The Georgia citizen. (Macon, Ga.) 1850-1860, May 02, 1850, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextIt finds no refuge here. Berthold. —Belov’d though lost! Dearer than life, though fallen ! Why should the soil Os earth come near the fairest work of heaven ? In love, not wrath, I see thee 1 On the shore Os that dark sea, from whence no bark returns, My spirit lingers. Thou eom’st back upon me As thou wast left—a white, unspotted flower Worn in my breast, shedding heaven's sweetness there ! Blighted forever ! still Constance.— Unhappy Berthold! Heaven forgive thee this— Thy deep injustice to an injur'd wife. Landenberg. —No more of this.* Guards lead him to the ceil. Take heed of that young Lord. He leaves us not. Berthold of Werdenberg! To-morrow's sun Will never rise on thee. Berthold. —Thou too may’st make Thy peace with heaven, defier of its laws, The hour of retribution is at hand. The red night arm of vengeance now is bar'd, To free a bleeding country from thy pangs. Landen berg. —(to Constance who is following Berthold) Thou mayst depart. Constance. —This prison Is my home; Grant, Towers of Mercy, it may be my grave. (exeunt.) concluded next week. [For the Georgia Citizen.] Leaves from a Portfolio, Leaf v. Example. —Example! Example !! What unknown and illimitable influence hath example! Behold the virtuous and circumspect portion of mankind, and see liow earnestly and ar dently they are admired! When we are so fortunate as to share their presence, we are delectably affected, and when we part from them, our bosoms are not ungrateful for their promptings. The moral and the spiritual powers of the precedents of good men, are not restricted to a contracted sphere; but their space is coequal with the limits of the earth. Whosoever hath ob served and noted the results of good example, will not consider us in error when we say, language is insufficient to manifest the appreciation we have for it. The actions of truly exemplary persons, are not swept into tlie chasms of obliviousness, when their progenitors return to dust; but exist and shine forever. A talented author has said: “ A wise head, a fine genius, a retentive memory, an eloquent tongue may be desirable; but a gracious heart and uniform life are every way superior.’’— Os Caesar, it is remarked, that he never said “Jle,” go on ; but“ V enite ,” come on, or follow me. This trait in the char acter of Caesar, was an invaluable auxiliary in tlie accomplish ment and aggrandizement of his desires. This is, however, as beneficial to tlie desires of mortals less distinguished than Cae sar ; and if success would be ensured, it must not be over looked. ‘‘ It is said,” says a good writer, “of Lord Peterbor ough, who was more famed for wit than religion, when a guest of Fenelon at Cambridge, that he was so charmed with the piety and virtue of the Archbishop, that he exclaimed at part ing, “ If I stay here longer, I shall become a Christian in spite of myself.” The unbiased press, with its illimitable influence, performs no secondary part in the moral advancement of man, by magnanimously recording examples of worth and invalua bleness ; and who can foretell or enumerate the boundless amount of good deeds that may be transacted, through the influence of Examples, when the presses of the land herald them to every one? SENECA. Leaf vi. Forbearance. —Who can view this magnificent virtue when possessed by another, and not envy it ? Who has ever seen the bearer of such a trait of character unrespected by the wise ? Reason answers, “no one.” We need not adduce proofs to establish the truth of its tendency to make mankind more sociable, charitable and happy ; nor do we need a pro phetic ken to tell liow long, and how well a forbearing spirit will command universal esteem. Resentment, if viewed in a moral light, will never attain satisfactory atonement; and be sides, there is nothing so humiliating to a combative spirit as the meek forbearance of its adversary. Nothing is gained by having a retaliating disposition ; but much is attained by the constant possession of the reins of our passions. There are trials, it is true, when passion would not hesitate to overwhelm reason, and to turn us into gloom of a melancholy east ; but surely common sense dictates that we would not be less en thralled by becoming infuriated. If the spirit of forbearance was more general among mankind, no doubt but they would be far happier. “It is stated of a young officer,” says an old author, “that at the siege of a fortified town lie had no less than a dozen challenge's sent him, all of which lie put in his pocket without immediate notice; but being ordered to at tack some strong fortifications, he sent a billet to his challen gers, saying, he had received their papers, which he postponed replying to, until a proper occasion presented itself to test their courage in their country's service; that, being ordered to as sault the enemy's works the next day, he desired their co-op eration, when they would have an opportunity of proving their own bravery, and of being witnesses of liis.” There is a sublime moral in this, which is left for the reader to adduce. It is certain, however, that the spirit of forbearance will, in this instance, as in every other, be admired. Forbearance “is the very air of a good mind, the sign of a large and generous soul, and the peculiar soil on which virtue prospers.” If this be true, is it not as worthy of imitation as of the encomiums wc pay it. SENECA. CimTDjioniinaT. LETTER from Ft. GAIXES. P ort Gaines, April 27, 1850. Dear Sir :—On theßth inst. the Superior Court of Ran dolph eounty opened with the usual ceremonies, the lion. Lott TV arren, .Judge, presidirg. The cases were generally small hi number and value ; but one or two were excepted to for further hearing. There was nothing, Judicially, of note transpired during its sitting. Two sumptuous entertainments were given by the same personage, on two successive nights, after the style of the “good old English gentleman, one of the olden time.” The first was exclusively to the Knights of the green cloth, or, as term ed there, the L ds of the land—the next to theUommon ers. Indeed the only difference in the two was in the rank of tlie guests. Some of those creatnres called party loaders were present. Tlie Southern Convention question was not broached, though one of the elect was there. The general question is, will the delegates goto it, with such meagre authority ? And the gen eral idea seems to prevail that some of the papers are crazy upon the subject of disunion ; and the people ask where is the old Union party gone? After Court in Randolph adjourned, a few days were spent in Fort Gaines and its vicinity. The foliage and the flowers exhibit a forward spring and “much beauty here, particularly because of its fine shade trees and beautiful gardens. The grandeur of scenery that belongs to this village is hidden from the visitor, unless he obtains a view from the opposite side of the river, which a short walk and a shorter ride over the wa ters of the Chattahoochee, soon furnish a landing in the vil lage in Alffbnma named Franklin, a place of considerable trade, in a mercantile way. From that point may be seen the steep high bluff of Fort Gaines, which looks like unto a garden in a valley, improved by all the Nature and of man. On the Alahama side of the river, ifN far as the eye can reach may be seen the magnificent lands or plantation of the heirs of the deceased General Irwin, who in the prosperity of his fife, met an untimely and to be regretted watery grave. His body has been recovered, through the energy and liberality of his friends, and deposited with its Mother Earth. Whilst in the village of Franklin, there was some political excitement on hand, produced by the corning election of Judges. There did not seem however to be the least party politics mixed up in it. All seemed to go for integrity and worth of char acter ; and some of the sovereigns amused themselves with the thoughts of bringing a certain lordling character of E a to his proper place and bearing, by saying “ that .when Judges were elected by the Legislature, he always wanted them to catch him by tlie Gill and pullliim into the chair ; but now the people elected them he had become so much shorter he declined running. They were shouting at the top of their voice, “ Oh, John , you can't quite come it.” These things brought forth a reflection as follows: that man know* his rights and feels them, and will use and protect them better than any one else. These men were in reality freemen in their thoughts, feelings and suffrages. It works well and looks well, and though Alabama has been named with some derision, in these elections of Judges by the people it is certainly worthy of im itation. Tlie questions were asked, why docs not Georgia or its sovereigns elect their J udges ? Is it not the true republi can doctrine ? An answer was absent and could not be found to meet the quere. It is true, that pur own State Legislature, in this, acted a faithless part by keeping place and purse for placemen and beggars, contrary to the good sense, the char acter and the rightful authority of the people. When shall it be changed, and show to the world .at large, that in all things Georgia citizens are capable of self-government? In due time a safe landing was bad again in Georgia, and on arriving in Fort Gaines all things were as before. There seemed to be some inquiry about your correspondent “Wire- Grass. He was located in their midst, and no doubt, correct ly. To say the least of him, he used the language of the cit izens generally in relation to their Senator's course towards them and the Bank (name not known) to be located here. In connection with it was mentioned the notice of it by the “Al bany Patriot,” and the Simon Pure remarks of its Editor as to the corruption of the Banking system generally, and the stern integrity of tlie said Senator in deposing and disposing of them by retail! It were well, if the Editor would read or remember the moral used by Mr. Macaulay in the beginning of his Essay on Montgomery's Poems. If memory has not failed me, this same Senator voted against the Fort Gaines Bank, and in favor of the Savannah Bank, and for a Bank at or to be at Dalton, and one at or to Ik? at the city of Macon. Will, then, the Keeper of the Senator's conscience ask him to confess* or deny these charges, or else be forever in default ? If he did vote for any of these traps of corruption liow sen sitive was his integrity ! How careful of the interest of his constituents ! How protective of their purses to keep them well tied from being plundered at home, (as this Editor would have it) that those abroad might steal the more ! And liow repulsive was his conscience to the Quixotic corruption to be played at Ft. Gaines, and how did he get round it, in refer ence to those Banks abroad ? This sinner Father Confessor has not confessed truly. Bring him to a hearing to answer all things—make him pay penance to you, or haul him over the coals, that you may cleanse and bring him into notice, for there is no desire or disposition exhibited here to do so. It is cheering to see the changes that twelve months have brought about in South-Western Georgia. Good, comforta ble, substantial and permanent buildings and enclosures oc cupy the road sides; and those places which a short time since looked like the squatting of a day have taken the ap pearance of a life-time business. Dancing and other parties are frequent in this village and its vicinity ; and at them is displayed much taste in the teaching, the music and by the j danseurs. As to elegance and ease of style, beauty of mo- 1 tion, figure and face, they are not to be surpassed at any cote rie of your city. Such is the effect of cotton at 10 cts per lb. A few years of such harvests would make many feel like princes and princesses. It is rumored that tlie spring fights (though rather late in the season) have commenced ; how they will end none can divine. WIRE GRASS. LETTER from AUGUSTA. Augusta City, April 27, 1850. Dear Doctor : —lt lias been well said that we cannot tell what a day may bring forth. This remark has been verified in an especial manner, the past week, in this city. One ex citement crowds upon another in such quick succession that we can do 110 more than eatelia passing glance at each, and scarcely have time to reflect upon one before we arc over tvhelm cd with the intelligence of another still more astounding. Monday last two strangers were seen in our streets, who went into sundry stores and passed and attempted to pass what purported to be Mexican doubloons of the value of $15.00. One of these spurious coins was offered at the counter of ; Messrs. AV. & J. Nelson and pronounced, in their opinion, as ■ bad. The same coin was again offered, two doors above, to ! Messrs. J. D. Crane A Cos. which fact was noticed by the former gentlemen and led them to suspect his character. Messrs. Crane A Cos. had the coin tested and pronounced spurious beyond a doubt. After leaving the last mentioned house, tlie stranger was joined by another under suspicions circumstances. Officer Pliillips was sent in pursuit and they were duly arrested (not however without some resistance on their part) and safely lodged in jail. The next morning they were examined before Justice Allen, and, the evidence being sufficient, they were again committed to jail to await their tri al before the Superior Court, June term. AVhile the examina tion of tlie two arrested yesterday was taking place, another was identified by some citizens of Jefferson county, upon j whom the same kind of coin had been passed. He also was j arrested and will be sent to that county for trial. The two ! first gave their names as AVIII. Trawiek and James Hamilton, ; the other that of JllO. Thomas. Coin to the amount of fifteen hundred dollars was found upon their persons, nearly .all of which was spurious including quite a large amount 1-4 ea gles, U. S. purporting to be gold. The Steamer Hancock made another pleasure excursion to* Silver Bluff on Monday last, with a goodly number of plea sure seekers on board, leaving Augusta at two o’clock A . AT. ! and returning at 7 P. M. As before, they had a mixed crowd, on board. Some took their dinners on board, others had their baskets and bottles and went on their own hook, while others perhaps were dependent upon tlie fish they hooked. There was the youthful bride with her protector and director, beautiful to look upon, making the heart of many an old Bach elor ache as high upas’ his cars. 111 various parts of the sa loon might be seen little parties of belles and beaux discussing sundry subjects well calculated to lead them on to fortune or fishing. Another squad was busily engaged looking over the side of the boat, expecting every moment to spy an Alli gator some 40 feet long, or perhaps the Sea Serpent last seen between Savannah and Charleston. Occasionally, the band would enliven the party with “old Dan Tucker,” “Susannah dont you cry,” “Hail Columbia,” “Yankee Doodle,” Ac. to the gratification of the Juveniles and Gentiles and not a few from Jerusalem. Arrived at the bluff, the various groups moved off in divisions, without any object in view except to see the country and talk of love and its accompaniments—who were to be married the next week or month—was it supposed to bo an excellent match—liow they were off for tin or wool. and if Mr. Frederick Augustus Ilookcmsnezey was not too old for Miss Arabella Syniplironia Victorianna Verdancy, Ac. Ac. Capt. Murray, upon the occasion, permitted them to do as they pleased, and dancing was the principal amusement upon the Boat, where all appeared supremely happy. The Georgia Rail Road A Banking Company have just completed a most magnificent Passenger Car, and named it Augusta. It is furnished with one of Osmond’s Patent Trucks. The advantage of this Truck is, that the lateral motion of the ear, proceeding from the irregularities at the road, are almost entirely obviated. It was patented by J. Osmond, Esq. the intelligent Superintendent of the Car Factory. The car, as a whole, reflects great credit upon the builders. A trial trip Mas made on I hursday 25th intst. with a number of our dis tinguished citizens on board, who expressed themselves high ly pleased with the performance. The car was pronounced to be equal to any built in the Northern States. It is worthy of notice and regard that this Patent is an evidence ot what may be done in the way of improvement in Georgia. Its im portance to Rail Road Companies by saving of wear and tear of Road and Cars will be evident upon a practical examina tion. A memorial to Gov. Briggs, of Massachusetts, for the par don of Dr. \\ ebster, has been circulated in our city with very little success. The majority of our citizens are against any in terference whatever; believing first, that we have no right to interfere, and secondly, that a jury of his own fellow-citizens, with superior advantages to judge of every word which fell from the lips of the witnesses, Ac. have decided that he is guilty us the offence set forth and justly under the condem nation of the law, to all which they say, amen. r I o-day's amusement have been of the most exciting order. A llorse-race came off on the Lafayette Course, at 12 o’clock, between a black horse from Carolina and a sorrel mare from C olumbia county, Ga. The latter horse was badly beat.— AA hile the stake was being paid over, a difficulty arose and a general flight ensued, which resulted in favor of the Columbia county boys, they having put the Carolina boys through and oil tlie track, w liieh made amends, in part, for the loss of mon ej . lhrce or four of the combatants were severely injured. J lie city was full of people to witness this (so-called) honora ble sport—the turf. Oh! ye generation of hone-racers, ye are warned to flee from that terrible race to come, and lay hold on eternal stakes. Respectfully, yours, ’ RICHMOND. sis issiiii sniiii. LETTER from ATLANTA. Atlanta, April 30, ISSO. Dear Doctor :—Our city has been unusually quiet during the past week, and I am consequently w itliout material of a local character upon which to base this letter : nothing has traus pired to break its dullness, save an attempt te set fire to a small building, on AA’ednesday afternoon last—a figlit by Pain ter Smith , (the man wliat drove off tlie Bull,) for which he Mas calaboosed , and the Mhipping, yesterday, of a couple of darkies for a similar offence. I learn that a man, living a few miles above Marietta, bu ried his wife a few 7 days since, and married another on the day succeeding. Suspicions that he had killed his first wife were aroused, m lien he and his new wife were arrested, aud a disinterment and post mortem examination ordered. A friend has promised to furnish me with the particulars of the investigation, together with names of the parties—all of winch I will acquaint you with, unless lam anticipated by my friend “ Kenesaw” or some other of your correspondents. The State Railroad is nearly at a stand-still, so far as their Freight trains are concerned. No burthen train passed up on that Road on Saturday, and none came down yesterday ! The Passenger trains continue to perform their trips daily— Sunday's excepted—but M’ith very little regard to schedule time. The Georgia Railroad Company have recently added anew Passenger car to their former number. It is called the “Au gusta,” in which city it was built, and is, I think, the finest car on their Road. Tlie young Ladies composing Mrs. Smith’s Seminary will give a grand “bloM r out” to-inorrou—-May-Day—at Wal ton’s Spring. If any thing new turns up, I will jot it down for tlie benefit of your readers. A Tent of Recbabites have recently been added to the Charitable Institutions of our city. From a perusal of their By- Laws I am favorably impressed toward them—much more so, indeed, than with any Temperance Society yet formed. So soon as lean divest myself of my Hard-shell notions, I shall apply for admission into their Order. Since the breaking down of the gallery of the Methodist Church in this place, several u-eeks since, the negroes have been admitted to seats in the body of the building with the M’hites. The she negroes make good use of this privilego, and generally, at night, turnout in large force. How the Ladies can endure their close contiguity, these warm nights, 1 am sure I cannot imagine. 1 have been driven from the building turn or three times lately by the peculiar odor which they emit! The buck negroes congregate at the door, in front of the Church, and keep up an incessant chatter throughout the service. AVonder lion- long we are doomed to cnaure this state of things ? The weather, tW a Jay or two past, lias been cool and un seasonable. The prospect, this morning, of a bright and beautiful May-day is quite flattering. Yours truly, GABRIEL. LETTER from COLOIBUS. Columbus, April 27, 1850. Dear Sir : —Having a few moments of leisure I think I can make a good disposal of them by giving an epistle to you and your numerous readers. This month has been a mouth \ rife with interesting items, etc. u liich have escaped tlie obser vation of your talented correspondent, “Cato.” The first item I shall notice is the sudden decampment of j one D. T. S'*tli, u lio M-itli others brought a large drove of j porkers to Girard, mid there slaughtered them. All of the 1 company left for their homes except this elevated individual, who Mas left as an agent for the disposal of the bacon. As it is the disposition of mail to become vain, when he gets much of the M’orld’s goods in hand, so our sandy-haired char acter, (to use the vulgar cant of the day.) became “one of j them.” He had a natural love for gaming, so much so that I the faro dealers were quite pleased to see lijin enter and leave an Lor more, every night. It is said he betted against I the Tiger , as Simon Suggs Mas wont to do. To carry i things to the 7 is plus ultra, he had a concubine, as many of our citizens have, and dressed her in the best attire, regard less of cost. Borne of our merchants liad trusted this fellow for merchandise. One bright morning these confiding credi tors awoke, and lo ! S**th and lady M ere missing. The loss of the latter v.’ns not felt, by the moral jx.rtion of onr conn inunity in so great a degree as sundry creditors bewailed tlie j absence of the former. It is said lie has gone to California, leaving many of his late confiding friends disconsolate, and his own reputation not as bright 01; as unsullied as behooves an honorable man to leave behind him. I understand he married a widow lady in Texas , ami deserted her, bringing away with him a negro girl and a horse, bridle vnd saddle.— I further understand that lie has a lawful wife in t his State. Tlie next item I have to notice is, the existence of a certain “Our House,” near the wharf, kept by one A’ ** ***u; and I am informed it is a famous rendezvous for a villainous set of blacklegs, M ho rope the unwary and unsuspecting to this sink to lighten their pockets oftlu ir contents. As my residence is remote from this den of pollution, I have not learned the names of all who have their quarters there, but shall make enquiries and place their names in niv next if they continue as heretofore. It seems strange that such persons should be permitted to have retail license, M’hen said license affords a suitable cloak for crime. There is a place known as H****** Corner, where, as I understand, liquor is sold to slaves. This place is directly east of the O. 11. before mentioned. Oil last Sunday night about 9 o'clock, a man named N ****n discharged a revolver at one of our citizens, who had the presumption to take unauthorized liberty with a neigh bor’s spouse. Tlie intruder tamo used when the leaden mes sengers were hurled at him., lie accused a neighbor of be ing guilty of the intrusion, but upon being brought to account by the accused ho withdrew his charge, and said it was some other person. \y****n is considered a man of combative spirit, especially when the “dimes” are at stake. AVe had something of a rencountrc between two knights of the yard stick not long since. Capt. M. and R. came togeth er. The cause of the matter was about the price of some goods, which R. published as selling out at cost. The Capt. considered R. advertised wliat lie did not perform. AA’ords of anger ensued, and the Capt. received a blow from R. i which gave one of his optics quite a sable hue. They were summoned to appear at a Mayor's Court, for violation of the city ordinances in such cases made and provided. 11. pleaded \ guilty to the charge, whereupon his honor, the Mayor, fined j him in the sum of ten dollars, he being the assailant. Thus \ you see, Doctor, that our citizens have lost none of their pri- I inoval spunk, and they won't be dispassionate. There are several haunts in this city where precocious youths, of pious parentage, satisfy tlieir passion for cards and i dice. There is a law of our State, I think, if enforced, which would rid our community of these iniquitous hells , if executed by vigilant officers, who get their support un der pretence of carrying them out. However, m-c have no thing to fear now, as our Marshal has returned from the Crc scent City, as I know, with liis aid and that of his zealous police, M’e can hug our pillows and repose in perfect security. Business here is as good as it is usually at this season.— Your old friends in this place are well, but none more so than Your obt. serv't, ARGUS. w— ———BMtnm FETTER from RUSSEL COUNTY, ALA. Crawford, Ala., April 25, 1850. Deal Doctor: lam fearful, as you have moved to cen tral Georgia, you will forget your Alabama friends; I hope not however. Your paper comes regularly; sometimes I am sorely vexed with you; I get mad and say frequently stop jont paper I will ; wliieh I would have done long since, only my wife, together with all the ladies of Russell have taken a longing for your paper, and if you arc saved you will owe it iso far as Russell is concerned) to woman. And you know Doctor I love peace and harmony—so therefore until I become a widower, I must submit and indulge you in ” Independence in all things, Neutrality in nothing.” You have herewith enclosed an extract from a private letter from a former Ncm- Y ork AA'liig, who resides in this county, and who has only been at the South for a few years. He read the same to me ; I asked ol him the privilege of having the same published, which he consented to do. As very great injustice is done to many of our Northern Brethren who re side in our midst, in this day of excitement and suspicion, I send it to you. May your shadow, small as it is, never be less. Here follows the extract refered to: R. “ A word or two of political matters. I wish to know if Seward is a fair representative of tlie New York feeling on the slavery question ? Il he is, you have wretchedly degene rated since 1 left the State, His every act seems to court discord, and his every speech tends to breaking assunderthe bonds that hold the. North and South together. I once be lieved him to be ‘an honorable man,’ but shame upon him, he has descended from ‘ his high estate’ to be made the tool of the most fanatical disorganizes of the age. He stands a living disgrace to the State and the party that elected him to office. 1 low can he be other than black at heart to exercise no for bearance in such troublous times as these? llow can he be a patriot and continue to hurl firebrands into the fabric that already totters to its foundation? And how can an honest man sustain one pursuing so reckless a course at such a crisis? Asa Whig leader once I honored him, but as an ambitious calumniator I cannot but detest him. Forbearance on the part of the North wfll save the Union, and that only’. The South has already received sufficient, to justify her in withdrawing from the compact. I honestly believe it will take but little more to bring about the catas trophe. Heaven prevent such a calamity ! If it does come I must support Southern Interests, for I believe the South to be clearly in the right. I speak what I have too good reason to believe, when I assure you, that if the indignities incessantly heaped upon the South by the people of the North, be much longer persisted in, the South will secede ‘peaceably if she can, forcibly if she must.’ “I have ever been southern in principle and feeling, but now more than ever, when I see the hand of power attempt to rob her of her constitutional rights. ‘Let justice be done, though the Heavens shall fall.” Jk elje (Sxovgin Citizen. F. F. W. ANDREWS, Editor. MACON, MAY 2, 1850. TO CORRESPONDENTS: O’W c cannot, at present, accede to the proposition of T. 11. C. Our poverty, not our will, negatives the arrange ment. 0'“ Argus” must excuse the liberty we have taken with his epistle. There are some matters unfit to meet the public eye, however true and worthy of censure. Let him moreo ver send a private key to unlock the mystery enveloped in his firmament of stars. must beware how be tramps upon the corns of the wealthy capitalist. What though ricli nabobs pass through life without benefiting the race to which they be long—what's that to you? Keep shady, scribe, or you'll rue the day. o”The favor of “one who knows the dots*’ is satisfactory, but yet circumstantial evidence is not always to be relied on. Bait your traps, once more, and see if the slippery fish can not be caught ! o”“obscrver” and “Trochanter” received too late for this week's paper. Shull appear in our next. Pay lipi —There is a considerable amount of money due us by the patrons of the late ‘“Muscogee Democrat’’ which we would like much to receive, shortly ,if not sooner. Those knowing themselves indebted will please take the hint and govern themselves accordingly. It is out of our power to call j upon them personally, or send agents to collect the balances ‘h"'. We must therefore trust to the honor of each to remit per mail, which may be done, in every instance, at our risk and expense. May-Day Celebration. Yesterday was quite a pula-day in this city, it being the Anniversary of our fine Military Company, the Floyd Rifles, Capt. ttoss. who had made extra preparation to Celebrate the occasion, in anticipation of a visit from that, veteran corps, the Savannah \ ohmteer (I uanls, Capt. Riehardsone, who were : also out on a holy-day anniversary expedition. Accordingly, ! on Tuesday evening the “Kitles,” accompanied by the ‘“Macon ! Volunteers, ('apt. Conner, (their invited guests on this ocea- ‘ sion) the latter in full feather, proceeded to the East Macon Depot, and there received the Savannah Guards, and escort- I t'd them to their quarto's, at the Floyd House. Lieut. Smith, <>n behalf of the “Kitles,” made a neat and appropriate speech on the occasion, tendering to the Guards the hospital ities of the city and a hearty welcome from their brethren in arms, during their sojourn amongst us. On yesterday, the ! troops paraded, in fine style, in the morning, and at 3 1-2 o’- | clock, P. M. sat down to a sumptuous and elegant dinner, j prepared by the gentlemanly Proprietors of the Floyd House, j in the Concert 1 loom of that extensive establishment. The Mayor and Council, with other invited guests, participated in the festivities of the day, and all went off as “merry as a mar riage hell,” and as pleasant as the flowers that bloom on the first of May. This evening, a grand Military Ball is to come ‘ off at tlie Floyd House, to which the beauty and fashion of the city and State, have, we learn, been invited. Our citizens have been much gratified with the fine mar- i tial appearance and excellent discipline of the Savannah j Guards. They are a veteran corps, this being the 48th anni- : versary of their organization, and having in their ranks, yes terday, two veteran soldiers whose united service in the com pany, amounting to S. r > years, deserves a passing tribute. One of them, Mr. David Bell, aided in the formation of the company in 1802, and has rarely failed to make his appear ance on parade, from'that day to this. He is now as active and precise, in his movements, as the youngest member, and doubtless feels quite juvenile, inasmuch as being asked his age, he gave it only on condition that we should not let the Ladies of Macon into the secret ! The other, Mr. A. J. C. Shaw, has been 37 years a member of the “ Guards,” and to all appearance, has a score more of years to spare to mili tary matters. The example of these veterans should not be lost upon the young men of the day. Capt. Itichardsone, is a tall, spare gentleman, of the Gen. Jackson style of port and bearing, and is said to possess much i of that military enthusiasm and esprit de corps so essential j in a good commander. The “Guards” will doubtless continue ■ to prosper under his energetic administration. The following Roll of the officers and members of this company who are now on a visit to this city has been handed j us by an officer of the corps : OFFICERS. C. I*. Riciiarrdkone, Captain, Titos. J. Bulloch, Ist Lieut. John C. Hunter, 2d “ A. C. Deventort, Ensign, C. W. W. Brukn, Ist Sergeant, Wm. F. Holland, 2d “ James Sullivan, 3d “ Wm. J. Bee, 4th “ O. H. Luffburrow, sth “ Tnos. J. Naylor, Ist Corporal, G. B. Welch, 2d “ J. B. Ripley, 3d “ J. B. Jackson, sth “ J. B. Preston, Lance Corporal. PRIVATES. P. W. Alexander, R. Holland, P. N. Box, E. Kent, J. L. Bilbo, G. W. Lavender, J. L. Blount, Henry Law, V. Brunner, T. B. Maxwell, Geo. Batty, J.S. McDonald, Win. Boardley, John M. Millen, John T. Baker, J. P. Xeiland, W. Bailey, J. L. Oliver, J. S. Carothers, And. Oliver, R. W. Cubbedge, Dupree Postell, M. Carey, J. W. Tindar, Francis Clark, Francis Tons, S. M. Colding, S. F. Ripley, H. M. Devenport, J. T. Rowland, G. J. Fulton, Wm. Taylor, L. S. Hart, F. E. Timmons, HONORARY MEMBERS^ David Bell, A. J. C. Shaw. The Georgia Press. —lt is a source of unspeakable gratification to witness the gradual improvement which, has taken place within the last few years, in the typographical execut ion aad editorial management of the public journals of Georgia. Dark, coarse paper, and coarser type have given place to sheets of snowy whiteness, while the mechani cal execution of most of the papers will compare favorably with the finest specimens of printing which come to us from New York or Philadelphia. We might name several, as taking the lead in these improvements, but that would be an invidious task, where so many are in the front rank of ex cellence and interest, and we shall therefore leave sueli dis crimination to the good sense of the community, to whom it appertains, more fitly. One thing, however, we may be permitted to say, that there is no earthly reason or necessity, now, for the people of Georgia to give a preference to North ern Journals over their own. Thousands and tens of thous ands of Dollars are still sent annually abroad for newspapers which ought, in justice and equity, to be appropriated to the support of those published at home, for the simple reason, that every want in this regard whether of a literary, com mercial, religious or political character, can now be sup plied, without going beyond the coniines of the common wealth. We have several publications sufficiently literary to meet the present taste of the public in this j (articular. By means of the telegraph , our city dailies are always several days in advance of the regular mails, with commercial in telligence. We have also, and have ever had, more than a “quant, stiff.” of political Journals—besides those devoted exclusively to Medical science, Temperance, Theology, Ma sonry, Ac., Ac. And still further, if that desideratum in Journalism is required—a newspaper, which weekly skims oil’ the cream of ever}’ tiling afloat in the great milk-pan of life—social, moral, political and scientific—and after mixing the same with the well assorted “‘ I lovoy seedling” from the fragrant strawberry patch of the world, with a due com mingling of the best saccharine ingredients, presents a dish, wholesome, rich and exquisitely palatable to refined taste— why even then, the attainment is within roach of all, but where, modesty for forbids us to specify, more particularly, in this public manner! In fine, we conclude that Georgia is a great State and that she lias treasures within herself, yet unappreciated —among which, not the least deserving of the cherished regard of her people, are the many (not too many) well conducted and well printed Journals of the commonwealth. Os all the fab rics of home manufacture for home consumption, none are more useful—none more worthy ofa “tariff of protection” by every Georgia citizen. Election Returns. The Milledgeville Recorder gives the returns of the late election in this State, for Delegates to the Nashville Conven tion, from which we gather the following sum total in each District:— First District. Troup C IS—Cooper fi l l 2d “ Benning 497—Crawford 492 -* 3d “ Gibson 863—Scarboro’ 838 4th “ Warner 349—Hi1l 353 sth “ Fouelie 561—Miller 675 6th “ Hillyor 318—Billups 313 7th “ Wingfield 139—Mcrriwother 117 Bth “ Schley 347—Gartnell 316. Total No. of votes in the State 3,722 ! tmmmammammammmm Hit then) fi?<lin.—Some nnti-toliacoo Lecturer thus °. . 1 raps the knuckles of the lovers of the'“weed Brethren, I do not say that every smoker or eliewer is ne cessarily a blackguard, however steep the proclivity that way: but show me a genuine blackguard—one of the b’lioys, and no mistake—who is not a lover of tobacco in some shape, and 1 will agree to find you two white blackbirds.” Board of Health. —The City Council of Macon. ; at their last meeting, on tlie 26th nit. appointed the following gentlemen to compose the Hoard oj Health , for the ensuing year: J.. N. Whittle, Kt-elin Cook, W. B. Watts, Dr. E. L. Strolleekor, Thus. L. Ross, Dr. C. B. Nottingham, S. Rose, Win. Cowles, J. L. Jones. We trust, these gentlemen will make no delay in entering upon the faithful discharge of the duties of their vocation. | Bottled Soda Water. —-Tlie article which Squire ! Brown lias, tbr sale, is quite equal to the fast drawn from the fountains, provided you first cool the Bottles in a little kv water. Besides, it is more convenient of a warm summer , evening, to sip the neotar in a private room, at home, than to | visit a public place to imbibe tlie wholesome beverage. The ladies, especially, will find the article thus prepared a very pleasant luxury during the hot season. i.wrrM.i.M i m Lunacy—its cause—and proposed Remedy. I)r. Green, superintendent of the State Lunatic Asylum, in a letter to the Rev. Mr. Hamner, General Agent of the Sunday School Fuion, gives it as his opinion, that one of i the “ most fruitful sources” of Insanity, has its origin in de fective early training and that want of moral control of i youthful self-will and passion, which i> so rife in tlie land.— ! He intimates also that the Rev. Mr. Hamner is engaged in J a work which will go far to remove said cause of Lunacy ! We cannot see either the correctness of the conclusion of ( the learned Eseulapian or the expediency of the remedy sug- ; gested. The cause here assigned for Lunacy maybe a sub ordinate and occasional one, but is very far, in our judgment, from being a fruitful source of the malady. On tlie contra ry, it is the enlightened experience of the late T)r. Brigham and other profound and practical mental Philosophers, that pecuniary reverses and erroneous views of Religion are the chief causes of Insanity, among the more virtuous class of such patients. There are many other causes, such as in temperance and those ofa strictly physical character, depend ing on mal-formation of the Brain or accidental lesion of its j substance. But apart from these causes and hereditary trans- i mission of the disease, we know of no circumstance which ! lues tended so much to fill our Insane asylums, as that of a j cruel and remorseless theology ! It then appears to us like acting on the principle—that “the hair of the dog is good for its bite,” to recommend sectarian Sunday Schools and their ; teachings as a remedy for a disease, which those very teach- i ings, in so large a degree, have produced, and will legiti- ; mately produce, whenever they are permitted to exercise their full sway over the hearts of men. Doubtless, there is much defective moral training extant in this our day. There is also much defective physical and intellectual training, which is so palpably the substratum of the former, that we would fain hope to sec the work of re form commenced in the latter respect, as preliminary to the former, and indispensable to that success which every Philanthropist has so much at heart, in the removal of the causes of mental derangement and the restoration of such victims of the malady as temporary and not organic influen ces may have produced. Party Obligations. “ ITe who falters in the support of all regular nominations ofliis party, loses all right and claim to the support of that party himself; at least until long years of penitence and ex piation have re-instated him in the position he lias volunta rily abdicated. The justice of this rule, and a rigid applica tion of it, will never be questioned by any right minded Demo crat, who keeps in veiw the great and glorious principles he seeks to establish ; and how many good a id true hearts are attached to these principles, and are upholding party organi zation solely for the sake of ultimately establishing them through the world.”— North Pennsylvanian. Os the above we were surprised to see a full endorsement, bv the intelligent Editors of the N. O. Bulletin, in tlie follow ing words : “ We fully agree with the North Pennsylvanian (Dein.) in the following vie ws, as to the obligations of party men to party nominations, and he places the guerrillas in the right category. It is this system of discipline which we admire so much in the Democratic party, to which it is indebted for its unity and frequent success. We hope to see the time arrive when the Whig party will follow the example and allow of‘ no shuffling in the ranks. ’ It may suit Party leaders and political Demagogues thus to draw the trammels of tyranny over the minds and conduct of the people, but we question whether tlie success of the “glo rious principles” of Democracy or TV higgery will pay the expenses, which “right minded” men would have to incur, by following blindly and implicitly, in the wake of their self elected Rulers. There is, confessedly, so much foul corrup tion, now, inherent in the game and traffic of polities, that a “ right-minded” man is often forced, for conscience’ sake, to become either a guerrilla or a neutral in the contests which are waged, for power and pelf, by the political Patriots of the day! The fire in Savannah. —Tlie loss in buildings and goods at the late fire is estimated at $70,000— -of which $25 were covered by insurance. Miss Frederica Bremer.— This Swedish Lady, whose name has become almost a “household” word, in eve ry enlightened American family, and whose recent arrival on our shores has been duly chronicled, is at present on a vis it to the Rt. Rev. Bishop Elliott, at the Mont Pelier Springs Institute, Monroe County, Ga. beuby the ears from Savannah, on Tuesday evening last, and put up at the Washington Hall. On yesterday she left for Mont Pelier, but we learn will return, in a few days, and tarn a short time in our city. There are thousands of our fair country women who would be pleased to take Miss Bremer by the hand, in a familiar way and as an old acquaintance, fiom whose gifted and graceful pen they have derived some of their most exquisite intellectual pleasures, and by whose gen tle ministry of letters their spirits have been chastened and blessed, as with a divine unction. All honor to the amiable and talented authoress, whose “woman's mission’’ has been so admirably and happily fulfilled. The Amende Honorable Since onr last paper was issued, that long expected box of “ Wise’s Hair Tonic,” which we spoke of last week, as being kept back from us, lias come to hand! Os course, therefore, we exlionerate Mr. Thompson, the Baltimore agent, from all suspicion of a design to chisel us out of our duos, in that regard. We are now sat isfied that it was not his fault that the Tonic did not reach us, three months ago. The Northern Pulpit:— As an exception, honora ble as it is rare, we give the following extract from an elo quent discourse recently delivered, in Philadelphia, by a Presbyterian clergyman of the name of Charles Wadsworth, against the efforts making by abolitionists and others to dis solve tlie Union : “God's pity on the creeping thing that can listen to the ! whisper of Disunion that hisses even now upon the car!— j Perish the heart that throbs not in agonizing desire that this | glorious sisterhood be never broken ! Palsied be the right j arm that feels not its sinews tighten like steel to sp<ed our j soaring cngle in its flight to the sun! Stricken be the bosom | that hares not itself in full strength to roll hack this desolating ■ surge, that would sweep all these glad and goodful and glori ous things away as wrecks upon the billows ! Not know my country I—not honor my country I—not struggle* for my country 1 \\ hy then would Ibe a creature without soul, un worthy my ministry—unworthy my manhood. Nay, nay—such political wisdom, 1 will know—l must , know—-because absolutely, in it. lam to know Christ cruci fied. For, my audience, dear to every American Christian must lie his country—dear, because of the prayers .f its con secration, and the blond of its baptism—dear, because of its great breadth and mighty power, and glorious fame—the home of the free—the hope of the oppressed—the beacon to the nations—the cradle of that infant liliertv. which yet. when its limbs shall have waxed strong, will leap from its swaddling bands in great manhood, and go forth in a giant's path, to shake down the despotisms of a world in rushing Omnipo ! tenoe! Yet to his loving heart is it dearest of all. as the great i instrument under God to bear on its consummation bis ador able (aospcl! Hr sees Christ in American Nationality! Christ, the God of all Providence, presiding and preserving it —as the great spring in the mechanism of a triumphing K vangel. Ami to him it seems that to sever the blessed Union, were to loose the silver cords of man's hope, and to break tins great wheel at the cistern. And every Christian minister will stand by tlie Union—and pray for ili- CiiUhi—and sti ng i gle for the Union—ami preach Christ and him ern. it-* and as the cement of the Union, till his right arm is withered r.ml his tongue dumb in death ” SoiGlirrii Literary Gazette: —We have r.eciv.d the first No. of a ]<pcrfmin Charleston, bearing this title, and the substitute for Richards’ Weekly Gazette, formerly of Athens, Ga. but latterly of the former city. It is ab< autifid j ly printed sheet and well worthy of the support of the public, i but we do not subscribe to the declarations of the publishers j that it is ‘•unrivalled north or south,” and lh.it his the ’“only weekly organ of Literature in the entire South.” Such s- I sumptions are not modest, nor are they, in fact, truthful. . W. C. Richards, Editor, and D. H. Jacques, associate; Wal ; ker A Richards, Publishers. Th e same publisher* propone l anew monthly called “lie Southern Heeler tic Magazine— a reprint from the ‘“Gazette”—besides being publishers of , the “Southern Quarterly*’ and the “School Fellow.” They have, it st ems, no fear of placing too many irons in the fire, at one and the same time! Well, go ahead gentlemen, wc wish you all possible success within your own jurisdiction in the Carolina nation. Having expatriated itself from Georgia, the Gazette will, of course, not l*>k for much “aid or sympathy,” tins side of the Savannah tide, at the ex panse of other journals equally deserving and “to the ma nor born.” .Fashionable Schools: -Some one, |<erha|>s (Oiver M ciidall 1 lolines, thus daguerreotype* many of the Fashiona ble Female Seminaries, of the present age : They sent her to a stylish school; ‘Twas in her thirteenth June; And with her, as the rules required, ‘“Two towels and a spoon.’’ Tin y braced her back against a board, To make her straight and tall. They laced her up, and starved her down, To make her light and small; They pinched Iter feet, they singed her hair, I hey screwed it up with pins— Dh, never mortal suffered more In penance for her sins! But the worst remains to be told. The “lacing np'* and “starving down"—the “pinching” and “screwing,” arc prac tised on the intellect as well as on the body, so that a dwarfv race is tlie natural consequence. The next Presidency , —The Cassville Standard has hoisted the name of Hon. Ixnvis Cass for the Presidency, and that of the Hon. Howell Cobb for the V. Presidency, in 18.52, subject to the decision of a national Democratic Convention ! Dus is taking time by the frontal curl, but it will take a good while to make the people “acknowledge the eon i” on such a cobb .as tliat grown in Clarke! Cause why ? too much cobb and grains too little ! Awful Steamboat Accident--One Hundred Lives Lost. Cincinnati, April 23. A terrible steamboat disaster, attended by fearful loss of life, occurred this morning about one o’clock. The splendid steamer Belle of the West, which cleared from this port, loaded with California bound emigrants, for St. Louis, had gone but a mile or two below Warsaw, Ky., when her boiler bursted. It is confidently asserted tliat not loss than one hundred persons were burned to death and drowned. The scene that followed the explosion is represented as having been one of tlie most awful ever witnessed on the Western rivers. The officers saved their lives by immediately jum ping overboard and swimming ashore. The Belle of tlie West was owned in this city, and was insured for SBOOO. She is said to be totally lost. SF The Sea Serpent, “as long as a flat boat, with an appearance like a row of barrels” has been seen as far up the Ohio as Jeffersonville, Kentucky. He was supposed to be on his way to the Nashville Convention, determined to make it a “ monster meeting.” According to careful estimates, 800,000 tons of iron are annually produced in the United States. The vast business connected with this branch of industry gives support to fully 250,000 persons, and requires aa expenditure of $20,000,000 a year in wages. ’l’m afraid that you do not practice much self denial,’ said a parson to a pretty miss in Newport, ‘Nay, but I do,’ said she, ‘for every day I fall in with pretty young men whom I want to kiss most sadly; but I deny myself that pleasure.’