Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-17
RECOMMENDATION.

GEoRGiA.-A dispatch from MilledSeviu.
states that General Kruger and CAPTAIN Rock
well have taken charge Of tia executive and
treasury departments of Georgia, in accordance
with General M. AIDES orders, and entered upon
the discharge of the duties in their respective
departments. The dispatch ads: q tpt hin
Rockwell has taken charge of an empty treas
ury, the funds having been previous sly rem yed.
A general order was issued yesterday NOR ing
the civil authority to repress and punish crime.
w Tlts OF habe3S corpus are to be obsyed, so far
as 10 produce the body and make a respectful
return: but custody ~ not to be surren tsred.
In accordance - ith instructions from General
Meade, two officers from headq quarters have
arrived at Augusta to investigate certain charges
set forth in a petition presented to the General
Commanding of mal-administrdtion on the part
of the city authorities. The present Mayor and
Council Were appointed by q eneral Pope, AMI
the object of the petition TO General Meade Is to
have them removed, and the former Mayor an
Council rpinstated. After a debate consuming
the " hole day session. the Con vention yester-
day adopted the following a section Of the
new constitution: There shall be no imprison.
ment for debt
ALABAMA-Hon. p. G. Ward has decided
that he could not comply with Genera al Pope's
negro jury order without a violation of his Of
fclal oath, and the court was suppressed by
military authority. At a meeting of the bar of
Dallas county Judge Ward was unanimously
sustained. IT,
At meeting of the leading citizens of Ala
hama, in Montgomery, resolutions were adopt
ed-That we recommend to the people of Ala
bama opposed to the constitution proposed by
the Convention lately in session at Montg ON
cry, TO abs tain from voting at the elections to
be held on the 4th and jth of February, either
upon the question of ratifying or rejecting that
constitution, or for candidates for office under
II. That We also recommend to the opponents
of said proposed constitution that they form
and maintain effective political organizations
among themselves, in every portion of the
State, until they are delivered from the periIs
which are impending.
no "a nf Ian trQS .,lea
to the people of the State as day of fasting
and prayer to Almighty God, to deliver the
people of Alabama from the horrors of negro
domination. An address was also adopted
NORTH CARoLINA.-But little of interest oc-
CURED yesterday in the Convention. A resolu-
luton was adopted that reporter for any
newspaper shall hereafter be allowed upon this
floor, who. in his reports, shall treat the Con-
yentlon, or any of its members, with disrespect
but that they shall. in case of offence in this
respect be excluded from the floor of the hall,
ana from the galleries, by the President. Sew
eral Conservative members proposed to enter 4
protest As follows: s'As this resolution is a step
towards restricting the liberties of the press,
and Keeping information from the people :"
This was not allowed to lie spread on the jour-
nal
SOUTH CARoLISA.-The Convention yester-
day passed a resolution inviting General Can
by, Governor Orr, and Mayor Gaillord to seats
within the bar. negro, who was elected ser
Seant-at-arms- was induced TO resign, on ac-
count of incompetency. Governor Orr has been
invited to address the Convention.
NIRGISIA.-The question of suffrage was de-
bated yesterday in the convention, being brou ght
up by a resolution by Mr.. Under wood. proyid-
ing for suffrage for all male citizens of age.
MIssISSIPPI.-The Convention of Conserya-
tive UnionSts have resoly ed to ii ght under the
hammer OF the National Democratic party In
the convention yesterday, n resolution to stay
the collection of debts was read and land on the
table. Resolutions that none of the public
money of tie State shall ever be used to sup
port any sectional school, was referred To the
committee on education. The following was
referred TO the committee on the bill of rights
That in public conveyances of this State all
persons shall have the same rights, without re-
gard 20 race or color. The finance committee
reported resolution recomme nding the pas
sage of an ordinance directing the Auditor tn
issue S1O0,cGJ in warrants to pay the expenses
of the convention.