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- ^* NEW ERA. VOLUME III- ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1870. NUMBER'47. ittoeMg pe# TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ’ DaUj, twelve month* ✓ $10 < Daily, six month* /, 6 i Daily, thrco month* 3 "Weekly, aizmonths r Woakly.oneyear R ITES OF LEGAL ADVERTISING. Sheriffs'Sale*, perlery of ten line*, orleea. Saeriff*' Mortgage Jl./a. Sale*, per square., Tax Sollectora' Sales,per square,. . 5 00 O.taUon* for Letter* of Administration S 00 ckatton*for Letter* of Onardianship. 9 00 Latte#* of ApplicaUonfor Dismission from Admin* titration. 4 50 Letters of Application for Dismission from Guar dianship 9 00 Application for leare to Bell Land 000 Notices to Debtors and Creditor* 9 00 8ale* of Land, Ac., per square... 5 00 Sale* of Perishable Property, 10 days, per square. 1 50 Estray Notices,90 days .. * 00 , arereqt the connty in which the property is Notices of these sales must be dvia in a public ga- sstte 40 days previous to the day oi sale. * Notices for the sale of personal property must bs given in like manner, 10 days previous to sale Notice* to the debtors and creditor* of an esi ’NoU«^SuSlp5S»ikm wilt be MjetotheOc«rto< Ordinary for leava to sell land, Ac., must be • for two month*. Citations for letters of adi Ac., must ne pnbllshedao day*; for dismission from ad ministration, monthly • months; tor dismission from guardianship, 40 days. * Rales for foreclosure monthly for four months; for aatoolishiac lost papers, for the full apses of 9 months; for compelling iities from executors or administrators, wbera bond has bsen given by the deceased, the fall apses of 9 A limited number of advertisements will be inserted on the weekly. 8pedal ooatract* for such made at onr ouster. The Hill Correspondence. • We publish entire this morning, the letter of Hon. Joshua Hill, addressed to a number of gentlemen of this eitj, in 1863, at which time the Honorale gentleman aspired to high civil position “ander and bj virtue of authorities hostile to the United States P Mr. Hill, it will be remembered, held office under the Federal Government previous to the war; and afterward*, as appears by bis own confession, (in the letter referred to,) gave * 4 aid and com fort to the rebellion"—than making himself obnoxious to what is known as thi ‘iron eiad” or test oaib. And yet, strange to nay, be felt (or affected to feel) nettled at tbo friendly in tervention of some one interested io his wel fare, in pr ►curing the removal of bis political disabilities! We also, at the urgent request of a number of prominent Republican* in thi* State, repro duce the Article (on t^e first peg.,) this moru- iup, ubicU appeared in these colnmus on the subject of “Perjury and Public Men," sod commend it. and the corrn-pondence referred i i therein, to tho Ihnnghtrnl consideration of the reader. The Senatorial Election Again The Democratic plea to be “let alone,” has been repeated in eery conceivable manner once the passage of the ordinances of seces sion, and we hear it now in its latest phase, as an appeal to Congress to “let alone" their elec tion of Senators by an organization which, ac cording to the decSion of Congress, has never had a legal existence. The same cry of “let alone,” in regard to Senators, waa beard when the plea was made for the admission of Messrs. Heracbel V. John son and Alexander H. Stephens, as Senators elected by the organization named in the pro clamation of ex-President Johnsbn ; and wc conceive that the claim of Messrs. Hill and Miller is folly as good, and no better than that of Messrs. Johnson and Stephans. The case to os seems to be too plain to re. qnire argument Bnt we invite the attention of the Bryant Democracy to the acts of Con grass effecting thie question. On the 22d day of December last an act was approved to pro mote the reconstruction of the State of Geor gia. That net provides that certain persons shall be ealled together, and that such of them as are qualified, shall proceed * to reorgmnizi laid Senate and House of Representatives, re spectively, by Ibe flection and qualification or the proper officers of each House. ” Is it to be for a moment supposed that an organization wbieb, in the opinion of Congress had not le gaily elected its own officers, was, at the same time, snch an organization as conld legally elect United States Senators ? If Messrs. Hill and Miller are legally elect ed Senators, Mr. Hardin is the legal Clerk of the Honsa of Representatives, in the place of Mr. Newton; for bis election was made at near ly the same time, and by the votes of the same disqualified members who elected Messrs. Hill and Miller. It may be necessary for onr Democratic friends, in support of their view of this cub ject, to re publish the great variety of learned arguments which have, from time to^time, been made to establish the fact that the action of tbe Legislature waa ret aJjutlicala. The Governor'# Message. T! o Message of bis Excellency, the Gov ernor, read in tbe General Assembly yester day. and which we pnblisb entire this morn ing, will command a careful and critical pe- maaL It is an able stale paper, and succinct ly a. Is forth, in tbe moat convincing wauucr, too post and present relations of the State to the General Government, and the conditions !> the re-aduiramnof Georgia to i privileges of the Union. Legislature, (as recently organized.) of the XIVtb Article, is ennelnsirely shown by refer ence to the action uf Congiess, wheroin tba ratification of this amendment by an ille gal body (in July,1868,)w»s nut recoguixed as valid by Congress. No point of law seems to he clearer than Ibis, and it is well sustained by the Mtssage and by tbe action of the Legis lature thereon yesterday. The XVlli Amendment being a condition hy ilia Acts of December 2*2, 1869, (M the XIVth was by the Acts of March, lb67,) its ratification was properly brought before tbe attention uf the Provisional Legislature by the Governor. This done, and both Articles rati fied as specified in tbo Rcaoustroctioo Acts, it was meet and proper that the Legislature should adjourn, leaving their action, as a pro visional body, to be ratified by Congress. Tbnottention of those persons in' Georgia who have, heretofore, allowed their prejudices to blind their perception to anything like Jib- erality.au t who have persistently sougbMolash themselves into o fury over wbat they attested to consider the “extreme intolerance" of ths Governor, will tat arrested by that portion of the message wherein it is recommended that “party lines he extended so rts to welcome and include nil who are in favor of Impartial Suf frage and Universal Amnesty.” It would be difficult to coneeive what more any reasonable and well informed man conld desire beyond this; especially in view of the fact that that has become the platform of the “moderate” or “Conservative" party in both Virginia and Teuuessee. It effeotoally lakes tbe wind ont the sails atJjm Bryant Demoeraey, and leaves them noihing-to build their hopes upon except the legal solecism that an election of U S. Seuatois by a body which Congress hel<l to he illegal, will be accepted as legal by the Senate of tbe United States 1 The Inst clause of the message, wherein the Governor respectfully asks an investigation into the indirect charges made by Mr. Tress- m er Angier, gave the Democratic members an excellent opportunity for showing their sin cerity, in wbat they have ail along affected to believe; an opportunity, bowevsr, wbieb, it aieins, they very prudently declined—thus at owing conclusively that tbey,tbenuelvea,did nut believe the charges wbieb they bad so in dustriously, nud wa may add, sbamelesaly, al tered ! lias. It. P. Morton, Senator from India Wo notice in some of onr Western exebanges, n disposition to do great injustice to Gov. Morton for bis coarse in tbe Senate tonebiog » hat is known as tho “Georgia Bill," or an “act to promote reconstruction in Georgia" Being especially interested in this subject, w • h .ve, of Course, watched very- carefully the artinu of public men in matter* relating Democratic Delegation and Indlvldo Impudence. We learn that Mr. Bryant, Dr. Miller, Mr. Caldwell, Dr. ADgier, Mr. Hill and Mr. Osgood, left for Washington on Tuesday evening. It is asserted that this party have the impudence to claim—using their own language—to "rep resent tbe ablest Republicans in Georgia.” We do not propose to compare abilities as between individual members of tbe Republican party, but we do assert, and wo defy success ful contradiction, that there is not fifty men in this State who voted for tbe new Conatitu lion under the Reconstruction Acts, and for President Grant, who are now either in sym pathy with, or who endorse this Committee. The principal followers of the Bryant move ment for reconstructing tbe last reconstruction act, are, we learn, tbe gentlemen who sup- pored him for Speaker, (Messrs. Borns, Can dler, Scott, Spaulding, etc.;) and that these parties are now urging the sending of delega- tions from all the principal cities to Washing ton, to aid them in their efforts to undo wbat has lately been done to promote reconstruc tion. We presume Mr. Btyant’s protest and his refusal to vote for tbo amendments is a part of this preconcerted “devilment.” We challenge the publication of tbe names of fifty men, either prominent, able or private, who voted for the Constitution, Gov. Bullock and General Grant, who sail with these “de coy” Democrats. They cannot be named. It is simply and purely a new device of the Democracy to keep alive the Reconstruction muddle, andono, too, which is neither supported nor approved by that section of the Democratic party which love peace rather than office. This Delegation propose to appeal to, Con gress for farther Reconstruction Acts for Geor gia; for some act that will recognize the De mocracy that once attempted to npset. and praetically did npset, the State Government, We hope they may get a hearing that will satisfy them that their plans are well known at Washington, and that they cannot succeed in their mission. The plan of reconstruction, as set forth in the Act of Congress of March 2d, 1867, pro ceeds upon tbe assnmption that no “legal State government” had existed in Georgia sines the ordinance of Secession in 1861. That plan contemplated five great steps: I. The formation of a Stale Constitution. II. The approval of that Constitution by Congress. IIL The ratification of tha XIVth Amend ment. IV. The declaration by Congress that tha Stats is entitled to representation ; and V. The sot of recognition, by the admission of Senators and Representatives on their tak ing the oath prescribed by law. A State Constitution was formed and ratified in tbe Spring of 1868, and this was duly ap proved by Con; ress; and tbns the first two im;>ortant stages oi the proceeding was passed satisfactorily. The next step (the ratification of tho XIVth Amendment) could not be taken until there was organized a provisional Legis lature, such as was provided for by the reoon- fur the' ratification by the struction Acts, competent to pass upon it— Ills! Morton, who lia* always boen among t )ie sterling men ol the nation, moderate bat ft mi in bU Tien*, seem* to hare deferred any nation in regard to Georgia, until be became ►.tit-lied that the good of the Slate and of tbe country demanded eocb action os was t tkr.» under bis leadership in tbe Senate to t>ring about and secure tbe restoration of the Union, iu amauuer that would carry with it protre ion to loyal men, and at the same time •in-tain t be priciplea of the great party that baa conquered the peace. TbSkonrae of Governor Morton, In this con- notion,is fully appreciated and approved here, A'Td insure# to him the gratefal remembrance „kij|Q Joynl men of this State, both white and bf-ei;; and we regret to see that tha Western papers ore endeavoring to make capital .against the Governor by misrepresentations of his ac tion and his course in the Senate npou this tjreat public measurt Tbe persons elected to meet and organize a provisional Legislature assembled July 4th, 1868, bnt (ailed to effect an organization in Accordance with the provisions of the tow.'—- Persons who, by their own admissions, were clearly ineligible, gained admittance to seat# in that body and participated in its organiza* tion. This was tho first departure; bnt it was, in it# very nature, fatal to the consummation of tbe great work of rest< ration, inasmuch os it was on open violation of tbe law under and by virtue of which they had assembled. It is clear therefore that tho ratification of the XIVth Amendment by a body tba# illegally organized, wa# invalid; and Congress so held by its adoption of tbe report of the Senate Ja- diciary Committee, in December, 1868. The time of departure from the terms of the Reconstruction enactment# was July, 1868; and the departure itself consisted in the fact that persons ineligible to office, under these enactments, were permitted to participate in the organization and proeeedings of the pro visional Legislature. Therefore, the Act of Dee. 22d, 1869, (made necessary by tbe with drawal of tbe Military Government before a legal civil government hod been established) simply lapsed tbe work of reconstruction back to the date named, and provided for an organ ization of a Provisional Legislature competent to ratify tbe XIVth Amendment, and bring the work ol Reconstruction ap to the fourth stage of the proceeding—to-wit, the declara tion by Congress that tbe State is entitled to representation. This has been accomplished; and, under tbe decision ol the honorable Attorney General of the United States, in tbe Virginia case, the Legislature can legAlly proceed no farther un til Congress shall have approved its organiza tion and action, and restored the State to its proper place in the Union by recognizing its form of government ms republican, and ad mitting it to representation. Until this shall have been done, tbe Legislature cannot, with out violation of law, be allowed to transact any busines'i, unless indeed its members should take the test oath. It is, however, competent, (according to a subsequent opinion of the Attorney General,) as a part of the re construction work, and before its approval by Congress, to elect United States Senators, at the proper time; because that is part of tbe conditions precedent to the admis sion of the Stats representation, under the provision# of the reconstruction acts. The admission or non-admission of the Sena' tors thus elected, will rest upon their personal qualifications for the place, under the Consti tution and laws of the United States, and tbe rules governing tbe deliberations of tbe Sen ate; and, upon their admission, will expire tbe last condition precedent to the admission of the State to its normal relations to the Union. From this brief resume, it is apparent that the members of onr State Legislature have just entered upon the terms for which they were severally elected;and that, under the de cision of Congress, and by tbe previous ruling of the S« nate iu the case of Messrs. Hill and Miller, .ge have, as yet, no United States Sen ators elect, but that an election for Senators is still in tbe future. Under these circumstances, it is not proba bit*, as we staled yesterday, that Messrs. Hill and Miller will be admitted to 6eats in tbe ScnAte upon the credeutials wLich they hold iu virture of of an election by an illegally or- gsnized Legislature. It is not probable that tbe President of the United States will at- folse impression will ftlctom. results which BHhhm removed I The Duties of the Hour. Tbe recent civil war settled curtain ques tions which divided and distracted tbe people until their patience was exhausted. The South resorted to arms and lost the battle; and tbe Federal Government, as tbe conqueror, claim ed the right to dictate terms. Andrew John son, President at tbe time of the surrender of the Confederate armies, acting open this claimed right, assayed, aa the Executive of the nation, to diotate terms. He established pro visional governments, commanded the calling of constitutional conventions, and dictated certain constitutional provisions to the States. The States involved acceded to hia terms and obeyed his dictatorial commands. In render ing this obedience, many Southern men, while denying bis constitutional right to dictate terms of reconstruction, from motives of ex pediency cheerfully acquiesced in wbat they deemed* to be usurpation on tbe port of the President; and, with them, Andrew Johnson, before hated, become popular. With Mr. Johnson’s usurpation, the Nation al party in the Congress of tbe United Statos were not satisfied. They claimed that ns Con gress is th# legislative branch of the Govern ment, it, and it alone, bad tbo right to dictate terms of reconstruction to tbe conquered States. If, admitting it for- the sake of argument. Congress usurped power in assuming to dic tate terms of reconstruction, the Executive was even a more gmlty usurper, iuasxnuch as he assumed to dictate terms of reconstruction without a shadow of constitutional authority to do so. Wbon, therefore, Southern men hes itate to pursue a line of policy, which wisdom points out, under the plea of a desire to pre serve their consistency, they who obeyed Mr. Johnson's command with alacrity and yet ob stinately oppose tbe execution of Congression al enactments made subsequent thereto, wonld do well to examine calmly their present posi tion and compare it with their former action. The law-making power has seen lit to dic tate terms of reconstruction. Every good cit- zen sincerely desiring peace, and wishing to aid in repairing the damages resulting from the war. ought to ask himself the questions, Is it good policy to resist an overwhelming power? Is it not the port of wisdom to accept tho situation and make the most of it ? Dem ocrats, Republicans, original Union men and late rebels, are all equally interested in correct answers to these questions ; and as good citi zens, or as indifferent members of society, merely seeking peace and qnietnde while pur suing tbe ordinary avocations of life, all find their welfare equally involved in the peaceful settlement of the vexed question of reconstruc tion. Id Georgia, the finality demanded by Con gress has been accepted, and without factions opposition and the occurrence of circum stances now unforeseen, the State will soon be restored to her normal condition in tbe Union. Whether thi* reconstruction has been accomplished in a manner pleasing to all or not, it is, or is about to be, an accomplished fact. The Republican party, through its lead ing representative in Georgia, Gov. Bollock, has extended an invitation to all sincerely de siring the recuperation of tho State, to join in the effort to promote the interests of the peo ple, intellectual and material. Reconstruc tion and anti-reconstruction is now a dead issue, and the most ultra anti-reconstruction* ist can offer no reasonable excuse for not in teresting himself in promoting the welfare of the State hy wise legislation, adapted to the changed condition of the people, brought about by the war. Let there, then, be a trace to. factious op position for faction’s or party's sake. Tbe moderation displayed hy Gov, Bollock, and the leading Republicans in Georgia, must fa vorably impress every right-minded man, who sincerely desires peace and prosperity. Hav ing accomplished reconstruction in the man ner and form their judgment dictated as right and proper, they seek not to disfranchise any of their fellow-sitizens, white or colored; hut tender amnesty to those who offer not factious opposition to the Government as reconstruct ed. Freedom of speech they claim, and pro pose to guarntee to all. Cannot the people of Georgia, of all classes, now torn their atten tion to their present and future necessities, and cease to indulge in crimination and re crimination about the past, which cannot be recalled ? The Londou correspondent of the New York Herald says it is probable that Victoria will abdicate in favor of the Princo cf Wales, or that ho will soon be appointed Regent.— Failing health assigned as the caosc. ipt to decide a question which can only be lean confidently say that Simmoc ,rd and determined by the Senate; nor | Regulator has done mo more good than all : probable that the Senate will hold that i the medicine I ever used. I shall never be utis- an election by a Legislature which Congress j without it. John J. Allen, declared to bo incompetent to ratify an | Bibb county. - - ■<- r rii iiii Personal. MM# Tennessee €»«#«*> is nosr a Wall street brohar. General Sherman wept over Kate Bateman's “Mary Tbe London Morning Herald died with the yearl8C9 at the age of ninety. Greeley has unexpectedly got out a second paper on • What I Know About Fanning." Aft the recent grand charity ball at Providence, the sum of $2,012 02 wa# realized for the nursery fund. The Illinois Constitutional Convention has supplied itself with penknives at eight dollars and twenty-five cents each. Japonic** are carried about in baskets on poop) Vs heads in Savannah, and whole bouquet* of them sold at fifteen cents each. “How I would like to be Rothschild,** said a pover ty-stricken Bohemian. "How I would like to be even his cashier," said his friend. The venerable Mr. Makepeace, of Norton, Massachu setts, now in the one hundred and third year of his age, smokes his pipe regularly. A man out West, speaking of tbe singing of his vil* lage choir, says it “is like drift-wood in a stream ; it drags on the bars, yet don't amount to a dam." Lady W. Gore Ousley, an English peeress, is on a riiit to Burlington. She was the dangter of ex-Gover nor Van Ness, of Vermont, and had not visited her early home for thirty years. Bor. Mr. Hawley has been expelled from the minis try and membership of the Baptist Church in Swanzey for "unchristian treatment of his wife, falsehood and The tenants of William B. As tor are indignant in consequence of an increase in their rente cf five per cent, claiming that it is the reverse of other land lords, who are reducing their rents. The Boston Commonwealth nominates Congressman Dawes for the next Governor of Massachusetts. The Democracy of New Hampshire are deserting their new Gubernatorial candidate, Gen. BedelL Marshal Csurobert, of Paris, says .that if one soldier is killed he win make forty thousand citizens want The Hon. John Bigelow, late of the New York Times is living in Oregon county, N. Y., up to his ears In lit erary labor. One of the former mistresses of King Georgo the Fourth, of England, Mile Bellois, who in the year 1821 kept a millinery store in London, died the other day, at on advanced age, in Calais. Aa the Washington City Government Is out of money and unable to borrow any,the Louisville Journal wants to know why the authorities don’t steal it. There's the Democratic instinct for you. A Paris journalist has been practicing the guillotin ing business, except the final stroke, and finds that the terror lasts only eighteen seconds from the time the criminal sets foot on the lowest step of the fatal Goethe, in hie conversations recently published in Germany, says of dueling: "Of wbat consequence is a human life? A tingle battle destroys thousands. It is more important that the principle of a point of honor, a certain security against rude sets, should be kept living." Mr. Hudson, of Napoleon, Ohio, has delivered two lectures in that place on "Bogs" and "Hash." Of the lecture on "Bugs," the local paper says: "It waa com mendable in matter, full of love to God end man, and calculated to make those who heard it better Christiana and better citizens." Billiards are Just now a popular amusement in Washington. President Grant has had the pasmge way in the White House converted into a billiard room. Gen. Butler is having a billiard room fitted np in hie house. Secretary Fish has an excellent table, and Secretary Boutwell plays at one of the tables of the German Clnb. Judge Hugh Breckinridge, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, while riding through Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, saw a young girl, who was going out to milk the cows, place her hand on the top rail of a fence and spring over. "If you do that again,my girl, I will marry you.” The girl did ao. The Judge dis mounted, saw the parents of the girl, and told them that he would undertake the education of their daugh ter and sfterward marry her, which was done. STATE NEWS. Sales of Atlantic aodQolf Railroad stock Lure lately been made at 62. We understand, says tba Republican, that tbe plumb treed on tho plantations adjacent to tbe Central Railroad, between this city and Macon, are now in (nil bloom. The same paper says: Thirteen hundred tons of gnano were shipped from lb6 Central Railroad Depot, iu this city, on Satnrday last, for distribution amoug tbo planters in Geor gia. The Republican of the 3d, says : We learn from reliable authority, that a Protestant gen tleman, whose name is withheld at bis reqneat, recently made a donation of firo hundred dol lars to the Sisters of Merey, for the benefit of the orphan girls under their care. BATANltAH. The Advertiser of the 2d saya : Wm. Harris and Ben. Harris, two negroes who were com mitted to jail some days since, upon a charge of inciting a riot on Christmas day, which re sulted in the killing of policeman Sullivan, were yesterday released from jail, good and sufficient bonds having been given for their ap pearance to answer the charge. The steamship Fannie; says ths Republi can, arrived from Baltimore last evening, hav ing on board the remains of Col. Rockwell. A nnmber of personal friends and a delegation of the Masonic order, in this city, awaited the arrival of the boat, and took charge of its sad freight, which was brought ont under the charge of Mr. David Martin, Past Grand Tyler, and a member of the Grand Consistory of Maryland. This morning the remains will be taken to Hasonio Hall, whers they will lie in state anti) Friday. This evening Solomon's Lodge, No. 1, Zerrobabel Lodge, No. 15, Clinton Lodge, No. 54, and Ancient Landmark Lodge, No. 231, will meet at Masonic Hall, M. W. Grand Master Samuel Lawrence, presiding. On Friday, a procession will be formed of the varioos Masonio bodies, which will pro ceed with the remains to the Central Railroad depot, where they will be placed in a car pre pared to receive them. Palestine Commands- ry. No. 7, K. T., will act as an escort. Ths remains will be then carried to Milledgeville, under the charge of a deputation of the frater nity of this city, and at Gordon they will be met by a a committee from Benevolent Lodge, No. 3, of Milledgeville, who will proceed with them to that city, where they will be interred in the family burying ground of the deceased. cabxzbsvUiLE. Fanners are availing themselves, says the Express, of this charming weather to plow their lands. We never .saw better farm work done in onr recollection; there is a vim and an energy truly inspiring. “Speed the plow.” We have five churches in our town, says the Express, Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist, while members of the Episcopal church are fortunate enough to have the ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Elliott, son of the lamented Bishop. The Express says: Onr citizens are pursu ing the even tenor of their way; no excitement, no outbreaks, no dabbling in politics, each one intent on his own basin ess affairs. Two additional cases of small-pox have been reported in the neighborhood of Stilcsboro. The Courier says: We regret to learn that Bishop Qointard, of Tennessee, is quite ill at the residence of his brother-in-law. Dr, H. M. Anderson, of this city. He is now improving, though he is still not able to sit np. IWB'-.iIcnt The Telegraph and Messerger says: “Com ing op the Brunswick road Tuesday night, a singular mishap occurred to one of the cars of the excursion trains nbont thirty miles below Macon. Tbe train had been dividedintQ two, for traction over ft new roftd which is, of course, somewhat rough. Ail of asudden tho forward tracks of the hindmost car and the advanced train became detached from the car and dis appeared very marvelously without throwing the hinder truck from tbo track. The car which was filled principally wii idles was .drawn some little distance snspe... as in I * the front by the coupling cliftiu which naver broke. Nobody was hurt, the passenger- were all crowded into tho advanced train ’ thr I'Mrwfl'i 1 lmin lflf* to tvmnvfl tho ouhtnir- IION. JOSHUA HILL. His Original Letter as Published In 1803. ! SKEKS^OFFICE AS AN ADHEEENT OF THE DAVIS ADMNISTSATION. The following is tbe letter of Hon. Joshua Hill, written to a number of gentlemen of At lanta in refutation of the charge that he fa vored peace upon the basis of Reconstruction. It speaks for itself: Madison, Ga., August 31st, 1863. Gentlemen : I am iu receipt of your favor calling my attention to certain charges made against me by some of my assailants, and ask ing me to reply, and allow you to publish my vindication. Other friends have written me letter# of a similar tenor. In order to relieve all honest misapprehension, I make the follow ing statement, which I trust will at least be satisfactory to all who are willing to think fa vorably of me.' Such of my correspondents aa remain ‘unanswered will please consider this as an answer to them. A few of the pnblio journal# of this State have suggested my name as one fit to be voted for in the approaching election for Governor. It has been done without any agency or man agement of mine. Perhaps it has proceeded from a fe*7t*rdent friends who had determined to compliment me with their votes, without regard to any reasonable prospect of success. That I have some such devoted friends I have rcas ju to know. To those I have always said "while I could not complain of a well-intend ed kindness, I wonld not consent to occupy the position of an aspirant, or a seeker for any office." I~how repeat that declaration, not that I was ashamed or afraid to disclose my opinions on pnblic affairs, bnt that I felt con tempt and disgust for the business of wooing popular support I have but little of self-re proach on that account, and am resolved not to add to it I am well satisfied that our pres ent condition as a people is mainly attributa ble to the prevalence of that demoralizing cus tom. The people have themselves to blame— that they have generally bestowed that confi dence npou those who were most adroit in this desplicable art Have they had enough of it? I have never felt the desire to occnpy the Executive office even in ordinary times. Now, with it ’ vast responsibilities and its immense patronage, it is surely not a place to be cov eted by any modest conscientious man. He who accept# it with any other view than to de vote his time and talents to the welfare and happiness of the people, is unworthy of the station. It suits tho purposes of thoso accustomed to kill off adversaries by detraction, to ascribe opinions and designs to me that I never en tertained. And friends who have had suffi cient experience to know how little reliance is to be placed on pledges and platforms, “ask for a sign." It is charged that I am in favor of a reconstruction of the Union, opposed to the prosecution of the war and to the admin istration of President Davis. I answer these charges to satisfy a class of friends who are really ignorant of my sentiments, and not with the hope or desire of appeasing the wrath of enemies who regard me os having design# on their Commissary Department Men will fight desperately for subsistence. Since my resignation of my seat as a member of the Con gress of the United States, which occurred tm- midiaiely upon tho withdrawal of my colleagues, I have taken no active part in politics. I had often expressed my honest convictions that the destruction of the Union would be follow ed by a long and bloody war, disastrous be yond precedent in its results to every section, and that the idea of dissolving the Union with the hope of reconstructing it on a basis more permanent and protective of the rights of th# slave Staten, was fallacious and absurd. I compared the effort to accomplish such an imposaibiliyjto the folly of taking the most delic , ft;ii , '. 5 ‘ ,: v7vase and crushing it to atoms in the vaii&opein ooltaottag the scattered, frag-r icents, and by reuniting them, making the shattered vessel more comely and durable than it was before. It was a strange delusion, with out which the Union could not have been broken. I believed what I said of the impos sibility of reconstruction. Time and events have deepeued these convictions. I felt little comfort in the flippant assurances of sanguine orators, “that tho yankee conld not fight if they wonld, and would not if they could." I knew that time was when they had fongbt, and I believed that by collision with oar brave troops, they would learn to do it again. In war, as in politics, it is unwise to underrate your adversary. The war, with its afflictive train of suffering, privation and death, has served to eradicate all idea of reconstruction, even with those who made it the basis of their argument in favor of disunion. I always regarded it as impossible, except by the sneoessof the Northern arms, and then only tbe Union in name, and not the free gov ernment of onr fathers. I want no such Union as that, and will not accept it. The best argument in favor of disunion, and the one most relied on by its advocates, was apprehension for the security of our slave property. If it was not then in danger it is in extreme peril now. So far as Mr. Lincoln aqd the abolitionists are concerned, there is nothing left us bnt to resist to the lost, by all the means at onr command, their efforts to destroy and despoil us. They present us no alternative but ruin or victory. No fraternal appeal comes from the fanatical abolitionists, to pause and consider of terms of peace. He is resolved to conquer ub and extirpate slavery; or failing in this, to intensify tbe hatred of the two sections to such a degree os will create an impassable gulf be tween the people of the United States and those of the Confederate States that shall make them enemies forever. Surely, no true Southerner can desire peace with tbe surren der of our invaluable institution. Independence itself wonld bo but an empty sound if obtained at snch a cost. I am not the eulogist of any living man, and never intend to be. Indiscriminate praise is as worthless as indiscriminate censure. I shill continue to exercise my right as a free man so long as I am free in expressing an honest opinion of any measure of pnblic poli cy. In doing this, I shall endeavor to be guided by my convictions of right and expe diency—and not to be influenced by personal dislikes. I am not -ware that I entertain any such feelings towards any of our public men. While I have not approved of every act of President Davis* administration, I am not prepared to say that I know of another more capable of serving the Confederacy in the dis charge of the embarrassing duties that de volve upon his high office. I sympathize with no factious opposition to his administration. Occupying the position I did, I did not think it becoming me to attempt to outstrip the leaders of the revolation in their efforts to stimulate the yonth of the country to volun teer. I mode no inflammatory appeals to their patriotism, bnt I denied them not my aid and my sym pathy in their trying adventure. I was Impressed with the idea that example was su perior to any power of words, and since Ide- clined to volunteer, I did not feel willing to urge others to do what I failed to do myself— Early in the struggle the youth of my house hold, and those of my nearest kindred, flew to arms. The soil of Virginia has drank deep of the life blood of my gallant young kinsmen. If to mourn tho toll of the thousands of youthful victims; if to pity the suffering and trials of the maimed and wounded; if to pity and lament the havoo and ^inhumanities wrought by a cruel foe; if to regret the pains and privations of the sick and wai-worn sol dier; if to desire that he should have sufficient pay to supply his necessary wants; if to sym pathise with helpless women and children; if to sigh for the return of peace—an honorable, la8ting*peace—constitute opposition to the war, then I am opposed to it With my thanks for the friendly interest yon manifest in my behalf, I remain, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Joshua Hill. To Messrs. G. W. Adair, John J. Thrasher. James M. Calhoun, Atlanta, Ga. In connection with the above letter, tbe fol lowing correspondence will be perused at thio time with curious interest. Wo copy from tho New Eua, of July 19th, 1868: h1! PQbli tin ted cor attention to r It explains itsc-1^ | Governor Bullock to say that no unkiudness towards him prompts this publication. I hope hi' !n*»on of th*' matter is th:- true one. I i. f.r. r : , think of fV.:rvho,iv. Atlanta, July 16,1868. Mx Dzab Sib: It affords me pleasure to in- form yoa that I have received official informa tion that by a vote of two-thirds of each Hopse of Congress, any political disability which may have attached to yourself, has been removed. Very rcspectiully, Rufus B. Bullock, „ , Governor elect. Hon. JosnuA Hill, Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., July 16th, 1868. His Excellency, R. B. Bullock— Deab Sib: I was surprised to learn by your note of this date, that Congress had “relieved me of any political disability which may have attached to me." I cannot be thankinl for what I neither needed nor desired. I hare in duced Congress to relievo several Georgians of their political disabilities, but it never occur red to me to solicit relief for myself. It is more than two years since I first took what is kuown oa the “test oath.” I have taken it twice. I hare never feared a charge of peiju- ry for doing so. I appreciate intended kindnesses, except where they make me ridiculous. Whether the application for my relief was designed to de tract from my standing as a consistent friend of the Union I cannot tell, but such, unques tionably, is its effect. I shall be better able to determine this when I come to know who volunteered in my behalf. I shall endeavor to ascertain to whom I am indebted. If within your power to relieve my anxiety on this point, I shall be much obliged for the information. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Joshua Hill. Atlanta, July 16,1868. Mx Deab Sib: I am in receipt of yonr note of this date, and in reply, wonld say that 1 have no knowledge as to how or why your name appears in the list famished me, of per sons whose political disabilities have been re moved by a two-thirds vote of each House. It certainly was not either at my suggestion or solicitation. I presume, however, that it has been done by some one ot your many friends in either House at Washington. From my conversa tions with members while there, I became ad vised that their opinion of tbe effect of the “14th article" was snch as to debar from office every person who, after having held an office and taken an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, rendered any aid or com fort, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, to the enemies of the Union, and, in this view, I presume some of those gentlemen added year name. Very respectfully, R. B. Bullock. Hon. Joshua Hill. New* by Mall* The Shaker community is said to bo declin ing in numbers. The street boys of Terre Haute beguile heir time with hen racing. Wheeler & Wilson are about building a sow ing machine factory at Indianapolis, Ind. All monopoly in telegraphic cables is to be abolished in Franco. Queen Victoria will not be present at the opening of the.British Parliament. A son of George Gordon was killed by a kick from a horse in Ada, Ohio, January 30. One hundred and seventy-nino more ves sels in the port of Philadelphia in Janaary, 1870, than in the same month of 1869. John Dial has been sentenced to bo hung at Reading, Pa., for themarderof Richard M. Harlan. Mrs. David M. Adams was burned to death in Virgin Valley, Pittsburg, Pa., while in a state of intoxication. The validity of the Missouri test oath has b^en affirmed by the United States Supreme Court The Hon. Henry Wilson says Washington is superior to any other city in the Union in point of morality. Horner, Wood &. Co.*# coal works, four miles from Pittsburg, are burned. Fourteen tene ments were consumed, and sixteen families rendered homeless. Mrs. Frances Palmer, of Philadelphia, has been held to answer in $800 bail for cruelty to Martha Jane Stone, a child aged 14, who had been taken from a house for children. Postage to the Netherlands is reduced. Af ter February 1 letters will be conveyed in closed mails via England, at ten cents per half onneo, prepayment optional. James Reddy, a steamboat roustabout, shot and instantly killed Monroe Holt, a deck hand, belonging to the steamer Hartfoul, at Evans ville, Ind., recently. A woman was at the bottom of the difficulty. Two negroes were taken from Lebanon (Tenn.) jail, and hung last week. They had been stealing horses and cotton. The execu tioners were a band of thirty undisguised bnt, of coarse, entirely unknown persons. The Norwich Advertiser gives an acconnt of an attempted bnrglary near Lynn, Conn., which was defeated by the gallant conduct of Miss Bill, who had, on a previous occasion, frustrated the designs of the burglars. They succeded in obtaining possession of her gold watch, bnt did not carry it away. A. Valuable Leaf From War Hisiory< Ever ft 8ince General Thomas* overthrow and annihilation of Hood's rebel forces before Nashville, December, 1863, there have been reports in army circles to the effect that an order for the old hero's displacement was en route when he moved on the enemy. These reports are now verified by the publication of an interesting batch of official correspondence. Secretary Stanton telegraphed to General Grant at City Point, that Thomas seemed un willing to attack; adding, “if he waits for Wilson (with his cavalry) to get ready, Gabriel will be blowing his last horn." Grant sent word to Halleck, at Washington, to instruct Thomas to move, under the threat of removal adding: 44 There is no better man to repel an at tack than Thomas, bnt I fear he is too cautious to take the initiative." Halleck roplied that no one at Washington wanted Thomas removed, and that he (Grant) would have to take the re word to both Grant and Halleck, that he had not been able to move before ; that he intended to attack Hood that morning (December 9); but “a terrible storm ot freezing rain" had prevented. He ex pected, however, to attack the next day. Thom as added in his cipher telegram to Grant, 44 1 can only say I have done all in my power to prepare, and if you shall deem it necessary to relieve me I shall submit without a mur mur.” Thereupon Grant postponed the or der for his removal, and started for Nosh* ville to take command of the army himself. On arriving en route at Washington, he re ceived from Thomas intelligence of his attack and glorioas success; also, a dispatch from Logan, who had reached Louisville on his way to Nashville, saying: “People here jubi lant over Thomas's success. All things going right" Thereupon Grant, in the sam# noble, magnanimous spirit which Lincoln had shown toward him when he telegraphed him after the battle of Vicksburg: “I confess that you~ Grant—was right and I—Lincoln—was wrong.” "I wos just on my way to Nash ville, but receiving a dispatch detailing your splendid success, I shall go no farther. Pash the enemy now, and - give him no rest until he is entirely destroyed." And later in the day—December 15th—General Grant again telegraphed Thomas, “I congratulate yon and the army nnder your command for to day's operations, and feel aconviction that to-morrow will add more fruits to your vic tory,” Thomas modestly replied, “This army thanks you for your approbation of its con duct yesterday, and beg* to assure you that it is not misplaced." How wholly right the old hero. Pap Thomas, was iu delaying, was abun dantly demonstrated by his total annihilation of the rebel army. In reading these dispatches we hardly know which most to admire, Thom as's patient submission under unjust com plaints, or Grant's magnanimity when lie lonnd that his subordinate had pnrsned the proper courso, GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. SENATE. Wednesday, February 2, 1670. The Senate was called to order by the Presi dent, pursuant to adjournment, at 12 m. Prayer by the Rev. Wesley Pretty man.— The roll was called, and tho Journal was read and approved. The Message of tho Provisional Governor waa received and read. Mr. Dnnning moved three concurrent reso lutions. The first contained as a preamble a copy of Ane nrst contained as a preamble a copy oi the 14th Amendment in full, and the follow ing resolution: Resolved, (if the Houso concur) That said proposed amendment bo and is hereby ratified by the Legislature of Georgia. The second preamble and resolution was as follows: Whebbas, The Cong.ess of the United States, by the act of June 25, 1868, proposing to admit tho State of Georgia to representa tion in Congress as a State of the United States, imposes os one of the conditions np- on which the same shall take effect, thst the fimt and third snb-divisions of Section 17 of the 5th Article of the Constitution ot Georgia, except the proviso to the first sab-division, shall be null and void, and that the General Assembly of the State shall, by solemn act, declare the assent of the State to said Consti tution; therefore, be it Resolved, By the Senate (tho House concur ring) that the General Assembly of the State of Georgia doe# hereby declare the assent of the State of Georgia to the said conditions. The third, similar in wording to the first, resolved that, the House concurring, the Leg islature of Georgia do declare the 16th amend ment ratified. [In relation to the adoption of the 14th amendment, he fpresnmed there was hardly a man in Georgia who had nqt read it, conse quently discussion was unnecessary. It was a condition precedent to their admis sion to the Union. Although it was inform ally adopted by a former Legislature, it was clear that it was not done legally. This was the first legal Assembly that bad been held since the passage of the reconstruction acts, and it was incumbent on them to adopt it. Mr. Candler moved as a substitute that all of the message of the Governor except that portion that referred to the Fifteenth Amend ment be referred to a joint committee. He had no objection, at that late day, to the 14th Amendment, bat conld not seo what object they had in passing it now. It waa a part of the Constitution, and had been so declared by Congress. They had much more reason to ratify that article of the Constitution whioh guaranteed liberty of speech, religion and ac tion, if it would do any good, than to say who should and who should not hold office. Already three-fourths of the States had ratified it without Georgia.— Congress had declared it a part of the Consti< t a tion; the Governor had quoted it, and they had been living and acting nnder it for over a year. What was the object sbught to be ob tained by asking them to ratify again tho 14th amendment? Was it to secure their civil rights? Would they pass these resolutions and declare that for twenty-four months they had been living nnder a bastard Governor? Would they go back to the fourth of July, 1868, and upturn all that had been dono since? The Governor had confessed such was the case, but were they sorely would not say so? The honorable gentleman then made some allusions as to the treasury, etc.,, bat was promptly called to order by the President. He continued—To what end were they ask ed to ratify this amendment? The Governor and the Attorney General had enforced it over the State. Was it a part of a plan to enable certain persons and the Provisional Governor to charge him and others with murder, trea son, arson and such like crimes ? But what was the object of this proceeding ? Since 1868 $6,000,000 of State property had. been trans ferred to tho care of another party, whether for honest or thieving'purposes "he could not say; and would they now declare that illegal ? Were the actions of their State officers, from Judges to Notaries Public, to be declared ille gal? The Legislature had authorised one thousand miles of railroad to be constructed. Was that idegal ? Seven members of Congress had been elected and admitted, and would they say that was illegal ? Were all the engi neers and surveyors now penetrating the wastelands and forests to bo declared the Mr. Jabez Gates, of Germantown, Pa., has n his possession an anvil upon which were orged the moulds in which the first types Qftaq in this couutry were'east. In tin at of a sion with the Vatic There was, then, one other reason, and that reason was, that there ought to be a fresh di vision of spoils. All had not been able to feast on tho pnblic treasury that wished, and con sequently all the officials were to be turned ont to give place to others. Was this tho motive for which they had been called together, and were asked to de clare that all the proceedings of the last two years were null and void? He feared so. This motive had only showed itself a few days ago. Two weeks ago, an Ordinary had been ap pointed in fltUper county, the commission be ing signed by a Governor, not a Provisional Governor. There wore rewards from the pnblio Treasury offered for the apprehension of crim inals. No Provisional Governor had that power; and what was the necessity to outrage precedent and the law, and insult every branch of tho Government in order that there might be a farther division—a new distribution of patronage? Office holders now filled hotels, and could be seen loafing on the corners ready to grasp their places, and begging for “some thing else about as good as the last" They were starting on the voyage illegally; they could speak to-day, and to-morrow it would go forth to the people and be there proclaim ed. It would never bind him or his. To morrow the people wonld speak and tell them they repndiated them. [Applause from the gallery, which was promptly checked, the President saying if it was repeated the galleries would be cleared.] Whether they said it for mallyor not, tho people wonld tell them they had usurped power; that they had tbe voice of Jacob and the hair of Esan. In their mad- ness they might go too far. He had faith in Him who held them in tho hollow of Hi# hand, and from Him alone he looked for re lied Mr. Brock supported the resolutions. He had no fear but that they would be passed. He wanted to fix reconstruction finally, and so firmly that Congress conld never again get their fingers in, and if they refused or neg lected to ratify this 14th amendment, there would be an excellent loop-hole for Congress to creep in again. A resolution proposed by Mr. Wootten hav ing been lost, Mr. Candler withdrew his amendment, and the first resolntion of Mr. Dunning ratifying the 15th amendment, was carried by 26 to 10. The following is the vote: Yeas—Messrs. Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Bru ton, Campbell, Column, Corbitt, Dickey, Dun ning, Griffin of the 6th, Griffin of the 21st, Harris, Higbee, Huugerford, Jones, Jordan, McWhorter, Richardson, Sherman, Smith of the 36th, Speer, Stringer, Tray wick, Wallace, Welsh, and Mr. President Conley—26. Nays—Messrs. Barns, Candler, Fain, Hicks, Holcomb, McArthur. Nunnally, Smith of the 7th, Wellborn and Wootten—10. On the second resolntion being read, Mr, Griffin, of the 21st, moved the previous ques tion, and the Senate divided, the resolution being carried by 28 to 7, the following being the vote: Yeas.— Messrs. Bowers. Bradley, Brock Brnton, Campbell, Coleman, Corbitt, Dickey, Dunning, Griffin 6th, Griffin 21st, Harris, Hig bee, Hnngerford, Jones, Jordan, McArthur, McWhorter, Richardson, Sherman, Smith 36th, Speer, Stringer, Tray wick, Wallace, Welch, SVoctteu and Mr. President.—28. Nays.—Messrs. Burns, Candler, Fain, Hicks. Holcombe, Nunnally and Smith 7th—7. On the reading of the third resolution, a message was received from tho House stating that all three of the resolutions had been passed in that body. Mr Harris moved the Seuate concur, but a separate vote on the 15th Amendment being wished, a division resulted as follows, the res olution being carried hy 25 to 9. [Air. Burns objected to the vote of tho President being taken, but lie was overruled, ho being the only member voting yea when the question was put] Yeas.—Messrs. Bo v, rs, Bradley, Brock, Campbell, Oolemau, Corbitt,. Dickey, : AmK).. Otu ot,.* if...), i* combe, McArtbnr, Ilicks, Nunnally, Smith 7tb and McWhorter—9. Tho motion to concur by Ur. Harris was carried by 21 to 10. Mr. Harris moved tho following resolntion: Resolved, That a joint committee, consist ing of five from the donate and seven from tho House, be appointed to take into considera tion that portion of tbe Qovernor'a message relating to charges which have been circulated against him in relation to the nee or miaappli- cationof tho public fands, and that said com mittee be anlborized to send for persona and papers. Mr. Nunnally and Mr. Candler were in fa vor of a committee. Tbe resolution was car ried, and Messrs. Harris, Donning, Fun, Nan- naily and Brock, nominated by the President. Mr. Wootten. from the Committee on Roles, reported that tboy recommended the adoption of tbo old rules with one or two exceptions, which were read. The report received and adopted, and tbo commitUe discharged. Mr. Higbee moved they be printed as aoon as tbo standing committees had been nominat ed; also, that 500 copies of the Governor's message be printed, which waa carried. Mr. Spear moved a joint resolution that the Senate on its rising, take a recess until Mon day. February 14th. Carried. The Senate took a recess until 4 o'clock, when it was annonneed that the House had concurred in the motion to take a recess, and tha Senate separated. [It was mentioned that the Honse had re- fnaod to concnr in Mr. Harris' motion to in quire into the conduct of the Governor.] HOUSE. House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker at twelve o'clock x. Proceedings were opened with pnver by the Rev. Mr. Smith. Calling of the roll waa dispensed with, and journal of Saturday read. A message from his Excellency waa then annonneed, and waa delivered by Mr. R. Paul Lester. Mr. Bryant rose to a point of order, and en quired of the Speaker if there was any unfin ished business before the House. The Speeker said there]war not. Mr. Bryant than asked what had become of the protest he had entered against the pro ceedings of the House. The Speaker then put tbe question before the House as to whether the protest should be entered on the Journal, Bryant having moved to have it entered. Mr. Fitzpatrick objected to its being entered. Motion being pnt, was carried. * Mr. O'Neal, of Lowndes, then moved that the Governor's Message be reed. By the Speaker's direction, John J. Newton, Esq., Clerk, read the Message of his Excel lency, the Provisional Governor, which will be fonnd on the first page of this lasne of the NxwEba. Mr. O’Neal, of Lowndes, then offered a res olution adopting the XIVth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. He said he was aware that a great nnmber cf gen tlemen here on the floor contended that that had already been done, but even if it bad, they were required to do it again. Soveral rose to speak, bnt were ruled ont of* order by the Speaker, and Mr. Tweedy called for the question. The motion was pat to the Hones, and was declar ed carried by sound, bnt a great clamor fo. the ayes and nays being made they were taken with the result: Ayes, 71. Nays, 0. But few if any of the Demoorata voted. Mr. Bryant, the protectant, protested against the adoption as a quorum had not voted.— (Rich idea this.) Mr. O'Neal moved a resolntion adopting the “fundamental conditions” imposed by Con- gresB. The resolntion was re-read, as some thought the vote was on the XVth Amendment. Mr. Chas. Johnson moved the previens question. A vote was taken an motion adopted. Yeas 71, uaysl. Mr.Bryant protested aga.- -t ibis m eoutrar, to the rale9 in snch cases. Mr. O'Neal of Lowndes patina resolntion to adopt the XVth Amendment to the Consti- tion of the United States. Mr. Hall of Glynn protested against the proceedings. Mr. Tomlin entered a written protest, stat ing that the Republicans wished to crash the people of Georgia in their actions; with other remarks considerably tainted with bombast. A vote was called which resulted in a com plete victory for the Republican party, and will be the means ot restoring Georgia onoe more to tbe Union. Yeas 55, nays 29. Mr. Tweedy moved to transmit the action of the Honse to the Senate. Mr. Scott of Floyd offered a resolution to theeffeot that ths Governor issue warrants for elections for those counties whose seats were vacant in the House. The Speaker refused to entertain the mo tion just now. A message from the Governor was then brought in by Mr. Lester, announcing that Mr. Wilcher would occupy a seat in the Honse. Mr. Caldwell of Tronp offered a resolution to remove all politieal disabilities of the peo ple of Georgia. The motion on being put to the Honse was lost Mr. Scott esked what constituted a quorum. The Speeker said he considered a majority of the members a quorum. Mr. Bethune offered e resolution that all debts prior to 1865 should be as void, until further legislation be had an the point Mr. Harper, of Terrell, spoke against it as there were lews now to meet the cue in qaes- tion. Mr. Madden moved to adjourn, and almost immediately Ur. Williams, of Morgan, (one of the Bry ant clique,) offered a resolution, that the mem bers receive no pay daring the proposed ad journment Mr. Mills, Secretary of the Senate, came in and stated that the Senato concurred with the Honse in the ratification ot the XIVth and XVth amendments, with the fundamental con ditions. • Mr. Smith, one of the Committee appointed to obtain the services ot a Chaplain, an nounced that the Revs. W. P. Harrison and R. W. Fuller. The Committee on Rules decided to adopt the Rales of lest session, end was acocpted by the Honse. A vote was called os to the suspension of the Rules to entertain the motion of Ur. Bethnne. Mr. Watkins said, when called on to vote, that being called on to vote for the resolution relieving ell of disabilities, and as the Demo crats had refused to vote for the XVth Amend ment, he supposed they did not want their disabilities removed, so he begged to be ex cused from voting in favor of the motion. A message was received from the Senate, ■fating it had formed a committee of five, aud requested the Honse to form a o mmittee oi seven to concnr in investigating the chargee against his Excellency the Governor, pre ferred by Teeasarer Angier. A vote wee taken to suspend ths roles to en tertain the message, bnt was lost. Mr. Watkins said he was confident the charges were mads throngs malice, and it be ing well to show the Democrats np in their true color, he should vote to have tbe investi gation. Mr. Bryant moved to adjourn. Message from the Senate asking the Honse to adjourn, aa they had, till noon, on Monday, tbe 14th instant. Mr. O'Neal of Lowndee, moved that tbo House do concur with ths Senate, and ad journ, which motion was carried. The Speaker then declared the Houte in re cess until Monday noon, 14th instant] A man representing himself as R. M. Pome roy, succeeded in swindling several Philadel phia merchants of large amonnts of mercltan- d.se; ho then tried New Y'ork, bni was not quite smart enough, aud now he’s in durance ning, Griffin Ctb, Griffin 21k:, 11 Huugerford, Joins, Jordan, McW prison, Sherman, Smith 3Gtli, Si Traywick, Wallace, Welch ami Sunday, January ICth, was one of the cold- t days known for years iu Minnesota. At Fort Abercrombie tho thermometer was 45 de grees below zero. Four men were frozen on Massachusetts talks of separato prisons f females, to bo under tbe choree of Ptiili- tVt