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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION.
YOL. I~NO. 32.!
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MOliNING, MARCH 10,1868.
TERMS—$3 00
l give a new Irapota* tao«r city*,
vlll stimulate us inourlbcej purpose
ntages bestowed on ns
City Council.—Wo present tvith pleas-'
tire the following communication from the
City Council of Atlanta. It speaks for
Itself. It Is the right sort of a. paper, and
emanates from the right sort of a source.
It is one more characteristic Of the energy
and enterprise which has distinguished
our present Board of Council, .
When the Legislature convenes In At
lanta It will more than realize What our
public spirited citizens have offered it.
Council Chamber, \
Atlanta, Ga., February 23,1808.)
Sf/uj City Council of Atlanta to the Consti-
tutional Convention note in session in thit
city:
Gents : We take tills opportunity to ex
press to you, in tiio name of the whole peo
ple of Atlanta, our hearty thanks tor the
unanimity of your body in locating the
Capitol of Georgia In our thriving city.
We desire to communicate through you to
your constituents, that the people of
Georgia may rest assured the city of At
lanta will spare no pains In an honest and
earnest effort to comply with all the
pledges wo havo made your WJdv. Your
prompt acceptance of our offer with refer
ence to the removal of the Capitol, made
after a majority of yottr body had ex
pressed for tids city, and the vole of more
than three-fourths of the Convention to
locate the Capitol in Atlanta, shows that
the people of Georgia, in Convention as
sembled, have a proper appreciation of the
spirit of the people of the Gate City of
Georgia, and wo beg to assure you that At
lanta will sec to it that your confidence
has not been misplaced.
The first Legislature elected under your
Constitution will find us ready to give
them proper accommodations and a hearty
welcome. \Ve*believe that thlaaction of
v ill give a new
and
to improve the aHvantages l
by a prospering Provroenmudb •‘feat** 'Ofc
lanta the leading city of the Empire Stats
of the South, and to win the *dminU’ '
all her rivals, by the magnanimity
people and the cheerful greeting extended
to all true Georgians from the mountains
to the seaboard.
Rather Cool.—The editor of the Athens
Watchman is greatly disturbed at the
fact that the ••Opinion, of Atlanta, It tent
to nearly everybody in Banks county,” and
lie wants to know "who pays for these pa
1 It is true that somfe two hundred and
Ilfty copies of the Opinion are sent to that
county regularly; and tt is also true that
they are paid for. This Is all we care to
know about the matter. We shall continue
to send them as long as they are paid for,
even at the risk of incurring the displeas
ure of our onvious friend, who complains ef
this ‘•innovation.”
According to our understanding of the
matter, every man in Georgia has a right
to select and pay for Ids own newspapers;
and if the people of Banks want the Opin
ion, it Is their■ and privilege to pay
for and receive it.
We would respectfully suggest that the ed-
itor of the Watchman attend toTits own bu-
itiiioss, even as we are attending to ours. By
so doing, he will find little or no time to
meddle with the business of other people.
l*ior8 Sentiment.—We believe it was
Andrew Johnson who asserted, in 1830, that
,Ji*u* Christ was a Democrat; that Modern
Democracy was the “converging Hues” of
Civilization, furiuing a sort of Jacob's Lad
der, whereby the -faithful” might ascend,
i!ms bringing the Locofocos Into close
communion with the Great White Throne.
Thar was before Korney and lWn. Butler
quit the party, and ak*o before Ben. Hill
and James Gordon Bennett Joined It. Since
then, a Georgia Democrat fins offered an
amendment. It reads thus:
Every man must take sidesnwlth the one
or the other, lie must decide whether he
will go with Huai (Reconstruction,) or with
God (Democracy.)
Of course there is no blasphemy In all
this It Is quite orthodox, and folly up to
the modern standard of • respectability.”
Quite Consistent.—A Democratic pa
per, published in his State, Justifies the
secession ordinance oflftUl, on the ground
that Patrick Hknky opposed the adoption
of the present Federal Constitution In 1787.
The journal in question, thinks the Con*
»titutlon (which Mr. Henry opposed) was
and Is nothing more nor lew than a sort «U
patent for “a consolidated power and des
potism.” In the next paragraph,tlm same
caper exhorts old lino Whigs to Join the
i *, mocrats lii their "noble defense of the
muio Constitution.” os thu only mean* of
j.rvttnting the Inauguration of u a consoll
dated despotism.”
mis Gubernatorial Election.—The
Dkiiita correspondent of the New York
Times says:
1 am sure that I have heard the names
of fifty Individuals who are positively pro
mised the offices of Superintendent, Audi
tor and Treasurer of the State road Ir Bul
lock. Farrow, Miller, Akcrruap* Joshua
UiU or Joe Brown should be elected Govt-
eriior. The same is true of a number of
other offices, which are not sb lucrative,
hut i;rc st II desirable these hard times, so
that it will be i ten how lively and exciting
the discussion must, be where there are so
many separate sets ot wire-pullers*pipe-
layers and rope-llXers.
And there was a rumor, too, that the
Times correspondent, who Is not wholly
unknown in certain lo&iHtle* of Georgia,
bad an "axe to grind,” but that eg-Gpv-
rrnor Brown rofused Ur accommodate
him.
GEORGIA STATT5 CONVENTION.
FIFTY-NINTH DAY.—.MORNING SESSION.
[BErOSTED EXrJlKSSLV FOR THE DAILY OPINION. 1
Monday, March, 2,15G8.
Convention met at tho ususal hour.
James L. Dunning In the chair. Prayer by
Mr. Joiner. The Journal was rend.
The following communication was read
from tfic Secretary’s desk:
Council Chamber, )
Atlanta, Feb* 28, 1803. j
The City Council of Atlanta to the Con
stitutional Convention now in session in
.this City:
Gents: We take this opportunity to ex
press to you, in the name of the wholo peo
ple of Atlanta, our hearty thanks for the
unanimity of your body In locating tho
Capitol of Georgia in our thriving city.—
We desire to communicate through you to
your constituents, that tho people of Geor
gia may rest assured the city of Atlanaa
will spare no pains in a a. honest and earn
est effort to fully comply with all the
pledges we have made your body. Your
prompt acceptance of our offer with refer
ence to tho removal of the Capitol,. made
after a majority of your body had expressed
for this city, and the? vote of more than
three-fourths of the Convention to locate
the Capitol In Atlanta, shows that the pco-
•le of Georgia, in Convention assembled,
jftvc a proper appreciation of the spirit of
the people of tho Gate City of Georgia* and
we beg to assure you that Atlanta will see
to it that your conlidence has not bceuuijs-
'aced.
The first Legislature elected under yottr
Constitution will find us ready to give
them proper accommodations and a hearty
welcome. Wo believe thatthis action of
yours will give a new impetus to our city,
and will stimulate us In our fixed purpose
to Improve tho advantages bestowed on us
bf a prospering 1‘roviUenco to make At
lanta the leading city of the Empire State
of the South, and to win the admiration of
all her rivals, by the magnanimity of her
psople and the checrftil greeting extended
to all true Georgians from the mountains
to the seaboard.
Resolved, Tlmt the above address be
spread upon the minutes of our proceed
ings and that the Clark be instructed to
transmit a copy to the Hon. J. B. Parrott,
President, &e.
On motion of Councilman Cox, the fore
going was unanimusly adopted,
I certify that tho above and foregoing Is
a correct copy from the minutes of the City
Council of Atlanta.
.7. B. JiOVK, Clerk.
Mr. IIOTCIIKLSS moved a reconsidera
tion of that part of the Journal of Satur
day relating to the resolutions offered by
Messrs. Holcombe and Speer, and request
ing that they be expunged from the Jour
nal.
Sir. BRYANT moved the previous ques
tion.
Mr. AKERMAN thought there was no
direct motion before the llouso.
The CHAIR decided that such was tho
case, and that no motion could bo enter
tained without a suspension of the rules—
which wore not suspended.
The regular business of tho Judiciary
report was then taken up, and the consid
eration of tho third paragraph, section 8,
was proceeded with.
The previous question was called.
Mr. CONLEY thought that under the
five minutes rule, the previous question
ought not to be called.
The previous question was withdrawn,
and tho amendment of Mr. McCay taken
up.
31 r. HOTCHKISS favored the amend
ment.
Mr. AKERMAN also favored the
amendment.
Mr. WH1TELEY hoped the gentlemen
would not press Ills meaMiie.
Mr. BRYANT called for the reading of
the amendment. He favored the appoint
ment of officers and the election of the
Governor.
Mr. BEDFORD offered a substitute for
the whole.
Mr. McCAY supported ids amendment.
The CUAllt decided the substitute of
Mr. Bedford out of order.
The substitute of Mr. WHITE LEY was
amended and adopted, as follows:
The county officers recognized as exist
ing by the laws of this stale and not abol
ished hv tills Constitution, shall wluij not
otherwise provided for in tills Constitution,
be elected by the qualified voters of their
respective eodntie* or districts, and shall
hold their office for a period of two years.
They shall be removable on conviction for
malpractice In office or on the address of
two-thirds of the Senate.
Paragraph one, section ft, was-read and
adopted, as follows:
1. The Judges of the Supreme and Snpe
rlor Courts and the Attorney General shall
have, out of the State Treasury, adequate
and honorable salaries, which shall not be
Increased or diminished during their con
tinuance in office • but said nidges shall
not receive any other perquisites or emol
uments whatever, from parties or others,
on account of any duty required of them.
The Judges of the Supreme und Superior
Courts and the Attorney General shall
IT Both Houses of ttfoltftviM Tigfrla-
ture have passed the bill portpitUiig all
qualified persons, without .OMtlnctlsn of
color or sex. to practice law#
QjTA paper vailed the Repudlator, hav
ing for Us object the repudiation of the
national debt, has been started In St* Louis.
Indian Atrocljic*.
The Indians appear to havo undisputed
sway in a largo portion of Western Texas,
and are indulging in all sorts of outrageous
deviltry.
Tho following letter, published in the
Austin State Gazette, and dated Llano
county, February 11, gives the particulars
of a horrible outrago perpetrated on tbe
evening of the Oth lust. :
Tho Indians, numbering twelve or fif
teen, attacked the house of Mr. John 8.
Friend, about sixteen miles from this place,
in Legion Valley. Tho only resistance
mado was by Mrs. Friend, who contended
as bravely as any womau that over lived.
Tho Indians succeeded in getting Into the
house. Mrs. Friend attempted to sboot one
of them, hut tho gun was wrested from her
hands; tho Indian attempting to shoot
her, sho knocked the gun out of Ida hands
with a chair. Sho afterward knocked tho
Indian down with a smoothing iron. Mrs.
Friend was then shot In the breast with fm
—wsi- - ... .-B .
through ute arm. She wns then scalped
und left for dead. Fortunately she recov
ered sufficiently to see the Indians start off.
But one barborous wretch thinking there
was possibly liio remaining in hi* victim,
returned and gave the arrow, sticking
her breast, several severe jerks backw
and forward, to see if she would fiinch.
Mrs. Friend, noticing, the Indian return
ing, placed herself in exactly the same
position she was whllo beta* scalped, re*
l’riciiu wnguiuo hiiou in too mii » »wj -Conan! r nr v with Thoinna In seize
arrow and fell, perhaps fainted. She.was IgF** '^nspiracy wmi inomaa to seize
also Partly cut across the linml and diof' , i property of tlioLnttcd States, contra
ry to the act of July, 1801.
i saw tbe Indians take off as
MR. Boy Johnson . ml_ child,
have, out of the State Treasury, adequate
and honorable salaries, which sliail not tie
Increased or tllmlnhliert during their con
tinuance In olHce; Mid the District Judges
sad District Attorneys .hall receive out of
Hie county Treasury of their district ade
quate compensation which shall not be lu-
ci eased or diminished during their term of
shall not receive
office; but said Judges
any other perquisites or emoluments what
ever, Dorn parties or others, on account of
any duty required of them.
Paragraph 2, of the same soctlon was
tinder consideration when the Convention
a4l«urued. ^
Sxubiikd.—Brick Pomeroy advertises tor
a Confederate ling to hung up In bis Mnc-
Virginia (Democratic) paper
rather pointedly replies: :
We doubt the propriety of sending! the
flag to a man who didn't go to it. We
haven’t much respect for Ibis after the bat
tle ferver.
Gen. Lorenzo'tIioiuis lias already
receive! the cognomen of Old Ad isle* prudent men to look well to the basement
rim.” 1 of tho Capitol at Washington.
She then
prisoners _.
Mrs. Babe Johnson and child, ML* Towns
end, a little girl named —.Cordlc. and Mr.
Friend’s little son—seven in all. After
Mrs. Friend recovered slightly, she started
to tho widow Johnson’s house, distant one
and a half miles, where a Mr. Bradford and
family were staying. Mr. B. pulled the
arrow out of her breast, placed a cloth over
her head, and then lied to the woods.
Twenty-four hours passed before the
phystefan at riiht place wns railed; st the
soma tins word waft received hero of the
affair. Every man that could possibly go
started Immediately, a part going to the
scene of tbe late fatal occurrence. Arriv
ing in tho night, we had to wait until
morning to see the trail, which was by this
time thirty-six hours after the occur
rence.
Ono child, that of Mrs. Boy Johnson, was
found the next evening after taken, about
three and a halT or four miles from Mr.
Friepdjs house. The next morning we
found AM. Babe Johnson's child with its
throat cat from car to ear. and about ten
o’clock of the same day. after trailing over
onc'of the roughest mountains we found
both Mrs. Johnsons murdered and scalped.
Tbe same evening Miss Townsend was
murdered, scalped and horribly mutilated.
These live of the seven were all scalped
and mutilated too horribly to be described.
The little Miss Curdle und Mr. Friend's son
are supposed to be still in the hands of the
Indians.
Parties have watched passes, and tried to
follow the trail,but the Indians have eluded
all. Old Mr. Smith was killed and scalped
near the old Fort Mason crossing ou the
same day of the other depredations.
The San Antonio Herald of the lltli lm
the following:
Lost Friday, in the vicinity of Bandera
they committed more of their fiendish out-
ra/es. Two men and a boy
were killed, and another woman wounded;
two houses were burned, and
horses, cattle, &e„ were stolen. These fuels,
which we learned nt Castrovilie. fr<
liable source, did not disclose who i
victims. The vicinity of Castrovi
also the scene a few nights after of similar
depredations among horses, but no persona
were hurt.
Georgia Politics via New York.—A
letter in the New York Times, dated At
lanta, February 17th, says:
The Central Executive Committee of the
Conservative party of Georgia, have, by
firiemn declaration, affiliated witli the Na
tional Dunscrntic Conservative party of
tho .Union. The reason for this wns the
necessity to ally themselves with tho unti-
Kudieal organization at the North, and be
admitted to participation in tho coining
National Convention. The old Whigs be
lieved that the rose of Democracy would,
by any other name, smell a* sweet, und
thought long and deeply he to re they could
brjng themselves to the point, nt maiming
membership In a congregation which they
had for many years regarded as ho damna
bly heterodox. The decision was, however,
unanimous, ami henceforward forever the
Spartan hand which sustained the hopeless
aspirations of Bell and Everett, the devoted
adherents of Douglas, and the followers of
Breckinridge art rased, merged and con
solidated Into the “National Democratic
party of Georgia.”
This to news to the Old Lino Whigs in
BA<I about Atlanta, and wo reproduce it
o»ly for the lira of the thing.
Ardrrw Johnson and the Democracy,
Tho Idea entertained by sonic, that Mr.
Johnson might be taken up and run for the
Presidency by the Democratic party. Is
thus dispelled by tho National organ of the
party, The New York World:
„ e parties to a per
sonal between Andrew Johnson and Ed
win M. Stanton.
Mr. Johnson is not a Democratic Presi-
dqnt, but a Republican President. The
chronic difficulty between him and Con
gress, Is a quarrel In tho Republican party.
The methods of his resistance have been
Ill-judged, short-sighted, weak, and tern-
irlztng. They have resulted, ns half-
insures commonly do. In great emergen
cies, in increasing embarrassments to him
self and a succession of triumphs to his
adversaries.
Every part of the business, in every
age of It, has been botched.
If Mr. Johnson Is deposed, it will not be
a triumph over the Democratic party.
Tn eJNITro-OlYCKBine A laum—The sale
pbft a forged order, In New York, and
fiappcftrance from that city, of one hun-
red and slxty-flvc pounds of tho tremen
dous ogbloslve compound, nitro-glycertae,
Is tery for from being a Joke, aud the com
munication made,by the police to Congress
;was worthy^ or the. serious consideration
glv.en It. The quantity of nUro-glyccrlne
that Has been purchased and shipped for
some criminal purpose, as Is clear, is suffi
cient. to blow the National Capitol aud all
It contains to atoms ; and the race of as
sassins In this country Is not extinct, nor
Ljt theJjplrtj; Of assassination extinguished.
TELEGRAPHIC intelligence
from the New York Press Association.
From ana via Washington.
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
Washington, Feb. 20.—First—Removal
of SUnton with intention to violate the
Constitution and law
Second—Appointment to tho War Secre
tary-ship, with like intent, of one Lorenzo
Thomas.
T)tlrd—Conspiracy with Thomas and
others, unknown, to hinder Stanton by in
timidations and throats from executing
hlft office.
•Fourth—Conspiracy with Thomas and
others to prevent an 1 hinder the execu
tion of the tcnurc-of-offlce bill.
Fifth—Appointment of Thomas while
the Senate was in session.
—Conspiracy with Thomas to seize
Seventh—Conspiracy with Thomas and
others to eject Stanton from the War Of
fice.
Eight—Conspiracy to take possession of
the property of tho United States In the
War Office.
Ninth—Giving letter to Thomas, author
izing him to take possession of the War
Offlco.
Tenth.—Persuading General Emery that
tho law requiring orders from the Presi
dent and Secretary of War, should come
through the General of tho Annici.
The House reserves the privilege of pre
senting other charges to sustain impeach
ment, and replyiig to the President’s an
swer to tho above ten charges. Nine
charges simply ring changes on- Stanton'
removal, and the tenth applies to Emery’s
interview, wherein tbe President asked—
u am I to understand that the President of
the United States cannot give an order but
through the General-in-Chief, or General
Grairif”
After saying t; jes,” Emery withdrew.
The Maryladd legislature, after protest
ing against the rejection of Thomas, re
solved to meet Monday to elect an accepta
ble Senator.
It is stated that Stanton lias restored the
Freedmen’s Bureau to Kentucky.
In the Sennte the procedure In impeach
ment was under consideration all day.
Considerable difference of opinion re
garding details w as manifested, motions to
adjourn were defeated by decisive majori
ties, showing a disposition to push the
matter to completion.
In the House, after private business, the
impeachment articles were introduced and
discussed to adjournment.
The gaderioH were not crowded to-day
Stanton remains at tho War Department
constantly.
The debate on tins impeachment articles
concludes on Monday, and will he present
ed to the Senate on Tuesday.
The prohabilfc! -si of impeachment are
weaken! ii 7 •
Vlrtl »»m Convention.
Ricuuosb. I"JTf.—The Convention to
day is still discussing suffrage. Monday is
fixed to take the vote.
Affair* in Alnbnnaa.
Montgomery, Feb. 2ft.—The Executive
Committee of tho State of Alabama met in
this city to-day. Tho following resolutions
were adopted:
First—That a Convention of the white
people of Alabama, without distinction of
old political parties, opposed to negro dom
ination and radical misrule in the Govern
ment, becullud to meet at the city of Mont
gomery on the first Monday of June, for
the purpose of taking measures to sustain
and co-operate with the National Democ
racy of the Union in the approaching elec
tion for President aiul Vice President of
tbe United States.
Second—That if In tho opinion of tlio
Conservative State Executive Committee,
events should transpire to render it expe
dient or necessary that the said State Con
vention be called ut an earlier day, it shall
havo the power to convoke it.
Third—That five citizens be appointed to
repair to Washington, and to remain there
as long as necessary to represent the polit
ical Interes’s of this people, aud to keep
our friends of the North advised of the
state of affairs In Alabama.
Fourth—'That the friends ot tho cause
are earnestly advised to maintain mi active
political organization in every town and
county ot tho State, with a will to bo ready
to support a white supremacy ami Consti
tutional Government under whatever con
tingencies that may arise.
Peter M. Dox of Madison, J. J. Grier of
Morgan, L. K. Fnraons of Talladega, IL F.
Randall of Dallas, and John Forsyth, of
Mobile, were appointed the committee un-
the third resolution.
Louisiana Convention.
New Orleans, Feb. 29.—Tho resolution
suthorixlng the Printing Committee to
print and Issue 10,000 copies of tho Con
stitution as adoptod, lies over.
niaalMiippi Convention*
Jackson, Feb. 29.—In tho Convention
last night a resolution was adopted setting
forth charges against Mlrrliuah, and an
additional charge of a slanderous charac
ter in the Clarion. The matter waft re
ferred.
To-day nothing va* done, and the Con
tention adjonmed till Monday.
Front Washington.
Washington, March 1.—Hon. Tbos. H.
Ford, ex-Ueutonant Governor of Ohio,
died last night.
The Radical caucus have elected by bal
lot, as impeachme.it managers, Mesjrs.
Stevens, of Pennsylvania, Butler, of Mas
sachusetts, Bingham, of Ohio, Boutwell, of
Massachusetts, WiUoh,of Iowa, Williams,
ofpetmsylvanla, Logat-, of IiUnoK
The city Is very quiet.
Gen. Sheridan has left St. Louis, for Ids
command at Leavenworth.
Secretary Seward has received a tele
gram from Mr. Bancroft, saying that the
treaty was signed and mailed ou the 22d
Emigration is free notwithstanding
the changes in the nationality having the
ratification. Mr. Seward is highly de
lighted. Surprise is expressed at tho re
sult in diplomatic circles here.
The Revcnuo Department lias obtained
Hilary ah! to enforce the whisky laws In
East Tennessee.
Foreign
London, March 1.—Little progress wns
mado in the trial of Fenians nt Sligo.
Most of the day was Consumed In endeav-
Ing to empanel a Jury. In order to procure
a mixed jury, it became necessary to sum
mon c lx Pru«inns, but ns these soon after
absconded, the trial was adjourned until
Monday.
True hills have been found against Nu
gent, Kean, Fitzsimmons, FItzgibbon,
Leonard, and Leary. The prisoners will
be brought to trial without delay.
Later news from the English captives in
the Ayssinla lias been received to-day.—
Thejfcare still safe and well nt Magdala.
The advance of tho English army arrived
near Antals Ligre. The populace every
where are friendly. No sickness among
the troops.
Louis tho VII, King of Bavaria, died
yesterday. lie was twenty-three years of
age.
W. Johnston, Grand Secretary of the
Orangemen, has been sentenced to llnoand
imprisonment for heading the Orange pro
cession in Ireland.
The contract between the National tele
graph Company and Societies of the cable
trans-Atlantique of Paris has been closed.
The working men of Genoa have pre
sented an address to Admiral Farragut, as
representing a country which sympathizes
with the views of Mazzini.
Sou tit Carolina Convention.
Chalkstox, March 1.—Tho Convention
yesterday was occupied in discussion of.the
Judicial part of the Constitution. Ten or
twelve sections were adopted. Judges are
to lie elected by the Legislature; Attorney
General by the people. Per diem and
mileage of members have been paid to
date.
From Wa»hlugtou
W’As’.usaros, March 2.—It is understood
that tbe Counsel lias abandoned the quo
warrant >. Long before that machinery
would bring about a settlement of the issue
the Senate will have closed the matter.
Tne House is occupied with Impeach
ment articles.
The Supreme Court is engaged with the
Me Cardie case. No new features.
On a Strike.
Fall Kivku, Mass* March 2.—The cot
ton '-pinners struck for higher wages. Half
a million of spindles stopped, and 5,000
people thrown out of cuiploymcut.
Tin: Cotton Trade.—Tho New York
Commercial and Shipping List, of thelftth
instant, says: The changed aspect of the
cotton market within the last sixty days is
quite remarkable. In the latter part of
December, tire feeling was despondent in
the extreme, middling uplands selling at
15?( cents, with an apprehension that the
bottom had not j*et been reached. But,
since the beginning of the year, the com
plexion of tho market lias been entirely
changed, and prices have gradually ad
vanced, ■standing now 8@9 cents abrve the
lowest point of depression. Tills change
is line to several causes, prominent among
which may be mentioned the growing con
viction in England that tbe supply for 1808
will he, beyond nil reasonable doubt, i
‘scanty one; increased consumption, con
sequent upon continued large shipment,
of goods from England to the East Indies
and China, amounting, for the month end
ing the IGrh ultimo, to 124,900,000 yards,
against 81.mo.ftOO yards for the correspond
ing |tcriod last year, nml 47,200.000 yards
iu fodd, ami of yarns to 4,200,000 pounds
agitlii.it 2. lOO.(NH) pounds, and 21,000,000 re
spectively; reduced supplies at Liverpool,
light receipts of Surat aud Egyptian,-and
gloomy account* from the South, where
the popular estimates of the crop have been
considerably reduced, owing to the com
paratively small* breadth of land under
cultivation. The stock at Liverpool on the
.list ult., consisted of 39G,QQ0 bales of all
kind-, or a decrease of 142,250 bales as com
pared with the corresponding period lust
year. The stock at Havre was 40,000 bales,
or nearly one-half less than last year.
Stocks of* goods at Manchester were r« pre
sented to ho correspondingly light, and
S reduction was Increasing, part for future
eltvery under the conviction that the re
turn to normal prices will lead to a largely.
Increased consumption. ,
Ou this side a similar 'state of affairs ex
ists. Goods have undergone a marked ad
vance, and tho feeling of despondency
which obtained a little more than a month
ago, has been succeeded by bnoyancy. All
the indications now seem to point to a
gradual advance in the price or cotton as
tlio year advances, subject to periods of
fluctuations.
Death of Mrs. Fitzgerald.—Wo are
called upon to record the death of Mrs.
Catherine Fitzgerald, who died of Old agei
at her residence In Scottsboro, on the __
Instant, aged ft.) years and one month, hav
ing been borp on the 99th of Jannaiy, 1773
In Burke county, Gil, and educated in Au
gusta. She had the honor and pleasure of-
when he visited Augusta, In 1791, tlfo then
being a young lady. Her first husband
was the lion. Henry Osborne, one of the
Superior Court Judges of his day, and also
& prominent actor in the framing of tho
State Constitution. Sho leaves one son,
John H. Osborne* of Macon, Qa.—MillcJye
title Recorder,
. |y The little son.of a Pittsfield (Mass.)
clergyman, seeing Ids mother making bis
cuit on Sunday, for supper, nslrcd her If It
wasn't wicked to work on Sunday t Being
answered in the affirmative, the three-year
old rejolne >,« Oo’ll catch it when ’oo get
to heaven!”
The Nominating: Convention.
hdilor Opinion: The Chairman of tic
Executive Committee of the Republican
party having determined to call tlio Con
vention to nominate a camlUiato for Gov
ernor to meet in tills city on Saturday
next, tho 7th instant, it would be well to
Inform your readers of the fact, it Is ru
mored that a portion of the Committee
met lost night at Col, Blodgett's room at
tiie National Hotel and appointed next
Saturday as tlio day. It is supposed that
notice will be given in to-morrow morn-
ings* papers, and us the mail*leave the city
at night, the people on tho different rail
roads leading from this city will become
informed of it to-morrow, And those living
in counties remote from the railroads will
get Information on Friday, lu some in
stances, and In others on next. Tuesday, ns
tiiose counties get their mails on those
days. The notice being published ou
Wednesday that the Convention will meet
on Suturday preclude* tho possibility of
any county sending delegates except tlioro
counties on the line of thu railroad. Thir
ty-five or forty counties have held mcctiugs
and appointed delegates,‘which delegates
cannot got notice to attend. But two days
intervening between the publication of the
call and the meeting of theConveution is a
suspicious circumstance.—it indicates
alarm;
The Executive CoimuitSeo coiled the
Convention'to meet on the 19th of Febru
ary, and a largo number of counties held
their meetings ami appointed delegates.
In almost every county, from Jones, Bibb,
Upson, Spalding, and oilier* in Middla
Georgia, where the meetings were com*
posed entirely of colored citizens, to Dau-
son, Lumpkin. Union, Towns, Franklin
and others in Northern Georgia, where the
meetings were composed entirely of white
men, resolution* were adopted expressing
their preference for Col. Henry 1*. Farrow,
of this city, and delegates appointed' and
instructed to support Ills nomination.
It became manifest that a Convention
composed of delegate* sent up to a nom
inating Convention on the 19th of Febru
ary would be overwhelmingly for Farrow,
itnl hvnecthe Chairman of the Committee,
Col. Blodgett, having a preference for his
colleague from Augusta, suspends the call.
Such a course was deemed - necessary to
prevent Farrow's nomination, Jtnd secure it
for Bullock. The call being tints suspended,
and the Chairman of the Committee giving
no intimations as to when he would re
move the suspension mid renew the call,
about one hundred Republican members of
tlieConvention addressed him about the
17th of January, requesting him to an
nounce tiie 4th of March, as the day lor
holding the Convention, and that night the
lnrg«'«t Republican caucus ever held in the
State, passed a resolution requesting him
to designate a day and give duo notice. To
each of these petition-*, coming as they did
from a large majority of the Union men of
Georgia. Col. Blodgett pays no regard
whatever. Time passes on, and it is ru
mored to-day (Tuesday) that he is going
to call the Convention to meet on Saturday
next, t!m« precluding -the pe-slhiiity of
Delegates already appointed attending, to
say nothing of those counties which have
been intending to hold meetings as soon as
the time wa? announced.
This entire management, on the part of
certain politicians from Augusta, lias been
with the design of de eating the choice of
the party, and foisting upon them a man
unknown to them or to the people of Geor-
wm tho Union inou of Xortli Georgia,
tho mnvly undo, and over loyal, citizens of
Middio and .Southern Oed’rffla. who were
limited In eeii'i IMejatie here, atrd tints ex
press llroir choice fora standard hearer for
Governor, and who, because their choice
does niff snlt certain * politicians from Ai>
p;nsta, are now told they shall not ho.per
mitted to participate in tho least after he-
tuff dirty invited to It.-consent to he thus
indltfiaintly treated? N'o. their voice will
lie hoard Saturday next and ffenry P. Par-
row will bo the nominee. ■
t’xtos Mzx.
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