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WKDMKdDAT AIGUST 3.
They Daiv Not do It.
We have ominous news from Atlanta to
the effect that Bullock and Blodgett have
bought up a certaiu number of the Demo
cratic members of the Legislature, suffi
cient., it is said, to offset the Radicals who
refuse to come under tho party whip on
the prolongation question. We cannot
say that wo were entirely unprepared for
such an announcement. No careful ob
server of the conduct id several members
calling themselves Democrats, for the last
twelve months, could have failed to dis
cover indications arid conduct on the
part of these men showing a total disre
gard of principle arid a miserable truckling
to the influence of I hillock’s patronage.
These men seem to think that they can
vole in the interests and support tho policy
of the liiillock-Jilodgett ring while in
Atlanta, and then go home and make it all
right with their constituents by loud
mouthed and hitter denunciations of
scalawags and carpet-baggers. Their sue
cess in the past, in thus throwing dust in
tlie eyes of the people and screening them
selves trom popular censure, has em
boldened them in their corrupt and venal
coquetries with the Atlanta robliers.
They are encouraged in tlieir cotntem
plated betrayal of the interests of the peo
ple from the fact that heretofore they
have escaped the indignation of tlieir out
raged constituencies. It might lie well for
them to remember that “murder will out”
--that it is the weight of the last feather
which breaks tho hack of tho camel, and
to remember also that, while the populace
may he slow to detect, they are invariably
certain to punish those who trifle with
their interests or betray tlieir lights.
Tim people all over the State arc clam
(trims for an election under the constitution
and laws of the State. For two lon# years
they lnvc, with bated breath and anxious
hearts, waited lor the time promised in the
constitution, when thiy could, armed with
the power of the peaceful ballot, apply a
potent remedy for the wrongs, outrages,
insults and develtrics under which tbey
havo suffered at tho hands of Bullock and
his gang. They havo held their souls in
patien to under wrongs which dwarf in
to insignificance the doings of James 11.
and his tool Jeffries, in the latter part ot
the seventeenth century, in tlnj hope that
an end would come to their outrages by
the mere lapse of time. That time is now
upon them, and we say woe unto that man
who shall, either by his vote, or by his
failure tovotc, deprive these loDg suffering
people of 1 10 opportunity to redress, in a
legal way, the wrongs under which they
havo suffered for two louir years.
Tho plcaef sickness, tho convenient ex
cuse for those who have not the manliness
to do what they wish to accomplish, will
not shield Democrats from their responsi
bility on this question. If, is already given
out that the bought Democrats are not to
vote for prolongation, hut to socuro that
result by a biso failure to vote, on the score
of siekru i \Vo warn such to beware.
The eyes if the people arc upon them.
The absence of thoir names from the list
of yens and nays on this vital question will
he considered as direct and positive proof
of their infamous irmL> w itH Itullock.
Those honest men in the Legislature, and
we are proud to say there are some of this
sort, who may bo really sick, had better
e borne on litters to the Halls of their
espeotive Houses than leave a taint upon
heir reputation by their absence, even
hough they ho seriously ill.
That other class of artful dodgers who
havo such a convenient way of having im
portant business to transaot away from the
: apital when a question of importance is
to ho voted upon, will do well to remember
that this dodge, to use the vulgar but ex
pressive language o! tho day, has “played
o ut. The people can no ionger be deceived
h y such shallow tricks as these.
If there he a single intelligent member
of the Legislature who honestly believes
that the recent act of Congress did not
contemplate that an election should ho held
this fall, lot him stand up in his place and
give to the people a reason for the faith
that is in him. While they may not he
able to convince their constituents of the
right cr correctness of their position,
they will by such a course imprtss their
riecds with a belief iu their honesty nod
sincerity. Wo would have no man to vio
-1; «o his conscience to please his friends.
Those who are honest in their convictions
ore generally brave enough to enforce them
by their votes. While we may, and do, in
advance, deny tho justice of their conclu
sions, we shall not condemn them for a
strict and open adherence to thoso conclu
sions. An open, hold, manly enemy we
can admire, while we feel compelled to
strike; hut for the miserable, shuffling, de
oeitlul, hypocritical, seeming friend, we
have nothing but scorn and contcmt t.
Disintegrating.
The Republican party having finished
its mission on the negro question is threat
ened with iuteinal dissentiocs on the great
political questions of the day, which will
inevitably rend it in twain.
Independent of the radical differences
of its loaders upon the finances of the
country, the question of free trade has
causal such a split in its ranks as to cause
sober-thinking men in the North and West
to predict its thorough overthrow in the
approaching elections. The Chicago Tri
lame, a leading Republican journal, has
long siuee taken grouud against its party
ou this question, and now we find the Post
of that city, one ot the spiciest as it
i< one ot the most radical sheets in the
Union, leading off from its party on the
same issue. In l recent issue, after reply
ing to some charges made against it to the
tt'eot that it was about to abandon its party,
it says:
The highest duty of Republicans, who
;.ro such because of their devotion to hu
man freedom, and not because Republican
ism “can be made to pay,” is to grapple
this evil with the promptness that thiy
grappled with slavery. They ured not
hesitate, lost tbey do injury to existing in
dustries which havo grownup under bad
laws Ibe great industrial establishments
—those which make iron, cotton cloths,
woolens. - -it, agricultural machinery; I
those who.!) mine coal, silver, told, Lad ;
those which build ships, and those which
have licretcloie made the countless arti
cles of commerce, call, and “Yankee notions," !
sre superior to the robbery called “Pro
tection.' Inder ais venue tariff, and a
return to specie payments, they would j
flourish with new vigor and profit. As for
Agriculture, the basis of all human civili
xation. the ground work of all j ugt KO vern
uient, and the majestic tower of the coun
try’s strength—it must have relief! The
juice of Western wheat, corn, meats, cot- !
ton, tobacco, and so forth, is fixed at' Liv- -
erpool. We demand that the articles that
Wc want, therefore, from Livcrpvo’, tr any
where else, shall be had at Liverpool
prices, hurdened only with taxes for the
support of the Republic; and that the
gateways at tvery American port of entry,
■which tax all tho farmers use, to the ex
tent of 50 per cent, ad valorem, lor the
benefit of the greedy and unscrupulous
monopolists who have control of Congress,
shall be more widely thrown open. And
open they will come 1
A white man named Bowman attempted
to commit suicide in Savannah, Wednes
day night, by jumping into the river, but
1 was seized by tlirce men who held; him
kuutil a polieman took him in charge.
The Column in Motion.
The Atlanta Constituti>/n, of Sa'urday,
states that the following papers in Georgia
have arrayed themselves against the re
bellion of the Bullock-Blodgett party, and
expressed their opposition to the proposed
viola'ion of the Constitution ot Georgia
and the Congressional bill, signed by
President Grant, July 15, 1870:
Augusta Chronicle k Sentinel.
Savannah Republican.
Macon Telegraph and Messenger.
Columbus Enquirer.
Albany Next.
Gnffio Star.
Griffin Middle Georgian.
Monroe Advertiser.
Dalton Citizen.
Rome Courier.
l.aGrange Reporter.
New nan Herald.
Greensboro” Herald.
Athens Watchman.
Tbomasville Enterprise.
V aldosta Times.
Marietta Journal.
Sanuersville Georgian.
Warren ton Clipper.
Atlanta Constitution.
True Georgian (Republican.)
Georgia Republican (Republican.)
Couldn’t Bully Grant,
Vbcn i: was discovered by the Massa
chusetts Senators that the President had
determined to recall Motlt'7 from the court
of St. James, they used every effort in
their power to induce Grant to change his
purpose. Wilson even went so far as to
write what every getleman must consider a
very insulting notqjothq President, in
which he stated that “Motley’s removal
was believed to be aimed at Mr. Sumner.”
Sumner, in the debate on the confirmation
of Preliughuysou, called for the date of the
rejection of tho San Domingo treaty, and
remarked that the treaty was rejected one
day and Motley was recalled the next.
The President showed somewhat of his
proverbial “dopgedness” of purpose in
refusing to be dictated to by these self
assuracd leaders of his party. The breach
between them is, however, wide, and
irreparable, for which the whole country
has cause to rejoice.
The Biillock-Hloilgelt King and
the fclioul Flint?.
The Constitution of the State,
Article VI, Section 3 provides that
“the poll tax allowed by this Con
stitution, any educational fund now
to the State—except the
“endowment of and debt due to the
“State University—or that may hereafter
“be obtained in any way, a special tax on
“shows and exhihtiohs, and on the sale of
“spirituous anil malt liquors— which the
“General Assembly is hereby authorized
“to assess—and the proceeds from the
‘ commutation for militia service, are
“hereby set apart and devoted to tho sup
“port of common schools.”
On the Oth of October, 1808, the Legis
lature, acting under and by virtue of tho
authority granted in the Constitution,
passed an act levying a tax of ten cents per
gallon on spirituous liquors sold in the
State in less quantities than thirty gallons:
a tax on circus companies of one hundred
dollars a day for each day in which they
performed; a tax of fifty dollars on
magicians or slight-of-haud performers for
eacli performance; and poll tax of one
dollar on each male inhabitant of the
State between the ages of twenty-one and
sixty, for educational purposes.
Ou the 18th of March, 18(19, tho Legis
lature passed an act levyinga tax of twenty
cents per gallon on spirituous liquors sold
in the State in quantities less than thirty
gallons ; a tax of twenty-five dollars on
magicians ; a tax of one hundred dollars
on circus exhibitions in towns containing
a population of over ten thousand inhabi
tants ; fifty dollar* for exMUfcious In
towns containing a population between
live anil ten thousand; twenty-five dollars
in towns less than live thousand; and a
poll tax of ono dollar on each male i uliabi
tant between the ages of twenty-one and
sixty, for educational purposes.
By the seveulh paragraph of the 80th
section of tho Code, the Treasurer is re
quired to “keep safely the educational
fund, and manage and control tho same for
the purposes to whicli it is pledged.’’ He
may, under the direction of tho Governor,
deposit all funds set apart for the purposes
of education in any chartered Bank ol the
State, subject to his draft as Treasurer.
The sth paragraph of the same section re
quires him “to pay all funds pledged to
“the payment of the public debt or interest
“thereon, or to any object of education,
'"uml to these objects only, and in nowise
'''to any other purpose, all payments from
"the Treasury shall be paid from the funds
"appropriated for such purpose, and not
"from any other."
Under the tax acts oflS6B and of 1869,
large amounts of money have been paid
into tho Treasury, raised and levied for
educational jurnoses- The power of levy
ing taxes on tho sale of liquors, showmen,
and the poll tax is expresly limited in the
Constitution to educational purposes.
When these taxes are assessed aod collect
ed tho fund becomes co instanti the educa
tional fund cf tho State, and there is no
power in tho Legislature or anywhere else
to control or appropriate this fund for any
other purpose whatever. It is a fund pur
posely set apart by tho Constitution itseif
for tho education of the people of the
State. Ihe Legislature is prohibited from
interfering with it except to organize a
system of common schools to bo supported
from this fund. The sole management of
this fund is devolved upon the Treasurer,
a bonded officer, and even he is expressly
prohibited from paying it out except for
the purposes for which it was raised.
The fund now iu the treasury, rqjsed
for school purposes, is said to he about two
hundred thousand dollars. This fund the
Treasurer has. under the authority and by
the direction of the law-, “deposited in a
chartered bank, subject to his draft for
educational purposes.” The hank, it is
said, pays for this deposit at tire rate of
three per cent per annum. The law did
not contemplate, nor does it require, that
the fund thus deposited should draw in
terest. That is an arrangement made by
the Treasurer for the benefit of the fund.
It is not pretended that the depository
selected by the Treasurer is not solvent
and safe.
Owing to the bad management of the j
Slue Hoad, or the corrupt use of its rev- I
enues, and the illegal and extravagant !
squandering of the funds of the State,
raised from general taxation, by Bollock
and his Radical Legislature, the coffers of j
the State treasury are reported to be !
ernptj. There is not money enough to |
pay current expenses of the civil list, and j
members of the Legislature, soon after its j
last re-assembling, passed a resolution re- j
qniring the Treasurer to pay out of the i
school fund the Governor’s warrants for j
he pay of the civil list. They also passed !
a resolution ordering an advance to each
tmeuiber of two hundred dollars in cash,
intending that this should also lie taken
from the common school fund.
The Treasurer, it now appears, has re
fused to violate the Constitution and laws
in cbedicnce to the behests of the Legis
cure, contending that neither the Governor
nor the Legislature has any right to touch
that fund except for the purpose expressly
stated in the clause of the Constitution
: under which it was raised- This legal and
proper refusal of the Treasurer to become
a participant in the attempt to violate the
Constitution and the laws has drawn upon
him the fierce denunciations of the Bul
lock-Blodgett ring. Bullock, on Monday,
sent a message to the Legislature unbe
comingly denunciatory of the conduct of
1 the Treasurer, and inviting further legisla
tion in order to compel that officer to com
ply with the illegal requirements of the
j Legislature. We trust' that a majority es
that body, upon further consideration, will
at least take no further action lookmg to
the improper use of the school fund, if
they cannot retrace their steps and repeal
the hasty action already consummated.
The bold pretence of Bullock that the
Comptroller has not specially set apart and
designated the school fund, ar.d therefore,
the money claimed by the Treasurer to be
the school fund, is not really what it is
| claimed to be, is too transparent to re- !
| quire notice. The terms of the Con3titu-1
i tion designate the fund—all moneys raised
I by taxation from the subjects embraced ia
the 3d section of article seven of that
instrument are set ap rt by the nitre force
ot the Constitution itself for school pur
poses. No legislative action is required to
designate the fund—indeed nothing is left
for the Legislature to do but to provide
the machinery for coliccting the tax, and
then provide for the organization of a
General Common School system. Until the
latter action is had, the Treasurer is bound
by his oath of office to preserve the fund
and to pay it out only for educational pur
poses. If he fails in this duty his bonds
men become liable to tbe State for his
improper conduct.
We trust that whatever may have been
the Treasurer’s other short comings, if
any, the honest men in the Legislature
will protect him in this manly attempt to
preserve the sacred fund now in his hands,
dedicated to the education of the poor of
the land, from the unlawful attemps being
made by tho Bullock-Blodgett riug to
appropriate it to their own corrupt pur
poses.
Unit road to the Indian Minings.
Our correspondent writing from this
health-restoring and delightful summer re
sort, refers to a matter noticed some time
since in the editorial columns of this
paper—the propriety of the State taking
measures to bring the waters of the spring
in reach of the body of our citizens.
The spring and thirty acres of land ad
jacent and surrounding it belong to the
State. There is no question but that the
waters of this spring are peculiarly adapted
to the cure of nearly all the diseases inci
dent to and caused by the climatic condi
tions which pervade our State, and more
especially those diseases peculiar to Mid
dle, Southern and Southwestern Georgia.
The spring is, however, too remote from
railroad communication to be made avail
able to the large class of invalids who
would annually resort there for tho resto
ration of health and the reinvigoration of
constitutions broken down by the malarious
influences and rotten limestone water of
Southern and Southwestern Georgia.
The long stage travel, sixteen miles,
necessary to be cvcicome in a trip to the
springs, confines the benefits of the waters
to those whose health is sufficiently strong
to stand such a fatiguing journey. That
class of the people who most Deed the
waters are thus deprived of their benefits.
A railroad from Forsyth to the Springs
could be constructed at an expense cf two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. This
road, when built, could be leased to the
Macon and Western road at seven per
cent, per annum on the cost of construc
tion. The people along the line of the
road are too poor to build tho road. They
might, and doubtless would, lend their aiu
to the extent of fifty thousand dollars. The
balance, two hundred thousand dollars, we
would have the State advance by the issue
of its bonds bearing seven per cent, in
terest. This interest would be mot by the
lessees and save tho State from aDy
expense whatever.
The proposed road, while it would greatly
enhance the value of the property along
its line, would also increase the value of
the State reservation. But the great ben
efits of the road would be shared in by the
people of all sections of the State. Let
tho Forsyth and Indian Springs people
move in this matter at once. We are quite
sure that well directed efforts will be
crotfued with success.
The Crops.
We continue to receive discouraging ac
counts of the condition of tho cotton crop
in various sections of tho State. The
June rains pushed the growth of the plant
very rapidly, but the grass grew quite as
fast, anil in largo portions of tho country
took possession of the cotton fields. The
subsequent dearth of rain and the injury
necessarily inllictcil in cleaning the crop
lias retarded its growth, and caused the
lower leaves to turn yellow.
In some favored localities the rams in
June and the present month have been
more frequent, and the crop looks well.
This is particularly tho case where fer
tilizers have been used and the crop liaS
been well worked.
We have just conversed with a gentle
man who has travelled through Missis
sippi, North Alabama, Middle and West
Tennessee, and he reports the corn gen
erally very fine, while the cotton is small
and unhealthy. We notice also the re
ported appearance of worms in the Missis
sippi Valley, and in the crops on the Texas
bottoms.
Os course it is yet too early to make
anything more than a mere guess at the
probable result of this year’s crop. We
can say, however, that upon the whole the
outlook is neither promising or flattering.
Bullock's Plank Movement on
tlie School Fund.
It is somewhat remarkable that Bullock
should be so anxious in relation to tho
security of the public funds. Can it be
that his own improper and corrupt use of
the Statq'-s money sioce he has been dis-
the Executive offiee, induces him
to Suspect that because he uses funds for
private and political purposes, which, by
law he has no right to use, therefore every
body else does the same thing? Does he
make war on Angier because he really be
lieves the latter is failing to perform his
duty, or because he hates Angier for ex
posing his own transactions in relation to
the funis drawn for the Opera House
without authority of law? Whatever the
motive may be, it is quite certain that he
intends to wago a “war to the knife”
agaiust the Treasurer—a Republican—
elected by his own party. In such a con
test it is very evident that the Treasurer
has the vantage ground, unless Bullock
can, by some manner or triek, separate
from Angier a Urge number of his own
party in the present Legislature. To do
this a flank movement is made, which
may throw the victory into Bulloos’s
| hands.
Abandoning a direct attack on his j
enemy, on'account of the hopelessness of his
own cause of quarrel, he adroitly seeks to
induce the Legislature to believe that their
interests are more deeply involved than his
own. He charges that Angier not only is
contumacious of their authority,' but what
is far worse, the only way in which
it is possible for the impecunious Solons to
replenish their empty portemonais is ob
structed by the brusque form of the State
Treasurer thrown directly across the path
which leads to the “big pile,” known as the
School Fund. If Angier can be forced or
flinked out of his present positioo, the
difficulties about present pay vanish at
at once, and the hungry maws of the mot
ley gang who daily hang around the Treas
ury bad-dings in the vain endeavor to
extract comfort from the sight or smell of
the savory greenbacks, safe-locked in An
i gier’s vaults, will at once gorge upon the
i fat things of “Pease and his wife,” until
they swell with obesity equal to that of
[fatty Harris.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1870.
Not only is this argumentum ad liomi
nem plied with force and dexterity, but in
order to give a plausible pretext for the
j coarse which he wishes the Legislature to
i adopt, he suggests that if the school fund
| is not at ones taken from Angler’s control,
it may be lost entirely. This hint is
| thrown out in his message on Monday
i last—upon a portion of which we com
mented at some length yesterday—in
which he says “that at least one of the
“parties to whom the loan (of tho school
“fund) was made—the Atlanta National
j “Bank—has used the money for specula
j “tion in United States bonds ; having pur-
I “chased bonds at $1.13£ which can now
“only be sold for SI.OB-” There can be
no doubt of the motive which induced this
statement. Bullock sought to create the
impression that the school fund was unsafe
in its present depositary, and that the Leg
islature ought to provide for its immediate
removal. Once out of the custody of the
Treasurer, this coveted fund lay at the
tender mercies of Bullock and his cormo
rant gang. This was intended as a big
trump card, and it is possible that with
the Leg : slature to play the game, may win
the trick—the school fund. Wo propose,
however, to show that if Bullock really
believes the fund to be in uosale hands, it
is in his power and made his duty to cause
it to be removed to a safer place of deposit.
Tho eighty-seventh section of (he Code
provides that “the Governor * * * *
“shall have power to require tho Treas
urer to withdraw the public funds from
any place of deposit deemed unsafe by
him. Under this authority the power of
the Governor is ample to protect the funds
of the State. It is quite true— and here
is where the shoe piDthes—that no power
or right is herein conferred upon the
Executive to appropriate or use in any
way the funds when removed. He is
bound in connection with the Treasurer, to
redeposit them in a safe place. This ia
the full extcDt of his authority under the
law. It is ample for the protection of the
Treasury from the possible failure of its
depositary, and it is also ample fir its
protection from the uulawful grasp of the
Governor.
The inquiry naturally arises, if Bullock
really believes the school fund is in unsafe
hands, wby docs he hesitate to remove it ?
Is it not perfectly clear that bis suggestion
of possible loss on account of speculations
in Government bonds, which he says has
been made by the Atlanta National Bank,
is made solely with the view to inflame
the minds of Legislators, or afford them
a plausable excuse for violating the laws
of the State.
Here is another specimen of the slight
of hand performance of Blodgett’s bovine
friend, the Southern Express Company’s
portly agent, lie recommends the Legis
lature to borrow the school fund now in
the Treasury, giving for the money State
bonds, drawing seven per cent, interest.
This, as a specimen of deep financiering)
is only equalled by the brilliant perform
ance of Bullock while President of the
Kaolin Company in this place. When, by
his bad management or improper use of
the revenues of the company, ho was un
able to prosecute the business, he borrowed
fifty odd thonsand dollars from the Augusta
National Bank; declared large dividends
on the stock, and reported the company to
be in a flourishing condition. Now, he
coolly proposes to borrow a fund which
belongs to the people of the State, and
which, by the organic law, has been dedi
cated to school purposes alone, in order
to pay his own salary and the per diem of
those he seeks to influence in a violation
of their oath, of office. This is the bait
thrown to tho starving members of the
Legislature, I>j- wLiuli ne hopes to induce
them to support him in his attacks upon
the treasury.
Members should bear in mind the patent
tact that Bullock has, himself, intentional
ly and corruptly depleted the Treasury,
that he might, with a show of plausibility,
cover his raid upon the school fund. They
should remember that the earnings of the
State Road under ordinarily fair manage
ment and an honest administration of its
affairs, should have paid into the State
treasury since tho first of October last, at
least three hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, whereas less than one-eighth of that
sum has been permitted to pass through
Blodgett and Bullock’s fingers into the
Treasury. *
The richest part of this remarkable
message of Bullosk is found in the con
cluding paragraph, in which he recom
mends the Legislature to direct, by joint
resolution, that the school fund be im
mediately placed at his disposal, “and that
in the future the Treasurer perform the
duties required of him by law or vacate
his office.” The Treasurer is a bonded
officer, sworn by law faithfully to perform
tire duties of his office. If he fails to do
tliis, ample remedies already exist, though
Bullock i.i his ignorance seems not to be
.aware of the fact. Neither Bullock or the
Legislature can compel the Treasurer to
vacate his office unless upon due cause
shown and in the manner pointed out by
law. A joint resolution of the Legisla
ture, asking or requiring the Treasurer to
vacate his office, would be mere brutem
fulmen and as such unworthy of the
serious consideration of Dr. Angier.
We have perhaps devoted more space to
this controversy than some of our readers
may think the question justifies. Our com
ments have been dictated by no partisan
spirit. As far as it may he a mere personal
quarrel between Bullock and Angier, we
care nothing for the contest, except so far
as every honest man must sympathize
with honesty when attacked by fraud and
corruption. Asa political struggle be
tween two wings of the Radical party our
preferences will always be for those who,
we believe, are opposing the wrong-doers
in their own party. But as a great State
question we have felt bound to enter, on
j the part of the honest tax-payers of the
; State, our solemn protest against this
i illegal, fraudulent and corrupt attempt of
j Bullock to seize a fund dedicated by the
Constitution itself to the sacred purpose
of common school education.
Columbus, L.a Grange anti North
Georgia Railroad.
A mass meeting and barbecue were held
at Romt on Saturday last, at which were
assembled delegates from fifteen counties,
interested in the construction of a road
from the Tennessee river to Columbus, and
thence to the waters of the Apalachicola
Lay in Florida. This is a grand scheme,
and from our knowledge of the country
through which the road is to run, and the
distance between the terminii, we should
have some doubt as to its very early com
pletion, but for three important facts
which were developed at the meeting, and
which we find carefully reported in the
Rome Daily.
These facts are: First, the positive
statement of Judge J. W. Underwood
i (Bill Arp’s big John) that “any amount
of money could be raised, not only along
( l' ce . but ffom foreign capitalists, if
I necessary. As money is the sine qua nan
in all railroad enterprises, this statement
of the Judge places the completion of the
road beyond a doubt.
Second, Mr. Godwin, of Harris, stated
that Harris county would subscribe four
millions of dollars to the enterprise, and
as Harris constitutes but a small portion
of the territory from which the “any
amount ot money ’ of Judge Underwood is
to be raised, we think it quite certain that
what Big John stated is correct.
Third, Jerry Coles stated to the meet
[ ing that "he was willing to have the road
1 built. If there, were any skeptics in
the meeting their doubts were all removed
when Jerry gave Aw consent for the con
struction of the road.
Bat, aside from the immense blowing
indulged in by some of the dulegates to
this meeting, we think the enterprise an
important one, and if the people along
the line take tho matter up in a proper
way, may be oompleted at no very distant
day, We assure our friends that they
have our earnest wishes for their success.
But of one thing we beg, in all kindness,
to remind them, “blowing don’t build rail
roads.” It requires laborious, persistent
and vigorous efforts, backed by large sums
of money. The first we know they have in
abundance, the latter we hope they will
succeed in obtaining.
A Georgia Senator and his Check.
—The Columbus Sun says that as a bag
gage master was delivering baggage a day
or two ago, at the Southwestern depot, he
called several times at the top of his strong
voice for “Cheek 139.” No answer being
made, the driver of the baggage vagon,
Troup, called out to a descendant ot Ham
thus: “You black ‘rangotang,’ fetch dal
check to dis gemman; I know yoi’s got
it!” The astonished “nig,” who tas one
of the Senators of our noblo but down
trodden State, after some dispuje, was
forced to show hia hand, and, us Troup
said, bad the check called for. He was
rebuked by his colored friend, wlp said he
“wasn’t ’stonished at ntiffin a nigger would
do dat could be dragged into dc capitol,
to show how little sense a ‘big fool’ had.”
Troup advised him to Lave his person and
carpet-bag expressed through in care of
Bullock, and insure his lifq, as the fool
killer was on the train, and would com
mence on him without delay. Pretty Sen
ator, that.
The Atlanta Homicide.—On Tuesday
morning wo published a telegrnn from
Atlanta, which stated that H. M. Bentley,
colored, the messenger of the House of
Representatives, had shot and killed
Malcolm Claiborn, a member of the House
from Burke county. The Atlanta Consti
tution of Tuesday gives the following par
ticulars of tho affair : That paper states
that about seven minutes to ten o’clock
Monday morning an altercation occurred
at the head of the stair-way of the Kim
ball Opera House (Marietta street en
trance) between Moses H. Bentley, color
ed, messenger of the House, and Malcolm
Claiborn, colored Representative from
Burke county. Bentley fired some four
shots at Claiborn, who was unarmed. The
second shot struck Claiborn about »n incli
and a half below the left nipple, causing
death in about fifteen minutes. The other
sliots missed—one striking the wall near the
stair-way leading up to the Supreme Court
room, and another in the lobby room of
the Senate. We learn that it grew out of
remarks used by Claiborn in reference to
the arrest of Wallace at Bentley’s instance.
It is said that Claiborn said Bentley was a
disgrace to his race. At the present
writing the Coroner is holding an inquest
over Claiborn. Bentley was arrested and
lodged in jail. The jury at the Coroner’s
inquest returned a verdict that the de
ceased “came to his death from a pistol
shot wound, said wound being caused by a
ball passing through both lungs and the
heart of the deceased—the said ball being
fired from a pistol in the hands of Moses
H. Bently.” Dr. Willis F. Westmoreland
testified that the ball “entered about an
inch from, and a little below, the left
nipple, passing the sixth rib, left lung,
heart, right lung, and lodging next the
skin, between the third and fourth ribs.”
Washington better.
Special Correspondence of the Baltimore
Gazette.
How the Radicals are Flattering the Ger
mans for the German vote—Deception its
Own Antidote—An Attempt to Provoke
Antagonism between the Irish and the
Germans —A War of Races.
Washington, July 24, 1870.
I have referred several times to a dispo
sition on the part of the Radicals to turn
the war in Europe to their political advan
tage. This they propose to do by lying
promises and sickening flattery to the na
tives of one of the antagonistic countries
in hostile array. The head of this nation
and the Premier Minister of State began
the game by holding out inducements lor
naturalized Gernaus in tho United States
to beoome Radical partisans. Their pro
fessions were hollow and intended to de
ceive. It is even announced with a great
flourish that Mr. Washburne "has been
specially requested by the Grand Duke of
Hesse “to protect all the Hessians in
France, provided the French Government
gives its consent.” It is further proclaim
ed, with a like soundiDg of tin pans, that
“Mr. Washburne has acceded to the re
quest.” After such signal to the "North
German Confederation,” how can any
Radical politician doubt the united Ger
man vote!
No one that I know of here objects to
the puerile efforts of the sinking Radical
party in this direction. If our German
fellow-citizens can make anything out of
it, however, why let them do it, and make
haste! The Democracy confide in their
solid sense as a complete antidoic, and are
not at all solicitous about the effect upon
them of the trickery of its opponents ! But
it must be objected that it is qu.te unneces
sary, in order to cater for the German sup
port, to unmercifully abuse our natural
ized citizens of Irish birth. lam not
aware that such antagonism between the
Celtic and Teutonic races exist here as to
render such extreme party tactics neces
sary on the part of a rotten and already
defeated organization, as is developed in
the subjoined, extracted from the mouth
piece of General Grant:
“Well may American sympathies be
thus directed. Two hundred thousand na
tive born Germans rallied in defense of the
flag that was fired on at Sumter, besides
uncounted thousands of native Americans
of German blood. •The Latin races repre- (
sented in our foreign element perhaps fur
nished one fourth as many soldiers to the
loyal cause, but these, after the first brush
of the war was over, developed their real
reactionary sympathies with slavery at the
ballot box. The staple dement of the Hew
York mob was Celtic— that same element
that now is trying to organize a public sen
timent in favor of France. The laie
events seem to draw the lines of a war ot
races, both in Europe and in this country.
But the Celtic race here is too weak in
numbers and force ot character to defeat
the. establishment of Teutonic ideas in the
Western World. They crowd seventy-five
per cent, of their numbers in the cities and
form the combustible elements of mobs."
What the organ of the administration
can mean by the “Celtic race” here being
“too weak in numbers and force of char
acter” to defeat the establishment of Teu
tonic ideas in the Western World, it would i
be difficult to say. Does it mean to hint j
that the “Western World” is to be made a 1
member of the North German Confedera
tion, under the protection and guidance of
the King of Prussia, and that the only class
of citizens in the United States opposed to
such plan is the naturalized Irish and the
descendants of Irishmen, and a few French
and Italian immigrants and their posterity?
If so. let me tell it that General Grant is
of Celtic origin ! Or is it simply meant
by the term “Celtic” to include only the
Irish who, it is alleged, constituted “the
staple element of the New T ork mob,”
and “form the combustible elements of
mobs” generally (and this undoubtedly
is what is meant —tor we nowhere read of
French, Italians or Scotchmen amenable to
such charge in this country), then it is a
shameful attempt to set by the ears the
two most useful and powerful of all the
classes of immigrants—the Germans and
the Irish. And we thus get at what the
writer for the Chronicle is really driving
at, when he says that “ late events seem to
draw the lines of war of races both in Eu
rope and this country."
It thus seems that we shall shortly have
our hands full of “war of races.” First,
one between the whites and blacks at the
houth; secondly, one between the Celts
! and Teutons, pretty generally, and thirdly,
1 one between the Catholics and Protestants,
1 which, by the way, is really the primary
1 and dearest object of the infernal set who
have usurped the Government, and of the
I parasites who control their party news
■ papers.
! There is nothing to-day in the way of
j news, X.
Georgia Legislature.
Fridat, Julv 22, 1870.— Senate.-^ The
1 Sena.e wts called to order by President
Conley.
Prayer by Westley Prcttyman.
The unfinished business of Wednesday
was then taken up.
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley continued his
defense, urging that the case be referred
to a committee.
Mr. Merrell moved to refer it to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Nunn ally opposed referring the ease
to a committee, as the evidence was con
clusive as to Bradley’s ineligibilty.
Mr. Wooten opposed referring it to a
committee, because the matter had already
cost the State $40,000.
Mr. Merrill sustained his motion to re
fer to a Committee.
[Clift, ex-member of Congress, occupied
a scat near Senator Sherman, and took a
lively interest in the motion to refer.]
Mr. Dunning said let him remain out of
respect to his district; for if the members
ot the General Assembly would do their
duty, an election would be held this fall
and a better man sent to fill his seat. [Ap
plause.]
Mr. Dunning called for the previous
question.
The motion to refer to a committee on
Privileges and Elections was lost by yeas
14, nays 17.
Mr. Candler made a pomt of order that
the amendment proposed by Mr. Speer
was not gernmin and out of order.
The President rulid that any amend
ment was in order whether germain to the
original resolution or not.
slr. Candler appealed from the decision
of the chair. The chair was sustained by
yeas IS, nays 14.
The amendment of Mr. Speer to seat
W. Henry as Senator from the 44th Dis
trict in place of R.B. MeCutchen.decacsed.
Yeas and nays were called with the follow
ing result:
Yeas : Broek, Bradley, Bowers, Camp
bell, Column, Crayton, Corbitt, Dickey,
Dunning, Henderson, Iligbee, Hungerford,
Jone3, Merrel, Sherman, Speer, VVelob.
Wallace.
Nays : Burns, Candler, Fain, Griffin,
(Oth) Hinton, Holcombe, Hicks, Jordan,
McArthur, Nesbitt, Nunually, Stringer,
Traywick, Wellborn, Wooten.
Mr. Holcombe moved for a division of
tbe original resolution, which prevailed.
The yeas and nays were taken with the
following result ,on the first section, de
claring A. A. Bradloy ineligible :
Yeas : Brock, Burns, Fain, Griffin (Oth),
Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe, Hungerford,
Jordan, McArthur, Nunnally,
Smith (7th) Speer, Stringer, Traywiek,
Wellborn, Wooten—lß.
Nays : Bowers, Campbell, Colman,
Crayton, Dunning, Higbee, Jones, Mat
thews, Sherman, Wallace, Welch—ll.
The second division, declaring R, E.
Lester eligible to a seat, was adopted by
yeas 23, nays 10,
The resolutions were then taken up as
amended, and lost by the following vote :
Yeas: Brock, Corbitt, Dickey, Merrell,
Stringer, Traywick.
Nays—Bowers, Burns, Campbell, Cand
ler, Colman, Crayton. Dunning, Fain,
Henderson, Hicks, Higbee, Hinton, Hol
combe, Hungerford, Jones, Jordan,
Mathews, McArthur, Nesbitt, Nunnally,
Sherman, Smith (7th), Speer, Wallace,
Wellborn, Welch,and Wooten—27.
Mr. Burns moved that the Senate ad
journ until Monday next, 10 o’clock a. m.
Mr. Nunnally moved to adjournsme die.
The yeas and nays were demanded on
the amendment, with the following result:
Yeas—Messrs. Bradley, Burns, Candler,
Corbitt, Fain, Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe,
McArthur, Mathews, Nesbit, Nunnally,
Smith (7th), Stringer, Traywick, Jordan,
Wellborn, Wooten—lß.
Nays—Messrs. Bowers. Broek, Camp
bell, Colman, Crayton, Dickey, Dunning,
Griffin (6tb), Henderson, Iligbee, Hun
gerford, Jones, Merrell, Sherman, Speer,
Wallace, Welch—lß.
It being a tie, the President voted nay
and declared tho motion lost.
The motion to adjourn until Monday was
lost:
A motion to adjourn until to-morrow
was lost.
On motion, the rules were suspended for
reading bills for the first time.
Mr. Jones: To incorporate Montezuma ;
also, to change the time for holding Macon
county Superior Court.
Mr. Hicks : To change the time of hold
ing Emanuel Superior Court.
Mr. Hungertord : To repeal the act in
corporating Waynesboro’.
Mr. Conley : To create a Board of Com
missioners, road andrevenue, in Richmond
county ; also, to incorporate the Georgia
Loan and Trust Company.
Mr. Speer : To amend the act incor
porating the Georgia Mutual Fire and
Life Insurance Company of Macon ; also,
to incorpora'e thcSavingsßank of Barnes
ville.
Mr. Mathews: To amend tho act incor
porating Fort Valley.
Mr. Nunnally : To amend section 3150
of the code.
Also, to amend the act incorporating
the Planters’ Banking and Loan Associa
tion.
Mr. Candler : To legalize processes is
sued by clerks of Superior Courts iu At
lanta Circuit.
Also, to change the time of holding Su
perior Courts of Atlanta Circuit.
Mr. Dunnmg : To donate lands formerly
used as Georgia Military Institute to the
Marietta Male Academy.
•Also, to declare the liability of the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad in certain cases.
Also, to authorize the Ordinary of Ful
ton county to issue bonds to build a county
jail.
Mr. Merrell: To incorporate the Colum
bus, LaGrangc and North Georgia Rail-
road.
Also, to revive the charter of the Bartles
ville, LaGrangc and Oxford Railroad.
Mr. Hinton: To provide for setting
aside homesteads heretofore set apart, and
for other purposes.
AI3O, to regulate the practice in the Su
preme Court, and to fix the costs of the
clerk in certain cases.
Mr. Brock : To authorize the Governor
to appoint an Attorney for the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, at a salary of
$5,000.
Also, to change the time of holding Ma
rion Superior Court.
Also, to repeal an act to allow parties
to sue and recover damages for stock
killed along the line of the Western and
Atlantic Railroad.
Mr. Wellborn : To amend section 649 of
the Code.
Mr. Fain: To repeal an act to encourage
manufacturing aDd mining companies.
On motion, Senate adjourned until Mon
day next, 10 o’clock, a. in.
Every Democrat was in his seat and
voted
House— Friday July 22.—Tho House
met at tho U3uai hour, and was called to
order by the Speaker.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Crumb y.
On motion, the calling of the roll was
dispensed with.
The clerk read the journal of Wednes-i
day’s proceedings.
Mr. Hillyer asked why the remarks of
Mr. Fitzpatrick in relation to the peniten
tiary report were put upon the journal.
He moved that they be stricken out, which
motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr. Hall, of Meriwether,
the rules were suspended aud the report of
the Finance Committee in relation to the
educational fund, etc., was taken up.
Mr. Hall said that the resolutions re
ported by the committee propose to use
the money held as an educational fund for
the purpose of meeting present aud urgent
demands to carry bn the State govern
ment, and that all money loaned to any
party or the State should draw six percent,
interest for the educational fund.
Mr. Bryant asked if the resolution em
braced the payment of certain bonds of
this State now due.
Mr. Hall said that it was intended to
embrace all lawful demands.
Mr. Shumate said that the Legislature
has been in session about fifteen days, and
the constant cry has been “money I”
“money!” that the Treasurer claims to
have about one hundred and seventy-five
thousand dollars collected under the consti
tution as an educational iimd ; that this
money should be appropriated, if at all, by
bill and not by resolution; that this money
has been deposited so as to allow its recall,
aDd that banks would give no greater in
terest under the circumstances. If the
Legislature is bound to have money, let a
bill be passed allowing the proper authori
ties to sell or hypothecate bonds. Let the
Legislature suppress their desire for
money. That the people will imagine
they have sent a set of beggars here. That
he hoped the resolution would he voted
down, and the whole matter referred to
the Judiciary Committee, and let a bill be
reported by that committee.
Mr. Bryant offered an amendment so
that the resolution would read “to pay the
expenses of this General Assembly, and all
other lawful expenses.”
Mr. O’Neal, of Lowndes, said that be
was glad to know that the gentleman from
Whitfield had come over to his way of
thinking ; that it made no difference how
the school fund was used, whether by reso
lution or hill; that he is opposed to using
the educational fund for any other pur
poses than those for which it wa3 collected ;
that he did not doubt but that the fund is
safely deposited, but that it only draws 3
per cent, interest, and that the Treasurer
might have loaned out this money fiorn
one session to another at 7 per cent., and
it was his duty to have done so- It this
body fails to pass a school bill, the Treas
urer can still loan the money at 7 per
cent,
The proper hour having arrived for
eulogies upon Hon. Mr. Flournoy, de
ceased.
On motion of his colleague, 12 m. to
morrow was submitted.
Mr. Price sa ; d that the question should
be referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Legislature is expected to Organize a
school system. Are the necessities of this
boay so great that tho matter cannot be
delayed until a bill can be read three times.
Let every member hypothecate his clothes
and his carpet-bag rather than take the
school fund ; that the State can’t pay the
money bacx in the way proposed. This
money should not be taken without a law
authorizing its return. Let permission be
given to sell bonds and money will be
raised.
Ms. Harper said that the gentleman
from Lumpkin had accused the Legisla
ture of robbing the children of their
brains ; that he would like to know if
there was any man on the floor who would
take the school fund ; that no such propo
sition was before the House.
Dir. O’Neal’s, of Lowndes, resolution
to lay on the table was taken up The
yeas and nays were called, and resulted in
yeas 77 nays 4S ; and so the uiotion to lay
on the table prevailed.
Mr. Hall, from the Finance Committee,
reported favorably]on the resolution asking
the Comptroller General to ascertain the
exact amount of funds set apart as an
education fund.
On motion of Mr. Lane, of Brooks, ll;c
bill authorizing the sale of bonds was road
a second time, and referred to the Finance
Committee.
The call of tbe counties was resumed.
_ The following bills were read the first
time:
Mr. Osgood: A bill to amend section
4736 of Irwin’s Code.
Mr. Cloud : A bill to prevent hunting
on unenclosed lands without the consent of
the owner.
Mr. Fowler: A bill to change tho line
between Catoosa and Walker counties.
Mr. Higdon : A bill to organize anew
county from the county of Decatur to be
called Stephens.
Mr. Fry. .■; A bill to amend section 650
of Irwin’s Code.
Mr. Rawls : A bill to allow A. Rabun ii
practice medicine.
Also, a bill to incorporate the Georgia
Steam Plow and Transportation Company.
Mr. Hairison : A bill to repeal the 2d
section of'tne (ax act of 1869.
Also, a bill to authorize the Comptroller
General to authorize an official seal.
Mr. Sission : A bill to empower the
Mayor and Council of Atlanta to establish
and maintain a system of public schools.
Mr. Welchcll: A resolution asking au
thority to purchase a book on geology by
Dr. Stevenson.
Mr. Johnson, ol Forsyth : A hill to re
peal part of section 796 of Irwin’s Code.
Porter, colored : A bill to amend Ir
win’s Code.
Porter (colored) : A bill to amend Ir
win’s Code, from sections 4725, 4726, 4732,
4733, to 4751, in relation to the city of
■Savannah.
Mr, Osgood : A bill for the protection of
innocent witnesses in criminal eases.
Porter (colored) : A resolution to au
thorize churches to own and possess prop
erty in their own right.
Mr. Osgood : A bill to amend the char
ter of the “Vernon Shell lload Company.”
Also, a bill to incorporate the Savannah
Savings Bank.
On motion of Mr. Tumlin the session
was extended until 2 o’clock P. M.
* Porter (colored) : A bill to enforce the
civil rights bill.
Also, a hill to ca” j into effect the 2d
clause of the 13th section of the sth article
of the Constitution, in relation to drawing
juries, etc.
Sims (colored) : A bill to incorporate
tho Mercantile and Working Company of
Savannah.
Mr. Gober : A bill to remit tax on Cobb
county for 1870.
Sims (colored) : A bill to create a board
of supervisors for Chatham county.
Mr- Cleghorn : A bill to confer the
rights of majority upon C. P. Goree.
Mr Gober: A bill to incorporate the
town ol'Aeworth.
Also, a bill to incorporate the Catoosa
Coal and Iron Railroad Company.
Mr. Shumate : A bill to prescribe the
duties of clerks and other officers.
Also, a hill to and. fiue the liabilities of the
employees, and prescribing the rights of
the Superintendent of the Western and
Atlantic Railroad.
Also, to establish the act of replevin in
this State.
Also, a bill to incorporate the “Contract
Association.”
Also, a bill to incorporate the American
Industrial Agency.
Mr. O’Neal, ol' Lowndes: A bid to sc
cure the school fund cf this State by giv
ing direction thereto.
Mr. Tumlin : A bill to incorporate the
Chattahoochee Railroad.
Also, a bill to incorporate the village of
Springville.
Resolutions were introduced by Porter
Dolored) asking that badges of mourning
be worn by the members of this House for
thirty days, in respect to the memory of
lions. Ayer, Fiall, Lumpkin and Cham
bers, deceased.
On motion o/Mr. Bryant, the resolution
was made the special order for Monday
next.
Oc motion, the House adjourned until
10 a. m. to-morro'V.
Senate Saturday July 23. —No ses
sion of the Senate to day, it having ad
journed on Friday until Monday.
House— Saturday, July 23. —House
met and was called to order by Speaker
McWhorter at the usual hour.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Crumley.
The clerk read the journal of yesterday’s
proceedings.
Mr Williams, of Morgan, moved to sus
pend the rules to take up a resolution
which provides for holding afternoon r
sions, whicli sessio s were to have 1
employed in the reading ol bills ffc 3:-.
and second times. Upon a calling ol lire
yeas and nays, tho motion was lost.
On motion of Sir. O’Neal, of Lowndes,
the rules were suspended, and the bill in
relation to securing the school fund, etc.,
was read a second time and ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading.
The call of the counties was resumed
and the following hills were read the first
time:
Porter (colored): A hill to carry into ef
fect article 6, constitution of this Stale and
to provide a system of education to he for
ever free to all children of the State.
Mr.. Davis : A hill to repeal an act to
I provide for the farming out of penitentiary
convicts, etc.
Mr. Hillyer: A bill to incorporate the
St. Mary’s and Western Railroad Com
pany.
Mr. Turnipsoed : A hill to incorporate
the Macon Banking Company.
M. Lasting) r: A bill for the relief of
Ada Taylor, of Coffee county.
Also, a bill to amend the act incorpora
j ting the town of Ilomerville.
I Also, a bill to change the line between
; the counties of Clinch and Coffee.
Mr. Parks; A bill to change section
675 of Irwin’s Code’.
Mr. Turnipseed : A bill to make it pe
: nal to mortgage personal property and af
i terwards sell the same.
Mr. O’Neal, of Lowndes: A hill to
change the line between Lowndes and Ber
rien counties.
Mr. Bell, of Banks : A bill to alter and
amend section 874 of Irwin’s Code.
Mr. Ciaiborn: A biil to provide the
mode and manner of compelling putative
fathers to maintain their bastard children,
etc.
Also, a bill to carry into effect section
23, ai tide 1, of the constitution ot Georgia,
and to prohibit the sale of lottery tickets,
etc
Also, a hill to repeal so much of section
4245 of the Code as relates to criminals
being sentenced to the chain-gang.
Tne lollowiDg communication in writing
was received and referred to a joint com
mittee :
Atlanta, Ga., July 23, 1870.
To the General Assembly:
i transmit herewith copies of a commu
nication received from his Honor the
Mayor, through a committee of the City
Council:
The city of Atlanta, by this for nal ae
tion of the Council, as well as by tho reso
lutions of their predecessors in office, re
newed bv the present Council, disclose an
entire willingness to meet all the obliga
tions incurred by their proposal made to
the Constitutional Convention to furnish
the buildings, rooms, etc., necessary for
State purposes in this city as the capitol.
The city is willing to make amicable ad
justment of any matters of misunderstand
ing arising out of the absence of specifica
tions as to the exact kind and character of
NEW SERIES, VOL. XXVIII. NO. 31.
I accommodations that would be required
j for State purposes, and I would, therefore,
respectfully recommend to your honorable
body that a joint committee be appointed
to take into consideration the proposition
of the City Council, and confer with the
city authorities and Mr. Kimball, and ascer
tain the conditions upon which the proposi
tion of the city can be carried out, and re
port to your honorable body sueh conclu
sion as may be acceptable to the State and
city.
i The accommodations which would be af
forded by the present building are ample
for State purposes, and I would, there
fore, respectfully suggest that it would be
unwise to incur expense for the censtruo
tion of anew capital building at this time,
but that the five acree of ground to be do
nated by the city should be selected, and
arrangements perfected for beautifying the
grounds selected, by cultivation of shade
trees, shrubbery, etc., so that whenever a
new capitol building is considered neoessary
by the people ot the State, the ground
would be in readiness.
i deem it desirable for the interest of the
State that the propositions of the city au
thorities should be accepted and carried
out. Should your honorable body concur
in this opinion after an examination of the
matter and unite with the city in exchang
ing bonds lor the present property, an
amount in currency could be realized by
its sale at the expiration of ton years, or
whenever anew Capitol should he com
pleted, largely iu exee-s ot the amount in
bonds to be given in exchange lor it now,
and the rental of that portion not needed
by the Srate would nearly, if not quite,
liquidate the semi-annual iniere t on the
State’s bonds given in exchange lor the
property.
Therefore, inasmuch as the pioposition
from the ciiy is dependent upon the State’s
uuitirig in a purchase of the property, in
order to thus definitely and permanently
close agitation upon the subject of removal
of tbe Capitol back to Milledgeville, I
most respectfully urge that.such terms, for
purchase, as may be acceptable to your
honorable body, be agreed to.
Rufus B. Bullock.
At the appointed hour, Mr. Price pro
nounced a beautiful t.nd touching eulogy
upon the death of the Hon. It W. Flour
noy, deceased, in which he pictured vivid
ly the many noble and manly virtues of tho
deceased.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr.
Price read appropriate preambles and res
olutions, which were ordered to bo spread
upon the journal, and a copy thereof re
quested to be forwarded to the wife ot the
late Representative.
Messrs. Shumate, Anderson and Maull
followed Mr. Price, and delivered splendid
uiogies upon the deceased, wh’ch showed
i.is excellence while living, not only as a
wise and prudent legislator, but as a high
ly honorable man, possessed of rare vir
tues and excel! :rt traits.
At the close of Mr. Maull’s remarks,
the House adjourned until It! a. m., Mon
day.— Constitution.
Monday, July 25, 1870. —Senate.—The
Senate met at 10 o’clock, a. m., pursu
ant to adjournment, and was called to or
der by President Cooley.
Prayer by the Ilev. Wesley Prettyaian.
The roll was called, and the journal of
last day read aud approved.
A message was received from the Hou?e
stating that a resolution had been passed
expressing regret at the death of Hon. R.
W. Flournoy, and asking the concurrence
of the Senate.
Seats on the floor were tendered to Ma
jor E W. Miller, Han. R. E. Lester,
Rev. Herman Bokum and Arthur Hood.
Mr. Nunnally moved to reconsider the
action of the Senate of'Fridayin reference
to the resolution concurring in tho ineligi
bility of A. A. Bradley.
A communication in writing was receiv
ed from the Governor.
Mr. Coleman moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table.
The yea3 and nays being demanded were:
yeas 18, nays 13—so tho motion prevailed.
The communication cf the Governor
was then taken up and read, being the
same as that transmitted to the House on
Saturday concerning the Opera House.
Message from the Governor was receiv
ed and read, transmitting the official com
munications between himself and the city
authorities of Atlanta concerning the capi
tol buildings.
Mr. Harris offered a resolution that a
joint committee of four from the Senate
and seven from tho House be appointed in
pursuance of the recoinmonditnn of tho
Governor, to confer with the city authori
ties of Atlanta and Mr. Kimball, iu regard
to the capitol buildiog. Adopted.
Tho following message from tho Gover
nor was received and read :
To the General Assembly:
The joint resolutions of your honorable
body directing the Treasurer to pay each
member and officer of the General Assem
bly two hundred dollars on account of per
diem, was approved on the 16th instant,
and a certified copy of the resolution was
handed to the Treasurer on Monday morn
ing, the 18th instant.
I am now informed that tho Treasurer
refuses to rcc ignize tho order of the Gene
ral Assembly, as announced in this joint
resolution, -alleging as a reason for his con
tumacy, that he has no moneys on hand
except the School Fund.
This is a shallow pretext, by which, as
heretofore, the Treasurer expects, with
loud protestations of his fealty to the
Treasury, to excite the commendation of
good citizens, and thus hide the benefit ho
himself receives from his unlawful acts.
To show the false foundation upon which
this last pretext rests, it is only necessary
to refer to the fact that tho amount of the
Educational Fund has never yet been com
puted and reported by the Comptroller
General, and without such computation it
is not possible for the Treasurer to be in
formed of tho total amouot due on account
of receipts from the several sources set
apart by the Constitution for educational
revenue ; and also to the other fact that it
was not until the Treasurer had been over
ruled by your honorable body and directed
to pay all warrants drawn by the Executive
and countersigned by the Comptroller
General, that the Treasurer invented the
subterfuge of crying “School Fund” to
cover his refusal to obey tho order of the
Legislature. It was not UDtil after the
Treisurer had refused to pay warrants,
and the Investigating Committee had as
sembled, that he reported to the Comp
troller General about $3,600 as interest to
ho credit of tho Educational Fund.
It is simply absurd for tho Treasurer to
assume to arbitrarily set aside a portion of
tho public money and hire it out for a
nominal rate of interest, and then refuse
payment to the lawful creditors of the
State, with the silly plea that there is no
money in the Treasury. But the absurdity
demands attention when the Treasurer re
fuses to yield to the lorrnal instruction of
a joint resolution of your honorable body,
and insists upon the Legislature yielding
their prerogative to his demands.
The great solicitude displayed by the
Treasurer, and some of the parties to
whom he has loaned the State’s money, to
prevent its return to the Treasury, is well
known to many members of your honora
ble body, and becomes an additional reason
why the Treasurer should he compelled to
eomply with the law and the order of the
General Asssemhy.
As is established by the Investigating
Committee's Report, one hnndred and
seventy-five thousand dollars ofthe State’s
money has been loaned out by the Treas
urer, in violation of law; and, I now learn,
from reliable authority, that at least one
of the parties (the Atlanta National
Bank) to whom the loan was made, has
used the money for speculation in United
States bond-. Having purchased bonds
at $1 13), which can now only be sold for
SIOB, it is very important to the bank,
that the State’s money should not be called
lor at present; for to close the speculation
dow, it is said, would lose the parties
SIO,OOO- And hence the great anxiety of
the Treasurer, and his colleague, that no
action should be taken by the General As
sembly to compel (he return of the money
—an anxiety which, it seems, is insuffi
cient io induce the Treasurer to disregard
the p lain instructions of your honorable
body.
Owing to the fact that no action had
been taken by the Legislature to perfect a
school law prior to the present session, the
amount received from sources set apart for
educational purposes has not been formally
ascertained and renorted by the Comptrol
ler General, but believing that it is now
your purpose to establish a free school
system, I would respectfully recommend
that your honorable body direct that the
Comptroller General proceed to ascertain,
as rapidly as possible, the amount which
ha-: been received from the several sources
set apart for school revenue, and that,
from his report, from time to time, as fast
as ascertained, a sufficient number of the
bonds of our own State, bearing 7 per
cent, interest, be deposited with the Trea
surer, to cover, at the market value of the
bonds, the amounts so reported by the
Comptroller General; and that thg bonds
be held by the Treasurer, drawing interest
for the benefit of the school fund, until
funds are needed, and appropriated for
support of the schools, when the amounts
required can be promptly realized from the
bonds.
I would also respectfully recommend that
an immediate stop be put to speculations
with otate funds—a proceeding sufficiently
reprehensible in itself, but peculiarly ob
jectionable when the parties seek to hide
the transaction behind the specious plea of
protecting the school fund and keeping sa
cred the money to educate our childrcn-a
pretence which borrows “the livery of
Heaven to serve tbe Devil in !”
The money of the State which is thus
being trifled with is now needed to meet
the just dues to the public institutions, the
Judges, Solicitors, and advances due the
members of your honorable body, ard
when money is due, or needed for educa
tional purposes it will be promptly pro
vided.
T hope, therefore, your honorable body
will direct, by joint resolution, that the mo
ney heretofore loaned out be immediately
returned to the Treasury, with interest to
date, and that in future the Treasurer per
form tho duties required of him by law or
vacate his office.
Rufus B. Bullock.
Mr. Dunning moved to take up the mess
age of the Governor concerning the School
iumd, and refer it to tbe Finance Com
mittee. Carried.
Mr. Campbell, colored: Resolution to
obtain from the Treasurer, the amount of
tlm educational fund now in the treasury
Tbe President ruled that the resolution
was out of order.
Mr. Merrell introduced a communication
from Mr. William Henrv, stating that he
had received the next highest number of
votes to Hon. R. B. McCrutchin, deceased
Irom the 44th district, and asked what was
necessary to be done by him in order to
take his seat. Mr. Merrell also offered a
resolution that the communication be re
ferred to the Committee on Elections to
examine and decide upon it.
Mr. Burns objected to the resolution—
and thought anew election ought to be
ordered as provided by law.
Mr. Candler offered as a substitute for
the resolution that the Governor be in
formed of the vacancies which had oc
curred on account of' the death of Hon
Joseph Adkins, from the 19th district, and
Hon. K. B. McCrutchin, from the 44th
distriot, and he be requested to order
elections to (ill said vacancies.
Mr. Harris called the previous question.
llio vote neiug taken on the motion to
reier to the Finance Committee, the peti
tion, resolution and substitute were so re
ferred.
The following bills were then read for
the first time :
By Mr. Holcombe : A bill to incorporate
~A tJ .a nti \& Loswell Railroad Company.
Mr. Brook: A bill for the relief of
the people on the grounds of equity bc~
tween debtor and creditor.
By Mr. Smith, of the 36th : A 111] to
relieve the Western & Atlantic Railroad,
aDd ail other railroads in this Stato, for
liability tor injuries to stock.
Mr. Dunning: A bill to repeal all laws
which make it penal to erect dams on tho
Conesauga river; also, a bill to confer cor
porate powers on the South Carolina Rail
road, in this State.
By Mr. Candler: A bill to amend the
homestead and exemption law of this
State.
By Mr Stringer: A bill to authorize
John o. Reynolds of tho county ot Hall
to practice medicine ; also, a bill to amend
an aet to incorporate the town of Gaines
ville in the couDty of Hall.
By Mr Harris: A bill to inoorporate
the Atlanta Bank and for other purposes ;
also a bill to require non-resident liquor
dialers to obtain licenses for the sale of'
liquors.
By Mr. Hinton : A bill to authorize and
require the Judges of the Superior Courts
to grant new trials in certain eases.
By Mr. Morrell: A bill to incorporate
1 e Atlanta & Lookout Railroad Company.
By Mr. Speer: A bill to incorporate
the I lanters’ Exchange Bank of Macon ;
also, a bill to incorporate the Pottcrvillo
Manufacturing Company; also a bill to
incorporate the Macon Canal & Manufac
turing Company.
By Mr. Conley : A bill to allow the Or
dinaries of the county of Oglethorpe to
issue bonds to tho amount of SIO,OOO for
the purpose of building a poor house and
hospital for paupers.
By Mr. Wooten: A hill to amend an act
incorporating tho Oemulgee River Rail
road Company, r.nd to change the n me to
the Oemulgee & North Georgia Railroad
Company; also, a bill to incorporate the
City Bank of Albany.
By Mr. Welch: A hill to establish a
common school system and to provide a
fund for the samo.
A message was receive! from tho House
stating that a resolution had been passed
to appoint a joint committee of four from
the Senate and seven from the Hou-’e to
take into consideration tho proposition of
the city of Atlanta, and to confer with Mr.
H. I. Kimball and the city authorities in
regard to his unsettled claims upon the
State, and to consider the terms upon
which said proposition can tie carried into
effect.
On motion the resolution was con
curred in.
By Mr. Hicks: A hill to incorporate the
Fulton River Railroad Company.
By Mr. Bruton: A bill to incorporate
the Bainbridge Loan and Trust Company.
By Mr. Colman : A bill to incorporate
the Brunswick Bank aud Trust Company;
By Mr. Campbell, colored : A hill to ex
tend the charter of the Charleston &
Savannah Railroad Company, and to
ohango the name thereof; also, a hill to
constitute the office of General Superin
tendent of Education in that State.
On motion of Mr. Holcombe, the Senate
then adjourned until 10 a. m. to morrow.
house. —House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and was called to order by the Speak
er.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Crumley.
The Journal of Saturday’s proceedings
was read.
On motion of Mr. Madden, Mo»es
Bently, colored Messenger of the House,
was expelled and turned over to the civil
authorities, he having killed the Hon. Mr.
Claiborne, colored member of the House.
A message from the Governor was here
received, whioh is the same as appears in
the Senate proceedings above.
On motion of Mr. O’Neal, of Lowndes,
the rules were suspended and the hill for
the Letter securing of the School Fund,
was read the third time, for which bill a
series of resolutions were substituted.
These resolutions were (irawu under the
supervision of the Chairman of the Fi
nance Committee, and are in substance
about such as are recommended in the
Governor’s message.
Mr. Hall, of Meriwether, advocated the
resolutions ab a mat er of expediency—he
said that tho State of Georgia is as good
as aDy hank in it—and that the bonds
would draw 7 per cent and could he sold
whenever the fund is needed lor school
purposes.
Mr. Price opposed the substitution of
the resolutions as an illegal way of getting
at the School Fund. That any miscon
duct in violation of duty in reference to
the School Fund, could not be punished if
the fund is taken out of the proper officer’s
hands by resolution. Mr. Price said that
the Bank in which the School Fund is de
posited is ready and willing to pay over
the money whenever called on. Mr. An
derson said that if the School Fund is not
sale, that it would he prudent to increase
the Treasurer’s bond. That he is confi
dent ot its safety. That he favors a com
mon school system, and that he is opposed
to any resolution appropriating fhis fund.
Mr. Davis offered an amendment which
provides that the Georgia RailrWid and
Banking Company be the Repository of the
S hool Fund.
Mr. Bhuinate opposed the resolutions,
ami moved to remit the bill to the Finance
Committee with instructions to prepare a
hill recalling the Fund from the Atlanta
National Bank, and deposit the same in
the Georgia Railroad Bank.
Mr. Lane said that it appeared that the
j School Fund is a bone of contention be
| tween Banks; that the Banks want the
Fund to make money, and he would prefer
| that the said Fund should make money for
: itself; that he would vote lor the aubstance
| of the resolutions.
Mr. O'Neal withdrew tire resolutions and
changed their form into that of a hill. The
substitution was agreed to and the bill
passed, and on motion of Mr. Darnell was
transmitted to the Senate.
The following members were appointed
as a committee on the “Capitol Question:
Tweedy, Chairman, Parks, Bell, Gullatt,
Hillyer, Zellers, Colby, and Darnell.
Mr. Saulter moved to seat Representa
tives irom the counties of Telfair and Ir
win. , , ,
Mr. Tweedy moved to lay Mr. baulter s
motion on the table.
The yeas and nays were called, which
resulted in the loss of the motion to lay on
the table.
Mr. delivered a eulogy upon
Hon. .loseph Lumpkin, colored member of
the House, deceased.
Rice, Darnell, Porter and Sims deliver
ed eulogies upon the deaths of Mest'rs.
Ayer and Chambers, deceased.
At the conclusion of Mr. Sims’ remarks,
the House adjourned until 10 o’clock, a,
in., to-morrow.
