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“ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS, WHEN REASON IS LEFT TO COMBAT IT.”—JEFFERSON.
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NEW' SERIES, VOL. 2.
ATLANTA, GEO., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1858.
NO. 9.
0f intelligencer.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 23,1868.
r Suicide at Marietta.
We have been informed that a man, whose
ajme our informant did not know, hung him
self in Marietta, on Wednesday last. He was
8 prisoner in the calaboose, and is said to have
Scd from New York.
Hon. Mr.
We learn the new county of Banks was made
, oU t of Habersham and Franklin, as the
2“ * to r from Hall refused to give up any par-
Tthat countv, and had it stricken out, when
t hill came to the Senate.
' Mistake.
We have seen a statement going the rounds
tl f the papers, that at a Democratic caucus in
Milledgeville, the first Wednesday in June
next was appointed as the time for holding
" p em ocratic Gubernatorial Convention. We
have been informed, by a gentleman who was
present at that caucus, that no such appoint-
m »nt was made. We take this method to cor
rect this error at once.
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Gold Mining.
We were shown, yesterday, a sample of gold,
taken from the mine of the “Scott Mining
Company,” located in Cherokee County, Ga.
The specimen was exhibited to us by Mr. Wm.
McConnell of this city, who in company with
his brothers, are the proprietors of this Mine
He had a mass of pure gold, weighing about
,me hundred pennyweights, which he inform,
ed ns. was taken from the Mine in eight hours
The machinery is driven by 6team, and we
h am from Mr. McConnell, that they have fine
prospects of doing well. We are gratified to
hear of the probability of Mr. McConnell doing
well, for he certainly deserves success in any
ecterprise in which he may engage
The Educational Bill.
We publish to-day the Act passed by the last
Legislature for the promotion of Common
School Education. Although this Act falls
v try far below what we desired and expected
y, t we hail it as the harbinger of better times,
as regards the educational wants of the people
of Georgia. It inaugurates a system which
may be built upon, enlarged and improved,
and which we anticipate, will in the end place
the Empire State of the South, in her true po
sition. among her sister States, in reference to
this important question. Though we were
in favor of a more decisive 6tep in the proper
direction, towards the object contemplated
and desired by such a vast nnmber of our
people, yet we rejoice that the late Legisla
ture lias taken the initiative as regardsthis in
teresting subject. It may probably be for the
best, that they did not go further in their ap
propriations, “Caution is the parent of safety,’
is a good maxim if not too rigidly adhered to.
“Hasten slowly” is also a good motto, under
certain circumstances, and such no doubt were
the considerations that moved the majority of
the last Legislature. This is a progressive
age, and we feel solicitous that our State should
not 1h* behind in this onward march, in any
respect whatever.
Dentil of the Hon. John A. Tucker.
We were shocked, on yesterday, at the in
telligence of the sudden death of the Hon.
John A. Tucker, Senator in the late Legisla
ture, from the county of Stewart. The rumor
appears, upon investigation, to be well found
ed. and we fear that it is too true. He is re
lented sis having died at Dawson, in Terrel
County, from the effects of morphine volunta-,
rily taken, for the purpose of producing sui
cide. Mr. Tucker, in addition to his position
as State Senator, was the nominated Democrat
ic candidate for Judge of the Superior Court,
for the Pataula Circuit. Wc would fain hope
that the rumor is untrue, hut it is so well au
thenticated, that there is little room for doubt
is to its truth. _
Masons Beware.
We have been furnished by the W. M. of
me of the Masonic Lodges of this city, with
the following information, which we deem it
our duty to lay before the public. F. Pen-
msgtux, presented himself to some of the
brotherhood, representing himself as a mem-
Iwr of the craft, and as a ship-wrecked sailor
torn New Orleans, on his way to Baltimore.
He appealed to the hospitality and charity of
he Masonic Fraternity. Both Lodges in At-
anta responded to that call, by pecuniary aid.
His conduct since that time, has proven him
n worthy of the sympathy and assistance of the
rotherhood. He is represented to usas being
ibout 25 years of age, light complexion, and
rears a goatee, and professes to he a Frencli-
nan by birth. The brethren wherever he may
;o, are cautioned to beware of him. Newspa
pers fricudly to the cause of justice, pass him
uund.
let a favorable opportunity of educating their
children, in all the useful branches of an En
glish education, escape. Train up a ehffd
“when he is young, &c.”
Oor. Brown
Passed through our city, bn Friday evening
last, en route to his plantation in Cherokee
County. He is looking very well, and prom
ised, on his return to the Seat of Government,
to spend a day or two with us, for the purpose
of looking into the affairs of the State Road,
and other matters in which onr fellow-citizens
feel a deep interest.
The National AmericanManagement of
the State Road.
Our neighbors of the American, seem to he
solicitous about our course, in reference to the
administration of the State Road. We cannot
conceive by what right they should undertake
to dictate to us, our duty in this behalf. The
management of the Road, by the present ad
ministration, has thus far been so successful
that it has really needed no defence from us,
or any other press. It speaks for itself, in a
language which the people understand, and
they constitute the tribunal before which this
administration is to be tried. We hold our
selves ready at all times to defend the «Hmin
istration against any unjust and false charges,
which may be calculated to prejudice the
minds of the people against it. We have not
noticed very particularly, the course of the
Constitutionalist in its war upon the manage
ment of the State Road. So far as we have
seen, we have discovered , nothing which in
point of importance, needed our interference
Gov. Brown’s administration is constantly
growing in favor with the people, and it would
be a work of supererogation for any of its
friends to undertake to notice every insignifi
cant charge which malice or envy may dic
tate. As to our “being paid to defend our
Governor and Superintendent against the
sneers and figures of our Augusta brother, ’ ’ we
are somewhat at a loss to conceive what our
cotemporary means. Placing the most chari
table construction upon his language, we infer
that lie alludes to the fact of our doing some
printing for the Road. If this be his meaning,
we have only to say, that we have never yet
received a dollar from the Road, for any print
ing we have done fbr it. We expect, howev
er, when we really need a reasonable compen
sation for our services in this behalf rendered,
to receive the needful; hut in all cases we ex
pect, or ask nothing but a quid pro quo for the
work and labor done for the Road. The Ainer
ican can weU afford to turn aside from the af
fairs of that great political organization, which
was to make “Americans rule America,” and
volunteer its services to regulate the affairs of
the Democratic party.
The Bank Act.
We published in our Daily of yesterday, an
ict passed by the Legislature of Georgia, to
irescribe an additional penalty for a failure on
lie part of the several Banks of this State, to
iak. ; their annual returns according to law.
In unexpected absence from the city proven -
d us from noticing the act in the manner
nd at the time we desired. We look upon
tanks as well as all other corporate bodies
ii the light which the law regards them as
rtifu ini person*, entitled to no higher privi-
gestlian an individual, except so far as is secu-
e<l to it by its act of incorporation. The Legis-
iturc of Georgia has passed an act requiring
lie Banks af this State to make their annual
eturns in a certain way. Some of these in-
titutions have taken it upon themselves to
et tliis law at defiance, and the last legisla
te passed the act under consideration to
wee them to terms. The law prescribes a
lenalty of 2 per cent per month on their cap-
tal stock, on each hank so recusant, and we
rust it will be rigidly enforced, by our public
functionaries, until they are brought to terms.
IVe are no enemy to the Banks per *e; but we
re opposed at all times to that policy which
leeks to make “fish of one, and flesh of anoth-
?r " Individuals are compelled to obey the
kw* of the country, so let it be with the Banks.
Young Ladles’ High Ekfcool
We, with pleasure, call the attention of our
Wizens, this morning, to the advertisement of
’• U. Niles. He comes to the city, well re
-oriimended as a faithful and competent teach-
” r - He will be assisted by a full board of In
struction. and designs making Atlanta his per
cent home, as well as establishing a first
lass School in our midst. We have known
^ r - Niles for several years, and can assure our
readers that few men, if any in the State, en-
)°y a better reputation as a teacher. His terms
are liberal, and we hope he will receive a pat-
onage worthy of his talents and merits. We
like to see good schools springing up in our
•nidst. The more the better. There is enough
Material in Atlanta to make several of the best
tools in the State, and parents should not
Young Moustache.
“Jonny,” said a mother to a son, “go and
wash your face, I am ashamed to see you com
ing to dinner with so dirty a mouth."
“I did wash it, ma,” and feeling his upper
lip, he added gravely, “I think it must be a
moustache coming.”
We clip the above from the Lawrenceville
News of the 10th. Will the Editor be so good
as to inform us whether that was not a little
incident of home, to which he was a party
himself, with the name “Jonny,” substituted
■ “William ?”
Georgia Annual Conference.
SECOND day’s proceedings.
Dec. 16, 1858-—9 o’clock, a. m.
Conference was opened with religious ser
vice by the venerable Dr. Lovick Pierce.
Minutes of yesterday were read and confir
med.
Rev. J. S Key was excused from the commit
tee on Education, and Rev. J. H. Caldwell ap
pointed in his place.
A memorial was read from C. Austin, a
withdrawn member, making some complaints
about the action of the church in his case.—
Referred to a special committee composed of
Rev’s. W. H. Evans, and Wm. Arnold.
The papers pertaining to the trial of Rev.
Noah Smith were read. The case was made
the special order jor Monday next.
Rev. Mr. Ware of the Virginia Conference
was introduced to the Conference.
The names of several preachers who had
been on trial oneyear were read and they were
continued on trial.
Rev. Charles Taylor, General Secretary of
the Sunday School Society, addressed the
Conference on the subject of Sabbath Schools.
His remarks were eloquent and well timed,
and it is hoped wiU inspire the preachers to
more zeal in this noble cause.
Conference resolved to hold anniversary of
Sunday School Society to night—the mission
ary sermon to be preached to-morrow night.
The foUowing persons! who have travelled
two years and are eligible to Deacons’ orders
and to membership in the Conference, were
called up and addressed by the Bishop. Rob
ert W. Lovett, C A Mitchell, J C Neese, G
Hughes, W A Parks, W T McMichael, A M
Thigpen, G H Patillo, J W Reynolds and W
H Moss. All of these brethren were elected to
Deacons’ orders and admitted as members of
the Conference, except G Hughes, whoso case
was' laid over.
Arminius Wright was re-admitted as a
member of this Conference.
Rev. Mr. Landreth, from Kentucky, was
introduced to the Conference, who, with Rev.
A Graham of Florida, was reported as trans
ferred to this Conference.
A H Ogletree was located at his own re
quest.
Smith Davenport discontinued at his own
request.
J D Junkin discontinued at his own request,
on account of iU health.
After several notices, the Conference adjour
ned tiU to-morrow.
Gov. Bnrarn’i Administration.
The administration of Joseph E. Brown,
the present democratic Governor of this State,
has been, from the period of his inauguration
to the present moment, successful and satis
factory to the people. In giving the meed of
praise to his administration, we do not detract
one iota from the glory attained by other ad
ministrations. We simply “give unto Ctesar
the things which arc Caesars.” We do not
endorse every recoin meedation which Gov.
Brown has made to the Legislature, especially
his suggestion about State aid with “ample
security” in his late message, but hisadminis-
tration as a whole has been so wisejand econo
mical, that he justly merits th e plaudit |of
“well done, thou good and faithful servant”
from every honest man in the State. We
need not refer to the acts of his administration
in proof of what we say—we need not allude
to his bold independent course in displacing
officers—adhering to true and correct principles
and his successful management of the State
affairs to vindicate us in awarding to him what
justiee demands. We mean simply to echo
the sentiments of the people in wishing the
shafts of malice thrown at him to be broken
and that he will remain another term in the
office which he now fills with so much credit
to his party and honor to the State.—Colum
bus Time*.
(For tbs Atlanta Intelligencer.]
Remniscences of the Fast.
Return ofUeat. White.
New Orleans, Dec. 18.
The bark Oregon has arrived, with Lieut.
White, of the cutter McClelland, aboard. He
left the schooner Susan about 260 miles out
at sea, and she was bound to Greytown.—
Capt. Maury sent Deut. White on board the
Oregon on Thursday. Lieut. White says when
he was aware that the Busan had got under
way, he went on deck and ordered the anchor
to be cast, but all the hands appeared to be
deaf.
An old lady in Portland, Me., has just re
turned a few beets she borrowed 50 yean ago
of a neighbor, promising to return themina
few days.
Within the casket of the Past,
Are gems of golden light;
Tho’ Time may shadows o’er them cast,
When memory brings them forth at last,
How pore they are and bright.
First, childhood’s hoars appear to view,
In all their joyoos glee ;
Robed in the sS^iing rainbow hoe
Of the Sweet flowers which round them grew,
When they were wont to be.
Oh, happy hoars! how often now,
Ye cheer my lonely heart;
Tho’ o’er my pale and care-worn brow,
Your beamingEmilescannever glow—
Sweet thoughts ye still impart.
My Homo 1 bow sacred are the gleams,
Which memory gives of thee !
The Joys of Hope’s delusive beams,
That gladdened all my childhood’s dreams,
Still'have their charms for me.
The smiling faces gathered there,
Around oar mother’s knee,
When seated in her “old arm chair,”
She taught to us our infant prayer—
Or joinod us in our glee.
And do those flowers bloom there to-day
Around onr fireside?
Ah, no 1—some mingle with the clay—
While others, lu the wide world’s way
8U11 brave life’s troubled tide.
The first born in a foreign land,
Sleeps sweetly ’neaththe sod :•
Oh I life was bright when deaths’ cold hand
Unclasped the slender silver bond,
That chain’d his sonl from God.
And in a lonely, distant bed
The son of genius lies;
While tears of grief, the muses shed,
And angels crowned his dying head,
And boro him to the Bkies.
My sister ! thou art gone to rest
Where flowers in beauty bloom;
The strangers in a land, far west,
Heap’d the cold earth upon thy breast—
And wept around thy tomb.
Sistor dear, thy voico I hear
In summer’s dying moan;
And when the leaves in autumn sear,
The breezes whisper in my ear—
Its laBt, sad frrewell tune.
My mother I hush ! oh, soft and low
Vibrate my harp again 1
Tho’ mournfully thy slumbers flow—
A deeper, holier gush of woe,
Now stirs thy hallow’d strain 1
Mother 1 whon first I left thy breast
And crossed the ocean wild.
How oft thy voice in fancy blest,
While tenderly thy arms were prest
Around thy little child.
But, oh 1 in vnin for words to tell
Tho mortal agony
That on my soul’s deep chambers fell,
When breathing forth thy last farewell,
Thou closed thine eyes to die.
Oh,"inomory 1 those sweet voices gone,
Now thrill my heart with pain:
Tho long loved tones of each dear one
Bu t make my aching heart more lone—
Thou bring them not again.
And yet once more my faithful I.yre,
Sweeps o’er the sacred past I
When with the soul enrapturing choir,
My trembling fingers touch thy wire,
In hcavc-u's bright spheres at last.
LaGrangeFemalo College, December 16th, 1858.
— -*•
C digression].
Watbington, Dec. 16.—In tbe Senate to
day, Mr. Clingman, of North Carolina, made
an ineffectual attempt to introduce a resolu
tion declaring the (Jlayton-Bulwer treaty ab
rogated. The resolution was opposed by Messrs
Mason and Shields, as interfering with ne-
otiations now pending, and calculated to em
barrass the administration. The Senate ad
journed until Monday.
The President’s communication to Congress
enclosing Commodore McIntosh’s report in re
gard to the affair of the steamer Washington,
was received, referred to the appropriate com
mittees, and ordered to be be printed.
Executive Session ot the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 16, P. M.—The Senate in
executive session to-night ratified the Chinese
and Japan treaties; confirmed the nominations
of Mr. J. Glancey Jones, as Minister to Prus
sia ; Mr. Preston,fas Minister to Spain ; and
Mr. John E. Ward as Minister to Chino.
Arrest op an Alleged Murderer.—Peters
burg, Va., Dec. 13.—The second mate of the
bark S. W. Lind, charged with the murder of
Gordon, one of the seamen on the vessel, was
arrested at City point, to-day, by Cook, U. S.
Marshal, and lodged in jail here this even
ing.
Astonishing Feat.—A Warning to Tobacco
Chbwkrs.—The Memphis Eagle & Enquirer
tells of a farmer who sold a yoke of oxen for a
$50 hill. He put the biU in his tobacco box,
and the ensuing night he waked up and want
ing a chew of tobacco, he opened his box, and
by mistake, took out the bill and “chewed” it
np and spit it away to nothing.
Lord Napier's Recall.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Intelligence receiv
ed here, confirms the recall of Lord Napier,
but no change in public policy is apprehended
to result in consequence of his removal.
gig” The author of the following should be
watched or he might back out:
A destructive dork I’ll bi ;
I’ll bid phar-well to every phear,
Then wipe my weeping I,
And kut my throat phrom ear to ear.—
Truth.—3 he heaviest fetter that ever weigh
ed down the limbs of a captive is as the web
of a gossamar compared with the pledge of a
man of honor. The wall of stone and the liar
of iron may he broken, but the plighted word
never.
f<r An Irishman complained to his physi
cian that he stuffed him so much with drugs,
that he was sick a long time after he got well.
Rev. Whiteford Smith has been elected
president, and the Rev. T. E. Wannamaker
professor of mathematics in the Columbia Fe
male College. Both gentlemen have accep
ted.
George Harris, Esq., has made arrangements
to commence the publication of a Democratic
paper In Knoxville. He is the renowned au
thor of the “Sut Lovengood” papers which
have been universally-read and admired, and
wields the pen of a ready writer.
We learn from the Chilicothe Advertiser
that James S. Dunlar, treasurer of Hunting-
ton township, Roes county, Ohio, recently took
his departure with another man’s wife rather
unceremoniously, not so much as designing to
inform his neighbors whither he was going.—
He left behind him a wife and two children.
ggp A gentleman of Boston has given the
sum of $8,000 to the Corporation of Harvard
College, for the purpose of erecting and fur
nishing upon the College grounds a suitable
gymnasium for the exercises of the students.
A good minister prayed fervently for those
r>f iii« congregation who were too proud to
kneel and too lasy to stand.
gy The Pilots of Nashville are demanding
$200 per month. y
gr* the author ofthelifeof Aaron Burr is
preparing a life of Andrew Jackson.
g®” The debt of South Carolina la $8,192,-
74266.
gy*Lord Napier has received no further in-
timation of his recall.
gy Capt. T. J. Britain, of the Ordnance de
partment, U. S. A., has resigned.' ' •
0T Why is Franc like a skeleton? Be
cause only % bong part is left-
From the Federal Union—Extra.
Educational BUI.
The Conference Committee reported an Edu
cational bill which after a short explanation
by Mr. Lewis of Hancock, and a reply by Mr
Kenan, was put upon its passage. The yeas
were 94, nays 28.
A BILL.
To be entitled an act to provide for the edu
cation of the children of the State between
certain ages, and to provide an annual sink
ing fund for the extinguishment of the pub
lic debt.
Bee. 1. The General Assembly of Georgia do
enact that one hundred thousand dollars of
the net earnings of the Western and Atlantic
Rail Road shall be annually appropriated to
the purposes of education as hereinafter
specified.
Sec. 2. The fund set apart in the first sec
tion of this act shall be lidded to the present
school fund of this State and divided oat
among the several counties thereof ac
cording to the return of all the white chil
dren thereof between the agss of eight (8) and
eighteen (18), and that each county hereby,
have the power to use, enjoy and dispose of
the fund they respectively receive for educa
tional purposes in such manner as they may
Bee fit and proper. The plan for each county
to be devised by the Grand Jury thereof, with
the Ordinary, and if the Grand JuTy and Or
dinary fail or refuse to devise a plan, then-
said fund to be used and employed under ex
isting laws.
Provided that in all cases the said fund shall
be used for the instruction of 'children in the
elementary branches of education. And Provi
ded further, that a portion of said funa to be
distributed to Chatham county shall be expen
ded by the Justices of the Inferior Court
through the school commissioners of said
county.
Sec. 3. Be it farther enacted that the re
ceiver of tax returns of each county shall re
quire of each tax-payer when giving in his
taxable property to return under oath the
number of his children between the ages of
eight and eighteen years, and it shall be the
duty of the Grand Jury of each county at the
next term of the Court after the tax receiver
has completed his digest to examine the same
if any of said children are* left out of the re
turn then the said Grand Jury shall make
every effort in their power to ascertain the
names of those omitted, aud have them added
to the list.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that in order
to augment said educational fund, whatever
fund may be in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated at the time of sueh appro
priation over and above the expenses ordi
nary and extraordinary of the State Govern
ment shall be added to the fund hereinbefore
set apart for educational purposes, and dis
tributed in the same manner.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, by the authori
ty aforesaid, that the Inferior Court of each
county shall, upon a recommendation of the
Grand Jnry thereof assess such a per cent,
upon its State tax as they may deem right and
proper, if any, to augment said educational
fund for said county, and the ordinary of each
county shall bo the treasurer of said fund and
shall give bond to the Justices of the Inferior
Court, in the sum of double the amount ap
portioned to his county, and the several ordi
naries shall make one and present to the Grand
Juries, at the Spring Term of the Superior
Courts, a full account current, of all the re
ceipts and expenditures, stating items and
amounts left over from previous years, and
shall make oath to the truth of their accounts
and a false oath therein shall be punished as
perjury.
Sec. 6. Bo it; further enacted, That the
tuition of those children entitled to participate
in this fund, who shall attend school out of
the county in which they reside, shall be
paid out of the fund of the county in which
they reside.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, Tliatthe Gov
ernor be and be is hereby authorized, to draw
his warrant on the Treasury for such sums,
as may be in the Treasury, subject to distribu
tion under this act, in favor of the ordinary of
each county, on the tliird Monday in Novem
ber of each year, Provided : the ordinary
shall have first furnished the Governor with
the number of children in his county between
the ages aforesaid—the number taught the
elementary branches of an English education,
the number taught the higher branches of
education, the rates of tuition in the elemen
tary and in higher branches—and all other
facts and statistics which his Excellency re
quire said ordinaries to obtain and return and
which he may deem useful in aid of future
legislation.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the sev
eral Ordinaries, as a means of collecting of the
teachers or trustrees of schools and academies
the information and statistics contemplated in
this act, shall have the power to withhold the
fund apportioned or due any teachers or trus
tees until his terms or requisitions for infor
mation are complied with.
And no teacher shall participate in the ben
efits of this fund for any instruction rendered
until he shall obtain the certificate of a board
of examiners, appointed for the purpose, by
the Justices of the Inferior Court, of his quali
fications to teach the branches of education
contemplated by—and the said board of exam
iners shall make oath, in every instance, to
dicharge faithfully their duties aud decide im
partially.
Sec. 9. Beit further enacted, That the Gov
ernor shall be hereby authorized and required
as far as may be practicable, to substitute other
State bonds, bearing same rate of interest, for
those now in the hands of holders, and that he
issue the new bonds and arrange them upon
such a schedule, and payable at such a period
or periods in the future as that by providing
annually a sinking fund of a certain amount,
the whole principal of the public debt (the in
terest being semiannually paid as now provided
by law,) shall be extinguished by the time the
last bonds shall become due. Ibis sinking
fund, when ascertained, shall be regularly and
punctually paid out of the nett earnings of
the Western & Atlantic Rail Road—and until
the schedule of the public debt is fixed,
and the amount of sinking fund is ascertain
ed, the governor shall use so much of the nett
earnings of the road as shall be neccessary to
meet the bonds annually falling due, in pay
ment of the same, and in the purchase or pay
ment of other bonds, the period for the pay
ment of which is left to the option of the
State.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That when
ever the Governor shall, by means of the sink
ing fund or by any other fond applicable to the
purpose, pay and take up any portion of the
bonds of the public debt, he shall issue an equal
amount of bonds in sums of one thousand dol
lars bearing interest at six per cent annum,
payable at such period in the future as he may
deem best for the objects and interests in view,
to the Secretary of State as Trustee of the Ed
ucation Fund of Georgia, so that as the pub
lic debt is extinguished, the education fund
shall be annually appropriated to education
al purposes.
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That the
Governor be authorized to make deposit in ei
ther of the banks of Savannah or Augusta, on
the best terms practicable, of any monies which
may accumulate in the Treasury, and which
may he subject to the appropriations contem
plated by this act. such deposit to be made up
on condition that such portion of it, as
shall belong to the fund provided for dis
tribution for school purposes in this act, shall
be drawn by the third Monday in November
of each year, and such portion of said deposits
as form a part of the sinking fund under the
provisions of this act, shall be drawn at any
time at the option of the Governor when he
may have an opportuniiy to purchase at par
the bonds of the State.
Sec. 12. This act shall take immediately,
all conflicting laws the contrary notwithstand
ing.
Revenge is longer lived than gratitude. In
dorse Sir. Smith’s note to keep him from
bursting, aud he forgets all about it in a
month. Pull Mr. Smith’s nose and he will
cherish a secret desire to hern your house
down tor the remainder of his Hfe. Revenge
isa passion. Gratitude appears to be only a
sentiment We call all hate; but it is only
one man in a hundred that possesses sense
enough to be thankful.
gf” Nina million dollars worth of wool is
annually raised in the states of Pennsylva
nia, Ohio, and Indiana.
Re-Opening «T the African Slave Trade.
Two hundred and seventy-seven of the cargo
of Africans recently landed near Brunswick,
were brought up the Savannah river, and put
ashore yesterday evening about 3 o’clock, at
the mouth of Horae Creek, threee miles below
this city on the Carolina side- One of the riv
er boats is supposed to have taken them from
the boat which brought them by Savannah in
the night, to a point twelve miles above that
city.
We learn on good authority that the origin
al cargo consisted of 240, and that not one of
them died or was seriously ill on the passage.
It is supposed that the Wanderer acted only as
a decoy boat, and that the vessel that brought
them is at large. Citizens of our city are prob
ably interested in the enterprise, and those
brought up the river are supposed to be their
share of “the spoils” and have been distribu
ted on their plantations. It quietly hinted that
this is the third cargo landed by the same com
pany during the last six months.
Standing Committees of" the Senate.
The following was announced in the Senate,
on Monday last, by Mr. Allen, of Rhode Is
land, as the list of committees agreed upon by
the two parties:
On Foreign Relations.-Messrs. Mason, Doug
las, Slidell, Polk, Crittenden, Seward, Foote.
On Finance.—Messrs. Hunter, Pearce, Gwin,
Bright, Hammond, Fessenden, Cameron.
On Commerce.—Messrs Clay, Bigler, Toombs,
Reid, Allen, Hamlin, Chandler.
On Military Affairs and the Militia.—Messrs.
Davis, Fitzpatrick, Johnson of Arkansas, Ches-
nut, Broderick, Wilson, King.
On Naval Affairs.—Messrs. Mallory, Thom
son of New Jersey, Slidell, Allen, Hammond,
Bell, Hale.
On the Judiciary.—Messrs. Bayard, Pugh,
Benjamin, Green, Clingman, Collamer, Trum
bull.
On Post Offices and Post Roads.—Messrs.
Yulee, Bigler, Gwin, Rice, Ward, Hale, Dixon.
On Public Lands.—Messrs. Stewart, John
son of Arkansas, Pugh, Johnson of Tennessee,
Chesnnt, Foster, Harlan.
On Private Land Claims.—Messrs. Benjamin,
Polk, Shields, Thompson of Kentucy, Durkee.
On Indian Affairs.-Messrs Sebastian, Brown,
Fitch, Rice, Bell, Houston, Doolittle.
On Pensions.—Messrs. Jones, Thomson of
New Jersey, Clay, Bates, Thomson of Ken
tucky, Foster, King.
On Revolutionary Claims.—Messrs. Shields,
Bates, Crittenden, Durkee, Chandler.
On Claims.-Messrs. Iverson, Mallory, Ward,
Simmons, Clark.
On the District of Colnmbia.—Messrs Brown,
Mason, Johnson of Tennessee, Yulee, Kenne
dy, Hamlin, Wilson.
On Patents and the Patent Office.—Messrs.
Reid, Thomson of New Jersey, Toombs, Sim
mons, Trumbull.
On Public Buildings and Grounds.—Messrs.
Bright, Davis, Douglas, Kennedy, Clark.
On Territories.—Messrs. Green, Douglas,
Jones, Sebastian, Fitzpatrick, Collamer, Wade.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Ex
penses of the Senate.—Messrs. Wright, John
son of Tennessee, Dixon.
On Printing.—Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Cling
man, Cameron.
On Engrossed Bills.—Messrs. Wright, Har
lan, Bigler.
On Enrolled Bills.—Messrs. Jones, Brown,
Doolittle.
On the Library.—Messrs. Pearce, Bayard,
Fessenden.
This list was adopted by the following vote:
Yea*.—Messrs Allen, Bates, Bayard, Benja
min, Bigler, Bright, Brown, Clay, Clingman,
Davis, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Ham
mond, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson of Tennessee,
Jones, Mason, Pearce, Polk, Reid, Rice, Se
bastian, Shields, Slidell, Thomson of New
Jersey, Ward, and Wright—31.
Nays—Messrs Bell, Broderick, Cameron,
Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle,
Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Har
lan, King, Seward, Simmons, Trumbull,
Wade and Wilson—20.
Rev. Hugh E. Morrow.
The Rev. Mr. Jewett, in announcing tbe
new Board of Instruction, at the close of Grif
fin Female College Commencement exercises,
Thursday evening last, paid a merited tribute
to its founder and late President, Rev. Hugh
E. Morrow. Mr. M., iu his farewell address
to the students had spoken of being dead to
them and the Institution, as preceptor. To
which figurative expression Mr. Jewett replied
that so long as Griffin Female College existed,
Mr. Morrow could never die; that his name
would live in the memory of its friends and
be associated with the intellectual blessings it
might confer. This is true. Mr. Morrow has
ever applied himself with a zeal and energy
worthy of the highest commendation, to the
interests of education, and especially has he
labored to promote the welfare of the” Institu
tion from which he has just retired. Broad
cast over this section of the State there are
cultivated females that are indebted to him
for many of their rich endowments of mind.
To such he can never die. In after life as they
go out into the world and assume to them
selves its duties and responsibilities, they will
have frequent occasion to refer to their early
training at Griffin Female College, and as the
results of that'training are/nade manifest in
the moral and intellectual power which they
shall bring to the task of family education,
they will bless the memory of him who as
sisted to qualify them for the high and holy
duties of wife, mother and friend. No, he
cannot die and be forgotten so long as gratitude
remains a trait of human heart. Though poor
in worldly gear, he has laid up in the bosoms
of others a rich treasure of grateful remem
brances, that will endure long after the mar
ble that will mark his final resting place shall
have crumbled at tbe tonch of Time! For
tune and happiness attend him and his, where-
ever their lot may be cast, is the devout wish
of a sincere friend.—Independent South.
The Bank Act.
An Act, To impose {an additional penalty
upon the banks of this State, so as to compel
them to comply with the requisitions of an
act entitled “an act to provide against the
forfeiture of the several bank charters in this
State, on account of non-specie payment for a
given time, and for other purposes therein
mentioned,” passed tv a constitutional ma
jority at the last session over tho executive
veto.
Sec. 1. The General Assembly of Georgia do en
act as follows : All and every bank in this State
which shall not by tho first day of January
next, make their returns, accompanied by af
fidavits, in terms of the above recited act, they
shall, in addition to the penalties therein pre
scribed, forfeit and pay to the State, a tax of
two per cent, per month upon their capital
stock from that time, to be levied and collect
ed by execution issued from the office of the
Comptroller General.
Provided, That execution shall not issue be
fore the first day of July next, and the bank
may, in the meantime, prevent the issuing of
execution by making its regular annual and
semi-annual returns relating back to the said
first day of January next.
Sec. 2. Upon tbe failure of any hank or
banks in this State to make their returns, as
provided in said act of1867, and in the time
provided in the foregoing section, they nhali
be liable to pay a tax of two per cent, per
month on their capital stock daring the time
of such failure, to be levied and collected in
the manner prescribed in the foregoing section;
execution to issue at the end of every month
during which such failure exists.
A western editor, recently defeated as a can
didate for Congress, says: “Editors have no
business to run for office. Their business is to
work, and let others enjoy the fruit* of their
labor.” They make the fortunes and the great
ness of other men, but are expected to find their
reward in the proud contemplation of their
works.
Sudden Death.—Last Monday, Reuben H.
Jones, of this county, and near this place, went
oat partridge hunting, and did not return.
Some of the family becoming uneasy, went in
search of him. About 8 o’clock, P. M., he
was found dead, his horse tied, and the heads
of the birds wrung off. No marks of violence
were found about his person.—Calhoun Plat
form.
A woman that loves to he at the window, is
like a bunch of grapes in the highway.
A good lawyer is a bad neighbor.
Atlanta Papers.
We regret that our editorial of last week,
concerning the above papers, should have in
cited the slightest irritation from onr Brother
editors of the Intelligencer. We designed
no discourtesy towards them. Our apprehen
sions, that they had not a distinct recogni
tion of our typography, we find to he correct,
as they speak of us, as being “out of the way,
and an old dilapidated place, surrounded by
deep gullies, pine thickets and sage fields. —
Our Brothers must have been visiting our
Sea-port from Augusta, on the Iron-wag, which
rani* through onr Incorporated limits, when
they mistook our cotton-fields for sage, and the
absence of a Jail, for the appearance of “dilapi
dation,” for our little village is about seven-
eighths new, and onr Court House the most
commodius and handsome in the State. We
boast of no especial notoriety as some towns
even younger may, but refer for our statistical
position—only to the social and civil Register.
We were struck with the improved appear
ance of the present copy of the Intelligencer,
and the last one we saw, which may be attri
buted to the “new Steam power by which it
is worked. * ... „ . . ,
As we poll a subscription list, sufficient to
elect any man, in our Congressional District,
we shall be pleased to present onr cotempora
ry to our constituents, ever in the most res
pectful and profitable manner.
We have also received the Atlanta American
a very neatly printed and ably edited paper, by
C. R. Hanleiter, Esq.—Waynesboro News.
Counterfeit $50 Bills.
The St. Louis Republican of the 6th list.,
ivtT*tains the subjoined notice, of the arrest of
a man, in that city, for the passing of a coun
terfeit fifty dollar bill, on the Georgia Rail
road Bank. From imitations, from various
quarters, we are induced to believe, that these
counterfeits are being pretty extensively cir
culated :
Arrested with Twexty-Two Hundred Dol
lars Counterfeit Money.—The attention of
officer McEvoy was early yesterday morning
directed to three men, who appeared engaged
in some swindling enterprise. At 2 o’clock
P. M., one of them entered the bat store on
Broadway, purchased a fine hat, presented! a
$60 hill, and received $44,76 as change. The
bill was professedly on the Railroad and Bank
ing Company of Augusta Geo., but a close
scrutiny disclosed that it was a counterfeit. Mc
Evoy was speedily upon the rogue s track,
and succeeded in arresting him at the lower
ferry as he gave his name as James Mayfield.
On his person were found forty-three of the
fifty dollar’ counterfeits. They were. fl| on
the same bank as named above. This rathe
largest “haul” of counterfeit money made by
our police for several months.
The Gouldjr Tragedy.
Our readers will remember the attempt made
on the night of the 26th of last October, by a
young man named Francis A. Gotildy, to take
the lives of his father's family at their resi
dence in West Thirtieth Street, New York,
and his subsequent suicide. Mrs. Gouldy,
the step-mother of the young monster, has so
far recovered from her wounds as to be con
sidered out of danger. Tho Post adds :
Mr. Gouldy is also in a fair way for recovery.
One of the wounds upon his head has entire
ly healed, but the others are still very sore.—
The brain protrudes to the size of a walnut,
but the attending physicians confidently as
sert that he will finally be restored to health.
His side has not yet recovered from the. para
lytic shock consequent upon the affection of
the brain. The galvanic battery is to be ap
plied as soon as the strength of the patient
will admit of it. Mr. Gouldy,has not yet been
informed of the suieide of his son.
Young Nathaniel is convalescent , beingable
to sit up in bed and converse. Charles is also
better, but makes very slow progress. The
servant girl Murphy, is still in the New York
Hospital, where every attention it paid to her.
The doctors believe that she will recover.—
Great nnmbers visit the house in Thirtieth
street, but none are permitted to see the afflict
ed except those appointed to watch them du
ring* the day and night, the relations and
physicians. The recovery of this family is
almost a miracle.—Petersburg Express.
Hon. Matt Ward.
This gentleman, recently appointed by the
Governor of Texas, U. S. Senator from that
State, in the place of J. Pickncy Henderson,
is a native of Georgia. He was bora in El
bert county. His father, while Matt was very
young, moved to Madison county, Ala., where
he grew up to manhood. In 1836 he mo
ved to the Republic of Texas, where he has
remained to this time. We make this state
ment to correct the impression with many,
that he is of the Kentucky family of the name
of Ward, one of whom is of the same name.—
Col. Sun.
An Ethiopian View op the Sex.—“Dey
may rail agin women as much as dey like, but
dey can’t set me agin dcm. I hab always in
my life found dcm to be de fust in lub, fust in
a quarrel, fust in de dance, fust in de ice-cream
saloon, and de fust, best, aud de last in de sick
room. What would we poor debils do widout
dem. Let us be bom as young, as ugly and as
helpless as we please, and woman’s arm am
open toreceibe us. She it am who gubsus
our fust dose of castor oil, and puts cloze 'pon
our helplessly naked limbs, and cubbers np
our foots and toeses in long flannel pitticoftts;
and it am she, as we grow up, who fills our
dinner baskets wid doughnuts and apples as
we start to school, and licks us when we tears
our trousie.
‘Carry Your Baggage, Sir.”—The boat
had just arrived, and the landing was as usual
crowded with cabmen, porters, loafers, &c.—
When the passengers commenced landing, a
colored porter stepped up to a country-looking
chap, saying—
“Carry your baggage, sir ?”
“No, I rather guess not,” was the reply.
“Shan't I carry your baggage.”
“No! I han’t got any baggage.”
The porter looked at him for a minute then
verry cooly stooped down, and taking hold of
his foot, said with an air of astonishment:
“Why, massa, that’s one of your feet, an’t
it hang me if Ididn’t think it was a leather
trunk.
Fatal Somnambulism.—John H. Brownson,
son ofO. A. Brownson, editor of the Review of
that name, was killed at St. Paul, Minn., by
walking in his sleep out of a window ninety-
feet from the ground. He was a lawyer by
profession, and had contributed many of the
most talented articles to his father’s Journal.
About six weeks ago he meet with an accidmt
in which he sustained a severe cut on the head
by felling down the flight of stairs leading to
his office; he having arisen in his sleep, light
ed a candle, and was proceeding to the lower
front door, under the impression that some
person was there who desired admittance.
(3f° A Western editor recently defeated as
a candidate for Congress, says :
‘Editors have no business to run for office.
Their business is to work and let others enjoy
the fruits of their labor. They make the
greatness and fortunes of other men, hot are
expected to find their reward in the proud
contemplation of tneir works.”
A Dutchman in one of the middle coun
ties of Pennsylvania wanted a minister to
preach at his child's funeral, and wasn’t un
reasonably particular as to who came. 'Shan,*
Baid he, “go and tell thedrom preacher to
come, and if he cant come, den get de locust
preacher, and if the locust preacher can’t
come, why then get the extortioner.” (ex-
horter.)
The friendship of a great man, Is a lion at
the next door.
Love and Poetry.—The Boston Poet says;
Young ladies shouldn’t write poetical love-
letters. It Is dangerous. Sochaone was writ
ten to a Kentuck beau, not long since, which
so effected him that he stole a horse to go and
see the writer, and got into jail to pay for get
ting in love with a poetess. Here is one of
the verses which did the damage :
‘Mary Johnson is my name,
And single Is my station ;
And happy will he the little wm
Who makes the alteration !* ”
IS* An Englishman's lunch—a slice of bam,
six heggs, and a quart of hale.
The Dispatch of the 16th inst., says :
“The CbnstitutionaUd is wwa this morning on
the arrival of a cargo of Africans at our very
door.”
The Gmshtutionaliit is very warn about mat
ters it knows nothing about. If there has
been “a cargo of Africans” landed anywhere in
our neighborhood, we have not seen it, nor
has any person informed us that they had seen
it. We did hear of an anxious man (our in
formant did not assure us that it was posi
tively the editor of the Dispatch) who was very
solicitous to know where the Africans were,
and after several inquiries “got ‘the pints,”
and started off. He was seen riding, full
gallop, down the lane towards the Sand Bar
Ferry, as he was creditably informed that the
Africans were all quartered under a capsised flat
boat on the, river bank, below and near the
ferry—arrived there, found the capsised hoot
but no Africans. A fisherman or hunter as
sured him that the Africans were all at the
Double Branches, as a man from that neigh
borhood had told him so. The very anxious
man partly retraced his course, and took to
the woods for fear he would be too late to
see them—reached there in a foam of per
spiration—but no Africans. Concluded to re
turn to Augusta, and on his way met several
potato and wood carts, and driven told him
all the Africans were in Hamburg. The anx
ious man “began to see day light”—knew he
was right now—and away he tilted Gilpin-like
to see the Africans in Hamburg—but he was
disappointed again; and was told to go to Horse
Creek, and he would be certain to see them.
Away he went determined to see the Africans
ahead of the morning papers”—but he was
told when he reached the creek, that the Afri
cans were at Bath Paper Mill. He lost no
time, and just got to Bath in time to be too
late, as the Africans had been put on the cars
and had just left for Graniteville, where all
would stop. The anxious man was too close
on the heels of success to be thwarted and
off he galloped for Graniteville—but the Afri
cans again left for the Pine House. The anx
ious man was almost used up, but he belonged
to the “never say die” class ofsociety, and he
put out. No persons on the road could tell
him anything about the object of his search,
and when he reached the Pine House it was
nearly night, and he concluded to return home
and wait and see “what the morning papers
had to say.”
The anxious man says he is now certain that
the Africans are somewhere—and so say the
Geographies and the Histories of the world.
Augusta Constitutionalist.
Matrimonial.
In our New York exchanges we find the
following advertisements, which we publish
as illustrating a phase of Northern society :
A young lady of prepossessing appearance,
and enjoying an ample fortune, is desirous of
opening a correspondence with a gentleman
with a view of matrimony. Money is no ob
ject, a sympathizing heart is all that is desir
ed. Address, Laura, Princeton, N. J.
A lady, 53 years of age, wishes to correspond
with an intelligent gentleman, not over 60,
with a view to marriage. The lady is affec
tionate and confiding, and accustomed to re
fined and intelligent society, appreciative and
of sound principles, and possessed of an un
embarrassed property. The lady being sin
cere, requests there may be no trifling. Ad
dress Mrs. M. B., Broadway Post Office.
To Southern gentlemen of liberal views :—
I have a young ward, a young Miss, aged 15,
very beautiful, interesting, intelligent, and
prepossessing, under my care, I being her
guardian. Having become reduced in circum
stances, and unable to give her tho accom
plishments I desire, or support her as I could
wish, I take this method to make the ac
quaintance of an honorable and liberal minded
gentleman—a Southerner preferred—to whom
I could introduce her with a view to matrimo
ny. I would sooner see her an “old man’s
pet than a young man’s slave.” Address
Guardian, New York Post Office.
Madame Lola Montez—Speech on Board
the Pacific.—Among the passengers by the
Pacific, from New York, which reached Galway
Ireland, a couple of weeks ago, was the cele
brated Lola Montez. The Galway Vindicator
says :
The countess was received with every atten
tion and respect by the officials and a few
friends who went on hoard on the arrival of
the vessel. She wore a flounced black silk,
(sans crinoline,) and over it a rich fur mantle
trimmed with beaver fur. Her bonnet was of
brown silk, trimmed with purple velvet and a
few flowers, and she wore a richly jeweled
Maltese cross. In appearance and manner
Madame is quite prepossessing and agreeable.
We learned from herself that she has come
to Ireland for the purpose of delivering lec
ture at Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford,
Belfast, and finally, Galway, on “America—
Its people, and its'social Institutions;” and she
added that she meant to talk about them as
they are, but not as they have been misrepre
sented by Mr. Dickens, Mr. MackayMr. Thack-
ery, and others, who have already “done
them. ’ ’ She spoke in terms of very warm af-,
fection of Ireland, as her native land, an!
said she was most anxious to visit Limericke
her birth-place, which she left when a mer
child.”
Mibaculous Escape.—Mr. J. Cunningham
Tumlin, of Cartersville, on Thursday last al
most miraculously escaped the loss of his life.
His horse took fright out about four miles
from Rome, and ran with his boggy. He was
soon thrown forward from the buggy, and be
ing caught by his foot between the, fore axle-
tree and spring bar was dragged some four
hundred yards, over a very rough and reeky
road, and yet strange to say, escaped with no
serious injury. The horse finally broke loose
from the buggy which raved his life.—Rome
Courier.
Sunday Evening; Am
•ti among the
If any one doubts that the Germans have
brought with them to this city the love of Sun
day amusements, he has only to look in upon
their various places of resort on that day, to
be convinced. Last night the Stadt-Theatre,
from parquett to gallery, was crowded to suf
focation. Not only was every seat occupied,
but every place where a man could stand was
brought into requisition, and many went away
unable to stand the bad air and heat engen
dered by such a crowd. Hie Volks-Garten,
only two or three doors from the Theatre, was
not less crowded. Regular stage representa
tions are given at this place, with music, danc
ing, &c., while there are any quantity of side
shows, airgun shooting galleries, shilling lot
teries, &c., and lager bier in abundance.
A few doors further up, at Pythagoras Hall,
the regular meeting of the liederkrans Socie
ty took place, with music, ringing and danc
ing above, and lager bier, billiards and social
ity below.
A catalogue of the places where consertsand
theatrical performances were hugely atten
ded last evening, wou'd occr py too much space;
but from the manner in whicii these places and
ordinary lager bier shops were crowded, it
would seem that few Germans remained at
home.—N. Y. Pod.
Iron.—A once fiunoas British Minister, Mr.
Horner, said that iron was the machinery of
dvilised society, and Locke declared that if
the nse of iron were lnct among mankind, they
would unavoidably return to the savage state.
At the same time,, he styles the person who
first made use of iron, the “father of arts, and
author of plenty; for of iron, all tools are
made, and with the tools thus made, man tills
the earth, builds houses, makes clothes, con
structs Steam engines, builds railroads, con
structs ships, steamboats—in fine, does all the
business of dvilised life.
The progress of dvilization may be noted by
the greater or les Use of iron. At first, the
only implements for digging, cutting, hewing,
or any like purpose, were made of stone. The
Itondon Quarterly Review, in an article which
led us to unite these reflections upon the value
and universality of iron, says there is a muse
um at Copenhagen, in which the parallelism
between the advance of civilization and the ad
vance in the working of metals, Is illustrated
by articles taken from undent burying grounds.
The first tools were sharpened stones, for man
was then a savage, and his wants were few.—
This “Stone Period” is succeeded by a copper
period, for copper requires, comparatively, but
little smelting, and is often found entirely pure.
This is called the^ “Bronze Period ;” a period,
we believe, to which our Indians never arrived.
In the “Copper Period” tillage was practiced,
and the other arts, with tools of copper, at the
same time that gold became known and es
teemed. Last of all came iron.
It is inconceivable to what different pur
poses, iron can be applied, when no other ma
terial, or all other materials combined, could
not answer the purpose. A cambric needle
and a Nasmyth hammer, the Peacemaker, car
rying a two hundred pound bail, and the most
delicate surgeon’s instrument, the anchor of a
seventy-four and one of Rodgers’ razors, the
huge steam engine and the mainspring of a
watch ; that all things contrasting so much in
quality, appearance, size, delicacy, and use,
should be made of the same material, is pass
ing strange.
Nor have all the uses to which iron can be
appropriated, been even yet fully understood.
Every day and year seems to bring forth a new
one. A century ago, he would have been a
bold man who would have ventured to predict
that the time would come when houses would
be built of iron, and it would be used to the
exclusion of every other material, in the con
struction of shipsand bridges.—Ricdmond Whig.
Mi'lledgevillk, Dec, 11,1858.
7b the Editor of the Marietta Patriot:
My attention was called this morning to a
short notice with which you have seen proper
to honor me in your columns. Suffice it to
say, that the language which has been attri-
buteto myself, while making a speech in the
House of Representatives, and upon which in
your way, you comment rather severely; and
which language as charged to-wit: “Free Ne
groes are an ornament to society and an honor
to their country,” is a base calumny and an
unmitigated lie.
No man, sir ,who knows mo would, or ever
could think for a moment that I was or am ca
pable of uttering any such sentiment. The
charge is too glaringly false and shockingly
absurd to require any contradiction from my
self, where I am known. Newspaper scrib
blers and hireling reporters may misreport,
misrepresent and calumniate, but I have the
pleasure und satisfretion of knowing that I
am located above their contaminated atmos
phere, and beyond the reach of their puny
shafts. They only develope their own impo
tent malignity and fiendish propensities. Let
them revel in lying and luxuriate on slander.
I am not, sir, dependant on such miserable
creatures for my reputation or prosperity. I
either bid them defiance or hold them in pity
and scorn. J. R. SMITH.
N. B. One of the reporters who misreported
had the magnanimity, as the mistake was dis
covered to have the proper correction made
in the Chronicle & Sentinel, for which paper
he reported; whether I was misreported in
other papers I do not know, but Lave under
stood such to be the fact; in what particulars
I do not know nor care.
I thought the correction in the Chronicle &
Sentinel would he sufficient, but it seems a
mania for scandal is paramount to a sense of
justice. J. R. SMITH.
Hew Counties.
The Legislature created seven new counties,
at the session just closed; viz :
Clayton, from parts of Fayette and Hen
ry-
Banks, from parts of Habersham, Hall and
Franklin.
Quitman, from parts of Stewart and Ran
dolph.
Nelson, from a portion of Gordon.
EcholB, from portions of Clinch aud Lowndes.
Johnson, from portions of Montgomery
and several others not recollected.
Brooks, from portions of Lowndes and
Thomas.
The last three are attached to the 1st Con
gressional district. The whole number of
counties in the State now stands at one hun
dred and thirty-three.—Sav. Republican.
Death of Old Delph.—Old Dr. Delph was
found burned to death in Sampson co., on the
10th inst. He was born on the 4th of July,
1730, and raised by Mr. Wm. Williams, of
Sampson. He recollected very well the war
with the regulators, the revolutionary, and
the war of 1812. It is said that he was a ser
vant of some old tory, who ranaway, and left
Old Delph to go back to his master, Mr. Wil
liams. He was a professor of the art of con
juring, fortune telling, &c. But he has told
his last tale of the ware, &c., in which he seem
ed to delight. He had been a member of the
Free Will Church for a great many years, and
seemed to he very well satisfied with his con
dition in life.
Georgia papers please copy.— Wilmington
(N. C.) Journal, Dec. 14.
Thanksgiving Statistics.—Some statisti
cian, after filling himself with turkey on
Thanksgiving day, amused himself by estimat
ing the devastation of the day in the twenty-
three States that celebrated it, as follwos :
‘One million turkeys, 12,000,000 chickens,
80,000,000 pounds of pork, 30,000,000 pour,. Is
of beef, 6,000,000 pounds of flour ; 30,000,-
000 pounds of sugar, See. The turkeys placed
three feet apart in a straight line, would reach
from Massachusetts to Indiana. The chickens
one foot apart, would reach from New York to
California. The pies side by side would reach
across the Atlantic ocean. It would require
126,000 cattle, and 60,000 swine to furnish the
beef and pork. The raisins would cost nearly
amillion dollars, and the flour quite that sum.
TheBugar would cost three millions, and the
whole value of the items we liave named would
exceed $18,000,000 ! Our estimate gives one
turkey to three families, 4 chickens to each
family, also ten pies, 10 lbs each of pork and
beef, 2 lbs, raisins, 10 lbs flour and 10 of su
gar. The eggs, spice, lard and butter and “fix-
ins” generally, of which we have made no ac
count, would raise the sum total to nearly
twenty-five millions of dollora. ’ ’
A Significant Toast.—The,Chicago Demo
crat says:
“The friends of Judge Douglas had a grand
Jollification Saturday evening at the residence
of Colonel McCook. The leading toast was,
“lie Unshed Democracy and the Success of the
Charleston nominee.”
The Democrat also says, that Senator Doug
las will give the Administration a hearty sup
port the coming session of Congress.
The Reaction.—There is no surer index of
the change of public sentiment in Massachu
setts, than is contained in the Boston Courier;
a strong opponent of the anti-slavery party.
It states that its subscription list has increased
over fifteen hundred in two months, and is now
larger than any journal ofits class in New Eng-
and.
Wise men have their mouths in their heart,
fools, their heart in fhelr months.
Judge Douglas has prepared, and will
soon publish a declaration of his iutenttion not
to bea caudate for tbe Presidency in 1860.—
nr. y.
Teachers.—There is no question but what,
for young children, women are much -better
teachers than men—a thousand times better.
Their gentle ways adapt themselves to the
child’s nature more perfectly, and wrap round
it like the willow. Not until a boy gets old
enough to begin to question, if he cannot suc
cessfully resist authority, it is better for him
to be placed under the firmer hand of a male
teacher. Even at this period, and with these
characters, women often succeed best.—Ex.
Sale of Books, &c.—It is said that 35,000,-
000 of Webster’s Elementary Spelling Book
have been sold; that its annual issue is over
1,000,000 ; while some 3,000,000 of his Dic
tionaries are annually circulated. Of Mitch
ell's geographical books there is a probable
issue of 1,000 per day, and of Prof. Davies’
mathematical series 300,000 were sold in 1857.
There were sold of Livingstone’s Travels
in South Africa 10,000 copies ; of Kane’s Arc
tic Explorations, 05,000; while dropping down
to fiction, we find that the serials of Dickens
have a sale of86,000 ; that 310,000 copies of
Unde Tom’s Cabin were sold; 70,000 Feam
Leaves, and 46,000 of the Life of Bamum.
No* Fond or Light Food;—“Glass pud in—
Gif. s* pud in,” shouted a Polish glazier in one
of onr Ride streets.
“No, thank you,” replied a passer by, ‘I’m
not fond of'glim pudding,’ it’s very apt to
give one ‘panes’ in the stomach;”