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Udq’rs, Third Military Dist, 1
Montgomery, Ala., April 4, ’67. j
General Orders No. 4.
I. All pObt commanders within the
limits of this Military District are in*
structed to report as soon as practica
ble, alter their occurrence, any fail
ures of the civil tribunals or officers to
render equal justice to the people,
and any acts of such tribunals or au
thorities in contravention of the Civil
Rights Bill, or other acts of Congress
applicable to the Southern States.
Their attention is particularly called
to acts of the local or State authorities
or tribunals, which discriminate against
persons on account of race, color or
political opinion ; and, whiffet not in
terfering with the functions ot the civil
officers, they are directed to give pan
ticular attention to the manner in
which such functions are discharged,
so far as relates to the matters above
specified. The post commanders are
admonished, howevrr, to be cautious
and careful in their statements, and to
Bend with their reports such evidence
«f the facts as shall justify action on
the part of the General Commanding.
11. Reports on these subjects will
be addressed to the Commander of the
District in which the offiee so repor
ting is stationed, and the District
Commander will forward the reports to
these headquarters, with his opinion
and recommendation endorsed thereon.
111. It is made equally the duty of
the District Commander to give his
own personal attention to the cases
above referred to, or any which may
come under his own observation, and
to report thereon without delay.
IV. The attention of all officers sen
ving in this Military District is called
to paragraph 3, of General Orders No.
1, from these headquarters. Any vio
lation of that paragraph will be forth
with reported.
By command of Major-Gen. Pope.
J. F. CONYNGIIAM,
Ist Lt. 24th U. S. Inf., A. A. A. G.
State Convention of the Teachers at
Tallahassee. The Teachers of all
public schools in the State, and of the
neighboring counties of Georgia, and
all others who as teachers, feel an iu•
tercst in the cause of education tho’h
not now actually engagud in teaching,
are earnestly requested to attend a
Convention to be held in Tallahassee,
on Monday the 20th of May.
All persons expeoting to attend the
convention, will notify the liev. Chag..
Kenmore, of Tallahasse, the chairman
of the comittce of arrangements of
such intention, on or before the 15th
of May, and report themselves imme
diately upon their arrival at Tallehas
see to this committee, who will be in
waiting at the Capitol.
Promised Reform in Pleadings.
Judge Erskinc, of the U. S Circuit
Court, in rendering an opinion upon
some pleas offered by counsel in cases
before bis Court at Savannah on the
23d instant, concluded with a remark
ibwtpromieaa a desirable reform. The
cases were against the Planters & Mer
chants’ Bank, brought by several par
ties to recover on the notes of the cor
poration. The Bank’s counsel entered
such pleas as want of legal service,
failure to file copies of the notes sued
on, and the joining of several causes of
action in ono (called by lawyers ‘dupli
city.’) On such frivolous, though
common, quirks as these, it was sought
to avoid an honest trial the causes
on their merits. Judge Erskinc over
ruled all the pl:as, and in conclusion
said:
“And I will here take occasion to
remark that while I have the honor to
sit as a Judge of this Court I will dis
courage, nay, discountenance, all the
delicately cunning and curious devices
that have crept into, the Bciencc of
pleading. ‘The law,’ says Lord Coke,
■‘speaketh by good pleading,’ and the
day has arrived when this wise axiom
of that great lawyer is to be interpreted
liberally. This is an ago of progress
and utilitarianism in law as in other
sciences, and it is, therefore high, time
that the subtleties and useless disputa
tions of ancient pleader give way to
common sense and common reason.’’
Valuable Invention. —A correspond
ent at Union Point sends us the fol
lowing communication :
Editors Chronicle ds Sentinel
The steam mills, owned by Mr. J. B.
Hart, at Union Point, Ga., are capa
ble of grinding sixty'five bushels of
corn meal every hour. 'J’his immense
amount of work is accomplished by
an invention of Mr. N. W. Wortham,
the miller in charge. The same ma
chinery has been in use for the last
six years, and the largest amount of
corn ever ground was twenty (20)
bushels per hour. The runners are
four and one-half (41) feet in diatuo
ter, the engine thirty-horse power, and
carries forty.fivo pounds of steam in
the boiler. This improved dress upon
the runners has been in use for the
past three mouths. Hundreds of per
sons have visited the mills, and can
testify to these facts. Mr. Wortham
has taken the necessary steps to se
cure letters patent upon this invention.
No doubt he will reap a rich harvest
/lom this wonderful improvement.
V IOTA.
Reported Drowning of One Hun
dred Negroes. — St. Louis, April B.
Advices from below say the town of
De Soto, opposite Vicksburg, was sud
denly inundated a few days since, and
from eighty to one hundred negroes
were drowned. The people of Vicks
burg used strenuous efforts to rescue
the poor creatures, but could only
reach such as had secured temporary
places of safety. The town was exclu
sively occupied by negroes.
are young ladies kissing
each other like an emblem of Chris
tianity ? Because they are doing unto
each other as they would that uicn
should do unto them
jiontjfcrii Enterprise
( SEMI-WEEKLY.)
L. C. BRYAN, : s : : Editor.
THOMASVIhLE, GA.:
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1867.
MISS ANN ELIZA LEAK,
“ The Georgia Girl,” born without
arms, is indeed, the most wonderful
and singularly accomplished specimen
ot humanity living. We have just
paid her a visit, and witnessed her
wonderful performances, and confess
that we never expected to witness the
demonstration of high accomplish
ments in ono so singularly uul’ortun
ate. She Crochets, Braids Hair, Em
broiders, Writes, Sews, Knits, and
uses the Scissors, Knife, Fork, Tum-
IDr, &e., Scc. t with as much ease and
dexterity as stated in her handbills.
Miss Leak is a “Georgia Born Girl,”
or lady, we should say, for she pos
sesses the accomplishments of a lady,
and in every respect deports herself
with the nice propriety, dignity nnd
refinement of a true and pious lady.
Her levees commenced last night at
the Masonic Hall, and w ill be contin
ued until Thursday night next, which
will be her last at this place. Those
who have not seen her, should not
lose the opportunity.
In every way worthy of the most
liberal patronaje, we trust Miss Leak
will receive that consideration from
our citizens, to which her merits enti>
tic her. Remember that she will hold
her last levee in Thoraasville, on Tburs*
day night.
NEW* BOOKS.
J. R. S. Davis, proprietor of the
“ Cheap Book Store," has just receiv
ed si fresh stock of new books, which
he offers for sale cheap for cash.
His stock has been selected with a
view to ready sale, and composed of
School Books, Toy Books, Children’s
Fancy Letter Blocks, Novels, the lat*
est sensational works, Northern and
Southern Literature, Magazines and
Newspapers : —well selected.
Call and examine his stock.
CIRCULATING LIBRARY-
Our cheap book store friend, J. R.
S. Davis, proposes the establishment
of a Circulating Library, upon a plan
explained. in his advertisement, to
which we call the attention of those
who desire to read good bocks fora
very small investment. Our opinion
is asked. Avery good idea, friend
Davis, and we hope your motives will
be appreciated and your plan patron
ized.
FLOWERS.
Job, our little devil, has placed an
immense boquet of most beautiful and
odoriferous flowers on our sanctum ta
ble, and they have been softening
down our reflections so much,and car
rying us back to the palmy days of
yore, that we have found it rather an
up-hill business to bring our senses
back to tho stern incongruities of the
present, and altogether forbid a politi
cal editorial in the present issue of the
Enterprise. How did the devil know
we were so fond of flowers, and what
sympathy is there between him nnd a
beautiful rose, a delicious Cape Jasa.
mine or a gentlo Verbena 7 He was
not born when the ladies used to
honor our sanctum with a daily pre<
sent of beautiful boquets. But those
dnys arc gone--no wnndoring flower
trom “ bonnio-lassie,’’ has strayed into
our sanctum since the war. Why?
Hear the mournful story— the Editor’s
married.
RAILROAD IRON.
We learn from tho Brunswick Cou
rier, that the British sh-p May Dun
das, arrived at that port a few days
ago with a cargo of Iron for tho Macon
& Brunswick Railroad.
Squabbletown H ebadd. The
Squabbletown Herald, has appeared
in our sanctum, but from what part of
this inundano sphere it hails, except
from Squabbletown, deponent saith
not. It is however, a Herald of Ain,
wit and humor, and therefore wel
come.
Freedom of the Frees. —Uen’l.
Schofield has notified tho Richmond
Times , that its editorials are likely to
create animosity and will not be toll
crated.
Wa?*Augusta, April 27. —Kx-Gov.
Brown addressed u large meeting of
citizens at the Court House this eve.
ning. He took the same ground as in
his Atlanta and Savannah speeches.
He advised tho people to accept the
terms of Congress, as bciug tho best
aud only hope of Southern restoration
—persistent opposition will exasperate
the Northern people and may load to
confiscation. On the other hand, a
speedy acceptance of the terms offered
will lead to a speedy restoration. The
address was received favorably.
Way* 1 ho Atlantic oable brings tho
news that Mr. (iladstonc has written a
letter, in which he virtually resigns
the leadership of the liberal party.—
'lbis resignation is an important and
significant event. It shows that in Mr.
Disraeli tho tory party has a leader who
excels in tho tactics and strategy of po
litical warfare, and who has proved
himself to be more than a match for
Mr. Gladstone.
If “freedom shrieked when Kosci
usktf fell,” 6he must have given an
unearthly yell when the military bill
btestae a law. —Boston Post.
Latest from Europe.
Paris, April 27. — The journals as
sure the public that there will be do
war about Luxemburg, as a peaceful
solution of the difficulty is about to be
found. The entente was not to be af
fected by the naturalization of the
Grand Ducby, as such a proposition
would not be accepted on either side
of the Rhine. On the other hand
foreign correspondents of London jour
uals say, though war may be avoided
for the moment it is certain to oouie.
It is said Bismarck is anxious for
peaoe, and Count Molkc prefers im.
mediate war as Prussia is quite pre>
pared, and has three chanoes to one
over France.
Important Correspondence be
tween Gen. Pope and Gov-
Jenkins.
The Atlanta papers of the 24th inst,
publish the following important cor
respondence between Major-General
Pope and Governor Jenkins. The in
ference is this, that if Gov. Jenkins
advises the people of Georgia against
organising tho State under the terms
of the Military Reconstruction Bill,
ho will bo deposed by Gen. Pope. We
have no further comments to make
upon the correspondence at this time.
Perhaps the less said upon the points
at issue the better, as the military arc
determined to remove all obstacles in
carrying out the provisions of the Mili
tary Bill: — Telegraph .
Diadq’s 3d Military Dist., T
(Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.) >
Atlanta, Ga., April 17, 1867. )
Sir : —I have the honor to transmit
enclosed a copy of my General Order
assuming command of this Military
District. Copies were sent to you at
the time addressed to Milledgevillc.
Paragraph 3 of that order reads as
follows, viz :
“ 111. It is to be clearly understood,
however, that the civil officers thus
retained in office shall confine them
selves strictly to the performance of
their official duties, and whilst holding
their offices they shall not use any in
fluence whatever to deter or dissuade
tho people from taking an active part
in reconstructing their Slate Govern
ment, under Ibe aet of Congress to
provide for tho more efficient Govern
ment of tho Rebel States, and the act
supplementary thereto.’’
I have the honor to request that
you will inform me at as early a slay
as possiblo, whither, when you issued
your address to the people of Georgia,
dated Washington, D. C., April 10,
1867, you had seen or load knowledge
of the enclosed order.
I am very respectfully, your obedi
ent servant, John Pope,
JBrev’t Major-Gen. Commanding.
iA duplicate of this letter has been
reased' to you at Washington City.]
Provisional Governor Chas. J. Jen
kins, Milledgeville, Ga.
National Hotel, V
Atlanta, Ga., April 20, 1867. y
Brevet Major-General Jn&. Pope, com
manding, etc.
Sir: —On yesterday evening a copy
of a communication from yiu, address
ed to meat Milledgeville, on the 17th
inst , was handed to me in this hotel.
With that communication was trans
mitted a copy of your General Order,
No. 1, issued from Montgomery, Ala
bama, and my attention being called
to paragraph 3 of that order. Yqp
inquire whether, when I issued my
addreps to the people of Georgia, da
ted Washington, D. C., April 10th,
1867, I had seen or had knowledge of
your order above mentioned ? 1 an
swer that at that time I had neither
seen nor had knowledge of it.
I supposed I was exorcising suoh
freedom in the public expression of
opinion, relativo to publio matters, as
seems still to be accorded to the citi
zens of this Republic, not imagining
that it was abridged by the aocident
of the speaker or writer holding office
So much for the past, Genera], and
I will only add, that in future I shall
do and ssy, what l believe is required
of me by the duty to which my oath
ofc office binds me, and this, I trust,
will not involvo either conflict or con
troversy between us in the execution
of our respective trusts, as l think it
need not; everything ot this charaotcr
I certainly desire to avoid.
I am, sir, very respootfully, your
obedient servant,
[Signed,] Charl.be J. Jenkins.
Governor of Georgia.
Hk.vdq'rs 8d Military Dist.,]
(Georgia, Alabama and Florida.) C
Atlanta, Ga., April 22, 1867. 1
Governor: —l have the honor to ac
knowledge tho receipt of your lct.tor
of the 20th instant, in answer to mine
of tho 17th.
It givos me pleasure to say that
your explanation is satisfactory, so
far as tho past is and I
cordially concur with you in the hopo
that our relations in tho future may be
harmonious and agreeable.
I would content myself with this
answer to your letter but for tho 101.
lowing remark which it contains.—
You say, “I supposed I was using suoh
freedom in the public expression of
opinion relative to public matters as
seems still to bo accorded to the citi'
tens of this Republic, not imaginin'”
that it was abridged by the accident
of the speaker or writer holding of
fice.”
The expression seems to indicate
that you think that in some manner,
either personally or officially, you hare
heeo wronged by that paragraph of
my order which has occasioned this
correspondence, and that I am seeking
to abridge tho liberty of speech, in
this State, in an unnecessary and op
pressive manner
I trust that I may be able to disa
buse your mind of this idea. It is
scarcely necessary to tell you the late
acts of Congress, which I am sent here
to execute, recognize the existing
State government of Georgia as merely
provisional, and that the object of re
cognizing it at all was only that the
ordinary course of business in the civil
tribunals, and tho administration of
the laws of the State by the customary
agencies, might not be interrupted
further than was necessary for the
strict execution of the laws of the
United Statca. It is not doubted thnt
Congress might have the
present State government of Geor
gia out of existence as easily as they
have recognized it as provisional, and
it is as littlo -to be doubled that Con
gress would have done so, could it
have been foreseen that the entire
machine of the provisional State govi
eminent would be used to defeat the
exeoution cf the very law by whose
sufferance alone it has any existenoe ■
at all. It 'q very clear that Congress
did not intend to recognize or permit
to exist, by these reconstruction acts,
a powerful organization to be used
against their execution, nor can such
use be tnado of the State government
ol georgia without greatly obstructing,
if not indeed, entirely frustrating, the
performance of the duty required of
me by these acts-
The exitsipg State government was
permitted to Stand for the convenience
of the people of Georgia, in the ordi
nary administration of the local civil
laws, and to that end it should be
carefully confined.
It was in this view that paragraph
3 of my order assuming command was
considered, nnd it is not easy to see
how it can be regarded as oppressive
or unjust.
lidding jour office by permission
of the United States Government, .you
arc debarred, us I am, from expressing
opinions, or using influences to pre
vent the execution t/f the laws of the
United States, or to excite ill-feeling
and opposition to the General Govern
ment, which is executing these acts of
Congress.,
With your personal opinions, ov
those of any citizen of Georgia, or
their expressions within the limits of
the law, I have nothing to do; but the
distinction between personal opinion
openly expressed in an official capacity,
and official opinion, is too nice for the
common understanding.
The influence of your opinions open
ly avowed, must of necessity be very
great with the civil officers of the
State in all its departments, when the
tenure of office is largely dependent
upon your jleasure. Your opinions
as a private citizen, without official
station, and tho sam% opinions whilst
Governor of Georgia, have a very dif
ferent effect.
I only require that She eivil ma
chinery of the State of Georgia be not
perverted so as to frustrate the execu
tion of the laws of tho United Stutes,
and, for that reason, I exact fre-ta the
civil officers that, whilst they retain
their offices,, they co-nline themselves
strictly to the performance of their of
ficial" duties, and do- not uso their in
fluence to prevent the people of the
State from submitting to and carrying
out the laws ol the United States.
In your address to tho people of
Georgia, which- occasioned this cones’
pondemje, you denounce tho acts of
Congress which I am sent here to exe
cute, as “ palpably unconstitutional ”
and “ greviously oppressive.” and ad
vise the people, whatever may be
the decision of the Supremo Court ol
the United States, to take no action
under those laws. ' Whilst yon coun
sel them not to resist by violence, you
at the same time, b-y open official de
nunciation of the law, invite the very
action which you seem to deprecate.
It is manifestly impossible for me to
perforin tho duties required of me by
the acts of Con-ires*, while the Puvj
sional Governor of the State is opcn-ly
denouncing them and giving advice to
the public in his official capac-ty, the
result of which will bo to excite dis
content and array the wholcarmy of of
fice-holders in the State in opposition to
their execution, unless, indeed, the
whole civil government of tho State is
overthrown, and the Military substitu
ted. I think such a change would be
as distasteful to tho pooplo of Georgia
as it would to me, nnd yot if the civil
officers of tho State follow the exam
ple which your excellency has set them
there will bo no escape from such a
result.
The 2d paragraph of my order im
poses no restrictions on you to which
lam not myself subject; you hold
your office by permission of the United
States Government; I hold mine, as
do thousands of others, both civil
and military, by subtantially the same
tenure. Custom, old enough to be law
itself, restricts us in conversation aud
action, precisely as paragraph 3 of my
order restricts you.
There is a very simple mode of free
ing ourselves from such restrictions
when they become too oppressive.
In conclusion, Governor, it seems
necessary for me to say, in general re.
ply to the latter portion of your letter,
that the paragraph of toy order to
which you object was very carefully
considered; that it m-aus precisely
what it says, aud that to the lull ex
tent of my power it will be strictly en
forced.
My great respect for your personal
character has made it painful to me to
write you this letter, but as a fair aud
full understanding b-tween us is abso
lutely essential to anything like han
monious relations, I have thought it
neccssury, even at tire risk if giving
offence, to acquaint you fully with ray
understanding of ury duty, and of the
status ol the civil officers of the Provi
siotrnl State Governments under the
late Acts of Congress.
I again assure you that it shall be
my study, as it will he my pleasure, to
preservo unimpaired friendly and har
monious relations with you. and 1 trust
that cur views on the subject of Ibis
correspondence may be made to hsrr,
monize sufficiently to secure this rei
suit.
I am, very respectfully, your obedi
ent servant,
[Signed] John Pope,
Major-General Commanding.
Headu’iis 3d Military Dist.. - )
(Georgia, Alabama, and Florida,) >
Atlanta, Ga, April 23, 1867. )
[General Orders No. 10.]
The following paragraph from Gen
eral Order No. 1, from those Head
quarters, is republished for the infor
mation of all concerned :
“Paraurapii ILL —It is to be
clearly understood, however, that the
civil officers thus retained in office
shall confine themselves strictly to the
performance of their official duties, and
whilst holding their offices they shall
not use any influence whatever to de
ter or dissuade the people from taking
an active part in reconstructing their
State Government under the Act of
Congress, to provide for the more ef
ficient Government of the rebel States
and the Act supplementary thereto.”
The words, “shall not use any influ,
ence whoever,’’ shall he interpreted
in their widest sensa,and held to mean
advice, verbal or written, given to in.
dividuals, committees, or the public.
All officers in this Military District
arc directed, and citizens arc requested
to give, immediate information of any
infraction of this order, and to prevent
misunderstanding on the subject, it is
! distinctly" announced that any civil of
ficial) State or municipal) within this
I district, who violates the above order,
will be deposed from his oilice and
; held accountable in such other manner
as the nature of the case demands.
By command of Brevet Major Gen
eral John Pope. G- K. Sanderson,
Capt. 33d U. S. Infantry,
and A. A. A. G.
[Official] .
*
Court Bismarck’s Speech on Na
poleon’s Negotiations for
Luxembourg.
In the session of the North German
Parliament, April Ist, Her von Ben
nigsen rose to question the Govern
ment relative to the rumored cession
of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
to France. Count Bismarck having
previously announced his readiness to
give an immediate reply to the inter
pellation.
Herr Bennigson said : —A disquiet
ing rumor is current that Germany is
lo lose Luxembourg, a birthplace o#
German princes, and Parliament wish
es to learn what the altitude the gov
ernments of the Confederation intend
to adopt in the matter. The question
is here of a federal German fortress
arul of a German frontier territory, with
an essentially German population
which never dreamed of wishing to be
come French. The sp-caker then read
a letter from Luxembourg, which was
described as a cry of distress to the
Parliament, and in which it was asser
ted that out of 2.00,000, inhabitants,
these were not two hundred whose
lan-gnage was other than German.—
Ilerr Von Bennigsen then continued
ns follows : Before this question all
party differences disappear. When the
integrity of Gennwwy is threatened all
parties will unite and support the Min
ister President against foreign powers
jto the utmost We wish for peace,
j but will not shrink from war if it be
necessary to repel the very first atempt
of France to attack our honor. Let us
give a speedy and resolute answer to
the warlike ton (fences of Franco, and
we shall st fle them- in the-bud ; to be
silent would'he weakness. The prom
ise given by the King that not even a
German village shad bo lost ig pre
served by the people in grateful re
membrance. Let him call upon thciji
and ho will find that they are one.—
Th* wofk of the mew constitution can
be concluied within a few days if fore
ign intervention threatens. We do not
seek war, and if it breaks out, let
France bo answerable. The German
and the French natrons coirld live side
' by side in peace and prosperity, where
as war w mid inflict deep wounds ; but
if France attempt to hinder tho work
of our reconstruction, we will show
her that Germany is united.’’
Count Bismark in reply said : By
the dissolution of tho old Confedera
tion the Kingof Holland acquired full
sovereign rights ovor Luxembourg.—
There prevails in the Grand Duchy a
disinclination to enter the North Ger.
man Confederacy oil account of tho
military burdens that step would en
tail. In the higher and highest cir<
cles a bad feeling is entertained with
regard to tho victories of Prussia, and
in a dispatch addressed to tho Prus
sian Government last October, Hoi.
land demanded the evacuation of Lux>
enibonrg. The Government, not wish
ing to have foreign Princes in the
Northern confederation, has not put
any pressure upon tho Netherlands.—
Prussia values amicable relations with
Franco, and lias respected her su-eep.
tibilitics so far as was consistent with
her own honor. Tho Pruss an Gov.
eminent does not adopt tho opinion
that an arrangement has been entered
into between Holland and France; but
cannot, on the other hand, assort that
the contrary is the case. The ques
tion was first officially bmught forward
by a communication made by the
King of Holland to tho Prussian Am
bassador, askiug what positiou Prussia
would take up in case his Majesty
should « any way cede hi? sovereignty
over the Duchy. In reply, Prussia
declared that she would leave tho re
sponsibility of such a step to the King
of Holland. So far as Prussia is con
cerned there is no reason to make any
declaration on the subject. Prussia
wilt assure herself of the views enter,
tained by the Powers which sighed
with her the treaty of 1889 and by her
federal allies, as well as of the state of
public opinion as represented by the
North Germau Parliament. Holland
has offered her good offices to further
negotiations between France and Prus
sia, but they have been declined.
Count Biimarek went on to declare
that he was prevented from giving any
further explanations by the nature of
the affair, and concluded as follows :
The North German Federal Govern
ments believe that no foreign power
will endanger the undoubted rights of
Germany, and they hope to protect
these rights more safely by peaceful
means, and preserve good relations
with foreign powers the more the de
bates in Parliament shall show the in
dissoluble ties that exist between the
governments and the people.
Arguments in the Supreme Court.
Washington, April 26. —The Su
preme Bench was full to day, and ma
ny distinguished lawyers were present.
Attorney-General Stanberry opened
by premising that the Court, would
treat the question in a strictly legal
aspect, and that the political questions
dividing tho country were not to bo
discussed here. For a clear under
standing of the subject, it was neces
sary to define what the acts of Con
gress are of which the States com
plain, as productive es excessive in
jury to them, and depriving them of
their constitutional rights. He ex.
plained the reconstruction laws, re.
marking that the States lately in re
bellion have no republican govern
ment, capable of Congressional repre
sentation. Narrating the restraints
demanded by the complainants, stop
ping Gen. Grant, Secretary Stanton,
and other high officials from perform
ing their duty, he maintained that
this was no case provided for by the
Constitution to eomo before tl is (.Wrf.
The controversy was not with these
men as citizens, but as high officials,
and not within the jurisdiction of this
Court, cither with reason or in the
spirit of the Constitution. Ho dwelt
upon th-e damaging eonsequences-of a
veto by the highest judicial tribunal,
selected for life and beyond the peo
ple’s control. Tho injuries set forth
in the complaint were only contingent
and might never happen. In conclu
sion, he argued that it was a political
ease, etsrable only by political reme
dies.
Charles O’Connor, Esq., followed.
He said the idea- of tbs complaint was
to show that what was -ordered to be
done by Congress was in length and
breadth unconstitutional, and that,
therefore, the Court ought to order an
injunction in general terms. The
Georgia of 177(5 was to bo wiped ont
and anew Georgia substituted. Geor
gia occupied the position of a body
politic and corporate, and a Court of
Equity could prevent and restrain any
attempt to divert the purposes of its
corporation or violation of its eliurtor.
He took issue with Attorney General
Stanberry’s assertion that the mis
chii fs complained of were contingent
and might never happen to tho parties
named in the complaint, as the officers
had already taken steps lor enforcing
the laws complained of as unconstitu
tional.
The further bearing was postponed
to next Friday, when Walker will
plead in behalf of Mississippi, and
'’Stanberry will close.
Another Japanese Embassy.
Tire Commission from Japan to the
United' States Government, which ar
rived at San Francisco in March last,
and started for New York via Panama,
arrived here yesterday, and took apart,
meats at toe Metropolitan Hotel. The
Commission consists ol the following
persons- :
Ono Tomogora and Mats Moto Jui
Yudaw, Commissioners; Tukusawu
Twschi, Secretary; Tuda Senva and
Seky Simpaty, Interpreters; Ginno
Sintiodio, Payinrstcr in Navy ; O
Oarawakcmfour awl Iwatu Hai Seku,
Lieutenants, and iwo servants.
The Commissioners are accompanied
by Colonel George S, Fisher, li-te Uni
ted States Consul in Japan, who will
proceed with them to Washington, and
afterward accotn-pa-ny them in their
travels through the States. The Com
missioners come to this country for the
purpose of obtaining information in re
gard to the construction of our iron
clads, dry-docks, and public works, and
to study the American system 1 of edtfoa.
tion, especially with reference to our
common schools. They are duly ac.
credited by the Tycoon of Japan, and
have some official business with the
Department at Washington, the nature
of which has not transpired yet.
The first Commissioner, Ono Totuo
gora, holds the rank of Governor of
tho Treasury in connection with th 6
navy. He is a very able man, and at
that timo of the first Japanese embassy
to this country held tho position of
first lieutenant on the steamer Cauda
tnarah. 110 is a fine scholar, aided by
one of his countrymen, translated the
whole of “Bowditch’s Navigation” into
the Japanese language.
Tho second Commissioner, Mats
Moto Jui Yudaw, is principal of anew
college in Ycddo, for the education of
young men in and science.
In personal appearance lie is not very
prepossessing ; but liis scholastic abil
ities are of tbp highest order. He is
an able historian and an excellent
mathematician. lie understands Lng
lish thoroughly, though ho is not capa
ble of speaking it so well. He wishes
to obtain a thorough knowledge of our
common school system, with a view of
introducing it as far as possible into
his own country. It is to be hoped
that every facility will bo afforded
these representatives of a friendly for
eign power for the obtainweut ot
knowledge which shall raise them in
the scale of civilization and intelli.
genco. At present the modern lan
guages, chemistry, philosophy, botany,
mathematics, an i associate scieoces,
are taught in the Ycddo College, and
it is the wish of Mats Moto Jui Yudaw
to get an insight into cur method- cf
instruction, with a view of raising the
standard of instruction in Japan.
1 he Commissioners will remain in
this city two or three days, and theu
proceed to Washington. Official no
tification of their arrival at New York
was sent by telegiaph to Secretary Se
ward last evening. It is not known
how long they will remain in Wash
ington—probably a month. After
transacting their* business with tho
President, they will take time to visit
the forts and arsenals and machine
shops, and then return to this city
and go through an inspection of our
public buildings and educational insf?-'
tutions, perhaps remaining in the city
for several weeks.
Last evening some members of the
embassy went to see the “Black
Creek,’’ while others took a stroll down
Broadway to see that thoroughfare by
gaslight; Their appearance attracted
a great deaf of attention.— N: Y.
World, 23d.
Gov. Jenkins' Letter. —The Char
leston Mercury copies the reccht leti
ter of Gov. Jenkins, and says of its
advice to the people of Georgia :
The counsel appears to us wise for
the Btatc of Georgia. From the large
preponderance ot her white popular
tion, she can reject at tho polls the
call of a convention, and thus gain
time t) obtain the reluctant arbitra
ment of the Supremo, Court of tho
United States. Unfortunately, how
ever. all the other Southern States arc
not in the condition of the State of
Georgia. In two of them, at least,
the white population are in a minority,
and may find it to be their policy to
suppoit the call of a convention. 1 But
their cour e should not inflrence the
course of other Southern States, who
are differently situated. It is tho duty
of any South mi State—which is in a
situation to do it— a decision
of the Supreme Court of the United
States on the constitutionality of the
military ac\ If that decision shall
be, what Governor Jenkins thinks it
must be—that is, that the Southern
States are States in the Union of the
United States, a shield will be thrown
over all the Southern States, which
will protect them from future perse
cution, by Congress; and what has
been unconstitutionally done under
the Military act will be reversed ami
obliterated.
To the French Citizens of Michig.til
and the Western Stales. —A con
vention of French citizens, whether
born in Canada or the United States,
will be held at the City Hall, Detroit,
on the 26th of April, 1867.
The object of this convention is to
promote the general interest of tho
French citizens of the Western Dis
trict. Tho French residing irr* tho
different localities of Michigan, Illi
nois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, lowa
and Minnesota are earnestly invited
to call.meetings immediately and send
delegates to represent them in the
convention. The same invitation is also
made to the French residing in Canada,
as mutters of great importance to them
will be brought, before the convention.
Signed by a large number of respecta
ble French citizens in Detroit.
An Editor.—A very eminent and
| successful English writer, who .has
I spent a lifetime on the columns of a
| newspaper, says : “ A good editor, a
; competent newspaper conductor, is
like a general or a poet, born, not
made. Exercise and experience givo
facility, but the qualification is innate,
or it is never manifested. On the
London papers all the great historians,
j novelists, poets-, essayists, and the wri
ters of travels have been tried, and
nearly every one hns-failed 1 . ‘ l can,’
said tire late editor of the London
Times,, ‘find any number of men off
geaiiss So write for me, but very sel
dom any man cf common-sense.’ Near
ly all successful eiVitois find this true,
A good editor seldom writes much for
his paper; be reads, judges, select*,
dictates, alters and combines, aud to
do all this he lms but little time for
composition. To w?it>e for a paper is
one thing, to edit a paper is another.”
Quieting Down. —The correspond
ent of tho Charleston News, writing
from Washington, 21st inst, says:— *
“A political calm has began to prevail
over the whole North. The Radicals
have exhausted all their mean- of agw
tat on, and, as a party, they arc losing
ground. If they cannot advance they
mu«3 fall back. Late election# its
Chicago, and vario'us other places,
show that the Radicals cannot bring
their old columns to the polls. New
issues will soon arise upon which par
ties will divide. The old ones area?-
ready or nearly out of sight.”
Poor Poland. —Below is a forcible
illustration of the amiable and paren.
tal tenderness of I hat Russian govern*
uient with which the Radical party is
so much in love :
A recent official return states that
since ISG3, 18,682 inhabitants of the
Polish provinces of Russia, including
161 women, have been banished to
Siberia; $38,71)0 to,the steppes of the
Ural ; and 12,556, including 21fi wo
men, to the interior of Russia. Be
sides these, 2,416 Poles have been
sent to the penal regiments, and 1,468
hanged and shot for political offences.
Jhe Women Suffrage Resolution
Passed the Legislature of Il'iscontt*.
—Wisconsin takes the lead in the
Women Suffrage movement, the Sea
ato having concurrei by a vote of 19
to 9, with the Assembly Resolution
proposing to amend the Constitution
so as to extend suffrage to all persona
over the age of 21 years.
bdr The Hollywood Memorial Ba
zaar at Richmond was opened on Tues
day last, and the Richmond papers
give glowing accounts of tbo beauty
of the decorations, and the grace and
courtesy of the lady attendants.