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FHIDAT. APRIL IS, 188).
Cotton and lipr CnJtnre la Africa—Ao
Effort oftho Negro Hepubllront to brook
down the Prednete of the loath.
Wo Dotleo that on "African Aid Socl.ly
hu booo- Iwod to- looidoi »Wh tho KOI
what ootorloH Dr. (f) Dolalnay At Ila hood, for
tbo purpoeo of enrryiqg a d uot bar of
forsaken free negro— la the Kfgin settlement,
to Aft »<•*, end planting a colony of ooUon aud
eager growere at Afecokuta, in tLc Niger VaJ-
Wj District. ThU |io| of tty,grafts from Can
ed* It to be accompanied bj 100 free negro**
from New York, under the eharf* of the ne
gro sensation preacher, Hthry Highland Oar-
nett. Waare entry for all theee free negroee.
Their present condition, a here they can lira
t>7 begging of white people, stealing, Ac., is
bad enough, hut when they get to Africa, where
no sueh court** of eupply ersii he el hand—
where they meet lit* by donation* from the
hide-bound "friends of negro freedom** In Eng
land and Amerloa, (they will not live by hon
est labor here—they cannot in their father-
land,) their condition will be deplorable in
deed.
Funds are called for to eotablieb theee "Chris,
tian industrial settlements.** They are to take
out negroes skilled in the culture of cotton and
sugar, with implements, Ac., for its cultivation.
It issaid that the ooUon plant is Indigenous and
perennial, and that U is the M moot productive
country in the world for that valuable article"
called cotton. It promises, to all who will con
tribute for this purpose, the grandest results
regarding tbs production of sugar, cotton, Ac.;
"and more important still, • • * slavery will
become unprofitable."
We also And an article from the Cincinnati
*• Octette," In which the editor looks to this
" native land of negroes and cotton "to break
down slavery among us, by cultivating cotton
in its native land with the negro, oa bis na
tive soil. Hs says it needs only " organized la
bor" iu Africa, to make negro labor, applied
to cotton growing in America, "as worthless
as mules applied to weaving."
We notice that tho African Aid Society
of Canada are making efforts with ths British
Government to scad a Consul to Abeokuta.—
Thay suppose the Government will snap at
anything that promises to come in competition
with the American culture and trade in cotton,
aud perhaps they are right. We also see an
inkling or two that some of the nigger Repub
licans era trying to get Old Abe to eend a Con
sul to the same point, and one also to Liberia.
From these two sourees, we have developed
the last scheme to destroy slavery among us.
We have foiled their efforts to use the Govern
ment as a mighty engine with wbkh to crush
it out; now soother tact must be taken. It it
to bring negro labor in Africa into competition
with our negro labor and productions. It exhib
its the blind rage of fanaticism, and ths sens#
lessness which is a characteristic of sbort-rght-
ed desperation. The men who are engaged in
this enterprise are knavee and fools, and all
who contribute to carryout the scheme, are fa
natics and dupes. They know nothing of the
real negro characteristic, la the first place; and
in the second place, they are trying to turn a
a penny by tbis nice little Yankee-Englisb
trick. They see how profitable the culture of
cotton by slave labor has been to us. They
always envied us ou this account. With jeal
ous and greedy eyes they have looked on our
prosperity, and would fain do any thing to break
it down. This, more than any conscientious
scruples about the rectitude of slavery, has
been the cause of the anti-slavery war against
us from the first. Now we are out of their
reach, and they are making a desperate effort
to get the money of such dupea as will con
tribute towards oarryiog nsgroes to Africa,
(they say it will take $100 per hoed to take
them there,) to break down the monopoly
which the haled South has so long enjoyed,
aud to bag that monopoly themselves, by
using negro labor for that purpose.
The British Government has been laboring
for years—expending large and almost fabu
lous sums of money in expeditions and explo
rations ia the interor of Africa and India—try
ing to find out a cotton growing country. For
a number of ysars put, thay have been rais
in cotton in the English nigger colony of Sierra
Leone, in Africa, and in their possessions in
India, for the purpose of trying to compete
with u« and break us down. This cotton hu
cost 50 oants per pound to make and export It,
and still they are making efforts. Ths Ameri
can Colonisation Society have long since triad
to make their boasted Liberia a ooUon growing
country, but have failed. It costs a half a dol
lar a pound to make and export cotton from
there. That free negro colony is an establish
ed failure—" a delation and a snare." It hu
existed forty four years, and is now a weak,
poverty-stricken free negro settlement, which
dou not support iUelf—never did, and never
will. Up to the year 1857, the society had car
ried there from this oountry 10,511 negroee \
and yet with all their natural iocrttat, and
the annnal emigration, the whole popula
tion of the colony does not et this time reach
8,010. This colony hu been cared for—In fact
governed, by the officers of the (Lloniialion
Hoolety at Wsahington. That aoetety hu dia-
bureed annually, since lilfi, u near u we een
now ascertain, from $26,000 to $200,000 in try
ing to plant the colony and make it »«lf sup
porting and proeperous. It now receive* annu
ally $25,000 from rente, Ac., of the McDonough
estate, beeidea other luge ineomes.
The Govern meat at Wuhiag tea hu fostered
it In numberless ways ever sines its establish
ment. Millions of the people's money, under
one pretext or other, hu keen spent to try to
make a eneoestfcl free negro republio, with
whieb 0* truth <mt cur iuatHfeOodfe, strip «c e#
our wealth, add entail untold miseries on as
through not nil ngtfe. This f ignntie effort, et
nearly a half oentuty's standing, AM fsilsd—
iiciiur vulxp ; and the now effort will also
fell, fhoy ***** do nntfco barm they seek
lode God hat deemed otbestrit and that9
puny end sin tel arm will net aeaMfepOishn
when retted against HI* oupruGTUwO. ?
The men engaged In this diefccucri flMhfifet,
will meet with the fkte of all fools and hypo
critee-wdbols beeaus^^y don’t understand ^ Crap Prorfcct*. *
what fley are uaderttkEg. nod hypocrite* be- *j| Ofpfo earnestly request ear bus i ness oef-
respeadidt* throughout <;he country, to add d
B Mckeli
y and lh*
eowOributeg by lb# drgrd woooblpsre
hftea exhausted, and the enterprise a
proves and acknowledged failure, that the per
ennial cotton of Africa cannot enter into com
petition with our staple; that we have just the
soil and elimats which alone can supply the
world with Ootton ; that free laker, end especi
ally free negro labor, never csfl mske Cotton ;
staple must be grow a by slave labor;
that when they enslave the African on bis own
spil, that sail will not yield Cotton in quality
and quantity that can compete with ours. In
short, they havs yst to learn the great aud im
portant troth—the Inexorable decree of Heaven
■—that no one section of country can produce
4 great and profitable surplus of more than one
article. In the North-West, they export grain.
In Ohio, Kentucky aud TVunessee, thay export
stock. In Virginia,tobdeco. In Pennsylvania,
coal. In North Carolina, turpentine. In the
Southern Slope, cotton ; and in some portions
of tbe extreme South, rice, and others, sugar.—
Every country has its own specific surplus pro
duction ; and Africa is not behind in this re
spect. Her prod seta are SLAVES, and is not,
and never can be, Cotton. It Is against the es
tablished laws of nature aud nature's God to
make it a Cotton exporting country to any
profitable extent; and every effort in that line
will fail. Tbe Yankee aud English Abolition
ists will learn, when toe late to benefit them,
that they bare but little sense and less dispo
sition to do what is right towards their fellow
man the world over. When they have involv
ed themselves in rain, they will find nut that
God is wiser than they are, and that it is fool
ish, as well as sinful, to fight against their
Crestor.
Submitting the Constitution.
Tbe Macon Journal A Messenger suggests,
that, for the purpose of quieting a few croakers
about tbe people not baviog a voioe in tbe for
mation or adoption of the Confederate Consti
tution, the Legislature, at its next session, sub
mit that instrument to the people for adoption
or rejection. We dissent from tbis totally.—
There was no necessity whatever for submitting
the Constitution to tbe peoplo, either to a direct
vote by tbem.or to a newly elected Constitution
chosen for that purpose. The very men who
are now complaining because it was not sub
mitted for ratification in one of these ways,
know, that, as a whole, everybody is not only
satisfied and pleased with it; but notone voter
in five hundred expected or desired any such
submission to them. It is well known that
everybody in tbe South was satisfied with tbe
provisions of the old Constitution, if they bad
been faithfully adhered to and carried out in
their original intent and meaning. Our new
Constitution has made no innovatious on the
principles of the old—no radical change—no
subverting of its time-honored principles: in
short, no changes were made, except such as
have been thoroughly discussed and well un
derstood by everybody who reads newspapers,
and, as it is well kaown, has met with almost
universal approval for many years past—just
such as everybody knows o»r people have ask
ed for and would be satisfied with—and no
other.
Ia such oat* as tbis, we contend that any
sort of submitting the question to the people
would not only been uselese, but foolish. Those
who made n'.d ratif el hat Constitution, un
derstood well what the people desired and ex
pected ; and never was public desire and expec
tation more entirely met in anything.
We do not oppose submitting such things to
tho people, ns they have not been consulted
about, and their wishes not known ; but we do
oppose all hhIm references to the people of
any question. Such references are burdensome
at all limee, aad it ie wrong to impose them on
the people except in esse of positive necessity.
Such necessity can only arise where tbe mat
ter has not been discussed before tbe public
and their will is not known. The men who
now grumble became our Confederate Con it i-
tion was not submitted, would act with far more
eousistonoy and propriety, if they wore to de
mand tho submission ot every law and resolu
tion passed by the Legislature Very few laws
are passed, which are known to be in accord
ance with public will. If a known public
sanction if neceessry to give validity to any
enactment of oar Representatives, the submis
sion of the laws should be demauded by those
who are now eroaking.
We are, however, afraid there is a deeper ob
jection to the Constitution, by those who now
ootnplaimabout ita non-submission, which thay
weald like to urge if shame did not prevent—
For tbeir own credit—to keep down suspicion,
and for tha public good—these objections should
oease.
Hon. B. H Hill’s Speech.
A coteroporsry, in copying of our report of
Mr. Hill’s Speech, lays i
"The mind and forethought of the statesman
aad the fervor and impulse of tbe patriot char
acterise the speech of Hon. B. H. Hill, at At
lanta, which wo copy to day. It is, to our ap-
prshshsion, the soundest sad most interesting
address upoa the principles, history and pros
pects of onr new Government, that baa yet
been reported. The reader will not stop, after
be has commenced perusing the sketch, until
he has finished it, for he will perceive that
he harbefore him ths thrughts of a master
mind upon questions deeply efleotins himself
aad his country. Thera is food for thought In
its suggestions, and stimulus to patriot!* hope
in it# cheering views of our future prospects.
Our spate could not he belter occupied to-day,
and we cheerfully devote so large a portion of
It to tbe outline report of this admirable effort."
An Brrer.
We aotice that many of our exobangea, in
publishing the names of the offloers of the
Treasury Department ef the Oonfederatattntfea
hern the name ef A. M. Clayton, ef Georgia, as
Assistant Secretary. This fa a mtstaxo. The
name of fhls officer Is Philip Clayton, Ifete of
Waahlnglen, hut formerly of Athens, Georgia.
tew wo/d* so tbeir tellers, giving information
ooneerntng the seasons—the profs see aad pros
pects ot tbo crops, Ao. If will sett but a few
moments, and be vastly interesting and la-
•tmofirs to all our readers. It will plan richly
repay those who give us tbie Information, In
what thay will see from our correspondents in
other sections.
We sheer folly annex the following response
Ut cur request made a few days ago t
meaem, On* Bonaav. Ala., April 6, 1861.
As you are desirous of knowing something
relative to onr crops, A*., I am glad to any that
we are now having glorious showers et min,
and our prospects era flattering for an abun
dant yield of oats and wheat—particularly the
latter. We have good stands of oorn, and all
things now look prosperous and cheerful to the
farmer.
We are all pleated with our new Constitu
tion, and admire the coarse of the noble aad
trae patriot of your State, B. H. Hill.
Yours respectfully, J. H. H.
The Crops, Ac.
Cusmixo, April 8, 1861.
Editors Coxvxnxiticr: The prospect is flat-
ering for an abundant crop of wheat the pres
ent season, in Northern Georgia, should noth*
ing befall it in future; sod were it not that
rain falls in such abnndance, the farmers
would be planting corn extensively.
Yours, Ac,
W. 8 SANFORD, Agent.
Bible Presentation to tlic KoIdler*.
We oopy tbe following from the Columbus
Sun :
ArraopaiAVa.—Ou the eve of the departure
of the ‘‘Florenoe Guardi” from Florence, Ala
bama, to Fort Morgan, the ladies of the place
presented eaoh one with a copy of tbe Bible,
iu the presence of an immense assembly, a
discourse was also preached to them by Rev.
Dr. Mitchell, from the text, "Be not yc afraid
of them; and figbt for your brethren, your
sons, and your daughters, your wives and
your bouses.”—4th chapter, 14th verse Nehe-
miah.
While layiDg the foregoing before onr read
ers, we deem it appropriate to mention a pleas
ing incident connected with tha departure of
the Gate-City Guards, which has not yet been
made public, and whico is kuown but to few
persons.
On tbo day of tbe departure of tbe Company,
Col. C. R. Hanieiter presented each mess of the
company with two copies of the Holy Bible.—
There are eight meases in the company, and
two tents to each mess. A Bible was presented
to oaoh tent. Each Bible had on it, in gilt, the
following inscription:
"Gate-City Guards. Mess No. —. From C. R. H."
lk-sidcs tbeeo, a larger Bible was presented
to tbe Officers' Mess, with the following inscrip
tion : '
"Gate-City Guards. OAicers’ Marque. From C.
R. H.”
Thus, seventeeu Bibles were presented to this
company by Col. Hanleiler, out of his high re
gard for them, and his sincere wishes for their
temporal and spiritual welfare.
These gifts of tbe Word of Life, coming from
such a highly ttteemed friend of the company
were gratefully accepted by the compaoy. We
hope the perusal of (those Bibles will often
bring comfort to tbe hearts of tbe members of
the Company while engaged in the arduous
duties ef serving our beloved Confederacy at
Us point of danger.
Tmx Ftxsomfot c# rut 11 its list rf i 8tatb
CoMVixTie*.—Of ike uteri/-nine members sL
this Convention, says the Vicksburg WVf,
forty throe «rt kw/tui—4hc ftti are afenrlj
til planters. Bet tmrteea eve natives et Mk-
Meeting of Working Men.
We notice, in one of our Northern exebanges,
that a meeting of Working Mon was held in
oao of (ho largo manufacturing cities, to devise
some plan by whioh work oould be obtained
for the largo number of persons now out of em-
ploymsnt. One roan made a speech and pro
posed "that the unemployed should form into
prooession and parade the streets, with the
words "work or bread” inscribed on thsir ban
ners.
Another speaker opposed this suggestion.—
Various propositions were mads and discussed.
Finally, "a motion was mads to appoint a Com
mittee to memorialise tbe city counoil to fur
nish more employment than has already been
provided. The motion prevailed and the Com
mittee was appointed, with instructions to re
port at an adjourned meeting to be held on
Monday nexi.”
Our olgect in noticing this matter, is to say
to our rsadara that we shall have jnst ewch
soenes as this in Atlanta, whan w# get to b# a
large manufacturing city. We shall have idle
men strolling about our streets, wbo will be
vicious, for " idleaess end vies." Oui property
will be unsafe, vur moral atmosphere tainted,
the rising generation corrupted, want and
squalid poverty will meet us at ovary corner,
crime will be rife in eur midst—<n short, we
shall havs ail ths evils, the crime, the wicked
ness, and rascality, which characterise the
manufacturing citiss end communities of tbe
North.
If we preserve ths morality, the quietness
Xad good order, and ths plenty whiob we now
have, we must remain an agricultural people,
aad not have large eitiee—especially manufac
turing cities. If our cities grow large from
mercantile enterprise, let it be so--it will not
brew idleness and vioe; bat not so of manu
facturing communities.
Ws warn tbs people against ths delusion el
being a manufacturing people, which ambition
seems to fill the rniads of many misguided peo
ple in the South at this time.
No# we hive no breed riots, no working
men’s associations, and no disturbing dement
among ns. If wa gat to spinning a si ton and
making notions on a large acute, we shall have
all these evils.
Pertinent.
The Rome "Courier" eontaias a communica
tion, nddreeeed to Memr* Fouchd, Word and
Shropshire, late delegates to onr State Ooaven-
ties, from Floyd county, inquiring If they un-
[ted for or against tha reeolntion of tha Conven
tion, which awarded to Its two Secretaries $5*
per dejr* *tefa, for their services.
s tr • ***• communication ie signed "ATex Pay-
iSCfSfa An or. .arrtod Mw- < "V—** “
•i kw «*n if. boaholart mi Vaj.W.tktak la a perttnow* *0-4Joa la ba pat
Mbnn. Tfca loaiiM
fb«r,rt«tht allbat elnlye
or. lawn art toa, , w ** kl » k *>“• U » portlWB* noa*k>a
i« Mrexty* |r to every delegate fa that Mf. Let ns haft
tli* yaaa amt aayeep the ee*w
African Mlac to as.
A local otfiroepeodont of the Prof ideoce Daily
u Poet," one ot tho ablest, soundest, aad must
reliable Jeoraal* in America, Ikes gives farther
Intimation ef tha intention of Liaooin's black
Government to reoegnlfe*. make Ignaties and
eelehHeh diplomatic relations with tha various
trihm of Africa. Look out for black represen
tatives to coma to Washington from Liberia,
Dahony, Guinea, Hayti, Ao. "Liberty-
Equality—Fraternity " with eli negrodom, is
the watchword;
Mn. Editor:—Your usual enterprise as
gleaners of early news, seems to have strangely
forsaken yoa upon one subject. As a friend
and wall wisher, both of yourself and theoause
whieh yea advocate,—or which I supposed you
advocated, aed whieb 1 should have no doubt
of now, only for tbe terrible charge of treason
which teems to besmear you all over, as quoted
ie e recent issue ot the “ Post, ” from tbe New
York Tribune, a vary pious, rwligoua journal,
and squally pious correspondent, if hyocrites
and kuaves can be pious,—I hasten to supply
the neglect.
I hevo it from an honest Republican, that
tbe Administration are intending to create a
fow first class foreign missions In Africa, in
Guinea, at tha august, refined and polished
Court of Ashantee and Dahonv. And that Mr.
Greely is spoken of and his claims oonsidered
superior by his friends, to any other individual,
for the mission to Dahony I Who will receive
the appoiuUuent to Aehaatee, is not well set
tled, but probabir tbe Providence correspond
ent of the New York " Tribune.” At any rate,
I venture to predict he will go in some capacity
to one or tbe other: perhaps as Secretary of
Legation.
• eeeeeeu
They oould do all the secular business of the
legation, the preaching, and from time to lime
communicate to the people of this country,
through the columns tbe “ Triouno,” the latest
discoveries in the arts and sciences, mechanics,
agriculture, Are arms, war, and other wonder
ful result* of tbeir obeervations. Then their
reeearehes in Natural History would be ex
ceedingly rich and entertaining; especially
when they got into the grade next above Ou-
rang Outang; as tbeir associations and studies
have pre-eminently fitted them for it.
All of which is respectfully submitted. B.
Correspemlcnre of the Baltimore Sun.
Washington, April 7.
JnUrviruf of Yirginiant with Mr. Lincoln—Pol
icy of the Government—The Expedition from
Mew York—Defence of the Capitol—Cull for
Volunteers, j*c.
Messrs. Thomas and Segar, who are here
in tbe behalf of the “Unlonista” in the Vir
ginia Legislature and Convention, have had an
interview with tbe President, which hes not
proved satisfactory to them. They want as-
suranoes that Forte Sumter and Pickens are
to be evacuated, but cannot get them. Tbe
substance of the government policy concerning
these forts is, that peace will eontinue if tbe
garrisons are allowed to have provisions ; but
rather than that they should be starved out,
they will be supplied by force. Mr. Fox and
others have suggested schemes that they were
willing to execute iu person to relieve Sumter
by ships, but the idea is generally tabooed by
military men.
If there are to be successful operations
against tbe net-work of fortificatioua around
Pickens and Burnter, they must be by lend.—
The shipments if horses, Infantry, Flying Ar
tillery, fixed ammunition, and especially of five
hundred 24 pounders at New York, looks to
nothing but land operations. Field works,
defended by the 24 pound guns, can be tbrowu
up aa a base and be advanoed as circumstances
may require. Hence the probability of the
statement, attributed to Gen. Scott, that in
case of hostilities at Pensaools, batteries must
be put in position oo the land. I do not credit
(he idea that is suggested in some intelligent
quarters, that the New York expedition is in*
tended for Texas, wbeu in fact the govern
meat is now withdrawing its forces from that
point. The better opinion would be that ths
troops from New York and Texas will cooceo
Irate at Key West, and from that point strike
as circumstances may require.
Suggestions are again current that Wash
ington ia in danger of invasion from Virginia,
Ac. On tbis bead 1 am informedin a reliable
quarter that the Executive is prepared to hold
it. Gov. Curtin’s visit to this oiiy is suggest
ive concerning the calling out of volunteers
from Pennsylvania, even if one’s judgment
was not convinced that sueh steps may be re
sorted to from the faot that the Attorney Gen
eral is hunting up tbe authority of law on th<
point.
Look out for a treaty between this govern
ment and some leading ones of Europe guar
anteeing the inviolability of the existing stal
ua aa to Mexico and Cuba. AQA.
Secession Precedents.
Thera are strong commercial reasons ia fa
vor of tha recognition of the new Government
by Englend, France and Belgium, whose trade
with Ibis country would be muoh impaired by
ike Morrill Tariff, sod much improved by
the proposed Tariff of the Coafedsrate Elates.
But there is no political reaeee for withhold
ing recognition from them. There Ie a virtu
al, as well as a formal recognition of a new
State by third parties.
The refusal of tbe old 8tate, after the aem-
blaoee of control haa ceased, ia no legitimate
bar to the complete sod formal recognition of
the new 8tat* by tbe other communities of
the world. Upon this point both the reason
of tha thing aad the ancient and modern prno
tie* of nations are quiet decisive.
Thus every Stmts in Europe, except Austria
recognised tbe new 8tatt of the United Neth
erlands during the long interval of eevtaly
years whioh preoeded their recognition by
Spain.
Tbe revolt of Portugal from Spain, ia 1640,
was not followed by recogeition from 8paio
till lfigfi, hut within a years after ike revolt
Eogland entered into a treaty ef pees# and al
liance with Portugal The King (Charles I)
allege* in tbis treaty that "he is moved to
oenclude it lo secure the liberty of trade of
bit beloved subject• ”
The formal recognition ef the South Amers
loan Republics by Great Britain teak place in
1826, and aader the negotiation ef a treaty ef
asm mures, while they were yet unacknowl
edged by the mother country.
Holland established commercial relations
with the North Amsrieaa Colonies during the
revofotiee of 1778, aad It wa* aot oomplained
of by Sighted. Set England on one or two
eeeeutoft* remonstrated with Holland against
furnfottUf arms aad meaHions ef war to the
revolted Ceteeie*. trade, ia everything bat
contraband af war. wm permitted. — Washing
ton cer. Journal of Commerce.
The /eftewfog letter was reeeired by
Postmaster General Reagaa a few days since,
from James W. Hughe* Postmaster at Bell-
villa, Illinois. It speaks for itself»
Bsaavinca, lax., March 27,18*1.
J. S. S, Dean 8mEnclosed yoa will gad
my letter of resignation as Postmaster of tbis
city- -ea office worth orer two thousand del-
lent per aanem—bet aa my feeling* are all Hi
fauerof the rights , ef the South, either In or
oaf of the Unkm, I ess net consent to hold of
fice under Id abotitientel.
The Revolution.
Sydmej Smith but announced a historical
feet when be said : •» There was a period
I when the aligheet oonceeoioa (by Great Bri-
linn) would have satisfied the American# ”—
Previous to the battle of Lsxlagtoa, tbe polo
nies did net coetemplace a permanent separa
tion from the mm her oountry. Franklin,
not long bvfore, bed said to Lord Chatham—
41 1 never heard from any person tbe least ex
preseioa of a wish for s separation.” In Oo-
lober, 1774, Washington wrote, 44 No such
thing ae independence is desired by sny
thinking mao in America.” Jefferson says,
u Before the 10th of April, 1776, I never bad
beard a whisper of a disposition to separate
from Grsst Britten.” Only thirty-seven dsj s
before tbe battle, John Adams, is Boston,
published to tbe world : “ That there ere sny
who pant after Independence ie the greatest
•tendor on the providence.” Aa there was s
period wben ** the slightest eoneeesion would
have satisfied the A men oao colonies,” as there
wee s period when tbe Btsek Republicans
could have easily prevented a dissolution of
the Union, but that time is past and recon
struction, we believe, is an impossibility.—
While the border 8tstcs, in Congress and out
of Congress, have been oonstaotly engaged la
endeavoring to prepare en adjustment, the an
itslsvery 8tates, in Congress and outof it, have
cither stood utute or breathed only threats of
subjugation. A Border State Convention at
Frankfort Kentucky, is now spoken of, but we
have never heard of a Border State Conten
tion in the Black Republican States to effect a
settlemen, and yet wears occasionally told that
the prospects are bright and brighteoing to
obtain all we desire. Every day experience
is increasing the ranks of ikebitterly denoun
ced Secessionist?. The people are opening
their eyes to the foot that a revolution ie new
progressing, that the Union is now dissolved,
that we are| iu the bauds of *our enemies,
and that our every interest is identified end
indissolubly connected wiib the prosperity of
the South. Many wbo not many weeks since
had, in ihejeogtisge of Franklin to Lord Chat
ham, never "heard from any person the least
expression of a wish for a separation,” are
now like Franklin a little later, wishing for it
themselves. Aud si eight yesrs, tbe conversa
tion at tbe Lion and the Lamb, "ao awkward
looking gentleman, to plaie clothes walked up
to'tlie drawing room of 8t Jatues iu|> he midst
of tbe gentlemen of the Lion and the Lamb,
and was introduced as the Ambassador from
the United States of America, so within less
than eight years, some such looking gentle
man will be walking up to the Capitol of the
Northern Confoderaoy an (he recognized Ambas
sador of the Confederate States of America.—
Xanhviile Union $ American.
Thb Charleston Evening News.—Tbo
Charleston Evening News, of April 9th, con
tains the following card :
Temporary Sunpennon. — Wc are compelled,
from tbe state of affairs, to temporarily sns
pend the Evening News, from sheer physical
impossibility of issuing a daily shest. The
largest number of our compositors ere now on
duty ; our pressmen end our clerks have been
summoned to join tbeir respeotive Corps sta
tioned at military points iu the harbor, with
the certainty of being deprived of the small
remuaut of our force left. We shall resume
as soon as circumstancrs will permit.
JOHN CUNINQHAM ft Co.
A Frksh-wateb Spring at Sea.—Mr. W.
A Booth, tbe coast pilct of tbe revenue cutter
Harriet Lane, reports the discovery of a boil
ing fresh water spring at sea off the ooaal of
Florida.
lie says the spring is situated twelve miles
north by east, from St. Augusiine, Florida,
and eight mites off shore. It boils ns with
great force, and can t e descried at a diet)
of two miles. Wben first seen it hae the an-
pearanee of a breaker, and te generally avoi
ded ; but there is no danger in the vicinity,
as there is fivt fathoms of water between it
and the shore. Ten fathoms of water are found
to the seaward, but no bottom can he reached
with the deep sea lead sod thirty fathoms of
tine at the spring itself. The water in tha
spring is fresh and is by no means anpaltabls.
One peculiarity about this phenomenon ia, that
when the 8t. John’s river is high, it boils op
from six to eight feet above tbe level of tho
sea, and presents rather a forbidding appear
aooe. This spring haa doubtless dacsived
hundreds, who have hastily put about froi
aa they thought, imminent danger, and report
ed seeing a "rock with water breaking over
it.” The Harriet Lane has passed through it
several times, and water has been drawn from
it by a bucket thrown over the side, and when
drank no unpleasant tests or smell has b>
found. Its position and harmless character
havs been long unknown, but now tbesuppos
ed danger haa beoome, aa it were 44 a well ot
water in a barren land.”
A Courageous Girl.—Here is a little item
from a late Texas paper ; showing the old pi
oneer spirit still pervading tha wivaa and
daughters of the backwoodsmen. Tbe party
of Iodians who paaeed through Jack Parker
and Palo Pinto oountias test week, marking
tketr way with desolation, and atriking terror
to tho stoutest hearts, drew np at the reeideaoe
of Mr. Eubanks, and ware holding a parley,
and no doubt forming a plan to eUaok the
house. There wee not a man on the premises
at tbe time. Mrs. Eubanks, bar daughter
and several small children were alone. The
yard was enclosed with pickets, about six feet
high. Mies Mary Kubeaka, (ha daughter,
with unequalled presence of mind for erne so
young, eeiaed a shot gun, pul en her broth
er’s hat aad plaoed a bench near the nieketlag
ee ae to peep over without exposing nor body
end then deliberately fired at tbe party, wbieb
stratagem and beroio conduct doubtless saved
bar ewa life and tba lives of her mother aad
Hula brothers aad sisters, ea tbe cowardly
scamps immediately fled, no doubt believing
the house defended by a body of armed hm*.
Fugitive mere Case at Chicago.
Chicago, April 8, 1861.—A colored man
named Harris, with hie wife aad two children,
were arrveted here ibis morning on a warrant
issued by U. 8. Commissioner Coeaeau aad
seat by special train to Springfield, where
they will be examlavd to morrow. The maa
is claimed by Mr. Patter son of St. Louie Coun
ty, Me , aud tha womau aad children by Mr*
Vail of tbe same oouoij, from whonoo they
eseaped.
Aa It was almost entirely unknown that waijj
rant# were issued, they were executed with
little difficulty, hut after the affair became
known tha moat intense excitement prevailed
among the oolored portion of the community,
and large numbers gathered at the depot at
the time (ho regular morulug train left, the
wd supposing the fuxltivee to be oa heard.
Oa* ar two shott worn fired at the train. Be
yond this there wee ao dlstarbaaoa.
A teacher bed been explaining to hie elaes
the potucu ef tha eomnum. All were drawn
up la front towards the nartb. “Now, whal
ia before you, Jehu t” "flu north, elr. H —
"Whal Ie behind you, Tom ?” -My coat tail,
Mr, * as id he, Irrfag at the some time It gat a
glimpse effc.
liav m nz innra
-OK THE—
C ONFEDEJU Tli 8TA‘l$
T H ‘
Itortf Amorim, MCeZmlWloner^/Sj— *
xte, to brine forwardjo nM Wat*, In -
loon of flflcoa million* of dollar* reeottl*
by Aet of Oonrre**. Vor tbo purp«M> ofV
opportunity to all who may be wiling to takeewMt
ltd* loan, w* propoM to bavc Books op«ned ooiCr
day of April list, at th« following point* aad?—
other place a* wc may hereafter »fc.
■ah, August*, Macon, CoHimbua, Allan!* Mu '
aad Rome.
Special noUce of tbe place where the Book* wis
opened, and of the p#r*>o* appointed for thbimr-
at«Mbo< Mmsamteu, wUi be la due i|J ~
tow we submit « statement from the Sec retorr«tff
In connection with the Act, le plainly explanaioVf^Tl
nature and ekwacter of tbe loan. And we
con Meat hope that our feBow-elUiet* *Ul §
thii direct appeal to the people, rather than to a-
capitalists, for the means of carrying on our oew
ar&utooi; aad that oil poo*ea**d of the ateoae
it their dafy to avail themselves of an opnorturii*
enables them to sake aa oaUrgly .a<«, aud a*
Investment, and, at the same tin*, contrive aid
cause of patriotism and their country.
KBUTK ST ARM*, )
JOBKFU MILLIGAN, '-('oinmisaioner*.
WM. H. JO U HUT ON,)
Augusta, March 28,1*5*1.
Loss for the Defeaee
—Of T1IR—
CONFEDERATE STATES.
P IVK millions of UR* most advantageous lav-
will be offered to the public en tbe l?th of Aprlisa,
sutnf, and every dtlsen ihroaghout the CoufsdcrZ
States will have (he appertanity of taking a share of the
benefit, and, at the name time, of sustaining rh* can##
of his country.
Bonds with coupons will be Issued In sums from 11 tW
to $A0, aad, where It Is preferred, stock certlf- ' ' ”
the usual form ntay be bod. The Interest Is at
PKR tJTNT. per annum, payable every six moa
all our principal cities.
The debt haa the very unusual end important •
ty of a duty ot one-eighth of a cent, per pooa*
about 42 cents per bale, on all Colton exported,
duty, under all circumetaocea, of peace or war, — -
the punctual nay merit of the Interest, and furnishes?
slaking fund for the redemption of the principal. TV
coupons, when due, are receivable In payment of tte
doty oa Cotton, and are thus made svallaMa aa aata.
everywhere Iu our country. In order to enabletUmP
tione of our people to take a part of this valuable g.'
vestment, and to exUbft their common Interest)a igfe.
Ing funds for the common defence, books of Mbsim
tion will be opened at the eltlea and principal tMwfer v
towns: fiye per cent, n jt he paid In oash at UratteMT
sup ciiptfoo, aad the remainder on or before tbe MB
of May—Interest to run from the date of ouch payawLj
Persons desiring to soesvu tbeir msbosriptisas, osy yso.
In cash the whole amount, and take a receipt fsr the 1 —
livery af bonds or stock. To equalise the rate of seb
script Ion at all polnto, and to suable all persons e—-
veiilently to subscribe, current bank Dotes of the (date
will be received at their market rotas Id oota. (
In caae of aa ever aubacilption, preference will
given first to thnao who pay down their whole
tlon ; nest to subscriber* of $50; next to sahserlben
• 100. C. O. HUMMINGIR,
Beoretary ot the Treasury, t
Montgomery, Ala., Marc* 14, lb4L
crwwUMj, and to provide for the 1
federate States America.
Bee. L Tha Confederate HUUt* ef America do aoasL
That the President of tbe Confederate Btstes be, aa4te
Is hereby authorised, at any Uute within taelve hh
after the passage of this Act, le borrow, oo the *
of the Confederate States, a atun not exceeding fe
millions of dollars, or ao much thereof as, In Ms syfe
lon, the extgeaoee of tbo public may require, uksm
plied to tbe payment of appropriations made ‘
for the support of the Government and for the d
of the Ooafederate States.
*. The Secretary of the Treasury le hereby aa
ed, by tha content af tbe President of the Gonl
Btates, to cause to be prepared certlflcate* of •
bonds, la each sums oa are hereafter mentioned, feels'
amount to be borrowed oa aforesaid, to be signed by lbs
Register of the Treasury,and scaled with the scalar ''
Treasury; and tbe aald certificate of stock orb.
shall be mods payable at ths sxplratlon at tea yean
from the lrst day of September text; and the isteUu
thereon shall be paid semi-annually, at the rat* of slat*
per cent.per annum, at tha Treasury and snch other
place as the Secretary et the Treasury may dog
And to the bonds which shall be Issued os a
shall be attached coupons for tbe feud-annuai Interest
which mar accrue, which coupons may be signed by
oflicers to be appointed for the purpose by the secreta
ry of the Treaoury. And the faith of the Confederate
States le hereby pledged for the due payment of the prin
cipal and Interest of tho o*ld stocks and bonds.
8. At the sxplratlon of live years from the 1st of fep-
tember next, the Confederate States may pay ep a*/ *
portion of the bonds or stocks, upoa gfvfng three uiealhs
preetous public notice, at the seat of Government, of .
the particular stocks or bonds to be paid, aad the tlsig
and place of payment; and, from and after the tla>e se
olnted, no further Interest shall be paid on laid stocks
4. Tha certificates of the stocks tnd bonds shall ti
Issued In such forms, and for such aiuoants ss way te
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, aad uay
be aarifited or delivered under each regulations as tu
may establish. Bui sons of them alioll be for a Mu
than $50 ; and he shall report lo Cougresa, af 1*
J to the due pa>ment of Inters*
an provided for U this Act, not
•saury Is hereby authorised and
■hall be levied, collected and paid, a duty
of one cent, per pound on *11 collon In the t ,
exported from the Confederate State*, which deey w
hereby specially pledged to ** * * *' *
and principal of tha loan p
the Secretory of the Treasury is hereby a
required to establish a sinking fund to carrr Into r!
ths provision* of this section: Provided, koatcer,
That the Interest ot coupons, Issued under Iksbetaed
section of this Act, when due, eholl be reetiveM* M
payment of export duty oa cotton: Provides, _
That when the debt and Interest thereon, herein enther-
Ised to be contracted, shall be extinguished, sf m Oat-
lag the fund provided for that purpose shall be Adequate
to that end, the said export duty shall cease sod duterj,
«Une. Marat r-hrMUb ,
COX, HILL & CO.
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
AKD PIRXCT I If PORTER* Of
WINES, MUCOUS,
CIGARS, TOBACCO, AC.
Ptaek- Tru Strut, AUmta, Cur,In.
March M.
G. LAURANT & CO.,
1TO, Hay Street, Savannah, Ca»
Auction, Commurion Mmhmto, end ft** *—
porttri ,f Vina, Brand,u, Cigon, |a
A DVANCES evaSa ea Oeuign—at* a
klnJe. Auetioa Balee on TaoWaye
TharWaya. March IMS--
PATTTEN k MILLERS,
GENERAL COMMISSION
FORWARDING MERCHANTS.
Savannah, Georgia-
nm r. '*»* .
Special P«r»rf.
OBORQR PATTiV
ANDREW J. Mll l.au,
WALTS* J. VILLEN,
March 16-Jra.
)!
n. a. McLendon,
WHOLESALE GROCER*.
in ooaiha ii
FOatlQN AND DOMtSTIC tl«UO«A
Tobtsoo, Oigars, Ac.,
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•ACON.LAND. COejTtTtOUA
a a. fAwetw f#tar*. ruuS-Tra *».«
Atlanta, Oejrgla.
T BS attention of cIom Caab Buyani »
anaetfhlly inrltod to tha abovaatoee.
Month t.
IIOCIIIIS, Mill If,
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