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CONSTITUTIONALIST. AUGUSTA, GA. SUNDAY MORNING, FEB. 9, 1868 IMPOETANi* CORRESPONDENCE BE TWEEN PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND GEN. GEANT RELATIVE TO GEANT’S BEEAOH OF FAITH- The Speaker laid before the House a com munication from the War Department, enclos ing the following documents : War Department, February 4, 1868. Sir : In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the Bth ult., 1 transmit herewith copies furnished mo by Gen. Grant of the correspondence between him and the President, relating to the Secretary of War, nud which he reports to be all the correspond ence he has had with the President on the snb- I have had no correspondence with the Pres ident since the 12th of August last. After the action of the Senate on his alleged reasons for my suspension from the office of Secretary ot War, i resumed the duties of that office, as re quired by the act of Congress, and have con tinued to discharge them without any personal or written communication with the President. No orders have been issued from this Depart ment in the name of the President, with my knowledge, and I have received no orders from him. • ... The correspondence scut herewith embraces all the correspondence known to me on the snbject referred to in the resolution of the House of Representatives. I have the honor to be, sir, witli great respect, vour obedient servant, Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Hon. Schuyler Coi.fax, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Headq’rb Army of this United States, £ Washington, January 24, 1868. ) His Excellency A. Johnson, President of the United States : Sir : I have the honor, very respectfully, to have in writing the order which the President gave me verbally on Sunday, the 19th instant, to disregard the orders of the Hon. E. M. Stanton as Secretary of War, until I knew, from the President himself, that they were his orders. ' „ I have the honor to he, very respectfully, your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, General. The following is the endorsement on the above note: As requested in this communication, General Grant is instructed, in writing, not to obey any order from the War Department, assumed to be issued by the direction of the President, unless such order is known by the General command ing the armies of the United States to have been authorized by the Executive. Andrew Johnson. January 29,1868. llead’qrs Army of the United States, \ Washington, D. C., Jan. 28,1868. $ Ms Excellency A. Johnson, President of the United Slates : Silt: On the 24th instant I requested you to give me in writing the instructions which you had previously given me verbally, not to obey any order from the Hon. E. M. Stanton, Sec retary of the War, unless I knew that it came from yourself. In this written request I receiv ed a message that l.as left doubt iu my mind of your intentions. To prevent auy possible mis understanding, therefore, I renew the request that you will give me written instructions, and till they are received will suspend action on your verbal ones. I am compelled to ask these instructions in witing iu consequence of the many gross mis representations, affecting my personal honor, circulated through the press for the last fort night, purporting to come from the President, of conversations which occurred either with the President privately in his office, or in Cabinet meeting. What is written admits of no misun derstanding. In view of the misrepresentations referred to, it will be well to state the facts in the case. Some time after I assumed the duties of Sec retary of War ad interim, the President asked my views as to the course Mr. Stanton would have to pursue, in case the Senate should not concur in his suspension, to obtain possession of his office. My reply was, iu substance, that Mr. Stauton would have to appeal to the courts to reinstate him, illustrating my position by citing the ground 1 had taken in the case of the Baltimore Police Commissioners. In that case I did not doubt the technical right ot Governor Swann to remove the old commissioners their A 3 the olti.eommjpHßp however; I cont.ejrtpijg'co?e*ourC*'W63”en| but loippeal to the cQur.U»~ , , jMfKflTig—tnartins rreslacnt was aesirons of keeping Mr. Stanton out of office, whether sustained in the suspension or not, I stated that I had not looked particularly into the “ tenure ot office bill,” but that what 1 had - fated was a general principle ; and if I s' 'mid change my mind in this particular case, 1 would inform him of the fact. Subsequently, on reading the tenure of office bill closely, I found that I could not, without violation of the law, refuse to vacate the office of Secretary ol War the moment Mr. Stanton was reinstated by the Senate, oven though the President should order me to retain it, which he never did. Taking this view of the subject, and learning on Saturday, the 7th instant, that the Senate had taken up the subject of Mr. Stanton’s sus pension, alter sonic conversation with Lieu tenant General Sherman and some members of my staff, in which I stated that the law left me no discretion as to my action, should Mr. Stan ton be reinstated, and that I iutended to inform the President. I went to the President for the sole purpose of making this decision known, and did so make it known. Ih doing this I fulfilled the promise made in our last preceding conversation on the subject. The President, however, instead of accepting my view of the requirements of the tenure of office bill, contended that he had suspended Mr. Stantou under the authority given by the Con stitution, and that the same authority did not preclude him from reporting, as an act of cour tesy, his reasons for the suspension to the Senate. That, having appointed me under the authority given by the Constitution, and not under any act of Congress, I could not be gov erned by the act. I stated that the law was binding on me, constitutional or not, until set aside by the proper tribunal. An hour or more was consumed, each reiterating bis views on tins subject, until, getting late, the President said he would sec me again. I did not agree to call again on Monday, nor at any other definite time, nor was I sent for by the President until the following Tuesday. From the lltli, to the Cabinet meeting on the 14tli instant, a doubt never entered my mind about the President’s fully understanding tny position—-namely, that if the Senate refused to concur hi the suspension oi Mr. Stanton, my powers as Secretary'of War ad interim would cease, and Mr. Stanton’s right to resume at once the functions of his office would, under the law, be indisputable—and X acted accordingly. With Mr. Stanton I had no communication,' direct or indirect, on the subject of his rein statement during the suspension. I knew it had been recommended to the President to send iu the name of Governor Cox, of Ohio, for Secretary of War, and thus save all embarrassment, a proposition that I sincerely hoped he would entertain favorably, General Sherman seeing the Presidcut, at my particular request, to urge this, on the 13th instant. On Tuesday, (the day Mr. Stantou re-entered the office of the Secretary ot War,) General Comstock, who had carried my official letter announcing, that with Mr. Stanton’s reinstate ment by the Senate I had ceased to be Secretary of War ad interim, and who saw the President open aud read the communication, brought back to me from the President a message that he wanted to see me that day at the Cabinet meeting, after 1 had made known the fact that I was no longer Secretary of War ad interim. At this meeting, after opening it as though I were a member of his Cabinet, when reminded of the notification already given him, that I was no longer Secretary of War ad interim, the President gave a version of the conversation alluded to already. In this statement it was asserted that in both conversations I had agreed to hold on to the office of Secretary of War until displaced by the courts; or resign, so as to place the President where he would have been had 1 never accepted the office. After hearing the Presidcut through, 1 stated our conversations substantially as given in this let ter. I will add that my conversation before the C i .ret embraced other matter not perti nent here, and is therefore left out. I in no wise admitted the correctness of the President’s statement of our conversations, though to soften the evident contradiction my statement gave, I said (alluding to our first conversation on the subject,) the President might have misunderstood me the way he said, namely: that I had promised to resign, if I did not resist the reinstatement. I made no such promise. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, General. Headq’rs Army of the United States, > Washington, January 30,1868. \ Bis Excellency A. Johnson, President of the United, States : Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge the return of tny note of the 24th instant, with yonr endorsement thereon, that I am not to obey anv order from the War Department, assumed to be issued by direction of the President, un less such order is known by me to have been authorized by the Executive; and, in reply then to to say, that I am informed, by the Sec retary of War that he has not received from the Executive any order or instructions limiting or impairing his authority to issue orders to the army, ns has heretofore been bis practice under the law, and the customs of the department. While this authority to the War Department is not countermanded, it will be satisfactory evi dence to me that any orders issued from the War Department by direction of the President are authorized by the Executive. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, General. Executive Mansion, January 81,1868. General : I have received your communica tion ot the 28th instant, renewing yonr request of the 24tb, that 1 should repeat iu a written form my verbal instructions of the 19th iustaut, viz: That you obey no order from the Hon. Edwiu M. Stanton, as Secretary of War, unless you have information that it was issued by the President’s direction. In submitting this request, (with which I complied on the 29th instant,) yon take occa sion to allude to recent publications in refer ence to the circumstances connected with the vacation by yourself of the office of Secretary ot War ad interim, and with the view of cor recting statements which you term “gross misrepresentations,” give at length your own recollection of the facts under which, without the sanction of the President, from whom you had received and accepted the appointment, you yielded the Department of War to the present incumbent. As stated in your communication some time after you had assumed the duties of Secretary ot War ad interim, we interchanged views re specting the course that should be pursued in the event of non-concurrence by the Senate in the suspension from office of Mr. Stanton. I sought that interview, calling, myself, at the War Department. My sole object in then bringing the subject to your attention was to ascertain definitely what would be your own action, should such an attempt be made for his restoration to the War Department. That ob ject was accomplished, lor the interview ter minated with the distinct understanding that if, upon reflection, you should prefer not to. become a party to the controversy, or should conclude that it would lie your duty to surren der the Department to Mr. Stanton upon action in his favor by the Senate, you were to return the office to Die prior to a decision by the Sen ate, in order that, if I desired to do so, 1 might designate some one to succeed you. It must have been apparent to you that had not this understanding been readied it was my pur pose to relieve you from the further discharge of the duties of Secretary of War ad interim, and to appoint some other person iu that ca pacity. Other conversations upon the subject ensued, all of them having, on my part, the same ob ject, and leading to the same conclusion as the first. It is not necessar)', however, to refer to any of them, excepting that of Saturday, the 11th instant, mentioned in your communica tion. As it was then known that the Senate had proceeded to consider the ease of Mr. Stanton, 1 was anxious to learn your determi nation. After a protracted interview, during which the provisions of the tenure-of-office bill were freely discussed, you said, that as bad been agreed upon in our first conference, you would either return the office to my posses sion in time to enable me to appoint a succes sor before final action by the Senate upon Mr. Stanton’s suspension, or would remain as its head, awaiting a decision of the ques tion by judicial proceedings. It was then understood that there would be a further conference on Monday, by which time I supposed you would lie prepared to inform me of your final decision. You failed, however, to fulfill the engagement, and on Tuesday notified me in writing of the receipt, by you of official notification of the action of the Senate in the ease of Mr. Stanton, and, at the same time, in formed me, that according to the act regula'ing the tenure of certain civil offices, your functions as Secretary of War ad interim ceased from the moment of the receipt of the notice. You thus, in disregard of the understanding between us, vacated the office without having given me notice of your intention to do so. It is but just however, to say that in your communication you claim that you did inform me of your pur pose, and thus “ fiiliihed the promise made in our last preceding conversation on this sub ject.” The fact that such a promise existed is evidence of an arrangement of the kind I liave mentioned. You had found in our first con- ference “ that the President was desirous of keeping Mr. Stanton out of office, whether sus tained in the suspension or not.” . You knew what reasons had induced the President to ask from yon a promise. Yon also knew, that iu ease your views ot duty did not accord with his own convictions, it was bis purpose to fill your place by another appointment. Even ignoring the existence of a positive understanding between us, these conclusions were plainly de dueible from our various conversations. It is certain, however, that, even under these cir cumstances, you did not offer to return the place to my possession, but, according to your own statement, placed yourself iu a position .(Where, could 1 ha ye anticipated your action, I ■would hA4e beenvcempdled to ask of yon, »« J *viras compelled to ask of your predecessor in the War Department, a letter of resignation, or else to resort to the more disagreeable expedi ent of suspending you by a successor. As stmed in your letter, the nomination of Governor Cox, of Ohio, for the office of Secre tary oi War was suggested to me. His a;> poiutment as Mr. Stanton’s successor was uiged in your name, and it was said that, his se lection would save further embarrassment. I did not think that in the selection of a Cabinet officer I should be trammelled by such consid erations. I was prepared to take the responsi bility ot deciding the quastion in accordance with my ideas of constitutionfil duty; aud. having determined upon a course widen I deemed right and proper, was anxious to iearn the steps you would take should the possession of the War Department be demanded by Mr. Stanton. Had your action been in conformity to the understanding between us, I do not be lieve that the embarrassment would have at tained its present proportions, or that the probability of its repetition would have been so great. I know that, with a view to an early termina tion of a state of affairs so detrimental to the public interests, yon voluntarily offere I, both on Wednesday, the 15th instant, and on the succeeding Sunday, to call upon Mr. Stanton and urge upon him that the good of the ser vice required his resignation. I confess that I considered your proposal as a sort of repara tion for the future, on your part, to act iu ac cordance with an understanding more than once repeated, which I thought had received your full assent, and under which you could have returned to me the office which 1 had con ferred upon you, thus saving yourself from embarrassment, and leave the responsibility where it properly belonged, with the President, who is accountable for the faithful execution of the laws. I have not yet been informed whether, as twice proposed by yourself, you had called upon Mr. Stauton, and made an effort to in duce him voluntarily to retire from the War Department. You conclude your communica tion witli a reference to our conversation at the meeting ol the Cabinet held on Tuesday, the 14th instant. In your account of what then oc curred, you say that after the President had given his version of your previous conversa tions, you staled them substantially as given in your letter, that you iu no wise admitted the correctness of his statement of them, “ though to soften the evident contradiction ray state ment gave, I said (alluding to our first conver sation on the subject) the President might have understood me iu the way he said, viz : that I had promised to resign if I did not resist the reinstatement. I made no such promise.” By recollection ot what then transpired is diametrically the reverse of your narration. In the presence of the Cabinet I asked you : First. If in a conversation which took place shortly after your appointment as Secretary ol War ad interim, you did not agree either to re main at the head of the War Department, and abide any judicial proceedings that might follow non-concurrence bv the Senate in Mr. Stanton’s suspension ; or, should you wish not to be come involved in such a controversy, to put me in the same position with respect to the office as I occupied previous to your appoint ment, by returning it to me iu time to antici pate such action by the Senate. This you admitted. Second. I then asked you if at our conference on the preceding Saturday I had not, to avoid misunderstanding, requested you to state what you intended to do ; and, further, if in reply to that inquiry you had not referred to our former conversations, saying that from them I under stood your posit ion, aud that your action would be consistent with the understanding which had been reached. To thase questions you also replied in the affirmative. Third. 1 next asked if at the conclusion of our interview on Saturday it was not under stood that we were to have another conference on Monday before final action by the Senate in the case of Mr. Stanton. You replied that such was the understanding, but that you did not supposo the Senate would act so soon ; that on Monday you hud been en gaged in a conference with Gen. Sherman, and were occupied with “ many little matters,” and asked if Gen. Sherman had not called on that day. What relevancy Gen. Sherman’s visit to me on Monday had with the purpose for which you were then to have called, I am at a loss to perceive, as he certainly did not inform me whether vou had determined to retain posses sion of the office, or to afford me an opportu nity to appoint a successor in advance of any attempted reinstatement of Mr. Stanton. This account of what passed between us at the Cabinet meeting on the 14th instant widely differs from that contained in your communi cation, lor it shows that instead of having “ stated our conversations as given in the let ter,” which has made this reply necessary, yon admitted that my recital of them was entirely accurate. Sincerely anxious, however, to be correct in my statements, I have to-day read this narration of what occurred on the 14th instant to the members of the Cabinet who were then present. They, without exception, agree in Us accuracy. It is only necessary to add, that on Wednes day morning, the 15th, you called on me in company with Lieutenant General Sherman. After some preliminary conversation, you re marked that an article iu the Notional Intelli gencer of that date did you much injustice. .1 replied that I had not-read the Intelligencer of that morning. You then first told me that it was your intention to urge Mr. Stauton to re sign bis office. After you had withdrawn I carefully read the article of which yon had spoken, and found that its statements of ihe understanding be tween us was substantially correct. On the 17th I caused it to be read to four of the five members of the Cabinet who were present at our conference on the 14th, and they concurred in the general accuracy of its statements re specting our conversation upon that occasion. in reply to that communication, I have deem ed it proper, in order to prevent further misun derstanding, to make this simple recital ot tacts. Very respectfully, yours, Andrew Johnson. Gen. U. 3. Grant, Commanding U. S. Armies. Head’qrs Armies of the United States, ) Washington, D. C. February 3,1568. $ His Excellency A. Johnson, President of the United States: Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 31st ultimo, iu answer to mine of the 28ih ultimo. After a careful reaiiiug and comparison of it with the article in the National Intelligencer of the 15th ultimo ; the article over the initials “J. B. S.” in the New York World of the 27th ultimo, purporting to he based upon your state ment and that of members of the Cabinet therein named, I find it only to be but a reiteration only somewhat more in detail —of the “ many and gross misrepresentations ” contained in these articles, and which my statement of the facts, set forth in my letter of the 28th ultimo, was intended to correct, and here I reassert the correctness of my statements ir. that letter, any thing in youis in reply to it to the contrary not withstanding. I confess my surprise that the Cabiuet officers referred to should so greatly misapprehend the facts in the matter of admissions alleged to have been made by me at the Cabinet meeting of the 14th ultimo, as to suffer their uames to be made the basis of the charges iu the newspaper arti cles referred to, or agree to the accuracy, as you affirm they do, of your account of what occur red at thai meeting. Yon kuow that we parted on Saturday, the llth ultimo, without any promise on my part, either expressed or implied, to the effect that J would hold on to the office of Secretary of War ad interim against the action of the Sen ate ; or, declining to do so myself, would sur render it to you before such action was had ; or that I would see you again, at any fixed time, on the subject. . The performance of the promises alleged by you to liave been made by me would have in volved a resistance of the law, and an incon sistency with the whole history of my connec tion with the suspension of Mr. Stanton.— From our conversation and ray written pro test of August Ist, 18G7, against the removal of Mr. Stauton, you must liave known that my greatest objection to his removal or suspension was the fear that some one would he appointed in bis stead who would, by opposition to the laws relating to the restoration of the South ern States to their proper relation to the Gov ernment, embarrass the army iu the perform ance of the duties especially imposed upon it by tlie laws, aud that it was to prevent such au appointment that l accepted the appointment ot Secretary of War ad interim, and not for the purpose of enabling you to get rid of Mr. Stanton by my withholding it from him, in op position to tiie law, or, not doing so myself, surrender it to one who would, as the state ment aud assumptions in your communication plainly indicate was sought. And it was to avoid this danger, ns well as to relieve you from the personal embarrassment in which Mr. Stanton’s re-instatement would place you, that I urged- the appointment of Governor Cox, believing that it would be agreeable to you, and also to Mr. Stanton, satis fied as 1 was that it was the good of the coun try, and not the office, the latter desired. On the 13th ult., iu the presence of General Sherman, I stated to you that I thought Air. Stanton would resign, but did not say that. I would advise him to do so. On the 18t,h I did agree with General Sherman to go and advise him to that course, aud on the 19lh I had an interview alone with Mr. Stanton, which led me to the conclusion that any advice to him of this kind would be useless, and so informed General Sherman. Before I consented to advise Mr. Stanton to resign, I understood from him, in a communication ou the subject immediately alter his reinstatement, that it was his opinion that the act of Congress, entitled “ Au act tem porarily to supply vacancies in the Executive Department iu certain cases," approved Februa ry 20, 1363, was repealed by subsequent legis lation, which materially influenced my action. Previous to this lime I had no doubt that the • law of 1863 was still in force, and, notwith my action, a fuller examination ofthq a question lq'my mind whei.Aer it is repealed. This being the case, I could not now advise his resignation, lest the same danger I apprehended from this first removal might follow. The course you would have it understood I agreed to pursue was in violation of law, and without orders from you ; while the course I did pursue, aud which I never doubted you fully understood, was in accordance with law, and not iu disobedieuce to any orders of my superior. And, now, Mr. President, when my honor as a soldier and integrity as a mart have been so violently assailed, pardon me for saying that I can but regard this whole matter, from beginning to end, as an attempt to involve me in the resistance ot law, for which you hesitated to assume the responsibility in orders, aud thus to destroy my character before the country. I am, iu a measure, confirmed in this conclusion by your recent orders directing me to disobey orders from the Secretary of War, my superior, and your subordinate. Without having coun termanded his authority, 1 am to disobey. With assurance, Mr. President, that nothing less than a vindication of my personal honor and character could have induced this corres pondence pn my part, I have the honor to be, very respectlully, your obedient servant., U. S. Grant, General. [ Special Correspondence of the Baltimore Gazette. Prom Washington, THE JOHNSON-GRANT QUARREL —THE TRICK ERY OF CONGRESS —GRANT’S WANT OF VERACITY —HIS STATEMENT IMPEACHED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET. Washington, February 5,1868. The political world hereabout have been thrown into a fever of astonishment and disgust by the premature whirling into the House and immediate publication of the unfinished correspondence between the Pres ident and General Grant. Upon examining ttie letters this morning, there was no bounds to the public condemnation of Grant’s effrontery, and he was denounced umneasureably for the shameless avowal of his perfidy. Great stress is laid upon his admission that lie accepted the office of Secretary of War ad interim under false pretenses. It seems he took the place in the beginning to prevent the President from filling the vacancy by some one in whom he really could confide. Besides, the man ner of getting the correspondence before the public in an imperfect and unfinished state is liable to the severest censure. An ob scure member was pitched upon to intro duce, the resolution calling upon Stan ton for copies. The matter was conse quently scarcely noticed. With telegraph ic speed the call was answered—just in time to break off the correspondence at the most convenient point. lam informed that the last letter of Grant had not been receiv ed and read by the President before it was communicated to the House! There can be no doubt that Mr.'Johnson will respond, in some form, to this letter of the General, which his extraordinary conduct, the cul pable complicity of Stanton, and the fraud lent action of the House has purposely cut off from the body of the other correspond ence. Another feature of this business is the nonchalance of General Grant upon the question of veracity raised. It is thought to be a very reckless and dangerous exposure of his honor to public scrutiny at a decided disadvantage. The President is sustained upon the disputed points by four members of the Cabinet, who, 1 understand, will pub licly give their testimony to that effect.— The proper solution may be that General Grant has a very weak understanding, and should be even more reticent than he is. I should not be surprised if the President goes further (even to the length of aetton) than he has yet ventured—to the point pos sibly of defying impeachment. Vote a Year, if Necessary, for the Ne groes.— Gen. Meade, says the Montgomery Mail, has extended the time of voting one day longer, as will be seen by reference to the order of Gen. Hayden. The Radicals have resolved to carry the bogus constitution for Alabama even if the negroes are given a year to “ vote often ’ on the question. Their determination is plain, and Gen. Meade is a party to their scheme. Comment is unnecessary; but let us still work and protest, in the name of Justice and Liberty, against this new outrage. The infamous constitution has been fairly and over whelminglv defeated. Let the white men re member this fact;,and work the more diligent ly for one day longer. Thirty-ninth Day’s Proceedings s the Georgia Unconstitutional Convention REPORTED FOR THE ATLANTA DAILY GfiNCJBB. •i.— » Friday, February 7,18*8. The convention opened with prayer—Parrott in the chair. __ l The journal was lead. E. I. Higbee handed in a report f-pm the Enrollment Committee. TnE REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMKJTTEE. The report of the Committee of the jxecu tive Department was taken up and the liscus sion resumed. W. Shropshire was opposed to the appoint ment of a Lieutenant Governor in the Sijte, a3 he was of opinion it would be only incu-t iug a useless expense on the people. J. L. Dunning was not aware that the ieople had ever suffered any inconvenience fr«m the want of a Lieutenant Governor, and he cfesired to go on in the old way so far as ii did lot. in terfere with the administration ot public affairs with creating any unnecessary expense. C. H. Prince was of the same opinion with the two last speakers. J. E. Blount was also opposed to the forma tion of any such office. The remarks of these delegates, as rel! as those by J. 8. Bigby, the preceding efeuing were called out by an amendment offered! to the first section of the report, to the effect that the words Lieutenant Governor be inserted. The previous question was called upon an amendment offered by F. Blodgett the previous day, which was sustained, aud the amendment voted down. J. E. Blonnt was about to offer an amend ment, when L. N. Trammel rose to a point of order. The previous question having been sustained, brought the house to a vote on the main ques tion, which was the report of the Committee ol' the Whole. -w- The Chair decided the point of order well taken, and that ail amendments were out of order. J. E. Bryant appealed from the dccisjpu of the Chair. A long discussion ensued iu relation to the rules by which the convention was governed, and the appeal was withdrawn. FRANCHISE. The report of the Committee on Franchise was next taken up and read, as follows : REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FRANCHISE. Tiie undersigned, your Committee on Fran chise, have had that subject under tion, and submit the following report : ' Article . Sec. 1. In all elections by the people tiie electors shall vote by ballot. Sec. 2. Every male person boru in the United States, aud every male person who has been naturalized, or who has legally declared his in tention to become a citizen of the United-sftates, twenty-one years old or upward, who-shall liave resided in this State six months next pre ceding the election, and shall have resided three months in the county iu which he offers to vote, except as hereinafter provided, shi*ll be deemed an elector ; and every male inhabitant of the age aforesaid, who may he a resident of the State at the time oi the adoption iff this constitution, shall be deemed an elector, and shall have all the rights ol electors as aloresaid. Resolved, That no soldier, or sailor, or marine, in the military or naval service of the United States, shall hereafter acquire a resi dence by reason of being stationed on duty in this State. Sec. 3. It shall be tiie duly of the General Assembly to provide from time to time for the registration of ail electors ; but the following classes of persons shall not be permitted te register, vote, or hold office : Ist. Those who may be disqualified from holding office by the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, known as “ Article XIV,” and those who have heen disqualified from reg istering to vote for delegates to the convention to frame a constitution for the State of Georgia, under the act of Congress to “ provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed by Congress March 2, 1807, and the acts supplemental thereto : Provided, that when the Congress of the United States shall remove such disability, all persons affected thereby shall l-e restored to all the rights and privileges of which they liave been restrained by this sec tion ; and provided, limber, that such disability sh-ffl not disqualify any person as an elector after January 1,1869. 2d. Those who shall have been convicted of treason, embezzienient of public funds, malfeasance in office, crime pun ishable by law with imprisonment in the Peni tentiary, or bribery. -3d. Those who are idiots or insane. Sec. 4. All persons before registering must, take and subscribe the following oath: “I, that I will support and maintain the Qjnstitu lion and laws ot the United Suites, and ibe constitution and laws of Georgia; that I am uot excluded from registering bv aoyJpf ihe clauses of section 3. article —of the e&stiiu lion of Georgia ; JhatJi-j>iU new "vror-aKf -m the secession of this State fro* the United States. So help me God.” 1 Sac. 5. Electors shall in all cases, except treason, felony or breach of the peace, be priv ileged from arrest and civil process for five days before the first day of election, and two days subsequent to the last day of election. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to enact adequate laws, giving pro tection against the evils arising from the use of intoxicating liquors at elections. Sec. 7. Returns of elections for ail civil offi cers elected by the people, who are to be com missioned by the Governor, and also for the members of ihe General Assembly, shall be made to the Secretary of State, unless other wise provided by the General Assembly. Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the Genaal ’Assembly to enact, adequate laws giving protec tion to electors before, during, aud subsequsnt to elections. Sec. 9. The election of Governors, Sonata's, and Representatives 6hall be on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, unless otherwise provided by the General Assembly. Sec. 10. All qualified electors, and none others, shall be eligible to any office in this State, unless disqualified by the constitution o r this State, or by the Constitution oi the United States. J. E. Bryant, Chairman. Wesley Shropshire, N. L. Angter, Jas. L. Dunning, P. B. Bedford, Presley Yates, E. S. Cobb. Section 1 was adopted without any amend ment. Section 2 was taken up. J. E. Blount moved to strike out “ six” and insert “ twelve” months in the third lino. This he did because he thought the interest of the State of Georgia demanded it. One gentleman had proposed to make the terra of residence iu the county thirty days, instead of three months, and ii that were adopted, all tiie villains and penitentiary convicts could come to Georgia and go to the ballot box without delay. He thought that twelve months was calculated to preserve the purity of the ballot box. A. T. Akerrann did not sympathize with the last speaker when he said that the interests of the State would he ruined by the enforcement, of only a six months’ residence. The constitu tion of the State previous to 1861 had only re quired a residence of six months. J. E. Bryant spoke as usual about distinction being made in the convention on account of bit til. lie was a citizen of the United States, and he objected to the eternal cry raised because a man was born in any other State besides that of Georgia. J. D. Waddell spoke as follows: Mr. President: It was not my intention to trouble the convention with a single word upon the subject immediately before us,, and I should not now, hut tor some remarks which fell from the delegate from Richmond (Mr. Bryant). He complained because allusion had been made to the fact that some of the conspic uous delegates to this convention—those often est on the floor —were recent residents of Geor gia, aud intimated that in consequence of that fact a prejudice was endeavored to be kindled against those delegates of Northern birth. I have sat in this convention nearly forty days, and I appeal to those around me to know if twenty ill-natured flings have not been made at Georgians where one even respectful allusion has been made to New Englanders. Four-fifths ot the white people of Georgia were rebels, “ so-called,” and not a day has been suffered to pass when those “ rebels.” have not been de nounced, in some shape or form, by those who have assumed the task of “ ingrafting upon the stock of Georgia ignorance New England ideas and New England civilization.” They scorn to have an inteuse loathing for those who bore part in the struggle for liberty— they denounce them as rebels and traitors. No terms of re proach are rigorous enough to characterize them by—no punishment is severe enough to inflict upon them. When ove tell them we have surrendered in good faith—we have laid down our arms upou the houor of soldiers —we have abandoned what they call the “ heresy of seces sion”—henceforth we mean to stand by tho Union under the Constitution—it is all to mt purpose, all without avail. They are not con tent. They are greedy for the pound ol flesh; nothing short of our ruiu, degradation, eternal disgrace, will appease or satisfy them. Now, sir, I have borne vituperation long enough. I ana not ashamed of my record. There never was a moment since the date of my politicvl accountability when I was not true to the great principles of popular liberty as laid down in the Constitution of the United States. It was precisely because I conceived that that Constitution was practically over thrown, that its principles were in jeopardy, that its spirit and essence were violated by the election to the office of President of the United States of a sectional candidate upon a sectional platform, that I espoused the cause of Georgia. Through her sovereign voice she commanded me to avouch my ballot with my sword. 1 bowed to her high mandate. Georgia made me a citizen of the United States. I conceived she had the right to absolve my citizenship. She commanded me to dclend her ; the Federal Government commanded me to crush her. I could not obey both masters. I elected with out hesitation, iu obedience lo the instincts ol my nature, to stand by Georgia; the home of my childhood and manhood ; the graves of my neighbors and friends ; the altars of my kin dred ; the honored ashes of him whose name I bear. Os whom then shall I be afraid? Os what shall Ihe ashamed ? Let me here speak one word for myself alone, and if my voice could reach to the uttermost boundary of creation, creation should hear the declaration. To-day, poor as I am, I would not exchange the memo ry of the part I bore, humble as that part was, in the noble struggle of Georgia to be free, for tbe crown oi the Bourbou lost. I would not exchange the memory of my poor part at Ma nassas, Gettysburg, and CUiekamanga, and a dozen other proud but melancholy fields for the best hope I have. If I erred, it was on tbe side ol my State and ray section, an error, it one it be, that stands recorded iu Heaven’s Chancery upon mercy’s page. I erred too in company with the best, the brightest and the bravest, of my State. I erred with men whose names are garnered no in her heart, whose fame is among the jewels ot her crown and over whose hero du >t her most precious tears have been shed. Mr. Baldwin hero interrupted by inquiring whether Mr. Waddell still heldjto secession V Mr. Waddell—Secession was settled by the war. L accepted the result. When I surren dered my sword, I surrendered that doctrine. 1 surrendered to General Grant, who is a man ol honor, and has kept his pledge. J have kept, and mean to keep mine. Wtpild tljut 1 could say as much for some of his supporters My honor was pledged, and that is unstained. But 1 will not sit silently by and hear the memory of those who perished in the effort to make secession glorious caluminated. Those Christian heroes, Tom Cobh and Stonewall Jackson, who baptized your cause and mine, Mr. President, in their blood —who sacrificed life in maintaining it—over whose graves glory weeps—they are denounced by a party on this floor as traitors to the country, while Butler, the beast who incited a ruffian soldiery at New Orleans to violate defenseless females —who went there a bankrupt in fortune, as he is now a bankrupt in fame—who grew rich by plunder, robbery, rapine and theft—he is now a patriot! Put- me down among the traitors ! Here a large number of delegates on tbe “ other side of the house” rose to their feet, lookingijknrrificd. They knew well that they possessed tbe numereiai strength to crush the Speaker by force, and consequently they were (uriouV to pounce upon him. Some had ques tions to-ask, and others had points of order; but, to the-eternal credit of A. Alpcoria Bradley be. it said that he never moved, and contented himself with an occasional sneer (intended for a smile, no doubt,) and a few slight but omious shakes «< the head. Alas ! the arch rebel had to succumb to'lira pressure, and he, took his seat like all rebels do -overpowered, but not conquered. Now, how under heaven did this unrecon structed monster get into so loyal, so gentle, and so pious a body? Gentlemen, take our word for it, •* there is something rottou in Den mark.” Watch him Ashburn, Higher, Baldwin, and —bat we won't siy any more. We had a notion to suggest that one to Bullock and Blodgett, hut they are “ Ticktt-of-leave-men,” and are not, present. J. Murphy moved to strike “3 months” and insert “30 days. ’ Lost. A. T. Akermvi offered two amendments to the section, hut as we presume the question will come up in a day or two, we do not pub lish them, lie argued his points with his usuai ability. C. C. RICHARDSON. 1\ B. Bedford asked for the suspension of the rules for the purpose ot having the follow ing acted upon. Granted: Whereas, It lias pleased Divine Providence to take from ottr midst, in lira vigor of man hood and iu the full enjoyment of the bless ings of health and prosperity, as well as in the due performance, of liis duties as a delegate from the 30th Senatorial District of Georgia, in the constitutional convention of the same, the Hon. C. C. Ri< hardsoti, formerly of Dixflcld, in the State of Maine ; and Whereas, The said delegate lias passed from our midst by a most unfortunate occurrence, after having for years braved death in behalf of his ft ig and country, and having exemplified by liis acts as a soldier his devotion to the Constitution and the Union ; and Whereas, The deceased, true to his first principles, and arduous in liis desire to restore the Union, has, a« a co-laborer in the work of reconstruction, zealously represented his dis trict, and has fallen in the midst of his official labors— Resolved , That the convention recognized in tbe person of the deceased a zealous and stead fast friend, an open and manly enemy, oppo nent, and an earnest co-laborer in the work of restoration. Resolved, Tint this convention tender their sympathies to the relatives and friends of the deceased. Resolved, That (he convention do wear the g* otriuuJSUiny f-i tlie peiltnt e>l thirty days. Resolved, That a copy of the above be for warded to the immediate relations of the de ceased. The resolutions were read and adopted. The following eulogized the character of the de ceased : Turner (negro), Bryant, McCay, Camp bell (negro), and Smith. J. E. Bryant knew t!ve deceased from child hood, and he believed it was as impossible for him (R.) to be guilty of such act as it was im posable for him to take his own life. He de nounced the man who shot deceased as a cow ardly and base assassin, and said that in doing this he spoke knowimjly. P. B. Bedford offered the following : Be it resolved, That the Committee on Print ing be instructed to have 500 copies of the me morial and resolution, and the remarks made by delegates, printed for the use of the conven tion, and that the Secretary be instructed to forward to the mother and sisters of the de ceased a copy of the same. The convention, on motion, adjourned. Frop. Douglas to his People.—ln a late speech at Akron, Ohio, Fred. Douglas, address -1 iug the colored people, told them that the Gov. j eminent emancipated the negroes as a matter of policy, and not, from any Christian motive ot right or justice, and that they had no more rea son to be thankful to the Government for their freedom than had tbe Hebrews to feel thankful to Pharoah for their deliverance from bondage. Douglas said that although it was possible that, naturally, the colored men were equal to the whites, they were not so practically, aud that they must rise through their own exertions to a much higher degree of intelligence before be ing allowed all the rights and privileges of the white man. lie added that they were now on probation, and if fifteen years hence found them as they now aro, it would be almost impossible for them to make any advancement. Perhaps this advice from an intelligent colored man may be received by liis race ns the counsel of a friend. It is certain that the competition against which they will have to contend for the means of support must increase by immigration every , year, whilst Gray can rely on no such adejition to their numbers, but must make up for tbe in equality by increased efficiency. The ignorant ' and degraded of whatever color must always be subject to superior intelligence, and it behooves the colored people to reflect whether those are their true friends who would plunge them into politics wilhont previous preparation and train ing, or those who would help to fit them, as far as may lie accomplished, for (liedischarge here after of such duties as may devolve upon them. Shabby.— Yesterday morning r.u old and de jrepid man, accompanied by a little lioy, ap peared at the Mayor’s ofUce to ask for some means to take him to Charleston. He stated that, be had come front Texas, and that on ar riving at Augusta, Ephraim Tweedy, the acting Mayor, had sent him down here on one of the river steamers. Thus, by the action of the Mayor pro tern, the unsuspecting captain of the boat became responsible for the care of Ihese vagrants. If Mr. Tweedy had wanted to be generous, the route front Augusta to Charleston by rail is shorter and more direct than by water via Savannah. We doubt the generosity, though (his is the second case that lias occurred within a week, in which Mr. Tweedy lias forwarded Augusta pau pers to Savannah. We have poor enough of our own always with us, without having to bear any additional burdens. It would be advisable for the Radical city government of Augusta to take care of its own paupers, instead of sending them to Savannah. It is a very shabby trick too, to impose upon the captains of the steam boats by having them to carry vagrants, and become responsible for their care, as they are always sure to do.— Savatmah Republican , Bth. There is no greatness that is impervious, and no character that lias not its blemish. Peter and Paul fell to upbraiding, and Paul and Bar nabas parted with not the most heavenly dispo- Hitions. It seldom happens but the weakest fiud some sort of comfort in the follies or the faults of the wisest, and readily become their imitators. Philip, of Macedon, was stoop ihouidered. The followers of the Court soon vere attacked with a like infirmity. Lord Byron Uranic gin and wrote Don Juan. There has leen a host who drank the gin but none to vrite Don Jnan. Dr. Johnson wrote the Ram ller in a style full oi rolling and well-balanced jeriods. For the next half century all writers Yere Johusoniau. Somebody said that Thnd. Stevens is only R ing on the hopes that Parton will die, and st be unable to write his biography. HARRIED, In Savannah, Qa , on the 6ili instant, by the Rev. David B. Porter, William H. Crake, Jr., of thitj city, and Miss Qbrtrcdk O. Savage, of Savannah. * Georgia State Lottery, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Masonic Orphan's Home. The following were tlie drawn numbers, in the Sup plementary Scheme, Georgia State Lottery, February Btb. MORNING DRAWING— CIass No. 140. 10 13 46 31 7 63 34 33 65 30 13 47 12 Drawn Numbers. EVENING DRAWING— CIass J9B. 43 57 56 18 8 39 65 73 31 13 15 30 51 13 Drawn Numbers. M. G. McKINNE, Agent, Corner Jackson and Ellis streets. fob&-l CONSIGNEES PER S. C. RAILROAD, Februa ry 8. —Augusta Factory, J M Clark Ac Cos, T W Car wile, J <fc T A Bones, E B, D II Denning, Stovall Ac Edmondstoo, Vaughn <fc Murphy, Chas Baker, W A Raaieey & Cos, Gerarty At Armstrong, Wyman & M, Horton & Walton, E O’Donnell, [R], J A Brenner, J Thompson, Hopewell Factory, A Gould, J Hucit, J J James, A Toler, H Cohen, Fleming & Rowland, Clark Ac Mai tin, O T Porcher, c ire J J Robertson & Cos, Geo T Jackson, Branch, Sons A Cos, PA Scranton, J O Mathewson, S H Mangel, Hymns <fc Cos, 11 Mcnser, II Cranston, C A Williams & Cos, W, [3][K], i\ B Taylor. CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL RAILROAD, Fejg'Uxry 10. —G T Jackson, SCR If, A Wilson A Cos, B, B & Cos, C II Warner, J A T A Rftnes, C IVm ble, F A Poullain, Q Volger Ac 0o,“J C Schreiner Ac Cos, Chronicle & 8. SPECIAL In OTIC KS. R3T THE SIXTH REGULAR MEETING OF THE RELIANCE LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION will be held at tbe City Hall, on THURSDAY NEXT, 13th iust., at Ji o’clock, p. m. Members can pay their instalments to tbe Treasurer, S. H. Shepard, at the store of Jones, Smyth & Cos., until 5 o’clock of tbe same day. W. 11. EDWARDS, feb9-auAth Secretary. THE STONEWALL JACKSON LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION will hold its next regular Monthly Meeting, at the City Hall, on TUESDAY EVE NING, at 7 o’clock, The Treasurer will receive all du< s until 5, p. m.» ol that day. The Board will hold a session immediately after the adjournment of the Association. W. J. HARD, feb9-2 Secretary. HareiTY LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION. The Twenty-first Regular Monthly Meeting’ of this Asso ciat’on will be held at the City Ilall on TO-MORROW (Monday) EVENING, Kith inst., at 6L p. m. Instalments may be paid to the Treasurer, at his office, until 4, p. in., of that day. feb9-l A. F.PLUMB, Secretary. BarOFFJCrfXIAS LIGHT COMPANY OF AUGUSTA, February 7th, 1868.—The Annual Meeting ol Stockholders will be held at this office on MONDAY, 10th instant, at 12 o’clock. By order of the President. feb3 2 GEO. S. HOOKEY, Hupt. Kef NEW MABRIAGE GUIDE.—An Essay for Young Men, on Physiological Errors, Abuses and Dis eases, incident to Youth and Early Manhood, which create impediments to Marbiaqe, with sure means oi relief. Sent in sealed letter envelopes free if charge. Address Dr. J. Skillin Houghton, Howard Association, Philadelphia. jari3l-3m Br.yW. W. BAItRON OFFERS 1113 RESIDENCE, on Ellis street, next to Concert Hall, for sale, with or wdthout Furniture. Every convenience in modern fix tures aro within the premises. Terms liberal. Also, a saperb seven octavo Piano, llallet, Davis & Co.'s make. Very little used. jau2B-1m > _ WIRE BAILING, FOR EN hi "Y* closing Cemetery Lots, Cot- Mi |g tapes, &c.; WIRE GUARDS f&a&S ~ tueSfi and WIRE WORK. FOURDRINIER CLOTHS manufactured by M. WALKER-& SONS, jan22-ly No. 11 North 6th st., Philadelphia. By BATCHELOR’S HAIR DYE.—This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world ; the only true, and per fect Dye; harmless, reliable, instantaneous ; no disap pointment ; no ridiculous tints ; remedies the ill effects of hail eyes ; invigorates and leaves the llair soft and beau tiful, black or brown. Sold by all Druggists and Per fumers ; and properly applied at Batchelor’s Wig Fac tory, No. 16 Bond street, New York, jaul9-ly NOTICK. A A, Gr. n«. 21, XSC7S To the Stockho'ders of the Mllledgevilla or Macon and Augusta Railroad uempttoy : Calls for payment on subscriptions to the Capital Stock of this Company have been made up to Fifty-live per cent. Stock upon which this amouut has not been paid will bo forfeited to the Company. A further call is cow made for Twenty-five per cent., pay able on or before FEBRUARY 20th, 1868, at which date Eighty percent, will be due, and Stock will be for feited if not paid. AU Stockholders in arrears will at once correspond with the Treasurer. The Road is now iu operation to Milledgeville, and ii doing a large business. It is believed that arrangements will be made by which further calls will he avoided, if prompt payment is now made. By order of the Board of Directors. R. 11. BULLOCK, President. J. A. S. Milligan, Sec. Ac Treas. dee2l-dfic6o ■ !}y Tub Best Remedy. "157511 aar panknin’s nlji Ejy Hepatic Birr eke, VsT for ~W2 Brf>"DISKA6ES OF THE LIVKR 4 UIGEtTIE OkGASS.'^SsU ®y It Never Kails. ; lSir It Never Fails. *363 By It Never Fails. “xt-fl Bfi>“ Agents "3TB ey Plumb <fe Lkitnur W. H. Tctt. 'dtiS deel7-ly Extract of a Letter From Providence, Ala., May 13,1866. Dr. John Bull : I send you S3O for Ccdron Bitters please send what it will come to after paying freight to Columbus, Miss. I have been troubled for several years with indigestion ; have had to take pills every night for ten or fifteen years, and in February, 1864, 1 was attacked with general paralysis, I was confined to my room for the balance of the year ; and, in fact, continued iu a veiy weak and nervous condition uutil some two months sin: e, when I was put under an operation, and your Cedron Bitters for treatment, I commenced improving right away, and am pretty well restored. Yours, tru'.y.l A. L. NEAL. Louisville, Ky„ November 25, 1364. I received this day the following, from Lancaster, Ken tucky : Da. John Bull : Please send me in haste, for my own use, one dozen of your Cedron Bitters. I have tried them, and find them all >ou claim for them. Yours, respectfully, G. W. SHINDLEBOWES. Another Testimony. Bloomington, 111., October 14,1364. Dr. John Bull : We made an arrangement with your agent, July 20, 1861, for selling your Cedron Bitters, and are about sold out, We want (one gross) twelve boxes more, without delay We are introducing them readily, and think they answer a good purpose. DRS. HOGG Ac CROTHEItS. For sale by AVM. 11. TUTT, jan!2-ly Bole Agent, Augusta - Schedule oi Macon and Align da Railroad. Leaves Camak, daily, at 12.30, p. m. Milledgeville 6.30, a. m. Arrives at Milledgrcville 4.10, p. in. Camak 9.00, a. m. Passengers leaving Augusta or Atlanta on Day Pas senger Train of Georgia Railroad will make close con nection at Camak for intermediate points on above road, and also for Macon, drc. Passengers leaving Milledge vilie at 5.30, a. m., reach Atlanta and Augusta same day, and will make close connections at either place for principal points in adjoining States. E. W. COLE, Augusta, January 7, ISOB. Gen’lSup’t. jauß-tf DR. H. T. CAMPFIELD, DENTIST. Rooms, 202 Broad Street, First door above the Fiench Store. dec2l-tt B3T TUB CONFESSIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF AN INVALID. —Published tor the benefit, and as a Cau tion to Young Men and others, who suffer from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay of Manhood, Ac., supplying The Means of Self-Core. Written by one who cured himself, and sent free on receiving a post-paid directed envelope. Address, NATIIANIEL MAYFAIR, Brook lyn, N. Y. Also free, by the same publisher, a Circular of DAISY SWAIJ), the groat Poem of the War. dec!7-3m FOR SALE, ' GENTLE CARRIAGE HORBE, work* well in single harness. Alaoforsalc, alight ROCK AWAY, ha* been but little need. Apply at 184 ELLIS STREET. jan£B-tt 3STew Advertise meats NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL Li MUNI CBMPAIY OF BOSTON. Assets, Dec. Ist, 1867 $6,083,400 41 Income in 1867 $3,303,808 58 Issues all the usual forms of pol icies in amounts from *SOO t 0520,000, and premiums may be paid nil cash, or part cash, find part, note, at five years’ time, at the option of the applicant. The New England, being a PURELY MUTUAL Company, insures at the LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES, for ail surplus lunds over the actual cost of insuring are RETURNED ANNUALLY to its pol icy holders, and its past history shows that it HAS PAID to its POLICY HOLDERS from organization larger per cent, dividends, to amount of premiums re ceived, ihan any other Company in this country. Its policies arc ALL NON-FORFEIT ABLE, not only as a rule of the Company, hut made permanently so by a recent law of the State of Massachusetts, which declares that impolicy shall bo forfeited until its value is worked out in insurance. Tim Mow England is the OLDEST MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY in this country, and refers to its PAST HISTORY for the liberality and honorable dealing that may he expected In the future. No Life Insurance Company in this country has a list of policy holders pf equal number, embracing per sons of higher official position, social stuitfiing and business reputation than the New England—a fact showing that the management and success of this Company have won the confidence of a elass of men whose judgment is entitled to great respect. This Company has NO CONCEALMENTS, and the undersigned respectfully requests of his l’ellow citizens a careful investigation of its true character paid intrinsic merits, believing it will lead them to the conclusion that there is nothing desirable In Life In surance which may not he secured by a Policy in the New England. AVM. E. EVANB, Agent, febfi-lm No. 210 Broad street. ESTABLISHED 1855. THOS. RUSSELL, Jeweller, 198 v.< BROAD STREET. WATCHES, CLOCKS and JEWELRY repaired. ALL WORK WARRANTED. felifftf NOTICE. PERSONS are forewarned from filling any orders with my signature, or le'.tmg any person have anything on my account. S. E. BOWERS. Augusta, February 8, IPOS. feb!)-3* LOST, On SATURDAY EVENING, February Bth, he tween South Carolina Railroad Depot and Clark’s corner, a LIG-HT FUR COLLAR. The Under will be suitably rewarded by leaving* it at Icc House, op posite South Carolina Railroad Depot. feb9-l* NOTICE. Mrs. 11. R. UOUNETIIEAU begs leave re spectfully to announce to her numerous patrons anil tire public, that the very generous support eho lias re ceived from them will enable her henceforth to RE DUCE HER It ATES OF TUITION to suit the exi gencies of the times. The study of the French Language will be left op tional with parents. From the 15tb instant her terms will he as follows : PKII SESSION OF FOl'R AND A HALF MONTHS, English Branches,Senior and Junior Dep'la...s36 00 “ “ Sub. Junior 30 00 French per Session, Senior and Jtiuior Dop’ts.. 16 00 “ “ Sub. Junior 10 00 fob9-suw4su3 COUNTRY HAMS. A. FEW of the choicest COUNTRY HAMS For sale by JNO. M. CLARK &. CO., feh9 I 278 Broad street. WANTED, AT A CON /*ND AUGUSTA RAILROAD STOCK ami Southwestern Railroad PONDS, en dorsed by Central Railroad. ALSO, Ist and 21 5: liTG AGE BONDS of Virginia and Tennessee R„i:n :,<i Bonds, and East Tennessee and Georgia LONDS, ry fobo-tf BRANCH SONS, Bankers. Established in 1850. Ii v XTENSIV E ,-.rd ATTRACTIVE supplies of JLLi rich JEWELRY, Gold and Hit. c.r WATOH <:-, and solid SILVER WARE of every description, Diamond Bines an,! bins, I adie.-,’Gold Leonline and Chu:claim. Chains, Gents’ Guard, \\ t mid Fob Ch.ons, Wedding Ring-, Bridal Sutis of Pe.ufo _ ABo, Sterling Siiv.-r, for Brid and Pre-cuts, and a gro ,t va lot, ol Fancy Artaks. Fine Watches and .Jewel ry repaired at A. PRONTABT’S OLD STAND, IC3 Broad street, one door below Augusta Hotel. oi*.t2a-6n)jnns CONSOLIDATION. rn UE FIRMS OF CLARK Ac MARTIN (owners of the Augusta Mills) and JOHN M. CI,ARK A SONS, GROCERS, 278 Broad street, have been uni ted for the purpose of conducting a General Grocery, Commission AND MILLINGh BUSINESS, Under the name and style of JOHN M. CLARK & CO., 278 Broad street. John M. Cuh, A. K. Clark, W. T. Maktin, John W. Clark. febfi-6 CARD. rm. EDWARD BARRY EGS to announce that lie will continue on his own account the DRUG BUSINESS, at tho old stand of Barrv Ac Battey, 290 Broad stro t, where, for tho past 25 years lie has conducted the business in the firms of D’Antignac Ac Barry and Barry ABaituy. A full supply oi every article connected with the DRUG TRADE will he kept constantly - on hand, and as he will give the strictest personal attention to every department, he hopes to receive from his old custom ers, friends, and the public, a fair proportion of their favors. feb4 lm AUGUSTA FOUNDRY ANI) Machine Works, WRIGHT * ALLUM’S IMPROVED COT TON SCREWS, GIN GEAR, SUGAR BOILERS, SUGAR MILLS, GUDGEONS, ALARM BELLS, and all kinds of CABTTN (IS done at short notice. Highest price paid for OLD MACHINERY, IRON, BRASS and COPPER. PHILIP MALONE. novlD-tf NOTICE. !aAkS. FICQUET begs leave to inform the ladies of Augusta that she is prepared to do all kinds of SEWING neatly and promptly. Also, BRAIDING. She also would inform the gentlemen that she is pre pared to do TAILORING. All desiring work done please give her a calf, at 102 Broad ttroct. feb2-tf LAN ID liKT’ir Celebrated Garden Seeds. ALSO, LANDBKTH ONION SETS, E t D AND WHITE. A full supply of the'above for sale by EDWARD BARRY. Druggist, Apothecary and Chemist, £OO Broad s.t Liberal terms to country dealers. feb4-6 Bacon, Bacon, Bacon, ON CONSIGNMENT. io HHDS. Clear Rib SIDES 10 hhds. Bone SIDES 10 hhds. SHOULDERS £0 boxes Dried Salted MEATS. For sale low, in lot* to suit purchasers. febs-& M. HYAMS & CO. FURNITURE ! FURNITURE! 1 OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, AT PLATT BROTHERS, (FORMERLY O. A. PLATT A C 0.,) 214 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. E HAVE and arc constantly receiving the best assortment of FURNITURE that has ever been in this maikct. ROSEWOOD and MAHOGANY PARLORBUITS CHAMBER SUIT'S, COTTAGE SUITS, BEDSTEADS, CHAIRS, SOFAS, TETE-A-TETE, * CENTRE TABLES, BUREAUS, SIDEBOARDS, EXTENSION TABLES, of all lengths. We particularly call the attention of purchasers to our SOLID WALNUT CHAMBER SUITS for Beauty, Durability aad Cheapness. Our lllaiiufaclnring Department v still tn operation. Special Orders will bo promptly attended to. REPAIRS done in alt its branches. Upholster inf- Department. HAIR CLOTH, ENAMELED CLOTH, REPS, I'ERRY and SPRINGS, and all articles suitable for Manufacturers, which we offer at Low l’rlcos. Window Shades. A large stock ot WINDOW SHADES, of overy st yle and pattern, from the Cheapest to the Finest, .with nll-the New Style Fixtures. Under laker's Department, Superintended by a competent man. COFFINS, of all Descriptions and Quality; METALIC CASKS md CASKETS, of the mojt improved styles, fur nished at all hours during the Day or Night. UNDERTAKERS can lie supplied with TRIM MINGS. octlfidm FACTS FOR THE THAW PUBLIC. No Deception Practiced! JVLkUPHIS A- CHARLESTON RAILROAD makes close connections at Chattanooga— is tho SHORTEST, BEST and QUICKEST ALL HAIL LINK TO MOBILE, NEW ORLEANS, SELMA, ME RTDIAN, JACKSON, CANTON, VICKS BURG AND MEMPHIS. Passengers leaving Atlanta at 8:30, a. m., Arrive at Memphis the Next Day, At 2:34, p. m., 18hours and 41 minutes in advance of passengers on the same train who go via NASH VILLE and CHATTANOOGA and NASHVILLE and NORTHWESTERN RAILROADS. Passen gers by same train going South MAKE CONNECTION AT CORINTH with MOBILE Ac OHIO RAILROAD, ami at Grand Junction with MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RAILROAD TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN ADVANCiS of passengers on the same train by Nashville A Chattanooga and Nashville and North- Western Railroads at Corinth. Passengers lor JACKSON, Term., COLUMBUS, CAIRO, ST. LOUIS, OHICAGO, AND THE WEST, Take the through train on the Mobile Ac Ohio Railroad 8 HOURS and 13 MINUTES in Advance of passengers on same train by Nashville Ac. Chatta nooga and Nashville Ac North-Western Railroads. FAIIE AS LOW AS BY ANY OTHER ROUTE. For Tickets to all these points apply at the Ticket Office of the Western Ac Atlantic Railroad at tho Gen eral Pissenger Depot. A. A. BARNES, General Ticket Agent. W. J. ROSS, General Superintendent, JULIUS HAYDEN, j.in3o-lm South-Eastern Agent. NEW DRY GOODS JUST Mlark) Hw>tftcrs( 262 BROAD STREET. Calicoes. 5 Cases assorted PRINTS, new and rich styles. IBleaclied Shirtings. 5 Cases BLEACHED SHIRTING, all the favorita brands, which have been purchased before the ad vance in cotton, and will be sold very low. Linens. A large assortment of 6-4, 8-4,10-4 and 12-4 TABLE DAMASKS, bleached and unbleached, 100 dozen TABLE NAPKINS and DOYLES, as sorted, 500 dozen TOWELS, very cheap. Flannels. 3 bales of assorted, which will be f-old at greatly reduced prices. Hoop Skirts. 100 dozrn HOOP SKIRTS, newest and most fash ionable styles, much cheaper than heretofore. Corsets. 100 dozen French and American CORSETS, all sizes and best styles, r*t exceedingly low prices. Jvid Giloves. 60 dozen Alexander’s KID GLOVES, all sizes, amt every variety ot shade. Hosiery and Notions. A full assortment of Misses’ English HOSE, A full line of Ladies’ English HOSE, A large stock of Uent’s and Boys'English HALF HOSE, 100 dozen Ladies’Linen COLLARS and CUFFS, plain and tucked, 100 dozen Linen Cambric HANDKERCHIEFS, very cheap. Cloaks and Shawls. A choice selection of CLOAKS and SHAWLS, at very low prices. W oolens. »,nv n A^ Bo,tMe " tOf CI «>ADOLOTHB and CAS n I M EREra, 3 eases of fine assorted JKd NS 2 cases SATINETS, assorted colors, 3 eases heavy KERSEYS, at amazingly low prices, foi plantation ueo, at IHULLARKY BROTHERS’, 202 BROAD STREET, fcb6 . _ Augusta, Ga. STOLEN--SSO REWARD. CJn thn 34 of December last u UOI.D WATCH was stolen from my house, it is a single case Gold \\ alch, repeating movements, strikes tho hour half hour, quarter and e'ghtl. ; duplex escapement T p Com.us, maker; No. 4,536. I wln pn (ho ' * amount for its recovery, and no questions will be .AT _ V- LAM BACK. Cl (INSTITUTION WATER / remedy for D,abet, s, Irritation of ,° h nly J tn ?. w " the Bladder, Intlammatioi ot the KM.A Ne f k °l girt of the Bladder, Strangury SdXJK* Ua ' Discharges after Uri„» «Ty‘ £ 8 novlS-dacflm WM ' “.TDTtI* STEAMER KATIE. -P ROM AND AFTER THIS DATE THR STEAMER KATIE will run regularly between SAVANNAH AND AUGUSTA, TOUCHING AT ALL THE WAY-LANDINGS going and returning. * Leave Savannah every SATURDAY MORNING at 9 o’clock ; arrive at Augusta Sunday, 7, p. m. ’ loeave Augusta every TUESDAY, at 12 o’clock ; arrive at Savannah Thursday, 11, a. m. STOVALL & KDMONDSTON, Agents, an22-lra* No. 1 W»rren Block,
