The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, January 04, 1861, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text|ioittc (founc;. un:itr mwi if M," D' W I S K L L B.lilor nud Plo|irloU> term* of .SubscripHoi r nnniiiu, : Months, t |'|!| at ill" Ki" 1 PQ lw . TorniK ol' AilvcrtlMnp. Mi t* will l*o Inserted nl the ■!In neons Advertisement* at f |0 linos »ir lo«i, Hw.tlio First, moll Sul/scqiioiit Ii r.; f,,r each Subsequent Insertion, lj Throe Mouths, t : : ^ »' I:' '.* Six Months. :::*»*»' ■ ' m i..,. • • in-m Twelve Months, : : ltt‘00 I liberal Discount will bo mmlu to tlioi ounts. 4«f inorg , than fire- lin _ __ * charged ,'Z'nj advert isoinontsi t;rti of M<nri(i'icx and penths, not cx- Five Lines in length, nro published 11 * ' i.. ’ll... f • •— The friends of n’ro reon ,4 t«*d to solid in these no- iiuni -o with n responsible name il{ he published with pleasure. The Luw of Newspapers* ihsi'rih'rs who do not irlvo express no nro considered m wishing no their subscript!' (I tlio tiro disewntinunneo iper.* Ih" pulilishor inny eontin- i until nil arrearages nro pnld. -If*uliscrib.'rs n»gtect or refuse to take cwspapers fropi thouillceto which they octed. they nro held reSponsiblo until .,vo settled the bills and ordered them B. EV3E3, MANUFACTURER OP knd Dealer Extensively in Senator Toombs* Address, In n'rt^yiQtcinumn may bo fplmd tlib' ml dr css sent to tho people of Georgia, by telegrnpli, on tlio 23d hist. Tho ad- - dfuss seems to evidenoo tlio impetuous titslmoss so churaotoristic of our Sena tor* Wo learn from tho N. Y. llomld that Sewrrdj thft leading spirit of tho radical Blaok Republicans on the com mittee, was in Albany at tho timo Crit tenden's ultimatum was submitted, and tho bttlanco of bis oortfedoratos wore willing to act in his ubsonco, but wore erd to do so by tlio rullingof the com mit too. The satno paper further states that the committee, when organized, resolved to submit no proposition to the Senate that ivas not recommended by a ynrily of both parties on tlio commit- o; and on all iwo [or tlireo of Crit tenden's propositions there, out of tlio si* ^Republicans preiunW .toted' (op them, and for one only Toombs and Crittenden voted. If these aro thu Jactx, and we supposo they aro, then it would seem that Toombs gavo upjtho ship ten soon, nml his action looks too much like an effort to “preoipitata’’ matters. Out of tlio thirty Black Repub lican! in tlio Senate it would only take ten of them, with all the Democrats, to give tho proposed amendments a C institutional majority, and it indy be Unit that number could bo found in tlio Somite, nlthough tliera was not a ponton tlio commiitpo in favor of them. of all Styles. I, Q'lntibf and Price* Challenged. THE FARMERS roi|iicntoi| to examine tny lurgn ns- rt in" ii I of Phuitatluii Bridle*, dollars, wbiog •i , i'l Toitm Gear complete, at tho | Lowest Possible Cash Prices. I Ouitrmmlrt In order, nml repaired I di.irt notice. My steak will .bear hispec- |<n. come and /ecbefore purchasing. Advertlsu vieut In another column. chSIMlo. 0, H. KVK. NEW MOORE & DUNNAHOO, IGROCERS! This way that politicians have of trick ing around under the cover of techni cal pnrliamentinry ruiors, often times prevents 'honest, straight-forward, com mon sense notion. We nro in favor of tlio position, taken l»y Tocmbs, in his recent lettor, and exceedingly regret that it wns not submitted to cnch Ifouso of Congress in u 'plain, direct, "untram melled motion. Then tlio whole coun try could have known exactly what to make of the result, and wo fully be lieve that every Southern State would joined in a dissolution of the Union, before the 4tb of March, if it mndTioon rejected.' There ia little hope now of pro a-rving our rights, honor and interests' in tlio Union, and perhaps tho great good of such an effort, would ho to mako a com- plot^Uiiion of sentiment throughout, at least, a majority of tho slave-holding States. A full Assortment 'of FAMILY SUPPLIES. •I.rntxi} Flour. Me.il, Sugiir «•('- nil in.l*. iNill'e.i, B itter, Eggs, Fish of dif- t kinds. Drlo-I Fruit*, and Bresorvud All kinds of Nut*. ikindlaj, Cigars, Pin- Liquors, .te., Ac. e wish U Distinctly Understood that J We will Sell on Credit to 111 responsible men, who pm In the habit of paying- at the lime agroed upon. j tv., will duplicnto Upon timo to prompt ensh • purchiisa made in and satisfy-yourselves Iifl t MOOHR A nuxxAiroo. Mi.EVE. llilAffl /111 COUCH. m WORKS, Broad Street, Rome, Ga. Iierok'ce Georgia and Alabama, |'.v extensive O'inch and Carringo Work* 'H'Vu secured for several years, t!|o vulu- '«ervi(M!s „f Mr. J. B. Bit AY, who Is a •ticnl Coach uiakor, by trudo, and who devote bis enliro lima to thoninmifActur- lopiirtiiieiiL His long experience will in- ! Wor k, that wo will tuko plunsiiro J# WARRANTING. 'is-j the host of Materials vnljr, «»iit by miiiiiff ihein togothcr, wllh tho nil of tlie “id skillful workinon, I mu confident that I •an please any amt nil, and especially, llitfso , 10 jvould like to see Georgia Mniiufnetdrjci} Having boon a Tlardwaro increliaiit }}y y^urs, r liavo peculiar ndVipitagi » buying inalcrli,}.. ‘ I ihi.ll jiwrn nS’luitiis "'"raring tho host o, Timber, 0«rrin K o iruiMand Trimmings. Call at my Repository "V Sl'BKNDm ASfll !>p s, 1 Buggiei rising tho various stylos now in use. Also “'luilifni lot of Top Buggies. The genuine on hand. Cook's Pa ton! lies and Buggies, ordered ^°P tt irjng in every braiieh of i° "isiness, promptly attended to. ri 'pairing, cash when'called fur.. TO THE TRADE. m 110 »(l tt,, ri Qo^ ljir Beat her, Pa(erit'I)ash Jmp Lealluir, Brn»d Cloth, all ciders, suit for Trimming Top Buggifs ( a [, na o°^ > C'Rallnes, Uaminhr-eJqlh ‘ ,r "ad Ben mi tig nml Pasting Laces, m,l ft,u ^ Eti»S« s i bniiwull, Velvet X? , « C,lr IY‘ , i 0 £’ S,lvor lining and fare ;i„J*’ ricniniiig Cord, Enameled Duck Dril- v ^ U8 hi,l Cloths, Curtain Dumnsks, nio.t i, -uusuii v,ioins, uiiriutu i^umnsKs, Ribi ..'rieakinH, Buckram, Silywr Point . _ 8, yles and sizes, Hubs, Bnokes, ’ Shafts, Polos, Circular Boats Bails am Wi.im’ : Sl,lk y Shafts, Turned. Scat Splndlei • ‘letroes, Polo Yokes and Turned Collar*. “wer Plating, of all Kinds ti , Rono nt Short Notice. '""tof Coach and Carriugo Varni*li«k .i 4ll l ,, - l » for rale, with many otlior- goods, 1 which rtre warranted in he the Ivest.— warrnntei -■ vi ,i H mod artk-iua , o.m »«rj .,_’ or CASH or on abort timo to irv l ilvrV nyin * 1 f Customers. rUa N K8a 0F ALL KINDS FOB SALE, i..'', » Advortlsomeut in another column ^3.lHCti, w jy, v , * 0. B. KVE Kentucky “ SEEDS, voivod direct‘from Koptnoky, Mu. DiviSem.j Plcnso withdraw a card -in your paper in which 1 am iui- nounced, by “Many Voters,*' as a can* liduto for Solicitor General. At Polk county, l wns informed by meinliers of the Legislature mid others, that a now Judicial Circuit would, ho made, and flint Floyd county would ho put in it or else bo added to the ukoo Circuit. JTndpr the circum stances, I then determined not to make tlio race in the Circuit, as it then wns, ,1 still is, tho Legislature having fail ed to mako any cliango. 1 desire to return my sincere thunks- to tliosoNvho \Ver'o kind enough to put curd in tho papers, and to many fiiejjds for their voluntary promises of support. ,. Respectfully, Ac., H. A. GARTR15LL. To Onr’Absent Frlciuls “ A friend ii) need is a friend indeed.'* 'Hear us, Q, till yo.Dollars tiiut-bdlong to our lioiiHoltold! n|l yp feat, fvcs,/o^ra t threes, tivos, o»W, audr all lhaiiner of frac tions into whioh you are Uivliled, collect yoursulvws.'.and oome homo. , You wore looked for at Christmas; anxiously looked for, mauy of you, and why didn't in great trouble ho- euuso of your not coming, and fear some of yo liavo got into tight places. Know yo not that ye mo onr servants, and that no man bus w rijht to detain ye ? Rreak loose then, if you possibly can, and come homo! Como any way yo ohooso; fly on eagles' wings, or walk in on any of tho lianXs about hero; or como. in any other spcyer of ponvoyance. If you como us “ tljo ooinmon trudge betwoen man and man,” wo will not reject yo, Do come home, and that quickly. We will dotain you but a short time, and then let you go to other parties who have already' paid for your services,— Collect .yourselves, thon, and come home, for, Yuluublo ns you nro, in tho aggre gate, singly, many of you are not worth going after. Don’t bo nIYaid to all como at once. Many of you' have already been out much longer than the promino was, and wo know not what awful tor tures are in store, (In the next world it may he,) for thopo who'solvrongfully and unjustly detain yn. 06me home, then, wilhje, won't ye, can't ye, come home? Ai.aiiama Ki.ectiun.—Wo have heard from hut few counties. In Chorokce, Tallapoosa, and Tnlladegrf, tho conser- ative tickets wero oUmted. Shelby is eported doubtful. Uallmun fm vo a largo 1m\|oi*ity to tho immediate seces sion ticket. Some Idea of the result in the middle and lower counties may ho gathered from tho dispatclios in another column. . , The Xorthern half of tho Stato has probably elected a majority in favor of •operation and tho Southern half majority the otbe*' way. SENATOR TOOMBS’ ADDRESS. Washington, Dec. 23—Sen. Toombs telegraphed this morning tlio following address to tlio pcoplo of Georgia: Fellow Citizens of Georgia^-1 camo bore to secure your constitutional rights or to demonstrate to you'that vou can get no guarantees for theso rights from your Northern confederates. Tho whole subject wns referred to a Committee of Thirteen, in the Senate yesterday. 1 wns appointed on tlio Committee and accepted the trust. J submitted propositions, which so far from receiving decided support from a single member of the 'Republican par ty on the Committee, they wero all treated with either derision or contempt, The voto was then takpn In Committee on tho amendments to the Constitution proposed by Hon. J. J. Crittenden, of ICy, and each ■ami all of' them were voted against Unanimously by the Pluck Jlepul- lican members of the Committee. in addition to theso facts, a majority of the Black Republican members of tlio Committee deelaml distinctly that ttiy had no guarantee to otjer which was silent ly acquiesced in by the other members. The Black Republican members of this Committee of Thirteen aro repre sentative men of their party and sec tion, and to tlio extent of my informa tion, truly represent the Committee of Tldrty-thivo in the House, which on Tuesday adjourned for a week without coming to any vote, after solemnly pledging themselves to voto. on all the proposition* then before them on that date. That Committee is controlled by Black Republicans, your enemies, who only sook to amuse you with delusive hope, until yom election, hi order that you may defeat tho friends of Secession. If you'aro docoivod by them it shall not bo my fault. I liavo put the test fairly and frankly. It is decisive against you; and now I tell you upon the faith of a true man that all further looking to the North for soourity for youri constitu tional rights in the Union ought to bo* instantly abandoned. It :s fraught with nothing but ruin to yourselves and your posterity. Secession by tlio fourth o'f March next should lie thundered from the ballot box by tlio unanimous voico of Georgia on the second day of January next. Such a voieo will bo your best giiunwtco for i.iiiektv, secuhtv, tkan- QL'II.ITV AND lll.OUV. Roiif.rt Toomus, llfcijrTho Masonic Festival on! Thurs day night wns ft ypry ph^wint nft'uii\— The installation of officers took place, and r*’thD.feast, of reason ond How of soul” as welj os that of the physical ele ments provided, that followed tho ad dress, was-fully enjoyed 'by those pros cut. ( ___ Address ok Cn.\s. IT. Sf/ini, our paper to-dny may bo found tho In teresting . address delivered before the Masonic fraternity in this place on the 27th inst., by tJ. II. Smith, Ksq. doubt not it will bo vend by all persons with groat pleasure and by Masons with peculiar intovost. No Room.—Much matter is crowded out of this issuo for want of room. #a3r~ At a regului mooting of Excelsi or Division, 5fo. Sons of Temi*or- anco, on the 2*5Xh i#st., Um following of- lleois were oMad Co*' Urn ensuing quarter: 1\ M, Shihloy, I*. W.P., K. Wright, W l\, a J. T. Gilliam, W. A., W. A. Barron, If. S! T. W. SWank, A, R. S., R.'E. Gilliam', V. S. r W. T. Nowninn, T. Jus. A. Holland, C., A. C. Phipps, A. 0;. G. W. Hutchings, 1. S., ltoht. Martin, G. S. The Division moots every Monday night, at Masonic Hall, third story, over Bake* 1 and Kcliols D: ug Store. ijr. Coi t ntj^5‘ Obii(|i)l’(j. DIED—On tho morning of Friday, Deo.,2Ut, Mrs, Joux M. Beriiv, daugh ter of Mrs. Russell of'Una place. She was a lady, modest nml retiring in her disjK)*Uioti, and notavell known out- sido of a small circle of friends, but those who know her, will testify that she was a comploto model of the Christian virtues, and those jwculinr traits that most adorn tho thitfajo character. She diud in tlio fyli t#jth of a Christian, and with the brightest hopes of a blessed immortality. “Blessed arc tho dead who die in the Lord.” ’ At Milway, Abbeville District, died nt the place ol his residence, on tlio 17th day of Novt*mbcr last, ..John Coturan, Esq., in the sixty-second year of his ago. “lie rests from his labors, and bis works do follow him.” He was a mer chant, just aijd sagacious; a planter, intelligent and enterprising; a magis trate that pacified strife, and repressed critno; a citizen, patriotic,, liberal and useful; nn indulgent mid watchful mas ter; a kind neighbor; n faithful an*,l steadfast friend; an alleetiohato father and husband; an honest man, and-All humble follower of Jesus, IRs last illness, which was protracted through four months, ho bore without a murmur, contemplating death and speaking of it without fear.. For many years lie had boon a member of tho Bap tist Church, mid was a Deacon in it at his "death.. From’his abiding faith in tlio njoritti n»d ui.ercy of Ids Saviour ho derived his consolation and support in tho trying hour, llu bos l«it a widow and four children. ! Friends “sorrow pot as those who have no hopeV but “follow him as hu fol lowed Chrise.” How 1 'NTJE8 KtAXI).—111 ' igllty- fotir countiiM*of Qoorgia, says tlio Chronicle & SentinoL forty-Jbar have nominated only cooperation tickets— fourteen only immediate secession tiok- ots, l'tid iu twenty-six thero a.r,o tj,vo tick ets. WgibJiigton Nows. Wasiiinoton, Doc. 2\-r-Tho “Con stitution” of this morning, in relation to the South Carolina 'commissioners, says . ••The Commissioners’ we submit, will bo entitled to a hearing, lo a 'fi iend- !y, oandid and intolligent^ hearing, if wisdom enn liavo any weight ii.i the councils of Congress they will have it. They will bo entitled to njoro—to a readiness to pnter into negotiations for the a^ustmont of Matters in whioh the Stale and Union tiro both concerned ; that ftU-hough unable to prolong their former relations, they-may yot bo ena bled to remain friends, and quietly and bcnefieienlly reciprocate tlio obligatioiiR and fftvo^ of neighbors. . , AN ADDRESS DELIVERED HY CHAS. H, SMITH, .Ksq,, Pefore Home J loyal ArcLKig’x.i, A r q. 20, December 27, 1800, . ('eVomony is an inheritnneo of the past. The time has not beou when mankind were free fj.uin ull .ibrmulijy nml ostentation. Churehcs have ever been built, and kings crowBedj and monumdiits completed >yit)i august and sjdemu eyrumoiiles. Thu Temple of Solomon, liko the ruins of Jerusalem, lias long since mouldered away and crumhlod into dust, hut tho solemn his tory of its dedication will ever he eoii- Kidorod tho most sublime ceremonial that history has placed upon its rec ords. Kings and Kni|ierors have ever emulated each other in the grandeur of their coronations, nml even tho usuvpors of .crowns do not find the badge of royalty to rost casy.upoii their brows, until the public pageant of a crowning has been performed. We liavo crowned no King, dedica ted no church, completed no monu ment with its high top reaching to tlio clouds; hut here wo have been perfor ming our annual rites, burying u de parted Masonic yonr, and organizing for another twelve months life, thus perpetuating the existence, and trans mitting to posterity an institution more powerful than kings, more endu rin'; than granite monuBients, and which, liko Christianity Itself, finds its origin in the Hook of Clod. .If such ho the high sanctions of using egro- litony and going through time-houorud rituals in installing our officers, it will not be considered inappropriate for hu humble member of tins fraternity, to- detain you a few minutes, and thereby add to the variety, and, l hope, to the mtorost of theso iormnlitios. 1 luivo not explored the deep luin’es of M:*.-on ly, mid dug. up rich poms to scatter among admiring listeners. I have not studied Masonic history and cannot in struct you in the details of its ancient origin, its wonderful nrcscrvution'dur- iug thu (lurk ages, and its present pow er and influence. Nor have 1 yet climbed its highest pinnacle and from that height gazed upon a world ol’ his toric and emblematic beauties lying all below and around lue. Excuse me then, my friends, for saying I .shall only speak of Masonry us I have found it iu my short experience. First im pressions rtre always thp strongest, they linger with us when tho studies anil the experience of after years is faded and gone. .They nro gen* ■ uHy the most correct, the fairest index if the object.} nml, l have no doubt my own experi ence and impression of Masonry, as T found it, is hut tho same ns that of ev ery one who Imsbueu honored with an admission into, its temple. Then I have nothing new to nay. I can hut rueall tho ploasunt recollections of tho old. Youthful ambition is ever rocking something new, either in facts or of ideas with which to charm aston ish or perplex thy world; but, as for me, -that ambit ion bus long since van ished, for l huvo generally found that whatever was now was false. This oc casion is n »t new. our ceremonies arc not new. Masonry is not new, and this is its chief gloty. How august and how venerable is that institution which was established nearly years ago,, and wljipli luis been secretly and surely handed down to us by mouths ami years and centuries, out of sight of the world, and hidden from the sight of other men. While onr minds recur to these things, and to the sublime and solemn his lory of Masonry as found in our initiatory and passing and raising ceromouie-*, it is impossible to abstract the mind from all local emotion, and it would ho foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the. power of our spiises, whatever makes the past, thu distuut, or the future pre dominate over the prusent, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.— Far he it from me, ami from my Ma sonic friends, to pass indifferent and. unmoved through ceremonies which had their origin in the wisdom of Sol omon, which for so long lay buried in the ruins of his temple, ami which have since been dignified-by the good nml groat of every age and nation.— That brother is hut little to bo envied whoso reverence would uutgain i’oTce as ho climbs up the stoop cliff’s of Toppa, or whose faith in tho Hook* of God would not grow stronger as lie searches amid the ruins of Sulomou!a .Temple. -Tn many respect* Masonry is remnr- klthle, ami will justify the .study and excite the wonder of its own members. While all have seen and fcji its kind influences, .perhaps all have ijo’- com pared its peculiar uxc lleiudes with other association to which mankind arc accustomed to attach themselves. Wo have a thousand times observed tho growth of plants springing from the bursting seels, the expanding uf'tlre' delicate leaf in to,Jieaut i ful mjd uni!' i -u foliage, the white rose and the n-l, nourished by the same soil,and stand ing side l»y side, breathing the same sunlight, but we do not often think nml reflect upon tlios# miracles of nature. So it has not often occurred to us how wonderful is that institution 'which unites iu cordial friendship meu of every trade and calling, of .every polit-. leal creed, and uf every religion that acknowledges God as the author- and the ruler of the Universe. Competition in trades or traffic, not uufrequently makest*nbm:c. of ^ i mis; political strifes and’struggle' be come so violent- that reasonable men become unreasonable, and sometimes results in dangerous assaults, and hom icide, Religious.zoal, or i - .' her secta rianism, sometimes gvriwr. stroug as to alienate those who profit*.* J>oth hu mility and charity ; hut within these walls men of avery trade ai;d profes sion, of every political creed and reli gious faith, assemble together iu per- foot harmony and concord. Hero are no dissolving or corroding rlcmeuts. no ■unmaking frieitdships,'no selfish strife for honor or station, ho narrow-minded onvy. no .crimination, but a)l.upKUoiv)< edge the strength pf thu cable tow that binds them together, ami all. work to gether for good, 'i’hin peculiar beauty of Masonry may he nwing chiefly to the cohesive ami inherent moral power j>f the institution coining from its aj^ tiquity. its dignity ami its lioiicyhTcnt objects; and partly to tho radical dif ference from other associations in this that our laws forbid our making or socking nrosolytes, wliilo theirs en courage tlio wannest tiffoHfc'to increase their membership, thereby taking in discordant tempers and ambitious as pirants. Another peculiar feature in Mason ry is its beautiful adaiitntiuu to the in quisitive, and especially to tho meohnn- ieal mind. Many sciences are shut out from ho masses of mankind bu- eause of the time and training and ed ucation which JR requirod to explore their philosophic depths. Therefore, in speaking of Masonry as 1. have found it, l must confess, my astonish ment that men who profess no scien tific attainments, no cultivated tastes for polite literature*or antiquarian re search, should yet lie the. left adepts and the brightest teachers of ilic mys-. teries and objects, ami true history of Masonry. I find among, them the greatest travelers,nml the surost guides who enn safely coilduct yon over the rough and desolate hills of Tndjiioro, lin'd the dangerous journey through tho forests of Lebanon* The square ami compass, tho plum met and luviil, and many other mechan ical tools, aro tlio emblems of Masonic conduct, and those who use them have all the !o*sons of Masonry continually before them. They are daily and hourly repeated as they level their work or square it, us they build u wall or forgo the wodgo.or measure a distnnoo or describe tlio circumference of n wheel. Indeed they can hardly for got the s'lcnt teachings of their owii labor, and a good mechanic will mako, is likely to‘make Ji good npjsoji.* heart, a .willingness, and a desire to do something t)int will help others, ipphjlp aijd the mine-thing! and this hymivoluiiqo irf the i'bmpuniou'o't eve ry moral, attribute of mail- If is not courage, hut courage without it l>o- couius brutality and not con;nnt with rtiit(*cssl'ull defence or oapturo, slakes its i‘o\*engo hi merciless slaughter and carnage*. It Is not honor, but .honor without .it is turned into shame. Thy .traitor Arnold. i~ said in jiis yqqtjj to liavo been as destitute pf fooling nml sympathy as p rock, • und ho bo^ tvnyod his country. It'is not religion, but without It religion bccouic i fanat icism, ami dethrones reason', mid mur ders love, and lecdiTon belli-h firos, and like tlio bloodhound,.ncVcr rosin uor stops until it laps the warm blood of its victims. But bcnevolonco can stand alone. The minister "f the Gospel marks out. tho line between the Uhristian and the sinner, lie ar rays upon quo side all who- are within tlio pale of tho visible church ; on the oilier he pictures thu dnrfc forms nml visages of the wicked* lie secs them cuvolo|R‘d iu crime,with lionrtft■seared- nml responsive to nOgoiiormw impulses. To those he speaks out thu‘thunders n f u violated'law; ho piles before them viu npoll sin, until a mountain of iui-, ijuity is heaped up mid thejr crimes tot ter over them.jlurk mid terrible. >Ye make no such distiuotious boro ; wo present no fearful issnos of 11 fo" or ucatli; wc spoak no thunders; we look not at .crimes through magnifying glasses; luit wo, in ust huvo. uyea that are not unused to tho -melting mood, and hearts that bout quiuk with emotion when touched by a tale of sorrow. * * * * * * Tho honrt of man is deceitful above all things, and jiei'perJ ately wicked; hut it does .not require thu ehnsteniug of religion to make it benevolent. Iu tho olden timo a poor soldier was soon slowly returning homo from' the wars. Weary rtnd wounded ho had been left behind to die, but tho thoughts of homo ami kindred nerved him to struggle on iu short nml,puin- :-fql l,i:,rchj*H, ;\h .Jq* sank c)|l):M|sted vice to my brother ofiVcurs oloet, to*ot|il rtipir attention to thu iuiportunco of their duties, and throw out who hints. i|ml sago.BUggestjoils as totlie lminiior in wlmoh tliqy shouldpcrmnii thorn?— Tills task I shall not attempt or pre sume to porforni. A poor cripple was appointedliy tlio Sultan to sit at rt distantcrosrt-rbad mid shoVv ' travelers tho WiiV to tlio great city of Dmnnsous. •f'Aiast” raid the orinplo, “siiiiposo"t1io'tVnfBlor is deaf, and cannot lioftr mo?*' “Then write it*on tho sand," said’the Sultan* “But supposo ho is also ignorant, and cannot read"* ?" . “Then by signs ami motions you can point him the way." replied the Sultan. “But auimose nq is also blind and cannot-souf. . fc “Fool!" rq : plisd the Sultan, iiiipntiontly, “such a hum cau have no brtsinoss iu Dauius, mis," Like uiy brother officers elect, T, too, II liavo to inquiry tlio way; and if, from the- numerous text-hooks of our, craft, nml the willing ooiinsols of bur predecessors, wo cannot find tho way, we sgrely liavo iio business at Damas cus. But wo Uopo for succyss, mi;} that, our nunitgl laculties^aml moral i»ei cep-' tious may ho HtroiigHiohqd f?y tho twelve mouths' jourupy wo are ahbift tl) make.. Alay that elmirity whi|d* has He will draw the finest lines, cruet tho upon tho grass- within sight of Uncle truest wall, describe the most perfect | Toby's*hospitable roof, it 'servant saw irclo. fit the most perfect joints, most him and rail and told li'is master of carefully temper tho burning stool,. the poor soldier's helpless mid pitiful mid all this care, this liccoty, this fiir- condition, saying, ‘‘.uy master, hoforo ish. tliis perfection, this honesty in their, work, is, ut thosmuc timo, work ing on'thyir conduct, their habits and their dispusitioiu, Ii is impossible to prevent it. A clumsy, careless man who makes no advance in his calling, who throws his work together in » care less way, who botches his job, Will blotch his character as n man, and as a Mason; he will live and make no mark, lie will die and make no sign. Hut f must pars from the e peculiar- itic* of Masonry to its jjrn.ad object.— Its ceremonies are Invitingly beautiful mid touching,.lmt the objects and aims of the institution-arc. its strength and power. My friends, inis it over o* cur ed to you that pure bencvoloneo is the mly moral, -Godlike principle that is universal to our race. The untutored Arab is void of honesty, the Indian lias no regard for truth, and the Hhidoos will destroy thoir own .off spring, but where can you find a peo ple/ race or ti ilk\ who do not npprp- ate. mid will not refrtrli mi net of kindness. .Even pirates mid robbers fli their hands stained with blood, ‘not often resist (lie calls of charity; and Rubin llo^d, though an outlaw ml a murderer, endeavored to justify iiin. elf with the consolation that he ook from the rich- that he might rc- ievo the distresses of the poor. They thiuk too meanly of the human heart, attribute every good deed tou sel fish motive.. When we aro told of hu man suffering tho sympathies of the heart arc too spontaneous to he the effect i.f calculation. Wo even shud der and feel indignant when n brute js lean got liijn to thu house, I leftr in my heart lie will die," Uncle Toby was a wick oil man iu words, hut now tho tears of sympathy stood molting in his eyes,anti with violmft emotion, hg cxclainiud', .“Quigk, Lrlng'him liorp^ ilj-tvcatod presence. No, my carefully. He shall qot die, by G—d. 1 The accusing spirit flew up to heavoii with thu oath, and blushod ns hu guvo it in, The Recording Angel, ns ho wrote it down, dropped a tear upon tho word nml blotted it out forever. Charity hidoth a multitude*of sins; but lot me aot ho understood, as for a moment suggesting a substitute for tho grace of God, or of crossing the well defined ljmitsof thpeliristimis fftitli.—r Benevolence is oifoof the bright jew els which so beautifully adorn the Christian eharaoter; not like thut jewel whioh Sir Walter Scott tells us onco sparkled iu the tiara of iiil Eastern maiden. She was of rare beauty and accomplishments, nml, whether par taking of tho festivities of tho dance, or engaged iu the solegiiiitics of wor ship, this brilliant gem ever, sparkled with ilazlliiig splendor. It was whis pered to the lovyr of ti»v limidgo thqt this jewtfl was tlm gift of a Genii, and that* it haiVonce been M’fcin the crown of a fallen angel; and that a singT drop of' Indy water would destroy both the jewel mid the maiden. Stung with tiie calumny, tho mnidea’s lover resolved to prove its falsehood upon I v. He accompanied tlio maiden to church/ and as theyp." d the fotint of hojy water, ho sprinkle l a few drops .upon bur. beautiful forehead. The bright jety.l J*ot <>fft « Uilliant «tp<irk like a gtwhingandiiMpiringomotionsof luyc. ton, of Toxns, himoopsentc.il toconvono Love for yourfnmHy iitid■friends; love tlio Lmjisfattiro of tlint State Ip extra for your follow inffu,*nnd* for eyfry-, hn‘tlio 3lit of January, 1801^^ tlunK Wingnnd beautiful in in ft ox l' c 1 0,oJ 01 >"« jcoJSo w?i| 1 meS t on < tb'p'.2?U^J^|ani!!^ to BRtinti) the tiiiiu-houovod oustoip of ly. Tlio secession feeling is itniio as* givliig a l’uw words qf counsel qnd ad- coifdimt. Congrossioiiul houu my.iUome, iiifluonco our bmiUers to more eonimund our virtues, and write our follies in tj)p dnst. I have already'ppinarked that I lutd nothing new to say, hut it -.will he .something’Svot>doi*lo!ly new If dclose tliii brief nddrors wltliout pressing nt least ii page of.fulsome oomp}rp;cnt tQ the fair ones whose presence ydds a pleasing• grace to-this occasiou. iJut, for oonulusivu roasons, I slinll, refrain from this thremlluire oitstoni. Praise to their faces is not pruiso, hut heart less flattery, that if encouraged, or se riously received, would soon dismantle beauty of its blush. Such pro loo Is a mere formality, with which the humble’ sneaker shows his acquaintance with tno tender opitheta nnd rhjines of tho English poets. Tlicso wives und moth ers here, know tho exact measure of our sinccritv. and esteem; those maid? ens can find us out in the same s^oct way their mothers did. Tq thorn, if they will listen, I will now whisper tho secret maxims of that sublime de gree, which Rebecca, tho Jewess, in stituted and adorned by hor example.;. “Huvo the most charity for your first lovor; anil novor rofuso a hood offer for the hope- of getting a better ono." Late News. Washington, Dob? 24.—In the •Sen ate to-duy, Mr, Pugh,* pf Ohio, offered a resolution rooomm$|1.4i»g that all the Stutesupply tq Udngress Cor an order calling u Cqpvehtjou to Amend the Cor.- otitution, • Mr., liigler, of Fonnoylvania, offered a hill to prevent the invasion of.ono Stato by another. Mv. Douglas of Illinois’ proposed sun- dry amendments to tho Constitution, nil ot which were referred to tho eommittpo of thirteen. The Kansas bill was debated. Tbo Senuto then* adjourned until Thursday.' Mr. Davis, of Miss., submitted a reso lution. Amomling the Constitution sp tD-aflihlfc slayos as property In all Fede ral relations. • (Iocse.—\ lettpr signed by thp Pod grcssioual dojogatipp from South Onrol - iin, nmipupping tlio Aot of Scocs^ion on tj;o pni*t ot’ tlieir Stare, aiid dissoltln,; their conneotions with the flousp, wn read. Boston; Dec. 20.—Tlireo humU’cil men loft the navy ynrd to-day on a spe : eirtl lmln to jdhi tho Maoouonhin .at Ciosiiorb navy yard. Washington, Deo. 24.—The Sonnt.i C'ommlttOe of tliirteon was in sossipn to day. Tho Republicans sqj^hiittcil thqir; ultiiiiato. viz: They lDCOinmend to their Stato Legislatures to adopt Oon.stitutiop. al provisions that sluvory shall not ho a- hollislied hy Oongrcss. by Congi'c INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN CHARLESTON*. FORT >tOULTRIE EVACUATED. (fiiAhi.tisToN, Dec. 27.—Fort Moultri(< ivns 'evacuated last night; tlio guns were spiked, and tho interior of the tort i. iiow being demolished and destroy cl byfiro. Only four soldiers Ipivo •been loft In charge. Tliodroqps huvo hern all boon conveyed to port Sumter. In- tonso excitement jiaa hpen created jn conaoquenco, T|;o Ponvpntion is now in socrut uossjoii. .SECOND PISl'ATCU. Tlio latest intelligence from Fort Moultrie Is that only the gun carriages aro on flro. Tho cannons liavo boon spiked, and it is reported that a train lias been laid to blow up tho Fort. Tills,, however, is • doubted. The ex citement and }pi]ignatlon in tho city THIRD DISPATCH. Charleston, Dec. 27, 12J o’clock, I‘. M.—The latest intelligence from tho Fort is that Major Anderson states tW ho ovncudtojl Fort Moultrie in order to allay discussion about ^mt post,' and at tho same timo to strengthen hisoiyn position. rouRTU pjsi»AT0U. VUXHIWOS, Deo, 27.—Cant. Poster, with n small forco, remained nt Foi t ’Moultrie. Several of tlio military com - K anies huvo been ordered out nnu a col- sion is not improbable. friends, humanity is natural, and we should respect ourselves for it» All liavo the feeling in somo degree,„and tlio grand object of Masonry is to cul- tivate nnd enlarge it, to direct it in its proper channel. Solomon’s Toniplo was built as a dwelling place of tlieMnst High God; ami for the honor and glory*of his name. A beautiful tradition . taken from the Talmud, tolls us the spot of ground -whereon it stood was in tho days of King Solomonpowuod by two brothers, who cultivated itiu common. After tlio harvest* >vas over, and they hud divided their shocks, tho. iddu)\ brother said to himself, “My younger brother is much fatigued with his la bor: ho is a feeble man, and cannot so well nr. 1 endure.the Ijpat and bur den' of the day. T will to-night takp some of my sheaf's aud.whilfj liesleops, will scatter them with his, for God for bid that l should make tiro gift heavy by letting him know of it "• The younger brother, 'at the cloue of the day, comforted himselfhccauso of the ahuiidaiit harvest, am! said, ‘‘My bro ther has a fondly-to'support, wliilo 1 linvc noiio. -I will to-nii-lft iakc somo Ruiio HMghmd niion of my sheaveita.vd lyliRo he slv'bps will **• ..... niing.e them'with Ids. 11.• will not hocks again, an the gift will not bunion him/’ The night came. The brothers met each other in the way, both heavily lade:: with sheaves. They saw and under stood nml embraced. King Solomon hettrdof tho incident and said, “Ti e place shall be sacred for all gcMCv-.r- tions. Upon tliat groimd will i build iho foumiaturns ol' the Tomplc. ami where they met by the wav shall ha tho Holy oi* Holies. II so great love as this, no, not in Isr Blessed .are they Viio.se charity shun- netli tlie light, and thrice blessed is he ivliogivotli and yet eoneealotli tho gift from him who doth receive." Whether the tradition of the Talmud be true or false, lot us cherish iths emblematical of that brotherly kindgeas whieliMio'uM bind the members of our loijgo to gether.. Habitual benevolence, Undoes of falling star, and the moment after i ns colorless aud lightlcsjraB a immmon |icbhle. The midden sank t*> the floor and yitb a shriek of agony, iiujantly expired. But the bright. jewel of charity which adorns our order, will not suffer by contact with tho baptis mal water of tho ehuroh. It will only emit ‘ii- brighter and moro dazzliiij lihht. Man was not Inade to ho a hernilt, and \yhile he feels the love of society, hu should not forget the obligations that rest upon .him. If society is in dispensable, or oVon valuable to him, he must return something to society; 1m must live for others as well ns him self. To live for wealth or famoisbut a. poor apology for life. “Tho joys that*fortune brings, nro triiiiug South Carolina Affair*. Charleston, Deo. 20,— It is rumored hero that several hundred troops aro en-route for the forts in Charleston har bor ; it is also runjorod that port Suihp.- ter was re-enfojeed on Sunilny-Rist with marines in the disjuiso of laboiors. Postal matters are to continue as* for merly. Many forc-ign ships took out their clearance papers bot'oro tho 20th inst., anil are now loading ; others will probn* bly tako out ctenraticetr under protest. Many Carolinians say that it Isa diffi cult matter to untangle the Gordon knot of Union, but* us a lost rosort, they without it. Tho Miuinos at Fort Sumpter, it is said arrived in the ships .John Patton from Boston nnd Midulesox from Bris tol, nnd the bark Liijden from Bos ton. South Carolina Convention. Charleston, Deo. 2Q.—A resolution jyus offered yciterday fo t)j,o fJOvefiior,. to aoiuinuntfato fo tbo Convention, all tho information in Tits possession, in referenco to tlio condition of tho forts, the number of guns, soldiers, workm m aud all mutters incident; whether lor^s liavo been, or expected to bo re in for ced, and wliat means ho has adopted in roforenco to defence. The resolution was tabled for soorot session. A resolution was offered declaring tho citizens of tho United ,p*bo wero residing to.South /Caralfoa on the 20tJi December, ci/i?ens of South Caroll- FJ»74 pIS^ATl’II. The military wero ordered put to R rotoot tho magazines aud arsonals iu lis locality. It is curicntly reported that military corps IVoin the interior are en route lioro. Washington, Doc. js not known or.believed .fforo that apy troop, have boon ordered to tho fopts in Char leston Unrhor; n6r is it .the present ii. fontion of tho Administration to do so. On the contrary, it is asserted that tin* President beliov.ea bucU u course would sprye to iiifliuno Soutliern sentnnent, which is partially to Lb ayohled at tjn nnmnnr. - found j t ] la t hip, The folieity of wealth or fame is nn unquiet thing. It torments and puz zles tho brain. It makes soigp po«»ple ambitious, and others-luxurious. It puffs- up some, mill softens others, and dissolves all. lienee it is,that tlifoimh fear of one, anil detestation of the oth er. the rich mai) is neither willing to die, uor coil ten tail to live. Woalth and precipice, and if prosperity lmt hears a inan, ever Hi) little beybirl hi.i balance,' he is carried over and dashed to pieces. Tho cun ton ted, nappy man is rarely n< h. Fortuno may be his by iuhori- tmice, or some accident ffi-iymakehim the postc/sm* of al.irge estate, hut he \yill novo? ae.tumii.Ue groat riches from Uis own exui /.oii*.. lie will rather prefer t<» he It is ov;« u.vv.ijtor, to dis- peurp 1;is own hlmijTi.js? a:i 1 leave the )6<a to be vraipile l by wishful " iir.id v’aitiug leg.iteus., Ami who jxpei ieneed the joys of friend- l values the aff.etion of kin h*c*d spirits, would not rather givo-up all the wealth of the Iqilics than be deprived uf tho hidden treasures of^Kc heart. Show mb the man who is not living in some measure fur tlm good of others, and i will show you ail unhap py wretch whoso heart is cold as an Areti-- iceberg. Cherish, then, your hearts’ host affections, cultivate your hencvolpnoo; indulgo in the warm, na, and on title,4 to privileges, nnd sUb- joct to liabilities. Mr. Moher said that lie.did not coutemplate making invol untary oitizons of thoMi who wero tom- l>oi*ai fly hi tho Stato on tho 20th uf De cember. The rosolUnion was uppropri. ately reforred. A resolution favoring a rpcpss gntil tho 18th of January, "was tabled. Mr. Rhett, offered au ordinance pro viding; for a Convention of tliosecoaing Javp .States to forni a Southern G'onfefU artey. Montgomery, Alabama, was tlio place of meeting designated, fjo reco- momls Oio same nundjer of delegates as the. presont Congressmen, aBo tlinf the voto on the adoption of the constitution bo’by States. The coiistityUpn of* the United States was advised ns a basis for .Southern cor.fedracy; Recom- ds that Spilth Carolina appoint eight delegates to said Convention, also a. Coiqmissiouur to oacli slaveholding or seceding Sjato Tjie ordinmico was re- t'orrod., Tlio Couvehtieu fins guqu /nto secrot session. Alabnmu Sinte Convention. Montuoukiiv, Ala.,' J^eo. 60.—Of tho delegates elected to the. Alahnina State Convention a largo nuyority are in fa vor of secession. present moment. THE EAmTjUY*MEEi r NO, We nro nil here, Father, motheV, Sister, brother, All who hold each othor dear. Eivch chair is $llpd ; we’ro.ull at homo ! To night let no cqlij gtfancer como. It is not often thus around Oar own familiar hearth we’re foupd. Bless, then, the meeting and the spot *, For onco ho every care forgot: Lot gentle pence nssortlior power, And-kihd affection rule the hoqr, Wo’ro all—all here. not nlj b.oro J ifcuiie aro away—tlio dead ones dear, Who thronged with fholr ancient lioarth, And gave tho hour to guileless mirth. Fate with a s/;erp, relentless hand, Looked in, and Udnnecl our litttle band ; Somo like a night flash passed away, And some sank lingering day by day; The quiet grave-yiml-rSomp Ho lucres Aud cruel ocean lias his share/ - Wo’ro not all hero; Wp a yo all here, Father, mpther. Sister, brother. You that I love, with love so doajv This may not long of us be said ; ** Soon must we join tho gathered dead, Andby the hearth wo now sit found, Somo otlio.r circle will bo found. Oht then, that wisdom may wo know, Excitemout in Piltsburg. PiTTSiiURd, Penn.,-. Dec. 20.—There u* mi intense exoitomont here vester day, in consequence t>f the intolfjgehee that the government worp nboqt tosldp from the Aleglmny Ai*sepal oho hundred and twonty-four heayylgunsfor tho now forts iq To^-os and at the.mouth of the Mississippi rlyor." A meeting’jyill ho calfod to prevent the shipment. Tfio pcinoerats'liavb telpg.faphcil to the Presideht to rescind tfio .order. It is saicl muskets,-shells, balls anil caval ry accoutrements havo • n)roiiUy- been shipped. GOV. HOUSTON CQNVEND THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE New Orleans, Dec. 20.-rr.Gdv. llous- Wb ’ro.ftll—all hero/ HENRY A. SMITH, ' Bookseller & Stationer ROME, GA. sivo Stock ot School,nSSBasr * Clasnicnl aud MLccllaucous' Books. Also, a largo yaribty o'f Stationary, Wull I’uperi.'jg, Engrayiugil, Pniutings and Fancy Artiolec. suitable for. tho Hpliday;. ’Morctmuis aud School Tuachcrs, supflfod with Books and Stationary4jt Aifgusta prices. Tho attontioL of purcImsoiB rcspoctftllJy solicited. Terms Oasb*. .iaa3-r>Mfly : Wo art all hbro! r Even>they^-tho dead—though dead sb dpijfr- Fond memory, to her duty time, Brings bftcjc thoir faded forms to view; How l}fo;l}k.o, through tho mist of years, Each well-remembered face appears! We see them, as in times long post; From each to each kind looks aro cast; We hear their words, thoir sniiles bo- hold.;‘ * They'ro round us ns they were of old. Wo are all hero.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, January 04, 1861, Image 1