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Tuesday Morning, February 12. 186L
Xti’ Interesting reading matter will be found
ur 4th page-
t|ipoinln*eot» in the Ai-isir of Ctrorgia.
1st. REGIMENT.
r ■'.—WM. A. J. HARDEE, late U. S. Army.
Lien t. Col.—C J. YY ILLTAM.S. Museogee. Co.
1st Major.—III Oil McLAYYS, lato IT. S. Army
.’ad., ‘—E. R. HARDEN, Wliitfield, Co.
2nd. regiment.
t 1 -—YY . H. r. WALKER, late U. S. Army.
at. Col —E W. CHASTAIN, of Fannin, Co.
l«t. Major.—Wm. M. GARDNER, late U. S. A.
.1 -ALFRED CUMMINS, late U. S. A.
; is expected that the Regiments, constituting
. | ., ion of a Brigade as it does, will be nndei
■ command of Brigadier, an! Bvt. Major Gen
, nd E Tw iggs. The appointments of Captains
i Lieutenants, if made, are not yet authorised to
be made public.
The Pri-M nnd the times.
We pub'.Ub to-day a pointed and triitl.ful article
• >in the Savannah Republican on the effect of tin
ones on tbe newspapers business. Our own co]
nnns show to wlmt extent the falling off in ad
• ••irising lias affected us. Wo have lost at leusi
got columns of advertisements within the past six
• intlis. If we could retrench our expenses to meel
corresponding decrease of patronage, all would
e well. Hut every line of advertisements lost, de
m ids additional expense to fill its place witl,
•ling matter, which is gratuitous. Wo have not
v bad to lose the eight columns of standing ndver-
ments. which cost but for one setting up, but w<
have an increased force to supply these blank
,mins with reading matter, which is changed every
. k Thus, while other occupations can contract
I retrench when the times press heavily upon them
• n-w paper man is actually required to do a third
tourt-i more labor, ami get only a third or fourth
profit lie formerly did, when the times wore easier
■ i- th-se circumstances, ought not the printer *,
| :iid? We think so. The amounts due art
.rally but a few dollars at most, aril such sums,
m-aggregate, mak-the amounts which the J’lin
mis to pay for paper and work. Taper and work
a:r cash urtie'es—they cannot be had without. IIow
i—u can any paper stand the crisis, unless those who
.«•" it small sums will pay promptly their dues. We
i... i.v not how it is with other of our newspapei
• . but our receipts from subscription and ad-
: -in/, fur the past month, did not pay expenses
...i the . aine time.
Spiritual.
'friend of the Augusta Dispatch, noticing the
t ire of Pritchard for the Convention at Mont-
. n.-iy, says, be hopes Pritchard will return well
erred, in the best of spirits. If the local columns
ur Augusta exchanges are to be relied on, We
nud judge that Pritchard went forth preserved in
Wst of spirits. Our friend of the Dispatch need
be alarmed. If Pritchard’s face don’t secure the
' of .spirits, we don’t know whose will. lie is u
hum of communication, bey ant that of any of the
- gang we wot of. The Fox gals are not a
- kleberry toliis persimmon,’’in rapping up spec-
Tiie Srw Work Day Ilooii.
timing those journals at the North which have la.
J to defen 1 the Constitutional rights of the South-
■i states, and to treat the subject of slavery in a tair
rational way, the New I * a y 1 took stands foremost
nt paper inis, with a zeal and boldness unequalled in
.: section, defended the institution of slavery in its
il, religious and political aspects—and after years
patient labor lias beco'.n* flrmly established as one
' be leading papers in the great metropolis of North
,i rica. It has had a co-laborer in the Journal of
nnmerce, and at times, in the New York Herald ;
neither of the last named journals has been so
birmly consistent in its defence of Slavery. In this
speet it is quite as earnest and as devoted as the
.arleston Mercury. Its ponderons blows upon the
. led head of Abolitionism have fallen with a crush
_• weight. It is at present engaged in tile work ofex-
iii- lie- suffering and want in New York city, which,
obvious reasons, the Black Republican journals
ive studiously kept concealed. Its revelations of
e extent nud degree of starvation among the poor of
\ w York city, are staggeriug to minds far removed
ii the scenes of destitution, and ignorant of the
•leliedness ami woe that fill ‘ Cat Alley and the
It Pickers Paradise—scenes, by the side of which
- negro's cabin on n Southern plantation is a
The Day Rook is opening the eyes of the
in the true condition of the laboring classes in
X ' th, and the incomparably liappic-r and better
--. iitiun of the slaves of the South. Let Southern
who will patronise pap *rs in New Y'ork City.
- rilie to the Day Hook. A- a commercial paper
nk-with the best iii that city, and ms a political
ual it is sounder than any, or all the batch togeth
* Day Hook is published by Van Evrie, Horton
•’> No. Ifi2 Nassau Street, New Y'ork City.
- of the Daily jtfi 00 per year; of the Weekly
i - i. in advance. Two copies for J3 00—five copies
< • oo. These terms are within tin- reach of the
Well Done—A Shot in gooil Time.
We had determined to give the LaGrange Re
'rtir a rebuke for its excessive party ism and par-
- in rancor, but dismissed the subject as entirely
small game” to look after. But we find in
' Macon Telegraph a raking shot, which leaves
"tiling for ns to do in the way of sinking that di-
n-i :ut:ve craft. We copy it in another place.—
I '"up county will have to pension th i Reporter
■-hen old Parlies and parly lines are obliterated.
I »w Pnprr in Ntnvnnnnh.
We see it stated that Dr. Forbs of Americus G».
- about to start a new paper in the city of S.nvan-
mIi to he called the Erenir.g Mail. We hope the
l>r may succeed in his enterprise, hut wj think
has selected a bad time to begin a newspaper.
•' -he Press in the Slate get no better returns for
■ Ascription than we have received for the past
x mouths, they must feel seriously inclined to
- ,1 out. The newspaper business in these times,
- well patronised, no doubt; but those engaged in
' were never less remunerated than now.
Vliolitioi: Hypocrisy nnil Falsehood.
The History of the last few weeks proves that
■ i.inv of the former professions of the Black Re-
j ubiican party, which they dignified as principles
"-re nothing but hypocrisy and lies. When llie
M ss->ur restriction was repealed, they set up a
• >wi of complaint and resolved, in times and pia
—> wi'hout number, that they never would cease
tation and remonstrance, until that sacred com-
1-u-t was restored. Now when Mr. Crittenden is
' gging them, as the price of peace, and for the
'' •'H'.iou of the Country to restore that line, they
• use I Does not this prove conclusively that
hi- ir former complaints on that subject were all
Hypocrisy and lies ? They have resolved and
’acd, thousands of times, that Slavery was a
’ional sin and shame, and that no more Slave
V-v- s should ever be admitted into the Union,
' uuw, wheu the Slave States are ready aud will-
11 - to withdraw and leave them to themselves,
1 '. v cling to the sin and the shame of Slavery with
“ -tii „r.,sp and are willing to be taxed, and to
I i. i any amount of life and money to keep the
> >Vt * States from leaving them. If the Abolition-
*' ta really believed that Slavery was a national
Ir se. is it not passing strange, that they should
' ing to spend their blood and money to keep
■ ■; Slaveholdmg States in the Union ! Their
present conduct proves to the world that their pre
tended horror of Slavery was all a sham aud a lie,
P'd on, for political purposes-
New Vork and Georgia.
Our readers aro awn re that the polled of the City of
New York, on the 22nd day of last month, seized.
Tit bout any lawful authority, thiri v-eight boxes of
nuikets, sbippu.l f,> r t-avamuh on the St-.ima M m.
'cello, an I carrie I mi l d.-poiited them in'?he
Vrseu ,1 in t iat City. O: 1 . S tturdav the 2r. 1. day
nontii, Messrs. I>. C. Hodgkins\t S ms of Macon
vho are eitiz-ns of this State, pr.jditne lat the Execa-I
iveoffiae satisfaebiry evidanea that two hundred of
■aidguns belonged to them as their individual proper- !
fi (the others are sai l t > belong to Alabama,J a:id (
t-aimed -if 1 lav. Browa the protectiua of the State, of!
rhich they are law abiding citizens, against the rob-1
‘ r . v - Tils Governor i.n n : Itately wrote tin l itter j
vnic.1 is copied in his letter t * Gov. Morgan of the 8th j
instant, an 1 sent it to G >v. .At ,rgv» by Tel-gr.iph, de j
Handing tue i:n:nediate delivery of tiie gnu- thus seized -
> G. B. Lamar oi New Y’jrk. w'.toui he u’minuted j
is his Ag-iitto receive them. Toe Governor waited j
ill M indxv ev -uinj an 1 still receive 1 no reply to his!
1 mi* iu L Het-ien telegraphed the operator of the liu ■ j
it Albany, X. Y.. to know whether his dispatch to Gov. J
.U irgim iiad been received and delivered to him The
operator replied that it had. Gov. Brown then waited
till^half after 9 o’clock Tuesday night, and still received
no response from Gov. Morgan.
Being satisfied that liis d.-moul was to be evaded
and refused, and feeling tliai he was under the highest
obligation to the citiz Mis of this State to protect them,
witii the least possible delay against all such roberies j
and lawless seizure* by other States, he felt it liis duty I
i? he was fully-authorized by the law of Nations and the
plainest principles of natural justice, to do, to make re
prisals by seizing a sufficient amount of property be-
■ongiegto citizens of the State of New Y'ork, fully to
indemnify the citizens of this State who hud been rob
osd of their property, by compelling its return and de-
erringpther offenders from like atrocities upon our
•itizeus in future. The Governor does not ask New
fork to pay for the inxskets as she lias no right to com-
lel our citizens to sell them to her, but he demands
that the guns be returned to flieir owners. He there
fore orders such seizures as will, it is reasonably sup
iosed, produce this result.
We have said this is justified by the law of Na
ture. Two children are seen playing together.
A. has an apple and B. has a toy’. U. seizes A’s
apple and takes it from him, without ju-t excuse
Y. immediately seizes B’s. toy, and holda it all Ii.
gives up his apple. There being no one present
with authority to do justice betweeu them, nature
iictates the remedy for the injustice. So it is be-
eween States. There being no arbiter between
hem witii power to compel the wrong-doer to do
justice, the law of nature becomes the law cf Na
tions, which authorises the injured State to redress
its own wrongs, by seizing the property of the of-
ending State, and holding it till its own property
is returned.
In this case, the property seized in New-Y'ork,
was the private property of individual citizens of
ieorgia, and the Governor seizes the private pro
perty of citizens of New York as reprisal, aud
will hold it till the property of our own citizens
is returned to them.
The following is a copy of the order issued to
Col. Jackson, directing tbo seizure of the vessels;
EXECUTTVE DEPARTMENT. I
Mille jgeville Georgia, Feb. 5, IStH. jj
Half past !). P. M.
I have demanded of the Governor of New
fork the prompt delivery to my Agent, for D. C. j
Hodgkins it Sons, citizens of this State, of their!
guns, seized by the police of New Y'ork, on board j
he “Monticello,” aud deposited in the Arsenal ol j
that State. The demand has been delivered to j
aim. He has had a reasonable time and lias made
no reply. T am determined to protect the persons
ind property’ of the citizens of this State against aii j
<uch lawless violence, at all hazards.
In doing so, I will, if necessary, meet force by
force. I feel it my duty in tnts case to order re
prisal. Y'ou will therefore direct Col. Lawton to
order out sufficient Military force, aud seize, and
nold, subject to my order, every ship now in the
aarhor of Savannah, belonging to Citizens of New
York. When the property of which our citizens
-lave been robbed, is returned to them, then the
ships will he delivered to the citizens of New
fork, who own them.
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
Col II. R Jackson, Aid-dc-Camp, Savannah, Ga.
After the above order had been issued, Gov.
Brown received from Gov. Morgan, the evasive re
ply, by telegraph, which is alluded to in Gov.
Brown's letter below, purporting to doubt the
authenticity of Gov. Brown’s demand, and deny
ing its official form, i!Co.
Ou the 8th iust, Col. Jackson caused the follow
ing named vessels, registered in New York, and
belonging to citizens of that State, to be seized,
to-wit: the barks “Adjuster” an I “D. Golden
Hurray,” brigs “YY r . R. Kihby” and “Golden
Lead,” and the schooner “Julia A. Hallock.”
These vessels will he returned to the New Y ork own
•rs, as soon as New York returns the guns which were
unlawfully seized by her police, to their Georgin own
ers. Since the seizure of the vessels, Gov. Brown
has mailed to the Governor of New Y'ork, the fol
lowing communication, which speaks for itself without
further comment:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, )
Miu .edgevillc, Georgia, Feb. 8, 18(11. j
To his Excellency EJiciu D. Morgan, Governor of n
the State of .Veto York, Albany, N. I':
Sir :
Y'ou are doubtless aware that the Telegraph j
and Newspapers ot the city of Now Y'ork, !
on the 22nd d3y of last month, conveyed to the j
country the intelligence that certain boxes of I
muskets, shipped for Savannah, were, ou that -
day, seized by the police of the city of New Y'ork, j
while on board the steamer Monticello. On Sat
urday the 2nd day of the present month. Messrs
D. C- Hodgkins & Sons, ot the city of Macon,
who are citizens of this State, and demand and
are entitled to be protected by it. filed in this
otfiee satisfactory evidence of the fact that two
hundred of said muskets were their property, and
iv» re seized by (he police of the city of New
Y'ork, without warrant or legal authority irom
any Court, and were taken from said ship ami
deposited in the State Arsenal on Seventh
Avenue in said city.
It is understood that the members of the police
of New Y'ork who made the seizure were not ap
pointed by the Mayor and Council of the city,
hut were appointed either directly or indirectly
by your Excellency, and act under the immediate
authority of the State. In this case, therefore,
the citizens of this State have not only been
robbed of their property by persons acting in
official capacity under the authority of the State
of New Y'ork, hut one ot the public Arsenals bo-
1-mging to that State has been made the reposi
tory ot the plunder. Feeling it to he my duty to
protect the persons and property of the citizens
of this State against the lawless attacks or sciz
ures of the officers of other States, as soon as the
evidence in the case had been laid before me, 1 I
addressed to your Excellehcy on Saturday, the
second day of this month, by Telegraph, a letter,
which I was afterwards informed by the operator
of the Telegraph line at Albany, had been de
livered to your Excellency; which letter was in
the following words, viz .
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, )
Milledgeville, Georgia, February 2d, 1861. f
His Excellency, Gov. Monos*,
Albany, X. \'.
Sir: I have before me satisfactory evidence of the
fact that two hundred muskets belonging to 1>. C.
Hodgkins A. Sons, citizens of this State, were placed
on board the ship Monticello, at New York, lor Sa
vannah, and were seized by the police of that city,
on or about the twenty-second of January last, and
taken from the ship, and are now detained in the State
Arsenal in the city. As Governor of Georgia, I here
by demand that the guns he immediately delivered,
under vour order, to G. B Lmnar, of New York.,
who is' hereby appointed my agent to receive them, j
I trust no similar outrage may be perpetrated in fu
ture. . ....
Y’ou will oblige by communicating your decision nn-1
mediately by telegraph.
Verv respectfully vour oh t. eon t„
JOSEPH E BROWN. j
To the above demand I had received no. res|»>nse i
at 9 o’clock. P. M., cn Tuesday the .'<th day oi this
month. Feeling that your Excellency bad bad snffi- |
eieut time to enquire ot yonr police officers as to the j
character of the seizure complained of, if nnantiior-i
izeii by yon, aud to direct the {delivery to the M ->r- i
Ih.dgkins of their property, or to indicate yon:
willingness to do so on tin! production ot evidence ol
ownership, if you were not satisfied on thut point; and
feeling that the outrage upon the rights of fit-.zeus ot i
this State, was so great as to admit of n-. unnecessary
delay on my part, at half-past 9 o'clock, P. M - '-u
Tuesday, the -'th instant, 1 issued an order to Col.
Henry it- Jackson, aid-dr camp, in the city ot Savan
nah, instructing him to call out, through Col. Lawton,
a sufficient military force, and to make reprisal by
the seizure of all ships then in the harbor of Savau- i
„ab, belonging to citizens of the State ol New York.;
In obedience to this order. I aui informed that be lias
seized the following vessels, and will hold them sub j
lect to illv order, to-wit: j
Barks, “Adjuster,” and “D. Colden Murray. — j
Brigs ’W. K. Kihby," aud “Golden Lead,’ aud
Schooner ‘Julia A. Hallock.'’ .
Since the issuance of tiie above mentioned order, 1
have received a telegram signed by your Excellency,
in which you acknowledge the receipt of the dispatch
nent by me to you, aliening, m* you are
say, that certain arms had been retained in New York.
Y'ou further say,of my dispatch, that “:ls grave char-
quisita tStgive to a demand of this character “official
form.” ;
A Jjaffthy official correspondence in this case
is iic^Ht rlnvited nor desired. The outrage was a pub
lic one. Citizens of this State have been fobbed of tlieir
property hi you State by officers uuder your control.
That property :* now detained in L,r ‘ u “ =, ' s
under yonr control As the
Georgia, I have demanded its re delivery to its
owners My demand when met has been met
evasively by raising a technical objection to its
Free Trade.
The Congress nt Montgomery, it appears, has
adopted the system of Free Trade with all the nations
of the YVorld. YVe copy from the Charleston Mer-
curv an interesting article on this subject, which was
nit property :* now detained in ^public bmW- / iUen iou3 to the act ion of the Convention at
executive of i .
-Montgomery.
The dnt President.
There is much speculation as to who will be chosen
fonn. which has no foundation in fact, as a ’imp**! Prudent of the Provisional Government framed at
reterenee to the demand itself will show. 1 tie
- jr'It is said by knowing ones, that the first
^'resident of the Southern Confederacy will be
Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Miss. He was an
' r ginal secessionist, and istbe choice of Georgia.
Stephens did not originally favor secession,
Rl ’will doubtless support Mr. Davis, with pleas-
arter and unofficial form forbid you from taking ac
li,,ii in regard to it without better authenticated in
formation.” Nevertheless, you say that you resjioiid
to enable me “if veritable, to communicate my wisbe:-
bv letter. . . .
’I am unable to perceive what reason you hud to
doubt that mV despatch was rentable. It was dated
at the Executive Department, and wns signed here
by me You also object to it on uccount of its unof
ficial form. It is not only dated at this Department,
but I expressly state that I make the demand as. Gov
ernor of Georgia. I urn not mvare of the additional
language which your Excellency would consider re
ease is one. therefore, which requires action
not lengthy diplomacy.
1 have the honor, therefore, to notify your Ex
cellency of the seizure of the vessels above
mentioned, under mv order; and that I shall
hold them until justice he done the injured
citizens of this State auove named, by re de
livery of the guns to them, or to G B. Lamar,
of New York, whom I have appointed my agent
to receive them.
If the property seized as reprisal belongs to cit
izens of New Y'ork who are friendly to the cause
of justice and truth, and the equal rights of the
people of the Southern States. I shall regret the
inconvenience to which they may he exposed.
I cannot forget, however, that tny first duty is to
protect the citizens of this State against the law
less violence of the officer? or citizens ot other
Sta'es. If in so doing, incidental injury should!
be done to orderly and law-abiding citizens of
such offending Slate, for just and full indemnity,
they must look to their own Government, which
liar brought the injury upon them.
I trust your F.xcellency may have no difficulty
in arriving at the conclusion that this communi
cation is ‘‘officiaT’ and “veritable ”
Y'ery respeatfully,
Y'our ob’t. serv’t ,
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
Since the above was in type, on the i)th inst..
at !) o’clock, P. M , Governor Brown received from
G. B. Lamar, his agent in New Y’ork, the follow
ing dispatch:
“New York, February 9th, 1861.
To His Excellency, Gov. Brown:
The Arms have been put at the command of the
owners here; please release all vessels.
G. B. LAMAR.”
Upon the receipt of the above dispatch, the
Governor immediately issued the following order
to Col. Jackson :
“EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, )
Miiiedgeville, Feb’v. 9th, I-til. >
9 o’clock. P. M. Y
I have just received a telegram from G. B. La
mar. my agent in New York, stating that the Arms
have been put at the commands of the owners.
The object for which the seizure was made having
been accomplished, and the rights of the citizens
of this State having been vindicated, you will or
der the vessels seized to be immediately released.
JOSEPH E. BROWN.”
To Col. Henry R. Jackson, Savannah, Ga.
Gov. Brown then returned to Mr. Lamar at New
Y’oik, the followieg dispatch :
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, \
Milledgeville, Feb. 9, 1861. j
9 o’clock, P. M.
The object of the seizure having been ac
complished, and the rights of onr citizens having
been vindicated, I havo ordered the release of the
vessels. JOSEPH E. BROWN.
To G. B. Lamar, New York.
Thus the affair has liapply terminated ; and by
a bold, decided stand taken by the Governor, the
rights of our citizens have been protected, aud
will, we trust, be respected in future. Tlios e
who do not respect our rights must be taught to
respect them.
The Conniiiiasioifl IVcwspnin-r.
YVe havo published on the outside of this paper
thp address of Wm. M. Brown, Editor and pro
prietor of the Constitution, to the readers of that
paper. In that address he announces the fact that
he is about to discontinue the publication of the
Constitution in tho City of Washington, aud in
tends in a few weeks to ro-commence its publics
tion in the Southern Republic, about to he formed
ot the Seceding States. The Constitution has
been an able and iaithful exponent of the rights ot
the Southern States, and in that capacity has en
countered the hitter hostility of Secretary Holl
and General Scott. Washington city at present is
not a sale place for an Editor that faithfully and
boldly exposes the conduct of these two officers
Men iu Washington city now have to write and
speak at the point of the bayonet^ and under the
muzzles of Gen. -Scott’s cannon. The city of Wash
ington, once the proud capital of freemen, is now
a Military camp, where Black Republican cohorts,
are about to inaugurate a Black Republiban ty
rant by Military force, and thus establish a mili
tary despotism, and of course it is now no place
fora Southern rights newspaper. YVe hope tin
r-ditor of the Constitution will scon re-conimence
the publication of ins paper in a more congenial
clime, and under more favorable auspices.
Tlir 1-sw ol ssritnaaix.
As it has become necessary for the Governor to
make reprisals on New York to protect the citizens ol
this State, it may not he an inappropriate time to rcte,
to the law of nations upon this subject.
Y’attel in his law of nations, which we believe is rec
ognised as the standard work upon the subject, lays
down the rules plainly. We make the following ex
tracts from that work.
"Repri- als are used between nation and nation, in
order to do themselves justice when they cannot oth
erwise obtain it. If a nation has taken possession ot
what belongs to another—if she refuses to pay a debt,
or repair an injury, or to give adequate satisfaction foi
it—the latter may seize something belonging to tin-
former, and apply it to her own advantage till she ob
tains payment of wlmt is due to her, together with in
terest and damages, or keep it as a pledge till she bar
received ample satisfaction. In the latter ease it i.-
ratlier a stoppage or a seizure than reprisals, hut
they arc frequently confounded in common language.
The effects thus seized on are preserved while there is
any hope of obtaining satisfaction or justice; as soon
ns that hope disappears, they are confiscated; anil
then the reprisals are accomplished. If the two lia-
ionst upon the ground of uuarrel, collie to an open rup
ture, satisfaction is consi.iered r.s refused from the mo
ment that war is declared, or hostilities commenced,
and then also the effects seized may he confiscated."
"In the same manner a sovereign demands justice,
or makes reprisals, not only for his own concerns, bin
also for those of his subjects, whom lie is bound to
protect, and whose cause is that of the nation.”
“ W e have observed above thut the wealth
of the citizens constitutes a part of tiie aggregate
wealth of a nation, that between State and State the
private property of the- members is considered ns be
longing to the body and is answerable for tin* debts
of that body; whence it follows that in reprisals we
seize on the property of the subject just as we would
on tiiat of the State or sovereign. Everything that
belongs to tiie nation is subject to reprisals whenevei
it can be seized, provided it be not a deposit intrusted
to the public faith.”
“He who makes reprisals against n nation on the
property of its members indiscriminately cannot he
taxed with seizing the property of an innocent person
for the debt of another, forin tlds ense the sovereign
is to compensate those of his subjects on whom the re
prisals fall; it is a debt of the State or nation, of which
each citizen ought onlv to pay his quota.”
“The individuals who by their actions have given
cause for just reprisals, are hound to indemnify those
on whom they fall, and the sovereign ought to com
pel them to do it.”
“In case of reprisals granted to our own subjects, n
nation cannot complain that wc violate the public
faith, in seizing on her people or her property; because
we are under no other obligation to grunt security to
that property anil those people than wlmt arises from
a reasonable supposition that their nation will not in
the first instance, violate, with respect to us or our
subjects, the rales of justice, which nations ought to
observe towards-each other. If she violate them we
have a right to obtain satisfaction, nnd the mode of re
prisals is more easy’, safe and mild than that of war.”
The above extracts, from this high authority,
show very clearly that a state or nation may justly
make reprisals not only for injuries done by an
other nation or State to the State, hut for injuries
done to its citizens or subjects; and in making
reprisals, that the State is not confined to the pub
lic property of the offending S'ate, but may seize
the private property of any citizen or subject ol
such State; tor as between State and State, the
property of all the citizens or subjects of each is
considered as the property of the State, and is sub
ject to be seized as reprisal. If the property of a
private citizen is seized for the injury done by his
Slate, he cannot look for indemnity to the State
that made the seizure, but must look to his own
State, for whose improper conduct the seizure was
made, and his own State is bound to indemnify
him.
In the case under consideration there is, and
from the nature of tiie case can be, no public property
of the State of New York in Georgia which could
he seized, as that State lias no ships or other pub
lie property within the limits of this State, or which
can at any time he found here. The only course
which can he pursued when she has seized the
property of this State, or its citizens, is to seize as
reprisal the property of her citizens, and leave
them under the law of nations to look to their own
State for satisfaction. This is the course which
has been pursued, and is according to the law of
nations, no violation of the right of private pro
perty.
From YYnnliinglon.
YY’ashiiigton, Feb. 7.—It is reported that Col.
Hayne has not yet received the President s reply
to the ultimatum ot South Carolina.
The Pence Congress si-s with closed doors; there
is very ittle expectation of their being able to
produce anything that will he acceptable to the
Border States.
(.'apt. Elzey’B company have arrived in this
rity. _ . .j—
E5?*The Hog Cholera is prevailing in Lnmpkin
aud other counties of Northern Georgia.
Montgomery. It is all important that lie should he a
man who has the confidence of the people. He should
b.* a good man, a prndeut mail, a wise man. mid a man ^
of great firmness and decision of character. YY e
have our particular favorite, as others have. Y\ e
think it is all important that he should be a man who
was an original secessionist—one who was convinced
that the secession of tiie Southern States was not
only right and proper in itself, hut the very best thing
which these States could have done under the circum
stances. We impugn the loyalty of no man in tin*
States which have seceded; but every fair-minded man
will say, that the honor of the first President of the
Southern Confederacy should belong to one who ad
voeateil the policy of secession. Tliis is all the re
quirement we would demand, besides fitness for the
I position.
time, of maintaining with the rest of onr former
confederates, as with the world, the most peace
ful and friendly relations, political and commer
cial. (Applause.)
Our responsibilities gentlemen, are great nnd I;
doubt not, we shall prove equal to the occasion. I
(Applause.) Let ns assume ail the responsibility,!
which may be necessary for the successful comple
tion of the great work, committed to our care—
placing before our countrymen and the world, oar
acts aud their results, as the justification for the
course we may pursue aud the policy we may
adopt. YYith a consciousness of the justice of our .. „
cause and with confidence in the guidance and j Upmedivute .States ot North America, aud tin* Hen.
blessings of a kind Providence, we will this day J f'vi'hens, of Georgia, was unanimously
Inniuuirata lor flio Month a mnv era Ilf ueace. Seen- ‘ ’ lC ** leslQtlK.
Mr. K“iU said that the hour vru- In: mvenieutly
earlv.
The hour ol 11 o'c'f ok was finally .’gr -*ed upon and
tile Congress adjourned to meet nt that hour to-inor
row.
ttOl'TUER.x tOMSDUBAfl.
CRKSIDEXT.
HON. JEFFERSON DAY'IS.
vice phksiheut,
HON. ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.
Montgomery. Fell. 9—Hon. Jefferson Davis, of
Mississippi, was unanimously elected President of the
inaugurate for tin* Booth a new era of peace, secu
ritv and prosperity.
The Hon. YY' P. Chilton moved tiiat the Con-
DOfTOR KlitVARD.
The United States having been made very ill,
by a wiong prescription in the hands of Doctor
Seward, and the patient being brought even unto
death’s door, this same political Esculapius steps
in, just after the patient has drawn a long, faint
breath, and offers another prescription, accom
panied by a list of vouchers for his professional
skill, which the said Doctor says would, if spread
out, cover a space thirty-eight times as large as the
present Senate Chamber. We iuvitetho attention
of the reader to an article iu this paper with the
caption “Seward on the Union—his great Pe
titions.”
Doctor Seward was called to see the sick mam
(the Union) about a year ago. He felt his pulse,
looked at the sick man’s tongue, then thoughfully
to the ceiling, and declared that there was an “ir
repressible conflict” in his internal arrangements
which had to be settled before the patient could
recover- He put the nurses aud attendants on the
routine prescribed, anJ after a few weeks of un
remitting pain the sufferer died. South Carolina
one of the old man’s children, put an end to liis
agony, and the balance ol his large family are al
ready setting up for themselves. Doctor Seward
imagines that he can galvanise the body of death
into a sort of artificial life, by singing a Union
psalm over the remains of the deceased. He
says he never feared for the Union—lie does’nt
fear now, but that all will be well with tiie sick
man, no matter if he is dead. He gives him a few
months to lie iu th.! grave, when he is hopeful of
a glorious resurrection. But in nil seriousness,
did ever a man mauifest more cool impudence—
more hollow hearted hypocrisy—than this same
demagogue and despot, lie threw the Union into
convulsions by liis quackery. aud when the servi
ces of the bc-st and most skillful physician were
powerless to restore it to its pristine health and no
ble proportions, in steps this identical Doctor,
with a modesty without paralell, and claims the
the case as his own. With deadly dose of “irre
pressible conflict,” lie has killed the patient in
the best aud soundest part of liis system, and now
claims to pursue the treatment, in the vain hope of
restoring life and vigor to the whole body by re
placing the amputated parts in their normal state
and position. j
The souud men at the North whoso much la-1
ment the condition of the country, should hold to
a strict accountability the reckless authors of the
ruin. If this fair fabric of a government has tot
tered to its fall, let the true friends of the Union at
the North, hold tho guilty parties responsible for
the work—let them not forget Seward, and Greely
aud Sumner and Ward Beecher, and their confed
erates. Let the brand be put upon them, at once,
and forever. In no way cau the peace of the two
Republics he maintained, except by hurling from
the high places of power and patronage, the brutal
murderers of a once glorious Union. Let the true
men of tho North avoid Seward and Greely. They
are not to be trusted with even a decent petition
The slime of the serpent is over them, and every
thing they touch will die.
Tire Wouthrru (’•ngrcM.
The news from Montgomery can be comprised
in a few words. The Southern Congress have
adopted the Constitution of the United States; it is
probably the best tiiat was ever formed by the wis
dom of mail, and had the Southern Congress delib
erated for months, nothing better could have been
devised. Besides, that Constitution has the ad
vantage of having seen tried ana approved, and
our people have become accustomed to its require
ments and have enjoyed its benefits, and those are
important arguments iu its favor. YVe hear also
that the Southern Congress have,initiated the prin
ciple of frso trade with all the world. This we
presume is conditional, that is, free trade with
those nations who will reciprocate tho favor. It
can hardly be supposed that our government would
admit merchandise free of duty, from nations that
taxed our products. Free trade to he fair and just
must be mutual. YVe are rejoiced to hear that the
Southern Cougress have made such an auspicious
commencement, and trust their future delibera
tions may continue to show equal wisdom and
prudence.
From the Southern Republic.
SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
Montgomery, Feb. 4,1861. !
The Provisional Congress of the seceed ing States :
met in the Senate Coamber of the Capitol, at one j
o’clock, to-day. All of the deputies were present: \
On motion of Hon. YV. P. Chilton, of Ala., the
Hon. It. YV. Barnwell, of South Carolina, was j
called to the Chair for tho purpose of a temporary
organization, aud on motion of Hon. John Gill
Shorter, of Ala., A. R. Lamar, Esq., clerk of the
Georgia Convention, was appointed Secretary.
The Chairman announced that the Convention
should he opened with prayer, whereupon the
Rev. Dr. Manly, of the. Baptist Church, of this
city, offered up to the throne of grace an impres
sive and appropriate prayer.
On motion of Hon. C. G. Meminger, of South
Carolina, the credentials of the deputies were
read, aud tlieir names enrolled as follows:
SOUTH CAROLINA.
R. B. Rhett, R- VY r . Barnwell,
James Chesnut,jr. C. J. Memmiuger,
SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
, , o , , , | Montgomery, Feb. 9.—There was unusual interest
press elect a permanent Secretary aud nominated manifested by outsiders to-dav, and the Convention
Johnson J. Hooper Esq., ot this city. Hall audgailery was crowded.”
Mr Toombs proposed to elect by acclamation j Hon. C. G. MetnmiugeiC of South Carolina, pre-
whicli was agreed to sented a beautiful inodt-1 of a flag, made by South
Whereupon Mr. Hooper was then unanimously ! Carolina ladies, with a blue doss ou n red field—
elected. Rubt Emmet Dixon of Georgia is the * e . ve “ ® tars on the cross. The flag was highly ad-
AssUtant m 2T\,
On motion of Hon. Tho*. J. Withers of South ! bv^a,^° r , P T en,e ':l 1 aDO,hpr
.1 . r> ; i i .... I>\ II gciit.cmni! oi Charleston, with a cross aud htteen
Carolina, the President was empowered to appoint
a Door Keeper and Messenger.
On motion of Hon. A. II Stephens of Georgia,
a committee consisting}"!' Messrs. Stephens, Keitt.
Cuiry, Harris of Mississippi, and Perkins of Loui
siana, were appointed to report rules for the gov
ernment of the Convention.
On motion of Hou. 'Y r . YY'. Boyce, the Congress
then adjourned uutil twelve o'clock M., to-mor
row.
VV. P. Miles,
T. J. YVithers,
Jackson Morton,
R. YV. Walker,
R. H. Smith,
C. J. McRae,
J. G. Shorter,
W. P. Harris,
YY 7 alter Brooke,
YV. S. Barry,
Robert Toombs,
Howell Cobb.
F S. Bartow,
M. J. Cranford,
E. A. iNsbet.
J. Peikins, jr.
A. Duclouet,
C. M. Conard,
L. M. Keitt,
YV. YV. Boyce.
FLORIDA.
J. Patten Anderson.
J. B. Owens.
ALABAMA.
YV: P. Chiltou,
S. P. Hale,
D. P. Lewis,
T Fearn,
J. L..M Curry.
MISSISSIPPI.
W. S. YVilson,
A. M. Clayton,
James T. Harris.
J. A. P. Campbell.
GEORGIA.
B. H. Hill,
A. R. YVright,
T. R R. Cobb,
A. H. Kenan,
Alex. Ii Stephens.
LOUISIANA.
Duncan F. Kenner,
E. Sparrow,
Henry Marshall.
The Hon. It. B Rhett, of South Carolina, then
proposed that Congress proceed to the election of
a president, and after a few pertinent remarks,
suggested that the Hon. Howell Cobh, of Georgia,
he etioseu by acclamation, which was unanimous
ly agreed to.
The announcement was received with prolongvd
applause. Alter it had sab.sided, on motion ot Mr.
Rhett, a committee eousistiug of Messrs. Rhett,
Walker, of Ala., and Anderson of Florida, were
appointed to conduct tho President elect to the
chair.
Mr. Cobb on taking his seat delivered the fol
lowing
ADDRESS:
Accept, gentlemen of the Convention, my sin
cere thanks for the honor you have conferred Spun
me. I shall eudeavor, by a faithful and impar
tial discharge of the duties of the chair, to merit,
iu some degree at least, the confidence you have
reposed in me.
The occasion w hich assembles us together is
one of no ordinary character. YY’e meet as repre
sentatives of sovereign aud independent States,
who, by their solemn judgement, have dissolved
the political association which connected them
with the government of the United States. Of the
causes which have led to this decision it is unneces
sary now to speak. It is sufficient to announce
that by the judgment of our constituents they
have been pronounced ample and sufficient. It is
now a fixed and irrevocable fact. The separation is
perfect, complete, and perpetual. (Applause.)
The great duty is now imposed upon us of pro
viding for these States, a government for the fu
ture security and protection. We can and should
extend to our sister States—our late sister State*
—who are identified with us in interest, feeling
and institutions, a cordial w elcome to unite with
us in a common destiny—desirous, at the same
SECOND DAY.
Montgomery, February 5th, 1861.
The Congress met to-day, pursuant to adjourn
ment. at 12 o’clock, aud was opened with prayer by
the Rev. Mr. .Mitchell, oi the Episcopal Church ol' this
eit v.
The Journal of yesterday was read.
Mr. Shorter, of Alabama, moved that the Secretary
be authorised to appoint au Assistant Secretary and
journaliser. Adopted.
Mr. Stephens, ot Georgia, reported from the Com
mittee of which he was chairman Rules for the gov-
verumeut of the Congress, and moved that they be
considered and acted upon separately.
After some explanation from Mr. Stephens in re
ply* to proposed amendments, the Rules were unan
imously adopted and ordered to be printed in pamph
let form.
Mr. Curry, of Alabama, offered a resolution that
Messrs. Shorter and Reed he appointed printers to the
Congress at the same rates of compensation as are
now paid by the Legislature of the State of Alabama.
- AteT?***!-)
Mr. Nisbet, of Georgia, offered a resolution that
the Rev. clergy of this city lie invited to open
the Congress each morning with prayer, and that
a Committee of three from tile Alabama delega
tion be appointed to arrange with them for that pur-
The President suggested that the Congress fix upon
an hour for its regular meetin
stai-s, ou a field of stripes.
A committee was appointed to raqiorton a tiag, seal,
arms, and motto for the Confederacy.
the President was directed to appoint committees
on foreign affairs, finance, military nud naval affairs,
judiciary, postal, commerce, patents, and printing.
Hon Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, was elect
ed President, and Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Geor
gia, Y iee-Presidetif, by a unanimous vote.
A resolution was adopted, appointing a commit
tee of three Alabama deputies to inquire and re
port what terms suitable buildings iu Montgomery
can he secured, for the use of the several executive
departments of the Confederacy, under the Pro-
visionei Government.
A hill was passed continuing in force until re
pealed and altered by Congress, all laws of the
United States iu force and use on the 1st of No
vember last, not inconsistent with the Constitution
of the Provisional Government. It is understood
under this law, that a tariff will be laid on all
goods brought from the United States.
A resolution was adopted instructing the finance
committee to report promptly a tariff for raising
a revenue to support the Government.
A resolution was adopted authorising the ap
pointment of a committee to report a Constitution
tor the permanent government of the confederate
States.
The Congress was about two hours in secret ses
sion—the balance ill open session
TttE SOUTHERN OO-Nr+ttHtx-I—PGOVISIOJrXL.
GOVERNMENT.
Montgomery, Feb, 9.—The Constitution of the Pro
visional Government has lavii printed and is now* pub*
lie. The preamble is as follows:
We, the Deputies of the Sovereign am! Indepen
dent States of South Carolina,Georgia, Florida. Alaba
ma, Mississippi and Louisiana, invoking the favor of
Mr. Stephens moved that 12 o'clock he the hour of} Almighty God, do hereby, in behalf of these States, or
dering until the Congress shall see fit to appoint au- uain and establish this Constitution for the Provisional
lu*r. (Agreed to.) ' I Government of the same, and to continue in force for
me year from the inauguration of the President, or nn
til a permanent Constitution or Confederation between
said States shall he put iu oncration, whichsoever sliull
first occur.
The 7th section of the 1st article, declares that the
importation of African negroes from any foreign coun
try, other than slavehoiding States of tile United States
is hereby forbidden, and Congress is required to pass
siu h laws as shall effectually prevent the same.
Section 2d, The Congress shall also have power to
prohibit the introduction of slaves from any State not a
member of this Confederacy.
Article 4th, Third clause of the 2d section, a slave in
out* Stale escaping to another, shall he delivered tip ou
the claim of the party to whom said slave may belong,
by the Executive authority of the State iu which such
slave may be found; amt iu ease of any abduction or
forcible rescue, full compensation, including the value
of the slave, and all costs and expenses, shall he made
to the party by the State in which such abduction or
rescue shall take place.
Article 6th—2 i clause. The Government here
by instituted shall take immediate steps for the set
tlement ot all matters between the States forming
it and their other late confederates of the United
States, in relation to the public properly mid pub
lic debt at the time of their withdrawal from them
—these States hereby declaring it to be their wish
and earnest desire to adjust everything pertain
ing to the common property, common liability aud
common obligations ot that Union, upon the prin
ciples of right, justice, equality and good faith.
All other portions of the Constitution are almost
identical with that of tho Constitution ot the
United States.
meet
other. (Agreed to.)
Mr. Chestnut, of South Carolina, moved that the
States be now called in tlieir regular order for resolu
tions. The States were accordingly called by the Sec
retary.
Jlr. Memmiuger, of S. C., offered the following reso
lutions :
Resolved, That this Convention deem it expedient
forthwith to form a confederacy of the States which
have seceded from the Federal Union, and that a com
inittee be appointed to report a plan of a Provisional
Government for the same, upon the basis of the Gou-
stititution of the United States.
Resolved, That the committee consist of thirteen
members, to he apdointud as follows : viz. The Chair
man by tie* Convention, nnd two members to he nom
inated by the delegation from each State.’
Resolved, That all propositions in relation to a
Provisional Government be referred to said com
niittce.
Mr. Memmiuger said he proposed to have the com
mittee appointed at this time, as it would probably
take several days for them to mature the plan of a
Provisional Government. His object was to give
them time for deliberation and to facilitate the action of
of the Congress. He would not, however, oppose a mo
tion to defer the appointment of the proposed commit
tee.
Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, moved to strike out the
word “Convention” wherever it occurred in the reso
lutions and insert the word “Congress.”
Mr. M emminger accepted the amendment.
.Mr. Jlartow, of (Ja., offered the following as a sub
stitute for Mr. Memmiuger’a resolutions :
Whereas, the State*! of South Carolina, (reonria,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi ami Louisiana, have
dissevered the political ties which bound them to the
compact of the union, known as the United States of
America, ami through duly authorized delegates are
now assembled in a Congress of the Southern States,
to provide for their common defence, to promote their
general welfare, and establish an enduring govern
ment, by which their rigiits .and social institutions
may be forever maintained, looking to the concur
rence of such of tlieir late confederates as are united
with them by a community of interests, and. whereas,
this Congress is empowered to establish a Provisional
Government, until a permanent government can be or
ganized, Therefore be it—
Rctnh-rd, That the President do appoint a com
mittee, fo consist of one deegate from each State,
to report as soon as possible a form and plan of a
Provisional Government, to he adopted by this Con-
gress.
Mr. Bartow proposed to amend his resolutions by
appointing two members from each delegation instead
of one.
Mr. Barry, of Mississippi, offered a serion of res
olutions ns a substitute for Mr. Bartow's substi
tute. and before his resolutions were rend, moved
tiiat the Congress go into secret session. His mo
tion being agreed to, all but the members of the body
—• it-* uilloui*^, v.--r« to r/Ojri* f»nrn tlui
Hall.
:> O’clock, P. M,
The Congress lias not yet adjourned, and it is rea
sonable to infer that only matters of very grave impor-
tmioe would have boon allowed to protract the session j East, the ~Beaver Dam creek’on the
so long beyond tne dinner bo,ir. There u. manifest hr a U , West by tiie land, of Mrs Terrell, and
general desire on the part ot the members to complete , . . / , . .. ... ,
the organization of a Provisional Government at as North by the lands of Messrs. Allen and Bower,
early a duv as possible, and it is probably with a i On the place are Gin house and cotton press, Over*
to the settlement of all preliminary questions j seer's house. "Barn, Negro houses, and all other
1 ' ' ’ " necessary outbuildings
Also, in the Village of Mount Zion, a large two-
story dwelling house, with barns, stables, carriage
house, kitchens, and other necessary buildings, «
large garden, nnd Blacksmith shop, and thirty-five
acres of heavy oak. and hickory land, to go with
e probable choice of the Cougress for Provis-1 the place.
resident. | In the Y’illage is a flourishing Male School. The
land will he sold sepeiatelv, or with the house ti
suit the purchaser. Terms easy. Refer to Hen
ry Ii Gumming, Augusta, or to G. Bryan, Sneed
Post Office, Lee co., or Jos. Bryan, Mt. Zion.
Feb. II, 1861. 38 6m.
Iii this city, on the morning of the 2nd. instant, Mrs.
Jane Jenkins, wife of Mr. Thomas Jenkins, Sr. Mrs.
Jenkius was a native of Belfast, Ireland, und was in
the 55th Year of age at the time of her death.
FRIEND.
JrtF“Savuunah papers please copy.
tllMTAKY ELECTIONS.
YY’E are n quested to announce the name ot
Howard Sinsley, a-s a candidate for
COLONEL of the 33d. Regiment, G. M. Elec
tion 22nd day of February, 1861. 38 2t.
fl_?
A'' _ 5=>\Y'E are also requested to announce the
U—r name cf Cr.pt. Tbos. W. White,
as a candidate fur SENIOR MAJOR, to command
the 70th aud 71st, Bataliions, G. M. Election Feb.
22nd., 1861. 38 2t.
FOit SALE.
M Y plantation, containing 1400
acres. 300 of which is heavy
timbered oak and hickory. Said land
adjoins the lands of Eli Baxter, on the
that t'ne sitting has been prolonged to-dny. Un
til this is accomplished it is probable that much
of the deliberations of the Congress will he in se
cret session. There are goods reasons fur this, which
will readily suggest themselves to every intelligent
mind.
I hear Jefferson Davis, of Miss., generally spoken
of as ti ~ " '
ional Pr
Editorial Corrcspodence of the Savannah News.
THIRD DAY.
Montgomery, Feb. 6, 1S61
Congress convened, pursuant to adjournment, at
12 o’clock, and was opened with prayer by the It v.
Mr. Tichelor, late pastor of (lie Baptist Church of this
citv.
The Journal of yesterday was road and adopted.
Mr. Anderson, of Florida, announced thut Ids col
league, Ex-Governor Milton, who had been unavoid
ably detained, hail arrived and was present. He
requested that he might he* allowed to present his cre
dentials and sign the roll of Congress, which request
was granted.
The States were then called in their order for reso
lutions. After which the Committees were c-alied tor
reports.
Mr. Toombs, of Georgia, presented a communication
from a Commissioner from the State of North Car
olina, addressed to the President of the Congress,
which he desired might be read by the Clerk. The
Clerk read as follow :
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 6th, 1861.
To the lion. Hoicctl Cobb,
President of the Southern Congress -.
The undersigned have the honor to submit to the
consideration of the Southern Congress, tin* ac-
companping resolutions, adopted bv the General
Assembly of the State of North Carolina on the
•29th ult.
YY'e are with high consideration,
lour obedient servants,
D. L. SWAIN,
M. \\'. RANSOM,
JOHN L. BRIDGERS.
Resolutions Concerning the Appointment of Com
missioners to Washington City and Alabama.
GEORGIA, YY’ilkinson County.
'157'HEREA8, Julius N Porter, administrator
it on the estate of Starling Stuckey, late ot
said county, deceased, applies to the undersigned
for letters of dismission from his administrator
ship.
Therefore all persons concerned aro hereby re
quired to show cause, if any they have, why said
J ulius N. Porter, administrator as aforesaid, should
not be discharged on or before the first Monday in
August next.
Given under my hand officially at office.
ELLIS HAKVILL, Ord’v.
Feb 7th, 1861. 38 m6m
GEORGIA Wilkinson ectiuty.
TVTHEREAS, Thomas YV. Parker, Administra-
T T tor on tho estate ot Marjiana Ballard, de
ceased, applies to the undersigned, for letters ot
dismission from said Administratorship.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
persons concerned, to be and appear at my office,
within the time prescribed by law, to show cause
if any they have, why letters of dismission should
not be granted to said appl cant. Given under
my hand officially at office, this tiie 7th ot February
1*801. 38 ni6m. ELLIS HARVILL, Ord’y.
GEORGIA, YY ilkinson County.
\vriiUREAS, Caleb Stephens, n\|ikes application to
Y Y me for letters of di-mission from the Guardianship
ofjCliarlotte Vincent, minor child of Wiley Vincent, -J**
conned. These arc therefore to cite and admonish all
persons eoueemed tube aud appear at my office within
1st Resol red, That for the purpose of effecting an j the time prescribed by taw, to show cause, it'any they
honorable nud amicable adjustment iv ;ii! the diflicul- have, wiiv letters of dismission shall not be granted to
ties that distract the country upon the bas,s ol the Leg slll d applicant. Given under mv Land officially, at of*
islature of Y'irg'mia, and tor the purpose of consult | flee, this the 7th February 1861.
ing for our common peace, honor and safety, the lion.) :j.s tit ELLIS HARY'ILL, Ordy.
Thomas Ruffin, of Alamance, D. N. Bossengcr. David t I
S. Reid, John M. Morehead, and George Davis be and) GEORGIA, Wilkinson County.
* made to
leave to
Timothy*
rs and credi’
tors of said deceased
SAMUEL K. METHY'IX, Ad.n r
February 8th, 1861. 38 iff.
Montgomery*, on the -1th of February*, 1861, for the pm
pose of framing a provisional us well us a permanent
government: and whereas. North Cnro’ina, as apart
of the Federal Union, lias no right to send delegates
for sneli a purpose, therefore,
2d. Re it Resolved, That for the purpose of affect
ing an honorable and amicable adjustment of all the
difficulties tiiat distract the country upon the basis of
the Crittenden resolutions, ns modified by the Legis
lature of Y’hginitt, and for the purpose of consulting for
our common pence, honor un*i safety, the lion. David
L. Swain, M. W,Ransom, ami John L. linager» are
TVilkinton Sheriff Sale.
TITTLI. be sold on the first Tuesday in APRIL
YY next- before the Court house door in Irw.n-
ton, within the Usual hours of sale the following
property to-w it;
One Buggy and Harness, sold as the property
of A. Blaisuell, to sulisiy a ti fa from Taylor coun-
appoiuted Cuumussiouersjo visit Montgomery, Alaba ; ty Inferior court, in tavor oi Rutherford &. Hill,
ii.a, for the pa; pose above indicated. I vs: 8ttid Biaisdel, levy ing a .Mortgage fi la aud
3d. Resi l ed, That liis Excellency the Governor be : propel tv pointed out iu said ti fa.
requested immediately to inform tue Commissioners of ' L FLEETWOOD, Sh tF.
their appointment, aud upon ti**: refusal of them to
serve, report the same immediately to the Geqeral As
sembly.
Sigued Wm. T. DORTCH,
Speaker House Commons.
IlENRY T. CLARK,
Speaker ul tile Senate.
Mr. Toombs moved to lay the communication on
the table, and that a committee of three be appoint
ed by the President to invite the Commissioners
from North C arolina toseatsuu the floor of Cougress.
Adopted.
Mr. Memminger, of South Carolina, moved that the
committee appointed yesterday in secret session, to
consider and report upon the resolutions ill reference
to the formation of a Provisional Government for the
States represented in tnis Congress, and such other
States identified with us in interest, institutions and
feeling, as may join in a Southern Confederacy, be no
tified, and that they* now retire to tlieir room to con
tinue tlieir deliberations. It was important thut they
should report as soon ns possible, and by resuming their
labors now, he hoped they would b« enabled to report
to Congress to-morrow.
The Committee rose and retired, but from my* scat
I was only able to recognize among them Mr. Stephens,
of Georgia, Memminger, of South Carolina und Ander
son of Fiordia. The Committee is, I presume, iu accor
dance with Mr. Bartow’s resolutions, composed of two
from each State, which, with a Chairman appointed
by the President, would make a Committee of thir
teen.
Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, moved that the Con
vention now adjourn.
Mr. Toombs suggested that the hour of meeting be
changed to 10 o’clock.
Feb. 5,1861.
38 tds.
GE()RGI A. Jasper county.
TXTTIEREAS, James YY'. Vaughn. Administrator.
IT de bonis non, on the estate of Martin Puckett,
deceased, makes application to me for letters of dis
mission from said treat.
These arc therefore to cite nnd admonish all persons
interested iu said estate to be aud appear at my office
on the first Monday in September next, then ut d there
to show cause if any they* have, why letters of dis
miss" *u Jmuld not be granted the applicant iu terms
of law.
(liven under my hand and official signature at office
this ttii dav of February, 1861.
[38 mum] M. H. HUTCHISON, Ord’y.
rjYYY'O mouths after date application will be
1 made to the Court of Ordinary of Wilkinson
county for leave to sell all the lands belonging
to the estate ol Eii Sears, deceased, for the bene
fit of the heirs ami creditors of said deceased.
bAMUEL K. METUV1N, Ex r.
Fehiuary 8th. 1861. 38 9t
S IXTY day s after date application will be made
to the Ordinary of YY’ilkiuson county, for leave
to sell two negroes, named Lewis and Burk, and
the land belonging to the niinor children ot Steph
en Lord, deceased. .
YV. W. WHITAKER, j 0nardian
G. W. PAYNE,
February 4, 1861
For children S. Lord.
38 2ut
WAVXSB
For the Georgia Penitentiary,
I /Yfk CORDS OF TAN BARK, for which the
lx "I# market price will he paid.
JAMES A GREEN,
Principal Keeper.
Feb. 1, 1861. 38 2m.
TREATMENT OF CANCER,
B7 DR. G*. EDWARDS,
MillrdgevillK, Ga.
H AY ING had much practice in the treatment of
this dangerous and loathsome disease, he offers
his services to the afiu-ted. He feels satisfied that
lie eau core any cancer that is curable. To those at
it distance, lie can give good testimonials of his
»uoo<-ss.
Feb. 4, 1861. 58 3m.
SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR.
FREE NEED* FOR THE MOUTH.
We have note ready for distribution the following
Seeds which will be mailed free to any of our sub
scribers tor 1861, who will mend ua the necessary
stamp* for postage:
Cotton Seed—Dickson’s Improved—1 oz. package;
6 cents.
Hire—Premium, from Atlanta Fair—1 oz. package;
postage 6 cents.
Wheat—Premium white—I oz, package: postage
6 ets.
Rye—1 oz. package; postage 6 eenta.
^ Oats—Black and white winter—Premium at Atlan a
Fair—1 oz. package; 6 eta. postage. [State which
kind is desired.]
Lucerne—ioz. pkge: 5 eta. postage.
White Clover—do. do.
Red Clort r— do. do*
Orchard Grass-do. do.
Kentucky Blue.-do. do.
Red Top— —do. do.
Hungarian Grass seed—1 oz. package—6 ets.
postage.
Stanford's Wild Grass—1-2 oz. papers; 3 cents
postage.
Egyptian Millet—1-2oz. papers; 3 cents postage.
Each subscriber, for 1861, who sends stamps, ia
entitled to one or two papers of seed, as above; and
those who get up clubs, may draw the same propor
tion for each name sent.
Other seeds will be constantly added to this list;
aud we cheerfully send them on the above terms.
\\ c shall have a large assort me lit of vegetable and
Flower Seeds, espt'ctally adapted to the South, ready
fur distribution by the middle of January. These
>t<t.vi wpx-.j, ami wide, through
remote sect ions of the Southern States, may nc rn©
means of effecting much good; and will probably save
many readers tho expenditure of money tor articles
not adapted to theii wants. This will be found a very
cheap mode of testing the value of the different Veg
etables, Grasses, &c.; and short reports of either
the succehs or tailure of these experiments will be
highly interesting to our readers. The more widely
the Cultivator is circulated, the greater will be the
distribution of seed and agricultural information; and
as the agriculture of the South is the basis of all pros
perity, no true patriot can do his section or people a
greater service than by aiding us in successfully car
rying out of this enterprize.
The Southern Cultivator is published in Augusta,
Ga., atfi per year in advance.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, )
Adjctant General’s Orncr., f*
Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. *!>, lfctil. )
General Orders, Nc* 3*
First Lieutenant, Wm. R. Boggs, late of the Ord
nance Corps of the II. S. Army, having tendered his
services to his native .State, Georgia, the same have
been accepted tinder the Ordinance of the Convention,
passed January 2b, 1861, and he is hereby announced
to the Army, and to the Volunteers and Militia of
Georgia, as Chief Ordnance Officer of the Stute. His
residence and office to be at the Sent of Government,
where all communications on Oidunuce matters will
be addressed to him.
Bv order of the Commander-In-Chief:
HENRY C. WAYNE,
Adjutant General
American Agriculturist,
For the Farm Ctnrflrn, and Household*
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nud Flowers for the LAYY'N or YARD; earn of Do
mestic Animals, Sec., Se- , anil to Household Labors.
It has also ail interesting and instructive department
for children and youth.
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ORANGE JUDD, 11 Park-Row,
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Executors Sale.
B Y virtue of the last Will nnd Testament of Lydia
Hodges, late of Randolph County, deceased, will
be sold before the Court-house door iu Marion, Twiggs
County, within sale hours, ou the first Tuesday in
APRIL next, two negroes re era, a man mi years old
nnd Gil 15 years old. Sold to effect a division among
the legatees of said estate. Terms—credit nine
months with notes and approved security.
JOHN C. EPPS, Ex r.
Marion, Feb. Itb, 1861. [l s] 38 tds.
S IXTY days after date application will be made to
the Ordinary of Wilkinson County, tor leave to sell
a negro man Charles, property of the children of John
Underwood, deceased.
T. B. UNDERWOOD,
Guardiau Si Agent.
January 8tli, 1861. 38 9t.
Ad mist rotor’s Sate.—-Postponed.
B Y’ virtue of an order from the Ordinary Court
of the county of YY’ilkinson, will be sold on
tbe first Tuesday iu MARCH next, before the
Court House, at Irwicton, within the usual hours:
Fourteen hundred acres of Land, more or less, ly
ing mostly in the county aforesaid, [a small part
in Twiggs county,1 adjoining lands of A. C.
Brown, John Galliinore, Levi Gallimore, Mrs. S.
M. Carswell. Ii. F. Iioznr, and others, known as
the plantation ou which William McNair lived.
Also, by virtue of the order aforesaid, will be
sold iu Dublin, Laurens county, on the same day
and time, Fitteeu Hundr* d and eighteen [1,518]
acres, more or less, adjoining lands of J. W.
Summers, D. G. Hughs, J. M. Lamb, and others,
all lying in one body, but partly in Laurens, and
partly iu Pulaski, known as the Reuben Lamb
place.
Also, at tbe same time and place, Ninety-five
asres, more or less, lying in LaureDS county,
number not known, but adjoining lands of Ben-
net Pickern, and Silas English, and others, known
as the Leuard place.
All sold by virtue of the order aforesaid, and as
the property of William McNair, late of Wilkin
son county, deceased, for tbe benefit of the heire.
Terms on the day of sale.
W. C. McNAIR, ) , , .
JOHN McNAIR, $ AUmr8 *
Cool Spring, Feb. 8th, 186b. 38 tds.
Administrator’s Sale.—Postponened.
A GREEABLE, to nil order of the Court of Ordina
ry of Baldwin county, will lie sohl nt the Court
House door in Milledgeville, on the first Tuesday iu
MARCH uext, within tiie usual hours of sale,*the
following property, to-wit: one negro man Jaek, 60
years ot age; Ben 40; Albert 30; Frank 35; and Jane a
women 37; also one fruati.ai I'l l-aitt: cimtnirring itf
acres. No. 240,8th dist. of Dooly comity. Sold as the
property of M. I). Mt Comb, late of Baldwin eounty,
deceased. R. A. McCOMB, Adrn’r.
Feb. 7th, 1861. 38. tds
/y'"5=»YYE are authorized to announce CAPT.
U-7 JACOB W. CARAKER as n candidate
for COLONEL of the 33d Regiment, U. M. Bald
win County, at the election on 22d inst.
Executor’s Notice.
D ebtors and creditors of Archibald
C. McKinley, deceased, late of Lexington,
Oglethorpe county, are requested to pay tlieir
debts and give notice of their claims in icriling,
to the subscriber at Milledgeville.
YY'. McKINLEY, Ex r.
January 22d, 1861. 37 6t.
GEORGIA, Jasper comitj.
"lirHEREAS, the e«tatftof Jaap* K. Shropshire, late «ai4
county decraeed, in unrepreifuted
Tii cue arc therefore to cite and admonish ail persona interes
ted in "aid estate, to he&ud ap|>e&r at my office, the fir»t Mon
day iu March rvxt, then and there *j> abotv rai>.»* ii any th«v
have, why letters of Aduduiairation on said estate, should
not be sianted to the Clerk of tiie Superior Court, of aaid county
a*, provided by law. in suchcmaea made a d provided. Given
under uiy Laud, and official signature at offi« e, *hi» 14th riar of
J unitary lcol. $5 Si
M. M. HUTCHISON. Ord’y.
Administrator’s Sale.
L INDER an order of the Court of Ordinary of YY’il-
J kin sou County, will be sold at the Court House, in
Irwinton, ou the first Tuesday in MARCH uext, with
in the legal hours of sale, all the lands belonging to
the estate of Thomas McIntyre, deceased, lying and
being in said County, in the fork of Commissioner
Creek and the Oconee River, and embracing the old
15th Station Central Kail-rond, adjoining the lauds of
John Freemau. Sen., James Stephen*.Julias Evans
and others,containing seven hundred t750) and fifty
Acres, more or less. Terms made known on the day
of sale. HENRY E HEY MAN, Adm’r.
Irwinton, Ga. Jan. Kith. 1861. 34 tds.
MILITARY iVOTICE.
Head-Qca)»t*Rs, 1st, Brig. 3rd Division, G. M. )
Madison Jan. 24th, 1861. (
Special Order No. 11.
Ordered, That an election be held at the Court
House in. the city of Milledgeville, Ga.. on Friday
the 22d dav of February next, for a Colonel to Com
mand tbe 33d Regiment, Baldwin county, to liii the
vuennev occasioned by the resignation of CW- L. A.
Jordan.
An election will be held at same time and place for
Majors to command the 70th nnd 71st Battalions coin
nosing the same.
By order of Brigadier General: _ r JE{ . grp
8. J. Saffold, Aid-de-f’*"’!*-
Jan. 25, 1861.
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