Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-09-16
NUMBER Sc.
General johnson to his People.

language the objects of his appointment and thes
mode in which the State could resume its Con-
sttu,ional relations to the Union. On the 18th
of July he enlarged upon these topics in an ad-
mirable speech. delivered to a large audience at
Macon which concluded in the following Ian
guage:
now feel bound to declare to YOU one thing
which you must recognize as accomplished and
the sooner you know it, and conform to it, the
/ sooner YOU will he relieved from military rule.
/ Slavery exists more This is decreed. Its
restoration, under any FORM is utterly out of the
question. Those who indulge hopes to the con-
trary arc lahoring under delusion. In order to
convince you of this, will call your attention
to certain facts which have already transpired
Twenty-Five States in the Union have already
accepted the proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States, by which amendment
it is declared that slavery or involuntary servi
tude shall no longer exist in the United States,
and that Congress may make laws TO carry this
into effect. Twenty-f States have ratified and
adopted this proposed amendment only two are
wanting to pass it by a constitutional majority,
and il it is so passed it will be the law of the
land. These two will be obtained. There is no
possibility of defeating it. And when it shall
have been done, the Constitution will declare
that slavery in the United States no longer exists
But furthermore, slavery has been extinguished
by the operations of the late war. ! do not pro-
pose, in this connection, to enter upon lengthy
argument to prove it. | simply state what is
universally acknowledged by all writers on ma
tional law, that belligerents have the right to
make captures of persons and property, and that
they may make what disposition they please of
the property captured. The vanquisbed are at
the disposition of the conquerors, and may be
disposed of as they think proper Such is war,
/ :. Al.
should be waged. We must submit to the result
of the Congress, by the Constitution of
the United States, has the power to give TO the
President the regulation of captures by sea and
land and the President, in the exercise of this
power given to him by the Constitution and by
Congress. issued his proclamation disposing of
their captures declaring that all the negroes who
were slaves in the revolted States should, by
virtue of that proclamation, become emaaeipatsd.
Such IS in my Judgment, the law, and believe
the Supreme Court viii so decide
| come to another point. The Constitution
which the people of Georgia shall adopt in con-
venton will be required to recognize this fact.
The convention Will be called upon to 9gree to
this amendment to the Constitution that slavery
shall no longer exist in these States They will
be called upon TO decide this before thciY resto-
ration to the Union in order that This quarrel
about slavery, which has existed since the begin
ming OF the Government to the present time
shall never be revived, and in order that there
shall he dispute among the people of this
State the subject. They must provide for its
extinction now, and so tell you to-day, if You
wish to be admitted into the Union, this conven-
ton of the people of Georgia must be composed
of such material will recognize the fact of the
extinction of slavery in Georgia. and agree to
the amendment to the Constitution of the United
States which will eYtinguish slavery throughout
the United States
HARVARD COLLEGE A CHARITY SCHooL.-In n
letter written by DR.. Peabody, of Harvard Col
lege, to the Springfield Republican, he makes the
following interesting statement Of the charities
of Harvard College 10 1t may not be generally
known to what extent Harvard College is a char
ity school. The funds distributed by the faculty
among poor students amount to about twelve
thousand dollars annually A nearly or quite
equal sum is distributed by private liberaIity.
about half of it through the agency and at the
discretion of individual members of the faculty.
The recipients of this bounty average not far
from one hundred, and many of them have no
other pecunary dependence. There is no de-
partment of their official duty in which the per-
sons ntrusted with the charge are more diligent
careful and faithful than in seeking ont the con-
dition OF the poor students, and in adjusting the
aid awarded to them in the due ratio of need and
merit"
JoB.-Eyerybody is in the habit of Dragging
/ on job, and Job did have considerable pashunce,
that fact but did he ever keep u distrik
skule for dollars month and bord round
Did he ever reap lodged oats down hill on Il hot
day and have all his gallus buttons bust oph at
onst? Did he ever have jumping teethache,
and he made to tend baby while his wife was
over to the Perkinses to the son surkle Did
he ever get up in the mornin orful dri, and 90
miles before breakfast to git drink, and then
find out that the man keeps temperans house
Did he ever undertake to milk n kcken hefer
with bushy tale out in the lot in hi time? Did
he ever set down n litter of kittens in the old
rockin cheer without sayin - damnashun ?i Ef
he kin do all these things and praise God at the
same time. all have to say is, - Bully for job.
Josh Billings.
LuyATIc BuLLs.-The telegraph makes the
extravagant report that Confederate bond-hoders
in England about TO proceed for recovery
against the United States Government If the
lunatic Bulls come here with any such claims,
they NAV get themselves booted off the continent.
SOMEBODY offers the following toast: Z" The
Pacific Coast-with the lof1iest peaks, the most
majestic mountains, the finest scenery, the rich
est quartz ledges, the hest gold mines, the fairest
women, the bravest men, and the prettiest babies
I in the world.
! THE PosITIoN.-The Marysville appeal says
. Election is now over, and there are but two
parties-Union and Coppcrhead Longs and
Shorts have become obsolete political terms.
+ We are now either Union Copperheads
! THE Nevada Gazette, Notwithstanding the peo-
! pie of Nevada county have indorsed Mr.. Sargent,
continues its war upon him. We should judge
/ ne tba ~ of M IA
lclous persecution.
! Towx BURNED.-The telegraph furnishes nfor-
nation mo particularly that the town OF Sutter
Greek, Amador county, was destroyed by fire on
the morning of the 9th instant
TIE whisky ration, by order of the Secretary
of War, is discontinued, and the Comm1ssary
General ordered to sell all that commodity on
hand