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\UGUSTA, GA., MARCH 17, 1866.
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Address, Key Box 169, Augusta, Ga.
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e offer thevery best terma to advertise
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sereasing, and will soon be read by 20,
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The folowing gentlemen are autherized
Agents forthe Counties named :
L B Toouer, Chatham co, Savannah.
Peter Houston, for Union League, af
Savar nah.
,Wi Hiely Ole, Achens.
~ E C Powell, Green co, Greensboro.
8 MeAlister, Morgau co, Madison.
' Rev I' Quarles, Fulton co, Atlanta.
Rev H Strickland, Cobb co, Marietta
Lewis Smith, Bibb co, Macon.
T Rhodes, Muscogee co, Columbus.
i Wm Simon, Sen. Columbia, 8 C.
- RevH M Turner, Traveling Agent.
Wehad the pleasure of visiting the
city of Savaunah a short time since, and
f witnessing the prosperity of its citi
ens both white aud colored. We shall
peak ouly of those things which we pre
ume, will interesy our colored readers
We visited several of the freedmen’s
schools, with the able aud courteous
uperintendant Mr. E. A Cooley.
ethlchem school taught by Miss Louise
ettibone, and Miss Julia Marshall was
ot fully attended the day we visited it,
account of bad weather; but we were
sfed that the instruction was thorough
d tiat the pupils were makiog rapid
"ogress in their studies. The whole
wber of pupils attendiog this sehool is
'Ebty-h_\'o, sume of whom, considering
beit years, are well advauced. They an
ered readily difficult problems in men-—
| Arithmetic. We noticed in this
bol what we had previously noticed
Uothers that the smartest acholars in
be wost advanced class were the blackest
™ whitest. They were pearly of. the
T 3ge and it was diffieult to decide
bich bad the most, ability.
The Audrews sckool pumiers one
undred apq seventy, tatight by Miss
;.ry. Cdb.‘“’fl and Miss Sarab Hunt.
'+ primary school, and the excellent
'ciplive maintaineq by these teachers
UVinced ug ghay they are first class
ery .
:Z:,:“ delighted. with Mrs. For
metf °“l: tumbering oue hu?drid. and
o Puprle, - ?!i‘a. Fofiunexg fl?stgd
young ladies, one of whom is her
.R:;“» da young man. We never
deeldi school that pleased ws more
OWone that pleased us as much.
Mrs FKortune carries the graces of the
drawing room into ber-school room, and
some of our Southern ladies, who have
insulted the teschers of colored schools,
would do well to visit this sctool, and thus
learn what a christian lady, who has en
joyed the advantages of the most wealthy
and refived sosiety, is joyfully doing for
the elevation of these freed children.
Beside” the schools mentioned above,
‘which are taught by white teachers from
‘the North, there are schools taught by
colored teachers, natives of the South.
With one of these, taught by Rev James
| Porter, assisted by his daughter and
Mr. Mason, we were greatly pleased.
Mr. Porter adds to the Curistian virtues
an excellent education and the polish of
a gentleman. Heis one Jf the represen
tative colored men of this State; posses
ing a quiet dignity, most pleasing to us
in whatever position he is called to fill,
whether presiding over a Convention of
the friends of Equal Rights, or a school
of colored children.
Mr. Toomer’s school is, in our opinion,
the best organized of any we visited in
Savannah, It is true that the building
which he occupies is the best arranged for
schools of any we visited, but Mr. Toomer
displays wuch ability in the management
of the school. We werc much interested
:n the schools of Messrs. Porter and
Toomer, from the fact that they are not
only for colored cnildren, but are
taught by colored teachers, under the
direction of a Board of Education, com
posed of colored men. We were in
formed that the Board have failed to pay
the teachcrs for several months, and that,
without pay, they bave continued to labor
for the welfare of their people. If the
| teachers, we trust that one of the North
ern socicties will assist them, that they
may not be obliged to give up the work
they bave so nobly undertaken.
1t will be remembered that Mr. Por«
ter was chosen by the Equal Rights Con
ver.tion, Peresident of the KEducational
Society organized for the State of Geor~
gia.
We were pleased tonotice that a larger
number of teachers are employed in the
schools of Savannah than in the schools
this city. We have mentioned this sub
ject before. We do hope that our friends
at the North will, if possible, send more
teachers to this State, we can assure
them that they will find an important
field of labor here.
BUSINE*S MEN,
We were informed that there are a
large n;xmber,of colored men in Savan
; nah who are engaged in business for them
{selves. We had the pleasure of visiting
the store and wareliouses of Alexander
'Hardee, ‘storage and general eomumission
‘receiving and forwarding mercbant.’
l Mr. Hardee was formerly a slave belong
ing to General Hardee, and his friends
boast that he has in his veins the blood
of one of the most distinguished South~
‘ern Generals. If it be true, the father
has no reasen to be ashamed of the son.
Beside the large store which he occupies,
be bhas three large warehouses, two
wharves, and a large grocery store. "He
is also the Agent of a company of colored
men, who have purchased and will run a
steamboat from Charleston to Florida
touching at the different points along the
eoast. ’
This boat will be one of tl;e best on
‘the route, and will furnish first class ae~
commodatioas to-all persons who travel
on, her regardless of race or color. Truly
these slaves can take care of themselves,
and they certainly treat white men better
than white men tm‘t‘t‘hfi_
. 1 geintlemam_a_ musical party, 'efh‘fi
that the fire was going out, asked a irien
in @ whispar, *how to stir the fire withont
interrupting the music? ‘Between the
bars,’ replied the friend.
Augusta, Ga., Saturday,March 12, 1866.
From the Frecdman’s Jyurnal.
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE,
Touissaint I’Quverture (probounced
'oo sang L.oo-ver~tare) has been very
Istly called one cf the modt extraordi~
ury men of an age when eitraordinary
len were numerous,” Bori a slave in
t. Domingo, bis first emplyment was
ending cattle on the plantation of his
raster. As a child he was gentle,
houghtful, and of stiong religious tem
encies. He earli learned to reaii ‘and
rrite; had some knowledge of arithwea |
ie, gLometry, and’ Latin; atd was dilli
ent in gathering stores of information
thich fitted him a for higher sphere.
Toussaint’s good copduct and ability
rained the love and esteem of his master,
'nd ne was soou promoted to offices of
rust and honor. He was also-indulged
vith a garden which he called Lis own,
wd was allowed sufficient leisure | !
o 0 cultivate it. He was bighly respected |
oy his fellow negroes on the plantation,
wnd over the island of 8t Domingo. |
He was sedate in mannu.:n;i excted. :
ingly patient ; Leing possessed of an even- .
mgssyo}; temp,er whlgch scurqely any thing :
seemed capable of disturbing. He was,
also noted for his benevolence In.pern‘
son he was _of übout the niiddle height,
with a robust constitution. At t.h.e age
of twenty-five, he was happily marflcd to
a young womwan of his own co or, to
whom he was always faithful and afl'ec'-l
tionate. - :
Poussaint himself gave the- following
account of his domestic bappiness.
‘We labored / the ficlds (my wifc and
I) hand in hand, and were scareely con~
scious of fatigae. Heaven always blessed
our toil, giving us Dot ouly an abundance
for our own wants, but the pleasure of
bestow:ng food oun our fellow’!)lacks who
needed it. This I greatly enjoyed.
On the Sabbath, and ou festival days,
we went to church-—my wife my parents,
and myself, Returving to our cottage,
after a pleasant meal we spent the rest
'of the day as a fawily together, and
close . it in prayer, inl 'ivlhiChdanltwk a
art. Thus religion hillowed pleasure,
snd made their howe the abode of purc
dOm&:&t'&-’.&Dg &?&‘}fi'e‘fl;a several children
who were well brou ht up aud fondly
loved, and who lived to adorn the pross
perity of their parcnts, as well as to feel
and suffer with them when overtaken ty
adversity and sorrow. Toussant was,
thiough all thess days of quiet domestic
joy, a slave, and remained such until he
was forty-eight years old.
War baving brokeu out in St. Domin
go between the French and Spauiards, in
volving both the free people of color and
the slaves, Toussuiut joined his brethren
in arm~, and stepped in a moment from
slavery to freedom. Yet, while strugl
ing for the rights of his race, he had no
feelings of revenge to gratily, but was the
sawe amirble and eharitable person as
ever. When his late master and ‘amily
were in danger, he risked his own life for
their escape; sent them to a safe retreat
in Awerica, with provision for their sup
port; auva afterward remitted to them
not ouly all he could save from the wreck
of their valuable furtun:, but the mnst
valuable additions from his owa prop«
erty. .
In the army of his countrymen, Tous<
saint at ouce took a leading ravk. He
had gained some medical kuowledge by
his reaiing and observation; and that
combined with the military skili which Le
displayed eatly led to his appointment
as physician to the forees But bis rare
geuius for commanding troops soon raised
‘him to the rank ot eolonel.
Wh.n,in 1794, the French Govern«
ment proclaimed all the :laves in St
Domingo free, aud declared that island a
a part of Frauce, Toussaint put several
Spanish posts into the bauds of the
Freneh commander there, and was made
brigadier geveral. The ivfluence which
he speedily obtained over the released
slaves whom he commanded was wonder
ful-
The French commander, Laveaux, who
bad givin Toussaint bis preseut appoint
ment, was slow to appreciate the eharac
ter of his negro offiver; yet it is credi
table to bim, that, when he eame te know
Toussaint thorougtly, he treated him
with the same respect that he would any
Furopean af his position or ability. He
soon appointed him bis lieutenaut-gover<
nor, and all the military and civil affairs
in St. Domingo were uuder his manage
ment. .
The first use which h> made of his
power was to establish order and disei
pline amiong the blacks. To this they
readily submitted ; and peace aud pros—
perity in that beaucifal island were the
result of his iucessant and most benevo
leut lahors. Unsullied iutegrity was a
prominent trait of this St. Domingo hero,
and he was never known to connive at
fraud in others.
His love of truth was so remarkable
that it was a proverb among bis people,
that their I%ader ¢ never broke bis word.’
Another and most unusual trait in one
who had risen from a lowly position to
rank and power was his forgiving spirit.
Those who had done him ecruel wrong,
after being shown the enormity of their
condutt, were generously pardoned.
Toussaiot had now reached the height
of his presperity, As governor of the
island and commander in thief of all the
French and pative forces, he gave the
‘whole weight of bis example in favor of
virtne and religion. He frowned upon
the vicious, and only noticed with favor |
the modest, the quiet, the diligent sol~
dier and citizen.
His public levees were patterns. of
srder and decorum, and the best societies
u Kurope were not superior in manners
‘0 his-evening parties. Yet, tbough his
surrounding and -retinue were splendid,
Foussaint himself was simple in his dress,
his food, eud all his habits. Cakes and
fruit with a slasq of water, made him a
zood meal. Kvery part of St. Domingo
was in quiet subjection to his rule Com~
merce and finance p ospered; the island
gaived rapidly in wealth; the negroes
worked faithfully on the plantations, and
receiving the wages of their labor, were
contented, obedient and industrious.
They submitted to wise regulations
and necessary authority, and, being free,
were satisfied and happy.
Thus, through the- genius, wisdom and
efforts of Toussaint I'Quverture, a nation
of freedmen had been created out of negro
slaves; avd their leader had succeeded
in teaching them that virtue, order, indus
try, and necessary self-restraint, were,
under God, th: only and sufficient guar
anty of civil and social liberty.
But the uoble and distinguisized careet
of this good and great man was soon td
close, and his sun, when at the brightest,
to set sudderly in darkness. The restless
ambition of Napoleon Bonaparte plunged
thé lovely and peaceful island of St
| B —inq eain into a fierce and bloody
’ war. To carry vuy hie plaus, he found it
| necessary to break down the influence of
i Toussaint 1" Ouverture; and he coula .
' this only by destroying him. So h¢
| caused bim to be treacherously arrested
{ put on board of a Freuch ship in the
iharbor, and carricd to a Frenca prison
' There, about ten months afterward, in
cold, hunger, and solitude, he ended hi:
days, at the age of sixty years.
et
The following is an extract from the
| remarks made by Geo A Trenholm be.
ifore the Chamler of Commerce in this
city, on Tuesday the 13th inst.
’ ‘And we can give no better evidence
| of tke manner in which we have scquit
' ted ourselyes of those duties, than is
afforded by the judgmernt of others as to
ithe qual fications fo: citizenship of our
| emancipated slaves. Sir, we have educa
' ted them, we took them barbarians, we
returned them Christianized and civilis
zed to those from whom we received
them; we paid for them, we return them
without compensation. Qur consciences
are clear, our hands are clean. Bat, Sir,
we have still duties to perform towards
them. I take the ground that we are
their best friends; that they are our fel-
E low.citizens, because they were born
' upon our soil—in our very houses. They
'are our chi'dren, for we havs reared
them. Such as they are, we have made
them and educated them. It is for usto
bear with their faults, to be indulgent to
their foibles, toencourage and wuphold
them, and give them that light by which
they may walk in safety. We should en
courage them to go on in their old paths
of industry and virte. Our relative con
dicions are changed, We cannot now
place our reliance upoun their sinews and
wuscles. The iostitution of slavery di«
vided our community into two great
classes—-the clacs of intellect and the
class of musele Now both intellect and
musele must be combined in the same in~
dividual, and we must improve their in=
tellect.’-=South Carolina Leader.
A Square oF Worps.—A correspon
dent sends us the following ingenious
c¢ombination:
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s 8.8 R W' N
%7 o'B P. B AVEF
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PR 80l e B 0 W
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* [cetrap,'—mentioned by Dr. Kgflé
im his works.
JAMLES PARKS. .
\Vis HES to In‘orm the Citizens of Augutt
that he is preparad 10 dray with 7 rays
and can do it promptly and with dispateh. Can
be found at Phinizy & Clayton’s Warehouse on
Reymold Street. 11
. *
Just Published,
THE BELACK MAN, s hook of 300 pagéd;
coutaining biographical sketgbes of all &3‘,
celobrated ev'ored men that bave lived in th's an
the -8t cemtary. Price per cops 8L 28 ©0 U 0
. Copies ean be procured at my residencd ot
‘Marbury Street, near Springfiéid Chureh. i
F . h J B.SMITH.
INFORMATIUN WANTED
OF Stepney Hartthorn, who formerly boloflg‘od
to Mrs Jas Gardner of this gity—was sold iti
August, 1864, to a gentlemian living near Wil
mington, N. C. Any information of lis where
abouts will be thankfully received by his fathef
at This Office. RUBEN HARTTHORN.
i SR ' ‘
In the Press.
TBE entire Proceedings of the Fresdwnen’#
Convention of Georgia, cuntaining the ad
dresses. Of QGo-~eral Tillson and Captain J. E.’»
Bryant on the occasion Ordérs for copies may
be left at the office of this pajer, corner of Jacks
son and E'lis Ftreets.
Country Produce.
'“7’B have open:d a store on Walker Street;
No. 136, near the Georgia Railtoad Pas
senger Depot, where we will keep & constant
supply of Country Pro.uce, such &s Chickens,,
Eggs, Butter, Lard, Meal, Taliow, Wax, Ches:
nuts, &e¢ , &c.
16 KENT, COTTON & Co*
INFORNATION WANTED
OF Caroline Barnwell, formerly belonging tc
Mr. Kingstou, at Calhoun. Ga., has not been
heard of in two years. Any information of her
whereabouts will be thankfully received at this
office. MARIA JENKINS.
BLACKSMITH WORKE.
JOSEPH K. WILLIAMS is now prepared
to exe ute any kind of Blacssmith Work af
shortest notiee. Country people wou'd do well
to give him a ca'l as he iz master of all plantation
work. He can be found at his :bop, corner of
Jackson and Boundary streets.
o XYy R (|
KUENIN G
THE UNDERSIINED respectfully informs the
public that they can have amy kind of
TURNING doué at Nelson’s Bobbin Factory,
near the Augusta Factory.
Any person favoring we with a Job, will have
it attenled 10 at shortest notice and in the neatest
style. , s
nov.2s—lm. S. INGRAITAM.
Beickmasonry !
THE UNDERSIGNED recpectfully informe
his frie ds and the Colored Public generally,
that he is now preparedto do any kiud of BRICK
WORK at the Colored Cemetery, such as Vault
ing up Graves, repairing the Brickwork around
t mbs, enclosing Squares, ete , ete., iv the neatest
style and at the shortest notice, at ome third of
the usual price. Call and see me at the Colored
Cemeterv
nov.2s—lm. JOHN GARDINER.
SANDY MALLORY
RESPECTF‘TLLY informs his friends
that be now has a good supply of GROCKE+
RIES which he offers to putchasers low and rea
sonable, at his store on
TELFAIR STREET,
belew Cumming. 2’
ABRAHAM MALLORY, '
‘LACK3MITH & WBEELWRIGHOT,
on the
HARRISONVILLE ROAD,
WHERE sny-hing ‘a my line will be
prompily sttended to at cheap rates.
PETER M’LAIN
AW always on kand,
H FRLSH MEATS,
BEEF AND
: PORK
for the szpecial accommodation of his up tow#
friends, He can be found at his old stand ow
GREEN BT, where he would be glad to ses snd
wait upon his friends.
GROCERIES! GROCERIES!! GROCERIES !},
at
WM. HALE'S,
.‘ 6 ' :’ ‘
WASHINGTON STREEI,
[A fow doors from EROAD.] ‘
YOU ean slways find a choice supply of
Groeeites of every description, and at thé
lowest price possible.
HARPER & LADEVEZE,
DEALERS IN
PICTURE FRAVES, TASSELS, CORD
. and NAILS, LOOKING GLASS,; PIO
IURE GLASS. g
Also, VIOLI VS and Vio;in dS‘ITRINGS, sics.
A Nu always on hard. iy
P No{;fil McINTOSH ST,
nov.3V—lw Opposite Post Ofies:
MNO. 9