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jjy A. A. GAULDING & CO. \'EW SERIES, VOL. 2. Of jntelligfitffr. MARCH 3, 1859. i^MSOF SUBSCRIPTION ;; i“ ^ vance 00 TKJ2l,y <i « in advance, 2 00 ’ jf j«aid within six months, 2 SO if jiaid within twelve months, 3 00 l«T J - J - Richards & C! °-> w ‘^ supply all or- j ;rs fn>m the country, for Butt’s new Map of Georg!*- Operatic. C T. Smith, the Agent of “Cooper’s Cele brated Opera Troupe,” is here, to arrange for th0 presentation of a series of Operas. The musical portion of our citizens have a rich treat in perspective. rtf’Col. J- H. Logan has disposed of his J^t in the Atlanta “Intelligencer.” We re- t'the loss of such an able writer, and ac- vruplished newspaper conductor as Mr. Lo- ‘ from the editorial corps; but we hope t |, e - intelligencer” will still be kept up to B hat it has iieen, (one of the best papers in the up country) under the editorial care of GauMing, Whitaker and Gaskill, there m nothing wanting to keep up its hereto fore trood reputation.—[Waynesboro News. (Ve insert the above for four reasons. 14, T>> show our readers what is thought of our former associate. Col. J. H. Logan, by y,me the press. o n j it makes the present managers of the Intelligencer fed good to be kindly noticed, now and then. ;>,] We want our readers to know that we are well thought of away from home. 4th. We desire to place Judge Whitaker jjjlit. upon the record. As one of the propri etors of the Intelligencer, we have the benefit nf liis advice and sympathy, hut he is not one of the editors of our paper. A Printer In Luck. We have just learned that the Supreme t'ourt at Macon, has affirmed the decision of •he Superior ('ouri of Houston county, in the care of Whitfield vs Everett, by which the l, ,-irs of Whitfield take thirty seven thousand Mian. The Plaintiff in this case was the father of John Whitfield, a piinter, now of Montgomery, Ala., but formerly ofGriflin Ga., and who received his first typographical lcs- m, iis. from our recent partner Col. J. H. Lo gan. We congratulate John whom we have known from his boyhood, upon his good for- tune, ami hope ho will use his funds in a be dimming manner. Certain parties in this city fur whom we have long had strong at- tachwent, arc equally interested in this freak of fortune, but by their special request we withold their names. Three cheers for the printer. John Whitfield and his good luck. — ♦ — ■ . ■ » -( an nnytlilnggoorf comeoct of WaurtthV The following excerpt we clip, from the Au gusta Chronicle & Sentinel. We cannot withhold the expression of our gratification, at this manifestation of a returning sense of justice on the part of our Augusta cotempora- it. He has so long been blinded by prejudice against our foreign-bom fellow citizens, that vc had given him up as a hopeless case. But tin- article which we extract from his columns gives us ground to hope, that he is not beyond the ]Hiwcr of political redemption. Gen. Shields is an Irishman and Gen. Quitman, a New Yorker by birth. “Can any good come out of Nazareth ?’ ’ We answer yes. The Late General John A. Quitman.—The Hew ing praiseworthy and touching incident ■»,is related of this distinguished officer and statesman by General Shields, on the occasion • the announcement of his death in the Sen ate of the United States. After speaking of the conspicuous part which Gen. Q., took in •they-brilliant exploits that crowned a suc- ce-sion of the glorious victories’, in the valley of Mexico, he said : Mr. President in referring to these exciting ! Ties there are memories of the past—strange memories—that crowd upon my mind and threaten to overpower my feeling. How can 1 ever forget the noble friend who came to the poor, shattered hut in which I lay wound ed. at ferro Gorda, to bid me, as he then sup posed, a last farewell; and who, taking my hand in his, said, in accents trembling with motion : “My dear friend, if we never meet again in this life, I will take good care that full justice shall be done to your reputation f” The man who did this had a soldier’s heart. Or can I forget the night that followed the ‘apture of the city of Mexico, when the tame kind friend, though exhausted and worn out with the fatigues of the day, came once more to my bedside, where I was suffering from a - Hind wound, and watched over my troubled deep with as much affectionate solicitude as if I had been his own son ! Acts of kindness such as these. I can never forget until my "wii heart fails to beat; and if I thought it necessary, I would make the same pledge to Lis memory, here in the Senate, which he made to me at C'erro Gordo:—that, to the '••st of my ability, I would try to see full jus tice done to his reputation. But no such pledge is necessary. No American will ever Iv found to do injustice to the reputation of General Quitman. No, sir; the State in which lie sleeps, the cou ntry he loved and jerve-d so well, history and posterity will do justice to the memory of one of America’s s ldiers and noblest sons. “ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS, WHEN REASON IS LEFT TO COMBAT IT.”—JEFFERSON. . •' ATLANTA, GEO., THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1859. NO 19 The Eclectic Magazine for March, has arrived. It is an interesting number, with two elegant engravings, one of “Eugene, Em press of the French,” and onerof “the Empress Mariah Theresa, and her Minister of State, Kaunitz.” Washington'* Birth-Day. TTic Birth-Day of George Washington was celebrated Last evening, by the Madison Ly- o-um. in the Methodist E. Church. The at tendance was unusually large. After Prayer by Rev. W. P. Arnold, Mr. J. H. Harris proceeded to read the “Farewell Addicss,” to a remarkably inattentive auditory. •Tr C. 0. Marshall, Speaker elect for the oc- cusion. tlien delivered an eloquent and ap- pt"priatc address, which, indeed, reflected credit upon the young orator. Mr. S, J. Saf- f rd in the conclusion of the exercises, pre- Mited the claims of the Mount Vernon Asso- < iatiou in a few pertinent remarks. Fifteen dollars were contributed by the liberality of tlie citizens present, to he presented to the Ilegent of the Indies Association of this State, >n the nama of the Lyceum. We copy the above from the “Visitor” at Madison. We are at a loss to understand the a We article. Friend Barrow are you making ■on of your own town ? You say “the attend ance was unusually large' ’ and that fifteen dol- ;qrt were contributed by the liberality of the citizens present.” We have always looked u P° n Madison as a wealthy and liberal town. Have they forgotten Washington ? or do they 1 we money more than the “Father of his coun- tr )' ■ Something is wrong somewhere. Ta- k 11 '- into consideration the inhabitants of the l "o plzces and Madison is far ahead of Atlan- 14 in wealth yet our folks had an oration, &c 4!1 <1 contributed about 50 dollars, which will ’tart to-day to “Mrs. Regent,” but we never reampt of talking about “Uberality.” If j ° r 1000 could have been named, we might IJ 'e Mowed a little. Besides on the night of tlle 22nd, our Fire Company No. 3 gave a I’ j rt.v 0) raise the wind to buy a new Engine an, l although our citizens had previously con- ributed liberally to aid No. 1 and 2, about * J Hollars were realized as the nett proceed ' 1 * ie n '(=ht. But we never thought of calling that a liberal affair. There is a young lady, np town, who . • 8 ’ lat R a wheel has “nine” fellows, it is inli .u a " oraa n can’t have one. Sensable SKI that—so w# think. |®“The communication, in our issue of to day , in regard to the prosecution of delinquent tax payers, was sent to us as a correspondence, but not wishing to take tides in a personal controversy of this nature, and knowing that we might fill our sheets with effusions of this sort from both sides, to the exclusion of other matter, we have declined pubUshing the same, except as an advertisement. In pursuing this course, we, however, take occasion to state that we are informed upon reliable authority, that the author of the article is a high toned and honorable gentleman. The Executive Committee. The Marietta “Advocate” of the 25th inst., says : “It is hardly possible that the Commit tee may not deem a Convention necessary.’ Possible indeed! brother Advocate-.- -We deem it utterly impossible, that the committee should come to any such conclusion, as “not to have a convention.” They have nothing to do with the question, except to decide upon the time and place of holding the convention.— Should they go beyond this, their action should be repudiated by the whole party, and no doubt would lie. That there will be a Gub ernatorial Convention, is a fixed fact, and let us prepare for it at once. Trout House. At the kind invitation of Dr. Boyd, the “host” ofthis excellent House, we, in compa ny with our very highly esteemed and most amiable friend, Mr. Wm Sapp of Burk county partook of his sumptuous dining table, on Friday last.—Temperance Crusaaer. Well, well, Bro. Seals, do you mean to say that you and your friend Sapp “partook of Dr. Boyd’ sdining table?” You must have a stomach like an ostrich. We went over to Dr. Boyd’s the other day and “partook of’ the “sumptuous” fare which wc^found onthe “dining table.” We got all we wanted without partaking of the table. “Atlanta Medical and Surgical Journal. Edi ted by Joseph P. Logan, M. D., Professor of Physiology and Diseases of Women and Children in the Atlanta Medical College, and W. F. Westmoreland, M. D., Professor of the Principles and Practice of Surgery in the Atlanta Medical College. Pax el scienlia, sed veritas sine timore. Vol. IV., No. VI. Feb ruary, 1859. Published monthly, at $3 per annum in advance.” The above Journal has just found its way to our table. We take great pleasure in com mending this periodical to all who desire to read a “Medical and Surgical Journal. ’ ’ While this Journal is edited by Dr. J. P. Logan and W. F. Westmoreland, it has the benefit of val uable articles from all of the Professors of the Atlanta Medical College, and they are all gen tlemen and scholars, who will favorably com pare with any Medical College Faculty in the land. We have been interested and edified by reading several articles of this number of the Journal. Those who are not physicians, will find much in this Journal that will profit and please by the reading. The mechanical execu tion of the above named Journal, is hird to beat. The printing is done at this office, and we feel no embarrassment in blowing our own horn a little, as we point to this Journal as a specimen of the work of our own office. We admire the motto of this Journal. Let the editors adhere to it strictly, an 1 they will de serve, aDd we hope obtain, the largest success. Truth.—An exchange says, “show us a newspaper whose columns are crowded with new advertisements, and we will show you a community alive with business and enterprise. The age is a moving one. A man that stands still in these ‘latter days,’ will, in a short time, find himself behind his competitor.” We com mend this hint to the business men of Nash ville. We clip the above from the “Republican and Banner.” Taking the above extract to be true, we may safely say that Atlanta is “alive with business and enterprise.” We do not feel disposed to commend the above to the business men of Atlanta, by way of repro ving them, for we feel that, as a general thing, they have patronized us generously, and we thank them kindly for it. We have made a heavy outlay to be able to serve them, and we have faith to believe, that we will not be al lowed by the business men of Atlanta, to suf fer by their neglect. It has become one of the necessities of the age for men, who would suc ceed in business on a large scale, to make free use of printers’ ink. People, much more than they used to do, go to newspapers to learn where to go to trade. A house that does a large advertising, does a large business nine times out of ten. We have a few merchants, and some other business men, who do not advertise with us, who ought to do so for their own good, as well as ours. We would be glad of their patronage, and we believe that we could do them good. Men are mutually dependent upon each other. No man need say that he is independent. The next hour may find him calling for sympathy or aid.— The head has no right to say of the hand, I have no need of thee, nor the foot, to the head, I have no need of thee. All parts of the sys tem arc dependent upon each other, and it takes head, hands, feet, &c., to make a whole man. The newspaper has become to he, in a great measure, the mouth-piece for business, and a man may nearly as well try to talk without a tongue, as to do much in this world, without the influence of the press. A thriving paper s a sure index to a thriving community. We duly appreciate our increasing advertising pat ronage and growing list of subscribers, but we are not content. We want more advertise ments and more readers. We realize our cen tral position, and our opportunity for useful ness and political influence. We want to se cure and merit $he largest circulation of any newspaper in the State. Much of our success depends upon sympathizing and active friends. Democrats of Atlanta and “the region round about,” will you do your duty by us, in aid ing us to accomplish our largest wishes ? Portrait or Fanny Fkrn.—The Utica Her ald’s New York correspondent says”: “I met Fanny Fern upon Broadway, yesterday, lean ing upon the arm of her beloved “James.”— He is a tall cadaverous individual, with mel ancholy expression, and eyes askew, but with a good expression withal. Fanny has passed her heyday ; “no longer young” is stamped upon that somewhat careworn face. A san guine temperament, large perceptive faculties, sandy, wavy hair falling low down upon her forehead—prominent features. People meet ing her, even in a crowd, say, “What a strange looking woman!” It is a marked, but not a bad face. It says: ‘I have known some bitter things, anguish, anger, soUtude.’ It is not wholly good, and it could not be entirely bad, It hints at ugliness—it suggests its nobility.— It is self-assured, bnt not vain; proud, but not haughty. It says: ‘I have lived more years than are recorded for me.' Her daughter, wo man grown, is in appearance a fine, second edition of herself. •33,000. Col. Benj. May, Treasurer of the State Road, has remitted to the State Treasury $33,000 for the month of February. All right. Damage to the State Road. We have it from reliable authority, that the repairs of the late damage to the State Road, did not cost over $1500 or $2,000. Hon. Lather J. Glenn, of Atlanta, for Governor. The “Southern Confederacy,” of last Fri. day, came out in a leader headed as above.— There are some things in the above named ar ticle, which our duty will not let us pass. We have no hostility to exhibit against Mr. Glenn, yet we sincerely believe that the article under consideration, at the present juncture of affairs will do Mr. Glenn no good, if it docs not do him harm. We say this as Mr. Glenn’s friend, for we wish him weH, and we have proven our faith by our works more -than once or twice, in days.gone by. There are some glaring im consistencies hanging around the appearance of Mr. Glenns name in the “Confederacy,” which he himself could hardly reconcile. Let those acquainted with Mr. Glenn’s political history, read the “prospectus of the Southern Confederacy,” and see the agreement between the two. More than this, there are several things in that “prospectus” which we cannot endorse, and which the Democracy of Georgia will not endorse, and which we believe Mr. Glenn himself would not endorse, were he now out willingly, as a candidate for Gubernatori al honors. We say, with the kindest feelings towards Mr. Glenn, that the appearance of his name in the above connection, will embarrass some of his very best political friends. Gov. Brown is in office. He has made a good Governor. It is Democratic usage to re nominate, when there has been a reasonable performance of duty. We make no reflections upon the Confederacy, when we say we regret the appearance of Mr. Glenn’s name in that paper. Our limited acquaintance with the ed itor of that paper, has, so far, been pleasant, and we have no right to say but that he is sin cerely devoted to the welfare of the South, and of Georgia. But the political creed of his pa per, is not such as the Democratic party in Georgia have embraced in mass, and we feci that the use of Mr. Glenn’s name as above, is premature. At the proper time, Mr. Glenn will find the Editors of the Intelligencer ready to do what they can to place him in the line of promotion. “The approaching Gubernatorial Conven tion, from every manifestation of public senti ment, threatens to be one of unprecedented acrimony in the annals of the State, with the almost certain attendant evils of schism, dis cord incurable, and prejudices that will en danger the success of the party.” We think the “Confederacy” greatly mista ken in the statement just above. “From ev ery manifestation of public sentiment,” wc have not a doubt but that Gov. Brown will be renominated on the first ballot, and that he will be re-elected by an increased majority.— “The success of the party,” with Gov. Brown as a leader, may be set down as certain. “Augusta has her Gardner, Savannah her Styles, Columbus her Colquitt, Rome her Lumpkin, Cherokee County her Brown, and why not Atlanta her Glenn. If the renomina tion of Governor Brown is to create dissension, feuds, cliques, and interminable strifes in the party, when there is so much need of unanim ity in view of the approaching crisis of 1800, the nomination of either of the first three gen tlemen, would produce alike difficulties.” If “Augusta has her Gardner,” her Gardner says he has no war to make upon Gov. Brown, and that he has no aspirations to be Governor. Savannah has not offered “her Styles” as yet, against the renomination of Gov. Brown, and she would be just as apt to urge him against Glenn and Brown. Colquitt of Columbus, is one of Gov. Brown’s fast friends, and will, no doubt, smile at seeing Ms name in this con nection. From what we have heard of late, we have no idea that Rome will urge “her Lumpkin,” at present. There is wisdom sometimes in waiting. “Why not Atlanta” reserve “her Glenn” till there seems to be a favorable breeze ? “Her Glenn” is young, talented, and worth}’, and “Atlanta” has but to “let pa tience do her perfect work,” and “her Glenn” but to do Ms duty, for him to be almost any thing in the future that he may reasonably de sire. Where are to be seen evidences of ‘ ‘in terminable strifes in the party ?” “We have no war to make upon Governor Brown, or any other probable candidate for Gubernatorial honors, hut we claim that it is our privilege, as well as our duty, to use every exertion to harmonize and strengthen the par ty, and in doing that, should sui h an exigency probably occur, as we very much fear it will, we shall unhesitatingly urge the claims of Luther J. Glenn.” We would not think that we were doir-g much “to harmonize and strengthen the par ty/’ by suggesting that the nomination of Gardner, Styles, Colquitt or Brown, would “create dissension, feuds, cliques and intermi nable strifes in the party.” Georgia Demo crats have their preferences, and make bold to show them, but when any worthy Democrat is fairly placed in nomination, they rally to him as they have always rallied, to principles rather than men. While we are strongly in favor of Gov. Brown’s renomination, as due him from party usage, and from a stem and successful effort to make a good Governor, if some other reliable and worthy Democrat should fairly heat him in convention, (of which we have no fear) yet, in that event, we shall enthusiastically support the nominee. Gardner, Lumpkin, Warner, Lamar, Styles, and Colquitt of Baker, with their friends, al though their names had lx.en used in conven tion, supported Gov. Brown and elected him ; and should either of them fairly get the next nomination, or Mr. Glenn, we think we know Gov. Brown well enough to say that he and Ms friends will never he outdone in political generosity, and in strict submission to party duty, properly expressed. Additional by the Canada. Halifax, Feb. 25.—In addition to the brief dispatch sent last night, of the news brought by the Canada, it is stated in Liverpool circu lars that cotton advanced £d. during the week, in Liverpool, owing to the prevailing impress ion that the political affairs of Europe will be undisturbed by war; and the favorable news from India and China, also contributed to give tone, confidence, and activity to the market. The sales on Friday were 19,000 bales, and the market closed firm, at the following quota tions : Fair Orleans 7 7-16d.; Mid. Orleans G 15-16d. ; Fair Mobile 7 3-I6d.; Mid. Mobile 6 13-16d. ; Fair Uplands G 15-16d. ; Mid. Up lands 6|d. Some circulars report l-16d. advance, and others 3-16d. The stock of Cotton in Liverpool was 397,- 500 bales, of which 335,000 were American. E ” Drs. Y. H. Taliaferro and A. G. Thom- ve issued a prospectus for a new paper to be published in Atlanta, Ga., to be called “The Medical and Literary weekly.” The first number will be issued the first Thursday in Hay next. Price $2 per annum in advance. The State Convention—Letter of Ji W. Dan can, Esq. We have received the foUowing letter from Mr. Duncan in regard to the controversy about the Democratic State Convention. Had he been at home he would have sooner placed himseif right in regard to his connection with the Executive Committee. He had not seen Judge Love’s call at the time he writes us.— The whole matter is now satisfactorily ex plained : Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 2G, 1859. Messrs. Editors—Bear Sirs—On my return from the North yesterday, where 1 have been for nearly a month, I learned that there had been a controversy in some of the newspapers of the State, during the last few weeks, in re lation to the calling of the next Democratic Convention. I was entirely unaware of this discussion until I reached PhiladelpMa some days ago, on my way South ; whUe there I had a paper put in my hands in which my name was referred to as Chairman of the Ex ecutive Committee. I regard it as due to myself lest silence on my part might be misconstrued into claiming a position, that I do not desire to occupy, to address you a line for publication on this sub ject. When I moved the appointment of the Executive Committee, at the last State Con vention, I distinctly requested the President (Col. Lomax,) not to regard the Parliamentary usage, but to designate some older member of the Committee as Chairman. Mr. Ward, of Chatham, was thus named, as Chairman. In his absence from the country, Judge Love, of Thomas, is the next in order, entitled to take that position, and on him properly devolves the duty of calling the Committee together, and I have no doubt they will all cheerfully meet under his summons, and agree upon a day for the assembling of the State Conven tion. I regret that there should have been any controversy on this subject, and had I known sooner, that my name had been used in con nection with it, I would long ere now have promptly disclaimed the position assigned me. I am, very respectfully, JOHN W. DUNCAN. The Atlanta Intelligencer. We observe that Mr. Logan has retired from this Journal, and is succeeded by Mr. Whita ker. The “Intelligencer” is one of the hand somest Daily’s that comes to our table, and we wish it success. By-the-way, we regret that the editors of that paper should have supposed foi a moment that in styling “The Gate City” a political and railroad liable, we intended the slightest reflection upon the worthy and enterprising residents of that place. The name of “Gate Ci ty,” we lielieve, was adopted by themselves Keokuk, in Iowa, bears the same cognomen. That Atlanta is a great throughfare, we pur- suine our friends of the “Intelligencer” will not deny. That the democracy there, as eve ry where else, are “devoted to their party,” we shall not question. We do question how ever, their agreement upon a solitary cardi nal political principal or measure now before the country. As regards our party the editors are too well informed not to “KnowNothing” upon that subject. They know that since De cember 1855, its name has been “The American Party”—its meetings open.—[Journal & Messenger. Tub Large Cotton Planters.—A few days since a paragraph was published, giving some account of the cotton crop of Col. Bond of Georgia, which amounted last year to 2,100 bales, and was the largest sent to market by any planter in that State. A Yidalia corres pondent of the Free Trader (Natchez) con trasts the Planters of Mississippi and Louisi ana with the Georgia celebrity as follows : There are half a dozen planters in Concor dia parish Louisiana, as also many more in Mississippi, that make afar higher mark than this. Not to make a thing invidious, the names of A. V. Davis, Esq. of Concordia par ish, who makes all Ms cotton there, chalks up several hundred bales above the Georgia Planter; so does L. R. Marshall, Esq., in the State of Louisiana, raising in that State alone, more than three thousand five hundred bales; so is John Routh, Esq., of Hard Times full as much if not more ; so did Frederick Stanton, Esq., but a few weeks deceased, raise twenty- eight hundred bales the present year—all in Concordia parish—and even more than this figure in 1855—all in Louisiana; and there are numerous others that come up, or nearly so, to the Georgia highest knot. For instance, L. R. Marshall, residence Natchez, a planter in three States, Louisiana, Mississippi and Ar kansas, is more than a four thousand bale producer; so is Dr. Stephen Duncan more than a three thousand bale grower in the State of Mississippi, besides being an opulent plant er of Louisiana—more than four thousand bales in all. The great estates of the two princely plant ers of this region, the late Samuel Davis and Francis Surget, Esqs., always produced from three to five thousand bales each until their deaths divided the estates among the heirs. [A'. 0. Picayune. To Travelers—Sometiiilg Important.— Traveler, when passing through Atlanta, Ga., do not fail to stop at the Trout House, if you wish to lodge at comfortable quarters. Dr. J. D. Boyd, the very gentlemanly proprietor, is decidedly one of the nicest men wc have ev er met in the capacity of a hotel keepe. He is very particular not to entertain any person but what explicitly bears the appearance of an honest man and a gentlemen. His table is unsurpassed, and our experience bids us say, more comfortable rooms, clean sheets &c., and polite and attentive waiters, cannot be had in the city of Atlanta. Besides he is assisted by Major Nickerson, who by the way, is knowu to be one of the best hotel managers South.— Which together, with Dr. Boyd’s experience, while proprietor of the Charleston (S. C.) Ho tel, is sufficient to insure everything travelers could expect anywhere.—[ North Georgia Times. A Polite Man.—We have heard of polite men who were considered indeed the very pink of courtesy, hut we doubt whether any one could surpass in this quality Col. , a gentleman well known on the river. The fol lowing anecdote is characteristic : The Colonel was an addition to any com pany, especially the special one who were go ing from Wheeling to St. Louis at that special time. Somebody who had his wellbeing at heart said to the old man : “Colonel, ain't you rather afraid to drink so much whiskey ?” “Gentlemen,” said the Colonel, “it isn’t at all my style. I never drink whiskey at home and I’m only doing it now out of considera tion for the Captain.” “For the Captain ?” queried half a dozen voices. “Yes; gentlemen, for the captain. The Cap tain has stated to me that the water in the riv er is pretty low—scarce very. Do you think gentlemen that I would under the circum stances, use any of the precious fluid, perhaps preventing the boat getting down the river ? I understand my duty to the Captain too weH.” Congressional. Washington, Feb. 14.—The Senate to-day passed the Post Rule bill—this raises postage to five cents per half ounce; and abolishes the franking privilege. The Cuba discussion was resumed to-day, with the understanding that the Senate would not adjourn until the hill was voted on. In the House, the bill rejecting the post of fice bill was rejected. The naval appropriation hill was discussed, but no definite action was taken. “ Rascality Behind the Law.” Mesrs. Editors: The “Madison Visitor” in its issue of the 16th inst, has an editorial under the above head, which foir several rea sons, I desire to notice. The article referred to recites that on that day, a couple of “land sharks” from Fayette county, representing themselves in the employment of Messrs. Blalock &. Fleming Att’ys, of Fayetteville ; paid a visit to the Court House in Morgan, and having been shown the tax book for that county, drew off a list of fifty or sixty names of the mosts ‘respectable taxpayers” who had apparently, given in their property at a val uation greatly below the market price ; and subsequently instituted suits against sixteen of that number. That the report of them hav ing got abroad “in a very short time a feeling of indignation rarely witnessed before, in the history of Madison, was aroused. Old men and young men,town authorities an 1 those not in authority, old fogies and young America, wnite folks and niggers, drums, fifes, tin pans, hotel gongs and other instruments, capable of expressing universal contempt were brought into requisit ; on.” Tnat this very significant demonstration on the part of the motley mob inspired. Dr. Philip H. Braswell one of the “slutrps,” alluded to, with remarkable elastic ity, carrying him out of reach speedily ; and that Whatley Ms “boon companion” was so frightened as to need the assistance of some kind old friends, who, through party led him beyond the power of the mob. The foregoing condensation of the details of an occurrence which recently transpired in the town of Madison, given in nearly the exact language of the “Visitor,” minus the abusive epithets of the Editors, (some of which I shall presently notice) suggests to the enquirer whether those in “authority” on this occasion had color of law, for the perpetration of those acts ?—and if they had not, whether they were acting in defiance of law, and against those who were empowered by the States of the State, to prosecute a suit to judgment, against those “respectable tax payers” who had apparently given in their property at a valuation greatly below the market price. Now, taxation is founded upon the principle that it is the duty of every man to contribute, in proportion to the amount of property which he possesses, to the support of his State, this is assessed ad valorem, it was intended to be ex acted from all his property, as all that he pos sesses, receives the protection of the laws of the land, and if need be, of the blood of the poorest citizen, from whom the state may claim his life in defence of his richer neighbors, property. Now the very “respectable tax payer” cannot justly claim any reduction from his whole duty, when the law defines what that duty is, nor can his less “respectable” tax-paying neighbor refuse to give his comfort home, and perhaps his life, to the service of the State, in protecting property. Conse quently we find that as early as 1789 the Leg islature provided that “if any person should neglect or refuse to give in a return of his taxable property, or should bo convicted of fraud, or making a false return thereof, he should be liable to pay to the clerk of the In ferior Court ten dollars for every hundred dol lars valuations neglected or concealed ; one half for the use of the county, under the di rection of the Inferior Court, and the other half to the use of the informer or informers.” This law has been perpetuated by subsequent enactments. In 185G a case Payne vs Coursey from Ful ton Superior Court was before the Supreme Bench, and in delivering the opinion of the court, Judge Lumpkin, prominent as a ju rists distinguished as a patriot, admired as a gentleman and beloved as a Christian, declares that this is “one of the best laws in the book” and it should be a matter of public congratu lation that some one has been found to enforce its provisions, not that it will bring any more moDey into the state Treasury, but it will greatly reduce the percentage paid by honest and conscientious citizens.” The “Visitor” says that the effort made by Dr. Braswell and Mr. Whatley, citizens of Fayette county, to enforce the law in Mor gan is regarded by “the most moderate of our citizens as a high handed interference with the affairs of our county, and the most ungenerous reflection upon their well established capaci ty to attend to their own affairs. ’ ’ Judge Lump kin said it was a matter of public congratula tion that some one was found to enforce the provisions of the law ; and that all honest and conscientious citizens should aid and abet in the execution of the law”—“instead of looking upon such prosecutions as odi ous they should be considered meritorious in the highest degree;”—“the smuggler de frauds the government hut cheapens the com modity to his neighbors, whereas the fraudu lent tax payer, and they abound in every community saddles his neighbor and fellow- citizen with that which, under a false oath he witholds from Cicsar. Now will the “Vis itor” assert that Judge Lumpkin’s declara tion that fraudulent tax payers abound in ev ery community is untrue as to Morgan county ? Will the “Vistor” deny that “every honest and conscientious citizen should aid and abet in the execution of the law ? Will they affirm that it is of no interest to citizens of other counties, that the fraudulent tax payers in their county, should be compelled to note their property at its market prices 1 But these very “respectable tax payers,” who give in their property at apparently very low prices, have influence of wealth, respec tability, and frequently memberships in the Church ; they have money to spend, friends who frown and scrape a servile bow ; and this class of persons who are looking for favors, patronage—a smile and a little mon ey—abound in every village and town ;—fit instruments for a mob, entering with hearty willingness the service of their lords, associa ting with their lords, slaves in doing the very dirtiest work. I charge none of these influences to all who participated in the mob, doubtless there were many influenced, by the novelty of the transaction, to participate, (including some of the nigge's) and some from that indig nation which the “Visitor” says was felt, but many had meaner motives for their conduct than can he justly attributed to an informer, and those motives we have indicated. Can it be, that a mob composed of the ingredients put in it by the “Visitor” with all the accom paniments of hellish music made ty the pans, drums and gongs of Madison, a tribunal to decide the morality, legality or even the re spectability of a proceeding under the statutes of the State of Georgia? Can that mob, with the quill of the “Visitor” inscribe the names of reputable gentlemen, on the “rolls of in famy ?” Now, the Legislature of Georgia has fre quently enacted the law before detailed—they have seen the necessity of an informer, they have made an inducement for the prosecutor ; and the highest court of the State has be sought the assistance of every honeet and con scientious citizen in aid of him who volunteers his name in prosecution of the fraudulent tax payer. A forsworn defrauder of Ms State, county and honest neighbor! Then let every honest and conscientious citizen lend his aid in inflicting the penalty of the law—let every one see to it that these prosecutions have a fair hearing before the tribunals of the land, and only those will be convicted who are pro nounced guilty, on the oath of ther fellow citizens and by a jury of their own county. I know that in Morgan county, many good citi zens will see to it, that the law shall be en forced on the guilty. A last and pleasing duty I consider devolves on me, as a friend and associate of Dr. Brassell and Messrs. Blalock and Fleming, whom the “Visitor” denounces as “land sharks,” “ac complices in schemes of rascality” and as men “destined to be signalized on the rolls of infa my. ’ ’ They are all gentlemen of standing in fluence and probity in their own county nei ther ever having been indicted in any court for sharking in land, or rascally scheming nor were they ever before enroUed on on anything infamous, until these Editors, in the safety of their “sanctum” aided by their “devil” did enroll their names on his sheet—that roll will perish and leave them unharmed in the esti mation of any who know them, except perr haps the fraudulent tax payers of their own and contiguous counties. Although those vile epithets are not so sweet-scented as co logne water yet they will fall on these gentle men with as little injury as if from their win* dow up stairs they had sprinkled them with that perfume. A public journalist should inculcate a high regard for the sanctity of private character, and happily at the Soutn, we rarely see such exhibitions as is afforded by the “Viator.” The influence of this example we know will never be potential in reducing that high character of the Southern press, down to the level of Northern abasement. TAX-PAYER. Message from tire President of the United, States. The following message was transmitted from the President of the United States to Congress on Friday: To the Senate and House of Representatives: —The brief period which remains of your present session, and the great urgency and importance of legislative action, before its termination, for the protection of American citizens and their property whilst in their transit across the Isthmus routes between our Atlantic and Pacific possessions, render it my duty again to recall this subject to your notice. I have heretofore presented it in my annual messages, both of December 1857 and 1858, to which I beg leave to refer. In the latter I state that “the executive government of this country, in its intercourse with foreign na tions, is limited to the employment of diplo macy alone. When this fails it can proceed no further. It cannot legitimately resort to force without the direct authority of Congress, exeept in resisting and repelling hostile at tacks. It wonld have no authority to enter the territories of Nicaragua, even to prevent the destruction of the transit and protect the lives and property of our own citizens on their passage. It is true that on a sudden emer gency of this character the President would direct any armed force in the vicinity to march to their relief, but in doing this he would act upon his own responsibility. “Under these circumstances, I earnestly re commend to Congress the passage of ah act authorizing the President, under such restric tions as they may deem proper, to employ the land and naval forces of the United States in preventing the transit from being obstructed or closed by lawless violence, and in protect ing the lives and property of American citi zens traveling thereupon requiring at the same time that these forces shall be withdrawn the moment the danger shall have passed away. Without such a provision our citizens will be constantly exposed to interruption in their progress, and to lawless violence. “A similar necessity exists for the passge of such an act for the protection of the Panama and Tehuantepec routes.” Another subject, equally important, com manded the attention of the Senate at the last session of Congress. The republics south of the United States on this continent have, unfortunately, been fre quently in a state of revolution and civil war ever since they achieved their independence. As one of the other party has prevailed and obtained possession cf the ports open to for eign commerce, they have seized and confiscated American vessels and their car goes in an arbitrary and lawless manner, and exacted money from American cittzens by forced loans and other violent proceedings, to enable them to carry on hostilities. The ex ecutive governments of Great Britain, France, and other countries, possessing the war-mak ing power, can promptly employ the necessary means to enforce immediate redress for similar outrages upon their subjects. Not the executive government of the United States. If the President orders a ves sel of war to any of these ports to demand prompt redress for outrages committed, the offending parties are well aware that in case of refusal the commander can do no more than re monstrate. He can resort to no hostile act.— The question must then be referred to diplo macy, and in many cases adequate redress can never be obtained. Thus American citizens are deprived of the same protection, under the flag of their country, which the subjects of other nations enjov. The remedy for this state of things can on ly be supplied by Congress, since the Consti tution has confided to that body alone the power to make war. Without the authority of Congress, the executive cannot lawfully di rect any force, however near it may be to the scene of difficulty, to enter the territory of Mexico, Nicaragua or New Granada, for the purpose of defending the persons and proper ty of American citizens, even though they may be violently assailed whilst passing in peaceful transit over the Tehuantepec, Nica ragua or Panama routes. He cannot, without transcending his constitutional power, direct a gun to be fired into a port, or land a seaman or marine to protect the lives of our country men on shore, or to obtain redress for a recent outrage on their property. The banditti which infest our neighboring republic of Mex ico, always claiming to belong to one or oth er of the hostile parties, might make a sud den descent on Vera Cruz or on the Telivante- pec route, and he would have no power to em ploy the force on shipboard in the vicinity for their relief, either to prevent the plunder of our merchants or the destruction of the tran sit. In reference to countries where the local authorities are strong enough to enforce the laws, the difficulty here indicated can seldom happen ; but where this is not the case, and the local authorities do not possess the phys ical power, even if they possess the will, to protect our citizens within their limits, recent experience has shown that the American Ex ecutive should itself be authorized to render this protection. Such a grant of authority, thus limited in its extent, could in no just sense he regarded as a transfer of the war making power to the Executive, but only as an appropriate exercise of that power by the body to whom it exclusively belongs. The riot at Panama 1856, in which a great number of our citizens lost their lives, furnishes a pointed illustration of the necessity which may arise for the exertion of this authority. I, therefore, earnestly recommend to Con gress, on whom the responsibility exclusively rests, to pass a law before their adjournment conferring on the President the power to pro tect the lives and property of American citi zens in the cases which I have indicated, un der such restrictions and conditions as they may deem advisible. The knowledge that such a law exists would of itself go far to pre vent the outrages which it is intended! to re dress, and to render the employment of force unnecessary. Without this the President may be placed in a painful position before the meeting of the next Congress. In the present disturbed condition of Mexico, and one or more of the other republics south of us, no person foresee what ocurrences may take place before that period. In case of emergency, our citizens, seeing that they do not enjoy the same pro tection with subjects of European government will have just cause to complain. On the oth er hand, should the executive interpose, and especially should the result prove disastrous, and valuable lives lie lost, he might subject himself to severe censure for having assumed a power not confided to him by the Constitu tion. It is to guard against this contingency that I now appeal to Congress. Having thus recommended to Congress a measure which I deem necessary and expedi ent for the interest and honor of the county, I leave the whole subject to their wisdom and discretion. JAMES BUCHANAN. Washington, February 18, 1859, A Noble Girl.—A traveler going east from Detroit, relates the following pleasing inci dent : “On reaching the depot at Suspension Bridge, the conductor told a young man—whose health was very feeble, and who was on his way to Springfield, where he had friends—he must leave the cars, as he had no money with which to pay his fare. Notwithstanding the debili tated appearance of the young man, he was suffered to he led out of the car without any movement being mode for his relief. As the young man was about stepping off the plat form, a young lady rose in the cars and asked the conductor how much the young man's fare would be to Albany. He replied eight dollars. She immediately stepped to the door, and told the invalid to return and resume his seat. He did so, and then some of the male passengers began to exhibit a little charity, offering to pay a portion of the fare. The yonng lady declined their proffered aid, saying she preferred paying the amount herself. She did so, and beside gave him a ‘scrip’ to keep him in Albany over Sunday, promising to see him forwarded to his friends on Monday.” That girl will make a good wife for some man. IfiT* A down-east poet thus immortalizes the beautiful river Conneticut : “Roll on loved Conneticut, long hast thou run, giving shape to South Hardley and free dom to man 1” From the Wusbington States. Interesting Letter from Cuba. Havanjta. Feb. 10.1859. Editor States : There is an indistinct mur mur running through our island of an ap proaching change in the form of goverment in Cuba. It was hinted that we might have a power of our own at an early day, and this was said before it was known here that the American government had signified its ulti matum of purchase. No intelligent? Cuban believes that Spain will sell Cuba any more than England would sell Ireland; -but the fixed ultimatum of a choice between one hundred millions, or the certain and absolute loss of either island, would force either power into negotiation. You have had your part in the history of our long struggle, and know something of the unexampled sufferings of the Cuban revolu tionists, and, consequently, will know how to appreciate the reports—which I engage to forward as regularly as possible—of what we are doing in the heart of Cuba. We know but too well that imbecile, infatu ated, vain-glorious Spain, will no seli Cuba so long as the choice of selling or retaining half her kingdom is left to herself; neither will Napoleon—who is your master, and ours, in this question—permit the United States to obtain it in any way while he is Emperor of France, England, and Spain. But for all this, we Cu bans do not cease to hope and to conspire. We keep up our organization, we have our agents, our arms, and our doubloons at com mand, and when Lucifer takes back his best- beloved son, Louis Napoleon, or when that son and his father shall have set Europe in a blaze,Kve.will'strike for the independence of Cuba. The United States Cabinet has three times thwarted and betrayed the salvati n of Cuba. John Quincy Adams, the sycophant of Euro pean precedent; Fillmore, the weak .trembler before the shadow of a British frown, and Pierce, the victim of a northern Secretary of State, each sacrificed the Cubans in his day, and neither of them has left any high record to redeem the stain of their vassalage to Eu ropean policy in this rejection of the Island of Cuba. We who longed for liberty and a place in the Union, and who had the 6ame rights and same desires for annexation which had animated Texas, had also hoped that the author of the Ostend Manifesto would act to wards our liberating expeditions as brave old Hickory had acted towards the Texans. We trust' that President Buchanan, having more than equal excuse for it, would move the United States farces in the directing of Cuba with as much decision as Secretary Buchanan acted when he sent General Taylor across the military and judicial lines of Mexico. But alas! the unheard-of meekness with which your Congress submits to the dictorial visita tion of their ships by British cruisers, and to the unlimited intervention of the Anglo-French alliance in Santa Domingo, on all parts of the American isthmus, in Mexico, everywhere in fact, and always with such triumphant inso lence, we begin to despair for Cuba. These dishonoring tacts are never permitted to sleep by the Havanna press, and are much cherished in the government circles, we who had confi ded in American policy are holding down our heads in shame for such cowardly abasement. One hope remained to us for many months, and that was in the success of the Liberals of Mexico, who had a common cause with us in their hatred of Spain, in their devotion to Democratic principles, and in the need of a real emancipation from Europe. Wc now know in Havanna that your President has re jected the overtures of Mexico, and this act is nn assurance that the Cubans must not look to Mr. Buchanan for the freedom of Cuba. Victor de Etpada. Gen. Jackson and the Minister. In the editorial correspondence of the Nash ville Advocate appears the following interest ing reminiscance: I must tell of an interview with Gen. Jack- son, which brother Stringtield with myself had, about twenty days before the General’S death. We were riding along aud allied at the Her mitage. General Jackson was sick, and not seeing company; but the name of Thomas Stringfield was a password. Stringtield had been a soldier under him—a Christian soldier, for he was converted at eight years of age— and through the war was steadfast as well as brave. We were shown into a room where the old warrior and statesman sat feebly in his arm-chair. The greeting between him and my brother Stringfield was hearty; it was like the meeting of brothers long parted.— The sight of his soldier in arms, and the thoughts recalled, put the old General in tears. They coursed down his furrowed cheeks. Gen. Jackson was a man of tears, notwithstanding Ms iron nature. “Ah, Mr. Stringfield, what times have been since were we first met ? You were a boy, in camp at Emuefaw, and your head was bleed ing from an Indian bullet.” “So it was, and brother Stringfield’s fore head bore the scar to his grave. He was a modest man, and quickly tnrned the conver sation from himself. Well General, you are weak and failing now, “how is it with your soul ?” What are your prospects beyond the grave. “To which Jackson replied ; “My friend, I am not afraid to die.” A pause—“My hope is in the Redeemer of the world ; if saved, I shall be a sinner save by grace.” “The place was turned into a sanctuary. We all wept. The farewell was touching ; “Good by, General ; God bless you.” “Farewell, Mr. Stringfield ; I hope we will meet where “wars are no more.’ ” ‘And doubtless they have met—the General and his soldier, not as at first, but where No rude alarms of raging foes, No cares disturb the long repose.” From the Savannah Republican. Decisions of the Supreme Coart of Georgia at Mneon—January Term, 1859. George D. Wiley vs. Stephen Blocker— Ejectment—In error, from Clay—Judgment below affirmed. 1. A power of attorney, to convey land, and a subsequent conveyance under it, are good and valid in law, where the grant from the State of Georgia, to the maker of the power of attorney, issued after its exe cution, but before the execution of the deed of conveyance, under the power. 2. A power of attorney attested by two witnesses, (one of whom is a justice of the peace,) and recorded with a deed executed by virtue of it, may be read in evidence without further proof. 3. A deed purporting on its face Jto be made by A. as attorney for B, hut signed by A. as princi pal, should not be rejected when tendered in evidence, merely on account oi the informali ty in the signature; and the party claiming under such a deed cannot be compelled to go into a Court of Equity to correct the informali ty. Beall and Johnson & Sloan for Plaintiff in error ; W. C. Perkins, contra. Gabriel Clifford, et al., vs. Robeat O. Hol ton, Administrator, &c—Equity—in error, from Houston—Judgment reversed.—Testa tor devised as follows: “In case my son James dies before he arrives at the age of twenty-one years, and without issue, all the property herein before given to my said son James, I give and devise to my blood relations of nearest" kin, to be equally divided among them.” At the death of testator, the nearest blood relation surviving him, was Margaret, a sister. The children of two other sisters who had died before testator, also survived him. Margaret died before the son James. Held : that on the death of James, under the age of twenty-one years, the property devised to him must be equally divided between the cMldren of the three sisters and not between the cMldren of Margaret only. Killen & Hall for plaintiff in error; Giles & Warren, con tra. Geffard, the new President of the Re public of Hayti, is a man somewhat advanced in years. His hairs are gray, and he has the appearance of having seen a good deal of life. He is about 50 years old- He is nearly black, but still has some white blood in his veins. (IT Governor Morgan’s private Secretary Mr. Bliss, is a wag. The other day a man de- cidely inebriated, walked into the executive chamber, and calling for the Governor. “What do you want with him ?” inquired the secretary. “Oh, I want on office with a good salary—a sinecure.” “Well,” replied the secretary, “I can tell you something better for you than a sinecure —you had better try a “water cure.” The inebriate vamosed. [ Reported for the Savannah Republican. ] Derision by the Supreme Court otGeor- S * 1 * * * * mt Maeon-^January Term, 1859. William C. Scott vs. Gideon Newsom—Bill, fh C '7 Il * \! I £T fr °« Taylor ’ Judgment of the Court below affirmed. Culverhonse, Ansley and Norman, for Plain tiff in error ; Hunter & Hill, contra. Beverly A. Thronton, et. al., vs. N. J. Bus sey, et. al., Adm’rs.—Bill, &c.—In error from Cliattahoochie. Judgment below re versed. A. died insolvent. Before his death, he was a member of a firm which was also insol- veDt. The asests of A., and those of the finn, all came into the hands of A’s administrators. Held : that the individual assents of A. must be distributed ‘pro rata,’ among the individ ual treditors of A.; and that assets of the firm must be distributed ‘pro rata 9 among the cred itors of the firm. Thronton, for Plaintiffs in error ; Nesbit contra. * John Fulton and wife, vs. Jesse Smith, et. al. —In Equity from Houston. Judgment be low reversed. 1. A.; who was aged and imbecile, had by deed, and otherwise, distributed his property among his children very unequally. The chil dren entered into a solemn agreement in writ ing, reciting that A. had made a disposition of his property, different from what he would have made if he had been cf sound and dispos- mg mind and memory, and binding the par ties to it—inasmuch as none of them wished to disturb their father in his declining years to an equal division of A’s estate among them after his death, in disregard and repudiation of said deeds. Held : 4hat such an agreement is supported by a good consideration, and is not contrary to law and public policy. 2. That the executor of A., to the extent that he has in his hands, funds or property bequeathed to any of the parties to said agree ment, is (with appropriate allegations) a prop er party to a bill filed for the purpose of set ting up said agreement. Stubbs & Hill, for Plaintiff in error; Giles Warren & Goods, contra. ’ Another Outrage on the South Carolina Railroad—Narrow Escape of Mr. Masseyt. —In our Sunday morning’s issue we gave an account of a rifle or pistol shot having been fired into the passenger car of the triday ever.- ing train from Charleston, the ball passing in dangerous proximity to the heads of two of the passengers, Mr. John R. Sears, of Balti more, and Mr. J. D. Fitz, the agent of the Peak Family. On Saturday evening last about half-past eight o clock, as the train from Charleston was passing the same spot, another shot was fired through the open window into the passenger car, close to the face of Mr. Stephen Massett, who was awakened from a sound nap by the report, and who would have been certainly killed, had he not been leaning back in his seat. At the same moment, a large stick of wood was hurled in at the window, which struck a Mr. Rice, of Baltimore, not severely injuring him, however. This is a very serious matter, and should he at once investigated by the officers of this Road, and the villains, if caught, should he dealt with in the severest possible manner.— [Chron. & Sent. [ From the Federal Union. ] Democratic Ex. Committee. We give below, a eard lroni three gentle men of the Executive Committee of the Dem ocratic Party, which we hope will be widely circulated by the Democratic papers of the State. These three prominent members of the Committee from three different districts being in Milledgville on business, could bet ter take the initiative in this matter than any one individual in the absence of the Chairman. We hope their suggestions will he acceptable to the balance of the Committee; and thus put the matter at rest. Millxdgdvillr, Feb. 14th 1859. To the Executive Committee of the Demo cratic Party of Georgia • In the absence of John E. Ward, the Chair man ofthis Committee, and as from the Pub lic Prints, there seems to be some doubt who should make the necessary movement for the appointment of the day for the Gubernatorial Committe, the undersigned members of the Convention, incidentally present at this place, beg leave to suggest to the respective mem bers of that Committee, Milledgeville as the place, and the 3rd Wednesday in June next, as the day for the meeting of the Convention, and they futher request that the members of the Committee respectively to address D. C. Campbell at Milledgevile, expressing their concurrence in that day, or name such other day as eac h may prefer. Papers friendly to Democratic principles, are requested to publish this notice. D. C. CAMPBELL. C. J. MUNERLYN. A. J. LAWSON. Tbc BlanceviUe Slate Quarry. This newly developed property in Polk coun ty, near Van Wert, we are credibly informed, has been sold to a company being organized as a Joint Stock Company at the price of $80,000 We understand the plan of the Company is to open books of subscription at the rate of $100 per share, and ti<at all shares subscribed will lie required to be paid in, or secured in a sat isfactory manner, and that no more shares will be let out than what will be sufficient to raise the stipulated price of $80,000 ; and that when that sum is raised the company will be regularly organized, and the property convey ed in fee simple to it, and that each stockhol der will lie a joint owner to the extent of his stock. Every person wishing to become a stockholder in this Company can have an op portunity of doing so by applying to either of the following gentlemen at Cedar Town .—E. D. Chisolm, Esq., J. D. Waddle, Esq., or Her bert Fielder, Esq. The importance and practicability of this Quarry has already been alluded to in this pa per, and we regard its success as a fixed tact. We are advised that the practical slaters who have opec ed the Quarry, and have been work ing it for Col. Dever for several months, cov- ering houses in Rome and elesewhere, say it possesses great advantages over the Quarries of Europe and the Northern States of America, both in quality and accessibility of the mate rial, and that it is so vast in quantity as to pre clude the possibility of its being exhausted for ages to come.—[Rome Courier. |f?° What strange creatures girls are. Of fer one of them good wages to work for you, and ten chances to one if the old woman can spare any of her girls—but just propose mat rimony, and see if they don’t jump at the chance of working a life-time for their victuals and clothes. Men and Basies.—The South-Western News says that Americus challenges her sister cities to beat her in men and babies. She has twenty-five men within her corpo rate limits, embracing a population of, say three thousand, whose aggregate weight is five thousand pounds, not by any means equal to the Hancock jury, but respectable neverthe less. There have been born in the city, within the last year, five pairs of twins. Besides these, there arc now in the city three pairs of twins. No account has been kept of the single babies, but their name is legion. What city can beat Americus ? |Sy* Oh doctor, run to our house quick as every you kin ! Dick,s got the measles from eend to eend, and Tom turned a summersett over the fodder stock and smashed his nose all to flinders. Sam’s got the picken chox, and mother’s got the biggest kind o’n a fit, and dad’s drunk the worst sort, and—and the way I’m tired is a sight! |W° Billy, spell cat, rat, hat, bat, which on ly one letter for each word ? ‘I can’t be did.’ ‘What! you just read the report verberat- im phonetically, and can’t do that ? Just look here ? c 80 cat, r 80 rat, h 80 hat, b 80 bat.