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The latest advices in regard to crop prospects in Great Britain are very dis couraging. Drought and late frosts have injured the growing barley, oats and wheat. Ths task of collecting, correcting and revising the statistics of the tenth Census is drawing to a close, ard it is now announced that the entire work will be completed in time for publica tion by the first of October next. The forthcoming census report will be more comprehensive and complete than any of the past, as the work has been ex tended to embrace facts and figures re lative to every interest and production of the country, besides population. The extraordinary precautions taken at Gatschina to protect the Emperor from the Nihilists are utterly useless. The Emperor is said to have nearly perished by poison a few days ago. One of the palace scullions, who has been arrested since, had sprinkled arsenic over a bowl of salad, of which Alexan der is known to be very fond. As the dish did not figure on the menu, the attempt was fortunately detected. The Lanterns says that on the day previous the Emperor received an invitation to his own funeral. England is beginning to express no little uneasiness at the wholesale emi gration of the industrial classes to this country.’ The latest mails bring us re ports of meetings in various parts of the country, at which this subject was freely discussed. This constant drain of the bone and muscle was deprecated earnestly enough, but no one seemed to have any remedy for it. At one of these meetings, one of the speakers said that for years past emigration from the British islands had been going on at the rate of 150,000 per annum. , The Vienna correspondent of the Daily News says: “No doubt the ris ing in Russia against the Jews is a consequence of the general discontent of the peasantry, and not of religious animosity. The Nihilists, taking ad vantage of this discontent, incite the peasants against the Jews as a class, thus profiting by their misery. The real intention of the Nihilists is be ' lieved to be to bring about a conflict between the people and the authorities when the latter interfere to protect the Jews.” The rush of Chinamen to America in the next few weeks will be unprece dented. Most of the new comers will be imported work on the railroads. There are three agencies already in China collecting the Mongolians for . importation. The Canadian Pacific will need 6,000 men J, one of the Mex ican roads’l,soo, while 3,000 will be brought to work on the sugar planta . lOUB in the ’Hawaii islands. Ihc tiiw lots for the former road are already be ginning to arrive in Oregon' at the rate of 200 or 300 a week. Governor Cobb, of Alabama, having been appealed to for the pardon of a man recently convicted of manslaugh ter and sentenced to the penitentiary, has written a lengthy letter addressed to “whom it may concern,” in .which he carefully reviews the whole subject of the pardoning power. He declines to grant the application under question, and then says the pardoning power is a great trust for the present committed to him, and that he will not abuse it, as he understands it, no matter how moved by his own inclinations or how strongly solicited by others. The New York Sun remarks sarcas tically : It is said that President White of Cornell University, Minister to Ger many, has been devoting all his leisure for many months to the preparation of a new series of lectures, which he will deliver at the University at the open ing of the next academic year. This is certainly an innocent and, indeed, use ful way of filling up that leisure which would hang heavily on our foreign Ministers without some way of passing it. If they had any public business to do it might be a matter of less con sequence to provide for the terrible amount of leisure. A correspondent writing from St. Petersburg says: While the sceptical Russians laugh at the new administra tion, the pious monks deplore the sedi tious times. The orthodox Russians in general, and the monks in particular, hold that during each reign there should be discovered holy relics, as a sign of God’s special favor toward the Czar. So under Nicholas, they turned up the relics of St. Mitrophany; under the late Czar, the relics of St. Tikhon. Now the monks expect that the relics of St. Platony will work wonders in the Convent of Bithany, not far from Moscow. For a number of years the orthodox have crowded this convent, engaging the monks to perform re quiems for the repose of the soul of the blissful Archbishop Platony and pay ing their kopecks. A wooden shrine stands over the grave of Platony, and the worshippers, while kissing the cross painted on the shrine, bite off little bits of the wood, for they believe that these will heal their diseases and preserve them from evil influences. The shrine is fast disappearing under their teeth. The monks, who are obliged almost weekly to make repairs, affirm that they noticed a rapid growth of piety among the people, and that soon will come a time of peace and prosperity when the reign of Alexander 111. will be blessed by the manifestation of the holy relics of St. Platony. 1 ' , ■' -w- - Toi - Si<( 1,, Edoobuu—Literature— Domestic akd imm Intelligence. GEORGIA LAND AGENCY. Mr. G. W. Adair, the well known real estate agent of this city, has pub lished an interesting pamphlet under the above title, embracing* such infor mation about the State of Georgia as persons who are not familiar with it, would wish to have before moving to or visiting the State to examine the country in person. It is a valuable compilation for immigrants, giving to all who desire to settle in the “Empire State of the South” all the information they can desire, authentic and reliable. Mr. Adair deserves the thanks of the people for his timely enterprise in this direction. In Mr. Adair’s pamphlet are given the laws of Georgia, which are of spe cial interest to new settlers; features and characteristics of the State; pro ductiveness ; climate, temperature, etc.; rainfall; health; matters of general interest, etc. Os the great International Ootton Exposition, to open next fall in Atlanta, Mr. Adair’s pamphlet says: The great International Cotton Exposition which will open at Atlanta on the sth of Oc tober and olose 31st of December, 1881, will afford a favorable opportunity to visit Geor gia, as cheap ronnd-trlp tickets from all prin cipal stations in the United States, will be placed on sale by all the railroads. These round-trip tickets will allow enough time to see the Exposition and also to visit any por tion of the State to examine lands. This Exposition is not simply a local enter prise. It Is not thd offspring of an eflbrt of the city of Atlanta, the State of Georgia, or the Southern States only, but it is a “World’s Fair,” in which every country on earth that ■raises, manufactures, dea's in, or uses ootton or ootton fabrics, will take an active part. Its main feature will be an Exposition of the processes of tillage, planting, gathering, gthnlng, pressing, marketing, manufactur ing, etc., of cotton, and all the Implements and machinery used in any of these, In full operation. The splnniilg and weaving into its many thousand fabrics, and the making into its myriads of shapes and uses, and the implements and machinery used for these purposes, from the rudest to the most com plex and highly finished, wil I all be exhibited in working order. All analogous Interests, every branch of industry in which cotton is involved, will have its proper place and be properly represented. And it will not be exclusively confined to. ootton, cotton products, ootton machinery, etc , but will embrace all projninent branches of Industry. It WIU be »■ grand panorama of the world’s great industries and resources, upon which its commerce and civilisation R! ju*wfifbe an exhibition ol as much interest and Importance to every part of the United States, and to every country in the civilized world, as any World’s Fair that ever took place, and much more so in some respects. The city of Atlanta, in the State of Georgia, a great railroad center, near the heart of the cotton region, has been selected as the most fitting place for this great Exposition. It will be worthy of a visit from the remotest parts of the world, by any person wishing to see in operation, in their every phase, the levers, which, more than anything else, move the commerce and progress of the world. The flourishing colony of Swiss on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line Railroad is alluded to as follows: A little over a year ago the management of the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-line Railroad, running from Atlanta through the mountains of Northeast Georgia, towards Richmond, Washington, New York, etc , undertook to give practical effect to a scheme to Induce im migrants to settle tn that region. The matter was placed mainly In the bands of Mr. W. J. Houston, tbe General Passenger Agent of the road. With his rare business tact, he matured his plans and redu-ed them to a business sys tem which have been practiclcally carried out. He directed his efforts to Switzerland, and already tbere are nearly fifty families settled In that section near each other. They have established a town on the railroad /tailed New Switzerland. A handsome depot build ing, a hotel of sixty rooms, and a number ot residences, are now going up, all In the Swiss style of architecture. They are preparing to establish a school and church ; are pleased with their new country and its prospects, and are laying the foundations of their new socie ty In good morals and Industrious habits. They are engaging mainly in agricultural and cognate pursuits. We advise our readers who may wish to give information concerning Geor gia to friends abroad, as well as our readers of other States, to send to Mr. Adair for a copy of his interesting pamphlet. A statement prepared by the Post Office Department for the gratification of the curious, shows that 2,720,234,- 252 letters, postal cards, newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals and packages of merchandise, were mailed last year in the United States. The number of letters alone was more than one thousand and fifty millions, an average of about twenty-one for every man, woman, and child in the coun try. In what parts of the country are the most letters written ? A table show ing the number of letters mailed in each state and territory, together with the average for each inhabitant, an swers this interesting question. The lowest average, of course, is in Alaska, where there is one letter mailed during the year for every five persons. Next to Alaska comes North Carolina,which with an average of 5.81, stands below the Indian Territory, where the aver age is 6.05. In most of the Southern States the average is very low. Ala bama, Georgia,'Kentucky, Mississippi, both Carolinas, Tennessee, and West Virginia, are all under 10, less than half the general average of the whole country. In New York the average to each person is 41.58, and the total number of letters mailed in this State is 211,435,640, or more than one-fifth of all the letters mailed in the United States. The people of Massachusetts write 38.70 letters apiece, in Connecti cut 38.20 and in Pennsylvania only ATLANTA, GEORGIA,' THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1881. 24.57. The remote territories do an astonishing amount of correspondence. In Montana the average is nearly equal to New York’s, while Wyoming exhibits an average of 42.85. Colora do, the youngest of the states, sur passes all others, with an average of 55.22. The International Sunday-school Convention. —The Third Internation al Sunday-school Convention will be held at Toronto, Ontario, June 22nd and 28d. Through the courtesy of Mr. J. C. Courtney, Secretary, we have received a circular giving all the nec essary information to those who may desire to attend the Convention. Excursion tickets will be sold at Atlanta, good to return within thirty days, at $39.10, by £he way of Cincin nati, Cleveland, Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and thence across Lake Onta rio. It is proposed for the party to leave Atlanta Thursday night, June 16th, by limited express on Western & Atlantic railroad, in special Pullman cars, and after a daylight ride over the Cincin nati Southern railroad, ’ arrive at Cin cinnati at 6:20 p.m. Friday. Leave Cincinnati at 9:15 p.m. arriving in Cleveland to breakfast Saturday; thence in parlor cars along Lake Erie, arriving in Buffalo to dinner at 1:20 p.m. and at Niagara Falls at 8 o’clock Saturday afternoon—in time to con nect with the magnificent steamer for Toronto, arriving there at 7:00 o’clock p. m. A large number will remain at the Falls until Monday morning. Excursion tickets will be arid from Toronto to Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, and all the principal points in Canada at extra low rates, and arrangements are being made for agents of Canadian railroads and steamboat lines to be there to accompany parties desiring a guide. Hotels of Toronto have reduced rates to $1.50, $2 and $2.50 per da/, and; f generally %U1 throw <?pen their houses to delegates. The excursionists will be able to see more than they could on any other trip, as the citizens of the provinces of Canada will turn out en masse to enter tain the visitors. Parties desiring to avail themselves of this delightful trip, should notify B. W. Wrenn, Esq., the popular and excellent General Passenger Agent of the Western & Atlantic railroad at At lanta, as early as possible, so that sleeping car accomodations may be provided. Any further information . desired will be furnished upon application to Mr. J. C. Courtney, who will accompa ny the party. The following is a list of the dele gates elected to represent .Georgia in the Convention: Governor Alfred H. Colquitt, Robert A. Hemphill, Atlanta; Hon. James Jaekson, Hon. John B. Estes, Gaines ville ; Hon. John B. Stewart, Griffin; Gen. Wm. M. Browne, Athens; Rev. A. G. Thomas, D.D., Atlanta; Henry Quigg, Conyers; Rev. W. T. Cheney, Augusta; Dr. James Houston, Savan nah ; W. R. Webster, Decatur; Oliver T. Jennings, Glade Mines, Hall coun ty ; Prof. R. W. Smith, Dalton; R. B. Reppard. Savannah; C. B. Ellis, Ma con ;W. P. Hemphill, Griffin: W. L. Goldsmith, Decatur; Robert T. Har grove, Rome; W. R. Power, Thomas Moore, Boltonville; Miss Josie Wilson, Campbell county; Mrs. A. C. W. Trav is, Conyers; V. T. Barnwell, Atlanta; C. C. Smith, Macon ; Robert T. Daniel, Griffin ; John W. Heidt, D. D., H. I. Kimball, Atlanta, J. C. Courtney, of Atlanta, being a member of the Executive Committee of the International Convention, is ex officio a delegate. The Universal Peace Union was re cently in session at New York. E. Fe zandre, representative of the Interna tional League of Peace and Liberty of Geneva, spoke on the progress of the peace movement in Europe. He prophesied that the time was not dis tant when arbitration would be almost universally resorted to for the settle ment of disputes between nations. Re ferring to the adjustment of the Ala bama claim, he said, “America should be proud of having been the first na tion to appeal to arbitration.” He said that the league which he repre sents publishes a paper in Geneva called The United States of Europe, and has about 7,000 members, and that many of the smaller states of Eu rope have accepted the doctrine of ar bitration. Rev. W. T. Cheney, pastor of Curtis Baptist church, Augusta, Ga., preached ably and eloquently last Sabbath, mor ning and night, at the Second church in this city. CARLYLE. Andre* James Symington, in a rec ent aifcfcle, “Some Personal Reminis cences* q£ Carlyle,” gives a number of ver, meresting facts of the literary life Os the great writer. Reverting to the Bible, Carlyle said that its trans lators were honest men, who indulged in no vagaries, but gave literal render ings. Hence, it is absolutely the best translation in the world. He spoke of the Bible as the grand old book, cram med frill of all manner of practical wis dom find sublimity—a veritable and articulate divine message for the hea venwajdjpiidance of man. Reft’uhg to the New Version of the Scriptures, then being prepared, he said thac, of course, but for such re vision, we would not have had our present translation, sb that he could not logically oppose it; but that his whole feeling went sorely against the altering of a single word or phrase, for he liked to use the very words his taught him, and that dear old associations should be undisturbed. For long, no book had by him been read sj*>nuch and so often. It was not only interesting as a matter of fact and unapproachable in style, but entirely satisfactory, because, while glowing with jthe divine, it was also intensely in short, the real thing to a man could turn for all kinds of. need. • Ho often read through a whole prophet or epistle at a time, so as to take in the scope; and again, at other timeih he liked to dwell lovingly and thoughtfully on a single utterance, till its light entered the soul, like a morn ing sunbeam streaming in through the chink of a closed window-shutter. Mercer University Commence ment Exercises. —Friday, June 17th, 8 p. ri. Masonic Hall.—Public debate By members of the.PhiDelta and Cicero- ■ ui&n jocieties. • m. Uni versity Campus-Ciass-Tree cvtetaonies. 1 Sunday, June 19th, 10.30 a.m. First Baptist church. —Baccalaureate ser mon by Rev. Sylvanus Landrum, D.D. 8.15 p. m.—Sermon before Mercer Uni versity Missionary Society, by Rev. James G. Ryals, D.D. Monday, June 20th, 8 p.m., Masonic Hall.—Sophomore prize declamation; delivery of medals for English Com- position, by Harry S. Edwards, Esq. Tuesday, June 21st, 10 a. m,, Mas onic Hall—Oration before Alumni As sociation, by Hon. Marshall J. Clarke, of Atlanta; oration before Literary So cieties, by Hon. Albert H. Cox, of La- Grange. Tuesday, June, 21st, 8 p m., Masonic Hall—Junior Exhibition; Delivery of Sophomore declamation medals by Rev. Andrew J. Beck. Wednesday, June 22d, 10 a. m., Masonic Hall. Commencement day. Graduation ceremonies. The Alumni meeting will take place after the exercises of Tuesday morning. The Alumni banquet will be spread at 2p.m. of the same day. All Alumni are welcome. Committee —J. W. Cabaniss, J. T. Boifeuillet, H. M. Willet, W. D. Wil liams, Jr., Thomas Willingham, Jr. Treasury statistics show that our ex cess of exports over imports for the twelve months ending with March was $243,445,899, and that our excess of imports of gold and silver over exports for the same time was $78,943,739. It appears from this that the healthful condition of our foreign trade, which set in five years ago, is steadily main tained. We are still selling more than we are buying, and the balance has to be paid to us in gold and silver and bonds. Our excess of imports of the precious metals is the result of our ex ports of merchandise over imports. Gold and silver in the country is con stantly increasing, and must continue to increase as long as bountiful crops enable us to maintain our enormous exports. A number of ladies of Atlanta and other cities have circulated four thou sand'printed petitions for signatures, requesting the members of the Legis lature to pass a local option temper ance law. This law is to be so fram ed that at any election held by the people they can vote on the liquor question by simply writing for or against prohibition on the tickets for officers. This will not apply to places in which prohibition has already been ordered. Boston takes hold of the project of a World’s Fair with an enthusiasm which is in striking contrast with New York’s apathy. The date tacitly agreed upon is 1885, and there seems to be little reason to doubt that the fair will be held. The Mormon missionaries who have been trying to make proselytes in Ger many are to be expelled from the country. A St. Peterburg despatch says that the liberal project of the late Govern ment will not be shelved, but will be thoroughly investigated. Rev. Dr. Gwin, pastor of the First Baptist church, Atlanta, baptized two young ladies—Miss Mary Kellam and Miss Jessie Mims—last Sabbath night. A despatch from Havana says that Spain will colonize the island of Cule bra, near Puerto Rico, which is now uninhabited, and commissioners will go there to fix a site for the settlement and to distribute lots. Roy. D. W. Gwin, D.D., of the First Baptist church of Atlanta, will deliver the commencement address before the Greenville (8. C.) Female College on the 16th of June. He will also deliver the society alumni address of the Rich mond (Va.) College on the 20 th of June. The annual report of the Health Of ficer and Register of Montgomery shows that that city is the healthiest in the United States. The number of deaths per thousand of population is shown to be 7.07 among the white people and 23.01 among the colored pebple, or an average of 15.04 among both white and colored. Mr. Edward Atkinson computes that the saving on the merchandise carried by railroads during the last ten years because of the reduction in the rates for freight, has been more than twelve hundred millions of dollars. This is a larger amount than the aggregate sum paid toward the extinguishment of the debt of the United States since the close of the war. The total number of daily journals in tmslonirtry during the census year is placed by the Census Office at 962, which includes 80 dailies which were suspended, and 114 which were estab lished in the course of that year. The aggregate daily circulation is placed at 3,581,187, and the aggregate annual circulation at 1,127,837,855. With an aggregate daily circulation of 3,581,187 at an average price per annum of $7.33, it appears the people of the United States pay out annually the sum of $26,250,100 for their daily newspapers. At the Sunday-school Convention of the Columbus Baptist Association, held at Hamilton, the following officers for the coming year were unanimously el ected : President—Elder S. T. Fuller, of Hamilton. Vice-presidents—J. M. Crawford, Ist district; 8. B. Baldwin, 2d district; E. P. Willis, 3d district; Rev. 0. V. Ful ler, 4th district. Secretary—J. A. Clements, of Tal botton. Asst. Secretary—M. A. McAfee, of Hamilton. Treasurer —McCormick-Neal. The meeting was a most interesting and useful one, and largely attended. The internal revenue receipts for the ten months of the current fiscal year, ending April 30th, amounted in round numbers to $108,700,000, which was an increase of $8,800,000 over the re oeipts of the corresponding period of the last fiscal year. It is estimated that the collections during the two remain ing months, May and June, of the cur rent year will be about $26,000,000, making the total receipts about $134,- 000,000 for the entire year, a gain of $10,000,000 over the receipts of last year. The increase thus far has occur red chiefly in the collections on cigaret tes. The outlook now is that the cus toms receipts for the current fiscal year will be about the same as for last year. The increase of the cotton crop and also in the yield of cotton per acre, which the agricultural returns of the Census Bureau indicate, is further proved by the tendency to increase the weight of the cotton bale. Improved means of compressing and the saving in ties has something to do with this, of course, but the main cause is the in crease of the crop. The average weight of cotton bales for the eight months ending May, 1881, is 487.49 pounds, against 481.55 pounds for the cotton year ended September 1,1880. The Texas bale averages 512.93 pounds, against 501.15 last year; the Louisiana bale 485 against 476 ; Alabama 508; Georgia and Florida, 480; South Caro lina, 472.05; Virginia, 473.42; North Carolina, 469.68, and Tennessee, 500. GEORGIA NEWS. —Talbotton is to have a new paper soon. —Atlanta has organized another street railway company. —G«a. Fitz liee's address netted about $l5O for the Macon library. —Mormon preachers are holding meetings in some parts of the State. —The first peaches shipped from Georgia for 1881 are labelled from P. J. Berckmans' Fruitland Nurseries, Augasta. -Jbere will be a tolerable good fruit crop throughout Bulloch county this season. Much oetter than was expected at one time. —Mr. Louis Schofield, of Atlanta, has re cently invented and had patented an iron cross-tie, which, it is said, is destined to su persede wooden cross ties on the railroads. —Wiramus Watchman : ' “ Eight out of the ten German immigrants who remained at the Dodge railroad left last Wednesday; and thus ends another attempt to plant Ger man Immigrants on this soil?’ —Rome Courier: “We were Informed by a reliable gentleman yesterday that not less than $3,000 had been sent to the Louisiana State Lottery from Rome during the past month.” —The Commencement exercises of Young Female College, Thomasville, will begin on Sunday, the 19th of June. Rev. 8, Lan drum, D. D„ will preach the Commence ment Sermon. —Bishop G. F. Pierce, who was appointed as one of the delegates to represent the M. B. Church, South, in the Ecumenical Confer ence, to be held in London in September, has declined to go. —Tbe Gazette and the Elberton News have been consolidated, and’will be published under the name of thejGszette and News. Messrs. J. T. McCarty and G. C. Grogan, are to be the editors. —The spring oat crop is, as a rule, a follure in Hancock county. The exceptions are where the grain was planted in fertile soil or heavily manured. In such cases there will be a pretty fair yield. —The road from Rome to Brunswick will be named the Cincinnati and Georgia Road. It is calculated thM It will cost $4,500,000 not including the cost of the Macon and Brunswick road. It will be laid with steel rails throughout, and will be equipped in the beet possible style. —lt is proposed to construct a railroad from Americus to Hawkinsville. At a meet ing held in Americus, on motion the follow ing counties were requested to send three delegates each to a convention to be held at the court house in that city on the second Tuesday, the 7th of June: Sumter, Macon, Schley, Stewart, Webster, Marion, Lee, Dooly, Wilcox, Pulaski and Dodge. —Atlanta will soon be rid of a part of the nuisance of shifting trains. A company, with Gen. Mcßae as President, have organ ized to build a railroad track outside of the city for the purpose of transferring through freight. They will charge each company so much tor every car they take around the city. —Mr. W. T. Revill, of Greenville, gives notice that he will apply to the Georgia Legislature, at its approaching session in July, lor tbe passage of a local bill, to be known as “an Act granting a charter for the construction of a narrow gauge railroad from Greenville, Meriwether county, Georgia, via. the White Sulphur Springs, to Hood, Harris county, Georgia, to form a corporation for the building of the road, and to define the rights, powers and privileges of the body corporate.” —Cedartown Advertiser: “We have been shown, by Col. Millar A. Wright, some of the richest specimens of maganese ore we have ever seen. They came from a mine recently leased by him from Mr. Reynolds, in Floyd county, near the line of Polk. Mr. Wright states that he has not yet gone beneath the ground to inspect, but there are many tons of ore no w lying upon the surfoce. He will either make arrangements to have the ’ore collected and shipped abroad, or will sub lease the mine to some other party.” —A large number of gentlemen from Ohio were in Atlanta last week on a prospecting tour. In reply to a Constitution reporter, one of them said: “I think lam pretty well acquainted with the resources of your State. I attended your agricultural feirseveral years ago, and have since studied your State, and am free to say that the study has resulted in its favor. I cannot see why the emigration should go West when the land in the South is better and cheaper, and tbe climate heal thier, and if your railroads will only offer such inducements as the roads running West offer, then there is every reason to believe your country will soon be the centre of emi* gration. I know, from my past experience, that I can—should the railroads do the right thing—induce a thousand people to settle in Georgia between now and the first of March next.” —At the International Cotton Exposition, to be held in Atlanta next fall, the prizes awarded will be determined by juries. The first prize will be the great gold medal of the Exposition, and will cover a very broad field, being awarded the most important device or process which shall have seen proved by practical use to be of such value as virtually to supplant all those previously used. Be sides these, a number of special money pre miums will be awarded for superiority in cotton culture on the grounds of the Exposi tion ; also special gold and silver medals and money premiums on devices for cotton cleaning, ginning, baling and packing. The classification of departments Is as follows: 1. Productive machinery, implements, presses, etc. 2. Natural products—textiles, Including cotton, wool, silk, hemp, flax, etc. 3. Manufacturing machinery. 4. Manufac tures. 5. Natural products—minerals, etc. —Sparta Ishmaelite: “The Covington Star is authority for the statement that a bill will be introduced into tbe Legislature, at its July session, to exempt from levy and sale, for the next three yean, ‘all cereal crops pro duced in this State, and all provisions of any kind, together with all live stock.’ The ob ject of the bill is declared to be 'not to im pair the obligation of any contract hereto fore made, but to stay executions on all form products except lint cotton’ for the yean 1881, 1882 and 1883. It is easy to see the design of this measu-e. It is to furnish the farmer away of escape from the snares which he himself has set for his own feet. It is to encourage him to get up a rebellion against tbe tyranny of king cotton. It is, in plain language, to place a sort of bonus on the raising of farm supplies at home. It is a sort of bribe to the farmer to do what all the time his beet interests have demanded that he should do. There ought not to be any need, in any State, for tbe passage of such a law. There ought not to be any necessity for leg islation to place a premium on the doing of that which is demanded by the plainest principles of self-interest And, yet, we are not sure but such legislation would be proper, under the circumstances, as a species of ‘war legislation.’ If this measure were, in its nature and design, similar to the misera* ble, misguided ‘stay law’, which, just after tbe war, undermined and almost totally de stroyed public credit and business confi dence, we should not hesitate to array the Ishmaeliteagaint it; but, uncomplimentary as it is to the average farmer, it does not go to the extreme that the ‘stay law' went, and it may really subserve a wise and benificent purpose. There can be no doubt that there is urgent need for a change in the methods and purposes of our Georgia formers; and if it requires legislative help to enable them to make the change, it ought to be extended to them. The soil of Georgia ought tb tarnish the people of Georgia with provisions, and a measure tending to secure that end is one in which everybody in the State has an Inter est."