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oaf of nothing: Who, at, the first forming of the world having made man to the likeness of God, didst, out of his flesh Hjake the woman, and give her to him fora helpmate, and, by this, didst inform us that what in the beginning was one, ought never to be separated. O God, who, by so excellent a mystery, hast con secrated this union of the two sexes, and hast been pleased to make it a sacramental type of Christ and of his Church. 0 God, by Whom woman is joined to man, and that union which was instituted in the beginning, is still accompanied with such a blessing, as alone, neither in punish ment of original sin, nor by tin sentence of the deluge, has been recalled; merci fully look dawn upon this Thy handmaid, who, King now to be joined in Wedlock, earnestly desires to be taken under Tby protection ; may it be for her a yoke of love and grace; may she marry in Christ faithful and chaste ; may she ever imi tate the holy women of former times; may she be pleasing to her husband, like Kachel; discreet, like Rebecca; long lived and faithful, like Sarah; and may the first author of all evil, at no time, have any share in her actions; may she re main attached to the Faith and the Com mandments, and being joined to one man in wedlock, may she fly all unlawful ad dresses ; may a stern regularity of life be her strength against the weakness of her sex; may she bo modest and grave, bashful and venerable, and well instruct ed in heavenly doctrine. May she be fruitful in her offspring, irreproachable and innocent; may it be, at length, her happy lot to arrive at the rest of the blessed in the Kingdom of God; may they both see their children’s children to the third and fourth generation, and live to their wishod-for old age, through Christ our Lord.” These beautiful and heavenly wishes and prayers of the Church are not mere empty words ; they are real and substantial blessings flowing from Heaven upon the bride. What folly in the married couple to be mind less of them, for the sake of a custom in troduced by ignorance and worldliness ! We have, also, one word to say in relation to the Association for the Propa gation of the Faith. That Association is recommended in a special manner by the late Plenary Council, which added iti sanction to the appeals made by previous Councils in behalf of the same. We have instituted it throughout Geor gia and Florida; all Churches have a box to receive the contributions of the faithful, and a general collection for that purpose is prescribed in all the Churches ot Georgia and Florida on the first Sunday in Advent, which will be the last Sunday of the present month of November. V e deem it opportune to remind the Pastors and the faithful of that collection, and we sincerely trust that it will be generous and abundant enough to redeem the character of the Diocese for past neglect. It is a debt of honor, of gratitude, and of justice, that you will partially repay to the As sociation. Your little contribution will entail no real loss or inconvenience on you, and it will swell the general fund o{ the Society; it will be employed for the lolty end of the Association, namely, to enable devoted Missioners to pene trate infidel, heretical, and barbarous countries, where the people are sitting in the shadow of death; it will diffuse the lightol Truth in the regions of igno rance, superstition, and paganism; it will extend the Kingdom of God upon the earth: it will cause the holy* name of Jesus to be known and praised by those who now are acquainted with it only to b asphenie it; it will reclaim souls made to the imago of God, and open Heaven to many distressed and abandoned in fants who will thereby receive the puri fying waters of Christian Baptism. Oh! Iho precious and sublime effects of the httle alms given to the Propagation of the faith. Me repeat hero, again, that any one may become a member of the Propa-' gation of the Faith, by giving one cent a week, or fifty-two cents a year, (in gold,) and reciting every day the Lord’s Prayer and the “ flail Mary” at the morning, ot night prayers, with the short invoca tion, “ St. Francis Xavier, pray for us.” It is not necessary to give one’s name to anybody; the cent every week, or rather the ten cent piece every month, may be dropped in the Propagation Box in the bhutch, or the fifty-two cents (say one dollar in currency) may be dropped into the collection box on the first Sunday in Advent. Any ot these ways may be employed at pleasure. Parents may en l'°l children by paying the above amount for them. The subscribers will he entitled to read the annals of the Asso ciation, which will be placed in the Yes tjy, and will be in number proportioned to tlie Congregation. Besides this, the members are entitled to two Plenary In dulgences a month, on any two days, when they receive Holy Communion and fray <>< the Church for the intentions of ttu; Holy Father. They have also a share in the merit of all the good works per formed by the Missioners, aided and supported by the Association. We, therefore, entertain a cheering hope that on Sunday, November 29th, the collec tion throughout Georgia and Florida will be such as to give the Diocese an honor able place among tbc contributors of the Society in the next May number of the Annals, when the general account of the receipts and expenditures is published, and wc wish the Pastors of the respective Churches to inform us at once of the re sult of the collection. It is, also, our most pleasant duty to announce to you that we have obtained from the proper authority the assurance of a renewal of the Mission which did so much good last winter. Those devoted Missionaries who endeared themselves so much to you last year by their zeal, piety, devotedness, and eloquence, will return to you at about the same period of the year; and, we must say, in candor and justice, that they will renew the Mission with joy, as your earnest co-operation to their labors tided them with Consolation, and you did not less endear yourselves to them than they to you May the sinners who have resisted hitherto the ardor of their zeal, yield now a willing consent to the grace which will urge them to make their peace with their God ! May the weak and inconstant, who have, perhaps, fallen off, return with anew courage; may the faithful souls, who have kept their holy promises, be filled with new ardor to walk, nay, to run in the path of Christian holi ness and perfection ! Wc wish, also, to state that we have requested the Missionaries to visit even smaller localities, which were deprived last year of their, ministrations. But, above all, we have requested them to concert among themselves, after due re flection and prayer, the best plan for giving a special Mission to the colored population of our Diocese. The Council of Baltimore, which we promulgate, urges us to do so, yielding to the desire of our Holy Father,-Pius IX, to gather into the granary of the Heavenly Father of family such a large and promising harvest. We trust to Divine Providence for the exe- eution and realization of these wishes. Alas! we should shed bitter tears, when we reflect that we have in our Diocese a population of more than hnlf a million of souls, of African origin, who aiTi nigh without Faith, without Baptism, without Grace, without Sacraments, without the civilizing and soothing influences of Chris tianity. Wicked men and unprincipled demagogues, abusing their simplicity, their ignorance and credulity, have pro mised them rich spoils, coming either from the Government or from the estates of their former masters, and have thus made the dupes of their own malice and crafty lapacity. Immense gatherings of colored men, women and children coming for the distribution of the promised gifts have often been seen in our midst. What have these deluded creatures found in these meetings ? Nothing but additional want and poverty, with new temptations to violence and theft, which can but bring misfortune and punishments on them. Oh! would that wc could see such gatherings for the Mission, where they will learn industry, love ol* labor, obedience to God, submission to the laws of morality and religion! There, indeed, they will be taught the way of obtaining the blessing of an all-wise and Almighty Frovidence ; they will learn how to know, love, and serve God, which is the fullness of wisdom. With this knowledge, they will practice morality, justice, and hones ty ; they will submit to labor as to the law of God Himself, and the result will be abundance, comfort, and happiness. They will have peace at home, and peace with everybody, when the rights of every body will be protected and respected ; they will find the hundred fold promised to Virtue here below. In a country like ours, where there is such a vast extent of virgin soil imploring cultivation, with such a beautiful climate, free alike from the intolerable heat of summer, and the killing blast of winter, and recalling to our imagination the Elysian fields of the Pagans, there is no room for want, dis tress, poverty, and suffering, wherever there is industry, honesty, love of labor, and conscientious fidelity to duty. Let our colored people—let all—learn mo rality and the service of God, and all other things will be readily granted to them. To obtain the Divine blessing upon the various objects mentioned in this Pastoral, the following regulations will be observed throughout Georgia and Florida : Ist. All Priests will say the Collect at Mass, l)e Spiritu Sancto, to obtain light and grace from above for the Synod of the Clergy, and these prayers will be offered up until the conclusion of the Synod. 2d. In view of the precarious state of Italy, and of the dangers which threaten the Holy See, and to conform to what nvost Bishops have done, the Collect pro Papa will be added to every Mass until further orders. 3d To obtain the Divine blessing upon the Mission, and specially for the conver sion of sinners, every Priest will recite five Paters and five Airs before Mass to the five wounds of the Saviour, for the conversion of sinners, and the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the end of Mass, for the same object. This will be kept up until the conclusion of the Mission. This Pastoral Letter shall be read in all the Churches of Georgia and Florida on Sunday, November 22d. Given in Savannah, November 11th 18G8. f AUGUSTIN, Bishop of Savannah, Administrator Apostolic of Florida. By order. P. Dufau, Secretary. For the Banner of the South. Half Way Home. THIRTY-FIVE YEARS. Half way o’er Life’s toilsome journey, Weary Pilgrim, thou hast come. And, to-day, the thought may cheer thee. Thou art half way to thy home! Half way thro’ the weary nights, Half way thro’ the days of pain, Half way thro’ the toil es life, With its changing loss and gain. Half way tln-o’ the worldly strife, Where strong Evil seems to win, Where thy foes without have fought, And the foes that dwell within. Courage! Pilgrim—look before thee; For, perchance, the future way Sliail not lead thro’ deeper shadows Than are over thee to-day. Strength and Hope, so sorely nended, May await tlieo farther on, And new joys may come to meet thee, Ere the pilgrimage is done. God Himself will be tby Guide: Half the way thy feet have come; Soon the journey will be o’er, And the Pilgrim safe at home. M. H. U. A ngusla, Ca. "TTsTcause, The Terms of Lee’s Surrender.— The following are the terms of surrender offered by Gen. Grant to Goa. Lee, and accepted by the latter at the latter at the close of the Confederate struggle for In depence : Appomattox C. 11., April 9, 1565. General: In accordance with the sub stance of my letter to of the Bth instant, I propose to receive the surren der of the Army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit : Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in dupli cate ; one copy to be given to an officer to be designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer, or officers, as you may designate. The officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against the Government of the Uni ted States until properly exchanged, and each company, or regimental commander to sign a like parole for the men of their commands. The arms, artillery, and public property, to be stacked, and turned over to the cfli cers appointed by me to receive them. Tins will not embrace toe side arms ofj the officers nor their private horses or bag 1 gape. This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to hishome, not to be disturbed by United States an- 1 thority so long as they observe their pa roles, and the laws in force where they may reside IT. S. Grant, Lieut. General. General R. E. Lee. Gen. Joseph Wheeler.— We had the pleasure, yesterday, of a visit from this distinguished ex-Confederatc General. He is in fine health, anu is now a citizen, and registered voter, of Lawrence county, Ala., but is a member of the linn of Ronton, Smith it Cos., in New Orleans, engaged in the importation and sale of iron ties for cotton bales, from an English manufactory.— EiuifsciUe (. 1/a.) Democrat. The Confederate Dead at Island No. 10.—All the Confederate soldiers at Island No. 10, and vicinity, have been removed from their dangerous proximity to the Mississippi River, and ore now resting in a neat cemetery in the interior. Out of seventy-three who have been re interred, the following list is complete of all that are known, and, even some of these hardly bear the mark of recogni tion. They are as follows : No. I—James 11. Chamberlain, pilot Confederate States gun boat, Pontchar traiu; killed March 15th, 1862. No. 9 Wm Rennick, seaman, killed March 15th, 1802. No. 12—Joseph Richer, Ist Alabama Volunteer Heavy Artillery. No. 22—John Nipp, Cos., lv. Jfarr’s 2d Tennessee Cavalry. No. 28—R. Town send, M. D.. 6th Tennessee Infantry. No. 31--E. Jlrudden, Ist Alabama Volun toors; aged 37 years. No 82 W Stephens, died March 17th, TLB62. No* 33—W. C. 8., died March 24th, 1864 No 20—J. P. No. iB—J. E. No. l 0 E. P. Ruddin, Ist Louisiania VoK aged 17 years. No. 45—J. W. Brew ton, 12th Louisiana Volunteers, Co s, K No. 44—Sam Gardener. No. f>B—Alon zo Moore, Travis’ Tennessee Regiment. No. 50—Henry Conn. No. 60—Jenkins. No. 61—Price,,Arkansas Volunteers. No.—Jim. C. Moore. No. 63—Lieut., Dufl, Wheeler’s Cavalry, killed April 6, 1802. No. 66—Armore, Street’s Mis sissippi Battallion Cavalry. ihe editors ol other Southern papers are requested to give the list a place in their columns. Go on With Your Funeral.—The following incident as related, is said to be strictly true: In 1863, some Federal soldiers caught en elderly Confederate near Madison Court House, and informed him that lie must do one ol two things, either take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government, or be buried alive. lie declined taking the oath, when his captors deliberately proceeded in his presence, to dig a grave, and when it was finished, they led him to it, and said: “Will you take the oath ?” “No,” responded the prisoner. “You had better.” “I won’t.” “It you don t take the oath, you will be buried alive in the grave, the next live minutes!” The old fellow approached nearer, looked with attention at the pit yawning before him, and then turning round, with his hands in his pockets, calmly replied: “Well, go on with your funeral! ” From the Louisville Courier—Journal, Nov 10 SUICIDE OF GEN, H. E, READ. He Shoots Himself Through the Head — Particulars of the Tragedy. ' Louisville was startled early last eve ning by the announcement on the streets, and in various public places, of the sud den death of General H. E. Read, a man whose name is inseparably connected with tlie history, not only of his country, but witli (hat of his own State of Ken tucky; a man pure and upright, as he was brave and generous, and whose loss will he felt, long after he shall be laid to rest. PARTICULARS OF TIIE SUICIDE. At about live o’clock in the afternoon, General Read was alone in the office of Major Buck Allen, in Court. Place, when the sharp report of a pistol was heard by some gentlemen in the adjoining offices, causing, very naturally, a little stir, and a disposition to investigate. The sound seemed to have proceeded from Major Allen’s office, and here was the first place to look. On the door being opened, a terrible sight presented itself. General Read was lying upon a sofa, stark dead, and weltering in a dark pool of his own life-blood. His left hand rested upon his bosom, while in the right, which had dropped to the side ot the sofa, a Derrin ger pistol was tightly clutched. In the side of his head, just above the right ear, was an ugly wound where the charge of the deadly weapon had broken the skull. On the office table was found the follow ing, written, apparently, in haste, but with a steady hand. It was that style of writing that always bespeaks the ex ecutive, impulsive man. Its tone seems to indicate a consciousness of the awful responsibility of the step lie was to take, and rs what the world might sav: A SAD FAREWELL TO LIFE. “My life has been one of varied suc cesses, from the creation of my existence t-o the present moment. I have been the farmer’s son, the mechanic, the soldier, the ministerial officer, the professional gentleman, and the statesman; in all of which, I am confident that 1 am entitled to respectful consideration. The pecuni ary want of my life has at all times been embarrassing, which, perhaps, is the cause of my discomfiture, at least, so much so, as to render iny life unhappy. So, with the fresh memory of the honor of my Dative-State, and the love and kindness toward my family, I bid farewell to life. 11. E. Read.” WHY GEN. READ COMMITTED SUICIDE. From what Gen. Head had written, it was evident that pecuniary embarrass ment had to do with the terrible resolu tion he formed ol taking his own life. The man who had more than once charg ed up to the cannon’s mouth, and planted his country’s flag where the hostile en sign of his country’s foes had waved, had not the courage to live a thankless life, or meet the fiowns of tickle fortune. He commenced life as a blacksmith, but soon made a lawyer of himself, as well as one of the most popular men in his section. In 18G1, he was the South ern Rights candidate for Congress, in what was then the Fifth District, but was beaten by Gov. Charles Wickliffe. •He lived, at different times, at Hodgcn ville, Shelbyville, and Elizabethtown, where lie practised law. Upon his re turn from the Mexican war, he was com missioned by Gov. Powell, a Brigadier General of Militia. When the late civil war broke out, he went South, taking with him from Hardin county, a considerable body of men for the Confederate Army. He was elected a member of the Confede rate Congress, representing the Provision al Government of Kentucky, and when Stoneman raided on Richmond, he was a Sergeant in the Congressional Company which was organized for active service in the Confederate Army. In the battle of the Chickahominy, he carried a private’s musket and, if wc are rightly informed, figured in other sanguinary contests in \ irgmia. After the war, he came to this city, and entered upon the practice of his profession. He was, for some time, a partner of Major Buck Allen, and boarded with his family, at Mrs. MitclielG, on Sixth street, lie leaves a wife, and several children. Gen. Read and the Battle of Cha pui.tepec—A Correction —To the Editor of tire, Tribune: Sir —ln your paper of to-day’s date is a paragraph healed “Suicide of the Rebel Gen Il| E, Read,” in which it is stated, “ He it was who first planted the flag upon the heights of Chapultepec; but, in the mo ment of victory, was struck down, severe ly wounded in several places.” The statement is evidently a mistake, arising from a certain resemblance be tween names. B\- referring to General Scott’s dispatch of the action, it will be seen that it was Lieut. Maync Reid, (now better known as Captain Maync Reid, the novelist,) who thus distinguished himself at the storming of Chapultepec, having at the head of a company of New York Vol unteers and one ot Marines, led the final charge, by which the fortress was taken, and fallen, severely wounded, in the ditch, while his Lieutenant, Dnrdonville, was the man who first planted the flag of the United States upon the castle. 5 our obedient servant, A nDisoN Farnsworth, Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. VoK. New York, Nov. 13, 1808. FOREIGN*NEWB.~ A Fenja* Soldier. —Mathew Keenan, a “ Fenian” soldier of the 90th Light In fantry, has been sentenced to 672 days’ imprisonment at Kurrachec, for using “ traitorous language respecting the Queen.” T he Fenian Convicts. —A requisition to the Lord Mayor, is in course of signi ture, requesting him to convene a public meeting of the citizens of Dublin “to consider the best steps (o be taken to in duce her Majesty to extend to the Irish political prisoners her lloval clemency. Express. Cork, Nov. 9.—A great popular de monstration took place yesterday, on the occasion of the funeral o f 31 r. James Mountain, who is supposed to have held a prominent position in the Fenian onrani tion. A pre cession of over six thousand men and women followed the remains to the Cemetery. Mr. Mountain formerly resided in the United States, and was ii delegate to the Fenian Convention held at Chicago, in November, 1863. The Wexford Municipal Council, at their usual Quarterly Meeting, unani mously passed the following resolution : “ That, inasmuch as the majesty of tiie law has been sufiiciently vindicated in the trial and conviction of those now suffer ing incarceration for the Fenian conspi racy, we respectfully memorial the Ex ecutive and the Crown to exercise the quality of mercy in their regard by re mitting the remainder of their sentences, and restoring them to society and their families, we trust, better and wiser men.” Important Arrest in Cork.—Cork, Tuesday Night.—Spiller, reputed to have been a well known associate of Captain Mackay, was arrested to-night in North Main street. Spiller, it is said, was one of those who joined in the attempt to rescue Mackay tram the police oa the occasion of his arrest.'* He had not been seen since, and his whereabouts continued quite a secret. He will be brought be fore the magistrates to-morrow. Whelan’s Case — A New 'Trial —The Canadian papers announce that Mr. J. [l. Cameron has, as counsel for Whelan, ob tained the Attorney-General’s consent as a preliminary to moving for a writ of error during next term, in order that the question raised by Mr. Cameron in rela tion to “the challenge for cause” may be argued in term. It was this objection to the ruling of Justice Richards that led to the postponement of Whelan’s execution till after term. It was a legal necessity, under the circumstances, and any other reason assigned for the long period al lowed to elapse between conviction and execution is groundless. It is not proba ble, however, that anew trial will be* granted. 3