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Newspaper Page TextP THE ROMEbCOUllIEIl. n PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, S. BY KNOWLES & MYERS TTJBSWlaWM. The Courier will bo published nt Two Dol lars por annum, If paid In advnnco: Two Dol lars and Fifty Oonts if paid within six months, or Throo Dollars at tho end of tho yoar. . Leoal Advertisements will bo inserted With strict attention to tho requirements of tho law,'at tho usual rates. ■ MlscellaDeousndmrtlsomonta will bo Insert- of 12 linos or loss, for the first, and Fifty Cents for each subse quent insertion. Liberal deductions will bo made in fhvorof thoso who advortlso by tho year. '“Lanier house; BY LANIER fc SOIL ’ bathing rooms attached. Macon, Oct. 2,1861. - • IT. B. A H. WEED, Importers find Dealers in Hard ware,Nalls Ao. Rroughtan Street, Savannah, Oa Nov. 14,1861: ly IL ARCHER A CO. ’ HcglqJrojs,Works, Richmond, Va. r'SCWilf^eTURBns or AMS and Ed^c^tpls, of tho best Charcoal „ Iromihifl Cnst Steel. Alto, Manufacturers of Rail Road and Met- chant Iron. Bold at Merchant’s Prices and Warranted. Wov. 14,1851, 3 ra „„ better a i d f iieeseeSpohiuh. BY SEABORN GOODALL, SAVANNAH. WHOLESALE IlBAI.EIl IN ■utter and Cheese, Direct from Goshen, Hew York. Nov. 14,1861., ly* . p. m BEiW, Savannah. 11. poster, Hancdckco. reiiy a foster, Faotors and Oommisslon Morohants, Savannah, Oa. Reference—J. Knowles. Nov. 14:1861. ly* LYON A UEllL Wholesale Drains in Beady-Hade Clothing, llats, Caps, and Gen tlemens’ Furnishing Goods. Nos. 150 Conn, and 76 SI Julian Sts. Savannah. Nov. 14,1851,ly E. F. WOOD A CO, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN BOOT8 AND 8HOES. N. >s. 91 and 162, Gibbons Ruilding, near the MirkeLSignaf the Large Root, Savannah. Ga. Nov. 14,1861. ly JOHN A. HAVER, swrnr> 9 Savannah, Ga. ly N. B. KNAPP, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN SADDLES, BRIDLES, HARNES8, &.O. Market Square, Savannah, Ga :ei oyi Nov. 14,1051.. W.A. CARSWELL, I TJ.nnOKRTS. I HAM.11. SURAT. CAKSH’EMm ROBERTS & CO. I'aotors and General Commission Merchants. l)ravion and Day Streets, Savannah, Ga. Nov. 14, 1851.ly PF.TEII G. TIIORAS, Dealer In Window-Sashes, lllluda and Panel Doors. iVn. 158. Ray SI. Savannah, Ga. Orders from tho country promptly at- tondedto. i ef Teiims: Cash. Nor. 14. 1851. ly. CHAS. H. CAHPFIELD, 171 Hay Slrcrl, Sarannah, Bealerln Agricultural Implements of every kind, Burr .Hill Slones, Collon Gins ke. Nov. 14,1861. 6m* VOLUME 7. ROME, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1852. NUMBER 28. Sttian.llniuottB. YOSGB A ODEN, Factors and Oommisslon Morohants. No 91, II"V Street, Savannah. Will attend promptly to whatever business may ho confided to them. Nov. 7,1851. ly W. r. YONOB. I W. ADEN. ROBERT FIDNLAY, ;ifeaS'Engliies,'1fioficir!, L |(laelilnery, at.' A AND nEAI.BU IN . MILL STONES of every description. Steam Saw Mills. Circular and Straight, put up in superior stylo. Macon. August 21.1751. Ware-Houso and Commission Business. N. OUSLEY A SON, Macon, Ga. GODFREY, OUSLEY A CO., Savannah. Ga. AAS, E. nollFnEV, N. OUSI.EV. n. P. OUSLEY. R# W ROSS, TnwnwrrBgjrg’s Romo, Oeorgia. Office over N. J. Ombcrg’s Clothing Store Jar., 111. 1851._ •r** FRANCIS H. ALLEN, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN 'Maplo and Fancy Dry Goods A Groceries. Ttoceivcs now goods every week. Romo, On., .Tan, 2.1851. ' : PATTON A PATTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Romo, Georgia. • Will practlco In all tho counties of thoChor- okco .Circuit Sopt. 5,1860. T CHARLES n. 81IITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Romo, Goorgla. - t Cnl. N.t,. Hutchins, Isiiercnccvillc, Kotor to ^ j[on. Hines Holt, Columbus, Ga. Dec. .28. 1851. DANIEL 8, PRINTCP, Agent for tlic Southern Mutual Insurance Company nt Rome, Ga. Insures against loss by Flro. Also Lives of Porsons and Servants. Chocks on Charleston mid New York for sale by D. S. rilINTOP. Oct. 10,1850. fe WASHBURN, WILDER A CO. Faotors and Oommisslon Merchants, And Agents ortho Brig Line of New York Rachels. Savannah, Ga. ► Will mnko liberal ndvnncos on produce con signed for salo. onto 114 Bny Street, oast of tho^xcliaugo. , . _ Rofor to Major John S. Rowk^, Cass co. - JOS, WASHBURN, | JNO. R. WldWfti | P. O. DANA, 1)00.12.1851, (hn* I N. J. OHDERG, MERCHANT TAILOR. TT AS now on hnnd a well selected stock'of XL Cloths Gnsslmeros and Vestings, of ev ery shade nwl color, together with every .othor article usually Itopf In an establish ment of this kind. Thoso goods hnvo been selected by lilmsotf in Now York, with Ffomthe Savannah Evening Journal.. Mioanopv, (E. F.) March 8,1862. Mr. Editor i I am now In tho -Land ofFlow- ora, enjoying tho boautlos of an early Spring. Thopratrlos arccovorcd with luxuriant gross, and tho hammocks by which thoy arc sur rounded "stand dressed In living groon."— Thoro Is a constant circulation of air, flagrant with Nature's otvh porfttmos. Tho Thermo meter ranges from 80 to 861 but dollghl breozes prevent thohoat from bolng jpp: slvo. But wore It otherwise, tho luxury of a Florida night 1 would bo ample compensation. 1 am informed that tho nights during the whole summer arc as cool and pleasant as they arc at this soasou Tho soil possesses po- cularltios which renders it quite. different from uny portion of Goorgla or South Caroli na. A largo portion is very poor, and Is cov ered over with a growth of stunted plnos and palmettos—yot, In tho midst of thoso pine barrens, rich hammocks, llko oases In a dosort, now and then mnko tholr appearances, con trasting most singularly with tho surrounding wasto. Tho transition Is suddon and agreea ble. Tho pino land, and unproductive, sandy soil, terminates abruptly, and gives place to a Ibrtlle, heavily Uni bored land, having in many places a substratum of nlarl oxtending to a considorablo depth. Tho hammocks vary In size from forty to ton thousand acres, and are selling at from SB to $10 per aero. Tiicro is a great deal of plno lnnd capable of pro ducing from 500 to 1,090 pounds oflong std- plo cotton, which can ho purchased at Gov ernment price, (81 25 por aero.) Thfaqunll- ty of pino lands can bo oaslly distinguished from that of loss vnlnoby tho growth upon It, and by Its hiving a clay, and in sorao instnn- £0« a n-marL &mmlailau. — '■ My peregrinations havo brought mo to Micnnopy, a little town situated botween Orange Lako and Talno's Prnlrlo—it was tho site of a Fort during tho Indian war, and lias proved a healthy location. Orange Lake is seventeen miles In longth, and vnrics.from three to four miles in width. It abounds in a great variety of flsh, many of which attain n groat size. Trout arc fre quently taken from it, weighing from eight to thirteen pounds. Besides which, tho Luke furnishes a great numbur of Alligators, Ducks, Occsc, Cranes, &c.j and tho hammocks by which it is surrounded,Door and Turkeys In abnndnncc. Paine’s Pralrio. two miles north of Mlcnno- py, is a most beautiful natural pastura, tun miles in length and four In width, oontainfng 26,600 acres ofland. It Is intersected by a stream of considerable size, and furnishes pastmngo for ton thousand head of cattlo.— The soil Is very rlcli. and which would not require a great outlay of capital, It could ho rendered perfectly secure from inundation. Mlcanopy, as I before stated, is situated be tween tho two places above mentioned, In the midstofn pino grovo, which covors several acres of land. It Is distinguished for tho morality of its inhabitants, and has on that account been selected as a location for a high school, under the patronaga of Ilia Methodist Conference. Such n school Is very much needed In East Florida, and will duubtloss ef fect much good in this portion of tho Stato. Thoro it more good land In this neighborhood than in any other part of Florida. Tho pop ulation of tho surrounding country Is rapidly incrcAsing. Tho settlors arc usually from South Carolina, and arc generally men of in telligence and property. Thirty miles south of Mlcanopy, Is a Spring which, on account of tho transparency of Its waters, received from tho Indians a name signifying water clcarns air, and which Is now denominated the Silver It Is situa ted at tho head of tho Ochlawalia River, which Is navignblo for largo polo boats to Us source. Tho Spring covors about throo acres j it is in some places about ono hundred foot ducp, and so transparent, that llio minutest object upou tho bottom may bo distinctly scon. Tho,bottom Itself is furnished by Nature with a beautiful carpet of groon, com posed of moss and grass. Tho grass is cover ed with snail shells, which, when.viewed un der favorablo circumstances, reflect all tho colors of tho rainbow, giving to tho Spring tho nppcaranco of a silver vaso richly adorned with diamonds. In tho bottom, there are also four or five rocks, having tho appcaranco of inverted conos, from tho crovicos of which springs all tho water which tills this immense basin, and forms tho head of tho rivor. Many varieties of bcnutifril fish, sometimes singly, and sometimes in largo shoals, may bo scon at a great depth, gamboling and frisking about, apparently delighted with thoir happy lot, and adding much to tho beauty of tho scenery. It is impossible for mu adequately A Woman in California. Wo havo before us, says tho Boston Trav eller, it private letter from a lady, though a hard-working woman In Cnllfbrnla. It would Interest our readers, wo havo no doubt, as it has us, woro wo at Ubbrty to publish it entire. Tho writer Appears to koop a restaurant or cntlng-housa.-lnajnlnlngvIUogo. Amonghor visitors sho accidently discovers tho son of.au old Connecticut acquaintance, and finding he was endeavoring to induco his lather and gthor to visit Californio, sho writes this totter icoumgo thorn forward, After an intro- iry explanation of who sho was, and ,i/8 thoy bocanunacqualutod with ouch dtfibr', Alio goes on toj|y ‘I htfyo madu 818,TOO worth of ptos—about one-third of this has been clear profit. Ono year J digged my own wood off tho moun- ohoppea It, anal havo never had sir much as a child to toko a sop for mo In tho country. 811,0001 baked in ono llttlo iron skillet, a considorablo portion by a camp flro, without tho 8holtor of a treo from the broiling sun. But now I havo a good cooking stovo, in which I bnko four pies at a tlmo, a comfor table cabin, carpeted, andngoodmany “Rob inson Crusoo" comforts about mo, which, though thoy bavo cost nothing, yot thoy mnko my place look kubltablo. I also havo ray wood hauled and chopped. I bako on an average about 1200 ptes por month, and clear 8200. This, in California, Is not thought much, and yot, inrcalllty, few In comparison are doing as well. I havo been informed thoro are some women In our town cloaring 850 por week at washing, and I cannot doubt it. Tiicro is no labor so well paid aswomnn’s labor in California. It Is hard work to apply ono's self incossontly to tell, but a fow years will place you abovo want with a lmndsonto i»ra CllO coming Spring, and glvo my business Into tho hands of my sister-in-law. Not that I am rich, butl need llttlo, and havo nono to toll for but myself. I expect to go homo somo time during tho presont year, for a short visit, but I cou|d not bo long content away from tho sunny dime of tills yolloy land. A lovo- llor or more healthy climate could not bo, and when I got a few friends about mo, I think I shall bo nearly happy again." Jiiivo to employ an lntorprcthor. Why, ac cording to tho way ho talks, ovory second tot ter In tho alphabet Is an HI Ho charges mo with being guilty of what ho does himself— knocking outhts I’s," (oyes.) Recorder—' 11 SUonco, sir! Proceed, wit ness.” Jolly—" Well, your Onali, last night, at tho coma of St, Ckawls and .Qravla streets, I finds two Ibl-tows engaged in a fight) ono of thorn had tho other down, and, in wlolationof the rules of th 6 ring, was pounding him mast years old, has como up to a nett dead weight hunmarctftilly. I called fbr lhlr play, and of 1,693 lbs.;_ and at throo years and seven said It was a shamo to strike a man down, and—’’ Moran—"Did tho man that was down cry out enough1" Jolly—“Why, ho had already too much— butnotas muohasJjMd.aflflrwtrda.Jbt.Uin ollovo ho’d havo killed mo, but fo’ tho arrival of tho watchman. Look at t ho state of my hto, sco my noso, my forehead—glanco at mo all ovor and you will sco what I havo sufihrad." Rccordor—"Moran, what havo you got to say to tho chargo 1" Moran—"That I dun It from pathrlotlc 1m- pulsos, your honor) that I took a broad and Btatosman-llko vlow of tho fight, national view, and acted accordingly. Ho like a Rus sian Bear, or an English hull, as ho Is, for In- tkervontion; I, of courso was for non-lnthor- vontlom. And is not tho doctrlno proclaimed lOUt, and sustained be all tho great mitTin Congress 1 My non-intcrvontlon, poe tically carried out, was too much for his inter vention. But that, I should think,1 s more to mo merit than rao prejudice.” Rooordor—"I understand tho wholo caso. Now, I come In, and I Intervene on tho third part; and, uulcss you obtain socurlty, I shall ««nd JTOU. t*» prloon i\J airalt jvur trial OH,'tHt» charge mado against you. I will lcavo It to Judgo Lauro to docldo inyonreaso, tho ques tion of Intervention to provdnt Intervention." Moran, In leaving tho Court, said he "didn’t care; ho’d stick to his principles. Ho was no truo Irishman, whoro thoro had boon so much hunger, who did not sympathise with tho Hnng'ry peoplo." " ^je^i'oaronnd particular roferonoo to tho to ttesoribo this loveliest specimen ofNntilro’s Bjjirovaillng Fashions. Ho Is also prepared works. So Intimately, are the beautiful and ' .prevailing . . ito manufacture clothing In a manner nml .style not to he suronssed in our lurgost apil ' most fashionable cities. Octobor 1.9 185f. GEORGE JONES, “ • tNlffiBTF.n DP AND DEALER IN CROCKERY AND CLASS WARE, INaeon, Georgia# ' AM confident flint I enn mnko It to tho , Interest of Merchants to buy their sup plies of Croe.kry In Mneon. if they will give a ohanoo Ciill and see ter yourselves. ; Assorted erntos of nil sizes ulwnys on hnnd. Macon. July 2-1, 1851. ’ . ' CHARLES P. LEVY, S TEAM Engine Builder^ Machinist and Founder#—Is prepnrefltn furnish nil kinds of Steam Engtjefs nntl Mijg Catlings, having an extensive nssortment of patterns of the > newest and most approved kinds. Cast Iron E Water Wheels, of several patterns, of a char acter that will suit all situations. ’The Or.nuileo.n Foundry. On Cnttan Avcnuc%ear the Macon fr Western J Dtnet. Haspecullnr advantages in Bltiiufcup l*~ r ° - ■ - , - Steam Saw Mills, the Proprietor having had' “omc idea of tho pleasure to bo dorivod from suklimo blended, and hi so high a degreo do thoy both exist, that tho ofloct upon tho-mlnd oflono who views it may ho Imagined, but caimot bo described. Before closing this communication, I will briefly rofor to an Orange Grovo, about flvo miles from Mlcanopy. This Grovo is visited with great pleasure by all, especially thoso wlio^llko mysolf, havo novor before seen Orango Trees growing wild. Tho Grovo covers nearly ono hundred acres of ground, and furnishes a supply of delicious fruit, more than adequate to tho wants of tho sur rounding country. Tho contrast of tho gold en colored fruit in Us matured stato, (rlpa Oranges are now on tho treos,) with tho deli cate ^iltu blossom and deep glccu foliage, is stril^gly beautiful. And add to this, tho rich perfume which, from fruit, loaf and blossom, impregnates ovory breeze, and you may from Intervention. ' A practical Illustration of Kossuth's ‘policy —intervention to onforco non-intervention— canto up for atjjustmcnt tho other day before a majistrato In Now Orleans. Tho Delta states that “tho complainant was George Judkin Jolty, tho accused was Martin Manly Moran. Tho former boasted of bolng a freo- horn "Hidglishman," and tho latter prided bimsolf on bolng from tho “ first glm of tho sayo.” Tho Englishman looked llko a Lon Wirnucii-umprf’« v#«T#i F *u. -#»#i«##.-»#~- i-y#' up Utica," behind tho counter in Cornhill, bccatno too contracted, too confined for tho growing sphoro of his ambition, and who, having cut tho shop, was determined to cut a figure as a tourist. Ho was dressed in tight- fitting drab pants, a badly-fitting black c6at, a striped vest, a Now Market nock scarf, and gaiter boots. Ho was abovo tho medium size, and his countenance, if It had not under gone disgniso, as It evidently had, by bolng subjocted to. sovoro pummollng, was other wise passable. His toft oyo was thoroughly eclipsed; thoro was an excavation mado on tho brldgo of his noso; his uppor lip was swelled out llko a pieco of Inflated gutta per eba, and sovoral miniature mountains roso out from his forulioad, resembling tho tur- mult ou n Western pralrio. His Celtic associate was a short,'chunky, broad-shouldorcd follow, in woolen stockings, corduroy shorts, and a coat which tho wear and tear of# tlmo had sadly ventilated; in short, ho looked something llko tho man in tho nursery rhymo— “All tattered and tern, That married tho maid all forlorn." The tout ensemble of things In court, tho gravity of the Rccordor, tho dignified myste ry of tho lawyers, tho stem and Inflcxiblo look of tho pollco, tho haggard and helpless appcaranco of tho prisoners In tho dock, and the gapiiig croud without tho bar, had an ovi- deut ofi’cct on Ills nervous tempornmont, and his hands koptcontlnually in play ; now ho would stroko down hto doso-cut hair, now gripe hto brooches by tho waistband, and give it a hitch up, and now give a pull to hto stocking; and ho would often cast an arch look at tho Englishman, as much os to say, “what a nlco article you’d bo for exhibition, just now, at tho World’s Fair!" Tho dockot haring boon cleared down to the caso of‘Martin Manly Moran—aggravat ed ossult and battery”—It was In due form, called up, and Martin was put upon hto de fence “Are you thoro, Martin Moran J" sold tho Rccordor. "No, y’r Annor," said Martin, "I'm here.” "Oh, you'r thoro, ore you 7” said tho Re corder, "Well, oxln tho Court’s pardou," said Mar tin, “I couldn't bo hero and thoro at tho stuno timo, barrio’ I was a burd orwosbowitchcd. “That wifi do,” said tho Recorder; and, ad- dressing a pollco officer, kuaid: "Call Goorgo Judkin Jolly.’’ rent experleno in that business. Many of i Mills aronoiv in use In this Slate ~ hero Is n constant supply of Gin Gearing on Press Volleys, See , kept on hand/ ill kinds nf finished.Machinery, it. Anvist 31.18*#1 ,DENSON, Is now receiving n frill of Dry Goods and Groceries, ilil invito tho attention of ulillo Ronorally, as ' ouso ' a visit to tho Grove. IhKing trespassed already tpo long on yi^ptimu and pallcaeo, Mr. Editor, I will conclude by assuring you that tho Savannah ETCning JourogJ Is becoming vci^TSSfmlur, and to destincuto have an oxtenffivo^circula- tioniln Florida. This is tho cnlWd opinion ^f'ydur correspondent. wBSnes. Sir. Jolly was called, and camo forward presenting tho woo-begono appearance wo liavo already described, hto natuo being, thou, evidently no index to tho state of hto mind, ‘You seem to havo boon badly beaten,” said tho Recorder, addressing Mr. Jolly. "Bouton 1 your Oiinh," Bald Jolly, opening bis ono oyo very wido, and endeavoring to un clasp hto cloeod ono—“Why, I am beaten in to h jolly I” “Yis,” said Martin, hut In a voice which did not roach tho Recorder's .ear, “yis, into a calf’s head jelly." 'Martin’s remark caused a half-suppressed laugh, and mado even a gruff police officer smilo. The Recorder called Bilenco, and, address ing Mr. Jolly, asked : "How did it occur 1” “I plodgoyour Onah my -onak," said Mr. Jolly, “I’masbinnocontof any hact to pro- vokc os thoTOnfant what’s humbom." Moran—" I begtho Court’s pardon, hut up on rao soul I don't understand a word tho sos, If ho goes on this way I’ll agmulturnl. ham, has, by caroflil attention, somewhat In creased tho size, without Impairing tho beau ty of thoir form, and so succcssftil lias ho boon In developing thoir milking properties, that hto average product of butter from each cow, to 4 lbs. por week Ibr tho whole yoar. Ho lias challenged England to milk an cqua number of cows of any brood, ngalnst 49 pure Dovons, to ho selected out of hto own nord without as yet having found a coiutiolllor.— Although this 1s not n tost of their lilorlto, and by no menns duchies thoir superiority, yot It shows tho groat confidence reposed In thorn by thoir ownor. Tho Devon ox, under six For tfe Rome Courier. Comparative Merits of Devonshire, Dur ham,jor 8hort-Hom, and Native, or Mix ed Breeds of Cattlo, as adapted to the South. The great secret of sucocss In breeding cat tlo depends, mainly, upon tho adaptation of tho size of tho brood to tho soil and climato. Any largo, heavy brood of animals, put up on light pastures In a warm climato, is com- Dovontstho only of cattlo (available In a warm climate,) that <iomblncs a’heavy muscular frame, short lugs, and a remarkable itude for fattening—with groat activity, and an Increased power of locomotion, which enables them to gather from our spnrso pas tures, a sufficiency of food to keep them in an improving condition. Most, if not all tho Improved breeds of cat tlo which are enjoying high repute among Agriculturalist, originated, or woro bred up to their presont high Standard, In the British Isles. Tho North Dovons can bo traced hack, in tlielr purity, Ihrther than any other breed. Battothetory records are found, showing that this breed of cattle oxistod, In its natlvo coun try, more than two hundred year ago, and has been bronghtdown without any cross with other breods, and without alteration in its general appcaranco and properties, to tho pres ent day. A spirit of careful Improvement has per fected the ibrm of tho Dovons, and has ren- dered thorn remarkably hardy, and froo from disease, to a much greater extent, than any othor breed of cattlo; (a fact so generally con ceded, that stock Insurance Companies Insure tho lives of Devons at thoir minimum rates,) Their milking properties havo been improved in tha bands of a/eic breeders, till their herds rank deservedly first for dairy purposes, even in England, and upon heavy pastures, in tho Northern U. 8. But with all tills improve moot, the Devons retain their samo beautiful color, fino soft hair, beauty of form, activity, etc., which characterized tham two hundred years ago, Indicating a remnrkablc purity in blood, when first taken up by tho improving breeder, The Dovons are, upon first sight, considered a small breed of catl lo, but, upon examination, it to proven that thoy are of medium sizo, ex ceedingly heavy, and that thoir apparent smallness to owing to thoir short legs and the beautiful Compactness of their forms. They are of a deep, but bright red color, which is peculiar to themselves, with bright orange- colored skins, clean yellow noso, without a dark spot orshado upon it, their hair soft and silky, often curly or wavy. Their horns are slender, ofa medium length, pointing a litllo forwards and outwards, with a grncofltl curvo upwards. Thoy are heavy and compact hut still with a great longth of body, compared with their height. Their girth around tho chest to surprising; their ribs springing out behind tho shoulders in that rounded or hoop ed form, which to so much admired by breed ers, and so essential to tho health and thrift of the animal, - "The Devon to among tho oldost distinctly cultivated breeds in tills country, as it un doubtedly to of England, and probably it to tho most universal Ihvorito. This popularity to well deserved, and it Is based upon soycral substantial considerations. They are beauti fully formed, possessing excessive fineness and symmetry of frame, yot with sufficient bouo and muscle to render them porfrctly hardy; and thoy aro among tho most vigo rous and active ofworklns cattlo. 1 hoy have great uniformity of appcaranco in ovory fea ture, sizo, shape, horn, and color. The ootvs and bulls appear small, but tho ox is much largoiwand both ho and the dam, on cutting upfsnJltell to weigh much beyond the es timates ^th an eye accustomed only to or- dinory breeds, would havjg»lgucd to them. Thofleshis finelytnarbWor interspersed with alternate fat and lean, and Is of superior quality and flavor. months, to 1,810 lbs., with 100 lbs. of rough tallow. Description. Tha Devon Is of medium sizo, and so symmotrical, as to appear small. Tho color Is invariably a deep mahogany red, with usually a white udder and strip undor tho belly; and tho tuft at tho end of tho tall to older animal. Tho head to small, broad In tho forehead, and somewhat Indented. Tho inuzzlo-to delicate, and both tho noso and tho rings around the oyo, In tho pure brood, are invariably of a blight, clear orango. Tho cheeks nnd face aro thlu and flcshloss; tho horns clear, smooth, and a yellowish white, handsomely curved upward. Tho neck to small and delicate at Its junction Willi tho head, but to well oxpuudod in Its attachment to tho breast and shoulders, Tho Inst has tho true slant for activity and strength, hi which It excels all othor broods of equal weight. Tho barrel Is round and deep, with a project ing briskot. Tho bnck Is broad and level; the flank full; hips wido; tho rumps long; tho quarters woll developed, and capable of hold ing a great quantity of tho most valuablo meat. Tho tall 1s on a love) with tho hack, and gracefully tapon llko a drum-stick, to tho tuft on tho end. The legs aro of peculiar delicacy & fineness, yetposscss great strength. The skin to of medium thickuess, of a rich or ango hue, plinblo to tho touch, and covered with a thick coating of fino, soft, curly hair. Tho Devon to Intelligent, gentle, nnd tractable; to good for milk, nml unsurpassed for the yoke null iVjr - M* »»■»*■—##J I. wSstnmr. tu uur scanty or luxuriant hill pastures than, tho Dovon, and none make a bettor return for tho attention and foodrccolvod. Thoy Insure a rapid improvement whon mixed with othor cattle, Imparting tlielr color and characteris tics In an omlnont degree, Sovoral Importa tions havo been madu into this country within tho Inst 30 years, of tho cholcost animals, and though not yot numorous In tho United States, wo possess somo of tho host specimens that exist." Tho Doyons aro remarkably adapted to tho liglit pastures oftho South; 1st, by tho great size of thoir lungs; 2d, by thoir proportion ately lai gor brain; 8d, by their grcatnctivlty, and 4th, by the comparatively smallslzo of thoir stomach and oflal. The Devons arc, to a certain degreo, an exception to tho gcnoral rulo, that tho ihttcnlng properties of an ani mal, undor tho most lkvorahlo treatment, are in direct ratio with tho smallness of its lungs, Wo find that oven with thoir largo lungs, thoy qxcoi most othor breeds in tho rapidity with which thoy fatten, whon stablod and well fod, nd nnnn a rnm-lmr mmlo of treatment, such. their stomachs before digestion can properly commonco—a small amount of concentrated- nutriment will sustain an ox in health, If ho hassufficlontcoarso food (uomattof hotvpoor,) to fill his stomach, and thus cnablo him to rcquogltnto hto fond. Now with (ito Increased sizo of tho paunch tn tho Durhams, conics their want of activity. Wltli' tho actual ne cessity, for tho larger amount of food, (to bo gathered from a meagre and wldoly spattered supply,) comes an inoronSod disability for pro curing It. With tho Dovon the axactconvorso, 1s true.. With them tho ability to thrl^o upon a small supply, comes a highly increased power of locomotion, enabling them to procure a sufficient supply in a shorter Ura^ without fhtlgue, thus allowtng thorn much iaoro tlmo to bo at rest while digesting tlplfjfood. In tha auslltv nf mills.■ 1, <#«*#■ «n .J t.-n/. *L- su. Tons rank first. Thoir flesh presents thal beautifully marbled appcaranco (caused by a regular distribution of fat,) which Is. so much admired, and. which Is not attaina ble in a high degreo in any of the mixed or native cattlo common to our country. As milkers thojDovons must certainly rank first for tho Southern States at least Thoy will and do give much richer milk than any other brood which can he mado avallahlo horo, and morcoYorthey will glvo a larger quantity, & will como Into uso at an ago at least one-third younger than our common cattlo, giving milk at two years old, and bolng ready for work or tho butcher two years before common or no- tlvo cattlo with tho samo care. Tho follow ing extract to from a circular ofR. Fetors, Esq., of Atlanta, distributed at tho last State Fair, when exhibiting his premium stock. “ Tho Devonshire's aro particularly adapted to the cliuatu and soil of Middle and Upper than any othor raco of cattle in tho world. Thoy are more easily rataad, and much less Unblo to disease, than tho so-called 1 Natlvo ’ breeds. Tho Oxen are much larger than tho Bulls, nnd aro suporior to any other brood fbr tho yoko. I purchased tho bull 'Roston,' and tho cow 'Reauty,’ In October, 1848; sinco then I havo obtained from tho host Devonshire herds of tho North, (thoso of Goorgo Patterson, Esq,, Maryland;) twonty-sovon lioad. I havo also g urehased Ayishfros, Durhams, Now-York late ‘Natives,’ and mado selections of tho best -Natlvo' stock.to bo found In Georgia, nnd I consider tho Dovons, for a Southom climato, (hr suporior, in ovory rcspoct, to any of tho othors. 1 havo had throo hclfors calvo at from twon- ty-four to twonty-olght months' old. Tho holfor ' Reauty,’ at twenty-four months old, gavo 18 quarts of voty rich mtl^wr day, when her cair was six weeks old-^ra othors gave 12 and 12) quarts por day each, at samo tlmo after calving. I consider 18 to 22 quarts of milk per day, osthoaverago yield ortho ‘Patterson’ Dovon cons, when in full mitt.— For butter, thoy cannot ho beat by tho best liord of Durhams In tho world. Tho cows invariably ylo d milk of great richness, and when appropriately bred, nono surposs thorn for tho quantity of butter and Mr. Blooroflold, tUo mana- of thoir lungs tolls with tho most marked ad vantage. Whon an animal to oxorclslng, the rapidity with which tho blood circulates 1s greatly increased, requiring a largo surfhea of lungs to properly nrtorinllzo tho blood, and which bocomos a matter of vital Importanco in tho expanded stato of a Southern summor atmosphere. Whon an animal can bo kept quiot nnd not fatigued, nor oxcitcd, a largo capacity of tho lungs to not needed, and Indeed it is a rulo, that ns it fattens and tha lungs becomo compressed, the rapidity with which It takes on flesh to greatly increased; but if it should bo called upon to tako any cousldora- hlo oxorctoo, or should becomo ovorbeated, while in that state, tho necessity for an In creased capacity and power In tho lungs would bo readily perceived. Tho animal will ap pear sick, and os tho most favorable termina tion, tho Impurity of tho blood (causod by want of proper arteriallzatlon,)] will show It self upon different parts oftho body In erup tions. Tho truth of thoso remarks may bo scon by tbo comparative sliapo and powers of endurance, of diflorent horses. Wo find that thoso with short bodies nnda limited capacity of lungs, when kopt qntot or worked slowly, are readily kept very Iht, but if called upon to oxertthelr utmost strength or activity, they readily becomo fatigued, tlielr lungs becomo oppressed, and if not relieved by rest their health becomes Immediately affocted ; while a horse with larger lungs will not ho so readi ly kept very fl»t, but will endure a greater degreo of fatiguo, without becoming at all affected. Now upon tho treatment which our horda aro subjected to at tho South, wo readily por ed vo tho necessity for a combination of points in an animal which will fit it to nndorgo a much greater amount of flitlguo (nnd that un der tho enervating influence of a sultry cli mate) than tho samo animal would bo culled upon to suffor in the more luxuriant pastures oftho North. T ' With our sparso pasturago, ovory animal must undergo considerable fatiguo each time that it fills its stomach with food, which be comes a sorious drawback to thoir prospority whon undergone beneath tho rays of a burn ing sun. Such circumstances tell to tho disadvantage oftho Durhams and othor broods of cattle, which havo boon horiitoforo tried at tho South, rendering them diseased or un thrifty, and disappointing the hopos of those who havo tried to accllmato them. By sub stituting tho. Dovons—wo will readily avoid such disappointments in Arturo, and easily in crease tho quantity, as woll ns quality, of milk, beef, and buttor, at a less cost; and, at tho samo tlmo, have a stock of cat tlo remarkable for beauty and immunity from diseaso. Tho comparatively largo sizo oftho brain in tho Dovons, to of grout advnntago in onmjk hling thorn to withstand fatiguo, and the en ervating influence which a warm climate nec essarily oxorts npon tho animal economy. Thus fitting thorn for tho yoko, and prcsorv-' ing thoir health undor the combined disad vantages which all herds suffer in this country. Tho reason why man can uudorgo more protracted fatiguo, and greater privation with out injury, than any of tho lower order of ani mals, is owing mainly to the greater amount of norvous influence which to attondtait upon a larger brain. Thoir activity and tho smallnoss of thoir stomachs and offal aro advantages possessed by tho Dovons ovor any othor known brood of cattlo, adapting them particularly to our uso, yoarlTp'rfor"KlilleQiflgm oK^o ^Gort h orris,*' or Durhams. Thoy woro bred In England, in Mwn rok the cotniEU, H. P. Wootten, Dirt Town. J. T. Finley, Chattoogavillo. Daniel Hicks, Summerville, W. M. Peeples, Calhoun. E. R. Sasseen, LaFayettc. Post Masters generally are roquoMcrl tonrt as Agents, also to give us immediate notice o any paper not taken from (he ofllco. Money sent by mail at our risk. . Letters, to insure attention, must bo di- re ^‘d (post-paid) to Knowles & Mvuis. N. B. Our Agents and other.s uho iWd nn interest in the circulation of our pnjvr. will confer a favor by urging upon their ft i. i.ds the importance of sustaninga paper at home. Wo shall endeavor to make the Cot airu wor- thy of tho patronage of Cheroki e Clooi From tic Constitutional Union. The Interest of tho Boutli. What Is It I—as a portion of this Conftderney of State. When wo look at tho great rivet h and lakes oftho West, and wllno.-s thoobstruc- llons lo navigation and commerce, which can only bo removed at present by aid frent the common treasury, wo can readily cdncelvo what constitutes tho great Interest ofthe West with rcforcnco to federal politics. All p.fvtics hero are In favor of IntornRl improvements by tho general government. Before tho war of 1812 Massachusetts was a froo trade Stato and her politicians free trade men* because her leading interest was then * 7 ■ ' " * * ..I.*.. ,)■### ll#«» fostering influence ofMr. CalhotffPi protective tariff of1810, ihe great interest of Mhssaclra-’ setts was diverted Manufheturo, nnd Iter politicians became clamorous for protection! Even tho democracy of Pennsylvania to swayed by intorest, and while It Is ready to deny pro# tcctlrfl to manufactures domands exemption for hor Iron Interest from .foreign competi tion# Ho man tn iho South lms a .particle of In terest In tho questions which control tho poli tical aotlon of a largo portion of tho-nlbor sec tions of tho Union. Wo nsk for no Spproprln- tions from tho fodaml govornmeijtfor Internal Improvements, Wo need no legtslntlvo prelec tion from tho government for our agriculture or our manufactures. What thon, to It tho interest oftho South to demand from tho con- fodorato States 1 Tho answer will suggest It self to ovory mind, "to be left alone." Tlmt to all tho ’ '■ involved In that position; but Interest, safoty bids ns tako It. Slavery In tho South occupies tho samo relative position tntho social system, that the lowest ulass of tho white population'docs In tho froo States and In Europo. It forms tho rough laboring population ofthe South, and it not only .occupies this position, hut has heretofore shut out. nnd 'vlll contlnuo to shut out from the South tho white lahorlug popula tion from tho froo States and from Europo thronging to this country. Now If any ono wishes to draw tho contrast between thoso different states of Socloty, thoso aro tho (bets to start with. Wo have at present a different uso to mnko of theso diets. Wo wish out readers to understand how and why It Is that a man becomes afrccsoilcr, and they will then bo able to understand lully tho interest of tho South anil tho danger which threatens it. It Is woll known that In tho free States, thoro Is a very largo majority of the people in All ruminating onluu's must of necessity fill ■^#*3*#— former years, mostly for tbo butebor; but, sinco 1800, by tho judicious ’crosses' nnd se lections of two celebrated English breeders, followed up from the year 1818, by Goorgo Patterson, Fsq., of Maryland, thoy havo boon bred with especial reforonco to tho production of milk and butter; and now rank doservodly foremost among Dairy stock.- Nearly all of tho rccont importations from England, mado by the Northom brooders, aro from tho ‘hoof' Dovon holds. Thoir ’crosses' may improve tho form, but will assuredly Iqjuro tho milking qualities of tho 'old-iksh- loned’ ‘Patterson/ ’Eollpso’ stock.” Tho question, now, naturally arisos, Whoro can cattlo possessing so much merit bo found for salo 1 Thoro lies tho difficulty. Goorgo Patterson, Esq., of Maryland, stands at tho head of Dovon breeders In America, and no doubt has as good animals as can bo found In tho world. Uls clianco must bo limited, for supplying tho groat demand that thoro now is for Devon calves. But If they can be bad of him, thoy will certainly do to rely npon as thoroughbred, and carejully bred. Hto deal ings arc governed by tho strictest honosty, and moreover ho has that knowlodgo of Dovon cattlo, which onablos him to know whon hois dealing honestly by. a purchaser. This last qualification to not often found in thoso who brood cattlo for salo, but to as lhlly as essen tial as tho desire lo net honestly. Devon cows of approved brood, and decondod from good milking families cannot bo bad. Thoy aro very scarce, and tho only dopondonco to com mence a herd, to In procuring calvos. Mr. Fetors has, upon hto Gordon county fiirni, tho most oxtonsivesoloctlon oi thorough bred Dovon calvos to be found on this contl nont, nnd has laid tho foundation for as good a herd os any in the world. Sovoral othor genllomcn In this Stato aro making efforts to obtain herds of pure Dovons, and we may hope that In a few years fine animals of that brcod may bo comparatively plenty, and that by tho uso of Dovons ahd thoir crosses wo may becomo consumors of homemade cliooso and butter, and that Georgia mij becomo the "Goshon" oftho South. B, River-Bank Farm, April 7th, 1852. [7b be Continued.] —— i i Railroad Mooting at Atlanta. Tho Atlanta Republican says A mooting oftho Superintendents of all tho Railroads, interested in thoir connection with tho Western & Atlantic Railroad, was hold in this city on yesterday; and wo loam Important regulations woro agrcod upon, for tho purpose of producing greater uniformity in tho trans shipment, freight, &c., of goods from Chat tanooga, and othor points, to Savannah and Charleston. Particulars will bo given here after. This movo, Is but anothor ovldonco that the various ontorprizing Railroad Companies, connected with tho Stato Road, will not, horo- alter, ho porploxod, bothered, and provoked with tho trregularltios, dotontlons of cars and freight which have so long distinguished tho management of groat State Road. Mr. Wadloy goesahead, nnd demonstrates daily that a Stato work can, and will pay its way and make monoy for tho Stato. Tho Nashvillo and Chattanooga Rail Road Is now completed over sovonty miles. It can not do tho businoss as It crowds upon it, snob Is tho astonishing inoreaso. They aro provld- Ins additional cars and locomotives as rapidly as S poss!blo. Largo piles of freight mnko bend at tho different depots and way stations. It is remarkable how rail roads seem to create business. AUis life ’ couol ilpx.ef.ta already orj eauii. -pUi .mi be fljfljBas. tlicso Slates avowedly m y organized in theso SI ateS avowed I favor ofaholltlon. Let no ono linsglns that more philanthropy, either sound or morbid, la tho controlling foreo of this party or tho In spiration of Its feelings. It Is notorious thnt tho great mass oftho nbolltlonl-t aro found in tho lowest class In tho froo States—a class whloh thoughout the world fools an interest In this question. In addition to this lhct, lot us bear In mind that tho great mass of Euro pean emigration to this country to from tlm laboring class thoro, and It will not surprlso any ono to loam that nlno out of ton of thorn aro obolltlonlsts—rampant for frocsoll. Now lot any mnnpondor on theso diets nnd especi ally upon this, "that tho omlgrant population now has tho political control to a groat oxtont oftho free States and ho will at onoo under stand tho danger which threatens tho South and tho imperative necessity of standing undor tho Constttntlon upon tho platform erected by tho peoplo of Goorgla. "Lot us alono” Is suggested by tho stron gest interest and onforced by prlnclplo. We ask no appropriations and cannot prevent tho public lands from being given to tho now^_ States ovon ifwo desired to do so. Pennsyl vania ni^Yjinli i us pay higher for our iron ~ by bartering hor principles for Western votes than wo could obtain It from Europo. Wo cannothelp that at presont. Woaroloarnlng, thanks to tho progress of Southern Intelligent to manufUctui-0 our own goods nnd aro no longer dependent on Europo and tho Eastern Slates as formerly. Tho South claims noth ing but the safeguards thrown around her by tbo constitution. Demands nothing but nn observance oftho clearly authorized powers It confers upon Congress, and can submit to no encroachmontboyond thoso powers with a sacrifice of her greatest Interest. Tho com promise of 1850 was founded upon tho prln clplo that the people alone had tho right to abolish or establish alavory in tlielr State government, and that Congress had no power to legislate on the subject. This to constitu tional doctrine—It fa tho doctriro oftho Un ion democracy, and upon Its malntcnanco de pends tho preservation oftho Union, the safety and happiness of tho South. The Out Diroot. Senator Douglass, learning that tho last nurabor of tho Democratic Roviow would contain an article advorso tc Gen. Butler-, sent by telegraph, a request thnt It might not ho published. Tho following to the cutting reply: Astor House, N. Y., Feb. 20,1862. Ron. S A. Douglass—Bin: Iamhapp%to Inform you thnt your telegraph enrno too late tosavo your friend, General Butler; nnd can dor compels mo to say, tlmt had it come i:t tlmo, it would not havo changed a word of tho articlo. Wo know tho 'man, nnd tho Re view would ho treacherous in its duties to tho party, if it failed to oxposo hto dcllnqupqdcu. The foggy atmosphore If Washington mt' cowards of you all, nnd tho sooner yo that you cannot direct tho columns ' Roviow, tho hotter. Signed, G. N. SANDl! Southern Riohts Organization,- Southom Press, -talcing it for grnuti ’ Gen Cass will ho tho Democratic Scott tho Whig, nominees for t urges tho Southern rights “ from goinglnto tho natl either party. It prefers t third I

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Rome courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1849-18??, April 15, 1852, Image 1