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liance, orcootofleratioo; grant totunol marque
snd reprisal; cola mosey 5 *«1» Wlto of credit-,
nuke anythin* but gold ud diver coin a leader
in pay meat ol debts; pau any MU ol suslodrr,
rx peat mew law. or law impairing ran emu-
„ axiom or corr lucre; or grant any till# ol no-
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Untied State*.
Bn ■. taUMb Addvan.
We Invite public eltrntlou W tho addrwa ol
Doctor Tuckkb. which apponra In this Irene ol
the Ihteluokkcbe, sad eepoclally do wa Inelte,
a« the request ol the author ol the addreee, the
atteotloo of the Georbu Pnnu w It A more
practical, chaate. and eloquent production, on a
•uhject in which not only the praaent generation
inhabiting our Slate, but ftilure generation* also,
are deeply Interacted—that of Education—we
hare rarely, U ever read. It cannot but make a
favorable lmpreaaton upon the public mind, and
especially upon the mind* ol thoee who are en
gaged In Ihelnrtructlon of Uw youth of our State,
irom the Praddenu ol our college* down w the
humbleet teacher In the aoadeiule* and " Old
Field School* ” thereof.
Addreee or the Meemla Teacfeere* Ai
etatlen te the Piklli,
By order of the Georgia Teacher*' ANooiatloa,
at ita «ea*l>in In Atlanta on the tin of August
laai, it at* made the duty of the prveldlng offl-
ocr to prepare and luue au addreaalo the publlr,
explaining the leading ol^ect* ol the naeoclailon,
and Inetltng the co-o|>ereUou ol tho Irleud* ol
CliewnavenUen of Mod.
The BprtogBrid ReptMItan, referring to the
rreouatractioa enact mwUnent ol Congwu-and
the Spnngd*Id Republicania.eeHetitle Indicate*
not only a repetUioan P*P«. »»t PM of lh# * b, “‘
in New England—eeya that they sre/oflurei, be-
.auae "Omgrm" had -triidtoeireumvtiUOod."
There it truth and farce In th*declaration. Saya
the Augusta Oen&utienaH*-" When God has
inode au inferior humanity, man cannot undo the
work of Providence, and when God has ordain-
, d that this Inferior humanity ahall be subordi-
uote, vain man ahall naver auccerefolly mock
Him by attempting to degrade the superior and
elevate the eervlle. It 1* thl« frantic eflort lor
the meanest of all party ends, that has finally
disgusted the honest masseo of the North and
brought the Congtem and its adherents to the
pillory ol public opinion.”
mw be no worse evil, says th* Boston
A*, "befall either the country, or tho Southern
negroes, whoera expected to hold the balance of
power in the country, than their drilling by
Radical party-men, and th* mnatering ot them
into *ecret leagues, order*, and associations No
party ol real Ireedom and program require* to
•toop W any »uch Ignoble device as that. 'V e
have hern wld that the Southern blacks aw de
graded by eerrltnde, and need nothing to much
as wltpwtbm ; it U eafe W conclude, then, that
they reqn ra tar diSerent teachings Irom any
they will receive in these midnight leagues and
lodge* lu which they an being Initiated. The
blark man likes mystery and secrecy. To ex-
pect W enlighten him In rmpect W hi* first du
tim an n ciUxen.and to quality blm for the proper
use of the elective franchise, by dragging blm
inw dark caucuses which teach nothing but par'
titan catchwords, Inculcate no duty of
higher character than that of Imitation, and
dtilh-in nothing but the right responses to
party questions, is like counting on n crop ol
virtjMr oy pinning on tho distinctive badges
' th* Evil One. The negro stands rather In
the place of a ward, of whom the ruling power
in the State it the ustural guardian. That has
been the tarorite theory with Republicans In
days paa'.. But now be hat become a full
blown citizen; not simply the equal, but the
superior of the white man who baa given to the
saaBaMrlk. which b® dwells all the charac
be woodereu s.
partisan wbippert-iu are carrying this matter,
that the Southern white population to gener
ally expresa their preference lor a continuation
of naked military rule over the negro supremacy
which promises to be entailed through a Con
vention system.”
The reader will see in the foregoing, how the
Republican and Democratic presses of the North
an beginning to agree In their view* of the ne
gro in the South, and in their view of wbat
radical republieaniim will bring upon the whole
country, and to what its exactions upon, and op
premion of, th* South, will reduce it. Hence,
the days of radical aupremacy, judging from the
recent elections In Pennsylvania and In Ohio
tuaybe considered ns rapidly approaching ita
end. It has endeavored "to circumvent Qod," and
it takes no prophet to foretell its doom.
To Bnllshteu tho Ignorant and Correct
tho Tlctons.
Referring to that section of the Constitution
which we have kepi standing at tho head ol
this paper for tho purpose of enlightening the
ignorant and correcting the vicious, the Colnm
bus Enquirer suggests, to moke ita meauing the
more plain, that we place under it the following
extract from section 5th of the act "to provide
tor the more efficient government of the rebel
States,” to-wit:
•‘Sue. S. That when the people ol any one ol
the said rebel Slates shall have tormed a consti
tution of government in conformity with the
Constitution ol the United States in all retpecU
***** said State shall be declared enti
tled to representation in Congress, and Senators
and Representatives ahull be admitted therefrom
on their taking the oath prescribed by law, and
then and thereafter the preceding sections of this
act shall be imperative in said State.”
The suggestion of our respected Columbus co
temporary is a most excellent one, and we shall
henceforth, and until we become satisfied that
the make-like Hclbbrt relief humbug is not only
“ecotcJieit' but "killed,'' allow it to remain there.
Perhaps even then we may continue to flauut it a<
our "maet head" for a time, as a reminder of past
offense* on the part ol thoso who originated the
despicable humbug to deceive our oppressed and
suffering people—a people who, when they cried
for bread, had cast to them a stone.
Nssrs an* other Hems.
Kdwin M. Stanton eeemslo have thoroughly
subsided into private life. Many people pro
dieted terrible disasters to the country if he left
the Cabinet, but the country still lives. "No one
man is a necessity," Is, or ought to be, a proverb
says the Evening Mail.
1’eten Lorii.lakd, Esq, an old, well-known,
atul wealthy citizen, long prominent in the to
bacco trade, died at Saratoga recently, at a good
old ago.
Peentice says the difference between Sheri
dan and Butler is, that the lornirr is tl»o hero o!
only Five Folks, while the other is the hero ot
as many forks and H|>oons as he could lay hands
on.
“Pa, we are waiting to see tbc stars shoot."—
"Yes, you arc, bey ? Well, go to bed, and I’ll sit
up with lb 1 * young man; when the stars shoot,
I'll tell yOM," replied the parent, casting a side
glance at the feller.
Commissioner Hoi.uns, of the Internal reve
nue bureau, lias written a letter stating Hint by
law of Congress all affidavits are relieved from
stamp duly.
It is cotnplaiucd that tbc colored laborers on
tho Hen Islands will not work. They think the
land belong* to them.
rite Virginia papers report heavy frosts in
diflsrent section* ol llist State. It I* feared tho
tobacco crop baa been injured.
Mil. IIanneh, his wile and child all died on
the sume duy of congestive fever, on the 4tb iu-
slant, iu Washington county. Mr. Hanner was
originally from Jeflerson county*, and an employes
on the Central IWIioad.
In discharge of this duly, the undersigned, not
without diffidence, yet emboldened by the nature
and source ol bis commission, and by the belief
that the public salad Is prepessessed In favor oT
the cause which he represents, respectfiilly so-
licit* the attention ol hb countrymen.
The object of the assmlation, as expressed in
the words ot its constitution, is " the dillimlon ol
knowledge In regard to education." To devel
ops the thought that is wrapped up in these
words, and to suggest It* corollaries, is by neces
sity, the object ol this address.
it will be convenient to regard society ns com
posed of three clntee*. 1. Thoso whose calling
It Is to teach. 9. Those whoso privilege It 1*, or
should he. to be taught. 3. Those who belong
to neither of thoso classes.
To say that increase ol knowledge lu regard
to education, would benefit the first class, Is only
to say that the better qualified a man is lor hie
profession, the greater will be his success The
success of a teacher is something more that his
mere personal advancement, which Is only an
incident of his profession and not the object ot
..; his success consist* in the mental and moral
development or his pupils, In supplying society
with valuable members, and the Stale with valu
able citizens Thus while it was our Intention
to notice at the outset the benefit to the first class
only, the very first glance that welake,showsthe
benefit to all. 80 blended are tho imervsU of
these classes, that what is a blessing to either,
blessiug to each; and In regarding the
parts, it is difficult to restrain ourselves from ex
cursive views of the whole. There is peculiar
charm in a theme, all whose branches are so at
tractive thnt it is not easy to coufine the alien
tiou to any one ol them. Endeavoring to disre
gard the spreading nature of the good in view
we may* observe that the ditlusion ot knowledge
in regard to the science and art of teaching, will
elevate the profession of tho teacher, and thus
be a benefit to every member ol it. The greater
the real merits of the profession, the greater will
be the esteem in which it will be bold; and tbe
position and influence in society and in the
Slate, of every teacher will be advanced. There
was a time, not very long ago, wben teaching
was scarcely regarded as a profession, but rather
as a trade, and wben every teacher was looked
upon with supercilious eye, at one occupying
but a humble position in lite. Tbe very lan
guage which we speak, bears evidenco of this
undeserved degradation ot one ol tbe noblest ol
human calling*. The name which ot all others
best describes a teacher—pedagogue—a leader oj
children—a name which ought to be oneofbonur
sud esteem, is used only as a term ot reproach
or of contempt. WUetbcr this is because our
predecessor* were not appreciated, or wbetber
they merited the obloquy, let it be ours to make
our profession such a blessing that it will com
mand homage, and so to deterve position, that we
shall make it. A favorable cliange in this re
spect has been in progress for year* past. Bu
tbe time ought to come when tbe name ot teacher
will be s synonym for honor, influence, and
power. Yet that lime ought not to come while
we are ignorant of anything we ought to kuow
Tbe diffusion among us of "knowledge lu regard
to education ” will put us lu position to hasten
that day. It h not lor mere personal ends that
we desire position and power j it is only that we
nay accomplish the better, aud oa a larger scale,
the benevolent objects of our vocation. It is in
doing good that we get good, aud iu the promo
tion Ol others' welfare lUat we enjoy our own.
To say that by making our proicssion more
valuable AO lire world, WSLfib*" .'r——-~tvfT
would be unworthy ot the dignity of the pro
fession, aud it is mentioned only as an Incident.
It is legitimate however, to sty that no man
cau bo a true teacher who dues not enjoy hit pro
fession ; and uo man can enjoy it, who does not
discharge its duties well; and none can discharge
these duties well, unices ho knows wlmt ought
to tie known to every member ot the honorable
brotherhood. Our enjoyment will be promoted,
our zeal stimulated, our efficiency increased by
an enlargement of our professional knowledge.
By association with each other, wo shall at once
increase and diffuse this knowledge. Let us be
tirougbt together that each may learn from each I
Almost every teacher makes discoveries—dis
coveries which for the most part die with him
self. Let this waste he prevented! Let the
scattered rays be bt ought together, and at the
focal point there will lie brighter light, and light
tor all! The best way to diffuse knowledge, is
flrsl to concentrate it. It was an improvement
iu creation, when four days alter God .-aid "Lot
there be light," lie set the sun in the heavens.
Again : Every t'- icin-r tails into emirs, of many
if which he is lorev, r unconscious, hut some or
sit of which might lie obvious, perhaps to all
others, perhaps to only a few. Iu our associa
tion with each other, if there should be only one
who secs an error, Ids clearer view will illumi
nate the minds ol all; the weakest member ol
tire profession will enjoy the counsels of the
best; an ! yet the best are not so wise but libit
tlioy may learn something ir j.u the humblest ol
tlieir brethren. In teaching, as in everything
else, many a mistake may lie exposed and re
moved, fry bringing inlud in contact with tuind.
Tiiere is such a thing an tho wisdom of a body
of men, as contra-distinguished Irom the wisdom
of any individual man. The aggregate Itnow-
ledgo and experience or all, and the modifica
tions which conflicting or difterent views exert
upon each other, produce an intellectual resul
tant force, similar to the combination of forces
in mechanics, different Iroui ir.v of its consti
tuent elements, and in this case, nfrpn Buperiur to
them all. The wisdom ol" tlio piofession is a
different thing from the wisdom ot tiny member
of it; and even if it In* not sup trior it is at least
tin addition, ntul every member of the prolesslon
ought to avail Ibinsclt of it, and 1 lie world is
entitled to the benefit of it. This great mental
resultant can lie attained only by a combination
such as Is proposed iu the Teachers' Association.
During the last thirty years, the profeassiou ol
teaching lias nmilc great advances in all that con
stitutes merit and usefulness. How much of this
may be attributed to the fact,that it is chiefly with
in that time Ibut teachers have torined themselves
into societies, it la impossible to say; but mi one
can doubt that Ibis has been one of tbc causes
which have resulted in good. We slmll he fulse
to our profession if" wo neglect any of the means
of Its advancement, and cspi cially If wo Ignore
ho important and prominent a means ns this. It
cannot be supposed that n teacher who stands
aloof from hi* fellows, and who kuows nothing
except as tbe result of his own personal, and,
therefore, limited observation, is equal to one
who is versed In all that is known to the profes
sion. Suppose all tbe teachors of a Statu to
pursue this Isolated life, bow interior would they
lio to tbe teachers of another State, who had
availed IheniBcIvcs of all tin-quickening and en
larging Influences ol association; and how illf-
bat looking bsyead oar owo goner-
si Ion, It laeludo* the "hole popalailoa, nod n< t
oaly so, but tbs whole population/hr all time —
Wbstsvsr It to tbo Interest ot children 1* to tbs
Interest of ths nos—to tbo Interest ol all who
will ever live upon the earth. To legislate or to
act on mob an Interest as this is as Important a
thing si men can do ln.thU.lll®.
Thor* are two way* In which “diffusion ot
knowledge In regard to education" may be of
benefit to children and yonth. 1. Th* acquisi
tion of knowledge sad culture may be made
easier and pleasanter, and (I) thslr education
may bo made more thorough, more extensive,
and more practical. Tbe two subject* are con
fluent, and will be treated together, but It may
ho observed that the former Is quite na Important
si the latter. A child comes Into the world ut*
terly Ignorant and with a mind wholly unde
veloped. A huge task lies before him. To at
tain Irom nothing to the position of a well-edu
cated man, Is a stupendous undertaking. Per
haps no ntau has over done a greater work. -
Suppose soma plan were devised to relieve this
work of half its toll, would it not be * great
benefaction * It Is perfectly safe to say, that su
Improvement even greater than this liss been
rought iu tho lavt thirty years. A lad can
arn iu much ot the Lstin language now lo
four years as he formerly could In ten years, and
with far less wear and tear of mind and fueling.
The time has passed when a poor boy must
spend years of miserable drudgery on Rudiman a
or Adams* Latin grammar before he Is permitted
to translate a word, or aeo the application of a
solitary principle that he has learned. Those
who studied Latin forty year* ago, as the writer
did, and who are now acquainted with the lm
proved plau of teaching, know very well tliedlt-
tercnce between tlie old ox-cart system and the
present expedition* system Introduced by Dr
Arnold. Tho study of Latin and Greek la now
a pleasure; formerly it wo* martyrdom.
80 too with Arithmetic. Formerly U was the
driest and mo*l repulsive of all studies; years
were wasted upou it; and when the tedious and
painful process was over, the learner had acquir
ed nothing but a number ot rules which he did
not umlerstuud, which lie was liable and almost
certain to forget, and which when forgotten, left
the poor victim of bad teachiug helpless and
unable to perform many such operations of aritU-
metic as are required by ordinary buslneas. On
tbe splendid system of analysis now In use,
youth can be made really master of the science
and art of arithmetic iu a comparatively abort
time; and so beautiful Is tbe process, that almost
any youth is charmed with the study, and pur
sues it with delight. Governed by no arbitrary
rules, but basing hit calculations on tbe reasons
of things, there Is no strain upon bis memory
and as long as he retains his underttanding he
prepared for auy emergency in figure* that can
possibly arise. Other improvement* just as
great have been Introduced, but let the two that
nave been named suffice.
Now many teachers are not aware even at the
presen! day of the new and better methods of
instruction. Shut up to themselves, they have
not kept pace with the times, and their unfor
tunate pupil* are eubjected needlessly to tbe
same malpractice that was endured by their
lathers generations ago. " Diffusion of knowl
edge iu regard to education ” would surely be
priceless boon to these poor children ot misfor
tune aud grief. Let their teachers associate
with other teachers who are alive and awake,
til that is doing, and to all that can be done to
improve the art of instruction, and their teachers
would soon be taught how to teach, and they
—the pupils—with less labor aud no torture
would learn more and leant better!
Moreover, the art of teaching la still progres
sive, and In the next decode, other and perhaps
great Improvements will be introduced. Let the
teachers come together, so that as soon as any
one '*"1 harnnri n nil? and T5W bla Rtias^ift
up to the speed ot the quickest.
In the art of discipline,as great advances have
been made, as in tbe art of instruction. Form
erly, the rod mercilessly used, was the only cor
rective ot Impropriety In conduct, and tbe only
stimulus to study. No Interest in study tor its
own sake was ever excited, no noble principle
was evor appealed to. AU depended on the fear
of tbe lush. The worst passions ot the heart
were developed by this misguided system, and
the only wonder is, that this was not seen at tbe
time. As a minor, but still dreadful evil, the
persons of children were outrageously and wick
edly abused. Tiiere are men who wear to this
day the scar* of wounds Inflicted in those days
of school-boy wretchedness, and ichoolmaster's
tyranny. Those days of semi-barbarism have
parsed, A happy reaction has taken place.—
Perhaps the reaction Is extreme. Sentiment as
mawkish as it Is unscriptural, may have taken the
place of the truculent spirit of former days. It
is to the pupil’s interest that the exact medium
between kindness and severity should be ascer
tained, and thnt that discipline should be adopted
which will make his childhood happy, and his
muuliood useful. A teacher is not likely to err
1.1 either extreme, who enjoys the society of the
wisest and best of the profession.
80, alio, with colleges. The miserable sys
tem of espionage which pioduced much disorder
and prevented none, has gone to keep company
with 1 he other follies of tbe dark ages. The de
tective system has given way to the preventive.
Thu appeal to thu fear of God, to a sense
of propriety, to a sense of honor, to a sense
ot manliness, and to good breeding, has been
found to he the proper restraint for young
gentlemen. For much of the college-mis
chief of dnyg gone by, tbe Fuculty were as
much to blame as the students. YYhat were
'•nt-o known ns college tricks, and college pranks,
Imve gone to keep company with the degrading
system of detection and cross-questioning which
produced them. Both are buried in one dishon
orable grave. Still, perfection in college disci-
piiiie is not yet attained, and perhaps never will
be. It is (or the student's interest, that those
who p tntsinasa it is to study this most impor-
luu; s.mjccl, associate together, and receive the
benefit of each other’s experience and coun
sel
Under our preseet system of schools and col
leges, or rather under our present want of sys
tem, a great inconvenience nrisus from the want
ot adaptation ot the schools and colleges to
each other. Many students enter college who
nre "not properly prepared for it. It Is seldom
that any two are prepared alike; and the'diffur-
ence consists not only in the ainouut hut in the
kind of preparation. Each school has its own
text books, and its own method* of instruction,
and comparatively few of these arc exactly such
ns will best quality a student for any of the col
leges. Tiie disadvantage to most students aris
ing front tlii* cause, is one from which they
never can recover in all after life. Front Irregu
larity ami want of method In their early instruc
tion, their scholarship L torever halt and lame.
The same lameness afflicts the colleges them
selves. Between them and the schools there
ought to he an adapted nest; they should be os
It were articulated together, so that one will
play into the oilier smoothly. Owing to this
want ol litueas and mutual adjustment, wc move
on slowly, painlully and awkwardly, ** with
stone M th* other. Tilth, ths primary school,
then ths gramrasreschool, then tho high school,
than th* eollsgs, and In luture generations wa
Might have what wo are not prepared for now—
tho grand Unlvereity.
At ptwent there Is In Georgia no settled sys
tem ot gradations whatever. Adjustment U the
exception, not the rule; lor the most port, all Is
confused and Incongruous Surely It to tiaa that
we had decided on eomn digested plan of opera
tions, consistent with Itself, eo that In tha grant
work of educating our youth wn shall enjoy the
advantage of method.
But ssldr from those who teach and those who
ora to be taught, society at largo will receive
benefit Irom the “ diffusion of knowledge In re
gard to education." It must be a satisfaction to
parents to know that Judicious treatment has
taken the place of tbe Injudicious! thst their
children ore well tougbt Instead of being badly
taught, or not taught at all; that the Influences
brought to bear upon them are not pernicious
to mind, manners, and morals, ss woe once the
cose, but beneficial to all; thst they nre not ex
pending their money, often *0 hardly earned, for
naught, but thst the Instruction received **
ferimt tbc Slain it-elf would lie even in the fir.4 j ankles out of Joint. If the teachers were brought
generation, and how much more diflerent iu gen- ; together, some understanding might be had, by
eralions to cornu 1 I means of which the transition Irom school to
But let in turn our attention to those whoarc, college would lie natural and easy, and the stu-
or who ought to lm taught, and sue In wlial re- 1 dent would begin in the one where lie left oft in
s|xrt* "dlllnslon of knowledge In regard to edit- the other, ami hit entire education would be but
cation” will be of advantage to Hum. Any
blearing conferred on tills clat-H is no small bless
ing. Here Is the whole army of children and
youth, male nud lunuilu, Iroui tho lisping little
one learning it* letter* lo tint noble young man
shout lo take hi* degree. This great clan* coil
the uurtylng out of a single homogeneous sys
tem Unity of purpose, essential to the highest
success in any under taking, la especially so In
the great work ol education.
The same principle might lie carried, iu some
places at least, to s still greater extent Schools
k t It idea no small part ol lliu population, even St might ho *0 graded that «ue would bos stepping
worth ton thousand times what" It cost*. Let
knowledge in regard to education” be " dif
fused," and thoso who now hsvo inferior and
halt-worthless teachers will eventually hsve
good teachers, snd they may find It s*»ler and
less expensive to support good schools then
than It is to support the poorest now I
A great pecuniary saving may result In another
respect Irom the association of teachers. From the
mutual uuderstandlngVhlch will ensue, w* may
approximate at least, to uniformity In text books,
snd thus tens or scores of thousands of dollars
may Its annually saved to the patrons of schools.
Those who are not parents and who have
nothing to do with schools, colleges, or teachers,
will still b* bsneflttsd by the diffusion of knowl
edge in regard to education." If it is better to
live among enlightened people than among
savages, ao the greater the enlightenment ol tbe
community In general, the greater la the benefit
to any Individual member ot It.
Aside from all Individual interests, the Btate
as a State, depends for ell its future prosperity
and glory on the "difluslon of knowledge in
regard lo education". Without such knowledge,
we shall either have no systems of education, or
such aa we have will be bad. If onr children
grow up under such circumstance*, they will
not b* able to cope with the more favored aon*
of other State* and countries, and wn ahall be dis
tanced in the great me* of dvUUation and
Intelligence.
Take a larger view. AH th* property In the
world will soon be In the hands of those who
are now boys and girl*. All the governmentt In
the world will toon be administered by them. A11
Interests ot nil kind* nod grades under the whole
heavens, will soon be under their control. They
are to be tbc proprietor* and manager* ol tbe
world, not of tt* world aa It nets Is, but of tbe
improved world as It teiU be, when developed In
the next fifty year* as It ha* been In the last
fifty, and when posterity will smile nt onr doings
as wa do at those ot our ancestors. It will be
great thing to be a man fifty yean hence. An
ttnt dn«-t«H man Men, will be In poor condition
to meet the responsibilities ot the nge, end to
hold his hand In the life-struggle with the ac
complished and well trained men with whom the
world will then be filled. Let Georgia be be
hind other State* now In the education of her
children, and where will th* be then, when th*
rest of the world has kept marching on t As
surely as the weak give wty before the strong,
so surely unless we take speedy steps for ad
vancement, will our posterity either disappear
or be menials lu the service of their superior*.
It is in vain to boset ot our blood. The no
blest blood 1* but n poor antagonist to well-de
veloped brain.
which the character ot posterity is cast. Our
State will be, decades hence, Just what the
teachers of the present day make It. Who ore the
important men I Who above all others should
be consecrated to their profession t Wbat pro
fession above all others (less than heaven-or
dained) should be sustained at auy expense and
at all hazards t Wbat profession above all oth
ere should avail Itself of every means, by asso
ciation and otherwise, to attain to the highest
development? Wbat could bless the world
more than the “diffusion of knowledge in regard
to education ?"
“ The diffusion ot knowledge in regard to ed
uc.itlon," 1* the object of tbe "Georgia Teach'
ert' Association." Will the people of Georgia
sustain it ?
la a great work like this there can be no suc
cess without organization. Soldiers organized
Into armies are. a tn.itcli for lllty times their
number of mere Individual men not noting in
concert. liras does organization multiply
pnwei. Piii'llz-ins organize to carry
out tlieir purposes; and we have seen
what wonders a well organized force of a few
di'termlueJ men cun achieve. Even the religion
which came down to m from llcaveu, requires
au organization to sustain it. Every grand idea
it It he progressive, und above all it it be aggres
sive, must have its organization, otherwise it will
never be aught else than a mere idea ns useless
as a castle In the air. Those who would “dif
fuse knowledge In regard to education,” must
combat ignorance and prejudice with their atten
dant train—Btalwart foes that cannot be over
come without organization.
Whilu organized eflort is needed for all the
purposes In view, it Is especially necessary In or
der to influence legislation. The legislation ol
Georgia in regard to education has not lieen re
markable either for wisdom or tor liberality.—
Them has been moral power enough in the
Shite for years, to have brought about a dif
ferent result, but that power 1ms been scattered
aud therefore wasted. Let the friend* of educa
tion organize their force*, and In due time, they
will accomplish tbe noble and philanthropic ends
which they propose I Our legislators will be ed
ucated up to the point of liberal action, and the
people will be educated to sustain them In It.
No organization ho* been proposed nor sug
gested, other than the Georgia Teacher*' Asso
ciation. It is not likely that anything better can
be suggested than a union of thoso men who
above all others, are chiefly Interested in tbe ob
jects proposed. Will the people sustain the en
terprise?
Lot it not be aaid lo disparagement of our ef
forts, that we are over-sanguine of results! We
well know that all great reforms proceed slowly.
We anticipate nothing Immediate that will be
very astounding. But if it will take time, and
much time to accomplish our euds, there is the
stronger reason why we should begin at once.
Nor are we carried away with the belief that we
shall rrer accomplish all that we desire. It wilj
not be surprising if tn many respects we fslj
short. But having mado up oar minds In ad
vance, to submit Id this, as In everything else, to
thcTmperlectlons of all that is human, we are
none the lea* hopeful that a degree of eucoess
may lie attained which will fully reward our
effort*.
It is thought pertinent respectfully tn suggest
the following iuquirle* to certain classes specifi
cally:
1. Is It not th* duly ol every teacher in
Georgia to unite witlt the association both
for the sake of what he may contribute to
ft and (or tin. sake of what lie may gel from it;
and having united witli it, ia It uot the duty ol
each In meet the obligations thereby Incurred
with fidelity and zeal?
2. la it not tbo duty ol patrons of schools to
encourage teacher* In their employ to attend the
meetings of the association; to give them time
for this purpose, and lo pay their expense* In so
doing? Tim* spent hy tlso teacher in this wny
to not foot to your chlUren-lt to gelne* fori CntcnmATi. Oct ll.-ITour dull and drooj*
them; the delay to not a hindrance to their edu- I log. Corn quiet, No. 1, ft 06; No. 6, ft M.
cation, It to wing* to It. The expense to really ' M«as pork, |M. Bacon firm and • ho ' 1 '
not nn expense, It to only an Inveatment. J - “
8. Ought not endowed Inatltotiona to require
some, at least, of their officer* to attend, and to
defray th* expenses Incurred ?
4 As travel and intercourse are greatly pro
moted by education, to It not to the Interest of
railroads (to say notblog ot patriotic consid
eration*) to make transit to and^from the amort-
atlon as cheap as possible ?
8. As the press to Indebted for all that It hat,
and for all that It to or will be, to the Intelligence
ortho people, would It not be as much to the in
terest of publishers, as It would be In keeping
with thrtr characteristic liberality, to fond their
aid In all possible ways to the enterprise?
6. Aa U to tbe duty ot statesmen to have regard
to all times as well to the present time, would
It not be wlee for our legislator*, If we should
ever have any, to cherish and foater an organiza
tion, which perbapa more than any other, may
control the destinies of future Georgia ?
?. Ought not all the people of Georgia to give
hearty moral support, and, If need he, support
of every other kind, to thoee who have com
bined lor the “difluslon of knowledge in regard
education?" What call Is louder than this?
What Interest to superior? Wbut bear* more
strongly on *11. our real Intonate, both present
and prospective? What has less of visionary
theory about U? Wbat la more Intensely prac
tical ? Wbat *0 important ? What so vitalt
AH has not been said that might have been
sail, but the case to respectfully laid before the
people, and await* thalr verdict.
H. H. Tucker,
President Georgia Teachers’ Association.
Mercer Unlvereity, Penfleld, Georgia, October
10, 1847.
dors, 14 to 144; clear aide*, 18|. Lard in de
mand at 184
Auousra, Oct. 11.—Cnttoa dull and little
doing. Bales 160 bales. Middlings 16. Receipts
746 bale*.
Crablistok, Oct 11.—Cotton declined 4 lo
| cent Middling* 18- Bales 16«. Receipt*
668 bales.
Wiluiroton, Oct. 11.—Cotton dull at 164
cento.
New Orleans, Oct. It —Cotton sale* 1,000
bales. Market irregular. Low Middling* 174 ’•
receipts 1660; exports 100. Sale* (or the week,
8,900; receipts for the week, 4,426; exports,
8,110; stock, 28,897.
Baltimore, Oct. 11.—Cotton-strict middlings
20; barely middling* 19. Flour quiet and firm;
shippers holding oil. Wheat ateady. White
corn advanced 9 to 8 cents; yellow 48. Oats
dull at 2 cents advance. Rye lea* firm at 70 to
78. Provtolone ateady. Bulk shoulders 184-—
Mess Pork |25 28.
New Advertisements,
iron H^fT
A NgWLT FITTED UF DRY GOODS STOREROOM
situated IB tbe most baslnma loralit, | u th- i 0 «,|
at Konyts, Os. WUl be rested util tit (Mnkr ir-
Apply u> J. x. Fonder.
oclt— It* Fiifytli, (it;tif „
▲ GOOD CHANCE
For Manufacturers and Speculators
A
fact!
MACHINE FOE MIXING AND KNEADING
_ DOUGH.—I will soil th* •xeioslvh Rliiht to uinuu.
cture and Mil this Marble* In tha Mat* of G- oreit i or
A. H. HHEFFARD
LIFE AND CAMPAIGNS OF
CEN'L ROBERT E. LEE.
Bt JaNBS D. MoC'abi, Jr., ot Ye.
The Staadard Stograyhy of tbe Orest Chieftain.
I n eopolarUr to attMttd by tbe mi* of over Ui.k/, rn .
p(M la s eiogi* month, which It t •vffldeut -
im of IU anperiorlty.over all competltore.
AGENTS WANTED -Send for ClrcuUre end ( ee onr
terms, and a fail dncrlntinn of the work.
AddreM NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO
acts—dimwit AtlMte, r,e.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NSW TORN ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Mercian Market*.
I IT THS CAMS LtJtl.l
London, Oct. 10.—Bullion has decreased
886,000 pounds. Bank of France bat decreased
95,000,000 franca. Consols, 94|. Bonds, 7118 18.
Frankfort, Oct. 10.—Ronds, 74J.
Liverpool, Oct. 10.—Noon.—Cotton heavy
and declined Jd. Uplands, 84; Orleans, 84.—
Manchester advices unfavorable.
At the lakes in the northern part of Maine,
on Monday last, snow tell to the depth ot ten
inches. At Rumford, Oxford county, there was
four Inches, which remained on the ground and
roofs of building* all day. Bach a snow storm
was never before known in thoee regions In tbe
month ol September.
AmaiRUTBATOm’S BA LB.
B T vtrtM of on order Dorn the Court of Drdloar.
tileytun eoanty, Gt., will be *o;d, on the r-.t Tur,
Uey la December Best, st tbe co rt bonee door in the
U'WB of Jonesboro’. Clayton eoanty. (J,., betar.entne
legal Satire of sale, tbd bod belongm* to the e.uir ,,f
John A Hill, lato Ol eald county, deceae-d; el.o, u„
acme, mor* or lc*e, (wlduw'e dawvr except-4.1 ne ) iu
proved, adjoining toudt of J. M Pete end W J. Hlv-r,
(n the llth dletrict of originally Henry, then Fajette. now
Clayton eoanty. Cold lor the benefit of tne beua au 1
creditor!. Terms eaeh. Oc ober 9, iw.
J, II. DODD, Adminletrutor
orl»—Id Printer« Ut f,
FOR BENT.
A COTTAGE HOUSE with fonr roomi. good
oattmlldiBgs. sad Jjoat wetor; • half acre
lot, with good gardi
Welker 1 tree t, abort
premise*.
ocV—Stawtw
. lot to tltntted on BUL
v# Col. Collier’s. Apply to me on the
FLOWER
A LARGE ASSORTMENT.
JX. osln by
POTS.
Jast received tod for
B. VAN GOIDTSXOVEN,
Horticultural A.-tc,
Whltehill itreet, Atlanta. Gi
WashlagtOB I to mu.
Washington, Oct. 11.—It to highly probable
that the Cabinet, excepting Stanhury and Wells,
will be changed, whether before or after the New
York election to not known. Democrats, how
ever, are urging an early re-organlxatlon. In
discussing the President's refusal of a serenade
last night, the Motional Intelligencer says: “Tbe
voices of a whole people, redeemed, regenerated
and disenthralled, are joined In one great pman
or tbankegtvlngi. the grandeur of whoso thun
der-tones mocks any petty local demonstration,
however great or enthuaMlc,”
Th* Hartford, Conn., Timet says: “ This to
tbe first time In 18 yean that the Democrat*
have carried a majority ol the towns In this
Btate. W* have gained over 90 towns this fall."
Cabinet session one hour and a hall—all the
Department* represented.
The Baltimore American places Grant for
President at tbe head ot iu columns.
Without dose inspection it to impossible to
detect the counurfelt seven-thirties. It was dis
covered at the Tteasury only by duplicate num
ber*. Tbe engraven aay the work was not done
in this country, there being no one sufficiently
•killed who would prostitute hto akUl.
Custom* forth* week ending the Bth 62,409,-
000.
The Wddernm sails from Charleston on Mon
day.
Ground rent deeds should bo stamped the
tame as other conveyances ot reality.
Mrona Richmond.
Richmond, Oct. 11.—The stockholders of the
Virginia & Tennessee Railroad in session at
Lynchburg to-day, tor tho purpose of consoli
dation with the other Southslde Virginia Rail
roads, were served with a notice from tbe War
Department at Washington forbidding any
n I. »1»„ U.r.wl.n.ti rf lh..«unn,n« „«)tl
all claims due the Government tor running stock
and material sold U at tbe conclusion of the war
on credit, are paid. The stockholders appoint
ed a committee to confer with General Grant and
adjourned until the 2d Tuesday in November.
General Imboden, late ot the Confederate
oztny, applied to-day to register under the Presi
dent's amnesty proclamation. He was relused.
Particulars from Norfolk county show a se
rious state of affairs among the negro squatters.
Besides resisting the Uiii ed Biate officers, they
have held meeting* which they attended armed,
and at one of the meetings the chief speakers
urged the idea that the negroes were more pow
erful than the whites in the South, aud would
hold lands they were on at nil hazards.
The Pennsylvania and Ohio Bleellons.
Philadelphia, Oct. 11.—The Age's tnbles
m ike Sharswood's majority 5,355, while For
ney’s Free* calculates Williams' at 600.
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 11.—The official returns
alone can decide who is Governor.
Washington, Oct. 11.—There is nothing
through regular chaune! or private dispatches to
cln-.ugc reports forwarded at noon. Pennsylva
nia is regarded as absolutely sale by Democrats,
while thu official count will bu required to de
cide Ohio's Governorship; but tlm chances
slightly favor Hayes. The figures for Ohio Legis
lature were sent yesterday, and prove correct by
closer counts.
Counterfeits.
New York, Oct. II.—Moretmall lots of coun
terfeit Treasury notes appeared. The Kxpreet
says growing belief in over issue, and dealers re-
fu*-.> to purchase uotee.
Yellow Povor.
New Orleans, Oct 11.—Intermeuts Irom
fever up to I this morning, 49.
Mobile, Oct. 11.—One death from yellow fever
to-day.
BY THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
Foreign Now* Item*.
London, Oct. 10.—Fenian apprehensions do
not abate. It is believed that Parliament will
assemble on the 19th of October. Cambridge
University dubbed all American bishops attend
ing Psnangiican Bynod, Doctors of Law.
The Papal troops whipped tbe Garibaldians
near Moutalbodn.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
UT TKIEQRAPU.
New York, OcL 11.—Flour S to 10 cento low
er. Corn 1 cent lower. Pork, $28. Lard quiet.
Cotton dull at I84 to 19 cents. Block* strong,
especially Erie and New York Central. Money
7. Gold, 434- Bonds of 1889, coupons, 119.
I mime. 1
New York, Oct 11.—Cotton decliued 4 to 1
cent. Bales 2,000 bales at 18 cents. Flour nn-
sellfad—Btate, $9 to fll; Southern, $10 78 to
|15. Wheat—Amber State, 62 90. Corn, 61 87
to |141. Pork, $22 50. Lord heavy. Grocer
ies dull. Stocks strong. Money 7. Gold, 82|.
Bonds of 1889,118#. The National Bank Note
Company pronounce some spuriou* seven-thin ice
counterfeit*. Amount traced to this city 6190,*
000—principal holders: Vurmilyea A Co., 684,-
000; Jay Cooke, 630,000—610,000 of which
came from the West; Fisk, Hatch A Co., 610,-
000—69,000 of which came from Ohio; South-
wick A Co., 619.000. Other firms smaller
amounts. Nearly all came front the West.
Mobile, OcL 11.—Cotton market Irregular.
Middlings, 154 to 18, Sales to-day, 800. Re
ceipts, 1,218. Sale* of the week, 4,850. Receipts
ol week, 4,628. Exports, 1,019. Stork on hand,
18,250.
L iUuvillk, Oct. 11.—Superfine flour, 68 60.
Corn, 611° 61 93. Mesa pork, 633. Bacon—
shoulders, 16; clear aides, 194. Lord, 14.
Savannah, OcL 11.—-Ootton declined aud
closed dull, aud heavy middlings at I64. Bales
850. Receipts 1176. Receipt* for the week
7186. Export* 4748. Block 4815 halve.
DRUGS FOR THE MILLION.
The Largest 8tock Ever Brought to Atlanta ! !
BOUGHT FOR CASH,
•Directly from the Importer* and Manuftioturere.JG
OILS,
WINDOW GLASS
LEADS,
“ THE LIVEJjRUG STORE I”
REDWINE <fc FOX
Corner Whitehall sad Alabama Streets,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Putty.
KTTE ara abto to offer to oar Trod* th* bait aeaortaant of FTJBB DRUGS AND MEDIO WES, Oil», Palate, filar*.
W parfamsHas, Pomadse, Brash**, Comb*, and Taney Articles, avar braaght to this market, and at LOU EK
^*'to ?horaem^yln?*ina?iCT Spbolf and baying rwd. to tall af*ln, ire can offer IniuetmtnU notto be nrpautd
fa Nine Tort or other Eastern cities, when th* same quantities ara purchased.
fill* Diaenrintifin Rnnartmant hat lot bean ravlMd, nod our Chemleali ail bought from firm
UUl riBSCnpilUll Ucpal llllcn I band*, and warranted pur*. W* are therefore able to fill Pre
acrlptlons with oattofactlon, neatnaae, and diepatcb, at all hours.
DON'T DVT VNTIL TOC BIAMINE OVD STOCK AMD PBICBS t
REDWINE & FOX,
.... . Comer Whitehall and Alabama Street*, Atlanta, On
GLENS, WRIGHT & CARR,
COTTON FACTORS,
Storage and Commission Merchants,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
SITUATED ALONG SIDE THE RAILROAD, ENABLES US TO RECEIVE AND SHIP FREE OF DRAYAGE
OUR OOTTON WAREHOUSE
la of large capacity, thoroughly FIRE-PROOF, and onr ftcllltlaa for handling COTTON anequatod ty any In ilu
South. Wt will StOrO and Sail Hara, or thlp from tht* or my other point, to
IOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, SAVANNAH,
NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, CHARLESTON,
or LIV-'.*POOL.
Miking 9*IiIDBRALi CAEI1I ADVANCF.H. ft when desired
Under th* Rtranut Regulation, COTTON can bt shipped to this plact under blU ol lading, by calling upon D*P
Sty Collector at potat of shipment, without pre-payment of Revenue Tax. _ _ ,,
Tha central poetiton of Atlanta offer* meny advantage*, miking it an Important Cotton Market. With BtnkltK
fhellHtot, and diverging Railroads, enable* u* to
3^“Ship Cotton in Any Direction —^1
WE SELL THE BEST
IMPROVED COTTON GINS.
Also, Baiting, Rope, and Sweet's Patent Iron Tie, tbe Best iu Use.
Portable Grlat Mills,
SMUT MA CHIMES,
So r If and* Horae, and Hitmarn Power.
TURB1ME WATER-WHEELS,
HICKS' STEAM BSOIMES AMD BOILERS
W* Rccaira and Hall on Commission*, all kind* of PRODUCE and PROVISIONS:
Corn, Oats, Wheat, Flour, Baoon, Lard, Salt, &o„ &c.
Onr feclHUea for Storing and Sailing HAY are aasarpaeeed.
LIQUOR# AND TOBACCO IN LARGE SUPPLY
Of Varioe* breads and qaaliUe*.
Agent* fbr th* sal* of PLOWS, and other farming Implant sale. Georgia and Alabama LIME, sad Qeor*-<,
ROOFING SLATE. WUl b* ploaa*. to Ul order* tor COTTON GOODS or otSer Merchandise.
GLENN, WRIGHT ft CARR,
oelfi—»m ATLANTA, GKORGIA.