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$250 PER ANNUM G-^T\T attend to. the fetlny, Wednesday und l-'ri <tny i m-li »" k. 11 ••<■:■.ll l><- found at liis office over 9 a m lilt 5 o 4 clotk pm l’enfield. Ga.,aug 2—17 Memphis &, Charleston R R Tut ins leave Mcnnqibis as fullo s Through Ezmess 7:00 am Through Mail ’ . (!r<o pm .Somerville Afeomodction 7... 3:40 pm Through Express —Connetcs at Grand Junction with afternoon train on Mississippi Central Railroad lor Jlol.y springs Water Talley, Grenada, Jackson, Vicksburg, New Or leans etc. At Cbrmth for Okolona, Columbus, Miss Mobile, A'a., etc. At Decatur tor Columbia, Nashville, Louisville Cincinnati!, etc. AtChattanooga (or all places in Eastern Alaisima Georgia. North and South Carolina, Virgluia, Washington, Bal'imoi-e. New York, etc. Through Mail—Counects at G:-. ad Junction with I rains for Bolivar aud Jackson Tcnn. At Decatur, for Athens, Pulaski, Alabama, Columbus. Nashville, etc. At Chatanooga, trains connect for same points at. Express T.i ins. BAGGAGE CHECKED TfIROUGF For further information, apply at office. It! Court Street W.J. KOSS, Gen'l Sup’t A. A. Barnks General Ticket A sett. tuayl1—ts S. H. Shock Passenger Agent M, A. STOVALL. H. EDMONDSTON Stovall & Edinondston WAREHOUSE AND GENERAL (fommissioit IHcrcljants Factors in COTTON Grian, FLOUR, PROVISIONS &c NO a Warren Block. Jackson street, AUGUSTA GA r attention given to the sule of Cottou .Large storage accommodation. AMERICAN FARMER’S IHORSE BOOK. BT ROBEIIT STEWART. M. D. V. 3. THIS work is'printed from a beautiful, clear new type on tine paper, made exp -essly (or the work and iscomprised in one large volume ot f>oo pages, embellished and illustrated with nu tnc-ro is engravings. It will be furuistied to subscribers at live dplJArs per e««y pay aide on delivery. W It. REESE agt. for Greene, Taliaferro, A tYonrei). Carriage Shop. THE fiiiWHiers having permanently located in ffreeneeboro, Ga., is prepared to do all "kinds of v Carriage, Tluggy and Wagon Work, in the ueatcsl and best stvle. Also all kinds oi 38 L A C i: 8 MI T 1L I X Cr. /pS'Pn' tiealui attention given to Horse thoeing rand Repairing old Acs,’ A libttnwl patronage is earnestly solicited. Wo. 11. Urllttwfc < o. Jhotogaphic , Photographic. TORGAN A JONES have opened over the store of Elsas & Adler a I’lirttogialiic Gallery, where they are prenared to lake Photographs. Awbrotypes, Porcelain and Gem Pictures, Ac, Ac. Picture, taken to lit Lockets, Breastpins, etc Persons need aos wait lor clear weather to have their Pictures taken. . Tinir chemicals arc new and reliable and pic tures taken by th an will 11 it be soiled by mois ture aiußO —ts J. Sibley & 8011s. WA®3B»BOTB AND Gen’ral Commission Merchants No 6 Warren Block, AUGUSTA GA. WILL give their personal attention to the sale and storage of Cotton and other Mer chandise. Consignment* solicited. Cash advances on Cotton or Merchandise in store Also keep on hand Bagging. Rope and Nall Commissioners Sale ! Georgia, Greene County.— IN pursuance ol eR older of the Superior Court of siad County, will be sold at public outcry oc the Ist Tuesday in October next before the Court House of said county be tween the usual hours of sale the tract of land belonging to the Orphans of Richard S. Park situated in said couß'y, and adjoining lands of Seaborn Lawrence, Augustus L. Kimbrough and otliei s, containing Nine Hundred <fe ninety two acres, more or less. Sold for partition. Terms cash on the day of sale. Jas. L. Brown. L. B. Jackson. Jno. E. Walker. Commissioners. Bept3—tds M. P. STOVALL, D. E. BUTLER, Os Augusta Ga. Os Madison Morgan co STOVALL & BUTLER, Cotton Warehouse —AND GENERAL— corns si in fi k n ghauts Augusta, Ga. HAVE formed a Partnership for the purpose of conducting the above business, Ts ey •wiH devote their best energies to advance the interests of their customers in the Storage and Sale of Cotton and other Produce. M.P. Stovall is well known as having been Miccvssfully ougaged for many years in this business. D. E, Butler is also favorably known as long connected with the Planting interest and public enterprise of the State. Office and Sales Room corner of Jac ksou and Reynold Streets, now occupied by M. P. Ntovoll. sept7—tt CL E wTm 0N S HOUSE COVfKGTON, GEORGIA. FTXIIE undersigned takes p'easurc :, i informing 1 the Traveling Public that tyc has furnished bis Hotel throrghout, and is prepared to accom modate all -» iib the best the countrv aflords, on feasoftablc terms. Board and Lodging $2.00 per dav ■'ingle Meab, 50 cenls. Board per in oath, *12,50.—6m32 W. A. CLEM MONS THE GREENSBOB O HERALD. NEW OOODS ! THE subscribers nre constantly receiving fiesh accessions to their present desirable stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, and the puhlins well as Hi ir friends, areres pcctlully "uvited to fever them with a call, Their assortment of DRESS GOODS, Hats, Shoe's, School Books, &c.j are ample, end ere offered at prices that will not luil votive Kulisi.ictiou. iuuy3-‘,f lIuWELL .t NEARY. GREENEST" >llo’ Ml. . _ riTllEuiulcrsignod lias re opened A'i. the n, »ove named Hotel, at fflti:jiffn3f 100 olu stand opposite the Court House where lie will at all times Ire measetl to fei his friends and the public gen- Th< liousebas been renovated, und tbe table will be li.erallyMipoficd. Mr W T Doster will be in readiness with good horses and vehicles to convey passengers to any desired point. J- J. DOHEOTY. Grecnosboro Ga. sept 20—ts Augusta Hotel. S. 31. JONES, Proprietor. rPIIIS Leading, Fa-hionable lintel, has been JL newly and elegantly furnished, and is now prepaied to extend a'-Georgia Welcome ” Col. GEO, 11. JONES, Chief Clerk. maylß—tf. ~E ATI N G HOUSEr BERZELIA , G E OllGl .1 R AIL 11 OA D I PASSENGERS by the Passenger Trains leav 1 ing Augusta, at 0,30 A. M., and Atlanta a 7,15 1". M., also, those leaving Augusta or At lanta by Freight Trains, can get a GOOD meaL at this long established and popular house, 11. A. MERRY & CO., 4mlß Proprietors. Georgia Kaiiroail. Until further notice Trains will run as fol lows on tlie Georgia Railroad : DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. (Sunday excepted.) Leave Augusta at G. 30 A. M. Leavo Atlanta at 5.15 .V. M. Arrive at Augusta at 6.00 I’. M. Arrive at Atlanta at 6.10 P. M. night Passenger train. Leave Augusta at H. 60 I*. M. Leave Atlanta at 5 45 P. M. Arrive at Augusta at 3.15 A. M. Arrive at Atlanta at 5.00 A. M.J Passengers fur Mayfield, Washington and Athens, Ga., must take Day Passenger Train Passengers for Mobile and New Orleans must leave Augusta on Night Passenger train at S.UO p. in. to make close connections. Passengers for West Point, Montgomery Nashville, Corinth, Grand Junction, Memphis, Louisville and St. Loujs, can take either train and make close connections. Til IWIUGII TICKETS and Baggage cheeked tlirough to tbe above places. Weeping Cars on all Night Passenger Trains K. W. COLE. Gen’l Sup’t. SOt-TII ( iR«X.I\A KAII.ItOAI> The South Carolina Railroad vi’ll run the following Selsadule until further notice: CU A LESION TRAIN. Leave Augusta at 7.60 A NI Arrive at Charleston 4.00 PM Arrive at Columbia 5.20 P NI Leave Charleston at • 8.00 A Nf Arrive at Augusta 5.00 P NI 11. T. DRAKE, Gen’l Sup’t. WESTERN & ATLANTIC R. tt. Day Passenger Train—(Except Sunday.) Leave Atlanta 8 45 A. M. Leave lfaltou 2 55 P. M. Arrive at Chattanooga 5 25 P. M. Leave Chatianooga 320A. M. Arrive at Allanta 12 OoP. M. Night Passenger Train — Daily. Leave Atlanta 7 00 P. M. Arrive at Dalton 1 15 A. M Arrive at Chattanooga 4 10 A. M Leave Chattanooga 4 10 P- M Arrive at Atlanta 1 41 A. M Dutton Accommodation Train—Daily Ex cept Sunday. Leave Allanta 3 50 P, M Arrive at Dalton 12 23 P. M Leave Dalton 1 25 P. M Arrive at Atlanta 9 43 A. M ATLANTA A WEST POINT RAILROAD- Leave Atlanta 7 00A. M Arrive at West Point 12 A. M Leave West Point 12 40.P. M Arrive at Atlanta 6 801’. M MACON cfc WESTERN RAILIIOAD. Day Passenger Train. Leave Macon 7 45 A. M Arrive at Atlanta 2 00 P. M Leave Allanta 7 15 A.M Airive at Macon 1 30 I*. M Leave Allanta 8 10 P. M Arrive at Macon 4 25 A. M MILLS HOUSE. orner Oucen and Meeting Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. THIS first class Hotel has been thoroughly repaired, re-fitted and refurnished through out, and is now ready for flic accommodation of the traveling public, whose pci ronage is respect fully solicited. Coaches always "in readiness to convey passengers to and from he Hotel. The Proprietor promises to do a” :u his power for the comfort of b’« guests feblfitf JOSEPH PURCELL Prop’r. American hotel, ATLANTA, OA. Y O UNO * DROWNING, Prop’rs. (Opposite Passenger Depot.) Having taken charge of, and placed in thor ough repair the above House, wo hope to merit a share of patronage. Cot. Acton Y ov.no, Wm. H. Browning, Late of Nashville, Tcnn, Late of Columbus, Ga PLANTERS HOTEL! AUGUSTA, t j ; t : 1 : ; GEORGIA Newly Furnished and Refitted UNSURPASSED BY ANY hotel south TS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. T. S. NICKERSON, Prop’r. Vito of Mills House, Charleston, and Propri.-- of Nickersons’ Hotel, Columbia, S, C, —eato GREENSBORO, QA., SEPT., 14,1867. The World world be Better for it. If men cared less for wealth or fame, And less for battle field and glory ; If, writ in liuman hearts, a name Seemed better than in song and story ; If men, instead of nursing pride, Would learn to bate it und abhor it; If men relied On love to guide, The world would Ire the better for it. If men dealt less in stocks and lands. And more in bands and deeds fraternal; If love’s work hud more willing hands To link tliis world to the supernal; If men stored up love’s oil and wine. And on bruised human hearts would pour it; If “yours" and “mine” Would once combine. The world would be the better for it. If more would act the play of life, And fewer spoil it in rehearsal: If bigotry would shenthe its knife Till good became more universal; If custom, grny with ages grown. Had fewer blind men to adore it ; If talent shone In truth alone, The world would be the better for it. If men were wise in little things— Affecti ig less In nil their dealings ; If hearts had fewer rusted stings To isolate their kindly feelings ; If men, when wrong beats down the right. Would strike together to restore it; If might made right, In every fight, The world would be the better for it. The Press!—The Pope! John the Pope, who reigns like a fool in Dominion Three, grows in growth and in creases iu strength day l>y day ; turning his sun-flower face hither and yon to the orb of Radicalism ! John the Pope is a huge mil* itary bladder, which time will iftec'ually prick, lie is a great man, in his. John the Popes opinion, and in all the land there is none, no, not one. He must have been in* tended for a statesman, as be was no milita ry man, even if bis headquarters were in the saddle. l»y the way, while in the army it was proper his headquarters should t e in the saddle, and the saddle on a fleet horse, for, behold ! in such an hour as John the Pope thinks not, the son of Stonewa! l Jackson’s father eoineth ! Headquarters in the-saddle was a militaiy neces-ily, and horse’s tail to tbe enemy was a delight. Selah 1 Then John the Pope came from the smoke of battle fields, and from straining his eats to catch She patter of Storu wall’s cavalry, to the land of the aborigines, about La Cros-e. lie bad bis saddle in Milwaukee, neatt La Crosse, for a while to watch this olli.^J,pd other doings. Then he went with hi* saijy’e to St. P.itil, in pursuit of Indians,-'-ariß* <*v thousand ainiy wagons of good and bad re* pute came and went as freight, sos tbe bene fit of “loyal” contractors. John the Pope was a brave man with Ids saddle. He fought tbe bloody fmDatts a.* man neVer fought savuges beforo. lie Was'a strategist! lie opened many bottles of fire water at bis hotel in St. Paul, in hopes tbe aroma of bis tanglefoot wottld teach* the nos trils of the Indians two hundred miles farther West. But the wind blew South by S ujfth east, and tbe Indians smelt not their danger* and came not to the poi'sOn John the J ope opened lor them with his headquarter*# in the saddle ! Then he sent his brass bsnYd to tbe bale Oh? of bis hotel, and for day* bis tffoteff tooted, and bis cymballers cymbailed, and bis drum mers pouDded sbeep-kin, playing tune upon tune in hopes to feach tbe savages and eo< tice them with sweet sounds to his headquar terß in the saddle. But the music reached not, and John (be Pope’s strategy was lost, ’Tis true, CottgreVe said—- “Music has charms to soothe the WitagC breast* To soften rocks, and bend the knotted oak I" but in tb 13 instance, added to John the Pope*# strategy, it failed. It is said that a great brave, while one day scalping a victim at Ifew tJlin, was so struck with John the Pope*s melody an hundred miles away, that he stuck his knife in a buffalo chip, wiped h’s hands cn his leggins, sat himself on a rock, and in fair English, said—* “To hear him you’d believe, An ass was practicing recitative.” John the Pope waited like a martyr for to* dians and relief. The Indians came not, but relief did, and John the Pope, with his sad* die and army wagons, went hence, no one knew where. The Indians were great losers by John the Pope’s strategy—whisky advan ced a dollar a gallon at St. Paul, their source of supplies! At last, John the Pope and his saddle, blubber like, reach the air through tbe liads ical scum as KiDg of Pjininion 3, Grand District of Iluins. Here John the Pope, by strategy, attempts to conquer the people cursed with his presence, by lighting against the press. The pen is mightier than the sword, even in the hands of John the Pope iu bis saddle, and the great, it ritant will win no more victory there than over the Indians. Jobu the Pope now says that no public ad vertising in all his dominion shall be given to any paper that does not bow to the Sher* man bill, and kiss the hand of tbe fool who smites with it. He may with bis negro brothers, his bayonets, saddles and general orders, control the press there, b«t h« coul| not in this section, nor can be or his masters ever 1 All editofs who do not bow to John the Pope must starve. Talent, energy, love of country, devotion to States, People and Constitution, are nothing to John tbe Pope, who proposo to punish all who do not ad mit his greatness, who propose to puni»h all who do not admit his greatness, and the wis dont of the plotters whose tool John the I’ope, of Dominion 3, for the time unfortu nately is. Let him war upon the press there—there is one here he dare not touch, and there is one here who dare in defense of the editors of the South who are under his bsn, and pow eiless to speak, denounce him a* a fool and tyrant—as a narrow minded, despotic tyrant unmoved by honor, liberality, generosity or love of great primdpicsi The freedom of speech, thauk.God U fiui, lit the keeping of such niinlbtis of radicalism as John Pope, satiap of No. 3. “There are, thank Heaven, A nobler troop to whom this trust is given M ho, all unbrib’d, on Freedom’s altar stand. Faithful and firm, bright wardens of the land ! Ry them still lifts the press its arms abroad, To guide all citriolta men along life’s rood ; To eheor'young Genius ; I’itty’s tear to start-- In Truth’s bold cilUsc to rouse each feurluss h eart: O'er male and female quacks to shake the rod, And scourge the uusexod thiug that scorns hes Goif To hunt corruption from Ids secret den, And show the monster up, the gaze of wonder ing men.” Tell John the I’ape and all other satraps who War upon the Press and freedom of speech—there is power behind themf which all the military of the land, all the despots of Araerice —all tbv satraps of military Dis tricts largo or small cannot keep back.— Prom the first speaking of God to tbe pres ent, and to tbe end of time, sp'eecb ha!s been an independent principle—a born child of |j»ht and genius—lias been protected thus far on the bristling road, and will be ages after Pope, Lincoln, Burnsides and all other tyrants are forgotten. At times when wU'ching the course of tbe usurpers and despots of America we are temp* ted to say that \Tashingtou, whose bust is just over our desk, I wed and died in vain Hut is dawning, the dark clouds are rolling toward the Gulf—the avenging host* are filling into position—-the people are swear ng anew their allegiance to Liberty and tbe dream of the glorious founders of the R public will yet be realized, despite tbe Lincoln, i>,antons, Popes, Sickle-’, Sheridans and other despots of the nge. —La Crosse DeuVjCn'h A lying^oyaßst. “JbH.METTO',” the Washington correspond ent of the Charleston Mercury, writes to that pwptrf n* follows The press of the country has been treated (ts a report of an interview which one La ng stoti,- a negro lawyer from Oberlin Ohio, had with the President a week or more ago.— It wifi be reiriambWed that in the report al luded to, it was stated that the President sent for Langston, expressed the greatest respect for him, and tendered him the position of Commissioner of the Freedmeo’* Bureau— that Langs'on declined the generous offer Und subserviently talked with General Grant in regard to the matter, and advised the General to use his influence with the Presi dent to prevent the removal of General How ard. This, of course, was Langstori’s own Version of the Interview, given out to certain correspondetls, who being devoid of self tespeCt, scattered it broadcast throughout the country: The truth of the matter, which I have from high authority, is sira-' ply this: Langston called at the While House one day, and the President, not being very bnsy, sent him word to come into his office. This of course, the conceited negro did, aad when once io Mr. Johnson’s pres ence he immediately put in an application for Howard's place, as chief of the aforesaid Bureau: The President told him there was no vacancy, and be Could not say there would be one during bis administration, and therefore be could not entertain his applica tion. Nothing dauntel by this rebuff, the “loyal" African suggested that inasmuch as llayti was governed by men of hiv own color,- and we had entered into diplomatic relations with that sovereignty, it would be proper to send a colored man to represent us in a dip lomatic capacity, and therefore he thought he ought to receive such an appointment. — The President told him there was no vacancy, the position being already filled by a white man. Foiled in this second effort to secure official recognition he requested an audience at some future day. To this the 1 resident assented, and the interview which this “lying loyalist” has turned into an advertisement for himself, was then terminated. Th" Atlanta New Era is officially in formed that, as far as heard from, the number of persons registered in Georgia is something over one hundred and eighty three thousand. A merchant’s advice to his son in scs lecting a wife, was “to get hold of a piece of calico that will wash.’’ Troth the Georgia Enterprise. Mr. Editor!—Uitve received yours of the t h inst. stating that a letter from Texas, giv* ing a description of the soil, climate and pto ducliuns would be interesting to many of your readers who think of moving to this State, and requesting me to write such a one for the Enterprise. I have been in the Slate but about two years, and my opportunities for obtaining re* liable and satisfactory information concrne ing the whole State have been limited. Your readers will remember that this is a large State, having area three or four times as great as that of Georgia, and that a large portion of It is sparsely settled, and some wholly Unsettled, Tnis, together with the condition of the affairs of the country generally! since I hate been in the State, renJers she acquisition of Reliable knowledge concerning the whole of the State, and all the su! j ots Upron Which persons who thiuk of moving would like Id be informed, more difficult than might appear upon first thought. Since I came to she State I have been in about forty counties—as far east as Sabine county on tbe Louisiana line —-north as far as liopkins County j north-west as far as Camanohe county oh the head of the L >on Kiver—west to Austin—south-west to Goliad on the San Antonia River, and along the coast cotuntry from Goliad to Mitagorda.— I have been on the Trinity, Brazos, and other rivers in middle Tetas. In order t> understand tbe following gens eral description of the Stale, t will remark that it i* generally divided into three great divisions—the cotton, wheat and stock re gions. The cfottcfn regions embraces’ that portion of the Stale Ij-ing east and south of a line drawn from Rid River codnty on Red River, via Waco on the Drnz >s river, to the mouth of tbe Guadalupe river, the best portion be ing those along lied river, Trinity, Braz >s» the lower Colorado and old Caney. The soil and (dirrlate of the Cotton region are pe culiarly adapted to the growth of the cotton plant. Whert not injured by tbe worm, the average yield ttfsy ba safely estimated at 1000 lb's, per acre, while on the bottom lands the yield is from i 590 to 2000 lbs. Tue bottoms along the rivers and creeks are very wide, and a large proportion of tbe uplands yield fine crops; so that the area of tillable cotton lands in Texas is immense—as great peliaps as that of ad tbe cotton States east of the Mississippi ri\\ir taken togethei*. ■ Not a hundredth pfirtofibose rich cotton latfds has been brought fnl<y cuhfvatiotf, Lading mil lions of aores lying as wild and useless as they wofe a century ago. When it is con* sidered that th’ls Region i3 one of the finest, corn sections in the south, and that oats,- rye barley, and vegetables of all kinds, grow well, that in the more northern portion of it wheal may be successfully raised,-that in the great* er portiou the range for horses, cattle and hogs is good the year round, when, ( say, these things tire considered, If is impossible to calculate the capacity of thi# legion of for (he pVodu'ction of cotton,-grain, Und other valuable Zrtictes, under a Well regula ted ffyster* of labor protected by wise, ju3t, equal and well executed laws. This region, especially the eastern' aqd" southern portions, is well supplied With timber, consisting of .pine/the Various oaks, hickory,- blackjack, eirtt, Und fn [daces cedar, Water is general* ly abundant enough for all ordinary pur poses except manufacturing. IJunning wa ter, except tn the larger streams is generally scarce, Well watCr, some of which is very good and some not, b’elng used by most fam ilies; stock water is abundant enough in nearly eVery neighb jrhoerd. The health of the cotton legion may be said to be as healthy as cotton countries generally, fn eastern along the coast, and Upon the large water Courjes, LHlious diseases prevail to a greater or less extent, while the uplands of the middle and western portions are compara tively healthy. In eastern Texas, the range for all kinds of stock, except hogs, is too mtieh eaten out, to make stock raising as a business profitable. Tn many counties west of tbe Trinity, it is real'y as good as it wus ten or fifteen yetfrs ago. Some of the coun* ties embraced in the cotton region has as large stocks of cattle, horses and sheep, as any in the State. A line drawn from tbe North east corner of Red River through Navarro couhty, t’hence doWn the BVazos Itiver to the upper line of Milam county, thence west via Aus tin as far as the settlements extend, thence north to Red R-iver and down it to the place of beginning will embrace the principal Wheat Regioii, anti contains an area of about 72,000 squale miles. The general quality of the soil in' this portion of the State, will equal in. fertility that of almost any country in the world. The soil, climate and elevation of the country are well suited Jo the production of thi* great cereal It yields large oiops, ripens early, and is of superior quality. The average yield may be put at from 15 to 20 bushels per acre, weigh ing from 60 lo 70 lbs. per' bustel. Entire VOL. 2, NO 21 crops have been known to average as high as 90 to 40 bushels to the acre. One great advantage which this country has over most new wheat countries is, being mostly operf prairies, the lands are already cleared, and nothing required to trial: <2 a crop but to fence it and goto plowing. The soil is inexhaus-’ table by cultivation, indeed, it is said that in the better portions U improves with each successive year of cultivation. Corn can generally be ra : sed in sufficient quantities in portion of the \Ybeat Region fur home con*' sumption, while barley, rye and Huugurian Grass do well, and also sorghum. It is gen* erally a poorfrvfit and veritable country. In places water and timber are scarce, in other* both abundant enough for farmers. Til* water of tliis region is generally better for drinking than it is in the Cotton Region. — In places tbe range is good for hogs, and universally good for cattle, sheep and horses —all the year. It is a Very healthy country —portions of it being rema r&ably so. The winters and sumnrers are generally dry. The most rain usually falls in the spring and falf seasons. “The Slock Country” properly is Soutb western TVtas to the Rio Grande, or in other words all that portion not embraced in the two former Regions. But great portions of both the “Cotton” and “Wheat Regions" ar* well adapted so the raising of stock of all kinds as a seperrtte and independent busi* ness. In South western Tetis the seasons are too dry for cotton and corn, andjnol be ing well adapted to the growth of wheat; and the range being fine, stock raising is aU most the exclusive business of the people; and it is to in many of tbe western frontier counties. The capacity of Texas for ihe raising of horses, mtffei, cattle and aheep is incalculable; and no one wh'o' has never seen the State can form any idea of the numbef of each, and the smalt amount of labor and expense that is required to raise fhem. There is not a county west of Trinity river in which Ihe people pretend to feed stock of any kind; at any season of the year, eXcept such as they are daily using. “The Slock Region” of Texas is perhaps better supplied vrith running streams of wa-‘ ter than either of the other two. \Tell wa ter is easily obtaiaed and generally of good quality. Tue health of this portion of the State is as good as any part of the world.— Rillious diseases are very rare, and consump tion and otlwr pulmonary diseases almost unknown.- The health of all that country around San Antonia hf remarkably—the air is remarkably dry and prire, and in many ca ses has been known to cure case* of con sumption. If you think this letter worth publishing and yottr readers desire it I will write an other, in which I will give more detailed in formation Upon such subjects as will likely in terest, those vVho think of coming to tbe State.' Respectfully, T. C. MOORE: August 20, 1847. Letter #rom Charles Sumner.—lt its given out that Charles Sumner has address ed a letter to an important personage here earnestly warning the Radicals against Grant. The fetter charges duplioity and conserve tism upon the Goneral, and hurls several Latin and Greek denunciations at his head lor his abetting the displacement of Stanton by accepting the Secretaryship. Grant i< said to be exceedingly annoyed at the insin uations of Sumner and Greeley, and in con sequence of the Tribune'S impudent assaults upon him cherishes an antipathy towards alf newspaper men, which has proved fatal to 1 tbe enterprise of the correspondents who have within a few days had ocoasron to visit him.— Wash. Car. Wanton Post. StfMnmjxo OF-SrußATr.— An exchange says: Since the trial of Surratt, his quar ters in the jail have been moved, and he now has one of the rooms of the second story, fronting South, which he occupies in cora i rti'oTi with rfenry Johnson, who is charged with (he billing of Thomas Smoot, and he Is much improved in health. Johnson has a"fso gained in flesh considerably, and ths two being together, the confmeme n t passes away more pleasantly than it would do oth erwise. They are well fixed in this each having a cot on which they sleep; sotne books and papers, and when not readings conversation is engaged in, Surratt alluded" but seldom to the charge against him; but speaks of general topics, lie seems to think much of tbe Zotfsve uniform; and wears ifi nearly all the time. At a social gathering of ministers, and Baptist clergyman objected to the Meth odist polity because there was “too much machinery to it.” Johrf Alleh, of camp meeting celebrity, responded in (his wise: “kes, there is a good deal of machinery; but it don't take so much water to run it as the Baptist does.” “Tell the truth and shame the devil.” We know lots of people who can shame Ihe devil easy enough, but t’other thing bethers 'em