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i pub- uv* previous. IW”-* . . \. t [ e ,»f personal property must ■ nUl iiier, through u public gaz- rea in '* r l v i,.u 4 to sale day. lJ’ b .., r . and Creditors of an estate, ,r , .-.‘'i.li 411 Jays. Inal ication swill be made to the |!vi^thf i’-I , . ve to se n land must be ninths. . tfcbw u ‘ le tter? of Administration, Guar- hut ,eaS “ nll ;;t be publishod 30 day*—for Ljjip ic ‘* \,imini?tration, three monilis L;^ | r0 ‘ Guardianship, 40 iays. f ti:fl !' 5 1 , fjrecloseure of Mortgages must fmonthlv for four months—for eB- pjS(lisn*“* r5 ’ f ur the full space of three Aii i hW ,uS i * ping titles trom Executors or I :ii ! where bond has been given by ^ j-yji spase of three months, u i!' ..'.ways be continued accord- • ,., n ! requirements, nnless oth- ;,t the following RATES. . ... . ]„ V y of ten lines ot less $3 00 . , •<« fi. fa. sales, per levy, 5 00 ... .. .inr per levy,.. 00 "V*'•in-:>•»!’Administration 3 00 '^ ’" f.rlettern «d Guardianship 3 00 ” for dismission from • v e 00 tjt-.iV.r* • :* n j- or ji S2n is»sion from 600 to 5 .1I I.m j I liritiMi to Bill land, K«loDebUirs aa-1 Creditor. ESkHaSki property, 10 days... ■ , Udays >l-i ... 4 00 . ... 4 00 .... 4 00 .. .. 5 00 .... 4 00 .... 4 00 EOU.'.. ( : r - per square 4 00 ■i*”*. tijicg his wife, (in advauco) 10 00 I-X I ;\TT’I?I'AV MORNING, May G. Klfli IjtUNC S KU K.LUX PKOCI.AMA- TION. ■ i5 ij rl „t iia> ften proper to issue Iris i .; il0 jnnnuucing to the peopin of the rialstj’« tlut he is their ruler as J lie however, has the i-raco j ila-ui to behave themselves and obedient subjects, and uot ,! '.vrath uf his stronghanded I fr erp-et after this that the floods will that the angry rush of the I wilt before the mandate as Lttd the waters of (lie Helles r ont, under ,t,,huf the mighty Xerxes whip. I He Kim; Ins the impartiality to state Mi; purer extends alike over the North nil as the South, and while it was only duel far uer rebellious souls, it could LrplieJ iu the proud spirits ofthe North L rell. i is a crim species of satisfaction to ,t he wii.it is intended to ciush out r tbeitic; will weigh as disastrously up- i:,v:! but in that is our hope of sal' The Northern people will not sub- Bale the exercise of this n-.au’s tyranny, ■ein* by which his degraded crea vmght in make him a King will be *Jut warrant of his power. I fit liill'uring is the King’s proclaman •The Act of Congress entitled an Act to !il*»the [revisions of the Fourteenth at to the Constitution of the Uni-- I-.- ami Tor uther ourposes, approved |.jn!20, A. I>., 1S7I; beiug a law of cx- ■■siirarv public importance, 1 consider it lilsjtn issue this, my proclamation, liiioiilij atienlioa of the people of the IdcJ.'Tates tbeieto. enjoining upon all Id citizens, and especially u; on all pub I Sars, to he zealous in the enforcement Is f.and warning all persons to abstain psimaiiiting any of the acts thereby labiii l. This law of Congress applies Idl puis of the United States, and will p rafcrced everywhere to the extent ofthe I'Msrwt-'d in the President. But inas- ftb is the necessity therefor is well Iwito Imre been caused chiefly by the patail violation of the rights of citizens l y laitcd States by combinations of I*® md disaffected persons in certain Iffitiu, lately the t eatre of insur- |*a«nd military conflict. I do partie- l«J (short the people of thos • parts of fctK itry to suppress all such combiua- I®-5 thoir own voluntary efforts through l-Vsacv of civil law, and to maintaio Iftiitbts of all citizens of the United 1*3 and to secure to all such cisizens the jWvtotectiou of tho laws. I Mj sensible of the responsibility im- |?H uj' n the Executive by the act of I;'” to which public attention is now l*d. and reluctant to call into exercise I; d the extrordinary powers thereby f, ; '-’ d upon me, except in eases of im- IfWUt... necessity, I do, nevertheless, deem I'a “‘J to make kuowu that I will not Jo exhaust the power thus vested f,' hioeutive, whenever and wherever i become necessary to do so, for the | J ? 1 ; of securing to all citizens of the I tie. States the peaceful eujoymeut of MvUs guaranteed to them by the (Jou- , '"n and laws It is my earnest wish L/'^ud cheerful obedience to law ft-vaii throughout the land, and that ties of °ur late unhappy civil strife I -pccdilj removed. These ends can I• Je reached by acqucsauce in the re- I; o the conflict now written in our Con- 1 ond by the due and proper en- e flual, just and impartial laws A J port of our country. of local committees to fur- I'flts/. means ^" or the attainment of t> •W fp nest ‘I de9lrc d, imposes upon the gssi* I .rpps OF WEEKLY. RAW u $2 00 kS r - - » P^TETFOKTRt-WEEKLY. ^ ## t>rr «•» P-^f.pjaULY IS ADVANCE. I :y. v ‘ or m ,,re one copy will be fur- Kr.iis- m. D WIN ELL, Proprietor. ^vltimSEJIENTS. " i i , j.ta'M-istrators, Excctors or law to be held on month, between the fjrrt T,!,> -/tfcf orenoon and three in the A of te [1 jj e p,. U rt House in the county in Cs»B' at .-tvis situated, f^3 th^ ! ,r °' . must be given WISDOM, .JUSTICE AND MODERATION.'’ VOLUME XXY. ROME, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 12. 1871. [Communicated. Rome, Ga., May 5th, 1871. Eds. Courier—In your i.-sue of the 2d inst. appears a communication from the “Hon. Augustus R. Wright,” touching what he calls “a little controversy” between him and myself, “at the Livery Stable.” 1 did net begin the controversy, as those pres ent will bear witness, tie had commenced the attack on my Domination before I came up. Why he should have thought the matter of sufficient importance to make it the subject of a communication, at all, passes my comprehension, unless bp so do ing be desired to give a little puhlieity to the fact that he was opposed to my nomi nation, and probably to my election. In the article Judge Wright uses tho following language : * Without g ing in n all the details, it is sufficient for me tostite that, upon Captain Scott’s remark to me, “lie knew I was op posed to him,” I replied that I had not fa vored his nomination; and if his nomina tion was to be considered as an endorsement of his bill to lease the State Road, by which Gov. Bullock’s right hand nan got the control of it, I was opposed to him, and was ready to go before the people in every district in the county and take their opin ion.” 1 know I did not. and was uatniware that any frieud of mine urged my nomination because 1 was the introducer of this Hi!; nor do I suppose that auy member of the Convention favored my nomination for this reason alone. It was certainly not a ques tion before the Convention. While I advocate tho policy of leasing the Road, believing, to use the language of Hon. A. (I. Stephens, it has been here tofore “used as a corruption fund,” Iliad nothing to do with giving it to the present lessees, and if they have used fraud, or other unfair means iu procuring the lease, let it be exposed, and none will go further than I to visit, punishment upon tho guilty parties It may be that Jndge Wright is opposed to my clectioo, and that h ? has seized upon my connection with the b’ll as an excuse for his opposition. If so. I shall certainly uot complain. Its i-ufficioncioncy is -a mat ter for his own consideration. Lie cannot well convince the people of Floyd county or the State, that I was ia complicity with Bullock, or Brown, as he intimates, for my record of opposition to their political and financial schemes is too well known. In this connection, neruiit me to say that “Floyd,” in Inc same issue of your pa per, does me great injustice, iu his reflec tions upon yn-ir editoral of the 2d inst., in which you speak id -‘pettifogging assailants” I cauuot think that 1 am respontiile fur y<mr editorials on this or any oth ir subject. The Atlanta Constitution and other papers in the State, have published the same arti cle, and Ip.csume, on the same principle, I must be held responsible for their publi cations also. No sir; my friend “Floyd,” whoever he may be, is ve ry much in en or if he thinks I would feel ‘-dei/radcd” by his support. Judge Wright again says, “It is well known that there was much opposition to Capt. Scott’s previous nomination.” lie certainly forgets that my “previous nomination” in 1868, was agaiust my will, over my pretest, and yet unanimous. For a history of the Lease Bill, I invite tho attention of the voters of Floyd county to the subjoined letter, written by mvsclf, and published in yonT paper on 1st of Janu- uary last, after 1 had refused the nomination. My record, on this, and all other subjects, is before the people. It is well known that I did not seek the nomination. Dtixt.lp Scott. Communicate 1. Rome, Ga.. Jan. 9,1871. Mr. Editor—In compliance with your request, I submit the following statement of the facts connected with the history of the bill to lease the AVestern A Atlantic Railroad iu the last General Assembly. I have to rely altogether upon memory, as the journals of the House have not yet been published, and hence may commit some inaccuracies. Before proceeding directly to this state ment, allow me, by way of introduction, to say that the idea oi leasing the Road is act a new one, but has been discussed for years past, and urged by our ablest and best statesmen. In 1852, Gov Cobb, one of Georgia’s wisest sons, and purest patriots, urged the lease with all the power aud iuflueuce of his great intellect. And by reference to his aunual message of 1853 it will be ob served that the plan he recommended cor responds very closely with the hill which passed the last Legislature. Gov. Cobb said this plan would “secure three great objects to be attained : First, the retention of the State’B- inter est in the Road. Second, the uniform and permanent sys tem for its management; and Third, a certain andreliable revenue from it.” of this great public interest beyond the corrupt and corrupting influences of puriy politics. And the miserable management of the Road for the last two years, not only proves the wisdom of the recommendations above quoted, but affords a living illustration pf tho cruel and wicked purposes for which bad men may use it, to accomplish selfish ends. The road not only has failed to pay any thing into the Treasury, bat its incomes (it is believed) ‘ has 1 een used to oppress and to keep in political vassalage the State of Georgia. I have long believed that it was not yicltiina any icvenue to the State. I have lung believed that it was being man aged for the advancement of partiz tp ends- rather than for the promotion ol the pub lic weal. With these convictions, and to thwart other schemes which I believed would otherwise have passed and resulted in great de riment to the best interest of the State, I introduced the hill to lea e, be litvin - that with a united democratic vote we could carry enoueli rep hlicacs to se cure its passaye. and thereby defeat the more obnoxious measures. Two other bills affecting the Road were introduced in the House, one predicated* upon the recommendations of Snpeiinten- dant Blodgett and Gav. Bullock, appropri ating half a million of dollars to the rc- pai-s of the road, and known as “Blodgett's Bill,” ami v hieh the Finauce Committee reported hack, with the recommendation ••That it do pass.” The other was introduced by Mr. Bry- aut, of Richmond, incorporating a compa ny, to be known as “:lie Western k Allan tic Railway Company,” naming the corpo rators, to wit: Gen. Austell. Judge Loch rane, and others, (I do not remember all the Dames) to lease the road for a term of thirty years (l believe, but am not posi tively certain as to the time,) and fixing no minimum price per month, leaving amount ol rent to the discretion of the Icas ng power, and providing further, that said enr- porators might, at any time during their term of lease, purchase the road, at fire, ur jive and a quarter millions of dollars, uud that die State. *1 mdd not refuse to take Iter ■it bunds iu payment I opposed the last named till because it proposed to lease to a particular cojq any, cutting off all competition without fixing a price for the lease; because it vested sai l company with authority to purchase the road, if it proved profitable, for less than its present value, because it required the State to take Bonds,’ if tendered, at par. This Would have enabled speculators to have purchased bonds at a great sacrifice, and b right a great public work, estimated at from eight to tea millions of dollars at a mere uominal price. I opposed the Blodgett and Bullock ap pro iriktion bili, because l believed that un der fair mana'sement. the road would not only keep up its repairs, but p y a h nd- some revenue into the treasury On mo tion, ail three of the bills ere taken up. and set down to a day certain. On the morriinL’ they were taken up tor Considera tion I got hold of a printed certiti-ate. which excited suspicions apprehensions in my own mind, an J I read it publicly on the floor of the House. 1 was informed 'hat a large number o! them were in existence. By whom they wore gotten up or for what pur pose I do not know. That mast be left to conjecture. Tbe billowing is an exact copy of the certificate: “Certificate No—, Capital 85,0011,000 B’cs/c/n tf" Atlanta- Raihray Company: '■etT J0Teraaient the duty of potting l-'air IlseQ ergies for the protection of I <c ° ! ^ every race and color, and for t!ii tal . 10n °* peace and order through- lt e ° tlre counl ry. ItI./’[‘“““y.hereof I have caused the P, e I niteil States to be affixed. ' « “>e city °| Washington this 3d lint,, "»*?’ P > 1871, md the indepen- I “s l uited States the 95th. l?Dcd ) U. S. Grant-” ’* ronj ® ritte nden, the wife of the mnr- l-V T “ 5 a witness on the trial of I os . ,' r ' :n San Francisco, on tho 11th Itf.j J,;“' wbil . e s ' le Was giving her testi- heiuiijn ' , alr ‘ D a '°“d voice pronounced K-rU, ? had said a lie- When the Unn r stand the J^ge fined Mrs; ' 1 ’’° for contempt. George Francis Train I bit 4 j r,L. c , act ?G and sa J £: “Get George fr,?. T I 11 “self—with, himself, of I * ® er ®—let it be short like his I a taouaa nd or so acts, a few I a „a C ‘‘ u *’ :ind Train tbe inuch- persecuted, will touch bottom : ' d toirim Y- rner ’ *' 10 ha8 recently em- RbHcl " ““t*. was ’ on lhe 16th ’ V c" PublicC"”™’.. was ’ on lhe 16th in- I J'erian^fit 1 ! 50 cd ! rom the Second ; n Ui c “ Gburclvof which Dr. Stew- " *■« a MoctS 1 ’ a “ d 0f Wti0h S P Qr r —•vi,auaoi, !> ro <ntiient member. It (the Road) will bo relieved from tho difficulties whtch I have shown must al ways, more or less, attend its management under State control, aud fioalU insure the regular receipt into the Treasury of at least two hundred and fifty thousand dollars per annum." In 1855, Gov H. V. Johnson, in his message,. after referring to tbe various plans suggested for the management of the. Road, says: 7 V - . >-1 A “I refei to these propositions to demon strate what I believe to be indispensable to mec£ the expectations of the peo ple of the whole State, and that is the.ne cecssity of removing its administration be yond tho arena of politics—of taking it from the Executive control—of making it independent of party influences. | However widely different these various propositions arc, they afford conclusive evidence of the restlessness of the popular mind on the sub ject. The sentiment is. all pervading, and is manifested in a thousand forms that this is expected and demanded at your hands. I have no hesitation in expressing tbe firm belief that it were better to adopt any one of these propositions than permit, the Road to be managed under the present m do of its organization. The idea of this vast capital being sub jected to the fluctuations of party: politics —confided to agents * ho, as a general rule will be changed every two years in obedi- ence to the utterances of the ballot box, is preposterous atul ridiculous in the extreme. It is only railroad men vyIso understand tlie con duct of these greal.works. politicians who aspire to gubernatorial honors know but little, if anything, about it.” These are the utterances of wise and pru dent men, whose names are enrolled with the great statesmen of the age. Ihftijopinions of other Governors might bo quoted, but the-feregoing ia sufficient to demonstrate that wisdom, as well as public 'sentiment, has long demanded the removal This certificate will entitle the bidder, whose name ii endorsed en the .back, to shares ot one hundred dollars each, in the Capital Stock of this Coiupar y. Said udurseuicnt on the back of this certificate, to be witnested by the party issuiug the same.” Whether it was iuteuded as a corruption fund cr not, I do not know. I only kaow the certificates were in existence. lr. was ascertained sometime before hand thal the last two measures mentioned would be brought forward, aa-J democrats were apprehensive that one or the other would pass, aud dreaded, the eousequences to the State. To head them off, and protect the best wc could this great State enterprise, my bill wa3 introduced at the time it was I at once consulted t .0 wisest and best men in the State about the propriety of the measure. Among the men distinguished for states manship and political sagacity, and whom the people ol Georgia have ever delighted to honor, I may mention Mr. Stephens and Gen. Toombs, knowing that the integrity of those men. and their devotion to the State had never been questioned. Mi. Stephens, in his recent letter on the lease of the Road, gave substantially his reply to my letter. He added further, “I have for years been or opinion if it were out of the hands of State officers, it would be much better for the intjrests of the people. It is now the source of great oor- ruption, and no profit.” Gen. Toombs’ reply was thirty days on route, and did not reach me until after the bill passed. He said that of tho various msasuras before the "Legislature, “a lease is the best, and the shortest lease the best lease. I have always wished to sell the road, bat tho terms are of the highest im portance to the State Treasury, and to the public interest.” With such a Legislature as was then in power, he nor any one else who had the in terest of the state a 1 heat t, thought it advi sable to sell. I also telegraphed to Mr. Jno. P King president of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, Mr. Wm. M Wadlcy, of the Central Road, Mr. White, of the Maeon & Western Road, and other distin guished railroad men, to meet me in At lanta on a certain day, to consider the bill and to devise the best measure possible for the protection and promotion of this great work, and of the general interest of the State growing out of it. ' Messrs King, White, Hazelhnrst, Pet tis, and perhaps one or two others, met me and reviewed' the bill. After suggesting several amendments, which I afterwards CDgraftcd on the hill, I understood a’l of them to approve it as the best that could be done under the circumstances. Mr. Cunningham, of Savanaah, tele graphed me that Mr. Wadley was in New York, but had telcgraped Gen. Lawton to act for him, -but Gen. Lawton was in bed Btck,' and Mr. Wilder was sent in his place. ;He reached Atlanta too late for tho inter view, bat I submitted the bill to him and understood him to endorse it, in about the same terms the other gentlemen bad done. Numerous other persons were consulted, among them the prop: ietors of tiro or three mf the most Influential newspapers of the State. I remember the proprietor of one of-the ablest and most popular papers in Georgia, occnpied a seat by me at the time tof'ittiMrodnction, read it before hand,_ap- •proved.it, and telegraphed a-syopsis of itto iris papei. • Mr. King afterward wrote me that he had •some misgivings about tho 1 profits of the lease to the lessees, and would u.ueh rath er have nothing to do with it individually But for the interest of the Sta'e and tfe tax payers, the question has bnt one side, and that is in favor of li e lease. Yon are tight in believing that the Road wiil refer make anythin in the hands of politicians, without regard to she. party in power. It is doubtful if it t uer has paid any net prof Is, even when the ennutry was less demoral ized than now. The amotmt of the least, therefore, will be so much clear gain to iff- State, and if you succeed a debt of grati tude will he due to you from every tax payer end well wisher of he State. Thus it will be seer, that impressed with tho great resaonsihility and importance ol the measure, and appreciating the embar rassments and difficulties surrounding us. we sought the counsel of the wisest states meu and the ablest railroad men ic the State. The bill has many defects doubtless— some of them were not soen at the time— others were unavoidable under tht circum stances. I favored a shorter time. Others wiser than I, advised a longer term. I ad vocated the fixing of the minimum price at thirty-five thousand dollars, in gold, per mouth, bat a majority of those whom I consulted, counseled against it, believing th t responsible parties would not take it at the price. Yielding to their superior judgment the minimnm was fixed at $25,000, at which price I understand it has beeu leased.— Even at this price it will pay three-filLhs (3 5) of the taxes of the State, as now as sensed, per annum, thus relieving the peo ple of a great burden. As to whether there has been lraud and corruption in the letting of the Road, Ido not know, but if there has been I trust it will be ferretted out I know it was the intention of the bill that the party who would give the largest amount per mouth to the State, and who would otherwise comply with the requirements of the meas ure, should be entitled to the lease.' No candid, honest man can give it it any nth-r construction. G v Bullock eViJenll: so construed it, otherwise, his proclamation calling far bids was a mere farce to divert public attention trom a contemplated fraud. I will add. ill conclusion, that the hill received the united vote of-every Demo oerat. id hath brantdw- of the Oi-n r d Assembly except Hr. 1‘arfcs, of-Gwinnett, who favored the five hundred thousand do! lar appropropmtion. I am, very respectfully, Your eb’t sor t., Dunlap Scott. adjnamerf. and even that six months after ward!'- . Begging pardon of the public for having condescended to notice an cmenatiatiTrna such a source, I leave bin in the n ire of his own infamy, well ku wing that gentle n.co every where will recognize, my illustra tion i f trie proverb that “Une cannot-touch filth without beer e ing defiled." John T. Burns. [For the Rome Courier. Sketch of a Hide aud Visit to CootaviUe during tbe General Meeting of Baptist Brethren from Churches of Coosa asso ciation. Mr Editor—t'nla-t Friday evening a friend came to ns. saying. ‘ Don’t you want to go with me to-morrow to Ccosavilh- '/— There is a general meeting of Baptist brethren belonging toonr Association, ap pointed to meyt there on the 29th of this month.” We replied,- without hesitation, in the negative, thinking that a fishing excutsion upon Dry Creek, or any other drv place, would be quite as profitable, Bnt after re flection, I concluded that I was scarcely po- Iitn to refuse so kind an offer without a good o' cusc; and there wasaptobability of meet ing Friends, which ought to be sufficient eompeua. ti. u for a tadious tiip. So I told my friend I had reconsidered, and would be ready to leave home with him by 8 o'clock in the morning, which purpose we accom plished, starting fVoin home at snch a point that ic was convenient to take a near cot across the woods to reach the Alabama road, which we found quite pleasant, some por tims of thi woods being almost a natural flower garden, while the golden rays of the morning sun gleamed through the open rings of the green foliage above us; and the dew drop upon the green grass sparkled like ; tiny diamonds in settings of emerald. From the recent raius the main road was rather dbagrceable traveveling. After much jostling and jolting, we were sudden ly brough:, to a stand, by an overplus of water in the road. It seemed aiuiosl - ■! a river had been turii7.H • or •>! N yuan or!, and loft to flaw ac r:ii‘d.,in through rhe for- o.t and over.the road Upon reconnoite.-- ng.ne saw some buggies standing, anJ some horses tied on this side o( t e stream; further up the creek was a doubtful fhot log. the only means by which Mime, who liad A BO.VBASTRS’ FORIOSO ANSWERED | passed on before us. had conveyed them- We publish he following letter of Maj., •- elvt ' ! ‘ ,,ver ‘*ViUo«“? .ml, T m ,, ... ... . j wtr io-> were tHHm .safe ou the other side. A Jnn. T. Burns, which will set the poM-c Lj^,, „ ak brought es to the grove in which right as to any misapprehensions that might j tilc Baptist Church of Coossvillc stands have been created by the publication of; Upou eutoring the grove we were some the indecent card to which it refers : j vhat pleasantly surprised to See a tew fat, j sleek looking horses, some nice buggies, and even two or three carriage-. Iu the course Rome, Ga., May 5tbj JS71 My attentiou has been called to a recent advertisement in tho Atlanta Daily New lira, signed by one Geo. P. Burnett, in which he gives copies of his two uotes ad dressed to me. Bearing date of the 20th and 22d of April l.istv with l is comments appended thereto. I notice this viie pub lieaiion not because I have any fears that this or any;, mg else thal Burnett can say or do, will affect my character and stand ing with gentlemen by whom wo are both kuowu, cut.because all the-facts are not state end that strangers may koow who this man Burnett is. :’;ar-; His first note was handed to ms on Fri day, the 21.-1 of April, as I was in the act of leaving the city ou business, which re quired an absence of two or three days, but as his note was written in a spirit of seeming amity, I sent him a verbal mes sage by one of my friends, “ That a busi ness engagement calling me at once from the city, I could not seo him on Saturday,_ the day specified in his note, hut alter my return, i could be seen either at my office, or private rooms, as he (Burnett) might elect.” This message was delivered before I left Tho sccotid ucte, of April 22d, was writ ten the day alter I left the city, and was handed to me on my return Monday, the 24th—Burnett, in the meantime,- having left for Atlanta. To tho bearer 1 gave sub stantially my former verbal mcsiage. Be it observed that tbe offensive language com plained of .waB uttered last November, and even now, after waiting nearly six months, he does not demand any retraction, or per sonal satisfaction, but requests an interview for the purpose ot an amicable adjust or ent. A very singular request. Burnett cannot as an excase for his de lay, plead ignorance of the language ured by me on that occasion, for within three days thereafter he attempted to reply to my speech in the same hall. Moreover, he has had frequent opportunities to obtain tbat amicable adjustment, having often met me on tbe streets of Rome and Atlanta. Since the Western & Atlantic Railroad no longer feels the pressure of his wonder ful financiering, “On what meat doth this, our Caesar feed, that he has of late- grown so valiant 'l What new victim has fallcn-a prey to his greedy clutches 7 -Has anoth er poor widow felt the weight of his avari cious hand ? Has another steam engine case required his manipulations ? Doe? the depleted Stales’ Treasury still afford suste nance to this hungry Cormorant ? Or, has the Ku Kliu: BUI nerved his loyal lips to SUCH gallant words ? These'are questions in which the public is vitally interested Yet, significant as they are, they famish bnt a faint outline of his character, the one word wanting to sive due form, color and completeness to the picture in all its hideons deformity; *s SCALAWAG. ' ’ Now, gentlemen will readily understand that I could hold no correspondence with this man, without stooping to the low and dishonorable position in which be has vol untarily placed himself; and' that I gave 'him more honorable notice than he conlff reasonably have expected’ when I;-even as before stated, sent him, in reply, a verbal message. I certainly (were such a thing even possible,) had bo desire to provoke hostility with such a character, any more than I could degrade myself to his level by acorrespondcnco. By this card, he hopes to dope tbe public into the belief, that he is a man of courage; while its very publication ia face of the facts, not only violates every -principle of true manhood, bnt exhibits to t^e world the veritable “Ass in tho Lion’s jkir ” He deceives’ himself if-he. ihiils . . . .. hopes; to'gain respectability among gentle- prosperity, and that ye may be enabled to ■ ' '—- |eay after the manner of the illustrious Per icles, “It is how my greatest glory that of half an h u.r the gruund wa* alive -.villi people, who, had cuiue in good rtyh-; iln-:r *t ck evidencing the lac! that tlieie wa- plentv of provender where tiny came tiurn. it. 11 o’clock the cnugregkt on ,.iws« :it bleJ in tin: church. Tile-ingeting wa»llieo called to f.rdcr for business. vis a we were invited as a u.cre spacta- tor ol the world, aul the Baptists are a modest, retiring kiud of people, we would nfit presume to report what uitght be pri vate affairs, without beiug properly author, ized to do so; bnt I guess there will be uo impropriety in discussing what trinspired publicly. Tho prominert feature ol the meeting is the reading and discussion of various subject.:, which had been assigned to differ ent men,hers belonging to the churches of tile .Association. Several, essays were lack ing, one which had been assigned, to a gen tleman irom’Gave Spriuu, namely : “Has Jesas Christ a Ohnrsh on this earth, and if so, where is it t > he found 7” Upon the solution of this question thou sands of great and good uieu have'dilfe'ed. and >re woul i have been .plea ed to hare heard it satisfactorily answered, every step being solved according to Scripture . Only two essays had been prepare.!—one by Rev. C. H. Stillwell on Unity r f the Spirit; the other, by Mr. Freeman, subject The Communion, and the designs'of the Communion.” The last essay was reserved for the after noon service. The meeting then adjourned with .the invitation to guests to partake of refresh ments prepared by the citizens of Coosa- vide and vicinity. Again repairing to the grove, wC found extended ’neath the broad spreading oaks, long white covers, upon which were placed the most dainty of vi ands. There ware meats of several kinds, cooked to perfection, cakes; jeHics, and last, bnt not least, were large glass'jars ot juicy looking peaches, put up last year, and real country cream to eat.with them. Oh, Mr. Editor; I cxii assure yon it was a beautiful sight,'oiie which I would like to sec every day, especially the peaches' and cream.— The ladies Were as’neatly dressed and qnite as pretty a3 any~(tlTtlugfi I' don’t like to ac knowledge it) ot oar Rem a people. There were-sparkling eye sure enough, rosy cheeks dainty feet and hands, though some of. the hands were a little browned with cottage toil, vet they were oily the more dear to those to whose comfort they ministered.— There was one yoang'lady with dreamy, tender looking bine eyes, that left snch an impression upon the retina of my eyes that for several hoars after, leaving her, every thing looked bkie, eyeu my own self. Then pied the bench. While the essay , was.be ing read, (wbichjbitt.a'rengtiiened the Bap tist principles upon that subject.) the old gentleman seemed to be a? gently soothed by it, as tbe darling babic in its rocker, is soothed by its mother's lullaby song. So long as this state of things con tinned,, the ol-l gentleman enjoyed his scista; but after, a while a bro.her arose and said that •m‘c or two great leading Baptist divines had- fallen into the error of open eommnaion; and, that while they, as a church, had ever, been fouud iu the old beaten path, stil 1 they should express some charity for the erring brethren. (Old gcntlemau un the tench ope ed one eve, no- breathing quite so heavily ) Presently another arose, saying; more than two had erred; many uienitcru might be found of the same pers sion, (old gentleman opened both, eyes.) and. were it uol a possible thing, that all might err on this questian some day. were it not u.orc positively settled, and firmly established by renewed chnrch. action? (Old gentle man now wide awake and on tbe floor ear nestly contending “for the faith oqce de livered to the saints,” like a teacher would refer-a Boy, who had "erred in advanced calculation, to the fundamental rule? of arithmetic.) - But, all foolish jestiug ai.d discussion aside. The essay was pronounced a fine one, by good judges, and we hope soon to ha ze the piessura of reading it tn the “In dex ” ' — ,i We remained iu the neighborhood all night Borne large landholders on the river had iiue wheat, which, as yet, had no sign of rust Never was there a,finer prospect for fruit; jApricot trees burdened-with the promise of abnudance. If every part of Floyd county is ia as thriving x condition as this one spot, we may hope for a plenteous .-bower of earthly blessings this year. >: 8abbath, we had two-eloquent sermons, one from Rev. Fnller, agent for Index; The other from Rev.’Robertson, from Ala- bam. Rev. C. If. Stillwell’s essay was read in the afternoon. Tho, subject: was a glorious que, and. full of iuterezt, hot the brethren were press d fur time, and did. net discuss it. The meeting adjourned Sunday afternoon ufcoit 4 o’clock. Ad journed to meet it Cave-Spring on the 4tii Sunday iu next J uly. If the people at Care Spriug areas kind tir’d la -;. Lal.le as the good people of Qoosa- a -fie. ;.V will be a pleasant thing to attend the meeting; and I guess they are, for whjre the world is foil ofbtauty, tho heart is-apt to.ba fail of-dove. • Letter from Seargent Bates. Ilts March from Vicksburg to .IVuJiingtou —Adventures with the Loyal Liagueis — Iloldnis Offer of Ten Thousand Dol lars if the Seargent will Abandon the March in disgust. Indianapolis; Ind., March 27, ’71. '!Cditors Indianapolis Sentinel: Dear Sirs—In the report of the Senate ot March 10, on political outrages, they as sert, in regard to the Union League’at the 6 auth, that “its purposes were pablfeiy avowed, that it held public meeting* a-d processions, in which its uembers appeared and acknowledged their conncctam with it; that mi violence was cither directed or- eouuteuauced by the lea: ur.” Allow me to give yon some facts iu re gard to the Union League South, in connec tion with uiy tonr .with the U. S-.flag through the l te Confederacy. Not wish ing to trouble you with a very 'on.; commu nication. I will be as brief as possible. After I liad Commenced the march from V cksburg, and before-getting not of Mis sissippi, I.made the discovery that I was being followed by a iexpectable and intelli, gent looking negro. ’ It uould extend; this communication too mach ta explain how I made tbe discovety-thlit he was a spy aod tool of the Union League and was to follow and act under instructions from the League in regard to me—(be was to do no harm. but if my object in going through the South was what the directors of the League asserted-it to he, 1 waa to. be assassinated; unless I would rctnan to' my Northern home when warned to do so)—or how and why I made him my friend and arranged with him to take charge of. my bagggage. meeting me at sueh points as railroad com munication would’admit of; how be assisted me to attend three secret meetings o! the League in di-guisc and at the risk of my life; how ou-two occasions, 'at Warren ton and Angasta^Gaghe saved mo from seri> out harm upd perhaps death from the skul king bloodhounds .-of the League. If this shall meet the eye of any of . the leading citizens ofWarrcnton.itwill bring to mind thonnnsnal excitement among the negroes, oo the ovfloinpof my arrival in their town, aDd theiv openly, expressed hostility to-, wards me-a feeling created, by the lalse represents Ions of the leaders of the League the objectbcingto'excite the negroes to mob me. Some of the citizens will also bring-to mjnd bow strongly they urged me toallowthem to guard my hotefdnring the night, for tbe protection of myself and the flag, and how’I successfully opposed their wishes in the matter.- Bnt they were not aware tbat late in the night aft-.r they had retired to -rest,: for purpose of gaining intbr- mation, I-disgoised thyself, -and with my trusty friend; stole quietly from’ tltfe house and attended a negro meeting pretided- over by two white meD, where I heard thy self misrepresented by the whites and roundly cursed by the negroes. While in Selnia, Ala.,an agent of the League called on fine and requested a pri vate intorvi :w v which I granted. His ob- Ttotuas II. Unger^.is the who was made Military Govenn-r ol Gcor- gia af the clnee of* the war, In which capaci ty he j*tole notluni' and gaTe unireraal *at~ isfaclion. learn says the Nashrille Union am? American, fhnt utter the ht of Jane, passengers will be e*wrie»i from Nashville fo K‘\toa, ly the way- if C!»artai»^a, in thirteen hom>. which may be . Flu.rteueil a little if uecte.^ary. T he distance from Nashville to Mobile, ly the way’of Chatla^ NEW SERIES—NO- 37i- SS^STSSSSI^m& lours. -,- • ..Iq-daiv q - The, have iu Chiua v hai i- knowt as the g-ease.trye Large SiriL-is grow there, and thc oiea'g.Duas product has teemne an article ol traffic. The greas forms an,ex celled tallow, l uring wtth a clear fcril- liaut, and—what is iufiuitely mote to the purpose—whi'c J’ght, and at the same time emitting oov a trace of any unpleasant duel, or of the ordinary disagreeable: eenm- pan’.ftit ot con .boot ion smoke. tl.al they were guided in all political mat ters by him. .jv'JBS ’ Tile above in-e only a few Tacts of the Ktul.' -That same ULtdn League of which the Senate coamritte- taid, -No violr ii ee was either directed or coautenanccd by- them,” oqide lour attempts, *o bribe me and .’three times threatened me with death,, while oh my day with’a United States flag from Vicksburg to Washington, it being’ well knowD that L was in the interest of no par'y, my only object being to prove l ha' the people olthe Noilh and South could and should be united a” the bonds of a friendly rmiin. AlRiW aito sny that I am npposefto jilt seerot -rganizations of W.haU-yer vhaJtaefiT, forj ln.lieve them un. neci-.-aary and a public eyii 1 weald also say that 1 can give you farther imporlaut information iu tegard . to snch organiza tions, asserting nothing hnt what I can prove, oad,-if acceptable, wi'l do so willing ly, sin-ply Iron the l et that l I elieve it a- dnty l owe to tbe.pupjic l » giro publicity to informal j u of the above character which lauip. Saessed of. Very respectfully. Serg’t G. H. Bates aro not sonie future orators and statesmen about Coosaviile there is nothing ; in,' the science bf phrenology! As I lounged half lazily upon a cushion my eyes taking in at at a glance-the entire scene of peace, prosperity and happiness, I could not but contrast it with a scene upon the same place a few yedra ago; then the grqve. wcsTdotted with the white tents of the soldlers, the smoke caiding an J wreath ing about the oaks,,which issned-from the ‘campfires that cookcdtheixcoarseand scan ty rations! ‘ Rough, looking men, dooned, in their jackets of .gray, hurrielly passing tp andJro, hiding beneath that rough exte rior, yearning, aching hearts, for' the un protected loved ones at home. No spirit of patriotism can keep down the heart swelling when nature’s ties are broken.- Ah, think of it ye who. wonld aonnd,“To arms”: for every trivial cause-.; Pray so to, live that ye may die mid. scenes of peace and X .1 ., 1. ti.x men. ■ I do not remember the exact ^ language need by me in a pnbliisspeeoh ax months ago, bnt I here reaffirm all-that I then and there said, and which I would again sub stantially reiterate, and prove, were not the facts so well known by the people of Geor gia, as to make it a work of suporerogutioa. Suppose, however, that Barnett quotes my exact Ian gage, to wilt “That he was a thief and scoundrel,” who but him would ask an iutorview for the purpose of aU’aWiwh'Me none of my acts have caused a citizen jof Athens to pnt on mourning.” At one o’clock we again entered, the church for the purpose ef hearing Mr. There wvs one old gen- the good things of this life, and the good dinner especially, and who, apparently, in tended to enjoy his afternoon “riesta,” if one might judge from the manner he oecu- there were ever so'many children. The . ., bovs esneeiallv Were fine'looking. If. there jeet in calling vras’fo Induce me to become ' ' - ' - ■ • 1 ? • • ' - a member of the Leagrie' ' His arguments and inducements offered by him I will ovCT'(fer'tfie- present:) While-stopping at the Ejuippean Hotel; in Montgomery, Ala., I was one evening a short time atscent from my room; on re- turniogto it and entering"T‘fdnnd'a iom- mncication which had been -thrust under returned to my borne, giving up all farther eBoris in my attempts to deceive the people of the Norib iii fe^ird to tbe loyalty of the reddumded thutors dftbe Sooth, etc., etc. I mentioned the matter to but one person—- Gen. James Glanfott; of Montgomery, who urged me to acceptot an escort of ex-Con- ie lie rate soldiers, who woul 1 see me and tho 4ag’pass safely ' through Alabama into Georgia. I refused the escort. AtySteensboro, N. C., I was offered ton thousand dollars, which I was ;to receive, provided I would stop the march and go home. I was to do it apparently in disgust and in the interests ofthe Republican ty. The offer came from Gov. W. W. Hoi-, den, of your-State. Although a poor man, nevertheless neither, myself nor the flag I carried was for s )n my way through present, who had evidently enjoyed North Carolina I was informed by s/urn bers of the League that the organization in that State was already powerful, and w:s growing more so at a rapid rate; that Gov. Holden was at the head of the League, and [Krw York Corrcrponuenc-i Chicago Times. flow wc go Up, an-i bow wt- go Down, There is no city ii tfieja rid where news papers experience such vu-i—itudes as here in New York I aliirJe oi-ire particularly" tp the light clo-i? af - journals. Maple Leaves for example, hud a bona fide circulation, 2 years age, of forty tl.-msaiid copies, aud was looked npon as a very valuable piece of property It has ju<t now -suspended tor want ol funds to .gojio. [ii a few months* time . the U.RisebvId Journal iwas run ap to a circuiatiau of vlc huudred and sixty thousand; a lew anon:lis.later audit CPased to exist. Th--truth is, proprietors of all but long established papers have to keep constantly pushing and bolstering them, or they go backwards. ;iv theatrica! papers are, in many in- staiiees’vi ry prifitaffe. They circulate from twenty to lorry thousand copies, bei.ig thrown into the-theatres, saloons, hotels, ami other public resorts.. '.If. the owner ol ope of thciu eau get a uumhor <-f the tl>ea- tres to quke'Jiis papir their authorized programii.-e; and if he steer clear of the many theatrical uispnfts and quarrels, ! e is pretty sore to mal.it a snug little fort sne.- Thctn able is. however, that they wili not do so, Soo-’i-r er later .these lutle programme papers fucame iuv .lved in difficulty, with jirtt Iiue’ahd then another theatre, and are thrown out. -F«al Ntchrison, who hasjast begun a tail against Booth’s theatre, has. ii:r ezauiple. qaarrel-ai-through the Sce r -oD with jmc cttaMiahini At and another, until the paper has Ifwi nearly all its patronage. A terrifla hroadstde against ’Booth in the Seasonarauseiftlie latter to lefuse him ad- miituuce. iinler all uircamsiacces, to his theatre He has tried all u ana r of ways to see u h hi Inu'e.-s, only to meet with re buff. I nis uiau Nicholson was formerly a theatrical critic of the World. His snit against Booth is the topis of conversation in i hfaitrual circles. The latest on di. exciting fashionable circles, tells ns that Eugenie will come to Ai' s-riea next: suiii iier. -did occupy a cot ISge’ Si'S.-iratngu.’ Nobody vouches for the truthof-rhis, yeLss'tnousami hearts flutter ut the mere possibility of seeing a real Em pr-ss! Miss Miirv E. Lin--4a«-Ji‘i-r of the bile Omoral Robert K heepissaid to be enga ged to Mr. Charles Upton, lhe cashier of the Firtt National Bank of Rochester, New Ycrk. It is understood that the Joint ’High Commission have agreed upon tbe settle ment of tbe San Jn.:u boundary by giving the United States that island. Two friends nieet'iig, one askied the oth- , “Are yon a Spiritualist?” “Why, yes,” said the other, wiih some hesitation “I nin n Spiritualist, hat I’m dot a d d foil:” ■ (t^The Now Y’o:k Tribune declares that Ben Butler • has not discretion enough to keep out of quarrels,, nir pluck enough to carryAhern through.” • - An exchani>6 raVs tKat a loy in Ohio watehed a flock of quails runningalotigthc rows of corn,- presuming they were palling the corn, . He shot one, and found in its crop one cut worm, twenty-one striped eu- enmoer bugs and 100 ehinch bugs. The degreelof 'Dnctor of Medicine was conferred upon. Miss Susan J. Taber, of High.Roict, North.Carolina, at the nine- to; nth annual ccmmjncement of the Wo miiu’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, at PMlfidelphiay’ori'thc lSth nit. 1 yrii: ’California is intr during one, two,'three and five cent pieces .fur the first time-in her history. Hitherto a “bit” has.been the smallest change , , - Commodore Vanderbilt is announced as soon to start a daily paper in New Yprk with $800,000 capital. Kossuth has at length got over his, pe-- cuuiary embarrassments. A distant rela tive; who' died reCchtly in <he ctivifbhs of Debreeziu, has left him a considerable for taafto, ’sqa .If i b r-. >’) - -The old natds of England are getting handsome - verdicts inr blighted affections. One sveet creature of fifty-six has justre ceived $2,500 from, a tyrant. .man of sixty, j It js stud that the auiWitiea jn Spain know*perfectly well lhe names and where abouts of the assassins of Goneral Prim, bnt that they are afraid to.prosechto them on-eccoant of their influential connections A number of French women “who have been wdrking in ’the mines for the last eighteen years in men’s clothing, were ar- ,the door during'my nbscense,’’antT it'was from the League, who threatened me with rested.in a San. Francisco saloon on Wed- .a certain-death nnlees I furled my flag and nesday evening, tKrir sex being discovered S i 1. .11 Lav.. (n*lt,A Rrat Irmi for the first time. Now'll is rumoured that Pap Dent, the father-in-law of the administration, is abont to wed Mrs. SmithfWidoWof the late John this suggests a dreadful possibility, jf all that family have got fabe- provided : for.— Boston Post. *."* J - ‘ Carl Wilhelm.—Tjieilast jqail- from Europe brings inteTigence of tho death of (Jiri Wilhelm, who will eo down to'posteri- ■ ty as the composer of the music of “Die -88. ' Waeht am Rhein!” Ho had retired iir good health and was found dead in tke aorning; cause, appoplexy Prince/ Bismarck is to receive a! Parlia mentary grant of 1,000,000 thiders in re- cognition of his services to the country. Generals Moltke v Goehen, Werder and Fransecki will receive grants of 300,000 and 500,000 thalers each. The comman ders pf army corps will receive small appro priations from the .Emperor’s private ex chequer. •*' The New York Evening P.i-t, discussing the reign of teri«-r iu ScrauU;: . well says ; ‘‘Surely the condition of society in any, the most di-turbed oi the Font tern States, is peat--.* and frde^om ceniparcd with *bat in Non hern IVunsr Ivania.” The negroes register in Norfolk 906 votes, but the United States Marshal can find only 702. while the city assess r, a nd ical also, can find only 078 to assess with the capitation tax. . :VY.here are the 265 ex tra ueurot-s, and where do they live ? The iron. John Morrissey is said U med itate starting a bant, if the faro species, ik-Ciweego. : ■How much" did he leave ?” inquired a geutleiuau of a wag, on learning of the death of n tveal-l y citizen “Everything” nsporidoJUlielie did’nt take a dol lar with him.” A man in Michigan swapped bis horse for a wile. Au old .bachelor acquaintance saiu he’d .bet tlierp was something wrong with the horse, for its ower would never have ibnled it away in that reckless j.an ner. The earth is said to be growing smaller. In two thonsan i million of years il will be as small as Rhode Island, where they are unable to shoot wcodcock with the finest of bird shot for fear of shooting into some other State. One of Josh Hillings’ Prayers. From too many irionds, and from things at luce eodd. Good land deliver us! I'rnai a wile who doant luv us, and from children wl<i doantieok. like us. Good Lord deliver usl S green grocer—one who trusts. Female Catherines—ladies* ruffie?. ’ During peace a regiment is quartered;, during wartimes it is occasionally cut to •I'Tp'.. - That woman was a philosopher who, wyuiLslw lost her husband, said she had one gt'-at cuts-latimi—she knew where he was-i'idghto. R-itrWays are ariitot-rutie. They teach every man to keep his own station and stop there. A voung widow, who was a great stiek’-i ler.ldr politenesf, ou being visited byt her pastor and asked its tn her liusbaod's lieallh he null itiioa ing of hip decease, replied, He is dead 1 thank yn Ex-Presidtut Johns o has consented to deliver an address at tl.e fair at Knozvi to, Mav; 27th, on mechanical skill ami iodns- Et-Captain Frederick, of the 104th N. Y. Yolnotr ers, ia under arrest fur defraud ing t e government in bounty claims. A z-eot elm aii who had pul up at an inn was-isked in thu o.i ruing low-h-i' had slept. .-'Af. :- 'in iit*’ rug lied Douald. ‘-uae vera well •ilien hut I.was inucklu bettor njl. tliau. the (I;ys, fjr ile'i! a’ one »’ them cki-ed an ; (lie lialeTiich .” G-ihinel Giles M. llillyer. for a quarter of.o century a prominent editor in Miss issippi. died iu Ytcksberu on the 22J. He was a prominent Mason. Jir. Ike A. flood 1 as sold bis intirest id the iJidstiin Jot-rnal, at Ri gersville, Tend., to -Me-srs Riley and Stewart. The edito rial management will be in the hands of M ers is. Hugh Kyle aud Wm. Waterson. . Why was it, as an old woman in a scar- let cloak was crossing a field in which a goat was browsing, that a most wondrful metamorphosis took, .place? Because the uoat turned to butter, and the antique par; ty to a scarlet runner. TELEG&4 P 230. reported tor the Tri-Weekly Conner. ; NOON DISPATCHES.. . Stbajcosx, Jtay 6:..i two disreputable characters wore burued to death,'-. ith Ding’s Baogio, to day. Chicago, May 5, A.girl 22years old drowned herself. .She left a note stating that she had been seduced, under promise or marriage, by^ Samuel E. a. Norton has flea, leaving,a newly married wife. The sentenoe of the Eoclesifctical court degrades Cbeny from the-Ministry. • • Mz»«ns", May 5;- ,J Articles consolidating the Mississippi Riv- i er and Paducah Railroad with the Goto Sail, road; Co . was signed to day. The lease ol the Nashville and -Decatur Road .to Louisville, and the Nashville Road confirmed. New Toek, May 5. ; , The. Republican committee,, ajt a special meeting, passed resolutions disapproving Grant’s treatment of Sumner, and Grant’s San Domingo’policy. Wasuisgtos, May 5. Copt Senammcrbern, of the marine, has been retired. Censbsof Superintendent Walker returned. Senators Gerton and Cameron interviewed the President today. ■ The Cabinet e nsidered the proposed Aht- bama claims treaty. Nothing, transpired. Assistant Secretary Richardson, who goes to Europe ip behalf of the new loan, will he accompanied by John Bigelow, of the chief loan division of, the Treasury, and three Treasury!clerks.' ' •TELEGRAPHIC Livzr.rooL, May 5. Cotton, uplands 7j-}; Orleans, 7J-[;-sales 12,000. •:?; -New York, May 5. Cotton 15); sales 4187; gold Hi-};money 3a5; sterling, 10}-j; 62) 13} Cxncisxati, May 5. Pork 17}-}; lard 11; shonlders 7; clear sides 91; whisky 88. Louisville, May 5 Bagging 24o25; pork 18 00; lard 12}; shonl- - diorz 7};, clear - rib sides:0}; clear 9}; whisky i New Orleans, May 5. Cotton, middlings! 14}-f(sales 5400; stock 14,399. SAVASSAn, May 5. Cotton, middlings; 14; sales 1750, stock 40,247. ’ . . at c-... Acousia, May 5. ^Cotton—middlings 13}; . s ! IpsARiEmrir, Cotton, middlings 14; sales 19,897.