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. SEMI-WEEKLY ADVOCATE,
MARIETTA,GEORGIA.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1861.
Read carefully our advertising columns,
to-day.
The Semi-Weekly Advocate.
At considerably increased expense for paper
and work, we have changed the form of the
Semi-Weekly Advocate, enlarging the size of
the sheet. This renders it necessary to make
a difference in price between the Weekly and
Semi-Weekly. Our rates will be as follows :
Weekly, per annum,sl 50
Semi^Weekly, “ 2 00
Those who are disposed to cncpuxa-ge im»
provement in a Marietta, paper, will oblige us
by sending us the names of new subscribers, or
advertisements or job work.
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Eulogy on Gov. McDonald.
A eulogy on the life, character and public
services of the late Gov. 0. J. McDonald, will
be delivered at this place,on Saturday the 20th
inst., by the Hon. Henry R. Jackson, of Sa
vannah. Judge Jackon has been selected for
this duty by the Committee appointed at a
Public meeting of the citizens of Cobb County,
in December last. Many, no doubt, from a
distance, will be induced to attend, and from
the acknowledged ability of the speaker, with
the known merits the distinguished subject,
may safely promise themselves a rich tr. at.
Papers in the State will please notice.
Seward’s Polic y.
“The Commissioners are perfectly befogged
as to the policy of the Lincoln Administration
in regard to the seceded States.”
The above is part of a telegraphic despatch
from Washington, on March 29th, to the Sa
vannah News.
Why is it that the Commissioners arc thus
befogged ? It is because they expect Air. Sew
ard to be open and manly in his course of poli
cy. They expect that Lincoln and Seward will
cither declare for coercion of the seceded States '
back into the Union, or for a recognition of I
their independence. They will do neither.— '
For either open recognition, or attempted coer
cion is fatal to the abolition government. Lin
coln is iii difficult position, lie can neither i
go forward nor backward. With undying hate
to the South, he ami Sewaid arc afraid to strike. '
They will not attempt coercion, for they know
they would fail ; and failure would be rum. —
They will not recognize our Government, if
they can help it. Have they, then, no settled
policy ? Yes. What is it, then—is it peace or
war? Neither; but a policy more dangerous
than open war for subjugation. It is to foment
dissension in the Border States. It will be the
same for the seceded States. If let alone, in a
short time Seward’s spies and emissaries would
be scattered over the South. Every im ams
would be used to impair confidence in the Con
federate Government among its own citiz ns.
The dissatisfied in our midst would be hunted
up by Seward's tools and emissaries, and or.
ganized tor action. Tniitors among us could
have the price of treason. They know this to
boa desperate game ; but it is the old ab dition
programme, and it defers the day of their ruin.
It cannot succeed. But it may annoy the South
by sowing the seals of distrust among our
people. Hence our Commissioners should de
i»nn«] «»r> nr>f«-cr c-f pvaCe ul nur, ams not leave
the abolition g •vernment at Washington time
to try their old schemes of incendiarism ami
poisoning.
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Telegraph and express Olllees.
Mr. A. W. Y ork, whose appointment to the
Telegraph Office at this place we noticed aj
tveekor two ago, has fitted up a very neat of
fice in the Passenger Depot Building, wheie
he is ready to wait upon all persons having
messages to transmit at lightning speed. Mr.
York is a gentlemanly and efficient operator, in
whom the Company have secured a faithful,
prompt and energetic agent.
Mr. J. R. Tucker, Express Agent, has his
office in the same room—a very appropriate
combination of public business conveniences:
for the Express may be justly style 1 the elder
brother of the Telegraph, who, although not >.»
swift in his movements, perfoims the heavier
drudgery of his nimble companion, wi h an
unflagging energy ami undoubted fidelity. All
persons desirous of enlisting Joe’s services, in
sending package- by .-Meam, or those of Gn>. in
transmitting messages at lightning speed, will
find one or the other always on band.
Attention is called to Mr. L. C. Mc-
Lellan’s advertisement if a supply of pro
visions and groeerit *, at bis oM stand. North
W est corner of the Public Square. His stock
is very heavy, and will be kept np to meet the
demands of this market. Mr. McLellan has
sent us, from his Flour ami Baron, a sample,
in the shape of a 251 b. sack of Extra Fanev
Family Flour, and a round, plump eamass en
eased H.un for which we return our ack new I
••Igern-nts.
Painting*
Messrs. Hughey & Randall have placed in
our office two paintings in oil, one embracing a
view of the Marietta, Paper Mill, the other of
a “Backwoods Home, both of which are highly
creditable to those gentlemen, they are, we
believe, in this branch ot the art, self taught,
and deserve much praise for the success which
they have attained.
£g-\Ve understand that Mr. LeFebvrc, Prin
cipal of a large and flourishing institution for
the education of young ladies, in Richmond,
Va, is now in our place for the purpose of ex
amining its advantages, with the view of a
removal from Virginia, and the establishment
of his Seminary at this point. It is the gene
ral desire of our citizens who have bad the
project submitted to them, that he should de
cide to locate the institution at Marietta.
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z Congressional Distriets.
Georgia being entitled to ten representatives
in Congress, the State was re-districted by the
late Convention. The following counties com
pose the Bth, 9th and 10th Districts.
Eighth District— Campbell, Carroll, Cobb,
Coweta, DeKalb, Fulton, Haralson, Heard,
Paulding and Polk.
Ninth District —Banks, Cherokee, Dawson,
Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Jackson,
Lumpkin, Milton, Pickens, Rabun, Towns,
Union and \V Lite.
Tenth District — Cass, Catoosa, Chattooga,
Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gordon, Gilmer, Murray,
Walker and Whitfield.
Massachusetts Preparing for Civil Wail
—We perceive by a report presented to the
House of Representatives, that Massachusetts
has been actually preparing for civil war on a
large scale. The contracts made for the equip
ment of troops for active service include two
thousand knapsacks and two hundred thousand
i ball cartiigcs, and an appropriation of 825,C00
has been made by the commonwealth to defray
I the expense of putting the State troops on a
1 war footing. It would h*iv ' been wed loi the
country if Massachusetts has boon as ready with
her troops during the war of 1812 —l4 when
she refused to allow them to leave the State—
as she hassh )\vn herself in the present instance.
V. Y. Herald.-
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A Bad Place fcr Morals. — Hon. T. B.
Sedgwick has written the appended reply to
a note which he received from a clergyman
asking his influence to obtain a subordinate
clerkship in the New York Custom House for
bis smi, a youth he “had never had occasion
to punish, and never knew of his being guilty
of a falsehood:”
Syracuse, March, 1861.
Re v. Mi'. P.— My Dear Sir: —If you have a
son who won’t lie nor steal, don't for God's
sake, put him in the New York Custom House;
lie would soon lose those qualities there; and
get other habits not half so virtuous. Still, if
you are inclncd to put temptation in his way,
instead of being careful ami prayerful that it
be removed from him, 1 will give him a letter,
provide I any friend of mine is appointed Col
lector.
Very truly your friend, ami the friend of
your boy. T. B- Sedgewick.
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The Broad Bars of the Coni ederacv. —
i We protest against the word “stripes,” as ap
-1 plied to the broad bars of the flag of our Con
lederaey. '1 lie word is quite appiopriate as ap
plied to theankce ensign or a barber’s pole:
bm it ikies m»t correctly describe the red
and white division of theflagof the Confederate
States. The word is bars— we have icmoved
from under tl.e stripes. As wo speak of the flag,
we may mention that the Committee on Flag- ;
caused the Secretary of Congress to order one
from Mobile for the Capitol, which will profit
ably ariive to day. It is 28 feet lung by 18 in I
width; ard, as the Congress has adjourned
till May. will probably be turned over tempo
rarily to the War Department. It was man
utactured under the direction of Major Geo. B.
Clitherall.— Monty inert] Moll.
. Lrmtf rs Disiant ’.— lhe rcsg-natioi.s
if Assistant Surgon W. A. Carswell, of
South Carolina, and James 11. Berrien, of
Georgia, and ot Brevet Second Lieutenant
Harold Burl \nd. Fifth Infantry, of Arkansas,
a son ot ex Se at >r S >lon. of that ilk, have
been received at the War Department.
Mr. Adams 7>i>sat ; srud.— Hon. Charles F.
Adams, Minister to England, protests against
the appointment of the gentleman named ns
bis Secretary of Legation, and demands the
appointment of some other man.
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Ta\e< lx SbuTii C.<k->lina.—According to
the new schedule of taxation recently publish
ed in South Carolina, the average rate is 17?
cents on every handle I dollars of prop- rtv
On negroes the tax is $1 26. a vei v consider
able reduction from the 816 ahead reported
in the abolition papers.
The Secessionists in Tennessee will hold
a State Conv n’ion in Na-hi ide. on tr.e 11th of
May, to nominate a candidate tor Governor
Washing* oll « OSS »P-
Washington, March 31.—The Commission
ers f»el no uneasiness in regard to tl.e evacu
ation of Fort Sumter or
Fort Pickens, they being i»Hy satisScd m ic
gard to both points; and they are n '"“"b
achieve a peaceful solution of tl.e d.fhcul cs
by a speedy withdrawal of the troops from the
limits of the Confederacy.
The Commissioners, it is beleived, are man
aging this complicated matter with skill and
i ability.
Texas Atrairs*
New York, March 31.-The steam-ship
i Daniel Webster reports having landed at Fort
' Jefferson, Tortugas, companies L and M, of the
First Artillery, and at Fort Taylor, Key W est,
1 companies F ami K, of the s same regiment.
The Daniel Webster reports that the Indians
' were committing great havoc among the people
in Texas—killing some, and running of their
' stock. Major Sibley had chastised some of the
; savages.
1 Washington, April—Those that are best
informed outside the Cabinet confidently assert
' that the Cabinet on Saturday resolved upon an
immediate evacuation of Fort Sumter, lhe
j above however, should not yet be accepted as
! a fixed fact.
The New York Tribune’s special from Wash
ington says that the President reserves to 1 im
self the ultimate decision in regard to the re
inforcement of Fort Sumter, about which the
Cabinet were unanimous, with one exception,
two weeks ago, but different views have re
cently been presented, not without leaving an
impression favorable to the feasibility of intro
ducing men and supplies.
The correspondent adds that several leading
' naval officers have expressed the belief that
| the batteries guarding the entrance to Chai les
ion harbi r might be run by with steamers
without more than ordinary risk, bit tney
riyrce that the enterprise should be executed at
1 night.
The above view is entertained by the agent
Laman, sent to make a personal inspection
for the satisfaction of the administration.
New Orleans, April 2.—Galveston advices
state that Col. Ford had received information
from Matamoras, that Gen. Ampudia with
three thousand Mexicans, was marching on
Brownsville.
Col. Ford, ordered all the navy gins and
ordinance stores at Brazos island to be ship
ped. A scene of difficulties was anticipated
'Hie Mohawk arrived off Pass Bascllo on
i the 29th.
The Coatzacoalcos sailed with, eight h un
; dred troops. The Empire city and the Star of
the West were King at the Pa-s.
Mobile, April 2.—Sales of Cotton to da)
2,200 bales; middlings at 12.} cents.
New Orleans, April 2. —Sales of Cotton to
day 8,000 bales, Middlings fit 12} a 13 cents.
A ssginia 3jCgislaGsre.
Richmond, March 31.—The ILmse last night
modified and passed the Senate’s resolution,
instructing the Governor to prevent tl.e remov
-1 al of guns from BelDna foundry beyond reach
of the State authority.
T.ie Cotton Pi. vxters's Convention.—
The Cotton Planter’s I' mvention, recently in
, session in Maco:i, hive d 'termmed on holding
their second Fair in November next; the [ lace
rennins to be settled upon by the Executive '
Committee.
Lee's Volunteers. Lee's Volnateers arri
ved in Pensicola, o:i the evening of Friday, the
22d inst. They were reported to be in fine
health and condition. — Atlanta. Litcl.
Those Guns.—Yesterday moining three guns
left this city for Savannah. They were brought
on the cars from Richmond, \a. The largest 1
weighed sixteen thousand pounds. They were
destined for Savannah, Ga.— .Uaeon Telegraph.
Amendments to the Constitution. —The
House of Assembly of New York last week
passed to a third reading a bill to provide for
th ' submission to the people the question of
calling a convention to amend the Constitution
Another Columbiad.—The Central Rail
i 'i l train yeste day brought another “bull
dog tor Governor Brown. 1 his, we believe,
inakts the sixth received within a week. — S»p*-
A recruiting office for the Confederate j
'Tates army is about to be opened in Wu-diino-'- 1
ton, D. C , if is
#
C wtmas. it is understood, was awaiting the
depanure of the Federal troops to
mence operations on a larger scale than here
to ore.
T ork merchants are writing to
Washington that unless Congress holds an ex
tra session to repeal the M jrrii! Tariff Bill, they
will imp?rt coeds via ( harieston. A good idea. '
BY TO-DAYS MAIL.
Fort Sumter. —We learn that the
Conductor on the Georgia Railroad states that
yesterday Gov. Pickens and Gen. Beauregard
made their last examination of the forts, and
ordered communications to be cut oft from Fort
Sumter. This means surrender or fight.
Change of Schedule.
On and after Saturday, the Day Passenger
Train will leax’e Alarictta as follows .
For Atlanta, A. M.
“ Chattanooga, 11 15 A. M.
Night Express for Atlanta, 2.15 A. M.
u “ “ Chattanooga, 7.25 P. M.
Day Express for Atlanta, 2.02 P. M.
u u “ Chattanooga, .6.21 A. M.
New Orleans, April 3.—We have received
Galveston dates to the 2d. Gen. Houston had
sent a message to the Legislature protesting
against the Convention and appealing to the
! Legislature to sustain him. lie claims still to
be Governor. The Legislature took not the
slightest notice of his appeal.
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I Pensacola, April 3.—Mr. Berryman, the
commander of the steamer Wyandotte, died
last night from brain fever.
Charletton, April 3. —Sales of cotton to
day 700 bales, ranging from lOf to 13}e. The
market closed advancing.
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Norfolk, March 31.—A petition mimer
' ously signed, instructing the delegates to the
Convention from this city to vote for immedi
-1 ate secssion, is in circulation.
A large and enthusiastic meceting was held
at Washington Point to-day, when a Resolu
tion instructing the delegates from Aoitolk
county in thd State Convention to vote for im
mediate secession was adopted.
From the Charleston Mercury.
Washington, April 2. —The bewilderment
of the Lincoln Adminijtration is not a whit
lessened to-day. The outside pressure both
for and against the adoption of a war policy
is tremendous. Meantime it is said that the
South?! n Commissioners, like other people,
arc g’etting heartily sick of Seward’s do-noth
ing tactics.
A letter received here from the Collector of
New York says that that port is now virtually
blockaded by the operation of the new tariff,
which went into effect on the Ist inst. All
importations were suspended, and it a hostile
licet were outside, the stagnation Could not be
more complete.
The impression is, that the result of the
j Connecticut tlecl on kills oft the Union party
■in Virginia. Reliable information from Rich
mond is to the same eftoct.
Sptiial Ilispatch to tl.e Charleston Courier.
Washington, April 2.—Explicit instructions
were taken out on Friday by’ Mr. Sandford,
United States Minister to Belgium, an 1 the
same will be issued to all Foreign Ministers, to
protest against any recognition of the Confed
erate Commissioners.
ITocrasiimiting words arc still given to the
Confedciatc Commissioners by the Administra
tion.
Mr. Lincoln informed several Senators to-day
that there is great probability of an extra ses*
J sion.
The politiriaSf 1 and the Administration con
tinue to receive alarming news from Virginia.
It is believed that the result of the Connec
ticut elections will piral yze the efforts of the
Virginia L’uion-savers.
Governor Pickens <.;d General Beaure
guard.— Ihe Charleston Courier of Wedncs
day says; —“We learn that Governor Pickens
and Gene: al Beauregard go to-day’ to visit and
inspect ail the batteries for the last time, and
t<> arrange matters for decided action, as all
the batteiies are now thoroughly ready.—
The go in a private conveyance and alone.’’
I>Au We learn that the Regiment of Geor
gia Volunteers, ju-t received into the service of
the Confederate States, at Macon, elected J. N.
Ramsey, of Columbus, their Colonel ; J. O- I
Clarke, of Augusta, Lieut. Colonel: J. 11.
Thompson, of Atlanta, Major; Capt. Leary, of
Cartersville, was elected Major of the Indepen- '
dent Battalion.
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Washington, April 7. It is ascertained
that the French Consols in the Confederate
Sta'es have received instructions’ direct from
the Fiench Government, instead of through
the French Minister here, relative to the facili- j
ties of Southern commerce with that Empire.
Although no official notification of the com- I
ing of French and English fleets has been re
ceived here, geullcmcn in prominent positions
are satisfied that their movements are inclose ;
connection with the observatins of Southern I
political everts.
\ O T 1 C K.
/ 1 1Rx CXi-taXi ES havinrr prevented my r .moving
W.-st as contemplated—l offer my services as a
Phy-b ian to the public for the ensuing year.
6*7“ Office in Connell s Building, up stairs, I I
can l»e found iti times. GEO. W. CLELAND.
N OTICE.
At I ER the first day of January 1860, we willjs -il
: n < ash or liarter nt cash prices. Iliankful for past
lavors we still solicit a continuance of the same.
dec. 28 1-5 ) a GREEN &Co I
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AND
Provision Store;
L. C. McLELAN,
Northwest corner of the Public Sguare,
Has just received and is now opening the lar-,
gest stock ever brought to this market, com
sisting of
Flqui-, Corn,
Bacon Sides; Ilaras,
Lard, Sugars,
Molasses,
&c., &c, &c., &c., &c.
His stock thia year will be fully equal to the
wants of this market.
April 5-ts.
LTst of letters remaining in the Post.
Cffice at Marietta on the first day of April, 1861.
’ nderson, Agnes Johnston, W. IL .
Archer, A. I. Kemp, Mrs Marinda
Blascoe, S. Lewis, J.
Bennett, Miss Amanda Les er. R. N,
Booth & Jones Morris, X. -
Cooper, Isaac M. Morris, Miss L. S,
: Coolev, Martin Mathews, Mrs. Nancy
Care, Isadore Martin, Miss Bettie
Carlton, James Moore, William C.
Coiiron, Joseph McConnell J. N.
Cook Mrs. Harriet McCloud, John
. Cofield, J. C. Nash, Win M.
Cowl, Isaac Rmkeit, Alfied
Crotchctt & Ransom Rockford, A. B.
Drake, Cargil Roach, S. f.
Eldridge, Mrs. S. C. Ransom, Misss Amanda
Edengton, IL A. Rayston, Baldwin
Eaton, Alexander Miss M. J.
Ewing, D. It. Smith, J. N.
Frasier, James Sealy, J. H,
’ Fathers, H. M. Self, James
Fowler, Mrs. Sarah Stanson & Wilson
Gober, Marion I’app, James
Gossett. Miss Susan Winn, W. L
• Ginn.S. M. James 2
llal’es, flalathiel Wilson, Bagg
Hickey, Miss Maty J. Wilson, Bettie
• Haskey, C. B. Wilson, Henry
Hays, G. G. Wallace, Miss M. A.
Holley, Walker ’ Wood, David »
Haney, Mrs. Relx?cca , Wadsworth, John
Johnsen, A. H. S. Williams, J,
, Jewel!, D. A, j
VZ. F. GROVES, P. M.
LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Pos t
Office dt Acworth on the first of April, 1861.
Adams, Jesse jHedge"ock, J. C„
Arnold W. H. lHerrington, Miss F rank
Adams, Alexander I Hughes, G. W. c«; i
Brewer. Allen Hammond, Miss Pennclia
Bagwell, John 'Kirkpatrick, Henry
Cox. Zachariah jKendrich, L,
Collins, H. M. Kemp, Solomon
Clark, Jeff, jKeneda, David
Chery, J. A. Kelly, David
1 Cullin, Miss Moriah L. ’Lindsey, J. J.
Dunkin, R, S. Lawrence, James
Duke, Reuben alLawrenoe. C. W.
Dudley. David IMcDoaald James
Daniel. M uy A. Marten, M illiam
Davis, V. W. McConnell
Drummond, Rev. W. Prichard, JanieS P.
Drummond, J. H. Puicely. 1. A -
Emery, Reuben 8 Parker, Milford
Foster Dr. J. R. Russell, W. A-
Fell, John L. Rodgers, Miss Sarali
Frost. Richard (Serv; ntpStianges, Jatf. W.
Grogan, Richard jsteel, Asberry
Grogan, Geoige (Tidwell, Mance
Ginn, L. W. ! Thompson, Williamson
Ginn, S. G. ; feat, Miss M. J’
Han-ley, Ntfthan
J. C. COOPER, P. M.
Council Proceedings.
Call Meeting, June 20th, iB6O, present his Honor
Samuel Lawrence, Mayor, and Councilmen Connell,
Bennett, Reid and Knight. Absent .McElfresh and
D. M. Young. ,
His Honor made known the object of the
by stat ng a proposition or request that was ma«le by
Mr. James H. Steadman, praying for the privilege of
laying Gas Pipes within the Streets anid Pavements of
the City.of Marietta. Mr. Jatflys H. Steadman ufso
appeared and mc.de bis proposition mote clearly aud
satLf.ic ory to the Council. Motion by Aldefman
Connell that the privilege be granted with the restric
tion cf the following Resolution . ,
Unsolved, That James H. Steadmati have the privilege
of opeumg the Streets of the City lor the purpose of
laving GaS Pipes, and crossing the 1 avements, provid
ed he leaves the Streets and Pavements in as good or
der as before he open them, and so conduct tlie open
; irfg and laving as to mak-: as little obsti uction to pajsi:-
erJ-by as possible. Carried. No ftiither.business,—
Council adjourned. John M. Walker, Clerk.
Regular Meeting, July 9th, IBuo, present nis Hon
or Samuel Lawrence and Aidermen Co nell, Beriqctt.
Reid and Knight. Absei.t Aldermen Young and Mc-
Elfresh. Minutes of May the 3d and 7th and Juno
30th were confirmed. Street Committee submitted tno
following rc ort: t
Respectfully report that the bridge over the branch
on the street running east of the Court House is near
i ly completed, and the streets, under the management,
i of our very efficient Marshall, are all in tolerable
good condition, and hope soon to have them better,
as the hands are busy in repairing the same. Al! of
which is respectfully reported.
11. Reid and W, S. McEi.fresh, Coinmitt«6.
Motion by AldernVirn Bennett that his Honoi the
Mayor be added to the Financial Committee to assist
‘ in the examination and report the sum ot the City lax
I P>ook of 1859. Carried. His Honor appointed the
following narnc<l Gentlemen assessors of the City of
Marietta for the year 1860, Messrs. W. T. Winn, Jas.
j S. Morris and Isaac N. Heggie ; also insa’UiJted ihe
Clerk to notify them of the same. • , ■
Count il Examined the following accounts aud order
ed them paid :
Dennie a 1 & Wright»B,Ji
Whitman Wintersso,64
J. M. Walker37,so
Ham met & GroVef. ... 22.25,
J. C. Brown
L. Bennett 10,00
H. Reid 10 - 00
D. M. Young6o,oo
Samuel Lawrence
E. N. KnightJ 0 -'*?
Dr. D. Connell
W. S.
$35*,64.
No fui ther business. Council adjourned.
Jonx M WALKea, Clerk.
READ OUR NOTICE.
4 LL of our accounts for the past year are now due.
/Y and we earnestly request our friends to come foi
ward and settle un, as we are compelled to hare mo
ney to carry on our business.
pn n-1 m 11A M M ETT & G ROVES.
X crood lot of Fine Chewing Tobacco
For sale by HAMMETT & GKOVISS.