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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1868)
(llj c tU eddy Constitutionalist BY STOCKTON & CO. OVR TERMS. The following are the rates of Subscription: Daily. one year $lO 00 Wbhklt, one year $3 00 Two Little Boots. Only two little boots by the fire so bright, Orly two ! ttle stockings to mend to-night ; The" one who owns them is snug in bed, IVnere the moonbeams dance on his curly head. Those litt'e boots give n.e trouble to-day, Brint 1* in mud from out door play; pebbles over the fl‘or, TraßMng dirt in at the great hall door. Tbeae Ih.tL' boots gave me sorrow to-day, mother's sight away; C’-.nitld •rees and wading streams, Chasing shadows and sunny beams. These little stockings, so worn and grey, Have these tiny treasures caused trouble to-day ? Ah ' indeed they have, in racing about, In joining plays and merry shout. Alas 1 hare had trouble to-day, And yet would I give these treasures away * Would I have the places empty to-night Os the little boots with toes so bright i Ah, me! my very heart wiff break If sway from my right these boots you take; My home would be dreary, my j oung heart sad, And there would be notlrng to make me glad. Bo thne’s only two little boots so bright, Only two litt e stockings to mend to night, Only two little floweis so feeble and slight, Only one to smile with so silver a light. There was a time when four were there, When four little faces peeped over my chair, Four pair of boots so shiny and bright. And four pair of stockings so pure and white Hung near the lire, and chimney tall; For she feet that wore them were dimpled and small, But my chi'dren are gone, their spirits have fled, And they are sleeping undisturbed with the dead. sadly miss those three loved ones That are resting to-night in their silent tombs ; I miss their shouts arid merry play, Far three little forms are not here to-day. [From the London Monthly. You Did Not Come. The sun was gliding down the Wes'ern sky, The hours of day had their sum ; Who kept the tryst that was appointed I I! You did not come ! I sat and watched the evening’s closing raj-; The sunset woods were desolate an d'dumb : I waited till the iast faint streak of day, You did not come I ’Twas but to give me back a flower or two, A ring—my letters, foolish, doubtless—some Mere trifles I Yet. I thought not so: and you— You did not come 1 The moon ight rose and spread its silver flood ; j I heard the death moth round the nightshade hum, i A chilly .oneness froze my fevered blood — You did not come ! ’Twas at the end of war that forth you went, 1 With blare of trumpet and with beat of drum : You parting passed without a farewell sent— You did not come! One word upon a piece of paper writ— Os pitying comfort but a single crumb, It was not much—you might have spared me it ! You did not come I And so until the end of all arrives, I wander far apart—my heart is numb, Severed for aye the courses of our lives; You did not oome! L . life cannot be what it has been before — The hours of joy have reached, alas I their sum ; The tryst you kept not can return no more — You cannot come! By the Sea. Backward and forward, under the moon, Swings the tide, in its old-time waj-; Kever too late, and never too soon; And evening and morning make the day. Backward and forward, over the sands, And over the rocks, to fall and flow ; And thia wave has touched a dead man’s hands, And that one has seen a face we know. They have sped the good ship on her way, Or buried her deep from love and light; But here, as they sink at our feet to-day, | Ah, who shall distinguish their voices aright i 1 ~ For their separate burdens of hope and fear Are blended now in one solemn tone: And only this song of the waves I hear, “ Forever and ever His will is done.” & Backward and forward, to and fro, Swings our life in its weary way ; ’ - z Now at its ebb, and now at its flow; And evening and morning make the day. Borrow and comfort, peace and strife, rPain and rejoicing, its moments know ; How from ti e discords bf such a life Shall the clear music fl >w « 4 I Yet to the ear of God it swells, And to the blessed round the throne, Sweeter than chime of vesper bells, Forever and ever His will is done.” The following, which has been going the rounds, we present to our readers as the strongest poetical 1 argument we have seen for some t’me in favor of Seymour and Blair. There are thousands of others who, like this poor darkey, Dat mule and dem acres of land.” Dat Mule and Dem Acres of Land. Look .Toe, don’t yer say it’s a shame, Dem chaps should be rulin’ de roast, Who tink on d«re side de darkies dey’ e not, Den cheat’em and make it n boast I • Dev kim wid dere promises al! werry fine, » Takin’ Sambo and Cuff by de hand, And swore for dere votes de darkies would git J)at mule and dem acres of land. Uh course darkies woUd dere ticket quite straight, I know dat I woted al day; I r ale in de wagon with free Brew’ro men. Drinkin’ ale and had nuthin to pay; We st opt eb’ry place dey took in the wotes, And de way I kept woting wa* grand, But I nebber hab seen since de wotin was done, DM mule and dem acres of land. - Dey say U. 8 Grant is a big arrnj- man : I’ve no doubt he is strong in his mite, And so war de widder who gib up her ail, For de heart of de widder was right; But what is the use ub firin’ a gun. De biggest dat ebber was planned, When it won't hit de mark, nor gib to de black Dat mule and dem acres of land ? I know we was sold, but de darkey is tuff, And de skull ub his craneyurn am tick. But de way dat he’ll worry dem Brewero sneaks Will be eartin to make ’em quite sick; Wid Seymour and Blair, de darkies’ true friend, Dey are willin’ to fall or to stand, I Dey’ll gib ’em a chance to earn for themselves Dat mu'e and dem acres of land. A big swindle in Jersey City has been expos ed. Several months ago a man named Logan purchased some old charters and started five insurance companies, called Mariners’ Mer chants’, Mechanics’, Fin-men’s and First Na , tional. He established offices, and sent agents throughout the country, •■ffeoting insurance of over a minion doljais. N .au, i.t responsible men were fieeiy used, wi i> .ut authority, as re ferences. No losses were paid, and when ouc after another tbe companies collapsed, no re sponsible parties could be found to answer as <>'Helals. TFrom Sunshine and Shadow in New York. Blackmailing in New York. FOBCED LOANS. I Women and men, in New York, live in style I by loans forced from business men in the city, i Young men who want to see New York life • while they are young, and who think it is a very fine thing to sow their wild oats in early I life, little know what a harvest they are to reap. I On one of the very fashionable avenues in the city there stands the most fashionable and cost ly house of infamy on the continent, which was built and furnished by loans exacted from business men. It is a place unequaled, except by the marble house of Stewart, and is adorned by statuary, paintings, and all that art and taste can suggest or money purchase. The proprie tor of the mansion is one of the most notorious and infamous of women. She began life on the lowest round of the ladder. Soon she set up for a nurse. She opened a house for the re ception of women who were about to become mothers before they were wives. Her nest step was that of a female physician, whose prac tice was among the most base and degraded.— She had practice in Boston, Philadelphia and the South. She was often before tbe court on criminal charges. She was never convicted, though her hands were often stained with the blood of her victims. As she rose in wealth, she opened a home for the unfortunate. In it tWe sick that could pay had the most delicate and tender nursing. A young, sensitive, and intelligent girl, who had been enticed from home, found a kind and considerate friend in tfce hostess. It paid well to have this repute; and when such an one was introduced by a man of substance or standing, the kind attention Whs doubled. Elegant rooms, costlv furniture, delicacies < f all kinds, quiet, well dressed and obsequious attendants waited the call of the invalid. No mother could watch the delicate and sobbing girl with more care than this vile woman. When rooms were engaged, they were taken by some person without a name.— As they were paid for the term of confinement in advance, it would make no difference to the keeper of the house who made the arrange ments. Why should she care so long as her pay is sure? But there is a future for her, and the party who comes in the darkness of the | night, without a name, to engage rooms, will j know that future to his eost. TRAFIC IN FLESH AND BLOOD. Heavy as is tbe sum paid to this woman for I the present care of the patient, the future is ! richer in gain. It is not the policy of these ' women to harm mother or child ; avarice de- ; inands that the child live. In the hour of deep | anguish and trial, all alone in a strange room, i with the visions of home looming up, with i shame and remorse burning their impress on i the alabaster brow, with the prospect of death i before her, the bewildered child repays the ten der care by becoming confidential. She names i the party to whom her ruin is ascribed, and bids ; the woman take care of the little comer should I the young mother die. All the facts in the case j gleaned from this death pillow are carefully | noted in a book kept for that purpose, w ith the j names of the parties, their residence, place of I business, and all needed particulars. The child ! is carefully protected. It is a living witness, 1 and will be a source of great profit when the | day of reckoning comes. The parly who takes > the child is interested in the establishment. When loans are called for, it can be produced and identified at any moment. MADDENING EXTORTION. Cured and discharged, the patient returns to society, marries, aud settles down in life. The man pursues his business career with success. He becomes honored among merchants. His name stands high on’change. He has a high social position. He becomes an officer in some one of our benevolent, philanthropic, or reli gious institutions. If he thinks of bis early indiscretions, he is glad to know that the great secret is locked in his own bosom. All this while his name is written in a book. There is one human eye that knows his down-sitting and his up-rising. With a hundred other names his can be read in the fatal list. He is at the mercy of one oi the shrewdest, most abandoned and desperate of women. She knows the mercantile value of every name on that list whom she has served; knows their domestic, social and commercial standing.— Each one is her banker. She draws when she will. A man of business is surprised on re ceiving a call from a lady who comes in her carriage on pressing business. Has he for gotten the person he met in a small, half lighted room, with whom he transacted some business some months or years be fore ? Or a polite note is received, signed by the woman, inviting him to an in- j : terview on urgent business; or, in polite ■ terms, a loan is requested of a certain sum for ■ a short time. Astonished and in terror, the ! demand is acceded to, only to be repeated with ■ increased amount every year. Bankruptcy has 1 followed thia system of extortion. Men have I i fled their country and gone into strange lands, I i Men have sought relief in suicide, rather than • Ibe disgraced. Not long since, an honored | I man, who had been elevated to the highest j j trusts our city can confer, sunk beneath the j I tyranny of extortion ; his brain softened and i ihe passed prematurely away. Few have the | I least idea of the extent of this business, or of j the number and standing of the parties im-' plicated. Elegant mansions are builded and , maintained; splendid teamsand gilded equi-I pages roll through Central Park ; liveried ser- j vants excite the envy of those less exalted—all | of which are supported by tributes wrung ! from persons yyho have a fair outside social J standing. Could ’the roll be read and the | names pronounced, New York would be as j tonished, alarmed and convulsed—hollow, de I ceitful and wicked as the city is. The Influence of Home —Of all the i schools there is none like that of borne ; and of ; ail teachers, either good or evil, there is none > like the mother. Her conduct is ever before j the child as his example ; her words are tbe ' seed falling upon the virgin soil, and producing ! a luxuriant harvest, either of good or evil. It is not in tbe power of her instructions to make him a greet man, lor that is generally deter mined by a law of the God of Nature ; but if he inherit talents, she may probably add to them that virtue, without which mere talent is a j splendid deformity. If he be destitute of ex traordinary gifts of genius, the greater should I be her efforts to develop, in their strongest growth, such powers as he does possess ; to teach him the value of industry, system and perseverance ; above all, to imbibe him with love to God and love to man, so that, if he be not fitted to command, he may learn to be a useful citizen, a good man, honest in his deal | ings, charitable to the poor, true to his friends, ' and forgiving to his enemies. Such a character J is worth more to its possessor and to society, I than the most exalted intellectual endowments unaccompanied by moral excellence. It, will produce happiness in the world, the respect and confidence of meh, and will be remembered in death with love and veneration. A lady parting from her husband a few days since in the cars at Albany, was overheard by the passengers to utter the following para graph, all in one breath; “Good-bye, Will; write to me every day, won’t you ? I’ll expect a letter three times a week, any way. Take good care of my Sunday school class, for I’ll uvfint it whbn T nnrqn If M 132 Cfi’lß don’t give her - >r P lor we have l«. .. -ui vV,>> chu.'cb, you know. Don't forget to bring my silk dress and my other sh ie,s. Come as coon us you can. Good bye. Don’t forget your cane, and Jet your moustache grow.” AUJUSfA, GA,, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 80, 1868. The Great Speech of Fitzpatrick. The Irish reporter of the Telegraph has fur nished that paper with a verbatim et litera’im report of J. Fitzpatrick’s speech, delivered be | fore the Radical Congressional nomination in ; Macon, on Thursday, 10th inst. Fitzpatrick j was nominated : Masther Sparer : Bain’ an outsider, and not a member of the convention, without aunny right to vote or sairve on a committa, but failin an intrust in the Repoobliean parity, I arise to a qnistion of privilege. Jeff’. Long (delegate). Mr. Chairman : If the ; gentleman will speak, I move that he be lirnit i ed to five minutes. Fitz, (much excited). Masther Long, Mas ! ther Long, will ye be alt her.deny in me, yer bist I frind, the right to spike to ye. Do pray, I Masther Long, withdraw the motion and let , me have as much time to spake here as the Dimicrats allowed tbe poor nagers in the Georgia Legislature to spake in defense of his alibility. [The appeal was irresistible, and the motion was withdrawn.] And now, Masther Spaker and gintlemen : Bain a Repoollican, as I am, and falin an in trust, as 1 do, I lift me honored sate in the Ligislatue of Georgia, where I was sint by col ored paple (for I never nad any respectability among the white paple), and came 61 the way here from the sate of government to sa that ivery mon had his rights, and that fare play be dune by ivery one to ivery one, and the divil take the Repoobliean who is not weeling to And Masther Spaker, let me tell ye, there’s none of the Anglo-Saxon blood in my veins, that the Democrats boast if; tor lam a rale Airishmon, born a shlave and lived a sblave until I came to this counthry for me fradom.— And I tell ye to-day, me colored friends, if it had not bin for meself, and the Repoobliean party, ye wmuld, ivery one of ye, now be und* r ye’r masther’s lash. But I could never find it in me good Airish heart to be willin’ tosaanny one of God’s crathurs a shlave. I niver had but one brither in all the days of me life; and a dare, good sowl he was too, and as true a Re pooblican as iver rebelled in the worid. He was born long before I was, and died manny years afther meself. And a dare good Airishmon was he, too, and he loved the nager as well as meself; but poor sow! I he died of yaller faVer in the saty of New Or-le anes, and many years afterwards was swallowed alive by an alegather on the Mississippi river a few miles below the saty of Pad a du ca, and ive niver sane him but once since, and that was afther I claimed Bretish protection from Con federate conscription and crossed the lines aud joined the Repoobliean party. And now Mas ther Spaker the Dimocrats say I am not a na turalized satizan, and I say that ivery divel of them are lyers, I don’t care where they came from, whither they be Anglisb, Airish, or Americans, whither they be black or white, rid or grane, they are lyers and domed lyers. And now, Masther Spaker, we have met here to-daj - to select a candidate from the Repoobli caa party for Congress. And, as one gintle man has made an eloquent spache, and de Glared a priference for a black mon, I, too, have a priference, and that is for a white mon. Jeff Long. Mr. Chairman : I hope the gen tleman will give his reasons lor preferring a white man. Fitz, (excited). Masther Long, that’s jist what I was going to do. At the North ye know the Repooblicans are true as stale to the parity, until you mintion negroes, and thin in a manite they’re gone to the Divil or Democracy, and our only chance to kape in favor with the Re pooblicans North is to elect white men South. It isn’t meself that thinks little of the men, for upon me sowl I love tbim as dearly as I do my poor dead brother that’s now liviu somewhere in the State of Ellenois. I know, Masther Spaker, that what I say to-day, and have said, will be misrepresented ; for I say tbe maun from the Journal Messenger is here and the truth aint in him, for he has said I was a loafer, and apon me sowl it makes me mad.— If he would only but call me a thafe, a rogue, a liar and a scoundrel, I could put up wita that, but to be called a loafer, I can’t stand it. Aud anny mon that ses i’me a loafer, is a Iyer, aud I can whop him a fist fight. I natber like pon der nor bullets, nor stab, but with the weapons God gave I can pull wool as lost as onny mon And now my colored brother naturalised sati zan, I got me papers in 1852, and if I did sware before the enrolling officer that I did not have tbim, I did it with mintal riservation. Now, my colored friends, I fought to make ye free, and if ye will send me to Congress, I will make ye the aqual of onny mon. J. Crowe, Reporter. An Extraordinary Case--A Belle of Washington in the Days of Andrew Jack son in Court.—The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger writes as follows : The Jefferson Market Police Court this morn ing was called upon to take cognizance of a rattier romantic case. An old lady, seventy eight years old, formerly the wife of General Eaton, and one of the most brilliant belles of Washington in the days of General Jackson,, appeared as complainant against a person known as Antonio Buehmani, her second hus band, whom she charges with abandonment, and living unlawfully with her grand daughter. Shortly after their marriage, she says, he ran off to Europe, taking with him not only the grand daughter, but also all the money and other pro perty-of which she was possessed. For two | years the fugitive pair lived in Italy, making the tour of the Continent, etc. Buchignani’s funds at length running low, he was compelled to do something for a living.— Accordingly he recrossed the Atlantic and went to Canada, where he kept a restaurant. Think ing he could now venture back to New York to collect some that somebodv owed, him there, he arrived in town yesterday' and put up at tbe Girard House under an assumed name. The detectives, however, who had been on his track, had him under arrest within two hours of his leaving the Hudson river cars. When brought into court and confronted with his forsaken wife, the prisoner (who is a fine-looking Italian) exhibited not tbe slightest discomposure. The justice demanded that he should make proper provision for bis wife, and on his refusal to do so, he was ordered to be placed in the custody of the commissioners of public corrections, who will probably send him to tbe workhouse. The prisoner is about thirty years of age. He is said to have had two children by the grand daughter of complainant. Not long since he occupied the position of Librarian to Congress. Previous to that he received an appointment as eecretary to our Consul at Rome ; but for some reason or other, he refused to accept. Tbe case is certainly a verj- remarkable one in all its details, and, so far as the venerable complain- ! s concerned, exhibits the vicissitudes of life m a very striking light. A German philosopher has discovered that this globe is gradually shrinking, by the pro cess of cooling, which has been going on since its creation. In the course of time all the con tinents will be drawn below the water level, except the highest peaks of the mountains. As this is not to take place for five hundred cen turies, we ain’t scared much. ihe latest argument against women preach ing is, that belonging to the female persuasion, they are oi the lay flock. This is no better than comparing them to hens, which is neither polite nor pretty. [From the Atlanta Constitution. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Saturday, September 19. SENAT E. Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Smith, of the 7th district. The journal was read and approved. A message from the Governor was read veto ing the bill entitled an act to incorporate the Nutting Banking Company, of Macon, Ga. Mr. Speer spoke against the veto. Mr. Holcombe advocated the veto. After some discussion on both sides, the question was called, and the veto sustained : Yeas, 21 ; nays, 12. Mr. McWhorter, from the Committee on the Military, reported against a bill to organize the State police. The unfinished business of yesterday was resumed, being the bill to organize a District Court. After some discussion, on motion of Mr. Candler, the bill was laid on the table: Yeas 18; nays, 14. A motion to adjourn was voted down. Mr. Lester—A resolution to subscribe for 200 copies of Millen’s Digest of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Read and referred to the Judiciary Committee. A resolution to meet hereafter at 9, a. m., and adjourn at 1, p. m., and meet again at 3. p. m., and adjourn at 5, p. m., was adopted. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Albany was passed. Also, a bill to incorporate the Dawson Manu facturing Company. Both bills ordered to be transmitted to the House. Mr. McArthur introduced a bill to regulate the issue and payment of all orders upon the county treasury of the different counties of this State. Mr. Brock —A bill for the relief of Johli and James Schley. Mr. Nunnally—A bill to change section 1967 of Irwin’s Revised Code. Mr. Lester—A bill to amend section 4333 of Irwin’s Revised Code, relating to punishment for cattle stealing. Mr. Winn—A bill to authorize the sale of lands of the Georgia Military Institute. • Mr. Richardson—A bill to incorporate the Gainesville, Dahlonega and Ducktown Railroad Company. Mr. Jordon—A bill to add a provision to sec tion 4492 of Irwin’s Revised Code. A bill was introduced for the relief of Julius W. Driver from penalties incurred by reason of double marriage. Also, a bill authorizing the Governor to ap point a State Geologist. Also, a resolution by Mr. Jordan, authori zing the Superintendent of the State Road to sell unclaimed freight. The latter was laid on the table. Mr. Wooten introduced a bill to create a court for the trial of criminal cases, and for other purposes. A bill to incorporate the Griffin Loan, Trust and Saving Institution was read the third time. Mr. Winn moved an amendment to the bill, and while engaged in preparing the same, busi ness was suspended. Mr. Speer (becoming uneasy) inquired wheth er the Senate was at “ refreshments or in la bor ?” , , The President replied : “ Neither just now.” Mr. Nunnally. 1 rather think tbe Senator is “ in labor.” The Senate, without further action, adjourn ed to meet again at 9 o’clock Monday morning. HOUSE. The House met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Clark. Journal read and corrected. Mr. Brewster, of Harris, sworn in. Mr. Grimes moved to reconsider so much of the proceedings of yesterday as related to the passage of the relief bill. Motion lost. The following bills were read the first time: A bill to provide for the payment of taxes now due. Mr. Williams introduced a bill to incorporate a camp ground in Dooly county. A bill to incorporate "the Fin Valley Build ing Association. A resolution from the Senate lending State aid to a certain railroad was concurred in. Mr. Anderson—A bill to '..r >se tbe number of judicial circuits in this ’te ‘o 21. Mr. Flournoy moved i b:-:pone, and have two hundred copies prh <l, to be made the special order for Tuesday : xt Motion carried. BILLS ON THIRD CEADING. A bill to amend the charter of the Atlanta Street Railroad and Banking Company. The Judiciary Committee recommend that the bill do not pass. The Committee on Internal Improvements recommend that the bill do pass, with an amend ment. Mr. O’Neal moved to have 200 copies of the bill printed. Motion lost. Mr. Williams, of Dooly, moved to lay the bill on the table. Motion lost. Mr. Gullatt said he introduced the bill, but did not wish State aid granted. Mr. Flournoy’ moved to strike out th it por tion of the bill that requires State aid. Motion adopted. Mr. Anderson hoped that as the clause had been stricken out, the bill would pass. Mr. Felder moved to recommit the bill. Mol tion to recommit prevailed, and the bill referred to the Committee on Banks. A bill to extend the aid granted to the Macon and Brunswick to the branch road from Hawk insville to Fort Valley. Mr. Flournoy was opposed to granting State aid to any other road. He was opposed to in creasing the debt of the State any more. If this scheme was proposed to any county in the State it would be defeated by an overwhelming majority. Mr. Duncan. In granting aid to the railroads the first question to mind is, is the State amply secured ? This bill gives ample security to the State. We simply wish to extend the pro visions of a bill that grants aid to the Macon and Brunswick Railroad. The road is an im portant one, and the credit of the State will not be impaired by extending aid to it. Mr. Hall, of Glynn, hoped that the bill would pa.~s. Tbe Macon and Brunswick road will be completed by the first of next September, and this will amply secure the State for the aid to be extended to this short branch. Mr. Felder concurred in what bad been said about granting aid to this road. It is a short link and a very important one. lam as parti cular about the State Treasury as any one, and would not vote for it if I thought the credit of the State would be impaired. He hoped that this bill would be passed. Mr. Price, of Lumpkin. I am satisfied that this bill is a very meritorious one, and will vote for it. Mr. O’Neal spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Saussy. I have been somewhat surpris ed at the line of argument of the gentleman, (Mr. O’Neal.) He is in favor of granting aid to this road because it is a rival road and as he says will break down a great monopolys. The State never granted aid to the Central Railroad. Savannah has made itself what it is by her own energy, and it is unfair for the gentleman to use such arguments in this question. lam not op posed to State aid where it does develop’the resources of the State, but we should be care ful in our present embarrassments how we do it. Mr. Sparks. I will state the reason why I will vote against this bill. The city of Macon has subscribed two hundred thousand dollars to the Macon and Brunswick, and the Bruns wick road does not want this little short line built, and he was opposed to granting State aid to every settlement that wanted a railroad. It would impair the credit of tbe State. Mr. Anderson spoke in opposition to the bill. Mr. Hall, of Glynn. I think 1 can give an explanation to the reason given by the gentle man from Bibb (Mr. Sparks), who is a large stockholder in the Brunswick road. He is a lartre cotton merchant, and by building this road cotton that goes to Macon now will go to Brunswick, and hence his objection. Mr. Barnum spoke in favor of the bill. He thought that Mr. O’Neal’s head was level for once. We are opposed to monopolies. My people have felt them, and I wish the bill to pass. He called the previous question, which was sustained, and the vote taken on the bill on its passage. The yeas and nays, were re quired, and were—yeas, 68; nays, 41. So the bill passed. Mr. Hall, of Glynn, moved to transmit the bill to the Senate at once. Motion adopted. A bill to extend the aid of the State to the South Georgia and Florida Railroad Company, read the second time and made the special or der for Wednesday next. The rules were suspended, and a bill to in corporate the Nacoochee Valley Mining Com pany, and the Hanney Mining Company, of White county, taken up and read the third time. Committee report that the bill do pass. Report of committee agreed to, and bill passed. Leave of absence was granted to M. A. Har din, Clerk, for Monday next. House adjourned till Monday morning, 9 o’clock. Monday, September 21. SENATE. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Senator Bowers. The journal was read and approved. Mr. Speer moved to reconsider so much of the journal as relates to the Governor’s veto of the bill incorporating the Nutting Banking Company. Tne President ruled that as the bill had been once reconsidered, it would be out Os order to entertain the motion. Mr. Candler appealed from the decision of the Chair. Mr. Speer moved to postpone the question of reconsideration until to-morrow, 10 o’clock. Carried. The tax bill was taken up and read the third time. Mr. Hinton moved to strike out everything in the bill that looked to specific taxation. Mr. Adkins thought that places of amuse ment should be taxed, because they are un profitable and ought to be repressed. Mr. Holcombe said it looked as though tbe Senator had fallen out with theatres since Sat urday night. [H will be remembered that the police lately got after Adkins, at the theatre, for unruly conduct, and that he was saved from a berth in Tim Murphy’s Hotel fhrough the kind offices of a Democratic member of the House.] Mr. Nunnally thought specific taxation un constitutional except as to certain articles therein mentioned. Messrs. Wellborn and Winn opposed specific tax on professions. Messrs. Harris and Holcome thought they ought to be taxed. On the question to strike out the first eight paragraphs of the {section—the vote stood : Yeas, 6 ; nays, 30. The first eight paragraphs were then adopted. The first eight sections of the bill, with slight alterations, passed. Lawyers, Physicians and Dentlsss are taxed $10; Daguerrean artists, sls ; Auctioneers, bil liard, poo), baggatelle tables, each $25 ; race tracks, each SSO. One dollar poll tax for edu cational purposes. Magicians and sleight of hand performances, SSO for each performance ; Circus companies, SIOO for each day. All other shows or exhibitions, except for literary or charitable purposes, $25 in each county where they may exhibit. Railroads, one-half of one per cent, on net earnings. Horae and foreign Insurance Companies, one per cent, on all pre miums in money and otherwise; provided, That when a home company pays a tax on its capital stock, it shall pay no tax on its pre miums. Plantation and mechanical, over S3OO, taxed ad valorem. On every gallon of foreign or domestic liquors, sold by any person in quantities less than thirty gallons, twenty cents, this last to take effect after October Ist. The 9th section was taken up. It reads: That no assessment shall be made for county or city corporation purposes on the specific tax herein imposed on practitioners of law, physic and dentistry. Pending the discussion of this section, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE. The House met pursuant to-adjournment. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Clark. Journal read and approved. Mr. Hall, of Glynn, moved to have two ses sions daily, commencing at 10, a. m., and end ing at 1, p. m., and from 3 to 5 o’clock, p. m. Adopted. A bill to increase the number of judicial cir cuits in the State. Mr. Williams, of Dooly, moved to refer the matter again to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. O’Neal objected, as the matter had al ready been before the committee, and they were ready to report. Mr. Bethune moved to confer criminal juris diction on the ordinaries of this State. ■ Mr. Flournoy made a point of order. This bill was made the special order of to-morrow. The hour for the special order of to day has arrived, arid I move that this bill lay on the table till its regular order, and that the home stead bill be taken up. The motion pre vailed, Mr. McDougald moved to suspend the rules to introduce a bill to incorporate the John King Banking Company of Columbus, Ga.— Rules suspended and bill read the first time. The special order of the day, the Senate homestead bill, was taken up and read. Mr. Price moved to take up also the House homestead bill. Motion prevailed and bill read. The Senate bill, the special order of the day, provides for setting aside a homestead of realty and personalty, and for the valuation of said property, aud for tbe full and complete protec tion and security of the same to the sale, use and benefit of families, as required by section Ist article 7th of the constitution. The first section was read. •Mr. Scott, of Floyd, wished to know what tbe “removal of encumbrances thereon” meant in this section. Mr. O’Neal said that it was for the courts to determine. Mr. Scott thought that it was not proper for the Legislature to send a law to the people that the legislators themselves do not under stand, and that it was their duty to mike the law plain. If I understand this law, the head of the family cannot encumber the homestead, then this law cannot be prospective. If, then, the law is retrospective, there is no use to lay off the homestead, because it is already pro tected. Mr. Flournoy said that the clause was in the language of the constitution, and the whole question will have to be settled by the courts ; the construction that we put on this question was not of binding effect. It is our duty to de fine the laws, and that of the courts to construe them. lam opposed to homestead laws and relief laws, but, as we have to make some such law, I am in favor of a law that will meet the provisions of the constitution. Mr. Williams, of Morgan, offered an amend ment. Lost. Mr. Williams, of Dooly, offered an amend ment. Cut off by a eall of the previous ques tion, and the section was adopted. The second section was read, and Mr. Saussy offered an amendment requiring a schedule of applicant’s property, etc. Amend ment lost and the section adopted. VOL. 27. NO. 40 Section third read and adopted. Section fourth read. Mr. Crawford moved to amend, making “land” “lands,” and “plat” “plats.” Section as amended adopted. Sections fifth and sixth amended as fourth and adopted. Section seventh read. Mr. Crawford offered an amendment. Mr. Flournoy objected to the amendment. Mr. O’Neal moved an amendment to the amendment. Accepted by Mr. Crawford. Mr. Scott, of Floyd, thought that the amend ment would mystify the law. I repeat what I said this morning, that there is no member that understands the bill. Amendment agreed to. Mr. Rawls moved to amend said section fur ther, to permit the applicant himself to invest the proceeds in case of sale. , Mr. Habden, of Harris, moved an amendment to the amendment. Mr. Flournoy callecT the previous question on the section as first amended. Section eight read. Mr. Flournoy moved to amend by inserting “ per annum ” after twenty per cent. Amendment agreed to, and section as amend ed adopted. Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 read. Mr. Barclay moved to amend. Amendment agreed to, and section as amended adopted. Mr. Saussy offered an additional section, pro viding that where sufficient property has been set apart by past nuptial settlements, or other wise, this act is not to apply. Motion to lay on the table made and carried. Mr. Barnum offered the following: “ Pro vided nothing in this bill shall be construed to be retroactive.” A motion was made to lay the motion on the table, and yeas and nays required, which were, yeas, 44, nays, 74. Mr. Duncan moved to adopt this as an addi tional section. Motion prevailed and the additional section adopted. Mr. Price moved an additional section, pro viding “ that the land so set apart shall be in one contiguous body.” Pending the discussion of this motion, the hour of adjournment arrived, and the House adjoured till 4 o’clock this afternoon. SENATE. EVENING SESSION. The consideration of the 9th section of the tax bill, which exempts lawyers, doctors and dentists from county and city assessment on the specific tax, and which Mr. Holcombe had moved to strike out, was resumed. Mr. Hinton spoke at length in favor of tbe section. Tbe motion to strike out was Jost. The Comptroller General is authorized to or der the tax receivers to commence receiving returns of taxable property immediately after the passage of the act, and cause the taxes to be collected by the first of February next. The Governor sent in the following message in relation to the outrages in Mitchell county : Executive Department, ) Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 21, 1868. J To the General Assembly : From tbe communication transmitted here with, it will be seen that in violation of, and with total disregard for, the proclamation is sued on the 14th instant, the right of tbe peo ple to peacefully assemble has been violently and barbarously impaired, and that the civil officers of the county of Mitchell are wholly unable to protect the rights of citizens, or to maintain the peace. By the sixth section ofanactof Congress, passed March 2d, 1867, the organization, arming or calling into ser vice of the militia of this State is very proper ly prohibited, aud it is, therefore, earnestly re commended that the Legislature make imme diate application to the President of the United States, under Sec. IV., Art. IV. of the Consti tution of the United States, for sufficient mili tary force to be stationed in said county, to the end that peace may be maintained, the rights, lives and property of the citizens protected and secured, and the guilty punished after due process of law. Ido not deem it necessary to enter into an argument to support the above recommendation. The fact that this occur rence is the result of a determination frequent ly and publicly expressed by irreponsible per sons of one political party, that the other po litical party ought not and shall not hold po litical meetings, is too well known. It is, how ever, gratifying to know and to believe that the sentiment is confined to a class of lawless persons, who are not countenanced or sup ported by the responsible citizens of their re spective counties, but the misfortune is that the outrages are not prevented, and unless phy sical force can be promptly added to the hon est efforts of the officers of the law, we shall be thrown into a state of anarchy, where neither life, property nor law will be regarded, and the innocent will suffer from the wrong doing of the guilty. Rufus B. Bullock, Governor. I have this moment received a dispatch from Maj. Howard, stating that the number of kill ed and wounded will reach fifty. Mr. Candler offered a resolution referring the message to the Committee on the State of the Republic. Mr. Harris offered a resolution that the Gov ernor be instructed to telegraph to the Presi dent for troops. Mr. Adkins supported Mr. Harris’ resolu tion. Mr. Holcombe thought the remarks of Mr. Adkins inflammatory. Mr. Griffin, of the 21st, rose to a privileged question, whether such appeals should be tole rated, and the Chair should not permit it. The Chair said he had no authority to sup press the freedom oi debate. Mr. Griffin, of the 2>st, said inasmuch as he had heard the statement of a negro, through the Governor, he produced a paper aud moved that the account be read from a white man, which was agreed to. Mr. Nunnally moved, as a substitute for the whole, that a special committee be appointed, with power to send for persons aud papers, or if necessary, to go to the county to investigate the whole matter and report forthwith ail the facts. Tbe motion oi Mr. Nunnally prevailed. The Chair appointed Messrs. Nunnally, Smith, of the 36th, and Brock. The following House bills were taken up and read for the first time : A bill to extend the aid of the State to the completion of the Macon and Brunswick Rail road. A bill to incorporate the Nacoochee Valley Mining Company and the Hanney Mining Com pany of White county. Senate then adjourned to meet at 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. HOUSE. The discussion of the homestead bill was re sumed. Mr. Morgan, of Dougherty, made an elabo rate argument, stating that the bill might be legal, but that it was impolitic, and that in less than ten years some subsequent Legislature would repeal the bill. Mr. Price’s amendment requiring the land to be. set apart to be in one contiguous body was taken up. Pending this discussion a message was re ceived from the Governor ghin„ 4 rticulars and message on the riot in Mitchell. ‘ [.see Sen ate proceedings.] Mr. Dunean, of Houston, moved that a com mittee of five be appointed to take into consid eration the message of his Excellency, and re port to this House by 8 o’clock to-night.
