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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. . —— —• • S O I • ♦ Bw— 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. ■ — - —<«-• -«■•<#>>►- • 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. Mgna! ♦ © Ss=> “ 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.- —— —-■ ■ -—• i-ukj's3 ♦*> © 4 nSC**""”- 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. —--•■sa - • . • m 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. —.*-sa • • ♦ a*—- - 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. - 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. ■■agg ♦ ♦ “i*- * ♦ BB*" 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. W♦ • ◄ • 8811 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.