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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.