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' " " ‘ ’ [From theBnmzwick Herald. J ;
• XlcU.$oadjr! All HoadaJ ! :
M*. Editor-:—-Having travelled aH over Southern
* and Southwestern Georgia, X cUim te know stone-
• thing of the' character of the country, end the wishes
. of the people id regard tojhe projected Rail Roads
aeposs this part of the State. ' .A
And first of hll, I hare to resume,that Dr. Scrlvcn
and his friends made a great tluhdet|n locating the
Main Trjink Road io low doifn in-thb State,'and so
near the Florida line** If that Road had V«ti tun
to Waresboro, or north ofidt, And then in a direct
• line to ThojnasviHe, it would hare been‘better for
the country generally, and $r the stockholders in
particularbut *the deed is done nnd must stand,
and J*would not do anything, if I could, to prevent
its completion; .but several years, will pass before
it* whistle is heard in Bdi abridge. Mark what I say.
The people Of Lowndes, Brooka and Tfiomas^" are
*toot united in ^he enterprizo and never will bei and
of necessity it will move along i^wly.
It) itog&vd tathe Brunswick Rail it pad, I have to
‘ remark, that with all the farmer bad management of
ita affairs,*and its present tardy movements, take*
•the ei^ire ht Georgia up the Altamoha river to Ma-
. cpn, and across to Columbus, South to the Florida
libe, and a large majority of the pcbplcaronow,.and
li.V'c bten hrdent friends to Brunswick, and when-
• ever properly appealed to, will show their faith by
their Wtfrks, in material aid to open Railroad com-
. iiiunication with the finest harbor On the Southern
coast. . Savannah already has large commercial ad
vantages, tyt she is too far off from Soiithern and
South-Western Georgia, compared with Brunswick,
and the day is not far distant, when in spite of'the
*]M)wers that be, .Brunswick w*il stand along side,
nay, outstrip her sister, Savannah.. But there is n<
necessity far quarreling between the *tjfo* for the
' great State of Georgia, with the patronage of Ten
nessee ahd Alabama, has resources ampin to build
up two wonderful cities on-our own sea coast.’ .
And now that the Main Trunk ruds so loWjftf r
in the State, a vast territory is left above thwSix
be occupied by the Brunswick Company;; and in
view o£ this, I.venture to make a.few suggestions.
And first bt all, that Company ought to change its
route, and cross the Main Trunk at the depot at
, .Yankee Town, nnd rhn to Waresboro. And Lven-
ture to say. that if the Company would dt> tnis
SlO.OOQadditibnal stock can be raised'in the neigh-
. borhootTof Waresboro.* Then let the Rond rui “
rjet-fo A]bhny. If need be, n slight curve will
in.Mill Tpwn. .From Albany, wesi, through linker
and Early, to Howard's landing on Chattahoochee
river.. I speak advisedly, when I say from Albany
wist, into Alabama, there is more money and friends
for the Brunswick Railroad than for any other Kail
..Road in Goorgia. The whole country, in that di-
• rgetion, desires most .earnestly to have connection
with the Atlantic at Brjinpwick; and there is a vast
amount.of wealth, with any quantity of uncultivated
land irioiig tlie described line? that can be employed
to.brtihl up* Brunswick. X ask, then, vrjiy nol change-
• the line of. the Brunswick Road ?’ why run parallel
with the Main Trpnk to McDonald's, amt tbeiT'par-
qllel, and so noajf the same lipe, for35 miles, to Mill
Town. But littje work will be thrown awny, to make
• the change, cross at Yankee Town to Waresboro.
and then a point is reached from which the Road
will have much better ground to rap upon, and have
^more terriUfry between the two Roads, and at the
same tune accommodate a larger section of country.
Again : Macon is.making vigorous efforts to build
a road to Brunswick, and if she should even run her
road East of the Altamahii river, it would be better
to cross at Jacksonville, and connect at Waresboro,
than to cross the Main Trunk at the Initial Point
and connect at Rfeyncsvillc. It is nearer front Ma-
conJo Waresboro than to Waynesville, and a greater
section of country is accommodated.
I soe that Fort Valley, and the Houstop county
people are awake to the matter of connecting with
Brunswick by Railroad. In this project Columbus
will feol a deep interest, and if Macon could consent
to meet Columbus at Fort Valley, and ill unite, it
would be an easy matter to reach the Brunswick
Road 20 miles North-West of Waresboro, or pven at
. Wareeboro, and thas all Southern and Snuth-Wes-
• terimeorgia would be furnished with Railroads.—.
But there is territory and money enough to build
both the Macon and Fort Valley Roads. But I ven-
tlire to say that if the Brunswick Road runs from
Waresboro to Albany, that Columbus and Fort Val
ley can reach Brunswick with less money thah any
We copy the following paragraph from the Bruns
wick JJerald, and In response* we •haye to say .that
CoJ. Slatter, the gentlemanly and -energetic Engi
neer of the Road, U now ia ouTcRy; where he will
remain a few days and then make his Vay> the; JP^dMon; ‘ They can hsItevk-aAd tremgfrr^*?
I../^ivMi tw. thh oiivioltri«„J men-before the newerthe oppresasr. Does
Initial Point, in-a direct line from this city to Brttns-
wick, with, a viev^ to ascertain the moat prffcticoT
portion -of country for tho locatlon of the Road. * AV
preliminary ‘meeting, of somo of . our influential
citizens last evening at Uip “Byington Hotel,”, it
that a Ineeting of the Mends of the
TVPTl COUNTY DEMOCRATIC MEBTftTG.
A Convention of the Democratic Party of Lee Go.
will bo held at Starkville on Tuesday next, the 3rd,
day of May,, for the purpose of appointing Delegate!
to the Gubernatorial and Congressional Conventions.
A general attendance of the party is earnestly soli-
ted by • _ THE PEOPLE.
•I®* We devoted our last issue to editorial matter
and the publication of the proceedings ’of political
meetings, to the exclusion of miscellaneous matter.
In justice to our readers, wo publish in this, issue
mostly miscellaneous mhtter, to the exclusion of
editorial, except to such local items as wefeel called
upon to give to the public. As.requested, we shall
publish the proceedings of other political meetings
held in this District in*our. next.
—
... " [From- the Charleston MereuryJ
qn>e Spirit Of Liberty.
la what does' tho spirit of liberty consist T . poes
.. consist merely ii » knowledge of our right, ! This
will'no more moke a man free than the - knowledge
of this truth ofGod will deliver the lost apgela from
Butts' New Map of Georgia.
We are under many obligations to Mr. James R.
Butts, late Surveyor General, (now ofld«con, Ga.,)
for a tsopy of his new nnd improved Map of this
State.' .
Upon nn examination, wc find it -lias all the old
and new counties carefully ond correctly marked
out** nil the new Port Offices and Post routes are in
the!improper places; the Railroad routes now in cx-
listened and in contemplation are plainly and care
fully traced out; the Public Buildings of our State;
the “Stone Mountain” in DeKalb, one of the wondefs
of the world, with a view of Tuccoa°FaUs, arc all
beautifully represented on its margin. -The lots, of
land in Souther# and South-Western Georgia which
are now becoming in so much demand, are so num
bered os to be easily defined. The Map also repre
sents a view^of that part of the -State of Florida
which reaches from Apalachicola on the Gulf, riln-
ing in a stvuight*parallel ling’to St. Augustine on
the Atlantic.
Mr. Butts, its uuDior, i? an experienced and'
practical Engineer, arid his work has been
enterprizo be called,, with a view,to appoint dele
gates to meet the convention of stockholders which
assembles in Brunswick on Thursday the 12th df
May next. Should the Ycport of that meeting prove
satisfactory to tho delegates, the people of our sec
tion will hdl be laggard in giving aid -and ^encour
agement to tho completion of an ehtorpriae which
will prove of*so much benefit to,our section‘and*the
Slate at lar^e.
It is our intention, after tho report of the stock
holders, to take this question in.hond, and in a cor
rect and unprejudiced manner place it properly be-
forqtbe people, that vvery one who reads may then
see and know tho great importance of a Railway
lino frera Brunswig to Albany and from Albany to
Montgomery and- Mobile. We cannot hesitate to
say that our citizens feci a l doep interest In such nn
important enterpri^:
We have frequent inquiries respecting the inten
tion of the Brunswick. & Florida lUil RoadCompauy
to continue its Road, ir xoi the junction of the Main
Trunk in Ware, to Albany. A great deal of inter
est is manifest along tlie contemplated line, and at
Albnny, and liberal assistance promised- Wc-
say to our correspondents that it is the iritentip
the Brunswick Company .to build that Hoad ; that
this morning a corp3 of engineers started for* i
it consist in having faith in the great political truths
which constitute the basis of liberty ? . Ip-matters
of government filth is not salvation. . We^ina^dis-
fcourse. most eloquently of human tfiglgp—we may
hive the most abiding conviction of their final-tri
umph in. the affairs df government—and yet have
apt n particle of the spirit of liberty within us.—
Does it consist inlaying bare the infringement of
irur rights-fin stern remonstrance or sterner deium-.
eiations of oppression ? These may be the natural
ebullitioni of the spirit of liberty; but they are n<Jt
inconsistent with* a most submissive acquiosaeqce to
any tyranny. They may ariso from a mere.con
sciousness of wrong and oppression, which every
political slave, in evefy despotism*.may experience.
The spirit of liberty arisfes from the will, not the in
tellect. 11 is supported not by reason only, but by
the passions. It is not passive in its ^nature,-but
active. Its great element and spring is resistance.
Its strength is gathered from a high conception ahd
reverence of justice, vend as .high a detestation of
oppression. It cannot weigh oppression in.the scale
of aggravation: -It is the?thing itself, the least as.
well'as. the greatest which-excites its dire moral
hostility. A-elot of spittl©4-a flight blow in t‘
thee—may be « very small'physical injhry; and
a paltry tax on tea, or ship morfby, exacted without
right, may be a very insignificant loss of property
to tho citizen; but the true spirit of liberty secs
nothing in it but the wrong, nud resists it.. It cannot
compromise with injuetioo, because this makes it a
party to its evils. It cannot submit to it, because
this requires a surrender of its. integrity. It can
bear toil, or suffering, or death, for the grata objout
of its idolatry, but it cunu6t submit tb pollution, or
its own moral extinction. It must live, and live
truthful find free, dr it must die. The consciousness
that by tameness*or submiegiou it has practically
ipread over the land the nfbral pestilence of
• H«nl»Coniity-7- , BTiperlo'r Cotrft. - J
Tlie Superior. Conrt adjourned «n Saturday, tie
11th. TWree criminal c»«!* were tried.
Wm. Harjrpn," ehmjged withtUeroptlng tdpttv
core - , negro to'comtnit ,. crime, lo-wit tpoiMning.
Verdict, “^ulty”—semeBCTd^i. «ev«» jWB’vfi?
-.mh,V iiave, belonging to B. ... .
with “PoiM>ning”'Mr. William*’ family, -Verdict,
“guilty” sentenced to bo hanged tjn the 27lh of May
next -■! ■
"Sarah ia thee negro whom Harwell attempted Jo
procure to commit the crime. Aftyr hi* own con
viction, he confessed to (juting Persian Arsenic nnd
Strychnine Into a well-bucket of water at Mr.
Letter From Dr. BoaweU—small pox
Gentlemen.At the request of some friends, I
•hive consented tagive the ehixeru of Columbus the
benefit of my recent' observations upon the Small
Poxin Coiombia, Alt., Si)d Us neighorhood amTlhe
chance that diseate may have in ep'rrading through
thwkonntW>.Vvt. “» .
I Ws called to see my friend, Mr. R. Allison, who '
is.visiting his plantation seme four miles below *
Columbia, a small village id Henry count,. AIs.. otf
fast Saturday the 16thi Mr„ Allison has .been la- •
bo, ing nnder the small pox for twelve orhUeen dayi
his case was progressing very well, nnd promises a
I .. fovoreble termination. There are some twenty or.’
Williams’on the night before the-poisoning occurred 1 twenty five of his negroes, who have been exposed*,' '
I Ik* mnmimr. pvMpncP was adHnc- tU tinuiH imrl virus iinil fhd
in the morning. Circumstantial evidence was adduc
ed to prove that the negro woman also put poison in
the food the skme time, which was souu? time in.Oc-
toberlast A
Perry Scott, for the killing of *a negro man, be
longing to Mr. Henry Kimbrough. The killing,oc
curred a few weeks ago. .Mr. Scott, who is r a high
ly resjicctable citizen of the’county^ came forward
voluntarily and demanded trial. There was no evi-
denceagainsehinvexcepthis own ednfession. Mr.
Scott stated the facts to the jury from his own mouth:
The case was submitted under ’the charge of*the
Conrt, without argument. The jury, returned in a
few minutes, with a verdict of “not guilty.”
The aubtance of the testimony was about as-fol
lows: • * _ ^ ;
Ephraim, the negro* killed, came to Mr, ccdtl’s
hou^e on Sunday morning, sdber; in; the evening
lie showed evident signs of having been drinking.
‘Mr. Scott who has negroes of his awn, was anxious'
to find out where Ephraim procured hi* liquor. Id
attempting to arrest him for the purpose of carying
him heforeTiis master, Mr. K.. Ephraim made forci
ble resistance, when Mr. S. picked up 9 Mick, not a
•very .large one, and struck him across the head.
The negroe fell, and'Mr. Scott, called one of his own
negroes to bring him a'cord, the Cord was brought
and on lifting up the negioe-’a hands to tie them, he
other pointn at th-
Lam anxious to see all'these roads built. I be
lieve the'y can be built—they ought to be built—the
vast undeveloped resoflrees of Southern and South-
Western Georgia demand it,- and it only requires a
little’prudence and forethought tq make the whole
country take a deep interest in all these projects.—
' It would be well for the leading men of these vari
ous projects to take the trouble to. ride over the
country and personally to examine'the* ground and
not depend too much upon the representations of ^
frw interested planters here and there,^ who look
more to. tfieir own interest than to the general devel
opment of the country.
I have desired, especially for the last twenty years,
Xo see -Southern Geprgia supplied with a Rail Road
across her territory. I regret that such a magnifi
cent harbor as Btunswick has, should have been
unoccupied so long. I know it iS destined to be a
great commercial emporium, and Vrith proper raan-
ngement, it may soon be so.
I suggest that'the city of Albany, Baker and Ear
ly counties, call their^people together and make
known their*wishes < to the Brunswick Company. If
* I am correctly informed, the people-of Charleston
■ are pledged to interest •themselves in a Road from
’ Brunswick to Albany, and my judgment is, the,
sooner the Brunswick Directory survey and locatea
route to Alhapy, the better. 1 am anxious to see
the route located permanently. I "want to live near
the Brunswick Raidroad—am floating about at pres
ent, and do not knaw exactly where to drive down a
stake. Make haste, gentlemen of Brunswick, and
locate vour line permanently, so that stragglers like
myself may find a.pleasant little hopto in the pine
woods, in* hearing of your whistle.
Respectfully, . ' P. p. SMITH.
in a remarkably neat form, and rj great expense.
We hope he will be liberally patronized, both by the
people for private reference, and by the State for
County purposes; .
A few copies of this Map are now lor sale at the
Byington House,” in this city.
Musical Entertainment.
The “Orpheans” or “Orpheus (Tub” of this city,
under rhe leadership of-Prof. Charles llentz, # will
give a Vocal and Instrumental Concert at the Court
House on Tuesday next. May the third. The “Or
pheus Club,” who have been laboring for some time
past Jit much expense, for the improvement of Church
Music, have gotten up this Concert for their own
benefit. The efening’s entertainment will comprise
siltten pitets of most excellent inusife, and will, we
believe, be performed in a manner ratisfactory to
all who feel disposed- to patronize and encourage
them in m laudable enterprise. IVpJiop# ou» xltUons
win gHc tlie froeieiy th»« J*bc«ul encour
agement they so much deserve.
Of course "tlie -Cion of tho Company X“’ fo “» d tob * ^ ^Scoll onlys, ruck him cue
' UCh “**" "* C **‘ Bt UV ° ,,r following are ihu cses and Ihu Couuseiem-
U11 ac “ dm,l,e I ployed, lo-wit:
ou * 0 °- * rjl i Tlie State vs. William Harwell. Elam, FJotici-
Tybee add S* Simon’s tor General protem. Hill &. Mosely, for the Htate.
The Savannah HejMcan pttbUshcs the following 11 V°ua-*wchaeA Ramsey, Mosely and Byllock lor
racts. from “Ucports of the Superintendent of llie ^f ; c “™
1 Coast. Survey for 1865 and ’5t»,” showing the
st water (mean tide)* on the respective bars, riv-
and anchorages of the Ports of Savannah and
'Brunswick.
Tybeo Bar near Tybce Island tias 10 feel, at low
iter and 20 feet at high watetr-i-Tybce Roads have
31 feet at low water and 08 at high water—River
channel up to Savannah has, on wrecks and Gov den
Bank, its sltonlcst points, 11 feet at low water, and
17.5 feet at high water.
St. Simons or Brunswick Bar lias over its entrance
17 feet at low water and 23.1 feet at high water—
the entrance to Hie 6oun'd inside the bar has 88 feet
at low water and 44.1 feej at high water—Turtle
River up to Blythe*Island has 24 feet at low-Water
and 27.1 feet at high watei^ * .
Since the date of the U.-.S. Survey m. 185(T, the
depth of water over all the' obstructions in the {Sa
vannah river having* been materially increased by
government and city appropriations, the Republican
states that vessels drawing 21 feet can any day '
depend much upon the spirit manifested by
friends in the interior. If they promptly meet the
calls for installments on tfieir present subscriptions,
and thus inspire in the Company confidence intheir
earnestness for tho enterprise and ability to fulfill
their promises^ the Ro.-ul will be pushed forward
with all the alacrity, they may desire. #
Union Sabbatli Schools Celebration.
It will be seen by tho following order of arrange
ments, that ou Saturday next, 30th irust., the Sab
bath School children of the various Churches iu this
city, will celebrate in an appropriate manner on
that occasion, the 1st of May*
The committee have made aiqplc arrangements for
the comfort and convenience of ull, and have exten
ded nn invitation, which includes town and country,
and who arc frifends of the Sunday School (fhuse, to
tten up be present and unite in the festivities of that inter
esting occasion:* __ .
Order or Vruavgemexts. *;
The various Sunday Schools will assemble at their
usual place of meeting o'clock, A. M.
Tho Baptiar Sunday School wjll first form in pro
cession and march to tlie Methodisf Church, and be
joined l»y the Sunday School there—they will then
proceed to the Presbyterian Church, and be joined
by the.scholars of tl»'“4're<byt«rian Sunday School—
the procession wjll con Unite to tW Episcopal Chuvcli
and unite with the .children of the Episcopal Sunday
School. The entire procession will march tlifougii
Fine and Broad streets to the Baptist Church.
# • ■ Eitrtists rr! the Church.
j 1st, The President of the day, J. M. Cooper, Esq.,
will call tot>rdor. . .
2d, Song by the children. Coronation of Christ.
3d, Prayer by Rev. C. M. Irwin.
4th, Song by the children.
5th, Addresses by Masters Ro4o!ph Gilbert am
William Kendrick, of the Baptist School.
(ith, Song by the children.
• 7th, Address by Mnster Samuel Cook, of the Pres
byterian School.
^Musical Convention.
’Professor V. T. Taylor, proposes holding a Musi
cal Convention in this city, commencing on Monday
State of Georgia vs Sarah, a Slave. Elam Solic
itor General pro leui, for the State. HU1 &. Mosely.
101 the accused.'
The Slate vs Perry Scott.
Charge.—Involuntary manslaughter in tlve com
mission of a lawful act, without due caution and
circumspection. '
Elam Sul. Gen., pro iem* for the Stpte, *H1U&
Mosely lor the accused. Virdict ; ‘not guilty.”—Col.
Times, ' , . _■
Redaction of the Legislature.
JfEETixa itx Spalding County.
The citizens of Spalding county, without distinc
tion of party, assembled in public meet ing in Griffin
On tho.5tli inst. John Cobb acted as Chairman, and
John D, Stewart as Secretary.
A committee (consisting of\A. G. Murray, John
II. Starr, George Brothro, Wm. Griffin aud Charles
L. Dupree) was appointed to prepare matter for the
...v. year come up to atuTgo down from “Venus 1 ac *V‘ n of meeting! .
Point” (nitre milw bclotv the city,) without the least . 1h ^' feported that it is important that thcmuni-
diffipultv. and that » great nmnwesseU drawing 17 I J cr uf "tembers in the Georgia Legislature should
feet and 3 or 1 inches have loaded at the wharves or ^ c , .P' 11 '.’? reduced and the present rule of rapresen-
the city nnd gone-straight out to sea.-Soutfow Go. L t ‘“ on ' ha “f d ‘ u C,r P* 4 "'. 8 . 1 ?. reduce the.Legts-
IF<i/cA«an. . i lature to fifty members by dividing the State into
'twenty Senatorial and .thirty Representative Dis-
the bmaH. pox, virus, and tjie etroog ’probability in
that they *rllj. have* t|ie disease. On.Moiidav lut J, *
visited Columbia, and sauTMr Solamon and his fam-r*
ily. Mr. Salmon died sfime five or six.hours after I
saw him, the ball&nce of the famify twelve or four-*
teen in number will recover I think. I then visited the*
tfetnilv Of Mr. Price, there I found four or five cake&
My opinion js that they would all recover with the-
exception of his daughter, a young U<ty of great in-
teligence and beautyl Her case Fconsidered douW
ful. The village of Colqtnbja'is about one mile
from the / boat landing, and I have no fears in the
truiTgmis'sibnuy of* the disease by the boats if tbelr
commanders (whom I have no doubt) will do their ’
dntydn nut taking any passengers on from that land-
ing—*'Therefore I. have no fears for the gaiety of our *
citizens. ” -
I found the citizens ort both sides of the river, from
this city to Columbia, intensely excited upon the
subject of small pox, nnd the danger which one and
all apprehend .from its spread; they seemed to be -
active in organizing a plan by * which the peopfe-
could be protected from the ravages of the disease.
I talked with Col. Bennet and auother gentleman,
who constituted a committee for a,parttcular section*
of the county. I thought their plan was wanting in
concenirativeness and 'energy. It seemed to me to
be hydrea headed. T advised them to
energetic and talented physician with pl_
era and let him begin at Mr. Solaman’s house’ahd
find out every person, who has exposed .himself to
this disease, and to quarantine every person who.
has not been vaccinated,and to put all who has the*
disease into a hospital, and keep a vigilent apd effi
cient guard over both, until discharged by the physi-' •
cian in attendance. In this way the progress of the
disease will be check-mated, and the people protected
and quieted. Respectfully,
. J. J. BOSWELL.
Great Mortality.—In the foreign news by the
Persia ft is announced that in one month, January,
one hundred and fifty thousand persons died of cholera
the city of Jeddo,'Japan.
The Great Drawback to persons emigrating
to tb« extreme south and western country, is the fear they
have of Fever and Ague—the direful of all diseases. Every
day we hear of persons attacked by this disease and made
helpless in a short time, without any means of affordinir re
lief. In view of the great demand for a remedy, D*. Hos-
tett£u has presented his celebrated “Bitters,” whose cura
tive powers for all diseases of the stomach have been
uuivereally acknowledged. The “Bitters,” prepared after
a long experience and deep study, have received the enco
miums of the most eminent physicians, as well aa all classes
from every part of our country. To those who doubf their
many virtues, all we can say is to try them, and judge for
themselves respectfully.
Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. .
See advertisement in another column.
Arrangem’ts.
Mr. Douglas.
When the division of sentiment first arose in thl
State as to the position assumed by Mr. Douglas ii
his late contest in Illinois, those of us who charged
, that gentleman with an abandonment^ tlie princi
ples of the Kansas Bill, were not only, accused of
mis-stating his speeches, but were also met with an
*rray of great names, all of whom were said to lend
their sanction to his views. Evefy body remembers
how it was paraded that Green of Mo., was for Doug
las; Hunter, of Y’a. t was for Douglas; Brown, of
Miss., was for Douglas; Breckenridge was for Doug
las; until, short, it appeared that nobody was left
to oppose him except a few poor devils of the country
MeiiiodJyr ScDooi.
thh, Kong by the children.—“Happy Land.”
lUiii, Address by Sam 1 D. Irvin, Esq., Orator of
the day.
11 tli. Hong by the children.
Benediction by Ilev.'C. M. Irwin.
The children will again form in procession under
\f„, r a.., «,*• x . ... _ l the escort of Messrs. S. F. deGraffenried and P.
uiornmg, May the id and to contmu. lor seven llobonson _ of „„ (h . v , nnd march to Con-
consecutive days. If this Convention should receive
proper encouragement, it will be his. pleasure to
nfiord other sections an opportunity for improve -
ment in Church and 'feeculap Music. The object-of
these Conventions is to establish among us a high
standard of vocal musie and to create and diffuse a*
more universal interest and appreciation*!!! this ed
ucational ornament. Any person having a natural,
musical voice over twelve years of age. may be easily
taught iill the fuudamental principles of harmony,
with a full cultivation and development of the voice,
giving tlie voice the power over high and low notes,
with mellowness, case, clearness nnd flexibility.*
ltofessor Taylor brings with hhn the highest re
commendations, as a gentleman of high personal
merit and possessing superior accomplishments in
the musical art. . •/’ ’ '
The following will give our readers a correct^iilea
of the objects and aim of the contemplated Conven
tions:
Commendation.*—The undersigned being deeply
ipressed that the int'roductfon of Musical Conven-
ons in the South, may prove of inestimable benefit
i enhancing the general musical taste, cannot too
earnestly commend to all who are desirous of the
impr jvcment of Church nnd Secular Musie, the im-
portince of attending Prof. Tayldr* Conventions.—
His tredential? of professional and social position
amply attest, him as unsu/yassed by any musician in
the country as an author and musical disciplinarian.
It is indeed an opportunity which has rarely if ever
been presented us before, for'obtaining that instruc
tion xhich alone can lead utif musical community to
the attainment of a permanent and high standard of
musical cultivation.
Ringers from abroad will be entertained gratuit
ously by the citizens of Albany during the Conven
tion, and U is earnestly hoped that they will be in
press', who had no right toan opinion on tho subject. I attendance promptly, that no portion of thoinstruc-
The late debate in the United States Senate ptate j lion may be Tost,
rather a different‘face on the matter.—Nearly all | ft cTiry i| on tington,
«»f the.leading Southern Democrats took part
discussion—among them, Messrs. Brown, Davis,
Green, Mason,; Hunter, and Bifynrd. - Bdlween all
these gentlemen and Mr. Douglas, there was appar
ent an Irreconcilable difference of opinion—nor d»d
a single Southern member come to the assistance of
tho latter. Even Pugh o^Olilo wOuhl not go the.
full length vritjt tho Illinois Senator.—So much Jor
so muoh.—Macon Stale Press.
*. > The Small Pox on the River.
Wo have heard some vesbal reports of flie spread
fit thd small pox on the Chattahoochee river, below
us,< and o.uc of them represented the disease to have
extended farther up the/iver than, any nejrspapcr
report wodiave yet-seen.. But as such .statements
* are often exaggerations, wo shall not at present
make^ny more partidulor report of them. • .
The Abbeville (Ala.) Advertiser, of the 14th inst.,
speaks ofthe disease as confined’to the neighbor
hood of Columbia, Henry county* Ala., on tRc Chat
tahoochee river, btR-says'*that-the excitement in
relation-te it “prevails in the counties Of Henry and
Dale.” It has the written statements Of physicians
of Columbia, who pronoqnee it not small pox, but
varioloid; and one of them adds that it h&sjiot prpv-
ed fatal, and he does pat, consider it datigeron*. The
' Advertiser adds that it Is on both sides of the rftqr,
, and it cstimatea the npmber of eases, from first to
last, to b% between forty and sixty, bat says that of
this la^ge number not ana- had terminated family.
Dr. Flake, in the same papqr, says of the eharacter
the dfaeaso: 4 ‘It is too severe tojbe varicella ot
^hjpken pox,, and not frtol or severe enough to -be
.dignified with the name of variola or email pox in
its malignant form; I name It varioloid.’ *- • - ■ •
Un the other hand, the Cuthbcxt Beporter, ofthtr
. J5th, hod learned that “str«ral.deaths hod occurred,
* liras the hoy who p*oontroctefiihe
.... .. |L. P. D. Warren,
X. II. George,
R. N. Ely,
Wm. M. Fbuighter,
Samuel D. Irviti, '
J. B. Gilbert* -
John Jackson, .
F. O. Welch, ;
J. M. Cooper, r
Y. G. Rust,
L. G. Sutton,
Davis Paoe,
It is hoped that each person receiving this notice,
will use their special endeavors in inducing others
to attend the Convention.
[N. P. Brinson,
IKdwln T. -Jones,
ljolm R. Sinv,
. lllabert A. Beers.
IS. F. dcGrnffenricd,
|Saraiu»l Dunlap,
IE. Richardson,'
. [C. M. Irwin, •.
|D. A. Voson, '
. \ .- • • | U. A,
X ' , IA. J- Hocarthy,
* H * ’ |P. Robenson,
l Early counties, Oa. AbberlUa it nearer: to
• ColauiW* tban Cothljort.—-Colwnhd Smjirirtr, April
Anglos-. '■
Our streams «« now. abounding in lish of every
fresh water variety, andas -this fs.the season for the
pleosaht past time for- angling, we were not surpris
ed yesterday in "having laid'on our table a fine as
sortment of Perch; Brim Ac.* caught in a very short
space of time from ‘‘Kinchafoonee,” by Dr. f. C.
Lunday and Judge Baris Ptied. e That “string” con
tained a variety as to.size and kind, measuring over
three feet in length, We wen ton a similar excursion
the other day, hot Jn acoiMpce with'our wsoal
luck-got mrn, bHc. ' . ** \ 1 '
xdaC.
A Telegraphic rumor informs us U|pt the eMiCisg
trial of tlf, Hon. Daniel ^. .gielde, haa bean brought
to a doao, 'by a Terdiet from the Josy of'**»rt
tables will be prepared With re-
esnmewts. •
All patrons and friends of the Sunday School
use are cor«’iallv solicited to be present.
1 Committee
j. ii. McClelland, ! nt .
ROBERT A. BEERS,
S. CRAWFORD,
New Advertisements.
Iu tlris issue we call special attention to the n
advertisements to be found, in the proper column.
Messrs. F. H. doGraffenried & Co., have just'
ived a splendid aud most fashionable assortment of
every variety of Gentlemen's furnishing goods,
such as Cloth, for making and repairing, .brown
and white Linen Pohts, Gloves, Handkerchiefs,
.Suspenders, Boots and ^hocs, Umbrellas, firtc To;
bacco and-Cigars, togethor with every variety of
ready made Clythiug usually kept in asimilavcstab-
lishmcnf. In connection with which, they have
employed a'practical Tailor, who will cut, trim, or
make any kind of clothing of any quality to suit the
present taste, styles.and.fashion.,
Messers Beers & Brinson, IiuVq received a. very
jocli assortment of Ladies Dress Goods, with I’rira-
of every description, and a variety of rich.
Mautull*8, Staple Dry Goods', Ready Made Clothing.
China and Crockery Ware, Carpets, Hardware, Sad -
dies. Bridles, a variety of Guns, with a complete
stock and every necessary outfit for family use, all
of which they are offering at very accommodating
and reduced rates.
D. Mayer A Bro., is offering 1000 Mantillas at
duced prices.
E. T. Jones, in his wholesale and retail. Dry
Goods nnd Grocery estaMishjnent, is now offering a
gciieral assortment of Kh*vi, Mackerel,. Butter, fine
Cigars, Bacon, Lard, &c., all ofiwliich is fresh and
well selected, ajid is offered at bargains.
Magnolia SpiHnos..-—Mr. H. L. Whitehurst,*Fro-,
prieior of this pleasant resort, it will be seen, has
opened his first class Hotel, and is now prepared to
accommodate the public with every convenie nce they
can desire. Those' who »ra acquainted with the
Proprietor, will bear us out in gay ing that no pains
or expense will be spared (p render his guests com
fortable and pleasant. The couutry around presents
a fine appearance, and will afford amusement9 and
pleasure to alt those who contemplate a visit to this
delightful summer resort. ITic Springs are situated
about twelve miles Weal of Americas, from whence
packs will be in readiness on tho*an ival of the
to carry passengers to and from the Springs.
Sumter County Democratic Meeting.
A portion of the Democratic party of Sumter met
at the Court House iu Amcricus bn Tuesday the
12th instant.
On motion, IV, B. Guerry, Esq., was called to the
Chair, and J. A. Ansley requested to net as Secretary.
On motion, tho Chair appointed II. K. McCay,
Esq., Dr. D. R. K. Winn, Col. N. McBain, B. Byrd,
Esq., and Dr. J. T. Lamai; a committee to report the
names of suitable delegates to the State Convention
to be held the,3d AVednepdftT b Juno and to the
v*u b a’Bi)u«ui-convention. Tnc commrrCeereportoa
the following delegates to the State Convention, viz:
\V. B.” Stewart, A. J. Scvutchins, Jas. Kinbrick, W.
A. Hawkins arid W. D. Guerry. To the Congres
sional Convention—N. M'Bain, -W. R. Stewart, Ben
ton Byrd, A. S. Cults aud Wm. L.riohnson.
T^e report of the committee was adopted.
On motion of Col. J. R. Worrill,.it was resolved
that each delegate shall have power to appoint an
alternate in case he cannot nttepd.
Dr. David R. K. Winn thin offered the following
resolutions, which were! severally adopted by large
majorities: - ...
1st. Resolved\ That.Georgia may well Contemplate
with pride and satisfaction the high position of her
Senators in Congress—the gallant, fearless and elo
quent Iverson, and .the logical, scathing, resistless
Toombs. That with these men representing her,
the State may alwaj's feel*secure and equal in the
National Senate to any State in the Union.
2d. Resolved, That wc d&plore and will resist the
tricts; the former, represoiting territory,
nearly equal as possible With respect* to size, and
the latter, representing population, to bo as nearly
equal as possible with respect to inhabitants; but
in no case is a county to be divided.
By this plan its. advocates contend that the fol
lowing desirable objects will be accomplished:
First—Equality in representation.
Second—Economy, in the administration of the
Government.
Third—An improvemcht in the character of our
' L *^e 1 appeml rule resduHofcs tnri&m'ously adopted
by the meeting-:
1. Resolved, That a reduction in the number of our
Senators and Representatives in our State Legisla
ture is demanded as a measure of economy, to secure
equality, and to ensure speedy, wise and efficient-
legislation.
.2. Resolved, That a State Convention ought to be
called by our next Legislature to alter our State
Constitution so as to effect a proper reduction.
. 3. Resolved, That our fellow-citizens of all parties
in every county in the State, be and they arc hereby
earnestly requested to have an eye to reduction in
making their nominations for the next Legislature,
andrfhat no one be put in nomination who is not
openly and decidedly in favor of reduction, and the
call of a convention for that purpose.
4. Resolved, That wo deem it proper to make this
request thus early in the season, so as to place the-
matter before all \p .advance of any nominations,
that hone may be taken by surprise by having the
efforts evidently being made by-various parties, to | question of sprung up^n thVm ^er their
create an opposition to the re-election ol the Hon. 1 nom i nat i on , are ma d e .
Alfred Iverson to his present position: and that we J 6> Rw ,U>ed, That all papers of this State be and
^^vapprove his recent speech on the Pacific Rail: they are hereby earnestly requested to publish the
OJ »* / J .1 .... J proceedings of this meeting, so that the question ef
dd. Resolved, That it,is the sense of this meeting - re d UC ti on may be laid before every tax payer and
that justice, prudence and good policy require the | voter State Press. ^
;c-nommntion nnd.ro-clection of.our present able!
aud.excellent Chief Magistrate, Gov. BroWn. '
4lh. Resolved, That the lion. Martin J..Crawford, I ^ Blaoksnear.
our imqiediato.representative, deserves the thanks! The laying of the iron on the track of the Main
of his constituents for-tho faithful and satisfactory Trunk was completed to BltTckshearon tlie 15th inst.,
manner with which he has discharged the responsi- and the train commenced its regular daily visits to
ble trusts'confided to him. j that point on Friday last. This new and growing
On inof^n, h was resolved that the Democratic village, the county 'site of Pierce, occupies an eleva-
pap.crs in the District bo requested to publish thd&c ted plain, crossed by the railroad, and though laid
proceedings. The meeting then adjourned.
W. B. GURiUlY, Chairman.
J. A. Aksley, Secretary.
golDj.”
m W discipline tie muscles«f the face,.anil
may control tho Mice; but there is something in tho
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. .
• '* - r ' * . Caps Rack, Aprij J?f>.
Th« Steamship, Circassia, has arrived wiih Liver
pool dates to April 18th. -- - . ■ *
. She report^ sales of the week 43,000 bales..
Lower qualltes declined l-8d. Middling 1-lCd. '
The Market closed quiet ‘Consols quoted! at 05.
*. Sales of Cpttoft to-day B00 babes. ^JhddlinwflS
•to 12|‘cents. ’•
8alesjrorthree^>y» 1,400 bales. Receipts' for tho
Literpool freights,,one farthing. * .
the primitive forest scarcely a twelve month.,
ago, contains at the present time a peat Court House,
an Hotel, three stores and quite a number of ■ com
fortable residences. It is eighty-six miles distant
The Tas Act of 1804. ] f ron * Savannah, and about eighteen from Waresboro.
The Supreme Court, now in session at Atlanta, ,. Th<! Maia Tr , unk i» gn»4«l <md ready to receive
determined, on Monday, one of the numerous ease, T ", n- , er D "; i aI “ l " S “ U ‘ he
which have been recently instituted, hy informers “ h “ d - ll 'f I'
against fraudulent tax payers, under the eighth see- Iung lo '“ l ‘" 1 U, ' n; we9 1 t of the.Great Sat.ll... The
lion of the act of 180*. it was an action of debt, ? b /,l h ° eoa ^“ on - » nd
luou-l.t by tho Clerk of tho Inferior Court of ltutu “S? V.I “i f a” work P«ai«ntecs-
eonnfy, under U.e direction of said-court, ai.d upon '° T “f?: t# . ^ cxt ' n , t ° n ‘ l . le *f
tho information of Joslma 1-atrtclt, for tho county of POm '’ '"''T
llutts; and said Patrick, as informer, againsta resU "£* Eastwarf tho first of the next crop—Mint
dent of that County, for an alleged fraudulent return • a • * n * •
of taxablo property.'. It was tried before Judge . "T I? -
Cabartiss, at the late terui of the Superior Coujt fpr Death of a RpiDEQROOM.—A youDg man named
Butts county, and upon motion dismissed by him, Myron Heed, a resident of Tul^r'pqflBdago co.,
unon the ground^Giat the oighth section of ib© tax Now York,was engaged to aMisa.Lqui«a Brown of
act of 1804, under which it was instituted* was nof the same town, anu the celebration of;their nuptials
of force, having been repealed by the fourth section was to have occaired on Monday, the 14th inst. On
of the tax act of.1846. Wh^ntliis decision of Jmlge Saturday while paying a visft to his betrotiied, Mr.
(iibanifs was published, aro pronounced if erratic- Reed took up a letter and proceeded loperuse it.
ous, declared that it could n6t be sustained, and Thinking he was occupied tt lung time in liis peru-
quoted against it the opinion ef the Supreme Court, sa | t tho voung lady spoke to himfbut he did not an-
in the casenf Payne vs. Lonrsey(200a Heps. MS), swer , B l, e we „t nearer and spokf louder, but when
deternuned « Atl<mU., tn August, 18M, whteh she come n e ater to him discovered ho was q cotysp
that Court held that the ect of 180* was of force, and tlewI WM Kriedon Mondi,_the very day Sd
pormiltcd a recovery undcr it, at tho same time pro* r, r i,; u . V. " •
nouncing it <»o of the beat «et» upon the'statute
book; and congratulating the pahlic that, some ono f, ? r . b ? na • a . ndbi * betrothed followed him
had been found to enforce its provision,. •; But we: l °b |s lombm lipr bndai dUtre.
did not rcoken upon the glorious .uncertainty of the
law, as it it administered by our Supremo tribunal;
tho case wis carried to the Supreme Gourt, at Atlqn-
ta,-nnd-tho docislon of Judge Cabnriiss was sustain-
ad, tho- Cqpvt, holding that the act of 1804 was. not
now of forca, having been repealed -by the net of
1845. *• r'•:*>*» •
Henceforward wo shall nol venture to express an
opinion, as fo the deeieipn wbioh the Supreme Court
of Georgia win prohounfec uponupy question.of law*,
under any possible state of facts dr pleadings.* It is
something even more urioortain than tho verdict at
0* petit Jury.—A uyusta: Constitutionalist.
NOTICE.
All pea-sojis h.sfving claims
against, me are cautioned, not
to dispose of them at a* sacri
fice, as tliey will be paid ono
hundred cents oh tlie Dollar.
W. W. CHEEVER.-
* Albany, March 31st., 1859.. .52—1m
1000 MANTILLAS;
A- . apr.28. 5- CAV1D MATER** BRO.
BEERS & BRINSON,
Sllbanjr, ®totjis.
T HE BRICK BUILDING opposite the Isabella House
and Post Office, is oocupieiQ by ROBERT MOR-
KOW’S’.Wholesalo Grocery, TATUM & JONES’ new
Drag Store, and BEERS & BRINSON’S largeand well
selected Stock o£Goods suited for Spring and Sum
mer trade, Consisting, in part, of anew and splendid
assortment of - •
RICH . ‘ .
■mm mm
—AND—
fsniiH&s
■ OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
Shawls, Mantillas, Ihnonpj '
Jaconet and Swiss Embroideries,
Ribbons, IIoo)> Skirts, faces, Gloves,
Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, an f” 1 --
less variety. -
■LADIES’ MISSES’, & CHILDREN'S SHOES,
Men's and Boys’ Boots and Shoes,
WARRANTED;
IRISH LINENS, LAWNS & CAMBRICS, PRINTED'
JACONETS &-CHINTZ, the newest styles ind im- .
portations; Needle-Work COLLARS & UNDER
SLEEVES; .
OSNABURGS, COTTON YARN, Nq. 5 to 12 r
Men’s Furnishing Goods,.
HATS cfc CAPS,
MEN’S & BOYS’
Trial Conolnded—Verdict "not
' Gouty.” "•
,'h j. *'"• Wiinntoion/iiprll 20.
The Mai'of Daniel Sieklfs foMh* Murder of Bar
ton Ke, was concluded ttHlay. Tb« jury- were oat
an hour and a half, and returned a verdict of “not
gnUty."-. ^ r , ;; , '
Dannv’a Ffcoin ron auatit.—'We saw an extensive
bum-entirely cured with U bjr view applications, a
few days age i and the lady, who teas the mother ef
the littlo sufferer, ssid that Prof. Dent deserved V
■monument to hie memory as a benefactor {a his
see.” Thie Fluid hss received the unqualified
eoameBdationaf the medical faculty, and Gnaw
used by Ahem as ths only reliable disinfectant Ob
tainable. Those who have s use for disinfectants
should ll,ray> keep a botUo of DapBT’a Fluid near
them—Lwyte. D,. BUzckbun EdUor.
-peeked husband says that isstesdofhim*
wifo being uae, they sre.-ten, tar she Is I
c.
Tho Land for Me.
Farewell, farewell to all below,
My Saviour calls and Iwmst gn;
I launcli.my boat upon tho sea—
' This laud is'not the land for me.
. I find a wandering path of sin,
. A rugged way to travel in;
Bcyoud tlie.cnilUug-wavea I see;
The land the Saviodr bought for srv .
Farewell, dear friends, I cannot stay,
- Tire laud I scsk is for away;
“ • Where Christ is not-1 cannot be— ■ *.
Thie lead-is not the. Lad forme.
Proiho be to God; my hope’s on'high,
Where angels sing, ana so will !—■ -■
Where atmels bend and hew the knoe, •■' s
O, that’s uie land, theland for.ate.
Ne night is there—A tis always day, ;
And Clod will wipo sli tc«rs "away, ■. " • I
■ ‘And saints their Saviouriv face* shall. seC-r,;
O, that’s the lahd, tho land for me. ' .
.0, sinners why will j
There’s root# mf J
- Dur ship is sonnd
..' O, that’s the land, t
China Dining and Tea Sets,
A general assortment of CROCKERY,
CARPETS &' DRUGGETS.
IIARD-WARE AND VARIETY STORE:
Saddles and Bridles,
es, Single and Double Barreled GUNS,
EVERYTHING
In f»ct, front a Stick of Tape to the Complete Outfit
ofa House and Family, at as
LO W PRICES
*'. i -as the same Goods can bo sold in the
: SOUTHERN MARKET.
» Wool Wanted, for CASff, •
1 to. call and examine our Stock
ig elsewhere. •'.*
28th,-im . - 5-3m'
WHITEHURST HOUSE.
Magnolia Springs,
Suintel* Comity, Georgia.
—-• ; v • ; '
S HIS well- known House ia now open for the ro-
ception of visitors, sind tho’Proprietor takes
method of informing these who -contemplate a
yieit here‘the ensuing Summed that hs will apora
neither pains or expanse; to in Sit 6 his guests com
fortable. His Rooms an
Table will be furnished.
'onb. Uc
that .he will ‘
nod airy, tnd hia
best ths oouhtry .
s himself
■ [URST, Proprietor:
endThomasville M’ire-Gratt
d forward accounts, lo tho
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