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F. R. FILDES, Editor. YOL. IV. fthr (fjmtmau gamier. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION IN aDVAXUK. Foi ane year s.l 00 K«r bi'x months I Oq '■ For three mou tbs 1 00 Y »r single copy 10 TERMS FOR ADVERTISING. invariably in advance. Oh» square, (10 lines, or less.) find insertion ♦2.09: each following insertion. SI.OO. When advertisements are continued for one month or longer, the charge will be os follows : , 12 Months. 1 I 6 Months. | S Months. 1 Month. , Number •f S-pmres. 1 ♦5 00 *lO 00 *ISOOI* 20 00 * k 00 15 00 25 00 H 00 3 12 00 IS 00 35 #0 45 00 4 16 00 24 00 40 00 53 00 5 20 00 35 00 45 00 60 00 4 Cal'mil 35 00 *5 00 SO 00 I2 U 00 1 *• 60 00 HO 00 130 00 200 00 Obituary notices, Tributes of Respect, and all •nicies es a personal character, charged for as advertisements. For announcing candidates for office, SIO.OO JYotn (As Banner of the South. The Prostrate South to the Radical North. BY PAUL B. UAYKK. ’Mid the tumnlt. the hnrry, the madness, Os the strifes that convulse you to-day—, Mid the echoes atfrantical gladness That the llua is still hi h o’er the Gray -, Are ye deaf to the tempest which sunders i The last ties that hind ns to faith. Are ye deaf to the roll of the thunders Korerunniig the blackness of death ! ’Tie true that they bear but a distant Faint menace from lands of despair; Where the spirit once proudly resistant, Hath sighed it* last gasp on the air; But a Fate mutters low in that warning, And the South-winds are laden with doom— ! Aye! crush the wild omen with scorning ! Aye! dance on the verge ol your tomb! Yc have swathed us with cloud-palls of sorrows, Yonr breath was the breath of Simoons Ye have stolen all light from our morrows, And withered our freshest heart blooms But the Hates your blind fury hath planted, The dragon's teeth sown in yonr ire, As from heat *f Hell's furrows enchantod. Grow warm, and burst upward In Are ! Armed warrior demons of ravage, Unquelled by a spell or an art, Fierce, monstrous untamablr savage. And thinning for blood from the heart: Your hearts that are ruddy and swollen, Not ours so drained and so oold - With no food but those memories olden. Os a tale that has long since been told. Do ye think to escape O! my masters—! Do ye say 'tis a dream of sick thought—! A night mare of phantasmal disasters, To remain all nnfeared and unwrought! O! fools, and O! blinded ! yo see not That wrath in its might! Not a drop of the life blood of heroes By yonr hirling Vandals laid low , But shall poison the sleep of the Nero*s M ho caused the red torrents to flow—; Not a pang of our wives and our daughters, Or sluin, or all maddened with doles. But shall pierce thro’ hot visions of slaughters, To the depths of yonr agonized souls ! Soon,-soon, ye shall compass the anguish, War's visage bent near you must bring,— The vague fears that smoulder and languish, The keen pains that harrow and sting: By your thresholds, blanched, sorrowful faces. On your marts the gauut figures of care, Peep wailings in desolate places, Winged wild o’er the pall and the bier ! With the terrible woe that comes only Wh <1 hope has beeiustrangled in gore. When distraught, and despairing and lonely, Yon stand on a blood deluged shore-- With the last friend of liberty perished, With the last chance of ransom undone, And the fair face of freedom uncherished, Lying maagled and stark in the snn: With the knowledge this fearful undoing Yonr band, and yours only'bath wrought, Till the blackness ot darkness and rain Shall fell like a madness on'though: And you feint, and sink down in dumb languor, Appalled and accursed by your Past— For the flames of God’s infinite anger Have seurched you, and scathed you at last! From the Banner of the South. We Still JUve. There is a very pretty classic fable, which aptly illustrates the present con dition of the Sonth. It is related that Anteetm was a giant who gathered new strength in his combats every time he' was dashed to the earth. The earth was his mother, and as her son tripped upon her bosom, she infused such strength in tiis veins that be became invincible to every foe. So with the South cruel war laid her prostrate, bhe was leveled with the earth, but the earth that grows the sugar cane and the cotton, gave her fresh power; and, to-day, thanks to the dear old mother her youth is renewed like the eagle’s and she rises from humil iation like Animus of old. Three hundred millions in cotton; a sugar crop such as has not been known in years; a yieid of tobacco that is some thing surprising; arc the jnbilant notes of ihat tiding which reaches us of what has been done in the South in the year just past. Starting with no debt, or but very little working, literally from the ground np, the South is to day rearing her head anew among the peoples; and as her brow greets once more the sights, all men can see that the chiefcst star in her diadem aie yet lustrous with hope, with glory, and with power. Who says she is powerless ? Who whines we aid wrong over the sods that enshrine the departed brave ? Who now is ready to abase his face in the dust and his hand to his mouth ? If such there be let him <!f part out of Israel for in this revival of glory,lthere is no part nor lot for the weak knee, and craven, and suoak. In the wonderful prosperity wherewith it ! lias pleased Infinite Mercy to bless ns in j the past year ; in the noble prospeci , there reaches before ns of further boun ; tiftil harvests in this; in the rush that is now making of our quondam oppressors ; to invest their means in this laud; in the pledge these investments give that eve i ry msn who makes them or is interested 1 in them will henceforth though only (row I mere selfishness, cast his vote against further anarchy, despotism and wrong; | aye l aud in the almost solemn hush that this bound as it were of the South into a : promise of wealth and power has brought I about—iu all of them, are written the lesson that was conveyed in the motto of the Southern Confederacy, Deo Vindice : i for though' it pleased Him to abase th e j Good Cause, it was only for a moment, I and now in another way than we thought : in a way that we knew not of, lo! look | you he is indeed our avenger, our Sns tainer and our Guide to a speedy future where the stoutest of the enemy will not so much as dare to wag his head at the Rebel, but shall rather seek to take him by the hand and swear by that mustard seed his soul that he in good truth nev er hated the Sonth, but loved it in his heart, and wag never inclined to think it had the light. Is tliis picture overstrained ? Let us see. Just twenty years ago, Hungary fell before the bayonets of Austria and the Czar. Men said its hope was gone, and doubtless there were many smug fellows who advised acquiescence and \ accepted the situation even as one of old accepted of thirty pieces. But others j there were who spat at and defied tiie cruel tyrant and hid deep in their hearts the memory of the past and the purpose of the future. Twenty years past and now we see no later than this very last past month that the Emperor of Austria propitiates Hungary and to secure the assistance of her people, gives Hungary her own. Look to Italy. llow short a time since was it scarce ten years, that the Austrian sabre rattled in Venetian palaces and Austrian grenadiers stood: guard iu Lombard cities. Now cast your eyes there; the banuer of Austrian | dominion no longer is seen, and Venice j is mistress of herself. Circumstances, \ you see are too strong for tyrants. The i Earth loves her children, and when the strong hand hurls them down forthwith she sets them up strength in their limbs courage iu their hearts and fire in their eyes. What happened to Hungary, what Ve nice saw come to pass, is now enacting in the sweet South. Eight years sir.ee, the war drums throbbed their warning, and the trumpet called the valiant to play j the man. Four yea,s since the stnokc | wreaths molted away into thin air on the I field of battle and now in turn the dark clouds of treacherous oppression begin ito break. Not one of the “loil’' but when ho nears the marvelous wealth of the South yearns to put his money there and | not one of them mark you, when he does put his god in Southern land or mills, or ! cotton but will be as»stauncli an oppo nent of further iniquitous and paralyzing | legislation as the truest of us all. Good coineth out of e\il and for the Almighty ; Dollar these men will vote and speak, and nse their influence; yes, and if need be fight just as we for a restoration of good laws and the maintenance, uphold ing and enforcement of the Constitution of our fathers. Antaeus, you see, is now the South.— I Has I ecn dashed to the ground and the j foe thought his victory secure, but from the ground uprising, blackened and bol- j stered by the kindly, fruitful Earth, An tseus is on his feet once more and now look to it ye who tripped him, lest if you do not give him his own he will wrench it from you in a day when there shall be uone to help but many to laugh at your calamity and mock when your fear cometh. The Prospects of Georgia in Wash Ington The Atlanta Constitution has the fol lowing from a “well-advised” correspon. dent writing that paper from Washing ' ton, under date of the lTtb instant: j “I feel well assured that Congress will not interfere further with reconstruction in Georgia. Every indication of the Con gressiona! barometer justifies this state i roent. The disposition and the desire to [interfere is unabated by Congress but a fear of provoking a rupture with the : President elect, is a matter of too much importance to hazard on a mere perso [ nal issue gotten up by his Excellency. | The exaggerated stories which have ; been retailed before the Ilcconstrnctmn Committee by suffering loyalists from Georgia were-so extravagant and unrea sonabie that the whole matter has be ! come ridiculous. Besides, the letters nf Judge Warner, addressed to certain prominent members of Congress have j done great good. Unless-his Excellency j can provoke a quarrel with the Legisla ture, whereby he can show to Congress ’ that his dignity has been offended, there is but little danger of a second "recon j struction.” The governing spirits of j Congress as yet have found r,o tenable ; basis of action in Georgia matters as the I case now stands: hence a desperate ef \ fort will be made to make to Legislature 1 do or say something whereby a case can be made out. i A snare lias evidently been set for the Legislature, and the ardent impulsive i members cannot be too cautious, i It is believed here, by the friends of - Georgia, that the most politic arid judi i s;-. ill ths press ti: rr, i uzs siaiiTS maintain, unawed by fear and unbribed by gain. QUITMAN, GEO., JANUARY 29, 1869. ,lions move tiiat could be made by the Legislature would be to adjourn until alter the 4th of March next. All will be well after that time, 1 speak advisedly. Au. Dan,, tutors. Many fatal cxplu si,.ms of Kcrcscne Oil in New York City has aroused an inquiry by the New Board |of Health as to the cause thereof. The following statement of the Analytical ; Chemist of the Board will be received with astonishment every where: Prof. Chandler, the Analtical. Chemist of the Board presented a lengthy report upon kerosene oil. He explained that : the benzine and other explosive impuri ties—-have least marketable value were permitted to rernaiu in burning oils j through the cupidity of the manufacturer, i A good burning oil should be free from benzine; yet of some eighty specimens he had purchased from the shops in this j city, every one contained a large por tion ot tins dangerous element, lie had ; bought some that gave off an inflamma ble vapor at 18 degress, (Fah.) and took lire from a match held au inch above its | surface. Others vaporized at 31 degrees; (Fa 11.,) 40, 45, etc., and ho was unable to find any kerosene on sale in the city j j that was safe to use. Uood kerosene J should not give oft’a v apor below 100 | degrees,(Fall.,) or take fira below 110. j Iu the eighty specimens ho purchased | not one reached this standard of safety ; yet all might be made safe' at a trilling l iucrease ofoobU The maaufactnren of the impure and dangerous article of daily consuption certainly have hearts of demons. They are base enough to throw a railroad pas senger train off the track. - «•- -»*>•» Improved Cotton Culture.— The crier- 1 gy and intelligence of the Southern plan | ter is*being brought to bear in numerous i efforts to enlarge the amount, of cotton I ' grown per acre as well as to improve j the quality, and wc are hopeful that aj I rapid advance may be looked for in this j ' direction in a short time. The Yorkville ! | (S. S.) Enquirer of the 14th instant j says: [ A gentleman in Edgefield, in this j State raised last year fifteen liun ! dred pounds ot lint cotton to one acre of j land, ije planted two stalks to the hill, j j at a distance es eight foot each way. The j I hills were prepared each way as if for ! transplanting fruit trees being dug down ! I to a depth of twenty inches and two feet I ; diameter. Sandy loam and manure were j | then filled in arid the seeds planted. The enormous yield is attributed to the thor | ough subsoiling the manure and the ! i space—the latter being sufficient to al j | low the rays of the sun to penetrate to the lower branches of the plant and do- j velope these fully. As cotton is essen- j tially a sun plant, never thriving unless fully supplied with suri warmth, the phi-j losophy of ttiis method is at once appa rent. Another method has been tried in Union District with the Dixon improved seed. This is to subsoil deeply and plant iu hills three feet each way thinning out j the plants when large enough to two in I each hill. About fifteen hundred pounds of seed cotton to the acre wore obtained j from a five acre field planted late in the j spring in this way. The Siamese Twins. — We learn by the latest English papers that Chang and Eng, otherwise known as the Siamese Twins, had visited Edinburgh to obtain the advice of professorSvme as to the ad visability of severing the intercommuni cating band by which they baye been so long held together. On the 23d of lie cernber Chang and Eng waited on Pro fessor Syme at the University for this purpose. After a careful examination, Professor Synie was strongly of the opin ion that such an operation would prove highly dangerous to their lives, aud ac cordingly advised that the operation should not be performed. Sir James Y. Simpson, Bart., also entertains tbe same view. It is intended, however, to take the advice of a Paris professor on the subject. There is no case on record in which the bite of the Esquimaux or Spitzcnber gen dogbas caused hydrophobia. These dogs are generally white in color, with long straight Hair, and eyes like dia monds. They are far more valuable as pets than the “black and tan.” Their affection tor children is very remarkable. They have only one fault—if you don’t take your churick of ice into the house, iu summer time, your Spijzcnbcrg dog will lie upon it until it is melted. “The dearest spot on earth is home/’ the song beiDg believed. Mr. Peggett says it’s true —costs him twice as much as any other spot—ruins, in fact a SIOO spot each month. A gentleman traveling on a steamer, one day at dinner, was making way with a large pudding close qy, when ho was told by a servant that it was desert. “It matters not to me,” said he, ‘I would eat it if it were a wilderness.” An Irishman in writing a letter to his sweet-heart, asking whether she would acoopt of his love or not, writes thus : “If you don't love ine, plaze send back [theletter without breaking the sea!.'' CHANCE FOR BARGAINS! VALUABLE tw (V, 8 iV*4< *•* W Si FOR SALE. ! The undersigned has had placed in his hands, to be disponed of 1 immediately, at private sale, the following valu able Town property, which will really be sold at u sacrifice, to wit: TITK LARGE SWELLING HOUSE, Situated directly on the PUBLIC SQUARE, And very recently placed in thorough repair by its present proprietor, Mr. Frank Hooker. There are all necessary out-buildings, n well of good water, garden, etc, on the place. Price, $2,000. THE TWO .STORY BRICK STORE, At present occupied by W G Bentley A Cos, and conceded to be the beat constructed building in Quitman; and advantageously located — -wHI be sold at less than cost. Price, #3,500. THE FRAMED STORE HOUSE Recently occupied by C;ipt. Brooks, and’ situated' on the main business street. The Lot is fifty feet front by two hundred deep, and in rear of the store is an excellent SPI\£L:BIL-E3 ANI) mmmm hgoss. And Good Garden. 7 /.’•'This is the cheapest property offered for sale iu the town of Quitman. Price, #I,OOO. Two acres of Land, on which is a New, comtor table and convenient DWELLING HOUSE, ALL NECESSARY OUTBUILDINGS, Ami a Large and Beautiful -lOWERGARDEIf This property is situated near the Academy and convenient lor parties desiring school ad vantages. * Price, $2,500. In addition to the foregoing we have for sale several other places places of value, which will be sold low. For further particulars apply to F. R. FJLLDBL December 0, 1868. 45-ts Fisk’s Metalic Burial Cases. A LL sizes kept constantly on hand at the store xV. of J. TANARUS, Iludd, Monticello, audC. H. Smith’ tore, Madison, Florida. Also, an assortment s constantly kept oa hand by F. K. FILDES, Quitman, Ga. on delivery. T. & W. A. W.SIMMONS, Agents. December 14, 1866 Cm SW, GLEASON, Manufacturer oi best Sugar • Mills and Pans, aud all kinds of machinery i St. .Julian street. Send for circular. £1 EABORN B. GOODALL, (successor to »Sea i fr born Goodall,) Wholesale Dealer in Butter, | < hee.-.c, Lard, Coontry Produce, Ac., 216 Bay et. 1 Great Distribution! ii r tiik METROPOLITAN GIFT COMP’NY. Oath Clifts to tho Amount of »*J*,o»o. 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