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gailj f,tlegra||; jt. RKII) * CO., Proprietors. J.lt KNEKU1 f». BOYKIN. thcrbd 1 AY MOnNIN'O, DEC. SB, 1865. W*r. MKA*rmn in time or Peace.—The Burton Coorirr rrrj ju-tly saj»IX It canty mast liftv« 4 • >|*'l the attention of some Of the (lominent party in Congresii, that they were elected In a time when war was raging andthc Ifsuc was yet <l»nl>tful, :m-l that the praeat is a naani m penea TYbere thej looked for an enemy there is none. Their work Is therefore changed; anti it wonltl argue the possenrton of sound reason among them if they would stop to eon-ider the un expected class 4f tlutieS to whit h a sudden change oCcircmnshnu es has Mimnioded them. If we read their Mfreluct right, they hare not yet come to a know ledge of the fas t that the war is all orer: hut they w ould continue the wune military rule throughout the South which they apparently Is-liere they were chosen to perpetuate If they persist in so grave a minpprehensioei, there is no likeli hood of their ever wanning the seats again which they occupy now. They ought to know that it is a restored fraternity that the people of this country want, not conquest, not inequality of political condition, not a go eminent irresponsible to those for and l whom it was instituted. Bnt as it is. they are auflering the kre of Union m the hi of Southern men to decay, as if nothing were of equal importan.se with their own bold upon power. Their fatal policy null work an overwhelming revolution in the pop. ular sentiment, and they will be obliged at last to confess that they lost nil in selfishly preferring party to country. This is the day when the exerdae of magnanimity wouli prove a genuine clement in statesmanship; i is pitiful, therefore, to find the part} in pos session of the Government unable so far I comprehend the situation as to know when the time has come to forgive, or even how to forgive at ail. THE SUGGESTION Concerning an orphan's Institution by grains, in another column, meets our hearty approval; and it is a project that should lie entered upon without any unnecessary delay. We have been requested to mention the names of some gentlemen to lie appointed Trustees, to take the matter in hand,fortrt an organization and make proper representations to the Legislature for securing a charter and appropriation. Aftersomclittle thought, wc propose the names of the following gehtlc men, who are requested to meet and see if they ora majority of them are not willing to accept the trust: Mr. J. II. Andetson, Mr. II.L. Jewett, Mr. Uoifcuillct, Mr. J. TV. Fears, Rev. E. W. Warren, Itcv. M. B. Wharton, ' Mr. L.N. Whittle, Mr. J. L. Jones, Mr. J. M. Boardman, Mr. Gresham, Rev. D. Wills, Mr. L C. Plant, Mr. J. H. Jossey, Rev. J. W. Iturkc and Mr. Virgil Powers. If a majority of theaegentlemen will consent to act, see that the funds are properly appropriated, secure n • charter and tv proper building and obtain an appropriation from the Legislature, we be lieve that soon Macon will have an establish ment of which it ntay well be proud.. In order to set the hall in motion, wc sug gest the name of Mr. J. W. Burke,as Secretary and Treasurer pro ttm, and propose to the others to signify to him. tlieir willingness to act, that he may call a meeting at some ap propriate tine anti place, where the Board may elect their permanent officers, and pro ceed to take pnch steps a^ may be deemed proper. Those wishing to act will please meet at the store of J. W. Burke & Co., on Friday at 13 o’clock. TIIE SUPPER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR The success of the Christmas Tree induces ns to hope that the ladies of Macon, with their accustomed magnanimity and liberality, w ill take hold of the matter of a supper for the tonefit of the poor, and carry it through most nobly. Let it be understood that, when the project of a benefit tor the orphans was undertaken, the managers. Mrs. Powers and Mrs. Jossey, insisted that something should be done medially for the benefit of the indi gent wives and widows of Macon, and their children, the proceeds to be turned over to Mavor Collins for disbursement, according to his^'itso of propriety. We know of no one more capable of judiciously applying to the object specified the amount that may he rais- • d. We understand that the objects of worthy charity in and around Macon are very numerous, ami that many cases of actual want ami some come of appalling suffering are existent. It is proposed, in this time when it is usu al to lavish so m uch in amusement, or almost unnecessary^ tokens of affection, to obtain a fund that shall go towards relieving the wants of the needy. Why may not those unis, usually exjH*iHh*tl lor new year’s pres- uib, l>o devoted to so worthy a cause Why may not the well-to-do and the more opu lent manifest their gratitude to a kind Prov idence, for mercies and blessings to them- -elvox. by dedicating a portion to the poor N love, charity and l»enevolencc, rendered ex tinct l»y the disaaters of war. Wc will not believe it. Wft ljill nor, Ikcliere chafe %bc male and female citizens of Macon, are lack ing in feeling, symfStCBjf Y antt genenrutj. But this will be proved by thft issue of this undertaking. We Udieve th* plan in the matter is this ; For the ladies *%f Macon to co«.h and send to the City Hail w Monday next, such provision, as in theirrorenerosity they are willing to give, and it is Irtro-d that all «ei77 stmrthlmy—tbM each fiaHs will let itself l*c represented by some nrtfcW of die. . J Gentlemen are requested to fumnlr nuts, raisins, fruit, or anything appropriate, except intoxicating liquors. & The ladies intended tajid tpt are invited) will meet at the City Hail yrii Friday at 11 o’clock, and agree upon a set of male and fe male managers, who will le appointed, and requested t*> act in arranging the table, pre- •s-rviug order and attending to all details. A lx -it one dozen gentleman will be invited to as.M«t: and all the citizens. male and fe male, will 1** urged to attend and discuss the viands, paying for each guest the moderate suin of $ —. The gentlemen are expected to escort the ladies. married n-*n to carry their wives, and those wlw* pockets cannot endore the tax of a companion, might reasonably expend $ eaclu for their own delectation. Thus a respectable sum w ill In* secured,with which the Mayor will gladden the hearts of many poor, thus bringing to each participant the sweet satisfaction of knowing that he has been engaged in a good w ork. oca THE WE- and Pit is RELATION* WITH GRO RACE. Wc puh!i.4i in tbi- nmnlier of the Ti-XE- ouapii two interfering anti valuable articles on onr duty lo the negro race in our mi.btt. Liken from tire Lmiwville “Jonma^ Richmond 44 Enquirer,” respectively" emphatically tie gtvat question of the Jay to the Southern people. Those who set them free, and thus made tliem a burthen to socie ty, are cavilling about equal righto, education and suffrage for their victims; whilst with us the vital question is, bow they shall bt saved from rice and starvation. Theae re spective subject* of thought and anxious care are characteristic of the two peoples: one a nation of theori/ers and dreamy abstract!on- i-ts. the other devoted to the solemn realities of life and the behests of duty. Situated as we are at the present time, the North would say to us : I*-hold this is your work, and yours be the responsibility. The South, more consid erate, more just, animated by a higher moral ity and accustomed to ileal practically with all things, takes u different view' of duty in the extraordinary circumstance* that surround her. Evils exist, humanity suffers, and-with- qut stopping to enquire the cause or quihhie about responsibility, she straightway girds up her loins and sets earnestly to work to de vise a remedy. The *’ Greeks are at her own door,”and the question with her is not how cam'* they there, or who it was that made them naked and hungry. God, in his providence, has made them her dependents; she bows Submissive to the .act, and promptly recog nizes her duty. Such, at least, is the view taken of our pres ent condition by all thoughtful ami right- mfndcd men at the South. It is tho correct view, and our object, in the article* copied from our exchanges and this brief commenta ry. is to impress its justice ami wisdom upon the mind of every citizen. It is not to be denied, that there are those among us who are biassed by the passions of the hour, and have not given to the subject that serious consideration which true policy', and lightened philanthropy demand. It is to be hopecj that all will soon be brought to view the question in its real light, and come for ward, each for himself, ready and willing to perform his whole duty. That duty is not a passive one; it embraces acts to be performed and sacrifices to be made. If we are wise, we shall enter vigorously upon the former, and not shrink from the latter. Of tiro.good intention of our legislative authorities toward the Muck man, we have every assurance. The code of laws now ma turing for this and other Southern States, in the hands of our wisest ami most benevolent statesmen, will l>e all that human judgment and kindness can make them, with the present lights before ua. Time w ill l>e required to per fect them- for no man can now foresee the ne cessities tliai must arise in the radically altered condition of the negro. We believe, too, that the courts and juries will faithfully adminis ter the law, and protect him against wrong either to his person or property. But this is not all: the law' and the courts must be sus tained by public opinion—that sort of prac tical opinion that will indict no injustice itself nor allow it to lie indicted by others. It is difficult with us all to realize fully the transformation of the negro from slavery to freedom. Law, custom, habit, have ever known him aa a slave, and treated him as such. That he is an inferior is true, and will ever remain so. God has implanted it in his nature, and no human power, directed to his education anil refinement, will ever lie able to change that condition. While, therefore e is not to lie regarded as an equal, as a I’rccdlliun nniler the law, no lo not to tic treated as a slave. Whilst the large majority of Southern so- •ty will recognize this distinction, the W’orld not perfect, and bad men exist everywhere —men who are slow to recogniz.e the claims of law. and are equally indifferent to the be hests of an enlightened humanity'. From uch the negro is destined to suffer until the guardianship of society shall be thrown com pletely around him. They are generally men ho have never home to the slave the rela tion of master—a relation that seldom failed inspire the heart w r ith a jealous regard for his rights, earnest solicitude for his welfare, and a generous forbearance for his fault*. From those who are uneducated in this great moral school, the negro will continue to re vive contempt and injustice, and, we fear, onictimes, cruelty. To protect him against uch influences, and, at the same time, to ex. act from him respect and obedience to law, w ill he the duty of every good citizen and patriot. Taking these rules for our guide, we may tor upon our new relations with the black ce in the South with 3on\p hope of a suc- s>fu\ civil and industrial union. Disregard cm, and we may look forward to a “sea of troubles’’ and strife. Every public and pri vate interest must suffer, if, indeed, we shall not 1 uncalled upon to face calamities at which the world will stand aghast. THE ALABAMA PETROLEUM COM PANY.—THE BOOKS OPENED. Those who have read the advertisement that has appeared in this paper, during the week, will remember that, on this day, the 1 rooks for subscription to the working capi tal of tin Alabama Petroleum Company wit! be opened. We beg leave to remind capital ists and others who have money to invest, that the present will J*e the last opportunity of investing in the original stocks of Peiro- I. uni Companies ttiat hare gixnl leases. As soon as the war closed, scientific and practi cal men from the North, employed for the purpose, rushed to Georgia and Alabama where coal was known to exist, and either purchased or lease. 1 all the land on which there wen* |>etroleiim indications, that it was l»>ssible for them to obtain. From ail the information in our possession the Alabama Company, though really a Georgia Company, having its headquarters at Savannah, has as good land in their possesion for making ex periments on petroleum, as any land what ever. As we remarked in a former number of the paper, no company c£tn such induce meats in the way of woi Wig capital. Every subscriber my Inaow tbat the money be pays in will be expended in testing the existence of oil. A recent effort was made in Augusta, as we mi* from the Constitutionalist, to raise a working fund for a Petroleum Company. la threehours after the books were opened, the whole amount of the apportionment of that fund to that city was subscribed ami the books were closed. In Atlanta, ruined as that city is, nearly the mme success was at tained. In three days the whole amount of the apportionment was obtained and the books were closed. In this city which suffer ed liule in comparison with other Southern cities ftom the ravages of war, we predict the same result. Now is the time to subscribe. « HO ! FOR MEXICO ! ” Under this caption an intelligent correspon dent write* u> that “recent letters 3mn Gener als Price and Shelby ami Governor Allen and Harris, in Mexico, coupled w ith the vindic tive ami revolutionary programme of the Radical majority in Congress, have caused many Southern men to turn their eyes to the land ofthe Aztecs.” Want of correct in formation regarding that country, he says, accounts being contradictory, is all that «i»; ters a large number of our citizens from seek ing it as the theatre of their future fortunes’ and in that connection he makes the follow- snggestion *. “To obviate all difficulties and clear up all doubts upon these points, I would suggest that a purse be raised by contributions from persons disjniscd to seek that freedom !>e- neath other skies which, if the radical major ity in Congress have their way, they will probably be denied under their own, and that the well-know n “P. W. A," late army corres pondent of the Savannah Republican, be re quested to proceed to Mexico, procure all necessary information, and spread it l»efore the country. Any statements he may make touching the character, climate and resources of that country would be received with im plicit confidence by the wdiole Southern peo ple. 4t I do not know' that this gentleman would accept this honorable and confidential mis sion ; yet, if called upon by any considerable number of the people, I have no hesitation in expressing the belief that he will not de. dine. Indeed, I should not be surprised if he would not himself be glad to proceed, if not to Brazil, at least to Mexico.” Whilst we would be delighted to see an account of Mexico, including its political condition, from the graphic and truthful pen of our old correspondent—a desire in which, no doubt, the whole South would unite—wc feel loth at present to say or do anything to encourage emigration from the South. Pros trate as she is, “there is life in the old land yet,” and in our judgment, her sons should stand hy her in her misfortunes. Her aban donment is what her worst enemies desire.— They envy our fair inheritance, and would fain enter in and possess it for themselves and their children. We are nnwilling that this should come to pass. We trust the time is not far distant when she will become a fit habitation for southern freemen. Much de- pends upon ourselves. Let us not barter away our birthright either for “a mess of pot tage,” or in a pet. If our correspondent desires to get away from the “everlasting Yankee nation,” and to seek liis otium cutn dijnitate in a peaceful, quiet land, we are induced to the belief that his eyes are turned in the wrong direction.— Mexico is destined to be the theater of the great struggle between Monarchy and Repub licanism, and we shall be greatly mistaken if we do not witness its beginning in the next decade. We give no opinion of the result, though wc have a decided one; bnt let the issue be what it may, Mexico is the. wrong place for quiet and peaceable people to go to. The Orphan’s School. Editors Tkleorapii:—X wish to say one word about.the Orphan School to whifrh the minds of the people have been recently di rected. There is but one thing lacking to make it an efficient institution, and that is a systematic organization. As it at pres«*nt exists it is not generally known; its character is not understood; and its usefulness is circumscrib ed. Mrs. Hughes certainly deserves great credit for initiating the enterprise, and should alw ays be respected as the leader in the good work. But it is not in the power of a single in<lI«n,]i, A | though Pvpr waU onolifi^, w matroriize and instruct the large number of orphan children now' living in our citj*. I am told that there are two hundred indigent phans in Macon who should be educated.— Our success in the Christmas Tree enables us to make a start in the matter, and what I propose is this. I^et some appropriate thority, (yourselves for example, as indices of popular sentiment on the subject), name about half a dozen gentlemen who shall act Trustees for the school; let these Trustees hold a meeting and elect a general Superin tendent, also three additional teachers—one from the Methodist, one from the Presbyte rian, and one from the Episcopal churches. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to exercise a general superintendence ovor the affaire of the school; raise funds by voluntary contribution for its successful prosecution visit all portions ofthe city, the highways and byways and indnee the orphans to avail them selves of the benefits extended ; secure a build ingfor the purpose, and do whatever else is necessary to make the 3Iacon Orphan's Insti tute a living and prosperous enterprise. It shall also be his duty to proceed to Miltedge- ville now while the legislature is in session, and secure a charter £gr the Institute, and if possible an appropriation of funds. It is the duty of the State to provide means for the furtherance of this work, and if the case be properly presented I doubt not she would. It was in obediance to the commands of t State, that the fathers of these orphans, lt*ft their comfortable homes to find nameless graves on distant battlefields. Now that their children are helpless, it is but right that they should be aided by the commonwealth, in whose defence their fathers poured out their blood. If these ideas be carried out, Messrs. Editors, it seems to me that results the most benificient will ensue. Our people will bt enabled to see more clearly the channel through which their charities will flow to the poor. No one can complain of the sclu>oi having a denominational complexion. It will be an ornament to our city, anti a stand ing monument, more lasting than brass, to the memories of the brave men who laid down their lives for whut they conceived t !*c our highest and l>est interest. But more than all it will lie an unfailing source of blessing to scores of suffering children who must otherwise grow op iii ignorance, w retched ness and vice. Very respecfully youre, VlKOIKfCS. Washington dispatch states that sroee General Grant's return from the south, he has expressed himself in favor of the speedy reduction of the military depart ments in the southern States, and proposes that instead of having a military com mander in each State, that three depart ments at least be merged into one. General Sherman is understood to favor the consoli dation of departments, as it will result great ly to retrench expenses, and secure a more uniform and satisfactory administration of af faire in that sections of the country. It is said that the Spanish Minister has notified ths Secretary of State, that there were one or two privateers being fitted oat at New York, to prey upon Spanish commerce under the Chilian flag. CONGRESS. In the Senate on Wednesday. 2#th, Mr. Wade presented a memorial from the Society of Friends, in Baltimore, asking for some thing to U* done in behalf of the freedtnen at tin* South, which was referred to the Special Committee on Freeihncn. The bill for tip* payment of Mrs. Lincoln's twenty-five thous and dollars was taken up and passed. The Committee on the District of Columbia re- ported the bill to regulate the elective fran chise in the District, so as to remove all dis tinctions of color a* to its exercise. A reso lution was offered to print three thousand i ©pies of the eulogies on the late Senator Cbl* lamer, which was passed. The House resolu tion on the subject of adjournment over the holidays was called up, and a motion made that the Semite recede from its amendments, which was lost. The Senate, however, ajr.*ed to a Committee of Conference. Mr. W'ilson called up the bill to maintain the tfeedom of the inhabitants of the States lately in rebellion. Air. Sumner addressed the Senate at some length in favor of the bill, commencing* by reiterating his charge against the President of 44 whitewashing atrocities,” and taking the ground that the national faith was pledged to carry out the measures proposed in the bill before the Senate. Mr. Cowan made a protest against the speech ot the Senatorfrom Marsachusetts, not wishing to have it go be fore the country with a silence on his part that would imply approval of its utterances. A menage w T as received from the House an nouncing the death of Mr. Kellogg, the mem ber from New York, when the customary eulogy was pronounced and resolutions of ‘respect passed. The Committee of Conlcr- ence with the Home mi the subji ct of ad journini nt, reported in favor of adjourning from the twenty-first instant to the fifth day of January, which was agreed to. The Sen ate then adjourned. In the House, Mr. Stevens of Pennsylvania intrQduced a bill to pay pensions and dam- a;e- to Union property by the CoiilV-lcrntes out of confiscated property. This bill; which looks to the compensation of Mr. Stevens for the burning of lus iron works in the great raid of 1863, was returned to the Committee of the whole on the State of the Union. A resolution was submitted by Mr. Lawrence of Ohio, declaring that Jefferson Davis should Ito tried and puni.shcd for treason, and fm the starving of Federal prisoners, which was laid on the table to be printed. Mr. Banks reported an amendment to the rules, so that the Globe reporters cl' official proceedings should be recognized as officers ot the House. The proposition was referred, af ter debate, to the Judjciary Committee, to report whether there was any existing con tract between the House and the publishers of The Globe, aud also whether the proposed amendment would interfere, as claimed, with private rights. The Conference report to adjourn over the holidays from the 20th inst., to the 5tli of January, was assented to by the House. Mr. Hale announced the death of Orlando Kellogg of New York, and the cus tomary resolutions were adopted. Mr. Stev ens introduced a resolution to double the pensions of those disabled during the war, and require the South to pay them, os well as the damages occasioned by the Cmifcdcr- ates to the property of loyal persons. He also introduced a resolution to admit Judge Warmoutli as a delegate from the territory^) of Louisiana. The Committee of Conference on the subject of adjournment made their re port, which was concurred in; when, the House adjourned.—N. Y. News. Foreign News. By the arrival of the steamer Henry Cliaun cey from Aspinwall, December thirteenth, we have South American advices from Valparaiso to the eighteenth, and from Callao to the twenty-eighth ultimo. No material change had taken place in war matters in Chili, the blockade Iwingstill confined to the six prin cipal ports of the Republic, leaving some fmy-four ports open, one of which is only about forty miles from Valparaiso. The pop ular sentiment was daily gathering strength and intensity against Spain, and a resolute purpose was expressed to resist her high handed acts at whatever hazard. Arrange ments were making to put privateers upon the high seas at the earliest possible moment, when an opportunity would be offered to strike blows as well as receive. Matters re main in prettv inuqh the same unsettled in Bolivia, the revolution stil) continuing without any descisive re sults. favorable or otherwise, to either of the contending parties. In Peril, another revolution had broken />ut, showing that a mercurial people like the Pe ruvians may he worked up to the point of revolutionizing revolution, as well as the most stable form of government. Gen. Conseco, who was lately installed President, had hard ly chosen his cabinet before the people*' of Lima, becoming excited on the subject of the Spanisli-Chilian difficulty, held a meeting in the Plaza, and proclaimed Gen. Prado “Dic tator for the salvation of the national honor." It does not appear that Canseco had offered any resistance to this demonstration of the people, or would do so. His reign was brief, but that of his successor may be still briefer. There is no news from the Central American republics. The latest advices from Santa Martha would indicate that the revolutionary forces there are gaining strength and pre senting a more menacing front than for some time past. The State of Magdalena seems as feverish with revolutionary excitement as ever, to aliay which the people may resort to “blood-letting'’ at any moment. Political matters were unusually quiet on the conti nent. The United States steamer DeSoto. arrived at Fortress Monroe on Wednesday with ad vices from Port au Princ.c to the 13th instant* She reports that Salnave; the Cape HaVtien rebel, was at Monte Oristo, in San Domingo, with his staff and senate, and was recruiting his army for a speedy return to Cape Haytien. His forces had been largely increased, many of his recruits U-ing deserters from the stand ard of Geffrard. Great excitement prevails at Port au Prince, and troops were lieing hur ried forward to Cape Haytien, where it was expected Salnave would make his attack. Geffrard* had sent u commission to the San Domingo government, offering forty thousand dollars for the delivery of the relwl chief into his custody. It is said that the Haytien* universally favor the revolution against Geff rard.—r-A>jr>. Forney on* the Message.—The President himself, in full view of his accountability to the people, declares that the work of restora tion is complete, so far as he r*ould control it. and that the js*ople ofthe South are ready to obey the obligations and penalties they have j incurred, and are prepared to show tlieir sin cerity by their works. The testimony of Lt. Gen. Grant in support of this declaration is characteristically frank, explicit and trothfnl. We certainly ask no better witnesses. They are not alone competent te speak, but abun dantly worthy ol belief. And this is im pressively true in view of the fact that nothing either in the message or the accompanying re- l>ort, looks to a surtender of principle as under stood by the friends ot the government and laid down in the platform of the National Union party, or attempts to postpone or to evade tlie great duty of defending, protect ing anil liefriending the freedmen of the South. The whole exhibit is manly, straight forward, and full. That it has been criti cised is to be expected in these days of nov el complications and novel remedies; but that any statesman should 1 relieve that it does not come up to the full measure of pa triotic expectation is almost incomprehensi ble. We hail it as the monument from which to date the restoration of the conquered States to a vindicated Union, and the. true hiatorical liegiuning of a republic without slave.— Wa*?iut</t#n Ckronieie. Wilmington, N*C., Dec. 19.—Two negro men, John Walker and Robert McKey, con victed of lareeny by the New Hanover coun ty court, hare been sentenced to be wild into t v servitude for a period not exceeding five j fo r ^l years. The sentence is agreeable to the laws ] Selected Item*. —The whole number of deaths by cholera in France w.is 4020. - Earl Dudley, just married, gave his bride adimiond valued at $1S0,000. I here were 147 deaths by cholera in one day in Naples. A Hist part of Napoleon’s second vol ume of the “Histoiro de Jules Cesar” is iu type. —The sisters of mercy have established a couvent in Bangor. —The trouveauof the dutches* de Mouchy cost $400,000. —Wshington.ia described os very dull and slosh). —A monument is to be erected toTonJ Sayers. —There is hard money movements in New » M l. .in-. —The Teetotaller’s Parradisc—The Tem perate Zone.—[Punch. —English papers say the Trent, the famous vessel, is being broken up at the Isle of I>0gs. , —Spain, not satisfied with her course of Peruvian bark, has now plunged herself into a Chili pickle. —The ear-rings given to a Russian bride in London cost ^-10,000. ■—The attempt to stock the Austrian rivers I with salmon has been successful. —A man in Michigan while drunk rolled over iu bed upon his baby and smothered it to death. —Ife police found in the pockets of a man who lay dead druuk in the streets of New York $7,474. —A fall of hail has much astonished the natives :ii Barbu*bus —A grand Catholic jnbilee is to be held on the 18th centenary anniversary of the death of St. Peter. —It is stated that Gordon, the rebel leader] in Jamaica, recently executed, hail his lifcl insured in London offices for .€10,000. —For attempting to cut his sweetheart': throat, a young man iu London has been sen tenced to 20 years of Botany Bay. —A clergyman named Townseud com rnitted suicide in Wilton, Me., on Thanksgiv ing day. . —An lllinoisian, who has watched the muskrats, predicts the lightest winter since 1852-3. m m —The French snrgeons are dissecting cholera subjects to learn the disease. —The N. O. Picayuue, in alluding to Gen. •Shepley’s sojourn in that city, says his course of action as military governor there was of honor to himself and just to those over whom he had authority, aud that he left the Cresent City.atttended by the respectful re grets of its citizens. —The New York Times says that the sum of $10,000 is to he put at the disposal of George T. Downing, for his use in representing the interests of the blacks at Washington this winter, that the colored men of Louisi ana are to raise $10,000 for their delegate, and that it is proposed by the colored men in New York to send Fred. Douglas with the same amount to Washington. These delegates arc to establish a bureau at the capital to obtain and dissemminate information respecting the needs of tlieir race. (f * | What Maximilian is Doing.[ A correspondent of the New York Timcsl writing Irani the. city of Mexico, hays: “Maximilian abolished the peonage slavery system^ iu September, hy which he freed | 3,000,000 of the lower class. He has been busy * n establishing schools in all I the interior towns during the past ten months. The Empress Carlotta also has inaugurated an independent school sys- tern, especially for the education of or phans and the poorest classes to be found. This poor class, which constitutes an overwhelming majority, have lurfUe to puli the grains from the and to* perform other labors in the Mine manner that was done at the creation by tin* fi-w for fear ofthe rich; if tools und implements were furnished them they would inculcate new ideas. But the poor are liber ated from this thraldom. They comprehend “‘-Jl Gw* fact, and rerngnizo in Maximilian their benefactor and their protector. The ar istocracy writhe to-day to sec a middle class rising up to rule the land. The clergy hate the French—the people hate the French —the aristocracy hate the French—and so common a hatred must settle into common love—anil Maximilian . and L._ Empress Cliariotta, during these months of struggle, have been laying this foundation for love, and all are anxious, even the Em peror, for the departure of the French army. In 1848. the population of the City of Mexico was 200,000. Travelers used to liv ing in large cities—and many are here who are good judges—think that there are 325,000 in Mexico now. In 18G0 there were five col leges; now there arc nearly a hundred. In 1855 there was not a manufactory of note in the city. Now street and steam cars, cotton and woolen goods, paper for printing, .and for letters, coach and carriage, and a long list, of other manufactories could be added.— Eight large hotels have been opened during the last twelve months, and it is difficult, to obtain apartments in any of them. Up to the year 1804, one diligence only arrived and departed daily on the Vera Cruz road. Now never less than three, and often five, arrive and depart each day. Rents have raised 100 per cent, since Last January.” (•reeky on the President’s Message. President Johnson yesterday transmitted to the Senate deeply interesting reports recent ly made to him on the condition of the South by General Grant, General Howard and Gen. Schurz, accompanying them with a brief mes sage. wherein he recommends an early restor ation of the i'dati^s lately in rclnfflion t the rights and privileges which they forfeited by attempting to break up the Union. Wc find in the text ot this message no ad equate reason for Mr. Sumner’s denunciation of it. If the President bail demanded o Congress that it act on his judgment rathe' its own, then he would have acted tin intahiv ; but as he has simply given hi new of the existing situation, with hi ns for .<nggesting a particular course, he deserves neither denunciation nor obloquy. great ends are now in view : i. The restoration of the States lately in revolt to former position in the Union. 2. The protection of their freedmen from fature op pressioii and outrage. We are iu favor of both these. Wc are opposed to keeping the South ern States indefinitely in the condition of con quered provinces or territories; we are in fa vor of requiring and providing guarantees for the protection anil rights of tlieir freed men. There may be those who fancy that they are favoring the freedmen hf calling for the execution of the rebel chiefo, the confis cation of rebel property, and the perpetuation of Southern pupilage—or, rather, vassalage; but wc believe there is a kinder # and sorer way of reaching the end we aim at. We ice not how we could help the freedmen by ma king war either on the President Or on the rebels, who have thrown down their aruiSw— Where we find either in fault, we do not hes itate to say so, imt we judge that the true interest ot the blacks is to l>e subserved by cultivating the kindliest relations with both. We trust there will Ik: developed in Con gress the suavity and practical sagacity re quired to secure at once an early restoration of the Southern States, and a perfect and per petual guaranty of the essential rights of man hood to their freedmen. And we still hope to see Congress ami the President co-operate in securing these beneficent and nowise in consistent ends. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. RIOT*IN ALEXANDRIA. GOV. SHARKEY RELIEVED. Washington, Dec. M.—The Star lias a report of a riot in Alexandria yesterday he tween the wlutos aud negroes, in which six negroes and four white** are reported to have been killed, and a number wounded. The disturbances lasted till a late hour of nigh’.* but no further particulars have been received. The President baa relieved Provisional Gov. Sharkey, of Mississippi, nnd recognized Gov. Humphreys, who wn9 recently elected by the people. NEW YORK MARKETS. Nbw York, Dec. 26.—The cotton market is dull; quotation 51n5?c. Naval stores dull. Gold quoted 145 3-8. A Quotation Fathered.—We often hear the line quoted— ••When Greek meets Greek, llieu comes the tu<r of war.” And we have heard the origin of it discus sed and studied time and again with impuni ty. A New York antiquarian solves the diffi culty and explains that it is by the old Eng lish poet, Nat Li • . an.I . . < in in Iw play of the “Rival Queens.” The correct reading is, as follows: “When Greeks join'd Greeks, then was the tug of war.” ft-jP* irhey have had a full negro jury in Missouri, who brought in a verdict against a party of turbulent colored offenders, impos- mg a fine of $20 each. RALSTON HALL. WKDSKSltA )■ A/17 DSC. 38TB. BENEFIT POSITIVELY aijLl U'lTlIIAV. ! or u>r iii.tiu-ui.iixi ArtM. MR. $ MRS. H1RRY WATKINS When will Wc pn»etite«l a GRAND MELANGE OF Ml’.xiC AND MIETIl. Darla* the cveumi; Mis* CARLOTTA 811 AW will pby the following select ions. La Carnival de Venice, Faurt Waltz, WilliainTcllOverture, GolU- ch.dk’* Banjo. Mon. R. Lewis’ Grand 1*< oriptive 8cene, THE MANIAC, MRS. 11. WATKINS uTKK.MAVlAr. To conclude with a well-done Domestic Broil dedicated to nen-prckcd-husliaads, Tkd-at h—l 1 wives, and matrimonial squabble* in ^cn» i d. en titled IT TAKES TWO TO QUAlUiEL. NOTICE TO SHOEMAKERS. A LARGE lot of Shoe Findings, euaalatlng of Suwim; aud Pegging Awls, Thread, SliomaiU and lV^s, I'.it. nt Awl 11.ill.- S win ; .mil IVuihi! ;. Shoe-Lasts for men women aud boys' work. Boots And Gaiter Webbing. Also a line lot of Hemlock Sole Leather, for sale at SINGLETON h HUNT’S dec27-d2t. Chesnut Grove Whisky. ANOTHER SUPPLY JUST RECEIVED And for sale by Mr CAM. IE ,V .ION IS, <lec28-3t*. Cotton Arenur. FOR SALE. AN ENGINE OF FORTY HOUSE POWER, Formerly used by the Canton Copper MiuingCom- pany, at Canton, Go. Price (SHOO. j OEO. 1L HAZLEHUBST. NOTICE TO TRAVELERS. T IME between Augusta and Savannah reduced ■ to 10^ hoars. Fare $12*^. Staging only 22 miles, all iu day-light both ways. Passengers should leave Huron by M. W. K. R. night train, rest second niulit at Augusta.— Leave Augusta 0 a. u., arrive at Savannah t-.wv.r day at 10>£ p. m. gBO. w. a da ms, dec28-3tw2w* . Gen’I. Sup’L C. R. R. School for Boys and Gir!s, COHNKItOF 8KCOND AND MACON. GA . First Momhiy in Junuiiry, I MiG. \ LL branches ol the English lainguage taught* together with Latin and the Higher Maihe iHHtics. Terms: Seven Dollars per month in ad vance. IU I). WADE Refers to Messrs. L. .V P. Whittle, Macon, Ha.; 8. Boykin, Editor Telegraph. dec28-codtf "sundries! Full l’.irticul.n* in .mill llill.. OIM H .t IV: begin at S. ' AecSMI. ■Wholesale Manufacturers Tin W are, WILL *l*o take contracts tor Roofing, Ac. VV OL1YRR, DOUGLASS * CO. SPECIAL NOTICE MERCHANTS. Y%TR have Just received tin* foll.-w <-c Goods, which ire will Sell Low to the Trade. FLOUR. 150 bbla. Flour, assorted brands, ROPE. 150 colls O. L Rope. 10 bales Bagging, TOBACCO. 200 boxes Tobacco, assorted grades, 100 BBLS. SUGAR, Granulated, Crushed, Powdered, A, B, C, and lrown. MACKEREL 100 packages New No. 1 Large Mackerel in MU, iiisrter and haifbbls. 75 packages Gi TEA. mi V\* [•fit NK8, FIGS, NUTS. ns Fiesh Ki . assorted N s Pickles, III*. 10 Bide : Ba lJQI rouses Old.Brandy, > cases Bourbon Wldsk v, ) rate* Bchcid-im 8< hnsm 40 Coils Grcon-Lnaf Rope, 100 Keys Nails Assorted 8izc6, 100 Cheese, English Dairy, 30 Barrels Mackerel. 20 Cases Cove Oysters, 90 Barrels Virginia Salt, - 100 Barrels Flour, Various Grades, 0 Dozen Well Buckets, 3000 Lbs. Iron. Just received and for sale by J. H ANDERSON■& SON. POTASH AND 80DA. casks Potash, i ca.«cs and 75 kegs Carh. Soda, 10 kegs G( BUTTER, i Butter. dec28-3fe* Furniture Warehouse. FEAES, WHARTON & GO., Have just received their first shipment of CARPETINGS. embracing THIRTY ROLLS, or over 5000 yards, OF ALL GRADES AND STYLES, to which the attention of buyers i* directed Captain B. i\ Roan just returned from the North, where he has purchased a large nod magmti£|f|l a^orime-nt of FURNITURE, which we are daily expecting to arrive in Macon. FEARS, WHARTON <fc CO., dec2S-3t Cherry St. WILL BE SOL!) AT AUCTION, Friday, 29tb inHt. v at 10 o'clock, A. M., AT ALLEN & HAY GOOD’S* On Cotton Avenue, opjK>eite Pugh’s Gallery, 2 case* Bovs’ Boots, 1 do. Men’s do., 2 bsx«* I.adi«V Shoes, (Jdoas pr Boys do-, 12 doz pr Ladien’ Hose, 0 dox Ladles* Hdkchfs, C doz pr Suspenders, (I doz Merino Shirt* Also, a large lot of Men aud Boy»* Hate, Matches, Percussion Capa, wad agre-a nuny other article;, too tedious t«> men tion. The attention of Merchant* ifi particularly called to the above. dee2S 2t Teacher Wanted. The Trustee* of Cqtion 11 ill Mate and Female jtaaiaery, are desirous of eafploying a flret class Teacher, Lo take charge of the institution t he re maining year. The past history of the institution will warrant a gentleman ot thorough attainment!* su taking charge of it, having numbered from one hundred, to one hundred and fifty pupil*. The Tillage of Cotton Hill i* situated five miles from Morris’ Station, Southwestern Railroad, is healthy and affords ample afcominodatkins for boarders, on reasonable term*. Any one wishing tho situa tion will please make application immediately in person to the truste**. dec2H3l* MARK W. SHIVERS, S. B. T. The other flay the Holy Father alighted from his carriage in the Piazza del Popoio, and traversed on foot the whole length of the The old nien remarked that they had ver seen a Pope on foot in the Corso be of the State, in relation to freedmen. before L A giaDt in Sweden measures V feet 5 inches the war. 1 in height. PEPPER, GINGER, 8PICE. 10 hags Pepper, r> bblh. Ginger, !> bags Spice. COPPERAS. Arc 5 bids. Copperas, 20 cases Mustard, 30 caacrt Spnliish Indigo CANDY 50 cases Caudle*. RUBBER BELTING. A large lot ot 4, Gand 8 Inch Knl>^ NAJLS 10 boxes Horse 8bo« Nall*, UK) k< Spades, Shovalfk, Iron assort<-d HARDWARE AND DIM A full assortment of lhn!u:u«- jii. DRY GOODS Our Dry Goods Department in <-i»m *nlj a k an examination <•! onr tlo ales. We do not ex (tort to umL South SELECT SCHOOL. J. H. DANKORTn For Sale. rjMIE TWO Story Si . , , Dwelling llt,e»e and Lot. with mproremenU tbrrcon, at thr ero! First and Oak streets, at prisont orc-unied - R ~ E. W. Warren. Oaa througiom Tuition and ftn-l per „ ^ Fari-nt, will promote tin inlere.: i!„ j," presenting them on the iir-i da, ..i n„ | . deratSt Rowland & Walker Have just received A t tReir Crockerv <.i■ * • OPPOSITE l.ANIKIi IIOPSK. 50 dox U)aa* Goblet*, comprising u ll *.t\ U- Large lot Yellow am! Ito^kiughain War.- 10 botes Window G!a*?, different -•/•> They have aluo on hand an extemm.- «t«K*k u„. FINEST FRENCH CHINAWAKF. All of which they arc OFFERING AT VERY LOW KATE* p8f~ Call and examine their atock dec2S-2l FLOUR, FLOUR,' I'l.OliH. H AYING accepted the agency for the foilowrW brands ot Flour, we are prepared to fill <.7 dera to any extent, at. rery near original *,„! erpenee*. We have jnat received 200 BbU ‘‘Falla of Ohio” Family Flour 11*1 “ V. rtn Finn. corner by the Rev the house. Lot contains one half acre/more «r Icf*, with extended fronts on each street. On the lot there is n excellent wen of water equal to any in the city. ;t>ply to the subscriber at the office of the South Western Railroad company. dec2»3t /NO. T. BOIFECLLBT. %d£T Journal & Messenger copy. 100 200 *• dee3S IF ‘‘Ashland” EtctraFlon-, "Falls City” Superfine Fbu GEO. * . T. ROGER* a SONS List of Consignee, per s. W. Railrond Dec. 27, IW,. A P G Bum. UcCbllic. & Jont*, Newton A L Henry Griffin (colored), L H Whittle, Temm Six' on, J E Jones, W A Huff, Roberts, D A Co lie^rr (Freedman l Fears dc Co., TJ Flint, R H Smith H^iemao A Sparks, M B Wharton and J B Ron. « Son.