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Tuesday Morning, May £2s"*. Atlanta Amateurs. By notice in another column it is announc ed that the “Atlanta Am tears will give a Concert in this city on Friday evening for the benefit jf the Sddiers Relief Fund. Our Citizens may expect a rich entertainment. The Concert. The Concert on Thursday evening last was Well attended and gave much pleasure to those who were present. We understand that the net proceeds were over S6O to be used for the benefit of the Cobb volunteers and their families. Acworth Infantry. The notice of a Flag presentation by Mrs. S. 11. Stokley to the Acworth Infantry sent by G. C. was duly received and put by us into the hands of the printers in this office and by some accident mislaid. We make -this statement as due to Mr. C. Fresh Peaches* To Mr. N. B. Harden we are indebted for a can of Peaches put up last summer. The fruit seems as fresh as when taken from the tree. Messrs. Groves <t Butner have on hand a supply furnished by Mr. Harden. M e a gain commend Mr. Hardens nursery, near Marietta, to the attention of any who wish to procure choice selections of fruit trees. Southern Yenst Powrie- ■ Mr. William Root has handed us a package of his Southern Yeast Powders. Upon trial, they prove to be superior to any that we have used Mr. Root, as will be seen by his advertisement furnishes the Yeast Powders put up by himself at less price than the imported can be bought. T.ccturc by Hon. Mr. Baylor. Mr. C. J. Baylor, as will be seen by the correspondence has consented to deliver a Lecture in this place at an early day. Thurs day evening June the 6th has been suggested as the time, which we presume will be agreed upon. Mr. W. F. Groves. P. M. at this plate will re leem U. S. postage stamps if presen’ed be fore Friday the first day of June, after which <1 ate such stamps c moot be used in the Con federate States. The Von'cileratc Guardi. Wo are obliged to defer the address o’ Dr. Bankst in on presenting the Flag of the C m fcdcrate Guards, till our issue of Friday. We will publish the address then with a list of the officers and private* of the Guards The McAfee Gunrd-s. The following officers wore elected on Sat urday last by the McAfee Guards, a compa ny recently formed at Woodstock. Captain. —Wm. (’. Edwards, Ist Lieut.—Wm. Johnson, 2 “ —II. D. Freeman, 3 “ —II. IL Carmcihel. "We arc informed that Dr. J. M. McAfee in honor of whom it is named will at his own expense uniform the whole company’. Pit krn» Comity. "We have received for publication an article in vindication of Pickens county. As we nse now a united people we do not think it necessary to publish it. Out of a voting pop ulation of only seven hundred, a volunteer company of eighty mon has been raised,the Pickens Browns. By the statement of ourcor respondent over a hundred citizens of Pick ens have joined volunteer companies of ad joining counties. There facts arc of them selves a sufficient vindication of the patriot ism of that county. From the Cherokee Mountaineer wo copy the f dlawing list of officers of the Pickens Browns ; C.ipt. B. F. ll.inie, Ist. Lieut. W. 11. Man, 2nd. \\ . 11. Talley, 3rd. John Bruce. Ist. Ser geant, R. B. McCuehin. Mvriftta, May 25, 1861. Hon. (’. 0. Baylor.— Dear Sir: Being a *nre that you have devoted many years to the study "f the industrial and commercial interests of the South, we request that von will address the ci.izens of Marietta, nt such time as may suit your convenience. Very Respectfully, Samuel Lawrence, F. W. Capers, William Phillips, A. J. Hansell, M. Myers, Jas. F. Cooper, J. P. Eve, W. F. Groves, L. Bankston. Marietta, May 27, 1861. (>i \rt FMKx-:—s > ur communication of the 25th instant is received. It will afford me much pleasure t > deliver a lecture, under the auspices ot your distinguish* I committee at such time and place as you may determine ; more c*pe-ially if the proposed lecture an in any manner however small, be instrumental in a I hng to the e. insert of our gallant volun teers. 1 nave the honor to Is Very truly. P. G. Batlo*. To Hone. S. Lawrence. Wm. Phillips, W I Capers, A. J. Hansell, M- Myers and oth er*. MoxrmivKiiv. Mav 22 -I h- 20th ufJuyia fixed a* the time for the re assembling of the Southern t'oiigrees at Richmond. ’ lie War Ifeptxrtm ent will he removed at once. The Pres.deal has signed the tariff, and it is new a law. THE MARIETTA SEMI-WEEKLY ADVOCATE. From the London Review, of May 4. Tbc Civil War ii» America. Although there is much bluster in the North, and much solid determ nation in the South —a gathering of armed men, and loud and angry ebullitions of passion and vindic tiveness in every part of the country, all of which arc perfectly natural and intelligible— it is evident to unimpassioned bystandersand sincere well-wishers to both paities, as we are in England, that the restoration of the Union is impossible. The great State of 5 ir ginia has finally cast in her lot with the slave holding Confederacy; and all the other Stares where black men and women are con sidered aj chattels, including North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkan sas, ifnot Maryland and Delaware, will in evitably follow her example. Such a Con federacy cannot be conquered. President Lincoln in the attempt to uphold an authority that no longer exists, may carry the war into Texas or Louisiana ; and President Davis may attempt the capture of Washington by a coup de main. The waters of strife may be poured out in a deluge of devastation, of which the evil effects may cat into the very heart of American property and liberty ; and retard the progress of the country’ for a cen tury. A thousand other untoward contin gencies may arise to set at nought the calcu lations of the prudent or wise; but whatever may happen, remotely or immediately, it is clear the Union is as dead as the Heptarchy. And were it possible for Mr. Lincoln to in vade, conquer, and re-annex the scceders, we may well ask, how long would the patched-up Union subsist? Andat’wbata perilouscost — that of a standing army (fatal to all Repub lics) —would the incohcsive fabric be main tained ? We have no sympathy for the South. We think the original Secession was unwise, if not wicked. We detest and abhor its insti tution of slavery, and are moreover, of opin ion that if it successfully maintains its posi tion against the North, it will fall into .the roar as a nation and a community. But, holding these opinions, wc are nevertheless compelled to admit that the South is in earn est; that its leaders act fiom’a deep seated conviction ; that the influence of climate as well as the institution of slavery tenders it, <le futo, as different a people from those of the Nort ■ as the Italian or Greek is from the Englishman or the Dutchman; and that, if it wishes to secede from the Union with an uncongenial mate, it has as great a right to do so as Washington had to throw off his al legiance to the British crown ; and that the North, if it attempt coercion, will act in a spirit inconsistent with that on which its own liberties were founded, and perhaps prepare the way for the extinction of Democracy as the governing power of the new world.— We are also of the opinion that the North in its conflict with the South has all along actcl the part of a hypocrite and a false pretender. 11 has feigned a sympathy with the negro which it never felt. It has made shivery the pretext of a purpose that it durst not avow. 1( Ims profited by the institution while aims’ ing it ; and by it.-, stupid and selfish protec tive system has taxed the South to an enoi mousextent, without conferring upon it a single advantage in icturn. The South may invade and capture M a-h --ingtou. The North may invade, but it can u 4 ultimately subdue the South. Though it have a few ships and much money, and a large number of volunteers, the North is only’ strong on its own ground. It will find it dif ficult to transport a large invading force by sea into the enemy's territory, and an overland inarch through the countries that lie between Washington and Charleston may well make the bravest and tn ist skillful of commanders pause ere he undertakes a work ot such ex treme peril and doubtful is>ue. The attack upon a Massachusetts regiment by a brutal mob at Baltimore, w ithin an hour’s railway ride of Washington, is a sample of what the Northern troops will have to encounter if they cross the border lines that separate the lands of the slave from the lands ot the free. Ami what should not be lost sight of, the South, though comparatively poor in money, is richer than the North in energy, fanati cism and unity of purpose. All the white men, and possibly large numbers of the blacks, would start up in every town, village, planta tion and swamp, and become soldiers to repel the Northern legions. The very women would wield the rifle or revolver against a foe invading them on their own soil ; and where, we nuy ask, would bo the eomtnisa riat ? The first great victory gained by President Davis would not only make him the idol of his countrymen, but inspire every soldier under his command with that re-in vigorating heroism which transformed the ragged, wretched, half starved and ill armed soldiers of the first Frenchrepubllcint. heroes, who became the terror el the world, the con querors of the legions ol combined Europe, ami the pride and glory of their countrymen. The North is well rid of the South, if it did but know its own good fortune. The separation, if it can be effected without fur ther bloodshed, is. under all the circumstan ces, the best thing that could have happened. The woild is quite wide enough for both par ties to live and thrive. AV ere the separation in itself undesirable, it would be infinitely preferable to the struggle to pneveut it. Ha 1 it not come now it would inevitably have ■ taken place a few years lienee. The late United States were geographically too scat tered and unwieldy ; too much divided in feeling, edueation.cbar.icter, interest and cli mate, tn hold together like the compact m di archies of the old world. The founders of American liberty offered to the world a great and nA le example. It remains to their sucec'.st.rs <n the present d.iv. if they be | w rthy < f the iiLartT which Jefferser. i:t Aid ed, and which Washington conquered,to give an example equally brilliant and much more needed to the older civilization of Europe.— Let North and South shake hands and part, before the further effusion of blood removes the case out of the province of reason into that of passion. That is the example which they owe to the nations, and it would be the noblest example that history has yet record ed. Is there sufficient wisdom in America to allow the world to hope for it? We fear not, for reason has rarely yet ruled mankind in great emergencies,and We dare hardly hope that the present crisis will afford an instance of her being allowed to exercise her desired influence. _— Richmond, May 23d. —The vote in this city is nearly unanimous for the ratification of the Secession Ordinance. Vote stands for ratifi cation about 4000—against ratification 16 !!! AVith the exception of Alexandria and Ports mouth the returns so far received give no vote against the Ordinance. The editors of the Dispatch estimate the majority in the State to be at least one hun dred and fifty thousand. ——- 1 ■ Messrs. Sharp and Hamilton of Nashville are manufacturing first quality heavy bow e knives for the Tennessee soldiers. White Pine Shoe Soles—How the Sol diers are Swindled —AVe invite the atten tion of the true friends our patriotic soldiers to a letter from a visitor to Camp Scott, in reference to the miserable clothing furnished in the name of the State to the troops now there. The writer is a responsible and reli able authority.whose name has been left with ni. As a voucher (which was scarcely nec essary') our correspondent sent one of the shoes he speaks of, which, after two day’s wear, ha 1 dropped to pieces. The insole of this specimen of the State supplies was a thick white shaving. [Philadelphia Enquirer. The Hiawatha.—The British ship Hia watha left her moorings at City Point on Sat urday morning, destined for Liverpool, with a cargo of Tobacco. We feel some anxiety to hear how she will fare at Oi l Point, as the Captain, while off Fort Powhatan, stated to the Commander of that Buttery, that it was his determination to pass or be sunk. He did not mean to be brought to by the guns of Monroe.— [ZAferaJ/M/v/ Express, May 20. Corresp.ni lent of the M ibil i Advertiser. Pensacolv, May 15. President Davis and Hon. S. ft. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy, arrived in Pensacola by last night’s train. To-day they are on a visit to General Bragg’s cr.mpat Warrington, and a thunder ing salute is now being fired from the Confed erate batteries, in honor of their presence. The city is in a state of hilarious excite ment in consequence of the visit of the dis tinguished Chief of the Southern Confedera cy. President Davis and Secretary Mallory will return 11 M intg imery by to-night’s train. The President seems well and vigorous, but looks somewhat jaded and care-worn, as might well be the ca.-e under the constant pres.susc of his onerous ofllcial responsibili ties. Our “boys” were already prepared to do anything that man could do, but since seeing the face of their beloved Coinmander in-Chief—the man whose stern unyielding va lor made a single regiment a whole host at Buena A’ista, au<l who marched at its head into the very jaws of death to find victory there—they feel like doing more than man can do. ~~ 11 r Caution.—Persons who use fire arms should remember that percussion guns or pis tols are some hues discharged without the caps. A Southern paper says:—“ A youug man was badly wounded in this city yester day, by the accidental discharge of a pistol in the hand of his friend. It is worthy of re mark, that this pistol had no cap on it, but it seems that a small portion of the percussion powder was on the tube, and this was suffi cient to fire the powder. Our Troops at Pensacola.— It is a grati fying fact that, although many thousand sol diers have been concentrated in the town of Warrington or its immediate vicinity, subject to exposure and climatic influences incident to that latitude for some months, there has been no general sickness among them. The good health and spirits maintained in the camps is remarkable. Sporadic dysentary uud occasionally a ease of ephemeral fever are about all the diseases that are reported from the hospitals. Purulent optbalmia. which is always to be dreaded, an 1 which it was feared wool I break out as an epidemic among the men is scarcely seen. The location of the camps his boon seleete I with reference to the health of the troops after a survey by the san itary officers. AA’ith the sea upon one side and the piney-wools upon the other, with plenty of fresh, excellent water and whole some food, it is to be Imped that they may es cape any serious diseases. Thus far they have been favored beyond the m >st sanguine expectation.— Montgomery Advertiser. The Jacksonport (Ark.) “Herald” says a powder mill has commenced operations on White river, turning out 2,000 pounds daily, and that another can be put in nperati»ii with in a month, capable of manufacturing 1,000 pounds per day. Abolition lienrrolstirs.— One ot Lincoln’s or gans at Philadelphia relates the following in stance of the tender mercies of the flag-mad people: The family of a man named Charles N. Mor ris, a volunteer, who lived in a very bumble tenement at Fourth and Stan ley -street, were yesterday turned ir.n the street for ncu-pay raent c f n?ab TELEGRAPHIC. Alexandria, May 22, 9 a. m.—Lincoln,for the past tw’o months, has seized all the tele graphic dispatches sent North as far as New York, with a view of obtaining information Southern movements and evidence against of Northern sympathisers. Nfcw Orleans, May 21.-- Russell, corres pondent of the London Times, arrived here this morning. Louisville, May 21.—1 tis reported that 75 Lincolnites, with two guns, have crossed to Spottsville, on Green river. The arms at Puducah are threatened. The Kentuckians are guarding them and an inva sion will result in blood. Five cannon go to Paroquet. There is great excitement throughout Ken tucky growing out of reports of the clandes tine introduction of Northern muskets placed in oath-bound hands. AA’.ashington, May 21. —One thousand men have left Harper’s Ferry to resist the aboli tionists invading Wheeling. Dupont, the powder manufacturer is ap pointed Major General. The Congress programme is arranged. The session will be short. Floyd is made General and is raising a Vir ginia brigade. The fircing at Sewell’s Point has fired the A’irginians. A brisk retaliation is anticipa ted. Indianapolis, May 23.—G< v. Dennison of Ohio, was serenaded. lie said the Constitu tion and the Union must be maintained, and traitors and treason must be overwhelmed and if necessary for the loyal army to go to A'irginia or Charleston to overthrow rebellion, it must go there. Louisville, May 24th.— The Senate Bill arming the State, appropriating 1,700,000 dollars, passed the Lower House of the Legis lature. ’l’he Underwood Bill was defeated vesterday. The Senate Bill gratifies the States Rights men, including Gov. Magoffin and Mr. Breckinridge. The Bill includes a pro vision for Home Guards. The Legislature will probably adjourn to-morrow, at 12 o’clock. Incidental appropriations passed unanimously. Major John C. Breckinridge was invited within the bar of the House, and was sur rounded by his friends, and received their congratulations. Richmond, May 21.—Alexandria is ncCu pied by the Federal troops; they made their appearance early this morning. The excitement is intense. The Federalists have sent a regiment of cavalry towards Harper’s Ferry. Richmond, May 24th.—Alexandria was pos sessed by the Federal troops. About 5000 crossed the river early this morning. The telegraph wires between here and AVashington are cut. Our troops to the number of 600 made no resistance, but retired in good order, in full view of the enemv, to Fairfax Station, ten miles from Alexandria. Col. El’sworth. was shot and instantly kill ed, by a man named Jackson, the Proprietor of the Marshall House in Alexandria. The secession flag was waving over the Marshall House, and it was attempted to be re moved by Ellsworth. Jackson was cut to pieces by the bayouetsof Ellsworth’s Zouaves. All our troops who were stationed at Alexan dria arc safe. Richmond. May 25.—Forty mounted men in the service of A’irginia, under command of Captain Ball, were taken prisoners nt Al exandria yerterday morning. Having had timely warning, it is supposed that Ball sur rendered intentionally. Mr. Jackson, the propi’etor of the hotel, was asleep when Col. Ellsworth entered and tore down the Confed erate flag, which was prominently displayed from the hotel. Awakened by the noise, Jackson sprang to hisfeet and shot Ellsworth through the heart with a double-barrelled gun. Jackson was immediately riddled by the bullets of the Zouaves: after his death bis body was hacked by bayonets. After the train had left with Col. Terrett’s command, five hundred Zouaves tore up the Railroad track. The Railroad bridge was burned by the Virginians. Gen. Lee considers Alexandria indefensi ble. Should the Federal troops advance, the first battle will take place at Manassas Junc tion, as our troops will not retreat further.— Gen. Bonham has been abundantly reinforc ed, an lis fully prepare 1. The Carolinians have the p<»st of honor, and will maintain their ground at all hazards. AA’ashington, May. 25.—The mails in all the seceded State*, except Tennessee, are to l»e discontinued by order of the Post Master General. Bv a proclamation of the British Govern ment its subjects are forbidden to enlist ships of war, and transports tre forbidden tn at tempt to break a blockade actually effected, to carry soldiers, dispatches or material of war for either party. Spain orders six war frigates of the first class to American coasts. Ellsworth’s personal friends are deeply af flicted. Beils are ringing and flags at State at half mast. The remains are lying in the Navy Yard. Nrw Orleans, May 25.—Two schooners have beer, captured by privateer skamer Cal horn. By Telegraph. AYc stop the! press in order to give our rea- ; ders the very latest news; TWO BATTLES FOUGHT I VOX FEDERATE TROOPS \ ICTORIOV S’. THE ENEMY RF.PI I.SEI) • 1 ’ Alexandria, May 27.—A’privatedispatch to the Gazette says that a fight took place at Harper’s Ferry on Saturday. The enemy was repulsed. On Sunday a fight took place at Hampton Roads. Six hundred of Lincoln’s troops were killed and wounded. The Southern logs was only fifty. Harpers Ferry. Telegraphic dispatches last night to Nash ville and Chattanooga state that in the attack on Harpers Ferry the Lincoln troops were re pulsed suffering a loss of 3000 with very small loss on our side. Mobile, May 27.—A war steamer com menced the blockade of this port yesterday morning. Furt Morgan welcomed the steam er by displaying the United States Flag, Un ion down, from the same staff, under the Confederate Flag. Subscriptions have been opened here for the family of the patriotic Jackson who killed Ellsworth, the Colonel of the New York Zou aves. SIOO has been subscribed. Montgomery, May 27.—Business here is mostly suspended in the Dcpartmet ts, and the papers documents aud furnitures are all being packed and directed to Richmond. In a dav or two, everything will be en route fur Richmond. Manassa Junction, May £7.—Reports from Alexandria state that the Federal forces arc concentrating there. AVashington al most entirely evacuated by Northern troops. Arlington Heights fortified and occupied by Lincolnites to the number of ten thousand. Consternation exists in AVashington from fear of an attack on that place by the Cuiife..- eratc troops. New Orleans, May 27—The sloop of war Brooklyn came to anchor off’ Pass a Loutre yesterday, and sent a boat to Fort Jackson giving information that the blockade had commenced. Flat boats with ice are coming down the Mississippi. Our crack battalion, the AVashington Light Infantry, leave early for A’irginia. A subscription for the benefit of the fami ly of Jackson who killed Ellsworth has been opened. AVashington, May 27. —The President and General Mansfield were simultaneously in formed of startling hostilities on the part of the Confederate forces in Virginia, while at tending Col. Ellsworth’s funeral. Heavy fir ing is heard and dense smoke is seen South ward. The President attributes the smoke to firing of guns, and the latter to camp fires. The utmost vigilance of the Federal troops is required to guurd against suprisc. A skirmish at Arlington Heights is reported —no particulars given. Seven Railroad bridges and fifteen Hides of the track west of Alexandria have been des troyed. Ex-Governor Banks has been appoint ed Major-General. The Southern Armory will be located in Cobb county, G,i. Mr. McNeil, the pr jcctor of thcentcrpri.se, is a practicial man, and ev ery way competent to give direction. Co lambus Sun. Fort Pickens.—The editor of the Montgom ery Mail, who recently visited Pensacola in company with the President and Congress, says; “Our «>wn impression, formed while in Pensacola, is that there will be no battle at all at Pickens, or at least that it is not now the intention of the Confederate authorities to at’ tack it. Not There.—lt is said that AVin. B. Astor when called on to make good his liberal prom. , ise of millions to Lincoln’s Government to car ry on the war, incontinently bickel down, The privateer Calhoun, from New Orleans, has made $60,000 —a very good beginning. Mr. Yancey in London.—ln a private let ter written from London to his friends in this city, IL>n. AVilliam L. Yancey says, there is a strong contest going <>n between the Exeter Hall Abolitionists and the Ministry. The Ex eter Abolitionists are as bitter against the South as the Massachusetts anti-slavery fanat icn. The Ministry party however, are favor, able to the Southern Confederacy, bating in a small majority have to proceed cautiously to obtain the c incurrence of the people. Mr. Yancey does not doubt the success of hismis sinn. -Montgomery Advertiser. Jfkw Jldicrtisemcttj. WAR MEETING THE Provisional Committee a«k a meeting of the ciuzens of CoM> county al the Court Hon«e in Marietta on Thurrday next after the drj»artnre of the volunteers from this county for the transac tion of important bu-ine/f. A W. HOLCOMBE, CL’m A A Wj>»v, Soe’ty. car 2k f»*? |lnv guhtrtiisC)nrnt.s. F. M. MYERS; Jktt oi’iicy nt Lh.w, Marietta, Georgia. attend to all bueiness Co his care. Itvfercncex : — Demnead <fc Wright, A. J. llamell, Irwin Lester, Marietta, Georgia, Hon. Sol. Co hen'. and S. Yates Levy, Savannah, Gu. Nov. 23, ts; DAVHI IRWIN, GNEF.NLEE BUTLER. irwin & Sutler, Attorneys at Marietta; Georgia. IY USINESS confided to their profe’siona.l mat- 5 agenent in the following counties will bo t'airhfuly transacted, viz; Campbell, Paulding, Polk Cobb, Cherokee, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Fulton and Milton. Also in the District Court at Marietta, and the Spreme Court at Atlanta. ma. 1. G!’(). A■.,"LEST I R, Attorney sit Marietta, Georgia. WILL practice in the Blue Bidge Circuit, and in the Supreme. Court of the State; also in the District Court at Marietta. (Nov. 23.) WE are Agents for all the Family or Vatent Medicines of the dav. may 10, 1861. HAMMETT A GROVES/ ALARGfe lot of IVfiling Ink, which is war ranted. for sale by ( may 10,1861. HAMMETT A GROTES. IJSINE Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes, and a ’ general assortment of Toilet articles, may 10, 1861. HAMMETT A GROVES. GEORGIA, PICKENS COUNTY, JESSE MONROE, having applied to be ap pointed Gu irdism of the person of Mary E. Ajonroe, James M. Monroe, and Thomas P. Mon roe, M’nors under fourteen years of age, residents of sa d county : This is to rite all persons concerned to be and appear at the term of ti e Court of Ordinary, to be held next alter the expiration of thirty dais from the fi r st publication of tlus notice, and show cause, if they can, why said Jessee Monroe should not be intrusted with the guardianship of the per sons of Mary E. James M. end Thomas I’. Man roe. Witness my official signature, this April 25th, 1861. P. F. FERGUSON, Ordinary. Stale of Geo., Pickens County. The Grand Jurors sworn, chosen and selec ted for the county of Pickens for the present Term of the Superior Court, Leg leave to sub mit, respectfully, the following geireral pre sentments : We have, through appropriate committees ex unined the various county offices as well as the public buildings in obedience to tho charge of the Court We find the oilice of Clerk of the Superi or Court kept in a neat and business-like style, having the proper vouchers of file and on record for till moneys received l>y tho Clerk f r the county, and we accord to tho Clerk our approbation for the manner in which he discharges the duties of his office. Wc find the office of Clerk of the Inferior Court kept in good style, and that all moneys in his hands have been properly disposed of. We find the Sheriff’s office in an excellent condition. The county Treasurers’ books are well and neatly kept, and he has in bis hands proper vouchers for all money received by him aud paid out to proper orders. There is in his hands of funds undisposed of belonging to the county, the sum 0f5123,71. Wc bear testimony to the orddr arid neat ness of the books and papers of our Ordinary and find his Office well and orderly kept, and the School fund for the county of Pickens properly distributed and receipted for. We have by our committee examined tho rowlitinn of the common jail of the county, we found it in good ot’der stive some repairs to the Steps on the out side, and we recom mend that the Inferior Court Lave them re paired at its earliest convenience. We find the roof of our Court house in a very bad condition and mDst earnestly rec ommend that the Court do let the covering of it out to the lowest bidder upon such stipulations and tit such time as they in their discretion may deem best for the interest of the county. We find theroalsin the c maty in a wretch ed condition generally, to which there are some exceptions: we would call attention of the proper authorities to them,and especially to the road leading from Cassville to Ellijay, which is almost impassable in some places in our county. We recommend the Inferior Court to assess upon the State tax such a percent as in their judgment may be necessary for county pur poses, and also, to pay the Grand tutd Petit Jurors serving in the Superior and Inferior Courts of the county the sum of one Hollar each, per day. We hereby tender to Miss Henrietta Cun ningham of the town of Jasper, this public expression of the thanks of the Grand Jury for presenting to the Vobintecr Company in process of organization in our county, a flag ol the Southern Confederacy, and express our earnest hope that the Company will be formed and organized, and it a call is made upon our county f<>r troops, that the Compa ny will take its place in the Army of the Southern Confederacy, and do valiant battle I in the cause of our beloved South, and in de fence of tin dearest rights of freemen against the encroachments of the wicked and dan i gerous Black Republican Administration. ' In taking ie.,ve of his Honor Geo. D. Rice, wc bear cheerful testimony to his ability and faithfulness as a presi<litig officer, uud his urbanity and kindness as a gentleman. And we tender our sincere thanks to Col. Charles D. Phillips the acting Solicitor Gen eral, for his uniform kindness and prompt attention to this body during the j/tvseut Term of the Court, and that these present ments l>c bublished. April Adj mrued Term, 1861. Andrew Steel, Foreman. Cmint P. West, John Su-gaH, Andrew Jones, SnwAuel Weaver, Stephen Griffeth, Js. WiHia»> A. Reeves, Joseph Williams, Jasper Johnson, Andrew J. Glean, James Bha.rver, Henry Wilby, Lawrence Bradlev, Wiliam Heath, Eli C. C (flee, James R. McCutchen, Davis Collins, William Partain, lid ward Swanson, Caleb R Tate. Griffin Cnsw. Rultert B. Deering, William 11. Steel It is ordered by the Ci urt that the abtvo presentments l>e published ns reqneste 1. GEO. D. RICE, Judge S. C. April 26, 1861. True ixtract ir rr trie minutes <>f C .urt We T -ts < = /