, 1866-11-09
GEORGIA..
Message Of Governor Jenkins.
The Constitutional Amcnlment-Ff.
nnnces OF Seorctn-Education. &c.

,I0G N1E1B1lEN2fOuM2
nnnces Of Geor.tn-Education. &c.
From the New York Tribune, So,cmbc. 81
Governor Jenkins message to the Lesis-
and is u very lon. aud elaborate document.
It begins with consideration OF Federal re-
lations. and compliments President johnson
rs faithful representative Of the rebel States
- his native section.' The Governor ana
1yzes the Constitutional Amendment, Which
lie declares equally novel and unjust, uncou-
stitutional. null aud void, and adds:
"lt Is said. however, that unless this eonees-
sien be sdc ,he nov g e1Gde stqss W. ee
menace distinctly expressed, a higher motive IT
possi6e}, than ia'n.,g ang hitherto suggested would
Al he termination Of hosti1iues, 1t was right
and proper that the previously rcsistGs stases
ncz, ebanaon such resislance-shonld reseina all
they had done in autaconfsm 70, and de Wnatesef
vas necessary and propcr 70 place themselves IN
ths eansitatonal 1eiaon Ma H. saa, 1o1 Reend
inpdanenIai law Ieyen In this critical junc.u.e.ny
aoyec is that her legislators act with the same IN
fcl1iecrt Judgment aud the same unainching
1rmncss thaE they would have exercised IN the
past or would exercise in the future, when In fnl
faeef seon may Of
and Of principle which maeuaniui.y would not
e1act ard selfrespeet could not make"
n gs:ss T ~ 3fs S5ast
become thoroughly Convinced that the sN ord aud
eayonst afs Eet e The TsT
not Cow larger miliia1y force withsn our borders
thhn nave often heca stationed here IN times Of
perfect peace. Our people; With rare exccptiont'
II and dc, otcd 10 industrial pnsspits The ot!i-
| ecrs Of the army and agents Of the Frcedmen'5
eertions, manifested gFow1ns confidence and a
dttpotilion rc]ax their authority aud leave the
administration OF the Law TO the civil courts"
| The finances of Georgia are next eNaEliu-
cd. The Governor found the Treasury empty,
| and II is called upon to meet large arreara-
| Ces for 1865. The principal reliance was the
sale of the State bonds. secured By mort
| gage Of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
| In the delay which attended this trnnsac-
ton, temporary loans were sought and OBJ
tanned, Chiefly from New York:
4 "Loans Tor four ard three months were neso'
tiaied at the rate Of eevcn per cent PEI annum'
for small amounts comparatively. when there re;
| manned TO other resource 10 meet the expenses o'
yon1 lss; session. rspdl, drawing 70 aeoss was
loans. All Of he short loans thus far ne.o;iated
| by myself, and ali negotiated hy the Provisional
e. a teie nsEs ass, esss E.
amouni in The aRsrecatc to dfsy-!hree tho9sanl
three hurdrcd a1d thitsy-shree and one-third dol
III; fo;und ,he inicat,ons clsa: md cheering that
noIwtths.a,dng she great dioinntson q ths ,as as
tcItnI wealth Subject 10 eef s21Al0ns leF ol4tel
experiences, and her present prostrauou., ou'
good old state erjoys an honorable and eusiao!Et M (
permitted to enter tie money market upon he'
own nerits-thc ban Of the Federal Govern
neut. which bec1oads her future. removed
her securities would command more than pa
tn the present circulating medium. Notssiih
| e1audtr the pafpahlc depression resulting iron
this cause lpnis politles look with conaiens; r;
~ kas as possible, .ptccipitancy In ths gale
Them. 1sseemed 70 be forcSonc sonelnxi295a' 95 =
| we'll fola ut eighty fire in the hundred. and 20
wss announced 70 me. The promnt and decide
rejection OF all o::ers below ninc1y In the hundte
speedily brought them 10 the point. at which
however, no lArctt amount than pressiu. ncees
sity required. was sold"
In oil 1868, 600 bonds, secured By th
mortgage, hayc been prepared, and POI
tiou fold at ninety cents on the dollar, non
| below that figure and few above 1t. Th
Governor does not state tho amount sole
When all Of the bonds authorized by tn
Legislature have been disposed Of (exccE
thoee intended for the assumption Of tt
Federal tax, amounting to 10000 th