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MACON, GA.. FRIDAY. APRIL 5, 1867.
:05TtL TELEGKAPH
klSlTtNG HOUSE.
I (i KBit) * CO., Proprietor*.
{YOL: II.-NO. 19
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JOB PRINTI1V(;.
,i 4l - attention will bo siven to tho
, joi: PRINTING o£-every descrip*
sit:
. >Vw York 1 papers Vif SAtnrdttylre-
; l6 kiii» as at tbo AjSorJlpuse.
i( tP«ot*o«iTioN.-*-We learn that tbc
tlm Macon and Western Rail-
«re|>Mert to tIA Superintendent of
Jm4 to mnkc, smelt reduction in
8.iivo tariffs of freights ns ahaji
.for the seven cents per hundred
-trged extra by tho Nashville and
a fond, thus leaving ‘freightsas
Wo nope tlie proposition will be
uuiue uf Henry Clny is to be in-
,1 ia tho Court liouso at Louisvillo
3 of April.' Robi. 0. Wintlimp
,rtbc address. MHlaul Fillmore
i! bupbeus are expected to be pres-
Washington Correspondence.
Limn FROM “WARWICK;”
Pa««rt"C of tliev Supplementary Mil’tary Government
Bill, by l oth Houses, ovcr’tbo Veto—Unwillingness of
both IfoD^efl to Adjourn iu Present—Cauhog of thi;
“London Society,” a MAgazino for iho South.
)nti.-Wt regret to see that tho res
of Mr. Wilson are still allowed to
:l,c F»rnto. That body is not pressed
.uo>. and tbo delay to take them up
,, into indicate that tboy wero intro-
mockery of mislortuno and witliout
intention of benefiting a long-pcr-
iiwa. Congress will probably, ad
Saturday, and we do hopo that pre-
: tmt event, they will unbar tbo pris
: ,nd «et the captive free. It would
,nfe to humanity and the datfSc 6f
JW. That wc believe tbc shortest
• method ot adjusting our differ*
i tiw Government of tho United
r the people of tbo State to adopt
rational amendment proposed by
Ninth Congress, for ratification to
Aires of the several States; and
till vote for it whenever an oppor-
rcxnts itself.—Chattooga County
t it is. Tho “shortest and sorest
fndjuMing” all controversies, tem
'Ifist.is to grant all that is dcraand-
a the feet of your enemy. Bat is
4 and most honorable method ?
i will ask herself that question. She
--'tortest” or “surest” road to any-
: ia oppressive and degrading.
J. Pembroke Jones, (late of the
nt navy,) has resigned Ids position
. i Professor of Mathematics in the
nt Athens.
?ae Richmond Times learns that
\Loiicld has requested the proper
' tarnish him with a list of all tho
f the Peace in District No. 1, in
1 (fisnlaeo nU whom he may deem
Pt.vru Crop.—The Qriflin Herald
'■■m nil tho testimony it has received
iijrct, tho peuch crop will be rather
coming season. - *
r»kstv-sixth op Arnu.—Tbo Co*
■sit says: The day for tho decoration
ww of the Confederate dead, inan-
m) touchingly and beautifully last
■as nigh. Affairs are so different
i war expected, that it Is difiicnlt to
is In tlio future, or what to do. We
that the military authorities can
objection to ceremonies similar to
-t April. Then tborc were no
•c flags exhibitied, no appearance
-7 display, but only an immense
" collected, to listen to a brief but
aldress, and to decorate tbc graves
md lamented Southerners. Then
■'•joncts over us, as wc have now.
? seeks will elapse before tbo day
uouml. and some steps should be
ftf rence to its observance, if the
st» be continued.
Washington, March 22,1SG7.
The Supplementary' Military Government
per bill was not sent id (lie Resident rill,yes tier
day morning. Tliatfruing Cabinet day,.how
ever, the subject was considered in the Cab
inet, to the delusion,' it is understood, of
neaily all other business-. As soon as the
Cabinet adjourned, the President went to
work upon tlic veto message that evening.—
This morning he resumed and completed the
task of writing the message, and it wnscbm- 1
plotcd fry two b'clQck this aftirnpon. It is
brief, as yon will sac by tho enclosed copy.
It was sent to the House, and read in that
body about 8 v. m. Tho bill was then at
once parsed oyer the veto, by a vote of 114
to 2.1, no opportunity for diicusring the meas
ure being allowed. It was theu scut to the
Semite, and passed that body nt u r. sr. by a
von- of 4(i to 7. The bill, therefore, is now
a law. umtuaii mil 1 I oJ
It iaTcportcd to-night that a strong effort
will be made on Mouday to have: Congress
adjourn immediately, now that this bill has
been pasted, ntul to fix tfre duration of, the
session until tbo 1st of December. Tbo effort
will unquestionably bo made, but its success
may well be doubted. T have recently stated
tbc rensons which led the Radical members
to desire to remain in session until tbo end of
April, and those reasons exist in fall force
now. The Senate certainly cannot adjourn
beforo the middle of, April, and it is not like
ly that tbc House will adjourn without the
Senate. As regards the duration of tbc re
cess, if is to bo observed that the considera
tion of the confiscation bill of Thaddens Ste
vens has been postponed till December, but
the majority of both Houses are ia favor of
meeting early in October; It is to be remem
bered also, that by the provisions of the new
law on the subject, both Houses can bo con
vened at any, time, even in July or August,
by the President of the Senate and Speaker
of the House, if they happen to fancy that
the President fs tailing, in the slightest de -
grec, to carry out in their full vigor all the
provisions of the military bill and its supple
ment. i-m-t: ' ’'
The proceedings of both Houses this even
ing on this subject were very insignificant,
and indicata a wide difference ot opinion
nmong tbc members. In the Senate motions
were mado to adjourn till December 1st, till
October 15tli, and till June 1st ; all of which
were voted down. In fact the majority of the
Senators did not. seem inclined to fir any
dme, even for the commencement of the re
cess, lit present. Mr. Tates, of Illinois, made
a powerful speech in favor of remaining in
session till the end of April. The people de
manded, ho said; that Congress should stny
litre, and see that the' laws which have just
been passed over the veto arc enforced; and
that they shall not abandon the South to the
control of n man who is opposed to every
thing Congress fras done. To adjourn now,
ho said, would bo everywhere regarded ff an
abandonment of the charges mado agaipst
the President - ;
In tho House matters were equally at sea.
Air. Boutwcll, of Massachusetts, who is a very
influential member, and is always listened to
with close attention, said that so firm were
his convictions ns to tho danger of adjourn-
till December or even till November, that
he would never consent to it. And he inti
mated, but did not positively say, that a re
port from tho Judiciary committee, on tho
subject of the impeachment of the President,
may be looked for in a few weeks, if Con
gress continues in session. It was openly
avowed too, by Thnddcus Stevens and Mr.
Boutwcll. that Congress ought to remain in
session in order to try Collector Smythc. of
New Yolk, by impeachment 1
Messrs. Hurd an.l Houghton, ofNew York,
are doing a real service to all lovers of pure
literature in the South by their varied publi
cations. Whatever bears thaimprint of their
house may ba admitted, without question,
into every Southern home. Their rcpublica-
tion of “London Society,” fully cquul to the
London edition, deserves a place oil the
drawing-room table of every family iu Geor
gia. _ Warwick.
The President’s Veto Message.
Death of Dr. Livingstone.
Tua following official account 'of the death
1 ever race, color, or previous condition, who j
- ..... ... . •, i harve been re.-fdent in said State^for one year L
ms rmasons for F.ETt'RNTNG tiie stnTLE- j previous to the day of such election. ’ .
Without these prori.dons no Constitution - . .
MKMAli hill to coN<?JtE.*& TVJTJioi'T jus which can he liurje l in h:iv one tho ten I-ivingstonc bas been received by the
atim’.oval. • States wi'.! he <-i' any avail with Congress.— State Department:
Tniy flu >:. i- ot' what the Con^itu- Consfi.ate op Uniter Stitts of \vkricv
To the Jloutc of KeprcuntotiM : ■ tion ofa State nf-thisjUnion umaUpntuiu tqi Island of'Zanzibar, Dec. 9, 1806
An act' make it Republican. Measured”>y such aT S' m; l t becomes my painful duty to fouort
ac 't to 1 WMHlimril llOW tL’" Stafpc now eom_ ! .1— .1 —.v -c t->. . J .. ™
I have e m-'idered the bill . ntitled “A
.-iipph ui-'inniy to an act entitled ‘An
Thi- 1-ill provtd a for the elections in the 1 as whites is a .*<>«: <pi i /«>«, the work o_t
ten Slates Iconjlit uiuk-r the operation of the struetion may as well begin in Old
in P.'nn^vl vim hi a- in \nrti
original Act to which it is supplementary.
Its details are principally directed to the elec-
tions lor the formation of the State constitu
tions ; but by the sixth sefetibn of the-bill,-
“allelcctions 'in these States, occurring while
the original A--! ivinaius in force, are brought
within its purview. Referring to the details, it
will be found that, first of all, there is to be a
L ' u j region between the great lakes of Central
n- j Atrira, of which, ns yet, but little is known.
PVfPHMHPHI j The sad intelligence was received here on the
Virginia, in Pennsylvania as in North Caro-i jr, instant by the arrival of several natiVo
l,n:1 - : t L* aT . **?"*/'' . members of the expedition, from, whom but
When I contemplate the millions of our, little of importance could be elicited, save
fellow-citizens of the South, with no altema-1 the fact of Dr. Livingstone’s death.
Ijve left to impose upon themselves this fear-1 j am indebted io Dr. Hirk, H. B. M. Vide
fuland untried experiment of comyiwc u*gro ; Consul, and formerly a member-of theLiV-
enfrancliisement and white diafraaffi^q^at, ■ ingstone Zambesi Expedition, for the follow
it may be almost as complete. Or submit in- h n g particulars of the sad tvent;' and as his
registriiion of the voteis. No one whose name ‘ dcllnitely tothe rigor ot martial law, without accompanying remarksmayprove.interesting,
has not been admitted on the list is to . he a single attribute of freemen, deprived of all 11 caniiot do better than,to give them iu his
allowed to vote at any of these elections. To the.sacred guarantees, of our Federal Consti- J own words :! J| * '' ’ M ” .BXfJTua terr
ascertain who is entitled to registration, ref- j tutiop, and threatened with even worse j “The return of Several of the Johanna men
erence is made necessary, by tho express lan- ■ wrongs, if any worse aro possible, it seems to j who accompanied Dr. Livingstone, has made
guage of the supplement, to the original Act ■ roe their condition is tho most deplorable to I it certain that the distinguished traveler lias
and to the pending bill. The fifth section of. which any peoplo can be reduced. It is : fallen, and with him half of his native follow-
tho original Act provides, as to the voters, true that they have been engaged in retel- ; e rs. * * * * His present ex'pedi-
thnt'they shall he “runlecitizens of the State,; Ron, and that their object being. a sepnra- I tion may be briefly stated to have been an at-
twenty-bne years old and upward, of what- tion of the States and a dissolution of tho j tempt to unite the magnificent discoveries of
ever race, color, or previous condition, who Union, there wa3 an obligation resting upon j late years, and determine the.limits and'eon-
lmve been resident of said State for one year.” i every loyal citizen to treat them as enembs, ncctions of the three great lakes, which reach
This is the general qualification, followed, , end to wage war against their cause. ' . from forty degrees south to twenty degrees
however, by many exceptions. No one can Inflexibly opposed to any movement in-; north latitude, and flowing to the sea by the
be registered, according to the original Act,.' perilling the integrity of the Government, I Zambesi and Nile at the two extremities, but
“who may be disfranchised ior participation j did not hesitate to nrge tho adoption of ill j with an intermediate.space as yet unknown,
in tho rebellion,” a provision which left un- ‘ measuresnecessnry for tho suppression of tie | Such was the geographical problem. But
determined the question as to wiiat amount-' insurrection. After a long and terrible stray- Dr. Livingstone had in view to affeettbepres-
ed to disfranchisement, and whether, without, gle, the efforts of the Government were tri-1 ent enormous East African slave trade, „ •, , r ,
a judicial sentence, the Act itself produced ; umphantly successful, and the people of tin ' through pioneering the way which might lead ’ 1 orders may hereafter, under
that effect. South, submitting to the stem arbitrament i to lawful commerce.”
This Supplemental Bill superadds an oath, [ yielded forever the issues of the contest.— ; q-o have consolidated in one tho successive
to be tAken by every person before Tus name ; Hostilities terminated 60on after it becann - discoveries achieved by himself on the Nyassa,
can bo admitted upon the registration, that my duty to assume the responsible duties oT * Burton on the Sanganyika, Sheke and Grant
lie has “not been disfranchised for partici- j the Chief Executive Officer of the Republic on the Victoria, and Baker on the Albert Ny-
pation in any rebellion or civil war against j and I at obce endeavored to repress and con- anza, would have been a fitting triumph for
‘ ” it thus imposes upon trol the passions which our civil strife bad *
ccssity and responsibility | engendered, aud, no longer regarding tbesi
one who was the first to cross the African
Continent within the tropical zone, but those
tlio United States. 1
every person the necessity HH IB, _ T
of deciding for himself, under the peril of - erring millions as enemies, again ncknowl hopes have been wrecked by hi3 untimely
jniiii'himr.t i-\ a militai v (-niini.I.-.'ini, il'lie edged tla-in as our friends and our country- death.
makes a mistake, what works disfranchise- men. The war had accomplished its objectsjj * *■ * >» * *
ment by participation in rebellion, and what. The nation was saved, and that seminal prin> We last heard of Dr. Livingstone at
amounts’to 6uch participation. Almost every ; ciple of mischief which, from the birth ol “N’doude,” at the continence of the Novuma
man—the negro us well as tbc white—fitfovti [ the GdyonoMiit, lmd gradually but inevita- j and Nicndc. Here he met with kindness,
tWOOtj-imp *».lw> * ! n i hlr hrniifrht. An- tlm • rolmllinn mno fotallt ! - * *■—- ’-r i' ~ fk
these ten
tarily or
some way . , .. P |
lawful authority of the GcDcral Government. ( then, when the peoplo sought once moreoir gave presents of cattle and food. At this
The question with tbc citizen to whom this i friendship and protection, I considered it^^oir f point the Indian fjepoys remained behind,
oath is to be proposed must bo a fearful one; duty generously to meet them in the spirit kf I and have since returned to Zanzibar. From
for while the Biil does not declare that perju-, chanty and forgiveness, and to conquer then j ifataka to Alake was eight day’s march. On
ry may be assigned for such false swearing, ; even more effectually by the magnanimity af j crossing a wide water iu Canves, they fol-
nor fix any penalty for the offense, wc must ] Ibc nation than hy tho force of its arms.. I lowed tho border of the lake for several days
not forget that martial law prevails, that i yet believe that it the policy of reconcilit- ^ thus struck inland. Thev were suddenly
every person is answerable to a military com- J tion tlien inaugurated, and which conten- attacked in a bush conntrv, about 9 a. jZ, by
mission, without previous presentment by a . plated an carij' restoration of these people to a b an rt 0 f Mavitc. Dr. Livingstone killed
grand jury for any qhargo that may be made ! all their political rights, had received the tbc most forward of the attacking party, but
against him; andfliat the supreme authority support of Congress, every one of these kn | was surrounded and cut down by one blow
of tlio military commander determines the States, and all their people, would .at this i 0 f a battle-ax, which ent half through his
question us to what is an offense, and what' moment be fast anchored in the Union, and j neck. Beyond this wc have no details, for
is to be the measure of punishment. i the great work which gave the war all its ‘ those who returned were the first to flee.—
The fourth section of the bill provides i sanction, and made it just and holy, would I Almost all those who stood near Dr. Living-
“that the commanding general of each dis- j have been accomplished. Then, over all :hc gtone were killed, although they seem to have
trict shall appoint as many boards of regis-- vast jmd fruitful regions of the South peace done considerable with their rifles. This
tration os may be necessary, consisting of I and itsdressings would have .prevailed, while happened about six weeks ago, or about Oc-
three loyal officers or persons^ Tlie only ! now tinUions^nre deprived of rights guaran- j tober 25. Yon see how very meagre our in
[For the Telegraph.
Letter from Putnam.
The people have been somewhat discour-
ed by the bad weather-for agricultural op-
EatontonJGa.. March 27, 18G7. orations,-yet they are putting in their seed
The Superior Court for this county h in and giving all their energies to their pursuits,
session this week. Quite a good attendance 1 Tbcre fortunately, in this county a good
of thc Bar. ‘From a distance, we meet Fan- condition of affairs, as regards tbc relation of
nin and Barnett, from Morgan; Lofton,Bart- 1 wliitcs and blacks. Kindly treating those
left and Jordan, frbm Jasper “McKinley, from employee! by them, the whites have secured
Baldwin;; Hon. Linton Stephens; from Hail- thu interest, respect and love of the freed-
cock; McDhniel, from''Walton; Hoh. James ; men - wagfes- are paid them, and they
Jackson prid-Nisbet' frhm Bibb. The Court arc working in good faith, so far as we can
is presided over by his Honor. Augustus ,ertrn - There is no lawlessness or disorder
Reese, of -Morgan, in his usual dignified man- : prevalent in tlie community.
iK-r. lie has succeeded in winning the esteem Should tlie seasons lie favorable and Prov-
of the people generally by a courteous bear- i-idence smile upon us; we miiy Iiopc that tho
ing, his soundness of judgment, and a con- ; county of Putnam will be blessjedjjy a year
scientious discharge of duty. Ai a matter of i'Of plenty, and: the days of. her prosper-,
interest to our people, as well as those at a j itv be revived.
distance, who may wish to know how busi- A:i old citizen, well known to many of your
ness is conducted in our present unfortunate readers, Mr. Matthew Whitfield, who lived
and uncertain condition, we propose! fo‘ ‘give
your readers an outline of the Judge's charge
to the grand jury. Adverting to our status,
aud peculiar relation we bear to tlie National
Government, he said, that “he could not say
how long they would be allowed to have the
administration of justice in their hands, but
so long as they were*“under tlie provisional
idea of government at the South, their
duty was plain. Let us discharge onr duty
towards all classes, with an eye to a faithful
administration of justice under our laws, and
to the preservation and promotion of peace,
quiet and good order in the community as the
conservators of law and order. As good citi-
jtenr the line of this county and Jasper, died
suddenly on last Saturday niglit. Ho was a
man of sterling worth, probity, integrity and
energy, and succeeded iu accumulating a
large fortune, i’nblb odw jimSmtdak
IJvuBm tub Georgia Metii-
h wrms that there is to be no end
ot the Radicals. They have
“I *ort4 of people—preachers, and
* 4 our own politicians—into their
J "sc device or another, to bully or
Hiato a surrender of what little ia
htc Southern Christian Advocate of
Judge Ens one’s Reported Decision.—
Tlie Atlanta Opinion copies an nrjiclc of ours,
published a few days ago, in referenen to a
reported ruliny by Judge Erskinc, the effect
ot which Wat’ to declare of no force the ad
judications of our Stnto Courts since I860.
The Opinion makes “positive averment that
such was not intended to be the rule of Judge
Erskinc.” W* hope that it is correct, but
such was tho mderstanding of no eminent
lawyer of the State, who, we learn, attended
the'sitting of tho Court at Atlanta, but who
may not have personally heard the decision.
IVe copy what the opinion says ahont it:
[Columbus Enquirer.
“ Wo have it from one of the most compe-
| ■ j.................... .......................j aneasi a suornusiauce irom tnesceneor tnis
of the Statifor strangers. Yet these persons | despotism. “A Military Republic—a flov- j g a( j affair, and a knowledge of that very tribe
are to exercise most important duties, and ; eminent formed oh mock elections,-and nip- J 0 f Zatus, called Mavitc, Agite, Maozites. Ac.,
are vested with unlimited discretion. They I ported onjy by the sword,” was nearly n. i &c., it has Deen ejuite impossible for me, as
are to decido what names shall be placed i quarter of a century since, pronounced by : elicit anything from the impenetrable
upon the register, and from their decision j Daniel Webster, when speaking of the Sdith ; simplicity ot the few who have returned as
their is to be no appeal. They are to super- ( American States, as“a movement indeed,but , to where this tragedy took place. That it
intend the elections, and to decide all ques- a retrograde and disastrous movement, Horn [ to the west of the Nyassa is certain; but
tions which may arise. They aro to have the : the regular and old-fashioned monarchical whether in the districts we have already ex
plored or further to tho north is still uncer-
That Dr. Livingstone was killed by tlie
same Mavitc ns be and I were among together
is certain. They would have attacked us
then if they had dared, but we were too
strong for them. With such enemies it comes
to be a question ol numbers as well as equip
ment. The death of a few will not break
their charge; and a small party, taken un
awares, lias no chance.
HPVH 'Only Living-
they should haveauthority from the peo- cal freedom. Absurd, propostcrous ii it, a j s tonc fall, but they buried his body at 3 p. iu.
the late acts of Congress, be issued for our
consideration, let us in a dignified and manly
way acquiesce and yield a prompt Obedience.
In all things let our motto be, ‘wisdom, justice
and moderation.’ ”
On account of the necessity Of so much la
bor in our country to assist in recovcrin
from our present condition of want, ana the
heavy and unavoidable burdens of taxation
that the people already have to bear, he re
commended that they order no levy of an
extra tax for educational purposes, as the
State would be unable to furnish any sum
this year for that purpose. At the same time
he presented the great importance of the sub
ject of education, and suggested that it was
the duty of all to urge, white and black, when
their children could be spared from the farm
to send them to school, and at least educate
them to such an extent that they will not
be liable to be swindled by the designing nnd
bad men with whom they might come in
contact. The freedmen are to furnish us the
principal labor of this section for years to
come, it not for all time, and it was therefore
important that they should be educated, as
it would serve to promote good feeling be
tween the races; and as the future presented
the fact as inevitable that these peojffe are to
exercise the various rights of citizenship, it
was highly important that they should be
educated, that their actions should be with a
United States of-Colombia.
proper understanding of these matters. lie t y on ia taken ; my head must go with it.
Rtated that in Morgan county the plan had «.;n <inri envo jJia Gtwt
(ions wiugb ms) mu ,
custody of the ballots, and to make return i systems,” and he added:
of tlie persons elected. Whatever frauds or] “If men would enjoy tho blessings of Re
errors they may commit must pass without ] publican Government they must gorem
redress. All that is left for the commanding | themselves by reason, by mutual counsel and
general is to receive the returns of the elec- 1 consultation, by a sense and feeling of gincr-
tions, open the same, and ascertain who arc | al interest, and by the acquiescncc of tliemi-
chosen “according to tho returns of the offi- i nority in the will of the majority, properly
cere who conducted said elections.” By such ’ expressed, and above all the military must be
means, and with this sort of agency, arc the j kept, according to the language of ourBill
conventions of delegates to be constituted. f of Righto, in strict subordination to tbc tivil
As tlie delegates are to speak for the peo- | authority. Wherever this lesson is not both
S 'e. common justice would seem to require ! learned and practiced there can be no politi-
pie tliemtelvcs. No Convention ?o consti- ■ scoff and a satire on free forms of ccnstitu-1 -when the Mavitc had gone. They took off
tutedwiUin any sense represent the wishes ■ tional liberty lor^ forms of Government to be all tlie baggage and also tlie upper clotbing
rtf* xniiallUaiifi nf tlincr. Atnfoo fnr nndor llV Jinrt f]ir» ritfht
' horn a highly estimable preacher
-“■ it “an emmissary of tlie Nortb-
-t Church” has recently issued an
•°tbe loyal Methodists of Middle B _
» which he seeks to make the im- tent lawyers o! this city, who was in constaut
•« “the M. E. Church, South, is re- attendance upon the Court, that the decision
the present state of things at of the Judge applied only to those cases that
in Georgia, and that so long had originate; in the Federal Court prior to
loyal Methodists) remain con- the act of secession, and that were continued
and adjudicated by tlie Confederate District
Courts. All such cases were ret aside, and
proceedings commenced where they were left
ov the original Court. This point was ilis
tinctlv reported in the Opinion at the time.
No reference was made to existing State
Courts, and certainly no direct or implied
ignoring of the decisions of such Courts du
ring the war.”
j — .iviiiuuiouy •
- that Church, the Congress will
- disloyal to tho Union and will
<«ive measures; hut that should
•Hist in Georgia nbnndon the
-A), and unite with the Church,
• Mil quiet, security and union,
of the inhabitants of these States, for under prescribed by military leaders, and the right
the all-om bracing exceptions of these laws, I of suffrage to Imj exercised at the point of the
by a construction which the uncertainty of' sword.”
the clause as to disfranchisement leaves open j I confidently believe that a time will come
to the board of officers, the great body ot tho ! when these States will again occupy thdrtruc
people may 1ms excluded from tho polls, and ! positions in the Union. The barriers which
from all opp-»rtnnity of expressing their own J nowseem so obstinate must yield to the force
wishes, or Voting for delegates who will faith-] of an enlightened and just public opfaion,
fully reflect their sentiments. ; and sooner or later unconstitutional and op-
I do not deem it necessary to investigate , pressive legislation will he effaced frora our
tho details of tin's Bill. No consideration j statute hooks. When this shall have been
could induce me to give my approval to such : consumated, I pray God that the erroB of
an election law for any purpose, and especial- 1 the past may Imj forgotten, and that once ir.orc
ly for the great purpose of framing tlio Con- we shall be a happy, united and prosperous
stitution of a State. If ever the American ! people, and that at last, after the bitter md
citizen should be left to tlie free exercise of eventful experiences through which the i.a-
his own judgment, it is when he is engaged tion Im passed, wc shall all come to kn*w
in the work of forming the fundamental law | that onronly safety is in the preservation of
under which lie is to live. That work is his j our Federal Constitution, and in accordiig
Work, and it cannot properly be taken out of i to every American citizen and to every Stetc
his hands. All this legislation proceeds upon J the rights which that Constitution secures,
tho contrary assumption, that the people of _ Andrf.w Johnson. -
each of these States shall have no Coostitu- Washington, March 23, 1807.
tion, except sneli ns may be arbitrarily dicta* * 1 • r
ted by Congress, and formed under the re- ‘ Jefferson Davis —The following preamble
Btraints of military rule. A plain statement and'resolution was introduced in the United
ot facts makes this evident.
In nil these States there are existing Con- (Radical), and ordered ta ba printed
Stitutiona, formed in the accustomed way by Whereas, Jefferson Davis, a citire
the people. Congress, however, declares that of Mississippi, was^cajnured by a military lorco in
of the dead body, so that not even a note rd
mains by which to trace the route.
It is hardly probable that any further
particulars will ever be obtained in regard to
Dr. Livingstone’s death, as the Mavitc are a
wandering people, and it will be quite im
possible to ascertain the particular tribe by
whom Dr. Livingstone’s party were attacked.
I have tbo honor to be, sir, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
Edward D. Ropes,
United States Consul.
Hon. W. H. Seward, Secretary of State.
Bingiiaai and Butler—The Cincinnati
Commercial, in noticing the quarrel between
Bingham and Butler, says: Bingham is a
more polished orator than Butler—uses long,
ornate sentences, and delivers them with
grace and power. He speaks like a full man,
and his long sentences hang well together.
Butler is abrupt, sharp, rasping, and liis voice
is shrill and penetrating as the bark of a
prairie wolf. The assurance of Butler is seen
in his audacity in taking Bingham to task as
“^nation Military Commission.
** Mrs. Snrrntt has been thus
, 1 maybe of interest to republish
!j °se implicated by Butler in his
Maaght upon Bingham.* The
follows;
■ D»vid Hunter, Maj. Gen. Lewis
Maj. Gen. August V. Kautz,
!, »en P, Howe, Brig. Gen. Itobt.
Gen. James A. Klein, Brig.
Another Old Citizen Gone.—Maj. Wm.
Hodges, for many joars a citizen of SandetB-
ville, departed this life on Tuesday niclit last
—disi a so, paralysis. Maj. Hodges was widely
known as a business mnn. He nt one time
represented this < ounty in tfre State Legisla
ture. Our old citizens, fra melting snow be
fore a thawing sun, are disappearing from
amongst us.—Sandersville Gcoryuin, 27t/i.
y We learn, with regret, that tho freed-
' u mj, Brevet Col. If, Tomp- I inen w jj- 0 [,. IVC entered into written contracts,
H *1. D. B. Oletidinin, and Brig, are leaving their employer# in this ccunty
•-HGt, J U; lge Advocate. j frequently. Some farmers have been leu
witliout scarcely any hands on account of
? T,t,K- " 4 a S 6 > n st Mrs. Surralt ] this failure of the freedmen.
•onn lYeichman. ] [JlavckintrilleDispatch.
these Constitutions are not “ loyal and re- j the'servlea'ol the United States oa the11th day " as ! P°‘og_i/..ng ior -pool
„ e -n.l muii'i-os tln> n.-mde in form ! of May, 1865, and hss since been held Jn confine-i «ld Massachusetts,- and making abrasive out
pn lican, . 1 . 3 . T 1 ... ment as a prisoner ot State in Fortress Monroe, / ciy in Charleston, “Massachusetts casts one
them anew. M hat then, in the opinion ot . Va. ; and whereas, the said Jeflemon Davis stands !-rote for Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi.”
Congress, is necessary to make the Conshtu- charged, on the blehcst anthority, with tho hein- .v> v ’ 1 *
tibr. of a Slate “loyal nnd republican ”? ous crime or conspiring to murder the late Presl- ‘ _ ■"*"
Ti e orieiW Act answer., ; he nu‘ stion It ia-' dent of the United Stares, Abraham Lincoln, nnd Peaches not Killed.—Wc learn from nu-
nnivrrsal negro' suffrage-a qucstionwhich >,J ! j° cl ]ereon^tlZ b^Toreisrentlv''declared iu : 11 1 , 1 er ?“ 3 , ^ en . tlem ^ tllat , tbc peaches are not
the Federal Constitution leaves to the States innocence oi the ofiences charged against him, and M killed in this section, but that there
themselves. All this legislative machinery of. through hia legal advisers, by all means known to ftre 3’ e l alive on the trees as many, probably,
martial law military coercion, and political tIjt J l* w > ^ as nought and demanded a speedy and as they arc able to bring to perfection. This
dufranuhiaanant is avowedly for that our- tr , iaI , b - T due proccF-" ot law, before a is interesting news, for the fruit crop is a
Sg ,nbuDal of jurisdiction; there- J very important one.’and may be made very
tutiops of the ten States conform to the ac- Resolved hy the Senate, the House of Keprescn- profitable.—Rome Courier, 20th.
knowledged standards of loyalty and repub- ' tatlves concurring. That the longer confinement
licallfern. Indeed, if there arc degrees in re- of , the said Jeflerson Davis without a trial, or the
Pelican forn,. ofV-v.rm.HBt, tffir C™ f ,i- SSSS5S4
ttitions arc more rejiublicau now than Wum ot the law aud the requirements of the Constitu
been adopted by many neighboring planters
of building school houses—the freedmen se
lecting these gentlemen as trustees, and they
employ a teacher for them. A double pur
pose is thus subserved. Under proper direc
tion educational facilities arc afforded to this
race, who are blameless for their present re
lation to us, and deserve kindness at onr
hands; and at the same time tho young, by
being at school, are taken away from their
homes where so many children, by their dis
agreements, frequently embroil their parents,
and thus create great disturbances amon
them. We trust this plan may be adopted
throughout the country, and the fruits of it
will soon be seen
Tho Judge, for tlie good of both races and
for their posterity, urged the Jury to look
well to violations of our Code upon the sub
ject of amalgamation, as history teaches us
that the mixed blood inherits all of the bad
qualities of both parents and the virtues oi
neither.
When we consider that we may, at a future
day, have to settle great questions at issue be
tween the Southern States and tlie General
Government, and that we have to do this
through tho trying ordeal of universal suf
frage, all must admit that wc should keep
cool heads, and that nothing which excites
tho brain should be indulged in. That being
the case, it may be well to refer to one more
point which was impressed upon the minds
of the Grand Jury. It was this: Our Code
has a provision which is of great importance,
with reference to retailers of spirituous
liquors. The man who furnishes liquor to
an intoxicated person is guilty of a misde
meanor, and subject to presentment and pun
ishment it found guilty. Great evils have
There is a remarkable coincidence of polit
ical condition between the United States of
America and oiir sister Republic of Colom
bia, in South America. In the following,
from the Panama correspondence of the N.
Y. Times, the reader will almost imagine that
he is perusing a history of bur own case,'
though the two Presidents seem to be made
of. different material, or at least, they resort to
different remedies for the troubles 'of tha
body politic. The writer says:
Panama, March 12, 1S67.
Matters do not mend m the mountains.— -
Something is bound to break loose soon. Ia
my last I gave you the report from Bogota
that President Mosquera had issued a pro
clamation calling all the States to anna in
his support against a refractory Congress.—
The report was not literally correct, but very
nearly so. On the 13th of February the
President-General published an “allocutiou”
or formal address to the nation upon his dif
ficulties with his Congress. In this docu
ment he charges the House of Representa
tives with admitting deputies who have no
rights to seats, aud with expelling legitimate'
ly^elected deputies; with electing us Presi
dent of the House by a coalition of conser
vatives aud “golgotas” (copperheads) an edi
tor who had defamed him and defamed tho
Liberal party of which he claims to be tho
chief, showing “by these acts to the civilized
world that Colombia must be content to be
counted as one of tbo nations that sus
tains a normal anarchy.”
“Thirteen days only,” he says, “ha3 Con
gress been in session, and the capital has
been kept in continual agitation by^dlic coali
tion to.overthrow the Government; the na
tion suffers all the evils of anarchy; our fields,
instead of being rich in crops and cattle, and
intersected by roads, are to be turned into
fields of blood and murder. This i- to be
tfre result of the revolution contemplated by
the Congressionsd allies, under the lead of
its principal agitator—ManuelMurillo. They
seek to snatch the laurel that encircles my
brows with the ciific crown ; but riiy resolu-
eir
i ban
t-rs y
these States—four of which were members of Uod, anti that common justice, sonnd public pol-
the orisrioal thirteen—first became members icy and'the natlonalhonorunlte in recommending
thatfthesaid Jeltersoa Davis be bronzht ton speedv
OI INC Un'OII* anil TkntkVt* trial hriltat lia Ka *a)aiicad C-am Ann
Congress does not now demand that a
single provision of their Constitutions be
changed, except such as confine suffh.ge to
the white population. It is apparent, there
fore, that these provisions do not con
form to the standard ot Republicanism which
Congress seeks to establish. That then: may
be no mistake, it is only necessary that ref
erence should be made to the original Act,
which declares, “such Constitution shall pro
vide that the elective franchise shall he cd-
. „ . „^ .. Democrat, und accusing him of bein^ , u
states senate on *Mda?fast by Senator Wil-en . ^ ^ weH ’ as body on Democraticride
... . „ „ ' of the House. Bingham is an old Abolition- , , ..
\yhereas, Jefferson Dans, a citizen ot theStato . i9t) and was fighting the battles of anti-slav- ahva J 3 S r °™ out of tlie excessive use of
ery while Butler was apologizing for “poor liquor, and greater evils are in store for us if
such things continue. Judge Reese wishes
all offenders within his jurisdiction brought
before him. It is important that all Judges
of our Superior Courts should dwell at length
upon this subject.
The Court is progressing agreeably, and
justice is faithfully and properly adminis
tered.
A case was before tho Court of this kind:
Parties who rented a plantation October
17th, 1864, for $2000, gave their note for tho
same. The administrator of the estate to
which the land belonged brought suit for the
amount of the note. Judge Reese charged
thejury that if they were satisfied that the
administrator and the defendants agreed upon
the price at tbnt date named iu the note, it |
Universal Disgust.—Even-body on the
streets yesterday appeared to be thoroughly
disgusted at the Radical meeting which was
held at the Capitol Monday night. The
stomach of Montgomery was effectually
turned. The universal feeling prevalent was
one of humiliation and nausea.
[Montgomery Mail.
and public trial, or that be bo released from con-
finement ob ball, or on bis own recognizance.
Says a Paris letter: I regret to say
that the Parisians nrc doing all in their power
to deter strangers from coming nmong them
by their extortions. A few compliances with .
their exorbitant demands, such as 1800 or (Lpiscopal) at Cambridge.
2000 francs per month for au apartment, 'r
which I heard recently to have been given, Guests of New York hotels who wish wine
have created most exaggerated expectations with their Sunday dinners are compelled to
as to lodgings, while provisions of every kind order it on Saturday. Tlio enforcement of
’ would cause
ment, and die on the field of honor, if the
assassins do not rob me of my existence. *
To live iu ignominy or die with
honor is the dilemma iiTwhich I am placed,”
&c. _ _ '
Fearful Destitution.—"Wc have made
careful inquiry of tho best and most success
ful farmers in this county, and have learned
that at least two-thirds oi the planters w:b be
compelled'to abandon all hopes of making
a crop the present year, unless they can re
ceive assistance. And besides, there are a
numerous class of our citizens who are wholly
unable to procure the necessaries of life, and
without help must perish. Tliisis a fearful,
but truthful picture of the necessities and
sufferings of the pool of this county. Truly,
here is a wide field for the labors of the be
nevolent and philanthropic, and we hope that
they will do something to alleviate the suffer
ings of the poor and helpless. Those who
were able to extend a helping hand, have ex
hausted their resources in endeavoring
to relieve the unfortunate, and can do no
more.
Our planters are willing to secure any one,
even at extortionate rates, who w-ill furnish
them with supplies to enable them to make
another crep; and surely there can be found
in this Christinu land men of laige means
and liberal hearts, who will aid in this noble
and philanthropic work.
AVe sincerely appeal to an enlightened and
Christian public, to make some sacrifices to
assist those who are struggling with poverty
and destitution. Let us all, who can assist,
remember the Scriptural injunction, to “work
while it is day. because the night cometh,
when no man will be able to work.”—Grirfin
Star,’2/8th. .....
The COkn for tils Needt.—Tbc following is a
partial distribution of the corn received by the
United States steamer Memphis, made m accor
dance with instructions received from Col. Sibley
and Gov. Jcnkirs, by 1st Lt. J. At. Hoag, United
States Army, and 'Sub-As.Tstaut Commissioner
Bureau, K. F. aud A. L. This corn has been sent
to the Justices ot the Inferior Courts, to be dis
tributed by them. Gov. Jenkins lias made arrange
ments with the railroads, by which tho corn will
be transported free of charge over their'lines:
Henry county, Jonesboro’, Ga_ 300 bushels.
Jefferson County, Station 11, v. K. K ilod
Emanuel county. Station W4, C. It. It id' 1 ' “
Scriven county. Station 0, C. R. R 7100
Burke county, Waynesboro', C. K. It m)
EfBmrham county. Station 3, C. R. K .-toff
Johnson, Station 13, O. K. It... I00 "
Washington county. Station U 0. it. R . . <>• “
Lauren3 county. Station 15, C. R. K -..'T-O “
Wilkinson county. Station 16, C. It. R dX'i “
Twiirirs county, Gordon, C. R. R 80 **
Bulloch comity. Station 5, C. H. R 0d **
Bryan county. Station 2, A. & G. lt. R....... 60 “
Total ........2,000 "
[Savannah Rep., '21th.
Turning a Penny as he Goes.—The Chat -
lotte Times, of Wednesday, says: It is ru
mored that the African Bishop, on Tuesday
night, was disposing of his photographs to
the faithful at one dollar per picture. Many
of these jieople bought the pictures who are
unable to purchase shoes.
A gentleman in Boston, who prefers
that his name should not be known, has
given $100,000 to found a theological school j gold at the date 01
was embraced under the terms “Confederate! Dkath of Dn. 1 iiomas IIvst. An event
_ , , ... * 1 which has been apprehended for several davs
nnntrftnra- 1 find that. t.h*»v urnnm . »*
Contracts, and that they would have to de- j j )as i as t occurred, to the very great gnef
termine the value of the consideration in : of this whole community. We refer tothe
joyed by all such persons as hate the quali- are being forced up to famine prices, witliout such a law in JLoudon or Pari
tication herein stated lor electors ot dele- slightest necessity or any legitimate ex- a revolution,
gates.'' Wlmt class of persons is here tin ant
clearly appears iu the saute section. That is " . — .*.
to say:—“tho male citizens of said State Ministers can now preach in Missour
twenty-one years old and upward, of what- without taking the “iron-clad ” oath.
death of Dr. Thomas Hunt, which occurred
nt the St. Charles Hotel, inthiscity, Wednes
day night.—A”. 0. Times.
the note, (unless other
data were furnished from which they could
determine it,) which according to the scale
adopted was $25 for $ 1 of gold, and that they j ^S^Nine women were graduated as Doc-
should so find with interest, and add the pre- tors of Medicine at tho annual commence—
Rlium paid for gold at this time in U. S. , ment of the New York Medical College for
currency. They found a verdict for plaintiff ; Women on Friday nigiit.
in tlie sum gf $117., I will state that counsel •♦».
The Mississippi river at Memphis is j of plaintiff endeavored to have the value of Brownlow is engaged in quartering
EV
forty-three miles wide,
inundated.
The whole country is ; the rent of the land at present considered as bouies of negro State guards in every county
' the basis of the verdict, but failed. in Tennessee to control the next election.