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BY S. B. CRAFTOf. SAIDERSYILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, ABRIL 6, 1852. VOL. VI—-NO. 11. THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN IS PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, TERMS : If paid strictly in advance, per year, $1 50 If not paid at the time of subscribing, $2 00 These terms will be strictly adhered TOj WITHOUT RESPECT TO PERSONS) AND ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SET* TLfeD UP EVERY YEAR. Advertisements not exceeding twel re lines, will be inserted at one dollar for the first in sertion, and fifty cents for each continuance. Advertisements not having the number of in- sertions specified, will be published until for bid. Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Administrators and Guardians, are required by ‘law to be advertised in a public gazette forty days previous to the day of sale. The sale of Personal Property must be ad vertised in: like manner at least ten days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an es tate must be published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of ordinary for leave to sell Land and Negroes, must be published weekly for two months. Citations for letters of administration, must be published thirty days—for dismission from administration, monthly for six months— for dis mission from Guardianship, forty days. Rules for foreclosure of Mortgage must be published monthly for four months—for estab lishing lost papers, for the full space of three months—for compelling titles from Executors or Administrators, where a bond has been giv en by the deceased, the full space of 3 months. Publications will always be continued ac cording to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered. All letters on business must be vost-paid POETRY. SABBATH EVENING. BY GEORGE D. PRENTICE. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. R. L. WARTHEN, Attorney at Law, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, feb. 17,1852. 4—ly MULFORD MARSH, tttomey and Counsellor at Law, Office, 175, Bay street, Savannah, Ga. feb. 10, 1852. ' 3—ly J. B. HAT!E, ATTORNEY AT I,AW. /ZALCYONDALE Ga. Will attend promptly to all business en istcd to his care in any ot the Courts of the ddle or Eastern circuits. Halcyondale feb. 2 1852 2 iy JNO. W, RUDISILL attorney at law, SANDERSVILLE, Ga. March 10, 1851 8 “ 1lv JAMES S. HOOK, Attorney at !nw, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA WILL PRACTICE IN THE COUNTIES OF . \ Washington, Burke, Seriven, idle-circuit. ^ j e ff erson and Emanuel. Uhern Circuit. | - - - - Laurens. nulgee Circuit j - - - - Wilkinson. )ffice next door to the Central Georgian ee. jan. 1, 1852. 51—ly S. B. CRAFTON, Attorney at Law. SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, /ill also attend the Courts of Emanu rens, and Jefferson, should business be ent ted to his care, in either of those counties sb. 11. 4 ~" tf fiOVD A CO. Factors and Commission Merchants, No. 118, BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, ga. J. w. C. Loud.] [P- H. Loud. nov. 4, 1851. 42 ~*y been a rosvsa, Factors and Commission Merchant Savannah, Ga. P. H. BEHN,] [JOHN FOSTER. feb. 10,1852. J. T. JOTffES. Manufacturer and importer of Guns,Pistols, Rifles, Sporting Apparatus^ &c.. No. 8, Monument Square, Savannah, Ga. feb. 10, 1852. 3—ly* s, s. BOXBWSU A CO. Wholesale and Retail Store, No. 173, Bay street, Savannah, Ga. dealers in ' LIQUORS, WINES, GROCERIES. <f*c S. E. BOTHWELL.] [ R * L ‘ GAMBLE. feb. 10, 1852. 3—ly ses.AJraoar, johwsow aco GROCERS. Savannah, Ga. d. T. scranton, J Savannah. JOSEPH JOHNSTON. J i W. B. SCRANTON, l No. 19, Old SUp, N. Yor ’Tis holy time. The evening shade, Steals with a soft control O’er nature, as a thought of heaven Steals o’er the human soul And every ray from yonder blue, And every drop of falling dew, Seems to bring down to human woes From heaven a message of repose. O’er yon tall rock the solemn trees, A shadowy group ineline ; Like gentle nuns in sorrow bowed Around tueir holy shrine: And o’er them now the night winds blew, So calm and still the music low, Seems the mysterious voice of prayer Soft echoed on the evening air. The mists, like incense from the earth, Rise to a God beloved, And o’er the waters move as first The Holy Spirit moved; The torrent’s voice, the wave’s low hymn, Seem the fair notes of Seraphim, And all earth’s thousand voices raise Their song of worship, love and praise. The gentle sisterhood of flowers Bend low their lovely eyes, Or gaze through trembling tears of dew Up to the holy skies; And the pure stars come out above, Like sweet and blessed things of love, Bright signals in ethereal dome To guide the parted spirit home. [FROM THE TEMPERANCE BANNER.] Parody on Byron’s health to THO’S MOORE. My cradle’s on the floor, And my babe is on my knee; But he’ll cry forever more, If his dad he does’nt see. There’s a sigh for Tom and Harry, And a smile for Nell and Sal; And the baby cries for daddy: Who’s a heart for mamma’s Gal. Though the table’s spread before me, With its mutton chops for John; The desert ne’er can reach me, ’Till his jawsprings are undone. Wer’t the last drops of gravy, And John should gasp for more, My fainting spirit tells me, I must not let it go. With that gravy and with bread, A bolus I will make, As a heritage when dead, For my little baby’a sake. Lexington, Ga. TEMPIOCA. MISCELLANE0 US. 10,1852.' 3—ly Draper and Tailor. 10, 1852. Savannah, Ga. 3—ly X. SJkBBBXL'S Cheap Dry Goods Store, No. 146, Congress street, Savannah, Ga. (Late H. Lathrop’s) A well selected stock of seasonable staple and.Fancy Dry Goods, are kept constantly on hand, aiia will be sold cheap for cash, tg" Please call and examine. MU 10, 1852. 3—ly [from THE CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.] Ordinaries Office AND POOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS' Mr. Editor—Believing that the inclosed communication, received by me from Col Milledge, in answer to my note to him, may be of service to the Ordinaries of this State, acting as School Commisioners; and that the said reply may draw out others who are much interested in the welfare of the Poor Children of this County and State, and whose views may be of benefit to the School Commissioners, I hand the correspondence to you, with privilege to publish the same if you think proper. • Very respectfully, yours, March 20, 1852. Leon P. Dugas. Augusta, loth March, 1852. Col. John Milledge, Augusta: Dear Sir:—As Ordinary of Richmond county, the duties of School Commissioner have devolved upon me, from you, as one of the immediate representatives of this county, and who has had an agency in the passage of the late law, your intercourse with the members of the Legislature from the differ ent counties, and who, perhaps, is as well informed in regard to the views of the peo ple on this momertous subject as any other person to whom I could apply, consequent ly I should like to have your opinion in re lation to the mode to be adopted by the School Commissioner, by which the inten tion of this law shall be most effectually car ried out. I make no apology for the liberty I take, being well convinced your interest in this matter, will cause you to accede cheerfully to my request. If your views agree with those I have ta ken, and coincide with the course I contem I plate to adopt, it will only strengthen me in pursuing that course; if different, it may cause me to pause and reflect. It is my wish to carry out the intention of the Legislature, which I shall endeavor to do. If I fail in this, it shall not be for want of the interest I take in the prosperity of my native State, aside from the duty, res ponsibility and obligation under which I shall act. I should like to hear from you at your earliest convenience. Very respectfully, yours, Leon P. Dugas. Augusta, March 17th, 1852. My Dear Sir:—I do not know in what way I can render my reply to your esteem ed favor of the 15 th inst. more satisfactory, than by briefly alluding to the requirements of the statute to which you refer. The act of the last Legislature to “pro vide for the Education of the Poor,” makes the Ordinary e^Mept in certain counties therein named; the School Commissioner, but, before he can assume the latter office he must take an additional oath, that he will, to the best of his ability, faithfully discharge its duties. It is very proper that these two offices should be held by the same person. The Ordinary is presumed to be a man of intelligence, and one well qualified in every respect to perform the duties of the other position. He knows the value of ed ucation. That knowledge will stimulate him to take hold of work in good earnest, and daily intercourse with the people from different sections of the county,. wiil give him information of their wants in this re gard, and an opportunity to use at once the proper efforts to have them supplied. It will be your duty during the months of September and October, of each year to make out and keep in a book made for pur pose, a list of all the children in the county, between the ages of eight and sixteen, who, from the inability of their parents or other causes, are unable, without public assistance to obtain the rudiments of a plain English education. To assist in procuring this list, you shall appoint two persons in each Mili tia District, who are to take an oath before you in writing, that thejr will return only such children, as are, in their opinion, enti tled to receive the benefits of this act. Now, as this service on the part of those thus ap pointed, is to be gratuitous, the idea has been suggested, that few will undertake to perform it, especially as it will be attended with some trouble. I will not, however, countenance such a supposition. On the contrary, I do not believe tbat you or any other School Commissionei, will lack friends m this branch of your business; nor, do I believe that any good citizen will regard such a requisition on his time, for an ob ject so benevolent, and patriotic, as being more than he will cheerfully bestow. Af- sources of the State. And as a Georgian, Love at First Sight. 1 am proud of the distinction which these! Some three months ago, the steamer great works of internal improvement have \ Lafayette was on her way from Louisville very justly given my State. They have to the Crescent City. The boat was crow- had their reward at home, and their influ-! ded with ladies and gentleiiien from every ence abroad. Let us not, however, be con-! part of the country ; some on- pleasure ex- tented alone by the eclat of such deeds—j cursions, others on business. Every part but be mindful of the fact that in the mean-! of the boat was filled with passengers and time, School Houses have rotted down and children have grown up in ignorance. Let us rather press the serious question for con sideration into whose care and management are we to leave these monuments of wis dom and forecast, when those who brought them into existence shall have passed off the stage of action. The greatest want now of Georgia is the education of her chil dren, and he, her most loyal citizen who does most to supply it. This is the grand magnificent scheme that should now call forth the united thought and powers of her sons. It was to do something towards the commencement of such a work,.that the act we have been considering was passed. And by it sir, you have been made a School Com missioner—if I mistake not, a new officer in our State. I will say as honorable and im portant an one as the people have it in their power to make. Y ou are the ruling spirit —the chief Executive of this system of pub lic instruction, which is designed, until a more perfect one can be devised, to prepare the rising generation to enjoy and preserve the blessings of rational freedom, and to fit it to meet as enlightened men the reve lations of the future. Be not discouraged by the difficulties you may have to encoun ter, in carrying it into operation—but face and overcome them. This, I believe, you will endeavor to do. And with the earnest wish that those who are like yourself thus clothed with such high honor and trust, may ter you have obtained the number of chil- j be filled with the same commendable spirit, dreu, the next requirement is to send a copy and entertain the same patriotic sentiments of the list to the State Treasury within the j you have expressed in j^our letter. I re- first week of November, and then by the main very respectfully your obedient ser- first week of December, of each year, to j vant, have also at the Treasurer’s Office, your or-1 . Jno. Milledge. der, under the seal of your office, for the j To Leon||P. Dugas, Esq., School Corn- quota due this county of the dividends ■ missioner, of Richmond County. arising from Stocks owned by the State, and : — — . , which have been set apart exclusively for the New Theory of the Deluge.—A clergy- purposes of education. At the first Supe-1 man *? f Cincinnati, the Rev. Mr. Stuart, has rior Court of this county, next vear, and | P^hed a somewhat singular sermon, in each year thereafter, you must lay before which he puts forth a novel hypothesis res pecting the Deluge as described in the Scrip tures. He insists that it is an allegory; and as sumes that the Ark is intended to represent Noah and his incorporated the Grand Jury a copy of the list of the children, with an estimate in writing ol what county tax will be necesssary to secure the tuition of the number returned. The, , Grand Jury will of course assess such .an a- j ^ be Church established by mount as you may recommend, which you ! P ostent y lDto J bicb . was . are to levy, and cause to be collected by the i every principle of doctrine and duty neces Collector, and which, when collected, are to ^ tor tbe Ovation of man at that day. be handed over to you, to be by you alone, ^ enter the ark was to.be confirmed mthe disbursed. These funds are to be applied ! bte ° f which it represented. The to no other use, than to the payment of ! flood of waters he considers the emblem of Teachers, who are to receive the usual rates f “Nation of evil and impiety and re paid such teachers, not exceeding such a fers to various passages m Daniel Isaiah, maximum as you may think just and prop- Jeremiah, and the New Testament, for the er to be allowed under the peculiar circurn- purpose ot showmg that the encroachment stances of each case. This discretion to the ot fallacious reasoning and false principle Commissioner in paying Teachers was giv are aot <? ul - v compared m the Scriptures to en because no uniform standard for living, floods of water, but are actually called floods in every part of the State could be estab- and the overflowing of rivers. This, he ar- lished by law. Their accounts must be gues, is the real import of the flood in the proven inderoath, specifying the number , time f Noah The perishing of the mil- of days each child has been taught. These bons b Y the . delu f e 1S to be understood, he accounts may be rendered up to the 25th of sa y* ia a fP mtual as . th >' Pushing of December, and must be kept on file in your sou T ls b Y tb > overwhelming influence of sin office. After the date justmentioned they . In a lecture upon the subject, delivered may be paid by you in full, if the funds will b V Mr * Stuart, he advances many pluasi- allow, otherwise,'they must receive prorata. bl e argumente in support of his theory. A From all monies coming into your hands literal flood line hat described by Moses, as School Commissioner, it is your right to 1 reverend gentleman says,could not have deduct two and a half per cent, for° your! taken place. Men of science reject as an commissions thereon, and the same on all I absurdity the idea of a universal deluge having occurred since the creation of man. you pay out. Geology utterly confutes this supposition. The above, I think, embraces the sub- The learned Dr. Buckland, the orthodox Dr. stance of the Law, in reference to which you Hitchcock, and many others equally worthy, have asked my opinion. In addition to h ave abandoned it and none stand out for a which, however, you will have the advan- literal flood except a stubborn few who tageof hearing from the Judge of the Su- ma k e t h e omnipotence of God the scape- espeeially the ladies’ cabin—every state-room and berth being .occupied. A merrier party never rode the Farther of Waters. Nothing out of the usual routine occur- ed during the first two or three days.— Every evening, as is usual on board boats bound for the Sunny South, card playing and tripping the fantastic toe, were of course on the programme. About 6 o’clock in the evening of the fourth day a signal light was waving to and fro on a distant shore. The boat soon rounded to, and an individual enveloped in a cloak stepped on board. Our passenger proved to be a maiden lady of some thirty summers. Where shall we stow her ? was now the inquiry. The ladies’ berths being all taken the clerk was obliged to give her a state-room in the gentlemen’s cabin, near the ladies’ saloon, which was occupied bv a tall lank countryman, on his way south with a cargo of notions. He being on the hurricane deck at the time was not aware that he would have to give up his quar ters to a female, the officer of the boat, by some oversight failing to apprise him of this new feature.- The dancing having ceased, and ‘the smaller hours, being at hand, all now re tired to their state-rooms, with the rest our unsuspecting maiden friend. She turned into the lower berth of the room while our friend the conntryman Was asleep in the upper, doubtless dreaming of the dimes he expected to pick up on his speculation. Next morning the bell announced break fast ; our maiden friend prepared to rise— when, lo ! and behold ! a pair of thick boots and a great lot of unmentionables greeted her eyes. At that moment our country friend al so opened his peepers. A lot of women’s apparel was the first thing that met his horrified vision, the truth flashed across his mind, he had got into the wrong box, per haps; but that could not be, as his duds .were where he had placed them several days previous. Both were fairly caught Who shall make the first move ?. After much hesitation, our friend in the upper berth ventured to look below. A pair of eyes starred him in the face ! Af ter playing a. regular game of ‘bp-peep,’ for some time, our country friend; with all the gallantry of a gentlemen, suggested the propriety of just covering her eyes for moment, until he slipped on his inexpressi bles. She did so, and he vamosed like smoke. His first business was to find the clerk who had placed him in such a redicu- lous fix. Apologies were made, and a hear ty laugh enjoyed at his expense. He a- greed to treat all hands if the passengers would keep cool. Every one noticed that Jonathan paid his female friend great attention during the whole trip. On the arrival of the boat at New Or leans, the parties were seen wending their way along one of the principal streets, inquir ingfor a magistrate’s office—and if there ever were a case of true love at first sight, this must have been one. perior Court on this very important sub- g 0at Q f physical impossibilities, ject, whose duty it is, to give this Act in These are Mr. Stuart’s views, as we find charge to the Grand Jury, with such argu- t h em reported in a Cincinnati paper, and ments and suggestions as may occur to his ] we gj ve them as somewhat startling inno- j : 41 - uu 1 vations upon the general belief, without ex mind in connection therewith. And now, before I close this letter (per haps already too long) I will still further im pose upon your indulgence by offering a few ideas which have occurred to my mind. The indifference to the subject of general edu cation, which has hitherto been almost uni versaliy exhibited, attracted the attention of the Legislature, and it was therefore its duty not to adjourn until it had done some thing in behalf of the claims of those who had been so sadly neglected. This is a dis creditable truth to present—but still the fact exists. The evidence on this point, as contained in the last United State Census for the State of Georgia, should cause deep regret, when we consider how many tens of thousands there are within our limits who can neither read nor write. The ques tion is asked, why is this so? No one will deny but that the prosperity and stability of our Republican Institutions depend on a virtuous and enlightended people. All will admit that education is of the first im portance to the citizen in every situation and circumstance in life in which he can be placed. And yet notwithstanding this, it appears that its blessings are becoming less and less generally diffused in proportion as our population increases. The reason is simply this: General education has suffer ed the fate, of that old saying, “what is every body’s business is nobody’s” The men of the present day have been digging canals, erecting factories, building Railroads, brid ging Rivers and boreing through Moun tains. Talent, energy and enterprise, have been displayed in an extraordinary degree in many ways to develope the physical re pressing any opinion as to their soundness. —Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel. Meaning of the word “Biggoted.”—Old Job Dundee was at one time one of the most popular darkies in our city. He was a kind of a patriarch among the colored pop ulation, and universally liked by the white folks. About the time that he stood at the head of the New street church he was subpoenaed before Squire now Judge Wise man, to testify to the character of a negro who was charged with petty larcency. “Well Job, ’’said the Squire, ‘,what do you know of the character of the defendant.” “Well, I knows considerable ’bout de’ colored individual I neber fin’s him guilty of only one fence, ’’replied Job, with great reverance. ’’Well, what is the nature of the offeuoe you allude to?” “Why, de niggar am biggoted.” “He,s what?” Biggoted, biggoted —doesn’t you know what biggoted am?” “Why no replied the Squire, who is much of a wag “Will you define the term, Job? “Sartainly, Sartainly, I does. To be big-, goted, a cobyed’ pusson must-know- too much for one niggar, and not enough for two niggars. ‘James, now I want to hear your lesson, said a schoolmaster to a little urchin, who was not in the habit of studying much. Gueth not, thir; papa thays little boytha should be theen and not heard.’ jLolaMontez, comingon from Wash ington a few days ago in the cars, is said by one of the Sunday papers to have indulged herself in smoking a cigarette. One of the conductors is related to have remonstrated with her ladyship upon this infraction of the rules. “Mandame, you can’t smoke here.” “Eh?” said the piquant beaty, leisurely with drawing the cigarette from her pretty mouth. ‘Won can’t smoke here, Madame.” “But you see I can, ’’and she puffed forth a volume into the very face of the mys tified and abashed conductor, who-was fain to leave the beauty to do as she pleased. So she finished her cigarette without further annoyance or interruption. Destructive Fire.—We stop the Press to inform our readers that about 8 1-2 o,clock this 1 morning, the splendid and costly resi dence of Gen. Hu A. Haralson, was discov ered to be in flames; and despite the exertions of our entire male population —white and black, was utterl consumed We are gratifed to state, that nearly all the furniture was saved. This calamity com ing upon a distinguished and hospitable Fel low-citizen, is peculiarly saddening. Value of the property $12,000; insurance with the Southern Mutual Insurance Company, at two thirds its value. At this present writing the out buildings are in dangers, but we hope they will be saved. Not a Fire engine nearer than Col umbus. yet a good deal of talk about their utility. Every man is wise after the event* More anon.—Lagrange Reporter. A Good Joke.—A few weeks since, Mr. Rothschild, the rich banker, had need of the services of Mr. Liston, the celebrated English surgeon. After he had done, the. banker said: “You think perhaps I am goiDg to pay you for making me suffer .so much—you are mistaken, you, 11 only . get this little souvenir,” saying which heutrew his night cap at him. Liston smiled, took the night cap but as he was descending the stairs, he looked inside and found a £1,000 bill. Relation of Editors and Subscri bers. The Richmond Examiner by way of re ply to a dissatisfied correspondent, furnish es the following useful exposition of the re lations between Editors and their volunteer contributors: A gentleman writes to know why cer tain articles signed “Fair Play” sent by him to the office, have not appeared in the Examiner newspaper. “There being noth ing offensive’’ in his articles, he cannot conceive the cause of their non-appearance. With all due respect we have to inform him that they were not published, simply because the editors did not deem them in teresting to the public, aud prefered fill ing their columns with other matters. One or two pieces had been allowed ^to appear on both sides of the question involved iri those articles—something about magis trates and sheriffs—and that was quite e- nough for our purposes. We have replied to our correspondent publicly, because we desire the opportunity to correct some great mistakes about news papers, which he shares with many other people. One of them he thus expresses : “I had supposed the press was free to all.” That is a common idea, but it is a mistake. Tho press is only free to its editors, and to those whom its editors believe to have good ground for addressing the public, and some thing to say which the public has au inter est in. hearing. We would recommend those who labor under this mistake to con sider the following fact: that newspapers are made for the large class who want to read, and not for the small class which want to write. Our correspondent continues : “A press sustained by the citizens ought to be free to them.” We do not think so. The sen tence quoted does not express the true rela tions between the “press and the citizens” who subscribe to it. We will just state that relation : it is the relation of buyer and sel lar—-no more nor less. When a man sub scribes to a newspaper, we simply conceive that he wants to read and possess it. He buys it as he buys meal, oats, shoes, can dles, a coat; and when he no longer wants it, he ceases to take it; though not until he has paid for it—unless he be a thief and a dishonorable scoundrel—as we are sorry to say v we have discovered a good many indi viduals to be: This is the only relation between the newspaper and its subscribers. There is no ground for any demand on the subscriber’s part, save that the newspaper be a good newspaper &in accordance with the samples which induced him to take it. The idea that when a man subscribes to a newspa per, he lays its proprietor under some un- definable obligation,—or that he has a right to publish his compositions there with the single-proyiso that they shall be inoffensive is a popular fancy and most ridiculous mis take, which ought to be corrected, Not only has he no such right, but the editor who permits him to put uninteresting mat- r ter in his columns, infringes upon the rights of four or five thousand other people to gratify one individual. Very few editors act so absurdly. If a newspaper comffiuni- cation contains no new - fact, no informa tion interesting to the public, or is not the utterance of some public sentiment, or the narrative of private injury which ought to be made public, the editor generally throws it in the fire; and this is the fate of nine out of every ten articles written “For the Examiner.” Heavy Men.—A Revolutionary paper recently brought to light, shows that the following was the weight df several officers of the Revolutionary Army, August 19th General Washington 209 pounds. “ Lincoln 224 U “ Knox 280 44 “ Huntington 182 44 “ Greaton 165 Colonel Swift 219 44 “ Michael Jackson 252 44 Henry Jackson 238 U Lt. Col; Huntington 212 U “ Cobb 182 “ Humphrey 221 (4 Ho, for Florida!—The Edgefield Adver tiser informs-us that several of its best Edgefield families have determined upon removing to this land of flowers, as early in the coming Fall as the nature of the ease will admit.—There is a small mania get ting up on the subject, and we would not be ■ mnch surprsed if a little emigrating colony were the result. It is somewhat remarkable that of all the acquaintances we have in Florida, who removed from this State there is not one of them who has not become attached to his hew home. There really seems to be some strange enchantment in this Southern clime, which all feel and obev. = - A friend of ours says he would remain sin gle bnt he couldn,t afford it. What it cost him for gals and ice cream,” is more than he now pays to bring up a wife and eight children. Bachelors should think of this. A certain preacher bavig changed his religion, was much blamed by Ms ass ociates.- To excuse himself he said he bad seven reasons.”—Being asked what were, he replied. “A wife and seven, dren.” ~ . The mind may be overburdened; like the body, it is strengthened more by the warmth of exercise than of clothes.