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J. W. BURKE & CO. GEORGIA JOURNAL & MESSENGER j yjj. BURKE 6l CO., Proprietors. A w. REESE, - * - - Editor. otl .flCE No. 60 SECOND STREET, MACON, OA. HATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. nirir per Annum |IO 00 Di T ' six Months 500 M Three Months. 250 m One Month. lOn . WekkLY, per Annum 510 T* l ' ■‘lx Month* 2 5o .* Three Month*..... 1 50 rl ,v per Annum 300 v \. Six Month* 1 .50 THE HOI'TII NEEDS.—A SLANDER WHA ANSWERED. There id so mlicit nonsense written on this luhject, snd especially for the Northern japers. That we need “an infusion of Northern pluck, energy and ingenuity,’ ha 9 grown almost into a dogma, and it is D ot uuoften that we see tiie ridiculous stuff copied into Southern papers, with at least a tacit acquiescence. The .Savannah Republican declares that nothing is more false. There is no lack of industry, enterprise, or good judgment on the part of the Southern people, and so far from theodiouscomparison with the North being just,we hold that in all these respects we are the equals if not ttie superiors of the North. And the facts will bear us out in the assertion. It is notorious that wherever the hands of Southern men have been untied, and capital was placed at their ommand since the close of a dis as trous andalmostdisheartening war, where they lost their all, they have made two dollars in the same field where Northern ers have made one. Take agriculture— the very interest proposed to he revived by “Northern pluck, energy and skill”— Southern and Northern men have culti vated fields of cotton, rice, sugar and grain oide side ; wtiile the former have uni formly prospered, the latter, with more means and superior advantages in all respects, us a general rule, have made hut little money or utterly failed. This is true, and what becomes of the boasted superior ity of the people of the North over the people of the (South ? It exists in the imagination alone. 1 he South is judged without reference to the peculiarity of iter condition. She lias just come out of a long and desolating war, in which she lostevery tiling and was com pelled to commence the world afresh. The North, .on the other hand, was the vic torious party, and instead of suffering laid up magnificent riches during the struggle, title has had nothing to uuuerve tier ener gies and dampen her hopes, and we sub mit that it is gross injustice to judge the two by the same standard. Thehouth lias had the energy and skill to create almost all our exports, and thus build up this magnificent country to what it is. She has had the mental and moral power to govern the country for more than three quarters of a century, and ttie moment the sceptre departed from her hands the whole nation went into levolutiou, ruin und decay. Is this not also true ? And still we find empty braggarts vaunting them selves on the superior intelligence and eueigyof the North ! It is untrue that auy moral deficiency exists at the South. We need hut capital, give us that, hut a reasonable supply, and we will soon develop those qualities and products before which the Northern peo ple are ever ready to fall down and wor ship. THE LAST INSULT. We take it for granted Unit the President per scalawag, Creswell, has determined to appoint the negro incendiary, Simms, Postmaster at Savannah, though the commission has not yet been issued. Another illustration, this, how Grant's words " let us have peace” are daily laps ing into .* mockery as bitter as it is shame ful. llis every act, by himself, or his agents, has been an aggressiou upon the rights and feelings of that class of his countrymen who alone preserve the laud Torn contempt. “ Let us have peace ” was ikeu by the people to mean a cessation of olitical war, not only upon the repose jd peace of the country, and the South, esiiecially, but also upon the memories traditions, and feelings of this section. We thought it real, coming from the lips of a soldier. We believed that he was telling ttie truth. Pine has taught us our error. We will not toon be fooled the eame way, again. Prom tiie day wheu these words were spoken down to this, the policy of the aiiuiiuistratiou towards the Souih issum tnoued up in one word—insult. The ap* poiutments credited to ttie South, have been from a class tiiat the South most loathes, aud her scorn lias been a recom mendation more potent tliau all others combined. Grant has outraged, in his Southern appointments, not only bis P'edge, nut every instinct of a soldier ami an honorable foe. He lias slapped tbe South iu tiie face with every mark of eou tempt. From the lowest strata of partisan villaiuy he has dug out, and thrust upon our people, tiie imaueet specimens of negroes and white vermin lie could reach. To Georgia, especially, lias he been lavish with these insults. Iu oue of the most important districts of the State he appoiuts to collect the taxes from white property owners, a mulatto. In the Post office of the most important city of the State he installs another negro, eminent only for his evil who, if lie had his deserts as an incendiary, would swing from a gallows instead. Such is Grant’s iuterpretration of his invocation for “ peace.” Such the punishment he in Diets upon a people who repudiated him at the ballot box. If he thinks thus to break the spirit of freemen he shoots wide of the mark. These appointments, infa mous as they are, ean have but oue ell'ect upon the people of Georgia. They will feed the tire of their scorn, aud add others to tiie host of reasons Georgia has to put the seal of her inexorable reprobation upon a party whose chosen head is guilty of such outrages. “ Goobers,” Forever !—A correspon dent of tiie Farmers’ Gazette, published at Richmond, states tiiat iu the neighbor hood of Suffolk, Virginia, the peanut crop has proved more profitable than either corn, cotton or sweet potatoes. Iu several counties of lower Virginia, a* up as Nottoway and Amelia, the cul tivation of tiie “ peanut ” lias been com menced on quite a large scaie, and in some places is actually taking the place of to bacco as a more valuable crop. ti Land and Provisions in Texas —A correspondent in Johnson county, Texas, Writes us that corn is worth thirty-five cents per bushel; baeon ten cents; beefone aud-a-balf to two cts ; flour eight cts.; bides seven cents; wool twelve-aud-a-half ceuis, Per pound ; oats forty cents, in ttiat coun ty. Unimproved lands sell for $2 to $2 50 per acre; improved, do., $lO to $25. Prep arations for very heavy crops of both cot ton aud corn are being made. Handsome Subscription.—The Grand Jury Os Hall county, at its last session, a cou uty subscription oi ♦ 190,000, to the Air-Line Railroad, not to e paid, though, till the road is pertna uently located iu Gainesville, or near by. THE MUNICIPAL MI DDLE AT CHARLESTON. As every honest man iu Charleston knew would be done, a carpet bag judge there has decided the contest over the mu nicipal spoils in favor of one Pilisbury.the candidate of the negroes, tag-r*g and bob tail vermin and scalawags tor Mayor, and a set of Aldermen who are entirely worthy of such a head. Most of them are negroes, and the remaind r, if possible, even of worse material. At the election some months ago this crowd was defeated, but Radical rascality aud hunger was not to be balked, and the thing they call law was ordered to make good the shortcomings of the ballot box. The property-holders of that city will squeal now, sure Such a carnival of robbery and jobbery will never come again anywhere, as that doomed place will be forced to endure. If any man within the range of our circulation has rnouey invested at Charleston, our ad vice is to realize at once. From the Courier, of Monday, we quote as follows: The Commotion Saturday.— Seldom since the advent of the United States troops into Charleston, in 1865, was such a commotion witnessed as that which evinced itself ou Saturday among the rag tag that usually darken the vicinity of the Court House, at the reception of the news of Judge Carpenter’s decision of the quo warranto. Hungry politicians, who had been reduced almost to a stale of starva tion, girded themselves up at ttie reception of tiie news and eagerly put forth a hand to grasp the luscious pap spoon that now appears looming up before their astonished vision. Would-be Captains of Police, City Treas urers, Inspectors and Assessors, who iiad almost run to seed waiting for the good time, danced for very joy, aud at once as sumed an important bearing. The lazy vagabond, who had been loitering about the Court House daily for the past six months, living on nothing but what could be stolen, and who perhaps indulged a faint hope of wearing a star at a distant day as a guardiau of the public peace, r.nw threw off his look of apathy and in difference, and capered about in the rays of the sun as though the miiienium had come. The news soon spread through the city, and every little ragged politician in the city exulted in the fact that “de ole man is all right.” Never was so much exultance exhibited by a Republican party. They yelled aud whooped, and the party cry, “Lei us have peace!” was swallowed up in the more vociferous shout of “Pills bury’s me man !” Correspondence Journal & Messenger. CONFEDERATE DEAD AT THOM ASTON. Tuomaston, Upson County G a., May 3. Mr. Editor: As the names of the Con federate soldiers who died iu hospital arid were buried uere have uever appeared in print, I send you a list at this late day for publication. Hie names of a few have not been ascertained. An effort is being made to erect a mon ument to their memory, and to enclose their graves in a permanent manner Con tributions from the friends of the deceased, transmitted to Wm. A. Cobb, Ordinary, will be thaukfully received and properly appropriated: Respectfully, E. A. Flewkllen. B F Johnson, Company B, Ist Missis sippi Regiment. R J White,Company G, 20th Mississip pi Regiment. J M Carter, Company B, 35th Missis sippi Regiment. J W Brady, Company I, 20th Mississip pi Regiment. W Shepard, Company G, 46th Missis sippi Regiment. J C Sprawls, Company B, 15th Missis sippi Regiment. A Baker, Company G, Ist Mississippi Regiment. EM W right, Company E, 44th Missis sippi Regiment. Abel Warr, Company D, 3d Mississippi Regiment. 8 T Brown, Company H, 9th Missis sippi Regiment. J R Ford, Company E, 15th Mississippi Regiment. EJ Dunham, Company H, 23d Missis sippi Regiment. 8 J Chambers, Company —, 4th Missis sippi Regiment. W A Hartsfield, Company F, 3d Missis sippi Regiment. J 13 L Dear, Company A, 6th Mississip pi Regiment. Bamuel Brown, Company C, Ist Missis sippi Sharpshooters. W H Harrison, Company B, 4th Mis sissippi Regiment. Elrich Henderson, Compauy B, 4th Mis sippi Regiment. J W Cloptou, Compauy C, Ist Mississip pi Regiment W A * orley, Company B, Perrin’s Reg iment,. W T Blair, Compauy B, Ferriu’s Regi ment. 13 L Loyd, Compauy A, Perrin’s Regi ment. James Quigley, Company F, sth Con federate W L ltumley, Company G, sth Tennes see Regiment. J H Shoemaker, Cotnpauy C, 29th Teu utssee Regiment. \V H Michael, Company F, 29tli Ten nessee Regiment. Win Koitan, Company C, 50th Tennes see Regiment. J A Jones, Yates’ Battery. J T Ussery, Yates’ Battery. A G Marble, Bwett’s Battery. W A Smith, Company E, 60th North Carolina Regiment. L D Dunlap, Company E, 19th South Carolina Regiment. J T Gentry, Company D, 19th Arkansas Regiment. 8 A Wells, Captain loth Arkansas Reg iment. W H Delahaunty, Company G, Ist Ar kansas Regiment. Win Henley, Company B, 18th Alabama Regiment. O R Ingram,Company A,2oth Alabama Regiment. L A Roustan, Company E, 4th Louis iana Regiment. HP Wagoner, Company—,sth Geor gia Regiment. W A Gillispie, Company C, 56th Geor gia Regiment. A B Bryan, Company A, 57th Georgia Regiment. James Raley, Company A, 54th Georgia Regiment. H Roston, Compauy H, 40th Georgia Regiment. J B Mulkey, Company F, Bth Georgia I Regiment. C C Raley, Company A, 2d Georgia Battalion of Sharpshooters. Drinkard. J. K. H. ! Four unknown. A Solid Chunk of ;\Visdom.— The New York Herald says: “Large portions of the best cotton lauds in Mississippi have been tlooded by the recent heavy raius in that quarter destroying the cot ton planted and making a replanting ne cessary. But if the planters are quick about it they may still, by replanting, se cure afa r crop. But if the subsidence of the overflow will make it too late for the cotton, it will not be too late for the corn, and the South cannot- raise too much corn. With a rousing crop of Indian corn, though everything else may fail, the Southern people will be rich. They have heretofore too much neglected this life sustaiuing staple. The lessons which they learned in the late Confederacy, however, of the vital importance of a good crop of ludian corn, they have since turned to a goidaceouut; for their corn crop of last year, if we are not mistaken, made their cotton crop clear cash, or very near it, on the costs of the two crops. Let the plant ersof the cotton States, then, remember that where it may be too late to replant a swamped cotton field, they may still be in season for a good field of corn.” Novelty.— Through the efficiency and industry of Col Hulbert, Superintendent of the State Hoad anew article of trade will pass through our city to day. A train load of pig iron will arrive here at eleven o’clock, from Columbia, (on the Selma road,) on its way to New York via Charles -1 ton. —Atlanta Intelligencer, sth. 'Vi t a sine L. iteris JVC o r s © s t . Correspondence Journal A Messenger. WASHINGTON GOSSIP-SI MVEH H SPEECH— THE ALABAMA CLAIMS Washington April 29. 1869. The Alabama claims as they are now discussed, appear to be a case parallel with tiie South sea-bubble of former years Many profess to, but nobody can under stand them. People say : ** We wonder are ttie American Statesmen so green as to imagiue that England will ever yield a dollar iu compensation for injuries inflict ed, or restitution of one ceut tor any plun der she ever commit cd Engia id will appropriate and confiscate wherever she can clutch anything to gain, but never admit a wrong nor make atonement iu money or v due.” Talk ischeap, and Eu gli-h Statesmen will give plenty of it.— file latest pliasis in tbe Alabama case is, that since the Jobnson-Clarendon treaty was rejected by Congress, the British Min ister iu Washington is silent. Not a word has escaped his ifw in his official capacity on the Alabama orany other inter national queßiion, since the measure was kicked out by Congress, and this gives rise to grave reflection in every quarter wtiere Stale af fairs are spoken of. The effect of Sum ner’s speech on the Cabinet in London is not yet thoroughly known, but it is jun derstood that the text of that oration shall form the ground work of Mr. Motley’s in structions on his arrival at ttie court of St. James. It is said that outside or beyond tiiis manifesto, the American Minister will not be permitted to travel iu any negotia tions that, may arise between him and the British Minister in London. By tiie way, this same speech of Sumner’s is variously regarded here. Some say it was an able display, others admit it, but add that it was a long timein coming forth and when hatched into life, it bore the impress of great labor, the greatest burden of which was, not so much the honor of the United States, as to damage the two Johnsons, Andy on this, and Reverdy on the other side of ttie Atlantic. For it is believed by all who know any thing of the character of the past history of that “statesman,” who was whipped into notoriety, aud who afterwards made political capital out of the marks on iiis back, that auy plan or policy, good or bad, in regard to the Alabama claims, or any other national question devised bv a po litical adversary, would ire sure to en counter his opposition. There lias been so much said aud written on this intermi nable Alabama case that people, although tired of the subject, will talk about it still. THE BLUE NOSES GETTING STEAM UP. The Canadians over t >e way seem to have caught the contagion of bluster, and growl fiercely ou the subject of ttie Ala bama. Sumner’s speech was seized by ail the Canadian papers, and in ttie Parlia ment House of the New Dominion the blue noses indulged in tall talk about war, and all the playthings that are used in that game. In order to square accounts, and as a set-ofl'against the Alabama claims, tbe Canadians propose to throw in, as a counterpoise, tbe losses aud expense* they sustained by ttie Fenian descent of 1566, from tbe American border. The subjects of tbe New Dominion seem to be jumping with joy at the prospect of having a trial of strength witli ttie United Slates. They seem to invite the Union army to a game of rifles aud artillery, aud amid loud cheers say that England aud Canada can whip Uncle Sam aud put au end to his Alabama claims. SPRAGUE AGAIN. The Senator from Rhode Island is still getting into hot water. No sooner had ttie scalawag from North Carolina clapped his hands aud cried content, than Captain Goddard, late of ttie Ist Rhode Island reg iment of Carbineers, writes down Senator Sprague as “a liar, a calumniator and a pohroou.” Those words roll like red hot shot, aud smell of powder. The cause of their appearance so soon, and befoie the hilarity succeeding the Abbott-Sprague entertainment had subsided, is stated to haveari-en from observations in ttie Sen- j ate Chamber applied by little Rhody to ; tbe gallant Captain of Carbineers. It ap- i pears that Mr. Sprague, who was himself a soldier, chaiged tHe Captain with having j made a precipitate flight, with all his men then living, helter-skelter from Butt Run. j The brave Capt-in produced Geueral j Burnside as his principal witness to testify tiiat he did not run at Boil Run,ami then . called Rhody all the bad names above | written. The police force were rather uu* i merous in the vicinity of Mr. Sprague’s | residence, aud ttie sojourners in and about i the hotels say they will bet on ttie iittie j Senator; others who are concerned for j his safety say tiiat they have reason to know that certain parties vow that he must he shot aud put out of tlie way. He has become very troublesome. THE WORKING MEN ii iCK SPRAGUE. The National Republican, a little paper published here in the interest of the Re publican party, made a furious editorial attack lately ou Sprague, for his manly j defence of the laboring man. This at- I tack ou the champion of the dignity of labor, called forth a reply from theExecu- ; tive Committee of the National Labor ! Union of Kansas; but tlie Republican newspaper refused to publish tiiis reply. | In genuine Republican style, the Nation al Republican slandered and stabbed in the dark, and then closed tbe case against the injured party. Mr. H. Cameron, the Secretary of the Labor Uuiou, presented the document to the editor of tiie Na tional Intelligencer, who gave it a place iu tbe columns of that paper. In ibis re ply, which is written with considerable ability, the Committee deals with the sub ject in hand, in a trenchant style ; The Labor Uniou tells t tie editor of ttie Nation al Republican, and the party he assumes to represent, some subtie truths, about certain journalists and Senators receiving payment for their advocacy of “thieves and robbers, speculators iu gold,ami hold ers of bonds, laud swindlers, railroad rings, aud various infamous lings which control legislation aud government pat ronage.” Verily, Senator Sprague’s con stituents are not limited to the boundaries of Rhode Island. GEN. LEE’S VISIT TO GRANT. Gen. Robert E. Lte, chief of the late Confederate army, is iu Baltimore. It is understood tiiat lie projects a visit to Washington, aud that the President has extended the hospitalities of the United States by inviting Geueral Lee to the White House. If this be all correct, aud nobody doubts it, it is a becoming act on the piart of the President, and alike hono rable to both, considering that the last time they met face to face was at the sur render of Richmoud. What a flood of un utterable thoughts must rush upon theoc casiou of Grant and Lee being again fn presence. Such an iuchleut, and such au occasion of the meeting of two formerly adverse chiefs, is seldom presented during the lapse of ages. There is oue case of a similar character ou record. Marsiial Soult, who was a very troublesome enemy of the Duke of Wellington duiiug the Pe ninsula war, was a casual visitor iu Lon don. The French Marshal was feted. Loudon poured forth the Peerage and the people to do him honor. A grand enter tainment was improvised. A royal Duke aeoipted the position of chairman, and in the vicinity of the chair, right aud left and opposite to each other ttie Duke of Wellington and Marshal Soult sat. The French Marshal, on that occasion, said that the festive board was tbe proper place for Frenchmen aud Englishmen to meet face to lace. Aud so in the case just under view. The proper place for Graut aud Lee, and all Americau cilizeus from every poiut of the compass, would be to meet face to face in harmony aud brotherly love. The National Debt.—The national debt (le.-s tbe amount of cash iu the Treas ury ) was: Oil the Ist of May. ISC'.) $3,539,158,205. Un the Ist of May, 186 V 2, 5-10,760,190. Increase in two years $8,372,009 Question for Secretary Boutweil-At this rate when will the debt be paid ? Ques tion No. 2 w iihout some glimpse of day light how long will tbe pt* pie stand it? N. Y. Herald 3rd. Crops —We are informed that the pros pects for a good yield of corn iu tbit sec tion, are flattering, s> far. Also that the recent rains ba v e injured the cotton very little. It is 100 eariy. however, to begin to calculate on tiie probable crop. Jhe cup is a long way from the lip yet, and many slips may yet occur. We hope for the better, but will not be surprised at the worst. —Eujaula Newt, sth. MACON, GA.. TUESDAY, MAY 11. 1869. Correspondence .Journal A Messenger. LETTER FROM BDKKE COUNTY. Alexander. May 6. 1569. THE CROPS —GOOD PROSPEUrS. Mr. Editor .* s > far as tins county is concer ied, I think many of you newspa per me t are unnecessarily exercised arid alarmed about the excess of the cotton crop this year. I nave recently been over the greater portion of the county, and from actual calculation, of some of the largest planters, it is certain that the area of cotton this year will not come up to that of last year. It is trus that ou some plan tations the crop has been iuorea-ed, be cause of tbe increase of hands; but perhaps his neighbor, who last year planted one hundred acres, for want of htigarers ha only twenty-five this year. It I=t evident from ttie best estimate that can be made that there are at least one-sixth less labor ers iu number in tbe field this year than there were last. Therefore, making all due allowance for the amount of fertilizers used, it is clearly evident that,the crop of this year will not exceed that of last. The crop at present is lo king fine. * The corn throughout ttie otkinty has come up admirably. It is a geueral ex pres-iou that a better stand : ever bad Tiie rains have been just such -easons as would have been ordered, had tie* pTauter himself iiad coutroi of the weathers A HOT BATH. A ca-e of wanton cruelty has recently been developed near this village. A negro girt about twelve or fifteen years of age was nurse for a negro woman whose child was but a year or so old. To ge*.—A cA-her charge, she prepared a tub of .vs? <r ’ “cs au sibly to bathe it, but fitted it with boiling water, into which site plunged the child, causing death in a short period of time. I have n t learned what disposition was made of ti e murderess. LAND SALES. There were sold, yesterday, at Waynes boro, two tracts of land, with improve ments —one containing 400 acris'and tbe other 900. The former was purchased by Dr. T. S. Mims, for $lB5. The latter by Judge J. A. Shewmake, for $750. Also, one town lot in Waynesboro, with build ing upon it, for SIBO, to Dr. Miller. FOILING A CARPET-BAGGER. A church, known as Full wood’s Chapel was advertised for sale at the same time, to satisfy mechanics’ lien. Tbe carpet bagger, Spillman, of the Northern Mettio dist Church, was ou hand to take advan tage of ttie misfortunes of an honest and hard-working people, but the sheriff dis pointed liis calculations, by withdrawing tbe property from sale. PRECOCIOUS. I was shown, on Saturday last, a heifer sixteen months old, who had that day given b.rth to a calf. The little one was a small specimen indeed, but yet perfect iu ait its parts, measuring about two feet in leugth and eighteen inches in height. They are the property of S. H. Buckiston, RAILROAD MATTERS. We have missed the countenance of our friend William Wimberly, so long and so well known as tbe conductor on the Au gusta branch road. He retires ou account of ill-health. We regret lii* absence, but are pleased tosee tiie exhibition of wisdom upon the part of President Wadley iu as signing Lewis Remit au to fill the vacancy. The Reuneaus are a railroad family of high standing, aud I am sure that Lewis will Dot let tiie reputation of the name sutler iu bis hands. S. Correspondence Journal & Messenger. PLANT PEAS. Editor Journal and Messenger:—l notice tiiat since ttie war very few farmers grow peas. Why is this? Have they lost seed? Have they forgotten that a good pea lield furnishes fine grazing in the fail tor stock ? We are neglecting an im portant interest. The pea crop is valu able in many respects, and is one of ttie cheapest crops raised. The farmer needs pea fields to fatteu his horses and mules in ttie fall, and it pays well to raise them for that purpose, even if we have no bogs or cow s. But the great value of the pea crop consists not so much in its wool li feed and grazing for stock, as in its’fertilizing effects upon our worn aud exhausted soil. A heavy crop of C"W T pea vines greatly benefits the land, by furnistiing it vege table mould, which our exhausted soi! mostly needs. The whole catalogue of guanos, phosphates, etc., about which otir farmers are now so much excited, will fail to keep up our lands without a due supply of vegetable mould. This is abundantly furnished by the pea crop. P ant peas on every acre of your corn land, whether you gather a bushel or graze a hog, cow or mule. Let them lie ami rot, and turn them under in the spring. Ttie succeeding crop of whatever kind will report good interest. Plant peas to restore exhausted soil. Plant peas to enrich your land and assist iu keeping it rich. Method of Planting—Mr. Dickson says: “After ttie second plowing of corn, run a shovel furrow in ttie middle of a corn row ; drop one bushel of peas to every eight acres—say six to eight peas to a hill —and cover with a harrow.” I suggest the following amendment to Mr. Dickson’s plan: After siding ttie corn run a shovel furrow in the middle, aid drop tiie peas. The two remaining fur rows necessary to split out the middles, when plowing the corn with sweeps, will cover tiie peas nicely, without the addi tionnl harrow furrow. This saves labor, which is the great desideratum in this age of farming. The crop of peas w ill only cost you one furrow to the row; and the ultimate percentage in ttie way of benefit to tiie land will be incalculable. Try this plan. J D. S. Sunny Home, Houston co., April 28th, 1869. Immigration to the United States from Ireland and Germany. — Our Cork correspondent refers in his recent letters to unmistakable indications that the emigration from Queenstown will this year be unprecedentedly large. The va rious steamship companies having boats calling there are unable to accommo date tiie passengers who throng their of fices, notwithstanding tne rise iu the price of passages to seven aud eight guineas, and tiie placing on ibeir lines of all their available steameis aud the chartering of others. The Cunard aud Inman lines despatch one or two extra steamers a week to take out passengers left by their regular boats, and nevertheless eleven hundred passengers had to be left behind on a single day, tbe 15th ult. A similar activity reigus iu tiie German ports. Oue feature is common to both the Irish aud tbe German emigration of the present year. The emigrants are for the most j part either skilled artisans or smali farm ers, and are unusually well provided for tiie new career which they are to enter upon in this country. If they will only resist the temptations to linger in the crowded cities or ttie Atlantic coast, and will hasten, ou their arrival here, to the homes that await them iu the great West, they will never regret having immigrated to America.— N. Y. Herald. Mistaken. —Our cotemporary of tiie Telegraph is in error with reference to the antecedents of Simms, the negro an nounced as appointed Postmaster at Sa- Tauuah. He is not from the North, but is South ern boru, raised in Savannah, and is a brother of the fugitive slave Simms, whose Capture and trial at Boston, under the Fu gitive Slave Law, created such excitement in that -loll” city a few year* before the war. Neither is lie a Methodist preacher. He claim* to belong to the Baptist Church and preaches lo a negro congregation of that denomination iu Savannah. Like the majority of negro preachers, he is doubly a rascal, and poteut for mischief, becau-e of his clerical profession and tiie abundant ouportuuities for perpetrating every manner of deviltry. • Ingenious Invention.— We examimed, yesterday, tbe model of a plow invented by a freedmau named Major Ponder, which is designed to “chop out” cotton, “ bear off,” and plow out the rows at the same time. It is constructed ontwowtels, the plowshares are arranged like the teeth of a harrow, and the turning of the axle, by means of two small cog-w heels, is iu tended to turn the hoes tiiat do the chop ping. Altogether it is an ingenious con trivance, and we think would, iu the bauds of a skillful mechanic, with a little money, be made a success. —Montgomery ' Mail, sth. $8,372,009 STATE NEWS. Two Noticeable Decisions— Dalton, Oa., May 3, lß69.—Judge Parrott adjourned the Superior Court to-day, on accouul of his feeble health, for tbe term. He reudered oue decision that is re markable enough to be uoticed. Land in tbehaudßof a pureba-er had been levied on under execution against a previous vender The purchaser claimed a home stead aud the Judge allowed it. So, that under this decision, it is Immaterial against whom the debts may tie, a man who has property cau claim a homestead in it, against his owu debts and the debts of everybody else, whether subject to those debts or not. Tbe case will probably be taken up. He decided one otber noticeable point. A purchaser of real esiate claimed that it was not subject to tbe judgments against a vender, liecause such a veuder had sold the laud more than four years ago; that the statute of limitations was not suapen* ded as to judgmeuts. The Judge ruled that the statute run as to judgmeuts, aud therefore the laud was subject, notwithstanding tbe four years bad elapsed that barred the lien. Corres pondence Atlanta (institution, 4 th. The Thaxton Mfriier—The Perpe trators Discovered. — We previously sta ted our belief that the circumstances of this murder would iuevitably lead to ttie xletection of the perpetrators. Mr. Thaxton was killed in the public road just after dark in the eveuiug, while on iiis w r ay home, aud within a few hundred yards of Mr. McAVoy’s house. As was supposed anil intimated, ttie crime was uoue by negroes, and under tHe belief that it was auotber man whose life they were taking. Theie were tw< who participated iu the act, oue of whom was arrested on suspicion aud confessed the whole fact, implicating ttie other. They were brought to tins place on Monday last aud lodged in jail.— Washington Gazette, Ist. '1 elegrafh to Brunswick. —The party who are about completing me leiegrapti to Darieu, last week proposed to several gentlemen of our city that they would luruish at once a line to tins point from Darien, provided a subscription of $1,500 was raised by stock subscription. Only a few days sufficed to secure the amount, and we are proud lo inform our readers that within a few short weeks Brunswick will be placed iu lightning communication wi.h the world. Surely we tiave cause to congratulate ourselves iu our rapid strides of development. —Brunswick Appeal, Ist. IfcON FOR THE MaCON AND BRUNSWICK R. R.—Another carao of iron, aud the lar gest yet received by several tons, arrived iu ourpoitlast week,for the Macouand Bruns wick Railroad. We learu severs! otber cargoes are daily expected iu our port for the same road. — Ibid. State vs. Elbert Bayne —ln Jasper Superior Court. — We have just Harned that the defendant, a member of tlie Leg islature iu 1865-6, charged with tiie homi cide of Lynch, was tried last week ami honorably acquitted, oil tiie gouud that tne killing was Justifiable. — Ibid. Internal Revenue Assessor for the 4ih District. —A private telegram re ceived in ttiiscity tiiis morning announces that J. H. Caldwell, ofLaGrange, lias been appointed Revenue Assessor for this (4th) District, in place of W. H. Watson. At lanta Constitution, ith. Georgia Gold —We were shown, yes terdays quautity of American gold pieces —of tiie denomination of twenty dollars each —which liad just been received iu this city from the United States Mint in Phil adelphia. They were manufactured from gold dust taken from a mine in Cherokee county, Georgia, owned by a gentleman in this place, ami were taken by tiie latter as a part of the annual rent money.— Good Sale. —Twenty thousand dollars wortti of Fulton county bonds were sold on yesterday at 90 to 91 cents. These bonds were four years interest bearing bonds.— lbid. Fine Fishing. —A small party of gen tlemen, viz: Messrs. Hammond, Samuel MeCotnb, and T. D. Wright, spent a day and a half fishing last week at Jessup’s mill, several miles below Mitledgeville, aud caught, witli book ami line, within one or two pounds of one hundred weight of trout and brim. Two of the trout weighed ten pounds each. Their stay was too short, witli tiie quantity of “beet” carried down to necessitate sending back —as did our piscatorial friends of Macon— for more. — Southern Recorder, 4 th. A Large Sale — Yes eiday the Mes-rs. Ellis sold for D. F. Wilcox, assignee, all ttie assets of ttie Bank of Columbus, the principal items of which were a splendid banking house, railroad bonds, Confed erate bouds and bills, aud State bonds, aid trea ury notes, convertible iuto Con fed— towering up, ail told, when put in original figures, to an amount of property far greater than was ever sold before in this city in one day. We append tiie prices of a few of ttie main items : Banking home, S2B 000; $33,500 bonds of M. & G R it , 934 to 95J ; $3 740 promiscuous bank bills, lot $1 55 ; S4O 000 Alabama bonds (Coufeii ) lot s4l; SB4 000 Georgia bond*, lot $63 ; S3OO 000Confederale bills, lot $42,50. Other sniallei lots of Confederate bonds ami bills were sold and brought about ttie same rates. Bidding Was lively, and tbe priees paid for valuable stocks or property did not indicate a very great scarcity of money among ttie bidders. Col Enquirer, sth. Fatal Accident.— Yesterday morning, botweeu ten and eleven o’clock, while standing between the track ot the Gult depot and a cattle peu, a young man named Florence McCarthy was so severely in jured by tlie pen (which was being switched off) dashing hint against a car, that lie died about two o’clock yesterday afternoon of iiis injuries. Mr. McCarthy was an employe of the company, and vas highly esteemed. Hi* uufortunate death is deeply regretted.— [6'«v. Rep. sth. The Rolling Mill. —This nuilding will lie raised in a few days, and will be the most extensive concern of the kind in the State. Its length will be two hundred feet, and width one hundred and fifty feet, with a wing covering about half as much ground a* the main building. This con cern will be mu by six large engines, with twelve boilers. The capacity of tiiis mill will far exceed any mill in tne South, and almost equal any of the Northern mills. The foundry and rolling mill are contigu ous, and when completed, will cover near two acies of ground. Mr. Samuel Noble informs us that the company will soon erect fifty houses for tbe accommodation of their workmen. We are pleased to learn from Mr. Noble that tiie foundry is wo, ked to its utmost capacity. — Ro. a, Commercial, sth. Another Outrage. —We Jearn that on Tuesday of last week a very respectable young lady, named Gray, sixteen years old, while at the spring near her mother’s residence, iu Oglethorpe county, was bru tally outraged by a uegro man named George Hopkins. After he iiad accom plished his hellish purpose, he shot her through the head with a six-shooter, and it is supposed she died instantly. Her tody was fouud some two hours afterward by her mother. We understand that the negro was ar rested on Thur-day and confined in Lex ington jail. —Athens Watchman, sth. Nsgro Murdered.— On Captain Allen Holt’s plantation, in Calhoun county, an old negro man by the name of Isaac Mor ris left bis bouse on the Ist instant, tell ing his wife that he was going to his rice patch. Failing to come back, it was thought that during the heavy rain aDd wind a tree bad fallen on him and killed or wounded him. The hands on tiie place were ordered to search for him, and on Tuesday, tbe ’4th instant, at sunrise, the news spread through those tiiat were searching for him, that he was fouud. One Lewis Williams, a black, spare built uegro, about twenty-eight years old, instead ot going to the spot where be was fouud, left the parly and went to the house, gathered up bis clothes and left for this place. Captain Holt ordered four of his men to follow and bring him back, but ou coming in sight of him near this piace, he dropped his bundle of clothes aud took to the woods, aud made good his escape. It is supposed he intends to go to Houston county, near Fort Valley, where he was raised by Judge Holt. 'J he murdered man was a foreman o:t Captaiu Holt’s plantation, of good character, arid on good terms with all on tbe place. He bad a few dollars on his person, and for this it is supposed he was killed. He bad not been disinterred when our informants left the plantation.— Dawson ' Journal, 6 th. Reported Specially for tiie JourDal and Messenger. The Baptist Sabbatli (school Convention Wednesday, Mav 5, 1869. The Sabbath School Convention met at Uie hour of 9 o’clock a. m . pursuant to previous appoiut rnent. Au hour was spent iu devotioual exercises. Ttie Conventi u thru listened to an üble and iu tercet trig essay from Rev. J. O. B. Pargan, of Dar limrton, 8. C. The theme of the reverend divine was Parental Precepts and Influence on the Reli gious Training of the Young. The speaker selected as the principal topic for his essay the training of the mother. Ui> effort was marked with able logic, pertineut illustrations, and poetic imagery, closing with an impressive enforcement of the duties of tbe present generation to the children of the coun try. who had been ao generally bereft by the late struggle, both of the means of’obtaining a eommoit education and of their natural guardians aud edu cators. The next speaker was the Rev. C H. Ryland, General Superintendent of Bant st Sunday Schools in the State of Virginia. Before commencing to speak. Rev. G. C. Connor, of Atlanta. President of the Convention, made a general apology in behalf of the speakers, tiiat they bad been selected to ad dress the Couveution unexpectedly to them, and consequent? without an opportunity for prepara tion —the regular speakers that had been appointed having either come unprepared, or having as yet failed to arrive. The youthful sjieaker thanked the President for the apology, which he said in his ease was necessary, and proceeded to make a very prac ticable, extemporaneous address ou the state of Sabbath Schools in Virginia. He represented that a great impulse had been given to Sabbath School instruction in that State during the last year. He spoke particularly of the difficulties and hindrances in the way of making Sabbatli School instruction universal, and of the necessity of having the obsta cles removed. Particularly were the obstructions prominent iu the country, where Sabbatli Schools least flourished and where the necessity for their existence was most urgent. The next speaker was the Rev. F. M. Haygood, of tiiis city. Tiie theme assigned to him by the Presi dent was, “The best way of removing hindrances to the establishing of Sabbatli Schools in the coun try.” Mr. Haygood (who has been for years prom inent as a Colporteur aud former of Sabbath Schools in Georgia) gave the Convention the ben efit of iiis extensive experience in originating country Sunday Schools, about seventy-nine of which lie stated lie iiad been instrumental in form ing. All who have listened to Mr. Haygood know how entertaining lie is when lie makes a Sabbath School address, lie did not lose reputation by this effort. Mr. llaygood was followed by the Reverend Mr. Justice of Raleigh, N. C., the representative of the North Carolina Baptist Sunday School Association. From the tenor of the remarks of Mr. Justice we gather the information that Nortii Carolina is not behind any State in the interest excited ou the subject of Sabbath School instruction. Tiie motto of that Suite we were iuformed is a Sabbatli School iu every church, and every child to be in the Sab bath School, and the prospects, according to the speaker, was that comprehensive as was the motto, tliere was great reason to hope that it would soon be fulfilled. At the conclusion of the speech of Mr. Justice, prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Curry, of Richmond Virginia, formerly of Alabama, a ter which, and the singing of the doxology, the Couveution ad journed till 3 o’clock, P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION —3 O’CLOCK. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment, President Connor iu the Chair. After devotional exercises, the Convention took up the regular order—the same being ttie answer ing of questions relating to Sabbath Schools, which had been previonsly sent to ttie table. This exer cise proved to be very interesiing, und answers to tiie various questions were given by the President, by Rev. Dr. Boyce, of the Southern Theological Seminary at Greenville, 8. C , ami Rev. George VV. Samson, President of the Columbian College, near Washington, D. C. About an hour was occupied with tiiis order. The Convention then listened to the Rev. W. L. Mansfield, iiis theme being “Uniform Lessons in Sabbath Schools.” The meaning of the above proposition was explained to be, the propriety of each scholar and class in the school reciting the same day. Mr. Mansfield being noted for his zeal iu educating the poor in his vicinity, was looked for with interest. lie requested members of the Convention to stretch their imagination so as to regard themselves as a Sabbatli School, and himself as the Superin tendent. lie then illustrated liis method of teach ing in conformity with tiie topic lie was discussing. His practice was to discard altogether the use of question books in his teaching. In order to illus trate more clearly his method of teaching, ttie speaker distributed testaments among the members of the body, und turning to the 13th chapter of Ist Corinthians —the chapter that treats of charity— read the Ist verse, and requested the Convention to read Uie 2d verse. He then read ttie third, and tiie Convention the 4th, and so on alternately through the chapter, ttie reading of the Convention sound ing like the responses of the congregation in an Episcopal Church. After the reading of the lesson in the Bible by the Sabbath School, Mr. Mansfield’s c istom is to distribute the classes of the school to uieir proper place in the loom, aud to request such class to out. what appears to them, the most s riking verse in the portion read, he then pro pounds to tiie classes, questions drawn from the lesson. Objection was raised to Uie plan on the ground that it savored of ritualism. The plan is doubtless a good one, whether practiced exclusively or varied by the temporary adoption of other plans. The President then illustrated his plan of teach ing in tne Sabbatli Schools in which but few if any of the pupils can read. His plan is to teach by the use of a blackboard, on which the subject is writ ten, and the unfolding of it is done by propositions, which are then more fully explained. As for in stance the subject is, God is Love. Why, then, is God love? Becau-e he give us life, because he gives us food and clothes, because lie gave us His Son. The speaker showed how lie would explain each of the three propositions written on the black i board under the head, God is Love. The above may serve lo make understood President Connor’s plan of instruction, and we know he U a successful teacher Considerable discussion arose as to tiie giving of tiie Sabbath school a prominence over ttie regular ministry of the word. Rev. Dr. Sumner, of Als btima, contended tiiat the Sabbatli School should never, in the minds of the young, be allowed to eclipse ttie regular preaching of ttie sanctuary as the most proper method of gaining instruction in reli gious truth. The President thought that tliere could be no danger of that, as tiie Sunday School was Usually conducted in the church w tiere public services would follow. The time of the Convention was extended, and Rev. Dr. Williams, of Baltimore, interested the au dience in a brief address, in which he showed his method of teaching, as Superintendent of the Sab bath School connected with his Church in Balti more. He also, in alluding to the description which had just been liad on the various methods of teaching, put in iiis protest against complicating ttie Sunday School teaciiing by ttie employment of cumbrous machinery. He said the longer lie liad lived the more he liad bee m ■ convince I of ttie importance of childhood as tin season for impart ing wholesome truth His plan was to arrest the child in religious teaching by simple ins'ruetion, and by animating hymns, which alwajs have a strong impression on childhood ; and he had had the satisfaction, as the frui's of sueii teaching, of baptizing (immersing) children when very young —so young that he had to take them up in his arms in order to administer the ordinance, cations now are for a large attendance on to-day. After the singing of the doxology, tiie Conven tion adjourned till this evening at half past seven. EVENING SESSION. The Convention Assembled at 8 o’clock, P. M. agreeably to adjournment After devotional exercises, tiie President, Rev. Mr. Connor, introduced to the Convention und tiie audience, the Rev Dr. Armitage, Pastor of the slh Avenue Baptist Church, New York City. Dr. Armitage comes to the Convention to assemble this day, as a representative of the Northern Baptist, between whom and the Southern Baptists the-e have been practiciliy non-intercourse and non-f 1 lowship for about twenty-four yeais from this tim - last year, when jat Baltimore the middle wall of partition between the Baptist of the two sections was broken down and the happy intercourse which had existed for about the same length of time, was fully restored. The learned speaker took his theme from the question up for discusiou at the time of adjourn ment in the afternoon. The question then up was the relation of the church to the Sabbath School; or, in other words, the particular position to assign each in the work of regenerating the world. The Doctor announced that he would touch somewhat at length, and yet briefly, on the question, What, is the place for our distinctive views on Sabbath Schools? The address, which was altogether written, was listened to with marked attention. We shall not attempt a synopsis of it, and the less inclined are we to do this, since it is to be published. After the conclusion, ou motion of Rev. D. E Bums, of Memphis, Tennessee, a committee of three was appointed to solicit of Dr. Armitage a copy of the address which he had just delivered, in order to have it published in tract form. The President appointed as said committee Rev. D. E. Burns of Tennessee, Rev. J. C Poindexter of Virginia, and Rev. J. R. Graves, of Tennessee. the announcement was made that the Southern Baptist Convtntion would convene May 6. On motion, Uie Sabbath School Couveution then adjourned sine die. Sad Accident. i On Monday last, 3d inst., in Tboraaston, a negro j girl went to the well, in her mother’s yard, to warh some greens for dinner. She was found to stay | longer ttian necessary, and her mother going out to | inquire iuto the cau=e of her delay, not seeing any thing of her, weut to tbe well aud discovered she had fallen into it. It is supposed, from appearances, that the rooe had got out of the wheel, and in at tempting to replace it, she had gotten on a plank laid across the top of the well, which broke and precipitated her iuto the well, from which ahe waa taken out dead. BUbop Beckwith. We clip the following from the N. O. Picayune: W’e hear that the Bishop of Georgia has been in vited by the Bishop of Louisiana to act in his stead iu the ordination to the priesthood of the Rev. J. N. Gallaher, Deacon, now iu eiiarge of Triuity, Dr. Beckw ith's former parish in this city, and that the latter has consented. The ordination is to take place about the 23d. The presence of their former eloquent and be loved pastor, clothed in the vestments of his pres ent high office, and for the purpose of conferring the priestly diguity upon his eloquent and be loved successor, will give a “happy day” to Trinitjr. Re.iortcd Specially for the Journal and Messenger. WITHER* baptist convention. Macon, Ga„ Thursday, May 6. The anniversary of this time-honored Baptist Institution is now being held in this effy. A brief review of the origin j and aims of the organization may not be amiss, before we proceed to tiie work of reporting i’s proceedings. The Southern Baptist Convention, or as it was originally called, the Southern Baptist Biennial Couventiou.baditsorigin in the city of Augusta, in tills Biate, iu May 1845. It was an offshoot of tiie Baptist Biennial Convention, which was composed of representatives fiout Baptist ( burettes iu ali sections of tiie oountry, North and Bouth, East and West. The cause of the secession, was a question growing out of slavery, and the secession itself, was as Mr. Calhoun, in his las' siieech in tbe U. 8. Senate, characterized it. the snapping of one of the cords tiiat bound the union together. The parent institution which, as we have already stated, was known as tfce Baptist Biennial Convent on, originated about the year 1830, or perhaps earlier; aud Southern Baptists, up to (lie time of tire dissolution referred to, always bore au efficient and houorabie part iu it, it having been for tiie most of the time of its unity, presided over by Southern Presidents. But when tiie dissolution took place uou intercourse and nou-fellowsbip between Baptists North aud South practically fol lowed. The object of the Southern Baptist Con vention (now holding its sessions annual ly) is exclusively tbe promotion of the cause of missions,foreign aud domestic, tbe distributing of tractsand religious books, and tiie advancement of religious educa tion. The Couveution is in no sense a court of appeals—the theory of the Bap tist Church government being that each church is the highestecclesia-tieal tribunal known. So tar from the Convention be ing a court with appellate juriedictiou, the basis of representation in tiie body is pure ly a money basis. Any person of any or of no religious tuitli may become a mem her ou tbe paytueut of SIOO annually into tbe treasury of tbe Convention, aud so long as this payment is continued unuual ly, ttie party so paying is a member in full fellowship. The constitution of the body dtclares of what faith its officers and em ployes shall he, and what kind of literuiuie shall lie circulated. These of couise, must ali be Baptist. Every oue knows to what extent Chris tian fellowship between ttie North und tiie Soutli iiad been destroyed before the war. The Baptist churches of both sections shared in this mutual withdrawal of church fellowship, aud for twenty four long years those who had once beeu Baptist brethren und friends, were strangers and enemies to eacli other. Last year, how ever, about Ibis time, in the city of Balt - more, where the soutberu Baptist Con venlion celebrated its anniversary, over tures of peace, fellowship aud fraterniza tion, were made from the Northern organi zation, and they weie accepted on the condition that each Convention should con tinue distinct ami separate, ami thediscus sion of what had hitherto been the cause of the mischief ami non-intercourse, should he excluded from either Con ven tion. Ou these terms tiie right hand of fellowship was given and received, ami correspondence between the two bodies began. As the result of this settlement, we tiave Northern Baptists in attendance ou the Convention. ORGANIZATION. At the hour of 10 o’clock a. m., the Southern Baptist Convention met aud was called lo order by the President, the Rev. Dr. Mell, Vice-Chancellor of tiie University of Georgia. The usual prelim inary devotional exercises were iiad, Rev J. J. D. Renfroe, of Alabama, ottering the opening prayer. Tbe Couveution then proceeded to organize. The President requested the delegates from the diil'erent States lo hand iu their names to the Secretary, which was done, aud it was ascertained that Uie following States were represented in the Con veil lion: Maryland and Uie District of Co lumhia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mis souri. The North Street Church of Sang Chau, China, was also represented, the same having contributed tiie past y earoue hundred Spanish dollars to tiie funds of the Convention. The Sec re i ary, A. F. Crane, of Balti more, then read out Uie names of tiie del egates, whom the President declared to constitute tiie Convention, and entitled to vote for officers of the body. Rev. Dr. Curry, of Virginia, nominated for President of Uie Con venlion, Uie pre seut presiding officer, Rev. Dr. Mell, and moved ihaL tiie election be made by ac clamation. Dr Curry then put Uie ques tion to tiie Convention, and Dr. Mell Wbs unanimously declined elected President of the Convention. This was a high and deserved compli ment to oue of the ablest and most cour teous officers tiiat ever presided over a de liberative body. Dr Mell has been fora number of years President of tiie body, as he is also President of the Georgia Bap tist Convention. Dr. Mell rose, thanked the body for the honor conferred upon him, and the con fidence expressed iu him. and promised that to tiie best of liis ability, with tiie as sistance of the body, ire would perform tbe duties of the office. The President then called upon the Convention to prepare their billots for four Vice-Presidents. A great many names were put in nomination for the of fice. Bev. Dr. Tucker, President of Mer cer University, 6a , moved that tire Pres ident appoint a committee of three to tiring before tiie Convention ttie names of four delegates to be voted for us Vice-Pres idents. The motion was lost, and the Convention proceeded to ballot. The Secretaries of last year, A. P. Abill, of Virginia, and A. F. Crane, of Mary land, were re elected Secretaries by ac clamation. Whilst the votes were being counted for Vice-Presidents, on motion, liev. Dr. Jeter, of Richmond, was called upou to lead the devotions of ttie Convention in prayer. Before proceeding to address tiie Throne of Grace, tiie venerable minister, in a few remarks, adverted to the pleasing fact tiiat most of ttie ministers associ ated with him in early life were still alive on the earth, but he observed we were passing away, and that lie should take pleasure in uniting with the Conven tion in prayer, tiiat God would rai-e up young ministers, more devoted Uiau they, to take tiie places of those who were al ready in the vineyard. After the prayer the President an nounced tiiat he should regard the last moti n as authorizing the coutinuation of devotional exercises, and requested Dr. Br< addus, of Virginia, to conduct tiie ex ercises. Tiie devotions of the Convention were then ied in sinking, by A. F. Crane, of Maryland, a sweet singer iu Isiael. Prayer was then offered by Rev. George VV. Samson, Pieoident of Columbian Col lege, D. C. Rev. Dr. Fuller, of Baltimore, made a feeling allusion to Uie danger be had in curred on tiie sea. off Cape liatteras, whill coming to Uie Convention. Tiie recita of the danger and the deliverance brought tears to many an eye. On motion of Dr VV. T. Brantley, of At lanta, 6a,, Dr. Broaddus, of Virginia, was requested to lead the devotions of the Convention in thank.-giviug for Uie de liverance of the Brother who had just spoken. Besides the ministers above mentioned, the devotional exercises were participated in by Rev. R. M. Dudley and Rev. Mr. Pentieost, of Kentucky, Rev. Dr. J. L. U agg, of Georgia, Rev. S. C. Furma ,of South Caroliua. aud A. F. Crane, of Balti more. The tellers appointed to count the bal lots for Vice Presidents reported that 590 votes bad been cast for forty-one different persons, and that Rev. Dr. Fuller, of Mary land, Rev. Dr. Curry, of Virginia. Rev. Dr. B*>yce, of South Carolina, and Rev. R M. Liuk, of 1 exas, bad rec-ived tue large t number of votes cast. On motion the same were declared ejected Vice Pres idents of the Convention. Rev. W. C. Crane, of Texas, offered the following, which was adopted : Resolved, That a Committee of, one VOL. LXI.. NO & ! from each (State be appointed to take into consideration, and report to the Conven 'ion, the propriety of making; such alttr atious in the Constitution of the Conven tion as -hall make its tensions tdennial in stead of annual, and also the propriety of any other amendment. On motion a Committee on credentials was appointed. On motion of Rev. c. M. Irwin of this city, tiie hours of meeting; of the Conven tion were fixed at ft a. m and B*<►’« h*ck, p. M., and the hours of adjournment of the same were fixed at 12$ a. >t.,and 5$ p. m. The Convention then adjourned till 3$ o’clock. P. M.. after prayer by Rev. \V. T. Brautly, of Georgria. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention met at 3* o’clock, pur suant to adjournment, and after devotional exercises, proceeded to business. Tiie Ciiair announced the following; committees: On the Constitution —VV. C. Crane. Texas; G. W. N. Williams, Mary land ; G. W. tsamson, District Columbia; W. F. Broaddus, Virginia; J. C. Hideu, North (. arolina; J. P. Boyce, South Caro lina; F. M Daniel. Georgia; W. King dou, Missouri; J R. Graves, Tenne?see ; J. A- Ktrtley, Kentucky; E. Dupree, Mississippi; J. Shackelford, Alabama. Ou Credentials: Culpepper, South Carolina; J. F. Wei-haiuple, Maryland; W. D. Guernsy. Missouri; A. Van Hoose, Tennessee; A. M Poindexter. Virginia; J. H Kilpatrick, Georgia ; T. J. Steven son, Kentucky. Rev. Dr. Sumner,of Alabama, from the Domestic Missionary Hoard, submitted iiis annual re|>ort, which w-as read. It appears that the Boaid had been eml ar rassed during the past year, from the want of funds with which to meet its ob ligations to ministers in the field; and that the Missionaries iiad relinquished to the Board a part of their salaries. Discussion oiinitiated upon tiie proprie ty and justice of allowing tli- Missionaries to go without their full salares. which discussion was participated in by Rev. H. A. Tupper, of Georgia, and Rev. Dr. N. M. Crawford, of Kentucky. Tiie report wa- then, on motion of Rev. H. A. Tupper, of Georgia, refeired to four special committees—Committee on Ageu cies. Rev. N. M. Crawford, of Kentucky, Chairman; Com iit tee ou ('olios sen m Place Church, of New Orleans, Hon. D. A. Vasoti, of Georgia, Chairman ; Com mittee oil Missions, Rev. Dr. Fuller, of Maryland, Chairman ; Committee on In debtedness, Rev. H. A. Tupper, of Geor gia. Chairman. Rev. I)r Graves, of Tennessee, offered tiie following, which, ou motion, was re ferred to the Committee to take into con sideration amendments to the Constitu tion : Resolved, That the Committee on alterations of tiie Constitution tie ie quested to take inti consideration tlie propriety of so altering the third arti cle of the Constitution as to limit representation in this body to members in our churches, and also of so altering the Constitution as to allow any Biptist church contributing to tiie funds of the Convention onedelogate, and an addition al delegate for every additional SIOO con tributed. Rev. Dr. Bamson, of D. C., moved the reconsideration of the disposition of the report on Domestic missions, so as to allow the raising of a special committee on colored missions. The motion was loit by a vote of 22 to 40. *R*v. Dr. Taylor, from the Board of Foreign Missions, submitted liis annual repoi t which was read. I lie report allows an indebtednf as on the part of the Board of SBOO. The report was lakeu up. On motion of Rev. W. T. Brantley, the following committees were appointed to take into consideiation the different sub jects alluded to in the report: On Chinese Missions; on African Missions; ou H"ine and Foreign Journal; on Extended Op erations. Tiie following chairmen were aupoiuted to the atiove commitiies: J. L. M. Curry, J. C. Furman, W. T. Brantley, Burns. On motion of Rev. Mr. Cbandoln, of Ga., it was resolved that tiie Convention devote a half hour each day, in the morn ing session, to religious exercises Tiie ('(invention then adjoun ed till to morrow morning at 9 o’clock, after prayer by Rev. Mr. Lundy, of Alabama. EVENING SERVICE. Tiie Introductory Bermon of theConven lion was preached from the pulpit of tiie First Baptist Church, by Rev. K. T. Winkler, D. D., of (Charleston, B. C., from the text in Philippians 2:9. “A name that is above every name.” INTERESTING SCENEAT THE WHITE HOI ME Interview of lieneral Lee with the Preuldrnt Cor dial \feetintr of the I*real Coiumaudrra-ludfilia tion of OHi re hkeekera. Washington, May 1, 1889 —General Robert E. Lee, late commander of the Confed-rate army, arrived here at an early hour this morrm g from Baltimore, a - panied by Mr. and Mrs. Diggart, old Ba luiiore Iriendaof the General. They proceeded at once to the resid -nee of a friend in Georgetown. About eleven o’clock General L-e dioveto tiie Executive Mansion and, sending in his card, was admitted to tiie President without delay. When he entered tiie ante-room at tiie While House there were many persons present waning to see the President, among them several members of Congress. Lee was recognized by some of them and a general buzz ran around Hie room. ‘‘There’s General L e —wonder what he wants here?” General Dent was assidu ous in his attentions and lost no time in getting Lee’s card before the President. There were some half dozen |iersons, mostly Congressmen, in the President’s room at the time, on various sorts of busi ness. Nearly all of them were after otllce and wanted to pre-s their claims upon me President. As soon as iie got Lee f s card, however, be said to the Congressional - lllce hunters, ‘‘Gentlemen, you will have to excuse me, I have an engagement with ueneral Lee, who is now wailing outside to keep it, and I wish our interview to he private.” This was a broad bint for the Congressmen to retire. They picked up their hats and beat a hasty and somewhat demoralized retreat towards the door, ut tering curses, not loud, but deep, at the intrusion of tiie big rebel guest when they were fixing up their little business. “The President,"said one Benator, “sees us in a crowd, and thereby exposes our private business; but when a rebel comes along be is given a private audience.” “Yes,” said another, “and we are driven out as if we bad no business here, when we are looking after the interests of the country.” “That’s the way,” said a member of the House, resignedly. “Being a rebel is a good card of admis sion here, it appears,” observed an indig uant citizen who had been waiting patieut )y for sometime to see the President. The feeling in the crowd was one of un disguised indignation that Lee should to in ahead of all the rest, but this unques tionably arose from the fact that tn. ny of them had been disappointed in getting an interview. General Lee lemaimd closet ed with the ilxecutive nearly half an hour. What the object of the meeting really was nooneseems to know, home declare it was merely a mark of respect whit b the late rebel chieftain desired to pay to the President. Others profess to have infor mation that leads them to the conclusion that Graut consulted Lee concerning the bothersome recoustrueticn enigma in Vir ginia, and that Lee very fully unfolded his views a-> to wtial should he the course of the governmeut on that question, an what the people of the Old Dominion -SS'SSSU. pretended «, £ Wu. posted hint that Lee made some rlcbdu closures as io the chief diflicu J . structi »n in that htate s k ke of some of the politicians there as being utterly corrupt-n«i woo of ||mj 'interview one which l-oks entirely im niterview, j h j s nevertheless cred that has requested Lee to aet as a i social commissioner of our government to I f’uba to a-certain the real condition of «• r- n that island. This seem- so en tirely improbable as to be hardly worth repeating! but as it may possibly be true I ,t on record.— Washington Correspon dence Herald, 2d inti.