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fessed our defeat we acknowledged the
permanent overthrow of slavery and the
light of secessiou—and that we are now
sincerely desirous of resuming 1 our posi
tion in the Federal Union —not to dis
turb its harmony, but to contribute all
our energies, mental, physical, to its last
ing harmony.” We waived the point,
that questions of political economy, of
moral right, or of Constitutional interpre
tation, can be settled by the exercise of
brute force. This is a well known Black
Republican idea which we have not
space to discuss, but if, when lie “mouths’
harmony with such “ damnable reitera
tion,Gov. Brown does not mean to in
culcate blind, unquestioning, abject obe
dience to the enactments of the Rump,
then he belies the whole spirit of his
letter, and misrepresents the party to
which he has made transfer of himself.
The “resumption of a position in the
Federal L nion,” cannot bo desirable to
Mississippi, save upon terms consistent
with her sovereignty and honor. The
most infernal devices of the oppressor
bring* no reproach upon her and leave
no stigma on her fame; but if she assents
to admission, shorn of one single attri
bute of the State—divested of one power,
privilege, or dignity, or immunity, which
constitutes sovereignty and adorns it—
she compromises liberty and tarnishes
her record forever An inordinate cra
ving for position—an ambition to be a
Senator of Mississippi, though Brownlow
and Morton are Senators !—would be
very likely to make a man forgetful of
obligation to the State, who, in the path
of preferment, had already so far abased
himself as to lick the feet of Wade,
Chandler, and Bingham. But the people
of Mississippi, whose history has been
marked by so much that is illustrious,
will spurn and spit upon any offer of ad
mission coupled with terms which do not
comport with her rights and her honor.
The total abandonment which marks
the political prostitute, was never more
signal and shameless in its avowal than
in this S; ntence: “Be it known that I
acknowledge the power and the right of
Congress, speaking for the conqueror, to
dictate terms to the conquered.” This
exhausts the resources of sycophancy,
and fills the measure of infamy. In the
“lowest deep” of perdition there is a
“lower deep,” but baseness has no lower
depth attainable than this. That gang
of miscreants, who minister with one
hand to greed, and with the other to ven
geance —whose very name to Congress is
a usurpation—who have neither intellect
nor culture, nor magnanimity, nor patriot
ism, nor aught else to redeem them
from the execration of mankind —have
found more than a eulogist, one who kneels
before them in the very spirit of feudal
villeinage, upright and uncovered, hold
ing up his clasped hands, and swearing
to be their man, from this day forth, of
life and limb and earthly honor ! And
he a Southerner, and for years a Govern
or and Senator of Mississippi !
“ Walk backward with averted gaze,
And hide his shame.”
NEW ORLEANS (LA) CORRESPONDENCE,
OF THE BANNER OF THE SOUTH.
Banner of the South :
A thorough Bohemian would doubtless
revel in the opportunities presented by
this week of Spring Races and various
Fairs, State and charitable, for getting off
a glittering, spread-eagle letter : but alas!
for the old-fogyishness of your corres
pondent, his brain has been so befogged
and his wits so scattered by the inces
sant din and clatter and hubbub attend
ing the opening of the said State Fair
and Races, that he is not at all in con
dition to write. This much is said, to ex
plain why you'll get no letter from him
this week.
Should the “ noise and confusion” suf
ficiently abate, lie hopes to tell you next
week, of something a little ahead of any
thing that has ever yet been gotten up
in the way of State Fairs, or even so-ealled
“ Expositions Uniuerselles” : i. e. a
genuine, bona fide, universal demonstra
tion, such as could not be effected by
all the magnates of this earth outside the
Universal, Roman Catholic Church. I
refer, of course, to the celebration of Our
Holy Father's priestly jubilee, which
promises to be oue of the grandest de
monstrations ever known.
Your handsome Agent, Mr. Gannon,
beamed in upon our community for a
lew days this week, and from the com
mendatory notices of the city press, it is
to be hoped he enrolled a large number
of new recruits under the Banner.
Ihe early Spring breezes make every
body flighty, to judge from the quantity
o! kites the boys are keeping up, and the
flutter oi ribbons and ringlets following
the ladies; so, to be in the fashion, Fii
put on a few airs too, and loftily take
my flight. Yours, severely,
Percy.
THE POPE TO THE CATHOLICS.
On the 22d of February last, a large
number of Catholic gentlemen from
every part of the world, presented an
address to the Sovereign Pontiff, assur
ing him of their fidelity and devotion,
and imploring his blessing. The Holy
Father made a reply in French, the
substance of which, reported by a Ger
man gentleman, has been recently pub
lished. We translate fiom the French
text, hoping that our readers will listen
•with interest to the loving words of Pius
IX.
“Yes, I shall give you, in the name of
Jesus Christ, the blessing you ask ; but
first, I will say a few words .to vou, as I
have done in other circumstances
“I accept your homages and your good
wishes, the echo of the homage and good
wishes of those in who-c name you ad
dress me, and of the different countrirs
from whence you have come. In the
words of the Apostle Paul, I shall call
you ‘my crown and my joy.’ Are you
not in fact, the faithful who surround
with respect the Vicar of Jesus Christ,
and who assist him with your prayers ?
I give you in return my gratitude, and
not a day passes but I pray for those who
pray for me and who assist me in every
manner If you speak all languages, if
you hasten to Rome from all countries, I
often travel—in mind and without leav
ing this see—around the world, and es
pecially around Europe, and, in my pil
grimage, 1 apply to the Holy Protectors
of each nation, and I beseech them to
intercede for their countrymen and for
me.
“Usually, I begin with Portugal, on
the shores of the ocean, and I pray to
St. Elizabeth for the Portugese nation ;
In Spain, I pray to St. Theresa, St. Pe
ter of Alcautara, St. Ignatius, St. Francis
Xavier; in Franco, to St. Dennis, St.
Genevieve, St. Louis, St. Felix of Va
lois, and I commend their native land to
their care. Thence I cross into Ger
many, and I find St. Henry, St. John
Nepemucene, St. Elizabeth, St. Stephen,
and I ask them to obtain for all the Ger
man countries prosperity, peace, and
their return to the unity of the true
faith. For Belgium, Holland, Ireland
and England, I apply to St. Villbrod, to
St/Thomas Canterbury, to St. Patrick ;
for Poland and Russia, I implore St.
Cassimir, and St. Josaphat. From the
North I turn Southward, and I commend
Africa to St. Augustine and St. Cyprian ;
the East to St. Gregory of Nice, to St.
John of Naziance, to St. John Chrysos
tom. I then turn to the American
countries, and I place them under the
protection of St. Turibe, and St. Rose
of Lima. To all these Blessed ones I
submit my ardent wishes, in order that
they will intercede near God to turn
away all calamities from their peoples,
and obtain for these the light of the
Catholic faith.
“And when I have returned from my
pilgrimage, I question myself on what I
have seen in the various countries of the
globe. I have seen everywhere but one
and the same thing: Gonturbatae sunt
gentes, inclmatci sunt regna : pertur
bation of the peoples, abasement of the
kingdoms. Not being familiar with the
refinements of the French language, I
would not like to use stronger terms
thtm is necessary; but I can »ot translate
better the words of the pro) het, I cannot'
say otherwise than that 1 see e\ ervwhere
perturbation among the people and
abasement in the kingdom. And now,
why this uuiversal peiturbation and
abasement? My children, it is the fruit
of pride and of contempt for authority.
Pride, independence, and the most perni
cious revolt against the highest authori
ty —that of the Church—reign every
where. And they do not perceive that
once this authority shaken, the very
foundations of human society will crum
ble. They refuse to hear the voice of
the Shepherds who were ordered to teach
nations : JDocete omnes gentes \ and
they do not see once this voice is hushed
there is no principle, no truth, but which
may be obscured and distorted. What
stronger foundation than the Holy Scrip
tures? and yet, the va.-:. genius of St.
Augustine, sounding the Scriptures, de
clared that the Gospel would accom
plish nothing without the authority of the
Church: Evangelic non credcrem , nisi
me Ecclesicv moveret autoritas. So,
when principle and truth are violated,
the people must fall into a state of per
turbation and the kingdom into one of
abasement.
‘ This is what the enemy of mankind
seeks. He deceived our first parents in
the garden of Eden by inducing them
to revolt against authority, eretis sicut
dn, and, in our days, he raoms over the
world, inciting everywhere the same re
volt against authority. Thus, alas! it
will be until the end of time.
“Weil, my word is the opposite of
those infernal suggestions. I beseech
you, build everywhere barriers to the
MIIIS ©F fEI ISOTOS. •
evil doctrines of pride and rebellion
against authority. Above all, be faith
ful, yourselves, to to the supreme author
ity of the Church: teach your sons
and your families how to honor and obey
this Holy Church, and remain always
near me, on my right, to uphold, preach
and defend the authority of the Church,
“As for me, (since I must limit what I
would have to say on this vast subject,)
what remains for me to do? I can only
raise my hands to heaven, and call upon
you, with the spirit of Christian submis
sion, the divine blessings. 0 Pastor
ode me, non deseras g regem tuum ! 0
eternal Shepherd, Jesus Christ, univer
sal ard veritable Shepherd, do no not
abandon thy flock! Bless Thy sons, here
present, their families, their countries!
Ah! may this blessing follow them
through life and during eternity! Ben
didio Dei, etc.” —Baltimore Mirror.
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APRIL TWENTY-SIXTH-
The day appointed for decorating the
graves of the Confederate Dead is rapid
ly approaching. The ladies of the Con
federacy will need no reminder of this
fact, but will be ready, with their silent
floral offerings, to honor the memories of
those gallant “men in grey,” who sacri
ficed their lives in behalf of Liberty and
their beloved South. It is a beautiful
custom, one hallowed by its association
with similar offerings in the Past, and
reflects credit upon the hands and hearts
of those who conceived it and who prac
tice it. Let us always keep it up—not
merely as an idle, unmeaning ceremonial,
but as a testimonial and a witness of our
sincere devotion to a cause, which,
thought unfortunate, was nevertheless
just and good. Let us keep it up as an
evidence of our gratitude to those noble
spirits who sacrificed their lives in be
half of that cause. Let us keep it up as
a tribute to Truth, Justice, and Patriot
ism everywhere. Then “bring flowers,
bright flowers,” and strew the graves of
our Dead Heroes with Nature’s choicest
and most beautiful gifts. Ladies of the
South! It is your day; it is your cere
monial; it is your duty. We trust it to
your hands. We know that you will not
forget it.
O
From the Savannah Republican.
The Twenty-Sixth of April.
Bring hither the rose—let the tearful red
Os her cheek ’mid the gentle grasses rest
As the murmuring wave o’er the patriot head;
As they creep with a sigh o’er the chivalrous breast,
Let the life of her fragrance be everywhere shed,
Where the rose of a country’s pride lies dead !
Bring lilies here—let the pale, pure grace
Os their spotless foreheads bend proudly o’er
The dust. Time’s footprints shall henceforth trace
T'po:i- the ages, forevermore !
Bring lilies here—with their snow-wreath gleam,
Like the stainless shroud of a country’s dream.
Bring liearts-ease here—bring violets, blue
As the peaceful dome of the sapphire skies;
They shall breathe sweet soothing the sad soul thro’,
Tiicv shall comfort the heart with their trustful eyes,
’Till the earth, that seemed but a door of the tomb,
Shall smile like a Paradise gate of bloom.
Bring here all flow’rs of the wood and wild—
Earth’s flush from the quickening pulse o’ the Spring,
Sweet tvpos ofa pure faith, unbeguiled
By the inagie of Winter, the white wizard King,
Who binds lake and river his subjects, and prest
Into atoms of dust, hides the Spring in bis breast.
Oh! dew-eyed witness of glorious truth !
Who smile with your faces of innocent ruth,
In the mist-dim’d vision bent over the sod,
Like a rainbow-winged promise of God—
With lips that have caught the Last Minstrel’s strain,
Peace! “Never was brave blood shed in vain ?”
Agent for California. — J. P. Over
ton, Esq., of San Francisco, is the Gener
al Agent for the Banner of the South
in California.—He will receive and for
ward all subscriptions to this office.
OUR BOOK TABLE.
Geo P. Rowell & Co’s American
Newspaper Directory, containing Ac
curate Lists of all the Newspapers
and Periodicals Pubffshed in the
United States and Territories, and the
Dominion of Canada and British Colo
nies of North America ; together with
a description of the Towns and Cities
in which they are published. New
York: Geo, P. Rowell & Cos., Pub
lishers and Newspaper Advertising
Agents, 40 Park Row, 1869.
We have, in this handsome volume, a
very valuable work for the business
community. It affords a reliable means
of ascertaining the names of newspapers
publishers, terms, etc., and gives the ad
vertiser opportunities of selecting me
diums for advertising, which can be ob-
tained from no other source.
Our business relations with the Messrs.
Rowell & Cos. have been of a most agreea
ble character, and we can cheerfully com
mend them as Advertising Agents,
while, at the same time, we commend
their book as a timely and valuable pub
lication. It is a large volume of some
860 pages, the lists of papers being
classed under the heads of States, then
of Religious, Literary, etc., with a num
ber of interesting and useful particu
lars. It is handsomely printed and
neatly and substantially bound.
Every business man who desires to
advertise, or wishes to subscribe to some
newspaper, should get a copy of this work.
Memoirs of Anne Severin, By Mme.
Augustus Craven. New York: The
Catholic Publication Society, 126
Nassau Street. 1869.
This is a very interesting Story of
French life about the time of Bonaparte’s
brilliant career, and is full of interest to
the reader. The style is easy and pleas
ing, and the story quite readable. The
typography is neat and the binding ex
cellent.
Peters’ Musical Review for April is
to hand, and, in addition to fifteen pages
of select reading matter, contains the
following new and beautiful music.
Aiut I Sweet?—A lady’s comic song. By T. Brig
ham Bishop.
Rest, Darling rest—A beautiful lullaby. By E. C-
Illsley.
I’m Still a Friend to You—Song and Chorus. By-
Will S. Hays.
ll* Wipes the Tear From Every Eye—Sacred Song.
By H. P. Banks.
Forest Glade March—By Charles Kinkel.
Damask Rose Waltz—By A. Mack.
Golden Sunset Mazourka—By J. Harristoun.
Music is generally considered expen
sive, but when such a quantity is fur
nished for the small sum of thirty cents,
it ceases to boa luxury, and even the
poorest may sing, play, and he happy.
Our musical friends will do well to
examine this work, and we feel confi
dent that thirty cents, sent to the pub
lishers for a sample copy, will yield them
a larger return for their investment than
any similar outlay they can make. Send
for a copy, or get your news-dealer to get
one for you, and we will guarantee you
will thank us for calling your attention
to it.
It is issued by J. L. Peters, music
publisher, Box 5,429, New York, at the
low price of $3 a year, or 30 cents for
single copies.
Loving music ourselves, we naturally
feel interested in circulating it among our
musical friends, and know of no better
way of doing so than by recommending
Peters Musical Monthly. The reading
matter is not excelled by any of the
standard monthlies, and the music is all
that can be desired, both as regards quan
tity and quality. Knowing this to be the
case, we have made arrangements with
the publisher to club it with our paper
for $5.50, or we will receive subscrip
tions at the rate of $3 per year.
Illustrated Travels —A Record of
Discovery, Geography, and Adventure.
Edited by H. W. Bates, Asst. Sec’y
to the Royal Geographical Society.
London and New York: Cassell, Pot
ter A Grepin.
Cassell’s publications arc to England
what Harpers are to America, in some
respects. They are the great pictorial
publishers ; and the work before us has
but recently been commenced. It is
published in parts at 50 cents each; and
the first number contains Sketches of
Travel in Soudan and Western Abys
sinia, by Lieut. W. F. Prideau; Passage
of the Great Canon of the Colorado, b v
Maj. A. R. Calhoun; Notes on Spain—[•
A Birds’ Eye View of Madagascar, f ron j
the French of M. D. Charnay ;* Q ,|j
Fields of South Africa; Exploration 0 f
the Himalayas; Manchouria ; and Pro
gress of Dr. Livingstone.
The New Eclectic Magazine and
Land we Love. —The April uumber is*
replete with good things, as usual. The
illustration is a portrait of Count Bis
marck, of Prussia. Baltimore: Turn
bull & Murdoch, Publishers, 54 Lexing
ton Street. Subscription price, $l oo
per annum.
The Peofle’s Magazine. —We have
received the April number of this pe
riodical, published in London by the So
ciety for promoting Christian Knowledge,
(Episcopalian,) and in New York by Pitt
& Amery, at $3.00 per annum. It is
| neatly printed, contains several Tales,
i Biographies, etc., and a number of illu<.
I trations.
Quinn’s. —At Quinn’s can be found a
great variety of publications—all the
latest and most interesting; and what
he has not, he can order for you at short
notice. His stock of stationery is also
large and well assorted.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
D. R. S , writes us from Orangeburg,
S. C.—“ Never stop my paper (Tiie
Banner). You can send for the money,
When I am about to die I will send you
word to stop the Banner, and not till
then.” Subscription received. We as
sure our friend that his compliment is
appreciated.
C. D. E., New Orleans, April 10th.—
Received. Contents noted and letter an
swered.
T. C. M., and W. J. M., Atlanta, Ga,
Letter of April 12th, by Capt M., with
810, received. Papers sent to subscri
bers.
J. M., Wilmington, N. C.—Yours of 12th
received and attended to. Receipts sent.
A. J. S., Claysville, Pa.—Money re
ceived and paper sent.
J. J. D, St. Augustine, Fla.—Paper
sent to B. J. P.
T. D. M., Baltimore, Md.—We have
sent you specimens.
Wm. H , Miss. —Jackson.—Money re
ceived.
J. W. R., Columbus, Ga.—Yours of
l*2th received.
li. P. Corpus Christi, Texas. —Yours
of March 31st, with three subscribers,
received. Papers sent.
A lady subscriber at Thomasville, Ga.,
writes the following patriotic words:
“Though dilatory in remitting the amount
of subscription, I am not wanting in good
wishes for the success of the glorious
mission of the Banner of the South,
neither am I in esteem sftid admiration
of those who have enshrined the memo
ry of our “Lost Cause.”
R. E. R., Jr., Shreveport, La.—Yours
of April 3d, with money orders for two
subscribers received. Papers sent.
C. C. 11., New Orleans, La.—All
right. Will write to you by mail.
C. D. E., New Orleans, La. —Letter
received and attended to.
Jno. 11. W., Richmond, Va.—Money
received. Thanks'
* J. G., Brooklyn, N. Y.—Glad you
have got a place—wish you abundant
success. Specimens sent.
L. TANARUS., New Orleans, La. —Money re
ceived. All 0. K.
Rev. C. TANARUS., Wytheville, Va., writes,
“Both Captain and I are exceedingly
pleased, nay delighted with your paper.
Have made the change as requested.
Rev P. E., Strathroy, Out, C.W.,
says, “a few stray numbers of the Fan
ner of the South have found their
way here, and I liked them so t i
should very much miss its hebdona Ru
visit. Papers sent.
J. D., Petersburg, Va.—Money re
ceived.
J. E., Abbeville, S. C.—Letter
ceived. Thank you.
Rev, M. P. S., Williamsport, i
Money received and amount crediteu.
Rev. 11. P. C., St. Augustine, FM.---
Have sent you all the numbers we ; a
on hand.
J. D. D , St. Augustine, Fla.-Lett r
received—many thanks for the h
you take in promoting the weflar- ■ - •
Banner.
R. 0. 8., Vicksburg, Miss.-Tha
never too late to do good.
A. G. R., West Point, Ga.-Fr
sent
J. W. F., Clarkesville, T. nn.-* ■
lady mentioned in your letter hay .
renewed. We have placed yoiu
tance to her account.