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Guardian. T. c. MWilD ill I. A. (IAWFORD, CO-BDttOOt. ATLANTA, OBOROIAi GATE-CITY GUARDIAN. AY, FEBRUARY 10,1801. isn of the President Elect* • wens informed jeaterday by telegraph, Vis Md the flw personal friends atten- •frotn Mississippi, arrived here at 4 morning, by the Btato Road train, k, a salute of seven guns «ras fired ant from the Atlanta Grays, un- of Capt. Wallace, and all our the Hook and Ladder Com Department—the Gate-City Capt. Thompson—the Com mis the Georgia * olnnteera(not ted;) also, the Fulto^Dra Wilson, and Lee’s Volun la fine force and appearance, of the city to its diatin If after 9 o’clock, all the tut House was packed with crowd, and, although a was falling upon them for more than an hour awaiting the appearance to see. At half past 10 introduced, on the bal i, to the multitude by flaw very appropriate ith bis peculiar log all round to his ea- them for about thirty happiest efforts we ever to give anything like a vis’ speech, as we had doing—but are sure that Ilia remarks is substan how cordially he greet before him, fellow-citi States of America, and title last. By the recoi ling the birth place of his ty of Georgia’s sons sland- of peace and war, and of for the freedom of the ip in their midst. He con- tl npon the fact that, after a ition of the Government d a full conviction that this we had cut loose from that were now able to settle, by lion which a hypocritical nee on the part of the North ir us to settle while united said Col. Davis, they are no troubled with a “ vicarious repent- and they will no more be called upbn by ih# fmalms of uneasy consciences to tfceauwives on our account. For the fu ture, we are to be embraced in the same moral category as Cuba and Brazil, and tbs North are to feel for us the same accountability. He felt that, in the future, we had nothing to fear: he did not mean fear of physical afflictions, but of tb#great political result; our staple fed, as well as clothed, the world, and furnished in* dissoluble Cords for binding together, in a grand homogeneous Union, the stales'iiod miking common oause with ue. He said that ho bad no fears about Expansion ; there were the West India Isles, which, under the old Union, were forbidden fruit to us, and there were the North ern parts of Mexico. We ardently desire peace with the North—with the world; but come paace or war, just as it pleased them, he was ready, and he knew our people were. But still our policy was peace and Free Trade, and if nothing but the strong hand of Coercion would do the North, all we had to do would be to open our ports, grant Letters of Marque, and buy the last enterprising Yankee out of Boston ! After occupying some minutes in eloborating this view of bis subject, Col. Davis spoke of the labors before him, and the call that existed on all good patriots for patience and kind con struction. All that his ability—all thst his resources of mind or body, could effect in bp- half of the new Government, should be cheer fully rendered ; and hoping to meet his audi ence again under the brightest auspices, he bid them a most respectful adieu. Col. Davis left the stand immediately after his address for the Atlanta A West-Point train, and took his seat in a very tasteful car, provi ded by the courtesy of Mr. Hull, the Superin tendent, for the special accommodation of Col. Davis and suite, la passing from the Trout House to the train the cortege was received between files of our soldiery and our Fire Companies, all of whom never appeared to better advantage than on this occasion.— Col. Davis turned as about to pass out from this brilliant wall of armed and stalwart men, and, majestically bowing, stepped into the car prepared for him. Amid rounds of artillery, aud many heart-felt cheers of the crowd, the dis tinguished man, now the prop and staff of opr country, was home from our midst by the dash ing train. We observed in the crowd, attracted by the occasion, several distinguished men of the country—among others, Bishop Biliott and Hon. John A. Jones. The day was very unfa vorable, as we have stated, and as most of our Saturdays have been for a long time, yet the fair of our city could not entirely deny them selves the privilege of seeing and hearing our distinguished guest. Many of the windows of the Atlanta Hotel, during the address of Col. Davis, furnished frames for the setting of beau tiful facet, and at the Trout Houae many ladies were presented to our President eleot. Take the presentation altogether, it was an occasion of much real satisfaction, and we modestly assert that it was a decided success in all the details of its management. The JVrv Capital—Atlanta the riace. We wit) not do ah ungracious a thing, as fo defend this city or advocate its claims by ugly words of disparagement against other places. There is no necessity for this, in doing Atlanta justice. All we will say now is this: That if an outlet aud free passage to any point of the habitable Globe—if the purest, coldest, end most perennial springs—the healthiest air and topography—the most unlimited building ma terial and inland security for Government structures when built, and archives, and all other property, with this still stronger argu ment: Total and immemorial exemption from all destroying epidemics, such as cholera and yellow fever; we say, if all these mean any thing in the question " where shell the Capitol be placed f” then “ let facts speak to an impar tial world.” For all these things, And much more besides that should decide the point, At- lanta can beat the world! Nov, hear our cotetnporary of the Montgom ery (Ala.) Confederation: Momaonanr is 7ue Flac k.—Wh learn that a petition signed by numberless citizens of At lanta, has been presented, urging the present Congress to make that city the permanent Cap ital of the Southern Confederacy. We are not disposed to turn the cold shoulder on our At lanta friends, hut we hope and trust that their request will not he granted, if the permanent Capital is to he situated iu any of the States which have already seceded, we insist that Al abama should have it, and Montgomery should be the city. While we do not, at this time, propose to speak in too much praise of Mont gomery, we shall not do so in disparagement of Atlanta. We wish the Capitol to be here, and we are delighted to learn that a large majority of the members of the present Congress are prepos sessed in its favor. Let our citixens go to work and push the matter through. The Eagle Orator of Tennessee. G. A. Henry, a lineal descendant of the il- lustrious Patrick Henry, in whom the vigor, the eloquence and the patriotism of his an cestors, has not been depreciated by being transmitted to him, concludes a very able let ter upon the present crisis, in the following eloquent and appropriate style : If tho harmony and fraternal love cannot be restored, let us face the consequences ; let us know the worst and provide for it. I am no secessionists, and do not believe in the right of secession, but I fully subscribe to the right of revolution, on the part of a gallant people, when Constitutional guarantees are denied them which are necessary to proteot their rights. “ What the people want is a Union that is based upon love and confidence and not one that is sustained only by power, by Constitutional and legal lies, without reci procal trust and confidence. If our future career is to be one of eternal discord, of an gry crimination and recrimination, give me rather separation with all its consequences.” The South cannot save the Union ; the North have the power to do it, and the people ought to demand it of them. A word from Lincoln would do it, but be remains as silent as the grave. William H. Seward, when he last spoke in the Senate, to conceal his thoughts, oould have saved the Union if he had heid up to bis deluded followers Crittenden’s proposi tions of amendment as a Banner of Peace, and bid them to adopt it. But he chose to sink the patriot in the partizaD, and let the opportunity pass to save his country and to immortalize his name. - Posterity will hold hjm rgsp^sTble to its terrible jud|menL.ferThe mischief he has set ,-Tndfor “rntTlbr saying it, when his words would have arrested it. “ Here shall thy proud waves be stayed.” If separation must come, if that is to he our doom, a united South only can prevent the effusion of frater nal blood. The movement will be so respecta ble in its character, and so powerful iD num bers, that no attempt to coerce them will be made. If the Union must be dissolved, all my sympathies are with the South. I could not look with indifference upon the struggle of brethren, bound to me by all the ties of a common interest, and a common fate, growing out of homogeneous institutions ; nor would 1 find it in my heart to stigmatize them as trai tors to their country. On tho oontrary, if that sad calamity must come, which may Heaven avert, I will espouse their oause in peace or in war, aud while I rebuke no one for bis position, 1 distinctly thus define my own. If we must separate, let it be in peace ; a great and Christian nation, in the throe of revolution, might well follow the high and commanding example of the father Abraham, in his intercourse with bis nephew Lot,” wbeo their substance was so great that they could not dwell together, and there was a strife be tween the herdsmen of Abraham's cattle, and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle. “ And Abraham said unto Lot, let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between thy herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee ? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me, if thou wilt take the left hand, then 1 will go to the right. If thoa depart to the right hand, then 1 will go to the left.” And thus they separated in peace, and the Lord tmiled on both. 1 commend this Christian example to the people of the United States, if the worst comes to the worst. 1 remain as ever, your fellow-citizen, and very obedient servant,' G. A. HENRY. Cartersvtlle Express. The semi-weekly issue of this paper (which was only designed to be temporary) has been discontinued. The weekly issue of the “ Ex press ” will be eon tinned. Price, It o-year.— Mr. Bennett, the Junior proprietor, is a taste ful Printer and courteous gentleman. Having been for some month* past associated with him, and having had the beet opportunities for ob serving hie eendnet and habits, we feel that he is entitled to our poor commendation, and hear ty good wishan for his prosperity and the sue- cess of his jenrnal. Jin Interesting Case. A few days ago, a prisoner in the Georgia Penitentiary, convicted of robbing the United States mails, sued out a writ of habeas corpus, and asked to he discharged on the ground that the State had seceded from the Union. The court, however, decided that the Ordinance by which Georgia bad declared her secession from the Union, does not extend beyond a separa tion from the other States aud a withdrawal of the powers she delegated to the General Gov ernment; that upon the past exercise of those powers by the latter government the Ordi nance does not assume to act, and was not de signed to act; and that it does not annul any of its acts. The prisoner was therefore re manded. U^snts of the Month. We copy the following article from the Feb ruary number of the “Educational Journal and Family Monthly” of this city : “ These are so numerous that we cannot de termine where to begin, much leas where leave off. But as tboae wants which are more imme diately oonnec ted with the Publishing intereeia of the country have raoently engaged oar at tention to some extent, we invite onr readers to bestow a little reflection upon that particular interest: “ 1st. We need a reasonable number of foun dries, or machine shops for the manufacture of a good supply of printing presses and paper mill machinery. We learn that no such estab lishment exists in the fffeth; if wrong, we would he glsd to be informed of the fact—the place, and the proprietor or company. “Id. We notice the fact that we have no type foundries in all our borders, so far as we know. We have beard that one probably ex ists iu Baltimore, hut we know uot yet whether Baltimore is North or South, a question, how ever, which seems to be undergoing a solution. “3d. We do not koow that stereotyping is done in the South to any extent. We think it probable that Nashville and Baltimore do something in this department, but wears not able to announce the fact to our readers. “4th. We would like to know if, in case of a little war with our conscienoious (?) frienda North, should come along, our publishers and printers, even of our dailies and weeklies, would be able to get ink with which to publish the bulletins from the army ? Where can they be supplied ? “ 5th. Five times the number of paper mills now in operation are needed to supply the de mand for printing paper in the South ; and when we begin to publish our school books, which we expect soon to do, or see done by others, quadruple e 'en that number will be needed. As to cap and letter paper, we do not know of a tingle mill now in operation, which makes any of either. “6th. Will some one of our readers inform us where there is a single establishment in the South prepared to fill orders for the necessary furniture for a printing office, or book bindery. These are subjects not inappropriate in a journal which is laboring for the emancipation of the South from her vassalage to her tradu- cers and enemies. In kll that pertains to most of these subjects, our whole section is deeply interested. When we have organized through out the South, establishments capable of fur nishing all the articles above mentioned, then may begin to talk about our literary inde pendence; then we may be able to publish our newspapers, magazines, school books and mis cellany, without asking aid from those who seek our destruction ; but not till then will we be really independent. We have alluded to some of the public wants of the South. For ourselves, we would like to have advertisements from all persons gaged in the manufacture or supply of any of theso articles. And not exclusively for our selves only, but for the benefit of all who are, or may become, interested in obtaining them. We want, also, a large acquaintance with the teachers, trustees of echo da and colleges, liter- TJ institutions, and all persons generally, who are engaged in the book trade; and we want them so to communicate with us, that we can introduce them to our readers as contributors, or as advertisers of their business, and thereby get our readers in the way of communicating with them.’’ CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. MoMTeoMBir, Feb. 14, If01. CONGRESS. The Congrees met at the usual hour, and was opened with prayer. A committee of six was appointed to make suitable arrangements for the reception aud iaaegaration of President Davis, which is ap pointed to take place on Monday next, at one o’clock, P. M. The Chair stated that he had received a com munication in relation the purchase of vesseis for tho Provisional Government. The commu nication was appropriately refarred. Mr. Fearn, of Alabama, presented a letter about a new projectile which baa been approv ed by scientific and military men. The letter was appropriately referred. An official copy of the Texas Ordinance of Secession was presented with tho credentials of the deputies of that State to Congress, only one whom had arrived. Some objection was made to receiving him, on the ground that the Texas Oidinaooe of Secession had not yet been ratified. The delegate present, Mr. Gregg, was however invited to a seat in the Convention, and the papers appropriately referred. Two models of flags were presented, and ap propriately referred. The Congress then weot into secret session during which an act and a resolution were passed, from which secrecy was removed. The act continues in office all officers connec ted with the collection of customs at the time of the adoption of the Constitution of the Con federate States, with the same salaries and powers as heretofore, provided that their com pensation does not exceed $5,000. Collectors are required, within two weeks, to execute the same bonds as heretofore, and subordinates to give bonds one week after the Col lectors. Officers are requested to take an oath to dis charge their duties faithfully, and to support the Constitution of the Provisional Govern ment. The resolution adopted continues in office until otherwise ordered, the several officers connected with the collection of duties until the 1st of April next; and the Secretary of the Treasury is instructed to report a plan, which is to go into effect on the 1st April, di- mi Dishing the expenses of collecting the rev enue, at each custom house at least fifty per cent. quir JhPTho Savannah “Republican,” sf Fri day, publisher the following dispatch to Messrs. Brigham, Baldwin A Co, Agents for the steam er Huntsville, la that oity, relative to the sail- ure of the boxes of ammunition announced by telegraph t Naw Yobk, Feb. 14.—The three boxes of per cussion caps taken from the steamer Hunts ville, by the police authorities, are owned by parties in New York, and their value is so tri fling that they will not go through the form of replevin to recover them. $^ There are seven thousand seven hun dred veins la aa inch of mother-of-pearl.—- These decompose the rays of light, sad pro- duo# the prismatic colors. Constitution of South Carolina. Atlanta, Feb 16, 1861. Col. Hanlevter: I hear it aseerted, on the streets, that Gov. Pickens, of South Carolina, and lady passed through this city yesterday morning, en route for Montgomery, Alabama, to witness the oereroonies attendant upon the inmiguration of Jeff. Davis, President elect of the Southern Republic. That the wife of Gov. Pickens passed through Atlanta yesterday morning, is correct; but I undertake to say that her husband, Gov. Pick ens, was not with her. If he was, then he was ex-Governor,and not Governor Pickens! The Constitution of the Republic of South Caroli na absolutely forbids the Governor of the State to leave the soil of the Commonwealth during A is term of office; and if he should set his feet outside her territorial limits during the time for which he has been elected, his office and authority become, co instanti, absolutely and unconditionally vacated, without any power or right, on his part, to resume the duties of the Executive office on his return back to the State. Your readers will remember that, during the last Summer, Gov. Gist, of South Carolina, was invited to attend the great meeting at Colum- bus, Georgia. His reply to the Committee of Invitation, among other things, stated that he oould not be present at their gathering, for the reason that he could not, under the Constitu tion of South Carolina, leave the confines of his State without vacating his office, and this sacrifice he was not prepared to submit to.— lie, therefore, deolined the honor of being pres ent at the Columbus meeting. If Governor Pickens’mother was in Augusta, Georgia, in a dying condition, and her son, the Governor, should be in Hamburg, just across the river, he dare not, upon pain of losing his office, cross over into the city of Augusta to witness the last breath of his expiring parent. Such is the Constitution of our sister Repub lic of South Carolina; and whether the provis ion referred to was wisely incorporated into it or not, I hate not time now to argue. I have written this for the information of your readers, who, generally, seem not to know anything of the existence of such a clause iu the Constitution of the Palmetto State. Yours truly, W. A. LEWIS. Standing Commtttees.—Congress. Erecutive Departments—Stephens, Conrad, Poyce, Shorter. Brook. Foreign Affairs — Rhett, Nisbet, Perkins, Walker, Keitt. Military Afairs.— Bartow Miles, Sparrow, Kenan, Anderson. Kami Affairs— Conrad, Chesnut, Smith, Wright, Owens. Finance.—Toombs, Barnwell, Kenner, Barry, McRae. ' Commerce.—Memminger, Crawford, Declouct, Morton, Curry. Judiciary.—Clayton, Withers, Hale, Cobb, Harris. Postal.— Chilton, Boyce, Hill, Harrison, Cur- baa com; *»* F pie u ty of Non betw Cons opm< the p to be dowi of T« ingle Texa bled, adop four! lie of other pact State and f Tb pact, Gove/ Tex a *7- Patents—Brock, Wilson, Lewis, Hill, Ken ner. Territories. —Chesnut, [Campbe'l, Marshall, Neabit, Fearne. Public Lands.— Marshall, Harris. Fearne. Indian AJfairs.—Morton, Hale, Sparrow, Lewis, Keitt. Printing.—Cobb, Harris, Miles, Chilton, Per kins. • Accounts—Owens, Crawford, Campbell, De- Clouet, 8mith. Engrossment.—Shorter, Wilson, Kenan, Mc Rae, Bartow. UNITED STATES. In the United Stales Senate, on (he 15th instant, the Tariff Bill was debated and amen ded. In the House, the Report of the Committee of thirty-three was argued We have no report of the proceedings of the Peace, or Border States, Convention. The Republican caucus, held at Washing ton on the night of the I5lh, unanimously ap proved Bingham’s force bill, authorising the collection of the revenue on shipboard outside of the insurrectionary ports. The bill will be pressed to a passage next week. The New York Journal of Commerce saya that the Steamer Daniel Webster sailed on the 15tb instant with one hundred and fifty men for Fort Pickens, Florida. Mr. Lincoln at Pittsburg. The Abolition President elect was at Pitts burg, Pennsylvania, on the 15th instant, and made a speech, in the course of which he said : 44 When I speak on tie political oondition of the country, I shall say nothing to disappoint the people generally. Notwithstanding the trouble at the South, there is really no crisis except an artificial ono. There is nothing to justify the course of the 8outh. There is real ly no crisis except such a one as could begot ten up at any time by turbulent people, aid ed by designing politicians. My advise, there fore, is to keep oool,” eto. Alluding to the Tariff, ho said that the Chi j cago platform contains a plank which he thought should be regarded at a law by the incoming Administration. In fact, the plat form on that and all other subjects, should not be varied from. This was what tbs peo ple understood when asked far their votes. Virginia. The action of the State Convention, on the 15th, was unimporant. Gov. Wise in dosing his speech, said, if Virginia submits to Black Republican rule, ho would turn from her and beg some sister com monwealth to come and save her. Fr«m the N#w York Herald of the ISth. The Anther!t«tIv# Coercion Programme el Mr* Lincoln and Mia Admlulstratfou— Civil -War Upon Us. The bells of Si. Germain d’AuzerroL have at length tolled forth the signal for massacre and bloodshed by the incoming administration.— Tbo speech of Mr. Lincoln, at Indianapolis, is (he first authoritative proclamation of bis in tentions in the present oriels. His words are pregnant with meaning, and deserve the ma ture aud deliberate consideration of every con servative citizen of the coutry. 44 If tho Unit ed Stales.” ho exolaimsd, “ should merely bold and retake its own forts and other proper lies, aud oollecl the duties on foreign impor tations, or even withhold the mails from places where they are habitually violated, would any of theso ibinge be invasion or ooeroioa ?— Would the mcrohing of an army into South Carolina be invasion ?** The Premier of Mr. Lincoln had already declared to the United States Senate that “battle,” wbioh should sweep away opponent* to Republicanism 44 as moths before the whirlwind,” was his idea of the fiual developement of the “ lrrepresible Conflict.” And, by a well coincidence, on tho same day, perhaps at the same moment that Mr. Lincoln woa indoctrinating the citizens of Indiana into invasive and coercive principles. Senators Kiug and Fessenden were announc ing, at Washington, ibeir reasons for rein fora iog tbo navy of the United States with vessels which should bo able to penetrate Southern harbors, and attack Southern fortresses. “ Treason,” says Mr. King, 44 is abroad iu this land, and I believe there is an occasion and a necessity of the increase of the arma ment and the power of the oountry. But for the condition of things in the country now, i would vote against it, but I vote for it as a measure to pul ihe country in a condition to defend itself against its enemies, whether they are domestic or foreign enemies. This gov ernment and this country cannot be peaces bly destroyed, or overthrown or divided. Men caonol talk treason—they must act it; and he who acts it, in my judgment, should take the fate of a traitor, and shoald not seek to escape by pretending that he can commit it peace fully against the country. I tell these gen tlemen that, in my judgment, this treason must come to an end, peacefully I hope, but never, in my judgment, peacefully, if by an ig nominious submission of the honor of the peo pie of this country to traitors. Never. I de sire peace, but 1 would provide, amply pro vide, for the meant of defence of the country, by war. if necessary.” Senator Fessenden was equally positive in deoiding “ that if the time was coming to use force, he was perfectly ready to do it.” Where, j then, does the oountry stand ? Governor * Dd Morgan offers the militia of New York to Mr. Lincoln, and a large sum of money is appro priated by the State Legislature for coercive | purposes; the authorities of Massachusetts mobilize their forces toact outside of ihe State ; Pennsylvania avenue is turned into a Champ de Mars; Generals like Wool, Sandford, 8colt and Weigbiman are sharpening their swords for bloodshed ; members of the Cabinet issue instructions to “shoot on the spot” active se- ceders, and every preparation is beiDg made for the inauguration of sectional hostilities af ter the 4th of March next. It is declared that the Southern seceding Slates must prepare for a blockade of their ports ; to surrender the fortresses they hare seized upon, and to fall hack into the passive submission which Re publican aggression has demanded for over thirty years. In the present deplorable con dition of the country, is this the right policy ? Is it expedient ? Tbo Southern Congress at Montgomery offer the hand of friendship to the North, on such terms as they believe to be consistent with ’its dignity. They have provided, in the sixth article of the Constitu tion of the Southern Republic, that its Govern ment “ shall take immediate steps for the set tlement of all matters between the States form ing it and their late confederates of the United States in relation to the public property sad publio debt at the time of their withdrawal from them, these States hereby declaring it to be their wish and earnest desire to adjust eve rything pertaining to the common property, common liabilities and common obligations of that Union upon principles of right, justice, equity and good faith.” To all this the Re publican party answer, “Submit to the ab stractions of the Chicago platform, or there shall be no alternative but war—a bloody, in ternecine, destructive conflict, which shall bury in ruins the prosperity of the country.” Sober minded, patriotic citizens at the North, have no time to lose, if they would avert irreparable disaster. Meetings should at once be held in every city, town and village of the Union, proclaiming, first of all, as an indispensable, irrevocable preliminary, the re solve of the people to maintain peace, and, next their desire to aid in the work of recon struction, which the exigencies of the time imperatively demand. The declaration of Mr. Lincoln, of his Premier, and of the Republi can Senators §ud members in Congress, have rendered clearer than noonday the suicidal in tentions of the incoming government. They are founded upon the gigantic scheme of Gen eral Scott for the subjngation of the Soulji, which was exposed by the Congressional Rep resentatives of Louisiana, in their address of the 14th ultimo, to the Convention at Baton Rouge, and whioh includes the garrisoning of Southern forts and arsenals, the marching of forces into the seceding States, with a view of employing them for domeetio intimidation. The Republican party is only awaiting, in faot, the close of the present administration to oloihe it..If with th« p.nopiy of w.r, ud to initiate not. of eggreesion, whioh flit, th, mind with horror to cont.mplnto. Imagine lion cannot concoiro the diaasiera that will orarwhelm the land, if an appeal ia peroiiltid lo cannon and the bayonet to noire the inter state problem which the derelopmanl of the laat few month, hare created. The only ram edj ia with the people, tloleaa they riae in their might, and put an and to Ihe agitation. bj which the Republic ia conrulaed, tbe ea- lamitiea foreabadowrd m Mr. Lincoln's .peach at Indianapolia will, befo a the clone of one month, hrgln to be felt from one end of the Union to the other. woat next, eatle the t No dent to be deela quirt for tl in tb of Mi I bat act a By il J. tut Ba< Ihi ard it a ■ aena i gianc there Sxc the p jectio of Fe majo and a Prori El Pi day o Doi eo ora of Fe. *•" Hon. Francia W. Pickena, the preeent Governor of South Carolina, haa a auit agaiuat the North Atlantic Steamahip Company now pending on the trial term calender of the New York Marine Court, for Iota of baggage and muaical inelrumeuta when he waa on hie re cent return from Ruaaia, where he had been American Ambaaeador. The qneetion will ariae whether the plaintiff con obtain an aetien in tfaa State, he being, u ha elaima, a eitiaan of an independent eorciwignty which ie at war with the United Sletee. It ie a glorioua thing to r—iat tempta tion. i but it ia a aafa thing to atroid than. Tkt Ctarfte .(far. The Dahlonega “ Signal " ia indebted te the conrteey of Mr. Henry C. Kellogg, Clerk of the Mint, for the following abetraet of the opera tions of that inatitolion, for the month of Jan uary t Depoaita. Georgia 10* *5 oa Kanaaa I«3 ST “ North Carolina 6 43 ■< Valua. *1,081 4* 3,810 « 81 31 374 »7 oa. *4,873 83 Toe WxATttea.—Spring la opening moat “In Ibla mountain aeaaonably and beautifully country. Frog, commenced their annual eon oert on Monday laat, 4th inatanl. Although earlier (ban uanal, the attendance waa larga. The article emerged from their witer retire- meat in Ina eoiee and condition D.Uotutt %nel To the Public. Thn numerous nasnulta whioh bnre been made on my cbnraeler for several weeka paat in the new.paper,, and wbioh, from their nature and source, could not be replied te, baee, at length, culminated in lha report ofthoeom- mittee of the Houae, eubmiitcd to that body yeeterday. Tbie report ia an er parte arraign ment of my offioinl conduct, on ez pan. toetl mony taken In secret in my nbeenec. It in n labored attempt, by Inuendo, end by meant of elecumtinneen in lha abeenoa of proof to fix upon ma noma undefined oompHotty with n robbery of ihe Government, of which I had no knowledge, until ubout the time it wan publicly Now that these rhargee have been pat into force, end emeueted from a responsible tourer I pledge myeelf lo meet them, by a tall r* •ponea. at coon aa I he report of ihl. Committee, with the evidence taken, ha. baen printed and can ba examined. JOHN B. FLO YU. IK Wi every fecta i it ia i Put Iropoi Impoi #t. € E U«e denarm % true friend you Must Am learn te be one. 7 W 1 Oa** s