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£>>rs Telegraph : It is conceded that white
cjnnot cnltirate our aUnvial lands; that
, 3 emnot be produced at the rate of one
foteth of a bale to the acre, with labor at ten
/ is per month for less than twelve and a
cents per pound; that cotton must bring
iaty cents to yield a profit, on poor land
manured; that at the ratio of decrease
glow negro* for the past three years,in less than
J 3 years the cotton crop will be limited to one
million bales. jjL.
j t is equally evident that it is now past the
_. iT(r of the Legislator to make efficient labo
rs oat of the negroes, that is, so far as labor is
tscenied they are lost beyond redemption, and
^ the next two or three crops, we must not
jp«t to rely upon them; that the supply of
ye, will not be materially affected by any white
issigration likely to occur; that, unless the
cjcoo, tobacco, and rice crops approximate to
^ wield of 1860, the nation must bankrupt
h t previous paper we suggested how immi-
psca might be stimulated by energetic action
sit part of the State Government; but it is
foeaX that the class of persons who would
li iiiaced by the liberality of the State, to lo-
oaitre, are those chiefly relied on by Norto-
a tamers, as laborers. Hence, the larger the
jsier who come, the greater would be the
isrity of field hands there; and further, they
» il be necessarily small farmers, raising pro
mts n ther than cotton and tobacco; nor
»nl4 they cultivate onr alluvial lands, which
produce the bulk of onr cotton and rice
esp*
ILese reflections must cause equal solicitude,
wiher considered by the Northern bondholder
sly the Southern planter. The one sees his
Kcuities rotting, his spindles idle; the other,
alinds—his only source of wealth andcommer-
al prosperity—profitless, relapsing into an un-
rjdactive wilderness.
It would indeed be as profitable, as carious
til interesting, for the business men of this
Many to speculate what would be the condi-
ioa of this republic, without a bag of cotton or
i&hel of rice. What, think they, United States
oads will be worth in Frankfort with a crop
! cotton limited to one million bales, and with
reign production stimulated until the market
i Liverpool ranged under eight pence ? That
uvifibetlie ease in ten years, is as certain
> ujthing in the future con be. And what is
remedy?
7t shall reason in the true spirit of Yankee
Seiprise and deal with events as they stand,
t do not write for Sumner and such narrow
-id fanatics, with their prurient, morbid hu-
asiurianism, for we believe their race is run,
d before three crops are gathered, their con-
neats win feel for them the same con-
tpt if man can experience contempt for
irrwcopic littleness; bnt address onrselves to
-’business men, the workers of the country.
Were it possible, we would recommend remit-
sgto slavery every African in the Sonth, as
ebetpest, surest and quickest method of
wag the problem; but as this is impossible,
iut import more from Africa and hire them
flaatera until they are taught something of
union and become efficient laborers,
hi since the phrases, “slave trade” and
*ley system,” grate so harshly upon the
Eire ears of those whose organs are attuned
^platitudes of the Massachusetts Senator,
-iewise quick to the harmony of spindles
aoms, let us propose to bring over these
’■ Africans in order to christianize them, to
utthem from cannibalism and idolatry, and
* "twin relics of barbarism.” The different
^States can award contracts to Northern
avnra to deliver, at so much per head, a
: number of young and able bodied negroes,
whole schedule may be run under the
!>*• of some missionary or benevolent
with headquarters in Boston and its
* in New York.
Georgia 20,000 thriving young Africans,
4* ether States in proportion, let ns man-
® local affairs, and wo will agree to make
Moo bales of cotton, the old crop of tobac-
*drioe, pay the much coveted “tax on eot-
seetour share of the national debt, con-
1 lour times the quantity of Northern man-
J®*** do now, and in a word become again
_P®*Ne customers of the North that we
J- M. AL, Je.
February, 1869.
tended to them by the people of Mobile, and
that it would be a great pleasure for them to
come hack and note the prosperity, enterprise
and growth of the city; Hint in his six year’s
experience attending Press Conventions, that
he had never met in any city such a hospitable
reception as that extended him in Mobile; the
Convention could not, therefore, better itself,
and the locality besides being favorable, he
again moved that the invitation be accepted.
After some farther discussion, the matter was
finally referred to the Board of Directors, with
an expression of the sense of the Convention,
that it wonld be agreeable to the body if they
should selectAlobile as the place.
_ Mr. Englehard offered the following resolu
tion, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this association
are dne, and are hereby tendered, to the Board
of Trade, to the members of the Manassas
Club, the Mobile Fire Department, and to the
citizens of Mobile generally, for the exceeding
kindness of their greeting, and for the generous
and large-hearted hospitality with which they
have entertained the members of the Southern
Press Association.
Mr. Randall offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this association
be tendered the officers of the Wilmington and
Weldon, Wilmington and Manchester, the South
Carolina, Georgia, Atlanta and West Point,
West Point and Montgomery, Montgomery and
Mobile, Mobile and Ohio, Selma and Meridian,
Selma, Rome and Dalton railroads, for their
courtesy in furnishing passes to delegates.
Mr. Gardner offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this association
be tendered to the President, CoL A. R. Lamar,
as an evidence of their appreciation of the dig
nity, courtesy and ability with which he has
discharged the arduous duties of his position.
CoL Lamar, in a few remarks, thanked the
Convention for the compliment tendered bim.
Mr. Dawson offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this association
TH 1RI> DAY.
FUSAT, FEBBUABT 19.
The Convention met at 5 r. ir., pursuant to
adjournment.
On motion, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
The following delegates, not present at the
previous meetings, registered their names:
W. B. H. Howard, Wilcox News and Pacifica
tor; also, as proxy for Charles L. Scott, of the
Wilcox Vindicator.
CoL Clisby read a letter from Mr. Sneed, of
the Savannah Republican, and asked permission
to have his (CoL Clisby'a) name registered as
the representative of that paper, which was
granted.
The President read the following invitation:
St. Chablxs Hotel, >
New Orleans, Feb. 17, 1869.)
Captain M. TF. Chukey, Battle Educe, Mobile,
' Ain:
Dear Sib—Please say to the members of the
Southern Press Association, that if it shall please
them to make a trip to New Orleans, upon the
adjournment of their Convention at Mobile, that
I shall be most happy to extend to them the hos
pitalities of the St. 'Charles Hotel during their
stay in this city. Yours, truly, O. E. Hat.t.
CoL Gardner, Chairman of the Committee on
Press News Service, snbmitted the following re
port, which, after a short debate, participated in
by the President, Cols. Forsyth, Styles and Clis
by, Major Steele, Messrs. DeLeon, Randall and
Dawson, was adopted:
The committee to whom was referred the con
sideration of the whole subject of telegraphic
news service, report the following as among the
chief objections to the system now in force :
1. The territory represented in the conven
tion pays about §30,000 annually to the New
York Associated Press for telegraphic news,
which §30,000 is not in any way controlled by
the Southern Press Association, bnt is collected .. . , _
and remitted by the local agents of the New *“*“•* to the Secretary and Treasurer, A.
York Associated Press. | W. Reese, Esq., for the rapidity, skill and fidel-
2. The New York Associated Press claims the i 1*7 wito which he has discharged the difficult
right to admit, and ha3 admitted, papers to the i cit vl es .
benefits of the Southern news system, without !Jj*; Engelhard offered the following resolu-
the consent of tho Southern Press Association • ™ adopted:
or of the Southern Press. Baaolved, That we return our thanks to the
3. This association has no control whatever ' reporters of the Mobile Register and Tribune
over the appointment of local agents. J f° r **• accuracy mid completeness with which
4. The press dispatches of members of this reported the proceedings of the As-
association may be cut off at any time, at the j so ““ tlo “-
arbitrary will of the New York Associated Press. Th® following was offered by Mr. Walsh,
5. The assessment or tolls may be, and have j wasadopted: ,
been, increased at will by the New York Associ- !. ^hatthe thanks of toe Association
ated Press, so that the Southern Press have { be tendered the Western UmonTelegraphCom-
been uncertain as to what would be the cost of | JW* or courtesies extended the members of
their despatches, and have been so subjected to ; thw Convention in allowing the um of the wires
unusual and unjust exactions. j for 1116 transmission of social and family mes-
Your Committee therefore respectfully re- j sa ^ e l f‘ , ,, . , _ . , . T
commend: The following resolution was offered by Mr.
That this association contract as a body for Ec ® se ’ which waa adopted:
obtaining the telegraphic news which its mem- ■'.. Besolved, That the thanks of this Conven-
bers require, and pay for the same through its : Uon are espeenffiy due and hereby tendered to
flmnchJ agent or treasurer. j C3 Pt- Baldwin, for the kind offer of his boat
2. That the Executive Committee assess the ! for t. he excursion in the bay, accepted this
amount, to be paid weekly, for telegraphicnews i wluch WaS 80 enj ° yed by
by each member of this Association. - this Association.
3. That this Convention protest against the On motion of Mr. Steele, the Secretary was
exercise by the New York Associated Press of : anthonzedto prepare and pubhsh two hundred
the assumed right to admit new papers to the , C0 P les of P r ?*? dl ?S s of ^ Convention,
privilege of receiving its Southern telegraphic ! of “ r - D c a ^ th ® Convention
news, told claim that this right belong! eicta- j ad J oarned . meet on Saturday at ono o clock,
sively to the Southern Press Association. - , _ .. , . . .
4. That the Southern Press Association claim ! '^ La ^ r he ”9* a , po I lltlc il n ’ f
the right of nominating the local telegraphic tier ^ or ® * d P^tioularly about tas
news agents within its territory, and that toe re cord, but he witoed to correct an enorofthe
power of appointing them be vested in the : g^nUeman from Mobile. He had wl m rela-
Executive Committee I Uoa the propped meeting in Mobile next
5. That the Executive Committee be author- ' ye886 w
• . j i * ■ a | ~i a Tiortntinfa av_ I1X6Z1 ll6 u&d D66Q flux© to SGQ uUt little Of tu6
«ed and instructed to negotiate with the New That little, however, made him want to
York Associated Press, or with the Western
-u _tv„_ ; see more, and if he did come, that would be one
Union Telegraph Company, or with other com- ’. reasons for so doing,
panies, and to contract for toe supplying of tel- °
egraphic news to this Association, upon such j
terms and in such a manner as will prevent toe * Mrs. Grant,
continuance of the glaring evils of which com- j The Washington correspondent of a Western
plaint is made. ; journal has this to say of Mrs. Gen. Grant:
Respectfully snbmitted, j Few women ever bore toe perilous test of
James Gabdxeb, Chairman. J sudden fame and fortune with a more hearty
Jos. A. Exget.habd, j happiness or more unassuming grace. Is she
W. W. Scbews. : pretty? No. She is a roly-poly of a little
A. R. Lamib, ; woman, with beautiful neck, hands and feet
Joseph Cutset, j g er features are well cut, but her eyes are
F. W. Dawsox. j crossed. Some of her friends wished her to
The President read the following telegraph- have them straightened. “No,” she said, “Mr.
ic dispatch, in answer to one sent by him. ! Grant had loved her ever since she was a little
New Yoke. February 18. i girl with her eyes crossed. He had said that
A. JR. Lamar, President of the Southern Frees \ she would not be herself to him if they were
Association • | straight. Crooked they should remain. If he
This Company w always ready to negotiate what mattered * to other
and general news for publication. ^ I h ? T . **fP***$ mtoroa^JooklngwoBiaa,
W3L ORTON, President. ! ho m , a P le3sa ®t «P oa
mr . it.______j-a_ at.. ; my name ftod place of abode. X was satisfied
Thei Convention th p ocee " {to find that she remembered both when I came
bon of officer* the consbtubonal provision for toblke leave . The^e offirials and officito
electron by baUot being suspended by a two- U gee Adam «wtoTbelSi at toe
llajor Engelhard nominated for President! ^ and the fowls ^toe air as they filed before
CoL AH. Lamar, toe present incumbent, who hlm to ^ “« d ’ We are lost “dividnally in
was unanimously elected.
CoL Gardner nominated Major Steele for
Vice President, who declined the nomination.
Mr. Carr nominated CoL M. J. Williams, who
was unanimously elected Vico President.
Mr. A. W. Reese, on motion of CoL Clisby,
was unanimously re-elected Secretary and Treas
urer.
22-Night:
toat portion of
ch as it related
_ the Capital
read the first
rules.
rules had been
toe reading of
s rec irded on
The following gentlemen were elected
dibzctobs:
* fionwt,_The Columbus Sun local is re-
e the following: “The roads in this
7 *t» never in a more execrable condi-
- treesrive, slow and frequent rains
L i^hATd produced a mireness and mud-
I l -7®<i description. Some routes have
* 0B ^together, and travel is under
A dirkey, the other day, in crawling
”*telfence,sawan excellent hat in toe
^^4 difficulty, he reached toe spot, and
.. f 1 Paring up the article, whon a voice
him to stop. The annoyed
- muter up courage to stammer out,
d! mtasa, lem me prize you up?”
voice, “I’m doing very well;
*plendid horse below - " TL -
^on instanter.
me.” The nig-
® CowntBus.—The Sun says there
hv, Golumbus some eight schools, (in-
dlre6 departments of the Public
ts 6.) at which the average daily at-
j. 710 wMt* scholars—boys and
a! -^ c Schools alone have over 400
,/** &T erage number at toe colored
1 L * 8o ' ,A 275 children. The bnilding,
7 flie GoTemment, Is provided with
J for 264 pupils. Combining toe
^ , *dll closely approximate to the
'tr c ^drcn at the different schools in
a Messrs. Wm. B. Johnston, the
*ta» Nutting, a banker of the
c - Plant, President of toe Ma-
f lit were in toe city on yester-
*7 uut?!! 01 tM® of this trio of
IlL. r 14 * ' 10 * * * * * Augusta has not yet trans-
.sdramor hath it that they coma on
Lbusiness.—Augusta Chron.
Major J. A. Engelhard, North Carolina.
Mr. F. W. Dawson, South Carolina.
CoL Jas. Gardner, Georgia.
Sir. W. W. Screws, Alabama.
Mr. W. J. Damage, Tennessee.
Mr. John Armstrong, Mississippi.
On motion the Secretary was requested to ac
knowledge the receipt, in a complimentary
manner, in toe name of the Convention, toe
polite invitation of Mr. Hall, of the St. Charles
Hotel, New Orleans, and to thank him for his
courtesy.
Major Steele asked leave, which was per
mitted, to withdraw his resolution, submitted at
toe meeting of yesterday, in relation to toe ap
pointment of a committee of three to report
upon the political condition of toe South, and
especially upon the attitude of the Southern
press, in regard to the reconstruction of tho
Southern States.
CoL Forsyth said he was requested by toe
Board of Trade to tender to the Convention an
invitation to meet in Mobile next year, when
they and toe people of Mobile would be most
happy to meet the gentlemen of toe Convention
again.
CoL Clisby then offered a resolution that toe
next nrinnnl session of toe Convention be held
in Mobile.
The President took the floor and said, that
himself, as well as ever* member of toe Con
vention, felt a profound gratitude for toe kind
ness which prompted the invitation, and for toe
bountiful and most liberal manner in which
they had been treated, but to accept the invita
tion would indeed be riding a free horse to
death; that if left to his choice he would be
only too glad to come back to Mobile, bnt it
would be taxing generosity and kindness too
much. . .
If for no other reason, he would like to visit
Mobile again, as he had seen so much of toe
men and so little of toe w6men. His feelings
prompted bim to come back, but his judgment
w&s against tho movement.
CoL Forsyth, in reply, remarked that the first
objection of toe gentleman was not valid, as he
could readily assure him that the “ free horse
was not by any means tired, and tost toe people
of Mobile wonld be delighted to have the Con
vention meet here toe next year, and the next,
too; that in regard to his second objection, if
the gentleman from Georgia badn t seen enough
of the ladies he was sorry for Mm; he has only
seen a few specimens, but we haws a whole
treasury of them, and whan be eo*nea back next
year, he would show Mm all of them.
CoL Clisby said that the member* of toe Con
vention were under profound obligations for
toe extraordinary hoepttality which has been ex-
individcally
our class. The classes are of three sorts—sena
tors, members of toe House, and tag-rag and
Robert-taiL As I necessarily come under toe
latter class, I am dismissed as Mr. Pratt, or Mr,
Platt, or Air. Spratt, or any other combination
of sounds that resemble my name. And going
home, I take a grim pleasure in driving my pen
through toe official insect, and sticking him or
her in my cabinet of political curiosities for toe
amusement of the pensive public.
Airs. Grant, however, when I took my leave,
said, in toe kindest Yoice, “Good day, Colonel
P.," and, pausing at the door, I heard her dis
miss Jones, Smith and Robinson, in toe same
gentle, thoughtful manner, and, taking up that
trifle, I said, “You are a dear, good woman,
and I hope your life may be happy, as it is pros
perous.”—Don Piatt in Cincinnati Commercial
A Colored Woicax ox Female Scitbaoe.—At
toe Woman's Rights Convention in Chicago, re
marks were made by a colored woman, an ex
tract from wMch is here appended:
“I present myself to you as a composition of
humanity, for there flows through my veins a
combination of toe blood of four distinct na
tions, of which toe greater part is Dutch, part
Indian, part African, and the lesser part Insh.
(Applause and laughter.] I am an American,
because here I was born. I am true, because I
love toe dear old flag. I am on toe right side of
the question, because I believe woman was
made a helpmate for man; that he is but
half man withont woman, [applause,] and yon
need her help as well in political affairs as yon
do in private or domestic affairs. And,
gentlemen, I warn you no longer to stand
out in refusing toe right for which we con
tend; in trying to withhold from these
noble ladies bere and their darker sisters
the franchise they cow demand. Miss An
thony and Airs. Stanton, with their Mgh moral
and Intellectual power, have shaken toe States
of New England, and toe shock is felt here to
day. The echo comes back from St. Louis; a
sensation is aroused in England; and soon the
whole world will be awakened to a sense of onr
cause. Woman bas a power within herself, and
the God that reigns above, who commanded Mo
ses to lead toe children of Israel from out toe
land of Egypt, from ont the house of bondage,
who walled toe waters of the Red Sea, who em
powered Samson with power to slay his enemies
with the jaw-bone of an ass, who empowered
Abraham Lincoln wito knowledge to write toe
emancipation proclamation whereby four mil
lions of blacks were set free—that God, onr
God, is with and for us, and will hear toe call of
woman, and her rights will be granted, and she
shall have a right to vote.”
Eloquzxt Ejtobts.—The speeches of O. G.
Sparks, of Bibb, and Dunlap Scott, of Floyd,
yesterday, on the Mil to exempt from taxation
nil capital, foreign and domestic, invested in
manufacturing enterprises within toe next three
years, were able, impressive and eloquent.
They axe both energetio and live member of the
House, and reflect honor upon their constitu
ency.—Atlanta Constitution.
Atlaxta, Ga.,
House.—The House met.
Mr. Sisson moved to
the journal of Saturday,
to toe bill of Air. McCombs,
back to Alilledgeville had
time without a suspension of
Mr. McCombs stated that
suspended, and that toe fact
the bill the first time, which
the journal, was a sufficient g^.ntci. .
Air. Saussey stated that toe be^uread
a first time. . * TJ- \ -- v
Air. Sisson moved that the bill to erased from
toe journal because of toe i.regultr manner in
which it had been taken up.
Air. Saussey thought it would be better to let
toe bill stand and assume tlat it had been read,
than for toe House to declare by such an act as
that suggested by Air. Sisscn that it had acted
irregularly. He moved that the rules b« sus
pended now if they were not ot Saturday, vhich
motion prevailed and was enured on the jour-
naL
Mr. Fitzpatrick moved a retonsideraion of
the bill to amend the charter of be city tf Ala-
con and bring on an election for Aiayor and City
Conn cal.
He accompanied bis motion by bating tint it
was based upon the will of the mSority cf the
tax-payers of the city—not less thai seven oat
ten demanding it When he was at horns, a
short time ago, many persons who hd not spo
ken to him for years, on account of pditical dif
ferences, spoke to him and requestedrim to do
something towards bringing on an elecum to do
so. He had introduced a bill, some tine ago,
wito a view to this matter, and he was, re con
fessed, very much astonished to find tint the
gentleman from Jones, who had no local inter
est whatever in toe city of Alacon, noved to
postpone it indefinitely. He made his motion
in order to show that he was acting for the good
of the whole people, independent of political
antipathies; and he hoped it wonld pass.
Mr. Sparks opposed toe motion of his col-
leagae on toe ground that toe toll was substan
tially toe same as one wMch had been proposed
by himself and acted upon a week ago.
"Mr. Fitzpatrick asked if there were not some
deficiencies in the bill which kis own wonld
cover.
Mr. Sparks thought not
Air. Fitzpatrick said there wis no provision
made in the bill proposed by hs colleague for
toe election of city officers.
Mr. Sparks said that toe difference between
toe two bills was, that toe bill cf his colleague
brought toe election of chief cf police before
the people, wMch would set him free from all
restraint of toe Aiayor and City Councfl.
Air. Fitzpatrick explained tint there was a
provision in his bill wMch made toe chief of
police subject to too authority of the Aiayor
and City Council.
Air. Sparks—That being the ease, it is not
necessary for me to say anotlar word. He
moved to lay the matter on the ta>le, and called
the previous question, which was unanimously
sustained.
The following communication from Mr. H. J.
Kimball was read.
Office H. J. Kimball, )
Atlanta, February 20, 1869.)
7o the Honorable the House of Eepretentatiees :
Gextlemes—In response to • resolution
; passed by yonr honorable body, on toe 18to
: nst., which is as follows:
Whereas, It appears in the majtrity report of
toe Finance Committee that the lailroad Com
mittee gave assurance, byword ojinsome other
way, that his Excellency, the Garemor, would
be sustained in the advance mad< to Air. Kim
ball for toe completion of the Opera hall; Be it
Resolved, That Air. Kimball ta requested to
furnish, at once to this House, toe names of
members of said committee, givhg him assur
ance referred to in toe preamble tnd resolution.
I beg leave to report that at toe time toe
Railroad Committee met at the (pera House, I
had no personal acquaintance wib but very few
of the members ol said committee, and I do not
know even at this day who are tie members (or
were at that time) of said commitee.
I was introduced to them on tlat day, but re
member only toe names of Alt McCullough,
Crawford, Air. Bums, and Air. Conly. As my
memory serves me there wer* some ten or
twelve present, and I only heardone disapprove
of heating the building by steamer, viz., Air.
McCullough, and at toe time toe question was
asked if these gentlemen present would lend
their influence to have an appropriation made
by toe Legislature to pay for heating by steamer
I do not remember a single dissenting voice.
The names of toe other gentlemen present,
I am unable to give. ,
Yours respectfully,
H. J. Kransix.
Air. Hall, of Meriwether, chairman of toe
Finance Committee, moved a suspension of toe
rules for the purpose of taking np bills and res
olutions looking to carrying into effect toe re
port of toe Retrenchment Committee.
The following resolutions were adopted and
ordered to be transmitted to the Senate:
Resolved by the House of Representatives,
That the standing committee on the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, be requested to report a bill as
soon as possible, providing for the necessities
of toe institution.
The resolution was adopted, and, on motion,
ordered to be transmitted to the Senate.
Resolved by the House of Representatives,
(the Senate concurring therein.) That his Ex
cellency, the Governor, be, and he is hereby re
quested to discharge all the employees in his
office except his messenger and two secretaries
allowed by law.
The resolution was adopted and ordered to be
transmitted to toe Senate.
Resolved by the House of Representatives
(toe Senate concuring therein) that toe State Li
brarian be and he is hereby requested to dis
charge at once toe employee in Ms department.
Air. Hall offered a bill allowing toe State
Treasurer one clerk each session of toe Legisla
ture, who should not receive any extra pay.
Adopted.
Also a bill abolishing overseer of Pententiary
and Hospital steward. Adopted.
A bill was introduced by Air. Sparks, authori
zing toe Aiayor of Alacon to hold court, and
giving additional power to said court, was read
a first time.
The following bills were read a third time and
A bill to amend section 4813 of Irwin's Code.
Also a bill to prescribe fees and manner of col
lection for Solicitor Generals, Sheriffs and
other officers in the Eastern Circuit.
Air. Fitzpatrick offered a resolution, adjourn
ing until to-morrow, in honor of the aniversary
of toe birthday of Washington.
A division was called for, when Air. Fitz
patrick asked toe Chair if he wonld be ont of
order to inform toe gentlemen that George
Washington was an American. [Laughter.]
The votes having been counted, and a quo
rum not voting, toe yeas and nays were called
for, when they stood yeas 44, nays 66.
The special order of toe day, wMch was toe
bill on education, was then taken up.
Air. Parks, of Gwinnett offered a substitute.
Air. Bryant reviewed toe bill at considerable
length and hoped it wonld be adopted because
toe great source of true greatness to a country
was education. He said that toe people had
never been able to educate themselves, and as
toe colored people had now toe right to vote it
wonld be to toe interest of the State to educate
them. He pointed out the great advantages
derived to toe North and West by the free
school system and also called their attention to
the different systems of education. He told
them what kind of a Republican he was and how
much he would do to reseat the negroes in their
seats on that floor, and ha trusted that the bill
would be acted upon with r view to the interest
of toe State, obliterating altogether party lines.
Mr. Scott rose to offer a motion but as the
hour for adjournment had arrived he holds the
floor for to-morrow.
- — —————« UlUIUUlg UiUUI
“l? 16 ™ 017 Of toe Father of his Country.
•a r 9?° ln tion was adopted, and the House
Sta^ WafiSSL* 0 ^ memory of * e
SEX ATE
Praying and fasting all day.
Atlanta, Tuesday n-gbt
Senate.—Mr. Bums moved to reconsider toe
action of the Senate on Saturday in relation to
.authorizing toe Governor to draw his warrant
m favor of the late Treasurer of toe State, Air.
John Jones. -77 •
Air. 'Candler offered an amendment to *the
effect that no coupons, which had been repudi
ated by the Conventions of 1863 and 1867,
should be paid.
Both toe bill and amendment were recom
mitted to toe Finance Committee.
A bill to incorporate toe Americu3 Alanufac-
turing Company was read a third time, and with
an amendment by Air. Anderson, granting tho
same priviledges to the Fort Valley Manufactur
ing Company, was adopted.
The Education bill being toe special order for
to-day was taken up.
A motion by Air. Smith, of the 36th, to dis
charge toe bill, was withdrawn by him. The
bill was taken np and acted on by sections.
Some discussion ensued upon the reading of
toe first section wMch provides that toe Govern
or, State School Commissioner, Attorney Gen
eral, State Treasurer, and Secretary of State
shall constitute a Board of Education.
Air. Burns thought toe Board a partizan one
tnd opposed toe section on that account He
thought toe officerr named in toe section had
enough duties to perform in their several offices
»o to employ all their time if they discharged
them faithfully, and he hoped that this extra
labor would not be imposed upon them. He
moved to strike ont
Several Senators spoke on the motion after
whick Mr. Normally moved to lay toe bill on the
table Upon which motion the yeas and nays
were called, when they stood, yeas 15, nays 14.
The President voted nay and toe motion to
tablewas lost.
Mi Burns said that if his mortion prevailed
he wiuld offer to amend by submitting toe fol-
lowitg named gentlemen to constitute toe Board
of Education: toe State School Commissioner,
State Treasurer, and Hon. Alexander H. Ste
phen*, of CrawfordsriUe; AL Dwinell, Esq., of
RonB; Rev. Dr. W. T. Brantley, of Atlanta;
Hon, A. T. Akennan, of Elbert; Hon. T. P.
Safftid, of Morgan; S. Vamadoe, Esq., of Val-
dostt; T. S. Mallard, Esq., of Thomasville, and
W. S. Bogart, of Savannah.
Air. Burns stated, however, that if any other
names were suggested he was not particular as
to toe gentlemen he had just mentioned, but he
knew that many of them had been through life
advocates of education.
A motion by Air. Moore to postpone the bill
until Saturday was lost.
Air. Candler thought the bill unconstitutional
because it conferred office on persons already in
offices, and moved to indefinitely postpone. The
motion was lost by a vote of yeas, 11; nays, 16.
Air. Normally offered an amendment to toe
effect that toe President and Secretary of toe
Senate, Speaker and Clerk of toe House, with
the State Treasurer and State School Commis
sioner, constitute toe Board of Education—the
Treasurer to have charge of too records.
The motion did not prevail, after wMch toe
amendment of Air. Bums was put and lost
On motion of Air. Harris, toe first section was
adopted by a vote of yeas 19, nays 10.
A motion amending the 5th section by insert
ing one sub-commissioner from each county in
stead of from each senatorial district, was of
fered, but didnotprevaiL
Air. Burton moved that the words “and in
case any school shall refuse or neglect to use
such books as may be prescribed, shall with
hold from said public school its share of toe
funds," wMch was adopted.
A motion to strike ont toe following, by Air.
Speer, was lost: “Provided that the Bible shall
not be excluded from the public schools of toe
State.”
The following motion of amendment by Air.
Harris was lost: And in case any teacher shall
refuse or neglect to °ase such books as may be
prescribed, he shall forfeit all pay.
The section was put as amended and adopted.
A motion to strike ont of section 12 toe fol
lowing words, by Air. Wellborn, was adopted:
“Provided, that it shall be held a misdemeanor
for said commissioner to order to be paid over
to any school district its share of said public
fund, in case toe local school officers have failed
or refused to obey any of toe requirements of
this act.
A motion, by Air. Moore, to strike out toe
words “between five and twenty-one years of
age,” and insert “between six and eighteen,”
was adopted and toe section adopted as amended.
Several House and Senate bills were read, but
the Education Bill consumed toe principal por- j ous “wMsky ring.” The influence of money
monta* bm b8Cit *° tbe * r ° use without amend-
of Dooly, spoke- briefly against
ihe State to such expense^
,Sr ' ffxs to faTOr of the bilL He
thought toat a system °f immigration would be
ST .™ 6 7 obnost importance, and be right to the
*9 dh ® b€llev ed tost when toe tax payers
de J? a nded it, it should be granted
behest 11611 ^ 8poi °’ should always
totoe e HoSf tteethen ^ sod reported back
■a.^!&Vi2)aasMB»*csiled for, when
yeas 62—nays 44. The motion prevail^a.
Mr. 'Williams of Morgan moved to suspend
the rules to take up a resolution in relation to
tax Collectors. The motion to suspend was
lost . .
Air. Crawford moved that the taxbill be made
the special order for Friday next, and that two
hundred copies be printed.
The motion did not prevaiL H
The bill was taken np and, acted on by sec
tions.
The bill was passed, wito some slight amend
ments.
Air. Duncan moved a suspension of toe rules,
for toe purpose of taking np a resolution ex
cusing toe Finance Committee from toe House
until Thursday next, for toe purpose of report
ing a general appropriation bill.
A division was called for on toe motion to sus
pend, bnt no quorum voted. Some discussion
ensued, after which, on motion of Air. 'Williams,
of Morgan, the resolution was laid on toe table.
A bill was read a second time, appropriating
money to J. E. Maguire,, in consideration of in
juries received by him while working on the
State Road.
The Committee recommended that toe sum of
three hundred dollars be'appropriated for toe
applicant.
Air. O’Neil objected to the appropriation, on
toe ground that the applicant was able to earn
two dollars per day, and, also, that several
maimed soldiers, and others, might ask for ap
propriations on toe same ground.
Air. Duncan spoke in favor of toe appropria
tion.
Air. Saussey spoke against it, stating that it
would be unwise to open the door to such ap
plications. He moved that toe committee rise
and report toe bill back without amendment.
Air. McCnllough moved that the bill be indefi
nitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
A message was read from toe Governor veto
ing a bill regnlating toe qualifications of voters
in toe city of Columbus.
Air. Grimes moved that the bill be taken np
and passed over too veto of the Governor.
The rules were suspended and toe bill taken
up, when Air. Grimes spoke in explanation of.
his motion.
Air. Scott followed in some brief remarks.
Air. Grimes moved that toe time of adjourn
ment be extended thirty minutes. The motion
was adopted by a vote of yeas C3—nays 39.
Air. Duncan called the previous question,
4toich was lost by a vote of 43 to 60.
Mr. Lee moved that toe House adjourn,which
motion prevailed.
Money Power—A Few Words in Season
The London Saturday Review, which is cer
tainly—whatever else may be said of it—one of
toe ablest and most thoughtful of too English
journals, has these reflections:
In toe United States we see toe influence of
money in its worst and most unblushing form.
Of all toe dangers to which the great Democracy
is exposed, none is so conspicuous, and none so
generally recognized by all thinking men, as toe
danger of downright pecuniary corruption. An
effort is being made in England to bring to
justice men who are accused—rightly or
wrongly—of having defrauded the sharehold
ers of a great financial company. Whatever
toe result, no one doubts that toe case
will be fully investigated, and that the
judges will do their duty without fear or favor.
But inNew York the leaders of commerce appear
to be above toelaw. They use their power with
out restraint or concealment for transactions in
shares which fairlyastonish toe enteiprisingBrit-
ish financier, and, when appeal is made to the law
in consequence of a quarrel between toe conspir
ators, it turns ont that each of them has a judge
tice through the dirt of tie most unblushing cor
ruption. Certainly no spectacle has been exhib
ited in England half so demoralizing to the pub
lic mind as toe whole course of the rival manipu
lators of toe great Erie railroad. Money has
doubtless great influence upon toe British Pa*
liament, but at least it does not influence mem
bers in the repulsive form of direct bribery.
The taxation of toe country is doubtless deter
mined in a great measure by rich men; but at
least we are not told here that more than half
toe revenue escapes through mysterious leaks
between the contributor and the national ex
chequer, and we are entirely free from such
mysterious but powerful agencies as the notori-
nno rinrr ” TTu* inflnan/ta mnnnT
tion of the day, and in many cases, was very
warmly Uebated. It will be resumed to-morrow,
and as there are yet several sections remaining,
it is very likely that toe debates will become
more interesting as they progress.
Hovsz.—The House met.
At. Gray moved a suspension of toe rules for
the purpose of taking np the following bills:
A bill to incorporate toe Tryon Railroad Com
pany.
The bill was read, passed and transmitted to
rate toe St Maria’s Lodge,
in England acta through what by comparison at
least, may be called legitimate channels; and
we are not disgraced by paying one set of taxes
to toe public and another to toe plunderers of
the public revenue. The wealthy classes may
be powerful, but they have not toff power to
mould tariffs wito an exclusive view to their own
pockets.
A Grand Enterprise.
PROPOSED UNION OP THE TENNESSEE END ATJUUV*
EIYEE8.
We find toe following in the Talladega (Ala.)
the Senate.
A bill to ini
No. 266, in 'jBtiker county—passed and transl I importer:
“The Education bill being the unfinished busi-; „ old i^a of connecting the waters of toe
ness of yesterday was nexttaken up. | Tennessee and Alabama nvere by a canal has
Air. Bryant proposed some amendments to • been revived. Maury, _n a recent scientific
the bill reducing expenses so as to bring the sys- i re P°rt a P° a topog^pty the country re-
tem of general education within the means of ■ toe suggestions as to the practicability of
toe State in her present embarrassed condition. ®5? nd ® nt ® r P n8e ’ The Montgwnery Mail,
Air. Scott said that he did not think that the ! andot ^ er P?* 518 * «■*"? n P the
State was ready for this bill yet. The passage ?* b J ect 811(1 commented upon it, and suggest
of such a bill would necessarily be attendedby ^ a 8 ?™y madeunder the recent
a very large expense to the State. The building ! appropriation to complete the survey of the
of schools woffid cost several millions of dollars, S? 1 . 80 * “ *° test in a satisfactory manner
and to make the system thorough, there should this interesting question. 4l ^_n
be two schools—one for toe whtte, another for I
the black race. He contended that such a sys- ? ree ^l one 7® tributaries of toe Coosa nver,
tern was utterly impracticable, and could only has lts 80 “ c ® a of •• Tennessee
result in bankrupting toe State. It was said «ver, and that the intervemng space is oompar-
that the Constitution made it incumbent upon f^ely leveL Old settlers have aU msisted that
them to establish a system of common schema, ;*j* wat ® r8 ° f ^Tennessee might ^brought
buthe did not think they were bound to do m to the Cooea by the toy of Willscreek
now. He read the article in toe Constitution J* comparatively'small WW a grand idea
relating to the matter. The last session was, he 18 m Th “* °1 *»*■
argued, the first session, and that having ^sed loftdm « “ Si
Without toe adoption of such a bilTa^dthe der8of Virguna or Western Carohna,«md Corn-
Constitution reqmring it to be done at that ses- **£»“*?
sion, they were no longer bound by toe Consti- oa M ° blla ,-
tution in that respect He was not opposed to “ acb rmdereloped wealto would be brought to
public schools, fie was in favor of Wing a Bow many towMWonldbe builtup, and
good system of education established, buthe 7*at teeming hives of industry would spring
TOOTlf 4a Ctuck it ^Mia at tVia 4tmn TT- lUtO 11*0•
not want to see it done at this time. He
wanted to wait until the State was in a condi
tion to establish a thorough one, such as would
be of permanent utility to the State. He moved
to lay the bill on the table. The motion was
lost
Georgia lit Cesgum,
We clip the following from the Atlanta New
Era of the 24to:
' We are permitted to publish the following ex-
Mr. Shumate offered a resolution appointing tract from a private letter written toMaj. Madi-
a joint committee of five from toe House and son Bell, Comptroller General of the State, by
three from the Senate for the consideration of a gentleman of high position great influ-
toe bilL ence, now in Washington City. He says:
The motion prevailed and toe resolution was “The signs are that the present Congress will
transmitted to the Senate. not act on Georgia matters, but that the new
Mr. Carpenter asked a suspension of toe rules Congress, which oommenoes March 4, will act
to have a bill, entitled an act to amend the 634th with vigor. If the Legislature will promptly
section of Irvin’s Code, read a first time. ratify the new amendment, article XV, after it
Several motions to suspend the rules for toe gets through Congress, harsh action may possi-
purpose of reading bills a first and second time bly be prevented. I am satisfied that Congress
following. The rules were not suspended. _ wtil not let Georgia alone until Republicans are
Mr. Shumate moved that the House go into safe in expressing th.tr opinions, and colored
Committee of the Whole on the Immigration citizens have equal political rights with whites.
bilL _ “ The exclosion of the colored members from
The following Committee was named by toe the General Assembly I'm hurt Georgia more
Speaker to report on the Education bill: Messrs. *h.t» niyiMng else. ■ It is understood here as th.
Scott, of Floyd, Bryant, Shumate, Parks, of fiat step in toe systematic depression of toe ne-
Gwinnett, and Felder. gro, which the people of your State are snppoa-
The House vent into Committee of the ed to intend to effect a* soon as the hand as the
Whole. U. 8. Government shall be finally withdrawn.”
Wafer and U|htning.
hitoobdikabt electrical thbobt or a. oxe~-
BALE SATAN.
From tU NaAeilU Banner.1
to,‘£^ ! BaIdy! TOl * r aro ye a gwine •
, ./P * 1 ® r !mark addressed to an ancient flee-
/^w 8 * h nUl < ? e dnb f<>r ® f< **» and a tail
P dl v ?f ao ^ ebnl ? 8 ' bMnawed to a consumptive- -
splay-jheeled. carryall, containing a
single bale of dog-tail cotton. The re^rifia-
sued from a pair of lips and a row
toothless gums, shut in by a grizzleverav^^L
his wrinkled and weatoer-beaten'YdfMj^^flai
his bent shoulders were sheltered from the Feb
ruary zephrys by an odd.home blanket, and.
his thin shanks were bandaged wito legging of.
course jeans, 'and garters of the same materiaL
His hands were encased in white ootton mittens-
and his shirt was innocent of cravat or paper-
collar. In one hand he held toe hempen lines
which kept him in communication with the bit
by which Baldy, toe Roeinante of toe unnatural’
dapple was made to know his place whenever he-
began to feel his oata, and in toe other he held
a leather wagon-whip, which, no doubt, a
traditional history in the family, and with the-
persuasive eloquence of which the rough hide
of old Baldy, no donbt, was very familiar.
This strangely accoutred turn-out halted'in
Broadway, early in toe day. A shrewd, wide
awake cotton buyer of our acquaintance was at
tracted to it by the Bingle bale of cotton which
surmounted the feeble oldcarryrdl, and which so
sorely tried-toe strength of the uncertain wheels,
and toe muscles of the old horse in toe shafts,
as well as toe texture of the patched'traces and'
hempen gearing which held horse and* wagon
together. Onr friend, toe man of cotton quo
tations, approached toe team and addressed,
the owner, when toe following quaint dialogue
ensued:
“What do you ask for- your cotton, my?
friend?”
“Well, now, I haint’t quite concluded yet,.but
ye see I want jest the mostest I kin git fur it”
“The highest market price,” suggested the
cotton buyer, “is twenty-six eents. If yours is.
good cotton I'll give you-that for it”
“I’m feared that’s a-most too low. Cotton’s.
risin, and I kin git more'n that bime-by.”
“But," persisted toe ootton dealer, “upon
what do you base your calculations 2."
“Wall, ye see, I hearo a man say as. I struck
in here on toe Broadway Pike, that five toonson
bales wer shipped from New York to Liverpool
yesterday, by railroad."
“By railroad ? You’re deranged. Why,
man, there's three thousand miles of ocean, be
tween New York and Liverpool!”
“Don’t care fur that, my son, they mout have
it bridged over sence yon hearo from toar."
Our cotton friend, realizing the character of
toe customer he had to deal with, concluded it
was useless to argue that further, and-waived
the bridge question, bnt suggested:
“There is no bridge, bnt we have an ocean
telegraph, and by that we learn that the price in
Liverpool is twenty-six cents!”
“ No ye don’t, young man, no ye don’t You
town folks may be smarter than other folks, but
ye can’t fool the old man that way. Ef they kin
hist telegraph poles across the ocean, they kin
hist a bridge over jest as easy. No, sir, ye can't
fool me on that”
“But toe cable is laid along the bottom, and
toe lightning plays beneath the water."
“Oh! you git out!" said old country, deri
sively, “any damn fool knows that water'll put
out lightning!”
Our cotton friend saw that toe rural visitor
was incorrigible. There was no possible chance
of overawing a man of such stubborn suspicion,
and consequently there was no trade. Cotton
dealer, with hands rattling the keys and loose
change in his pocket, went whistling down toe
street in quest of other cotton, wlule toe old
countrymen took another hitch on his reins,
flourished his whip, and snapped out a parting
salute : “Git up, Baldy—gee, haw-w," and toe
rickety concern was again in motion, and soon
disappeared around a neighboring corner.
From Washlagtoi.
Washington, February 22.— The Herald’s
Washington dispatch says Gen. Grant has be
come more communicative and expressed him
self on Saturday to an intimate friend freely in
regard to toe composition of his Cabinet, ssy-
'ng:
‘T shall invite civilians to fill all Cabinet po
sitions. If my selections should not prove judi
cious in toe first instance I shall feel justified in
correcting the mistake by making a second or
third selection, if necessary.”
The letter-book of Gen. Halleck has been
found, containing all the correspondence on toe
subject of toe removal of Gen. Grant when at
Vicksburg, including the order for the removal •
of Gen. Grant. The order was signed by Gen.
Halleck, but was inspired by Mr. Stanton, who
at that time dictated all toe correspondence of
Gen. Halleck. Gen. Bank’s friends are urging
him to give all the papers in his possession on
toe subject to toe public, but he still refnses to
do so.
The following Cabinet statement is made up
from toe concurrence of various circumstances
and opinions of the best informed men, and it
probably comprises more names of those who
will actually go in than any yet published: Ed.
S. Pierpont, Attorney-General; Joseph Holt,
Secretary of State; G. A. Boutwell, Secretary
of the Treasury; James F. Wilson, Secretary
of the Interior: Gen. Schofield, Secretary of
War’; Admiral Porter, Secretary of the Navy.
The latter officer has already purchased and
furnished a house here. Ex-Governor Denni
son, Poetmaster-GeneraL
A Senatorial caucus remained in session till
about twenty minutes past three, considering
the tenure-of-office act, at which time less than
one-half toe Republican members were present.
The National Theater was used for religious
purposes last night, and an English preacher
named Sherman presided. In the coarse of his
remarks he referred to President Johnson as the
man who had his trunks packed for Tennessee,
and a portion of toe audience hissed. He then
indulged in strong denunciations of the Presi
dent’s abuse of toe pardoning power in Demp
sey's case, whereupon half of the audience rose
to their feet, hissed and departed.
On a vote for postponing the consideration of
toe question of the repeal until after the 4th of
Mardi, twenty-two were in toe affirmative, in
cluding several who have heretofore pronounced
in favor of the repeal. The other members of
toe caucus then present, refused to rote, and
announced their determination not to be bound
by the caucus, and withdrew.
The Aiayor of Baltimore and a committee of
the City Council called at toe Executive Alan-
sion this morning to present to President John
son toe resolution, passed by the Council of
tost city, tendering to toe President the hospi
talities of Baltimore daring his passage through
that place, en route to Nashville, at the dose of
his administration.
Representative Phelps, of Maryland, aocom-
panied them to Mr. Johnson.
Aiayor Banks read the resolutions and ad
dressed toe President in a few brief remarks,
making complimentary reference to his admin
istration.
The President expressed his gratitude at the
compliment, and in reference to the invitation
said he would be glad to accept it, and would at
a future time designate a day when he would
visit Baltimore, which would be satisfactory to
all concerned.
Mr. Johnson spoke about two minutes, and in
the course of his remerks alluded to his admin
istration of the offloe of President, which he
said had been exercised in the interest of peace,
and for the general good of the oountry without
regard to any present or future popularity. His
constant aim had been toward toe restoration of
prosperity to the country and the happiness of
all its citizens.
The proceedings were held in tho Epst room,
about fifty persons being precast, a majority of
whom accompanied the qqgga^ttee from Balti
more. ' - ’ '