About Georgia weekly opinion. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1867-1868 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1868)
jp G E.O RjG,I Ay WEEKLY, ^ - 1 - - OPINION. THE WEEKLY OPINION, To isnEiutrs.—Wo yroulil tnko It M a gr«at favor, Jf Sheriffs anfl Olliers who loll land under process In this State, would re port to us the prices obtained, Tills tvoulu he an Item of Information to capitalists, and mlsht thereby Induct capital from abroad to make Investments lit rcht estate In many sections of the State. Onunn Ho. 0.—The order of Oenoral .Meade enforcing the Relief Ordlniinco of the Alabama Convention Is sensible and well timed, ar.d Indicates the policy which he may bo expected to pursue In reference to similar measures In this Sta^c. Tin: GnomSU NatkmWl Bank.—By tho quarterly statement of tho officers of this Bank, ns published In tho OriNion, a few days since, It was observed that III addition to the dividends declared, It lias « surplus fund of ,0,000. It f.moval or Civil Orricans.—It may bo safely assumed that tho removal of Gov. JrsKiss and other olvll officers of the Slate, Is only a question of time. Men who hold positions under mid by virtue of the .Military OceonsUdstloHi Acts, cauuot ex pect to retain thoso positions when they arc nslnp tholr iwrionnl Inlluence, and tho patronage of -'tltclr offices, to defeat the execution of tlnuo Acts. Such a thing would be an.absurdity. It would lie the substitution of the w 111 mid caprices uf officials forliaw. [®”Two Important matters Imvo been made the special order of the day for Mon day next—the report ol tho Standing Com mittee on a BUI of Bights, and the resolu tion anil amendments with reference to tho civil officers of the State. A vote of tho Convention will, wo suppose, he necessary to determine which shall lie ffr-t con- aldcred. Tin: I'lllCi: or Wo have received quite a number of letters from parties North, making Inquiries relative to tho price of laud in Georgia. Such Inquiries are encouraging, nnd they arc easily an swered. If there be parties North wishing to settle 111 Georgia, they can buy lands mth the money, almost at tliclr own price. There arc thousands of acres for sale within twenty miles of this city, that can be pur chased, for cash, at from two and a half to ten dollars per acre, according to quality, location, etc. Now U tho time to buy. lit live years from this time, (should tho State be restored to the rights and privileges of the Union. and placed under civil Govern ment.) the same lands will be rtady sale at from fifteen to fifty dollars per acre. To farmers with small cu.-li capital, In search nfiiomhs. de kmov of no better opening In trie Clilted snitU. or In nn.v of Its Ter- ritorira. equal to tlqit In the Northern mid Middle portion- of this State.' There never was a people so destitute ot money as the planter*, land owners and traders of Geor gia. They aro all in debt! tboy must have money; ei>n*cqrtently. there Is noconntry ,i,i earth where good Improved lands can tw bought so cheap. Let all come and see for themselves. Mlt.lTAKV OKOAXl/ATIONS IN THIS DlS- Tnit'T.—The War Department l(as received oopie* ol General Orders 108. Issued l>y ltrei it Major General l'ope. dated llead- qmil ters TltlW Military 1 District,, Dec. 27, which, after quoting section 8 of act of March A1S67, prohibiting tho organization of military forces in cither States of Vir ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas, provides that military organlaa- tlons of any character whatever, or the parading or banding together of bodies of armed men, under any circumstances what ever, except troops of the United States army In this Military District, are hereaf ter expressly prohibited, and Post Com manders will behold responsible for the strict enforcement of this order. A Tiibbat.—The Mobile Advertiser nnd Register, of tho 8th. contains tills sentence; •• For our owii part, wo do not believe that the Democracy of tho United States, which ■now iiicludimsile'rge majority of the na tion, will tmtlely sulititlt to n decision of a Presidential hltajtliw’wlnlt' thWb'on . tte has'.* of KiKOiistreithm In the South.” The lenience may lie ambiguous, but It lots us !,.■ . the mind of the writer; Democracy w „.: • :,-,elre]l wl|l ruin. There,Is no- tidi - i cry strange sir partloularly now In thl*. i' ' t'tiu ■' • ' ’' “•fnri,ris : MVCTt‘il( , ;‘A l Xis|K.”-Tlio Co-, lumlni* ITqquWer.sM* ithp ,pmii«utvat|q» „ h ,| Demdbrutloi iiarths arc one Mid tho .nine or »t lM«t Hint *-tlts*rv IVnodlfforcnec l» He ir polltioal'pljneftlSlv W,> m none In their neUoVdriM'ff why not unttb tho ttamciv etmjientnd tliem tnto one, or, wlint would 'be'more npffrhpjirtMy throw, away boUqmpI adoji: spute' jnitqm jndloa- ting the naliire.-principles.and purpose* of Ihifiij w iarQnjy ^1^1- ivr. mu* i.i’ Hu* abL.-t anions old line Whig n/dtlfl* to the it yaffwHBiig’oU'.ii -I Ax t r Hint. flatter men nr G>rptirutio!He|*t«p tongs, af ter itttitierAjRtT sWrtwtht!, Tdack-nian . them. !('W ■Kin I.n C •..•tini»rhts»0* an m Jiut Uibrels men that! wlll'Wtorttto It The In uT'a”.h*''can do one, will #$V4» K^ittW'tn' Nbrtjs- '-rV i 'i’,ft l #,™M?SeW u, IWir toms #i(ttw 'it xUkW'uW* a&WSf sionnl tMitletlllon fos the Third Wstrlct* on tlteht'ft Mnlof LWj 1 NpWUty 06t- ^riiw. 'Mr.T. J. JioksOn of Chnmb«BS, foe metr» hers of tho Board of 'WtteaUoti. The managamsut of thl* Roadbtl boon such, d . 1r |ng the odmlnlitretlon of lti &uti I TBtEo " Ap "« : JL" stliutlonal Convention, January , from the New fork Pi iota, itet. INTKLLIOENCIt. l'ork Prsn Axoelttleo. (ongresalonal. _ Mr. Prtttint and Onlleaen 0/ Ms Coo- IVaouinutox, Jan. iff.—Srmi««.—The •re-ent officers, u to' command tha admi- .»*•«*».• I appear before you to-dav ln I ( dings were unimportant until thn ration and lnTdro'thoconfldcnce of all <Ur & tte contraction of upon your floor. I came ncre i currency came up. An amendment' prindputir , ~ U| “ *“ — to you In ] minded, • candid men, reganlloM of p*rty affiliation!. It ha# been kept entirely tru of cllquoa end political parties. IU am* ployeci, from the brakesmen up, hare been selected, not with reference to their politi cal status, but In consideration of their superior qualifications, and for these alone* The consequence Is, that the Boad Ifl in better condition, and U paying a better dividend to tho State, than at any time within the last ten years. To change tho officers of this Boad for now and untried ones, at a time when “ State L< In need of revenue from ei available source, would bo very little leee than a public calumlty. Let tho Boad onto get Into the hands of politicians, who will select their employees not by roasonof their fitnc& for the position, but they arc presumed to liavo some petty political influence, and lu one year's time It will not only ccivsc to pay a dlf l- dend* but will become a burthon to the State, as was the case a number of years ago. Continue it under Its present dent management, and It will soon pay tho State out of debt, and thus rellove the tax payers of Georgia of an onerous burthon. The writer U induced to say this much f not in behalf of either MaJ. Wallacm or Hr. I'kck; but In behalf of tho tax payors of the State. Either of the gentlemen named, could well afford to giro up their present positions, for lucrative officeson oth cr Roads, lit service* of stick men are ever at a jireiniuiii. Rut the State cann"t so easi ly dispeuso with the service* of men who have evinced such unparalleled skill and energy in the management of her great thoroughfare; and the day in which that Road falls Into tho hands of tinjr political party, or U attempted to bo run by a clique fur mere pnrtisau purposes, will he a sad one for Georgia. I know not wlint Major WaiJsACk** iMilUlenl opinion* may be,or whether lie has any; nor do I care to know. I only know, what I believe U uni versally conceded, that he Is on© of the most able and efficient railroad men In the United States; that hi* administration U wholly 11. objectionable; and that his moval at fc»\i* time, by tlie Convention, In order to givo place to some small partisan, would do mot e to create dissatisfaction and Insure distrust among the friends of Re construction than almost any thing ©Uo, Believing that >uch action Is not only wholly unnecessary, hut that it would do more 10 defeat the ratlticatlon of the new Constitution than almost any other act of folly; and that, in addition to this, the State, nnd thereby tho tax payers would aiifler prcunittriull;/, f hope and believe that the Party with which 1 affi acting will not entertain a proposition »o fraught with evil. OnidixiJs Unio* Max. [OFFICIAL.] UKADq'ks. Tiiiri* Militabt DlfTaicrJ {I)ept. Ueorijia. Florida and AlahattSO^) > Atlanta, Ga„ January 10,180S. ) General Orders, No. 0. I. WuKKKAft, The Constitutional Conven tion of tho State of Alabama, recently In MetsHt at Montgomery, In that Slate, adopted the following ordinance: ♦* aX ObIHXAXCK TO 8TAY COLUtCnOX OF D£UT8. lie it ordained by the people of Alabama in Convention Assembled. That when any writ ot execution, venditioni exponasi or other legal process, requiring the sale of proiKU’ty, idiali be. or ha* lieeu i*«ued from any court of (Id.* State, it U made the anty of the officer to whom delivered for collec tion, to return the said writ or other pro cess to the proper court, with bis endorse ment thereon •• Returned by operation of Law.” dated and signed hy him. This or dinance to remain in Rdl force until the first day of Janunr). 1WW; Provided. ThU ordlnatKK* shall not apply to JudgmeuU In lavorol laborers and mechanics lor ser vices rcn« lered since July JlsL 18U6.” And wlicreaHj tho passage of this ordi nance which was Intended to afford relief to debtors lu that State ha*, on the contrary, caused Increased distress to them hy occa sioning very numerous attempt* to evade it* provisions by forcing sale* under exe cution in the. Interval between the time of m passage and of Its taking effect; and whereas, such sales, In tho present unset tled condition of affairs In the State of Alabama, and In consequence of the low. price of cotton, result lu such sacrifices of p^pertj M are * l, ! nou * 10 debtors and of but ltttlo benefit to creditors; and whereas, th c people of that Stato have no method of enforcing their will, as expressed In said ordinance, until slier the ratification of the Constitution framed by said Convention which has bocn submitted to them for their ratification ot .Section on the 4th dajof Ecbnuirv next, II. Therefore, by v lrtue of UlB powers Invested by tbs' 1 roeonstruction acta of Congress In the com W» n<,ln * t ** ne ** 1 of the Third Military Dlst/k*. temporary relief of the peop. '• °" “ l ® of Alsbnroa: It it ordered; That said ordlns *®* f T* n from tills date be deemed to han* “** n effect In said State, and shall contin* ua In lat upon your floor. I came iic*rej* ,,v umc up. mucuuiui-iu, >aUy for the purpose of rct.urplng that nothing In this or any oxlstlng act In person my thanks for the kind- shall be coustrucd to Increase the United lutloni? ^MmolM NP^noj^^^rreucy, except fifty diUllon, of - ff 0 occnaloii ifor inc j revenue notes already authorised, was de- eonsttthtlon shall hare teen ascertoineu mid published Item tbeae Headquarters; tbs force of tbls order then to oeaso should ■aid constitution bo rejected. But should ptsssd by tho Cbugrcss of the' .Uhltcd States! It a soldier,! cc to be my duty In tho position MsMnal to I Ihe House bill crust me by the Government of tho United , slou of live on whisky metres, passed. Mates. I am assigned to the position I, The Kentucky election case came up.aud g 'Tdl&'t& otal rresldem of"t?.o Un/-1 “" or threc hou ” ,U,cu,,lon ' '*4* Trl “- l States and tho tfccrotnry uHVar. Hy hie was sworn In. ty Is to execute n law which ha* been Senate adjourned. . w_ ?SJ | of tpg Xiiltcd^ I’ulirtl Htmtv Xuprcme Court. ioncelvc thaU have, xi,e procewilng* in tlio Supreme Court -w-w-JaYCriSS mWw^f f lior cnjareattraetlns Intense Intermit. The Im- I permit It to beq-testloned by those under prcsslon Hint the Bench will decide ad- my command. There I* a proper course to bo vcisely to the Constitutionality of the Ro- pursued In testing tho viilldlty of nil nets, CO ns,ruction nets yalus currency. Tlie i not tho neent for that purpose. I,,’. ' sue question arises wliat nre my duties i f 011 "" I' 1 * oicnrrul t°-dnj. under this law f In the words of flic law, .finite Black moved that a day be ap- II Is “to protect all persons in tl.dr rights I jkjIhu.T for the licnrlnit of tlie reports Mc- «urrocUon,*d"lson] , ci^ C amt ! dnk.'n^'nnd",!!I ,) " t "'’J cc,cllt0 punish, orcau*o to be ptinl.*hc<l, .all disturb- h>g the case on behalf of the government, trs of the public pcnccand criminal*.*' and hccainc he had written opinions sustaining When this cannot bo (lone through thd f t | l0 ol her side. TJl0 luatter WM deferred, K function* of tin* civil officer*, then r ,.* A.„rres,dii/».. „ n ,n ti, r make* It my dfftv to assist Uieso, MP° a bt.mbu r. -gestIon, until the gov officers and .afford the proper protection, ernmentepn arrange to appear by some aud this ilutv shall Iw /atthtuliy and lion* other counsel. Till* case 1* that of Colonel csUy performed. [Applause.] McCardie. the editor, of Vicksburg, who Furthermore, the law rc«Milr«** that an I , , ,. « « j opportunity shall he given to the people of j was Imprisoned by Gen. Ord. Georgia, Alabama and Florida to say The lmprc.;don I* very geucral that tlie whether they will accept tho Constitutions W rit will be granted, which would partlc- whleh tho Convention* of their reB t Ui™regLurni nm/q.mlhl.G eioeSirsTn i The second easolnvolrestheconstltutlon- theState have an op|H,rt.mlty to vote free-1 allty of the law by which Congress author ly, and without restraint, fear or Inlluence | zcs the sale of captured nrnnerty, and dl- of fraud.” so as to enable them to state whether they will or will not accept the V" “ '* B'-ued In the terms offcrcil. Now. that duty I shall to Treasury, at tho sametlmo providing that the beat of luy ability endeavor to execute. 1 claimants might, at the end of two years, [Applause.] i our duty, gentlemen, which, bring stilt for their recovery through the you are called upon to perforin, Is to frnmu i ,, ” , ,,, . _. „ „ ” „„ a Uonatltmlon and civil'government foritourt of Claims. The case comes up the people of Georgia, and, If accepted by 1 through the action of the owner of a lot of tho people of Georgia, then to bu submit- cotton, who brought suit directly ngainst ted to the Congress of the United Mates. I the fllcer mnk ; n „ Ulc wi^ure. This latter I trust that n* Military Commander, wo t shall co-o|>crste as far as may be necessary, i l’ t,r «' 11 1’ 1 " 3 ' 1 ' t,lc as 1,U defence. Ido not see, however, that tliorc Is much Wlint is known as the Virginia case af- co-operation necessary. Your duty Is «pe- f.-ct, the mode hi which Congress can pro- citic, and mine 1s similar. 1 do not consid- 1 , ■ r .„,r, || 1 „ oontraets between States or that your ordinance*, within the limit* i ‘‘ 1 rat , V g ‘ ., .1 1 of tlie act* neceaearv for the UUchaigcof ** come* into court on the motion of a the duties prescribed by Cotigress, arc t<* party representing Virginia, and claiming be enforced by me nen.llngthe qdotition of that the cession ol. tl»o countie* of Berke- tho Constitution; but l conceive the pow- , . tft i V * virdnUti n. eri with which I am invited are iofilcient , ™ r *°" V , „ lrji ' n,a to authorize mv adoption of any’of .vour valid, although ratified, by Congrcw. The act* a* my act*. In case In my Judgment the | State ot West Virginia provided for r well being of the people luiponttivcly re- !„« these roiintiesiiiHintiiecoiiscnt of Vir- qnlreftueh action on n*" -••»«*•»» • such measures, l have the relief law* a* prepared hy you. taile d, and Congre*.* w.w a-kcil to ratify In concliiHiou, 1 lieg you will panion so eontract. Before tlie action of till* much reference In aiy-elf and acilnns.u j miltw v Virginia wlUnlrew But coming among yon a* l di*. a stranger, i * . .. .. never having been in your State Iwlore ex- her consent, but Umgre** paid no attention eept pawing througli a* a traveler, it ha* to thi* action, and proceeded to ratify the occurred to tue that tld* plain expre«*Ioii agreement. Virginia claim* that *uch ae of my view, ostomy ' | u{|es,,nd.lelre , ul- . upcmstllutlonal. and came Into nation to con*elemlou*ly discharge tlie Mtno, would serve, perlup*. to remove -nine ; tlie supreme Court to test it. of the obstacle* that might ollieiwl-c U* The WhUky Bin placed In my way. I tru-t.gentlemen, yon i n,« i,.iio««-lug l* the text of the whisky will proem! to frame » Cou-tltutlon and j , miW0( | by Congress and sent to the frame a civil government wlth-h *h dl iw : ' . * acceptable to the qimiilied voter* of (•cor- i 1 ^ gift* It I* liot my duty to dictate, to re- Belt enacted, ete M That from and after commend, or to advise’—hut l fe-1 justified j t |,is date, no distilled spirit* shall be with in counselling moderation, ar.tl earnestly j f| , or r ,.. lloVt .,| any warehouse for I! P»8|. ofinnsportnilon. rectlffcntl.n. thank you most *i nee rely fur. your nm - change of packing, ex port.itiotn or for any te*y. .it;. - purpose whatever, until the full tax *■•••" on eiieh spirit* shall have been paid; ami PkosoNaL.—It Is reported In U ;,M,ing- j .„„j „rn.-ts inconsistent with ton tbst Jndgn Grib, of Imlhiini. of Hi- L, 10 prnv u| UIH horcof. wore liareby re- IIoUM Connnlttcc on Foreign AfT-drs. will I this werx liitrodm'K n reodmioi, rnll.ng j ‘ WUcll.n..... upon tin, flovornnn’nt to donemd tlo* re- j Official Idler Iron, General llownnl leas* of Father MoMnlli ii. n h itiimiln-d I .liito. tluit the Bureau dl.bnrx inents from Americanidtlren. n-tw llnpHMMilff! in (’.,nn- J-,,,,wry I. Isffi, to .fumm, I itlfis. were tin u|H>n tho charge of; being n Feul.n, il\o million, nine huiinred itnd IIfly-nine raider. ‘tt,oli-nnd. slid the iniid. on hah,I live mil- Tl,o Memorl tl rimrel, :tr Ofnrjreliiwr. lions iwven liundntl nnd Ihlrtj -slx thoil- Mns... ereclwl by George I'en’ <r 1 y nnd 111. ; snibL sister in nit-mory »f tbeir mother, w II !»• I ilisrlcs O. Green, cilior of tin, B-»t.m dedicated on Wedneolny. .lb'lll, ij. Whir- Fort, lias been nnmlimted Assistant Unltwl tier has w ritten a I,} inn In he Ming on th. Himes Treasurer at Boston, occasion. General l*ojn* 1- here. Ills reported thnt Gen, rnl Kl!|ia'Meb| The following Himes have mlopted the has nnnonneed Ids lnT.-nllon nr re-lgoln Ills iw.itlon ns.Minister In O' FI. ;,lnl thm lie will return home In June to pirilelji ifF In the President!:,! eleetlon eiiffpiilgn] Mistaxkn.—The Mobile Times, ntltcl In on ax-Uni,federate otlb’er. hoists Hie ,ta,„l- ard of Grant nml. >Vss,n.lc(i tor Fre.-Heot and Vice-President, njnn, the uiduo-jl amnesty and .lilfrnge pfatlttraiP-Krehnmjr. The nnlversal amnesty nnil suffrage platform Is the one iipnn w'tilhli i;e,i"rnl Gwant's opponents. In tlie Ue|ntldlenn party,stand. Iftlierc In,. been :, change of base, on tho part of the GkAxr'nieii, we hare never been advised of It. _je Advertiser aay, Montgomery was crowded on Moiulnv hist hy |Mto|ue from tho country In.kUcuilnqre on the SherllTa and MurshUrt sale*, nnd thm the property was disposed of at n,itnm>ly low retro.' The order of Gen. MKsna. which we publish this evening,mill stnpsuil, robbing proceeding!. ,1,100. -.it —trvr~r n STkxrr Railway in Avulsta.—Tlie long Wilted of Street ltn|lwuy. wig. I'ornirrly opened In Augusta on the fftlt. The fnre.ls ten. cents. In G|n«liiiqitj.> it I* nix. in Washington seveu. Ill i’lilloilclpbln rix.nnd cnect in saiu scale, ana »nau conun , •. iTiuunpon seven. 111 * nu.uu ipui.i riA»»u» full force and validity until the resul.' ® r tha same in New York,: Augusta l» now a said election on tho ratlffcatlon of sa “ city. rSingresa tor examination at B ln said reeonkl— Y „. ngress shall have approved or Constitution. irther directed that,tbls order mmQpejp >tjha; ■ '■ : . vf Major General Mraws. JJ- U.C.DMW,'A;A.<fc ' .SATafACToar.—The Kavnmuh Nntlunal jjj-n^ his declared tt' dlvlihnid of tldrty- slx am-1 one-eighth ucr cqnl. payable on dem.tn4n ^ tr / dilng ro well ns Con-thin onal Am. nitmcnt. known ns the Mill article: New Hampshire. FnmioctleOt. T'eiin 'ssee. New Jersey. Greg on. 'Vermont. New York. Ohio. Illinois. West Virginia, KAnsns, Ner.id l. .Missouri. Indlnun. Min- „e* >ti. Itlnnle Island. Wl-eqnsln. Michigan. .Mass lelui-eits, and Nebraska. Intend,I Kcvednc reeclpW to-ilny eSflfk- on«. I.eotslnna CotiTenllon. NkwOulksxs. Jtin. 10.—The Convention H rushing the Const !luRon. having reached article sixty-seven bi-dny, hud iidjourueil to inis't nt 7 o’clock thl. evening. It b ros imrled thnt this sudden activity wasentued by letters from prominent politicians now nt Wnshliigton. nis.ts.lppl Convention; : Jackson. Jan. 10.—James Dugan, of th* Journal has been elected Printer to the Conventloh.' Tho Journal made Its first appearance shiee the ns«tmhlin; of the Om volition. • 1 • 11 A resol,itlotl was offered to appoint a committee of seven to memorellro Con gress arid ask ft to enqiower thit Convcn tlon In vacate the civil offices of the Staley nnd to fill them' with men of loyalty. Tli* resolution was discussed at length, and amended to a* to instruct said committee to report to this Cohventloh ns noon aa praetltahlc'.' Adopted M to 28 Judge Trigg «n KMfrWuehlxnrant. Kkoxvii.lk, dun. lO.-Jndge Trigg, of United’ Btatni District Court tor Tennessee, hat pronounced the law enfMneblsIng th* hlaekt null and voM. 't 1 lOiOona ■ r '\'■ as Tms LA*r.--They ih»ve Ipvttntod many dUdSi* of Bx-Uov. Hrown. tlw. Inst of which U that be Is fixing to join tlie Dcm telWdJdrtjkW itifT .1 . do .11 Wit- sTssr* sssm; Ylr#tnl« Richmond, Jnn. 10.—Tho morning hour In tho Convention wu spent by » Con- •ervttlvc member reading -from former cdUorUU : or Hr. Hnnn!otitt» toeoAviet him of polltiiti Inconsistency..' BUI of BigbU dlactittcd |1U adjournm^nti. q U Affair* tu Vlrflx Th© mlUUry offifiwwnt to weckiHgo to quell apprchemled dUUrb- *nce*. report* to head quarter* that evi dence of military organization among black* wm found, and George Coleman, one of lie officer*, arreatod. Report alao statea that th© Idea among the black* that they are to have land*. I* about exploded. Pennsylvania Legislature. lUumaDUHQ, Jan. 10.—IIoum met, but ad)ourncd without ballot—Bolters voting with Republicans to carry adjournment. rnnaral. UuituxoTox, Vt., Jan. 10.—Bishop Hop kins' Amend will take place on Wednes day. the 16th Instant. A large attendance of BI#hop« and Clergymeu from the United State* and Canada are expected. From California. Ban Faaxcisco, Jan. 11.—Charles Mac- key (Democrat; has been elected to the fttate Senate from Santa Clara county. The Senate now stands, 33 Union; 10 Dem ocrats. Heavy atorm In the Southern portlou of the State. Many cattle were drowned. Water was two feet deep In the bouses. From Washington. Washington, Jan. 11.—It is understood that In yesterday’s Executive session a motion made bytbo Democrats to con sider the Stanton casc In open session, was defeated; and that Mr. Doolittle asked the Senate If Mr. Howard'* report had been published that the minority report might be published. Permission refused. Foreign. Havana, Jan. 10.—Jason Witter. British legation from Mexico, has arrived. Congressional. Washington, Jan. 11.—Senate.—Mrs. Jessie K. Fremont petitions for the restor ation of property In Sun FrancDco, taken by military authority. Mr. Sumner presented a petition from the negroes of Fulton county, Georgia, felting forth their ntiscrnblo condition, and usklng relief. Mr. Sumner Introduced a Joint resolution declaring the adoption of the fouiUcuth article of the Constitutional Amendment. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. After some important business, the Sen ate went into Executive session and ad journed. House.—The day was devoted entirely to speeches. Xllscellaneoas. Tlie Agrleultural Department promul gates the fol.owlng: The returns relative to cotton indicate fully 20 per cfent. aggregate increase the crop of last year. The actual crop of 1800, us sold aud shipped, making due allowance for ret elptl uf the previous crop, and amount in*c sent forward on the 1st ol September, 1867. was very nearly 1.900,000 hales, while the estimate of tld* Depart ment In October, 1866, was IdWkOOO hnle The total estimates made in virwoftlo- department data, os well os outside mutioii. Is id-*— J — u..»»u.uuu bales. The House Commute on Rcconstruetion, this afternoon, agreed upon a hill, to be re ported on Monday, declaring that there, are no civil government* In the lately re bellious States, and that the l'rovl*ionul Government* shall nut be recognized a> valid or Icjtsl. either bjr the Executive or tlie Jiiillelar}- authority uf tlie Uni toil SUtro. In order to tlm .penily enforcement m the .evernl reenn.trucllun law*, lint Uen- ral of the array D authorised to rellrr all ufflcura new employed, and ap|ail!,i tubers for the performance of nil :vt, re- iinln-d hy theae Suiea. lu the end Hint tlie Ihupie of tlie Mild .evernl Slate, may pccdtl organize civil K 'veriiraciiu. re- pulillctan in form, nnd lie real,,red In their political power lu the Union. Tlie General uf tlie array 1. alw empowered to remove nil civil officers and appoint otl,ere In their place.. So much of the reemotruelloi, act. ns authorize the Fresilient to detail the military euramandera, or remove others, i. repealed. The bill declare. It unlnwffil for tlie 1‘reiddent to order any part of tlie army or navy to na.1.1, by furoo of arms, the military uf those provision.,! itovcrn- inents to oppose or ohalruel the authority of the United State.. Thu kill fnrtliur declare* that tlie Inter ference, by sny person, with Intent to pre vent by force the execution of tlm order, of tlm Geuera) of the army, «hnll I* held tolith high misdemeanor, nnd that the party RuPty thereof, on conviction, shall be lined not. cxcecdiiiif live thousand dollars, nnd Imprisoned not exceeding two years. Th, bill repeals all parts of th* recon struetiou acts Inconsistent with tlm above provision*. Mr. Stevens voted against the bill in committee, asserting that It was intended to sleet Grant. Gen. Pope has had t prolonged Interview with Qen. Grant. This evening's Express has the follow ing; The Uouse Judiciary Committee will, on Mtonday; report the Senate bill defining a quorum uf the Supreme Guurt, with an amendment jitovlfflng that It shall be nec essary thnt two-thlids of the Court .linll agree betore any law of Congress shall be pronounced unconstitutional. Revenue receipts to-day ,31)0,000; for tho wssk ,7,07-WXXV and for th* year ,107.800,- 000. Tha Executive session of th* Senate nrra devoted to Stanton. Liililsae Cenveutlen. ■ Naw OaLtiXl, Jan. lle-A communlea- tlon sms received from tho supcrlntendant of the gat work*, aaktug a deposit of money In tdfanct, or personal security, for gif tote treed by tho Convention. A resolution wu adopted to appoint a standing commlttco of live to consider vrlput legUlaUon Is ntcessary to afford ade quate relief and protection to this State Halifax two lUMthofwpbttwnoiltotA tbattte com- mutUUi imlttu nilttee have poorer to tend f,.r pcr. ou* an liapcri. A tvnolutlon to appoint n flve to take into contidtuntibu public latuls iiuty not the lwJebt©d»»tM>i nf tiiu . ftdopteJ. A resolutlcn to appoint u * fiv«* to take iiiLu'on-ideratioji thr (loititir.o condition of a iioiiioii of our oiel/ oi-. and the best tnciinf of affording piv-ent an i permanciit rtllcf, was adopted. A re^ulution that the Convention mcniu- rlslize Congress to amend the re. on-rriw- tlou act*, so as to allow .-df por-om who hold certiflcato* ol rcglstrallbn to' vot«* < n tho ratification of Hi: rsui.-lltiiituii wherever they may l>.\ was laidojj tho ta ble for reference to the proper commlttiv. Adjourned. niirfllunroui, The Fair Ground was c1o«©.| to-d iy on account of tho inclrnuMit weather. Gon. Mower has tiecn ordered t»» rej*ort to Gen. Buchanan, for tin;y wiih Ii'.- re g iment. The Convention, in la^i nigtu'4 i,,|t f adopted article* sixty-two to -funtv-two. disposing of State officer*, Ijiii. lo-.f iy re ceded aa to the Jiidlehry. dUeiittln^ tin* Supreme Court que>tioii, and . adjourned without aceompliahiiig anything. In General Order* .Vo. :i, tiatc.i t:.-iia\, Gen. Hancock gives memoranda and ques tion* whleh were dl.-frtimte l from Head quarter* Fifth District in May last, which were calculated to produce the iuipr • don on hoards of registration that they were rules for their giii'l.uiic, and w\-rc -<t ganlfd. and. in point ,»r n». the election* of siit'li boa nr-, cock Informs l»oard* of r;*gi these menii'r.inda and que-ti and of no effect, and th.ii iu v i iii: . r d 4 ;i to look to Hit* law - and 11;l,.u» ahino 1 rule* to govern them In the discharge tholr duties, and for this pui>, 0 . be furni.-hed with copies of U, u :|: r.e Congnrelating to (his nui.jcer. Vlrginin Con 1 cuiioii, Richmond. Jan. 11.—fn the r.iuveuth ■died null a prcaintdc proceedings in their char and resoliititin )f the foiiventh’ ii-urp A resolution to cm members to f *nr dull, February, was tabled. A resolmlon disfrai !ii-iiig tii ax»ng all l i efeircU. gito stltutloii. am lar* per acre, Gen. Butler .-peak- hci Peimtiylvuiiln I, HaICKIMUI'KO, .fall. 11. ceeded and the ll.ni-e > Reput)lii*an tiasis. Forelg; I*ams. January II.—Ti Tlie article prmiTiig. Aging ewery !• ivic. ,,i . , to nerve io the .Nati.m;,I «*.i lr ,J. XV | . adopted. A ii am iidmmit ••■iiipiiiig liiv- meii was opjnt.-eii hy lh .juelmr During thedelinte Reoiivher .-aid this article will startle attentive cars iiitro.nl, ami in-pire the army which prece.!.- tlie National Guard to the fi ittleiicld. London. Jan. II.—The Atiuith* /d,- graph Cviinp.iny i—net! a p r.» raise* mill (on |K»iiiid- io huj .u, of the Anglo-\iiieil. uu Telva pany. and to IhpiUaie I?. ic.H>:dU'-.-. From miiJ mi \l .itobliifcioa. Wah:iixu:on. .1 hi. 12.— l’.» • c'.cir mu nt regarding additional Kecoii*u .1, ti- n I. . - illation Dlnit ti-e. The ’I t I uncti Ati.mi.i s|H*clol says itener.il Mua-.V* h.i- ivo.ov i GrorglaV Gt»verm*r .111 • I le.i-ur r. .m l m,»- |N>inted t'ol.Tlio-. rl. Ru.e ,rit •'i thini Infantry, t? tvein.tr, < i,.i. I,\»t uw.-d. of the tirdu.iii'M* m Tr..;i-ur. i. Die dispaieh iitlds: It i- r.,, .. t.not 1 ,e l*reshlent has directed «: n. r. t M.-ade i. t sus)N*itd Ids order retuovliu .c.itur .J. n- klns. The Ohio Hou-e.if Rc,.re-eiu.o ix.-.- w in.- drew it* ratification "t Ii;c :»*•].t.-s*i,:.• .... tide by a vote of •>. t<> 37. Aimjihta. .lain 12.— It ; i.« • 1 m.Jc kill** removal creates Intent e.v.-.t, m, u\. Private accountsIroin A;:ama .in « t.i,:i cl ing. One re|M»rt stating (ten. M idcti .1- der making removal w ill he pa .).died t. morrow, while anodicr - iiut ir-- are many who believe the muior v* g»w . JenktnV retnoval prem itup*. Choleru on .Shi|iboaril. New York, .Ian. li.—The *hln .‘'ei!...!. /, from Hamburg, after a p u-age 01 days, arrived at quarantine. It l.a.I one hundred and five deatltii IhunWolera. .-c\ - enty adult* and thlrtjr-Hve chT.'iCu, ami bason boanl thirty-liveea.-es. Tlie ship l« ordered t«» quarantine. The sick nr* ta be tian-fenyd to li e I!osp!t:tl ship. No nOw case* have occurred during the last ten day*. By lb© Cable. I.tVKRroouJan. li.—Tuhrtifon. the Bilt- Ish Atnh:t»»ddor. nallrd yesriuchytim the steamship Liberia, for Ambrieii.* Floukxci!, Jan. li.--.Mcnehr.i, yo\c»tl.iy. In a speech on this re.w^einhflng bfT'su Ii.i. raent, urged mcuifier* to tntltt-with the Governmeirt In resisting rcvoluhOn, up holding the national credit—the monarchy the duty of the nation and 1 liberty, r . promised that tlie Budget ulwuihl he imine- dlately submitted. He .1 aile no ‘icierem o to foreign topics. TiikTnaix Com is 0 South .--I L l/ \v i! I be •een by correspondence eWwMre in thU journal that George Francis Train U com ing to Atlanta. A rich'Intellect ual Vea*t is In atore for the pcopj^ of the Gate City. Ox Drr.—That President Jonxio.V Wanted Gen. Gordon Granger for tlie place now *0 •My filled by Gen. Mkade, but under th© Reconstruction Acta, Grange* wm not eligible. i Vrt-s-
