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Jloutjjmi (fciitcqmsc (SEMI-WEEKLY.) L. C. BRYAN, : : : : Editor. THOMASVILLE, GA.: FRIDAY, DEUEMBBR 20, 1807. ggp*Mr. N. 11. Starbuck is our authorized Agent, for tlie City of Savannah, to receive and receipt for advertising and subscriptions to tlie Southern Enterprise. NO PAPER DURING CHRIST MAS- That our printers may in common with the rest oi mankind, have an op-, povtunity to rest and enjoy the Christ mas holidays, we shall issue no paper next week, but will put everything in order to commence afresh with the new year, and take this opportunity to notify our readers that fir the year 1868 the Southern Enterprise will be issued weekly on Wednesday, at 83,00 per annum in advance. Let the ad vances be made as fast as possible, for we shall certainly need the money to carry on the business. THE MEETING TO-MORROW. Let it be remembered that the Plan* levs meeting of last Saturday adjourn ed to meet again at the court house to morrow, Saturday the 21st. Sevejal committees are to make reports of high importance to the farming and all other interests of the county. Let every body attend. One committee will report a system of Volunteer Po lice or Patrol duty for the county, and this service should have, the coopera tion of cvety good citizen irt the coun ty white and black. SUPERIOR COURT. This Court'u still in session and has been steadily engaged in tl e trial of criminal cases. The county prison, however, is new nearly empty of un tried prisoners, and adjournment will take place to-morrow. CHRISTMAS. As the year draws to a close and the "ood old Christmas holidays approach, it will not be improper to take a brief retrospect of the past, and close up the old year with a little good advice to our audience of readers. We say troodfadvice, because we mean it for good, and feel quite sure it will result tn good to all those who follow it..—• Our politic 1 condition as a nation has been deplorable during the year 1867, and as Southern States, humiliated and wretched in the extreme. Asa nation we have presented to ncivilized world the worst features of our charac ter as Americans and decendants of the English blood, in that, our legisla tion has been vindictive against our own people, and in total disregard of every principle of law or even common justice. For party purposes, we have agreed to ignore the Constitution of when they have appealed to our ttiag lanituity and our sense of justice, wo have answered by even more stringent measures of discrimination until their voices have been silenced by the bur den of our oppressing, and their hearts sunk in despair. We have shamefully forsaken the uptight path trod by our forefathers, and not hav ing (lie fear of God nor man before our eyes, have ruthlessly plundered the sacred temple ol Liberty and wared open war upon her long estabs lislied institutions. Not content with ibis, we have even gone further and attacked the recognized standard of civilization itself, in that, wo have de prived a civilized, enlighten'd ant/ Christian people. e.Lpttr own race, kith and h'jßTfrtol. 'uf all their rights and privileges and set up over them another ro Jf, in every respect dissimilar and ifperior, and who have no capacity as Jwell as no right either by conquest, * occupation kindred relationships, his* tor chime or even common intelligence, to eiij y and profit by the ancient free In tiiutions established by our ances tors. This is the feature of our chars i ter we as a nation have presented o a civilized world. It cannot lut ard us as greatly degenerated. As Southern States, we have suf h red much aid suffered patiently.— he have seen our privileges taken •ay, not one by one, but all at * ne 11 blow. We have seen our fields snlated our property destroyed and or character traduced, but, wo have held our peace We have seen and It. the heavy yoke of oppression cast non our necks by a vindictive party * Congress, and looked with appro > nsion to the result of their iruqui ‘ inus measures, hut for all this we have not departed from our pledge as pa roled prisoners of war. We have be lieved that there was a gradual return ing sense of justice among the Aotthem people, and the late elec tions there proved that wo were not mistaken, but that the day is dawn ing and soon we may hi hold the sun in his noonday glory. Thank God, the tide has turned, and we nro able to bid adieu to the old disastrous year ol 1807, with a lively hope that ct’e the coming year shall expire, Ameri ca will once more he free and every one of her sons, from the least to the greatest, may be able to repose under bis own vine and fig tree with none to make him afraid. With this pleasant feeling let us j return to the present end be thankful, j Let us lift up our heads once more ! and be glad and rejoice that we have i i day to celebrate which gave birth, not to a nation, not to a man, hut. to a God-man—a Savior of this sinful woild. A Saviour who, “though our i •us be as scarlett can make them white as wool ” Let us attribute all I out trials and tribulations, the disap- I point merit of our desires and ex* - pectatioim, the loss of our property and privileges to Ilis chastening hand. Let us forgive freely arid fully all who hove, tresjmssed against us, as we would be forgiven, and pray that lie may remove the rod of affliction from our people. The Israelites prayed for these things and their prayers were answered. Now let each one who may read this determine to make glad at least one heart during this Christmas. Look around you, is th re no poor or afflic ted person you can visit with presents of food or clothing? Think how hap py you could make that poor sou' and how little it would cost you, God gave you all you possess whether it he lit* tie ur much, and lie gave it to you only for a very short time —O, how short may that time prove to you ? Do these things and you will enjoy Christmas, for G* and will bless you be votid all your expectations, lie can open the “windows of heaven’’ when lie will, to dispense bles-ings, and lie (unlike man) never forgets to be just. We have much to be thankful for, though we may not have succeeded in business as we hoped to do. We have had health food clothing, and (lie society of our loved ones. Is not ibis a great deal ? What more can we enjoy on earth ? But there are some who have not enjoyed these bles sings. Will you not make this a hap py Christmas to them ? Hoping and believing that, you will, we bid you adieu until we greet you in the new year and sincerely wish all our readers and friends a merry happy Christmas. CHRISTMAS DINNER. If any of our readers should be at a loss where to go to get a good Christ mas dinner, we recommend them to pay a visit on that day to our hearty good natured old friend, 31 r. W. >l. Matthews, proprietor of tlie Young house. He never fails to have good dinners, and we fear not to recommend him lor Christmas, WARNING TO EVIL DOERS In the Superior court for this county Judge llansell sentenced on Saturday last, five colored persons to be punish ed according to the several crimes, of which they were found guilty by iui partial juries. lVer Foy was convicted of horse stealing, which the law punishes with death, Lut the jury recommended him to mercy, and he was accordingly sent to the I‘eiiitentiary for five years. I’leasant Adams and his wife were convicted upon their own confession of cow stealing and they were sen tenced to four months imprisonment in the county jail and payment of the costs. Pleasant Adams fainted aid (ell to th ; floor when the sentence was pronounced, hut soon recovered. It was too much for his sensitive nature. Sam Hardaway and another, name forgotten, were (tucd's 100.00 and costs, of suit for stealing goods from the At lantic & Gulf Railroad Depot at Thom* asville, or in default of payment three months imprisonment In t rotiouno • n j rfurrtyc IT UUIIIIIIIM tered a.severe but just rebuke to evil doers, and warned ilie-l arge audience of colored people against idleness and lawlessness. COMPLETED. The Extension of the Atlantic & (1 ulf Railroad from I bonmsville to Hainbridgo lias been completed an ’ the road was opened for the regular trains on Monday last. The Company redeemed its pledge and finished this noble work under the greatest difficul ties arising from the short crops, the fall in cotton and the extreme scarcity of money. Ry this Extension the pjj-v .i.\ r ,Vis -." .mall is putm coininuii'cation with another large and wealthy section of country, which is expected to add 110,- 000 hales to the cotton trade of the city. Already Ba\annah outstrips New Orleans by 11,000 hales in her shipments of cotton, and charleston by 18,000 bales, and by this extension to lluinliridge she is made the thief cot ton port of the South. This is the result of the enterprise and capital off' her citizens. Let her now lay hold on tho Soudi Georgia & Florida Rail road enterprise, and she will place herself beyond all competition. CONVENTION. Pope’s Atlanta Convention has as sumed the authority of a legislative body and gone to work to revolution - ize the State. On the 16th inst. a resolution was introduced that tlie Convention take a recess from tho 18th December to ilie 9th of January, the members to ho en titled to Milage. Also a resolution to vacateall the civil offices of tlie Stilt e on and alter tho Ist day of January, to he tilled by Pope or by popular election. T. McCoy, introduced a resolution providing a c- mniittee to enquire in to the right oi' the Convention to leg \ islate by ordimmeo or otherwise.— This is tlie most sensible measure yet proposi and. The standing Com mittees were appointed but we have no room for tin in to day. Atlanta, Dec. 17. —No resolution was adopted to-day of any matter of legislative character. A resolution was introduced to pro vent discrimination by common carri ers on account of color. Also a resolu tion recommending tne removal of Gov. Jenkins and tho appointment of Rul loek, of Richmond county. RELIEF. Wo publish elsewhere the ordi rancc passed by Pope’s Convention at Atlanta for the relief of the people.— It is only temporary, to serve until the Convention ean perfect a bill pro viding more permanent relief against the evels complained of. V hetlier that potent body will he able to perfect a plan of relief that will not, conflict with the laws of the coun. try we leave for Radicals to determine ’I lie wisest among them have not been able to suggest any possible remedy, heretofore, but it may he, that with i Bradley and his compeers in the har ness, the thing may now he easily done. We do not believe any plan the Convention may adopt vvill with stand the test of the courts, and we would not therefore encourage the pieo[le with a false hope A Bank rupt law has been provided by the Government for the relief of the op pressed, and to those who do not wish to resort to the Bankrupt laws, wo say compromise on the best terms you can as the only remaining practicable plan of relief The Convention or tho Legislature may give relief for a season hut this docs not cure the disease.— The evil day is only put oft and will come at last with accumulated force and must be met, principal interest and cost. ASSAULT UPON AN EDITOR. Two young men, C. li. Hopkins Jr , and Robert Hopkins, sons of Col. C. 11. Hopkins, of Convention notoriety, entered the printing office of the Sa vannah Republican on Saturday even ing last, and assaulted the editor Mr. John K Hayes. The Republican says C. 11. Hopkins struck Mr. Hayes in the face, and held him firmly by one hand while the other felled him with the loaded end of a whip, and other* wise beat, kicked and abused him un til he part’ally recovered from insensi bility, when Mr Hayes ran out of tho office and took roltige in the store of Alr. Hone. They were arrested upm the charge of an as-ault with intent to murder, and gave bail in the sum of 83000,00. Subsequently, the critical condition of Mr. Hayes prompted th/ rearrest of the parties, and tneir h-d A'- ment, in prison 'o await trial The cause ot the attack, says tho Ilepuplican, is supposed to have been the editorial in the edition of Satur day in which they believed allusion was made to their farther. PLANTERS MEETING. I’u suarit to previous notice n large number of tlie respectable planters of Thomas county assembled lliis day at (lie court bouse at )g o’clock M. On motion It-m. It. I>. Moore was called la the Chair and L. C. Bryan appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting having 1-ccn explained l-y Hie reading of the published notice of the same, on motion of Col. A. T. Mclntyre n committee of five, A. T Mclntyre, Win. Stegall, Ansel Dekle, J- sh un Taylor and Daniel A. borne, was ap pointed to report business tor the meeting. On motion of Mr. George fallen, Got. J. h. Seward and Col. S. I*. Spencer were added lo tin- committee During the absence of the committee several gentlemen addressed the meeting, among whom were Mr. J. 11. Whaley ami Cos). J. 1.. Seward. Tlie latter delivered a -very earnest ami eloquent address full of I practical advice and encouragement to Ag / ricultiire, while ho appropriately repri manded laziness anion laborers and cen sured Hie abuses prevailing among the far mers. On motion of Air George fatten a com mittee was appointed by Hie Chairman, consisting of Messrs. George fallen, .1, 11. t Whaley, Thomas E. Itlneksiiear, James D. it nil laji-im H •- •*- •• permanent organ izafion for Thomas Coun ty Agricultural Society. The business committee, through its Chairman, Col. Mclntyre, reported the following resolution, which lie preinced with remarks explanatory of the impulse which net tinted the commillec : iti'.i-oitT or ('OMtnrna:. ’1 hat in view ot the great importance of the subject and the necessity of mature and discreet nolion in the premises, lie it mitred, That Hie meeting to-day oppoitil a oommillee of Iwo from each dis trict in Hie county with instructions lo re port loan adjourned meeting, lo be held in this place one week from 10-day, a plan of operations for tlie coming year alike conducive inlhe interests of both employ er and laborer. Theetiim.miilee recommend the meeting to adopt the loYeg'inng as its action for lo day. A. i n . -Ali Istviii:,. Chairman. On motion the resolution was adopted, and the following appointments made on I he committee: for Thomasvilla District.—Geo. fatten J. H. Dekle. for Aneilla District.—J. 11. Whaley, J. J. Everilte. , for Kelly’s District.—W. 0. Mitchell, O. N. fowel. for Duncanville Disb ict.—Rolit. Raines, Wm. Howard. for 18lh District.—E. Ward. John Hin son. ' for 17th District.—Joseph Singletary, John Hurst, Sen. for Murphys District.—P. Hutchison, James Morrow. for Ways District.—James McDonald, Adison Way. t'n motion of Col. Seward both commit tees wero instructed to finnish reports to ibis body on ils reassembling at this place on Saturday next. Mr. fallen ottered Hie following resolu tion which was unanimously adopted : liesotveil, That a commillec of live be appointed lo prepare and report, on Sal in-lav next, a plan for the organization of a \ oliintcer Police, to be composed of whiles ard colored, for flic protection of persons and property in the county, id which Hu Chairman of this meeting s'- II be Chairman. flic following gentlemen were iicrnrd ingly appointed •• It. I!. Moore, Cliainuan, Maj. Geo. fallen, Win. C Mitchell, Hubert Raines and Gaidner Culpepper. The meeting then adjourned to meet on Saturday next. 1! It. MOORE, Ch’iu'n. L. C. Bay ax, Sei’y. Bradley’s Legal Opinion. In the t'oiivoutiiin at Atlanta, on the question ot the reconsideration of the relict ordinance (so-called), Brad, ley, the Wuhoo, delivered his opinion which the correspondent - I tlie Macon Journal and Messenger gives as follow,-: Among other things. Mister Brad, ley said : ‘This Convention holds su preme power in Georgia so -ong ns its acts are not in conflict with ('ungress ai»-l the Constitution of the Lnitcd States. '1 he Supreme Court of this Territory is the creature of an illegal Assembly, which assembly was, in turn, the creature of an illegal Con vontii n• brought iico being by an usurping I‘icsideut. TANARUS! o go-call and Supreme Court of Georgia has no le gal jurisdiction whatever uter Con-ti tinlonul questions, and i.’s late decision ndver-ely to the constitutionality of Stay Laws is null and void.’ Relief-Letter from Ex-Governor Josep E. Brown. Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 10, 1867. lion. J. 11 Parrot : Siu:—ln Compliance with your re quest I reduqe to wiring the substance of my remarks during our conversation upon the subject of relief to the peo ple of Georgia. The war his resulted in the destruc tion of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of property in the State, to say nothing of the destruction in other States Mu Hi of this was destroyed by the action ot the Confederate Gov eminent, but much the larger part of the loss grew out of the abolition of slavery by the Government of the United State), and by the action of the State under the dictation of the I'resi dent ot the United States. Thus tlie prop riy in the hands of debtors, with w ticdi they expected to make payment, hut been destroyed by the Governmeo.. Thousands of hon est, prudent men, who contracted debts prior to tie war, which bore a vi ry small prop-rtion to the properly j owned by them,have been impoverish ; eil by the w„r, and if foiced to p-y tlic-e debts in tie present condition of (lie country, they must be turne I out of doors with tieir families, homeless and penniless. I Th-s is neither equitable) nor just I Snell debtor- have not involved them' s -Ives by | r fligacy rior bad manage ment. They acted prudently and ju diciously wliei the debts were contrac ted. Had not their property been de stroyed by the Government, they would have mafic payment and had ample means left. 'J he war, for which they were no in.-re responsible than the creators, hap caused the Govern ment to destroy Jthi ir property with out compensation In bucli a state of things, 111 ild tbit, it is right th. t tlie loss be divided (between debt -r and creditor, and that stay laws, and homestead laws, and any other laws I which may be neeessiry to divide tlie | loss by inducing) creditors to coinpio inise and settle in reasonable terms, ' are right in prijicipl and sound in policy; and theiieglect to puss them is a deielietioii If duly on the part ol the representatives of the people. 1 need noticin' to tlie lunkruptcy aud rum broughj upon us by ttie fall ol cotton lo less khan l alf the price expected by our j-lantors wl on they made tho expeniitures necessary to raise the pr.seritjcrop. All see and know what has men t lie result. They cannot meet prestut liabilities, much less pay debts euitracted prior to, or during the war. They are oldiged to I have relief It. is said that jour Supreme Court will soon deolaioilir lay law uncon stitutional, and tutu 100 - the Sheriffs upon our people.! If so, property will change hand.- vek lapidly from the I people to tlie f'-jw speculators who j may have money, hut very litt.c mon | ey will be teaii/o by the sales to go i in extinguishment ot (.lie indebtedness j .h„ pucj.lo. tlloul.l mini- 1)1- th-- j ease, 1 see but no safe remedy, ami j that is. in the fomution of the u- w j constitution of tlr Mate, to deny to | all courts and mnistc-ial otliceis in this Siati, tor a t a-oi-able time, any jurisdiction to eufoioe any contract | made prior to tile and of the war, by judgment’ exe/ution or otherwise. If tins should be characterized as an ix tremo measure I icply the emergency is an extreme ne, ami the public good as well us the peace of society, de mands the appic-aiion of tlie proposed remedy. In one clast of cases 1 would make tho denial ot ji risdietion pcipctual. 1 refer to notes given for slaves, A sold R a slave in 1860, to/ <?f,UOO, and Look Ills ilotc. In 1860 the gov ernment took the slave froiu B, and made him free. It' A bad kept him, tho govcrnmtnt would have done tho same. A Inn lost, nothing but the hire of the sLve for the time B held him. The equities of the easel require that A give up i>’s note and that 1> pay him biro tor the time ho used the slave. insert it tlie Constitution of Geor gia a prov ision Hut no Court shall ev ir eiitirlain jurimlietion of or enforce any contract the consideration ol which was a slave ; but tho Courts of this State may cnteitin suits tor tlie Lire of slaves, and ilia work is accomplish ed. The Courts then (tlie Judges being sworn to support, t his Constitution) can never give judgment, but th y may compel B to pay what the jury may find is justly due for hire. In addition to tbes-,- meustm-s, l think wise statesmanship and sound policy require an enlargement of tho In-mu stead allowed by Itw to each family.— This should be incorporated into the bill of rights as one ol the most sacred provisions of the Constitution. Each family, without regard to race or color, should be allowed to hold one thousand uollars’ wort Ii of land, of which they tuny have become hon estly possessed ns owner, together wit 11 the dwelling house and all necessary out-houses, (he value of which should not be counted in estimating tho val ue of the laud, unless in a city, town or incorporated viiluge, the improve ments are worth mure thuu the usual average ol dwelling houses. This should he held sacred to the family, and free from levy and sale under any judgment, execution or oil or process i.-sued by any Court in this State. The calamities of the war justify this when applied to past indebted ness, in much the larger class of ea ses No injustice could result from it in ease of future indebtedness, as no one would give credit on the faith of it. Asa matter of public p Lev, it should commend itsed i cry one v- bo realizes the pteseni dit or, of the eountiy. Slnvorv i dishe I Ihe large landed ati.-i icy ot the States is biokcn down. The old plan tation system must be abandoned We must divide the country into small tracts. Those who own large tracts shtul l sell, at reasonable prices, small farms to those who cultivate the soil, but who are now interested in it as owners. Tlps would attach our people more firmly to their present homes, and induce others to settle among us. Population is the true wealth of a State. We have vast tesources to develop. We need more labor and more capital. We should so frame our Constitution and laws, and so regulate our conduct as to invite both. He who briugs capital, or muscle and nerve, into Georgia to aid in her development, and conducts himself as a peaceable citizen, is her friend, no matter where lie was born, or what he is called. If you adopt a lil erul homestead law se curing the borne to tlie family, no matter how unfortunate or profligate the husband and farther may be, you invite men of small means to leave States which have not enacted such laws-, and invest their money iri land in Georgia, where tliny vvou and have an assurance of a h me lor themselves and families during life, and lor the widow and the orphan when tiny are gone, no matter what misfortune m: y betide them. There f-h--uld also be a reasonable exemption of pcrsunul pr-p --cr-‘y. Before closing, I may remark that several of the States of the Union have greatly enlarged their homestead laws within the last few years. Some ex empt as much as three thousand dol lars. tt isa matter of just congratula tion that the humanity of the present time repudiates the barbarous laws of past ages, which not, only incarcerated the husband for debt, without any charge o' fraud on bis part, but turn ed the wife and children into the streets helpless beggars, whenever the - husband from any cause, made en gagement he could riot meet. Trusting that, the Convention', over j which you preside, may act wis ly and J promptly on this important question, i lam, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Joseph E. Brown. An Ordinance for Immediate Re lief. Whereas, tlie question of affording some relief to the people ot Georgii from the burden of indebtedness which is now oppressing them is likely to be j acted upon by this Convention at I some future day ; and Whereas, large amounts of property j arc now levied on and about, ti be sac rificed at sheriff’s sales ; and \\ heroas, the debtors in such cases should be entitled to the benefits | which may be confcried ori other j debtors by tho future actoin of this ) Convention ; therefore, lh it ordained by the people of Georgia in Convention asexmbletl, and | it is hereby ordained by authority of ; the same, That from and after the pas -ago of this ordinance « 1 levies which | have been or may he made, under ex ecution issued Imm any court of this State, shall be suspended unt 1 this Convention sh *ll have taken, or refus id to take, final aetii n upon ihe mat ter ol relief; and that all sales under execution in violation of this ordinance shall be null, void, and of no ef fect. The rules of order repotted by the select committee Hereon, appointed yesterday, were then taken up, discuss ed, variously amended, and adopted Two hundred copies were ordered to be p: inted for the use of tho Conven tion. 'l’ho committee of seven to wait on | Gen Pope. Tonofft-d that that officer j would give himself ihe pleasure ol an early attendance at tlie Convention, j The Convention then adjourned. j. Statistical Report of tho South Georgia Annual Conference, : Remhvcd at ith Annual Senniou in Snvunnali, h commcmintf iVrciiihcr llth, JSti?, by the I Hoveml l'reacliciH in chur^o. I. THE REPORT OF N'MIRK. RS. Whiten. Colored 1. Members, *„\ Local Preacher#, x!l() ,Y 1 il. Infants baptised during the year, 583 4<M I Adults. ‘ 1,331 • r >. Sunday Schools. liOti |.*> t '». Ollieers mid Teachers, 1,533 K 1 7. Scholars, 5).0f)3 |,o4t» S. Sunday School l\e<piis*tes P,\o!'9 *|oti 9. Volumes in S. S Library 11,337 10. Church Periodicals taken 11. REAL ESTATE HKI.H ASUIIURUH PROPERTY Number. Value I. Churches, 37(i $333,135 00 I Tlie Mtiitti-H they af ford ‘ 88,300 ( 3. ParMunurcH, *JS 30,250 00 I. Other property, viz : Colleges, i’amp- Orounds mid Lois ot Laud, 100,050 00 111 MONIES RAISED DI KING THE CONFKKFM K V K A II 1. For building, repairing or furn ishing churches, puiTcumifes, schools. \.c , wilitiu the hounds of the 1’ ufe.vuee, s’*,3B3 05 2. For the support of Pastors and their Assistants, 37.825 21 3. For the support of the Presid in# - lders, 0.925 50 I For the support of the PYshops, S|7 55 5 For the I’ou erence Collection, 2,933 2» 0 For Domestic Missions, 2.7 19 3| 7 For Forei-rn Missiotm, 51135 8. . or the Bible cause, 150 50 9. Fot Sunday School# within tho Severn o!uir#ufc, 3.137 82 10. For l'on sere nee S S Society, 206 30 11. In aid of other l lunch enter prises, 1,383 00 Levies in Spite of the Relief Or dinance Atlanta,. December 14 — ln rent defiance ol ihe relief ordinance’ adopted on Thursday last by the on vc-ntio -, the Sheriff levied here to day on a store and closed it. Geo. I\qe was appealed to and replied that ho could not intervene, the ordinance tuetch saying that levies shall pe sus pended, but not preventing their be ing made. Ibis construction is sus tained by the bar and under it tlie or dinanoe defeats its own end. Teach your children lo help them selves—but not to what doesu t belong ' to them. Conservative Central Executive Committee. By authority of the sixth resolution adopted by tlie Conservative Conven tion of tlie People of Georgia, assetn | bled by delegates in this city on the j sth instant, the following gentlemen j are hereby appointed and will consti tute the “Central Executive Comrnit { tee’’ ordered by that resolution : E G. CABANISS, of Monroe. Cliainuan. KUOEMUS A. .N’I.SKI.T. of Bibb. JOHN J. GRESHAM, of Bibb, JAMES JACKSON, of Bibb, GEORGE \V. ADAMS of Bibb, E N. WHITTLE, of Bibb, JAMES R SNEED, of Bibb, ANDERSON W. REESE, of Bibb, A. It \\ RIGHT, of Kicliinontl. J ELIAN II UtTItIDGE, of Chatham, NELSON TII TANARUS, of Dougherty, B. W ALEXANDER. ofMuscoijce, JAKi.D I \\ 11iTAKEli, of Fulton, J. W \ JOHNSON, of Whitfield, Sl'.M NEK J. SMITH, of Towns. In aee-'i-linee witli tlie manifest meaning of tlie resolution, this Com mittee, for efficient and prompt act : on, is made central. It is respectfully suggested ihat the Committee should, at an early day, organize, and appoint sub-committees for the different sec tions of the Slate. The gentlemen appointed will please accept the pub icution of this order as a notice to each of his appointment. BENJ. 'll. HILL. Conservative papers of the State please copy. OBITUARY. Died, at his father’s residence in Tliom asville, Ga.. on (lie 1 Gtli inst., Eowaiid 'iValtih:, son of Mr and Mrs. J. C. 1 eltrs, aged iwo months and one day. My slay was short. Father, Mother— To a land of l-li.-s I'm gone; There I II meet my lit l l e Biot -er, Fi-i-iu every pain and sickness borne. Come, dear Father, Mother, Friend, To this land of bliss I’m gone, And meet your little son’s last end, \\ here you are saved fr> m every sin. A Fbiknd. Thomasville, Ga., Dec. 17,1807. New Advertisements. BACK AGAIN. MILT. STARBUCK, THE I’AVOJIITi: HAS returned to TlionniMville, and will re sume the immutfement of .Jetler#' l’lioto 1 #rmdi («:ilhtv for a short time javviou# to tlie linul elosin#ol it. Those, wishing Likenesses | in any known style of the Art will do well to call s ion. as the Gallery will remain open for it short time only dee 20tf NEW GOODS AUD NEW PRICES Jeffers & Son- H‘ A V 1C JUST IJFCEIVKI), in addition to a fresh supjdv of FAMILY GIOOaiES S PiiiVISiOK A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF Domestic DRY GOODS, Hats find caps, | BOOTS & SHOES, Crorkerj and Tinware, And many - ieles needed hy every fam ily ; nil i*i v<- been bought since the decline i i-d will he sold at lens than they < ; li •*< Im. i elsewhoio. (’all iit .»I:*M:SSB t\ for any thin# you u . Hiidsuve half your money.— Remember ihe place, next to’L. (JoldlnnVh. dec 20 t f_ FT -tE WOHIvS FIRE WORKS! VLAKOE assortment of Fire Works for tlie (Tristma# Holidays, for sale cheap at dee 10 It .JEFFERS & SOVS. COCOA MTS. VhAKOK lot of Fresh (‘ocoa Nuts just re ceived at dec 11 JEFFERS k SON S Hew Sweet Cider II 'ST received lit .1 OFFERS A SON S -I*--- it Next to L Quldburga. ORAiNGES, IFMONS. AI’I’LES and NETS of all kind# A just received fresh at ; dee 2«t 2t JEFFERS A SON S i:sr 4iiijs«i tn:vr. A LL hi. -L oft; . RDKN. FIELD and FLOWER NEEDS Bullhui# Roots, Fruit and Ornamental Tree*. Shrubs. Plants, t etc . const,!ally on hand and sold in quantities to suit purchaser.* De.tleis supplied Ml North ern W noh s.de Pric s Every article is vv. r tinted us selected by our own house in Philadelphia. L. loFRNY tV CO. •M. I-), i onier Bay mid \\ hit.titer S|u M Ml! % V> 1 11, I AND >orth Ptrrond wired, I*llll. % l>l A. dec W!\ Two Mules AND A S2 Iloi’bo Wngon \\ T ILL BE SOLD LOW FOR CASH ▼ V or Iru-led for latsui near I hotmuivslla. For iMrtWaiara Hi-i-ly ut UiMOdicv. -b« C Im i i. titer: i.i. r or Aborted Number*. bv S U Ri (BISON A CO A go J Mipplv of t I*l*l it it: t i in it % Ml 111 I* -KIM. f„i . V S. li Ii- iltlsoN A CO TURNIP SKKD 1710 U bolt i'iiuttiuK, raetived «»d l-r ml* bv i JOHN MARK.' #IOO reward rixHE undersigned will give the above te- A ward for the capture of the thief, with proof to convict,uml recovery of A Dark Kay Horne Mule, live years old, with inane aud t a j| closely sheared, which was stolen from his pluululUm six miles South of Thomasville on Sunday nigh', the 15th inst., or lie will pay SSO for tlie recovery of the mule. MOSES FETCH. December ltith 1867 -ts !F Albany News. Quitman Banner. Mon ticeilo Gazette, Tallahassee Sentinel cony one time and send hill to this office. FOR RENT. (WILL offer for rent on the first Tuesday in January next, be-gEgjKa fore tlie court house in Tbomasviile TEslfjjflK the plantation belonging to Martha —* Hanley, minor heir of S. 11. Hadly -A dei-eased, containing about JOO acres of open land, a lurye portion of it i# as com and cotton hind as there is in the county. Terms, note with approved security due the hist ol January, 1809. JABTH o A^L. i*oßt|>oaied AdmluhtraloUM Nale. RKOBfiIA-Thomn# i'ounty Afficeablcto an order of the honorable court ot Ordinary of said county, Will he sold in i lioma: ville, on the first Tuesday in Jan uary next, all the lands to the I'.Htate ot Francis Kearce, late of said county, deceased, consisting of lots Number 389, 404, and part of lot number 257 in the 13th district of said county, well improved. !£ood dwelling, irood gin house aud screw, all necessary out buildings, 200 acres of cleared laud, four teen miles from Thomasville on the cotf'ee road. I ertris, one half cash, balance twelvemonths with security. At. C. SMITH, <• 2Jtd Adui'r CLOSING OUT. w. jfc ..»-1. A a WfV ARE NOW CLOSING OL’T OUR * * Stock of AND AND BUSQ-Y MATERIAL, AT PKICItN BELOW COST For Casli. iwteml winding iS?* I, P our business by the ' lwl of Vjv " v/ 5 nn opportunity is present- '*'■ ed to buy CHEAP HARNESS AND B A X> DLES rimt may never occur again here. WE ALSO OFFER FOR SALE TWO BUGGIES AND ONE Jixcelsloi* dfFjcjOi), #»K savj-:, IN GOOD ( OXiirno.v, ,'H Stcarna -sTlTiu-viiiu ('elebratoil Make, AND THE STORE & LOT " Occupied by us. All owing n* are respectfully re-pircfcd to call and pay up. They can iiot now take a better time, for we an- iiuxiou* to pay OUR DEBTS. tIcta.ANIIAX A IJTTI.E. dec IQtf LIVERPOOL SALT. I SACKS LIVERPOOL SALT FOR O*) I mile, to Store Connlgnment, ut reduc ed prices, viz: In Olil Murks, ■ u New Muck). |-i,AO. E. REMINGTON A SON. Nov IP linvtw NOTICE. •* KOIICII A —*I’ bo nan, 4'onnly. Agreeable loan order of the court of Ordi nary of miid countv, will be *»ld at Ihe Ime residence of W \\ Heir, deceased, of mtid county, on tin- seventli duv of January next, nil tlie perishable property of said dcecn*r»i, ln-r-M-s nodes eiiltle, hogs, i-om, f-ntilcc, cotton plantation utensils, wagons, and other artielea not here mentioned. Terms made known on I I e day of Sale. MARY ANN HEIR, dee 13td» Adtn’x. A DOl.l*ll I'M M« H tl. FI. lt A NEW YORK. J Dlls K. Hit OWN A (s., PHIL VDBLPIIIA. AUOI.PIIIM r. MFII AIF l: IC. Jr.. BALTIMORE. GKN LJIAL Commission Merchants, PLANTERS and others who need namev, an-l prefer to hold their cotton f--r belter pr) re-. Can oi-tan- very liberal a-tvao- - e« cm <x»m signmeuts t« either of the above Houses by calling on their Agent Mr George I’aUe* Referring to the - ird of Messrs Schaefer , and Brown .V (-■ ! I* and, f to the Merchants ami Piatilers of Thor:-.,* county my services in the •Hipment of llnarlMtoa. Tlie firms nsm ed have been long and favorably known to - he Southern shipper*. I am al*o authorized to receive order* for Ih-roo Floor, etc . which will be filled un the best terms. 080 PATTEN. Thomasville Dec 14.15K7 ts SM FFi M>f r F !!- l„riPsr>|-. and lia I Ron.) Scotch and Mm . abov KnclTs in Jar*. Bladders or Paper*, for sale hr fehb'lStf JOHN STARK