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‘ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS, WHEN REASON IS LEFT.TO COMBAT IT. ,, —JEFFERSON.
PROPRIETOR
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1859.
f^RNIS OF SUBSCRIPTION
y i> U'KR, per annum in advance, $6 00
ia WEEKLY, per “ in advance, 4 00
ImYI V. “ “ >“ advance, 2 00
.. if [laid within six months, 2 50
if paid within twelve months, 3 00
Georgia Rum.
p r . j. F. Alliort has left at our office a spec
ie 0 f Rum made by him, from the Chinese
s U r ar Caue. It seems to be pure and well fla
vored, and P roves t,iat ® Tun 88 well as other
liquors can be made in Georgia.
Russell's Magazine, Charleston, S. C.
Hie February No. for 1859, is before us #
•j],;, is an excellent monthly. We wish it
, TO it success. Price, $3 per annum, payable
„ advance. Communications and contribu ■
t j, m s for the work, should be addressed “Rus-
aJl’s Magazine, Charleston, S. C.”
Startling Scw>.
All the world and the rest of mankind,”
w j]] stand aghast, no doubt, upon reading the
horrible announcement, which we insert he.
I l„,v. coining from the Macon Journal & Mess-
,,, ,,. r . We must itcknowledge we were taken
a ll al.uck bv the startling intelligence, that
■ the democratic Party is dead. Oh my coun-
trV ! lire itlier Knowles you are fast improving
•n h .rd fariliveness if you penned this article.
I We won’t believe you did, until we have bet-
1,. T evidence, brother Rose must have done
this in your absence.
••For several years the Democratic paity
has enjoyed but indifferent health.”
This speaks badly for the party to which
ir cotemporary belongs; for with all its bad
dtli and feebleness, it has been able to whip
„.it :n)d crush out “ Sam ” with all his boast-
1 powers. The Dcmocnitic party dead in-
j • Brothers Knowles & Rose, you will lind
hv waiting, whether the Democratic par-
,v is dead. Don’t distress yourselves.
Heath of a Notorious Character.
‘Our readers are doubtless aware that for
end years the Democratic party lias enjoy
ing indifferent health. A council of phy-
iiiiis has frequently been called in, but still
lie patient has continued to decline and waste
ntv. until—as will be seen by reference to
ir columns—the Court Journal annoucces its
ath. We think it highly important that a
ft-mortem examination should be made of the
rcast J. that the public may know whether
dr. Stephens was correct in his diagnosis, and
nther, after all, the patient died with the
lrv-T<>t.” As there is now no national or-
nization—(nor indeed has there been for
us|—resting upon principle, it maybe hop-
1 that the good and true men of the country,
[ - arding old prejudices and preposessions,
ill unite in a common effort to rescue the
mment from its present perils, and guard
o Ciinstitution from every invasion. Now
the time to build up a great Constitutional
artv.
We take the following from the special cor-
epandmee of the ‘‘Republican Banner and
ishville Whig.” Notice particularly what
1 of Atlanta and the State Road :
Marietta is the first relief the eye finds in
e tr.iv I from Chattanooga to Atlanta. It
in l i t a very nice place—one of the pret-
•st towns I ever saw. So is Atlanta. Of
i- city all travelers will agree to say its ho
ls arc magnificent. I wish they could say
much of Nashville. Appropos—when is
win-die to have a lirst class hotel ?
hilling in the ears of the W. & A. R. R. is a
1-tire. The ride is smooth, regular, easy
t the lirst time in my life I this day rode in
-without fear of life orlimb. The grading
very nicely' done—safely done. The State
ns the road, and the managers of it attend
the business in a calm manner. The peo-
ry thing—in Georgia—seems to wear a
if possessed luce and mien. You feel here
it you are a gentleman ami among gentle-
’Tis said that the best music is that
lias most vowel sounds. “Georgia” is a
fli. vowel-sound word, wholly a soft pro-
iution. If it could be proven that the
Georgians’’ has made these people the
velvety people they are, it would no
ger In- true that there’s nothing in a name,
that a rose would smell as sweet by any
i name. What a hissing word is ‘‘Tenne-
u lmt a club word is “KcjUuchi—
1 how ire mss and they thump and knock,
xt hie wc to Montgomery.
Yours truly,
Guellamp.
I
I*Tlii- writer in the “Intelligencer” al
as another writer did the other day, to
“ writing editor ” of the “American.”
all write more or less, we do not know
Miii li lie alludes, nor do we care. But, if
'American ” has any editor at all, it has
vantage of the “Intelligencer,” which,
filling! often appears to be destitute of
iitnr of any sort, and in a state of frieud-
c.rphanage. To save it from the poor-
however, a friend occasionally' gives
I' relief to its distresses which its legal and
prill protectors and guardians seem impo-
tn afford!”
brother American, hold up—don’t
quite so far ahead of the music, if we are
ilian” we arc not “illegitimate.”
acknowledge that the “ writing editor’»
iv American lias a perfect diarrhoe of words
cry article he pens, but ignores all the
a 1 facts which we bring to bear upon
Mibject. He isa perfect Goliah iu cutting
urviag ; dissects with great adroitness,
leaves us (in his own estimation.") in a
' unenviable position. We don’t pretend
eld the grey-goose quill with that ability
do. We make no large pretensions,
'knowledge our incompetency to cope
|i i air brother of the American iu foul slan-
ainl abuse.—We don’t believe that because
•■"in is an American he is dishonest. Ear
There are many good men Americans,
ty have a right to entertain whatever poll
utions they please. Our neighbor acts
i different principle.—Wity him a Dem
it is a dishonest man, aud no opportunity is
i liere there is a chance of pouring out
rti'-n of that slime, and filth, and loath-
ein>> with which lie is all the time preg-
I.ike a certain animal with which we
icquaintcd, he is continually snappingand
^' ! 'g at some little thing, which a man of
exalted notions and liberal feelings
pl l not notice. But some people will play
vand. no matter how much may be done
Iheiii. We don’t like to see a man finding
»itii every body but himself—it shows
something rotten in Denmark, and
1 wishes to place every body else in the
category with himself.
P“ n the American wishes to say anything
P’ the present city government, the same
r'Ty of “Cousin Sally Dillard” is re-
. and there the matter ends—it is the
tiling all the time.
' accustomed is he to abuse, that he has
Wl1 a good word from any one. He is a
“cosmopolite,” half horse, half alliga-
Sljr t of man ; like a certain serpent in
M season,” he is striking and squirting
■ ll0m upon every thing that comes in his
1 be orphan's God preserve us from his
fering touch.
“ " ad some power the giftie gie us
Jo bee ourselves as others see us.”
ATLANTA, GEO., THURSDAY,'FEBRUARY 10, 1859.
NO 16
The £Ignal_Col. Wm. F. Samford.
We have omitted, up to the time of this wri-
ting, to notice the accession of Col. Samford to
the Editorial chair of the above named Jour
nal. It is published in Auburn, Ala., by G.
C. Kelly and J. M. Jennings, Proprietors. The
politics of the paper, are of the ultra Southern
Rights stamp. Of Col. Samford, as an orator
and writer, we feel incompetent to speak, in
terms such as Ids merits deserve. As an ora-
tor, the golden stream of eloquence, which
llows from his lips, has often electrified the
people of Georgia, to whom he is well known.
As a writer, the emanations of his pen, have
been the subject of admiration, not only by
the people of Alabama, but those of the South
ern States. He belongs to the ultra Southern
Rights wing of the Democracy. We had the
pleasure, a few days since, of sitting by his
own hospitable firo-side, and listening to bis
exposition of the political opinions, which he
entertains. We feel no hesitation in saying
that he is the best “posted up” man in the
nation, in reference to the present state of the
political affairs of the country, and while we
sat for hours and listened to his graphic de
scription of the state of public affairs, we ac
knowledge a feeling sense of our own inferior
ity, as a member of the Editorial fraternity,
and notwithstanding our preconceived opin
ions, in opposition to his peculiar views, we
were very near being constrained to say, like
one of old, “almost thou persuadest me to be
a Christian,” politically speaking, according to
Col. S.’s understanding of political Christiani
ty'. We must, however, he allowed the priv
ilege, as a conservative National Democratic
Editor, to express our dissent to many' of the
views and opinions, entertained by our dis
tinguished friend and cotemporary. It would
be inappropriate, in an article of this sort, to
descend to particulars. Col. Samford is a man
that will always be in advance of the front rank
of every movement, in which he enlists. His
talents are better adapted to great emergen
cies, in which dynasties are to be overthrown,
governments revolutionized, and a radical
change effected in the political organization of
parties, than to the calm and considerate sup
port of a policy, falling within the line of a
faithful administration of the Government, in
accordance with fixed principles, established
at the inauguration of that administration.
To be more explicit—if a state of things should
arise, justifying the “disruption of the ties”
which bind this Union together, there is no
man throughout our borders, that we would
sooner place in the lead, than Wm. F. Sam
ford. Iu such an emergency, he would stand
towering above his kind,” a giant, whom ev
ery true Southerner would delight to follow.
But in these “piping times of peace,” when
the government is in the hands of the Demo
cratic party, by' which it has been administer
ed faithfully and safely, the greater part of the
time, since its organization, when there is
no good reason to fear that “the Republic
is in danger,” and when the evils of which we
complain, can be corrected by the ballot-box ;
aud there is no necessity for a resort to the
cartridge box, we must be permitted to say to
our Democratic friends of the South, Col. Sam.
ford is not a safe leader. He belongs to the
artillery, and we hold that there is no use in
firing cannon at sparrows. We say this in due
deference to our distinguished friend, and we
hope he will ponder well what we have said
in reference to him and his paper.
National American.—City Connell of 1855.
Look ox this Picture.
“ The Democratic Administration (of the
city) of 1855 left $10,199 in checks, and $420
in coupons for the American Administration of
1856 to pay !”—American, Jan. 27.
“NOW LOOK ON THIS.”
“ The main issue is, and the Intelligencer
knows it,—and’cannot and shall not dodge it—
that the Council of 1856 and 1857 had to pay
over $10,000 of outstanding debts.”—Ameri
can, Feb. 1st.
Now who has dodged the issue ? After we
had nailed the first of the above declarations
to the counter as“ base coin,”—by showing
from the record, that for half of the year 1855
at least, there was, including the Mayor, a ma
jority of the Council opposed in political senti
ments to the Democratic party—the “ writing
editor” of the American, twists and screws
and brings forth the second “ picture.”
We never denied, that there was out-stand
ing against the city at the end of 1855, a float
ing debt, amounting to over $10,000. We
never denied that it was paid off by the Coun
cils of 1856 and 1857, but we did deny aud still
deny', that the council, of 1855, was a Demo,
cratie Council.—We further stated and now
reiterate, that, we do not believe that the
whole of that debt of $10,000, was created by
the Council of 1855, hut that it had been ac
cumulating for y'ears previous.
But the “ writing editor,” who affects great
ignorance as to whom we allude, and only' affects
it, has made a wonderful discovery', to-wit:—
“ That the present alignment of gentlemen
is no evidence of their position in 1855.”
Does he mean by that, to say, that we were
wrong in our political classification of the
members of Council in 1855 ? If so, let him an
swer categorically the question,—if John Glen,
C. H. Strong, Thos. Kile, Robert M. Clark,
John Farrar, John W. Thompson and T. C.
H. Wilson were not, in 1855, opposed to the
Democratic party, and whether the most of
them were not, at that very time, members of
the Know' Nothing Lodge. “ But many of
them w'as runou the Democratic ticket,” says
the American. “ Run on the Democratic tick
et” indeed! The Democracy had no meet
ing that year, and made no nomination ; the
ticket elected was got up by' a few individuals,
and elected by voters belonging to both par
ties. Let us then hear no more from you about
the “ Democratic Council of 1855 leaving $10-
000 to be paid by the American Council of 1856.”
The “ writing editor,” speaking of the Intel
ligencer, say's something about “ Orphans,”
“Poor-House,” “Guardians,” &c. All that
we have to say, in reply to such pitiful
and contemptible twaddle, is, that it would
have been much better for his fellow men, and,
probably, for himself, had he never let loose
his mother’s leading 'strings; had he never
left his father’s roof; had he remained in a
state of solitary orphanage for life. You, talk
about Guardians ! If there be a man, (reader,
excuse the desecration of the term,) in all this
country—judging from your past “record ”—
who needs a Guardian, as Nathan said unto Da
vid, “ Thou art the man.”
“ Lay on McDuQ', and
—d be he who first cricB hold, enough I”
Diking and Wining.—Senator Seward is as
wily as a fox. At the North and in the Senate
he is ferocious and develish in his harangues
against slavery and everything Southern. In
Washington he is as lavish in his attentions
to Southerners. All this is for buncombe.
He cruelly dupes the silly fanatics up North,
and he attempts to pull wool over the eyes of
the gentlemen on this side of the line by din
ing and wining them. The other day Senator
Crittenden dined with him, aud there is some
thing of more than usual significance in this
dinner party. It is well known that both are
prominent Presidential candidates. Perhaps
they expect to compromise their claims after
the sixth bottle had been belted.
_ Tt * «*wgl« Air Line Railroad.
We have before us a lengthy communication
on this enterprise, from Mr. A. M. Evans, of
Hall county, which is quite too long, and not
sufficiently compact, in the style, for our col
umns, but as it contains some good suggestions
and exhibits the desire, and the necessity, on
the part of the people, for a railroad into
North-eastern Georgia, we think it proper to
make some remarks upon the subject.
Mr. Evans thinks that nearly every man in
the counties through which the road is to run
will be willing, if the proposition is made, to
make a liberal donation to the company accord
ing to the extent of his property, provided the
road can be built “ within three years,/ and
he further says, he “has no doubt that the
present stock holders had rather give half the
amount they have subscribed than lose the
road.” He thinks it would be fair to let all
stand on the same footing. Mr. E. refers to
the present price of corn in North-eastern
Georgia, which he says is 40 cents, and to the
present price of Negroes by the year, wliich
he says amounts to about $10 per month. He
says nothing about the almost worthlessness of
timber aud many other heavy articles in that
region, and which must always remain worth,
less until the country has a railroad.
All these things, when considered, go to
show the just claim.and absolute necessity for
a railroad in North-eastern Georgia. Indeed,
as beautiful, and in many respects, as interest
ing as that section of country is, it is utterly
impossible for it to advance, other than with a
snail’s space, without a railroad in this age of
railroads. Without one the resources and na
tural wealth of that region can never he de
veloped or known.
But Mr. Evans will allow us to suggest to
him, and to every other man in North-eastern
Georgia, that if every man, or a large portion
of the citizens, are willing to invest something
in-the railroad, we can see no better plan than
for each county, through which the road is to
run, to adopt a regular county aid plan, and
levy a tax on all property, sufficiently heavy
to make the aid effectual. Mr. E. thinks each
man will he willing to give as much as would
be required on the “tlie plan for taxing the
people.” If so, what would be the difference
to ‘ * the people ?” The difference to the com
pany would he very great, as upon his plan the
company could not go on at all; while in th e
other case it would have something tangible
and reliable, and could move steadily forward
■with the work. A tax of one half of one per
cent, per annum in all the counties through
which the road would pass, would secure its
construction in three years, and when each
taxpayer would not only get “fourfold”
back, as Mr. E. thinks, but ten and twenty
fold back each year.
Some people have an absurd and foolish re
pugnance to a tax, so have we an opposition
to a tax unless we can see a good reason for it.
But when we can see, and as every other man
can see, in a case of this kind, that every one
is to bo paid back twenty times the amount of
Iris tax, we can see no reason why he may not
invest a small portion of his money in this
way, as well as in any other. But few, if any,
railroads have ever been built without some
portion of the means being raised by a tax on
somebody.
If the people of North-eastern Georgia are
determined to have a railroad, let them show
tlicir determination by saying to their Inferior
courts, we are willing to do our part—levy on
our property a tax of one-half of one per cent,
aud let the Road go ahead.
Those who live In Glass Houses sliould not
throw rocks.
The Savannah Republican of a late date
reads us the following lecture:
We w'ould respectfully submit to our cotem
poraries of this paper that it would be a more
equitable mode of giving our views to bis
readers, to extract our articles, aud not ddtach
single passage, that may happen to suit
their taste, from a column of editorial. By
their system of quoting, a writer may be
made to express almost any opinion you may
desire to get from him, and many which, in
fact he may not entertain. The extract pub
lished in the Intelligencer of the 27th instant
cannot be considered a fair exposition of one
views of the next presidential election, de
tached as it is from the context. The article,
as a whole, expresses our opinions, and we are
willing to abide them.
We have no desire to place the Republican
in a false position, before our readers aud do
not think that we have done so. We do not
think, that the extracts, we took for comment
from the Republican would be materially modi
fied, in their meaning, by giving the article
referred to an entire insertion. We extracted
simply for the sake of brevity. We close by
pointing the Republican to a lecture which
the Constitutionalist gives him for the very
sin which he lays at our door. Physician
heal thyself.
We would enter the same protest against
the Republican of Tuesday morning, which the
Republican, of Monday morning, entered against
the Atlanta Intelligencer. “We would respect
fully submit to our coptemporaries of this paper
that it would be a more equitable mode of
giving our views to his readers, to extract our
articles, and not detach a single passage that
may happen to suit their taste, from a column
of editorial.” The extract from ar^artiele in
this paper, which the Republican copies and
comments upon, cannot be considered a fair
exposition of our views in reference to the re-
nomination of Gov, Brown, detached as it is
from tne context. “The article as, a whole,
expresses our opinions, and we are willing to
abide them;” hut the unfair garbling of the
Republican may create misapprehension of our
position upon a subject upon which we are
anxious thar it should be correctly understood.
We Object.
“ We see it is stated in a late letter from
Washington that President Buchanan—“ Old
Buck ’ ’—is likely to lead to the hymenial altar
shortly, “an accomplished and estimable
widow lady of Georgia. ’ ’ We hope the rumor
is without foundation, for however much we
may desire to cultivate fraternal feelings with
the North, we are utterly opposed to the
mingling of good Georgia blood with such as
courses the veins of James Buchanan. We
have no doubt, being aware that his course is
nearly run, the old hypocrite would be willing
to be supported in his dotage by the negroes of
any Georgia lady, maid or widow, who would
take him under her protection ; but we hope
he may be permitted to pass the remainder of
his days, as he has those gone by—in nursing
his hatred of the South to keep his cold heart
warm.”
The National American of the 29th ult.,
uses the above language iu regard to the Presi
dent of the United States. We imagine that
had another man of the North, been President, and
a bachelor .or widower, ..that the American
would not have used such language towards
him. Anything that squints of Democracy
stinks in the nostrils of the American, how
ever, and under no circumstances could it be
induced to do justice to a man professing De
mocratic proclivities. Oh shame! where is
thy blush. Men who live in glass houses
should be careful how they throw stones.
HT* Serious fears of a forthcomining famine
in Mexico are entertained. For over a year
very little com has been planted or gather
ed.
fiT* A young friend of ours handed'us an
essay of his, to read, &c. We rather like it,
and propose to give our readers the benefit of
the following extract:
“Thus he stands, until the receding animals
become lost in the distance, and he is alone.
Ah, now we readily divine the cause of this
sudden change—that simple word alone bears
the impress of sadness on its face. Alone ! oh,
what a volume of misery is contained in that
little word. You who have seen friends and
relatives depart, one by one from before your
vision, never more to return again ; you that
have not the kind, consoling influence, and
love of mother, wife, or sister to cheer and as
sist you in climbing up the stupendous and
unknown steppes of future time; you that
have no kind aud sympathizing heart to “re
turn sigh for sigh,” and ease your palpitating
heart by its still louder throbbing ; you, dear
lone one, can account for the sudden and un
expected change in Adam’s countenance, at
this time. Yes he was indeed alone, but nev
er ’til then had he so deeply felt the want of
a companion and friend; no doubt he envied
the very beasts o’er which he had control, for
they had each a companion after their own
kind, to share their joy—accompany them in
their gambols o’er the plains, or lie down in
peacefulness, beneath the far-reaching shadow
of the tree of heaven. No doubt, as he stood
thus, his thoughts were Deing raised in anx
ious and fervent prayer, which was carried by
attending augels, to the mercy seat of God, in
heaven. Be this as it may, he soon fell asleep,
a gentle smile played around his, otherwise,
sad face, and the sun, as though it sympa
thized with him in his sorrow, sank majesti
cally behind the golden topped mounts of the
Western horizon. Every sound was hushed,
save the gentle murmuring of the night-bird,
and the plaintive chirp of the katy-did, as they
welcomed the approaching night. And now,
dear reader, leaving the gentle moon to roll
on with its wonted splendor, and the little
stars to twinkle, impressing us with the celes
tial grandeur of the world beyond—we will
bid adieu to Adam, as he sleeps, and silently
await the developments of the morrow.”
[ENn OF CHAPTER FIRST.]
“Modeit Merit has a Double Claim to
Acceptance.”
There is an eager appetite, among the Amer
ican people, for official and high-sounding ti
tles, that is almost disgraceful. If a man is
not lucky or crafty enough to secure the title
of Hon., D. D., L. L. D., Gen., or Judge,
where he is unable to win such a useless dis
tinction by merit, community, by common
consent, accommodate him with Col., Major,
Captain, or Esquire. Nearly everybody, now,
has his vanity gratified by some prefix or suf
fix to their most excellent name, by way of
distinction. We know a woman that used to
speak of her husband as my husband, Capt. Ed
dy. We have somewhere read, that familiari
ty breeds contempt, and have not titles become
so common, that our people look upon them
as ofsmall importance any how? While near
ly everybody has some title, and nearly every
body wants one, yet, hardly anybody seems to
think that a title is any evidence of merit. A
Theological title used to throw some sanctity
around its wearer, and give him position. We
remember how our eyes used to stick out at
the sight of a D. D., when D. D.’s were scarce.
Now, we can scare one up on the street most
any time, and are not affected by it.
A literary title was once of some account to
a man. Now, if he has the necessary acquire
ments, his diploma is considered of no use,
and perhaps never called for. The standard of
education has lowered, or the multiplication
of schools, authorized to give diplomas, or
something else has scattered them broad-cast
over the land, and many of them are in the
hands of those who can hardly construct a
good English sentence, or write a letter with
out mistakes in spelling. Would it not be a
good idea to suspend the giving of all sorts of
honorable titles, till a few of our dignitatarics
are dead, so that the article will rise in.value ?
Among church-men, we do not believe in the
propriety of these titles of distinction at all.
They inflate the wearer, too often, and make
him too large for his pants. Besides we read
of some of the Saviour’s first followers, that
“there tras also a strife among them, which
of them should be counted the greatest. And
he said unto them, he that is greatest among
you, let him be as the younger, and bo that
is chief, as he that doth serve. Be not ye cal
led Rabbi—all ye are brethren—call no man
yom father upon earth ; for one is your father
which is in heaven.”
How does that saying comport with the ti
tle, “the Right Reverend Father in God ? Now
days, when you address our. noted divines, you
are often compelled to put a handle to each
end of the name. Just think of a follower of
“the meek and lowly Jesus,” complacently
addressed as the Rev. John Bang, D. D., L.
L. D.
We much prefer the Quaker address of John,
James and George, to the burdensome and ful
some way of talking about people, now days.
How seldom do we hear that decent and quiet
word Mr., upon our streets !
Instead of being so vain, as a people, we have
great cause to be humble. Let us bow before
our maker and benefactor, and think less of
ourselves and more of him.
We once heard a distinguished orator say
that he never saw a man without vanity, and
hut one woman. We, men, are inclined to
accuse the weaker vessels of that “poison of
agreeableness,” while we are, ourselves, offen
sively puffed up with a very high estimate of
our importance, and feel, as we strut through
this “vale of tears,” that we are entitled to
some nobler name than Mr. or Peter.
We knew a woman, who, perhaps, to pro
vide for the early importance of her rising son,
named him Major. Why not mothers give ti
tles as well as any body ? Mothers, turn in
and name your boys Dr., Gen., Bishop, Judge,
His Excellency, Gov., &c., and see if you can
not shame the “Lords of creation” into more
modest ways.
Atlanta, Feb. 4th, 1859.
Editors Intelligencer—Gents: The follow,
qng is a list of officers of Talulah Fire Co, No.
3. elected for the present year:
John F. Ezzard, President.
L. J. Gle nn, Vice “
Edward Murphy,
1st. Director.
2nd “
3rd
4th
Secretary.
Treasurer.
| Axemen.
Surgeon.
W. G. Richards,
C. H. Lewis,
E. A. Werner,
W. T. Mead,
Wm. Mims,
W. H. Clark,
W. A. Haynes,
M. H. Oliver, M. D.
Yours, &c.,
W. T. MEAD, Sect’y.
f r Vice-President Breckinridge has gone
entucky, in consequence of the ill health
of himself and family.
|8T* “The Democracy of the present day, do
not constitute a party, in the philosophical
and practical sense of the word.”—[National
American.
Did they ever constitute such a party, in
your estimation ? We opine not. “Misery
likes company. ’ ’ And being without a party,
yourself, we suppose you would like to see oth
er people in the same predicament.
We sec that the papers North, East, South]
and West, except the Constitutionalist, have pub
lished that the Treasurer of the State Road has
paid into our State treasury, for the month of
January, $31,000. It is alsoaflirmed that Dr.
Lewis intends to make the road pay $1,000 a
day during the year 1859.
Now, Doctor, you had better he careful; we
are informed that that old wood has nearly giv
en out.
extracts from the Writing Editor of the
v. American,n
“ We hardly know which is the most unfor
tunate condition, to be bankrupt pecuniarily,
or Si thought and argument and sense of pro
priety.”
But then how much more unfortunate to he
bankrupt in both!
{IP “The pitiable attempt of the writer in
the Intelligencer, to shift the issue to person
alities, will prove an utter failure.”
No doubt of it. We always thought that
you were a “figurative” personage.
“ We do sincerely regret (and yet, probably,
not so deeply as our neighbor) that we did not
remain in the leading strings of our mother.”
We have heard of some of your neighbors, not
40 miles distant, who, no doubt, more deeply
regrets it than you do.—Can't say as to those in
toicn. Perhaps some of them do, or will, ere
many “ moons wax and wane.”
Begging the Question.
We clip the following from the Lawrence-
ville News. We hit the youthful editor of that
paper a lick, some time since, for which he
manifests a disposition never to forgive us.
We are the victim of an unrelenting persecu
tion, by that beardless member of the Editorial
fraternity, which is as unrelenting as the hye
na, and voracious as the grave. What right
had he to say that “Gaskill” wrote the arti
cle which he copied, or that it was found on
“Gaulding’stable.” Thetruthis, “Gaulding”
never saw the article, until his attention was
directed to it in the News. The Editor of the
News is certainly begging the question, when
he imputes to the senior Editor of this paper,
everything that appears in it about women and
love. There are other men in this concern
that love women, as well as the senior Editor.
We append his article :
Atlanta Intelligencer.
Gaskill, of the “Atlanta Intelligencer,”
states that-he found the following on Colonel
Gaulding’s table. It seems, then, that we
were correct in what we said about our friend,
a few weeks ago. Rip Rome, the bridle’s
down!
There is at my heart a heavy load; I’ll
open my heart to her I love, and let fate give
me my answer. She ne’er will find a truer
heart, nor as true a woman’s master. Now,
dear Miss , just list to me, nor judge me
very harshly.’
Poor fellow ? We can sympathize with him.
We, too, have been in love. Though years
have rolled by, since that eventful period, we
well remember that “heavy load,” and how
light it felt, and how glorious all things look
ed, when our “doxy,” by an encouraging look
cf her mild blue eyes, gave answer, that spoke
plainer than words could express, that our
love was reciprocated, and our suit successful.
Oh ! the luxury of being deeply in love, and
the greater luxury of being loved. It is a sweet
misery.
Post Master General's Report.
We have before us the Report of the Post
Master General, Aaron V.- Brown, made in
compliance with “a resolution of the Senate,
directing him to report such changes in the
laws regulating postages and the Post Office
Department, as, in his opinion, would make
that a self-sustaining Department.” The Re
port is characterized by that ability which is
usually manifested, in the emanations of that
Department, under its present able head. The
idea of making the Post Office Department
self-sustaining is, in our opinion, prepostcr-
i. Cheap postage has a most beneficial in
fluence upon the social condition of our peo
ple. Some may say that letter postage is a
matter of trifling consideration. True, if a
man wishes to write but one letter a year, the
postage is a matter of little consequence,
whether it be three or twenty-five cents. Wc re.
member, since we arrived to the age of wri
ting letters, when we had to pay 25 cents pos
tage on a letter sent 500 miles. Now the pos.
tage is only 3 cents. The effect of cheap pos
tage, is to increase, vastly, the correspondence
of the people, and thereby cement and
strengthen the ties which bind our population
together in the bonds of fraternal union. The
franking privilege has, no doubt, been very
much abused. Members of Congress, as we
have learned, sometimes send home dresses to
their wives and daughters, and other family
supplies, under the franking privilege. If this
he true; it is all wrong, and ought to he cor
rected. But we hold that the greatest induce
ments, consistent with economy, should be
offered to the masses of the people, to corres
pond freely with each other. Hence, we re
peat that the idea o£ making the Post Office
Department self-sustaining, is simply prepos
terous. i
[From the Enterprise News Miss.]
High Price of Negroes.
The enormously high prices at which ne
groes rule at this time, is indicative of one of
two things—either of a great plethor of mon
ey in the country, or an utter. recklessness in
going in debt. A Iittel reflection will covince
any man of sound mind, that negroes are not
worth what they are now comamnding, and
that money invested in them at present prices
cannot be made to pay the lawful interest.—
To prove this, let us submit a few figures.—
Say that the negro fellow costs fifteen hun
dred dollars; mule -for negro to work two
hundred dollars; land for negro to wotk on
three hundred dollars; there is two thousand
dollars actual cost before the negro can be put
in a condition to work. Then it ‘ will take all
of fifty dollars to feed and clothe him, fifty
dollars to feed the mule, five dollars for ag
ricultural implements, ten dollars, for wear
and tear of land, and twenty dollars incident
al expenses, making the expenses of working
the negro one hundred and thirty-five dollars
which added to the interest at eight per cent,
on two thousand dollars invested in his pur
chase and putting him in condition to work,
makes the cost of his labor, two hundred and
ninety-five dollars, to say nothing of Doctors’
bills, risk of dying, running away, accidents,
deterioration in value, &c., which we consider
equal to twenty per cent on the amount inves
ted. What cau this negro produce ? On far
much the larger proportion of land cultivated,
not more than five bags of cotton arc produc
ed to the hand, one hundredbusliels of com, a
few potatoes, oats fodder. &c. The cotton at
ten cents per pound will sell for two hundred
and fifty dollars, the corn at fifty cents per
bushel, will sell for fifty dollars, and the et
ceteras will sell for twenty-five more, making
the proceeds of his labor three hundred and
twenty-five dollars, which taken from his cost,
expenses of working &c., leaves fifteen dollars
against his labor. In the foregoing calcula
tions, we have made a very low estimate of
the expenses of forking the negro, while the
estimate of Ills productions is very liberal if
not too large. As a general rule, a negro that
produces five hags of cotton, produces but lit
tle else. As the expenses eat up all the prof
its of the negroe’s [abor when they are selling
at such high prices, we cannot see the wisdom
of investing money in their purchase, much
less of going in debt for them expecting to pay
for them out of the proceeds of their labor.—
Yet we find every man who has the money or
the credit, buying all the negroes he can, at
these ruinous and exorbitant prices. What
will be the result of this short-sighted policy,
time will determine. Wc fear that it will be
disastrous, and that a few years will find us
passing through a crisis as trying as that of
last year.
Hon. S. J. Scott.
Tliis distinguished Alabamian accompanied
by our genial cotemporaiy of the Atlanta In
telligencer, Col. Gaulding, found a hearty wel
come to our sanctum one day last week. We
were much gratified to see our friend from
Alabama in good health and spirits, and trust
that as he has tempted the Colonel to
visit Alabama, the latter of which we have no
doubt, will return pleased with bis trip.
By the way we were delighted with our
friend Scott’s political -views. His fortune in
the field of politics comes up to our Southern
notions. More than half way we shall meet
this distinguished Alabamian, for “a day, an
hour of virtuous liberty is worth a whole eter
nity of bondage. ’ ’—Empire Stale.
For the Atlanta Intelligencer.
Macoh, Jan. 30th, 1859.
.Editors Intelligencer.—I have just read in
your paper, an incident that occurred in Geor
gia, long since, “The Death of an Actor.” I
knew the actor well, though but a small boy
at that time, aud wa6 often on the stage with
him, when a little one was needed. *1 was in
Milledgeville, a few years ago, and was able,
after a long search, to find the spot where the
remains of poor Lem. repose. An old rotten
board had just sufficient letters intelligible to
find the spot. He and my father were fast
friends, and had a ways supposed that they
were the same countrymen. My father was
an Englishman. The actor’s name was Lem
uel Smith. The man that killed him was Wil
liam Flournoy. I always understood that Mr.
Flournoy shot him through a mistake, taking
him to be a person that he had a difficulty
with, in Eatonton, a few days before, and to
whom he bore a strong resemblance. I know
several that recollect the circumstance well.
The company, to which he belonged, perform
ed often in Macon, and had gone to Milledge
ville during the session. MACON.
Red Piffer. —The Scientific American rec
ommends as a substitute for a hot whiskey
punch ef a cold night, the following:
Put three or four lumps of sugar, with half
a teaspoonful of cayenne pepper, in a tumbler,
and fill up with hot water; when the sugar
is dissolved, drink. It is not only pleasant
to the palate, but warms the whole body more
effectually and quicker than spirits.
In India, priests who have made a vow to
wear no clothes, rub themselves of cold
nights with red pepper. This gives a glow
•qualto the “warmth of severnl blankets.”
Atlanta—Its Business—Its Hotels.
We paid a visit to this city last week, and
were gratified to see that it was still on the ad
vance, going ahead with Railroad speed. There
is nothing retrograde about the Railroad city.
Its business houses, its mechanic shop, its prin
ting establishments, its schools, its churches,
its medical college, the professions, all are on
the advance, and indicate prosperity. In At
lanta, every body appears to have something
to do. It is one’s own fault there, if he is not
at work. He is a loafer, if one is so consid
ered in the “G ate Citt,” and the gales there
of should be opened to him by Marshals Hun-
nicut and Carlisle, in “less than no time, if
not sooner.” We like Atlanta. We like the
energy of her people. We know -with what it
has long had to contend. Capital has been
directed against it, and yet it has triumphed
over capital. Prejudice has been entertained
towards it, and yet it has conqured prejudice.
It is now a city of too much importance in the
State and the South, to be affected by the
sneers of prejudice, or the direction and diver
sion 6f capital from it. Labor and enterprise
have triumphal over all opposition to its pro
gress. The hard blows of its study mechan
ics, have done, and are still doing much for
that city. Its “Fress," too, is exercising an
influence that must tell for its future. Let it
perserve iu its advocacy of the constitution of
the Air Line Rail Road, until that work is
completed, and Atlanta will then have at
tained what will make her a city indeed, with
out a rival in the interior of any of the South
ern States.
During our short stay in the city, we made
“our quarters,’’ the “Trout House”—now kept
by Dr. Boyd, late of Charleston. This is a
most excellent Hotel. The fare was first rate
—the bed rooms clean and comfortable in ev
ery respect—the servants attentive. For the
kind manner in which we were treated by the
proprietor, Dr. Boyd, and his assistant the
“Major;” we feel grateful, and wish them all
the prosperity their successful exertions to
please the travelling public so richly merit.—
We say this with no desire or intention, to re
flect upon the other hotels of the Railroad ci
ty, all of which are doing a fine business, and
are presided over by gentleman who do all in
their power to make their guests comfortal^.
But, in his way, our friend Boyd does up
things so handsomely that we must commend
the “Trout House,” to our friends, as well as
the traveiling public.—Empire State.
Sheridan agreed with Walker about the
word wind, pronuncing it wynd; hut differed
from him with respect to gold wliich he would
pronounce goold. Sheridan tells us that Swift
used to jeer those who pronounced wind with
a short i by saying, “I have a great minn’d to
finn’d why you pronounce it winn’d ?’ ’ An il
liberal critic retorted this upon Mr. Sheridan,
by saying, “If I may be so booldl should like
to be toold why you pronounce it goold?”
Late and Important from Hayti.
General Insurrection Among the Negroes—
The Whites to be Expelled from the Is
land—Mines Conceded to the French.
[Extract from a letter in the Washington States.]
Puerto Plata, Jan. 3, 1859.
I avail myself of the Goleta, which leaves a
few hours hence for Turk’s Island to inform
you of the anexiety, and even consternation,
which fills all hearts here on account of the
Nogroes.
The Hay tiens are in arms on both the north
ern and southern coasts of this unhappy Island
but all those who unite some education with
a perponderance of white blood, whom the
blacks are threatening with inappeasable
slaughter.
Europeans, who receive some notice and
protection from their governments, are more
safe ; but for the Americans there is no re
fuge but fight. The American flag,' which was
tom from the consular staff and dragged
through the sheets amid the hooting of the
negroes at St. Dimingo, has never been cleans
ed from the stain.
Six months from this date there will not be
twenty white American settlers left in the
country. The Haytiens act as if they are in
earnest, when they proclaim they are coming
to put an end to the pride and the life of the
white race in the Dominican republic. The
negro forces are collecting at Jacmel and Cape
Haytien, and some fine carbines have been re
ceived from Boston to arm two regiments of
horse. . One report is that no white man will
be received to quarter if found with fire-arms
in his posession, and we know that, in their
former incursions, the negroes spared neither
sex nor age. A concession of all the mines in
the island has been negotiated for the French,
and this class of property is expected to be all
that any white man will be permitted to re
tain if the negroes conquer in the Febuary in
vasion.
[From the N. O. Deita of the 24th nit.]
Great Failure of the SVmikeettee.
The Monet not paid and the Old Southern
Pacific Rail Road Company Extinguished.
We learn from a gentleman, who arrived to
day from Marshall, Texas, that the agents of
the old Company of the Southern Pacific Rail
Road, who proceeded to Marshall to make the
payment required by the award, “did not,”
to use a fistic phrase, “ come to time,” failed
to make the payment, and consequently the
purchasers, under the Deed of Trust, have be
come vested with all the rights, franchises, &c.,
of the Company. This is certainly a most
lame and impotent conclusion of all loud talk-
ing, angry disputation and big promises with
which our city rung, and the very atmosphere
vibrated during the Christmas holidays.
Dr. Fowlkes, we lament to say, has not
come up to the high mark of financial ability
and resources, which his enthusiastic admirers
assigned to him. It was whispered all over
town that the Dr. had, some years ago, dis
played his skill, tact and management, by buy
ing up a bank in Tennessee, with the most in
finite small amount of cash, and it was infer
red that, in a similar manner, he would ran
som the unfortunate Pacific Rail road company
from the Texian Philistines. Alas! how sad
ly is this hope blasted !
Saturday before last, the loth of January,
weis the day appointed for the payment of one
third of the $327,000, the amount required to
release the Deed of Trust and reinstate the old
company in its rights.
The committee of award accordingly met at
Mashall on the day designated, and in a spirit
of great liberality mid generosity protracted
their session until 12 o’clook at night of the
15th.
The agents of the old Company were polite
ly requested to fork over. With a confident
air, and the flourish of an agent of the Roths
childs, the representatives of the Company
spread on the table the sum of $22,600 in mo
ney and bank certificates. It was all counted
out. So well, so good.
Now for the balance. “ Well, here are some
ninety odd thousand dollars in good notes—
promissory notes, signed by individuals.”
“ Does anybody know the makers ?” inquired
the chairman of the Committee of Award.
Several gentlemen responded, " Yes, we know
them as insolvent.” “Insolvent!” exclaim
ed every member of the Committee; “the
notes of insolvents are not money! We must
have something more tangible and current.”
The awarders must indeed have been as much
surprised as Major Rector, the great Indian
Commissioner, was when, having sold a large
amount of goods to certain Indians, under ex
pectation of being paid out of certain treaty
appropriations, and the treaty not being made
was told by the Secretary of War to take the
notes of the Indians for the money due.
“Ingin notes be d replied the em
phatic but not over courtly Rackensacker.
“ Ingins all named Tubby and Chubby, with
no property but breech-cloths and old blan
kets ; just as leave have a note on a red-head
ed wood-pecker in Illinois!”
The Fowlkesites asked for delay. The in
trepid Wigfall, the Marshal Ney of the holders
under the Deed of Trust sale, called for the ex
ecution of the Deed, and proposed to cut the
rope and let the old company swing.
The awarders were more merciful. They
would wait a little. Dr. Fowlkes had not ar
rived, accident might have detained him. Let
the matter go over till Monday. Accordingly
the Doctor reached Marshall on Sunday, aud
appeared before the Committee, There was
some loud talking in the session. The Doctor
was sensitive and demonstrative, and demand
ed to know whether his integrity and honesty
were questioned ? The awarders disclaimed
any further imputation than might be convey
ed in a very urgent request to pay over the
money required to ransom the old company.
Filially the conference broke up in a row.
The Committee of Award declared that the
payment had not been made, and then adjourn
ed sine die. The new company immediately
entered upon possession of all the rights and
franchises of the corporation, and proceeded
to advertise all bona Jlde stockholders that they
could come in on the same terms with them
selves. The Bogi, however, are ignored, an
nihilated, and now only live in the past.
“ Gone glimmering in the dream of things that were.”
The representatives of the old Company,
who had been in the session from the 13th,
pursuant to adjournment in this city, made the
little town of Marshall hot with their wrath,
Etnd hideous with their howlings!
In to-morrow morning’s edition of the Delta
we may be able to give further information in
regard to the new phase of this great but very
contentious.
Hon. J. A. Tucker—Supreme Court.
The death of Hon. John A. Tucker was an
nounced at the present session of the Supreme
Court at Macon. A committee consisting of
Judge J. L. Barry, Judge W. C. Perkins and
Col. Authur Hood were appointed, who pre
pared a report setting forth the virtues of the
deceased.
Judge Lumpkin responded on behalf of the
Court. He said :
“The great and eminently pious Dr. Robert
Hall, of England, in a fit of insanity, rushed
from his bed into the open air. It was winter,
and there was deep snow on the ground. He
stumbled aud fell, and the sudden shock on his
half naked body restored him to consciousness.
He knelt down on the snow, and looking up
to Heaven, exclaimed, “Lord, what is man!”
How vividly did the death of our friend recall
this incident to my recollection.
Brethren of the Bar—I cannot enlarge on
this occasion. I declare unaffectedly that my
feelings will not allow it. The image of John
A. Tucker has rarely been absent from my
mind since the sad intelligence of his untime
ly death stunned my ears.
We will cherish in our inmost souls the
memory of his noble stature—his great and
gifted intellect—his large and loving heart—
his ingenuous disposition—his guileless nature
—his strong and sincere devotion to his friends,
whom he never betrayed—bis urbanity to the
Court, to the Bar, aud to all—his quick ap
prehension, his sound judgment, his fertile
fancy, his ready elocution, his many social
qualities, which endeared him to everybody—
Ids sympathy with his race, which made him
the popular favorite that he was. Of these
the grave cannot rob us. How touching, ten
der and thrilling, was his valedictory address
to the State’Senate, of whichjhe was a member,
the last night of its session. But his tongue
is palsied in death! Verily our days upon
earth are a shadow! Passing away—is written
on all things earthly.
Would that I could whisper a word of con
solation to those who were the last objects of
his dying thoughts ! Prayerfully we com
mend them to Him who will not break the
bruised reed, find who tempers the wind to
the shorn lamb.”
Nothing is more odious than the face
which smiles abroad, but flushes fury amid the
arsssss of a tender wife and children.
Death of Gen. Flournoy.
We regret to announce the unexpected death
of an esteemed gentleman of this place, Gen.
Thomas Flournoy, which occurred on Satur
day morning last, sifter a brief illness. What
made the event peculiarly distressing was the
fact that the deceased had been on Tuesday,
just four days before his death, united in mar
riage to an amiable aud accomplished lady.
A more sudden and melancholy transition
from the bridal chamber to the tomb has sel
dom occurred. 'Gen. Flournoy was formerly
Intendent of the town, and at the time of his
death was commander of this brigade of Ala
bama Militia. His funeral was attended on
Sunday evening by the “Eufaula Rifles,” the
Independent OrderjofOdd Fellows, and a large
number of of relatives find friends.—Eufaula
Spirit, 1st inst.
Uniform Currency, Weights, Measures, &c.
—The Secretary of the Treasury, in a recent
document sent to the House, suggests an invi
tation from the United States to the com
mercial countries of Europe, to meet in a rep
resentative body for consultation on a uniform
currency, uniform weights and measures, and
a uniform system of commercial statistics,
being of the opinion that this- reform would
be favorably received and probably adopted by
each of the countries so represented. He says
our own government occupies a position both
political and commercial, which would justify
it in taking the lead in the matter.
A young man in New York having adver
tisedfor a wife, received word from eighteen
married men that he might theira.
THE THUD COMMANDMENT.
IWce not God's name in Tain;
Speak not that holy name ;
Not with a laughing lip,
Not in thy playful game;
For the great God of all
Heareth each word we say ;
He will remember it
In the great judgment day.
Hush, for his hosts, unseen.
Are watching over thee;
His angels spread their wings,
Thy shelter kind to be ;
Wilt thou, w'th words profane,
Rash and uudutifui,
Scatter thy angel-guards.
Glorious and beautiful?
Honor God’s holy name;
Speak it with thought and care;
Sing it in holy hymns ;
Breathe it in earnest prayer,
. But not with sudden cry,
In thy light joy or pain ;
God will hold gnilty all
Who take his name in vain t
[From the Savannah Republican, Feb. 3.]
Decisions of the Supreme Court ofGeor-
gla at Macon—January Term, 1859.
Thomas vs. The State—Murder. In error,
irom Lee. New trial granted on the follow!
fng grounds :
1 Because, after the statuary questions had
been put to a juror, Eind he had been put upon
the prisoner, the Court refused to allow pris
oner to ask the juror if he was not over sixty
years of age. I he fact being that the juror
was over sixty.
2 Because the Court below refused to allow
prisoner to prove that about “one minute or
one minute and a half,” after he shot diseased
and as he was leaving the spot, he said he had
“done nothing but what he was compelled to
do in self defence.”
3 Because the Court below refused to let
prisoner prove that between one and three
minutes after the shooting, he said he did not
intend to shoot deceased, but intended to shoot
W. G. Cross.
4 Because the Court refused to allow prison
er to prove the facts which led a witness to be
lieve that diseased and Green Gross were ad
vancing on prisonir—witness having stated
they were advancing.
5 Because the Court refused to let prisoner
put in proof as to a certain point, after the tes
timony was closed—his counsel stating they
had intended to introduce 6aid proof, but un-
iutentiousally omitted it.
Warren & Warren, Strozier & Vason, for
plaintiff in error ; Hawkins contra.
Rharaes vs. Dower, suit on prom isory note.
In error, from Baker. The execution by plain
tiff of an agreement in writing, when pleaded
and tendered, in evidence by the defence, need
not be proved when it is evident from the face
of the note sued on, and the ■writing tendered,
that together they constitute one contract,
and are severally parts of one whole transac
tion—the note having been previously intro
duced in evidence by the plaintiff.
Sims, for plaintiff in error ; Bower contra•
The Southern Bank of Georgia, vs. the Me-
chanices’Savings Bank. Suit on bills of ex
change. In error from Decatur.
1 An acknowledgement of service, by an un
authorised person, connot be repudiated by a
defendant after he has appeared and taken ben
efits under such service.
2 The drawee of a bill of exchange, after
having fully endorsed it, has no title to it, and
cannot maintain suit on it, without striking
out endorsement.
3 Notarial certificates, supplementary to
the original protest, are allowable in evidence,
when tiled in accordance with the direction of
the statute of Georgia regulating the introduc
tion, in evidence, of notorial protests.
4 In suit on a bill of exchimge against the
Southern Bank of Georgia, the plaintiff must
prove a demand for payment made on the bank
before suit commenced, as provided by the
charter of said hank.
Sims, for plaintiff in error ; Cole, contra.
P. M. Compton, plaintiff in error, vs.—
Mathew Williams, in error. In error, from
Terrell. Judgment below reserved.
A Eind B were sureties for C, on casa bond.
A delivered up C in open court. D agreed (in
writing, under seal.) to become surety in A’s
stead. Held :
1 On a subsequent motion to enter up judg.
ment against B and D, that the surrender of C
by A discharged B also.
2 On motion to enter up judgment against
D., that no liability attached to D.
3 That the court ought, after refusal of the
foregoing motions, to have ordered defendant
C. into custody of the sheriff.
McCoy and Hawkins, Hood & Robinson, for
defendant in error ; Lyon & Irvin, Douglas &
Douglas, for plaintiff in error.
Bedford S. Worrill et. al. ex’rs, vs. Henry
L. Taylor, adm’r—in error from Randolph.—
Judgment below reversed. A receipt taken
by an administrator from an attorney at law
a note belonging to intestate’s estate—and
the subsequent collection of it by the attorney
is such an administration of the note, as to vest
in the legal representative of the administra
tor the right to maintain suit for the .money
collected.
James L. Roberts, plaintiff in error vs. Wil
liam Moore, defendant in error—in error from
Randolph. Judgment below reversed. An-
attomey may, in the absence of his client,
make a showing for continuance of a case on
account of the absence of a mete rial witness,
and it was error in the Court below, to lay
down the general rule that the attorney can
not make such showing, because he cannot
swear that the witness is not absent by the con
sent of his- client.
Beall for plaintiff in error ; Hood and Rob
inson, contra.
Benj. L. Cook, plaintiff in error, vs. Thom
as Long et. at. defendants in error. In error
from Randolph. Judgment below affirmed.
A mads a parol contract for purchase of a lot
of land in 1842—cleared fifteen acres of it; cul
tivated the fifteen acres and claimed the whole
lot for seven years. Held, that A acquired no
title to more ground than he actually occupied
by enclosure and cultivation.
Held, further, that if, after the lapse of the
seven years, A disclaimed the title, then his prior
statutory possession could not prevail over the
title of the true owner.
Douglas for plaintiff in error. Perkins contra
Sarah E. Sanderline, plaintiff in error, vs.
Jesse Sanderlin, defendentin error. In error
from Randolph. Judgment below Eiflirmed.
Perkins, Barry, Hood and Robinson, for plain
tiff in error. Douglas & Douglas, and Beall
contra.
New cases are still coming in and the dock
et will soon reach ninety. p.
An Impatient Juryman.—’The following an
ecdote is reported as authentic :
The District Court in one of the northern
parishes of Louisana was in session ; ’twas the
first day of the court ; time .after dinner.—
Lawyers and others had dined, and were sit
ting out before the hotel, and a long, lank, un-
sqphisticated countryman came up, and uncer
emoniously made himself one of e’m, and re
marked :
“Gentlemen, I wish you would go on with
this court, for I want to go home ; I left Bet
sey a looking out.”
“Ah !” said one of the Lawyers “and pray,
sir, what detains you at Court V’
“Why, sir,” ssiid the countryman, “I am
fotchcd here as a jury, and they say if I go
home they will have to find me, and they
mout’nt do that as I live a good piece.”
“What Jury are you on ?” asked a Law
yer.
“What jury ?”
“Yes, what jury ? grand or traverse jury ?”
“Grand or travis jury ? dad fetched if I
know.”
“Well,” SEiid the Lawyer, “did not the judge
charge you ?”
“Well, squire,” said he, “the little fellow
that sits up in the pulpit, and kinder bosses
it over the crowd, gin us a talk, but I don’t
know whether he charges any thing or not.”
Hall-Road Meeting.
The citizens of Troup, and all persons inter
ested in the construction of a Railroad direct
from LaG range to Columbus, are requested to
meet in the Court-House at LaGrange, on
Tuesday, the first day of March next, -at 2
o’clock, P. M.
Prominent gentlemen connected with other
Railroads, are expected to be present to ad
dress the meeting.—LaOrang* Reporter.