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THEI
Ttt^NTAWBBKLY SUM-MAY bo, 18*73.
Vol. iV-i
tHE ATLANTA SUN
GEXBHAL WILLI** ««bae.
The Visiting Governors.
The people of Columbus have made
ft — So quietly dia this gentleman as-1 arraDgemeDta ^ entertain the Gcvern-
J3T* Gov. Dix, of New York, in sume his duties as Superintendent of ors up< a their visit to that city, during
- the State Road that we did not know 1 the exC nrsion, in the most cordial, hos-
, . tt ’ , ’ r *t c.that he had been elected to that posi-j pital manner. Referring to those ar-
alllity to attend the O.eat Canal that lie naan. t r ths Enqntot makes »n.e
- a letter to Gov. Smith, stilting his in
ability to i
Convention
city, but gh
indorsement, uses the following 6en
now in session m this tion or held it until within the past
city, but giving the project a hearty week or ten days. As Gem MacRae
. holds a high and important office,
tc . nce . one in which the commercial and
W.i«! . * .. a-..r« Which add. P ubllc j* eapeniaUy inter-
to tue • ■ pr ^peruy of oue mem- ested in, W6 copy fioni the \YiImin 0
her of the T .1 m, promotes the iutere!-:;' J toli m (j \ Journal a brief sketch of
of til; «n*l if * J tccouiplishment.of the Ma/'Rap’fl l fe
eut* rprisein view ui your propo.-ed meet- Gen. MUC-Lae S Lie.
iug shall div< i ;r . . m >r uortbsru chan- General MacRae has either in rrepara-
D<^s some «,i commerce now car. i**il tion or m active lalx r, been connected
OD , ,,i , ) ,. JU t: Northwest, it will with railroads, in nil capacities, siuce his
:,iit on the contrary, early youth, and his career has been
cause ns r..> . • u ., i»«*» m«= v.... cm,j j
wo shall be gratified to know that diver- amgularly suceessiul. , _
sion hr.s c ntrimtid to the benefit of j His lather, General Alexander MacRae,
, onr Rieat a ite, un : io tl idevelopment Wa8 officially connected with the inaugu-
of its prodaottve induatey. ration ami building <d the Wilmington
*nd Weldon Railroad, the longest rail-
N ) u jH' 1 t-.ns ' w (that the otuiil- road 1U wor j d a t tne time of its com-
in* r ol the canal would divert the j pletion, and so remained for sev u years.
° t ti, .rro.it Northwest He was its first Superintendent and its
commerce of the great Northwest u >mJ Pre8idfcnt> bwX to a no* old
fj Ola Nortf :’11 * iiaunelSy) IS pal*- a g e , connected with several of lead-
ticipated in by* many in New mg works of internal improvement of
1 . * v Vntrland lh ’ 8 State, and died respected and be-
loliL anil tot JNtW Engfi lovt-d by bis fellow citizens.
States; bill it seems strange to US, i Geiuial William MacRae, in order to
that it should be entertained by any fit himself for the practical duties of the
r . . . , bUHiu6£8 he had determined to follow,
man of intelligence. Onr opinion is, j eoBnec t e d himself with ihe Machine
thm increased facilities for cheaply j Works of I. P. Morris & Co., of Phila-
„ 4-1 - v.rr,ri„r,+c. r.f tbr. delphia, aud tuere became a practical
transporting the products of the I a ^ in ; st 0n Lis relurn b ome Le
Northwest, will great ly increase those ; serve d in several subordinate positions
r-«»duct ‘ that the building of the ion the Wilmington and Manchester
, ,. , . • . i < Railroad. Having by this practical eau-
Canal would so much Stimulate the | ca ^ on aud experience perfected himself
raking of cor:., 1 .bacon, etc., as to in toe details of his work, he accepted
THE
9-E8TEMJT JtJTO
rj.vi l.
J TZ.JJYTIC
be able to supply the cotton-growing
South very the ply with these arti-
cies. and still have more in hand for
the more Northern, Eastern and Eu-
rtqif an niarkc , m ali their present
facilitie
off.
>f ti
.ortatioii can carrv
And tins
toe
would greatly in-
cr
case the co
iton
ciopol the South—
th
us largely
add
!ig to our great sta
Pi
e export, g
ivin
ll greater impetus
to
the trade
an
I greatly increasing
tl
e business
of 1
iie Northern Stares,
>t only in
onn
i.ecial transactions,
Ol
it in the Lr«
msp
. ation of Northern
I'll
ilroads ant
1 canals.
m
Some pers
re think the build-
iii
g of the G
corg
Western Railroad
V.
ould iujnri
tire
business of the State
R
oad. \\ e
do
not think so. The
s
ate Ro:.d
will
always have more
U
eight ollbi
ed
ban it possibly can
c:
•i'iy, ‘-veil
if t
ne Georgia Western
ai
id the Gre
at t
anal are both built.
'1
his, v. e th
ink,
is a correct view oi
tl
ie case; and
we especially think
G
ov. Dix, w
lilt*
. raciously expressing
a
willingness for
us to> have the Canal
even if it does li
urt his section, takes
a
very errou
eons
view, if he thinks it
ill decrease the
carrying trade of his
E,
ction. \V
3 oe
i eve it will greatly
stimulate and increase the business ol
Northern railroads and Canals.
In conclusion, we add the following
from a letter of Gov. Carpenter, ol
Iowa. Ife says ihe building of the
Canal will ‘‘materially benefit every
portion ofou • common country. The
products of the. Mississippi Valley
which are to-day choking and crowd
ing every avenue of transportation
iu seeking an outlet to the Atlantic
seaboard, and which will doubtless be
doubled in the next decade, will de
mand even facility for their convey
ance now d veloping practical exis
tence, boil. North and South, and
either of hind or water; while the
thoughts and activities of men of
forecast, then as now, will be- directed
to considering how they can enlarge
the water ways and railways of the
past aud canv forward new and
grander enterprises in order to meet
the commercial wants of the indus
trious millions who will still be agi
tating the question of cheaper trans
portation,”
the position of A-sistaiit Civil Engineer
on the Eeruandiua aud l ledur Keys Rati
road, being at one time iu charge of the
construction of that woik.
At the breaking out of the war, he was
the Assistant Engineer iu the construc
tion of the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Uutherford R ulroad, wi'icu position he
resigned to go into the service.
At the close ol the war he became con
nected, officially, witii the Wilmington
and Anmchestei Raihoad.and soonalier
wards was elected Superintendent of tuat
road. Here ho displayed the highest ad
ministrative ability, anil won a most en
viable reputation as a rai road manager.
He ret-igned this ocsition to assume a
similar one on the Macon and Rru^swick
Reilroad aud was then e tiansierred to
his present position.
esA. a sold er General MacRae literally
“won his spurs;’' lor beginning as a pri
vate, he rose to the command o. a brig
ade, with a rej illation for soldiery near
ing, bald i<’ oU'-ces'ful lighting, indus
try and ability, second to no man of Lis
rank m the Army of Northern Virginia.
We have heard both Generals Lee aud
A 1\ Hill speak of him iu the most ex
alted erms, and their official reports of
a v-ral eng.gemehts have paced upon
I r« coid their estimation of nis gallantry
and worth. Hi- native Slate points to
that ncord as ohe oi the proudest pages
w t!i which her sons have illustrated her
gl' r ■ us history.
Gen. MacRae is a gentleman of re
tiring disposition, modest in his de
portment and gentlemanly in his
manners. Like the true man of
worth, nothing is more foreign to his
taste nor repugnant to his feelings
than to be the object of newspaper
notoriety. He is emphatically a rail
road man who has no ambition out
side of his profession except as duty
may require him.
very sensible remarks iu regard to the
visit of such an array of official and
representative men from various parts of
this country. That paper says:
A liberal hospitality on the part of
our citizens upon this occasion, in addi
tion to the consolatory reflections it
must give the entertainers, will result in
much good to the city of Columbus,
adding to its reputation, and furnishing
our people an opportunity to become
acquainted with tbe loading rep
resentative men of most of the
Western States; nor should this oppor
tunity be permitted to pass unimproved.
Views should be exchanged with freedom
! 'and candor, and the good feeling and
iudly disposition i.f the people of the
South towards Northern emigration and
Northern capital, should be set forth wish
iot-lligence and ♦mpbasis. The mis
chievous opinion, very generally preva
lent at the North, that tbe people of the
South are inimical to the people of the
Nortn, constitutes a barrier to our moral
and material advancement, operates to
the ge «eral detriment ot all sections of
the country, and no opportunity should
be neglected to remove it.
Few;better opportunities for correcting
this vicious state of reeling, created by
selfish demagogues aud unscrupulous
political adventureis, could be presented.
The visitors wil not be confined to the
Governors of States. They will embrace
men largely interested in agri culture and
all the great industries, who care nothing
for partisan politics; who alone desire to
advance the material interests of the na
tion, and be furnished with proper facil
ities, and at reasonable expense, for ob
taining their supplies and transporting
their productions. Perhaps one hundred
men of this stamp will be in attendance,
aed the mere statement of this fact will
be sufficient to impress upon the good
people of Columbus the importance of
properly entertaining these distinguished
guests, aud the duty of improving this
great opportunity.
|.Soutlteru Sentiments.
To those who doubt the siucerity of ap
parent Southern feeliug in favor of gen
eral reconciliation all over tlreUiiiou, tht
c*-remouies lately attending the re-or
ganization oi the Washington Light In
fantry company in Charleston, S. O.,
would have been a profitable study. The
eioq .ent address of ex-Gov. Porter tes
tified to a revival of attachment to the
Union, aud at the evening exercises Mi.
Jams Lowdues, in replying to one of
the toast-, urged bis hearers to lake coun
sel of him who was first in peace, and
practice patience, moderation and pa
triotism. He denied that war bequeathed
undying hostility and asserted the ability
o forget as one of the best proofs of tue
political capacity of a people. Rev. Mr.
Porter, Chaplain of the company, claimed
ior himselt and those he was undressing
a share in the common heritage pur
chased ior them by the great man from
whom the company took its name. They
were not strangers nr aliens, but insisted
upon being part and parcel of this great
country. The time of crimination he
onsidered past amt the last trace of bit
terness was being rooted out. The tom
of tne speakers and the evident spirit oi
tne listeners were such as to confirm the
spirit which Mr. Bryant so recently gave
concerning Southern sentiment. Aud
these are the men w hom tne Rauieals re
fuse to fraternize with or treat like citi
zens, and wuo, wheu making cordial ad
vances to the Administration, aie an
swered with a rebuff which good author
ity has lizeneu to a “ biow in the face '
- -Boston Bose.
Mn. AnEXANOia; Stephens says he can’t
see anything in the resolutions of the
late Frankfort Convention to warrant the
assertion of the Courier-Journal that
tin y indicate the death of Bourbonism.
If Mr. Stephens had been present at the
convention lie would have seen tnat the
tv*) or thiee Bourbons present made
tL ir fight against them and in favor of
Mr. .Knott's rtso’utions, because the
• -mkr differed, they said, es entially
fiomlhe resolutions of ’fis. The vote
vas attest of the strength of the Liberal
and B..ui jou dements iu Kentucky, and
the latter %.aie wofully beaten. But if
Mr. Stephens can derive solace from the
norm as adopted he is welcome to it.
Th
The fact is worthy of notice, however,
flat it was adopted in the teeth of the
v Los and not by th^ aid of the Bour-
I ms.—Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
1 o.h J/«y, 1873.
CHATI AMIOUI.
Our thriving neighbor just over
the border, wants the Ailantic and
Great Western Canal to pass through
its borders. Its Chamber ot Com
merce, (Col. Tomlinson Fort, lorm-
erly of Millidgeville, Ga., being Chair
man of a special committee for that
purpose), has employed Capt. James
C. Long, Civil Engineer, to submit a
report giving hi- views of :he advant
ages, estimated cost, etc., of several
routes.
The commonly accepted route—
known as “the Sand Mountain route”
—beginning at Guntersville on the
Tennessee river, extends by canal and
slack-water to Gadsden on the Coosa
river, and from thence up the Ccosa
to Rome.
C-ipt. Long, who, it seems, was one
of Maj. McFarland’s corps and as
sisted in making the survey, thinks
that what he calls the Chicamauga
route is the best. It is to commence
at the mouth of the Chicamauga
creek on the Tennessee river, five
miles above Chattanooga, and by
slack-water navigation, pass twelve
miles up Chicamauga creek, thence
by canal thirty miles along the banks
of the same stream to a point near
Ringgold, thence seven miles across
to Coyeliulia creek, thence by canal
along that creek ten miles to the
Connesanga river, and thence down
I* Democracy Dcuil!
The question is thus answered by onr
very wide-awake cotemporary of the
Mouile Register, who evidently thinks
not. Wo in Georgia share in the same
opinion. But hear the Register:
That “D. 1).” Again!—After a sharp
and closely contested fight, ive huve mfet
the enemy and he is ours—twice! The
Dead Democracy “has turned out its
toes” above the sod the Rads, supposed
to cover it; and “Ha* jumped Jim Crow”
to the high delectation of its political
sextons in Talladega. In plain English,
the good news from Connecticut, from
Missouri and Illinois, is re-echoed in the
mountains of Alabama. Credit Monilier
iu the central; fraudulent aud jockey
inanipui. ted legislation iu the home
governments, are doing their natural
work. On a close contest and a test vote
in Tallaaega, tbe Democrat., have suc
ceeded m routing the Radicals, and in
electing their candidates fur Mayor and
other municipal offic-s. Tliis is a very
significant result; and its significance
is Heightened by the further result in
Selma. Tfie present Democratic ana
Conservative .nayor of Senna has un
doubtedly been re-elected Mayor of tbat
city by a majority of several hundred;
and as soon as tne Commissioner- shall
report the returns ol the recent munici
pal election, we shall announce him
counted in, if only the legally cast vote
is counted.
These are straws; aud they are very
significant thus early in the wind of the
“Christian Statesman” party. 2sext!
► 9-4
^ How this is or was, we will not un-
aertake to tuy, u 0 we were not present,
nothing personally of the
.acts, and-Cure just us little as we
^ow. We have seen the Resolu
tions. Of them we judged and spoke.
Ly their lruits ye shall know them.”
, These Resolutions express as good
* Lourbonism us we want or ever
asked for. Wherever this banner is
hoisted in 1S70, we shall be, if in
life, under its holds. Will the Cou-
ra r-«Umrnal say the same ?
Tlie Cincinnati Soutiiern Road.
The Supreme Court of Ohio the other
day declared unconstitutional a law
known as the “Boesel law,” allowing
towns, counties aud cities oi that State
to vote subsidies to railroads. A good
many people seem to think that the de
cision reverses the decision oi that court, j
_ declaring the Ferguson bill, the fun la
the Connesauga and Oostanaula , mental law of the Cincinnati Road, con-
rivers by slack-water, sixty miles to ' stitutional. This is an entire mistake,
the Coosa river at Rome, Ga. ! m is cIear ]J sho ^ n th . e followingwhicii
Maj. McFarland estimates the cost we quote from the Cincinnati Gaze, e: tliree an( j a Half o'clock r. m
. o , „ . . n i “Ihe decision of the Supreme C^urt
oi the >~aud Mountain route, from , Qn t n e Boesel case is far from carrying
Guntersville to Rome, to be vl l,o ^q,- j w ith a reversal of ns former d cision on
GOT 00. I the constitutionality of the Ferguson or
Capt. Long estimates the cost from Southern Railroad act. It makesadif-
Guntersville to Rome by the Cliica- fercnce between railroad enterprises
vhere the railroads can only be operated
Intereregtlng Proceedings-Enthuslastic
Meeting.
The streets and hotels yesterday morn
ing, were the scenes of life and great ac
tivity by reason of the number of stran
gers in attendance upon the Convention
that was to assemble at 12 o’clock. All
the morning trains brought in large arri
vals from the surrounding country, and a
great deal of interest was displayed.
Early in the day bands of music were
heard disccursing nutioral airs, and the
number of banners displayed betokened
more of a gala day than anything else.
At 11 o’clock a national salute was fired,
thiity-seven rounds, in honor of each of
the States. Long before tue hour for
the assembling of the Convention the
galleries to the House of Representatives
were filled to overflowing, with gentle
men and lady spectators, and the dele
gates filled ihe body cf the hall to its ut
most capacity.
At 12 o’clock, m., Gov. James M.
Smith came into the House, which was
already fi led to its utmost capacity, as
cended the Speaker’s desk, and spoke as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
It was settled by tfie Committee that
I should call the Convention to order,
aud they have made it my duty to ex
tend a welcome to the visiting guests aud
delegates representing our sister States.
It is unnecessary to detain you by any
extended remarks. Your presence here
expresses the interests you feel in the
object of the Convention. Iu behalf of
the peoDle of Georgia, we extend to you
a warm and hearty wel come. We are
glad to see you in our midst; you shall
share our hospitality, and we hope that
your visit may be ihe means of great ben
efit to our entire country. Probably my
views on the questions which wa are to
discuss are too well known to you all for
me to say anything on the subject at this
time. Therefore i will not further tress
pass upon your t : rae, but iu conclusion
will again welcome you to our State.
After a prayer by the Rev. David
Wilis, D. D., Major B. W. Trobell, of
Georgia, nominated Hou. Lewis A
Thomas, of Iowa, as temporary chairman
of the Convention. He was unanimouslj
elected aud asceuded the speakers’ desk
amidst the applause of the Convention.
Upou being introduced by Gov. Smitn,
aid:
GenUtvien and Fellow Citizens:
Permit me to vet urn to you my sincere
thanks for tbe fionor you have done me
iu calling upon me to act as your tempo
rary chairman. My heart has long been
interested in this great cause. I came
from the f >r Northwest, that beautitul
and highly favored section whose fields
oloorn iu plenty. Although our fields are
overflowing with tfie products of tfie
Great West, yet a sad gloom hangs
about the hearts of our people. We
have 3,000,000 bushels of corn, the pro
ducts cf the two last crops, which are en
tirely wortnless to us, because we have
no market to sell it. Thinking men of
all that country are asking if there is no
remedy for this evil. Is there no way in
which we can find a market for the sale
o; our produce which will firing to the
producer some compensation for his la
bor? You can understand, to some ex
tent, the disadvantages under which we
labor. The Southwestern portion of the
country, the great cotton belt, are like
wise suffering from the wane of proper
transportation for their products.
Between us is an impassable barrier.
We cannot get our produce to your mar-
ke's. Howisitthisisso? It is because we
lack proper transportation. There is a
remedy for the evil, and it is in the
words cheap transportation. Settle upon
some plan that will bring about this
thing and we have overcom ■ the diffi
culties. I trust this Convention will act
harmonious, aud I believe it will, and
we shall be able to congratulate our
selves that we will accomplish some
practical solution.
Mr. L. C. Carrington, of Baldwin
county, was elected Secretary pro tem.
On motion, tne roll of States was called
and the Chairman of each delegation
was r quested to hand in the names ot
the delegates in attendance to the Com
mittee on Credentials.
On motion, tho Press Asociation was
enrolled as delegates.
On the call of States, Alabama, Geor-
gi», Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, North Caro
lina, Virginia, Florida and tne District
of Columbia presented the credentials
of delegates.
On motion, a committee to consist oi :
one delegate from cacti State represent-;
ed was appointed on permanent organi
zation.
The Convention t en took a recess till'
From the Western (Memphis) Methodist
May, 1873.
IN mkmokiam.
Mr. Carrington was made permanent
Secretary, with several assistants.
On motion, the report of the Commit
tee was agreed to. | mrs. eliza jane bbow.ne
Hon. Louis A. Thomas, Chairman 1
pro tem, requested Gov. Brown to tuke ‘ on Monday, May 5, a t the i
tne chair which he did amid consider-! El.za^JaU?
able applause. The Governor said : William M. Browne. ’ of Gea.
Gentlemen oi the Convention: In re-. This announcement meets the
sponse to the invitation of the Governor °* casua * rea der, and if n
ef Georgia, I came to the convention ex-1 JJlhy fo? m^urneL^osecrS"^
pectmg to be a spectator. I did not flat but whose grief will soon tear • ^
ter myself to think that I should be but to those of us who
called upon to preside over its delibera- j ^ ei . Homcatic virtues, her tender so. -
tious. Notwithstanding the abiding inter- s uip, hL un'fliuThmg ^dhereu^tiT^'
est in tfie objects of the Convention aud her sacrifice lor principle, her
which I feel. I thought I should not Go, womanly presence stands'
Be
take any prominent pait in its delibera * um ? lou f^ our 1 l° u giug for •q'*
y tonp.h nf har ramchml i a
. ... , . . . touch of her vanished hand an .i , n
tions. Allowing me to tnank you for; souudof the voice that is still” H
the honor you have done me, I will uot i ;Urs. Browue was the daugii:
consume your time further. ?? ou ; Denison Bucket,
guter of tf.
i ta i j tr - °f Yirkshire.
On motion, a committee of one from ’ _ P ureut s, to nigu 8uc
ejeh State was appointed to report busi- SSf’ "Sdled in U fi!^nr r I d .!, , .!!* t "' ;
, tion. Cradled in luxury, educa'edV-
ness for the Convention, to whom should ! loving care, possessing a large sh are ‘ j
be referred all resolutions without de-1 temimue beauty aud grace, u u:i l .
seemed wanting to render her f c -li ci .,
perfect, when it an eirly a.e.-lm becu Q '
bate, after reading.
Tfie Committee consist of Col. Tom
linson Fort, Tennessee; Geu. H. T.
Fisher, Miss.; J. V. Gould. Ky.; W. H.
Pace, N. C; Louis A. Thomas, Iowa;
Herbert Ratcliff, Mass; B. W. Trobell,
me wife of tfie Hou. .Villium M. Biown-
Tue opening scenes of her lite seemed
ui promise a fair aud placid *uture, a - i
bm little field for tue display ot tuoJ
virtues fer wuiou sire was nios
eonspie-.
Ga.; John .\ppleby, Ala; Mr. Ersman, I uered her movements that her rich a
S. C.; Mr. Villipy, Florida
On motion, Gov. Smith was appointed
chairman of this committee, aud Gov.
Woodbury, of Missouri, added to the
committee.
Hon. Mr. Price, of Georgia, offered
the following:
Resolved, That the deliberation of this
convention be confined to the subject of
cheap transportation, which was adopt
ed.
Various resolutions iu relation to this
subject were then read and referred to
the Committee on Business.
Lettere from the Governors of Minne
sota, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina,
New York, Kentucky, Iowa, Nebraska,
Massachusetts and the Distiict of Colum
bia, regretting their iuability to be pres
ent, were read and referred.
Also, letters from the Senate Commit
tee on Iulund Transportation, the En
gineer of the De, artment at Washington,
and the chairman of the Committee on
Commerce.
Ou motion, the convention adjourned
till 10 a. m. to-day.
eovments should sfime
l.itt-i-a»y Notes.
ANCIENT CLASSICS Foil ENGLISH HEALERS:
Edited by tbe Rev. W. Lucas Collins, M. a. PLnW
adelptiia: J. is, Lippiscoit & Co., Atlmta: M.
Ltsch & Co.
under oblisati ns to the
We are
Messntf-Lippiucott, of Philadelphia, for
copies of the above work, and to say that
we have been entertained aud instmeted
would be but a poor expression ot the
gratification their perusai has afloided us.
To o. e whose mind is fitted for literary
recreation, the study of the classics is a
treat. The design of these volumes is to
opeu up to every reader the vast stores
of drama and poetry which lie almost
hidden in the dim distance of ages; to give
us a pen picture of the Greece of Homer,
the Rome of Cicero, the seems which
gave birth to the wondeiful genius of
Pliny, of aE;chylus, of Horace, and of
Juvenal. With a grace of diction and a
power of discretion equalled by but few,
the reverend author carries us through
the old councils, tne old play-grounds,
the old battles of the ancients. He gives
us the pith of all their writings as well as
a faithful history of the cha-acters them-
splves.
Iu one of the volumes—fheognis—we
have a description of society tuat fo.ci-
Lly reminds us of our own age, aud
proves that love was quite as uncertain
then as now. The poet’s suit ior a damsel
was rejected by her parents in lavor of u
worse man—a plebiau—still fie carried on
secret interviews witfi her after her
“mating to a clown.” His own account
of this is curious, as its opening shows
that he vented ins chagrin ou fiimself:
Wine I forswear, since at my darliug's side
A meaner man lias bought the right to hide.
Eoor cheer for me I To sale her parents’ thirst
She seeks the well, and sure her heart will burst
Iu seeping for my love aud lot accursed.
1 meet her, clasp iier necs, her lips I kiss,
Aud they responsive, gently murmur this:
“A fair but luckless gin, my lot has been
x To wed per tone the 111 auest of the me in.
Olt'have 1 long-d to burst Ihe reins, si: lieu
From nateful yoke to freedom, love am tueo !’
Perhaps, oil tho whole, he had uu great
reason to speak well of the sex, .'or in
one place, as it he looked upon marriage,
like friendship, as a lottery, fit- moiulizas
to the effect—
That men's aud women's hearts ;. ou cannot try
Beiorehand, like ihe came which you bu. ;
Nor liUliiau wit nor wisdom, wm-u you treat
For such a purchase, can escape deceit.
But, if Lis witness re true, mercenary
parents Were as common ol olit as iu ou,
day. He was ted, botn by his exclusive
ness as an aristocrat and his impatience
of a mere money standard of worth to a
disgust of—
* * * Tha daily marriages we make,
Where price is everything : for money's sake
Men marry; women are in marriage given,
The churl or ruffian that in wealth has thriven
May match his offspring with the proudest tact;
Thus everything is mixed, noble and base
The following volumes are now ready:
A, H. S.
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manga route to be ?4,T9G,0U0 00, or
considerably less than half the other
route; also," that it has a far more
abundant supply of water; and though
the distance is greater inconsequence
of the kss number of lockages, the
trip eau be made six hours sooner;
and it will cost less to keep it in con
dition to hold, aud not waste and lose
water from the canal.
These are the advantages claimed
by Chattauooga in briugingtlie great
fcaual that way.
by outsids parties and those which are to
be owned and operated ty the munici
pality on which the tax is levied. This
difference is chiefly indicated in the ar
gument of Mr. Harrison, and it is his
view of the law that was accepted in the
decision. The decision thus virtually re
affirms the decision of the court iu the
Southern Railroad-case. ”
This is correct, and the Gazette might
have gone farther and said that the later
decision rather strengthens tne one pre-
viouslv rendered iu support of the Fer-
gusou raw. — Chattanooga limes.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the hour agreed upon the Conven
tion reassembloJ, when the Committee on
Credentials through its CLairman, Hou.
L. N. Little, of Georgia, made a report.
The-report showed that some four hun
dred delegates were in attendance on
the Convent on, representativ s of four
teen States
Gen. DuBose, Cnairmau of the Com
mittee ou permanent organization, re
commended that Hoa. John C. Brown,
Governor of Tennessee, be made Presi
dent oi the Convention, and also named
Vice Presidents irom each State and tire
Disirici ol Columbia,
The Iiiiad,
The Odyssey;
Vngil,
.ZEichyius,
Cicero,
Puny,
Juvenal,
Plautus,
Tacitus,
Herodotus,
Carear,
Horace,
Xenophen,
Sappocles,
Euripides,
Aristophanes,
Terrence,
Lucian,
Htsiod and Theognis.
forth the mot;
brilliantly through the dark clouds v;
which her adherence to the Con federal
cause encompassed her.
Early iu her married life Mr. Brow:-
c'eouled to emigrate to America, ul j
brought his youug wife to Buare l.'
homo among foreign pi ople. bile smoth
ered all her regrets aud repiuiugs io:
her bright Yorkshire heme aud her do
voted family—and came cheerfully atnctJ
strangers to share his lot; came -ithlj"
warm heart and outstretched Laud, t,l
love and be loved, iu the truest -pirn
adoption. The writer cf this siretek tid
saw her first when the Hou. Mr. Browd
had been invited by Mr. President Bub.-]
anau to the editorial chair of his udminis]
tration orgau, “ Ihe Constitutiou” uera
paper. Mrs. Browne was then your;
! and unusually pretty, refine;]
and gentle, uud so frank uJ
ulleetionato to her friends that all whJ
approached her Kit her influence, tj.f
dispensed a grace-nil hospita ily witu q
nonest friendly warmth vinca rimovq
the wearisome conventionalities oi last-1
ion. Bat it remained lor advtrsitytl
develop her highest qualities. Wned
m 18(51, tfie secession oi tfie tSoutkenj
tit-ales rendered if necessary tor tvo;
niaa of political influence to array him-j
seif ior or against their poucy, Mil
Browne, witfi his wife’s cordial cmi.-eni
leit his lucrative uud dignified positiod
iu Washington—a home which Lad be
came very dear to them, aud lrieni
more precious than either, and leavirg
the Federal Union, brought van Liu
his ample means and those of ins wilt,
to aid tfie Confederates iu their effort t.
obtain independence. Their uuitt.
means were invested iu Coalederat:
bones, thus pledging them to s aude
tail with our country. When times lit
came dark; wheu the depreciation oi tin
Confederate currency rendered the mai
wealthy unable tu obtuiu tue urdmar
comforts oi life, then shone most brig;
ly ihe courage aud constancy of ourdti:
iriend. Unused to domestic carts as.
labors, aud nearly as much so to sma_
econoinies, she gave herself up to tbe ac
quirements ot ail tfie little arts Ly which
sue might avert from her fiusbaud tbe it-
conveniences of me great sacrifices, i
a success was granted to our aims, shi
found in that au augury of a gloiiotu
luture; if a disaster overwhelmed u-
she spoke of that “silver liuiug’ i
which, unfortunately, so mauy hat
long looked iu vain. General Briwut
was in command of the local lorces ta
Richmond, as well as on the President
military stall. Iu this double capacity*
he was many times during tLe war u
very imminent peril. Whtn the ca.
came for him to lead his troops to tb
f-out, his brave little wife, instead
paralyzing Ins energies with tears at.w
expostulations, busied herself with Pj’vJ
arations for his departure, cheering ki-
all me wnile with prophesies of vie to'
and a glad and speedy re-uuiou. Lhn
less and alone, having sent her all to
jeopard’zed for her adopted people, M
a waiter! in pr.yerful resigeatio i the l-
thlaiem ol God’s holy win. metkly a-.j
lug always: “ Blessed be the name
tfie Lord.” _ J
This o: tward calm, this religious »t.
restraint, racked I er lrume more thJ
ut-r friends understood or jet uived, M
lidbly was t .e provoking c tu.ie j
strode of paraiy s .~, with which she
attacked t *o je. re alter the close of
war, when, without means but stroeg.^
nope and faith, Gen Biowne ad ma-l
a LtW home in Georgia. Tue wt-
saw her ia her little country abode,
Gated f rom most of bei old friends,
aolitude, yet gracious aud bug ' ^
trading something chetrful from a* 1 h
surroundings, flatting as much rride aij,
pleasure in her vegetables and flowers J
sin once displayed in her Iuati.«a: J
house ifi Washington
Her efforts, as a wife, to clieei ujj
husband through all tne interven-l
years of pain and despondence, -■*'
been unremitting. About the
her first iilness Gen. and Mrs. bru -
became members of the M. E. Cutm-
South, and as long as her strength
ed she was a useful and consistent m -
ber of tbat body of Christians;
one of her last conversations she «•
; with a faltering voice but animated .
“ Yes, i thank God that I am a Mew
dist, ani that 1 am savedthrough-
! Saviour’s blood.” .
Unstinted in her generosity, tenu
1 and judicious iu her charities, s -
“ stretched out her hands to the P 0 ' ’
ana “ reacned them forth to the need.
She was a true Caristian, a faithful y*-
A volume will be published quarterly; a “' unainc]aing fri( . u d. * Tne heart
ice, one uollar. her husband trusted in her. .'**7
is deceitiul, aud beauty is vain- 1
SST A correspondent of the Con- woman tha ( fearet h tfie "Lord, she sa-
stitution from St. Louis, giving uu j be praised. Give her of the h' ul ‘ u t ,
account of the banquet to the great hanus; and let her own wor s p ^
„ , „ u i . m the gates.
Congressional Convention, says : I , t
Senator Norwood, of Georgia, res
ponded to the toast: “Our Counttj —
when her honor or l^er interest is in
volved, we know no North, nu South, no
East, no West.” His speech was as
oroad iu spirit and as unsectional as the
sentiment to which he responded, ami,
ju our unmble judgment, take it allm all,
was the speech of the occasion.
23^** A Roman Catholic Chart
for the exclusive use of negroes, •
dedicated at St. Louis on &un •
last.
I’he Missouri' Treasury *=
a state of collapse.