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Stephen A. Corker* amid immense ap- |
plause, was then conducted to the stand. \
Without any desire to pay that excellent
gentleman an unmerited compliment, wc ,
may say truthfully that it was, at once, 1
one of the most practical, appropriate and
effective political speeches we hare heard 1
for years, loanable, clear and forcible ]
manner he covered the entire ground.—
Never having before taken any conspicu
ous part in political discussions, Ilia fellow
citizens were at the' same time surprised
and delighted. Most excellent and appro- ,
priatc speeches were made by Judge
Palmer, Gen. Morris, and onr colored
friends, Wm. W. Ward, Samuel Doyle,
Henry tetu'ley, and Boston Finch. The
last named speakers displayed an intelli
gence and self-possession in the highest
degree honorable to them. Finch’s speech,
particularly, was good, and revealed an
amount of information and reflection which
would have done credit to older and more
experienced men. __
On motion of Win. W. Ward these pro
ceedings were ordered to be published in
the Chronicle k Sentinel and the Consti
tutionalist.
In this connection I may tell you that
we have a large Democratic club in
Waynobboro’, at least one-half of whose
members are from among our colored
friends. We have some working Demo
crats in this old town, and 3. A. Gray and
Davis B. Hadley are not the most inactive
amongst them. 1 now firmly believe “old
Burke’’ will go, by a handsome majority,
for our nominees in November. '
Burke.
FROM ATLIIJA.
ooausroKHCiCi or nil ciuoxicl* » rstihii.
The Sensational Election —Defeat of the \
Radical Mogul — Joy at the Result — j
Illumination and Speaking—The De- (
moslhon.es of the Mountain—Speech of
./no. B. Gordon — 1). P. McWhorter, |
(fee., Sic.
Ati.anta, Ga., July 30th, 1868.
Messrs. Editors . The Senatorial contest, j
which has absorbed so much of the time i
and attention of the Legislature, as well
as of outsiders for the last jew days, ter
minated on yesterday by the election of
the Hon. Joshua Hill for the long term
and Dr. 11. V. M. Miller for the short
term. The defeat of the great Mogul of,
the Radical party, who was their choice
and idol, fell like a tlmuderbolt in their
midst and marks the starting puint of that
disintegration which inevitably awaits all .
parties built and founded upon spoils of
office as that one is. The little band of
Representative Democrats who have as
sembled for the first time at the new oapi
tol, have, in this long, hard struggle with
the most artful, wily and unscrupulous of
politicians, covered themselves with glory,
and given a cheering earnest of that more
substantial victory to be gained by the
unflinching masses which they represent
in the approaching November election.
A soon as the result was made known
outside of the hall, the wildest joy spread
like a conflagration over the whole city,
whilst news boys cried out, in the midst
of Radical groups gathered together
to condole with each other, "Have a white
man’s paper, sir ; Joe Brown is played
out?” Last night, amidst a splendid illu
mination, encircling the whole city, a vast
crowd assembled in front of the United
States Hotel, and were addressed first by
Dr. Miller,the “Demosthenes of the moun
tains,” who was “appointed” to golo
Washington instead of the blasphemous
little Mayor of Augusta. The speech was
short, but thrillingly eloquent and to
the point. Free from sarcasm, and
lull of the breathings of the patriot’s
heart, it gavo full satisfaction to the
vast crowd of eager listeners who listen
ed with more than wouted attention to
each word of the speaker, which indicated
the policy which he, as their representa
tive, would pursue as a member of the
National Legislature. In the course of his
remarks he said the right to secede, togeth
er with such rights as had been effected by
changes in the organic law, properly and
legally made, were the only questions set
tled by the war. The-sword destroyed not
the (lomtitution. The rights reserved to
the States or the |>cople and not delegated
totheUencral Government by the Constitu
tion, remained in the States intact, and it
was the duty of every patriot persistently,
but peaceably and quietly,to preserve their
rights and this Constitution. In this hour
of gloom the Constitution was the “polar
star” toward which the bark of the coun
try should be starred. These are but some
of the ideas of the speaker, not precisely
in his language, for none but a master's
hand can clothe a thought with so much of
living beauty as this gifted son of Geor
gia. Dr. Mill* r retired amidst the deafen
ing cheers of the vast concourse and cries
of “Hill, Hill.” ft was announced that
Mr. Hill was not in the city. Gen. John
B. Gordon was then vociferously ealhd for
and responded in a short but spirjto" and
eloquent address. In speaking of the
question of negro suffrage <is it Stands in
the Chicago platform, he asked permission
to quote a pieco of poetry which he stated
contained a witticism whioh was not origin
al with him, but which Jie facetiously re
marked was illustrative of the question in
hand. It so strikingly illustrates the
Janus-fkoedncss of the question as gravely
given in the platform of our opponents,
that I insert it here :*
“From Greenlanp’s ioy mountains,
From India’s coral stranil ;
Where AfHe’S sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sands:
To every Southern rive ,
Shall negro suffrage come.
But not up in New England,
For that’s too close to hum.’’
Several other gentlemen spoke, hut the
crowd was so immense and the excitement
so great that it was impossible for your
correspondent to hear all that was said.
Bonfires wore burning all over the city,
and more houses were illuminated thau
were illuminated on the 25d. Joy was ou
every face. Well, Messrs. Editors, it was a
great victory, when we consider the pres
tige of the defeated head centre of Radical
ism in Georgia; when we reflect that every
appliance of money, promises of prefer
ment to places of honor aud profit which
were brought to bear, is it strange that
some fell ? W hat a proud record tor De
mocracy ? Five hundred, a thousand
dollars oouldu’t sworvo from the
path of rectitude, from duty to
country in the hour of her peril.
And Josh Hill’s friends, how they “stuck
to him like a leech.” Any position was
tendered hitu if ho would carry his friends
over to Governor Brown—but no, he
would make no compromise—his friends
were not to he diverted from their purj>oso.
Colonel I>. V. Hill, in his remarks, at the
inii>roniptu gathering soon after the elec
tion, made, as he always does, some capi
tal hits. Ho said he had been after Joe
Brown for fifteen years, and had at last
succeeded. In the language of good old
Stephen, said he, “Lord, mine eyes have
seen thy salvation.” He was too happy
to speak-ho wanted to embrace the
brethren—ho would opcu the door of the
Democratic church, and cordially invited
all —white, black aud colored —to come up,
give in their experience ana be received in
full fellowship and communion; it was a
camp-meeting occasion and ho felt like
shouting.
Fitch, of the Griffin Star, was pointed,
and, as usual, sarcastically severe upon
Radicalism ana its representatives, tie
wanted Joe Brown to sell oht his brick tower
—the five story institution—and his other
little property aud remove to Cherokee,
where, by diligence, industry and good
behaviour, he might be able to spell up, it
not to the head of the class, at least to a
respectable position.
1 would like to followup thisimpromptu !
gathering of the gallaat braves who wish
to congratulate each other and the country
upon this victory, but time and space for
bid It was the next biggest affair of
the kiud since the groat mass meet
ing of the Add, and two such meetings
have not been seen since the days of the
“Log Cabin and Hard Cider campaign” of
1840. 1
In a cotorie of friends on the same day
and in close proximity to the street de
monstration, Speaker McWhorter was
asked his opinion. Fie said he had been
a Confederate soldier, and had done the
best he could to ensure the success of
Southern arms. After the surrender he
embraced the reconstruction lino of policy
adopted by President Johnson. This be
ing defeated by Congress, he remained
silent until the adoption by the late State
Convention of the present Constitution.
He adopted it. on account of
the relief contained in it. His people had
been impoverished by the disastrous
events of the war. He did not see hew
political and social equality can be sepa
rated—they are syuonymous terms. He
was opposed to a negro militia , it would
wide'n the breach already existing between
the races. The common school system is
a foregone conclusion. It is impracticable,
it is not possible, and if possible, it is not
practicable. He was willing that the poll
tax collected from the negro, and such
other tax iu which he may be interested
should be set apart for the especial pur
pose of educating the colored race, and he
would protect the fund thus raised by ap
propriate legislation. I have Letup thus
particular in speaking ol Mr. Mcl\ s po
sition because of the prominence of the
position he holds —which, by the way, he
exercises not in a partisan manner, but to
all appearance to facilitate the business
and promote the harmony and efficiency
of the Legislature Ilis decisions, which,
I confess are not always, in my judgment,
correct, are always sustained by thellouse.
He has taken for bis model the _ deasums
of ecclesiastical judicatories, which differ>
somewhat from the customary practice ol
parliamentary bodies. . v. .
His is a laborious position, and it is to
be hoped he will so conduct himself as to
seeure the kind cocsideratfcm and most
charitable opinions of all.
Constitution.
Mile. Patti has written s formal letter
announcing her approaching marriage to
the Marquis de Caux, which will take
place at the close of the London season.
Chronicle & icttfinriJ
iUUKKaDAI MOBXISb. ANGST
The Bankrupt Law.
The amendment of the House of Rep
resentatives to the Bankrupt Law, passed
early in May last, extending the time'in
which applicants may receive the benefits
of the law without regard to the amount
of their assets, from the Ist of June, 1868,
to Ist January, 1869, was taken up in the
Senate late on Saturday night last, and
through the efforts mainly of Mr. Frellng
huysen, passed as it came from the House.
The bill now goes to the President for ap
proval, and there is no doubt but that he
will sign it.
This is a matter of vital concern to our
people now that “Relief’ has exploded.
The Senators Elect.
We believe that the election of Colonel
Hill and Dr. Miller, under the present cir
cumstances and relative positions of the
two parties, will give entire satisfaction to
the free white men of the State.
We are glad to know that a majority of
the Legislature acted upon the suggestions
made in the Chronicle & Sentinel of Sun
day last and determined to defeat Joe
Brown and Blodgett at all hazards.
In our Sunday’s article we advised the
taking up of Josh Hill by the Democrats
and beating Joe Brown with him. Hill is
a white man and will conduct himself as
such in the Senate. Dr. Miller is a little
erratic but at heart an honest, pure man.
Upon the whole we doubt if better selec
tions could have been made.
Mistaken.
. We publish, in another column, a letter
from Greene county, signed “Conserva
tives,” in which our correspondents show
that they have entirely misconstrued Mr.
Hill’s speech.
We assure these Bullock “Conservatives”
that not only Mr. Hill, but the entire
Democracy and the friends of constitution
al liberty everywhere will Dot only permit
them to co-operate with the Democratic
party but will hail them with outstretched
arms and welcome them back to the true
folff.
\Y e know that there are hundreds and
thousands of men in Georgia who, led away
by the siren song of “Relief” piped so
loud and long by Brown, Bullock & Cos.,
strayed for a while from their old associ
ates and seemingly aligned themselves with
the Radicals. We know that these men
nev :r accepted or approved Bullock &
Brown’s theory of negro supremacy or
equality, but, bound down by the burden of
their immense indebtedness, they sought
“refief” for their wives and little ones,
without properly considering the full ef
fect of such a course, not only on them
selves but upon their families. Toward
these Mr. Hill entertains no other feelings
but those of profound sympathy and deep
regret that they should, even in a moment
of weakness, abandon the “faith of the
fathers,” and seemingly align themselves
with the Bullock & Brown Radicals.
We repeat that all men, of whatever
past political affiliations, are earnestly in
vited by the great Democratic party of the
country to fall into line under the banner of
S< ymeur and Blah aud make a long, strong
and vigorous effort to redeem the country
'from the incubus of Radical misrule.
Brown Jr Blodgett Par Nobile Fratruiu.
"Alas, poor York! butt\at I hate thee
deadly
1 should lament thy miserable fate."
Whatever may have been its recent
shortcomings the action of the Legislature
yesterday in defeating Brown and Blodgett
has placed the people of Georgia under
lasting obligations to it, for saving the es
cutcheon of the glorious old common
wealth front the damning disgrace of hav
ing either of these bad, bold, basemen to
represent her in the Federal Councils.
Yesterday’s glorious work will send a thrill
of joy through the heart of every true man
ami woman in the State. It will smoothe
the wrinkled brow 3f age, lighten the
mourning heart of the widow, gladden the
disconsolate, cheer tha hopeless, brighten
the face of rosy youth, sweeten the
smile iof lovely maidenhood, btrengthen
the timid, arouse the lukewarm, energize
the weak, exalt the hopeful and fill the
land with joy and praise.
Blbdgett and Brown, twin conspirators of
their country’s ruin, have been stricken
down in the house of their friends—de
stroyed by their own party.
Brown and Blodgett—base betrayers of
their race and blood —ignoble panderers to
negro supremacy—cowardly assailants of
virtue and intelligence—cold-blooded pro
moters of strife and bloodshed—mean and
contemptible party hacks—ignoble de
scendants of honest sires—traitorous sons
of the sunny South—have received the re
ward prepared for traitors aud hypocrites
and thieves from before the foundation of
the world-rthe contempt, and scorn and
hate of those for whom they pretended so
much of friendship and love.
“The culiored troops tout nobly,” says
the beefy Bullock. But the sturdy white
yeomanry of the country fought better..
Again we say, all honor to the true men
in the Legislature, who have stood between
these bold conspirators and their country’s
honor.
To poor Old Joe wc would fain extend a
word of parting advice. When Judas
Iscariot, your great prototype, betrayed
his Master into the hands of His enemies,
and saw Him marched off to the hill of
Calvary, he was struck with remorse “and
went and hanged himself.” Although he
had betrayed the Prince ofPeace —although
he had acted with infamous treachery to
his Master add Friend, he was capable of
fully appreciating his great infamy and
somewhat lightened the infamy of his con
duct by his self destruction. Judas, too,
had actually received the “silver.” You,
Joe, Lave been cheated out of your
treacherous dues—you have betrayed your
people disgraced your race brought
shame upon your State, blackened the
reputation of your sire and have been re
fused the glittering prize for which you
have brought irretrievable political damna- ’
tion upon your hoary head. Go, if thou
hast one spark of manly feeling left in thy
unmanly breast—go, if thy sense of shame
and disgrace is not seared over with the
constant practice ofJalsehood and deceit —
go, if thou hast lingering iu thy heart one
sentiment ofhonor and|propriety—go, and,
imitating thy great master, hang thy poor
carcass upon the first unfortunate tree
which may be found capable of bearing so
great a weight of intauiy.
“Me miserablel which way shall I fly,
Infinite wrath and infinite despair?
Which way I fly is hell: myself ant hell;
And in the lowest deep a lower deep
Mail threatening to doom me opens wide,
To which the hell Isutl'erseems a heaven."
For the poor little ironclad perjurer we
have but feelings of constant lingering up
on pity. That a thing so low, so vile, so
infamous, so little, so ignorant and so pre
sum ptious should have aspired to occupy
a scat and mingle in the Assembly once
honored by the presence of such men as
Mason, and Madison, and llandolph, and
Clay, uud Forsyth, and Berrien, and Cal
houn, and Douglas, fills us with amaze
ment. and almost extorts admiration for
such brazen effrontery and cool impudence.
“Blodgett, I charge thee fling away am
bition ;
By that sin fell the angels ; how can you
thou
* * * * hope to win by it.”
Meade Decapitated.
By order of the President of the United
States, Torquemada Meade is relieved
from command of District No. 3, so-called,
and the sovereign States of Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida, which, under Thad.
Stevens' unconstitutional reconstruction
laws were condensed into a military
satrapy, have been retnauded to their form
er positions as States, with the restoration
of civil government and law.
Thank Heaven, Meade, the miserable tor
turer, can no longer insult, degrade and
torture the free citizens of this grand old
commonwealth. He can no longer arrest,
imprison and manacle the limbs of the
free citizens of the Empire State of the
South ; he can no longer issue his impe
rial decrees against the liberty of the Press.
He can no longer strike down the judi
ciary of the land for upholding and sup
porting the Constitution which, by their
oath of office, they were bound to observe
and protect. He can no longer insult am\
malign the honored and most honorable
head of the-State in the power of its chief
Executive, that noble Roman, Charles
J. Jenkins— he dare not now throw his
mailed arms upon tha Treasurer of the
State, nor poke his etching palms into the
strong box of the Treasury. He can no
longer vent his spite and spleen against
the intelligent and virtmous white race in
the State, by incarcerating in military
bastiles her most worthy citizens. For his
decapitation as satrap over a gallant but
sorely oppressed people, we thank the
President.
We confess that we would have felt
much more grateful to Mr. Johnson if he
had removed this tyrant entirely from our
State. He remains here, under the new
order of things, as commander of a Dew
department, in subordination to the civil
authf/rily, but his fangs are drawn and
our people are comparatively safe.
Et Tu Brute.
The negro Fred Douglass has written a
long letter to the Anti-Slavery Standard
violently denunciatory of Chief Justice
Chase. Fred snuffs treason in the tainted
air of the New York Convention aod
soundly berates Mr. Chase for coquetting
with that traitorous conclave.
After a very brief allusion to the previous
and life-long services of Mr. Chase to the
Abolition party, he says :
“He is found at last in the gutter before
Tammany Hall—piteously imploring the
Democratic party to nominate him as their
candidate for the Presidency, urging as his
chief recommendation his ability to de
moralize a sufficient number of his anti
slavery associates to put the Government
into tlie hands of the Democratic party the
next four years.’’
The treachery of Chase is said to “whiten
into innocence that of Webster, Seward,
Charles Francis Adams and Andrew John
son.” His fail is from a higher point, and
he has, says Fred, “reached a depth of
infamy deeper and hotter thau any of his
predecessors in treachery.”
Fred asserts that many years ago he was
warned by some of his abolition friends
that—
“Mr. Chase was not to be trusted in any
emergency—that be was coldly seltish and
intenselyambitious—and that in further
ance of his ambition he would sacrifice the
Abolition cause or any other. I was shock
ed by this portrait of Mr. Chase and dis
puted its accuracy at. the time, but its
ugly features have confronted me ever
since. Hence,gross and unexpected as was
the defection of Mr. Chast to many of his
friends, it was not wholly unlooked for by
me.’’
He thinks that the Judge has soiled his
judicial ermine iu vain. That while Demo
crats loved the treason, they despised the
traitor, and that, like, Woolsey, he is left
naked to his enemies.
This man Douglass—this runaway slave
—when hunted down and pursued by his
owner, years ago, at a time wheu the laws
of the United States required the prompt
rendition to their owners of escaped slaves,
was secreted, protected and defended by
Mr. Chase, and to him he owes his pres
ent very prosperous condition in life, and
what little of intelligence and notoriety
he has acquired. Mr. Chase betrayed his
Democratic principles more than thirty
years ago to build up and organize a great
anti slavery party. He has toiled long
and assiduously to accomplish the eman
cipation of the black race, and to him,
more than any other man, do the negroes
in the United States owe the debt of grati
tude for all the privileges and rights which
they now enjoy as free men. Yet, be
cause Mr. Chase will not keep step to the
Radical revolutionary music, piped by
Sumner, Stevens, Bingham, Logan & Coni'
pany—because he refused to violate the
Constitution of the United State and his
solemn oath of office in the impeachment
fiasco, he is hounded down and mercilessly
traduced by this impertinent negro.
We are not the champions of the Chief
Justice. Neither do we intend to attempt
a defence of his long political life. This
we could not consistently do, because we
believe that he has been the chief cause
and promoter in the past of the violent
abolition crusades against 'the .South,
which finally resulted in the abolishment
of slavery and the subjugation of the South.
We do however give him proper credit for
honesty and purity of conduct in the late
trial of the President. We do accord
to him true and sincere motives in bis pro
nounced opposition to Radical jacobinism
The white people of the country, both
North.and South, have just cause to con
demn and deuounce Mr. Chase, but it is
the very height of pusillanimity and
meanness for the negro to question his
friendship or even doubt his devotion to
their race. The conduct of the negro
Fred—a man far above his fellows in intel
ligence and worldly experience—shows
how intolerant aud dictatorial this race
will become if they should ever get
power in this country. Their ingratitude
to Mr. Chase proves that they cannot be
trusted or relied on.
Bullock on Constitutional Amendments.
The Express agent having immortalized
himself by writing a message to his so
called Legislature, which proves, beyond
the possibility of doubt, that the combined
wisdom of Solon, Locke, Jefferson, Web
ster and Calhoun has been concentrated in
his most august person, we advise that he
write again, and suggest that his subject
be Constitutional Amendments ; how
and when it is best to make them.
We are led to make this suggestion from
reading in his late message a recommenda
tion which he makes to his Legislature
to strike from the code a plain provision of
the so-called Constitution whieh he assisted
in framing and which he has since sworn to
support
Article 11., Sec. 2 of the new Constitu
tion (so-called) provides that in all elec
tions in this State, the Elector “shall have
“paid all legal taxes, which may have
“beeu required of him, and of which he
“may have had an opportunity of paying,
“agreeable to law.”
Bullock recommends that this provision
be enforced or stricken from the code. He
advises his Legislature to violate a provis
ion of the Constitution, while he and they
have still lingering on their lips an oath
solemnly taken by which they pledge
themselves to uphold and support that in
strument. ’ • j
Art. XII. of Bullock’s Constitution
provides that ‘‘this Constitution may be
‘‘amended by a two-thirds vote of two suc
“cessive Legislatures and by a submission
“of the amendment to the qualified voters
“for final ratification.”
Bullock proposes to strike away one of
the best provisions of that whole instru
ment by a simple legislative enactment.
But we should not be surprised at any
unconstitutional act committed by Bullock
and his party. Have they not again and
again violated the plainest provisions of the
Constitution es the United States? Have
not the leading men of their party openly
boasted that the whole of the Congression
al Legislation on the subject of reconstruc
tion, and upon which Bullock's Constitu
tion and his office is based, if it has foun
dation at all, are outside of the Constitution
and above and beyond it ? How, then, can
we expect the small fry of this unconstitu- :
tional party to entertain the least respect
or regard for Constitutional limitations
and restrictions ?
We know that there are some men in
both branches of the Legislature who are
not yet willing to lend themselves as supple
instruments tq consummate all the dirty
work of Bullock, although they may have
voted to place him in power. To these
honest but, as we think misguided men,
we appeal. We invoke them to align
themselves with the Democrats in both
Houses, and join hands in honest efforts
to advance the interests of our common
country, and promote tEe welfare of the
whole people of Georgia. Let the past,
with its differences, and heartburnings,
and criminations be forgotten, and let all
unite now who are unwilling to see the
political power of the country concen
trated in the hands of a tyrannical, consoli
dated National Government, and wielded
by the unprincipled and revolutionary
Jacobin party.
But above all things, let there be unity of
purpose and of action in the Legislature in
the determination to preserve the purity
of the ballot-box, now that such a large
body of ignorant and ineojppetent people
have been clothed with the elective fran- |
chise. ibere never was a time when the j
most thorough, rigid and effective guards
should be devised for the protection of the i
ballot box from the influences of those who, j
by the Constitution of the State, arc pro
hibited from voting. Instead of breaking
down any of the barriers which have been
created to protect the purity of elections, !
the Legislature should add such other pro- i
visions as may be found necessary to con
summate so desirable an object. No man
who refuses or fails to contribute his pro
portionate share in the burdens of govern
ment should ever be permitted to enjoy
the right of fixing burdens upon those who
honestly comply with all legal requirements
in the way of taxes. The provision of the
Constitution which requires that the right
to vote should only be conferred upon
those who pay all lawful taxes for which
they have been assessed and which
they have had an opportunity to pay,
: should not be repealed or relaxed.
Bullock knows that, with a registered
| negro vote ia this city and county of over
j thin 3’- five hundred, only about five han
j dred pay any taxes whatever. If this
| provision of the Constitution is enforced,
we shall either have a large increase of
| taxes or a decrease of voters. It was doubt
| less with a view to relieve his colored
! friends from the rather unpleasant dilemma
| of having either to pay taxes or not vote,
| that he so coolly recommends the Legisla-
I lature to nullify the Constitution.
There are tens of thousands of negroes
I in the State whose votes counted just as
much as white votes who have never paid
a dollar of taxes into the State Treasury,
I and who never will, unless by so refusing
: they are made to feel that they will lose
the right to vote in future. By all means
let this provision stand, and let laws be
| enacted by which it can be properly en
! forced.
Obituary.
Departed this life, in the Hall of the
House of Representatives in Atlanta, on
the 29th day of July, 1868, of wounds in
flicted by his Radical brethren, Joseph E.
Brown alias Old Collards, sometimes
known as the Sentinel on the Watch Tow
er. The deceased was of humble parent
age, bat, supplied by nature with a large
stock of impudence and an oily tongue he
rapidly rose from poverty to wealth, ob
scurity to fame. By use
of all the arts ot the demagogue and trick
ster he succeeded in being elected Gov
ernor of Georgia three or four times.
When the war broke out the lament
ed deceased, fired with patriotism
and eager to win the laurels of the
soldier to twine with the wreath of the
statesman, rushed to the tented field and
won unfading glory under the walls of
Fort Pulaski and on the Sand Hills around
the Augusta Arsenal. Satisfied with
these exploits, during the balance of the
war he remained in the executive office at
Milledgeville, but continued to render
valuable assistance to the Confederacy by
resisting to.the utmost the tyrannical edicts
of the Confederate authorities. An earn
est and sincere Christian his favorite pass
age in Scripture was “that a good man
leaveth an inheritance,” and acted upon it
to such advantage that,while thousands of
Rebel women and children were starving
for bread, the subject of our sketch, by ju
dicious impressments of salt, &c., together
with sending large amounts of Cotton
to Europe to be sold in order to buy clothes
for the poor Georgia soldiers, but the pro
ceeds of which, owing to the great irregu
larity of the mails at that time were never
accounted for, succeeded in amassing a
large fortune. ,Soon after the close of the
war, and when it was apparent that Radi
calism was triumphant a remarkable change
occurred in the ex Governor’s appearance.
From a tolerably fair white man he gradu
ally changed color till it was impossible to
tell him either by looks or smell from a
negro. Whether this transformation was
caused by too intimate relations with
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, or was merely the
effect of a disease of the heart, we are not
prepared to say. Always a fine lawyer and
a polished gentleman, his legal abilities and
courteous demeanor were never more con
spicuously displayed than in the trial of
the Columbus prisoners and his examina
tion of the lady witnesses. Asa vocalist
he was inferior to none, and but recently
drew admiring crowds to hear him at
Chicago. Desirous of giving his advice in
the counsels of the nation, he had intend
ed, f’or some time past, to spend the ensu
ing six years in Washington. But having
become unpopular with his party on ac
count of his African propensities, a plot
was formed by them which ended in his
assassination at the time aud place men
tioned in the beginning of this article.
The funeral will take place this evening
at 5 o’clock from the executive mansion.
The instead of being dressed with
roses, will be profusely arrayed with
wreafhesof young “early York” cabbage
plants prepared by the fair hands of the
female relatives of the Columbus prisoners.
The corpse will be carried to the grave in
a four horse Express wagon, driven by his
Exceilerey R. B. Bullock, who has kindly
volunteered for the occasion. Order will
be preserved by a body of police under
the command of Capt. J. E. Bryant. The
policemen have been kindly furnished by
acting Mayor S. Levy, from the police
force of Augusta, and can be rened upon.
The order of the procession, will be
First, The corpse in the Express wag“
on.
Second, Hulbert, Ben. Conley and
Aaron Alpeoria walking arm-in-arm as
chief mourners.
The rear will consist of carpet-baggers,
renegades and negroes, and will be kept
closed by Dr. Bard.
Mr. Ephraim Tweedy, as marshal of the
day, requests that no persons laboring un
der any political disabilities be present up
on this occasion.
The Killing of Mr. Bed.
We publish below, from the Constitu
tionalist of Thursday, the testimony in the
Red murder case, taken before the Coro
ner’s Inquest the day previous. We made
an effort to get this testimony but were
informed that the -examination would
probable occupy two days, and further
that it was not intended to make the ver
dict public for the present. Hence
we refrained from publishing any part of
the testimony, believing that its suppres
sion would subserve the ends of jus
tice. As our cotemporary has, however,
published it,.we also give it a place in our
columns:
CORONEK’S INQUEST.
Yesterday morning Coroner Rhodes
summoned' the following named gentle
men as jurors to inquire into the cause
and circumstances of the death of Mr C A
Red: Porter Fleming, foreman: R C Deas,
Josiali Mosher, Augustus Pitcher. G A
Blount,-J W Rigsby, M Cohen, If J Bowe,
George H Crump, F A Timberlake, S D
Williams, A F Plumb.
Quite a number of witnesses were ex
amined. After viewing the body the jury
retired from the room iu order that a num
ber of surgeons present might make a
post mortem examination. -The first wit
ness sworn was
JOSEPH HATTON, M D. .
The deceased was brought to my office
soon after he was shot, be! weou 8 and 9
o’clock, p m, on the night of the 27th imt.
J examined his body and found a wound
iu the chest, a wound through the bowels,
a wound through the left thigh and left
arm, the bone of the arm being broken,
and it is my opinion that he died from the
effects of said wounds. I believe that
either the wound through thebowels or iu
the chest would have produced death.
The wounds are such as would have been
produced by pistol balls, tired from a pis
tol. He was brought to my office im
mediately after he was shot—not exceed
ing ten-uiinutes afterward. lam a prac
ticing physician and surgeon in the city of
Augusta.
Louis A. Picquet sworn and says:
Was quarrelling with Mr Dillon, Chief
oi Police; Mr Dillon had a pistol, I think
a Deringer, in his hand; he placed it to my
face, and in the quarreling the firing com
menced; I did not see any firing until after
I was knocked down; as I recovered 1 saw
Mr Red lying on the ground, some 12 or
15 feet from me; Red said “You have
murdered me, don’t shoot anymore;” after
that expression Dillon, standing over his
body, fired and said something I did not
hear; X went up to where Red and Philip
were lying and said it was a “damned
cowardly act,” whereupon a policeman
airested me, by order of Dillon, and carried
me to the guard house. This occurred im
mediately in front of Schneider's bar
room, on Jackson street. Mr Red was ly
ing in the street, on his back, when I re
covered, abbut 10 or 15 feet from the edge
of the pavement. I think Mr Red was
remarkably peaceful. He had no weapon
that I saw! This was on Monday night,
the 27th July, a few minutes before 9
o'clock, p. in., in the city of Augusta.
M. G. McKinnie sworn and says:
I was standing in front of MrSehneider’s j
saloon talking with Peter Critz and Josh I
K Evans; 1 heard bo unusual noise; saw ;
some gentlemen go in a pine ton that was
at the door; Captain Archer was one, Mr
Rod was one, the other I did aot know, j
A policeman said something which I did ;
not understand to the parties getting Into |
the carriage; he then commenced rapping j
w ith his club, and in an unusual short '
time four or five came to his assistance,
amongst them Chief of Polioe Dillon. Mr
Picquet and Dillon then commenced to
quarrel; I stepped up to where they were,
and told Dillon that he should not strike
a one-legged man where 1 was; about that
time Mr Philip came out of Schneider’s in
his shirt sleeves, aud put his hand ou Dil
oh’s shoulder, and said. “Don’t make any
disturbance;” just then I saw a policeman
going toward Piequet; I passed between
Pieqnet and Dillon and went towa and the
policeman, as I believe his intention was
to strike him; as I got upto the policeman
I saw a flash from a pistol over my left
shoulder, and from the direction where
Dillon was standing; I then heard some
six or seven shots, and someone said that
Philip was shot; I went to Philip and as
sisted him to his room; I do not know who
fired the pistol; Mr Red was lying some
five or six feet from Philip;; Mr Red was
lping in the street, about midway in Hack
son street; the firing had ceased when I
saw Red. This was on Monday night, the
27th July, 186S, in front of Schneider’s.
Picquet and Mr Philip were not armed
that I could see; Mr Red was unusually
quiet, I thought, and not armed that I
saw; Mr Dillon was not armed that I
know of; the only way that I knew of any
one being armed washy hearing the firing;
Mr Philip is a Justice of the Peace, and
was endeavoring to keep the peace as a
fstate officer; if he bad any arms I and
others eould have seen them, as he was
in his shirt sleeves.
James C Shaw sworn:
I heard Picquet say to two policemen—
one was the chiet and the other a taller
man—before tbe firing commenced, that
he “was an unarmed man,” or words to
that effect.
D. A. Short says :
I was at Mr. Schneider’s, and saw Mr.
Archer, Mr. Red, Mr. Picquet and others;
they all came out in a moment or two in
the street; Mr. Archer’s carriage drove
up, and Archer asked Red to get into the
carriage with him ; Red told him to get in
the carriage, and that he would go back
aud get his buggy ; Archer said no ; that
he should go with him ; Archer made a
vulgar remark, to no one in particular,
aud Red told him to be quiet; Archer
said “this was the second time he had been
drunk in Augusta, and he had a right to
do as he pleased.” About this time a
policeinau stepped up and told them to
“stop this noise ;’’ from that, Picquet and
Archer commenced talking rather loud ;
Mr. Red then caught lio.d of both and
told them they must keep still, at the
same time telling Archer to get in the
carriage ; the policeman then lapped sev
eral times on the building, and stepped
back and rapped again on'the pavement ;
Red then said : “Don’t undertake to make
any arrests, but go and report us.” At
this time two or three policemen came up,
and they and Picquet commenced fussing;
two,of the policemen were rather tall ; I
do not know any of them ; I heard Picquet
cursing them and accusing them of cow
ardly acts for drawing a pistol on an un
armed man. I did not st e any pistol ou
'either party. Just at this time Mr. Philip
came out of the door, and rushed right
into the crowd and said, “Stop this fuss
ing.” I then saw a pistol fired, but don’t
know by whom orat whom; there were 7 or
8 shots fired and then an intermission of a
few Sjßeouds and then commenced again ;
I saw no pistols in any persons’ bands
when the second firing ceased. I return
ed, having gone round the corner, and the
first man I met was Mr. Philip stagger
ing to tho pavement, and some gentlemen
caught him by one arm and I took the
other, when someone stepped up and re
lieved me and took him off; I then heard
Red say, “I am murdered ;” I walked to
him and tried to raise him up, and then a
number of persons came to his assistance ;
I then stepped back and heard Picquet,
on the pavement, say, “If you will let go,
I will walk with you to any place there
were three persons with him ; I do not
know whether they were poiicinlen or
not; one of them said, “You have got to
go a long.” Isaid “that as ho had said he
would go, there was no use of dragging a
one-legged man;” two ot them then drop
ped back ; Picquet then looked up in the
other’s face and said, “What is your
name ?” The man made no reply. Pic
quet said, “If you don’t quit pulliug me I
I will have to strike you with my crutch.”
He then let go and he walked along
on his crutches. Mr. Archer, Mr. Red
aud Mr. Philip are all citizens of Augus
ta. This occurred iu front of Schneider’s,
on Jackson street, on the 27th of July, 1858.
M. G; McKirmio recalled, says;
I believe, as Chief of Police, Dillon was
trying to egg on the difficulty from the
commencement of the firing; I have this
[ belief because Picquet had done him an in
jury before, when Dillon called him a
“d—d liar.” I was at that time close by
and took hold of Dillon and told him he
should not strike a one-legged man, as I
saw he was making a motiou to do so.
Solomon C. White sworn and says:
I heard nothing of any unusual noise or
disturbance of the peace, and believe that
if the police had not interfered there would
have been no trouble; I told EvAns that I
thought there was no use rapping, as the
parties were about retiring in the carriage.
Evans is a policeman, as he had a badge.
Samuel H. Rowland sworn and says:
I was in the carriage and heard Picquet
say to Blllqp something about putting a
pistol in his face. Archer said to Evans
we are not going to have any fuss, we arc
all goiug off iu the carriage. Mr. Red was
very quiet on this occasion; I never saw
him more so, and showed no disposition to
create a difficulty. The party appeared to
be drinking, but I heard no voice prior to
the rap and the policemen coming up. I
saw no arms on any one. I had only taken
one diiuk with the party.
■ John A. Bolder says :
I called Mr Red’s particular attention to
his condition aud Mr Red replied that he
knew that he could not live. I proposed
to take in writing his dying declaration,
but he declined, as he was in too much
pain. Mr Red said he was fired at twice
by Dillon and Evans before he fired; ho
said that he had fired after being fired at
twice; he then asked me not to bother him
as he was in too niuch pain. He said they
murdered him while down on the ground,
meaning by them Dillon and Evans, one
or both. This statement wa3 made about
the middle of the day of his death.
The jury then adjourned and a commit
tee, consisting of a portion of the jury, was
appointed to go to the residence of Captain
Alex Philip and get liis testimony.
A. Philip sworn and says:
A noise outside of Mr Schneider’s bar
room attracted my attention; when I went
out Mr Picquet and Dillon were in con
versation ; Picquet said to Dillon “This is
not the first lie you have told on me, and
I have proved you to be a liar once, and I
now pronounce you a damued liar.” Dil
lon then went off and called for all the
policemen to be brought there, and then
made up to Louis Picquet, when I stepped
in and Dillon’s pistol went oft and shot me
in the left and came out at the right nip
ple; there were several pistols fired im
mediately afterward; I saw the pistol in
Dillon’s hand; Evans then commenced
beating mo on the head with the butt
of his pistol, knocking me down
and he struck me after I was down ;
while I was down 1 saw Dillon fire twice
at Red; Red was down before I was; I
was in some 10 feet of Dillon when he
fired at Red; Red said “there is no use
butchering me, I am already murdered;”
Red was trying to preserve order, and
showed no disposition to quarrel; the
police appeared to be doing the shooting;
did not see any citizen fire, and do not
think any had a pistol but Red, and he had
a* single-barrel Derringer; I had on only
my shirt and pafitaloons; I am a Magis
trate, and, as such, it is my duty to pre
serve the peace, and went out to try and
quiet the crowd; I think I heard Louis
Picquet say he was going off, aud I think
I heard several others say the same; the
crowd was a little noisy, but not quarrel
some-talking rather loudly, but in good
nature; it was about 9 pm, and no such
noise as would prevent persons from
sleeping in the vicinity; Mr Dillon said
that they “must aud should be arrested, if
it‘took all the police in town;” a portion
of the party had got in the carriage, and I
don’t think there would have been any
difficulty if the police had not come up; 1
heard Picquet tell Dillon that he was un
armed, and that be might as well attack a
wooden man as him; I am very positive
that Dillon tired the first shot; 1 heard no
threats of ’ violence to the police force; I
believe that Dillon’s intention was to fire
at Picquet, because lie was making to
ward. him; no unpleasant words had
passed between me and the police; had no
conversation with them; I had no weapons
of any kind whatever.
George R Brown sworn :
Corroborates Mr Bohler's statement of
the dying declaration of Mr Red, and says
that he was balled on by Mr Bohler to
bea- witness of what Mr Red said. Mr
Red said that he knew his chances of life
were about 17,000 to i against him; Dillon
or Evans fired the first shot; that he was
■shot down before he had any notion of
shocking; that he received a blow from a
stick or pistol, he did not know which;
that at the time he was trying to get'Pic
quet away; tiiat Dillon and Evans said
one to the other, “Let ns kill the damned
rascal,” meaning Red, and afterward
Dillon shot him; he told them that they
had already murdered him.
Dr H F Campbell sworn and says :
About twenty minutes or half an hour
after hearing the firing in the direction of
Schneider’s corner, Mr Dillon came to
my oflice, supported by Mr Evans and
Mr Stallings ; he said that he had been
shot in the body, and called m’y attention
to a wound in the abdomen, which, on ex
amination, I found to be a severe contu
sion, apparently produced by a ball which
did not enter; I then found a wound in
his back, where a ball had entered on the
lelt side of the loins, about three inches
from the spine, ranging forward, and was
cut out from under the skin at a corre
sponding point on the right side. He
stated that he had been shot by Mr Red,
and said that he had shot Mr Red after he
had been shot himself bv Red. He said
Mr Louis Picquet was the occasion of the
difficulty, and that he had shot Red after
he was down. I am a practising physi
cian aud surgeon in this city. Mr Red is
now dead, audit is my medical opinion he
died from gun-shot wounds ; it is also
my opinion that Mr Red, in receiving the
wounds, must have been sitting or Tying
down. The summary of my opinion is,
that the pistol must have been above him.
Dr DeSaussure Ford sworn, says :
In my medical opinion, Mr Red was
not erect when he received the wound that
caused his death.
The evidence here closed, and the jury
requested all spectators to retire while
they made up the verdict. Iu a short
time it was announced that a verdict had
been agreed upon but that it eould not
then be ma*e public.
The examination of the witnesses was
conducted by A D Picquet, Esq. It is
proper to state that while Mr McKinne
was testifying, at the suggestion of Mr
Picquet, the, witnesses were sequestered,
As soon as permitted by the coroner we
will publish the verdict of the jury.
Dr. Bard is determined not to be made
angry with the Georgia Legislature be
fore the State printing is disposed of. He
is delighted with the election of Hill and
Miller; as he would have been with Brown
and Blodgett or Gen. Toombs and Ben.
Hill.
Hon. B. it. Hill.
We know that the people of Georgia
and of the whole South will be delighted
to hear that this distinguished ani able
son of Georgia preparing a series of
political papers for publication in the
columns of the Chronicle & Sentinel. The
papers will cover the whole field of con
troversy between the Radical .and Dem
ocratic party, and will be the text book of
the Southern Campaign. The iuitial num
ber we hope to receive the latter part of
this week.
Now is the time to subscribe for the
Chronicle & Sentinel. Those subscribing
early will be able to read these “Notes” of
Mr. Hill fresh from his pen, and without
waiting to see them copied in ourexchanges.
Send along your names and the money
(see terms in another column) at once.
The Chronicle & Sentinel is the cheap
est paper in the South .considering the
amount of choice reading matter which it
daily contains. We intend to make it a
leading organ in the present canvass and
will supply clubs at very low rates.
Looking South for Succour.
The Northern Radical papers virtually
concede the defeat of Grant unless he can
carry a majority of the Southern Electoral
votes. To secure this result, two plans
have been suggested and one of them at
tempted to be carried out. The Radical
Congress before adjoining essayed to pass
a bill by which the vote of Virginia, Mis
sissippi and Texas would be secured to
Grant and Colfax. These States cast 23
votes in the Electoral College. This bill
was defeated by Democratic filibustering
on the last day of the session, and will
perhaps be taken up again garly in the
September session and rushed through in
time for the November elections.
Another plan by which they propose to
secure the Southern vote for Grant, is to
have the present bogus Legislatures in
the several Southern States, cast the vote
of their States for electors. This outrageous
fraud upon the people, aud palpable viola
tion of their Constitutional rights, is
sought to be justified on the ground that
in South Carolina before the war, Presi
dential Electors were chosen by the Legis
lature of that State.
We fear that this ~ revolutionary scheme
of the Jacobins will be received with favor
by their adherents and eo-conspirators in
several of tLe Southern States. The Legis
latures of North and South Carolina, Ala
bama and Louisiana have, so far, shown a
ready willingness to comply with all the
demands of the extreme men of the Radi
cal party, however illegal, tyrannical or un
just. In this State we have no fear of such
a result. The recent action of our Legis
lature gives us strong assurances that they
will never lend themselves to the perpetra
tion of so infamous a wrong upon the peo
ple of the State. We have cause to con
gratulate our people upon the fact that a
number of gentlemen of both branches of
the Legislature have shown themselves in
dependent of the shackles of Radicalism,
and that, although elected by constituencies
who favored reconstruction and relief, they
have not sold themselves to the Radical
leaders aud do not inteud to identify them
selves with that destructive revolutionary
party.
The New York Tribune, in order to make
sure of the Southern vote in case the
scheme to devolve upon the Southern Leg
islatures the right to elect Presidential
electors shall fail, makes a long appeal to
the Southern people and invokes their
support for Grant, on the ground that
Grant is kindly disposed toward the South
—that ho stood between Lee and the in
famous and ruthless Judge Underwood,
when the latter had ordered Lee’s arrest
for treason. That he made a report at
the close of the war, after he had travelled
through the South and examined its con
dition and the sentiments of its people, in
which he declared that the people here
and particularly the soldiers had sur
rendered and laid down their arms in good
faith, and that all our people accepted the
situation and were loyal, law-abiding citi
zens. These acts and words, says the
Tribune, should endear Grant to the South
ern people and secure their hearty
support. But more than this, it says that
Grant is the only man in the country
whose influence is so strong and .over
whelming with the Northern Radical Jac
obins as to be able to secure for the South
iu the future the full enjoyment of their ,
just rights.
The Tribune attempts first to cajole us
with soft words to support the great Union
Butcher, and failing that, he threatens us
with untold horrors in the future if Grant
should be defeated.
We beg to assure our Northern Radical
friends that we are willing to take all the
chances for further persecution in the
event of the election of Seymour and Blair.
We a?e willing to trust our lives, our
property, our liberties and our honor in
the hands of those chosen leaders of the
patriotic Democracy. If the Tribune is
sincere in its protestations of sympathy
with our oppressed people, if it really
desires to see the South and her people
prosperous and happy, we beg that it
will lend its influence to secure the elec
tion of those true friends of the Constitu
tion and of the rights of the people of
every section Horatio Seymour and
Frank P. Blair.
Gen. Hancock’s Letter.
The letter which we publish below, from
Hancock, says the National Intelligencer,
is just what might be expected from one of
his high and elevated patriotism, disinter
estedness and wisdom. It has fallen to the
lot of few men in the country to render
more signal service in the cause of con
stitutional liberty than. General Hancock.
Brilliant and honored as was his military
career, it pales before the civic record he
has made, though either might well grati
fy any man’s ambition. Others have had
similar opportunities, and how unworthily
have they employed them! It is a just
sequence of Gen. Hancock's entire career
as a soldier and as a civilian, that he should
now lend the sanction of his great name
and just influence with the country to the
principles and nominees of the New York
Convention:
Newton, R. 1., July 13, 1868.
S. T. Glover, St. Louis —My Dear Sir*
I am greatly obliged for your favor of the
20th instant. Those who suppose that I
do not acquiesce in the work of tho National
Democratic Convention, or that I do not
sincerely desire the election of its nominees,
know how very little of my character. Be
lieving, as I really do, that the preservation
I of theconstitutional government eminently
I depends on the succor of the Democratio
| party in the coming election, were I to hesi
| tate in its candid support I feel I should
j not only falsify my own record, but com
i mit a crime against my country. I never
aspired to the Presidency on account of
myself. I never sought its doubtful honor
and eertain labors aud responsibilities
merely for the position. My own wish
| was to promote, if I could, the good of the
j country, and to rebuke the spirit of revo*
' lution which had invaded every sacred
j precinct of liberty. When, therefore, you
! pronounced the statements in question
! false, you did exactly right. Principles,
| and not men, is the motto for the rugged
crisis in which we are notw struggling. Had
I been made the Presidential nominee, I
should have considered it a tribute not to
| me, but to the principles which I had pro
i claimed and practiced; but shall I cease
to revere those principles because by
mutual 'political friends another has been
appointed to put them into execution y
i Never, never. These, sir, are my senti
ments, whatever interested parties may
: say to the contrary; and I desire that all
may know and understand them. I shall
ever hold in grateful remembrance the
faithful friends who, hailing from every
section of the Union, preferred me by their
votes and other expressions of confidence,
both in and out of the Convention, and
shall do them all justice to believe that
they were governed by patriotic motives,
that they did not propose simply to ag
grandize my personal fortunes, but to save
their country through me, and that they !
will not suffer anything like personal pref- :
erences or jealousies to stand between j
them and their manifest duty.
I have the honor to be, dear sir,
Very respectfully yours,
* Winfield S. Hancock.
The Verdict in the Red Inquest.— j
The following .is a copy of the verdict by j
the Coroner’s Jury in the inquest held
upon the body of Mr. C. A. Red on
Wednesday last;
“That the deceased came to kis death
from injuries received on his body from
sundry gunshot wounds, said pistols in the
hands of W r . C. Dillon, said shooting and
killing being murder, and further believe,
Charles Evans was accessory to the crime. ’
FROM PARIS.
The Spanish and Italian Revolutionists—
Rome and a Republic—Organization of
the Pi pa l Troops—Discussions in the
Coips Lcrp's/atif — The Burning of the
Central Market—Terrible Isms of Life-
Crops in France—Paris Gossip — Queen
Fatuma, etc. •
[SFMiL COK»»F.,SDiKC* Or Ttti CU'lJlOLlisjSTim.]
Paris, 14th July, IS6S.
The French Foreign Minister has been
kept very busy during the week by the
Spanish and Italian Ministers, and the
numerous scouts from the Bourse, who
are always taking notes of the visitors to
the Marquis de Moustier’s office, indicated
black points in Spain and Italy. The
Spanish Republicans are in high feather,
and believe the time is near when they
will have the honor of winding up accounts
with the last of the reigning Bourbons.
The Republicans have got the sinews of
war, and are resolved there shall be no
mistake about their Dext move. The
“long chain of silence” that has hung over
Garibaldi’s position since Montana is about
being broken. A complete understanding
has been come to between bis friends and
the Mazzinians; their programme is to be
“Rome and a Republic”—leaving Victor
Emanuel to end his days shooting wild
goats among the mountains, a retirement
that his heart would thoroughly approve
of. Bologna has the honor of enrolling
Menott’s Garibaldi’s “black shirts”—em
blem of mourning and vengeance —and
who may possibly disturb the (Ecumenical
Council's proceedings. His Holiness,
however, is making good muscular Chris
tians of his troops, who are undergoing no
holiday work in their camps di’nstmction.
The sword of the spirit will be nothing the
worse with the arm of the flesh. Putting
the sword into the sheath might have
been sound doctrine eighteen and a half
centuries ago, when there were no “sec
ond’ ’ guns, rifled artillery and explosive
balls, but it is no longer orthodox.
The discussions in the Corps Legislatif
have been very interesting during the past
few days, as they varied accordingly as
each section of the budget came on for con
sideration. The Minister of War obtained
his millions by a sort of ad miseracordium
appeal to spare his legions, and was irre
sistible when he admitted the Prussian
artillery to be superior to that of France.
The vote for the endowment of the several
religious sects, brought out the “Every
man-his-own Pope” party, and elicited
from the Minister the hope that the
churches of the future might have to de
pend for support on the offerings the faith
ful would bring to the altar. The forth
coming (Ecumenical Council received some
hard knocks, and it was suggested that a
kind of “Vigilance Committee” should be
appointed to prohibit the pilgrimage of the
French Bishops to the Vatican, if they
were’invited over the head of the Chief of
the State. France, said Napoleon the
First, may be religious, but must never be
clerical. M. Pinard, the Home Minister,
looks upon war as an accident, and has
boldly defended the system of official can
didates, though this is known not to be
his individual opinion. He will fight
against every opponent of the Government
—those that are not for it must be against
it. Every government backs up its men ;
the Republic of 1848 did it; the Consti
tutionalism of Louis Philippe did so, and
the Second Empire has no intention of
abandoning the practice. Nevertheless
this is not universal suffrage, and must
only end iu a conflict between a coterie and
a people. Interrogated on the dissolution
of the Assembly, M. Rouher replied that
the Government has no “immediate in
tention” of appealing to the nation, and
the matter rested with the Emperor. By
this it would appear His Majesty has
again changed his mind, and th&Duke de
Persigny--a Fabius unattached —has tri-
umphed. Napoleon may be better after his
baths at Plumbieres, where be goes to on
Sunday, the Empress and the Priuce
“coming home” to Saint Cloud.
One of the sights of Paris is the central
or wholesale markets— Les,Halles Cmtratts
—which are divided into sections for the
sale of meat, fish, vegetables, &c. On
Friday evening a fire broke out in that
section devoted to the sale of butter,
cheese, eggs and poultry. Each merchant
has a stall, divided off by an iron railing,
the precise counter, part of which exists
underground, for the storage of goods.
In the subterranean galleries an old woman
in examining eggs by candle light, set fire
tc some straw, and soon the place was in
flames. The tons of butter melted, form
ing a river of fire. Poultry, living and
dead, were roasted by hundreds, and
some dogs that were chained up, were
reduced to cinders. The fire brigade was
quickly at work, the firemen clambering
everywhere like monkeys, regardless of
molten iron and calcened stones. An ex
plosion is heard, a vault falls in, swallow
ing up five persons; presently a fireman
climbs up a rope, the flames following him,
when at the top of a stall the rope snaps,
and he is a carbonized mass in a few min
utes, within thirty yards from the sight
of thousands. Someone hundred an' l fifty
merchants have been ruined. Provisions
to the extent of 300,000 francs have been
destroyed, and double the amount repre
sents the damage to the building. In
addition to the wounded there" are two
deaths, but all the missing have not yet
reported themselves.
The accounts of harvesting operations
are excellent; rye barley and wheat are be
ing saved in excellent condition. Oats are
also a good crop. French farmers adopt
a system called the moyette for protecting
the grain after being cut. The moyette
consists of a bundle of straw tightly bound
at one eod and opening fan like at the
other, ten sheaves are placed upright and
circular, and over them is placed the
moyette, just like an extinguisher on a
candle. The “stacks” when thus tempora
rily thatched resemble so many bee hives,
and are perfectly rain proof.
A singular family duel has been fought in
the Bois de Boulogne, between two stock
brokers—uncle and nephew. The latter
had two officers, aLo nephews, for his
seconds, and the uncle bad one of his
clerks and the editor of the Paris Punch
fi r his; further, the medical attendant was
an unde. The antagonists fought bitter
ly—the uncle received a thrust in the
chest —pot grave, and the nephew had
only his pa g. aloons torn —“when honor
was declared satisfied.” It is said they
were Jews, a class that rarely resort to
this means of settling a dispute.
A French Captain who had distinguished
himself in the late Chinese war, returned
to Paris, with it was believed an immense
quantity of booty, in the shape of dia
monds, sapphires and vases. He bought
a property outside of Paris,depositing some
diamonds as security and borrowed in ad
dition 100,000 francs from his landlord.
The latter requiring ready money, offered
some of the diamonds for sale and was as
tounded to be told they were false, a
character that the remainder fully sus
tained. Indicted for swindling, the gal
lant Captain—a Knight of the Legion of
Honor, and a member of a highly connect
ed family—Negroni—was sentenced to
three months imprisonment and a sno of
3,000 francs. His brother, who assisted
him, was condemned to one month’s im
prisonment and fined 500 francs.
The unfortunate man who was murdered
at Limoges, and his remains cut up and
scattered to the winds, turns out to be a
shoe-maker, and his wife has oemfoased to
be privy to the horrid crime, along with a
soldier.
An exhibition of Insects is announced to
take place in August—they will be divided
into two classes, useful and injurious. This
must certainly olase up the list of special
objects of attraction. Numerous collec
tions are promised.
M. Henri Rochefort, whose Lanterne is
in everybody’s hand, and which has at
tained a circulation of over 100,000, con
tinues to strike hard at the authorities.
He has, up to the present, kept clear of
the law. He accuses the Government of
having obtained, through the police, a re
port on tbe'sale us his book, amoug the
masses, and these functionaries are of opin
ion that Rochefort will soon write himself
out. A shoal of publications has appeared
like the Lanterne— some highly objectiona
ble and violating every respect for private
life. Rochefort is libelled every week*, and
he states it is done at the instigation of the
Government. The writers are too con
temptible to be challenged aud have no
pecuniary means to be held responsible.—
One of these writers charged Rochefort as
having been twice convicted of swindling.
Accompanied by two friends Rochefort
sought out the printer, thrashed him to
within an inch of his life. Os course the
matter will come before the police court,
and the first question asked every prisoner
is, Have you been committed before?
Rochefort replies, no. The trial is ensured
a great publicity and thus he refutes the
libel. Upward of 3,GQ songs have been sent
the “Censor” for permission to be pub
lished, each of which has for refrain La
Lanterne.
The return of the dreadful heat,although
accompanied by occasional thunder show
ers, is seriously affecting the health of the
city. Hundreds faint away in the streetg,
many being strong men. Then Paris has
an uncommonly large number of mad dogs
running about, and any dog found wander
ing is at onoe seised by the police ; if he is
stubborn he is whisked into a large hand
net with a running noose and destroyed.
The Seine brings down an immense num
ber of dead dogs, cats, &e., which often
remain high and dry on the banks, creat
ing a pestilence, and to this must be added
the obtionable practice pursued by the but
chers, of secretly throwing their putrescent
cuttings into the river during the night.
Her Majesty Queen Fatuma, from
Mohely, has at last reached Paris. Not a
court carriage was at the terminus to re
ceive her. However, France was yopre
senred bv a elerjc form the Admiralty, the
British Empire py a clerk from the Lm
bassv, and the Hotel du Louvre sent its
beau man. Her Majesty was assisted to
descend by her brother-in-law, and an offi- j
cer of the French Marine. This “daugh- :
ter of the Southern seas” is small, but!
very cl arming—is copper colored, eyes jet
black, piercing and yet mild. Her teeth
are brilliantly white. Her hair was con
cealed in a kind of golden helmet. Under
a white mantle she wore a scarlet vest, and
her cloth pantaloons were fastened below
her knee. Her boots were of the latest
Parisian fashion, the high heels of which
seemed to embarrass her, which is not sur
prising, as at, home she generally goes
barefooted. Her brother-in law is an im
mense negro, aged 20 dressed like a Turk,
and carrying the sword of State. The
cook is an important functionary, wears a
fez, a scarlet vest, and a long linen robe;
he is a negro and marches with drawn
sword. Like her mistress, the “servant
gal” wears pantaloons, enormous ear-rings
and a check-colored cloak of homemade
cloth. On arriving at her hotel the Queen
took a bath, and the cook, according to the
Mahommedau practice, beheaded, in the
name of the prophet, $i chicken with bis
sword, and handed it to be cooked by his
assistants. Excepting driving, out, her
Majesty lives quit- retired, and will con
tinue to do so until her interview wiih the
Emperor, whose aid she comes, it is said,
to implore, to assist in finding out and re
storing to the throne her husband. She
reads and speaks French well, and even
writes it. She has been inundated with
letters, cards, tracts and circulars. Even
the inventors of new guns have solicited
her patronage, and the cartes 4 of herself
and husband can be had for a sous, which
would not be dear if they were t heir por
traits.
A father to avoid his daughter meeting '
a young gentleman, whom he did not like,
took a country house in the environs of
Paris. Love, however, laughs at lock- ;
smiths. The lovers managed to have
occasional meetings in a neighboring wood. 1
Suspecting such, the young lady’s mother
upbraided her daughter for being so willful i
and imprudent. The same night on re- !
tiring to her bedroom, the parents remark
ed their child to be very downcast, and in !
the morning on proceeding to her room, j
found her quite dead, suspended by a
cord from the window, clothed in bridal j
costume, with a crown of orange blossoms I
on her head. She was a remarkably hand- j
some girl and aged twenty.
The Priuce de Beauvau, on Friday even- j
ing, while in the act of descending from
his carriage to enter the Grand Cate, un
der the Jockey Club, let fall from his
breast coat-pocket a revolver, which re
sulted in one of the barrels exploding,’ the
ball entering his groin and lodging in bis
intestines. He stooped down, picked up
the pistol, and re-entered his carriage.
Seeing his white dross one mass of blood,
several persons ran to his assistance, but
he expired on the way to a chemist’s shop.
He was about forty years of age,
married, and' leaves 'four children. It is
unknown why he carried arms. He was
fond of play but never carried it to excess.
The daughter ot Madame Scnhmacher
was a well-known star in the demimonde,
and succeeded in cajoling the late Mar
quis D’Orvault to marry her, she re
ceiving the title in exchange for her for
tune. Her brother, on one occasion, want
ed funds, and not receiving cash down,
made a murderous attack on the Marchi
oness, for which he was transported for
twenty years. Last week, as the Emperor
was starting from Fontainebleau, an old
woman, aged 70, threw herself at the
horses’ feet, crying, “pardon!” “par
don ! ” By dexterously turning the horses
aside the postilion saved the old woman’s
life, who turned out to be the mother of
the convict Schumacher. Her son has
been remitted the hard labor portion of
his sentence long ago. The Emperor never
acts on these irregular demands for
mercy.
As might be supposed, the French are
not in th& best of humor at the projected
line of mail steamers from New York to
Bremen via Southampton. They have for
a long time believed that Havre was to be
the route for all good Americans coming
to Paris, even before they died. As. mis
fortunes seldom come singly, there are
some New Yorkers here now, getting up
facts and figures to establish a fleet of
American and Mediterranean steamers.
America will soon have as many banks in
Paris as clients; however it is only neces
sary to say, that Drexell & Cos., of Phila
delphia and New York, have opened in
Seri Lie, under the name of Drexell,
Harjes & Cos., and are going m for a big
business. Among the latest arrivals in the
cky is, John Blomfield, Esq., of New
York, sadly broken down in health, aud
which old Europe will doits best to restore.
Apartments have been taken in Rue
Balzac for Mrs. Lincoln and her girls, and
Mr. Longfellow will be the guest of a
fellow-townsman long established in Paris.
Ur. Marion Sims has had greatness thrust
upon him by the King of Portugal, who
has made him a Commander of the Order
of Christ. Dr. Evans is to bring out a
compendium of his report on his part of
the exhibition, and which will appear in a
French dress inconsequence of a bint from
the Tuileries. *
From the. Atlanta Constitution.
IBK GEORGIA. LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Wednesday, July 29,. 1868.—The Senate
met at 10 o’clock, am, aud was opened
with prayer by Rev Dr Brantly.
Journal was read and approved.
A memorial was presented from certain
citizens of Floyd count/, praying exemp
tion from taxation on a certain species of
capital. Referred to Finance Committee.
A resolution from the House was re
eeived requesting the Governor to furnish
a copy of the Constitution and ordinances
and resolutions of the Convention to each
member of the General Assembly.
Mr Hopkins presented a memorial con
testing the seat of C C Wooten, Seuator of
the 11th District. Referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections.
The rules were suspended to take up a
resolution consolidating certain commit
tees with corresponding committees of the
House. Carried.
The House resolution requesting the
Governor to furnish copies of the Constitu
tion, etc, to members was concurred in.
Aaron Alpeoria presented a bill tor the
protection of citizens in certain rights and
privileges.
Mr Smith, of the 7th, a bill to incorporate
the Cherokee Manufacturing Company of
Floyd county.
Mr Welch, a bill to prevent duelling.
Also, a bill to put regular rates of inter
est at 7 per cent, except otherwise ex
pressed in the contract.
Mr Adkius, a bill directing County
Officers to advertise in the nearest loyal
newspaper.
Mr Speer, a bill to extend the corporate
powers of certain Fire Companies of Ma
con.
Ml Anderson, a bill to alter and amend
the Usury Law of Georgia.
Also, a bill to protect planters from the
sale of spurious fertiliaers.
Also, a hiii to incorporate the Fort Val
ley Loan and Trust Company.
Mr Hinton, a bill to change the oath of
Grand J urors.
Also, a bill to prevent stock from run
ning at large.
Mr Higbee, a bill to amend an aot regu
lating the manner and place of holding
the sessions of the Supreme Court.
Mr Harris, a bill to incorporate “The
Georgia Jtoaoic Life Insurance Compa
ny,”
Mr Sherman, a bill authorizing the
Governor to declare vacant all municipal
and judicial offices vacant where the in
cumbents are disqualified by means of the
14th Amendment, and to fill all such va
cancies by appointment.
Mr Candler, a bill to provide a wav to
pay insolvent costs.
i Mr Merrill, a bill to strike out Milledge
ville and insert Atlanta wherever occur
ring in the laws of Georgia as the Capital
of the State. 1
Ml Burns, a bill to exempt from taxa
tion all foreign capital invested in rnariu
factuies in this Slate for the term often
years.
Mr Hungerford presented a resolution
inviting the Mayor aud Council of Atlanta
to seats on the floor of the Senate. Carried.
Mr Winn presented a resolution to re
duce the fees and salaries of ail officers in
the State,
Mr Holcombe wanted an expression of
opinion on the subject by Senators.
The resolution was referred to the Ju
diciary Committee.
Mr Brutton, A Resolution calling upon
the Keeper of the Penitentiary to furnish
the General Assembly with the number
of convicts, white and colored. Adopted.
Mr Higbee. A resolution calling upon
tho Secretary to furnish copies of the acts
framed by the General Assembly for the
session commencing in December, 1866.
MrSmfth. A resolution calling for the
books of the Western and Atlantic Rail
road. Carried.
Mr. VViun moved to take from the table
a resolution for the purchase of copies of
Irwin’s Code. Motion withdrawn.
Mr Harris moved that the Senate take a
recess until-lQ minutes before 12 o’clock.
Carried.
On motion the Senate repaired to the
House of Representatives, to go into an
election for United States Senators.
On returning to their hall the Senate
adjourned till 10 o’clock to-morrow morn
ing.
HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, July 29.—The House met,
Speaker McWhorter in the Chair. Prayer
by Mr. Cloud. Roil called, and proceed
ings of yesterday read and confirmed.
A message from the Senate announced
that that body had amended the House
action regarding staying levies and exe
cutions, until the General Assembly shall
take proper action thereon; and i hat the
Senate concurs in the House resolution
requesting the Governor to supply the
Judiciary and members of the Legislature
with copies of the new Constitution.
The hour of 12 having arrived, a motion
prevailed in the House to notify the Senate
that the House was ready to enter upon
joint ballot with that body in the election
■ for United States Senators; when the
Senate, upon receiving the notification, re
paired in a body to the House Chamber.
President Conley, of the Senate, was
escorted to the Chair, and called the Gene
ral Assembly to order.
1 he ballot for United States Senator lor
the long term was first in order, and re
sulted as follows.
ton UNITED STATE- senator, tong
TERM.
lion. Joshua Hill 110
Hon. Jos. E. Brown 102
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR, SHORT
TERM.
Hon. U. Y- M. Miller 119
Han. poster Blodgett 73
Seward 13
Akermau 6
The President of the Senate then declac
w t Mm°V? ehua Um “nd'W h V
Georgii." y elOCted Sena “» from
toits
SENATE.
Thursday July 30,-The Senate* not
pursuant to adjournment and was 0 "o
W XT h r ay n r by lhe to3V Mr PreUvman
Mr Candler moved to susnenrl ii
in order to take up bills far a twa rule ?’
mg, which was agreed to and rea,l “
The Senate then took up the hill «
and establish the of
the Supreme and Superior Onnritr /
State House officers. 1 Courls and
The bill was taken up by sections
Mr Andersen moved to am. nd the Ist
section by adding SoW) to the salary of Su
preme Court Judges. " u
Mr Candler moved to strike out $3 000
Mr Nunnally called for the previous
question, which was sustained.
Mr Candler’s motion prevailed.
Mr Spear moved to iusert $3,800. Lost,
lhe amendment of Mr Anderson was
agreed to.
The next section was agreed to, fixing
at $10(w ry J g6S of toe Superior Court
In reference to State House officers, Mr.
Burns moved to leave it as the Code fixes
agreed tt>f^’ 0(10 *“ currene y-wbkh was
The third section fixes the salaries of
sent, C tOrS 81 iD specie ’ or its equiva-
The rules were suspended and the fol
lowing bills were introduced aud read the
first time, to.wit:
By Mr Ho.colmbe—a bill to amend an
act incorporating the Georgia Air Line
Railroad.
By Mr Hungerford—a bill to amend the
charier of the Macon & Augusta Railroad
Company; also, a bill to extend the aid of
the State tc the completion of the Macon
and Augusta Railroad Company.
The Senate took up the hill to consolidate
the offices of Secretary of State and Sur
veyor cenend, and passed the same.
Mr. Harris moved that the Senate go
into executive session, in order to take up
the Governor’s message on appointments,
which were agreed to. The Chair decided
that the chamber should be cleared. Mr.
Candler appealed from the decision of the
Chair.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor, requesting the privilege to with
draw the communication sent to the Sen
ate making certain nominations. Rending
the same the Senate adjourned until 11
o’clock to-morrow.
HOUSE.
House met—Prayer by Rev A E Cloud.
House took up the unfinished business
of Tuesday, to-wit: The resolution of Mr
Price, allowing commiWees, whenever il
can be done, to employ female clerks.
Mr Price spoke at some length in favor
of it.
Mr Anderson opposed the resolution,
not that he was opposed to the ladies, for
he paid woman a highly eulogistic com
plimout.
Mr Costin (col’d) was opposed to the
resolution, and made sortie tew remarks
in support of his position.
Mr Rice spoke in favor of the resolution.
It was not adopted.
Mr Maxwell offered a resolution to have
chairman of each committee announce
time aud plaoe of meeting beforo tne
House adjourn. Laid on the table.
Mr Lee offered a resolution to call on
the Governor and City Council of Atlanta,
and request that the rooms on the lower
floor of this building be vacated for the
use of the committees of the General As
sembly. *
Mi O’Neal moved to amend by saying
said committee shall ascertain what prep
artions the City Council of Atlanta have
made to comply with the conditions on
which the capitol was removed to Atlanta.
Mr Anderson ottered as a substitutethat
a committee of five be appointed to confer
with the City Council of Atlanta to per
fect arrangements for the convenience of
the Legislature aud the stauding commit
tees of the same.
Mr Tweedy offered the following substi
tute : That the building committee be re
quired to confer with the City Council ot
Atlanta in regard to furnishing more am
ple room for legislative purposes. Agreed
to.
Petition of J A Jackson and Isaac Rey
nolds contesting theseatsot MessrsTumlin
and Goff. Referred to committee on priv
ileges and elections.
Mr Fitzpatrick offered a resolution that
when this house adjourn on Saturday
next, that the same stand adjourned to
assemble in the city of Milledgeville on
the 10th of August next. Not taken up.
The teport of the special committee on
the caso of Ransom Montgomery reported
in favor of paying said Montgomery
$562 50. Adopted.
Mr Barnum ottered a resolution to make
per diem of members §5. Not taken up.
Mr Caldwell ottered a resolution to bring
on the election of State House officers next
Tuesday. Not taken up.
Mr Nisbet ottered a resolution that, in
order that the door-keeper and messenger
may protect the stationery and other prop
erty of members, that this hall shall not
be used for political purposes. Not taken
up.
Mr Hall, of Glynn, offered a resolution
to appoint the 20th day of August next as
a day of thanksgiving and prayer. Not
taken up.
A resolution was offered to allow Charles
J. Thomas to open a refreshment saloon
in the State House. Not taken up.
Mr Williams, of Harris, offered the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That leave ®f absence be given
to every memberofthe General Assembly
from to-day till they feel anxious of re
turning.
The following new matter- was intro -
duced.
Mr Atkins, of Oglethorpe—A bill to pre
vent the holding of the officos of Clerk of
Court and Ordinary at the same time.
Mr Fitzpatrick, of Bibb—A bill to in
corporate the Life aud Fire Insuranco
Company of Macon.
Mr Turner, of Bibb—A bill to define and
punish dueling.
Mi Bell, of Banks—A hill to amend an
act entitled an act to i> corporate the Geor
gia Air Line Railroad, and to confer cer
tain privileges on said company.
Mr Hall, ot Bullock—A bill to remove
the county site of Bulloek, and for other
purposes.
Mr Porter, of Calhoun—A bill to extend
and amend the charter of the German Fire
Company, of Savannah, Georgia; also, a
bill to amend sections 4761 and 4767 of the
Code.
Mr Vinson, of Crawford—A bill for the
relief of certain citizens.
Mr Powell, of Decatur—A hill to dis
franchise lelony, ami for other purposes.
Mr Pepper, of Calhoun—A bill to au
thorize R F Keudriek to practice physic.
Mr Phillips—A bill to carry into effect
the 14th section, sth article of the Constitu
tion.
Mr Ballanger, of Floyd— A hill to ex
©nipt from taxation all foreign capital in
vested in manufacturing cotton, woolen,
and other fibrous materials.
Mr Sisson, of Fulton—A bill to incor
porate Female Classical Collegein Atlanta.
Mr Holden—A bill to change the lino
between the counties of Green and Talli
ferro ; also to change the law of evidence.
Mr Davis, of Clark—A bill to amend the
charter of Athens.
Mr Holden—A bill to authorize the
General Assembly to eleqx Superintend
ent, Auditor, and Treasurer of Western
«Sf Atlantic Railroad.
Mr Erwin— A bill to provide for the
election of justices of the Peace.
Mr Welchel—To reduce the bond of
Sheriff ot Hall from ten to five thousand
dollars.
Mr Shackelford—A bill to authorize tho
administration of Lazarus Summerlin, de
ceased, to sell certain laud in Newton
county.
Mr Duncan—A hill to repeal so much
of section 919, 93U, and 929 of the Code, as
relates to the election of Tax Receiver and
Collector, and compensation therefor, snd
to provide for the collection of State and
county taxes by contract.
Mr Hopkins—A bill to incorporate tho
town of Colquitt.
Mr Lee—A bill to provide fertile speedy
collection of the recording fees of Clerks
of the Superior Courts.
Mr Seals—A bill to amend sections 2 ■>,
30, and 31 of the Code.
Mr Prudden—A bill to incorporate tho
Planters’ Club of Putnam county.
Mr Salter—A bill to re.loco the bend of
the Sheriff of Pulaski county.
Mr Eliis—A bill tocoinptil the collection
of unpaid taxes due the year 1867.
Mr Turn 1 in—A bill to exempt from jury
duty certain persous therein mentioned.
Mr Hall, of Glynn—A bill to amend
Section 1429 of the Code.
Mr Barnum—A hill to amend the sev
eral acts incorporating the town of Lump
kin, Stewart county,
Mr Barnum—A hill to amend tho act
controlling the duties of tax-receivers.
Mr Bethune—A resolution instructing tho
Judiciary Committee to look into the
propriety of reducing the bonds of county
offi cere.
Mr Phillips—A bill to alter and amend
so much ot section 3174 of the Code as re
lates to the county of Lowndes as a part of
the Sotuherh Judicial Circuit.
Mr Tutnlin, of Randolph, introduced’
the following which was adopted by a large
majority:
inasmuch as the vital question which
has heretofore divided members compos
ing this branch of the General Asseuildv
has been settled,
Resolved, That we, like men having tho
interest ot our State at heari,, do bury ail
party feeling and prejudice, and go for
ward to perfect the enactment of such laws
as will establish peace, harmony, etc,
among all the people of this State.
The House then adjourned till 10 o’clock
a m to-morrow.
SENATE.
Friday, July 31. i-rs. —The Senate met
pursuant to adjour.iun nt, aid was opened
with prayer by the Rev Mr iravviok.
The journal was read and approved.
Upon the continuation of the journal,
Mr Candler informed the Senate that cer
tain portions of the journal partook of un
parliamentary usage in regard to tho body
being in Executive session.
The Senate resumed the unfinished busi
ness of yesterday, which was lhe appeal
taken by Mr Candler from the decision of
the Chair, deciding that the Senate si-.ould
go into Executive session with closed
doors.
The Chair explained that there was no
, Executive session until the doors wero
closed.
Mr Aaron Bradley said that he had been
round to various Legislatures, also Con
gress, and he had never hoard that a Sen
ate went into Executive session /»ith open
doors. Even the regular employed re
porters had to withdraw. He hoped that
Georgia Senators would proceed like other
legislative bodies. He did not give this as
a lecture, but simply wished to express
his opinion.
Mr Merrill moved to reconsider so much
of the action of the Senate vesterday as
referred to going into Executive session;
which was agreed to.
The question recurred upon the motion
of Mr Harris to grant the request of the
Governor to withdraw’ his message making
certain nominations.
Mr Candler opposed the motion, and al
luded to the possibility of the Governo.-
having one of his secretaries on hand who
might be instructed that if the Senate did
uot vote right ou certain nominations, then