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■!- C '>/ ■M The Greorgia ~W"eekly /Telegraph.. E TELEGRAPH. |>N, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 18C9. , CoBWling to. Georgia. Laskington correspondent gives some Insurance to Georgia from General |he fact is, from the way the House a Old Georgia in the joint session of some consolation is needed. To [no of the “ old thirteen,” that was a when the good old grandfathers of |»ntatives, so-called, were swapping l red flannel, powder and rum for le Gold Coast, or trading for pepper weighing their foot against a be insnlted and abused in that i to raise the hair on a man’s head ! flesh creep. "Why will they dis- , ancestry ? It is a shame. And ■ what he has stolen from the 1’t a apart of gratitude. id Phoenix Mills. I;t a leading lawyer in Macon 1 as a theme for an editorial, Iment of surplus money. He | approached by several plan- t this subject. nts to-day, it seems to ns, of- j and proper channel for in- : of the Eagle and Phoenix during Company, of Columbus. This "company were in operation but four months of the dose of last year, and claim profits for that period of $33,057,34. Their capital stock was iBhort of five hundred thousand, and they count upon an income of $120,000 yearly upon it They have a large property, including eighteen water lots, and they propose to extend their op erations. For this purpose, additional stock subscriptions will be received by John L. Jones, Esq., of this city. See advertisement Atlantic and GuM* Road. The cars on this road yesterday morning, says the Savannah Republican of Wednesday, nnd again last night, brought in large numbers of passengers—men women and children—from Southern Georgia, they being stockholders in the Atlantic and Gulf road, and their families, drawn hither, the former to attend the Annual Convention that meets to-day, and the rest with a view to pleasure and shopping. The present Convention is an important one, and we trust all the business of the company may be conducted in harmony and redound to the interest of the road and convenience of the public. As the matter has been the subject of some outside remarks, we would state, from what information we have been able to gather, that while Romo few changes may be made in the Board, it is understood that Colonel Screven, for years past the energetic and faith ful President, will be retained at the head of the road. We are satisfied that no course could give more general or unalloyed satisfaction. The Memorial Concert. The Savannah Republican says the net receipts from the Memorial Concert tour, sum up, we are informed, close in the neighborhood of four thousand dollars. This sum falls considerably short of the amount required, though we are glad to see that the lady trustees are determ ined to push forward in the good work until the tribute of respect due our noble dead shall have been paid. From a private letter received yes terday from one of these ladies we quote as fol lows, craving her pardon for the liberty: "Our Concert tour is now Over; the troupe disbanded last Friday, each returning to her re spective home and the private life which had been given up for more than a month for love of the Cause. We have realized more than we anticipated, yet not enough to accomplish our work. But all that woman can do shall be done to bury our dead, though our Legislature refused to continue the work commenced by the State.” Editobs on a Tour.—We had a pleasant visit yesterday, says the Savannah Republican, from Mr. J. M. Francis, of the Troy (N. Y.) Daily Times, and Mr. Luther Caldwell, of the Elmira (N. Y.) Daily Advertiser, who, with their fam ilies, are making a tour through the Southern Atlantic States. We are always pleased to wel come intelligent Northern gentlemen to the South, without regard to their politics,Especially those whose knowledge of our country and peo ple is derived from partizan sources. One’s own observation is the best and only safe teach er, and we feel very sure these gentlemen will return to their homes with very different ideas of the Sooth from those they brought out with them. We wish them a pleasant sojourn amongst us and a safe return to their home and friends. Cotton Blankets.—Dr. N. J. Bussey, Presi dent of the Eagle and Phcenix Manufacturing Company of Columbus, showed us yesterday one of the improved cotton blankets made by his com pany. It is a beautiful thing—much handsomer than any woolen blanket and finished off in tho same way—with the some over-casting and the brilliant stripes of the genuine rose blanket. It is thicker and softer than the best woolen, and we have no doubt is warmer and more agreeable especially when coming in contactwith the face. We were gladto see so elegant an article of man ufacture from a Georgia mill. Pboceedings After the Count.—The Wash ington National Republican explains the mo dus ope Hindi as follows: “ After the vote is counted the tellers wait upon tho President and Vice-President, and inform them of the result. These gentlemen simply signify their acceptance in a written statement to that effect, without signature, which is reported by the tellers and entered upon the Journal, where it becomes part of the record. The President holds no certifi cate or commission of any kind, and has no oth er record evidence of his right to office than this.” m| "Hebe I Raise six Ebenezeb.”—The edito rial in tho Bamesville Gazette leadsoff with this good old tune. We have been trying to raise it, too, but failed in the attempt. Help ns, brother Pound. The Radicals in Congress seem to us to he "raising tho devil,” instead of the good old “Ebenezer.” Governor Crawford.—The Chronicle and Sentinel says: “We noticed at tho City Hall, yesterday, the venerable George W. Crawford, of Columbia county, at one time Governor of the State, and a prominent politician of former times. Governor Crawford is the guest of the Central Hotel.” Mr. J. L. Saulshubx.—The people of Macon will bo glad to welcome Mr. J. L. Saulshury back again to trade in this city. He advertises to-day a large lot of standard groceries and pure raw-bone as a fertilizer. See the notices in an other column. A Handsome Land Speculation.—CoL V. K. Stevenson has recently disposed of his tract of land lying in Crow Creek Valley, near Chatta nooga, which he purchased a few years since for five thousand dollars, for the round sum of one hundred and ten thousand dollars in cash. Heavy Verdict against a Railroad.—A vie lira of a horrible accident on the Erie Railroad recently brought suit against the company, which offered to compromise by paying him $3,000, but be declined. The anit went on andendedin a verdict for the plaintiff of $35,000 The damages were laid at $100,000. Row over the Electoral Canvass. The press telegram of yesterday gave a lively account of the fuss over Georgia in the Con gressional Convention, for canvassing the Elec toral votes. Congress seems determined never to be bound even by its own action where the State of Georgia is concerned. The course of procedure, in relation to Geor gia, had been solemnly settled the day before. On that day the House took up and passed, after a severe squable, the Senate concurrent reso lution that the result should be declared both with and without the vote of Georgia. This was equivalent to a waiver of judgment, and saved the legality of the canvass, in the event Congress should hereafter determine that Geor gia had a right to participate in the Presidential election as a State of the Union. We say, the House solemnly agreed to this procedure by passing, after much debate, the concurrent res olution sent down from the Senate. But notwithstanding this committal, so soon as Georgia was called, Butler objected to re ceiving her vote. After great confusion, de bate being out of order in joint meeting, the Senate withdrew to its own chamber. The House sustained Butler against Georgia by a vote of 150 to 41; and tho Senate agreed to make a point of order that objections in joint meeting were not admissible. The two Houses then re-assembled, as will be seen, in positions of direct antagonism. True, the Senate were right upon both points involved. The House the day beforo had pledged itself to the Senate to a waiver of objection in the case of Georgia, and tho objection was also against all rule. But those were small matters with the House. Acting Vice President Wade, who presided over" the joint meeting, again directed the vote of Georgia to be read. Butler again sprang to his feet with a loud protest. Wade called Butler to order. Butler appealed. Wade would permit no appeal. Butler moved, (modest man,) that the Senate have permission to retire. Mo tion declared out of order. Butler, getting fu rious, demands in stentorian tones if the House has not control of its own halL Great excite ment and a Babel of confusion. Wade ham mers with his gavel until red in the face, and directs the reading of Georgia to proceed. Mem bers spring to their feet and clamor order! or der!! order!!! till the reading is totally drowned in the uproar. Wade is dumbfounded, and Speaker Colfax, who in a joint meeting for this purpose takes place as assistant presiding officer, (but who, under the circumstances, should not, perhaps, have been there at all,) comes to the rescue. Like a man in a hurricane, he screams out that the Vice President must be obeyed in joint ses sion, and calls upon the Sergeant-at-arms to ar rest the noisy and refractory members. The Sergeant pottered round, posted his police and stopped the screamers on threat of instant com mittal. Silence being restored, the reading proceeded and the tumultuous assemblage was broken up. It was a scene which reminds one forcibly of the French Chambers in the revolution of ’93. It was such a scene as never characterized a convention of the American Congress before, upon the most solemn of all national occasions. It tells more loudly of the rapid descent of Ame rican Republicanism than any mere political events of our history. The utter defiance of all the obligations of all legislative honor and law displayed by the House make it more remarkable. It, also, shows us in Georgia, just where wo stand and what our chance is likely to be. The feeling towards this State seems to be acrimonious in the highest degree, and the chances look dubious enough in the light of these proceedings. Florida Items. We collate the following from the Floridian of the 9th inst: Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit.— Hon. P. W. White, of Quincy, has been ap pointed by the Governor, Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit, composed of tho counties of Jefferson, Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Liberty, Calhoun and Franklin. This is a good appoint ment. Tho new Judge is a clear-headed, able lawyer, of great practical judgment and moral worth, and wo feel sure that his selection will give general satisfaction. Important Sale of Railroads. —The Floridian advertises tho sale of the Tallahassee and Pen sacola and Georgia Railroads on the 20 th March next. Tho sale is made by the Trustees of tho State Internal Improvement Fund. Legal Digest.—Judge A. H. Bush, of Mari anna, ting been appointed by tho Governor to prepare a Digest of tho Laws of the State, under the act of tho Legislature of August last. No better appointment could have been made. A lawyer of long practice and perfectly familiar with the statutes of the State, his Digest, when complete^, will be found accurately compiled and systematically arranged. Newspaper Charges.—C. E. Dyke, Jr. Esq. is announced as associate editor of tho Floridian. Mr. Berarenter retires from that Courier. Capt. Samuel Whiting succeeds Mr. Potter as editor of the Sentinel. Judge B. A. Putmam, an old citizen of Flori da, died at his residence inPalatka on the 20th of January, 18G9, of congestive chill. Exchange of State Bonds.—$35,000 of the new 6 per cent bonds issued in November last, were taken on the 5th at par in payment of old 7 per cent bonds past due. Jacksonville Lumber Trade.—There is at present a great demand for lumber for shipment but unfortunately a scarcity of logs, which it is feared may occasion tho stopping of many of the mills, one or two having already been com pelled to dose for this reason. Messrs. Alsop & Clark, wo notice, however, have a large stock on hand, and are running their mill day and night, averaging 40,000 feet per day,and employ ing from 40 to 50 men; they aro now loading at their wharf one brig and three shooners. At the railroad wharf two schooners are loading with very valuable lumber from tho mills of Geo. F. Drew & Co., of Ellaville. Repeal of the Legal Advertisement Law.— Tho Floridian fdicitates the public on tho re peal of the State law, which substantially re quired all legal advertisements to be printed alone in Radical newspapers, where few or none of the people ever saw them. Tho Floridian says: For all practical purposes, in many instances, the advertisements might have appeared in the New York World, Tribune or Herald, or in the Macon Telegraph, for each one of these papers has a wider circulation among reading Florid ians and business men than some of the “offi cial papers” designated bypartizan judges. As one illustration out of many, we mention the fact that the large land and mule sale that took place in this city yesterday week, which was advertized officially in one of the selected pa pers, was not known in a neighboring town until the sale was over, and the result mentioned in tho Floridian. Speech of Secretary Lewis. Tho Atlanta Constitution has the following to say upon tho address upon agriculture of Hon. D. W. Lewis, delivered beforo the Legis lature on Monday night: It was sound, sensible, and practicable, re plete with instruction and wisdom. The address was well received by the assemblage. He nom inated as Head of the Land and Immigration Bureau, Charles Wallace Howard, a man of dear head, sound heart, enlarged experience, refined culture and great administrative ability, which nomination was long and loudly applauded by the audience. In response to repeated calls, Col. Thos. C. Howard made a pungent speech, followed by Gen. W. S. Walker, in a brief but masterly effort The meeting, though small, wo are inclined to believe, effected great good. If every member of the Legislature had been present there would have been not a single dis senting voice to the Land and Immigration Bill. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MACON. TELEGRAPH. Washington, D. C., February 8, 1869. I have very good authority for stating that General Grant, in a recent conversation with a member of Congress from Georgia, relative to the proposed ousting of the members from that State, remarked that they (the Radicals) would not dare to perpetrate such an outrage, and that he had po fears of any legislative enactments providing for the expulsion of tho delegation from Georgia. I am unable to give the precise language used by the General on this occasion, but the above is the substance of a conversation that did actually take place. It remains to be seen whether Grant is a true prophet or not. am inclined to think if General Grant has made known his views on the subject of the status of the Representatives from Georgia, all legislation on the subject will be shaped to meet 7iis views. The Reconstruction Committee have directed Gen. Paine to report a bill relieving about 150 persons from the disabilities imposed by the constitution. None of tho Virginia Judges or officers of the courts, effected by Judge Under wood’s decision are included. It is understood that Gen. Stoneman is satisfied that he can find a sufficient number of competent and loyal men to fill their places. This has guided the com mittee in their action. The committee will hold its final meeting on Georgia affairs to-day. It is understood that the committee will be unani mous, except the Democratic members, in favor of a resolution declaring that Georgia has not acted up to the reconstruction laws and is not therefore entitled to representation in the House, It is expected that some other action will be pro posed, through which the State Legislature will be purged of its obnoxious members and the colored legislators reinstated. Ex-Governor Brown, of Mississippi, has been heard before the Reconstruction Committee, in support of a resubmission of the Constitution framed last year. The committee will meet on Wednesday to consider their final action and report Gen. Butler’s proposed army reduction is a measure of the most sweeping character, with many reforms in the management It will put the regular army, in point of numbers, at near ly the same it was when the war began. The office of General and Lieutenant General are abolished by it Other offices are also largely reduced. The Southern Senators held a caucus last Friday night, which is the cause of a good deal of anxiety among the Northern radicals, from the fact that many Congressmen believe it was for the purpose of devising means to force the Sen ate to give them pay back as far as March, 1867. The Southern Senators, however, assert that this question was not brought forward at all, but that the whole object of the caucus was to secure unanimity of action on the part of the representatives from the Southern States in both houses of Congress, with reference to the great Omnibus Railroad bill reported on Satur day. It is understood, as the result of the cau cus, that the Fremont line on the 33d parallel will be voted against, and that the Souhtem Senators will generally go for the bill as report ed, thinking their section will be satisfied with the connection by way of Memphis, Little Rock, Canadian River and the Albuqnesqne route. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs will, at an early day bring forward again the project for the annexation of St. Domingo. Infor mation has been received at the State Depart ment from General Baez, President of the Re public, of the most important character. It represents that the government and people of St. Domingo will accept unconditional annexa tion to the United States with the greatest alac rity and satisfaction. This declaration of the highest official character has produced a fa vorable change in the opinions of many mem bers of the House upon the question of annexa tion, and it also appears that the foreign debt of the republic is better than hasbeen represented. Mr. Fabers, the confidential agent of the Dominican republic here, authorizes the state ment that its entire indebtedness on the 1st day of January last, in the paper currency now in circulation, did not exceed $500,000. To the uninitiated the proposition of St. Do mingo for the privilege of being annexed to the United States, is inexplicable, but those who understand the game consider it a device of the crafty Secretary of State in the interest of some New York speculators who have a large money interest at stake, and have secured Mr. Sew ard to work tho annexation question through Congress. The envoy sent by Baez—lions. Augenard, and who was received with un usual honors, has been suddenly elevated, how ever,to his presentlofty pinnacle, as his real busi ness is the manufacturing of artificial flowers and vender of the same by retail, and be now lives in Baltimore. Several gentlemen waited on Attorney Gen eral Evarts Saturday, to solicit the pardon of Lieut Braine, an ex-Confederate, now in a New York prison, charged with piracy committed during the war. Mr. Evarts said he thought Lieut Braine guilty of an act for which he ought to have suffered had he been tried during the war, but under the circumstances it would now seem cruel to deprive him of life. He did not think he came under the provisions of the late amnesty proclamation, bnt would examine and report on the case to the President There will be a vigorous attempt made in the Senate this week to pass the House bill uncon ditionally repealing the tenure-of-office act, but there will be a strong opposition to overcome. Several of those whose names have been men tioned in connection with places in the Cabinet of General Grant, finding that their chances of receiving the desired portfolios are growing small by degrees and beautifully less, are not in the most amiable frame of mind, neither are they disposed to give the incoming President the power enjoyed by his predecessors until it was deemed advisable to legislate Mr Johnson's powers away. Present indications are that General Grant will meet with a strong Con gressional opposition at the very threshold of his administration, and, perhaps, will be forced to appeal to the people in the maimer as did Mr. Johnson. It remains to be seen whether the people will longer tolerate the interference of Congress with the affairs of the Executive. I scarcely think that General Grant will, like Mr. Johnson, submit to the impertinences of tho Senate, holding np the Constitution as his shield and buckler. The arrangements for tho procession on inau guration day are going on swimingly, and it bids fair to be an imposingdemonstration, if the weather proves favorable. The inauguration ball at night, in the spacious and ellegant apart ments of the new north wing of the Treasury Department will be equally worthy of the occa sion. Gen. Grant, who at first declined to at tend the ball, has reconsidered his declination and, it is now stated, will positively attend. The speculations regarding Gen. Grant’s cab inet having somewhat subsided lately, the Gen eral has, there is little doubt, availed himself of the calm and began to seriously reflect upon the names of those who are to constitute his consti tutional advisers. Shortly before his last trip to New York, when asked in a playful manner by a lady friend, a frequent visitor at his house, if he had yet selected his cabinet officers, ho replied in the same spirit that he had a pretty good idea what gentlemen would be offered seats in his cabinet, but declined to give his visitor any in dications as to their names or localities. I have other and better reasons, which I am not at pres ent prepared to divulge, for believing that the cavinet is fully decided upon. Only one name can be given at this time—that of Gen. John M. Schofield, the present Secretary of War. There is not tile shadow of-a doubt, in my mind, that Gen. Schofield has been asked to retain his portfolio, and that he has consented to do so. Future combinations may necessitate a change, but at present Gen. Grant intends to retain Gen. Schofield in the War Department, and it is not likely that he will change his mind. On Wednesday next the Presidential electoral vote is to be counted, when, it is understood, objection will be made to the counting of the votes of Louisiana and Georgia, on the ground thatneither of these States have complied with the spirit, or the letter of the Reconstruction law. Under the rule this objection will cause the two Houses to separate and vote upon the proposition; but as no debate is allowed a few moments will dispose of the matter. Very few have any idea that Louisiana will be excluded, for she is represented in both branches of Con gress. Georgia is an awkward case; ,being rep resented in the House, whilst her Senators are excluded. Ksktdck. General Assembly ot Georgia. REPORTED SPECIALLY FOR THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH. PROCEEDINGS’OF WEDNESDAY. Atlanta, Ga., February 10,1869. Senate.—The Senate met as usual Mr. Hams reported from the Finance Committee. On Mr. Wooten's motion to reconsider, which oc cupied all of yesterday's session, Mr. Wellborn took the floor. He thought it would be good policy to have a final settlement of this vexed question. He could not believe there was a Senator on that floor who would not do anything in his power, con sistent with honor, to save the country. As an ad vocate of the adoption of the resolutions he did not claim anything veiy great for them but this, that he knew they were patriotic and well meant. Little as may be in them they formed one cautions step in the right direction, and they were an evidence that they (Senators) were determined to do what was right. He thought it a presumption on the part of gentlemen to declare that the resolutions would have no effect on tho mind of Congress. He sup ported them because ho hoped they would help to heal the breach between the Federal Government and the State of Georgia. The time would come, he said, when all the difficulties now existing would be healed, and "he knew no better time than the present to begin to heal them. The time had come when they should begin to establish a proper un derstanding between themselves and the general government. He could not see why the resolutions were opposed so vehemently by gentlemen. They should be adopted in his opinion. Congress knew the situation of the State and it was for that body to construe them. He thought it was not-right for gentlemen to say that the resolutions were intended to deceive the Congress of tho United States. They don’t propose any sudden change. They were writ ten in plain language, and he thought it came with bad grace from gentlemen to gay that those by whom they were presented meant fraud. They meant to show to Congress that they were willing to conciliate as far as their honor and their sworn duty would admit. If there were any harm in the resolutions, that harm had been already done, and ho thought that it was proper that they should now be passed. He concluded by calling the previous question. This was the occasion for Much dissatis faction among the Senators. Mr. Wooten thought that, as the question was one of great importance, members should hi allowed to discuss it freely, and hoped the call would not he sustained. A division was called for, when the call for the previous question was lost by a vote of It for and 15 against. Mr. Merrell next addressed the Senate, it some length. He favored the reconsideration, aid read two resolutions, one pledging the Senate to concur in the decision of the Supreme Court, and that they would encourage their constituents to do the same; the other pledging them to abide by the reconltruc- tion laws and the fourteenth amendment as thelaws of the land. Mr. Holcombe spoke at some length in favot of reconsideration. He thought he owed it to his cojn- try and his constituents to do so. He thoughtit would make but very little difference whether the resolutions in themselves were passed or not, bu\ for tho fact that there was a great principle in volved. That principle was of higher consideration to him than the resolution. He did not want to in vite ruin or oppression upon his native country. He believed that when the Legislature, at its last session, unseated the negroes, they did it in confor mity with the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Georgia, and ho took it for granted that every Senator cast lus vote on that occasion with a full knowledge that he was acting in accordance with the Constitution and his oath. He could tell them why it was that they were called upon to beg for terms now. They all remembered that in the Constitution framed by the Constitutional Conven tion, a clause had been put in which told Congress that if there was anything in it to which they (Con gress) might object, they might amend it to suit themselves, and when they had amended it the Con vention would adopt it as the Constitution of the State of Georgia. Mr. Holcombo denounced this act of the Convention as a suicidal one, and went into the merits of the question beforo the House at some length, raising many points in favor of the motion to reconsider. Mr. Nunnally said the debate upon the question beforo the Senate had taken a very wide range, a great many things had been omitted which might have been noticed in connection with it. Ho had too much regard for those who differed with him not to have some doubt as to whether he was right himself or not. Ho believed that they should make a full and fair statement of their acts in regard to the question, but they should first inquire what had brought the resolutions into the Senate. From whence had they sprang ? Certainly no man in the Senate Chamber or in the House of Representatives be he Democrat or Republican, would have thought of them had it not been for some action taken in some other plaiB. This question has caused a memorial to the Congress of tho United States, and to which the attentfan of the Legislature had been called by his Excellency the Governor in Ms last message. Their attention had been called to it by him, and it was thai determined that they would give it some direction and take some position in the matter. There was but one position which, to his mind, was honorable, and that was to meet it fearless ly. How were they to meet it ? They should meet _o memorial which hid gone to Congress, and winch said that the reconstruction laws had not been fully complied with in the State of Georgia. Had the reconstruction laws Ibeen fully complied with ? was the question. If they had, and the State had been admitted into the Union, we compose a part of that Union; what then could they do except to rely on their own acts as .members of the Legislature st its last session and justify themselves if they could? What had been proposed in the res olutions before them ? Tho proposition was in prin ciple, at least, if not in the very words that they did not know they were right in July last. If to-day. he had any doubt as to whether they were they right or not, ho might say, “Como on Congress and en force your lavs, as you desire to do.” Or he might say to those gentlemen who offered those resolu tions, that ‘‘Iam willing to submit it to the Courts of the country.” But he was not willing to submit it to the Courts of the country. Were they not tho judges of the eligibility of their own members as a regular organised ana legal body? Then if they were, ho was npt willing to have the matter acted upon by three men, or by a body of men. Tho only wayinwMchto meet the question fairly—to meet it as men—as legislators—was to make a defence of their position at the last session. They should show to the world and to Congress that they were not in dulging in any factious spirit against the Constitu tion, or in a factious disposition in opposition to the reconstruction laws. They should show that they were honest in their convictions, and that in their action, they felt that they were sustained by the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Georgia. When they did that, then if it should come that those mon should be reseated, Congress may do it, but it never could by his vote. He did not want that to be done even by the Supreme Court of Ms State. He wanted it to be done, if done it should be, by the Congress of the United States. If Congress possessed tho right—if it possessed the power, let it enforce it; hut it did not become them (the Senate) to concede that they were wrong. If they were wrong, then these resolutions do notmeot the case. If they were right, they should vindicate themselves as Senators. Hero Mr. Nunnally’s voice gavo way, owing to the effect of a very severe cold from which ho had been suffering for several days, and he concluded by of fering a set of resolutions in defence of the action of the action of the Legislature at its last session. A motion to close debate at a certain hour was hero made, but as no other Senator desired to ad dress the Senate, the yeas and nays were called upon Mr. Wooten’s motion to reconsider. The following is the state of the vote : Yeas—Adkins, Brock, Burns, Colman, Dickoy, Griffin, 21st District, Holcombe, Jones, Merrell, Mc Whorter, Nunnally, Sherman, Stringer, Welch, Wooten—15. Navs—Anderson, Candler, Collier, Fain, Graham. Griffin, Cth District, Harris, Hicks, Hungerford, Lester, McArthur, McCutchen, Moore, Richardson, Smith, 36th District, Speer, Wellborn, Winn—18. RESEATING COLORED MEMBERS. Mr. Adkins, pursuant to notice given on Monday, moved to reconsider the action of the Senate in re lation to the reseating of colored members He read and spoke speeches while on the floor, and occupied some timo in doing so. Ho thought it would settle every difficulty existing in the coun try at present if the colored members were only allowed the right to hold office. Mr. Winn briefly replied to the speeches of Mr. Adkins, and said that ever since the expulsion of the negro ho had sympathized with that Senator, since he had looked on all occasions “like patience on a monument smiling at grief.” He (Adkins) missed the animal so necessary to Ms existence. Tho President called the Senator to order, stating hat he should not indulge in personalities, Mr. Winn replied by quoting the lines of and looking very pointedly at Mr. Adlans : “ Yon may break, you may ruin tho vase if you will, But tho scent of the roses will hang ’round it still.” On motion, the motion of Mr. Adkins was laid on tho tablo. House.—Tho House met at the usual hour. _ A message was received from the Governor, approving the act to amend the charter of the Macon & West ern Railroad. Some business of a minor character was transacted, after which the Houbb went into a committee of the whole on tho bill to create a land and immigration bureau for the State of Georgia. Mr. Hudson, of Harris, took the chair. Mr. Rawles spoko at some length against the hill. He was of the opinion that no inducement of that kind was necessary to draw emigrants to our Bhores. Georgia had a fertile soil and a most exquisite cli mate, and he was satisfied that these were attrac tions enough without any legislation on the matter. Mr. Tweedy said he would be false to Ms native land and to Ms past history, if ho were to oppose immigration; bnt that bill was so full of faults, that he could not approve of it. Ho was not in favor of a Japan policy, hut on the contrary, he would wish every man in Europe had a home in this country, if they chose to come here. But he denied the right or authority of any clique or number of men assem bling together in the State and inviting immigra tion. He asserted that it was arrogant on their part. Why, he asked, should an Irishman, an Englishman, or a German be invited by any particular clique to this country ? Is it not their right to come if they choose ? Why, the inducement and invitation had been held ont ever since the independence of these United Colonies in 1783, for all of tho oppressed and down-trodden of Europe. It was their right to come here, and no man, or set of men, had a right, at this late day, to invite them, any more than they had to invite a man to enter his own house. (Laugh ter.) He did not propose to delay their time, still there were one or two suggestions wMch he could not pass over in silence, instead of inviting emi grants to come here, he thought it should be pub lished to the world that peace and protection to per sons and property existed m the State of Georgia.- If possible, theysnonld introduce some hill or meas ure in this Legislature that would discourage the present great monopolization of lands. It was well Known that many men in Georgia owned thousands of acres, and that they not only refused to sell it, but that they did not cultivate a .fifth, or even a tenth of it. The tax laws of the State should be fixed so that these land owners would find it to be against their own interests to hold it in such largo quantities. This would allow the emigrants to purchase the land and would be much better encouragement of immi gration than any legislation wMch they could pass upon that floor. There were gentlemen upon that floor, some of whom had been born in another clime, and others who had been bom in tMs country shortly after the arrival of their parents, and he would put a question to them individually: “ Were they or their parents invited to come to Georgia? Did they not, after taking into consideration the benefits to be derived to themselves by immigrating to tMs State, act as free agents and come of their own free will and accord?” Why do eo many emi grants go "West ? Was it not because of the cheap ness of land and the ease with wMch they could pro cure it? He hoped the bill would not pass. It was an insult to foreigners. Several others spoke for and against the bill, after which the committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again. The House adjourned to meet at 3 p. K., for the purpose of reading House bills. • An Obstinate Delusion. The Memphis Avalanche, ot the 6th, publishes the following correspondence, -which strikingly displays how obstinately the delusion is cher ished even by intelligent Northern men, that visitors and immigrants from that section are not allowed to express their opinions in this Southern country: II. It. Austin, Esrj.: Mx Dear Sir—Since you left a press of im portant matters has claimed my entire time and attention, depriving me of the opportunity of getting a proper paper for your use, sanctioned by tho Citizens’ Association. I think you may assure your Southern friends that Northern men and capital will rapidly flow into the Sonth as soon as the people of the North and East can go to all parts of the Sonth and express their opin ions respectfully on all subjects that interest them without fear for their persons or property. The people of the North, the East and the West, desire and intend to secure, for our whole coun try, the constitutional guarantee of a truly Dem ocratic Republican form of government, with all that was meant by equal inalienable rights of man as man, without regard to section, class or color. Yours, truly, Peter Cooper. Editors Avalanche : You will please publish the foregoing letter from Mr. Cooper, for the purpose of showing to onr people that (ab- Burd as they may regard it) the best and wisest men in the North really believe that there is yet a spirit of rebellion in the Sonth, and that it is not safe for Northern men to come South. A movement on the part of the Southern people wMch would demonstrate to the sensible men of the North that the Southern people anxiously desire the Northern people to come to their as sistance in reeonstraeting, industrially and po litically, would do more good in a month than all the constitutional arguments against the Congressional plan of reconstruction, that have been made, or could be made, in all time to come. The Virginia movement has met with general favor in Congress, and has been indorsed by the most influential journals of both parties in the North; and if all the Southern States would promptly co-operate in the movement, they might establish a medium of intercommunica tion between the people of the different sections that would speedily remove all the erroneous impressions in each section in regard to the peo ple of the other, and by an honest, rational in terchange of ideas in regard to the true interests of the whole country they would find that there are no grounds for sectional jealousies, either politically or industrially; that the true inter ests of each will be best promoted by the ad vancement of the true interests of all. It is probable that Mississippi and Texas will send committees to Washington to co-operate with the Virginia Committee. I trust proper measures will be promptly taken to send simi lar committees from tee States of Tennessee and Arkansas. Respectfully yours, H. R. Austin. Memphis, Feb. 5, 1869. A Sensible Radical Paper. Once in a while a Northern Radical sheet bursts out with a glimmer of common sense upon the proposition to tear down Georgia for tee purpose of Reconstructing her again. The following is from tee Bloomington (Illinois) Pantograph : Reconstructed Reconstruction.—Is not the United States Senate rather overdoing tee mat ter of reconstructing the State of Georgia? That State was completely made over, in ac cordance with the reconstruction laws, and has been acknowledged as in full fellowship with the Union by tee Senate, both directly and in directly. Members of Congress are, and have for weeks been reperesenting Georgia in tee National House of Representatives; She Senate has passed a concurrent resolution, declaring the 14th Constitutional amendment as adopted by two-thirds of tee States, thus counting Geor gia in the number, and yet tee Senate has re fused to admit Mr. Hill as Senator from teat State, while charging him with no offence. The main ground for this action is, teat after Mr. Hill was duly elected by tee Legislature of Georgia that body expelled all of the colored members! Suppose tee Legislature of Missouri should expell all of the Democrats which may be members, of teat body (and it would not be any worse in itself than the expulsion of tee colored members in Georgia),* and tee Senate should thereupon refused to permit Carl Schurz to take his seat as Senator, what wonld Missouri say ? We know what she ought to say under such circumstances, and what we of this Rtate would say under similar ones. We should Riy— ' Unwarrantable usurpation.” If Georgia was not properly reconstructed, it was no fault of hers; for Congress moulded her as clay in the hands of a potter. Tho whole wisdom of both houses of Congress was expend ed in passing, amending and improving the re construction acts; and that body has acknowl edged the conformity of Georgia to tee require ments of tee laws. If those were so badly ob structed teat tee Senate must again reconstruct its own work; if they permitted the Southern State Legislatures to oust all tee colored mem bers, notewithstanding the design of Congress tee contrary, teen that body should not com plain. And if Georgia has done this thing in vi olation of these laws,tee remedy should be found in the laws themselves. * TMs whole thing wonld appear like child’s play, were it not for certain glimmerings wMch it gives of an assumed controlling power over the States by certain men in the United States Senate. If the late rebellious States are to be perpetually under tee control and dictation of Congress, how soon shall all tee States find them selves in a similar condition ? If this ex post facto action of the Senate is to stand as on exam ple and fit instrumentality for introducing the same “absolute rule” over all the States, each may successively find herself deprived of some privilege for some offence, like teat of Georgia, wMch, though wrong, had not been forbidden. TTra Ideal and His Real.—Hero is a trans cendental way of being prevailed upon to accept cosh against honest convictions: “Some time ago, says tee New York corres pondent of the Cincinnati Times, Ralph Waldo Emerson was offered payment by his publish ers in Boston, for an article he had already printed in tee Atlantic. He declined to receive it at first, because he had once had money for writing it. ‘But,’ said Osgood, of tee firm of Field, Osgood & Co., wo intend to use tee ar ticle for a book. Wa make a profit on both.— Why should you hesitate to take pay?’ ‘I am sure I ought not to take it,* replied the philos opher; ‘I should not if I acted according to my ideal. I don’t believe it is honest to take money twice for tee same piece of work.’ “Do, Mr Emerson! We insist upon it as our right.’ ‘Well, then, give it to me. We cannot live in obedience to tee true poles of onr being. I vary from my ideal self, but I have no disposition to play tee evangelical peacock here.' So deliver ing himself he took the proffered check and de parted." - Georgia Assessors of U. S. Internal Reve nue.—The following named parties have been appointed Assessors for the Fourth District of Georgia', viz: Cornelius Yanarcdale, George W. Stoddard, Norton J. Chandler, Eldorado Knight, Charles Blocker. Supreme Coart of Georgia. From the Intelligencer. Tuesday, February 9,1869. The following judgments were this day ren dered : McBumey vs. McIntyre—Warrant for posses sion from Bibb. Judgment of tee Court below reversed on the ground that the relation of land lord and tenant did not exist between plaintiff and defendant at tee time this proeeding was commenced. And, on the further ground that the rent notes executed by McIntyre and left with Mrs. Terrell, wMch he claims as the rent contract for the second year mentioned in tee record, must be construed most strongly against the maker, and as the notes upon their face pur port to bo for rent of tee store, tee language will not be construed to embrace a lot near the store fenced off to itself, though said lot may have been rented with the store previous to tee time when it was so fenced. High vs. MoHugh—Complaint, from Morgan. Judgment of tee Court below affirmed. The First National Bank of Macon vs. Chas. Nelson & Co. Equity from Bibb. Judgment of tee Court below affirmed. Carswell vs. the Macon Manufacturing Com pany—Equity from Bibb. Judgment of the Court below affirmed. Barron vs. Bumey, Jordan and others—Com plaint, from Jasper. Judgment of tee Court below reversed on the ground teat the verdict is strongly against tee weight of testimony, there being no evidence in tee record showing any payment at all by the heirs to the widow of her year’s support. Shafer & Co., vs. Baker & Carswell—Award, from Richmond. Judgment of the Court be low affirmed. The Southern Express Company vs. Shea— case from Bibb. Judgment of tee Court below reversed on tee ground teat tee Court below erred, in view of tee facts of tMs case, in charging tee jury “teat tee defendant, tee Southern Express Company, was liable to the plaintiff in this case as a common carrier, and that said Company was liable to tee plaintiff, no matter how they received said goods at Savan nah, even if they had as common carriers picked teem up in tee streets.” Wilson, et. al. executors of M. WMtfield, vs. M. C. Whitfield, et. al.—Motion to require bond and security, or revocation of letters testamen tary, from Jasper. Judgment of tee Court be low reversed on tee ground that tee Court below erred in not charging the jury whether the will did or did not contain any special trusts, teat being a question of law for the Court, and not a question of fact to be referred to the jury; and, upon the further ground, that the Court below erred in not granting a new trial upon tee ground that the verdict of tee jury was strong ly and decidedly against the weight of evidence as to the mismanagement of tee estate by tee executors. Lamar vs. Glawson—Complaint, from Bibb. Judgment of tee Court below reversed ou tee ground teat tee Court below erred in charging the jury “teat tee only question for them to consider was, whether or not defendant made tee contracts sued on, and teat if defendant did make such contract as testified to, plaintiff was entitled to recover tee amount agreed upon in said contract,” there being evidence in the re cord, that tee oiOFseer was paid at tee time he was dismissed, wMch fact was excluded from tee consideration of of tee jury under the charge of the Court. Jordan & Co., vs. Digby, Sheriff, and Ann Loyall—Rule against Sheriff from Jasper. Judg ment of of the Court below affirmed. Russell vs. Car & Co., and Crump, Deputy Sheriff—Rule against Sheriff, from Richmond. Judgment of the Court below affirmed. Warner, J., dissenting. Tenderson Smith, executor, etc., plaintiff in error, vs. Sampson Bell—Assumpsit, from Web ster, was argued by N. J. Hammond, Esq., and the Hon. B. B. Hinton, of the Georgia Senate, for the plaintiff, and by tho Hon. D. B. Wooten of the Senate, for defendant. The Court adjourned till 10 o’clock, a. m., to morrow.—New Era. Decisions ol* the Supreme Court or Georgia. DELIVERED AT ATLANTA, FEBRUARY 2, I860. From the Atlanta Constitution!' Joseph R. High, Plaintiff in error, vs. Jas. McHugh, Defendant in error. From Morgan. Brown, C. J.—Under the scaling ordinance of 1865, the parties to contracts moke between 1st June, 1861, and 1st June, 1865, have the right to give in evidence to the jury, the considera tion and the value thereof at any time ; and the intention of tee parties as to the particular cur rency in wMch payment was to me made, and tee value of such currency at any time,, and tho verdict and judgment rendered shall be on prin ciples of equity. The evidence in this case having been fairly submitted to tee jury, in accordance with the ordinace, and there being sufficient evidence to support tee verdict, and tee presiding Judge being satisfied with it, tMs Court will not set it aside. Judgment affirmed. J. C. Barnett, A. Reese, for plaintiff in error. J. A. Billups, fer defendant in error. BIT TELEGRAPH. FROM ATLANTA. James C. McBurney, Plaintiff in error, vs. Pat- rick McIntyre, Defendant in error. FromBibb. Brown, C. J.—1. A tenanthasno rightto sub let the premises without the consent of the land- A lord, and when done with Ms consent, the sub- lcuc - tenant is tee tenant of the landlord, and he and not tee tenant, has a right to proceed against tee sub-tenant in case he hold over. 2. When A, the tenant, sub-let toB, who was also required to pay rent to the landlord for the part sub-let, andatthe end of the year for wMch they held the premises, A and B were rivals in securing a lease from the landlord for the ensu ing year, and bote claimed to have rented the premises for tee next year, and B remained in possession, tee relation of landlord and tenant did not exist between teem. 3. When A applied to the landlord to lease the premises for three years, wMch was re fused, but it was agreed that he might rent for one year, and that the written lease should be executed at another time, and A laid down Ms notes for one year’s rent on tee landlord’s table, which A afterwards claimed as tee evidence of the contract, the notes not having been returned: Held, teat the language used in the notes must be taken most strongly against A, and that the expression in the notes teat they are for the rent of tee store occupied by A, wall not embrace a lot adjoining to tee storehouse, fenced off to itself, which usually went with tee store before it was so fenced. - , Judgment reversed. O. A. Lochrane for plaintiff in error. WMttle & Gnstin, A. W. Hammond As Son, for defendant in error. A Warning from Bishop Core,, of Western New York. Dr. A. C. Goxe, Episcopal Bishop of the Dio cese of Western New York, has issued an im portant pastoral address, in wMch he says: The solemnities of Lent, now about to begin, justify me in calling on you, as myself also, to renewed repentance, meditation and sincere con fession with prayer. The late pastoral letter of the House of Bishops suggests those practical matters to wMch attention should be particular ly directed, and I need add little to my request that yon may heed those admonitions, and study tho Holy Scriptures, “ whether these things are so.” The enormities of theatrical exMbitions and tee lasciviousness of dances too commonly tole rated in onr times, are there so specially pointed out as disgraceful to the age and irreconcilable with tee Gospel of Christ, that I feel it my duty to tee souls of my flock to warn those who run with the world “ to tee same excess of riot” in these things, that they presume not to come to the holy table. Classes preparing for confirma tion are informed that I will not lay my hands, knowingly, on any who is not prepared to re nounce such things, with other abominations of “the world, tee flesh and the devil.” Let all such choose deliberately whom they will serve; and, if salvation be worth striving for, let them be persuaded to a sober life, to self-denials, and \o tee pure and innocent enjoyments wMch the Gospel not only permits, but wMch it can only create. It is high time that tee lines of distinc tion should be drawn between worldly and good living, and I see to no use in a Lent that is not sanctified to such ends. I have heretofore warned my flock against the blood guiltiness of ante-natal infantcide. If any doubts existed heretofore as to the propriety of my warnings on this subject, they must now disappear before the fact that tee world itself is beginning to be horrified by the practical re sults of the sacrifices to Moloch wMch defile onr land. Again I warn you that they who do such things cannot inherit eternal life. If there be a special damnation for those who “shed innocent blood” what must be the portion of those who have no mercy upon their own flesh ? Dearly beloved, “save yourselves from this untoward generation.” A.‘ T. Stewart has sold twenty shawls, this season, worth $3000 each, and one worth $4600. One woman lately ran up a bill of $20,000 at his store in a couple of months. The Senate Relieved of a Fight on the General Jnry Bill. Things Quieting Down on Negro Eli gibility. Topics of Talk in Atlanta. Special to the Telegraph.! Atlanta, Februrary 11—Night. Senate.—Contrary to tho expectation of many, the Senate did not have to combat the motion to re consider the House bill providing for the drawing of juries, called the General Jury bill. This takes the matter out of the hands of tee Senate and it goes to the Governor, who, it is expected will veto it. The negro question being disposed of, the mem bers seem inclined to be more quiet. There was considerable discussion on the question as to the propriety of taking a recess. It was lost, yeas 13, nays 18. House.—Mr. Harper, of Terrell, moved that the General Assembly take a recess till Tuesday, 23d inst. The rules requiring three-fourths to suspend, the resolution was not taken up. The balance of the morning was consumed in Committee of the Whole in discussing the immigra tion bill; Mr. Lee ; of Newton, taking occasion to say that adequate protection was not guaranteed, in the event that emigrants voted the radical ticket- alluding to the organized bands of lawless men. Both Lee and Scott were endeavoring to speak at tee same time, when the Honse adjourned—Scott having the floor. The action of Congress, in regard to the qualifica tion of negroes to hold office, is a topic of general conversation here. The question of retaming tee capitol to Milledge- ville on account of the local comforts of members in the vicinity of Atlanta is exciting considerable comment. W. From Washington- Washington, February 11.—A young woman named Mary O’Neil was arrested at the WMtcHouse to-day. She said she was sent by God to assassi nate Mr. Johnson. A double barrelled pistol, not loaded, was on her person. She is evidently crazy. Governor Smith, of Alabama, departed homoward to-day. Gen. Grant and Colfax will be officially informed of their election on Saturday. Dr. Mudd’s pardon will reach hero about the mid dle of next week. Customs for the week, ending tee 6th, $3,000,000. Congressional. Washington, February 11.—In the House, Butler’s resolution against tee action of the Senate is pro gressing. In the Senate, a joint resolution has been reported consenting to tee construction of a bridge between Cincinnati and Newport, of not less than four hun dred feet span. The Judiciary Committee have asked to be dia- cbaiged from further consideration of the practica bility of restraining Judge Underwood, of Virginia, from nullifying the acts of the Virginia courts. The Reconstruction Committee are considering Mississippi. The majority report will oppose admis sion, as urged by Eggleston’s party. It will be re commended by the minority report. The Election Committee have considered the Lou isiana election contest. They will report that Simon Jones is not elected, and neither Col. Hunt or Me nard (colored) are entitled, because the election was invalidated by intimidation and fraud. The vote of the Reconstruction Committee on the admission of Mississippi, is: Ayes—Bingham, Nor ris, Payne; Nays—Boutwell, Brooks. Beck, Beman, Farnsworth. It is confidently asserted that tee Senate Judina- ry Committee will report to-morrow on Virginia. The House all day was devoted to Butler's resolu tion cegsuring Wade and tho Senate. Bingham de nounced Butler’s conduct and resolution fiercely. The Honse meets to-night to consider invalid pen sions, and resumes Butler’s resolution in the morn ing. The bill for a bridge between New York and Brook lyn was tabled. Wilson reported a bill amending army rules and regulations. Davis presented the following joint resolution : “That tee noisy and disorderly conduct of Ben jamin F. Butler and other members of tee House during the counting of the votes for President and Vice-President, whereby said business was disturbed and obstructed, is disreputable to said Benjamin F. Butler and other Bepresentatives acting with him. and an insult to the people of tee United States.” Tho resolution was laid over under the rules. The bill providing for the execution of judgments in capital cases, passed. The resolution for printing the medical and sur gical history of the rebellion was recommitted. The Senate resumed the consideration of the enr- Mr. Conkling felt satisfied that the country must wait for extrication from financial difficulties, until the advent of a new Secretary of Treasury. Several long speeches followed. The bill allowing machinery imported for repair free of duty, passed. General News. New York, February 11.—Peter Bambuiger shot his mistress and Mmself to-day: both are dying. Cause, jealousy. Ottawa, February 11.—Whelan was hung to-day; no demonstration. From Cuba. Havana, February 11.—The Insurgents have cut the telegraph between Sayna La Grand and Villa Clara. Th8 citizens of Villa Clara liavo been sup pressed into militay service. Onesanda had seven regiments well armed and much money but lacked artillery. The Insurgents have appeared in the ju risdiction of Quineo, seven leagues from Sagua la Grande. Northern Horticultural Tourists in Augusta. The Chronicle and Sentinel of Tuesday says: "We were pleased to give a friendly greeting, a few days since, to onr eminent horticultural friends, Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, of Boston, President of tee American Bornological Society; Messers. Ellwanger and Barry, of Rochester, New York, and Mr. Robert Manning, of Salem, Massachusetts, who are making a tour in the South, and prospecting the horticultural riches of onr sun-land. While it has given vis the greatest pleasure to extend a cordial welcome to these distinguished pomologists, their visit has been the occasion of two regrets to us. The first iB that their visit was so short and so hurried as to afford them bnt slight opportuni ty to glance at the feebly developed mine of horticultural wealth of our section. The second is, that but little opportunity was permitted ® to remove tee incredulity of the distinguished President of the American Pomological Society, wMch challenged some of onr representations as almost incredible. For example, we stated that we could exMbit a rose bush twelve inene* in diameter at the butt, seventy feet Mgb, and extending from the extreme of the branches on either side sixty feet; and teat this rose bush was a Cloth of Gold, growing in the open air. Now we restate it, stick to it, and put it down in print, that we have such a Cloth of Gold; ana that it is to be found and can be seen* by all, trained upon tee front wall of the east building of tee Augusta Factory. We invite our horti cultural friends to revisit us, and apply temr own admeasurements to this onr rose_ bush, os well as to other things, and we promise, white enjoying their u goodly companie,” to spare na pains to satisfy them on .Ml points, including even our “opinion of Rogers’ Hybrid.” Items of General Information. From Comptroler Bell’s report, we glean the following additional facts of general interest the peojne of Georgia: ** Number of White Polls. . Number of Colored Polls. Total number of Polls. Number of Professions Number of Dentiste Number of Blind. Number of Deaf Number ot Dumb... jv -, -- 0 Numcer of awes of land............... - **•«$„* Aggregate value of land... •“Hi,,-gob Value of city and town property. S5'?io6»4 Money and solvsntdebta Tniu.lSl Merchandise '^650 Capital invested in shipping 2.57&905 Stocks and bonds.. 1461.753 Cotton manufactories........ ’«n’x50 Iron works, foundries, etc 126 Capital invested in mining ((^tUulioh.