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ihr No!ili towards it.--, happily ‘‘reason
halh not lied to Imiti.-li breasts.” Ma
il v of them now jj**e that the present
\v;ir is, almost without disguise, a war
tor the extermination or degradation ot
the white raeehy the installation of
the blacks in virtual dominion over
them; and in sueli a war they have no
motive of sympathy or mteicst to en
gage them. Othets, profiling at last,
,it 'the sagacious lessons ol Chatham,
Burke, Fox, and that noble band of
patriots and statesmen in England,
who manfully opposed the war upon
the American colonies from the start,
begin to see that the triumph of law
less despotism over the independence
of the South would he equally fatal to
their remnant of constitutional liberty
at home. I 1 rotn the operation of these
and other cauees, the military, with
the moral strength of the North m this
contest, will.go on decreasing, while
ours will as certainly increase.
On whatever side I look, then, 1 see
no omen of discouragement, but, on
the contrary, new grounds of assur
ance, with regard to the ultimate ami
certain triumph ol the great cause in
which we are embarked. We may
have occasional reverses in future, as
we have had them in the past. These
are often salutary trials of our con
stancy and faith, and needful admoni
tions to increased vigilance and exer
tion. Even heroic Charleston, for
whose fate every bosom is now yearn
ing with anxiety, may fall under the
extraordinary means concentrated for
her destruction. But if sne does, it
will be in a blaze of glory that will
irradiate the remotest cornel of the
Confederacy, and light the way to re
tributive victories elsewhere, while
she herself will he destined to rise
afrain with increased splendor lrom
her ashes. The capture of Athens by
the Persians, ushered in the glorious
days of Salamis and Platea, and when
reoccupied, strengthened and adorned
by the pious hands of her children, she
was more thau ever the envy and ad
miration of the world. No local or
occasional disaster cun check the on
ward progress of a great cause, bless
ed with the approving smiles of heav
en and sustained by stout hearts with
unceasing vigilance and unfaltering
faith.
I remain, very truly and faithfully,
Your friend, , _
W. C. RIVES.
Francis B. Deane, Esq., Member of
House of Delegates of Virginia.
From the Richmond Enquirer.
RIVES AND TOOMBS AND FOOTE.
Three letters have very recently ap
peared in the columns of the Richmond
“Whig,” which cannot fail to attract the
attention of the country ; the letter of the
Hon. Win. C. Rives of Virginia ; the let
ter of the Hon. Robert Toombs of Georgia ;
and the letter of Hon. H. S. Foote of Ten
nessee.
Mr. Rives was a faithful adherent to the
Union until his State severed her connec
tion with the United States. A sincere
love of the Uuioti governed and controlled
his action as long as the rights and liber
ties of his State were protected and res
pected. Nor did ho give up that attach
meat until after exhausting every effort
for harmony and union in the Peace Con
gress.
Mr. Toombs, on the other band, was
among the earliest of the early Secession
ists ; he spoke and labored long to effect
the revolution, and wheu, finally, the dis
ruption took place, he was among the first
men selected to start the new govern
ment ; he was its first Secretary of State.
The letters of these gcntlemcu are as
variant in thought and tone and senti
ment as the sources from which tiiey ema
nated. That of Mr. Rives is buoyant with
hope and confidence, encouraging in its
view of public affairs, and redolent with
patriotic enthusiasm for what has been,
done, as well as charitable for what has
been left undone. Mr. Rives sees no dcs
pondeucy in the management aither of the
military or monetary affairs of the coun
try ; his patriotism wastes not itself in
fault-iiudiug, and he sees-no "fully" in the
Government of his country, but sends forth
from his home the joyous words of hope,
and confidence, and encouragement. Not
so with Mr. Toombs. The tone of his let
ter is quarrelsome, sour, morose, dissatis
fied. The burden of his Jerembyle is the
impressment law and the currency, lie
tells his couutrymen nothing that is new,
nor anything that was not known as well
to the humblest as to himself'. To show
that impressment is a bad system of sup
ply, did not require the elucidation ot Mr.
Toombs’ three columns; hut had Mr.
Toombs pointed {out a better system, the
country would have hailed his letter with
joy and gratitude. His vaticinations were
not necessary to show that the currency
was to» redundant, but every man would
have read with the liveliest satisfaction,
any feasible and practical measure for its
reduction.
“The obstinate foily of our rulers” was
not apparent to Mr. Toombs when he was
a member 1 of the cabinet, but has become
so patent since his present retirement, that
he volunteeis a lengthy letter to inform
the world of the fact, and to croak about
a “speedy ami disastrous closo of the war.”
Mr. Toombs must not forgot that all mili
tary science and knowledge did not abaus
don the xrmyjjwhen he retired, nor did tho
“living fountain of supply”, run dry when
he began last spring to plant cotton. The
evils under which the country uow labors,
and which he volunteers to tell his coun
trymen and tho world are “utterly insup
portable aud upsetting the very founda
tions of private rights, weakening daily
public confidence in our cause at home and
abroad, sowing dangerous discontents a
mong people,” are iu his opinion to be re
medied by taxation and loans. Both of
which have been in existence for several
mouths, and the latter ever since the be
ginning of the Government.
In Mr. Toombs’ opinion the present tax
at ion is “partial, unequal and complex ; fos
ters vulgar prejudices, and will gather an
abundant harvest uf frauds and perjuries."
T he present loans do not 6uit Mr. Toombs;
Be in as dissatisfied with the financial as
lie was with the military management. AV o
believe that, as the service lost nothing
when Mr Toombs resigned so the Treas
ury cau survive .without his suggestions.
“We must,” says Mr. Toombs, issue new
bonds with principal and interest, payable
in gold and silver, or their equivalent,-and
adopt measures to make such payment cer
tain.” Mr. T. can take his horse to water,
but Mr. Toombs can’t make bis horse drink*
and Mr. Memminger may make his bonds
payable in gold and silver, Is Mr. Toombs
prepared to make taxes^payablo in gold
and silver?
“This depreciation,” says Mr. Toombs
,‘of the currency having been shown to
have resulted chicliy from the excessive is
sue of Treasury notes, we can only correct
the evil by stopping instantly any further
issue. under arty j/refepce whatever, and by
reducing as rapidly as possible our present
outstanding issues.” This would effectual
ly stop the increase of the currency, but it
would just as*effectually stop the war aud
wind up the Government itself. If Mr.
Memminger is to issue no more Treasury
notes under any pretence whatever, how is
the Secretary of War to meet tlie obliga
tions necessary to tho prosecution of the
war ? Mr. Toombs believes that the Gov
ernment is paying ruinous prices for every
thing, and he would stop buying altogeth
er by denying all means of payment—he
is equally opposed to impressments—he
would not permit Mr. Memminger to issue
another dollar of notes, and he would not
permit Mr. Seddon to impress another arti
cle of produce. Would nfit Mr. '1 combs
policy bring a “speedy and disastrous close
of the war !” If there ever has been “fel
ly” and “first great error” ami “second er
ror,” Mr. Toombs has united them all iu
(he proposition above quoted.
These letters are more remarkable when
the men who weoto them are contrasted.
Mr. Rives was one of the suspected Union
men. There were men, like Mr Toombs,
who would not trust Mr. Rives. The Yan
kees, seing Mr. Rives mistrusted and sus
pected by men like Mr. Toombs, began to
look upon Mr. Rives as a man likely to
cast a doubt upon our success—as likely
to be despondent—and seeing him in re
tirement.. they hoped he was in disgust,
and ready, if not to raise the flag ot “loyal
ty,” at least to paralyze the arm of rebel
lion. But what disappointment ! The
despised Unionist, tho suspected recon-
stuctiouist, writes to his fellow citizens
words of which every Virginian may- be
proud and every Confederate read with
joy and delight.
Mr. Toombs on the other hand, “of the
most slraightest sect of our religion,”'lived
a secessionist : he early took office under
Mr. Davis, aud at his own request, tried
the military, lie voluntarily left the ser
vice of his country to private life, l lis de
votion to tho causo is above suspicion, and
he has written to Mr. *Roes, of Georgia,
that lie “can conceive of no extremity to
which my country could he reduced in
which I would for a single moment enter
tain any proposition for auy union with
the North ou any terms whatever. When
all else is lost. I prefer to unite with the
thousands of our own countrymen who
have found honorable deaths, if uot graves
on the battle field.”
And, yet, Mr. Toombs’ letter conveys
no encouraging word to his countrymen,
but is calculated to destroy confidence in
the Administration of public affairs, and
shows that ho has permitted personal pique
and individual resentment to eclipse the
public good, aud the final success of of our
cause.
Every friend of Mr. Toombs, who does
uot participate in his personal disappoint
ments will be grieved at this letter. They
will see the fine talents and pre-eminent
abilities of tbe distinguished Georgian lost
to iiis country’s service through personal
resentments that should have been subord
inated to tbe public cause.
We have heard Mr. Toombs, at home
compared to Achilles iu his tent, but, to us
he rather resembles what Ajax says of
Ulysses :
“Then stretching out his hands O ! Jove lie cried,
Must then our cause before the fleet be tried,
And dares Ulysses for the prize contend.
In sight ot what lie durst not now defend ?
So much 'tin safer at the noisy bar,
With words to flourish than engage in war.”
Mr. Toombs is neither the Achilles nor
the Ulysses of this war ; nor yet its Ajax,
are the following : Avoid e!l medicines
and modes of treatment which shall ex
haust the strength,*«n*I be careful not to
injure tbe skin by .blisters or counter-
irritants, particularly in tbe neighborhood
of the throat.
4tli. To effect its cure, aim to reBtore as
rapidly and effectively as possible, the
patient’s waning strength. For this pur
pose, let the diet be of the m st nutritious
character, chicken soup, beef tea, &c.
Give freely of eggnog, made of good whisky,
or use the stimulant in any other way that
will combine nourishment with stimulation.
Add to the general strength by the use ot
inineial tonics, of which ' none is better
than muriate of iron; which may be ad
ministered as largely as ten drops at a
dose every two or thr^e hours, for an adult.
Between the doses of iion, give from five
to fifteen grains of chlorate (not chloride)
of potash, or of soda. The chloride of
soda may be used as an antiseptic gargle,
but tlie best gargle is common salt.
If the disease gives signs of periodicity,
by regular remissions aud accessions, then
bring to your aid the great anti periodic-
quinine.
Advice.—Cut out this article and keep
it ready fer a time of need. Tho state
ment may ho relied upon.
A Clergyman.
the same, or similar ones looking to the
same result.
Resulted, That it is the sense of this
meeting that these resolutions and the
action upon tho subject therein embraced,
is understood to be prospective in their
operation and only so, aud to be operative
only from tho day of publication.
F. M. SWANSON. Sec’y.
^ra%rn Jiccon&tr.
MILL E r> EVILLE:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1863.
l-'Oi: GOVERNOR.
T. 3vT_ IF TT R, Xj O "W ,
OK SUMTER.
Carrency meeting iu Jasper Couiily.
Pursuant to previous notice, a large
number of the citizens of Jasper county
assembled in the Court House in said
county, on Tuesday, 1st July, for the
purpose of considering the Confederate
currency.
On motion of Wm. A. Lofton, Esq., Rev.
James Steward and Judge James M. WiE
iiarns were called to the chair, and F. M.
Swanson requested to act as Secretary.
On motion of Capt. «fohn C. Key a Com
mittee of twentysfour was appointed to
propose business for the meeting; there
upon the following Committee was
appointed, to-wit.
Capt. John C- Key, Chairman, Win. A. \ deemed a volunteer in so delicate an eui-
Lofton, Wm. H. Preston, Jr, Thos. C. Bred- j ployment. Fioin the writer in question,
.Ins, Charles J. Jordan. E. J. Waltou, | we be lect this retnaik :
Ucnrrul Election.
The election of Governor, Members of Congress
and Members of the Legislature takes place ou
the first Wednesday (7th) October.
OFFICIAL “SCHOLARSHIP.”
A writer in the Atlanta Intelligencer,
while supporting Gov. Brown’s re-election,
affords a fine opportunity to his opponents
to discuss a question which, from personal
courtesy alone, they had omitted. Now
that public favor is claimed for him, ou the
ground of modesty and concealment ot his
literary merits, we feel authorised to exam
ine the force of that claim, without being
Henry S. Glover, S. J. Hawk, A. C. Sau
di fer, Judge A. W. Lane, James M. Darden.
Win. P. Hardy, J. M. Gilstrap, Isaac H.
Freeman, O. Cornwell, Win. C. Leverett,
Wm. Jenkins, John W. Edwards, 0. E. F.
W. Campbell, Wm. J. L. Tuggle, Win. S.
Williams, Benj, Persons, Sain’I R. Smith,
Dr. S. 1*. Downs.
The Committee reported through its
Chairman, for the consideration and
adoption of the meeting the preamble and
judicious resolutions lately adopted by a
similar meeting in Putnam county, which
were unanimously adopted after a few
pertinent and eloquent remarks by Capt.
J. (J. Key and Judge A. W. Lane.
AVI icreas, the practice of refusing Con
federate Treasury Notes, iu payment of
debts, obtains to a limited extent, and
whereas the refusal to take said notes,
either in payment of debts or for articles
bought, is an evil of the greatest magnitude,
falling very little short in its consequences
of overt treason to our Government ; and
whereas this is a state of things to he
deeply deplored by all good and true
citizens, and should uot be allowed to pass
umebuked anil uncondemncd—Therefore:
Rt solved. That all persons who iu the
present condition of our Government and
country, refuse to take and receive Con-
lvnlerate Treasury Notes in payment of
debts or for articles purchased, should be
held and regarded as enemies iu a moral
souse to the causq of the South, and as
such, opposed the filial triumph of our
arms. -
Resolved, That all persons who so refuse
Confederate Treasury Notes, are to bo
considered as regardless of tbe claims of
“Gov. Brown has never essayed to in
gratiate himself into the confidence of the
masses by a grand display of oratory, of
letters, of scholarship; but on the contra
ry,” Ax.
Earnestly as wo oppose Gov. Brown for
public reasons, wo subscribe to that branch
of the assertion which relates to oratory,
and confess that his attempts in that line,
show his antipathy to ihe accomplishment.
As to letters, however, the Governor is
more prolific, and his success ^n so slender
an investment, has been extraordinary.
The writer from whom we quote, could uot,
by laborious invention, have struck a vein
of more scathing irony. In the disguise of
a friend, lie has laid open the habitual in
firmity of Gov. Brown with the hand of a
master. Tho idea sought to be conveyed
is, that the Governor has never conde
scended to flatter or tickle the masses eith
er by speech or pen, but lias always stood
poised on his official dignity, and has turn
ed neither to the light nor left, to secure
popularity, never deigning to “ingratiate
himself into the confidence of tho masses,”
by the usual arts of the politician! If the
author of this opinion really believed wbat
he said was true, nine tenths of the people
will testify that he knew nothing of Gov.
Brown’s character or peculiarities, or that
he is incapable, from mental or mo
ral obliquity, of forming a correct judg-
SUORT MEMORY.
The Atlanta Intelligencer contains a
syuopsis of the speech made by Gov.
Brown, at a Dinner given by the Ladies of
Atlanta, to the Vicksburg soldiers, on 5tl»
inat. In tho course of bis remarks—
“The Governor denied that he had ever
offered any practical obstructions to the
President to the execution of the Con
scription Act.”
While we do not impute to the Governor,
any wilful design to misrepresent the facts,
or to deceive tlie people, we take occasion
to refer to his letter of 18th October, 1862.
to President Davis, which was transmitted
with his special message to the Legisla
ture on November 6tb, 1862. From the
Journal ot the Senate, p. 51, we extract
the following passage:
“l cannot permit the enrollment of Con
scripts under the late act of Congress, en
titled “An act to amend the act, further to
provide for the common defense, until the
General Assembly of this State shall have
convened and taken action iu the preini
ses.”
Perhaps it would be advisable for the
Governor to review his correspondence be
fore he again ventures to make similar
statements. His memory appears not at
all reliable, and gives a handle to his op
ponents to use him roughly, were they so
inclined. But we are not willing to be
lieve, that the Governor is capable of a
wilful departure from the record. Ilis er
rors in this regai^J, spring from a nervous
anxiety to keep himself always infallible,
in public estimation, and in the very excess
of this polic}’, lie gets tangled in his own
ropes. We have given a specimen in this
article, and shall leave the construction to
our readers.
When Gov. Brown asserts, that lie nev
er offered any obstacle in the way of the
Couscription act, lie has entirely forgotten
his dispatch to the Secretary of AVar, da
ted ‘Atlanta, June 17th, 1SG2,’ from which
the following is quoted :
“ Your enrolling officers have enrolled
several of the State officers of the Militia,
who will not be permitted to be carried
away from their commands.”
Now, as the act of Congress made no
exceptions in favor of Militia officers, as
exempts, the stand taken in their behalf
by Gov. Brown, looked very much like an
obstruction. But this had also, slipped the j political adversaries with decorum, and iu
memory of the Governor. n0 instance have we taken the coarse and
familiar liberty, which many of his friends
take, of calling Gov. Brown by his abbre
viated Christian name. AA'e have too
much respect for the office in which the
people have placed him, to speak ol the
incumbent as Dick, 'Tom or Bob. This
abruptness implies either a want of good
breeding, or a much closer intimacy thau
“A Political swindle. ’.
Several ufouths ago, the Confederate
Union- called upon the people, to c lee-
none but the supporters of Gov. Brown to
the Legislature. AA'e notice that a writ*-
in the Macon Telegraph, advises the cpp„.
nents of Gov. Brown, to adopt a sii;fi! ar
policy to defeat him by throwing the elec
tion into the General Assembly, who s hall
select as Governor, one of the two candi
dates having the highest number of votes
The Atlanta Intelligencer denounces the
idea of forming the Legislature, with any
such view, as “a political swindle.” T„
make an issue with all candidates, so as t
secure Brown men, is very right, says the
Union; but to require any pledge of them
to support Maj. Furlow, as the condition of
being elected, is very wrong, nothing l es .s
than a political swindle, says the Iutelii
gen cer.
AVe leave the people to decide between
tbe Union and Iutelligencer, as to the
wisdom of tlieir opposite 'conclusions to
preserve power. If there he any “political
swindling” in tbe case, perhaps it wonlu
be difficult to find more noted examples
than these two organs, in tlieir wild and
incoherent brawling to perpetuate the idol
whom they worship, and to induce the
simple to pay homage at the same shrine
No rival is allowed to appear in eompeti,
tion with their demigod. He is too migh
ty even to be spoken of, except in strains
of unqualified admiration, such as tbe
Union and Intelligencer grind out con
stantly to consummate “a political swins
die.” The people will never consent to
be victimized by. any such organic decep
tion. ,
Facts are more effective than fury.
Hold, gentle trumpeters, and change tbe
key of your mu»ic, as you are horribly out*
of tune. Economise your breath so as to
give the country the benefit of your labors,
after your favorite shall have retired an
involuntary hermit in the mountains of
Cherokee. It would be cruel to sacrifice
all your strength in the AA T aterloo cam
paign, which is now animated by your
squeaking bugles.
PARTISANCOURTESY.
AVe have on all occasions treated onr
“RECORDED STATESMANSHIP.”
One of the organs of Gov. Brown taunt
ingly alludes to Maj. Furlow as not hav
ing furnished any “recutded statesman
ship,” and that he has no experience as an
“administrative officer.” AA r o admire the
simplicity of this objection. The mind
that conceived it may be very honest, but we cau boast in relation to the Executive,
it is certainly very contracted. A\ r e refer j An ®®ither view’ do we feel warranted iu
patriotism, and a“s willingly subordinating | racut "> tlie premises. He certainly places
the love of country to property. ; his hero iu a position to attract the fire of
Resolved, That thfi Representatives from his enomies. Never was theic such a spe-
ll.is county to the next Legislature he in*, j cimen of generalship.
structed, and the benator from this feena- .. . ...
, - j i- , ■ , i , j . ! Gov. Brown is constitutionally a pane-
tonal district, be requested to urge upon i 31
the nttuution of the Legislature the passage I Kd rixf < an °By flatterer of the masses. In
ot an act, if within tlieir constitutional * this field he is without a compeer. Not
competency, making tlie refusal of Con
federate Treasury notes, in payment of
debts or for articles purchased, a test of
fidelity to the South, aud upon conviction
address himself to the masses, indeed! It
is his principal occupation; all else is mere
subsidiary to it. To ingratiate himself
into the favor of the masses, for the sake
of such refusal, imposing such pains and
penalties as, in the wisdom <>1 tlie Legisla I of their votes, absorbs his whole time. It
but a gentleman of decided abilities, who. | Bue, will put an effectual stop to the evil. | constitutes his inefit and drink, and his
unfortunately for the cause, and more un- j , Jlcso/vcd, That the Representative from j ( | a ;| y i US pi rat ion. His “ scholars!
fortunately for his reputation, has couceiv-
this Congressional district to our next
scliolarsmp
ed himself aggrieved and retired to hi, ; Congress he iuatroeterl to present this | "mounts to no higher round iu tire Udder of
plantation, from where lie has written the matter to Congress, and endeavor to j excellence, and such is his ptoiicicncy, that
the more benighted the masses, the more
elaborate and successful his efforts to cou-
viuce them that they are tho only merito
rious elass, and that all others are mere
offshoots of pride and avarice, with fixed
j design to oppress the poor! Of the hun-
tired State papers, proclamations and ap
peals which have emanated from his pen,
not one can he found without this interpo
lation of tlie masses where it could possibly
bo squeezed iu
letter to which wo would uow direct the j P roc,ire the passage ot an act couscribing
reader’s attention I all such persons into the military service
W„„er» going to fo.get M, BW„ K-Mbit regard
letter to tiro President, which would ho in- l " , ' K ‘‘. r »S» «*>">« grounds „ exemption
excusable, as it is replete with the most P*"' 1 '. uut lbo P'mlogo and bcnelit ol
.... j . ..substitution,
patriotic eloquence. 1 lie mam scone ot ., . ,
f j - - ai . , * . Ivcsoleca, \ hat
it, however, is iu these two appeals to the !
i, -i a tv . .1 . i , . measures, we instruct ami request our
President: T irst, that lie should “dismiss .... *
from his mind and heart all ill-grounded
prejudices and partialities,” and thereup
on dismiss certain generals who are said
to he favorites of liis, and appoint (we sup
pose) Mr. Foote’s favorite generals ; next
that he should remodel his Cabinet, and
satisfy the expectations of the country in
that matter:
“They expected you to call around you
the ablest and most accomplished men
which these Confederate States could fur
nish as your Cabinet advisers, men of ihe
purest morals, of the most disinterested
patriotism, of the greatest weight of char
acter, aud of the most extended fame.”
AVe know a man who fulfills all those
conditions exactly ; and if modesty forbids
Mr. Foote to name him, that is no reason
why we should not cry out aloud, with a
voice as of a wou.au iu travail, Why is not
Mr. Foote in the Cabinet ?
i Rcso/red. That iu addition
measures, we instruct am
said Representatives and Senators, respect
ively, to use tlieir influence and efforts iu
the adoption of such a system of taxation
as against such persons as will control
them in this, their wicked ami mischievous
practice, resulting, as it does, in furnishing . . . . , ... ... .. .
moral aid aud comfort to our enemies. i miuistration, and the vitality of his pohti-
Resolred, That the Cbairmau of this cal existence. A “grand” thought never
meeting appoint 24 citizens of the county, j disfigured his “oratory,” nor did a geuer
who shall keep a record of the names ot j ous a „d elevated view of human nature,
all persons who so refuse Confederate 1 , • „ . r ,.n
fit . . , ,, . . cheering all hi the race of life, ever con-
ire a sury notes as shall come to tlieir I ...
knowledge, aud present a list of tho same! ,,cc l itself with his “letters or “scholar-
to tho next subsequent giaml jury of this i ship.” Ho reserves the music of his med-
county, for such action on their part as itatiou altogether for the masses, who are
shall best subserve the public weal, and j by tliis time so fuIIy 6atmated w ith his
especially that such action may bo taken 1 * . , ' . . .
by the grand jury of the county as will' P ,,l,e gy r, 6» that they can detect h.s ap-
the inquirer to the address of Maj. Furlow^
“To the \ T oters of Georgia,” as the open
ing chapter of his record. It is more con
densed and luminous in style, more to the
point, aud in far better taste, more precise,
in meaning, and more liberal in sentiment,
than any production of Gov. Brown. It
clearly indicates power of thought, and
sound, practical views^free from the ego
tism which has marked Executive com
munications in Georgia for the last three
terms.
AVe ask, in turn, when did the “record
ed statesmanship” of Gov. Brown com
mence? A\ r hat did the public know of him
until he was caucused into the Executive
chair ? And pray, what specimens now ex
ist of record during the six years he has
been cobbling in the Capitol ? He has writ
ten and published more extensively than
any of his predecessors, with far loss profit
to the couutry, in proportion to the labor.
His favorite passion has been to insult,
when he cannot control. In this way he
made attacks on the privileges and sensi
bilities of the Legislature, sorfie of which
have been so rude that it was seriously
proposed not to allow them to be entered
ou the Journal.
His quarrel with President Davis, his
tirade against Congress, and his severe
reflections on the Supreme Court for af-
firmiug the constitutionality of the Con
script act, are fresh in the public mind.
He is foml of assailing the motives of oth-
give publicity to the names of those who, proacli by Bio tainted odors which sicken
D1PTHERIA.
A physician of distinguished ability
gives us the following facts concerning
this much dreaded diseaso.
1st. In its nature, it is uot a local affec
tion, as is usually supposed, but constitu
tional, pervading tbe blood of tbe whole
system before it makes its appearance in
any part. It is of a nature kindred to
erysipela*, and though epidemical, is not
strictly speaking infectious.
2d. Its most manifest symptom is a false
membrane, of a white color which forms
upon aud around the tonsils, near the
palate, and which thickens ami extends,
unless checked, until the patient dies from
suffocation. This false membrane is, how
ever, not confined to the throat, but may
sometimes be seen upon the hand or arm,
or auy other place where the skin has
been removed.
3d. Autoug tho cautions to bo observed
by their conduct in this particular, will as they come from his pen. The atmos-
becomu obnoxious members of society ; , pherc needs purifying, before a vigorous,
and that the grand jury will direct that a! , ... , ,, ... , ,
-I . I nealthy tone, full of life, activity auu hope,
roll he kept to he. called the Black Roll,; J J 1
upon which the names of all such persons . cau ex P CCie d in Geoigia.
shall be entered, as an everlasting record ^ " *
of their defection to their country in tho FOURTH DISTRICT.
ers, while no one dare question his own,
It is the staple of his ads or even the wisdom of his measures, how
ever respectfully^ without incurring hrs
wrath. His “recorded statesmanship”
“hath this extent—no more.” He lies
tried to ape Gen. Jackson in “taking the
responsibility”—a dwarf wearing the boots
of a giant. The grandeur of his ‘threat’s
has only been exceeded by tho puerility
of their execution. Gen. Jackson pros
trated the U. S. Bank with all its tremen
dous enginery to influence public opinion.
Gov. Brown arrayed himself against Con
scription as despotic and unconstitutional,
and then—bached down ! AA’hat a parallel!
hour of her peri!
Reso/eed, that wo will not vote for any
candidate for the Legislature «r Congress
who does not render a cordial support to
^liose resolutions* and that the JSeeretary
of this meeting be requested to make uut
the requisite number of copies of these
resolutions and preseut the same to all
who shall offer themselves for our suffrages,
and request from them uu expression of
approval or disapproval, and to be made
known to the eitizous of the county iu
such way as said Secretary may choose.
Reso/eed, That this meeting earnestly
requests, in view of the general welfare of
our couutry aud the suc^pss of our cause,
of all counties where this mischievous
practice obtains, a patriotic consideration
of these resolutions, aud the udoptiou ofi withdrawn.
The Hou. A. II. Kenan, who has ably
represented his constituents, mid who is a
candidate l*Gr re-election to Congress, has
four competitors regularly announced,—
Messrs. Trawi&k of Pulaski, McGcliee of
Houston, Cleveland of Crawford, and Clif
ford Anderson of Bibb. The election
takes place ou the^first Wednesday in Oc
tober. AVe piesume the voters of the Dis
trict, in the army aud at home, will adhere
Id their tried and faithiul Representative,
however worthy the gcutlemeu who cou
test the field.
Since tlie above was iu type, we notice
that Dr. McGehee aud Mr. Cleveland have
PRENTICE vs. MORGAN.
In July, 1862, George D. Prentice, ed
itor of the Louisville Journal, offered a
reward of $100,000 for the “arrest of a no
torious free hooter and land pirate, named
Johu H. Morgan.” Perhaps Burnside tbe
barber and his associates iu iufamy, would
be glad to relieve Mr. Prentice of his extra
change, by showing him the object of his
fear in the Ohio Penitentiary, where a
prisoner of war lias for the first time been
shaved as a convict, and made to wear the
felon’s uniform. Bravflblcrgan, will yet
have Iiis revenge.
l^’ Gen. Forrest has tocovored from his
late wouud, so as to he iu the saddle agaiu,
dashing at the Yankees.with his usual io
trepidity aud success.
sacrificing good manners ; but we prefer
adhering to the usual formalities of the
press, and o{gentlemen.
These remarks have been induced by
an editorial in the Atlanta Intelligencer,
at the head of which is the name of “AR,
Tim. M. Furlow,” one of the rivals of
Gov. Brown. The object is no doubt to
treat Maj. Furlow as a light character, and
to ridicule the audacity of his friends in
proposing him as a candidate against the
political leech who by the waves of party
dissention six years ago. was by compro
mise attached to the ship of State, where
he^gorged himself with fat things- until he
has swollen from a little Circuit Judge in
the mountains of Cherokee to his present
unwieldly dimensions,—still refusing to
let go his victim.
But as the Intelligencer may be deficient
iu personal history, we make free to state
who “Air. Tim. AI. Furlow” is, and some
thing of his antecedents, showing that his
name has long stood in a very respectable
attitude before the public.
AYhen quite a young man. he was elec
ted to the Legislature as a Representative
from Bibb county in 1841 over AY ashing-
ton Poe, Esq.
Mr. Poe beat the Hon. A. II. Chappell
for Congress iu 1S45, and Air. Chappell
had the honor of being elected to Congress
in 1843 over the Hou. H. A'. Johnson, af
terwards Governor, and now Confederate
Senator. His mettle as a racer has been
well tested, as the register shows. By all *
the rules of political arithmetic, he is a
stronger»man before the people than Gov-
Johnson, having distanced the victorious
competitor of that gentleman, when tbe
vote stood, for Chappell 37,417; John sen
34,709—majority for Chappell 2,708. Ale
think his chances to beat Gov. Brown are
quite promising.
“Air. Tim. AI. Furlow” was elected a
delegate from Sumter to tbe State Conven
tion, and voted for and signed the ordi
nance of Secession, in January 1861. I”
October following he was elected a Sena-
torfor the 13th district, composed of Sum
ter, Schley and Alacon counties, aud while
serving in that capacity, contributed by bis
influence and votes to the passage of ah
the bills for the support of the war, and
other kindred measures. His record m •
public life will bear the closest scrutiny,
and his friends have no fear of the resin •
We challenge the Iutelligeucer to the
examination, now that we have made
known “Mr. Tim. M. Furlow,” who bids
fair to make au impressiou adverse to tho
life-policy of Gov. Brown at the ballot-box.
Bushwhackers, one of whom bry-
am, is said to hold a commission lio 111
Burnside, have been at work iu Gihnei
county, Ga. A party was eucountered
near Ellijay, by Capt. Miller and a com
paniou from Knoxville, when shots wen.
exchanged.