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The Daily Dispatch: December 1, 1860., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Georgia Legislature. Milledgeville, Nov. 29.--Mr. Meloney, of Clarke, introduced a bill in the House to-day providing for prohibiting the levying of executions issued from United States Courts, on the property of citizens of Georgia, prior to December, 1861, declaring void all such processes. The bill to protect the rights of citizens of Georgia was debated. Mr. Lewis, of Greene, ordered an amendment, extending the provisions of the bill to citizens of every State that voted for Lincoln, which was agreed to. Mr. McDonald, of Lumpkin, opposed the bill and amendment, and expressed warm Union sentiments. He offered an amendment proposing to fine every Georgian two thousand dollars who sells a bale of cotton or a barrel of apples to any person north of Mason and Dixon's line! The amendment caused much commotion, and during the discussion which ensued conservative sentiments were freely uttered.--The bill was made the special order of the day for Friday next, when an exciting