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WEEKI is S VOLUME III- ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY >f O LINING, FEBRUARY 3, 1870. NUMBER 46. fpw (Eta. terms of subscription Daily, twelvemonths IW 99 Daily, ‘ — —- “ 100 100 200 Daily, three month ........ Dally, per month Weekly, alxmonths Weekly .oneyear RATES OF LEGAL ADVERTISING Sheriff*'Seles, perl err of tenlinea, orlesa f 2 SO Sserlffs* MortgageJJ./a. Sale*, persquare 6 00 TaxGoUectora*Sale?,per #00 Citations for Letter* of Administration S 00 CltaUonafor Letteraof Guardianship.---.••••••• 3 00 L.UerMf AppUcMtonfor DUmlMioii from Admin- ^ ^ Lrtt.ni of Appi£i‘licmforDi«mU*!<m Irom Qiur. dianshlp............ Application for leave to Sell Land N otice* to Debtor* and Creditors Sale* of Land, Ac., per square... Sale* of Perishable Property. 10 days, per square. 1 60 E*tray Notices,80days 3 00 Foreclosure of Mortfrepe, per square, each tune.. 1 Sale* of land, ac., by administrator*, executor* gaardlanii, are required by Uw to be held on the first Taesday in the month, between the hours of 10 in tti. forenoon «nd S in tie »ltenioon, »t tte«>”rt home on the county in witch tie prop«ty ie eitiiMea. Notice, of theee eeiee most be |rlr«n in e public ge- ■ette eOdeyprOTlonito tie dey of **(-• . , h . Notice, for the «»le of penonU troperty mart bo given In like muon, 10 d»j. pr«ioo» to !rt* d*y. Notice, to the debtor. *nd creditor! of u esute mnit be pobUihed iOdeyi. - - Noticethetapplication will be m»detoitheC«rtof Orilnery for leave to fell lend, tc. f mnatbe pobliehed for two montbe. Glutton, for letter, of edmlnletretion, gn.rdlin.blp, *o., mnit do puilleiedOO day.; for dlralMlonfromjd- Mlnlelretlon, monthly 0 month.; for dimolMlon from lU ltSlee”orforeCloSe of mortgage mart bepublUhed monthly for fonrmonthei for eetebllebin. loot pepM*. for the full epece of 5 month.; for couponing tlOM from eiecntor. or mlmlnlrtmtore, wbrte bond hu been given by the deceeud, the tan ipmuof » monlM; A limited number of edvertleemcoU win be lnemtad on thewoekly. Hpeciil centred, for inch mode et our onnter. A FrankConfruion. A Democratic editor, in thi, BUI., begins e long-winded editorial, of the usual calibre, with the words; “Georgia « » M.nagerie; is. are the animals," Ac. General Terry and tbe President. Attention is invited to the extract which we publish this morning from the Washington correspondence of the Sew York Herald. We find similar correspondence from Washington in the Western exchanges, and believe the statements can be relied upon as correct. Mr. Akcrman'i Speech. Tbe speech of Hon. Amoa T. Akerman, de livered before the BepnbUean Hose Meeting held in this city Monday night, was a masterly vindication of the principles and policy of tbe party in Georgia, a. indicated by Congress and sustained by tbe Administration. It was one of Ur. Ak.rman'a happiest efforts; and we re gret that its great length and the crowded state of onr column.,preclude il. publication in tbe Xsa. Southern Journalism anl Personalism, A representative of that class of newepa- pera which simply reflect the individual and. take the oaths required by the Act of Coo- Tlie Bryant-oConvtttatlon” Democracy. The Bryant Democracy, whereof the Con stitution of thie oity seems to be tbe organ, has much to say abo - ' the “Bullock faction.” It (tba Bryant Demil \>j) is greatly exer- ciied about eorruptiot \pd plunder; and in tbis connection, we waul'd like to ask, wheth er it was the Bryant Democracy that offered, through its accredited agents, the sum of one thousand dollars for a single vote for Speaker ? Tike Cora miction. r The Board of office s appoiotelby General Terc^mfl^muripAte the I' - r-i o ’‘claimi^^^^Bpndcr the i -.h law, hav^HBR their labors for tire present. Their duties and those of the Attorney Gener al have been intricate and ardnoua; but they were performed honestly, faithfully and well. The Board will still be held in readiness to hear and pass upon the claims of any person or persona who may apply for admission. The Remit. As will be seen by the proceedings yester day. tha Honao effected an organization, in ao far as it elected a Speaker. The Bryant De mocracy did excellent service to the Republi can party, in that it failed to harmonize with the legitimate wing of the Opposition. This slob fnolion of the Opposition entered tbe oonteet for Speaker, under the fatal delu sion that some of the colored members would bolt the nomination of the Republican party, and vote with the Bryant-"Constitution" fao- tion of tke Democracy. In this they were fatal ly mistaken. Not a rdngle colored man voted for Bryant, and the Republican strength was united opon MoWhorter. The result was the election of MoWhorter by 2i mejority. And thus we are enabled. to chronicle an other signal triumph of the Republican party, despite tho fact that the viper persists in gnawing hia file. The Remit of tho Investigation. The Board of Officers reported this morning that only three of the whole number of mem bers who bad been examined by them were dis qualified. It is understood that this is the result of an opinion from the Honorable Attor ney General of tho United States to the effect that persona who were elected to office in this Slate just before, and commissioned jnst after the pasaago of tbe ordinance of secession, and thereaiter participated in the rebellion, were not dtaqnalified by the Act of December 23d, 18C9. This mlingis Bomewhatat variance with the action of the United States Government heretofore, and may have a very important bearing in the future, as it practically i allows the ordinance of secession to become a shield to proteot eqr people from tbe legal effect of treason ancSbebellion. Don't bo sedneed into supporting a man for Speaker, who won’t openly aay he is atrainst Govornor Bullock’s personal schemes. ” [Constitution tf yesterday. CoL McWhorter, at whom the above covert fling was aimed, is universally respected and esteemed for bis unflinching integrity and high personal character. Is the man whose personal honesty stands unchallenged, and who is honored for his moral worth by all who know him, capable of lending.bimaelf to the furtherance of “personal schemes” of anybody? Ia the man who, for a long term ol years, was tbe faithful custodian of.-the fund, of the Georgia Baptist Association, capable of participation in “schemes?’ .of peculation? Is tbe man who ia thefirat in the affections of hla neighbors, and whose moral worth has been so publicly acknowledged by hirown Church, capable of entering into • and disreputable plota to plunder the Treasury and bankrupt the State? personal sentiments, piques and resentments of the editor; and which therefore utterly fails of success in the exalted mission of journal ism, expresses some sorprise at the fact that the Es.i is 3trictly impersonal in its editorial conduct, and desires to know “what’s the matter!" Oar cotemporary might, with equal pro priety, propound the same question with ref erence to every leading'political and uews journal iu Great Britain, beginning with the London Times end ending with the Toronto Globe And tho same, is trna of nearly ev, re public journal of prestige and influence thougbout the Northern and Eastern Stales. Familiarity with this fact however, wwiW have, possibly, .upercidcd the neeesaiiy of asking tbe question at all; -for it U only be cause men do not him] erst anil (he real prov ince of journalism, that they confound the identity of (ho newspaper with Smith or Brown or Jones who may chance lo.own stock in it, or constitute its editorial or reportottal corps. There is another fact connected with the history of the newspaper press which, it seems, has failed to impress many of its vote; lies iu this section; and yet it is apparent to any rational mind that will give tbe sub ject a moment's reflection. In. all mum- tries where the press is fret, it is almost invariably impersonal;. whereas, in those countries where free speech is not tolerated, (as in France, for instance), it is almost inva riably personal, and therefore comparatively impotent. There is unquestionably as much talent, and infinitely more gonioa, in the edi torial corps of the Opinion Rationale, of Paris, as in the Times, of London; and yet the former has not a tithe of the circulation and influence of the latter, for no better reason than it is understood to mirror the political sentiments of one man, (tbe individual editor), whereas the Times is a faithful reflex of public sentiment Tbe editorials iu' tbe A'ationalt are read—when read at ell—as the individ ual opinfbn of its editor and proprietor; and are, for that reason, worth jast what its editor might say iu a hand-bill, over bis own proper signature—no more no less ; for, in its last analysis, a public journal conducted upon the personal plan, is nothing more than an im proved specimen of band-bill, with tbe name of the writer at the head, instead of at the foot of tbe colarnn ! It would not alter the facts of history to deny that, for thirty years preceding the last few, such a thing as free speech and a flee press was not within the range of tea- sonsble probability—perhaps we should aey possibility—in many of the South ern States. We must ail admit the/acf, however plausibly we may frame ar guments in its defense, or offer exouses for its existence. And the result of tbis was, that men were held individually amenable—not unfrcqnenlly to a vigilance committee or other mobocrutic tribunal—for the expression ot an opinion which did not meet the sanction of orthodoxy ‘jpn tbe goose question !” Under such a state of aflairs, it would have bceu surprising indeed, bad tbe newspaper county, and J. B. Nesbitt, of Gordon county, who were legally elected, and are prepared to gress of December 22d, 18G9, and to respect fully recommend that tbe said persons be per- milted to take tbe oath and their seats at once. Bnrus B. Bulloci, - Provisional Governor. On motion of Mr. Bryant, the House ad journed at 330 until 12 o’clock to-day, and we would suggest that bis City Hall committee enquire who is responsible for this delay, cost ing “ we the tax payers ” over THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS per day? Democratic AVI ml. If wind—eloquent wind; if declamation empty declamation; if bluster—undignified blostre; if brow-beating—supercilioos brow beating; if blathering rhodomontadr, and rant and cant and much frothing at the month—if these and their kindred accomplishments, constitute political leadership, then indeed is the Bryant Democracy in the lower House peculiarly blessed with able, learned end powerful leaders 1 The trouble is, there are too many leaders; they are all leaders—leaders without followers 1 These essential elements of greatness were conspicuously displayed yesterday, daring the afternoon session, when long power was evi dently mistaken for brain power. The gal leries anJ corridors of the Honse reverbera ted with a ■ poise—with a great notsu—with wind, with eloquent wind; “Only this and nothing more,” and tho hero was not Bryant—no, not Bryant —bnt the lefteoant of the Bryant Democ racy I Republican Meeting Last Night, The Republican Mass Meeting last evening, was, if possible, more largely attended than its predecessor of Monday night In both instan ces, the hall was literally jammed, and tbe audience was composed of representative men—earnest Republicans—from various sec tions of the State. Col. Milledge’s speech was a happy effort.— He boldly vindicated the principles and policy of tha Repoblican party, as indicated in the efforts of General Terry end the Administra tion to enforce the laws and organize tbe Leg islature in accordance with tho will of Con gress. Col.' L. H. Baker, of Whitfield, followed CoL Milledge, and made a telling s] exposition of the principles of the Be| ean party, end in vindication of the ACtninis- ration. Judgo Garnelt Andrews being called for, mads an «ffective speech, fully endorsing Gov. Bollock and tho course of General Terry. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE ; J of the Democratic leader’s motion. However, KV.V tTR i i n notice was taken of it. _ * _ A motion was then made to adjourn nntil 3 Tucks DAT, January flo, 1S/0. ! ,. to-day, and tho Speaker, in reply tosev- The Sunato met pursuant to adjonrnmei K , rut of tLe opposition, ruled the motion was and was called to order at 12 «., by the Presl- ; in order, dent ; Vote stood : Yeas G3; nays 63. Motion was Tho Rev. Mr. I rettyman offered prayer. | carried, and the Speaker adjourned the House The Journal was read and approved. ' | until 3 r. u. to-day. The following members qualified before Ul l S. Commissioner Smith: j afternoon session. JJ r> ... . I Honse met again at 3 p. sl, and on being Mr. B. F. Bratton, of the Sib District. i called to order Mr. Higbee said tbat as the Senate was no. j Ur . La n0 „' ose and reqa e 8 ted that the Gov- y»t aware of the deeiaion of the Military Conyr eruor’s message be again read, as several mem- mission, ho deemed it advisable to adjouni, r^» J members were unable to hear it this morning, they coaid not very wsU prtweed to bustnew, , Ua reaJer not speatin g lond 0n0 ngh. Ho accordingly moved tbe adjournment of th.^j Mr . Scott, of Floyd, said that as the House Senate until to-morrow at 10 a. it, Which wr ^ not organized, it could not receive any Carne “* ! message from the Governor, and protested HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. io apoint xobkixo session. - of order, and contended that Mr. Scott’s mo* House met pursuant to adjonrnment an«l tion was out of order ; bnt Scott was deter- was called to order at 10 x. m., by the Hod. j mined to be heard, and wearied his listeners R. L. MoWhorter, Speaker. -j with a tedious harangue, well flavored with Proceedings were opened with prayer by thfij denunciations against those in authority, and Rev. C. W. Francis. did not receive that -applause he evidently The Speaker directed to be read a message j sought, to him, irom His Excellency, the Gorerao; Mr. Rice arose to a point of order, and re relating to the seats in the House made vn 4 quested Mr. Scott to state clearly what his cant - objections were to tbe reading of the mes- , • Atlamta, Ga., January 27,1870. as a number of the members would like lion. It. L. McWhorter, Speaker: \ lo ?E ain . nal “ s U was detriments' *- The following named persons have apnlied ’ '“ hon “™ble member s nervous system, to t “ Generat C^rnman^ this Distrtit be awarded the seats in the Houso, to which ! (,P ns k ' ™ governed in organizing the they were elected by reason of the fact tbs'- ■ Sfr.—.... the persons heretofore claiming to have beet*i hv fa! ™f^i nr™ elected, -were disqualified, and conld not, f. rDC<1 . b J general rales for the orgamza- therefbre, hive S elected. '°“ of SDch and not 9 P« afio Ths Commanding General is decided in hi ! ~ Bryant then requested to be allowed to °P a ^ D - Z a motion that the Honse should be gov- disqualified, being himself qualified, is legal]; j *f nci1 b J. th o rn ' es Copied at the former ses- entitled to the seat. The Commanding Uei- *“ 0rganl2ed Rnd made eraL however, evincioc a due regard for yon | *jL r lta i 6° Vtrnanco * honorable body, as Organized, prefers thaf! ^J^ryant s moUon, such persons should be promptly admitted to j ’ aSd to Ita^tby and violent their rights and privileges in the House, b; , J Hie set of the House itself, rather than to ex- ^ ‘ L .mien i.n #lvra Dv.micoc onw cnMiorilw vrnofnrl . dnC ‘ ln 2 ^0 Organization Of tUO HOUSO 03 he “• D * P re -s fl iisf»irctl to free^om^orroado a aingte sac- individnalistn, which prostitated its holymis- sion, ancVcmascnlated it of prestige and infla- cnce. Inasmodh therefure as the reason for this prostitntion Of a noble profession has ceased Statistics of tbe Boston Public Schools. From the Semi-annual Report of the Super intendent of the Pnblio Schools in Boston, we extract the following interesting statistics. In tbat city there are 307 primary school* having au aggregate of 11,038 pupils, being 4G8 pnpils to each school. There-are to at tendance on the night schools 1,871 pfpils. In the grammar schools there were in attend ance 18,058 pupils, of which 3,392 were boys, and 8.666 girts. The whole number of regular Number of pupils to tbe to exist, it seems meet and proper that the prostitution itself should cease; and that henee[orth the press of Ueoifei*ahonld throw off its shackles, and aasert its claim tq a place in tha legitimate sphere of the proft Should, aspire to be something more than the' tpere vehicle of individual oddities,, eccentri cities, egotisms and ambition ;and seek, first, to give a faithful reflex of enlightened pnblio sentiment, and, second, to give that senti ment a hcathful and profitable direction. received diplomas from the grammar schools was 299 boys and 331 girts. Total, 630. In some of tbe schools sewing is taught. The average number belonging to the high schools was 985. In the Lstin school the number was 215. , The .number of scjtslars iu attendance on all the schools ot«6e city during the year ending July 31, 1&C9, was 33,538. Aggregate of teachers’ salaries, $719,628.04. Rate per salaries, $21.45. Incidental expenses, $263,- Oto.96. Bate per scholar, $7.81. Total rate per ae»utar. $29.29. Cost of sohool-honses, $3iC,C10.7».. Total expenditures, $1,329,- 287.78. \ - at from what the «f cehi-tars who- her .from Richmond _oqobtr--..-d it, and “Daw and Anns In Georgia.” Under tho above caption,' the New York Herald of tho 2*d remarks, editorially: “Gen eral Terry’s argument, which he forwards to President Grant, that he, as military com mander, has power to nnseat members of the Georgia Legislature who are disqualified by the fourteenth amendment, on the gronnd that they rank as other disqualified persons— idiots and women, for instance—is a Tery good legal point, bnt it ie a useless argument. tJS military commander, having abeolnte con trol, he has possibly greater powers than that. President Grant seems to think so, at least, and it is understood he will instruct General Terry to that effect* -Tbe taovernor’w Communication. We publish below the communication from His Excellency, tbe Governor, to Hon, R. L. McWhorter, Speaker, concerning the swear ing in of the persons who were legally elected by reason of the disqualification of certain other persons named in General Order No. 9, from tbe District Commander. The courtesy displayed by General Terry in thus giving the House au opportunity, by their own act, to recognize the rights ot those members el.ct, seems not to have been appre ciated by the Biyant Democracy. It would doubtless be very gratifying to tbeir feelings to have the Honse refuse to recognize the rights of tohse members elect, and therefore insure an order from .General Terry, when we would bear Ute old 1 howl of “military interference” revived. . . Tbe purpose of the Bryant Democracy in opposing the discretion of tho authorities, is too apparent; and we arc gratified to know that tbe Republicans will stand together in voting to’carry out every measare necessary to promote the reconstruction of onr State in a manner acceptable to the Commanding Gen eral. • A ■ j ; The following is the Governor’s coinmuni- cation, which, owing to the noise, and. con fusion crested.by the factionista, under the lead of Mr. Bryant and Mr. Scott, was heard by only a few members: ■ — , Atlanta Ga., January 27th, 1870. Hen. It L. McWhorter, Speaker: , The following named persons have applied to the General Commanding this District to be awarded the - seats in tho House to which they were elected, by reason of the faet that the persons heretofore claiming to bate been elected were disqualified and could not there fore have been elected, Tho Commanding General is decided in his opinion tbat the person who received the number of votes next highest to the candidate disqualified, being himself qualified is legally entitled to tbe seat. The Commanding Gen eral. however, evincing a due regard for your Honorable boJy as organized, prefers that such perse it-; should be promptly admitted to tbeir rights and privileges in the House by tbe act Of the House itself, rather than to exercise in the premises any authority vested in him as District Commander. Therefore, moved by the desire which I-am sure actuates all good- citizens, that our pres ent effort.to promote reconstiuction shall be so successful as to secure complete approval from tho authorities of the General Govern ment, and onr consequent early admission into the family of States, I embrace this opporln nity to communicate “inlormation of the state of the Commonwealth, and recommend to yonr consideration measures deemed ne cessary and expedient'” by presenting the names of W. L. Goodwin, of Cass county, James R. Thomason of Carroll county, William Guilford, of Upson county, James A. Jackson, of Randolph county, Jacob P. Hatchings, of Jones county, Henry C. Hoi combe, of Fulton county, C. O. Johnson, of Spalding county, Joseph Armstrong, of Dooly lion. Virgil Oar . usually courteous neighbor of the “ComlittitiOD," prints-the came of Hon.' 'Sif- county, JacobP. Hutchings, ot Jones county, Henry 0. Holcombe, of Fulton county, O.O. Johnson, of Spalding county, Jaa. Armstrong, of Dooly county, and J. B. Nesbit, of Gor don county, who are legally elected and are prepared to take the oaths required by the act of Congress of December 22, 1869, and to respectfully recommend that tho said persons be permitted to take the oath and their seats at once. Burns B. Buldock, Provisional Governor. Mr. Bryant arose and stated that be should enter protest against the message being re ceived, and moved that it be tabled. Ho con tended tbat'the candidate who-had the next highest vote was not entitled to'take the scat of him who had been declared ineligible to a seat in the House, though successlul at the polls. ' He quoted section 121 of tho act for the regulation of the General Assembly in support of his statement. The Speaker ruled to the contrary, and saifi, tbat the intent and meaning of the Code was quite different from what the honorable mem- ( o'-Zt ercise iu the premises any authority vested in him as District Commander.' Therefore, moved by the desire, which I tun sure actuates all good citizens, to promote re construction, shall be so successful as to se? cure complete approval from tho authoritiei of the General Government and our conset quont early admission into tho family of States, I embrace this opportunity to commni nicato “information of the state of the com) monwealth, and recommend to your consider! ation, measures deemed necessary and expel dient;” by presenting the names of W. L. Goodwin, ot Cass county, I R Thomason. -- - - - -- ' things, of Jones county, Spot! might at least allow rt to be read again. cting the organization ionld do, contending that there should be ated rales for the governance of the Honse id that they should be made known to each amber. Hon. J. W. O'Neal rose to a point of order and claimed tbat Mr. Scott had no right to badger and catechise the Speaker in the man ner he was doing, hindering tho business of the House, and not at oil creditable to him self or the House of which ho was a member. Mr. Scott, the impressible, would be heard, saying he considered tbat he had a right to know nnder what rules they were working. Mr. Eico rose and said that as the whole so that all the members might understand and appreciate the debate. ' Mr. Bryant again requested to be allowed to make the motion before proposed, but was ruled out of order. Mr. Bryant then moved that the House do adjourn nntil 12 o’clock, noon, to-morrow, which motion was carried and the Spoaker adjourned tho Honse accordingly. We must Congratulate the Honse upon hav ing as Journalizing Clerk, Mr. Charles O, Johnson, a gentleman of superior business qualifications, and fully competent to under take the arduous.duties of the offico ho fills. Wo must acknowledge- the many favors we have received at his hands, and consider our- sr lvos under many obligations to him.—[Rep. SENATE. Feiday, January 28, 1870. Tito Seuate met pursuant to adjournment, aud was called to order ot 10 A. M. by the Prcahlent ^ li. -VWiit'* - perfectly^ well aware of'the Impirt' of - tb-JT, •'.'«« prayerT.y «hVRevrWe»lvy Frettyman, Governor’s message.- • »«B*k011 was -called and the jonSI Mr. Bryant attempted to speak again , when i*PP*ovca. Mr. J. W. O’Neal arose to a point of order,?, “ ollon of ^ r - the Senato U^n , . _ . , . , - * # tonlr « roofloa nntil 19 \r and Mr. Bryant desisted. ews, Neal. Nash, Nisbet, Osgood, Parka, Phil lips, Perkins, of Cherokee, Pepper, Paulk, I*-;..*, Reddish, Rainey, Rouse, Rumph, Mr. Shnmato arose to speak, vrhen tho Speaker said that there was no donbt bat that General Terry had endorsed the message, and he woaid rale that a plurality did elect, and that the members in question were fully abd legally entitled to their seats. Mr. Shumate contended that the Houso was not being organized nnder the Code, -bnt rammumcutionbyor before 10 a.*. to-mor- onder the control of General Terry, and. to Ha expected to have had it then accordance with the late act of Congress, and j 0a ‘ h . e question being put, the amendment Should apgealfrom thedecision of the Speaker. n “i lto-m’o^-o w a t“ lbT ^ ^ aa J ourned Mr. J. W. O’Neal, of Lowudes, stated that as there was no provision made in the Code for tho organization cf the House under the peculiar circumstances which this was now r w laboring, it was necessary to look elsewhere was called to order by the Speaker, at for regulations by which they , should bo o’plock, v. governed ; and certainly the highest authori-. f Pl — n — • ri ~'- ties in the State should first be consulted, and be allowed to Pform provisions by which tho gil Hiliyer, of Camden, among .boss of SSSTto Vi*TtowXfi jotmLit who voted for McWhorter, with the *" ' - - - *-- — . parenthetical sneer that Mr. Hiliyer is not s relative ot the Hon. Junius Hiliyer, the emi nent jurist, of the Western Circuit! Tha*minent jurist may or msy hot apprs- ciate this muffled aud inverted flattery. It is hoped at least that the member from Camden will not loose his equilibrium at such misdi rected efforts to belittle leading Republicans. It may be a charitable duty thongh, to inform the Constitution of the fact, that the father of Hiliyer, the eminent jurist, and tho siro of Virgil Hiliyer, the’ Republican, representativ from Camden, were brothers; and consequent ly. that the Honorable gentlemen named are first Cousins! In this connection we bnt ex- press the hope that this lapses penne of the •Constitution” may not be accepted as a sam ple of its accuracy of statement in political matters! took s recess until 12 it. Upon the reassembling of tbe Senate, Mr. Speer moved the adjournment of tbe Senate until 10 a. At* to-morrow. '*V- An amendment was offered by Mr. Harris substituting Monday. The President stated, in answer to a ques tion, tbat he thought they woaid receive a HOUSE. House met pursuant to adjournment, and ” ' ‘ 12 The “Democracy (So-called) and I tic XV th - 1 Amendment* A few waeks more, .and tho proclamation, will gp forth that the XVth Amendment is part of tho fundamental law of the land. t?bat then? , The Amendment forbids tho abridgement by jho United States, or by any State, of the right of snffragp on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. It fiiither provides that VCongtess shall have pdwori’ to ebfoi-cd this thing * 4 by appropriate legisla tion.” > *; Iu view of this fact, what becomes of the stilted.obstinacy and dry rot prejudices of tho States of Delaware, Maryland and Kentucky ? Will they not, in their next elections, hove to admit tho right of the.negro to vote—a ry?ht which they have heretofore denied him? If they fail to do this, Congress will interpose, under the provisions-of tbe amended Consti tution. . . v. lx Andsowii it be of other Stales; and thus will fall to the ground the last prop of the “Democracy.” It will not have a single princi ple upon which to base its organization. The Democratic party—or rather the organ ization calling itself “Democratic”—have re sisted this amendment to the bitter end; to the last ditch. They did so on the ground, as they tell u*, that the amendment “gives Con gress the power to regulate the machinery of elections in-all the States.” This concedes a great deal—more than is even claimed by the Republican parly. Will the restless magnets of the decayed “ Democ racy,” go beyond the Republican platform in this matter, in order to propitiate the favor of a class heretofore denied all the rights of citizenship by them ? Or will they reconsider, and hold merely that the Amendment only gives Congress the power to enforce the equal rights of the colored race in any case where a State may refase to grant, or fail to enforce them? Terry having been appointed Military Com mander, and Rufus B. ^Bullock, Provisional Governor, ^ey certainly had the right to. di rect the organization of the House, and ,every right-minded member would at Once see that .every movement that has been made, hai been made with the View to.a speedy, tenninri- tion of the confusion stirred up by some notoriety-seeking members. Mr. O’Neal’s argument was clear and dis tinct, aud completely silenced his opponents, or rather so f ar opened the matter that they conld offer no further objection of any mo ment. .His ready wit provoked much ; amuse ment at the expense of the opposite party. Several droso to speak, but the Speaker de cided that the Honorable gentleman fro^if Bibb liad the floor, but went orf to say thAt the debate, in. his opinion, had gone ftir enough, and should put a stop to it -} t f Mr. Scott contended that the Speaker had no light to put a stop to the debate; that the House alone could do that by calling for thk previous question.' Mr. Turner, of Bibb, stated in reply', to Mu Bryant’s argument, that there was a prece dent for the action proposed in the 'Gover nor’s message, and that in the next highest legislative body in the country, namely, in the Fortieth Congress, when the candidate- having tho next highest number of votes took the seat of the member declared ineligible ^ the seat Mr. Price, of Lumpkin, stated- that tfcfc Hdnse was not fully organized, and as $ocw was not prepared to receive any message!;'fron the Governor. The previous question was again called ft and the Speaker declared that he was ful susi&incd inliis decision. A vote was called on the motion to snsta the Speaker in his ruling, that the ctmdidab having the next highest number of voti should occupy the scats of those members d* clared ineligible. Yeas and nays were then called for, u stood as follows; .' . Yeas-^-Messrs. - Atkins, Allen of Jasper, j len of Haft, Bell, Buchan, Belcher, Barm BeCrd, Cunningham, Carson, Claiborne,Coll Costin. Glowers, Campbell, Darnell, Dav Ellis, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Franks, Floyds Gol den, Gardner, Hiliyer, Harrison, Hall of Mer iwether, -Hughs, Hooks, Houston, Harder.. Johnson, Joiner, Lee, Lastinger, Linder, Msdden, Moore, Maxwell, Manll, Madison, McCormick, O’Neal of Lowndes, O’Neal pi Baldwin, Prudden, Porter, Page, Perkins Oi Dawson, Reid, Richardson, Rice, Smith pl Charlton, Smith of Mnscogee, Strickland, Simms, Stone, Sanlter, Tweedy, Turner, Wat kins, Warren of Burke, Williams of . Harris, Williams of Haralson, Zellars—63. Nays—Bethune, Bradford, Barn urn, Bal- lenger. Brown, Bryant, Cobb, Cleghorr. Cloud, Clark, Caldwell, Duncan, Erwin, Ford, Fowler, Fincannon, Felder, Gray, Gul latt. Hall ot Bullock ,Hall of Glynn, Holden. Higdon, Harknes8, Harrison, Hamilton, Har per of Sumter, Harper.of Terrell, Humber. Harris, Kytle, Lane, Lindsey, McArthur. Matthews, Neal, Nash, Nisbett, Osgood, Parks, Phillips, Perkins of Cherokee, Pepper Paulk,Price, Reddish, Rainey,Rosser,Ramph. Rawles, Smith of Ware, Sorrells, Sisson, Shu mate, Seale, Shackleford, Scott, Scroggins, Tomlin, Tate, Tnrnipseed, Vinson, Williams •f Morgan, Walthall, Warren of Quitman, WelcheL—65. The Speaker’s ruling accordingly was no: sustained. Prayer waS offered by tho Rev. George Francis. Mr. W. D. Anderson arose to speak, but the Speaker stated that prior to hearing any dis cussion, they would proceed to the reading of the journal v>f yesterday and then elect a Glerk. - Mr. Anderson protested against the reading .of any journal, as there was no Clerk elected, and there could be no journal In accordance with the decision of the Speaker, Mr. Chas. O. Johnson arose to read the journal, when he was interrupted by Mr Shumate, who protested against the reading fyf the journal of yesterday until the journal of the previous day had been read. The Speaker said he would not be inter rupted. The journal having been read, the following communication from His Excellency, Gover nor Bullock, to .Major General Terry, and the reply thereto, were read, as follows : Atlanta, Ga., January 28, 1870. ' Brevet Major General Alfred H. Terry, Com- manding District of Georgia: General—Although the communication ad dressed by myself on yesterday to the Speaker oi tho House'was previously submitted to 0 t, it4»dnot carry with it your formal ap proval. This fact is made use of by design ing persons to effect a disregard of it. 1 will be obliged if you will correct that false impression. Iam, General,, very respectfully, . Your obedient servant, Rufus B. Bullock, Provisional Governor. Brigham'* Mormon* are becoming excited, and de clare that they die before the GenUle* shall inter- fa.e with their lnitUotlons. Atlanta, Ga:, January 28, 1870. Governor K B. Bullodc, Atlanta, GovebsoU: The communication sent by you to the House of Representatives yesterday, was submitted to, and approved by me. Very respeciully, yonr obedient servant, Alfkkd H. Terbx, Brevet Major General Mr. J. W. O’Neal arose and 6poke in favor of Governor Bullock’s message, saying that those who would continue to kick against the au- tborites must take the consequences. He moved that tbe Honse shonld reconsider the vote of yesterday reversing the Speaker’s de cision in relation to the Governor’s messago. Mr. Darnell called the question. Mr. Price rose to a point of order, and said that tho notice should have been given yes- tefday. The Speaker said the question had been called for, and Mr. Price was too late. Mr. Scott moved to adjonrn, which was overruled by the Speaker. The Speaker said tie question as to whether the Speaker should be sustained in his decision of yesterday should be put to a vote of the House, and the yeas and nays were called for. ®* “* J fellows: ' Yeas—Atkins, Allen of Jasper, Allon of Hurt, Buchan, Bethune, Belcher, Barnes, I Stafford, Beard, Cunningham, Carson, Clai- lx r: e, Colby, Costin, Clowers, Campbell, Dar- i. :j, D.xvis, Ellis, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Franks, : >1, Golden, Gardner, Hiliyer, Harrison, ii ii of Meriwether, Hughes, Hooks, Houston, . I ; ; >n, Hareu, Johnson, Joiner, Lee, Lastin- *, Linder, Lindsey, Madden, Moore, A motion was made to adjonrn until 10 o’clock to-mcrrowmorning, and u voto called, which was lott: yeas 62l -xmy. Ci. Mr. Scott arose »nd nominated Hon. W, F. Holden oai^rcater pto teni., bat as the House M. v.v. 11. Manll, Madison, McCormick, O'Neal of I. xvartes, O’Neal of Baldwin, Prudden, p» rt. Page, Perkins of Dawson, Reid, Rich- arlnjn, Rice, Smith of Muscogee, Sewell, Srn !.: ml, Simms, Sanlter, Tweedy, Turner, \Yx\.i- ■=», Warren of Burke, Williams of Har- ! ris, w diams of Haralson and Zellers—68. Nays—Anderson, Barnum, Ballinger, j • a, Cobb, Cleghorn, Cloud, Clark, Cald- u )!; Duncan, Erwin, Ford, Fowler, Fincan- iito. Felder, Gray, Gullatt, Gober, Hall, of j Bulloch, Hall, of Glynn, Harkness, Harrison, i Hu per, of Sumter, Harper, of Terrell, Hum- bit 11 .ok, Harris, Kytle, McArthur, Math- Rawles, Sorrels, Sisson, Shnmato Scott,Scrog gins, Tate, Turnipseed, Vinson, Williams, of Morgan, Walthall, Warren and Welchel—5S. The Speaker.announced that his decisionlof yesterday was sustained. Mr. Tweedy arose and offered the following resolution which was read from the desk : Whereas, His Excellency the Governor has communicated to this body iho decision of the Commanding General; has displayed tho courtesy of giving this body the opportunity to show its willingness to comply with the laws, now therefore, be it Resolved, That the members named in the communication of His Excellency the Gov ernor be qualified by now taking the oath of office. Mr. Bryant protested against the swearing jn of the members nntil after the Honse was organized, stating that tho General Com manding had informed him that they conld not be sworn in until after the Honse was fully organized. Mr. Tweedy arose to a point of order, and protested against Mr. Bryant’s delaying the business of the House, when Mr. Bryant, duringa conversation with Mr. Tweedy, gavo him tho lie, which would have been at once resented, had it not been for the actions of Mr. Tweedy’s friends counseling him to do noth ing for the present. Mr. Scott moved that the resolution be re considered to-morrow. The Speaker overruled him as out ol order, and pnt the previous question to the House, and declared it carried, but as there was a great clamoring on the Democratic side for yeas and nays, a vote was taken, which stood as follows : Yeas—Atkins, Allen, of Jasper, Allen, of Hart, Buchan, Belcher, Barnes, Bradford, Beard.Canningham, Carson, Claiborne, Colby, Costin, Clower, Campbell, Darnell, Davis, El lis, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Franks, Flovd, Golden, Gardrer, Hiliyer, Harrison, Hall, of Meri wether, Hughes, HookjL Houston, Higdon, Hearn, Johnson, Joiner, Lee, Lastinger, Lane Linder, Lindsey, Madden, Moore, Maxwell, Manll, Madison, McCormick, O’Neal, of Lowndes, O’Neal of Baldwin, Prudden, Por ter, Page, Perkins, of Dawson, Reid, Richard son, Rice, Smith, of Charlton, Smith, of Mus cogee, Sewell, Strickland, Simms, Sanlter, Tweedy, Tamer, Watkins. Warren, of Burke, Williams, of Harris, and Zellars—67. Nays — Anderson, Barnum, Ballanger, -Brown, Cobb, Cleghorn, Cloud, Clark, Cald well, Duncan, Erwin, Fowler, Fincannon, Fel der, Gray, Gullatt, Gober, Hall of Bullock, Hall of Glynn, Harkness, Harrison, Hamilton, Harper of Sumter, Harper of Terrell, Humber, Hook, Harris, Kytle, McArthnr, Matthews, Nash; Nesbit, Osgood, Parks, Phillips, Per kins of Cherokee, Paulk, Price, Reddish, Rai ney, Rosser, Rumph, R&wles, Sorrells, Sisson, Shumate, Scott, Scroggins, Tomlin, Tate, Turnipseed, Vinson, Williams of Morgan, Walthall, Warren and Welchel—56. The motion having been carried, the Speaker announced that the members shonld be sworn in. Mr. Scott moved that the swearing in of the members shonld be reconsidered to-morrow, and that motion being made, the swearing in conld not take place. The Speaker ruled tho motion oat of order, and directed the members to qualify at once. Mr. Scott, with his osual pertinacity, moved that the House adjourn, bnt was silenced by the Speaker. Mr. Anderson, of Cobb, arose and said he should move to withdraw the motion to ad journ, and said he hoped the gentleiqen of tho Houso would preservo pcaca and order; did not care whether he was Republican or Demo crat, he would denounce any man who so far forgot himself and the dignity of tho Hons as to raise such disturbance. The Speaker thanked tho gentleman for his pacific speech, and hoped the members would have sense enough4o carryout Mr. Anderson’s proposition. However, tho motion was put and lost—not one voice arising in its favor. following gentlemen were then July sworn in: W. L. Goodwin, of Cass count/. j. R. Tliomascn, of Carroll coi ntv. Wm. Guilford, of Upson county/ Hutching3, of Jones county. H. C. Holcombe, of Fulton county. Charles O. Johnson, of Spalding county. James Armstrong, of Dooly, county. J. B. Nesbitt, of Gordon county. The Speaker then announced that the House would at once proceed to the election of a Clerk. The following gentlemen were nominated fo* Clerk'of the House: John J. Newton, M. A. Harden V. A. Spalding, S. B. Cleghorn, and the following vote wast taken: For Newton—Atkins, Allen of Hart, Allen, of Jasper, Bethnne, Belcher, Barnes, Brad ford, Beard, Cunningham, Claiborne, Colby, Costin, Clowers, Campbell, Darnell, Davis,El lis, Fitzpatrick, Franks, Floyd, Golden, Gard ner, Goodwin, Guilford, Hiliyer Harrison, Hall of Meriwether, Hughes, Holden, Hooks, Houston, Higdon, Haren,’Hamilton, Harris, Hatchings, Holcombe, Jackson, Johnson, Joiner, Lee, Lastinger, Lane, Lindsey, Mad den, Moore, Manll, Madison, McCormick, Nesbitt, of Gordon, O’Neal, of Lowndes, O’Neal, of Baldwin, Osgood, Porter, Page, Perkins, of Dawson, Pepper, Reid, Riehard- son, Rice, Smith, of Charlton, Smith of Mas- cogee, Sewell, Strickland, Simms, Sanlter, Tweedy, Tamer, Watkins, Warren of Burke Williams of Harris, Williams, of Haralson* Zellers and Mr. Speaker—78 For Harden—Anderson, Brown, Cloud, Duncan, Erwin, Ford, Fincannon, Felder, Hall of Bollock, Harkness, Kytle, McArthur, Matthews, Nosh, Nisbet, Prudden, Phillips, Perkins, Price, Reddish, Rawles, Scroggins, Tomlin, Turnipseed, Vinson and Walthall— 26. For Cleghorn.—Barnum, Cobb, Fowler, Gray, Humber, Parks, Rosser, Scott and War ren.—9. For Carrington—Clark, Hall of Glynn, Panlk, Rainey, Shnmato, Tate ond Wel chel—7. For Spalding—Bryant, Caldwell, Johnson and Williams of Morgan.—4. The voto then stood Newton 78, Harden 26, Spalding 3, Cleghorn 9, Carrington 7. The Speaker stated that there were 128 votes cast, and that necessary to election tbe candidate should receive 65 votes, and as Mr. Newton had received 78, he was declared to be duly elected. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. McDngald, Harden and Carson. A motion to adjonrn was made and lost The Speaker directed an election for Mes- seuger, when Moses H. Bently and Jesse Oslin were nominated with the following re sult: ' For BeDtly—Atkiu3, Allen of Jasper, Allen, of Hart, Armstrong, Buchan, Belcher, Barnes, Beard, Bryant, Cunningham, Carson, Clai borne, Colby, Costin, Clowers, Campbell,. Darnell, Davis, Ellis, Fitzpatrick, Franks, Floyd, Golden, Gardner, Goodwin, Guilford, Jackson. Johnson of Towns, Hiliyer, Har rison of Hancock, Hall of Meriwether, Hughes, Holden, Hooks, Houston, Haren, Johnson of Spalding, Joiner, Lee, Linder, Madden, Moore, Maul), Madison, McCormick, •O’Neal of Lowndes, O’Neal of Baldwin, Nis bett of Gordon, Osgood, Porter, Thomason, Hutchings, Holcombe, Perkins of Dawson, Reed, Richardson, Rice, Smith of Charltcn, Smith of Muscogee, Simms, Saulter, Tweedy,; Tamer, Watkins, Warren of Burk% Williams of Harris and Mr. Speaker—65. For Oslin—Anderson, Barnum, Ballanger, Brown, Cobb, Cleghorn, Cloud, Clarke, Dun can , Erwin, Ford, Fowler, Felder, Gray, Gul- lattt, Gober, Hall of Bullock, Hall of Glynn, Higdon, Harkness, Hairison of Franklin, Hamilton, Harper ot Sumter, Harper of Ter rell, Humber, Harris, Kytle, McArthur, Mat thews, Nash, Nisbett of Dade, Phillips, Per kins of Cherokee, Pepper, Panlk, Price, Red dish, Rainey, Rosser, Rumph, Rawles, Sor rells, Sisson, Shumate, Scott, Scroggins, Tom lin, Tate, Turnipseed, Vinson, Walthall, War ren ot Quitman and Welchel—53. The Speaker then declared Moses H. Bently duly elected Messengor, and announced the election for Door-Keeper, when the following persons weronominated: -A. H. Gaston, Jesse Oslin, R. Lineberger, J. B. Gordon, T. N. Satterfield. Tho vote stood as follows: For Lineberger—Anderson, Bethune, Bar- num, Ballanger, Brown, Carson, Cobb, Cleg horn, Cloud, Clark, Dancan, Erwin, Ford. Fowler, Fincannon, Gray, Gullatt, Gober. Gall, of Bullock, Hall of Glynn, Holden, Hig don, Harkness, Harrison of Franklin, Hamil ton, Harper of Sumter, Harper of Terrell, Humber, Harris, Kytle, Lane, Maxwell, Mc Arthur, Matthews, Nash, Nisbett of Dade, O’Neal of Lowndes, Osgood, Prudden,Phillips, Perkins, of Cherokee, Pepper, Paulk, Price, Reddish, Rainey, Rosser, Rnmph, Rawles, Strickland, Sorrels, Sisson, Shumate, Scott, Scroggins, Tumlin, Tate, Turnipseed, Vinson, Williams of Morgan, Walthall, Warren of Quitman and Welchel—61. For Gaston—Atkins, Allen of Jasper, Arm strong, Buchan, Belcher, Barnes, Beard, Cnn ningham, Claiborne. Colby, Costin, Clowers, Campbell, Darnell, Davis, Ellis, Fitzpatrick, Franks, Floyd, Golden, Gardner, Goodwin, Guilford, Jackson, Johnson of Towns, Hiliyer Hutchings, Hamson of Hancock, Holcombe, Hughes, Hooks, Houston, Haren, Johnson of Spalding, Joiner, Lee, Linder, Madden, Moore, Maull, Madison, McCormick, O’Neal ot Baldwin, Nisbet of Gordon, Porter, Perkins, of Dawson, Reid, Richardson, Rice, Smith of Charlton, Smith of Muscogee, Simms, Saulter, Tweedy, Turner, Warren of Burke, . Williams of Harris, and Mr. Speaker.—57. For Satterfield-—Williams of Haralson—1. For Gordon—Bryant—1. The Speaker declared R. Lineberger elected Door-Keeper of the House. The Speaker announced that he shonld ask leave of absence, to-morrow, for a few days. Leave of absence was granted to L. C. War ren, of Quitman, on account of sickness in his family, and to Mr. Harper, of Sumter. _ The Speaker then adjourned the Honse un til 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. SPEECH OP HON. GARNETT ANDREWS, DELIVERED AT THE REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING-, •IT SCOFIELD’S ILILL, Thursday Evening, January 27th, IS70. The Honorable gentleman having been fre quently aud loudly called for, refused to rise, when tho Chairman rose and introduced him to the audience as one grey in the cause of the Union. Then he went on the stand and said that he had come to the meeting to hear his old friend CoL Milledge, and so far from ex pecting to speak, he did not apprehend he would be called on. And though he had been entrapped into a speech, he was determined it should not be political; for it was known, he presumed, to the audience, that he had the honor of holding the commission as Judge of the Northern Judical Circuit, and he had al ways thought it was impendent if not improper for a Judge to engage in the active strife of politics. If the audience tcould have him speak, they should find themselves in the eame category of tho man who, having given a child twenty- five cents to sing, badj to give it fifty t*4fet*p; for he was as hard at a speech as the child at a song, and, besides, they expected a political speech, when he'should im^MSthc occasion, as tho preachers say, to give them a prosy lecture,but he intended to say nothing political that might not well be said in a charge to a grand jury. Before addressing himself to hia main sub ject, Le must notice tho ‘'experience” given by his friend, Col. Milledge. As for himself, he had no experience tg give; for having the best Union record in Georgia, hy naturally fel | 11 he party whose sympathies wem with j “ . those who had “come oitt of much tribula- i at *judg e political questions, speech and the press, on the other hand, had brought tho violators to the very ends they wished not to attain ; how it had contributed to elect President Grant and sustain Govemo Bullock with the National administration. Tho blindness of their wrath prevented them from seeing that such blackguard abuse—which disgusted all docent Demo crats—only engendered sympathy for its ob ject at the North; how Governor Bollock had/ friends and acquaintances there who knew there never had been a breath uttered against him as an honest man and gentleman before he became a politician, and, of course, their abuse ended as they might have expect ed, in making him the most powerful man in all th J State. It was well enough known that no reliance conld be placed on the political operations of a press that dealt in such indis criminate aud vulgar abuse of one whose pre vious life had been so correct After giving other instances how tho abuse of the liberty of speech and the press had brought defeat On the authors, the speaker said ho most stop here or he wouldbe led into a political speech. Before closing this branch of his lecture— as it well might be called—the better course, he said, was to give prejudices the direction that the witness on the stand did in Columbia county when asked if he would believe his neighbor on his oath. The witness was a staunch old Methodist, and answered he knew nothing against his neighbor Morton, except that he was a Baptist, and he would not deny that himself, and but for that he would be lieve him as soon as any man in the world. * Now when there is nothing against a politi cal opponent except his politics, say like the witness that yea know nothing against hin^, except that he is a Republican or Democrat, and then make the most of that The prejudices of the witness suggested to-^ the speaker those of an old rebel preacher daring the war, who, in a weaving way was describing, in a sing-song tone, how the re deemed woaid enter Heaven, and said, “some will come from the West some from the East, some from tbe South, and—and—an great mercy of God, some will ste: from the North.” The speaker closed by saying th9 matter which he wished to present was the fatare danger to the Union; that he was em phatically a Union man; that it was his “strong sail.” There was no longer any danger of secession, for that was played oat Before the war that was the great remedy for all the ills the South “was heir to.” The politicians then were like the qoack doctor, who, when be had a case beyond his skill, gave his patients fits because “he was h-U on fits.” So they would have secession, the great reme dy, because they were h—11 on secession. Secession, though a dead issue, aot& the part 8f something in the hands of tho juggler which calls attention from the secret of the trick. So with the people of the United States, while looking at secession as the great danger to be preparing against, the main danger is overlooked. No government, the speaker said, wonld stand without some tribunal to settle all dis putes in the last resort Tho courts did this a between man and man, but it seems Snpre_ f all gentleman toM how lie had lied from the ovil behind him, and he hoped he would move with the earnestness with which the Dutchman fled from the waim springs in Buncombe. Mynheer having*- camped near that celebrated watering placcfwent for a jug of water, and, finding it -back and said to his son, “Hans, ^pBjEfech rijrand drive for life, for hell canT ^JRt>re than half a mile off.” Another part of the gei experience was the proscription by friends, of which he had the good sense and taste not to complain. And there was high authority for it—for most of the audionce had, he presumed, read the celebrated and vera cious historian, Daidrick Knickerbocker; and will no doubt remember that when the British took New Amsterdam, (now New York,) Peter the Head-strong, then the Dutch Governor, stomped up and down on his wooden leg, dressed in his brimstone breeches—signifying wrath—when, finally, he summoned the bur gormasters in council. When it assembled, after puffing smoke for two hours, nntil the members had filled the council chamber with a fog, after the manner of Frederick William, the father of.the great. Frederick, they came to the savage and cruel revenge of resolving that they would not ask a “dampt Englishman to dinner. The honorable gentleman said he had an other reason for coming on the stago. When he saw that flag, with its stars and stripes, he felt as if ho was at home again. It reminded him of the days cf “auld lang syne,” when on the Jaly festivities they ased to sing the na tional airs—Hail Columbia, the Star Spangled Banner, and Yankee Doodle, and when tho celebrated toast was always drank—“Dumb be the tongue that speaks against, and para lyzed the arm raised against the Union. othors, lor the stability of the Government I arc most important. ^ Some of the most bloody wan^of Europe have been on account of disputed successions to crowns. And now the Presidency cf tho United States is as important as aimBC&own in Europe. The prize, like a crown,'isof such magnitude-that men will struggle^and sh bloj^Ij-for Us possession on any pretext, it may not be longy-feforn there . will claimants to the Presidmcy. At maw at any election. 4&*the last, if Seyn been eleoted withstand .Grant without the Southern vote, there wocjjd-hhve been two claimants for the crown rath no arbiter bnt the sword, which woaid no donbt have decid ed—even now might have been deeiding—the title to this great prize. The wind is now sowing that may gen erate this great apprehended whirl wind. Already do we hear that tho fifteenth amend ment is unconstitutional, and will not be heeded by one of the great political parties which divides the country. It cannot be long when the Presidency may depend on this question; one party contending that the re sult of the election mast be determined ac cording to the amendment, the other as if it had not been so illegally passed. There will not be wanting excases for two claimants. The speaker said he wonld not elaborate the question, but aa it was the only opportu nity which he -night ever have to present it to so large an audience, he had taken advantage of so “improving the occasion” as to try to “pnt this ball in motion,” that it might attract the attention of those able to keep it moving. The speaker continued to say that if he were to allow himself to discuss the party politics of the day, he would have said much; but for the reasons given in the beginning, he thought it was prudent if not proper to re- {* —7, uiuuyuti zb wuo piuuvut u uuii w ic- That blue (pointing lo the banner) loots .to- rftain. But as they would have it bo. he had, miliar—it is the blue my father wore at '>’orJt- &!»> 'the lawyer who lo»t hi, case before the town. And no wonder tho wearer feels pro' of it—it will make the tour of this *N American Continent; for the flag which he follows, will, in tho life-time of some of them, be hung froth the North pole and suspended on tho equinoctial line. Hero (holding up the trnmpet of one of tho band) the speaker said, soldier, I hope yoa may live to toot this tram- pet on the North pole, and that your com rade may answer back from the banks of the Darien canal. Once, to say “I am a Roman citizen,” Was a passport throughout the world, and then, more emphatically than ever, will tho same honor and protection be conceded to the citizen of the United States. The Speaker then said, now that all are be ginning to get back home, and like hungry children begging for bread, ask to be nnder the National flag, this will not be called parly politics, if it be, “make the most of it.” The first question' tho speaker wished to take occasion “to improve,” was not only the sin, bnt impolicy of supporting the liberty of speech and the press, and abasing them by license. He then spoke of how they had been- suppressed before secession, when the blue cockade fluttered as defiantly and craelly as the tricolar daring the French revolution ; how the Union press refused, from apprehen sions of danger, to publish his moderate Union articles, and by such suppression the damning sin of secession finally was perpetrated. How, after tho battle of Gettysburg and the captare of Vicksburg, he thought his fellow-citizens would suffer him to show tho desperation of the failing “cause,” and that then the Con federacy should avail itself of the liberal termB which could have been had. Bnt free speech was suppressed by threats of the rope, and we paid the heavy penalty of such suppression. After showing fully she consequences of sup pression in other cases, the speaker then pointed out how the license of tho freedom of ipreme Court, the satisfaction of 4 'poking i speech into them.” Tlie New Leaden. In tkb Country, ) January 21st, 1870. ( If the piebald Bryant-Ranse Wright-Cald- well Democracy of Georgia should, by any sort of mischance, go back on their record, to what are they to be compared ? To the sow that is washed returning to the mire ? or to « what else? That the Democracy of Georgia have fallen * upon evil times, ia self-evident; bnt that the decent, clever and respectable portion of them should be compelled, by party lash, to follow after the lead of Bryant and Caldwell and Ranse Wright, et id otnne genus, is really too large a dose of ipecacnana for mortal man to endnre. Bryant! Caldwell 1 Ranse Wright! Such a trio the world never saw since the flood ! Jnst to think that the old war-horse Democrats of Georgia, who sleep in their graves, shonld have left their mantles to be appropriated by sceh pretentions abortions ! Why, their very bones will rattle at the thought of such a sacrilegious appropriation of their time honored garments; and they should. Typrs. Personal Gossip. The Ulsse* Beckwith have gone abroad. A chorus of mutes ia the great feature of a new comic opera in Paris. Gen. Gillmore has gone to Europe on an engineering prospecting tour. The new Earl of Derby’s first speech was on the sub ject of lunacy. Hiss Olympia Brown, Esq., says that no man who smokes should be allowed to marry. Beau Hickman is giving lessons in deportment to a large but select class of unwxshod Congressmen in Washington. Lester Wallack intends to make a starring tour through the principal cities of the country for the first time in his life.