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ISD QM, JUST I CE AND IVt QDEKATI 0>1
FRIDAY MORNING. -JfAY io, 186"7’
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nates of Subscription.
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nates for Tri-Weekly.
$6 00
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^variably in advance.
lubs of Five or more ene copy trill be
L'.lfd gratis- '
„ Colton Rags -wantedin exchange for
v .. it three cents per lb.
tfP®* M. DWINELL,
Proprietor.
incident to mat the
day; bdt everything passed pff in good
^nrder and pleasantly; and we have no
doubt the children will, for days, talk
about the good time they had at the
Sunday School Celebration.
We would like to make one sugges
tion: The Sunday schools of Rome
are all nowin good working order, and
the spirit of Missionary effort active.—
It would be a noble effort to under
take to induce every child of. the
town tojoin 1 seme one of the Sunday
Schools. There are but few left out
now,, and would it not be at .proud dis
tinction that every child within its
limits was a Sunday School . Scholar. ..
URAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
■. 0 f Land by Administrators, Exec-
1 r Guardians, are required by law to
’lion the first Tuesday in each month,
“ the hours of ten in the 1 forenoon
r . in the afternoon, at the Court
f^theeounty in which the property
fetf these sales must be given in a
I ivMtttte 48 days previous,
r Sthe sale'of personal property
I, Liven in like manner, through a
l-Mic Miette tt days previous to sale day.
IS to Debtors and Creditors of an es-
L >0 " ., t h 0 published 40 days. ■
K'r.th, .applications will be made ’to
Vrinrtof Winary for leave to sell land
J s t be published for two mon ths. |
fn JiL for letters of Administration,
4c - ,nust be P ubli . shod . 3&
I t- for dismission ireim Administration,
liontblv fit months—for dismission from
■nardianship. -48 days.'
I MS for the forecloseufe of Mortgages
Lit be published monthly for four months
[for e='abli;hing lost papers, for the full
[see of three months—for compelling titles
L, Eifeotore or Administrator?, where
hi has been given by the deceased, for'tlie
h jpsce ot three months.
Ifoblications will always hfe continued
Jjopiing to these, the legal requirements,
[less otherwise ordered, at the following
RATES. ,
|heriiTi Sales per levy of ten lines or
| less ••••••• •; $ 3 00
■herifiTs Mortgage n. fa* sales,: per
llevv,.. - 5 00
hi Collector’s sales, per levy,.......... 5 .00
I'adons for letters of Administration... 3 00
Billions for letters ot Guardianship..... 3 00
Kite ot application for dismission
I from Administration, 6 00
leiice af application for dismission
I from Guardianship, 4 00
application to sell land, —- ... 6 80
litiee to Debtors and Creditors, 3 00
Lie of Land, persquare 5 00
Lie of perishahle property, 10 days... 2 00
feray Notices. 60 days, 4 00
lircclosuro of Mortgage, persquare... 4 00
lir man advertising his wife, fin ad-
Sunday School Union Celebra
tion.
last Thursday was a gala day for the
u:en of Rome. T^e joyous antici
as of the animal celebration were
iil/prealized, and a happier crowd of
irelybeings, in all the innocency and
ority of childhood, has seldom been
wi.
The Methodist, Baptist and Presby
rian Schools assembled at their re-
xclire churches at 7.J o’clock, and at
f« minutes beforeV they all met in
out of • the Choice Hotel, where
und procession, under the direction
Ecclesiastical Convention.
The Convention of the M. E. Church,
South, for Rome District, assembled in
this place yesterday. There were sonde
70 or 80 delegates present. Rov. Mr.
Ewns, of Carteisville, preached on
Thursday night; Rev. J. W. Glenn ag
11 o’clock Friday morning, and Rev.
Mr. Best last night.
The Bishop is expected to preach on
.Sunday at the Methodist church, and
the ordinance of ordination will prob
ably be administered.
The Baptist and Presbyterian church
es have tendered their pulpits for the
Sabbath.
In the absence of the Bishop,. the
Cou vent ion was organized by Rev.; Mr.
Haygood, Presiding Elder. Rev. J. W.
Heidt was elected Secretary, and Sami.
B. Smith, Assistant Secretary.
The Steamer Undine arrived at her
whirf yesterday, bringing the follow
ing
passengers:
Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. J. Hart, B>. F.
Clark, J. R. Lowe, Rev. Mr. Stewart
Col. Erwin, 2 sterage passengers.
CONSIGNEES. 1 ‘ '
Berrys & Co., W.S. Cothran & Son,
Pitner, Cooper, &Co. t H. &E. M. East
man. C. W. Mills, I. B. Fleming, Dr.
R. Battey, Jno. Hume, R. T. Hargrove,
Z. B. Hargrove, Jas. Noble, Sr.,'J. C,
Rawlins, Miss L. Roach.
FREIGHT.
7 bales of cotton, 22 sacks of wheat,
15,280 feet of lumber, flour, &c.,
Gen. Order No. 6..
We would call attention to this order
from Col. Sibley, published officially in
this paper. Punishment by working
in the chain gang is prohibited except
in the Penitentiary. *
[For the Courier.
Agricultural 1 Societies.
Mr. Editor;:—Owing tovour practical
relations to the Government, the busi
ness prospects of the South are depress
ed, and an uncertainty prevails in every
pursuit. But, be that as.it may, man
must labor; our several vocations must
be carried on; the necessaries of life
must be attended to, and let . the future
appear ever so dark ancLgloomy,. let us
take courage, and remember, whilst
there is life; there is hope.
Being a farmer, I shall address niy-
self to the farmers, and trust that the
few suggestions made in this article,
may he practical and conducive to the
benefit and interest of our agricultural
operations, now so depressed and labor
ing under so many difficulties. No
class of men stand so much in need of
advice and instruction as the farmers
do; for all things are new to us; our
system of labor has been changed,
which requires a change in our whole
policy andmanagement. As such, we
have much to learn; much to under
take, and much to accomplish before
we can hope for success Usd make our
farms remunerative. Hence, the ne
cessity of increasing our energies, and
every man taking an active interest in
advancing Southern agricultbre “in
every possible way. ' The question' pre
sents itself, how is it to be done ? We
answer: by immediately forming agri
cultural societies. Let one Or more
clubs, orsocielifeS be organized in every
county throughout the State, and at
once the work of improvement has been
begun. Our former independence and
prosperity Under slavery made ns inde
pendent of each other; hence, organiza
tion for the purpose of improvement
and advancement was unnecessary, as
prosperity left every man free to pursue
his own course as his own mind sug
gested. .But we are now very different
ly situated—bankrupt in fortune; crip
pled in resources, and having to deal
With an unreliable and disorganized
system of labor, nothing but concert of
action apd introducing a uniformity of
system in our general policy and man
agement can save us from further loss
of time and fortune; and in what other
way can it be more speedily accom
plished than through the agency ot
agricultural societies—where every far
mer can meet together, compare notes,
Views of Gen. Pope.—A correspon
dent, who is a Virginian by birth,
writes to the Selma, Ala., Times an in
teresting letter about Gen. Pope, ir
which he says:
Do not be prejudiced against Pope,
for I had many conversations with him
and fully understand bis views. He is
a Radical—that is. he goe3 with Con-
Capt. Dunlap Scott ^Marsh al" of” the he is ve, Y desi , rou * ° f . d °]? g
* ’ right in his new command, and is dis
posed to be kind and considerate. He
did not desire the position, and I know
he hks accepted it with an earnest wish
to do good, and to execute the. I aw with
as' little oppression of the people as pos
sible.
lout
y. was formed, and they all matched
the Depot. There were nearly six
ndred—teachers and scholars—in
t procession. v . •»>,..
Each School carried a beautiful ban-
and the hundreds of smiling faces
•t followed their respective standards,
utituted an exhibition that would
"lden the heart of stoicism itself.—
mothers of Rome ought to be
«id of their children; the Pastors
dit to feel a sweet satisfaction in
s evidences of their successful ef-
L and ihe community feel glad
he hopeful prospect of the rising
(ration. TheSunday School is the
trsery of the church” and pure, re-
on tbe b ® s i 8 of good society and:
government, and hence the en-
e community becomes interested in
less institutions.
faking the train to the wood yard,
crowd there disembarked—
cu the .procession, and • marched
half a m ii e ^ a beautiful grove
Jjhe residence of Col. Wm. Sproui,
a stand had been, erected and
lade. Prayer was offered by Rev.
oodfin.—beautiful songs sung by,
sc °ols, and a short, but forcible
appropriate address, delivered by
"• Robinson, D. D.
udeT tbese 6 ervices Lad been con-
>t ere was a general time of
, y maKing, which was cordially
llR ipated in by a large portion of
Persons present. The beautiful
grove afford ed ample
We numerous groups that soon
jrj Paying croquet, base, grace,
“ an . stealing partners, or what-
8 Phased their fancy, and prom-
T mn ° cent enjoyment.
hrilhancy of the day, the joyous
le . 8g3oft he feathered songsters,
tree er> 1>alr 8r0wn f oi l a g 0 upon
' vh °legrove resound-
comk- 6 cb lldreu’s merry laughter,
med to make a grand exbibi-
enjoyment.
^ed a a 6 n i > ( G , l0 ° k the baskets were
ija v J -A h ® satD Pt«ous collasions
>S the Wlth a keen reHsli *by aU. There
Head t!,? ateSt abun dance of all sorts
got a p£ty° eat ’ and W ° doubfc not
ion°i Ck they “arched to the
ome ’ ti returne d on the train to
rnere was no „„„
The Georgia Baptist Convention.—
Referring to the action of this promi
nent religious body, the Columbus Sun
of yesterday says:
“The deliberations of. the .Conven
tion have been harmonious and digni
fied. About one hundred delegates
have been present, embracing in the
number many of the ablest and most
talented men of tho State,; The Pres
ident, Dr. P. H Mell of the ; State Uni
versity, is a model presiding officer; firm,
courteous and conversant with points
of order. His decisions are prompt and
effective. The preaching has been of a
high order. The hard tain' of Sunday
night prevented the appointments for
that evening. 'The impression con
veyed byJ the body has Been most fa-_
vorable.”
was no accident or any
■Judges of the Supreme Court.—A
Radical letter writer to the Cincinnati
Gazette is very sparing of his praise to
the Judges of the U. S. Supreme Court.
Of the nine members he says :
‘Three represent its ability and loy
alty. Three are; unadulterated Cop:
perheads, and these, with one _ other,
are broken down with age, while the
two remaining ones are very conserva
tive, to6peak mildly, and besides, far
from brilliant lawyers/’
The three that monopolize the ‘loyal
ty’- of the Court, as a Radical under
stands that term, are Judges Chase
Swayne and Miller. Field and Davis
are, the Conservative .Republicans;
Greer, Clifford and Nelson, the Copper
heads, aud Wayne the one other.
Democratic Speakers Coming to the
South.—A correspondent of a North 1 -'
ern journal writes from New York that
the Democratic Central Committee of
that city have determined to organize
a grand campagning expedition
through^ the Southern States' during
the coming summer, with- a -view of
preparing in that-quarter. for the ap
proaching Presidential- election. The
best speakers are to be put in, the field,
and there will be no want of funds.—
The exertions the Republicans are, al-,
ready making to secure the suffrage,.of
the freedmen would Seem to have I sug
gested this proceeding.- It is under
stood that the President,, instead of
coming to New York, as he ! promised,
he would, after the adjournmentof the
Senate, makes a pilgrimage in the same
direction, and immediately precede the
Democratic orators.
fords a soil, if properly managed, ' by
judicious and enterprising agricultural
ists, there is no section of country that
can surpass it in productions and abun
dance according to population and
abreS ‘ _ — A Planter.
From New York.
New York, May 1, p. • m. ; —George
Peabody, General Preston of Sooth
Carolina, John G. Saise and John W.
Forney sailed for Europe in the Scotia.
. From Philadelphia-
Philadelphia, May 1, p.- m.—The
watch-case factory. 1 ; of C. & A. Peqnig-
not, near the Central Police Station,
was entered before ten o’clock, the safe
blown, and five thousand dollar stolen,
including one hundred and twenty-
nine watches.
From Wilmington, Del.
Wilmington, Del.* May 1, p. m:—
•Jessup d? Moore's Paper' Works, at
Rockland, have Veen burned; loss
three hundred thoUs'and dollars. ; ‘
New York Market.
New York, May L—Cotton . closed
with a decline of one cent; sales 1000
bales, at 28 cents. Flour quiet, with
an advance of 5 to 10 cents; State; $10
15 to §13 80;- Southern firmer ;.mixed
,:ood, §12 40 to §14 00; fancy extra, §14
[0to §18. Corn quiet, and advanced ;
mixed Western, §1 37j to SI 40. Pork
active and firmer; sales, 5500 barrels,
at §33 75; Lard heavy, at JL2J to 134.
Whiskey quiet. Rice dull. Sugar
steady; Muscorado.il to 11 J.. Coffeejand
molasses quiet.
Money and Stock Market.
New York, May 1.—Sticks active.—
Coupons of 62, H)rf, 64,105f; 65; -105};
new issue, 107J; ten-forties, 99 to 99^;
seven-thirties, first series, 106J; others,
105f. Gold 35}.
The Connecticut legislature.
New Haven, May’1.—The Connecti
cut Legislature organized to-day. Gov
ernor English, in his message, says ihe
situation of public attain* is important
in every aspect.- He urges that, as ci
tizens of a common county,- we should
try to extinguish the vindictive' resent
ments engendered by the late civil war,
waged to maintain the supremacy of
the Federal Constitu' ion iand the in
tegrity of the national -honor. He states
that the great object was not yet attain
ed, the Union not restored. Tfn States
are denied participation in the national
government by- the action of 'Congress,
Such - m'ea-ures, if persisted in, will
transform the republic into adespotism
He deems the course of legislation
pursued by Congress wholy unwarran
ted, and as fatal to the Union and the
Constitution as the doctrine of seces-
and freely exchange opinions as to the ^ grlSfo^geVxmnJwSa
best course to be pursued, and what
each and all.bave ascertained from tri
als and- experience, to have found ad
vantageous and . beneficial under onr
new syst?m of labor.
What has advanced agricultural pros
perity to its piesent standard in the
Northern States hut their agricultural
societies? In nearly every , county .they
are established, where the farmers meet
and discuss over all such matters ealeu
lated to promote their welfare. The re
sult, is, it has led to improvement in-
their agricultural implements—reach-:
ing almost to perfection, and also to an
improved state of culture', which has
made their soils luxurient in grow.th in
the various products congenial to their
clime, and out of their great abundance
supplying, not only the wants of their
own numerous populatiop, but furnish
ing oar starving South with millions of
bushels of grain, and reaping the ben
efits which reward the' enterprising
agriculturalists. There is no theory in
such assertions; they are stubborn, facts,
and we have but to look at our trains
and shipping, and we shall soon be cori-
vinced that they are loaded down with
grain—’the product of Northern farms
and farming, whose proprietors cherish
their agricultural societies, as organiza
tions promoting their best interest and
welfare. We must do the same, if we
desire improvement, progress and pros
perity. Most all other pursuits have
organizatioiis to protect and promote
their interest, which have proved of
vast benefit to them. Why not .then
the Southern; fafmers establish agricul-
tural societies, and endeavor to pro
mote their interest? There is one
thing very certain, if .it does po good
it can do no harm; but we have evi
dences of their benefitting others, why
not then benefit us ?
As before remarked, it will he the
means of rapid instruction, and im
provement that must lead to a more
satisfactory state of farming, and farm
management. It will stimulate ener
gy arouse emulation, and where suc
cess has been achieved, it will be im
mediately known to all, and ‘it can be
adopted without awaiting the slow pro
cess of finding out as bast we can
after being in 'use a year or two.
Two societies could be organized in
Floyd county—one by the fanners con
venient to Rome, and another, by the
farmers convenient to Cave Spring.
In suggesting the propriety of such
organizations, I do so with the best of
intentibhs. Rest assured I do riot set
calculated to instruct others from my
own experience or example; but I make
the suggestion feeling pay. want of in
struction and’ knowledge; hence, I pro
pose the way where, I trust, it will be
disseminated. But there is one thing j old garment—the
certain, and that is, Floyd county af-[ worse
ifi Education lu Georgiy.
. The.Bureau Superintendea,t, of Jp-’
struction . for Georgia reports twoi hun
dred colored schools in that, State, and
one hundred ; thousand colored persons
learning, in one way or another,_to
read-or write. These schools ,extend
over-forty-six counties. The, total cost
of' sustaining . them, last month was
§6,650. of- which-,the freedmen paid
§2.000, the Bureau §810, and Northqyn
societies §3i840,.-.. ■ . ;
Mob Uaw inlndlana-
'' iblN'ctNNATI,* ^'pnl
the Commercii
-A- Negro. Hang.
r ... „J.—A tpecial’ to
mmerciai from Seymour,', Ihd..
says about two' buridred men' entered
that town, yesterday ‘afternoon,. arid
forcibly seized a riegro man named
Mitchell,' took him tothe woods and
hung him They also seized two' white
men, darned Stewart, arid threatened
to hang ih'erri. The cause Of • thut vio
lence was the robbery-of a.atqre in the
,northern,pjurt of that county, ip which
these three, men were engaged.
Sentence of Sanford Conover,
i Washington. April . > 25.—Sanford
Conover, alias Charles. A. Dunham, con
victed over two months- ago in the
Criminal bourt of this District on the
charge of perjury, in connection with
the testimony: before the House Com
mittee on the judiciary, .-relative to the
assasrination of President: Lincoln, and
implicating Jefferson Davis in the
crime, was this afteriioon sentenced,by.
Judge Fisher to ten years imprisonment
in the Albany Penitentiary.,: ■ : ,
series of usurpations and infractions of
the Constiiion.
He argues that.Congress has no more
power, uider the Constitution, to estab
lish military governments in ihe'South-
ern States than to institute an order of
nobility in England, and claims that
Congress assumed that power only for
the purpos® of more thoroughly accom
plishing the subversion ot State auth
ority. If Congress can legislate for
those States, it is notdifficut to foresee
a like interfearence in other States, and
with the right of the States to regulate
internal affairs in their own way. ,.
g^*The Paris correspondent of the -
Tribune says that, to realize the Exposi
tion, “Now make of your • imaginary
house a real structure 180,000 yards
square; set it in a • park three times
greater.” - 'this would make a house
103 miles sqriare, and a pam 100 by
300, Which would give “ample room;
and verge enough,’’"not Only for all the
wares of all the world, but even for the
imagination of this correspondent, : -
•— <»'■? » — “
£@*-A Call Upon Gen. P6pe.—The
Montgomery Advertiser makes a calf
upon Gen. Pope to issue an order, some
thing like that issued by Gen./Sickles,
commander of the Second Military Dis
trict, slaying executions fqr one year.
- -t—' ' 1
A, ,mpn who died lately of drop
sy in Fioyitt, county,Illinois,, had been
tapped sixty-one limes up to .the liour
of his death, and 152ganons of fluid
were taken from his system.
A man in Chicago has applied
for a divorce on the ground that for
nineteen years past his wife has regu
larly “woUoped” him.
pgg-Snnti livelv music was rendered
by an organist at a “high, church ’,. in
New York the other evening that an
old man actually got'ori flto aisle and
commenced to dance a break down.—
Hoyie JoUriial. ,
ngp-The editor of.the Discussion, of
Madrid, has just, been sentenced . to
death for articles which he published
The articles of some of our editors
seem less likely, to be the death of the
waiters than of the readers, 1
Venison' is found in the great
est abundance at Natchez.' It comes^
into that city by wagon loads. The
Democrat mys that in the markets,
the restaurants and everywhere elsa,
the principal meat -is venison. The
flood has driven the deer from the
swamp lands of Louisiana across the
Mississippi to the hills around N at.chez
Threq were caught on one occasion re
cently while swimming across, _and
one was Rilled on land near the ferry
landing. Another, which had swum
across and had climbed the bluff, was
so-exhausted as to be unable to ran,
and was knocked down with a brick
by a negro. ■ ■'
PtiriT Peas.—The Southern Recorder
recommends the-farmers to plant peas,
as a means of procuring food tor stock
al an early day. It ssiys: ;
As provisions for the support of plari-
tationA'are ijuite scarce, a planter -stig-
gesis to us, that if IbeSDeckled Pea is
at once plsitited, stock can be fed from
them'by the first of July. Plant and
cultivate as yori do cotton. A neigh
boring'farmer planted - two acres last
year, and gathered four large : baskets
full, each day through the season, with
whiCh he fed his plow: stock.
Again—another neighbor’s plan used
to be—which is now . being followed—
to plant corn in every, other cotton row
dropped ten feet apart. A good crop
of both cotton'and corn may be'made.
A Young Lady’s Changes.—A young
lady thus describes her feelings and
corirts sympathy'. We hope she may
soon realize the Ohangri that she de
voutly wishes: , .
My heart is sick, my heart is sad,
But oh ! (he cause I cannot tell,
I am not grieved,!! am not glad,
l am uot iil, I am not well!
Pin not niyself, I’m not the same;
T am, inueed, I know -not what; 1
I’m changed in-all;except in name—
Oh, when shall I be changed in that!
BgUeople often say they do not
believfr the newspapers, yet nearly all
they talk about, and the most they
know about anything, they learn from
the papers. ’ lsn-’t it So ? Then take the
newspapers.
Good Advice from Brigham.—Brig
ham Young, in a late sermon to the
saints, told them that -<any fool, ’could
earn moneyj'jhu tit takes a wise man
to save it. or use it to advantage. He
then admonished^ them .to go to work;
and, saye .everything, and makq their
oiyn bonnets.and, clothing., There is g
.qjiimisjqf wisdom in., this advige of
father,Bringham. which, the, Gentiles
tVPqld.do Veil, to-ibUo.w. ,,,
Our Territorial- -Acquisitions..
The following is a list pf our Territo
rial acquiri’tiqnsf: ,
• 1. The (purchase.,of-'.^Louiriana And
the,-Mississippi Valley, in |1836, from
France, fqr,§15,000,000. i--.
2. The purchase of Florida, iri.1’816,
‘*ii: «ra;T
3. The annexaHqu.. of Texas, in
18 45. a
4. ‘ ‘ The ’purchase 'of California^ J' ^.ew
Mexico aqai 111411',' from Mexico,,'for
§i5,o0o,opp,.iri , i : 848;. £ '' T ^ ( ;';
. , 5. i The, purejiafe , ofAritori.avrfew^
Mexico, lor §10,UU0,000, in 1864.
. 6i Tbe purchase of the Russira pos
sessions; for $7;200;000. :
illions
of men 1 i ri' tile’ loyal 1 Northwho rcsfiori'd
TOO rheumatic t6 fURN somersaults, j to the grand sentiment of George HT,
land who have as much respect for the
’Southerner, who stands in his.Iot.prgr
pared to share the fate of his people, as
they have contempt for these mounted
The'following sentiments of General
D.'H: Hill, who, like Lee, Early Jen
kins,Sharkey, Perry, Martin, Clanton,
and a host of others, was an original
opponent of secessionj'are taken from
editorials iri the May number of “TAe
Land Wi Love
The disfranchised class have no po
litical aspirations, arid no lamentations
over their situation. There-is notone
inhsci
tion or greed of office, aie stultifying
themselves by insincere declarations
and dishonest professions.
The Supreme Court.—The most
alarmin
the
mine indicatiqns of the times,. Rays
the AtTfairih Intelligencer, fi? the' at-
tempt of the public press’ to ignore the
Judiciary as a co-ordinate branch of
the Government, to bring it into con
tempt, and m&ke it subsetrifent : ‘to ‘the
direction of a reckless and unscrupu
lous majority. The Judges "are spoken
of ir; the’most • flippant mariner! arid
its decisions i iductiled, : by letter-wri-
teirs arid penny-a-liners, who iri ' most
cases are as destitute of sense rind
knowledge as-'they are : of good man
ners arid gen flematily instincts, h
• ih
Arrival or Cavalry.
A detachment of-the 5th U. S. Cav
alry,' nfcmbering, perhaps. 250 ''men
under command of Mrij. Trios'. E. - Ma-
ley. reached the city yesterday after
noon, over the Western & Atlantic
Railroad. Their horses, and by the
way, very fine-odes,-accompanied them
on the;trhin^At. Intel'. 1st.
. .il ntjiiai qjtf — "
5^“Some time ago they started a-
female seminary »n-Salt Lake City. It
flourished well, but in the height of
its prosperity the: Mormon principal
eloped with and “married” the whole
school. •: li V.l —!•> -I!
j5®“Why do honest ducks dip their
heads urider. water ? To'liquidate their
little Bills.
E3¥*Strawberries have appeared :n
myself up as a model farmer,^ or one th “^ eW York Market, at seven dollars
a quart.. - rfttth ■
Bffl“The Chicago Post remarks—Chi-,
cago, though adding thousands of new
buildings to tbe old every year, is like
the man who sewed new cloth upon an
, - -• x'ents are made
jgyCanadian merchants complain
bitterly of a glut of silver, coin, arid
some ot them urge the passage of a law
declaring foreign coin an unlawful ten
der in payment of defits.
{©•Near lied Mountain. City, Mon
tana, there are three distinct craters of
an extinct volcano. Upon throwing a
stone in them, not a sound can be heard
of their touching the bottom.
North Carolina; Perry’ of South. Caro
lina; J erikins, of Georgia;’gn<d Sharkey
of Mississippi. But we fear that .we
may got an .old fire-eater, riewjy dress
ed up in the starVpapgied banner, ijrith
an eagle feather in his hat, wbo says
Yankee-doodle as a grace before meat,
and Hail Columbia as a thanksgiving
after it.. - Better a military ruler ’ for a
century than a single term of such a
man ! The military ruler has no parti
sans to reward; and no enemies to grat-
The fair presumption is, that he will
be just and impartial, having no con-
troling motive.but a.sense of duty.—
There is notone of the five districts in
so unhappy a- condition, to-day as is
Tennessee in the Unioni-: • >■ -
It becomes then, the imperative du-
ty of voters to choose true men, not
turn-coats, and weather-Cocks; • men
whose consistent Unionism will be sat
isfactory to the dominate party,- Such,
as Governors, Representatives, and Leg
islator?,'wbo will not be . intent iupon
personal aggrandizement and building
up a party, bat will strive earnestly to
protriotei‘ the happiness arid prosperity
of their 'scirely disturbed, ’perplexed,
'rind'impoverished country.
an i « ••• • ■•«•-»■ ■> - '#*• i
! ’.' i i!tifs']Hilh6&sPot N4w York' jsajjs' 'Up
regets to perceive that the land lo"ed
by the editor of this magazine is riot
the whole United" States, but only a
rather troublesome section' of it! Oui J
contemporary' ^rote a kind let'tor,’ pro-
poling ah exchange; we cordially ac
cepted' his pfferV We candidly confess
that we have a great liking for our
Methodist brethren. They made such
splendid rebels ! Wliy a rebel Metho
dist had no more fear in him than a
wild Irishman'from fipperary. Fj;om
this attack upon us, vie judge that the
Northern Methodist belong to the
Church milititnL Howeve'r, as‘'opening
fire under flag of truce, was so univer
sally reprobated by both sides we rath
er incline to think that our' worthy
brother belonged to the Hofrie Guards,
and riot to the army iri the field.
A lady whehad written a renllv val
uable book, Once told Us that unfavor
able criticism of her hoik would be
more-acceptable than the usual stero-
tyed phrases of commendation, which
proved that the crit'c had not even cut
‘thepages of,the book he professed to
review. ‘ •
It is- plain to us that our excellent
eon temporary had not read our Maga
zine.' For although we are exceeding
ly national, yet wC are not aware of
manifesting any -special- partiality for
Massachusetts; so that we cannot' be
justly accused of unduly loving“the
troublesome Section of the : United
Stdte».“’ : ' ■
.» ins •*. * ■*
Moreover we are getting old' 'and we
havaibeCri afflicted-with rheumatisnra
long time. Which affliction rebel cam
paigning for four'yerirri did riot' much
improve. We'have not, therefore! the
astonishing atttivity ' of 6rtiriC of "Cur
friend^m Diiiei'irid Cannot then, tflrike
such neat'somersaults as they; nor can'
We'plriy aupple-Jacksso well. -Our old
lenders in secession, our fire-eaters, our
Yrinkee-h’aters have thrown ai somer
sault, and are now “loyal leaguers” arid
ate “petsecuted Union irieri.” Our old
nigger traders,- that despised class of
men, have become philanthro
pists, and' friends of : the “man
arid brother.” The 1 most cruel and’ ty-
rftnioal masters are those; whd ' hdve
always regarded slavery as a sin arid
wishedfor.itri abolition'. The Sherman
hit fhas-developed as much 'activity in
tikirig the hack l track : as did 'Bill Sher
man when he was sweeping through
Georgia and the two Carodnas..
T Owing’to tW'rheumatism 1 aforesaid,
w’4 move slowlj and pftinfully; But “with
the best' intentions in the world’’—
Wondering all the while'at the agility of
our stipple 'riAghbors. There is no use
fOD'ariy cirCus'to- come South. We have
Inen SOiagile that the most 4 expert ■ man
in the ring'would feel ashamed of his
clumsy aUemptsat^ground and lofty
tumblirigs” after witnessing’ their won
deriul performances.
Oneof therihingri, Which we are too
stiff and itoo rh'umatic to do, is to toss
a some: sault and turn our backs on this
dear old land, which gave us birth.
JYe will tell our esteemed cotempo-
rary what the “lpyal North” used to
thinkpf renegades, ay.e, and. what the
really Doble . men and women there
thiqk.of them yet. When John Ad
ams weDt-to England after our indepen
dence had been gained, George III
jested with him one day upon hi
irig ilhder Frehch iriflu'Cnce. Hi
ble reply was. “I must avow to' your
Majesty'that that I’have no attachment bur
mif oisn country?’ The King answered
quickly, “ait honest man mill never have
any Other."'
It is well known that the great pain
ter, Benjamin West; of Pennsylvania,
went to'England bpfore the American
rebellion. Tbe kind patronage of the
King and his business relations induced
him .to remain ; in London after the war
broke cut. One day some courtiers
who were jealous of Westfs influence
with the King, spoke of defeat of tbe
.Americans while West was in the royal
presence, hoping that his sorrow there
at would offend tbe Monarch. West
perceiving their object, said, frankly to
George, “I am a loyal and grateful sub
ject to my King, but I can never re
joice at any misfortunes which befall
my native land.” The King cordially
replied, “a noble answer Mr. West, and
I assure you that no man will ever fall in my
estimation who loves his native land." A
kingly speech, worthy of the monarch
of a great nation ! We are not sosec-
tiorial as our worthy cotemporary think
Legal Decision. ,
We clip the following from the Wash
ington, Ga. Gazette: " , , j ia '
Warren Co„ Ga., April 12, ’67.
John L. Burkhalter I Aasmnsit. 'Promi»ory
vs. • | Note,' Superior Court,
Thos S. Persons and | Warren County. ,
William Gibson. |
The above case came on for trial at
the late term of Warren Superior Court.
After offering his note plaintitt closed
his case. The defendant offered no ev
idence^ rolying on the statute of limi-
tatior.s. The facts, appearing from the
note itself, dn which the deferidanfrre
lied to make-good his plea, were these:
That, all tbe credits on tbe note, of pay
ments were in the hand writing. of.the
holjler, arid none of them sighed by the
debtor; and that tbe ifote had run,
when the war began, fire years, one
month and.ten days. This suit waa
begun Oitober 7th, 1866. In relation
to tne credits', the court changed the
jury that they were insufficient- to' stop
the statute, and amounted to nothing
so far as the statute of limitations was
concerned. This statute, having been
suspen-i ed from Nov. 30th, .I860, only
to the 1st, of September, 1805, when
the courts were opened/ this note waa
certainly out of date, having lacked
but ten months and twenty days of,be
ing barred, ait the time of the first'sus;
periston; arid tail statute having run
against it from the first of September,
186a, to 1 the 7th ofOtsiober, 1866, when
the suit began, making in . all more
than six years,during which the stat
ute bad rim.'' ‘ ' ‘ ‘ "
■ • " —:—
Military Removal In Alabama.
Gri 'last Tuesday morning Maj. Jo
seph II. Ross; Mayor of TuscUnibia*
received from'General 1 Wager Swayne
the following letter:' •'
Hd’qrs., Dis- of Ala., )
Montgomery, April 20, 1867. )
Jos. li. Sloes. Tuscumbia, Ala :
Sir :—Enclosed you will find a copy
of an order of.Gen. Pope, removing you
from the office of Mayor of the city of
Tuscumbia, and sip pointing Lemuel
Cockburn to the position.
Upon the-application to you of Mr.
Cock burn you will transfer to him the
authority you now hold.
Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
A^agEr Swayne,
Major General.
In which letter was enclosed the fol-
owing order:
Hdq’rs. 3d Mil. Dis.,
Georgia, Florida, and Alabama,
Atlanta. Ga., April 15,
Special Orders No..2. .
1. The rhuriicipal election. held at
Tuscumbia, On the 1st of April', 1867,
being in violation of orders o: the Gen
eral-in-chief of the army 1 as well as or
ders from these he idqUarters. and not
having been conducted in the manner
arid according to the late acts I of Co
cress; is hereby declared null and
void: ■ 1 - ' ■
2. Lemuel S. C ickburn is appointed
Mayor of Tuschntfcia. and will be obey
ed and respected accordingly.
(Signed) John Pors, ;
Brevet Majpr-G.eneral Commanding.
Offcial copy, .
J. F. Cosv.vgh.vm, ' " 1
1st Lleut.,’24»h U. S. rnfan. A.’A. A. G.
)is., 1
HAMA, >
5,’67. j
Popular Plan to Pay oil the Na
tional Debt.
The oppressive taxation, and its inju
rious.effects upon busine-is and indus
try is now. creating a great deal of talk,
and discussion,, arid, differ rit popular
rome<lies have been suggested to meet,
the evil. The last we have heard was
this, proposed among quite an audience -
of Indiana farmers, casually drawn' to
gether, and of different politics. It was
suggested that, in order to relieve the
people of the one hundred and .eighty
millions of,dollars which we are paying,
on the bonds in interests, that the.
whole principal'be immediately paid
off by an issue of a sufficient amount ot-
greenback-currency in legal tender.—
Thus the debt would be transferred
from the hands of the few who charge.
immense interest for it, into those of
the many, wlio'Witt charge none. Itis '
true the greenbacks are noton par with
gold, but neither was the money which
the bond holders originally lent the
Government, la fact the money lent
the Government was then worth only
forty or fifty cents on a dollar, in gold,.
whereas now greenbacks are double:
that rate. It was believed, as our in
formant assures us, by the farmers
present, that the greatest benefit would.:
be derived f-pm the issue of this large-
amount of currency into the channel
of circulation. They were convinced
it would 1 relieve'the depression which'-
now prevails, stimulate enterprise, in
crease the price of labor, aud greatly.,
add to the prosperity of the country.—
Our informant, who' has traveled ex
tensively through 'the West,- is- con
vinced that nothing., would be more
popular than this scheme to immedi- .
ateiy pa) off the National' debt, thus
diminishing our taxation ty from one-
halt to a third, and greatly adding to
ancial ease and enterprise.—Cincin
nati Enquirer.
Information Wantf.d.—Mrs. Mary
0. Morris, of Coweta county, is very de
sirous of obtaining some information
concerning her son, J. C. Morris, who
enlisted in Cape. Bell’s company of the
I9tb Gecrgia regiment. At the date of
her lust information concerning him,
be was at Manassas Junction in 1864.—
J. C. Morris is, or was. a large portly
man, weighing nearly 200 pounds; has
or had dark hair, and the first joint of
the "little finger of the right hand is
missing. iL-r po^toffice is Newnan.—
Exchanges please copy.