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so DOLLARS per annum in advance
ATHENS, CLARK COUNTY, GEO. AUGUST 28, 1861.
VOLUME XXX—NUMBER 25.
; SOUTHERN BANNER
n in.TSHEI) WKKKI.Y,
,KI)GE & REESE,
t. st.riutK, I asdersos \v. rkksi.
Lditors and Proprietors.
fit' E I' I’-STAlHS, No. 7 Granitic How
TERMS 8
COLLARS per annum, in advance
remitting 910 in mlvmitr,
, yr.W '»** SOIlt.
• ,F«-nWr failinp to f»ive notice ofliis de
, i inuc hi* subscription at the expirn
t i . efoT m-Victi it ha# boon paid, w llhe
,-. f n* wishing to continue it, ami held
" <« uiincly.
V.» imper wiU be iti-eoutinncd (exeept rit
"ii of the eiUliirn,) until nil -rrc Arn^ef nrf
KITKN OF AIIVEB HOISifl.
. ..m.ii.iiiiK of twelve line* mnnll
».•* oniiivnlrnt. One Dollar or the liret
„,i fifty ceuli* lor end. weedy routino |
V'.'CTJYLER,
RESIDENT DENTIST,
ATHENS, GA.
R OOJIN on Brond Street. Entrance next door
to the Insurance office.
January 19.
DR. II. GILLKLWD, DENTIST.
W ATK1SSVII.ee fin.ro* peetfnllyeolicitetho
I.»tr..nn«e of tlic .urroun.liuR country.—
Knll «»ti.fnciion will begiven in tbetr j.rofcsnon.
April 33.
DR. f. fi. LOMBARD.
■ 'kl'.XTlST, ATHENS,GEORGIA; Boon.* in
| / build’ug with North of the{Poel Office,Col-
i*cr Avon it*. *• y.
F.H. LFCAS,
Vt/HOLES-l
f ▼ Orocieric*, Hardware,&e.,No.
When , Ha.
• I contract* <
»,« candidate* toi
idvan
be mane for
inserted nt tl
i.lfie
earlv adver
ic UMialrnte*.
Five Hollars,
nhouhl nlwiiv* hnv
virfoiis marked upon
ether'
nluiRlv.
the desired
.. them when
puhlishcd till
iSWESS DlliECTOIIY.
rie.1 ini.l.. tl.;* l.m.1
en ran have
tor one year,
d of not inore
for each addi
Ji.a.m a i; COBB
ajTORNEY AT LAW,
HOLESALEand retail dealer in Dry Goods,
'.2, Broad at.
iJan 19.
R. L. BLOOMFIELD,
W HOLESALE and retail Clothin? Store.
Broad Strreet, Athena, <ta. [May 10.
T. BISHOP & SON,
W HOLESALE and Retail dealers In Grocer
ies, Hardware and Staple Dry Goods, No.
I Broad St. Athena Ga. |Mny 1
MACON, GKO
l i lt i: "ii Vn.berry Sir,
F - iiljrk.l.c.r A r
Block. Will i
I).
. 1 Sun
11
tl.
N
ver the store
Boardtnan’H
in Bdih,
con, Twicer*.
it*
CRAW FORD & STAPLER,
SUCCESSORS TO T. CRAWFORD,
IV O 7J, Bro.id street, under the Banner Oflico
i r have on hand a nice stock of Fancy and Stn
pie Drv Good*, Groceries, Hardware. Boots and
hhocs, Hats and Caps, a id many other things too
uumerousto mention all of which willbesoid very
low. July 21.
Tsaagwayeb.
Importer of
RHINE WIRE,
At'fil'NTA, GA,
Imported by himsrlt and warranted
Pure, and sold as low as any Northern
House.
nrOnlrrs promptly attended to.
Oct ii tl
WILLIAM U. IIELONY,
Aiihi uc) n« hnir,
. UronuStreet, over the "tore of I. M.
Athens.Oa. Marel.lo— if.
,,01.111. Bv.s. E. SUK f Mil
V WDLF.R A SLOLl MB,
TORNEYS AT LAW.
Ilonirr, Bunks ft) , (in.
lire in the .'..untie, of llur.ka,
nin. Franklin • Jack*<»n md Hall
luted lo t .en» will receive prompt
[May \ Ibtih—ly
rilah pra
laber>»
«»M ml
T. M. DANIEL.
rORMtV AT I.AAV-—Alliens. Georgia,
■ii.',* in ii..- ('.tift.li.'.oi Clarke, Wallen,
Ml..."., Hurl, Elb.ri, Oglethorpe I
iiu-r.. an i Han. k.
>■ on. ti ...r ul> .VC Burgs' Drug-store
ANDREW J. HARDY,
LjrttltM:V AT I.AW, .IrlT.-i
t$MC M* KFNNEY,
AY H © [L ®
■ 1 ETI K.'VM thanks to his friends and a geu-
■ V erouM jurhlic for past patronage, respectfully
nt-k* a ronunnnureof thrir favors.
f^Goods cheap, accommodating terms.
Jn
ATHENS STEAM COMPANY
It. .yirKERHO.A, Agist a SUF T.
M A N l' FACTl’RERS of Clrcnlsr Non
Tl ill**, si i rn tii Kinginra,, forcing and lift
ing IM'Mrs,Shafting and Maciiinikt. Mill
Giv. and all other kindofGEAKING. Iron and
Bhass Fasting :of every description. SMITH
ING, Repairing and Finishing prr.. ptlj* execu
1 Select patterns of Iron Fencing, Ac. Terms
May 14 ly
POETRY.
BVIIOVSIIIARE of AVAR.
FROM Cl) 11.UP H AROLD.
Hark! heard you not those hoof* of dreadful n«te?
Souuds not lbs clan" of coutlict on the heath ?
Saw yc no: whom the reeking *ahrc smote;
Nor saved Tour hreihren ere they sank beneath
Tyrants and tyrants' staves ?—the tires of death.
The bale-tiies tiash on high from rock to rock
Each volley fellsth it thousands cense to breathe;
Death rides upou the sulphury Si roc.
Red Battle stomps his foot, anil nations feel the
wheel;.
Lo! where the giant on the mountain stands,
Ills blood red tresses dee]KMiing in the sttn,
\\ it!• death shot glowi tg in his fiery hands,
And eve that seorchetli nit it glares upon.
Restless it rolls, now fixed anil now anon
Flashing afar—and nt his iron feet
Dettrnetion cowers to mark what deeds arc dons;
, For on this morn three indent nations nuet.
To shed before his shrine the blood he deems most
sweet.
For the Southern Banner.
Of It JOF.
The brightest of sunbeams that ever had birth,
That dispels every shadow that darkens onr
hearth.
And fills every heart with gladness and mirth,
is our Joe.
Sadness and rare flee nway from his sight
As daylight disperses the shades of the night;
And every face bri-diten* with quiet delignt
At Mgln o! our Joe.
Mama, she is sn.l and her heart is sore weary.
Vexing cares sometimes make her pathw ay seem
dreary.
But onr little presence iliumes and makes cheery—
’ Tl* onr Joe.
I Papa's face is clouded with office sliadrs,
Aud care, on hU brow many furrows has made;
But look usnft little band on the wrinkles is laid,
'Tis that of our Joe.
Oh ! wondrous transition—oh, magical change !
Brought by touch of the child on the brow of the
nmu.
The face, once so cloudy, is now smooth and calm,
As that of our Joe.
Then as the sweet face dimples over with smiles,
The heart of the fattier it fondly Lcguiloa
To forget every cnio in the love of his child—
Darling Joe.
A perpetual delight, a well spring of plecaure.
That never shall fail, but shall How tin forever,
Filling our life-cup with jov bevond measure,
Is our Joe. ' J. E. L.
MISCELLAN Y
( llli.-i
' it ii i: j .wm
R« J it H I. HILLM AN,
r«»KNEVS AT LAW—Will practice
•unties of tl.o W,-stern Uiivuif. m
- ot Madison. Klh. rt. and llan. «
in the
d the
I' the
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lli— 1 v
WM I MILLIGAN,
Cr.rnosville, Ga.
IU 1.1. Al iullveu.
[TTORNEYS AT LAW.
nvi." -uwl b.iviiiRassoi-inleii tlmns. lv
■ pr.v tico. of law, will Ml ,,
llir Woslf
ir >,• in. i'l'raonnl attention I
.1 iliem-
U1M.YKK.
all bnsin.'
FAIRBANKS
SCALES.
CJOI.D at Manufacturers price-
® by
T. BISHOP * SON.
Athens, October 6 1859.
A. M. YFYXG,
W HOLESALE ana Retail Dealer in nnrd-
wnre, Crocker.- and House Fumiahinj-
Uoods,nncdoor below fi.L. Uleomfield’sClothina
Store. Athens, Ga. Jan.7,1858
T. 11. WILSON ii BROS.,
W HOLESALE & retail dealers in Dry Goods
Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Ac.,Nop. 3
and 4, College Avenue, Athens. lia>
M - rch Hi
Iolercslinf Corrcspoudence.
Atlanta, August 10th, 1SG1.
To His Expkli kncv, Jos. E. Brown :
Dear Sir: I desire j our views for
publication on two points :
First: Is it, in your opinion proper,
undei existing circumstances, lo hold
a Convention, as proposed by sotne of
i ibe public journals of this State, to
I nominate a candidate lor Governor;
| and to hold Conventions, in the difTer-
i ent Congressional Districts, to nomi-
I nate candidates for Congress. Second:
If it should be the wish of the masses
of the people without regartl to old
party differences, would you, in the
present ctilical period of* our history,
consent to serve for a third terra in the
Executive office?
1 trust you will, at an^arly day, an
swer the above questions and consent
to its publication.
Yours, truly,
JARED I. WHITAKER.
er only to determine who shall do most
in proportion to his ability for the ad
vancement of our glorious, common
Crtuse.
How, then, shall we best avoid party
divisions? Surely, net by using the
very instrumentality, which was, for
many long years, employed to keep
them alive.
But it is said that the Convention
soon to assemble, is to be a Convention
of the whole people of the Stale, without
regard to past party divisions. It this
were so, and the whole people would
participate in it harmoniously, hut little
objection could be made, except to the
very unnccessaiy trouble and expense,
as the whole people at the ballot-box,
would be as competent to make the
selection at home, as the whole people
in Convention at Milledgeville.
But the question arises, Will the
Convention of the 4th of September, be
a Convention of the whole people?
In our State, sale day is the day up
on which the largest number of the
people in each county would be likely
to assemble. The sale day in Septem
ber comes, I believe, the day before
the time proposed for the Convention.
Delegates appointed theD, in the differ
ent counties in the State, could not
possibly reach the Convention. Sale
day in August is-past; anti, so far as
I am informed, very few counties had
appointed delegates, and in most of
those the meetings were composed ot
a very small number of persons. It is
evident, therefore, that, if the counties
generally are represented, it will be by-
delegates appointed by cliques of vil
lage politicians, wire workers and
otBce-seekers, meeting togetlierin small
numbers without the knowledge of the
honest, laboring masses of the people,
for whom they will assume to act, and
in many cases, appointing only such
delegates as will undertake so to cast
the vote of the county so as to serve
their particular views. If two thirds of
the counties arc represented, even by
delegates appointed by these small
meetings, I predict that quite a number
will be represented by proxies, or men
living in other counties, who have only
the request of a few persons to act, and
who are not acquainted with the wishes
or preferences ot the people whom they
undertake to represent.
I have heard of hut two or three
counties in this part of the Stats that
have appointed delegates. In each of
these, it is said that from twenty to fifty-
persons met, without any previous no
tice, ami appointed those who are to
represent in each case from fifteen
hundred to two thousand voters, with
out their knowledge or consent. A
with so much ability as Governor of but it afterwards proved very fortunate
Georgia, there was no such Usage as j for him, for Col. Travis, after having
that of a first or second term only, lor 1 sustained a siege thirteen days, with
he was called to the Executive Chair
the third time. The political usage
has since been for the Executive to re
tire at the. end of the first or second
term. It has, however, been but a us
age, as there is no Constitutional diffi
culty in the way of the same person
holding the office for a third term. I
have had no inclination to violate this
usage. It I have made no character
in the office in four years, I may not
expect to do so in six. If I have made
any reputation during that time, I have,
then, something to risk by holding the
office for another term in the midst of
a revolution. Tf is anu other private
considerations I have often urged upon
friends, who have demanded of ine,
• fiat I again consent to the use oi my
name. These objections have been
met with the reply, that I have been
in the office till I understand its duties;
that the country is r.ow in great' finan
cial trouble which may cause a very
heavy increase of taxation, and that
under ray administration, the faithful
officers whom I have selected to man
age the State Road, arc paying into
the State Treasury, from its net earn
ings, over four hundred thousand dol
lars per annum, which would have to
be raised by increased taxes if not made
by the Road, and that a change is to be
feared lest it might not be for the bet
ter. It is also urged that I am now
tamiliar with the financial affairs of the
State, anti that in these dark days of
revolution, when it is most important
that no mis-step be made, it might be
risking too much to place a new man
in the position, wholly unacquainted
with the practical details of the office,
and with the condition of the military,
financial and other affairs of the State.
Again, it is urged that I, as a Seces
sionist, had much to do with the with
drawal of Georgia from the wicked
and oppressive abolition government
of the United States, which brought
upon us the present revolution, ami it
is said that, as the State has entered
into it tinder my administration, I have
no right to consult my personal inter
ests or inclinations and to retire in the
midst of the revolution, shifting its bur
dens upon the shoulders of another,
but that I should remain at the helm
and endure, without complaint, all the
responsibilities, toils and hardships nec
essary to carry the old ship of State
triumphantly through the storm It is
also claimed that the example of our
sister State of Tennessee is entitled to
respect, the people of that gallant
.State unwilling to change a tried inan
Convention thus constituted, cannot be j tor a new one, having, within the last
said to be a Convention of the whole | few days, re-elected Governor Harris
only ISO Texans against Santa Anna’s
army, fell with his brave little band,
after having kille 1 900 of the enemj-.
McCullough, on joining the Texan
army under Gen. Sam Houston, was
assigned to the artillery, and made cap
tain of a gun. He served gallantly at
the battle of San Jacinto, where Santa
Anna was taken prisoner, and his army
of 1,500 men killed or taken prisoners.
McCullough afterwards settled in Gon
zales county, Texas, and was employ
ed on the frontier surveying and locat
ing lands. L T e frequently led the wild
border scouts against the Indians and
Mexicans, which service he entered
before the celebrated Jack Mays. He
also distinguished himself at the battle
of Plumb Creek in a fight with the In
dians, who at the time burned and
sacked the town of Linnville. He
joined the expedition against Mier, but,
not agreeing with the plans of the lead
er, he returned home before the fight,
and escaped the cruel hardships and
imprisonment of that command, which
had surrendered to the perfidious Atn-
pudia.
When the war broke out with Mex
ico he rallied a band of Texan warriors
on the banks ol the Guadaloupe, and
set out for the seat of war on the Rio
Grande. The company arrived four
days after the battles of Palo Alto and
the Resaca. His company was accep
ted by Genera! Taylor, and he was
afterwards employed in the daring
scouting expedition towards Monterey,
in which battle, as well as that of
Buena Vista, he won imperishable re
nown. He afterwards joined Gen.
Scott’s army, and continued with it to
the conquest ol the city of Mexico.—
For his gallant services, he was honor
ed with a national reputation, and the
offn e of U. S. Marshal of Texas was
given him by President Pierce.
Gen. McCullough was married three
or four years since, and a characteristic
story is told of him when his first child,
a boy, was born, that he insisted, to
the great horror of his young wife, in
having the youngster christened “Buf
falo Hump,” in honor of a particular
fiiend, an old Indian chief, of that
unique name.
The General is a thin, spare man, of
great muscle and activity, and is now
about 47 years of age. He has a
pleasant face, and is mild and courte
ous in his manners, with an air of dif
fidence. He is very cool and of de
termined braver) - .
Note.—The writer is mistaken as
to Gen. McCullough’s marriage. He
is yet a bachelor.—Ei>. Banner.
Anecdote oriTaj. Wilson.
How a chattel poked fun at the t Federal
prisoners.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Columbus “Times,” writing on the
2Gth ultimo, says:
I saw Bill Wilson, of Atlanta who
was wounded at Manassas in the heel.—
He gave us some amusing things of the
fight. lie says the cars would come
along to the camps of the wounded ot
our men and take them in.
One traiu in which he was to go,
coutained a number of Federal prison
ers.
An old negro who cooked, and was as
black as the ace of spades, and had one
kneo bent away out and another bent
in aftei it, stepped up to the prisoners,
and turning his eyes up at them, said.
“Good mornin’ bosses 1 Trvcling ?
Gwino to Virginity Springs to spend
summer? Seem to havo mighty little
baggage. Fine bracelets you got on !
What dey cost you in dq Norf 1 Bring
any along to sell ? Butter stop at
Richmond to seo mass Jeff! He'll
take you in ! Better spend do summer
wid him. You’ll like hint! We do.”
He annoyed them, they say, until
they cursed him, and told him they
would mark him.
“Yes,’’ says he, drawing his hand
around his neck, “Davis will mark you
this way. Well, good day, bosses,
ain’t got time to talk to you now, will
come down to your hanging. I hope it
won’t be raiuiu’, so you’ll have a good
crowd.”
55 hen they arrived at the depot, one
of the prisoners was in much finer spir
its than the others. He pulled off his
hat and addressed thfe crowd gathered :
"Citizens of Richmond : Wo told
you we would bo hero by the fourth
day ot July, and as wo were not very
prompt, and a little behind time, we are
going to spend the balanco of the sum
mer to make up for it.”
5VM.II IH I.I,,
Alin n«. Us.
M. M. PITTMAN.
rr«>i: N KV*t Law, Jefferson, Jnckflonconn-
-•v . vmII Q..t> prompt aitout ion to any bu.
u-irtl t<< hi* rule. January 21 — 12ui
JOHN II. IH LL
'UN E V A r LAW, Aui?u:
ts, Ga.. wil
fill I U*t«'«l Ic
|.lfui.!L_
iURMOND a NORTH.
|A11< >i‘iicys nt Law,
j r.v ti> r in <•«* partnership in the foun j
ciitik. H alton, Jaeksoti,OYvinnett,
i.::t White, Franklin, Banks, llaher-
* Wt-oleru Cur ml . anJ Unit nut MmU 1
.V itlirrn Circuit . am* 'riii $r»ve tluir
1 ami joint attention to uU Iiuhiichs en
them. The roller! ion of debt a will re
1 ».nnt a ml ••archil attention.
|i. IV ITIL'ItMoN l>, I JOHN K. NORTH,
Drift: Store, Jefferson, Jarksou < o
.(O Ocil8 if
JACKSON A HUTCHINS,
TORNEYS AT’LAW.—W ill practice
|lathe<(unifiesof Gwinnett, Walton, Jnok-
H»U, of tl.e Wrslerii, smith* county of
ot Hie Blue Killer ('trt’uit.
J.A» KnON, IN. L. HUTCHINS, Jr.
A’.h 1 L-wreneovillo.Gn
During Mr. .JnrK*<m * absence Iro nGeor-
.it--n letter* should be addressed to the
[,%aU.ftwrMu rvdle Sept 30- tf
f j&j Ji£) j 3 Q : j"g j L La
fcOBWEY -A/P LAV/,
IIOMER. BANKS Ul„ (,\.
ILL praelic
Piiintsh d
■ W|ii, ii I. unpVin.Tho
tut. Bu.it
*» " >'> fron'i
RUNCf.9,— Ii •
ebb. l>q.. AW
tile, Ga. Wit:
■ 16— tf.
H Hull, .\»!
,-h H Banks
TBE ADAMS EXPRESS OFFICE.
-VYING been remove) to ,|, 0 i. u!m ,v, ln
Hon.. UuilrtiuB, per,,,,, having 1,
oaid Company ••wihtak** «U«* n.»ticr then* t
||pT*Tn themselves ceeordin^iv ° ’
MEDIC 0-CH1HU8G1 CAL!
D. WELDON, M. D.
ILSYILLE, IIALL COUNTY, GE0„
the public prnfmstonaDv ;
ill lie found in
rnoro G/f.U’/P.dAo Hew» n o type
ARTIST.
R OOH ft on Broad
store of Johr
march 29 60
NOTICE TO PLANTERS!
Three Thousand Pairs of the Dest
NEGRO SHOES IN THE WORLD!!
Made hy McCleskcy <J‘ I)oy!e.
W E will krrp a good assortment of
these nt the store ol Messrs. Pit-
tier, England A. Freeman,in Alliens, where
.Mr. McCleskuy will be found at aft times,
ready lo wait upon customers. 5Vo will
sell there shoes in lots, from 10 pair up, at
S<1.50 per pair.
t'asii will be paid for Hides.
(Jet 45 McCLESKEY ft DOYLE.
New SPRING & SUMMER Goods
W. LUCAS
I 8 now receiving a handsome ntoct. of New
J. Goods, and invites all who .re wanting such
to cu>l ac t examine them. All kinds ol
LADIES’ DRESS COODS.
In Nexv Spring Drift* Silks, Barege*, Ac.
All kind* Frcuch Dress Goods in Orjfsndtcft
Bareges, Muslins, Ac.
Klegant Lace .l/antillas, $5 00 to $30 00;
Kid gloves, silk mitts, hosiery, laces, tar)etana,&c.
All kinds Summer Goods, for inen, boys and chil
dren. Shoetiiicn, Shirtings, Linens,
Table Damasks, Linen sliectiugs.towcllingf!, Ac.
Il’itli all other kinds of common place goods,
t March 6
BOOT AND SHOE MAKING.
tf. W. 8AU0RUP,
W OULD respectfully inform his friends and
the public generally, that he is now Msnu
facturing at his establishment, on the North corner
vif College Avenue and Clayton street, every dea
cription of flne boots and shore, snob as fine
pump-Moled ilress boots; sfitched dress
' boots; henry double-soled bools, out of the
i eery bent end tints! material, warranted to be done
I neat and good as ony shoe establishment in the
1 place.
1 ICr.blending don© at the shortest notico and in
I tnc neatest style.
Thankful for past patronage, he will endeavor to
i ro**rit and hopes to receive s liberslohftreof custom
Jun. — ly.
! iLsajiv*
sionnby absent
at (hat pine
If. A. LOWRANCE,
fesident DENTIST,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
Of K—College Avenue, Alliens, Ga.
-• 1 H.
IVM. KING.
Xe .• of Attn in* an , t v“.Vu“ rV “’“ IO thC °‘ t
donee
ion and T
G. L. McCLESKEY, 51, |>,
• VINO pcrirancntlvln,..,,,,!: . '’
(iitltlw, lli • i.riwi t-,.. .tl i 1 AI lit'
e, corner of
• -iy.
P ItKMONH owing meAreounts duo lat April.
are informed Hint those accounts aio now
(i ady f,, r v ;i|, merit. 1‘lcanc call and let me have
the mcilful without delay.
April 10 I. M. KENNEY
•uniiuiti -practio
ndcncf. Unit
-a Chase. Uffi , at hum
t M< Uft in* and m
0 uernnird
■''■“toed hy Mr.
■’ -left* ii- in a v | M .
__ March 8th, IsCiO.
c. w\ & ii. r, j, long,
II'JLMALE and retail DruggUts, A,h„.
I Jan. 3,
K,MB£fi! LUMBER"
h° !"M»kt:u Ttioivatir™”
<-un.U r, wclT;;as.l 1, i 0 . l:SAN ’ D M£ET -
I•‘bout *vo mils, from 0,1 bj “ d "< my
■ fi,!M *« .hon notice An > ordf r
'•!.*( , llor , I,cc . I’lckct, „t „u kinds
J*•swyer, Mr. ^
•^xperic-rtceU inti,!* *nnnels, it one of the
'’^tr.facftni,. country, , n( J will glvu
country,
1' MATTIIKW9.
outy five cents jict suit
ftlh-r niiitii|>ili-H,
M i, -.V u
Camp McDonald, 13th Aug. 1861.
| Dear Sir : Your letter is before me
I containing two inquiries, to each of
j which you ask mv reply for publica-
ad ai d Spring streets, over the |
K. Mattnews, Athens, Gs. non - ....
1 1st. 55 hetlier, in tny opinion, it is
proper under existing circumstances to
hold a Convention, as proposed by
some of the public journals of this
Stat.», to nominate a candidate lor Gov
ernor, anti to hold Conventions in the
different Congressional Districts to
nominate candidates for Congress ?
2nd. Whether, if it should be the
wish of the mass of the people of Geor
gia, without regard to old party differ
ences, I would, in this ciitical period of
our history, consent to serve for a third
term in llic Executive office ?
To your first inquiry, I reply that,
under existing circumstances, there is,
in my opinion, no necessity for a polit
ical State Convention or Caucus to
nominate a candidate tor Governor,
nor is there any necessity for such
Convention or Caucus in each Con
gressional District, to nominate candi
dates for Congress.
These political caucuses or conven
tions, heve been the instruments in the
hands of political paities for maintain-
ingtheir organization and consolidating
their s’.rength in important dictions,
when a division of strength on two or
more candidates of the same party,
would I ave caused the defeat of that
party, en iblingthe party in the minority
in the State or District, by a consolida
tion of its whole strength, to succeed
over the majority with its strength di
vide tl. In this view of the question
and for this purpose, long as party
organizations were proper, and while
our people were divided upon great
political questions, conventions or cau
cuses were necessary for the preserva
tion of party discipline and party posver.
Both parties,' especially the party in the
ascendency in a paiticitlar locality,
found it necessary to adopt the practice
to prevent defeat.
Fortunately for the country, we have
at length reached a period when party
differences have passed away. Wi’.li
them, I trust the vituperation and bit
terness to which they gave rise, will
soon find a common grave. The peo
pie of the South, as one man, are en
gaged in a mighty contest, involving
not only their lives, their liberty and
their property, hut the destiny of their
posterity. If we stand together, firmly
and resolutely united, we are invinci
ble; and with the aid of Divine l’rovi-
dence, we shall soon achieve a grand,
glorious, final victory over a revengeful
and relentless foe. The King of Kings
has given to the united arms of our
Confederacy, the most triumphant suc
cess. lit has inspired our soldiers
with courage, and has scattered before
■th-*in the so-called grand army of the
Union with a great General at its head,
as of old, He scattered tLe terror-strick
en hosjs of the Assyrian before the
small army of Israel. Let us, then,
with dtvout gratitude for this evidence
of Divine favor, press forward, with one
heart and one voice. Let us avoid
everything that may revive party divis
ions ami strifes, anil vie with eaeh oth-
pcople withojt regartl to past party dif
ferences. The people were at home
attending to their business, while the
poli'icians and office-seekers were at the
Court House assuming to represent
them and to exercise at another place
the prerogative which the Constitution
gives the people of selecting theii own
rulers at the ballot-box.
There are probably 115,000 voters
who are citizens of Georgia. Of this
number nearly 25,000 are now in the
service of the Confederate States, leav
ing about 90,000 still in the State.—
Tt.e: e are 132 counties. Suppose that
two-thirds (SS) of these counties are
represented, and that in each of these,
fifty persons participated in the appoint
ment of delegates. Fifty times eighty-
eight will be 4,400 who will select the
Governor for the 90,000. Would this
be a Convention of the whole people?
I venture to say, an i ask the people of
the different counties to notice for
themselves, that the meetings will not
average fifty persons. In some of the
cities and stronger counties the num
ber may be larger but in many of the
counties it will be much smaller. 1
think the 90,000 voters at the ballot
box arc much more competent to make
a judicious selection than the 4,400
who may assume to aft for them in
Convention.
It may, be said, however, that the
who'e people of the county have a right
to attend the meeting, and if they do
not, they must be bound by the action
for a third term by r an overwhelming
majority. It is also urged that the
use of my name may tend to harmo
nize conflicting claims, and may pre
vent a canvass that can only engender
strife and contentions among our peo
ple when unity and harmony are of vi
tal importance.
Feeling that there may be some
force in these and other considerations
urged upon my attention by men of
all shades of past political opinion, and
that it is the duty ot evety citizen, in
From the Koine Southerner.
Thoughts of a Friend on Heariug of
the Death of George T. Stovall.
“ If it l»o *n»l to speak of treasures tfone,
Ot sainted genius called too noon away ;
Of light', from this world taken while it shone.
Yet kindling onward to the perfect day.
i How shall our grief, if mournful these things be.
j Flow forth, O good aud gifted friend! for thee f
Yet not to grieve for thee, thou true
and noble man, would be to tax our
human nature with more self-control
than she admits of. How shall we
mourn thee? with bitter tears, that thou
a great emergency like the present, to art gone to join a Heavenly band,
serve the State in any capacity in which i where the songs thou loved thy Sunday
he may be most useful, while I can
neither enter into a canvass n r into
any political combination for the office,
I could not refuse to serve if the masses
of the people, without regard to old
party lines, were, hy their united suf
frages at the ballot-box, lo demand my
services for another term.
I am, very respectfully,
Your fellow-citizen,
JOSEPH E. BROWM.
Hon. Jared Irwin Whitaker.
Sbetcb of Ibe Life of Bea McCoIlocgh.
The following sketch of the life of
Gen. Ben McCollough, who participa
ted in the battle of Davis’ Creek, in
Missouri, will be read with interest:
Gen. McCullough was born in Ruth
erford county, Tenn., in 1814. His
father, Alexander McCullough, was
aid de-camp to Gen. Coffee, and fought
of those attending. I de.-.y this. There j under Gen . J ac k scn at the battles of
may be but ten men in ibe county who | Taliageda, Tallahassee and Horseshoe,
desire or lavor a Convention. 1 h ere j during the Creek war. His father cm-
may be fifteen hundred who do not at- j igrrated to Georgia while Ben was very
tend the meeting, because they con- j y 0Un g ) an <l Ben was kept at school in
Du. II. M. SMITH,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DKl tiS, MEDICINES, PERFUMERY,
r.USTS, OILS, DY1-: STUFFS,
MEDlrtMAl. hitANUV AND WINE, Ac., &c„ &C.
18 Nt >55 re.Tft .ng .nd opening, large .took of
s, sc.©'-tr<1 in the Northern Markets by him
'J '"“ip"*' ' »ie.anj whirl, hecoulwlenilv recoin-
i.* i.tlf !» tnc public as being pure.
Athcun, June 9. 1c.j9.
I lay in your suppliesr
' 'g™* LOR <v- HOYT having determined to
■ '•***£ *‘P their buninr-vut iu Athene, are now
ottering their entire stock of
TVtmily Groceries,
At COST for CASH!
Persons will do well to lay in a supply, as they
were ail bought low aiul aronow greatly advanc
1A Y LOU A HOYT.
April 10 if
MILITARY UNIFORMS-
E. lONItEBLEITII,
TAILOR, ATHENS, GKO.
O P FICUS hi j servici a to ent am forms at aev-
c
Other cutting done
demn it. Surely no one would con
tend that the ten have a right to bind the
fifteen hundred, and because the ten
go to the meeting and the fifteen hun
dred refuse to go.
From the considerations above men
tioned and others which 1 might enu
merate, did I not fear to weary your
patience with a long letter, 1 am of
opinion that it is impolitic and unwise
to attempt to hold either Gubernatorial
or Congressional Conventions, while
oar people remain united and party
spirit is dormant. Should such Con
ventions be held in the manner above
described, no one would he bound by
their action, but the 5\hole people
would be left free at the ballot-box, in
the manner pointed out by the Con
stitution, to select their otvn rulers,
without any regard to the action of
these self-constituted assemblies.—
Should the country again be unfortu
nately divided into political parties,
they may find it necessary to revive
these caucus nominations to secure the
success of the principles for winch
either may contend. This is not now
the case, and in the hope that it may
never be, let us adopt the lar gutige,
“Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof.'
A word in reply to your second in
quiry which is personal to myself
I have been repeatedly solicited by-
persons of both political parties, to con
sent to serve in my present position
for another term. I have stated truly,
that neither my personal interest orin-
Fennessee until he was 14 years old.
After this Ben was kept hunting until
he was near twenty-one. At that time
the bears >vere so bad in Tennessee
that the settlers could not raise their
hogs. Hunting bears in the cane re
quired much caution, and if a man’s
gun snapped he lost his breakfast.—
Young McCullough frequently killed
as many as eighty bears during a seas
on, and never less than twenty in the
course of a winter. This life gave him
a taste for wild adventure, and when
he became of age he determined to go
on an expedition to the Rocky Moun
tains, and left his home for St. Louis,
to join a company of trappers. He
arrived too late, however, and likewise
failed in joining a company of Santa
Fe traders.
He returned home, and soon after
called on Colonel David Crockett, who
was making up an expedition to go to
Texas to take part in the revolution.
The whole southwest at that time tvas
alive with feelings of sympathy lor the
Texans, and men were daily flocking
to their standard. Nacogdoches was
appointed the place of rendezvous from
which the expedition was to start, and
Christmas of the year 1835 was named
for the day of meeting, when, as “Old
Davy” expres>ed it, they were to make
their Christmas dinner off the hump of
a buffalo. McCullough again arrived
too late, and finding the party gone, be
proceeded on by himself to the river
Brazos, 5vhere he was taken sick, and
he did not recover until after the fall
school children to sing on earth, are
echoed in Heaven ? and 5vhere thou
can’st join in one continued hallelujah
to Him thou served on earth ? No,
not thus will we mourn. The tears
we shed are for ourselves, that one so
young, yet so full of all that makes
man noble, should in the midst of his
usefulness be taken from us. His
death is our loss, but his gain. George
T. Stova 1 5\as a Christian whose in
fluence was felt tvherever he was
known. In the hurry of business his
temper was never ruffled; patient at
all times, ever regardful of the feelings
of others even in little things, he won
the esteem of all, as well as their love.
Possessed of a high order of talents,
with cultivated ai d refined tastes,
morality above question and a true
Christian, lie was fitted to adorn the
best society. Those who knew him,
loved and adored him, but in the midst
of this adulation he was one of the
most humble of Christ’s followers.—
How can 1 cease to speak of his lovely-
character, which “shines as the star,
which to the Saviour led,” may its in
fluence be felt forever in that circle of
brothers and sisters which for sixteen
years has remained unbroken. From
that band of seven brothers he has
been taken. A shining jewel from his
Father’s crown.
Filled with love Tor his country, and
fired with a holy zeal for its welfare,
he went with his company, the Rome
Light Guards, to fill their place in Bar
tow’s Regiment, he was one of the
first to fall, and his spirit, mindful even
in death of the feelings ot those who
might seek to gaze on his dear face,
left a heavenly smile on it. The only
words he uttered after receiving his
death shot were in a message to his
mother, “I am going to Heaven,” and
were calculated to comfort those whom
he was about to leave in this world.—
He vieep, for nature must deplore the
friend who haS gone, though to happier
shores.
Augusta, Geo., August 5.
The Largest Fortress in the lForld
Eighteen mites from Warsaw stands
the largest fortress in the world—a for
tress with caseroated and bomb-proof
barracks for 40,000 men, and a circum
ference of eleven miles. 55’Let her this
fact is generally known or not, it is
certain that very few Euglishmcn
very few persons of any country but,
Russia have been allowed the opportu
nity of inspecting this wondrous strong-
lio'd. Nor, I believe, is our govern
ment at present in possession of any
plan or sketch of the immensn works ;
and as evidence of the jealousy with
which it is bidden from the eyes of
strangers, I may mci.tion that special
pc-rmissinu from the Czar is requisite to
enable any foreigner to enter it.
The fortress is called Modlin, or the
New Georgian ; in Russian,JNovo-Geor-
giovek. It is almost overpowering to
wander about tho huge works Mile
after mile one may exploie stores and
magazines, and batteries pass from rav
elin to ravelin, from work to work, and
one half of Modlin is not seen. There
is something very Russian in this crowd
ingfort within fort. At tho Malakoff
this fault—1 think I may call it one
was apparent. Traverse upon traverse,
parapet, defenco crowuing and crown
ing dofense, till it scemod as though the
labyrinth at Hampton Court had been
thickened and petrified iuto a fortress.
Such was tho Malakoff.
On a large scale this description, to
a certain extent, holds good for Modlin’;
though on this more extended scale it
is less remarkable, aud the delects
less appreciable ; there is no crowding
certainly, for there is room for them all,
but one within the other are collected
tho works, and it seems to be the opin
ion of the Russians themselves that this
great fortress has been somewhat over
done. They are very proud of it, nev
ertheless ; and well they may be, for
they may feel sure that no strangers
who visit it havo overseen its like.—
Once a Week.
clinations prompted me to git e my cor.- .of the Alamo. McCullough’s disap-
sent. In the days of your honored pointment was very great at not being
grand-father, Jared Irwin, who served j aide to join the gallant band of patriots;
A Sensation Story.
The publishers of Vanity Fair are
publishing a seriel, “The Fair Inez ;
or, the Lone Lady of the Crimson Cliff,”
by Artemas Ward.Esq. The following
is a description of the robber's cave :
O'Mulligan and bis tnorry men were
passing the evening in a hilarious man
ner in the Chief's cave, which was eli
gibly located among the cliffs,and fitted
np with gas, baths, and tho modern im
provements, including tho comforts of
a home aud within a five minutes walk
of the depot.
The Prrseculcel Damsel's Attempt to
Escape.—Her room was in tho.fifth sto
ry of tho cave, which was built of Mil
waukie brick, and all the doors were
double locked. Sho had no alternative
then, but to make her osespo through
the window. She was forced to use
the bed cord, but as she was a lady of
high moral principle, she resolved to
send the corsair its full value by Adams'
Express, if she in the least damaged it
Carefully fastening one end of the cord
•to the window sill, sho commenced let
ting herself down. But unfortu lately
the cord broke shortly after the intrepid
maiden had commenced her perilous de
scent—broke when she was high in the
air. nt a distance of over four hundred
feot from the ground 1 Ob, it was
frightful !
We cannot here too strongly urge up
on manufacturers of rope the necessity
of making it strong. It may cost more;
but is it fair, is it manly to sell rope
knowing it to be of flimsy texture?—
Some may argue that it is owing to the
poor quality of hemp, but we raaintaiu
that manufacturers Bhould give their
personal attention to the business, and
makegood rope.
But to return to Inez.
(To be contiuned.)
ITatrr Proor Cloth.
Dr. J. L. Crawcour, Professor of
Chemistry, New Orleans, has furnished
ihe Delta’, of that city with the annexed
formula for rendering clothing water
proof:
1. Dissolve in twelve gallons of soft
water three and a half pounds of alum
and dissolve in another twelve gallons
of water the same weight of sugar ot
lead; raix the two solutions, and inso
luble sulp:.nte of lead will be formed,
and wi 1 fall to the bottom of the vessel.
Decant the supernatant liquid, and
plunge the stuffs in it. They should be
strongly compressed vrhile under the
liquid, in order to expell the air Irom
the pores, and suffered to soak for for
ty-eight hours. If the stuffs are satu
rated in a vacuum pan it tvould be bet
ter. When withdrawn from the liquid
they are to be dried, brushed and press
ed with a hot iron.
No. 2 is a superior but more expen
sive process. The same fluid is to be
employed as in No. 1, but before using
it, the clothes are to be dipped into a
liquid made bj disolving twenty pounds
of British gum or dextrine and ten
pounds of white soap in fifteen gallons
of boiling water. The clothes should
be boiled in this liquid for a few min
utes, and while still wet, he immersed
in liquid No. 1. Stuffs treated in this
way arc completely unpertneable to
water, though pervious lo air, and their
pliability and durability arc remarkably
increasetl. Instead of the British gum,
a solution of gelation or glue may be
employed.
Superiority of ihe Southern Officers
over the Northern.
It is impossible to read ihe Southern
accounts in detail of the battle at Bull
Run, which v. c published yesterday,
and compare them with tho nccounts
given by our own olhcers and men, as
well as of those civilians who witnessed
the light, without coming lo the conclu
sion that the Southern army had greats
ly ihe advantage iu officers over the
Northern army. They fought with a
bravery which casts tlie conduct of the
Union officers into the shade, and that
self sacrificing heroism told on the for
tunes of the day. The men advanced
.otlie charge or held important positions
while they were decimated, becattso
they were animated and fired by the
example of their leaders. It is impos
sible otherwise to account for their
great loss in men and offices s, far ex
ceeding, according to our accounts, tho
loss in the Union army.
The. number of onr officers of high
rank killed and wounded beats no pro
portion to those killed and wounded in
leading the enemy. The rebels lost at
least in killed, two generals, one briga
dier general, six colonels, one lieuten
ant colonel ; in wounded, one brigadier
general, six colonels and three majois—
twenty field officers in all. The loss in
company ofiiceis, though great, was not,
perhaps, iu equal proportion. Tho
Southern field officers fell iu leading
troops to the ch.vgc, anti tho example
inspired their men with grent ardor,
oven when they were inclined to give
way. 55'e read that Beauregard and
Johnston themselves were in tLe thick
of the fight at the decisive moment,
Beauregard having his horse shot under
him; and throughout tho day these
Generals exposed themselves continu
ally to death hy galloping along the
front of their lines to observe the dc-
vclopeinent of the battle. l\ T hcro wore
our field officers during this period ?—
55’e are almost ashamed to tell. Wo
know there are gallant exceptions—
such as Sprague of Rhode Island ; but
it must le confessed that our field offi
cers, on the whole, reflected but little
credit upon the army or upon tho loyal
States, and the chii f part ot the fight
ing was done by brave privates and
companv officers ou their own hook.—
K. Y. Herald.
The New York Express, in an
article on the official report of the bat
tle of Manassas remarks:
The more we hear of the conduct of
some of our officers anti men at Bull
Run, the more we are inclined to let
the curtain drop on the whole affair,
and cry out with the Thane of Cawdor
‘Bring in no more reports.’
With disclosures of this discreditable
character crowding upon us t we think
the reader will sympathize with the
wish that vve have already expressed;
that Bull Run should drop as soon as
possible into oblivion. The country
has heard enough of it. ‘Bring in no
more reports.’
Geu. Beauregard of Canadian De
scent.
The Courier dtt Canada, of Monday
last, contains the following paragraph
relative to the Commander of tho South
ern forces :
The grandfather of Geu. Beauregard
Comraauder of the Southern army, was
Canadian. His name was l’icrre
Toutnu, aud he emigrated to New Or
leans from Batlscan, in tho district of
Three Rivers. At New Orleans ho
made a fortune, and rapidly acquired
considerable influence among tho French
population of Louisiana. As a reward
ft>' his political services, he obtained
for his-son an admission as a cadet iuto
the Military Academy ot West Point.
The sun figures in tho books under the
name of Pierre G. Toutau. In tho
meantime, he purchased an estate near
New Orleans, which he called Beaure
gard. When his eon obtained his com
mission as an officer in the army, ho
cast aside the humble nnmoof Toutnn,
adopted the more aristocratic one of Do
Beauregard, and thenceforth subscribed
himself Pierio Tuutan de Beauregard."
The foregoing may be correct, with
the exception of the conclusion. He
adopt) d the name of Beauregard be
cause it was the name of his mother,
and not from any aristocratic motive.—
Richmond Dispatch.
Death of the Surveyor General.
A. J. Bogges, tho worthy and efficient
Surveyor General of this State, died
at Richmond on the morning of the 15th
inst, of typhoid -fever Impelled
by motives of patriotism, he lefKJris
office and family and enlisted as a pri
vate in the rauks of one of tlin compa
nies of Carroll eonnljr. He was a use
ful man and good citizen, and his death
Will be regretted not only by tho peo
ple of his own county, (Cat roll,) bn!
by a large circle uf friends and acqnain
tancortbroughout the State. He died
in tho midst of his usefulness, leaving a
wifo and several young children to
mourn his irreparablq loss.—Millcdec-
t illt (Ga.) Federal Union.
Woman's Hopes.—In carlvyonlh,
perhaps, women said to themslves,
“I shall be happy whon I have a hus
band to lovo mo best of all then,
when the husband was too. careless,
“My child will com ort methen,
through the mother’s watching and
toil, “My child will repay me all when
it grows up.”—And at last, after the
journey of years has been wearily rav
eled through, tho mother’s heart is
weighed down by a heavier burthen,
and her only hope is in heaven.
It is .said that the portly mem- 1
ber of Congress, described by Mr.
Raymond, as falling from his horse,
turning, pale, &c., was no other than
the redoiitable Senator Gen. Wilson,
of Massachusetts. He vvent to- see the
battle in Gen. Scotty carriage, but got
scared, abandoned it and took to herse.
This explains the dispatch saying that
the Confederates took a carriage bear
ing the crest, &.C., of Gen Scott.—Al
bany (A’. V.) Argus