Stephens was an ardent supporter of tlie
j I.ittle Giant. Both of these gentlemen oppos-
led Secession until voted down by an over
whelming majority of the people of tlieir State.
During the entire war, they favored what was
known in the South as the peace policy.—
Tln-y Imvc renewed their fealty to the old gov
ernment. The words ot such men cannot be
doubted. Their loyalty is as unquestionable
I -is that of any men in the South. Their dis-
I tinguished ability is needed in the councils of
the nation. But alas, the madness of fanati-
| risru cries, avaunt Anon.
Strange Doings at Fcrimndinn.
I We are informed that on the 8th instant o
Notice was posted on the streets of Fcrnan-
tlina, calling on the “loynl citizens” to meet
ut bn appointed place. In pursuance of it,
fifteen or twenty whito citizens assembled
ami found from one to two hundred negroes
present—men, women and children.
A person said to bo named Billings, moved
I the organization of the meeting and the np-
Ipointment of a Committee of negroes and
I whites, of which himself was one. He re
IpwteJ Resolutions denouncing the Freed
men's School system established by the last
Legislature ; characterizing tho Legislature
I of Florida and the State Government as “in
I famous,” and President Johnson as a “usur-
I per." He also made a speech in which he de
clared there “was no peace, there should bo
I ap peace’’ until the negroes were in posses-
I wm of the country and the whites were put
| out of it!
The Freeduien’s Bureau Chaplain Hobbs,
I the Legislature of Florida, the Governor, and
I the President of the United States were all
objects of abuse from thiscrcature,who would
I be unworthy of notice but for his attempt to
I mislead the poor negro into violence and
I bloodshed. When the resolutions were re-
I ported, the white men retired, with tho ex
ception of Billings and one or two others.
I Thu negroeshooted and derided them as they
I passed out, and they were menacing and dis-
| orderly throughout the day.
Such is the account of the meeting we have
received from reliable persons present. We
we inlbru.c 1 also, that all the churches in
1 reman.linn have been taken from the white
[people m ( ,i given to the black, under the
“perationsof the Freed men’s Bureau. We do
J out believe that this is by the direction of
ben. Howard of Col. Osborne; but such is
Mad to be tin, case for many months past. In
met, the negroes and those
lie life, one of my cardinal tenets. —, „ ■
verv incipiency of this rebellion I set my face position that a State wlncli attempted to se
cede is out of the Union, when I contended
Suites. I do not make this allusion for the
purpose of bringing up anything which lias
transpired that may be regarded as of an un
kind or an unpleasant character; but I be
lieved then, as I believe now, and as you have
most unmistakably indicated, that the seen-
curity and protection of the rights of all the
people were to be found in the Union. Upon
this conviction I based my opposition to the
effortSAvliich were made to destroy the Union.
I have continued these efforts notwithstand
ing the peril through which I have passed,
and you are not unaware that the trial lias
been a severe one. When opposition to the
government came from one section of the
country, and that the section in which my
life had been passed and with which
interests were identified, I stood,
I stand now, contending for the
Union, and asseverating the best nntl
surest way to obtain our rights and to protect
our interests was to remain in the Union un
der the protection of the constitution. The
ordeal through which we have passed during
the last four or five years demonstrates most
conclusively that that position was right; and
to-day, after the experiment has been tried
and has failed, after it has been most conclu
sively demonstrated that this Union cannot
be dissolved, that it was not designed to be
dissolved, it is extremely gratifying to me to
meet gentlemen ns intelligent ami as respon
sible as yourselves who are willing and nnx
ious to accept, and do accept, the terms laid
down in the constitution, and obedience to
the laws made in pursuance thereof. We were
at one period separated, and the separation
was tonne painful in the extreme; but now,
after having gone through a struggle in which
the powers of the government have been tried
when we have swung around to a point at
which we meet to agree, and arc 1 willing to
unite our efforts for the preservation of the
government which I believe is the best in the
world—it is exceedingly gratifying to me to
meet you to-day, standing on common ground,
rallying around the constitution and the Union
of these States, the preservation of which, as
I conscientiously ana honestly believe, will
result in the promotion and tlie advancement
of this people. I repeat, I am gratified to meet
you to-day, expressing tho principles and an
nouncing the sentiments to which you have
given utterance, and I trust that this occasion
will long he remembered. I have no doubt
that your intention is to cany out and com
ply with every single principle laid down in
the resolutions you have submitted. I know
that some distrust you; but I am of those who
have confidence in the judgment, in the in
tegrity, in the intelligence and in the virtue
ofthe great mass of the American people, and
having such confidence, I am willing to trust
them ; and I thank God that we have not yet
reached the point where we have lost all con
fidence in each other. The spirit of tlie gov
ernment can only bepreserved, we can only be
come prosperous and great as a people, by
mutual forbearance and confidence. Upon
that faith and confidence alone cun the gov
ernment be successfully carried on.
On tlie cardinnl principle of representation
to which you refer I will make a single re
mark. That principle is inherent. It con
stitutes one of tho fundamental elements of
this government. The representatives of the
States and of the people should have the qual
ifications proscribed by the constitution of
XI Eg’ifThT'j»r” irn should .« bollf tho
Indeed, I look upon the restoration of these j Roman and the Mexican territory evacuated,
States as being indispensable to all our great- j and this is not improbable.
| The London Herald says one effect_ of the
Gentlemen, I know nothing further that I j Fenian movement is the stoppage ot nearli _,\ n net to
mid say ia the expression of uiyTceluigaon J all emigration from the disaffected portions ^ tbe Cod(J
‘ “ ' 'Ireland. ... . - , . 34. \ n \ c t to amend the Act incorporating
The Journal du Havre reports that s ‘^ bat- j | ]je * Town of Q uitman Brooks county, and
talions of the Lc-ioh i-longerz ot tlio F ; additional powers upon the Com-
Drouyn De l’Muys says:; Now that there is a j Members „f Congress, Judges of the Supe-
rcgular Government in Mexico the legitimate - q State's Attorneys. Solicitors
object of our mission will bo attained. We nor Court &mres ->
are endeavoring while satisfying our interests ; M ^SStodS?LS amend an Act enti-
and our dignity to make arrangements which : incorporate the Town of
, will enable us to consider the mission o our, j) awson | n the County of Terrell and State
nil the time that it could not go out and that army in Mexico as terminated. ^ > j
it never has been out. I cannot be forced • 'in tiic sitting of ^lie^ Berlin Chamber of j t he relief of the Savannah
Mutual Loan Association.
into that position. Hence when the States i Deputies,-on January 29th, Count Bismark
and their people shall have complied with stated that the Government wouldl take, no " A ^ to iShorizethe Justices ofthe
the requirements of the government I shall j part in the .discussion upon the Laugh urn j D f er j or Court oftElbert county, Georgia, to
be in favor of their resuming tlieir former • question, the indemnity to Austria not having d collecta Tax for County purposes.
relations to this government in all respects.—-j bcentaken from the public treas ri. 30 *y n Act to authorize tlie sale of the Exiles’
I do not intend to say anything personal, but; The Czar has addressed a letter to the Gov- ^ D . nvson Tcrrcl i county, Georgia,
you know as well as I do that at the begin-: ernor of Warsaw, promulgating educational 40 _ A {j’ Apt to increase'the salary of the Su-
ning of the recent gigantic struggle be-. measures in Poland. . nerintendent of the Western and Atlantic
tween the different section* of the country ' Superior and elementary schools arc to be ’ ,
there were extreme men South and there were established for Poles, Greeks, and Russians, ^ Act to amend nn Act entitled “An
extreme men North. I might make use of a and a separate school tor Gernv.ins and L^t - to j ncor p oratc t i,e Georgia and Alaba
ma Rail Road Company, and to grant cer-
, . _ tain powers and privileges to the same, and
Nasuvu.m:. Feb. 15. for 0 ' t , lpr p llr p ((Ses , Approved Feb. 18tli,
The cotton market is dull, with but few 1854.”
I might make use of a ; and a separate school for Germans
homely figure, which is sometimes as good as uaiuans. All the scholars will be taught Po-
any other, even in the illustration of great [ lisli and Russian history and languages,
aud important questions, and sav that there
has been a hammer at the end ot the line and j
nn anvil at the other, and this great govern- ^ , s and shipments!
niont—the best the world ever saw—was kept G( ^ cru1 Sweeney and
upon the-anvil and hammered during tlie^ic- Bolierts arrived here last night from Louis-,
llir M
, , ,, , — 42.—An Act to fix the salaries of the Judges
ment—the best the world ever saw _ was kept General Sweeney and Colonel William R. and certain other Officers of the State of
to amend the Charter of tlie Town
Actio amend and add to 8985 Scc-
j)f the Code of Georgia.
— * -. - - .- . giis iucui <• .'*f; • r . — A n Act to alter and amend Sections459t)
The government, in the assertion of its pow- t j lft sa j c n f tickets is to be applied for the and 4597 ofthe Code of Georgia.
2r6r^KS5K?»
New York, Feb. 15.
The Post’s money article contains the fol-
we swing around the circle of the Union, lowing : The loan market is inclining to — ---■ relief of the Muscogee
with a fixed and unalterable determination greater e,se. 1 he capitalists arc apparently Loan A- S ociation, and ri,c
Columbus Building and Loan Association.
48 —An Act to alter the Second and Third
Congressional Districts so far as relates to
tlie county of Schley.
49.—An Act for tlie relief of all persons who
were bona fide soldiers of the army of the
late Confederate States for acts done or
committed under an order or orders from
nnf officer of the same. Also to relieve of
ficers for any act doite under orders from
: the Inferior Court
extra tax for the
purpose of building a jail upon the recom
mendation of the Grand Jury of said
county.
to stand by it ir uc rind the counterpart or weary of keeping tlieir surplus funds unem-
thc duplicate 0/ the xame tpirit that plxyed, to ployed and are inclined to look with more
this feeling and thi*e persons in the South, this favor on applications for accommodation; The
other extreme tehieh stands in the scay must get stock market shows more activity than tor
out of it, and the yocernment must stand un- j some days, and there is at present a little
shaken and unmoral on if* basis. This yotern- \ more outside support to the movement, but
ment must Jbepreserred. the chief buyers of stock are found for most
I will only say, in conclusion, that I hope part within the hunts of the speculative
all the people of this country, in good faith cliques. Governments arc steady- and rail-
and in the fullness of tlieir hearts, will, upon ; road bonds are firm. Bank shares dull.—
.1. : vau itnvA nniinpiotpfl -Pofrulpiim filmris irro<nil:ir. Minin*! sliurcs.
lay Aside every other feeling —— ; . . ,. , . e
our common country, and, with uplifted faces en to some ot the ores by the new method ot
~ ' ’ desulphurization.
Indianapolis, Feb. 15.—The convention
of Indiana soldiers held here to-day perma
nently organized an Indiana State Soldiers’
to heaven swear by our God and upon our al
tars that all else shall sink in the dust togeth-
cr rather than that this glorious Union shall
not be preserved/ (Great applause.) I am
RESOLUTIONS.
19.—Resolution to appoint a joint Commit
tee to drutt a bill authorizing and establish
ing an Orphan Home or Homes.
"ratified to find the loval sentiment of the j Association, with General Nathan Kimball
country developing and'manifesting itself in ! as President Resolutions favoring the equnl-
theso expressions. And, now that file attempt; izing of bounties, and the establishment ot a t
to destroy the government has failed at one; soldiers’ and seamen’s home in Indiana, were go.—Resolution respecting the penalty of tlie
end of the line, I trust we shall go on, deter- i adopted. botid given by Aaron Thornby, Principal
mined to preserve the Union in its original j New York, Feb. 15.—The Post's special an d Edwin K. Hardin, Security,
purity against all opposers. I thank you, I ^9; The President has not yet signed the 21.—Resolution requiring the Comptroller
gentlemen, for the compliment you have paid Freeduien’s Bureau bill. It is undcrstooil the General to furnish certain information.,
me, ami I respond most cordially to what has j subject will be considered at the next Cabinet 22.—Resolution relating to tho Commissions
boon said in your resolutions and address, and
I trust in God that the rime will soon come
when we ean meet under more favorable aus
pices than we now do.
Mr. Baldwin, tlie chairman, here intro
duced severally the members of the delega
tion, with whom the President cordially
shook hands. This friendly greeting over—
The President added:—I am happy to
meet you, gentlemen. As I said to another
delegation, the other day, I have no ambition
and no object beyond the restoration of. this
government. I leel that I am in a condition
where I can afford to do right. I have oc
cupied, during iny career, many different
posts in this government. I started at one of
the humblest cabins in the country, and I have
passed through the State Legislature, the
the United States, and those qualifications Gubernatorial chair, both houses of Congress
most unquestionably imply loyalty. He who
comes ns a representative, having the quali
fications prescribed by tlie constitution to fit
him to take a scatin cither ofthe deliberative
bodies which constitute the National Legis
lature, must necessarily, according to the in
tent of the constitution, be a loyal man, wil
ling to abide by and lie devoted to the Union
and the constitution of the States. He can
not l>e for tho Union, he cannot be for the
constitution, he cannot acknowledge obedi
ence to all the laws, unless lie is loyal. When
the people send such men in good faith they
are entitled to representation through them.
In going into the recent rebellion or insur
rection against the government of the United
States you erred, and in returning and resum-
in" your relations with the Federal govern
ment I am free to say that all the responsible
positions and places ought to boconlincd dis
tinctly and clearly to men who are loyal.. If
there were only five thousand loyal men in a
State, or a less number, but sufficient to take
charge ofthe practical machinery of the State,
tlioso five thousand men, or tho lesser number,
arc entitled to it, and all the lest should be
excluded, I look upon it as being fundamen
tal that tlie exercise of political power should
be confined to loyal men, and I regard it as
implied in the doctrines laid down in these
resolutions and in the eloquent address by
which they have been accompanied. I may
say tlint, furthermore, after having passed
through the great struggle in which we have
been engaged we should be placed upon much
more acceptable grounds in resuming relations
to the general government if unmistakable
and unquestionably loyal men were presented
to fiH the places of power. This being done,
I feel that tho day is not distant—I speak
confidently in reference to tho great, mass of
tho American people—when they will deter
mine that this Union shall bo mado whole
and the great right of representation iu the
councils of the nation be acknowledged.—
Gentlemen, that is the fundamental pnnci-
ple. “No taxation without representation, ’
was one of the principles which carried us
through the revolution. This great principle
will hold good yet; and if wo but perform
our duty, if we but comply with the spirit of
the resolutions presented to me to-day, the
American people will maintain and sustain
the great doctrine upon which the govern
ment was inaugurated. It can be done and it
will be done, and I think that if the effort be
fairly and fully made with forbearance and
with prudence, and with discretion and wis
dom, tlie end is not very far.
It seems to me apparent that, from every
consideration, the beat policy which could be |
adopted at present would be. a restoration ot
those States and ofthe government uponcor-
rect principles. TF« hate tome foreign difficul
ties ; but the moment it ean be announced that
the Un <nn of the States is again complete, and
that ire hate resumed our course of prosperity
and greatness, at that tery instant almost all
our foreign dijiieulties trill be settled.; for there
is no Power upon earth which will care to hate
a coutrorrrsy or a rupture with the gonemnent
the United States untler such circumstances.
and the Vice Presidency of the United States
to the position which I now occupy before
you. Tlie climax, tlie acme, the summit of
my ambition has lieen fully reached. I now
I can only arrive at a point at which these
States arc all restored, each having its repre
sentatives in the national councils, with the
Union restored so that we can once more pro
claim peace and good will among tho people
ofthe United States, it will be to me a hap
py day. I care not what may be said in taunt
or jeer; I care not what may be insinuated;
but I tell you that whenever I shall have
reached that point the measure of my am
bition will have been filled, and more than
filled. I have no object beyond it. Oh, how
proud and gratifying it would be tome to re
tire from this place feeling and knowing that
I had been instrumental in consummating this
great and glorious end! (Great applause.)
par One evening last week a party of
armed men entered Clifton, Wayne county,
Tennessee, rode up to the house of Mr. Hayes,
a late officer in tlie rebel army, and demand
ed that the coat he wore in the rebel army
should be sent out to them. This was done,
and the men fired a volley at it, saying if
Hayes did not behave himself, he would get
tho next volley through his head. They then
went to the house of Mr. Fuller, who had du
ring the war once solicited tho office of exe
cutioner to shoot Union men. They called
him out and literally cut him to pieces with
bowie knives. It is supposed the murderers
are relatives ol a Union man, to whom Fuller
was once anxious to ploy the part of execu
tioner.
Unparalleled Meanness.-^ would be an
insult to the Sourtecra people to ask if such
an occurrence is as related below by the Bos
ton Herald could have taken place in a South'
era community. That Journal says:
About four months ago Mr. Lewis Fisher
a Fresco painter, while engaged at his occu
pation on the ceiling of a church in Chelsea,
accidently fell down from a staging to the
S ews beneath, a distance of twenty-five feet,
rcaking several of his ribs and receiving se
rious internal injuries which will disable him
for life, and from which he is now confined to
his house. A few weeks since the unfortunate
man had a bill presented him by the trustees
ofthe church for reparing the pews on which
he fell, amounting to the sum of $7.50 and he
paid it. We doubt if a parallel case of mean
ness can be found in the records of any socie
ty not calling itself Christian,
pgy a shark would make a great mistake
in swallowing a couple of doctors. They
would be sure not to a agree—upon his
stomach.
izj" Bees and politicians are always busy
—the former in gathering honey, the latter,
gall.
meeting.
The Commercial’s special says: John Mint r
Botts has been "examined by the Reconstruc
tion Committee to-day.
II. R. Pollard has had an interview with
the President to endeavor to get permission to
publish the Richmond Examiner again.
PLEASANTRIES.
At twilight every hen becomes a rooster.
A military definition for a kiss—a report at
headquarters.
What is worse than raining pitchforks!
Hailing omnibuses.
Why is a lady of fashion like a successful
sportsman i Benause she hags tho hair.
We admire thunder, but as for lightning,
we were never struck by it.
Why isU the gayest letter in the alphabet l
Because it is always in fan.
How long did Caiu hate his brother ? As
long ns he was Abel.
^-£>“William B.Asturowncs 1.800 houses in
- «... ™»Y„r in.nv Hiontlis l».t. In -f UMM ^!f S'
• M,..* will. KSKiS* .Urt, 1
I riotMta Sentinel.
i*reiu extern, wm
jKirsons through whose hands it is to ;
rented for #800. was put at ♦1,500 last y
and this year he charges £2,500. But tli
poorlban, he needs the money.
urs ago, he
ear,
ten,!
appointed by the late Convention, to in
vestigate the financial condition of this
State from 1801.
28.—Resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a Joint Committee to examine into
the proceedings of the Board of Directors
appointed for the Western and Atlantic
Railroad by the Provisional Governor,
i 24.—Resolution requesting Secretary of
Treasury of the United States to suspend
the collection of the internal revenue tax
in Georgia, and Congress to allow the State
i to assume and collect the same.
Why the French Cannot Leave JHexico.
Paris (Jan. 27.) Corespondent of the London Herald-
In tlie Courier Francois, M. Ddouard Hcr-
ve has an article written with his usual pow-
, er and lucidity respecting the Mexican ques
tion. He shares my incredulity as to the
correctness of the construction put upon the
Mcxicaft paragraph in the Emperor’s speech
viz: that in deference to tlie insolent
threats of the Yankees, liis Majesty means to
leave Maximilian in the lurch, precipitately
withdraw his troops, and leave the empire to
When are soldiers lika good flannels ! | shift for itself. M. Herve points out, as I
When they won’t shrink. have pointed out before,, that the advocates
; , „ , ,. , jof this “safe,” but certainly inglorious policy,
If a loafer and a gallon of whisky aro sit- | j- or „ et Glut the French Government, even if it
ting side by side, which will be drunk first ? j wc ” e j nc ji ne d to do so, are not at liberty to
“I hate doctors’bills,” as tho man said j adopt it. They forget that the Emperor
when he caught tho family physician kissing : Maximilian only consented to leave tor 31ex-
his wife | ico after having obtained from the Cabinet
... , . ... I of the Tuilerics positive guarantees
Why is aman with a curved spine like a! ingt certain contingencies, .which lie
house with a rear piazza! Because he has a I rlrHr sighted enough to antic-
back stoop.
“I’m on the trail of a dear,” as the fellow
said when he stepped on the dress of a beauty
m the street.
“now long did Adam remain in Paradise
before he sinned ?” said an amiablo spouse to
her husband. “Till lie got a wife,” was tho
calm reply.
“Caught in her own net,” as a man said
when he saw one ot tlie fair sex hitched in her
crinoline. -
Why is a husband like a Mississippi steam:
boat ? Because ho nover knows when he may
get a blowing up.
A gentleman complaining of the various
imposts and tnxes, says he cannot put on his
boots in the morning without a stamp.
“Shorge, why is the James river like a keg
of lager beer ?” “Because they both flow into
the Dutch Gap Canal.”
Why is a warlike incursion like a lady in
fulldre8sl Because it is a raid (arrayed) for
conquest.
Lip-service is considered discreditable to a
Christian, butit is a delightful thing between
two lovers.
A Yankee has just taught ducks to swim in
hot water with such success that they lay boil
ed eggs.
Why was Herod’s wife liko a Fenian organ
ization ? Because she had a head sent her
(head centre.)
A French newspaper says only three of its
subscribers are bald, and they are in arrears
for subscription.
“Thrift follows fawning,” as the hunter said
when he killed six fawns and sold them fbr a
handsome sum.
The first cane ever cut—Cain the son of
Adam. Everybody “cut” him after lie had
killed his brother.
was clear sighted enough
ipatc. Besides, more >ver, the moral
engagements, the feelings of honor and self-
respect which would prevent France desert
ing her ally, our philo-Yankccs here forgot
a certain diplomatic instrument generally
known as “the convention of Miramar,”
signed at Archduke Max’s residence of that
name, on the 10 of April, 1864. The object
of that convention was to “regulate the con
ditions of the stay of the French troops in
Mexico;” it was signed on behalf of France
by M. Herbert, and by Senor Velasquez de
Leon in the name of the Mexican Emperor.
It may not be amiss to refresh tho memory of
our Yankee friends as to the real purport of
that treaty. The preamble formally states
that: ho Government of the Emperor of the
French and of His Majesty the Emperor of
Mexico aro actuated by an equal desire of re
storing order in Mexico, and consolidating
the new Empire. This shows clearly, us M.
Herve cogently remarks, that France never
contemplated leaving the Mexican Emperor
tete-a-tete with his subjects,and declining every
sort of responsibility with the Empire. This
and other declarations of a general charaacter,
moreover, derive special significance from
the precise stipulations which follow. By
Articles 1 and 2 the French Government un
dertakes to leave in Mexico a corps of 25,000
French soldiers, and the troops of which it is
composed are only to bo withdrawn, and
that gradually, according to tlie Emperor
Maximilian’s ability to organize native troops
to replace them. Even after the withdrawal
of the 25,000 Frenchmen, the foreign legion,
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
[Itcported Expressly for tlie Macon Telegraph.]
Milledgeville, Feb. 19,1866.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 o’clock a. m. Hon. | Stf
Wm. Gibson, of Richmond, in the Chair.—
Prayer by Rev. S. E. Brooks.
Mr. J. A W. Johnson, introduced a MU to
donate the lands belonging to the State lying
in the Okafenokce swamp, a3 a permanent en
dowment to the Orphan’s Home.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD itEADING.
House bill to regulate and fix the charges
of Uailroads in this,Statc at the charges allot
i-<1 the Georgia Rrilroad, was lost.
Bill to make valid private contracts made
during tlie late war, and to allow to the same
an equitable construction. A substitute was
offered to this bill which was ordered to be
printed, and tlie bill andjsubstitute wasjpost-
poned for the present.
Bill to take the Census ’of tlie State the
present year. Laid on the table for the pres
ent.
Bill to repeal Section 4418 of the Code.—
Passed. It repeals the law forbidding the car
rying of concealed weapons.
* Bill to incorporate the Rome Gas Light
Company. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the North American
Fire Insurance Company’ of Atlanta. Capitnl
stock $100,000. Passed.'-
Biii to incorporate the Wahatchee Mining
Company. Passed.
Bill to*regulate tlie sale oi spirituous liquors
and to provide against the keeping of disor
derly houses. Passed.
Bill to establish a States Orphans’ Home.
Made the order of the day for Wednesday
next.
Bill to vest the State’s Reserve in the cor
porate limits of Macon in tlie City of Macon.
Passed.
HOUSE HILLS ON THIRD BEADING.
Bill to extend the time for the issue of head
rights. Passed.
Bill to increase tlie per diem pay of teach
ers of poor children. Passed.
Bill for the relief of Martha Lester, of Ful
ton county. Passed.
Bill to change the line between Fayette and
Clayton. Lost.
Bill to change the line between Upson and
Crawford. Passed.
Bill to anthorize the appointment of Ven
due masters in the several incorporated towns
of this State. Passed.
Bill to declare valid all the acts of the
civil officers of this State whether such of
ficers hjlve been pardoned or not. Passed.
Bill to amend section 3320 of the Code.
Passed.
Bill to incorporate the town of Steadman,
in the county of Newton. Passed.
Bill to amend section 3704 of the Code.—
Lost.
Bill to amend the Charter of the town of
Georgetown, in Quitman county. Passed.
Bill to amend the Charter and corporate
laws of the city of Milledgeville as to the
mode of electing Aldermen. Passed.
Bill to authorize the Inferior Court of Scriv
en county to levy au extra tax. Passed.
Bill to compensate Ordinaries and Clerks
for administering the Amnesty Oath. Lost.
After the reading of bills the second
time, the Senate adjourned till to-morrow
morning 10 o’clock.
HOUSE.
The House met at 9 o’clock, a. m.: Prayer
by the Chaplain.
Mr. Hudson, of Harris, moved tlie recon
sideration of the tax bill, passed on Satur
day. The motion prevailed.
NEW MATTER.
Mr. Hardeman, of Bibb, a bill relating to
Vendue Masters.
Mr. Candler, of Carroll, a bill to incorpo
rate the Carroll Manufacturing Company.
Mr. Maddox,, of Fulton, a resolution that
no new matter be introduced after 20th iu-
stant,
Mr. .Morris, of Franklin, a resolution that
the committee on the Penitentiary report
wliat repairs arc necessary to put the institu
tion in order for the reception of criminals.
Mr. Webster, of Greene, a bill to repeal sec
tions 4433 and 4434 of the Code.
Also, a bill to allow the Interior Courts of
Greene county to levy r.nd collect an extra tax
to build a bridge over Oconee river.
Mr. McWherter, of Oglethorpe, a bill to
ineorporate the Little River Mining Compa-
ny.
Mr. Alexander, of Houston, a bill to repeal
the law prohibiting the marriage of first
cousins.
Mr. Moses, ot Muscogee, a resolution for
tbe relief of banks.
Mr. Russell, of Muscogee, a bill to incorpo
rate the Steam Cotton Mill in Columbus.
Mr. Johnson, of Pierce, a bill for the relief
ot Milali Howard, of Pierce county.
Mr. Sims, of Newton, a bill to allow’ Ordi
naries to grant temporary letters with a bond
oniy for personal property.
Mr. Moses moved to suspend the rules to
take up his resolution for the relief of Banks.
The resolution, after some discussion, was
lost.
The House adjourned till 3 o’clock, P. M.
HOUSE.
Milledgeville, Feb. 19.
afternoon session.
The House met at 3 o’clock.
The following Senate bills were read the
third time and passed.
Bill to authorize the Inferior Court of Cam
den county to regulate and prescribe the rates
of ferriage in said county.
Bill tp incorporate the Kennesaw Mining
Company.
Bill for the relief of Arthur Hutchinson, of
Campbell county.
Bill constituting the town of Cuthbert,
Randolph county, a city.
Bill to authorize the use, by John G. Park
and others, of the use of the water power on
the State’s Reserve at Indian Springs.
Bill to change the time of holding certain
Superior Courts in the Tallapoosa Circuit. It
includes the courts in the counties of Floyd,
Polk, Paulding and Campbell counties.
Bill to change the line between Murray and
Gordon counties.
Bill to extend the corporate limits of the
city of Rome.
Bill to make valid certain acts of Inferior
Court of Polk county.
Bill to appoint a Superintendent of roads
and bridges in Wilkes county.
Bill to extend the time for the completion
of the Coosa and Chattooga Railroad.
The House adjourned.
I Fire and Marine Insurance Company of At-
inn: <n tin- i-'iri- niiil Marine Insurance Com-
! pany of Atlanta. Passed.
I Bill to amend the charter ol the Auram
j Hose Mining Company. Passed. __
Bill to require the several Bailroaas of this
ate, -to furnish separate cars for colored
persons. Lost.
Bill to incorporate the Empire fctute Mubh-
facturing Company of Newton county. Pass-
ed.
Bill to change the time of holding Superior
Courts in Muscogee county. Passed.
Bill to authorize the Inferior Court of Bar
tow county, to issue bonds. Passed.
Bill to amend section 1954 of tbs Cod*—
Passed.
Bill to amend section 4613 of the Cod*—
Passed.
Bill to alter road laws of the State. Passed.
Bill for the relief of E. F. Hamden and
others. Passed.
Bill to define certain acts of / trespass and
make the same penal. Passed.
Senate adjourned.
can Government _
with its services before that period. 1 hese
conditions are, M. Herve argues, and veiy
conclusively in my opinion, positively bind-
ing upon France, while the period of the de
nature ot the troops rests with the Emperor
Maximilian, and the threats uttered by the
Yankees are not likely to induce him to re
nounce that advantage; but, should he be
willing to do so, another diplomatic arrange
ment must intervene, annulling that conclud
ed at Miramar, and if he choosey to hold
France to the performance of her part ot the
contract, France—even if she be inclined to
evade it—has no option whatever about the
Republicans Petitioning in Behalf of
Mr. Stephens.—The Nashville Union learns
that a petition from some of the most con
spicuous members of the Republican party
has been sent to the President urging the" ev *°® r I
extension ofumenaty to Hon. A. II. Stephens. | ‘ ' ■
Thi< is i "«hk1 si<m* yr There is at this moment no obstacle
r j to tile perfect adjustment of theJJnion^and
There are $30,000 of fractional currency in
circulation.
SENATE.
Milledgeville,Teb. 20.
The Senate met at 10 o’clock, a. m. Prayer
by Rev. S. E. Brooks.
The hill passed yesterday, to regulate the
sale by retail of spirituous liquors and to
E rovidc against the keeping of disorderly
ouses.was reconsidered.
new matter.
On the call of Senatorial Districts, the fol
lowing bills were introduced.
By Mr. Dickey, a bill to incorporate the
North Georgia Slining and Manufacturing
Company.
By Mr. J. F. Johnson, a bill to incorporate
the Georgia Life and Accident Insurance
Company of Atlanta.
By Mr. Redding, a resolution authorizing
the Governor to draw his warrant on the
Treasury in favor of the Principal Keeper of
the Penitentiary for the amount due as exhibi
ted by the report of the Principal Keeper
thereof. The resolution was agreed to.
By Mr. C. H. Smith, a resolution authori
zing the Governor to audit and pay certain
claims of Seago, Palmer & Co., against the
State.
Also, a resolution in regard to certain
claims against the State for printing.
The bill to incorporate the Oostanaula
Steamboat Company. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD 11EADINO.
HOUSE.
Tlie House met at 10 o’clock a. nr.
On motion of Mr. Glenn, of Whitfield, s»
much of the action of the House on yesterday
as relates to the incorporating of the North
Georgia and Alabama Mining Company was
reconsidered. -
On motion of Mr. Humphreys, of Lincoln,
so much of the action of the House on yester
day was reconsidered as relates^ to the ap
pointment of a< Superintendent of Roads and
Bridges, for Wilkes county, w;is reconsidered.
The bill for the relief of soldiers’ widows
and orphans was made the special order, for
Thursday next.
The Tax bill being the special order was
taken, up and after amendments, was passed.
The House adjourned till 3 o’clock p. m.
Milledgeville, Feb. 26.
HOUSE—AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House mer at 3 o’clock, -p. m.
NEW matter.
Mr. Byrd, of Mitchell, a bill to change the
line between Mitchell and Colquit counties.
Mr: Sale, of Randolph, a ■ -’U to authorize
the county of Randolph to is^ue bonds t®
raise money.
BILLS ON TUIRD READI. G.
Bill to authorize the Inferior CV.irt ot
Greene county, to compel hands to work on
tlie roads. Passed.
Bill to exempt from street duty members
of the Fire Companies of Atlanta. Passed.
Bill to allow the Inferior Court of Pickens
county to levy an extra tax for county pur
poses. Passed. .
Bill to legalize the proceedings of the
Southern Stockholders ofthe Brunswick and
Florida Railroad Company, anil to change
the name of said Railroad. Passed. • ■
Bill to’incorporate the city of Brunswick,
to define its limits, and to provide lor the
election ot city officers. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the city of Madison.—
Passed. . _
Bill to incorporate the Atlanta Street Kail-
road Company. Passed.
House adjourned.
SENATE,
February 21, 1866.
The Senate met at 10 o’clock, a. m.
Mr. Moore, from the Judiciary Committee,
submitted a report on the Frecdmen’s Court,,
and reported in lieu of said code the follow
in'' bills : A bill to fix the relations of Hus
band and Wife between persons of color ; A.
bill to define the term “person of color: A
bill to repeal section 285 of the Code except
the 5th clause of said section, and to repeal
1st, 2d and 3d clauses of section 286 of tnc -
Code; A bill to transfer certain cases from
the Inferior Courts to the County Courts. •
The Special Order—the State’s Orphans
Home was taken up. It provides for the ap
pointment of three Commissioners to select a
suitable place for the erection of suitable
buildings for the purpose. No place is de
signated in the bill. The vote on tlie passage
of the bill was yeas 39 ; nays 00.
Tlie next special order—the resolution au
thorizing the. appointment of Commissions
to select a'new site tor tho Penitentiary was
taken up and passed. No locality to men
tioned in tlie resolution.
The bill to repeal the acts requiring Cottom
and Wool Factories to publish lists of their
stockholders was passed.
Tlie bill for the relief from personal liabili
ty stockholders in Banks was taken up and
after some discussion was laid on the table
for the present. , „ „
Bill to allow the Ordinary of Polk county
to keep the papers of his oflicc in his own:
dwelling until a new court house is built.
Passed. ,
Bill to authorize an extra tax ior the coun
ty of Early. Passed.
" Bill to appropriate $150 for the repair an*
keeping in order State House Clock. Passed..
Bill to allow Jnfcrior Courts to fix jail fees
for dieting prisoners. Passed.
Bill to amend the act incorporating the
Skidaway Shell Road Company. Passed.
Bill to change tlie name of the Milledge--
ville Rail Road Company. Passed.
Bill to change the time of holding euperrer
court of Worth county. Passed.
Adjourned.
Correction.—The bill reported by Mr.
Dickey on the 20tli instant, should have been
A Bill supplemental to the Act incorpora-,
in" the North Georgia Mining and Mann-
factoring Company. Its object was simply
to reduce the capital stock of said Comr
pany from $250,000 to $50,000.
HOUSE.
The House met at 9 o’clock, a. in.: Prayer
by the Chaplain.
After the adoption of a resolution that no
new matter be introduced after 24th inst., ex
cept by a vote of two-thirds, the Clerk called
the roll for the introduction of new matter.
Mr. Morell ot Effingham, a bill to incorpo
rate the town of Springfield in Effingham
^ Mre'Smitb, of Hancock, a bill to alter the
time required for the record of writings.
Mr. Ridley, of Troup, a bill to incorporate
the North Georgia Mining and Manulactor-
in Mr.°Sini£ y ’of Bartow, a bill authorizing
the issue of county bonds in Bartow connty t
to raise money for county purposes.
Mr. Mallard, of McIntosh, a bill to allow
Clerks of Inferior and Superior Courts to
keep their offices more than a mile from the
court house.
Mr. J. J. Jones, of Burke, a resolution in
relation to tlie bonds and coupons of the
State.
Mr. Frost, of Troup, a bill to incorporate
the Alabama and Georgia Manufacturing
Company, Also, a bill to incorporate the
Chattahoochee Manufacturing Company.
Mr. Moses, of Muscogee, a bill to repeal
section 1955 of the Code.
Mr. Adams, of Clarke, a bill to authorise
the Superintendent of the Western and At
lantic Railroad to execute a bond to pay the
United States for purchases for said road, v $
The special order—tho bill to authorize
the Governor to raise money by the sale of
bonds—was re-referred.
Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Law-
son and Redwine.
The bill for the benefit of the Lunatic Asy
lum was made the special order for Monday
next.
nOUSE BILLS ON THIRD BEADING.
Bill to incorporate the Central Georgia
Manufacturing Company. Passed.
Bill to incorporate Gate City Foundry, Can!
Machine Works. Passed.
Bill to encourage and protect the citizens-
of this State in the raising of stock. Passed.
Bill to regulate tlie distribution of .‘he com
mon school fund in Echols county. Passed.
Bill to provide for the appointment of ea-
perintendents of bridges and roads in the
several counties ot the titatc. Passed.
Bill to amend section‘3478 of the co la—
Passed.
Bill making it a misdemeanor to make tv.n
Bill to incorporate the town of Wrights-{bills to the same land. Passed. _
suDremacV'of the laws, except the hostility | ville, in Johnson county. Passed. Bill to prevent any persons bom voting
outlie Northern disunionists. Bill to change the name ot the Confederate j until they take the amnesty oath. Lost,