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DAWSON JOURNAL.
DAWSON GA, JUNE 7, 1867.
President Johnson, arrived at lia
leigb, N C., on tho 3 1 lost., to bo pres
ent at the erection of a monument to
his fa:her.
The Appreh ended Tennessee Ttion-
Bi.E —A Washington dispatch says the
application of citizens of Tennessee for
protection against trouble likely to be
producod by Brownlow’s militia, has
been cmsidcrcd in Cabinet, and it was
determined to have in readiness such
fore s as might be necessary, Gen Thom
as to have full power to act in the prem
ises as in bis judgement may seem best
for the publie peace and welfire of the
chitons of Tennessee.
Our cotemporarics are variously af
fected by Attorney General Stanbery’s
opit.nn, and comment accordingly.—
Some ask fur it ‘ a careful and attentive
petueal,”—apparently supposing this
necessary to its comprehension. Oth
ers pronounce it ‘‘profound,' —as too
deep to be reached. O.hers say it is
", xhaustive,” —but do not say whether
of the subject or the reader. Others
•gain are Legging for an explanation of
i*.
It is comforting to know that this is
only the first instalment.
Mexico. —The latest news from the
Bio Grande. On the 15th ult. the Im
perial line of works at Quaretaro was
penetrated, the convent of La Cruz
captured, and the garrison of the city
oecap : ng to the Cerro di la Campana,
was, with all tl e generals and Maxi
mi ian at the l ead, forced to surrender.
The Somlra de Zaiagoza, the official
Journal published at Sun Luis Pctosi,
the or. sent headquarters of tho Lib
eral gov -rnment, ttates that orders
were immediately forwarded to Gen.
Escobedo to shoot Maximilian nnd
his Generals. The next news we re
ceive may be that the Archduke is no
more.
Political Despondency.
If there be one jre-eminently dan
gerous barrier to the accomplishment
of human undertakings, it is despond
ency ; and that Southern man who is
most active in bat, ling against this
liberty-destroying evil, is most deserv
ing the respect of an enlightened
though an oppressed people. While
we depreca'e the action of t'me serving i
weathercocks, who are turni and by every \
political breeze, we would not f el that [
our duty as journalists had been per 1
formed without an honest endeavor, at ,
least, to set aside the influence of that i
ac ioc and advice on the port of some,
whieb, unchecked, would create a
lethargy cn'culated to end in the most
abject political servitude.
io this day of progress —though it
he j>rogress toward the destruction of (
these great governmental principles ]
wh ch bad well nigh entitled our Gov j
eminent ta the position of tho great,
Day-God among the political lujninu- i
rics of the world—it behooves us to
enter the more earnestly into tho j
jtoliiical field—the more manfully, yet j
cautiously, to ezeicise those political
rights v lKch are yet left us. {
W e are told by some tint there 13 |
but one mode of action, and that by it
we but sign the death-warraat of our
last poliri a 1 r'glit. But, when we con
sider what brought about our present
condition—the long years of bitter,
bloody strife, with their accumulated
mountains of prejudice—the victory of
an immense majority, who showed by
their perseverance and endurance that
they were as confident of being right
ns were ourselves—and when we re
member that the minds of the people
of that section in power are controlled
to so dangerous an extent by men who
are actuated by a ppirit of uncompro
mising hatred and revenge—and there
is the least vestige of political liberty
loft us, we submit tho question, Is it
not w iser to seize upon that—act upon
it, aod if we fail rest our consciences
upon the performance of our duty«
than to sit supinely down and say,
our country is ruined • -our ship is des
troyed—a few life boats are left, but
thoy are sinking, and rather than bail
according to the behest of our enemies
let them sink also. While the shore
is in view, and there is a bare possi
bility of gaining it, we say*paddle !
And if there be obstruc ions in the
way, then use the more exertion.
A broad field is opened up by the
enfranchisement of the colored man.
A sectional party, is seeking to make
use of this material for party ends—
fi ling the mind of the negro with er
roneous views of his political status.—
Are we doing our duty, if we fail to
counteract these ma'icous influences ?
Whether it be right or wrong, the
machinery is at work for the reorgani
sation of our State Government—a
convention wil te held to frame a
Constitution, and the question arise!,
Should we have good or bad men to
shape our future destiny ? If we
would have the former, we must be
up and doiag. Our only hope is in
bold, decided, vigilant notion.
“Com eiiiion.”
Tho Ari.nta Intelligencer , has “ch s
ed its rear,’’ and comes out flit-footed
for the oonven ion—giving the follow
iog cogent reasons, for its position :
“Were there any hope—the least that
wo could cling to—that any better terms
than thrs? embraced in the reconstruc
tion measures, will ever be (flared the
South, wc should advi c “No Conven
tion but satisfied that this will never
be; that in the r» j criou of tin sc now
tendered, terms more proscriptive, more
degrading, will be forced upon u-*, we
are for “Convention’' with true men a«
| delegates to represent the several coun
-1 tics of the State in it. Lamb-like, we
shall not, as it wore, “lick the hand just
raised to sited our blood’’—we shall
have no affiliation with the National, or
“Republican party” in Georgia. \N c
submit to what we cannot avert. We
submit to the infliction upon cur State
and people of the reconstruction mcas -
ures of Congress, impress 'd that worse
will follow if they wi 1 be r< jected. In
doiog so, however, we shall txeroiee
whatever influence we can to keep the
State in the hands of its natural custo i
ans; of her own true native and adopted
sobs, and rc»ist every effort made to
place it in the custody of cither South
ern or Northern Republicans, radicals or
conservatives, call themselves or their
parti/ whatever they may.
That the ‘Convention’ will be called,
we have not the shadow of a doubt rest
ing upon our m nd. That it will frame
a Constitution embracing what is requir.
ed by Congress, we have no doubt. 'J hat
i) may not go further in the exercise of
its power to the injury of tho State, and
the proscription of, or further disfran
chisement of our pooplc—so as to place
it and them in the deplorable condition
of Tennessee —we must elect good men,
men of sterling integrity and worth, up
on whom we can depend to save the
State »td protect tLe rights of the peo
ple. If any other than such a consti
tution shall be framed by the Convec
tion, we reserve the right, when it is
submitted, as it must be, to the people
for “ratifioati Jit’’ or “no ratification,’
to cast all the influence of this Journal
against its ratification, and submit to
the cons r qucrc'’f, whatever these con
sequences may be.”
A Common Basis or Action. —The
Louisville Journal forcibly says, with
respect to the scheme of Reconstruction,
there is at least one point on which the
Southern people should be unanimous
—the point of regis'rations; ‘Regis
tration is the common basis of action.
Without being registered, a man cannot
act for or agiin9t the scheme. It is to
be accepted or rejected by tbe men who
arc registered, lie who is not register
ed is disabled from acting one way or
the other. He is counted out of the
contest. Every man who favors tbe
rejection of the scheme, and declines
to be registered, voluntarily promotes
the acceptance of the scheme. So far
as action on this question is concerned,
two such men are equivalent to one
thorough-faced radical. L*t every man
bo registered who can bo registered un
der tbe law or edict. This is the first
duty. Upon its pcrfermavtce depends
that of every other duty in the case.
To fail in this particular is to fail alto
gether."
NoßttiUiN Capitalists. —We learn
6omc additional particulars about the
Northern capitalists who are to visit
this State,’ Tbe party will consist
of about forty and will visit Savannah
in the caily parte/ September, It is
stated that they represent £20,000,000
worth of capital, a considerable amount
of which will be invested in improved
and unimpuored lands on and near the
routo of the Atlantic and Gulf Road, if
they can be purchased on reasonable
terms. Tbe ulterior olject contempla
ted by these capitalists is the settlement
ot a'colony of Northern farmers, who
are to cultivate tbe land as tenants fora
specified term of years, when they will
become proprietor*.
Religious Revival in Eofaula
Tho Eufaula News says the protracted
and interesting revival meetings which
were held at the Baptist church in that
place, instead of suspending, seems to
have been transferred to the Methodist
church. The News says as extraordi
nary manifestation of tho awakening
spirit was visible at the meeting Mon
day night, and some fifty or sixty per
sons approached tbe altar asking forgiv
ness of their sins. It says, such an in
terest in the matter of religion was
never before seen in that community as
has been witnessed in the last two
months.
The Louisville Southern Relief Com
mission bas appropriated $3,000 to the
destitute of Georgia.
Toe Registry of New Orleans is re
quired to identify the features of each
negro that is registered.
Eggs with iron shells will boa fact
at the Paris Exposition. A Berlin
chemist caused bis hem to produce them
by feeding them on a preparation in
which iron was made to tako the place
of lime. Tbe eggs may do very well
fer transportation, but bow about the
chickens?
News and Ollier Hern*.
Tub .Mi. si-sippiars •• i“ inauguratii:;
\ movement t > ia'So moans to purebun
a borne f. r Mr. Davis, at ibe capi ul ci
the State.
Sir Archibald Alls 18, the historian,
died in England, on tbe 21th ult.
Win. 11. TaG 0, charged with ars u
in firing Lis own s'otc at Atlanta, La.-
betn acquitted.
Tbe New Yoik Flrrald has a special
announcing the cKcution ol Maxituiliat
and his < lliccrs. 'i he report is di cred
ited at the State Dopar incut.
Washington, Juno I — The State
Dqartnx nt l.as received official infer
rnathn of Alaximiii l’s unconditional
surrender.
Forney’s paper siys Stanbcrry’s opin
ion is a betrayal of the nation. I
doesn’t coudesceud to state in w hat par
ticular respect.
A North Carolina paper says the
wheat crop in that State is unprecedent
edly fine, and if l o accideut hap peus to
it, will be better than foi
years.
A dispatch from St. Louis says five
soldiers who deserted from Fort Hays,
Kansas, last week, were caught by tbe
Indians, killed and scalped.
The New York Herald says Mr.
P»vi£ is about to purchase a country
sc*t near Montreal, wi h £50,000 re
cently presented to him by sympathiz
er!.
Col Win. M. Varnam died at hi3
residence in Twiggs county, on the 27th
May, in the 56th year of bis age.'
lt-gistration papers in New Orleans
are hawked about the streets by negroes
for sale. The ruling prico is two dol
lars.
A man who eloped from l’.ttgficld
with his step mother, settled with bis
father for fifty dollais and a silver'
watch, and retains tbe lady.
The Mobile Riot-Order from
General Pope.
H'dq’rters 31 Military District,! j
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, > [
Atlanta, Ga., May 29, 1867. )
General Orders, No. 25.
I The late disgraceful not at Mobile,
due mainly to want of efficiency or ol
inclination on the pari of the Mayt.r
and Chief of Police to perform their
obvious duty, seems to render it neces
sary that the Military authorities el this
District should explain to all such effi
cials the position they occupy under the
laws of tho United States, and the man.
ner in which they will ae expected to,
discharge their trusts.
11. The lato Acts of Corgr's.i are
prefaced with the statement that “no
i'gal State government or adequate pro
rectii n for life or property new exists
111 the Rebel States of * * * i
Georgia, Alabama and Florida,” and
tin sc Acts, therefore, whilst proceeding 1
to recognize tbe existing State Govern-'
ments at provisional merely, establish i
also a Military Supervisory Government, 1
which is made rerpons ble for that, f
-of life and property to ci'z ns
which was net possessed prevLu "o th. 1
passage.
Toe final responsibility for peace and
security in the several Slates in this
Military District, le ts, therefore, with
the Military authorities, and in case the
civil provisional officers in any part of
it prove unable or unwilling to j rotcct
the people, it becomes necessary for the
Military power, either t: supersede them
by Military cfficers or by other civil
offleers, or organizations which will tff.et
the object.
111. In order that tLe civil officers in
this District may understand precisely
what is expeeted of them by the Mili
tary authorities, the following rules arc
established.
JV. In cities or towns Laving muni
cipal government, the Mayor and Chief
of Poliee, or other civil officers possess
ing their authority, (where there is no
Mayor or Chief of Police), are required
to be prceent at every public political
meeting or assemblage which occurs
within the limits of their juri.-diction,
with such police f iree and arrangements
as will render disturbance or riots im
practicable. It will be no excuse to say
that such civil authorities did not know
of tho meeting, or did not apprehend
disturbance. It is easy, by municipal
regulation, to require that sufficient no
tice of any such meeting be given to the
Mayor, or other proper authority, to en
able him to prepare for the suppression
of disturbance; and it is proper in the
present excited state cf the public mind
to make such rrrangements as are ne
cessary for the preservation of peace at
all publie political meetings, even if
tbei« be really no danger of disturbance
In auy event tbe civil officers above re
ferred to, as well as those hereinafttr
mentioned, will guide themselves by this
understanding.
V. At all public political meetings or
assemblages held outside of town or city
corporations, tbe Sheriff of the county
or his deputy, or a deputy specially ap
pointed for tbe occasion, will be present
and will, in cues of need, organize a
posse from the people on the ground,
which he will hold separate from tbe
body of the assemblage, to interpose, if
necessary, to preserve) the peace ; but in
selecting persons to serve as a tempora
ry police force or posse,|they are instruc
ted not to summon any of the officers or
public speakers of the assemblage
Sheriffs, or their deputies, arc empow
ered to exact Ecrvicc from all persons
thus summoned as a posse, and to re
quire that due notice shall be given to
tbe Sheriffs themselves of any public
political meetings or aFsemblages which
may be called in their respective coun
ties, in time to make the rrruugemeuts
herein indicated.
VI. It is to be distinctly understood
that the duty of tbe proper municipal
authorises, and the Sheriffs of counties',
is to preserve the peace, eud to fissure
their righ's arid privjrig.a n al pers'us
who and I r 1 1 lurid pub ic mreti g* 11M
in vb lufi .u of liv , and tolu'-c nil pre
cnition- to pr. cent the invasion of such
rights a»<J | tit I’cgtyt.
VII. la case of anv riot or di.turb
arice, if it cannot be clearly shown that
lie civ I ■ ffi era above indicated wi r
ptcscr.t r.i 8 did, actively and Li lifu’ly,
p- 1 form their duties, both by word an 1
deed, Fueb 1 fficcrs will bo deposed from
ill* ir offices, and otherwi'o hold respon
sible by the military authorities to the
full cx'ecl of tho neglect ( r criminality
manifested by them.
VIII All commanders cf troops in
this District arc also instructed to render
to the above mentioned civil officers, on
their apjriieati >n, whntovcr m litary aid
may tie needed, and tho military cont
min Icrs are directed to send a judicious
and card'll officer to be present nt such
political meetings betin referred to, as
may occur within the liini'R of their
jurisdiction. Every officer thus detail
cd, while not interfering with the civil
(flieors in the perf rmance of thr irdu
lies, will stand ready to interpose, nnd,
if ncc k -iry, to bring such rnriitary
f tree to the spot, as the necessities of
the may demand.
IX Bust and detachment command
cr.-; within this District are directed to
keep thcmrelvcs advised of all publie
eoli'ica! meetings which take place
within tho I'vnii‘s of their jur sdiction,
and during such meetings lo hold them
selves and tbeir commands in readiness
for immediate action at the call cf the
officer whom they are directed in a pre
vious paragraph of this order to
s-nd to such meetings, Commanding
officers are informed that they will be
held to tbeir full share of responsibility
for any W3nt of prccauri inary measures
or prompt action to prevent riots, or to
arr st disturbers of tho peace.
X. Tbe cemmandins General believes
that ordinary good faith on the part of
tbe civil officials above mentioned, in
taking the precautionary steps indica'nd
in this order, and in performing their
obvious du' # y, will secure the people of
this District f-om riots or riotous pro
ceedings ; and lc sincerely hopes that
no occasion may nri.-f* (us none need
arise) f >r any active pairicipation of tbe
military in the execution of law and the
protection of citizens in their leg'l rights
and privileges,
Ry command of Brevet Major-Gcn’l
John Pope, G. K. Sanderson,
Capt. 83d lofty., A A. A. G.
Tlic Attorney General’s Opin
ion upon Hist Military Aels
referring to Itegislration, Vo
ting, and Blolding office.
[From the Charleston Mercury,
The following is a synoptical analy
sis of the opinion of Attorney General
Stanlcrry:
r.E 11ST ration.
1 it. Qualiffea ion or no qualifioitb n
is fix' and by registration.
2d. Nc power is given to any other
board or any other authorty, after reg
is'ration is completed, to change the reg
ister: and persons whose nam ? arc a l
mitted to repts'rati'.n are entitled to
vote and none others.
31 The regi.stiation must bn com
-1 lvted before Snptembiy 1, 1867. A'
that time, the tune'ions of the hoard as
a board of rrgis‘ration cease, and after
that, its duties arc limited to holding
end surerinti r ding elcc'ioDS and mak
ir g tie required returns.
QUALIFICATIONS For registration.
1 One ym I’s resilience in the State
at the time of registration is not:necessa
ry ■ bu if a perron who has been duly
registered has not at the holding <1 any
subsrqueut election been a resident ol
the State for one year, counting from
the day of that clecti m, the person who
registired cannot vote at such election.
2. By the ae's, the qualification to
registration is citizenship of the United
States and of the State ; the phrase be-
; ng intended to include only such as are
both citizens of the Unit' and States and
of a State. Aliens, not citizens of the
United S'ates, cannot sjfely take the
required oath ; but the board of of reg
istration have o»ty authority to adminis
ter the prescribed oath and cannot re
quire further proof, so that an alien
not a citizen may take the oath at his
peril and subject to prosecution.
C. No person is entitled to registra
tion who U not twenty-one years of age
on the day that he applies for registra
tion.
disfranchisement.
Under tho Military acts, the follow
ing causes work disfranchisement: Trea
son or participation in rebellion; com
mission of a felony ; membership of any
State Legislature, nr tenure of any exe
cutive or judicial office in any State,
with subsequent engagement in insur
rection or rebellion, or tho giving of aid
and comfort, to tho enemies of tho U.
States ; the taking of an oath, as a mem
ber of Congress or offiocrof the United
States era mcmer of any State Legisla
ture, or as an executive or judicial offi
cer of any State, to supoort tho Con
stitution of the United States, with sub
sequent engagement in insurrection or
rebellion against, or the giving of aid
and comfort to the enemies 01, the Uni
ted States. Up n these grave questions
the Attorney General offers the follow
ing opinions; but it will always be
borne in mind that the exclusion as to
holding office is all comprehensive as to
time, and applies, not only to those
who were in office when the rebellion
commenced, but to those who held the
prohibited uffices at any previous time,
although they may have ceased to hold
such office an indefinite number of years
prior to the rebellion.
U TREASON OR FELONY.
Tbe commission of felony or tho par
ticipation in rebellion does not of itself
work disfranchisement. It must be
ascertained by judgement of court or
Legislative act passed by competent au
thority ; aud the disfranchisement de -
pends on a convicticn in the courts
either of the United States or of tbe
State, or on a declaration of tbe laws of
either. The United States laws do not
work disfranchisement, as a consequence
of eonvietion of treason or conspiracy 1
to commit treason ; noi in tho ten South
ern States's there any statute in force
except, perhaps, in Virginia, which de
clares di fraohriement by firoe of the
act itself. Hu that in this S'atC' di.frali
cit dement far treason or 1 elovy depend*
absolutely upon a previous conviction of
the offense tii the elate or the Federal
Courts.
i MEMBERS fF STATE LEGISLATURES
AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
Al. in tnhers of Southern Slate Leg
islatures and members of Congress who,
Jtcrwards, engaged in insurrection or
rebellion, or gave aid or comfort to the
enemies of the United Statos, are clear
ly disfranchised. All members of leg
islative botii s which passed ordinances
of scCcssi n are disfrauchirod; but it is
doubtful whether simple membership of
convention held for the solo purpose of
amending tho constitution of a Sute,
would, iu itself, work disfranchisement
3. state:, EXECUTIVE OR JUDICIAL OF
FIOERS.
All mulitia officers, as such, are not
disfranchised, as they are not included
in tho terms “executive and judicial <f
fioers of a S ate ” But this freedom
from disfranchi! rnent refers only to
the class of tn Jitia officers who were
such p ior to the rebel.ion, and not to
that class who became military officers
during the rebellion, who are liable to
disfraochlsenisut on conviction ot par
ticipation in it. The Govcnor, Licnten
ant-Govcnor, State Auditor, Treasurer,
Secretary and State officials proper,
who exercise functions at the scat of
government, arid State Judges of coutts
whose jurisdiction extends over the
United Htatcs, are disfranchised ; but
the Attorney General is not prepared
to Bay that oniy the foregoing come
within the term “executive and judi
cial officers. *'
Municipal officers, such as officers of
cities, t iwns, villages and subordinate
municipal divisions, whether their func
tions are executive or judicial, or both,
are not, as such, disfranchised.
In addition to these officers before
mentioned who clearly do or do not
come within the term of tbe act as to
“judicial or execu'iva officers,” there
retmini a vast numb'r of officers whose
status is undefined. These are known
as county township and precincts offi
cers. Tho Attorney-General is collect
ing information concerning this data,
which includes sheriffs and justices cf
tbe county court, and will is ue a fur
ther opinion with regard to them.
AU other executive and judicial offi
cers who are not, in popular language,
chaiactcrized as county officers, do, in
the opinion of Mr. St-mbery, oome un
der the di. qualifying clans'.
Persons Who exercise or exercised
special or occasional public duties, are
not included as Bta*e officers, and such
as the following arc, therefore, not dis
franchised ; commissioners of public
works, directors of S a‘e asylum, visi
tors rs ?tate universities, State director?
of bank or other corporations,, special j
commissioners or agents appointed by
State author ty, to perform speeial du
ties as examiners of banks, notaries
publio and commissioners of deed'.
4. oaths of office.
Any person who has taken an oa'h
of office to support the Const! u ion 0/
the United States and bas violated that!
oath 3nd engaged in >n, is dis-'j
franchised. This clause, as far as the
executive or ju lieial officers of a State
are coneerred, dues not erilarge'tho class
subject to disfrancLiscmcnt, because ihe
officer breaking tbe rath must alsi be
‘a judicial executive officer’ as a State
according to the rule hereinbefi ro men
tioned Thus a malitia officer or a no
tary public, who had taken said oa'h,
would not bn disfranchised under this
clause, because be is not held to boa
State judicial or executive officer.
All officers of the Uaitsd States, both
civil and military, who have violated
their oaths, are of course disfranchised.
5. ENGAGING IN INSURRECTION OR RE
CEI.I.ION AND Ol TING AID AND COMFORT
These, without concurrent holding of
one of the designed offices, accompani
ed by the taking of thn oath ofdfi'e,
do not work disfranchisement. The
two elements must concur, and in the
order mentioned, for a person who has
held a designated office and had taken
the oath and had not afterwards partici
pated in a rebellion, may stfely take
the registration oath.
The cIaUS" 1 , however, comprehend?
evety rebellion which has taken place
in the United Stats; and every f ireign
war in which the United States has ever
been engaged. A person, therefore,
who pave aid and comfort to tho ene
mies of the United States in the war
with Great Britain of 1812, or in tl c
war with Mexico in 1847, would be
disqualified.
All persons who did any oveit net,
either individually or cffriihlly, or in a
civil or military capa i'y, in furtherance
of or for the purpose of promoting re
bellion, did, under the law, engage in
rebellion.
Soldiers compelled to service by con
scription, and slaves serving or aiding
by tho cimrnand of their masters, or, by
military or Ur, did not ‘engage in the
rebellion,’ are not disfranchised
Officers who, duriDg the rebellion,
discharged ofibial duties not incident
to the war, but iu preservati nos or
der and admini tration of law, are not
to be considered as engaged in rebellion
This applies to all offices of a purely civ
il character, such a« county and munic
ipal offices, and all others of like nature,
which were not created for the further
ance of war or the more effectual carry
ing on of hostilities.
Some direct overt act, done with in
tent to further tbe rebellion, is neces
sary t« bring the party within the pro
virion and moaning of the law ; and the
jerson applying for registration is not,
therefore, required to clear himself
from any taint of disloyalty incured by
mere disloyal sentiments or expres
sions.
More acts of common humanity or
charity arc not participations in rebell
ion, noi are forced coutribu ion or the
compubory payment of taxes in aid
of the rebcilion ; hut voluntary contri
butions, subsi ription. to loans, and
even organ’z and contributions of food or
or necessary supplies, except
of a stninig sanity character, are to be
classed with ac which di?qu»Mly.
DUTUS AND POWERS OF REGISTRATION
It ARDS.
No other oath can bn required of, or
administered to any applicant fur regis
tration but that contain.d in the Sup
plementary not Any other w uld he
extra-judicial aud without outhority,
and false swearing could not he assign
ed as perjury upon such unauthorized
all.
No authority is given tn ont r into
any outside inquiry into the qualifica
tion of thn applicant. If he take that
oath Iris name must go upon the regis
try ; the board cannot enquire whether
be has sworD falsely or truly ; that in
quiry must bo reserved to tho court
which may afierwards have jurisdiction
to try him on au indictment for perju-
T-
Iu superintending the election! it is
tbe duty of the boards to reccivo the
votes of the persons whoso names are
up for registration, and to reject all oth
ers. Thcro is no provision anywhere
to discharge or falsify, or to add a sin
gle name to the registration, or to eraso
a single name which appears upon it
Education of Southern Girls.—
A society has been formed in Baltimore
upon the following basis :
I. The society shall be called “The
Society for the liberal edueation of
Southern Female Children,” anl shall
have for its members all ladies who will
contribute five dollars per annum to
wards its support.
11. The object of tho Society shall
be the educarion and support of female
children from the Houth, whom the ca
lamities of war have deprived of other
means of education, and whoso families
and friends shall bo willing to entrust
them to the Society to be cared for, and
educated iu the religious faith ap
proved by their parents or nearest
friends.
MARKETS.
Mobile, Juno 4.—Cotton, sales 225
bales; market easy 5 Middlings, 24Ja
26. Keceip‘B, 19 bales.
Savannah, June 4.—-Cotton good
demand j middlings firm at 26c.; sales
275; receipts 360.
New York, June 4, p. m •‘-Cotton
firm, with fair demand ; sa’es 2,400
bales; Middlings, 275a28.
Macon, June 4. — Cotton — a good
and active demand for tho better
grades of Cotton existed to-day, but
the offering stock was rather light.
All put upon the market of the belter
grades found ready purchasers at 21c,
Columbus, June 4. Demand slack
er than on Saturday blit prices were
on a basis of 2lc for Northern Mu'*
dlings—buyer paying tax—remaining
uncharged
lleciipts 24 bales. Fhipmsnts CO,
gMWWDUW—BW ■ ■■■! gJIfiUU .-Mgwn—
»Yt/r *1 ft vcrtiseiHcn ts .
TO K UIN TA j
'priFl front room over the store of Itj-s A
1 Harden—up stairs Very pleasant l„r
a bed room o oifi-c, applv to
jiine7:3: H.'ll 11A it DRV.
XOTiCK.
' p\VO months a’tea date application will be |
I made to tile 6'<urt of O.dinary of Ter- •
rail county for leave to sell the real estate be- |
longing to the estate of P. A. Waller, late of
said couniv, deceased.
MARY L. WALKER,
. j ineluds Adin’x.
11. T COX, OF TKNN ] [j L COX, Ot TENS'.
H. T. COX & BROTHER,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
I'OHS I 'TSI S Til E E TANARUS,
ATLANTA, GEO.
Prompt attention given to Sale ofProduee, I
Groceries, andGenctal Merchandize,
and Filling Orders tor Pioduce
or Merchandise.
Terms Cash, or city drafts at short date.-
REFEKEXCES :
Wilson Burns & Cos., Ilopkins, Harden k
K"mp, Bali inn,re, Cowan, Dickinson & Cos , 1
Knoxville, W. W..limes k Jones, J. R. |
Crumley, Bristol, Teaa. Palmer, Stuart k
Cos , Saltviile, Va. june7:tf
Commencement Exercises.
FUKLOW
MASONIC FEMALE COLLEGE.
AMERZCI7S, GA.
11l [IE Commencement Exercise, of this In*
J sti uiion »ill uke place ou Sumlav, Mou
thy, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Ifiib, 17ib
18th I9th of June. The Commencement Ser
mon will be preached on Sunday lii;h, by
Rev. Joseph i5. Key, of Macon. Annual Or
ation on Wednesday 19:h, by Hon. James
Jackson.
The publio are respectfully invited to at
tend. W. A. WILSON,
jue7:2t President.
~ c^UTiojsr.
ALL persons are hereby forewarned against
trading for a promtnissorv no'e giveu
by the undersigned to M. S. Class, for the
sum of sixty dollars, as I will not pay the sum
unless compelled bv law. J. L. ACREE.
june7 ’67:3t
DENTISTRY!
DR. R. NOBLE, of America*, es
tablished, a permanent branch office, at
Dawson, Ga., at Jones’ Hotel —where him
self or brother, Dr. J. Noble, may b3 found
at all times, prepared to perform nil op
erations belonging to tbe profession of Den
tistry —both Surgical and Mechanical. lie
has the
NITROUS OXIDE GENERATOR,
with wh ; ch he manufactures pure NITROUS
OXIDE GAS, as pleasant to b eathe as ihe
air, and safer to use than any other
ic known. He keeps always on hand a plen
tiful and good stock of this pas, wbh the use
of which be extracts teeth without pain. As
he has had twelve years' experience in the
practice of
up with all the late improvements in his pro
fession, he feels confident of giving entire sat
isfaciioifto all who may fii'or him with their
patronage.
He also has tbe Local Anaes hctic, for ex
tracting teeth without pain, by a freezing pro
cess.
He takes this method to return thorks to
all f ormcr patrons for their liberal patronage;
at the same time solicit ft a continuance of tbe
same. j tine 7:6m R. NOBLE.
I.Etl SMIEIIIFE N.f/.*.>•.
W *' * old t,efore *h« Court H 0.,,
m" T,,w " o' Stirksvilk " *
* < V Bth * ?rßt Turgiay Iu July flett, theft.
lowing prorerty to wit ; west half of lot J
lind no I3S in the 14 dial., of Lee co L»»-
I ‘d on as (he properly of W. H. McKjh.nl
.a.rifv TiizH fa'siniy ban*, “LS
V. Vihen. Iroperty pointed outby W H
MoMihen. 1 “•
Also at the same lime and place will k.
sold the following pmpertT to Wit - Lot of
land No 91, in the )4ih dist. Levied on ..
the property of bill.. Bowen to *atiafVi.i,
7ax fi las in my hands. 10 t»0
Also at the fame time end place will be fold
the following property to wit: One two horse
wagon. Levied on as Hie property of Wade
11. M;ms, lo satisfy one T<s fi fa. 9
Also «t the fame time and place, will bd
sold the follewing property to wit: Lot
land, No. f.9 in the 14’h dial., of Lee co-!
Levied on as the property of James Skra).
to sati-fv one Tax fi fa. J. G. M. Kiknok **’
■) uue7:tl ' t - Dpi’y Slte’ff.
(;FO It a IA, Terrel I
' A Terrel, Superior Court Mav Term iVaa
r.-omas Sealey, \ Lihel for DiftJ;
M rryAnn’sealev. \ Co urt^"*"
Rule to perfect service
It appearing to the Court by relurn ofthw
sheriff that the Defentant in the above stated
case dois not reside in this State.
It is on motion of the counsel ordered that
said Defendant appear and answer at the
next Term of tin Court; else that the ciso
be cons dered in default and the Plainti|Val
lowed to proceed. And it is further ordered
that this rule be published ; n the Dawson
Jon-nal, once a month for four months.
A trne extract from the minutes of the Su
perior Court. J. C. F. t-LARK,
June7:lam-tm
UEOKGM, Terrell Cotiuiyr
.VI 1 crrell Superior Court, May Term lg*7
Lncy Jackson 1 Libel („ r Dj rorc ;
p . , j'V , f in Superior
K chard Jackson. ) Court.
R lc to perfect service.
It appearing to the Court, by the return of
tin PHcnlf that the Defendant in the abotg
stated cause does not reside in this countv
and it ftirthei appearing that he does not re
side in this .State,
It if on motion of counsel ordered that said
Defendant appear and answer at the next
term of the Ccn-t el-e ’hat the cause be con
sidered in default and the Plaintiff allowed
to proceed. And it is further ordered that
this shoold be published ih the Lawson Jour
nal once a mouth for four months.
A tine extract Ironi the minutes nfihe Su
perior Court. _ J. c. F. CLARK, CVk.
junc7:l.mi4m
etstTa BHGON.
lACOif & COim
15,000 11 g Bacon,
5,000 Btisliels CV.rfc.
Time nnt'i )s’h October, when desired, ai
reduced rates Lien’s on t op«, and good ac
ceptances required.—before Shipment.
(iOod stock of Groceries on hand.
.5. W. FEARS & LA WTO A *
3d ?t., M+l€OJH' Qji.
j .re 7
& a’4 a 1 n v/l l mmm* e*- i sot.
COUN, (O >, COUNi
Special and Particular Notice: tull cult
ON K TITKLFTH.
To th • farmers, Planters, and cif’zonj*
erally ol the surrounding country Lor k tn»
vmir infect. o*irp to tlie prepstire of th*
t ine*, aud the pcarcity of tin*
m magerfl of tho “Stonewall Mil’s,” of B. ker
county Ga., will from thi« date tiM the fi «t
dav of August- id x\ do the griu li'g for tV
public at one—tue'fth toll—instead of tli<#
eighth as is the law and custom now, Tliini.*
not done vvii-li any mniici us intention of in
juring o'her Mills (for competition is the hfa
of trade.) but for the ben# fit cf the public ;
know i ig tiiat starvation is Maii g many rs
our ci iz ns in the face, it behoov- s them to
take care of ail the little, for ii is littles list
make a mickle.
THE COUNT MILLS!
The c 111 ills a-e now in covnph t<* order for
buduees. The m ist improved machitiei v h«s
been procured in the construction of theee
m IN, and the meal produced i* not *CTpA*scd
(if equaled) in our country. The capacity of
these Mills is sufficient to grind for all the stir
rounding couutr? and everybody else.
Attached to these Mills is a Bolt, which
will be in opera'ion in a short time—thereby
giving those not able to purchase flour at
the starvation prices now demanded, a chance
to have a wholesome cake, waffle or batter-
C k THE FLOURING MILLS!
Those Mills are now in complete order, end
ready tor bu-iners. They cannot be equall
ed in South Western Ga., neither excelled in
the mahufaciure ol tlnur by auy mills in the
Southern country. They have been fitted up
expressly for mamifaetnring merchantable
‘lour, an l for custom grinding. A supply of
wheat will ass ion as possib'e be supplied
with any quani'y and quality of flour desired.
TBE CARDING MAftllllK.
This machine oas been fitted up at a heavy
cost, and placed under the care and eupervis
-1 ion of an accomplished c»rder, J/r, William
Jackson, who is fre-h horn the Manchester
Fan tories of England.
It is now warranted to make good rolls ac
cording to the quality of wool.
The Terms ate cents per 5) for plain
carding, when oil or greasy is lurniehed by
j the customer. If furnished by the Mills, >5
cents will be charged. The terms for mixed
cirding, wil he2o ee fc< per It.* When oilor
grease is furnished by the customer ; or 25
cents, if furnished by the Mills.
Provisions, wool, or money, taken in P*J“
ment.
“SAXY MILLS.”
These Mills will food be in successful op
eration. Satisfaction is guaranteed, when
contracts are m2«Je. The terms for square
lumber will he reduced to the old standard
SI,OO per Lund. Roughedge @ $0,60 cenifc
“itice JTIllls.”
Thsse Mills will be in successful operation
in time for the present crop. They are at
present needing repairs.
The ‘‘Stonewall Mills*’ have been tebuilt
and fitted up entirely with a view to the pub
lic good, as well as private. The builder o'
these mills is one of our most esteemed citi
zens, and an accomplished and finished mr*
chanicand millwright, Seaborn J. Thomae —-
The intention, and if shall be tbe practice,, j*
close attention will insure i«) of tbeae
to deal exactly on the “square” of justice
all. If an) customer should be wronged ou
of the value of “one cent” at these Mi
through the negligence or wilfulneie
operative.
We are responsible, ana wiH satisfy
just or reasonable claims for such damages.
The arrangements of lots for stock at t ie*®
Mills is complete. . .
The patronage of « generous public i*
estl, solicited by „ fVB V,
,junc7:lt ’ «*•