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[For the Banner of the South.]
Our Dead.
The pun Ibsinking! siuking low, aflown tlte crimson
west,
The breeze is softly whisp'ring that the beauteeus
night 1b near ;
And nature’s heart is trembling, ea her rure young
feet are pres’t
’Gainst the meadow-sweets ami violets that hide their
heads in fear.
As against my lonely window-sill, I lean my weary
head,
And think upon “the Land we love,” our sorrow, woe,
and p.iin ;
Oar shattered hopes 1 Our nameless graves! Our noble
gallant dead!
Tt seems that ev’ry passion of my soul, rav# love, wera
slain.
Though onr "Graves withont a monument” rebuke
despair and hate,
Though they tell tts God Is merciful, and ears no true
heart fears ;
Yet I long to clasp the loving hands so torn from us by
fate,
My soul is filled with bitterness, my eyes are tilled
With tears.
Oh Father! teach submission to my restless throbbing
heart ;
Have pity and compassion, for we are "Bore distres’d ;
Htrip off tliiw robe of unbelief and bid our grief depart—
."ttill love onr poor, our blighted land, and pkoe us
inong the blest.
Thon art our shield, our great Reward, onr Light, our
Life, our Way !
Thou bkld'Ht Ilagar "have no fear,” for Thou had’st
heard her prayer,
We are wanderers in a wilderness, yet waiting to obey,
Thy slightest word, for Lord wo know, how sweet thy
teachings are. 1L B. C. **.*,**„
Enron, March id, IRAB.
REMINISCENCES OF BISHOP ENGLAND.
[concluded.]
The clenching force of the Bishop’s
manner of reasoning may be illustrated
by the following reply given by an Irish
man, who was one of the warmest ad
mirers of his distinguished countryman :
“Well, Pat,” said a lady to the Irish
man, “what do you think of your Bishop?”
“Think of him, ma’am ! faith, ma’am, I
think a deal of him, and why not ?
Isn’t he grand, ma’am, when lie crosses
his two arms on his breast, and looks
round at thorn all, after one of his regu
lar smashers, as much as to say—‘Answer
me that, and bed and to you !” ’
“Oh, Pat!” remonstrated the lady, who
whatever she thought of the criticism, was
somewhat startled at the manner in which
it was expressed.
To break a lance with the “Popish
Bishop” was an object of no small ambi
tion to the controversialists of his day ;
and many a fledgling repented his rash at
tempt to provoke him to an encounter.
Animated by the determination to crush
the great champion of Rome, a youug
preacher was unlucky enough to fasten
on tht Bishop with the pertinacity of a
gad-fly. The Bishop happened to be
traveling in the same stage with the
preacher, and was engaged in an earnest
conversation with some of his fellow-pas
sengers, themselves men of mark and
position, on a matter which then excited
considerable public attention. To the
preacher the subject of conversation bad
no attraction at that moment; he wa onlys
thinking of the splendid opportunity
which the occasion afforded of striking
a blow that would be heard of throughout
America, and possibly be felt in the halls
of the Vatican. First, he ventured a
question, then a sneer, then a challenge,
but without effect: the Bishop altogether
disregarded his would-be antagonist, and
merely waved him off with a careless ges
ture or a careless phrase. The spiritual
Quixotic would not be put down, and
would not be waved off ; he was resolved
in piercing the armor of his scornful foe,
and humbling his pride in the presence
of chosen speakers of his controversial
prowess ; and so he persevered, interrupt
ing the convocation, to the annoyance of
tiie other passengers, who preferred the
discussion of a topic in which they had a
personal and immediate interest, to a
bootless polemical disputstion. The va
liant preacher was not to be extinguished
by the cunning evasions or cowardly sub- |
terfnges of the faint-hearted Romanist ; ,
ko he came again and again to the charge, ;
Ringing St. Paul at the Bishop with the I
most destructive intention. It was no
thing but “Paul*’ here, and “Paul” there,
and how could the champion of the
‘Scarlet Woman” get over Paul?—and
what answer could"“Antichrist” make to
mtui ? Flic* nuisance becoming intolerable,
the Bishop determined to put an end to it
effectually. Confronting the preacher,
and directing upon him the blaze of his
great eyes, which gleamed with irrepres
sible fun, he placed his hands with solemn
gesture on his knees, and in a deep voice
gave utterance to this strange rebuke :
"Young man, young man ! if you have
not faith and piety sufficient to induce
you to call the Apostle 'Saint Paul,’ at
least have the good manners to call him
'Mister Paul,’and do not be perpetually
filing him ‘Paul/ ‘Paul/ as if you cou
riered him no better thau a nigger/’
dhe words, assisted by the comical
cgavity with w hich they were uttered, and
enforced by the roar of laughter with
which they were received by the delighted
passengers, who had so long suffered
from the infliction of misdirected zeal, ex
tinguished the poor preacher, who rapidly
hid himself in the town at which the
stage had just arrived. Nor was this the
end of the disastrous encounter—for the
story having soon got abroad, the unlucky
man was interrupted by some irreverent
wag, with “Miner Paul—J/isierPaul,”
while addressing the congregation whom
he had come to enlighten and inspire ;
and he had to leave the place in conse
quence of the absurdity of the affair.
One of Bishop England’s most zealous
and efficient clergymen was the llev. Mr.
O’Neil, through the influence of whose
melodious flute he obtained, -as we have
seen, a free dinner and a good bed from
one of the rustiest curmudgeons in South
Carolina. Father O’Neil was an Irish
Priest of the finest type, genial, cheery,
and light-hearted, but earnest, and even
stern, when the occasion required. Ar
rived at a patriarchial age, and honored
and respected by all classes of the com
munity, he is still on the mission in the
city of Savannah.
Father # o’Ncil could preach quite as
well as he could play, nor was his tongue
a less persuasive instrument than his
flute. Indeed, it may be doubted, if, in
his most inspired moments, he could per
form as successfully with the former as
with the latter, aud for the same length
of time hold his audience spell-bound
with the one as with the other. For Fa
ther O’Neil had marvellous powers of en
durance as a preacher, or lecturer ; and
his audience were “so kept alive” l>y his
manner, in which argument, illustration,
wit, and delicate humor, were agreeably
blended, that they did not perceive the
lime passing, and were rather sorry than
otherwise, when “the Father” gave in.
On one occasion he was preaching
somewhere in Georgia, and the country
round had assembled to hear him. At
the end of two hours and a half, during
which there wasn't the slightest symptom
of weariness exhibited by a densely
crowded audience, he said that the ex
piring condition of the candles warned
him to bring his remarks to a close.
Quick as thought, an Irishwoman, who
occupied a conspicious position among the
audience, and who would willingly liave
sat there till morning, cried out, “Never
mind that, your reverence; sure we
brought half-a-box of candles along with
us, as we thought you’d need them,” The
wise considerateness of the Irishwoman
was hailed with general satisfaction, and
with brighter auspices the preacher re
sumed his discourse. There was ono oc
casion, however, when Father O’Neil
surpassed all his former achievements. It
was on the reception of a Mrs. Taylor into
the Catholic Church.
Mrs. Taylor was a lady of good social
position, whose conversion to Catholicism
excited much interest among her friends
and neighbors. Her reception into the
Church was to be made an occasion of
some solemnity, and invitations were sent
to the gentry for miles around, request
ing their attendance at the ceremony,
which was to be followed by a banquet
of more than usual elegance and profu
sion. The auspicious morning arrived.
In the grand saloon, where an altar had
been erected, were assembled sixty or
seventy people, and crowding in front of
the windows of the apartment were
groups ot negroes, to whom the day was
to be one of welcome and rejoicing. At
the termination of the Mass, Mrs Taylor
was to be received. Punctual to tha ap-
pointed hour—eight o’clock in the morn
ing— Father O’Neil commenced Wear
ing a soutane, or cassock, he made his ap
pearance at the temporary altar, on which
the-various robes and vestments worn by
a Priest in the celebration of Mags were
placed. Referring to the purpose of the
day’s ceremony, he stated the reasons why
a Protestant should become a Catholic.
He then specially explained the doctrine
of the Mass, dealing with it ns a sacra
: ment and sacrifice ; and having justified
| the use of the Latin language in its cel
j ebration. he said lie would represent the
! symbolical meaning of each vestment an
: he put it on : which he did popular
| and persuasive manner that excited the
: interest and riveted the attention of his
| audience. Having concluded his series
; of discourses, and being then fully robed,
he turned to the altar to commence ; but
seeing that one of the candles had been
I entirely consumed, and that the other was
1 dickering in its socket, he glanced at his
; watcli, and found that the hour was within
a quarter to two o’clock ! Zealous patriot!
patient audience! Father O’Neil took the
matter cooly, saying, “My friends, 1 have
i committed an oversight. According to
1 the ordinary laws of the Church, Mass
■ should commence before twelve o’clock,
I In a missionary country, like ours, we
j l‘ ave the privilege of commencing an
, hour later—any time up to one. But
now it is approaching two, and I cannot
proceedwith the service ; but if you will
come to-morrow morning at eight o’clock
we will take a fresh start.” The audience
bore the disappointment with perfect
equanimity, and were determined to see
the ceremony to the end ; so they enjoyed
the hospitality of Mrs. Taylor for the re
mainder of the day, and next morning
again assembled in the saloon at the ap
pointed hour, when Father O’Neil took
his fresh start; this time with such ener
gy, that the whole was well finished by
twelve o’clock.
But Father O’Neil could bo quite as
effective in a short speech as in a length
ened discourse ; and on an occasiou of
much interest, and in a time of no small
anti-foreign and anti Catholic excitement,
he delivered a few pithy sentences which
produced a most salutary effect. It was
at a public dinner in Savannah, to cele
brate the inauguration of a monument
erected to Pulaski, one of the heroes of
the Revolution of 1770, who, wounded at
the Battle of Savannah, had died a few
days after. There had been a procession
and an oration in the day, and a grand
dinner was to be the agreeable wind-up
of an event so dear to the patriotic heart.
There could be no public dinner in Savan
nah that did not include the popular Irish
Priest as one of the guests, and, as a mat
ter of invariable routine, Father O’Neil
should have a toast or sentiment to pro
pose. It was iu the time when the
wretched “Know Nothing’’ excitement
was rife in most parts of America, nnd
the furious cry of “Down with the for
eigner ! down with the Papist !” found
an echo in the South 1
“I have listened, ’ said Father O’Neil,
“to the oration of the day. It was ex
cellent, so far as it we lit. But it omitted
one most essential point—about Pulaski
himself. I will supply the deficiency.
Pulaski was a foreigner, who had the ex
traordinary habit of saying his beads ev
ery day. He, a foreigner and a Catholic,
shed his blood and sacrificed his life for
this country. And lam sure that the
monument erected by the grandsons of
the heroic men who fought and bled side
by side with Pulaski, is a proof that they
still adhere to the glorious principles of
their fathers, who welcomed all brave
men—whatever their race or religion —
to their country.”
The effect was electrical. The major
ity of the excited audience exclaimed
“Bravo!” and cheered with ardor, while
the few hung their heads with shame,
crushed by the implied rebuke, and the
courage which inspired its utterance.
Father O’Neil lost and won the good
graces of a Protestant lady by an admis
sion of paternity, which, well understood
in a Catliolie country, was rather start
ling in the America of that day. He
and the Rev. Mr. Byrne, afterwards
Bishop of Arkansas, were travelling
from Fayetteville to Cheraw, in South
Carolina, and stopped for the night at the
house of a highly respectable Protestant
lady. The lady being elderly, used the
privilege of her sex, and made many en
quiries respecting her guests. Having
satisfied herself on various points, she
at length asked Father O’Neil if he had a
family. “Yes, madam,” replied the Priest
“How many children have }'ou, sir V en
quired the lady. “Two hundred, madam,”
was the astounding answer. Two—two
—hundred, sir!” gasped the bewildered
hostess. “Yes, madam—two hundred,”
coolly replied her guest. Had there been
Mormons in those days, she might have
imagined she had afforded hospitality to
Brigham Young himself; hut as Joe
Smith had not then made his famous dis
covery, she possibly had a vague idea of
the Grand Turk, or some such polyga-
mous potentate, being beneath her roof.
She became silent and reserved, display
ing an icy civility to the minister with
the appallingly large family. On a sub
sequent occasion Mr. By rue travelled
alone, and stopped at the same
The old lady rather hesitatingly enquired
after “the other minister/’ and then with
more marked hesitation, asked if it were
really true that he had so enormous a
family as he said he had. Father Byrne
laughed heartily at the question, but
more at the manner in which it was
asked, and explained that Catholic Priests
did not marry ; that by his 200 “chil
dren’’ Father O’Neil meant his congre
gation—whom he regarded in that light.
The old lady’s face brightened with pleas
ure at the explanation of what had been
a source of serious and constant perplex
ity to her ever since she had heard the
startling statement from the lips of “the
other minister.” “Well, sir, lie must be
a good man,” she said ; ‘ I am sorry I
did L not understand him at the time.
That’s just the way a minister should
speak and think of his lieck. Be sure,
sir, to give him my respects when you
meet him, and tell him I shall be always
happy to have him in this house.” For
the future the good old soul felt no em
barrassment when inquiring after the
' two hundred children of the Irish Priest
i A ID V K R TIS E MEN T S
i
NEW SPRING- DRY GOODS.
' ' i i •■ - ; .; ‘
James A. Gray & Cos.,
228 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA. GEO..
Beg to inform the public that they r.re now receiving
THE LARGEST SPRING STOCK OF
STAPLE AIM) FAIVUV lIRV tiOOXJS
Which have been received at this Establishment
for the past twenty years.
These Goods have been purchased EXCLUSIVELY
FOR CASH from the most eminent Importers of the
United States, from the Knnufacturcru’ Agents direct,
and in large quantities from the recent celebrated
Auction Hales ordered bv Messrs. Beukard & Hutton,
one of the very largest Importing Houses in New York
Having full access to the very beet Houses in the
world, and purchasing side by side with the largest
Jobbers in the United Stab's, we can confidently and
truthfully assure our friends that WK CAN SUPPLY
THEIR DEMANDS FOR DRY GOODS, EITHER AT
WHOLESALE OK RETAIL. AH CHEAP AS THEY
CAN PURCHASE THE SAME IN NEW YORK.
Merchants visiting the city, will please make a note
of this fact, examine our assortment, and jndge for
themselves. Wo would respectfully invite the close at
examination of both styles and price.
JAMEH A. GRAY k CO..
apll 22H Broad Street,
SPUING IH6B.
TUB OLD AND RELIABLE FIGURE OF
ft&Ar & TXJKitsnr,
AUGUHTA, GEA..,
Is always p:vparcd to offer to the public, at wholesale
and retail, a thoroughly complete assortment of
STAPLE GOODS.
—ALSO—
firhlsh Frc-neh and Swiss foods.
CLOTHE, OASHIMERKH. CLOAKS, SHAWLS.
KMBROIDKBII IS, LA( 15*.
HOSIERY. HOOP SKIRTS, NOTIONS, kc., A*,
inli2l ts
Kenny & Gray,
.No. Broad Street,
DKALKBB IK
h'F.A D YMA DK CLO TUI SC,.
CLOTHS.
CASS [MERES AND VESTINGS,
VESTS FURNISHING GOODS. OF ALL KIXDS,
AND KYHllVrrtlNU USUALLY KEPT IN A
VSrsl-t lask Clolhlua; ar.d Tailoring Establishment.
An examination of their Kplondid Stock Ik cor
dially invited.
Atior>n;.v, March 11, l*bfl. ts
O’Dowd & Malherin,
GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
TSTo. LJKS liroitcl tHtre-et,
AUGUSTA, GA..
HAVK ON H ‘.NO A M L!. STOCK OK
SC O'A A*.
(VEEk'K
TEAS. '
so a r.
sta non.
t'A .Vi) A AW.
7 'OBACCO,
LIQUORS .
SEG A HS.
BA coy.
LARD.
E 1.0 UR.
AND EVERY THING
Usually ki-yt in a Whole*-! le and Retail Grocery.
IMUrUS AS LOW AS THU LOWEST.
inicU H
Geo. Symms,
BROAD STREET,'
Offers to the trade, wholesale and retail, one ot the
largest assortment of lines’, Misses and Infants,
HATH, trimmed and untrimmed, and at exckkiu-voky
low pricks, to suit tlm- times. RIBBONS, FLOWERS
FEATHERS, BONNET FRAMES, HAT AND BONNET
ORNAMENTS ; a fine assortment of Plain suid rauc y
RIBBONS, very cheap ; FRENCH WORK BOXES,
Bohemian Glass Mounted JEWEL STANDS, Buffalo
Horn BACK COMBS. GI'TTA PERCH A CHAINS,
PLATED JEWELRY. rah2l-tf
Premium Kerosene,
SIXTY CENTS FEE GALLON.
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To the GiUtens of Augusta iv>d Vicinity :
I our attention id called to the tact that we are scU
mg to our numerous customers, not only as good,
but the very bent KEROSENE Oil, ever sold in this
or any other city in the United States, warranted to
stand all sueh as lit matches or lightwood splin
t*Ts being put in it, kc., Ac. We sell only one quality ;
ha\t never kept any (so-called) inferior Kerosene. All
who buy it once come again, proving that it is a supe
rior article. Those who wish to get higher prices may
insinuate that it Is not good ; try it, and if it doe's not
prove equal to the best you shall have a pair of Lamps
free of cost, for the trouble of selecting thorn.
Also, on hand, all the new BURNERS out* euoh as
light of the World, Hun Burners, Day Light, Comet,
kc., for sale separate or with Lamps complete, at from
almost nothing to $1.60 each.
ALSO, COMPLRTR STOCK OF
CHINA, GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE.
AT NO. 300,
DWELLK’fi OLI> SHOP. STAND.
O. K. NITJSTIISr ,v CO.
h’»T Should we ever advance the price, notice will
given. mh2l-tf
Aiei Aiei: Aiei::
So many iruei-ior article* of Ale being offered fin
sale on our market, I wish to Inform the public in
general, tiiat I ran the
!<OLE AC.KN i Non
MASSEY, HAUTON k CO.’S CEI.EBRATED
XI PHILADELPHIA CREAM ALE,
hktko in bkckitt of
FREEH SUrPLIES EVERY WEEK.
PER STEAMER.
I am always prewired to fill orders tor barrels or half
barrels, at my old stand.
NO. 29.1 BROAD STREET.
J- C.gGalvan,
GENERAL GROCER and COMMISSION MERCHANT
mh.2l
Augusta. Foundry
A NT)
MA C HIN K WOR KS.
WTUOHT & AIJ,CW>
IMPROVED COTTON SCREWS,
(UN GEAR, SUGAR BOILERS, SUGAR MILLS.
GUDGEONS, ALARM BELLS,
AND ALL KINDS OF CASTINGS,
DONE A T SHORT NOTICE.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR OLD MACHINERY
IRON, BRASS AND COPPER.
PHILIP MALONE.
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