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SOUTHERN fontktni titaftittxfg J. M*Jrt,Y tMITM Co. Editor. ' • - um mm r=^r- V# AffLAKTA. 0l|9OtAi 8AttlRt)AT, APRIL 20,1801.' Compllreaatary IftMb and Heteptlon of Aeoardlaf Is exportation, aa waa announced ia oar iaaaa of ycterday morning, the tw.l.e o'^jMk tlkLlk oU Tnnpiiy nighlfc frop> AugllD*, brdtfght to orir fifty Hoo. Roger A. iVyor, the distinguished statesman and orator of. Vugfe-^ ia. Tb>«ffc ft Wn* a lata hour, an immense coaooarse of people had gathered at the de pet. awaiting fate arrival The Oeorgta Volon taeca turned out* fully equipped, ee the voea sioa ; “aid the meet nnbounded eathuviasm pervaded the whole crowd. When the ears had ceaadd motive, and the Volunteers had per- formed a few evolutions, the eall for Mr. Pry or began vociferously, in answer to which, he appeared on the platform of a passenger car, and was iu trod used to the audience by J. W. Duncan, £14 He then addressed them as fol lews: Seamans ann Psllow Cities** orOsoneu: I am raally surprised at this imposing demon stration, at so unusual an hour of the night; but I cannot possibly affect igooraace of its cauee and its object. It originates, I am per suaded, in the glowing ardor of patriotism awakeoed by, and intended es a compliment to, thet State of whieh 1 em an unworthy rep reeentative. Indeed, I hesitate not to say that the Old Dominion well deserves your rev erence and affection. She baa been dilatory, it ia trua; but her neutrality haa saved you frem a much earlier and more disastrous con flict with your enemies; end now, in the hour of yonr difficulty and danger, thank God, she rallies to your rescue / This day, by a decisive vote of her Convention, the Old Dominion has torn herself from the infectious embrace of Liaoolo and his wieked Government. This day is her powerful arm outstretched to protect her citizens and the South from the destruction thet bes teen impending; end, aa the light ning's (lash and the thunder’s bolt are coinci dent, so did her action this day strike a blow at the Lincoln Govornment more deadly than any other infliction that could have been aim ed at ft. But this is not all. By the direction of her constituted authorities, she has sunk three ves sels in the entrance to the harbor of Norfolk, to prevent Lincoln from sending out from that port, to subjugate the South, the vessels which he now has there, fitting them out for that pur pose. Nor ia this all: This day, in her high and sovereign oouncils, orders were issued to seize upon the Gosport Navy Yard with all ita arms, ammunition, and equipments, so that they may not be used (0 subjugate her citizens to the gall ing yoke of Black Republican Goverumout. UNor is this all: Twenty thousand of her gal lant volunteers, and enu hundred thousand of her invinoible militia, are resolved to expel the Goth* from the Capitol at Washington ! and that a city distinguished by the hallowed name of WASHINGTON shall no longer be polluted by the peetiferous presence of Black Republican rulers. The news of the action of her Conven tion, and of the battle and capitulation of Sum • ter, will nerve her people for tho conflict. I told the people at Charleston to strike a blow, and Virginia would come with them. They did strike, and by the Gods Virginia has come! And here permit me to say a word. Borne indulge in a sneer at South Carolina on ac count of her precipitation. I have no words of disparagement, but words of admiration for her noble and chivalrous conduct. I do believe that but for her precipitation, one pall of sub mission would bang over the land of the South, from the Atlantic to the Rio Grande. Thank God, she waa preoipitate. Alone she trod the path of revolntion, exposed to ell the power of the greet Confederacy of the United States; but never did her gallant heart quail, or her knees tremble and strike together. To day she is triumphant-~victory having hurled bsck those that would have fastened upon her the chains of slavery and death. We are com manded, in the Good Book, not to covet; but, upon my soul, I do envy the 8tate of South Carolina her proud position before the world. We are told that we are to have war. We prefer peace, and will do anything that is hon orable and just to maintain it; but Lincoln haa fulminated the anathemas of his ire against this Southern Republic. If ha wants war, we will give bim war to bia heart's content. It may also poesibly do us good. I recollect no greet instance of progress in the world's histo ry thet was not consummated in blood—even the salvation of our souls eost the blood of the Lamb of God. If our redemption from the thraldom and disgraoe of a Government con trolled by aueh deadly enemies at now hold the reins at Washington, should cost ns but little, we might not sufficiently prize and take care of It through all time. If Lincoln will bava war, I promise him that the blood of the Southern heart will be given la no stinted measure. One more consideratioe, and I will close — The secession of Virginia to-day, and the cap itulation of 8urnter, have rendered reconstruc tion an utter impossibility. The Union is gone, blessed be God 1—gone forever. It haa fallen, like Lucifer, to rise no more. We have escap ed from the dangers to which we were exposed while in it, by declaring our independence of it Will we now roturn to all the perils from which we have just steeped? No; we will nevet return to them; but we will rejoiee through all time, end sound the harp over our glad deliverance. I earn say no more. Ify fatigue end the stele of my health will not allow me to proeeed. I return you myiineere thanks for this outburst of joyous demonstration ut tho soeeesien of my glorlouf old State. This is thu Aral time 1 have gad the pleasure to look upon your faces. I proud to look upon those gallant soldiers holsea me, umembled at thin Into hour to de fcuoif to eld Virginia. The nest time I see yu«,1 trust it writ he on your march to the Capitol In Washington City, there to drive far hack from owr border our country's foot. frequently through the deli very o* thU short ***** Air. fryer wee outhwMantlnaUy ap plauded twad, an he rails**, oheer-up—pboer It departed oa tho trail f/l Tha* U*np> s •go, that th. RrroM b*« \ goto over OTMoMlm on his war policy against us, we were loth to believe It—especially to the extent indicated. TfesLpapnr at tho Iflth inotxot, ho verer, roach •d us yesterday, from wbiej^wemake fol lowing extracts. All our rthduAjijll!*t«ac*. see that the perfidious sheet haa been bought FEDEEAC Y. up by Llieola, and Chat, lor the sake of money thus procured, the Herald is willing to so* our land deluged in blood and our country laid in ruins: Thu Vioomov* I’oucv or me Ai>miuj»tba- tiou.—The measures that have been adopted, within the lest few days, by ths Government of Mr. Liuoolu, entirely obunge the aspec^ of public affairs. Had a similar course beet pur. sued, fivo mouths ago, the lest would have been heard of accession before now. Not the firingj of a gun would hare been needed ; the fortifications upon the coast would have been rendered impregnable against local attacks ; and, with the exception of South Carolina, no State would have withdrawn from the Union. Such a policy was strongly recommended to Mr. Buchanan’s administration, at the lime, by the New York Herald ; but treason In his Cabinet, and the atrocious perfidy of maoy others who surrounded him, prevented his nets from corresponding with the exigencies of the period. It is better, howerer, lete than never. The proclamatiou of the President, provides for the present emergencies, end, by throwing the burden of responsibility upon Congress, es soob as it can bo assembled, opens the way for legislation as is imperatively demanded. The decided conduct of the Washington ad* ministration, renders it exceedingly probable that secession will now be coufiocd to the Gulf States. Virginia has seemed, since the meeting of its Convention, to be wavering in the balance ; but in the face of such an anuy at can be assembled on its frontier, at a few days’ notice it will pause before proceeding further. Uuless Virginia withdraws, the rent of the border States will remain in the Union, and the fears that have been felt of an invasion of the District of Columbia will disappear. No troops of Jefferson Davis' will he allowed to pass through the loyal slaveholding States with hostile purposes; and it is not impossi ble that a reaction may speedfy bo felt in Ma ryland,! Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri, favorablo to the stern policy of the adminis tratioo, on accouut of the scorn with which peaceful counsels have been treated by the ex tretne South. The seat of war, will, beyoud a doubt, be e coast of the Southern Confederacy. Mr. Lincoln haa proclaimed to the country, that ‘the first .service assigned to troops will be o repossessthe forts, places and property. *btch have been seized fromlhe Union,”— including, if expedient, those strongholds a hich bad been taken, “before the Govern ment devolved” upon him. Tbixwill be equi aleut to a blockade ot a large portion of the Southern harbor's and will entirely destroy Southern commerce. Position ok thk Houma Statks.—The President of the United States, exercising the power wherewith the constitution clolbee bim, has called upon the Slates which edhere to the Union for certain levies of troops, and the question &9 to whether or not Virginia will furnish her quota must be passed upou by the Convention. At the same tiros the leaders of the Southern confederacy are pressing the Old Dominion to oome over to their side. For our n part we firmly believe that Virginia will not accede, and it is almost needless to state that the other border States will follow in the wake of the Old Dominioo. It is more than probable that these States will maintain a po sition of armed neutrality—defending them selves against any aggressions North or South —and inhibiting the transportation of troops through their territory. If the border Slates remain in this position of observation, pre serving jealously the integrity cf their soil, the war between the North and South will be a short one. The North has all the ships, the military supplies, the irmy[aud munitions of war. The South is in no condition to make offensive war there can be no doubt whatever. The 8outh has men enough, but no money wherewith to carry on a great conflict. In the North we have at least iwsoty millions of dollars hard cash, which could be placed itume diately at (be disposal of the Government.— Men alao are plenty, and there is evidently on earnest intention to support the government and to preserve the integrity of the republio among ell parties. Provided that the border Statee set up an impassable barrier between the Northern end Southern armies, military operations against Washington are altogether impracticable, and the Northern generate will be masters of the situation. With ships-of- war to operate upon the Southern cities, from Charleston around to the mouth of the Mist* issippi; with the closing of every port of en try between the Wilmington and Galveston ; with vigorous operstions against the forts and arsensls of the United States, which the gov ernment most certainly have the right to re possess, thers can be no doubt that the cotton States would ia a very short time be glad to disarm and talk matters over. As things stand now, the government has but ons course to pursue. The motto of John Hiropden, • No steps backward,” has been adopted by the Lincoln administration, and the policy of the government meets the approval of the peo pie of the great central Statee, wbiob, after all, roust rule. Napoleon said thet Providence waa always 00 the side of the heaviest artils lery. We bare not only the heaviest arlilery, but we have likewiee the longest purse, aud that is the prime requisite in mordern war* fare. Tub News —The war spirit of the North is now fairly aroused. The call of the Presi dent for troppe hoe been promptly rsspondsd to, end with en enthusiaem beyond descrip tion. Massachusetts is first In the field. Her Governor yesterday, in a looonio dispatch (0 the Wer Department, announced that her quo ta of troop* woe ready. New York hoe voted thirty thousand men and three millions of dol lars. In Pennsylvania the war feeling ia in- tenon, while at ell the other polnte heard from a determination to support the government with men and money to any amount is clearly manifested. At Washington the Wer Depart ment are pushing forward arrangements for the proteetiou of the Capitol with great vigor. General 800M has established hi* headaunrttr* at Washington. Twenty five thousand troops will bo quartered in the Distriot of Columbia with all speed. Financial aud OomcnctAi. —Tho war feeling was even more apparent to-day In ff naneial and commercial slrofe* than on later- day. A heart7 nnoufedty pervade* Ike Mb lie mind, which ha* beta so slow to kledb to the flghtiag point. H very oao—Demeasol end Republieaa, conservative pad radical that tho govoremi FrlvaHarlif. Davis’ Proclamation, it has Oft that Utters of Marque end Reprisal _ leaned by ear Government to such pri- enterprise* as vsktof to go out upon the to weaken our fanatical enemies by thdrjDbmtnorfe. This Wa week petal will tho North, on which that tee Hen nan he meet effectu ally touched ; and one upon which they cannot retaliate upon us. We have no commerce to MXZSJESSS&Siiei tai»M®asr.K: crime «hflrt. Let .11 our new, dealer. count,r- remaining «n agricultural people. If we wer. WBWffkWdhoBVmaaOfboturtoanJoonimeree mm——iinreia, kiln— l.t no morn «ub«ri?tioo, bo Mat to the Herald, for our bread, bow dreadfully ihould »• tuffpr y*, p» P l. w pair*** aktfMtil. from a war tb*t would distort) our trad* ? Hun publications I nineNorth, w4 propose fliarthey " “* ~ ,? taka.Um vile Tribone rather than the parAdL ous Herald. We have more respect for an open and avowed ft»^— hpwover uepriocipled wo may believe that foe to be—than an Insidious tr.tk* that -HI moot u. with .rt.il. and greet us with a Wist, while inflicting upon us a good thrust. Now, io order not to be misunderstood, We have ee idea that we ohall break down the Herald with what we now say; but w e do hope to be, to some extent, iastrumental iu curtail ing its oireulstion among us. Niue Cheers for Old Vlrgluin* That was a "ten-strike” of honest John Letcher when he captured the United States Naval vessels at Norfolk! That was a peace argument not to be overestimated ! Some have blamed John Leteher—fearing that he wee too strongly inclined to cling to the Union to be a good, sound Southern man. For our part, we have never lost confidence in his true Southern soundness and Integrity. We can readily par don bis attachment to the Union and his tard iness in coming up to the point of secession — knowing the circumstances under which be has been placed. We never feared, for a mo ment, thst when the time <>r event should transpire, that would make the State ripe for secession, John Letcher would be found on our side—cordially and effectually giv ing all his energies and the weight of his personal and official influence to the cause of the South. Our estimate has been correet. Ere the 8tate had seceded, he put it out of the pow er of Lincoln to use hit forces and war vessels against the State at ona of the strongest points of the United Slabs within Virginia’s limits. Three cheers for honest John Letcher, and ne more for 0!d Virginia! iservotive and radtauf mfydia rsisftharsS •'The Empire la Peace.’* From the eogerness with which our brave men have gone into the Stale and Confederate armies; from the highly patriotic tone of our press, and the conversation of our people ev erywhere, many of the people of the North, and even a few in our midst, have charged that we desire to plunge tho country into a war. To all such, It was only necessary to see friends when they met on Thursday afternoon, after intelligence of the secession of Virginia reached this place, to dispel, at ones, so un just au accusation. Spontaneously from al most every lip came the congratulation that it would bring peace; that all our international difficulties would now be adjusted amicably, without aby further resort to arms. Virginia ia a bright and glorious star that has coma to taka its place in our bright con stellation. 6oon wo shall have North Caroli na, Tannessae and Arkansas; and not a groat while will roll round before Maryland and Missouri will come also. Then shall our ban ner perch upon our National Capitol at Wash ington City. That place will be surrendered to ut, and will be our teat of Government. Al ready are the Black Republican! of Ohio mak ing arrangements to have the Black Govern ment of the North to locate its Capitol at Co lumbus Even now, they are preparing to give up Washington. Our Government it peace. The Slavs States preieoting a united front to Lincoln’s war pol icy is too formidable an argument for peace to be disregarded. We trust, and earnestly hope, that the black officials who now have charge of the United 8inies Government, will now as# the folly of a war, and inaugurate measures to conclude an honorable peace between ut and them. fW* The “ National Republican,” a black aheet, published in Washington City, and Lin coln’s organ at that place, says : M This rebellion is to be put down. It has achieved its lest advantage from the treachery of the lata Administration. Fort Pickens is already reinforced, and while the arrogant and inflated leaders at Montgomery are dreaming of an advance upon the Capital, tbs Bands are wall nigh run out of their career, of which every day is only ona step towards exile or the gallows. Tbis rebellion haa bean a doomed failure since Tennessee, North Carolina, and the States North of them pronounced against it, and it ia qdw in the vary aiidat of ita orgies that it may read the handwriting upon the wall, which records ita irreversible feta." The editor wrote that before the fall and cap itulation of Fort 8uastcr; the reply of the Gov ernors of North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennes see and Missouri, to Lincoln’s requisition for troops, and the secession of Virginia, bad not taken place. When the foregoing specimen of brsggsrtistn was penned, the writer bad no idea, that Virgin;a would, in a few days, cap tnra tin fesvernment Veassls filling eat at Nor folk to make war on us, end seise on the Gos port Navy Yard, Harper's Ferry, Ac. That editor knows more now then ha did tan days •go. lioa a f.w day. ajre, ... pat ta daath in that •My of “ krothatly lam,” ky a mop, os U» night of th. 16th laManb uSreipStrS Jioujpain ^Kraii UI U>< vary latut aeaa. Th. “8oath.ro i ■■■Is f.doraoy,” of Atlanta, no* giyaa u« talafraphio n.wi t.a hhurt data, than taahHad through aaj othar ehaoaal. . Tha latut n,w> th. Aa- xorta pa par. daa fhrnWh irt fa up to 1 o'clock, P.JVo *hl*h w. recur* harp nwruiag at J o'clock. Th. ger will taka tha starch of independence out of man or i nation sooner than anything elan. From this wt shall never enfler *c long aa we make our breed at betne by ctfltifatfng tha soil; and it matters but little whether we raise corn and wheateooughsud tospare.aolongas we make, by tilling tha soil, that which the world must have, and cannot da without. If we raise Cotton, the North and England will coma after it, and either pay us iu gold or bring us what ever alsa we want for ft. Io this way we shall prosper and be independent without makings weak *nd defenseless point of our greatest in tercet. Remain an agricultural people, we say again, and let other* do our manufacturing and carrying business for us. We do n»t wish our remarks to be applied to ell kinds of manufactures. There are some branches of it that we can follow profitably.— Th’se we shall notice at a future time. The Malle to be Cut < ff—Troops to be Sent Dows the Mlaulnsippi, end Its Mouth to be Blockaded. Age, the well informed Washington correi pendent of the Baltimore Suo, says: I bear to day that tbe mail facilities to the receded States are to b.» immediately cut off, though, strange to say, the Postroaster-Geueral himself is said to have opposed that step It could be wished, for the sake of peace, that bo had been powerless concerning the war policy of tbe administration, for it is understood that hie determined will and purpose against evse uating 8uniter prevailed over tbe counsel of all the rest of the Cabinet, with that of Gen. Scott to boot. It is intimated that troops are to be concen trated at Carlisle, aud that Cairo will be tbe baseof operations down the Mississippi. Menu me an attempt will be made to blockade thi outh of tbe Mississippi and other ports of the seceded States. flaF” The Raleigh “Standard,” one of tbe most ultra Union papers in North Coroliua, says: Mr. Lincoln mey cal), but North-Carolina will exiead no aid to him iu aoy effort to co erce the "Confederate States." The leaders and mauy of tho people of those Slate* have grievously erred, but any attempt to coerce them, or to pul them down by force, will make bad iofiuitely worse. The aoil ef North-Caro- liua must not be polluted by (ho tread of arm ed men sent to make war on the "Confeder ate States." The Meeting I.nat Night. Another of the largest and most intensely enthusiasticcrowdsever assembled in our city, met at the Court House last night, which was addressed by George Bradford, Esq., a late Union man. Gov. II. 8 Foote. 8. 8. Stanton, Esq . late Hell Eleotor, and Union member of the Legislature, Dr. Paul F. Eve, J. H. Pitt man, Esq , 1>r. J. E. Menlove, a member of the Union Executive Committee, opposed the late Convention, H. E Jones Esq , Dr. J. L). Winston. Col. J. E R. Kay, Secretary of State, and J. K. McCann, late Douglas Elector, and a strong Union man until now, all declaring in strong terms in favor of going with the South, and against tbe treacherous aud ruin ous polioy and acts of Linooln, thrilling the audience with their eloquence and array of facts. During the evening the following res olutions were presented and unanimously udopted, amidst entbusiastio applause. Resolved, That tho people of Tennessee are alike surprised and indignant, that an Aboli tion President should have presumed to make a requisition upou our patriotic Governor for troops to be employed in effecting the subju gation of the seceded 8tates, and that, whilst not a soldier will be furnished for (his diabol ical purpose, the men and money of this gal lant State will be oheerfully supplied, and without limitation, in aid of our brethren of tbe Confederate Sutes, who ere nobly strug gling for rights and interests equally *• dear to ut as to themselves. Resolved, That tbe moment has come when it is necessary for us to deolare that we bold Abraham Lincoln and all his aiders, abettors, or defenders as inimical to us and to the fu ture safety and happiness of the whole South, and that so soon aa wa can, in a dignified and becoming manner, release ourselves from the authority of a government whose notion has become intolerably oppressive, we shall re joice to re connect ourselves with our fellow citizens of the Confederate States upon the baaia of the excellent Constitution under whioh they have so judiciously and effectually organ ised. Resolved, That we. the people of Nashville have heard with great satisfaction of the no ble reply of Beriah Magoffin, Governor of Kentuoky, to the urder of Simon Cameron, Secretary of War, and respectfully thank him for it as worthy a true hearted aod patriotio son of the West, and can assure him our own bon- o r ed Governor will unite In tbe rebuke that no troop* can be furnished in Tennessee for ib*pnn>oce of subduing her sister .Southern State*. - Rssoised, That th* perfidy, insolence aud sectionalism of tbe present adm : oistration at Washington having dissolved forever the Bor der State* from Black Republioao rule, It be come* ut ta organise a eew Government under tbf present dreadful criais, and we cell upon oily aotboritiee to take immodiato slept for tbie purpose. R$soti*di> That indeutlfied iu iuterest, in fikF“Th# following la aa entirely mpw meth od of conducing public worship CkueeC : TMt riNCflT WATtUIMO puci iuZT fiOUTMKUN COWfDUAg, ^ lutnbua or Macon. .pl] 3m. C ] laalllolioa. .n4 in deatio; with th. kora 8<Maa warti'tnlnf ib« Con. •tre a# A auric, a* aatarall/ look atkjr tad Velaa. *'«• » MJillaa iffard Mj, pro,lag (ka flown or ira t*|rthar lamdl.i.l/ M*.n4 aqklp tba fcala. aaA teall.Con rtaiWb Ip aep.rat. a* fro« it. )l*nk. Th. BMMlBf Urea idjoufartl la Mat again th). (HadMrtUj) rrwaia* rt- ih. 1 aaual hoax —tft.kvM. (Mi A Amtrim, 17/* Mrtan/. taatUt! . »nd (k. ooufM of hM rrtBarka, Ik. rewend ftnlltman bad a diaprtnk handed him, announcing that Pori Boater had kata rtinfariad aad Moulirla reduced to rniaa.%- Tke announcement wae (reeled with cheer*, kaware. ike waripc of hats and haadkarebteh —-haadr.de Ju# e*ee were auffueed to lean, aod tha wildcat exeitemaai pereaded ikawkala — aadieoe* for lererel fcituten Klrewhere kre Uw ». tiee auricle from Mr tieecber’e discourse, ap* ^ , ' 11 her r pealing to tbe young men of hi* congregation toatand by their country, and deprecating the. possibility of tlie Government’* r*eeding from b* deuwisstws is enforce tho law* it oU hazard*. ■q^Tbe Washington correspondent of (be Charleston Courier say at The Lincoln Gov ernment i* in great danger. Its personnel might, any night, or even in the broad-day light, be removed, aed tbe Oovtraumet ar chives captured or destroyed. I want no bet ter evidence of this than that whioh 1 find in the sentiment of the popular mas*. I never failed to fiod in tbe expression of the semi- meol of the maesa sure index to result*. Public men ere neither wise nor prophetic when they depend upon these lights for their guidance. There will be a raid upon this city. I know it, not from many specifio facts, but from a prevailing sentiment which I find to exfst in Virginia. Perhaps Mr. Lincoln's precautions may pre vent the attack, or perhaps they may expedite and aggravate* it. We shall soon see. Tbis city will be full of troops within a few day*. Tbe Virginia heights opposite the city com mend everything io the city. I walked over there yosierday, that is, over some of the more prominent poin’s. I lesrn that the Uni ted Statet Government already h«* them in frarful view. Dkskhtior j»\ Whole**lk—We learn that no less than twenty United Stales marines, stationed sr our Navy Yard here, deserted last night. After leaving the barracks, their uni forms were changed for cilsens’ clothes, and it is supposed they have gone 8outb to enlist in the army of the Confederate Statee. Not a ■ingle day pnsses (bat there are not one or more desertions from the Federal foroes ata tioned here.— Washington States. Tsfc?, | OPENING OAVl MRS. DURAND S >‘»* <*»r <° r ,n>. Swot., »ud ox, l »*«*>. r tatren».B la.ltatioak •lylre with oat fart bur notice o •ptfF SPR1HG MILLINE Mrs. J. M. Boring H AVING just returned from Cki where she purchased her present tckM pleasure In inviting her fr and the public to en inspection ot them. Her .took ia ,uiU full, . (alert aljlro, which will be offered ,t ,*2 cult the timee. Roomein Perker'e now brick buildlc-A Whitehall llreet. ApriltL* CUTTING & STONE, Wholesale aad Retail Dealer, in Porei,, Doneatle D111 GOOD 8.] C ONN ALL Y’8 Block, Whitehall ttreetfll door* from Alabama 8treeL optf" STEWART & MOORE ■ANcrscrcHu o Presentments of Grsud Jury. The Grand Jury of Fulton County Superior Couit. 2d week, April Term, 1861, in addition to the special busmen", which bos been Quite heavy, deem it proper to present, that, Tbev have given some attention to the subject of Ed ucation in tbe cjuuty, and, by reference to the books of the Ordinary, Mr. Joseph H. Meed, find that tbe wbolo cumber of children end youths of suitable ages for attending school returned to him io 1800, is 1,998; that the who have attended school end received the beuefit of the public fund, is 1.684 ; that the number of days of schooling ia 9,00; the number of schools in the county Zb; the num ber of school-houses built, 16 ; number of teach ers who have received certificates from the B ard of Education, 26 ; the amount of mouej received from the State, $1,769; tbe Umonnt received from tbe county educational lex, $3, total, $4,769. We think these statements highly encouraging to the friends of tbe great cause of Education. We recommend to our Interior Court to levy an educational tax fullv equal to that of last year, which wae 60 per cent on the State tsx. In regard to the books of the Superior s*d Inferior Courts, of the Sheriff, Ordinary, Tux Receiver and Treasurer, we have to say, that we have not examined them, and that tho coun ty business and the books and account* of the respective officers have become so extenalve, that we deem the partial examination which can be given them by the Grand Jurist to be entirely inadequate to insure fidelity and cor rectness of the books and accounts; and while we know of no grounds et present to charge any officer with dere.iction of duty, we recom mend his honor the presiding Judge, to appoint a committee of three competent accountants whose duty it shall be to examine all the books nod accounts of the county, end report upon the same to the Grand Juries of Ootober Term, and that this committee be paid a reasonable compensation for sueh service. We find that tbe business of this Court, and especially the criminal side, ie Increasing far beyond tbe power of the Court to dispute of elf properly, and for the purpose of securing to eli olasset mire perfect protection, by the law*, in tbis rapidly growing comm unity, we recommend tbe re-eaUblishmeat, at aa early day, of a City Court ia this citv, wboee juris diction shall extend two mile*In every direc tion. from the centre of the city; and we sug gest, meantime, that the officers of tbe Supe rior Court take charge of the books of the lete City Court, at provided by a special set of the Legislature for that purpose. W* have visited the Couoty Jail, which we find requires some light repairs. We deem it amply strong fur th* safe detention of prison ers, provided tools for cutting end filing can be kept from them. We urge additional vigilance on tbe pert of tbe Sheriff and Jailer for tbis purpose. Amid the rapid and momentous revolution which has taken place in onr countrv, we are called upon tospeakof the Constitution adopt ed by th* Confederate States aa a great im- g rovsment on tbe Constitution of the United tatee; and while we highly appreciate tbe liberty of the Press, aod free discussion, which it guarantee* to us, we feel bound at thi* par ticular time to call on all proper authorities Io exercise greet vigilance, aod euforce the laws strictly againat tbe circulation of all inoeudiary Miblicatione io our midst, whether tech pub- icotioos come frotu slavcholdiag or non tlevo- holdiog communities. We present our thanks to hie Honor, Judge Floyd, who, presided over tbis Court the first two days of the week, aod to bis Honor, Judg* Bull, for tha firmness and ability with whieh they have administered the lews; We also protect our thanks to the Solicitor General, Col. N. J. Hammond, for hi* efficiency in office, aud his polit* attention to thia body. We reooutmend the publication of these Pre sentments in the eity daily papers. Joeathen Norcroee, Foreman. Franklin Hayden, Cole van P. Harwell, Columbus A. Pitts, Charles W. Dill, Joseph Willie, James D. Kirlin, James T. Peacock, iktt&mar, W. 0. O.lli.r, Job. I. Tkraah.r, Ihm Sultlaa, Corn.)iu, p. Oaaaia, R.V.M 0. OrtOM, Thorax Echoli, D.oi.I L. Gordon, ■df.fl.ld Brews, Gilford B. VUrti, TkorauK. WrtG, Jrereld. Wwrer. Upon motion It (t oid.isd bp Ik. OMrt Unit tho withia prowaUno.t* k. pnhluh.d in th. oil. (Mottaa- ... i April IS, I/Ml, N. J. HAMMOKD, A tro. oxtrert flare tho kfiaaire of P«Hoa Superior (Wt DAV1EL PITMAN. Apr»-dlt Dwp. 1I11VIKAIKII1. rtlPOSITND withX for .ItiUlu Mb- U olrita. h i» . n.w rarafoiao, 1. porraotre- n riUfttMg FLOUR AND MEAt) H AVE constantly on hand frrsh Pm Superfine Floor of their ewn m Corn Meal. For sale at their Dep * street, Atlanta, Georgia. p. e. McDaniel,' WHOLESALE GRC ARD COMMISSION MERCHANT, AID DSALBE IN ALL KINDS OF P&0DU K.ntor Street, (Maroon Whitah.ll and Atlanta, Srerd. M.reb 10. MARSHALL HOUSE, WM. COOLJDGE, • AVANNAH, GEORGIA. March II. COX, HILL Ac CO. WHOLESALE GROCERY Am niMCT IMPORTER, OT WIN EH, I.IRUOIU, CIGAR*, TOBACCO, NC^ r<acA-Trt, Str«t, Atlanta, Gwr,la. March IS. 0. LAURANT & CO., I TO, Bay Stmt, Kavannah, Ga« 4 Auction, Commission Merchants, and Dived M porters of Wines, Brandies, Cigars, ft. A DVANCE8 made on Conaignmeot* of ll ix kinds. Auction Sales od Tuesdays sal Thursdays. March IS-la. N. A. MoLENDON, v WHOLESALE GROCEfll FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LI9U0H, ’ Tobaooo, Cigfln, At., •>V I, ftwltrt Block, Piatk-Trtt EU Atlanta, Georgia. 'T'HK .tU.tioB of clore Cub Bii.rn k» f inoctfnllr (.Tired |o the abort «toek. 1 March 18 MeNAUGHT, HEARD A CO. (kiwMra /red fornnrdtMg JStrttmlp BAY STREET ... i MnlMk, -••••. Crtrfbr Wr. McNac.rt, I f Wa. K. 8*iM Jam. Oa.otrv, J rn.rtt | loot Dial/., DA.NIELL & McENTIRE, | WhoIe.aU Dxl.n 1. IHI61KIII, PRfllHGfi, Ufo l*rmck- Tree Street, AUMip,..* Oomk A FINE .apply of Corn, B»con *»d re™ tffl.lMd. ■*! WUfS MmM« gOMAB, 1X06114 PROVISION ME! 2d floor Wnl of Me Fulton Alabama Strrrt ATL ART A - K EEPS ooaatantlT on hand A okrirt tie. ef Freak FAMILY bCPPLlW. barn boon bought, and will b. aold. It for Oaah, thereby rambling ra, t aocemaata to exk buyers. Ia otora—M ken choice G.*h»n » Barrel.ahok. H U." 8 Hogshead* choice N. 0. AcraapUtA .took of flue flug.ri. Oo. oral. Flour. Candlm. Tom and er.rribiW ally bread ia a Are! clan Grocery April 1*. CONFECTIONARIES. F. M. JA.OK.A, mat aooa to w. r. aaaana J WhllAihrtH St, Atlanta. ‘ 7 EEPS ara.lanlly oa hud x L of OONFEirriONARlEfl. FRUITS, CAKES. KCTfl. CARDIE*. Atoo. Fiaa !xPeriod WHO. TOBACCO. CIGARS, Ar- Ac. ^Atofc a grret wtoty of Faacy flit Irtlln aad tko F«kRo partrilj ,pxtfol(y I a Tltod la call. ....fcrretofo* a,ETyaartold.a m