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THE NORTHED V PRESS ON THE
RECOXRTUCTIOJf REPORT.
Joint Committee haTO
deavored to overcome.
thus far vainlv cn- P 1 r
:el case, that the arram
ned to last only until the v
.-nt was I
1870. I
Tlie main purpose of the whole scheme is l
to keep the South out till after the Presiden
tial election: and lest this main nurnoso ment ove:
The Negro Riot at Memphis.
[Special Dispatch to the Louisville Courier.]
•Msmpjus, May 1, P. M.
The citv is now in a great state of exuite-
a riot which originated between
, Fr»m tha New York Times.
THE PJlOHItESS OK RECONSTRUCTION—WII.VT
THE SECRET DIRECTORY ” PROPOSES.
The Joint Committee on Reconstruction,
*n called, ha< :1 tally ventured to promulgate
a plan for tho settlement of sectional difficul
ties ami tiie restoration of harmony to the
Unin. It is in the shape of a constitutional
amend mm t, with a couple of hills which - .. .. - . ...
Congress is to be asked to enact; and in an- W^ent-ation, !t a PP ears 111 tbl
other column we publish the whole from our
issue of yesterday.
to^ati^v^tLn^mmrf 8 ^nriL»Miin^niSient IU ^u I SreS in good faith, and really intended to
Itl Willl lZh expedite the restoration of the unrepresented
unless it provided for wholesale confiscation , State ?; ± discussion on that ovcr-courteous
and the extermination or banishment of the X JSSn rfPris on
Southern people. It requires the States to , kee P evc " step with the action of Congrras on
affirm the equality of whites and blacks in I the report. Meanwhile, wc deem it more per-
thc eye of tho law, in all that pertains to life,
Thi
Johnson
t°ry.
tion on their single egg, brought its precious
contents to chip the shell. It is to be fully
hatched on this last day of April Their re
port which they agreed on, on Saturday, will
be presented to the two Houses to-day.—
Having been made public in advance of its
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World.
We will not, at present, disenss it as if the
project it presents were an horiest project, of-
pose of the scheme would not have been I tei T. have been seriously M ounded ^.mil
more apparent had if been lulled bv the! Dunn. Engineer of No. » ruecompany, is
committee,‘‘An infallible plan for preventing I mortally wounded. Sev a ]
‘•the South from voting in the next Presiden- ”
‘dial election.” So transparent is its intent
that it fails entirely in respect to its seconda
ry object of putting the onus of exclusion on
liberty, and property. It apportions repress I ? that the plan embodied in the re
latives on tho basis of the electoral popula
tion; including, however, those who may
bo disfranchised for participation in the re
bellion. It disfranchises, until 1870, all who
“voluntarily adhered to the late insurrec
tion,” so far as voting for members of Con
gress and for the Federal President and Vice
President is concerned. It forbids the pay
ment of tho rebel debt, or of compensation on
nccount of emancipated slaves. The supple
mentary bills are of tho samo character. One
is intended to enact that tho States lately in
rebellion shall, oiler ratifying this amendment,
be restored to what tho committee call “their
full political rights,” subject, however, to tho
taking of “the required oaths of office” by
Senators and Representatives, including, we
suppose the test oath, unadulterated and un
qualified. The other affirms the perpetual
ineligibility to office under the Federal Gov
ernment of all who were prominently connect
ed with the rebellion in any of some half-
dozenjcnuuicrated ways.
As a plan of pacification and reconstruc
tion, the whole thing is worse than a bur
lesque. It might be styled a farce, were the
country not in the midst of a very serious
drama. Its proper designation would be “a
plan to prolong indefinitely the exclusion of
the South from Congress, by imposing con-
ditions to which the Southern people never
will submit.” This being the obvious scope
and tendency of the proposition, we are
bound to assume that it clearly reflects the
settled purpose of the Committee. So that
the Joiut Committee appointed nearly five
mon:j£agoto take exclusive charge of the
saSn of reconstruction, now offer as the
the South itself. It is not an honest proposi
tion ; it is not offered with any expectation
of its acceptance, but with a deliberate design
that it shall be rejected.
arc reported wounded, some mortally, and all
seriously. , , 1
It is said that thirteen negroes have beer
killed. Seven have been seen lying deacu-
The riot orignated from a fu-- between a n
gro and a white boy. Under the pres
high state of excitement it is impossible
obtain a reliable report. ... ,
The Board ot Aldermen met this afternoon,
but adjourned without doing any business.
The Mayor afterwards called a special meet-
The Ilend Center on the War-Path
The Paris correspondent of the London I'J JP ,
Times gives what purports to be a convcrsa- ln S ^d issued the follow B .
tion with the Fenian ncad Center Stephens. noniinmun nf the Board of
“ I am going to America,” (Mr. Stephens is
reported to have said,) “ for an army of 200,
000 men, who are expecting me, and I will
quest
port has no tendency, and is put forward by
its authors with no intention, to restore the [return with them to deliver Ireland, my coun-
States to their normal Federal relations. We I try, from the British yoke.” This idea is
expect to prove to the satisfaction of reason- certainly very much grander than the ineffa-
able men, that the problem which the com- bly ridiculous proceedings that have been
mittce have spent all those wearisome mouths carried on in the name of Stephens upon the
since the beginning of December In attempt- coast of Maine. And to begin with, we may
ing to solve, is nothow the States can be soon- say there is no doubt of one fact, and that is,
est restored, but how they can bo longest kept that there are full two hundred thousand bel-
out. If there had been any honest wish to Hgcrcnt Irishmen in the United States at this
restore them, the report itself need not have time who would be more than willing to go
been delayed daring the greater part of the to Ireland to fight for her independence,
session. The committee, acting in the_ spirit So far Mr. Stephens has plain sailing. The
in which it was conceived, have studied to first question would be how to get such a for-
accomplish these two objects; first, to keep midable force armed and equipped and drill-
the States lately in revolt out of the Union; ed for such a service, without an infraction of
and secondly, to throw on them the onus of neutrality laws ofthe United States, and with-
their remaining out. The moti ve of tho first out coming in collision with our own authori-
part of this double purpose is to prevent ties. All this, however, being accomplished,
their participation in the presidential elec- the next question will be to get them across
tion; and of tho second, to take security the Atlantic ocean to Ireland. Were nil our
against this injustice recoiling upon its au-1 ocean-going mercantile steam-marine engaged
thors and alienating their supporters in the in the task from now till the dog-days, it
North; the cardinal design being to keep the would be found altogether inadequate for the
Federal Government in the hands of the Rc-1 work, and were all the sailing ships that
publican party. 1 could bo obtained chartered in addition, they
Tho committee, then, having this double would be less than half sufficient; for a
aim—to simulate a plan ot reconstruction, fighting force of 200,000 men,* infantry, cav-
and to so shape this simulated plan as to in- airy and artillery, must needs take with
sure its certain rejection—undertook a task of them a stupendous quantity of war muni-
such difficulty, that, although their ingenuity tions, not to speak of supplies. Suppose,
has gone to the length of its tether, the however, the ships to be obtained, and the
thing is clumsily done. Than the plan pro- entire force and munitions aboard, convoyed
posed, nothing, indeed, could be more effee- by mcn-of-war. Tho next thing would be
tuaf for preventing tiie restoration of the for these vessels to dodge the British men-of-
Union. In this, its major purpose, it is per- war which wculd be on the lookout for them
feet. But the committee have evinced such on the seas and on the Irish coast, and which
Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen .
I find, as well as you and all good citizens,
that the disturbance between the blacks and
whites this evening requires prompt action on
our part. ‘ In the absence of proper military
aid, therefore, please authorize me, ns Mayor,
to secure such aid as may be required to quell
and suppress all disturbance, and I will do it.
[Signed] John Park, Mayor.
After remarks from several members of the
Board, it adjourned without any action on
the message.
A late report says the regulars arc not out
hut they will be out shortly. The Mayor is
drunk, and unfit for the emergency.
unerring sureness of nim in their main object would cover the entrance to every harbor in
rocnit «u i«i,«-o ™i,„. v'•«. that they have shot entirely wide of their Ireland. Having got over all tlieso difficul-
other milk. So far from shifting upon the ties, and landed on the soil of Ireland, the
South the blame of their staying out, the greatest difficulties would still be inap-
asTt stands which of itself reveals the" mon-1 c ™ ludttee ha ™ “^iS^to E , ° aC ? e &“ d tho chief troubles would yet
th ° ' lous. Their plan hardly has a fig-leaf to coy- Head-Center Stephens to do in this country
tremo view in regard to Jhe relattonof tee | or the nakedness of it9 ,n ; tendo ?- ' viU bc to raisc a thousand millions of dollars
South to the Union. Wo must begin i>v as For * do bnt consider tchat tt u that restor- to pay tho opening expenses.—New Tori
mining that what were States before thi war atioa bas 3' el *? accomplish, and what it u Time*.
*re mere Territories now; or this attempt to that tee committoe_propose for Its accom-1 Beautiful Figure.
.diAlnin 4 nurnn rt 41>a 7a7 .... & — *.!
dictate terms, as the condition of recognition
'becomes undisguised usurpation. We must
assume, in fact, that the South is at this mo-
mcntuicithcr more nor less than an aggregate
of Territories, waiting for admission as States,
and from ivlioso people Congress may there
fore require compliance with certain propo
tab. And yet tho amendment, on its face,
declares the existence, ns States, of all tee
States recently in rebellion, and presupposes
tee exercise by their several Legisla
tures of tho highest constitutional attribute
of State sovereignty, They have no right to
representation in Congress, forsooth. They
may not say yea or nay on the most trivial
questions that come before Congress. They
are not permitted to enjoy a particle of influ
ence in matters affecting tiie finance, the
trade, the industry, the foreign relations of
the country, or any of its concerns, great or
small. These privileges they are denied on
the pretence that they are not within the
Union, and therefore have no right to recog
nition ns parts of the Union. Nevertheless,
under the contemplated amendment, they are
treated as sovereign States, whose ratifies
■tion of the amendment is essential to its con
stitutional validity. They arc to vote for or
-against a change in the Constitution of the
Union, of which, on the Radical hypothesis,
they are not at present members 1 Could ab
surdity go further ? Could the folly of this
fanaticism be mode more manifest ?
From the dilemma into which the Commit
tee have thus plunged there is no logical es
cape. If the Southern States are in a condi
tion by their Legislatures to ratify or reject a
Constitutional Amendment, they must ot ne
cessity be qualified to send Senators and Rep
resentatives to CongFcss, subject only to the
judgment of cither House as to the eligibility
of the persons sent. A State which mav as
sist in the sovereign task of moulding the Con-
stitution under which Congress acts, may
surely demand a voice in what the Constitu
tion creates. The greater right covers the
lessor right, in this as in other cases. On the
other hand, if the Southern States are not en
titled to admission to Congress—if the point
be established, os tho Radical doctors sav
it is, that these are States no longer, but
Territories only, subject to the will of
the conqueror—then it follows that they arc
not entitled to any lot or part in tho busi
ness of amending the Constitution. Upon
which horn shall tho “Central Directory" be
impaled ? Shall we take it that this prodig
ious amendment—this mighty mouse brought
forth by a mountain after five months' par
turition—dies not mean what it says when it
speaks of the States lately in rebellion as
States still, with their sovereign functions
unimpaired, though tor the time uninterrup
ted 1 Or shall yvo conclude that the doctrine
of State suicide is abandoned, the doctrine
of subjugation given up, and the criminal
blunder of which the Radicals have been
guilty in excluding the South from Congress,
at length confessed ? Let there be explicit
answers upon these heads of the subject.—
As it at present appears, the position
pi the Committee is utterly untenable.
Aside from these points, the worthlessness
of tho Committee’s proposition is obvious. It
omnot by any possibility effect anything.—
We may confidently take it for granted that
the people of the South will never, under auy
circumstances, acquiesce in their own dis
franchisement, for four years, in reference to
all that relates to the Federal Government.
There is room for difference of opinion on the
■general merits of the reconstruction problem;
on this point there can be none. The Sontli
has token its stand on tho ground of a
common citizenship, and it will never ac
cept as the price of Congressional representa
tion that Yvhich would be equivalent to
an acknowledgment of four years’ serfdom,
or inferiority, as the penalty of rebellion.—
Nor should it )>e asked to accede to terms of
this nature. Punish the rebel leaders, if
necessary, by banishment or otherwise. But
to propose to punish a whole people to suit
tee partisan convenience of those who dictate
the penalty, is an outrage upon justice and
common humanity. With all their errors and
faults, the Southern people have shown that
they are not cowards. They will not belie
their nature by writing themselves down
slaves, at the bidding of a Committee appoint
ed to consider the question of reconstruction.
If yvo would do aught to hasten the result
Yvhich all moderate men admit to be exceed
ingly desirable, it is necessary Yvithout more
auo to discard the idea ot constitutional
changes as the condition-precedent-of the re
admission of the South to Congress. That
is the primary step towaecl MMMatactioKl
practically considered, and we should be pre
pared to take it on the ground of existing
rights. subject only to the lawful test ofindl-
vi 1 ml litin f. > To t ilk of wholesale and al
ia r::u:n:.t ■ pi:.;- i.... at as a pielilili-
Li -11 m ill)])1 V-
>ning for
their
plishment. Valid State government are al-, . . , , . ,
readv re-established, and the plan of the painters were employed to frwcoe the
committee docs not propose to disturb them. wal1 of ? magmfiamt cathedral; both stood
All that remains to be done is to restore the on a ™de scaffolding, constructed for the pur-
Southem States to tl.cir representation in pose, some e lght y feet from the floor:
Congress, and the Southern people to their „ 0ae °. f tbem “ mtent upon his work
participation in the presidential elections.- tbttt bc be f m f wball y absorbed and in ad-
But no ingenuity could Lave devised a more 8 ‘°? d °? f ™ m tbc . P ictare ’
effectual plan for preventing both the one , at u wltb flight. Forgetting where he was,
and the other. It presents to the Southern ^ moved backward slowly,surveying critical-
people, you may liave representatives if von f the work of bi fP enc ’'’ until he had neared
will allow somebody else to choose theti- * very edge of the plank upon which he
What care the Southern people whether the st0 ?r‘.. ..... . ,.
ninety vacant scats arc filled, if they are to , At this critical moment Ins companion
be alidwed no choice in filling them i The u ™^ suddenly, almost frozen with hoiror
third section of the committee’s proposed bebeb * b,s peril; another instant
constitutional amendment declares that, and tb !r enthusiast w ould bo precipitated
“Until the 4th day of July; 1870. all persons “P on . **» pavement beneath : If he spoke to
“who voluntarily Adhered to the late i.isurrcc- b ! m l ,t ^« u, 1 d certam ^h-it he held
“tion, giving it aid and comfort, shall be ex- lus breath death was equally sure.
“eluded from the right to vote for members Suddenly he regained his presence of mind,
of Congress, an.l for Electors of President ^ seizing a wet brush Aung it against the
and Vice-President of the United States.” 'T^lfPf^T 3 the bnutiftal picture with. un-
. ,. , I sightly blotches of coloring. The painter flew
Who is so demented as to suppose that the and tlirne(i npon fo e nd with
Southern people will accept of a hollow fi erce imprecations—but started at his ghast-
niockery lure this ? Representation is wbat ly facC) he listened to the recital of danger,
the Southern people demnnd y and the com* looked suddenly over the dread space below,
mittce say they may have representatives if and -^ith tears ot gratitude blessed tho hand
they will renounce their right to choose I that saved him %
them! if they will allow tbem to be chosen i So/said a preacher, we sometimes get ab-
by the insignificant portion of tiie Southern g^bed in looking upon the pictures of this
people who had no participation in, and world ftnd contemplating them, step back-
gave no countenance to, the rebellion. It ward, unconscious of our peril, when the Al-
is notorious that, in some of the flutes, the mighty dashes out the beautiful images, and
citizens answering to this description are wc ° 8pr i ng forward to lament tbeir destruc-
sofew that there cannot be found among Lion—into the outstretched arms of mercy,
them enough to take the test oath and fill and arc saTcd ;
the Federal offices. Secretary McCulloch has ‘
been obliged to appoint tax-collectors, and I Cnor Prospects in tiie' South-West.—
Postmaster-General Dennison postmasters, met w ith a South Carolinian yesterday
LATER.
Memphis, May 1.
The Sixteenth Regular Infantry has since
been called out.
Another negro lmd been shot.
It is said that two white men were in with
the negroes, and that white women on Causey
street put their heads out of the windows,
and bellowed “ Hurrah for the negroes 1”
This is an actual fact, but it is impossible to
account for it.
The streets are full of people, but entirely
clear of negroes, as upon their first appearance
they are shot down. A negro was almost
beat to death a few moments ago, on Adams
street; another was shot dead near Court
Square, and a third one killed near the Gayo-
8o House.
Capt J. A. Hood, acting local editor of tho
Memphis Argus, narrowly escaped being shot
through both legs by a minnie ball, Yvhich
passed throgh his coat and pants. The mob
of negroes, Capt. Hood says, consisted of over
ono hundred and fifty, all armed with minnie
rifles, pistols and knives.
There has been a considerable indiscrimi
nate shooting by citizens, who are enraged
and perfectly wild with excitement.
This has been a dear lesson to the negroes
which will teach them to behave themselves.
I do not anticipate that there will be any fur
ther disturbance, but few will promenade the
streets for days to come.
None of the negroes have as yet been ar
rested. Two are lying dead in the station
house.
presentments of Griind Jury.
Jones Sn-F.isioa Court, )
April Term, ISM. <
YVe, the Grand Jurors cmpannelled for thi3 Term
of the Court, make tho following general present
ments :
We have examined through appropriate com
mittees the records ofthe Ordinary, Clerk of the
Superior and Inferior Courts, and County Trea
surer.
/''Several important Ilecords pertaining to the Or-
fdinary’s ofileo ivcre destroyed by the Federal army
in the year lbCt, which we recommend be replaced
at the expense of the county. The bindings and
index of some ofthe records were torn out and de
stroyed: wo recommend that they bc replaced, and
that the Ordinary be reasonably compensated for
re-indexing the same. The books of both the Or
dinary, Clerk Superior and Inferior Courts, are
neatly kept. * •
The books of the County Treasurer are neatly
and correctly kept. We find a balance on band in
the Treasury of one thousand and twenty dollars
and sixty cents, in county scrip.
The county jail has been partially destroyed by.
fire. We recommend that the Inferior Court take
immediate steps to have the jail repaired, and put
in a good and safe condition.
The Court-house Is in tolerable good condition.
Some slight repairs may be necessary, but yvc re
commend none at tills time.
The public roads are generally in bad condition.
We arc satisfied that the present system of road
working is defective. We, therefore, reccommcnd
that the Inferior Court order an election immedi
ately for a general road Superintendent, to have
charge of all the public roads and bridges in the
county ; to have them pat and kept in good and
safe condition. We suggest that the Inferior Court
adopt a uniform system of road working through
out the county, and have tiie same rigidly enforc
ed ; that all criminals sentenced to work npon the
public roads and bridges be placed under the
charge of the general road Superintendent. We
recommend that the Superintendent bc paid a com
petent salery to be adjudged by tho Inferior Court.
For fnndamental reasons wo would reccom-
mend the Inferior Court not to levy any education
al tax for the present year
In taking leave of his honor, Augustus Reese, we
tender him our grateful thanks for his able faithful
and impartial administration of justice. Wc com
gratulate the people of our county upon having
such an able and faithful Judiciary, and trust that
he may long live to adorn the Bench.
We tender our thanks to CoL Wm. A. Lofton
the Attorney General for tho faithful and diligent
manner in which he has discharged his arduous
duties at this Term of the Court, and for his uni
form kindness courtesy and towards this body.
P. T. Pitts, Foreman.
JUST received.
Which We Offer Low
J- N. SEYMOUR.
Groceries and Provision^
AND GENERAL
—TO THE—
Commission M e r c h a
nt
CIIERIiY STP.tET, MACON G\
aprlG—Cm
J. N. SEYMOUR
F. J. Walker,
Henry S. Graves,
R. J. Turner,
Dennis L. Townsend,
Thos. O. Bowen,
It. H. Barron.
Samuel Morgan,
H. J. Marshall,
Henry Christian,
Jesse Glawson,
G. W. F. McKay,
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who have, as yet, received no pay, because- w lio lias been traveling on business since
they arc unable to swear that they gave no aid Kcbruarv, through West Tennessee, Arkan-
to the rebellion. It would be a burlesque on Las Mississippi and the upper portions of
sas, Mis-is-ippi and the upper portions M
representative government to allow the fciv .Louisiana. He says he found the people get-
Southemers who lent no countenance to the ting on much better than wc expected. The
rebellion to choose the members of Congress I negroes yet remaining in those sections and
in their respective districts, and the Presiden- those carried there this Spring from Georgia
tial Electors in their several States. Who and the Carolines, were behaving themselves
could such members represent ? Not thepeo- well, and were working much better than had
pie of their districts; for not one man in a been anticipated—performing about two-
thousand would participate in their election, thirds the labor they did under the old labor
The Republicans have been vociferating for system. He found tiie planters hopeful and
the last five months, that there Yvould be no pursuing their avocations with energy. He
fairness in alloiving the Southern whites I g*yg the impression among the planters-—
Strange Story About Stonewall Jack-
son.—In a Norfolk (Va.) letter to the New
York Tribune, tbe writer says a statement
was made to him a few days ago, by an ex
rebel officer of Stonewall Jackson’s command,
which, on subsequent inquiry, he discovered
to be true. In speaking of Jackson, his old
associate, he said ifhe had been in command
of the rebel army at Antietam, the war would
have been brought to a close; for that “Jack
son proposed to Lee and other officers that
McClellan should be delicately approached
with a proposition to place him (McClellan)
in command of both the Union and rebel
armies, and then dictate to the Administra
tion satisfactory terms for peace, which at
that time Yvould have been the deposing of
Lincoln;” but Jeff. Davis got wind ot the
plan, and it fell through. “We thought,”
the secesh officer said, “that the United States
Government had become aware of such a
plan, and that Yvas the Yvay wc accounted
for tee fact of McClellan being relieved
from the command of the army.”
Beoinjinq at the Whona End.—It is
not often that we quote the sentiments of the
New Yoite Herald, but it sometimes advances
a just one, and it is worthy of a record with
out regard to the motive that dictated it—
Of that character is the following:
Change the Cabinet:—President Johnson
is beginning his reconstruction of the repub
lican party at the wrong end. It is all very
well to remove radical postmasters and Chase
revenue officers; but these changes will be
unimportant unless they are accompanied by
tbe removal of the radical members of the
Cabinet The Yvay to kill the hydra of
Northern rebellion is to chop off its head,
instead of wasting time in trimming off the
little end of its tail.
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125 sacks Rio Coffee,
100 pockets O. G. Java Coffee,
40 casks Bacon, Sides and Shoulders,
150 kegs Nails,
40 bales No. 1 Osnaburgs,
40 “ Macon Sheeting,;
20 “ No. 8,10 and 13 Yams,
400 boxes Tobacco, assorted brandsand
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500 bags Shot—assorted numbers,
150 kegs Powder, 1-4’s, 1-2’s and Yvliole
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5 crates assorted Granite Ware,
100 doz. Brooms,
100 doz. Long and Short Handle Shov
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5 barrels Car and Machine Oil,
1,000 Pots, Ovens, Skillets and Spiders,
50 barrels Salt,
10,000 pounds Sole and Upper Leather,
5 bales Bagging,
25 coils Rope,
5 bales Bagging Twine,
50 Jars Maccaboy Snuff, 1
50 doz. Snuff, (in Bottles,)
75 kegs Soda,
150 boxes do,
10 half barrels Fulton Market Beef,
30 cases Smoking Tobacco,
10 dozen Half Bushel Measures,
10 “ Trays,
4 “ Wooden Chums,
20 nests Painted Juniper Tubs,
30,000 Cigars, (very cheap,)
40 pairs Counter Scales,
10 cases Spanish Olives,
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■ In jars ail sizes.
Soap. Candles and Starch,
To be.had, at LOW BATES, by calling on
J. N. SEYMOUR
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M RS. WINSLOW’S Qncen Hair Restorer is
QUEEN, not only in name, bnt in virtues.
It is the best HAIR RESTORER ever offered to
the public.
An iulallible Restorer and Prcserverof the Hair
it faithfully applied.
It is no Hair Dye!
to elect a number of representatives cor- judging from the labor now engaged in agri-
responding to the whole Southern popu culture compared lvith former years—calcu
lation, black and white. But if that would] i nto on a little over one third of the yield of
be unfair what, by their o\vn method I isOO and 1861. He found a great quantity of
of reasoning, ought to be said of this] productive lands uncultivated^
project for allowing the insignificant fraction
of the whites who did not favor tbe rebellion. Row m A Chubcil-Wo learn that while
to have ns many rcprcntatives m Congress as th(J co , orcd population WC rc holding a meet
the Yvholc popuiatmn of the South are enli- - in this c \^ Bometime since , ior ^ )e pur .
tied to ? Thera an many Congressional dis- » of takin ^ up a colIcct ion for charitable
tncts in which there arc not a dozen loyalists )urposcs ^ the “ a } ose a dispute between seve-
whose loyalty has been uniform. Wbat a pre- tb ’ u brctlrep „ whic £ fina] , to
posterous farce it would be to allow- this Mows Itsccmsth ’ at one follow, after con-
dozen, or less, to elect one of their number to tributtahia liltle mi te, concluded that he
Congress to represent .lie whole district. could put liis money to a better use, and rc-
Althougli tbe scheme ot the committee is I marked: “Brcdrcn dat money I trow in the
justly chargeable with this absurdity, and ] iat while ago I wants back, for I ain’t gwine
would lead, if adopted, to this preposterous to work hard all day in de hot sun and gib it
consequence, there is no danger that such 11 0 sich lazy niggers as you are.” To this the
farcical elections will be held. It is possible “bredren” became offended, and told him that
enough that the small handful yvIio, in j ]jq could not get his money back, when a gen
each district, can take the test oath, cral row - ensued.—Albany Patriot.
would be “nothing loth;” but even 1
by
n:m
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in- i
"ion of
enontv
yv ; 11
tir.o
>nine
. ;i
mu-
ilitv
'te:iiv of c o.stitutiona
iv.ito f.viinflrs already iati n to
> multiply tllnicu/fics Yvl.ieh tli
the scheme of the committee, it
does not depend on them, but on the mass
of the citizens, whether these feYv shall bc
clothed Yvitli such disproportionate preroga
tives. The scheme of the committee docs not
touch the existing State gOY crnmcnts; and it
rests with those governments, chosen by the
great mass of the Southern people, to say
Yvhethcr this scheme shall bc accepted. It
is not to go into effect, many State, until the
i. .-Mature of that State .-hail have ratified
the proposed constitutional amendment, and
conformed the Ioyvs of the State thereto.—
But these Legislatures are chosen by tbe Y ery
people, and are made up of the very kind of
men, the scheme seeks to disfranchise. To
suppose that they will ratify a scheme which
disfranchises themselves and almost the whole
body of their constituents, is the apex of ab
surdity.
It may be said that the disfranchisement
only extends to the year 1870. True; but
Iioyv can they be any worse off than tliev arc
now by its rejection’? What would they gain
by its ratification? Why, the insulting
mockery of having representatives they are
m „ permitted to choose. You might as well
offer ns an inducement to a separated hus
band to live Yvitli his wife that somebody
else should beget his children for him. This
is reconstruction with a witness! This com
parison does not quite come up to the
absurdity of the proposal; for a man
whose children are begotten for him by
another may govern as well as support them,
while, to make the suggested parallel perfect,
it should be stipulated that they should gov
ern It i-not more certain that a >c!f-
resp. rt:ng husband would, in the face of sucli
an offer, prefer that his wife should have no
. hildren, than it is that proud and high spir
it* d communities will not design to ueccpt
s a h bastard representatives. You might as
w.'.l say to the insulted husband, in the
A North Carolina Hoc.—An immense
hog was brought into port at Norfolk, Va., a
few days ago. T1 e Day Book, of that place,
says of the animal:
“The said hog Yvas in a large wagon, on
board of the steamer Eruma. Tbe monster
ivas raised in Hartford county. North Caroli
na, is nine feet long, nt least four feet high,
and weighs between 1,G00 and 1,700 pounds.
Wc understand this bog is one of the largest,
if not tlu- b.rue-t. rai-t-d in thi- .-vtion of
country—that is, os far as the recollection of
our oldest fellow-citiz.ens go.
Gathered to iiis People.—On yesterday
the remains of Major Thomas H. Clay, a gal
lant Confederate oilicer, Yvho died in this city
in the Spring of 1804, and which were buried
in the cemetery nearby, were disinterred, and
accompanied by a number of the friends of
the deceased to the depot, from tlicuce Yvcrc
forwarded by Express to the land ot liis fa
ther.
A son of the gallant Lieutenant Henry Clay,
Jr., who tell upon the plains of Mexico and a
grand-son of the immortal Sage ofAshland.it
is meet that his ashes should mingle with the
soil of that State made illu-tripns by the
name he bore.—Atlanta IuU /., 4th.
Hr* Some of our Western friends have a
talent for the figurative. One of our Tennes
see exchanges describes another as “bolding
its left hand under the swallow-tail ot its con
stitutional dignitv, and extending the white
Money a Drug.—We clip the following
paragraph from the New York Commercial’s
money article of the 24th ult.
Money is literally a drug upon the market.
Large amounts arc being invested in Gov
ernment securities, and to some extent, in
vestments arc being made in tbc sounder rail
road stocks; but there is still a large amount
of unemployed balances on the market, which
are being offered at four per cent, on Govern
ment collaterals, without finding borroivcrs.
It acts directly upon the roots qfthe hair, chang
ing grey hair to its original life' color; arresting
premature decay and falling out of the hair; eradi
cating scurf and dandruff, and curing all hnmors
of the scalp. >
It will change dry and Yviry hair to soft and lux
uriant tresses.
It imparts a delightful fragrance to the hair.
In short, if yon w ish to restore yonr hair, as in
youth, and retain it through life, use MRS. WINS
LOW’S QL’EEN IIAIR RESTORER.
■Price $1 per bottle.
For sole by
MASSENBURG & SON,
and J. H. ZEILIN & CO.,
Macon, Ga.
- Jas. Gone gal, Gen. Ag’t, New Orleans,
may:;
N OTICE.—Georgia. Bum County.
Sixty days after the date hereof, application
will be made "to the Ordinary of said county lor
leave to sell all tho property, both real andperson-
al, belonging to the estate of Andrew J. Chamb-
less, late oi said county, deceased.
SAMUEL C. CHAMBLESS.
may5-GCd Adm’r.
EjfWbat ought to bc done with a Geor
gia Book-seller, yvIio offered for sale in his
window the picture of that more than Napo
leonic Hero, ridiculously caricatured in the
female attire in which it was pretended, he
was captured ? We were invited to purchase
such a picture, in a respectable town in Geor
gia, a fciv months ago, and modestly declined,
insisting that the head of a Southern man,
who would expose such a thing for sale to
ex-rebel soldiers, Yvould be a far more desira
ble purchase.—Fla. Sentinel.
& EORGIA, BIBB COUNTY.
Whereas, Martha A. Mitcbel applies to the
undersigned for letters ot admin!.-tuition apon
the estate of James D. Mitchcl late of county, de
ceased. '
All persons interested are required to be and ap
pear at the Cenrt of Ordinary on the first Monday
in June next, to show cause, (if any they have,)
why letters of administration should not be grant
ed Martha A. Mitchcl.
Given under my hand and ofilcial signature.
WM. M. RILEY,
mayS-40d Ordinary.
Crawford County Inferior Court,
at Chambers, May 2, 1866.
It U ordered by the Conrt, that the building of
BLACKSTONE’S BRIDGE bc fet out in the fol
lowing manner:
That SEALED PROPOSALS bo filed with the
Clerk of this Conrt on or before tho first TUES
DAY in Jpne next, stating the terms for which
the bidders will build tbe said Bridge, upon tbe
plan of the one built by John M. Bailey.
The said Proposals being accompanied by the
signatures of two suflibient guarantees, the Yvork
to bc completed and received by tiie Conrt by the
1st day of November next, the Conrt reserves to
itself the right of rejecting all Proposals; and that
this order be published In tbe Macon Georgia
Telegraph, and at three of the most public places
in tbc Connty.
J. J. CLARK, J. L C.,
J. W. DENT, J. L C.,
G. M. BAZEMORE, J. I
A True Extract:
JAMES J. RAY, C. L C.
my C-ld2w'
• C.
Administrator’s Sale.
EORGIA—QUITMAN COUNTY :
VX By virtue of an order of the Court of Ordi
nOse-w
per of in
erre
gative pathos in
its
right."
The Presid
cut*
message was read
in
China
brty-three
lays
after it was in Wa
sii-
iugton.
It was te
egn
tplied from Washing-
ton to
-ian Francis
CO,
slid carried thence
to
(Ibina
iv a sailing
TL*S
el, that made the
rc-
tnarkal
le quick pi
e of forty days.
nary of said County, will be sold, on the FIRST
TUESDAY in June next, at the Court House door
in Georgetown, in said County, within the legal
hours of sale, One Hundred and Ninety-two and a
half (193)0 Acres, more or less, of Lot of Land
No. gjJ, iii tiie Sth District of originally Lee, now-
Quittmon Countv. Sold as the property of Thos.
Guilford, deceased, for the benefit of the heirs
and creditors of said deceased. Terms made
kuotvn on the dav of sale.
COLSON GUILFORD
Administrator
ap 20-40d
1 EORGIA, Jones County.—Oedinarts Officii
_ Said County, at Chambers, May 1st, 1S06.—
>
}A1 D UUl.Ytl, uk V/AAUHJ UUS, A»A.«AJi AO l, AVW. I
.ere-ai, the estate of Robert Berry, of the Stat<K[|
Lousi-m.i, deceased, is unrepresented, and suit
is pending in the Superior Conrt of this county,
in which said Robert Berry was defendant.
Therefore these are to cite and admonish, all
persons concerned, that I will proceed on the first
Monday in next month to vest administration on
said estate in terms of the law.
Given under my hand officially, May 1st, 1SC6.
ROLAND T. ROSS,
may2-tX)d-law*J Ordinary.
Town Commons, Brunswick, Ga.
Notice to Lessees!
-i ST. RESOLVED by tiie Mayor and Council of
1 the citv ut Brunswick in council assembled,
That the lessees of Town Common Lots, bc and
hereby are required to ccinc forward and pay up
all arrearages (toe tne city, on aucount of said
leases to the 31st December, 1SC0, or before the
1st July, 1SC0. Failing to do so the Lots shall be
declared forfeited and revert to tbe City.
2d. Ilesoivtd further, That any. person having
leased several Lots, and having made one or more
payments on the same, shall have the privilege of
consolidating the payments made, a
Claret,
Booker’s Bitters,
Egg Nog,
Coffee Mills,
Green Peas,
Pine Apple,
Peaclies,
50 doz. Seives.
50 “ Wolfs Schiedam Schnapps,
quarts and pints,
100 boxes Adamantine Candles,
20 “ Sperm do
20 , “ Stcrine do
50 caddies and Chests Tea,
20 cases 2 pound Can Oysters,
20 “ 1 pound “ “
15 “ 1-2 boxes Sardines,
50 gross Pipe Head,
50 boxes Raisins, 1-4,1-2 and whole,
20 cases Mustard,
10 “ Indigo,
50 “ Old Bourbon Whisky,
15 “ “ Port Wine,
40 “ Fine Brandy,
50 doz. Axes, Collins and Lcverett’s,
75 boxes Candy—fancy and plain,
100 “. Soap,
100 “ Starch,
20 cases Lobsters,
100 “ Russ’ Celebrated St. Domingo
Bitters,
Messena Punch—Imperial Airack
Punch,
Brandy Cocktail—Gin Cocktail,
Ginger Cordial—St. Croix Rum,
Lemon Syrup—St. Domingo Wine,
■Mint Julip—Sherry Wine,
Old Cherry Brand} - —Bourbon Cock
tail,
100 cases Babbitt’s Potash,
10 “ No. 10 Cotton Cards,
20 baskets Hcidsick Champaign,
1,000 pounds Lead,
*300,000 “ Iron,
1,000 “ Cast Steel,
5 barrels Vinegar,
30 boxes Writing Fluid,
Mackerel in kitts and halt barrels,
Tacks,
Plow Lines,
Blacking,
Shoe Tread,
Cotton Cord, Whitewash and
Hand Saws, Blacking Brushes,
Chisels, Augers,
Files, Hammers,
Brace and Bitts,
blc, Pocket and Butcher Knives,
Pad Locks, G. D. and Ely's Caps,
Rubber and Leather Belting,
from 2 to 23 inches wide,
Plaines,
Butts,
12 Cases Best Cognac Brandy,
FOREIGN IMPORTATION,
To he had at
J. N. SEYMOUR’S.
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con
50 SACKS
LIVERPOOL SALT,
For sale by
J. N. SEYMOUR
RUM, GIN and 1 I flY,
In Barrels and Cases,
TO BE HAD AT LOYVEST MARKET rPJCZS.
CALL OUST
J. N. SEYMOUR
1
and
fer-
mer
to c
affli
I
goo
Am:
CHOICE WISES.
CHAMPAGNE WINE
IN QUARTS AND PINTS.
, (CHOICE BRANDS.)
MADEIRA, PORI',
CLARET AND
MALAGA WINY
the:
oft:
Wl:
and
sist
piat
plan
deli:
pui
and
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T!
Ndii
by:
LEMON SYEUP-
For Sale at LOW RATES. Call on
J. N. SEYMOUR
cott.
the <
and
selli
wh.
and
B0UEB0N WHISKY.
G
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da,
Superior ^Article,
IN BARRELS AND CASES.
FOR SALE by
J. N. SEYMOUR
is Y
tat;
man
Etc..
Etc.
and applying
the amount to the payment of one or more lots ns
he may decide, surrendering the remaining Lots to
the City.
Adopted March 31st, 1SC0.
AVM. BARKULOO,
aprl4-Yv2m ] Clerk and Treasure
EORGL4, BIBB COUNTY :
(jr Whereas, Charles G. Jones applies to the un
dersigned for letters of administration upon the
estate of Elizabeth Fulks, late of said county, de
ceased.
All persons interested arc required to he and ap
pear nt tue Court of Ordinary on the tir.-t Monday
m June next, to show cause, (if any they have,)
why letters should not be granted the applicant.
Given under my hand and official signature.
WM. M. RILEY,
maj5-40d Ordinary.
Gr Sixty days after tiie date hereof, application
will bc made to tbe Court of Ordinary of said
county, for leave to sell all tiie property, both real
and personal, belonging to the estate of Thomas
N. Gardner, late ot said countv, deceased.
EMILY'C. GARDNER,
sprl4—GOd Adm’x.
IS 7
JOTICE.—Georgia, Biub County.—All per-
OUR STOCK
DRY GOODS
Is alro very large, embracing every variety
and style sold in
EUROPE AND AMERICA
and which we propose to sell as low us any
alias, Isabella Orr,) are required to make minted- j House in tbe South,
iatc payment, and those having claims, to render j
them in terms of the law to the under.- igned.
J. JOSEPH HODGES,
aprC-law-JOd] Administrator.
EORGIA, BIBB COUNTY:
All persons indebted to the estate of Thomas
N. Gardner, late of said county, deceased, are re
quired to make Immediate payment, and those
having claims to render them in terms of the law,
to the undersigned.
EMILY C. GARDNER,
npr!4—lOd . Adm’x.
J. B. ROSS & SON,
Wholesale Grocers iand Drv Gsods Merchants,
CORNER 2D AND CHERRY STS. "
MACON GA.
aprl6-C
Si
fort
SHORE MACKERZll 5*
IN BAKItELS, HALFS, QUARTERS, AND H 7 ' j
VERY NICE.
For sale bv
J. N. SEYMOUR
BACON, LARD AND FL01R-
QQ0 Lhs. Clear Bacon Sides and sW'
ders
l3 Tierces best brands Sugar Cured Hants-
2,000 Lbs. Choice Leaf Lard. , j.
250 Bids, various Brands Flour, from Sup***
to Fancy Flour.
200 Sacks Extra Family, from Select
Wheat, equal to any in market. . .
Merchants and others will find it to fiWJh',,!
est to call on me, as I ant determined not •'■’ .f
CASH CUSTOMER pass me if low prices «•••
sure SALE. Drop in aud see for yourselves^
J. N. SElMOL 11
Tobacco! Tobacco
I HAVE
200 BOXES TOBACIT
V arious (oEracles
WHICH I must close out at some ]>u K •
is your time to get ft bargain. Alter tn^
Stock in Merchants’ bands is exhausto »
prices will be inevitable, as Manufaei j
DMLLO "111 Ub •> i ----- - >• •. .
have 40 cents per pound Tax to pay
on all they put on the mv ket.
CALL SOON- r>
J. N. 1
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