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from lire Pruiidencc Feel-
Polilkil Pr*a*Mc|r.
We hard spoken sgainstpolirical preaching w ith
much carnestm-s, and perhaps with some hnter-
ness. It seemed to us a double outrage—an out-
rag* «gai'*- a t the party ou which its anathemas
were hurled, and an outrage black and terrible
against the religion in whose name it Was volun
teered. We said of it that it would injure the dem
ocratic party hut for a moment: that very soon its
juflnenee would cease to be f>*lt iu tl^eieetions:
and thereafter nearly all its evil consequences
would be confined to the good cause iu whose be
half it professed to cerne to us.
We think the present a proper time to call the
attention of Christian men. and of Christian min
isters especially, to the view df this subject of po
litical preaching which has uniform y been taken
in our colnnuis. The excitement which in part re
sulted from raid was in part toe precursor and
cause ot this kind ot preaching has passed away.
The political atmosphere has had some five months
«.f quiet. All the fury of partisan w arfare, so ap
parent from June until November, is gone And
ne 11 think and sp- ak and act with calmness and
comparative candor, h hat hetter time may we
ever hope, if we would ask the question—What
has been gained by political preaching ?
And » hiie we arc asking the question, there cer
tainly can be no impropriety in stating a very few
simple and palpable truths. The first is, that God
had nothing to do with this kind of preaching.
We do not mean by this that there is not a
Providence in everything, for we sincerely believe
that ther- is. llut we tie mean to gay that God
evidently did not ordain this preaching as an in
strumentality by which to accomplish the over
throw of the democratic party. He did not bless
the work: nor <1 d the work at any time bear any
mark ot his approval. That there was human sin
cerity and earnest ness in much of it we do not
doubt; but there was too much that was unkind
and bitter and terrible to mark it as the work of
God. We heard in it that God had cars< d, and
would scorch and whither and blight am! bln.- a
portion of our country. But God did not do it. and
men only believed that God would because madness
was up"t» them. We heard in it that God had
nominated Fremont to make him lho savior of the
nation; but God did not elect him, and it isnppar-
nnt enough now that both the met ami the
prophecy were the offspring of an excited imagina
tion. Plainly enough God did wt command these
rc.igous teachers to say to us what they did say.
liven if He approved the purposee they had in
vi -w, it is evident that He did not mein to accom
plish it at tie ir time, and through the means they
had selected.
And now we come again to the question, AA hat
teas accomplished by this pr. aching? Has any other
good result tlianth.it which the preachers promised
been s cured to us ? Is the country belt* r fur it ?
Aro the parties better for it 1 Is the condition of
the slave or the slave’s prospects better for it ? Is
the church better forit? Is anybody better for it ?
AVe can think of some good that has come of
this whirlwind. The poeple and the church have
each ieariii an important lesson. 1 be people have
learnt that it is dangerous to brir.g Chuich and
8taic too closely together; that they must not al
low their religious teachers to become their mas
ters in political or business affair . They have
learnt that clergymen arc infallible^*; well as mor
tal: that they make mistakes sometimes; that
when they depend upon Greely's Tribune, instead
of God’s AA’ord, for their information, they are
quite likely to pteach falsehood; and that when
they throw themselves into the hottest of partisan
warfare, and adopt the weapons of the depraved,
they become unsafe leadt rs, and fill even their own
hearts with bitterness and hatred.
The church has learned that it can gain nothing
by bringing itaell to the partisan level and dab
bling in the work of demagogues; that it thereby
increases neither its moral strength and purity,
nor its numbers, nor its influence; that the respect
with which the world looks upon it vanishes away;
that even the admiration of its devotees di< s when
it goes in search of other gods. It has not been
taught the fearful lesson taught by the revolution
iu France; foi there was not need of so terrible a
warning. It has not been stricken down, as the
churches of France were stricken down w hen tin ir
priests had wallowed in the very mires of politics.
But that it has been wounded—that it lias lost
something of its power—that it has placed fearful
weapons in the hands of its enemies—that it has
embittered thousands, perhaps millions, who once
respected and almost loved it—none will deny*.
In language too plain, it seems to us, to be misun
derstood, it has been told to wash its hands of car
nal warfare—to purify itself, and seek then, by
less violent measures, to purify the world.
These lessens, taught in the tangible evils result
ing from political preaching, have been brought
home to the people and the church. Both are
wiser for the great mistake made by the religious
teachers. AA’liat besides ha- hern gained ?
The democratic party, though not defeated in
the nation, nor disheartened anywhere, was un
doubtedly much weakened in numbers bv this
movement of the religious teachers The chunk
carried some five or six northern States for Fre
mont, probably. The same number of organiza
tions, laboring witli tbe same unanimity, and hav
ing the same outward facilities, though having a
d.fferent basis, might have accomplished nearly as
much. Two or three thousand respectable men,
standing at the head of two or three thousand
literary societies, or even two or three thousand
engine companies, if scattered through the towns
and cities of New England might have done a
gnat deal to defeat the democratic party. And
the churches and the ministers did a great deal,
unquestionably. But what good 7 Arc tin* church
es purer? better united? letter satisfied with
1'iomselres? stronger for good wotks and influen
ces? more zealous for godliness? Do Christians
love their ministers w ith a stronger love ? do they
love each other more ? And has the world a high
er. a nobler, a better, a stronger regard, or a more
sincere respect for rite church? These are ques
tions for Christians to answer. Can they avoid
thinking of them ?
And while thinking of them, will they not seri
ously ask themselves if those ministers of the
Gospel w ho. though strong in their attachments to
the democratic party. held tlreir peace during the
late exciting s‘niggle, do not occupy a higher, far
higher, position than such as mingled in the strife
of the opposition ? Is it not something for the
democralic party to be proud of, and to boast of,
that of th thousands ot ministers w ho loved its
cause—many of them men of groat influence—
vot one was invited to carry politics into the sacred
desk, or to deliver political harangues in other pla
ces ? In the city of New York about one-third of
the preachers, embracing several doctors of divini
ty, were known by their intimate friends to lie de
mocrats. Sot ant of them, we believe, addressed
a political meeting. Sot one of them, that we ever
heard of, preached a partisan sermon. Think von,
reader, would these men change places to-dav with
the ministers who were loudest in their shouts for
Fremont ? Nay, would not thousands of the latter
class gladly say of themselves that they, also, had
been silent 1
Our pur|»ose has not been, in these remar! s, to
embitter the feelings rtf any class of onr political
opponents by unkind comments upon the past.
But the past has its lessons, and to these we have
called attention. AA'ill not those for whom cur
words are intended, now that the “rushing wind"
lias gone by, give their thoughts to the subject we
have spoken upon, and inquire in their hearts for
the “still, small voice.”
t TatTrcSarj Dt^Sltatt:l anil the case of B. AV.
Thompson,
i AA e have delayed to notice the gross attack on the
| bead of the Treasury, and others connected w ith
| that department simply because vre learned, upon
| inquiry, that tbe Attorney General was preparing
, an opinion in the case, which would probably be
j read.’ in few days. AA'lu-a that opinion is ready
' for publication, we shall take the subject up, and,
! with the facts already in our possession, shall
endeavorio place the whole matter in its true light.
In the mean time, we find in the Pennsylvanian
some carefully-prepared re marks, explanatory and
defensive of the action of the Treasury Department
in that ease, which we have great pleasure in trans
ferring to «wr columns:
Bail road Convection.
The Convention of the friends of the Macon and
AA’arrenton railroad, met at the Masouic Hall at
eicv< n o’clock yesterday morning, according to ad
journment. A large number.*!delegates were iu
attendance from the counties of Bibb, Baldwin,
Hancock, Warren, Jefferson ami Richmond.
It w as decided that as the meeting was an ad
journed session of the Convention, held in this
city, on the 18th of January, the officers of that
Convention should be retained. Gen. George AA T .
Evans consequently presided, and AA'm. Gibson,
Esq. acted as Secretary.
The following list of the delegates in attend
ance is as complete as we were able to obtain.—
There are doubtless in it both errors and omis-
“Oitr remarks ou Tuesday last upon the exposure stuns;
of! I. - anonymous calumny against Mr. Cobh, the ! From Macon—A. G. Bostick, E. AVinship, F. S.
“Give me, indulgent gods! with mind serene,
And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene.’
Vol. I. Tuesday, April 28, 1857.
No.
Secretary of the Treasury, and upon bis Assistant.! Bloom, (Alderman,) Jas. A NisU-t, L. N. Whittle,
Mr. Clayton, though w ritten with no other itifor-; H- -K- AYashiugton, C. G. AA’heeler.
mation tIrani that which tlie mere correspondence | I r m Sparta— 1). AV. Lewis; Benj. T. Harris, AA'.
supplied, proved, as we had tio doubt tiny would ] H- Brantley, 1? M. J< liuson, Thus. M. Turner, Dr.
prove to be well found'd. A more careful examin-1 8. AA hitb-n, AV. AA 7 , Simpson, L. 8 .Stewart,
ation into the case has served to confirm and to I Juhn T. Bcrrv, A. J. Lane. T. J. Smith, S- A. Par-
foriifv these original impressions; to exhibit the
the guilty baseness of the man who sought to
to strike his blows upon an honest administration
from the midnight cloak of secrecy; to establish I Hundii
'lie upright, just, impartial, and carelul action of I "-Pm
'lie Treasury Department in the matter of th* claim
ot R. AA . Thompson, ot Indiana; to vindicate fro
in.-, G. G. AViibur, D. F. Cotkurn,—Babcock, H.
A\ T . Coleman.
From AVarrcnton—I?. K. Moreland, AA*. B.
f, Enos N. Hill, John L. Burk halter, AA 7 .
j* r, Hiram Hubert, AVm. K. Heath, E.
H. Pottle, L. A. Nelms, George A". Neal. AA'. J.
AAilcher.
shadow ot i pieiou or blame the cliaracter j I ro:n Mdledgeville—D C, Campbell. J. II. Nis-
of Mr. Clayton, tbe Assistant Secretary of f(je
Treasury; and, finally, to fasten upon the clandes
tine assailant—now no longer clandestine, but no-
t 'rio t tli • ignominy t f olding to his sTeaithy stabs
the proof of having fabricated n!m"s‘ the entire
foundation upon which his allegationsrcsted.
‘‘Thefacts which follow are given upon such
authority as cannot be questioned.
Richard AA’. Thompson, of Indiana, presentedjto
,Thirty-third Congress a claim against the Mono- j I osier, AA m. 1.
mince Indians. At the second session of that Con- ! 'jowab Sibley, Foster Blodget, Jr.mei
gressa provision was put in the civil and diplomat
ic appropriation bill to pay the claim. As it sp- [
pears in the act it is
bet, J. H. Brown
F;om Jeffctsun—R. AA 7 . Johnson, and Thomas H.
Latimer.
I io.ii Augusta and the Georgia railroad, the fol
lowing delegates were appointed, a number of
whom were in attendance.
15. Conley, M y or, John II. King, Lambeth IIop-
kijj, Edward Thomas, Charles J. Jenkins. Gaz
away B. Lamar, Edw ard Bnstiu, .). IS. Bishop,
Gould, E. AV. Dougherty,
Gardner, 8.
nd diplomat- i * ’• Heard.Thomas Barret, I. I*. Garvin. E. F. Rus-
•laim. A s it sell,15. H. AA'arr. n. Turner Clanton, John Phin-
foliows: “That ! * Z J’’ B. F. Chew, Joint Bones. Col. AA T i!!iam
in accordance with the memorial of the Menomi j J- ■imming, A. Gould, John Davidson, G. I.
nee Indians to the President and (longrcss, dated i fj 01 M. J. Owens. Dt. L. A. Dugas, Dr. H.
; he 4 th of October, 1~'V4. and executed in General | {, 8? ( ' 1,ier > I 8- Me'ealk AA m. L. Jackson,
Council of thi nation, the Secralory ef the Tress- M? - H. Gumming, I hos. AA .Fn-ming.AA m. Al. b An-
in v pa^n Kicluud AA'. Thompson, out if any I' 1 c ,iac > Hubert CamplieU. Dr. E. D. lord. Col. AV .
money in tlie treasury not otherwise appropriated, I Davis. 1- Lamback, John Kerr, Porter 1- iem-
one half of tin amount stipulated in said memorial. | u, e- D- ~ I iiiinb, It.1— Gardiner, J. I. r oree, G.
and in an agreement of said Indians with said | A-Itott, Di. Geo. Ab New ton, AA ui. E. Lians. N.
Tliomnson, dated lath February ,1851, for his ser-I J,; Butler, Robert AA aiton, James Harper, Gov.
vers as attorney for said Indians—in tlie prosecu- " 1,1 Schley, E, r. Campbell, AA in. Gibson, M. 1.
tion of a claim in their behalf-—for additional com- j Stovall. . , , ,
pensation for lands ceded by them to the United , ron. t m Georg,a Iranroad, (the Directors)—
states by the treaty ofl-Kand that sum so paid I ■» ohn 1 • King. B H. AVarren, AA m. M.D Autignac,
be deducted from the annuities when due and pa va-j George II. Jackson, John (. unnighani, John
ble that are to be paid to the said Indians under I Bones,George AA . Evans, James AV. Davies, A.
the treaty of the 12th May. 1854, and the amend- 1 Boullaui. Dr. E. E. Jones, Dr. AA'm. D. Conyers,
men's thereto.’ This act was passed and approved k“f' lUr F }} 11 ''' Samuel Barnet, Ihos. Phinizy,
:{d March 1855. j 1 houias 1. Hamilton.
tip' p/issflffo of tins np.f j it was fillop’c 1 ! | Aft 1 ’! tli** Luin outiuu oi^ciiiizcil on motion
that the following proviso had heen made to this j " ;ls
provision for the payment of Thompson, to wit: | Resolved, That the President ef this Convention
•Provided that the same be paid with the assent of i a Ppun.t a Committee, to consist of one member of
the Menominee.-.’ Oil an examination of the j each ot the delegations, as a Business Committee,
journals of the House and Senate, it appeared that |
this amendment had been added in the House and I
agreed t > in tie- Senate. Either tlie journals were !
or the proviso had heen acidentally omitted |
in the enrolment of the bilk Under these circum- ;
stances, the former Attorney General Cushing give I
whose duty it shall be to prepare and report mat
ter for the consideration and action of the meet
ing.
AA here upon the following gentlemen were tip-
pointed. ,
Gov. AA'm Schley, Turner Clanton, James
it as his opinion that the President and Secretary | Gardner, I. AA . Ileming, 15. Conley, John P.
of the Treasury would be ju-rifled in withholding i D. C. Campbell, fhos. AI. Turner, Isaac 8.
tke payment of the money, until Congress lmd an 1 Avhitten, Edward H. Pottle, George A. Neal, 11.
opportunity of correcting the. error that had been
made. In. the mean time, Thompson undertook j
to obtain tie consent of the Menominee Indians
but was prevented, as he alleges, by the improper
interference of some of tlie officers of the govern
ment. The payment, however, was withheld, in
conformity to toe-suggestion of Mr. Cushing. The
first.second, and third sessions of the Thirty-fourth
Congress w ere held, tlms affording the o/n/z/esf < ;/-
port unit os for th<* action of Congress. The sub
ject was brought to tlie attention of Congress by a
message from the Presodent of the United States
to the Senate, It th April, 185ti, in answer to «
resolution of ’hat body. It required the concur-
M. Coleman, AV. J. AVilelier, K. AV
G. Bostick, L, N. AVIiittle.
The Convention then took a recess
o’clock, P. Jl.
Johnson, A.
four
Afternoon Session, 4 o’clock. P. M.
The Convention met, and the Journal of the pro
ceedings of the forenoon session were read and ap
proved.
Tlie committee to whom was asigned the duty
of reporting business for the consideration and
action of the Convention, submitted the following
j resolutions as their repent:
Rcso/nd, That in the opinion of this Convention,
PLi.ATl.fG TRELS
Some of om readers will doubtless begin to think
that it is time for The Countryman to give them,
in accordance with its title, an article containing
something about the country. AAV will do so, in
ait essay about planting trees. And though the
season for this operation is now passed, still if we
can sow seed now. which, at the proper time, will
produce trees, we shall he content. -
Planting a tree is what an Ainericau, busy in his
drive after gold, hardly ever dreams of. Never
theless, fruit and shade are very necessary to the
comfort, health and well-being of our population.
AA e -frequently hear men say that they have no
time to plant trees, and besides that, they would
not expect to live to enjoy tin ir bi uelits, even it
they had the time to spare. Selfish creatures they
are: as if a man were hound to do nothing, except
" hat was for his own immediate enjoyment. Why
friend, you are just as much bound to provide tor
posterity as you are to provide for your own per
sonal gratification. How often is it the case that
in looking around your premises during a hot day-
in July or August, you long for the cooling shade
ot a w id' -spreading oak, in some exposed locality!
Have y ou no son or daughter, who, in the course
of nature, may be expected to live after you, and
who, under the same circumstances, will long for
the saiin- oak tree, and the same shade which you
S" much desire?
Then go to work and plant an acorn where you
wish the tree were standing, and perchance w hen
you are gathered to you fathers, your children and
your children’s children will assemble under its
leafy boughs, and, with grateful hearts, read to
y our memory upon the monument you have raised
to your name; and that memory shall be kept as
green in their hearts as the Summer tcliage upon
the umbrageous arms of the shady giant. And
even if your own children enjoy not tire labor ol
your hands, your neighbor’s will, or it may be tie
stranger’s. And all these will “rise up and call
you blessed.” Doth not. the religion of Christ
teach you to love your neighbor as yourself, and to
b - merciful to the stranger that is w ithin thy gate ?
Oh! how detestable is the spirit which keeps a
man from planting a tree, or doing other good
deeds, because he himself w ill not reap the imme
diate reward ! He w ho gives a cup of cold water,
lias it set down to his crc dit. Much more will he be
rew arded, by the great Creator of all, who provides,
shade, and a trysting place under the green-wood
ree, where the sons and daughters of men may
disport themselves in happiness, their natural ele
ment, and the element in which it pleases theii
Maker that they should move.
AA'lien we were a child, there was an old negro
man on our father’s plantation, whose experience
dated back to A irginia, ill the days of the revolu
tion, and who v as bowed down beneath the weight
of nearly one hundred years. AAV used to call
him “L’ncle Dick.” One morning w hen going to
school, we saw “Uncle Dick” planting out some
very small peach scions. Tlie old mail could get
just as many peaches out of the orchard as 1
other tiuil er. And then our "old pine fields,” in-
s'ead of being regarded as nuisances, would be
looked upon as blessings, and sources of pecunia
ry profit to their owners.
Any time from September till lebruirv, both in
clusive. will do for transplanting forest and fruit
trees. For our climate, w e are inclined to think
the AA’inter and 8|H ingsuperior to the h al! months,
because the former are generally rainy, while the
latter an- mostly dry. In planting the seed of for
est. or fruit trees, the seed should be the largest
and most matured. In transplanting the trees
themselves, a young, and thriity', straight stock
should be selected. It is entirely useless to trans
plant a tree of dwarfed, or scrubby growth. AA lien
such as this live at all. they generally remain of
the same size they were when set out. In-fore
sitting out, the top of the tree should be slightly
trimmed to correspond to the loss of roots in taking
the tree up.
Most of our fruit trees will live from cuttings
put several inches in the ground, with only one
hud left above the surface. This is easier and
more expeditions than budding or grafting. The
cuttings should be put out during the first warm
days of approaching Spring, and, if possible, du
ring a wet spell. They should stand very thick
in the row, so as to allow for some of them not
living. Trees newly transplanted should be well
mulched, and cuttings t lion Id be shaded as well as
mulched. Fine leaf mould should be liberally
used in transplanting, filling it in around the roots
of the tree, w hich should have a hole of ample size
to contain them.
ould consume. Hut this did not satisfy bin
• al li
the
«... most practicable plan for uniting the city of
for the j!ay-! Macon with Augusta by railway, is the construc-
ckno action \ l ‘ on "I the road under the charter of the Millcdge-
reiit action of thy two houses to correct th
error in the enrolment of the prov-
ment of Mr. Thompson. The ll’tise took no action
whatetir on the svhjeet. Its silence could only hr* { ville Railroad Company, and outlie route ot the
considered asanacquieeensceinthelawas it stood . survey made by Col. Bonner, with snch modifies-
enroll d, and upon the statute-book. The. Senate, ! 's of the route as farther examination may ren-
however, took the subject under consideration, and dcr expedient and desirable.
after refering the President’s message, to one of! llesnlred, That as the city of Charleston and the
their standing committees, took the report of the
oonnnitteec tip for consideration in open Senate.
That report was. ‘That they consider no further
legislation on the subject necessary or expedient,
and ask to be discharged further consideration
th reof;’ which report was agreed to, w ith the fol
lowring amendment: ‘Resolved, That the Senate
agree to this report, and that the said Richard AA’.
Thompson is, in the opinion ofthe Senate, entitled to
be paid the stun appropriated by the twentv-! capifal aeeording to the estimate of the Hn-
seventh section of the civil and diplomatic act ap- Uri neel ’i being one million five hundred thousand
proved March !5,1855. .dollars.
j * Tiiis action of the Senate was had on the 8th Rescind, That in the judgment of this Com-
Angust, Doth It will thus be seen that not only I lr, B ,ee i on,; half the million ought to be taken by
had the attention of Congress been called to the j ’he counties of Bibb, Jones. Baldwin, Han-
subject, and the opportunity afforded of correct- j &nd AVarren; and the other half by the
tog theeiror, or of repealing the law, and there j c By of Augusta and the Georgia Railroad Coin-
had been an entire failure on the part of both U ja,, J 7 -
South Carolina railroad will, to a great extent, bo
beuelicaries of this enterprise, it is deemed rea
sonable and proper to invite them toeontiibute to
its stock at k ast one-third of the capital required
for the construction of said road: and that the
Convention, confiding in their ability and readi
ness to respond to that amount, will proceed
to secure in Georgia, as early as practica
ble, the other two-thirds—the whole ri qtiis-
houses to do either the one or the other, but the I Resolved, That books of subscription be open-
Sruate—whose concurrence was necessary for any such j
n-tion—had expressly dr eland its approval of tic „. olacttu under the superintendance of Messrs.
law- as it stood. and tts t pinna that the money should \ ‘ ^ ' Holt, E. N. Whittle. J. 11. it, Washington,
la paid in conformity to the law. J antes A. Ni.-bef, and I. T. Bloom.
“Nothingmore was done by Congress on the! . MiUedgctMr—tinder the superintendence
subject, and the only question presented to the j Messrs. K. M. Orme. Sen., John II. Brown,
present Secretary ofthe Treasury was, w hether or J-'ines Herty, D. C. Campbell, and Joseph 1J. Nis-
not he would carry out the law as it stood upon ^ L ‘“
the statute-book. ‘ This action upon the case, so At Clinton—-under the superintendence of
earl v after he came into office, was not at the tn- : Messrs. James T. Bivins, Col. I’-T. i’itts, Jacob
it stood upon
n the case, so
i not at the tn-
stance if the claimant. So far from it, he had taken
nr> the subject at the suggestion ot his predecessor,
Mr. Guthrie, and had referred it to the Attorney
General for an opinion before the claimant was
probably awa:.- that it was undergoing his exami
nation. The claimant had instituted a suit against
He wished to increase the comfort around his own
cabin. And hence he was setting out the peach
ti e-, s. AA’c thought surely Unde Dick would nev
er live to eat of the fruit of his labors. But we
were mistaken. For in a few years, which passed
M'iltly away, as time bears all things, we saw the
old man gather peaches from the trees which his
worn and withered hand had transplanted. What
a commentary upon the conduct of that man, who,
a few years out of his teens, refuses to plant a
tree, because he may not live to enjoy its advan
tages!
Our fruit trees are of such rapid growth, and
bear so soon, that the selfish excuse usually ren-
riered for not cultivating trees, cannot apply to
Hum. But men say they have no time for plant
ing out orchards. Time with them is money.
T hey look upon every hour devoted to planting
trees as so m^cli taken from their capital invested
at raising the snowy staple. The excess of cotton
culture is a curse. AVe wish it could he done
away with. Colton should be cultivated, but not
to the exclusion of even thing else: and least of
all to the exclusion of the culture of fruit and
shade trees. These are so conducive to the health
“THE RAT poisr.nc.’t
Mr. Countryman :—I see that Gen. Bethune of
the Corner Stone has started a theory of bis own
about the late “rat poisoning” casein Washington
City. He seems to think that the sickness of tlie
inmates of the National Hotel, was caused by tlie
“great amount of moral and political leprosy got
ten together there,” as its “concentrated strength
operated unfavorably upon the physical system.”
He “does not suppose that it hurt any old politi
cians very seriouslyand hence his conclusion.
Now there is one link wanting in the chain of evi
dence to support the General’s theory. If he will
how ns that any of tlie “Columbus movement”
politicians were at “the National,” a^d escaped un
scathed, then his chain will be complete.
In iL-e absence of the General’s missing link, I
have a theory of my own to offer. I believe that
the epidemic in Washington was caused by the
effluvia which escaped, last Summer,in the Fed
eral City, from the lungs of Charles Sumner and
Joshua Giddings. By reference to my portfolio,
you will see that I, last Summer, with prophetic
eye, foresaw the evil which has cotne upon Wash
ington. The mayor, at mv suggestion, took pre
cautionary steps through the Summer, to prevent
the damage which I predicted, ns ihe result of the
strange contest between Sumner and Giddings.
But he thought that when Winter had set in, there
was no use. in continuing the employment of dis
infecting agents, and accordingly dispensed with
their use. Hence tbe fatal resuit.
Every one will remember Sumner’s “bed-quilt”
speech, and what he suffered in consequence. But
some may have forgotten that old Giddings did
actually faint during the delivery of a speech in
the halls of Congress, last Summer. The true
cause of that fainting was not published in the
newspapers, at tin- time. But by reference to my
portfolio, you will see that in a poem which I
wrote, last Summer, headed “Giddings vs. Sum
ner,” the cause is stated in all its details
Yours. Ac..
PETEK PICKLE.
Th* Caesar of the Present Da}—The Glory ot
Civilization.
Caesar has been characterized by Shakspeare as
•‘the foremost man of all this world.” We judge of
men by a different standard now, for we have a
man much greater than Caesar. The triumphs and
glories of all the Caesars were as nothfhg compared
with the triumphs of Professor Holloway. When
“the great Caesar” was dispatched to Gaul by the
Roman Senate, the first communication they re
ceived from him was the epigfannnatie announce
ment, “I came, I saw, I conquered.” AA hen Hol
loway, under the influence of a noble philanthropy,
and guided by a sound philosophy, entered on his
mission of happiness to limn, his successes might
well have been record' d in these words, “I came,
I saw, I saved.” t’a’sar, during bis campaign in
Germany, determined to rise up with his army
against the State; his first step was to pass the
Rubicon. A chaos of bloodshed, wickedness and
anarchy ensued, which the world has seldom scan
since then. Holloway, disgusted and shocked
with the futility of the means commonly employed
to counteract disease and preserve health, set his
energies to work to devise a new and universal
curative; his first step was to consult Nature.
Nature responded, and his medicines, scattered
over the face of this broad and beauteous earth,
shed their blessings on suffering myriads, and
brought health to countless homes from which
otherwise peace and happiness would have forever
fled.
AA’hen Ca-sar entered Rome in triumph, the en
vious Marcellus exclaimed:
“AVhat tributaries follow him to Rome
To grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels.”
AA’eall know how the imperial despot’s wretched
prisoners were made a prominent feature of the
savage ovations by which his victories were cele
brated. Mark how the times have changed. Our
Cxsar rejoices in no tributaries purchased with
tears and blood. 1 lollow ay’s laurels have not been
bought by human slaughter and desolated homes.
His triumphs have been triumphs over disease and
death ; and his most valuable reward has been the
prayers and blessings of thousands'of grateful
hearts with whom his name and fame have become
“household words.”
Cassius, though one of Ca?sar’s foes, acknowl
edged his greatness when he said :
“Ye Gods, i! doth amaze me how he should
So get the start of this majestic world,
And bear the palm alone.”
But what a hollow greatness was Cmsar’scompared
'SjMthl IIdiets.
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mony in favor of Dr. Cavanaugh’s valuable medi-
cine, to be fonnd in our advertising column ti -dj, v
w ill cniumend itself to the attention and apprecia
tion of our readers, from the known b : gh charac
ter and position of the gentleman who makes this
voluntary tribute to the Dr.’s skill.—Chicago Daily
Journal.
The above notice from our contemporary has
special reference tn the certificate of H. N. ]|
Esq., in favor of the efficacy of Dr. Cavanaugh',
File Salve, which is advertised in our columns.
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“By reference ’ to Mr. Pickle’s portfolio, we find
that he did actually write a poem with the above
iille, last Summer, in w hich lie hinted at dire con
sequences to Washington City, as the result of
Giddings and Sumner’s “malignant lung-ridding.”
We give the poem for what it is worth.
Biddings vs. Sumner.—I!y Peter Pickle.
Old Giddings and Sumner a wager did lay
Concerning the power each had of endurance,
And so to decide it. each pitched on a day
To display in the Congress his slime and as
surance.
The object in view was a test of the power
Each one had to live in his own exhalation,
But blindly forgetting the damage their shower
Of venom might cause to the rest of the nation.
Now Giddings relied on his skill from long prac
tice
I11 the act of inhaling miasma, to beat
and comfort, not only of your white family, hut of j Any mortal on earth to endure it: th
Mr. Guthrie, after he went out of office, for the
Choate, K. N. Hardeman, and David F. Blount.
jH Sparta -under the superintendence of James
Thomas, (i. M. Johnsan, A. J. Lane, AA’. AV. Simp-
sou, and B. T. Harris.
At Hamilton—under the superintendence
ol Jesse M. Roberts, R. K. Moreland, AA’. 15.
Huudly, Marshall H. Weibom, and E. H. Bot
tle
I claim. Mr Guthrie called the attention of Mr.
J Cobb to the sulject, to know if the government
j would undertake the defence ofthe suit: and the
I case was examined with a view to respond to this
application of Mr. Guthrie. The examination by
j the Secretary and Attorney General satisfied them
j that the law ought to he carried cut, and the
| money paid as the law required. This would
1 terminate the suit so far as the principal sum was
j concerned, and if it was prosecuted at ail, it would
only be for tbe interest that accrued from the
j passage of the act. This explanation is made in re-
| ply to the charge that the case was taken up and
j acted upon in hot haste.
| “It will be observed that the present Secretary
had nothing to do with the merits ofthe claim of . . . ...
! Mr. Thompson as :l originally stood; upon that he ! to ^ IL> t la ‘^ fiuv. E at the time ot the subscription, the
I has passed no judgment. That w as a question j s 700 ^ subscrib' d shall be called in—0:10 third in
At Augusta—under the superintendence of Ex-
Gov. AA'm. Schley, Turner Clanton, James Gard
ner, Porter FI, tiling, and B. Conley.
Resolved, That the Commissioners to open
hooks report their subscriptions to the provision
al Board of Directors at Milledgeville, bv the first
ot July next, and that the Board then convene the
stock holders for the purpose of organization and
action.
Col. D. W. Le
is, of Hancock, offered the fol
lowing resolutions as an amendment to the report
ofthe special committee:
Resulted, That this convention recommend to
the Board of directors, that with the exception of
the five per cent, which is required by tbe charter
| for the action of Congress. His duty w
to the law as the only true exponent of the will
| of Congress, and to catry it out in good faith, ac-
j cording to its manifest meaning and intent. If a
lad claim has heen paid, it is not the fault ofthe
1 s c rotary who paid if, but of Congress who passed
j the law requiring him to do it. If it is charged
! that a mistake occurred in the enrolment ofthe
the mouths of December or January next,one-third
in th'- December or January following, and ouo-
third in the December or January then next follow
ing, so tts to allow the planters and others taking
stock, to know at the time ot taking their sub
scriptions, how much, and when they will have to
pay their instalments.
I esolred, 1 hat the Directors he requested at (lie
law, by which an important proviso was omitted j eRr ’h‘st possible moment after tln-ir organiza-
the reply is, that such amistake, accident, or errorii'' on ‘ to indicate bv public notice whether they
Important Information.
Tn Ccbb’s Statistics, of the State of Georgia,
we find the following provisions in the tax law
defining what property is taxable. See Cobb's
Digest, page IWsW, sections 4 and 5:
“From and after the first day of March, 1850,
each negro or person of color nominally a slave,
who by any contract or bargain and sale, or pre
tended bargain and sale, after date the aforesaid,
may be held or owned by any white person, said
negro or person of eotor not being over sixty
years of age, or valueless from decrepitude or dis
ease, shall be taxed one hundred and fifty dollars,
and every person making his or her return shall
state on oath what negro or negroes hr o- she
holds in the right of and for the benefit of snch
negro, and for each and every negro so held, shall
pay the tax ih one hundred and fifty dollars as
above.
“From and after the first day of March, all own-
<jrs or hirers of slaves wlio .shall permit said slaves
to hire bis or her or their time from said owners,
or hirers, at any period during the year, shall pav
a tax of oue hundred dollars on each and every
slave so hiring his or her lim.*; Provided, that the
giving in s.dd slaves as taxable property to tax as
sessors by said owner or hirer shall in l-o instance
be used as evidence against said owner or hirer in
an indictment under tbe existing laws of this
tn normit sai<! hiring.**
State to permit said hiring
Our attention was called to this from reading
the circular of instructions from the Comptroller
Genera), to the Assessor of this county. There
are many cases of the latter description of proper
ty iu this city, which, it assessed and collected,
in letter and spirit of the law, will considerably in
crease tbe revenue in this county over previous
years. AA'e trust the citizens in the different por
tions of the city, will point out to the assessor
such cases, of either description, as they know to
exist in their localities. Barries who will place
upon us a population of free slaves, should he
made to pay for the whistle. If the rigid enforce
ment of this law does not cure the disease entire
ly, tbe cases left on hand after this year may be sc-r
down as hopeless, and the remaining remnant can
ealelv be consiuered a perpetual nuisance.
[Columbus Sun.
cannot be corrected by tlie executive department.
That power was vested in Congress, and the op
portunity was afforded them for the correction, and
Congress not only declined to act, hut om- branch
the Senate—expressly declared that no such
action was necessary, and directed the money to be
paid.
“The correspondent ofthe II. raid seems to be
instigated to his attack by personal malignity
again st Mr. < lay ton, the Assistant Secretary of the
1 reasury. The best reply to this article is to make
a seriatim statement of the false charges contained
in that article against this gentleman:
“J. The charge that Mr. Clayton, as Second
Auditor, passed upon and allowed thrj Galphin
claim, during the administration of Gen. Taylor.
This is fuise. The clairtt was never before him as
auditor, or in any other capacity, and he had no more .
todu with its allowance than the correspondent of! , , 7 • Kjng, ( ol It
Gat dner, Est
the Herald. . -
“ -J. Tlie charge that Mr. Clayton participated i P ,ir aie aii.lioiiti's ofthe city
i" the proceeds of the (lalphin claim. This is false \ t * l . e 8outh t arolina Railroad
He never, directly or indirectly, received a dime of
it.
•!!. The charge that Mr. Clayton is responsible
for the allowance of the Thompson claim. This is
false. Mr. Clayton was never required to do a
single act in connexion with its allowance. It had
been taken up by tlie Secretary before,he came
into bis present office, and was decided w ithout his
being required to examine a paper or give an
opinion; nor did he make even a suggestion on the
subject.
“ 4. lie imputes to Mr. Clayton a corrupt asso
adopt the suggestions of the foregoinj
lions.
The original resolutions and the resolutions of
fered by Col. Lewis were adopted.
Col. D. C. Campbell of Milledgeville, then
offered the following resolution, which was adopt
ed: *
Resolved, That Col. Absalom H. Cliappel, of Ma
con, Col.Bottle, of Warren ton, and Ex-Gov. Sch
ley, ef Augusta, be requested to present before the
stockholders of tlie Georgia Railroad Company at
their next convention, the claims of this enter
prise. and in the name oftiie Convention to solicit
from the company a liberal subscription to the
stock.
Ex-Gov. AA’m. Schley then offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolved, That a committee to consist of the II011.
11. Gumming, and James
q. be requested to present to the cor-
of Charleston and of
Company, the claims
of this enrerprise, and solicit from them liberal
subscriptions to the same.
Afteravoteof thanks to the President and Sec
retary the Convention adjourned
During the afternoon session the Convention was
adressed by Ex-Gov. Schley, J. H K. Washing
ton, Esq., Dr. 4. S. Whitten, Col. D. AA’. Lewis, L.
N. Whittle arid others.
How to “ Raise the H ind" by the Latest Dodge."—
The schooner Franklin Bell arrived at tires port
last week with an assorted cargo of merchandize,
riation with Mr Thompson, the claimant. This is I an Y' n K " b"-'b was a box shipped by AA heeler
false. It so happens that the personal relation j '■'l, an< marked Lee Ar AA alter, Jackson-
bctween Mr. Clayton and Mr. Thompson vvere-of vll,e ‘ 7 a
an unfriendly character, and up to this time they
Holloway’s Tiax.—Delicate females, who
sutter from those iK-euliar disturbances of the sv«-
Pm *o C « d r" t to t , he P e,i,ll ’ r s “n- will find in these
m.der «-bf r e .T' : ' - V aJI tU functional disorders
onder which they may labor. A-tin-snecific-illv
upon tbe local irrcguWity.m.d gene,allv-upon the
system, this compi-elteirerve remedy svfll simulta
neously remove the immediate cau«- of witrerir-.r
and invigorate all the bodily organs which havre
been affected by sympathy therewith I„ ,i 1( .
viz: the dawn of womanhood, the period of
ferity, and what is termed “the change of lift."'*
the alterative and restorative properties of these
Pills render tin in indispensable to the feebler sex.
The quantity ol land granted recently by Oonpre-s
•r railroad purposes in the Territory ot Minnesota
1 e.tiinated to cover 4,4115,000 acres.
told no intercourse, except on official business.
“5. He alludes to Mr. Clayton’s course as
Sf-rond Auditor,and, without making any direct
charges against him, seeks to crate, tlie impression
that bis past official conduct has lieen subjected
to suspicion. This insinuation is false. Mr. Clay-
tin has been in office for eight years, am! this
s.nndereT is the first man that ever reflected upon
h:s integrity, citlrer as 1 man or an officer
“ b- He insinuates that there is danger of certain
claims being allowed in the future by Mr Clayton,
i his charge, too, i- hazed upon liis false malignity,
because he knows ttmt these claims nre not passed
upon by Mr. Clayton iu his present position.
in all those charges and insinuations there is
md 011 which the agents of th< vessel,
paid >0 T.’i ex pel; si s to the shippers in New A'ork.
No such firm as Lee & AValter being known in
tiiis place, the box was opened by the consignees
of the vessel. Messrs Bisbt-e A Canova, to see if
it contained anything from which to realize the
expenses upon it. They found it full of Saw
dust!
By an exchange we sen the same trick has been
“played off” successfully 011 other vessels. AS'hat
next? —Jacksonville Metes.
The Municipal election in Augusta.—That
stronghold of Know Nothingism and of the Bucket
Factory converts, seems to be gradually giving
way to the light of truth. Hereafter, the Demo
cracy are determined that the city shall be gov-
exhibited such art-ekiess disregard of truth justice j emed well in spite ol itself. A democratic admin
and decency that it is difficult to assign a'lnotive I istr3tio " »' Augusta, would operate like magic 11
for conduct so mean and dastardly." renovating and vivify mg its ancient and fogyisl
IThcat Crop in Illinois —In Southern Illinois, ns
far north as wiontgomerv county, the crop is said to
look very line. In the vicinity of Alton aud M011-
ticello there is a promising prospect for a good
yield. Between Bloomington and Alton very lew
good-looking fields can be seen.
Liberia a Sugar producer.—Letters from Liberia
state that the culture of sugar has been carried on
so prosperously, that several sugar growers are
talking about exporting it largely to the United
States- One of of them, named Richardson, ex
pects to ship two hundred hogsheads of sugar, of
his grinding
fish
appearance.
The Constitutionalist says of the result of the
election on Monday:
The result is decidedly encouraging. Tlie im
pression of the overwhelming strength of our op-
pon -trts in this city, is completely and forever dis
sipated, and with a proper organization, wo can
carry tue city and county. This is no empty
boast, but a conviction so strong that it w ill be
acted upon at the ensuing election for members of
the Legislature.
The bonds ofnew land officers in the Territory of
Kansas are being received at the Central Land
Office and undergoing the necessary examination
preparatory Jo tbeir approval.
nr negroes, that they should, by all manner of
means, be provided. The pleasant acid of the ap
ple and the peach, when fully ripe, dealt out in
bountiful store to your slaves, will save you the
payment of many an unnecessary doctor's bill.
And besides this, even if it did not save von a dol
lar, you are bound to provide for the comfort of
your negroes. Your business is to make them h:ij
py, and there are certain duties you ow e them, in
their sphere, which you are as much bound to per-
brni towards them, as you are to provide for the
well-being of your wife and children. AA'e don't
111 that you are in duty bound to provide for
them palaces hi which to live, apparel them in pur
ple and lino Jinan, or provide fur them damask
touches., on which to repose their sable limb:
This would he doing the very reverse of what we
ue recommending. AA’e tire recommending you
to make them happy. To surround them with the
gorgeous trappings of luxury, would be to make
them miserable, for then they would be as much
out of their element us a swine with a jewel in hi
snout. But then you ow e them food and raiment,
and comfortable lodgings, with just as moderate
discipline as their natures will allow. To deprive
them of these, including the discipline, is to com
mit a sin in the sight of humanity, and before the
eye of high Heaven. To supply them with these,
including in their food good fruit, w hich our cli
mate and their physiological developments require,
is to act in accordance with Heaven’s just law.
And down to this narrow compass is reduced the
sin, or the virtue of slavery, in spite of the maud
lin 110nsen.se ef those miscreants, the Abolitionists
Taking a step or two downwards in the scale of
animat'd existence, and passing from slaves to
swiue, let tis assure the reader that in supplying
himself with a good orchard, he is providing him
self with the wherewithal to save bushel upon
bushel of corn. A good orchard must be properly
graduated as to the earliuess and lateness of its
fruits. By proper care in the selectiou of varieties,
an abundance of fruit may he had from May until
October, both inclusive. By the latter month, the
harvest fields will have been opened, and your
hogs may go from your orchard upon your pea and
coin fields, already fat. So that you may have
fruit upon which to keep your hogs six months in
the year. Behold, now, the advantages of plant
g fruit trees!
But the advantages of planting shade trees,
though less perceptible, and appealing less strong
ly to tlie pocket, are not in nality less important
than those ot planting fruit trees. There tire oth
er wants besides those of the physical man, whicl
must be administered to. There is the taste for
the beautiful which our Creator implanted in u
for the purpose of being gratified. Else our Ma
ker had made us like brutes. “Our sight is the
most perfect,” says Addison, “and most delightful
of all our senses.” AA'ho does not like to behold
the beauties of a stately tree ? Nothing so much
adorns and beautifies a man’s premises as one of
these. And no spot is considered tit for building,
by a person of taste, without tiic concomitant of
shad'- trees. Besides serving as a screen from the
burning rays of the summer sun, nothing more
gratifies the eye than they. Their upright forms,
towering- towards the sky—their wavy foliage of
soft green—their graceful motions at the bidding
of the gentle winds—the leafy fastnesses they
afford for the little singing birds of the air—ail
these gratify the longings of the eye, and make
the trees beloved by any man of soul. A taste re
fined to the beauties of nature, is the sure attend
ant of the man who lou.-s trees.
Some people, instead of planting trees destroy
all they can. In their yards, on the road-side,
every where thut shade may prevent the mature
growth of a single stalk of cotton, the vandalic
axe of the money-monger hews down alike the
majestic pine, the broad spreading oak, and
tries of humbler growth. This should not he so.
There should be trees upon the road side; and iu
every field, there should b- at least om- good shade
tree where the negroes may sit down4o eat tin ir
meals, when they partake of them away from the
house, and where the mule or horse may be pro
tected from the sun, when the plough is standing
in the furrow: “For the merciful man regardeth
i is brute.” And if there are no trees in the local
ities of which we speak, there should be no time
lost in planting them there. If for present purpo
ses alone, plant some tree of rapid growth, such as
the Bride of China, for instance If Intended for
all time, plant an acorn close by the side of th
berry of tire tree mentioned. And by the time the
trunk from tlie berry goes to decay, that front the
acorn w ill he approaching mature vigor.
The growth of tlie oak tree, so as to gtve beau
ty, if not shade, is more rapid than is generally
supposed. The young man who plants an acorn,
if he reach the age only ef two or three score, may
sit down and while out r. green old age in the
shade of the tree whose embryo he deposited in
the earth at the beginning of life. And when he
is gone, he leaves a priceless boon to those w ho
are to come after him. AA’e trust the time may
come when it will become as much the custom
here to plant and transplant forest trees—the oak,
poplar, pine, hickory, w alnut, chestnut—as it is in
the old country. If w-e live long, we hope yet to
see many of the old red hills of Georgia, and much
of our worn-out lands, planted in fruit and forest
trees. The pine is the natural growth upon our
old fields. Much prejudice exists against it: not
so much against the pines themselves, it will be
found upon close analytical examination, but mere
ly because we associate them with worn-out land,
and because they stand as so many witnesses to
convict us of being the murderers of a fertile soil
If the
to aband
fertilize
of crops
tact is
He
never once dreamed of a chance of defeat.
But Sumner believed that his genius could make
Any lack of experience with his foe to contend,
By delaying awhile all his venom to shake up,
Aud keeping the strongest back until the end.
ness which he has bestowed on humanity in th
very
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ippiug in Tremoiit Temple had voted Mr. Kalloch - Macon.
innocent of the charges brought against him, and
that he would probably resume his ministrations
in the sacred desk. Our expectations are alredy
realized. The Boston papers inform us that he
preached in the Temple ou Sunday morning, aud
that before commencing his sermon he addressed
his congregation at some length in relation to his
trial and the reasons which influenced him to ap
pear so soon before the public. His remarks ap
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crowd, and offers some reflections whi eh seem to; a "d Medicine dealers throughout the irorht. 4gffm
us appropriate and just. It says: I 7 " ~ .
“The Tremout Temple yesterday morning was!,- ,' ■ani> Ant 1 An Infallible Cure. AAr de
fined, crowded, jammed, packed. The stream efi - v . "' crM . to . P'udoce any medicine which does
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Co., Eatonton.
Alox-
humauity which poured into it was a torrent, not' ,lot Quinine, Bark Arsenic, Mercury or any
•' '■ - - ( ( j ^ )V tj| C ! poxtous or deadly compound, to euro this annoy-
a tide. Not a crevice was left unoccnpi
eager throng. Absolutely overflowing at last,
the other doors were shut and barred, and the
multitude of men and women remaining outside 1 f- •' , "
lieviiig and c
disappointed suitors for admission to the sanc
tuary, was a spectacle for men and angels
lisease so effectually as Carter’s Spanish Mix-
! Inn-. AA'hilc it contains none of tlu above named
! dangerous articles, yet it possesses a power in re
aring Fever and Ague which cannot
Could any one who looked on imagine that any | ' ”,, ",
religious impulse, ora creditable motive of what- i P r .' s ie U‘°‘"L opens the po
Now to any such fight all of Congress objected;
For they knew very well ’twouhl endauger their
On their latter ends, therefore, all the members re
flected,
And they bade an adieu to their babies and
wives.
Having sinned against Heaven’s most beneficent
laws,
At prospect of Jordan, they confessed all their
faults;
Each surrounded his nostrils with fine wire gauze,
Aud bought him a bottle of volatile salts.
: rely-
AA'ell, the contest cunieon, and old GiJdin;
ing
Ou the tact that he’d offeti breathed poison be
fore,
Did his best right away, aud all prudence defying.
Soon sank, overcome, with his breath to the
floor.
For out of his mouth came such villainous masses.
And around him such fumes of putrescence were
thrown.
The fellow, though proof against other foul gasses,
Found he couldn't stand up in the stench of his
own.
Now very foul breath it is irue there escaped
From the lung cells of Sumner, when lie had
begun,
Yet had not Dame Fortune some stratagem shaped,
The wager by Sumner had surely been won.
I11 the midst of the fight, fate brandished her wand,
And came to the fallen old Joshua,
And fortune accepted the kind, proffered hand
The disgrace of defeat from her favorite to wash
away.
Right up in the fumes, at his imminent peril.
Brooks rushed upon Sumner, old Giddings’ foe
And aimed at the cranium whose brain is so sterile
A rat-tat-tap, often repeating the blow.
Brooks wielded fate's sceptre, made of tough gutta
percha,
And a hidden spring touching, full of venom
distilled.
Out rushed such a stench, Charley danced the
mazourka,
And spinning round, fell w ith the poison well
swilled.
So the bet is a drawn one betwixt Sumner and
Giddings,
And neither 0:1c gained in their upas-like battle:
AA’ho but they would dare brave such malignant
iui.g riddings,
Or from choice would bo near to the fight of
such cattle.
By the aid ef their salts and their gauze made of
wire,
The members just managed to escape with their
lives:
By the skin of their teeth—as brands plucked
from the fire— •
Good fortune restored them to their babies and
wives.
But net without scrubbings and sundry oblutions,
Did they venture to go into decent society.
And e'en when they did, it produced some confu
sions,
And doubts were expressed of the members’ so-
briety.
And as to friend Brooks, w ho endangered his life
To a close such a perilous contest to bring,
He’s confined to his bed since the violent strife,
Which endangers 0110's health even of it to sing.
Yet ’tis hoped by a long course of physic and diet,
Perhaps Mr..Brooks in the end may recover;
His physician, though, says he must be very quiet,
And not venture out till the dog days are over.
The mayor lias ordered that chloride of lime.
And other known agents disinfecting be used,
Without losing even one moment of time,
To counteract poison so largely diffused.
Alas hapless Washington, sad in her fate,
What perils unseen seem ever to follow her,
Her citizens -tremblingly pestilence wait,
And expect nothing else but a visit from cholera.
Notes.
]. The idea of guarding their nostrils with a
net-work of fine wire was taken by the members
of Congress from the construction of tire lamp in
vented by Sir Humphrey Davy foi the protection
of the miners of England against the explosive
carburet ted hydrogen, or fire-damp, of the coal
pits. 'The members were in hopes that the exhala
tions from the lungs of Sumner and Giddings
might lie too dense to penetrate th ■ fine wire
gauze with which they guard' d their nostrils: and
that in this way, the atmosphere might he filtered
of the grosser particles of poison, before it reached
their lungs.
2. It may be said that the bet should have been
decided in favor ef Stunner, for he would have
ever character, brought together these confluei
throngs for the highways, aud byways of the
city? Did they come up to worship God, or was
it only to lay the incense of a prurient curi
osity and a disgusting adulation upon an alter
raised by* themselves to the glory of the Rev. Mr.
Kalloch? Truly, wet have seen no more melancholy
exhibition of human weakness than this! A
minister of the Gospel escapes a conviction for
•lultery, committed, if at all, under circumstances
which show him to be a fool as well as a knave,
quite as deficient iu ordinary discretion as regard
less of every obligation of honor and religion. The
grounds of his escape from the legal consequences
of his guilt, by disagreement of the jury, we need
not recapitulate. By the jugment of whatever is
sound, or even charitable in public sentiment, if
he is not utterly condemned, he is left at least in
that disgraceful position made up of the most
unfavorable impressions and very discreditable
suspicion. Morality is scandalized, religion is
wounded, the very profession of which he is a mem
ber is degraded, a new stumbling-block is thrown
in the path of Christian faith, anotherdiscourag-
ment given to our confidence in manhood, clothed
with the highest trust which can be reposed in it.
“Under such circumstances, guilty or innocent,
one can hardly help conceiving that a minister of
reiigion (would he overwhelm- d by the profondest
sentiments of sorrow, shame, and humiliation.
His own character tarnished, the cause between
God and man dishonored, Evil stands jeering
by and points triumphantly at the downfall of
Good! Guilty or innocent—and it is not for us to
pronounce authoritatively upon this point—there
is quite enough in the case, which is undisputed
indisputable, to bring- such a consciousness
home to a mind not utterly pervertwd and a heart
not altogether corrupt. One would think there
was far more than enough to induce a man capable
of perceiving the necessary inferences from his
unhappy position, to avoid, than rather seek, the
public gaze, and to endeavor to recover the good op
iuion of men by those means which alone could
settle public judgment in his favor.
But the exhibition of yesterday could not .fail
to sotisfy the least reflective that Mr. Kalloch
loves triumph rather than sacrifice, and is willing
to rest his cause upon that sort of popular apprecia
tion which would bang him to-morrow with the
same zeal which leads the crowd to follow in his
train to-day. As for the multitudinous mass of
silly women and silly men whom a morbid and in
considerate curiosity impelled to throng the avenue
to the TremoDt Temple yesterday, we presume a
grinning ourang-outang, clothed in priestly vest
m nts, would have served their purpose just as
well.”
he approached by any of them separately or in
combination If acts specifically on the Liver.
of th.- skin, and
assi-ts nature- to expel from the system th' seeds
of disease, or vvhat is as had, the remains of the
Mineral Drugs, which clog and finally destroy tho
constitution.
See the cure of Mr. Longden of A 7 a.: He had
chills twice a day for 3 years. Nothing would re
lieve him until Le tried Carter’s Spanish M
Spanish Mixture,
only three bottles of which effectually restored him
to health, nor has lte had a return of the disease
since. 43 4t.
Sold by E. J. White & Bro., Milledgeville.
Davis’ Pain Killer.—This nnparalclled pre
paration is receiving mere testimonials of its won
derful efficacy in removing pain than any other
medicine ever offered to the public ; and these tes
timonials come from persons of every degree of
intelligence and every rank of life. Physicians
of the first respectability, and perfectly conversant
with the nature of diseases and remedies, have re
commended this as one of the most effectual i.i
their line of preparations for the extinction of
pain. The Pain Killer is used internally and ex
ternally. according to the nature of the complaint.
It has been found to be an excellent remedy for
sudden Colds, Coughs. Fever and Ague, Asthma
and Phthisic, Bain in the Head, Kidney Com
plaints, Piles, Rheumatic Complaints. Bruises and
Sores, Severe Burns, Canker, Biles and Ringworm,
AA'eak Stomach and General Debility, Painter’s
Colie, Broken Breasts, Iiowel Complaint and Dys
entery, Cholera, Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia,
Toothache, &c., Ac.
For sale by most of the medicine dealers through
out the world.
Sold by F. G. Grieve, E. J. AA'hite, and Janies
Herty, Milledgeville. 48 2t
A Whale Caught.—A whale of mammoth dimen
sions was harpooned and killed a few days since
on the North Carolina coast, near the Shackelford
Banks, about six miles from Beau'ort. This
monster ot tho great deep is reported to have heen
sixty or seventy feet in length, very fat, and will
yield upwards of fifty barrels of oil, worth at least
S1000. It is said that another whale was seen at
the .-am!.- time and near the same place, aud un
successful attempts were made to capture it.
We hear that one of our good citizens went all
the way down to Beaufort to see "the oceanic
elephant,” and had his curiosity fully gratified by
the sight; and it is only to be regretted that he was
not accompanied by certain others two citizens of
our town, who are somewhat gifted in narrating
“elephant” stories, that our pcopi-.- might be
delighted with a more graphic description of this
whale, the perils and difficulties of its capture, Ac.
( Greensboro A’. C. flag.
The Great Restorer.—Fever and ague cured
by Dr. M’Lane’s Liver Pills.—Mr. J. Houghnian,
ol AA cst Union, Park County, Illinois, writes to j tected against any infections diseases. T
the proprietors, Fleming Bros, of Pittsburgh, that
he had suffered greatly from a severe and protract
ed attack of Fever and Ague, and was completely
restored to health by the use of the Laver Pills
alone. These Bills unquestionably possess great
tonic properties, and can be taken with decided
R. li. R.—Two hundred dollars saved by the
investment of one dollar. Highly important to
horse owners.
I, Thomas Kellett, of Popular Ridge, Cayuga
county, State of New York, June 17 th., 1356, be
ing so fortunate as to have saved the life of a very
valuable young horse, by the use of Railway's
Ready Relief, gratitude to you, (Radway & Co..)
and duty to the public, demand that I should state
the facts for the benefit of others. I had a very
valuable horse that was taken about the 1st of
March, with short breathing; loss of appetite, his
pulse ran down to half its natural beat; it baffled
the skill of the best farriers, they could r.ot give
any name to the disease. There wore a good ma
ny horses in this vicinity affected the same way,
aud most of them died. My horse had been given
up by the farriers, who said 'tie eouid not he cured:
he had been sick about four weeks, and was so
much reduced that he reeled as he walked. I was
persuaded by your agent to try one bottle of Rad-
way’s Ready Relief. By the use of four bottles
he was entirely cured. By the expense of oue dol
lar invested in Rad way's Ready Ready, tlie life ef
a horse worth two hundred dollars was saved.
Respectfully yours,
To Radway A Co’. THOS. KELLETT.
Rad way’s Ready Relief is not only a boon to
the human race, but a blessing to horses. The lifts
of many valuable horses have been saved by its
timely use. For Cholic, Botts, Gripes, Sprains,
Strains, Spavins, Lameness, it acts quick and sure.
The human race, by this potent Remedy, is pro
mo-
advantages for many diseases requiring invigom-
rnent it is applied externally er taken internally,
pain vanishes and disease is checked.
Fever and pain in the leg cured with half a bot
tle of Radway’3 Resolvent:
Dumfries, Va., Aug. 'Jtli, 1855.
Please send us two or three dozen of K. R- R"-
what the —„ I— ^
where trees are planted—it would much redound i venom. lho jrepresentativ
to their pecuniary benefit and happiness. There 1 111 pursuing the course which ha did, only put tho
would be no necessity for planting out trees upon : member from Ohm on terms of equality with the
the hind thev designed for forest growth. 1 he I Senator from Ma-sachusHts. at the same time that
pines would spring up spontaneous!v upon it. And I u* rescued ms brother Representatives aud the
if they were kept properly thinned out, they would, j Senators from a most perilous situation, by put-
ere we were aware ol it, supply us with rail and 1 an end to the contest.
B. B.
ting remedies; hut the Liver Pills stand pre-emi
nent as a means of restoring a disorganized Liver
to healthy action: hence the great celebrity they
have attained. The numerous formidable diseases
arising from a diseased Liver, which so long baf
fled the skill of the most eminent physicians of
the United States, are now rendered easy of cure,
thanks to tho study and perseverance of the dis
tinguished physician whose name this great medi
cine bears—a name which will descend to posteri
ty as one deserving of gratitude. Tiiis invaluable
remedy should always be kept within reach ; and
on trie appearance of the earliest symptoms of
diseased Liver, it can be safely and usefully ad
ministered.
For sale by E. J. White & Bro , James Herty,
and F. G. Grieve, Milledgeville.
. t? Purchasers will be careful to ask for Dr.
M’Latie’s celebrated Liver Bills, manufactured by
T li ming Bros, ot Pittsburgh, Pa. There are other
Bills purporting to be Liver Bills, now before the
public. M Lane’s genuine Liver Bills, also his
celebrated Vermifuge, can now be had at all res
pectable drug stores. None genuine without the sig
nature of TLLMIRG BROS. (Cj
solvent. It has cured a soil of Mr. Robert Mer
chant, xvho was taken w ith a pain in the leg ard
fever; he could not rest at night. The physicians
saw him but did not relieve him. He did not n se
up more than half a bottle before he rested well.
AA’. CHARLES MERCHANT. ,
Sold by druggists and merchants everywhere.
E. J. WHITE, Ag't, Milledgeville, Ga. 482t.
IlELMiJOEn’S UUNIVERSALLY APPROVED REM
EDY.—Compound Extract Buchu cures Diseases 01
the Bladder, Kidneys, Gravel, Dropsy, Weakness
Ac. Read the advertisement in another column
headed ‘Helmbuld’s Genuine Breparation.' 40
Sands’ Sarsaparilla.—Health and long h ( o
may he attained by keeping the blood pure, i-uq
tlie liver, stomach, and bowels free from a.i mol bar
secretions, and deleterious accumulations. I' 1 150
worst eases of Scrofula and other diseases, cuta'i'-
011s or eruptive, arising from a vitiated o r inflame
condition of the blood, the w onderful purely mg
qualities of this celebrated extract, aud its prcii-1 •
action upon the vital fluid have earned ter it undy
ing fame. Numerous certificates from persons 0
the highest respectability are the L-st tvidencc 0
its great value in the cure of diseases for which it
is recommended. .
Brepared aud sold by A. B. A. D. Sauds, H
Fulton St., New York.
Sold also by E. J. White, Agent, Milledgeville.
Sold also by druggists generally. ^ “
Lif' Dr. Cavanaugh’s Pile Salve has been pro
nounced by the afflicted, to he-the very best remedy
that they have ever used. See advertisement.
I'y BLISS’ D Y'iREP 11C RE MLB I has now
got that reputation of curing Dyspepsia and lay*
Complaint, which a preparation can only obtain oy
itsalTheaiing virtues. It is w orking wonders.
physical .mid mental powers are depressed, pal]
tion of the heart, difficult breathing, irritation of
the stomach, or inflammatory bowels, will h, p| eas
ed to learn that a remedy can be found in BLISS’
DYSPEPTIC REMEDY! A few Package* are vet
Store of cither F. G. Grievo
ess.
urea Influenza
Ayer’s Cherry Bectoral cures Bn.nelii.it.
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral cures Croup.
Ayer’s Cherry Bectoral cures Asthma.
Ayer’s Cherry Bectoral cures AA’liooping Cough.
Ay er's Cherry Pectoral cures Lung Complaints.
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral cures d-s-a.M s ofthe Tl.roft.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cures Incipient Cmisuii.j.
tion.
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral cures all Consumptive com
plaints.
Ayer’s Cherry Bectoral cures all Affections of the
Lungs.