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About The daily intelligencer. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1858-1868 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1867)
ght D»tt» jfeMBgrewt l! atlaita,* aiomoiA IMiifitM Mwwlwfc Q**» ••gj* T« IlMlklM »M *•* IM TMMM. « No SUM ah All enter into MJ treaty, al 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- Wllty.*'--drtf* l.Sw, X. I OraiKMtiaa 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.
