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About The Georgia Jeffersonian. (Griffin, Ga.) 18??-18?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1854)
ha*, it hail no rel ative to claim it, and none knew whose child it was. \ young man who lost his father and mother, appeared to be more concerned about $1,00) which his father had left in the safe of the boat than about his parents. Hut these are mere incidents of the conflagration. The ILt of passengers was consumed, and as no list was taken of those who were saved, the entire loss of life cannot be correctly Wtimated. Mr. Jackson and one child, of Harbour county, Ala., were lost ; his wife and eight children were saved. Mrs Jol ly an i one child, of Randolph count' - , Ga. were lost; Mr. J. was saved. B. F. Los tin, of Lenoir c unty, X. C., was saved, Imt lost two negroes. Rev. J. McCarter, of Clinton, Georgia, lost three negroes; he and his wife were saved, though the latter was badly injured I)r. J. M. Young, from Hancock county, Ga., lost a servant boy, his books, surgical instru ments, and clothing. Mrs. Davidson, from Macon county, Ala., lost several ne groes. Mr. Graham, from Williamsburg* S. C., lost two negroes and SSO) in gold. Thomas J McLnnatlian, of Bristol, Conn, is missing. J D Hubbard, of Bristol, Conn, wis saved, but lost his baggage, etc. A gentleman from Stewart county, Ga., whose name we did not ascertain, lost several negroes. The Georgia had 13)0 bales of cotton on boar l, all of which was lost, together with 2'JJ bales which In l a few hours he - fare been landed on the wharf from the stevni’mt Helen, from Mobile. Ihe r.iilroa 1 warehouse, and about 1 )0 feet of the whirs were burned- The loss of pro perty cannot have been less than sl2 3,- 000 The Helen was saved by pushing her off fro n the wharf into the lake. The value of the s x steamboats destroy ed, is $3)0,000, mostly insured in Western offices. The rest of the property is most ly insured in Xew Orleans, pr ncipally in the Crescent office. Ttie total loss is vari onslv estimated at from $700,000 tosl,- ooo'ooo .4 Pjarful scene on t*ie Ohio. The C a-mu iti Colunbian ii giving an account of the late storm upon the Ohio river vhi;h cvhjl >o much destruct on of life an l property, says: A fl cet of can il boats, numbering about seventy, containing nearly nine hundred thonsati 1 bushels of coal, haviug becti sank, and some twenty of their crew have perished in a watery grave. We read with mingled feeling of terror and compassion, of the horrors endured by the shipwrecked maria r, who strugg ing ; n the illim table ocean, after a brief effort, sinks beneath the blue waters, which roll a sullen accompaniment to the wild wail ing of the wind over his boundless grave. Or, perhaps, cast upon some desolate nhore, he finds a last resting place, Ins bones bleaching in the winds of heaven, a sad memento to the wayfarer upou the pathless waters, who might perchance view th )se last relics of mortality. VI e feel, as we should, that the poor stormbeat en mariner, in his adventurous and perilous career, has large claims upou our sympa thy But we cannot realize, while looking upon the usually i-oftly gliding stream, which ripples joyously on its way, between the romantic banks which confine it in its meandering course, our own beautiful ‘•belie riviere,” the silvery Ohio, that scenes of as wild and stormy reality can l>c witnessed upon its water, as upon the boisterous billows of the Atlantic. On Sunday night the jets of gas threw ih-.-ir flickering rays along the streets and avenues of the city, but they lighted few w ijfarcrs upon their course. Xow and then, the form of a shivering watchman would throw its shadow upon the pave ment, and that w. s all, for the home less vagabonds ha 1 found some nook or resting j lace to hide them from the bitter bla-t of that memorable night ‘I he wind swept in dismal howling upon the turbid and angry waters of the Ohio, cow swollen by the liberal outpourings of its tributaries, while tlie giants of the forest era- ked and groaned as they bent before its resistless sway. Anon heavy flakes of snow, fleecy messengers of the storm king, swept through the air, adding to the wintry desolation of the surround ing scene. L'poa that bitter night, a cry of despair was heard upou the dark expanse of the foaming current. It came > fiom the crews of the coal boats, which, 1 unmanageable in the powerful stream, were whirling rapidly to destruction.— One ga’.lcat soul with undaunted spirit ami Herculean strength, taking the end of a rope between his teeth, cast himself into the waves, breasting the n until he reached the shoe, but here his strength failed him, and lie fell. At the same time a yell of agony burst upon the night, the boats had swamped, and the strong men were swept like reeds, on, on beneath the dark waters Os the seventeen, who, a few hours before were full of life and hope, but seven were saved. One who swam ashore perished where lie landed, and nine sunk to rise no more. Ihe seven survi vors were rescued from a like fate by Capt Kcpner, of the steamboat Scioto, wiio after administering to their wants, brought them in safety to the city.— Cincinnati Coi’u'iibim. Our Charge at Vienna. It seems that Judge Jackson, our wor thy charge to Austria, is to be overrun with applications for protection from foolish, fussy people, who wantonly and unnecessarily get themselves into iiot wa ter, by interfering with what does not con cern them, and foreigners, who having once breathed the airot America, imagine that they are absolved from all obligation to respect the municipal laws of Austria. tVe are among those who hold it to be one of the first ilut'es of the government to give pro e tiou to its citizens in foreign lands. We glory in the conduct of Capt. Ingraham, and approve his galient inter ference in behalf of the outraged Koszta; but we do not hold that cither native, adopted, or intended citizenship of the Republic should give impunity to fools and rascals to travel through Europe and kick up a muss at their pleasure. The Rev. Mr. Richmond, who has recently been making a foil of himself at Vienna, and putting Judge Jackson to some trouble, if all accounts be true, is one of those pestilent, busy body, nnschiefmaking sort of people, who it would be well to bag wncrever they arc found, and keep out oi harm’s way. buck fellows should at least be allowed to take their chances for good or ill usage, whenever they misbehave themselves. The last case which the Judge lias had to deal with, is that of one Simon T casing, 1 an Austrian, who visited the United States in 1819, and, as appears from Mr. Marcy’s account of him, obtained by perjury a pas port from this government, w ith which he recently returned to Austria, where he has been arrested for some offence, and n-w claims protection of this government.— Judge Jackson promptly looked into his case and presented the facts to his govern merit. Ills action in the premises is tally justified by the Secretary of State, who does not consider that Tonsing has any just claim to the protection of tins govern ment. Mr. Marey, however, instructs Judge Jackson to extend to him such as si tance as can properly be given to short en the period of his confinement and enable him to return, if he is so disposed, to the United States If, as is stated, he obtain ed his American passport by perjury, we should think it quite as well lo let him rc main in Europe. We have the fullest confidence, not only io Judge Jackson’s intrepid assertion of the rights and honor of his flag, whenever and wherever assailed, but also in his pru dence and discretion in any emergency that may arise. All who know him know that he is not the man to judge falsely of his duty nor to shrink from its perform ance Scv. .Ye ics. Texas. Speaking of ths immense emigration to the State during the past few months the Dallas Herald says: The emigration during the pist autumn and present winter has been unprecedent ed. Hundreds, we may say thousands, have passed through this place—a great many bound to the Colorado, and a num ber for this and adjoining counties. The emigration this year is quite different from that of former years. Many of the emi grants who have come into the country this season are men of wealth. 1 lie num ber of slaves greatly exceeds that of any previous year. There is a steady tide yet setting in; scarcely a day has passed in the la-t three months in w hich from 15 to 30 wagons have not passed through town, and the cry is still they come. Our coun try was never better prepared to receive the n. Our farmers have been rewarded with most excellent crops of grain. The land abounds in a 1 the necessaries of sub stantial living. Corn, wheat and pork are mor* abundant, f.nd to be had at much j lower rates than heretofore, and besides we have the richest lands in the State to divide with them at fair prices. There is yet room and welcome fore more. The Gonzales Inquirer says, that Mr. Shannon, a very gentlemanly and intelli gent emigrant from the State of Missouri, who passed through Gonzales a few days since, states that at and between Preston on Red River, and Gonzales, lie counted 2,30) emigrant wagons, bound for western Texas, a great many of which are from Missouri, lie mentions one county in that State as being almost depopulated by emigrants to Texas. The same gentle men says that in the vicinity of BelJton, in Bell county, exclusive of the above, he saw at one view, lie thinks, about 500 tents pitched, all home seekers. The Administration Sustained by the .\hraska dill It will be seen by the dispatch on our Ist page, says the Savannah News, that the Senate have sustained Gen. Pierce’s ad ministration on the Nebraska bill by a handsome vote. The test arose on the motion of Mr Chase, to strike out the words in the fourth section of the bill, which declares the Missouri Compromise prohibiting the introduction ofslavcry north of the line 30° 30’ superseded by the com promise of 1350. The motion to strike out was lost by a vote of 30 to 13. Tiius have the agitators of the new crusade against the South received a stunning rebuke from the Senate, who have nobiy sustained the administration in its efforts to maintain the integrity of the compro mise adjustment of the slavery question. It is such actions that will give confidence to the South, and peace and quiet to the country. The war of hards and softs will cause no longer uneasiness, while the final ity of the compromise and the good faith of the north is proclaimed by such voters in Congress. A dispatch from Washington says,— The democratic Senators have held several Caucuses relative to the Nebraska bill.— They held one this morning, and the refu sal of tiie Senate so adjourn to Monday is considered evidence that they resolved to force the bill through the Senate immedi ately. Nashville anti Chattanooga Rail Hoad. The Chattanooga Gazette of Tuesday the 7ih inst. says that the late heavy rains did great damage to the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. Its construc tion has been a work of immense difficul ty and expense, owing to the many diffi culties rttered to below The Gazelle teds is that “between Nashvilleand the me i i rite tiaelt was injured in several places, and some of the bridges weie ren-> deied unfit fur use. This caused deten tions, and one or two accidents. But a large lorce were put to repairing, and w hen we came over it last Sunday” week, it was in tolerably favorab'e condition, s: ‘hat we made pretty fair time to the ri ver. Here wo touud no conveyance to p:Osecute our journey, and in company with a ha'f dozen stout hearts, we pro cured a “hand-car” and put out for home. But even ihis simple caui ;ge was destin ed to a short run. In a lew miles we encountered an impassable slide on the road, and we were compelled to abandon it and walk. “If we were subject to fatigue, vve were enabled to examine the Road better than we could have done in traveling any uthei wise. We had a preity good knowl edge of the country through which the road was built, and always doubted if u safe track could be kept upon some parts of the line, without a heavy and constant expense. Toe present injuries to the Road are very serious, and must take several vseeks, with all the force that can be employed, to repair, so that the ears can run over it. The very deep cuts, heavy fills, and peculiar ground, combine to make the Road lo the bridge danger ous and expensive. Nothing can pre vent constant slides hut arching the road in many places, and even this precaution aiy step will sometimes fail, when huge overhanging rocks break loose from their lastuessus, and come tumbling down with ali their crushing weight. Th steamer Alabama, from Columbus to Apalachicola, was destroyed by fire on the 4th inst. Mte had 1,300 bale? ot cotton on board. No lives lost, GRIFFIN. F£J3R T TARY’ 13, 1331 Mr, Editor: The following names are suggested as suitable persons to represent the city for the next municipal year, at the election in April next. No objection, it is believed, can be urged ngainst any of them. MANY VOTERS. For Mayor, L. S. SALMONS. For Aldermen, ill WE S TMO !l EL A ND, A. MERRITT, W. 11. HANCOCK ; S. W. MANGHAM, A. FEE Ml NO, W. M. CLINE, A. PORTER, It,. W. ROBIN EON. Air. Editor, —Please publish the follow ing ticket for Mayor and Aldermen, to be supported at the ensuing election in April next. GOOD ORDER. For Mayor, { WM. AL CL I'VE. For Aldermen, A LL EN FL EATING, 11. W. BROWN, W. 11 HANCOCK, C. II JOHNSON, JOHN SPRIT EL, W. J. JOSSE Y, A. MERRITT, WAI. 11. VAUGHN. Mn. Editor: Please publish thc followin'Ticket for Mayor and Alderin mi, aa i oblige Uu ci’ ze is of Gridin: F;r may r, Cot.. WM. It. PHILLIPS. FOR aldermen, J. O. BEER'S, GEORG ii WHITE, GEORGE CLARK, WILLIAM J. J )3SEY, JOHN WILLIAMS. LEE S nULKLA.NL>, V PISH, S. S. CM PRAY, Temperance Tljeti ig. Pursuant to adjournment, a large por tion of the friends of Temperance met in the City Hall, on Friday evening the 10. h inst., —and on motion of Rev. J II Camp bell, Judge C. W. C. Wright was railed to tiie Chair, and J. S. Jones requested to act as Secretary. ‘1 he chairman having statc-d the object or the meeting to be for the purpose of nominating suitable officers for the muni cipal government of tiie city of Griffin, on motion of Win. F Moore, the chairman appointed tnc following nominating com mittee, viz: Messrs. W. F. Moore, J. It. Martin, and Thomas H. Bray,—who, af ter having retired for a few moments, an nounced the following candidates: TEMPERANCE TICKET. For Mayor, A UGUS TIN L. BOR !)ER S’. F*ov Aldermen, C. H. OSBORN, Al. WES TMO ll E L IND, WM. FLEMING, J. P. MILNE ii, J. iV. SHACKLE FORD, C. H. JOHNSON , DAVID SWOB WM. 11. VA EGON. Whereupon, o i motion of ll'7. J. IT. Campbell, the report was mu inimousiy n dopted. ‘The commutes recommended Mr F. M. Ison as a suitable candidate foa City Mar shal, which recommendation, was, upon motion of Dr. F. Y. Clark, also adopted. The following gentlemen were appoint ed a committee to fill vacancies, should there be any, viz: Messrs W. F. Moore, Id. Ufford, Jacob Andrews and Vines Fish. On motion of Dr. F. Y■ Clark, the pro ceedings of this meeting were ordered to be published in the city papers; whereupon the meeting adjourned. C. \V. C WRIGHT, Ch’m. J. S. Joxt s, Sec’ry. r l’tie J;E2ies Lt. We have a remote and dreamy recol lection of a steamer by the above name plying somewhere, long, long ago, so long that our memory, which is pretty good, runneth not to the contrary. We see the old boat is gone at last, and the gnawing tooth of time has fairly done its work. Bhe broke in two on a recent voyage from New Orleans to Key West, but was towed up. to St. Marks. T hc account says, “tho better opinion is, that she will be unfit for further service.” We should suppose so The Southern people used to be the pe culiar prey of Yankee Jonathan in times past, and were looked upon as the “fatted calf” of Jonathan’s feasting. Rubbish articles of clumsy and unfinished manufae. ture used to be thrown by, varnished and polished a little, and then labelled “put up expressly for the Southern market,” with tho assurance that the merchant of the South would take it all as quite com plimentary, and purchase their rotten ar ticles with greediness. But thc Southern Yankee is as cute as the Northern of late days, and if he was only trained to the same depth of meanness, would be a full match for him. As it is, there is no great deal to be made off of him lately, so the Northern traders have to try their wits upon each other. This they will do, rather than do nothing, for a Yankee must be trading in some way. The last wo have noticed was in the city of Now York, where a splendid gift lottery was got up, and after selling all the tickets they could, the managers give notice that the lottery is abandoned, and holders of tickets can effect a compromise with them at seventy five cents in the dollar! This of course is a plain business transaction, which every Yankee will understand, and admit as/ ente and allowable. / The Home and Grave of Wash ington. We publish below a fervent and nervous, as well as touching and beautiful appeal, said to be penned by a lady, a native of Virginia, but now an adapted daughter of South Carolina. The appeal is made “to the Ladies of the South,” and its ob ject purports to be, to save the repose of j the “Father of his Country” from disturb* j ance and his grave from sacrilege and desecration. The article is signed “A Southern Matron ” VVe will presume and take it, for grautc l that such is the wri ter; and.not only so, but that she is also from old Virginia, as she says, and we will add, “of one of the first families.” — All this we believe to be quite probable. We are sorry whenever we are obliged to differ with a lady in opinion, and always do so witlf unfeigned reluctance. But with all due respect and coa-ideration for the sex, we are urged to this conclusion in tlm present instance The lady has been mis informed —she is under wrong impressions, and her fears are groundless. The article I referred to reads as follows: TO THE LADIES OF THE SOUTH. A descendant of Virginia, and now a daughter of Carolina, moved by feel ings of reverence for departed greatness and goodness, by patriotism and a sense of national, an I above all, Southern honor, ventures to appeal to you in behalf of the Home and Grave of Washington. Ladies of the South —of a region of warm, generous, enthusiastic hearts, where there still lingers some unselfish love of country and country's honor, some chival ric feeling yet untouched by that “nation al spirit” so rapidly overshadowing the morals of our beloved land, amoral blight, fatal to man's noblest attributes, and which love of money and speculation seems to survive—to you we turn. Y r ou who retain some reverence for the noble dead, some admiration and remembrance of cx altcd worth and services when they arr*y 0 more! Os you wo ask, will £dn yod look on passively bAAi” the home and the gray-'-of matchless patriot, who is *9 complexly identified with yonr land, sold as a possession to speculative ma chinists, without such a feeling of indigna tion firing your souls as shall cause you to rush with one heart and spirit to the rescue! Ladies of the South, can you be still, with closed souls and parses, while the . world cries “Shame upon America,” and sutler Mount Vernon, with all its sacred . associations, to become, as- is spoken of, and probable, the scat of manufacturers and inannfactor.es, noise and smoke, and - the “busy hum of men,” destroying all sanctity and repose around the tomb of ( your own “wo Id’s wonder.” Oh! it can , not be possible. What! such sacrilege, such desecration, while you have hearts to feel, toe shame and the power to prevent it! Never! Forbid it shades of the dead, that the pilgrims to the shrine of true pa triotism should find thee forgotten and sur rounded. by blackening smoke and deafen ing’ machinery, where money, only money, ever enters die thoughts, and gold, only gold, moves the heart and nerves the arm. Once our Congressional Hails were the resort of .wisdom, integrity and patriotism; where enlightened heads and upright minds sought t-ULsjffi! their official obligations by comprehending and faithfully executing the “glorious code of laws” which bound us into one common country, and also by vieing with each other who should add most to that country’s weal at home and glory abroad. But ail seems- changed Washington and his principles and his spi rit appear no longer to influence the city which bears his name. Oil! who that has a spark of patriotism but must mourn such early degeneracy, when they see who fill our legislative halls and crowd our politi cal metropolis! VVhocan restrain a pang of shame when they behold the annual rush thither of jobbers and bounty-seekers, of office aspirants and trucklers, of party corrupters and corrupted, all collecting like a flock of vultures foe their prey, prowling and polluting the grave and high purposes of legislation? Ladies of the South! —Should we ap peal to suca as those to protect the grave of Washington from the grasp of the spec ulator and worldling? And should we appeal either to or through your Senators and Representatives? What have they done, or would or could do in that mystic air? No—it is to you mothers and daugh ters of the South that appeal can be made with a-hopeful confidence It is woman’s office to be a vestal; and even the “fire of liberty” tee care of her devotion and tiie purity of her guardianship. Yonr hearts are fresh, reverential and animated by lively sensibilities and elevated -purpo ses. With you therefore patriotism has not yet become a name. And should there ever be again “times to try men’s souls,” there will be found among and of you, as of old, heroines superior to fear and selfish considerations, acting for coun try and its k mor. Believing this, one of yonr countrywo men feels emboldened to appeal in the name of tiie mother of Washington and of Southern feeling and honor, to all that is sympathetic and generous in your nature to exert itself; and by your combined ef forts now, in village and country, town and city, the means may be raised from the mites of thousands of thousands o gentle hearts, upon whom his name has yet a magic spell, which will suffice to se cure ami retain Ins home and grave, as a sacred spot for all coming time. A spontaneous work like this would be such a monument of love and gratitude as has never yet bfien reared to priest, patriot or mortal man; an 1 while it would save American honor from a blot in the eyes of a gazing world, it wouiu furnish a shrine where atdeast Fie mothers of the land and their indignant children, might make their offerings in the cause of the greatness, ! goodness and prosperity of their country, j It is known to you that Congress has virtually declined to purchase and presorvo Mount Vernon on behalf of the nation Yet there is now necessity for immediate action, as schemes are on foot for its pur chase by Northern capital, and its devo tion to money making purposes. It is therefore respectfully and earnestly sug gested to you, and by one who in her de scent inherited the sympathies and rover-! enee of those who were once in the social 1 relations of life, with tho “Father of his 1 country,” that tho South, by general con tribution, each a mite, furnish the amount 1 sufficient for the purchase of Mount Ver- < non—that the property be conveyed in , trust to the President of tl*e United’ States, and tffte Governor of Virginia—to be preserved and improved in your name as a hallowed resort for all people—that for its continued preservation and improve ment, a trifle by charged each visitor,— and that your contributions to effect these noble ends, may be gathered into the hands of the Governors of your Stat#s respectively, to be remitted to the Gov ernor of Virginia, with authority and di rection to make the purchase. * A SoiJfiJERX Matrox. Now’ this is the first time we have heard that it had ever entered into the heart of man to conceive of turning the premises at Mount Vernon into a site for manufactu ring. The lady must certainly be under a mistake. No such thing has been thought of. But we will tell this “Southern Ma tron” what has been thought of. A ma jority of the members of Congress have long desired to purchase the premises at Mount Vernon, to convert them into a public institution, and preserve them to alt. the States as a perpetual memento of him who was “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” But never until lately would the owner consent to part with them at any price. After his consent was given a very high price was demanded, to which was super added a claim on the part of Virginia that she, as a State, an 1 she only, as the guar dian of her sou’s ashes. was properly en titled to their custody aul the ownership of the soil; and whenever the question is started in Congress, tills claim is inter posed by the members from Virginia.— But for this, we presume Mount Vernon would long s;acc have been purchased by Congress. Thus the nutter stands at present. The “Southern Matron” mav sec from this, that if the Georgia iadios co-operate with her, they on'y contribute J ‘privQ cnoaiselves of the custody of Washington’s Grave in common with all the other United States, saving and ex cepting Virginia; whereas if Congress makes the purchase for the United States, tiic whole Union will have a common in terest in his remains and the Mount Ver non estate. Now, in our opinion, if Vir ginia is des.rous to have the exclusive cus tody of her noble and gallant sou’? ashes; she should just plank up the money and take the deea, without saying anything to the other States about the matter—surely not ask them to contribute money to pur chase the premises exclusively for her. None of the other States like to interfere with Virginia—Congress does not. Wash ington washer own native born-eluca ted and reared on her soil, and his ashes repo- es on her bosom. She is best en titled to their care and preservation if site wishes it, but then she should not play the dog iu the m mgor, and neither take charge of them herself nor let others do it. What docs this fair lady propose to do? First, that the Ladies of the South shall purchase the premises fur Vcrg nin —at least the proposition amounts to this in effect -and then make a National Show Ground of the sacred spot, at a stipulated sum per head, “children and servants half price” we suppose! O wli.it a falling oil from the tone of the article at its com mencement, where she treats of “machine ry” and “money, only money,” “gold, and only gold,” in such lofty .-train--. We agree with the fair writer that Mount Vernon should be purchased and preserved to the country. The home and the grave of Washington should be fal lowed ground as long as the llag of civil liberty floats over it, but we see no neces sity for tue ladies of Georgia to trouble themselves with the matter. If Virginia wishes to make the purchase and preserve the premises to herself, half a million of dollars will effect the object and put the grounds in repair; if she does not, Congress is ready an 1 waiting to appropriate that amount. Where is the Pulaski Monument? Where the one in honor of De Kalb?— those gallant souls that poured out their life’s bl >od o;i the soil of Georgia. Here arc objects cqu illy noble and nearer home, if the Ladies of Georgia desire to do honor to the gallant dead. All laul to the memory of Washington, and if there was any necessity to help on this patriotic project to consecrate Mount Vernon to high and honorable purposes, we should bid the daughters of Georgia do their part. But there is not; and while we venerate the memory of Washington, let us not do injustice to his gallant campeers, in our generous enthusiasm to honor hitn.j Tax osi Passengers- Tiic PiitliKlulphij Inquirer st.ites’fhat it is I i.V probable (lint during the present session of the Pennsylvania Legislature, a law will he enacted, imposing a tax p-.r capita up:n all in lividtials who pass through the Suite ol Pennsylvania by the Lake Shoru Ita ilroa I. This roo t extcn.Js from tJiiUMo west want, nnl pisses through Urie conn ty, Pa The travel is already in iiense—about a thousand a day—and is rapidly increasing. Snell a tax, w-; u ) lerslan I, his lonif boon in existeriec i y tlu State of New Jersey, where they derive a I irje rsvciii from pas.-enjors passing 1 1 roin Piidadelnlii i to New Y >i k or uisg vena — a dollar, il we have boo 1 c >rreetly informed, on each head. This is a virtual vio'uti >n of the constitu tion of the United Sta (is, as that instrument clearly lavs it down that “llio citizens of each State shall be entitled to all llm privileges and j.oi irnificsof citizens in the sevcf.-yl Stipes,” and this tax ys ex pressly laid lor the purpose'of taxing travellers Ir >m abroad, whether they bo citizens of llyo Uni ted Stales or o >t. li is triy *, the ciljz ms of Now Jersey submit to the tax aisn, whenever tlyoy pass Irom one city to the nllp'r, but. this tipsy can \yell ad ml, when peril ips it is the only tax they pay to the Stale, an I all others are piid by (qrijijin Ir.tvoi le's in consequence of this onerous laty. Ipit this is only o nos the thousand ways the North ern States hive ol robbing the Soltherner, lyhon evi rthey “and t!ochaivjc. 1 his is u great country, that is certain, f for every body says so; and Uncle Sam is rich and can afford expenses. Bat still we are living rather fast in some particu lars, especially about the city of Washing ton. There is not only the New Capitol, which will consume every dollar of five millions before the bill is footed, but a Mr. Thomas Motley now proposes to build a cast iron bridge across the Poto mac for five millions more. Hither an I extravagant price for a bridge, if it is a mile long. Things at Washington. If miv In; williin ih rcincinluanff! of ni.iay y. f alive. liow (Sen. Jack-on u-eil lo m magea-vlcon-j tril liisyoungsters at. Washing; on, even ii llt irl private affair-, telling them tint n.i um.'er limeitoi.- ary •>< I *o in ni ii3tr.iti.y-i cn'J remain (here and hold office under him n iloss he was a i,l in >rii a i well as carta'.l.:. At onetime In-, senl a note to o to of (h •. vnig g •nllemjn, idling him that unless ho settled up i n neffiat-Jy with lib wash vi na t t!i: Dep trlin it coil 1 .lisp.,* • , v ith Ins services, and at atio'her ho endorsed on- O ftho clerk’s n .tcgm.d ha I it p it Mink >\,r c:i-etio. thus compelling him to choose between luvin- it hi itself or Ij.ivi.ig it (or I©-,. Ji Asm t-,’ iMy ler protest. It seems Mr. Pi -rooks Ca'ii iel are i-nitati <g hi* exam de. The f.lfowing letter ap pears iu the Souths.Jo Detmer.it: Wasiiivgton, Jan. -l it, l?s\ Ai n fleet ni!/ incident occurred to d.iy m the -Navy Department. A yiniinr anti accomplished lady was In see the 3 rre I ary relative to some sus picions winch huox over .be legality of thecere tr*iny ol her reecat. with a Li utenaut in Ihc Naval Sei vice. Site slates that some month* since, she was conducted lo a house i:i Ibis eitv, and there married to her supposed husband, hv a person, 0.-tensi.dy an Episcopal Clergyman— liiai rinxs were exeli m-jed, an t for a short tim -lliev lived together, when lie was suddenly called off lo the Pacific. Don!)'? have been raised as to Ihr legality ol the m rsi ig>, aid she cute m ‘ “I!! “'T h “ ! , “ en •‘■iposi'tion Vrac ficed upon her. fan.-j l4lclyon ~;,a iin„ |a . I> > na.ruivp, j.dietary Dnhii,w.l!i tnat energy arm •* ; 0 uncss of eharacter lor which he is so }: IS |. •; distinguished, peremplmily ordered Ine L eu enanl to report, in person, lo him, at a* ear y a uerio I as p.is-nhln: declaring, with e o>nnsi* that if it did i urn out !o he true ilaat be had p-.che and a li-.iud upon the poor girl, bi* n.uc 5h.,,,! I he y’ricken at once f.o'iv She roil of the mw. JcSIHS. For the Georgia Jellcrsoi iian. Sabbuth Itetdiii;. SViun-vry Monvixo, Feb. 12, ISM. Mij rr Cline: —ln the Ist, 21,’ 31 an 1 4r,h centuries of the Christian c’iro lolozy, there were manyxfivines, evangelists, preach ers, minfsters, apostolic successors, or whatever they may be called-mostly now called Fathers, with St. attached to the r names. These men were rough in person speech and attire, like the reformer Mar tin Luther. The manners and character of their countries and age pr.ibably re quired them to be so. <‘ hristianity then was not a whit more refined, or its dis ciples of either sex less extravagant iu their sayings and doings, than its folio-,v ©rs of the present day arc, p- oving the truth of the old saying, “limn m nature ‘* tin* same itv all age i and climes.” Among these renowned Fathers, who arc now so often quote l from the sacred desk and by polemical theologies in schools of Divinity, as much to show their profound learning as to prove as true most absurd dogmas, by which they have turn ed upside down, like Alexander the cop persm th, the whole Christian world, was the Father St. Chrysostom. This name was given to him for his eloquence, of which you will have a specimen below His name, from t .voGroik words, signifies golden mouth. He wrote and spoke in the Greek language, the polite tongue of that age, as the French is iu our day. It was fashionable before as well as at this period, to bestow epithets on men, poets and orators, expressive of their eloquence I’lms Homer, Ne tor, Ulyses, Plato, were called honey bees, their eloquence, intlljtuence , flowing with honey Bees were said to make their ues-ts in their throats. It is different now. Wasps, hornets and yellowjackets make their nests iu the mouths of orators. Hear their speeches at the. Bar, in Congress, Legisla tures and popular assemblies, at the pre sent day St. Ohysostom was preacher to the Christian churches in the 4th century, in ancient Byzantium, the city of owds, as its name means, afterwards the city of Con stantine, the first Christian capitol in the world It Hands on a Strait between the Levant and Euxine, separating the | Asiatic and European world, the world of riiicm and Japhet, a pjuce renowned in ancient and modem history, for wars, death and slaughter, heroism both pagan and Christian. That Strait w called Bosplio ros, because, there was the great pass for cattle between the two worlds— bos cow, and p/tero to carry. In that great metro polis were many slaves, not black, but white, captives of war, general y called Helotes, a Greek word meaning captives, as our modern word slave also means, from the gallic term rsclave, selavonian.— When the Gauls subdued Sclavouia, a province now in Hungary, those people were, as captives of war, reduced to slave ry- Nov the following extract of a sermon preached in a church in Constantinople, especially to the ladies, members of the; church, will show you the- manners of Christians in his day, and may have some application to this time. Primitive Christ ianity is supposed to have been very pure, refined and patient Well, we will now see. I take the extract t'roaa I>eßow’s Review: “Ephesians IVtli, 31st f —Let all bit terness, anil wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from yon with all malice—above all things (address ing himself to the sifters of the congrega tion,) let women hear this, for it treats of their habitual practice. When they are exasperated with their damsels, the whole house reechoes with the cry, and should the house adjoin the street, every passenger overhears the screaming mistress, and the shrieking maid; “what can he the matter?” bursts from every month. It is Mrs so and so, beating her maid, — What! may she not boat her? I say not that, for site ought. Hut not continually, not immoderately, nor for household trifles, nor for negligent servico merely. Hat if the maid injures her own soul, then all men will approve, and none condemn the beating. \es! If site will not improve, corroct her,” says the preacher, “with a rod and blows. And what am Ito do, if aim paints? Forbid it. What if s!>o is given to drinking, talking and scandal?” Why, how many ladies are the same? ~ But many a mistress is so savage as to scourge, till one whole day cannot efface the stripes. And when the unhappy wo man next appears in the bath, all this cruelty is disclosed. Nvw she is threaten ed with the dungeon; assailed new with ten thousand oaths aucl maledictions; first, she is a witch, then a street walker, and next a —i*e, for in her framing passOa a mistrearrif-iholds no word of in*alt. Sh* strips her and hinds her to the bed post, summons her children to the spectacle and bids her dotard spouse act the part of ex - ecutioner. Ought these things to happen in houses of Christians? Why are you all’ blushing? or rather not all, such as feel it applicable to themselves? ’ “Hus band and wife,” says the saint, “should by no means intrude upon each other’s pro vince, in the management of the servants.” “But look back,” cries the wife, “at neigh bor so and se; lie is a low fellow, and his parents are nobodies. But he is ready for any thing, and bustles about the world,, and has made his fortune. That is the reason his wife is covens t with gold, aw I drives white mules to her carriage, a i l goes where she likes with her neat hv i li rnaidens and troup of eunuchs iu her train And you, yon coward, you-pol troon, you sleepy hunks, yon crunch in your cell oh unhappy woman that I am I ’ 11 A wife shon’d mt thus speak, yet if she persists, I>er husband must not boat her bnt smooth her down, consider ing that she is rather flustered.' 5, These sermons were delivered in the 4th century of the Christian era, about 399 A I) , to the Christians of Byzantium, by Fa hcr St Chrysostom, the golden mouth. But there never was a medal without a reverse, F- TANARUS). 0, i* r :no J.e!F< 3Lj ir Cline, I I>ka Sip:—l make it a matter of in terest, constantly to read the weekly re port? of the official transactions of our Aldermen, and their Clerk, Trea surer and Marshal. These reports are concise, clear and satisfactory, f give alt credit to those gentlemen for their energy and vigilance. As far as the sil and weather will per nit, they keep the streets in good order, and also the morals of this place, to the extent of their corporate powers. But I hope they will allow nit* to say, they make the back of poor Jack bead and crack under the burden of hi* taxes. Especially” 1 object to that mat ter of the hearse. We could have done without that expense, if every one was like ins. As to myself, I, and I suppose :every Christian philosopher with me, would as leave be carried’ to his- fast earth ly home in a dust cart as in any other way; for we are nothing but dust and ash es anv how, butterflies in life, mouldering clay in death; and we should thus be more dike our Lord. He was carried to his death and his tomb on two pieces of rough wood on (he back of a hntable Cy renian He cared not. He knew he would not he long there. Neither will we lie forever iu our beds of dust. We will all rise together in that morning whose glory and in-ignifice ice will b; in, effab'.e, dressed to suit the occasion and our eternal destiny, with powers and ei pae'.ties to enjoy or endure it. Why then should we care about the pomp of hearses? F. D. Cb For iha h-rt". isoi n . Mu. Fierro®.:.—l have been informed that at a meeting of a portion of the citi zens of Griffin, held on Friday the 10:h inst a ticket for Mayor and Aldermen was nominated indirect reference to the restriction of the ii pior traffic How much soever I may differ in opinion with the a Ivocales ot this movement to accomplish the intended object, it is not my design at present to debate, nor in it my purpose to raise objections to the gentlemen who iiave besn put in nomination by that meeting. I hey are all good men and true, and would, if elected, doubtless ren der good service to the city. But 1 am not alone in my desire to know why our present worthy Mayor and Aldermen, with one single exception, were overlook ed by the e guardians of the public mo rals. What has Win. R. Phillips done, or what has lie left undone, that has ren dered him unworthy of recollection? Why are not Win. M. Cline, Alloa Fleming, A A. Porter, Merritt, Wl. D. Smith, and L S Salmons, a-; well qualified to manage our city affairs, protect the public morals, and promote the general i .terest of our city, as the gentlemen nominated at the last Friday’s meeting? Are they not men of sobriety, lovers of the public peace, and by their experience, as well calculated to promote the general we Toe ing of our community, as the gentlemen above referred to? Have they iot don as much t.o protect our people against the •vil consequent upon the liquor traffic, as they legally could do? And why should they be turned out and anew set put in their places, who are not superior either in intelligence or moral worth? These are questions which tiie people of Griffin should ponder well before they repudiate their true servau.s- and put others in their stead I for erne, am decidedly in favor of re-electing cite present bur i, a id 1 am very much mistaken if a large ma jority of our people are not of the same opinion. PRO BO SO PUBLICO- The Legislature As we anticipated, this body did uus adjourn on. Saturday last. There was too much unfinished business still before them which it was impossible for them to eoui plete by that time. The bill for the removal of the State House was passed in the house of Repre sentatives last week, by the casting vote o* the Speaker, and seat to the Senate. It was taken up there on Friday afternoon and evening, and after a number of speeches, Mr. Collier offered a substitute, in sub stance that the question be refered to the people at the next general election, which was adopted by a vote of 69 to 11, the voters of the next genera! eleeUtoa iu dors© upon their tickets “Removal” or “No Removal,” and if removal, “tr/ieog” and that the same be transmitted by the managers to the Governor. A lar,-;c number of bills have been acted on, which we have not now space to enumerate. The Prince of Ciymuo, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, has sold all his possessions in Rome and Ronciglione to the Banker Al~ essautro Torlonia, for 450,(100 and ouo seudi. The Prince, who is we l known as a man of exalted poli.ical opinions, has stipulated in the contract that one seudi should indicate the value of his title as Prince de Cauino, which he now sells to gether with h s estates. ‘
