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The llaukrupt Hill. The bill is a document of sixty-eight page s. The lollowing is an abstract of Us contents: Sec. 1. (Mollies the United States district courts with jurisdiction in cases of bankruptcy. Sec. 2. (Jives circuit courts of the United Stalds general superintendence ami jurisdiction, and authorizes them to act as courts of equity. Sec. 3. Provides for the appoint' incut by the district courts of one or more registers in bankruptcy in each Congressional district, to assist the j tulge. Sec. f. Defines the powers of the register in bankruptcy to make adjudi cation of bankruptcy, to secure the sur render of any bankrupt, to administer oaths, take proof of debts, etc. S.-c. 5. Authorizes the judges of the district courts to direct the attend ance of the register at such places as they rnav deem proper, and empowers the judges'to remove the register and tiU vacancies. IL’C. 6. Authorizes suitors to appeal front the registers to the judges in cases of dispute as to the law. Sec. 7. Provides lor compulsory attendance of parties and witnesses. Secs. 8,9, 10. Provides lor appeals and prescribe rules of practice. See. 11. Prescribes the method of availing of the act. Any debtor whose and flits, provable under this act, amount to over three hundred dollars, may petition the dis trict judge of his district, stating his insolvency, his willingness to. sin render ins estate and a schedule under oath of liis debts and his creditors, with the natute of the debt in full, and an in ventory, also under oath of his assets. Such petition shall he an act of bank ruptcy, and the petitioner be adjudged a bankrupt. The judge shall thereup on issue a warrant, (or the register if there be no opposing party.) directed to the United States marshal of said district, authorizing him to publish the necessary notices, to wit: 1. That a warrant in bankruptcy It is been issued. 2. 1 hat all payments ol debts to such debtors are forbidden. 3. That a meet ing of the creditors to prove debts and choose assignees, will lie held in a court of bankruptcy, not less than ten nor more than ninety days alter issuing ol the warrant. These notices are to he published in a newspaper and served on each cred itor. Section 12. Provides for a meeting of credit rs, at illicit a register shall pre side. Section 13. Prescribes that the ma jority in interest of the creditors shall ohoi.se one or more assignees, who, il approved by the judge, shall be quali fied on giving bond. .Section 14. Directs that the judge (or tt there is no opposing interest the register) shall convey to the assignees the entire real and personal estate ol t>ie bankrupt, but from this assignment are excepted household and kitchen furnituie, and such other articles as the assignee may indicate, not exceeding live hundred dollars in value, the wearing apparel of the bankrupt and Ins family, his uniform and arms, and any other property hereafter exempt limn attachments or levy by United States laws. Section 13. 16, 17, 18. Presents the duties and powers and the methods ol proceeding of the assignees. Section 19. Authorizes creditors to a-scit and prove any contingent claim they may have against the bankrupt as drawer, endorser, surety, bail or guar antor, or as tenant. Section 20. Provides for set oils in ail cases of probable claims. becliou 21. Prohibits any creditors ol the bankrupt from slicing him after he avails himself of the act. Section 23. Provides the method of proving claims—that is by producing legal evidence before any register in his district, or if the creditor is a non resident, before a United States com missioner. Section 2.1, 24. 25. Respects details nt practice in the presentation and prool ot claims. Section 26. Authorizes ation, ol the bankrupt on oath by the courts, as to his debts and assets, and requires iiis Wile to attend and give ev idei.ee it necessary. Section 27. Pres cribes that all cred itors, u ho prove tht'ir debts, shall share auke, except that wages to an amount not exceeding fifty dollars, for service performed in the preceeding six months, shall be paid in lull. Sec. 28. Prevents the priority of debts. Sec. 29. Allows the bankrupt, after six months from the adjudication ol bankruptcy, or it no debts or assets U'.tiiin sixty days, to apply for his discharge, which the court, after due noti n', shall grant, if the bankrupt has honestly exhibited his condition. Sec. 30. Prohibits a second bank ruptcy, unless by consent ot creditors except wncre the assets amount to sev esuy per cent, of the debts. Secs. 31 ;o 35. Concerts details, pronounces against frauds and the like. See. 36. Provides tor involuntary bankruptcy, declaring that an abscond ing debtor, a debtor who makes assign ments to usdraud, against whom an unsatisfied execution lor over one hun dred dollars stand, who makes an as- Mg ament to give preference to special creditors, or who has suspended for tourteen days, the payment of his commercial paper si,ail. on the petition "*! my creditor, be adjudged a bank rupt. Ihe remaining sections, eleven in number, prescribe the proceedings in -»ich case ami the various fees ar.d costs. |k Jxjitess. SAM’L H. SMITH asu ROBT. P. MILAM Editors and Proprietors. Carters title,Ga,March 1 >, 1567. lie Cheerful / Why is it that our people go bowed down, with eye-brows knit, and elon gated faces, as though they had lost all the friends they ever have had or ever hope to have ? Come, gentlemen, cheer up!—cheer up! There never was a night so dark but that it was suc ceeded by day, nor a storm so violent but that il was succeeded by a calm.— YVe are in the midst of a terrible polit ical convulsion, which makes the old ship ol state reel and rock like a ship at sea in a storm, but let all on board be calm and self-possessed, if human efforts prove unavailing in our anee, there is a higher power to which we can look with assurauce, whose arm is ever out-stretched to give deliver ance. May not our fears and misgivings be all premature —unfounded. What if the negro is allowed to vote and hold office?—is that going to enslave us? It is a humiliation, it is true, hut not moreso than to be conquered. But we are disfranchised and the negro enfran chised ! Well, that we hate, but few of us ever voted anyway, while we en joyed the liberty. But we are to be under military rule ! Well, let us only behave ourselves and attend !o our owe business and military rule will not in terfere with us. In other words, let us adapt ourselves to the circumstan ces be which we are surrounded, inas much as what cannot be cured must be endured. The thing is not as we would like to have it, but if we can only get our consent to abide it, half the difficulty will be overcome. Let us bold up our heads and work on— buy and sell, plgnt and reap, build up and continue to improve—as '.hough nothing had happened, for we must live any how—and quit magnifying our troubles, by day and by night, and it will all work out right vet. From the Augusta Chronicle <s• Sen., 9 thinst hev. Jenkins. We had the pleasure of meeting yes terday his Excellency Governor Jen kins, who spent a day in our city yn his way to Washington City. Thk Governor goes to Washington in order i» have a conference with the Presi dent in relation to the status of Slate Government under the Sherman Bill, and to ascertain, it possibly to what extent and under what restrictions and limitations the civil government of the Slate will be permitted to adminis ter the laws. The Governor counsels the people of the State to remain quiet and firm uib til further developments are made of the plans of the Radicals under the Sherman Bill. *He deprecates any undue excitemeul, and counsels mod eration, forbearance and manly forti tude. He thinks that the whole South should lie united in whatever action may be hecessary to be taken, and fears that precipitate action will not only divide our people but at the same time defeat the ends proposed to be accomplished. The questions involv ed in the enforcement of the Sherman Bill should be submitted upon a proper case made, to the action and decision of the Supreme Court, and if that tri bunal should decide against the consti tutionality of the measure, he hopes, and believes there is sufficient vitality left in the Government of the United States to enforce its decrees; but if the Court should, contrary to his expecta tions, sustain the law, or the Govern ment piove powerless to enforce its judgment, if in out favor, he thinks it will he tune enough then to take into consideration the various plans sug gested tor making the best we can of the Sherman Bill. The Governor expressed his views very fully and without reserve, and we regret our inability to give even a full outline of the interesting communica tion which we had with him. It will be seen that the position ol the Governor is substantially that which we have advised the people of Georgia to lake— nonaction. We a >ain repeat, that the people remain quiet, firm, and forbearing. Nothing can possibly be gained by hasty and precipitate action. The only possible efleet which an attempt to shape popu lar opinion now can have will be to divide, embarrass, and confuse our people; The Governor will return again in a few days, and doubtless he will give to the people of the State the benefit ol such information as he mav be able to receive at Washingt. n. best thing we can do, at this time, is to lie low and keep quiet until Gov. Jenkins returns, when he will, doubtless, advise us what to do. Then let us do it with our might. Second Quarterly meeting for the Cassville Circuit, M. E, church will be held at Brandon’s chapel, on the sth Sabbath proximo and Satur day before. T. M. Compton gives three cents for clean Cotton and Linen Rags, in goods at low prices. He sells ladies’ shoes at $1,60 to $4,50; mens’ full stock wax brogans $1,90-to $2.30; Salt $3 per sack; Mens’ hats $1,25 to $6.50; Stick can dy 40 cts. per pound; Cocoanut, rock, pea-nut, French kisses, etc., cream candy, 60 cts. per pound; Commercial Note P iper 25 cts. per quire; Letter Paper 35 to 40 cts. per quire; Cap Paper 35 to 55; Legal Cap 50 cts. per quire; Bill Paper 50 cts. per. quire; Buff Envelopes 15 cts. per pack. —At a printers festival lately the fol lowing toast was offered : “Woman —second only to the press in the dis semination of news ! <6?*lt is reported that nearly five hundred buildings, of difierent kill ds, floated past Chattanooga —-- . t® 1 The jail in this place was broke open, on Mon day niifht last, and all the prisoners made t htir escape. They broke the lock on the door. They lelt us no greetings. The Superior Court of this County is now in Session, Judge James Milner presiding. Several mem bers of the liar fr im a distune are present. The bu siness on the Dockets heavy, involving Con.ederate money, obligations, Ac. tSfThe first train from Knoxville to Dalton, since ti e iate freshet, arr ved at the Utter place on Tues day evening last No damage to bridges reported on that Hoad. Three bridges an the Stale R >ad washed away, and several miles of track submerged. At last accounts the Tennessee River had swept away the ci'v bridge at Chattanooga, end a good portion of '.he city was partially submerged, as high up as the Crutchfield House. Several bridges gone on Nashville A Chatta nooga Road. 53?” The weather for the last ten days has been very unsettled, though very mild. The rain has been most incessant, so much so that nearly all out-door work had to be suspended. Farmers are unable to do any thing upon their farms, wriich is giving them a back set, we fear, that will require much hard labor to re gain, as some of them have not yet run a furrow ; in the meantime, the growing wheat crop is doing its best. A little sunsl ine now would help the feelings of ali classes and conditions of men, as it would drive away dull care, which so paralyses our energies. fyoid “Uncle Dabney” P. .Jones, the great Tem preauce Champion of Georgia, died at his home at Pal metto. Ga., on Friday last, the bth. Truly, a gie<.t and gooJ mau has fallen. {3F“Tlie Baltimore Kplscopa! Methodist Conference voted unanimously in favor of the proposed change in the name and discipline of said Church, which con firms the change. has appropriated one million dollars fur the relief of the stai ving people of the South. ty Pay what thou owest us — Express. C3P“\Ve invite attention to the advertisement of R. H. Jones, Dealer in all kinds of vehicles, such as car liages, buggies, Ac. of whch he has a fino assortment on hand at this time, at. his Repository and Manufacto ry in this place. He also has a fine lot of materia! for putting up v- hides to order. His shops are all in full iJast, in « vry department—making and repairing.— H s old work, wi.'ch has been runniug f.-r years about Cartersville is a sulaoient recommendation, old friend, Sam Patillo, is all “sitting” sew ing and a cutting, garments for the seedy and naked. He can cut you as genteel a lit or make you as neat a suit of clothes as any other taJor in these parts, and do it as cheap, lie is a gentleman who attends Btrietly to his own busines , and in erleres with no one’s e'se.— He is a bard working, sober, »trai.v man, and well de serves the patronage of the public. We have tried him and therefore spe ik advisedlj. gee card. here has been quite an up-rising of Fenians In Ireland lately, in which several counties were over run and some blood spilt. S -veral battles had been fought between the Fenians and Her Majesty’s troops. IST" Agreeable to latest account* Gen. Schofield has been appointed to the command of the District of Vir ginia, aud Gen. H incock to the command of the Dis trict of Louisiana and Ttssfa*. The other appointments havt not yet transpired. / , / v following is a list of Daily, Tri-Weekly, anil /Weekly P ipers and Periodical* taken at the (Jarters \ville Post-Ofllce, at this time, to-wit: j Atlanta Medical Journal, Atlanta, Ga. I Abbe Ville Banner, Abbeville, S. O. American Stock Journal, Ac., Coataville, Pa. American U.iion, Griffin, Ga. Athens Pie.t>s, Ath-ns, Tenn. Ashville Nnvs A Western Farmer, Ashvillo. N. 0. Baltimore Weekly Ameiican, Ba.timore, Md. Battim re Episcopal Methodist “ “ Bellderlesche’s Journal, New York. The Bapth t, Memphis, Tenn. Cnronioie A Sentinel, Augusta, Ga. Constitutionalist, “ *• Cincinnati Dai y Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio. Chicago Daly Times, Chicago, 111. Cherokee Georgian, Dalton, Ga. Constitutional Union, Washing on, D. C. Chr stiau Index A S uthwestern Baptist, Atlanta, Ga. Charleston News, Charleston, S. 0. Cincinnati Daily Commerc at, Cincinnati, Ohio. Carolina Spartan, spaiianbu g, S. C. Chiistian Observer, Richmond, Va. Commercial Argus, Memphis, Tenn. Cultivator A Coun ry Gentlemen, Columbus Enquirer, Cos umbus, Ga. Child’s Del ght, MaouD, Ga. Children’s Guest, New York. Canada Farmer, Toronto, Canada. Day Book, New York. Bawson Journal, Dawsor, Ga. Demoresi’s Monthly Magazine, N. Y. Druggists’ Brice Cunent,N. Y. Die Carteslanb, Cincinnati, 0. Daily Opinion, Atlanta, Ga. Dental Casinos, Philadelphia, Pa. Era, Atlanta, Ga. Evening Post, N. Y. Eclectic Journal, Richmond, Va. Fort Valley Wf ek'y Ledger, Fort Va ley, Ga. Frank Leslie's Beys’ A Girls’ Weekly, N. Y. Goilcy’s Ladys’ Book, Philadelphia, P. Griffin Tri-Weekly Star, Griflin, Ga. Greenbrier Independent, Lewisburg, West Va. Georgia M eekly Telegraph, Macon, Ga. Gardner's Monthly, Ac., N. Y. Hall’s Jou nal of Health, New York. Horl culturist A Journal of Rural Art, N. Y, Intelligencer, Atlanta, Ga Industrial Commercial, Louisville, Ky. Israelite, Cincinnati, Ohio. Journal of Commerce, N. Y. Jacksonville Republican, Jacksonville, Ala, Ladies’ Home, Atlanta, Ga. Louisville Courier, Louisville, Ky. “ Journal, “ Land We Love, Charlotte, N. C. Ledger, N X. Litei ary Ecle'tic, Cincinna'i O. Lynchburg V rginian, Lynchburg, Va. Memphis Argus, Memphis, Tenn. Bulletin, '• “ “ Appeal, “ “ “ Post, “ “ Mountain Signal, Dahlonega, Ga, Metropolitan Record, N. Y. Middle '-eoruia News, Madison, Ga. Monitor, Murfreesboro, Tenn. Montgomeiy Daily Mail, Montgomery, Ala. Magazine of Horticulture Ac., Boston, Mas*. Maryland Farmer, Baltimore, Md. National Inteil.geucer, Washington, D. C. National T* mperauce Advocate, N. Y. Nash.ille Weekly Gazette, Nashville, Tenu. News, N. Y. News A Herald, Savannfth, Ga. N. Y. Observer, N. Y. Onandaga Weekly Courier A Union, Syracuse, N. Y. Pnoemx Tri-Weekly, Columbia, 8. O. Peterson's National Mag-cine, Philadelphia, Pa. Rome Commercial, R ime, Ga. u Courier, 11 “ Right Way, Bosto”, Mass. Republic, N. Y. Staunton Specta or, Staunton, Va. Southern Cultivator, Aiheus, Ga. Scott’s Monthly Magazine, Atlanta, Ga. Scientific American, N Y. Southern Recorder, Milledgeville, Ga. Presbyter’an, Colum Is, S. G. “ Christian Advoca-, Macon, Ga. “ Enterprise, Greenville, 8 C. ** Farmer, Memphis, lean. Tribune, N. Y. True Witness, C inton, S. C. Uniieu States Mail. N-w Yorh. Wasnington Chronicle, Wa-hicgton, D. c. Witness, N. Y. Washington Gazette, Washington, Ga. Youth’s Temperance Banner, N. Y., and several oth ers not enumerated in this list, all of which are read by citizens of this community. Now who Bays we are DOt a reading people? T. M. COMPTON, P. U. ■ [from the Rome Courier. J B ILL ARP ON THE SITUATION Rome, Bio Shanty Territory, No. 3. March Bth, ’67. Mr. Editor :—My intention was to have remained in dignified obscurity the small remnant of my miserable days, but my friends Bob Hide. Sam McCrackin, Tip and other respectable gentlemen of all sexes and both colors, seem to be dissheveled about the times, and insist on my views about the mo mentous state of our sufferin country. The good people in Atlanta have got shaky in the knees, and its the duty of evefy good citizen to keep the disease from spreadin if he can. 1 haveut beer, to Washington, nor been playin senti nel on a wrftch tower, but my observa tion convinces me there is a power of fuss on hand about something. " Poli ties look squally and alurmin. Bill Sherman overrun the country ant! de stroyed and carried away our proper ty, and now his brother John is finish in up the job by robbin us of the rights and liberties our forelathers won. General Thomas is playin Vantoun with his 21 orders—puttin harmless boys in the barracks for tableauin with an old reb el flag—accusiu us of all the crimes in the decalogue ; such as murder, larceny, rape, arson, burglary, bigamy, perjury and suicide, throw in up in our teeth the magnanimity of our conquerors , as Lein our safety valve from death and Beelzebub. Good gracious ! what an awlul people we are. And now comes Joseph, the sentinel, with iiis long, winded message ot consolation, telliu us how we may flee from the wrath to come —skeerin the people to death, and gettin everything in a stew. YVhat made him in such a hurry? whv did ent he keep silence for a few days until the veto was signed, anu the bill was passed? Why dident he give Mr. Jenkins a chance ? II the times was so perilous, why dident he go and see Mr. Jenkins, and give him his opinion in private and save all this excitement? Mr. Jenkins is the Governor; lie is the sentinel on the watch tower; he’s the pilot of the old ship ; he’s the people’s choice. He can call the Legislature when its necessary.' If he is in doubt about it, he can consult with Lumpkin and CoDb, and Hill and Cooper, atul Hardeman anil Gibson, and Brown , and decide what ought to be done, and the people will be satisfied. But while the ship is in a storm let all the deck hands keep silence. 'The word will come from the Captain soon enough. May be that Joseph feels sorter re sponsible lor the fix he’s got us in. May be he’s repentin for the didos he cut up, and the seeds of disorder he sowed durin the war ; but I doubt it.— I don’t think his ambition or his vanity sees anything but his own importance, hi ooks like he thought the Capital was moved to Atlanta, and he was Gover nor still. lie’s afraid the people will think lie’s dead, and just as soon as a big thing happens, and little before , he clutches the occasion—seizes the op portunity, delivers his message, stirs up the people, sets the Gate City in a ferment, gets his name in the Herald and the Tribune. s Joe Brown, a whale, big leader, conspicuous, fame, history, Mr. Jenkins nowhere, Milledgeville gone up, Joseph E. runnin the ma .chine, in Atlanta ! ! Wei 1 , I don’t know what is at the bottom of all this, but I am afraid that while Joseph was in Washington some body carried him up onto a high moun tain, and showed him a Kingdom or two, and he fell down and worshiped. These little kingdoms that a man sometimes sees from the top of a moun tain are mighty demoralizing. But I notice that all this fuss which Joseph has kicked up is confined to the towns and cities, where a heap of folks live, who liavenlgol much ot anything to do. The farmers don’t know much about it and care less—the whole con cern is a god send to some folks. I know an old worn out politician who has been poking around for six months, tryin to revive the Democratic party for a livin, and now he’s in his element. Parties are formin, and the old hack is in his glory. He’s sorter like the New Era as yet —he wont take a side, he wont join issue, he wont commit him self, he’s keepin an open rear as the Era says (l wish that paper would take an astringent.) But my Iriends we’ve got nothing to be ashamed of. Since the war our pursuits have been peaceful and honorable. We needent humiliate ourselves through fear of what humankind can do to us. If the Radicals imend to confiscate us, they will do it. and no acceptance ol Sher man’s bill will prevent it. It they want our cabbages, they are going to have ’em. If they will ride over one law, they will over another. If thev disregard Mr. Johnson’s great argu ment, they’l disregard anything. I don’t know how it is generally, but there aint an unpardoned rebel in this county, and if‘they confiscate they have got to declare the pardons all void. Nobody knows what they won’t do, or when they will quit doing it, and my advice is to suffer and be strong, endure everything and accept nothing. All is lost save honor, hold up your manhood, don’t lick the hand that’s raised to strike the blow. Joe Brown’s banner says “all is lost save honor, and that is only tolerable I thank you, it grows puny and weak.” He says we can have representation in Congress, Who by? A man who can take the test oath, and can confrul the nigger vote. Who wants such a repre sentation? How long before he w’ould jine the Radicals and go in for confis cation. II he controlled the nigger vote he’d promise ’em land or anything else. Demagogues have always controlled the ignorant whites, demagogues will control the ignorant blacks. Who con- trols the nigger influence in Tennessee? —rihy. Bruwnlow and his party. Ten nessee has done just what Joe Brcwn waits us to do, and now look at her anii weep !—a nigger candidate runnin for Governor. * But suppose we had representation, and had elected all good men, fair men, just men, what could they do for us? Just nothing at all. With the present Radical majority all our votes would’nt undo anything that has been done,and with a Radical President they could do as much more as they pleased. Just let ’em all alone, rope, more rope; history is repeating itself, the crisis will come some time, tyrrany and oppression must run its course, Joe Brown’s programme 'no it. One of his resolutions made**, swiin, I felt like taking chloroform, lie would make the whole yankee nation believe we loved ’em like brothers, and wanted ’em to come out South, and let us hug ’em. Well, all that sorter stuff is played out. There aint a hundred men in the State that lias any more respect for a radical than a hy ena, and Joe Brown knows it. But the good lord knows our hearts, and how fondly we cling to those moderate men of the mighty North who would save us from the humiliation that awaits us. Let a kind word be spoken to a subjugated reb. and the warm blood quickens in the veins. Oh, but here are the Union Leagues, somebody says, what are they goin to do with us? Never miud my friends, the Union Leagues aint agoin to hurt nobody. They are made of flesh and blood like we are, and they are citi* zens, and their fate will be our fate. — They are as much disgusted at Sher man’s bill as anybody. They are our neighbors and our friends, and if there is some bad men among ’em, there is enough of the good to make ’em do right. So keep quiet and be easy, and the Union Leaguers are not going to trouble you. If they want to save their own, it don’t follow that they want to steal yours. But Joseph is afraid we can’t stand a military government. Well, I know its humiliating, withering, crushing, but we have stood it, and can try it awhile longer. We can do it till we can do better. Military Government aint the cause of our poverty and dis tress. Its a government higher than Thomas, or Sherman or Sheridan. Its the loss of crops, the want of rain.— The military never stopped the corn from growin, and there’s just as much rain in one platform as another. If the Good Lord will only blesss us with abundant harvests, everything will go on smooth enough with the humble and honest people who drive the plow and hoe the corn. If they prosper, everybody else will too, if they mind their own business. We will have to quit talking so much, and quit writing altogether—muzzled lips and a gagged press. Ive done took warnin myself, and quit. Had my life insured in the Knickerbocker, and the policy wont allow me to expose myself, to jump in to unnecessary peril. The military can out write us anyhow. Folks say the pen is mightier than the sword, but you put ’em both together, and they 1 flank a man out of his liberty, and may be his life, in double quick. The Mayor of this tu.vn had a little billet Join with General Thomas the other day, and on ly come out second best, though it wasent an open field nor a fair fight. I thought myself that 21 order must be a hoax, got up by Brick Pomeroy, or somebody, and was lookin for the Gen eral to come out in a card denyin of it, but l soon found that it was a genuine Robesperean document. I still think Iris posterity will deny it some 20 years hence. Well, I was mighty mad. I would have given a hundred dollars to have played Vantoun with him one hour, just to have been turned loose in the papers, all free, no gag, r>o jail, no barracks, no bayonets, no guard. 1 would have got such a grin on him for the next six months as would have made everybody except Brick Pome*, roy forget that Beast Butler stole spoons. “Livin on their magnanimity!” I tell you that got me, that burnt me, when 1 knew there wasent enough magna nimity in a ship load of all such to sup port a poor Reb twenty four hours.— Magnanimity! My opinion is they’ve lost the seed, and don’t know now what the commodity is. I was as full of epitaph as Brownlow is of pisen.— Language come to me spontaneous; regular hidelifters, that would have peeled the bark from a man’s carcass like skinnin an alligator. But you see I was in the cautious state, and had to smother my feelings. I think I should have gone up with spontaneous combustion if my wile hadent broite the spell with her comick scenes.— She is an amusin and iuterestin woman, but much given to music in these days of numerous and lively offspring, but jest as soon as order 21 come out she hunted up the "gray jacket ” and the ••conquered banner ,” and just such a solo soiree as I have 21 times a week, was never heard in Big Shanty before. She seems to take a delight in lettin the rebel flag on the title page "seethe light,” anJ "flaunts it about” in my face because I call myself a Union man. She says that part of the order about Gen. Hanson’s remains was founded on scripture, and so was Phil. Sheridan’s about Gen. Johnston’s, for Solomon says in Ecclesiastes, "that a living dog is better than a dead lion.” My opinion is that it will be impossi ble to harmonize these women durin t-his century. Such orders as 21 will cut off all hope of it. I think if Gen. Thomas hadent been a Virginian, he wouldent have issued it. Ive noticed when a Virginian f fall* heavy and fur. He gits further over on the side again us than anybody. Ive heard that the General and Edward Johnson were both powerful secesh, and got mighty impatient because the Old Do minion was so slow in movin. The Geueral said all the good oflieeis would be gobbled up before she seceded.— Well, they say old Gen. Scott got hold of ’em about this lime, and took ’em in to a high mountain, and showed ’em a kingdom or two, and the General fell down and worshipped, and Ed John-, son wouldent. 1 tell you my friends, a man ought to be careful about going up onto these dangerous mountains, and this leads me to remark we ought to petition Mr. Johnson to put over Big Shanty a General who stood square to his State. Hope for the best, my friends, Don’t immagine you see panters and injuns, because we are in a Territory. Don’t mistake a Bureau track for a bear sign. Don’t fear, it will be sickly, because Florida is hitched on to our digains. Attend to your business, Keep oil of a high mountain, and all will be well. 1 would say more but my wife’s music lias begun. Yours, respectfully, BILL ARP. P. S.—l date my letter from Big Shanty, as I bear these three ‘diggins’ are to have that name. Let us ail be thankful we know where we are. For two years its been doubtful whether we were in or out. Mv opinion now is that we are out, and I heard a female voice say whoopee ! B. A. Military Governors, Southern. It is said that the President, in assigning officers to the districts, will be limited in his selection, to the fol lowing names : Major Gen. Ilalleck, Sherman, Meade, Sheridan and Geo. L. Thomas —5. Brigadier Generals, McDowell, Rns cranz, Cooke, Pope, Hooker, Hancock, Schofield and Thomas—B. Besides these there are, as beads of departments on staff’duty at Washington, with the rank of Brigadier, Generals Lorenzo Thomas. Meigs, Eaton, Delafleld, Dyer and Barnes; Holt, Judge Advocate General, and Fry, Provost Marshal General, llow Brownlow’s Suffrage Law Works. —A firm in Nashville, one of the largest and most respectable mer cantile houses in the West, paving annually many thousand dollars taxes, lias including clerks, six persons em ployed in the concern besides the porter, who is a negro. The latter is n->w the only one of the whole concern who is allowed to vote under the pres ent Brownlow Constitution. The point of the joke is that the negro was the bitterest rebel of ail, and was an officer’s servant in the late rebel army and while fighting by his master’s side, he was the third man over the ramparts of Fort Pillow, where he fell like a thunderbolt upon the negrois who so gallantly surrendered that stronghold. The liunkiujtt Hill. Several of the Richmond papers con tain a copious synopsis of the Bankrupt art, passed at the close of the recent Congress. The National Intelligencer says : It is understood that this law sweeps away all Stale insolvent laws and stay laws, and laws of imprison ment for debt. As soon is we can procure an official copy of the bill we will spread it before our readers. Gen. Grant on the Military Gov ernment Bill. —Gen. Grant, on good authority, is reported as saying that he regards the Military Government Bill as very unwise legislation. So says the Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Times. Philadelphia Bulletin says that Mr. Stevens has prepared, and will report ni a day or two, an elabor ate confiscation scheme for the South, which he will support in a carefully prepared speech. Washington, March 8. —Gen. How ard’s official report estimates that 32,- 000 whites, and 24,000 colored per sons in the South will require food before the next erop is made, and that it will require 52,000.000 to feed them. Washington dispatches announce that the President is about to make an entire change in his Cabinet, retaining only Mr, McCulloch as Secretary of the Treasure. In the new programme, Hon. A. 11. Stephens, of Georgia, ap pears as Attorney General. Washington, March, 9. —The Sen ate Judiciary Committee has agreed to report a measure supplemental to the reconstruction bill. The House Judi ciary Committee accepts it with some amendments which have not transpir ed. It directs that the General of each District shall cause a registration be fore September, 1867, then cause an election of delegates to the convention, appointing election officers, etc. Sec. six provides that the commanding General may delegate these powers to to acting Governor, on his taking an oath to faithfully perform them. Impeachment. —A member of the House Judiciary Committee stated on Saturday that there was not one word of truth in the statement that the Com mittee had agreed to present articles of impeachment to the Fortieth Congress. It was stated to be legally impossible for a commitie of this Congress to sub mit any report to the next Congress. A report, nowever, will be made on this question to this Congress. JGT'The Washington Republican states that Mr. Peabody made a will in 1856, which demonstrated that he was then worth llftv million pounds sterling , and it is estimated that the increase of his fortune by good man-* agement has made it amount to one hundred million sterling—five hundred million dollars. Richmond, March 8. —Five thousand negroes met to-day to ratify Sherman’s bill. The negroes are advised to vote against an constitution of the proposed convention, llunnicutt heads the movement. It is thought that at Strawbery Plains and its vicinity a million bushels of grain have been lost. Extra Session of the Virginia Legislature. Richmond, Ya.. March 2 —The Govenor lias called an extra session of of the Legislature for Monday next. Presiding Officers. —The Fortieth Congress have shown no better taste in choosing presiding officers than the one which preceeded it. The selection shows the animus of the body, and what the South may expect. Ben Wade, of Ohic, is President of the Senate, and Schuyler Colfax, ol Indi* ana, Speaker of the House. 3g&,Raphael Scmines has assumed editorial charge of the Memphis Bulle- tin. In his salutatory he suggest that the only way by which the South can benefit herself, or be ol any service to the country, is to attend to her industrial interests and let politics alone. —Mobile Advertiser. A colored woman has just died in Richmond, leaving 35 < liiidren to mount hePdealh. She was only once mar ried. The New Congress. —When it as sembles on the fourth of March, Mon day next,) the new Congress will he without members from Connecticut, California, Kentucky, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Tennessee. The present Congress lias one hundred and eighty-four members ; twenty.nine of these seats in the new Congress will be vacant on the fourth ol March, bv reason of the States above named not yet having held their elections. Os course the Southern States will, as now be unrepresented. It is supposed that after a session of a week or two. an adjournment will take place until tin* middle of May, by which time elect ions will have been held in Couneei'- cut, New Hampshire and Rhode Li aml. Bar Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars’ worth ol properly * v as dcstrov - ed in Kansas, by the recent frtsbi t m the Kaw river. Our Military Commanders.—Ti is announced in our telegram from \\ ash" mgtnn, with seeming authority, that the President has determined to ap point Generals, Sherman. Meade, Han cock, Scofield and McDowell to the command ol the live military districts into which the South is div ided by the Sherman bill. We are not ambitious, says the Macon J'elegrojih. of military masters, or masters of any sort, bin as we have no option in the premises, we tbink these selections will give verv general satisfaction to the Soulhuu people. They are all considerate, reasonable men, and as we expect to behave ourselves as prisoners cf war, they will have blit little to do, without further assignment of duties hv Con gress —and heaven alone knows what :s coming next. They will, no doubt, get along most harmoniouslv with our people. We presume they will be along at an early dav. A Gigantic Land Suit, —There is nftw in litigation in the Supreme Court of the United States, a claim one hundred and sixty years old, and in volving over two hundred thousand acres of land in the State of Michigan. New Advertisements. THREE or FOUR fir»t class hand* without families. 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