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SEMI-WEEKLY STANDARD & EXPRESS. ... F s r .r r :? ::*S ? Published on Tuesdays and Fridays. OLD SERIES, NO. 575. STANDARD & EXPRESS. f "T" ■. ■■ Terms of Subscription: SEMI-WEEKLY : OKI Yiak, $3 00 §IX MONTHS, ------ 1 W WEEKLY I one Year, - „ - f2 00 six Months, - - - - - -100 SHARP &FLOYD, Successors to Geo. SHARP, Jb., ATLANTA, GA„ Wholesale And Retail Jewelers. We KMp a I>arg« and Varied Assortment of FINE WATCHES, CLOCK, DIANOXDN, JEWELRY, AND SPECTACLES. sm mm wmi, A SPECIALTY. We Manufactaae Tea Seta, Forks, Spoons. Goblet*, Cups, Knives, etc. ffqemiums Ifoij Agijicuituijal 3fati?s. We are prepared to fill any order for Fairs at short notice; also to givo any information in regard to I‘reiniume. Orders by mall or In person, will receive prompt and careful attention. We ask a com parison of Stock, Prices and Workmanship with any house in the State. Watches and Jewelry carefully Repaired and Warranted. Masonic Badges and Sunday School Badges made to order. All Work Guaranteed. jm ENGRAVING FREE OF CHARGE. SIlAItlI*'& FLOYD. May 23, swty. Lawshc & Haynes, Haveonhand and are receiving the finest stock of the Very Latest Styles of Diamond, and Gold JEWELRY, in upper Georgia, selected, with eat care for the Fall and Winter Trade. Watches, of the BEST MAKERS, of both Europe and A uierica; American and French Clocks; sterling and Coin Silver Ware; and the best quality of Silver Plated Goods, at prices te suit the times; Gold, Silver aud Steel Spectacles, to suit all ages Watches mul Jewelry Rkpairsd by Competent Workmen; Also Clock and Watch Makers Tools and Materials. sept 13.-swly ATLANTA, GA. R. W. SATTERFIELD & BRO. Are mow receiving and opening tlieir new stock of FALL & WINTER DRY GOODS, AND Invite EVEKYBODY to Come and see them, and, if quality and priee suit, buy them. We guarantee sales If these are the conditions of the purchase. Cartersville, oct 31st CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1871. tfiiofeasional <2a^ds. “ArP7Wofford, ATTORNEY AT LAW, DARTiaSVII.I,3, GEORGIA, j Office in the Court-Home, Tune 23,1810. A. 71. Foute, ATTORNEY AT LAW. CiRTE'iSTILLE GEORGIA. ( With Col. Warren Akin,) Will Practice in the courts of Bartow, Cobb, Polk, Floyd, (Jordon, Murray, Whitfield and ad joining counties. March 30. T. W. MILNER, O. H. M!I.NEK. Milner A Milner, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA Will attend promptly to business entrusted to their care. Jan. 15. Warren Akin, ATTORNEY AT LAW. CARTERS VTI.LK GEORGIA. Will practice in all the courts of the, Htate. Sum. 11. Patillo, Fashionable Tailor and Agent for Sewing Machines, WILL attend promptly to the Cutting, Re pairing, and Making Boys’ and Mens’ Clothing; also, Agent for the sale of the cele brated Grover A Baker Sewing Machines. Of fice over Stokely & Williams Store. Entrance from the rear. feb 17. W. R. HounlraMtlc, Jeweler and Watch and Clock Repairer, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. Office in front of A. A. Skinner A Co’s Store. BARTOW HOUSE, |;j;| CARTERSVILLE, GA., BY J. T. GUTHRIE, Proprietor. S. O’SHIELDS, Fashionable Tailor , Cartersville, Georgia. HAVE just received the latest European and American styles of Mens’ and Bovs’ Cloth ing, and is prepared to Cut and Making to or der. Office upstairs in Liebman’s store, East side of the Railroad. sept. 29. I. O. O, F. THE regular meeting of Etowah Lodge, No. 49,1. O. O. F., is held on every Thuvsdi v night, in Lie Masonic Hull. JOHN M. DO PBS, Sec’v. Carte •sville, Gu., Oct. 9th, 1871. Cherokee Railroad Time Table. ON and alter Monday, October 9th, trains on the Cherokee Rail Road will run as fol lows : Leave Taylorsville £,30 A. M. “ Siiles’ooio 9 “ “ A :, ’ iv« at Carte,sville 9,50 “ “ RETURNING. Leave Cariersville 1.30 P. M. Stileslio o 2,30 •* “ Arrive at Taylo svi n e 2,50 “ “ C. T. SABIN, Sup’t. Cartersville, Ga., Oct. 7,1871. 11 GEAR SHOP,” by W. C. amis, *jjP CART.SRSVILLE, GA. Manufacturer of Harness, Bri fMßmh dies, Gear, etc-, and Dealer in V™* Sad(ile*, Leather. Itepai tng done on short notice. Work war ranted to stand the test* Hides Wanted, jan. 24,1871.-swly SASSEEN HOUSE. (Formerly United States Hotel,) CORNER ALABAMA & PRYOR STS, Atlanta, Georgia. E. R. SASSEEN, Agent .... Proprietor Terms—Transient Boarders, per day, $2 iSngle meal and lodging, 50 cents. Just Received FINE TABLE CUTLERY! A NewgSuppiy of Castors AND OTHER PLATED WARRE. CHEAP AS THEY CAN’.BE BOUFHT in any Southern market. J. T. OWEN. J* C. Register, Tinner, AID DEALER II JM wks wF Cook, Heating and Office < STOVES AND GBATES TIN-WAR • REMOVAL. TOM BRID G-33S Has rsmoved his EATING SALOON AND CONFECTIONERY, To Judge Parrott’s new build ing, under Town Hall, CJK TI.RSV'ILLE, O. On and after the 15th instant, Single Meal, 50 Cents. Board—per month, $lB. FRESH OYSTERS Confectioneries, Fruits, and Family Groceries kept on hand and for sale. sep 15, GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. To the General Assembly of Georgia. Lxicv.ivs Defak XES-’, Atlanta. Ga.. Novembe 4, It/. To the Senate end Hcriw of Rep. etentaUvee: The unexpected resignation of his Excellency Governor Bullock, has devolved upon me, as President of the Senate, the exercise of the func tions pertaining to the Executive Department. In entering upon the discharge of this laborious and responsible task at this exciting period in our history, I can but express the diffidence which I feel in assuming this weighty responsibility. I enter upon the discharge of these duties, however, with the fixed purpose that I will, during the limited period of my offi cial term, do all in my power to pro mote peace, harmony, and good will among our people, and to advance the best interests of the State. While it is well known to you and the people of Georgia that I have been, and am now, a consistent and unyielding Republican, I shall not in the discharge of my Executive duties, permit politics to have any thing to do with my conduct. While in my present office, I am Governor of the people of the whole State, without regard to party distinctions; and I invite all, without reference to race, color, or party alliance, who may have business connected with my department, to approach me freely, and make known their wishes at any time, with the assurance that I will do all in my power to promote the interests of each, in every mat ter pertaining to my official duties, to the extent of my ability. It seems to me that we have had enough of wrangling and strife, and crimination and recrimination. The county needs repose and quiet, which can never be promoted by continually fomenting political strife. We have had experience enough to demonstrate that nothing has been gained to the people of the South by the adoption of a defiant and bois terous course, while the power rests in the Government backed by a vast majority of the people of the Uuion. Under these circumstances, it is my sincere wish that every department of the government of this State, and every class of people, may so shape their conduct that, there may be no reason for any declaration of mar tial law, any suspension of the writ of habeas corpus , or any further re construction. If the people of tne South will be law abiding and law enforcing, and lay aside all extreme measures, my opinion is that the day is not far distant when the Congress of the United States will proclaim by act universal amnesty, thereby restoring every citizen of the South to the full measure of citizenship, with all the rights pertaining to the same. This is a consummation de voutly to be hoped for at the earli est day possible. FINANCES. Avery large proportion of the property of the people of this State was destroyed by the late unfortu nate war, leaving our people greatly impoverished, and very much dis couraged. They have struggled however with an energy and zeal that are highly commendable. We see around us on every hand the signs of returning prosperity, which is very gratifying to the heart of every patriot. But the heavy bur dens of the government have a very depressing effect. The taxes are much higher than they were before the war, while the property owned by the people of the State, upon which taxes are to be paid, is infin itely less. Under these circumstan ces it is a question well worthy the attention of every department of the government how we may so admin ister the affairs of the State as to im pose the lightest burdens upon the people, and secure the greatest effi ciency in the administration of pub lic affairs. In my ©pinion, it is the imperative duty of the Legislative and Executive Departments of the Government, to do everything that can be done consistently with reason and an enlightened policy to reduce taxation and remove the burdens un der which our people now groan. To this end it is my fixed purpose to curtail all unnecessary expenses in every matter connected with my de partment, to cut off all supernumer aries, if any be found, from positions, and to administer the affairs of the Executive Department upon princi ples of the strictest economy, not ex pending a single dollar unless it is actually necessary to do so. In this matter I trust and believe I shall have the hearty co-operation of the General Assembly, and that you will so shape your legislation as to satis fy the people of the State that the ‘government is in the hands of those who have regard for their interest, aud who are determined to remove from them every burden which is not absolutely necessary to be borne. And in this connection, I beg to state in advance that I can sanction no legislation of any character which looks to wasteful extravagance or to an unnecessary expenditure of the people’s money. We must econo mize in such ways as to do justice to the tax payers, and restore popu lar confidence in the government. The public expenditures should not be enlarged nor the public debt in- ET9., ETO., CARTERAVJLLE, GEORGIA- “ONWARD AND UPWARD.” creased, unless upon the most solid and substantial considerations. On account of the short period since I entered upon my Executive duties, I am unable to give to the General Assembly a statement of the public debt, or to inform you of the disposition made of the bonds of the State, authorized by the General As sembly to be issued. I will, howev er, take prompt steps to inquire into the whole matter, and most earnestly urge upon the Legislative Depart ment of the government to make thorough investigation into this matter, and I will most cheerfully give all the aid of the Executive branch of the government, so as to have this important subject fully and clearly understood. EXECUTION OF THE LAWS. It is well known to the General Assembly that violations of the law, growing, in a great measure, no doubt, out of the demoralization which always fallows from a war of the magnitude of that through which we have just passed, have been alarmingly frequent in this State ; and it is certainly the duty of every public officer and every good citi zen to do everything in his power to discountenance and check lawless ness and crime of every character. So long as popular sentiment is not decided upon this question, and criminals can feel that they have popular countenance, we can expect but little improvement. It there fore becomes the duty of the Execu tive, Legislative and Judicial De partments of the Government to take a firm and decided stand in favor of law and order and to punish crime wherever it may be legally shown to exist, no matter whether the perpe trator may be high or low, rich or poor. To this end, the General As sembly should enact such laws, if there be any defect in our present system, as are necessary to give the courts the full power over this sub ject, and the courts and the juries should take hold of this matter with decision and energy, and teach criminals that the law cannot be vio lated with impunity. And it will be a source of pride and pleasure to me, while exercising the Executive functions of the government, to aid in every possible manner in the exe cution of the laws, both civil and criminal. When a court and jury have investigated a case calmly and dispasionately, and the law has been administered impartially, the case will have to be an extreme one, having some features of mitigation that absolutely call for executive ac tion, before I shall interfere and ar rest the execution of the criminal laws. The safety, peace and pros perity of all depend upon the prompt and vigorous execution of the crim inal laws in the present deranged condition of our society. In this matter, I shall carefully co-operate with the other departments of the government in all measures inten ded to promote the public good, and to restore confidence and quiet; and I respectfully solicit the aid of all good citizens in every portion of the State, without regard to party affin ities, race or color, in support of the government in this important work. Let us, by our conduct, show to the world that we are still capable of self government, and that there is virtue, intelligence, and integrity enough among our people, to secure all the ends for which government is instituted and maintained. If we will take this course, we will relieve much of the apprehension whicn ex ists at the present day, and will do much to restore confidence among our people, and secure immigration, the influx of capital, and the gener al development of the resources of the State, and will thereby remove all possible pretext for Federal in terference of any character in our local affairs. POPULAR EDUCATION. The General Assembly at its lajst session enacted a law providing for public schools in this State, which in the main, meets my hearty co-op eration. The act, as is the case in the inauguration of every new sys tem, probably has some defects which a year’s reflection and prac tice may have suggested to those who are now entrusted with the re sponsible duty of representing the people. But I trust a system" of popular education may meet with general favor, and commend itself to all. It is very important that we give our people the advantage of a liberal education in all cases where we have the means to do so, and that we should place within the reach of every citizen the means of acquir ing the rudiments of a common En glish education. I presume that no intelligent man who has investigated thi» question can doubt that in the education of the masses rests the greatest securi ty of our government in the future, and the greastest power for the de velopment of our vast resources. I can but commend the wisdom and fore-thought of the late General Assembly, inlaying down as one fun damental provision of the system in this State, that *the different races shall be seperate in the schools. We can have no mixed schools. It is not for the interest of either race that it should be so. While there should be equal justice done in the distribution of the public funds for the education of the children of both races, our schools should be seper ate, and our colleges should be sep erate. STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTU RAL COLLEGE. I cannot too strongly commend to the General Assembly the impor tance of a liberal endowment to our State University. No one who reads the history of the State, and the provisions on the subject incorpora ted in the earlier constitutions, can doubt that it was the intention of our fathers to establish and main tain in Georgia a first class Univer sity ; and it is a matter of deep re gret that the people of Georgia have so long failed to carry out, in all its munificence and magnitude, this grand scheme of those wise and great men who laid the foundation of our government. Under our present system, it becomes a mat ter of necessity that we develop, to the highest extent, the minds of our sons and daughters. We have vast physical resources, probably unsur passed by any State in the Union, but they can never be fully develop ed until we have first developed the mental resources of our people. We must educate our sons for every de partment in life. Before dismissing this subject, I would further remark that justice demands an endowment of the At lanta University for the colored pop ulation of our State, which will be sufficient to provide for all their wants at their present stage of ad vacement. By making reasonable provision for them and building up their college in this State, we forev er settle the vexed question, which would become a very troublesome one, if the}’ should seek admittance into the University of the State, and carry out the good understanding which has already been inaugurated between the two races—that not on ly their schools, but their colleges, are to be kept perpetually seperate and distinct from each other. THE STATE DEBT. The reports of the Comptroller General and Treasurer will be laid before you at an early day. On ac count of the pressure of other du ties, to which I have been subject since I entered upon the discharge of Executive functions, I have had no time to examine them carefully, and prepare any comments upon them. They will, however, doubt less give you a correct statement of the present indebtedness of the State. While I regret that our liabilities have been increased to the amount already reached, and would advise great caution upon this subject in the future, I cannot too strongly im press upon you the convictions of my own mind as to the importance of maintaining the public faith in violate. No State in the Ijnion has maintained a higher or more unsul lied character for integrity and the faithful performance of her obliga tions in connections with all finan cial matters than our own beloved Georgia. And what may be the burdens to whieh we are now sub ject, and whether wisely or unwise ly incurred, we should meet them with that spirit of integrity and hon or which has always characterized the people of Georgia, and their rep resentatives who have been our pre decessors, and which will, I trust, always continue to be a subject of just pride. Whatever may be our misfortunes, or our depressed con dition, let it never be said that the State of Georgia has violated her plighted faith or failed to regard as sacred and meet promptly all her legal and moral obligations. In concluding this communica tion, I desire again to urge upon you the importance of moderation, wise caution, and harmony in all our official action; and sincerely invoke the blessing of Almighty God upon our beloved State. Benjamin Conley, Governor. An editor, after spending Wash ington’s birth-day at the house of a friend, wrote the following item for his paper : “ Three cheers for the twenty-sev enth of secondary, Birthington’s washday !” There’s no doubt of the nature of the beverage used by him on that occasion. Anna Story was recently married to Robert Short. Avery pleasant way to make a Story Short. An eye-witness of the Chicago fire saw twenty-five or thirty servant girls rush to the roof of one of the large hotels to leap into the streets be low, but the whole roof fell in and they perished. The Milledgeville Union says H. I. Kimball has gone up the spout, and asks “how is that for HI.” What the Mormons Threaten. The Mormons threaten- if the con. victions for bigamy contiue, to burn Salt Lake City and leave the country. I *3OIBL ATI VE PROCEEDINGS* SENATE. Monday, Nov. 6,1871. Mr. Heard, Chairman of the Com mittee on Library, reported advers ly on a resolution to furnish each member of the Legislature with a copy ot Irwin's Code. Bills read the first time: Mr. Brown: A bill to amend sec tion 1,711 of Irwin's Code, making adultery alone a sufficient ground for divorce. Mr,Cone: A bill to amend the attachment laws of this State. Mr. Hinton: A bill to repeal an act to provide for an election, aud to prescribe the m inner of holding the same. Mr. Iloyle : A bill to provide for ascertaining the amount of certain State bonds issued, and to require the same to be registered. Mr. Jervis: A bill to provide a inode of filling vacancies that do now or may hereafter exist in the office of ordinary in any county in this State. Mr. Lester: A bill t' regulate the practice of dentistry in this State, making a diploma necessary thereto, and constituting a Board of Dentis try. Mr. Reese : A bill to incorporate the Chattahoochee Manufacturing Company, and for other purposes. Also a bill to amend and add to the law of arson in this State so as to make the burning of fences a felony. Also a bill to regulate the mode of trying felonies in this State, re quiring judges before whom said trial may be had to make a note of all the pleadings and motions in the case. Also a bill to amend section 61 of the Code in relation to rewards of fered for criminals. Also a bill to allow plaintiffs in execution to recover damages in certain cases. Also a bill to relieve parties plain tiff in certain cases now pending in this State from the operation of the law to extend the lien of set off and recoupment of debts contracted be fore June 1, 1865, etc. Also a bill to merge the legal and equitable jurisdiction of the courts of this State. Also a bill to amend section 4208 of the Code, so as to secure the per formance of contracts of labor. Also a bill to regulate the order of business in the Superior Courts of this State, requiring its civil dock ets to be finished before the criminal docket shall be called. Also a bill to enforce the sth sec tion 2d paragraph of the Constitution relative to providing of juries. Mr. Hillyer: A bill to make cer tified extracts prove the records of railroad companies and bank’s evi dence in certain cases. Mr. Simmons : A bill to amend an act making certain appropriations, approved October 3d, 1870. Mr. Smith: A bill for the relief of crippled soldiers and widows— exempting the same from taxation to the amount of one thousand dol lars. Mr. Steadman: A bill to repeal sections 1875 and 1876 of the Code. A message was received from the House stating the adoption of the following resolution : Resolved, That Rufus B. Bullock, late Governor of Georgia, who has resigned his office and left the State under circum stances creating grave suspicion that he is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors, has, in charging, in a letter bearing- date 23d October, 1871, addressed to his polit ical friends and the people of Georgia, that a majority of the House of Representatives have pledged themselves to vote for articles of impeachment against him without inves tigation, and that the Senate has deter mined to unseat a sufficient number of Re publicans Senators to secure his conviction without regard to the truth and validity of the charges, defamed this General Assem bly, by charges which are untrue. That the statement in the same letter, to the effect that the people of Georgia have de nounced or ignored the Constitution of the United States, is false and defamatory of the people of this State. On the contrary, we assert that the people of this State do now, ai they did six months ago, when, ac cording to the letter of the said Rufus B. Bullock, they were peaceabiy disposed, ac quiesce in the results of the war, and neither entertain any hostility towards the United States, nor deny to any person within the limits of the State the equal protection of the laws. Passed. Yeas 29. Nays 8. Mr. Smith, 36th District, explain ed his vote by stating that as far as applicable to bis District, the reso lution s are true. Bills were read the first time. A message from the House was received stating the repeal of a joint resolution of the last session author izing the Treasurer to pay certain warrants, and asking the concur rence of the Senate. Mr. Wellborn introduced a reso lution that hereafter the regular hours for the daily meetings of the Senate shall be from 9 a. m. to 1 p. M. Adopted. The resolution sent from the House was taken up and concurred in. Mr. Welborn offered a resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee of two from the Senate and three from the House to examine the Digest of Georgia Re ports prepared jby Messrs. Green Smith, Wiki© & Cos., Proprietors’ and Bivins. Referred to Judiciary Committee. Mr. Hinton : A bill to prohibit the sale of agricultural products af ter sundown, and for otfcier purposes. On motion of Mr. Erwin the Sen ate adjourned until 9 a. m. to-mor row. HOUSE. Monday, Nov. 6, 1871. Rev. W. H. Strickland was ap pointed Chaplain. Bills read the first time : Mr. Riley: A memorial of the Trustees of the North Georgia Ag ricultural College. Mr. Bush: A bill to repeal the act organizing the District Court. Mr. Howell: A bill to fix the per diem of members of the General As sembly. Also a bill to make it • penal for negroes and whites to gamble. Mr. Pou, of Muscogee : A bill to authorize a counter showing in a motion for continuance. Also a bill to alter section 2267 of the Code of Georgia so as to make the burning of tenements abadc rent in certain cases. Also a bill to alter section 3472 in relation to continuances of cases in court. Also a bill to repeal the act abol ishing the chain-gang. Also a bill to punish employers and employees for breaking contracts for services when such contracts have been reduced to writing. Mr. Netherland : A bill to repeal an act to amend and secure the pro ceeds, profits, and rents from home steads. Also a bill to repeal section 14 of an act to carry into effect the second clause of section 13, article 5, of the Constitution of Georgia. Mr. Camming: A bill to limit tLa hen of judgments of Justins’ Courts. Mr. Dill : A bill to repeal the 22d section of the Appropriation Act of 1870, and for other purposes. Mr. Craig: A bill to bring on an election for Governor. Mr. Wood: A bill to repeal an act to amend an act to fix the sala ries of Supreme Court Judges. Also a bill to fix the mode of re pealing the Code. Mr. Bowie of Walton : A bill to fix the per diem of members. Mr. Taylor of Washington : A bill to amend section 22G1 of the Code in relation to lien 9 of landlords on crops. Mr. Sargent: A bill to authorize Agents and Attorneys to make oath to pleas in all civil cases. Mr. Phillipps : A bill to repeal the act organizing the District Court. Mr. Rawls: A bill to change the time of the meeting of the General Assembly. Mr. Scott: A bill to amend the charter of the State University. Mr. Hoge: A resolution to appeal to Congress to refund the tax on raw cotton collected in 1865, 1866, and 1867. Mr. Cumming offered a resolution rescinding the resolution authoriz ing the Treasurer to pay all war rants drawn by the Governor and countersigned by the Comptroller General, and also to suspend the twentieth section of the appropria tion act. Adopted. A message from the Senate was received saying that the Senate had adopted a resolution postponing the collection of tax sixty days. HOUSE. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1871. Mr. Hoge, from the Judiciary Committee, reported that there were some grave questions of law in con nection with the election of a Gov ernor, which the Committee desired to look into carefully, and that fur ther time was asked for before mak ing a report. He also said that the Committee had authorized him to recommend to the House the inex pediency of having afternoon ses sions in consequence of the large amount of business before the Com mittees. Further time was granted as requested. A message from the Senate was received, saying that the Senate had passed the “ Atlanta Bill,” and con curred in the House resolution in relation to Governor Bullock’s re signation ; also, in the joint resolu tion of the General Assembly, ap proved May sth, 1870. Mr. McMillan from the Committee on Enrollment, reported that the following bills and resolutions were duly enrolled and ready for the sig nature of the Speaker, to-wit: The bill in relation to the manner of holding elections in the city of At lanta ; also a resolution declaring that R. B. Bullock, late Governor, had defamed the members of this House and the people of Georgia ; also, a joint resolution rescinding a joint resolution of the General As sembly, approved May sth, 1880. A resolution providing that the Committee on Public Printing on the part of the Senate and House enquire into the report that Samuel Bard, Public Printer, had resigned, and said Public Printing is being done under a contract made by R. B. Bullock, late Governor ; that if said report be true said Committee be authorized to contract for Public Printing until a Public Printer can be elected. This resolution was adopted. NEW SERIES, NO. 1