Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-23

fcSpOnuenCo between zen. -ucttuc stuu
Gov. jenkins has been published. Meade
considers the ordinance passed by
the Convention, to levy and collect taxes
to defraY its expenses, and requiring
toe Treasurer of the State of Georgia to
advance $4,000, the same to be returned
when the specific tax is collected, as an
appropriation made by law, i'll the sense
used by the constitution of Georgia,
which prescribes that no money shall De
drawn from the Treasury except by
appropriation made by law. lie there
fore requests the Governor to issue
warrant on the Treasurer for the amount
called for by the Convention. lie fur
ther says he is clearly of the opinion
that the Convention is authorized by
the reconstruction acts to exercise such
legislative power as may be necessary
to enable it to discharge the duties
which said acts impose. Gen. Meade
cites as q precedent for the action of the
Reconstruction Convention the appro7
priations made by the - Constitutional
Convention which assembled in 1860.
II He concludes by asking the cooper
alton of the executive department in the
performance of the difficult and embar-l
RAISING duties 'deyolving upon him, -. 81
t9t Jenkins after reciting the substance
of Meade's communication, says that
after careful consideration and with the
clearest convictions of duty, he respect
fully declines to comply with Meade's
request, and states his reason for refu-
sing at some length. 3 He first considers
the question as arising under the constl-
tuition of Georgia, adopted in 1865, and
under the Constitution of the United
States, both of which he is sworn to
preserve, protect and defend. No APP
preparation having been made by the
+ vscJn no
having been called in accordance with
the constitution, but by Congress, he
lcannot comply with it's behests. Con-
grsss, cannot, by it's simple act, appro-
PIRATES money from the Treasury of
Georgia, and cannot confer on its agents
] larger powers than are possessed by
itself; does not consider that payments
made from the State Treasury, in pursu-
ance of an ordinance of the Reconstruc-
ton Convention, would be an appropria-
ton made by law. gasu 9d ,a,rc-sa 5Ha
! He states, in the second place, that
there is nothing in the reconstruction
acts which saddles the Treasury of the
4 State with the cost OF their novel enter
| rise. They provide that the Conven-
ton shall levy tax for that express
purpose; and thirdly, apart from the
constitutional principles involved, the
! liabilities of the State are now pressing
upon the Treasury, and would not war
rant him in authorizing the Treasurer
to advance money to the Convention. h
Gen. Meade, I'D reply, states that he
receives Gov. Jenkins's communication
with profound regret +; considers his ac-
ton an impeachment to reconstruction;
does not feel called upon to answer his
arguments, but removes him from Office
with regret, entertaining for him high
personal respect-both are acting from
q conscientious sense of duty. &,
] WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 The action oil
Gen. Mead, in removing the Governor
and State Treasurer of Georgia, though
not wholly unexpected, produces some
surprise and much comment here. II
appears that when Gen. Meade arrived
at Atlanta to superesede Cen Pope, the
anti-recenStructiOn mischief makers
crowed Justify before their time. They
beset the General to establish his head
quarters at Macon, the seat and centre
of the Ben. Hill influence, and sustained
their first rebuff in his refusal to do so
Their subsequent proceedings however
became so intolerable that within five
davs after assuming command Gen
/ Meade has felt it his duty to deal decl
sive blow. Having promisedth the Recon
i strnction Convention at Atlanta tina
their expepses should be paid, ht
ItelegraDLed to Gen. Grant for instruc
tions relative to the removal OF th'
State Treasurer in case the latte
:. should reject the execution on any oide
looking to the payment of 3ers o
the Convention. Gen. Grant instruG tee
him to remove the Treasurer at once
p if he made any resistance to such orders
Therenpon hangs the removal of boil
the State Treasurer. Jones, and the
Governor, Jenkins, who sustained Jone:
in his resistance. jenkins has telegra
Lpheti to the President for his ''prOtec
ton" @
The Committee on Ways and Means
adopted the following: - tfi.i.'
i ReS6lCed, AS the sense OF this com
mittee, that one hundred and fifty mil
lion of dollars of revenue shall be con
Isidered as the whoie amount of revenue
to be obtained from internal taxes, ant
! that the same, as far as practicable, b'
collected from: FirSt--Distilled spirits
and fermented liquors. Second-To
4 bacco and manufactures of tobacco
Third-Stamps. Fourth--Speciai taxes
Fifth-Incomes. Sixth--Divideuds. 9Th
l-Luxuries and amusements. Eighth
Banks and railroads. Ninth--Degacies