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SOUTHERN $0tttkira0rafti«NKf 7 £*3; THURSDAY, MAY 0, 1861. Al Agricultural Bureau. Wa regret very muoh, that the Executive Committee of the flUU Agricultural Society, at iU latescaclou ia this city, caw fit to rssol ve to tural Bureau. We yet hope no euch memorial will be presented; arid if pretested, we truet Congreec will reject if 1 tolllllll Col. T. C. Howard very properly remarked that the Bureau at Waehie(tou bad beoome a ■teach ia the aoetrUi of all good mm ia the South. It ie eo, aad very jaetly ee ; and etill, we believe it wae ee well ooaduoted aad ae use- ful to the people ee any we ooold poeeihly at tach to our Government The troth to, tho Government ought »ot to have anything con nected with it, that would make our people look to it Car any favors or expect any peraea- al benefite from It. All experience hue ehewa ooneluilvely, that the dtopeaelng of favor* of any kind by Government, ie corrupting and demoralising, and confer* no real benefite on tha people generally. The Burton at Waahiogton to a very expen sive affair. The people of the whole nation have been taxed for yeara to keep it up; and it* benefite, if anything like benefite have at tached to it, have been participated in by only a fear—euch only as are favored with the ac quaintance aad personal friendship of a Con gressman. It to wrong to take the Government revenue, which the whole people have contributed to raise, and appropriata it to tha bonafit or grat ification of a fow. The Annual Report, and a certain amount of seeds and plants are distrib uted yearly to members of Congress, who, in turn, give them out to those whose vanity may be flattered, and wboeo votes and influence may thereby be secured. But few members of Congress are honest enough to send a copy of the Beport or a package of seeds to a man who would use them to some advantage end be bon efitted thereby, if he happen to be a political opponent. Wc arc notguessing at matters. We write from personal knowledge of the way this thiog is managed* If a Bureau of this kind to established, it will be necessary to enlarge the franking priv ilege so as to include it, in order to distribute its Reports and seeds through the mails, free of postage. Here to the germ of corruption. One of the wisest and best reforms our Congress has introduced, was the abolishing of the franking privilege to the extent it did; and Congress fell short of its duty In not abrogating entire ly, the corrupting practice. The Postoffioe De partment has ao more right to have its mails carried at public expense, than the Treasury or War Departments. The War Department has oe more right to the free transmission of its letters, than of its guns, powder and sol diers. Ho Department of the Government has any more right to tha free transmission of its property--whether it be mails or otherwise— than an individual has. A farmer hea as much right to have the Government carry his cotton to market, gratuitously, as a member of Con- great or the Cabinet has to the carrying of a letter without charge. Every tub ought to stand upon its own bot tom. Every man, and every Government, in all its departments, should be able to pay their own way, or cease to ** go." Tbs great evils which the policy asked for by tha memorial tots, would inflict upon society —the corruptions which it would produce, are far beyond tha imaginations of the most dis torted conceptions. We are now loosed from a rotten Government, whioh once was the best and freest on earth, but whioh was brokan down by Just aueh instrumentalities as these memorialists now seek to fasten upon ours ia its infancy. Let the people, and let Congress beware. We are ia a better condition to judge of this matter than the old gray mouse who said the lump might be meal, but he was afraid it was a cat: We KHOW there is a cat in it, and if the people go near they will be caught. [concluded to-morsow.] Tha Battle of ftuMteiWTAe Pert I respoadent of tHtjfew Vet! from CberledtoA, a Aw _ Sumter t J rmr*y«‘ 1,0, *1 EDEEACY. Confederacy. Instlutlon lor the HUM*»« C«»e Mprlng. Mkfel.li.Tiailh.tit -ill be lotovrotiag to yo* at WMl m to /our r..d- •rs, „4 wrro l» mh. • matt Uroly inter- m, 1, th. W.lf.r* at thM. ekUdsw of .i- b Uoc.,]: will giro/(«».hart account of. ri.U •T'tmaia to th.Gronto iMtitoUon for th. I>e»f published, h.T. bid llvp rul in lb. South A lor,, .mount of lb. huodrods of thousands, •r p«rh.pi million., whieh Ik./ own, h.T* ss-itraxat «S« 'EEaBSaeSn stswvssaw^aj ““ imtdmwmm# ta- ' ib... i. on lb. dap, oorerio, a port, and near- tb. regular Frida/ afternoon esercises. A. we Ifow, that thsy ace the tr«d. ft gone, the maak ft thrown off; and, lib. all other, at tha North whom w. h.T. regarded ae frlende, the/ haee ehown lh.me.lTee to h. unprincipled Plant Gralu and Grass. Mr. Awing i a trod deed into tha Houia of Kop- reaeotatieea of Tennaeee., on tha 28th April, tha following resolution, which wae adopted and sent to the S.oate for concurrence: Retched by (Ac General Auembty cf (Ac State 0/ Ttnntttet, That in eiaw of th. dwrlh of th. put two/.us, and tb. probablu extraordinary d.m.nd for oereal ana forng., to auppl/ tb. obaolat. want, of our State and of tb. astir. South, that tb. .griaulturalftK of tb. But. be mod tb./ >ra h.reby requested to doeoto th. brandth of arable land In the State to tha cul- tere of grain and graaa. Arms In the Sonth. The Columbia “ Democrat and Plan tor "ea/e it ia a mietak.n idea that th. South hae no wropons with whieh to defend hare.If Th. eight Cotton Bt.toe ere said to h.T. under tb.ir control 8,000 cannon. Tha following amount of .mall arma h.T. baaa saiaad t Baton Rouge Alabama Arsenal .... 70,000 .... 30,000 Elisabeth, N. C .... 30,000 Charleston ... 33,000 Other pi aces ....100,000 Total ....*43 can Ths State arms previously purchased by the BUtes emeu its to: Alabama .... 80,000 Virginia .... 73,000 Louisiana „„ .... 30 000 Georgia ....130,000 South Carolina i.sro 47,000 MlaSiSSippi..row s.ro 50,000 Florida .... 17,000 TIM C.hunbn. Kaq*lr*r—Mr. Stephen.’ Tb. Enquirer eopto. a portion of m report of Mr. Stopbea*’ Up rash Ip this ait, while pes eta g through M bio we, from Tirginl. to Montgomery, and oradtto it to th. •• Common wealth." Thh I, a second inatoaoe that hae fallea ua- ,er eor nottoe where thj, error baa OUST rad. our dollars. A Into numbs, of tha Weekly contain *e»- eral of (be most furious and blood-thirsty arti cles against the South. Take the following as samples; '< Baltimore sheuld he instantly seized and occupied. Two columns—one from Hew York and Philadelphia, the other from Harrftburg — should move on Baltimore and hold it under martial law. In oaee of resistance, the oily should be shelled. Baltimore saoured—either as a oity or a ruin—tha Government should op erate on Virginia, on a base line from Fort Monroe to Washington city. Both lines of the Potomac mast he secured, end, this done, a column should move on Richmond. It should be in possession of the Government before the 1st of June. “ Kentucky may ae well understand at onoe that she oannot occupy an attitude of neutral ity in the preeent contest If she to not for ui she is against us; and. realtor, in the present temper of the Horth, people don’t seem to care much which way abe $oes. If she is for us, we expect her riflemen in our ranks. If she is against ns, in a few months Ohio will proba bly be arming 50,000 negroes who bate fled from slavery in Kentucky/* Will anybody in the South continue to take tha Magaiine or the Weekly ? Will anybody South of tha Pctomao aver Lereafter buy a book issued from the press of the Harpers ? It may be, that the people of the South will kiss the hand that smites them, and pour their gold into the lap of him who seeks to rob them of their property, their honor and their very lives. It may be ao, wo my y hut, if such is the case, we have yet to find it out. Excitement In Savannah. A few days ago, the Philadelphia papers an nounced the arrest in that city of a Georgian on a charge of High Treason. His name is Charles A. Greiner, of Bavanneh, and the charge wae predicated upon his being a mem her of a company that assisted in taking Fort Pulaski in January last. When ha wae arrest ed, be made the following statement: “ My family are here; I came on to see them The company that I belonged to wae nothing but a private company that I belonged to for the last fifteen years. They enjoyed a good many privileges, and were exempt from jury duty. On the second day of January, there was a good deal of excitement in Georgia, and our Governor was apprehensive that Fort Pu laski might become occupied by an irresponsi ble party, and he requested our company to go there and take charge of it, which we did. I left there early in January and came up to the interior of Georgia, at my mother’s place. * have been in Savannah very little. I am Philadelphian by birth ; went to school here; and believe I am as good a Union man as oan be found any where. 1 was born under an Amer ican flag, and have a good many relatives re siding ia this city.” This was enough, and the officials, following the example of the petty despots of continental Europe, committed Mr. G. to prison. The receipt of this news in Savannah ated considerable excitement. We take the following from the " Republican Guest Excitement—Titrbaticnbd Arrrst U. 8. OrnoRRS.—The newa of the arrect of a citisen of Savannah in Philadelphia, on a charge of High Treason, which reached here igh/ Utimberi of pihm/toruck the sand at its fool, and many glanced hud ri* oocbeited half a mile away in (he swampa. knaves. All their friendship for us wan ta fat litter are filled with marsh hens, and ef- ' erytiae a hall passed over they get up (heir peculiar cackling, which induced the boys (o say—'’Anderson 7 * shoot ing marsh hens again.” These swampa are fall of balls thus fired.— Could the fifteen barbette guns on Fort Hum ter have been brought to bear—an iinpossibil ily, because of the rapid fire from all quarters —tha iron battery must have been disabled.— It was a part of tbe tactics of the battle, bow ever, to render these guns, some of whioh are of the heavieetebaracter, unavailable from the •tart, and soon after tbe break of day their otyecl wee ao nearly affeoted as to render tbe parapet of Sumter untenable. fobt euMrsit. Leaving Morris’ Island, we proceeded to Fort Sumter, steaming around, while a fine opportunity was afforded of examining the ef fect of the bombardment. Without being rna- terlalTy injured, fho walls give evidence of i most terrific pepperiog. Tbe several faces ex posed to fire are so thoroughly pitied that tba stronghold looks aa if it had but just recover ed from ao attack of tbe small pox. Every plaoe where a ball struck (be brisk work has been torn awny by the bushel. Portions of the edge of the parapet are crumbling in ruins.— Tbe traverse there erected to prevent the ra king fire of Fort Moultrie upon the guna en barbells seems just ready to fall, while frag ments of mortar, granite, bri«-k and bursted shell lie upon ibe water washed rocks outside. In only one plaoe was a breach commenced, and that was at tba base of the narrow or Southeast angle, which was exposed to the fire from Cummiug's Point. This would have required at least two days to complete. Landing at tbe wharf, we found workmen busy in taking up the mine which had been prepared for u»e in case of an attempt to land And now, entering the fort, tbe sceue present ed is beyond all description. Language can not convey tbe picture of black ai d battered walls, crumbling terraces, and the debris of battle and of fire everywhere visible. Taking a position about the centre of the parade ground, to look fairly around, I found myself standing over the newly covered grave of one of the men killed by tbe explosion while saluting tbe flag. Two cannon balls sup ported a small stick which marked the spot and redlining against these was a temporary granite slab a fool square, with tbe simple ' soription upon it— you tkat » nilWWiBfraVliifr /• C«• P ■ »*«*»*!» ImUtottoa tor Um I*sf tatol/ Botkin, oould b. BBT. aolq.c than efch »«d Du neb, at Can Spring, ingenious combination of iron, wood and sand- By iovitation of Mr. Win. D. Cooke, tbe bags ae a etroaghold and protection from th« Principal of the Institution, the Teachers and I South are towitneas bitters Saturday, created no );ttle commotion. The matter was much talked of on the streets, and muoh indignation was very naturally express ed. Towards night the excitement increased to the culminating point, and a very general desire was manifested to retaliate in some way, should an opportunity offer. It having been ascertained that two gentlemen, who came by the Florida boat, had registered their names at the Pulaski House as officers of the United States Army, the exasperated orowd soon col lected in and around the establishment, ae- •olved to capture and retain them as hostages until our own citisen should be set at liberty. The Mayor, hearing of the movement, and ap prehending some trouble, immediately repair ed to the hotel and had an interview with tbe strangers in a private parlor. He soon reap peared, and addressing the excited crowd, stat ed that the two gentlemen, whose names are Samuel F. Mills and C. Cook, both Lieutenants, were in extreme bad health, kad been spend ing the winter in Florida, with the hope of bettering their condition, end, as confirmed in valids, ware now returning to their homes and friends; it was, therefore, due to Southern hos pitality, as well as humanity, that their per sons be held sacred, and they be allowed to remain unmolested and depart at their pleas ure. The crowd was perfectly satisfied with the statement, and immediately retired without the slightest disorder. Buoh are the facts, though we have no doubt if we bad a Northern correepondentemong us, they would be worked up into a terrible sen sation story Family Matters. We clip the following following from the Montgomery *' Advertiser ”: Mother-in-law or Lincoln.-Mrs. Todd, oi Kentucky, the mother-in-law of Lincoln, pass ed through this city yesterday, en route for Sel ma. She was accompanied by one of her daugh ters. It is said that she very decidedly refused to accept the proffered hospitalities of tbe " White House *’ at Washington, not admiring the teoeto of the political faith of tho hybrid " head of the family.” Her sympathies are with the South. Our readers will recollect that the "Magnolia Cadets,” from Belma, Alabama, who passed through here on their way to Virginia on the 30th ultimo, had a most beautiful Sag. which Copt. Dmweoo announoad woe mad. aad pro- eantod to kl. company b/ two lediae of Salma, who war. tiller, of Mra Abraham Lincoln— aa tra. 8outh.ro ladia. u «T.r breathed. We Sad the fotlowia, going the rouade of the Prras, aad have a. doubt ItTi true. W. have bran credibly Informed by thora who ought to kaow, that Mre. Ltaoola an tortoise the rauad- ait Souther. MBUmaat ■ Taocaia nr till Fistor.—A eoiraepoad»at of th. Baltimore So a wrltoe that Um ha* toes earn, latoetla. trouble at the White Bows. Mr. Liaoola deaind Mre. LI ami a to ratara ta BprlafSaid with tba family. attoralgwaahwg tiara, eotll the prosrotdiSrallto. that Mrnwad tha Xxeeatlre an diral paled. Gaa. SaaU ia eeldto ban Joiaad ia tha raaopamaadatlaa t bat Mr*. Llaaala paaitlval/ reftiead to “aacada," a*d thera tb* matter ragto." Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo C OOOII00000 I DANIEL HOWE, g UIKD APRIL 14, 1801. 0Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooocooo»)oooO A new grave had been built of brick, anoih er monument will be erected, and there the poor fellow Hea after his long imprisonment and brave fight,out short in hie glowing antic ipatioos of a "welcome bou e ” Near this reminiscence, suddesi of all of tbe past fight, stands an immense ten-iooh Colutn bind, pointed towards the city of Cbsrleston, a wall built around it for retreat, whenever it was fired, lest it should burst. It is related of this gun that Lieutenant Foster three times went across the ground to discharge it, and threa times was driven baok, by ths shells fal ling around him. The spot where tha firs broke out is on the right hand side of the gateway, in tbe officers’ quarters, and the perfurations of tbe red hot shot through the still standing walls there may be counted by hundreds. From that point the firs spread in either direction all that could be burned was in flames. Tbe flag staff, shot about seventy five feet from tbe ground, bears several marks of graz ing balls upon its sides. Passing up the iroi stairways whioh lead to the parapet, another scene of desolation presents itself. Aside from the destruction by fire, balls have struck eve ry where. Tbe parapet is torn away in num bers of places, and the guns are knocked into all positions imaginable. Some lie on their sides, others are driven from their places; several point upward in the air, while the few tkat doggedly retained their places are mark ed and cracked so as to be utterly useless. The largest gun on the parapet, and one which was most feared, was dismounted by its own recoil, at the first fire, and thus Providence terpoaed to prevent the dtstruoihu which ight have resulted from its use. Hand grenades, shells, balls, fragments of missiles, rammers and swabbers, and other parapbernali of ths battle still ley around ip profusion, just aa they had been left, but the marred and ragged features of everything up on whioh the eye rested showed at a glance how utterly impossible it was for anything human to resist the tremendous firs poured in to the devoted fortress. In the rotgszins there still remains a large amount of powder, but It was only "by tbe grace of God” that it did’nt blow the place to atoms. 1 was permitted by Lieutenant Rhett, one of the officers in command, to examino the spot, and there, wonderful to relate, was a hols msde by a red hot shot, which had pass cd through the neighboring brick, burrowed halfway into tbs walls of ths magazine, and then fallen to the grouod. Within ten feet of it a ninety six pound shell had descended through a granite rook, shattered it in frag ments, spent the force of its explosion on the surrounding walls, and rendered the iron door so useless that it cannot be shot. While we were there, powder was evsa then visible up on the floor within three feet of the magazine end leading Into U, so that had It gone off ac cidentally, your correspondent would have been compelled to defer this letter until an other occasion. Nothing but n painted picture, or a daguer reotype can convey an adequate idea of the destruction. This, by the way, had been uuue by one of the artists of the oity, who was per- mitted tbs day after the battle to visit ths fort for ths purpose. If facts suah as I hats related, both now and heretofore, ere not sufficient to establish ths belief in the minds of ths Northern pub lic that Major Anderson and his msn fought as long and m well as they oould, nothing can •atiify them but * personal inspection of the place. CoarnninATs Coin. —We learn that theSu- periattadeot Of the Branch Mint of the Confederate 8tates, tot this town, has rtotived orders to ntriln wo moro ooin of United Staten, but to resortw ike boliion until dies for the odTwMnk wel^w Go {^ i4fr,Ut SlfUM ar * r *** ita DaMmtfa tyweJ. coarse of preparation. approached (he building, car eyos were greeted with tbe iight of t Urge and beautiful flag ©t the Confederate States, flying from tbe top of the main building. Upon the Urge slates which occupy one end of tho Chapol, was writ ten the lessoo, which consisted of several words which were explained in the following meaner by tbe Principal: The word is first written with^ tbe symbol Indicating the part of speech, and the meantng of the word. The fo% the word is then described in writing, aud fully explained by signs, after which the word is io- roduced iuto one or more simple sen tences, which are explained by signs. Wo wore struck with this peculiar manner, adop ted by the Principal, in teaching the sigtxs for individual words so well calculated to impress upon the pupil the sign ss well as the reason for ths sign of the words taught. This is the regular exercise every Friday afternoon, when all the pupils as well as tbe teachers sre pres ent. After the school is closed, the pupils copy into tbsir memorandum books the words with the description of the signs, thus enabling them at any future time, should they forget tbe sign, to recur to their books and refresh their mem ories. This, we understand, is the manner which Mr. Cooks teaches all ths signs, and nearly every morning tbe pupils are in the habit of bringing to him lists of words, the request that be will write out a description of tbe signs for each. We noticed with much pleasure the eagerness evinced by all the pn pile to understand the explanations given, and the intelligence manifested by the sparkling eye, when a new idea was fully oomprehsnded. Another and very interesting feature in tbe exercises of the evening, was the exhibition of Mr. Cooke's class in Articulation, or roading tbe lips. This class is composed of several who have some small remnant of speech left, but none of whom are able to bear. The pro gress made by these pupils in the short time they have been under Mr. Cooke’s instruction is really wonderful. Questions were asked, without any signs being given, which were readily answered by writing on the slate.— These questions ware some times given audi bly, and at others by a simple movement of tbe lips, without any sound, and tbe answers were as readily given in one case as in tbe oth er. The exercises were closed, as to usual ev ery day, by a prayer in tbe sign language. Wc could not help noticing the neat, and healthful appearance of the pupils—which gives good evidence of the care which is taken of them out of school, as the exercises of the afternoon did of the faithfulness of their teach era, and we very much regret that, owing to.the isolated situation of the Institution, ao few of the citisens of the State havo an opportunity of seeing what is now being done for this un fortunate class. A VISITOR. Canting About for a Safe Retreat* The New York " Herald" of the 2d instant, says: Tub Pboi'er Skat for the Federal Gov ernment.—The critical circumstances in which the President and his Cabinet are at present placed, by tbe cutting off of their communications with the loyal States, confirm the opinion we have so frequently expressed, that Washington is not a fit place for the seal of government. It is geographically so badly situated, and in other respects so defenceless, that it might at any time be readily surprised and seized by an invading force. The possi bility of rebellion again rearing its head amongst us will operate effectually against the removal of ths capitol to one of the Central Stales, as may desire. New York is the only proper and safe seat for the government. It is the natural capitol of the country, consid ered both in regard to its commercial iropor- portance and its population. Owing to its facilities of communication by sea and by railroad with all other parts of the Union, it is more accessible, and in faot more central, thin any other city that could be fixed upon. For the same reason it affords readier means for tbe conveyance of troops and war materi al to any point (hat might be threatened. By strengthening our harbor and land defences ths city could be rendered impregnable against rebellion or foreign invasion, sod thus the government would really enjoy the benefits of a capitol in Increased security, in dignity and in the ready command of its resources Obituary. Dr. James Foster, of Greensboro’, died at his residence on the 3d instant, aged 75 years. He was a native of Prince Edward county, Vir- f ;inia, and a graduate of Hampden 8idnev Col- ege. In his demise, the medical profession in Georgia has lost one of its brightest ornaments. To the Southern Flag! JAnee read at the raising of a Secession flag at LnnescUle % Virginia, on the \stqf April, 1MI. To the Irish People. Brother Kxilrs : Our country North have abandoned iheir priuoi on oupirigbi ipathy which , tkiSto ■•L— ^ e ana nation, is forgiven and forget ten in the ze^l of mob enthusiasm, which would subjugate us. Having united with fanaticism like the predestined of Ghcbeoaa, who ars bound to tbo DevH and marked with his nail, Ihwirheads will naver turn aside. Hcnooforth, therefore, we proclaim that the enemies of tbe arc our ensmies : dims and tbe hostility between u§. Hail I emblem of honor, and freedom| all hall! Thou beauteoua flag of tbe South— Though tyrants may hate thee, and Yaakeedom rail, We are proud of thy honor and truth. The land that conceived thee shall honor thy birth, Though envy may curte and defame; The spirit of freedom abroad In the earth Shall apeak of thy honor and fame. Virginia, tbe mother of fllalos, shall avake To the call of freedom and right, And justice, and honor, and Interests shall make A Union of spirit and might. Her sons who new sit In a Council of State, We Invoke in honor's fair aarne, To gather the Jewels and leave t* Its flate The casket new severed la twain. With our slater States ef tbe South wu wlU form A casket more beauteous and rare, Where boner, aad JeeUee, nod freedom shall cemc. To lighten the burdens ef cure. trfieia'a fblr daughters skull Mem bur proud sons, Who tyrants' devices o'envn, Aad NiaeefoUaerbUtb* eighth glerious Stele I To revolve around freedom* bright sun. May the Oed ef afi wtedem approving*? look Oa thla contest frr JeeUee and right, Aud help us to tea# to a fist* SMevbood A Union of spirit oik! might. and blood em- *Tfi volun teering for coerciou, they establish a princi ple Ireland baa resisted with all her genius, energy and manhood. Ths right of a people to select their own rulers—the right of a peo pie to make and change their own Government baa been asserted at the eanson's mouth up on tnauy a laurelled field, and is ounoentrated in Irish hearts by the blood of Robert Emmet. We will stand by the ancient landmark, and by the old Apostles of Liberty, whose judg- oieni and integrity we know stood far above the betrayal of & kiss. The South has suffered wrong upon wrong, and insuit opon|insuli, from inimical confeder ates in the Uoion, and loyality to the Union is treason to her now. The Irish citizens of tbe Confederate States are not loyal to a Union with idiot fanatics, and plundering traitors.— They spurn the alliance, and feel ebameatthe conduct of their Northern countrymen. Ask ing, justice, we have been insulted—asking to be let alone, we have been mocked—asking peace, we have been threatened insolently as impotent!/ with degradation, dishonor, deso lation and death. In this monstrous outrage upon freedom and justice, we had hoped the Irish at the North, whose liberties and rights Southern votes in Congtess had preserved, would be with us— boldly, manfully, honorably with us. Wt stood by them, when the tempest of religious bigotry beat against iheir face, their honor was ours—iheir victories we cheered, their de feats we nt/uroei. Hut if they take the road of dishonor, ours will be the march on the road to glory and fighting for our honor and lives, they will learn that Southern suns warm Irish hearts to a patriotism and ardor, that will carry them uadaunted through the shocks of war. Already Irish companies have rallied to the country’s call at the South.— Thousands of Irishmen are ready for the con flict, and thousands more are pouring into tbe ranks of tbe glorious volunteers. Rank and station have keen lost in the generous emula tion to serve the South. Our best citizens are in the field, and beauty’s smile, lends sweet encouragement to the patriotism and fervor of the hour. Our flag, too, floats over a nation alive with fertility. The country spreads out like a sea of green, giving assurances of a most pros perous harvest. Since itinerant Abolitionists have taken flight, not a ripple of exoitement is felt on the bosom of our agricultural indus try. Corcyra stands a monument of fearful meaning to all who hope for aid In a servile class, and yankee invaders should beware, else the future may unfold another lesson to posterity of more crimson import. No coun try has submitted to wrong without being en slaved. Ths glory of the Italian Republics have vanished like shadows from the dial’s face. Greece, the Niobe of Nations, weeps at the feet of the Moslem power. Ireland, like a Cinderella, weeps and waits a glass slipner miracle. We must resent aggression when offered, or submit to indignities forever. Na tions in their graves give this evidence in their epitaphs, and the South must now repel the step of invasion or wake to the music of inva ding hordes. Though the Irish of the South bats no rep resentative organs here, their sentiments up on this subject cannot, and must not be mis* resented at tho North. We owe it to oursel ves—we owe it to our children and to bjstory, that no Irish Tory shall lodge under ths Con federate States’ flag. If we would overflow history with glory, and be worthy our name nod nation, in the name of liberty we will tear tha eagles from the invaders' standard, and sow its stars to the waves and winds.— Great examples thrill us. A great anoestry inspires us. Liberty calls us. Honor invito* us; and let him who falters go back and be questh meanness and misery to his children. 0. A. LOCHRANE. W as there an Attempted Revolt on Board tbe Federal Fleet f A letter received in this city says the Talla hassee Floridian, from a gentleman connected with the Medical Department of the Florida Army, dated Warrington, April 26th, says: " There was evidently a violent commotion amoDgst monster steamers. One, the "Sa bine," commanded by Capt. Adams, ths 1st Lieut, of which is Mr. Murdaugb, and tbe Surgeon, my friend and clasaroats, Dr. Minor, all Southern men, were seen to run up the flag of the Confederate States, whioh was almost immediately hauled down again; the other vessels clustered around her, boats were launched, &o. It Is believed to be a mutiny, but quelled instantly. The bodies of four men who were shot, have been found on the beach. No one knows anything more about it. We fear these officers having just heard of the secession of Virginia attempted to withdraw tbe Sabine—hoisting our flag in defiance, and were qnlckly overpowered.” Accident to Col* Miller Grieve and Lieut* Nelsou. Melancholy Accident.—As ths ateam tug Robert Habersham was returning front Fort Pnlaskl yesterday afternoon with several offi cers and others on board, while passing Fort Jackson several peruons were about to firs a salute from a smalt iron swivel, when lbs piece exploded, seriously if not mortally wounding Col. Miller Grieve, of MillodjfviUt, and Lieut. William Nelson, of ths Georgia Army. Mr. L D l'erkins also received a wound in the thigh, but was, we believe, not seriously injured. Col. Grieve was returning from Fort Pulas ki, where he had been to vieit hie eon, Capt. Miller Grieve, now statiooed there. A frag ment of lbs gun struck him in the heed, de stroying his left eye, and inflictingj a fearful wound. When we saw biro, after being re moved from the boat to the Pulesk! House, he wae able to ait up a fow minutes at a time and to couverse with .those around him. There are strong hopes of his recovery. Lieut. Nelson's injury |* also in tbe bead, and Is vdTy.ssvore, rendering him insensible from the moment he wae otruelt. At seven o’clock when we sew him, he remained in the some condition, and very little hope was en tertained by tbe attending phyeieiena that he could possibly survive. Young Nelson Is the son of the Into Gener al N*lsoa of thin Blots, and n graduate ef the Georgia) Military Academy. He is n vssy promising youSg man, and had just been pro moted to n Lieutenancy, having enlisted ns n sergeant In tbe Georgia Army.—8**. News. ~ ——♦ dn es wr> Vt A Caution—We beg in Hggaei is al 8outhere pope* the propriety KSMufag nil moot ism of the mevemeoieof troops, within our borders. A word ts the wise I—Riehmond Whig. 1801. SALMONS k SIMMQR FOMM SIIOlllKra Comer of Whttob.ll tod Al.fc Atlanta, Georgia’. NEW SPRING STOl O NE of our firm boring return«d ( kat, wb.ro b. huiiul complete , or* pnrehik. at our Spring Stock of DRY GOODgl wo lake thia method of .dTilid. ik. ' * tb. tamo. Our .lock of STAPLE * FARCY MODI wara nor er more attraatK*. The BLEACHED AND BROWN SHEETINQ,! SHIRTINQS. Ao.. ft ample. Crept U'Anflale, Barege Angtale, Breath rUnlt, Moiambipu, Braiai and b .pl.ndid usortment of data R Fatty I SUk •tfanlfee. Baatrrt, Re., ALRXAXDKR KID (HOIKS, Silk Every rari.tr of Ltdica' and Him 1 1 m.Buf.ctured in Philadelphia ui our trade. A more beautiful lot of CABPETINDS, OIL CLOTH, AND MAT w. h.T. u.r.r displayed in toil mart. All of which w. will gall low for CL Order, promptly attended to. SALMONS k Bin Atlanta, March 28, 1881. SILVEY 3 DOUGHERT NORCROSS’ BUILDING, Junction White Hull Ac Pe Streets. A«lnrtt>, Otoor, H AVE jutt rac.ir«d, and ar. no.oj the largeit .took of Qoooa tba/ had Offered in on. aeaaon. Their atock *«1 oxcluairaly for Oath, and will be priced! figure*. * They her. ...ry rarlety of DRY GOODS, from Brown Homeapuna to the Guaetl Silks; all kinds of fresh LADIES’ GOODS; . large assortment of BTAPtiH OOO] including Linens, Lawns, Piece Good. 0. Ginghams, Ae.; til kinds of HOSIER FANCY ARTICLES. Also, a large t JEWELRY, WATCHES ] In their Basement Rooms, they hare, g.n t and full supply of Reidy-Made Clothing, and GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING ( THUNKS, UMBRELLAS, Ac. Alto, i S10.008 worth of H SHOES, BOOTS, < embracing all sizes, and a great variety, k dies, Misses, Men, Boys tod Children. They repast: their stock it rerj full! they are determined to tell. Tha public are respectfully invited i and examine their stock and prices b«fc chasing elsewhere. march8 SILVEY A DOUQHE Me NAUGHT, BEARD 4 COb] Commission sued Forwarding J BA T STREET Savannah, - - - - - Wm. McNacgiit, ) f Wn. K.! James Ormond, j raar20 (Jon I CRN. IRA R. FOSTER. FOSTER & QUEEN1 GROCERS —AND— COMMISSION MERCK! WHITEHALL STNNZT, Atlanta, Georgia, K EEP constantly oa hand all kinds of^ visions and Family Supplies, buy aa^ all kinds of Tsnoeaaaa and Country I also, sell Goods consigned to ths 1 tags, and render accounts cf sale prompt Patronage respectfully solicited. 1 CONFECTIONARIES. F. M. JACK, Ag rfsxr door to w. r. Biasise a CO., Whitehall St, Atlanta, G. K EEPS constantly on hand .0 eiosilMld of CONFECTIONARIES, FRUITS, CAKE8. NUTS, CANDIES, PRESERVE* J ELLIS* FIC Also, Fin. Imported WINKS, BR TOBACCO, CIGARS, Ac, Ac. Also, B groat rari.ty of Fancy Artlel koto, Toys, Ac. . Th. Ladies sod ths Public gencrtllf*| spMtfuliy inritod to call. DANIELL 61 McENTIRE, Wholesale Dealers in BHOCXHIES, FB08VCV Feat A- Tree Mreel, At!onto, j FINK supply of Coro, B«con s*i 1 ways oa baud. WRIGHT k JACKSON, ritmi, cumuli -AMD- FORWARDING MERCHA BAT STBEBT, SAVANNAH, «• AU.RB B. 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