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SOUTHEKN /CONFEDERACY. Jouthmi (tonUAtmv £ j. mmirc * ujnrm, t*-nan~. wmaurntm ueh njB -f u ATLANTA. OlORaiii bll(hUa L attendant ■re, too, that » n .O T *7,A b ; airMontwS^f EBjDAY, MAfcCH 20, 1861. Muprtsae Court. Tb* following decisions boro boon deliver*! by the Supreme Court eince the commence- ment of the present session at this piece: (tantrum** Wnoff, *»•*■♦** ta eveer, m Oe* se A Chattooga River Railroad Company. From flopvivr'Court of Walker eouoty. Re versed, on the ground: That the Court erred l& charging the Jur/ # “ that it is no defence to this action Uut the commissioners waived the IMMittj or deftalxaf. »b« < par ecnt j and that it doea not lie in hie mouth to eay that his subscriptiou so received aud allowed by tiie commissioner* is. for that reason, void,’* it being the opinion of this Court that the pay. meot of five dollars per share was a condition precedent to the subscription ; and that a sub- scription without the payment of the five dol. Jars per share, waa illegal and void, and can- not be enforced by the corporation. Jons Killkt, plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Georgia: From Superior Court of Catooea county. Re versed, on the ground that the Judge erred in charging the Jury, that if the defendant car ried the pistol with only the butt exposed to view, and the barrel concealed, this was not carrying it in an open manner, and fully ex posed to yiew, and they would he authorised to find him guilty. The charge should have been, that if the defendant carried the pistol so exposed to view that it could readily be seen and recognized as a pistol by one having his person in view, he carried it in legal contem plation, in an open manner, and fully exposed to view; but if it were so far concealed (though partially exposed) that it could not be s-en and readily recognized as a pistol, it was car ried in a manner forbidden by the statute, and the defendant was guilty. William A. Ktsbet, plaintiff in eiror, rs. Wm. J. Cantrell : From Supreme Court of Gordon county.— Judgment *!)rmed. Wzbstzb A Mass, plaintiff in error, t*. T. B. Wootem A Co.: From Superior Couit of Catoosa county.— Judgment affirmed. II. J. 8PKAYBESRV, plaintiff in error, vs. A. B. Culbertson : From Superior Court of Walker county.— Judgment affirmed. Jambs K. Scott, plaintiff in error, vs. Joiim H. Arthur and Jon* Haukins: From Superior Court of Gordon county. Re versed, on the ground that the Court erred in granting an injunction for balance due upon the judgment at law, over and above the amount paid by debt in error, without requir ing the payment of the sum so paid, with inter est to time of payment. Further, that the Court below order an injunction to issue for said bal ance upon the payment of said sum of two hundred dollars, with inserest until paid ; and further, that the Judgment of the Court re futing an injunction for the entire amount be affirmed. sra trnfnjr «f I ject that leeks to the doetruolion of this spirit of concord, ought, of right, end surely will, onatimity ef teatimeat, harmony of feeling and eoooertef action, and everf rtaHese pro bring down upon He misbegotten head theeen sure and contempt of an outraged and indig neat people.’* The Mobile “ Register” also contains an ably written artiole against the formation of politi cal parties at ibis time. We gladly chronicle these evidences of a haattby feeling In our iii- tar State on this subject. Tim “Richmond Whig,” la an able, hot to oar mind, sophistical ar gument against Secession, at thia time, by Vir ginia, makes the important admission that a connection with our Confederacy, at some time, Is probable; and says, “ it is too probable to be burried into, without delaying a sufficient time to settle the terms upon which our destinies ere to be linked together.” Now, every ehiid in the oountry, who reads the newspapers, ean tell the terms upon which the destinies of Virginia can be linked with the Confederate States. She has nothing to do huttoseceds from the United States as we have done, and adopt our Permanent Constitution. She ean come in upon the same terms that oth er States can, and upon an equal footing with all. If the editor of the “Whig” is afraid his State will not be admitted upon fair and equal terms, he is not intelligent enough to cohduct a public journal. If he wants Virginia to be united with ue upon better terms than tho other States, be will not get hie desires. No delay—no arrangement of terms—no diploma cy, can do this for him. He, (the editor of the “Whig,”) may desire, and try to secure some advantage of this kind, and this may be the secret o< his opposition to Secession by his State; but we know that the honorable aud high minded people of Virginia will neither ask nor accept any such favors at onr hands. Thera will never be a better time for Virgin ia to unite with us than now, or one at which more favorable terms can be obtained in doing Political Parties. We take the following two articles from the Montgomery “Confederation,” and heartily in dorse the good sense they contoin, and the pa triotic spirit which dictated them. The truth which they oontain ia equally applicable to the people of Georgia, which we hope will be heeded: A Oohvbhtion.—It is intimated that a Con vantioaof the people of Alabama will be called very aoon for the purpose of nominating a can didate for Governor. Ae we believe that the people are neither disposed to revive old par ties, nor desirous of forming others for the sake of the individual promotion of any one man, or any particular olass of politicians, we would advise them to look out for this call. It will he forthcoming in a few days, and although it will invite the people to the sumptuous feast which will be prepared, it will certainly pro vide that they are not to “ partake too much,” nor heve too much to eay. All of those people who ere in fevor of let ting the “ past be of tha past/' and who object to the reviving of old parties or the organisa tion of new ones, will boon their guard. If we thought that the calling of a Convention would advance the interest of the Confederate States, and would prevent political wrangling! and disputes ia this State, we would be in fa vor of it; but es we are convinced that while it will embarrass, to a degree, the new Govern ment, it will elso raise two partioe here—the very thing we are laboring to avoid—-we are going to oppose it. The people do not waut a Convention; and tho one whioh ia to ba called will be for the promotion of those who are not disposed to respect their wishes. Mark it 1 Party.—It has become a well ascertained feat that the people of this State are strenu ously oppoasd either to the organisation of new parties, or the continuation or those which ex isted previous to the establishment of the new Government, under which we are so prosper ously living. Men who have toiled assiduously for (he cause of Democracy—men who have fought a good fight for the old Whig party—men who i State,end men who i subserved, are to be found now willing to bury all heretofore political difference* in order to inaur* the sue- 1 owe allegiance, and the attain meat of those ends for which it was establish ed. This is the purest of patriotism. Party lines must now be completely obliter ated; old political animosities and prejudices must be forgotten, and a common feeling of unanimity must be cultivated among the peo ple of the differeot States of this Confederacy, or else embarrassments will be thrown iu the way of the administration, whioh will waaken the great eonfidaaee which it enjoya at the present time, end retard the successful march whioh it now seem* to ba be making. Onr Government is young and permanent, bat our enemies being well aware of its youth, could not be satisfactorily convinced either of its permanency or its security if we are to proceed at onoe to the organisation of parties, and in this way Inaugurate the sains state of things which existed Were eny secession took plaoe. Tna Dueabilitv or Sron*.—It is said tha the stone cf which Westminster Pelace is built is doomed to entire destruction, unless speedily protected by some covering. The stone is not crystalixed, and rapidly decays when exposed to the sulphate of amonia, with which the at mosphere of London is very considerably charged. Public buildings very frequently suf fer from not using the proper kind of building stone. The columns ot the Custom House iu thia city are an instance. The marble is in a condition of exfoliation, as any one may see by examining it—Bvllimorc Sun. pgr The San might also have mentioned the old portion of the United States Capitol, as an instance in which the building would soon go to destruction, if left unprotected. It is built of stone which was very easily worked, and was obtained in Virginia, near by. The contract for furnishing it, it is said, was procured through tho influence of a Virginia member of Congress, who gave it as a job for some politi cal reward to one of his constituents. Several thousand dollars are spent onjthis portion of tbe Capitol every year, in painting it to pre serve it. There are large holes in the walls, caused by decay. These are kept filled with putty—someof them taking as much as a pound or more to fill them. The two wings of tha Capitol are built of Italian marble, and will last for all time. Some of the public buildings in Washington are made of marble obtained in Maryland; and this will, in course of time, to a greater or leas extent, exfoliate or crumble away. No doubt the columns of the Custom House in Bal timore, to which allusion is made in the re marks of the Sun, are of this same Maryland marble. From tho Q*n< QUmouda and DlaaMttd Mlulag Hi . Count 3. Xn tha last number of the “ X. aA Imperfect sketch of tfc# vaft i ajgrc “ ' ' Nagle/* we gave . raft mineral ra ces of an adjoining county, and we now gfppt sa to say a word to relation to onr own gfiunvy. Numerous gold mines have been suc cessfully worked in Hall county, and a large amount of geld hee been taken from thorn.— But it is not of these that wa now propose to speak. Our county has given tokens of pro ductiveness in that richest and rarest gem, the diamond. The diamond fi Supposed to have been of vegetable origin, and to have proceeded from tbe slow decomposition of some vegetable res in, or bitumioous matter. It is formed of pure carbon crystalized. It burns, and is wholly consumed at a temperature of 14? Wedgeweod, producing carbonic acid gas. Some specimens, after being exposed to the sun for some time, give out light whan carried to a dark place. lew* and Miscellaneous Items. The diamond appears generally to appear in is that afford a laminated granular quarts regions; that afford a laminated granul rock, called Itacoiumite, which pertains taloose series, and owes its lamination to a lit* tie talc or inica. This rock is found in abund ance in the diamond mines of tho Ural Moun tains and Brazil, and it is iu tbe Itacolumite belt that they are found in Hall county. Up to a very recent period, only four or five dia monds had been found, and these had been ac cidentally picked up while mining for gold. We propose to give such fsets in relation to each of them as we have been able to obtain. And in doing tbia, we shall commence with tub u;adk mines. Tbe Glade Mines embrace an area of about •ixty or sevemy acres, and have been worked for manv years by Dr. Banks and Mr. Thomas Bell. They are situated on Flat Creek, two miles from tbe Chattahoochee, and about thir teen miles North of Gainesville. Several years before any diamonds were found in the Ulude Mines, a Germuu geologist visited tho place, And said that be was certain that diamonds could be found there. He cut a paper iu a cer tain form, and told a little boy that if be ever found a stone resembling tbst, be mubt keep Marching Orders. The Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Cspt. J. C. Clarke, and the Walker Light Infantry, Capt. S. H. Crump, ol the citv of Augusta, have been ordered by Adjutant-Geeeral Wayne, to ren dezvous at Macon on Tuesday next. They leave Augusta on Monday, at 2 o’clock, P. M. The Selma (Ala.) ** Reporter,” In speaking of the organisation of politic*! parties, holds tha following language. It may be proper to add, that the “Reporter” was an able and earnest ndfoeate of immediate seeeesioa i “ We had hoped, that upon the erection of a Southern Oonfsraey, onr people, nailed by an Identity ef Interest, eeeneeof common dan ger, end fceltegs of fraternal sympathy, weuld never again desire to brief upon the eoealry From the N. 0. Grevcent of the JS-J. A Generous Deed. Mr. J. M. Raum, of this oity, has received from Mr. James Smith, of Glasgow, Scotland, a consignment of fire arms and munitions of war, whioh the latter has sent as a present to the oity of Jackson, Mississippi. Mr. Smith is a Scotchman, who came to this oountry, re aided several years in Jackson, and then re turned to his native land. Hearing that trou ble was anticipated here, and that there was a prospect of war, his hsart yearned toward the people among whom he resided, and be voluntarily sends them, per ship Nelson, from Liverpool, three cases and one cask, contain- _ 2o Quitman rifles, with sword bayonets, 1 six pounder gun, 50 rounds of shot, 12 rounds of canister shot, and 12 canisters ; and, not to do the thing by halves, he paid tbe frieght on tham across the ocean to this city. This is a handsome deed, and a noble deed, on tbe part of a gentleman having no further connection with tbia oountry, but actuated on ly by kindly memories of the past. And it is creditable, too, to the people of Jackson, that their former cittzen is so warmly attached to them ; and they will no doubt feel properly proud of this manifestation of his good-will. We append Mr. Smith’s letter to Mr. Raum: Glasgow, Feb. 21, 1801. Mr. J. M. Raum:—Dear Sir : 1 have Lad shipped to your care, per ship Nelson, from Liverpool, three case* and one cask, marked Manship,” No. 1 to 4, entered at the Custom house in Liverpool ae hardware. The pack* ages oontain 25 rifles, 1 nix pounder gun, 50 round shot nnd 12 onnlsfer shot, all of wliieh is the property of the Mayor and Aldermen of the oity of Jackson, Miss., nnd consigned through to the care of Mr. Manablp, Jackson, Mite. Yon will receive by the ahip a letter from Mr. John D. Wallace enclosing one of the bills of lading. . Mr. W. is my shipping agent nt Liverpool. I send by this post an other of the bills of lading to Mr. C. H. .Man* •hip, who will, of course, communicate with you. • For tho duties (if aay are to be payable on this lot) Mr. Manahip will settle with you.— The freight to New Orleaas baa been paid on this side. Most likely there will be Instructions to tho Custom house of year city to past the lot free, as It is a present to the Mayor and Al* demon of Jackson. In oaee, keweven, (he! du* ty has to be paid. I enoloee herewith an in. voioa of the cost of tho gopda. Wo watch whh with great interest on this •Ido the oenret of events treasuring with you. I am, yourn respectfully, JAMBS SMITH. Tbe first diamond found in Hall county, we believe, was that fouud in the Glade Mines by a man named Nelson, while working in the mines about 1840. He lock it to Mr. Cooper, then Superintendent of the Branch Mint at Dahlouega. It was sent to Philadelphia, aud, we believe, was finally purchased by l»r. Pat terson, tha Superintendent of the United States Mint. It whs a diamond of the first water, but we have not be.*n able to ascertain its vblue. Tbe second diamond l«uud in this mine was found on the Stocking Eater branch, by Thom as Bell. It was a betulilul gem in its natural state, so much so, that it was contemplated to set it without cutting. It was sent to Loudon twice, and to Paris once, for the purpose of as certaining its value. It was prononunced a diamond ef the first water, and was valued at $530. Its value has been variously estimated, and. at the present time, the price of diamonds having advanced, the estimate would proba bly be much highe *. This diamond ht<s been seen by many ot our citizens. It is worn by one of the fairest of the daughters of G tines- ville, Miss Sue W. Banks, who has herself been appropriately called •* The Diamond of Hall county.” Still another diamond was (bund in this mine, also found by Mr. Nelson, who ran off with it. Its size and value, and the disposi tion he make of it, are unkuown. A Prof. Phillips, from Pniladelphia, washed for diamonds in the Glade Mines for a short lime, but, we believe, without success. His machinery for washing is said to have been defective. Thii A. J. Odell. It is rituated about seven miles to the South-West of Gainesville, and is now being successfully worked for Diamonds by Dr. Sie veason of Dahlouega. The lector has shown us some beautiful specimens, not only of tbe diamond, but of tho rocks which usually oo- Tourmaliue, Monosite, Ruby, Gold, A understand that, though just commencing . id- rations, he bas found five small diamonds. Tho first diamond from this mine waa found about 1840, by John M Luther while searching for gold. Thia diamond waa shown to Mr. An drew 9. Wilson, (uow residing in Arkansas; as a beautiful rock- He offered ten cents for it, which tbe finder readily took. It was sold to Dr. Daniel for about $30. It was scut to Eu rope by I>r. Daniel, (who is at present a citizen of DeKalb oouuty) and it proved to he a dia mond of the first water, its real value being $($). The second was found by William Dowdoy, Esq , of this county, who broke it pieces •• to see what made it shine so.” It was probably worth from throo to five hundred dollar*. This ends our catalogue of Hall county dia monds. Others may have been found, and se cretly disposed of. Those enumerated are suf ficient to show that s did result may arise from a practical examination of the Itacoiumite belt of Hell county. We wait with anxiety th progress of Dr. Stevenson's operations. The following title will give tbe reader at idea of th* approximate value of wroughtdiu monds in proportion to weight (Jxn. Twioas.—Gen. Twiggs received e faw d*y§ sine* from L. P. Walker, Secretary of War ef the Confederate States, a telegraph in quiring if be Would accept the commission of Brigadier-General— the highest grads in ths service. The General replied, expressing his thanks for the offer, but declining on account of his feeble health, and his inability to per form severe active servioe, suoh es will be re quired of ell officers in the Army of the young Republic.—Confederation. 1861. 1801. SALMONS A SIMMONS, WUml, end EeUll Dnl.-r.ln met t mum my tons, ^onttom (SoRfrdttan IIA A Atlanta, Georgia. Corner of Whiteb.lt nnd Al.bain. 8t« , Atlanta, Georgia. T he daily southern coKm™.. under arrangement! jim e,uir,lei.e“ contain all the lateat Iutaili,ence ofS Tun OtMtil. Fun Hon. W, Porober Miles, t hairman of Ibe Committee on tire Flag, ou ilia ratura from Monlgomer,, brought with , s-\ _ him to Chariestou tbe origtoal flag of the Coo- (J hat, where he bee joetcompleted an exien federate State., which bo pre,anted to Mrs , a j„ purchaia of our Spring Stock id Piclten., with the toque* that ,he woald bare l kind, reported expreuljr for u, ITelegrapVaa4theU.il>. at... LgU , of tha Atlanta aod other Market, ,JL , t* NEW SPRING STOCK! ! *««• .nd *«.. a.. j II for aix month., or iO ceoU lor one u,... KB of nur Irwi baring return ad from Mar- I el wage in advance, it hoisted over Port Sumter. DRY GOODS, The stock is being subscribed in Charleston for e line of steamers direct from that port to Liverpool. The Mcfcury says: “Tbe entire amount of subscription called for is $350,000. Upwards of $300,000 has al ready been taken, end we ere reliably inform ed (hat the first vessel will leave Liverpool for this port direot about the middle of .luly, lo be followed by e second about (lie 1st of Au gust.” Tit von Tat,—At 8t. Paul, recently, a Rev. Mr. Fisk declared “that John Brown was a second Jesus Christ.” Nome sensible men as sembled to consider certain political matters concerning tbe domestic interests of Minneso ta, and in view of the above adopted tbe fol lowing: Whereas, The Rev. Mr. Fisk, of 8i. Paul, has declared from the pulpit “that John Brown was a second Jesus Coristtherefore, Rttoh'td, That Mr. Fisk has made himself a tteondBalaam't ass; provided, however, noth ing herein contained is intended to slander the original ass by intimating that Mr. Fisk is his lineal descendant. Til* Soi;thtint Baptist Convention.—This is the general Couveution of the Baptists of the Southern Slates, and holds its meeting hi. eunially. The nex*. session is to be held in this city, on the 10th of .May next. It has charge of the Board of Missions, foreign and domestic, and also of the Bible Board. From ell the bhiveholding State*, it will bring to gether some of the leading men of the denom ination. Its sessions usually embrace about four days, including a Sabbath. Dr. Richer 1 Fuller, of Baltimore, is the President. Of course our citizens generally will extend to the delegates the usual hospitalities.—Saw Republican. we take this method of advistdg the public of the aame. Our stock of NT A Pl.t 4 FANCY GOODS were never more attractive. The supply of BLEACHED AND BROWN SHEETINGS AND SHIRTINGS. Ac., is ample. Crept IPJtnflaia, Barege •Titgla/t, French Ckintt, .ltozambique, tirode Rhine, and e splendid assortment of Flaln * Fancy Sllke, Silk Mantlet nutters. Sc., assortment; also, CY i. ».d. up from, a.d •.Uta.fh.SS* Jh. Dadg Jt ia a large ,h„t. .„<] „,£**; freak reading matter th.n .r,.„,h, r w,7vi? lb. Confederate State.^ It, M.rkrl j be full, and made up r rom actual (SUSS Fnew, »J a ;w, or *1 a h, variably in advance. ^ pBr Postmasters at.- mnh »rixed fo tctiI Agents in obtaining subicribers aod f nvx* mg the money—lor which tbev will be t H u . to retain, as commission, twenty each Weekly, or fifty cents o 0 eerb Daily mI •criber. / Parion, getting upCUUet tea uhsrribera, will be ,uppli,4 , Al.EXAXDXn Kir> GLOVES, SILK HITS, dr Every variety of Ladies’ and Misses’ SHOES, manufactured in Philadelphia expressly for our trade. A more beautiful lot of CARPETINGS, OIL CLOTHS AND MATTINGS we have never displayed in this market All of which we will sell low for CA8U. Orders promptly attended to. SALMONS A SIMMONS, Atlanta, March 28. 1861. JAMBS 8. 6SO RANDAL i GEORGE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Orders to .March, — The Newoati Guards have < rders lo iimrcli immediately and rendez vous at Macon. Destination Fwrt Pickens.— They will leave here on Monday next. The Guards wiii muster between sixty or seventy brave men, well officered, nnd all prepared to lake a baud in the work of ridding Southern •oil and forts of tbo presence of tbe old Fede ral 'I roops of Lincoln. If a fight i* necessary and uothiog else will satisfy the Black Repub licans, we guarantee a good account from tho Guard* when th* “hall open*.”—Neman Dan ner, 29th. Cantus »*v Company D.—We learn that Company D. of the Southern Guard, have re ceived orders from the Governor lo repair to Macon, tho place of rendezvous at present.— The company will leave for that city next Tuesday, in accordance therewith. It in uoi yet known definitely at which point they will be siftiioned, They go into service under the requisition made by President Davis on Gov. Brown for troops.—Columbus Sun. JAMI.S II. ALKXANDF.lt, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Washington, Georgia. "PRACTICES in Wilkes and adjoining c«un- A tics. Refers to George G. Hull, Esq., of Atlanta. mil •criber. FM' Parsons more su rr ^ copies ordered at 12* per eenUeM ih'e.n regular rates. 9NF No name will be entered on our U, until the money is paid; nnd all SubvripiU are discontinued when th# time exp-. r J*| which payment is made, unless tbs i Iru# renewed. Address, HANLEITER A ADA1E, Atlanta, Georgia. CENTRAL RAILROAD OPFICR Savannah, Ga , March 22, J««l. A LL goods consigned to JaMcs M Bslkihi Forwardiue Auent. not *ubi«* •-guth Forwarding Agent, not subject under the Cjiitederate States’ Tariff W | tl shipped in parcels separnt* and daiinet fm dutiable goods, (Bills of Lading and lavefe for the same being forwarded to him,) sad-n eeived prior to the vessel befog disebi will, us heretofore,go forward inks. ■C ly charge for making Entry at Custom _ — a very small item. G. W. A DAVIE, General 8u peri deadest An Art to Exempt from Duty certain Cewmoii tie* therein named, and for other purposes: Be it Enacted by tha Confederate Slates America, in Congress Assembled, ThallffaN tides shall be exempt from duly, sni admitted free into said States, to wit: llacowi Pork, Hams, Lard, Beefi FisL or ell kinds Wheat, and Flour of Wheat, nnd Flour of al other Grains, Indian Corn aod Meat, Barley and Barley Fiour, Rye, and Rye Flour, Oats aud Oat Meal. Gunpowder, and »|| the'mats rials of whioh it is made, Lead in all forma Arms of every scripicu. *nrl Munitions War, and Mllit-ry \>< »> tir. rm-nts. Percun]* Caps ; also, al! Agricultural !' f ..d icti j n tbei natural stAte THOMAS & ABBOTT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Atlanta, Georgia. i Building, Whitehall street. Jatitf Bkn. F. Abkoi Put*ext ion Mb. Yaxcf.y.—The Cincinnati Enquirer notices tho departure from that city, on tho 28th Inst., of a splendid pair of dark buy hursts, designed a* a present to Mr. Yan cey, from Benj iuiiu Robertson, Ecq., of Ken tucky. The Enquirer says tbe team is as handsome a turn out as ever caused lo glisten tho c>e of a counufoseur T.ik KinHf Spirit.—A wealthy gentleman, of Decatur county, authorizes the Southern Press to say that he will be oue of fifty to pre sent cne thousand dollars each to President Davis, to aid in fitting out a Southern navy. —Columbus Sun. 4 grai 8 grains 12 graiua 16 grains 20 grains 24 grains 28 grains 32 grains 36 grains 46 grains $40 160 360 610 1,000 1,440 1.960 2.560 2.060 4.000 $16,000, beyond which’the price is not clearly d<-fined. The largest diamond known was found in India and weighed about V00 grains. It was valued at $2,000,000. The celebrated Kohinoor weighs about 750 grains. Tile True laaue. The time for mincing matters is past, things must uow be called by iheir right names. Un ion men have been trausmutsU into Secession- ills, or have sunk into abject Submissionistr. Ask aoy man ami he will tell you he is for the Union—this one for union with his brethren of tho South—the other for the present union with Lincoln and Ssward. The question is now whittled down to a point, and is simply this: Do you intend to remain the serfs of King Abraham the First, nr to CA»t your lot beneath the Southern Cros« 7 In other words, are you for abolition with the North, or slave ry with the South ? There is no middle course. The true issue is upou you, disguise it as you may. You must be a true Southron or con tent yourself with being * Black Republican, “ Under which King, Benzonian, speak or die ?”—Valley Sentinel, Virginia. Pbompict or Rlojmjri'otiox.—Tbe mo^t miserable delusion that ever catered into the minds of men ia Uiat rf the return of the rece ded States to the Confederacy. An intelligent Virginian, who has thoroughly trnveraed these States, expresses ibe epiolon that there i* about as much pmspeot of their return as there wad of the Brintish Colonies to Great Uritiao, after the battle of Yorktown. What should they return for ? Who will bring them back ! The Border States, which have Ueser ted them in their hour of trial ? Now that (hey have worked out their own salvation, and •oUury and alone, established their indepen dence, will the border States, who bavo haog all the while as a tnilUioae upon tbair nseks, be able to ooas (bom hack to their own yoke of bondage? They would better try it-* Having passed triumphantly through the flnmte of martyrdom, (hoy are not liboly it oomt back, like a sow (bat is washed, to be weltering in the aim —Richmond Dhpatek. jOaF* The Richmond Enquirer says : Geor gia furnishes to her sister States of the South the bi*t possible argument in favor of prompt action—precipitate action, if you choose—in the way ol tedreseing wrong inflicted upon her by an unfriendly power. Thirty odd years ago, during John Quiooy Adam*’ Administra tion, she brought the Federal Government to terms, through the gallantry and determina tion of her Troup. Subsequently, in defiance of a mandaaiua of the Supreme Court of the United States, she asserted her sovereignty over the Indian Territory which had passed to her by treaty, and soou succeeded in scou ring Ati acknowledgment of her claims, legal and moral, by llto whole world. And now, when the goods of her cititeus are seized by the authorities of New York, Georgia acting under the lex tolionie, seized all the New York vessels she could fiud in the port ef Savannah, and the result whs a «*peedy surrender, on the part of Now York, of the goods stolen from Georgians! Well done, Georgia! Me NAUGHT. BEARD 4t CO. Committlon and Forscardlng Merchant*, 1IAY STREET, Sataunah, Georgia. Wm. McNarcHT, ) < Wm. K. Bkard. Jambs OnMown, j mar20 ( Johv Dbwiam. STEWART & MOORE, MAsmrraavM < FLOUR AND MEAL. JJAVE constantly on hand fresh Family and Corn Meal. For sale at their Depot, Decatur street, Atlanta, Georgia. m22-2m. p. e. McDaniel, WHOLESALE GROCER, AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, ▲ Ml) DIALBK IB ALL KINDS OF PKODUCE, Hunter Street, between Whitehall and Prior, Atlanta, Georgia. March $0. DANIELL ii McEXTIRE, Wholesale Dealers in BBDCERIES, FBODVGE, AC., Peach-Tree Street, Atlanta. Georgia. A FINE supply of Corn, Baron and Lard al waysophaqd. n>27. COX, 1IILL & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS, An Uxu uittbm Incident cr tub Sl'iirkndbr AT YoUCTOW*.—The Petersburg, Ya., Express of a recent dale has the following paragraph : We conversed with one of tbe excursionists j yesterday, and he informs us that while at j Yorktown, Saturday, he learned an cutheotio j point in the history of tbe surrender of Corn wallis. that has thus fur escaped the histcrian’s attention. It was the statement of an old ne gro who died some years ago. and who claim ed to have been an eye witness of tbe surren der. According to this veritable testifier, Washington cornered Cornwallis in a cave, ▲MO D1RKCT IMPORTERS OF WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, ic C., Teach-Tree Street, Atlanta, Georgia. March 23. G. LAUBANT & CO., 17(1, Day Street, Savannah, Ga., Auction, Commission Merchant*, and Direct Im porter* of 117***, Brandi**, Cigars, \c. A DVANCES made on Consignments of all kinds. Auction Sales on Tuesdays and and going up lo hfcu, aelzed him by tho collar | Thursdays and remarked : “Now, you old rascal. I've March 18-1 m. caught you it last, ’ and den he struck him right smartly, aud beat hiui with his fist till he guv in. We have the story from a credits bis source, and hope the country will thank us for rescuing from oblivion tbi* well authen I tested foot of one of the most iateresling por (lent of American history. A* Excuse.—School teachers sometimes re- PATTTEN u MILLERS, GENERAL COMMISSION —1XD— FORWARDING MERCHANTS, Savannah, Georgia, OBORflB PSTTKM, ) t. V HEJIZV J. PABRSMOBEj Special Partner, children from raelUtions. The following is ! W * LT "» *• mills*, about as original as any wo ever saw : March lS-3m. “Geptomodigntatrs.” --»■■■■■ ■ ■■ For the benefit of our readers who never stud- for MAJOR, led law or stock type, we »*y add that the boy and requested to announce was “kept at home dlggia' ’tatere.” ; Captain j. H. Pl stbll as a candidate to A Vx.x Cool Axixicas—A Pr«ohm,n ft- ' «>«* Whluh.ll B.iulioo, M th. .lotion otatl; »lop»d from Pori, with tho pr.llj wif. 00 lh * mh P r ° Ilm<> - of an American, and as soon ae the latter w * are authorised to annoueoe Tlowa* U. learned what had taken plaoe, he installed : Williams as a candidate for Major to Com- himself in the chateau of the rival and wrote mood Whitehall Battalion, at tbe election to to Ibe firmer a missive, as follows : j be hald on tho 13th proximo. Yon have appropriated my wife, and I have ukeo poeaesslen of yonr estate. By the We are authorised and ri quested to announce Daniel Pittman as a candidate for Major of tho ~ ' “ ‘ E'eo- timt your love It squandered, I will try to ! giSS* camber is a ahUly month. I an told, in that luaa Hatcomc, Sen., (a hereby ennoowced oountry. I would recommend bar lo oeattouo u a candidate, md will he supported, for Ma her as aging lessons. 1 bare bad your orange jor to epustefepd t$o Peach-Tree Battalion, al ry removed, as U Interested Ibe rtaw ti the the aleotfSoSth* ft th pfjdrhjo. ^y pond. 1 dare aay you will approve my —brai.” I * MAN* VOTARo. FORWARDING OFFICE ) Sorts Caiolima Railroad Comcast, > Charleston, March 16, JWI.J NOTICE TO MERCHANTS. T HE South Carolina Railroad Company hi, iog determined to discontinue thia Dapirl ment of their rervice, the unileriigoed, eha has been the Forwarding Agent of the Comps- ny for the last four years, has associat'd with him tbe Chief Clerk in the Department, act, under tbe name of Gantt A Stonev, will ue to receive and forward such ariieln u mav be consigned to his care. He trusts, by strict personal attention, torctaiu every liberal skirt of the business of the Department. Parties are reminded that all goods rearbio| this point from point* beyond the Cor/aDrst# Slate* of America, must be entered at tbe Cut- tom House; and that duties are payable os such as were not purchased on 28th ot February last, and laden on *Jup hardt on or before the 15th of March instant, lave pucbl late the Free Lists. It is, therefore, necessary that remittanccsl be made to pay the duties, where duties aril payable, and, in all eases, to cover the expense qfl Custom House entry, whether the good* art fm| or not. Prompt compliance will preveatdelayl and expense, as all articles not entered snd| permitted will be stored bv the Custom Jfouw officers. The South Carolina Railroad Company wilil advance, as heretofore, tbe chsrgea ot Freighbl ^ rh J , E e Wharfage; but not the tr not mi I connected with the Custom House. 1 Rates of charging for forwarding will be veryl moderate, and may be had on appliratioe u>l A Btoney, to whom all huiioefarniums f nicationt should be addressed. 1 The undersigned refers to the offiwi of tfaal Charleston Railroad Company, to the Hcs.l Chas. J. Jenkins, of Augusta, Georgia; to tbsr customers of the Forwarding Department,aai" to all Merchants of standing in ths city c Charleston, and respectfully sdicita a Mb*ral| share of patronage. JAMES L. GAXTT. ml8-3w. Late Forwarding Ag7 8. C. ff. ff. 8 TATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Aruas*. March 2£>th, 1361. T HE Executive Committee of the but* if I ricultural Society are requested to inert ill Atlanta, at the City Hall, ou Tuciday, tOth oil April next, at 3 o’clock, P. M.. for th* purpoul ot arranging the Premium Liable, 4e.. tori the next Fair. By order ol lion. D W. L*W-P JAMES CAM Alt E*c‘y. JOHN F. HUGHES 4 CO., Noreroee’ Building, Marrtetta Street, AAeste. tie A 150 Barrels Extra and Superfin 10 Barrels common Whisky. 2 j Sacks of Rio Coffee. 10 Hogsheads of Sugar. 21 Casks ot Bacon. 10 Barrels of Molasses. 3.60$ Bushels Prime White »'* rr m!8-lw. Negroes for Sale. T HE subscriber offers for sal# Likely gross—a Woman, 37 yeara old. a go™ ** washer and ironer, and nur*e; a Boy. *- old ; a Boy, 10 yean old : a Girl. 3 J*» rt 0 a Girl, 5 yean old, and a Man about> •* T* old, a good hand in a Tannery. Apply ** . M.rch IS-If. WM. H. JlcaaUK.j COKE! COKE!! COKEH AT THE QA8 WORKS. A LARGE ijuantilj for »lth. »'U»J J A of 12| cent per bushel- - _*■ F«h. 21—dtf. ‘ J. F. WARNER. 8 »!?J JOHN KICK EX, Import-r, M.nuf.cturer -od *• IATAIA CI8AHS, TOIACf SNUFF, PIPES, a®.i Wb.Ie.xl. end ReUil, M U>- 8i «“ " .tllmmtu ft far .■*».f«rt#r* Wbiteh.il 8tr.et, All»et», Geer.!* March 2i. joaa COMMISSION MERCHRNTS IWo. 170, gtoond Strew*. «. MVff, MIIJOWI. Baler la Jon Kukjm*. Ja**‘ pNeehTilKTed.