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GEORGIA JOURNAL & MESSENGER MACON. TUESDAY JULY 18. 1861)7 THE ELECTION IK VIRGINIA. While we are prepared to receive with unfeigned satisfaction the result of the recent election in Virginia, we cannot bring ourselves to regard it as a Demo cratic victory, because it was not a Demo cratic victory in any sense of the term. The election resulted in the total over throw of the Radical party, and this desirable consummation, from which we may fairly hope that the most beneficial consequences will flow, is attributable to a coalition between the Democrats and Con servative Republicans of Virginia, for the purpose of saving the Btate from the ruinous rule of the Radicals. To effect this purpose it was neeessary for the Dem crats to waive the question of negro suf« frage, to ratify the fourteenth and fifteenth Constitutional amendments to the Con stitution of the United States, and to ratify the State Constitution adopted by the Radical State Convention in 1868, with the exception of the clause disfran chising all those who had participated in what is called the rebellion. It was upon this disfranchising clause that the battle was fought and won. The Radicals, un der Wells, voted for the Radical Constitu tion, and for the disfranchisement and test oath clauses, by which nearly all the in telligent and influential citizensoftheState would have been indefinitely excluded from all participation in the government, and ail political power would have been vested In'tbe negroes and a few white adventurers of the Wells and Underwood type; and the Democrats and Conserva tive Republicans voted for the Radical Constitution conferring complete civil and political equality upon the negroes, but against the disfranchisement and imr ««*►- Clauses. They “' ua secured posses sion of th« ynuvrnmcut in the hands of the enlightened and virtuous portion of the population, to the exclusion of the ignorant and vicious negroes and whites to whom the radicals desired to surrender the illustrious old State. It is probable that the Democrats of Virginia have the same opinions now as they ever had in relation to negro suffrage and the other prominent features of re construction. They may hold and main tain still the same principles in regard to these measures as the body of their party throughout the Union. But seeing that they were powerless to give effect to those principles, and that by attempting to do so they would assuredly work their own ruin and that of their State, they wisely “accepted the situation,” and by accepting universal negro suffrage, have practically made the negro impotent for mischief. The Democrats cannot shut their eyes to the many glaring faults of the Consti tution which they have thus accepted, although they have succeeded in striking out the infamous principles of proscription which the ultra Radicals had incorporated in it. They can only have accepted it as a choice of evils, and though they may be reviled and censured for inconsistency, abandonment of princi ples and desertion of party, we feel assured that most candid and intelligent men will approve their wisdom, and congratulate them upon their success, by which Vir ginia will he speedily relieved from mili tary rule, the right to manage her own affairs will be re-established, and the in telligence, virtue and influence of the State will be in position again to control her government and shape the destinies of her people. They have elected a Governor who, though he may not be, and certainly is not the man they would have chosen were they perfectly free to choose, will of ne cessity act in harmony with the masses of the white voters of Virginia, to whom he is indebted for his present elevated position. They have a Conservative Legislature, pledged to antagonize Radicalism, and they will have a conservative representa tion In both branches of the Federal Con gress, which, though not composed of such men as used to illustrate the Old Do minion, will nevertheless endeavor to carry out the wishes of those to whom they owe their election. The result in Virginia puts an end to the distressing period of turmoil and agi tation which Congressional reconstruction has Inflicted upon the South. It has called into being a liberal and conciliatory spirit at the North which Congress can not afford to ignore, and it gives a cheer ing promise that in Texas and Missis sippi a similar union of Democrats aud Conservative Republicans will achieve a similar triumph, and rescue their States from the selfish an«l unprincipled adven turers who seek to control them. THE GOVERNOR’S CLEMESCV REBUKED. It will be seen by a reference to another column, that the Grand Jury of Richmond couuty have administered a very severe rebuke to Governor Bullock for his abuse of the pardoning power The Governor's friend, Judge Gibson, did all that iu him lay to avert this official condemnation of his patron; but the Grand Jury would speak out in meetiug, and we are very much of the opinion that the voice of the people will sustain the views of the Grand Jury. It is a reasonable presumption that a convicted murderer i9 not always an in jured and oppressed individual. Judges and Juries, who are cognizant of all the facts, are occasionally right, and the puu ishmeut of crime is generally believed to be advantageous to the interests of society. We hope that Governor Bullock may in cline somewhat to these popular preju dices, and pay some heed to the well ex pressed sentiments of the intelligent grand jurors of Richmond. THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION IN YIR. UINIA. The election was conducted throughout the State iu a quiet and orderly rnauner. The returns as they come in, increase the majority for Colonel Walker, the Conser vative Republican candidate for Governor, and the latest report is that he has been elected by 40,000 majority, li.it li branches of the State Legislature have also been carried by the Walker men, and theycon tldentiy claim that they will have a ma jority of titty votes on joint ballot, thus securiug two United States Senators. Several colored men who favored the Walker ticket have been elected to the Legislature, and the large majority which that ticket has received, it i9 admitted, is due to the fact that the negroes voted itjvery generally. The State officers elec ted iu Virginia, are as follows: Governor—Gilbert C. Walker. Lieutenaut-Governor—John F. Lewis. Attorney General—James C. Taylor. The Radical Republicans have elected their Congressmen in the First, Second and Third Districts, while the Conserva tive Republicans have chosen the Con gressman for the State at large, and their candidates in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth. Seventh and Eighth Districts. Should these reports be correct, the delegation from Virginia iu the present Congress will stand as follows : First District —Dr. D. M. Norton, color **Second District-Colonel J. H. Platt. Third District—Charles H. Porter. Fourth District—Levi C. Thayer. Fifth Distriot— Colonel Robert Ridg- W *Txth District— William Milnes, Jr. Seventh District—Lewis McKenzie. Eighth District—James K. Gibson. Congressman at Large-Joseph Segar. Rev; James W. Hunmcut, of Rich mond, who was supported as the candi date for Congress, by the Conservatives in the Third District, has been defeated. The new Constitution has, of course, been adopted by a very large majority, with the exception of the “two proscriptive clauses,’’—those relating to disfranchise ment and the test oath—which were sepa rately submitted to the popular vote. THE CHINESE TROUBLE. Alas, says the Richmond Dispatch, poor human nature! How blind—how filled with folly! Never satisfied! Always running after new schemes, new and gold en visions, which dissolve like mist; or gathering golden fruit that turns to dust and ashes on the lips. “The frinds of lib erty throughout the world rejoice to-day,” aud to morrow those “friends” are taking great liberties with other people’s liberties, and oppressing those who never wronged them. To-day, the wide-spread branches of the tree of liberty are to afford a grate ful shade to the millions of the oppressed in the lands of tyranny, and to-morrow, some of these poor creatures who are in vited, come to our outstretched arms, and it is found that they are not the sort of people we expected or desired ! The Chinese are giving us trouble, now, they some rather too fast for the abound ing hospitality and world-wide generosity of the devotees of liberty. They are not congenial with our people. They are too sharp, “too muchee,” acquisitive, stingy, saving, and selfish, and "too muchee” Chinese ail the time. So it is feared that these almond-eyed, long-tailed people will cheat the Yankees,and,getting the wealth of the country in their tea-caddies, carry it oft to China. That would be a blow ruinous to the greatest nation in creation. So the American hive is in a stew. The rapid iuflux of the Chinese but increases the alarm and the debate. What shall we do with them ? That is the question. Restrictions of all sorts are proposed by one party, and perfect freedom and the ballot by the other. In California, where these peculiar people have landed, the dis taste for them Is great. Off at a distance, in Massachusetts, say, where nobody is troubled with them, tb*»r® •.*» » great many sage lectures read to the Californi- these re proofs to the Californians consider that, notwithstanding the hundreds of thou sands of Chinese that have come to the country, they themselves are not irritated, not incommoded ; and why should the people of California let on and put on airs? Nonsense! It is quite unreason able. This is not the first instance of this kind of considerate reasoning by the amiable philanthropists of this "happy land of Canaan.” Now, this country is rapidly finding out the bad effects of incongruous races en dued with incompatible natures living to gether in the same community. It only wants a little more experience to produce quite a revolution in the complexion and extent of the national philanthropy. The invitation to all nations will have a quali fication, and the ample shade of our tree of liberty will not he considered healthy to certain races. That is a mischievous philanthropy which would bring together peoples who cannot live together in peace—that is a fatal statesmanship which would adulter ate the constituent body with mixed and heterogenous types of men. No State resting upon the public opinion of such masses can be very highly distinguished for wisdom or heroism. The representa tive body must reflect the character of the constituent body—just as the chamelon reflects the hue of that it feeds or rests upon—aud when the constituent body is adulterated aud degraded by the admix ture of inferior blood, the dignity and credit, the vigor and renown, of the State must sadly decay. The inhospitality of the Californians to wards the Chinese is a natural sentiment. It is impossible toharmouizeentirely races widely different in nature. Where they are brought together in large bodies there must be strife, aud the enthusiasts of the North may expatiate till doomsday about the unity and homogenity of races, and they can no more alter the ordinations of the Great Being who created all things than they can fill up the oceans. This country was settled by the very best type of man. The Indian, who has llianv IlnllU «nnl<l n.O Ra amin.! lated with the society of this exalted type. He has retired as it advanced, and his ul timate extinction is almost a certainty. There has been perpetual strife between these two races. But the best type of man has gotten the country of the Indian, and holds it, and increases in population and power with wonderful celerity. Is not that very growth the result of the wisdom and en ergy of this type acting freely and unin cumbered with any admixture of inferior blood ? And should not the incompati bility of political association with the In dian on the one hand,and the rapid march of the American people, when governing exclusively in all the purity of their type, warn us against adulteration of the con stituent body? A few years, with the ex traordinary means of transportation of these times, will throw much light on these questions of political economy. They are to be the bases of parties in time to come, and will greatly vex this nation. LET US HAVE PEACE. At a recent festive gathering of the of ficers of the army of the Gulf, at Long Branch, General Frank Blair ventured to speak respectfully of “the brave men who were our enemies,” alluding by name to Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, whereupon he was met with a storm of hisses and offensive remarks, and was finally declared out of order by the chairman, Admiral Farragut. Alluding to this hopeful illustration of the prevalence of the desire to "let us have peace,” the N. Y. Express contains the following remarks: The New Code of Radical morals pro vides—contrary to the sermon on the Mount, the teachings of Aposcles and dis ciples, and the demands of a decent cour tesy—first, that you must always think ill and speak ill of an old enemy ; second, that he must not be forgiven either in this world or the next; third, that no good thing must ever be seen in him, or, if seen, noticed of him. We have seen, within a few weeks, a rule in practice forbidding the placing of a few perishable flowers upon the graves of a few Confederate dead at Arlington, Virginia; have heard an apology for re commending the covering the exposed bones of dead Confederates at Gettysburg; and now a General, who, in the Union Army, was brave among the bravest, suc cessful among the most victorious, who fought all through the war, and was the first to meet the enemy in the field in Mis souri, put down at a banquet ofUuiou offi cers, because he called attention to and de fended the courage, not the rebellion, nor the sentiments of Stonewall Jackson and General Lee. If iu the day of geneeal Judgment the Almighty should deal with Americans as they sometimes deal with each other, the promised forgiveness for the sins of man kind would turn into the direst hate and revenge. We take it for granted that the few, not the many, indulge in such ebulli tious of passion. If it is said the good taste of Gen. Blair was at fault at Long Branch last night, the answer is that the absence of taste—a subject on which opin ions always vary,—is not a crime, while jeers at the dead and defenceless living show both a vicious taste and an unbe coming ten) per. Discovery.— Judge Ware, a prominent citizen of Heard county, informs the Newnan Herald that the Jackson Mill Company’s laborers, iu cutting a canal through a field, cultivated for the last forty years, on the Chattahoochee river bottom, five miles below Franklin, Heard county, discovered between the blue and pipe clay (not made or washed soil) a walnut in a fine state of preservation thir teen feet beneath the surface, and some pine straw seventeen feet beneath the surface. The question arises, what buried that walnut and straw in the clay, and how long have they been there? for the river does not overflow at that point oftener than once in twenty year*. FORT VALLEY MALE ACADEMY. Ft. Valley, July 7, 1869. Mr. Editor .- The undersigned, visiting committee of the Fort Valley Male Acad emy, at its recent examination exercises, think it due Professor Russell aud his pu pi Is that some public expression be given of its estimate of the comj>etency of the \ one, and the proficiency of the others. Laborious attention, industrious care, I and constant application, such as charac- : terize the school-room work of Professor R., should be rewarded do! only by well filled benches, and occupied desKs; but should receive the meed of public praise. This we propose, briefly, through your columns, devoted, as they are, to the edu cational, in common with other interests of our State. It is common, aod generally regarded as a matter of course business, for reports of commencements, examina tions, exhibitions, etc., to pretermit every tbiDg which smacks of critical review, and drift off upon the tide of unadulterated commendatiou, boundless praise, varnish ed presentations, and exhaustive panegy ric. These reports, instigated, doubtless, by a desire to excite pleasant, agreeable feelings, in the hearts of teacher, pupil aud parents, have sometimes gendered in the mind of the reader a small doubt as to whether the picture is true to life. Now, we desire to follow the formula given above as to Prof. R.’s examination aud exhibition exercises, with some modifica tions. His manner of conducting his ex aminations is such as to subject the pupil to severe tests; draws out fully, or as much so as the time will allow, each scholar, and he staudson his own merit, or falls by his w ant of it. We present the whole affair as one of uncommou merit. And while some—and only a few —would class as a “fair aver age.” others showed a proficiency that was really surprising—an advancement which we believe is unsurpassed by boys of the highest style of intellect under the tutor ing care of the most accomplished instruc tor. The exhibition at night, consisting of dialogues, declamations, &c., contribu ted much to the entertainment of an audience many of whom may be called in judging of such delivery oFi¥f|;rsßf‘ speeches by the more advanced scholars, evidenced the fact that the oratorical branch had by no means been neglected. E. M. Brown, Esq., closed the exercises by an address, replete with fine thoughts, upon a tubject pecu liarly appropriate to the young—“ The importance of little things.” Little acts of kindness, what the world calls little duties, and the importance of detail ju filling up the measure of human obliga tion And in these days, these careless days, when this or that “amounts to noth ing,” in the common lauguage of youth, we think the speaker was peculiarly for tunate in opening that vein of thought. Few teachers labor so much as Prof. R., accompanying and interlarding his daily school recitations with explanations, en deavoring to rivet upon the mind the true idea, aud following, persistently aud pa tiently, the excellent method “Line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little.” James A. Miller, B. L. Ross, I. H. Branham, Visiting Committee. THE UOVERNOR ELECT () V VINGINIA. Gilbert Carleton Walker, who was on Tuesday so triumphantly elected Gov ernor ol the Old Dominion, is a native of Binghamton, in this State, aud is thirty seven years of age. lie was educated at Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, at which institution he graduated with houor in 1854. Adopting the law as his profession, lie practised awhile at Oswego, Tioga county. Meanwhile, he took some interest aud part in politics, earnestly espousing the Democratic faith. He was frequently sent as delegate to Democratic State Conventions, and was a leader among the young Democracy. Not con tent with country practice, Mr. Walker removed to Chicago, hung out his shingle, and soon acquired a large aud lucrative business in his profession. In 1865, just as the war was closing, Mr. Walker took up his abode in Norfolk, Virgiuia, and in a short time became largely identified with the commercial in terests of his adopted city. He was elect ed President of the Exchange National Bank, a position he still holds. Last year he went to Liverpool as a representative of the commercial men of Norfolk, with a view to furthering their interests by way of direct trade. While abroad, Mr. Walker visited Constantinople and other portions of the far East. In the election for members of the Con stitutional Convention of Virgiuia, Mr. W., then a recent resident of the State, was selected as the Conservative candi date for the Norfolk District, but, by the Dr. Bayne, was elected. Mr. Walker has always been a Demo crat of the conservative school. In phy sique, he is of large frame, an inch or two over six feet in height, has a piercing black eye, and is called the handsomest man in Virginia. Those who kuow him best attribute to him rare executive abil ity.— N. Y. World. THE MONEY MARKET. From the New York Herald, 6th. The national banks are reported to he in a healthy condition; our exports of specie this year, as compared with past years since the war. exhibit a promising im provement in the matter of the balauce of trade; we have secured to a great extent and have the promise iu everything of abounding crops this year; Secretary Boutwell is reducing the Treasury expen ses aud the debt iu larger figures than was expected, hut still the demand for money in the speculations of Wail street ar.d the manipulations of the gold market keep up the apprehension that our whole financial system is rickety, unreliable and unsafe. Our paper money still requires from thirty six to thirty seven cents to the dollar to make a dollar iu gold, and yet our paper mosey iu circulation, North and South included, is actually slaort of the business wants of the eouutry by two or three hun dred millions. How far the premium on gold would be raised by supplying this paper deficiency, is an unsolved problem; but we know that the late reductions of our paper cir culation have not materially reduced the gold premium. The simple truth is that men fee! there is no substantial foothold iu our present financial system, consider ing the burdens which we have to carry, aud the uncertain tenure-of-office of the dominant party, upon which this finan cial system, debt, bonds, banks, taxes, everything depends. Hence, the task de volving upon the administration and upon Congress, on the money question, is still the paramount and oversbrdowing question, and will be till the people can realize the ways and means of a sure and speedy relief. As things are going, the gamblers of Wall street are fattening on our financial doubts and difficulties, and while it pays, they will keep the game in their hands. Killed by Lightning.— We learn from the Wilmington Journal that a young lad, named Leonidas Beattie Lamb, aged thirteen years and nine months, a son of G. W. Lamb, Esq., was struck by lightning and instantly killed, while hunting on the beach at Myrtle Grove Sound, Saturday afternoon last. He had crossed over to the “banks” with a little negtp about the same age, both having guns, for the purpose of bunting marsh hens. Wheu the stroke of lightning came, young Lamb was iustantly killed, his clothes scorched partially off and his body badly burned. The lightning, after shivering the stock of the gun and caus ing the discharge of the piece, entered the ground. The little negro was so terribly stunned as to he deprived of consciousness or speech for some time When he be came able to move, he endeavored to cross the sound, in the boat, to where Mr. Lamb, the father, awaited their return. He was too weak to reach the shore, but was able to call and inform Mr. Lamb of his son’s death, hearing which the grief-stricken father crossed over and recovered the body, which had been reached by the tide. He conveyed the little negro home This boy, at last accounts, was quite ill from the shock. Rome as a Wheat Market.— For the past thirty days, says the Courier, of the Bth, wheat ha 9 commanded a much higher price in Rome, than at any point on the Western & Atlantic Railroad. We are informed that at all these towns the highest price paid for Dew red iu the last ten days, is $1.25, while in Rome up to yesterday, the price was $1.50, and on that day. Wednesday, it was sold at from $1.30 to $1.40. Will the Cotton Crop Decrease.— The New York Times comes to the con clusion that it will not. At the close ot an article on the subject it says: “We believe confidently tbait this important staple will increase year by year, until it finally reaches its maximum yield in for mer years—or lire millions of hales.” GEORGIA JOURNAL AND MESSENGER THE GRAND JURY OF RICHMOND COUNTY ON THE ABUSE OF THE PARDONING POWER. On yesterday morning the Grand Jury for the county of Richmond had read among theirspecial presentments a very severe attack on his Expresseleucy, Governor Bullock, for his recent abuse of the par doning power in commuting the sentences of the Broodbacker murderers, in Chat ham county, from death to one year’s im prisonment in the Penitentiary. When the presentment bad been read, Judge Gibson suggested that it should not go on the minute- of the Court, on the ground that the jurisdiction of the Grand Jury of | Richmond did not extend as far as Chat t ham county, and asked the Jury to retire I to their room aud consider the matter a i little before coming to a final decision. > The Jury complied with the request, aud i returned in a few minutes with the ob 1 jectiouable presentment stricken out, but with another one equally severe substitu ted in its stead. In this presentment, the Jury states that it is very desirable that the county should be rid of the desperadoes and criminals with which it is infested; but that the gross abuse of the pardoning pow er by the Executive of the State rendered any efforts made in that direction unavail ing. That under this state of affairs the Grand Jury meets with no encourage ment to do their duty, as pointed out to them by the Judge, aud make present ments against the perpetrators of crimes; lor when the guilty parties are tried, con victed aud punished, Executive clemency is certain to defeat the sentence ofthe law. That this being the case, it seen* to the Graud Jury that it is hardly ueceisa ry or right to tax the citizeus of the coun ty so heavily for thesupport of the Coarts, when the action of the laiter with rtgard to the punishment of criminals is so often rendered null and void by the Govuuor of the State. —Chronicle & Sentinel. GOOD MANNERS. A Lemon in Courteiy and Journaliniu. From the Cincinnati Gazette. The generous praises given to Henry^ Sate.*? n*some of their specHic^Si-. qi <>>j»b,‘ a better appreciation of the rare virtue of good manners in journalism than is gen erally supposed coexist in the American people. We say better than is generally supposed, because bad manners in juurn alistu do not seem to beany impediment to success, nor to injure a journal in gen eral estimation. The manners of Mr. Raymond’s paper were exceptionably good. Its tone was dignified, aud its language did not exceed the proprieties of public criticism. Itdid not run to insulting epithets. It did not practice giving the lie direct. It did not nickname rival editors, nor drag them and their personal affairs into his paper, to eeaudalize them, in order to injure their party or cause. It did not abuse or ridi cule unoffeudiug private persons for no other reasons than to gratify a malicious disposition, aud because the control of a public journal gives the means of such in dulgence with impunity. So far as ap pears, be regarded hi mssel fa under the same obligations in the conduct of his journal that an honorable man feels in his person al intercourse and his personal manners. And this is by no means the rule among editors. It was particularly in contrast with the habits and prevailing tone of New York city journalism. Aud journals that practice all this stand fair in the com munity, aud their editors will be well spoken of wheu they die. The control of a public journal is a means of showing bad manners without such consequences as come in the way of social contempt, and other more positive effects when personally displayed; aud, therefore, such control is a license which an ill-bred person is very apt to exhibit himself in. It has to he confessed that good manners are not the rule in Ameri can journalism. Dickens’ savage con demnation of Americau journalists was too sweeping, but there was too much truth in it; and the assurance tendered him by one of them at the famous press banquet to him, that it fell quite short of the truth, was probably true to such an extent as the speaker could speak by au thority. But the universal good report of Mr. Raymond for this quality is an encour agement to decency of manners in jour nalism, and a reminder that, although editorial personalities may have their ad mirers, just as dog fights and cock fights will dr,iw a crowd ; and although a coarse and insulting epithet bestowed upon a po litical or editorial opponent may suit the heated temper of the time, yet the im pression remains upon the character of the journal after the temper has subsided, aud that, after all, decency, good manuers, and gentlemanly conduct in journalism do take hold upou the substantial seuti asweet savor upon the name after death. PREMIUM for cotton. The Nashville Union and American, of the 7th, says: A number of the wide-awake, enterpris ing merchants of St. Louis have raised a purse of one thousand dollars which they propose to distribute iu premiums for cot ton at the coming fair at St. Louis. The St. Louis Republican says: “We under stand that these premiums will be awarded as follows: For the best bale of upland or short 9taple cotton SSOO. For the best bale of New Orleans, or loug staple cotton SSOO The St. Louis Fair Association have added to this a third premium of $250 for the best bale of cotton raised in Missouri. The cotton entered must he of the growth of 1869, and the hales must not weigh less than 450 pounds each. Sea Island aud Peeler cotton are excluded from competi tion. These premiums are, we believe, by far the largest ever offered anywhere for the great staple, being not less thau $1 00 per pound. It is confidently expected that our Southern friends especially will so interest themselves in the matter as to develop a lively contest among the cotton growers of that section.” Decency Toward Dead Soldiers. — General Meade did honor to his bravery and victory, wheu at Gettysburg he said : I see there and there, marked with hastily dug trenches, the graves iu which the dead with whom we fought are gath ered. They are the work of brothers in arms the day after the battle. Above them a bit of plank indicates simply that these remains of the fallen foe were hur riedly laid there by the soldiers who met them iu battle. Why should we not col lect them in some suitable place? Ido uot ask that a monument he erected over them. Ido notask that we should iu any way indorse their cause or their conduct, or entertain other than feeliugs of con demnation for their cause. But they are dead; they have gone before their Maker to he judged. In all civilized countries it 19 usual to bury the dead with decency and respect, and even to fallen enemies respectful burial is accorded in death. [Applause.] I earnestly hope this sug gestion may have some influence through out this bri>ad laud, tor this is ouly one among a hundred crowded battle fields. Borne persons may be designated by the Government, if necessary, to collect these neglected bones and bury them without commemorative monuments, but simply indicate that below sleep ttie misguided men who fell in battle tor a cause over which we triumphed. A Wonderful Escape and Deliver ance.—The Rome Courier, of the 7th instant, has a communication addressed to it, in which the writer says that “the community about Hamilton, Teuuessee, were much excited at the reported deliv erance last week of a human being from a cave, where tie had been confined for 271 days. He was alive! But when found by Dr. Thurstoa, he was the most help less object, perhaps, ever seen in the shape of humanity. He was without hair or teeth, aud could neither speak nor ar ticulate. A faiut cry or moan was all the sound he could make. He had been so long in the Egyptian darkness of the cave that his eyes could not bear the light of day. How he got in there, or what sus tained life during this long period, we are yet to learn. He is now rapidly gainiog strength, and we hope will, before long, be able to give an account of himself. At the recent Alumni dinner at Wash ington College, the following toast was given : “The development of the material resources of the South is the one great ne cessity of the age. God bless the men who are engaged in the noble work.” Commodore M. F. Maury, in responding used th,e following strong words, and there is a world of truth in them : "Direct trade aud emigration are the two great resources of the South. ‘Muscle’ is capitol—one strong, hearty emigrant being worth, com puted in money, one thousand dollars in the way of capital. It only needs for the South to let her wants be known on the other side, her resources, etc., and soon nothing will be left undone to spring the tide of immigration to her rich fields and fertile valleys.” —Mr. Jacob Crane, a prominent New York merchant, died on the 6th inst. FROM THOMAS COUNTY. The Thomasville Enterprise of the 7th has the following: A Thomas County Farmer.— Some of our exchanges have been puffiug farmers of other counties, ami we propose to show them that we have some pretty good farming in Thomas, and that we may not do our best at first, we commence with a I gentleman who has not devoted his time to farming, but divided it between the j farm aud the bar. Arthur P. Wright, Esquire, planted last fall one hundred j acres of land iu oats. The cold, he j thinks, killed one-half the stand, and six ! acres of the field were old worn out soil i covered with broomsedge, aud Mr. Wright ! considers sixty-five acres of the land very fair. He has now harvested the crop and informs us that he housed 12 000 buudles, averaging in weight three and a half pounds, or 42,000 pounds in round num bers. Multiply this by 75 ceuts, the value of oats per hundred in this market, and Mr. Wright made $3,150 00 on oats, with an expense of less than $l5O 00. Who can beat this? The same gentleman has a small piece of laud in Thomasville, about three-eights of an acre, planted in Boyd’s Prolific Cotton, which is at the time of this writing the wonder and admiration of all cottou growers who have seeu it. It was plauted on the 15th day of April, in the evening, and on walking through it last Saturday we did not encounter a sin gle inferior stalk. It was all above waist nigh, aud having good distam-e in both hill and row, each stalk is majestic aud graceful from the perfect symmetry of its uumerous laterals, and averaging about 100 forms each. All who visit this little cotton patch pronounce it the best they have ever seen. By these experiments, Mr. Wright has satisfied himself that smaller farms ami better cultivation is the true p licy for farmers in this country, and he intends to piactice his precepts. His whole farm iu the county givesevideuce of his industry and sound judgment and in every other department corresponding with the above. At this season the farm ing stock of most planters are worked v y/j gb A^ 0 !£ ed lekn, and yot surpasses all his neign bors in the condition of his crop This is a less >u worthy to be learned, in as much as it will save both horse-flesh and mouey. We noticed one of his teams in town on Saturday, aud bis mules are sleek and fat. Mr. Wright’s success teaches us the ca pacity of the country under proper culti vation and management, and those who plod iu the old track, may gain a point or two by inquiry into his management aud method of cultivation. Two Crops of Apples. —Mr. Joseph Barker, of Lieon county, Fla., has left at our sanctum, three bunches of apples, of a variety unknown, which he says are the first of two crops annually borne by the trees. They grow iu nearly round clus tersof a dozen, more or less each, and the second orop grow sufficiently large for cooking purposes. Rust in Cotton.— The farmers are now encountering another enemy to the grow ing cotton crjp, aud from many sources we hear of the appearance of rust. Dr. 8. Q. Jones of this county has shown us some cotton leaves from his farm injured in a maunerto iudicate the presence of rust, but upon close examination, the leaves show unmistakable signs of suffering from the ravages of an insect. This evidence is also strengthened by the presence of an insect, some of which Dr. Jones also ex hibited, aud which he found quite numer ous aud generally rolled up in those parts of the leaves most iujured. The insect is nearly a quarter of an inch in length, but our knowledge of the species is not suffi cient to describe or assign them position. Dr. Jones found them all over his field where the cotton was damaged, aud it is probable that the rust complained of has its origin in this insect, which seems only to devour the under surface of the leaves. Homicide. —Two negro men, Derry Mitchell and John Blackshear. while on their way and about entering Thomas ville on Saturday last, fell out about a point of etiquette, and proceeding to hos tilities, John Blackshear was stabbed to the heart aud died ou the spot. It seems that Derry Mitchell, passing John Black shear and others, saluted with “How are you, boys?” But John Blackshear re plied, “how old do men grow with you?” and gave Derry a kick. Upon this the latter drew a dagger aud stabbed John Blackshear as above stated. Derry Mitch ell is held for trial. Acquitted.— Hillory B. Humphries, who was tried last week in Thomas Superior Court, for the killing of Gabriel Wilsou, Sheriff’of this county, was found not guilty by the jury, after an absence from the court room of about fifteen minutes. The Crops are good all over this sec ft* ifftfTPW l lfiSfiy r “y"ar^r4‘-‘ viousiy. Some localities have been pretty dry, and others wet, but altogether there is no just ground for complaint. Corn, cotton, oats, sugar cane, potatoes, peas, beans, and everything else, are doing very well; and as flour is to have a lofty tum ble, because of the abundant crop, so will corn this fall. Onions.- We have ou our table a sam ple of onions from our own garden, as a challenge to gardeners to beat them in size. We produced nearly four bushels ou a bed twenty-five feet square. Thomasville & Albany Railroad.— We had the pleasure, ou Monday, of a ride on the cars on the above road, from the Thomasville depot to the poiut reach ed with the track laying. We noticed with pleasure the rapid progress made, and the friends of the enterprise North of the Ocklockonee may look out for the en gine in a very few days. Peaches. —Very inferior peaches sold on our streets very readily yesterday at $3 per bushel. Are they not worth rais ing, when no one pays them attention ? FROM COWETA COUNTY. The Newnau Herald gives au account of a negro riot in Newnan on the 3d. There was some shooting, all by and among the black mob, and much excitement. The mob was finally dispersed, and some par ties concerned arrested. Among the ar rested is Rev. James Bohanon, (white,) who is charged by Judge Phillips, (color ed,) with having him arrested on Satur day night without warrant or authority, the said James having constituted himself a Court and appointed Constables to in vestigate the matter. The Mayor has ordered the proper papers issued for en quiring into the charge. The Herald asks: Is Mr. Bohanon au employe of the Atlanta Slander Mill? We find the following also in the Her ald : On Tuesday, of last week, Mr. Fred Gearrald, a young man about twenty years old, killed Henry Davis, colored. Feeling himself fully justifiable, Mr. Gearrald de maud an investigation before J. C. Dump kin, J. P., and Isham Dalton,N. P., when the following facts were developed : Mr, F. Gearrald was superintending the farm of Mr. William Gearrald. A day or two previous to the killing, the young man, out of his own money, (the proprietor be ing absent,) paid all the laborers except Henry. Tnis enraged him, and he went to the geld where the young man was and demanded an explanation. The young man gave it by staling that he had used all the money he had in paying the others, and that his uncle, William Gearrald, had told him not to pay him (Henry) because he (Henry) had over-drawn bis wages. Henry then told him he had told a pack of lies. Young Gearrald drew his pistol and told Henry he must uot call him a liar. Deceased said he did not call him a liar, but said he, .Gearrald, need not tell any lies. Gearrald turned and proposed to commence work ; whereupon Henry, without warniug, seized him by both arms and sought to take his pistol—it is thought for the purpose of killing him. In the scuttle, Gearrald shot him, and be died immediately. The above is the sub stance of the testimony of the negroes who witnessed the difficulty. His former owner, Mr. Jeptha Davis, and his son, Rev. J. B. 8. Davis, and Mr. William Orr, who knew deceased thoroughly, testified that he was a violent, dangerous and mal icious negro. The Court decided the young man was justifiable, and released him. We refraiued from noticing this occurrence until a legal investigation was had, and do so now because justice to Mr. Fred Gearrald demands it. A Daughter of Rev. Henry Giles Drowned.— Bangor, Me., Tuesday, July 6. —Miss Nora Giles, daughter of Rev. Henry Giles, the well known lecturer and essay ist, a beautiful and highly educated young lady, thirteen years of age, was drowned at Bucksport, on Saturday, by the upset ting of a boat in which she was sailing, in company with her sister, another young lady, and a gentleman. Her body had not been recovered at last accounts. —The French Emperor proposes hence forth to share the burden of the govern ment with the country and the Degisla ture. —lt is denied that Sickles has been in structed to negotiate for the purchase of Cuba. THK ANGLICAN CHURCH. The Conflict Between the Hitch Church and Low Church Parties. From the New York Tribune. The Protestant Episcopal Church, be fore our late war, suffered less from the agitation of the slavery question than most of the American churches. The biennial general convention most care fully avoided to touch the delicate subject, and thus the natioual unity of the Epis copalians remained undisturbed, while the Southern Methodists, Baptists, Pres byterians aud others cut the connection with their Northern brethren, because the latter did not want to let slavery alone. The actual separation between the North ern and Southern States caused a tempo rary disruption ; but, the war beiug over, the Episcopal Church, without any diffi culty, succeeded in the restoration of her unity. Slavery can no longer disturb the peace of the Episcopal or any other religious communion. But auother discord, the germ of which has been iu the Auglican Church ever since it severed, three hun dred years ago, its connection with the Church of Rome, has of late assumed larger and larger dimensions, and the opinion is rapidly gaining ground that the final issue e»u only be a total and au irremediable split of the Church into two communions. The cause of the difference is primarily of a strictly theological char acter. From the time of its first separa tion from Rome, iu the sixteenth cen.u ry, there were in the Church of England two parties, radically differing iu their conception of the Reformation. Theoue, claiming to be the Catholic party, charged Rome with having gradually introduced innovations uuknowu to the aucieut Church, but regarded these innovations as a lesser deviation from the true stand ard of the Christian Church than the Protestant Churches, which sprang up in consequence of the impulses given by Lu ther aud Calvin. The other party professed to stand on substantially the same basis with all the religious denominations which are gener ally comprised under the name of Evan ftvflv Tho f.uuniut V>ottroon these parties has never fully ceased ; hut never before has It to so high a degree per vaded the whole population connected with the church. The breach widens, and the leaders of both parties push forward iu divergent directions. Prominent uieo of the Catholic party, like Dr. Pussy, have endeavored to show that there is no real difference between the thirty-niuearticles ( of the Church of Euglaud aud the doc trinal decrees of the Couucil of Trent ; and that the Cliurch of England is sub stantially one iu faith with the Roman Catholic Church aud the Eastern Church es. Many have declared themselves willing to acknowledge au honorary supremacy of the Pope over the whole church. Others have endeavored to introduce an official intercouse with the Eastern Churches, and for tiiis movement tlie co-operation of both the Euglish Convocations and the Amer ican General Convention has been gained. The Ritualists, who have of late attracted so great attention, endeavor to assimilate the liturgy of the church as much as pos sible to that of the Roman Catholic and Greek Communions. Monastic orders, even, and similar institutions, have been revived in considerable number by some of the bolder aud more enthusiastic mem bers of the party. Though most of these positions may not be approved by the whole of the Catholic, or, as it is more commonly called, the High Church party, all its membets agree in drawing a broad line of demarcation betweeu the Anglican aud the Protestant Churches, and in in sisting on the apostolic succession of the bishops as an indtspeusable characteristic of a truly Christian Church. All these views are earnestly opposed by the Protestant or Low Church School. They claim to be for themselves, and de sire the whole church to be substantially a part of Protestant Christianity in all the poiuts which separate it from the Roman Catholic aud the Greek Churches. They would, if they could, put down by rigid legislation all kinds af monasticism aud ritualism, and would cheerfully co-oper ate with the Bible, Tract, and other re ligious societies of the Protestant world. Many of them would even like to revise the liturgy of the church, so as to remove from it all that may seem to favor the views of their opponents, and to fix for ever its truly Protestant character. The latest notable event in the conflict was the General Conference of Low Church ministers aud laymen at Chicago, a few days ago. In England the organi zation of the two parties has long been com pleted. The Chicago Conference insures its completion iu the United States. In England, the struggle is not without a significance; for the aris fluence in favor of the High Church party, and seeks a political as well as ecclesias tical alliance with the aristocratic and conservative elements iu the Catholic Church, lu the United States the polit ical significance of the controversy con sists only in the probability that, in case of a disruption in the church, the Catho lic section would gravitate toward, at least, au alliance with the Roman Catho lic civilization, while the Protestant sec tion would hasten to indentify itself more fully with Protestanism. THE SITUATION IN SPAIN. From the New York World. One thiug only is tolerably clear iu the present position of Spanish affairs. But that is a point of supreme importance. It is that the Regency established under the Constitution adopted by the Constituent Cortes is strong enough to maintain pub lic order. This is the primary condition both of liberty and of progress, and so long as this holds firm we ntay hope to see the Spaniards find their way success fully out of the political twilight in which they are now groping to the sunshiue of settled constitutional freedom. Who shall wear the crown or act as the executive of the Spanisti people is, after all, but a sec ondary question. The vital matter is that the Spanish people should prove them selves equal to that self-control which alone can assure them the control of their executive, be his title what it may. The Iguahlad and other ardent Repub lican journals dwell with constant earnest ness upon the hostility with which the actual Constitution has been received iu different parts of the realm. For exam ple, it is stated that at Santander, in the North, twenty thousand persons, or nearly two-thirds of the population, quitted the town ou the day of the promulgation of the new Constitution as a tacit hut elo quent protest against its adoption ; and that at Granada, in the South, the muni cipality ordered the public buildings to be hung with black on the same day. At Seville, there were no public rejoicings ; at Valladolid, the town council refused to be present at the ceremony of the promul gation. These things certainly iudicate a widespread dissatisfaciion with the work of the Cortes. But whether the basis of that dissatisfaction be a preference, equally widespread, of the republic, or a reac tionary hatred of the revolution per se, cannot be so positively affirmed. The Spanish Constitution has encoun tered no more strenuous resistance as yet to its adoption than did our own Federal Constitution at the time of its promulga tion in 1788. Black hangings on the walls of Granada and gloomy retreats to the Sacred Mount at Santauder ean hardly be thought to threaten the ffnal establish ment of the new system in Spain as seri ously as the establishment of the Ameri can Union was threatened by the refusal of States like New York and Virginia and North Carolina to join in recommending the Constitution of 1788 to the American people. If the Spanish government of Ser rano holds manfully to the declaration made ou Saturday by Admiral Topete, that, “as the monarchy had been voted, the republic was impossible;” if it main tains, that is, the supremacy of the delib erately settled national will, the immedi ate future of order in Spain may he con sidered to be assured, and, with that, the ultimate future of Spanish freedom. Clover in Jackson County. —A friend informs us that Mr. Woodson W. Jack sou, of Jackson county, has forty acres of as fine clover as he ever saw while serving in the army of Northern Virginia, grow ing on his plantation. It was sown last year. He is pasturing it this year, and will mow it next year. He says Mr. J’s cows, horses, mules and hogs are “fat as they can wallow,” and look very far su perior to farm stock generally. If he should never mow an acre of it, he will find it to be a matter of economy to keep it for grazing purposes. The better plan is to have some for hay and some to graze. No man can do justice to bis stock or him self without it. Animals pastured on clover look like they belonged to breeds very far superior to the common stock. When every man in the country grows— as he should do—sufflcisnt clover for all his stock, then there will be no necessity for expensive enclosures around fields in cultivation, as no animals will be left run ning at large in the vain attempt to find a decent subsistence on worn-out broom sedge fields.— Athens Watchman. DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA. Delivered at Atlanta, Tnesday, July 6. Reported, Expressly for the Constitution, by N. J. Hammond, Supreme Court Re porter. Sharp & Brown, plaintiffs in error, vs. E. B. Loyless, defendant in error. Award, from Terrell. Warner, J. When a matter in controversy, between the parties, had been submitted to three arbitrators, for tbeir cousideratiou and judgment, aud it appears from the record that, after hearing and considering the evidence submitted by the respective par ties, au award was made by the arbitra tors and returned to the Superior Court, as provided by the 4184 section of the Code, and one of the parties suggested, on oath, that the award was illegal upon several grounds, stated therein, for the purpose of having a trial, before a special jury, as to the validity of said award, and tbegrounds and specifications set forth in said affida vit being demurred as to being insufficient inlaw to authorize the setting aside said award Held: That the demurrer only ad mitted ttie truth of such fa -ts as were well pleaded and set forth in the affidavit, and that to make such facts available against the award, it should have beeu alleged in the affidavit that the facts set forth and complained of, were the ‘ result, either of accident, mistake, or the fraud of Home oue or all of the arbitrators, or parties, or is otherwise illegal;” aud the particular illegal acts complained of must be special ly set forth, which, iu law. will vitiate the award, otherwise the affidavit will be de murrable. The geueral allegation that the award was con'rary to the evidence, before the arbitrators,or without evidence, or that other proper credits were not al lowed by them, etc., is uot sufficient to set aside the award, unless it is alleged and proved that the award was the result, either of accident, mistake, or tlie fraud of someone, or all, of the arbitrators or parties, or is otherwise illegal, as where the arbitrators should refer the matters submitted to them to chance, or lot. T lie u oaui nftho nrbitidiors u filial auu con clusive between the parties, unless it is at tacked aud set aside upon someone of the grouuds specified iu the Code, aud the affidavit must state someone of these le gal grounds, with sufficient precision, so that an issue can be formed and tried thereon. Judgment affirmed. L. C. Hoyal, Lyon & deGratteuried. lor plaintiffs iu error. F. M. Hooper, N. J. Parker, \V. A. Hawkins, for defendant in error. Moses P. Green, Executor, plaintiff in er ror, vs. John Auderson, defendant iu error. Equity, from Burke. Brown, C. J. 1. Wheu a testator who died in 1853, by will directed, that his executor cause to be removed to a free State, and there emancipated his negro boy John, and that the executor pay the expense of bis re moval, aud for his reasonable support and schooling, until he is put to a trade, and that wheu, if he do, he reaches the age of twenty-one years, they invest and secure for his benefit, as they may deem best the sum of three thousand dollars, to be raised out of the estate. Held : That such de vise constituted a legal trust, which neith er contravened the policy of the State at that time, nor at the present time. 2. It was the duty of the executor to ex ecute this trust, aud his failure to do so, till after John was twenty-one years of age, and his detention iu Georgia as a slave by the executor, did uot destroy the trust, or prevent its execution at a later period. Equity considers that done which ought to have been done, aud directs its relief accordingly. 3. Slavery having been abolished iu Georgia, aud freedom having come to John, when he was uot permitted to go to it, as directed by the will, aud promised by the executor, when he assumed the trust, he being sui juris, with the right to lili gate in the Courts of this State, may, in his own name, (as he is over twenty-one years of age,) proceed iu a Courtof Equity, to compel the execution of this trust, iu accordance with the will, or as nearly so as the changed condition of the country will per nit, aud to recover uot. only the legacy as provided by the will, but such reasonable compensation for the support and education, which the will gave him, as the Court may And to be due and un paid. 4. While a freedman may, in the Courts of this State, enforce any legal equity which was created in his favor while a slave, that did not then contravene the policy of the law, he cannot maiutaiu an action for injuries which he may have re ceived, or for wages on account of labor ilniie hv him while lu> was a slave. Judgment affirmed. J. J. Jones aud A. M. Rogers for plain tiff' in error. E. F. Lawson aud Jas. S. Hook for de fendant in error. A. W. Green, plaintiff in error, vs. The Southern Express Company, defendant in error. Trespass, etc., from Suru'er. The same parties vice versa. Brown, C. J. Where an action of trespass is brought, and pendiug the action, the parties plain tiff and defendant settle the case, and the plaintiff receives from defendant the amount agreed upon in the settlement aud satisfaction for the injury, and the defend ant at the time of such settlement, has no notice of any claim of plaintiff’s counsel for fee 9 for prosecuting said suit, other than the pendency of sucii suit, the de fendant is not liable to pay the fees of plaintiff’s counsel, and tiie suit cannot lie prosecuted iu the name of the plaintiff’for the use of his couusel for the recovery of their fees. Judgment affirmed. Lyon & deGraffenried, S. C. Elam for Southern Express Company. W. A. Hawkins, C. T. Goode for Green. Terrible Conflagration in Hobby County. —We learn from the Horry News lhat one of the most extensive fires ever knowu in that section has been raging for the last two weeks, in All-Saints Parish. It broke out near the upper end of Ocean Bay, uot far from the sea-shore, and has reached the Wilson estate lands, on the Waccamaw, six miles above Conwayboro, having burned over a distance of twenty miles. The average breadth of the fire is unknown. The country through winch it passed is literally burned up. Bay after bay, aud swamp after swamp, have been made bare of all undergrowth, aud the trees and timber completely destroyed, i’he savaunabs, with the turpentine box es, are made sterile wastes. The hot, dry weather, rendered it impossible lo check the onward march of the flames. It is yet burning, but will be likely to stop its ca reer on the bauks of the Waccamaw. We have not learned the particulars concern ing the losses occasioned by this fire, hut are satisfied that they are great. Major W. A. Clarady had fifteen thousand tur pentine boxes burned, aud John A. Wil son, five thousand. The earth is left bare behind this fire, the cattle range destroy ed, the deer unsheltered, and the hears and rattlesnakes made to seek anew hid ing place, or destroyed by the fire. It is estimated that over one hundred thousand acres of laud was burned over. At night the heavens were brilliant from the lurid Hames, and the clouds of smoke that arose by day were hut portentious of the fiery storm beneath. We shall he glad to have full accounts of this terrible conflagra tion.—C7tos. Daily News. Line Open to Brunswick.— The Ha van nah Republican, of Thursday, says: The last rail necessary to connect Bruns wick with Savannah, was laid at ten o’clock on Friday last, at No. 6.. Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. Monday afternoon a special train left Brunswick with a large party of excursionist to the Savannah Re gatta, connecting with the down night train on the Atlantic and Gulf road, the passengers arriving in this city to break fast Tuesday morning. We congratulate our Brunswick friends on the consummation of this connection with the interior of the State, and trust it niay result in the establishment of most pleasant relations, business and social The road from No. 6 to Bruuswick is not yet in a condition for regular trains, but it is expected that before the close of the month passengers and mails will <r o through daily. ' ° Disagreeable Companions.— There is a house in Adamstown, in this county that has a garret infested with black snakes. The family residing in the house have not as yet, hit upon a plan by which to get rid of these horrible companions, aa their den is fixed between the plaster mg and roof, and to remove them it W r°.u necesßar y to tear down a portion of the house. How and when they gained entrance to the house is a mystery to every one. Someof the reptiles have been seen on tue garret floor on several ocea nic 1 ! a K bul L b ? for ? a wea P° n to kill them could be obtained the snakes glided off to their secure retreat behind the plastering. f Maryland Citizen. CUBA. The newly arrived Captain a Cuba has issued the following T* I '* tion on assuming the duties oi r* 81 *- from which it will be seen how, , to administer the affairs of th« .. * ful isle ever 4it t . Inhabitants of the Islav, For nine months this islann afflicted by the most terrible 2, t * cau afflict humauity— civil the commencement in an evil I * r ’ sad period, you have beheld ° Ur of it« laugu shiug, industry ruined 00 ' o ®*’’* wealthiest estates pulse of the revolutionary bre* -5 the touch of the inceutiiary torw' lßfi v You see. moreover, a prop r. gration, which diminishes e s elements of wealth, and ®k.i ' 1 - you behold brothers decim,,L , ‘' fratricidal lead or the treaolw iiy - ard of the assassin. ÜB Wfs. ! will not at this moment dew*.,. cupy myself with the causes ih to> - conduced to the actual situation for grauted the present state ,-I my mission is to re-establish , s f* ami confidence, to end the civil I 4 '®-** hazards, aud to study afterward f cessities and ali that may cond u ’ V ° ar °*' prosperity of the country, i n ordel/ pose to the Government of the n»i f ’“ the reforms that may euablethu ‘ c »- the Amilles to reach the trade n V* a ’ and felicity to which, without » , her destiny calls her. I comprehend all the difficlt]- „ which 1 liave to contend on assun ® arduous task with which the Ki 8 * power has been plea-ed to honor m’* lam animated by Uie hope iha i l, “- aided iu my undertaking not onl/h* * valorous ami disciplined arntv t , by the armed volunteers, to siou and efforts is due, iu a great m Jec ' the salvation of the islaud. It is natural (• at you should kuow what my line of conduct . It is contained in three words—g,,.. tice, ami morality. Spaiu, from her immense fund of r’** exhaustible resources for the pres ‘ D ‘ of the integrity of her territory 0B aud outside of the peninsula jr ' * ami strict economy will rule lualibr'* ' esofthe Administration. Justice all—the same for the man of wealth ‘ ut tiie high functionary as for u lt . h , artisan. With this simple programme *| , adopt with immutable faith aud a will, l hope to obliterate the foot print " extermination ami destruction war leaves behind it; extinguish rail • lo heal the woumis aud dry up n tears. I beseech of you generosity of the noble Spanish blood to f nr »j offences, aud if we arrive at the cnj propose, be yours the glory and feiicitv and mine the satisfaction of haviuz tributed toward it. Cabellero*Dk Rod*, Volunteers-. With your euergitj,. , D , decided attitude you have reudered m " nent services to the cause of order, j Us and right. For them you merit’well the country throughout whose extern--, resounds a unanimous cry of praise for those who, abandoning their habitualoc cupations, ha ve become soldiers defeud the national honor. You ought to be proud of yourcondri lam as much, because I myself anut your head to sustain the good cau*-s, because I have the good fortuueto retail you thanks, being the faithful interpret*- of the sentiments of the National Govern inent, and of your fellow-citizens. Voluntarios, viva Espana! Long ]j T( Cuba, the most beautiful proviuee of Spain! Caballero dußodaf, Soldiers and Sailors: A few Cuban, of an unquiet and turbulent disposition Lari taken up arms and raised the standard of rebellion against tiie common country. Assassination and incendiarism are the only acts which they can commemorate for their own shame, and to furnish an eloquent lesson to those citizens who, re maining faithful, already knowwhattbey must expect from them. You responded to the cry of sedition with tiie counter oue of your refined loy alty. But, vain chimera! the rebel*n: not measure their steel with yours aud confine themselves to the exer cise of acts of perfidy, cruelty; and trea son. However, if you do uot sustain combats because your enemies refus them, you will not for that reason res; less glory by showing yourselves as eve sober, persevering, obedient aud worthy children of our own dear Spain. Now that I have the honor to place my self at your head in order toterminatethi work of pacification which you havecom uieuced, with as much zealous success ! entreat you to be the protectiou of the good, faithful friends of the volunteer,- .a-.-r juui oiiaiieir. in-amis—generoui with the vanquished and just with ttioae who may be captured with arms in thei hands. Acting thus you will he recognized ; the country, friends and enemies will ad mire your virtues, and you will leavean imperishable recollection to your Captain- General, Caballero de Rodas. FROM NEWTON COUNTY. The Covington Examiner says: "A large number of the citizens of our county assembled at the court-house, on Tuesdiv last, to hear the “Report of the Bethany Agricultural Club” on the subject of "Felices.” Several speeches* were mad* both for aud against the “doing away with fencing rouud cultivated lands. The following gentlemen participated it tiie discussion : Rev. H. (juigg and L.F Livingston, affirmative; Judge Glia. Judge Reynolds and Colonel Fitts, nega tive. The discussion took wide range,and from what we can learn, do della elusion was arrived at, and the matter was, by resolution, deferred until the flrat Tuesday in September next, with the re quest that the people properly digest the question aud he prepared for action on it at that time. “Fence, or No Fence,’ is the question to be decided, and we areo! the opinion that it will be. “The reports that reach us from all por tions of the surrounding country, iu re gard to the) growing crops, are very en couraging. In some localities, however, we learn that the protracted drought bn has begun to effect tiie upland corn, though not very seriously as yet." Recent Deaths.—The Talbot ton Ga zette, of the Bth, records the death in that place, on the 2d instant, of Mr. T. H Persons, an old and much respected citi zen, at the age of 68 years. The Americus Republican, of Tburs day, chronicles the sudden death, on tn* 6th instant, of Captain John M. Shiver, a talented young citizen of that place. The Republican says: . Captain Shiver passed through all t campaigns of the Confederate armies ( Virginia, as a member of that brave an illustrious company, tbe Sumter Lig Guards, and surrendered bis sworu a> ! last Captain, wheD the hopes of the peo ple expired in the eatly spring of -*>• He was a valiant and true soldier,a and accapted Mason, and a worth) & J high toned man. The heavy grief with which hi* lo * burdened the hearts of this entirec<® / uity, anil especially of the few su r n • comrades of the Light Guards, of t‘ : - , sonic brethren, and of the meait*-. Fire Company No 1, by whom he recently honored by election as the • - sis taut Foreman, was evidenced >) long line of mourners which, in j*?!' cession, followed his remains to tbe earthly abode on the evening o Tuesday. Don’t Bathe too MucH.-Se» * D river bathing are now In order, aim be hoped that people will not |D - . those luxuries with recklessness, constitutions are sadly ehattereiJ < summer by too much bathing- . is a good thing employed in mode but immoderately enjoyed it. been very daDgerous and damaging Only the most robust and eoumlfc tem cau loog stand daily sea or ru mersions without becoming imp Persons afflicted by organic m** fteL # should bathe in the sea or river no than every other day. and in n should they remain in the wate than ten or fifteeu minutes. >a gence in bathing extending to 1 hour or an hour (which is more fr <1 the ruie than the exception) is mg . jurious, although the injury ma) immediately apparent. A Torpedo morning, as a country darkey wa a wagon dowu Broad street, as n J s the South Carolina Railroad ' eJ . startling explosion was ht-ara. a hout plosion was caused by the iguitio a pound of powder, packed in a tf|e iu his wagon, with some no* ’ c i jarring incidental to crossing J having caused the matches * in There was au inside colored pa ® .. g ”j e rf the wagon, whose nerves were - bly disjointed by the uaeX u e je bardmeut. No damage beyond oD sl struction of tbe box and an kink in the passenger s wool. Constitutionalist.