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JEMI-WEEKLY ADVOCATE.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
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MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1861.
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Judge Klee’s Addressi
Tn compliance with the wishes of the Grand
’Turors and other citizens, Judge Rice made an
address, on Thursday last, at the Court House,
in which he discussed the provisions of the
Confederate and State Constitutions, ably and
fairly. Judge R gives his unqualified appro
val to each as a whole, while he admits that
there are some provisions in the State Consti
tution upon which he differed with the majority
of the Convention, lie is decidedly in favor
of its ratification by the people of the State, J
as one of the best and most nearly perfect ever '
framed.
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s’ii‘st of .Api si.
To-day is what has long been styled “ All
Fool’s Day,’’ and many a joke will be perpe
trated at the expense of the unsuspecting. At
tin early hour this morning we witnessed sevi !
oral “ sells,” and doubt not there was many,
another heai ty laugh at fool’s errands, stuffed
pocket books, old hats, which conceal a trench- '
crons rock to sting the toes of any one forget- I
fid enough to be tempted to kick it out of his
path, or the hundreds of other tricks, which ;
have racked the brains of inveterate jokers.
Au lEscape unit* Arrest.
A prisoner, by the name of A ml row J. liar- i
well, confined in our county jail, upon charge .
of several misdemeanors, on Thursday evening 1
last made his escape, whilst a negro boy was
in attendance upon the inmates. The alarm
wa«. immediately given ; but as Sheriff Mc-
Closkey and his ollicers were on duty at the
Court Room, his arrest might have i> cm doubt
ful, had not a number of schoolboys very un
i'Vpeetedlv inf erfi-roil with his hopes of “largest. I
liberty.’’ The pupils of Mr. Henry Williams’
school had just been dismissed, and.were play- ■
Ing in the neighb ,rhood, as Harwell was seen
t unning ac:- s the lots, making good spbe 1 for |
the adjacent vvoods. The juveniles soon headed
him and ordered him to stop —several of them ,
having their shot guns with them, whilst others •
gathered rocks. Harwell pleaded—“ For God’.,
sake, boys, let mo go. They let me out of jail,
for I only had a little light with a man.”—
“Can’t do it,” responded the young heroes," at j
the same time surrounding and gathering the
jail bird. By th:-- t ine Sheriffs McClesky and
Robcitson, with a Crowd which augmented at
almost every step, were in hot pursuit ; but
they had not gone far when they met the tri
hmphant juvenile procession escorting back
ilieir captive. Coming up with the Sheriff,
the bovs hailed him with “ You can go back.
Air. McCloskey, we’ll bring him safe.” And
safely they did bring him —novel relinquish
ing their charge until they saw him safely leek- >
ed up in the quarters for which ho rcemed to
have sb decided a distaste.
When tl e fact is considered that Harwell is
said to bo an exceedingly dangerous and dis
parate man, and that the boys were all quite .
small, Iles arrest retb ets great credit upon
their courage ; and as they all belong to the
“ Johnson Volunteers,’’ we would advise ('apt.
Johnson to hold his juvenile corps in rbadiness,
for their g Hunt services may yet be needed in
vindicating the rights of our new Confederacy-
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Conservative R \criox in the North.—
The New York Tribune gives the following par.
ticulms of the conservative re-action in the
North;
“But our t nvn elections have just been hel-i
in 38 of our 65 counties, and the aggi ‘g i.e
result is 52 J Rm ib!; -in supervisors to 215 of
all sorts a larger p ntion of Republicans than
were ever before chosen. Act, in tin* face o.
this unmistakable demonstration, and ot the
kindred response of New Hampshire, which
las just elected a Republican Governor, I. gis
lature, and full delegation to Longiess by a
round 1.00'5 majority—more than the average
Republican majority at all her Slate elections
Since the Republican party was organized there
—Mr. John Cochrane, the cast-otl servant ot a
ea>t ell and utterly used-up party, assumes to
re si-sure \ irg'na in the name ami behalf of the
State f New Yo.kl Could imposture be more
Lipa bnt."
The Future of our Government.
We give the extract below from Air. Ste
; phen s’ late speech in Savannah. As Air. Ste
phens very truly holds, the future of our gov
ernment depends upon the virtue of our peo
ple. If corruption and venality should ever
be permitted in our public offices—if ambitious
and covetous men are allowed to accomplish
personal and private ends at the sacrifice of
the public good, and to use the powers of the
government for selfish purposes —if bargain
and sale become the order of the day, Mr.
Stephens may well say, “ I have no good to
prophesy for you.” But if the people will be
stow office and emolument only for merit and
fitness, and ability, then the Confederate States
will have entered upon a course of prosperity
unparalleled in the history of the country.
Mr Stephens says :
“ But to the question of the future.—What
is to be the result of this revolution ? Will
everything - , commenced so well, continue as it
1 has begun I In reply’ to this anxious inquiry,
I can only say, it all depends upon ourselves.
A young man starting out in life on his ma
jority, with health, talent; and ability, under a
j favoring Providence, may be said to be the ar
chitect of his own fortunes. His destinies are
jin his own hands, lie may 7 make for himself
I a urine of honor or dishonor, according to his
own acts. If he plants himself upon truth, in-
I tegrity, honor and uprightness, with
! patience and energy, he cannot fail of success.
I So it is with us : we are ti young Republic, just
. enteiing upon the arena of nations ; we will
Ibe the architect of our own fortunes. Our des
tine, under Providence, is in our own hands.
! With wisdom, prudence and statesmanship on
| the part of our public men, and intelligence,
i virtue ami patriotism on the part of the people,
success, to the full measure of our most san
| guine hopes, may be looked for. But if we
become divided—if schisms arise—if dissen
sions spring - up —if factions are engendered
if party spirit, nourished by unholy personal
ambition, shall rear its hydra head, I have no
good to prophesy’ f>r you. Without intel igcnce,
virtue, integrity and patriotism on the part of
I the people, no republic or representative gov
j eminent can be durable or stable.”
j Hard TTmes in Baltimore.— The B iltitnorc
i Sun publi hes a column of letters from firms in
| that city showing that business th ?rc is nearly
ruined, and that somebody “is hurt.,, One
clothing firm, which gave work last March to
about 1200 persons, now emp’oys 200; anoth
er, in the same business, employs 410 where
Last year it employed 1,100. Speaking of busi
ness prospects, the /wot says:
■ Ordinarily’, at this season of the year the re
vival of business imparts vivacity to all the de
partment'. of active life, but the spring opens
with us with >ut any of the cast i nary evi 1 m
cos of co nil lence an I ac'ivity; and idleness and
destitution arc c itaile 1 upon m my who have
looked with kindling I’.ope to this period. If
the current state of public an I bu-iiiess affairs I
continues, the suffering’ of the [-resent day is but j
the beginning ot’ further and more general dis- 1
.—
Important Oi’iNi):; oc th: Aft »r.ney Gen
eral.—The Attorney General, it is understood,
has given a written opinion to the President
th.it under the t 'Jlh section of the law of 1799, !
It will be impos.-iblc to collect any rcvcniic in j
any of the seceded States. That section de- j
elates that the trial of any’ fad regardi ig a j
violation of the revenue laws shall be within '
the .1 u li-’i d -listi'K“. ii which I’m seizure of 1
forfeiture occurs. As there are no I nited States .
Courts, judges or marsh ils, in any of the ports I
ot the s.'c-'de-l States, there are no means under ;
existing laws, of enforcing any penalties for ,
violation of th' revenu', even if it wer • paw ,
tic iblc to appoint a colic ’tor to reside on ship- i
l-oar-l within mar miles of the p >rt. This con
dition of the law has unwillingly force I the
President t-> ileterminc up m c tiling an extra
session of C ingress im:ne b it -lv.~ A’. I”. !i‘al l.
Look Back.—-Some of the Black Republi
canjournals arc greatly’ exercise I because the
Constitution of the Confederate States is not,
submitted for latitication to the pc >pa en nhtssci
instead of conventions of the people. These 1
journals would do well to look back a little
before being t >o I m l in their complaints. The
Congress of the Confederate States have pro- i
posed that their Constitution be ratified in pre -
ciselv the same way that the Constitution of j
the United States was ratified. The last arti.
cle of that instrument read- as fellows :
“The ratification of th-' ('(>?,<•>'•»/mas of nine
States -hall be -efficient fi-r the establishment
of this (’ou'-tituti »n betw t: tb.c States so rat
ifving the same.
Now, as i matter of fi d, the United States
Constitution wn< n -t submitted to the people
of a single t-;ate except K’» de I-iar.d, ami
then it was voted 1 >wu by tvv thonsai d, -- ven
humlred and eight, against it. and two hun-lre.l
and thirty-two t>r it. Ab -ut a year after
however, a c 'nvention -5 tin.' >tat' il l iptcd it.
'Hie Congress of the Confe l ratc States has
followed strictly in the footprints of theii fa
thers.— fltihgar ( J/e.) I
Personal. —Mr. Russvi, the well known,
correspondent of the L ndon / is daily
expected in Charleston, and from the ability of
his previous -ketches, our people will doubt
k— look with some interest for bis letters about
men and things in the Coni', i.iaie states.—
i Ca. Mercury.
Military Movements.
Two volunteer companies passed down the
State Road to-day at noon, on their way to
Pensacola, in response to the call of Goieinor
Brown. They were the “ Ringgold Rangers, ’
from Ringgold, and the “ Etowah Infantry,”
from Cartersville. Each company numbered
80 fine looking men, who will do good service
whcrcVcr they are required. They were ac
companied by the Cartersville Band. At this
point; W. P. Stephens, well known to our read
ers, joined the Cartersville Company, having
been recently notified of his election as a mem
ber.
At Atlanta these companies will be joined
by the Gate City Guards, 82 men, the Quiman
Guards, of Forsyth, the Newnan Guards, and
with two Augusta companies, will proced to
Fort Pickens.
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About the Forts. —The Pensacola Tribune
of the 19tb instant says:
“ Everything is going on briskly at A5 arring
ton. Preparations are being made for immedi
ate service. Batteries are being erected, and
orders have been given to the squadron outside
that they’ can no longer obtain supplies of pro
visions and waler at the Navy Yard. Capt.
O’Hara, in command of Fort Mcßae, is doing
noble service, mounting those heavy’ guns, a
daily’ report of the calibre of which is heard
here at sunrise and siinset, sounding like a
clap of thunder, lly-the-bye, wC heard a good
joke in reference to them a day or two ago.—
During the day’ Capt. O’Hara having mounted
one or two of these large Columbiads, conclu
ded to try one of them and sec how they’ fired.
Accordingly lie belched forth one of those front
ing Fort Pickens, which shook everything
around and awoke Pickens, which immediate
ly beat to arms, and in a moment every gun on
that fort was manneJ. Col. I’orney was aston
ished at hearing the gun fired from Fort Alc-
Rae during hours, and seeing Pickens manned
sent down to inquire what was the matter. —
He found nothing hurt’
“Our boys arc anxious to get at the Brooklyn.
The crew of that vessel is composed almostcn
tirely of abolitionists,and have become very ob
noxious. They have not hud decency’ enough
to treat respectfully those who were kind en
ough to honor them with a visit.
“The ladies of the Military Aid Society’ here
are daily engag-d in the patriotic work of ma
king cartridges, and the exhibition of patriot
ism is manifested even in the little girls, two of
whom we noticed an evening or two ago, mak
ing miniature caitridges with perfect delight,
little thinking dr knowing what representations
they’ were forming of the terribly weapons
which are soon to be used.”
Th*-’ Last of the “Peace Conference.’ ,
AVe are happy to announce to all the world
that the “Peace Conference Propositions” re
ccivcd’their death blow in the State Convention
yesterday evening, when, in Committee of the
Whole,they Were rejected by a vote of 116 to 4
We have not a tear of grief to shed—nay, we
could shout for joy over this corpse, but for
the eoinm’seration we teel bound, in charity,
to extend to the four pall-bearers.— Richmond
En'i''ircr, 261 h .
.-oi.
Southern Flags in this Port.—On Saturday’
the steamship Alabama, of Mitchell’s Savan
nah line, Geoigc R. Schenck, commander, sail
ed from her berth, No. 36 N. R., Hying the
Hag of the Confederate States from her forctop
mast, and the colors of the State of Georgia
from her niizzen.— A r . s’. Day Houk.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Notice.
KENNESAW LODGE,
Marietta, Ga., Feb. 1, 1861.
Take notice that Geo. W. Kelly has been duly ex
plicit from all the rights and privileges of Masonry
lor unniasonic conduct, in having obtained goods and
absconding without paying for the same.
By order of the Lodge:
W. A. FRAZER, Sec’y.
f-iendly to the cause will please copy.
new advertisements.
Z’cr 100.000 Feet on hand,
r |'HF. subseril»er has on hand at his Steam Saw Mill,
J- 21 miles from Marietta,
100,000 <>l‘ Lumber,
ri.mk of any kind, or other descriptions of lumber
he is prepared to furnish
FOR THE CASH,
at $1 per him h J at the Mill, or 51 25 delivered at
:i. A. < '>* ‘K.
Jvf'Vrders may be left at the I’ost Office, or at T.
J. Atkinson’s store.
april 1-ts
VOTK’E>T«o months after date application
1' will be ma le to the Court of Ordinary of Cobb
county tor leave to sell the lands belonging to the es
tate of J°h Stewant. deceased, for the benefit ot
the heiis an 1 creditors cf sai l deceased. This .Ipri! 1.
1861 JOHN GANN. Alm < de bonis non,
with the will annexed.
Notice.
fTIWO MONTHS after date application will be
i I made to the Court of Ortlinary of Cobb county for
leave to sell the real estate belonging to the estate of
I Charles Cler, late of said county deed., for the bene
' fit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased.
ELIZABETH CLER, Adm x.
April 1,1861-3 W
MISCELLANEOUS.
Jger DII Y GOO DS ! ‘‘Wa
J. J. NOHTHCUTT c r e CO.
NlaFictta, Georgia,
Have their full supply of Staple and Fancy
LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S SUPERIOR
together with a general assortment <yf articles,
which they are offering on the most
—FOR —
Call and be Mar
IMPORTOT TO MERCIHNTS.
ooo
DRY GOODS
Purchased and Receivedßefore the Tariff
went into effect.
Jackson, filler & Verdcry,
WHOLESALE DEALERS,
AUGUSTA, GA.
IIVAE RECEIVED A LARG E STOCK OF
DRY GOODS
SUITED TO THE
SPR TRAOIE OF IS6S,
And arc prepared to oiler
Inducements to Prompt and Cash
PAYII G BUYERS.
Merchants visiting this city’ are respectfully invited
to call and examine.
mar2s- Im.
MESSRS. PAGE A HAL IY,
Respectfully call the attention of the public to
their stock of
FALL Mi) WHITER GOODS I
hist received from Charleston. Almost every article
usually kept in a Dry Goods Store may’ be found.
STAPLE and FANCY 7
©Y© © © ©
SHOES, BOOTS, HATS, GAPS,
BONNETS, CLOTHING,
Crockery, Glass Ware and Cutlery.
Call ami see our Stock beforn buying elsewhere.
Prices will be made to correspond with the hardness
of the times.
Store next door to D. M. Yonng.
Oct 12 1860tf PAGE & HALEY.
./ MItM O V cf; CO ’ S
Excelsior Mills,
MARIETTA, (la.
r piHS French Burr Stone Mill, lately put up in Me
A felfresh’s building, near the railroad, runs every’
WEDNESDAY AMD SATURDAY,
and makes the finest quality’ of Xlcal and Grist.
fl«/”Corn ground for toll.
“lar2l " JARMON & CO.
WILLIAMS & McLEAN.
MANUFACTURERS and Dealers in all kinds of
F Uli IT UIIE 9
MOSS AND HAIR MATTRESSES,
Looking Olass, Plates, Ac.
PEACH -TR E E S TREE T,
Atlanta, - Borgia
apri-20’ 0
C. J. SIIE P A RD,
At the Ohl Stand of J. 11. ?!<•<'lirstork.
HAS now on hand a large and
well-selected assortment of family supplies, to
which he invites the attention of the citizens of Ma
rietta and the country, the one priced system will
be strictly adhered to. His terms will be Cash, or
equivalent, that is, Country Produce at Cash prices,
or short time to prompt j>ayirm customers. Bills due
on presentation. ills determination is to sell
good articles at low prices and tf/ill expect prompt
payments.
w Choice Fruit Treen.
fTHIE undersigned is prepared to furi.ish the very’
JL best varieties of tine fruit trees from his Nur
sery near Marietta. Otders through the lost Office
will be promptly attended to.
Marietta, Ga—Feb 19 N B HARDEN.
~ < s <» a i? s /:
\ FINE assortment of CIG AH'- from 15 < enf< apice
A down, at the I’OSl OF t ICE.
READ OUR NOTICE.
a BL of our ;m*'**imts for the past y<-ar aie nr-w due,
?\ and we earnestly request our friends to come for
ward and settle un, as we are compelleil to have mo
ney to carry on our business.
janH-lm H AMME7IT & GROVES.
ATT
\ LARGE lot of Almonds. Filbert-. Pecan, English
A Walnuts. Cocoa Nuts ami Rai-ins.
Just received by GROVES & BUTNER.
I COFFEE.
! UO Ba-rs Coffee, Rio, Java, and Lagu m, on handier
WM.RCOF&SON.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Frec Forward
PRIVATE bonded warehouses,
AND
CUSTOM-HOUSE BROKERAGE.
ritJIE undersigned has, with Messrs. Brigham, Bald.
L win & Co., Messrs. Wilder & GaUie, and Messrs-
Hunter & Gammell, formed an association for the pur
pose of entering at the Custom House and Storing in
Bond, in accord .neo with the Revenue Laws, any
goods arriving ft this port which may be entrusted to
his custody. ~
He being the managing and active partner, has
bonded, with the approval of the Secretary of the
Treasury, commodious warehouses, where all mer
chandize coming to this port can. be stored, every at
tention pa’d to its preservation, and for its prompt de
livery when entry has been made at the Custom
House, at the lowest possible tariff charges.
Merchandize destined for the interior will be entered
for payment of duties, or in bond, as may be required
by the consignees. All goods consigned to him to be
forwarded, will receive the greatest despatch at the
lowest rate of charge, and in such manner as may be
directed. If the duties are to be. paid in this port,
funds must be provided for that purpose, but if to bo
forwarded in bond, the requisite bonds will be given.
Goods entrusted to care of undersigned, consigned
to points in the interior, will be forwarded by railroad
or other conveyance, as directed, free of commission.
. An experience of nearly twenty years in the details
of Custom House business, and a thorough acquaint
ance with the Warehouse laws, in every detail, will
1 enable this copartnership to give the greatest despatch
j consistent with the safety of the revenue.
CHAS. C. WAT,DEX.
Office in Claghorn& Cunningham’s Buildings, head of
Drayton street, Savannah, Ga,
March 15-lin.
L. BENNETT’S
CHEAP CASH STORE.
HE W B?®■- s s coons
JUST ifJSt'EZrjBB
A T the well known stand of the Subscriber, North
East corner of Public Square, the very
itesl Steck of doods
lever purchased, which will be sold as low for the
CASH as they can be bought anywhere.
I will call attention particularly to my purchases of
heavy and serviceable goods. Also a well selected
supply of
Hcady-Mado Clothing 1
LA DIES' DRESS GOODS,
And to a large Stock of
BOOT S and SHOE S,
of-which I have always on hand a large supply.
Call and price my Goods.
Those indebted arc requested to come forward
and make settlement, or they may find their notes
and accounts in the hands of an officer for collection.
Mar 28
Mg
sttous- **■
HAVING been heretofore unable to accommodate
all my customers, I desire now to inform them
.md the public gcneially that having laid in a good
lot of the best Frcnch Stock, and also having em
ployed competent workmen I am now prepared to
sup", ly all who will favor me with their patronage,
wiiii the best Shoes ami Poots that can be made. I
intend to keep constantly on hand a few choice ready
made Boots ai.<l Shoes, and will endeavor to make it
to the interest of Southern men to buy Southern made
Boots and Shoes. Ail work Warranted.
Prices:
Water proof and Quilted bottom Boots ?IC.OO
u u “ Footing 6. 50
Fine Calf Welt Boots stitched. 8 to 9.00
“ Pump Sole do to 9,00
Footing S 5 -50 to ® G 0 °
Kip Roots S 5-00 to *7.00
“ Footing 4to 5.50
Shoes to $6.00
Shon on Powder Snring street at foot of Railroad
Ijqq..,! R. W, GABLE.
p, s Repairing also done with neatness and dis-
patch. Marietta, Ga., Jan. 22, 1861
HARD 'W A.RE,
Furnishing: Goods!
Ac., &c..
West side of E’siMtc Square
Tier I urgent nteu K ever brought
to
W. E. WADSWORTH
Announces that he has just received the largest and
most complete assortment of
AND
u House Furnisliing
. . GrOOds
? b Ever brought to this market,—
1 be sold on more fa-
■* V . vorablc terms than ever before.
Iron, Steel, Nails, Pots, Latches,
Locks, Hinges, Carpenter’s
Tools, E] Ovens, Parlor,’
Kitchen, Box and Wood Stoves,
every variety < i Blacksriiiths looks, Anins,
Vices, Bellow , Ctoss Cut, Tenon,
Mill, and Wood Saws.
Table Cutlery, Silver plated Ware,
Corn Sb Ilers, .
Scythes, Forks, Shovels, Spades, Paints, Ous,
GLA SS. GUN S and PIS TOLS.
Builders’ and Carpenters’ Hardware,
all of which he warrants himself to sell at
A TLA NT A PRICES!
For Cash.
He also manufactures every variety of
Cffffer, Tin and Sheet Iron Vrare,
Job Work cf all kinds done on short notice. Call
and examine rny stock.
(Wf TER MS CA S IT-
bnl _ ly W. L. WADSWORTH.
Notice !
A T w ’• forthwithf
Skid Harris Superintendent, -or m- Sup t.
decU-frn