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NEW ENTERPRISE.
U T. NEWMAN,
Exclusive Dealer in
I CROCKERY, CHINA,
will bo seen tbat the connection, that
wSt T. St^hitherto dmd'
with this paper, has been dissolved,—
Wn Very much regret the circutmtan*
ccm that have caused ibis separation, for
the ftmoniation has beon, to us, in ovory
respect, a huppy one. During a con-
ridorablo portion of tlio post yoar lie 1ms
had,, almost exclusive management of
the Editorial Department of the Courier,
and the meed of prnUo for its digni
fied ability is, to a lurgo extent, due to
him.
He has our most cordial wishes for
hie happiness and prosperity In whatev
er field of labor ho may bo ongoged.
* ~VAi7e I) 1C TO It Y.
riie renders of tiio CburiVr are aware
that for r two;montl}M ( post 1; havo not
boon connected With 1 lie hdiibrial man
agement. 'Chufha* been owing, a por
tion of tho time,to nbscuco from Rome,
ami »ineo tho oleotlont-to H diversity of
opinion hottvoen Mr. Dwineli'and my
self as to tho correct policy of the peo*
Georgia In tho crisis now upon
A‘ formal withdrawal of my
nnmo has boon deferred, partly for roe
sons of-'it private nature, and partly
^ tho lion* that tlio citizens of FI©) d’
lounty lypuki- uftit
ticket in the
compel
Hfato to *bv<
■l’ssWar©
Wu
ALSO,
tonkin? Glasses & Plated
Broad St„ Romo, Oa.
Urge supply
of all kinds
iWlwiry and
is Ware, will
.nsUntly kept 1
ianl ineluling ,
and Dinner€35
A splendid aMortmeutof Fine Mirrors.
Alw a good supply of Plated Ware, lnclud-
’a*t«ri, Spoons, Mngar-Tongs, Cake and
•r Knives, Ac* Ac. ^ __.
• subscriber-will kedp <a larger stock of
.cry and ‘Maw Ware, than lias hitherto
kept by ilt the Merchants of Rome—the
■trged *tock in Cherokee On., and by buying
InUrger ^nantitiM. lie trill g**t them cheaper,
Ini be able to sell lower than the farmer
•riwi,
I Tbr public are rcspentfuBy Invited to eall
It hie store, first door abovc’M-Clung’e, and
|v«'iiin«* and prinos.
tfWlUrlly. WM. T. NKWMAN.
O. B. EVE,
maniifartubeb of
And Dealer Extensively in
AM* 88
of all Styles.
•entity, Quality and Prices Challenged.
THE FARMERS
HE reiiueeted t<» examine my large as-
K _ sertmentof Plantation Bridle*, Collars,
Ifwhing and T*y»m Gafr eojnplele, at the
Iiowcst Possible Cash Prices.
Itnuiand Gear made to order, and repalrt
tAsrt antlee. My stock, will heat; inspc
m. pnmo and »«« Tinfnre parch using.
to'Scs Ad vurtiscmgnt in another column,
I tbllSftO. O, U. EVE.
t. t. vcnxahoo
’rSS, IHOO.
nol'bo inflpprcprlste W .into coir
’ tl.b reasons Wliloh have fo'itiJ!
seas—HSBHHBSS-
To Ike to-ot.crat.oo Fort, of Floyd
Couoty—Hcport oftko CoMo.lt.ee to
Oil Vneanclci.
Tlio umlcralgnnl having boon ap
pointed, by a resolution passed at a
Riblic meeting of the citizens of Floyd
Go., held In tho City Hall in Itorao on
Tuesday the 4th Inst, a committco to
All vacancies if uny should occur, |n
Uro ticket Hint day nominated for delo-
gatos to tlio State Convention, bog leave
to make the following repp,i&, [
Tlio committco greatly regret the cir
cumstances that made it necessary for
thorn to ac* and When they first learned
from tho proper source, that Cols. Colh-
ran and Fort lmd declined, still hoping
to avoid tho responsibility of acting,
they appointed on, of their number u
committee to wait upon tlic gcnflcmen
nominated.
Through this means they learned
that Col. Fort waa confined to hia rcom
by sickness in consequence of which lie
poiitivoly declined running, but express
ed an ardent dcslro for success of. the
principles adopted by tho mooting at
which ho was nominated.
A letter was received from Col. Colli
ran, in which lie positively declined to
£5SK»raB3?«a!
committee |p dUclmrgo tho duties impos
ed upon them by tho Convention.—
ilia they proceeded to do nnd uni.nl-
atualy agreed to till, thd vacancies
int lmd occurred, with tho names of
lion. A. R. Wright nnd Xfaj. Robt II.
>10ore, T^yee gentlemen litiyebec^ op^.
ttnltcd, and, both, though reluctantly!
Imvo consented to run.
We deem It unnecessary to make
any othor or further reply to tho miss-
Itatement Uiat appeared in tho 7V«e
Fluff, that wo lmd repudiated tho action
of the Convention.
A. DEAN,
J. II.GII.L,
t. ti. WATTERS,
R. H. MOORE,
T. ACQUIRE.
Deo. 19th 1800.
ROME GEORfilti, TUESDAY MORNINO. DECEMBER 2-5. 1860.
NUMBER 8,
grievances of whioli they ho justly com
plain, nr« speedily and effectually re-
cctaaazCTKs
^ lU varioiis rdptionof evory tio that bind* us to
uxlldM* for tabic aadoultuarr] Wcj , Un|ou# m M .1M0K
Yet wo aro divided. ^ Many think
that if tho united South should asKcm-
a in Convention, and alter cousultnl
make a demand upon, the North,
of a remedy fp^xtyinguyils, and ^unt-
Ah ties for future secuiity , it would be
acceded to; nUd 4h' t lie event of' its
rejection, ail the Southern States would
withdraw in a body and inaugurate a
separate Government.
'Others,again, believo that so fur from
[er existing, 1 am now
ti<*»$f]*lut£
iitwhieh *'lutt
been an agrecalde one in every reaper.,
and in justification of this conclusion it
may pi
cUely
»K/.
The legislature of Georgia lias unani-
mhusly declared that the triumph of n
Northern soctiouat party with the solo
and avowed purposo ot reducing fifteen
ovorai^n Staton of the Union to a con-
ditimof dependence, dog rndation attd
ruin “demands resistance.” Tho people
with nlmgsfc equal unnnimity Imve^re- +%*
solve*l* uuless the insufferutdc >Vhy don’t they publish the Letters ef
Toombs «ndT. D. it* Cohbi
Wo have not seen, yet, tho recent
lei tors of
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operation, in any immediate-iecession
nnd-scpnrate-Stntc-nction paper,
uot let the peojile see these lcttois
they not eminate from the great
'in of that party that only a few days
since denounced ovory man as a “*u£-
mwnoiiwf,” whodnreil, in nny way to
oppose immediate seeeemn t Tho fact is
Ttxnub.s and Cobb have taken compara
tively conservative grounds in their re
cent letters, and, wo four that nnmo of
their follower* are afraid of being ehttfg-
ith inconsistency if they 'folk
Georgia's itesponsc to Mississippi.
Tlio Iaeglslaturo passed unanimously,
tho following resolutions, in res|tonse to
tho Commissioner from Missstssippi,
Hon. W. L. lluiria' Address:
Mr. IUrtridgo from the Joint Select
7 Committee, to whom was referred
tiio communication of tlio Governor
of Mississippi to the Governor of this
State, asks leave to submit tho fol
lowing
REPORT,
Where is, A largo portion of tho peo-
plo of the non slaveliolding States have,
for many-ycars past, shown in many
ways a fanatical spirit, bitterly hostile to
tho Southorn States; and have, through
the instrumentality Of Incendiary pub
lications, tlio pulpit and the newspaper
press, finally organized a political party
Tor the nvowtxl purposo of destroying
the institution of sluvery, nnd coti-
seouontly spreading ruin nnd deso
lation am * *
Home Female College*
The Curd of tho Rev. lir. Caldwell,pub
lished in your last issue, Was prompted
by the dissatisfaction expressed by
lomoono \2pth,Cfcu*AM»4i Mnglish IMcrn-
urc, a worK-MilSsfoS inti^fuc^
into many of out Sohoolsand Col^giSr
It is a valuable Vwk, hut unfortunate
ly contains, in a quotation from one of
the.Kngiish Poet* some obimxiqii!iex«
pression orpottiliJenJu^iUolcJesf
tion of slavery. The (act however, .had
eseapdih'^btlrfoftii^fr^aJ'd
.Faculty until recently. It is well
’known to every one lt£all conversant
with the course of study adopted In our the instrumentality t»f tncehtllnry pul
schools and .Institutions of lca^nhig,;
that one or more Toxt Books lmve long
been in use which contain sentiments
not only opposed to slavery but unsound
nlsq*u|K>n the dpetrinos of Christianity.
WonUvul© to tho works on Moral Phi
losophy by Wayland c& Pa (fey. These
hove boon use«l not as a matter ol choice
but necessity, thero being- no 8qUthorh
works extaut upon the subject, lat
terly, however, attention hns boon drawn
to tho mntter. and soon to ije
relieved from Hitf hupnQiitipg depon-
deuco upon . N^rtjitrn- and foreign ad-
In tho Romo Fcmolo College those
books were long sinco rejected. The oiis-
ton^ among Southern teachers lias been
either to skip the okjootiouablo chap
ters, or uso tho opportunity to impress
a wholsomc lesson by pointing out the
errors of tho author. Wo like to see a
spirit of vigilance among our people at
all times; and it Is no matter of sup-
prise that an unsual degree of suspi
cion and scrutiny hns.beeu ongeudorpd
by tlio prosoht political aspoot of tlio
country. Yet wo should endeavor to
guard against that inordinatexoal which
in its efforts to reach tho enemy. Oft
times rashly wounds and Inflicts injury
upon its< If and Us own &cnd*.
Tho Faculty of the Romo Female
College we are glad to knot? is compos
ed of individuals of long tried and well
knowu.integrity. Tho Trustees too nro
our own citizens—and tho writer, though
ono of their number, may bo allowed to
say what is true bis colleagues, that
such a proposition being even respect- * ^ ** better to be right now (hail consi*-
NEW
TRM
MOORE & DUNNAHOO,
[GROCERS!
A full AsSortniont of
family supplies.
IXCMJDING Flour, Meal, Sugar ot all
L Kind*. (Jtiireo, Bultor, Eggs, Fish of dlf*
| f ' r( *nt kiiitU, Driod Fruits, and Preserved
E r «'b. All kinds of Nut*,. Oandios, Cigars,
ToWco, Fine Liquors, Ac., Ac. ~
"® Wish It Distinctly Understood that
. We will SeU on Credit to
111 responsible men, who are
ljQ the habit of paying at the
■time agreed upon.
W« will dupliosto upon tiiuo to prompt
iRoawf mcn * nn r cash purehaso made In
Oir« ua a call and latilfr y pur selves as to
<7?* and prices.
febOwlj.J MOORE A DUNNAHOO.
fully considered by our cnouiies, it
would be regarded as additional evi
dence of our cownrdlce, bo insultingly
spurned and furnish the signal for re
newed aggressions; and further, that
while this course, would not produce
greater unity of action among the
Southern .States thau already exists, or
would bo effected by the secession of
tho cotton States, tlio'doluy necessarily
attending it would be dangerous, if not
fatal.
Mr. Dwinoll concurs in the first view
of this question, while I us firmly be
lieve the othor to bo t|ie true policy of
Georgia, Wo must therefore separate.
Although my ncqunintiit\C«V.ith tho
inouibors of the Editorial fraternity has
been of short duration,still 1 have be
gun to regard them ,nsjam||iur friends
and part with them with reluctance—
perhaps temporarily—perhnp* for
ever.
Tho tolationrf which have existed be
tween Uio gentlemanly proprietor of
tho Cburfer and myself lmve been of
the . pleaauntcst nature and 1 bespeak
for liim'Oii The part *of our friends the
most liberal pntronago and tho utmost
C °To'uf6* < >ca(lehi ol* (lie CWr I sin-
coroly.. regret to say—Farewell 1 but it
f S^untor^To^mbs^nU 7hos. R. they ore true Southern men, substam
nfT Vmlch^he^^boriHayoV co- *tial, outerprising, nnd fntellgeiit. As to
their soundness there can be no quea
H9n. They have ut much individual
SXSStXSiSXZ
be proud and for which they nro en
titled to the looting gratitude of tho
community. Wo (|U'4 tlio eUlgphs of
Romo will not' so fat* foi-get their''few'll;
interests, and the wolfato of tlio Oily as
to cc-asn for a, mmnenbto fo»torinnd {m-
•urnge lbi> CuUogo. It is confidently
•lie.’cd that there U no institution in
Georgia wluop-ia nmnagctl with greatpr
care, abllhy. and efficiency than tho
Romo EHpwle College.
A Citizen or Rome.
among the (teoplo in every ‘por
tion of tlio States whore it now exists,
and
Whereas, Tills spirit of fanaticism
has allied itself with a design long en
tertained by leading politicians of tho
North, to wield tho taxing power of the
S rnment, for the purposo of protect
slid fostering tho interests of that
on of the Union, and also, to ap
propriate tho common territories of
the United States to the exalusivo
uso of Northern emigration, for the.
purpose „of extending, consolidating,
and rendering .that power irreversl-.
bio:
And whereas, These designs and
movements lmve attained sucli ascend
ancy, as to combine a large majority of
the Northern people in this sectional
party, which lias elected to the .Presi
dency and Vico Presidency of the Uni-
tod .States, candidates-wluMivo-pledged
in tlio most solonm form aud th«r
plainest repented declarations to
wield all the influence and power of
tho Federal Government t.» accom
plish tho oLyocts ami purposes of the
party, by which (hey .have been olect-
od.
And whereas Many -of tho slave-
holding Hintes era about to assemble in
Convention for the purjKMe of adopt
ing measure- for Ihe protection of their
rights, and tlio security of their Insti
tutions ;
And whereas, Tlio State of Mississip
pi has, in a noble spirit of fraternity
sent a commissioner to communicate to
ilsif General Assembly, her desire in
the emergency in onr Federal relations
Therefore be it,
Resolved, 1st. That tbo General As
sembly of Georgia, hue listened with
sentiment* of profound sympathy and
respect to tho - Message of Mississippi,
on the subject of tho |.resent threaten
ing relations oftheN.v tfiern and South
ern sections of tl.— -United States,
communicated by !ihj> distinguished
Commissioner, the lJou. Wm. L. Har
ris.
:Resolved, 2d. That h 'liaving as we do,
that the present crisis in onr National
Affairs, demands resistance, this Geno-
rul Assembly, at its.present Hossiou, has,
with great unanimitv, passed An Act
providing for tlio r.*U of a Convention
to assemble
• A.en
Howard association,
J PltlLADELFlIIA.
I “JWvolent In.*tltHtion establishod byipocl-
| °* Rnilowmont, for tho Relief or tho Biek
»n« Diitressod, afiliotc.l with Virulent snd
“PWsniio DiscaNOB, and uipociuUjr for the
■X rf.. BDm«8 08 of the Soxunl Organs.
11\'| “P’CA-L hdvleo given gratis, by tho |w-
IbJ rail.® 8ur 8«o“* to »U who apply by let-
I,. ’ wltl * » dcaoription of thoir eondition,
Itj.m 0 f CU l' al ' 0U , habits of.life, Ao.,) and in.
1,4 ( r ° r "ztroroo i>overly, Modioims furnish'
I' 1 '«• of charge.
loth,. ro PorU on 8pormatorrhaja, and
lth« vul?, 0ftsasn f th« Soxual Organs, and on
!r!u» w Remedies ompiovod in the du.
Kfy.HnttotheamiotA iu scaled l*t-
re I°l >ei * fi 1 ®® °f chargo. ‘T*vo or threo
I ?,!;* f °r posUgo will bo acceptable.'
Act& ,s * DR ' 8RILLEN HOUGHTON,v
SWi*v llr * oon » Howard. Assorifttion, No. 2
■or,i! i ?'," th Street,-Philadelphia, Va. By
I r of the Directors. ■
G.zv t, EZUA D * HEARTWELL, Bros,
,0 * Faibchild, Bco'ty. fobfltrily.
tent, nnd those great lenders dare not at
tempt longer to sustain themselves In
positions they now deem erroneous.—
Let all men. who, In ths great excite
ment, have taken wrong positions,
abandon them, at once aqd pet freni a
conscientiouseonviotlbn of duty with nil
tho rights nou) before them.
Tkcir Kctolutions a Nullity. ..
The resolutions passed in the meeting
of Monday the 3d inst., in this county
nro made of no effect, so far nk obtain
ing redress in the Union ia concerned,
by tho non-action of tho, Legislature %
After giving a specification of tho de
mands they would have made upon
tho Northern Slates, tho meeting W
solved:
That in the event tho States upon
which these just and reasonable de
mands shall be made by tbo I
tivo Assembly in the nnmo, nnd
behalf of the people or Gcprgia l
give unmistakable evidonde of a deter
mination to accede to them, in good
faith, by or before tho 10th of January
next, Georgia' shall abide in the-Union,
otherwise secession is the only ade
quate re nibdy left hor fertile mainte
nance of her interests, rights, liberties
and honor.
of the people of Geo.gia, to assemble
on tho lfitU day p! January, lttftl,
for tlm, purport of determining, on
UlO tir-- aluHC;
I.Cgi;!"-\ r „ rl m
l on 'be f
|. v-uull to****
The Co*operntiou movement .every,
where gaining grouuil.
So fat as wo can learn, in every
county of tho Stato, the immediate se
cession and separate* Stale action party
is “ growing smaller. by tjegrccs and
beautifully less.” A f>cm, unitednwd effi
cient resistance is wliat tho jicople all
desire, and the co-operation tickets, in
this section of tl»0 Stale, will, we pro-
l^»t uo man bo deceived or wheedled
out of-his vote. The great issue to bo
fdecided by 'l.o Convention Is shall Geor
gia go out of tho Union immediately aud
; or slmti slio first maL 'anlhonest ef-
concert, with her Southern sisters
tlio mvh
tance.
Resolved. 3*1, That wo cordial^ ro-
jnond to the pal riotie hopes of Missis-
sinpi, so earnestiv expressed by her Leg
islature. nnd so ably oommunlcntod by
her Commissioner, and we do hereby
give our sister State, the confident assu
rance, that in our judgment Gcoruia
will promptly eo-yperato with her in the
adoption of elliciest measures, for the
common defence, safety and honor of
the .South.
Resolved, 4th. That should any. or all
and time, o( that rcsis-
Lcttcr of %V. W. Merrcll*
Carroi,lton, Ga. Dec. 21,1BOO.
Km Tons Rome Couriers—Being u can*
didnte before tlio people, of Ihe Tula-
poasa Circuit for. their support; I deem
it due tothetfftG know tho opinions I
entertain ’6n tho groat .questions iibw,
agitating tlio.ocuntry* ’«lam in ihvorof.
tlio Southern States, by thoir Conven
tions, to appoint delegates to a General
Convoi.tion of nil the Soutlicrn States^
That convention to lay down a. line of
policy demanding of tho Government
nil of our eonstHutional rights; should
they bo secured tou*,‘the matter Is then
tiled. Bhbuld tho government fhil
so tedo, either from wajtb of.,power, or
will, then the govoriimant will hare
proved a failure, and the South will he
justified, In the eyes of tlio world; In
lotting up a Southern Confederacy. This
In my humbk opinion, will unito tho
whole Souths and this, or some liko
course, is tlio only means by-which this
dcsirahiu oljevt * an be mtidned, and a
.Southern Confederacy sot up without
strife aud civil nr.
1 am o]iposcd to unconstitutional
.Stato socoiMion (or tlio reasons,
1st. The causes that exist nro not suf-
ficient to justify till? step, until the
Skates, in their sovereign capacities, do*
rnand [if tho Goncral Government (heir
rights,Y.nd the ramo nry roftwod. fie-
ccir slop asiuihcs tlmttbo government (si
either unable or unwlllirig to-socuro us
our rights.
• 2d. Soco* don admits Sowaril and Lin
coln’s irrvpi-OAsiblc conflict doctrine, to
int; That the Government cannot vx-
1st, ono 4ialf free nnd the other slave,
while wo claitn to Vo right initials coii/fie^.
Yet socosslon yields to this dootrine,
backs right down and gives it up with*
out a struggle, wbon tho oxperienoo of
«enr eighty years gives the lie to this
doctrltie. The Government has so ox-
isted, part free r snd part »inv^. from
its foiindftiioii up to tbo present time.
3d. If the time has oome, (and I am
Inclined to think It has,) when the North
and South cannot.longer live , together
in peace, single State setewiiou U uot
tho proper way to go'about forming
au inUapcndent Southorn C-onfedora-
°y*
It may bo construed into a want of
propor respect for thwepinions ot our
sister Southern States; I hear Some say,
that tho border States will ho cbmpcll"
ixl eventually to join ua ; allow that to
bo jm, would it not be better to have
(hem go with us at firct; and would nob
this tond to strengthen- the--bond of
U:)k>p In tho new Government? It
certainly would. I am no submlssionist,
no union man perse; this question ought
to be settled, and settled note. I prefer
that it bo settled in tho Union. If this
cannot be done u(Kn ah honcsf, earnest
and deliberate effort on our part, so as
to throw tho blame upon the North of
hroaking up the best government ever
devised by hum, then I am for inde"
pendcnce out of the Union, und, al
though “iny days nro in tho -yellow
leaf,” I woutd shoulder my mUskot in
defetico of tho rights and honor of my
beloved. Soulh, as -I have dono in two
campaigns to vindicate tliehonor oi my
country. Hut I npprohond no war, if
Latest News.
Roath GaroHaa Onllaaacc a, Boom-
S|«B|
C«*uuuito», Deo. 20.—The Ordinance
ofSocfaal.w. l.'ui paned. U will lie roll-
lied at 2 o elooT p. m. The utmost cn-
thuauum prevails. Salutes, are beine
Iii ihI, nnd other domonitratlona of joy
nrc mnnirastodi ......
Month Carolina Coartatloa.
CaaauuTON, Doo. 20|—TheUnllnaitoe
to diaaotretho Vnlnn between the State
of South Oirolinn nnd Ihe other States-
united with her, under the oompaot en
titled the Constitution or the. United
Statoa of America ia as follows:
“IVo tlio people of the Kluto of South
Carolina, In Convention ussembled, dor
declare and ordain, and it Hr Imrehy de
clared and Ordained, that thoOi-dinanee
adopted hy ua in Convention on thn23d
duy of May, in tho year -of Our Eon I,
1788, whereby Ihe Convention at the
United States was ratified, also alt net.
ami part, of aota, of the Uonofal As
sembly of tho Slate of South Carolina,
ratifying amendments to said Ordinan
ces, aroTu
ereby repealed, and that the
Union how aubsisting between South
Caroline and the otherS'.atea, under tho
riamo of tho Unitod Stato.'of Amerind,
is hcroliy disKlrod.
This bnituanco wHa passed unani
mously, and will bo rallnwl In eolomn
form to morrow ut 12 o'clock.
Rejoicings Iu Heath Cnroliaa,
Monti*
100
mili
South
HesIgaaUoa of Col. Walker,
' Washington, Doo. 10th.—Brovnt Col.
Wm. ltv.-s.ry Walker, i of tho . United
States, Army, now rfuiditia in Ooorgla,
has re.igucd his .oomuilsslon,
Washiagtaa Sews.
WasiiinotON, Deo. 10,—A raajoritv
of the Non York delegation, composol
iiriiioipnlly of t'-MitiMloam, held a eon-
foronco to-night, anti unanimously pass-
cd> resolution Ibr tho enlbrcoment of
all tha law. and provision* ‘of tha Oou-
atltutlon. . !*WiV “ U
Dsnsacoi.a, Fla., Deo. 20;—A ! saluto
of 100 guns wasfirod beret to-day 1 in
honor of the seceaeion of South Caro
lina 'amid much enthuaiusm.
■nlnte m Roatfoaery, Alu.
Montoonzsv, Ala., Doo. 20.—OoV-
or Mooro |uu ordered 100 gulls to bo
> them hack but the Federal Oov
ernment and the Federal Constitutimi.
Oen. Houston, himself, if Texas quits
the Union, will lead the van in the
march forwards.
ft* ..'I .»>•. 1 -d* U
V 7*-1 . , ..
Rome market.
Cbrrettni Tri• Week!) by. I’erry <fc Lamkin,
Vmcry Merthmts.
t. Ho»«, FriJay, Doe. 21,1800.
CorraN.-Tlte prices remain unchang
ed. | Wo quolo from 7 to 0 els.
, D.\co*.—Very scarce and with a mod-
prate demand. Supply equal to tha
demand. Wo quote ribbed aide* 13),
clear 14, hams 14, should*™ 12*.
Daar—On foot 4 cts., retail 0 to 8 eta.
Duma.—15 to 20 ots,
Dauo Fanis —Peeled peaches are in
demand at 81 50 perl,a. Uupeeledfl.
Thera is no demand for. Dried apple.
Green have declined, we qqote U to 55
,eta pert
, Euos—Demand prevails at 12} to 15
perdos. ’ ’ "
Flods.—Good OAuhtt'J'FamllyFlour
is in demniid at 84 per hundred | Su-
ptrfine *3>0.pc«,lW>M.! w,
inDia—Stook. ample, , Prices with
downward tendency, lOots for dry, dots
jtnuifnt, •guts milk nutiiiiii unjr,wi imi oouiivry. uui i npprouenu no nnr t it
of the Southern State, dotertuine, in ' M Aw m.ioad bf .««*a I. adopted,
the present emergency, to withdraw 1
from the Union, and. resume their sov- ilospeotfully, ,.
erciguiy, it it thesehso of tliis General l •- W* W. MKRRELL.
Assembly, that such soceoding States |
should form a Confederacy under a ro- C'ntuosa County Meeiisix*
.Tames B. Douoiiihtv.—Wo have just
read a latter from this young man, a
.son of Chas. Dougherty, of tills county,
and has not-made any “demands,” what
ever, on tho Northern States, and even,
‘ivword that has boon; and must be.” j If they had, no “unmistakable evidence
1 have endeavored to discharge faith-. of a determination to accede to them”
fully my whole duty to them. If 11 could be received before the 10th of
hav’o succooded, I am satisfied. If I ^ January. vThusrWfcordblgtflUifeirplHt-
havo failed, I ask > tlseir churitablo jud;- form, they have no remedy-left but so-
ment. Asa last word I would onrnestly | cession. All who ngreo wilh Ihom
* T , , | dated Washington co., Texas, Nor;- 24,
Now tho Legislature has Miourned „ 0 ia pf-aceably engage J in over-
rd has not made anv “demands, what- . „ ^ 1 „ . .
seeing for Dr. Handle of that county,
entreat them to lot no bitterness maijc
tho approaching contest. Wo w.e
brothers-i-oui* interests :iro common—
our foes t}io_f$inio-y-,-ydestinies insep
arable. Tho'strUggie will be short, and
soon, we will either once more repose
peaceably • nnd happily under our
own vines and fig trees, or stai. 1
shoulder to shoulder to ropcl the invad*
ors of our soil. If (ho fonnef lot us bo
suitably grateful; if tho latter, may tht?
God of our Revolutionary Firth ors be
wiih us in our time of trouble.
G*o. T. Stovall.
«,^® r °8lno Oil and Lamps
llr , T HE BEST QUALITY, FOR SALE
1 - .M a P • «
TURNLEYr No. 3 Ohoico Houno
i Ke ’° ,on ®» Machino Lard, Tnhner
5 1 1
FARELL A YEISER.
Ora Pai'BR.—The next number of tho
weekly Qntrier will bo issued on Tuesday
instead of Friday of next week, in order
to give holidays to the printers.
Tiie Tri-Weekly Courier, for next
year, will commence regular issues on
Tuesday, January 1st, 18(11, provided suf
ficient oncdurageinoiit is (jffered. What
say you,patrons, shall the Tri-Weekly Cbu
rier be sustained? Your efforts in its behalf
aro earnestly sollelttxli A lHtlqoffort on
the part'ofeaoh one of our-present »ubj
soribers would seoitro for us ample re-
muneratiou, ^ ^ ^
Tpys 'and Curistmas Prese.vt?.—A-
ny ouo in soareh of Children's Toys or
Christmas gifts, should call at the
Book Store of 11. A. Smith. He has a
splendid assortment, and any taste,oven
tbo most fastidious, cun bo satisfied.
should vote thoir ticket. But all who
think tbnt thoro ought to bo .one more
earnest effort to preservo tlio rights, inter
ests and honor of Georgia in the Union;,
should voto' for Wri.hit, Johnson and
Moore, ns Delegates to tho Conven
tion. .
A Significant Fact;—That only thir
ty out of ono hundred and twenty
Southern Mombers in Congress, signed
the Sou( horn Secession Address recent
ly published. Immediate Secession and
separat* 1 State action does not seem to
bo vary popular in Washington City,
A Rare Bird.—John A. Winn in.
forms us that on last Saturday he killed
on John’s creek in this county, a white
hawk, “as whito as tlio driven snow,”
and measuring throe feet (Vom tip to
tip of its wings.
publican form of Government, ntid to
that end, they sl/duld adopt the Consti
tution c! the UnitMl Statos, so altered
and aini. dmended ns to suit tbo new
state of aitiiir*.
. Resolved, Oth. That wo do hereby ex
press our cordial appreciation of the
dignified and gentlemanly bcai ing of the
lion William Ia. Uarris, toward tttis
. ... l4 , . . ... General Assembly,-as well as tho satis*
save the Union, nml then, failing in this, factory manner in which he has dis-
And as a lust resort, with dignity, “sov-1 charged tho responsible duties of hUt
meeting* of all parties held in
liinggold on the 10th, the following Fes-'
olutiom were adopted, and J. T, Mc
Connell, Esq., and Mnj, Presley Yates
nominated in accordance with tho
cr the ties that bind us toguthor.”
and wus entirely Ignorant of the slan
derous falsehood that somoonc, in this
community, lias circulated about him,
Lincoln’s Position.—Tho Clarksville
“«y 3»J that
c rcmarkabln cliannc in tho tuna of
a Albany 9)W.n' ffl Jmmty, .(Thurlmv
•'Oa'ifThliOr.) ivli-n*).v it araws favor
“ ii.MaU- Ujv- . nnllilr-,
V law, fill
in tho ultra nnti-zlava-
. arty iirea., u lli.Ti'fillt-
o’f a'consultation bntwcWr Mrfor*.
Wood and Lincoln, nnd is in accordance
Avitll ilia oNproas wi.hcs; nnd further
that it meets the he arty sanction of
Mr. So vard. who is extracted to back
tlio nioremcnt with all hit infincnco in
urn I oi. t of Congress. .
New Yjbx a. a Free Fort.—.V letter
in the Philadelphia Ledger, from New
York, snys: ■
Tho declaration of Mr. Sickles yostor-
day, that if tho Union is broken uj>,
Neiv York City will not consent to" bo
nn appendage of o Furitan (Now Eng-
„„ . land) province, but will assert her own
The Masonic r esti val.. — I no wives of; | lu iependcnoo, means milch more, nn-
Jlasons who propose tonsslst in furnish-
ing thafiiVjQfcfc tho'27ih ln«'t.,:aro —
quoste^ tfl*(!(id. tjjoif coqtr.ilipti
tha City I
Vrlook,
at dayf
Christmas Times. r v
Veal k (Jo. will open during the next
tou days, a splendid lot of goods, suita
ble for Christmas presents. Tho young
folks aro all impatient to see them.
Call in time, at tho New Store,
socond door above R. 8. Norton k Sons*
dcc8twAw2w
high commission.
Resolved, further, That His Excellency
the Governor be, and ho hereby is re
quested to cause all the proi-uodinjrs in
the reception of tho Commissioner
from tho State of Mississippi to be en
rolled on |>arolmient, signed by the offi
ccrs of both House of tlio General As
sembly, and by the Governor, with the
Seal of Stato attached thereto, and that
the same lie presented by him to tho
lion William L. Harris as the response
of Goorgia to the friendly greeting of
Mississippi.
JULIAN HARTRJDGK, .
0. N. LESTER,
ISHAM L. FANNIN,
m. w; LEWIS,
CLIFFORD ANDERSON,
GKO.T. BARNES,
JOHN L. HARRIS,
Committee on part of tf*»- llouso of
Kopi-caentatiVM'.
T. BUI’LER KING,
HUGH M. MOURE,
I*. II. BRISCOE,
HINES HOLT,
A. tt. LAWTON.
D. 8. PRINTUI*.
Committee on put of .Senate.
ISSrTlio Hartford Times relates tho
following witty j <r de' esprit:
In a story. yt-stuWlay, in North Main
street, a Democrat and a Republican
met, when the (o!lo)vmg dialoguo.took
place;* .
ltep.—Well, friend,, hpw do you feel
sined-the dlcotion ?’
Dein. —I feel as Lazarus did.
Rep.-^But how is that ?
Dom.—f feel as though I had boon
lickal by dogs.
fired at noorf to morrow, iu honor of tho
notof|K)c,osalo|i.qfSoSil)piij-^ip ,,,
Tho Houth Cnrolinn Convention.
OltARLUTON, Deo, 10,—The Conven
tion HMcmiiled at flic usual hour tlilv
morning Tho itay wax spent In' pro*
paring bnslnns-toba accomplished af
ter tho Ordinance of Secession, shall
have passed. The Committee appointed ,
to draft tho Ordinance or Secession'will
probably report to-morrow and it will
bo passed by tho Convention'on Frida;
After this is done, it is probable tlrtrtli
Convention will lake a recess. Among
tho prococdtngi of lo-dny was a lengthy
discussion On Dio suhjcoi of jrastal nr
rengemonfo. Tlio Convention then ad
joumod.
[seccoxo DISrATCIl.]
Mr. Fdoioro, the Cotrimlsslonor from
Alabama, presented to the Convention,
to-day, a communication, enclosing a
telegraphic dispatch from Oov. Mooro,
of Alabama, requesting him to toll tho
Convention to Iliton to no proposition
for compromise or delay.
Some discussion arose upon a motion
to admit
(Ions were
was ono U „
Charleston and tho South, hut tho fur*
tlier consideration of tbo subject
’^riVo policy of sitting with closed
doors was also'diftsuased, and warmly
P, fhosubjoot of tho ndraissloa of Ro.
wrlon was finally dlipdaod or by lenv-
Jiig it to tlio discrotion of tho President
to Issue tickets to such R*}»rters as ho
may choose.
; Jt was proposed to refer the subject
of sitting with closed doors tpa Commit
tee. ' ""
Congressional.
Washington, Dec, JO.—SenaVe.—In
the donate to-day,, Mr. Joh-.-son,
for groon.
May—fa ill good dcinaad.
LAaD-SuiipTyliglit,' Now lardwiilcom-
maud H en. The supply ia not equal
to Uio demand. ■ '
MeaU—Tito market ia overaloeked.
There is no domand for it at present.
Oats.—The demand is limited. Mens
declined. Slow aalo at 50 to 55 ehk.par
bushel.
FpTAXOEs—The market hat bean over
I stoked and - prices nominal. W« quota
; MV? Mots par .bushel.. Irish 81.00 per
l'r.'S—In-demand. Wo quoto 75 lo‘
80c!; per Inukel;
Poulra^—Turkovs 40'to 50ola. Full
grown Chickens 12| cts.
Fork—Is scarce with a good domand.
Ono lot sold to-day at 7 ets. :
TaUow—11i« demand ia not equki to
tho.supply. We quoto it at 8 cts.
WnEAt.—OOoii Red 81,401 Whltp
81.50. There is very llttlo offering, not
enough'to supply the niarkot Wish flour.
Hiring to tho extreme pressure in
iftney matters,-togotliorwith, tho un-
'Ulod conditions of onr national.affidrs
our Fall Trade is unusually light, not
withstanding thoro is good .tooks of all-
kinds on hnnd and prices low.
. Tho River is in gowl boating order
and tlpo boats aro making their regular
trtjia.
Wit j* proper for us to .remark that
these are tha ourrent rates paid out of
wagons-j^Of. course retail price* are a
mm
iisousalOn arose upon a motion
t reporter Soventl Proirad.
o submitted. Among fithci s,
to admit only tlioeo from
John C. Cauiovn'i Union Toast,,—
Wliiio Vioe-Fresidont, Mr., Calhoun
cession takes pllwt . you may rely upon i , rbe -Jutoand General Govomments
it, a roovemonb will take place here . sninnffArttirln i viewatl'aaxenar*
h'ioii only await4 .tho culmination,.ra
ovents elsewhere to bring about tho ex
plosion. ./ ‘ • i i y i. f
Tiir Palmetto Flag in Connecticut.
—An enthusiastic Stato Rights mau in
West Hartford has procured s palmetto
flag, and raised it on a polo 40 foot high
on his own premise*,
gqvcrnraepts, but, tc
on.fts a whole, forpiinj; ono system, wiU
each checking and oontr Oiling tho o^
er. unsurpassed by any work of man,
in wisdom uud sublimity.”
*©-Hon. L. M. Koitt member of Con
gress from the the third congressional
district of South: Carolina, has rosigned
his seat.
c.;ni4.
Resolved, Thai we approve of the call
fora State Convention,' the onlyjegul
and responsible organ of “tlio people,”
whether they' coin© from “tlio cross
roads” or from tho uitU-s.
Resolved, That wo doprecato ovory
movement tlua looks to soparate -State
action on the part of the Southern
States, as fraught with mischief nnd
confusion, ami which must'ultimately
end in humili itinn, bnnkrupey and
hlojdslied. In a-.fprration alono is wis
dom and sntoty. Embarked In the
same cause, identified with- the same
institution* with a common ennso to
moot, (in the opinion of this mooting,)
iV ifouid bo wrong for a single Southern
State, by separate notion and without
consultation, to attempt to docido the
great ipieation which now presses upon
the South. Not only* for herseil. but
for ihe remaining fourteen- othor
Southern sister States also.
Rejoiced, That tho tirao has come for
a final settlement of tho slavory ques
tion upon an unequivocal and enduring
basis, and to a general conference of all
of the Southern Statos \yo would en
trust tho duty of declaring what that
basis Find 1 Bo with'theU(stinpfc.qn«l*H*-
stnudiqg that whatever may lie the* 1^
term!nation of said conference, the
vrliolo South' will abide by it as ono
Resolved,, That wo uncompromisingly
oppose tho overthrow of our-present
Republican form of Government in
these Southern States. Surely such an
idea can find no favour with tho friends
of oiv|! and religious liberty; and can
proceed alono from disappointed partl-
z:iii8 who vainly iwagino that the gov
ernment and all i(s ctfieers and honors
rightfully belong to the favoreil few
who are “afraid of Conv|Bhtions and
unwilling to wait to hear from the peo
ple,” even iu matters of the most vital
concern to tin people, tlionisoiv
The Result t»» Western I’ockkts.*—A
o»(tempc1rmy lUitstrate* tlio offeot of Lin
coin’s election out West hy citing the
ease of one Stato. The others aro as
bad, if not'worse off:
. “Michigan gave Lincoln 20,000 ma
jority. Michigan lias 4,000,000 bushels
of wheat Vo soil, whiah.’boforo Lincolns
eioetion. brought readily $1 08. It' is
now a drug at 80 beriUT Tho loss on
4,000.000, ut 28 cents' per bushel,
amounts to the "snug llttlo sum one mil
lion one hund^&d and twel. c thousand dollars
Till* falls almost wholly on tho farmors.
The same may be said of all tho wheat
States.’?
uieoonnie io*ui>y, , mr. ovuuwuut L . «A simnlo sihI oUassat com
Tennessee advocated _hls resolution, brown’s binxtioa lor C
proposing amendmentsTo tlie ConstUn
tion, in a speech of great length, deny
ing the right of secossibti, and advoca
ting coercion if necessary.
Mr. Lane, of Oregon, lepHod, advoca
ting tlio right of secession, and defied
the Republicans to attempt coercion.
In the House to day the deficiency bill
was passed including on amendment
appropriating $90t),0tH) for the suppres
sion or the African slave trade.
Death of II. Y. Mortix, Esq.
Columbus, Go. Dec. 19.—B. Y. Mar
tin, Esq., long the efficient Clerk of the
Supreme Court of Georgia, and Elector TROCHES
from the Second District on tho Doug
las and Johnson ticket in the late Pres-
dontial canvass, and an -oble^awyor and
lighly esteemed goutlomnn, dual .in
this city, at 2 o’clock this morning, ,
Death of Ex-Gov. McDeaald.
Januens*, anjr-Irritkm oi
Soreness of the Throat,
Relieve the Hack- .
ing Congh in
Consumption,
BrouoUitls, Asthma, and Catarrh,
Clear aad give strength'to ihe Vole© of
PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND SIKGER8.
- Few nr® aware of tha importance of check
ing a Cinigh or .“Common Cold” la-its first
attacks th« limes. •»Brown y * Rronehlul
Troches,’* eentiiipiM deinuleent Ingredients,
allay Pury lmonaend Bronchial Irritation.
— “That troebla in lily Throat,
(for which the “TroeW arc a
TROCHES spcclfto) having made mo oftcu
a m«fe^whISjpere* “
BROWN’S
^Mblic Speakers.
TROCHES' Rfav. E. H. CHaPIN.
“Great ren - ice in subduing
Hoarseness. •
BROWN’S R*v. DANIEL WISE.
“Almost instant relief in the
Hot. A. C, KUOLK8TOX.
DROWN'S “ConUIn no Opium of anjr-
thiax injurjoui.
TROCHES Dr. A.-A. HATS,
Couotu, Ao.
BIOELOW.Bo.ton.
1st la Bronchitis."
Tw.LARK, Boaton.
a “I- have praved them txcri
BROWN'S lent for Whooplnv Cough."
Rot, H. W. WARREN, Busina.
TR0CUE8- l^h
BROW2TS
TROCHES
Hon. Charloa J. McDonald, Ex-Gov«
ernorof the State, and Ex-Judgo of the
Supremo Court, departed this life at fi
o’clock, P. M. t on Sunday the 10th inat.
at hisrcflidoucc in the village of Mariet
ta, Cobb county. Governor - MoDonald
was the leader of the 'Southern righto
party of Georgia In the memorable con
test iu 'this Stote in 1851* 4t which
time he was defeated for-Governor by
lion, llowell Cobb. Gov. MoDonald
was also an Elector for the State
at'largo, on tho Brock i nr id go tioket in
1801V .* tf <
lie was a mau of unexceptionable
character as a citizen—a man of clever
abilities—and a consistent democrat.—
Confederacy. , ■ _
For “the Halle of the Montcxunsns.*’
Washington, Doc. 12.—Information
from Texas has beon reeeived, und from
well informod sources, that in case the. 1
Republic orumblra up, the inarch oC
Texans “to tho halls of the Moutoxu-*
mas” will forthwith begin. Nothing
ticn.gW infield 8cuU
Washington, Doo. 12,18G0,—The=im-
pression in gaining ground widely here
that Gon. Scott is the only mam livinm
whom now both the North and South
will hear - and heed. The oltL man’s
great heart is ^most breaking, as his
his eye soaps the .'Crumbling of the Re-
publio,’ to the service and honor of which
ne has now given over lialf a contury of
lobbr- in tent, in field ns well as in civil
lift*.
The Roman* in times of distress* liko
these, oreated d “Dictator.” Who
knows, but tho wlioleoountry may unite
and beg him to bo that Dictator, * ‘
between the North and -the South,
deal out justice to both.
“Beneficial When compelled
to speak, siUbriaff from Odd."
rS’v.o.j.f.andeboon.
“Effectual in removing boarso-
swmsss
Singers.’*' 1
Prof. M. STACY JOHNSON,
LnGrnnff.*, Go.,
Teaobor ofMuilo,
Southorn Female College,
BllAn - in , ‘‘Great Leuefit when token
BR0WJ» S bufore and after preaching, as
they prevont hoarsenes. Prom
TROCHES, thoir,past effect; I think they
to rtA" 0f ' 1 ’ W “ ?tl ‘ aJvaat “ g, ‘
BROWN'S. 1 Ror. E. A. ROWLEY, A.N.,
novSQwCin, .
fiPftgirabl^ Ppm" frrgsjp
I Wish to Mil my Und lying
n the Jacksonville rood 1#
miles from Cedar Town. r*-“
toifiiog 204 acres, M cleared,
vmSSmjigt
known hy the.community to bo No. 1 Cedar
V.lky toad, aad I. on. of tha bait improve
P' A I" .ft* Vallov. Having on it a now
from, dwelling with fivo room., and front
and book porches frauo negro cabin., cook
room, .mokediou.e, .table, and crib.: nl.n,
flatly watered bv » fine well ten .ten. from
thebnu«,andBlg.C«da r Creek running on
mo.tty With naw rath, outoidc, and eron fen-
ees. The neighborhood is excellent, and’eun-
vonlent to Ohurohes. Schools, and^ Mills.*
This plooo will be sold at exceedingly tow
fitfiree. For furtherpartlculur? apply to Wm.
T. Newman, Romo, Oa., or to mo.ou the prom,
isos. . Q. W. NEWMAN.
scp20twAwtf
Something New for Fanners,
SEED WHEAT.
“CHILIAN" mid “TURKISH FLINT"
■SEED WHEAT.
lUMH * YKISEH barn just ro.
fit ^auseMs^eaem >
Who j] i,. 1 n rTii
l “ ito Pm
i. 5^ EM
r Mbit, ig
Pure Train Oil,,
gpABRBLfi J«* rec.lv^.^tor,.!.
Ko, 3 Choice House
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