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V 01. xviii. professional cards. ftJbocQfe, IS Pi BUSH ED SEMI-WEEKLY. ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. BY Wm. 11. II LTJSTT. T11IIIIS:—4.00 a year iu advance, Subscribers nt a distance must always pay ! ?■? Advance!! A&l RATES OF ADVERTISING, Ano insertion pet line I{* Every Insertion after, per line _ •’ Half Square of 5 lines, per year $ >OO One Square of 10 lines, one year 10 00 2 Squares “ “ “ “ 13 00 ■j .. o «« “ “ 20 00 For privilege of changing twice a year 10 percent. 4<ided. Changing four times 20 per cent. added. Changing atplcasure, 50 per cent added toabote rates ( . Advertisements respectfully solicited. E. M. ALLKN. GRATEFUL to the citizens of Marietta and vl- T cinitv for a liberal patronage during the past ten years, is still prepared to perform all orcrations either for preserving the natural, or inserting artifi cial teeth in the most approved manner. He solicits calls from those who have very bad teeth. sis he is using a preparation for tilling the most deli tnte teeth, no matter how badly decayed, if not oth erwise diseased—and rendering them serviceable for rears. It is about the same color as the teeth and trill never change or discolor the teeth. Refers to Citizens of Marietta for whom he has operated during the past ten years. TERMS.— Cash, unless bj special contract. Office. South side of publicsquare, over the Post Office. Marietta, Jan. . 186 J F. M. MYERS, Attorney at Law, Marietta, Georgia. WILL ATTEND TO ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED TO HIS CARE. References Denmead & Wright, Marietta. Ga., A. J. Hansell, Marietta. Ga . Irwin & Lester. Marietta Ga., Hoa. Sol. Cohen, Savannah. S. Yates Levy. Sa vannah. nov23-tf CICERO <7. WINN, COLLECTING LAWYER, MARIETTA GEORGIA. <M7ILL give his entire attention to the c. Uection V V of all claims cut listed to his care. Octl9-ly ’ W. H. HUNT. JTTOR.VZ'F .fT Z/.IW, ! MARIETTA, GEORGIA. A. If. SI JTTOR.Vir .7 7’ L.IIU Marietta, Georgia. Mar. 9. 00 ? D X. B. GREEN, Attorney* A. Counsellor at Law. Marietta, Cobb Co., Ga. Will practice.atid givejprompt attention tqitll business rontided to his professional care, in the District Court •■•i hie U. S. at Marietta The Supreme Court of Ga., at Atlanta, the Superior and Inferior Courts of the 1-ltie Ridge Circuit, and the comities adjoining Cobb, of other Circuits. ESI’ECIAI ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE COLLECTION OF DEBTS, AND THE SECLR SO OF ALL MANNER OF CLAIMS. Prompt and efficient attention wil be given to all matinerof business in the Courts of Ordinaty in the county of Cobb and adjoining comities. PHIELIPS& BURKHALTER, A T r O R N E Y S A T L A W, MAHIEFIA GA, Will practice in Fulton. Paulding and all the coun ties of the Blue Ridge Circuit ; in Supreme Court, and District court of the U. S., at Marietta. Wm. PHILLIPS, J. T. BURKHALTER, ianl Iv E. F A W, ATTO RN E Y A T LA W. ! MARIETTA, GEORGIA, WILL dilligently attend to any business confided, to his care in the counties of Cobb, Cherokee ] Milton and Paulding. CLAIMS collected as soon as it can be done by law, and the money promptly paid over. June 20th. 1859. A-NDREW J. HANSELL, Ittorney, Counselor & Solicitor, Uarietta, Cobb County, Georgia, PRACTICES REGULARLY IN THE ©fWJSOOT ©OW Os the United States, At Marietta, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the Superior Courts of the following Counties : Cobb, Forsyth, F loyd, Catoosa, Cheroke Paulding, Whitfield, Milton. I also attend promptly to securing and collecting claims in any of the adjoining Counties. Marietta, Jan. 1, 1858 ts IRWIN & LESTER, wf TTO R JVE TS JIT L.IW, MARIETTA, GEORGIA. WILL faithfullv transact any business confided to their professional management, in the follow ing counties, to-wit: Campbell, 4tb Mondays in March and September Carroll, Ist “ April “ October, Paulding, 4th “ Feb’y ‘ August, Polk 4th “ April “ October, C0bb,.... 3rd “ March “ September, Fulton,... Ist “ April “ October, Cherokee Ist “ March “ September, Forsyth, 3rd “ Feb y “ August, Lumpkin, 4th “ Jan. “ July. Inferior Courts. Paulding, 2d Monday in June and December. Cobb, 3d “ June “ December, Cherokee, 2d “ June “ December, Forsyth, 3d “ May “ November, Also in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia, and in the Supreme Court of Georgia, held at Atlanta. March 2, 1859. ts CIGARS'! A INIS asa >rtmeat of CIGARS from 15 cents apice down, at the POST OFFICE. New Book Bindery. REDING and BOOK-BINDING THE Subscribers respectfully inform the public that they have commenced, in the city of AT LANTA, aJSTew Book-Binclery. Books, Ledgers, Journals, Day Books, Lioftcis, Hotel and Stable Registers, Dockets, Record Books, &c., with or without Printed Headings, and Ruled to any pattern desired, manufactured in the neatest and most durable, manner without delay. Magazines, Music, Newspapers, &c., neatly bound at short notice. Orders from any part of the State will meet with prompt attention, anti Books required to be sent by mail, hand, wagon or railload, carefully enveloped so as to avoid the possibility of injury by transporta tion Jaet'.'CO J 1’ MA-"f>N <1(1'0. > 111 arietta Atinncatc. MERCHANDISE. v FANCY and STAPLE Dry Goods, SHOES, BOOTS, H A T S, CAPS, China and Glass Ware, HARDWARE, Fain iI y ro<• c ries, Saddlery Leather, Fabrics, &c., &cC rjIHE Subscriber has just received and will keep! I B. constantly good selections in the above branches i iof trade and will sell at 5j ovv Price's. gs?” TER M S CA S 11! jam} 60 D. M. YOUNG. FAMILY SUPPLIES: iXJHF. SUBSCRIBER oilers the public, in the upper P Store. Sewell range, Cherokee Street, a full stock £ of GR< X’I'IRIES, embracing every article usually j kept in that line, such as SUGARS, all kinds: COFFEE, all kinds; MOLASSES, SYRUP, TOBACCO, YARNS, Ac., Ac., &. Country Produce taken in Barter, on liberal terms. Having purchased the store and goods of Mr. B. S. Johnson, he also offers a large stock of GROCERIES at that stand, on Cherokee Street, and Mr. HAMES will take pleasure in waiting c.il customers. July 27.-59. tf] E. PAGE. “FAMILY STORE. ” I iIOVES & BUTNER, HAS opened in the Post Oiftck Building a VARIETY F A 5S 8 E Y STORE, I in which will be found EVERY ARTICLE in the | GROCERY LINE, Liquors excepted—besides a great variety of other articles. They will sell for CASH AXD SMALL PROFITS. F If you want good ' COFFEE. TEA. SUGAR, MOLASSES, FINE HAMS, LARD. SYRUP, TOBACCO. YARN, or anything in that line, give us a call, and we war- . rant satisfaction. We will also keep Foolscap, Letter Paper, Lens, Ink, and other articles of Stationery. Cortiitiry Ptocluce Os all kinds, taken in barter on liberal terms. I July 14th. 1859 - ly i _ 7T 7l ~S II EPA It D? - ' At the Old Stand of J. H. TlcCJiatack. | i HAS now on hand a large and • well-selected, assortment of family supplies, to j | which he invites the attention of the cit'zens of M.a ! , rietta and the country, the one priced system will ‘ ibe strictly adhered to. His terms will be Cash, or i j equivalent, that is. Country Produce at Cash prices, I i <>r short time to prompt paying customers. Bills due j j ■on presentation. g£f“ His determination is to seli ; good articles»at low prices and will expect prompt I payments. I : 15‘iu _ Si Ta a l e y , ORLEANS PHYSICIAN to New Orleans Hospital, Inventor of the celebrated I ung Te.-ter, author of a large work on Consumption, Cancer. Diseases of Females, and all diseases of the Lungs, i hroat, Blood, Liver, Stomach, Nerves. Skin, Eyes. Ears. Ac. Ma vbe con sulted, free of charge by those who are suffering from Chronic or 1< ng standing diseases, at Marietta, at Marietta Hotel, -n the 6tli ot every m> ni h. One day only Dr. M. will not interfere with the practice o' resid-nt Physicians, and asks none to call except th who cannot obtain help elsewhere. I april 13-ly ““‘WASHINGTON' ATLANTA, GEORGIA. BY E. R. SASSEEN, ! JOHN R. S ANGES. CARRIAGE | *■*. ii ■■ JM ■■■ Harness Making and Saddlery. OOOOOO At the llootn over Kirkland’s Ccller. *IMIE Undersigned would most re spectiully ca'l the attention of the public to the above business, which he intends carrying on in all its V ARIOUS DEPARTMENTS with neatness and dispatch, surpassed by few establishment in the i South. REPAIRING of all kinds promptly attended to. gs?“ Accounts will be due and collectible twice a year—say the Ist of July and January of each year. Accounts-not settled promptly al those times will Iraw interest for all the time they remain unsettled A liberal share of patronage is respectfullv solicited JOHN R. SANGES ATLANTA LIAT J. M. HOLBROOK, Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Georgia. rFHE attention o Planters. Farmers and Country I Mer ghauts, are invited to examine the large and varied assortment ot Hats, Caps, &c., that is kept j constant! on hand at HOLBROOK'S HAT MANG- , FACTORY Trunks, Valises, &c., Plantation Hats | made to older, and sent by Express to any portion of i i the country. [jun'J-ly] I S. n. OATUAAi, MARBLE DEAL ER W MON UMENT S, TOM BS, HEAD-SIONI 8, MANTELS," y l/*acH and Furnltthing JWarble. (Li Albj, iron Railing for Cemetery Enclosures jj) • South of the Georgia Railroad Depot, ’ jun9-ly ATLANTA, GEORGIA. L. BENNETT’S CHEAP CASH CH RE. ,ffIST RIA Idl'L!) 4 T the well known stand of the Subscriber, North , xY East corner of Public Square the very XiT Uettl Slock of Gomls I have ever ptirch"sed, which wil] be sold as 1 oofrw 2 CASH as they can be bought.anywhere. Prom pleus ' tonu-is can have till Christmas. t 1 will call attention particularly to my purchases of i 1 heavy and serviceable goods—as Linseys Ac. Also I , to a well selected supply of t Ready-Made Clothing i And to a large Stock of J BOOTS and S II O E S, i . I of which I have received thirty-nine cases this week. | <'till and price mj Goods. L. BENNETT. NTurietta,, Greorgia, ITel ji-ua/ry s>, 1861, miscellaneous; The Knabe Piano again Triumphant!, cari/fTbarth HAS constantly on hand at his PIANO DEPOT, on Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Georgia, an assortment of the celebrated I'iano Fortes of ' AVin. Knabe & Co., ■ M. ! Which are unsurpassed in volume and richness ol ’ 1 lone, durability and workmanship. g??" In addition to the above, a variety of Instru ments from the best Northern Factories, can always be found at his Establishment, at prices from $250.00 for Rosewood 7 Octave Pianos, and upwards. The KNABE PIANO, during the late Fair at Mont gomery. Alabama, took the premium over all Instru ments on exhibition, amongst which was. also, a Driggs Patent Piano. And they have neer failed to take the [p @Ki]3(U)M whenever and wherever they have been brought into competition with the Pianos of till the best makers of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore.— They have the full Iron Frame, and are guarantied for five years from die day of sale, with the priv ilege of exchanging any time within six months from the day of sale, should such instrument not give en tire satisfaction. Second hand Pianos in good repair for sale or hire. The highest market price will be paid for old Pit nos, when given in exchange for pew Instruments. Tuning and Repairing. Connected with my establishment are (Miiipetent tun ers. and skillful workmen, who are Piano makers by profession ; all kind of work in my line will be done in factory style, and orders for Tuning or Repairing any where in the State from the East, West, South or North will receive prompt attention. Tuning by the yeat done at reduced prices, aad all work warranted. My old mot o based on the “ no cure, no pay” princi ple-. “ satisfaction given or no charge,” will now as heretofore, be strictly adhered to, at home and abroad. Those who wish to call on me, will please re collect, that there are two Music Stores elose together on Whitehall Stfreet, and that, the first one to the right in coming from the Railhiad is mine. Jan. 1-ly CARL F. BARTH MAPES 7 o F Xj. X HX 3E!< HEMOVklia undersigned, Agent for the above Fertilizer , ft in consequence of its marked success the past season, and tiie greatly fncreaked deinand arising ' therefrom, has made arrangements with the ntanu- | fact liter for a large and full supply ; and requiring! greater facilities for storage and other accommoda- j tion, has taken the four story Warehouse ag lielow, I where he will be able to supply any quantity required, ! with promptlies:;. He maj be allowed to express his ] satisfaction in view of the fact that of the numerous | purchases made of him by planters, generally for the i purpose of making comparative tests with other fer tilisers. not one case has come to his knowledge when- ' our Fertiliser has not shown a decided superiority. Planters who aveused Mapes’ Phosphate, now make ’ it th -it- sole reliance and are ordering (some of them) | as ninon as til tv tons, for use lhe next season. This fai t speaks for itself We have discoveied a quality, <levelo[»ed in he d outh, which was before unobserv ed, viz.; its hygrometric power, or capacity, to absorb moisture Horn the atmosphere, which obviated to a large extent the la e unparalleled drought where it i was used, while most other fertilisers were not only ] va ueless, but positively injurious to the plant. The safely and profit as a money investment, arising from the use of Mapes’ Phosphate, are now placed beyond question, and the experience of the past season, has estal lished what we have, without hesitation, always asserted for it, that it is the only fertiliserreliable un der all circumstances of seil, mode of cultivation, . and of weather. The undersigned is also prepared to supply any de- : serif tion of Agricultural Machinery and Implements, ' of tiie latest improved patterns adapted to Southern ; cultivation, at lowest prices. J. A. QFIUBY, octl2-6m No. 3, Warren Block, Augusta, Ga. TTNI INSURANCE COMPANY. Cask Capital Enlarged, Half a Million Dollars. Incorpotled 1819, Charter Perpetua, Cash Capital $1,500,000 With a Surplus of over $500,000. ESPECIAL attention given to Insurance of Dwell ings arid contents for terms of 1 to 5 years. WM. F. GROVES. Agent. JWRC zW iKZSB’ SOVIz-tAF'VYNU PLOWI VV' HEN a surface Plow is run at a depth of twelve VV inches, and a two-horse Soil-Lifting Plow fol lows, which is capable of disintegrating to a depth of liiteen inches more, there is a total disintegrated dept h of twenty-seven inches, and those who so prac tice will find that they have another farm beneath that represented on their map. A smaller size of this Plow, (one horse) thinner in the sole and m >re dart-like in its figure, is an admirable implement for ! cultivating crops, and will do the work of more than forty men with hoes. With the corn’crop, this tool may run close alongside the corn, and to the full depth of twelve inches when the corn is but three inches high, and before the root l occupy the space be tween the rows ; ibis will lift the soil, move every ebrh plant with the soil, and for so slight a distance as not to separate the particles from the roots, yet so completely loosening the mass that the plant may be picked u{ with the lingers This is more thorough cultivation than can be obtained by one hundred hoeings, leaving the soil in better tilth and cutting off no roots. More than twenty thousand of these Plows were sold last yeal. PRICES: One Horse. $9 50 Two Horse 12 50 ” “ with Cutter. 14 00 'Hu ee Horse 14 00 “ “ with Cutter 15 50 For sale by j. A. QUIMBY. octlß-Gm No. 3, Warren Block, Augusta, Ga Goshen Butter, &c. ! piIIMB GOSHEN BUTTER, Prime Cheese, i ® P.UITER and Farina Crackers, SODA Biscuits, Chocolate, Broina and Cocoa, T?x*esei?ves, assorted, PICKLES, of various kinds in bottles, Cucumber Pickles, by the gallon, Raisins, Currants, and Citrons. FIGS AIYD PRIJIES, Nutmegs, Mace, Cinamon, and other spices. For sale by WILLI 4 M ROOT & SON. I 10,000 FINE SEGA RS, For emlc by HAMMETT Hr. GROVES. I'ruiu lhe. Charleston Ma vary. Abraham Lincoln on the John Brown Raid and Dred Scott Decision. i I.ETI EH 2 ItOM THE ABOLITION PRESIbENT ELECT. I ! Wheeling, Va., Jan 12th, 1861. . To the Editor of the Charleston M'ercuryi Enclosed I send you a opy of a letter of mine, to the President elect, and his reply. You are at liberty to make any disposition of i them you niay deem proper. Yours, Ac., J. A. Spencer. Wheeling, Va., Dec. 24th, 1860. Hon. A. Lincoln —Dear Sir:—l hope you will not deem it presumptuous in me, in thus demanding from you a plain reply to the fol lowing interrogatories, and moreover that you will give me the permission to give publicity t.» yom answer, should I desire to do so. Ist. Ilad the jurisdiction of the crime com mitted by John Brown and aZs. been surren dered to the Federal Government, and judg ment delayed until the Fourth of March next, would you have exercised the pardoning pow er? 2d. Do you regard the Dred Scott as binding upon the people of the North? Hoping to he ir from you soon, I remain, Truly yours, Ac., J. A. Spencer. Springfield, Jan. 2, 1861. J. A. Spfncer, Esq.—Sir: I had resolved in my mind to reply to no letters addressed me from any one, concerning the manifold questions that have of late gained a footing in our dis tracted country. But as I have frequently had the same interrogatories propounded to me by others, and as your letter seems to be dictated in a spirit of kindness, seeking information on ly, I have concluded for the present to waive my resolve and reply, giving you permission to dispose of my answer as you see fit. You ask: “ Had the jurisdiction of the crime committed by Brown and others been surrendered to the Federal Goveriitncnt, and judgment thereon delayed until the 4th of March next, would you (I) have exercised the pardoning power?’’ I answer: I have careful j ly reviewed the testimony in said case, and in i my opinion Brown committed no offence l against the Federal Government meriting such : severe punishment as he received. The most . i he committed against the Federal Government ] was a gross misdemeanor. Had I have been the Governor of your State I might have pur- I sued the course lie did. Vet Oven then there i were strong mitigating circumstances. Brown was no doubt a monomaniac on the subject of negro slavery; and as such, (‘lose confinement would have been more in accordance with the dictates of justice. To vour second, i reply in the negative, for this reason: said decision is hostile to the ad : vancement of Kepnblican principles, and there i 1 fore attended with danger iu a government like ours. Hoping the above will prove satisfactory, I am, sir, your ob’t serv’t, Signed, A. Lincoln. Power of tile Soulli. The following extract is from the speech ot Senator Hunter, of Virginia: ‘•The eight seceding States alone, possess a ■ territory more than three times as great as France; more than six times as large as Puis- ‘ i sia, and nearly six-times as huge as England; Scotland and Ireland put together; while the i alliance of the other Southern and border States would increase the territorial extent of the Southern Confederacy more than one third. Can a country like this occupied by a people who from their childhood have been ac customed to the most manly exercise, and the free use of fire-arms —bold, hardy, restive under unlawful control—and numbering within Its borders 1,800,000 men capable of bearing arms, and who, with a few weeks warning, could be maishaled at every assailable point in bands of 50,000 and 100,000—can, I say, such ft count try, and so peopled, be overcome by any for eign foe? The idea is simply absurd. Superior Courts. COWETA CIRCUIT. Judge. ORVILLE A. BULL, LaGrange. Solicitor General. N. J. HAMMOND, Atlanta. COUNTIES. TIME OF SESSIONS. Clayton —Ist Monday in May and November. DeKalb—4th Monday in April and October. Fayette —2nd Monday in March and Sep. Fulton —Ist Monday in April and October. Morri wether—3d Monday in Feb. and Aug. Troup—3d Monday in May and November. TALLAPOOSA CIRCUIT. Judge. D.F. HAMMOND, Newnan. Solicit >r General. M. KENDRICK, Cedar Town. COUNTIES. TIME OF SESSIONS Campbell—2nd Monday hi February and Aug. Carrol! —Ist and 2nd Monday in Feb. and Aug. Coweta—lst Monday in March and Sep. Floyd—4th Monday in Jan. and Ist Monday in July. Heard —3d Monday in March and Scpteni. Haralson —3d Monday in April and Oct. Paulding—4th Monday in Feb. and August. Polk—3d Monday in Feb. and August. BLUE RIDGE CIRCUIT. Judge. GEORGE D. RICE; Marietta. Solicitor General. WM. PHILLIPS, Marietta. COUNTIES. TIME OF SESSIONS. Cherokee Ist Monday iu March and Sep. Cobb—3d Monday in March and September, j Dawson ‘_’d Monday in Feb. an I Aug. Fannin -J -lo,q ,-, in May and October. Forsyth—3d Monday m F< b. and August. Gilmer—lst Monday in May and October. Lumpkin—-itli Monday in Jan. and July. ■ Mi'ton—lst Monday in June and November. Pickens-—2d Monday in March and Sept. Towns—4t!i Monday in May and October. Union—3d M mday in May and October. Cherokee circuit. J mlge. D. A. WALKER, Spring Place. Solicitor General. J. A. W. JOHNSON, Cassville. COUNTIES. TIME OF SESSIONS. Cass—2d Monday in March and Sept. Catoosa—2d Monday in May and Novem. Chattooga—-Ist Monday in March and Sept. Dade—4th Monday in May and November. Gordon—lst Monday in April and October. Murray—3d Monday in April and Oct. Walker —Monday before Ist Monday in March and Sept. Whitfield —4th Monday in Ap-il and Oct. [Prom the New York jßrpre.t:'. ] England and the Southern Confedera cy* The news from Toronto to-day, that the Brit ish Government intends to acknowledge the in dependence of the Southern Confederacy as soon as it is regularly organized and makes application in due diplomatic form, creates a profound sensation in the city, The journal which makes this announcement —the Toronto Leader—is high official author-’ ity, and of its correctness, in this case, the most i intelligent of our people here do nut appear to have any doubt. The General Convention of the cotton States> it will be remembered, assembles at Montgom ery, Ala., on the 4th of February, a month in advance of Lincoln’s inauguration. The pro gramme is, to organize a Provisional Govern- I ” ’ ” ... ment at once, with President, and Vice-Presi dent, etc., and then despatch ambassadors to England and France for recognition as an inde pendent power, so as to be ready for conse quences, whatever they may be, under the Re publican regime, by March 4th. The cautions and very diplomatic speech of the British Premier, at the Southampton din ner on the 9th, strongly adverse to “coercion” —now unquestionably means much, in this con nection—and the meaning may be intervention ' —in case we go to work cutting one another’s | throats and blowing one another's brains out. I The Washington correspondent of the Rich • mond Examiner, a very icliable source, says: I hear frdm a reliable authority that the Powers of Great Britain, France and Russia will recognize promptly the independence of the new Soul hern Confederacy. Assurances of this have been given in away which leaves no doub: as to ;.he result. Il may be counted on with <•. ii. iii'y ;hat any attempt to block up ! Souther i trad:.; will be pm down by England and France. They mtisi have the Cotton. The New York Il ruld, which tai.es a similar view with tiie Express, thus concludes an article ! on the subject : “The interests of the British government all lie in the Sonthert, States. There is the cotton upon whose manufacture so many of the Eng lish populat ion depend for their lives; and there Great Britain will find her best customers for those articles as well as her other manufac -1 Hires, which probably be admitted duty free. Here is the immense bribe held out to the Eng lish government, whose conscience ,' r is to be . found in their pockets ; and it is a sufficient reason why it should intimate even now that it will not permit the Noitli to wage war upon the Southern States merely for asserting their independence.” Range of Columbiad Shell Guns.---The furthest range of a hundred-pound shell, even at an elevation of thirty five degrees given to the gun, is 4,828 yards; the time of flight being thirty-five seconds. The great twelve-inch Co lumbiad, the largest gnn made, loaded with twenty-five pounds of powder, a shell of 172 pounds, and the piece at an efcVation of thirty five degrees, has made a range of 5,409 yards, the projectile occupying thirty-two seconds in its flight. By increasing the elevation to thir ty-nirie degrees only 100 yards more was gain ed in the range. From the same gun, with a charge of powder of twenty-eight pounds, a shell of 180 pounds and an elevation of thirty five degrees, a range of 5,671 yards has been attained, and at an elevation of thirty-nine de grees a range of 5,761 yards (three and a third miles,) which is the greatest that has ever been accomplished by any gun in our service. The flight occupied thirty-six seconds. Charleston is therefore perfectly safe from the guns of Fort Sumter. If it were even with in the farthest range of those guns, the angle of elevation necessary to accomplish such a distance is so extreme that to hit the oity would be a matter of extreme uncertainty. The guns of Fort Sumter, can only be raised to an eleva tion of thirty-three degrees on account of the casemates, and consequently could do no dam« age beyond about two miles and a half. A ten inch Columbiad at an elevation of thirty-three degrees, Will throw a shell about three miles. There are no such guns in bar bette at Fort Sumter, and if there any case mates guns of that calibre no such elevation could be had. The upper surface of the gun would strike against the top of the embrasure at an elevation far short of thirty ihree degrees Coercion Movements.—The New Orleans Crescent, of Tuesday of last week, says Col. Pickens, U. S. Consul at Vera Criiz, sailed on the day bcfor<? with le-patclies ordering home the A meric.-n lh .4 n.>.v l >• b.f city. It is I . J i Ito be cnnc’ut'’.’!b -' it ■’•<■ .a or at the i mouth of the MisAbSipp.’. Gov. Bi.own.— lhe Liiiaui.i 61 the South pays the following just compliment to the Governor of Georgia: We cannot but admite the sk llful and ener getic manner iu which Gbv. Brown manages and controls the public affairs of Georgia. He takes counsel of no man’s fears; listens to no timid suggestions of delay; waits for no co operation or compromise. He turns neither to the right hand nor to the left,- but proceeds right onward to vindicate the honor, and pro tect the rights of his goterniflent. He exe cutes his plans with the nerve of a soldier and the skill of a statesman. He defies the threats of federal power, and laughs" his enemies to scorn. He is full of Jacksonian will and cour ag -; possessing wisdom to devise, and boldness and sagacity to execute. He has much ad-< ministrative capacity, and in our opinion is bet ter fitted for Drdsident of a Southern Confede racy, than any man in the South.— Columbus Sun. The Iris’i and Coercion.—The Irish Newy, a very respectable organ of the Irish popula tion in New Ydrk; says : “There is a talk of an aririy of 60,000 inen, to be fiirnished by New York and others of the border free States, and commanded by General Scott, ftlr the pUrpbSc of putting doith South Carolina anti bringing the rest of the Southern States to order! God protect socie ty from such a stroke df Strategy. The united North could not put dowfi the But they who would put down the South are only a fanatical fragment of the North; and it is the North itself which would probably rub the ris ing as such an armament. The lover of a, free fight all around will wish for siich a state of things. But we suspect they will not see it Gen. Scott is an impulsive man; but he is not crazy. He would not dare to advise such an out Durst in the country, and could no moro control it than a child.” Keep Back, the Cotton. Let the patriots and planters of the South keep back their cotton. In March, Europe will need supplies. If our ports are blockaded, Europe will find away to open them. We can live—our Southern people —Ibr we bnly send a surplus crop to market. The Cotton States have only need to agree, in confederation; and as an independent power, demand the recogni tion of Euro ; >c. Texas, alone, was gladly ac knowledged as such, and Great Britain, through her diplomates, tried her best to keep her fn>m eiiteriiig thb United States CbnfederAcy. With all the Cottbn States United, We can bind the woHd to recognition, and even alliance. We can dcSare our ports free to tha trade of all the vVofld, New England excepted; discriminate between Southern and Northern bottoms; issue letters of marque and reprisal, and play such a game with our blockading gentry as wi I cure them vdry soon of their warlike passions. Onlv be firm, trust no busi ness rtnd lb! the Colt’s and the can non be ready.— Chas. Mercury. Tufc Evacuation of Fort Mcßae.—Lieut. Slimmer, when he evacuated Fort Mcßae, de stroyed about one hundred and fifty kegs ot" powder, by knocking out the heads and throw ing thehr into the bay. His object appeared to be only to keep the guns from the fort being opened upon him while he retreated, as ho left, a large quantity of powder in the magMiine. He not only spiked the guns, but rammed down the muzzle the wooden pieces used for stop ping them, which had to be bored out by pump borers by our forces before they could bo used. I They have all been unspiked with the excep tion of two, and are now ready for use. Slavery and the Ten Commandments. —The eminent Hebrew Scholar and Rabbi, Dr. Ra phael, in his able discourse, delivered in New York on Fast-day, said that the words in the Ten Commandments, which have been transla ted “man servant and maid servant,” should bo rendered “male slave and female slatfe.” Ho says: “How dare you, in the face of the sanc tion and protection afforded to s.avc property in the Ten Commandments—how dare you de nounce slaveholding as a sin?'* I( < I str r* , Arkansas.—On the 18th of February the people of Arkansas will vote for “Convention” or “No Convention.” They at the same time vote for delegates for the Contention. If “Convention” carries; it is to meet on Monday, the 25th. Each delegate elected is made a special messenger to carry the vote of his county to the capital, so that they will be-there if a Convention is called; Cotton Convention.—Oh the 13th of Feb ruary, a Convention of those interested in tbo development of the Cotton spinning industry of the South, will be held in Atlanta, Ga. The object of the Convention is to secure such con cert of action as will enable the South to ex port spun Cotton to France, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Russia. Destitution in New York.—There is a ter rible destitution in New York. Th®.Dey Bdvk says: “It will be seen by oiir police reports that 600 poor people sought lodging in the station-houses last night. Thousands are suf fering for want of fond and clothing—many are dying; actually dying of starvation. We report another case to-day. Meantime, prepa rations are going on to make war oh the South because it cannot recognize the blessings of ne gro equality.” Col. W. J. Hardee llesigned.—We learn, that Col. W. J. Hardee resigned his commission in the U. S. Arrm yeeerday, and has tendered this services to the Governor of Georgia.—• i Sarvnivah. JVo. 8.