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For the Georgia Citizen.
The fast—the Preseut—the Future.
Never within the recollection of the present writer,
have the opinions of politicians been so unsettled and
so unoertain. They seem to be quite us fickle and
changeable as the moon, and what is still worse, when
the public voice has approved a plan of settlement,
fresh attempts are making by a portion of the very
men most active in devising and adopting that plan, to
overthrow and destroy it. The Nashville Convention
positively declared that they would not go into a Na
tional Convention, with either of the old parties, aod
every Constitutional Union man in Georgia held the
faith and avowed the propriety of abstaining from any
participation in the deliberations of the National Con
vention of either of the old parties except upon clearly
defined and well ascertained terms.
A succinct statement of the motives which led to
the formation of the Southern parties will not only
show whose those terms were, but will demonstrate
the inconsistency and impropriety of the determination
of the Constitutional Union and Southern Rights par
ties, as recently expressed in their respective caucusses
at Milledgeville. The abolition and free soil parties
at the North, at first insignificant in numbers and fee
ble in resources, both moral and intellectual, had for
the past ten or twelve years growu sufficiently formi
dable in both, to control the elections. They had, in
fact, determined every presidential election since IS4O,
and although they had not acquired sutficieut power
“ to elect candidates of their own, yet by throwing their
weight into the scale, they could cause a preponder
ance in favor of that candidate who would atford them
the best terms. This state of things, it was clearly fore
seen, could not be remedied so long as these National
divisions were kept up, and men, from one eud of the
Union to the other, adhered to their party, and em
ployed all means to secure its triumph. Thus which
ever party was fortunate enough to secure their influ
ence carried the day, but, however gratifying the re
sult might be to the successful party, the South was
sure to be the sufferer by it, and the citadel of our safe
ty, the Constitution as it came from the hands of our
fathers, received severe shocks from the battering ram
of the enemy. Hitherto the Southern man had given
up every tiling for party. Emboldened by frequent
success and aided in that success by the efforts and in
trigues of both the old parties, the encroachments of
the incendiaries became alarming, and to check them
was a leading object and cherished design. That they
should be checked, a'J agreed, but as to the best mode
of doing this, there w’as a difference of opinion. The
Southern Rights party regarded the entire mass of
Northern politicians and people as unsound upon the
subject, and so regarding them and having nothing to
hope from eo-operation with any of them, they natu
rally enough resolved to have no intercourse and hold
no terms with, them, in their national politics. Whe
ther they were right or wrong in so regarding them is
not now the question but certain it is, the fact oxists.
The Constitutional Union party, on the other hand,
taking a mere charitable view of the opinions and de
signs of the Northern people were willing to rely upon
the integrity and justice of the sound conservative por
tion of them and to unite with thc*n to check this agi
tation and the preserve in their purity and vigor, the
institutions of the country.
This object, however, could only be accomplished by
disbanding both the old Whig and Democratic parties,
and inviting all the patriots of each to join with us.
With them the Union party were willing to act. With
free soilers and abolitionists, however they would hold
no intercourse. These they regarded not only as their
enemies bet the enemies of the country. With such
a 1 11 ion as this they would have sufficient power to
meet the foe and by one decisive battle annihilate and
forever destroy his influence and thus mako him an
object of loathing and contempt, instead of a power to
be feared, courted and flattered. Their real object
then was to cut loose from ail parties associating them
selves with abolitionists and free soilers. With any such
party as this they could hold no intercourse. They
could not, they would not consent to sit in a conven
tion with such men.
Now in the face of .ill this, is it not a little singular
that both the caucusses at Milledgeville, have deter
mined, so far as in their power lies, to send delegates
to the National Baltimore Democratic Convention.—
Have the Southern Rights party deliberately eaten their
words as embodied in the resolution at Nashville and
renounced their faith ? Have the U nion party relia
ble assurances that the Democratic party have purified
their house-hold and banished from their society all
suspected and obnoxious persons ? I imagine not, for
the ground upon which this affiliation is sought to be
justified and sustained, is simply lh<s—that there are
more sound conservative men in the Northern Demo
cratic party than in the Northern Whig party, and that
unless we unite with the Democracy and aid them in
voting down the abolitionists, that the abolitionists will
succeed in nomiaafcinglheir candidate in the Conven
tion and will thus acquire an ascendency over the pure
and upright portion of the party. In line, it is an
appeal to Southern men to save Democracy from it
self. Was ever a more fiivolous excuse offered for
such an unpardonable want of consistency, constancy
and firmness ? If tltese sound Democrats ate really
sincere in their professions of friendship to us, if it is
really the good of the country and not political prefer
ment they are seeking, why do they not cut loose all
tres which bind them to those people, and form associa
tions more in consonance with their views and feelings,
and more in accordance with their duty as patriots ?
These are questions the people desire to have answered.
They can form no associations in doing which it will
first be necessary for them to consult abolitionists and
free soilers. Such pretended friends as these states
men they distrust, and distrust rightfully, too.
“ Times Danaos et dona ferentes
If you desire our countenance and assistance, gen
tlemen, you must cease to keep the company of the
horde of despicable incendiaries about you, who would
involve the country in ruin and usher in the reign of
chaos and of night, who would incite deluded wretches
to the odious crimes of pillage, arson, rape and murder,
i his and the sine qua non with us, the condition with
out which we oanaot consent to be with you and of
you. This is our deliberate determination announced
by our delegates met in convention and since ratified
by us. Our feelings of self-respect, our consistency,
our honor, all unite in demanding that we still adhere
to it, witli unshaken firmness. We shall hold the pro
tection of our dearest rights in our hands. We will
not commit them to the keeping of men who are afraid
to break off their associations with our worst enemies.
The power we have, we can and will use for our own
protection and for the protection and safety of our fire
sides, our families, our birthright, as embodied in the
institutions of our country.
Impressed with the belief that these are the real
views and sentiments of a vast majority of the peo
ple of this State, without distinction of party, I respect
fully suggest, if, in such a crisis as the present, it is not
the part of wisdom, for them to assemble, at as early a
day as convenient, in their respective counties and pass
upon the actings and doings of the aforesaid caucusses
at Milledgeville, and form such plans as may be neces
sary for their future protection and security. I can
not believe that they or any considerable portion of
them, place any reliance upon the security which the
Baltimore Convention will afford them, and so believ
ing, I have been induced to call their attention earnest
ly to this subject. It is for them to act and I can enter
tain not the least doubt but their action will meet the
expectations of their countrymen.
CRAWFORD.
From .the Chronicle Sc Sentinel.
Ohio Democracy.
A few days since we stated briefly the substance of
the resolves of the Ohio Democracy at their recent
Convention, in which they made arrangements to be
represented in the Convention of the National Democ
racy at Baltimore. They are, therefore, a part and
parcel of the National Democracy, and as the
Disunion and Secession leaders as well as one of
the organs of the Union party in Georgia, are making
desperate efforts to be also represented in the Balti
more Convention, it may not be improper to give pub
licity to two of the resolutions adopted by the Ohio
democracy— which form a part of their political code,
and entitle them in their opinion to a representation in
the Convention of the National Democracy. They
are in these words :
Resolved, That the people of Ohio now, as they
-.ways have done, look upon slavery as an evil, and
unfavorable to the full development of the spirit and
practioal benefits of free institutions ; and that enter
taining these sentiments, they will at all times feel it to
be their duty to use all power clearly given by the
terms of the national compact, to prevent its increase,
to mitigate, and finally to eradicate the evil; be it fur
ther
“ Resolved , That the Democracy of Ohio do at
the same time fully recognize the doctrino held by
the early fathers of the Republic, and stiff maintained
by the Democratic party in all the States, that to each
State belongs the right to adopt and modify its own
municipal laws, to regulate its own internal affairs, to
hold and maintain an equal and independent sover
egnty, with each and every State, and that upon these
rights the National Legislature can neither legislate
nor encroach.
From the Chronicle dp Sentinel , Thursday , 251A.
The Milledgeville Resolutions.
When our article of yesterday was prepared, we had
not seen the following resolutions, adopted by the meet
ing of the Union members of the Legislature at Mil
ledgeville, which we confess, not a little surprised us:
Ist lit solved, That it is the fixed determi
nation of the Constitutional Union l'arty, as
has been heretofore frequently announced, to
unite with that National Tarty only, winch will
adopt as a part of its creed, the principles set
forth in the resolutions of the late Georgia and
Mississippi Conventions.
2d. litSxdved, That in order to perfect that
{oliey and to carry out the well settled piinci
ples of the Constitutional Union Tarty, a State
Central Committee of seven bo appointed by
this meeting, whose duty it shall bo,at the pro
per time, to call a Convention,composed of dou
ble the number of representatives from each
county, to assemble at the Capitol at such time
as said Committee may designate, to take into
consideration the next Tresidential election.
3d. Jieso/ird, That regarding, as we do, the
National Democratic Tarty as more likely than
any other National Tarty, to adopt the princi
ples of the Constitutional organization, we be
lieve it the true policy of the Convention which
may assemble at the Capitol, to send delegates
to the next Baltimore Democratic Convention
with such instructions as it may be thought ad
visable and proper to give— provided, no inter
vening events should authorize a different course.
Notwithstanding the action of this self constituted
meeting, which had no more authority to speak for the
Union party of Georgia than any other equal number
of men, in any county of the State, we shall ‘take no
step backward,’ and will meet the issue presented in
the 3d resolution at the threshhold, before the people.
We have no idea of being assigned, on the motion of
the politicians of the Legislature, to the National De
mocracy, in close fraternity and intimacy with Rantoul,
Sumner, Giddings, Chase, Van Buren, and other like
spirits, and unless we have greatly mistaken the senti
ments and feelings of the Union party, of Georgia,
they will be as little disposed as we to acquiesce in any
such assignment. To the first resolution, we interpose
no objection, it is mere repetition of a well defined
principle and purpose of the party.
Instead of the appointment of a committee to de
signate the time for holding the Convention, we should
have preferred that the second resolution had distinctly
set forth the time. This, however, is a matter of little
consequence, and we come now to the third resolution
the gist of the whole matter.
That the meeting should assume to dictate to the
Union party of Georgia what course they should pur
sue, we consider objectionable, but that they should as
sume to dictate an alliance with the Freesoilers of the
Northern Democracy, we regard censurable. The
friends of the resolution may deny that it attempts to
dictate, and assert that it is only suggestive. If so, it
is a leading suggestion, and is entirely out of place in
such a meeting.
Correspoudencc of the Editor.
Starkville, Jan. 27th 1552.
Dr. Andrews—Dear Sir :—I notice in the Jour
nal of last week one of the most scurrilous and indecent
productions 1 have ever seen in print, and to which you
were compelled (from motives of self defence and upon
the principle upon which you would cudgel the mastiff
that would attempt to bile you) to reply. And although
your response was ample and satisfactory, yet it may
.not be amiss for one situated at this distance from the
scene of action, a subscriber to both papers and a per
son altogether uninterested in the result, to contribute
his mite of public opinion and show the course which
reason marks out, and which is not sufficiently visible
to the eye of passion and prejudice. The editor of
the Journal commences as though he were giving vent
to thunders long pent up and whose suppression had
given him much pain, and alleges as his reason for
having so long and scrupulously withheld his senti
ments, because he disliked to notice one beneath him or
some such language. Now, sir, we who live at a dis
tance (as I suppose many of his subscribers do,) not
being intimately acquainted with said editor, are not
disposed to rely, with any great degree of confidence,
upon statements of his, unattended by proof or the
semblance thereof, when such statements are in dero
gation of the character of a cotemporary, who, we
know, basso nobly battled for the Union, and whose
character for integrity, if not unassailed, is, so far as
we have yet learned, untarnished.
What are Chapman’s reasons for claiming such
pompous and such supercilious superiority? Upon
what basis has such superstructure been erected ? Per
haps he has been dreaming something about “ higher
law’’ and claims his immunities, privileges, &e. from
some such superior grant, or perhaps he attributes it to
some indefinite and incommunicable attribute in his
composition, not tangible nor perspicuous to reason.
From whatever source can his authority be derived 1
Does he regard his paper as being conducted with more
ability than yours ? if so, let him plant himself upon
his ‘‘rendered reasons,’’ Let him give us his arguments
and we will weigh them, impartially, and award to
him his deserts. As to his ability, I acknowledge I
am only able to speak in a limited sense, he is entitled
to all the merit attached to the distending his columns
with edifying and interesting advertisements, to the
exclusion of almost every thing else. lie seldom hon
ors his patrons with any editorials, except upon the
state of the crops, the nature of the weather, or the
prices of cotton. On these subjects he is tolerably able.
Does he deserve superior credit to the “Citizen” for
having maintained a zealous and unflinching advocacy
of Union principles and for bending the energies of a
strong and enlightened mind to the support of conser
vative doctrines ? If he makes these professions he will
meet with merited rebuke when his claims arc submit
ted to the impartial arbitration of enlightened public
opinion. If such be his presumption, he is aptly com
parable to world-renowned frog, who vainly
imagined he could distend his sides to the amplitude of
a bull.
“ Oh wad some power the gifiic gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us.”
Where I ask, again, does Chapman find authority for
his claims to superiority, or docs he suppose that he has
but to raise a whoop and a host of blind, infatuated,
gullible myrmidons will echo it back. There are three
things evident. It is evident he claims superiority. It
is evident he gives no reasons for such claim, and it is
evident he will never get a verdict in his favor, until
the people have a brief of his testimony. He warns
us ot the danger of an alliance with the ‘‘Citizen,”
but docs not show us in what the danger consists. He
makes many other statements which are not necessary
to be repeated and could not, without some loss of sell
respect. hat practical result would be accomplished
by his vulgar and unseemly s i ang ? None that j am
able to detect except the gratifying a spleen and jeal
ousy which has long rankled in his bosom. He gives
no other reasons. These are therefore evident by im
plication, from what he says, and in doing this he uses
language disgraceful to a Georgia press, insulting to
the judgment and revolting to the sensibilities of his
readers. I know of no circumstance connected with
that effusion which can elevate its contents to a position
worthy the dignity and character of an editor making
pretensions to a high standing in community. No, they
are the dwarfish offspring of a sickjy and distempered
brain,
I will cease to discant upon this subject, I will forbear
to enumerate the stale, refuted and incredible char
ges of that article. I have a pride of character which
renders mu uneasy in tho contact of such loathsome,
filthy, effusions.
Yours, respectfully,
CIVIS.
GEORGIA CITIZEN.
L. F. W. ANDREWS, EDITOR.
MACON, GEO. FEB. 7, 1852.
To Correspondents.
We inadvertently omitted to pay our acknowledge
ments to “Aunt Jennie” for her very interesting con
tribution which nppenred in last week’s Citizen under the
title of Wealth r s Lore. Tho talc has been much ad
mired, and wo hopo “Aunt Jennie” will contiuue her
valuable favors for the benefit of our readers.
tir “ Cranford's” views are of the right stamp and
should receive the profound consideration of our read
ers. Wo will be glad to hear from him often.
CT“ Givis” has placed us under obligations for
his generous defence of tho Citizen and its Editor
from tho assaults of our lute neighbor of 3d street. —
His task, however, was, wo flatter ourselves, a work of
suporerrogHtioo, ns uobody was hurt by the explosion
of Chapman's gasometer, but tho proprietor himself.
Slate Mechanical Institute.
The lfivird of Directors of this Institution will hold
a meeting at the Library Room of the Mechanics’ So
ciety, in this city, on Tuesday evening the 17th inst.,
at 7 1-2 o’clock. A punctual attendance of the mem
bers is imperatively necessary, for the transaction of
important business.
Educational Meeting.
There will boa meeting of the Universalist Clergy
and Laity of Georgia, Alabama and neighboring
States, at Liberty Church, Coweta County Ga., on the
28th day of February next, for the purpose of consid
ering the expediency and necessity of establishing a
Literary Institution of high grade, for the Denomi
nation, South. The meeting will convene at 11
o’clock, A. M. on the 28th, and continue over the 29th,
the last Sabbath of the month, for religious purposes.
A general attendance is requested of all who are in
terested in the educational interests of this branch of
the Christian Church.
Botanic Convention , —There will be a Con
vention of the Botanies in this city, on the 9th inst.,
and a Conversation Party on the same evening, where
there is promised a “ feast of reason and flow of soul.’’
The “ Southern Medical Reformer,” a monthly of 36
pages, has passed into the hands of William 11. and
Thomas M. Christopher as publishers, and will be con
tinued under the editorial charge of Professor J. T.
Coxe, M. D., at $2, per annum.
Macon & Western Rail Road. —A copy
of the 6th annual Report of the President of this road
to the stockholders has been laid on our table. From
a perusal of the document, we gather, that the condi
tion of the road is good and improving. Mr. Isaac
Scott has been re elected President of the Company.
International.— The February No. is on our
table. It is well filled with original American papers,
by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dr. Francis, and others,
and choice Foreign Literature by Bulwer, James, Dick
ens, fcc. Price 23 cents, a number, at Messrs. Rich
ards’ book store.
The Circus • —We would again call attention to
the new Circus which will be opened here on Monday.
Its appointments, skill of the equestrians, etcetera, are,
we are assured, of the first order. ’Tis worth a trip
of 50 miles to see the figure of Washington on a live
horse weighing 1400 lbs. borne aloft by men dressed as
the “ Old Continentallers,’’ say nothing of other at
tractions of the ring.
Melancholy Accident.— On the 22d uit, Jo
seph B. infant son of the widow America Andrews,
of Bibb County, in the momentary absence of his
mother, by some accident fell into the fire and was
so badly burnt, that he died on the 261 h. By this
sad casualty the bereaved mother, who but recently
followed her husband to the tomb, has lost her only
son. She has the sympathy of a large circle of ac
quaintance in her hour of severe and bereaved af
fliction.
State Road Appointments.
The Governor has appointed Wm. M. Wadley, Su
perintendant in chief, of the State Road, Gen. John
W. A. Sanford of Milledgeville, Treasurer, and Wil
liams Rutherford, of Clark, Auditor. We may, there
fore, hope to see the State work speedily “redeemed,
regenerated and disenthralled by the irresistible genius’’
of the present government.
Mall Changes. —We understand that there is
now a daily line of Stages running between Ogle
thorpe and the Eastern terminus of the Muscogee
Rail Road. The line between Barnesville and Colum
bus, is reduced to a tri-weekly, but we arc not inform
ed, what are the days of leaving either end of the
line.
The Savannah News . —What has become of
‘Maj. Jones, of Pineville?’ Hope his feelings have
not become ‘excruciatingly excoriated P Come, old
fellow, we like you too well to be bluffed off after that
fashion. If we can’t get the ‘News’ we will have to
do without the stationary of the ‘boss’—that’s all ! ’One
good turn deserves another,’ you know.
The Monuments. —lt is said that Gov. Cobb
intends to have the Monuments, ordered by the Legis
lature to be erected in honor of Georgia’s illus
trious dead, made out of the best Georgia Marble,
and executed by Georgia Mechanic ! This is right,
and all inducements to make tho Governor do other
wise are unwise, inexpedient and unjust, which, we
hope, will be treated with contempt, by his Excellency.
Fizzled Out • —The announcement is made in
the last ‘Journal and Messenger,’ that the Editor of that
print has abdicated the tripod in favor of James T.
Nisbet, Esq. who, with Mr. Simri Rose, will, in future,
conduct the concern. The ‘tall one’goes to Savannah,
to start anew paper and hopes to hold ‘sweet con
verse’ again with his old friends and patrons, with
whom he now parts, for a season, with ‘extreme regret,’
&c.! All this is very pretty but we are inclined to
think that his late friends and patrons will not very
heartily reciprocate the compliment he has paid them.
The fact is, that when it was known that the afore
said Editor was about to leave, it was a matter of gen
eral rejoicing in the community. Some even proposed
an illumination of the town, in token of their ‘ex
treme’ gratification at so desirable an event. Person
ally, we arc opposed to his leaving us, as we were sure
to be profited more by his continuance as Captain of
that Vessel, than by the new arrangement. lie was
fast running the interests of his owners into the ground,
and helping to build us up, collaterally, in proportion.
Wfe will try, however to acquiesce in,and be resigned
to, what appears to be the will of Providence and the
people, in the premises, and will say to our ‘lengthy’
friend, in all sincerity, as Uncle Toby once said to the
fly—‘Go, poor Devil—there’s room enough in the
world for you and me.’ If we know our own heart,
we have no malice towards the man, albeit he has
called us hard names, and notwithstanding he is de
cidedly a ‘humbug’ himself of the first water.
To the new Editor—we tender our right hand of
fellowship and welcome him to the field of honorable
enterprise, with a perfect confidence that he will re
deem the ‘Journal’ from its late contemptible position,
and makeit ‘a workman that needeth not to be ashamed’
in the great cause of ‘law, order and the Constitution.’
So mote it be !
Political Inconsistency.
Both the Union and Disunion parties of Georgia
are ebargeablo with the grossest inconsistency if the
action of the late caucusses at Milledgeville are to be
considered a fair expression of the voice of these par
ties on the subject of the next Presidency. Our rea
sons for this judgment are as follows :
Ist, The Nashville Convention Resolved not to go
into a National Presidential Convention, in the follow
ing words :
“ Resolved , That we earnestly recommend to all par
ties in the slave holding States, to refuse to go into, or
countenance any National Convention, whose objects
may be to nominate candidates for tho Presidency and
Vico Presidency of the United States, under any de
nomination whatever, until our constitutional rights are
secured.’’
2J. The Southern Rights party and presses, but a
short time ago,denounced the Northern Democracy and
Northern Whiggery as unsound, and utterly repudia
ted all further connexion or alliance with either. The
rallying cry was then—the dissolution of old parties
and the fraternal union of old Whigs and Democrats
of the South, in one grand “Southern Rights’’ Asso
ciation, to resist Northern aggression or secede and set
up a Southern Republic!
3d. The same party, being ingloriouslv beaten in
two contests, have since given in their adhesion to the
Compromise measures and solemnly pledged themselves
in Convention assembled, to receive those measures as
a final settlement of the slavery question. This Con
vention also resolved that the “question of submission
to the Compromise was settled in this State, and that
it was the duty of the people, for the future, to unite,
as ono mau, in tho inflexible determination to maintain
to the letter the position which sho has taken against all
future aggressions by Congress, upon the institution of
slavery.” The report of the same convention also de
clared that “the question which produced the new or
ganizations (Union and Disunion) having been definite
ly and finally Buttled, it would seem ‘hat neither pa
triotism nor sound policy demands their longer contin
uance.”
In the face of these facts, what do wo now see ?
The Southern Rights presses ridiculing and holding up
to unmitigated scorn and contempt, not only the Com
promise measures and the friends of those measures—
the Union party—but denouncing, as insane and foolish,
the proposition of some Union men to send delegates to
the Baltimore Convention, or the requisition of any test
from that body touching the Compromise, and all the
while, being clamorous for the exclusive right to them
selves, not as Southern Rights men nor as disunionists,
but as democrats, to take seats in the Baltimore Coun
cil.
If this is not “backing and filling,’’ jumping on the
Union Platform and-jumping off, and wheeling about,
“Jim Crow” fashion, we know nothing of tho meaning
of men’s words and actions.
On the other hand, some of the Union party, headed
by Miller, Meriwether, Bartow and some of the Cher
okee democrats of the legislature, have shown them
selves no mean competitors in this business of ground
and lofty tumbling. The Union party was organized
on principle. Its professed object was the salvation of
the Union and the Constitution. It was formed of a
mixture of Whigs and Democrats —the Whigs in the
preponderance. It was a Union of the best and most
reliable men of both the old parties, and formed in good
faith, as we sup|>osed. But after two campaigns and
two glorious victories, what do we see ? Why not much
that will give pleasure to any honest man ! We see
certain aspirants go in pell-mell, for the spoils of con
quest ! One gets a fat office, anothe r gets an honora
ble position, and a third is permitted, by bargain, in
trigue and corruption, to sop at the public soup-bowl !
Well, whal next, why these very same gentry and
others of like kidney begin to find out, all at once, that
it is useless, further, to keep up the Union organization,
as its purposes, (God save the mark'.) have already
been answered! They therefore gravely meet in un
authorized cowhwc, under cover of darkness, and re
solve, in effect, to break up the Union organization, dis
solve into its original elements, or what is infinitely
worse, supplicate for admission into the ranks of the
National Democracy, composed of abolitionists, Free
soilers, Hunkers, Barnburners and Fire-Eaters, against
all of whom they have been lighting for years !
Is not this a lamentable state of tilings? Is it not a
treacherous not uprA ilio part of these men thus to
break failh with sJßjon men of both the old parties,
witli a view to run aTTer a will-of-the wisp abstraction,
—the idea of controlling the action of the Baltimore
Convention so as to secure a Democratic nominee for
President. It can he nothing short of foul treachery
to the masses of the people who have fought so bravely
in behalf of the Union cause, now to disorganize our
forces, before the fruits of our victory have been gar
nered or an honorable peace has been secured. For
it is a fact, in this connexion, never to be forgotten, if
the Union party of the South is disbanded and the
Southern Rights party is merged into the National
Democracy, that there is no security whatever that
the tide of fanaticism will be stayed, a moment, by the
Compromise or any oiher measure. The South will
then be at tho mercy of its foes, as in the weakness of
distracted councils and disbanded forces, we will have
lost our present proud position, and can present no bar
rier to aggressive encroachment rendered insolent and
rampant by our ow n dissensions.
In conclusion, we say to the Union men, every
where,stand by your arms! Stand by your Alabama
brethren in tho approaching campaign. They ask for
a National Convention at Washington after the other
Conventions have met and performed their work. If
either or both will nominate a man pledged to the Com
promises of the Constitution we can make our selection
from the two nominated. If they fail to present us a
good, reliable man, wc can then nominate one that will
suit us and shall be prepared to go into battle with a
prestige of victory on our banner, because on that ban
ner will bo inscribed justice, patriotism and honor.
But fail to do this. Allow a few political leaders
to trade off the Union party to their foes, with an eye
single only to the future prospects of these leaders, and
we shall be an easy prey to fanaticism North, and dis
unionists, South. Anarchy will prevail in all our bor
ders and the Demon of discord will rear its head at
every liearth-stone. “We speak as unto wise men,
judge ye.’’
A Word to the Reader.
My dear friend, we have a question to ask you and
we hope you will answer it satisfactorily to your own
conscience , if you have any of that commodity left in
your body. We desire to know whether the paper
you now hold in your hand—the Georgia Citizen—of
date the 7th day of February—is your own property,
legally purchased and paid for, or whether it is the
property of someone else. If you are a subscriber to
the paper and have paid all dues and demands, you are
fully entitled to enjoy, unmolested, the luxury of read
ing a good paper. Or if you are the wife, son or
daughter or lawful heir of one of the cash-paying pat
rons of the Citizen, you are privileged to read on till you
have finished your weekly entertainment. But , if you
area subscriber who has not paid, you are reading the
Editors’ paper, not your owu. If you are a borrower ,
when fully able to pay for the same, you are using the
property of another without an equivalent. And, last
ly, if you have surreptitiously picked up and carried
off the copy you are now perusing, you are a swindler
of the blackest die, as you not only cheat the owner out
of his property but you cheat the printer out of a good
subscriber who is compelled to st >p his subscription,
because he can’t get his paper ! Reader! If this hint
makes you squirm , as Nathan said to David, so we say
to you—“ Thou art the man.”
Savannah and her Shad.- -Wc have an ar
ticle, in manuscript, showing off the facts in the case of
the Corporation of Savannah vs Free Trade in Fish,
Oysters, &c., which we are obliged to lay over till our
next issue. Some of the notables of that city will fig
ure in anew light before the public of Georgia, unless
we are much mistaken.
Rail Road Accident. —On Wednesday last,
as Mr. Daniel Bateman, of Houston County, was in
the act ol getting on the moving Cars at Montezuma
on the S. VV. Rail Road, this side of Oglethorpe, his foot
slipped and he fell into the narrow space between the
Car and the platform, by which he was so badly in
jured that he was thought to be dying when the train
left. In addition to the mashing of his body, one of his
limbs was badly crushed by the wheel of the car.
Public Opinion.
Up to the present writing, we have heard of
but one Union paper in Georgia that has ap
proved of the proposition to send Union Dele
gates to the Baltimore Convention, and we are
not quite sure that we should so class the
Athens Banner, which is the Journal to which
we have reference. The last number of that
paper received seems to us to be in a quandary
on the subject. It affects to be pleased at the
action of the Legislative caucus, but does not
seem quite satisfied with some of the develope
ments and prospects connected with the ques
tion.
The Savannah Republican, also, we regret
to see, is rather non-committal. In its article
of Wednesday, ‘what shall the Union party of
Georgia do ?’ It seems to be ‘sorter so’ and sor
ter not so.’ It gives the pros and cons and spe
culates upon the probabilities and possibilities
of tbe case, but does not give any decided opin
ion of its own. At least, we are not able to
find what that opinion is. The Republican
says:—
“The Union party will follow out its principles to
their legitimate consequences. If they lead us into
the democratic Convention, wo will go to the demo
cratic Convention •, if to the whig convention, we will
go to the whig convention ; if to neither, then we will
go to neither, but will run an independent candidate
of our own. Patriotism, and not ‘ghostly names,’
must be the rule of action. But the question arises :
llow can the Union party best act to render its strength
most effective ? If it should stand aloof, and hold itself,
as it were, in terrorem, over both the old parties, might
it not force them to acquiesce in the finality of the
compromise on the basis of the Georgia Platform ?
By avowing hofore hand a readiness to go into the
Baltimore or Philadelphia convention, would it not lose
its present vantage ground, and lesson the inducements
for either party to adopt that platform 7 Our action
might be misunderstood, and construed into an ac
knowledgment of weakness and inability to stand alone.
Thus the party might defeat the object it lias in view
and destroy its power for usefulness.
On the other hand, if we send delegates to the Bal
more convention, as the meeting at Mllh dgevillo pro
posed, such an accession of strength would render the
National Democratic party independent of the southern
rights men and freesoilers. There would then be no
further necesssity for it to bid for freesoil support at the
North, by adopting amislavery resolutions, or for south
ern rights support at the South, by adopting secession
resolutions. In other words, the co-operation of the
Union men would give the democratic party such a
preponderance as would render it independent of all
factions, of whatever character and from whatever
quarter.
****
“ Should Union delegates go to Baltimore, of course
they will not enter the convention except upon the ex
press understanding that the Georgia paltform is to be
incorporated as a part of its creed, and that they will
not be bound by the action of the convention unless it
conform to that platform. As to the admission of the
delegates, there can be but little doubt— for the con
vention dare not reject the dominant party of the
South.’ 1 ’
We did not expect to see such an assump
tion as this last, in an intelligent print like the
Republican. What evidence, pray, is there that
the Freesoil Democrats will give a preference to
Union delegates, over those of the Southern
rights paity, in the Baltimore Convention f
None whatever. It is folly to expect it.
But the Republican makes another sugges
tion as follows:
“ But why should wo not send delegates to the whig
convention ? Why not purge that party, and relieve
it of fanaticism and of freesoilism ? That is the ques
tion. It is known that not a single whig state at the
North is sound on the slavery question, and the pre
sumption is that Seward and his friends will force the
party into the nomination of Gen. Scott. The eh me
et of Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Webster are fast diminish
ing, and the South alone cannot elect them. Leave
them out, and what prominent man at the North, of
the w big party, can be relied on ?”
Exactly! Why shall not the Union party, be
ing composed mostly of whig*, rather send
delegates to the whig National Convention,
than to the democratic? The question is a
pertinent one, and notwithstanding the palaver
about the greater soundness of the “Northern
democracy in general, in comparison with that
of the whigs, we have to yet to learn that bet
ter Union men than Clay, Webster, Critten
den and Fillmore can be found among the lea
ders of the democracy. For our part, we would
as soon send delegates to the whig convention
as to the democratic. We would send to neith
er, but wait their action before we commit our
selves to their cause or their candidates. Self
respect demands this much and will not be sat
isfied with less.
For every body to Read.
The following extract from a private letter to
the Editor, from a prominent Union man of
the western part of the State, is a fair sam
ple of public opinion concerning the course
suggested by the Journal and Messenger. The
author will please pardon its publication for the
sake of the cause which has been so dishonored
by a mercenary press.
Dear Doctor :—I have read with a great deal of
pleasure your articles, the hast two or three weeks, in
reply to Chapman’s ‘short article for every boily to
read.’ According to my judgment, you are right, in
regard to the Conventions for nominating a candidate
for the Presidency. llow can the Union party of Geor
gia go into the Democratic or Whig Conventions, with
out abandoning their world renowned Platform, a Plat
form that has cheered and invigorated the heart of eve
ry patriot in the land, and that has been the platform of
every man, and which even the Fire-Eaters themselves
have assumed or tried to assume. 1 answer they can
not—will not abandon it on any account, much less
to go into a Convention of Free-soilers, Abolitionists,
Southern Rights men or Disunionists. Let us, for
God’s sake, keep aloof from such a conglomeration of
sinners. If we should be but few in number, we will
at least be clean. We may be now too clean for the
Messenger man, if so let him depart, but let him not
take clean men with him; the unclean ones he is
welcome to. But I only set out to congratulate and to
say a word of encouragement to you on the true course
that you have taken.
I think it the true policy of the Union party to
keep out ol both Conventions. By doing so, what would
be the effect. Both Conventions would endeavor to
nominate a man that would carry the Union party,
and it would in all probability be the means of giving
us two Union candidates for President, and it will at
least give us one. We then have the advantage and
could pitch into the fight and elect the Union man
President. But, on the other hand, if we go into eith
er of the Conventions are we not committed to sup
port whoever may be nominated, be the man Whig.
Democrat, Abolitionist, or Disunionist ? I say, by all
means, go into neither of the Conventions but call a
Convention of the Union party to come off after the
other Conventions are over, and if neither of the nomi
nees suits us, we will then nominate candidates of our
own, and we well be enabled to elect them upon the prin
ciples of our own Georgia Platform. Should we how
ever fail we will only give an additional evidence to the
world of our purity.
“ Ob! Consistency ! thou art a Jewel!
A letter from a Columbus Correspondent informs
us that the Editor of the “Times” has gone on a visit
among those “cheese eating, onion smelling Yankees”
of whom he, in “days lang syne,’’ used to discourse
so eloquently ! Also that a Fire-eating family to whom
a large estate lias lately been left by a relative, have
sent to the north to buy a cheap tomb-stone, worth
only $2,000, and imported a lice yankee to put it up!
Verily such men are the friends, par excellence , of
Southern rights and Southern Independence ! If the
Mechanics of Columbus had a spark of honorable pride
in their natures, they would let that “ red republican”
family make their own hen-coops, hereafter.
Tell Cdlt Jimmy a — This li the nickname by
which the Hon. James Buchanan is called in Lancas
ter, Pa., the place of his residence. The name was
given to him, because of his free trade doctrine, that
A merican laborers ought to work for ten cents a day !
The same Honorable gentlemen once refused to pay
his taxes in Lancaster county on the ground that he
was not a resident. His opponents contended that by
his own showing he was not entitled to citizenship in
that county and State, To obviate the odium these
things were bringing upon the sage of “ Wheatland,”
he ostentatiously appropriated a sum of money to pur
chase wood for the poor ! But it all would’nt do. lie
is still the “Ten cent Jimmy” who refused to pay his
taxes, and the same old Federalist who once declared,
that if he had “a drop of democratic blood in his veins,
he would let it out.” Such is the man whom South
ern Democrats are desirous of ejecting to the first office
in the gift of the American People !
The Swan of Erin. —Mbs Catharine Hays was
in this city on Monday last, on her way to New Or
leans. It was hoped, by many, that she would favof
our people with a Conceit, but her man of business
would not consent, unless the neat little sum of §IOOO,
in bank notes, was previously pledged in exchange for
the silvery notes which the lady is able to bring forth
from her melodious throat. This pledge could not,
however, be given, and the lady did not sing. It
was a case of loss of voice which a mint drop pre
scription only could cure ! The medicine was not admin
istered and “ vox faucibus hasitP She saved her
notes and we saved our dimes. “ All right, go ahead,
Miss Katy.
The Washington correspondent of the Char
leston Courier says “that some arrangements
have been made by members of Congress for
an appropriate celebration of the birth day of
W ashington. It is said that Washington’s Fare
well Address is to be read in the Hali of Repre
sentatives, and a public dinner provided, in
which Congress and the members ot other de
partments of the government will participate.’’
Ice is made in one minute by the new freez
ing machine lately patented in England by
Masters and Cos. The principle is a simple one,
similar to that of a common ice-cream machine
—water being placed in the inner vessels and
a combination of salts around it in the tub. The
machines are made of all sizes, and sold at
prices ranging from ten dollars to a hundred
and fifty.
A man named Turner, has been arrested in
Hartford, charged with biting off part of an ear,
Irom a man of whom he was quarrelling. So
much for being fond of “ souse .”
It is said that ihe Thocipsonviile Company
are about making arangements with their cred
itors by resuming the Carpet Factories, and
paying in slocks—a measure very desirable
fur the towns where the mills are located, and
probably the best in the end for the creditors.—
Boston Post.
The population of Niagara Falls, says a co
temporary, is about 141)0, having been and >ub
led in three years. We had supposed that the
population ol Niagara Falls was constantly
running down !
The Treasurer of the State ot Texas left
Washington City a few days since, in compa
ny with some friends, taking with him the fruits
of an obligation, on the part of” Uncle Sam,”
amounting to two millions of dollars principally
in gold.
The Grand Jury in the Art Unior: case,
have returned a bill of indictment against Mr.
Bennett, of the New-York Herald, fur libel.
Sending Delegates to Baltimore.
The Charleston Mercury puts its rowels into
the Journal and Messenger man,after the follow
ing delectable style.
“ There is something almost grotesque In this pro
position to •end Jelegates to the Baltimore Democrat
ic Convention. The party is composed in the pnqtor
lion of at least three to one of Whigs; they do not
profess to have given up their old party principles 5 they
have formed anew party, with anew name and anew
creed ; and they gravely propose to go into the Demo
cratic Convention, take possession of that body, and if
it does not act to satisfy them, secede from it and de
clare that the Democrats aro not the men they took
them for!
“ Now we have no sort of objection to their going
into that Convention, and talking it to death, or voting
it down, or raising a row. or retiring in disgust, if they
so please, and if they can. Whether they will look
like flies in amber in the midst of the National Demo
cracy, or not, they will at least have one of the pecu
liarities of that curions conservation—the faculty ol
raising the wondering inquiry ‘how the devil they got
there.” ’
The Library ok Conorkss.—The Washington cor
respondent ol the Boston Atlas , in a late letter, says :
“ The statement lias been made and widely circula
ted, and never, that I am aware of, contradicted, that
the whole of the library of Jefferson was destroyed in
the late conflagration atilie capitol. Thi-<, lam happy
to learn, was a mistake. Avery respectable propor
tion, in point of numbers, and quite a valuable part of
this library, including more than two thousand of these
volumes, were saved. Some of them are among the
most valuable in that collection. The report that a
large amount of manuscripts, correspondence, ttc.,
were destroyed, with many volumes that cannot be re
placed, is also not correct. There were no manu
scripts of any importance destroyed, and the number
of books burnt that it will be impossible to replace, is,
comparatively very small indeed. There were, indeed,
some very choice copies of rare and valuable works, ir
replaceable ; besides others, interesting relics, memen
toes of distinguished men in our early history, some
bearing interesting autographic evidences of their for
mer owners, a few valued paintings, medals, busts, etc.,
which cannot be restored. But upon the whole, the
loss is one that can be readily made good, to a very great
degree, by a proper liberality on the part of Congress.
A small appropriation lias already been passed, for fit
ting up a room for the temporary accommodation of
the library, which is now crowded into the small com
mittee room, in which the portiou that was saved es
caped the general wreck. It now consists of twelve
thousand miscellaneous books, besides the eight thou
sand volumes in the law library. To-day the House
passed a bill for the repairs of the library room, with
the Senate’s amendment, appropriating ten thousand
dollars for the purchase of such volumes as are imme
diately required for the use of the members. This,
with the annual appropriation of five thousand dollars,
which is unexpended, will enable the Library Commit
tee to obtain, in ihe cities of the United States, a very
large proportion of the works whose want is principally
felt; and in a few weeks, be enabled to get together a
respectable library.
The Duke of Wellington and Gen.
Scott.— The Richmond Enquirer states that
from the dies upon which was struck the gold
medal voted by the Virginia Legislature to
Gen. Scott shortly af'er the Mexican war, and
presented to him some twelve months since,
there were also struck one silver and several
bronze copies of the original. One of the bronze
copies was forwarded by Gov. Floyd to the
Duke ol Wellington, accompanied by a letter,
in which the Governor remarked
“I hope a copy of a medal, which was voted
ot America’s greatest soldier may not unaccep
table to your Grace, who understands, probably,
better than any living man how to appreciate
military merit, and who can sympathise above
all others in the honors paid to military great
ness.”
The Duke has recently answered this letter,
thanking the Governor for his favorable nolice,
and adding:
“ In common with the world at large, I read
with admiration the reports of the operations of
Gen. Scott, and 1 sincerely rejoice that the
State of Virginia has noticed them by this token
of its admiration.”
It is reported at the State Deoartm- . .
Washington, that evident
from Mexico, showing that the Gardner
on Ihe public has already been prejud.^'”
gross and flagrant fraud from beginj *
The trial will commence in afewH*.- ‘
Washington. a^B
As an evidence of the recent cold w Pn .k
.he N. Y. Democrat says, that oa T lu >
last, the ice between Blackwell’s
91st street, was crossed by footin'.
which has not been done in 36 years &
Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF the HUMBOLDT
The steam ship Humboldt arrived at \„ w v .
on the 2d in*t., from Havre. C owes‘ % ?
been detained in consequence of an injury herrndn
sustained in a storm. She left Havre on the 14,1 T
The Europa arrived at Livorno, t , 1 nlt -
The Markets.— The sales of CottoT • * I . 3th
on the 12th and 13 nit, amounted to twelve
bales, ot which one thousand bale, of
for export. The market was fi rm a a , ,
animated. W heat and Corn had advanced jZs
1Z AmeriC “ Fl ° Ur had one
Bengal Rice was worth from ten shi!lin c to ten
shillings nine pence. Sales of Sugar had been effected
at full price*.
ENGLAND.—The London Times say, that
can save the Cabinet but a liberal’modification of it.
The London Daily News states that the British
Government will express to the Cabinet at Washing
ton. in manly terms, its disapproval of the outrage an
the Prometheus , and its intention of divesting the ,H r .
petrator of it of his rank in its service.
France.— The President has issued a decree dis
solving the national guards, but stating that he will re _
organize them whenever their services may be required
for rho preservation of public order.
V ctor Hugo, General Changarnier, and Mossiest*
Thiers and Girardin, together with 620 Represent*,
lives, have been banished from France. Arrests W er
made daiiy, and a perfect reign of terror exists. L, n .,
Napoleon is using despotic power before he proclaim
himself Emperor. The French funds have fallen..
The sales of Cotton in New-York, on Saturday
amounted to 3600 bales, and during the three dav s t',
8000 bales. The market was steady, and Middling
Upland was worth 83-8 cents.
The judgment i.i the Forrest case has been cos
firmed.
The U. S. Mail steam ship Washington sailed #l y
Saturday, from New-York for Bremen, with S2OOOOO
in specie. Among her passengers was Mr. C H
Panknin, of Charleston.— Charleston Courier 3d
instant.
BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT to prescribe certain rules and reputation. il
observed by the several Railroadcompanies in running ‘
pm*, upon their respective iracks and a penally Z
the violation of tbe same. 1 ‘
Sec. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of It.-i.r--
sentatives of tbe State of Georgia in General Assembly
and it is hereby enacted by the authority of th- same, tk.
the several Railroad companies in this sHate. shall be rt C j red
b> the first day of February nest, to prepare and put up in .
substantial manner, sign board* parallel with their tracks ml
over each and every publie Road where the same cii*,
Railroad track,and sufficiently high to allow the passage u„.
der them of any vehicle commonly used u|n said roads *■ i
to have painted in large lette a oa each side thereof. k
out for the engine when the w histle blow*.”
S*B. 2. .Ini be it further enactc/t, That each of said com™
nies shall cause to be fixed on tbe line of their tracasand atths
distance of tw o hundred yards from the centre of each road „
each of said road, a |o*t, and tbe engineer shall la- required
wherever he arrives at either of said posts, or blow the whistle
of the engine until tbe engine arrives attbe public road,ai*l
“hall moieover be required to check tbe speed of said engine so
as to enable him to stop said engine, should any person or thins
be crossing track on said public road. 4
Sue. 3. And be it further chi ted. That should any company
tail or neglect to put up said sign board or poet* as required U
the first s. ction of this act, the President ar.d Director, of su-h
Company shall each be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon in
dictment and conviction therrr f in the county m here .urh f,„i.
ure occurs, shall each he subject to a fine of not less than lire
hundred or more than one thousand dollars.
Sec. 4. AmJ be it further emetert. That upon the failure of
any engineer to comply with the requisitions of this act. be
shall be guilty ofa misdemeanor, and upon the indictment and
conviction thereof in the county w here such failure occurm he
.ball be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both at the dtrre
tinn of the court; and the company in w hose employ said engi
neer shall l>e engaged, shall be held accounts!* for the payment
of said fiae.
5. .1 aj he it further Tfl.lt nothin* in this arr
.hall he so construed as to prevent any Railroad mw|ij
from being liable ia action : >r damages at the instance of aor
pers .n or perrons injur and or whose property may be injured br
tbe running of their • t.q'ncs und cars upon tlicir rrsjectim
rttads. ami that all laws and parts of laws militating agaiurt
this net be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved 22d January, 1d.)2.
AN ACT to I mit tlie lien of Judgments, rendered in auv ofilie
Court* of this State.
S*c. I. He it enacted bribe Senate and House of Represen
tatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met. and
it is hereby enacted by tbe authority of the same. That from
and after the passing of this act, no judgment rendered insn?
of the courts of this State, shall he enforced by the sale of anr
property, real or personal, w hich the defendant has sold ssd
conveyed to a purchaser for a valuable consideration, and w ith
out actual notice of such judgment, provided such purchaser
or those claiming under him by such sale and conveyance bat.
been in peaceable possession of such real estate 6r tour rear.,
and of such personal property for tw o years before tbe levy
shall have Iwen made thereon.
Sec. 2. -Ted be it further mnrtrd, That all law .and part. ot
law s militating against this act be aud the same are hereby re
pealed.
Approved January 22 and, I@.i2.
Mail Arrangements.
POST OFFICE. Micov. Cl, )
O February 2, 1852. )
V and aftar thin date. Hie Pillow ing w ill be tin; Mail Ar
rangements at tin., . >tlire, viz:
The Northern Vail will rinse at 3 o'clock, P. M.
The Savannah Mail, by the night train, w ill cl< ft at 3 cckc*
P. M.
The Savannah Mail, by the day train, w ill clore at 9 o'ek<k
P. M.
The Charleston Mail w ill close at 3 o'clock, P. M.
The Mißcdgavifle Mail will clone at 9 o'rlocK, I'. M.
Tlie Columbus, Mobile, Montgomery and New Orleans Maik,
w ill close at 9 o'cbick I*. M.
The Augusta, Gridin, Atlanta, Forsyth. Bartlesville, Marietta
and Chattanooga Mail* wi.l clow at 8 o'clock. P. M.
The Oglethorpe, Fort Valley, Perry, Albany, Ilawkinsvills
and AmcririM Mail clow* at 8 o'clock. P. M.
Tlie Florida and other South-Western Georgia Mails than
the above, will close at 5 o'clock. P. At.
Mails for Interior offices in the State ami Tennessee will
close at 3 o’clock, P. M.
Tlie Office w ill be opened at 81, A. M. and from 8 to 81, P-
At. Sundays from 8i to 9, A. M. and from Bto B|, F. M.
fell*—lt MS. A. NISBKT, r. M.
N. Ousley 6c Son,
Ware House and Commission Merchant*,
~ f WILL continue business at their “Fire
Proof Buildings' 1 on Cotton Avenue, Ma-lAgjgSi
’ Georgia. iS**
Thankful for past favor*, they l>eg leave to *ay they will H
constantly at their post, and that no effort* vliail I* spared I*
advance tlie interest of their patrons.
They res|>cctfuUy ask all who have Cotton or oilier Pr l ibir
to Store, to call and examine the safety of their Building, be
fore placing it elsewhere.
I JT Customary Advance* on Cotton in Store or Bhipp<d.
and all business transacted at the usual rates. fell' —if
Pianos, Pianos.
* . ,THE subscriber is now on receipt
several of those su|>erb
Ilf! I •made by Galb fe On, and L, “ 1 1
Newton. For durability they can be fully warranted,
having Iron frames, whilst their superiority of tone
touch cannot be excelled. The ladies and tlie puWit
erally are invited to eisuiine these instruments before pnrr.“i
■inp, as tliev will no doubt Cud it to their advantage to do *>•
Old Pianos taken in cxeliange, repaired and tuned.
feb7 —3t S. B. DAI
PIANO STOOLS.—TIie subscriber is now reeeinn*
some new |iattern* which are really beautiful- Al*c
ano Covers of all kinds, always on hand. 8- B. I'A
feb7 31
OA BUSHELS Superior Onion Sets, forsak-*
ZU fcb7—lm W. F. HARRIS k
OYSTERS ! OYSTERS ! BY THE
Just received a supply of DUPONTS CELEb - 1
OYSTERS, in 6 and 11 gallon keps.
W. F. HARRIS A CO,
feb7—lm Sole Agents in
VALENTINES ! VALENTINES * *
JUST RECEIVED an extensive and elegant
the above Mischievous Missives, well selecti an
ed to all the degrees of Cupid’s Thermometer.
feb7 J. M -
Macon and Western Rain^’
HEW ARRANGEMENT.
ON and after Monday Feb. 9, the Trains ot - 1
run as follows:
MAIL TRAIN.
I.eaves Macon daily, at 10 o’clock, P. M.; * rrl ’
ta at 4, A. M. . - fln at Uh P ’
Leave* Atlanta at 51, P. M 4 arrives in M**®
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN,
Between Macon and Griffin, daily, ( e * _ at gj, ‘
Leaves Macon at 3, P. M.; arrives in .4. *
Leaves Griffin at 0. A. M.; arr,ves in •
FREIGIii TRAINS. lt 5l A-
Leave Mr -on and Atlanta daily, j yo TF, S:lf *
,eb7—if EMBJ9W