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Witcrarij Companion.
8. P. WELLS, - - ~ - - Publizhcr
JAMARY 23.
Our Conti ilntora.
W* give below the names of some of
• tin l (.'ontributors for the Companion:
ri*trr Jotpoo*. Prof. M. n t.onsmr,
T>r A. Units, “ J M. Uinu*tn,
J. JJ Til'll! Cot O. A. fjOCtfBASB,
*. JRCbiW(b, It I)., K*v. O. U. Mhoubt,
tt jinumi W loviit,*, \Vu.u Wars,
l htseeut V*asv, Itev. J. 11. Kn-PATHicar,
J. H. Nu.. A. J. Bvrra,
J. H. Wlni's Jolt* Wait, Twowa*,
I’ . 0. Mva< x!mm'lm .11.*. -0
Kim if ‘!■>. it, Mr. Kits Trii-i s,
H. Negm, “ *1- A. WeCnivunx,
Rest K I*. Uluru, A. T h Ciiapwas,
J. O Doe -i. Mi* C. W. IUiiKKR,
Slim fluagtotiy *• 11, U IJol ailtißTT,
Cot. B .•.!., C. a. A. Ailoax,
lr.,r <’ 11 it Amur It. Buwjtt,
“ M*v R Rt*.
, i**. M. A. CAMrsxiL,
“ v ’ A. Asp.io*.
, 1 H {:* t. Bntifi X. BexSv.
tu-xmi * xMpl*.’.
‘ — ■ ■■ . V - “.—n,*r-j
A. sf. J*tt In authorized to r*e©ive
ana rVcfiij.t for ul to the
rox.”
A. tak *, E a., of LriFxreUo, Ala.,
tit likt HiiMf
&W V?. A. Smith, F.{., of Wodowcc, Ala.,
is aWo <>ur ntfctit.
“‘TTZZZJtXg&TSr':::.
An Appeal to Southern Men and Wo
men.
The six Southern States iwliich have
severed lln ir relations with the fiuverii
ment of the United States, have a white
population of four million three hundred
and fifty-four thousand four hundred and
fifty-one. Out of this number, it is hut
reasonable to estimate that there are three
millions who are readers of newspapers
and periodical literature, and, ns by far
tlo larger portion of these have hereto
fore patronized Northern and European
Literature, the question very naturally
presents itself, will they continue their
patron use in the same direction? It
s n- to to that the radical dillcrcnte
which exists between them and the peo
ple of the North, in their political, moral
and religious sentiments ought to prevent
the ‘-''■illhern people from bestowing their
patronage u|mit Northern publications.—
Every idea which they advance and every
sentiment which they express are tinged
w ith their j ■ i uliar views upon these sub
jects, and in a Iditicn to the danger ari
sing from tl.. ir circulation in our midst,
tmiv la- added the r ‘collection that they
lio have proved
m .ir terest enemies.
E “u y every principle
of honor, duty and sell-respect to haven
literature of her own, and the only thing
which is necessary to induce her sons niul
daughters, t make a united rd*.-s-t ter ttn
purpose, is to demonstrate to them the
fact that we are aide of ourselves to build
up and maintain a literature of the high
. t order and merit. Wealth and talent
are the only thin requisite, and tin re c
no well informed mind that will deny the
po ■ - -ion of both tin -e r--.enli.ds hv the
Southern people. Have they wealth?
I.et the millions “pent by them in folly l
nn Ilu Miry, reply let tlo ir millions given j
to the auth rs and presses of other lands, J
nnswiT let tloir broad fields covered
with the products of the world's wealth,
l q ■ nd. The truth is, the Southern ]e >-
pie p” si almost houndh-'S wealth, and
if there are any who entertain the fden
that her men of I. Iters are intellectual
| b niics, they are sadly mistaken. In 1
proportion to their numbers, the Southern j
people read more than any other people j <
upon the 11 lobe, and living in a Heaven 1
favored land, where tbe warm and genial
rays of the sun, the In jll liy and invigo
rating atmosphere promote the highest i
ilegr.e of physical ma urity, and tend to!’
the development of mind and the expnn ! 1
f’.'ii ut intellect; they can have no so- J
periors anywhere. They have both the i
soul of appreciation and the genius of
production, and all that is necessary b>
enable the men and women of tab tit in
the South to take the tii-t rank as An :
thorn, is such nn cnmnm-jaYucnt as will ,
-• tl .'ir l.d •:. unit dive. ,
I’ ‘■ ■ e it. and i tia : eoplo of tleor
■si.i alone, I ive ij_ t _ cd, unnu.illy, :
one of dollars to the support cd
the lit. rstli -of ihe North,and of Europe, ; ,
while they have ov< rlooked and neglected -
many .literary journals of merit in their .
midst. In this rage after foreign pro- l
ducti’ iis, Southern men and women are ; |
induced to send their money away from ,
homo to patronize those who are inimical j
to their institutions and unfriendly to;,
their best int. iv-ts. Abolition sheet- : •
and foreign journals have been scattered |
throughout the length and breadth of our H
land, breathing maledictions upon our in- .
stitutiona—corrupting the political seiiti- |
ments and viciatiug the moral tastes of ,
our people. It is not, therefore, a matter ,
of astonishment to u* that the Yankees!]
have committed so many andauoh flagrant I |
outrages upon the rights and property of ,
the Southern people. 1,
M e trust the day is now dawning when i
Southern men and women will give their 1 ,
united patronage to Southern enterprises,
ami not permit them to die in their eon- ,
ccption for the want of pecuniary aid mid
encouragement. The foi rntitv |,it
KB ARY Companion, though a modest and
unpretending ►■bed, I pri -mt'-d for tli.-ir <
TII K SOUTHERN L| T | R*A_K V COMP AA 1 (>N
• patrvn.age, and with the united support of
, the people of Georgia alone, the Editor
; Would be aide to make his journal, in
isize and merit, compare favorably with
any published on this continent.
| ‘
Secession Demonstration
At an early hour on Mqjidny night
’ j our town was brilliantly illuminated in
J honor of the secession of the “ Empire
■ SHate of the .South ” —tloorgia. Sky-rock
ets, Mfnan caudles and fire-crackers were
nying in every direction. Our gallant
J Military corps, the Newman GtiAuns,
were out in full uniform, and kept up n
! continuous fining till a late hour at
*: night. Enthusiastic speeches were made
■j by Col. Kkndiuok, Judge. llammomii,
j Uan. I Iron lit iTtA.NAM, J. 11 liAttMosti
j and others, drum the balcony of the
‘* Coweta Mouse,” amidst the deafening
shouts of tho largo and intelligent cou
emirmof listeners. All along tho Imlco
ny above and below stair* there were
j flatiencil brave women, whoso hearts
j were with patriotism, ami whose
eyes, in rufleoted by the soft moonlight,
spoke” out iu silent but unmistakable
language, “ Omen fit! mg C(mntrym<en,(o
ai'intgTWftlmiK !” At Air close of the
speeches, many voices cried out, a sons’
t from the l.mlies,” ‘‘a song from the
Indies, ‘ when they sung in a clear
bird-like strain, “ Carolina is I''reo,’’
which elicited immense applause from the
eager listeners.
I cannot close this article without adopt
ing the language of Judge A. ({ Meek,
or Ala., who, in passing a merited tribute
on tin* girls of the South, said :
And “Ileayen's tie-’ j:if>s to nntn” is thine,
(hwl Itlc.As thy ru.-v ;
bfkijplvrt’i Oowcrs. they wct*tly shine—
Thur hfiirts nrc purr us pearls !
Ami gr ire am! goodness circle them,
WTif'rvVr tlieir hn>( trj>. rotim,
How can I then, whilst loving them,
Not loVv inv native home I
Personal.
We regret to learn that Prof. M. 11.
I.ooNKV, former Principal of “Fayette
ville Seminary,” has retired from that
p-'.-t, which he ha> filled s*i efficiently for
several years pafct, has accepted the posi
tion of President of the “Ppshur Masonic
College, ’ located at (iilmer, Ppshur
county, Texas. In taking our leave of
Priil. I.oonkv, wo feel it our duty to say,
that Georgia uiel lost'a good teacher, a
noble hearted, tuleuted, ami true gentle
man ; and we sincerely regret his loss
but compliment tho |btijeus of Gilmer
upon the ueipiisition-jef so valuable a
I teacher and citizen to tbeir eomuiutiity.
May he over contiuue to be an -ornament
to his adopted State. ,Wo wish him
abundant success in his low sphere of
action. ,
“Dixie’s Ltutn ’’
(In. of ihe m et popular tunes in the
Initeil States sinee the pu til i-utiun of
I'M Folks at Home,’M- the plant,a
j lion negro nielody, ('Dixie's 1.am1.”
I hrougliout the Eastern St.it . it is cre
; aling n perfect furor. It is pluyed ami
*nng every where by bras* Hands, string
Hands, orehestrus niidtsierenads ; is whis- 1
i tied by ragged urchins in the streets,
j nnd by calliopes on steamboats and forms
one of tho chief attractions in the mu
sical im rt * * of t ho parlor.”
TftP.e Notice-
As an inblitioii.ll imlueeim iit to sub
scribers in tliif county, we announce tbat
the Ordiiian Advertisements, ter ibis
eminly, willMiereaHer be published in tin
('llMl’ l N I(|V.
I The January number of tbe South
ern Denial Examiner has reached our
ant lull! ; it is ijuitc a m at Monthly and
-limdd be liberally patronized. Terms
-1 p, i .iiinuin. Address Messrs, lIIIOWN
,A Purke, Editors, Atlanta, tin.
Limerick's Master of Pain.
’ Never before ill tbe annals of the world's
history has there been such wonderful
eun- performed by such simple means,
as we now behold daily occuring through
the ‘'isolutioiiof ( lieinieid Suml,” prepared i
iby 1. A l.iMi HM K *i Uotinry, Mi***, t
\ eonitminity may be deluded— ((iiiieks j
may triumph for a season, but the whole!
South cannot he deceived, when facte
are presented before it.
in the treatment of Old Sores, Sprains, |
Patieer, Scrofula, Scald Head, and inflict
of every >kiu disease to which man is sub
ject, it is a sovereign remedy, and no won- :
tier that it rides down nil opposition.
1 hough A • >i'thi rn /junfit . may seek by
forged certificates to gain public cofidi-nce, ‘
vet, I. A Pi'll kick, Esip, resorts to iio
such <Yny> trii/>, he is willing to win or;
lose upon its otcti hirritn. Every ex- 1
change we open contains anew triumph ‘
of the powers ol this “Suml,” iu curing!
ills ol poor suffering humanity. Papers ;
too frijnt'g nrist.,cmtic to publish the !
tjiiiirk tin. trams of the day, have iu one!
voice united to praixo the usefulness of!
this simple discovery, ami its course of}
utility is still onward. Let the South 1
then seek a relief for her suffering thou- j
sands—not from Nurthrrn ijuiu/ct, but
from a trio, hnnrut Sont/o i nrr, who has
put forth a remedy, unstained by even!
the siipjcion of iiiuicksru.
*
Mir \Ve nvite csptoiul attention lo (tie
Law Card of our talented i-ownsman, J.
Henry Hammo.ni>, Esq. His office is
over J. M. Hhown A lino’s store, where
| ho may bo found when not professionally
engaged. We feel no hesitancy in say
ing that prompt attention will be given
to all business entrusted to him. Head
his Card.
! |
*ar See the Pur.l ol Ai.bert Schoan,
l , Tailor, in another column. He warrants
his work, and gives general satisfaction.
Tho Southern Teacher-
It is with much pleasure that we ac
knowledge the reception of tie Southern
- Toaohcr for Doconiborj-lbdl. It m, per
, j haps, one of the best journals of Home
| and School Education to he found in the
j South. We trust thut the enterprising
: Editor, Prof. Hakton, will receive that
} share of patronage which his journal so
i richly, merits. Tel ms 82 per year, in
! advance—published at Montgomery, Ala.
fwBiTTX.v rug VBE < oai>i.xiux.]
HIRHONE.
, av-j a. n.
Alan# In wlftaj of Autumn** tfigflt *
•’ I oil utiioltiing nwniary'* pull,
U ni!f Hickory oirtl llie waning light
Ol" tli# lump along th dusk)’ hull—
Silent mill sad the vision* rise
Along I lie vista dim und lone—
The ht'.irt, nlna ! sighs
For her of old, the loat Hormone !
Or.tr night like This, long time *gn,
There came a beauteous spirit-bird,
And, hovering near, shed radiant glow
O'er the jmliid form it bore thr word :
The Heavenly voire htfth called Iky namr —
Coni’- thou b!e*t one oj Heaven known.
Such was ihv messenger that entue
For her of old, the lost llcrmuac.
No wail wns hoard a* in thi lea
They laid her form in death's cold sleep—
Beloved alone unearth by mr,
And I nway and could not! Weep !
But oft hincc then I've gon- at eve
To where tlu* loved one ii*s ulonp,
And gric-vod in tears, jih o|# should grivvt,
Fur her of old, thr lost-lli rinone.
And dec in you that my girf will fade,
And 1 iio more will go bo weep
At eve for my Urpurtod slmdo,
Lured iu tho world’s guv lot hen 11 swoop?
Alas! you littlv know’ thv hate
With which I’d part with love forlorn,
Lone, raven-like and desolate
01 her of old, the 10-t Hcrtnon*.
In sorrow pronely br-.l my soul,
And ray loss is its lif. -long dream,
Save when illumined by thought* that ‘troll
And ‘ *ringfrotn Above some holy l <tm —
Alone, when oft I stray to inert,
la paths of thr radiant Kth n-zone,
Trau i sed by sAintly-suiulaled feet,
Tho loved of old, the lost Hormone.
i Ot the lost, my soul ia over ilfmininpr; |
And now w hrn thr world i* v. nipt in night,
And tin lumpo’rrthe hull i palely beaming. !
The pu.'t iuviles my longing flight.
Sil*-nt mid tad thr virdoiiH rim*
Along thr vista dim and lone—
The heart, sins ! sad-stricken sighs
Fur her of old, the lost llrrmon*.
Coweta eouuty, Oct, lM'o.
[OHIO INAL.]
‘FASHION ABLE ( H A 11ITY:
OR,
PB K C F* P T A N r 1* U A QTI C E.
BY FINLEY JOIINAOJf.
Conn* with me, dear reader, ami let us
enter tho ftmhionahfr and aristocrat if 1
mansion situated in the city of Haltimorc, j
in which reside# Mrs Thomjhths> It
is winter, the cold wind is roanpg with
•ut, and whistles round tin* corners hk.
the laugh ol* death hut all within is com
fort \\ ithin a chamber gorgeously fur
nif hed with all the luxuries and conven
ience# of life, where tlu; soft carpet yields
to the pressure of the feet, where the
windows arc hung with curtains of rich
and gaudy hues, there is seated a woman,
dressed in the most approved style of
fashion. She is pouring over the puges
ot the last new novel, mid as she peruses
tin’ trials t>t the hero, her hosoui is filled
with emotion, and her eyes with tears.
She occasionally stops to caress a little
(!••■/, who is lying at Iter feet, upon
j a cushion, made t sp anally for his comfort
t *od r< f /**'. , -ho wipe* her eyes
| with an cinhroidt'red handkerchief, and
1 putting down the book, she mutters to
! herself:
I Listen. ! “ Ah, me ! can such things
j he? Who would turn fruiu tlieir door h }
poor wretch, wlm only craves a little
■ bread to appea.-o his lumber. Miserable
wretches ! as for mg part, 1 should take
j;rent pleasure iu assisting tlic poor, in
keeping the needy, anil .”
Here her reverie was brought to a
elivse, for the dour of tbe room was thrown
, back upon its hinges, and her most dear
* !y beloved stood before her.
“My dear Mrs. (lab, good morning
; I am really delighted to sec you ; do take
J a seat.”
! I’revailed upon by the winning tones
Jof her friend, Mrs. (hub lays aside her
bonnet ami shawl, and is in the act ol
! taking a seat, when hy some unlucky ao-
I fideiit she brings her foot in contact with
| the cushion, upon which the///-’ thy
lay, who, tooling his dignity insulted, set
up a shrill cry. Ilis mistress takes him
!up and kis,,* him. Having at last got
him quiet, she turns her at cation to her
guest.
“My dear friend, did your husband ob
tain those tickets for Haiti's Concert—l
i should so like to go
” Bless my soul, no,” says Mrs. (dab,
“he has disappointed ui all. He was
going out to purehns*! than, and had just
i ! money enough, when in eime old Jones,
I the tailor, who by spinning out a long
yarn, in which hard timet sick wile, were
the principle themes, he got the money
. out ©f my husband's hands. Ent I gave
’ him a piece of my mind—yes, I <1 ■.l —it
is positively shameful.”
“ Good graeious! is it possible !” ejae
ulati'jj Mr*. Thoughtlons, “ xvliy what a
noodle ho must be. However, it is too
late now; all the tickets are sold.—
Hut what have you uouv f..r ihe J'unitjH
Vistianary nml \/r ’i, < !■‘thing Ut* ’■
}’ <’ tg f * “ >
“ Listen, nnd 1 you. In the
first place, I called on .Tfrf ./ and would
you heh ive it, the woman elos.-d
her heart against the erj. sos humanity,
and refused,yea, pggjri and ;o>. Ito give
a dollar io .inyt a I>!*
“Inite..d,fiul
ter?” Wm-’
• “ \ es—and sh ‘i.! to iiupudnnec—
only think of it—the ‘mpudriiee to s.iy
that no gisid would en ‘,• of our talk
that wc hud better tfttc'id to the morals
of our own poor.
“ Thr hiri/tfiti/i ,” sys tho rharitnli/r
Mrs. Thoughtless
“ ell, after leaving there, I went to
Mrs. Speak plain and though I coaxed
my best, it w.iS ii-ehss, .She hud a large
family small ire me—arid the Lord on
ly kriuWs what But my dear Mrs.
Thoughtless, conn; now,/,<,• ninth shuii
J gut gnu th.it n ft,, ‘ ’*
“Me.DIDVH s*i MK?” answered
her friend. “ > not my trouble
Sufficient, that I nit give also? No!
no ! my daughter i going to New York
1 want anew -tin ‘ cJott/t. ami .John's
bill to pay. Itu aVo Tin/ it—run gnu f”
“Not I,” s.iv, (Jab, “if I ruin
mg Jnss in tin setvioe of the Swirly,
that is enough in ail conscience, hut I
must take my hook and he oil among the
1111*11 —£joo(l b)u. M
No sooner i# she ‘gone than Mrs.
Thoughtless rings her boll. I p comes
Carrie.
“ Here, Carrie, bring mo a glass ol
wine, and don’t forget tbe enmn cake-for
w y pQQiih ..
C.iri.ie i# about tu depart, when slie
again say*:
“ Ami, Currie, Pee to .the awe- the
! room is getting cold. It ia awful bit alv
| nut, ( arrie, think of the poor, and thank
iod for your oomfortiL”
‘*l rto, in!(*arn,** tho Porva?t,
w *nd ean I give tho poor woman down
stair# a basket of coal?— poor thing, she
looks almost froze.”
“-•I/low coal—tlitf y>u Ssiy a basket
of vt.mL Carr it / H*//, / t till stato In,
t lo fhr Sortrhp Tu.\ > ran of your
self Carrie, and pray for the poor.”
\ es, nia’am/’
*Mrs. i lioughtless looks out of the win
dow, and us her hreath congeal# upon the
wind'-w janes, she shivers at the night,!
and as she gaze# out into the street, she 1
tvs a poor woman leading hy the hand, !
a pale, emaciated hoy.
** 100 Lad—too had,” she mutters, “the
l **liee should see to such vagabonds— !
i they are a perlcet pest.’
* At this moment she is accosted by a
tally, who, iu tones of agony, crave# as-j
sistauco.
j
So —a curl is upon her lip of scorn
—a frown upon her brow —of anger—
and rcruoN ing from the window, she auain
Neats herself upon the sofa.
Carrie enters with tie* wine and cake.
“You can go, Carrie, 1 do not want
you.”
Mehold her now, as be fakes up the j
poodle and kissts him, .it the same time
feeding him with tin* cake. While on- •
gaged iu this drliyhtfd mol bmeficiiilA
to t of charity , the door opens, and (’arrie *
uguin enters.
“\\ ell, what now • ejaculates Mrs. !
Tlioughth . s.
“'I here's a |oor man <1 nvn stairs, ma'am,
who wants a1* *K; help, and ”
“//"/< / you S't /rn busy / — tear, no .”
“Leg pardon, ma'am, hut he looks so!
awful, and he begged so hard for a piece !
ol bread—besides he is un American f
and ”
“\\ ell, give him a .diet of stale bn ad,
and here i# a six—no, three-pence also,
and ( arrie, /.#/,•* this dollar and buy my
poodle someth inn nice.”
Carrie departs—Mrs Thoughtless feed#
her dog—doze# over the last novel, and ‘
at night proceeds to a meeting of the 1
I (O'dtjn Mis. hat arts and African (doth
my A'"* tetff, whose object is to cloth> in
* 4
thi( kjlunntl the caaabouds of Africa , in
tend of protecting the honest and deserv-!
ing poor of their own country. “ IV/ ula
Hayatelh .” Humbugs still thrice.
Bm.timoiik, Md.
— ? i he works ol (fiver W emit l Holme#,
the “ Autocrat of the breakfast table,” are
now being brought out in hansonio stylo I
by u Boston publishing house.
\ man needs but to he to the best of
j hi# abilities, and he will occasionally aj -
pear to advantage
%J FOB rillt SOCIAL CIKCLK.]
miw York, Jan. 18th, ’6l.
Bear Friends of the Circle : T
am indeed glad to see that tho call for
the establishment of a Social Circle in
the column# of the Compani<ar , has met
’ with bo hearty a response from among
• the Contributors, and am happy to see
the Circle opened in the first number of
the New Year by Uiy respected frieod#,
\\ illic and Allen ; and T hope that it will
t he carried on to the accomplishment of
■ much good.
I have read Willie’s book, “ Driftwood
on the Sea of Life,” and think it vrv
*.linc; in fact, I think it# youthful author
bus done justice to himself iu this, his
- , first effort, (I hope not his last) and think
■ , he will at some future day, leave hi# name
carved high on “ Fume’s glittering Tern
• ‘pi"”
I | Friend Davis, allow mo t<> express my
pleasure in receiving the ( 't> mptf It tint so
miiiTi Improved, and to tell you the truth,
l felt at one time very doubtful as to
whether you could continue it through
the present year under so many disadvan
tages. May it continue to reach us every
auk, lade tied with its rieli feasts of wis
! dom, nml tuny the blind man's offering he
sustained through these troublesome
times, mid come out in the end, one of
the brightest stars in Southern Litera
ture.
Allen, I sec, reminds me in his letter,
of a promise I once made him, to “ pre
sent” him to my friend Watkins, of Bal
timore. 1 nill do so, all being -willing,
through the columns of the Cnmpnition.
I’ riifij Watkins, l would say, you will
lit"! Mr- Allen a grand good fellow, as
well as a pleasing Correspondent.. And
Allen, you will find in Mr. Watkins, a
noble soul and firm vriknh, and iu fact,
till tilth’ Ipt'itl tpniTitit t. irhit h oitt: ill
• ‘rugs /int ls in n/ir, horn -ninth the sun
o, a Southern thnie. Then, now, I've
- said a good word for you both, so I hope
; you will eousider ’yourselves friends.
but 1 have already consumed to much
, j space, mid sn will iflose, hoping 1 shall
be welcomed to thod'irde.
U itli many good w ishes for “ Our (’on
: u Unitors,” and hop -s thut I shall some
lay kiitiu you all, 1 am, ever your friend,
Harry Horn.
•***■
SUMMARY OF NLW3.
CONGRESS.
1 Tn the House on the loth the Navy
Appropriation Hill was debated. The
greater part of the day was spent in listen
ing to buncombe speeches from different
members. I lie only proceeding of impor
tance, was the reception of tho report ot
the ConMiiittee ol thirty three. A major
ity ot that ( onmittee have reported an
enabling Act for the adiitis-i ui ~f N ( ,
Mexico A bill giving to fugitive slaves
tin- right to trial by jury iu the States
whence they have lied. ]’repose- an
amendment ot the Constitution that there
shall be no interference with slavi vy ex
cept from the slave States, und to make
thi’ valid it must be concurred in by all
all the States. I hey submitted resolutions
i declaratory of the obligations of the Krd
j era! and Mate G u ninients to execute all
lav.-, deprecating John Brown’s raid nnd
I'eisonal Liberty 6dU. A hill has been
introduced in t!i£ Ibmso abolishing
Charleston, Coorgflown and Beaufort.
!>. C., as iloru of'entry. On the 10th
ihe Army Appropriation Hill was delea
’ lr,| i during whlMi Mr. Garnett said that
! \ irginia weald become the leader of the
Southon, Confederation. Messrs. Jurney
and Morris, o! Illinois, made strong coer
cion sporches. No action uis taken ii|e
on the bill, and the House adjourned.
On the Ist Ii the army bill was debated
Slu rmau of Ohio, duelared himself op-
I posed to civil war, hut the Government
tliust protect its property, lie charged
jl arnlina with being tbe cause of tbe pres-
I ent difficulty. Barr and Sickle.- of New ‘
1 ork, denied that any pledgeJiad been
given by the Administration. Mr Craw
i ford, ol (ia., replied that there were tivo
j wit 111 S3:'S, ex- eeretai ies I ’loyd nod Thomp
I'Oil, whose testimony proved that the;
pledgi bad been given, lie defended
tbe honor and “O ld faith of South Caro
lina ami justified the whole secession
| movement.
•lan. I'Jtli the army bill was passed. I
\ good many l.'nioii petitions, and some
private bills were passed.
Messrs. Taylor, of Louisiana, Phelps,
ot Missouri, Bust, of Arkansas, Whitly,
ol Deleware, M inslow, of North Carolina,
all joined in the minority report of the !
, Committee of thirty three. The prinei |
j pal point iu the report, is the adoption of j
t rittendi n s resolution, as an amendment -
to the Constitution. If this is rejected, j
Ja dissolution of tho Inion is inevitable.
| and steps are to lie taken to call a < ‘onven
lion of the States, with a view lo divide
the h.’deral property, and settle tile term
ot commercial and local amity, perpetual
ly between the two sections, and a per
pctuul arrangement respecting the navi
gation o| the Mis-issippi river.
The House adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
f)n the 17th the President and Cabi
net decided that the present status of the
torts shall be maintained. The President
Ins prccinptorily declined to receive Col.
■ liny tie or recognize linn in any official
. Capacity. And, while asserting that the
| federal Government will not pursue an
aggressive policy, he declared 1 that under
no circumstances, will Fort f-'uhiptcr be
yielded up to tho authorities fcf South
Carolina. It is understood has tthis is
the exact purport of the instrnStons giv
en Lieutenant Talbot for Major .Anderson,
i It is confidently believed that the*Repub
’ Means in the Senate da not intend, un
der reconsideration of Crittenden’s prop
! OMltlOliS, to vote otherwise than before:
.J
they “ill again reject them. Their d^
1 in mined policy now is, it is said, will bo|
nut to yield their party position.
SENATE.
On the 16th inst. in the Senate Crit
tendens resolutions were amended, and
then laid on the table by the Abolition
ists, the Democratic Senators generally
keeping aloof. Senator Crittenden was
much exasperated at this upshot of his
efforts at conciliation. Mr. Rice of Min
-1 nesuta introduced his resolution looking
to the admission ofKansas and New .Mex
ico, extending the limits of California,
etc. Mr. Crittenden’s resolutions were
: then taken up and amended, guaranteeing
that slavery should be admitted in all
’ i the present and future territory south of
the MM MO’ line. Another amendment
j was also adopted hy striking out the pre-
I amble and the first resolution, and insert
ing a resolution declaring the present
Constitution to he amply sufficient to
meet all present and future emergencies,
j he whole subject was then laid upon the
table. A motion to reconsider was made,
’ pending which the Senate adjourned
It was rumored on the 17th inst. that
during the executive session of tho Sen
-1 ate, Senators Wade and Benjamin came
to blows. Mr. Holt’s nomcnation as Sec
retary of War, was under debate at the
time. Messrs. Mason and Slidell bitter
ly denounced the President and Mr. Holt,
while Messers. Bigler and Douglas defen
ded them. T'he vote on Crittenden’s res
olutious was reconsidered, and the sub-}
j- et made the order for Monday next.
! The Kansas hill was debated.
tin the 18th Holt was confirmed as
Secretary of War by a vote of 38 to LI.
GEORGIA CONVENTION.
T’L. body met on the 16l(?and after a
temporary organization, thq, Hon. George
\\ . Crawford of Richmond county, was
dieted Prt side.ut by acclamation. A. R.
Lamar, Esq., of Muscogee, was chosen as
Secretary. The Commissioners from
South Carolina and Alabama were receiv
ed, and admitted to scats in the body.
On the lStli, a resolution was presented,
declaring it lo be the right and duty of
Georgia to secede from the l. nion, and
providing for the appuintrnSht'Tif a'cone*
mittec id seventeen, t >draft an ordinance
of “ ee-~ii.il. The votdon this resolution
was a ltifi yens to 130 Days. The ordin
ance was presented to the Convention by
the Committee, and at 2 o’clock on Sat
unlay, the P.Rli, it passed that body by a
vote of 2uß yeas to 811 nays. The first
announcement of the fact was received!
with intense popular enthusiasm and uni
: versal excitement. Cannons were fired I
in all the princpal cities of the State,
with illuminations and universal rejoic
ings hy the people. Tho Convention i
in secret session.
TIIE BLESSING OF SUNSHINE
A north light, is cold, searehing and
unsentimental, and tries both complexion
and the heart; it reveals gray hairs, and
the first, faint foot-prints of the bird of
ill-omen in the corners of the eyes with i
appauling distinctness. Tho flower.si of
the carpet are duller, for it has not a tint
to lend ; except the light of early morn
ing. nothing is less complimentary than a
northern aspect.
But a room that the sun is not .permit-1
te l In look into it all, should he without
a door; it is unfit for human occupancy, j
Lien the flmyrs grow pale, and fright-i
curd to death iu it. ‘The primary object!
of a window is not fur tlic suns of men
to look out, but for the sun to look in.
Pleasant sunshine not only brightens a j
man’s buttons, but his heart ; it makes
hio spirit as cheerful as the landscape, j
lie cannot live and be liappy lie cannot !
In; happy without it.
M bite is not beauty, any noire than a
melancholy blue is the “ color of virtue,” j
and yet the insane dodging of the sun i
has its origin iu some such optical delu
sion. V v catch school-girls eating chalk
and drinking vinegar to render themselves
pal. and interesting. Next to an inky
kin, they dread a rich brown check and ;
a brow that the still Inis pressed us pure a
hi.-* upon as the melodious lips of Israel
: could give.
More windows in tho sunny side of;
our dwelling, more living in the open
ii : less fear of an unclouded and paras
‘olless sun, and more hold, free exercise,
would kindle a true, country, niilk madc
glow upon chocks as chalky as cliffs of
Dover, and let a litllu sunshine into the
shady corners of many a heart. Light,
daylight, was not made merely to see i,;i
and warm by, hut to grow bl ight and glad
in; and that beam of a clear, autumn
morning lias failed to reach its destination
that has not lume into tho spirit, and
burnished the thought as it has Lright
• rued the eye.
(T luUlr.rn's JjipartaaL
EDITED BY J. J. DAVIS.
IN THE SHROUD.
Sofitljr lying,
Where tlic sighing
Os the wintry wind# is loud,
She is sleeping,
In the keepiug
Os the little snowy shroud.
In her silent chamber lonely,
Sits the mother all the while,
Thinking of the tv* < that only
Looked upon her hut to siuile r
Broken-hearted,
Hope departed
From the sun-light of her sky—
For she never
Thought that ever
Aught so beautiful could die.
Sunny tresses.
That she presses,
To her broken heart 10-day
Softly, lightly,
Daily, nightly,
Brightly ye were wott to play..
Oh, tho mother’s heart is breaking;
She cun neitmsr smile nor speak,
For the roses know no waking
On her little darling cheek.
She is staying.
Sliejs'piaying,
Where diviner breezes blow—
She is singing
To Itre ringing
Os the angel lyres, 1 know. ‘J
A Bad Boy.
Several years ago, while I was tcaoh
ing school in the village of J , sit
uated on the *YL & W. Kuilroad, I had
some business in the city of G ,
and got on board the train of cars to at
tend to it. I had not gone far before I
drew from my pocket a newspaper, und
was soon deeply engaged iu reading the
“ latest news,” when suddenly someone
on my right called out, in very pleas
ant tone :
“ Apples, sir, won’t yon buy some nice
apples ?”
I was touched with the melody of the
voice, and on raising my eyes from the
paper, looked full into the face of an in
teresting looking boy, who seemed like
he was abortt twelve year# old. His eyes
were dark and piercing, his face a little
pale, and his couuteuunce rather sad.
“ ]*lease, sir, do buy some apples, my
poor mother is sick, and I am trying to
make some money to buy her something
to eat.”
My heart waAiielted to pity and ten
derness, and I drew from my pocket two
dollars, and gave them to the boy, saying,
“ Go, my little master, and supply your
poor mother’s wauls.”
He then told me that he lived in the*
city ot Atlanta—that his mother had
been sick a long time—that he was her
only child, and she was dependent on him
-fur support; he-, Jo?
enough to supply her want# until heJ get’
i-ick himself, and then she had to^suffer.
“HI only had five dollars, I could buy
me a good lot of books when 1 go buek to
the city, and more than double my money
in one week’s time.”
I again looked full into the boy’s face,
and thought I could see honesty beaut
! froui every lineament, llis sad face ami
woe-begone locks again melted my heart
to pity.
“ Suppose I should udvauce you five
dollars, ’ said l, “ would you ever pay uie
back ?”
“ Y cs, sir, iu one week from now, you
shall liavo it back, with interest if you say
so. I will pass up and down on this
train everyday, aad will pay you back on
Saturday week. I’ll be sure to pay you ;
i a,l( l thou 1 II be able to buy something to
cat for my mother.”
1 lie boy looked so much in earnest, I
yielded, gave him the five dollars, took
a few of his apples, and he passed on
through the cars;
At length Saturday came. I heard
the whistle of the engine, went out to tho
i train to sec what I could see, and to my
disappointment, the little fellow was not
to be seen. I inquired of the conductor
; about tlic book and apple boy; he said
tbe boy had not been seen on that train
in several days-—that he was oil another
road, and perhaps by that time in N’cw
\ ork city. I saw that T was duped and
said nothing more. .
Several mouths passed and_l had heard
| nothing from the boy, until I saw him
lone night at Brown’s Hotel, Mucon, Ga.;
he was sitting at the table near me, but
did not know me. I spoke to him, call
ing him hy the rnuije ho gave me,
asked him if he know me; he said uot,
and then hung his head, and wus about
! leaving the table, when I arose, took Jiing
by the hand, apd carried (liui to my room
I told him that 1 cared nothing abouftho
seven dollars, which be had taken frou;
me by tolling a falsehood, so much ss I
did the deception lie hud practiced; (for
l had learned from others that lie had nu
mother living in Atlanta,j but still would
forgive hip* if he would solemnly promise
to do better ip the future- lie wept bit
terly, and told me lie would never do sq
any more, if 1 wupld forgive him.
The lpst time 1 beard from him, ho
had gone to New York, still engaged iu
the pilfering business. lam sure that he
wiil come tp so pic bad end; he will cith
er go to the gajlows, or uienitontinry.
This, little reader, is a true story ; don’t
you think tho boy deserves the name of
“ A Bad ib.y ?”
