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Below we give n condensed account of the assembling, organization, etc., of the Constitutional Convention, which is attracting the attention of the whole country. It will be found interesting matter, and flie prospect is that it will frame a Constitution that will be rati fied by the people. Special to the Chronicle and Constitutionalist. Atlanta, July 11.—This lias been a great day for Georgians. For the lir.st time since the assembling of t lie Conven tion which met in Milledgeville m 1805, just about the close of the war between the States, the people of the State have an opportuniry to frame the organic law under which they must live. The so-called Convention of ISO 7 was composed almost exclusively of renegades and aliens. Some good men, such as Waddell and Miller, managed to obtain seats in (he body, hut their number was few and their influence nil. Adkins, Ackerman, Ashburn, lleaird Blodgett, Blount, Bradley, Bryant, Bul lock, Campbell, Clift. Costin, Harris, Dun ning, el al. (black spirits and white), con trolled the deliberations of the motley crew, and made laws for the people whom they did not know, or only knew to bate. They met in accordance with the provis ions of the iniquitous Reconstruction Acts, ami under the protection of of the United States bayonets. Their object was oppression and rapine. Ilut they little knew the people with whom they had to deal. Their rule met with rc sistcnce, determined, uncompromising and unceasing, from its commencement, and at the lirst election by the people they were defeated, notwithstanding the support of bayonets and tyrannical provisions of the election law which they had enacted, and burled from power. To-day the represen tatives of the free people of the State met to make a law for (Georgians. One who is familiar with the dark days of ton years ago can scarcely realize the change that has taken place. The carpet-bagger, the scalawag and the negro have disappeared. There is not one of either genus in the whole body. In their stead we see a body of men who worthily represent the llower of Georgia. Among them are many con spicuous for talent and patriotism and splendid public services, whose names are as familiar as household words. There is .Jenkins, the jurist and the statesman, the man of spotless character, of lofty courage of magnificent abilities ; Toombs, the titan of the forum, of the hustings, of the Senate house, whose stormy eloquence shook the Union asunder and whose long public life has been free from sordant taint or stain; Augustus Reese, the pure patriot and up right Judge ; Lawton and Wofford and Gartrell, the soldier-statesmen; W. M. Reese, the able advocate of stubborn foe to corruption of all kinds ; Buchanan, Joshua Hill, Wright, Hansel), Thompson, Ham mond, Mynatt, Simmons, Warren, Mat thews and Lewis. There arc too many whose names are not so well known but who are worthy representatives of the legal, the mercantile and the agricultural classes, who have come here thoroughly in earnest to make a Constitution under which all the people of the State will prosper. There arc men whose lockte have whitened in the cause of their country ; men in the prime of mental and physical manhood; young men, “ the expectancy and rose of the fair State” ambitious, talented and destined to many long years of usefulness and of honor. ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVENTION. The Convention assembled at the ap pointed hour in the Hall of the House of Representatives, which had been arranged for their reception. The attendance was large and apparently there were very few absentees. For the purpose of obtaining an organ ization Hon. T. E. Guerry, of the Twelfth District, was nominated and elected tem porary President. General A. It. Lawton, of the First District, nominated cx-Governor Chas. J. Jenkins, of the Eighteenth District, for the position of permanent President of the Convention. In making the nomination General Lawton said he would only brielly allude to the distinguished gentleman, the very mention of whose name evoked sen timents of admiration and sincere affection in the breasts of all Georgians. To further introduce him would be unnecessary and offensive to good taste. - - 0 - - Governor Jenkins’ name was received with the greatest enthusiasm, lie was elected by a unanimous vote and ascended the President’s stand amid loud applause. The newly elected President made a short address to the Convention in acknowledge ment of the honor that had been conferred upon him in so flattering a manner. He said that the Convention was assembled to execute a most important trust which had been contided by a noble constituency. Government has ‘been found essential to all people and exists in various forms. In an absolute monarchy the will of the po tentate is the law; for in him abodes sovereignty, including limitation or divis ion. With us—in a Republican form of government—the people are sovereign and govern by delegating their powers and dividing and limiting the law into constitu tional and statutory. Constitutional law, catenating directly from the people, is abiding and stable; yet the wisest people in the process of time must pause and re ceive and utilize new truths. The time when Georgians must make a change in their organic law. The circumstances un der which the present Constitution was framed and other reasons render the in strument unfit for the State and its peo ple. lie could not now sketch the Con stitution to he framed. The delegates must enter upon this great work as they should think necessary ; should compare views, receive hints, harmonize opinions and digest results, lie however, begged leave emphatically to make a few remarks, which he hoped would he kindly received. The great interest of the people of Geor gia in the Convention must he made para mount to the views of individual glory, for the latter conflicting may imperil and de feat other interests. The distinction be tween constitutional and statutory law should he carefully noted. Great princi ples arc inherent. Matters of law invol ving no fundamental principles are tempo rary and dependent, requiring abrogation ami amendment. Whenever experience exposes the error of the law, modification should ho prompt, easy and inexpensive. Omission to legislate for lack of command, as well as commission for lack of prohibi tion, alike entail serious results. It is true wo live in a progressive age, but pro gression is sometimes too rapid and under private interests too much accelerated. W’e must look, too, to conflicting clauses in the State and in the Federal Constitu tion, as the first must not he in violation of the latter. Bast Legislatures had made heavy drafts on the finances of the State and enterprises were projected without their being adequate means for their com pletion. Formerly prohibition in this di rection was useless; in these days it is es sential. The credit system has been dan gerously inflated, and private and munici pal corporations and State governments were involved to an alarming extent. Cities, counties and States are so embar rassed that tliw highest taxes fail to amelio rate their condition. These are serious considerations, and the Legislature should he deprived >f the power to follow danger- ous precedents. The subject of popular education is of vast importance. Objec tionable measures and men are often pro posed to illiterate and unenlightened men who act blindly upon them. In such cases votes declare no principle, being cast ac cording to personal or popular prejudice. It is contended that the leading minds in every age control the people, but if we ad mit the effect of and accept this proposition we repudiate popular sovereignty. Our unfortunate fellow citizens unable to un derstand why they cast their ballots are illy qualified to exercise sovereignty. Hut if influence lies in great minds must thej' not he cultivated, embodying grasp of (bought, stores of knowledge and do they not come from higher schools and universi ties? It is the duty, then, of every sover- Jl7 ' J eign State to endow such institutions, else whence can leaders come ? Will our youth go to other States where exists the danger of different political teachings? If Geor gia has no institutions she remains under the pupilage of other sovereigns. Is this compatible with the dignity or consistent with the honor of the Empire State of the South? Common school and University education must be perfected. It is true there are embarrassments, and difficulties in the way, hut systems may be devised which will gradually and assuredly accom plish these objects. Georgia abides by tier obligations and relations to the Feder al Union, but she has her sovereignty and a government to maintain. Let us apply ourselves to these attainments, keeping in view, as a pole star, the enlightenment of the people and the development of our re sources, and make such a Constitution that posterity may rejoice in it as the palladi um of liberty, and which will give assu rance of speedy prosperity to the people who live under it. In his address, Governor Jenkins also said : “It is unnecessary to caution you against doing anything that would infringe upon the rights of the negro race.” This was received with applause. He thanked the Convention for the una nimity and cordiality with which the honor of his election had been conferred. He would be happy if at the end of the ses sion no fault should be found in him. lie entered upon the discharge of his duties determined to be impartial, just and cour teous. The Convention would oblige the Chair l>y conforming to the rules anil con densing views and arguments. The permanent organization of the Con vention was then perfected by the election of the following officers: Secretary, J. Cooper Nisbet, of l)ade: Doorkeeper, J. L. Johnson, of Hart; Messenger, It. J. Smith, of Coffee. At tlie afternoon session a resolution was adopted by which the Secretary re ceives thirty dollars per day for all clerical work. On motion of Mr. Matthews, of the Thirtieth District, a resolution was adop ted widely provides that the President ap point thirteen standing committees of nine members, each Congressional Dis trict to le represented on each, to consider a Constitution* under heads, I’ill of Rights, Legislative, Executive. Judiciary Depart ment, Elective Franchise, Education, Pub lic Institutions. Finances, Militia, Counties and County Officers, Homestead and Ex emption Laws of General Operation, Amendments and Miscellaneous. A sec ond resolution was adopted that a commit tee be appointed on Final Revision, con sisting of two members from each of the thirteen committees, to which all the com mittees shall report. It was agreed that all resolutions be referred to appropriate committees without debate. Messrs. Har rell, Simmons, Welborn, Lawton and Trammell were appointed a Committee on Rules. Commencement in Duo Wnl. N. (’. The annual Commencement exercises in the Colleges at Due West, beginning on Monday night of last week, completed the grand climax on Thursday afternoon. Relieving that a meagre account would not be entirely void of interest to your in telligent readers, or to any who are inter ested in the cause of education, 1 am con strained to write for your delectable col umns a sketch of the most brilliant occa sion upon which it has ever been our good fortune to attend. The hall was set in motion on Monday eve at 8 o'clock. Four chosen members of the Sophomore and Junior classes, respec tively, engaged in contests in oratory and essay reading. After some hesitancy, the Committee appointed to decide upon the merits of the performances, were of the opinion that W. H. Frierson, of the Eo phemian Society, was the best orator in the Sophomore class; and that J. T. Chal mers, of the Philomathean Society, was the best essayist in the Junior class. On Tuesday evening, four chosen mem bers of the Seiiiotwdass, two from the Chi lornathean, and two from the Euphemian Society, engaged in a contest in forensic disputation. Question: “Should a Gov ernment Establish a system of Education?” After a spirited debate, the Committee, consisting of Senator Butler, Rev. Quigg, and Mr. Ketchin, decided that W. Osborne Cochran and David 11. Magill, of the Phi lomathean Society, had shown that a gov ernment should establish a system of edu cation. Wednesday, July 4th, 9J o’clock A. M., the exercises opened with prayer. The members of the Senior class then proceeded to deliver their graduating speeches, four teen in number, which were masterly ef forts. After delivering the diplomas to the Class, the President introduced Judge T. J. Mackey, Anniversary Orator, who delivered an elegant address on the “ An glo-Saxons—Their Civilization.” Wednesday evening, 8 o’clock, J. J. Darlington Esq., of Washington, D. C., was introduced, and delivered a chaste and neat address to the Alumni Association of Erskinc College; following this was the Alumna: essay of Miss Laura Gaulde.., of Newberry, S. C. After enjoying these in tellectual rarities for something near two hours, the medals for proficiency in schol arship were presented to the successful competitors in each of the College classes. Thus ended the Commencement in Erskine. COMMENCEMENT FEMALE COLLEGE. Thursday morning at 9J, this literary festivity was introduced by prayer, and the following programme was observed : Salutatory.—Miss Nettie Speer, Greens burg, lnd. “ The Pencil ami the Brush.”—Miss Lei la M. Brice, Chester, S. C. “Erect your own Monument.”—Miss Emma Christian, Abbeville, S. C. “Languages vs. Mathematics.”—Miss Savannah P. Ellis, Cotton Plant, Miss. “ Mathematics vs. Languages.”—Miss Alice McClung, Timber Ridge, Va. “On the Mountain Top.”—Miss Josie LeGal, San Francisco, Cal. “ Mind and Matter.”—Miss Sallic L. Miller, Allenton, Ala. “The Kaleidoscope.”—Miss Eugenia E. Reid, Kerrville, Tenn. “ Speech is the Golden Harvest that fol lows the Flowering of Thought.”—Miss Lula J. Todd, Due West, S. C. “ l.e roi et le Berger Sont Egaux Apres la Mort.”—Miss Sallie T. Wideman, Long Cane, S. C. “ Out of the Clouds into the Light.”— Miss Ella O. Wilson, Greensburg, lnd. Valedictory.—Miss Lillie E. Helper, Da vidson College, N. C. Valedictory.—Miss Carrie C. Bonner, Wortham, Texas. Response from Amelian Society.—Miss Lola Galloway, Due West, S. C. Degrees conferred. 1 feel confident in saj'ing, that this M as a class upon which their Aimer Mater can look with pride, and justly, as one of beauty, u'orth and scholarship. Permit me to say, and not in a boastful spirit, that there is no institution in this our Southern clime, more admirably suited for the education and refinement of the female sex ; and would, without disparag ing other institutions, encourage all who have daughters to educate to avail them selves of such an advantage. The climate ; the situation ; the salubri ty of the atmosphere, moral , intellectual and physical —all combine to weave a web of brilliancy around this institution ; and when she is winning the homage of all hearts, from the rocky strand of the At lantic coast to the golden shores of the deep Pacific, the causes are as obvious as the feeling is deep. David 11. Magtll. ED. KMERICK SELL. CHAS. FOSTER. SELL & FOSTER, JOBBERS OF WHITE GOODS, MILLINERY, FANCY and FURNISHING GOODS, GLOVES, HOSIERY, NOTIONS, AND STATIONERY, Goods sold on the most liberal terms, at the lowest prices to responsible houses. SELL & FOSTER, No. 27 Ilayne Street, Charleston, S. C. 47 72 SYRUP MACHINERY. MttMK We> Jornysm & ATLANTA, GA., Manufacturers of Clegg’s Patent Portable COPTER EVAPORATORS and Galvan ized Iron Evaporators. Agents for CANE MILLS, FRUIT DR VERS, GINS COTTON TRESSES Portable and Stationary STEAM ENGINES. THRESHERS , HORSE POW ERS, FAN MILLS. HORSE HAY RAKES. GRIST MILLS, SMUT MA CHINES, BOLTING CLOTHS, MOWING MACHINES, SpC. ftrißOur Evaporators are the cheapest on the market, and none better Send for circulars and prices. TURN IP SEED S. 1,500 lbs. Fresh TURNIP SEEDS. All sorts Landreth’s Best GRASS SEEDS, SEED OATS, RYE, BARLEY, WHEAT, &C. FERTILIZERS FOR WHEAT !!! AGRICULTURAL IM CLEMENTS, &C. Mark W. Johnson & Cos., Atlanta, Ga., July 9, 1877. 47.72 HARTWELL HIGH SCHOOL. THE FALL SESSION Of this School will open on MONDAY, 23d of JULY, and continue for Five Scholastic Months, at the following Kates of Tuition per Session : Spelling, Reading, Writing $lO 00 Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography [Primary.) 15 00 Higher English Branches 20 00 Classics, Higher Mathemetics 25 00 Contingent Fee for the Session 1 00 Tuition is due at the beginning of the Session. Pupils entering in two weeks from the opening, will pay for the entire Session; those entering later, will pay for the remainder of the Session. In case of sickness, protracted two weeks or more, time so lost will be de ducted. A liberal discount to ministers of any religious creed. M. V. LOONEY, Principal. ROBERT S. FINDLAY. JOHN B. ROBERTS. FINDLAY, MEETS k CO., [SUCCESSORS TO AVAIU) BROTHERS, ESTABLISHED 18X6.] IMPORTERS OF IIAR I ) W ARE, CUTLERY, GUNS, &C., 46 n SOUTH CALVERT STREET BALTIMORE, MD. J. MYERS. S. MARCUS’ MYERS k MARCUS, JOBBERS IN DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, &C., B -VO. 274 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. I 'l TRNITURE IN THE LATEST DESIGNS. PARLOR FURNITURE, DINING ROOM FURNITURE, CH AMBER FURNITURE. The Cheapest House in the South. The Best Goods made aud warranted at Less than Manufacturer’s Prices. Gf. V. DeGRAAF, 147, 147 J, 149 & 159, Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. 7T 7V7 777 P T 7 A TC TAT fH- in illl its tranches. Sunday Morning calls, at the Store. OIV L/JjXI I AAIIV tT Niglit calls, 153 Broad Street. 66 M. G k J. F. KISER k CO, .IOKBFRS OF ’ DRV GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS AND NOTIONS, 36 Corner Pryor and Wall Streets. Atlanta, a. 48 L. PASSMO & SONS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WHITE GOODS, SOTIONS, HOSIERY, Gloves, Trimmings and Small Wares, 268 WEST BALTIMORE STREET, BAL TIMORE. ** T AR. W. H. McCURRY, Dentist, HARTWELL , GA. Will do all work in the Dental line. He uses the very best material anil guarantees satisfaction, lie can be found at the Drug Store of A. G, McCurrv A Cos., when not professionally absent. 38 ATOTICE. -Ll After the publication of this notice once a week for four weeks, application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of Hart County, for leave to sell the land belonging to the estate of I.odwick Alford, deceased, late of said County. This July 4th, 1877. 45-48 D. C. AI.FORD, Administrator.