About The Bainbridge argus. (Bainbridge, Ga.) 1856-1871 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1871)
wiiutM. Bu««n, . Bditm MNl*r. Mth, puinfB MATTMM OJT MTMBY Pi«i J4»ti Of Ch« Argot. Tki iollowiaf gentlemen ere authorised Agent* for the Anew, in their reepeetiee localities: R. A. Walls**, Serenonh. On.; Geo. F. Rowell A Co., Kew York; Griffin nod Hoffman, Baltimore; T. R. Lyon, Albany, Qa.; % R. Freeman, Atlanta, Ga.; •jn G. Cartlege, Blakeley, Ga. All Minieteraot the Goepel. of Evangelical Chvehee. are authorised and requested to aet aa Agent* of the Aaooa. Aqprr fob thb Abous.—John Robert Alt—, Esq., is duly authorised to act as agent for the Aboos. Population of thel-eadlngCltie* of the State. The following exhibit la taken from the returns of the Ninth Cen- giu, which 1b probably aa correct as It la possible to make such returns. It will be seen that Savannah is the only one of the old cities which has Increased in white population to any very great extent. The increase of the population of Atlanta seems to be Incredible, considering its locality, It is a demonstration of the import ance of railroads in building up a eity. Whiten. Blacks. Savannah 15,166 13,068 Atlanta .11,860 Augusta Total Macon Columbus 6,027 4,196 9,929 6,431 6,183 3,204 21,789 16,389 10,810 7,401 The Imbroglio Among the Tem- . perance Men. Temperance organilations aro do ing so much good ia the country, gays the Savannah Republican, that it is a pity any apple of discord should ever be thrown among its members But It seems no southern institution ♦-whether political, moral or reli gious—can exist in harmony with a % northern membership. The peo ple of that section seem to delight in strife, and will sacrifice church, state or anything else, rather than forego the assumed right to force their own moral views and social habits upon ethers. Innovation and intermed dling are their watchwords, and they never yet, as a people—and we only speak of them in a collective sense—put their foot on a soil that did not become the hot-bet of conten tion and strife. They divided the march; they disohrea the govern ment; they inaugerated a war that cost a million of lives and debt that will require two whole generations for its payment; they have altered the constitution so as to give them the pretext of a legal right to interfere with aflhin of their neighbers which do not concern them; and, as if not content with this word of mischief, they now throw a firebrand into the Temperance organizations which will force its southern members to the alternative of parting with their self- respect, or a separation from their brethren of the north. With south ern men, there can be no doubt as to which of the two they will choose, It is enough to be compelled to sub^ mit to Puritanic dictation where there is no remedy; but a voluntary acquiescense in insult and wrong will never be tolerated for a moment And we would here take occasion to say that the prompt and decided ac tion taken in this matter by the Bar tow Division, of this city, whose pro ceedings we published yesterday, meets onr cordial approval. It is desirable that all such institutions should have a national organization, for in nnion there is strength; but it is not absolutely necessary for success nor is it proper when all cannot act harmony. Separation is always pre ferable to continual strife. The northern people have their own pe culiar traditious, opinions, social distinctions, and prejudices if yon will, and if they cannot concede the same privilege to their brethren of the South, all attempts at union and fraternity mast prove hollow-hearted and delusive. aimed to promote a better under* standing between the two generally antagonistic sections of our broad country. We are indeed Southerners, by birth or voluntary residence; but are we not dim, and first, Ameri cans? Naturally, we take pride in the good things of the 8oath: do we not also take pride In the enterprise^ and the ongoings of civfllzation of our whole country ? To all who are familiar with both North and South, it is evident that a better acquaintance with each Other must tend to develop mutual respect and interest. However, I have nq Idea of writ ing a series of articles on the North, for the sake of informing Southern readers. I am indeed by birth and education a New England man, and If I write I shall not withhold any thoughts or observations that may occur to me as useful to communicate, for we are not to hide onr candle under a busheL I propose to write somewhat at random, as the impulse of the moment suggests. I can haru* ly help occasionally drawing com* parisons between North and .South. In one sense, not I hope in the ob noxious one, for I detest the political management indicated, I am a “car pet-bagger.” I have lived South only four years. I am here partly to get the good of the milder winter and the more equal and agreeable temperature of this climate, and partly ta profit by thedemandNorth (which the South has not adequately supplied) of early firuits and vegeta bles. To my health the South has proved kindly. To my pocket, that is still an open question. I will gos sip more particularly hereafter. The best thing done in our garden yet, was sending to New York last May four hundred bushels of cucumbers from about one acre, and realizing about five hundred dollars, after- de ducting cost of fertilizers, labor ex pended in cultivating, and shipping. The next best thing was last winter —and hot for New York, but our home rnarkei in Jacksonville. Our three acres of cabbages, after being half ruined by the freeze of Christ mas, yielded us some femdred dollars, gross. With our gardening we are devoting some attent ion to the Bugar cane. When I left >P n after crossing,the wash cuts, I was in great fear lest the storm had rained oar cane. On reaching home, there fore, I was much relieved to find that the damage seemed moderate. enraptured upon the scene who place /' trait far beneath. Like a & found umsdTTM-upoa the dome, and |of fonn-mtd-general heidth.^ ; _ :— .„ ran tiir»(i iinon the scene who place theif daughter^*-, - school who have acquired uqgracerai panorama, the Gate CH^lay habits of waUang^rtoop^rbr tag* beneath: The people in the streets ing the toes mward, may . appeared.almortlilliptltian in toe; fid fle effort* ^ while the houses, most of tiwpn, feir- correct all @nch. 1 LETTER FROM FLORIDA. Optalag Kmrti -A Jfew Ei(l>idci— (Mtk Mi Sooth—Bat a Political Cu- *>tla||w4buMt Au- Coming Baatk »■«««■ la Sui»iBg,«|*q etc. Mandarin, Duval County, Fla., ) September 9th, 1871. [ Dear Mr. Editor;— It was a fortnight ago, at Station No. 8 of the badly washed Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, that you extorted from me the promise to write some times for your paper. I should not have undertaken the task to which I aa to little accustomed, and in the midst of pressing duties, but for the Uberal spirit I felt most inspire your columns, and the generous and hu mane sympathy which evidently «> partly of the Creole va riety, (called here white cane,) and partly Bourbon, (generally known here as red cane.) In places the Bourbon, which was jointed six or seven feet, was blown down flat and lies there growing at the joints, Scarcely any of the Creole was blown flat, though none of the larger growths are left upright, and when down it does not sprout so boldly as the Bourbon. I suspect the latter blew over worse simply because it was so much taller. This variety is earlier, hardier and more vigorous; while the other is stouter and more juicy and easier to crush. It is still au open question with us which to prefer. 4>ur last boat load of potatoes to Jacksonville sold very quickly at seventy-five cents (wholesale), while the red cane went off slowly at two dollars a hundred, as white cane is already in the market. *’ *: If I must tell you what I have been doing since my return, I have been occupied considerably with the young cabbage plant. My sheet is full, and I will tell yon how we manage them at another time. D. B. LETTER FROM ATLANTA. Bwtaea Opening—-Vlrvr from the Dme or the Capital—The Kimball Hoase— The New Chorthee—Schools—North Georgia Female College, etc., etc. Mr. Editor:— The bnsiness season in Atlanta is rapidly Deriving, if one may judge from the animated appearance of the streets at this time. Goods are coming in.daily by the car-load.— New business houses are rapidly ap proaching completion, while the old houses are receiving thorough re pairs. We have every indication of an early fell trade, and a prosperous business season. The votaries of pleasure are enjoying a foretaste oi the gayeties of the season, from Tuesday evening hops at the Kimball House; and also from dramatic rep resentations at De Gives by the fa vorite Templeton Troupe. On Sat urday afternoon I had the pleasure of viewing Atlanta from the dome of the Capital, in company with Mrs. A. D. Haile, the accomplished lady principal of the North Georgia Col lege, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Cultom of Mobile, Misses Cullom and Spratt. The ascent was bravely mnrto Up, up those narrow, dark stairs, until we ly shrank into insignificance, except the “Hi Kimball,” which evidently was built tedmpress people with an idea of' imposing dimension. The spire of the second Baptist church loomed up not far from us, but from the perfection probably of its pro portion, did not appear as elevated as it actually was. Could not obtain a front view of the splendid first Methodist church, which is nearly completed. The towers of the Cath olic church stretched far above every thing in Its neighborhood. Atlanta is certainly an aspiring city, judging from the number of spires visible.— -The city appears to be surrounded by an amphi-theatre of mountain ranges—Lost, Kenesaw and Stone mountains were plainly visible. A lovely sunset illuminated the western horizon with its Changing tints of gold and purple, and as we inhaled the pure, fresh air, we felt amply repaid for the trouble of ascending, though in view of the descent one of our ladies wished that the descent conld be made in an elevator, for getting the old axiom that a descent is always easier. In this case how ever, it did not hold good. The narrow stairs, combined with the darkness, rendering the downward passage inconvenient, if not danger ous. Educationally, our city is pro gressing rapidly. All the schools, I believe, are open—and generally opened with a foil attendance. The “Masonic Orphans’ School” opened with one hundred and eighty-five.— The North Georgia Female College, conducted by Prof, and Mrs. Haile, opened with sixty, and from the pupils daily coming in, the number will soon be augmented to one hun dred. Prof, and Mrs. Haile in the short space of one week have organ ized the school, classed every pupil, and now everything moves on like clock-work. The school is graded from primary to collegiate. On the entrance of a pupil, she is placed in that department her previous studies £ad qualified her for. It is a beau tiful exemplification of what system can do to see that large assembly of pupils, eaefi in her place, every class filing up at thtJ tap of the bell, to recite every half ho%frt without the particular study being galled for.— Ten days since, the school w?s a heterogeneous mass, which only a system thoroughly understood, aided by executive and administrative talent of a high order, could ever have reduced to its present perfect arrangement. Every evening the roll is called, each pupil is required to report on her honor, her deport ment and recitations. Every one who i% perfect -during the day, re ceives a beautiful silver medal, which is worn until it is forfeited.— The ambition to distinguish them selves as the recipients of those ele gant marks of scholarship and good deportment, is a great incentive, even to the smallest pupil in the primary. The North Georgia College is superior in all its appointments to any other school in Atlanta. The school furniture is new, and of the most approved patterns. Desks and seats arrangcd.to suit the size, and height of the pupil. In each de partment the rostrum is carpeted with Brussels carpeting, and furn ished with teacher’s de3k, which is loaded with text books, general works otreference, such as Webster’s and Woreester’s unabridged diction aries, Lippincott’s Pronouncing Ga zetteer of the World, English and Latin Lexicons, Encyclopedia of Literature, &c., Ac., ad infinitum, —all of which works are freely used by the pupils who need them for reference. Pens, pencils, stationery, Ac., supplied from teacher’s desk gratis for the use of pupils. The discipline in this institution is simply perfect—mild but firm. Tbe # pupil early learns that to secure a credita ble standing in the school room, she must yield obedience to the require ments of her teacher. The opening exercises each morning consist of reading select portions of Scripture by the Principal, prayer and singing. The chapel is fornished wjth a finely toned melodeon, at which an accom plished vocalist presides, to lead the school in Binging. While the morale of this school will be unexceptional, the young ladies will receive a phys ical training that is seldom bestowed on the girls of the period. Hygiene, or the laws of health, will be thoroughly taught. The study of physiology will be illustrated by a series of calisthenics that will be ad* mirably adapted for physical devel opment, graoeef manner*, symmetry Boarders are %>tong distance, and erS January, ^ house will probably be Ba»W)i tmjm filled.; To . State T^RAspBERM-Omi^' ) Atlanta, : Ga., |ifi|»tfcmb£r 23,1*71.) ,t Whereas, paragraph the Code oT Georgia^ provides, g “The Governor shall reside at the of Govertoto^-during his termof- iee,~Aad, . ^hereds, Rnfos.-B. Bullock, the Governor ot Geo^ *$3 re mote from the “seat m government,’ g^5|4vto frffl» thb State of GOWgiV *of j school girl% -mote from the “seat of government, attractive. Daily atr the Nortn Georgia excellent meals are of good, nutritious food, well pre pared and of great abundance. The coffee, breads aad meats are especi ally fine. The health -of Atlanta continues good. Cases of sickness are so rare that one never hears of them. C.J-B. [For The Aioes. MISS MARY, Oa ktr Departure (tan BalnbrMj* to SavaauaU. EX THBOHATEESKA. A beam of light across the way TbM lonajbenighted trav’ler leads, Appeals thy sweet but transient stay, Among our amiling fields and meads. A brilliant star that leaped from night And shone a moment in the air. Then passed beyond the wandering sight, Art thou, deporting maid so fair. A breath of nrasie o’er the sea, When summer winds are calm and still, Resounds thy laughter gay and free, And all thy voice’s merry trill. Oh! when thou go’at where ships unfurl Their snowy pinions to the sun, The Forrest City gains a pearl, The Oaken City looses one. We give thee up with sad regret, And hope that thou may’st soon return; Thou leaveet hearts that ne’er forget The eyes that made their love to burn. Good-bye, sweet Mary, let the hours, That saw .thee ’mid our trees and shades, Be ever fresh, like heavenly flowers, That fiounsh in immortal glades. And when declining years shall come, And misty age bedim thine eye. And children’s children bless thy home, Remember then this fond “good-bye.” Good-bye, sweet Mary, may the fire Of friendship’s love that thrills our breast, Forever bum and ne’er expire, Till death shall lay our hearts to jest. And when the final trump ahe’l blow, And saints assemble in the air. And heaven sparkle like the snow, Oh!, may we love each other there. Bainbridge, Ga., 1871. a . *... - - . *« „ . . Careful *Uent«pn-1<» -*H bttrin*«» and pearly tbrfefeMonths,, and no one in p rom( ,t return*guaranteed." • ‘ the State Department, not even- his private secretaries, know where be is or the time of bis return, and the. law requiring the approval, and sig nature of the Government to all Ex ecutive warrants on - the State Treas ury, The' Treasury deems it hia doty to give notice that from this time no warrants on the State Treasury will be paid by the Treasury without a resident Governor to approve them, except those pn the Civil Establish ment and Special Appropriations— the law in these cases specifying the amount. N. L. ANGIER, I Would aunpunce tp the citizens of Decs'.or that he otofp Treasurer i* now preMreittO *o *11 worfcln hf line of bnsi- fetate ireasurer. uotiee^pd upon v$ry rewnuable terms. Correspondence. Bainbridge, Ga., 1 Sept. 23, 1871. j Editor of the Argus:— Allow me to say in reply to the article in your last issue under the head of “Politico-Educational Squab ble,” that in my remarks I declared, in common with the other speakers, in favor of free schools and the Free School system; that I am .surprised to learn that recounting the good deeds of a Christian Associat ion—as aii incentive to continued effort and confidence on the part of the colored people—-.and even recounting its deeds with ewphasis, can be tor tured into a poetical harangue; or that refering to what even the Northern people have done for the education of the colored raf® as a reason why they (the colored peo ple) should continue to struggle to improve the advantages offered them, can inflame their minds, rath er than fill their hearts with grati tude, or can create dissatisfaction amongst the intelligent patriotic white people of Decatur county, rather than inspire them with grati tude towards that portion of a com mon national brotherhood to whom we are indebted for so great a work. I have yet to learn that I will be serving my race and country, by teaching the colored people in gratitude. Very truly yours, Richard H. Whitelet. Too*. Ww- W- OhlBDOg. * OOiTON’ FAC * wjm SA YANNA vm tf? fluid is pq !sM ’ ,wrs ™'WSL 4 ‘hey fa* ***» caverns. Ifthewn* &0n * to " n itcwK.;" B agging and iron ties advan ced onfi-1-op*. liberal C««h Advance* made on Coitweo- mente of Cot tor. SORT! CMA RESALE IVY STREET. COLLEGE. Between Wheat and line Street*, Atlanta, Ga:. rv? LI, SESSION open* September 1th, 1871. F«o 1 Circulars, containing full particulars, apply at ttiij A. J. k ANNIE D. HAILE, Principal*. ATLANTA The editor of the Courier-Journal refuses his patronage to saloons where ^Bourbon” whisky is sold. He says he always feels honest after drinking it, and when he feels that way, he can’t half advocate the “New Departure.”—Atlanta Sim. They have a colored Demo cratic Jupiter out in TExas, who proves his right to the title by the thunderbolts he handles. In a re cent speech at Waxaeatchie he said: If I had my way I would give the Rads the stripes in the old flag till they see the stars, and then knock them out of doors with the pole.” Probably Mr. Greeley, who once wanted to “tear down the flaunting lie,” never conceived that it could be pat to snch a use as is suggested by this black “Jupiter.” An Accursed Town.—The town of Lowell, in Massachusetts, is afflic ted with Beast Butler and the small pox both at the same time. We don’t know which is the worse of the two, but if we had the locating of the small-pox, and were obliged to locate it somewhere, we should put it ia Butler’* noifhlwrhood. F, 1. R. RAHWAY’S READY RoLLIEF CUBES THE WORST PAINS IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES MOT ONE HOCK After reading this advrrtiseiflent need U]r one suf fer with pain. xp RADWAY’S READY RELIEF I* s cure for every pain. It wai the first aad 1* the ONLY PAIN REMEDY That instantly atop® themont excruciating pain, al- ays InflamatioiiB, aud cures congestions* whether of' he Lungs* Stomach, boweis, or other glands or or gans. by one application. IN ONE TO TWENTY MINtJTL8 no matter how violent or omciating the pain the RHEUMATIC, l;ed*riiden, infirm, Crippjed, Her vous. Neuralgic, ot prostrated with disease may bus fer. HAD WAYS READY RELIEF WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE ISFLAM ATION < >F THE KIDNEYS INFLAM ATION OF THE BLADDER. LYFLAMATION OF THE BOWELS. CNOnESTION OF THE LUNGS. SORE THR‘ >.VT DIFFICULT BREATHING PALPITATION OF THE HEART. HYSTER1 CROUP; DiPHTEHlRA. CAT \RRH, INFLUENZA. HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE. NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM. COLD CHILLS, AGUE CHILLS. The application ofttie Ready Relief- to 11 c port or paite where the pain or difficul- y exme will nfford cine ind comfort. Twenty drops in half a tumbler of wate‘ will in a few mon.ents cure CHAMPS PAS ms. soUR STOMACH. IlEARTKUliN, I(i KA aCIH . DIARRHEA. DYSEN- V k’ l l- WIN IN THE BOWELS, INTERNAL PAINS. ilu-e uh.-uld always curry a bottle ot way’s Ready Relief with them. A few -.i p-in wilier ill prevent sickness or pains ■ oi elisiijje of water. It is better than , . Ii Brand , or Bitters aa a stimulant, FEVEK AND AGUE t’EVE-; AM) AGUE, cured for fifty center lien- is u’ot s'reiiiedial ngeit in this wor-id. iji.l wil! ciue Fever and Ague, aud all olh- ••r Malarious, ISiliio-s: Scarlet, Typhoid" Yeltow -rnd other Fev-rs (aided by RAD- W Y S PILLS) so quick as RaDWaY S iiEADY RELIEF. Fifty cents per bottle. Health. Beauty. S:ron£ —rid pure rich blood—increase of fie*h and weight—clear skin aud 'oeauti-- iui compiegion secured to ail. DR. RADWAT'S Sarsaparillian Resolvent Hus made the most astonishing cures; so quick, se rapid are tha chances the body ut.del-goes, under the influence of this truly wonderful medicine that. Every Day an Increase in Flesh aud Weight Is Seen and Felt. THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. Every drop of the SAR-APARfI.l'lAN RESOLVENT communicate? through Hie Blood, Sweat, Urine, and oth.-r fluids and juices of the system the vigor .-f i-fe. for it repairs the waste of the body w ; h new ard sound material Ser"fula. '•yphiC •'ou-niinp-' i.»n. Glando ,ir dis.-ns-s uleeis n- the ri.roiit Month. Tunioiv, Nodes i ■ the Glands, an.t o*her parts of'lie S< re Eyes. Stru- ;n-ronedischarges from ti e Eajs. and the ...os! h rms of Ski dt eu.-es Eruptions. P ver oei-tf <coa!d Head. Ring worm. Salt U etv*- I v-ipe.ia. Acoe Bl.iek S ots, Worm- O" Five:.. I'uinors, i aio.ers io the Womb - i : : a- k-ni .g a d p.d f-il discharges "Jh* w eals, Loss of Spenn and all wastes ( ■ •• Me i-rineipie. are within the enra- : <f. f 11,i, wonder of Modern Cliern- • - ... oii.l , tew days" nse will prove to any • i n-ng it. for either of those forms of -p its potent, power to cure them .’.ot o -Iy does the Sarssparillian Resol vent exeels all Know remedial ageiraiu the ure <"f Chro ie, Scrofulous (kn'stitntional. "1 Skin diseases; but it. if the only positeve ore for. KIDNEY* BLADDER COMPLAINTS, Urinary, and Womb diseaSes, Gravel. Di- «be.‘S, Dro|isy. Stoppage of Water; Ineon- meece of Urine Bright s Disease, Albumin uria .arid in all cases. I’ERFE TLY PURGATIVE PILLS,. erfectly tasteless elegantly coated with w«e" grmn purge, regulate purify cleanse t»d sire "gt.be n Hud wax’s Pi|ls, for the enre f al- disorders -of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Hi Lev? It'eMer. Nerv<in? t Disea es. Head, "ris-i,alien, Oostiveness, Indigestions ; p-i-i. Billionsness, Pilions Fever, Infla- iH linn of ibe Boweles. Filer, and Oil Derange irn-nts of toe internal Viscera, warrenied to. a pe?iti.ic cure Pnrely vegatable, contaio- i i- meieu-y minerals, nr deleterious drag*. a j'w doses of Railway's Fills will frew the v-iem fn.io all the above named disorders, Piic-. 25 cents per Bex. Sold by druggeste. ~ Read “Fake aud true;‘Y 8aqd one latter •tamp to Vadwa; and Co., S7 Maiden Lean, New York Information worth thourands will ab teat you. atj in, , $:J- j--> rf £x T .j liieei Belli e d. PWdnctioToft^^^ £ the critic has a w mUlds ' V, who t heZh 0 ! r l9-«m hT ^ filial critic reverses th h ' forgets the work or artl^ mhls Profound meditaj, age, merits, position ance of the author-^ h friends of enemieU t?’ walks of life, m temptible beyond all I* ^ bearancc. ^ ree d i G. C. KENT. House Painter and. t*aper Hanger, done in the best maniier. A. I. H ifl^ attorney at law, '' . Newton, •rtritt practice In the sevwfi eoaatiea embrtr W in the Albany CTrcuit. - mjaotf IHOS- K. LYON, AT T O $ If E Y A T LAW, AfcBksr, GeoRsiA, Will praetjea In the Albany Circuit. All business diligently attended to. Office ever Baggs * Stephen’s Store. uet29 ly Leo G. C’arllcdgo, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Bl aiixf, novs EARLY COVELY, GA. lv WILLIAM P. SIMS, ATTORNEY AT LAW SOLICITOR-Q EyER-LI. Aluaht Ciaccii. myaotf OFFICE IX THE COURT HOUSE, •AiaaRinoa, Ga. BOWER * BOWER, ATTO ItJN E Y S AT L. A W BAINBRIDGE, GA. Office in the Court House. rachJBI/ Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary FOR THE SCHOOL ROOM. 1840 Pages. 4to 3000 IHustratious. Nearly every State Snperintedent poblle In struction in the Union, or corresponding officer, where such an one exists, has recomnieuded Web ster’s Dictionary m the strongest terms. Among them are those of Main, new Hampshire, Vermont. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, i/aryland, West Virginia Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois , Miss ouri, Jfichigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, .Vinnesota 3 T orth Carolina. Alabama, California, aad also Cannada,— TWEaVI Y-FOUR in aU. STATK PURCHASES. The «tits of i^ew York has placed 10.000 copies of Webster’s Unabridged in as many of her Public Schools. The State of Wisconsin, about 5000.— nearly every School. The State of New Jersey, J,500, —nearly every School. The State of Michigan made provisions for all her Schools. The State of Massachusetts has supplied her Schools—nearly all. The State of Iowa has supplied her Schools. The State of Connecticut has rnado provisions for ner Schools. In other States many copies have been purchased for supplying Schools of cities, counties and towns. What better investment can be made for rchools? |ffore than ten times as many are sold of Webster’s Dictionaries, as of any other Series in this country. At least four-Jx/lht ot all the School- Books published in this country on Webster as their standard, of the remainder, lew acknowledge any standard. Published by G. & C. ifERRIAW,Springfield, Mm. Sold by *11 Bookseller*. JyM St. (Oxford gfpartnunt, A. M. C. RUSSELL, Editor. Common Critics. It is a very difficult matter for the common'mind to disconnect an auth- O...S individual appearance, and char acteristics from mental the quality and moral dharacter of his writings. The shallow critic prefers to be hold the author before he passes judgment upon hft work, and meas ures his intellectual faculties by his physical form, unless the public has already decided upon the merits of the work under review- Then; of course, the critic, self-appointed, hav ing no real critical acumen whatever, 'submits to the decision of his betters. That a writer’s dress and physiog nomy bear some intimate and insep- erable relation to the merits of a work is a favorite idea with the thoughtless masses. In accordance with this false notion, the incompe tent britic forms his opinions. But the idea is generally incorrect. The excellencies of the mental faculties are not always indicated by personal appearances or insignificant pecu liarities. The anatomical structure does pot in all instances show the strength and beauty of the intellect ual organization. A flowered pitch er may contain deadly poison, and The merits of even- * Auction ought to receive?' reward, irrespective of the ^ ‘ position of the author. ? one attempts a 001^,7.2 tet show that he the writer’s private &uVj, ^ be found in the product£" ! which he is passing his ' What matters it to the VO rH,J writer wears a ragged e 0a ^ worn out boot, provide works are repositories' rf 1 gems; or if he has a bcfrihle t, qne, provided that his tain lnesthnable beauties? ([;, with the author that the i ' public has to deal, hut with ti*J forts of his pen. If a worth,, is condemned because thewr;>-| unprincipled, the critic and if a Worthless work is a because the author is great. t or good, the critic Is a* cuipalfc | before; In criticising b*b, should not tecognixf anthw. But read the remarks do,; which in a more intelligible express onr thoughts in re®| the legitimate province of a critic:— “Every censure, every respecting a publication virij critic, with the criticised fore him, can make good, i-iietj ic’s right. The writer s utk to reply, but nottocomplakj cr can any one pro-r ib' critic, how soft or how bn friendly or how hitter, «h.r! > I phrases which lie is to select it expression of KfteH repreln-wl ridicule. The eritie what effect it is his nbjiv: u\ duce: and with a rictr tilths must he weigh his trunk tel soon as the critic Itctray- isl know's more of his au.hor 'A I author's jnililications him; as soon as from this fc mate knowledge, cIscrinH he avails himself of tic i trait against the author, sure instantly bccoiw? pc»s jury, his sarcasms personal i He ceases to be a critic, upon him the most conies character to which a rating | ture can be degraded, tel gossip, backbiter, and | but with this heavy i that he steals the qhiet. the < ing passions of the World 1 3Iuscum; into the verb pteW-* next to the chapel or oratory. = be our sanctuary, and of refuge; offers nbominati^ alter of the mnses; and sacred paling the eery which be conjures up the tp- profane spirit. ” Tliirtyf° urth *- (W Of the Phi G«»» U'txMT* ° Eoory C.ltagi- The Anniversary Cw’ the Phi Gamma LiterarT took place on 22d. 1871, at the ^ e - . Oxford, at ten o’clock. ' .speaker for the oco®® John Lewis, of Sparta, of the Senior Class'- The exercises ««' prayer from Bev. ^J North Georgia Cooley Chui-ch South- w-p, then arose and addm^J ence for twenty m> ^| ern Literature. ^ I' timely and were original and , lieved that the ^ literary exccllen ^ a3 n0 t» that thc c da ; T hwi uocc«P? wfien the South rank in the litcra ^ Mr. Lewis di^laj —imation in hi . .w When Mr. Uj; W. Potter, Dr- 6 They were then benediction. ^ The College g* of the celebration-
