, 1865-07-06

the delegates from the seeded States, that
here came near be:usa 'tbuIst up." VIA!
the exact POINT was, emit be positively ga.h.
ered, but It would eeem to hare been In re.
quictcd the brewing storm ls not stated.
somewe e also opposed to the adoption ofauy
permanent government until the war was
ended. Their idea must have been that Con.
eEess shenld have executive and leglslat vs
powers, ard hence no opposition could be
gottt n up against President, as was after
wards tie case with Dayia. Be:.des, they
a6 exigencies arose. without any violation oil
1t, and thus AVOID the violations attesward
made, as IN taxation, CONSUMPTION. DC, And
then by continuing one Congress, there
would be no change; the meu Composing 1t
would hare become experienced statesmen
for revolutionary times, But this wise coun-
sci did not prevail. All these differences,
and kiEd feelings ever ple7afled.
THE MANNER OF VOTING.
The vote was always taken by States, so
that Florida had as strong voice as Virginia,
and Arkansas stood rs high as G=orgia. Thts
mnnner generally gave satisfaction but
sometimes q call would he made, at the in
stance Of some State, for record Of The yeas
and nays Of the entire body.
business HOURS.
4 note appears from L. r. Walker. tho
tbtn Sec1e a:y Of War, informing the Con-
gress that inasmuch as he bad much labor to
perform In Organizing and operating hts de-
from inqulsltiTe Congressman. This was the
Sum and substance. This reminds nc Of m
anecdote Of the sad Walker: 4 prominent
Georgia Tebel VAS talking to crowd If men
IN Richmond, in bis fiee-and.easy style when
be rema' ked Of the Secretary Of War, "Walk-
CT lacks but two qualities to make him one
of the best var ministers on ea1th." t'Ah,"
said one in the crowd, ''wtat are they I"
"Nothing but mind and manners" replied
the Georgian, very coolly.
HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL.
The history Of the travels Of these paper5
delivered up to Gen. Wilson, is long enough
to I'LL q good sized volume.
As this Provisional Congress Vas about to
expire, q proposition Was made that the
journals ehould be published. This was Oh
jected to On the ground Of furnishing much
valuable Information. and Iaw was passed
authorizing and requiring tue President Of
copies made Of all the journals. He WIS at
that time in the army, commanding the 18th
Georgia regiment, and down on the peuIusl.
Ia, below Richmond. Ho at once engaged
]. D. Hooper, former clerk, to undertake tho
job. Whatever we're his hlndranccs 1t is not
h1oNA UAt W 0A fEI3 AttL4ta Auu AlLGT nav
iGg them On hind for long time, died. They
We, then shipped 10 gentleman in Geof-
gin, with request to Complete tho work.
Papers were missing, recurring months
to find; materials ha1d to get, md
the work, therefore, never was completed.
They were at oneatime held In Atlanta, but
the upiontsts coming too near, were hurried
Oft to West Point, ca. There strong rumor
Of q raid srrioging up, they we1e Carried to
TallaFoosa county, Alabama, On plantation.
In marching from Dudeville to Loachapoka,
General Rousseau passed within four mics of
the house where they were, and where his
men were destroying The railroad at Nota-
sulea, and were having the little fight near
Chehaw. The foxes were hid ouE In the
woods two miles off, and wcre watched by
two negro men. They we're then removed to
Augusta, Co., and thence, when Sherman
came. tearing down through Georgia like q
wild horse, they we're pushed along Into tho
upper part of South Carolina. Thence tn tho
spring they were brought over to this place,
Tho keeper had little timc Tor writing. no
chance to arrange anything; but the bret
ticst time In the world to keep ont Of the
army, and to apend all the extra change Ao
had-both Of which two last things lie saws
he did very cfectually.