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~v * w > ‘ • • * VOLUME 8. ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS WlffiN REASON IS LEFT FREE TO COMBAT IT-’’—Jefferson. ATLANTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15,1865. = NUMBER 15. A further reference ia made to the second wife of Viscount Palmerston than that her name was Mary Mee and that her father was Benjamin Mee. Burke calls him “Benjamin Mee, Esq.” In the absence of all allusion to her family con nections the inference Is almost if not quite inev itable that the lady was of obscure birth. Mary Mee became a peeress in the right of her hus band, by her marriage, on the 7th of January, 1784. Of Lord Palmerston’s relations with Queen Victoria the following incidents are related Palmerston’s relations with Queen Victoria were never so cordial as those of his political oppo nent, Lord Derby; and between the Prime Min ister and the Prince of Wales there was till re cently an open feud. The arrogant bearing of the Minister was at the bottom of this dislike.— At times he assumed almost the functions of roy altv. In 1850, when Lord John Russell was Prime Minister and Palmerston Foreign Secre tary', tbs Queen addressed to Lord Russell the following piquant note The Queen requires, first, that Lord Palmer ston will distinctly state wliat he proposes in a f iven case in order that the Queen may know as istinctly to what she is giving her royal sanc tion ; secondly, hating once given her’ sanction to a measure, that it be not arbitrarily altered or modified by the minister. Such an act she must consider as failing in sincerity to the Crown, and Justly to be visited by the exercise of her consti tutional right of dismissing that minister. She expects to be kept informed of what passes be tween him and the Foreign Minister before im portant decisions are taken based upon that in tercourse; to receive the foreign dispatches in good time, and to have the drafts for her approval sent to her in sufficient time to make herself ac quainted with their contents before they mast be sent off. The Queen thinks it liest that Lord John Russell should show this letter to Lord PalmerstoD. Russell did so. The imperturbable Palmerston sent word back that lie had taken a copy of the memorandum and would not fail to attend to the directions given, and went on just the same as before. A few months later he recognized Na poleon’s coup d'etat without authority from either Queen or Cabinet. The Queen indignantly de manded an explanation, and Palmerston coolly replied by renewing his dispatch of recognition, leaving poor little Russell aghast at his temerity. After this the Queen iiad no option but to dismiss her rebellious Minister, and she did so. But Palmerston’s object was accomplished, and Na poleon has since held undisturbed possession of the throne of France. The following relation of Lord P.’9 marriage, and of an amusing mistake made by Ex-Presi dent Buchanan, when lie was American Minister at London, upon being introduced to Lady Pal merston, will cause the reader to smile if “noth ing more.” “Old Buck,” it will be seen, “put his foot in it” for once: Lord Palmerston was not married until he was fifty-five years of age. His chosen wife was the widow of the Earl of Cowper. At the time of their marriage Lady Palmerston was about thir ty-seven years of age. She also had four chil dren, the issue of the Earl of Cowper, and all of whom were married at the time of her second marriage. One of the daughters, Emily Caroline Catherine Frances, was married to Lord Ashley, heir to the earldom of Shaftsbury, and the other to the Viscount Jocelyn. Her eldest son by Earl Cowper is the present peer of that name. Lady Palmerston was an accomplished and fascinating woman, and after her second marriage attained a celebrity in the social life of the metropolis scarcely inferior to that which the political abil ity and active genius of her husband have won for him on the Continent of Europe. She was, like her husband, a great diplomatist. It was through her efforts that the reconciliation took place between her husband and Lord John Rus sell, which resulted in the formation of the Cabi net now dissolved by Palmerston’s death. She was an early flame of Palmerston’s when she was Lady Emily Penniston, and he faithfully waited for her many years, gladly taking her when at an uncertain age and with her four in cumbrances. When Mr. Buchanan was Minister to England he met and was introduced to Lady Palmerston and her children by Lord Palmer ston, who alluded to his stepsons and daughters as if thej r were his own children. Mr. Buchanan was not very well posted,in the English society, and the Book of Peers, and the noble lord was rather taken aback by his complimenting him on the remarkable resemblance which they bore to him. tflffhlD Jutflligfttffr. PCBLISTIED DAILY AND WEEKLY BY JARED I. WHITAKER, JProjjrlctor. JOHN H. STEELE, - - - - - Editor. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1805. Wednesday, November 10, The Oi.d “Richmond Enquirer.”—This once highly influential Southern journal, which, un de'- the direction of the elder Ritchie for more than a quarter of a century, became famous throughout the “Union,” especially during that period of its existence when it advocated the election of Andrew Jackson to the Presidency and sustained his administration afterwards, has passed away like other good old thingB in the proud old Commonwealth $f Virginia, to be re vived, we notice, under the new jjolifical regime, in which we all have to play new parts, surrounded as we a re, by new circumstances brought about bv the sword’s extinction of an institution, to maintain which, in the South, her people went to war. In announcing the appearance of (he new “Richmond Enquirer” the editor in his salutato ry says: So many end so great changes have taken place since the’ last issue of the Enquirer that we scarcely know how to introduce this our first ed itorial. That great cause at whose cradle we sat, and whose hearse we followed, has gone down forever ; its great issues are dead, ana its princi pies lost. Itowever tender and dear may be its memories, we shall not seek to revive its issues, or reanimate its hopes. We shall turn our atten tion ami devote all our energies to the living present, and endeavor to exercise some influence for good to our people and State in the uncertain future. The oath of allegiance taken by ourselves, in common with our fellow citizens, has afar differ ent significance now than the same oath could have had before the unsettled question of su premacy between the State and Federal Govern ments had been decided by the arbitrament of war. Now we acknowledge allegiance first to the Union; before we held obedience to be due first to the State. The same honesty and sinceri ty which made the sons of Virginia brave the dangers of battle, and suffer uncomplainingly the hardships of lour years of war, will make them true aud faithful to their oath of allegiance. The distrust and suspicion that throughout the Northern States attaches to the people of the Southern States is the natural result of the pas sions of four yearn of civil war. Such feelings are passing away from the great mass of the Northern people, and becoming odious in those thut retain them. Our people have so home themselves in the trying ordeal of the last four years that they can afford to wait for that magna nimity which their heroic conduct must eventu ally excite in the minds of the people of the Northern States. The time must come when Stonewall Jackson will be as much admired North as he is beloved South; and then the cause, and him who illustrated it, will be rightly judged. We notice also the following appeal in an edi torial article, in behalf of Jefferson Davis, which, for rare eloquence, is worth the reader’s atten tion, and which, of itself alone, bears testimony to the ability with which the new “Enquirer” is being conducted; The policy of President Johnson for the resto ration of the States to equal rights in the Union commends itself to the gratitude and affection of the people of the Southern States. In mitiga ting the exercise of those rights which conquest gave, he has exhibited a magnanimity and kind ness toward the people of these States as great as it was unexpected. He has won their grati tude, and will not fail to receive their cordial support. That he is moving onward in the work of restoration quite as fast as he deems prodent cannot be doubted, and that he means to make the restoration cf the Union the great distinguish ing feature of his administration, must be appa rent to every one. But the work of restoration applies to individuals as well as to States, and while Mississippi is restored, Jefferson Davis, whom she carried out, languishes in prison. His pardon and liberation would crown the work of restoration with completeness, and leav6 nq is- ■ue between the North and the South. His im prisonment agitates the public mind, unsettles national thoughts, and disturbs the harmony of the Union. One-half of the nation would trem ble at his trial, the other half would blush at his conviction, and the world would stand aghast at his execution. What good en.l doesdiis impris onment serve 1 Does it make treason odious ? Was the memory of Emmett made odious by his execution ? Were Louis Blanc, Ledru Rol- lin, and their fellow-exiles made odious by ban ishment from France What impartial jury can try him ¥ What unprejudiced judge can admin ister justice? Shall loyal men only sit upon that jury? Shall only a loyal judge try the case ? Then as well condemn him without the formalities of a trial, as bring him before men whose passions aud convictions, influenced by the issues of a four years war, have made them prejudge and predecide the ease. Jefferson Da vis can never be made odious by trial, conviction or execution, or by all combined. There is not one man in these Soutlieru States less guilty of treason or patriotism, whichever it may be called, than Jefferson Davis. He was the agent; the people, the principal—and all are guilty in kind and degree. The war was the work of a con stitutional construction, which the framers left unsettled, and which disturbed the politics of the country from ’80 to ’60, and which culminated not in treason, but iu blood. That question of constitutional construction was settled fiilly and finally at Appomattox Court House, by the sur render of General Lee—and the trial of Jefferson Davis would give to it no greater finality. There fore, in the name of the people of Virginia, we most earnestly ask the President for the libera tion of Mr. Davis. We refer to the revival of this old journal, and publish the lbregoing extracts from it, in order to enable its old patrons in Georgia to judge of its position, and to renew their subscriptions to it. In its now acknowledged allegiance to the “Union,” in its efforts to promote peace and good will between all sections thereof, there is both a sincerity and patriotism which should commend it to a renewal of their support. Romance in High Life —The New York pa pers of the 1st instant, contain interesting obitu ary notices of Lord Palmerston, late Prime Min ister of Great Britain, whose death occurred on the 18th ultimo. This British nobleman, and statesman for over half a century, had he lived two days longer would have reached the ad vanced age of eighty-one years, having been born on the 20th October, 1794. Among the obituary notices of him which appear in the New York papers, that of the Herald is most extended and interesting, embracing as it does many facts and anecdotes connected with the deceased and his family. The following piece of romance which we extract front that journal's obituary notice will, we have no doubt, interest our readers: Henrv John Temple, Visopunt Palmerston, of the peerage of Ireland, was Lorn at Broadlands, In Hampshire, on the 20th of October, 1784, and had he lived two days longer would consequent ly have been eiglity-one years of age. He was tie first bora of the second and verv romantic marriage of his father, Viscount Palmerston, with Mary Mee, the daughter of an Irish hatter. The story has been fully authenticated, but has t ever been authoritatively denied, and has been frequently reproduced in various novels and plays. The storv is as follows; The Vi9connt, after his bereavement of his first wife, was riding on horseback through the streets of Dublin, and was thrown, and had one of his limbs fractured. He was carried into an adjacent house, and, upon medical assistance being summoned, it was found that it would be dangerous or fatal to have him removed. The house was occupied by a respec table hatter in middling circumstances. The hatter’s daughter undertook the task of nursing the injured peer. The consequence of her atten tions was that they fell in love with each other, and the result was their marriage. We cannot at all vouch for the accuracy of this gossip, but, to say the least, a colorable posibility is lent to it bv the fact that in Burke’s peerage and in such temporary authorities aud chroniclers of aristo cratic doings as the “Gentleman’s Magazine, no Convention Items. In the adoption of the new State Constitution, and in the passage of various ordinances, several important changes hare been made affecting the election of Judges, and other important interests of the State, by the Convention which adjourned, we think, on Tuesday afternoon. For instance, the Judges of our Superior Courts are hereafter to be elected by the people of the several judicial districts, and the Judges of the Supreme Court by the General Assembly. This is going back ward, we think, instead of forward. The next General Assembly is to convene at. Milledgeville on the first Monday in December next, the fourth day of that month. No reduc tion was made in either branch of that body.— It stands as it did under the old Constitution— forty-four senatorial districts, and one hundred and sixty-nine representative members of the House of Representatives. By resolution, a committee of seven has been appointed to inquire into all matters connected with the purchase of cotton on State account during the war, the committee being clothed with power to send for persons and papers. The Convention by a large vote adopted a clause in the Constitution, requiring the Supreme Court of the State to hold its session only at Milledgeville, the seat of Government. An ordinance was adopted requesting the Gen eral Assembly of the State, at its first session under the new Constitution, and annually there after, to make such appropriations and provisions as may, in their judgment, be necessary for the support and maintenance of the indigent widows and orphans of deceased soldiers of the State, and to provide for disabled soldiers who are with out means of support, and whose disability is such as to render them incompetent or unable to make a living by their own exertions. The following ordinance was also adopted: “That all contracts made by guardians, adminis trators, executors, and trustees, with freedmen and freedwomen, for the benefit of their wards’ estates be, and the same is hereby legalized; and that they be authorized to make such contracts until provided for by the Legislature.” The new State Constitution is ordered to be published; as soon as we receive a copy of it, we shall lay it before our readers. The fikst steamer from Baltimore to Savan nah, the Baltimore Gazette, of the 30th ultimo, says left the former port on Saturday last for Savannah, with a valuable cargo of assorted mer chandize. This steamer is Called the “North Point,” and is the pioneer of a new line of pro pellers which is to run regularly between those two ports, under such arrangements as will result in uninterrupted communication between them. Upon leaving the wharf in Baltimore the “North Point” was loudly cheered by a large crowd that had assembled to witness her departure. J. Brandt, jr., and others, it is said, have established this new and important line of Southern steam ers. Fob Clemency.—The Northern papers con tain a memorial from Garibaldi, Tomageo, and three hundred other distinguished Italians, ad dressed to President Johnson, in which they elo quently plead for clemency to Jefferson Davis. What Stephen Girard Said.—I have al ways considered advertising fibertlly and- long, to be the great medium of success in business, and prelnde to -wealth. And I have made it an invariable rule to advertise in the dullest times as well as the busiest, long experience having taught me that money thus spent is tveH laid out; as by keeping my business continually before the public, it had securedmemany sales that I would otherwise have lost. THE GEORGIA Sim CONVENTION. OUJt SPECIAL CORRRSPOXDEXCE Monday, Nov. 6. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment; prayer by Rev. Mr. Flynn. After the reading of the journal, Mr. Jenkins’ resolution was taken up in regard to “the print ing of 1000 copies of the new Constitution.” An amendment was offered by Mr. Dorsey, of Hall, “to include all ordinances of a public and gene ral interest up to the time of adjournment,” which was adopted. In my report of the 31st ult. I made a mistake in alluding to some remarks of Mr. Hammond, of Fulton, for want of clearly hearing what was said. Mr. Seward J moved to amend the stay law so that it would prevent levy and sale “until the Legislature shall otherwise direct,” and in sup port of it said, that it was a question of expedi ency; that it might be expedient to postpone one, two, five, or perhaps twenty years, and that this should be left to the Legislature. Mr. Hammond replied that “this indefinite postponement of levy and sale looked to him like repudiation of private debts.” Mr. Seward, (interrupting,) the gentleman was certainly lawyer enough to know that an indefi nite withdrawal of levy and sale only affected the remedy and not the obligation of the debt. Mr. Hammond replied that an indefinite refu sal of a remedy was impairing the obligation of the contract, and cited various cases from the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Sew ard then withdrew his amendment. I make the correction cheerfully, for during my report of the proceedings here, I may have reported some remarks which were not true, but it was not intentional, and I am always ready to make amends through the same channel in which the representation was made. The Convention proceeded to read, as a whole, the new Constitution. After its reading Mr. Jenkins moved for its adoption. Mr. Hill, of Morgan, asked if the Constitution, after the motion to adopt the same, would be open to any amendment hereafter by the Con vention. Mr. Jenkins replied that he understood that since it had been adopted by paragraph, if his motion now to adopt as a whole prevailed, the decision was final and it could not be open for amendment, but if the gentleman wished to add an additional paragraph and not an amendment, he was at liberty to do so, and asked if the gen tleman had his paragraph ready. Mr. Hill replied that he had uot, but he spoke for others. Mr. Chappell, of Muscogee, said that the ob ject cf the gentleman was, he supposed, to incor porate the ordinance he had introduced, and which was made the special order of to-day, in reference to the repudiation of the war debt. The rules were here suspended in order to take up, on motion of Mr. Whitaker, a message which: was received from the Governor in relation to certain inquiries made by resolution as to how much money had been drawn for the purchase of cotton, &c. This was accompanied by a lengthy document from Mr. Jones, the Treasurer. The documents were, on motion, referred to the committee of seven. Mr. Kenan said that the motion he was about to make to the house, he hoped would not be considered a captious one. The gentleman from Muscogee, in endeavoring to incorporate his or dinance in the Constitution, he thought was ger- main to the subject. His object was simply to harmonize the body. Some gentleman called Mr. Kenan to order, as there was no motion before the house. ' Mr. Kenan continued, and said that he would have a motion before the house, and for the rea sons stated and to dispose of this matter he called for the previous question. Mr. Chappell rose and Mr. Kenan said the question was not debatable, but Mr. Chappell was heard to say, “I hope the motion will not prevail.” Mr. Seward rose to a point of order, inquiring how Mr. Kenan obtained the floor, as hisj Mr. Saffold’sngiticm.was lost. The original and the substitute from the gen tleman of Tlmmawwas decided to be the only legitimate subject matter, and Mr. Hammond’9 amendment was therefore read, wliieh looked to the payment of the debt, and was lost. Mr. Simmons’ amendment was alSo lost. Mr.-Warren offered an amendment declaring all war debts nul) and void. The amendment was lost. Mr. Brooks’ amendment was lost. Mr. Dart’s amendment was lost. Mr. Cohen introduced an ordinance as a sub stitute for the whole, in effect “that as the people have not yet had an opportunity to express then- sentiments, the whole matter be referred to the Legislature.” Mr. Chappell moved to strike oat in the sub stitute in the second paragraph the words “by partrial proof” and insert “competent testimony,” which was agreed to. Mr. Hill offered an amendment “that all debts of the State created daring the war shall be con sidered as abetting^ the same, provided the Legis lature shall have the power to appropriate money for the payment ©t claims where it clearly ap pears they were founded upon a consideration that such claims w^re not used for the prosecu tion of the war.” Adopted. Mr. Chappell offered an amendment to the substitute declaring the ordinance as part and parcel of the Constitution. Mr. Kenan called the gentleman to order, as that matter had been previously disposed of. Mr. Seward said the previous question did not imply action, and this was all that was done. The chair did not sustain the point of order, Mr. Chappell made some points at length in support of his proposition to incorporate this or dinance as apart of the Constitution. His prin cipal reason was that, as we had taken an oath, to support the Constitution, if this was incorpo rated in it, it would be made binding upon alL Mr. Matthews followed in opposition. It wa9 not necessary that this measure should be incor porated in the Constitution, because it was a fun damental law, and the Legislature, if they should repeal, the Judiciary would decide against them. He himself was opp^ged to repudiation. Pass the ordinance if . you will, he would always think weil of every man--here who do this under a solemn conviction o&iuty. If you pass it from necessity, let it be deposited in the archives cf your State, where future generations can'look for and hunt it up. If you de sire it, incorporate in it a clause binding future generations to observe it for hundreds and thousands of years, and let generations per petuate it forever, but do not place it in that in strument. This was one of Mr. Matthews ’most happy efforts. Recess until 3ft o’clock. : [Note —In the foregoing report-we notice an omission. For instancy Mr. Hammond’s “amend ment” is not inserted where it should have been, though it is subsequently referred to.—Ed. Int.] mileage at $5 for every 20 miles by the most practicable route.” The previous question was called for and sustained. ;The..ordinance was adopted. This gives to the delegates the same pay and mileage as of 1860. Mr. CliappeR, of Muscogee,, called the atten tion of the Convention to his motion to re-con- sider the ordinance introduced by him and lost yesterday, to incorporate the ordinance of Mr. Alexander as a part of the Constitution. Mr. Chappell accompanied his motion-with some lengthy remarks why his motion should prevail. The Convention refused to re-consider. The Committee of 7 appointed to confer with the Governor in reference to ; the cotton pur chased by the.State, etc., reported an ordinance “to authorize the Governor to appoint three com petent commissioners to report upon the finan cial condition of the State from 1st January 1861, up to the present time; that said commia sioners have power to administer oaths and send for persons and papers—the Governor to pay them a fair compensation. Also, calling for an assignment of 1600 bales of cotton in the poses- sion of Mr. Brigham, of Savannah, paying him for his expenses lor the same not to exceed 200 dollars.” The ordinance was adopted. A resolution was offered to adjourn the Con vention, sine die, at 12 M. to-morrow. Adopted. The ordinance of Mr. Cohen, of Chatham, in reference to leaving the matter concerning the public debt to the next Legislature, was taken up. The previous question was called for and sec onded bringing the Convention to a direct vote upon the ordinance of Mr. Chappell, of Musco gee, which i9 the repudiation question. The yeas and nays were called for, and are yeas 183, nays 117. Recess until 34 o’clock P. M. friend had only gave way as an act of courtesy: to hear the Governor’s Message.” Mr. Kenan said “that this was only an indirect way of arguing the question Mid he hoped the chair would so remind the house.” Mr. Chappell again rose for an explanation,, but was not permitted to do so folly, although he* had no objection to the call of the previous'ques-j tion. ' . * ; The chair explained to the Convention how* the matter stood and deckled that Mr. Kenan; was clearly entitled to the floor when he.yalfod the previous question. Mr. Seward inquired if the Convention refused; to sustain the call, would not the matter under the parliamentary rule have to lie over one day. The chair decided in the negative. Mr. Chappell begged that the chair wouldataie what would be the effect if the call was not sus tained. .. Mr. Kenan called the gentleman to order;, a? A decision had been made. . \ The chair decided that if the call was sustain ed, it would bring up the main question; feritfie adoption of the Constitution, and cuts off .t^e ordinance as an amendment •. Mr. Kenan’s motion was then voted upon/ami' by a division obtained a majority of 58. Mr. Chappell said that he only wanted to ip-1 corporate his ordinance in the ConstjtutfopJ through deference to other gentlemen, although! he himselt would prefer to introduce it as a— Mr. Kenan—“I call the gentleman to order.” The Chair—“The gentleman from Muscogee. clearly out of order.” The main question was then put. which was a motion by Mr. Jenkins to adopt the Constitution just read. It was adopted unanimously. The regular order was then resumed, which was the ordinance offered by Mr. Chappell'in re gard to declaring null and void all debts created for the prosecution of the war. Mr. Alexander, of Thomas, offered as a -sub-j siitute an ordinance declaring all debts contrac ted for the prosecution of the war illegal, null and void. ,i J. Mr. Dart, of Glynn, offered an amendment to provide for the payment of the war debt, by authorizing the Legislature to issue bonds bear ing 7 per cent interest to the amount of the gold value of bonds issued by the State for the prose cution of the same. Mr. Black, of Screven, offered an’amendment to the substitute of the gentlemen from Thpmas. Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, offered an amend ment to the substitute, also, of the gentlemen from Thomas. A great deal of discussion here ensued con cerning parliamentary rules relative to the in troduction of so many amendments. Mr. HanselL of Cobb, was in favor of suspen ding all rules restricting the delegates from in troducing any matter throwing light upon the subject Mr. Safiold, of Morgan, moved to refer the original and all substitutes to a committee to re port at 3 o’clock. Mr. Hammond, of Fulton, said that a substi tute to a substitute could not be entertained. He had offered the only amendment and hoped it would be read. Monday, Nov. 6, Si o’clock, P. M. The Convention reassembled. The: question was unbn the amendment of Mr. Chappell, of Mnsoogeopto amend toe substitute of the gentleman of Thomas, “by incorporating the. ordinance a9 a part and parcel of the Consti tution.". ;! The debate on the measure was lengthy, and both sides had the benefit of able counsel in the persons of Messrs.' Hill, of Morgan, Hammond, of Fulton, Seward, of Thomas, Matthews,' of Oglethorpe, and others. Much interest was mani fested ; every delegate seemed to listen attentive-! ly to every word that was said. The speech of Mr. Matthews against the adoption of the amend ment was one pfethe ablest he* has ever made.— At one time, in alluding to wliat was left us as elements to constitute us as a great nation, the ladies in the gallery clapped their hands as a to ken of their appreciation of his sentiments. The chair promptly suppresed this manifestation on the part of the fair ones. The spechea made were all ably rendered. Upon the final question, the yeas were 111; nays, 135. I presume that a re-consideration will be moved upon the,same subject to-morrow. The clause in Mr. Chappell’s ordinance on the same subject was stricken out Yeas, 150; Nays, 107. Adjourned until 9# tomorrow morning. Tuesday, Nov. 7. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment; prayer by Rev.. Mr. Flynn. During thereading of thejoumal, Mr. Chappell, tif Muscogee, gave notice that he would move for a recj)hsideratibn of the ordinance introduced by him, and lost yesterday, i Mr. Hill, of Morgan, from a special committee, offered an ordinance to make valid all claims en tered into and contracted against the United States during^ the existing war. Mr. Nichols*, of Clinch, introduced an ordi-: fiance tb provide for the election of members of fee General Assembly in counties which, from the short notice given, cannot hold the election on the loth inst. for members of the General As sembly, add authorizing the election i!o, be held. nStfjip The ordinafiepj was'taken up and adapted; lo uoirioq \ast < : Mr. * Jenkins, Chairman of -the Committee of their former owners. It appoints Ebeneter Starnes, of'Richmond; L. E. * Bleckley, of Fulton; L. N; Yfhittlej of Bibb; TJrrton Stephens, of Hancock; and Blount, of Jones, to meet at.fee Capitol on! the :13th; to report matter for their government, &c. Adopted. uofasq of ei&oiea The Committee reported that the ordinance to compensate the. Clerks of Ordinary and 'other) Courts for administering the, amnesty oath, was to adopted The ordinance authorizing: the Provisional Governor or his successor to borrow $106,000 toi reliete the present necessities of the W. & A; R. R., not to exceed 7 percent interest, wasadopted- The Committee of 16 reported an ; address to the United 1 States, in -effect tost we had * adopted a Constitution and abolished slavery, conforming to tfift regulations prescribed, &c., looking tp' our. ’early restoration to the Union. The address was hnd c& the table forthe present hx* order to* in- clfide^mUij matter that might be necessary to our; re-admwdn.(Isuj^)08e thisrefersto repu diation.) -,_*: f ; taaq or vino j An brdintoee was introduced by the Corjnnit- teefor the relief of fee' banks and officers of'tjie same. Some.dhctUfnqn ijefo ensued both pro. and con. . The .object being .to relieve the banka from 1 redeeming their isaie In. gold and silver growing o'fit of kny pfevbtis legislation. It re lieves; them, from all paint and penalties accruing therefrom. To appoint a Receiver, ascertaia tbe assets and liquidate eqdafly the debts: If this feji officers cannot be indictedfpr a faUufe to complywith previous Jaws. '. The* previouaqutstion rvas called Jbx and sus tained. ; : 'V“ 1 ' '• - 1 7/ " “ '••'TK^S^ji called foripn the gagftoafrt^.jMdin^W.Vfid aye yeas 125, n^ys 132. *!.:•: ... i '■ * v • : :o The ordinance < ptovidi^ for the payment of thfe officers and membertof the Convention, ivas taken up. • L 11 .01 An azneadtoNnt was cfered “to emhpute the .77ill 7d ! • Vl ill -IO U‘R> ! .: J Tuesday, Nov. 7, o’clock, P. M. The Convention re-assembled. Mr. Thomas, of Coweta, offered a resolution in regard to slavery; that the clause in the Con- stituion adopted, gives no opinion as to jvhether we yield slavery as our own choice or not, there fore, yielding to the necessity we will acquiesce in that portion of the Constitution, which prohib its slavery. The resolution was lost. A resolution was offered to appoint a commit tee to memorialize the President invoking his clemency in behalf of our fellow citizens who are yet unpardoned. Agreed to.. An ordinance to make claims and all contracts; valid made during the war against the United! States not contrary to the Constitution ofthej United States as introduced by Mr. Hill 1lik en up, It embraces tbe period from June 1861,; and the 1st of June 1865. The ordinance was adopted! Mr. Jenkins offered a resolution in relation to; tax upon real estate. ^“Authorizes a . .committeiej to be appointed to memorialize the Hon. Hugh: McCulloch to suspend the collection of said- iaxj Until the meeting of the United States Congress.” The resolution waa .adopted. . ... ‘ The committee of Iff ottered & series of resolu tions of thank' to His Excellently the Governor ,i also requesting him to forward a copy of ail or dinances to the President, passed by this Conven tion. Adopted. They also offered a : memorial to the President affirming that we ^ad abolished slavery aiid Com plied with, all requirements, in order to become; again a State with* the rights and privileges of other States, debiting peace and harmony, and confiding in the good intentions of the Presi dent, &c„ .;.■»! . Mr. Hill moved to recommit sp as to incorpo rate in the memorial the ordinance passed, de daring null and void the public debt. Mr. Kpipn saw 40 good reason why this should* he done. .Why place this in the memorial and no other ? - TVhy emblazon it to the world ? and why tell President Johnson that we liad by ordi-i nance repudiated the war. dept of Georgia? We 1 have had enough of telegrams from the City of Washington influencing this body. It was hu miliating enough to pass the ordinance without* incorporating it in this memorial. He hoped the' measure would not prevail. Mr. Hill replied, “The Resident would not consider it humiliating to place this in the mem orial. We m^nfion in the memorial that we have abolisheffelayery,”, * Mr. Kenan—-That was required. Mr. Hill—The gentleman says that was re quired... Was not the measure spoken of re quired?,,. ' Mr. Kenan—No, sir; in my opinion there has been no requisition: Mr. Hill read from, the memorial: Mr- Kenan said that there telegrams were re ceived in other States, including Georgia, and nothing was said by the'President 1 requiring re pudiation. He had a pardon in his pocket for himself, and nothing in that pardon requires him to forfeit by his* vote the honor of'Georgia, He ■Was a Union man five yearS ago in thisi flail, and, when Georgia, secedffi-’hf / W&t! ; witi4, kyr, and “ 90 help me God, if I had my way, we to-day would have been & separate and distinct Gov ernment.” [ApplaUse.] 1 He did not tell Presi-; dent Johnson in'order to get a pardon That he was a Uniop man. He stood upon his merits.— He had heard of applications for special pardon at the White House because men were using the pjea} that they > 1 were Union men. Ofie party used tins plea to ..olptam. a pafdon 1 ,' whfls^ hear, him Stood, a young man of 21 years. Thejque^ionj was asked the Union man, “What did you do?” 1 “Oh, I am for the Unlqh;” “Did you fight for it?’’Turning to the young, man, ‘‘Afid you sir, what have you doi», « • ¥&&, have fought foe the South four years, re- 'CfeiVed several wounds, and laricffor a pardoh/’j f?he President ordered his Secretary to fi^bbjiti iiapeeial pardon,for .the jroong, man, .1 whilst $e? Union sfirieker wAs left ontin the cold.:: No/aii,! I will never shield any responsibility in the plea; pi Union. I to-day ffave more respect for Ah-i drew Johnson than for many men in mjr.pgmj section. “ V ; / forJhs • •Mr. Kenan pursued his : arguthent at “length- VhJ'.he ppposed.tiie mea^ui^, .; . v j ,4message Maa^Bicelvpidiifrcm.-the. Goferim*! and read. It * contained a. telegram: from the President Of .the Uhlted State^, announcing that 1 the ordinance to organize, a .police foree in the several /eoupties of the State to preserve, ppdqr and keep' down* parties of marauders, met, his hearty concurrence. “ The Chair cptod hot keep down the applause which ^teetCd tiife feiffifrljpolj the gavel from the presiding officer, that I could not hear what was really said. Mj\ Kenan not being able to be heard took his seat. Order was soon restored. > Mr. Jenkins said that the committee had had this memorial under careful consideration, and he hoped that if it was desired to put anything more in the document it would be done now. The previous question was called and sus tained. The main question was upon the simple memo rial as introduced by the committee, which was agreed to. Adjourned until o’clock to-morrow. I notice the arrival of the Hon. O. A. Loch- rane in this city. The Judge seems to be in no way worsted by his tour North on business. The reason why I mention this gentleman’s name in connection with my report is, that whilst I was in New York last month, the question was asked me frequently if Judge Lochrane was in favor of negro suffrage, and from a knowledge of that gentleman’s views, I answered emphatically “no.” When I returned South, rumors reached me me that impression prevailed here that he was for the measure. I deem it but an act of justice to say that he entertains no such views, and while North I heard him, in high circles, repeat again and again his objections to such an infliction upon the people of the South. I have heard him say often that this was a white man’s govern ment, and must be ruled by the white man. W. the telegram, . 1 Mr. Hill rep^ed'to Mr.' Xeimn ,in a/Teeling planner, alluding to the children he fi&d shoul dering the musket to fighti-for-a cause he could -not sustain., The Hbn. gentletoafa’s remarks were at times vety eloquent, 1 aid' wefe greeted” witji: applause. itpiurm’J After Mr; Hill’s remarks. Mr. Kenan replied,; alluding tb the sons he had 1 sent to the army, , j, '■ ■ * ’ Air. Hill disclaimed aliilsioh' to Mr. Kenan. : ’: Mr. Kenan said that , elusion had been 'made; to the Confederacy, i He would inquire about the gentleman having offered his name as a candi date for Governor of this State. ' " : Air. Hill rose for an explanation, but Mr.. Ke- 1 nan did not yield toe floor. : > -’The confosion here becafieso great in the 4>an,!by persons calling the gentleman to order, and cries of “orders” accompanied with blows of * -MfH-iifHi 1 ,:■■■ ]. **;. .. . • r.jiift 07 cOJj Iv: Wednesday Morning , Nov. 8. The Convention met. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Flynn. Mr. Reynolds gave notice that he would move for a reconsideration of the ordinances passed yesterday in relation to declaring the public debt null and void. Withdrawn. Mr. Cohen gave notice that he would move to reconsider a resolution adopted relative to ad journment at 12 M. to-day, not to prolong the time, however. Mr. Loyd gave notice that he would move a reednsideration of the ordinance lost yesterday, for the relief of banks and bank officers. The motion was made and the Convention refused to reconsider. The Convention reconsidered the resolution in relation to the adjournment of the Convention sine die to-day at 12 M. An amendment was of- ferred by the delegate from Cass, in effect that the Convention adjourn at 12 M. to-day, subject to the call of the President at any time necessary within six months. In case of the death, resig nation, or disability 16f the Preiident, 1 the Gov ernor can call the Convention together.— Agreed to. The Committee'appointed to memorialize the President of tlfd United States in relation to our fellow-citizens yet unpardoned made their re port, Which waa read and adopted. , f , ; •./ Mr. Whitaker of Fulton, offered a resolution; that a Cpmmittee of three be appointed to wait! upon Hia-Excelleucy/the Governor, and notify! him. that this body have agreed to adjourn at 12 M. to-day, and ask if he has any furthercommu- nic^tionis to make to them. Agreed to. Whitaker, Hill and Chappell were appointed that Committee. Resolutions of thanks to the President, Secre tary and his Assistants, and the Committee of Sixteen, were passed . ! A resolution recommending the Legislature to adopt measures for the relief of tax payers of; Georgia was adopted, A resolution in refejrence to the sale of the W. & A. R. R. was laid on the table. A ordinance to legalize and make valid the Civil Code of Georgia >va9 withdrawn.' i .VThe Committee, through its Chairman, Mtj Whitaker of Fulton, appointed to wait on the ! Governor, reported that they had |a common ica-j tion from the Governor, who stated that he had, nothing further to communicate, hut thanked the: Convention for the courtesy extended towards: him, and fof the manner in which they had clis-, charged their duty to the country. His earnest desire waa that peace and harmony might pre vail throughout our borders. Tlie delegates all seem at this stage to be glad that the hour cif, atijouroinent is 90 near. Every- 1 body’s face wr.eathed with smile3 and all are, in excellent humor with themselves and their neigh bors, because they have discharged their duty to wards the|r constituents. I think I may safely say that this Convention, is coinposed of more solid, material than any ever assembled here, and,it is hard tb‘get a body of men over 300 together wffere gp mtich harmony prevailed ajs in thik' Differences of opinion on vital questions; have arisen, but the discussion of them was always characterized by a manly afid dignified spirit. If we cannot get back ip, the ,Union now, with such a body of men to carry into effect ,the chief requisites for our section, we will stay dut in the! cold for an indefinite period. l! ' The President states that,thehour for adjourn ment had arrived.; He* *- delivered a splendid! speech. I will send ydd the remarks in full to-j morrovr. ^Liftef life ; address life, President 0 Ad journed the Convention. Adieu. W. Three Young Ladies Drowned by the Sinking of a BoIt.—One of the most shocking casualties by drowning which we have for along time recorded, occurred on Saturday afternoon last at Spring Lake, about 16 miles below Pekin. According to '■ the statement of our informant, a femily by the name* of Glayton reside mear the lake, and twogoirng ladies from Iowa—relatives of the * family, 1 and of the same name—were ohj a visit to them. On Saturday afternoon it was! propos4d :to take-h boat rifle * upon; .the lake, to whfoh,alL joyfully,assentefl/ind a boat was pro cured: which it was thought would answer the .purpose- although old and leaky. Thei-party ooi|9sted of two yonag ladies from, Iowa, their coushih, twoMisses: Clayton, of SpringlAk*. and another young ladyr’by; the name-of Kane/ to gether with a young,man and; boy bvithe name <jf Clayton, also relatives, ; and another young man by. the name of McLean—in all eight per- sons.' • i-n 11 . : The youthful party left the sbore in, the. best, possible spirits, with the expectation of enjoying a: pleasant 'afternoon, upon the water, little dream- ing that in the. short space of one hour, three of their; number, then in :the bloom of health and happiness; would be in eternity. When in about tbe middle of the lake the boat suddenly, filled, anti in less time, than. wa are j writing the para-' graph,' the whole-psartyfiwerei floating upon the: water.. The boymanagBdiitff reaeh the sfiiftre, and. ypus«.Clayton,:by almost superhuman exer tions, succeeded in saving his two sisters^ although his endeavors were?; equally exerted to save the ,iiv;esM3f all the l) fi i ait1 ? 89 '. tning, huCwSaPexmibtiM ‘triage use 91to^sipe tbekiyesOf;any'oftifeparty,WwHTtiidwii. The! homes 6t the t#6 Clayton, !frdm iovf a; *td-! ‘-^her .with that '(if‘Miss Kane, hive' been reeov- df. : '; : Thji two ydfingflaiHessaiifed have ;rince been huite .low,o'y$hg to being sd long m'‘ro'e Water,’ and; th^cbhseduefit 'ek^ftefoent arthe <iIos- inginsuch a meikiitihdiy njahherof ah afternoon devoted to.pleasure,; ,We have 'given the partic- 'm, ks hilrrie'dly feiated td us by6he who passed _ tifkXakt^l^tuMy-^infe, and atfy coffee- 1 'tiqnsor affattfeiikrifetfs we shall ,iaVbefore our: fe&d&s at ihe^aritest Ht%)\ Democrat, Oct. 17. . , ' M uSkSii f i ■ :: .; WgTU iigug y-ui- < .U 1 TftE CHAP who Was fold that the.best cute for ^Mpitatibn ofthe Jfeuft was to quit/Huggihg atm ftSmg thergfr&'siift ^Tf that is'the only femetiv which can bie proposed, I, for one, say let’erifraf- A lady, speaidi^j pf.rhe gatliering,oi" lawyers to dedicate a new court hou^e, said, she supposed tbqr hnd ffOSP, “to View the ground .whf$e 'they; mnstplfort]1 Texas Intelligence. The San Antonio Express is the name of a new paper, the firet issue of which we have just re ceived. It is published by Siemering and our old friend Pointer, and edited by our friend Judge W. E. Jones in San Antonio. Those who know Judge Jones will not be surprised at le&mingthat the editorials in the Express exhibit ability. We trust that as the malls are about to be again put in order that we will often receive the Express.— Flake's Bulletin. This paper has been elected State printer for Texas. This morning we were shown a telegraphic dispatch from Gov. A. J. Hamilton to Gen. Kent, in which the Governor states that “the action of the new City Authorities is suspended until fur ther orders. This news will give general satis faction to the people of Galveston, and the old municipal authorities will continue to act for the present, as formerly.—Oct. 25. The Houston Tdegraph saya: We have just returned from a trip to Washing ton county, and found the drouth had nearly ruined the com crops, and it is estimated that only one-half a crop will be made this season. The same will prove true of the potato crops. Cotton looks well and we have been informed by old citizens that they have never before seen such a fine and heavy yield as this season. We hear loud complaints everywhere of the scarcity of hands to pick and save it. Anti we saw acres of the finest cotton that ever grew, dropping out of the bolls and wasting for the want of hands to save it. The planters made contracts with their former slaves to remain with them and save the crops, but they proved unfaithful and deserted the first opportunity. Thousands of bales of splendid cotton will be lost in Washington county by this cause, and the neighboring counties are ho better off. We have heard good judges estimate the loss by this cause throughout the State to be 40,- 000 bales. It is a deplorable sight to witness large cotton fields wasting. The weather has been beautiful for picking for some time past, but the negroes left at tlie very time they "were needed. We have heard some of the largest and wealthiest planters say they would not hereafter depend on this kind of labor, but they would rent their plantations to enterprising German emigrants and give them a liberal share of the crops. We find that many of the largest planters in Washington county are satisfied that the labor of freedmen can no longer be profita ble, for the reason that it cannot be depended upon when wanted. Many planters have com menced ginning and baling this season’s crop and rushing it off to market. The high prices cotton commands stimulates them to sell now. Every station on the Central and Washington county railroads is crowded with cotton bales, and the railroads cannot ship it off as fast as it corned for the want of sufficient rolling stock. We learn from gentlemen from Burleson eoun tv, that parties were in that country who came from Tennessee for the purpose of buying hogs to ship to that State. They paid gold for the property. They intended to drive the animals to Alexandria, Louisiana, and there to butcher them and ship them by steamers. A great amount of wool is now awaiting pur chasers throughout Northern and Centraljfexas Many of the wool growers are anxious to sell out. Country merchants are doing a good business everywhere, and they realize large profits upon their goods. We learned from gentlemen who resided near the Yegna creek that several bodies of negro children had been found floating in the waters, which were doubtless thrown there by heartless mothers to get rid of them. The Texas Central and Washington county railroads are well managed and seem to be doing a thriving busiues. The bridge across the Bra zos river is bfeifijf 1 rapidly repaired, and teams now pass oyeT it as usual. It seems that a false report was started some' time ago that this bridge had fallen: Branham is alive with busi ness, and prosperity*^- visible everywhere. A few national soldiers.garrison thfftown, and they manage to get along Very wfell with the people. Hempstead is as busy a town as ever, and render- ed more so by Geri. Castar’s division of cavalry which is camped in the neighborhood. Galveston Cottoii Mdrket.-rMessra. Malone & Co., cotton brokers, at Galveston, report the mar ket heavy and inactive foi* the week .ending 28th ult.; factors anxious to sell, but not willujg to make concessions. Middlihg (Liverpool‘classifi cation) 30 cents specie, exclusive of retenue tax; good middling ,32c.; low middling 27 a 28c.; ordinary 24 a 25c.; ordinary 20a 24c.— ip»rce and selting at 151c. for currency.— to Liverpool l^d.; coastwise 1 to lid. ReCmed at fhe port during the week, 554 bales. Exp6rted, 3,637 bales, fptock on hand, not clear ed, 14,844bales. _______ From the Pittsburg Chronicle of Saturday, Evening. 0 The Pittsburg FoMbnlng t'aie—itf r». 1 U'M: Grluder fiullty ofUfurder. • ’The Grinder poisoning cake was this morning concluded in the Court of Oyer and Terminer.-— The first act of the drama is over. Never ittour recollection has the trial of any murder case at tracted so much attention in this community.— During the five days of the hearing of evidence, and addresses of ^ounsel to the jury, the Court room was crowded almost to suttocation by men, women and children,.drawn thither by a desire to: learn the .extent of this most extraordinary woman's atrocities^ The evidence waa. entirely circuHtatentiaL.bwt w completer yeap every tilik In,the-chain of testimony tipi* when.the last Witness left the stand, a universal ’muffocuf of guilty was heard from every part of the rooiiL- Yesterday afternoon, after tlie chajcge of J^fe Sterreti, frhjpixxetire&to titeirrqomfor ponsul- tation, and at five o’clock had' not arrived at^i^ condusimg i when the w>urt adjourned! pntil nme ‘ . We are informed good o’clock this morning . authority that on,,tite first ballot the jury, stood: , For acquittal, six,; for conviction, six. NP other batiot was had uptil about ten, when the, vote was unanimous for conviction, but, owipg to the adjoununent of the court, they were'unable to render it until this morning. At nine o’clock thi§ .moming the Court was opened, and in a few; minutes after Mrs- Martha Grinder was brought in hfid placed in the' dock. At twenty-five minutes past nine the jury caige in and tooktheir seats in thejmy box. Clerk Herron—4jranuemen f* the jury, foOjk upon tfee prisoner. .Have you agreed upon a ver dict? / '.JJJ! ! ,:•* •* . • Foreman—We;^have. We find the prisoner guilty of murder in tjte,fimt degree. Mrs. Grinder, during the 'impressive and sol emn scene, maintained the greatest composure, and when ragaaq^ed,fo,prison court room with a, firm; and elastic kfrp r appa rently indifferent to everything around, her. un entering thn prispn she was conducted to "her cell, when sue requested that she might have aniiiter- yiffw frfrh.frer,^husband. During the interyie.^' sh^dtecame' much, effected and wept bittmly.— Grinder also shed. Jeajs, but did not appear to folly, realize the awful position fo which his Wife wa^pfreed,. ,7 In (CQmpfny with ,Sheriff Stewart we visited the cell of this unfortunate woman shortly after the mtervlew with her husband. She wa3 still weeping, and protested her innocence repeatedly, paying that her neighbors had maliciously perse cuteqher, and ,9fi the trial had sworn falsely.— She expressed cjonjnderable anxiety asYp; fop-fete of her liuahand,‘afid. begged the sheriff to do; in his power to 9ave hisfife, adding tfifit hd was innocent charge. Ta'fter point'a writer in fee libhdon The Spanish authorities .have established t don across tbe slip of semi-desert which separates- Gforaltar from the interior. No onefis allowed <0 fiate either from or to the rock. Not; only so, but for the-Same reason^-the prevalence of, chol era—noiahipslfrom.Gibraltar are allowed to enter any Spanish portl' Thus, on ail hands;: the iock people are'cut oft' from their kind. The inhab itants of Gibraltar mainly depend upon their trade with Algesiras and other ports. And nnfcv that this is stopped, and all means of comnuini- eation cut oftfikey die to the number of iica thou and almostlitwdltfstartmy.' 'Thisis-a very flhock ing revehttioilU fNo one can realizfe, hntieisfify one can forai'Stimfe-'conoeption of the! hortfonil such areittMtiofo^impruomhent on a rodfo with disease! anfilWintrao do their very woratj!.'; aiiT .rillilt inm 1:—r - »< . , - dT Very ■ ObrNcn>EN^iei J -'R h'A'fejt not generally 7 ifooWhy that the Iifitnortal 1 Wnsli- ington drew his ttfieath in the last bofof'tfo the lastdair’ql the last week, in they last of the year W the last year 6f ttie f £M '«■- tnry. 31, ^ fo -fr-j-ruiiTI lo -,iiT -il.ooiljiff lo .lint jdT