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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH*
dxonm Sarchlij f tlrcirapli.
■ it is reported that if the radicals
Congo '•> mist Mr. Brooks. of New 1 <'rk. tin*
President will appoint him collector of the
port of New York.
gy- Gen. Lee is said to have stated in his
evidcnco before tho Rcconstrtiction Commit
tee that in his opinion the people of Virginia
are disposed to pay the Confederate debt.
to
of
Law Card.—We invite public attention
the card ait Hon. William Dougherty, ono
Georgia's most distinguished lawyers, who,
will bo seen, has opened on office in Atlanta
We learn, from the Southern Recorder, that
Hon. Hiram Warner has been appointed by
the Governor, Judge of tho Coweta Circuit,
to fill the vacancy oceasionediby the resigna
tion of Judge Bigham.
Tho President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of Gen. Frank Blair, as Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the First Dis
trict of Missouri. The nomination created
quite a sensation in executive session. It was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Fire at Gi.ennvii.lk.—The Female Semi
nary at Glennvillc, Ala., was totally destroyed
by fire, about 10 o'cloek, on Saturday morn
ing, 17th inst. The fire was purely acciden
tnl. and was produced by sparks from the
shimney of an adjoining building.
Gkn. FonREST.—We are pleased to learn
ftoTh tho Memphis Argus that Gen. Forrest
hss so far recovered from his* lato attack
small pox, that he was able to be on the
street last week, apparently enjoying good
spirits, with flic return of health and strength.
PT Stephen Lyons, of Augusta, an em
ployee on the Georgia Railroad, was run over
by the train at Madison, Saturday lost, and
received injuries which caused his death in
few hours.
Profitable Pihlantiiroft.—^We perceive
that Hiss Clara Barton, who came South last
year anil ^pent some weeks in looking after
the graves of Federal soldiers at Anderson-
villo, has received an appropriation of the
modest little sum of Fifteen Thousand dol
lars, by Congress, for her trouble and
terated humanity. No doubt Hiss Clara would
like to take a few more trips to Georgia on
the same terms.
»“Tho General Assembly of the Old
School Presbyterian Church in the United
States of America wjlj meet in St Lonis on
the third Tuesday in May. At the same time
tho General Assembly, of what is popularly
known as the “New School” Presbyterian
Church, will also meet in the same place.—
These two assemblies represent the largest
bodies of Presbyterians in the United States,
but have no correspondence with each other
’ A letter from Cartcrsville to the At
lanta New Era, on the 10th instant, says “we
have just heard here that the military author
ities of the United States went to Qanton, in
Cherokee county, in this State, and turned
out of jail several who were charged with
crimes—robbery, larceny, &c. The reason
aligned for this liberation of thieves and
robbers is, that the persons charged with the
crimes are Union men.
Not the Bishop.—We regret to hcqr that
many of our citizens confounded the name of
Rov. Stephen Elliott, an account of whose
death we copied yesterday from a Charleston
paper, with that of our beloved Bishop of the
same name, who, we are gratified to learn a
day or two ago, is still in excellent health
with tho promise of many years to be added
to his valuable life. Hr. Elliott, the deceased,
was a citizen of South Carolina, and, wo be
lieve, a first cousin of the Bishop.
Pardons Under the $20,000 Clause.—
The number of pardons that have been grant
ed by tho President to persons in the States
below named, under the thirteenth exception
of the Amnesty Proclamation, namely, whose
taxable property is over $20,000, arc os fol
lows:—Kentucky, 12; West Virginia, 48;
Arkansas, 41; Missouri, 10; Virginia, 2,070;
North Carolina, 482; South Carolina, 088;
Florida, 88; Louisiana, 142; Georgia, 1,228;
Alabama, 1,301; Mississippi, 705; total 0,835.
A TEXT WITH A BRIEF CO.TI-
.TIENT.
Senator Wade, in one of his recent ha
rangues, says of the Radicals: “We dig down
to the granite of eternal truth, and there wc
stand, and they who assail us have to small
the great principles of the Almighty, for our
principles arc chained to His throne, and arc
as indestructible as the Almighty himself."
In this we find the true power of fanaticism
over the mind of man, and the secret of all
the woes it has brought upon the world from
the beginning down to the present day. It
has been the custom of enthusiasts, in all ages,
to invest their sentiments with the idea of re
ligious duty. A thing called conscience is set
up as a supreme dictator, whose edicts no man
dare disobey lest he should bring down upon
himself the vengeance of an offended Heaven.
The divine origin once established to their
own satisfaction, the commands of con
science—or, as they maintain, of God—must
be executed, even though it be done through
bl rod and slaughter, and cruelties at which
humanity shudders. It is all right and proper
it conscience directs. Human government,
human rights, the most sacred obligations
recognized among'mankind, must all giva way
-it is the Higher Lave that none can resist with
impunity.
It is this wretched assumption of enthusi
asts, sometimes of wicked men, and some
times of fools, investing their own opinions of
human affairs—for after all conscience is but
educated opinion—with diving sanction and
authority, that originated the crusades, that
lay at the foundation of religious persecution
and cruelties in all ages of the world, that
have deluged peaceful lands in blood, and
wrought out tlie most hideous moral specta
cles that ever outraged true religion and'of-
fended the eye of God. It is that which, after
desolating the Old World, took passage in the
Mayflower, and, landing on these western
shores,set in operation a system of proscription
and tyranny over the mind of man that, after
years of discord and strife, culminated in the
late sanguinary struggle, in which brethren of
the same race and country bathed this whole
land in each other’s blood. They have erected
god in their own minds more hideous than
the Scandinavian Thor, and more cruel and
relentless than the Juggernaut To this they
offer their sacrifice of groans and tears, and
celebrate their insane and devilish orgies.—
Not content with the woe they have already
brought upon their countrymen and man
kind, these same fanatical crusaders of the
Evil One are still in the field, claiming div
inity for their opinions, and threatening the
wrath of God against all dissenters. They
are the curse and scouige of the world, and
all sensible people should unite to crush out
and extinguish forever the vile and blood
stained hypocrites.
Mr. Wade may believe that his doctrines
are from Heaven, but it is only his belief, and
we tell him that far more honest and sensi
ble men hold very different opinions. They
may not claim for them divine origin, or, in
his own illiberal and procription spirit de
nounce eternal damnation against all who re
fuse to accept them; but still they are honestly
entertained, and are founded in human reason
and the teachings of experience. What is
still better, they are the principles of peace,
of brotherly love, and wage no war of pro
scription or blood. However he and bis
fanatical crew may deceive the ignorant and
mislead the unwary, they can never stand in
the forum of fair debate and argument before
those who. repudiate their divine com
mission and bring all human questions to the
test of reason, justice and equity between
man and man.
Then away with this specious, and deceit
ful, and dangerous philosophy 1 This much
abused and sublimated idea of conscience,
founded in the notions, passions or interests
of unprincipled or unreasoning men, and set
tip in opposition to the convictions of sober
1 The nlilitary bill which went through
tho Senate on Wednesday, provides that the
army of tho United States is to consist in
times df peace of five regiments of artillery,
twelve regiments of cavalry, and fifty regi
ments of infantry. Eight of the infantry reg
iments, and in accordance with an amend
ment proposed by Mr. Wade, two of the cav-
ajiy regiments, arc to bo composed of color
ed men. An infantry regiment lias, beside
tho officers, 500 privates, which number may
be increased at the discretion of the Presi
dent to 1,500. Our peace establishment, there
fore, would number from 05,000 to abont 75,-
000 men.
' Vai.iialla, March 13tb, 1S7G.
Eds. Telegraph : For the comfort of your
self and the good people of your delightful
section of tlie South, I hope you have not
been afflicted with the same character of
weather, that has destroyed all the pleasures
and comfort I anticipated on ray visit to
Memphis. It rained there for six weeks past,
with scarcely two days ,-ensation. The con
sequents has been a very material deprecia
tion of business. Cotton, however, rules the
market as in days of yore, and with its rise
«md fall, is regulated much of the life nnd
prosperity of the Bluff city.
I learn that a considerable number of Geor
gians have come westward, and are operating
on tlie rich cotton lands of this section. They
have brought out some thousands of negro la
borers, and are rapidly preparing for crops.
I met with some of them several days ago,
and learned that their prospects arc very flat
tering. The general impression prevails
amongst them, and every one, from different
portions of the South that hardly one twelfth
of the cotton lands of the country, will be
planted this season. Tho valley ot tho Mis
sissippi will not average ono twentieth of its
former productive results, and not more than
three fourths of the former yield, will be se
cured from the present planting. The reason
of this is evident in the fact that labor is not
so definite, and the appliances of tho old sys
tem can not be used to secure the fullest
amount of product. But the yield, whatever
it may amount to, will well repay those who
venture.
The great sensation in Memphis* at present
is an artist (0 named Maitland, who cuts off
his own head, places it under his arm, aad
while there the neck is horribly dripping
blood, it complacently continues to address
the audience, giving directions for the play
to proceed, and after bleeding to its own sat
isfaction, it quietly assumes its natural po
sition, and tha man Maitland, proceeds with
the exercises of the entertainment os though
nothing extraordinary had happened.
If I make a successful journey, you will
hear from me at the end of scvcrsl thousand
miles. Hoping to have the pleasure of send
ing yon entertaining news, I remain as ever.
Cousin Nourma.
Latest Hews from our Exchanges.
AFFAIRS IK TEXAS.
New York, March Iff.—The Herald’s
special snvs: President Johnson yesterday re
ceived a dispatch from A. J. Hamilton, Pro
visional Governor of Texas, giving a more
hopeful account of the doings of the State
Convention than any that have yet found
their way into print. Governor Hamilton
sums np by saying although the Convention
had been in session one month without ap
parently accomplishing anything, there w
The Savannah Republican.—On the ad
vent of the army under Gen. Sherman into
Savannah, tlie office of the Republican was
turned over to Mr. J. E. Hayes, of Massachu
setts, who has since the occupation been pub
lishing the paper nnder the title of the Sa
vannah Rational Republican.
Its former proprietor, Ool. W. F. Sims, hav
ing laid claim for his property before Prcsi
dent Johnson, we are informed that the Com
mandcr of the Department, Gen. Brannon,
received orders from the President to restore
the office to Col. Sims. This we learn from
the Augusta Oojutitutionalist of tho 20th in
stant. ’ We congratulate Mr. Sims on the Re
storation of his property, which has been
prostituted to such base uses for nearly a year
past Jt is a pity he could not succeed in
sooner bringing the matter to the attention
of the President though no effort was left
untried. "We wish the old Republican a ca
reer of renewed brightness in the hands of
her lawful owner.
The States not to Prohibit Business
which pats Revenue License.—Honorable
Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, has reported
in the House of Representative a bill, which
was referred to the Oommittee of Ways and
Means, providing that whenever a person was
licensed under the internal revenue law to
cariy on any business, the license shall be full
and complete authority for such person to
carry on such trade, business or calling, pro
vided the said trade, business or calling, may
be regulated by tho laws of the several States
for all purposes of internal police regulations;
and provided that it shall not be construed
reason and judgment, has been the ground
work of all our follies and failures as a na
tion. Let us spurn the detestable heresy
from amongst us, and for the future take com
mon sense and revealed truth as our only
guides. Until this be done, wo shall con
tinue to be the sport of faction and an ob
ject of derision to the civilized world.
A Negro Settlement in Viboinia,—It is
estimated that between Old Point and York
town there arc 25,000 negroes, to whom are
distributed monthly 00,000 rations from tlie
oommissary department. They are principal
ly in charge of tho Froedmen’s Bureau, but
many of them have small lots of land on
whiehthey raise vegetables for themselves
and their familios. Many of them, however,
roam at will over tho country without em
ployment, and subsisting on gorsrnmout ra
tions. Tho alarming condition of these
blacks caused a number of army officers to
get up a meeting some days ago, and ha
rangue them on the policy of moving to Flor
ida, bat the negroes voted unanimously
against it, and the military quit the ground
in disgust
The Supreme Court of the United
Statbs.—A bill was passed by the United
States Scnotc on Thursday, tho 8th iost, pro
viding that hereafter tho Supreme Court of
the United States shall consist of one chief
justice and eight associate justices, and that
tho first, second and third circuits shall re
main as now constituted; that tho districts
of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Car
olina and South Carolina shall constitute the
fourth circuit; that the districts of Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas shall constitute the fifth circuit; that
the districts. of West Virginia, Ohio and
Michigan shall constitute the sixth circuit;
the districts of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky
and Tennessee shall constitute the seventh
eircuit; tho districts of Wisconsin, Minneso
ta, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas
shall constitute the eighth circuit; and the
districts of Oulifornia, Oregon ami Nevada
shall constitute the ninth circuit.
This bill reduces the aumher of Judges on
the Supreme licnrh to the same number as
were provided for before tne act of March
8rd 1853. 1
A Question or Two.—As the military au
thorities are sovereign, and wc are bound as
good citizens to obey their behests for the
time being, wc would be glad to have on an
swer to a question or two, for the information
and guidance of the public, as well as of our
selves.
It is presumed that the negro troops con
duct themselves in the streets in accordance
with the direction of their officcra—at least
this should be the case. If a citizen should
meet one of these colored gentlemen in uni
form on a narrow thoroughfare—in muddy
weather for instance—is tho negro to give
way or tho citizen ?
When ladies promenade thopavements and
meet the same individuals, arc the latter to
givo way or the ladies ?
The practice lias been, and is, for tbe negro
soldiers to claim exclusive privileges, both as
against ladies and gentlemen, though
we cannot believe that their white officers
will endorse a right in thpm which they nev
er claimed for themselves. The latter, so far as
wo have observed, all net like gentlemen in
their public promenades, giving way to ladies
and sharing the advantages and disadvanta
ges of the thoroughfare with their own sex,
Are the negroes entitled to greator privileges
than their white officers?
There has been much cause for complaint
on this subject of late, with both the ladies
and gentlemen of Macon, and wo bring tbe
matter distinctly to the attention of tbe mili
tary authorities with tho hope that they will
either correct abuses or give us to understand
exactly how much of indignity the citizens
are expected to put up with.
Whatever may be the answer, when au
thoritatively announced the people will abide
it; but there are somo things which they take
with a Tory ill grace eo long as it is a ques
tion whether they are compelled to submit to
them or not.
Official Corruption.—In a debate in the
United States Senate, recently, when a propo
sition was under consideration to investigate
charges against certain officers who had serv
ed in New Orleans nnd in the Mississippi De
partment, Senator McDougal, of California,
stated that he knew of a man who had been
rejected by the Senate for Captain and Quar
termaster, who was nothing but a common
sporting mnn in California, not worth $10,-
000. Alter his rejection by the Senate he
went down to New Orleans, where his broth
er wns in oommand. lie engaged in opera
tions there. In a short time he died, and by
his will, wliicli was now in the Surrogate's
Court, it was clear that he had made $2,000-
000. He supposed the Senate [knew whom
he meant.
to prevent any State from levying a tax for
State purposes an *ny trade, business or pro
fession for which a license is required. It will
be recollected that in some of tbe Eastern
States, where prohibitory laws are in force,
the courts have decided that a government
license does not protect the seller against the
S eqalties of the State laws. This bill is un-
erstood to stop further decisions of this kind
and to prohibit the State authorities from
doing more than regulate the traffic. "
be -no trouble whatever concerning tho repu
diation of tlie rebel war debt, and that tbe
freedmen will be treated more satisfactorily
than in most of the other States. The prin
cipal difference of opinion was whether the
ordinance of secession should be merely re
pealed or declared absolutely null from the
beginning.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE NEW ORLEANS ELEC
TION.
. New York, March 19.—The Herald'
Washington special gives tlie following facts
regarding the reported President’s interfer
ence in the municipal election of New Or
leans Mr. Kennedy, the present May or, tele
graphed to the President on the 16th inst.
expressing doubts as to the fitness of 4iis suc
cessor elect, Mr. Monroe, and inquiring wheth
er or not he should yield the succession. The
President replied by telegraph as follows:
“I have no information to give in regard
to surrendering the mayoralty of New Or
leans to the person elected to fill the position.
I have no information showing the election
was not regular, or the individual who has
been elected cannot qualify. In the absence
of snch proof, the presumption is that the
election has been according to law, and the
person elected can take tbe oath of allegiance
and loyalty required.”
Mr.' Monroe seems to have known that
efforts were being made to keep him out of
office, and also telegraphed tlie President
yesterday that he had been regularly elected
Mayor of New Orleans, and that be was loyal
to the Union, and enthusiastically in favor of
the reconstruction policy of the President as
any living man, and can qualify according to
law. The President replied to this by re
peating the telegram sent to Kennedy, thus
leaving the matter where it begins, viz: the
people of New Orleans and the civil and mili
tary laws that govern such cases.
OUR FRENCH BELAT?ONS.
New York. March 19.—The Tribune’s
Paris correspondent writes of an important
fact not yet publicly known in Paris. Mr.
Seward’s answer to Mr. Drouyn Du L’Huys’
dispatch has arrived. Although the French
Government has not yet pronounced an official
opinion, the Cabinet is very much pleased
with the contents. While reiterating and re
inforcing, all the United States Government
had ever said on the Mexican question, he
had lnppily conceded language to describe
the position, from which America would not
budge an inch, in terms which France will
probably make up its mind to concede, as
not incompatible with its own views. Mr.
Seward’s latest communication relieves there
from a load of anxiety, and the relation of
France and the United States in regard to
Mexico, now stands on a very good footing.
FENIAN EXCITEMENT IN NOVA SCOTIA.
Halifax, March 19.—There is great ex
citement here, and startling rumors are afloat
The Royal and Provincial artillery are man
ning all the forts. A proclamation has been
issued calling out tbe militia. Arms and
ammunition are to lie distributed to them
to-day. Engineers have been very busy since
Friday, day and night St Patrick’s day
was celebrated with the usual ceremonies.—
No disturbance occurred.
WISCONSIN FOR NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
The Wisconsin Senate has adopted a reso
lution striking out the word white from the
section of the Constitution in regard to the
qualifications of electors, by a vote of seven
teen to eleven.
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
New York, March 19.—Increase in loans,
$509,104; circulation, $269,814; deposits, $4,-
922,826; legal tenders, $4,060,962; decrease
of specie, $1,547,995.
Something Radically Wrong.—More
than a thousand negro men have within two
weeks passed over our Railroad from Putnam
and adjacent counties for tbe West They
have been induced to leave their employers
on the promise of higher wages, although
contracts had been ratified by the Freedmen’s
Bureau. The most able bodied and likely
fellows are thus taken with only a change of
clothing. Their particular destination is un
known. They may or may not see the West
Tho planters thus deprived of their employees
will be disappointed in making their crops.
We cannot believe that this inveigling o
hands from plantations is by the connivance
of the Bureau. There should be an immedi
ate investigation into the matter by the prop
er authority. Tbe wrong is too serious a
one to the planter, after having pitched his
crop for a certain number of bands, to be
passed over in silence. Had it been earlier
in the season and non-producers taken as well
as producers, not tlie least objection would
have been made; but, under existing circum
stances, it is a great wrong which ought to
be promptly investigated,—South. Recorder.
The Siamese Twins'Outdone.—Two negro
children are now on ^exhibition at Raleigh,
North Carolina, that excite much curiosity.—
They are fourteen years of age, and were born
of slave parents in Anson county. The
Standard speaks of them as follows: TTie con
nection between these two girls is closer than
in tbe Siamese twins, therefbeing more of tbe
physical and mental organs common to each.
The connection begins below the neck and
terminates at the extremity of the spine. To
touch one at any point of her body below
tbe connection sends a sensation to tiie brain
of each; while a touch of either above the
connection is felt by that one only. They
can talk to different persons at the same time
on entirely different subjects; and one can
engage in a game of whist while the other
reads or sings.
SPEECH OF
HOY. .1. A. GLEW,
OF WH1TFIEI.D COUNTY, DELIVERED Ot THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 9tiI,
18GG, OX THE RANK bill.
sir. Speaker: Tlie friends of the Bill under
consideration, say that it has one proposition
as a foundation for its merits. They say that
the entire amount of circulation should he
placed upon a war basis. By referring to the
amount of their circulation, immediately be
fore the war, during the war,'and at its close,
which is the fair way to test the correctness
of this proposition, you will see that it falls
to the ground and vanishes like the fog be
fore the rising sun. The amount of circnla-
tlon as admitted on all hands is about $15.-
000,000. It is said by the friends of the Banks,
that of that amount $12,000,000 belong to
brokers and speculators. According to their
own showing that would leave in the - hands
of bona fide bill-holders $3,000,000. The
friends of this measure affect to be the espc
cial guardians of this class of bill-holders,
that they desire to give them the advantage [ghe officers of Banking Institutions in thi
in marshalling the assets ot the Banks. This
is but the sugar coating of the bitter pill on
account of which they expect you to gulp
down this monstrous proposition without gag
ging. Constitutional barriers, well-settled
and established legal principles are treated as
l.ghtly by these gentlemen as the most inno
cent child would inspect a sparrow.
These gentlemen call upon you to pass
this bill because minors are stockholders.—
Ot the numerous stockholders in the various
banking incorporations in this State only
sixty-four persons arc bolding in trust for all
classes, not one of whom is it shown is hold
ing for minors. Suppose you consider them
all os holding for minors, and an average of
three children to each stockholder, and you
will have only 202 minors. This Herculean
effort is not for the relief of widows and or
phans, but to shield the swarm of stockhold
ers who have made themselves rich by cotton
speculations and other trades, I have no
doubt, to tlie neglect of the interest of those
who may have been interested as shareholders
with them. You are asked to enact that the
entire circulation, $15,000,000, were issued
for war purposes. Does not any sensible man
know that this is not the truth ? This is the
entire amount of their circulation, running
through the entire time they have been in bus
iness. You would be stultifying yourselves
so to enact. The Banks have loaned accord
ing to their own showing $700,000, which
was the only patriotic and voluntary loan
made for the prosecution of the war. If this
amount was in their own bills then they are
protected by the Ordinance of the Conven
tion and do not need legislation upon the
subject The Banks have in specie §5,000,
000 upon which they have issued $15,000,
000 in bank bills. They ask you to scale the
whole amount, when, according to their re
turns and the admissions of all parties, they
have advanced under all levies upon them
for the prosecution of the war $5,086,126
Just here permit me to say that the amount
advanced was not in their own bills, but in
“Confederate Treasury Notes.” Then they
have lost nothing. If they are entitled to
relief, much stronger would the application
come for relief to the great mass of the peo
ple who gave without getting cither State
rands or interest. If they wish relief to any
extent, let them only ask for that which
would cover $700,000, nnd for a pro rata scal
ing of the $15,000,000, which is but one
twentieth and a fraction. But they propose
to scale the entire amount of circulation, and
with an air of triumph say that it is to the
interest of the bill-holders of this State. I
join issue upon that proposition and wiil pro
ceed to provejtliat their position is erroneous.
If you grant the relief you are asked to be
stow, the average price of Bank bills will be
only twelve and a half cents in the dollar ;
whereas, the banks have in specie the amount
of $5,000,090 or its equivalent. This amount
assures the average value of each bill to be
thirty-three and a third cents. The value of
Bunk bills iu Georgians something over sev
enty-five cents. If you pass this bill they will
go down to twelve and a half cents. You
then certainly perceive that instead of legis
lating for the interest of your constituents
you would be legislating against their inter
ests.
What was tlie price of bankbills at the
time these relief bills were introduced ? They
were selling for from eight to ninety-five
cents. You now propose to make the aver
age price far below what it was at that time.
It is better for the bill-holder that you per
mit him to go upon the market with his bills
rather than to pass this law.
I now proceed to discuss the legal ques-
I cannot support the 1st-ection of this Bill,
which proposes to relieve all of the officers
NEWS ITEMS.
and Directors of Banks from the pains and
penalties under existing laws. It is well
known that I have been in favor of the most
liberal legislation for the relief of the people
from penalties. "While I have been liberal in
that respect, I have endeavored to be just and
discriminating in my actions. I have in no
instance favored relief to the worthless class
or to marauders and thieves. The course
which lins characterized my conduct in re
gard to the persons to whom I have referred
is, the one by which I shall be governed in
granting relief to the officers of Banks. I
will not relieve the officers of certain Banks,
from pains and penalties. TJhe appeal of
some of the Bank officers may do hcc Jed by
me, but the application from others will not.
The application for general and indis
criminate relief to the officers of all the
Banks in this State, is just os obnoxious to
me as an application to relieve all the ma
rauders and thieves in this State.
Just here, permit me to say, that gome of
The Pilhole oil wells
fish.
are yieldin'
The India
short.
crop is 400,00a
State, do not merit relief at our hands.—
What say you to granting relief to those
officers, who took their banking interests and
either fled to the enemies of their section or
cast tlicir influence against us, or to relieving
tlint class of Bank officers who have been
banking upon a wild cat capital, or whose
capital has been and is now in Wall street,
but whose bills have flooded the country. If
you relieve that class from their criminal
liabilities, the whole Bank debt against them
will be lost to the bill-holders. I am glad
that this proposition is submitted, for I desire
to know who is in favor of this indiscriinin
ate relief.
I can take the report which has been laid
on your desk from the various banks andean
rapidly point out such bank officers os should
not be relieved.
As long as you hold the terror of criminal
law over these officers you can get something
from them for these bills which are .now in
the hands of your constituents. If you re
lieve them from their criminal liability they
will ask the bill holders no difference. They
have no property here upon which a claim
will attach. The only way to make them
deal justly is to hold the penalty over them.
If you remove this, all is gone.
Memphis
a year.
Tenn., has put up 5000 h
Government has paid $87,550 last
for secret service.
tlia
and
Senator Stockton of New Jeisey,fi])j.
at was once occupied by both his L?
id grandfather.
There is a lump ot gold in Washin«
dug from the Montann mines, worth
It is estimated that seven millions of 4
irs have been spent in the six btmdrw 1
lars have been spent in the six bundrech*
given in New York this season
It is thought that the tobacco crop off
ginia will be about one-third of what iu
before the war; that is if negroes can V?
duced by money to work.
Gen. Ho&d has requested a company a
was raising funds for him in Texas, to .V
as he was fortunately able to earn ajivi.,,,
his own exertions. lie expressed deep £
tude for the proposed kindness. '"
What sort of a throat is tliq best for a.
ger to reach high notes with ? • A soar tara
\Lou. Jour.
of
Extraordinary Predictions!—In an old
Kinderhook Almanac of 1847 is the follow
ing prediction about the United States:
When the country is ruled by a tailor bold,
A beggar shall stitch with a thimble of gold;
And the water shall furnish, instead of the land
Thrcb millions of men, with their first in command,
A part of this prophecy has been fulfilled,
The tailor bold now rules the land ; and the
beggars of the Rump-Congress are trying to
stitch up the Union by holding on to the
public purse. Tire rest of the prophecy is in
process of completion. Ireland, in the midst
of the water, is about to furnish the three mil
lions of men, and Gen. Beauregard who was
tho first general to fire a gun, is said to hare
been offered a high command \gith the Fe
nians.—JIM Mail.
1..
Where the Fault LiES^-The Nashville
Bixoixo Door-Bells.—This play is essen
tially an ont-door game, and requires some
dexterity on tho part of tho player. Pro
ceed boldly to the front door of any dwell
ing, and ring the bell briskly. Retire rapid
ly to the corner of the street, and watch tho
expression of the person who opens the door.
Repeat tho process immediately, but never a
third time. A clever variation of this 8port
may be obtained by carefully watching the
outgoings nnd incomings of the master of
the house. When you perceive him coming
up the street, calculate your time so as to give
two false alarms before he reaches tho door
step. Tho moment he touches the bell, ho
will probably bo vigorously assaulted with a
broom by the chambermaid, or have a bucket
full of hot water thrown over him from the
rear. AJ which retire.
37“ The Reconstruction Joint Committee
of the United Stntcs will live in histoiy along
with the Star Chamber of England nnd the
Jacobin Clubs of France, nnd wc predict that
ten years from this date—unless our Govern
ment shall become a complete despotism—eve
ry man whocomposesit will be branded with
political infamy.—Daily Telegraph.
Except Mr. Rogers of New Jersey, who
as denounced all the radical propositions of
the'Jacobins on the Committee.
[federal Union.
Thanks for the suggestion. We accept the
amendment to a Hastily written anathema
and perhaps it would be just to extend it to
one or two other members of the committee—
honest men who have fallen among thieves.
Telegraph.
Union and American very justly retorts on
the majority iu Congress, as follows: “Con
gress bus made Southern Unionism and loy
alty as contemptible as it could by slamming
the doors of the National Legislature iu the
faces of loyal men—men, some of whom have
distinguished themselves in the Federal
army. Let Congress treat Unionism as
thing to be respected, and we sbnll luivc bet
ter treatment of Union men South."
Maj. Gee.—Wc arc pleased to learn from
the last Quincy (Fla.) Commonwealth, that the
citizens of Florida arc raising money to de
fray the expense of Maj. Gee’s defense before
the military commission at Raleigh. Perhaps
Georgians would also like to throw in their
mite, and if 60 we would state that tbe Gov
ernor of Florida will thankfully receive all
sums that may be sent him for that purpose.
A Prediction by Thad Stevens.—In his
speech last Saturday, Mr. Stevens made the
following prediction, which we should call
cold comfort for liis radical friends:
“To you who do not desire these reforms,
or any of them, I say frankly it is of no im
portance by whom, or when, or how, recon
struction is effected. For in three short years
this whole Government will be in the hands
of the lato rebels and their Northern allies.”
Thb Recent Seduction Tragedy.—Tlie
grand jury of Lawrence county, Ind., have
found a true bill against Dr. Benj. Ncwland
for the murder of'Professor Evans, the sedu
cer of tho former's daughter. He was admit
ted to $40,000 bail, and his trial appointed.
Miss Newland is eighteen years old, but it is
alleged that she was seduced five years ago.
The funeral of Evans took pliyce last Wed
nesday, and was attended by his wife and
about seventy-five persons. The greatest ex
citement still exists in the county.
£57“ There was a spring in the neighbor
hood of Fredericksburg which stopped run
ning when the revolutionary war broke out,
and commenced running again when Corn
wallis surrendered. This same spring stop
ped running when Sumter fell, and is said to
have commenced running again when Presi
dent Johnson vetoed tire Freedmen’s bill.—
Re.
Frost.—We learn that all the tender vege
tables, such as potatoes, snap-beans &c., were
killed in this vicinity by the frost of Sunday
morning last. It wns not severe enough, wc
hear, to damage tlio fruit materially.
£5F"The Mobile Times, of the 10th instant,
says:
states that the cholera is raging fearfully in
Havana.” Letters to the some efi’eot have
been received in Cincinnati.
tions involved in this issue. The Banks fl
this State are required to pay specie for any
of their bills, notes, drafts, or other obliga
tions when due and demanded by the holder.
See Code of Georgia, section 142*9. This is
part of their contract. Can we impair that
contract by legislative enactments ? I assert
not
Laws impairing the obligation of contracts
are prohibited. See constitution of Georgia,
Declaration of Rights, section 14. Tire
Banks agreed to pay the full amount of their
bills to any person who may be the holder.—
You are called upon by the provisions of this
bill to enact otherwise. You cannot do it
without a violation of this Constitution,
great deal has been said about the officers of
Banks having violated the law and the ina
bility of stockholders to comply with their
liabilities. I take a different view of this
question. I say they have not violated the
law. No oqe is presumed to bo guilty, tbe
legal presumption is in favor of innocence.—
You have a Governor whojis a sworn officer,
whose duty it is to proceed against these cor
porations, to forfeit their charters if their offi
cere have violated the law. Tire Governor not
having done this, it is a legitimate inference
that they have not violated their charters.
I When the Governor is informed that a Bank
incurs the pennties of a forfeiture he shall
cause the Attorney General to institute pro
ceedings thereupon in the county where the
Bank is located. See Code oftjJeorgia, §1435.
Has the Governor commenced such proceed
ings. If not, there is no need of this urgently
demanded legislation. Gentlemen talk about
authorizing them to make ‘an assignment, I
would like to know what sort of chance a bill
holder would have before the assignee select
ed by themselves, who will be an officer or
stockholder of tlieir own Bank. I propose to
leave this question where the law at present
under the Code places it. Let the Governor
proceed against them. I am confident the
General Assembly has no power to relieve
them from tlieir liabilities. Their charter is a
contract. The stockholders are parties to
that contract. They become so by accepting
tho charter. Bank charters are held to be
contracts; are to be so interpreted. Each
individual stockholder by his acceptance of
tho charter, become a party to tha contract
and is bound by all is provisions. See Dozier
vs. Thornton, 19 Georgia. You can pass no
law impairing the obligation of that contract.
Its sacredness flows trom legislative enact
meats. The States cannot relieve stock
holders from their personal liabilities to
creditors, because it impairs the obligation of
contracts. §2. Wallace Rep., Hawthorn vs.
Calef, Supreme Court United States.
It is not witliing your power to enact that
the man who purchased tho notes of banks
should not collect more than he gave for
them. There is no law allying that one who
purchases notes at a discount should not col
lect out of those liablo on the notes, more
than he gave for them. Of what concern is
it to the banker, whether the purchaser gave
for the notes much or little, or even nothing.
Their contract and liability was to pay all
the notes called for and to any one who
hould present them. Sec Robinson m Beall,
20 Ga.
This bill proposes to change a well estab
lished rule of evidence. The rule is that no
arol evidence is admissible to add to or vary
the terms of an agreement except it be parol
contemporaneous evidence. The notes of the
Banks purpose to have been issued anterior
to the war. This Bill is to set out with tire
presumption that they were issued since tire
. . . , „ ... war. 1 cannot get my consent to go for such
“A private letter rcceivcc in ns tv violations of tho fundamental princi
ples of justice, constitutional law well settled
and defined legal principles. Greenleaf on.
ev. vol. 1. §200.
Jared Sparks.
Jared Sparks, who died yesterday at liis
house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, of pneu
monia, was bom in Willington, Connecticut,
May 10, 1789. He was a poor boy, and work
ed towards hia own support from the time he
was old enough. He contrived, notwithstand
ing his poverty, by teaching and other out
side work, to go through a college course at
Harvard, whence he was graduated in 1815.
He occupied one of the long vacations in
teaching a small school at Havre dc Grace,
Maryland, and turned out as a volunteer to
repel an apprehended attack from the British.
Alter his graduation, he took up tho study of
divinity at the Cambridge School. In 1817
he went back to Harvard as a tutor, and
remained two years. In May, 1819, he
took pastoral chaige of an Unitarian
Church in Baltimore. In 1821 he commenced
the publication of an Unitarian periodical,
and was about tbis time concerned in several
other literary enterprises. In 1823 he left his
rarish to take charge of the North American
Review, of which be had been one of the orig
inal projectors. In 1828 he published his first
biographical work, the life of John Ledyard.
His" best known work, a full collection of the
writings of Washington, was issued in twelve
volumes. This cost him a great deal of re
search, prosecuted both in this country and
in Europe between 1834 and 1837. While
still engaged on this work, he pdblished ‘The
Diplomatic Correspondence of the American
Revolution’ in twelve volumes, and the ‘Life
of Gouveneur Morris, with selections from his
correspondence,’ in three volumes.
In 1834 he commenced the publication of a
‘Library of American Biography,’which occuT
pied several years. In 1844 lie issued a second
series of this work. In 1850his‘Works of Ben,
Franklin’ appeared. Soon after this he visited
Europe again, and while prosecuting his stu
dies in Paris exhumed from among the
American colonial documents there the “red-
line map” which afterwards became so fa
mous in connection with the Webster-Ash-
burton negotiation. In 1854 appeared his
last work, a collection of the official corres
pondence of Washington. He occupied the
chair of history in Harvard College from 1839
to 1849, and from 1849 to 1852 he was presi
dent of the college, to which he afterwards
gave historical libraiy, a collection contain
ing many curious and valuable books.
Mr. Sparks was an indefatigibie student
and an entirely trustworthy annalist. The
materials for history which he brought to
gether are necessary to every writer on Ameri
can history, and he has done more, perhaps,
towards the {illustration Jof the revolution
ary period of the history of the country than
any other man in it—R. T. World.
Senator Doolittle is said to be prepa.-jn,
Freedman’s Bureau bill which will be :a
cordancc* with the President’s views.' jj,
be introduced at an early day..
Death cf the Oldest Man in the Wise
—Joseph Crelc. who was probably the
man in tlie world, died in Caledonia, a lit
town of WisiiRnsin, on the 27th of J ait
last, at the age of one hundred and lortv
years. 1
tlie guerrilla, has been arrested, and will
taken to Washington for trial.
Easter Sunday falls this year on the la j
April. This circumstance has not oee u
since 1804, and will only appear again ti
in the present century, in 1877 and 1888.
Rev. Mr. Lane of Louisville was reca.
robbed of liis watch while walking throe
one of the aisles of the church exhortin''s
acre to go up to the mourner’s bench.
thief must have been a “hard case.”
In Richmond, Indiana, a man insure] S
wife’s life for $50,000. He then sent >3 t(
away, and having procured a corpse wl r ai
resembled her, represented her as his irL „
had a funeral, and claimed the money. T
fraud was for a time not discovered.
A woman in Binghampton recently & H
$1,400 and hid it in her waterfall. It tfl
several days before the constable could
“ Payable in Heaven.”—The State Tre
urer recently received in a package of mot
from the Treasurer of Cass county, a twee
dollar bill, signed by the Treasurer of ti
United States, made payable in Beaten, andti
angel Gabriel’s name affixed as cashier. TI
note was issued by the National Bank of Jj
fersonville, and is genuine. The bank, be;
ever, refuses to redeem it, and we understrs
a suit will be brought by 3Ir. Morrison i L
its recovery—Rew Albany Ledger. -fll
E7“ The following story is told of a &£ ft
er of the church. At an association dinne
debate arose as to the use of the rod inbri
The Latest Female Novelty—Artificial or
False Calves.
The “Round Table” calls the attention of
the public to the manufacture in New
York of what it calls “false calves,” by the
corset dealers. It says:
By calves we mean just what the anato
mists mean when they speak of the lower ex
tremities. We do not know whose ingenuity
devised them, nor when they were first intro
duced, nor indeed, their method of construc
tion. But that they were a popular article of
apparel with young ladies, and especially
those who made dashing displays on skates,
we have abundant reason to believe. In fact,
several of the prominent coreet makers de
voted oil their energies to fabrication of these
rare bits of fashionable anatomy, and, not
withstanding the very rapid production, the
supply fell short of the demand.
Ot course a good deal of care was taken
lest any prying masculine eyes should pene
trate the mystery, and give publicity to tlie
newly created market; for this would have
had a very injurious effect upon the sale of
the article, and the tantalizing delusion would
have been far less pleasing. But the fact of
its existence was soon and easily transmitted
by a sort of maidenly legerdemain, and all
who were desirous of making sensations by
marvelous perfection of form, know very well
where to supply their sweet selves with patent
calves.
This may be an announcement altogether
unwelcome to those ambitious yqung gentle
men who at street corners, from club win
dows, and in the bewildering maze of the
skating “carnival," have felt their hearts throb
with delicious titillations of delight at spec
tacles which kindly art has quite willingly
placed at their disposal. It can hardly tail
to be a disappointment to such to learn that
for a very trifling consideration they might
have procured the abounding source of tlieir
happiness, and that too in a very portable aud
enduring shape, by a visit to almost any la
dies’ furnishing storA
ing up children. The doctor took the k£
mative, and the chief opponent was a yoa
minister, whose reputation for veracity v
not high. He maintained that parents oft
do harm to their children by unjust punis
ment, from not knowing the facts of the cat
“Why,” said he, “the only time my fatb
whipped me was for telling the truth.*’ “Wi
retorted the doctor, “it cured you of it. didi
it?”
A widow, who had just lost her
band, was weeping bitterly for the dep
A friend tried to console her. “No, no,”s
the fair mourner, “let me have my cry w
after that, I shan’t think any more about i:l
Rev. Mr. Stehbins having been his
at a public meeting in San Francisco, tun
upon his assailant with: “I hear a hiss; 1
ever a word of truth drop into the vortei I
hell without sending up a hiss ?”
The San Antonio (Texas) Herald j
charmed with the serene peace that pm
i,n that city: “With the exception of fift
or twenty tights and the exchange of ai
friendly shots without any unfortunate 1
suits, nothing has happened ot moment il
two days.”
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
JUacon Market.
Micoj, March 11,19/1
COTTON.—There was a good demand to-day, t
bat little Cotton offering, ana only tome 100 I
ware sold, at prices not exceeding SO cents.
the better grades aro not disposed to yield to the T
dine, and a prime article of Good Middling wouldbd
SI cents.
T
Memphis Market. '
Murms, March li^V cc
COTTON.—Some Cotton was sold yesterday, and
more might have chaaged hands but for a diiferenK^M F
opinion which sprung up. News of a Liverpool s::- .
er*g arrival was in, stating Cotton had advanced C'M .
to and reporting the nnmber of bales sod :^H|Ctl
ring the week. Many persons believed the advwiti'M fo 011
ported to extend over the week, and so-to inclad* .
roar days time of the previous steamer, and to coB?^H ar ‘
hend the same advance. Others regarded Itasasec-^H a
and additional advance. One believed Cotton wssj - ®**
S iny higher in Liverpool; another, % to #d. ftho
crence cheeked sales and caused groat irr.; ; ■
ties; so much so that there were lots of Low JlidiJ 8 ,) >ll
■aU 94a a.J .a —A *4 .
sold at 33c., and of Strict at S4e.
Cincinnati Market.
Ciscucun, March li
FLOUR quiet without change in the prices. Ss;
fine STf-tT DO, extra family $9 85(310 50- .
WHEAT—Dull at $1 75@tl.80 for No. I new red.
CORN—Firmer and in good demand at $404h5Ot'
No. I sheilqd. >
PROVISIONS—Heavy and unsettled
GROCERIES—Unchanged and dull.
MESS PORK—Sold at $28.0AV-*7.0a
LARD—Good demand at lS£hl8ldc. for prune c:W|
WHISKY-Firm at $8.25, duty paid.
GOLD—187. * 9
St. Louis Markets.
Sr. Loos, March If
COTTON—35 cents for middling.
FLOUR—Dull and unchanged.
MESS PORK—Easy. 88SQ&0 50.
BACON—Unchanged.
LAUD—Is steady at 16%@17)£6-
Atlanta. Grain Market.
Daily IhtxluczscxsOffice, Ml
Tuesday, March 21, ip-'
Since oar quotations of Sunday morning, thMd
been & decline in many important articles of tupJJ!
dise. The market is heavily supplied in every'
ment of trade. Corn has slightly receded fron t
figures, and the best article of white may not""
chased by the qn.intitv at $t 88 R bushel; Vd!
Mixed at cl 29. Meal il Du tjl 00 bushel, (t
the quantity 90 cents ft bushel. Flour rend
cliaDged, with & good stock on tho market i •' SL
undergone no change Our merchants arojw^"
somo inconvenience in not being able to getto-ir I
shipped off promptly. W e learn that none oflee I
leading off from here are able to receive all tit
now offering.
Atlanta Money Market
Atlanta,
Gold has declined one cent from our q'
vesterday. Our brokers this morning
g* ; and ?rat 'CJ <■■ t.t-. with -.i:
purposes. Silver wa s being bought nt 80
ronf*. °—** w» . * . __
hit
25 cents. Southern Jiank hills remain unu
unchanged, with con-iderable offeringinsB»lJ
Exchange on New York is rather scarce a, 1
‘ ‘ tb#ck 1
buying, and % premium sehing. Greenbtck ,
place at 5 per cent, per month on collaUrals, c -
much doing on faces.
' Augusta Market.
Acousta, Matc’M
COTTON—The market continues so call »'
The Public Debt.—The followin'; is a
statement of tlie public debt on the 1st of
March, 13GG.
Debt bearin'; coin interest, $1,177,867,291
80. Debt bearing currency interest, $1,185,-
428,9S0 50. Matured debt not presented for
payment, $985,979 G4.
Debt bearing no interest, four hundred aud
sixty-tliree million five hundred eighty-six
thousand seven hundred seven dollars and
fifty-two cents.
Total debt, two thousand eight hundred
and twenty-seven millions eight hundred six-
eight thousand nine hundred fifty-nine dol
us and forty-six cents.
The amount in the Treasury, in coin and
currency, one hundred sixteen millions nnd i
ightceu thousand nine hundred and fifty-
nine dollars.
The amount of debt, less cash in the Treas
ury, is $2,711,850,000 22. I
The foregoing is a correct statement of the j
public debt as appears from the books of the | polled to
Treasurer’s returns in the department on the i
t of March, I860. j (£^“'Thero is a lump of gold u
(Signed) Hugh McCullough, ton, du —
Sec’y of Treasury. 000-
ending
I Receipt* tox]&y, 412 hales.
< .< > I. I > —'I U kt t •/.. ’. .
selling »\t 152; with a modetste demand. *
BO NIS -Statu*, in. i C’.tv B hi.N are in
a! ltt
JfTf” Queen Victoria has wi/nt an :
letUv to the Pope, thanking .
tion against tire Fenians and off ri: - ;
asylum in her dominions should he
from the Montana mine