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Tlie Greorgia 'W'eekly Xol^gi'ajjli.
THE TELEGRAPH.
MACON, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1808.
CONORBSIIOHAL NOMIK ATIOWS— A
»U««JKSTIt»'.
\\c hope our friends throughout the State
will respond promptly to the suggestion of
the Central Executive Committee end hold
Conventions in every Congressional District
on the 81st of the present month. It is im
portant that the people he Irrought together
to consult on the present troubles and future
welfare of the State, if possible to alleviate
the former and secure the latter. There lias
Loen no such fearful crisis in our history, and
everything depends upon sagacious and en
ergetic counsel and management. If tve
continue lethargic, under the Idea that noth-! Negro Meeting in Savannah
TELEGRAPHIC.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
The New Georgia Bill Filed.
Washington, March 16.—In the Supreme Court
to-day, in the case of City of Nashville vs. Cofer, from
the Circuit Court of Middle Tennessee, the judgment
was reversed.
No proceedings were had in the McCardlo ease.
The new Georgia Rill was filed by leave of the
Court.
In aoaso from Nevada, the Court decided that this
State has no right to levy a capitation tax on passen
gers. Tliis'dcctsitn affects Maryland and New Jersey
taxation on railroad passengers.
Revenue to-day $500,1180.
lion. A. II. Stephens visited the President to-day.
Arlington, Gen. I.cc’s estate, is divided into lots of
five and ton nercs aud rented to negroes,
Alabama's admission was not mentioned in the
House to-day.
iog can be done, we may give up all as lost.
We are doomed to slavery, we and our chil
dren after us. Wc must strike now for
liberty, at the polls, in public, in
•our private intercourse with each otber,
working night and day, or else
our government will pass into hands that
know nothing and care for nothing but law
less plunder, and the ruin of an unhappy
people. Under the pretext of restoring the
Union, these bad men, composed of Yankee
adventurers and ignorant southern apostates,
have conspired to get the government of our
State into tlioir hands, to tie us hand and
foot, nud then plunder us and enrich them
selves. This is no fancy sketch. It is a dread
reality, that stares us in the face and appeals
to every patriot to stand by his country and
his home. A pause now, and all will be lost
Wake up, people of Georgia! Assert your
liberty and stand l»y your rights while you
may!
As regards the action of these Congression
al Conventions, we have a word to say, and
it shalt be given only in the light of a sug
gestion, to be accepted or rejected as each
District may think best lor itself.
It is expected that each District Conven
tion will send two delegates to the New
York Nominating Convention, as there is
now no other mode by which the State can
be represented in that important body, the
Central Executive Committee having confined
their appointments to delegatc3-at-large. Is
It wise, though, for us to put into the field can
didates of our own for Congress ? Several
facts should bo borne in mind while deter
mining this question. First, it is clear that
no one will be allowed to take his seat in the
House who cannot conscientiously take the
iron-clad oath. This is a sine qua non t:o ad
mission, and it would be folly to elect a man
who cannot comply with that odious condi
tion. Is there in the Democratic party n man
who can take that oath and yet represent its
views and principles in Congress f Wo seri
ously doubt if one such can be found in the
-State, except, perhaps, in the First District.
Men in that position have generally allied
•themselves with the Radical party and would
go to Congress pledged to carry out the
principles of that nefarious organization.
In the second place, suppose we can find
Democrats or Conservatives who can take
the oath—would they be admitted it elected t
The caso of Mr. Thomas, Senator elect from
Maryland, and that of the Democratic portion
of the Kentucky delegation to the House, are
fresh in our memory and settle the question
beyond all dispute. In the effse of the Ken
tuckians, there was no taint of disunion
about tlicir garments; they were Union men
•throughout the war, could take the iron-clad
and almost any other oath, and yet they were
rejected because they were Democrats, and
such will be the fate of all future applicants
at the doors of the Forty-first Congress.
These facts taken into consideration, can
wo effect anything by electing Democrats to
Congress? Would it not be an empty vic
tory ? If, therefore, we cannot avail our
selves of the Congressional elections' to put
our own men into Congress, and still can use
them for a valuable, practical purpose at
borne, in saving our State from an infamous
and ruinous domination, would it not be
wise to determine in favor of the latter al
ternative ? As the great, the paramount, the
vital issue of the present day is to keep out
of our Executive chair and Legislative halls
the minions and tools of these conspirators
against liberty and the public treasury, does
not true policy dictate that we leave the
Congressional field open to the enemy, and
cast our votes for the least objectionable
mau that may be brought forward ?
Wc throw out these suggestions for the se
rious contemplation of ourTricndsin all por
tions of the State, convinced that by wise and
prudent action we can avert a great evil from
our people.
In conclusion, we would say, there is one
point upon which there can be do difference
of opinion—our duty, in every county, to
bring out good and true men for the Legisla
ture, and spare no honorable effort for their
election. We urge this particular duty upon
our friends, and they should go about the
work with the least possible delay.
Admission of Alabama.—On Thursday
last, Mr. Beck, one of the two Democratic
members of the House Reconstruction Com
mittee, got the floor on the admission of Al
abama. and poured hot shot into the Com
mittee and their infamous bantling. We ex
tract from bis speech:
Even admitting, for the purpose of argu
ment, that all thelteconstruction laws were
constitutional, lie claimed that under those
law s even the Constitution of Alabama had
been rejected. Disguise it as they might, the
simple question was, whether Congress should
force upon the people of Alabama a Consti
tution which every white man in the State
loathed and abhorred. Out of 75,000 regis
tered white votes, many of which hod been
given for the Convention, not one had been
cast for the Constitution. As to the declara
tion in the preamble that the Constitution is
republican in form, he said that it is so in
the sense that a gorilla is human in form.
If Congress is determined to make a Con
stitution for Alabama, let a good one be
made, and m>t. one which the people of no
Northern State would have. Because the
people of Alabama would not have it, why I
should they be denounced and punished us I
contumacious ? Why should this bill be
passed now, when if the assertions were true ;
that a majority of voters ot Alabama are in I
favor of tlie Constitution it would bo sent i
back and be voted on again i Was it be- ;
cause it .was necessary to have two Alabama
Senators to vote for the impeachment of the 1
President! Surely that would not be avowed,
lie warned Congress of the danger oi intrust
ing too much po-, r to Gen. Grant—a man '
«»o«rad not shrunk from sacrificing 10,000,
a.0,000, or 30,000 mmin the various battles of
the W ilueriiL-88—lest lie might turn out to be
to Congress what Cromwcil was to the Long
Parliament. He appealed to Congress to
profit by the example oi „ le Amphyctrionic
Council which, when it was proposed t.ittr
the war between Thrace and Laccdemonia to
erect a monument in honor of n victory s tid
"No; let nothing be done to peipctua’tc the
fact that there ever was u strit between
Greece and Thrace.”
—Bradley
Again to the Surface.
Savannah, March 16.—A meeting to-day of about
lfM negroes convened at 12 m. and adjourned at 5 36
r. m. all quiet. R. B. Bullock, was nominated for
Governor; J. IV. Clift, was nominated for Congress
from tho First District; Chas. II. Hopkins; for Mayor
of]cbe city: P. B. Bedford: for Judge. No whites
wero present except a few candidates. Tho speeches
wore made by them and some negroes. A. A. Bradley,
tho Boston negro, spoko as usual, and was nominated
for Stato Senator.
Tho white citizens have been apathetic as to the elec
tion. but arc boconlingnrouscd.
From Washington.
Washington, March 15.—Tho Tcnnessco delega
tion liavo advices of unusual troubles in Tennessee.
They think the scope of thoThomas-Grantcorrespou-
dcn.co is exaggerated and applies to local troubles,
probably connected with Revenue.
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas ears his pretendod friend
from Now Castle was most probably a Stanton spy.
Thomas neveraaw tho roan beforowliora he answered,
playfully, that they would kick Stanton out.
Tho following startling Item is from a credible
source: “Thad. Stevens has a preposition to amend
tho Alabama bill by granting suffrage to all male cit
izens over Cl years of age, which creates consternation
among the Radicals. Severn] of tho most prominent
ones are endeavoring to induce him not to offer it, but
ho doclarcs he will to-morrow, if tho bill is beforo tho
House."
In New Hampshire, Harriman’s (Rad.) official mn
jority is 2:00.
General News.
Moxtgovkey, March 16.—Major General Mea^d and
staff arc in this city and will remain two or three
days. It is understood that he is here on business
connection with the political condition of Alabama.
Charleston, March 15.—Gen. Canby has issued
order providing for an election on the ratification of
the Constitution; also for Congressmen and State of
ficers. on April 14th, 15th and 16th. Registry lists are
also to be reopened to givesuch as have not registered
an opportunity to do so.
New York, March 16.—Eight failures reported
Wall street.
Alba NT, N.Y., March 16.—A thousand Central Rail
road workmen struck to-dsy because ten hours’work
was demanded.
From Washington.
Washington, March 17.—The President indorsed
on tho Grant-Thoinas Tennessee correspondence that
"TheState authorities having made noconstitutionai
application, Fcdernl interference would be unauthor
ized.”
Tho Kluklux Klan, which produced tho scaro, is th
Sons of Malta under a new name.
Tho second Mayoralty contest in Portland, Maine,
resulted in no choice: Republicans 2601, Indpcndcnt
267, Democrat 2563.
Washington, March 17.—Alex.H.Stephcns depart
cd to-day for Crawfordsvillc, Ga.
John Hancock has been nominated for Collector of
Internal Revenue at New Orleans.
Gea. Hancock’s risit to Washington has no general
political significance. Tiie President merely desires
to consult him, personally, regarding tho possibility
of relieving him from his present post.
Commander Biddle’s sword, valued at $10,000, bjs
been stolen from tho Patent Office.
Revenue to-day $362,000.
It has transpired that Mr. Stevens ail along has op
posed Alabama's admission under tho recent election
and that ho is struggling for suffrage only restricted
by conviction of crime.
The Supremo Court granted leave to filo the new
Georgia hill, notwithstanding Mr. Carpenter's objec
tion that Jenkins was not’Govcrncr.
The Radical Congress.
“WASnt.VGTON. Mareh 16—Housk.—There wasintro
dueed under.tho regular call, a bill erecting a Marine
hospital at Cairo.
A bill repealing the provision ol tho Judiciary Act,
forbidding appointments until the Judges ol theSu
premo Court aro reduced to six.
A preamble and sixteen resolutions—a kind of dec
laration of principles by Mr. Ross of Illinois, who
moved the previous question wbirh was not seconded.
Then for tho purposo ofgetting a direct vote l.c moved
to table it, this was defeated, yeas 8 nays 123. Re
ferred to tho Judiciary Committee.
Tho rules may be suspended any time during tho
Impeachment for tho consideration of business apper
taining thereto.
Tho bill relieving certain parties from political
disabilities was resumod. Several names were added,
including Jno. A. Gilmer, as a reward for having op
posed the Lccompton swindle. It transpired during
thedebato that tho purposeoftho bill don’t romovo
the disabilities imposed by the Fourteenth Article.
Mr. Beck made a point that nndcr tho Gnrland case
the Snpremo Court decided that a general amnesty
did tho work proposed by this bill. Mr. Bingham said
the Supreme Court could only doside eases which
came before it, but could make no decision which
would operate on tho Uonso or tho Scnato. This op
position came from unexpected quarters. Without
action the Uonce adjourned.
Sxnatx.—The Georgia Convention asks a loan of a
hundred thousand dollars. Tho South Carolina Con
vention asks a repeal of duties on rice. More ne
groes want assistance to Li teria. *
Mr. Fowler introduced a bill for a survey of tho
Mississippi river, from Capo Girardeau to tho mouth,
for tho location of Jovec lines, and appropriating a
quarter of a million.
The Committoo on Commerce reported an amend
ment to the House tax bill retaining tho tax on tur
pentine, sugnr refiners, candies and confectioneries.
Adjourned.
* Negro-Radical Conventions.
North Carolina.
Raleigh, March 16.—Tho Committee on Revision
of the new Constitution reported to-day, rceommond-
some slight amendments in tho articles heretofore
adopted, which recommendations were passed. To
morrow tho Constitution will bo read and signed by
those of the delegates who approve it, and the Con
vention will adjourn to meet again at the call of tho
President.
Tho Convention ordered to-day that tho election on
the Constitution and officers under it shall be held on
tho 21st, 22d and 22d of April next.
Tho financial provisions of the new Constitution, in
rcfcrcnco to tho State debt, arc as follows: 1. That
the debt shall ho inviolate and never questioned. 2.
That tho General Assembly shall provido by adequate
taxation for tho prompt and regular rayment of tho
interest. 3. That the credit of tho State shall not bo
loaned for any new work without a direct voto of the
people. 4. That no new debt shall bo created unless
tho bill creating the same shall levy a special tax to
pay tho interest annually. 5. That tho payment of
interest shall commence from January 1,1868.
Virginia.
Richmond, March 10—The Convcntion'was engaged
in diseossiogtho money question, and the question of
electing certain Judges by tho people, but took no
final action on cither.
South Carolina. m
Charleston, March 15.—The Convention last night
passed a liberal homestead lsw.
Charleston, March 10.—There was an attempt
made in the Convcn ion to-day to remove tho dis
ability of all Pers ia* in tho State, but failed.
An ordinance was incorporated in tho Constitution
invoiidating contracts based on slavo property, also
opening tho public schools and colleges to both races.
Mississippi.
Jackson, March 10.—The Convention adopted tho
report on education on its final reading.
The Radical Congress.
I til crest lng Discussion on DIsabtlllles—Gov
Brown’s Measure Taken—Tlic Ain bum
Bill BtmataUlfd.
Washington, March 17.—House.—Mr. Jenckes
Chairman of tho Retrenchment Committee, do
nounced Mr. Van Wyck’s recent whisky fraud.report
as the unauthorized work of an individual member
of the committee, made without the consent, know!
edge, orapproval of tho other members.
The Secretary of tho Treasury was asked how frauds
are prevented and detected in printing bonds.
Mr. Wilson desired tJranko an explanation regard
ing tho clandestine Judiciary amendment. Mr.-Wood
objected unless the Democrats were allowed to reply.
The bill removing political disabilities was resumed
Biogham amended so ns to relieve from disabilities
imposed by both the Constitution and laws. An
amendment inserting Gilmer's name was withdrawn.
Amendments adding other names to the original list
was rejected. Mr. Miller said that Mr. Longstrcet’s
name should bo omitted. Bing#am said oh, i
dozen suggestions wero offered. Bingham begged
them not to load tho hill. W. W. Holden would bo
tho next Governor of North Carolina ant could not
act unless the bill was passed.
Mr. Logan questioned Governor Orr’s evidence of
loyalty. Mr. Bingham said Orrhad mado an encour
aging speech to the South Carolina Convention. Mr.
Logan wanted to know about Orr’s Philadelphia
speech. Mr. Bingham declined going into particu
lars, but thought a man who had infiuenco enough to
beat Wade Hampton ought to be encouraged to uso
that influence in faror of the Reconstruction laws.
Mr. Schcnck proposed a month’s postponement to ob
tain tho facte. Mr. Boutwell favored taking the re
sponsibility. Mr. Logan wanted fruits meet for re
pentance.' Mr. Farnsworth repeated what General
Sickles said df Orr. adding that Orr’s course at Phila
delphia was no worse than Raymond’s, and Raymond
was afterwards admitted to Radical Conventions.
Mr.Logan denounced Gov. Brows, of Georgia,
as a mere politician, [Right that time if never be
fore.—Eds.] Mr. Kelly said Brown had worked
zealously and ought to be forgiven. Mr. Mullins
wanted to know how long Adam had to lie out before
God gave him a chance, by the birth of a Saviour, to
rcpcntT [Laughter.]
Mr. Farnsworth intimated that some plan must ho
devised to relieve white men. otherwise there would
bo two parties South based on color, when the black
man’s party would go to dust. The bill was rccom
aaitted.
The Bureau Continuation bill was again postponed.
Alabama’s admission was resumed.
Mr. Stevens said: "After full examination of the
returns, I am [not] satisfied to force a vote on this bill
and admit tho State agaimt our own law. While
there is a difference of twenty odd thousand' against,
it would not be doing sueh justice in legislation as
would be expected by the people. That being the
ease, I move that the bill bo recommitted.’’ Carriod.
The South Carolina Constitutional Convention pro
tests against tho repeal of tariff on rice was read.—
Adjourned.
Senate.—Numerous important petitions and me
morials were presented.
Mr. Edinund3 characterized Mr Van Wyck’s whisky
roport as unauthorized.
A hill changing the timo of holding tho District and
Circuit Courts of Tennessee was passed.
Tho Tax bill was resum ed and nn amendment adopted
that leaves tho tax on the wholesale dealers of one-
fifth of ono per cent, on amounts over $10,000. Other
amendments wero proposed. Adjourned.
Tribute to General Hancock—He starts
for Washington—General Reynolds in
Command.
New Orleans, March 16.—A card is published in
the city papers, signed by about two hundred Northern
and Western men, citizens of this State, endorsing
Gen. Haacock’s conrso while in command here. The
card says: "Our object in addressing you is to make
manifest the approval of Northern and 'Western
citizens of this place of tho course pursued by you
while here, and that this communication may assure
the pcopio in tho North and West that your official
course has been grossly misrepresented beforo tho
country by a few partiznns of extremo views, or offico
seekers for self-interest.”
Gen, Hancock starts tliiz evening to Wadiington,
pursuant to orders. Gen. Reynolds, now in Texas,
takes command.
A Special Order, issued to-day specifies that tho
Order No. 40 is not to hocon.-lrued to apply to tsxes
and other public dues previous to 1867, all of which
dues may bo paid os heretofore. It also orders that
all Stato notes now in tho Treasury or hcrcafter^shall
be immediately destroyed: also, wheneveh under
Order No. 10, a sufficient sum has been collected to
satisfy the purposes therein expressed, any furthor
receipts may bo applied to tho liquidation of obliga
tions impaired by said order.
Radical Trick Exposed.
New Orleans, March JO.—As President cf the
Now Orleans Associated Press, Ldcem it my duty to
deny tho assertions contained in a dispatch sent from
thiycity, which I find in the Northern papers of tho
5t4, as follows:
"New Orleans. March I.—Jefferson Davis is here.
All the fire companies, while passing tho £t. Charles
Hotel, gave him repeated cheers. As they passed
General Hancock’s headquarters they took off ther
hats and the bands played tho Bonnie Blue Flag. But
six outof thirty companies carried flags cf the United
States. Indignation is expressed by loyal citizens and
fears aro entertained of trouble to-night.”
The only truths which the di-patch contained were
that Jeff. Davis was then in this elty, and that six
companies of firemen carriod tho flag of the United
States. Bust year, when Sheridan was hire, it was
carried by only one company. Before tho war it was
never the custom to carry the flag in these processions.
AH tho rest of this dispatch is a lalschood. Tho
agent of tho New York Associated Press desires mo
to say that he did not s'tnd nor authorize this dis
patch, and Hint he know nothing of it until it was re
turned in Northern papers. Ho concur- with ine in
the above stitement of tho falsity of its assertions,
and that another dispatch sent from this city asserting
that Jeff. Davis and General Hancock had been rid
ing in the same carriage together,is a falsehood with
out a shadow of foundation in fact.
Signed A. M. HolrrooC,
BditorN. 0. Picayune.
Negro-Radical Conventions.
Virginia.
Richmond, Starch 17.—The Committco reported nn
ordinance to levy a special tax of two cents on tho
hundred dollars to aaiso $65,(00 to meet tho Conven
tion’s expenses, and an ordinance relative to city and
county Judges. Itwas resolved, by a voto of 42 to 30,
to make both clcctivo by tho Legislature instead of
tho people.
Kortli Carolina—Disgraceful Adjournment
Scene.
Bai.eigh, March 17.—The Constitutional Conven
tion adjourned to-day. Tho closing scenes last night
and to-day were very discreditable. After tho cere
mony of signing tbo Constitution was gono through
with, tho Conservatives having refused to sign it, re
tired from tho hail. Tbo Capitol bell was ordered to
bo rung in honor of tho event. The floor was cleared
and black and white Radicals joined hands, forming
circle, and commenced a sort of corn-field dance,
ineingsuch songs as “Old John Brown’s soul is march
ing on,” and “Hang Jeff. Davis on a sour-applo tree.”
While this latter song was being sung a young rebel
looking on shouted “.three cheers for Jeff. Davis,”
which were given with a will by a few in the lobby
and gallery. This occasioned a momentary jar, but
tho Convention hilarity went on till itwas exhausted.
To-day, after passing several unimportant ordin
ances. ns the hour of adjournment had not arrived,
outsiders were called on for speeches. Among them
was one Geo. Littlefield, connected with tho Wall
street brokers of New York,and who, it is understood,
had quite a hand in manipulating the financial
schemes of the Convention. Geo. Littlefield, among
others, mado quite a glorification speech to tho Con
vention, and closed by calling upon the body to aid
him in singing, “Old John Brown’s soul is marching
on,” which was done. Other speeches and songs were
given of the same character, and the exhibition closed
at 12 o’clock, noon, subject to tho call of the President.
South Carolina.
Charleston, March 17.—Tbo Convention adjourned
tinr dir at noon to-day. The Constitution contains
fifteen articles and two hundred and thirteen sections.
No proceedings except complimentary resolutions,
and enthusiasm among tho delegates.
JUIaalssIppl.
Jackson, March 17.—In Convention to-day, tho re
port oi the Executive Committee was adopted as a
wholo. ...
The Storm North.
Louisville, March 17.—Tho Wabash Valley is
flooded.
LANSING EURO, March 17.—The Aqueduct at Cres
cent, with thirty cahal boats, and tho bridges at
Schenectady and Waterford, are washed away.
Cincinnati, March 17.—The train on tho Indianap
olis Sc Cincinnati Railroad was blown off tho track
to-day and *wrecked. All aboard were injured, but
none seriously.
Chicago, March 17.—During the storm to-day a
frame dwelling was demolished and a woman killed.
Bbllyilln, Canada, March 17.—A gorge swept
vay tho iron bridge and inundated the town. The
worst flood yet.
Albany, March 17.—The whole body of ice for
twenty miles south is in motion. It is still firm at
Schenectady. Tho Hudson River Railroad is sub
merged at Castleton. The water is high throughout
the Central P.oad.
General News.
USTA, March 17.—There was a large procession
From Washington.
Washington, March 18.—It is stated that the im
peachment managers are examining tho President’s
witnesses with a view of shortening the trial by ad
mitting any points he may desire and be ablo to
prove.
The McCardle opinion, it i* said, is prepared. Mil
ler and Swayne dissenting. The opinion is said to be
strongly adverse to the eonstitutinality of tho Recon
struction Acts, but it is doubtful whether it will be
promulgated before the bill forbidding it becomes a
law. Judgment cannot be rendered after tho act re
moving jurisdiction becomes a law. See Chisholm
vertv.r State of Georgia.
Washington, March 18.—Tho President was en
gaged with his counsel to-day, and few visitors ad
mitted.
Brownlow telegraphed that they wanted no Fede
ral assistance.
Rcvenuo to-day $247000.’
Considerable opposition in paying for Alaska has
been developed in the •House Committee onForeign
Affairs.
McCulloch denies the locking up of greenbacks, or
purchasing seven-thirties,
Tho Attorney General protests against a reduction
of the appropriations for that Department.
Tho celebrated cotton cases from Springfield, Illinois
were argued in tho Supreme Court to-day: Thccotton
was captured in Ouachita Parish, La, by Porter’s fleet.
They iuvolro half n million.
The Alabama Legislature is to meet thirty dais
after tho passage of tho new acts. Tho second sec
tion of tho old bill is omitted in the new one.
The Radical Congress.
Washington, March 18,—Hors;:—Tho bill declar
ing tho provisions of Stato Constitutions making
political distinctions on account of color void, was
discussed at great length.
Mr. Stevens proposed a substitute giving suffrage
to every malo bom or naturalized in tho United States,
and forbidding distinctions of any kind on any ac
count except for crime at common law. Ho supported
it by a long speech. Thebillnml substitute wero re
ferred to tho Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Farnsworth, from tho Reconstruction Commit
tee, reported a bill admitting Alabama to representa
tion. Tho bill is somewhat similar to the ono recom
mitted yesterday. Mr. Farnsworth notified tho House
that ho would ask a vote on it to morrow. Adjourned.
Senate.—The Tax bill was discussed, but no other
important action. •
Virginia Negro-Radical Convention.
Richmond, March 18.—Tho Convention to-day
adopted an oi dinance to levy a tax of three cents to
tho hundred dollars on real cstato and personal prop
erty, to bo collected by tho sheriffs to pay tho ex
penses of the Convention. A proposition to petition
Congress for the money was voted down.
Gen. Schofield issued an order explaining that his
order suspending sales under deeds of trust does not*
apply to debt* contracted after April. 1865, nor since
the date of the order.
Wilmington, March 17.—Cotton steady; low mid
dlings 22%: middlings 23.
Wilmington, March 18.—Turpentino advanced and
firm. Rosin 2123-i.
Cotton steady; middling 23.
Charleston, March 16.—Cotton inactive. Holders
asking full prices. Buyers unable to pui-chaso. Mid
dlings 26 cents. Sales 200 bales. Receipts 720 bales-
No exports.
Charleston, March 17.—Cotton declined one cent.
Sales 650. Middling 24%n25. Receipts 915. No ex
ports.
Charleston, March 18.—Cotton more active and
firmer: sales 950 bales; receipts 1034; no exports; mid
dling 25.
Savannah, March 16.—Cotton quiet but steady.
Middlings 25 cents. Sales 859 bales. Receipts 3035
bales.
Savannah. March 17.—Cotton dull and nominally
unchanged; sales 200; receipts 2669; exports 554S..
Savannah, March IS.—Cotton firm at 25 for mid
dlings; sales 228 bales; receipts 9S4.
Abqvsta, March 10.—Cotton market dull. Firm
ness cheeked operations. Sales 80 bales. Receipts
890bales. Middlings 23 cents.
Augusta, March 17.—Tho Cotton market is very
dull and nominal. Sales 170. Receipts 400. Mid
dlings 24.
Augusta, March IS.—Market quiet and easier; sales
200 bales; receipts 400; middling 23%a2l.
Cincinnati, March 18.—Flour dull. Corn firm at86.
Mess Pork 23 90a24. Bacon active but unchanged.
Lard held at 15%.
Louisville. March IS.—Superfine flour 8 50. Com
75aT6. Meal Pork 21. Shoulders UK; clear sides 14%
al4%. Lard 15%.
Mobile, March 10—Cotton quiet and firm. Mid
dlings 21%a21?.[ cents. SalcslSOObaics. Receipts sinco
Friday 1S03 bales. Exports 1708 bales.
Mobile, March 17.—Cotton—Sales 200. Market
dull and almost nominal. Middling 21a21%. Receipts
233. Exports 7271.
Mobile, March IS.—Sales 350 bales; market dull at
24%a24%: receipts 196; receipts sinco Friday 2337: ex
ports WOO.
New Orleans, March 1C—Cotton active, sales 6,500:
Middling 21%a25: Roceipts 5,633; Exports 5,572;
Sterling 51; New York sight par: Gold 43%; Sugar
firm. Common 12al2%; Fair 13%al4; Prime to choice
ll%al5%.
New Orleans. March 17.—Cotton quiet but steady
sales to-day of 5000 bales; middlings 2la21%; receipts
2919; exports 4195.
Sugar dull; common 12: fair 13%; primo to choice
15al6. Molasses quiet: prime 85.
Sterling 51. New York sight %a% premium.
New Orleans, March 18.—Cotton quiet and firm;
sales 4500; middlings 24%: receipts 3404; exports 3505.
Sugar—no receipts: fully fair 14%: primo 15al5%.—
Molasses 65aS5 for rcboilcd.
Gold 39%. Bauk Sterling 53a54. Commercial 50%a
52%. New York sight %a% premium.
Foreign Alm-ketg.
London, March 16, noon.—Bonds 75%a75%. Con
sols 93.
Liverpool, March 16, noon.—Cotton firm and more
HOME MATTERS.
Disturbing n Congregation.
If men have no regard for religion, they should at
least have a proper respect for themselves, and keep
away from churches when in such condition as to dis
turb the congregations there.
A whisky-crazed youth (or as ho contended, under
the influence of chloroform) made an irruption within
tho Colored Presbyterian Church, (in rear of the
Catholic Church) during service, oil Sunday last, to
the disturbance and manifest annoyance of the wor
shipers. Ho was peaceably ejected and taken in charge
by Officer Satterfield. Brought beforo His Honor, the
Mayor, yesterday morning, the evidence was conclu
sive against him, and after being lectured, ho was
sentenced to pay $28 or go into retirement for the
space of ton sunrises.
This was the only caso on docket,
Report of the Committee on g..
—They Recommend the Adm!*
Alabama.
° n *trq C |
SSlon
Poor Unfortunate*
There is now in the Bibb county jail a white woman
under twenty years of age, convicted of highway rob
bery—but to whom a now trial baa been granted
whoso history is a sad one, though it has many
parallels in this world of sin .and wickedness. She is
North Carolina.
RiLEton, March 18.—Hon. Thomas Asho, of Anson
county, accepts tbo nomination for Governor by the • acti%*e. quotations fame. Sales 12.000.
Conservatives of this Stato: London. March 10, afternoon. — Sccuritie;
Our telegram yesterday stated that Georgo Litte- changed.
field was connected with tho Wall streot brokers of
Ncw’York, This was common rumor, but it is un
derstood that he denies it. Ho seems to be connected
with tho campaign in this State on tho Radicaleide,
being advertised to speak at several places.
The members of the Convention bavo all left.
Sergeant Bates in Columbia,
Columbia, S. C.* March IS.—Sergeant Bates, with
his flag unfurled, arrived here this afternoon. Hun
dreds awaited his arrival on the banks of tho Conga*
ree river. He was welcomed by Major Melton on be
half of tho citizens and escorted to Nickerson’s Hotel.
He will bo serenaded to-night.
Bloodless Duel.
Augusta, March IS.—A duel took place this morn
ing zt Sand-bar Feyy between Sam Williams and W,
Jonlcn, citizens of Atlanta; nobody hurt.
From New Orleans.
New Orleans, March IS.—Tho examination of
Gov. Baker, on a charge of perjury preferred by a
freedman. commenced before the U. S. Commissioner
this morning.
Alderman Ionbert, colored, has brought suit for
$10,000 damages against tho Convent of the Sacred
Heart, an educational institution, for denying a mem
ber of his family admission to its privileges.
From Havana.
Havana, March 18.—The Bishop of Havana ordered
the Curates throughout tho island not to ring their
bells during Lenundi’s passage, in consequence of
Lersundi’a permission to Ristori to play Tcrresa
against tho Bishop’s protest. Lersundi ordered the
Bishop to leave the island for insubordination.
Foreign News.
London, March 18.—Tho wholo Irish reform ques
tion goes over to tho next session of Parliament.
Madrid, March 18.—The penco envoys from Chili
and Peru are hourly expected at Cadiz.
Miscellaneous.
Washington, March 18.—Tho Consul at Belize.
Honduras, reports to the Stato Department that tho
cholera has ceased.
Albant, N. Y.. March 18.—No traias aro running
over tho Hudson River and Central Railroads, on ac
count of tho flood.
Monroe, Mich.. March 18.—A fire has destroyed tho
hotcI.Episcopal Church, postoffice and other build
ings. Loss $100,009.
ATEST MARKETS—-BY TELEGRAPH.
Domestic Markets.
New York, March 16.—Sterling stiff. 10. Gold 39%.
Tennessee ex-Coupons 67%. Virginia, new, 62; Old
Bonds 52%. .
Flour unchanged. Wheat drooping. Corn favors
buyers. Pork dull, 25 15a25 26. Lard dull 14%al5%.
Turpentino drooping, 50. Rosin dull and irregular;
common 3 20.
Cotton firm and quiet 25%.
New York, March 16. p. it.—Cotton opened very
firm and closed dull at a shade lower—25%o20%, clos
ing inside; sales 2800.
Flour, Southern, 9 30al4 75. Wheat declining. Corn,
yellow Southern, 1 27al 30. Mess Pork 24%. Lard
unchanged. Groceries quiet. Turpentino 67. Rosin
315. Tallow ll%nl2. Freights steady: cotton, tail,
5-16; steam %.
Old bonds 10%. Southern stocks unchanged. Ster
ling less firm 9%. Gold little weaker at 89%.
Western wires interrupted by floods. No Western
markets.
New York. March 17.—Cotton nominal at 25a25%
for middlings. Freights dull.
Gold 39%. Sterling 9%. Bonds, old, 1Q%. Vir
ginia 6’s. 51. Tennessee 6’s, ox-coupons, 66; new 64%.
Flour drooping. Wheat nominally lower. Corn Is
lower. Mess Pork 2445a2450. Lard quiet. Turpon-
tine quiet and drooping at 66. Rosin dull; common,
320; No. 2, 350; No. 1.3 75.
New York, March 17, r. ii.—Cotton opened dull
and nominal, closed heavy and lower; middling up
lands 25; sales 1900. Freights dull; cotton per steam,
5-16.
Governments weak. Coupons of 1862, 10%. North
Carolinn 6’s, 64.
Gold 38%. Sterling 9%. j
Flour dull and 5aJ0 lower. Wheat declining. Corn
dull; white Southern. 1 ISal 22; yellow. 127al 30. Mess
Pork 24CC. Lard dull at 14%al0. Sugar fairly active;
Muscovado, 12%al3%. Other groceries quiet. Tur-
pentino G5a06. Rosin 310.
New York, March 18.—Gold 38%. Sterling 9%.
Old Bonds 10%. Virginia’s, new, 50. North Carolina
Sixes, ox-Coupons, 63%a£4.
Flour drooping. Wheat nominally lower. Corn a
shade easier. Mess Pork 24 50. Lard dull. Turpen
tino 55n50. Rossin dull: common to strained 3 12.
Cotton firmer, 25. Freights dull.
New York, March 18, r. if.—Cotton firmer and
in fair demand; sales efSOM bales at 25%.
Flour steady; Southern 9 £5ol4 75. Wheat droop
ing. Corn lowon white Southern 1 ISal 20. Beef 50c j
higher. Pork 24 SO. Lard 14%alG. Sugar active; |
Liverpool, March 16. afternoon.—Cotton quiet and
unchanged.
Breadstuff's, Lard and Naval Stores dull.
London, March 16, evening.—Consols 92%a93. Bonds
72%a%.
FnANKPor.T. March 16.—Bonds 75%.
Liverpool, March 16, ovening.—Cotton easier and
closed firm; sales 12.000; uplands, on spot and afloat,
10%a%; Orleans 10%a%.
Tallow 44n45.
Londos, March 17, noon.—Consols 93%a93%. Bonds
72%a72%.
Liverpool, March 17, noon.—Cotton dull, inactivo
and unchanged; sales 8000.
Brcadstuffs dull.
London, March 17, p. m.—Consols 93%. Bonds 72%_
Liverpool, March 17, p. M.—Cotton dull and easier;
middling uplands, on spot, 10%; afloat, 10%; Orleans,
10%.
Corn 40s od. Hess Pork 78s. Others unchanged.
London, March 17, evening.—Consols 94. ‘Bonds72.
Liverpool, March 17, evening.—Cotton closed dull.
Sales8000. Uplands, spot and afloat, 10%; Orleans
10%.
London, March 18, noon.—Consols 93J.-&. Bonds
firmer, 1S72 10%al0%.
Liveerpool, March 18. noon.—Gotten is more nc-
tivo under the favorable trade, and an advance re
ported of l-16th. Sales 12,000. Uplands 10%al0% ;
Orleans 10%aI8%.
Other articles unchanged.
London, March 18, afternoon.—Consols 93’4n93%;
Bonds 72%a72%.
Liverpool, March 13. afternoon.—Cotton and
hreadstuffs unchanged. Beef 120. Pork 7Ss. 6d.—
Lard 57s. Cd. Sugar firm.
London, March IS. evening.—Consols 93%. Bonds
72%. •
Liverpool, March 18, evening.—Cotton closed ac
tive: uplands in port 10%al0%; afloat 10%; Orleans
10%al0%; sales of15,000 bales.
Washington, March 10—The r
on Reconstruction, to whom was r
application of Alabama, asking f ” trr G,
into the Union as a sovereign
this morning as follows: ate >
That it is the intention of the cn
pursue the spirit, if not the le’tr,- e ict <e
o) March 23, 1867, entitled an ’
mentary to an act, entitled an J+Y
for a more efficient government r,f ° prcv -:l
rebel States, passed March o iL llle ]
facilitate their restoration. Th,
intend to enforce the spirit'of thatY^'
is the true principle laid down hr '
rists for the government of jn,i/ Dlor t
By the act of March 23 it wl -
intended to admit Alabama a- Cv ^
after a full registration, with tjm.
ration a majority of person* sboK'S
favor of admission. The object w “ M
tho daughter of a preacher now living in Dayton, vent hasty and precipitate h-rVi . . as fO
.the people should havedulv b cvw ntff l
subject. Hence, the law provided ,
only Alabama, but all the iin m JL, J
ry should have all her legal votor, .
by the proper officers, and if a J9'-‘t
such registered voters should east
in favor of a constitution aconv tot ““?«
be ordered for the purpose of fcgS
if a majority of all the registered
not be cast, cither m favor of ora '
constitution, they should b e count a' : ‘ :
negative. A most unusual provision - ‘
or any other government, but in 13:
times it would have had bat littl.
On the day <>fthe Al .: ,.; 1; '
extraordinary and unexpected staterflfl
existed in a very large portion of th„ «
especially in the Republican nor fit/*
very severe storm raged from no' 1
night, and the streams were swollen^'
an impassable degree, as testified I N
Smith, then elected Governor 0 f th J -I 3 !
and other respectable gentlemen fC;^
from thn polls a large number of votm'l
would otherwise have attended "' >, f
ing to reach the different place* of JuSl
one or more persons were drowned t
deterred many from proceeding fn'-fA
Thus all who chose to stay away lerec J
as voting against the Constitution - td
ih- v had all gone and voted a^iwf -j
would not have changed the reVfr 1
positive majority in its favor to a
against it. - 1 '-
This feature alone of this unfold
election is sufficient in the opinion oft
committee to authorize its adoption 1
large majority of the loyal voters in L.
are known to have cast their MfohfntkJ
sides a very large proportion of tb» vrij
Ohio. Handsome and admired, hut too susceir.iblc
to flattery, she became a victim to the seducer’s arts
and fell.
"Once pure as the snow ere she foil,
Fell from Heaven to Hell.”
Kntcring the ranks of the syrens, she soon reached
the lower depths of infamy, and in order to follow her
shameless calling uninterruiitcdly, she came to this
city shortly after tho closo of tho war. Here her
downward career was a very rapid one. It may be
that it was for tho purposo of stifling the compunc
tions of a scared but buried conscience, thvtfhe took
to drink, and sho soon became ono of the most
abandoned creatures of shame, cansorting and sleep
ing with negroes, and submitting to all sorts of in
dignities to obtain cheap poison to destroy both body
and soul.
Her career was brought to an abrupt termination
by thechargo and conviction of having robbed a gen
tleman upon the street.
With much perseverance and importuuatencss, her
counsel. Colonel Weems, has at length succeeded in
obtaining for her a new trial, and entertains strong
hopes of her acquittal—the most of tho testimony
against her being of a purely circumstantial charac
ter. Though a lost and abandoned creature, wo can
not forget that she is a woman, and cannot but feel
pity enough for her to wish that sho may bo proven
innocent
Caught at Last.
Forsorno time past, farmers living on tho Hawkins-
villa road have been missing tlioir cattle without be
ing able to ascertain definitely what had become of
them.
Several weeks ago, Mr. John Hawkins, Sr., missed
a fino cow, and on following tho trail while hot dis
covered a party of negroes butchering her, on the
premises of ono Leroy Buchanan, a freedman living
nbulit twelve miles from Macon.
Caught in the act, tho negroes denied having had
anything to do with the stealing of the animal, and
stated that they wero butchering her for ono John _
Tharp, a white map, by whom they were employed for I tered Voters were deterred by the mop?,
the purpose. Arrested and tried, the negroes were famous threats from coming to thepolisi-
acquitted. , casting their votes tor the Constitution, bv
Mr. Hawkins then determined to bring Tharp to few white men; and Very .few hfoci 1
punishment, but that worthy managed to keep out of dared thus to Cast their votes lest they sh
ins reach, until ho and his son, John Hawkins, sud- be deprived of food, for which to
deniy pounced upon Tharp, about.4 o’clock on Satur- suffering. All this is proven by ties*
day morning last, arrested and conveyed him to Bibb
All Impeaclier on the Defensive.
"Washington, March 9.—The developments
in the House of Representatives produced a
scene which had been long looked lor by
those in the confidence of Gen. Logan, of
Illinois. A discussion was in progress on a
joint resolution directing the Secretary of tlie
Treasury to cover into tlie Treasury all money
in his bands received from sales of captured
or abandoned cotton. The same subject had
been much discussed in the Senate between
Senators Trcmbull and Fessenden, and some
dark transaction bad been hinted at. To day
Gen. Wqphborne was more outspoken, and
alluded to the payment of the claim of Park
man, Brooks & Co., as involving a corrupt
and illegal disbursement of money.
All eyes were now turned on Gen. Logan,
who had risen to his feet with flushed face
and flashing eyes. The game had been
started! One of the leading impcachcrs was
now suddenly placed on the’defensive by his
own Radical friends, and he was ready for the
fray. The crisis had come, and retreat was
no'part of his policy. The result was a fu
rious onslaught upon those who were aiming
at him while attacking certain claims as cor”
rupt and fraudulent, knowing that he was the
attorney of these particular claimants. It
had been long known that Geu. Logan was
largely interested as attorney, or otherwise, in
these cotton claims, and it was fully antici
pated that a moment would arrive in this
discussion when one of the impeachment
managers would be called upou to answer in
his own behalf. No one can now question
the fact that the General i3 an exceedingly
proper person to assist in running the im
peachment machine.— Cor. Boston Post.
Ih Bankruptcy.—Petitions in Bankruptcy
were yesterday filed by the following named
persons:
Robert Smith, Macon.
Reddick C. Hardwick, Savannah.
Charles H. Butler, Savannah.
John T. McLendon, Cuthbert.
Parson L. Mize, ( utlibert.
James J. Mayc, Albany.
John P. Howard, Baker county.
John W. Pierce, Camilla, Mitchell county.
Benajali T. Peacock, Ellavillc, Schley
county.
Moses West, Sumter county.
Henry L. Corbin, Oglethorpe, Macon coun
ty-
John G. Smith, Vienna, Dooly county.
James W. Hill, Houston Factory, Houston
county.
Elbert N. Glozier, Fort Valley, Houston
county.
Hamblin R. Fel ler, Henderson, Houston
county.—Savannah Republican, 17th.
Au<
of Iririi to-day in honor of St. Patrick.
Foreign News.
London, March 17.—Recent develonaicnts lead to
tho belief that the Fenians in Ireland. England and
Scotland, aro tampering with tho regular soldier?.—
There is evidence of alarming disaffection in some of
tlie Iri-h regiments.
In tlie llou-e of Commons to-day Maguire's reso-
tions relative to Irish reform was resumed. Disra
eli opposed and Maguire withdrew them.
Muscovado 10%al2. Other Groceries quiet. Turpcn-
tirnoCd. Rosin 320a7 00. Freights unchanged.
Coupons of 1882, 9%.' Tennessee Sixes 65%. North
Carolina Sixes 63%. Virginia, new, 50. Gold 35%.
Sterling 9%.
Baltimore, March hi.—Cotton firmer at 21%a23 cts.
Buyers holding off.
Flour dull. Wheat very dull. Corn less firm, white
109x111; yellow 117. Oats dull atSOc, Rico 90a95c.
Provisions firmer; shoulders 12%c. Bulk 10%alfi%c.
Baltimore, March 17.—Cotton dull and nominal at
ai%o2S.
l-’lour steady. Wheat dull and firm: choico South
ern 290. Corn, white, llOalll; yellow, UTallS.—
Oats quiet at 79a82. ltyo 90. Provisions firBJ. Bacon
shoulders 12%.
Baltimore, March IS.—Cotton quiet and firmer, 25,
Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat dull and less
firm; Southern 2 y ')a2 90. Corn firmer; white 110a
1 11; yellow 1 ISal 19. Oats firmer 81aS2. ltyo less
firm.90. Provisions dull. Bacon shoulders 12al2%.
Wilmington, March 16.—Cotton advanced. Mid
dlings 23 cents.
Tlie sales of Spirits Turpentine on private terms is
•opposed to be 58. I.osin weaker; strained and No.2,
230; No. 1,3 25; pile, 5. Tar firm,2 30.
Two Skckktahies of Wad.—The Wash-
; ing correspondent of tho Charleston Courier
j writes:
! Iu the Cabinet meeting on the 13th instant
| Gen. Lorenzo Thomas took part as Secretary
; of War ad interim. This is a prelude to
i some steps tllat the President is about to take
, forthe purpose of-nullifying all official acts
J that Mr. Stautou may pretend to perform.—
i At the close of the month requisitions fortlie
payment of money on account of expendi
tures in the War Department must be made,
and they will not be paid, unless they come
i through the Secretary whom the President
i recognizes. Whether this will stop the
j wheels of the war chariot we are to see.—
; Congress will, no doubt, interpose and under
take to exercise the power which they assume
to possess of administering the War Depart
ment through Mr. Stanton as their special
agent.
Prentice thinks, from Grant’s extra
ordinary fondness for horses, that he must
have been wet-nursed by a mare.
County jail.
At tbe timo of arrest, Tharp was ruperintendingthe
butchering of two steers, which Mr. Hawkins had
every reason to suppose wero stolen, as it subsequent
ly proved to bo the fact.
Captain Jones, who is farming t.boitt ten miles out
on tho Ilawkinsvillc road, lost a couple of work steers
on last Friday night. Taking the trail on Saturday
morning, finally about noon he discovered tho hides
and beef at tho shop of Leroy Buchanan, who pro
tested that he had had no hand in cither tho stealing
or killing of tho animals, but oil the contrary had
forbidden Tharp killing any more cattle on his premi
ses after tho scrape ho had gotten into in regard to
Hawkins’ cow.
Notwithstanding this, Captain Jones had Leroy
Buchanan, Tom Johnson and Harry Dunn, all col
ored, arrested and indicted for larceny.
Tharp was tried on Monday morning before Justice
Burnett ^pr tho larceny of Hawkins’ cow, and com
mitted tAjail to stand tis trial at tho May term of tho
Superior Court, in default of $500 bail.
In tho afternocn. Tharp was put upou his examina
tion for tho stealing of Captain Jone3’ steers, and ev
idence sufficiently elicited to warrant his commit
ment in default of $500 bail, to tako his trial before
tho Superior Court in May.
Tho prisoner was represented by Mr. John H.
Shorter, and prosecuted by Cot. John B. tVoems.
Leroy Buchanan was next put upon his examina
tion and discharged, there being no evidence to com
mit him.
Ho was represented by Col. James Jackson, and
prosecuted by Col. John B. Weems.
Harry Dunn's turn came next. He is a genuino
African in looks, and appears hut little more intelli
gent than a Chimpanzee, which he strongly resem
bled. Ho was proven to have carried tho steers to
Tharp at night, to a cane-brako. where that worthy
was waiting for them. Harry was in tho employ of
Capt. Jones, and thus treacherously robbed his em
ployer at night. Harry was committed in default of
$200bail, to stand his trial beforo tho samo Court as
his accomplice Tharp.
Tom was tried last and dismissed, there not being
sufficient proof against him.
Tharp, in tho character of a witness against Tom,
told a cock-and-bull story of having bought tho steers
from one John Brown, of Crawford county, but could
not designate tho place where the trada took place.
Should ho be convicted and sent to Milledgeville for
aserics of years, wo do not think his absenco will
cause the shedding of many tears, or his presences bo
eagerly longed for. _
Playing Preacher.
Wo think it ono of tho unpardonable sins for a fel
low to assume the clerical character that he may’bct-
ter impose upon others, and thus bring discredit upon
the holy office of the servants of the Most High. If
tho Devil doesn’t get such a fellow soon, he ought to,
that’s all.
A pretty sharp thing was played off by a man pre
tending to be a Baptist preacher, in this city, last
week. We heard of tho circumstances of tho affair
at tho time it occurred, but forebore mention of it
until now, in tho hope that the pretended preacher
might be able to return here and prove of good char
acter. That hope is dissipated, and for the benefit of
other communities, wo give the particulars of tho
imposition.
A man registering himself at ono of our hotels as T.
M. Gales', from Limestone, Alabama, succeeded in
stealing a horse from Jeff. Kizcr, on Monday, tho
9th instant, under tho following circumstances:
Obtaining tho names of several prominent citizens,
which ho wroto in hi3 memoranda book, ho started
out on Saturday, tho 7th instant, to set the pegs to
make a raise.
Meeting Mr. James V. Grier, of tho firm of Grier A
Masterson, liverymen, ho very innocently inquired
of him “if ho could tell him where ho could find Mr.
James V. Grier?” On being informed that ho was
talking to that gentleman, ho stated that he was a
preacher ; that he wished to hire a saddle horse to
proceed a short distance in tlie country, on tho fol
lowing Monday, to look at some lands, and that not
wishing to violate the Sabbath, he wished to engage
the animal then, so that he could make an early start
on the following day.
Mr. Grier told him ho had no saddle horses on hire,
xnd recommended him to Jeff. ICi/.er. Some little
by tbe s’
testimony of the most respectable portied
Alabama; indeed nearly two hundred lib]
ers have volunteered and come fomrdsa
and testified to their violent discharge s:.,
the election by theircrue! employers for h A
ing exercised the elective franchise atari
ing to their own will and pleasure.
A careful analysis has been made, is i
as could be, of the numborof votes dosttoi
by the boxes being seized aud tliroaWj
windows, and by other modes of i
used to destroy them, and it is believed
all this, that the number of votts to i
stroyed and detained from the polls by t
lence, outrage and frauds, had tbe; t-J
cast, would have overbalanced all tii
counted against the Constitution, wkl
cast, or enumerated cast, by reason of a
ne3s, absence or death. Sometime betel
Alabama election, the Convention mthei
justice of the law, and requested Cungm|
restore them tlie majority principled is
on the Constitution. The House did
hesitate to perceive its injustice, and j*
the act and sent it to the Senate. Tee H
ate, by some unaccountable delay, or f
motives which were hard to fathom,:
that act to sleep on their files for tno mod
till after the fate of the Alabama elect!
announced. They then took it up i
passed it, and it has now passed z
Houses of Congress.
The principle, then, that a m«jorj|
votes cast should govern, has been
and your committee can sec no reasoml
it should not govern in ti. - ; : • " - I
The circumstances of the almost unberil
storm on the day of election, the violaal
human passion, but little less malignctr
ragiDg, and the wild frenzy of formerd
ters at the polls, together with the evidj
injasdeo or the principles in question iff
which none have acted, seem to J°““I
mittee to demand that Alabama sboral
admitted hito the Union as one of the' -I
thereoff J
But while this free people are rebu3£i
a mighty nation, in which there must lei
taint of despotism or injustice, they b»wfl
•mined carefully all the provisions aj
constitution, and as a precedent wbktjl
hope will never be departed lr I
becomes n'c-ci ssarv bv the i.-ij--i>t: - L
Jter States, they have determined that: I
shall be admitted into th- I'r.i : ' P
right to universal sutlra-e sii;:!l • : f
amount and impossible of violation. Fes
ids,i, that cunning scln-tne.-- mL . _
by which peonage, such as is already i-1
liJisfl In tome of the South American - ,J I
might be created, we recommend the p^J
of the act for the admission of Alabssq
the Union as n State.
Impeachment Limping in the Su-I
The Worids Washington e ur,-: |
says:
Several Radical Senators arc known:
expressed themselves, within •• '
days, to the effect that upon their fad-,-1
tides oi impeachment do not pr, ; I
ground For the conviction of the PrcsiJ‘-|
either high crimes or high njisdetat^l
From twenty to twenty-two Se". - I
cling every Democratic- Sc nutorn’ab I
ic:ds, arc reported to be of this opinion !
an effort, it is said, will be made by to- 1
warm Radicals of the Senate, when 9 •
meets as a High Court of Impeachm-
initiate some plan of dismissing thera
want of cause for action, or to i I
plea of the Pressdent’s counsel that o*. J
made for this reason.
CSf" We extract the following itt® *
what extended notice in the Cbaik-
convcrsation ensued relative to the return of Rev. B. I curv of-Monday, of tlie death ofo° ei
w Warren, from Savannah. purest and best-men of his day
Tho next day. (Sunday) at the conclusion of the ser- * » v*A
vices at tho First Baptist Church, Mr. Grier was ap- Death OJ W UlUllil XZ^ Ouii <1
proachctl by this man Gales, who after shading hands
with him, asked him to introduce him to tho pastor.
The introduction took place, and the pa^or, it is said,
believing Gales to be what ho represented himself to
be, extended him an invitation to fill bis pulpit that
evening. This Gales declined doing, on the ground of
the misery he was enduring from a largo carbuuele on
his right hand.
It seems that on Saturday, after leaving Mr. Grier,
Gales proceeded to Kitzer’s stable, aud by using Mr.
Grier’s name, succeeded in engaging a horse, and oh
Monday, he went io tho stable early and obtained a
light sorrel horse, about eleven years old, with a small
blazo in the face, and branded U. b. on the left fore
shoulder. The horse carries his head high, and has a
few white spots on his back from saddle scalds.
Taying the hire for one day, Gales remarked that hs
should perhaps be gone two days. Therefore when
the horse was not returned Monday night, Jeff was
not very uneasy, but after Tuesday passed, and no
horse’ ho began to get uneasy and on inquiry found
that Mr. Grier knew nothing about Gales further than
he himselfhad represented. Jeff then came to the
conclusion that ho had been victimized, and adver
tised his horso and Gales, hut up to this timehasnot
succeeded in hearing of cither one or the other.
Gales is represented as a man about five feet five pr
six inches high, quite stout, and supposed would weigh
ono hundred andsixty-fi ve or one hundred and seven
ty pounds, lias black hair and dark whiskers—the
latter a little sunburnt or inclined to be foxy. He
has ti large carbuncle on his right hand.
Though every effort has been mado to learn his
route from Maeon, yet nothing has been definitely as
certained. It is now thought he is an old horse thief,
land avoiding all largo towns, will endeavor to strike
j across tho country some distance beforo ho attempts
to dispose of the stolen animal.
| Wo havo penned the above in the hope that it may
i bo the means ul leading to his detection.
with sincere regret that we ann ? 1 ,,-1
death lastcvening at eight o'clock o -J
H. Gilliland, Esq., at the advw-'™ ■
eighty years. More prominently «
fora longer series of years with
society and government of Cbailcsw^
probably any man now living. 3lr.
lias carried to his grave the respect ,
tion of the entire community,
peach able integrity wa3 the bastso .
ter that commanded success in. ^
friendship in society and infita - -^ L
ipal affairs, and an Itonorahn’ I
death has been but the lit conclm- • - 1
spent and useful life.
I-g?” The building ofthe Great ^
iu the Camp de Mars, Pans, Which
000,000 francs, has been sold •». ,(
irancs. It was somewhat in q*. ‘
military displays to which
devoted, and the military m;-'-
moval.
;hmond Whig ^
r to see the black Pto. .
Virginia entirely submerged
of white emigration winch
"Every man who comes win u";.:.
tax-payer and a white nu -
will become of black asceue . 0 f , v ..
Hunnicut and Underwood
They will sink out of si d 1 ’ mar nui-- ‘|
dukes of marmalade and mMl f
cream be nowhere.’
The Rich
dently exjjeets