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VOL. C. THE WEEKLY farfetutllK' F.xpres* I* published every jfc< ' Jri/XXD .A. Y~. morning, in Carlcrsyille, Harlow County, Ga., b 7 Smith & Milam, Proprietor*, at Thrkk llollari. P^ r An num. ttricfly in advance; Two Dollar* for Nix Month*; One Dollar for Three Month*. A'lvertirement* for one month, or leu* time Ore Dollar per nquare, f«f ten line* or les*,) for each insertion ; all other a<lvrrti*emcnt» will he charged Fifty per cent on old price*. PROFESSIONAL CARDS, JERE A. HOWARD, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. CARTERSVILLE, GA. W. H. PRITCHETT, Attorney at Law. CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA. I~\R \CTICES Law in all the court* of the "Cherokee circuit and counties adjoining Bartow. Jan23 ’ THOMAS W. MILNER, Attorney at Law, CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, Will at end promptly to huaine** entrusted to his care. Oct. 5 wly tiios. w w«o», Attorney at Law and county court solicitor. lilngMfon. Will give particular attention to the collection of claims. Oct 20. .f oVi M CT iTr an non, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, KINGSTON, G\- X'kRXeTICK-t |. \ W i 1 i lie. several coun ® uos of line Oiiernkrr Circuit, aho, Polk, ll.rnUiu Hi Ki.»>-1 ciaatiee, Prompt at l. uti mi /iven to business, Sov. "- 1 - *Y ( p r ~1,1,011.1 eiuds $lO ea»h pernnnum.J JOHN W. WOFFORD. Attorney at Law, CARTERSVILLE. GA. \is,>, fiaE INSURANCE AGENT. K-prcsrHis ill'* best Northern and {Southern (,h»inpanic*. JOHN J. JONES ATTORNEY at LAW. Cartersville . G'i. W T 11. T. attend promptly to nil huni.teascn \V trusted to hi* care. Will praet ce in the (’ i His o la-.v, an 1 equity ’n the Cherokee t Special attention given to the codec ,V.o O. claims. J-- 1. 1806. ly John J- Jones. To H N L J ONES c' -• vh< »:s i m. a\ nr, CARTERSVILLE GA t -i wW**.l tn amlliavc on h*«ut several .. .. , , ~1 „|, lin n-r.,u* >,u''.lUi(i lol*tn ih. , M.o wht. I (il.lltslt T * rl * .'l„ H. Poll*. i:e'r..,« *” . . ... ,a :„S .call. AI o - ' o> ."U'.Wlto"* * ...,,i «luv It. ibl<B. J• I i* 'J IO*'"ll ■ _____ S U I* £ C « SI » 11 <1 IVleclianical Dentist. j ji|l!', in.lersiirne 1 rcspeotiullv oiler his pio- S service* to the chi/eil* ol t ar ... nil.- ,„,|e iliilv. -•,«** He '* I* r **P ,ro ' l to lit* |»r«»lOtl»i|.Mn . «*' Tm. ranted. r.. Corlersville, FeU. 16, ‘ 1)11. T. F. JONES, rnr.NI)BK.S his professional services to the I cit Ol KIMisSTON and vicinity, and r . * p ollv * die its a portion of their patronage. JlllM* —i DO. HUGH A. BLAIR, Physician and surgeon, * • ,riersvillc, Georgia. prof -TFrUY t«eiler» hl« piofesßionnl .errice* to ttT’O'hr,. i !i s r -sl.lencs, on Main St., l»’e *”'* «ol Mr. P. M irvli. Ju "‘ * ' 1 \r. o. pis Kim rox, 1 ) Cartersville , Georgia. I, tils prefect'Toil i» vie.* «•< Ihe c t.irn* of .. to. rvtt.v *m» *a. rrulMi... «•;«> rv ' ‘± ~ „ ,11 hou- . onto j op-.t .V* ln - ? „ . , N.w Brut BtttlUlinr. May 10. 180T,*ly La n i c r 11 ous e, MARIETTA, ('A., r,Y ELLISON A DOBBS, Proprietor* rilllis House '» located ill a few *teps of the J K ulroad. where the ears stop. Passengers tn.vs three meals a day hero. Meal* prepared a atl hours. i u^ “sTilTFaTtunrr FASHIONABLE TAILOR, ti» b>ic room of biair A tiradsfcaw • btore. j f Oarieriville« Uhl Dress Tailor. .*» XH prepsred to eiecute al l kinds >4* of work in the Fashionable Tail- 44 mJbjL inghne with neatness and in du- 'l* rahle stylo. Over J. Elsas &Ci * store, ({artersville. jan 25. J. W- MAXWELL. BRICK MASON. I. »r.p% tii *> a<* *ll kind* nf work In BrVk »nd loof at »h rt n< tic*. 1U» on band » A e lnt . f knrnrJ n »ck and t» prepared to do work upon ihe most reMorable t'*™*- C»r er.viU- oa.. M».v 9rd. __ The Cartersville Hotel. Dr. THOMAS MILAM having charge of this House, would ho S «*T pi. used to accommodate a f w Board I ( g g er* with BOARD, with or without U Lodging. Call and see him at once for terms Cartersville, Jau 17. "James W. Strange, Dealer in STOVES. GRATES, IRON, HARDWARE, PUIN m JAPANNED TIN WARE. &C. Clean Linen and Cotton Rags taken in ex change for Good*. Repairing, Roofing and Guttering done with ntatt-etsi.i latch C»r»*r«vill«, Nov THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS. s. ip CARTERSVILLE ADVERTISEMENTS, Eclipse fy/aa* STrtf.tr, J. O. Stocks, RKBPKCTFCT.It notify eh* Public (?en*ra!ly that h* has j.»t npwnneil his New anil Commodi ous LIVKKY ANDBALK STABLE, and has It stock ed with (rood horaes, hugultts, Ac., and Is prepared to furnish those traveling Into and across the country with any kind of p ivate conveyance. He Is also prepared to II .ard Stock In any quantity with comfort »ble quarters and bountiful feed at reasonable rates. Stock bought and sold at hla stables. His stock all j being fresh and equipage new he flatter himself with the belief that he can furnish hi* customer* with as neat and c .replete an out fit as any like establishment In Upper Oeorgis. Ad he asks to establish this fact is a trial CAKTEP.3VII.LE, OA. .March 2J, lt>67. We are requested by C°l' J- G. Stocks to an nounce 'o the public, that he has bought out the I.ivery Stock of J. J. Jones Jr, and that the two Stables will be consolidated, and that the following list of price* will be strictly adhered to. Hack horses, and driver per day *7,00 H. rse, Buggy and Driver “ “ $5,00 Horse* Buggy “ “ - •• jg day s*.so Sadd-e horse P*' f 2 “ day .>1.30 W. L. Kirkpatrick & Cos., Druggists, CARTERSVILLE, GA. WILT. Veep constant on hand bwcll seeded stock of pure DRUGS AMD MEDICINES. m* 9 Patent ZVZedicineS' &c. Jones’ Carriage Repository, Jar. 17. ssmirniiM CASKETS. By Erwin & Jones. VSSORTED sizes I-ept on hand. Also WOOD COFFINS made to order. A good HEARSE r adv at all hours, CARTERSVILLc. Feb 1, 1867. wly A SKINNER nnd CO., Dealers in ckocekjes AND PRODUCE CARTERSVILLE, GA. Aug. 16. OLD DEBTS!! OLD DEBTS!!! AII persons indebted to the old Mercantile firms of of HOWARD, STGKELY & CO., and J. A. & S. ERWIN, are respectluliy urg ed to make liberal payments on these debts out of the present wheat crop. All who refuge to respond to this call for only part payment will he sued. '1 bese debts are from six to ten years standing, an i longer indulgence cannot be giv en. Call at J. A. ERWIN & CO.’S store where the Haims are, and make liberal pay ments and save suits. Cartersville, (it., June 18, 18(57. Saucel Claytos, R. A. Clayton. S CLAYTON & SON, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, CARTERSVILLE, GA We keep » ireneral stock and ean fn-nlsh yon wt'h anyti tmr yon waut. C me to see u«—we will sell you VOrds a at r. a»i'n>-ble prices. Come and look *1 oar st< ck—N.> b»rm done if we csnt»rade. If friends lavor us w ith consignm. i ts or orders, we will me iur »vnj (in | on i i'* of their Interests. BUTTER, EGGS, DRIED BLACKBERIES Ac. lakou at market rates for goods. 5000 LBS.- Ctaan Cotton and Linen IMS wanted. Sept. 20.J867. . R. NOI'XTCASTLE, Jeweller sand Watch and w Clock Repairer, In the Front of A. A. Skinner & CoV store- Cartersville inn 25 W. M. Shackleford, Wholesale and Retail GROCER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Agent for universal life in- SURANCE COMPANY. ofNew York. Ulrica in new Store next *o Pont Office. A«I V** J CARTERSVILLE ADVERTISEMENTS W. H. HILL. HKNRT BUNN. HILL & BUNN, DtALKItS Ilf DRY OODS, goofs & §|o£S, HATS NOTIONS and GROCERIES. East side Rail Road Square. Yf T TbLkeep coustantly on hand a stock aelected to * suit the sefUioD, which offer for c&eh or barter. Will p*y the higheaf price for all P»<M»U€J3 brought to ih's market. E pccisi aiten'i n 1- called to the superior induce ments offered to planters for the sale of their COTTON. The? are now receiving * supply of extra Bugging, Rope and M’INTYRES IMPROVED SELF ACTING 111. Call and examine for yourselves. ,jept. 6—w2m Cartcrsville, Ga. J. A. E“ ww & C Jit e receiving their Stock of SPRING AND Rummer Coote, COMPRTSING every variety adapted to the wants of the country, which they are determined to sell at tbe Loweit Prices— Cheaper than the Cheapest! All are Invited to CALL, EXAMINE AND BUY BARGAINS. Terms: Cash! and our motto >• Small Pronts. Cartersville, Ga., April 19,1867. SEW STORE! SFW GOODS ! And New Arrangements. The nnderslgned takes pleasure In announcing to the citlitena of Cartersville and surrounding country, that he haa just opened out * most splended and FASH IONABLE Stock of B©aism & ©ffi SSIR DRY GOODS, adapted to the wants of the people, which he proposes t« tell at P< ices to SUIT the TIMES. Ladles wid find almost Everything pertaining to their WAROROBE. . „ , GENTLEMEN will find Material and Furnishing Goodß for Clothing. Families will And all kinds of goods common for <*o MESTIC USE, also BOOTS, SHOES, Hats, Bonnets, Hoop Skirts, Umbrellas &c, &c. Also will keep on hand a large lot of FACTORY ATJAF^ISfS HE WOULD be h ppy to receive oalh at anytime His doors are thrown wide open, and the Invitation is to all. Come and examine his goods and pri es. Next doe r to A. A. Skinner A 00.. ard iuet below the Pnst L fflce, L. FLiiGU.-ON, J. T. STOCKS witu Ferguson. Carteraville, Ga., May IBt,IS6T. NO DECEPTION! MR. GUTHRIE who has recently located in our town is now receiving his fall stock of fall Lry Goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes, Hats dec. Ac, He has employed as salesmen, two most ex cellent young men of ou r midst.Mr. W. L. BRAY of our town and A. Y. CHAPMAN of Stilesboro. Asa further eviJence of good taste, he d«i. sires to show to all a well assorted stock of fall goods —which will be exhibited by these ob liging Young men free of cost,and sold for ns small amount of money a9 the same goods can be purchased elsewhere. P.S. Tell everybody to bring'fur skins by the hundred—He wants 5000 Mink skins caught after Ist Nov., wi 1 pay most for those not split. Come and buy Steel Traps. Remember the place, Post Office street, first door north of Capt. Jones’ brick Law Office. Cartersville, Ga -Bept 20. 1867. €4 m 4®V4»Ql§ ON COTTON. I WILL be prepared by the Ist Oct., to make liberal cash advances on COTTON ship ped to the well known and reliable house of GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO.. Charleston, or WILLLAMS,TAYLOR &CQ„New Yo-k. Terms more liberal than any herlofore off ered to planters or dealers. JNO, A. ERWIN, i«pt It. 19*T. Carkertnlle, Ga, CARTERSYILLE GA, OCTOBER 25, JBG7. 1867 ' |bb Jfall ani Unite 1867> srn-6oofc, |)icte Hoots anb §»\m t HARDWARE, 1 1 9 1 It 11 g, OSNABURGS, COS* ©lf COUNTRY PRODUCE bought and sold Highest price paid for Hides, Bags, fttts, SSIlf BEESWAX, FEATHERS, ©Mil Il 5 Old Copper, Brass, LEA®? line fit. Ht. Agt. for wrap ping Paper. Merchants can buy it in any quantity at Mili prices. J. ELSAS, Main Street, Cartersville, Ga. o*l 17, ISB7—wty. John Smith’!* Etrcaui, Dreams are strange things, and some times lead to strange results. From the earliest ages men have, with singu lar persistency, placed ;imp!irit faith in them, and have often been led into queer blunders by them. In ail ine course of experience, however, ! do not remember to have met with a more singular or remarkable instance than that which I propose to relate. It happened in a certain city not many thousand miles from New England, and was related to me as an thenttc. Mr. John Smith, ass shall call the hero, was a neighbor of "line, and a better hearied fellow never lived ; he was kind and generous, and very pop ular with his Iriends, of whom he' had many, ami one of the best husbands in the world. John was a little over 40, ar<* had been married about ten years. He had no children, and consequently gave to iiis wife all the affection and attention he would have bestowed up on them. He paid his bills promptly, and was well-to-do in the world. Yet lie had one failing. He was exceed ingly credulous, and this led him to become a firm believer in dreams. He had provided himself with a ‘“Dream Book” at an early day, and every morning his first act was to consult this volume and learn what interpreta tion iie should give his visions of the night. Mrs. Smith, unlike her husband, was a skeptic. She had no faith in dreams, and laughed heartily at her husband for his faith in them. Wl.uu „>.<> i that nothing could change her liege lord, she, like a good wife, quietly let him alone. When they had been married about ten years, John bought her a house in one of the fashionable streets of the city. It was not one of t hose good old mansions, built in those days when people erected to last, but one of the modern shells, with paper walls, and situated about the centre of a long row of similar buildings. As lionses go in these days, it was very comfortable, and John was considered a lucky man in being its owner. When he had been in possession of It is house for a few months, Join Smith had a remarkably dream. He dreamed that lie had discovered in his house a secret eloset filled with all sorts of gold and silver and other valuables. How he discovered it, ne could not exactly tell in It is dream, but the suin which it contained was suffi cient to set him up in the world as a man of wealth. He was delighted witli this, and was sorry to waken and find in the clear light of morning that it was all a dream. Nevertheless, a dream though it was. it made an im pression upon him so great, indeed, that once or twice, while he was dress ing. he could almost fancy the matter a reality. At breakfast he told his wife about it. •You must have eaten something be fore you went to bed which disagreed with you during the night,’ said Mrs. Smith, with a laugh. •Nonsense, Susan. Sfrangcr things than that have happened.’ •But, John,’ said his wife, ‘to look at the matter seriously, where could you find a closet in such a house as this? The walls are so thin no human inge nuity could possibly construct such a closet. Now, if this were an old castle, or even one of those old-limy houses, there might be a possibility of such a tiling ; but in this house the idea is absurd !’ John Smith was silenced, but nni convinced, and went of] to his business with his mind full of his dream, lie thought about it ail day, and was really incapable of doing anything with his ordinary ease and ability. He kept his own counsel, however, snd said noth ing more of the matter to his wife on his return home that afternoon. That night his dream was repeated. He again saw the closet ami its piec ious contents, but was again unable to teii how he discovered the secret, or where the closet was moated. The next morning was a slate of great ex citement, and triumphantly informed his wife that his dream had been re pealed, and he was sure there was something in it. lie did not reflect that, having thought of nothing else all through the previous day, ii was but natural that he should dream of it at night. Now, ill spite of his wife’s laughing at him, he resolved to test the matter, and see what would come of it. Arming himself with a hammer, he went carefully over the house, rapping on all the walls to see if he could detect any cavity, iiis wife followed b'm with mingled curiosity and amusement. For an hour lie rapped away patiently, but the wails only gave out a solid sound. At last, however, he struck with dif ferent success. The walls this time responded to the blow with a hollow, metallic sound. Turning exullingly to his wife, John Smith struck again, and bade her listen. The wall was evidently hollow there. •What do you think now, Susan ?”ne asked gleefully. ‘I am still convinced,’ Fhe replied, though not as confident as before. ‘But 1 am,’ said Iter husband, exci tedly, and he made ine plaster fly in every direction. ‘What are you doing, John? Are you deranged ?’cried Mrs. Smith, as she looked on with astonishment, j Tam going to get into this closet,’ • was the reply, and the plaster fttvr | thicker and faster than before, A taw moments sufficed to make a [good sized lode in the wall, anil every i moment John Smith’s excitement in i creased. Thrusting his hand through I the hole i:i the dark space beyond, ' and groping shout far \ moment, he tirew it out with a roi-ular veil, and showed to his astonished spou«e tialf ;i dtizen silver spoons. Handing them to her. he thrust his hand hack, imd iliis lime drew mu a'large sugar-bowl ofihe samp material. Jhe next time he seized holil ol a silver waiter, but it was too large to pass through the opening which he had made. ‘Suppose we leave them. John, until you ran get the tools to make the hole larger, said Mrs. Smith. ‘We ran stop the hole, and lock the room, and no one will be any the wiser. The articles will be pefeetly safe where they are.’ John agreed to ihis proposition, and they proceeded to conceal the opening. Having done this they set ahout exam ining the property that had come so mysteriously into their possession.— The articles wi re very massive, ami of solid silver. They were marked with the initials ‘L. B. F.’ Mrs. Smith had been bewildered by the remarkable occurrence. She could scarcely credit her senses, but thete before her lay the evidence of their correctness. She began to think that John was right, after all ; that there was much more in dreams than she had imagined. •What shall we do with them, John?’ she asked, at length. ‘We have got enough silverware of onr own ; 1 suppose it would he best to sell them,’ replied the happy John. •However, we can better decide on this after we find out what the closet con tains.’ . At this moment they were startled by tlie loud ringing ot the (rout door bell, and soon the servant girl came Jo iinform Mr. Smith that a gentleman was in the parlor, and wished to see him. •He’s going on like a crazy man, sir,’ she said, ‘and says he must see you at once.’ Hearing this, Mrs. Smith insisted upon accompanying her husband, and sharing bis danger, if danger there was, and accordingly they descended to gether to the parlor. There they found a short, fat gentleman, pacing the room in a great stale of excite ment. •My name is Piper, sir.’ said the stranger as they entered, ‘Lewis B. Piper.’ I live in the next house oo the right. Are you the proprietor ol this house?’ *1 am,’ replied John, blandly, think ing it best to humor him. •Then, sir, allow me to tell you there is a robber in your house, who lias been committing burglary on my prem ises by breaking through your wall into a closet, and stealing my silver ware.* John Smith’s face was a study as the stranger mu le this announcement. He stood with his hands behind him, star ing vacantly at Mr. Piper, while his lace was rapidly changing from white to red, ard iroin red to purple, lie had absolutely committed burglary by breaking through the partition wall which separated the two houses, and stealing hie neighbor’s spoons. As for Mrs. Smith, she sank into the chair, and screamed with laughter. Mr. Pipet stood gazing alone, and then the other, and growing angrier every moment. John Smith, with a crestfallen air, explained the whole to him, and re stored the missing articles. The jcke was too good, and the irate gentleman finally made the house ring with his roars of laughter. Poor John could only smile feebly, lor he was most terribly cbopfallen. He agreed to have the wall mended, and all parties pledged themselves to secrecy ; but somehow the story got out, and John Smith became famous in his native city. On the morning alter his ‘discovery,’ his wife found him bending over a fire, watching something that was being con sumed by tiie flames. Leaning forward, she discovered that it was his unlucky •Dream Book’ upon which lie was vis iting such terrible vengeance. 1 do not know whether he ceased dreaming after this occurrence, but i! he had any more visions he was careful never to speak of them in open day- I ig! l l . —Columbus Enquirer. From the Brandon Republican. A !l;ird Shell Sermon. “ And When 7hey Biz sip Early in the Morning. Behold ZVtey wan all Dead I'orpime “My friends and hearers, I will preach onto you this day win and weather periuilten—from the thirty - sevinth chapter uv Daisy, thirty-sixth verse. ‘'An the deslrovin angel smote in the camp uv the Syreciang a hun dred and lorescore and five tiiousaml men-ab. And when they riz up early in lhe morning, behold they was all dead corpuses J" An thus it is, my uncon verted frens and hearers, that they de stroyin angel stalls abroad with is is meat axe, ready to sen us to the bone yard before we kin set down to break last all. An it is su’d my friens, that roses are red and violets are blue alt, but it’s no use of try in to honey-higgle round the angel Gabriel when he loots los horn fur yon to tuck yo tails and git under dirt ah. "And when they riz up early in the morning, behold they was all dead corpuses.” My wretched brethring and sintering es ! w as riding along the road one day, I seen a man a settin on the top uv his fence ; with a double barrel shot gun on his lap ah, and a svyettin and a swetlin and a lam.in uv hisself with au ole straw hat, and a eussin uv the birth** uv July, and North Ameriky, and the Constitution, and the tSuptettie Court, an the bird uv lib. Tty, and tire Presi dent uv the United States ah, and when 1 beam that man a eussin an that big shot gun, thinks I to mystU, in ths words of the lex ah, “An when they riz up early in the morning, bvhold they was all dead corpttses.” An I tide old Roan too wo. and sez I, my ungodly Iren, it you swear in that air way you will forever and eter nally ruinate yo immortal suul ah. and never git a nibble when you go a fishiu, ah ; and sez he. ••You go to hell, you dam dole misshapen, misbegotum, mis take uv creation ah, es you had to git the grass out uv a cotton crap with free niggers, you’d git upon n stump and cuss yourself out ov yo darn’d ole yal ler hide, andgotoheli for yo health, nh.” An sez I, “My orrin (Yen. itcuts me to the marrer to see you strugglin in the bondage uv sin, ah.” An sez he, “My ptinkm laced customer, es von kin clime that air tall red oak tree thar and see anything i„ this here misera ble land but bonding and crab grass you kin take my old hat fora henness, ah.” An sez l, “My hard swearin (Yen l atn afeared you will never register vo name in the book uv eternal life, all.” An sez lie. -I went to town las Monday to register an I couldn’t git a sight uv the Look for the dam greasy niggers, ah.” “Oh, mistaken human,” sez I, “I trimble fur yo future, for you a the road a leadin too perdition, ah.” An sez he, “You are a darn’d ole liar, for I’m on the road a leadin to Benton, ah. 1 heaved a groan my hearers, and sez I, ‘•An when they riz up early in the mornin, behold they was all dead cor puses.” to ein wfl^alf.' creetur,” sez I, “es you would but sue fur grace you might come, jino that heavenly quire, and lie mancipated tr.im the sheckles uv sin-ah.” An he cocked uv his gun and sez he, “l had twenty-six likely niggers mancipated on my bans woust an es you open vo jaw bout mancipation to me again I'll make buzzard vittles out uv yo darn’d ole swivered up earkass befn hell could cripple tiv a gnat-all.” My constant frees an hearers, when I seen that wicked man a cockin uv his gun-ah, l begun to feel exceeding jiibous, and the words uv the tex suioled upon mv “ur-ah “An when they riz up early in tlie morning, behold they was all dead corpuses.” But iny Christian hearers, I felt call ed upon to try my ban one more time on this ohjurit man-ah; an sez l, “My blasphemous fren, you arc con tinually and forever dam’d-ah, ef'voti don’t imrnejiily git down ofner that air fence-ah, and go to some sequestered spot an pray fur your soul’s redemp'ion all.” And he jumped down ofner the fence shore eiml, but he didn’t go to no sequestered apot-ah ; but, my uncon scious heaters, he stuck that big ole double barrel shotgun close up to mv reverend hoad-ah, an sez he, “I’ve beam a sequester was the next thing to a confisealof, an cl that’s yo business m this here settlement yon had better be gin to grow rnity dam small and beau tifully less-all.” An mv hearers, it looked to me as es a drove uv mules could a trotted down the barrels uv that air ole shot gun .ah, and I put spurs **> ole Roan, an I galloped through the wilderness fur lb an twenty hours-ah; an thinks I. mv hearer*, es that air man don’t pull up soon he’ll git to the end uv liis rope-alt. “An when they riz up early in the morning, behold" they was all dead corpuses.” An sure cuuf, my patient hearers, in about three days that proffan ited man was tuk up by the (reedmans burn an tried by i miilingtary commission an hung fur a kiilm uv a nigger-ah : an my lisneti (Yens and hearers, when l seen him a stand in on the great emensity uv space an kickin at the forth district, sez 1 to myseff, in the lauguig nv the in spired himister-ah, One more Rinner is dead an 1 gone. A silver spade too dig his grave, A golden clia u 100 let him down, A bugle horn too blow un-ah. “An when they riz up early in the morning, behold they was all dead corpuses. ” \ Beautiful Extract. —The fol lowing eloquent paper on time, is, we believe, from the pen of Paulding: 1 saw a temple reared by the hands of man, standing with its high pinnacle in the distant plain. The streams beat about it—the God of nature had hurled Ins thunderbolts against it, vet it stood ;.s firm ns adamant. Revelry was in ilie balls, the gay, the happy, the young, the beautiful were there. 1 returned, and Jo! the temple was no more. Its high wall’s lav in scattered min; moss and grass grew ranklv there; and at the midnight hour the owl’s long cry added to the deep soli tude. Joe young and gay who had reveled there had passed awav. I saw a child rejoicing in his youth, ihe idol of hie mother, and me pride ol Ins lather. I relumed and that child had become old. Trembling with the weight of years, he stood the last ol his generation, a stranger amidst all tin desolation around Imn. I saw an old oak standing in all iip pride upon the mountain; the bird* were caroling in its boughs. 1 returned and saw the oak was leaflets and sap less, the winds were playing at iheu pastime through the branches. ••Who is the distroyerf” said Ito my guardian angel. "It is Time,” said lie, ‘‘When the morning stars sang together for jov over the n»w-iuade world he commenced course ; and v.lien he has .‘' fltrovi . a ! that is beautiful /• the '"’ eai V, , plucked the ins spuWvo,:- e ! l ,,‘® Uj,, '.n m birtod ; yea, when he 8 i-1 . nave rolled the heavens and the earth *way ?* a scroll, then shall an NO. J 7. | cupel from the tfnons of God oom« forth, and with one foot upon the sea and one upon the land, lift qp hit hand towards heaven am? swear, by Heaven’* Eternal, Time was. but Tune ahull b« no more.” Northern Gcclesiaitlcal i^rcsslon. From the Atlanin Daily Opinion, TO “ k. x. RKB.” In the Daily Opinion of this morning an article appears over the signature of “E. X. Reb,” from which I make the following extract : “Some twenty-seven years ago, n lew *pn!iuen.religious’ ministers belong ing to the Methodist Episcopal Churcii seceded Irom that denomination because the old constitution and cau«M of tho Church, as founded by Wesley a n<t Asbiirv, did not recognize slavery us * “divine institution.” They, therefore, alter passing an ordinance of secession, set up anew Church, created now ec* clesiastieal offices, appointed eaoh olh* or to till these offices, and then called themselves the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. It was a political movement, made in the interests of politicians and preparing the way for pol'tical secession in 18Q0, Alter the war closed, and bv its is* sues, slavery became extinct • and when the sentiment of the people was for re union, these same political preachers— who did more than any other class of met* to kindle the flames of civil war, and who during tho war. igiored Christ pulpits into political rostrums—-refused to unite with the mother Church, but insisted upon preserving their sectional pro-slavery organization. It is a well known fact that very few members of that Church, outside it* Ministry, countenanced this obstinate foolery. They saw no sense in keep ing up sectional strife, or in fostering Church creeds which recognized the divine right of African Slavery.” Asa minister of the Methodist Epi«* copal Church, Mouth, I pronounce the statements in the foregoing extract un true, and hereby challenge “E. X. Reb” to throw off his disguise, furnish me with his true name and meet ine in a lair and candid appeal to the truth of history. W. P. Harrison, Pastor Wesley Chajiel. M. E. Church, South. Atlanta, Oct. 3, 1867. Tilt: METHODIST COVPRRVCE. To Rev. W. P. Harrison, p. D., “Pastor Wo*, ley Chapel, Methodist Episcopal Church, S mth : ’ Reverend and Dear nitonißß—l have read " E. X. Rub’s” reply to the Intelligencer, and your challenge to him to "meet” you •* in a fair and candid appeal to the truth of history.''' I know not who •• E. X. Reb” is, but 1 -wan forcibly reminded ofsomc points whicii have not escaped your memory.— When, in November, 18d5, 1 stood in vour presence before the Georgia Corv* freuce, and a resolution was offered and adopted by that venerable body, concerning certain sermons of mine, which contained sentiments similar to ih -se expressed by "E. X. Reb,” t challenged that whole body, (Vourself •lie Uilcd) to "mrc/ me.'" then and there, "in a lair and candid appeal i<> th<* truth of history,” and that "challenge” was declined, Mv sermons were con demned without one word of a-gutneni or one appeal to history. Whether that method of disposing of the question in volved in the discussion which you seek, was ‘either fair or canditl, 1 am glad that you have at last shown a willingness to venture upon the argu ment. I have longed lor the day to come when arguments, pro and con, mi those questions might be freely, fairlv candidly ventilated in Georgia.* Inou/c belllum times such a thing was quite i npossible, and your challenge to "E. X. Reb Would have been a polite way of asking him to be hanged, or, at least, to be arrayed in a robe of tar and leathers. Happily those days jfehiv airy are past, and, perchance, some Cervantes may hereafter immortalisu some dreaming Quixote who may ven ture review its faded glories. At any rate, l sincerely hope that "E. X. Reb” may accept you challenge. If, how ever, from any cause, lie may see fit to decline, I give you notice that another Richmond is ready to enter the field. Seriously, Doctor. 1 am not fond of e<mtrnvi*r«y. Yet it is the method by which trutn, from prophetic and apos tolic days, has triumphed over error. I will, therefore, accept vour challenge, in ease your chosen antagonist does not. I deem him amply able, judging irom the specimen of bis style in his rep)) to the Intelligencer, to meet you with ail the candor and fairness you can desire. On the other hand, [ 3penk candidly when I say that I do believe the Georgia Conference, either North or South, could select, if thew were to try. a more able, fair ami candid champion than jrourself. Able, frank, generous, you will enter upon the dis cussion to vindicate what yotl bclicVrf is the truth ; amiable, courteous and manly, you will stoop to no perstirvil abuse; learned, logical and ingenious, vour antagonist may justly dread, to encounter your blows. Wer» I not armed with the cniireioUsnos* that I have truth on my side, I Wo'uld not venture lo meet you in such a. contest.. Hut whib we mutually strive to keep fie unity (and the spirit in lb j hood of peace, I trii, that no evil, but much i.>od. r .,av result from rb-e d-.sc ssiou W loevrr may •ntir e hi*, /t. ’?•, o ur>;>n theft knee*before G-.,i in tpeir ;. iasrt, ana pray i» by inspired wiu|. ' itie eight spirit. Let ‘them drink deep into that spirit of piety and fraternal Iqve which characterize all