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^ knock at their secret chambers, and
devoutly ask ,wfiai are the laws which
s My Dear Sir—Y"6ur letter revived
very pleasant Tgjnetiibratfces. ‘Your
questions .are themes., r, It would re
quire volumes to'Conti^n'the answerto
them. You ask about fhcyyiarmonv
of Science and Revelation,’’and wish ^
to kuow if I find “distinct traces in the
Old Testament of Scientific knowledge,
i of
rhs,
and <r m the Bible any knowled,
the winds .and ocean currents
knowibdgO;fcbe motet:correct and val
uable. ' -
“Ganst thou bind the sweet influen
ces of Pleiades ?”■
It is a curious fact that the ’revela
tions of science have led astronomers
of our own day to the discovery that
the sun is not the dead centre df -mo
tion, around which comets sweep and
planets whirl: but that it-, with-its
splendid retinue of worlds and satel-■
Tites, is revolving through the realms
of space at the rate 'of millions of
miles in a year, and' in obedience to
some influence sifuated precisely to
the direction of the Star AJcyoii, -otVe
of the Pleiades. We' do not know
how far off'in the immensities of-gpaee
that centre of revol ving cycles and
epicycles may be, nor have our oldest
observers or nicest instruments bt’ en
■: > Apologetic.
We have been b. dly situated since
; able etoee rc-issuecff the GeorgiyJbJu*:
govern them, we are taught, in terms
the most impressive, that -when the;
inor .i.ng stars sang tege tiler the waves.,
also lifted up their voice and the winds
too, joined in the Almighty anthem.-
Anu as discovery advances, We find
the marks of order in the sea and in
the airfthat is in tune With the music
of tlie spheres and the. conviction is
forced upon us that the' laWs of all are
nothing butperfect hai mony.
-' "" Yours, Respectfully:' ' "
' M. F. Maury, Lt. ILS.N.
Mr. Bailey Bell of this eoririty~feas~
thrown from his horse arid' badly in
jured on Friday last, 25th irist. "We
learn .that he is likely to recover.
•t -: ptiie:wiieat CROP ,
Js-noW nearlyready.fbr harvestiiigj-an^;-
we hear from- rill quarters^ there will
be a prettj 7 ihtt crop. -Sttoteld otir: far
mers Irave 'good weather to. harvest,
'there wiKLbe^riaore than ah. average
crop. •' : - -
THkltsn.1 ty Jttay syisse.
r • TRe Hon. B. . pt' QyiRBY.—Will
address the citizens- of. Sandersvilte
and "Washington county on. Wednes
day the-2Qth day of Jane. *
. .FALL OATS-
Are doing finely. We are surprised
our farmers do not pay more attention
to -this part of: the feeding crop* foyit
generally meets corn, in a .very good
.place of late, just between.nothing and
crab grass. Spring O Alia-are' suffer
ing for rain, and without speedy relief,;
will be an entire failure.
that beautiful cluster of stars rTTivffig,
whose inflnerWti’s -man can never bind.
In this question albne, and the answer
..to it, is involved both the recognition
and exposition of the whole theory of
gravitation. .
Science taught "that the world was-
round, but potentates pronounced the
"belief heretical, . notwithstanding the
Psalmist, . ’while ’ apostrophizing .'the
works of creation in one of Iris sublime
moodsbf inspiration^ .w!\cii_prpphets
spake as they were moved, had. called'
the world the “round world,” arid. bade
it to rejoice. \ ' i-.f. y . ' . ■
Ybu recblfecL when' Galiilco- was in
juhip-maker came to him with
prison apump-m;
Lis; pdiffieiifries, because his' pump;
would not-lift water .higher than thirty
twb feet. The okTpliilosopher thought
it was.because the .-atmosphere., would
hot press, the .water up- any higher,;
blit the hand of persecution was upon
him, and he .was afraid to sav the air
had weight:... Now had he looked to
..science' of the Bible, he would have
discovered that -the-“perfect” man of
TJz, moved by revelation, had pro
claimed the fact thousands of years
before.” Job is .very’learned, and his
speech abounds in scientific lore.—
- The persecutors of the oid astronomea
"also would.have,been wiser, and far
more just, had they, paid more, atten
tion to thisWonderful book, for there
" .they would. have learned that “He
rstretchesh out-the Nqrtll over the emp
ty pfoeyand liarigeth the ., earth upon
nothing*.-.' - . • > - / ■;* ft :
Here is another proof that Job was
familiar with the laws of gravitation,
for he knew bow the world was held ?
. JxIts. pfewa^fend as for the “empty
jil n i in 111 i]'bj§ijjii r Ini Herschel
had been sounding the heavens with
lus powerful telescope, and gauging the
stars* and where do yon thing He finds
.the most barren part, the empty pla
ces ot the skv? In the north ; pre
cisely where Job told Bildad, the
Shuh.ite, thei empty place was stretch
-out. It is there where comets most
delight to roam, and hide themselves
inrimptiriess.
I pass -by tlie- history of creation as
it is written on the tablet of the rock
and in the book of Revelation, because
the question has been discussed so
much and.so often that you, no doubt
are familiar with the whole subject.
In both the order .of creation is the
same-—-first, the planto to -'afford .sus
tenance* and then the -animals,,, the
chief point of apparent differenee -be
ing as to the duration: of the period
between the “evening and. the’ taforn-
ingf’ ■}% ihbusari^.jcars-is as-onp day{
-and the Mosaic account’affords evi
dence itself that ihe^terin day, as there
used, is not that which comprehends
our twenty-four -hours.. It was a day
that had its evening ta^dqnorning be-
, rfore theyun was anSd'e,' ,.*
I will, however, beford proceeding
further, ask pardon .for. -mentioninga
with the many inconveniences "result-
ing.from the late fire, occasional ab
sence, and much 'other business to at
tend to, we have not been able to pre
sent such a sheet as we were desirous
of doing, as we believe will-soon be in
our power fo do. ’Circumstances have
bee trery' unf ivorable-to a good typog--
aphy, being cramped up in a small room
without.light* unlesslt is sueh a£admit
forih wind dUSfr aud rain, and on n
both wind, dust-and., rain, and on
very unsteady floor, with tj’pe and fix
tures in great confusion, and anticipa
ting soon another removal to a better
room ; all of which, make it difficult to,
do, what, under more favorable.circum
stances, would-be comparatively, easy
to do. The craft know how to excu'se
ns. OuT frk nds we •liopfe A wrJl do sq.
rule of conduct .jdjjqh-^ h^ve, adopted
these
in order, fo. make-pEffg^ess isjfck
physical,researches ,w-fooh have, ot}£u-
piod so mnek. of. my time and many
of my thoughhs, and that rule 1.5, .never.
to forget who " b.. the Author of the
great volume which nature spreads,out
before us, and always to. remember that
the same Being b also author of .the
book wffiich .Revei.atioa bnldii.upv.te ,us,
and though tlre.two works arq .entire
ly different, their recoils are ■equally
true,.and when *hev bear upon tlife
same point,,,as' nowLnd.t)ien, they do'
it is as impossible that thry ,should
contradict each othor,-xis-it-ip that- eith*.
er.shoind coiitrafUct-iiself-. If the two
can not be reconciled, the Fault is purs,
and because in out. blindness arid
wcakuesss w.e have not been able , to
interpret aright either tho one or the
othbiyor.both.: : . : -
Solomon, in-a single.,.verse,, dfescii-
bes jtl)e*circula,tioh- of the -atmosphere
as actual observation b .naw-. showjug 1
it to be. That it.has-its laws, and is
obedient to order as thc heavenly host
in them moveurent' we inferfiom the
fact announced.,by- him, and which
contains the essence of volumes by
other men* “All the..rivers run into
the sea, yet the seals not full ; unto
E^-Tennille is a depot on the
Central Rail Road,, known aS No. 13,
is 135 1-2 miles above Savannah, situ
ated in a beatitiful and healthy section
of country, and is the highest point on
the Gentral Rail Road, being 465/feet
above tide-water, and IfiS feet above
the depot at East Macon..
It. is only three -miles south from
Saqdersv’ile. There is. an omnibus,
passes twice a day connecting with the’
up and down day passenger trains.—
The passengers, bn the down train'
breakfast at this 'place with Col. Sami.,
0. Franklin, the gentlemanly and wor
thy -proprietor of the ulacq. and.we »»-
derstand he keeps a No. 1 breakfast
house.
The down day train .arr.ives. at Ten-
hillc at 8, and leaves at .8,30, A M. al
lowing 30 minutes for breakfast.
- The up day tram arrives at 3’15;
leaves af 3,20, P M".
The night up train arrives at 11,21,
and lea ves at 11,25.
The night down train arrives at 11,23,.
and leaves at 1.1,25.
-The night trains pass each-othef at
this, place. .. , * .• .
W
r* c.y
y?e had a refreshing showef of rain
bn TEursdaymig.Ht^ana.'in
of the county they had a thorough sea
son.
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We acknowledge from Hon. D. .A;
Reese two public documents of inter- ,
est, viz; Part 2d of the exploration of
the valley bf die.: Amazon, with '36
Plates, by Lieutenants Herndon, and
Gibbon, U. S. N. together,-with the ac*- things done -.right, ^The result : .it&
company mg map
by Lieu’t. Gjbboih
Man Found.—Passing in the sub*
urbsof ofir town the other day. we
W-ere startled at the sight of a man ly*
ingjm the .sun by the.-side of the road,
on examination, it proved-to. be one of
our Paupers, his faithful dog lying by
his side, perhaps not aware that his
-rua.ei.ci trociAnPonsiblc, Cause—:refi , esh-
ments taken too often and in too. large
quantities^without IC3E; tfJb,
jjooK Out Miilers.—We were a-
larmed" the other night by the loud
cries or a rci asw morial as if m deep dis- -
tress, we listened to his relief, he, rais
ed on \\\s' all fbres and desired us to
lead him, -for said he “ I’m d-f-u-n-k.”
.Hts wife had, ; sent him to tnifl. he got
tight and Staid off two days, 'charging,
no. doubt, his delay to the miller.—
'Yerily these Drinking Saloons are dan
gerous plains. when will they be anni-
-hilated?
the place from whence'the rivers come
ffer' i |
thither they return again.” .
To investigate the laws wlrich gov
ern'the winds and r ule trie sea, is.-one
of the post profitable and.’ ireautiful
occupations that a.tnan .arf k ifnpn*ovi rig-
progressive man, can Have.' Decked
with .-the stars as the sky is, the field
of astronomy affords, no ; subjects .'of
contemplatiun more ennobling
sublime, or Jnpre'prbfifitble'than those
which we may find infhe aifh'rid thh
sea, ' " - - .
When we regard them from CeTtetia'
-pOipts .of View, they present .‘the ap-
jg'axescti of wayward tfiin'gk obedi
ent to no law, but fickle in their move-''
ppots, and" Subject only to cliane-’ "
’ Yet when we-go as truth-lc
Varieties.
The fire has not destroyed the ener
gy of our. people. As witness of the
fact we call attentioh to bur advertis-
ing-CQlumus. The Messrs Youngblood
& Co. with characterestic energy are
riot’only displaying their- usual vai-iety
of Dry Goods arid Groceries, hut have
"nearly completed a com’hiodio’us -and
much more handsome building at their
old stand than their former one.
Messrs. Ainsworth & Slager as will be-
Seen by reference to their adyertisc-
mehts are- 'branching 'out into other
business as well as keeping-up the old.
They are For demonstrating the truth
of their motto;" Hi*. F. M. Arrian, ah
so mmdFul .of the' Wants' ’ of the little
ones* is offering inducements for a call,
•-Mr. _Z. Brantley and J. A. Nortffi ng-
fon aredisp>laying'&t their new stores,
new" groceries in abundance. Our
readers will hardly:.fail to notice the
R. R. Academy, .with- the. appendage
for t&e moulding of orators. *' - -
, Arly of ouf ffiejids- visifin'g Savan
nah: and in wantdf books or stationery,
we- would recommend ihem to give
Messrs. Warnock & . Davis a.-orll
They are y oung gentlemen"' jn»f start
ing in business, and anxious to wait
upon customers. Jf in wfeit of Dry
Good??, let them call either, at Wads*
worth’s Cash House or upon Henry La
th nop C<r.,"both Gri' Congrcss sfcrest’f
and at the centre of business. - We*are
at some loss'WherejEQ. recommend you
to. go for groceries _k\ Savannah, ' Per
haps some-tof there ^id;
ihfip -US to the (felted ififbi>ihation. If
in ’want of sash,.blinds,'dobfS, ; .pffirim,
oils, glass, &c., &c., caB. at No. 6, Whit-
: o.lrir* ctruafb
Contributions to the S'nflerers.
We are glad at length to have., it in
our power to give the names of those
generous donors who so promptly
stepped‘forward to the relief :of our
suffering citizens. And it ..is ; with
much pleasure that we infoi m them
that their bounty has been distributed
bv 'a competent committee as intheir
‘judgemeni tliey deemed'best. And' so
lar as our knowledge extends, with as
much general satisfaction as could be
expected..- If - -wfit; be' a pleasure to
them also to know that our town is
rapl-Iiy being rebuilt again, and- .that.
:(if onr judgement fe to betaken) .their
kindness has riot been bestowed Upon;
ah h 11 worthy or ungroatful people. If
their have bStn any- omissions we Will,
if informed of it, make the r>eneap». j 'j r .
CU\’1'UCbiO li • . .
The second Quarterly Conference
for the Hancock Circuit Ymd --Spar-ta
station, was .heldat Rock Mills-ou Sat-
urday 19th inst. It was determined,
that the Sparta camp meeting should
begin on. Friday night 24th of August,
embracing the 4th Sunday in. that
month. '-
Some of.our Bubeeribers aife. availing
themselves of the privilege of pitying
$3 in advance for two years. This we
cire assured will be of service-to all the
parties! The-subscribers, will have to
pay less, arid the publishers ‘will be
reireyed from pressiire. Cali on our
agent J. B. Johrison, Esq-.
We have.beeri informed through a
private letter, that the Rev. Daniel
Kelsey* of the Georgia conference* has
been elected President of the Alabama
Conference Female Institute* which is
located at Talladega, and .wiliopen cm
the 1st of October next. ~ ;
We learn from the Barnwell /Serif
tinel that a subscription is on foot in
South Carolina, to raise a fund to re'
lieve the property of the gallant Capt.
irigraham now advertised to be sold
in Charleston, to pay a. security ' debt
qmountmg to $18,000. Wfe hope that
-gallant officer on arriving in Charles*
ton found the debt discharged.
Citizens of Washington. Co. $460,50
•O.-R. R. M B. Co. 500
City of Savannah - - 500
Merchants of Baystreet as follows.
akgr street*-andihe ‘hSimble §jx{)qhce!
carisooa 'ch'arige‘hands, : ^itSr.a i 'B^ifut.
alify of benefit. : f- : - - > *' v .
Bn t as Led arid- hoard Vail be indis*
pens’itble to $0$, ‘-Cal]. kt'tjte Marshall.
Hffrise,--gnd Mr. HartSvfeil, the .preheat
-proprietOT^ ^iinBehl gpecimea-c^’
rijfpod livh^j: : will aegfmnaudate -you*.
On fair terms,' with gpdd* tilings' for'the
pMafe. Try him.' Ypu k-now the-qfd
aw.: “The proof of thepudding, &e.’’.
A nd lastly, we inviteritterition to the
r«?airdri,-‘ iawi ib^2^
Padelford, Fay &Co
Daria & Washburn,
Cohens M Hertz,
Rabun & Smith,
Brigham, Kell} 7 , &Co
McMahon & Doyle
John G. Cooke
Holcombe, Johnson, & Co.
Webster &.Palmes,
. Scranton, Johnson, & Co.
M. J. Reilly, - - '
r lVS. Wayne & Son,
Behu & Foster,
F Sorrel, - -.
Juo W, Anderson, V
. A. S;' Hartridge, :
Alims & Johnson,
R. Habersham & Sou,
W. Wood b ridge, '
Jno. E. Ward, ”
Juo. W. Owens, :
Geo. S. OVv-ens,
Wm. King ’• & Son,
-Hunter & GjiramHl,
> BtiUiwell& Smith,
John Boston,
V. - J. .Ogden,
9. J. Snider, •, * . y-
- Gash.; . .
J. W. Lathrop* & Co., .
Geo, Bv Or,"mining, , •
Hone & Connery,- 1- • -
A. Low & Co. - •-
Craned Ridgers, . . v*
Wm. Duncaii,.- .• -.-
Hndtori,. Fleming, &, : Go.
: R. Hutelrinsori,
Cash*. >• ' • -to* .
W'. H.. Mercer* -
Gen. W. Anderson, vv
J. Washbuni, f v; .
if- At Hardee & Co,
i O. Cqlt|rii^.'-
.Swift & Co. r ,
. Dr. J. fr. Screven, *, ; t -.
Franklin - & Brantly,-.. 4 .
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Mr. Orarby iu Sparta.
This gentleman addressed the citi
zens of HancockiCounty on Saturday
last. To suy that his effort was not- tin
able one, and that if did not car ry con
vict ion to. every heart, of the truth of
of the great principles he advocated
would be say ing what we do ndf be
lieve. There is a difference however
between'the ..cqnvU^wndcjfi tfatri m
the mind, and the carrying out those
convictions in- the life. Sinners are
eon v feted of the truth of, re! igi on, b ut
still do not act up to it; and eo will
hundreds and thousands go away from
these temperance demonstrations, con
vinced of the great evils o» the traffic,
and half persuaded to vote right on the
qesfion, but ere the time comes parti,
sun leaders will have brought inter
play other considerations watch will
outweigh the couyfetions of truths
partially affaced from the. memory;
We still believe as we have before
said that if left to themselves ^tlie , peo
ple of Georgia are right upon this qes-
tion. It is riot for.us to say that the;
present movement, is the very oue that-
should have been instituted, for the
purpose of carrying out the wishes^
Of the temperance party p we have
thought the reverse. This muchgood
will possibly, at least, be effected, the
formation dfa peiririanant party, vFhp
will be able to hold the balaric ofpow-
er hereafter, and make demagogesaud
partisans fear their strength* if they do-
notrespect their sentiments* *Mr. Over
-by carries with hirri .wg arc sure the
good wishes of Christians and philainj
thropists, not to say / patriots,- for his
bold and manly defence of what all
must admit is the truth and- nothing
but the triith. ' :
i tojriaTofrthe.jjfeseht sea-
Eon J.arned ; out to be-yrintey’. Windsor-
Affil^howers, were .ghoWecs, of dust*
.and the long season m. May is likely
*46'be;a-dryf eaeon. ,
The Yonng Knights.
We think the people of the county
are- very m’ucli ihd ehted "to this npbl e
band of youth*Jfqr- the fine •’repast serv
ed up on Bfe.utday. last, * the day., of
theit liriiiiVersary'. Tlfe comipittee were
all young men, and of course deserve
the credit. ’Tis-lruesomeof theold ones
'thought tfie tiring would be a ‘failure,
jfor the lack of more experienced wis-
•dorii, and after being appointed 1 , wbuld"
ffOt rierVe,.as-it was-too late to. have
V ' Godey's Lady’s Back
-Tixe number for * June is -received
long befor-e Juhe comes: It-is ebont
ms. Usttai; The ladies ail like Godev.
proved, however, an abundance of
good barbadue, cake, lemoriade &c. }
and. the most quiet, orderly, ffiest ar
ranged free barbacue, We ‘ have -ever
Been in the county'.. Young America
deserves the credit," We .were- not
present the night’previous "at ihe.'pic
nfe, but "presume eveiy thing went off
.well. . • -'
^Georgia Politics.
The political parties of the State
seem to be in the utmost 'confusion at
the present time, arid ij is not likely
that they will, become very quiet until
after-the.October election. The bid
li f»r (iTf>
(30^ 3 j{3
thrown over board—killed off—^on ac
count of aboiitioir affiniti es- of- the
Northern wing, is l.ikely to have a res-
AjrrcstioH, ’ if the "ChVem & Sen. and
.Mr. Stephens can blow'life into “it* as
the foriher has called the gubernatorial
'Convention for. the 18tli. June arid the
latter has made a strong appeal to the
old whigs of the Tth and 8th, Districts.
If they -succeed, in rallying-enough to
■make a respectable showing Mr. Jen
kins will probably be nominated for-
Goyjefnof, making three distinct-issues,
each headed by a candidate;-vizy De
mocracy, Prohibition .and AYhiggery.
UrilesS the Know'Nothings atrialga-
mate with one of the two last, - there
will b,e four e ndidates in the field,
and the Legislature will have to de
cide the contest, for the first time, in
the history of Georgia politics.-. The.
candidates will under that view of, the
case probably' be, Herschjetl V. John
son* Ciiarles J. Jenkins, B. H Overby:,
and whoever the KhowNothings may
nominate. Some think that all the
outsiders composed of Whigs, Demo-
L crafs, Catao/ids, and Foreigners, will
be brought into combination to defeat
the KnowNothings, if possible. Tuis
will doubtless be.the issue, at the next
Presidential election, and a fiercer con
test America has never seen,
al .and sectional questions* will all be
yielded up for the time, (and properly
too,) in order to deeide the great ques
tion, of changing the naturalization
laWs, and staying the tide of foreign
emigration.
Citizens o’fHancock County 142 50
Bewis F, Harris^
W* Il.’.Wiltberger,
W.. M. -Wadley,
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30-
Lathrop, Nevfrt &.Rogers,
'. Morrell, k Co,.
x w ..
" \y. W-: Goodricii, .
G. W. Shaffer,
Henry. Lathrop M Cq.
John Mercliison,,
Tffps. Purse*.^
Jo hn-M, Cooper,
JJ. Slrafier,
25
25
50
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Citizens ; of Athens, . .175 -
N. B. & H. Weed, Savhy 25. :
Linton - Stephens, (Sparta)... 50
(@ef!r^dnaii^|Jrfss.
r* r, 30, 185S.
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Southern: ftaartcrly Seview-
-.-.y^ie^uuw^etiop-April is received.—
It makes a fine typographical nppeer-
ariee, and is filled with good articles.
Hilledge villa-
We. rvere present in MUtedieville
at the pie ftic on State House. Square,
given the ladies and gentlemen of Put
namCounty, -bn Tuesday 22d inst.—•
The fare was bounteous, apd mirth
and hilarity were the order of the
day. Several hundred-persons were
present, imd.partook of- the ricii col*
d-1 trori that was placed before them,
besides eirjoyirig the feast- of reason
and flow, of soul which abounded upon
the Oocbsion. : •
above ttil-by the voice of Goo --
-speaks 1 to ns in drvfnc writ Fori
h set.down in the statute-*, '' Y *
«me as heinghigher than aU the
Christian graces. You know th e ; ^
son that Paul rnufe you up, n t ,
sobj*.*et. I also will mad vwx aae* .
Go to now—be* tolerant and
. ay asA
aft undiaratablensss you nuiy tl
that .your mind , lias been iiberri
Ly the power of reason, that yo - hu,
the impulses of a gentleman, t;. t v ,,
pisses the grace of Christianity,
unie^ yriB do fey aside all bfe, * r
and all fefleranec. you have bm •
darkeDod intelligence of the Larbarii*
Use gentility of the yahoo, and ti.
religion 6f the hcathem who Wtni ;
devour you vour substances i^*ea a .
yxiur ideas did no: agree with his
Sew York "Weekly Leader.
One of the best papers that w*e know
of is that whose tithe is above. It is an
bnt-spbken, sprightly sheht-, and coni-; in*
mc-nds itself to the. thinking ro:
How fast the wind travels.
Wc do not know ex.tctlv. bn
state N 4 feet. From die Cha;
pajiefs we learn that a stnnu
btetv in the metre* olis of •:
lina at about 1ft o’clock rt n : ^
Weilnesday 23rd May. One ha;
afterwards, a i romi occur***! u
gusta. At 12, it irJew down tre
tore off doors from their h’a;
Savannah. Two hours
greatly quieted down, it reach
toriton. We lay down t:i the
Red With all the window
;>f oa' roam throw.*. l>aek-4o u
the boldness and inde[jendenee of its { being atiflcd, the weatlrer
views, which are given in defiance* of i Qo* and sultry. At 2 w
the fame dogma** of old fogydom.
morning »v*> were a?.£.:o
XL ip fjixuiraurjKi
El rat
ham.
1 bv'Cleveland & Me - smiten gust of w iud which !>any'. ' u
ill, New York, at $2.00 per ail-
Lusus Naturae-
We saw in Milledgevi'.lc the other
day a ehickcn with, four perfectly de
veloped feet arid legs. Tlie bes'y was
large enough for two chickens, thongii
there were hot two distinct bodies.—
The little fowl had- died as soou as
batched, and was preserved in aicohol.
Peterson's Magazine-
The number for June has- been re
ceived. The. next number, "begins a
new volume..
H
Rain
There was rain, in some parts of the
county on Thursday riig'uf 17t r : May,
and i^gain. .ThuyytLy 24Ui, and
Saturchiy 26i.u.
tlie window sluifters in a giiT
brought with it a degree of (
which caused as to draw aroi
the - culver we lia*.l spurned fre
ect in the early p.iri of th • a:
The Storm-king was in Charlt-
10 o’clock, in Augusta at 10
Savannah at 12. anu, in a be.. :
inEatonton at2 next moniin.'.
Live fer Jxisiethlnc-
Dr. Chalmers has some excel ec:s-
marks. upon this subject. Ills ila <'
good seems to imply action, actra.
We ourself believe more in doing good
than being good. Good, we think is »e
active, no: a passi\*e principle. If met
would do more good, and talk !e»
about being gocxl, humani:r
Recovering from a Rattlesnake Bite-
On last Wednesday & liwle factory
boy-by the riame ofW yatt, was. bitten
by a rattlesnake under the following:
circumstances." He thrust his hariddii-
’
to a holloAV stiimp to px,traet a rabbit,
that had fallen in ihc stump, he felt -a
slight pain as frooi \the : -scratch * of -a-
pin on the-baek.of-hls band^ and. upon
withdrawing it, saw that it bled a few
drops. -He told hra*'associates that
there-was something there besides the
rabbit. They went home - immediate-
citizens at-
Jains,.; 25
Dr. .Terrell ,20 B meal., 7 " _7
-Dayid Sqfompu^Yfjhlriite^ -50
C. J. - Jenkins'
'John -^ifrfelh 1 *
T. W;.. >. T 7;
y.^’horaipg 5
. Al S--
ari fi^ur he looked like. dying Whis
key and other stimulents were given
up to the point of complete intoxication
and he ralieii again.- /-Hiy.
swrife^Very tight nemrly up to his bod-"
y. Three things it is likely aided this
expended r some of his^poison bn the
rribbit. -2nd..;The Wound -.was v.ery
siipeHiciaiand-3d the timely appiic’a-
. tionjoftheistlrnufeht. - eay-
feRlittle boys and. big dries too. Mind
. how yoii put jour hands, in ,ftld.li : Qllow' :
imSte '■'dtp#
Toieranee-
A bitter contest is about to be en
tered info in Georgia upon political
issries. From our position of neutral-
ity in this {.viper we would put forth
awoTdor warning with regard to-the
feelings . of intolerance aud bigotry
Coll iter-gencmllv run ribtnpon such
' occasions. Can. ot men learn to differ,
in a spirit of charitableness ? Truth
is hard to find. Men search for it in
a variety-of ways, and through a great
many paths. * In feet a great many
avenues open upon the temple where
she sit enshrined. Our neighbors and
friend^ must be allowed to pursue that
route which they deem best. Let us |
look- upon them as gentlemen and
Christians, and not condemn them as
heretics or knaves, because their foot-
Mankind
are much more disposed to do what is
right* provided they know how, than
is generally admitted of them. We
must all act conscientiously according
to the,convictions of our best judg
[COMMC^TdATF-I).]
BAPTIST'AND METHODIST IN
'■ '' c " GEORGIA;
Mr. Editor .-—The following statistics-
vyilt show the comparative strength oil
these two leading denominations of. steps do not follow burs.
Christians in 1 Georgia. - • --*• -=■ -
From a - report of the recent Georgi a
Baptist convention, we learn that there
are : seventy thousand Cornmurifeaiits
forming the constituenCes of sard eop-
veuttou. There is -also it portion of
this denomination, 'termed primitive
Bdptiste, numbering it is said abput
ten t/*ot(sanp, making in all white and
eolore-l, Eujiitg thousand ju the State.
From the Minutes .ofe-the hist Geor
gia ConfeiMnce of the M. \\ Church we
learn that there are seventy tico thou-
sajid six Aitndm/ coittmunieauts embra
ced within the bounds of the Coiifer-
0oee. It. is tu be reimirked,Ihat Rrere
are sixteen eb uh ties . in -Geprgia, * that
are" embraced within the bounds of the'
"Florida Conferertoe* .and-many-of them
populous counties.- ; We may suppose
therefocej Thariwithiir. the bounds of
these sixteeri-epurities,.there are three
thousand members, making seventy five
tjioasand. If we. add' to these the
Protestant ’ViethodistSr in. the; State,,
whfehiriay. be considered ;ts sustaining
"the same reUttiqb to the Ml E.’Gtmr,ehr,.
as thq.; pfinaitive Baptist do to the.j-fheBa^'ahi^ biitselvceas one great eavul-
profit by it. Hero are the views ,
Dr. Chalmers:—
“Tiiousands of. mm breathe, wn
and live—pass off the stage of Hfa a:
are heard of no rnarfe. Whv ? Xc::
were blessed by them; none cori
point to them as the means of their r
demotion : not a line they wrote, tv
a word they spoke, cm ’ : he recall
and so they perisbe<J. Tlicir liri-
went out in darkne«, and tliey wr:
not remembered more than the ins-:
of yesterday. Will you thus in? an
die? 0, man immortal! live for sou
thing. Do good, and leave behh i j
a monument of virtue that the stun
of time can never destrore Wm
! your name by kindness, love and ec
cy, on the hearts of thousands you eota
in contact with year by year, and *.«
will never be forgotten. No: y:i
uemy your deeds, will be as legibk-
the hearts you lestve bcl-ind, as tic
j stars ou the brow of evening. G •
deeds will shine as brightly on
earth as the si.,rs of heaven.”
1
m
Another Know Vothiai.
Tvrentv or more ve:irs atro—so
Mis&ioriar^' Baptist,, aitd who are sup
posed number at’ feast, :(en thousand
.commuflicaufe*; WQ -luive; tlie. number
thousand six
ling.dondrnfeul
•ihcreiised to Jtia
ihdwrtidi: Tf these "1:
Uonsxff Christfehs could agree to dis
pense'with their differences of Opinions'
n nmi ^ mi n nr n« tif d ^ ** si a
ttpott 1 iritnor ponfe, Stteh" as go-. ,. .-. - .... . .. _ ,
vernments and -modes-ati ceremonies of discoverithe gem not for htmsmfalpng.
« *w**r*g v *~ ib “, . in «hiSh m.
an hour he looked like dvme Whis- X
In dian War ox tRs
counts fi'Orathe Plains reoeived through
various-Ghannelspagrae-that the Indian*
^hatf fhe rattlesnake waa'ted^L./qfnge,
by one ,^ho possessed more boidneas/’9°°;
than discretion-retained in custody
hand against the 6,qpj«fori:ria£my, what
would'be the moral results of such an :
effort in our empire -state of tire South?
' May 1855.- * r»4T£ W-* *.
tribes are assuming a very hoskile.atti-
tude-against the.w-lfi]
tit&s... Several* tribes
feeatiofisyUtlie-sduree of * the Grand
however, that.
—"'seemJnclijned to act'd® tfie
. v defensive, although the provocations
: ‘ arc of srich*-fotarHdapte'-ehiiracter
en ' to ."state asl-tq^feave no doubt biR. thahan ihdis-.
fefe slaughter qf.tSe- wlijtes tfiH
^.e "firsCutt vter^lq'oppi^tiaiify.i
Mm
oUy’ was visited wiflj fa
merits whoa the lights winch surround
us ltave.beeir concepirated upbir* the | are informed by Gamble, who 1
subject u-nd-'rco aside ration. In A-.jgcod aneedote—there dwelt—1
merica which is ,th§. UKxfel. of froe„ Khe iand of Nod, but—in : .*
govermneitt, we allow no one to be the-
keeprif ; of onr cohsctdntes?, or ,to‘ binu.
-the operation of-our minds in fetters.
Ench'fnan must think" auij aet Ibr liiih-
tselfi And each man should allow his
neighbor to da the same, arid - impute
to him motives of virtoe and patriotism
and not consider nim a wicked man
beeaase. his views do not coincide with
his. Qwa. d TriO proper light in which
to*view adrffercripe .-ofi opunon upon
whatejef subject' between " purs elves
and fhtfofellow men, is to look upou
cfofe feetotffupoa a journey, notdistihet-
Jy defin^ iiv search of some rare jewel
of incalculable Value, whose worth we
are agreed to tiistribote amongst VK £b
tyhen''found.' JSaoh . fe oxeited Uy a because' he “was tainted
fftudabfe ri’mufetiori fo be tlfe first to
Putnam County, a man who belon
to the natural order of K. N’s, and"
seemed to have had some of t'*e p
ciples ot the ord-rof the p r eseL. ■
There was a very clever old Iri&ur
lining in the. renowned Poncastie
trfet* wIk) became anxious to fill
office of high-cons table m that driti
Tt si met with opposition from but
mar*, the Know Nothing of whom ^
speak, who objected to him on
seor-e of his foreign birth. Our •>b’ v ~
tor was in the habit of n~ ; ngjaw-hrea»-
fng words, gencrully of his own re-
ing, alleging that he had as much rf-
to manufictnre wools as any ore*
Speaking of the office seeking fe>
man, he said he could not vote for i- lR
rith sr
’but afo'o' fortHi; benefit' of his fellows.
That geiu. is Truth. Wc must bo
allowed to .go mdiffofcnt wavs to hx>k
for it,- because if* we all go one -way,
tfie. ©hances of falling upon wnat we
eefek ar^ ; dimsfliahed. This will he «q
simple:—riot'Only simple, bur so wick
ed ag to>Jondemn his-noighi>oi^heca«se
he will hot follow him. Let him say
rather, “Go bn friendl I bid you God
l” B»i
spued ih-the jyufhgy -before/you! I
Ifopet ifl feul Uf fipfi fbfoytei-niay
•And .tvhen yon -do,t raiSri' 'one long
ioud sboritof tririrnph^so that the glad
'tidies -may saitltemy cars and 1 may
come and join you and offer* up, the the so ie of Lis foot-
adorationfi of a' gteleftil heart at the
shrine of "Truth—file a tribute ot God
archie principles, and would o rise
use the hipopularify jsum.il by the
vestiture of his bigii uffitu! posit’O#.
fabricate a re hellion in these L r 5 *
States qf America.” On one occa<
going to Nugusta. with his wagor,
declared that the roads were “ sc ;
dorsibly bad that his horses re •
hardly mitigate their footsteps,
old one of the neighbors that bis ff,J!
was a “sort of an amphibioasa
she hardly ever went any where.’’ 0*®*
aphysiciau inquired of him after* 8 * |
one who had, on one occasion, ^ efS j
under hi3 care. His reply was ^ s !
<UI over full of histnmora and
trtemes,' from the crown of his bead* 19
vhich you kn 3 *’
with pdad^ 8 ^
they form a codicil in the
—Jlfe essence-d
.* ‘Sueh', -^d'ear • header, is thc'-K-saari- ;
which is teu^ii'by 'Xoifwe&ei re^K>a
impalses-of the gentfema®* and