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Correspontenre. LETTER from COLI^BIS. Columbus, May 29, 1850. Doctor Andrews :—Our city at this time presents an un usually dull appearance, and of all the different sects and grades of our goodly citizens, the sheriffs and bailiffs in search of talismen, are the only busy-bodies, and to those “independent voters” who are neither attached to the military or fire depart ments, the “absence” of the above mentioned personages, is far preferhble to their ‘‘company.” The great Southern ques tion keeps the people awake in defiance of the dull aspect for business and hot summer days. Judging from all accounts, this subject is agitated here to a greater extent than in any other place, south of Mason & Dixon’s line, and on more than one occasion have I seen some of the Nashville Convention allers worked up to 212 Farenheit, and boiling over with love and patriotism for the South, and indignation and contempt for our Northern brothers. When such cases occur, howev er some kind friend lias always been found to pour iced oil on the foaming and hissing waters, and the subject - ■ —Slowly lights his eyes, and faintly says, sic transit gloria Nashville Convention ! Convention stock has met with a slight improvement since the total rout of the boys in Aligator Church, a few weeks ago, but before many days we predict its doom will be sealed, and then the dernier resort is up Salt River or in search of the Brandon Bank of Mississippi. Aligator Church is the latter day cognomen for old Concert Hall, called so in honor of its absent and much persecuted pastor, Aligator M ost, who is perhaps delighting the denizens of the Concert City with his eloquence and sparkling wit. His “flock” have had no meeting since his departure, ow ing no doubt, to the neglect of duty of their Botanic singster and the lean and toploftical stewards. The great Six Legged Hog has been exhibiting, for the past few days, in the old Shylock Bank, and crowds of children have invested their dimes for a sight. None of our city pa pers have even given the show a single puff, and most surely they can’t expect to receive “season tickets” to all the travel ling menageries. The institution will no doubt be in your city, soon, and if the ling master should see my letter, you will not be slighted. Our Superior Court is now in session, Judge Alexander presiding, with anJmmense amount of business to be dispos ed of. The criminal cases have been finished, and mirabile dictu , Beau Martin will spend a few years in Milledgeville, your sister city, where every thing will be provided for his case and comfort, and the bills footed by the State. He can now, in the words of an illustrious Statesman , be at peace with the “world and the rest of mankind.” George Ev ans will be hung, and his paramour, Martha Stevens, will ac company Martin. When the day arrives for the execution of the unfortunate man, ’twill be one of great excitement, and hundreds will iloek from the country to witness the drama. You can confer a favor and cheer the drooping spirits of our goodly citizens, by forwarding on a show of some sort, ei ther tragic, sentimental or eomie, and I would take this opportu nity to state that a good “magic lantern,” with plates to suit the Times , would do a good business with ns. Professor Wil liams, the Psychologist, is in town, but I am unable to say whether he intends giving lectures. ’Tis hoped by his many friends that he will remain and take a class. The j uvenile portion of the community are enjoying themselves, weekly, to their hearts’ delight, by tripping “the light fantastic toe” at friend Strupper's or Aligator Church. For curiosity’s sake, we took a “peep” in at the last place, a few weeks since, and we are truly sorry to say, the manner of conducting the same met with our decided disapproval. Mons. Landeleve should drop a gentle hint to some of the young gentlemen, and should immediately’ send to Paris for a manners master. But, sir, ’tis growing late, and I must close for the present, being des tined to be lulled to sleep with the rich and melodious music so often made by the Green Eyed Tooter of the Brazen Bu gle. Here’s your health. PEEKIN PRY. LETTER from SAVAJDIAH. Savannah, June otli, 1850. Dr. Andrews—Dear Sir :—Since my Last, stirring scenes lave taken place here in regard to the Cuban expedition and Gen. Lopez. ******* [Our correspondent here enters into an interesting detail of the facts attending the arrival of Gen. Lopez in Savannah, and his arrest, by order of the Government, by way of cor rection of many errors which have crept into the northern public prints concerning the matter. But owing to the pres ure on our columns, we are reluctantly compelled to omit this portion of his Letter. — Ed. Georgia Citizen .] The two men, Mercer and Frazer, who were arrested on charge of setting fire to Winklers’ mill, have been committed to jail to await their trial. This is a hard case, that these men should be imprisoned until next court, when there is not a j ury in the ?ounty to be had to convict them; perhaps there are not tfvelve men in the city who think them guilty, and yet they must lay there in jail until January. Public opinion exonorates them entirely, but they are poor strangers, and mayliap it is why they have but few friends. On Sunday nigM a fire occurred in Mrs. Laura Young’s boarding house, Broughton street, and consumed the up per story and roof without doing further damage. On this occasion our gallant Firemen displayed the greatest skill and alacrity in subduing the flames. The Oglethorpe company commenced working, I am informed, without orders from the Chief fireman, and soon succeeded in having a good stream of water on the fire. The Oglethorpe company are a fine body of white firemen, consisting mostly of mechanics and other equally respectable men. On Monday night an attempt was made to set fire to the premises of Mr. Morel, by r placing a quantity of combustibles under the house, but happily it was discovered in time to ar rest its progress. A negro man has been placed in custody on charge of this offence. The incendiaries seem set upon fireiug ail the wooden Jpuildings at this time, and occupants are getting scared to insurance. Speaking of buildings reminds me of the Custom House. They are now getting up tho large columns for the front of this House. Each one weighs about twelve tons, and it has proved a heavy job to get them up the bluff and to move them to tho building. But the Yankees have all that to do, like other work, so of that, nothing further. Yours &c., SEABOARD. LETTER from AVGUSTA. Augusta City, June 1, 1850. Dear Doctor : —We again have that gracious promise of Fro\ idenee fulfilled, that seed time and harvest, summer and winter shall never fail. Our city has relapsed into its usual summer dullness. Our Merchants seem satisfied with the harvest reaped through the busy season. Our W are-house and Commission Merchants are doing something in the way of receiving produce from the States of Alambaina and Tennessee. Many merchants of those States have sent their produce of Cotton and Bacon to Augusta, Savannah and Charleston and made their purchases of supplies, who formerly did all their business in New Orleans, The high standing of our Merchants for integrity, fidelity and energy in their endeavors to please their customers, is too well known to receive commendation at our hands. Such re gard for their fifbnds will meet with its reward sooner or la ter without any praise that we can bestow. Our Lawyers also are among the best the State affords.— The Messrs. A. J. &T. W. Miller are celebrated as among the best or our collecting attornies; men who are honorable and respectable if debts to the amount of a million of dollars were placed at tlieir disjK>sal. The former our Senator, and the latter the lion. Mayor of the City. Few men have the confidence of the community in so groat a degree as they.— We have other worthy citizens who are not less distinguish ed in their various pursuits. They are alike distinguished for talent and ability. In my letter of the 27tli of May I noticed the ceremony of laying the Corner Stone of the new Episcopal Church of Au gusta, but did not favor you with its name; It is called the Church of tho Atonement , and is to be free to all people who desire to listen to the sound of the everlasting Gospel, in all time to come. The lot whereon the church is to be built as well as the church which is to be ready for dedication by the 27th December next, was the munificent gift of Mr. R. PI. Gard ner and his wile and her sister, Miss Jones. Providence had bksaed them with abundance, and out of their rich stores they have made this offering to the Lord. Such a noble perform ance of duty in behalf of the Gospel of Christ shall not be passed by without a just commendation, on our part. May they live long to enjoy the high regard which the community will ever hold them in remembrance. As regards the rumor mentioned in my letter of the 20th last month, I have to say that it is deplorable that such a report should have been made. Coming from high and respectable authority, was the reason why any notice was taken of the matter. It was not out of malice on the part of the writer who has as high regard for the church as any other man, him self being born, as it were, within its pale, and who has listen ed, for years, to its preaching. What was said was only through the belief of the report, emanating from a source so high and respectable and entitled to implicit credence. The Committee, I am happy to state, after due inquiry in behalf of all concerned, have eome to the conclusion and belief that it was through malice or enmity on the part of individuals who should have sought other modes of redress for their grievances, if any they had. We are now happy to say that such vile imputations are totally without foundation , and no one can be more glad than I, that such has been the result, for the sake of religion, of society aud everything estimable in the Christian character. And with the hope, Mr. Citizen, that you may succeed in your laudable undertaking, in disseminating knowledge and truth to the good citizens of Georgia, I remain, Respectfully, yours, RICHMOND. LETTER from MARIETTA. Marietta, June 2, 1850. Friend Andrews: —Y T our query reminds me that I have been remiss in the duties of a correspondent of late. But, aside from the difficulties of realising a sufficient amount of “news” to make a correspondence from this quarter interest ing, I have had many other matters to attend to incompatible with the pastime of letter-writing. Since my last, there has been little variation of the accus tomed monotony of villagedom with us. True, we have an occasional scrimmage, in which renowned knights of the Fist and Scull—heroes of the Bloody Nose and Black Eye—en counter with the ferocity of Greek meeting Greek ; with now and then aßaehanalian revel of certain wigAt-errante, young men of promise, whose pious parents, all unconscious of the spiritual progress of their hopeful scions , are snoosing away the allotted eight out of the twenty-four hours of daily travail. And here I cannot forego the reflection, that it is a happy faith which abides with those Christian parents, who literally per mit their children to “ come unto Jesus,” if they choose to do so, but feel themselves under no obligation to lead them to him! I say it is a happy faith, else the consciousness that one’s children were travelling the high road to the devil, might drive the holy horror of professing parents from the sins of the world generally, to those of their own progeny in par ticular, and the question might suggest itself, whether it were not a duty incumbent upon them to “train up their children in the way they should go”—an imperative duty, the neglect of which ought to, and would be visited in punishment upon themselves. These are reflections for professors. I have very little sympathy with that canting religion which vents it self in whining over the sins of the stranger, and yet permits iniquity to abide in the household of the faithful. It has be come matter of general notoriety, that the youth of our most austere professing Christian families, are more viciously cor rupt than any other class. Such examples have their influ ence, and they are prejudicial of a belief in the sanctity of that faith, the fruits of which are evil. But you inquire the state of the “chicken market,” during the week of the B.aptist Convention. Well, I can only say, that prices ranged high, and the supply was hardly adequate to the demand. Not that there was any lack of the com modity in the country, but the good matrons who preside over the destiny of “barn-yard stocks,” have learned the city trick of holding back for high prices. Even the chickens them selves seem conscious of their enhanced importance on such occasions, for there is a stretching of the neck, a careening of the head, aud a blinking of the eye, when a customer ap proaches, which says, as plain as chicken can say: “IIo! ho! Mister, you needn’t come this way with your seven fences —we ain’t them sort!”—and then follows a grand chuckle front the whole brood, aud a general strutting, duck ing of heads and turning up of eyes, and the man with the sevenpence “ can’t shine !” For my part, lam in the latter category, and during these periodical recurrences of feast and famine, when chicky-biddies put on their extras, I console myself with the substance of Dominie Sampson's lay— “ Good fat ham, good fat ham !” I have noticed thhat during the two Conventions that have been held in this place, the Methodist and Baptist, the im moral tendencies of the people have been more glaringly developed, than on almost any other occasion. Some divines may attribute it to a reckless disregard for, and defiance of their moral teachings ; but as I have witnessed instances of very profane men yielding to the influence of truly pious teachings, so 1 can but believe that there must be something intrinsically defective in those persons who fail to exercise such an influence—in short, that their outward walks are so much of the world, that their thoughts are not believed to he centered on heaven. Reverend gentlemen mistake, if they think the respect which attaches to their calling, vests equally in its worthy and unworthy representative. N< t so. If our divines evinced more of the simplicity of the early apostles, they would be less likely to excite envy in the minds of those whom they seek to convert. People who are dull in other respects, are not unfrequently quick to perceive and prompt to resent an assumption of superiority, especially from those who would inculcate a humility they do not ex perience themselves. If people mock religion, it is because there is more of earth than heaven indoctrinated with it ; if they contemn its preachers, it is because they are over-zeal ous of the pomp and splendor of sublunary things. Hence the recklessness of sinners in presence of the church apostles. There is a homily for you, with more of truth than poetry in it, and your humble servant can only hope that it wWI not be indiscriminately applied, for he is as heedful of the good opinions of just men, as he is reckless of those of the un just, and for true piety, he has an abiding reverence in his heart. We are looking forward to stirring times this summer. Our streets and other things are being put to rights, and every ar rangement that can conduce to the comfort and pleasure of visitors, is being made- We have a hack running daily be tween this place and Atlanta, intersecting with the Macon & Western Railroad train, so that there need be no delay at At lanta. By the way, I can not close without reminding you that I had a present, a few days since, of some noble strawber ries, something less than chicken eggs in size—a luxury that your correspondent, and I apprehend, your worthy self, does not fall heir to, every day. Respectfully yours, KENESAW. VETTER from MOBILE. Mobile, May 28, 1850. Dear Doctor : —I read your remarks in regard to the Rev. John Newland Maffitt, and approved of them. He came to this city in January, and applied to preach in the churches of the Methodist order. The First Church refused to admit him, the Second was more sympathizing, it being the church that has and had preachers of the “same stripe,” viz : Neely and Melburne. The second Church attempted to bolster up Maffitt by publishing a certificate to the effect that “Maffitt was a minister in good standing in the Church South,” &c. The members of the First church preached a crusade against Maffitt, and made a poor fellow named Wright their “Scape Goat,” by having him to publish an ar ticle from George Wilkes, Editor of the New York National Police Gazette, which, if false, was one of the basest of slan ders—if true, should condemn Maffitt to the cells of a State prison and to the execration of all men. The charge was that the church in New York had expelled him for “Incest with his own daughter.” The article was published in the Herald & Tribune as an advertisement, without any endorse ment or signature. The community blamed Wright for not publishing it over his own name. Maffit had a sonwith him, an ex-Texan Ranger, &o. He demanded the author and published Wright as a scoundrel, and challenged him to mor tal combat, which Wright declined. Maffitt, Sen. then threatened Wright with suit for defamation, &c. Wright wrote to Wilkes for proofs, which the latter sent Wright, at the same time assuring him that Maffitt would uover prosecute. fH $ % 1 sum®. At the same time Wilkes obtained and published a copy of the Church Records containing the charges, which were pre ferred by three of the most respectable Clergymen in New- York Editors of the “Christian Advocate,” incest being the chief charge. The specifications are too disgusting to publish in any paper. (See the National Police Gazette of the 18th inst.) Thousands of copies were sold here in a few days. Maffitt instead of offering any explanation, withdrew from the Methodist church in disgust. lie stayed in Toul murville, four miles from the city, and was in the city yester day evening. A gentleman told him he would be Lynched unless he could disprove the charges against him. Maffitt re plied. that he would take his gun, pistol, knife, fcc. and shoot, stab, and kill any body who molested him. The intimation had its effect. He went home, and it is said, by some, com mitted suicide last evening by taking arsenic, sending his soul reeking with crime and corruption before an offended God.— Others affirm that he died of an affection of the heart. You know J. L. Childers, Esq. more generally known here as Jim Childers, the talented and eloquent speaker, once a temperance speaker, but when he took to polities, he left temperance. Well, he happened a few days ago, to at tend a temperance meeting at the Toulmerville church. He was impudently called on by Bro. the Rev. Mr. Thomason, for a temperance speech. He tried to get off, but the audience would not allow him. He was marched, “nolus volus,” as President Taylor says, to the pulpit, where sat Maffitt, one of the getters up of the meeting. Childers said—“that he ap proached that place, the altar of God with diffidence; that no one whose hands were stained with blood, who was a sedu cer, a liar, hypocrite or villain, and the greater one if under the garb of religion, should ever be allowed to stand in that hallowed place.” He went on at some length, in the same strain, and you may depend upon that Maffitt and numbers of the frail Brethren, (I will not say, and sisters,) winced and twisted under the indirect lashing they received at Jim’s hands. More anon. PETE. Query ?— We have a Methodist Preacher in our town, who once preached in Columbus, Ga. I should Ike to know if he be the man that the Muscogee Democrat once alluded to in the couplet— “‘Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread.” Ilis name would indicate that he is the same “wolf in sheep's clothing.” P. tTl)f Cililfn. L. F. W. ANDREWS, Editor. MACON, GA., JUNE 7, 1850. £2f”"Observer’’ in type, but we are compelled to lay it over till next week. READING ROOM ! JC£T The public are respectfully invited to make themselves at iiomf., in the Reading Room of this Office, free of charge to till visitors, strangers or den izens. AGENCY. Henry S. Eden, B. B. M’Craw, D. E. Haynes and James W. Gaulding are duly authorized Travelling Agents for the “Georgia Citizen” in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Postmasters are also authorized to act in the same capacity, to the extent of their good pleasure. No longer an Agent . —Joseph Barton, who has fora short time acted as Agent for this paper, having become a Bigamist, contrary to the statute of the Commonwealth and “ bonos mores,” as the lawyers have it, is no longer author ized to act for the “Citizen” in any capacity. Grand Lodge, I. 0. 0. F. This body convened in Savannah, on Wednesday last, in annual convocation. On yesterday evening, we received the following dispatch, per Telegraph, announcing the election of Officers of the Grand Lodge, fur the ensuing year : Grand Master—E. 11. Rogers, of Augusta. Dep. G. M.—Augustus Merritt, Griffin. Grand Warden—E. 11. W. Hunter, Louisville. Grand Secretary—Geo. Patten. Macon. Grand Treasurer— J. M. Bivins, Macon. Grand Representative—Dr. M. Woodruff, Columbus. From the above we judge that the proposition to remove the seat of the Grand Lodge, from Savannah to Macon has been carried. Death of Senator Elmore.— Weare pained to have to announoe the sudden death of the Hon. 11. F. Elmore, the successor of Mr. Calhoun in the U. S. Senate from South Carolina. Mr. E. died at Washington on the 30th ult. The usual resolutions of Respeet for the distinguished dead were passed in the Senate on Friday, when that body adjourned. Nashville f onvention.—The n. y. Herald gives the names of 90 Delegates elect to this body now in session, at Nashville, unless adjourned, 36 of which are from one State, Alabama! Only about half of the Southern States are represented in the Convention and several of these but partially. In the crowd are some gentlemen of high standing and eminent abilities, but its a body, they will compare un favorably with either house of Congress, in character and in fluence. How then can much be expected from their labors of love in behalf of the South ? “Blessed are they who ex pect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed.” Jnmping Jim Crow. —ln the last Legislature, if we correctly remember, the “fire-eaters” were so hostile to the Missouri Compromise Line (36 30) that they very decidedly voted down the proposition to insist upon that line as the nc plus ultra of southern demand. Now, these same gen tlemen turn round and say that if the South had “met in sol emn convention—presenting an undivided front—and de manded a recognition of the Missouri Compromise Line, as a sine qua non , it would at once have been incorporated into whatever plan of adjustment Congress might have presented to the country.” The attempt is also made to create the impression that the Nashville Conventionists are the exclu sive friends of the Missouri Compromise Line and have al ways been so, “without variableness or the shadow of turn ing.” Verily, these slippery fellows are hard to beat in the game of political gymnastics! We know not where to find them from one week to another, and the only reason we are able to assign for not posting up all the chameleon changes of their demands and opinions is the same once offered by an Edi tor, down east, who was called to account for not noting the last change of elder Elias Smith in theological views—“we do not publish a daily paper but a weekly! ” When tho doings of the Nashville Convention, however, are reported, signed, sealed and delivered, we may hope to see their po sition irrevocably established for the next lunation , at least A Splendid Man. —Hitchcock & Leadbeater’s Dry Goods establishment, in Broadway, N. Y. is a magnificent concern, well worthy of a visit from our Southern fashionable Tourists, who may be in search of rich and beautiful fabrics, in their line. Every thing needful for the adornment of the person or for househould wardrobe, can there be purchas ed at the most reasonable rates, and with the absolute certain ty, on the part of customers, of being, at all times, politely and faithfully served by the gentlemanly proprietors and their as sistants. See advertisement. The Price ok Corn.— Seven hundred Bushels of Corn were sold in this city the other day, in one lot, for 62J cents per Bushel. To an Anonymous Correspondent. We have received your very friendly epistle, which you have been so kind as to forward to our address, through the Post Office, whereby you have not only chisseled us, unlaw fully, out of two coppers, lawful currency of the U. States, but you have also, as we verily believe, maligned our charac ter and calumniated the fair fame of our friend, the “Georgia Citizen,” whose “other self” we are. Now, sir, a word with you. If it be true, that in nearly every number of our publication, since we have commenced our labors, in this city, yon have found something which you have construed into a “disrespect for our holy religion,” why did you not point out the offensive passages ? Why not cite us to the number, column and sentence, containing the proof of so grave a charge ? Not being conscious of the truth of the allegations you have made, we are at a loss, where to find the objectionable phraseology. True, there have been some rather free remarks, on the part of several of our cor respondents, touching the hypocrisy and wickedness of Chris tian Professors, their evil speaking, bigotry and improper practises, but rightly construed, we know of nothing that can fairly be interpreted as hostile to the religion of any body.— We have yet to learn, that the rebuke of the abuses which have crept into the religious customs of some people, is to be considered as disrespect of religion itself. We do not sup pose that any unprejudiced mind could legitimately draw such a conclusion from such premises. Nevertheless it may be so, with some of the weaker class of mankind, who have not in tellect enough to discriminate between the proper use of a good thing and the abuse of it. Come to think of it, it is possible one or two of our corres pondents have been wanting in awful reverence for those dignitaries set apart for sacred things. For example, in one of “Kenesaw’s” letters, he indulged in some lamentations on ac count of the scarcity of li chickenfixings' ’ in Marietta, duringa religious convention there held. This, we are told, was con strued, by a worthy brother, of“ statistical” notoriety, as dis respect to the clergy, and by consequence, to their “Holy Religion!” Again, “Seaboard” has alluded to some of the abuses attendant upon ‘four days” meetings, protracted to an indefinite period. This may be viewed by our anonymous friend as disrespect to the “holy religion” of the denomina tion referred to; but when we recollect that these excesses of religious meetings are now discountenanced by the wise and good of all religionists, we shall not hastily conclude that our correspondent for writing, and we for publishing his strictures, are justly cliargeable with hostility to piety or good morals.— The reverse, we are sure, is the truth of the case. Once more. It may be thought by some, that our late al lusion to the recent sale of a house of prayer to be converted into a den of prostitution , was a direct attack upon the “ho ly religion” of the vender of the property, and a “fatal stab bing” of Christianity itself. Doubtless there may have been a “stabbing of Christianity,” but, if so, it was in the act of selling to persons of doubtful reputation, for the sake of gain, not in our reference to it. Now, be it known to you, Mr. Anonymous, that if the ex posure of “spiritual wickedness, in high places” is to be con strued by you and others into a disrespect, on our part, for morality and religion, all we have to say, by way of apology, is, that it is a way we have , and that, we expect often toexhib it similar murks of disrespect during our future editorial ca reer. We expect to war against vice and immorality wheth er found under the cloak of religion or without it. In this warfare, moreover, we are no respecter of the persons of men, whether clothed in the Bishop's mitre or in the beggar's garb, but shall speak the “words of truth and soberness” on all oc casions that may be presented for our consideration, “without fear, favor or affection.” But against “pure and undefiled re ligion” ora sound morality, our voice shall never be raised, even in a whisper, or, by the more covert method of insinua tion. In conclusion, we have a last word to say unto our friend without a name, as to the scurrilous part of his communica tion. If you, sir, or your friends have become dissatisfied with the contents of our sheet, and have come to the conclu sion that it is “the vilest sheet in the land,” there is no com pulsion on you or them to read it, any longer. Further, if you are paying subscribers to the “Citizen,” you can have your paper stopped, forthwith, and your money refunded, on making application at this office. In fact, no man having such an opinion of our sheet shall have it, with our consent, at any price! We shall not, willingly, “cast our pearls before swine,” after that fashion—lest they “turn again and rend us.” Having thus defined our position, we let the subject slide. The feeliugr in South farolina. With but one solitary exception, we believe—the Charles ton Courier—the Press of South Carolina advocate, indeci ded terms, the most ultra measures, by the Nashville Con vention. The whole temper and tone of these Journals look to a dissolution of this Confederacy and the formation of an other! All compromises, the Missouri compromise'included, are scouted as ineffectual and unprofitable, and they will have none of them. The Fairfield, S. C. 1 lerald thus descants up on the objects of the Convention : “We have hoped, and we still desire, that the Convention will assume a decided position, and declare to the North that there is a line established, beyond which, if they dare tres pass, a revolution shall be the consequence. Further than this, we anxiously pray that the Convention may entertain the proposition of the formation of a Southern Confedera cy. “The Union, as it now exists, has proved a curse and not a blessing. It has been made the means of catering to North ern tastes and inclinations, robbing from the Southern plan ter his pittance, to pander to the ever-craving*propensities of Northern leeches. “In the language of the Wilmington Aurora, (which we unhesitatingly endorse,) we would say to our delegates, who will shortly leave for the Convention, if they intend to fur nish us with barren addresses merely, they had better stay at home. “There is nothing so utterly loathsome and disgusting to our mind as the cry of Union, Union, this glorious Union, so often iterated and re-iterated by a certain class of parti zans and presses in the South. “We openly declare ourself a Disuninnist, and glory in our position. We are for dissolving every tie which binds the South to the loathsome, degenerate, unprincipled robbers of the North; for instituting an oath of allegiance to every Northern man who may come among us to reside, and, in ease of refusal on his part, to confiscate his property, (if he should have any,) distribute the same among our paupers, and compel him to leave within a given time!” The above is explicit enough even for the dull comprehen sion of John A. Campbell, and ought to be. sufficient reason for that gentleman to retract his assertion that they are dupes who believe that any such purpose as disunion has been en tertained by the Nashville Conventionists! — The Laurensville Herald says : “We every day become more and more firm in the belief we have always entertained, and many times expressed, that the only safe course for the South, is to turn a deaf ear to all compromises, to insist upon her rights, and to have them ac knowledged and respected fully and equivocally, or to secede. It is the only way to ensure our safety, and if the Nashville Convention, now onr sole hope, does not take strong, firm and decided grounds, the people of the South will find in a brief space, that those who have advocated the most prompt, and apparently ultra measures, were, if any thing, even too mild.” According to this, even, the ultra measures of the Fairfield Herald are milder than they ought to be! Heaven save the mark! Awful state of Morals . —Two aggravated cases of clerical iniquity have just come to light at the North. One, the case of Rev. Sylvester Holmes, Pastor of oDe of the or thodox churches in New Bedford, Mass., who was the com peer of such men as Prof. Stewart, Dr. Beecher and Dr. Storrs. He has been proven guilty of an attempt on the chastity of a Miss Eveline Carver, an orphan girl who was organist to the church, and has been dismissed from the de nomination. The second case occurred near Cincinnati, Ohio, Miss Fanny Graves, the daughter of the Rev. Mr. Graves, a Presby terian minister of Reading, was seduced, a few months ago, by the Rev. Mr. Mayhew, a recent Graduate of South Hanover (Indiana) College, who laoarded in the house of her father. To add to the villainy of the act, he knew, at the time of the seduction, that the young lady was engaged to be married to another person, a respectable young man, and a member of the same church. On being sent for and confronted with the father of the girl, the reverend young scamp professed a willingness to marry the girl, if it would be deemed a fa tor to the family, but he “didn’t care anything about her,” at the same time whispering into the ear of the affianced lover, “if you wish her, I will not stand in your way, but willingly hand her over to you.” Was there ever such cool atrocity! After reading this precious item, we hope none of our rea ders will find it in their hearts to think, that we mean, by our comments, any “disrespect’’ to the “holy religion” of any individual. AN e positively disclaim any such irreverence— we do! Editorial Certificates, If subscribers to Journals, like church members, “ in stop ping their paper.” were required to produce an editorial cer tificate before they could subscribe for another, there would be some curious developments—as for example: We certify that A B. stopped his paper because the editor refused to allow’ him six columns for a personal vindication, which con cerned nobody but himself. We certify that C. D. refuses the paper because the editor did not publish the obituary no tice of a relative which was not sent to him, but which he ought to have detected in some of his exchange papers. We certify that E. F. wishes to transfer his patronage to another paper, because, having taken this paper six years without paying a cent, he felt himself insulted by having his bill sent to him by way of reminder. We certify that G. 11. in his own opinion is a poet of the first water ; but the editor unfortunately differing from him in opinion, is regarded by him as wholly unqualified for his office. We certify that i. J. has stopped his paper, because the editor had the temerity to express an opinion on a certain matter without having previously ascertained the opinion of this particular sub scriber. To the above, we believe, we can add a few other items equally sound and conclusive, as follows : We certify that K. L. has taken our paper for five years, but in consideration of his being a political leader in his “beat” he did not feel that he could pay for the same, in addition to his personal services for the party. We certify that M. N. is a personal friend of the Editor, whose sanctum is ever open to his friendly visitation as a neighbor and patron. Owing however to the facilities there afforded him for news, he wishes, to stop his subscription to our paper, to enable him to take one of the cheap mammoth weekly papers from the North. We certify that O. P. is a very poor man, in his own opin ion, and that the casli expenses of himself for sugars and ‘ punch are so heavy at present, being on an average, one dol lar per diem, that he cannot afford longer to pay us §2 50 a year, but wishes to get a journal at a cheaper rate. IV e certify that Q. R. refuses to take our paper longer be cause on reading it with a pair of jaundiced sjiectacles, he thought he discovered that the tone of it was “disrespectful to our holy religion .” IV e certify that S. T. wishes to stop his subscription to this Journal, because one day last week, he was taken by the but ton and held firmly until he shelled out $2 to the importunate 1 editor of the “only Literary Journal in the entire South,” , and “unrivalled north and south,” the modest editor thereof himself being judge! We certify that U. V., W. X. and Y. Z. have all conic to the j conclusion to quit patronizing this establishment, because the Editor will not go for splitting the Union without first ascertaining whether sneh splitting will “pay expenses” and afford another equally as good. We therefore recommend the whole grocery to our cotemporaries of the “Fuss and heathers Advocate,” the “Crisis of the Times” and “Gun powder Detonant,” as men on whom every reliance can be* placed for fighting Mexicans in the cliapparul or shooting sub missionistsat Nashville! ■ Reverend Rascality • —The Rev. Mr. Erwin, mi n- j tioned iu the following extract from the London Correspon dence of the N. Y. ‘Spirit of the Times,* is one of that nu merous class of “wooden nutmeg” and “Jarsey” Parsons, who, like the locusts of Egypt and the frogs of the Nile, swarm throughout Christendom, in search of the Almighty Dollar of their idolatry, and who even come up into the churches and bed chambers of the inhabitants, seeking whom they may devour ! We of the South, especially,, should beware how these itinerant pedlars of a brimstone j Christianity and “Calvinistic Literature’’ are permitted to roam through the land as the accredited spoilsmen and formj ers, for Boards of Education, from Princeton and Nassau st where fanaticism is predominant, or we shall soon hear of an other view of the “American Slave Trade,” in colors as graphic and us true(!) as that of the Reverend Mr. Irwin, which this paragraph describes ’ ‘The last novelty from the United States, is a Panorama illustrating the African and American Slave trade. It will be news to John Bull as to Jonathau, when he discovers by pictorial representations that the Americans are engaged iii ‘ the slave trade ! But John is more easily gulled than Jona than ; moreover, Jonathan would probably re-paint this can vass with rotten aggs if it were unrolled before him, The ! Rev. Mr Erwin, and Mr Bloom have selected the best mar- i ket in the world for their exhibition of ‘the American Slave Trade.’ They kindly promise to show ‘a true picture of slavery from actual observation—capture of negroes—ship ment—ocean passage—British chase—conflagration of a slaver—entrance into the Southern States, en route to the market— auctions—escapes into her Majesty’s domain, Can ada—residence of Washington,’ Ac. Was there ever a more barefaced imposition practised upon John Bull, or a blacker libel on the American character ! Another Murder in Muscogee. —We regret to learn, that on Sunday last, an altercation took place between a young man of the name of J. T. Terry and Stephen Doles, son ofCapt. Benjamin Doles of Muscogee county, which re- j suited in the death of youug Doles. Terry stabbed him to the ‘ heart with a knife, producing death in a few minutes. A re ward of $l5O has been offered by Capt. Doles for the appre hension of the murderer, who has escaped, and the Govern or will doubtless add to the sum by Executive Proclamation. “Taken in and Done For.” This is a homely phrase but one very apropos to the Edi tor’s position, on last Sunday morning, in one of the congrega tions of the saints, convened for public worship in this city ! Being in the spirit of prayer and praise, we walked over to the church, hard by, where a seat was promptly and politely pro vided for us by a friend and pew bolder present. A stranger occupied the desk and officiated in holy tilings. His voice was weak and his manner cold, but when he entered upon his discourse, we gradually became interested in the subject, which was a contrast between knowledge and foolishness , or the benefits of intellectual cultivation, over ignorance and degradation. This part of the address was much to our taste. It was a clever Literary Lecture and embraced much truth that gamed our assent and approval. But our satisfaction was short lived. The speaker came to the application of his theme and opened up his mission to the people. He was a colporteur of “Calvinistic Literature” from the Presbyterian Board of Education in Philadelphia or New York. His object was to establish Libraries in every congre gation and district of the Suite, in which such books as Cal vin’s Institutes, Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Doddridge’s Rise and Progress, Law’s Call, Ac. Ac. Ac. would be gath ered for the upbuilding if the saints in the most Holy faith of John Calvin, which faith, by the way, it has become so unfashionable now to preach, that we had supposed it well nigh repudiated by every class of Christians. Well, so far, so good. We had nothing to object to all this, and we about this time even felt in our pockets to ascertain if we had any small change with us, wherewith to pay tribute to Caesar, or :n Rome to do as Rome did, when the expected contribution box would come round. But, alas, for the con summation of such benevolent intentions on our part, the/of of our benevolence was soon thrown over into the fire, by the intemperance of the speaker ! lie proceeded to urge upon the congregation, his reasons for the movement contemplated. One of these was—“tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon”—that the advocates of universal salva tion with their corrupting and soul destroying doctrines, the Socinian with his cold and Christless morality, the Catholic with his beads and superstitious observances, were flooding the country with their dangerous productions, and that it was ■ecessary for his Church to stay the tide of desolation which was thus pouring over the land! Had he stopped lrere, his slanderous discourse, we should not have complained, but would have considered the buffeting we had received as only the just recompense of reward ior our folly in venturing within the portals of that tabernacle. But be did not. He proceeded still further to stigmatize the classes mentioned, by associating them with Infidels of every name, and with that abominable class of men who use the press for the publication of tho licentious literature of the age ! With the speaker, all these were on the same level of infamy and worthy of the scorn and contempt of all good men ! We need not say that disgust was the only sensation which took possession of our mind at this exposition of the speaker’s mendacity and slander. And if we mistake not, that feeling was participated in by the worthy pastor of ths church himself, (who hung his head, as if in shame at the grossness of the assault,) and by many of the members of that enlightened congregation. Os course, it is not our province to attempt, here, a refuta tion of the position assumed by the speaker, so far as our own religious faith is concerned. We do not hKefld to make the “Citizen a vehicle of controversial theology.- now nor here after, but shall not, therefore, sit idly by, and without rebuke, hear ourselves and cause defamed by even itinerant tfaffirkef who may choose to “make merchandise of the Gospel.” We have the means of defence, in all such eases, and shall not be slow to use the same, either in our own behalf or in i behalf of others who may feel themselves agrievtd by such unchristian warfare. It is, indeed, emblazoned on the pros pectus of our Sheet, that the “Citizen will ever be found en forcing the constitutional requirements of toleration towards every shade of opinion which may be entertained for con science’ sake,nml defending the rights of the humblest from* abuse or infringement,” and we shall not prove recreant to the pledge thus deliberately given. To sum up, then, we pronounce the Reverend Mr. Mahan of New Jersey, a calnmniator of his fellow men and a tradilc* er of their principles. From his temporary position, in a re spectable pulpit, he has brought a “railing accusation” against j a class of men, who for purity of character and motive, for inteU ! ligenceand ardent devotion to true religion, will compare fa | vorably with any other denominalion. lie denounced,as cor • j r,, pt. those who have done more, in proportion to their num ber, to check the spread of infidelity, than all others. Os the denounced class are Thayer and Pickering mid Williamson, each of whom have published as able works “In favor of l)i ----! vine Revelation and against Infidelity, as can be found in ths i English Language! Vea more. Mr. Mahan sets himself tp i as the Judge and Censor of sneli men as Bishop Newton, Sir ; Isaac Newton, l)r Samuel Clark, Jeremy Taylor, Dr. Saimi ; el Johnson, I)r. David Hartley, llobt. Hall and John Foster, (the English Baptist) of England, and thousands of other shining lights in the Church, of every nation, since the days of Martin Luther, all of whom did not believe that the doc ! trine of endless woe was part or parcel of Christianity! j But we forbear. We would not be as severe, as we might, i upon this “sprigof divinity” from the theological hot-bed of “Calvinistic Literature.” lie lias learned bis primer, and must needs walk in the path marked out for him, or else, like Othello, his “occupation’s gone,"and with it his daily bread! For bis trespass against truth and good manners, let hint beg pardon of the people, with whom he labors. For his viola tion of Christian Charity, homin’, if he pleases, ask forgive ness of his God. But, on account of his transgression against our feelings and good name, we ask that lie shall be perinit | tod to pass, unmolested and without fear, llis imbecility is bis I I>est protection from our wrath, did we possess a particle of malice. But so far from this being the case, we foil, now, just ‘as the man did when a Donkey once kicked him. I'hilosoph- I ioallv rising front the dust where the animal's fi*et had placed him—he resented not the insult received, but calmly imput ing it to the ignorance of the beast, went on his way, rejoic ing ! We will “go and do likewise.” Summer Travel. —The Savannah Republican says : We observe that nearly all the travel from this city to wards the interior, is in the steamboats by the river, and thence by the Georgia Road, which connects with the State Road. Several persons have gone by this route already, and we know of five families, some going to Habersham and | some to the State Read, who are going by this route within a week. The Central and Macon iSo Western Reads ar© losing an immense deal of travel both wavs, which is legiti mately theirs. The travelling public declines going 100 miles on a Railroad in a day. and then stopping half a day and a night, in Macon or Atlanta cither, and the travelling public is apt to bo right. W e are sorry to see such an announcement in a Savannah paper, as it may load to a disjiositioii on the part of our citi zens to retaliate upon our seaboard sister, by directing travel , Ac from this place and west of it, to the north, via Atlanta j and Augusta. It is manifestly the interest of Savannah to pursue a different policy in this matter, if she deems the trade and travel of Maeou of any importance. Let her pcopl© act upon the principle of “live and let live,” if slio would continue to prosper, as our State pride would prompt us to desire, in her behalf. CITY ITEMS. C ommissioner of Reeds.— d. Reed, Eaq. of this j city, has been appointed by his Excellency J no. A. Quitman, of Mississippi, a Commissioner of Deeds, Ac. for that State, in Georgia. YCIF ( iHire.lt—The Episcopal Church of this city de sign shortly, to erect a handsome edifice for the use of the Society. r len thousand dollars have been subscribed towards the object. The builmg will be Sil by 50 in dimensions and JO feet in height, with tower, buttrcscss, &c. in the Gothic style of architecture. Macon as a Residence . —The central ptsjtion, fin© Schools, Gospel privilege*, Ac., Ac. incident to this city are attracting the attention of gentlemen of wealth and distiae tion to it. as a place of permanent residence. His Exoellcn ey, Gov. Towns, intends, we understand, to settle la-re, on his retirement from his present position as Governor of the State, having already purchased a fine building lot on the hill, south of the Macon A M estern Depot, for the purpose of im provement. We lu ar also, that the lion. Howell Cobb con templates a settlement in Macon. We bid them welcome. 1 lIC Lanier House. —This splendid establishment, se cond to none in the country, in the style of its equipment and convenience of arrangement, wiis opened on M ednesday eve ning last for the reception of company. It may indeed be called the “Irving or the “Revere” house of the South, in the gorgeous and luxurious character of its appointment*. Its parlors are magnificently furnished, and no jiains or expense hare been spared to make it a “first class House,” and “noth ing else.” The travelling public, in search of elegant ease and comfort, w*l do well to give Mr. Ijinicr a call. Wo doubt if any will go away dissatisfied with the treatment which they will receive at his hand*. Fire ■ —Our citizens were alarmed about 2 o’cloek, yester day morning, by the cry of Fire, which proved to be in a wooden blacksmith shop, the property of the Lunsford Estate, on 3d st. two squares distant from the Floyd House. The shop was consumed, but the dwelling adjacent, the property of Mr. Logan, was saved with trifling damage to one end of the bulling. By the way, who is the Leather Medal Distrib utor for these “digging ?” We think he will (ail in his duty, if he does not promptly confer “all the honors” upon the Firs Company, for their early arrival, on this occasion, at the scene of conflagration. They were “in at the death,” certain, and what more is wanting to give them a title to the distinction suggested! Horticultural Exhibition.—Thu show win com© off on Monday and Tuesday, the 10th and 1 Ith days of July, at the store of Charles Day A Cos. The Society should be a little more liberal in Premiums and otherwise, if they expect to make any great display. The paltry sums offered as prizes present no inducement, whatever, to competition, if that be the object of the association. Narrow Escape.—On Friday morning last, during a thunderstorm, Capt. Bone, one of our Victuallers, was knek cd down by an electric flash, while in attendance at tht> mar. ket and considerably stunned. His dog standing close by was killed, at the same moment. Masonic Hail • —The Masonic fraternity have commenc ed the erection of a fine I lall on the site of the old Lodge Room. The building will be three stories high, 33 feet front and % feet deep. The lower story will be occupied as a store-—the 2d by St. Owens Encampment and the 3d by Maoon Lodge No. 5. Odd Fellows’ and Temperance Halls .—Each of these orders will have handsome llalls prepared for them by the proprietors of the new building going up at the corner of Cotton Avenue and Mulberry street, opposite Washington Hall. These Halls will be on the 3d story. Concert Hall. —The 2d story of the same building will be fitted up as a llall for Concerts and other public purposes, and will be 68 feet by 43, in size. Provision Establishment.-Mr. Graybillhas removed near the Lanier House and is preparing to furnish families with choice articles in the Provision, Fruit and Sweetening departments.. Sec advertisement.