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6 (SsfeeO i J t.blomr & CO., PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. AUGUSTA, Ga. .NOVEMBER 28, 1868 All Communications, intended for publication must be directed to tlie Editor, Rev. A. J. Ryan ; and all Business Communications to the Publishers, L. T Blome & Cos., Augusta, Ga. #£?* A few Advertisements will be received, and in* soiled on liberal terms. TERMS : One copy, one year, invariably in advance,....s3 00 “ “ six mouths fl ” 150 Single Copies 10 cts To Clubs.— To any person sending us a Club of 15 one copy, one year, will be given. To Clubs of 20, or more The BanXeu will be furnished at the rate of $2 50 per annum, #3f In all cases the names must be furnished at the same time, and -the cash must accompany each order. Dealers will be supplied on liberal terms. .News Dealers. The Banner of the South can be obtained of the following News Demers P. QUINN, Augusta, Ga. C. G NORTIIPOP, Jr. & CO., Columbus, Ga, E. M. CONNOR, Savannah, Ga. W. C. ESTELL. Savannah, Ga. PHILLIPS A CREW, Atlanta, Ga. 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MADbEN. .Bairdstown, Ga.—O. A. McLAUGHLIN, P M. The paper can also be obtained from news and periodical dealers everywhere. Specimen copies will be sent to auv address, on application. Banner ok the South.— This valu able paper continues with great regulari ty its weekly visits, aud it is ever welcome with its freight of literary excellence. As a chaste and versatile writer. Father Ryan has no superior in journalism, and his past and present devotion to the South should win tor the “ Banner” the largest patronage. Three dollars per year. Address L. T. Bionic A Cos., Augusta, Ga., or call on Mr. Pat. Gibbons, agent, West Point.— Point {Ga .) Ohacr rer. NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS. We will give, for the best New Year’s Address, suitable for this Journal, two copies of the Banner of the South, free, for one year, to any address the author may desire. The Poem must be unexceptionable in character and metre, and be not less than two columns of this paper iu length. OUR BOOK TABLE. New Books Received. —We have received from Messrs. Murphy & Cos., ol Baltimore, Md., a copy of anew and splendidly gotten up Prayer Booh—The Visitation Manual. And, from Messrs. Wilcox and Rock well, of New York, “Tne Southern Amaranth,” a collection of Confederate Poems, edited by Miss Sal lie A. Brock. We shall notice them more fully in our next. Griffin (Ga.) Herald.—This journal comes to us in anew dress, looking as bright as anew pin. We congratulate it on its improved appearance. SumTer (Ga.) Republican. —This jour nal, published at Americus, Ga., has been recently much improved in ap pearance, and is now a very handsome paper. It is published tri-weekly and weekly, and has our best wishes for its success. Northwestern Chronicle.- —This ex cellent Catholic newspaper, published at St. Paul, Minn., has been recently en larged and improved, and its publishers now state that its success has been es tablished. We are pleased to hear of the prosperity of our brethren of the Press, and particularly of the Catholic Press, and wish for our Minnesota co temporary the most unbounded success. Hearth and Home —Anew weekly paper with this title is about to be com menced in New York, by Messrs. Pet tengill, Bates & Cos., the well known Ad vertising Agents. It will be under the editorial charge of Mr. Donald S. Mitch ell, while its home and fireside depart ments will be under the supervision of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, who will also contribute to each number. A large corps of Associate Editors has been engaged; and the publishers promise that they will spare neither labor nor expense to make iff worthy of a place iu every household in the laud. “ Onward.” — Lieut. Mayue Reid, the well known Novelist aud writer ot juve nile stories, is about to commence a Youth’s Magazine, in New York, robe published by Messrs. Carlton & Cos. It will, doubtless, be a valuable and instruc tive adjunct to the juvenile literature of the day. Valentine M’Clutciiy, the Irish Agent; or, The Chronics of Castle Cumber. Together with the Pious Aspirations, Permissions, Vouchsnlenient s, and other Sanctified Privileges of Solomon M’- Slime, a Religious Attorney. By Wil liam Carleton, author of “Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry;” “Far dorougha, the Miser;” “ltody, the Rover;” “Art Maguire;” “ Paddy Go Easy,” Ac., Ac. “ Gapit llle Facit New York : P. A J. Sadlier A Cos,, 31 Barclay street Montreal; corner Notre Dame and St. Francis Xavier streets. Boston: 10 High street. 18G8. We are indebted to the publishers for a copy of this new Book on Irish life and customs. In it, the author, who has already given to the world a number of interesting volumes on the various phases of Irish society, presents several new phases, and shows particularly how the people are oppressed, and fleeced, aud trampled upon by Absentee Landlords and flagiti ous Agents. He also gives some severe blows at Orangeism and bigotry, and writes in a pleasing and attractive stylo* The interest of the story is well kept up throughout the 408 pages of the book, and it should be read by all, particularly those who feel an interest in the wrongs and sufferings of poor old Ireland. The typography and binding of the work arc excellent, and reflect credit of the enter prising publishers. A Lady Editress. —The Editor ol the Liberty (Miss.) Advocate, having become enfeebled in health, his daughter, Miss Piney W. Forsythe, has taken editorial charge of the paper, and makes up a journal that will do credit to older and more experienced editors of the usual style. In her salutatory, she says: “ During the past twelve years, the en tire work of the office has been perform ed by the members of the family, four of the five children having become practical printers, two of whom are daughters. Iu assuming the position of a publisher ol a newspaper, I am embarrassed with the apprehension that it may be asserted by some of my friends, that I am passing beyond the legitimate sphere which con ventionalism has assigned to my sex; but, being born and bred in a printing office, and, from early childhood having devoted myself to the noble profession, by en gaging practically in the work, making myself fully conversant with all the de tails of the business; knowing no ether employment by which to secure a liveli hood for myself and a support for my father, in his enfeebled and declining years; and scorning to become an idler in these days of my country’s dreadful need, I am emboldened to take the position, and I trust that I will be able to discharge the duties connected with it to the profit and satisfaction of the patrons of the Ad vocate Henceforth, as in the past., we hope the paper will prove itself a faithful chronicler of events, a valuable counsellor, and be a welcome visitor wherever it goes.” * ( Note —The following article having been accidently mixed up, or unmixed in the editorial page, we give it a place corrected on this side of the paper. — Pub.] SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE. At the risk of being styled weari some, we deem it our duty to keep this subject, threadbare though it be, before our people. They can be independent of the North. They can be independent of the world—if they really wish to be. They have their destiny in their own hands. They have all the facilities and resources for establishing one of the grandest and most prosperous Nations on the globe; and, if they do not succeed in so doing, it will be their own fault. We are gratified to see that the Press of the South is awakening to the importance of this subject, and is urging the necessity of action on the part of our people. We hope that wc shall not alarm our timorous brethren of the South, or our affectionate brethren of the North. We don’t pro pose another war. We have tried that, and failed. But there is a plan and a policy by which the South can secure its independence, commercially, agricultu rally, and mechanically, and that plan is so plainly and briefly set forth in the follow ing article from the Macon (Ga.) Journal & Messenger, that we cheerfully give it a place in our columns, and ask for it an attentive perusal,and careful consideration of our readers : Independence. —The true policy of the South is to assert its agricultural, mechanical, and manufacturing indepen dence of the world. This can be done : Ist. Bv making on our own soil every thing we consume for the support of life. Our fruitful fields and genial cli mate invite us to do so. Georgia can produce its bread, its meat, its vegetables, its fruits, its beer, and its wine. Its forests arc full of game, and its coast abounds with fish and oysters. Why should we go abroad for food ? 2. By giving encouragement to our own home mechanics, and by stimulating every form of productive industry. By encouraging our boys, now growing up, to devote themselves to the mechani nal arts ; and by giving the honors of social and civil life to those who prove themselves most worthy by doing most to develope these arts in the South. The mines, and the forests, and the fields of the South yield us the needed material for mechanical productions of every kind, and in sufficient abundance to supply the world. 3d. By developing our vast resources in water power for the purpose of estab lishing manufactories of every grade, by which our leading staple may be pre pared tor consumption —not by making coarse fabrics only, but by manufacturing the finest cotton goods, in every style and variety. It is hardly necessary to argue the advantages the South enjoys tor such work. These will be enhanced greatly when we become the cheapest food-pro ducing portion of the land, as we are ca pable of becoming. The South needs nothing but giod Government, and the following of a wise policy, with economy and industry on the part of the people, to make her inde pendent of the world. NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BANNER OF THE SOUTH. Activity i?i the Religious World —“ The Right of Private Judgment ” — Dr. Ewer and Dr. Tyng—Convention of “the Christian Church”—deformed Jews—Their Temple—A New and Superb Cathedral—A Holy Row in Washington City—Political Row — Wendell Phillips on Southern Power and Influence —Extracts from his Paper—A Ludicrous Election Inci dent—Society's Winter Campaign—- The Tendency of Amusement. New York, Nov. 20th, 1868. Banner of the South: There is considerable activity here in the Religious world. A Dr. Ewer—a 1 neat, natty, well-moustachioed young Episcopal Clergyman—is delivering a course of lectures, which assert that Pro testantism is a failure, and, as his brethren pour hot shot into him, it makes things rather lively. According to the Doctor, the “right of private judgment” is all wrong; for Religion is what it is, and not what this individual, or that, may think that it is. This being Catholic doctrine, it would seem that Dr. Ewer would go over to Catholicity; but, so far from this, he proclaims “Popery” almost as far wrong as Protestant ism ; and it, therefore, remains to be seen whether, the two main Creeds of Christendom being in his mind incorrect, he will be so good as to furnish us a third that will be all right. Next to Dr. Ewer, conies the Rev. Stephen 11. Tyng, Jr., another comely young Episcopal Clergyman, who, by no means, likes his Church, and yet will not ease his conscience by getting out of it. Mr. T.’s mania is to contravene the Canons he is under every obligation, as an Episcopal Clergyman, to obey; and then, when the infraction of those Church laws provokes punishment, to cry out, persecu tion. Ilis plea is that he should preach everywhere, since the Divine commission was to go into all the world ; but, while rampaging off into Nev/ Jersey and Con necticut pulpits, it is hinted that the Reverend gentleman largely neglects his owil Far be it from me to judge him; only, if the Episcopal Church is so very hard upon his conscience, why don’t he leave ? A day cr two since, there was a Con- 1 vention of “the Christian Church” in session here, Henry Ward Beecher as prime mover ; but, if the assemb’age did anything of a theological nature, beyond pass a vote of thanks to Gen, Grant for the successful manner in which he has been cheated into the Presidency, T do not know it. Coming to the faith of Abraham, I>aac, and Jacob, mention must be made of a diversity of religious sentiment which has led to a denomination of Reformed Jews, bearing the same relation to the ordinary Hebrew laith as is borne by Unitarianism to orthodox Christianity. The Reformed Hebrews have a magnifi cent Synagogue, or rather “Temple,” as it is styled, on the Fifth Avenue. The music is superb, and the edifice a noble triumph of the Moresque style of Archi tecture. The walls and ceiling are the richest Arabesque in many hues, gold, silver, crimson, purple, and so on, and the costliest variegated marbles are largely used on the door lintels and on the columns supporting the fretted roof. Through the deep stained windows the sunlight pours its mellow' floods, aud, what with the gorgeous spectacular tout ensemble and tie sonorous roll of the ancient Hebrew used in the services, an hour in the “Temple” is quite impressive. Not far from this edifice, is a superb Cathedral now going up. The material is the purest white marble, and already the huge structure gives evidence of sur passing elegance when complete. It will, probably, be the most exquisitely beauti ful building in this great city, aud amply reflect the power and magnitude of that Catholic Church to whose services it is to be dedicated. With this, as to Religion here, it may be as well to speak of a holy “row” now progressing in Washington City, between Dr. Boynton, a Congregational Minister, and Chaplain to the U. S. House of Representatives, and Gen. 0.0. Howard, of the Freedmen’s Bureau. The General is a great light among the “loil,” and the occasion of his assault on the Parson is understood to be, that the Reverend gentleman is not willing to have his Church amalgamated by an influx of Negro members. This, the Commissioner of the “National” Soup House stoutly re sists. His pets are above all price, a > ,j unless they can be brought into the Church on a footing of perfect equality with the whites, it it probable that the Soup House man will turn out to be a “Rebel,” after all, and secede from the Doctor’s flock, whereof he is now a leader, even as the lie-goat leads the sheep ( >n the hills of Zion. Selak ! Latest ac counts represent the war as very fierce, but, with the edds upon the Parson’s side. Quite a number of preachers from other cities have gone to Vv ashington to “let us have peace”; but, as two hundred and fifty of the Congregation side with the Clergyman, and only si venty with the Soup House man, it is probable the latter will be “subjugated.” Passing from rows polemic, let nm come to rows political. Wendell Phillips is said, and perhaps justly, to be “the ’man who furnishes the Radical party with brains,” and, in the last number of his organ, The Anti-Slavery Stan], ard, I find an article, over his signature, which strongly confirms the view I had the honor to express to the Banner of the South in a late letter, to-wit: that the South was not powerless, and that, if she would but oust the wretched fossils who, at present, encumber her State Committees, and raise the cry, Let us alone, or we will bankrupt you by per petual agitation, she would succeed in obtaining the precious liberty of local self-government. Phillip’s article begins thus : “Some Republicans imagine that the great battle has been fought. We think that there has been only a skirmish for position. The two armies have measured their swords in a struggle for the best position on the field. The Republicans have succeeded, and hold the point of vantage, that is, the Government. To morrow comes the fight. Whether‘2c vwrrovf ’ means the next two years, or 1872, no one can tell. In numbers, the armies are about equal. It is most alarming to see that, with a moboerat rebel, like Seymour, for candidate, and a platform dictated by Forrest and Wade Hamplon.Jhe Democratic vote was not 800,000 less than the Republican, in a mass of more than four million votes; the Republican majority being about six per cent, of the whole vote. With such an enormous minority gravitating toward rebeldom, the future of the country is critical.” You will see hero, from these declara tions of astonishment and dismay, that it is no time now fur the South to whine about “accepting the situation,” but, rather, to up and at 'em; to say that, so far from beiug weak, Democracy is strong, and, so far from acquiescing iu Negro Suffrage, or other such .measures of per petual shame and discord, it has but just commenced to fight them, and means, whatever its intermediate reverses, to whip them in the end. To still further confirm the vital pro priety of this course, 1 have yet another extract from this Anti-Slavery Standard. It is as follows : “We must consider that the Southern men are not to be converted by the elec tion of Gen. Grant. It only compels them to fall back into a sullen attitude of observation, to nurse wariness at the in exhaustible breast of hatred, and watch it growing up to its chances. The vigor of their campaigns might teach and warn us that they are not babes, to be made over in a year, to be morally reconstruct ed by the preponderance of a Northern vote. Our soldiers who used to come home furloughed from the front, said: ‘ The Rebels stand—stand —in solid masses, giving and taking tremendous blows, and never being shoved an inch.’ Nor are they shoved an inch by all the votes that Grant could concentrate.” Not an inch, you old rogue. You arc perfectly right about that. The true South does not .mean to acquiesce in Negro equality, whatever some timid, doting old leaders, or greedy politicians, or weak-kneed papers, may do. These “Rebels,” as you cull them, are shoulder to shoulder for liberty, and mean to whip you yet. But, enough of politics, and, with oae ludicrous election incident, I will close. As the returns reach here, the following exhibit appears : STATE OF GEORGIA. Counties. Seymour. Grant. Camden 100 1 Columbia 1,120 1 Randolph 969 1 STATE OF LOUISIANA. Parishes. Seymour. Grant. Bienville 1,355 1 Bossier 1,635 Caddo 2,895 Morehouse 1,525 1 St. Bernard 482 1 Union ...» 1,416 f The joke of this is, that the one vote