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Written for the Banner of Light.
Man and his Relations.
BT S. B. BRITTAN.
IKUTHiJis U MIND TO PERSONAL BKAVTT.
“ \Vli> tinge the cheek of vonth? The snowy neek
Why load with jewel*? Whv amxnt the four?
oh. ttiuruk sern -ueh arts: bin rvhlv dr-vk
Thy son! with virtue*." —Greek fi*i.
Outward beauty is the sensuous image of
a spiritual and divine Reality—the visible, j
though imperfect, expression <f the invisible
and absolute IVrfeetiot. The niir.d that i
generously endowed by Nature, and relined
by culture and the couteroplation of the most
perfect ideals. is never insensible of the pre
sence and the power of Beauty. The ina- 1
bility to perceive this -upreme excellence
ini plica a radical dei.it in human nature,
that is wholly inco|atiWe with the highest
intellectual, moral, and spiritual attainments. j
The love of beauty adorns the earth with in- |
numerable rreaiioM to delight the sense*
and the soul It plants the myrtle and the
rose in the wilderness; it makes the barren
moors and desert solitudes blossom ; it culti- 1
rates Oriental gardens, and rears splendid
temples and palaces; it inspired the great
masters of Grecian Art, and they left their
carved memorials and pictured thoughts in
the world's Pantheon to awaken the esthe
tic sense in the barbaric mind, to refine the
taste of every succeeding age, mud to redeem
the common life of the world from its gross
ness and sensuality. The truly spiritual
mind—gifted with an acute perception of
beauty—surveys the immortal images on the
canvas and the shadows cast in marble, and j
finds in them a revelation of the hidden,
spiritual, and Divine excellence. From the
invisible Perfection the great artist derives 1
his inspiration, aud to that unseen Reality
hi* aspirations constantly ascend. Nor is
the attempt to realize his prayer in the em
bodiment of his Ideal ever in vain. He is a
common benefactor who invests the world
with new attractions. We are made hap
pier. and of necessity letter, by every objec
tive form that I* adapted to awaken agreea
ble emotions, since—
“ A thing of beauty is * joy forever.”
Every grand and beautiful object in the
realui6 ot Nature and Art—every fair and
glorious creation of earth and sea and sky—
the human form and face divine, instinct ,
with life, pas-ion, and sentiment, or smiling i
in marble and on the canvas—have all a sa
cred ministry—to inspire a love of the Per
fect and to fashion a Divine Ideal in the
conscious soul. Thus all beautiful things
exert a redeeming influence on Man. They
refine the passions of our common nature,
while they lift us above the deformities of
this present world. AH Nature is the reve
lation of Spiritual Presence in material form*,
and the dearest elucidation of the Divicie
perfections. There are enchanting melodies
eloquent sermons, sublime phdo*ophi<*s,
great poems, and a Gospel of redeeming 1
power—all embodied in the forms of the out
ward world. These are all the expressive
symbol- of the everlasting Life and Thought,
tv e cun never study them in vain; nor can it
lie irreverent tA imitate than, as far a-we arc
able, for thus we approach the radiant foot
print- of the Divine Artist, wle> “made eve
rything beautiful in his time."’
The influence of the Fir.e Arts on our civ
ilization. and the relation- of all the forms
of Beauty to the intellectual development
and moral elevation of the people, have sel
dom lieeo widely estimated. It is quite cer
tain that we are indebted—in no small de
gree—to ancient Greece lor an acquaintance
with the sources of Beauty, and for some of
the means of modern growth and refinement.
Tho?e magic lies—
“ Where l*u ning Sappho wept an) wmjr.”
were consecrated to ail that was most beau
tiful in Art. it was in that charmed region
that letter- were invented : there the strings
of the lyre first vibrated to harmonic num
bers ; there Homer sang his immortal song;
there lived Solon and Lycurgu*, and the fa
thers of theatrical tragedy. A popular au
thor ha- denominated the Grecian architec
ture an “ artistic revelation,” and the same
may be said of its sculptured forms, which
)ve never been excelled. While the phil
osophers and lawgivers of ancient Greece
doubtle-s continue to exert a wide influence
in moulding the Theology and the .Legisla
tion of all modern Christendom, it is certain ,
that the inspired masters in every depart- 1
inent of the Elegant Arts have for centuries
contributed to foster a love of the Beautiful
and human nature has been refined and ex
alted. The noblest forms of Art have per
haps done more to redeem the world from
savagism than ail the religions ou the face
of the earth, Christianity alone excepted.— i
It would be a moral impossibility tor a man |
to look at the Graces every day for One year
and remain an awkward down ; nor would
even a Barbarian think of offering human
sacrifices to Venus or Apollo.
In an enlightened and comprehensive
sense, the Beautiful embraces much that is
beyond the sphere of sensuous observation.
It may bt? understood to represent all physi
cal, moral and spiritual jiertection, and what
ever else is fitted to inspire emotions of ad
miration and delight in the rational mind.
The ultimate source* of Beauty are inward,
spiritual and divine. It is the light and ylo
ry of ihe Lhrinity shining through the ma
terial farms of the World. With such a de
finition. oven personal beauty, of the sources
of which 1 am now to treat—is by no mean*
to he lightly esteemed. It certainly inspires
pleasurable sensations in every beholder, and
cannot, therefore, be a worthless treasure in
the estimation of others. It unbars our doors
to the stranger, andgivi* him him a jatssport
to the confidence of his fellowmen. and hence
cannot be nsele-s to its possessor. Wo all nat
urally associate the peculiarities of form, fea
ture and expre--ion. with certain mental and
moral characteristics; andweselJotuornever
find the man—in the essential character—
unlike the image he presents to the world.
A careful personal inspection fer half an
hour may reverse the judgment founded on
the most reliable testimony. It will be found
that even tli.ise who profes* to disregard per- !
sonal appearances, generally form their own
estimate of the individual's mind and char
acter from what they observe in bis exterior;
nor are the greatest and most discerning
minds frequent exceptions to the rule. The
great dramatic Poet has -aid, respecting a
beautiful human form.
-There * nothing ill run dwell in such * tenu4e.”
And all admit that he was a profound interpre
ter of humau nature. True, we may misin
terpet the sign* of character; but we can
scarcely overlook them. They are too con
spicuous to be readily concealed, and, witbal
too deep and lasting to be obliterated, even
by ** Time's effacing fingers.” When the es
sential elements of beauty are harmoniously
blended in one who is thus divinely commis
sioned to away a sceptre over the realm of
the ftfibctioc-. the attributes of the celestial
life ure tangibly revealed on earth. Mihon
thus sing- of such a thing :
“Grace in all her step*, heaven in her eye*. .
In every ge-uire dignity and hive.” “ I
The elements of jiersonal beauty are chief
ly comprehended in symmetry of form and
leal lire, in an agreeable association and blend
ing of colors, in mingled softness, vivacity
and force of expression, and in the grace aud
•• jioetry of motion.” It i- worthy of obser
vation. un i tho*<: who attaek the highest
value to personal attraction.-, often make the
moat fatal mi-takes ia their attempts to se
cure the coveted boon. In tbl-country, es
pecially. thousand* vainly attempt to make
up for their natural defects of form by the
most ludicrou.- efforts to conceal them, rath
er than commence and pursue such a course
of physical exercise and discipline a* mu-t in
evitably give elasticity and vigor to the dif
ferent member-, and rotundity to the whole
body. Instead of directing the latent ener
gies-ot Nature to the full accomplishment of
her appropriate work, too many employ- the
costumer to mult* tip the form agreeably to
the last decree- of imperial Fashion. Thev
trouble themselves to re-train and fetter their
own natural power-, and then make great sac
rifices to parch up their Imperfection*. Such
persons—wbiie they live and when thev die
—are but poor efiigie* ot human nature,
which the -age and the savage alike um*t re
gard with pity or derision.
The same miserable infatuation i* exhibit
ed in the attcuifit# to produce and preserve
the particular combinations of color neces
sary to the jierfectiaii of jiersonal beauty.—
Fair ladies pass their days in listless inactiv
ity, in darkened parlor-, without the ir.spi- i
ration of the free air, and away from the
purple glories aid the golden rays of the
morning. Their nights are spent at the rout
and in crowded banqueting hall*, until, from
the loss of natural re|>ose at proper s<*a*ons,
the intoxication of unnatural excitements,
untimely and immoderate gratifications of
the appetites, the nervous system is un-trung j
th digestion impaired, the skin becomes sal- i
low. and the roses on the cheek wither in the j
night air. or fade in the glare of the g**
lights. When the'weak votary of pleasure I
has thus sacrificed her personal charms, -}
v iffnly attempts to supfdy the lost treasure i
by the use of powder, rouge, and a species of !
enamel that closes the pore* und suspend*
thefunctions oftheskin. Thesame superficial
arte ore employed alike in the palace chain- 1
ber and the bordello. For a proud lady, ;
who value* her beauty, thus to destroy all ;
the freshness of spring, and extinguish the
ruddy glow of the morning which once
*honi- in her countenance, is lamentable j
enough: but when she transform* her deli- |
cate frame into a portrait painter'teasel, and i
makes of her fair cheek a mere pallet for a I
verv poor amateur, he presents for our
contemplation one of the most ridiculous il- !
of human weakness and folly.
( j- L. w ith uhat vcrmil tint* the apple blooms!
Say. doth the rose the painter’- hand require!’ i
The f.ve harmonious exercise of all the
, human faculties and affections is indi*|ien*a- j
ble to a complete and symmetrical develop
men of the body. Moreover, it has ken
i rendered evident, by other jiortions of this
treatise, that mental and moral harmony |
are productive of physical health. Thus the
mind—when rightly exercised by producing a
normal condition and action of the whole sy*- j
tent, may illuminate ibe deep azure of the eve, ,
and cause the rose and the lily to bloom to
getheron ibechecknud the brow. Kxpn-seion,
which is hut the action of passion, thought i
and sentiment on the muscles of the face—of
course depends on the states and exerciaes of
the mind : and—to use the expressive words
of another— ** grace doth take theretroni its
own existence.” Thus, it will be perceived,
the sources of |>er*onal b?autv are all within,
and tbe outward form, features, expression 1
aml the action, must generally constitute a
reliable index to the mind, the heart, aud the
j life.
Tbe power of the mind over the body, and
the influence of sensation and thought in
forming the features, and determining their |
I expression, is worthy of careful observation.
! So complete and indelliblv does the mind
| stamp it* image oil the form, that in
I every lineament of the fair we may trace ,
| the revelation of some moral attribute or
mental p-esion. The spirit of kindness
wreathes the countenance with smiles. Ha
tred can never conceal its ugly visage behind
a wall of fle-h, but bangs it out for the
world's inspection aud instruction. While
the man—-hut up in his earthly dwelling—
vainly imagines that his real character is
unknown, and will remain concealed until
his mortal habitation is destroyed, he is un
consciously tracing his secret history on the
outer wall- of his house, where it may lie
read by all men. The eyes, especially, are
j the windows of the mortal tenement,
through which we ja-rceive the disposition of
the oecujiant, and character of the guests he
is wont to entertain. The predominant idea
ruling pas-ion, and governing sentment of
the individual are usually made manifest,
even to the careless ol**erver. Some n.rre
vibrate* at the gentlest touch of a thought,
or tremble- ber.<-ath the tread of lairy footed
iunbeams, as they come up from all the
form* of the outward world to track the
mystic halls of vision.
“Some chord in unison with • )i*t we hear,
i I- touched w itiun us, and the soul replies!”
And thus all tbe senses present avenues
through which nature —by her outward
forms and physical phenomena—appeals to
the conscious soul. From day to day the
spirit leaves a vi-ible and impressive trans
cript of it* history in the yielding clay.—
Thoughts have an influence over the nerves
of motiou. and our secret emotions are in
carnated in our muscles. Thu* the con
tractu!, -elfish, and bigoted man presents
you with a diagram of his lean, dejected soul
in the acute angles ot his visage. The poor
miser who only lives to grasp, yet more
firmly, w hat he has, and (if possible,) tcAaf
< hr has not, will be quite likely to form his
! face after the fashion of a steel trap; while
in the curved lines that arch the expanded
brow, and in the frank, generou- and joyful
expression, we recognize tbe genuine certi
cate ol nature, bearing the seal of divinity.
Many faces pre-ent to the critical reader
’ of character, a terrible record of the exercise
of perverted faculties; of golden hour* and
opportunities squandered in indolence and
di--ipation ; of the indulgence of secret and
w a-tmg vices: of bright hopes blasted in the
morning of life, nnd eloquent promises of
future usefulness, already forgotten and nev
er to be redeemed. Ob, who would become
the author of such a history! Who would
thu- illustrate his life and time* by frequent
exhibition* of depraved and ungovernable
passion, and th<- deep furrows which lust and
crime leave on tbe darkened visage! Alas !
< how many w ith bright skies above them, be
gin life with clean hands, pure hearts, and
good resolutions, and yet seemingly live but
to eheri-h the unwelcome thought that the
world is false and life is vain ! And yet the
world—in an inqiortant sense—is precisely
what we are pleased to have it. Only those
who make grave mistakes in life (jod the
I green earth desolate and the moral heavens
darkened at midday. When the brand of
i conscious wrong is not on the brow, we walk
erect and look the world in the face ; when
the fair cheek is unsullied by a blush of
shame, Hope hangs 1-er bow of promise
over against every storm of lile; and when
our own moral atmosphere is unclouded, we
-*• clearly that tbe world is a living revela
tion of beauty, basking forever in tlie light
of the Divine love, and inspired with con
scious and perpetual joy.
It is especially in expression that the mind
exhihit- the most direct, manifest and mas
terly power over the nervous and muscular
systems ; ar.d here also it doubtless contrib
utes most essentially Pi jiersonal beauty.—
No face can be said to lie really beautiful
tlfat is devoid of expression, while the fea
tures are often redeemed from their obvious
irregularities by combined delicacy and force
of expression. A face in which every thought
reveals its image—wherein the sentiments
and passions appear as if endowed with per
sonality and reflect*d in a mirror—liecomes
a living aud moving picture, which is mys
teriously cha: ged ly every wave of feeling,
a* well by the soft, gentle, and compassion
ate emotions of the loving heart, as bv the
stern aggressive and terrific passions of the
enraged avenger. Those who would realize
how much may be revealed by the silent lan
guage of the | -a—ions, as exhibited in ex
pression—even on the canvass—may study
the Cyclop- of Timanthes, the works of Lud'-
ovieo Caraeei, and the Cartoons of Raphael.
For a vivid conception of the bold and strik
ing contrasts presented in the living revela
tion- of the tender and the terrible passions
of human nature, we msy contemplate the
humble penitent who seeks forgiveness at
the cross : the Samaritan who bends in com
passion over the fallen stranger: the con
queror in the hour of his victory; and the
maniac, whose brow has been scathed by the
fierce lightnings of disordered passion, and
whose eyes—
” like meteor* in eclipse.
* ‘nolle their hollow emptiness.
Mn. with respect to his body, is the chem
ical and organic embodiment of all the sub
-tanees he has assimilated, or made a part of
hitn-elf. By a law that governs every de
partment of our human nature, and the
whole organized world, we become like the
elements we feed u|on. To render the inind
I vigorous and the character illustrious, it is j
necessary not only to become familiar with
great thoughts and noble resolutions—by i
roi-ans of the ordinary commerce cf idea*— ;
but we must assimilate them. If they be
come a part of ourselves, by a gradual pro
cess of passional, intellectual, and moral,
spiritual assimilation, they never fail to sash
iou the character : at thesame time they leave
indellible impressions on the outward form
and in the actual life. There is much of
organic deformity and functional inharmo
ny in the world : we are imperfect in our
selves, and surrounded, at least, by tempo
rary evils ou every hand ; but these may not
overcome a greaf und resolute soul More
over. the world is radiant and glorious with
elements of Divine light and beauty, and it
remains for us—by tins power and process
of assimilation— to make them our own.
Those who would be truly lieautiful in
Mature, expression and motiou, must bejaire
in feeling and elevated in thought. They
m-ist assimilate all generous and noble sen
timents. and all living and beautiful ideas.
Thu* the mind becomes a splendid temple,
at whose pure shrine** tbe Graces minister,
and wherein theimages of all beautiful forms
have an abiding place. By the dynamics ot
the mind ami muscles those images will re
appear in the face. The interior illnniina- j
tion is visible through the diaphanous veil of
fl**h. und the countenance is transfigured in
the light of the spirit. How strangely de
formed, repulsive, and soulle-sdo the patch
ed nud painted harlequins of fashionable so-
I c ' e, - v *l*pear when viewed in contrast with
a character that ia truly great, and a face
whereon ineffable sweetness, unsullied honor
and sovereign majesty are enthroned togeth-
When the depressing aß d destructive pas
sions are permuted to have unlitnibd stay,
they are fatal to personal beauty, as they sire
to health or vital to harmony.’ As the li!
lowy flames sweep over thebroid prairie,
consuming the tender herbage, and leaving
the wide expanse a blackened waste so do
the more fearful and destructive flame* ol
intense and disorderly passion sear and dar
keu the human vi-age, consuming tbe fresh
blossoms of Spring, aud leaving no trace ol 1
the beauty of youth or the glory of life'; j
summer time. Whoever thus yields to this j
foul dominion of the baser appetites, will
ere long be scathed bj* internal and un- I
quencliat.de fires, until every flower of beau- !
ty withers where it grew, and the human ‘
face is made to resemble those cheerless I
desert* which the burning sirocco has blasted
and made desolate forever. Such ]>erson*
present—for the benefit of tbe weak and the
wayward —a fearful teaming. But those
who are guided by Reason, and rule the
world In love, contribute to redeem mankind
by a practical exemplification of the truth j
aud the power of a noble example. They
go forth to meet the human world as Sum
mer comes to the waiting earth—
“ Sowing rich beauty over den* and tomb*.
Aud barren moors, and dismal solitudes.”
The humau form and face, when shattered
and blasted by the violence of perverted an- j
| petite- and destructive passions, may be
compared to some feudal castle on which
fierce battled storms have spent their fury ;
j over whoec rttiued turret the raven flaps his ;
i sable pinions, and in V/hose deserted balls the
owl and<he bat, and even slimy reptiles,!
find a congenial dwelling place. The guests
| of such it man are lean and hungry demons ;
lascivious satyrs; many nameless monsters,
and the embodied representatives of every ,
vitiated sense and depraved imagination.—
But the man w ho combines the element* of
i true greatness and essential goodness, is at
once jiowerful in his gentleness, and gentle
‘in the exhibitions of his power. His soul is
the fit temple of the Virtues, and a living i
j symbol of the Divine presence. In him great
thought* are vital realities that take form j
in glorious deed*. The tranacendant light ,
of such a character can never be extinguish- |
ed nor concealed, for the elements of com- i
mon earth, out of which our bodies are fash
ioned, are not impervious to its rays. Such
a mania, indeed, an epitome of the universe. |
I The sun himself rise* and shines in his soul
and over the full orlied world that resolves
within the orbit gfbis mind. Time, that
destroys proud empires und wastes tbe py- |
ram ids, makes his oul more perfeet, day by
: day, and its outward revelations ever more (
expressive and beautiful. Aud as the Years
i let lal) their golden sands upon his head, the
spirit absorbs and concentrates tiieir light, |
tliat by reflection it may illuminate the
world. Even in his old age, the man who
answers this description is never associated
in the mind with mournful and deserted i
’ ruins. We rather look upon him as a vene
rable temple of the Paraclete, unspoiled
by profane bunds, and within whose conse- I
j crated courts no ruthless iconoclast lias de
faced the sacred images. Over those walls
the ivy twines its tendrils in loving embrace;
beneath that illuminated dome the invisible
i soul of the Harmonic* yet lingers ; and with
in tbe open jmrtttls the white robed Spirit
stands gazing, with unclouded vision, at the
Sun—which seems “largest at the setting.”
My-terious Case in Scotland.
The following case liana psychol
ogical, as well as a moral and juris
prudential interest:
About thirty years ago, a ‘pedlar,*
or ‘traveling merchant’ of the name
of Murdoch.well known in the north
ern part of theeminty of Sunderland,
disappeared in a strange and myste
rious manner. As he was well liked
by the country people, and was also
extremely regular in making his
rounds, his absence soon produced
inquiry and suspicion. Apprehen
sions of his having become the victim
of foul play were entertained by
many of his customers. Others
again surmised tliat he had left the
country to avoid his creditors. But
to this it was replied that being a
prudent and industrious man, never
known to he hard pressed for money,
he had not the slightest occasion to
have recourse to such a disreputable
proceeding. Thisview was confirmed
by many of the tradesmen from
whom he was in the habit of pur
chasing the goods in which lit* dealt.
So that the suspicions of foul play
went on increasing in strength, until
at length, tite authorities instituted
a search for the missing pedlar. But
nothing cameos these investigations,
and by and by t lie interest in his fate
was becoming faint and the preva
lent opinion *as, that nothing more
would he learned concerning him to
clear up the mystery of his disap
pearance.
Soon, however, a sudden change
came over the feelings of the eouii
; try ]tenpl* with regard to this matter.
The pack, and subsequently,the body
‘of the pedlar were discovered,
through the following extraordin
ary, and, were it not so well authen
ticated, incredible circumstances:
A poor man, a native of the place,
declared that it had been revealed
to him in a dream that the pack o
the missing pedlar was hidden be
nqpth a ‘cairn’or heap of stones, by
the edge of a lonely ‘loch,’or High
land lake, which he specified. This
dream, lie said he dreamed on three
consecutive nights. At first no one
paid any attention to him. But at
last, some parties wiser than xheir
neighbors, thought there could be
no harm in testing the accuracy or
the reverse of the man's dream. The
result showed that his nightly vision
j had not deceived him The pedlar s
pack was found in the precise place
indicated by him. and in the adja
oent ‘loch’ the body of the missing
and (as no one now doubted) murder
ed man. The first, and indeed, the
natural impression, was, that the
dreamer himself, waseitherthe mur
derer or else an accomplice in the
crime. The proverb “ those who
hide, know where to find,” was ap
plied to him. The authorities took
the matter in hand. The dreamer
! was subjected to a series of trials
and investigations, preliminary to
his lieing committed tor final trial at
the assizes at Inverness. But the
law officers of the Crown became so
satisfied of the man’s innocence that
they declined to have him commit
ted. This proceeding caused a good
deal of astonishment and indigna
tion in the minds of many people,
1 who had jumped to the conclusion
of his guilt from the fact of his un
accountable knowledge of the place
in which the pack had been hidden.
But the event proved the soundness
of the opinion of the Crown officers.
Another person, poor, but respecta
j ble—was observed to have become
| possessed of money and jewels, with
; out anything having occurred in his
‘circumstances to account for this
sudden acquisition of property. This
|erson was tried, ami though he
strongly asserted his innocence.found
guilty. For some time after the sen
fence of death lad been passed upon
him he persisted in maintaining his
innocence; but finding that no chance
of escape, or commutation of his sen
tence could be expected, he made a
clean breast of the matter. He con
fessed himself, and himself alone, to
be the murderer of the pedlar. The
| dreamer, he assured the clergyman,
I and, indeed, every one else who at
tended on him, had nothing what
ever to do with the crime. The af
fair as may be supposed, created a
good deal of excitement, not only
amongst the public, but also in the
minds of scientific men.
The late Dr. Abercrombie, of Ed
inburgh, a physician of the very
highest character, suggest the fol
lowing theory as the explanation of
the dream We have not at this mo
ment his work to quote from, but it
occurs in his treatise on “the Intel
lectual Faculties,” and this we know
is the substance of his hypothesis.— j
It appears that the drear,er. as well
as several others, had been in the i
company of the murderer shortly j
after the perpetration of the crime.
They were drinking, and had, in fact
got drunk together. Dr. Abercrom
bie, from this fact, surmises that the
murderer in the madness or stupidi
ty of his intoxication, allowed cer
tain words to escape from him to the
effect that the pack of the pedlar
was hidden in the place in which
afterwards it was found. These cer
tain words at the time, owing to the
insensibility of the parties present,
passed unheeded. But the doctor
hazards the conjecture that the mur
derer’s words made at the time a
dead impression on the sensorium of
the dreamer,and that, in the course
of hi* sleep, this dead impression,
partly by his thoughts, like every
body else’s in the place,being occupied
with the subject of the pedlar’s dis
appearance, was vivified or kindled
into consciousness. Be this however
as it may, the fact of the dream is
undoubted, and serves, in company
with myriads of others, to show that
man is fearfully and wonderfully
made, and that there are more things
in heaven and earth than are dreamt
of in the philosophy of the pert ma
terialists of the present age.
For (lie Hotlier's Make.
A young man, who had left hi* home in
Maine, ruddy and vigorous, was seized with
the yellow fever in New Orleans; and,
though nursed with devoted care bv friendly
strangers, be died. When the coffin was
being closed, “Stop,” said an aged woman
who was present: “let me kiss him for his
mother!”
Lot me kiss him for bis mother!
Ere ye lay him with the dead.
Far away from home, another
Sure may kiss him in her stead.
llow that mother's lip would kiss him
Till her heart should nearly break !
llow in days to come she’ll miss him!
Let me kiss him for her sake.
Let me kiss him forliis mother!
Let me kiss the wandering boy;
It may be there is no other
Lett behind to give her joy.
W hen the news of woe the morrow
Burns her bossom like a coal,
She may feel this kiss of sorrow
Fall as balm upon her soul.
Let me kiss him for his mother/
Heroes ye, who by hi# side
Waited on him as a brother
Till the Northern stranger died, —
Heeding not the foul infection.
Breathing in the fever-breath,
Let mo, of mv own election,
Give the mother’s kiss in death.
“Let me kiss him for his mother!”
Loving thought and loving deed!
Seek nor tear nor sigh to smother,
Gentle matrons, while ye read.
Thank the God who made you human,
Gave ye pitying tears to shed ;
Honor ye the Christian woman
Bending o'er another’s dead.
T. McK.
The Miaeral Resources of Georgia
Letter from Hon. Iff. A. Cooper.
To the Editor of the Xaiional American.
Dear Sir, —The magnitude of the Mine
ral resources of Northern Georgia, are but
little known to, and less appreciated by, the
people of our State. No estimate is put on
them even by the people of Cherokee, within
whose limits they are found in such rich
abundance. Iron, Gold, Copper, Plumba
go, chiefly with traces of Lead, Silver, Co
balt and Tin, and Marble and Slate in great
quantity. For the development of these
but little is done, except in Gold, Iron,
Marble nnd Slate. Products of these are
being furnished daily. The most important
of these is Iron, because most useful. We
: propose to consider the resources of this met
al in Northern Georgia, its products as man
ufactured, and the interest that Georgia, as
u commonwealth, has in it.
With n<> little opportunity to oliserve, we
! have ventured the assertion, that the re
i sources of Northern nnd Western Georgia,
in Iron Ore, are superior to any portion of
the Union. That they i.re far better than
any of tbe Middle or Eastern States, is be
yond doubt. That they excel those of the
Western States, not excepting Missouri,
with her lar-fann and Iron Mountain, is main
tained by competent Geologists, who have
examined both.
This Iron district lies North-East and
South-West, coming down from North and
South Carolina, in Rabun and Habersham
counties, through this part of Georgia, to
Alabama, in Chattooga, Floyd, Pauling and
Polk countit**. It passes through the inter
mediate counties, comprising a belt of fifty
to seventy-five miles—the best supply and
most convi nient locality for it being in Cass
I county. This county alone, it is believed,
has concentrated in its limits, as much Iron
Ore as all Pennsylvania together, nnd is of
superior quality. Here are found the chief
j operations in Iron of the State of Georgia.
This Iron and Gold region of Georgia, (they
lie contiguous,) is traversed by the Etowah
River, from its source to its junction with
the Oustenala at Rome.
That part of it which lies in Cass county,
lias been partially explored by Geologists
who are familiar with all the remarkable lo
calities in the Union. To enable the people
of Cass county and of Cherokee, as well as
the statesmen of Georgia, to estimate the
worth of this section, wo cannot do better
than to give tbe published opinion of such
men, taken from a hook of highest authori
ty, recently published. “Tbe Iron Mat
ter's Guide,” speaking of the Ore of Cass
’ county, says,
“Os the wonderful profusion of these
Ores, and of their richness, I can, unhesita
tingly, speak in the highest terms; and the
best varieties and largest quantities X saw
were among these, within two or three miles
of the Etowah River, where it is crossed by
the Railroad. I have visited almost all the
great Iron Ore depositee of the United
i States: 1 have explored the beds of the Iron
Mountain of Missouri, but have never been
so impressed by any exhibition of Ore as by
the M ine ot’ the Etowah District. They pass
along within from one to live miles of the
great Limestone formation of Cass county,
so that this essential material for dux, in the
inal.ing of Iron, will everywhere be con
veniently supplied. They are near a rich
Agricultural district, where provisions can
be afforded at the cheapest rat***; and yet
they extend into the heart of the Allatoona
chain of hills, where the air, in the heat of
summer, is most salubrious, and the climate
like that of the table lnrals of Mexico, pretty
healthy. Where the? Etowah River has bro
ken through these hills, the high ledges of
rock still resi-t its progress, and a succession
, of fulls over them furnish abundant water
power Er the most extensive works.
“A large portion of this region is covered
with a heavy growth of good, hard wood
timber —the original unbroken forest. The
lx*st of charcoal was ottered at the Furnace,
in 1842,, for HI cents per bushel.”
Such is the recoidcd opinion of compe
tent men who have examined our county.
Wood is still abundant, und charcoal at 4
cents per bushel. Stone Coat and Coke can
be had in full supply at three-and-half dol
lars per ton. The Iron Ore here, as devel
oped to date, is more wonderful. It reduces
remarkably easy, requirii g only 150 to 160
bushels of charcoal to a ton of pig metal.
It makes Bar Iron, in quality, like that of
Salisbury and Peru, yielding sixty per cent,
of Iron lrom tbo ore. It makes a superior
quality of Steel. For this purpose, a ton ot
Etowah pig metal has been fully tested in
England, and files and cutlery of the b<*t
quality were made and sent to us as samples,
with a report in lull from the English man
ufactory, classing our Iron and the Steel
made lrom it amongst the first.
We will next consider the progress in
manufactures of Iron in the Etowah Dis
trict. MARK A. COOPER.
The Harper’s Perry Plot.
New Revelations.
Maps of the Insurgents.
Suppos'd Points < f Attack In the Fonth,
* From the Baltimore Clipper.
In a trunk, supposed to have be
longed to Capt. Brown, was found
seven small though elaborate maps of
as many different States, bearing pe
culiar marks, which would seem to
indicate that the points of attack,
and the course of the insurrectiona
ry movement through the South,
had already been carefully deter
mined upon by this well organized
and confident league of traitors. —
Certain counties in the seven States
of which only these maps were ob
tained, bear cross-marks formed by
a pen, and in several instances as if
to command greater particularity of
attention, or to suggest perhaps
more available points of attack, cir
cular lines are drawn around the
crosses.
TN SOUTH CAROLINA.
The following districts in South
Carolina (the farthest Atlantic State
North of which any map has been
found) are thus specially designa
ted :
Marlborough, marked with a cross;
Darlington, the same; Sumter, a
cross within a circle ; Georgetown
with a cross and a single dash point
ing southward ; Charleston, near
Monk’s Corner, a cross and semi-cir
cle ; Colleton, between Scull creek
and the Edisto, a cross within a cir
cle ; Saint Luke, near Grahamville,
a cross within a double circle ;
Orangeburg, on the Middlepen
Branch, near Orangeburg, a cross
within a circle ; Barnwell, between
Buck aipl Turkey creeks, on the line
of the South Carolina Railroad, a
cross; Edgefield near Horn’s Creek,
in the neighborhood of Williston, a
cross; Abbeville, near Long Cane
Creek, a cross.
IN GEORGIA.
In Georgia, the following counties
are marked, Camden, near Burt Fort,
with a cross ; and near Waynesville,
in Wayne county with a cro-s also;
Glynn, near Bethel, a cross ; Mcln
tosh, near Jones Creek, a cross :
Liberty, near Taylor's Crock, a cross
within a circle ; Bryan, near Fort
Argyle, a cross ; Chatham, near
Whitesville, a cross ; Seriven, near
Black Creek, a cross ; Burk, near
Beaver Dam, a cross within a circle;
Columbia, near White Oak, a cross;
Lincoln, on the Savannah river, a
cross ; Warren, near Mayfield, a
cross ; Taliaferro, near Crawfords
ville, a civss ; Greene, near Parks’
Bridge, a cross : Hancock near Spar
ta, a cross, Putnam, near Kingston, a
cross ; Jones, near Hillsboro’, a
cross ; Monroe, near Forsyth, a
cross; Upson, a cross; ('rawford,
near Hammocks, a cross; Talbot,
near Davidson, a cross ; Harris,
near Mulberry Grove, a cross; Troup,
near Shiloh, a cross.
IN ALABAMA.
The following counties in Alabama
are marked :
Russell, near Lexington, a cross ;
Macon, near Fort Bainbride, a cross ;
Montgomery, near Mt. Meigs, u cross;
Lowndes, near Mt. Willing, a cross;
Augusta, near Kingston, a cross ;
Dallas, near Selma, a cross ; Wilcox,
near Allen, a cross; Monroe, near
Bell’s Landing, a cross; Marengo,
near Laurel ltill, a cross; Sumter,
near Danesboro’, across; Washing
ton, near Barryto\vn,a cross.
IX MISSISSIPPI.
In this State the following coun
ties are designated :
Noxubee, near Mashulaville, with
a cross • Warr. r, near Warrenton,
a cross; Jefferson, near Church Hill,
a cross ; Franklin, near Halcomb, a
cross; Adams, near Kingston, a
cross; Wilkinson, near Cold Spring,
a cross ; Washington, near Clear
Creek, a cross ; Bolivar, near Tilla
toba, a cross.
In Louisiana, Florida, Tennessee
and Kentucky, there were no coun
ties marked.
The designated counties in the
States of South Carolina, (leorgia,
Alabama and Mississippi, from a con
tinuous chain of districts, or route
of travel from Georgetown ; and
from Beaufort, South Carolina, along
the Savannah river, to the Chatta
hoochee river, on the western bor
der of Georgia ; from thence passing
through convenient points on the
Alabama and Tombigny rivers to the
borders of Mississippi; from whence
it continues with little interruption
to the Bed river. The maps which
are about 18 by 12 inches, are care
fully and neatly pasted on stout
cambric cloth. Upon the margin of
each map is pasted the census re
turns of 1800, of its State ; giving in
detail the relative strength of the
i white and slave population of each
| county, and the proportion of fe
; males to the whole number of inhab
j itants. By referring to the counties
I marked, it will be perceived that
i in them the slave population vastly
I preponderates, and might, therefore,
j have been deemed a safer field of
! operation for the abolition invaders.
Harper's Ferry Development*.
The additional fuels we publish to-day
concerning the Harper’s Ferry Insurrection
would seem to show beyond dispute,—
first, That a Republican ex-member of
Congress, recently representing one of the
strongest Seward districts in this State, was
an adviser, if not a confederate of Brown,
I the Insurgent leader. If Brown was a
“madman’’ surely the Republican journals
1 will not allege that the cool, calculating,
i proverbially clear-headed GcrritSmith would
! put money into his hands, accompanied by
I such endearing epithets as these:
Fstkkboro, June 4, 18511. Capt. John
Brown—My dear friend ; * * * * Loss
es by endorsement the last two years, but I
must nevertheless continue to do in cmler to
keep you at our Kansas work. I send you
herewith my draft for S2OO. Let me hear
from you on the receipt of this letter. You
live in our hearts, and our prayer to God is,
that you may have strength to continue iu
your Kansas work. My wife joint* me in
affectionate regard to you, dear John, whom
we both hold in very high regard.
I suppose you put the Whitman note into
Mr. Kearney's hands. It will be a great
shame if Whitman does not pay it. What
a noble man is Mr. Kearney. How liberal
ly he has contributed to keep you in your
Kansas work? Y'our friend,
Ukrrit Smith.
Be it remembered, that the man who
writes this letter is not only a Republican
ex-member of Congress, in good standing—
but was likewise a candidate for Governor
of the State of New York, a year ago,—one
receiving for that high office a good many
thousand votes.
Second. That the rifles and revolvers that
were intended for the slaves came from the
North, —that is to say, from Connecticut.—
(See the Collinsville letter found in the car
pet bag, signed “Charles Blair.”
Third. That the financial arrangements,
in point of fact, were made in New York
city. (See the Blair draft for $200.)
Fourth. That there i* strong reason to
tielieve the free negroes of Canada were to
some extent privy to the plot, and expected
to co-operate. (See the Delaney letter from
Chatham, Canada, dated Aug. 13.)
Fifth. That the insurgents were all North,
ern men, who went to Virginia on purpose to
be near the Armory, in order to steal the
Government arms and treasure, to promote
the insurrection. Thus :
“ Edward Coppice, one of the wounded,
is from lowa, Andrew Stevens ia from Nor
wich, Conn., where his parent reside.—
Young Brown, one of the killed, has, a wife
in Essex county. It is said that Anderson
is from Troy.”
Sixth. That the complicity of numerous
persons in the Northern and Western States
in the conpiracy is clearly made out. (See
Brown's conversation with Senator Mason
and others.) Also, that one of the insur
gents was one of the Oberlin (Ohio) Fugi
tive Slaves Rescuers.— N. I'. Express.
Wko Paid (he Fxpenaeg.
The Chief of the Harper’s Ferry Insurrec
tion, Brown, we believe, is not understood
to be a man of much wealth. He probably
had means enough to support himself com
fortably in life, but he certainly had not the
wealth necessary to put an army of fifteen
hundred men on a war footing. We say
“ fifteen hundred,” because that is bis own
statement. Among his inventory, we see,
are, —
Two Hundred Sharpe’s Rifles.
Two Hundred Revolvers.
One Thousand Spears.
And Plenty of Ammunition.
A good rifle costs about $25. (We think
that was about the quotation at the New
Haven Church meeting.) Two hundred of
them would make a bill of $5,000. Two
hundred revolvers, at the New York aver
age price—say sls each—would make $3,-
(MM) more. The “spear” is anew instrument
of death, we believe, in this country ; but
as a “ spear,” to be worth anything, ought
to cost $5, one thousand of them adds an
other $5,000 to the hill. Total, (without
the ammunition) $13,000. Until it can be
proved that Brown had that much money,
in cash, —the inference remains that there
must be some outride contributors some
where. Now, the question is, who are those
contributors ? Time and enquiry will tell.
If V. Express.
GEORGiACffim.
L. F. W. ANDREWS. Editor.
MACON, GA., OCTOBER 28, 1859
Macon Cotton Market.
We quote 8 to 10J, there being a
brisk demand for the better grades.
Grand Lodge A. V. M-— The Ma
sonic Grand Lodge of the State met in this
city, in Annual Communication,on Wednes
day, M. W. Grand Master, Wm. S. Rock
wall, Presiding. A large number of dele
gates were in attendance. The election of
Grand Officers for the ensuing year took
place yesterday, but we were not able to
procure the list in time for to-day’s publica
tion.
The Holmes Monument.
The laying of what is technically called
the die of this Monument, took place cn
Wednesday, at Rose Hill Cemetery, in pre
sence of the Grand lodge of Masons, the
Military and a vast concourse ofcitiz ns.
The procession was a very imposing one
and every thing was consummated happily,
according to programme of the occasion,
published by us on Wednesday. Addresses
were delivered by Capt. Hardeman, and
Col. Henry R. Jackson, which were spoken
of by those who were fortunate enough to
to get near enough to hear them, as being
chaste, eloquent and patriotic. Among the
most interesting features of the day, was
the appearance in procession of a small
squad of the survivors of the Macon Volun
teers who served in the Florida war, and of
the Macon Guards who served in the Mex
ican war. These veterans were the “ob
served of all the observers.” We shall give
further particulars of the proceedings of
Wednesday, in our Saturday's issue.
Shall wc have m Daily ?
This is the question of the day; hut we
are unable yet to answer the interrogatory.
After several days’ canvassing, by circulars
and by personal solicitations, we have to re
port only about I<M> names of merchants and
citizens, all told, who leel interest enough
to say they will take the Daily Citizen.
Some of the heaviest business men of the
place decline making the small investment,
assigning various reasons for their refusal.
Others promise to take it after it is estab
lished, and they are sure they will not lose
anything by advance payment! Again.it
said by very knowing gentlemen, that
there have been several attempts to establish
a Daily in Macon, und they have all failed ;
| and, therefore, they do not believe one can
be sustained, &c., &c.
Now, we desire to sav a word in reference
to this last reason. It is a fact that the Dai
ly Citizen was published from Aprils. 1857,
to Ot. S, 1857, regularly and promptly;
! but it was then suspended, for the most
weighty of all considerations—the pressure
of the times of that fall, which caused mer
chants and business men, generally, to re
trench their expenditures, and to cut off
, every thing that required money. It was,
therefore, as much the fault of the merchants
as of the publisher, that the Daily Citizen
was not then continued. They could not,
: or would not, support it, when the business
season commenced, after we had published,
at a heavy loss, through the spring and sum
mer—and we had not the means to keep it
up longer. But this failure ought not to
prejudice the enterprize of a Daily paper in
1859, inasmuch as the times have changed
for the better, and our business men and
: people, generally, are now prosjierous in
their callings. Neither should it prejudice
: our own individual effort at reviving the
Daily, as no one ever lost u cent bv paying
us in advance for that publication. Never
theless we do not complain of the indisposi
tion of the people of Macon to aid in the es
tablishment of a Daily Press, at this time.
If they are satisfied for our c’ty to contin
ue to be a “ suburb ” of Savannah, and to
contribute thousands, annually, to the sup
port of Savannah and Augusta Dailies, it is
1 their business, not ours. We may possibly
remove to the sea-board, afier a while, when
we determine to issue a Daily, that will se
cure the support of all the Macon dealers, as
that seems to be a necessary condition of
success in such enterprises. But, not bring
able to remove, now, we must do the next
best thing—continue the Semi-Weekly and
Weekly Citizen—till we get a louder call
than we have yet had to start the Daily in
Macon.
In the mean while, we are thankful for
the good will of the one hundred gentlemen
who have given their names as patrons to
the contemplated paper; and in justice to
them, and by way of showing our apprecia
tion of their public spirit, we think of pub
lishing the list, with business and profession
annexed, as a Directory to the community
at large, at home and abroad, where can be
found the men who have some pride in con
tributing to the welfare and reputation of
our city.
Additional from Ha’per’s Ftrry.
Washington, Oct. 25.—A dispatch from
Harper’s Ferry, states that further discove
ries have been made, of a nature which has
not transpired, tending to the suspicion that
a plan for an outbreak which is more cx
teded than was first supposed.
Circumstances have transpired recently,
which revealed, leads to the belief that the
negroes in the adjoining counties are cognis
ant to the demonstrations to be made.
It is confidently asserted that Brown has
made disclosures to Gov. Wise, which will
be placed in the hands of the State attorney
to be used on the trial.
A Card.
I am just in receipt of intelligence, which
demands my immediate return home. Tiiis
intelligence is of such a character, as to com
pel me to decline a candidacy for Secretary
of the Senate of the next General Assern
, bly. In doing so, I take this method of re
| turning my thanks to those Senators who
have so kindly assured me of their sympa
thy and support, and hope that their aid
may be given to one “worthy and well qual
ified.” J. 0. C. Blackburn.
Augusta, OcL 24t.h, 1859.
Dialtou and Gadsen Railway.
At the regular annual meeting of the
stockholders, held at Dalton, Ga., on the sth
inst., the following Directors were elected
; for the ensuing year:
Messrs. James Morris, A. Fitzgerald, Ben.
E. Green, B. G. Wells, Geo. W. Thomas,
Wm. MoCulloh and E. R. King.
At a meeting of the new Board the for
mer officers were re-elected, viz: A. Fitz
gerald, Esq, President; James Morris,
Treasurer; Edward White, Secretary;
George Wardsworth, Chief Engineer.
§ous of Temperauce.
We are indebted to a friend, who was
! present and participated in the business of
the Grand Division, for the following brief
: memoranda, for which we return him our
thanks:
The Grand Division, Sons of Temperance,
of this State held their annual session on the
12th instant, at Bay Spring, Washington
county. There were some fifty Representa
tives in attendance, and the session was in
teresting and harmonious. The returns ev
idenced a very gratifying increase in the
number of Divisions and membership. The
following officers were elected for the ensu
ing vear:
w. G. Whidby, of Fulton, Grand Wor
thy Patriarch.
Milledge Murphy, of Jefferson, Grand
Worthy Associate.
J. C. C. Burnett, of Bibb, Grand Scribe.
W. H. D’W. Ried, of Richmond, Grand
Treasurer.
Rev. D. P. Jones, of Campbell, Grand
Chaplain.
Dr. J. M. Palmer, of Washington, Grand
Conductor.
Rev M. L. Morgan, of Washington, G.
Sentinel.
The next annual session will be held at
Palmetto, on the 2d Wednesday in Octo her
The G. W. P. and G. W. A. made addresses
at night.
On the 13th, the members of Sand Hill
Division gave a, barbecue to the Grand Di
vision. Addresses were delivered by Rev.
11. B. Treadwell of Macon, Rev. M. L. Mor
gan of Tennille, and Rev. D. P. Jones, of
Palmetto./ —Atlanta ( Ga.) Amenean (Jet. 18.
UNITED STATES JOURNAL
AND
ROSA BONHEUR'S HORSE FAIR.
A fine engraving of Rosa Bonheur s world renown
ed painting, executed upon stone by the celebrated
artists Messrs. Sarony, Major and Knapp, has just
been completed, and a suberb copy printed upon the
finest plate paper, nearly two by three feet in size,
will be furnished, free, of Charge, to each suhwrilier
of the sew .Skies of the Uxm States Jot*sal. The
work has been in preparation for many months, and
every copy will 1* a magnificent specimen of art,
forming a |>arlor ornament unsurpassed in interest
1 of the subject, and ill richness and beauty of execu
tion by anything ever before issued on this side of
the Atlantic. The painting has been universally ac
knowledged, by thehunureds of thousands who have
crowded to examine it in Europe and America, to he
one of the greatest works of the age, and an engrav
ing of it executed in Ixmdon, sold extensively at
Twenty Dollars per copy. This work has been en
gaged exclusively for us, at a heavy cost, and no co
pies will be issued excepting for this.
The I'srrKD .States Jocxsal, with which it is to be
furnished, was established eleven years ago, since
which time it has been continually growing in infiu‘
ence and popularity, until it has reached a subscrip
tion list surpassed only by the New York Ledger and
Weekly Tribune. It is now to tie enlarged from 16
to 32 pages, and changed to a more beautiful and con
venient form for binding: in every department its at
tractions will be largely increased both in reading
matter and pictorial emliellishments. As heretofore
it will lie devoted to Agriculture, Mechanics. Litera
ture and Current Events, embracing contributions
from experienced writers in each speciality, and
every number will lie elegantly illustrated from de
signs by Chapin, Howard and other prominent ar
tists. Its pages will beelectrotyped, thus preserving
the beauty of print from new type throughout the
year, and enabling us to reissue to any extent that
may be desired. It will be printed on beautiful cal
endered paper, and will aim in ever}- respect to chal
lenge comparison with the finest specimens of periodi
cal literature of the day. With the date of the en
largement will be commenced anew series—thus af
fording an excellent starting point for nil new sub
scribers. The first number of the new series will be
ready on or about the Ist of November, UM. Sub
scriptions should be sent in immediately. The price
of the Journal as enlarged and with these increased
attractions, will lie One Hollar a year, and each sub
scriber, immediately upon receipt of his suacription,
will be entitled to a copy of the above engraving. It
is believed that this unexampled offer of a splendid
work of art to each subscriber, will introduce the
Journal into thousands of homes, w tie re it is yet un
known. and that thus we shall tie richly repaid for
the heavy outlay. The engravings will he put up in
strong cases, and delivered at our office, or be for
warded by mail or express as desired. If they are
to tie sent by mail, fifteen centa in stamps to prepay
postage should accompany the order. We trust that
someone in every neighlsirhood will send immedi
ately for a copy, and, if pleased with it. form a club.
Any jierson sending a club of ten, will receive one
subscription extra, making eleven Journals one year
and eleven engravings fur ten dollars. We will send
All thi Yxva Room (Dickens Publication) and the
Journal, one year, with a copy of the migrating, for
$3 00, or we will send Harper's Magazine with Jour
nal. one year, and engraving for <3 50. Money pro
perly enclosed in a well sealed and plainly directed
letter may be forwarded by mail at our risk. Bills
which pasa as currency in any section are received
at par.
From the New York Daily News.
i ‘•Messrs. Emmerson A Cos., the enterprising pub-
I lishers of the ••I'xitzd Htatss Jocbsal,” “All thi Tele
Romo.** ali i other popular works, are having a fine
engraving made of Rosa Bonheur's renowned paint
l mg ot tlie Horse Pair, to present a copy to each of
! tkeir Journal subscriliers, for the coming year. The
Journal is an old estahl shed favorite, with sixty
thousand circulation, and such a novel and splendid
offer cannot fail to create a sensation. Ifbut a small
portion of the thousands who were so enthusiastic in
admiration of the Horse Fair when exhibited in our
principal cities a little more than two years ago, t>e
cnuie subscribers, the publishers will have their lianas
hill. Os the style and artistic tieauty with which the
work is executed, we need only mty ■** hv the
unrivalled artists Messrs. Sarony. A hnapp.
Put us down for some early copies.”
PLEASANT EMPLOYMENT AND GOOD PAY.
We wish to engage agents in the above enterprize,
ia all sections not slready supplied. The occupation
of exhibiting a beautifut work of art and taking sub
scribers on such terms, will be an agreeable one to
any lady or gentleman, and we will make such ar
rawmants with agents as will enable them to clear
several dollars per day above all expenses. At any
rate, it will cost nothing to try, so any one wanting
•aaploy meut please write us at once.
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met M St *7 Park Row. New York.
From Ttiu—Yellow Fever Unabated
—Great Fight with the Indiana
New Ouleanp, Get. 24.
Galveston dates to the 20tb were received
to day. The fever continues without abate
ment.
*Tlie Dallas (Tex.) Herald publishes & rumor
that Mej >r Yandorn had attacked the Indi
ans ou Concha river, and iu the engagement
(hat ensued lost forty men and killed one
buudrtd Indians.
great lick.
Handsome return for investments in Wood
& do’s Lotteries.
San Francisco, Cal., August 20th 1859.
Received from D. D. Gaastter, six thou
sand two hundred and fifty dollars, in pay.
ment of Prize Ticket No. 47014, in Wood*
Eddy & Co’s Lottery, being one-eighth of
the Capital Prize of $50,000, sent through
our house for collection.
WELLS, FARGO & CO.
A return for $2.50 invested.
San Francisco, Aug. 25th, 1859.
Received from D. D. Gassner, twelve thou,
sand five hundred dollars, being f or oae ”
quarter of $50,000, the Capital Prize i n
Class 28, of Wood, Eddy & Co’s Lottery,
sent through us for collection.
WELLS, FARGO & CO.
The result of $5 invested.
Sacramento, August 29,1859.
D. D. Garsner, Esq.— Dear Sir: The pe
riod having arrived when I promised to de
cide if I would give you liberty to publish
my name as the recipient of one-half the
Capital Prize, in Class 28, Ticket No 47014,
in Wood, Eddy aV Co’s Lottery. I now
write to give you full consent to make the
fact public, and my acknowledgement of
the prompt payment of $25,000 by you on
the presentation of my ticket.
I shall be in your city in a couple of weeks
and will cttll. Please send me by mail the
Drawings of Class 31.
Your obedient servant,
B. M. RANDALL.
ter- See scheme in another column.
Address -Wood, Eddv & Cos.
Augusta, Ga.
A correspondent of the London Times
describes a ‘ monster revival meeting” at
Armagh, near Belfast, Ireland, which was
attended by 10,000 persons.
Obituary.
Departed this life, at the residence of Governor
Johnson, iu Jefferson county, Mrs. Ueraldine E.
Johnson, wife of E. K. Johnson, Es<p, iu the 27th
year of her age.
It is so common to praise the dea that obituary
tributes, unless they lie eulogies ti mi the distin
guished. rarely arrest the attention of the living.
The man of renown is interred with pompous dis
play and striking emblems of public grief; whilst
those unknown to fame, however lovely their vir
tues and their lives, pass away, with no memorial
but the tears of tiereaved affection.
This reflection is suggested by the death of the
subject of this notice. It is not meet that one so
worthy should go hence, without a suitable tribute to
her memory. Words of praise cannot reach her ear
or awaken an emotion in her heart : for the one is
deaf and the other stili in the cold sleepof thegrave.
But who will deny the uttection. the utterance of its
grief? Who will refuse to living survivers ihe sad
pleasure of speaking ol her virtues? Tlie great
public will feel tint little interest in this paragraph;
but there are mauy hearts, whose sorrow it will
soothe, though it may not relieve. For her friends
are numerous, and they loved her leeause she was
lovely, in all the atttrihutes of true womanhood.
1 She was raished in this city, and here she was most
beloved, lie cause here she was best known.
In her character were united sincerity, truthful
ness. amiability and gentleness ; and she exhibited
these traits in every situation and relation which she
sustained. Asa friend, she was disinterested and
kind; as a sister, she was loving and confiding; as*
wife, she was devoted and dutiful. She was a Chris
tian ; and all this cluster of virtues was illumined
and hallowed by the mild lustre of religion. She
was a member of the Episcopal Church. Her piety
was not ostentatious !>ut constant and consistent
regulating the affections and the conduct of her life.
She was emphatically good. We may not follow her
gentle spirit beyond the grave. But if a blameless
i life, made up of meekness, humility, sincerity, devo
tion to duty and obedience to God, affords any guar
! anty of future bliss, then her companionship is with
angels, and Heaven is her eternal home.
May surviving friends and kindred, by imitating
her virtues, secure a reunion with herin that blissful
sphere, where her freed spirit luxuriates in the un
alloyed felicities of immortality. * * *
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.
THE Regular Meetings of the 8188
ICOUNTY LOAN ASSOCIATION,
for Payment of Dues and Loaning, are on
the 3d Thursday in each Month.
’ A. R. FREEMAN,
fob 11—ly Sec’y & Treas.
NOTICE.
THE Regular Meetings of the MACON
BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIA
TION, for Payment of Dues and Loaning,
are on the Ist Monday in each Month.
A. R. FREEMAN,
feb 11—ly Scc’y & Treas.
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY
SIR JAMES CLARKES
CELKHR.ATKD FEMALE PILLS.
from a prewiption of S’.r J. i htrke. M. D., Pbyi
•lan Extraordinary to the Queen.
Thin well known med oine in no inipOMtioti, hut a !*ure aui
safe reoiedy for Female Difficulties and I *latruclions, from any
♦aid** whatever; and although a powerful remedy, they cot*
tain nothing hurtful to the •onstitutiou.
To Married Ladic*.
It U peculiarly wilted. It will, in a short time, bring oa th
monthly period with regularity.
Thus Pills have xevek beex ll'ovr to tail, whzi
THI lIIHECTIOHS OS THE 2HD EAG OE EAMFBLIT All WMJ.
HB UID.
For rail particulars, get a pamphlet, free, of the agent.
N. H.—ll and 6 postage stamps enclosed to any authorized
agent, will insure a bottle, coutaining SO pills, by return mail.
Ur Sold in Macon by Mexabd A Castlex, and by all re
stable Druggists throughout tLe esuntry. |y. 1 ’)
To Printers and Editors.
The Editor and Proprietor of the Geo rgia
Citizen is desirous of procuring an active
partner in business, to whom one-half in
terest in hie establishment will be sold, on
the most liberal terms. A gentleman, with
a small capital, can have any reasonable
guarantee of making from 25 to 50 per cent,
on the investment. Or if preferred, we will
sell out the whole office, and take position a*
Editor or assistant—our object being relief
from a pirt of the increasing and pressing
duties ot our vocation. Application to be
made, at an early day, to the undesigned.
L. F. W. Andrews,
Sept. 28. Macon, Ga.
The Western Peona. Fair, held at Pitts
burgh. September. 1859. awarded the first Premiums
for best business and Ornamental Writing to the
Iron City Commercial College. This is the third tri
umph at the Fairs of this City over other Colleges.—
Pittsburgh (gazette.
Prof Jaa. W. Lusk, the most popular and
successful teacher of Spencerian Penmanship in the
Cnion, is connected with the Iron City Commercial
College, of Pittsburgh. Pa. —Pittsburgh Putt.
The Iron City College, of Pittsburgh, Px
is now the largest Commercial School of this coun
try. — Pittsburgh Dispatch.
At the State Pair of Ohio. * Zane-viHe,
September, 1859, the Commercial Schools of Ohio
and Pittslairgh. contested for best Business and Or
namental Writing. The Iron City College was again
victorious, eclipsing all on their own ground.—Pitts
burgh Ec'ittg Chronicle.
The Iron City College, of Pittsburgh, P*-.
drew first Premiums for best Business Writing, at the
State Fair at Philadelphia. Septemlier. 1859. OTer Vj
; Commercial Schools at the East. The
of the Penmanship, f this Institution, has
knowledge*! at the principal Fairs of the in
, States, for the last four years. —Pittsburgh True rru*
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