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if lie fouthmi Watdmaa. (lo* of lie kpi and drapest Papers in lie State!!. TERMS. ~~ ON^Y TWO DOLLARS A-YEAR, ||-j„ jK'fd ill ni/niitr*; othvncite, Three Dollar*. fi»i>cr will bo discontinued (except at the option r * 0 f the editor) until nil arrearages are paid. A P VKR'i’ISINO. I„. a l adverts.-etneni* inserted at (be ntnal r ites. Xr-.fient ttilvertiseinonts, when not marked, will he „! listed till forbid! at One Dollar per square of 9 linos I 'fV'e first, and Fifty Cents per square for each suheo- ao.,1 insertion. \ iii„.ral deduction to yearly advertisers. . - AnnoanacmunU of candidate* S5. in advance. Ohiltiar.v notice* exceeding six lines in length jj{ i H , ebartted as advertisement's. Easiness ;tnV$rtrfcssioiM Curbs. Y ATFHANKUfiriilLL^ Attor- NT.Y AT LAW, Mhens, Ga. Offivc over the ("feurWw. X. White. Nov 1 4 }I. WYNG & CO., Dealers in ^ V • HARDWARE, CROCKERY, CHINA AND (jl.ASS, ]>ron«l Street, Athens, On. tf ?ine? 4 turns steam company.- r\_ l’,. NICKERSON, A rent and Superintendent.— ! lures of Circular Saw Mill*, Steam En- , Forcing and Lifting PIMPS, Sn.vrns« and xttjsv; Mn.t, (Its and nil other kinds of GEAR- ] M, and UnAaa Castisus. of every description. <M rillXli. Repairing and 1’inisbing promptly cxe- liiH 1. Select pattern* ef Iron Fencing. Terms, cAsn. / I ]{. LOMBARD, Dentist, Athens. Rooms in Jlriek building North of the Post Of- j,.,. Otdlegc Avenue. **“ *f J. W. HALLAIVI, /jltGANIST of Emanuel Church, Athens, will give u, 'i[ urtW11 {| t ORGAN, PIANO and VOCAL MU SIC. Thorough instruction, even in Urn cultivation of the voice, in Opera, Orateria, or Ballad Singing. tilSJ-AU orders may bo left at the store of Mr. A. K. Childs. Oct 27. Metropolitan Washing Machine, A ORADY, NICHOLSON, * CO. ItE agents for the above Machine, which is believed to ho the only washing machine of real merit ever _j •- .■ Call and see them. They are [Juno Iti—tf oflered in this country, warranted to give satisfaction. NEW CARRIAGE MAKING Blachsmithingr Establishment. [ JOVA 1. ,t DAVENPORT would respoctfuily inform J v their friends and public generally, that they have opened i, New Carriage malting establishment in the budding on the corner of Wall and Clayton Streets, nearly opposite the old State Bank; where they arc pre pared to supply (heir friends with Carriages, Buggies, Rcclrawi vs, Ac,, upon as good torus as they can be bought eisewbure, ami of the very best style of work manship. They are, alto, prepared to do repairing in a warkuan-like manner, and at fair prices. Mr. D. is an experience^ Painter, and will have that branch of the business under bis special supervision. BLACKSM ITUI-iG.—Their Blacksmith shop is lo- oatid on the eerier of Thomas and Strong streets, where horse-shoeing and other Blacksmith work will bo done in very .superior style and at moderate prices. Ronr.rr E. Davkni-out. Janus 24. RoTal. Jan. 5. lS80-tf c. \ w,& 11. R. J- LONG, Wholesale and Retail DRUGGISTS, Athen?, Gn. D R. W M. KIN G, Homoeopathic PHYSICIAN, oiler* hi* professional services to t i l# riliieus of Athens and vicinity. Rosldmeo, at Mrs. C|«\ton’s. Office, corner of Clayton and Thomas Sts. Jlav 111, 1860. , . iy D G. CANDLER,Attorney at Law, • having located permanently at Homer, Bankr r lintv. (In., will practice in the counties of Banks,Jack- f.,n. Hall. Hithersham and Franklin. Occupying a ven tral position in said eonnty, all business entrusted to bin nirv will receive immediate attention. All oommnnica- lii.as should he addressed to Homer, Banks co. aphtf 1? W. LUCAS, Wholesale and Re- I • t .tl Dealers in DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE. Ac., No. 2, Eroa.1 Street. Athens. G L. McCLESKEY, M.D., having permanently located in Athens, will continue it., of M .,.1 ii-im.-i mud Rnrirerv. Residence, that leecntly ocenpied i«y Mr. Cliase- ho may be found. -Office, at home, where tf II i, LOW RANGE, Surgeon Den- TIST, Athens, Ga. Office on College A venue, the Jewelry store of Messrs. Talmadgo A Winn. n GILLELAND, Dentist, Wat- • kinsville, Ga., respectfully solicits the patron- a pi of tlic surrounding country. 1 ull satisfaction will le given in his profession. tf X M. KENNEY, (next doorto the X* iliui’t of Athens,) constantly koeps on band STA BLE and FANCY DRY GOODS, and Choice Family Gieeeries, ulieap for cash, or to prompt customer*. Boot and Shoe Making. N W. 1IAUDRUP would respectfully inform his • friends mid the public generally, that he is now manufacturing at bis establishment, on the North-west corner of College Avenue aud Clayton street, every de scription of fine Boots,—suvli as fine putnp-solcd Dress Boots, stitched Dress Boots, Heavy double-soled Boots, £c.—made of,the very best and finest material that can lie it ad, and all work warranted to be as good as any manufactured in the place. Thankful for past patronage, ho will endeavor to merit, and hopes to receive a liberal share of custom. Athens, Jan. 12, lS(>0-ly. Coach-Making and Repairing. ,j£M> James li. Burpee, 5" At the old stand of R. S. th-tievencU, of- -—-bait fers for sale a lot of superior articles of his own manufacture, at reduced prices—consisting of Carriages, Buggies, Rockaways, &c. Orders for anything in his lino will be thankfully re ceived and promptly executed. Repairing done at short notice and on reasonable terms. - January 1-tf Select ^Hisccnanir. A HEROINE OY SEVENS’I-SII. BY MRS. M. A. DENNISON. NOTICE. H AVING associated with me, in the Watch and Jewelry Business Mr. George A. Homer, we shall keep constantly ou hand, a fine selection of the latest styles. The business will be conducted under the same and style of A. K. CntLDS A Co. Jan. 12.—tf A. K. CHILDS. T M. MATTHEWS, Attorney at M i DAW, Dauielsvillo, Ga. May 1. roi-IN 1L CHRISTY, Plain and f) Fancy BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, Broad St., Athens, Ga. Office corner Bread and Wall streets,.over tin store id Snnsom A Pittnrd. tf TAMES A. CARLTON, Dealer in 1/ villi, Fancy and Staple DRY GOODS, Hardware »Crockery, No.•”!. Grauite RoWi Athens. _____ T W. HANCOCK, Attorney at ft • LAW, DanicisviUe, Ga., will practice iu Jack- son. Clarke, Madisan, Hart. Oglethorpe and Elbert. DO YOU WANT A GOOD P ORTRAITS of every size and style, in Oil, Pastel or Water Colors, painted on the most moderate term*, from life, or copied from Ambrotype*. Old paintings retouched and cleaned. Parties attended cither at their own houses or at the studio coruer of Clayton and Jackson Sts., over Mr. Bur- poo’s Carriage Factory. sfeef- An early call is requested. ■ H. BAMBRICK. Ambrotypes, Melainotypes, PHOTOGRAPHS, And everything cornier toil with the Photographic art, ex ecuted in the best style, and at the loweatprices. Am brotypes from fifty cents up. A largo size, colored, for one dollar. Call aud soo, at the above address. 18G0. F. O’FARRELL. J. W. REAVES & CO., Wholesale GOODS, CROCKERY. HARDWARE, Ac. No. 15,under Franklin House, Bread street, Athens, Ga. If T F. O’KELLEY, Photograph and • AMBROTYPE ARTIST. Rooms ou Broad and Spring streets, over the store of John R. Matthews, A thens, Ga. Mar$-tf TAS. M. ROYAL, Harness-Maker, «“ (bead or Wall street, nearly opposite the old State Hank) Athoah, Ga., keeps always on hand a general as- tMtwer.t of aiticlea in ids line, and is always ready to till nrl rs in the best style. T It. DAVIS, Land Broker, Collec- •" • TOR and GENERAL AGENT, Augusta, Ga.— Business attended to in any eounty of the State. Or f*>r«er c*f JiioVbgii Anil Ellis straw?* T P. MAv^QN & CO., Bookbijidere, «' • Pape, R jlcrs and Blank Book Manufacturers, Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga. J. H. Chiustv, Agent, Athens. Da. YTICHOLSON, Reaves & Wynn, -Li WbnWalti and Hctiiil Dealers in STAPUE iwid FANCY GOODS, UHOCEKIES, HARDWARE, Crock- iry, 4c. f large new Brick *StOrc, corner Bridge and Brood Ftrset#, Atlieu«, (h, " tTaTM AN&SBMMEY, Dealers in 1 li ,\UDWARE and CUTLERY, comer of Broad o-i.l Wild street,. Athens, Ga. __F— IIITNER, ENGLAND & FRKE- X MAN. Who! isttlo and Retail Dealers in G ROCE- 111ES. DRY GOODS,'HARDWARE, FUCKS * BOOTS, Bread Street, Athena, Ga. tf 7£33~ Ca May 3,1 HERRING’S PATENT Champion-fire and Burglar-Proof : SAFES, W ITH Hall's Patent-Proof LOCKS, tho same that were awarded separate Medals at tho World’s Fair, London, 1853. and arc tho only American Safes that were awarded Medals at tbe London World'* F’air. These safes form the most perfect security ngamst Fire and Burglars of any Safes over offered to the pub lic. Wo will deliver these Safes at tbe Dcp.it, in Athens, at Manufacturer’s Prices, with Freight added, and war rant them to give complete satisfaction in every respect. For further information, inquire of A. M. WYNG A CO., Feb. 23-3m Agents. SSDE-WHEEL STEAM-SHIPS. S.mmH ROITE TO XEW-YORK. Great Deduction in Bates of Passage! New Arrangement of Through Ticket*, To • and from Ntw-lo.k. New Orleans, Me bile, Montgomery, Columbus, Albany, Macon, $39 75' 25 Od 25 00 21 00 23 00 20 00 Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Atlanta, Augusta, *31 75 £7 75 25 00 25 00 21 00 17 50 P BARRY. Fashionable Boot and • SHOE MAKER, Broad street, Athens, Ga., is always in readiness to till order* in hi* lino. Including OmnO im Fare in Savannah and seller oen neeting Points. Baggage checked through by the Manhattan Express Coinpativ at Montgomery, nnd on the Central Rail Road Cars, and delivered anywhere in New York or vicinity, B) lb Sjili-uilitl and commodious Side Wheel Steamships. AUGUSTA, 1,500 Ton*, Captain M. S. Woodhuil. FLORIDA, 1,500 “ “ Isaac Crowell. ALABAMA, 1,500 « “ G.R.Schenck. Leaving Savannahevory Saturday,carrying the U.te. These Steamships belong to the Old Established and favorite line known a* the Ncw-York A Savannah Steamship and Navigation Company, and were built expressly for this line; they are commanded by exiie- rieneed, skillful, careful, and polite officers; and in accommodations and tho fare can not be excotled by any vessels on tho coast. *9#-Through Tickets are sold by connecting Rail Road Ticket Agent*. ,' • _ _ JNO. R. WILDER A GALLIE, Agent*. Bay Street. Savannah, S. L. MITCH1LL A SON, Agents, 13 Broadway, New-York. Jnno 7. 18611.—ly. P OPE BARROW, Attorney at Law, Athens. (Is.. Office over While’s Bookstore. r V BISHOP & SON. Wholesale and A • Retail Dealer? in GROCERIES, HARDWARE STAPLE DRY GOODS, No. 1, Broad st., Athene. r |MV. W ALKE1^ Attomuyiit Law, X* Athens, Ga. Offiro over tlic new Jewelry Store <>f Messrs. M.tndevilla, Broad street. tf r PAY LOR & LUMPKIN, (College A Avenue, A»‘hon?, Ga.) Dealers iu Surr.r. CefTee, Mdarscp, Syrup?, Stilt, llftroii. Lard, Wines, Bran (lien, and ToL.iere, imd every varietyx»f article usually Grocery line* ^ r PALMADOE, STARK & HEINS, Dealers in Wat. he*. Clocks. Jewelry. Gun*. PI*-, t 'b. Fine Cutlery, Musical Instrumeuti*. Sheet Mafic, comer nf CMlega Avenue and Clayton st., Athens, V c U Y L E R, Resident Dentist, .J,,,* AthemwXJ*. Roamson Broad street; entrance 0 ^ ■« T«m ;and m u .|.,.ir to Ins.ir.-.nco Office. F« ’-— tf . 109 Sonnt Fuo.nt Stkket., Piiiladi WM. L. MAULER, Attorney at J • LAW, Jefferson. Jackson county. Ga. M. MrL.st riind W. S. Thompson, , l’-i Jeffcrro i; D. W. Sponce and T. M. Peeples, Esq. l.awwBccvilles John II, Newton and J. 11. Curisty, dlhona. ’ If M G~ DELONY, AttorneT^t , . LAW, Athens. Ga., will attend promptly toall o'imocbj entrusted to hi* care. Office on Bread street. Til r ** "• Kcnne.v - * store. \\ r M. PHILIPS, Attoraiev at Law, r , Marietta, G.i., will twactje, in ail the ■ (he Blue Ridge Circnit, in ' w-1» Circuit, iri **•-»—- District Court fJJEEMAN^SIMPSOIj’J OLD [(MACNOU WHISK! OLD IAGNI U7E offer for sale the aliove sUmlar.l brand orfine Cop- w per Distilled Malted Rye Whiskey, in barrels and half barrels. As-it is of onr own distillatier, and high ly Improved by age, wo eonfideutly recen mend it a» tho ptBKST and best Whiskey, that can posiildy be dis tilled. AVe also offer our Old Family Eye Wliipkey, and «t6c# hreude, from the largest stock of Fine Whis kies in tlic United State*. FREEMAN * SIMPSON, Phremx Distillery, On the Schuylkill River, I'h iladelphia LADIlLI-niA. April 5. IfCd-ly io fill order* for every and Spools for Cotton i To Cotton and Wool Manufactu rers ! TTfE are now prepared to : W ’ scription ef Bobbins an . Wool Factories, of the very bm=t matenal* and workman ship. equal to anv'mado North or South. IVe are prcpareddo eyqiii. fHItto^lof .Joh-tarni.^. iW cUn.i Bad-post* Newell , ? co’.- ’ I don’t like to hear the noise' of these hammers. The dull song of laboring picks breuks upon the ear with monotonous re- gularity. They tire making tracks for a railroad in this old town, I am not pleas ed with the “ improvements,” as some call, it, for a pleasant farm house and its sur rounding fields that sloped from high and Undulated hills had vanished forever before its nod. The great genius of the enter prise, with his ugly shears of commerce is clipping at the poor wings of poverty and romance, till, I fear, by and by, they will have only power to flap along the ground, their ctherai faculties clmined dowu to stock-taking and invoices. I am sorry the house lias gone, for there are some recollections connected with its history for the sake of which it would be pleasant could it have been spared. Au old farm-house, surrounded by fields of waving grain and corn, in the autumn time, and overhung by the branches of various trees, golden with the fullness of time, is a sight of picturesque beauty in a rich valley, especially if a fine old mountain looms up in the background, or a deep shade of for est trees stretches awaj’ into the clear, mel low atmosphere beyond. In that one before us, (I am now Speak ing as if it stood in the old spot,) the widow of the nobio Captain Pierpout lived some twenty years ago. Tho lady was a fine specimen of the old-time woman; dignified, even commanding in manner, with a fresh bloom upon her cheek, artistic,illy-mould ed forehead, and a deep earnest expression in her bright eyes. She was a woman of refined and cultivated intellectual powers; a woman, who in youth had known no stint of w ealth, whose mind was stored with classic loro, who had never, till she emigrated to the wilderness of the New World, soiled her fingers with even house hold work. Father and husband were both dead:— The bones of the former reposed in another country, beneath a marble monument;-the latter had now slept two years in the little burying-ground beside the wooden church in sight of the red farm-house, and a small gray stone marked the spot where his ashes mingled with the dust. One diiy, during the hardest campaign of our soldiers, Madame Pierpont was alone at the farm. Pomp, a negro servant, had gone on some errand which would detain him until night-fall, and Aleck, tho hired man, had wounded his hand in tho morn- with an axe, so that Lo was quite dis abled and obliged to return to his home, about a mile distant, winch, by tho way, was the nearest homestead to the old red farm-house. The widow’s four bravo sons, of ages varying from eighteen to twenty- six, had started but two days previous lor the field of their country’s battle. While the widow realized thatjn all pro bability, some, perhaps all, of her treasures would bo smitten w ith the ruthless hand of war, her cheek was still imbinnehed, and holy It ope sat in the repose of her beautiful features. Only now and then she turned to open the Bible before her and read a /cw consoling passages, and straightway resum ed her work with a trusting smile. Ah ! patriotism found an endearing homo in many such gentle breasts. Suddenly from the distance came a sound like the trampling of horses’ feet, and a great cloud of dust betokened the approach of travellers hurrying to their destination. The widow moved to tho door, and shading her eyes from the intense sunshine,watch ed their progress. They drew nearer, and in another moment three horsemen drove up before the door. They wore military costume,and were ail fine-looking men.— The foremost gentleman by far exceeded the others by his imposing figure, and the greatness of his countenance. It needed no introduction to assure the widow, that " this was. George Washington. With that " character which always characterized him, he bowed gracefully to Madame Pierpont, as he Llandly asked if he could find rest and refreshment. Our horses arc woaried ; wo have rid den since this morning and would fain re cruit,” lie added. “ Certainly, gentlemen, and welcome,” she replied, smilingly, throwing open the inner door as they dismounted. “ Oar poor beasts,” said one qf the offi cers, patting his smoking horse, “ I would they could be attended to immediately. Is there a groom or servant about your house, Madame, who could rub down and feed theinl' I will reward him liberally.” “ We would ask no reward in this house hold, sir,” replied the widow; “if yon will lead them round they will be cared for.” “Make your, elves perfectly comfortable, gentlemen,” said tbe widow, “and excuse me while I prepare your refreshments — You must be hungry as well as fatfgned.” In auother minute the widmV was in the stable unsaddling the poor horses—work to which she was not accustomed, but which site nevertheless could do in time of need, being a woman of strong muscular frame and great energy. She knew it must bo done by herself or not at all. As for men and horses, they were complete!}’jaded out. She with straw rubbed the animals down with her own hands, led them into stalls, aud prepared and gave them food. Afterclmngiug her dress, the widow return ed again to tho parlor, where tho officers, having unbuckled their swords and doffed their caps, sat conversing together, evident ly enjoying a del ightfnl rest. As the widow stepped over the threshold of tho room, one of the officers was remarking to his companions— “ Ho was one of the best men, and as fine looking a young fellow as ever volunteer ed.” “ Do you speak of young Pierpont ?” ask- “ Ycs, lie fell yesterday, pierced by threo balls, poor' fellow ;.it Was a hat’d iiite for bis blue eyes were closed forever! his bright locks rolled in the dust! O! the thought was anguish! A deathly paleness came over her, but she rallied with a great effort, and said as calmly as before, as she turned her whitened cheeks away : “ He was "my son, sir.” They did not see her face as she walked quickly and firmly out of the room. “Now, Got! forgive me! I feel as if I had done a cowardly thing, muttered tho officer, while his lips grew pale with emo tion. “Coming here to partake of this wo man’s hospitality, I have cruolly stabbed her to the heart.”' “ You are not to blame, my friend,” said Washington, in his deep tones, in which was blended a sudden pathos. “Neither, if I read her arigh t, would she recall the child bravely fallen in his country’s cause. This is no common woman—her very face speaks of her soul’s nobility. Mark mo, when you next see her she will be tearless; no word of sorrow' will issuo from her lips. Our mothers, our wives—lam proud to say it—are heroines in this tryingperiod. And this,” he continued, pointing to the Bible, “this is the secret of their greatness; when ever you behold that volume oponc-d, bear ing evidence of constant perusal, there you will find women capable of ait}' emergency. I repeat it, when we meet again, sho will bo calm and tearless, although a mother bereaved of her child.” And so it was. Madame Pierpont had schooled her grief for the time into a sud den and sacred submission, and when tho officers weve called into another room to partake of tho smoking viands she had pre pared, they found her collected, unchanged in her manner, and serene countenance.— Tho officer from whom the news had so rudely burst, was lost in admiration of her conduct, and was often heard to say, sub sequently, that he venerated women more for her sake. Toward night the trio departed, thank ing the kind woman with grateful hearts for her courtesy. They found their horses ready saddled, and were forced to conjee turc that Madame Pierpoint had herself performed the duty of ostler. General Washington kindly took her hand before he mounted bis charger, and addressed her tenderly and affectionately. Tears came to the eyes of tlieofficcrs white they listened, but, though an increased pal lor overspread the widow’s face, she mur mured : “I am thankful, thankful, to my God, sir, that He has deemed mo wort hy of de manding my firstborn in tbisglorions strug gle. Ho was ready sir; ready for life or death.” But when they had gone, and sho return ed to the silence of that lone house, the mo ther wept exceedingly bitter tears.. Draw we the curtain before her sacred anguish Farewell, old Pierpont House, with your carpet of mallows, and old-fashioned flow Crs in old-fashioned pots standing upon the stoop. I feel sad at the thougiit that I shall never again seo its door wreathed in vines, whereon hung clusters of luxuriant grapes; nor its windows ou the lower floor, all opened, with the white curtains of snowy* muslin floating with a dreamy undulating motion in the pleasant breeze, Waterloo the day after (he Battle. On a surface of two miles, it was ascer tained that fifty thousand men and horses were lying! The luxurious crop of ripe grain which had covered tho field of battlo was reduced to particles, and beaten in to the earth; and the surface trodden down by the cavalry, and furrowed deeply by tho cannon wheels, strewed with mauy ; relic of the fight. Helmets and cuirasses shattered firearms and broken swords; all the variety of military ornaments, lancer caps and Highland bonnets; uniforms of every color, plume and pennon, musical instruments, the apparatus of artillery, drums, bugles—but, good God! why dwell on the harrowing picture of a foughtcu field?—-each and every ruinous display bore its mute testimony to tlic misery of such a battle. * * Could the nielun choly appearance of this scene of death be heightened, it would be by seeing the re searches of tho living, amid its desolation for tho objects of its love. Mothers and wives, and children, for days were occu pied in that mournful duty; and confusion of the corpses—friend and foe internihi- gled, as they were—often rendered tho at tempt at recognizing individuals difficult, and in some cases impossible. * * * In many places the dead lay four feet upon each other, the spot some British square had occupied, exposed for hours to the murderous tire of a French battery. Out side, lancer and cuirasser wore scattered thickly on the earth. Madly attemptin to force the serried bayonents of tho Brit ish, they had fallen iu bootless essay by the musketry of the inner files. Farther on, yon trace where the calalry of France and England had encountered; chasseur and hussar were intermingled,' and the heavy Norman horsesofthelmperial Guard were interaperse'd with the gray chargers which had carried Albion’s chivalry. Here tho Highlander and traiieur lay, side by side, together; and tho heavy dragoon, with green Erin’s badge upon his helmet, was grappling in death with the Polish lancers. * * On the summit of a ridge, where the ground was cumbered with the dead, and trodden fetlock deep in ntud and gore, by the frequent-rush of rival cavalry : the thick strewn corpses of the Imperial Guard pointed out tho spot where Napo leon had been defeated. Here, in column that favored :corps, on whom his last chances rested; has been annihilated ; and the advance and repulse of tho Guard was traceable by a mass of fallen Frenchmen. In the hollow below, the last struggle of France had been vainly made; for.there the Old Guard attempted to meet the Brit- ish, and afford time for their disorganized companions to rally. ’ ^ t ETOWAH MANUFACTURING AND MINING CO. The efforts made by Hon. Mark A. Coop er, for the development'of the vast, dor mant,mineral wealth of Georgia, have been equalled by thoso of no other citizen of tho State. Since the commencement of his op erations, he has paid to -the State of Geor gia, according to the best information that can be had from tho books, §111,^1)4,83 for freights on the State Road; while the pro ductions of his establishment, shipped from it, upon which freights have been paid by purchasers and consumers, which has been realized by it, but for his operations have probably amounted to a sum quite a* large; making over 8220,000 which the State iias received in freights, upon the material for, arid the productions ol'his mills and factor ies. He has also afforded the employment which has for years supported over one thousand of tho population of the State, and 1ms contributed largely in bringing to light hidden wealth of incalculable value. In doing this, ho has exhausted the best energies of his life, imperilled his private- fortune, and made other important sacrifi ces. His capital being insuffiicent, he has been obliged to resort to tho use of his credit to carry on t ho work. He is now much embarrassed, and will probably be obliged to suspend his operations and loose all he has invested, unless tho State will 1 fiord him such assistance, by lending him the use of her credit, as may bo necessary to enable hint to progress with the devel opment. The Etowah Manufacturing and Mining Company, of which lie is the principal, I am informed, now owns about 12,0JO acres of land in the vicinity of the works. Upon the premises, are in operation two excellent furnaces for the making of pig-iron, one extensive Rolling mill and Nail factory, a largo merchant mill for tho manufacture of flour, with other valuable improvements. The company also owns three and three- quarter miles of railr&ad, (except the iron on the track,) connecting the property with the W. & A. Railroad. Neither tho location for manufacturing, nor the water- tower, can be excelled in any Stale in the Union. The whole property is estimated, by good judges, to be worth, at a low cal culation, SoUU.000. I am informed by Maj. Cooper, that $251),000 will pay the entire indebtedness of the company, and give him tbe means necessary to advance with his operations; and that if the State will loan hint the use of that amount of her six per cent, bonds, (upon which money can readily be raised at par in the market.) he will issue and deliver to tho State the same amount of seven per cent, bonds o ‘ the company, and secure their payment together with the interests payable semi annually, when duo, by a mortgage of tho entire property to tho State; which ho agrees may bo foreclosed by Exccutivo order, and tho property sold under execu tion issued by the Comptroller General, on sixty days’ notice at any time when the Company fails to meet promptly any tayment of principal or interest, on tho Kinds, when due. As a further consideration of this relief, the Company will bind itself to furnish to the W. & A. Railroad, from time to time, and at all times when needed, as much merchant bar-iron, of all si?es, and of tbe best quality, as may bo neecessary for per petual repairs, &c.,*upou said road, at three and a half cents per pound; which is lower than iron of similar quality can be bought in tho markets of this State, and in foe* little more than covers the actual cost o ' manufacturing it, as this iron is made to order iu a special manner. They will also agree to furnish promptly, when needed, all the railroad bar-iron required for the repairs of the Road, at five dollars per ton less than it now costs the Roid. Iu oommuuicatingthis proposition to tho General Assembly, I do not propose to at tempt enumeration of the different interests which the State has, in other respects, de pendent upon the success oft.his important euterprize. Its importance to the State will be readily comprehended by every in telligent citizen. I feel it ray duty, how ever, to inform the General Assembly, that tho freights paid to the State Road by this establishment, and by other persons upon its productions, amount to about $25,000 per annum ; which sum will be lost to the State, annually, in case tho work is sus pended ; which will be considerable more than the interest on tho bonds above men tioned, were they issued to tho company, and the interest paid by the State, instead of .being paid by the company. This, it seems to me, is not, therefore, the ordina ry case of an unsuccessful person, or cor poration, applying to the State for assist ance. It is a case in which the State has a large interest at stake; and in which, not ouly sufficient security, but ample com pensation for the accommodation asked, is offered to the State. I submit the ques tion to enlightened legislators, which jus tice and sound policy do not dictate that the necessary relief be granted. DIRECT TRADE WITH EUROPE. The Cotton Planter’s Association of this State is making laudible efforts to estab lish direct trade with the continent of Eu rope. Howell Cobb, Esq., of Houston county, who wasappointed Commissioner, by the Association, to visit Europe, and collect information upon this question, and to communicate to the authorities there, such information in reference to our com mercial resources, &c., us might tend to stimulate them to action, has favored me with copies of his report, which 1 herewith transmit to the General Assembly. At the Fair soon to be held in Macon, many af tides of Earopean manufacture, which have been directly-imported will be exhib ited. I would suggest to the General Astern- , t u bly the propriety of spending a day at this would be nothin exhibition- The presence, of the legtslu- while the Shite valuable books arid documents are kept in the basement, rooms, because there is no place for them .in the library. These base ment rooms are damp in wet weather; and the books are constantly exposed to injury. A few. thousand dollars would erect a good tire-proof building on the public grounds near the State House, in which the library could he safely kept and increased. ASYLUMS. The respective reports of tho Principals in charge of the Lunatic Asylum, the Academy for the Blind, and the Institu tion for the education of tho Deaf and Dumb, are herewith transmitted, as far as received; which v.-ill give the General As sembly all the information in my posses sion in reference to the condition and management of those important Institu tions ; the erection and maintainanee of which constitute a monument to the be nevolence and charity of o urpeople. PENITENTIARY. Much sickness has prevailed in tho ’Pen itentiary during the past summer; several of the officers, and a large portion of the convicts have been afflicted, and several have died. Gen. McConnell, the Principal Keeper, 1ms been compelled to resign his position, on account of ill health. Tho salesman, Capt. Polk, is dead; , and Mr. Williams the Book Keeper, has been down with an attack of fever for the last two months. These afflictions have prevented the officers from making their usual re- iort. Col. James A. Green, the present. Vinci pal Keeper, has been but a few days in charge of tho Institution. The officers will, however, prepare the usual report as soon as possible; and will afford to the Committee on the Penitentiary, every fa cility in their power for a full investiga tion of its affairs. No appropriation having been made at the last session of the legislature, for the completion of the new workshops and other necessary buildings connected .with the Penitentiary, which were commenced under the act of 1858,1 directed the Prin cipal Keeper to have the buildings which were regarded indispensable, completed with convict labor; which has been done. The increased number of convicts render ed it absolutely necessary that the cell building and workshops be enlarged. The quan(ity> of ground enclosed within the walls is too small for convenience; and it is believed that niueh of the sickness of the convicts, during the past summer, was caused, by the crowded condition of the Institution. I respectfully recoturned the appropriation of twenty thousand dollars for the rebuilding of the walls, aud the en largement -of the inclosure. We now have two hundred aud forty-seven convicts; which is a larger number than ever was reported at any previous time. It is to bo regretted that crime increases with the increase of our population. This, however, has been the experience of other States; and we must not expect to be ex empt from a common misfortune. As le gislators', it becomes oar duty to provide for tbe punishment of the criminal. It is not to be expected that this can be done without expense to the State. The pun- ishmont of crime has beeq a pecuniary bur den to all civilized nations, but the well being of soiiety, and the protection of life and property imparetively demand the ex ecution of tho criminal laws, no inatter what may be the cost or inconvenience to the State. W. * A. RAILROAD. It will be seen upon an examination of the Report of Dr. John W. Lewis, the able and faithful superintendent of the State Road, that the Road is in excellent coudt? tion, in every department; and that the net amount paid into the State Treasury, for the past fiscal year, is $450,000. This sum has been paid into the Treasury, after deducting all expenditures ana making all necessary repairs, and paying $22,940 of bonds and coupons of the funded debt of the Road, which fell due 1st January and July last; together with over ton thousand dollars of qther old claims, which originat ed before tho commencement of my term in office, and which had boon for years in litigation. It affords me ploasuro to add, that the officers of tho Road, in every de partment of its management, have gener ally been diligeut and attentive, and have acquitted themselves with much credit, during tlio past year. The crop just matured in this and the adjoining States, is known to be a very short one; and great demand for bread is anticipated during the approaching season. With a view to affording all the relief in my power to our people, I shall exert all the influence I may possess, iri favor of a through rate upon corn, wheat and other grain, from the West, which will bring them into this State at as low a rate of freight ub the different Roads can afford to carry them. This can bo effected only by concert of action among tho authorities of all the Roads, over which the grain must pass; and it is to be hoped than none will be found wanting in liberality, in this emergency. It is true that ^these low through freights will diminish the amount of incomes from the Road which might otherwise be paid" into the Treasury du ring the present fiscal year, but our peo ple will he amply compensated by a cheap er supply of bread. I have considered of the propriety of bringing grain, to be consumed iu the State, over the Road, free of charge; or at a figure that would pay only the actual cost of transportation, without any profit. Were such a rate of freight adopted, I am satisfied that the result would be, that the company roads, which form links in the chain from the West, would advance their rates of freight so as to keep the cost of transporting grain over the entire line, but little, if any, below what it now is.— Tho result would be, that the price of grain would be nothing less to the consumer, while the State Road would Rise her just proportion of the through freights, which cents, on the bushel ; or two cents less than t on toother routes. This' them almost as complete the business of carrying corn, carried it fos half*the sum. The State' w ould lose her part of the freight, while company roads, mostly out of the State, would divide it among themselves; which would greatly increase their profits, lessen the income of our Road, and result in no material benefit to consumers in the State. Again, it would bo impossible to deter mine whut grain, passing over the road, was intended for consumption in this State, and what for other States, or for exporta tion to other countries. Speculators, buy ing to sell in other States, or for exporta tion, shipping over this routo, might re port their grain for Georgia consumption, aud consign it to Atlanta, Macon, or Au gusta, and take the benefit of through rates over the liue; and of free transportation over the State Road. They could then ar range with the consignees at those points, to re-ship it to South Carolina, Alabama, or other destination beyond the limits of this State, for consumption iu which it was originally intended. For these and other reasons, I am satis fied that tho free transportation of grain, or other breadstuff’s, over tho State Road, would result mainly to the benefit of other railroads, and speculators, without materi al benefit to tho consumer. I do'not, therefore, consider that it would be wise to adopt that course; but think it best that the authorities of tho State Road, act iu consert with tho authorities of tho other roads, and do all in their power to procure, from the company roads, such rates of through freight as will afford grain to our people at as low a price as possible. If tho State had the control of the other roads over which it must pass, tho case would be very different, as site would then have tho power in her own hands, to regu late the price on ail; but it should be re membered, that the road over which the State has control, is only one of the short est links in the chain. I trust the cause for alarm on account of the scarcity of grain in the country, is much less than many have supposed. My opin ion is, that abundant supplies can, and will be brought iato tbeState, arid sold at prices nearly, or quite as low as those paid during the post year. 1 shall contribute all in tny power to this result; which I consider of vital importance to our people. I will cordially -sanction any law which may bo devised by the wisdom of the legislature, for tho assistance of the afflicted, or more indigent and distressed portion of tho peo ple. As a tax-payer and a citizen, 1 will cheerfully contribute my part towards tho assistance of those who are in distress and are unable to help themselves. I commend this subject to the careful consideration of the legi slature. BOUNDARY LINE. By the act passed and assented to 16th December last, a straight line front the mouth of Flint River to Ellicott’s Mound, was recognized as the permanent boundary line between tho States of Georgia and Florida; and Georgia bound herself to re- cognij® the line then being run by the joint surveyors of the two States, as the true boundary line, provided Florida should by law. do the same; and provided that, at the eastern terminus, it “did not depart ex ceeding one-fourth of a mile from Ellicott’s mound.” The surveyors report that the line, when run through,departedonlyabont twenty-four feet from the mound ; leaving the mound that distance on tho south;- It is said that Florida gave her consent to this proposition of Georgia, in reference to*, the first lino run by the surveyors then in the field, with the qualiikatiori that the line should not run south of the line known as the McNeil line; and that Georgians not, therefore, bound by the line as run, which did not precisely strike Ellicott’s mound, at its eastern terminus. Admit the truth of this proposition, and it does not relieve Georgia from thoagreement of her late Ex ecutive, which was ratified by our legisla ture of 1847, adopting the terminal points of the then recognized line, and providing for a re-survey between those points; which re-survey the State of Florida de manded, as she itad a right to do, under the resolutions of our legislature. The Act of 1859 does uot repudiate either this agreement or the re-survey, but ex pressly recognizes both; and provides that, if the State of Florida shall fail to recog nize tho lino then being run by tho survey ors, as the true and permanent line, it will then be the duty of the surveyors to ran and rc-run the line, until they shall strike a straight line from the mouth, of Flint River to Ellicott’s mound; andraiwit this line, thus designated and marked by them, is recognized and declared to be, tho per manent boundary line between the two States. Georgia is, therefore, fully com mitted to a straight Ijno between tho term inal points above mentioned,::us the bound ary line. The surveyors who run the late line, are geutleiriori of high character in. their profession. They report , that tho line was correctly ruu between the two points; and the fact that they departed from the object aimed at; only twenty-four feet, in running a line over one hundred and fifty-eight miles in length, satisfies my mind that they made a very close approxi mation to correctness. I regret that Geor gia has lost a strip of territory heretofore claimed by her. and some valuable citizens ^siding upon ib-g This is no sufficient rea son, however, why sit® , should repudiate her solemn com padt with Florida. Accord ing to the report of the surveyors, the va riation of the line, as run from a straight line between, the twofr&dnal points agreed upon, is too immaterial to be made the subject of future controversy or misunder standing between the two sister States it is only a strip of territory twenty-] feet wide at its eastern end, converging a pot n t, at the western end. For the pur- pose ofy"**'*- 2 ' i, - s - ■■