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i’ll ARLES •). HARRIS
AT LAW,
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA.
ntemher I'd 1-55 * AS lv
RICHARD F. JONES,
ATTO It N E Y A T L A\V,
Morgan, Calhoun County, G-a.
•JiriLL practice in the counties of Calhoun,
If Dougherty, linker, Early, Clay and Ran-
V -1,- n v nh-sion to the Hon. A. II. Stephen
(li ; Ja<. Thomas and David \V. Lewis, Esq
i. Ga.: .Judge Win. Gibson and Col E. II
I . Warrenten, Ga.; and Dr. Win. M. Hard
nick, of Lumpkin, Ga.
March'17, 1855 13 lv
J. C. DANIEL,
ATTORNEY AT LA IF,
Jacksonville, Telfair County, Ga.
JT.VV1XG removed from Milledgeville to Jack-
s nviile, will attend to all business entrusted
i with priuuptness- ’Particular attention paid
Aral 21, 1-
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RABUN & S3IITH,
f.lMiiiSSlOA MERCII VATS,
Savannah, Ga.
J.iV. Eicon, of the late firm of
Rabun & Whitehead.
1 II. Smith, of the late firm of Smith * La^hrop.
January 30, 1855 5 tf
W. I). ETHERIDGE
FltlOR iVI) fOIIUlSSIOT HLIUHAVT,
Kuviinutilf, Geoiyiu.
l.tnnnrv JO. ]Sf>4 2 If
Andrews A Fouclie
Attorneys and Counsellors at juaw,
■YWHtSGTUS, WILKES COUNTY, GA.
I FILL practise in ail the counties of the Nor
'* them Circuit
IN'l-TT ANDREWS, POET. T. FOUCHE.
r II. I*55 50 dsl.
I» -
V LL persons that are desiruti
k theinselv
N CAA3.
of availing
Ives of Dr. HoscIejLs Smiles, will
I^IILHm; BROADWAY, GRIFFIN, GA.
I’.A-i.-nts Imarded at .f 1 per day, or $16 per
,ML f Ll-.s, in all cases, to be agreed upon be—
f rtakeu. No case will be received into this
, 'liir.. r.t unlessit is believed on examination,
■: au be cured,or admit «f relief. All cases
• "'Ll invariably be charged $5, for examiu-
und advice.
s to entitle them to notice, nuist enclose
L r the payment of postage, and be di
W. k\. MOSELEA, M. D.
Griffin, Georgia.
i<.5 52 12m
Tattnall County.
i k ALU ABLE Plaoiation for Sale at a« extraordi
- “ try low price.
| Subscriber offers for sale a very aM-ras-tive and
■ plantation, eitsated one u:ile fr'.na the Court-
. tmui the Ohoiqiee river and"65 from Savannah.
1 n tract con:aii s abnu: 1260 acres,toiisistiug of black
qti, interspersed wiih hickory, pine arnl tiolloin.
‘ ' ■ oids will produce (villi pro|>er cultivation from
■ bushels of core per acre, or IVi l bs iku of Sea
kuiton. Houma lan^s from 50 lo 75 bushels o!
per acre, with peas, pumpkins and squashes in any
if.. . " X' L n ; ast named lanil cannot Ik* excelled in
f " ! 'or fertiiiiy and durability, the sml being a rieb
■ ■ 1 ' ; * fee; deep, resting on a clav timndalion
D the ueliibbrilind tas been in Cultivation lj
j. ' 'it any appreciable diminution ofyield.
ran: is well timbered and wdH iartril with nei
'fe 0113 of pure limilid water taking their tise
ii b
‘"I atli *wd Hogs.’hardlyto be snrpnssed. the
', 1 ’“ r ‘.iuing by its position, tiie Ohoupee oak hills.
■amp f.
We D„
iy miles. There are on the pla
||| land, and 20ol'b Ittouj eleared (with
toc.War rfilesited! also a coniforta
reeessary out lniu
Dwelling-house are
'ooig, ami Rirchen with
2.bums. ice., close to Jit
■•Licii is pure, briglrt anti sparkling.
. k. k”.' ss , ! " “ay anything about the health of tit
dsvjlle SB d its envtrouei«i(^f prt.verhial for
2 1,'. reas '"ts can he given for wish
Ad nee ig ou p.-r acre. Titles warrented.
<=ss, H. W. ADAMSON, M. D„
N. g . , Reittsville, Tattnall eo.. Geo.
8 “sinuier '®' pl * C ?, would suil any w esltliy planter ns
Irv ar -.o ,,eat i combining profit with health. The ctuin-
::! fine fisb a " ou,1 “ K 1,1 ti one.atd the creeks and Ohoopee
ll
lyirniis indebted to me for professional
tt-d to ' ’>t aKv: a otherwise, arc respectfully re-
is A , 1 , sott!e immediately, as my bu-
C I* tllat I am coutpclled to Collect.
iXkXfTqr 23, ig 55
Rested to
itue
H. W. ADAMSON. M. D.
53 tf
\y t [ j land Warrants.
W'aiTaio 3 ^ l ''k rllest market value for Land
u rants. Apply to
A. W. CALLAWAY.
24 Jy
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MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 185G.
NUMBEEro.!
IU32VSOVAI. OF THE
UniR initj Hoolt §toif.
I M'OULD inform the citizens of
Milledgeville and its vicinity, that a
few months ago I removed my stock
of DRUGS and BOOKS to the third
Store miner the Milledgeville Hotel.
Since then, I have received a well selected stock
from the most reliable houses at the North. Those
wishing to purchase pure Drugs and Medicines,
would do well to call.
1 have just received a supply«of
Canary and Garden Seed.
Also, a superior article of
Green and Black Teas,
From the Pekin Tea Company, together with
other brands.
Ail of the above shall be sold as low or lower
thauany house in the city.
E.'J. WHITE,
Licensed Apothecary Druggist.
SP Prescriptions entrusted to me will be com-
p landed with the greatest cure, ami every article
thoroughly incorporated before leaving the Store,
(pure medicines used onpv) for on the above de
pends the reputation of the Physician and the
welfare and life of the patient in many cases.
Seven or eight years experience in the business
warrants the statement.
E. J. WHITE,
Licensed Apothecary & Druggist.
Millledgeville, Feb. 2d, 18f>6 3 St.
iNow Firm
rpilL undersigned, late of the firm of Trcanors
* &■ Tinsley, have this day associated them
selves together, under the firm of J. & H. TREAN-
OR, for the transaction of the Dry Goons, Boots &
Shoes and Crockery Ware business, at the old
stand, Corner ot \\ ayne and Hancock street.
JOHN TREANOR,
HUGH D. TREANOR.
February 5, 185(5 5 tf
,'pii.f.hrx
buried love.
The anemone blooms as in days of yore,
Tlte spring birds warble their music o’er
The grave of one I love;
The tinkling rain-drops lightly fall
To wreathe his grave with a velvet pall,
The blue sky shines above.
M title, perhaps, the stranger with careless feet,
Treads roughly now where he softly sleeps,
- I am away, away;
They look ort his grave with a tearless eye,
And without a sigh pass it coldly by,
To scenes more glad and gay.
But an hour for me witli the silent dead,
•An hour alone by his mossy bed—
A sweet communion hour;
M hen Maria is chanting the music low,
And whispering zephyrs come and <n>,
Hath a holier, dearer power.
The willows in sadness softly wave.
And moonbeams are playing around his grave,
And dry leaves rustle by ;
Myrtles once wet with thy Nelly’s tears
Are as fresh and green as in long past years,
Like Nelly’s memory.
3 ho the sunlight is past and the shadows come,
I love even wildly their lingering gloom,
Nor wish the darkness gone;
Tho’ tar away from that^allowed spot.
Affection’s flowers are withering not,
And I weep alone, alone.
XJAVINGniet with unprecedented success in
the treatment of Rheumatism in all its vari
ous forms, and knowing by past, experience that
the worst cases are entirely curable, I have deemed
it proper to open a house in Latonton,- Ga., for the
accommodation of such patients from a distance as
may feel disposed to rid themselves of their painful
affection on easy terms,as follows:
Tor Whites, Jj>2 per diem, or $»50 per month, in
advance.
Tor Blacks, if!! per diem, or $25 per month, in
advance.
Board, lodging and medical attention included.
Iiinch’s Anti-Rheumatic Powders.
My principle remedy, and which alone lias ef
fected so many important cures in Rheumatic af
fections, will hereafter be put up by myself in box
es containing sixty powders, at $5 per box. In
cases of muscular rheumatism, one box is usually
sufficient, but when the joints are affectefl, if often
requires} two. Persons sending me $1(1 and a des
cription ot the case, will be entitled u> two boxes
and such advice as will suit any peculiarities thereof.
J. G. GIBSON, M. D.
E itonton, February 5, 185G
We, the undersigned, citizens of Putnam coun
ty, Ga., cheerfully bear testimony to the efficacy of
Lindt’s Aufi-Rheuniatic Powders in the treatment
of acute or chronic rheumatism, many cases having
been successfully treated by Dr. J. G. Gibson of
E itonton, within our personal knowledge, in which
these powders were principally used
Joel Branham, M. D.
Stephen B. Marshall,
T.’B. Howell,
IFui. B Curler,
Daniel Slade,
D R. Adams,
Michral Dennis,
G. R Thomas,
Thomas Rcspnss,
James Xicaolsun ,V others.
Dr. J. G. Gibson.—Sir : I Lave a negro boy who
had been sick with Rheumatism, about twelve
months, and so badly off that he was almost use
less as a field laborer Last' spring I gave him
your Lynch’s Anti-Rheumatic Powders, and In
the time he had taken the contents of one box, he
was relieved of all p tin, and was able to follow the
plow, and is now as well as he ever was.
Respectfully, &e., Wm. A. Jarratt.
Milledgeville, February !, 1H5(3
For further attestation of the virtue of the Pow
ders, see wrapper on box.
For sale by JAR. IIERTY, of Milledgeville.
February 5, 1856 G 12m
Monroe Female University.
FORSYTH, GEORGIA.
BOARD OF TEACHERS FOR 185G.
COLLEGE.
Rev. WILLIAM C. WILKES, A. M President
Prof, of Natural and Moral Sciences.
RICHARD T. AS BURY, A. M.,
Prof, of Mathematics.
D. CARLOS W. CHANDLER,
Prof, of Ancient Languages.
Mrs. MARY E. CHANDLER,
French and higher English.
Mrs. MARY A. WILKES,
History and Botany.
PRE !*AP. ITOR Y DEPAUTKENT.
Miss MARTHA A. SMITH, Principal.
Miss MARTHA J. JAMES, Assistant.
Miss LAURA FISHER, Primary Department.
IffiSlf DEPARTMENT.
Prof. WILLIAM FISHER, Principal.
Miss MARTHA J. JAMES, ( . . . .
Mrs. MARY A. WILKES, < Assistants.
ORTAHEYTAL DEPAttTlfEYT.
Mrs. MYRA FAIRLEY,
Embroidery, Crape Work, Wax, Shell Work, &c
Airs. MARY E. CHANDLER,
Drawing, Penciling and Painting in Oil and Water
Colors.
The next term begins January I4th, and ends
July 15th, which will be Commencement Day.—
Board, $3 per month ; washing $ l to $2. Highest
Tuition $10 a year. No College itt Middle or South
era Georgia affords equal advantages so cheap. This
University was adopted by the “Rehoboth Asso
ciation,” Sept. 17th, 1S55.
11. T. ASBURY, Sec’y Faculty.
Forsyth, Ga., Dec. 1,1855 50 4m
jVTOTICE is hereby given to the public that
il Brittain Moore is no longer authorized by
me to sell Cotton Gins or act in any other capacity
as my Agent in Alabama or elsewhere
WM. B. MARSHALL.
Talbot co , Ga., Feb 13tli, 1856 8 lit*
jNotiee !
rflHE copartnership heretofore existing at Ea-
J. tonton, Georgia, under the na me of Marshall,
McKavitte, & Co., is this day dissolved.
STEPHEN B. MARSHALL,
BERRIEN RICE. •
January 21, 1S5G 5 Grn
A LL PERSONS indebted to the firm of Mar-
j\ shall, ’McKavitte A Co., are requested to
come forward and m ike immediate payment; and
all having demands against said firm are request
ed to present the same forthwith. The business of
said firm will be closed up as soon as practicable.
STEPHEN B. MARSHALL,
BERRIEN RICE.
Eatonton, Ga , Jan’y 21, 1S56 o fim
important:
TJERSONS indebted to us either by note or ac-
JL count must come and settle.
W. G. ROBINSON & CO.
Milledgeville, Feb. 2G, 1S5G 0 4t
Notice.
riAIIE subscriber wishes to know wfiftowns two
X shares in lot of land No. 177, in the 28th dis
til.-t of Early county drawn by John Lang's or
phans. Address me at Stirling P. O , Montgom
ery county, Ga. E. D. PHILLIPS.
Tattnall co,, February 12, 1S56. 7 12t
Floatation for Sale.
T HE SUBSCRIBER offers for sale his Planta
tion in Laurens county, containing between
2500 and 3000 acres of land, lying on both sides of
the Oconee river, including the Ferry formerly
known as Trammel’s.
For particulars* address me at Buck Eye F. O.,
Laurens county, Ga., or call at my residence, one
mile from the Ferry.
ELIJAH F. BLACKSHEAR.
January 29,1836 5 26t
Extraordinary industry mid rcrsevcraace.
'J he most extraordinary instance of Liter
ary industry and perseverance on record is
afforded us in the history of a Work entitl
ed, “A System of Divinity,” hy the Rev.
A illiam Davey, A. B„ a clergyman of the
Church of England. Mr. Davey was born
in 1743, near Cliudleigh, in Devonshire,
where his father resided on a small farm,
his own freehold. From a very early age
he gave proofs of a mechanical genius,
and, when only eight years old, lie cut out
with a knile and put together the parts of
a small mill, alter the model of one that
was then building in the neighborhood, the
progress made in constructing which he
used to observe narrowly every day, while
be proceeded with equal regularity itt the
completion of his own little work. When
the large mill was finished, it was found
not to work exactly as it ought to have
done, and the defect at first eluded the de
tection even ot the builder. It is said, that,
while they were endeavoring to ascertain
what was wrong the young self-taught arch
itect made his appearance, and observing
that his mill went perfectly well, pointed
out, after an examination of a few min
utes, both the defect and the remedy.
Being intended for the Church, be was
placed at the Exeter Grammar School ;
and here lie distinguished himself by his
proficiency iii classical learning, w hile he
still retained Tiis early attachment to me
chanical pursuits, and exercised his talents
in the construction of several curious and
ingenious articles. At the age of eighteen,
he entered at Oxford where he took tlte de
gree of A. B. at the usual time. It was
during his residence at the University that
he conceived the idea of compiling a sys
tem of dignity to consist of selections front
the best writers, and began to collect, in a
cornmon-placc book, such passages as be
thought w'ould suit his purpose.
On leaving college, he was erdained to
the curacy of lUoreton, in the diocese of'
Exeter, and not long after he removed to
the adjoining curacy of Lustleigh with a
salary of 40/. a-year In the year 1780,
he published, by subscription, six volumes
of Sermons, by way of introduction to bis
intended Work ; but this proved an unfor
tunate speculation, many of the subscribers
forgetting to pay for their copies, and be
remained, in consequence, indebted to bis
printer above a hundred pounds. This bad
success, .however, did not discourage him :
he pursued his literary researches and com
pleted the Work. But, when his manu
script was finished, he found, that from its
extent, it would cost two thousand pounds
to get it printed. In these circumstances,
he again contemplated publication by sub
scription and issued bis proposals accord
ingly ; but the names he collected, were too
few to induce any bookseller to risk the ex
pense of an impression. Ambitious of the
honors as authorship, Mr. Davey, now re
solved to become a printer himself' So,
having constructed his own press and pur
chased from a pi inter, at Exeter a quanti
ty of worn and cast-off types, he commenc
ed operations, having no one to assist him
except his female servant, and having of
course, to perform alternately the offices of
compositor and pressman. Yet in this
manner did the ingenious and presever
ing man sustained by tlte anticipation of
the literary fame awaiting him, proceed
until lie had printed off forty copies, of the
first three hundred pages, his press only
permitting him to do a single page at a
time. Confident that he had now produced
so ample a specimen of the Work as would
he certain to secure for it the general pa
tronage of the learned, he here suspended
his labors fora while; and, having for
warded copies to the Royal Society, the
Universities, certain of tlte Bishops, and
Editors of the principal Reviews, waited
with eager expectations for the notice and
assistance which he conceived himself sure
of receiving from some of these quarters.
He waited, however, in vain ; the looked
for encouragement came not. Still, al
though a second time disappointed, he was
not to be -driven from his purpose, but re
turned with unabated courage to bis neg
lected labors. He rightly thought, that
posterity would repair the injustice of his
contemporaries, la one respect, however,
he determined to alter his plan. His pre
sents to tiie Bishops, critics, and learned
bodies, had cost him twenty-six of his forty
copies; and for the completion of these, so
thanklessly received, he naturally enough
resolved, that he would give himself no
further trouble, but limit the impression of
the remainder of the work, so as merely to
complete the fourteen copies tvliudi he had
reserved,—in this way saving both his la
bor and his paper.. And he had at last, af
ter thirteen years of unremitting toil, the
gratification of bringing his extraordinary
undertaking to a conclusion. The book,
when finished, the reader will be astonish
ed to learn, extended to no fewer than
twenty-six volumes Svo, of nearly 500
pages each ! In a like spirit of independ
ence, be next bound all the fourteen copies
with hisown hands; after which heproceed-
ed in person to London, and deposited one
in each *of the principal public libraries
I here. We may smile at such a dedica
tion of the labors of a life-time as this ;
but the power of extraordinary perse
verance was not wanting, nor the capabili
ty of being excited to arduous exertion and
long sustained under it, by those motives
that act most strongly upon the noblest na
tures—the consciousness of honorable pur
suit, and a trust in the verdict of posterity.
Wo cannot refuse our admiration of so
rare an example of the unwearied and in
flexible prosecution of an object, in the
absence of all those vulgar encourage
ments which are generally believed to be
indispensable.—Bro ugh a m.
Bk ciiEERFUf..—I once beard a young la
dy say to an individual, “Your countenance
to me is like the rising sun, for it always
gladdens me with a cheerful look.” A
cheerful countenance was one of the things
which Jeremy Taylor said his enemies
could not take away from him. There
are some persons who spend their lives in
the world as they would spend their lives
if shut up in a dungeon. Everything is
made gloomy and forbidding. They go
mourning and complaining from day to
day, that they have so little, and are con
stantly anxious, lest what little they have
should escape out of their hands. They
look always on the dark side, and can nev
er enjoy the good that is present for the
evil that is to come. This is not religion.
Religion makes the heart cheerful, and
when its large and benevolent principles
are exercised, man will be happy in spite
of himself.
The industrious bee does not stop to
complain that there arc so many poison
ous flowefs and thorny branches in its
road, but buzzes on, selecting bis honey
where he can find it, and passing quietly
hy the. places where it is not. There is
enough itt this world to complain about
and find fault with, il men have tho dispo
sition. We often travel on a hard and un
even road, but with a cheerful spirit, and
a heart to praise God for his mercies, we
may walk therein with comfort, and come
to the end of our journey in peace.
Franklin as a Bookseller.
One fine morning, when Franklin was
busy preparing his newspaper for the press,
a lounger stepped into the store, and spent
an hour or more looking over the books
etc., and finally, taking one in his hand,
asked the shop boy the price.
“ One dollar,” was the answer.
“ One dollar,” said the lounger : “ can’t
you take less than that ?
“ Xo indeed : one dollar is the price.”
Another hour ha I nearly passed, when
the lounger said,“is Mr. Franklin at home ?”
“ Yes; he is in the printing office.”
“ I want to sec him,” said the lounger.
Franklin was soon behind the counter,
when the lounger, with book in band, ad
dressed him thus : “Mr. Franklin what is
the lowest you can take for this book ?”
“ One dollar and a quarter.”
“ One dollar and a quarter ? Why,
your 3'oung man asked only a dollar !”
“True,” said Franklin and I could
have better afforded to have taken a dol
lar then than to have been taken out of the
office.”
The lounger seemed surprised, and wish
ing to end the parley of his own making,
said, “Come, Mr. Franklin, tell me what is
the lowest you can take for it.”
“ One dollar and a half.”
“One dollar and a half? Why, you
offered it 'yourself for a dollar and a quar
ter.”
“ Yes,” said Mr. Franklin, “and I had
better have taken that price then, than a
dollar and a half now.”
The lounger paid down the price, and
went about bis business, if lie bad any—
and Franklin returned into the printing
office,
'Trafkin? n. Murderer—A visitant Officer.
The Columbus Sun of the 21st ult. says,
“We learn verbally, that a man named
Wm. Burge, a deserter from the United
States arm}', who formerly lived in this
city, was arrested on Tuesday last, in
Troup county, by a Missouri Sheriff, who
followed him from that State. Burge is
charged with having, with the aid of an
other man, still at large, committed a mur
der a short time since in Missouri. It is
said that they waylaid and killed a man
for his money, and buried him in the snow ;
but the body being found, and suspicion at
taching to these two men, the sheriff follow
ed Burge from Missouri to this State. Ilis
pursuit and capture of the prisoner shows
much shrewdness and perseverance. Burge
traveled by land, sometimes by railroad,
sometimes by stage and other vehicles,
and sometimes on foot—registering a dif
ferent name at most of the hotels where he
stopped. He carried about bis person a
small box, and wore a cap taken from the
murdered man ; and by these chiefly the
sheriff was enabled to identify him and
keep his track. Cutting Burge’s varied
registered names from the books, be was
enabled to compare the bandwriting at
places along his route, and thus to assure
himself that he was on the right track.
Following up the fugitive in this manner,
he reached La Grage only one day behind
him, arrested him, as above stated, near
that place, and immediately started back
for Missouri with lii^> prisoner in charge.
The St. Louis Intelligencer gives the fol
lowing particulars of the murder alluded to
above :
lion'tile Murder of H. B. Gordon, Assistant
Engineer of North Missouri Ruthoad.
About two weeks ago, Mr. Gordon, As
sistant Engineer on the North Missouri
Railroad, mysteriously disappeared, and
no little interest was manifested by bis
friends and the community in general,
as to bis fate. A few days previously,
Major Walker, Mr. Sturgeon and himself,
had proceeded in company to the North
ern part of the State to collect the sub
scriptions made by the counties in that
region to the stock in said road.
After this object had been accomplished,
the party separated at Mexico, the two
former proceeding to Jefferson C'ty, and
the latter starting for St. Louis, where
it was expected that he would arrive about
three days before his companions.—On
their arrival here, they could hear no ti
dings of him, and day’ before yesterday
they started off in search of him. The
first information they got of Mr. G. was
at Warrenton, about thirty-three miles
from this city, were they learned that he
had been seen in company with two other
persons, apparently farmers, traveling
towards Saint Louis, all three on horse
back. Following up this clue, they found
a small house, about three miles this side
of Warrenton, where the parti' had stop
ped all night, continuing their journey
in the morning. No other information
could he learned from the lad}*, who men
tioned, however, incidentally that some
of her family had found a saddle in the
woods, the day after they left. On being
shown the saddle, Air. S. immediately re
cognized it as the one which Mr. Gordon
had been riding. They then set on a
search through the woods, but discover
ing nothing, returned to Warrenton for
additional force to continue the search.
They procured the assistance of a large
number of the Railroad attaches, and a
fine hunting dog, which proved in the end
a valuable acquisition. They had renew
ed the search but a little while, when the
dog struck a ti ail of blood under tlte snow,
which being followed up, led to the corpse
of Mr. Gordon, at the place where the sad
dle had been found. On examination, it
was found that he had been killed by a
bullet passing through the hack of his
head, in a slanting direction’, showing, that
he had been shot from behind, and by a
person at the left side of him. His pock
ets were turned inside out and rilled of
every thing they contained.'
There is no doubt that the murderers of
Air. G. supposed that he was bringing to
tltis city, the money collected for tlte rail
road subscriptions, above mentioned, but
such was not the fact : nor did the deceas
ed have any thing about him of anv con
siderable value.
The murderers have not yet been dis
covered, hut the two persons who left War
renton with Mr. Gordon, and spent the
night with him at the house above men
tioned, were seen to enter Warrenton the
next day, leading his horse. A person
who recognized the horse stopped them
ami asked ii they had traded for it, to
which the} - replied in the affirmative.
The deceased was an unmarried man,
about 35 years of age, and Iris connections
reside in Alary land and Virginia. He was
well known in this community, and gener
ally respected as a man of high honor and
integrity.
Arrest of a Supposed AIi'anF.RER.—
Philadtljdiia, Feb. 21.—E. D. Worrell,
charged with the murder of Air. Gordon, in
Missouri, was arrested last night at Dover,
Delaware, by officers who traced him thith
er. He expresses his willingness to return
with the officers to Alissouri, without wait
ing for the requisition of the Governor.
He denies the commission of the murder,
but acknowledges standing by at the time,
A watch, pair of saddle bags and blanket, }
found in possession of tlte prisoner, were
recognized as belonging to the deceased.
The arrest was made at the lwulb of Wor
rell’s father.
From the New Orleans Bulletin.
Slavery in the South.—A demonstra
tion has been made in the Legislature of
the State of Georgia in reference to an
institution which must always have a pre
dominant interest in the political and do
mestic economy of the Southern States.
A law has been in existence for some years
in that State, which prohibits tbe introduc
tion rtf slaves into the State for sale. A
bill has been presented at the present session j
ot the Legislature repealing the act so as 0 f t l,e winter* had interrupted
to legalize the importation and sale of - — - - - -
slaves. It is urged by those who desire
to have a free trade in slaves, as in all oth
er chattels recognized as property, that at
this particular juncture it would be injuri
ous to the interest of the South, to throw
any obstacles in the way of immigration ol
slaves; that while th’e contest was waxing
hotter and hotter every day between the
friends and adversaries of slavery, jeopard
ing tiie very existence of the institution, it
was bad policy to place in the hands of the
Abolitionist such a strong’argument against
us as this prohibitory policy fuytishes. On
the other side, this position was controvert
ed with considerable cogency of argument.
It was contended that the free introduction
of slaves into the extreme Southern States,
operated as a perpetual drain upon that
class of population in the border slave
States, the effect of which would be in the
course of time, so to weaken the institu
tion, as eventually either to make them
free States, or so reduce their Congression
al representative population, as materially
to impair that equilibrium or balance of
power in our political organization, which
is our chief security.
In reference to this view of the subject,
the slavery statistics present some vet'}
striking facts, which tlte speakers on the
occasions did not appear to give the con
sideration they merit. We take our facts
front tae United States census; they may
therefore be relied on.
For the sake of convenience we take on
Iy a few of the Southern States, but the
same results apply as a general rule to all.
Taking the two last census reports, we
find thcfollowingstatistiesiuthe slavepopu
lation of’ tbe border States. In Delaware
in twenty years the slave population has
diminished over 33 per cent; in Alary land,
over 10 per cent, while in Virginia it had
decreased, from 1S30 to 1840, nearly 5 pei
cent, and from 1840 to 1850 had increased
in about the same ratio, so that for the
space of twenty years the slave popula
tion in Virginia has been about at a stand
still. Let us see what has been the pro
gress of the institution in other Southern
States who have received supplies main!}
from the Alother of States. In South Car
olina, for the same period of twenty years,
the increase in slaves has been 25 per sent
In Georgia it lias been 75 per cent; ii,
Mississippi, 200 percent, and in Louisiana
130 percent. In Kentucky, another bor
der State, the increase of slaves for the
last decade w?is 27 per cent.
It will thus he seen that the argument is
sustained by figures and facts, that slavery
is destined to recede from its Northern lim
its ami travel Southward, and that it was
the duty of the South to check that ten
dency instead of hastening its consumma
tion. The subject was considered in an
other light, and the prohibitory policy ad
vocated in a moral and social aspect. One
of the speakers'made a strong and feeling
appeal, upon the ground that tho traffic in
slaves is revolting to humanity, arid at
variance with the spirit of Christianity.
A young wife remonstrated with her
husband, a dissipated spendthrift, on his
conduct. “Aly dear,’’ said he, “ I am on
ly like the Prodigal Son—I shall reform
bv-and-by.” “And I will be like the
Prodigal Son, too,” replied she, “I will
arise and go to my father’s house,” and off
slie went.
Western k Atlantic Railraad.
1 he joint special committee to whom
was referred the Finances, Equipment and
Management generally, of the Western
& Atlantic Railroad, beg leave to
REPORT;
That in pursuance of the instructions of
the joint resolution which was adopted in
the Senate the 17th of December last, di
recting us ‘to proceed to the Western and
Atlantic Railroad, and make a thorough
examination of the said Road, its finan
ces, its equipment anj general manage
ment, and all other matters appertaining
to said Road of interest of the State, v e
organized as a co nmittee in the city of
Atlanta on tlte 17th of January last and
proceeded at once npon the investi
gation of the affairs of the State Road.—
After a full and satisfactory examination
of the several offices connected with this
great interest, which are located in Atlan
ta, we came to the unanimous decision
that in all respects these offices were mod
els of system, and that th< se in chatgc of
them had bestowed a highly commendable
attention to their several‘departments.—
We also gave a minute investigation into
the condition of the ‘State shop,’ in which
the repairs and construction necessary to
the Road are carried on ; and we take
great pleasure in bearing our testimony to
the laborous and efficient conduct of this
most important branch of the State Road
interest.
AYe regretted to see, however, that we
had suffered from those inevitable casulties
which must befall all similar interests, and
against which no prudence or skill can
guard. Serious acculeuts, much more fre
quent this winter than ever before, have
occurred to the motive power to most of the
Roads of the country generally, and we
have not been exempt from our share of
this loss. But we are pleased to be able
to state that report lias greatly exaggerated
tbe amount of these damages to our engines,
and that the most of them will be speedily
repaired and at comparatively small ex
peuse. I n regard to what is denominated rol-
lingstock,includingbox, platform and stock
cars, we have to say that we consider the
present number as inadequate to the re
quirements of the road. But having duly
considered the difficult}* of obtaining cars
as fast as the business of the Road de
manded, and taken into consideration,
the number added since tbe last report
ol tbe Superintendent, we rind no cause
of complaint. About sixty-five new first-
class cars have been already added to
our previous stock since that report,
and with the supply of about six per
month, which are turned out.froin the Pen
itentiary, and several more from other
quarters, we will soon find our rolling stock
fully adequate to the demands of freight
pressing now so heavily upon the resources
of our Road.
Your committee being furnished with a
special train, next proceeded upon their
examination of the Road bed auti the gen
eral condition of the track. This we
found, all things considered, in fine condi
tion. A small portion of the road between
Resaca and Tilton was not in such good
condition*owing to the suspension of the
necessary repairs, which the unusual rigor
Soon ti e
heavy T rail, which was purchased last
spring, will, he laid down, giving us a
most superior track from Atlanta to Dalton.
AYe cannot dismiss this part of our subject
without urging the Legislature to take in
to consideration the necessity of laying
the entire length of track, with heavy T
rail. The immense freights now passing
over the AY. & A. Railroad, many days de
manding 1(5 trains iff) and down per day,
make it a matter of great consequence that
the light fiaiigc bar from Dalton to Chatta
nooga should he placed with heavy rail.—
AYe would then be able to show a road,
including bed,rail and drainage that would
compare favorably with the very best
roads in our laud.
At the Depot in Chattanooga, we found
a neatness, rfj-stem and energy in the
business of the road that elicited our hear
ty approval. After bestowing that atten
tion along the line of the Road to the du
ties of our mission which could be given
only by our presence upon the spot, v. e
adjourned to meet at this place, that we
might give a more detailed investigation
into such matters of interest to the State
as might present thems Ives in connection
with this great interest. AA’e cannot give
a more satisfactory view of the scope and
nature of our investigation than hy recitin
the resolution adopted in committee that
shaped our proceedings.
“Wlicreas, it has been repeated and dis
tinctly charged, that the managemenf cf
I the AA r estern & Atlantic Railroad, for and
| during the past year, has been characters
' ed by numerous acts of politicalfavoritism
‘ and that the said road has thereby been
made an engine of political power, devoted
to tbe subservience of political purposes
greatly to the detriment of the intrest and
honor of the State ; and whereas, it It?
been specially alleged that the rates of
freight established to and from Etowah de
pot, were in violation of law, that higher
rates of freight have been demanded and
collected of the political party out of pow
er, titan were asked of the party in
power, (both being on the same or similar
mission where these respective but dif
ferent rates were charged and collected)
which distinction between parlies on ac
count of political opinion, was unjust, odi
ous, and plainly infractive of law ; and
whereas, specie has been transported
over the road free of charge in one in
stance, and taxed with freight in anoth
er, which distinction evinces partiality, dis
regards and breaks the law ; and whereas,
full fares have been demanded and collect
ed ot ti Railroad agent, known and recog
nised as such, ami in other cases Railroad
agents on precisely tbe same fooling, have
been passed free, which distinction was
made on account of the political opinions
of said Railroad agent, nothing to the con
trary having been shown, or is possible to be
shown; and whereas, all these acts of favor
itism, partiality and injustice, togetherwith
the general want of a judicious economy,
argue and demonstrate a decided want of
something—either firmness or prudence or
capacity, on the part of the Superinten
dent of said Road, or his superiors in tfice;
and whereas, the people ot all parties, who
are the stockholders in said Road, abso
lutely demand an investigation of all mat
ters pertaining to said Road ; and where
as, in the language of the resolutions ap
pointing this Committee, it is their duty
and privilege “to examine into and report^line of the Road B>a% have to ufSpr. That
upon the Finances, Equipment and Man
agement generally, and upon all other
matters pertaining^to said road of interest
to the State. Be it therefore
Resolved, That this cammitteo do now
proceed to the plain duty required o! them,
as indicted in the above quoted, resolution,
which, in tlie opinion of this committee re
quire the investigation of the above speci
fic 1 charges, with a view final Ig to pro
nounce and dispose of them, i ither as
humiliating truths, or discreditable false
hoods.”
And that we might give full effect to
the enquiries embraced in the foregoing,
we adopted the follon inc resolution :
Resolved, That Col. T. C. Howard, our
Secretary, furnish Gov. Johnson and Jas.
F. Cooper, Superintendent of the AA’estern
& Atlantic Railroad, each with a copy i f
this Preamble and Resolution, with the re
quest that tlioy furnish this committee with
full information of all the facts connected
with the matters referred to in tiie Pream
ble.”
In response to this request, the Governor
and Superintendent returned tbe following
answers marked A. and B. which we ask
the privilege ot having read at your desk
as a part of this report. As these replies
are full and to the point, much more so
than any comment we could make upon
them, and as no additional or countervail
ing testimony came before us, we therefore
deem it unnecessary to remark further up
on the specifications embraced in them
than to “pronounce” them unfounded from.
the lights before us. And as we feel bound
under the Wistructions of the resolution.
above recited, which we adopted as our
guide in this-investigation thus to express
ourselves, we’will further adopt ihe lan
guage of that, resolution and say that hav
ing pronounced upon these charges, we
hope that they have been finally disposed
off
Under special instructions from the
House of Representnt ives, we have careful
ly consided the policy of favoring way lo
cal freights, and giving precedence to them
over through or external freights. AA'hat-
ever may be said of ibis as a theoretical
proposition, however specious and popular
it may he as a protective, domestic policy,
U would prove in its practical application,
a serious injury to a groat work like tho
AY estern & Atlantic Railroad, forming only
a part of a grand system, and itself only
a dependency. Unless you first disregard
or reverse- the fundamental purpose kept
steadily in view in the projection of tire
State Road, and maintained till now. your
Road must not be considered private Stato
property, devoted to tbe peculiar wants
and convenienciesof onr own people,but we
must regard it as an integral portion of a
chain of communication that cannot bo
severed, monopolized or misappropriated
without great loss to thc^State, and by im
plication, without had faith to the public.
While we admit that it is wise and just,that
our own people living along the line of our
road, and resorting t‘> it for the transporta
tion of their marketable produce, should not
be discriminated against, we are yet fully
persuaded they should not have discrimi
nations made in their favor. If any of our
resident citizens who are freightora upon
onr Road, have complained that the pres
ent rates are hard and unnecessarily brr-
thensome, it has not been brought to our
knowledge. It is true that we have heard
that complaints are not unfrequent that in
comparison with through freights, the way
freights were too high, and again, that
the charges from station to station were
not strictly equable and proportioned to
distance. In the first place, can we set
down to assess charges upon stangers
who have a perfect freedom of elect
ing between us and others as their car
riers, and allow ourselves the same lati
tude as we may do and very justly, when
we are adjusting a tariff relieved f rom the
presnre of external competition ? Suppose
(which we admit) that the charges upon
produce from Chattanooga to Atlanta are
relatively lower than they would be from
Dalton or any other point on the road to
Atlanta. Before we can determine if this
be injudicious or reprehensible, we must
first know if the charges on way freight are
reasonable and just. 11 they are, there is
no individual oppressed or his industry de
prived of the smallest fraction of what
should justly be returned to it. AA’hile it
may he said in justification of the difference
between through and way freight, that but
for this difference tbe through freights
would never be offered. You are often
compelled, in tbe face of strong competi
tion, to narrow the margin of profit deriv
able from the carrying business, or have
no business to do. Then again, to the
freighter, it is often a question betw een us,
market at all, or very moderate charges
for freight. AYe need not enlarge further
upon the utter impossibility of reconciling
the doctrine of equable and proportionable
charges on freight, with the interest of our
Road, than to call attention to the fact
that the cost of loading of a train of cars is
precisely the same whether the freight
charged be for one mile or 13S. It is for
this reason, among others, as well as the
prohibitory effect of a tariff of charges ad
justed upon a scale of miles or half-miles*
that has given rise to the universal prac
tice-on Railroad, of making a difference in
favor of great distances over short ones, in
charges.
But we will present another view. Sup
pose the policy should be adopted upon
the AA’estern and Atlantic Railroad, of de
ferring through freights to wayfieights and
that the surcharged stream should he
checked at Chattanooga,what would be the
effect upon the value and the earnings of
the roau? AA'c believe the result would be
so disastrous as to destoy the money value
of the road at a blow. For the year 1S54,
the value of way freights on the A\ T estern
& Atlantic Railroad Was, in round num
bers, 698,000, while the through freight*
were 6394,000. Now let it be nndersti od
that we will consent to take the produce
of those who live beyond our limits when
it suits our convenience—when no citizen
of Georgia is to be placed in any inconven
ience by it, in short, when we have noth-
else to do, and how long would our
Road be tlte popular and favored channel
of transportion; and more important still,
what account in the next twelve month®'
would we be able to give of these c 394,000
for way freights ? Your committee are
bappv to state that when the ten f.rst-c-lass
engines non ordered, shall be placed upon
the road, with the full equipment of car®
which we will have secured in a few
months mure, then w e will hear, we are
sanguine, uo further complaints of delay in
the removal wof all that shippers on the