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GEORGIA JOURNAL & MESSENGER j J. W. BI7KHE & < 0., I'roprlelorß. A. W. IIEKSB, I Editor*. S. KOSK, \ MACON, TUESDAY. MARCH. 2, 1869. J A YEAR’S WORK. Just on? year ago, to-day, the Journal. | and Messenger passed into the hands o' ; its present proprietors. Very naturally, at this prosperous point in the career of the p3per we recur to past labors, which have been so well repaid by an apprecia tive public. We confess that affairs twelve months ago, viewed from any standpoint, bore no favorable augury for prospective enterprises, and that embarking in the publication of a commercial and political journal was a venture of some hazard Rut we are bound to say we entered the arena, not altogether as a matter of busi ness. We claim credit for a higher motive when we put our energies into this work. An almost disastrous year to the plant er had just closed— business was nearly paralyzed—our people disheartened—the country apparently prostrate. It was a time, if ever, for the tribunes of the people to speak out. And actuated by an impelling sense of what we owed the land we love, and fired by an unwavering faith in its vitality and power of recuperation, we iaid bold of this engine, which of all otht rs is the most powerful in the using, to inspire a desponding people with hope, and with a sense of the latent power that was in them, to develop the resources of their noble heritage—this broad, opulent country. it is our pride that through the trying struggles of the year, this time-honored sentinel has given forth no uncer tain notes of warning, has maintained the right, and has received the tangible evi dence that it lives in the hearts of our people. It will no doubt be gratifying to our patrons to know that our subscription list is now more than double what it was at the time we purchased the paper. We assure them we shall spare no pains to make it all that energy and the best talent can make it. It is now conceded to be a first-class newspaper—a live journal fully up with the times. With increasing pros perity we promise further improvements in every department, commercial, politi cal, agricultural, literary, miscellaneous. Yet it is hardly necessary for us to make The foregoing appeared in the Daily Journal and Messenger of the 27th, and we transfer it to the columns of the Weekly, adding only a few words. The Weekly, we are happy to say is rapidly gaining in public favor. The two weeks past the additions to its roll of subscribers are numerous beyond precedent in its recent history. Wo shall relax nothing of our special en deavor to make it tho best weekly pa per in the country —not resting at the point of excellence that marks it a lit tle ahead of its rivals. We aim to dis tance immeasurably all competitors. Our friends will observe that Mr. Rose continues his connection with the pa per, contributing valuable articles to its columns, and having under his par ticular charge Masonic department. The following is the varied contents of this week’s issue. FIRST PAGE. Poetry: The Maiden of the Cottage. Mr. Tift’s Statement, Riot at Jack sonville. The Jeffersonville School. Letter from Key AYest. Condition of Adairs in Georgia. Southern Individu ality. The Insurrection in Puebla. Rebel Glorifying. Georgia Legislature: Proceedings Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday. The National Banks in Con gress. Assault on a Savannah Editor. Death of Col. \Y r . M. Smith. SECOND PAGE. A Year’s Work. Be Warned in Time. The Press Convention. That Conver sation. The Fifteenth Amendment. St. Klmo. Smells of Powder. Georgia Legislature: Thursday, Friday. The Pneumatic Dispatch Company. About Mrs. Grant. Death of an old Citizen. Editorial Letter. Interesting Letter from Patrick Henry. Military Prepa rations in Europe. The Lowest Depth. Eagle Factory, Columbus. Bravo. How Much? Georgia Stocks in New York. A Wild Goose Story. THIRD PAGE. Masonic Department—prepared ex pressly for the Weekly Journal and M f.ssexuer bv S-. JLu*r..E*Vv i, Yti'tfl'keY Reports, both Home and Foreign, etc., etc. FOURTH PAGE. Poetry: A sad Love Story ; Fading Beauty. Our Planting Interest. The Traveler’s Last Inn—a thrilling Story, to l>e concluded in the next number of the Weekly. The Weather and Crop-Planting Prospects in Alabama.— The Mont gomery Advertiser, of Tuesday, says that the almost unprecedented amount of rain that has fallen since Christinas has re tarded farming operations to such an ex tent as to cause more than a passing men tion of the existiug fact. At this date, when farmers, as a usual thing, are well up witii the season iu their preparations for planting, little or no material progress is perceptible on the farms of our most energetic planters. The roads for months have been next to impassable. It has been with greatest difficulty that supplies could be obtained from the city—it re quiring quadruple the amount of time and labor of ordinary weather for hauling. 1 he prairie lields below the city, iu many instances, are covered with water and have been for weeks. Os course this ren tiers plowiug impossible. It now lacks only a few days when the usual corn planting season commences, aud we may imagine the vexation aud perplexities of our farmers at this crisis. Be Warned in Time. —A few days siuce, says the Augusta Press, of Friday, we urged Georgia planters to raise an extra quauity of sorghum this year, iu order to prepare for the high prices certain to be caused by the revolution in Cuba. Al ready the effects of this revolution are to be seen. The telegraph yesterday an nounces that the export duty ou tobacco aud cigars have beeu increased, and that the duty on sugar has been increased one dollar aud a quarter per hogshead. This will affect the market iu this country, if our people will be warned iu time the to bacco planters of Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina will pitch a large crop of the “weed,’’ and the planters of the cot ton States will literally make the laud llow with sorghum, which, in tbese rough times, will be a good substitute for “milk and honey.” Actually Tested.— The farmers of Newberry District, S. C., have an immi gration society, who seem to be working cowards practical results with quite a show of success. Last week, iu addition to some previously arrived, twenty more white immigrants were brought on, and have gone to work on farms in that dis trict. Many more are expected very eoon. MOBILE AND THE^Ol THERA PRLSS COX- After an absence from editorial duty of nearly two weeks, we return this morning to harness, again. Those two weeks have been spent in a judicious admixture of work and pleasure, whose results, we trust, the future w ill abundantly show forth. We know that the meeting of the Convention of the rep resentatives of the Southern Press will prove of the most decided benefit to them and their class. Never before was there so much spirit and earnestness in their deliberations, aud the character of the Executive Committee, to whose active and watchful superinteudence their in terests are entrusted, is the amplest guar arantee of the character of the work to be ) achieved. To paint in words our pleasant memo ries of Mobile, and the large hearted, generous, thoughtful and refined courtesies so profusely showered upon their visitors by the people of that city, would be as impossible as to catch the fleeting colors of a summer sunset, or fix upon canvas the glowing tints of the raiubow. We have placed them in the casket of our pleasant est, most cherished recollections, and can only say, as we do say: Vive, Mobile aud her noble people! May her aud her future be eveu brighter and more prosper ous than her past, aud her brow be crowned with the laurels of a golden, glorious wealth and progress hardly ever dreamed of now by the most sanguine of her citi zens. Os her efforts to shake off the chains that war placed upon her limbs and start afresh upon the race, we hardly have space to speak. Among them, however, we may notice the Mobile & Chattanooga Railroad; a line of communication that shall tap, and open to her enterprise the riches of Florida ; and to dredge away the bar that now blocks the way to her wharves of ships of a large class. An ei - terprise of this character is on foot, and thre are high hopes that it will yet prove a success. Mobile should, and if energy, enterprise aud unflinching determination can elfect it, will yet outshine even her self iu her palmiest days. When we add to these motive powers to success and prosperiiy, the earnest God-speeds of those whose hearts are so full of gratitude ami appreciation of her knightly people, it is almost an insult eveu to dream of failure. It would he next to impossible to enumer ate the many oqcayttiV 4 . ’WthbTng that the warmest hearts, the moat intelligent minds, and the most refined aud courte ous instincts could suggest, was left un done. Ihe alphabet of kindness on their part, and of grateful appreciation aud de light upon ours, is exhausted. The cup was filled to the brim—so full that even a single rose leaf would have made it run over. Here for the present we stop. Jt will be onr pride and our pleasure to recur to the subject, in some of its very many phases, hereafter. that conversation. We find the following details of the con versation between General Grant and a prominent Pennsylvania politician—men tion of which was made in our dispatches Saturday morning—iu the press dispatches of the Nashville Banner, of Friday: Among tho numerou , calls at General Grant’s headquarters to-day was A. K. McClure, of Pennsylvania. Mr. McClure asked General Grant directly if he would appoint Governor Curtin to a place in his Cabinet. The Geueral replied that it would be impossible to do so. Mr. Me t said in tlia,t cast? lit; ft?ll CUlu pelled to say that to give satisfaction in Pennsylvania, an appointment must be given to some man wno has been promi nently identified with he Republicans, and an active politician. To illustrate what he said, he must be no such man as G. H. Stuart, (President of the Sanitary Commission during the war,) Bosie, Smith or West. Gen. Grant instantly replied he could not see what objection any loyal man could have to such a man as Mr. Stuart, who had done so much for the country, and was so widely known. Mr. McClure then made some remarks about the pros pects that if such appointment were to be made, the Republican party would be de feated iu the Pennsylvania election for Governor next fall. General Grant re plied : “1 am not myself a representative of any political party, although a political party elected me.” General Grant concluded, “I would not have you to understand that Mr. Stuart is the mau selected.” The in terview has been much talked about to day. Mr. McClure says he has no doubt from what was said that Stuart is the man selected for the Cabinet. THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT. The Senate having passed, on Saturday, the amendment to the Constitution kuown as Article 15, regulating suffrage iu the United States, it may be well to know its provisions. It reads as follows : .... j „i UOIU mouses concurring, That the followin'- amendment to the Constitution of the United States be submitted to the Legis latures of the several States, and when ratiiied by three-fourths tlfereof it shall be a part of said Constitution : Article 15. The right of the citizens of the l uited States to vote shall not be de med or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropri ate legislation. On Thursday, the 25th ult., it was adopted iu the House of Representatives as the work of a cominitteeof conference. As will be marked, it says nothing about the right to bold office. Weieserve comment for another occasion. St. Elmo. —Under this caption, the editor ol the Charleston Daily News, Capt. f . \V . Dawson, gives his impression of Mrs. Wilson, the authoress of Beulah, Macaria and St. Elmo. The writer of this paragraph, had the pleasure, in company with Capt. D., of calling on Mrs. W., but unfortunately found her absent ;from home. At a subsequent visit Capt. D. was more fortunate, aud its results are thus re corded : In the evening I had the pleasure of calling on Mrs. Wilson, (Miss Augusta J. Evans) the author of Beulah, Macaria and St. Elmo. Mrs. Wilson is a tall sleuder ady, with browu hair, a pale face, a rather long.nose and small eyes. Her forehead a f Ull . ber t ‘ x P ress ion somewhat grase, but when she smiles her coun tenance lights up wondrously and becomes almost beautiful. Mrs. Wilson is now copying the manuscripts of anew novel shei3said to have been ottered l '-T r . au enterprising young New Yorker. The name of the new novel is not known, and I have some curiosity to see a work written in the middle of such a racket as that made by rooster, chiekeu and guinea fowl iu Mrs. Wilson’s beauti ful home. Smells of Powder.— a special from Washington to the Louisville Courier- Journal, of Thursday last, says that a prominent Republican Senator, who has had Interviews within a day or two with the President elect, represents that one of the earliest and most important features of the administration will be a change iu our foreign policy, especially with regard to England. Keverdy Johnson is to be iecaiied at once, and after his successor is appointed, an entirely new proposition is to be made for settlement of the Alabama claims. It is intended to demand of Great Britain, not only pay for actual damages done to American shipping, but indemni ty for the loss to American commerce, never fully made up, occasioned by the fear of rebel cruisers which drove the car rying trade to British bottoms and to other foreign flags. The present treaty only covers the detailed and actual personal damages. THE LOWEST DEPTH. Time was, says the Mobile Register, when the Congress of the United States was composed of men of honor; but that time was before political degradation had degraded all the moral qualities, and when an observance Hf the Constitution of the country was accompanied by an observ ance of those other laws upon which aione j society can depend for the preservation of j its purity aud its happiness. But now the most odious methods of espionage are j practiced openly by Congressional Com- I mi Rees'; and spies are kept in the em ployment of men who sit in the seats once j occupied by Clay and Calhoun, by Ran dolph and Webster, and the sauctity of the family fireside, and the privacy of the bedchamber are invaded by hired inform- ers. ready to gratify their employers by the fabrication of any accusation, however gross and improbable, which may serve the purpose of the honorable gentlemen who now represent the United States of America. ‘ The last and most humiliatingexh’bition of our country’s decay, occurred last week, and is reported In the New York Herald of the 18th, when the Senate Committee for the District of Columbia succeeded in sinking American reputation to the low est depth. The facts are these : Mr. Cor coran, of Washington City, had applied t > Congress for the restoration to him of an elegant building, which he had erected before the war, and voted to public in struction as an art guflery, but which had been seized by the Government and used as department offices. The pretence un der which the Government holds the building is, that Mr. Corcoran had sym pathized with the South iu her struggle for independence; and the Committee were bent upon making out a case against him, which might, to some extent, at least, palliate the outrage committed against private rights by this seizure ot private property. Mr. Corcoran’s public acts are well known. His sympathies were with the South, but be took no part iu-the struggle, and quietly went abroad rather than witness the fratricidal war which destroyed the fair temple of con stitutional Government, under which he had risen to rank aud fortune, the friend and companion of the best men of all sec tions of the country. Something more than this was needed by the Committee; aud the spy system was resorted to. A negro waiter wa» cnllaA -a .. uu/,--aajai , u, inewenator from Delaware, say at the din ner table of the Russian Minister, that he would give ten thousand dollars to have Mr. Lincoln assassinated, and that Mr. Corcorau said he would give teu times as much for the same purpose. To procure such false testimony as that, is base enough to rival the baseness of the dark est days of the French revolution ; but its folly so far surpassed its baseness, that in dignation at the infamy is overcome by contempt for the imbecility of the men who had resorted to this weak device. It needs no argument to show the utter fal sity of the suborned negro, when the character of the gentlemen is known, and when it is remembered that the Russian Government was the firm ally of the United States in the great conflict. Os course, both the gentlemen denied the absurd calumny; but the Committee were not content with their share of disgrace until they added the last scene to the humiliat ing picture. They called a Russian ser vant as a witness, aud attempted to extort from him the import of conversations be had overheard at his master’s table. Then came the contrast. No, said the old Rus sian, I have lived thus far witnout sink ing so low, and I shall not now become a spy. When that answer was made, we had touched tne lowest depths. What a scene for the future historian, when he writes the dark story of these dark days. A committee of honorable Senators in Congress so degraded as to endeavor to corrupt the fidelity of a poor Russian ser vant —a poor Russian servant, so high by comparison, that he looks down with scorn aud contempt upon a Committee of Senators in the American Congress ! EagleJFactory, Columbus. —We were glad to greet, iu our ottiee, yesterday, Mr. William H. Young, well known for his enterprise, iu developing the industrial resources of our State. Since the war, Mr. Y. has been largely instrumental in rebuild ing the Eag'e Factory, fn our sister city, and we have been much interested in ex amining several specimeusof fabrics from its looms. These are turned out in great variety, both coarse and flue, suitable for Summer aud Winter wear for ladies, gen tlemen aud children ; and he tells us that the demand far exceeds the supply—that orders are always ahead of work. To ,—um company is about to duplicate its facilities for manufactur ing, and is now canvassing to double its stock ; that another building as large as the present one maybe put up at once. Among the specimens shown us, is a pair ot cotton blankets, beautifully white and soft, and seemingly everything that a good blanket ought to be. They can be sold at about half the price of a pafr of good woolen blankets. Here, at once, is an occasion of large demand for cotton, that will be better met by manufacturing the ai tides at home, than by sending abroad our cotton aud importing our blankets. \\ e wish there were very many more gentlemen in our State with the large upd patriotic business views of Mr. Young, who would enter upou this race of improvement. Georgia has within her limits everything necessary for unbound ed prosperity if she caii only find men to guide her destiny and to develop her vast xesourees. Bravo!— Massa Greeley having said that he would “print iu very conspicuous type, for the eontemplatiou of their con stituents, the names of the unblushing grabbers” who dared to vote themselves two years pay for four mouths work— meauing the carpet-bag aud scalawag vermin pretending to represent the South in the Senate—the World replies : “Con stituents,” quotha? The ouly constitu ents of these “uubiushiug grabbers” (we thank thee, H. <_t., for teaching us that word! ) are a lot of ignorant field-hands, to whom leaded brevier and solid agate are all one, aud a squad of carpet-baggers less lucky, but not less voracious than them selves, whose only “blushiug” will be a blush of rage at their inability to join the “gale.” How Much? —Will some übiquitous ear-wig of a Washington correspon dent do us the favor to fiud out aud publish the exact amount of the “consideration” for which the carpet-bag aud scalawag repre sentatives from the South iu Congress, so steadily vote for every measure put for ward by New England and the Boston and New York stock gamblers? It would be good reading. Every man of them lately voted for the copper tariff bill over the President’s veto—a measure de nounced by leading Republicans as shamelessly wrong aud unjust toother in terests and to the general interests of the country. What-do our Georgia birds of this feather realize upon this little trans action ? “D. P.,” or “G. A. TANARUS.,” can’t you tell us? Georgia Stocks in New York. —Geor- gia sixes closed at SO to S3 ; sevens at 92$ to 93; sevens, interest payable iu Georgia, at 88 to 90 ; Atlanta eights at 78 to SO ; and Savannah sevens at 90 to 91, in New York, on Thursday last. GEORGIA JOURNAL AND MESSENGER. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. [From the Atlanta Constitution. J Thursday, February 25. Senate. —Senate called to order by the President. Prayer by Mr. Hinton. The Journal of yesterday was read and j approved. RECONSIDERATION. Mr. Bruton moved to recousider the ac tion of the Senate yesterday in referring to the Committee on Petitions the memo rial of Col. John Scriven, President of the Atlantic & Gul Railroad, and the resolu tion of the Board of Commissioners rec ommending the purchase of the stock held by the city of Savannah by said Company. Mr. Bruton sustained the motion in an able and argumentative speech. Mr. Smith, of the 7th, moved to lay it on the table. Lost ny yeas 17, nays 18. The motion to reconsider was lost by yeas 15, nays IG. SPECIAL ORDER—MITCHELL CLAIM. The bill to retrocede five acres of land in the citv of Atlanta to the heirs of Sam uel Mitchell haviug beeu set down as spe cial order for to-day, was taken up. Mr. Speer moved that the report of the Special Committee recommeudiug its pas sage be agreed to. The President left his seat, calling Mr. Wooten, President pro tern., to the Chair. Mr. Wooten dignifies any positioL to which he may he called, and is an impar tial aud efficient presiding officer. Mr. Brock made an elaborate and logical speech in opposition to the adoption ottbe j report of the Committee. The State, in I him found an able, earnest, aud eloquent champion- The President resumed his seat. Mr. Hungerford favored the adoption of the report iu his usual piquant aud racy style. ~ , .. Mr. Griffin, of the 21st, called the pre vious question, which was not sustained, by yeas 13; nays 16. Mr. Adkins opposed the adoption of the report of the Committee. Mr. Moore was granted leave of ab- motion of Mr. Harris, the Senate agreed to meetat half-past two, to consider House and Senate bills on third reading. The Senate then adjourned. House.— House met pursuant to- ad- journment. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Crumley. Journal read and approved. Mr. Hudson moved to reconsider the bill appropriating money to the Lunatic Asylum. He said that the amount appro priated was eighty-two thousand fivebuu dred dollars, aud he desired it to bi re considered. Motion to reconsider prevailed. Mr. Williams, of Dooly, moved to recon sider the bill to exempt capital from taxa tion for five years engaged in manufaitur ing cotton and other fibrous material. rou "-vdiTVYbuer moved'to lot, __ .. reconsider on the table ‘ y tlle motlo » to The yeas and nays being required re sulted as follows : Yeas, 99; nays, 42. Mr. Shumate moved to reconsider the action of the House on the resolution aid ing the Special Committee appointee to examine clerks, &e., to the Committeeon Enrollment. Motiou prevailed. On motion, said resolution was talen up and adopted. The joint committee to examine Wes tern and Atlantic Railroad, made a e port, and on motion of Mr. Crawfod five hundred copies ordered printed or use of the House. Mr. Anderson moved to take up tie Land and Immigration bill. Rules su peuded and bill taken up. He said that the people from the moui tains to theseaboard wanted the measure carried out. The only enemies to the bll were iu this House, aud it was very in portant that we consult the wishes of oir people. Mr. I* eider I’he House has just agreed to exempt capital engaged in manufec toiies horn taxation, and now the farmers ask an appropriation of only teu thou sand dollars for their benefit—cun any one refuse it—the farmers pay the taxes. Mr. Ellis, of Spaulding, said he had heretofore opposed the bill—as the bill had been modified, he would vote for it rJteP f Sj t u of such actions of the Mr. Lee calTeu inw previous question. Sustained. Main question put and yeas and nays required, and resulted as follows : Yeas 76, nays 58. The bill was passed and transmitted to the Senate. Report fiom the Committee on Blind Asylum was read. It recommends an ap propriation of SII,OOO. Mr. Williams moved to take up the re port aud refer to Finance Committee. Car ried. On motion of Mr. Bryant, the Educa tional bill was made the special order of Monday next. Mr. Gober moved to take up and recon sider the bill regulating the letting out of convict-!. Rules suspended aud bill taken up aud read. Mr. McComb ottered a substitute, limit ing the number to be hired to one man to fifty. Mr. Williams, of Morgan, amended the substitute. Mr. Scott, of Floyd, said he hoped that neither the bill nor the substitute would pass. Mr. Tweedy moved to lay the bill and substitute ou the table. Lost. Mr. Anderson favored the original bill and opposed the substitute. He made an eloquent appeal to the members to break up the present system of letting out con victs, and asked that the whole matter be roforraG to a special committee of three, tor the purpose of perfecting a bill. Mo tion prevailed, and Messrs. Anderson, Harper, of Terrell, and Shumate were ap pointed. Mr. Larnuui—A resolution that a com mittee three from the House and two from the Senate be appointed, to report an early day for adjournment. Objection was made to suspending the rules to take up the resolution. Mr. Laruutn said that there were some members in the House who invariably voted against any measure looking to an adjournment, aud he gave notice that he would call the yeas and nays ou this mo tion, that the people might know who were opposed to these measures. Yeas and nays called, and yeas 99, nays Umes suspended, resolution adopted, and Messrs. Baruura, Mauland, and Max- House ere appoiuted committee from the Holden —A resolution tenderings seat to Go! E. Huibert, Superintendent Western and Atlantic Railroad. Adopted. Mr.lumiD- A resolution that section lb of the rules governing this body be aud the same is hereby so amended as to pre vent members votiDgin the minority from moving the reconsideration of any action of this House during the remainder of the present session. Motion to suspend the rules was lost. The House then adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION—2oTH. House— House met pursuant to al journment. BILLS ON THIRD READING. A bill to amend an act incorporating the town of Forsyth. Passed. A bill to incorporate the town of Foirest ville. Passed. A bill to aniead an act incorporatiig the town of Cartersviile. Passed. A bill to authorize the Ordinaw of Towns county to levy an extra tax tobuild a jail. Passed. A bill to amend an act incorporatiig the town of Morgan. Passed. A bill to prohibit tbe collection of a tax to ouild a court house and jail in Birtow county. Laidou the table. A bill for the relief of \V. J. Hmsten tail, of Chattooga county. Passed. A bill to amend an act incorporatiig the town of West Point. Passed. A bill so provide for an election of Jus tices of the Peace and Constables was taken up aud tbe Senate amendment con curred iu. A bill to change the lines between the counties of Harralson and Polk. Passed. A bill to change the line between the counties of Houston aud Macon. Passed A bill to change tbe streets aud alleys in the town of Dawsonville. Lost. A bill to change the time of holding the Superior Court in Putnam county. Passed and transmitted to the Senate. A bill to change the liue between the counties of Cherokee aud Pickens. Passed. A bill to extend the corporate limits of the town of Fort Valley. Passed. A bill to extend the jurisdiction of con stables in Murray county. Passed. A bill to repeal an act incorporating the town of Mclntosh. Passed. A bill to amend an act incorporating the town of Hamilton. Passed. A bill to incorporate the town of Thom as ton. Passed. A bill to authorize improvements to be made on the Reserve at Indian Springs. Passe i. A bill to incorporate the town of Monte zuma. Passed. A bill to extend the charter of Tallulah Fire Company No. 3, of Atlanta. Lirst. A bill to authorize the Ordinary of Green csuuty to levy an extra tax. Passed. Mr. Williams, of Morgan—A bill to change the time of boldiug tbe Superior Court in Morgan coumy. Hou-e adjourned till to-morrow morn ing at 10 o’clock. Friday, February 26, 1869. The Senate was called to order by tbe President. Prajer by Representative Cloud. Journal of proceedings of yesterday read and approved. RECONSIDERATION. Mr. Merrell moved to reconsider the action of the Senate on the bill to define tbe meaning of sectiou 36-52 of the Code, to be bat county Treasurers receive two and a half per cent, on county funds re ceived, and two aud a half per ceut. on amounts paid out. Motion to lay motion ou the table. Motion to reconsider prevailed. Mr. Merrell moved to amend the bill by declating that couuty Treasurers shall ! receive on ail amounts received a id paid out by them, not exceeding $3 000, five per cent.; ovr $3,000 and not exceedingss,ooo, four percent.; over $5,000 and less than SIO,OOO three per cent., aud all amounts overso,ooo, two percent. Amendment adopted aud bill passed. Ml Speer moved to reconsider action of the feuate on the bill to authorize the cou ty Treasurers of White and Haber -BhiJi counties to receive jury certificates io,»a\ rnent of indebtedness to thecouuty. Jill reconsidered and passed. Mr. Hinton moved to recousider action ofSenate ou bill to repeal so much of act if 1868, authorizing the levyiug and col neting of a tax to pay insolvent costs due canty officers as relates to the county of Mseogee. (ill reconsidered. Motion to postpone adon until Monday next prevailed by citing vote of the President. fr. Merrell moved to reconsider the aoon of the Senate laying on the table thbill to incorporate the Atlanta Canal ai Water Works Company. he bill was reconsidered and placed on thealeudar. UNFINISHED BUSINESS, he unfinished business, being the eon siirationof tbe bill retroceding five acres ofind iu Atlanta to the heirs of Samuel Mihell, was resumed. r. Higbee opposed the passage of the biin a clear and concise effort. r. Wellborn sustained the bill in his eaiest aud forcible style, le President resumed his seat, r. Caudler opposed the bill, aud at the ha of adjournment had the floor. T. Nuunally offered a substitute for thbill retroceding tbe land enclosed as a pat to the representative of Samuel Mit cbl, and repealing the act granting the uses it to the City Council lor park pur poe. ?>r. Hinton offered a substitute for botfi, nJsfc-Mni/ *° allow the State to be sued bytli> heirs of Mitchell, for recovery of th« laid. Not acted ou. RESOLUTIONS. A itolution tendering seats on the floor of th Senate to Hon. J. W. H. Under wooi Hon C. H, Smith (Bill Arp), and Mayr Hargroves, of Rome, and Hon. C. L. ahlatter, of Brunswick, was unani mouly adopted. Saate adjourned to 3 o’clock p. m. Huse.—The House met pursuant toad jounment. Payer by the Rev. Mr. Crumley. r lie Journal was read aud approved Sisson moved to reconsider the bill to ixteud the charter of Tallulah Fire Cojpany, No. 3, of Atlanta, Georgia. The melon io reconsider prevailed, and the biliwas referred to the Committeeon Cor pontions. Jr. Crawford moved to take up the bill to prohibit the collection of special tax fr Bartow couuty, and to refer the same tcFinauce Committee. The motion pre viled. »Ir. McCormick moved to take up tbe Spate bill to incorporate Georgia Mutual Ad Society, for the purpose of referring Ub same to the Judiciary Committee, 'll* motion prevailed. M*. Flouruoy moved to take up the bill toctate anew circuit, to be known as tbe Ocoee Circuit. Sdwiwestern Circuit, for the purpose of reamg the second time. Read second tin and referred to Committee on Ju di<nry. fie bill to make new Circuit to be kiwn as the Oconee Circuit, was taken Ul he county of Twiggs was stricken out o-he bill, and bill read third time, and yis and nays required ou passage, id were, yeas 57—nays 55, and bill issed. Mr. Hall, of Glynn, as Chairman of becial Committee to examine claims of lbany and Brunswick Railroad, made a •port, and moved that two hundred i)pies be printed, and reading of said re ort be dispensed with at present. Motion re vailed. Mr. Bethune —A resolution requiring he appointment of a Joint Committee to ake into consideration the propriety of nakiugauy more judicial circuits. Rules suspended and the resolution aken up. Mr. Morgan spoke in opposition to the esolution. He said anew circuit was i<eded in his circuit, it would be a relief his people. Mr, Bethune said there was no cecessi- V for the creation of ueweircuits, if there /as any necessity for it the Committee v*uld recommend the proper course. itr. Morgan—How will you arrange the c’vcuits in Southwestern Georgia 0 fit is necessary this Committee can rommend a remodeling of all the judi cl circuits, so that business can be ejally distributed. Mr Grimes said that action had been tten by this House creating two new Jlicial circuits, and it would not be fair lotber portions of the State to refuse lem new circuits. Mr. McDougai 1 moved to lay the resolu on on the table. Yeas and nays required, and were yeas >, nays 51. Bill was laid on the table. Mr. Franks moved to take up the com unication from the Governor. Agreed I, and the communication was read. He (fusing signature to the biil to bring on le election for Mayor and Council in the ity of Macon. (Mr. Sparks’ bill.) Mr. Sparks moved to make the veto the oeciai order of Monday next. Mr. Ellis, of Spaulding, moved to take p the bill to incorporate the Commercial .ank, to concur in the Senate’s amend* lent. Taken up and the amendment cncurred in. HILLS FOR THIRD READING. \ bill to repeal section 197S of Irwin’s Cde. Lost. A bill to regulate the bringing of suit securities ou promissory notes. A bill to authorize planters to obtain loans, creating liens, etc. Lost. A bill to appropriate money to Hellory M. Mathews in lieu of artificial limb. Several members proposed to ameud by adding meu from their counties, when Mr. Tumliu moved to lay it on the table. Carried. A bill to aJow several Ordinaries of this State to order hands to work roads in dif ferent districts. Lost. A bill to amend the charter of Georgia Home Insurance Company. Passed. A bill to give liens to plauters, amend ing present law. Recommitted and re ferred to Judiciary Committee. A bill to repeal section 3,201 of Irwin’s Code. Lost. A bill to authorize John Sheffield to peddle without license. A bill to authorize the levy of tax in Thomas county to pay insolvent cost. Passed. A bill to regulate the appointment of overseers of Georgia Penitentiary. Passed. A bill defining duties of Sheriffs in cer tain cases. Recommitted. A bill to au'horize deputy Surveyors to lay off homesteads. Amended by adding city Surveyors. Passed. A bill to change the manner of paying Solicitor’s fees. Lost. A bill to incorporate the Burn Planting Compauy of Camden eounty. Amended and passed. . bill to allow Ordinaries to pass orders, Ac. Passed. A bill to fix pay of Clerks of Superior Courts. Indefinitely postponed. -A- bill for relief of D. &C. Bucy. Lost. A bill to amend charter of the town of Cave Springs. Pas-ed. bill to amend charter of Columbus and Hamilton Railroad Company. Passed. A bill to amend the homestead law. Lost. A bill to ercst* the office of State Geolo gist. Lost. A bill to incorporate the Albany sod Columbus Railroad Compauy. Passed. A bill to appropriate money to the State Agricultural Society. Committee recommend a substitute re pealing print law. Indefinitely post poned. A bill to authorize assessment of taxes for curreut expenses in Talbot county. Passed. A bill to change time of holding Supe rior Courts in the county of Pierce. With drawn A bill to define jurisdiction of Superior Courts in criminal cases. Lost. A bill to allow all maimed soldiers to exhibit magic lautern shows without license. Lost. A bill to authorize the retention of the county tax in Cherokee county to build a court house and jail. Lost. A bill to provide for the punishment of officers for failing and refusing to hold elections. Lost. A biii making it penal to dispose of personal property under mortgage without the conseutof the mortgagee. Lost. A bill to require all tax payer* to give in their gold and silver to tax receivers. Lost. A bill to require sheriffs and deputies to execute warrants from Justice Courts. Recommitted. A bill to carry into effect the 14th sec* tiou of the sth article of the Constitution. Passed. A bill to levy a taxon dogs, to be appro priated to educational purposes. ludeft uiteiy postponed. A bill to regulate the manner for letting out convicts, and to protect those let out from inhuman treatment. Passed. Several leaves of absence were granted, aud the House adjourned. Atlanta, February 27. Housk. —House met pursuant to ad journment, aud was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Brautiy. Journal read aud approved. Mr. McCullough moved a reconsidera tion of so much of the journal of yester day as relates to the loss of the bill re pealing section 1978 of Irwin’s Code. Mo tion prevailed—yeas, 48; nays, 48. (The repeal of this section re-establishes the vendor’s equitable lieu.) Mr. Seals moved a reconsideration of so much of the journal of yesterday as relates to the action of the House upon the bill creating anew Judicial Circuit, to be known as Oconee Circuit. Motion to re consider prevailed. A message was received from the Gov ernor stating that lie had signed the fol lowing bills: A bill to authorize the Cleiks of the Superior Courts of this State, to issue exe cutions on judgments obtained in the In ferior aud County Courts of this State, in cases where the Clerks of said Inferior and County Courts have failed to do so. A bill to amend the garnishment law of this State. A bill to authorize Certain persons to re move obstructions in “Glen Swamp Creek,” “Little Ocmulgee River,” aud their tributaries; to confer certain pow ers aud privileges upon the same, aud for other purposes. On motion of Mr. Ervin the bill exempt ing D. & H. Beussee, of Clark c'ounty, from double taxation was reconsidered. Mr. Williams, of Morgau—A resolution iuvitiug the Hon. Mr. Obear, Mayor of Macon, to a seat on the tloor during his stay in Atlanta. Adopted. BILLS ON THIKI) HEADING. A bill to amend an act to organize a Criminal Court in the several counties of the State. Passed and transmitted to the Senate. Mr. Maull—A bill to define the qualifi cations of voters in Columbus, and to bring on an election of Mayor and Council. Read first time. Mr. Hall, of Meriwether—A bill for the relief ot the heirs of Hiram H. Hussy, late of Meriwether county. Read first time. A bill to amend section 129 of irwiu’s Code. (This hill requires the Governor to issue commissions to all public officers upon their taking the oath prescribed in said section.) Passed. A bill to attend section 3598 of Irwin’s Code. Lost. Mr. Fowler —A resolution requiring the Governor, during the recess, lo refuse per mission for holding public meetings and caucuses, unless the whole people are represented, in the halls of the Capitol building, for the reasou that such meetings would injure the building. Adopted. A bill to grant amnesty to all persons guilty of crime prior to June, 1865. Re committed to the Judiciary Committee. istffflfeW cases. Lost. On motion of Mr. Sisson, the following communication from the City Council was taken up, read and the table : COUNCIL CHAMBER, Atlanta, Ga., February 26, 1869. To the General Assembly of Georgia: The City Council of Atlanta beg leave to repre sant to your honorable body that the oontract entered into by the city to furnish suitable build ings to the State for purposes of legislation and a mansion for the Executive, seem so plain as to admit of but one construction; but as much con troversy has arisen in regard thereto in both branches of the General Assembly, and no solution having been reached, and as it is the impression of this Council that the City of Atlanta occupied a false attitude in the minds of some members of your honorable body, it is the earnest desire of the representatives of the city that a clear understand ing of the matter should be had. We, therefore, request that a joint committee from your honorable body be created, whose duty it shall become to confer with the City Council of Atlanta to the end that a full, fair and frank inves tigation of the matter in dispute may be had. Aud the City Council of Atlanta, on the part of the city, hereby bind themselves to abide by decision which may be arrived at by proposed conference. (Signed) W. H. Hulsey, Mayor and Council. Attest: Reuben Arnold, City Attorney. A bill to carry into effect the'3d section of the 14th article of the Constitution.— Lost. A bill to enable the Comptroller Gen eral to carry out the provisions of the Code in relation to wild lands. Lost. A bill for the relief of maimed soldiers. A bill to appropriate S3OO to the Rev. H. C. Hornady. Passed. A bill to incorporate the Columbus & West Point Railroad Company. Passed A bill to incorporate the Georgia Male and Female Life Insurance Company. Passed. A bill providing for the removal of the county site of Wilkinson county. Lost. House adjourned until 10 o’clock Mon day morning. The Pneumatic Dispatch Company of New York. —The Pneumatic Dispatch Company of New York has been boring under Broadway for the last three weeks, without the knowledge of the public. A cellar was hired where, by degrees, the necessary machinery was placed, and the work of boring the tunnel commenced. The men having charge of the work are a party of English miners, who were but recently engaged in the construction of the ‘‘pneumatic railroad tube” under the streets of Loudon. Earth was first re moved in front of the cellar, and the men gradually worked out in the centre of Broadway. The earth is not dug out, but pressed away by a shield, exactly the diam eter of the tunnel. The shield is forced ahead by means of a number of screws on the rear of the shield, worked by levers, the displaced earth exuding through the trap-doors in the shield. The progress made is necessarily slow, about ten inches per day completed. Bricklayers iollow in the rear of the shield, and line the tunnel with hard brick, to prevent the earth from caving in. The principle by which the cars will be propelled is stated to be as follows : An ordinary railroad track is laid at the bottom of the tube, over which the cars are propelled by a current of air, and made to return by the creation of a vacu um. A flange, closely fitting to the sides of the tunnel, is fitted to one end of each car, upon the surface of which the air acts in prepelling the car. The current air will be supplied by immense fan-wheels, work ed by Bteam at each end of the route. About Mrs. Grant. —Our lady read ers, at least, will probably like to know something about the personnel of the femme so soon to be mistress of the White House. A Washington correspondent, who is doubtless penetrated with a keen sense of favors possibly t be won by favorable protraiture, thus photographs her: Few women ever bore the perilous test of sudden fame and fortune with a more hearty happiness or more unassuming grace. Is she pretty? No. She is a roly-poly of a little woman, with beauti ful neck, hands and feet. Her features are well cut, but her eyes are crossed. Some of her frie ds wished her to have them straightened. “No,” she said, “Mr. Grant had loved her ever since she was a little girl with her eyes crossed. He bad said that she would not be herself to him if they were straight. Crooked they should remain. If be was satisfied, what mattered it to other people ?” Death of an Old Citizen.—lt is with deep regret that we have to announce the sudden death of one of our oldest and most respectable citizens. Thomas Jones, Sr., died at his residence near Thomas -yille, at 6 o’clock this morning, aged sixty seveO years.— Thomasville Enterprise, 2Ath. Dead.— Henry .A. Swift, ex-Governor of Minnesota, died at Bt. Paul, the capital of the State, on Friday last. EDITORIAL LETTER. John B. Gordon —How he proponed to drive Sherman back — Early's Book — Misrepresentation of the Facts—Lee en dorses Gordon —General Grant. From the Montgomery Daily Mail. Louisville. February 19, 1569. Duriug a loug rule with Gen. John B. Gordon, from Atlanta to Louisville, I was very much entertained with his remarks relative to his celebrated flunk movements in the first day’s bittle with Grant, and at ttie battle of Cedar Mountain. Gen Gor don is not inclined to be talkative about himself, hut I drew him out by asking him whether he had seen Gen. Early’s little work iu which the defeat of the right corps of the enemy in the night attack was treated of as a small and very h z.trd ous affair. He had seen it, aud was at first iucliued to reply, hut upon reflection concluded he would remain silent, espe cially as Gen. Lee had written to him for his report as to that affair, and had en dorsed the facts as given by that report. He prefers to wait for the publication of Gen. Lee's history as the best reply to Geu. Early’s injustice. Gordon, when sent to the left of our lines, found that his brigade over apped the right of the enemy. At an early hour he scouted in front of him and found no troops. He saw exactly where the right flank of the enemy lay, aud discerned at a glance that not only could our troops on the right, which were bard pressed, he re lieved by a flank movement on his part, but that the entire Federal army could be doubled up. His plan was to charge down on the enemy’s flank aud throw it into confusion, and as he moved down in pur suit, to be joined by the other divisions of our army in quick succession —a move ment similar to that which was executed by Stonewall Jackson on a large scale in the seven days battle. His idea was to attack soon in the morning, hut he could not get Early’s consent. It was ouly late iu the day when Gen. Lee, after sending repeated orders for a diversion lo be made on our left, rode over himself and author ized Gordon to carry out his plan at even that late hour. It was sent about suuset. Gordon moved out of his position, threw his troops across the enemy’s flank and charged. The effect was magical. The defeat of the enemy was complete. The ground was literally covered with guns aud kuapsacks, and an entire corps was driven hack in utter rout. Gordon cap tured more of the enemy than his own troops numbered, and lett three thousand killed aud wounded on the field. After pursuing the enemy a mile, and throwing their troops in inextricable confusion, night came on, aud iu consequence of some Virgiuia troops which had crossed the breastworks in their front to join in the charge, firing by accident into his men, Gordon stopped the advance. He is confident, that had lie been permitted to make the attack in the morning, Grant would have been driven across the river. Geu. Early, in his work, says that the movement was a dangerous one, because Burnside’s turps was testing in the rear of the one attacked by Gordon. This, however, was not the case, Burnside, as may be seen from Bwinton’s history, was on the opposite wiug of the Federal army. The same movement which he executed so successfully against Grant, lie after wards made against the left of Sheridan at Cedar Mountain. The plan was originated by Gordon and carried out handsomely so loug as he iiad the execution of it. He doubled up the two corps of the enemy aud broke them into fragments, with a loss on their side of ten thousand, and on his own of only two hundred and fifty. They threw away arms and accoutre ments and rushed through Winchester iu utter route. The remaining corps was demoralized, and w T ould have broken at the first charge. Gordon ordered the en tire artillery, fifty pieces, to gallop up the pike and enfilade the reserve corps. At the same time he prepared to move against them without delay, with infantry. Just theu Gen. Early rode up and exclaimed, “Glory enough for one day!” Gordon told him that no time was to he lost, and explained what movements lie had or dered for the attack upon the remaining corps. Early said that it was needless, that they would follow the others pretty soon ; and so Gordon retired to his iui- followed, and sent repeated messages to Early that the enemy had rallied and were massing upon his left. Receiving no support, he at last rode over and told Early that if something was not done his army would be destroyed in twenty min utes. One brigade was then sent to his aid, but in tlie meantime the enemy had enveloped our left, and by aid of his supe rior cavalry, had gotten completely into our rear. We all know what followed— the ruin of an army, which had Gordon commanded, would have swept Sheridan out of existence, opened the path to Wash ington, and lifted tiie seige of Richmond. But it is all past now ! In the autumn of 1864, Gen. Gordon proposed to Gen. Lee to take a division and operate in the rear of Sherman, among the mountains of North Alabama and Tennessee. He believed that by dispersing his troops, and moving wi hout baggage, he couid keep the communications of Sherman so effectually destroyed as to raise the siege of Atlauta, aud foice hint to retire. His plan was not to attack the block-houses, which would require a bat tle, or burn the bridges, which could be restored in a day, hut to impede the track at fifty or a hundred different points, and throw the engines and trains in the ra vines, thereby destroying the means of transportation. A line of tiiree hundred miles would have afforded him abundant opportunity to make secret descents from the mountains. Unfortunately, just at that time he could not be spared from Pe tersburg. Gen. Gordon has a high opinion of Gen. Grant. He gives him credit for a higher order of ability than is generally given, and believes that he is friendly to the Southern people. Mr. Tift, one of the Congressmen elect from Georgia, carried a letter of introduction from Gordon to Grant. He found Grant communicative and very firm in his opinion that, since the reconstruction of Georgia, she has a right to regulate her domestic affairs to suit herself, subject only to the Constitu tion. In other words, his opinion is, that so long as there is no constitutional amend ment to prohibit it, Georgia or any other State may decide for herself as to who shall vote and who shall hold office. No wonder that Wendell Phillips is beginning to howl! If there is to be a Grant partv, we should not wonder if in two years it would be the Democratic party. But, as Gen. Clanton says, let us at least wait for “the inaugural.” Os course, the inaugu ral will indicate nothing, nut the com plexion of the Cabinet may be suggestive. Everybody is on the qui t rive for the 4th of March. yi t Scientific Items.— Some bones have recently been discovered at Neufehat el, Switzerland, that belonged to an antediluvian mamifer. Professor Ruti meyer, believes that it formed a part of a mammoth (elephas primigenitus,) similar to those whose remains have been dis covered in Siberia. The animal was a contemporary of the men of the worked stone period, previously to the glacial era which seems to have put au end to its ex istence. At Windischgarsten, in Upper Austria, a number of houses have been discovered that formerly belonged to the Roman set tlers on the Middle Danube. Numerous household implements have been found, besides several coins ranging from Marcus, A. D., 161-180, toLicinius, A. D., 307, and one coin of the reign of Adrian, A. D., A curious leaden coin was lately found at Hampstead, in England. It is about an inch and a half in diameter, and on inspection it turns out to be a “bull” of Pope Innocent IV., one of the well known family of Fiesco, who sat in the chair of Bt. Peter from A. D. 1243 to 1254. The “bull” bears on the reverse the figures of St. Peter and St. Paul, and is in a toler able state of preservation and is likely to be secured for the British Museum. Raise Syrup. —The revolution in Cuba may materially reduce the present year’s crop of sugar, molasses, aud other neces saries indigenous to that Island. If so says the Augusta Press, pr.-es will le stiff in this country. Let the farmers of Geor gia be wise in lime, and prepare for such an emergency Let every one cultivate an abundance of sorghum. Do not treat this suggestion with neglect. Labor is much disorganize i on the island and there are few evidences of a cessation of hostil ities. Cider these circumstances, theerop cannot be otherwise than “short.” Short crops are invariably followed by high prices. The South eau avoid the evils of these high prices, if it will appeal to its own generous soil. Let the appeal be made, aud each farmer can raise a suffi ciency of syrup to supply hisown family and help to supply the demands of the non-producing public. How to make good connections—Travel 1 in first-class railroads. I IXTERESTIXG LETTER FROM PATRICK Editor of the Lynchburg Rf publican: Tlie followi ig is » copy of a i; iter writ teu by Patrick Henry to. neuf liis ilrurL* ters, soon after her marria-• It j g 0 ® valuable, perhaps, a- an ancient relie and some wise counsel, and show his fear about the success of our experiment. t> * original is now in the possession of H J 1 * scendant of Mr. Henry, who r-- i•!. „ **" Texas, aud is a minister of the (io-j, ;■ ' Q Williamsburg. May in, My Dear Daughter : I regrei'verv much that I could not get home toyour w, .iji,,, I hurried from Philadelphia to u,j s with the hope that 1 could gc a l: m\ portant causes disposed of in tin... i , been present on an occasion so ■> ,"* esting to you as well as myself. trial of Luniaford did not end in • ~ 7th, and the impor;anc. >f hi- c le well as the overestimate his friemis a ? to place upon my poor service- ‘A, have alone decided my stay; and l several heavy cases iu corn : ready fAni* present term, so I fear l shall not rWi A® home before you leave for the u| per cm try. 1 greatly regiet that such i> the c , ' but I certainly shall visit you in ’ merorfaii. BUm * 1 congratulate myself that you h- v . married so intelligent and wortnv a ten tlenaan. His wealth is ids sma lest com mendation. If you do your duty ;iU(i port yourself discreetly to your husbaud your tuture life promis-s great happiness' Ln the first place, convince him that Vo „ are what you profess yourself and 1 believs you to he-u Christian. Take his coun-el in all tilings, and never intrude yourself upon him unsolicited. Be diligent in at tending to your domestic duties never trusting your sevauts too far The eve of the mistress is worth a great deal more dmn her hands. Let him see and know hat you prize his friends, and on no ac count should you ever indicate any friend ship for tiiose lie dislikes. Be neat iu your person—be amiable to all, most es pedally to your husband. On no account should you ever give him the leniotest reason to suspect that you have any con concealments from him, or thui you hold communications with any, ls ,‘ t(l . ially of the opposite sex n,’, „, Ul ' ter what the lelation may be-f ro m which you may wish to exclude him Some very serious family disturbance have happened by ladies innocently hold ing secret interviews with ministers and physicians, from which the husband has been excluded. You remember the ease of Mrs , and Dr. M. . I a | u j Vi thought they acted very foolishly— to u\ e no stronger language—aud she certainly did plant a thorn in General ’ s pj|| ow ' It placed her, too, in an awkward position for when the disagreement became public' she made the very defence that a guiltv person would have done, and thalauinim. cent one was obliged to make. But if had consulted M. , about her malady in the presence of General ,no harm could have grown out of anything she bad said to him. But this secrecy of communi cation would have awakened the wrath of any man, and M. was lucky in making his escape. Avoid everything of this kinu. Do not allow yourself to become excited’ if your husband in a moment of in Ration’ should speak a little sharp to you—the management of his large estate will cause him many perplexities you will know nothing of—and hasty words may some times be expected front any man, for all are imperfect. Do not regard your hus band as perfect, but he prepared' to over look the foibles that are incident to hu man life. Never allow yourself to deceive him. I drop these suggestions because you are very young, and llmt you may keep them always in mind. I spent two days with Geu. Washing ton. at Mount Vernon. He had just ar rived from the seat of government, at Philadelphia. He aud Mrs. \V. are in line health and spirits. Ho spoke of your up proaching marriage and of your husband in high terms, and sent you Ills felicita tions. In fifty years, if our new Constitu tion succeeds as well as he believes it w ill, ami I hope it may, to have received such a message from General Washington will he something greatly to hoastof. iiis fame is now overshadowing—far surpassing all of revolutionary memory—and the entire success ot our Republican experiment, if it shad continue Republican, will exult of renown, greater perhaps than tnopal man has ever reached. Mr. Madison was, also, with the General. He is, you know, a man of the greatest ability, and seems to be adding rapidly to his store of informa tion. He, too, will fill a high destiny m our country, but iu this 1 always intend to be understood assaying, if the Const)- tutton proves itself equal to the exp, Ha ttons of its friends ami the hopes of nil. James leaves early to morrow, and I have made the Lest selections 1 could of the robes. My love to all, an<i t- i tci;»iiy toyour husband. Write lo tneun u\our arrival at your new home. Your lather, most affectionately, P. Henky. MILITARY URKIWR \TIO\s |\ EUROPE A military correspondent of the London 1 tines gives a picture ot the present actual stage of military preparations in Europe, which show.-, that it is “without parade! in the world.” live continental nations have five and a half tniliiousof men eitl.tr ready to march to-morrow or to follow at short intervals. These are the forces of the first-class continental powers, and do not include Great Britain, Spain, Portu gai, Turkey, Greece, Belgium, Hol'aml or the Scandinavian nations. This in. me use number, moreover, only embuceh the more active elements, and not the outsiders, who, it is considered, would lie pretty certain to be called ou if war should last two or three years, a contingency w hich would swell the sum, ace. rdingto the estimate ol the Times, to ten millions armed men. Five millions and a half of men already withdrawn from tin- work of productive industry, witli the po-sibi!ity, iu the event of war, of the horde of con sumers being swollen to ten millions. The imagination is staggeted at this stupendous enumeration, but the cum bers, vast as they are, are practically mul tiplied at least five fold in their capacity for destruction by the wonderful iuven tions and improvements which have in in made in mubketry, artillery and all kinds of arms; in ammunition and carriages; in facilities of transportation and other points formerly unknown. It hasten a favorite delusion of the idolators of mate rial progress that civilization issteatn, ga-. railroads, electricity; but, side by side with the triumphs of peaceful invention,or rather far ahead of them, is the “art of human destruction,” which the Tim** truly says “has for many years been al lowed to take precedence over all other arts. It has been studied with greater skill, and made the subject of the most costly experiments.” Here, then, in the heart of Europe, tiie center and capital of the world’s civilization, stand five niillhr and a half of men armed with weapon? made to carry as far and as accurately, and to fire as rapidly as possible, and thus to produce the utmost attainable destruction of human life. What an inconsi-tent being is man! What an anomaly iu the whole animated creation! Th 6 fruits of itis creative energies are blasted, ere they have fully ripened, by his appetit s for destruction ! With one hand he rears the temple of civilization, and with the other he pulls it down. b,J like tiie animals, he is involved in deadly struggles with those who are not hi- nat ural enemies, and whose slaughter i-uo. demanded by arty of his appetites. These fiveandahaif millions of European sol diers who are now' standing ready to rend each other at tiie word of command, have no hatred toward each other ; no interest, except in peace; do not desire to be wh-re they are. Even their monarchs | roFss to wish for peace,aud probably are sincere in the profession, but mutual jealousies have induced them all to arms, and thus Eu rope is covered {ill over with enormous heaps of combustibles, which any stray spark may set on fire, and involve the Old World iu tiie horrors of a universal conflagration. Alas, why will the many thus allow the few to dispose of them to life and for death ? Does not this condi tion of things give tire lie to the boaste enlightenment and freedom of man a this period ; and in looking at it may D‘> l one well ask if w e be not still growing m the darkness of a stupid aud boorish age. A Wild Goose Story.—We find in 811 exchange, without credit, a marvellous story of a wild goose w hich was shot a few years ago in Washington Territory, and in whose craw was found a few grains of wheat. Being very large and full, they were preserved and planted. The vie. was found to be so great as to to 1 * propagation, until this variety, winch ? known in the Territory as tiie Wheat,” has become ajjstandard one m thatsection of ihoc< mtry. Samples tin wheat were recently sent to the tural Department at Washington, bpo examining the samples at the museum, which there are some 2,000 varieties, same wheat was found, being one ot . samples sent from the Paris Expositto , and grown in Cuenea, in Spain.