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* pvxchment , shall be by jury, and snch trial shall he
held in the State where the raid Crimea shall have
been committed; bat when not committed within
any State, the trial shall be at such place or places
as the Congress may. by law have directed.
sf.ctioh 3.
1. Treason against this Confederacy shall consist
only in levying war against it, or in adhering to its
enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person
*11*11 be convictedof treason nnlesson the testimony
of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confes
sion in open conrt.
2. The Congress shall have power to declare the
panishment of treason; bnt no attainder of treason
shall work cor motion of blood, or forfeiture, except
during Ibe life of the person attainted.
— ARTICLE IV.
, SECT toil I.
1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State to the public acts, records, and judicial pro
ceedings of every other State. And the Congress
. may .‘by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved
‘ and the effect or such proof.
SECTION 2.
1. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to
all privileges and immunities of citizens in the sev
eral States.
2. A person charged in any State with treason,
felony, or other.crime, who shall fire rom justice,
and be found in another State, shall, on demand of
the executive authority of the State from which he
fled, be delivered up, to'be removed to the State hav
ing jurisdiction of the crime.
3; A slave in one State, escaping to another, shall
be delivered up on claim of the party to whom said
slave may belong by the executive authority of the
State in whjr.h such slave shall be found, and In
case of any abduction nr forcible rescues, full com
pensation, including the value of the atave and all
costs and expanse**, shall be made to the party; by
the State in which such abduction or rescue'shall
take place.
SECTION 3.
1. The Confederacy shall guarantee to every State
in this Union, a republican form of government, and
ahalt protect each of them against invasion; and, on
application of the legislature, or of the executive,
2 'hen the legislature cannot be convened,) against
racstic violence.
ARTICLE V.
* T. The Congress, by a vote of t w«vi birds, may, at
any time, alter or amend this Constitution.
ARTICLE VI.
1. This Constitution, and the laws of the Con
federacy which shall be made in pursuance thereof,
and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under
the authority of the Confederacy, shall be the su
preme law of the land; and the judges in every
State shall be bound thereby, anything in the Con
stitution or laws of any State to the contrary not
withstanding.
3. The government horeby instituted shall take
immediate steps for the settlement of all matters be
tween the States forming it, and their other late con
federates of the United States in relation to the pub
lic property and public debt at the time of their with
drawal from them; these States hereby declaring it
tO'bc their wish and earnest desire to adjust every
thing pertaining to the ooinmon property, common
liability, and common obligations of that Union, upon
the principles of right,justice, eqnity and good faith.
^ 3. Until otherwise provided by the Congreas, the
Vity 'of Montgomery, in the State of Alabama, shall
be the seat of Government.
. 4* The members of the Congress and all execu
tive and judicial officers of the Confederacy shall be
bound by oath or affirmation to support this Consti
tution; but no religious test shall be required a
qualification to any office or public trust under t!
Confederacy.
5. The Congress shall have power to admit other
States.
Winter will not Last Forever.
Winter will not Inst forever-,
Spring will soon come forth again,
And with flowers of every color .
• J)eck the bill-side nnd the plain.
Lambs will soon in fields be sporting,
‘•Birds re-echo from each tree,
S* 4 ‘^Winter’s gone! Its days are ended!
We are happy, we are free !”
Hedge an 1 tree will soon be budding,
•Seen with leaves be covered o’er;
>* Winter cannot last forever!
Brighter days are yetln store!
Borrows will not last forever,
*’ * Brighter times will come again,
Joy our every grief succeeding,
1 i t : nl Am the sunshine after rain.
As tlic snow and ice of winter
'< f J' Melt at the approach of spring,
So will all our cares and trials
— Joy, and peace, and comfort bring.
When the heart is sad and drooping,
Think, though you be vexed sore,
,;•) Sorrows cannot last forever!
, r ,, . Brighter days are yet in store.
JO ^ Georgia aad the Gun*.
. There is, says the Richmond Dmpalch, a broad
grid over everybody’s face at the lightning-like
pidity with .which the New York people let go the
aiwvaa »uon os Georgia seized the New Fork vend* !
H was one of the roost beautiful electrical exhibi
tions we have ever witnessed. Tho Governor of
Georgia standing at the Savannah end of the tele-
THTJBSX)AT. FEBBTJAHY 21,1861.
President Davis’ Inaugural.
Before going to press, we hare received the In
augural Address of President Davis, and crowd out
much matter to mike room for this statesmanlike
document. It will be found of the*deepest interest
to our Tenders, It is manly, clear and comprehen
sivc, and attaches (o itself that dignity of character
and high toned sent liken t, which the times and the
occasion require. Let all search well and review
the noble sentiments therein proclaimed. At pres
ent wc cannot mate room for further comment.
■«—
■ ■■ —
One of Two Alternatives.
We find in our Northern exchanges that the poli
cy to be laid down by Mr. Lincoln, after bis inaugu
ration, in regard to coercion, will be to make a for
mal demand' for the surrender of the forts, dock
yards and arsenals which have been taken posses
sion of by the seceding States, and in the event of
non-compliance, be will then order them (o betaken
by force of arms. In such an emergency we
but assure Mr. Lincoln and his cabinet, that when
ever that day arrives, and an attempt be made to
execute such a rash design, there will then be loft
one of two alternatives. Tho North will havo to
hue out her passage through the blood of the South,
or the South will sink the North in the bottom of
the ocean. The South has determined no longer to
bow in silent obedience to tho reckless rule of Abo
lition fanaticism, and so long as she stands as a na
tion, therg Is no Abolition power that can subdue
her. We have repeatedly asked the North to let us
alone in all oar institutions. They have as repeat
edly reluscd to do so. We now have no further fa
vors to ask, neither do we believe that we can ever
derive any material benefit by any further interest
with her. We are now a separate and distinct-gov-
emmenl—let us remain so.
It is asserted that two of the Northern States will
sido with the South. Wc presume the State of New
York is one of them. Wc cannot receive them, be
cause our condition would be no better than it was
before secession, by such a connection, and New
York being the great Northern commercial empori
um, it wonld be made the outlet for productions ol
all the Northern and Western States, and through
which they would live and continue their imposi
tions on the South. Therefore, if wc go upou the
principle of safety, we may aa well receive all the
Northern State* as to receive one. Tho seceding
States of the South have met in solemn convention,
organized a Provisional Government, elected officers
and done all other acts necessary to be done
Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia.
Tennessee and the toother of Pffcsidents have
shown themselves to be against us. Union with
Northern Abolition thieves and vUliana to their
Southern brethren, seem to be the programme for
the occasion. We predict for these States abolition
majorities in lets than four years, unless our Con-
I does something by way of cutting off all inter
course with them, and which we hope to see done at
aneariy day. He whole not for ua is against us, and
as these States hare signified their intentions to go
with the abolitionists, let us have non-intercourse in
every sense of the term. Wc should remember that
he who^lallies is a dastard, delay is submission and
submission is worse than death. Screak on ye
border States for the glorious Union. Hurl on in
praise of your Union savers. The day is at hand
when non-intercourse will draw the line. Fanati
cism will ride like a storm through your lands—
Your people will be beggars, and we will rejoice.—
You are now sowing the winds—you must reap the
whirlwind. You are against ua now in your pros
perity, we will be against you then in your adversity.
As for Virginia, we regret her fall, and can with
propriety exclaim in the language of the prophet,
“ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killeat the proph
ets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how
often would I have gathered thy children together,
even as a hen gat he ret h her chickens under her
wings, and ye would not. Behold, your housq is
left unto you desolate.”
adequate provision; but beyond this, if I mistake not |onr honor, end defend our homes and firesides, our
the judgment and will of the people, a re-union with
the States from which we have separated is neither
practicable nor desirable. To increase the power,
develope the resources,'and promote the happiness
of a Confederacy, it is requisite that there should be
so much of homogeneity that the welfare of every
portion shall be tho aim of the whole. Where this
does not exist, antagonisms are engendered which
must and should result in separation.
Actuated solely by the desire to preserve our own
rights and promote our own welfare, the separation
ot the Confederate (States has been marked by no
aggression upou others, and followed by Bo domestic
convulsion. Our industrial pursuits Have received
no check—the cultivation of our field has progressed
as heretofore—and even should we be involved in
war, there would be no considerable diminution in
the production of the staples which have constituted
our exports, and in whicn the commercial world has
an interest scarcely less than our own. This com
mon interest of the producer and consumer, can only
be interrupted by an exterior force, which should
obstruct its transmission to foreign markets—a
con we of conduct which would be as unjust towards
us as it would be detrimental to manufacturing and
commerrial interests abroad. Should reason guide
the action of the Government from which we have
separated, a policy so detrimental to the civilized
Norther
wives and chi dren,from the invader, wewhall not be
easily cooquered. You may possibly overrun ns,
desolate oar fields,bum our dwellings, lay our cities
in ruins, murder otrr people and reduce us to beg
gary, but you cannot subdue or subjugate qs to your
government or your will. Your conquest, if you
WHIRLWIND,!
min one; will coel too a hundred thousand lives, I WILL stand ihe Spring Season of the present yrer, e
and moreihana hundred mill ion dollars. Nay, more,, mcncinj the fimofMvreh .ud codin. th.li* of Jaa.it
“ " m nlS* nd f S * rn,y ° f “ h " nd ^ d . th0UM " d ! ,oZ*ci"c,fA’ltanMnd.T & &££
men. and milhons of money annually, to keep us in. ro .d, 31 mile* below the city, at tbe folUmfogiKS?
subjection. You may whip us, but ice will not stay For thoroughbred Mares. WO, paid at thetimeof first
whipped. We will rise again and again to vindicate j service, or $50 if credited, which must be settled by not#
our right to liberty, and to throw off your oppressive, during the season.
.nd accursed ynke and never ce.sc Ihe mortal s.rife I or F ^ c to
until oar whole white race is extinguished and our A , ttK . «We rates .11 psnoos t>» the prfrilcce of th.
fair land given over to desolation, i ou will have j Spring and Full Season tree of any extra charge. Mans
ZX7AT7GUBAZ. ADDRESS
OF
PRESIDENT DAVIS,
DELIVERED AT TUE CAPITOL,
MONOAT, 1 o’clock, p. m., ieurlauy 18tii, 1861.
Gentlemen of ihe Congress of the Confederate States of
America ; Friends and Fellow-Citizens:
Called to the difficult and responsible station of
Chief Executive of the Provisional Government
which you have instituted, J approach the discharge
of the duties assigned to me with an humble distrust
of my abilities, but with a sustaining confidence in
the wisdom of those who are to guid and to aid me
in the administra ion of publio affairs, nnd an nbid-
ing.fnith in the virtue and patriotism of I lie people.
Looking forward to the speedy establishment of a
permanent Government to take the place of this,
and which by its greater moral and physical power
will be better able to combat with the many difficul-
wliich arise from the conflicting interests of
separate nations. 1 enter upon the duties of the
office, to which 1 liarc been chosen, with the hope
that the beginning of our career, os a Confederacy,
may not be obstructed by hostile opposition to our
enjoyment of the separate existence and independ
ence wVjch we have asserted, and with the blessing
of ProvMeuce, intend to maintain. Our present
condition, achieved in a manner unprecedented in
llift history o nations, illustrates the American idea
that Governments rest upon the consent of the gov
erned, and that it is the right of the people to alter
or abolish Governments wlicnercr they become des
tructive of the ends for which they were established.
The declared purpose of the compact of Union
from which we have withdrawn, was “to establish
justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for tbe
common defense, promote the general welfare, and
secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our
posterity;” and when, in the judgment of the sover
eign States now composing this Confederacy, it had
been pervorted from tho purposes for which it
world, the Northern (States included, could not be
dictated by'even the strongest desire to inflict injury
upon us; but otherwise, a terrible responsibility will
rest upon it, and the suffering of millions will bear
testimony to tbe folly and wickedness of our aggres
sors. In the meantime, there will remain to us, be
sides the ordinary means before suggested, tbe well
known resources for retaliation upon the commerce
of an enemy.
. Experience in public stations, of subordinate grade
lei this which yonr kindness has conferred, has taught
me that care, and toil, and disappointment,
price of official elevation. You will see many errors
to forgive, many deficiencies to tolerate, but you shall
not find in me either a want of zeal or fidelity
to the cause, that is to me highest in hope and of
most enduring affection. Your generosity has be
stowed upon me an undeserved distinction; one
which I neither sought nor desired.—Upon the con
tinuance of that sentiment, and upon your wisdom
and patriotism, I rely to direct and support me in the
performance of the duty required at my hands.
We have changed the constituent parts, but not
the system of our government. The Constitution
formed by our fathers is that of these Confederate
States, in their exposition of it; and in the judicial
construction it has received, we have a light which
reveals its true meaning.
Thus instructed as to the just interpretation of the
instrument, and ever remembering that all offices
are bnt trusts held for the people, and that delegated
powers are to be strictly construed, I will hope, by
due dill venceiu the pet forma nee of my dull s, though
I may disappoint your expectations, yet to retain,
when retiring, something of the good will and i
fidence which welcomes my entrance into office.
It is joyous, in the midst of perilous limes, to look
around upon a people united in heart, where one
purpose of high resolve animates and artuates the
whole—where the sacrifices to be inude are not
weighed in the balance against honor, and right, and
liberty, and equality. Obstacles may retard, they
cannot long prevent the progress of a movement
sanctified by its justice, and sustained by a virtm
people.* Reverently let us invoke the God of i
fathers to guide and protect us in our efforts to per
petuate the principles, which, by His blessing, they
were able to vindicate, establish and transmit
their posterity, and with a continuance ol His mi
ever gratefully acknowledged, wc muy, k opelully
look forward to success, to peace, and to prosperity.
The Celebrated and Thorough-bred
HORSE
you shut out our cotton from the looms of Europe,
we shall see whether other nations will not have
something to ray and something to do on tiuit sub-
— • — — t ...tit
erad without an order from the owner or his agent.
All possible care taken to prevent accident* but no
responsibility for any. ' .... ^
One Dollar to tbe Groom, in every case.
„ . iaei JEREMIAH WALTER8.
February 21,1861. -
ject. “Cotton is King,” and it will find means to
raise yonr blockrde and disperse your ships.
Mr. President, I know that hopes are entertained,
and great efforts are being made to retain the border
slaveholding States in the present Federal Union.—
Let coercive measures be commenced against the
Southern Confederacy, or any of the seceding States,
no matter in what form they may be adopted, und all , NATION is the chief good of roan, con~
such hopes and efforts will vanish into thin air.— side ret. as a social being, “it is an ornament
MORGAN HIGH SCHOOL.
in prosperity, and a refuge in adversity.” But a*
a little learning is a dangerous thing,” of course it
ro^when/we drink deep,” that we realize its ad van*
tages. Eagerly striving to pave onr path through
life with gold, we too often neglect to garnish tbe
inner temple of our souls with the shining brilliants
obtained only by much diligence. Many inventions
have been made to relieve man of his former drudg
ery, hut nothing can assist him to ft “royal road to*
learningfor if it had been possible, its advantages'
would have been tested in “the Morgan HigltBcfioeKP’
in the county of Calhoun, Ga., wherein a scholar,,
skilled in the use of all the appliances by wbicKthe*
mind can be developed, is teaching with success
rarely equalled, except by the gifted and accomplish
ed lady who constitutes a co-ordinate branch of the
Government Academic. If they fail to find “a royal
road to learning,” they certainly find a ready en
trance into the minds of students for the knowledge
for which out fathers, and even many of the older id
our own number, pined in vain. The rapid progress,
and the eager desire of the pupils to study—tbe urn-
tiring energy by which the entire management of
the scbpol is characterized—all evince the ability of
the superintendent and his assistant. No pains are
spared to give entire satisfaction—to prepare their
pupils to be men and teamen—cultivated and refined-
Their pupils are taught to think as well as to mem*-
orize. What they are taught is not crammed into*
their memories as lumber into a garret,but is taken-
up and absorbed and distributed as food Into tbe
stomach, dispensing strength and activity to every
part, permeating the interstices, expelling lethargy,
and stimulating to new life. The times are hard, to
be sure, but let not your retrenchments commence
by depriving vour children of the short time allotted*
them in which to prepare, by study, for the grave-
duties of life. In t his case, you not only wroogyour
own offspring for the time, but you discourage tho
praiseworthy efforts of these devoted educators in
your midst a
premises. Let its superstructure and framework rc- ordained, and had ceased to answer the ends for
main unaltered and unchanged. 'which it was established, a peaceful appeal to the
ballot-box declared, that so far as they were con
cerned, the government created by that compact
Gov. Brown! What havo we Done?
We would likq to know of Governor Brown what
have we, the people of South-western Georgia done?
If we are not mistaken, it was in this portion of the
State that tbe greatest victories were achieved for
Souther* Rights, Bournern Interest, and Sorm-
zax Honor. Then why is it that now since the
battle has been fought, and victory achieved, that
i, who were the foremost in the contest, are denied
not only to participate in the spoils, but are even
denied a share of the honors.
Has our Governor forgotten that to the Wire-
Grass he is indebted for the position he now enjoys
—has he forgotten that it is proper to “render unto
Crcsar the things which are Cmsar’sV* We think
so. But we do not wish to be understood as pre
senting tbe claims of any one for the consideration
of his Excellency. Our people are able—-yes, well
able to live in perfect independence of all offices
within the gift of him who seems to be looking alone
with an eye single to future political preferment.—
This article is intended respectfully to inform Ilis
should cease to exist. In this they merely
right which the Declaration of Imlcpcddence of
76. had defined to he inalienable, of the time and
occasion for its exercise, they, as sovereigns, were
the final judges, each for itself. The impartial and
enlightened verdict of mankind will vindicate the
rectitude of our conduct, nnd lie who knows the
hearts of inen will judge of the sincerity with which
wc labored lo preserve the government of onr fath-
spirit. The right solemnly proclaimed at
the birth of the Stales, and which has been affirmed
and re-affirmed in the Bills of Rights of States sub
sequently admitted into the Union of*]780, undeni
ably recognize, in the people, the power to resume
the authority delegated for the purposes of govern
ment. Thus the sovereign Stales hero represented
proceeded to form this Confederacy, and it is by
abuse of language that their net has been denomina
ted a revolution. They formed a new alliance, but
within each State its' government has remained, the
rights of person nnd properly have not been dis-
turbed. The agent through whom they communi
cated with foreign nations is changed, but this docs
Tbe first act of Federal legislation looking to coer
cion—the first Federal ggn fired—the first Federal
ship which takes her station off a Southern port to
enforce the collection of the Federal revenues—will
bring all tbe other Southern States, including even
Maryland—laggard as she seems to be in the vindi
cation of Southern independence—into an immediate
alliance andUnion with their more Southern sisters;
and thus united, they will resist, and dgfy all your
efforts to subdue them. There are thoge, Mr. Presi
dent, who surrendering all hope of preventing a dis
ruption of the Union, and recognizing the existing
fact of its dissolution, yet hope to see it reconstruct
ed. Sir, war between the two sections will forever
close the door to such a project. 1 will not say, sir,
that the Southern States,if let alone, even after they
have formed separate Confederacy, will not listen
respectfully to propositions of reconstruction. Let
the North make them and we will consider them.—
The Southern people have heretofore cherished a
wartn and sincere attachment and reverence for the
Union, and nothing but a stern conviction of the
necessity and propriety of leaving it, and forming a
safer and more perfect Union, would have driven
them to the alternative of separation from it. When
they see (if it shall not be too long deferred) a re
turning sense of justice and fraternal feelings in the
Northern mind nnd heart, and can find sufficient and
reliable guarantee* lor the protection and pe'mniient
enjoyment of their equality and rights in the Union,
they may, perhaps, reconsider their present action,
and rrjoin their former confederates.
For myself, sir, I am free to declare that, unless
my opinions shall l»e greatly changed,! shall never
agree to the reconstruction of the Federal Union.—
The Rubicon is passed; and it shall never with my
consent be rrrrossed. But in this sentiment 1 may
be overruled by the people of my State, and of the
other Southern Slates. 1 msv safely sav, however,
that nothing will jWisfy then, or bring llrem back, | |tK , jr boild in Ini j„ a
ito of the safety of fooir iuthuMn of'tWsUc sVa- j “ h « d ' ". f H’ 1 ' "'***' in which * S 0 ^ cdu “ ,ion “•»
Poopie of'cihoun, ifynnlo
confederates, ha. forced there u Jthcir present -
td now P rVS^7re m .ina for ree onlyl™*- Vo " «
Withdrawal of Hon. A. Iverson from the U.
States Senate.
The Georgia Ordinance of Secession oaring been
ad to the Senate, by request of Mr. Iverson, he
rose and said;
The paper just read by the Clerk informs the
Senate ol what has already been announred to the
public in unofficial form, that the Stale of Georgia,
by the solemn act of her sovereign convention, has
withdrawn from the Federal Union. Slit? is no lon
ger one ol the United States of A me rim. hut h>«* re
sumed all the power* heretofore granted by her to
the Fed.-ral Government, and asserted her indepen
dence as a separate and sovereign State. In per
forming this important and solemn act, she has b en
influenced by a deliberate and firm conviction, that
her safety, her interest and her honor demand it.—
The opinion or her people Im* been gradually tend
ing to this point for the last ton years, and recent
events have strengthened and confirmed it. An
overwhelming majority of her peoplo liave, under the
ranctiou of regularity and luw, elected delegates to
a convention, and expressed in that election :» de
termination to withdraw from the Federal Union;
and the convention, by a like decisive majority, and
! “ conformity with the popular will, has passed -
Excellency that our people who rallied almost to a! has not proceeded foom a disregard
not necessarily interrupt their international rola^ # ....
tions. ordinance of secession. Gcotgia is one of six States
Sustained by the consciousness that the transition which within less than sixty days, have dissolved
from the former Union to the present Confederacy their connection with the Federal Union, and declar-
r part of
ed their separate independence. An election for
man in support of him, have seen that in all his
appointments recently to office, South-west Georgia
is almost without a name.
You should remember, Mr. Brown, that kissing
_ . . - , , goes by favors, and you should not let yourself be
pxph wire. glTM th. N« Vork Doo.ttmr., tod-. dtcWod u t. think for , irement. b«.u«
log at the New \ ork terminus, a single shock, and, i. , .
presto! the muskets drop out of their fingers as if always proved true to you m times gone by,
their ha ' . - -.
r hands had been paralyzed by the lightnings of! that now we are forced to do so still. South-western
lfearen. We don't believe ihal, since guns fcr. ! Georgiahae ever tuten the banner section as regards
TaZZter&s.; d — «■* >•*-
era,* discharge their wee,,mis as rapidly as (hey 1 J 0 "' 1 '", ye 1 recently seventy odd appointments have
hare just done when the Governor of Georgia drew { been made by him, and not a name is seen upon tbe
their fingers on the trigger, they would be invalus- ** - * ** *
just obligations, or any failure to perform every con- delegates s to a convention now in session of another
stitutional duty—moved by no interest or passion State, is known to have resulted in favor of the same
to invade the rights of others—anxious to cultivate fixed determination, End steps are now in prog
icaee and commereo with all nations, if wo may not by „|| tliese Slates to firm a confederacy of t. _
opo to avoid war, wo may at least expect that pos- own |„ a few UTC |( 8 al furtliest, n provisional cov- b ecn transacted ft Congress.
I"!!* ”' 11 {W* “ *“?■« needlessly engaged „ nmenl w il| be formed by them, with ample powers Tl " d “y *•“ b ecn consumed
In it- Honhly jn.tifled hy lha absence of wrong on f „ r lllpir owa defence-*ltli power to enter into nc-1 »ugurat,on. Tito city is gorgeout
others, there can be no can^ to doubt thntthc cottr^ 8°* i,tio “ wilh,,lll<, r nations,lo tntkewar, conclude j
age and patriot ism .or l Ire people of the Confederate {*•“• fo™ trwtlea, and generally fo do alUthe
going on throughout the city generally.
which honor and security may require. Provisions wilt be made for the admission of other
An agricultural people—whose chief interest is J?** 1 *® *n'.o the new Union; and it is confidently be-
the export of a commodity required in every manu- |'® v ®d within a few months, all the slavehold-
_ factoring country—our true policy is peace, and the ,n f* ^ a, e 8 of the late Confederacy of the U. States,
list from tho section most entitled and deirving, i fr«*t trade which our necessities will permit. Ills together in r bond of union for more
vet the most nevlectcd of our entire State f rom ! *likc our inte«*st, Rnd that of all thoee to whom we homogeneous, |M there are more stable, than the
yet the most neglected of our entire 8tate-from woa|<J gc „ gnd from whom we wouM bny tbal there one now being dissolved.
that section from which most is always expected, | fhonU ^ the few „ t prmct ieable restrictions upon * c °ntent myself, Mr. President with a statement
and the least favors shown. But enough. M’x hav* ; ^ interchange of commodities. There can be but of these facts and these conclusion* without making
spoken. little rivalry between ours and any manufacturing or tn argument to justify or defend them. I have only
navigating community, such as the North-eastern to say, thatjhis action of my own State* abd of her
bio in a battle.
Wc trust the Southern pv.blie will not fail to ob-1
serve all the points, Instructive, suggestive and ad-
xaonUpry, which are contained in this single trans
action. First, is the confessedly illegal robbery of
itraxans, on a par entirely with the robbery of
Southern property which has been going on from King Richard tho Illd and Gen. Winfield '■ States of'ihe American Union. It must follow, immediate Southern neighbors and sisters, meets the'
tbs beginning.^ xecondly, tbe contemptuous refusal Scoit A Grand Contrast. ! therefore, that a mutual interest would invito good approval of my well-considered and deliberate juflg-
*' 1 * ment; and as one of her native sons nnd loval *ub-
of the wrong-doers to make amends; 3rd, the
t>nUy of everybody, whether implicated in the trans-
. ^ j t of dominion should cloud tho judgment or In- ject*, I shall cheerfully nnd juyondy cast my lot with
* ct, -°?. <>r eoodcmnmg it.- to hwwe Jnsticw done; ud defonnwt from his birth to hie m.nhood, nnd hu flamc , bc am hition Of thoso Sutes. we must prrpere hermit) them nnd fink * - * “
t y U °.-:*. urr, . 11<1 f .sy*. » h *» xppearence genertllj vtxs ot tm .vtk.erd ehnpc, *, KI5 bo of .ml with her.xml them to the lxxt. Sir,with
£*q President of the Bank of the Republic in Now « Ten when he put on bis best person. He knew arbitrament of the swnrd, the position which wc the secession of the Southern States, cither in wlkde
y«t*7 at the instance of the Governor of Georgia, h • deformity, and his tnortifoation wss so Imyc assumed among the nations of the earth. Wei or in part, and tho formation of aSouthernConfed-
mode a formal demand upon Superintendent Kenne- great, that U geridered him a stubborn and reckless have entered upon the career of independence, and eracy, two grave and momentous alternatives will
ef the New Tork Poliee, for the Oeorgi. «rm> belo*, HtrhowfirerMreneuea » mrerterl. Intellect, it ■».« be inflexibly pursued., Throttgl, mat.y vearj devolve upon the Pedere Government and the rc
Which they had illegally reived, the Superintendent . % ’ ■ 7 ’ of controverey, with onr late associate., the North- matninj Males which shall compose the Pedera!
refused to gits them up, and the Republican jour- ana w V t * • r ?V\*?7 <1 8 mUant ® oia *« r » . ! ern States, wo have vainly endeavored to sreurt Union. You may acquiesce in the revolution and
rials, with their usual good manners, spoke of the General TVinneld Scott was more fortunate in one tranquility, anti obtain respect for the rights to acknowIrdgothoindependenceofthenewConfede-
*f«Rt sf Georgia a* “one Lamas.” When the Gov- particular, yeti less so in other respects. While which we were entitled. As a necessity, not a rnev,or you may make was upon ihe seceding States
ernor sf Georgia made the samp demand iipon the Richard was ugly and deformed, Scott appears in choice, we have resorted to the remedy of separi- and attempt to force them back into* Union with
Governor of New York, the latter replied that he .. • .V L| . A , . tion ; and henceforth, our energies must be directed you. If you acknowledge our independence, ami
coQld not. under Ms oath 4o the 'Oeneral Govern- “** proportions a well formed man. Richard, ^ ^ condnet of our own afl!iirs, and the perpetuity treat us a* one of the nations of tho earth, you can
JMRt, sefsr os he had any control, permit arms to possessed a gigantic brain. Scott, outside of Confederacy which we have formed. If a have friendly intercourse with us; you can have an
lnvt tbs uUt* which might be turned against its tics,” cannot pass beyond a plats of sow. The , a st perception of mutual interest shall permit ns equitable division of the public property and of the
own *0J*cn* t thus showing that the polios -- - - - - - - - J . r . _ u.:- j.u. -r .C_ n-sf-jW.- tr —
acting wader his orders, an<l that he did not intend
King Kiehard III was (reshaped sad miserably will and kind offices. If, however, pianino 01 lire
peaceably, to pursue onr separate political career, existing public debt of the United States. If you
my moat earnest desire will have been fulfilled. But, make war upon us, we will seize and hold all Ihe
if this be denied to us, and the integrity of our terri- public property within our borders or within our
lory snd jurisdiction be assailed, it will but remain reach, and we will never pay one dollar of the public
for us, with firm reswlve, to appeal to arms and in, d.*bt. War, by the laws of nations, extinguishes all
voke the Messing* of Providence on a just cause. public and private obligations between the contend-
As a consequence of onr new condition, and with tng States and the individual citizens 4fco compose
a view to meet anticipated wants, it will be neceraa- them. Tbe first Federal gun fired upon the secod-
ry to provide for the speedy and efficient organiza- ing States; the first drop of blood of any of tlieir
tion of branches of the Executive Department, hav- people shed by Federal troops, will cancel every
ing special charge of foreign intercourse, finance, public and private obligation of the South which may
mOiiary affairs, and the postal service. I* 5 due cither to tbe Federal Government or to the
For purposes of defence, the Confederate' States Northern people,
may. under ordinary circumstances, rely mainly up- We care not in what shape or form, or under what
on tbfcir militia, hut it is deemed advisable, in the pretexts, you attempt coercion. We shall consider
present condition of affairs, that there should be a and treat all and every effort to assert your authori-
well instructed and disciplined army, more nuincr- tv over us acts of war, and shall meet and resist them,
oaa than would usually be required on a peace es- You may send your armies to invade us by land;
tablwhment. I alto suggest that for the protection your ships to blockade our ports, and destroy our
of onr harbors and commerce on the high seas, r trade and commerce with other natiow. You may
navy adapted to those objects will be required. These abolish our ports of entry by act of Congress, and
necessities have dooblless engaged the attention of attempt to collect your Federal revenues by ships
Con frees. war. You may do all or any of these or similar acts.
^vitb a Constitution fiifli*ring only front th*t of onr Th w will h, aeU of wxr,.od will ba so trederUood
Cithers, in so fire u it is rxplsnstorr of their well «nd trailed;, snd io whxtetrer shape you attack ns
known intent, freed front the sectional conflicts which we wtli fight you. Yon bosrt of yonr superior num-
erariy.without a eras*. The New York Herald anchor her in tbe'port V a seceding State." We have interfered with °‘® *'5**?' a? 1 ' ^2 STHvI reSfmil^^'llre'h.'uU
•petks of aMfeddiacalnci, fo that city |o which art .ntWod IBoarahareof the sMp^ fare. It is not treressoosbt. toexpect that State from the rsoe is not
six hundred poor.wretches are crowded. Many of Captain Jim Monteon-of Sw)0(htoa itroet, St- which we hare recently |*tted may seek tn unite flih?l1^
these men would rejfdco to be fed with tho oflsl vannah, a Georgia, boy, “baa set a copy” for ttraign- their fortunes with ours under the government which j »ods of fighting jnen. So ha e we, ud, pghGog
whiab the slave* of the South throw Jo their dogs, inf^tbatwa want to see practiced wo. iV * “* • »—* u —‘ “
character of Scett,therefore, appears sadly deficient
tfr anas should be restored. But tha rar^ in *™j tmmp** U> that of Richard. Anotherstri-
poraenUhs ships weraeeized by Georgia, the “oath” king contrast between the two characters is, that
of the New York Governor no Tongtr stood is his while Richard wss honored so much that dogff would
^ d .h«r»on P 3M S££t £ *** ****** to receive the honor. 0.
cause New York properly was mads responsible for **>• contrary, a worthless cor will walk up, gently
Its restoration. .When ws see a Governor of New nose him, then hoist his leg, growl, walk off and say
York authorizing downright robbery under the pro- <fh*t f or you.” The public, by this grand contrast,
text of hi. ••oalk''»nd conscience and then giving readn lhat tbtn ;, aTu t difference
np his “oath” and tho stolon goods together, at the * V . • . • .. .
fir«t act of retaliation, is it not evident that the between tho two characters which we represent to
Jfepih can plaoo no reliance *on the prineiples, oi* them. One honored by a dog, the other disgraced
cvpn the “oaths” of her enemies, but simply and by the same brute. Scott la to-day, for a person
*|eq* upon their interests^? ^ occupying his’ position, tho most pitiable fool and
'Tar. Alwwt , tkat now lives to disgrace mankind or dis-
!^j:.2S£SStl^S; honor hU mother «rtk. H. 1. only worthy of hi.
food alone .re ssid (• bsuthe point ofatsmtion— criminal oooduct, ss such seams to ba his forts
Jo koodoo, fire t boa sand persona applied at one of . _ „ • ■ ■ _—:— ,
tlio stations for relief. Three I hoc rend of these A HealgnaUon ulia Hraignation.
were wtressn, poor and thinly clad, and hariog .no When Capt. Jamra J. Morrison, of the Cottar
bred except thal-cirea by thehand of charily. In Lewis Caas reaigned, be resigned his ahip altsx—
Isinrasiiire, many workmen wbq are generally prov- Tbero ia aometbing highly practicable, and center-
Jdant sail bare been emoted tit mtre something for a Mtiteinsuchn resignation. When an officer in
rainy day, Imre exhamned their all, and are cow lit. cocncnand of a ship resigns, let litn before resigning
to rxjirfAt, uiy gratrlul acknowledgments and thank*
fortiie uniform courtesy and kindness with which I
have been treated by all ilia** Senators with whom
have find otiii ial or j>«»cial relation* during my fier
ier i;i this body; and wishing them eacli and all
long life, prosperity, and happiness. I bid tlicin
‘rewcll. ^ •
H. Ward Beecher Mobbed.
Rev. Mr. Beecher lectured at New Haven,Con-
ieciii'i«t,< n Fiiday night, the 11th inst., npnnslave-
y, and in epi>osition to the South, und when lie co*i-
I tided, a volley of rotten eg;; "us fired at him!—
fe got into a cnrriaue u; the door of the Lecture
ao*>in, and was hisfied, gitrtued »nd egged into hi*
carriage,and to his hotel! Tho excited populace
:ur>ed him. mid told him t.,, y ha I Ind enough <*f
hi.-< slavery agitation ; tliey vveie «»m ol work, and
•ut ol bread in consequence, aud they intended to
close out Uie lectures.
Telegraphed to the Macon Telegraph.
From Washington.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Senate.—The Senate ad
journed after discussing tho Tariff bill.
Hou*c.—Tlic House passed the fifty dollar treasu
ry note and Colored.- territorial bills.
The Committee of thirty-three made a report
which was debated.
Sherman’s bill authorizing the President to em
ploy the militia force to suppress insurrection nnd
rep*'l invasion, was debated and laid over, but it is
thought that it will pass.
GREAT REJOICING AT MONTGOMERY.
Montgomery, Feb. 18.—The signing of tho Pro-
emy. 1 on wi 1 hud it to l»e
tion—the lwckers no sardines, but whales, full grown,
and in tlieir right clement.
You can get good board, and cheap too; you need
not tear.
VVe have just commenced a new nationai exis
tence. If w*» would perpetuate it. we must educate
onr people in head and heart. They must have ibe
intelligence to understand tlieir rights, and the virtue
to support them in prosperity as well as in adversity.
Then send along v o, 'V children, for you are urged to
it both bv paternal regard for your children, and fur
love for your country, by pride, and by good sense.
February 21, 1861. *
NOTICE.
i A UCTION SALE of the Belgian American Company
j took place on the 20th in>t., at the store on THIRD
j street, in Macon, Ga.
Catalogues and Good* were ready for inspection on
STRAYED,
sEL
attending the
The city i* gorgeously illuminated.
Levee at Estelle
Several bands are playing; fire-works
On Mondnv s resolution passed the House of
Commons of North Carolina, by a unanimous vote
that “m m«e «>( a failure to effect a reconciliation of
the National difficulties North Carolina would go
with the slaveholding States.” “A Middle Confed
eracy” does not appear to have many advocates in
this Slate.
shod all round, has a blaze in her face and I
is a natural pacer. She h supposed to be •
making her way for mi. I die Georgia, by way of Cuthhert.
Any person who will lake her up and address me at Mil-
tbrd, Geo , will be liberally rewarded.
JOHN G. GRAY.
Feb. 21,1861. 48-5w
GEORGIA—Lee County.
ci.erk’s office, inferior COURT, FEB. 8, 1861.
A LL nersons interested are hereby notified that Clits.
J. Baldwin, of tho 738th district, G. M.,tolls before
C. P. Gili.'one of the Justices of tho I'eace for said coan-
as an e*ray, n sorrel horse male, medium roc, with*
y spot in the forehead, about fifteen years old, raised
. Thomas F. Porter and A. B. Lipscy, freeholders of
said county, to be woith sixty dollars. Tbs owner of
said estray ia required to come forward, pay chargee, and
tike said mule away, or he will be dealt with aatbefow
directs S. V. GAY, Clark LC.
Fob. *1,1761. «-**
r swim, live of die, I slisil!
BIABBZSD.
Ix this city, on Wednesday, the 20th iust., by the
Rev. George Macauley, Col. Wm. I. Vasox, and
Miss Jaxir R. Beasley, all of this city.
Printers’ fee acknowledged.
NOTICE.
A LL persons JP3 cautioned from trading for t promis-
>
tbofui
after date, and dated 1
“ * s. sssia note nas uofri
note has breopaid to me
SOLOMON COHEN-
LL persons are cannoned from trading tor * procs®-
sory note inode by Joseph R. Parker to myself *> r
pum of seventy-six dollars and fifty cents, doe one day
—r date, and dated some time in the year I860, with a
credit of eleven dollars. Said note has been lost or des
troyed. and the * mount of said note _h»s jHeoj>aid_t© me
by said Parker.
Newton, Feb. 21,1861.
Dividend No. 18.
Election For Major.
Tnz friends of VT2XL I. VASOIT, E2Q.,
announc his name as a candidate for tho office of
Major. Election next Saturday, 23d instant.
1861.
ft
AT
V&SESmS.'F«thH^reS»-M.-K,refo.lre.|i.p« prreemo« ri 2 ht»,xindiexte
WHOLESALE I RETAIL.
W E ARE OFFERING, AS USUAL, A LARGE
stock ol
SPRING AND SUMMER
South-Westxrx Railroad Co-,1
Macon, Geo.. Feb. 14th,186L l
A DIVIDEND of Four (84> Dollait perShars tasbera
tliio day declared by tho Board of DAreetor* ojd
the earning* ( dr ihe six months ending 31st Jammry*
pavabl 5 to the then holders of Stock, on demand.
Stockholders In Savannah will receive their dividends M
tho Cf'.trnl Railroad Bank. _„r.T,tT.
JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET.
Ee. .21, M61.
Worth Mortgage Sale.
WILL be sold »t the Court Hon»30«
in the town of Unhclln, Worth couoty.C».
on tho firt-t Toesdn, in MAY next.wart
the lejnl hocrWti Lottie, one
GHAY HOHSE,
.hoot ton year* old. Levied on «l «*
lillinm D.ncer, bv virtue of. mnrtnfe »
».xx. ....... the Inferior Court of Dot
blZulh' ! ’° 7 * r,in “"
lrebella, Fel. 21,1861.
GEORGIA, DOUGHERTY COUCTY.
Dougherty Superior Court, December Term, low-
which we aro determined to sell on most reasonable terms.
The Good* are of our own immediate manufacture, and
gotten up with special reference to onr custom, which
pride ourselves has heretofore been satisfied.
Our Wholesale Department is already well stocked, and
e bolievo merchants in the country will find no nerd for . u t t _ lh . m - lyiortztee coven-*
going further than Savannah, to supplyjhaimelves advan- <i yf. in the first district of said eo*»|D^
Charles J. Jvn tins .uJ Loyd C. Belt.)
adm’rs of fhos. Street, dec d, ( fenem***"
versus \ ’illiara M. Petty. J tfcf T Ad*
C harles j. jenkins a«j loyd c. belt.aj
ministratc * of Thomas Strret, dee sawn,
UgoousJy. We are also prepared to offer
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
OP.EVERY DESCRIPTION,
Trunks, Carpet Bags, Valises, &c.
In general a stock which, for superior selection, work
manship and chcspneae, enables us to compete with any
U ministratc » of Thomas Stnot, d ow
their petition s, ttir.g forth that Y* m. M.P*^f»»^ ^
resident, did e> >cntr to them a Mortgage for
land Nos. 15 a .d 2Mn the first district of said
the purpose of < tear ing the payuwut
notes, upon wb <:h hero is imv.* due WMwra. mo otJ
from the 6th da v ol April, ISfS.w’oichssiiraraoiuw«»
said Petty refuit sb» pay. . . -
It feon motion ol Vsfoa fe. Dava.attoreevs ft
ers, ordered by the C mrt that ssM
do, on or befor r th j next oi Ur a 0^ rt -
of money to pe.i tk nor*, rr»how ctMtrir
Redemption mind „n»oMislp'erairaisboc..
and foreclosed, ^md it is farthur oro^ed t
Give use call. Wo promise satbfaction. All orders j fo fo^lJny l»Sr2llr2?» n o»«^
'oaiptly filled. • . _ j fore the next term of this Cnui. m !w D S**JP*J r W.G
HGIDT, JAUDON & CO.,
No. 101 Bryan and 68 St. Julian sts., Savannah. Gs, ,
Fab. SI, 186}. M 48-im J1861.