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4 C&jboc) Agg, 15s' M m Mi r? TANARUS?; .\ i2i “Ul U\y <-=>' uA. Cs OF’ .I.THE *V%V2? KEY- A. J. RYAN, Editor. AUGUSTA, GA„ SEPT. 17, 1870. ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BUSINESS LETTERS FOR THE ‘‘BAN NER OF THE SOUTH 1 ’ SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE PUBLISHERS— L. T. | >LOME & CO. A SUMMER TRIP. We hove but recently returned from a brief and busty trip through Western South Carolina and Eastern Georgia, and p;- pose to inflict upon our readers an equally brief and hasty resume of our "Notes by the Wayside.” A pleasant ride of five hours over the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Rail Road, one of the pleasantest routes and best managed roads in the South, brought us to the beautiful Capital of South Caro lina. Here we find the evidences of Sherman’s incendiarism still extant, liv ing monuments to one of the most infa mous raiders of a most infamous war. There arc yet standing, however, some very handsome public buildings and private dwellings, which give the visitor a pretty fair idea of the beauty of the City before its mutilation by Sherman and his barbarian hordes. On the day of our arrival, the Union Reformers held a meeting at the City Park, at which Judge Carpenter, their candidate for Governor, and several other gentlemen, mare speeches, which we did not hear, but which were highly eulogized by those who were present. There were political meetings at night also, but every thing passed off quietly enough. There arc some fine Hotels here, the principal of which are the Nickerson Hon se and the Columbia Hotel. We had the pleasure of meeting with Mr. Gordon, of the Charlotte, Columbia <fe Augusta Railroad, formerly of the Bath Paper Mills, near this City. He chaperoned us through the Company’s shops, which arc admirably arranged, and execute some of the finest railroad work in this country. In these shops are all the latest irnprovents in machinery, and experienced workmen are employed in the several departments. Here may be seen also, an arrangement fir loading tenders with wood. It is an ingenious contrivance, and will greatly facilitate the taking in of wood on the lioad. Ihe distance from Augusta to Colum bia by this route is 83 miles. At Columbia we took the cars of the Greeneville & Columbia Railroad, of which Mr. Fred’k Rush is the gentleman ly and courteous President. After a run of 117 miles which brought us to Belton, we took the ears on the Anderson Branch to Anderson, a distance of 9 miles, thence on the Blue Ridge Railroad to Walhalla, a distance of 33 miles. On the Greeneville Road are seen some of the prettiest and pleasantest villages in South Carolina. Among them are the city-like town of Newberry, Pros perity or Prog Level, Ninety-six, Don ald’s, Helena, and others. Anderson is also a thriving town. At Ninety-six is the dinner house where an excellent meal can be had tor 75 cents with ample time to cat it. At the Walhalla Depot the omnibus takes you one mile and a half to the Hotel, passing through the settlement of West l nion, which is a part of Walhalla —this village being built almost entirely on one street about 2 miles in length, and containing a population of some 1,200 or 1,400 inhabitants. It is the County-town of Oconee County, formerly a portion of Pickens District, and is largely Conservative. This party claims 1,100 votes to 400 Radicals. We saw but few of the latter. Here is some of the finest scenery in the State, and Na ture seems to have lavished her wildest beauties with a generous hand. About four miles to the north, and stretching as far as the eye ran reach, is a chain or spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains, their lofty peaks stretching their outlines in solemn grandeur along the horizon. One of these mountains bears the euphonious name of Stumphouse, and has been tun nelled for the passage of the Blue Piidge Road. The route of this Road, however, has been changed, and instead of passing far to the north of Walhalla, as originally surveyed, will pass through its southern boundaries. The village is a very pleasant one, and considerable business is done here. It is in the midst of an apple-growing coun try, and these can be bought at from 30 to 40 cents per bushel. Among the merchants’ names we observed several of the Banner's subscribers, and John D. Brieman tbe proprietor of the excellent Hotel,Oestendorff & Cos., W. A. Thomp son, keeper of the Livery Stables, who does a thriving business in furnishing teams to excursion parties to the moun tains Dr. Warne, the piincipal physician of the place, Dr. J. J. Norman, the Drug gist, and others, were by no means un familiar to us. The Banner will be pleased to retain them all as its friends and patrons, knowing that they are all true Southerners and patriotic citizens. They have our best wishes for their suc cess. The Keowee Courier , owned and edited by Messrs. Keith, Thompson & Hoyt, is published here, and is an excellent jour nal. It receives, as it certainly deserves, a liberal patronage from the surrounding country. It is doing good service to the Reform movement. Wo met here Col. Logan, of the Kingstree Star , a most pleasant gentleman, and accomplished Editor. He was on a pleasure jaunt, and seemed to he enjoying himself to the fullest extent. While in this village we witnessed one of those grand phenomenas of Na ture, the Aurora Borealis or North ern Lights, rendered doubly grand, as witnessed in this elevated region with the Mountains so majestically outlined in front of it. It was a very clear even ing, and for fifteen minutes the display was magnificent—such as we more South ern situated people seldom see. The water in this section is pure, clear, and cold. The climate is mild and salu brious, hut the soil is not as good as in the lower counties of the State. It is, however, a good grain and apple country, while some cotton and tobacco are also raised for sale and export. Within a radius of forty miles of Wal halla are the villages of Anderson, Pen dleton, and Pickens, S. C., Clayton, Clarksville, and Caruesville, Ga., the beautiful Falls of Tallulah and Tuccoah, and an abundance of the grandest Natu ral scenery that the eye of man could wish to dwell upon. It is well worth a visit to this beautiful region, and when the various railroads now poiuting this way are completed, it will be, we predict* one of the most popular and familiar Summer resorts of the people of the South. We found the Conservatives very san guine of the success of the Union Reform ticket, and meetings are being held in every portion of the State to advocate the election of their candidates. South Caro lina’s fate is a sad one, and if she lias offended, grievously hath she answered for it. The hope of every patriot heart is that she may overcome her enemies ere long, and enjoy the blessings of good government. From Walhalia, we went to Athens, 61 miles, by hack, stopping a few hours at tho Franklin House, at the pleasant little village of Carnesville, Ga., kept by Mr. Fuller, a very polite and at tentive landlord, who gives you excellent fare and doesn’t charge too much for it. At Athens we met several of our Augusta friends, among them S. A. At kinson, of the Southern Banner , a capi tal newspaper and doing a capital business. To Mr. A. we are indebted siim. ©i iiijsim for courtesies, as also to Mr. Will. Jones, formerly of this city, in company with whom we visited the Athens Cotton and Woollen Factory, a small but complete establishment, where colored goods, stripes, and checks of excellent quality are manufactured, and which is to be en larged shortly by the addition of several looms in the old Armory on the opposite side of the Oconee River. The Oemeterv J is a romantic spot, running along a slope on the banks of the River, and containing several handsome monuments—one to the memory of 3lrs. Taylor, costing $lO,- 000. The University buildings are located here, and in the College Chapel is a large and handsome painting of the interior of St. Peters’at Rome. Cobbham, an envi ron of Athens, and the Lucy Cobb Insti tute, are among tbe attractions of this beautiful and pleasant little city of Geor gia. Thence over the Athens branch and the Georgia Railroad to Atlanta, brought us to the headquarters of Radicalism and the so-called government of the State.— Atlanta is a very lively and thriving City —containing many handsome buildings and much enterprise. The "Kimball House" is an immense Hotel of brick, oc cupying nearly a block, will be 5 stories high, and the ascent will be made by dumb waiters, instead of stair-cases. The Opera House, wherein “the Legislature” now sits, is a capital building, having re cently been purchased for a Capitol, and is handsomely fitted up for the purpose to which it is now applied. The Mineral Spring is within the corporate limits, and the Fair Grounds are about a mile and a half from the Capital, and are popular resorts for the denizens of the Gate City. Ihe new Union Railroad Depot has been commenced and will cost, we learn, about 6160,000 when completed. We took a peep here at the Georgia Legislature, and saw nothing to please our Georgia pride. It is a motly-looking assemblage, and in the House, a second Pandemonium is witnessed, where con fusion reigns supreme and the wonder is how anybody can tell what is done, or what not done. We sincerely hope that our people in the approaching elections will see to it that the best men are put forward and elected for Senators and Representatives and so secure a General Assembly of which they will have no cause to be ashamed, one which will ad vance the best interests of the State, and elevate it to its former noble and envia ble position. Having seen all the seeable sights about Atlanta, including our venerable friend, Col. W. G. Whidby, of the Atlan ta Constitution , we returned via the Georgia Railroad to Augusta. This Road is one of the institutions of which we can all feel proud. Under the able management of Col. S. K. Johnson and his efficient subordinates it is known to be one of the very best paying roads in the country. Passing through a pretty and pleasant section of country, running* on a sate schedule, and with gentlemanly conductors, it is no wonder that it is a favorite route with the traveling public. And now having returned to our post of duty we beg to tender our heartfelt acknowledgments to all tho kind friends, both on our journey and at homo who took such kindly interest in our comfort and pleasure, and made our trip so agreeable and beneficial to ourselves and party. THE DOWNFALL OF AN EMPIRE. Torn, defeated, humiliated, prostrate, and bleeding, France lies at the feet of victorious Prussia ! Heroes, her soldiers fought with all the valor and ardor of their traditional past. Traitors, her own people struck the fatal blow and laid her at the very feet of her foes ! To Louis Napoleon France owed much of her pro> perity, her greatness, and lire glory. In him she had a monarch who knew his people’s interests and strove to accom plish his people’s good ; sustained by a majority of the Nation, he felt that he was safe in his determination to secure the honor of France, the integrity of his Empire, and the peace of Europe. Alas! he was mistaken. The restless spirits, the Rocheforts, the Ledru Rollins, the Jules Favre’s—the Butlers, Sumners, and Banks of that unhappy country, were watchful of the moment to strike a blow for fanaticism and self-aggrandisement. It came ; the armies of the Empire were at the front; the Emperor and even his little son, were there to do or die for their country ; while at Paris, remained these renegades, “stirring the very stones of Romo to mutiny,” as it were; keeping hundreds of thousands of sol diers from the field; supplying regiments with blank cartridges or sand cartridges, and furnishing ammunition of worthless character. It may net be safe to that the men we have named have done these things; but it is their fanatical teachings that have accomplished the fatal result; fer impartial history will declare the fact that if the Emperor had been sustained, instead of two or three hundred thousand men on the borders of France, there could and would have been a million; and the overwhelming numbers of Prussians would never have sat down in front of the walls of Paris. So it is not Prussia, after all, that has accomplished the victory; but Prussia sustained by French Treason ! ana the so-called Republicans of Paris may glory in the shame of their country to-day as the authors of her woes. Day after day came the telegrams, “Paris is safe!” “Three hundred thou sand men under the walls of Paris!” What mattered it whether Paris was safe or not, or that 300,000 men were there to keep it quiet, when thousands of brave and gallant men were struggling against overwhelming odds upon the banks of the Rhine, the Saar, and the Moselle? These were the places for the 300,000 to be, while Paris should have been united as one man. Then she would have been safe. France would have been safe. Europe would have been safe. But the evil work has been accomplished. The Empire is end ed; and upon its ruins rises a mongrel Government, to he modeled no doubt, after this very “model Republic” of ours, and to be miscalled, as this is miscalled— “ The Republic.” Already has “public sentiment”— which means Radical sympathy to catch votes—suddenly changed. The sympa thy for Prussian victory has been changed to sympathy for Republican France. And already has Grant sent his recognition across the waters ; already has Minister Washburne communicated it. to the noble Jules Favre; and already has Jules cm braced the patriotic and sympathetic Washburne, and wept tears of joy and gratitude at this great honor conferred by Black Republican America upon Red Republican France. Oh, the wicked folly of this world! the ridiculous presumption of self-conceit ed popinjays and political martinets! the criminal self-abasement of human nature! If the people of the United States had been the virtuous, honest, sensible people that they ought to he, we should witness to-day, our Republic one of the grandest spectacles that the world ever witnessed; but they have allowed themselves to be duped, fooled, led about like beasts, by wicked knaves and designing demagogues until they have become a by-word and a reproach to Republicanism and good Government. And human nature is the same every where. If the people of France had been tru e to themselves, true to good Government, they would have been dictating the terms of Peace to King William upon the soil of Germany to-day, instead of humbly suing for it, or for foreign me diation at the gates of their Capital. We are sorry for it. We feel for the people who suffer this great humiliation. We are sure that their conquerors even pity them. But it was their own fault, and justice requires that they must ex piate that fault by defeat and humilia tion. We are sorry for them. We trust tnat it will be n lesson to them A the future, and.that, when the excite ment of the hour shall have passed away a calm survey of their r -ast course will induce a return to reason mid a recall of the only man and the only Government that can secure peace aid prosperity to France. THE NEW CONVENT- The new House for the Sisters of Mercy is now completed and ready f. r the reception and accommodation of boarders and pupils. It is a large, hand some, and very commodious buildino and located in a quiet and healthy ra-t of the City. Os the Sisters, it is scarcely necessarv for us to deliver any extended eulogium. Their gooU deeds speak for them in every age and every clime. In the school-room, in the Hospital, in the sick chamber, at theb edside of the dying, wherever Charity is most desired and Mercy most welcome, their worth is known and their praises chanted. In the epidemics of 1830 and 1854, in this City, and in the war for Southern Independence, they were untiring in their devotion to the sick and dying, and their acts in those event ful periods will never bo forgotten. Besides this, their matronly character eminently fits them for the care of or phan children, and their cultivated minds for the education of the young. Thus, their good deeds, their virtues, and their qualifications entitle them to a very liberal share of the public patronage in the educational institution which they have opened. The lamented Father Barry was chief ly instrumental in bringing the Sisters to Augusta, and was greatly aided by them iu the Yellow Fever of 1839 and 1854. Thoy have done much for the or phans and for the education of children in this City, and our people will surely avail themselves of the advantages which they now offer. What is the reason for sending children away from home fur education, when you have good schools here at your very doors? None at all. It is only a habit, and a very bad habit at that. Hence, we want to see our peo ple rid themselves of it, and patronize their own institutions of learning. At the Sisters’ Academy every facility will be oilered tor the education of the young, and full justice done to those who may be plaeed in their care. The new building is quite an ornament to the City—the old frame house having been removed, and a neat and substantial fence will soon be placed around the lot. To the many generous contributors to the erection of this building, Father Dug gan, our Pastor, and the good Sisters, re turn their most grateful acknowledgments while to the Building Committee is due great praise for the accomplishment of so grand a work, at so trifling a cost, !!r:d in so brief a time. 1 hose of our citizens who feel an interest in this subject will bo well repaid by a visit to the building which their generousity has erected, and through which they will be cheerfully shown. Tim J,'cw French Government, The following is a correct list of the French Provisional Government taking the name of the National Defence Govern ment: Emanuel Arago, Creinieux, .Titles Favre, Jules Ferry, Gambetta, Garnier- Pages, Glais-Bizoin, Pelletan, Ernest Pi - aril, Rocheforte, Jules Simon. The Minis try is as follows: Minister of Foreign Affairs - Jules Favre. Minister of Justice—lsaac Creinieux. Minister of the Interior—Leon Gam betta. Minister of Finance—Ernest Picard. Superintendent of Public AVorks Pierre Dorian. Minister of Commerce—Tosepii Magniri. Superintendent of Public Instruction Jules Simon. Minister of Marine- Martin Fouricbon. Minister of War--Louis Jules Troch e also, President of the Committee. Sketches of .Members. GABRIEL CLAUDE JULES FAVRE, M'NISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. This prominent French publicist was born in Lyons, March 21, 1809. At the age of twenty-one he took a prominent part in the public affairs as the opponent of royalty, and he had just attained tha* age at the crisis when Charles X. was