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Ihe Church Union, a professedly relig-
paper published in New York, has
n-rently passed under other and more de
(tl|, management. The new editor, in
inferring to tiie previous course of the
, irnal in question, makes tiie following
frank, but bitter acknowledgement. He
says:
•■This journal has been notorious for its
ner-nnalities. It has not scrupled to call
a man a trimmer, a time server, a coward,
ecclesiastical copperhead, a traitor, or
m ridel, as it thought most appropriate.
It has opposed the Pope, hut, nevertheless,
lt |, as fulminated its opinions with all the
c-Mirance of Papal infallibility, and a
j.'ung and scurrility peculiarly its own.
Nothing has shielded others from its at
tacks— neither piety, age, learning, love to
(in i uoi service to man—nothing except
advertising.” # , # * *
“As far, then, as a man can retract what
he has not said, or a journal under one
management can repudiate certain char
hi teristics which have belonged to anoth
er, we wish to free the Church Union from
the odium which it has richly merited in
the past, and from which it will seek to
he free hereafter.”
What a humiliating confession is here,
says the Baltimore Gazette! A paper,
ostensibly devoted to the promulgation of
religious doctrines, made the vehicle for
slang and scurrility—assailing everybody,
abusing everybody, and only sparing those
who conciliated it by advertising in its
columns. It was this “stealing the livery
of Heaven to serve the Devil in,” which
rave an aspect of peculiar wickedness to
quite a number of the so-called religious
journals during the war. They were noth
ing if not slanderous, nothing if not ma
lignant, nothing if not cruel and blood
thirsty.
Hut how could such journals he other
wise than what they were, when so many
of the Northern clergy were fulminating
sanguinary anathemas, intead of preach
ing peace and concord ? It was thecrovvn
ing evil of the times that the very men
whose special calling should have lifted
them above the din, and the turmoil, and
theatrifeof faction, threw themselves into
the arena of politics, not to counsel mod
eration, not to allay animosities, not to
net, in their own walk and conduct, an ex
ample of Christian kindness and forbear
ance, but as stirrers up of evil passions
and as apologists for brutality. Were the
laws violated—it was “a military necessi
ty.” Were citizens maltreated, plundered,
torn front their homes, imprisoned with
out cause and ultimately released without
trial—they were “disloyal,” and therefore
merited punisemhnt. Grant that these
excesses during the war find some pallia
tion in the passions roused by the war.
What then shall he said of the persecution
that was kept up after the war was brought
to a close? What of the wholesale dis
franchisement which followed wholesale
I hinder at the South ; of the multitude of
corruptionists who have tainted the legis
lation of Congress; of the wholesale sys
tem of plunder whidTt cheats the Federal
Treasury of a hundred millious of dollars
a year, and which has made the name of
“revenue officer” and of “ licensed thief”
terms almost synonymous?
If the public morals have become de
bauched ; If our system of Government
is undergoing a radical change tor the
worst; if the faction now in power is sec
tional, proscriptive and revolutionary; if
we have broken loose from our old sale
moorings and are drifting—politically to*
wards a centralized despotism ; financially,
no one knows whither —who doubts that
this condition of things is largely owing
to the malign influence exerted by political
preachers at the North over the minds and
consciences of their respective congrega
tions, and to the slanders and scuriilities
of such professedly religious papers as the
Church Union? That the latter has, of
late, fallen into disrepute, and now seeks
to win back some share of popular favor
by an open confession of its former evil
courses and a solemn promise to amend its
ways, are the first hopeful signs of a
change for the better we have yet met
with. Hut “one swallow does not make
a summer,” and we fear that the penitence
of the Church Union will have hut little
effect in softening the malevolence of its
contemporaries of a similar stamp.
MEAT AND BREAD.
We were of those who thought provision
dealers would have dull times this year.
It was the general impression that plant
ers, in the main, had plenty of corn, at
least, and that comparatively a small sup
ply of meat would have to lie purchased
to carry them through the summer. The
provision men say differently, and that
the demand for both, even now, is pro
digious. Os course it will increase as the
bottom of the cask, and the floor of the
crib is neared.
We are sorry to hear it. It makes the
prospect to us even gloomier than ever,
superadded as it is to all our fears about an
over crop of cotton tins year. If a foreign
war should come—and it is quite within
the range of probabilities—where are our
farmers? And if they are stranded,
where are merchants, lawyers, doctors,
hankers, etc.? Upon the crop results of
Georgia depend the State’s prosperity. If
next fall a war catches planters with their
gin houses and fields full of cotton, and
Western corn and meat way up in war
prices, what’s going to be done? It strikes
us that we’ll have the hardest times, just
about then, ever experienced.
Wouldn’t it be well for planters to take
all these contingencies into consideration?
They may have peace, and a big wave of
Hush crops and high prices upon which to
ride into prosperity’s port, or they may
have just the reverse. They ought to re
member that iu the game at which they
[day every man, woman and child in the
•State lias a stake. Let them save their
trumps for a pinch.
The Sacked Animal.— We have got to
come to it. Why not come at once and lie
done with it? Uutil we own that the ne
gro is a god, and treat him as such, there
will tie no peace in this country. The
sooner we do it tlie better. Let us, there
fore, make haste to build each of them a
small joss house of gopher wood, put him
°u a pedestal thereiu, and worship daily
with incense of tobacco, heave-oll'erings
°t roast shoat, wave-offerings of corn
whisky, ami burnt-offerings of barbecued
eoon and ’possum. Ttieu, and not till
then, this distracted land will repose.
[Native Virginian.
Forty years ago a young lady of eigh
teen, in New Yoik slate, became insane.
A few days ago she suddenly recovered
her faculties. Now, after forty years of
blank existence, she is old, feeble and
gray, in the enjoyment only of the fact
that si )e is again rational, and busily en
gaged in making her own acquaintance.
fljcmuia Journal awl Iftessewpf,
COMING THIS t\ AY.
Forney and his friends are coming this ,
way fast. They don’t stop long iu a place,
so will reach these Ku-Kiux bowers soon
er. They tarried only a few hours in
Richmond, and ditto in Wilmington.
Possibly they purpose prospecting more at
leisure in Georgia and South Carolina,
and that their greenbacks are held hack
for our profit. We hope so. There are
lots of opening and any number of land
owners, ready and willing to trade. If
they come to buy, we are the very people
tosell them bargains. Let them come on.
We want them to come, too, so that they
may know, practically, how very safe it
is for men of their stripe in these danger
ous regions. Beyond a stray chill, per
haps, or a little abdominal inconvenience,
from eating too many strawberries and
green peas, they’ll not run a risk worth
mentioning They'will not see aKu-
Klux mask or gown, or hear the whistle
even of a “disloyal” bird shot. They may
count on civility and a cordial response to
every approach made by them in a proper
spirit, and with an eye to business. If
they will only represent us, when they
get hack home, as courteously and correct
ly as they will he received, we’ll dismiss
all other evidence, and* take our chances
next winter before Congress upon their
testimony alone. They are supposed to
be on a purely business visit. If they
will stick to that programme and not mix
up politics with it, we will he glad of the
chance to risk Georgia’s status on their re
port.
But ■ not otherwise. Neither will we
give them even a business welcome if they
go at politics and making Radical speech
es. They are free to do that, of course,
hut there is no necessity for it, and we
want peace. We want to trade with them,
not argue about negro suffrage, negro of
fice-holding, the “rebellion,” the Fift
teeulli Amendment, or anything else.
We have our opinion of all these tilings,
and so have they. When tliey come
down here and settle, we’ll talk them
over as exigencies force their diseussiou
upon us. Let us stick to business, now.
Witli Mr. Forney, himself, we want to
have a word or two in regard to that Ayer
business. At last reports, he was still
slicking to the falsehood that the Ku-
Kiux murdered Ayer. He ought to know,
and we believe does know, that Ayer was
murdered by a negro, of the same politics,
for his money. Now if Mr. Forney comes
down here to mingle with our people,
ought he not to lift that affidavit and let
the truth out to his readers? Won’t he
put in a postscript to one of his letters,
and say lie—was mistaken? Asa shrewd
man, a man who knows human nature,
he would hardly go info a man’s shop with
whom he wished to trade, with oaths and
hard names on his lips.
We hope Mr. Forney, if he has not al
ready done so, will set this little mat
ter straight before he crosses the Savan
nah river.
MOKE OF TIIE IMHIIOIYI.YU BUSINESS OF
BOLLOCK.
A gentleman of this city, says the
Chronicle & Sentinel, of Wednesday, who
was recently iu attendance at, Franklin
Superior Court, gives us some intelligence
in relation to Bullock’s pardoning busi
ness which, notwithstanding the Express
Agent’s previous exploits iu this liue, is
really difficult to believe.
His statement to us is, that some time
since a Radical, aud former Bureau agent
in that county, was charged with the lar
ceny of a gun, for which he was arrested
and gave bond for his appearance at Court.
During the recent session of the Court a
true hill was found by the Grand Jury
against him, and he was brought to the
liar of the Court for trial, when he coolly
drew from his pocket and handed to the
State’s attorney : a free and full pardon
from the so-called Governor Bulloek. Os
course, all further proceedings iu his case
were stopped, and the thief was at liberty.
During the Court a true bill was also
found and returned by the Grand Jury,
against a white scalawag, charged with
the heating to death of a negro. The ac
cused was duly arraigued, when lo! he
also produced a full pardon from Bullock,
and was also discharged.
Very Sensible. We extract, anu
heartily endorse, tlie following from a re
cent letter to the Atlanta Constitution
from ilie University of Virginia :
l here are at present thirty-nine Geor
gians in the Uuiveisity. 1 make this
statement with regret, for about two-thirds
of t iem ought (for their own sakes, as
well a-* ou other considerations) to be now
at m oie uuiveisity or college in their own
Stale. Uutil a man lias graduated at
Muue other college, or gone very far in the
course, lie lias no business in the Univer
sity of Virginia. Nine out of ten of the
young fellows who come here before they
have been carefully schooled, sink into
nothingness or into sin. There is a cer
tain code of boy-etiquette and youth-cour
tesy which any one must acquire before
lie plunges into tills maelstrom of real
life. This can lie gained best at acurtic
ulum college ; besides, the fundamentals
of an education must be fairly obtained
before the University is reached or bewil
derment aud consequent impoteucy will
characterize the course litre. All boys in
tending to try this place are most ear
nestly advised to take ttie University of
Georgia diploma before they essay a cam
paign at this place.
COKRECT4SENTI ments. —The la-t grand
jury in Fierce county, iu their present
ments for the April term, say :
While we regret that now and then we
find violations of the criminal law, and
that there are ip our midst one or two
persons who, iu a drunken row, disturb
the peace and good order of our county,
we do congratulate ourselves and the com
munity upon our entire freedom from fla
grant violations of the law and general
freedom from crime which we find in our
midst; and we wish it distinctly under
stood that in the county of Fierce uo man
has been, or is now, in danger on account
of his political opinions, uo matter whence
lie comes, in our midst, aud we welcome
amongst us all who come to add to our
prosperity, and who conduct themselves
as all good citizens should.
Infamous. —In the Superior Court of
New York, last week, Annie Leonard
sued for a divorce, ou the groumi ot in;
human treatment from her husband, Caleb
Leonard. The parties are highly respect
able. The nurse swore that Caleb choked
his wife four days after Ids child was born.
She saw him push, pull aud drag her, and
raise a knife at her at the table. His wife
swore that be frequently kicked her, and
at onetime threatened to shoot her with a
revolver. He spat iu her face aud beat
her uutil she was black and blue. Judge
Barnard dismissed the complaint, as the
laws of New York make adultery the only
ground of divorce.
Georgia Railroad. —The Atlanta
Constitution says that this road is'now p
a most prosperous couditinn. Tberepoit
lo the stockholders in May will show au
increase in receipts of over SIOO,OOO above
the receipts of last year The road is out
of debt, and iu good order.
Greeley Goes Rack on Grant. —He
savs: “We are afraid that the President,
like Presidents before him, has bestowed
most of his offices as he would give his
alius— the beggar who bawled the loudest,
or showed the greatest number of ‘papers,’
generally being the most successful.”
"Vi ta sine !_■ iter is IVI o r s est.
Correspondence Journal and Me>scnger.
ITEMS FROM WASHING ION
Washington, D. C., April -4, 1569.
PARTISAN LEGISLATION.
On Thursday last the first session of the
Forty-first Congress of the United States
hel«l an evening session, and then ad
journed sine die. After the brief interval
of its fitful existence, the question is often
asked, what has been done by this oligar
chical assemblage to attract the respect
and confidence of the people? Under
pressure from the Executive it has taken
under its special protection the States of
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, au«l in
its legislative bungling of reconstruction
tacked the “fifteenth amendment of the
Constitution” as a rider upon the bill in
tended for that purpose If, as Congress
says they are, those three Htates are out of
the Union, what right or authority have
they to pass upon the most important
measure that could possibly he submitted
to States in the Union—namely, a Consti
tutional amendment? Theu, on the other
hand, if those States are in the Union, by
what right or authority has Congress
usurped the power to force any measure up
on them whatsoever? And further, what
right or authority has a partisan majority
in Congress to prescribe and claim the
votes of those three States before those
votes are cast? or what right lias that par
tisan majority to order and claim the votes
of States which this same partisan major
ity has repeatedly declared were no States
at all ?
Then, with respect to the case of Geor
gia, which evidently gave rise to the pro
ject of the fifteenth amendment to the
Constitution, it is contended, and the ar
gument cannot be disturbed, that Georgia,
in refusing to admit men of color to office,
did nothing more than carry out the acts
which Congress had passed, by which a
“constitutional amendment” was secured
declaring that negroes should have the
privilege to vote, without stating that
they might hold office. In the proper
time and place the Legislature of Georgia
carried out the law to the letter by admit
ting negroes to vote, but not to hold office.
The result of thi-s action in carrying out
the law was, that the partisan majority iu
Congress refused to admit Georgia into
the Union, and why? Because Georgia
did not, in effect, anticipate and ratify the
fifteenth amendment to tlie Constitution
before that measure was introduced in
Congress, or heard of any where, or had
even the shadow of existence.
SPRAGUE.
During the late session Mr. Sprague,the
Senator from Rhode Island, was the
centre of sensational attraction in and out
side of Congress. 11 is speeches, mid style
of attack afid defence challenged the
grave attention of the Radical tanks, and
the admiration of all who regaid constitu
tional freedom with reverence. Although
several jeats iu Congress, Mr. Sprague
never took part iu debate until the late
session had been somewhat advanced.
Always voting with the Radiea's he was
even by them regarded as an automaton ;
but since he came out of his shell, and ac
quired the use of speech, he has flung at
random so many unpalatable truths,
that those with wliom he had been uffil
iated say he is crazy. Some call him
“renegade” from the “Inil” ranks, many \
shun him, and the Radicals to a man fear j
him. He has thrown oft his taciturnity j
and shows tight in good temper. On the
last day of the session he wan the object of i
assault oil two occasions, one of which, it |
was feared, would end in a meeting ”
Mr. Sprague is not over-precise in ids
phraseology, when applied to Senatois
whom he regards as incapable or corrupt.
Two lionor&ble gentlemen felt peculiarly
wounded in that regaid. Mr. Nye com
plained bitterly of having I>< en designated
by tiie Senator from Rhode Island as a
“cliailatan,” and Mr. Abbo.lt, the carpet
bag Senator from North Carolina,declared
that the epithets “frightened mastilF,”
and “puppy dog,” having been applied
to him, and not retracted by the
Senator from Rhode Island, he would
seek satisfaction elsewhere than on the
lloor of the Senate. This announcement
called forth observations between Senators
and the Vice President, which being end
ed, left the Senate in doubt and uncertain
ty as to the result.. Next morning a slurp
lookout for Mr. Sprague was instituted by
the police authorities, and that gentleman,
wituout any difficulty, was discovered iu
his study, peaceably occupied amongst
piles of letters and documents of every
size and form. Thus it appears, the war
cloud has blown over. But in reference to
iiis attack ami defence, Mr. Sprague held
his ground firmly and unmoved. He
plunged boldly into his subject, thing his
weapons into the Radical ranks, and in
stead of making a lengthened oratorical
display, he produced documentary evi
dence in the shape of more than one hun
dred letters, in which the writers a; plaud
it! and sustained him in the course lie was
pursuing. Those letters were written h v
Mr. A. Brooks Adams, son of Clias. T.
Adams; Mr. VV. Barney, of New York;
Mr. G. M. Weston, of Bangor, Me ; Mr.
Nakurn Capen, of Boston ; Mr. llalsted,
of New Jersey, and other men of mark,
in the United States. On the suggestion
of Mr. Trumbull, Mr. Sprague was spared
the trouble of reading ad the letters, and
to economise time, pel mission was given
to have them all published in the Globe,
iu which they occupied twelve columns.
In the extiaordiuary ouslauglus which
Mr. Sprague hurled at the Radicals in
the Senate, he seemed tostaud alone. The
Democrats looked on, and listened with
complacency,at the oil-hand simplicity
with which he told the wholesome truths
so repugnant to that oligarchy. It is to
be regretted that he does not handle his
subjects with more skill and ability; hut
he will hereafter.
ROSS.
Mr. Ross, from Kansas, it appears upon
his own showing, was an active canvasser
for some office-hunters. In pressing his
suits he was not favorably responded to
bv the President, whom he told to “go to
li—l.” „ ,
The correspondent of the New lork
Herald caught the key-note of this inter
view with the President, took notes and
printed them. The Senator from Kansas
having been thereby wounded in a seusa
tive part, brought his grievance before the
Senate. He entered into a long defence
aud explanation, at tlie end of which he
left his case in confusion worse confound
ed. The Senator denied having told the
President to get out of the cold, but tiie
whole tenor of his assertion iu denial and
defence went to confirm the impression
that the report in the Herald was correct.
OFFICE seekers.
The legion of office seekers and carpet
bag members of Congress are becoming
scarce, to the no small gratification of the
people of Washington, especially tlie hotel
and boardi g house keepers. Those of the
confraternity, natives of the East, were
regarded with peculiar disfavor, upon tlie
ground that they did not seem over
luirthened with greenbacks, and very re
luctant to part witli any. The business
caution among the industrious persons
referred to, is: “ Keep a sharp !o >k out
there—that gentleman says h- has thous
ands of dollars at home.” Payment in
advance is regarded as desirable in those
cases.
VISITORS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
On Friday a numerous concourse of
visitors. Senators and others paid their
respects' to the President, and were cour
teously received by him at the White ,
House Amongst these were one of the
wives of the patriarch Brigham Young ;
Brigham Young, the younger and his
wife, and a Miss Little, all from Salt Lake
City’. A delegation oLludiaus were also
received by the PresiWat.
I.OIL CHURCH TROUBLES. ,
Nearly two years ago a difficulty arose
iu tlie Congregational Church of this city,
ou the question of negro equality aud
amalgamation. A minority of the member*
insisted upou inviting colored people into
»lie church. This movement was fiercely
opposed by the majority, with whom tlie
pastor, Dr. Boynton, acted. Church meet
ings and councils, both ex parte and mu
tual, were held, at which tiie question at
issue was elaborately discussed. The
breacli became wider and wider, and tiie
final result was tiiat tiie congregation
split, and they now mutually call each
other secessionists. So we shall have two
congregational churches now formed out
of ttie old one.
war against alcohol.
We have a high court of impeachment
in sessou here, at present, for the trial of
MACON. GA.. TUESDAY, MAY 1. 1869.
“King Alcohol.” This peak, of course,
is gotten up by the Temperance people,
who have formed several mutuai-ailmira
tion clubs throughout the city. Several
tiard cases were examined as witue*>es
against his majesty. The cause of tem
perance is not likely to be promoted by
such noneseiise. But nothing surprises us
now.
POSTMASTER AT SAVANNAH.
Himnw, the colored man who was
formeily a member of your Legislature, is
an applicant for the position of Postmas
ter at Savaunah He will probably be ap
pointed.
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
The Alexandria Radicals are about to
cal! a convention to nominate candidates
for the Black-and-Tau Legislature of Vir
ginia.
ODD' FELLOWS.
Some 500 or 000 Odd Fellows leave the
city to-day to attend the semi-centennial
anniversary on Monday next.
RANK PRESIDENT JAILED.
Leonard Huyck, President of the Na
tional Bank, was sentenced to two years’
imprisonment for the larceny of U. B.
bonds.
Correspondence Journal and Mescenger.
EASTERN TEXAS.
Mr. Editor: So raaoy discrepant ,uid
contradictory accounts of Texas have U en
published in the papers, in regard L s is
climate, soil, salubrity, etc., I have
thought it probable some of your readers
might like to hear what an old settler had
to say upon the subject. 1 have res'ded
almost continuously iu the Stale ever siuce
1835, and my business has been such as to
compel me to traverse all parts of it, at all
seasons of the year. I think, therefore,
without arrogating anything to myself
at all, that I can claim to he weli acquaint
ed with every portion of the .State, al
though the domain comprised within its
limits is, perhaps, four or five times as
large as the State of New York, and each
portion of it, East, West, North and
t-outl], diil'ering, in many material points, l
one from the other. It is owing to these j
differences, principally, that such diverse j
and discrepant accounts have been given j
of the country, its climate, soil, produc
tions, etc. The majority of persons visit- j
mg the Stale form their opinion of the j
whole from what they have actually seen j
of it (perhaps a very limited portion). For !
instance, an emigrant settles in wtiat is
known as Eastern Texas, or mat part of
the State lying betwten the Sabine and
Louisiana line and tiie Trinity river, and
without having seen anything else, lie
writes back to his friends in the “Old
States” tliat the soil of Texas is light and
sandy—that the country is densely timber
ed with pine, oak and hickory—that the
country is well watered, and in many lo
calities, now, pretty thickly settled—that
corn and cotton grow well there, tint that
wheat and most of the small grains do not
that interniittant and billions fevers are
everywhere prevalent, dui iug the summer
season, eb-. Such an account would*un
doubtedly he a correct one, as far as tiiat
portion of the State is concerned, but
would no more apply to Northern or West
ern Texas than it would to Kentucky.
Again, an emigrant seitling in the West,
would probably write back to hi> friends
and say that Texas was principally a
prairie country : that the timber was con
fined mainly t> the streams and water
courses ; that there wap no pine in the
con lit rv and no red oaks*; that as a general
thing there was but little sand in the soil,
and that it was very rich and tenacious in
its character; that intermittent and bil
lions complaints were not common ex
cept in the vicinity of the larger streams,
etc , etc. This would all be true enough,
100, hut would not apply at. all to “ Texas ”
as R whole.
The emigrant to Texas by land, (un
less striking far up towards the North
east), would probably enter the .State by
the way of Shreveport, Louisiana. From
there to the Trinity River, he would find
(he following description of the country
in the main a correct one. Heavily tim
bered with yellow pine, red oak, post oak,
tiiaek jack, hickory, dogwood, sassafias,
persimmon, etc., and in the bottoms <>n
the streams, water oak, ash, sweet-gum,
black gum, magnolia and occasionally tiie
walnut and beech and maple, (not the
sugar maple); soil light and sandy and ap
parently not very rich, but producing both
cotton and corn well, vegetables of most
all sorts, and most all tiie varieties of
Northern fruits. Peaches, figs and plums
especially .flourish, and some varieties of
the apple. The wild or native fruits are
persimmons, haws, plums, blackberries,
dewberries, whortleberiies and grapes,
though Lite latter are not so good nor so
abnndantas in other pans of the State.
There are but few of the natuial grasses
left in this region, and those who own
stock have to depend upon feeding and
pasturage —consequently milk and butter
are not plentiful. In some localities there
is still an abundance of cane growing
along the watercourses, upon which cattle
will keep in tolerable condition. The cli
mate of Eastern Texas is very similar to
that of lower Georgia, Alabama. M issis
sippi and Louisiana, ex ept that, usually
there is but little rain in the fall. The
summers are hot and long, but the win-
lers are pie; isft nt—more so than in North
ern or Western Texas, where there is
comparatively but little timber to break
the force of severe northers Springs and
creeks are numerous and unfailing, and
the water good; at the same time the
larger water-courses are sluggish and
muddy, and most of them overflow at cer.
tain seasons of the year. Intermittent
and bilious fevers prevail throughout this
section, but they are usually mild in their
character, and easily controlled or man
aged. Though, as I have said, this is not a
stock country generally, yet hogs thrive
well everywhere, aud good bacon,sufficient
for the wants of (lie country, rs put up
during tiie winter season.
I regard Eastern Texas as being, per
haps, the best cotton growing region in
tiie world, not because the lands are any
more productive than those of South
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Florida, but simply because from the
time the cotton is sufficiently opened to
begin picking, the weather is dry and
calm, with rarely a killing frost until fre
quently long after Christmas, aud none of
those heavy gales or rain storms that so
often damage the crops in the States above
mentioned. There is almost always am
ple time in Eastern Texas to secure the
whole crop of cotton before any 7 bad
weather sets in. Late springs are not un
common throughout tiie State, but cold or
bad weather of any sort rarely sets in
until sometime iu January.
Society in Eastern Texas will compare
favorably with that of most of the South
ern States—indeed, it is settled principally
by farmers and planters from Georgia,
Alabama, Louisiana, etc. Good schools
will be found in ali the towus and vil
lages, and churches are numerous aud
generally well attended.
The lands in this region bordering on the
bays and Gulf coast, are mostly low, wet
and uninviting in every particular, be
sides being infested with flies and mus
quitoes. The fine timber upon these lands,
however, aud their proximity to naviga
tion, will eventually render them valuable.
Os course there are limited localities
throughout this region, to which tiie above
description would not bein every respect
applicable, nevertheless, as a general des
cription of the country, soil, climate, etc.,
I believe the emigrant will find it correct
as far as it goes.
In my next I will give you (condensed
as much as possible,) a description of the
Southern portion of the State. D.
Beats the Augusta Factory. —Tiie
Arizona Cotton Factory, established in
Claiborne parish, Louisiana, since the
war, is now paying a net profit of twenty
four percent, per annum. This income
is realized on a capital of SBO,OOO, and
witli a part of the machinery counted iu
tiie capital not yet at work.
Just Punishment for a Heinous
Crime. Chambersburg April 22.— Cain
Morris, arrested about a month since,
charged with ravishing three white girls,
was convicted to thirty years’ solitary con
finement. The trial lasted three hours.
The jury returned a verdict without leav
iug llieir box.
A daughter of Marshall O. Roberts, of
New York, was married on Tuesday toT.
Von Wart, a sculptor. Mr. Roberts’ gift
to the bride was a check for SIOO,OOO.
SrtTK \E\Vs.
Mysterious Murder.— On Saturday
night, a negro brought word to police
headquarters that a man had been found
•lead at or near Gardner’s place, on Pryor
street. Policeman Holland and Lanier
proceeded to the spot, and discovered the
body of an Italian, who had been stabbed
under the ribs on the left side. On his
person was fouud about S2OO, a pair of
scissors, a pistol and a knife.
He was recognized as the leader of a
hand of Italian musicians, who came up
here from Macon on Wednesday last,
composed of two girls (the daughters of
the leader,) and five boys. The deceased
was named Louige Leone, and came from
Marscolone, county of Bas icilota, iu Italy,
and was about forty years of age.
This band was observed going in the di
reel ion of the spot where the murder oc
curred, on Saturday, and shooting was
heard in that neighborhood al>out two
o’clock iu the afternoon.
A boot was found near the body of the
deceased belonging to a member of the
band.
Coroner William Kilesummoned a jury
this mornli'g and investigated the matter.
Nothing was elicited to warrant the arrest
of any parties. The owner of the boot ex
plained the circumstance of its being ueur
the body to the satisfaction of the jury
His foot was sore, aud he pulled it off.
From the testimony adduced, it appears
that the hand went there for the purpose
of gathering flowers, cut one another's
hair, etc. Leoue was left by them sitting
at the foot of a tree, they going in search
of tlowers. They could not see him, be
cause they were in a valley with a house
and a hill between them and the point
where he sat. They were horrified and
amazed 10 find him killed. They assert
that he was not depressed iu mind, and
drank nothing inloxicatiug.
They do not believe that he committed
suicide, and the murder is to them a mys
terious affair. What is strange is that his
money was undisturbed. Who the perpe
trator is, or what the moving cause of this
horrid murder was, remains enveloped, as
yet, in deep mystery.
The jury rendered a verdict that the de
ceased came to his death at the hands of
some party or parties to them unknown.
[Atlanta Constitution, 26th.
The Supposed Mysterious Murder.
From facts coming to our knowledge this
morning, we are forced to believe that the
Italian Louige Leone, whose death we
chronicled yesterday, committed suicide.
He was observed crying on the day pre
vious, and other circumstances tend to es
tablish the fact.— lbid.
(Sales.—Wallace & Fowler made the
following sales of real estate last week :
One aud a half acres on Nelson street, to
Herbert Ellerby, $2,000 ; 2 8-10 acres, near
ex-Mayor Williams’ residence, to John
Rice, of Georgia National Bank, for SBSO ;
1 10 of an acre near Kolliug Mill, to Mr.
Tumliu, fors2oo. — Ibid.
Air-Line Railroad. —Borne fifty or
sixty negroes, employed by Messrs.
Adams, Bcott & Go., to work on t he Geor
gia Air-Line Railroad, passed through
the city yesterday on t he way to their des
tination.* Mar y of the men were accom
panied by tlieir wives and children.
[Lynchburg News.
Mr. Daniel Wilkinson died at his resi
dence near Indian Spring, on the 22d
i ust., aged 87 years. . The deceased was
one of the earliest pioneer of this sectiou.
He emigrated from North Carolina lorty
five years ago, and settled in what was
then Monroe, but is now Butts county.—
[Monroe Advertiser, 27th.
Agricultural Premiums. —We are
advised that, the officers of the Butts
County Agricultural Society have decided
to announce the following as a portion of
the premium list, to be hereafter pub
lished iu full, for competition at the An
nual Fair next fall :
Best acre of Cotton cultivated with fertilizers, $lO
“ “ cultivated without fertilizers 10
“ “ Corn 10
Second best acre of Corn 5
Best acre of Wheat 10
“ “ Oats 5
“ “ Spanish Potatoes 5
“ “ Yams 2
Irish Potatoes 3
“ specimen bushel Yarns 2
“ “ “ Spanish 2
“ “ “ Irsli Potatoes 2
“ “ “ Onions 2
“ }/$ doz heads Cabbage 2
Important Case. —The cases of Hen
rietta Nelson vs. Lindsay H. Dunham
etal. twenty in number, will lie called in
the United States District Court to-day.
Clie cases involve the application to tiie
Courts of tiie United States of article 5,
section xvii., Par. 7 of the Constitution of
Georgia : “ That no court or officer shall
have m>r shall the General Assembly give
jurisdiction or authority to try or give
judgment in or enforce any debt, the con
sideration of which was a slave or slaves,
or tiie Hire thereof;” and will present tiie
novel question whether tiie Courts of the
United (States will enforce contracts for
the hire or price of slaves emancipated by
the United States, without compensation
to tiie parties interested in tiie suits, when
the Courts of the State are prohibited
from so doing. There are aide counsel
engaged, and a large amount ot money is
dependent on the decision. Messrs. N'is
bets, Law and Lovell, for plaintiffs;
Dougherty, Toombs, Lloyd and others for
defendant. —Savannah News, 2 6th.
Oglethorpe Superior Court—The
Relief Law.— This has been an unusual
ly interesting week in Lexington. The
Superior Court of Oglethorpe county held
its spring session from Monday until yes
terday afternoon, and then adjourned till
court in course. The presiding Judge,
Hon. Garnett Andrews, conducted the
business with credit to his judicial ability
and gave general satisfaction to the bar
and people. Upon a point arising uuder
the relief law, lie held, tiiat a contract
made before the war was a contract to pay
the specific number of dollars therein
mentioned, and' tiiat though he was
bound uuder the ruling of the Supreme
Court to admit testimony as to the amount
of property owned by tiie debtor when the
contract was made, how much he had lost,
in what manner, etc., as is provided in the
relief law, yet, as to the effect this testi
mony was to have, he would not, uptil
further controlled by the Supreme Court,
allow an old debt to be scaled upon the
ground that the debtor had lost iiis prop
erty, or other such ground; that he could
see uo equity iu it, and unless there was a
plea of tailure of consideration, or some
similar one, the reduction of tiie amount
of the debt was in violation of the Federal
Constitution.
Affidavits tiled by debtors for the pur
pose of re opening judgments under the
above law, were summarily dismissed and
the levying officer ordered to proceed.
finite a number of cases, involving
points arising under tiie homestead and
relief laws, are going up to the Supreme
Court from nearly every county iu the
Northern Circuit.
Tiie criminals, Simpson and Weaver,
who last winter stole several thousand
dollars iu currency aud gold from Mr.
Jessee Dalton, of this county, and who
were caught below Atlanta by the ener
getic and talented Capt. John C. Reid,
came into court, pleaded guilty, and were
sentenced by tiie Judge to three years’
confinement in the penitentiary.—Corres
pondence Augusta Constitutionalist, 27 th.
Dead.— Mr. J.A. I)<»rtic. an old citizen of
Augusta, died Sunday night from tiie ef
fects of a paralytic attack received about a
mouth since. — Ibid.
Gov. Jenkins.— We were pleased to see
i ou the street yesterday this distinguished
aud honored son of tiie State, looking un
usually well and strong. We trust tiiat ire
. has come to Remain with us permanently.
I The State cannot spare such men. We
| need them all to aid iu the great work of
reconstructing society,-and giving peace,
order and quiet contentment to the land.
[Chronicle itc Seatin' l, 21 Ut.
Farming.—Our farming friends in this
section are “busy as bees.’ : The recent
rain having put the ground in good con
dition, all the available forces on the
plantations were mustered into service.
Jiv this date the most of our planters have
their entire crops in the ground and are
ready, as they demand it, to give them the
first working. —Eatonton Press and Mes
sertger. 27 th.
A Valuable Accession.—We are in
formed by S. K. Johnson, Esq., Assistant
Superintendent of the Georgia Railroad,
that on yesterdav he received a telegram
from Danville, Va., stating that a large
number of hands from a tobacco factory
there were en route to Atlauta. to engage
in the same business, and asking if tie
would pa«s them over the Georgia Road at
reduced rates With his usual -promot
uess, liberality, and foresight, he immedi
ately replied in the affirmative. — Atlanta
Constitution, 27 (h.
A Poisonous Serpent at Large on
Broughton Street. —About 1 o’clock, on
Sunday morning last, the neightiorhotxl
at the corner of Broughton and Abe room
streets was roused from its usual quiet by
the piercing screams of a female.
Mr. Charles, (he bar-keeper at the Mar
shall House, and several cit izens, hastened
from the hotel across the street, when to
their horror they discovered a large snake
chasing a negro woman. Mr. Charles,
with admirable courage and promptness,
jumped upon the re the, and fortunately
crushed its head beneath his heel. Seve
ral well directed blows soon extinguished
life in the snake, which ui*on being ex
amined proved to be a moccasin upwards
of five feet in length. Subsequent inquiry
resulted In ascertaining that this venom
ous visitor had escaped from the establish
ment of Mr. Noble, directly opposite the
Marshall House.— Savannah Eepublican,
27th.
«
Mr. Stephens. —We have just beeu
conversing with a friend from a visit to
Mr. A. H. Stephens, aud are happy to
state that he is gradually improving. Mr.
Stephens hopes that in thecouiseof a few
weeks he will he able to resume his labors
on his second volume of the “ War between
the States.” He is walking around his
room at present, supported by chairs
[Southern Recorder, 27th.
The West Point Railroad. —We are
informed that the work of locating the
route of the Columbus aud West Point
Railroad is actually progressing, and that
the survey is being made by order or with
the co-operation of corporations fully aide
to construct the road. The presumption
is that they have undertaken Ihe business
in earnest, and that the road will be built,
whatever amount of aid may bo extended
by individual subscription. The corpora
tions named in this connection are the
Georgia ami the Atlanta aud West Point
Railroads. — Columbus Enquirer, 27th.
Another Sorrow eulDispensation.—
Miss Carrie Ragland, daughter of the
senior proprietor of this paper, died on
Sunday afternoon. She had been for some
time an invalid, and displayed through
out her sufferings the Christian spirit that
had marked her life of gentleness and
purity. This young lady was greatly en
deared to a large circle of friends by the
amiability of her disposition and her no
ble devotion to Christianity and beneyo
lence. She had long been a consistent
member of the Presbyterian Church, and
was zealous in the discharge of every relig
ious duty.— lbid.
Scrii* Dividend. —A scrip divideud of
twenty-live per cent, lias been declared by
the Eagle & Phoenix Manufacturing Com
pany.—Columbus Sun, 27th.
Pulaski Superior Court. —This body
closed its spring session on last Saturday
night, having transacted a large amount
of business. A greater portion, however,
was continued, for want of time to attend
to it. The juries were generally down
upon old debts, and reduced the sum ac
cording to the losses of the debtor. The
amount allowed on them ranged from fifty
to ten per cent. <•» i the principal.
The case of K. G. Fulghum vs. 15. I).
Johnson, acting tax collector of Pulaski
county, was determined in favor of the
former. It seems that at tbeelection held
last spring, Fulghum was elected tax col
lector, but the Governor refused to com
mission him, because he was ineligible
under the fourteenth article of the ('onsti
tu'ion of the United States, and a com
mission was issued to Johnson, the next
highest candidate. Fulghiiin applied to
Judge Alexander for a writ of quo war
ranto. to inquire by what authority he
held Ihe office. Fulghum had been a jus
tice of the peace before the war, and in
January, 1805, he was Justice of the Infe
rior Court, and went, into tiie militia ser
vice under the call of Governor Brown.
He fed and clothed soldiers and tlieir fam
ilies whenever they needed assistance, and
his feelings were with the South in the
war, hut lie did not otherwise engage in
it. The jury, under the instruction of the
court, fouud him eligible, and a judgment
of ouster was entered against the pre-ent
incumbent. —Hawkinsville Dispatch, 28 Hi.
CROP PROSPECTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Seeing reports of the crops from various
sections of the State, hut none from this
county, I have concluded to post you in
regard to our condition. The planters are
all busily engaged preparing tlieir land
and planting cotton; very few have fin
ished planting, but the larger part are not
more than half through, while some 1
have heard of only began to plant last
week. The wet weather early in the
Spring, and the late dry spell, have very
materially retarded planting operations.
Last Tuesday we had a fine rain, put more
is needed now. So far as I am able to
judge, I do not think any larger crop of
cotton is being planted this year than was
last, if, indeed, it is as large; hut the land
has been generally much better prepared
than I have ever known it before—two
horse and sub soil plows being no rarity—
while double the amount of fertilizers are
being used, so that, admitting a smaller
area to be planted, good seasons, added»to
the careful preparation of the land, and
the increased quantity of fertilizers, will
doubtless make the yield fully equal to
that of ’6B.
Corn is up, has been replanted, and is
now being plowed, and looks very well,
considering the cold weather to which it
has been subjected. Small grain looks
very well, and promises a fair yield; but, 1
regret to say, less than an average crop
has deen planted.
The health of our county is unusually
good, anil our people are exhibiting more
cheerfulness, hope and energy than 1 have
noticed since the surrender.— Cor. Chroni
cle and Sentinel, 2Hlh.
The Murder of Ayer.—The murder
of Dr. Ayer is still the “nine days’ won
der” of our community, and the general
sentiment is, that as he has been killed,
Providence or the Devil (which ever made
the selection) could not have made a more
fortunate choice for the community than
the negro Wilson, who did the deed. 1
have known Wilson since he was a child,
and never knew a more abandoned villain
for his age. His former master has often
said he would be hung, and the prospect is
very fair now of his prophecy being soon
fulfilled. Since his commitment, it has
been discovered that he tried to get two
other negroes, who lived on the same place
with him, to join him in killing and rob
bing a horse drover, who was stopping
this spring with his (Wilson’s) employer,
telling them the drover had money, anil
that was a much easier way to gei it than
working in the cotton field. — Ibid.
Crops in Washington County.—Re
freshing showers of rain have visited this :
part of the vineyard within the last few
days. The weather is delightful and the
prospect for fine crops very good. We
hear some complaint of rats, moles and
birds committing depredations upon the
young corn, and the stand thus being in
jured. From what we can learn, our peo
ple have piauted pretty liberally in corn,
sufficient it is hoped for home consump
tion. The wheat crop was perhaps never
more promising. A large breadth of land
was sowed, and if no mishap befalls it the
yield will be large for this section. Cot
ton planting is about concluded, and the
planters generally, we believe, have their
work well advanced. The fruit, we are
glad to know, was not seriously injured by
the late frosts, as a general thing through
out the county. Every planter knows
that now is the time to drive his work, in
order that lie may be prepared for any
emergency. Take it all together we are of
theopiniou that Washington county was
j never more prosperous than at the present
time. —Central (Jeoraian 2Hth.
Our Cotton Factories.—lt may n>t
pe generally known, but it is true, never
theless, that in this county the first cot
ton factory in the State, if not the first
one soutli of the Potomac, was estao
lisbed. This was the old “Georgia,” on
the Oconee river, four miles below Ath
ens It was put in operation, we believe,
in 1829—was originally a stock company—
the Hon. Augustin S. Clayton, Major
Thomas Moore, and other former citizens,
now deceased, being of the original stock
holders. The old factory building and
machinery were worn out several years
ago. The present proprietor, Mr. John
White, erected new buildings and pur
chased new machinery alioiit 1856 or 1857,
since wnteli the establishment is under
stood to have l*eeii doing a line business.
The Athens Factory, located below the
Lower Bridge, was next organized, aud
although burnt out twice, we believe, and
washed away once, lias always done agood
business. W itlliu the past few years much
new machinery lias been added, and its
capacity greatly increased. Under tlit* aide
management of Mr. Bloomfield it has
been, and is, doing a very large and profit
able busioess.
Priucetou Fact or v, located three miles
from town, ou Middle riyer, has been "re
juvenated” since the war, and is, no doubt,
doing well under the superintendence of
Mr. ißissell, an experienced and aide
manager.
High Shoals Factory, ou the Apalachee,
is about fourteen miles from town, was re
organized several years ago, and has siuce
been doing a tine business, under tiie su
perintendence of Mr. Powell, tiie efficient
President of tbe Cs inpany.
•‘Fontenoy Mills” (formerly known as
Scull Shoals or Poullain’s Factory.) is on
the border of thecouuty, has been reor
ganized, ami is doing a large and profit
able business,
OTHER FACTORIES.
There areother manufacturing interests
in tiie town and county, more or less re
motely connected with oottou mills. For
example, the Bobbin Factory, two miles
from town ; the Athens Foundry and Ma
chine Works iu town, and the Pioneer
Paper Mill, three miles from town. — Ath
ens Watchman, 27th.
Destruction of Rice by Fire.—We
learn that the barn of Mr. J. S Bryan,
ou Broughton Island, at the mouth of the
Altamaiia river, with the entire contents
of the same, some thirty-five hundred
bushels of rice, was destroyed by tire on
Saturday evening last. The work is sup
posed to he that of an incendiary.
[itawimiri/i Advertiser, 28 th.
Another Kerosene Accident. —Wt
learn that the colored man named Adam
Do lie, residing in Mill street, who was
dreadfully burned on Sunday light last
by the explosion of a kerosene lamp, is
dead.
At the present term of the United States
District Court, His Honor, Judge Erskine,
gave the act of Congress in reference to
the sale of kerosene oil which is inflam
mable at a lower temperature than one
hundred degrees Fahrenheit, in charge to
the grand jury, and informed them that it
was their duty to present all cases of sales
of oil of the above description.
This is the second death which has oc
curred in this city within the last two
months from explosive oil, and we hope
the grand jury will inquire into the mat
ter, and present any person who has been
knowingly selling t his dangerous article.
[Savannah IS publican, 2‘Jth.
Crop Prospects. —The rain of Tuesday
night was just as we would have—it fell
gently and for a long while. This will
bring up the cotton that has been held
back by reason of the hard crust formed
by the last rain. Our planters generally
are in good cheer as to their prospects for
a crop. Have heard favorable riqwirts
from those who are using commercial fer
tilizers. —Dawson Journal, 2 Uth.
The Crops. —The prospects opens finely
for an abundant yield of corn and cotton
in this section. We have never sten bet
ter stands either of corn or cotton than
the majority of farmers in this section
have. We are having splendid seasons,
and the plants are growing rapidly.
[Americas Courier, 29 1 h.
Masonic. —The Grand Chapter of the
Masons of Georgia held tlieir annual
meeting in this city yesterday, in the hall
of the order. —Augusta Chronicle and St u-
Uriel, 26th.
GEN. I.EK IN II \ LTINIOIt E.
From a notice in the Gazelle, of Gen.
Lee’s recent visit to Baltimore, we ex
tract as follows:
The ladies passed from the west side of
tiie hall over the platform, passing the
General, who shook the hand of each cor
dially, and in return was complimented
by all the ladies, a large number of whom
saluted him with kisses. After the pre
sentation was over, the General, escorted
by Mayor Banks, left the building, and on
reaching the sidewalk was greeted with
uproarious cheering, and the greatest en
thuiasm prevailed among the large throng
that had assembled at the doorway. Afn-r
liberating himself from the many friends
that continued pressing forward to shake
iiis hand, tiie General entered a carriage
and was driven to tbe residence of Samuel
H. Taggert, Esq , whose guest he is during
his sojourn here, tiie crowd following the
carriage for seveial squares, cheering
loudly.
Previously, General Lee had read an ad
dress to the business men. Upon con
cluding, the audience again warmly ap
plauded ,atul on the General resuming iiis
seat, cheer alter cheer rent the air, and
hats and handkerchiefs were waved from
all portions of the hall. It was a scene of
genuine enthusiasm not often witnessed.
Before this, when General Lee went to
the hall, as he ascended the stairway he
was greeted with three cheers by the mul
titude, who stood around respectfully with
uncovered heads. When he was intro
duced there arouse a perfect storm of ap
plause, which continued uninterruptedly
for several moments.
A Sad, True (Story—An incident of
the sad side of life occurred in connection
with the smallpox hospital a week or two
ago. A young lady of German parentage
was taken there to remain under treat
ment for the smallpox, just at the time she
was to have been married to an estimable
young mau connected with one of our
most flourishing business bouses. Day
after day tie came to ttie Cincinnati Hos
pital, on Twelfth street, to bear from his
affianced bride. The time for the wedding
passed by, and the news came to him that
she was worse anil must die. With the
characteristic devotion of a woman, she
sent him word not to visit her or to he
present at her funeral. Biie also made the
request that she should be buried in her
bridal dress. 80, about tlie middle of last
week, in the white vestments with which
she was to have been attired at the mar
riage altar, she became the bride of death.
In the hearing of tender though strange
voices she bad passed away. The hands
of strangers clad her in the bridal gar
ments and laid her in the coffin. The
eyes of strangers dropped tears as they
closed the coffin lid over her, and thought
of what she was, of what she had hoped to
he, and of the one heart left sad by her de
parture. Friends, but not old ones, saw
her deposited in the eartti and marked
the spot, that those who knew her well
might find her resting-place.
[Cincinnati Gazette.
Marriage Extraordinary.—ln con
sequence of the unreconstructed state of
things in this part of Virginia, last week i
license to marry could not be obtained, !
and a very respectable couple who wished
to have the knot matrimonial tied, had to
resort to reconstructed Tennessee for that
purjs.se. Accordingly, on Thursday of
last we* k, .Mr. James Graham arid Miss
bailie Hickok, accompanied by a large
party of young friends, paraded on horse
back, and moved down to Tennessee in
military style. They were met near the
line by the Rev. J. R. King and his staff,
and immediately formed a solid column,
the bride and groom anil their attendants
in front, when the happy couple were
made one. When the ceremony was over
they countermarched to the rear, and re
turned to Virginia without alighting.
[Abingdon I 'irginiun .
Montgomery to Nashville. —The
contract for the huildingof the link of the
Nashville and Montgomery Railroad be
tween Decatur and Montgomery, Ala.,
has been awarded to Bam Tate and others.
They agree to finish the link for $5,014,000.
To aid in the construction of the road,
the State of Alabama has indorsed $5,000,-
000 of 8 per cent, interest -hearing bonds of
the company, and given $600,000 of the 3
per cent, fund of the Ktate.
The contractors will get all the convict
)al>or of the -tale by simply paying all
the expenses of their keeping. Two hun
dred and fifty of them will he placed on
the road next August.
Half of the grading on the road has
already been completed. Work will lie
commenced at the earliest practicable
' moment. — Nashville Banner , 25 th.
VOL. LX 1.. NO 7.
TIIK UEWOIA HtPTIST rON\K.\TH»\
Correspondence of the Telegraph.
body met on Friday the'23d, at
Cuthbert, and was coni|*osed of about
seventy-five me m tiers, a much “mailer
number thau Usually attends. Kev. I*. H.
Mell, it. I)., was elected President ; Kev.
(t K. McCall,of Hawkin-ville, was elected
Clerk, and Rev. N. A. Hailey, of Albany,
was elected Assistant Clerk.
The main objectot this Convention is to
unite the elfins of the Georgia Raptiste
In support of Foreign ami Domestic mi
sions, and in the sustenance of Mercer
University, at Fenfield, Ga The ( on
veulioti lias not a particle of judicial or
Legislative power over the Baptist
Churches of Georgia, and presumes t<> a< t
only as an advisory body.
It received various reports which are ac
cepted and adopted, if agreeable to the
members of the body ; such as a Report on
the State of Religion in the St«te, on
Temperance, on Deceased Ministers, on
Education, on Missions; but tlie main n
|M»it is that on Mercer University, which
belongs to the Convention,and which has
a large endowment which is also the prop
erty of the Convention. Tin* Convention
elects each year a Hoard of Trustee* to
watch fiver the University, provide a com
petent faculty, and take care of its iuuds
The funds, however, are mostly managed
by the very t fllelent and long time Trees
urer of the Convention, T. J. Bur
ney, Keq., of Madistm, Ga. From
the report of the Treasurer we learn
that the Convention owns cash assets to
tlie amount of $37,34h 54 consisting <>f
Loan notes #13,5711 Ts
Georgia Kail road stock s,'Am (HI
Mobile and M Mitgoiucry Railroad pre
ferred stuck l.soo mi
City of Augusta bonds . l .‘ski im
Georgia Railroad bonds ;i, sm no
Macou and Augusta endorsed bonds.... l.i«m no
Cash oil hand 1 OfiO 71.
Total #37,340 5t
In addition to which it possesses:
Mercer University fund #71,1.‘i7 05
Central Professorship fund 15,0ut mi
Mercer Theological fund 11,4'.* ’ ts
Sanders Professoi'sliip ] l,tC»i. 11
Jane Posey fund 10,000 00
Ke;d estate 50.000 oo
Interest account t*,007 v;
Total #103,313 00
The income for the year ending July 1,
Ist*!), is estimated at $10,535 no, and the
estimated expenses, slo,;{stl 00, inchiiling
ali tlie college expenses.
Mercer University is at present in a
nourishing and growing condition, under
tlie aide management ot l)r. 11.* ti. Tuck
er. It has a very aide Facility, comjs.-cd
of Kev. 11. 11. Tucker, I). D , ITesidenl,
and i'rofessor of Theology and Inw-lhc
dial and Moral Philosophy ; S. I*. Sanford,
A M., Professor of Matliemalius and As
tronouiy ; J. E. Willett, A. M., M. I».,
Professor of Natural Philosophy; Win. G
Woodlin, A. M , Professor «>i Ancient
Languages; Rev. J. J. Hrautly, D. I).,
Professor ol Bulbs Keitres and .Modern
Languages.
Then- die at present in the college, >
liiors, 15; Juniors, 32; Sophomores, Pi;
Freshmen, lb—total, b 4.
The college has graduated 311 young
men, many of whom are Tilling re.-poii-i
Me positions as ministers and teachers,
throughout tlie States of the South
It is proposed l*y tlie Canvention t<>
place an ellicienl agent in the field, willia
compensating salarv, and raise an addi
tional endowment fund ofslon i oou, s<> that
a stronger corps of instruetiou may 1m
employed in the College, us tlie numher o(
young men seeking admittance is inereas
ing rapidly.
'l'lie report of the Finance Commiltee
announces $1,551 ilosent up tuthet'i liven
tiou, in cash, for various purposes, lint
mostly to aid in carrying on the Deiinmin
alioual Missionary operations.
From the report ot the Executiv*' Com
mittee of the Convention, we gather tint
four young men are receiving a gratuitous
theological education ; that “ lieain
School," at Dave Sp ing, (la., under tilt
care of tile (!on vention, is in a flourishing
condition, and is a valuable auxiliary of
the denomination in Northwest Georgia
that a railroad to Peufield is hi couleiupla
lion ami may probably lie built. It wa
decided to appoint an Evangelist fur
Northwestern Georgia, ami the subject
State Evangelist was it iei red in the Exec
utive Committee, with power to act.
A resoltiimu wasadopted earnestly nc
ommemiing tiie cliurcbes to eontriloite
liberally to the contingent fund for the
support of aged and infirm l>i|itist mini--
ters.
Tlie report on tlie state of religion
thruughout Georgia manifests a great <i> -
litution of religious privileges in all pails
of the Stale, and the report stales that
fiddling, dancing, drinking, and social
irregularities exist in all the religion- d
nominations to a greater extent than for
the last twenty years; that a .-aii IjaoOieian
spirit is generally prevailing; that there
is a great want of ministerial con
secration and ministerial support; that
there is much destitution among the
churches, many neighborhoods being
entirely unprovided with the pieai nd
word ; that a Sunday School revival spirit
prevails; that the state of religion and re
iigtous destitution calls for prayer and
self-denial; and that a cessation should
he put to advancing the war and poverty
as pleas for the love of the world and the
idolatry of covetousness.
The general spirit of the late Conven
tions was a desire to promote the cause oi
religion, education and morality, ihe
meeting was harmonious, ami some of tie
discussions were very interesting, particu
larly that which occurred on the adoption
of un able re|>orl on temperance, in
reference to tliat subject, the following
resolution, which was adopted, will ex
hibit the animus of the Convention.
Resolved. ’1 hut the Conventiou ob
serves witii profound regret the growing
disposition to indulge in intoxicating
liquors as a ftiuutuo beverage, and tic.
we earnestly exhort our brethren to ab
stain from all such indulgence themselves,
and by all prudent measures to persuade
others to the same course.
The body was able and dignified, and
presided over with distinguished abil
tty by J)r. Mell. Its next meeting will
take place at Newnau, Ga., Rev. J.
Ryals being appointed to preach the intro
ductory, arid Rev. D.' Shaver being ap
pointed to preach the educational sermon.
This Convention is distinct from lhai
soon to meet in the city of Macon. This
was a State Convention ; that will cou-mi
of Haptists from all parts of tire South,
and other portions of the United States,
ami is called the Southern Baptist Conven
tion. It tneets annually at tiie place that
may have been previously appointed. Jt
is expected that a very large and resj.ee;
able body of men will compose the corning
Convention, and it is hoped that the citi
zens of Macon, by a cordial/welcome and
generous hospitality, will sustain the char
acter vouched for the city, when the Con
vention was invited to hold its session at
j this place. B.
The Cotton Trade. — lt is slated that
the total receipts of cotton at ail the In 1 •!
States ports, for the week ending on the
1 Glli inst., were 27,1*67 halt q which i- a
falling off of some 6000 bales from ib<- pre
vious week. The aggregalc recc.pis -in*- •
1-t September last reach 2,076,461 b>-
agaiust 2,145,718 bales tor the saute ;iin** m
1867; an excess of 68,257 hales. The ex pm
for the week reach 47,959 bales -"trie
bales more than the exports of the plu
vious week —and giving a total of 1 "
bales,agaiust 1,585,619 bales in com-.-p'
iug time last year—showing a decreu
-521,101 bales. Tire stocks on band -re
558,041 bales, against 260.211 hales aMle
same date hist year; an increase of
bales
Decorating the Soldier.- ‘ ,K '' 1
We are pleased to see how umvei -a- >
solemn ceremonies of the *. w ' ‘ '
were observed a!I over
that the women, and the ” - ’ 1 1 ‘
the men of Georgia, have no ’♦ ■ ’
rupted or paralyzed by "» ls ” t j
decorations were utm ‘uai \ (|i ,
eloriuent addrwws ‘ Jo-'epli ! .
K/aTdl ‘August by Une. H. D. I*
Twiggs. _
Avoid lady iu New Jersey, having
r P ad a u account of the hunting ~t *
trrind-sione it. a manufacturing establish
merit became terribly alar tied, lest a
i „ r i o dstone which was standing m her
cellar should burst and blow the house up.