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VOLUME XXII
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1870.
NUMBER 38
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nmUMIKU DAILY ANI» WEEKLY BY
JARED IRWIN WHITAKER,
rr» |>ri « tor.
. ATLANTA,GEORGIA,
Wortnitsday, Soptombor 21, 1870.
u I OI«. I \ LEGIMLATURT.
l’n-TT-HEUOND BAY’S I'ROCKEDINUS.
Tuesday, September 13, 1870.
SENATE.
The Senate met at the usual bntir, pursuant
to adjournment, and was failed to order by
President Conley.
Prayer by Rev, Wesley Prettjrnan.
The Roll was failed, aud the Journal of yes
terday read and approved.
The House resolution that a joint committee
of three from the Senate and five from the House
lie appointed to look into all hills relating to
wild lands, was, mi motion of Mr. Iiungeriord,
concurred in.
The House resolution that a joint committee
of two liom the Senate and three Irom the
House be appointed to sec the owner ol the lot
adjoining the Capitol building and learn lor
what amount the same can be purchased, was
on motion ol Mr. Wellborn tabled.
Mr. Normally gave notice of a motion to re-
rrinsider to-morrow.
Mr. Wellborn introduced a bill to legalize the
adjournment ol the Superior Court ol Lumpkin
county, which was read the first time.
The special order ol the day being the bill to
limit the use ol Slate bonds i Hired lor the bene
fit ol Railroad companies, was then taken up.
Mr. Wellborn moved to take up the bill by
sections. Carried.
The sections were severally taken up and
considered.
The bill provides that no railroad bonds,
whether payable in gold or currency, endotaed
by this State, shall tre disposed ot in any way,
lor less than ninety cents in the dollar; and
itpou the alii l ivil ol any cilizcu that any com
pany is making such misuse ot its bonds, it may
la: restrained, uiid said bonds declared void.
The first and second sections were passed.
Mr. Wellborn moved to amend by striking
out that clause of the third section which per*
mils any citizen on making affidavit ot such
misuse of its bonds by any railroad company
ti> become a party in the proceeding, to restrain
such company.
Mr. Harris moved to extend the time in order
to dispose ol this bill. Carried.
The legal tlicet of the remedy allowed against
railroads violating this net was ably and thor
oughly discussed by Messrs. Nunnally, Hinton,
Candier, and Woollen.
Mr. Nunnally ottered an amendment pro
viding that such complainant shall give bond to
the officer before whom the affidavit is made,
conditioned to pay all damages which’may
accrue.
The last amendment was submitted with the
following result—yens 13; nays 14. Lost.
The amendment of Mr. Wellborn was put
and lost.
'The original section was passed.
The main question was put on the bill which
was passed.
Rills were read the first time.
Mr. Handler—A bill to extend, continue and
enlarge the banking privileges allowed to the
Georgia Railroad and Ranking Company.
Mr. 'Tray wit k—A bill to incorporate the town
of Hawkinsville, in Pulaski county.
Mr. Hinton—A bill to authorize the Mayor
and Council of the city ol Columbus to lay ott
the commons iutolots aud sell the same.
Mr. Candler—A bill to lucorpoialo the East
Point Jug Factory Company.
I louse hills were read the first limo.
t )u motion the Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met at the appointed hour and
was called to order by the Uou. Mr. Tweedy,
Speaker pro tem.
I’rayer by Rev. Mr. Smith.
Tlio Journal ot yesterday's proceedings was
read.
Mr. Darnell moved to reconsider the action
ol this House on yesterday, in so far aa it relates
to the loss ot a bill to change the State law for
the collection ol taxes iu so far as they relate to
Talbot county.
Mr. Darnell stated that the bill wan introduced
by Mr. Bcthune, and that the object in making
this motion was to reinstate the bill ou the cal
endar so that Mr. Belhituc might be present
When it comes up for final action,
'The motion to reconsider prevailed.
Several ol the Standing Committees submit
ted reports.
Mr. llawlesollf.ed a resolution sealing Messrs.
Wilcox ami Smith, ot lrwtu aud Telfair coun
ties.
Air. Darnell made the point of order that the
resolution was not. privihged and could not be
entertained without a suspension of the rules.
The point was ruled as not well tnken.
Mr. Johnson, ol Tow us, made the point ol
order that this question having been ouce
determined could not again be entertained.
'This point was ruled as well taken, from
which ruling Air. Rawles appealed, and re
marked that when the Speaker ruled that the
(louse could not reconsider an appeal from the
tilling ot the Chair. He said that he would con-
miIi the authorities on the subject, and if he
louud that bis ruling was incorrect that he would
allow the question to come up again.
Mr. Rawles read a letter lrom Mr. Mell, of
Athens, addressed to Speaker McWhorter, in
which Mr. Mell eays that an appeal can be re
considered, etc.
Air. Shumate called the previous question on
the appeal.
The Speaker pro tem. remarked that if these
gentlemen are seated and the House goes lie hind
the proclamation ot General Meade, its actiou
would lie revolutionary. The call tor the pre
vious question was sustained. On the main
question, Mr. Osgood required the yeas aud
nays. There were 41 votes in favor ot sustain
ing the Chair, and 49 votes in favor ol overrul
ing the decision.
Air. Simms made the point that Mr.Cobb had
paired ott with Air. Harrison, of Hancock.
Mr. Cobb stated that he had paired oft on the
Savannah question.
Air. Goodwin said (hat as there appeared to
in- some contusion in this matter, he moved to
make the vote against the ruling ol the chair
Unanimous.
Air. Darnell asked what tfleet this actiou
vvould have on the memln rs trorn Houston.
f Air. Rawles called the previous question on
ahe adoption of the resolution, which call was
sustained.
\ Atr. Johnson, of Towns, moved to indefinite
ly postpoue the resolution, which motioned the
Speaker ruled could not be entertained.
> Air. Simms made the point that Mr. Rawles
•was not iu his seat wheu he called the previous
Question, which point was not entertained.
\ The main question vras put.
\ Mr. Lee called tor the yeas and nays, which
pall was not sustained, on a division of the vote
phout one halt ot the Republican members left
the hall.
A call of the roll showed but 71 answered to
their names, which the Speaker said was not a
quorum.
Mr. Anderson said that it was unbecoming
the representative* of the people to halt when
ever a question conus up which a part of them
ppposed, and that he left ashamed of the course
pursued.
.Air, Lee moved to make lliis resolution the
fpeeial ■ i. l*-r tor Friday next. This motion the
cpeuki r ruled could uot lie entertained.
/Mr. Shumate ottered the iollowiug resolution:
It*solved. That this House do now adjourn
sine did,aud the Governor lie informed that it is
necessary to dissolve the Qeu< ral Assembly, in
as much as there is a sufficient number of dis
atteeted members in the House to defeat all leg
islation.
j This r< solution was not entertained in the ab
sence ol a quorum.
, Mr. Tinner < tiered a resolution providing that
hereafter i lie previous question should not be
Call'd until at hast lour members had had an
opportunity to :prak.
This r< solution met the same disposition as
Sir. Shumate's.
Air. Tiice s|* ke at come length, urging the
justice ol sl owing 'Telfair and Irwin euuuties
representation, and he appealed to the House
ic act c ire urns peel ly in this matter, Icy giving
press (ouniies representation has uo political
Significance.
Mr. Shumate rose to a personal explanation,
and remaiked that it there was any preconcerted
action concerning this resolution that he was
not aware of it, and that he had called the
previous question to cut ott what he thought
would be useless discussion, as the matter had
been discussed before on several occasions.
On motion the House adjourned until 3, F. M.
. HOUSE-AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at the appointed hour.
On motion of Mr. Duncan, of Houston, the
rules were suspended lor the purpose ol read
ing bills the second time.
Mr. Pilzpatrick, raised the point of order
that there was no quorum present, but agreed
not to demand a call of the Ro’.l it the House
would agree to do nothing but read bills.—
This was agreed to anil a Dumber ol hills were
read the second time aDd referred to appropri
ate committees.
A motion was made after an hour and a half’s
session to adjourn until 10 A. M , to morrow,
which prevailed.
FIFTY THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday, September 14,1870.
SENATE.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
aud was called to order by the 1'resident.
Prayer by Rev. Wesley Pretty man.
The Roll was called, and the Journal of last
day read and approved.
Mr. Welch ottered a resolution that the school
bill be made the special order immediately
alter the motion to reconsider, ot which notice
was given on yesterday. Adopted.
Mr. Merrcll introduced a resolution that here
after no leave of absence shall be granted to
any memtier except on account of sickness or
of a member of some committee, unless by a
two-thirds recorded vote, and the Secretary is
directed to keep a list of all such members as
are absent without leave, and to report, the same
to the Auditing Committee who shall make cor
responding deductions on the payment of their
per diem and mileage, and supported it with a
few remarks.
Bradley opposed a suspension of the rules to
take np the resolution. He considered that the
Legislature had lar exceeded the lorty days al
lowed by the Constitution and had best get
along as easily as possible.
Mr. Speer likewise opposed a suspension, and
thought it would not effect its purpose. He be
lieved the public would know and mark those
who are not faith lul to their post.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules to
take up the resolution.
Mr. Nunnally moved to reconsider the action
of the Senate on yesterday in the passage of the
bill to limit the use of bonds endorsed by tire
Slate granted to railroad companies. He op
posed the third section of that bill, which pro
vides that on the fifing of an affidavit by any
citizen that any raiiroad company is making
such misuse of its bonds it may be restrained
and the bonds declared void, and thought it a
great wrong that any citizen merely on suspi
cion of a violation ot the act, should be able to
stop the business of any railroad company with
out being marie liable in damages.
Mr. Burns claimed that the affidavit would
not operate iu the manner supposed, but that
an injunction would be granted only for cause
shown. He believed the bill would prevent a
great numlier of schemes requiring State aid,
and would prove the salvation of the State’s
credit.
Mr. Wootten also opposed reconsideration.
He saw in the bill a ray of promise for the
credit of the State, aud a check to financial
legislation, which had itcen denominated
reckless.
Mr. Merrell moved to luy the motion to re-
cousitlcr on the table.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
motiou, and resulted—yeas, 10; nays, 14. Car
ried.
Air. Hungerford, Chairman ol the committee
ap|x>ii,ied to investigate the charges against
Charles Patterson, Porter of the Senate, report
ed that the committee found the charges sus
tained. Not acted on.
The following bills were read the first time :
By Mr. Speer—A bill to incorporate the
Georgia Magnetic Telegraph Comoaay ; also, a
hill to protect the business ot the Western &
Atlantic Railroad, authorized the Superintend
ent to lease the Rome Railroad.
By Mr. Sherman—A bill to incorporate the
Georgia Banking Company.
By Mr. Smith, of ih«- 30th—A bill to incorpo
rate the Palmetto Maiutiacltiriug Company.
By Mr. Merrell—A bill to authorize the lease
of tire Western <fc Atlantic Railroad and for
other purposes. (For $25,000 iu gold per
month )
By Mr. Wellborn—A hill to allow C. W. Her-
liugtou to peddle without license.
Mr. Wellborn ottered a resolution that the
joint committee appointed to fix a time for ad
journment be requested to report as early as
practicable. Adopted.
By Air. Candler—A bill to prevent the abate
ment of actions in cases ol lore.
I ) House bills were then read the first time.
Air. Henry then ottered a resolution authori
zing the Governor to reimburse A. I. Leet and J.
1’. Blackwell, ol Catoosa county, securities in
the sum ol $41,658, paid on the mail contract of
the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Referred to
Finance Committee.
By Air. Speer — A bill to prevent all persons
in this State, without regard to race or color, to
contract marriage, where either of the parlies
have minor children.
By Air. llolcomb—A bill to create a Board of
Commissioners ol Road and Revenue in the
county of Milton.
The hill to establish a commou school sys
tem aud to provide a bind tor the same, being
the special order was theu taken up
Air. Holcomb mnv< d to lav the bill on the ta
ble lor the prt* i]{. and intake up instead the
House bill “ to establish a system of public in
struction.”
The Committee on Education, to whom these
hills were referred, reported a substitute for
both, which report was not agreed to.
The motion ot Mr. Holcomb prevailed.
On motion, the lime was extended alter one
o’clock lor the purpose ot reading bills.
Air. Nunnally moved to take np the bill by
sect ions.
Pending consideration ot the several sections,
the hour of one having arrived, bills were read
the second time.
Air. Hungerford—A bill to incorporate the
Georgia State Railway Company, which was
read the first time.
On motion the Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met at the appointed hour and
was called to order by Mr Tweedy, Speaker
pro tem.
Prayer liy Rev. Air Crumby.
The Roll wis called and a quorum present.
The Journal ot yesterday’s proceedings was
read.
Mr. Bell offered a resolution that this House
proceed to lead bills the third time.
A motion to suspend the rules to take up the
resolution was lost.
Air. Higdon ottered a resolution imposing *a
fine ot eighteen dollars on members absent with
out leave.
Mr. Fitzpatrick moved to amend by deduct
ing the per diem of absentees without leave.
Air. Osgood moved to add the words “ with
out a good excuse.”
Mr. Higdon accepted Mr. Osgood’s amend
ment.
Mr. Rice hoped that Air. Higdon would call
the previous question on his resolution without
amendment.
Air. Shumate moved to amend by adding the
words "the excuse to be judged of by the
Bouse "
Al r. Turner asked if the resolution whs in
tended tn embrace members out ot then aoms
temporarily.
Mr Fitzpatiit k said that his amendment did
intend to embrace such eases.
Air. JoiutSMU, ot Spalding, moved to lay the
resolution, with amendments, on the table.—
Lost.
Mr. Phillips moved to amend by saying that
this resolution shall apply only to future ab
sence.
Mr. Harrison, of Hancock, moved to extend
the resolution so that it should include absen
tees daring the whole session.
The previous question on the resolution with
Air. Osgood’s amendment, was called and sus
tained.
On the main question the yeas and nays were
called for with the following result—Yeas 88-;
mays 15. So the resolution was adopted.
Mr. Johnson, of Spalding, ottered a resolution
to pay T. AL Blodgett for services as page.—
Adopted.
On. motion of Mr. Davis, Thomas Crawford,
Esq , of Athens, was invited to a seat on this
floor.
Several of the standing committees submitted
reports.
Air. Lee moved to suspend the rules to read
bills the third time
On this motion the yeas and nays were called
and the motion was lost.
The Speaker pro tem. informed the House
that the unfinished business of yesterday, to-
wit :
Air. Rawls’ resolution to seat Messrs. Wilcox,
and Smith from the counties of Teifair and Ir
win, on which resolution the previous question
had’been called and sustained.
Alessrs. Johnson, of Spalding, and Clower
asked that the previous question be withdrawn,
Air. Rawls declined to withdraw the call, bat
said that he would vote to seat members simi
larly situated to those from Telfair and Irwin.
No matter what their color or politics.
The. main question on the adoption of the
resolution to seat Alessrs. Wilcox and Smith
was put before the House.
The yeas and nays were required with the fol
lowing result.- yeas, 57; nays, 49, so the reso
lution was adopted.
Mr. Clower gave notice that he would move
(or a reconsideration.
Air. Bryant said that he voted to seat these
members because he bclived these counties
should be represented.
Air. Johnson, of Spalding, said that he was
in favor of seating these men; but would vote
against the resolution because the other side had
attempted to force the matter through before it
was fully ventilated. *
Air. Price offered a resolution to seat Samuel
Ware, of Aladison, AL Clower, ot Monroe, J.
V. Heard, of Aliller, and W. B. Butts, ot Marion,
Air. Atkins called the previous question,
which call was not sustained.
Air. Bryant remarked that there is still im
portant business before this Legislature, and he
argued that it is wrong to deprive counties of
representation, and that he would regret to see
such a precedent established.
Air. Johnson, of Towns, moved to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. Lost.
Mr. Turner said that he would like to see all
applications lor seats reterred to Privileges and
Elections, lor Republicanism is dead in this
| House, aud be believes in the State, tor the next
Jilteeu or twenty years.
Mr. Turner moved to refer all applications of
all persons claiming seats, and of all persons
contesting seats, be referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections.
Air. Bryant made the point of order that this
motion had already been put and defeated.
This point was ruled as well taken.
Mr. Price remarked that be has been con
vinced since the commencement ot the session
that these counties without representation have
been legally entitled to have their members,
elected lawfally, seated, and that he has not
been able to find any political impediment to
seating these members; that the members from
Houston were named in General Meade's procla
mation, and were passed upon by the military.
Air. Price read from the recent acts of Con-.
gress, and argued that these members are
entitled to their seats under those acts.
Air. Fitzpatrick ottered a joint resolution to
adjourn sine die.
On motion of Mr. Hall, of Merriwether, this
resolution was laid on the la ole.
Mr. Reid ottered an amendment to Mr. Price’s
resolution.
Mr. Osgood called the previous question on
the original resolution, which call was sustained.
Ou the motion to adopt, the yeas and nays
were called with the iollowiug result—Yeas 52 ;
Nays 23. Bo the resolution was declared
adopted.
Air. Fitzpatrick made the point of order that
no quorum voted on the resolution. \
The Speaker ruled that there was a quorum
preseut, and it did not matter whether all the
members voted or not.
Leaves ot absence were granted to Messrs.
Fowler, Brewster, Atkins, Perkins, of Dawson ;
Tumliu, Golding. Ford, Hall, ot Glynn, and
Goodwin. • ~
On motion, the House adjourned until 3
o’clock, P. M.
HOUSE -AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at the appointed hour.
Mr. Fitzpatrick requested a call ol the Roll,
69 members answered to their names, and the
Speaker pro tem. announced that there was not
a quorum present.
Mr. Higdon moved that the names of absen
tees be furnished to the Treasurer so that the
fiue ot $18 could be deducted,
A number ot members came in and rendered
various excuses for their absence, some ol which
were received and ojhers rejected.
Air. Shumate ottered a resolution to adjourn
sine die on account of the tuibulent members,
who defeat all legislation.
Air. Lee made the point of order that this not
being a joint resolution could not be entertained.
This point was ruled as well taken. From
this ruling Mr. Shumate appealed, aud remarked
that a tew turbulent men were in the House,
who have no other, aim than to defeat the coarse
ot business.
Air. Turner remarked that those men who are
turbulent, should lie forced to act in an orderly
manner, aud that the whole difficulty is that the
House attempts to do too much.
Air. Shumate’s appeal was put before the
House.
Mr. Hooks called for the yeas and nays, which
was not sustained.
On a division of the vote the Speaker’s ruling
was sustained.
Mr. Hamilton, Chairman of the Committee on
Corporations, submitted a report; also,
Mr. Erwin, Chairman of the Committee on
Banks, and
Mr. Price, Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee.
On motion of Mr. Hall, ot Glynn, the rules
were suspended and a number of railroad bills
were read the second time.
A message from the Governor was received
transmitting information in relation to lands do
nated to this State by act of Congress lor the
support ot colleges and schools, devoted to the
encouragement of Agriculture and the Alechanic
Arts.
Air. Gaskill, who had been sent on to Wash
ington ior the purpose of ascertaining, reports
that this State cannot get her quota until her
Representatives and. Senators have been admit
ted into Congress.
Air. Seale ottered a resolution providing that
if any member of this House shall hereafter act
in a turbulent manner, and shall refuse to take
his seat when requested to do so by tire Speaker,
that he shell be arraigned before the House and
may be expelled by a two-thirds vote. This
resolution was adopted.
Mr. Turner ottered a resolution that hereafter,
the sessions ol this House shall be from 10
A. M. to 1 P. AL, aud from 8 to 10 P. M. This
resolution was adopted.
The following bills were read the first time:
Mr. Cleghom—A bill to authorize the Ordi
nary of Chattooga county to issue bonds to
construct a wagon road across Lookout Moun
tain.
Mr. Haren—A bill to define a horseman’s
pistol; also, a bill to prohibit the wearing of
false laces, &c.
Mr. Shumate—A bill to amend the laws rela
ting to tenants.
Air. Scott—A bill to repeal the act repealing
the act to educate indigent maimed soldiers.
The bill to authorize the Mayor and Council
to establish a system of common schools for the
city ot Atlanta, was passed.
On motion, the House adjourned until 10, A.
M, to-morrow.
F7FTY FOURTH DAY S PROCEEDINGS.
Thursday, September 15,1870.
SENATE.
The Senate met al 10 o’clock, A. M, pursu
ant to adjournment, and was called to order by
President Conley.
Prayer by Rev. Wesley Prettyman.
The Boll was called, and the Journal of yes
terday read and approved.
The bill to provide* sytem of public instruc
tion was taken up, as the unfinished business of
yesterday, and the consideration of the several
sections resumed.
Air. Candler opposed the 5th section, which
provides that the Board ol Commiaaioners
appointed for the State shall prescribe the text
books to he used throughout the State; he
thought the selection ot text books ahould be
vested in the boards ot the several counties, in
order to avoid (rand.
Mr. Harris thought that the beseffi and
economy of undone text books, would out-
weigh the possibility of frand. _ , 4 .
Air. Higbee moved to amend by changing the
word “ prescribe ” into “ recommend,” so that
the county boards might depart from such
recommendation, if they deemed best, and
thereby avoid the difficulties of either method.
Air. Dunning favored the amendment, but
hoped the bill would not be loaded with amend
ments, as the session draws near its'cluse, and
the measure ought to be disposed oL
Bradley preferred the section as it stands and
discussed the disadvantage* <>t imparting differ
ent instruction in the several eoiiutic?.-
Air. Trawick likewise hn|*cd tfie ace ion would
pass as it stood.
Air. Holcomb thought thatthe county boards,
as more nearly associated with the people,
would best understand their wants, and that
with every change of the State board would
perhaps be a change of the text books causing
much greater expeD.se than if the privifi evs of
selection is vested iu the counties.
Mr. Wellliorn believed the passage of the
section would be a public calamity, and that
certain text books ought not to be torced upon
the people against their wishes.
Mr. Wooten thought the State Board would
be better qualified to select book9, less liable to
the munipulation of book speculators ..and lesa
likely to be elected on accouut of political
opinion.
Mr. Hinton opposed the section.
The question was put ou the motion to strike
out the section and stood:
Yeas—Messrs. Brock, Bruton, Burns, Candler,
Dickey, Fain, Hinton, Holcomb, Stringer and
Wellborn—10.
Nays—Alessrs. Bradley, Bowers, Crayton,
Dunning, Griffin ot 6th, Harris, Henderson,
Henry, Higbee, Jordan, Mathews, Merrell, Nun-
nally, Richardson, Sherman, Smith of 7th,
Smith of 36th, Speer, Trawick, Welch, Wool-
ten—21.
The amendmeut ot Mr. Higbee was test yeas,
11; nays, 18.
Air. Biuton ottered an amendment provided
the books published by publishers of this State
shall be pteferred to any others. Lost by
Yeas—Messrs. Bruton, Burns, Candler, Fain,
Hinton, Holcombe, Jordan, Nunnally, Trawick,
Wellborn and Wootten—12.
Nays—Alessrs. Bradley, Bowers, Crayton,
Dickey, Dunning, Griffiu ot 6th, Harris, Hen
derson, Henry, Higbee, Merrell, Richardson,
Sherman, Smith of 7th, Smith of 36th, Speer,
Stringer and Welch—19.
Air. Nunnally moved that no Senator be
allowed to speak on any one sectiou ot the bill
longer than five minutes. Carried. £
The sections ot the bill were then severally
considered and disposed of.
Mr. Harris moved to strike out from the 16th
section, which provides for the time of electing
the county boards, the words, “ the first board
shall be elected on the 8th day ot November,
1870.” Lost—yeas 14 ; nays 15.
The hour of one having arrived, the Senate
adjourned till 10 A. M., to-morrow.
HOUSE.
The House met at the usual hour, the Speak
er pro tem. in the chair.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Crumley.
&Roll was called and a quorum present.
Tbe Journal of last day’s proceedings was
read.
Mr. Saulter moved to reconsider so much of
tbe proceedings of this House on yesterday as
relate to the passage of a resolution imposing a
fine of $ 18 on each member absent without leave;
he said that be is in favor ot prompt attendance,
but that, the construction now put upon the res
olution winks injustice to members ; tor during
a five horns’ session, a member may attend four
hours and forty-five minutes, and he fined $18
for a 15 minutes absence.
Mr. Higdou hoped that the motion to recon
sider would not prevail, for there were more
members present this morning than ifir a con
siderable time previous.
The motion to reconsider was put before the
House and lost.
Mr. Darnell moved to reconsider the action
of tiiis House on yesterday, in seating Air.
Cipwer, of Monroe, and Alt. Heard, pt Aliller,
these being inelligible.
Mr. Scott made the point of order that the res
olution to seat the gentlemen iu question was a
privileged resolution and could uot be reconsid
ered.
The Speaker ruled that the point was not
well taken. From which ruling Mr. Turn!in
appealed.
Mr. Scott remarked that when certain minor
ity candidates were seated he had moved to re
consider and was ruled out of order by Speaker
McWhorter, and that all he desired was that
the rulings ot the House should have something
like uniformity.
Mr. Goodwin remarked that he believed Air.
Scott waa correct, and that he would not vote to
sustain the present ruling, and that he desired
to let this question rest where it is.
Mr. Tumlin’s appeal was puL before the House
and the ruling reversed.
Air. Rice hoped that the regular order of busi
ness would he resumed.
On motion of Mr. Darnell the absentees yes
terday were excused, as the resolution was not
intended to go into effect unto to-day.
A message Irom the Governor was received,
saying that he has approved aud signed the fol
lowing acts, to-wit:
An act to amend an act to incorporate the
Cherokee Wesleyan Institute, etc ; also, an act
to authorize the issue ot bonds of this State
whereby to redeem all hoods and the coupons
thereon, now due or failing due, and for other
purposes therein mentioned.
Simms, of Chatham, moved to suspend tbe
rules to take up the Savannah bill, which mo
tion prevailed
Air. Price said that the action of the House
in Beating members from Teifair and Irwin
counties, was not similar to its action on the Sa
vannah bill, the latter having been once acted
on during this session, cannot be constitution
ally entertained again.
The Speaker ruled that the bill was already
belore the House, and that tbe gentleman’s ob
jection came too late.
Simms, of Chatham, spoke at some length,
and argued that the passage of this bill was
necessary to a free and fair election.
Mr. Lee, ot Newton, ottered a substitute for
tbe Senate Savannah bill,
Mr. Turner remarked that a more reasonable
appeal had never been made to any Legislative
body than the one made by the people ot Sa
vannah—that it was impossible for six thousand
voters to vote peaceably at one poll, and that iu
no other place ’had so large a number, been
forced to do so.
Mr. Bryant hoped that the motion to indefi
nitely postpone would not prevail, but that the
substitute should be adopted, which substitute
abolishes the poll tax and increases the number
of voting places.
A resolution of the City Council ot Savannah,
establishing six election boxes, was read.
Mr. Shnmate said that he had ottered a com
promise abolishing the one dollar poll tax,
giviug six election boxes, opening the registration
lists, and holding the polls open two days—all
of which was rejected; but that what is really
desired by the friends ot this bill is that the law
be so fixed that voters can be brought into tbe
city from without her limits; that all the
authorities oi Savannah say there is no danger
of bloodshed horn the present system, but that
the election Will be fair.
Mr. Shumate called the previous question on
the motion to postpone indefinitely. The call
was sustained.
On the main question tbe yess aud nays were
called for with tbe following result—yeas 52 ;
nays 65. So the motion to indefinitely postpone
was lost.
Mr. Shumate ottered a substitute for the bill.
Mr. Fitzpatrick called the previous question
on Mr. Lee's substitute.
Mr. Tumlin called it od Mr. Shomate’= sub
stitute.
Mr. Scott made the point ot order that Mr.
Lee’s substitute was only read tor inhumation,
and was not before the House.
Messrs. B. W. Bruton, Frank Massey, Rev.
Mr. Epps, were invited to seats on this floor.
Leaves of absence woe granted to Messrs.
Felder, Strickland, McCormick and Porter.
Pending action on Air. Scott’s paint of order
the hour of adjournment arrived and the House
was declared adjourned until 8 P. M.
HOUSE-JSIGHT SESSION.
House met at 8 o’clock, P. AL
Mr. Lastinger ottered a resolution that in the
future this House shall hold two sessions daily,
to-wit; from 9, A. AL, to 1, P. AL, and from 3,
P. 1L, to 5, P. AL
Mr. Tornipaeed offered a resolution as a sub
stitute for Jar. Lastinger’s resolution, providing
that these shall hereafter be hut one session per
day, from 9. A. M., to U, P. M.
sir. Page moved to amend Mr. Turnipaeed’s
two instead of half-
nsolutiox ! *\ « r, i
past Oue u'tl.ifk.
Mr. TurnipeeeJ accepted the amendment,, and
bis resolution was adopted.
Mr. Harper, of Terrell, moved to adjourn
until 9, A. M., to-morrow. Lost.
Tbe unfinished business of the morning ses
sion. to-wit: the “ Savannah bill,” was resumed.
The Speaker, pro tem., stated that the pre
vious question had been called on the substitute
ottered by Mr. Shumate.
At the request of Mr. Lane, the said substi
tute was read for information.
Mr. Simms rose to a question of privilege and
stated that this substitute has been altered since
it was introduced in tbe morning.
The Speaker, pro tem., stated that the resolu
tiou had not been changed.
Tbe caff lor the previous question was sus
tained.
On the motion to adopt, the yeas and nays
were demanded, with the following result—yeas
59, nays 39. So the substitute ottered by Mr.
Shumate was adopted
[This substitute provides for six ballot boxes
at tbe Court House, each box to be presided
over by one Justice of the Peace and two free
holders-all these Justices and freeholders to
consolidate the vote in the presence of. wit
nesses—the poll tax ot one dollar to be abolished
and one dollar to be pAid to the Clerk ot Council
in lien thereof. The time of residence of voters
to be six months iu the State aud three in the
city.]
The bill to cairy into effect the true intent of
tbe 3d paragraph of the 3d section, 5th article
Constitution of Georgia, relating to filing de
fense in civit cases formed in the contract, was
read the third time.
Mr. Scott opposed the adoption of tbe bill ex
cept the section allowing attorneys to file pleas,
etc. He argued that the other sections were in
tended to defraud plaintiffs by allowing defend
ants to file frivolous pleas.
Messrs. Harper, of Terrell, and Anderson ad
vocated the bill.
The previous question on the passage of the
bill was'called and sustained.
The main question was put and the bill waa
passed.
Mr.. Lane moved to take up a bill to extend
the hen ot set ott and recompment as against
debts contracted prior to June 1st, 1865, and to
deny the aid ot the courts to the said debts un
til the taxes thereon have been paid, and have
two hundred copies of tbe said bill printed, and
the same set down as a special order for Wed
nesday next.
On this motion the veas and nays were de
manded with the following result—yeae, 36;
nays, 51.
The bill was then read a third time.
Mr. Hall, ot Merriwether, stated that the bill
to extend additional aid to the Macou & Bruns
wick Railroad had been before the Finance
Committee, and was about to be reported on
adversely—its triends promised to withdraw it
if no report was made, and now they have had
it referred to another committee.
Pending Mr. Harper’s argument on tbe relief
bill the Rouse adjourned until 9 A. Al, to-mor
row.
belter from Judge Linton Stephens.
Ceawfordsvitxe, Ga, Sept. 12,1870.
Editor Constitution, Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir—After seeing what you and others
have said, through the press, in relation to my
letter, accepting the chairmanship of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of this State, I ask
a place in your columns ior a final summary ot
what I have to say on that subject.
It is very clear that the resolution which pur
ported to come from tbe Kx in’ive Committee,
recommending that so called ‘ ineligible” men
shall not be presented as candidates either for
Congress or the State Legislature, was not the
act ot that committee, and is not entitled to any
official character. Under the resolution of the
convention, providing tor the formation of an
Executive Committee, tbe committee is to consist
of fifteen members, fourteen appointed by the
President’of thecouveuiion, »n i the fifteenth to
be added by the election and acceptance of a
chairman, outside oi the fourteen. Until the
requisite number oi fifteen is completed by the
addition of ao outside chairman, there is no
“committee ” to do business. Before that com
pletion of the requisite number, tbe only act
which can be done by a quorum ol the fourteen,
or by the whole fourteen, is the election of the
necessary additional member.
This statement is too plain to need illustration
or argument, and I leave it to stand on its own
clearness and impregnable strength. Your cor
respondent, iu your issue of the 10th instant,
finds inconsistencies in my position, only m his
own misstatements of it. I cannot waste further
space on this branch of his criticisms, for they
are not pt the slightest real importance. They
are fully answered by a careful reading of my
1.1 h r.
lit answer, however, to another criticism of
that eoiTrspomleot, I have to say, that it “many
have lak u s. rimia i-ftense,” ami a “ great ma
ny ” Lave lelt “profound pain,” the “offense”
and the “ pain ” do not lie al my door. The
whole responsibility for the disturbance of har
mony, rests upon the small number who, with
out authority, pul forth the disturbing resolu
tion, as the action of the “ committee.'' VV hen the
chairmanship was tendered to me, coupled with
the announcement of this resolution, whether I
accepted or declined, I was equally obliged to
speak out, or else be justly considered as acqui
escing in a course which I regard as a danger
ous departure fioin sound principles and sound
policy. But to say no more of my peculiar po
sition, which required me to express my own
views, it was exactly a case where, not one, but
numbers, would feel constrained to enter a pro
test.
The resolution was necessarily an element of
discord, not only Irom tbe manner in which it
was put forth, but from tbe matter which it con
tained. Not only is it uo official act of the com
mittee, but it is an act which goes beyond any
legitimate construction of the committee’s
powers. It is worse than a mere usurpation’of
power, for it is in direct conflict with the action
of the convention itseft. The same proposition
in the same or some very similar form, was be
fore the Business Committee ot tbe convention,
and found so little lavor that it wa3 passed over
as rejected, without a formal vote. The resolu
tion then undertook to add to the platform mat
ter which had been rejected from it. This mat
ter waa not overlooked by tbe Business Commit
tee nor the Convention, but was purposely
omitted. The attempt, therefore, afterwards to
introduce it, by the action of the Executive
Committee, especially when that attempt was
made before the formation of the committee was
completed, was necessarily a fire-brand; and
harmony can be restored only by removing the
element which disturbed it, and leaving the
members ot the party in different localities, just
as the convention left them, perfectly free, on
this point, to pnrsne their own convictions of
sound policy, consistent with sound principles,
as announced by the convention.
And now, a tew words in defense of the opin
ion expressed in my letter that, in selecting can
didates for Congress ali the so-called disabilities
onght to be disregarded; or, in other words,
that the ablest true men in every district should
be selected without any regard to the so-called
“disabilities.” If confirmation of its soundness
and importance were needed it has been abun
dantly furnished in the nature of the objections
which have been made agaiist it, and the quar
ter from which they have been urged with the
hottest zeal. One of the loudest in lamentation
is Dr. Bard, ex-Governor of Idaho and editor
of a Radical organ, miscalled the True Geor
gian. He has already used columns of his
paper, and threatens to use an indefinite number
of columns in the future, to persuade Democrats
that it they act on the policy advocated in my
letter they will rain tbe Democratic party Wifo
is silly euou.'li uot to see iliat Ins prol< .-s<-d Coii
Cem lor tin- saltsy o! the 1 >eiii. cratifc parly
only betrays Ills real alarm m hr- pei fKit tea
own? Tilt danger which be we-»ts On. the
breeze is danger, nut to the Democratic, bat to
the so-called Republican party. And what are
his reasons with which be hopes to frighten
Democrats away from the ground ot tbelr great
est power? He, like yonr correspondent (who,
perhaps, gets his cue from the ex-Governor)
Cries ont that the letter is “ revolutionary ”
and yet the only “ revolutionary ” feature
Which he points out in it is the proposition
to “shake the country from centre to'eiifcoin
ference”—by arguments on the theatre rtf Con
gress! „ .-'"‘J*
■Jhis soft ot “ revolution ’* is indeed, what I
do most devoutly desire, and whatr.be and alt
his Co-workers'Ll usurpation and despotism do
most tremblingly dread. There is ti(rfhfng they
tear so modi as the prospect of'baring their
deeds of usurpation and malignity put on trial
before tits great tribunal of tbe American States.
The whole fabric of measures called reconstruc
tion, including the so-called 14lh and 15th
amendments of the constitution, rests upon
usurpation too palpable and gross to be denied
even by its authors. The prime author of the
scheme, Thaddeus Stevens, openly proclaimed
that it was outside of the constitution. Its sup
porters cannot maintain it by argument, and
hence they cunningly endeavor to draw and
scare Democrats away from the field of argu
ment by singing senseless laudations to the irre
versible arbitrament of arms, and by a shower
of high souudiug phrases about “ verities,”
“ fixed facts,” and modern tendencies towards
nationality and centralism, with the derisive ep
ithets of “ Bourbons” aud “ fogies.” The vital
principles ot State sovereignty, Slate equality,
aud State rights, which they have trampled in
the dus', are contemptuously dispatched with
the one favorite phrase of “ dead issues.” They
know that these issues are not dead, and that
they will never die until the Democratic party
can be induced to commit the stupendous folly
of joining the enemy iu burying them alive. They
are flow indeed in the dust, but they arc full of
vitality aDd po wer.
They, with the liberty which is inseperable
from them, were once before under the heel of the
Alien and Sedition acts, but were rescused by one
of those glorious “revolutions” which are ever so
terrible in the prospect, alike to liberty’s usurp
ing enemies aud her unwisely timid lriends.—
Under the lead of Jefferson, the Democratic
party, State by State, declared those odious acts
to be “unconstitutional, null and void;" and on
that issue, uot only the acts, but the whole party
which originated them were swept away by a
storm of indignant condemnation. The
country was “shaken' from centre to circumfer
ence,” and the constitution was rescued from
the hands of its enemies by a “revolution” as
peaceful as it was splendid.
The frtemcn of Middlesex, iu the days of
Chatham, were denied the right of being repre
sented in the British Parliament by John Wilkes,
the man of their choice. He was subject to a
so-called “disability” which the House ot Com
mons had unconstitutionally put upon hiui.—
Chatham declared the so-called “disability” null
and void; and in pursuance ol his advice, Wilkes
was again and again elected and returned to
Parliament, alter each new rejection. This is
sue on the right of a single man to a seat in the
British Parliament contributed more than all
others to the total overthrow ot the Tory party,
which had committed this breach of the constitu
tion.* Here was another “revolution” as bloodless
as it was complete and beneficient. Such “revolu
tions” can always be achieved in the cause of
liberty, when truth is wielded by courage, abili
ty, wisdom and patriotism. The mutations oi
political power which lie within the recollec
tion of the youngest man in the Democratic
party, onght to banish all despair, and inspire
soul stirring confidence^ even under the dark
shadow ot the present colossal proportions of the
centralizing organization which now bears des
potic sway in this country, by virtue alone of
confessed usurpation.
Let no one be dismayed or deceived by such
mistaken statements and gratuitous assumptions
as those ot your correspondent. He is utterly
mistaken in the idea which seems to have that
the invalidity of the so-called “disabilities” has
ever been argued on the floor oi Congress by
any man demanding a right to his seat. Equal
ly gratuitous is his assumption that the validity
of the 14lh and 15th so-called amendments, as
well as the 13th amendment, will be upheld
by all of our courts. It will be remembered that
I take a distinction between the 13th amend
ment on one hand the so-called 14th and 15th
amendments on the other; and I will here
state, for the special benefit of the ex-Governor
of Idaho, what I conceive the difference to be.—
The I3lh was constitutionaiy proposed and rat-
fied in good faith, by the requisite number of
State Legislatures. It is true that when it was
proposed by Congress, ten of the States were ab
sent, but their absence was voluntary, and there
fore did not affect the validity ot Congress or ot
this act. The subseqnent ratification ot this act
by the States iu good laith gave it, in my judg
ment, all the elements ot a valid amendment to
the constitution, it is true, also, that while the
Southern Legislatures which ratified it were not
connected with their predecessors by an un
broken chain of legality, and had their initiation
in a palpable usupation of power on tbe part of
the President;, yet it is unquestionably true,
also, that they were elected and sustained by
overwhelming majorities of the true consti
tutional constituencies ot the Slates represented
by them.
They had the substance of legal governments,
and rested on the unquestionable consent of tbe
constitutional “ people.” Every man of infor
mation knows how utterly absent these vital
elements are in the case of the 14th and 15th
so-called amendments. These two were not
constitutionally proposed, because the ten States
voluntarily absent on the first occasion were
now denied all voice in proposing these amend
ments, although they were present by their
representatives and claiming a hearing. And
this, too, in the teeth ol those express provisions
of the constitution which declare that no State,
without its consent, shall be deprived of its
equal suffrage in the Senate, and that each
State shall have at least one representative. As
to the ratifications ol these two so-called amend
ments, they were made in these Southern States
by bodies which were not Legislatures ot the
States, but were notoriously the creatures of
Congressional usurpation, and acted under the
duress of dictation and bayonets. How naked
and indefensible the usurpation of Congress
was in laying its hand on the suffrage ot the
States to form these creatures of its own, is
shown by the decision ot the Supreme Court
pronounced by Chief Justice Chase, in the
recent case ot Texas vs White. ' Thefe the
court held that these States were, during the
war, and have ever since been, States in the
Union. It must be borne in mind that under
the constitution prior to the passage of the
so-called 14Ui ami 15th amendments, the whole
subject .of suffrage was under the exclusive
control of the States in the Union.
This was the universally received construc
tion, and-that feature in our system receives a
marked prominence from the fact th\t the elec
tors of offices ot the Federal Government itself
an expressly made dependent by the constitu-
thm itself, upon the action of each State for her
self. When, therefore, the power attempted to
be conferred in tbe so-called amendments was
exercised by Congress previous to tbeir passage
—apower to lay its hands upon tLe suffrage ot
the States and mould it at its will—the usurps
lion stands out with ail the distinctness and
gigantic prominence of our own Stone Aloun
tain. These so called amendments are but
confessions that the powers s right to be conferred
by them upon Congress did uut. belong to them
before. Chief-Justice Chase also held in the
same case that the States are indestructible; and
it is very piaiu that these so-called amendments
are aimed, and intentionally aimed, at the very
vitals of the States; for the control of their suf
frage places their political power, and their very
existence, at the mercy ol a grand consolidated
centralism which already begins, ’through Air.
Attorney-Genera! Akerman, to designate the
StateB as bare “ corporations.”
To show how gratnitous is the assumption ol
yonr correspondent as to what the courts will
do, if is ODly necessary to remember that while
the reconstruction acts, which are the indispen-
sable support of the so-called amendments, have
been before the Supreme Court of the United
States on severs 1 occasions, yet their validity
has never received the sanction ot that court;
but, on the contrary, on each occasion, the par-
ticnlar parts of them which the court he'd to be
involved in the particular case, were also held
to be unconstitutional and void. I allude speci
ally to two leading features of these acts sus-
penfling tbe^rt-iviioge of the w it of habeas cor-
^«*.and-erearrng military tit 'mil- b-r the trial
ot <?ttizeo!iI‘•'it -is to ta- vpirii, tv noted, also,
that 6lt 1 ’CvpVy 'occH-toii the oouit has tailed to
affirm.oriid speins studiously to have avoided
the affirmance oi the validity ot tbes acts iu
any parftr.nlar wba'cV'-r, and s’uioonced
priiiciriie^ Wtiii-h, it carried to their l.-gi.-nl c.ui-
sequeui es, are derisive against the validity "I
the entire fabric of reconstruction, including the
so-called 14th and loth amendments.
It is proper at this point to remind yonr cor
respondent that this court bas_ also decided
’ that the iron clad, or test oath, is unconstitu
tional and void, even when applietf to lawyers ;
and for a much stronger reason is it void when
applied to members of Congress whose qualifi
cations are proscribed by the constitution itself,
and cannot be changed either by subtraction or
addition. The courts are a forum of reason
and argument. Usurpers and criminals make
their appearance upon that forum only when
they are dragged there. Just here, I remark, in
passing, that Governor Bullock's recent notice
to county officers, that any of them who are
subject to the so-called “ disabilities ” will be
prosecuted if they continue to bold their offices,
“ nothing bat a trick to All
the offices with his own creatures, and thus set
into bis own hands the manipulation of the
elections in as many counties as possible. Let
the Incumbents stand firm, and either there will
be no prosecution, or if any shall be instituted
to keep up the sham and augment the *care
they will be allowed to linger, aud linger to die’
In this connection, I will also add a word in
reply to a sensational telegram from Washing
ton City, published in your paper, dated the
10th instant, and signed “ Sam. J. Randall,
Chairman.” U advises the people of Georgia
to elect no meu to Congress but such as can
take the test oath. The advice given is enough
to show the Democrats of this State that Mr.
Kantlall is a very bad adviser. He means to
have us send negroes to Congress, or else he is
clearly ignorant ot the “ situation ’’ in Georgia
tor in most of our Congressional districts men
who can truly take the test oath are exceedingly
scarce, outside of the negroes. The white meu
whose sympathies and wishes were against us
in the trying days ot the war, do not, as a class,
command the confidence or even the respect ot
our people, and if sent to Congress by ns would
only misrepresent, demoralize and debase ns.
Better to remain unrepresented forever, it need
be, than thus to render ourselves the subser
vient instruments ot our own degradation. I
firmly believe that the greatest numerical vic
tory gained by a surrender of our principles
would be the greatest calamity that could befall
the Democratic party. Such a victory would
destroy its moral force, and bring it to decay
dissolution and contempt.
Now, a word, Mr. Editor, in response to your
suggestion that I, as achairman, shall call an im
mediate meeting of the Executive Committee.—
Information obtained from several quarters since
my letter of acceptance was written, gives me
satisfactory assurance that there was not a quo
rum of the committee present, when a small
number ot them (certainly not more than six
and some say only five) went through the form
of electing me chairman, and passing the reso
lution which has given rise to all this troable.—
My chairmanship is, therefore, regarded by ine
as only one of the very many “so called" things
ot the day, and I cannot presume to exercise any
of the powers belonging to a legally elected ot-
ficer. The chairmanship of the committee is
vacant, and the committee is yet incomplete.
And now, in conclusion, please allow me a
few lines on another subject. The manner in
which my name has been suggested as a
candidate lor Congress in the 5th district,
in many quarters and particularly by tbe
very able letter of Judge Hook, renders
it proper that I should make known
my determination on that subject. I want
no office whatever; and under the pres
ent circumstances I could not be in
duced to accept any. I feel some satisfaction
in announcing this determination, because it
will give the Democratic party fall assurance, if
any were needed, that my advice to them i9
colored by no personal object, and springs en
tirely from a profound conviction that the coarse
recommended by me is essential both to the pre
servation of our principles, and to the achieve
ment of ultimate success. Every throb ot my
heart is for the restoration of that constitutional,
local self-government which is the foundation
of our whole American system, and which dis
tinguished us for more than three quarters of a
century, as a congregation of the freest and
happiest people on the taco of the earth. I am
also thoroughly persuaded that this great end
can be accomplished only by the Democratic
party of the United States acting in concert in
all the States; and, moreover, that this party
will be powerful only as it shall be pure. Yours,
very respectfully, Linton Stephens.
Dor venerable neighbor, the Intelligencer
has become irate, lively, and bellicose lately. It
turns its antique scooter upon us in formidable
style. It invokes the reinforcement of corres
pondents and anonymous scribblers.—Constitu
tion of yesterday.
Our Broad Street Neighbor grows witty
at the expense of our longevity. It turns us
over to primeval days when the “ scooter ” did
valuable service In the farm. Be it so, bat ff in
the many years which we have passed, we hare
learned any valuable lesson, it is that “wit is not
argument,” nor is he that “blows his own horn,”
in the judgment of the wise, any other than a
“ green horn.”
Judge Clbuon and. tbe Jetterson County
TreiiWei.
We notice in the Era of yesterday morning
the following letter addressed to the Governor
by Judge Gibson, concerning the Jetterson
county troubles, and transfer it to our columns
for the information of our readers:
Augusta, September 10,1870.
Governor: I am just home from Louisville,
Jefierton county, the scene ot the recent riot
and insurrection. I feel that it is both due you
and the high position you hold, to give an impar
tial and fair statement of all the facts developed
on the trial, or that I could ascertain from citi
zens of intelligence and reliability.
On Friday, the nineteenth (19;h) of August, a
colored man was arrested and confined in jail
for malicious mischief; on Saturday, the 20th, a
band of colored men, variously estimated
from fifty to one hu idred, appeared on the
streets and demanded the keys of the jail,
to release said colored man so confined. Upon
being refused the keys, they proceeded to the
jail, where, upon being met by some of the citi
zens, they were persuaded to desist. Codjo
Tye, the head and organizer ot the band, then
went and sent runners to varions portions of the
county, when he succeeded in obtaining a more
determined and desperate set of men, whom he
led to tbe jail (or rather followed,) and with
divers implements broke open the outside door
of the jail, and released the prisoner, alter which
loud shouting and the reports of fire-arms were
heard; various threats were made; also, very
great excitement prevailed, and many rumors
were spread oyer the county and adjoining
counties, which caused tbe collection ot many
armed white men in Louisville. Some of them
seemed to be well organized, as they had chap
lains, surgeons, bandages, commissaries, etc. The
colored people, too, assembled on many of the
plantations in unusual numbers, and maoy ol
them came as near Louisville as a mile and a
half. If any portion ol them were armed, it was
very poorly. Cndjo, like many other leaders in
the past, had left in pursuit of some soft or hid
ing place, leaving bis beguiled and deceived
followers to sutler the consequences of tbeir folly.
Thus matters stood until the tiipely arrival ot
Lientenant Miller, with a detachment of United
States troops, who, with the Sheriff and other
civil officers, soon arrested the leaders, -(Cndjo
himself having been taken : in his flight at or
near Macon,) and most of the prominent privates.
Notwithstanding this great provocation, not a
citizen ol Lonisville or Jefferson, attempted at
any time to vindicate or pnnistf this great out
rage by violence oi any sort, bat they were pru
dent, calm and firm tbronghoat and to the
last, and to-day are, almost to a man, fully satis
fied with the results.
Cndjo’s clubs that he had organized, seemed
to have a 14th, 15th and 16th law; one to col
lect wagaa by seizure and sale, another to
relieve each other when imprisoned or imposed
npon, and sixteenth, if refused the ballot, to go
in a body and take the polls. To beguile and
deceive his confiding race into his clnba, he
assured them that be wss backed by Gen.
Grant and Governor Bullock, and bad authority
from them to organize. When his deluded follow
ers would charge him thus, poor Cndjo would
deny it. In order to' authenticitehis deception
thus practiced, he had, it seems, two small
books from which he would occasion ally read
his laws and authority, none of his poor delu
ded followers being themselves able to read.
There is not tbe first particle ot testimony, nor
could any be obtained after tbe most thorough
investigation, to sustain Gud jo’s assumption that
either General Grant or Governor Builock bad
;uiy agency in the matter or had even seen Cudjo %
and no citizen, with whom I conversed, gaya
aov credence whatever to Cud jo’s statements.
The punishment inflicted, i conscientiously
believed sufficient and just, and the general im
pression seems to be that the evil is fully cor
rected. Time alone can tell. I presame Lien-
tenant Aliller will make bis report to General
Terry, to whom tbe peace and order <of the
State are greatly indebted, and to whom, and tbe
citizens of Jetterson, I must express my entire ap
probation of their noble bearing and conduct as
well as prompt action, throughout this trying
ordeal.
I am, Governor, very respectfully,
Yonr obedient servant, etc.,
Wm.Gibson.
To his Excellency, Rnfns B. Bollock, Governor
etc., Atlanta, Ga.,
