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Frcednift’s Bureau Bill. ITS YWIO BY THE PHKIO*ST AJ>"D Ills BEABQNH j THEUIfOE. To the Senate of the United States • I have examined with care the bill which ori- j glnated in the Senate and has been passed b3' both Houses of Congress. to amend an act en- | titled “an act to establish a bureau lor the re lief of fieedtnen and refugees, and for other purposes.’’ Having, with much regret, come to the con clusion that it would not be consistent with the public wellare to give my approval to the ; measure, I return the bill to the Senate with my objection to its becoming a law. I might call to mind in advance of these objections, that there is no immediate necessity for the proposed measure, the act to establish a bu reau for the relief of freedmen and refugees, j which was approved of in the month of March , last, has not yet been repealed. It was thought | stringent and extensive enough for thepur|>ose in view. Before it ceases to have effect, fur ther experience may assist to guide us to a wise conclusion, as to tne policy to be adopted in time of peace. I have, with Congress, the greatest desire to secure to the freedmen the full enjoyment ol their freedom and their property, and their en tire independence and equality in making con tracts for their labor. But the bill before me contains provisions which, in ' my opinion, aie not warranted bv the Constitution, and are not well suited to accomplish the end iu view.— The bill proposes to establish, by law of Con gress, military jurisdiction over all parts of the United states containing refugees and freed rnen. It would, by its very nature, apply "Vilh most force to those parts of the United States in which the freedmen most abound, and it expressly extends the existing temporary ju risdiction of the Freedman's Bureau, with greatly enlarged powers, over those States in which the ordinary course of judicial proceed ings has been interrupted by the rebellion. The source from which this military juris diction is to emanate is none other than the President of the United States, acting through the War Department and the Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau. Ihe agents to carry out this military jurisdiction are to be selected either from the ai my or from-civil 'ife. The country is to be divided into districts and sub districts, and the number of salaried agents to be employed ma bo equal to the number of counties or parishes in all of the Uaited States, where freedmen and refugees are to bo found The subjects over whom this military jurisdic tion Is to extend in every part of the United States, include particularly all e-uptoyees, agents and officers of this bureau in the exer cise of the duties imposed on them by the bill, lu eleven States it ie to extend over all cases affecting the freedmen andjrefugees discrimina ted against by the local laws, customs, or prej udice In those eleven Stated. The Will subjects any white poison who may be charged with depriving n freeduiau of any civil rights or immunities belonging to a white person to imprisonment or tine, or both, with out, however, defining the civil rights and im munities which are thus to- be secured to the fieedmen by military law. This military ju risdiction also extends to all questions that may arise respecting contracts; tne agent who is thus to exorcise the office of military judge may be a stranger, entirely ignorant of the laws of that place, and exposed to theories of judgment to which alt men are liable; to the exercise of power over which there is no legal supervision by so vast a number of agents as is contemplated by the bill, must by the very na ture of man be attended by acts of caprice and injustice iu passion The trials having their origin under this bill are to take pluco without the intervention ofa jury, and without any fixed rules of law or evidence; the rules on which the offenses are to be heard and determined by the unmuroue agents, uro such lilies and regulations as the President, through the War Department, shall prescribe. No previous presentment is re quired, nor any indiotment, charging the com mission of a cnm3 against the laws, but the trial must proceed on charges and specifica tions. Tho punishment win not be as tbo lew de clar'd, but such as a court martial may think proper, ami horn these arbitrary tribunals there is noappeal.no writ of error to auy of the courts in which tho Constitution of tho United States vests exclusively tho judiciary power ot the country, while tho territory and the class of actions and offenses that are made subject to this measure are so extensive tho bill itself should not become a law; will have no limitation in point ol time, but will forma part ol the'permanent legislation of tho court. I cannot reconcile a system of military juris diction of this kind, with tho words ot the Constitution, which declare (hat no person shall be held to answer for a capital or other wise iulamous crime unless on presentment or Indictment ol a grand jury,* except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; and that in all criminal prosecutions the accused shali enj iy the right to speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, of tho State or district whsreiu the crime shall have been committed. The safeguards which the wisdom and ex perienco of ages taught our fathers to establish as securities for protection of the innocent, the punishment of the guilty and the equal admin istration of justice, are to be set aside, and, for the sake of more vigorous interposition iu be -of justice wo are to take the risk of the many ac'sof injustice that would, of necessity, follow from au almost countless number of ageuts, established iu every parish or countv, iu nearly a third of the States ot the Union, over whose decision there is to bo no superior Control by the Federal courts. The power that would bo thus placed iu the hands of the Presi dent is such as, in time of peace, certainly ought never to be instrusted to anyone mau. I It it be asked whether the creation o' such a tribunal whhiu a State is warranted as a measure of war, the question immediately pre- Bonn itself whether we are still engaged in war. Let us not unnecessarily disturb the o immerce and credit and industry of the coun t y by declaring to the American people and the world that the United States are still in a condition of civil war. At present there is no part of our country In which the authority of the United States is disputed. Otleuses that may be committed by imiividuils should not work a forfeiture of rights ot the same communities, Ihe country has entered, or is returning, to a state of peace au l industry, and the rebellion is, in fact, at an end. The measure, therefore, seems to be as incon-isteut with the actual condition of the country is it is at variance with the Constitu ti, nos the United States. It. passing from general considerations, we examine the bill in detail, it isopen to weighty objections. In time of war it wue omiuentty proper that we should provide tor those who were passing suddenly from a condition ot bondage to a state of freedom, but this bill proposes to make the Freedmen’s Bureau, es tablisbed by the act of 1865, as one of the many great and extraordinary military meas ures to suppress a formidable rebellion, a per manent branch of the public administration, with its power greatly eutarged. 1 have no reason to suppose, and l do not undeistand it to be alleged, that the act of March, 1865, has proved deficient for tho pur pose tor which it was passed, although at that time, and tor a considerable oeriid thereafter, the U tveroment ot the United States remained uuaeknowledge t in most ot the States whose inhabitants had been involved iu the rebel liou. f g|The institution of slavery, for the military destructiou ot which the Ffeedmen’s Bureau was called into existence as an auxiliary fori it, has been already effec'.ully an! finally abrogated throughout the whole country by au am mduieut to the Constitution of the : United Stat-s. and practically its‘eradication has rece ved the assent and concurrence o* most of those States in which it at any time i had existed. I am not. therefore, able to discern in the country anything to justify an apprehension that the powers and agencies of the Freedmeu'* Bureau, which were effective tor the protection ol the freedtuen and refugees during the actu el continuation of hostilities and African ser vitude. will now, iu a time of peace, and after the abolition of slavery, prove inadequate to the same proper ends It 1 am correct in these views, there can be no necessity for the enlargement of the Bureau, for which provision is made in the bill. The third section of the bill authorizes a general i unlimited amount of support to the institution, and suffering refugees and freedmen and their wives and children. Succeeding sections make provisions for the rent or purchase of landed estates for fried men, and for ihe erection for their benefit of suitable buildings for asylums and schools, the expim-es to be defrayed from the treasury of tb« whole piopie v 'ire Congress of the United States has never heretofore thought itself competent to estab lish at.y laws beyond the limits of rhe District of Columbia, except for benefit of our dis abled soldiers and sailors; it Las never lounded schools for any class of our people —not even for the orphans of those who have fallen in de fense of the Union, but has left the care ot their education to the much more competent control of the States, of communities, ot pri vate associations, and of individuals. It has never deemed itselt authorized to expend public money for rent jor purchase of houses for the thousands, not to say millions, of the white race who are honestly toiling from day to day for their subsistence. A sys tem for the support oi indigent persons in the United States was never contemplated by tbe authors of the Constitution, nor can any good reason be advarced why, as a permanent es tablishment, it should be founrjfd for one class or color of our people more than another. Pending the war many refugees and freed men received support from the Government, but it was never intended they should hence forth be fed, clothed, educated, and sheltered by the United States. Tbe idea on which the slaves were assisted to freedom, was, that on becoming free they would be a self sustaining population; any legislation that 6hali imply they are not expected to attain a self-sustain ing condition must have a tendency injurious alike to their character and thair proopurity. ' The appointment of an agent for every county and pariah will create an immense pat ronage and the expense of tbe numerous offi cers and their clerks to be appointed by the President will bo great in tbe beginning, w>th a tendency to steadily increase. The appropriation asked by the Freodmon’s Bureau as now establish, for the year 1866, amounts to sll 745,000 It may besafely esti mated that the cost, to be incurred under the pending bill will require double that amount, more tbau the entire sum expended in any one year under the administration of the second Adams. If the presence of agents in every parish and counry is to be considered as a war measure, opposition, or even resistance, might be pro voked, so that to give effect to their jurisdic tion.troops would have to bo stationed within reach of every one of them, and thus, as a large standing force would be rendered neces sary, large appropriations would be required to sustain and enforce military jurisdiction in every county and parish lrora the Potomac to the Rio Giande. The condition of our fiscal affairs is encourag ing, but iu order to sustain the present measures of public Confidence, it is necessary we praclice not merely customary economy, but as far as possible severe retrenchment. In addition to the objections already stated, the fifth section of the bill proposes to take ■away land lrom former owners, without any legal proceeding being first had, contrary te that provision of the Constitution which declares that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law. It does not appear that the lands to which this section refers may not be owned by minors or persons of unsound mind, or by those who have been faithful to all their obligations as citizens of the United States, If any p rtion of tbe land is held by such persons, it is not competent for any authority to deprive them of it. If, on the other band, it be found that the property is liable to confiscation, even then it canuot be appropriated to public purposes un til, by duo process ol law, it shall havo been declared forfeited to the Government. Thero are still farther objections to the bill on the grounds of seriously affecting the class of persons to whom it is designed to bring re lief. It will tend to keep the mind of the freedmen in a state of uncertain expectation and restlessness, while to those among whom he lives it will boa source of constant and vague apprehension. Undoubtedly tho freedmen should be pro tec ted, but they should be protected by the civil authorities, especially -by tho exercise of all the constiflkjdoual powers of the courts of the United Stawfe and of the States. Their condition is not so exposed as may at first be imagined. They are in n. portion ot tWooun try whore then labor cannot well be sp ired. Competition for bis services from planters, from those who aro constructing and repering railroads, or from capitalists in his vicinity or froui'otlter States, will enable him to command almost his own ternii Ho also possesses a per fect right to change his place ol abode, and if, therefore, he does not find in one community or State a inode of lifo suited to his desires, or pro per remuneration for his labor, he can move to another where labor is more esteemed aud bet ter rewarded. In truth, however, each State induced by its own wants and interests, will do what is necessary and proper to retain within its borders all the labor that is needed for the development of Us resources. The laws that regulate supply and demand will maintain their force, and the wages of the laborer will be regulated thereby. There is no danger that the g. eat demand for labor will not operate iu favor of the laborer ; neither is suf ficient consideration given to the ability of the freedmen to protect and take care of them- Belves. It is no more than justice to them to believe that as they have received their freedom with modesty and forbearance, they will distinguish themselves by their industry; and they feel, and will soon show the world that in the condition of freedom they are self sustaining and capable of selecting their own employment and their owu places of abode ; of insisting on for them selves a proper remuneration, and of establish ing and maintaining their own asylumns and schools. It is earnestly hoped that instead of wasting away, they will, by their owne Hurts, establish for themselves a conditiou of respectability and prosperity. 11 is certain that they can at tain to that condition only through their own merits and exertions. In this conuaction the query pregents itself, whether the system proposed by the bill will not, when put into complete operation, practi cally transfer the entire care, support and con trol of four millions of ern mcipWd slaves to agents, overseers or taskmasters, who, ap pointed at Washington, are to be located in every county and parish throughout the United States containing freedmen and refugees. Such an asylum would inevitably tend to such a concentration of power in tne Executive, which would enable him. if so disposed, to control the action of a numerous class, and use them tor the attainment of his own political ends. I cannot but aid another very grave objec tion to the bill; the Constitution imperatively declares in connection with taxation that ei ch State shall have at least one Representative, and fixes the Vale for the number to which iu future times each State shall be ent tied. It also provides that the Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, and adds, with peculiar force, that no State, without its consent, shall be deprived of its suffrage iu the Senate. The original act was necessarily passed, in the absence ot the States, chit fly because then' people were then contumaciously engaged in the rebellion, but the cate is changed, and some at least of the States are attending Congress by loyal Repre sentatives solieitingnhe allowance of the Con stitutional right of representation. At the time, mwever, oi the cjusideration and passing of the bill there was no Senator or Representative in Congress from the eleven States which are to he mainly affected by its provisions. The very fact that reports were and are made against the go id disposition of the country, is an additional reason why they need aud should have repiesentatives of their own in Congress to explain their condition, es pecially to the accusations, and assist, by their local knowledge, in perfecting measures im mediately affecting themselves, while the lib erty of deliberation would then be free, and Congress would have full power to decide ac cording to its judgment. There could be no objection urged that the States most interested had not been per mitted to be heard. The principle is lirmly Ssed in the minds ot the Americau people I that there should be no-t \xation without rep- j resentation. Great burdens are now to be borne by all ihe country, and we may best! demand that they shall be borne without a murmur when they are voted by a majority of the representatives of ail the peonle. I would not interfere witn tne unquestiona ble right of Congress to judge, each House for itself, of the election returns and qualifications of its own members, but that authority cannot be construed as including the right to put out in time of peace aay State from the Repre sentatives to which it is entitled by the Con stitution. At present all the people of the eleven States are excluded, those who were most faithful during the war not less thau others. The State of Tennessee, for instance, whose authorities engaged in the rebellion, was re stored to all her constitutional relations to the Union by the patriotism and eneigy of her injured and betrayed people before the war was brought to a termination. They had placed themselves in relations with the General Gov ernment; had established a Stale Government of their own, and as they were not included in the emancipation proclamation, they, by their own act, have amended their Constitution so as to abolish slavery within the limits of their State. « . 1 know no reason why the State of Tennes see, for example, should not fully enjoy her Constitutional relations to the United Mates. The President of the United States stands to wards the country in if somewhat different at titude from that of any member ol Congress chosen from a single district or State, The President is chosen by the people of all the the States. Eleven States are not at this time represented in either branch of Cocg;ess, It would seem to be his duty.oa all proper occa sions, to present their just claims to Congress. There always will btftdiiferences of opinion in the country, aud individuals may be guilty of transgressions of the law, but these do not constitute valid objection'! against the right of a State to Representatives, aud w’ouid, iu no wise, interfere with the discretion of Congress with regard to the qua ificatious of members ;, but I hold it my duty to recommend to yous in the interest of peace, aud iu the interest og the Union, the admission of every State to it_ share of public legislation, when, however in subordinate, insurgeqj. or rebellious its peopl n may have been, it presents itself not only in a attitude of loyalty and harmony, but in tbo persons of Representatives whose loyalty can not be questioned under the existing Constitu tion or legal test. It is plain that an indefi nite or permanent exclusion of any part ot the country from representation must be attended by a species of disquiet and complaint. It is unwise and dangerous to pursue a courts of measures which will unite any largo section of the country againss another section of the country, no matter how much the latter may predominate. The course of immigration, tbe wants of industry and business, and natural causes will raise up at the South men as devoted the Union as those of any other part of the land ; but if they are all excluded from Congress, if in a permanent statute they are declared not to be iu full constitutional relations to the country, they may think, they have cause to become a unit in leeling aud sentiment against the Government. Under the political education ol the Ameri can people the idea is inherent aud ineradica ble, that the cousent* of the majority of be whole people i3 necessary to secure a willing acqiescence in the legislation. The bill under consideration refers to certain of the States as though they had not been fully restored to the United Stateß-, and il they have not, let us at once act together to secure that desirable end at rhe earliest piacticable moment. It is hardly necessary for ms to inform Con gress that iu my own judgment most of these States, so far at least as depends upon their own actions, have already been fully restored and are to be deemed entitled to eujoy their constitutional rights as members of tire Union. Reasoning trem tbe conslitution itself and from the actual situation of the country, and feel ing ndt only entitled but bound to assume that, with the Federal courts restorer in the several States and in the fall exercise of the functions, the rights and interests of ail classes of the people will, with the aid of the military, in cases ot resistance to the law, be essentially protected against unconstitutional infringe ment and violation. Should this expectation unhappily tail, which I do not anticipate, then the Executive is al ready armed with the powers conferred by the act of March, 1865, establishing the Freed men’s Bureau, and hereafter, as heretofore, he can employ the land and naval forces of the country to suppress insurrection to and over oomft r,TiatrUnt.inn« to law. I return the bill to the Senate in the earnest hope that a measure involving the question and interests so important to the country will not become a law unless, upon deliberate con sideration by the people, and it shall receive the sanction ol an enlightened public judgment. [Sigued] • A. Johnson. Washington, D. C., February 18, 1866. WABHli\(ii%i\ NEWS. Gen. L9e has been before the Reconstruc tion Committee. Fifteen additional paymasters mustered out oi the service on the 16th. General Foster has ordered the removal of troops from Fort Clinch and Jacksonville, Fla. It is said that General Grant favors the try ing of Pollard of the Examiner, for treason. It is reported that the Hon. George Ban croft will be appointed collector of the port of New York. The bill introduced by Senator Merrill, of Maine, taking the government of the District of Columbia into the hands of Congress, is now before the Senate District Committee, and will be favorably reported by that committee. The Senate National Committee have re ported a bill to reimburse the State o Missou ri for the money expended in equipping, sub sisting and paying the militia troops called in to service to act in concert with the United States forces. The amount appropriated is $6,715,089 65. The President has approved of the joint resolution appropriating money for the ex penses of the Reconstruction Committee. General Graut’s position upon the admission of the Southern members, as expressed in a late conversation, is, that those who are loyal and who are elected by loyal constituents, and can take a test oath, should be received. This, he said, would admit six, and possible seven in all. On being told that there were eight from Tennessee, at once he replied that some from that Stale should not be revived, He hearti ly approves of the Freedman’s Bureau Bill, except that he thinks that only army officers should oe employed by the Bureau, in order to save expenses The sub committee of the Reconstruction Committee of fifteen, charged with an inquiry into the claims of the Tennessee repsesentation in Congress, have finished their labors The Committee concur iu the opinion expressed by Thomas and Fisk, that the formal rehabilita tion of Tennessee tn the Union would greatly strengthen the loval element in that State. The conclusion his thorefote been arrived at to submit to the main committee with their report proper, a bill admitting, or rather re admitting Tennessee into the Union. 1 renoh movements in Mexico are unsatis factory to Washington authorities. The Canadian authorises are endeavoring to have reciprocity treaty teuewed Hon. G. Bryan has been appointed Federal District Judge of South Carolina. ~ The rumor that Mr. Bancroft will succeed Mr. Seward is incorrect. Ihe Ways and Means Committee have re ported agaiu3t any reduction of the whiskey tax- J It is stated that during the tea months end ing Fcbi uary 1, $28,090,000 iu taxes were collected from the Southern States. Hon Thom is II Wilson. Minister to Chili has icsigned aud returned home. A Shp.pwd Mode of Advkbtc-ixo.—A New Yoik mechanic has invented a machine for turning out with astonishing rapidity the little tooth picks and cigar- lighters, which you see at the saloon and restaurants. He is moreover able to stamp anv impression on them he may wish. One ot tha large patera medicine dealers has closed a contract with him for five million bundles of them, which are to be scattered broadcast over the laud, lathe future therefore you may expect to be reminded ot th at healing balm whenever lighting your cigar or “p-cking ycut” molais at a public refectory. The inventor expects to realiz. 1 upwards of fifty thousand dollars j from this one customer. He has likewise in- j vented a machine for turning out-lathes which j far exceeds anything else of the kind. 1 ACTB AUD REsOLI'TIOXS APPROVED DY 1 THE GOVEHAOII. [continued.] No. 51. An Act to provide fcr the election of a Town Council for the town of Ringgold, in Catoosa county, in certain cases. 52. An Act to legalize the acts of John C. Weils, and all other parsons in this State acting as Ordinaries under commission from his celiency, James Johnson, Provisional Govern or. 53 An Act to authorize the Justices of the Inierior Courts of the county of Heard, to lay and collect a Tax for certain purposes. 54 An Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Weston, Webster couuty, Georgia, passed Ma r ch 6, 1856. 55. An Act to change the time cf holding the Court of Ordinary of this State. 56. An Act to alter and amend paragraph 1292 of chapter 2nd of the Revised Cede of Georgia. 57. Au Act to allow Attorneys aud Solicit ors pf this State to argue their causes in the Supreme Court of Georgia by written argu ment, and for other purposes. 58 An Act to fix the times of holding the Superior Courts of this State, aud for other pur poses. 59. An Act to repeal an Act entitled “Au Act to amend tbe Charter of the Macon and Western Railroad, assented to December 14, 1863. Also, An Act to amend an Act to amend the Charter ot the Macon and Western R rilroad Company, a ; sented to December 14, 1863,’’ as-, sented to March 19, 1864. 60. An Act to authorize Artemesia A E Jones, wife of James M Jones, oft Bibb county, to receive any property she is or may hereafter bo entitled to by inheritance or otherwise where the same is not limited oyer in the same manner, as though she were a femme sole. 61. An Act to repeal an Act assented to Dc* cernber 10t.h, 1803, incorporating the Town of Eibert, and all Acts amendatory thereof and to re-incorporato said town and give the Town Council oi said town certain powers hereafter specified. 62. e,n Act to amend the 3084 and 3985 sec tions ol Code of Georgia. 63. An to amend an Act to incorpo rate the town of Smithville, in Lee county, and to confer other powers on the same. 64. An Act lo change, define and make permanent tbo county line between Irwin and Wilcox counties. 65. An Act to alter -and amend an Act to constitute the town of Cuthbert, Randolph county, a city, to provide for tbo election of officers, define the powers of tbe several c-ffi cers cf the city, as well as said corporation, to extend the limits of Cuthbert, and for other purposes, aseehted to December 19, 1859. 66. An Act to chaDge the time of holding the Inferior Courts iu the counties of Floyd, Poik, Paulding and Campbell of the Talla poosa Circuit. 67. An Act to authorize the Inferior Court of Camden county to regulate auu preecribe the rates of ferriage in said county, and for othm: purposes. os. An Act to repeal the 2d section of an Act entitled an Act to provide for the pay ment of officers presiding at the’polls on tlec-, tions hereafter to be held in Taliaferro county aud for other purposes therein mentioned. 69. An Act for the relief of Arthur Hutchi son, of the county of Campbell, administrator on the estate ot Benjamin G. Barker deceased, against a tax for fi ta issued by the Tax Col lector ot the county of Clinch, 70. An Act tor the relief of Terry L. Cox, a convict in the Penitentiary of Georgia. 71. An Act to relieve certain persons here in named, from the jury service in the several courts in this State. 72. An Act for the relief of Isaac Harde man, of the couuty of Jones. 73 An Act to reduce the bond of the Sher-' iff ot Forsyth county. , 74. An Act to incorporate the Chaltahoo ch e Mining Company. 75. Au Act to change the county line be tween the counties k ot Lee and Terreli, to add a portion of Lee to the county of Terrell, and for other purposes 76. Au Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of Scriven county to levy a tax for the support ot wldowsand orphans of de ceased or disabled soldiers ot said county 77- An Act to declare valid all official eels ot civil officers (both principal and deputies) of this State whether said officers have been pardoued by the President of the United Slates or not. 7s Au Act to repeal An Act entitled “Au Act to increase the per diem pay of teachers entitled to the benefit of the poor school fund of this State,” assented to March 3d, 1865, and lor other purposes. 79. Au Act to amend the 6th, Sth and 11th sections of Au Act incorporating the town of Georgetown in Quitman couuty, and to add additional sections thereto. 80. An Act to extend the time in relation to issuing grants on head rights so as to extend the time for the . same until the 25th day of December 1868, and to authorize the Secretary ot State to issue grants to all surveys now in office -81. An Act to incorporate the town of Stead man iu the county of Newton, and to confer upon the citizens of said town the privilege of electing Commissioners with certain rights and powers therein enumerated! 82. An Act to authorize (he appointment of Venduo Masters in'the several incorporated towns and cities of this State. 83. An Act to amend section 3320 of the Code of Georgia. 84. An Act lor the relief of Martha A. Les ter, of the county of Fulton. 85. An Act to repeal an Act to amend the Charter and corporate laws of the city of Mill edgeville, as to the mode of electing Alder men, asserted to March 7 th, 1865. RESOLUTIONS. 25 Resolution requesting the Comptroller General to furnish *ertain information in re gard to the Banks of the State. 26. Resolution requesting a mail rout s to be established from Doctor town to Ocmulgee ville. STATE ITEMS. The small pox continues to be very preva lent in Macon. The steamer Helen, formerly on the line be tween thia city and Savannah has been sent to Now York. The steamer Standish, lately sunk in Savan nah harbor, wdl be raised in a few days. A meetiug of the Directory ol the Griffin & North Alabama Railroad was held in Griffin, recently, at which it was determined to re-open books of subscription—issuing new script for stock, and as soon as one hundred thous and dollars shall be subscribed, to com mence work by companies formed of the stock holders. : 'he Central Railroad is being laid down at the race of a mile a day, and will bo comple ted by the Ist of May. The railroad robbers at Macon have been sent to priston—one for three and the otaer for four years. Company D, of the Twelfth Maine, have left Savannah for home to be mustered out. The British ship Thoiswaiden is ashore off Long Island. r t)Ui.lb> ITE rtS. An infant’s baptismal aress in Paris recent ly c st eighteen thousand dollars. Twelve thousand dollars additional reward has been offered in Ireland for the capture cf Stephens, the Fgnian Head Centre. It is now rumored as untrue that Hate Jose phine Bateman is about to retire from the stage. Mr. Charley Reades’ new play of “Never too late to Mend ” has been played a hundred times in London. imm • Rations Issued —The following shows the number of rations issued to refugees and freed men, in the herein after mentioned States, during the month of December last : States. Refugees. Freedm-n. j North Carolina 28 10,528 ; Virginia 6,705 Georgia 53 13,407 ' Son'll Carolina 7-3 . 3,340 Alabama 1,330 1,227 Mississippi 221 414 Kentucky and Tenn., IJSI Arkansas and Mo., 645 528 Louisiana 10 818 Texas 3 . D si.iet of Columbia L3< ■> Total 2 375 __ 39 689 Total number of rations issued : 65,906 to iiefugees 434,768 to freedmen, LIFE LEAVES. The following poem is touchingly beautiful. Many a eye will be dimmed by a tear, as it reads thsse lines, and the thoughts go wander ing away to “memory’s wild wood.” The day, with its sandals dipped in dew. Has passed through the evening’s golden gates. And a single star in the cloudless blue For the rising moon in siience waits; While the winds that sigh to the languid hours A lullaby breath o’er the folded flowers. The lilies cod to the sound of the stream That winds along with lulling flow; And either awake, or half a dream, I pa?s through the realms of Long Ago; While faces peer with many a fcmile . From the bowers of Memory’s magical isle. There are joys and sunshine, sorrows and tears, That check the path of life’s April hours, And a longing wish for the coming years, That hope fever wreathes with the fairest flower ; There are friendships guileless—love as bright Aud pure as the stars iu halls cf night. There are a-Uen memories, bitter pain, Aud buried hopes and a broken vow. And an aching heart by the reckless main And ihe sea bre-rze fanning a palidbrow; And a wanderer on the shell lined shoro, Listening for voices that speak no more. There are passions strong aud ambitions wild And the fierce desire to stand in the van Os the battle of life—and the heart of the child la crushed In the breast cf the struggling man; But short are the regrets aud few are the tears That fall at the tomb of banished years. There is quiet and peace, and domestic love, And joys arising from faith and truth, And a truth unquestioning far above The passionate dreamfngs of ardent youth; And kisses of children cn lips and cheek, Aud tbe parent's bliss which no tongue can speak. There are loved ones lost I There are little graves Iu the distant dell, ’neatb protecting trees, Where the streaml et winds, and the violet waves, And the grasses sway to tbo sighing bret ze; And we mourn for pressure of tender lips, And the light of eyes darkened in death’s eclipse. And thus, a3 the glow of the daylight dies, And the night’s first look to the earth is cast, I gaze ’neath those beautiful summer skies At the pictures that hang iu the hall of the pasl; Oh, Sorrow and Joy, ehant a mingled lay. When to memory’s wildwood we winder away. HHMMVRY. The Connecticut Rapublican Convention voted down a resolution, recconunending the admission of the Tennessee delegation to Congress. The siik manufactory, West Thirteenth street, ot Hememaws & Silverman, New York, was robbed ou tha night of the 14th, to the amount of $25 000, worth of goods. Eighty persons who were about sailing for Mexico, have been arrested by U, S. authori ties at New York. The Chicago clergymen are trying to the issuing of Sunday papers. Gen. Phil Sheridan was a news boy in Bos ton, thirty years ago. Hon issac E Morse, at one time Attorney General oi Louisiana is dead. f There was a heavy snow storm la Kansas February 24th. Asa man.was leaving a bank in New York, February 15th having iu hand a bag containing SIO,OOO, au attempt was made to rob him. Johu Minor Butts has been before the Re construction Committee. At Chicago February 14th, there was a fall of enow to the depth of six inches. Maj Gen Cadmus M Wilcox, C S A, is in the city ot Mexico. He has written a letter to an Alabama friend, sajing that ho will not return to the United States. Wm Bess, a resident of Alleghany county, Va., for the last century, departed this life January 31st, 1866, at the advanced age of one hundred and three years. Oil wells are being sunk at. Montgomery, Alabama. The debt of New Hampshire is $4,258,470. One day recently eight hundred thousand dollars were received at the New York Custom House for duties James Gordon Bennett, Jr., is now the man aging editor of the New York Herald. The Tennessee Legislature has loaned (he Memphis & Ohio Railroad Company $400,000. Gen Butler is making extensive preparations to erect seme cotton manufactories near Rich mond, Va. Prtsiilent Johnson is said to be dissatisfied with Napoleon’s speech. Bishop Fitzpatrick died in Boston on tho night ot February 13 Mrs Day recently gave birth to three chil dren in Indiana Dr William M Gwin is still confined in Fort Jackson, below New Orleans. House robbers, in gangs of four or five, ply their trade at Cincinnati, in broad daylight. More than 11,000 persons have died cf the cholera in Guadaloupe, West todies. Dr Craven, the medical adviser of Jeff Davis since his capture, has been mustered out of service. He represents the health and soirits of his late charge as excellent ; and being fur nished with the various papers and magazines, Mr Davis keeps well posted upon the current topics of the day. He appears resigned to his fate, whatever it may be. The order closing barrooms in Charleston, has been revoked. One auctioneer in New Orleans, during the month of January, sold nearly one million dol lars worth of property—mostly real estate. Gen. Cass, the olde.-t of liviog American statesmen, is fast declining, and his death is hourly looked for by his relatives. A girl at Manchester, Vermont, has six grand mothers whose ages range from forty to eighty. Mr. Foote has at last found the long sought “secluded spot ” in the publiertion of a book descriptive of Confederate times and men. There are twenty five balmoral skirt facto ries in Berkshire co., Mass. There are ni^ thousand shoemakers in New York city. ™ There was a slight fall of Enow at Nashville, on February 14th The Fenians are holding large and enthusias tic meetings at Nashville. The Republicans of Conneticut have nomi nated General Joseph R Hawley for Governor. Negro settlements are being made in various secticu of Florida. The prospect of a crop in Florida is en couraging. Business is reported gcod at Fernandina and Cedar Keys, Florida. The Baldwin & Fernandina Railroad is be ing rapidly completed.* The demand for labor in all section of Florida is taid to be greater than the sup ay . Mr, George A. Trenholm, of Charleston, S C , hat lately presented Bishop Davis of the State Diocese. the handsome property hereto fore kuown as the Orangebu'g Female Semi naiy An American company is terming in Pitts burg to explore and work the Barbadoes Is lands oil districts in the British West Indies. The President’s veto of the Fre.dmen’s Bureau bill was concurred in by Secretary Seward, Wells, and Dennison of the Cabinet. Four men were drowned near Evansville, nd., Fob. 14. MARRIAGE GUiDE. YOUNG'S GItEYT PHYSIOLOGICAL* WORK OF every one Ms ow 5D ic >—ls mga Friv de Instructor fir Mu r; <1 P *mnsor fchts> about to marry, both Male everytMug cancel nine the physiology l and re la Jols> ofnu r S-xua ! -ystem, authe production or preven* I‘oii of offspring Indndng all tr e ntw disc,varies i ever be for-pi Yen in tee E gush language by Wm YOUNG. M.. U. This is r ai y * valua./ie and in crusting in p ain language f r the general ands illustrated wi r i upwards of one huidred erferavings. Ail young rnar ried peopM, < r these c.-ntrmDlatm?marmg?, and having the least impediTie tto aa riee i»fe, should real tnis bo k. It di-closea ircrets fi.ut every one should be a q iaiatcd with. Still it is a h-'oK that m x»t be looked up, and not et lie abou the hiise. It wii Deeentioauy one on the rece.pr of Fifty Oens. Addres.'Dr. Wm, /OUNG, No, 416 Sprue 7 M , above F«*nth, WESTERN FOUNDRY. established lsgo. A. B. HOLABIRD & CO., MSN’UFAOTUKiKS OF Portable ami Stationary Steam Eugioes and Boilers, Clemens’ Patent (Jiicular haw Mills,’ Reed’s Patent Corn and Flour Mills, Mill Gearing and Castings of every description. 331, 335 and 339 West Front Street, BETWEEN SMITH AND BOSE 9TBEET3, CINCINNATI, OHIO. I®'* Circulars bent on apr-licati >a. oct?9 filwi6 Mill Furnishing Ware. undersigned would respectfu !y irform his old cus tomersana the Millers Iu general that he D now ;rc pareu to fura.sh the hist q utility of French, burr Esopus and cologue mill stems bolting clo n, s nut mac iues, be.u ig wiie cloth, mill picks, and any oilier articles rtq’U'ed ia a gris* and flouring mill. Oi tiers solicited and punctually attended to _ WM. BRENNER, novl6 fc‘2w4S 100 Broad street, Augusta. Qa. CITATIONS S.OR LETTER* OIaiUhSORV GEOiIOIA, UIiESNE COUNTY.*' Wittrea*. Simeon i'. Perk Qua-d anof Mary S, Janes, now Mary S, (JLampnion, hat fl ed h sappl cation ia writ ng, tettiag forth his full discharge of l*ie duti sos his t:u 3 t, a-id pxayi g for letters ofUl.ul is.v.on from said Guardiai shij: These are therefore to cite an i require alt pprs-> s concern ed, to show c Hi;e, why raid Guaidiau should no- bo di dial ed aod letters of dtsmissi--. n giaottd to him. at the Court of Ur dinary to :>e held .n aud 1-r said couuty on the first Monday in April next. Given under my hand at office in Gre. nesboro, Ftbr ary Bth. 1866 EL’GEMUo l E.ING, feblltiw9 Ordinary. g* TAT 15 OF GF.OFGiA, RICHMOND COUNTY— Whercas, Sarah K. McC^rkle Admi istrai ixon tlie es tate of J£llzabe*.ii Bkluzur, and cease ', app ies to me 10. Tetters of Dismiijfcicn, These are there ere, to cite and admonish, all and singular the kindred and Orehiiois of said to te and appear at my office, ou or lH.lore the Aral Monday m sugu'tie«. tj show cause, ii any they have, wny said Letters snouiu not be granted. Given under my 1 and and cffl.ial .igaature, at office in Au gusta, thi.4 sin day ot February, ISffi, feb6 26wa DAViD L. LOATH, O r d’y. ROTATE OF GEORGIA. RICHMOND COUNTY— vt heieas. John C. Carmichael, Guardian of Oswell K. c a michie , minor—now oi age—applies to ma i«/r Letiers oi lismlsalon: These aie therefore, to cte a”d admonish, all and singula* the k.ndnd, and friends of sad minor to be aud appear at my office, on ot beior the fli’st Monday in Ap il next, to shj w pause, if any they have, hy said _etters iho lid not be graut- Oiven under my hand and official signature, at rffice iu Au gusta, this s’h day of February, BCG. itbfi 26wlam DAVID L KOATfl,o:d’y, Georgia, gkeene county. Whereas, Wiley G. Johnson, administrator de bonis nou with the will annexed, ol the e.Wte ot Memory W. Siat liam deceased, petitions for letiers disinlssory from sa.d es tale : The e are ther to cite and require all persons coiccruedto show cause ag’inst the granting of the and;; charge of Raid ad ministrator and h-suing to h m htte s dhmissory, at the Court of Orb inary lo beheld in and for said couuty on the lirA M m day iu Angus next. Uiveu under my hand at office in Greenesboro, January iCth, 1865. EUGENICS L. KING, jaul2 iGwlain 4 Ordinary, GEORGIA, RICHM )NS COUNTY. ” Whereas, Mary Aun C. D’Antig ia'', Gu. rdi nos Clara L. IV An ig iac, minor, applies to me tor letters - 1 l> ?mlss on: These are,therefore, to cite and admonish, all and singular the kindred and friends ol said m.in r, lobe and appear at my office, on or before the first Monday iu > arc . next, to show cause,if any they have, why said Lettersshould not be granted. Given under my hand and official signature, at office in Augusta, tnis 8 kjlay of January, 1866. jan9 18wiam3 DAVID L ROATII, Ordinary. STATE OF GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY. Wli-r eas, Edward renin and John F Smith Executors of Willi un Summer all, deceased, app.y to me for Lttters of Di-mistion: These are therefore to cite and admonish all andnngularthe kindred and credit rs of .-aid deceased, to e and appear at my office, on (r before the tirat Mo day H August next, to sliow cause, if any they have, why said letters should not be grautc 1, Given uaderray hand and ffleial signature at office, In Au gusta this Bth day-of J *nuarv. IS6G. I*ll9 26wlam 8 DAVID L. ROATII. Ordinary. State of oe jigia, riohmond county. vVherpa\;(_harlotte vl. Duties aiul J ones B. Walker, Ad ministrators on the Estate of William W. Davids, iere.\Bcd, apply to me for Letters of Dltmifsio*: These arethe efore to cite and admonish, a’l and singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be aud appear at my office, on or before the first Monday in August next, to show cause, if any they have, why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand and official signature at office in Au gusta, this Bth coy of January. 1866. ian9*2fiwL<im 3 I>aVII)L. ROATII, Ordinary. E OF GEOkwla RlGti UN uCOUN IY. Whe eas, Frank H. Mi ler. Admin etra or on the Estate <*i Solomon 'lobey, deceased appaee t» me for Letters of Dismss.di. heseare therefore to cite arid admonish, nil and singular, the kindred und c’-editrri of s if be and appear at my office, on or before the first v> onday % August next, to show catoe, if any they have, why said Letters should not be grar ted Given und r my hand and offieia’ signature at office in Au gusta. this Sth day of January, 1566 iam»2twlam 3 DiVli) r.. ROATII. Ordinary. GEORGIA. RICHMOND COUNTY. Whereas, Jacob Ka“ffer. adminG'rator on t te Estate of I>ATid Kauffer, deceased, applies to me for letter.* of Dismis eioD: These are thereto *e to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and c editors of said d*ceased, to be and appear at my office on or before the first Monday in August n xf, to show cause, if any ihey have, why said letteis should not be granted. Given my hand and official siguature. at office in Au gus'a. this Sih day of January, J 866- Jan 9 26wlam 3 D. L. BOATS, Ordinary _ STATE OF GEORGIA. RICHMOND COUNTY. Whereas Michael O’NeV, guardian*of > lien Maher. (»< w Ellen Hastings) minor, applies to me for Letters ol Dismissibn These are therefore, to cite and admonish all, and singular the kindred am! friends of said minor, t* be and appear at my office, on or before the first Monday in December next, to show cause, if any they have, why said Letters should not be granted. Given under my hand and official signature, at office in Au gusta, thl3 3d day of October, 1805. DAVID L. ROATH, OCtB 26w lam4l Ordinary. TAT EOF GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY. ’ Whereas, Joseph E Burch, administrator on the Estate of Wldiam B. Green, dece sed, appiies to me for Letters of , Dismission. These are tlicrefotc, to cite and admonish all, and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office on or before the first Monday in March next, to show cause, if any they have, why said Letters shouid not be grant ed. Given under my hand and official signature, at office in Au gusta, this 4th day of September, 1865. seps 2*wlam3B DAVID L. ROATH, Ordinary. Cl TATE OF GEORGIA, GREENE COUNTY. Eliza A Parham, administratrix of the estate of Paling P, Parham, deceased petitions the Court tl Ordina ry of said county for letters dismi-sory: These are therefore to cite and require all persons concern ed t.j thaw cause, if any they have, why said lett-rs should not be grant and at the Court of Ordinary to be held in and for said county on the first Monday in June next. Given under my hanJ at office in Gr->enesb jro, November 9th, P 65. EUGENICS L. KING, ordinary. novl4 26w1Au.48 STATE OF GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY* Whereas, William T G uld and Wi l arn Jbfuater, Exec utors of Henry C. Gould, deceased, apply to me for Letters of Dismission: These are therefore to citimr.'d admonish, all and singular the kindred ahd creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office, on or before the first Monay in July next, to show cause, if any they have, why said Letters should not be granted. Given under my hand and official signature,at£offlce;n Au gusta, this 4th day of December, 1865. DAVID L. ROATH, Ord’y. decs 26w1am50 TAT JC OF GEORGIA,'LINCOLN COUNTY. ’ Whereas John 13. Kenedy, adm nUtra<or of Stephen B. Ketedy, r< pres nts to the'’ouit i his m t tFn dulyfl.td and entered on lecord, that he La* fully administered Stephen i3 Keneny’s » s ‘ti : Tills is, theiefo e, to cite -all oas con cerned, kirdred £nl cred t *rs, to sl ow cause, if anv they can. why s i! :■ dm mstrator thou dno Vo disebarg and from bis ad ministration, and rece ve lette sos dismission, on the first Monday in Sep'ember, 1i66. 13. F. TATOM, Ordinary fib 15 26wJam9 OTA'I E OF GEORGIA, LINCOLN COUNTY. Cj Whereas. Dennis Paschal. Sen-. Execu'o-of the Etta*e ot ali G*f*fcam, represint io the c u t in his pet tion dulyfllel s ml ent red on recod, tLat he has luily administered said h.Bt t acoordlng to tb*» will of .Jeremiah Ore ham : This D. therefore locdeal* person i conjeraed, kindred aid cred - o's, to elo-v cause if any ‘hey can. way iai! Executor shou’d not be d;eehirgek from hi exec torsVto. anl receive letters of dismiss on, on t'.e Ar t Monday ia September, 1866 te t )ls£6'Vjam9 P. F. TAT *M, Ordinary. EXECUTOR’S SALES. _ KXM l i OK’s OALK. WILL be Bold before the nu-t d ;or, iw the town of <’ra /fordvill 0 , Taoafer o county, n the firs*- Tu b day in March next, with n the 1 : g 1 hours of gale, un eran Older of the Court ff Oi dinary of said county One tract of 1 td in sail county, belonging to the estate cf John Ferkine, ltte of said county dectas-.d, c staining about riuctjT five acres, m re or los "adjoining ’ands of a. 11, SUphenp. Jan es Edge, G bert Ke t ana ethers, H Id tor the pu*p se of distribution aimng the l?gates Ox decayed. lei ms ash. GILBERT K n.r*T, janl7 6w4 Fxe utor. A||>l , f -a FiOß’fl 4AMC £<TATC Os onOKQIA,Ehb RT tjoUNTY. * gteesble to an order of t he *Jourt ol Ordinary of Elbert county, wilt be sold before the Cour H ua • door ii ih° town of Eir erton, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Toes d y in April next, a tr ct of land belonging to the esc ate of Savannah A A eSTauder. deceaiu and, ’ate oi gaid county, adjoin ing the lan 'a of iiczi r Thornton, Jamei H. L »t?on and oth fw. contain ngtwo hundred ana sixty acres, nr re or les* Also, at the time ad r lace, one gjl j waUh, belonging tosaid eta.e. Terms ma‘e known on the diy o f Bale. Lbß 6w3 JOHN A. THENOHARO, Adm’r. ~~jT ADM IN m R % TOK’^ThALK: \WT ILL be f nh. on th*-- first Tuesday in April rext, within If ibe law.ui hours of sale, before the < out • loose door in Crawforr viU, 'J a taterro c >unty, under an orde - fro a the Court o Ordinary of said c untv : on-, home and lot in sail town. conUi ing ab ut one half avrs rnor i r 1 si—adjoining 1 tofJ. D. Hammack, and-we’ l known as the bco-t I< t Aioo, one lo- containing ab >ut r.e ht f ac-p. alj -inin * iots of M. L. Jones an 1 M r?, i*ol!n. Sold as th * p o >e*ty of fcaaw Eiilng tor, iat- of 'i i iaf roc unty, flee a ed, for 1 h 1 pur >osc ot and stfibuti jl among the legatees old c an:, T Tins on day cf - c a;e a.M >8 EbLiNGToN. f b!7 6 k 8 AdmMi.tr tor. . AOMiU'TR \TIU\M HAM?. IITILL ne B'iJd at tiebo -er M irker, H ;u.se in the City w w if a tig s‘a, wit in t;e legal hours of sale, on he first Tuesday in A n-xt, under a O der of tne Cour of Ur i na y of Kic an »ndc? *nty, ah that t'act of l-»nd in s \!d < eunty, containing ft u - hundred nd s x y ace?, m- r * or ab .ut five mi;ps from Angasta near the Wr gns-boro 103d, ad in ing Ids ol J jb. i" B .rt >n. J hiFL. Flemming J A An ley, Wid, Ha 1 nnd othe s, an 1 ws the Lome ot the lat • Mrs. K’kabe h 8k ni .tr, and well kno * n i y many of the ci :zens of Aug eta, as b»i tu one of the healthiest 1c: t ens m the St de cf water in the va;d. with o:hpr n cessary outbuilding , be sices a large i rch rd of a.mo-t every v r‘. tv of f.uit. bold a tne \ r pe-ty ot the E t.te of ? A r i’:iam bkinner. de ceased, idr the y l(A' of the heir- aid credit »•« of b ikl dece - e ed. Term’cash. I» Baessicn given 1 cmeui&te'y. F'trcaasei to pa ler papers. SARAH K Me'’ORELHI, febl3 'OdMwS Administratrix C1 E HK.GIA fcL -EF.T OUM tI f At the *&y t erm 856 of he Court of OrJi laryofsiid nty apo Ic t. on wnl be made to eaid C >urt f r J a *e to sell ail thi land ot Ju.-cph Kucker. late of co; nty no: &pe. iflca’Jy devised in h r will ELBERT \1 RTTCKSR? Vr M. M, H ABLE FT, 5 JExecu tor3. feblS i CiTAT.ONS ■ | FOR LEI TERB CF ADMINISTRATION. ■ JTaTE OF GEOROIATRTcHSOTvI. l\»l ,\ C\ . ■ iO Whereas, Jumeo ». Bothw>il applies tome lor lotteiH : Uministr&tu n on the estate ot Tmmas B bn i h, Lul B’’n* ell District, bouth t/arolina. deceased : H These are,therefore, to cite aud admonish all and singular™ kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appeal office, on or befo e the fl st Mo di> in *prii next, to sIH cause, if an> they have, why said letters should not begranH Given under my hand and official signature, at cfllctH Augusta, this 24’.h day o. February. 1866 H , , DAY*D L.KOATiI,H feb2s 4wlo OrdlnarH ST ATE OF GEORG lA, RICHMOND CCTuNTyT ■■ Whereas, Annie R. Cooke applies tomefbr LettcrH Administration on the estate of liaucD 11. Cdokc, Ut| said county, Lcceascd. ■ Theseuire, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singl the kindred anfi creditoie of said deceased to be and appeal my office on or before the flist Monday iu Apri. next| show cause, if any they have, why said Letters should| be granted. m Given under my hand unofficial signature,at oflicei 11 I gusta, this 23d day of Fet-marv, 1866. ■ fe!>34 4wiu DAVID L. ROATH, Ordinarl GE K IA, GREEN COUNTY, I Wht.r as, Join bmi h, Gi arlian of John Herry W indFarati E. WAm, nowba ah E, Copt lan, Crphr.nsof Jl Wynn, dece-sr’, has tiled his appluat.ou in untiiu', stl so tn h s full dis’ha gc o the duti’s ol h s trust, aud pr.il lor Loiters of D saa sson lrom the GiarJhnship cf I orphans. ■ Thts ;f re therefore 1 0 cte and r quire rll pc rsonsconcerH lo show cu se why s*id Guardian s oull not be (is 2b a I an t Letters of Dismission granted to him nt the Four,, o; ■ and nary o b *. held in and ter said C 0 nty on the fir.-t Monfl u A Ti\ 11 •. xt fl Giv.n unucr my hand at Office In Or? nsboro. Ftl.rufl lQtt, 1566. ELGEJNILSS L h 1 G,| fet’l'i f* 9 Ordin.tr J PATE OF UfciUK'jls, LINCOLN CU» Nil | Benjamin F. Bemly, Gea dian of Robert, John ;fl Nancy Jane Munford. ha\ing applie 1 tothe Court of Orcrnfl or Lincoln county, for a discharge from hs Guardi-mshifl Robert, John and Nancy Jane Mum'ord Tibs is. «hereftfl to ii e ah purs' 11s concerned to show cuts?, by tiling objfl tions 'n mv office why said Ben arn n F. Bently should I he dlsmis-ed lrom hn Guard rnship k< ber , John sfl Nancy Jare Mumford. and receive the usual letters <1 fl mi«i h on the first. Monday in May, 1866. |! Given under my (filial su.natme, Fqbruny feblsw9 H, F, TATUM, Or ifnary L. (| UTJITKOK (IKOKOIA LINCOLN CUI*N rV. I Cn William Dallis, Gu vdian of Laviiia Kinder, having! plied :o ihe « o..rt of Urdi-arv of s'ld Couu’V lor a di-ch M from It's Gaa dianship of L»vn a Kinder : This is, tlnretW to cite and: peoonsconctrae*' to rdmw c use, by fl ing cbfl treds in my o*>’ce, why said William Dalils shoul 11 tbe fl mi s« and from his Qrardiansh p of Lavina Kbit cr and ucvfl the usual Letiers of and smlcsion, on the lirtt Monday in Aj 866 I Give under my official sigmt ire B. F TAT<»M fl febiacwj Ordimry of l.'uculu Coun'fl C'l EURGI A, GRE eNE CuUNTY. 1 fl Whereas, John Armstrong, Jr., applies for letters! ai minis ration on the estate cl John Araislr.rg, fc r, di cfl ed; I These are fhereto*e to cite and require all per.-or.s cm cerl to show ofcu-ie (it any they hnv.) *ny said litters shoul t 1 be granted to said applicant, at the rouit of'Ordinarv f*| and in and so fab! county, on the first Monday in April ml Given under my hand at cilice in UnemV.H r ». h< bru;l Sth, 18C6. EUGENIU3 L KING, 1 febll 4iff9 Or, inatJ f 1 EuROIA, G KEEN A COUNTY. 91 VJT Where:,s. Flrlip B. Robins, n, Gu rdian ol JUtsvM I’i»rk, row B tsy A- Hawsen has filed kis*r plication in vH ting, sitting f-ir'h his full (Kctmee of the dut e- or Lis aud praying for letter e 1 Disnn sion from i-aid gu:-.r, 1 base are ,hereforts ocite and requite nil perrons eu to show came why add Guardian should notui dbchauiß and letters of dlemisFion gi anted to hm st the tirlo Or<H nur v to be held in and for bai l county, on ihi first jicnduy ■ Mar, h next. ■ Giv, 11 umler my hand at office In Greenes'oro. Jarnuß 11th, 1866. EUGENIUo L. KINO. ■ lanl4 6w4 ■ OidiuaryJ A lEuoUIa GREENE c OUNTi. 9 VPC Whercua, Ja" es W. vii field, applies for the G*. H dianship ot tbe per.-on an 1 p-opi rty < t Fr» nk L. IlO'-enH orphan u der 14 v«ara of age, of Frank L. Florence decc afl 'ihese are therefore to ti e and require all persons c, i.(c to show cause why Letters oi Guardiamhl. for the p rfl ad firnperty ot said orphan thou id no. be granted to tfl James W, W'iLfielu, at the Court 01 Ornary to tie held in al f r sal 1 county on the fir.-t Monday in Ma ckn xr,. H Given under my Land at c ffice in Gre-nesboro, JanuiH 1866. EUGn.NiUt> L. KT G. ■ jaugJ (w 6 Urdliiury■ OEUKGIa, ELBERT COUNTY. fl Notice is herel»y given 10 nil persons ccncerned. tl| on cue 6th hay of Decernb r, 18€5, 'A llliani J. Elhert. county .and, p rt- and this life intc*ia:e and r.o p-s n fl applied for administration ou the eJac ol s.id idiamfl Moore, and in terniß of the law admin eirajion will be veafl in th.u lerk.of 1110 tSui «riorCou’t, oreomeotinr fir. ami pnfl er pen-on, tnirty 8 alter the publica'ion of this c, atmi, fl Its * tome valid obj*-ctioi, is made to this appointment. H tllven under mv hand aud offl*ial eignatmc this ‘s6th dfl of Do ember, A. D. IB's. » W. 11. El’Wa Kl>S t ■ Iti6 Ga 3 ( rdinaiyof Elbert county and cx officio Clk ■ STATE OF GEORGIA, RICHMOND CO UNTV. | 'A hereas, Frederick C Barber applies to me feu; LetteH ot Administration on the Estate of Th mas Gardner latal said county, deceas.d. fe. • These are therefore, to cite and admonish all, and singulfl the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear ■ my office, on or before the first Monday in March next, I show cause, if any they have, why said Letters should not ■ granted. ■ Given under nhy hand and official signature, at office in a! gusta, this : Olh day oi Janua;y, 1866. E j > 4w 7 DAVID L. ROATH. ()rdinaiy.[ eCRi-la, TAhiAf Lkl.u out JNTY. fl v\ hf .eas. Mis. Jaie b. Meadows upp ies to me for U tera of io tbe estate of'J Lomas E. Meadow late ' f saiu ccunty, deceased: Th< ee ate tbe t.ore 10 ei'e the kit dred and creditors of sa dtciased to aj pear at ihe tegulnr term of the ( our ol Ord 11 ry for sa dccuiiLy on the fiot Monhuy in Marrh next, fotlio cause, if any they have, why said letters should noi be gr ,i ed. (.iv minder ray hand and rfflcial signiture. this Jnnuai ?oth,lfc6o. J.D. li .MMAi K, Jan 22 4w5 ' Ordinary. Georgia okb.en < ounty— W her, as. Jam< s E. Kennedy applies for Le'ters of A( min is*ration on ti.e estate 01 James a hia on, deccas and: There ar° therefore, to cte and rt quir, all v cr» oa& conceinc to thow cau.-e, if :.ny they liave, why st-id letters sb uld no t e granted at the Court of Ordinary*, to b j held in and for sa: county on the fi,st M< nd&y in M- rch r ext Given under my hand at 1 ffice in «-rteueiboro\ January 22 1866. EUGENIUS L. KJ -(i, jar. 24 4w5 On inaxy Georgia, gkeene(A)UNty— A her as, barnuel U. Hitchcock aaplies for Left rs Ad inn,ittra ion, de be nia non, with the will anLexed, upor th estate s 's raruh Wa<ke. deceased : ’J hese are thtrefire. 10 cite and require all pfr?or s to t-huw cau e. if any they hav , why s .i<l letters should m be granted at the Court of Ordinary. to be held in ana for tul countv. on the first Monday in April next. G \c 1 under my hand at offica in Green.-l oro, February stl 1866 EUGEMLiS L KING, feb7 4wß Ordinary. Georgia. 7 I<LKhRT COUNTY 5 To all whom it mayconccrii Will am tttepheuao 1 having filed hispetliijn in prune torn to me praying for letters of administration with the will an nex:d cn the estate of Joshua TANARUS, Carlton, 1 :te or fad court deceased, this is t - ette all credit n , It ga < es. nex' of kin an any others inttrehted, to be and vppearat the M rch term 0 2be Court of Urd Lary of sad c unty, 1866, and how cause they can. why le’ters ofadm’nisLraiion with ihe will ay nexed should nos be granted to said William fctenfcens'n. Given und,r my Lana and official ;s!gnatu;e tnis Lstdrtyo Febmary, 1 866. WM. iJ. EuiWA Db, • rdinary fe t B6*B and Fx officio < i’k. NOTICE. TO DEITUBN AKMCkUITOKe. g»TaTJE OF GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNT* Aril vcruocs having denanas agilng* the ia e Col Wra. M. High*, of said county, deceased, are herel.y li aisled aril nqnlred to present thim properly attes ed to the under;irmju wiinln the time prescribed hy law; arid all persons indebted to said diceased a-e hereby rcqai-e l to n ake Smrned ate pay men.f l - J - HXPH P. CARR, Adtn'r i «-■•» V 6 -6 mroTiox- ~ i* ' hereby given that appiicalion haa teen made to Hie LfOjrt of Ordinary, of Ri hmend county, foi leave to fe 1 adt. e real estate belonging to the estate of Anna Mi- wm ikn, late of said county, deceased. JOUJJ X. SH Ea m A KE, A miiiidtrulor. XTOTI'UC. XI Sixty days after data applicatlonw.il be made to the *“'°U r v . r^'1 ary of Ta iaftrro county for leave to sell the laacfs belonging to the etta e of Mrs. fcua»n Greison, dec ased. ftbl flw7 DEIILA MEADOWS, admx mjo'nc p.. 11 Ah persona indebted to the Estate of John Bfesly, 'at’ of Ric v moi and county, cec(a.'ed, are required to n ake iay merit to the UDderhlgned; and ihoie tav.ug claims against in'd Estate are notifi >d to preaent »hera, and .ly a'.tcs'e i w thin the time prescribed by iaw. Ma kTHA A HAGUELs, „ VISQ „ MARY DEEPLY, feb6 Bwß Executrixes. mroTicE -i w Two m-.nths after date a; plication will be made to the t.ourt ot Ord nary of Richmond county lor leuva to sell ihe real estate belonging to the e : tateof John Br,ell Coo-ei. 1 .teof said comity, deceased. JOSEPH a. iH.'a i. K, feb9 8»S Executor. nai oriels ■ F™. kh perion.H indebted to the e.ta'e of John Snell Cood ar, la.e of Richmond countr, dece «cd. will make immed ate payment to the und-ulgnc-d; and those having claims aeairiot s'iid estate are h ;reby nolifle i te prißont them, duly attesled, within the time prescribed by law. lebs 6wß JOMEFH 8. CLARK, Executo- TWO MON ms NOTICES. mroTioK. i™,, Two motths afterdate application will be made to ih *. Honcrahl the O urt cfOr'mary of Richmond county, tor leave to sell the re 1 e-tat« belongi'-g to the estate of Thomas Henry, late of Kichmoi dcoun*y deceased OEOROIA. KLBEkT COUERY. Six-y days af e- date app lcitian win be made to the Gwurt • f • irdinary of Elbert coun'y fir leave to fel the ands beic nglDgto the estate cf John R Sanders, Ibte of s »id county abased THOMAS MAXiVeI 1„ feb 8 Bwß ■ ' Adir ’r. GEOdOIA, GREENE COUnTY Two months after dote. 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