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L. CLAYLANDJ [J. B. DUMBLE, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. 18,1865' STATE CONVENTION. List of Delegates.' Sants—\V Turk. J Gordon. Bryan—HX Smith, S F Williams. Bullock—R MeRone, S' Brewster. Bulls—John Barnett, L D Watson. Burke—Malcolm Jones, R T Jones, E T Lawson- Baker—W D Williams, J Hand. Baldwin—A H Kenan, B B DeGraffenreid. Bibb—G M Logan, T G Holt, C B Cole. Chattooga—J O Scott, and a tie between Wesley Shropshire and McWhorter. Campbell—W A Turner, S G Johnson. Chatham—Solomon' Cohen, Thos. E Lloyd, Ed ward C Anderson. Coweta—W W Thomas, W F Wright, IraE Smith. Carroll—E B Martin, W,, W Merrell, Charles Walker. ‘ ■ ■. . Calhoun—Geo Canley, Henry Hhya.’ R V"' Cass—J. R. Parrott, J. R. Wikie, Nathan How ard. \ ,Y.'n'.l Clay—R A Tumipseed, A D Womack. • .., , Crawford—T J Simmons, A W Gibson. Clark—Y L G Harris, J H Christy, J C'Johnson. Clayton—J C Ellington, A L Hule. Com—A J Hansell, D Irwin,. Wm Anderson. Catoosa—Edward Fowler, WmHenry..,' , . Chattahoochee—J) HBurts, Wm Bagley. Columbia—James Jones, C H Shockley, V M Barnes. Bade—j W Curveton, E P Graham. -^4PMMp|t 0 g| n ’ ^ E Monroe. Dougherty—E V Wright,.Henry Morgan. DcKaJb—K P Wootten, M A Candler. Elbert—W H Adams, J S Lamar. * • Effingham—M. Rawles, J G Morrill. Floyd—R D Harvey, Robt H More, T. J Davis. Fulton—N J Hammond, Jil Whitaker, Geo W Adair. ... . i i Fayette—John Hnie, Dr Brasswell. * . . Forsyth—W H Bell, Clements. ' Franklin—H Gunnels, JM Freeman. :t Green—Y P King, Thos Stokes. . ;-t Gordon—G M Thompson, James Harland, James Rogers. Gilmer—B B Quillian, Sam'l Ralston. Gwinnett—R D Winn, J P Simmons, J W Baiter. Fennf—E B Arnold, John Hail, • Zachry. Bear'd—W M K Watts, B D Johnson. Houston—Eli Warren, John N Giles,. Clias T Goode. „ ' ’ Hancock—Stephens; Harris, DnBosc. • Harris—Hood, Williams, and Redding, a Hall—J N Dorsey, S C Fraser, , Habersham—Phillip Martin, Wm Grant Hart—Wm Bowers, Thornton. Irwin—John B Dormancy Jacob Yottng. r ‘~ Jackson—MS Thompson, J B DaVls, WLMarier. Jones—3ss H Blount, Dr Ridley, i, . ; Bumpkin—'Wier Boyd, H WRUey: • I , >, Madison—G Walsh, Dudley Chandler. Marion—Bivens, McDuffie. . " Macon—Phil Cook, L M Felton, IO Mcrriwdhcr—i Warner, J L Dixon, T M Brantly. Morgan-eJoshua Hill, Thoms* B Saffold. cti Monroe—EG Cabaniss, Wm MMurphy, John Shannon. Murray—W Luffman, B F Parker, i /:l ' 1 ' ■ Muscogee—W Williams, A H Chappell, Hines HoltTdiT 1 f •: i 7Sr, Xadon—P Reynolds, J.J. Floyd, J A Stewart. , ; Oglethorpe—Dr W-Maugham, W B Brightwell. Ftkc—W B Alexander, Giles Driver. .Pi 1 ' Pulaski—3 L Warren, Norman McDuffie. ■ - ‘ Putnam—D R Adams, RCHumber. ■>'■ <r, Iblk—J W Blance, Brewer.- [ .-Bandolph—Morgan Calloway, I. C Sale. Blchmond—C J Jenkins, Jno P King, A C Walk er. "•. '. Schley—Lancaster, Hudson. • ' '“■( Scriven—Geo RBlack; Dr Lovett.afcii.: i ml e Steward—EF Kirksey, J LWimherly, M,GiUis.. ; Spalding—L T Doyal, D H Johnson. . . Sumter—Cntts, Barlow, Brady. ' ' Tatbot—bS. Bcthune, W T Holmes,*Z B Trice. J • Troup—3 S Hill, RAT Ridley, AL Atkinson. . Saylor—A H Riley, L Q C McCrary.-> ; !j j, - . llf j Terrell—C B Wooten, D A Cochran. .. j, ,i, Twiggs—Ira E Dupree, Lewis Solomon. Joel Matthews, 0 C Sherman, Joel Hart*- WQkes—G G Norman, W E Reese. Wilcox—Stephen Bowen, D Johnson. WhUJldd—J F. B Jackson, John Richardson, R Taniaferro. Walton—H D McDaniel, J B Sorrells, J W Arn old. ’ r? IRiZier—Lawson Black, T T Patton, John Park. ... Washington—J S Hook, L Matthews, D RCam ming. Wilkinson—3 T Hudson. R J Cochran. Worth—Wm A Harris, Jas M Rouse. ..White—A E Underwood, Isaac B Oakes. ^ fJ y PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE CON- VENTION. , • v . ' 'id !rrr.'<i<.iv ■ 't-. TO THE HEADERS OP THE; DAILY TELEGRAPH. ( , We take pleasure in announcing to our read ers, and the people of Georgia generally, that we have made complete arrangements to secure a • full report and publication of the proceedings and debates of the approaching State conven tion. Mr. A. E. Marshall—whose. proficiency as a phonographic reporter, hasbeen well estab lished for years at our national and State capi tals—will be at the head of a competent corps'of assistants, to make up the reports. We do not contemplate the publication of a mere synopsis; and have made our arrangements accordingly. Of the ability of our reportorial corps to give verbatim reports of the action of the convention, and of the remarks of members, from day to day, we presume the public have no doubfj l'and we feel the utmost confidence our new and superior facilities will enable us to present them without i.delay or abridgement,; and in an. acceptable libras. . .V! • ■ '■ . In order to avoid curtailment, the daily Tele graph will be enlarged as occasion may require —if necessary, to the extent of eight pages of thi present sise. ' m f The outlay necessary to accomplish' the pUr- pose named will necessarily be a heavy one! We believe, however, the records of such on import- • ’ant body should .he full, and that the public' will regard the enterprise .with sufficient favor to-ip- duce at least ft partial return for the expenditure. The proceedings of this body will be fraught with greater interest to the people of Georgia, than those, of any deliberative body that has " ever assembled in the State. The propriety, and , great importance, of placing them on reeordi cannot be doubted. Wq shall aim to do‘t^is f ahd ■ trust the public will not fai^ to embrace the op- ( - portunity of becoming daily advised of ibqtprq' e gress their delegates are making. | - :.T Onr terms to subscribers will continue rs here tofore. Agents and friends will confer a -favor by inviting attention to this mew feature in .the history of the Telegraph. We shall issue no -prospectus, bat trust that the above! statement -trill suffice to invito public approval and 'Cup-, port to the enterprise. |TO YOUNG MEN INDUSTRIAL PUR. There are inAv j^iunK mra in offt mi^st out of eniploynaBitp-Skd we- dfis'.rc So present- for their scapuSfcoifideratiodc a fear practioS Now that our system of involuntarj - servi tude is destroyed, our social economy altered, it is evident that a radical change must, in consecjuentd, fie effected in onr manner and habit of living. Even our modes of thought and feeling must be revolutionized.to suit the altered condition of thiBgs. The local preju dices, peculiar to. our people, with regard to mechanical branches of. industry, are unwor thy of us, and must lie abandoned. Hereto fore we have been dependent upon the plant-; inginterest; in the future, it is evident, we cannot be strictly an agricultural people.— The necessary impetus to the development of the country, must be given by dint of manu factures and industrial pursuits. The times of inheriting large landed estates, wiilt* re-; liable laborers, are gone by. We must look the future in the face with all its stern real ities. Wje must “take the bull |>y tinhorns,'> and rise superior to the notions emanating from false pride which have heretofore en vironed and cramped our energies. We must go to work. But, says one, *1 am ready and anxious to do this, but find no opportunity.” There never was (and probably never will be) a period in the history of this country, when those so disposed and determined could find nothing to do. It is true, that taste and incli nation cannot always be suited ; but there is no necessity for wasting time. “An idle man’s head is tfie devil’s workshop.” All can not be merchants, lawyers and doctors. We must have producers, else we will relapse, sink into decrepitude and decay. Professional avocations, in the South; are air eddy crowded and our advice to young men is, to learn trades. We will soon want intelligent and skilled nr- tizans,—'-cientinc ■ mechanics; They will 4 be necessary to the material progress arid develop ment of the country; and if they do not spring up from among US, strangers -'vrill : ■ comb and usurp the'places, which should be filled’by men, “native and to the manor 'bom.” ’ We must disabuse our minds, of former rind unwor thy prejudices concerning labor. It is riot in it. self degrading; • For it matters not-wliat may be a man’s pursuit or calling in life, heds at last, measured, guaged and stamped accord ing to his merit.. -Ability and worth cannot! be kept down by Any mere pursuit or avoca- tion. - We have many noble examples to the contrary, even in the history of our own coun try. b Brnjt. Franklin, Roger Sherman and even Andrew Jour son, - started life as 'me chanics. The latter- is a living exemplifica tion of the fact, -He early learned self-reli ance, and, by patient, : persevering industry, indomitable will, triumphed over' circum stances, gained the confidence, of hiscountry- men, and now occupies: the .highest office in the gift-of a-;free people:i - Suchi examples should not be.lost upon the-.!youth 'of., the South, ,,’n Tin! h-tHtf hlT *n\ nth (fi The.first important! lesson to-be learned in life, is self reliance^-I.-Look; around you.-r-j Who are the men; »ven in your own city, who have, achieved ,/definite, permanent re sults? ^n most cases, they .are selfimade men. Men who, oven no-yv, are not afraid of soiling their hands by manual labor. Men -whose characters have, been formed, by self discip-; line and exertion; whose reputationgdo not hinge,upon thq clothes they wear.. They have accomplished something, and are willing to be viewed by the ojne great, practical test, to which we must all submit; namely—results. We must judge of men mid things by their success,— it is the. test of yierit. It matters not what a man’s . antecedents are, what his family connection^ and surroundings may be ( for at last, ;ihe .plain,:,,practical, business world consider pen, abstractly, and jn the light . of . their .individual results. Peak Swift onpesaid that .the ,man who. caused three cars of com to. grow,, where, but ono grew before, rendered the world mpre benefit than a dozen politicians. In cpnclusion, we urge upon our young men’the necessity of application. We have a pride and interest r in their future. , They have exhibited, fortitude, dndurance, brave^ in war; let their, now show to the world) that they possess all the elements of success, in peace. ’ Let them repel the accusation, so often made against them, of indolence! pet them exhibit, by their actions, tliat ’the glbbip of the present cannot dampen' their ardor, of impede their advancement. Bustle! Bus r tipi is the word,.and remember, “Godhelps them who help themselves.” 1t\: - i- J--I *..11./ >r.Q n .-.-■n... - -I i U -:i J.;, • J ;i -[COMMtrKlCATED.3 • • iit ! Twiggs County; Ga, Oct. 14,1885: Col. D. Gr Hughes':- -I L.-uim .a / iSiR: In bclmlf .of the citizens uf our coun ty, we have the hfuipr of - asking your services as a representative ip.the next legislature,of Georgia. , ,Wp.. confidently , hope you will cheerfully serve, nsjuj that capacity if .elected. Should you accept the .candidacy, you will please signafy .the.ean^e (through the dailies of Macon. ieO Prices in New York.—A letter from New York says: .“We are rapidly drifting,back- to the war standard, not that produce: or pro: visions are scarce, but that hucksters and speculators and middlemen are in a “ring” and combine together to fleecethe publie.' Many families have discontinued the use of butter altogether. • The best qualities, are selling at 60a65 cents per pound. ' The commonest cheese is from-22a25 cents' per-pound. You. can’t get a - poftdrdiouse' stcrik for less than' 35a40 cents per pound, "and. if you affect: a mutton chop you must pay from 28 to 30 cents for it. Family flour has advanced to $12a$13 per barrel, and the ten'cent loaves’tbe bakers are selling, bid fair to dwindle into propor tions that will require a magnifying glass to enable a hungry man to see them. .' u The Elective Fror, chine ” by L'lneon- nu is declined, heritor sc the author fails to entrust us with his proper came. The article is well written, and although we cimnot agree with some of the Writer's sentiments, it would have been published willingly had an imperative rule been complied -with. We are very respectfully, Your obedient, etc.' i- Wm! Faulk, “ 3°- ' L. L. Hardin, : -•<« i. - ii Lewis Solomon, ii; -. . ... J.|A. Barclay, „.i , /j -xirlii.' t. D/W’pBcuAitD’ ; - . . . H. T. Smith, ■ hut R.'R; Wimberly, ‘I <ju > vi.. -• Eliab Jones- iI; . John Fitzpatrick. Richmond Free SciiooLS.—The 'Ricfi- mbria’corrrafpb'rident'of a Nbrthbfh journal, speakirig 'bf these schools, says i “After one week’s operations the free schools in Rich mond,'of the Union CoiAmission, have been' proriburiced a 1 decided success. : Brit three' br four teachers, have been 'einjiloypd; thus far, in organizing classes; but the rooms 1 hare been crowded to overflowing. The' buildings of the bonfeder'atb laboratory are fitteh up for the reception bf indigent white children; and the novelty pf a free school in that city cre ates great interest among parents. Similar schools will soon be established in various parts of the city.”, ' -suer." • r - •• < a -.dR l-.ag oaattr nt ; ” nc Tax State Debt of.Florida;—The pay ment or repudiation of this-debt, which amounts to one million Mid a half, and which question will undoubtedly be brought before the Florida , contention-, is now being dis cussed at length ic: ctr. Florida exchanges. The arguments are lengthy, and the opinions in regard to the matter diverse. LETTER FROM VAN WERT. Special Correspondence Daily Telegraph ] „ -. . : j licijUiA, Polk Co!uStiJ'Ga,-) u- - f ;- ;October 14th;.Ifi65. f vr: Van, Wert, tlie former cteinty sit^jpf Pauld- - Sig cbrmH, bui iiow merely a-oountry village in a dilapidated condition, is at present in vested with an interest that has drawn to it the attention of men of enterprise. Before the war, this village had become, in outward appearance and reputation, a kind of Naza reth, from which no good thing was expected to come;, but since the war lias ended, and shrewd business men from the West have cast their eyes upon it, it 1ms been discovered that the country in the vicinity of this almost “deserted village” is prolific in the undevel oped resources of material weal th. Before pointing put what these resources are, I may lie permitted ito take a bripf sur vey of the country between that village and the city of Atlanta,{on which both the North ern and Southern armies illustrated Ameri can valor. I was agreeably surprised to find anything remaining in this part of the State. I hrfd been led to'expect, from the manner in which Northern letter writers had drawn upon their imagination, that the whole coun try was devastated; that scarcely aliousc of any description survived; that the fences were all burned; that the inhabitants had left the country, perhaps never more to return. True, the effects of ,the -invasion have* been bad enough, but not quite as bad as that.,--On the contrary, the refugees from that country have generally returned and begun the work of repairing their fortunes, Fences, a few miles from the railroad, qre generally stand ing, and but few houses outside, and often in the villages have been burned. There are exceptions to this rule, I admit, but I am try ing to state general impressions. In the vi cinity of Van Wert the farms have been well tended, and crops are good.' I believe no cotton is planted in all this region of coun try, notwithstandirig it is a good/cotton sec tion. !' I| .lllfl.-; l; .||;., - ,, ■ ,/ PpLK SLATE QUARRY RAILROAD. • ' This is an enterprise commenced before the war with entirely inadequate capital. • The •jroacl was designed to form a part of a line to. extend from Marietta, Ga., toTuscumbia, Alai, -on the Memphis & , Charleston Railroad, ,It would shorten the distance from Atlanta to Memphis 90 miles, besides giving'to the im portant country through which it passes, an outlet for its productions. The railroad lias but just passed into the hands of Western capitalists (from Ohio principally) who guar antee its construction in the shortest possible time. By this railroad the vast beds of slate, land of lime, the extensive forests of .fine tim ber, and the unexplored wealth of petroleum may be made to enricli Georgia. i ll . ,l.i i SLATE. In the immediate vicinity of Van Wert, not a mile distant from the village, lies a quarry of slate which,for inexhaustibility, extent and good qualities cannot be surpassed in Penn sylvania, Vermont or Wales. The shrewd eye of men of enterprise from the West sqon fas tened . on it, and coveted, the eager prize.— They desired to develop it at once but did not succeed in leasing it from the company to which it belongs. Another,bed of slate, some hundred acres in extent, and of the beat quali ty for working, lies-a distance of four miles from.the other. A company is organizing to work this. When the vast resources of these two quarries are fully developed, we may ex pect to see buildings in, the South, covered with this best species of roofing, the same as is-to be seen in older settled countries.. r ‘ ! PETROLEUM. If ever oil is obtained in Georgia it will be first found about a mile from Van Wert. The oil indications are of the most positive and conclusive kind. On the land of'Col. Dever is a large limestone spring from which constantly gas escapes in large quantities;— Oil inay,'at any time, be se'en 1 floating on the water. The firm of. Milroy, Waters & Co.: haye leased the land, and in a letter of date of the 6th instant, one of the firm writes to Col. Dever, “ As sure as the sun continues-to shine, I will bore for oil in your field.” The ■same company, lias leases on 40,000 acres of land in this section for the purpose of boring for petroleum. It is much to be hoped that they will be successful. v -lime, * • r.-; . In the vicinity of this same Nazareth of a town, are vast quantities of the best lime rocks. These have been tested' to some ex tent, and.are found to produce the best kind, of lime; but, as yet, the rocks remain as they left the hand of the Creator. The worn out lands of Middle Georgia may ! be all resusci tated' by this fertilising agency' that is al most everywhere to be found in Polk county. lumber'. •' i ’ Tlie first pine forests that, meet the traveler going- west from Atlanta are to he found be ginning a mile distant from Van Wert, ex- ‘tending to Cedar Town, a distance of twelye miles, then interrupted by a fertile'vhlley if caching to Cave Spring, they extend we know not how far westward. These pines are ripe for the saw mill. They are what is commonly known a3 “longleaf” pine, very full of pitch, and form the material of the best and most valuable, species of lumber. -The lands on- which these forests grow are now held by their owners at a very low price, and as the Polk Slate Quarry Railroad will be certainly built,: tlieir purchase atf the present time would prove a remunerative investment for Western or Northern capital. In brief, the cdonty of' Polk is ndmirably adapted to white labor; its resources are abundant, and only need the magic influence of enterprise and capital to make it, if mot the first, certainly one of the first counties in •the State. Marshall. A Visit to the North. .Tei.euraI’u, With your induL- e som|bsp<Bilatiojjfc to v^ntijjjto the pigvaijkig sefeimeaKNoiSi, he jexisfeig jftid *»pec»-e i|^i- tlie SkmftenBStaffs, fee United States government and people, as far as that sentiment became developed to; my understanding or was patent to my observa tion.: Iii my rc&ngtidpjtoiNc^ Yoifclpttesfea 1 . through Nasllvihbj Louisville, 'Cinciftiiati/ Pittsburg and Philadelphia, spending several days in each place^and mixed considerably with tl^e. pyoplfe,.especially (Jfy) pujniH^Afnffi; l was a*ilfnt liear(jrof thd kitrtl^pokicK atjd an. attentive observer of the ‘jSgna af Jhe times.” as indicated .by tlie political lioro- : .In Tcnnesaeo, pqtwithstandipg thqfyo^ iple of its present governpr; ftp process qf pestqjaf tion is progressing Tayorably,. -The peopleware i sick'.of. violence and lfiood^and pap(,4pr,thc cool waters;apd pleasant paths of peace. .In Nashville,- however* owing, perhaps,. loathe long, prevalence of Northern military rule, therei was introduced piucb, flf.&naticjsm into that heretofore . patriotic conunnnitji irYan- kee notions and 'ideas kept : pape svith the. in- igresswf extremists, as traders and specula tors, ancl thousands pay daily lijmage, to-the “powers that be” ip away fhatseems djsgqst-i ing to Southern: sensibilities. Tn Kentucky, at least in Louisville, we see | much less of-that cringing : spirit which: “crooks the pregnantjfingesqf tlieknefl,'-that^ thrift may follow fawning.” There- is andj has been more of that'i'fcoldnefcs'of port apd) speech which' js characteristic iof South-! em Chivalry,‘ m its palmiest days, -doubt less owing to the fact -that Kentucky has not been abolitionized, but maintains its position, iis the only since State in'Urn Union! The people of the State ‘ have voted nay to the emancipation amendments passed : -bycon gress; and ’seem - determined'ifot to grfe up tlie ihstittrtioti; uhtil fully dAnpensated 1 for the property they w'oulti thus idse' by le^sla- tion believed’ to* be nnco'nsfitiitional dnHvoid. As the land of Booiie has nbt betti ih ojjen rebellion against the laws nncl constitution of the United States, her claim for''compensa tion for property lield utider tile constitution and ibrcibly taken frohi - her loyal citizens, seems to be valid.’ And if valid ’in respeot to foi/al'Kenthckihhe, why not in'refereneh'Yo^ loyal Virginians aiid Georgiahs? -'-Thhclaiml once' conceded,'“ Uncle’ Sam ” will' have' -'iaj heavy bill of • damages to' pay fof iprtfpetfy -inj Sambo and Cuffee, which' his 1 ' agents havej kidnapped from" their owners! The mer-; cliants of Louisville'are, lienee, more llbetallw disposed towai’cls tlie feouth than those of Kifyj other citj% take them aa a class.' They will stretch out tlieir hands in wtlcorqe,mot^'thhn half way, to meet the coming'of SbUtneffl|rti on errands of busmeSs or ’pleastfre;*, 1 10 J Of Cinpipnatij, so long considered by our people as the h^| jjedjof ab’o'Gfi^nismjT have now a pnpre .'favorable "opinion than 'I h'acl) before pof ijstejt&il tc^ uat'city, inhere is q frank generosify. among these Western peo ple which, is in striking contrast with thd .bearing, of the gefiuine sniillirig Piiritan.— This was observable in tlie Union annies from tin- West. They could hetter apiireciate'.ahd were quicker to acknowledge the gallantry of tlieir Southern foes than 'those"' from New England—and they are now ihore disposed to forget:nndforgiv,e);thpir , Iq^ijppemies.—| Hence I-find a.numbqi) of the.cjtizens of Gin! cinnati not only wiping but anxious for all thq,Southern.gtatefi tp.be ,regtq^l, unconfli*. tipna)ly .tq.thcajr former statp^.foicthe Uniopl The Enquirer, , pi Cincinnati is upbly labqrai^ for this qqd, and we hav<5, bopes^jUjith eventl pal success,,, jflm ,,Stafo ..of Ohio, iiowever; may yet he. set down t^«7ti;q.yadical, sq'thpri- oughly, infused i.ia.-her population with th^ spiritbhat rules New England;', ;j ' : • Passing, into and .through,;Pennsylyajiift, i coukt discover: but littfo. ^yjnpathy,, for, thfi rebel South; fiuripsify, was hojv.ever ofo scrvable as to the preappt. conditipn of tliife section. Many enquiries were madeafterthe ‘‘health and happiness” of the Freedmen of the South. Will they work in’ their new re lation? • How’'lire they going'to- fdre, the coming Winter, 1 for food Ahd 1 clothing •?'• What Chahcfes’are-tliere;'ih your section, for North ern meti 'fobify'Fahdk andraisecatton i What is the prite of plantations,' &c'j, jr &f:.m'To ,hll such queries I haYe endeavored to-give trntH- ful answers afid 1 to encourage 'enquirers to come and- judge' for themselves.!- I-h'avo told them .that there 'is nothing wonting to make the South “bud and blossom as the - rose” but the capital and energy of'Nbitlimen. Every branch of industry Iiks been paralyzed by the war, and the people are 'anxious" to' ifliugq- rate a new system which will better devfclope bur Resources and ihake of hh h; stiU. greater nation than we have ever been! 1 On this snb- B -IlL'v . , and the keen eyes of speculators arc already prospfctiryhtliis cogntiryfor favorable sites to commune* boring for Nature’s grease! Whewer the extraordinary impetus with wliichrfhe hafcof ^mmerce is driven, BaVer the great jAil-Ays-Uf the.North-.wilL contifl? uc no one can tell. Many have forebodings of a fearful collapse when all will be buried in one common disaster. Others again say ■t'hnt'ihenp is tfoj fear of disaster, so long as Aic’ Infernal ^Revenu’e Tax weekly foots up so many millions, and the peopleware so^eager At a meeting of the Augusta city council on-thu lOtfo a report -from the com mittee on railroad^ recommending the with drawal of r the xight-of connection of Augusta and Savannah railroad with Georgia and JBouth Cftrplifia.raflroads ; and a resolution authorizing the mayor to hypothecate 1,000 shares of Georgia railroad stock for loan pur poses, were adopted. NEW ADVERTISEMENT S to invest tlic-ir money in government 7.30s. Truijithesearcigood indications of the/sta-: Tajytx_l^f tbq government on a sound finan-: Isis, Ufut i tlie J question arises, ' ard the people,!jblc,to.^fond the immense.taxation; now,imposed'upon, them? ia!nqt the.bur-j dbu tbi)' tb;be borne foria long peri od? I am sure the people of the South are not able'to liaVe-this burden superadded to that alfeady siistaiued by them; incident to> tbeir late struggle .for independence, and, I feat the result will be fatal throughout the length and breadth of foe land. Wlien' foe IntWe is hum!, then look out for calamities too direfol.fo. contemplafo. , .,'V‘. ..' i i: ;Ih pqlitical matters I have no great conso- latipn to offer to enquiring' friends. Tlie late elections -in Ohio and- Pennsylvania fore-; shadoiy tlie defeat of the conservative ele-| ment in Congress, and the complete'triumph! of'the radical party. I fear that President Johnson’s policy of reconstruction will not: prevail: against that of unlimited negro suf- frage-'nnd Other extreme ideas of the day. lj hardly''dare hope that our Representivesj elected this- fall- to Congress will be admitted! to seats in :that body. If not, what then ?: Yes, tchat then? may be asked- emphatically; without any .one being .wise enough to give a solution of; so-profound a problem. The disposition on the part of merchant^ in New York to ,compromise with their old debtors ancl give renewed facilities to South erners is worthy of special record. .1 have not heard of .c ringle instance where a rigid exaction of the full “pound of flesh” has been qlaimcdi.hut, bn foe contrary, I have been! ■met with 1 the remark “take your own time-tq settle up old scores”; “glad to see you back again”; il nev^r ! intended to 'force a settle J ’tiffint”; 1 ? “know your situation and can make allowances for your short-comings”; “Wliat can I now dq to serve.you.” .. ‘‘ Such are some of the greetings received by men from “rebeidom” in the great cbminer- cial metropolis, and we hail it as a good omen of the perpetuity of the Union,.of our Fathers, no more to be disrupted by. internal fedds and bidding “defiance'to a world in arni9” against us. 1 ■ 1 j Truly yours, &e.,' L. F. W. A. * "in- To the Press; < --•■ Messrs. Editors .-—I advertised in’ your own and various other papers, that'I Would resume the publication of the Christian Index, in October, put, I have, sold the paper to Mr. J. J. Toon, of Atlanta; when he will begin ifo atipu ,1 know - not; ■ but soon I believe^ sT am getting letters daily concerning the Index, I hope the.papers that advertised for me will insert this, and oblige * ) ' * Respectfully, i 9. Boykin. Macon, Oct, ii, iflfi.i The publication of the Child's Delight, will soon occur. S. B. l-ef Tlie collections taken up in the Catho lie churches in the vicinity of Washington, on the 17th of September, for the relief of suf fering people in the South, in pursu ance of (lie recommendation of Archbishop Spalding, amounted to $9,051. Of this amount $4,000 was contributed by churches iu Baltimore, and $2,157 by those in Wash ington. Besides fois,.contributions have been sent from St. Louis, Boston and other places, which will swell the total amount to $9,500. — —'■■■! !•> vncH p. Correction.—A private’ dote from:'‘Alba ny informs us that Mr. Morgan was' elected delegate to the State convention, from Dough- ertV county. .... - J/aoraifoifl • [ ' .:•.:<i tii-.’fn'raq-ib -xlt p\ ’ Supreme Court; * ' We.’invitd attention to the important no tice from the clerk’s, office ol the supreme Court,^of Georgia, published this morning. The bench and bar are particularly interested in the matter, and the people will also be pleased’ at this additional evidence of the restoration 6f civil authority. ‘ , ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. On Thursday, the 19th-instant,.there will be an annular eclipse of the sun, visible throughout Georgia, and the Union generally. The word “ annular” is derived from the Latin word annulus which means a ring.-f- ,7;iiis ecl.ipsq therefore, at the time of greatest obscuration, will show a ring of sun light en tirely aYottnd the moon. It will not be. total, for the reason that the moon in its elliptical orbit will be,’’fit that time, too far from the earth, entirely .to obscure the.light of the sun; yet it will be dark enough to show to good eyes the planet Venus, west of the Sun, Jupi ter to the east, and the star Sirius commonly known as the Dog Star. The last annular eclipse of the sun occurred, if we remember rightly, in 1838, and astronomical calculations inform ns.-foat this will be the last of the kind in the present century. The eclipse will bp- gin at 7 minutes after 8 o’clock in the morn ing, will be greatest at 39 minutes after 9. and will end at 3 minutes after 11. Our readers will provide themselves with pieces of smoked glass for observing this singular phenomenon of nature.- ♦ ‘¥yi''Gi3ojiGiA'Railroad.—We ‘ clip the foljowingfyom a letter from Marietta, by one <©PThe’'Cincihldati ■Wormnerciads' travelling P orrpspondents: '- r From Chattanooga to tlii3 point the ride jS indch more pleasant than when the soldiers “run,” thc merchine.” This line'was, on the Sofo -ult.; ■ transfered from the army to the owner, the State of Georgia, and placed un der the superintendence of Colonel Robert Baugh, of Atlanta,' an efficient and energetic officer.. The president ol’ the United States lias been appealed to by the commissioners appointed by the Governor of Georgia, to re- .L'eivc.thc road, for provisions for the em- jpfoyees,VtiU next year. Tii<s\ C<?mmercial has been -imposed Upon again. No proposition of the kind has been made to the president. On the contrary, The State ' commissioners have gone to work energetically . to put the road in good repair, which-they expect to do from the in come, in addition to provisioning foeir 'ein- ploy'ees, nt au early day.;. !. ■North Carolina.—In the N. C. State convention, on the llfo inst'., a message was received from the provisional governor trans mitting a dispatch from R. J. Powell, agent of the State of North Carolina in Washington. The dispatch was in substance as follows: The : president is highly gratified-with the action^^LCfie Statofconvention. - I write this itijtoa'pffiqe. ,‘Uiaexcellency tells me to say .to" the ’ qonventioq' that the State has done wliaVis right, and ner action adds greatly to 'hlr s'trenJith here. ,,00v '- ; '° ' •*'•' "• 1 cuugrauuu uuu Luc x uc ,nixc ui uu-. manity is flowing Westward and 1 Southwest” ward and'blit little towards tlie Atlantic. South, where the greatest inducements' ex ist for the settlement of the mineralogist!' tlie ship-builder, the agriculturist and the artizan Of every, grade-., :h'Ait*'.'>81 odt ’to" ' ‘ 1 In New York-Ijfovmdi-jmqch-to, exqite-imy' bump.pf maryelousntss. r ,;Tho ^arjiasliad no .depresfoig. afiqcfc upon, thefousi tropolis. There is niorq^xtrayngaiicc, p.omp and, guyety, than ,/ever, .-ffhere is, in.creas *a activity in.eycyy branch of at^and .qpquner Every thing, seems to bqdone on..the hi pressure principle. The currency is inflat« do New resources such as that of Petrolsion liave been discovered ancL are being worked -to thetune of {tens iof. thousandsnof ibarrels 'of oil and millions ofLdollare!. .Everywhere, ini epidemic prevails; and men, women and; chil dren, are afflicted with, “pi? on the hi-ainf and so wide-spread is, foe infection, that, a new proverb has;t>een added to foe currept litera ture, qf foe people—as,, for, example,, when a person, has met -pith gome, sudflen, ( stroke ’ qf good fortune, he is sgid, quaintly .though Ex pressively enough, toijiave f^tpuck ile.”i In truth, petroleum is«now in the ascendent: in Pennsylvania and Ohio, arid a flo wing-well of- ‘•Seneca”: is • bettenithan ; a - California -gold mine, so’universal are-the nscsto iwhich thi substance is applied, and'so profitable hfcs it •become osdan’nrticle! bf commerce. • And woiiid tolUyour reitdere that there are. jictrb- ■leum'fields in.foe South as well u in. the Al Tyrolese • sharpshooter has been con North. In Georgia, Tenneasee/ALabama^ancL j demfiQd to eight months imprisonment for other States, the indications axe I inumerpus * having turned a cnjqidx into a target. - Jiiv^AfTir * " ' ' ' ' ’On the’ 14th inst., Jennie GarPreb, yourigest: daughter of Mr. James Lloyd, aged 4 years and three days.’ Also on the 160i inst, James Faulkner, young est son of Mr. James Lloyd, aged 10 years and 5 days; .both of .brain fever. -'t . fif: '*'« Funeral Notice. The friends and acquaintances of Henry C. Efofii^akSt^la^illyfyJafo ojlSavannah—and pf A. R! Freeman and family, are invited to attend the, funeral of foe former, from, the Methodist. Episco-. pal Church, Mulberry street, this morning at 10>f o’clock. * The members qf Macoq,Lodge No. 5, and so-, jouming brethren, are requested , io meet at foe! Lodge Room, fois morning, at 9 o’clock, for foe purpose' orattending foe funeral St l Brother Hen-. rtC. Fheeman. Bv- order of foe Wf Mastett • ■ oc(18-lt* ' ‘ ‘;8 ; ,ROSE, 8ec’ty. ; new. Advertisements. Auction Sales. BY F I N D LAY & KENRIGK, THIS MOBING AT 10 O'CLOCK. . . • - ' ; , FURNITURE, CARPETS, ETC. 1 fine -Brussels Carpet, 16x18, : • It x •• « X 8xl8 - - irigrafo"‘ u ”;,' “ , . 2 Bureaus, 3 Marble top Tables, ’ I Dozen Chairs, ' 2 Rocking “ 2 Bedsteads, DRYGOODS, ETC! . : , . 10. doz Wpolen Shirts, -■> “ Stockings, “ Ladies’Belts, , “ Spool Cotton, - Ji “ • Stockings, “ Ladies’ and Children’s Shoes. IN FRONT OF STORE. 1 Phaeton and double Harness, 1 one horse Wagon and 1 young Mnle, 3 years old—gentle. octl8-lt* Land Surveying and Patent Agency, P ERSONS wishing to sell their lands, and in, crease their value and chances for good bar? gains, can have) them accurately surveyed and map ped, so that the areas and positions of everything thereon can be seen at a glance, by applying to C. MAHON. SURVEYOR AND DRAUGHTSMAN, (formerly of the United States coast survey). Those wishing to secure Letters Patent for the U. S. can have foeir Applications, Specifications and Deawinqs prepared and forwarded to the U. S. Pat. Office at Washington, by applying to C. Ma- hoN, Pat. Agt. (late ot tlie U. 8. Pat. Office, Wash, ington D. C.,) at R. W. Cubbedge’s Banking Honsei 2d street, opposite Triangular Block, Macon, Gai N. B. A11 patentees for the C. S. are advised to protect their interest by immediate application. t5T" Land Agents are particularly requested to notice the first paragraph of this advertisement. oet!8-lw* -OFFICIAL Office Bureau R. F. & A. L., | Disr. Of Macon, Ga. j Circular No. 1. In pursuance of Paragraph 3, Circular No. 2, from office A. A. G., Ass’t Comm’r Bureau R. F. & A. L., for foe State of Georgia, all persons de siring to employ refugees or freedmen are respect fully invited to make known foe fact at fois office, together with the number and kind of persons wanted, the kind of employment, and the com pensation offered. It will be borne in mind that in many instances the freedmen have families for which to provide. Persons wanting laborers hav ing the means of providing • shelter <fec., for fami lies, and willing to furnish it, are particularly re quested to state the fact. In furnishing laborers preference will be given to parties offering most liberal compensation. J., G. BARNEY, Lt and ASA Comm’r Fecdmen’s Bureau, oct 18-lt MACON- FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICE CHIEF ENGINEER, I Macon, Oct, 18, 1865. j T HE semi-annual parade of the Department for Inspection and drill will take place on Friday 2Qth inst. Companies will form in front of Lanier House;-at 3 o’clock p. m., where their reports will be received. By order GEO. 8. OBEAR, T. W. Fbeeman, Sec’ty. Chief Engineer. oct!8-3t* ; Phaeton for Sale. A N elegant open Phaeton, nearly, new, and ; splendid order. Can he seen at Freeman English’s. octl8-3t* THEATKE. CHARLES NESBITT; Lessee & Manager. S. H. VEMBYj'.TT. -fr:. —.-.Stage Manager. WREN DRAMATIC COMBINATION. On Wednesday Even’ng Oct; 18, ! 65, . ^ Will be presented- the; Musickl Hurletta J>f fois * BARRAGK ROOM, ■ : '• AND -t- PERFECTION. ELLA WREN NESBITT in two of her great impersonations, CURISSE and; KATE O’BRIEN. In which, characters she will Sing the beautiful songs, ’ ' •' • ■ “HAPPY DAYS OF Y , ORE.” ' " i! ‘ “ ROCK ME TO SLEEP,” , "WHO’LL HAVE ME.” WALTER BENN, as..,.......... .Colonel Fenicr GEO. WREN, as.'.-..; .The Marinis Sir Lawrence S. H. VERNEY, as .Bernard LEWIS MORRISON, as.:...:'.i , .;Ch'as. ,! Patagon SONG .by Mr. Jamps ColUna. DANCE .by .Miss Ttose Wood. PRICES OF ADMISSION : Parquctte DressjCircle.:...; . . A.. . . ..:. ;$1 00. Gallery 50. GOOD ORDER WILL Bfi STICTL YMAIN- ... TAINED ... The seatain’the Dress Circlc are!.nnmbered and can he reserved, between, the, hours of 10 A M. and IP. M. The Theatre has been completely cleaned and renovated. Doom open at 7)£. Performance to commence at 8'6’elock. oct!8-lt Sight E x c li a, xi g e ON LOUISVILLE, r.s •<* i{ FOR SALE TO-DAY BY oct!8-lt ' J. IV. FEARS & CO. DAILY MONTGOMERY LEDGER ! PUBLISHED -IN ] Montgomery, Alabama, A “LIVE” NEWSPAPER, und one of the few independent, fearless journals,' in foe South, which dates to speak ont upon all qneBtions, free ly and fully; not connected with any clique or party, bnt a staunch advocate of all foe rights of the people nnder the constitution. It is laboring specially to restore the industrial prosperity of the Sontb, giving prominence to all topics connect, ed therewith. - The Ledges has already a large and constantly incoming -circulation among all classes and thus offers advantages as an advertising medinm. ’ Lib eral contracts will be made with advertisers, oct 18-3t FALCONER & KIESER. Clerk’s Office, Supreme Cocht, i Milledgeville, Ga., 22d Sept., 1865. ( I N pursuance of the direction of the Governor of the State of Georgia, foe sessions of the Supreme Court will be held at Milledgeville 2d Monday in November next. The following will be the order at Milledgeville: 1st—Southern Circuit; 2d—Ocmulgee Circuit. i .a Witness my official signature. octl8-3t* CHARLES W. DuilOSE. Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad. > T O Passengers for the North and West Express train leaves Chattanooga 6 40 a. m., connect ing at Nashville with Northwestern Railroad for Johnsonvillc and points on Tennessee river, Padu cah, Cairo, and St. Lonis, and Louisville and Nash ville Railroad; Fare irom Chattanooga to Nashville. $ 7 75. “ “ “ “Cairo.. -... 19 75. “ “ “ “ St.-Louis 22 75. Passengers leaving Atlanta on foe evening train on W. <& A. R. R. connect with fois train. Freight Is now received and forwarded on quick time at very moderate rates. i < . WM. P. INNES, i ; -> GenH. Sup't. J. w. brown! Gen’L Passenger Agent. octl8-3m. Personal. Little Mike:—His majesty has not furnished me the necessary papers. I have transferred, my allegi ance. Patience for many days. The past pictures the future. Give youi-address. VAN VALKENBURG, oct!8-lt* Lockport. Seed WReat land, Oats. OfifYBUSHELS OF WHITE WHEAT, uvu 250 Bushels of heavy Western Oats. For sale for seed, at oet 18-8t* MACON FLOUR \m.T S WHO LESALE H-O U S E WE HAVE IN STORE A LARGE LOT OF GROCERIES AND STAPLE GOODS, ‘ WHICH WE CAN AND WILL SELL • ‘ . 1 It . As Low as Merchants and Dealers Can Purchase in Northern . or Western Markets, v v . .. IN SMALL QUANTITIES, AND LAV TBlflEM DOWN. I flST STORE : 250 BARRELS FAMILY FLOUR, 150 KEGS 3d. to 20d. NAILS, 15 BBLS. COPPERAS, * 1500 PAPERS OUT TACKS, 4s to 12s, 30 BBLS. CRUSHED, POWDERED, AND , : C. SUGARS, -15 BACKS. RIO AND JAVA COFFEE, 25,BOXES (30 lbs. each) LUMP POT AHTT 25 • ' “ ASSORTED STICK CANDY, 5 “ FANCY CANDY, 25 BOXES SODA CRACKERS, 50 « LAYER RAISINS, 0 BBLS LINSEED AND TANNER’S OIL 6000 YDS SPRAGUE’S PRINTS, 75 KEGS WHITE LEAD, 50 BOXES pint and Quart PICKLES, .5 bbls. Almonds, Walnuts and BRAZIL NUTS, And many other articles too numerous to mention. T . J. "W^, PEAES & CO. Merchants, Take Notice that We do not Retail Goods! Thereby are not selling to customers that you depend on FOR YOUR TRADE. This is Worthy of Note, and Should Govern You in Your Trade! The partners are obliging men, and attentive to customers. We do our own busi- 1'TVE TO TEN CLERKS BIG SATiARH^S, jio argument is necessary to show who can sell Goods cheap in Macon. Why, tlie undersigned are the men. J. W. FEARS & CO. Journal * Messenger, Albany Patriot and Sumter Republican copy two times. octl8-2t