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r Ol- IV—3>TO- 1.
TTIH ATJL.^lsrT^P
III K A I’LA XT A SUN
LKA. WILLIAM M
1 RHOWNR.
\\'e copy to-duv from the Memphis
fl>£tern Methodist a just ami most
],propriate tribute to the memory of
.jus nmst amiable and excellent lady.
It will be perused with deep feeing,
intent and borrow, we doubt not, by
many readers throughout the South
ern States, and especially in Georgia.
(,en. Browne resided, for several years
after tne war, in this State, and his
charming wife was the centre of at
traction wherever his home was.
We knew her well, and will attempt
nothing in portrayal of her virtues to
what has been so justly haiu by an
other. We can only extend to her
bereaved husband and distant rela
tives our sincere condolence and deep
est sympathy. a. ii. s.
IHK NORTH tu\!Vi <• KOIU.IA\.
This paper, published at Athens,
expresses surprise that The Sun
should condemn it for what we con
trived to be an ugly expression by it
in regard to the treacherous murder
of Gen. Canby by the Modoes. That
expression was in these words:
“An Indian Massaere—Captain Jack
and Warriors Revenge tne South by mui
dering General Can by, on** of her Great
est Oppr* Hiors, ami the P* aee Commie
aioDera—K-ep the Ball in Motion! Three
Cheer* tor the Gallant Modoes.”
The Georgian replies to us in the
following paragraph:
“Tue Atlanta Sun has more of the
milk of hutiiau kindness iu it* composi
tion than we have, if it can forgive the
oppressors of our peoole. Like The
Hun “wo were once eueme* of the Uni
ted States soldiery,” we thtuk we ait
still so. If there is any chuuge in our
feeling*, we are not aware of it. W*
have .lion hr much use for the Unite
State- gWdi< ry, as the devil has for holy
Water.’
We like independence and proper
resentment of wrong. We like to see
men bold in defense ot their rights.
We admired and still admire the
spirit with which the South con
tended lor her rights upon tne battle
field. The bravery and dauutlessness
of her soldiery were the admiration
of ill • world. But we were overpow
ered by numbers and resources. The
contest resulted in our defeat, but
not in our disgrace. We were forced
to remain under tne government we
attempted to throw off. The govern
ment we fought is now our own gov
ernment. if it is a bad one, as pa
triots, we are under obligations to see
that we do all we can to restore it to
its original purity. That cannot be
uecomplished in the spirit of sectional
hatred and bickering. National fra
ternity alone can effect the desired
reform. That fraternity cannot be
established unless the people of both
sections agree to let the past strifes
and convulsions of war be as far for
gotten as possible—not that we
should ever forget the memory of
those who fought and struggled for
independence. It is not the chival
rous deeds of our brave Southern
soldiers we propose to forge*, but the
bitter feelings engendered in conse
quence of the ill-fated lesort to civil
ar.
With this view of the subject, we
think it a patriotic duty devolving
upon all the people of both sections
of the country to endeavor to cul*i-
vate national fraternity and write in
preserving the liberties of the whole
people. This cannot be done through
sectional hatred or by stirring up the
bitti r enmity of the past. Llonce, we
condemned the spirit manifested by
the Georgian as exhibited in the par
agraph quoted as an ugly expression.
It is very easy to write down words
of fiery import when one is not to
be held accountable for it. It is easy
“CLIFFORD THOt’P.'*
It is well known that The Sun
has done what it could to present to
the people fair criticism upon this
new book of Mrs. Wes,morelaad.
H e believe it is deserving of all tnat
is claimed for it as a literary produc
tion. That there may be difference
of opinion as to the merits of its
plots and characters is to be expected;
but that criticism harsh anu ungen-
tlemanlv should be published is a
thing that was not expected from any
piarter sympathising with those who
are striving in the South fox literarv
success.
We publish to-day wMat we con
ceive to be a just criticism upon those
who have been, as it would seem,
actuated by a degree of personal spite
towards the author of ‘‘Clifford
Troupe” not at all commendable to
persons of good taste, nor in charac
ter with that high-born chivalry that
belongs to the Southern character.
The friends of Mrs. Westmoreland
expect criticism: but they do not ex
pect ribaldry, i nd will repel all de
spicable attempts to injure the litera
ry reputation of one whom they be
lieved to possess the highest qualities
of a lady, and excellent ability as a
writer.
PROM XARHV1LLK.
IKlLiY Y 2T7, lQ'ZfA- -
u> . n In Reply
The KipoOtInn—Fine Array of Hii'i ' C * n ™Tker..d.
Alt ud Handiwork Beautiful j To Vie Editor of the Sun: I see my
\V omen— Picture* from the .■ ,
Matters—The state I communication Of tbe 18th mst., pub-
Capltol.
Governor Brown—State Treamrer Mor
ton—Col. Barth and the Sec
retary of Stale, Etc.
THE PRES' AT’ A ME HI Cl’ 3.
As we expected, the meetingofthe
the Georgia Press Association at
Americus last week was one of the
most pleasant yet held. Brother
Hancock, of the Republican, at our
last meeting, promised us a cordial
and magnificent reception. Those
of our brethren whom we have met
from Americus are universal in their
praise and gratitude to the people of
Americus. They are unanimous in
saying that it was one of the grandest
as well as the most cordial receptions
they have ever enjoyed. The ladies,
God bless them ! vied with each oilier
in their attentions to our brethren.
Unlike similar affaiis, the members
of the press were all properly intio
diiced and entered fully into all tbe
joyousness of the occasion.
'The wi iter of this article was de
nied, by press of business, the great
pl> asure of being present, an occasion
lie had anticipated with great expec
tations of pleasure; but when he
hears how well his brethren of the
press were entertained in Americus.
he can only feel the deepest gratitude
1 imsell for the honors thus paid to
his co-workers of the press.
Long live the people of Americus!
May they pve happy and he prosper
ous.
AN COLOR* l> M K X SIT OX JURIES !
The opinion of Judge Bradley, de
livered at Savannah, a few days since,
a3 to the right of colored men to sit
on juries in United States cases, be
ing laid before tne United States At
torney General, that official says,
“that tbe Congressional law provides
that United Suites juries be selected
according to the laws of tlie State in
which the case is tried. There is no
law in Georgia preventing colored
men from composing juries, but the
custom has been to select only
whites. In Maryland negroes are ex
cluded by the State law, and the Gov
ernment conforms. It is proposed to
change the law at the n*‘xt session of
Nashville, Tens., May 19, 1873.
This city is low gay with throngs of
people who came from all quarters to ex
plore the “ ExDosition.” Yes, the Expo
sition; for, k>e it Known, the Capital of
Austria is not the only cny that can
sport an institution of this kind. The
Capital of Tennessee hss one of her
own, and really a very fine one. We
were thoroughly amazed on threading
our wav, last Saturday evening, in com
pany with your estimable citizen, Dr. A.
L. Hamilton (the indefatigable and ad
mirable agent for Mr. Stephens’ History),
through the labyrinthine mazes of the
vast building, stored everywhere with
objects of the greatest interest Foun
tains and fliwers—cascades (roal water)
tumbling do»n picturesque Californian
gorges—a magnificent gallery of paint
ings, some from the hands of the old
masters, dark with age but sublime in
suggestiveness—all sorts of improved
machinery and agricultural implements—
all sorts of manufactured goods, even
down (or up ?) to fac similes of tne Kooh-
i noor and other celebrated diamonds of
the world (ready a most- interesting
ight)—and a thousand things eh>e, not
to mention vast throngs Oi handsome
ladies go.ng to and fro about the enclos
ure and walking up and down in it, with
devoted swains very, properly in attend
ance!
his “ Exposition” is now an annual in
stitution of Nashville, and occupies the
entire month of May of each year. The
euterpri e is controlled by a company of
c pitalists ht re, and is admtraby man
aged. It is.in the heart of the city,
readily accessible, without the expense,
the bub-bub, the incouveuiencies at
tending visiting tne State Fairs at Macon
and in your cny. Tickets of admiss ou
coit only twenty-five cents. It is a great
success this year; and as a mode of ad
vertising pays admirably. One proprietor
of a small space, exhibit-ng saddlery
goods, etc., informed us that he had al
ready actually sold at his stall more than
82.000 worth of goods.
One of the notanle sights we saw was
tiie collection o> portraits of tbe Grand
Masters of the Musonic Frat-rni.y of
this tjtaie, occupying one entire gallery.
Another was the ice cream and confec-
liou saloo.i, where delicious ice cream,
strawberries, cake, etc. was dispen ed by
fairest bunds—which bauds appeared to
be guided b r any pairs ot brightest
eyes. But we leave further ^description
to less aged chroniclers.
We have made frequent visits to the
magnificent capitol building of Tennes
see. It is constructed of solid marble,
aud is • udt for all time. It is seated
grandly on a commanding conical hill in
the heart of the city. The prospect
from iis lofty cupoli is one of grett
magnificence and beauty. On the vast
roof of the Capitol were gathered thou
sand* or anxious hearts at the time of
Hood’s attack and repulse towirds the
e.ose of the war. In Hood’s army were
the chivalrous G* n. Flunk Cheatham, a
native of Nashville, and thousands of
others who looked from afar at the very
roofs of toeir own homes—homes in the
hands of the enemy ! We can imagim
now anxiously the loving hearts
within yearned tor the success of the as
sault ; how grieved, how blinded with
tears, mauy disappointed wives and
mothers and sisters saw tne repulse from
this root, saw the smoke of battle driven
! Jished iu your paper, drew the fire of
) two pop-guns from the Herald cffice.
They quoted my statement about their
attempt to charge me for setting up a
reply which I made to interrogatories
which tnoy puolished in connection with
their assan!ts upon me, and to which
they invited a response. And they have
proceeded to admit the truth of the very
charge I made, but attempt to palliate it,
by saying that they themselves had men
tioned tht affair to certain gentlemen,
who were their friends in Atlanta before
I published it.
After failing to succeed in this small
effort, to extort a little much needed
ca^h, they pr. bably felt that it would aid
a little iu taking off the edge, for them
to ‘peak of it to a few friends in advance
oi any publication w .ich I might make.
And they even ventured to make remarks
about it to frieads the day before my
communication appeared.
After admitting the facts on wnich I
made the charge, they grow into a tower
ing passion, and denounce me very bit
terly. Now I am really unable to feel
that their denunciation ot me, as a liar,
to* stating what t’-ey admit to be the
truth, has in the slightest degree dis
turbed my equanimity.
But let us see who is the liar. They
both attempt to get out of the difficulty,
by referring to the tact that, after an
swering their interrogatories, I had gone
out of the way, to make an attack on the
Western Railroad, ana that this justified
their seuding the bill. Now, to show
tl at they put the charge upon no sack
ground, I append to this communication,
their 1> tter demanding the comoensation,
and my reply, by which it will bo seen,
that cot a word is said about the Western
Railroad, aud no complaint is made
that I attacked it. The Western Road is,
tnerefore, all an afterthought. It is a
matter of no consequence to me, whether
the editors of the Herald call this
little trick to get a few dollars, an at
tempt lo levy black mail, or whether they
call it by some other name. The facts
aro beiore the community, aud upon
them a just judgment can be pronounced.
But 1 must not forget, before closing
this card, ttie importance and dignity of
cne of these distinguished characters,
Alex. St. Clair Abrams; who says,
“btyoiid his poverty he has nothing
but bis hofor to defend against pollu
tion, aud that he shall muiutaiu pure aud
unsullied, as it has been transmits d to
tiim through nearly tour centuries of an
cestors, upon whose escutcheon there was
never a stain.” Now, upon this import
ant fact I luve only to remark that the
ancestry of a great many better men
probably a few worse men, and possibly
some as vuin ups'arts, extends back about
six thousand years, as his extends only
four hundred years, it may be a grave
question tor the naturalist to determine
whether hisjlirst ancestor wus a baboon
or a monkey.
I do not know that I shall
desire to trouble the public with another
communication iu reiereuce to the Her
aid, for some considt ruble length of
time. I prefer to give tlieru an oppor
tuuity to press forward awhile in their
career of vituperation, denunciation,
impertinence and slander. Indeed I do
not Know tnat it will be necessary tc
take another shot at them at all, as it
seems to me the condition of the con
cern is very much like that of the old
stoiy of the Irishman's buck. His com
rades placed him at tbo stand, in tbe
drive, and drove the buck out by him,
and not hearing his gun, when they
came up, tuey reproached him for not
havng tired. Aud he replied, “Faith,
£3
Clu * . ..d it* Reviewer*. spective, foil of suulignt »’ d shadow, in
Editors c u .he Sun: The writer of exquisite contrast with tbe icy regions
this has read w th peculiar satisfaction -l]* e lu,rt ^’
.. — it* . . . , . Tne urt’cles upon exhibition repres
the scatbimr and well-deserved rebuke
•nt
( every brum h of trade and almost every
administered to the heartl-.ss reviewers variety uf manufacture. Iu the depirt-
play is re-uarkably good, comprising
everything used on the farm, from a boo
| to “ McCormi :k V’ wonderful ac’uieve-
of Mrs. Westmoreland’s last book, by a i ment of agricultural imple nenta the dis-
correspondent of the Constitutiou sign
ing himself “Fair Play.”
Severe as it is, there is not written one meet in tlio fi-1*1 of invention, the mower
word amiss The punlic is at a loss to ami reaper. Steam engines of every
account for the maligrant spirit that has V; ' riet J *ml style are hiding and whir-
rng from morn till night. The busy
characterized most of their articles. A
book written with snch high aims and a
manifest sincerity of purpose, even if
i oin weaves yard upon yard of cotton
g ods of unsurpassed quahtv, from cot-
I ton produced urnm the soil oi Tencesee
somewhat defective as a literary work ard stmn in her own factories. The steam
could not have justly provoked such Ain- r ° ck dri * l 1 is . ft,s ? hl, *& holes “
. *■ J . , massive blocks of marble, lhe saw mill.
.ictivc expressions of condemnation,
ft would seem impossible to account for
the shingle machine, the thresher aud
! separator, the cotton gin, the steam
them on any hypothesis creditable to the pumn, the power press aud other ma-
writer of these phillipics. They savor ohluer J "® ,U « bibited ln operation to
afar, and heard the thunder of artl'lery j and I see no use iu it. The critter was
~ jumping so high it was only necessary
t alone and it would soon break
grown faint in the fated retreat South
ward. Na-hviUe, throughout the war,
was intensely “rebel;” aud as in Georgia,
tbe handsomest ladies were usually the
most iutractible ot the “rebels.”
We have met here Gov. John C. Brown
of this State—a noble specimen of the
physi -al mau—a gallant Confederate
Gen. in the gren: war. aud an admirable
gentleman as well as Governor. He is on
his way as we write these lines, to Atlanta
to attend Gov. Smith’s convocation of
Governors. We are sure Gov. Brown
will pleas?, and be pleased. He is a
younger brother of Ex-Gov. Neill S.
Brown, who was Governor some 23 years
ago, and was afterwards U. S. Minister to
tht Russian C wrt during the admiuis-
„ .. , i u .n * i ‘ration of Presiaent Fillmore. Thefam-
Ccmgross so that color shall not be ilyiBoneof grH(lt ulent , a3 mar be in
made a distinction.
»-♦
2^” Those Co.igressmen who are
keeping q^iiet about their back pay
iu the hope that the present storm of
j popular indignation will soon “blow
over,” will find consolation iu this
paragraph from the Cincinnati Ga
zette: “The Congressional salary bill j cier, Alexanuer H*miltoD, did n»r the
, has killed more public men poll loalh 1C8 » J_) r . Morr.'w is the youuges. in
terred fiom the accession of two brothers
successively to the Gubernatorial seat.
We have also met here 'he able Treas
urer of tat State of Ttuuessee, probably
the best financial officer of any State iu
theUuiou—Dr. Wm. Morrow, who, at
the ciose of the war, resided a short time
at Madison, G&. He is immensely pop
ular, and is doing for ' enuessee as great
a miracle as the Celebrated Federal fiu&n-
to let
its owu neck.”
I am very respectiully
Your obedient servant,
(Sigued) Jos. E. Brown,
HERALD S LETTER TO GOV. BROWN.
GuV. Brown.—Dear Si>: As your ar
ticle makes about four columns, we think
it is just to change for composition. It
will cost us $15 to have it set up. >nd you
will greatly oblige us by sending that
amount.
Dr. Wilson pays thirty c mts per line,
but as we invited a reply we d" not maRe
any such charge for yuurs. I f your ar-
t.cle made a quurter of a column or so,
we suould make no charge at all. We
only charge for the actual cost of setting
up the article. Very truly, etc.
Herald Publishing Company.
enough to fun the ciphers of hatred , i x ... „ „ ,
. , & n , , , . 11mm anv measure ever adopted by years of the State House officers; but in
into a name of destruction, whereby i -'j j.- a>m1 it li-is point of ability, it is’conceded, he excels
miscliiei may be done. But these! J ^ ;* ‘ , “ ‘ jth“malL Col. Jno. C. Burcu, a native
« . ». i, U- killed them without regard to party I Q f Georgia, and an able and well known
fiery wonle i po w g (relations. We have never observed journalist of this city, has just been ap-
to nothing. 1 hey constitute noth- I aucb a gtorm of lndi natlon or a j appom^d Cmup.roller ot ,he Treasury,
lug of manly resentment Thev . . c ® , 1 •* n ‘ 1
& J • , • greater unanimity of sentiment than
express nor maintain no great pnn- ? . .... , ... • „
. * , . , ® . -1 has been exhibited on this occasion,
ciple. but are simply an ebuution ol, _ . . .. , . , . „
, p • , 1 J , It is not a partisan verdict, but a
bad temper that go up as mist, mean-1
ing nothing, but may engender un-j
necessary strile.
x.
L Co., )
PICE, >
i, 1873. J
and when he gains experience in the
complicated duties ol tne position, will
•nske a superior officer. Col. C. N.
Gibbs, the new Secretary of State, is also
winning golden opinions »rom all. We
have other meution to make in our nex%
of persons aud things in this magnificent
Capitol: The library and the Librarian,
verdict cf the people without regard
to party. And the storm will not
cessary ^ime. . blow over. Those Congressmen who . ( w oo is a ludv)—the* Superintenuent of
It our cotemporary will plant ltse f I ex t j t to subside will be grievously Pa he Instruction— the library itself, (a
ui»n the high ground of principle, | ^ - -----
and exert its efforts to resist bad gov- > 11
erument, tyranny and oppression by
lighting with earnest dignity the ceil
tralizing tendency of th
very fine < ue) and many other noticeable
matters about the city. Adieu, for the
pieSellt. W. G. M.
THE ALABAMA P' ASSOCIATION
The Alabama Press Association,
politics of after a harmonious session, doing
the day, it will serve a good cause and much good for the interests of the j construction of wooden track rail
may effect much in the restoration of craft, before adjourning on the 17'h, j ways, which have been tested and
good government, the pre ervation ot ordered invitations to be extended to i found
Considerable attention has
lately been given in Canada to the
GOV. BROWN S REPLY.
West’n and Atlantic R R Co.,
President’s Office
Atlanta, March 8tu
The Herald Publishing Company, Atlanta,
Ga.:
Gentlemen—la reply to your note, I
Lave to state that I have nut asked for
the space iu your columns, which the ar
tide occupies. I replied to questions
propounded or you, at yourown request*
It you do not choose to puolish my arti-
le, please return it. If you publish it,
I desire a revised copy of the proof, that
it mav appear correctly. When you pro
pound interrogatories, and invite a re'
ply, it set mi to me the reply is for yonr
own accommodation, and should not be
at the expense of him who answers at
your own solicitation.
I am, very Respectfully,
Your Obt. Serv’t.,
Joseph E. Bbown.
ot personal malignity toward the author,
fer whicU no rational cause can be said to
exist, and certainly no one possessed of
the similitude of man, however vain,
would think of making a disulay of bis
own fancied condition and astuteness at
the expense of a woman’s feelings and
literary reputation. Tue whole thing is
a mystery to us. We do not object to
criticism, but those who attempt it
should not forget that there is a poiut
where criticism ends aud brutality be
gins.
“We do not propose to review “Clif
ford Troup,” or to discuss its merits as
a literary work; but we have no hesita
tion in sa; ing that most of the criticisms
that we nave seen upon it are either un
fair or positively ridiculous. That it
possesses some f .nits, every ustute reader
will concede, but none of a grave
nature, or that will not reauily be cor
rected by practice and study. There are
icw of our successful Southern authors
who did so well in the beginning. To
condemn a novel Decause it does not
come up to the standard or Scott, or
Bulwer, or Dickeus, as some of our edi
torial wiseacres have done, is both un
just and absurd. What would these gen
tlemen themselves say were we to take
up one of their own journals, and because
their leaders did not rival those of Pren-
lice, or Bryant, or Greeley, throw down
the si eet in disgust as utterly worthless,
and advise the editor to go to school or
take to the plowhandlesV There are de
grees ot merit, each entitled to recogni
tion and a kiudly word o.* encouragement.
It is not ngnt that only he who reaches
the topmost round of ihe ladder should
be pr .tsed. Apply such a sale to any
other field of intellectual labor, and to
what woUid it lead ? Tu c re would be no
botiom rounds to the ladder at all aud
consequently, none capable of reaching
the topmost, for excellence in nothing is
at*aiued suddenly and without previous
effort.
Without pretension, the writer of this
protest claims to po sess some fair share
oi discrimination and a very general ac
quaintance with the literature of the old
and tne new scuo, is, aud while he has
not figured as the literary critic of the
New York Herald, (a very high author
ity in such matters, we a ! l know !) or of
any other journal, nor been guilty ot the
offensj of misquoting a book iu order
to fanricate a reason for its condemna
tion. He thinks he knows a good book
from a bad one, aud has no hesitation m
ctiuracienzing most of the unfavorable
comments on “ Clifford Troup” as un
founded in justice while some of them
are a little less than atrocious. While
these pretensious scribblers condemn
without qualification, we have heard a
number of the most intelligent men and
women of your State characteiize
it is a very readable book, conceived iu
the loftiest purposes, the story artistic
ally constructed, and the whole written
in a style of grace! a I naturalness and
ease that would do honor to many of our
veterau writers. Su?h is our own esti
mate of tne work, and did it possess no
other meri than its elevated Ch'-istiun
spirit, its lofty views of practical life, its
development of the secrets of domestic
happiness, and its striking exposition of
the sin of avarice and love of worldly
pomp, Mrs. Westmoreland would have
done society a service that would entitle
her to both honor and gratitude.
The heavy sale of the book proves
that tbe reading public do not sympa
thise with the illiberal and undeserved
criticism (so called) that have appeared
against it. This fact, with the good
opinions of men quite as competent to
judge as her ferocious reviewers, should
encourage her to go on with her labors,
trusting to an enlighted and just puolic
to reward her according to her merit.
Justice.
the wondering gaze of Ue multitude.
In one department are specimens of
the mineral weultli of Tennessee iron
ore, lead aiidcopptr, nrnrble and granite,
mineral pigments, etc.; and here a'so is
a veritab.e coal mine built with luige
blocks of coal from tha diflorent miues.
Iron and its manu'aciiires occupy a
pr rninent place iu the exposition, and
we noticed many improvements in uten
sils of daily use which we cannot men
tion for want of space.
Upon a modest little shelf in a retired
sp< t. we chanced to ob=erve n couple of
pig (?) hams weighing on*y 57 pouuds
each and quietly reposin'? by their aides *
f-w delicate pieces of breakfast bacon,
th- smallest weighing only 97 pounds.
Among the curiosities aud relics on
exhibition are the oW family carriage of
General Andrew Jackson, presented to
him while President of the United States,
and made from a portion of the timber
of the old ship “Constitution,” aud the
identical piano with which Eve umosed
Adam in the Garden of E len, which was
brought over in a ship from Lon.lou to
Philadelphia, and lnmled thence iu a
wagon to Nashvi'le, in 1810.
We pronounce the “Exposition” a suc
cess, and close our letter, returning om
siucere tnanks to Capt. Wm. Stoekwell,
President of the Board of Directors, and
other officers, for their very courteous
reception of your humble servant,
Kro. Kwtll.
The financial crisis in Aus
tria, the extortion of landlords, con
tinuance of unfavorable w r eather and
rumors of the existence of cholera,
combined, are likely to dim the at
tractiveness of the Exposition at Vi-
enua.
capable of sustaining an
public liberty and the perpetuity of I the press associations of New Y* rk, I amount of wear that will, in coun
our free institutions. Tennessee and Georgia to attend
— | their next session at Birmingham on
The attempted rigid enforce-, tfae third Tuesday in May, 1874.
meut of the prohibitory law against
the sale of intoxicating liquors is
producing a lively commotion among
the thirsty souls at the “ Hub,” aud,
as is usually the case, ev< ry device is
resorted to in order to evade the law.
A teirible conflagration oc-
.! curredat Hong Kong, China, on the
Lettei from NaitivtUe.
Nashville, Tenn. , May 16tb, ’73.
Editors Sun: Ws arrived in Nashville
ou the moraiug of the 15th, aud although
tbe city is tbrooged with visitors, we suc
ceeded, turcugh the courtesy of Messrs.
Winbourne A Glore, in obtaining com
fortable quarters at the “Battle House,”
and after doing foil justice to an excel
lent breakfast, we sallied forth to see the
wonders of the Exposition. The bnild
ing in which it is held is a temporary
structure, but is admirably adapted for
the purpose, and has been enlarged and
materially improved for the present
season.
The first ’mpression made npon the
mind of tne visitor is the happy harmony
iu the d sign displayed by the artist in
i be interior ornamentation of the build
ing, aud conspicuous among the decora-
Georgia's Frojirt M.
The report of the Commissioner of
Census presents a w ndertul exhibit of
the progress of the wstiufa 'taring inter
ests of the nation. Comparative tables
are furnished in the Commistionor’s re
port, from "which we glean the following
figures, showing the manufacturing in
terests of Georgia:
la 1830 Georgia h .d 1,522 mauufac-
tnrieg establishments aud employed
S,3f>8 hands. These establishments hod
invested $5,436,483 and paid annually
for wages $1,709,664. The materials
cousucued annually amounted to $3,404,-
917. aud the value of th» productions
reached $7,082,073.
Iu 1860 we had 1890 mu factoring
establishments, ar increase of 33^ over
1850. There were 11,575 bands employ
ed, an increase of 3 207. Tbe amount
of capital invest- d wv.a $10,850,875, an
increase of $5,434,392, or nearly double.
$2,925,148 were paid for wages. The
value of the materials consumed was
$9,986,532, or nearly three times as
much as was consumed in 1850, while
Ihe value of materials produced was
16,935,564 against $7,082 075 in 1850.
In 1870, leaving all mining and quar
rying statistics, we lmd 3.836 manufac
turing establishments The establish
ments are driven by 405 steam engines
of 10,826 horse power and 1,729 wate
wheels of 27,417 her e power. The in
vestment in these manufactories amounts
to $13,930,125, and they employ 18.871
bauds who are annually paid for their
labor $4,844,508 'ihe value of th-' ma
terial annually consumed is $18,583,731
and the value of the prod; 'ions $31,-
196,115.
Thus, it will be seen, notwithstanding
five years of the ho*,’ terrml -and ex
hausting war, by which the manuiactur-
ing interests of the entire South were
paralyzed, and many Georgia manufacto
ries consumed, during tlm last decade we
have built 1,946 factories, mot* than as
many again as we had in 1860, while the
products of these tactories have increased
from $16,925,564 in 1860 to $31,196,115
in 1870. Tnis is not omy an encourag
ing bat a big! ly creditable exb’bit, aud
should give an impetus to our State in
the coming ten years that will put it ' -r
in advance of ad her sister States of the
South. There can be no doubt that we
have commenced a new era in tbe south.
The attention cf the manufacturer is be
ing directed to tbe field where the staple
for fabrication is growed, and in the near
future the whirr of the spindle and the
click of the shuttle will be heard in every
county of the great cottoL growing belt.
The imperative laws of tn.de must pro
duce this change. Political demagogues
may delay its fulfillment for a time, but
it is as certain and as irresistible as the
match of enlightened progress.—Colum
bus Enquirer.
£3^" The last decision rendered bj
Chief Justice Chase, which would
have an interest on tb is account
alone, concerned an accident life in
surance policy. The case came from
Michigan, and was one in w aich the
heirs of the deceased, who had come
to his death by violence while walk
ing, sued for $5,000, the amount of
an accident policy which he had taken
out for one day on the day of his
death. Pavment was refused because
tiuns are the representations upon the
?lb. W ^ s h «dT';“ 9 of b 7h e ^7rio»U he P 01 *? stipulated insurance
various
Suites of the Union here, shines the Lone i against
accident and death while
Star of Texas; there, tne Palm tree of “traveling by public cr private con-
18 outh Carolina; the Constitution of Geor- • ,7 -,-r •, c-L . . TV
gia, supported by tne pillars of “Justice, veyance in the L nite^ ..tates ' r Do-
Wisdom and Moderation,” guarded by minion of Canada.” The assured
her sentinel with drawn sword; the ‘‘Sic p roceeded bv steamboat, after pur-
eac.j State hat her appropriate space aud chasing Ills insurance ticket, and then
walked about ei"ht miles to h's rest-
25^” Throughout the South gcc-
trallv there seems to be an exjxcia-
tion that the incoming cotton crop
will be the most valuab’e ever raised
n th»* United States.
representation.
tries where timberTs abundant, make 12d uf March. Forty-four acres of b^lTh^e “LXwbfU'Lng^^e * f ence * It was during this walk that
*' ' ' The
I scene on the Pacific Railroad, with itsut-1 ’**' ~ *7 * , 7
tendant train oi cars, and a herd of buf-1 did not COtn6 Witui 1 til6 t6r*HS of tlio
their use profitable over that ot costlv houses were destroyed, and 5,000 per-1 direction we see represented upon the he met bis death by viol ence.
irou tr ick- " sons rendered homeless. | a^fine^painting in treeco of a | j£i c hig an Courts held that the
We notice nearly every day a 23F = Tue Republicans of Ohio meet !*i’ oe s~chasea by ~the Indians! North-
statement that some Congressman j a Convention to-day at Columbus to ward and westward are charming arctic
h;to turned his back pay to the gov- j nominate candidates for State offices, j ^'7^ fllhing^ea^ad^of rSl^lfuJ";
erument or is apologizing for having 1 The present Governor, Noyes, will ami, turning to the south, we observe a
taken it. doubtless be re-nominate l. Deautfu! S:
contract, as walking was not “travel
ing by public or private conveyance,”
and Chief Justice Chase’s opinion
affirmed the judgment of the State
utkeru I.-rrs;: 8c:ns m * .z Cornu