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GEORGIA WEEKLY ^STTKriON.
VOL. I—NO. 24.1
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 1868.
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Congress and Rkconstcction.—It will
bo seen by our dispatches from Washing
ton, that Congress is dissatisfied with the
progress of Reconstruction, and that mea<
surcs ore under consideration for the re
moval of those civil officers In the South-
ernStates who arc using their official pat-
onngcto defeat reconstruction#
Misrepresentation.—Nothing is ever
gained by It. The sooner a certain class
of editors we know of learn this practical
lesson, the less they will And to trouble
thorn. It Is hot only a contemptible spe
cies of warfare; it Is degradldg to the par
ties who resort to It. No man can
respect himself alter having wllftilly mis
represented the position or motives of an
other. Wo only regret, for the good name
of the profession, that creatures so low and
destitute of manliness have any connec
tion whatever with tho public press.
Tub State Constitutional Convention.
This body reassembles to-morrow. There
will be a Rill quorum presont. 'The lessons
of tho past four weeks, *we believe not to
have bech wholly lost. Many of tho would-
be leaders have boon so eminently success
ful In disgusting everybody with their
schemes of plunder, that they will have to
take back seats. Sensible men can now be
heard. These will, It Is hoped, proceed at
once, to the discharge of the specific duties
before that assemblage#
A State Constitution is to be formed
Tills is the primary object of the Conven
tion. This done, the question of Relief
will demand attention. These arc the only
two points for immediate consideration;
and as the Committees have been in session
most of the time during the recent hoi (days,
it Is presumed they are fully prepared to
submit their several rcjvorts, and that they
will embrace the earliest opportunity of
doing so. Let these be acted upon with
promptness; and when the legitimate
work of the Convention shall have been
completed, as it may be in two weeks time,
let tlie Assemblage adjourn, and the mem
bers thereof return to their respective
homes.
What’s in a Name ?—They havo a “Con
servative” Club In Macon, also at Augusta
and Columbus. A similar organization
lias been bad In tills city, pledged to op
pose the Military Reconstruction measures,
hut It is called the “ Fulton County Demo
cratic Club.”
Personal.—In justice to Mr. Key, dele
gate from Meriwether, we desire to make
a correction. In every instance where
vote has been published, his name lias been
erroneously spelled, in consequence of the
printed list of yeas and nays being Incor
rect. The journals are correct, and as Mr.
K. is a gentleman who by no means de
sires to dodge any responsibility for his
action, we make this correction with pleas-
Impoktant Si it Decided.—In tho Cir
cuit Court at < hdbmooga. Tenn.. Judge
Adam* profiling a verdict has been order
ed l*y i lie jury !ti Die case of Briggs & Co.
x*. !<• Chattanooga Railroad
and the W. and A. Railroad for $6,100
against the former rt>ad. This suit was to
recover thirty-six bales of cotton shipped
by plaintiffs from Dalton about December,
I860. '
Suicides in Alabama.—Tho Montgom
ery Sentinel of Sunday says: “In ourpa-
l**r of yesterday we mentioned the suicide
«»f Mr. George IIardt,who shot himself in
a lit of mental depression. Our paper had
scarcely gone to press when we heard that
a very estimable young tuan, well known
in this city as a printer, had taken lauda
num with the view of relieving himself of
this world's troubles. Medical aid, wo learn
saved his life, and we hope he may be spared
for many years to empty bis stick and sec
that all the matter he has set up lias been
properly revised and corrected.”
Personkl of tiik Convention.—Speak
ing of the Georgia Constitutional Conven
tion, the Now York Tribune says:
"At least one-third of the members are
cx-rel>cl soldiers. The Democratic papers
havo been representing them as adventur
er-, Northern Radicals, contemptible par
tisans, the scum of the earth. But, In fact,
among our best friends in the South are
the men who fought bravely in the South
ern armies, and now, accepting their defeat
with soldierly frankness, are anxious to
give their best energies to the reconstruc
tion of their States.”
The “Black Crook.”—Tlie final repre-
m utation of the “ Black Crook,'? took place
in New York on the afternoon of the 4th.
This was the 475th performance. The gross
amount received at the box office during
llie mu reri hes 760,000)
Democratic Meeting in Augusta.—At
a “Conservative” meeting, held In Augusta,
Saturday night last, it was resolved among
other things that they would "attempt to
throw no obstlcles In the way” of those
offiolals charged with tho execution of tho
Military Reconstruction Law.
The second resolution in tho ssrlcs ten
ders the thanks of tho meeting to Presi
dent Johnson for the removal of General
Pope.
Tho third resolution reads as Jollows:
That from the past history and exempla
ry character us n gentleman and an officer
of Major General George G. Meade, we be
lieve that lie will, in the discharge of the
different duties which devolve upon him os
military commander of District, No. 3, so
administer the laws which he Is sent to ex
ecute, as to render fair play and equal Jus
tice to all classes of our people, and to that
end we tender to him, in advance, tho as
surance that, to tho best of our ability, wo
will sustain and support him In lilt new
and trying position.
“ Gone Ur.”—Tho largo and extcuslvely
known dry goods house of L. C. Hopkins
& Co., of Cincinnati, lias failed for 91,000,-
000. Leavitt & Bcavis, another large house
In the same place, lias failed for a similar
amount.
Not Settled.—The Don Quixote affair
of “honor” which was on the tapis in
Washington some days ago, and which
originated in a Washington theatre, lias
not yet been settled.
Mortality in* Augusta.—There were,
during the past year 730 interments In the
Augusta Ceinetry. Six hundred and twen
ty of these were deaths in the city—210
whites, 400 blacks.
Tiik Trio.—There appears to be three dis
tinct political panics in Georgia: The Un
ion Republican or Reconstruction party;
the Democratic party: and the “Conserva
tive” party.
Foit Ratification.—Col. Toliver Towles,
of Alabama, has taken the stump in that
State In favor of the ratification of the
new State Constitution.
Idle Negroes.—Montgomery is said to
have more than her portion of idle ne
groes. They refuse to enter into contracts
for (lie ensuing year.
1ST Dcmopolls, Ala'„ lias been declared
a permanent Military Post.
Of* Judge Bitstccd, of Alabama, is get
ting well..
CSr Gen. John B. Gordon, of tills city
was ill Montgomery, Ala.. Saturday.
ty There wero 17,186 bales of cotton In
store, in Montgomery. Ala., on the nth inst.
For tho Opinion.]
llcllcf.
\s to Live in Washington.
»• has purchased a lot In Wish
pr»|iovcs to build a residence
i-1 bought that ho will go Into
There Is a strong pressure
•••• rotaries of War and' of (lie
from army officers, instead of
civilians. < .
Gen. So; ■
Geii.Khoriu
ington. .iimI
ihereon. I
the Win*
to have the
Navy chon i
from union.■
Unppofi h
RpCCtll* ' 1 I!'’.'
iorh*t\ thru
ring •• bbti
ence l* .
taste.
tlr l • wife of Solicitor Martin, Of
Mobile, * < out in a card, defendlug her hua-
bau.l .fi.isr Incarcerated Ibr. shooting
Judge i ;«i -tecd—against what sheitylcs the
misrepresentations ol the Mobile.jfress.
signal.—An editor Of a rc-
v 'paper seeking personal no-
i i !us own Journal by refer-
’ v hen such pertonal refer-
„er necessary nor. In good
All equitable measure of Relief would
meet with no material objection from
among the People. It will, on the contrary,
be supported by tho masses, irrespective of
mere party affiliation*. Our farmers, me
chanics and laboring men arc oppressed
with an incubus of old debts—debts con
tractcd before and during the war, and
predicated upon property In slaves. That
upon which debts was predicated, is no
longer property; it has been swept away
by tho war. The creditor is not responsi
ble for this; am) it would he a hardship
now to sell him out of house and homo In
order to satisfy a claim predicated upon
property in negroes.
The Banktrupt Law may bean admirable
means of relief for the mu reliant or busi
ness man. But it is not so easily adapted to
the present necessities of the small farmer
and poor man, whose spirit is broken, and
whose energies are completely wasted un
der tho pressure of old debts. The mer
chant, for instance, who purchasdd twenty
thousand dollars worth of goods, sold these
at greatly reduced rates in order to realize
ready money, but who is unable to meet
his engagements, can easily pay his 9260
and go Into Bankruptcy. Not so, however,
with the planter or small farmer, who can
not, under existing circumstances, raise so
much as two hundred and fifty dollars in
cash. They have their laud, however, and
a scanty supply of provisions and agricul
tural implement*. With these, they can
make another crop, and thus saVo them
selves and families from starvation. But
if these arc to lie sold at Sheriff's sale to
satisfy old debts, there is nothing in storo
for them but hopeless ruin. The people
must have relief. That party or organiza
tion which can afford this, will receive the
People's support at the ballot.
Planter.
For the Opinion.]
A correspondent of tfie Xew Era
thinks it strange that “out of three papers
published In Atlanta we have not u straight
out Democratic paper.”
I would ask, In tiiis connection, what has
become of a certain Democratic Adminis
tration paper, established in October, 1806,
in the city of Atlanta, by fluids raised by
tho Democratic Johnson Union Club, of
Washington City? lias that paper been
discontinued? Was it subsidized by a
(mail sum of money appropriated. In th o
interest of the Grant movement. In tKc
spring of 1807 ? I ask for In formation.
Old Line Democrat .
A hint to the Convention.—No Ju dl-
clal officer or court of the United Sta tes
has ever yet declared a local law or on? ln-
anccof a Territory unconstitutional.
An Interesting divorce ease fif< said
to be in prospect in Columbus,
TELEGBAPUIC INTEIXIGE1VOE.
From the New YoriTpresi Association.
Congressional. |
Washington, Jan. 0.—Senate.—A memo
rial was presented, favoring a steamship
.lino henco to Liberia*
Also, one by Mr. Sumner, from the FreedJ
men of Elizabeth City, N. C„ stating that
the land owners Weto driving them from
the lands their industry, hf d purchased, and
askingredrew. . J
Mr. Norton, of Indiana, introduced a hill
compelling fell prosecutions for violations
of tho Revenue laws, and forbidding com
promises.
The case of Mr* Thomas, Senator elect
from Maryland, was taken up, discussed^
and postponed. ,
Tho cotton tax came up; and was poalj
poned until to-morrow.
The anti-contraction Wll came up, blit
Was postponed with the understanding (hat
it comes up immediately a.Tcr the disposi
tion of tho cotton tax.
The Senate adjourned.
House.—A variety of bills and resolu
tions were introduced, among Ahem one to
create local steamboat inspector*, with
office at Cairo, Illinois; also to juako St,
Joseph a port ot delivery; also on-* to au
thorize Clerks of Recorder's Courts Jo ad
minister the oath ot Bankruptcy.
Mr. Upson, of Michigan, Introduced a
resolution directing the Coinmilt De
construction to inquire into the expe
diency of authorizing the several Con
stitutional Conventions elected under
the Rcconstuetion Acts, in the States
lately in rebellion, to appoint all civil
officers, whether State or county, in
said States, to act temporarily, and until
tho said State Constitutions shall lie adopt
ed therein, and officers shall be chosen and
qualified to fill said offices; nnd that for
this purpose, «aid Conventions may remove
all civil officers now acting in said States,
etc.
Mr. IloutwCll, of Massachusetts moved
to amend the resolution by adding, “T«
instruct the Reconstruction Committee h.
inquire into the expediency of authorizing
the General of the army to detail officers
for service in said States; also into the ex
pediency, of constituting said States each a
separate Military District under command
of tho General of the army; and. also, as
to tho expediency of providing additional
legislation to secure the elective franchise
to all; and, also, to declare, by net of Con
gress, that tho provisional government* set
up in said States by order of the acting
President are not Republican forms of gov
ernment.”
Mr. Upson accepted the amendment.
Mr. Chandler, of New York, moved to
lay the whole subject on the table. .Vot
agreed to—yeas 28, nays 60.
The resolutions wore then adopted.
Mr. Kldridge offered a resolution of
thanks to General Hancock, in accordance
with the President’s message. Tabled—86
to 28.
Mr. Washbnrne, of Wisconsin, offered a
resolution declaring that the House utterly
condemns the conduct of Andrew John
son, acting President of tho United States,
for his action In removing the gallant sol
dier, General Sheridan, from the command
of the Fifth Military Dist rict, and that the
thanks of the House are due Grant for bis
letters of August last condemning tho act
of said acting President for his removal of
Secretary Stanton, a* well as for the en
dorsement of General Sheridan in relation
to affairs In the State of Texas. Adopted-
yeas 82, nays 25.
Bill making eight hours a day's -work
was passed.
Tho measure expediting the payment of
bounties occupied the House to tho ad
journment.
ITI l*cr III menu •».
Mr. Thornton will rc-o|ion negotiations
on the cotton claim*.
The pressure to employ the negroes on
the general rebuilding of the Mississippi
levees is becoming utrong. Xtiiiihcrlca*
letters are received by official* urging It.
The President ha* received a dispatch
from Mobile, signed, by many lawyer*, ask
ing the appointment of K. Grindin. vice
Martin, M ho shot Busteed.
The debt state! Aeutls postponed until to-
morrow.
Internal Revenue receipts to-day 800.V
-V inuiT!"- rnr^n*«7W|
summons commanding the Sheriff to sum-J ferred to the Committee on Military Af*
mon Wager Swayne to appear at the next fairs.
term of said court,to answer tho complaint The Speaker announced Garfield, Poland
of said Williams. As it was thought that and Pruyn on the 'Smithsonian bequests.
General Swayno would leave Sunday tnor- j A bill preventing whisky tax frauds was
ning, Mr. Hubbard directed the Sheriff, If, introduced. Jt forbids the withdrawal of
General Swayno could not be found at ;spirits from bottU, under any ’ elremn-
headquarters, to gqto Ids private room and stances, until the bill tax is paid. Passed,
sctvfethe process on him. The Sheriff ex- * The nousc went Into Committee of the
cctited the summons, ami on Monday inor- Whole, when Carey spoke in favor of pay-
nlng Mr. HubWl received the order sub- lug the debt In legal tenders,
pending him from the further discharge ot Tho House adjourned,
his duties. znisceliauewua.
Virginia Convention. j The bill for expending bounty payments
v IRG1KIA, Jan. t—Dl the Convention the autborhr.es the employ lueut of twenty-two
Comtalitce reported tho result of their In- additional clerks in the Second Auditor's
teryjowj with General Schofield, that he office.
\vou)d*'Vdor from time to time the pay
m«il*ortU6 expenses of the OonVeutton
by the State Treasurer.
Mr. Ilunnicutt offered a resolution for
relief from political disabilities of those
who have aided reconstruction, which lie
supported In an earnest speech. In which
he safe? lie was in formed (hat In many coun
ties, unless this is done, there would not
be persons qualified to fill the offices after
the State 1b reconstructed. Laid on the
table till to-morrow.
The Bill of Rights w as taken up, and the
Alabama Convention Bill of Rights was
offered as a substitute. No action was
taken.
A resolution was adopted limiting
speeches on the Rili of Rights to fifteen
minutes. Adjourned.
The Register, a new Republican paper of
the strictest sort, upjieared to-day—Col. A.
Wlicldou, editor.
JgThG clothing house of Bowman & Strook,
was burned to-night. Loss 930,000.
Case of A. A. Bradley.
Savasnau, Jan. 0.—A. A. Bradley, the
Boston negro, was tried in the Mayor’s
Court this morning, and convicted of riot
ous and disorderly conduct, disturbing the
peace. He was'sentenced to pay one hun
dred dollars or ninety days imprisonment
and ten days for gross contempt of the
court. Great excitement among the ne
trot's.
l.oul.liina Convention.
New Oki.kan.. Jim. G.—The Convention
to-day (tot as Car as the Twenty-Second
Article of tho Constitution, those article
•dopted relating to State legislation and
.piMrtionment of representation.
t ire a, Indian.la.
Cal,a#tun, .lull. 0.—Information lias
licon reoekitfd that all the business portion
of Iiidltn«Uf«mdetroyed by lire on the
3d Instant. itow *100.000. -Vo insurance.
Tho Custom Route ami llfty other build
ing* wen- destroyed. Supposed to lw the
work of an incendiary,
,'A Hu re lu-S JncInnolA.
-Levitt A Be'
vis. dry
Custom, for the week two millions.
Itrmovul kjr «»„ nwajruo.
Montoou.iiy, Jan. Gen. Swayne to
day Issued tho follow |ng order, tvhi.-fl; was
posted on the door 0 f tlic Circuit Cle.'k. for
this county:
Hkaiki'u 'okc't. op C ivil Ami ie-
“ nXTOouKHY. Jan. Ik lues.
C. K. 1Mb ,rd. Ktg., Clerk of the <7ir.w«
Court of Montgomery county, Ala.:
Sir—By direction of the Brevet Mtd> w
Qenaral commanding, yon nre hereby sits -
pended u clerk of lira Circuit Court ol ’
Monty oranry county, .ml will accordingly
**■^8 to perform the dtitle. of .itch office
U| tf il further order*.
lam,air. very respectfully.your ohodl-
'ent servant. S.C. Ukxknk.
Brevet Major Gen. U. 8. A. A LI. C.
Tim following arethe reasons for the sus
pension of Hr. Itnbbord:
On Saturday a complaint was died In Die
olllee of the Clerk Of tlm Circuit Court by
John T. Morgan, attorney at law, for a per
son named frank Williams, who claimed
tlie min of tt00,000 u damage, for the al
leged folse Imprisonment of liliiitclf by
Wager Swayne. at Selma. Dallas county.
The Imprisonment took place during last
year.
On the tiling of the complaint, the Clerk
Cincinna i Jr j.,0.
goods merchant#-ns-e failed.
Washl ugton lien,.
Wa.hikoton, .lid*- 7.—Jlr. Howard
■Stanton report takes t.'w ground that Stan
ton favored the rceii-tacts, while
the President evinced a dls.uosltion to dis
regard them, and even seize, l. r possible, tlie
reins of absolute power. This 1 startling
purpose was a part of Jolinso n* s rci| 1
ground of (I inference between tlie Pre sident
and Stanton. Stanton had the legal r V'lt
to refuse resignation. Circumstances Jus
tified Stanton's action. The repot com
bats all of tho President's positions, pine-
lug the President in tlie light of a false ac
cuser. and closea with a resolution that tlie
Senate do not concur in Stanton's suspen
sion. Tlio report impeaches the President',
voracity regarding the New Orleans riots.
Pennsylvania legislature.
IlAimismiBO, Pa. Jan. 7.—If nine lle-
pukllcan. persist us at present In refusing
to go Into the Republican caucus, tlie Dein-
'oernts Will have the organization of the
itonse. Intense excitement prevails.
1'itovidknck. It. I.. Jan.7.—TheBoanl of
Aldornien refused licence for the exhibi
tion of Mrs. I.lneoln’s wardrobe.
Cngrenl.aal.
Washington. Jan. 7.—Sennit.—Mr. Sum
ner introduced a hill oliollsltliftt tlie Knst-
rrnand extending the jurisdiction of the
Western District Court over Texas.
Mr. Wilson Introduced n bill vacating
certlan odices in Georgia, nnd authorizing
the Convention to till them. Ordered
printed.
An unsatisfactory dlscmston as to who til
er the hill passed before tlie recess, abol
ishing color and distinction In tlie district
was a law. anise.
The matter was referred to the Judicia
ry Committee.
The cotton question -vns resumed, and
after a long argument ami numberleM
amendments, the bill was passed to the tol
lowing efi'ect:
Tho tax le iua|k-m]«l during ldOtk on cot
ton grown during that year. This suspen
sion Is not to be construed Co pro vent the
regular levy of tlio tax alter 1808. The
duty on new cotton Imported Into ti'io Uni
ted States, from April 1st. l.’kW, to A.prll 1st,
1SC9, is suspended,
The bill goes buck to tlio Ho.tse t or con-
ci irrcnec.
Tlie Semite adjourned.
, Special llevcnuo Com. pl**l'«ner
We-'Ja’ report was submitted.
• The bill expediting the pay; Kent *>f
bou idles was resinned, and an amc ndment
refe rrlng the clslnu of negro soli ller. to
the Kreodmcn's Bureau for examl. nation,
was adopted, ami tlie bill paued.
T'ne hill lor the sale of the Iron clai * *“
pawed.
The Election Committee reported li > fl "
vor of swearing In Mr. Trimble, from I ..... ™ , , n.
tll(i j. yi arcorn U dull In Cloveland, Tonnct-
A Joint resolution for the sale of s**i at lixty cants.
There was a short Cabinet session to-day.
Howard and Grant ahsont.
Gens. Grant nnd Sherman had a pro
traded Interview at the War Olllee.
Mr. Wilson's bill, presented *- -h>v, va
cates the office of Governor, Set t.y of
State, TreAsurer, Comptroller and Surveyor
General of Georgia.
Secretary Seward was before the Senate
Committee on Foreign notations regard
ing tcrritorlul acquisitions.
Mr. Schenek stated in Congress that there
are four hundred thousand barrels ot
whisky in bond on which the tax is due.
amounting to forty millions.
Internal Revenue Receipts to-day Siitln,-
000.
Tiic debt statement shows one hundred
mol eight and a half millions, and coin
twenty-live and three-quarter millions
currency in the Treasury. Tlie public debt
has Increased during the mouth nearly
seven millions.
It Is said tlie President will assign Gen.
Granger to the command of tlie 8tih-Dis
trict of Alabama.
houlslAiin State Fair.
New Oklkaxs, Jan. 7.—Tlie lamlsiaim
State Fair commences here to-day, attract
ing large numbers of strangers. Two
steam plows are on exhibition.
Lottlklsnm Convention.
la tlie Convention yesterday, -Mr. Black
burn offered a series of resolutions pro
viding that the warrants of the Convention
bear eight por cent, iutercst from tlie dntc
of tlie assembling of the Convention until
(Kild Into tlie Stale Treasury, making thorn
receivable for all dues to tlie State, and pro
hibiting the tax receivers from receiving
any warrants other than those issued by
the Convention.
Mr. Cooley opposed it on the ground of
the illegality of the proposed measures,
and offered a substitute providing Unit tlie
tax receivers pay into the Treasury tlie
identical hinds collected. Itnr.li were re.
ferrod to n committee of three, which ro-
ported to-day iu favor of Mr'. Cooley's snli-
stitiltc, which was adopted after a stormy
debate.
In debate to-day one member was asked
liiK opinion or the constitutionality'of the
reconstruction laws, gave It as ids individ
ual opinion Chat they were unconstitution
al. and offered u> quota Stevens to the some
effect.
Frans and via Wusblngtvn.
Washington. Jail. 8.—Tlie negro Guide
Thornton, while coming from chinch w ith
two women, happened to run against an
unknown negro, who stabbed Thornton to
flic heart mid escaped.
Tlio licit at Harrisburg continues.
Tiro Ohio Democratic State Convention
lias assembled. Tlie favorite candidate
Pendleton for President; Tlmnnm
for United States Senator.
Cihl'aoo. Jail 8.—Brigliow. Stone A Co,
l»rk iiackers; Co. Norton & Co- ulnae
dealers, havo foiled.
Death af L'ol. .Hurray-.
NxwYoiiK.Jan.8.—Col. Murray, lnspc
tor of Customs, nt Panama, died to-day.
quick Tloie.
Tiie French Steamer Louisiana made a
trip from SU Nustlolr (7) to Aeplmvall, .1,784
miles. In sixteen days and nine hours.
Tiik Bviciok or Mna. Priest—st Sad
Story—An Affectiouaf Letter.—On New
Year’s Eve. wliilo the Joy holla were ring
ing forth Joyous peals In honor of tlie ad
vent of tho New Year, and whilst a thous
and heart* heat happy with anticipation*
of pleasure, a devoted woman sat In her
lonely apnrtment. weeping a* she penned
the lines of sail farewell that told the story
ofunrequltted love, and the heart-broken
creature's determination to seek mi escape
from an unbearable misery In sell destruc
tion. The name of the woman wa* Mr*. J.
i'rlcat, and tlio following are briefly the
K irtieular* ot tier sad and painful story:
er husband, who resides In New Orleans-
separated from her, when alone and un
friended she cam* to New York. and. after
some time spent in an unavailing struggle
to obtain suilatdu employment, she was at
length engaged In the capacity of casjilcr
nt the Wetmore House. Being unable to
discharge the dntle* of this position, and
being absolutely tired of existence, the un
fortunate woman determined on commit
ting suicide. Accordingly she procured s
quantity or opium, with which on Tuesday
she cairied her design Into execution. A
number of letters wero round under her
pillow, among them tlie following to her
husband:
Deceubxr M.—Dear,dear Si—When you
got this 1 am no more. All I asked for In
this world was your love; It was denied
me. You have cast me from you as you
would a dog. I cannot live without you;
my heart It broken; 1 havo left your fond
ly picture* and your slipper* with Anno
Asmlrc. If you wish you can wrtto to her
and she will give you ftirtlicr particulars.
May you bo happy and remember your
ever-loving bnt heart-broken Mima.
In a letter so tho friend above alluded to,
the unfortunate woman says: “When Isaw
von yesterdav. you little supposed that It
was the last time you would look upon me.
When you said 1 looked pale. I Intended to
• t:»e Opinion.] •
TUe Medical Collcfrc.
YAIRFIELD, Qa., bee. 20, j8C7.
1 was much a«lo!)laIiud not Jon# einro
in bavin# iliiufivcrtautiy thrown Into;my
hands* a circular -J^netl l>y J. W, Prlccl 14.
D., of the r}ty of Atlanta, (uttlnjr forth (.’l
no very enviable Iljglit the iifeecnt comli-
thm ol tin* Medical College in the “Gate •
rity.** With all due re*pect to tlie author,
tVhat docs it mean? I have ever looked
upon that Institution In the most favorn-
hlo Hffht. Rut tlio dfttemenD made in the
pamphlet have a?ton|ghcd me, and if true,
I am free to confer that I fully ' toecml
with many Intolii^ent medical gentlemen
(with whom 1 have converted on the *tit>-
Jeet) in tlio opinion that the school under
ita present management K to all Intents
and purpose*, a fiemnet concern, ajul can
never again prosper until the Trustee* arc
permitted to control and direct it ill fli n t
accordance with the terms nnd provision*
of Its original Charter. A* 1 have heard
conflicting opinion* expressed touching
tlie correctness of tlie<e astounding stitte-
nt'\ and as I have seen no reply cltli< r
from tlie Faculty or Trustees contradicting
I feel that there can be no Improprie
ty In asking through your journal a few
Ilona:
<i the or dinal charter authorize the
e institution?
•d w Jtliolit the
I>i<» the.orL-i-
Tnwt.M
t*» perpetu
Was the amendment pt
knowledge of the Tru.-t
mil charter r. , -
nil courses ot k« t m e > U fore he could lie r»-
omnii'iidcd tolheTriistcc n for gradual ion ?
Did tlie amen lnik'Dt repeal ib.it* edauhe and
give to the Faculty the right, -to confer
the degree of Doctor <»t’ Medicine upon
such in .-indi m-uiwr and unUvr
uch iir:nmat«/.: ,i« may, to the l'roteMH-
T*, seem tit and pri»|H*r?” Does ^thl*
amendment al. o give to the Faculty the
right to “either appoint. «?lect, hire or re
move any member of tiicdr Faculty, with
ithout cau*v f wio never t«» tiiom it
seem fit and proper.” Did ibn Trus
tees pass a resolut ion rejecting the amend
ment to the ritu u-r, ami repudiating the
'rofesrois eb eled by the FaeiiltyT Do»-s
be amendm. iit autiioiize the i-V'ulty. to
:ontrol tho buildings and apparatus? Can
tho Facultj legally appoint a time for
polling and closing a euiirn: of lectures,
without the co-operation of the Trustees ?
f they cannot, and the Faculty should
continue to teach, tho charjc which has
been made, that the Institution isu Mal(cul
Seminary or a private school, will
he sustained, and are the diplomas
granted by the present Faculty will
be illegal and void. Thi- is a natural
by Dr. Price in Ti!g circular, which.
If true, the Faculty ha\e, by an act of their
own, placed the Institution In Midi a con
dition that it cannot under the present
mliis of Medical education, and laws
JiJcIj have been passed by the profession,
lie recognized In any other light than a
r «i(c school.
A Mem it i:u of tiik G Mki» Association.
. Poit.’m Rkmov.min the
Washington corres|H»ndcncc of the Cincin
nati Enquirer (Democratic) we find the
following alleged cause tor the removal of
Gen. Pope:
The immediate cause of Pope's removal
o*e Ir
ideated to the
Alabama, taken
ISO), .showed lie
tU.000 blacks,
pitlatcd by Pope,
.dliebdlv
The'
oimnu-
the
late la
•IV KHUKHt W|»lias and
registration, as mani-
•uited in registering
4.(H!0 whites and IMMHKt (thicks. The negro
constitution is to be voted on the fourth of
February. The negroes have *<ati*Mvd
since registration to obtain place■« for the
year. To counteract I be cUccf of (fils
eliange of residence. Pope I*»u«h| tin order
allowing any negro to vote merely by mak
ing affidavit that lie hud registered. It
also provided that fourteen dav s preceding
the election Registers lluoiiglioiit the Stale
ghottld open the lift lixedav* forrcvl-ion.
Affidavit* arc lie fore tho President prov
ing that large numbers of nogrocH under
the age of twenty-one were ixninitted to
register and voteil, mid this would have
lieon rejieatcd. Gen. Meade will allow a
revision to be made, but It will lw* to have
honest Registers, nnd will require the
name* ot about twenty-live thousand ne
groes to be stricken oil', sis they were nqt
entitled to vote under this rub*. It I s * be
lieved the whites will (Infrat the negiv
Constitution by 12.000 majority.
General Akkistfd.—Huco
the close of the war. an lijd.letwolK >vp*
found against General i.ongitrcot^r^ren
«on. in the l Hired, .State* Court for the
eastern District of Tennessee.
His trial never t«M>k place, for various
One of thein whs that he
wa* in the
January
of K
whs that he puver
nov. <>r. TJidt'-mv,
al T.Ongstreet wiis
.Dngstree
train tn r»*tc for Washington, in
•onscqiieiice ot tiiesnuuh up near Loudon,
he missed the « oiineethui at KnoxVlileAimi
tuained over night id the Latnur House.
»o Knoxville Herald say* that aa tbetJep-
enil was alwuit to start next morn lug for
Washington, the Unitetl Statw Marshal.
wTUt a poHMN\ nppro.ielied him w ith a. war-
charge of tren-
son. L n tor tut lately lor tlie glory of Knox
ville, tlie warrant read “J. B. Longalreet,”
nnd as tiie General U known ut James
Longstreet, he was able to escape upon (he
train before tlie warrant could Ik* amend
ed; and Knoxville tints loses tho honor of
having a great trial for treason In her
midst. Wo fancy General Ixmgwtreet trill
give Knoxville a whtc heith hereafter, lirr
peivple are too llo^pituble to altipwr^kcd
itangcw. lf# .,
—— 9 1 *
Contraction of Tim t:oRiiENCY>~Tfte
Ictulitig mcrchnnU of lmilanaiK)li« t -ImL
held a meeting on Thursday, and passed
resolutions In favor of a contraction of tfie
currency, opposed to the accumulation of
gold In tlio Treasury, nnd hi favor ot fund
ing the gold interest bond* Into long
bonds not exceeding four por CeTtlAn-
terwt. •' •->,] ;B«J
