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NUMBER 7. tc (sonnet s NMMIM. ••'? ; «te ji/kwiH Tams of Subocriptioa: uxxvmy .W0« Bo.vnts,........ $2 SO or tuV ^. . . . . $5 00 s will be loeerted -Miscellaneous Adwrtiie- llilnesor less,forthe ’ weh subsequent insertion. PROFESSIONAL CARDS C J0H3SQ3. forwarding 0 commission ntchant; Ccatral Wharf; Charleston* S. C. - «■$*! ’osij DAXIEL 8. rawriT, AT TORSn AT law, Rome, 6a. The following poem hr John Quincy Adorns, Is doubtless (haulier to many of our readers.— But as it is many years since it was publish ed, it will bear a re perusal. The poem was written in July, 1840, when Mr. Adams was 70 years of age, under these circumstances : Gen. Ogle informed Mr. Adams that some young ladies in the District bad requested him to obtain Mr. Adam's autograph for thorn. In aceordanoo with this request, Mr. Adams wrote the following beautiful poem upon “The Wants of Man/’oach stansa upon a sheet of note pa- IfeT 5 The Wants of Man. Ner crown nor'sceptre would Task But for my country*# will, By day, by night,to ply the task, Her enp of bliss to All- I want tbo voico of honest praise, To follow mo behind, And to be thought in fotnro days The friend of human kind) That after ages.es they rise Exalting may proclaim, la chorel union to tho skies, Their blessingson my namo. N*w c “,lr«d nius was aeon window outside, ual, who "Man wants bnt little here below, Nor wants drat little long.” {Ooldemith's /Tenetfay*. "Man wants bnt little here below, Nor wants that little long 1” *Tia not with mo exaetly so— ’ But ’tissoin my song; My wants are many, and if told Would muster many a score ; And were each wish a monnt of gold, I stUl would long for more. • •awe*' These are the wants of mortal man, I cannot want them long— For life itself Is but a span; And earthly praise a song, My last great want absorbing all Is when beneath the sod, And snmmbud to my final call, Tke mercy of my Cod. 1855.30. UV P ARTSSRHIP. D. SHACKELFORD and JOXA- D. PHILLIPS will practice joint- style of Shackelford A Jan 1,1855 SDK KOE8S LeHARDY,. AND TOPOGRAPHICAL G ! NEE R, YOR AND ARCHITECT, POST OFFICE, SOME, GEORGIA, DRS. T. J. A R. f. HP.ri|iM>giT PHYSICIANS - Georgia,, thaekfal for jmst «itc * eontinnance of .pat- JJAVING as*rt? : 9 in tho prac- :e of Medicine and Surgery, offer their fto'tbe piiflo Dr. Smith is *prepared to treat any di; eases ofthe Eye wid Ear. Office . on Wrfmi Qt., jbelow H. Ai Smith’s Beek Store. tan 23 ’55. [ly T, S, WOOD Dealers in wa nay 1 ri a tl y“]&iCDTBD. 'Sfy !JU m. A. W. HARSH! W, 1 and Grnaaaental Punter, Tenders bis I serriees to' the pubUc in bis line «f business. He fottashifflHdf tbit, be will g^ve fall _ aad»fHghyn foslliHA f*i fib employ him.— tl«»i:wiMMMNlfaPsoidssignBRgesaaHw^FB>«nint throngb the Post !p tly attested-«>. {UOVI3 SaMtFactory!! T STAHDXSH; &. BL ABXMAN _ Successors of Jar. M. Sumter, conlin- i oe to asntlbc.Uu« ,*h qf JOB KfrrBB and SASH and BLINDS on the m««t. reasonable terms, at the old stand on Prowd Street. Hard^T.-r-ly 1 want a mrden and a, park dwellini My dwelling to surround— A thousand acres, (Mess the mark,). With wall encompass'd round. Whore flocks may range and herds may low, And kids and lambkins' play— And flowers and fruits commingled grow, All Eden to display. . . And ob! while circles in my reins Of my life the purple stream, And yet a fragment still remains Of nature’s transient droam; My. soul inhumblo hope unseared Forget not thou to pray, That this thy want may be prepared, To meet tkejudge-ment day. Washington, June 14 1840. I want, when summer foliage falls, And autumn strips the trees, A house within the eity walls For comfort and for ease— For here, as space is somewhat scant. And acres, rather rare, My house in town I only want To occnpy—a square. What next I want at hearj cost,. Is elegant attire; Black sable foes for winter frost, And silk' for summer's fire ; And Cashmere shawls, pad Bussels lace My -bosom front to deck— ■ And. diamond rinse my hands to grace, And-rabies for my neck. I wants Steward, Butler, Cooks, A Coachman, Footman, Grooms, A libnuy of well bound books. Andlpictnre garnished rooms, Corregier, Magdalen and Night, The Motron of their Chair. Guido’s fleet courses in their flight, And Claudes at least a pair. I want ^cabinet profuse With medals, coins and gems, A printing press for private use, Of fifty thousand erne ; All plants, and minerals and shells, Worms, insects, fishes, birds ; And every beast on earth that dwells, In solitude or herds; I want aboard of burnished plate, 1 Of stiver and: of gold, Tureen* of twenty pounds in weight With sculptor's richest mould, Plateors with chan ttaHers antt fanips. Plates, dishes all the same ; Aud procelain vases with the stamps Of Sevres Auguoleme'. ’’S COlfiET BELL PERFUMERY AND SOAPS ARE *■ the b r.rr *.a » s 567 BROADWAY, COBBEB OF PB1SCE STREET, TX. T. ASK FOR THEM WHEN SHOPPING. oe9 +* ■ ‘ 3m And marbles of fair glossy stain, tmbi Mnst form my ebsmber doors, And carpets of tbo Wilton grain. Mast cover alt-ay floors. My walls with tapestry be decked, Mast never be outdone ; And damask cortains must protect Their colors from the aud. And mirrors of the largest pane From Venice must be brought; And sandle wood and bamboo cane, For .chain, and tables bought, On all the mantle pieces, clocks - OF thrice gilt bronze mqst stand, And screens of ebony and box Invite i i the stranger’s hand. Factors, Comi&mtoB Merchants, AND F o R W A RDtNG A fl;BTS. RICHARD A. JONES SEAi.EE tit ’ Always on Land, WILCOX, HiSD ASO A.YSLEY, (kiuita «nene* aft. V.' u o L !■: 6 A i. E 9 E Ae<rn-ta, fea. wbfcre be wi51 give 1-i? excluriv« attention to porcha^iBg goods; this will enable us to offer greater advanUgta than were pofiessed by oar Particular attention given to consignment of augglly T. E. IUPLEY, ATLANTA, GA, . . _ in China. Crockery, ,and Glass I ; La rape of all kinds ; Oils, Cam- pbine, Fluid, and Alcohol by the bbl Terms Cash in advance. Jan 9, 1855 - ly J. M. TOMLINSON, P LAFS, Si0S O**. Pa»«enger Cat. Fresco, Ornamental and Decorr 1 ~||' ' mm Also manufacturer of Gilt Glass Window Sign^, Numbers for Gburches and Street Numbers. v . _ ' : . Opposite Jacob Haas &Co. White Hall Street Atlanta, Ga, .T;u, 'j, 4 !• ly. FULTON HOUSE, Atlanta, Georgia. 1 THE undcrrigr.ed teke this method of _ informing the publicithal they are the Pro- s of th * ffiMifffiHMI praetors of the Fulton House which is now be* ing fitted up with new Furniture, on which, with other ftpperidttgeK, they i'eel prepared to make their guesU C'/rnfertab!e. They pledge their efforts togivc satisfaction to their gov-sts. Trav elling custom ix respectfully eolicitcd. ^ ■ Fkascis m. Alle.v, Book Keeper. Jon* 5. KEiiVKS, A. K. REEVES, of Augiirta, Ga. of Home, Ga, Atlanta, Feb. 20, ’55. ly MfcsTERX & DALTON’, GA. BY MRS- MARTHA W- FIKLD. and elegant Hotel, _ _ ailton Street and the ot of the Western k Atlantic ^Railroad, is itow open for the reception of travellers and visitors. No paii& wilPbe spared to make it equal to any House on the road, and to render •comfortable, such as may call. The rooms arc large, and welt ventilated. Persons visiting and thelmountaius in Murray l no difficulty in procuring hor- s to conrey them to cither of ft®* ▼ ► Copper Mines, 3lad: i .. 4i « iy- ssj* I want (who does not want ?)—a wife, Affeetiocate and lair, To solace all the woes of life, And all its joys to share; Of temper sweet—of yielding will, Of firm, yet placid mind; With all my faults, to love me still, With sentiment refined. And as time’s car incessant runs, And fortune fills my store, I want of daughters and of sons Fobbed right and nothing more. I want (arias! can mortal dare, On earth such bliss to crave ?) That all the gfrls be chaste hod fair— The bays all wise and brave.. And when my bosom darling sings With melody divine, A pedal harp of many strings Most with her voice combine. A piano qxquisiUly wrought Most open stand opart; That all my. daughters may he tanght, To win the stranger’s heart - My wife and daughters will desire . Refreshments froraperfumes, Cosmetics for the skin require,* And artificial blooms, The Civet fragrance shall dispense And treasured sweets return; Cologne revive th* flagging sense, And smoking amber born. And when at night my weary head Begins to droop and doze, Asoathera chamber holds my bed _ For nature’s soft repose ; With blankets, counterpanes and sheets, , Matress and bed of d ijm, And comfortables for my feet, Add pillows for my crown. I want a warm and faithful friend To cheer the adverse hour, Who never to flatter will descend . Nor bend the knee to power ; A friend to chide me when I’m wrong Mjr inmost soul to see! And that my friendship prove os strong For him, as bis for me. I want a kind and tender heart, For other’s wants to feel A soul secure from fortune’s dart, A bosom armed with steel— To bear divine chastisement’s rod 'And mingling in my plan, Submission'to the will of God, And charity to man. I wont a keen observing eye, An ever listening ear, The truth through all disguise to spy, : And wisdom’s voice to bear. I wont uninterrupted health, Throughout my short career, And streams of never failing wealth To scatter for and near, The destitute to clothe and feed, ; Free bounty to bestow ; Supply the helpless orphan’s need And soothe the widow’s woe. I want the genius to eoneeive The talents to nnfold' Designs tbo vicious to retries* Tho virtuoaB to uphold* Inventive power, combining skill; A persevering soul. . * _ Of human heart fo mould the will, And reach from Pole to Pole. I want the seals of power an The ensign of command 1 Charged with tbo Pi To rule uiy native. The Westers Plain—Soothers Pacific B. R.—The idea generally entertained that the Immense sand plains lying between the Missis sippi and Rocky mountains must remain forever unsettled and uncultivated, on aoeount of the scarcity of watersnd fuel,.is likely to undergo a change. The Missouri Republican, of the 15th ult. in speaking on this subject, says:— “Scientific men are now exploringthese plains or prairies, and from the little we hear of their researches, the prospect appears good that an phnndence of coal and water can be obtained at a small outlay of money and' labor. Successful experiments have .been made in testing the practicability of boring artesian wells, aud fife' result is most satisfactory. In one instance,* near the Paoos river, about the 32d pnralel, at the depth of six hundred and fifty feet, the greatest abundance of perfectly pure water was obtained. Besides the operation developed the existence of coal beds, easily accessible, and, as far as the -experiments, have progressed, evi dently underlying the whole of that immense country. “The importance of this discovery will at once- be apparent. If rivers cannot be created by these wells, water sufficient may be obtained for all the purposes of irrigation, and thus the plains may become as thickly inhabited and the land rendered as praductive as any other por- ■ tion of our oountry. With plenty of coal for fuel, the want of timber will hardly keep.back the pioneer; for the materials for buildings are- too numerous to admit of such a supposition.— The thorn will doubtless grow as well there as here, and live hedges, even in sections where forests are abundant, ore pew adopted by the former. “The expedition for making these observa tions and experiments on the great Western prairies was sent bnt by the government only a short time sinee, and it certainly ‘may be con- siderod, with the success which has attended the-experiment, as one : of tho ■ most important ' (that bSs Tjcert cotnuhcsioned- "Iniiuona ofaCfcIT of tha best lands will thus he opened to agri cultural enterprise, and the country lying be tween the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains, instead of remaining a desert waste, doomed to solitude and ■ barrenness, will become settled with an energetic population, dad pour its “rich products into the Isfp'of commerce. “We shall soon have the report of the expe dition from thfr Department at Washington, no doubt In the meantime the information ob tained on the subject from a private source justifies the most sanguine anticipations.” We copy the above, to which our attention baa been directed, from the Charleston (Xitrfer, hot only for the interesting and important ^in telligence it contains, but for the purpose of remarking that the “Pacos river about the 23d paralel,” is precisely on the line of the Southern Pacific railroad! There*can be no doubt that this route Is not only perfectly feasible but the very best by which the rich commerce of the Paeifiecoost'can be reached. Mi Sqvir*?—Not long since when at one of tho stations on the Irie road, a curious looking ge- >ping anxiously through the irsons on tbs platform B*d to an Individ his head sekoned 3g I : the mam’s i for those is an ont of the: window ear in a cautious tone, but loud In the vtoiniiy to hear him: f. “My friend, can yon tell m<$ If officer of justice hear heref” “No,I cannot,” ropliod the man; Stranger, here myself.” . “By gracious, that's had!” exclaimed the inquirer. “I am sorry for that—tho oars will be off again In five minutes—Fd like to know if there’s one around—what’ll I do ?” and out of the car he bounded, and was soon upon tho platform, running first to one cud and then to another, inquiring if there was an officer around. Very soon,the rumor got abroad , that an im> mense''jobbery had taken, place, and the news fled froth month to mouth, till it reached the ears of an old resident; who anxious for tbo hon or of the town, rushed off after the squire who lived hard by, and just as the cars were about starting, they arrived on the ground together, breathless with haste. . “Where’* the maw that wanted an officer?” Inquired the squire when be could get breath. “Here, he is !” shouted twenty voices at once in ah excited tone,* pointing out the individual who made the inquiry. * ’ “Are you ran Officer of justice?” said the latter, lookipgnt the squire intently. “Yes, yes,” was the reply, “what have you been robbed of, and where's the man yon wish to have flrrested ?” “Then I’m satisfied,” said tho man, without answering the interrogatory, and he was* about entering the'car again. 5 “But where’s the man that has been robbed?” again asked the squire with some impatieneo, “and where’s-the.thief, why don’t you poiot him out at once?” “I didn't say nothin’ about no main bein’rob bed!” replied the inquirer—“and didn't want you to arrest neither—I only wanted to know if you was around, and now I'm satisfied. The steam whistle uttered a shriek just then, and the-train started. Mann on Mas.—Very lately the tee Mann delivered a lecture at Ba e Hon. Hor ace JUann delivered a lecture at Baffalo on the common nature of man and brute/’ of which the Buflaloi Qommercial gives the following pifolfjmopais : “He treated man sympathetically, taking him up by pieoomeal. First man with the inouth and hands, the gormandizer and grasper, wns considered. In this fractional condition he wa8 8hpwo to.be very much below the brute, nd tho speaker tobk.occasion at this point to ’IVfl ft tftmnArnnftft lanfttva " cnvinrr mnrn Sn’inn give a temperance lecture,' saying more in 1 ten miantes than most speakers on the snhje.ct eoold do in os many hours. ‘Next man was consider ed with a covering, in which a good deal was said on the foolish display in dress. Then came vanity and egotism, with their exhibitions of bumnn-weakness. Next the sox was consid ered, and here.Mr. Mann was ironiolo and elo- quent in the higbest’degree. Subsequently was added the lore of accumulation, then comba- Uvenef8 and destructiveness. Here' the. audi ence hadJV .great sermon on the horrors and wickedness .pf war, second only in roundness of periods,-end musical nnd rublime flow of lan guage, to Robert Hall’s. To man was Bextad- ded the idcjvofselflth Gftd, in which part of tbo lecture, bigotry, intolerance, and all wars mid persecutions in the name of Religion, woro han dled with just severity. Conscience wns at Inst uJ<lca, aua then man began to rise above the brute. Finally came loro to man and Jove to God, (benoyolcime imd piety,) and man soared to fellowship and equality with the angels. The lecture was full of fine illustrations/ brilliant antitheses,kepq wit and healthy sentiments, elo quently expressed. Mr. M. .spoke, more than an hour and a half, yet be held the attention of tbo audience to the Iasi moment.” are not mado, a large salary ought to be gir. on. With these changes, we have no doubt bnt that the Supreme Court will realise tbo bright est expectations of its friends, and give stability and certainty to tho law. * Death- Mon soldom think ofthe great event of doath until the shadow foils aoresa their own. pAtb, biding forever from their eyos the traces of the loved ones whose living smile was the sunlight Doath is the great antago- nistWItt, and the cold thought of the tomb if the skeletob of nil feasts. We do not want to go through tbo dark valL-v, oilliou-li its pns- sago may lead to paradise frad with Charles Lamb, we do not want to lie down in tbo mud dy grave, oven with kings and princes for our bed fellows. But the fiat of Nature is inexora. ble. There is no appeal or relief from tbo great law which dooms ns to dust We flour ish and fade as the leaveaof the forest, and the flower that blooms and withers in a day, has not a frailer'hold on life than the mightiest roonaroh that ever shook the earth with his foot!' steps. Generations of men appear and vanish as the gross, and tho countless multitude: that throngs the world to-day, will to-morrow dis appear as the footprints on the shore. In the beautiful drama of Ion, the instinct of immortality so eloquently ottered by the death- devoted Greek, finds a deep response in every thoughtful soul- When about to yield his young existence as a sacrifice to fate, hi# be loved Clemanthe asks if they shall not meet again, to which be replies: “I havo asked that dreadful question of the hills that look eternal; of the flowing streams that flow forever, of the stars among whose fields of aznre my raised spirit hath walked to glory. All were dumb. But while I gaze up on thy living face, I feel therms somethtng in the love, that mantles through its beauty that cannot wholly perish. We shall meet again,' damantheT” Anoeher Declnesion.—Ex-Senator Dickin son, of New York, has declined to lecture on the slavery question in Boston. Ho says: “To lecture upon this disturbing subject, unless it is proposed to act npoh it, would seem to be a barren and profitless gratuity; add iff with which we have no right to interfere. They left this question in other times, according to to the true sense of tho Constitution, to the people of New York and Massachusetts, with all its respon8ibilUies.and irritations, to dis pose of in their own good time and manner; and_ may we not, in the same confiding spirit, leave Jong since to leave thii question where the Con stitution left iti were I to accept jocyr invita tion, I would choose for my theme “ The Duty "of the People of these Free States,”and wouldl endeavor, to inculcate the valued, admonitions of the Father of our Country upon sectional .disturbances. Lest, however, a formal lecture, as proposed by your Course, even invoking'dlon-' intervention in the. affairs of- sovereign States^ might be construed into an admission, that it was an open question, and that by the same rule others might arraign and assail, I have de termined that I shall best: contribute to pre- State Norval ScHoot.—We are glad to see that Mr. Hatton, the Representative from Wilson, has introduced a bill to establish in Tennessee a State Normal.School, for the edu cation of Teachers. This project will mek tbo hearty approval of every'friend of education in the State. Similar schools have beon estab lished.in other States, tiud in every instance have worked admirably. The great difficulty in tho way of the sudccss of tho educational system in tho Sonth has ever beeb-the want of teachers educated among tt?, acquainted with onr habits and peculiarities, and of us in every respect nine-tenths, ayeetore, of onr best teach ers are educated in tho North. The importance of teachers being educated expressly for'that profession, we believe is not questioned at this day! Every one who has had the least experience or Opportunity for observa' tion, admits it But we designed only at pres ent to call attention to the movement 'Which has been made, and express onr approbation of it, reserving for a more leisure moment some farther comments upon the subject.— Whig. , Occupation! what^aglorious thing it is for orthardseb the human heart Those who workhard seldom yield themselves entirely up .to fencied Or real sorrow. When griaf sits down, folds its hands, and mournfully feeds upon its own tears, weav ing the diru shadows, that a little exertion might sweep away .into a funeral pall, the strong spirit, is sbqrhe of its might, and sorrows become our master. When troubles flow upon, dark and heavy, toil not with the waves—wrestle not with the torrent!—rather seek by occupation, to divert the dark waters that threaten to over whelm you, into a thousand channels which tho duties of life always present Before you dream of ft, those waters will fertilize the present, and give birth to fresh* flowers that may brighten the future—flowers that will becofne pure and holy, in tbei sunshine which penetrates to the path of duty, in spite of every obstacle. Grief, after all, is bnt a selfish feeling; and most sel fish is tho man who yjelds himself to the indul gence of any passion which brings no joy to his fellow man. Kentucky Hoo Trade.— The Louisville Times estimates that at least one hundred thou-, sand more bogs will be killed in that State this season than were killed in that State last year, with an average Increase in weight of about 20 S er cent. Up to Saturday evening last 8,339 ad been kflfed in Louisville, where the prices then were $0,50@$6,85 net. Tho same paper notes purchases of 20,000 or 25,000 hogs, by dealers, at*$6 gross, equal to about $6,85 from, the hooks. On green .river in Konti ' othcr’point# on the rivek' The number killed on Green and Cumberland rivers will be siderable in excess rtf last year. Beauty.—Lot mo' sec a ’female possessing the beany of a meek and modest deportment— of an eye that bespeaks intelligence and purity Sermon to Young Men.—A Sermon to young men was preached Tast evening at St Peter’s Choreb, by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Shanklln.— The discourse was drawn.from the 18th chapter and 12th verse of 1st. Kings, “I, tby servant, feared the Loyd from ihy youth,” The congre gation was large, and a deep and pervading in terest in the service! vis manifested by all.' - The force of example for-good or evil, was' tho leading,point of the sermon ;. and (he firm ness and decision of pious Obadiah was held up as au example worthy of imitation, which the wickedness X>f Ahab’s court could not coutaminf ate., Tho dangerous influence of wealth and woroTy'pleasures was prominently pointed out by th# reverend speaker, and the wrecks that bad been, drives upon these dangerous shoals of human folly and delusion. Hannibal stood at the foot .of tbo Alps with bis vast army, beyond whose craggy^cllffs, and snow capped pcaks, lay the trophies that were to deck his.triumphal entry into the capital of the.proud misstress of the world; but be falter ed not in bis course, ahd with indomitable ener gy and pWrseverenee/bo Surmounted every ob stacle, and soon his victorious troops were thundering at the gates of imperial Rome. At a later date, Napoleon stood on the plains be- low 1 , with the flower cf tho French army at his back, and : saw rising before those same moun tain barriers; but up their precipitous sides, and over tbeir icy summits he dragged his' cannon, and soon the victorious eagles ofFrance was floating over the plains of Egypt. The energy and perseverance of these immortal he roes were hpld upas worthy the imitation ofthe Christian hero, who was fighting the battles of hi3 King against tho powers of darkness.— Charleston Mercury.- The Movements op Walier and ms Men.— A correspondent.of the Star, writing from San Juan del Sud, Nicaragua, on tbo. No* vomber, says: “This town is nothing more than a stopping placofor steamers, dependent entirely for life Education. | This great cause, the ciyise of man (n all hii relations, seem* as yet to have rMeived little or no atteution froin tbe assemblsd wisdom and patriotism in the Capitol of onr State. It fo true, at the opening of the Legislature, his Ex- cellanojt read an accustomed homily-on’Such oocwuoo8 aD<irecommend*d notfaingas on .oth er points. Within s lew day#, Mr. Lewis, in tbo Home of Representatives, has introduced a bill “ to constitute a board- of Education in each county to licence, teachers, and abolish the poor sohool system.” We know not. wbat are the entire objects ahd aims of tbis bill, THE HEART. whether it baa. any further aim than to •change in some-respeetittae miserable-poverty stricken system of poor schools, now in operation. We i$id -hope, when we bad learned • sometinng of tho intelligentebaraeteref the present Logisla- i <i»i r in iii imn ness and patriofrtin to tsdfocofee sttqjAtoWards establishing, for the people, sometbidg like a common or free school system. - It fo not worth while for us to descant or read a long essay on such a subject; true, we must say that sinee the year l836, tbe demand, the causes which make the demand for practical common sense education in Georgia, have.been maltipliefrteu- fold. Since that time all our Rail Roads J»ve been eoustruoted-; the means and necessity for communication with other parts of the world, which must be done by educated people, have been tenfold increased. The demand and pla. ces growing out of these great avenues of com- munication, for educated person# has been at least tenfold increased. Tho demand, indeed, has-eorrespondingly increased tu all the avdea- tions and relations of life daring 4his period in Goofgia, apd yet, shame to say it, bo for as the' education of; the male; portion, in {miticular, of our. people ^re concerned,: we ate." Author be hind than twenty years ago. And daring all tbis time of physical progress noba single 4tep has been made fonarda-proyidfog for the intel- lectual advanoement of the mass of the people. We repeat, we look/add we '’'-believe the people of Georgia look and expect the present Legis lature to do something towards providing the masses with schools. We believe the people are willing aad ready to he taxed, and taxed heavily, if need be, if a common sbbool sys- tcmcan but be established. The improvements and necessities, growing out of tiieso which we action is proposed, itmnsthave relation, to ^tbq. have referredto, warrant 'ns inthinkiUg so. It domestic concerns of our sovereign eqnafs, is a'sbauie andscandal for the grest Slate-rtf nr! *3* mltaoL mm Lmmm mm -- L A A —. A fTl 1. .AmmmJm aT. — tt IN f — — rt»_ 1 m .% r*e .< «■ - it to those .npon whom it rests? Determined of education, if.lt'require# them to sit until S eorgia, the “ Empire State of the South,” with ir thoutand~mih>9 of Rail Road, to^ have fo confesa that 43,009 white citizen* in her tern- ' tory can neither read nor write. We know that'.jtha Logntatarehas much and important busfoieaLbefara tbsin, but«# hafotley something for the cause of a common astern of AflnftfiH'nn — ; —- 4W»m alt Maroh next todo-ii>~*-I{ejxwbilce3ui^pueepli*e. An»i»^Batt fiaw men dfo of ngei ^Afniost aU die-of- disappointment, -pasrional, mental/ or ,bod^y tag, m accidant.. < The maastods- kilt-men Bomatimasi even suddahly- The common ex pression. choked .with passion, has little exag- geration in it; fereven though not indde'ply fetal, strong passions shorten life. Strong bod ied men often die. young—weak men Ihre long er than strotig, for the stong use their strength, aml tbo weak; have rione'.to use. Tho latter- take eare of thetnsfelvos, tbo’ fimnCr do not "As it is.with serre tbo-pubiic peace by declining to take-.fo is. with the body, soiYis.with the mind and *P*rt in.the.-proposedSd.iscussion.” . ' \ fenqfefcif.YMwfoBafuiiig sgfec*a>Aqo nVrsMq ur, like the candle, to run; the weak -barn ont. The If tboa hast crushed a flow or, The root may not be blighted; If thou bast quenched a lamp, Once ntpre it may be lighted ; But on tby harp, or on thy lute, Tbe string that thou hart broken, Shall never in sweet sound again Give to tby touch a token. If thou hast loosed a bird, Whoso voice ofsong would cheer thee, Still, still, he may be won From the skies to warble near thee ; But if upon the troubled fee. Thou hast a gem unheeded, Hope Dot that wind or wave will bring The treosor back when needed. If thou hast bruised a vine, The summer’s warmth is healing, And-it.* clusters still may glow Thro’(he leaves their bloom revealing; But if thou bast a cup o’ertbroWn, With bright draught filled—oh 1 never Shall give earth back that lavished wealth ' To cool thy parched lip’s fever. The heart is like that cup, If thou waste tbe love it bore thee; Ahd like that jewel gone, Which tho deep will not restore; And liko that stream of harp and lute, Whence the sweet sound is scattered; Gently, oh 1 gently touch the chords So soon forerer shattered 1. Electric Gun.—Mr. D. C. Mitchell, one of .the Dumfries militia, has invented an electric cannon. It is fired without a touch hole, by means of electricity. The conducting and rion- ducting wires are introduced into tbe cannon daring its manufacture, and cut off close to tho surface—so that in the event of the gun falling into the hands of an enemy, they would fail to discover, at least for some timo,how the cannon was discharged. Having ho touchhole it can not of coarse be spiked ; and it is said it will last four times longer than the ordinary can non. Arbival of Congressmen at Washington —Caucus Movements.—Washington, Nov. 28. —More than fifty members of Congress have arrived hero, and others are coming by every train. The Republicans and Fasionist3 hore have already consulted together expressing their’readiness to meet in c&acus for the nom ination of the officers of tho House, with all the, opponents of tbe Administration, irrespec tive^ of any distracting political issues. The Anti-slavery Americans, will, they say, posi tively refuse to .meet their , non intervention brethren in caucus as a distinctive party, while several Democrats threaten that if in the Dem ocratic caucus the support of the Kansas and Nebraska- act shall bo insisted, on as a,test of orthodoxy, they will withdraw from their cau cus/ iV ' . : upon the Nicaragua Company. There may be from 300 to .400 inhabitants, and'most of the buildings are hotels, kept gonCrally by Amer ican#. Walkor“ha3'-established himself and conquered a peace; and from the tenor of. the newspapers one would suppose that d new era was dawning on Nicaragua. Costa Rica on the south, and Honduras on the northeast, have pronounced against Walker, and the papers from Casta Rica received last night cry- “ Death to the Americans.” Many men are expected from San Francisco in the next steamer to join Walker, and if he be not shot, poisoned, or.killed in some way, there is hut ljttle doubt that ho will triumph overall that enn be brought against him; but should he die/anarchy and confusion would inferior animals/ which live/Tn general;regu lar and temperate lirAs, bavs^-gsiK*]]; their prescribed term of years. Tbo horse lives twenty-five years. tbo ox fifteen or twehty; the lion about twenty; the dog. ten to twelve; the rabbit eight; the guineapig six to 'seven years. upon the passengers coming and going,and j .Tb e s e numbers all beara aimilar proportion to again reign, for there is not a man in his party The Supreme-Court.—Important Reforms Nebded..—We heretofore intimated that it was eye that bespeaks within—of the tips that #pbolPno { guild use seC in her a kind and benevolent disposition —a heart that can sympathize with distress— and I wilt never ask forHho beauty that dwells in “ruby lips,” or “flowing tretses, /’nr tflAfVirlv ntfi*«• ntnnitxmna bad policy to increase the salary attached to an offieo forthe purpose ofmaking it worthy ofthe acceptance of any individual, no matter how worthy,or distinguished that individual might be of the honor proposed to be conferred upon him. We have no idea of treating from this position. But now that all the offices of tbe Supreme Court are filled, we ore clearly of the opinion that importantreformaought to be made in its organization. Too much riding is re quired of the Judges. It is a wasteof time and physical pow#i for them to perambulate the State from one to the other for the poor purpose of accommodating the membsrs of the bar. No doubt the leading idea with the framers of the Constitution in making the Court porambulato ry was to make it convenient to suitors. But we all know that clients hardly ever enter its nortals. Why then keep up this useless farce ? We hope tho.prcsont Legislature will alter the act organizing the Court and require the judges to visit as few places as possible under the Con stitution,'abd'that they will take the initiatory step to locate the Court permanently at the scat of government. Another important reform nnd one rnuob needed is, that more time be given to the judge to pronounco their decisions. It is an intolerable burthen to raqnire tbe judges to hold courts at places destitute of - law libraries nnd^yet compel them to pronounco the law upon the most intricate questions which may arise utaderour artificial anil complicated system of laws during the term at which it is argued.— When these reforms nro completed, a very, light increase of salary will make the office of Judge of the Supremo Court Worthy of the accep tance of our most distinguished lawyors. We plfioo no reliance npon the exagerated reports , wo hear ofthe annual ineoiho of members of ibs bsrr ^AGiadyor ih full practice ab^qifoflrt head competent, or with brains enough to take place. Walker was offered the Presidency, but do*- dined it, aud is called tbe Coramander-in-Chi6f of the army, but he is in fact tbe ruler of the country. Ho is a small man in stathre, with light hair and complexion, and glittering grey oyes that seem to Bierce you through. One would take him, at first view, to be a mere coun try lad, without dignity or talent, bnt he-is absolutely worshipped by his men. The opo site party look upon all Americans as filibusters, upon ;tho Nicaragua Transit'Company as fili busters, and npon tbe United States as the greatest filibuster of all. the railroad to tbo Pacific, in which the route A Word of Advicb.—Complaint'is alrcaSBy* ‘'through' Texas is advoeated in a : very liberal very general on the part of the new as well as and intelligent spirit After viewing the Gov- the old members of* Congress, of the high price ornmient reports, and Congressional action charged at our principal hotola-for board. They thereon, the conclusion is arrived at that the remark, very justly as it seems to up, that they Government has substantially, abandoned the can peroeivenUgOodTeasonvr'hy 'the ptioe of feonstruotion of aoy road on it# own account, months. They say that $12 a week ought to secure a room, of fair dimensions, with board at the table d’hote, for a permanent boarder. If a parlor Is required in addition, of course an extra charge faexpected—say $6 per week for a small parlor—making $18 per week in all. A great majority of the Senators and Mem. hers would prefer a hotel to ,a private house, were it not for the high cost of living at the former. So that by a redaction of present ho tel charges twenty-five per cent., all tho princi pal hotels would be filled without difficulty, and. the aggregate'receipts of the proprietors mate rially increased thereby. Calcutta Tiiaab qf Boston.—This trade has attained an importance at the present time, which was tittle dreamed of by the pioneer bouses in the business. Within the memory of tbe writer, the trado was carried on by a few housos at Boston and Salem, in small ships and brigs of two to three hundred tons burthen! These ships brought assorted cargoes'of various kindsof goods, but not greater quantities of tbo heavier kinds of merchandise, such as linseed! saltpetre, bides, hemp, Ac. Since that timo, and especially within the last few years, this trade has Increased with great rapidity, and has bocome one of tho largest branches of bu siness pursued from this port. Tho importa tions of linseod at Boston are enormous, and almost rival In quantity thoso of Indian corn. During the year-ending Sept. 1st, 1854, nearly nine hundred thousand bushels were imported into Boston. There were also brought from Calcutta 238,000 gunny hags, 10,000 bales do., 120,000 bags saltpetre, 10,000 bales hides Ac., a constant floot of ships arriving from tho East Indies, with enormous cargoes, in comparison hands/’ or tbe forty other' our poets have harped for 19 many ages. Tht fade, when touched by the hand of tboss ever enduring qualities of tbo henrt shall outllrelhe reign of time, an® grow brighter mi fresher, as the ago# of Eternity roll away. thea^ffo’ifofo^ tMs then a cargo tyNBErYork Eml Pfattwdclphia.— ■^ver/are not alway* the pro foamiest lawyer# ; Bestsi* flWwlttr. they ATe mere ndveOates, an’d make their largest foes in criminal cases. We do not want such VindiNt-v Looking Up.—At a special oleotioh A Stone bos boon invented for tbe comfort of travelers. Itls pnt Under the feet, and a mns- for.i ]-lnator 1 «|fo»SHiwT 4e ft dj_y r hlcli i draws tire men on tho bench. The solid men of tho’prm*' 'held for State Senator, in tho senatorial dts- Tealize more thnn $3,600, trict composed of Hardy; Morgan and Hamp and at thrat figure we would plnee tho salaries of tho Judges of tho Supremo Court If, how- beat through tho whole ays -shire counties/Arm strong, the American can didate, was ejeetqd by 232 majority. In tho last election Wls?s majority was the time tire, animal takes to grow to -its fnlt iize. When the cartnagenousparts of tho*bono be- come ossified; 4he%ones cease to grow/ This takes place in aman at about twenty years, On an average,* in tbe camel at eight; in the horse at five; in the ox at four; in tbe^dog at two; in the cat at eighteen months; in tiie rab bit at twelve; in the guineapig at seven. Five or six timos these numbers give tiie term of life; five is pretty near the average, some an imals greatly exceed ft. Bat man, of all the animats, i3 the one that sCldom comes up to his average. He ought to' live a handred years, according to this physiological law, for five times twenty are one hundred ; but instead of tliat, he scarcely reaches, ’on the ' average, four tifoes his growing-period; the cat six times; and the rabbit evieti eight times the standard of measurement. The reason is obvidns—man is not only the most irregular arid the' most in temperate, but!the most laborious and hard worked of all-animal#. Ho is also the most irritablo of all’animals; and there is reason to believe, though we cannot toll what an animal secretly feels/ that, more than any other ani mal, man cherishes wrath to keep it warm, and consumes himself with the fir* of bis own se cret reflections.—Blacktcood’e Magazine. An Electric Gun.—Mr. D. C. Mitchell, of the'Dumfries militia, has invented on electric cannoQ. It is fired without a touch-hole, by .means of electricity. The conducting and non conducting wires are introduced into the can non during its manufacture, and cut off close to :tbo surface—so that, in the event of the gun falling into the bands of an enemy, they would fall to discover, at least for some time, how th© cannon discharged* Having no foach- hole, it cannot, of oourse be spiked; and it is said that it will-last four times longer than tho present ordinary cannon. The Resources and Commercial Safety of OUR Country.—A writer in the New York Journal of' Commerce, who seems to have paid considerab!e'*attentian to the subject, contends that there is no reasonable ground f;r anything like money panic, and asks—what is the true state ofthe case? In the'first place, he says our country was never so rich as-at the present time. What are her resources ? Cotton $150,000,000 Cereals, . 500.000,000 Sundries other than nbor9 150,000,00©-' Gold products per annum , 45,000,000 ff A9& Total $845000,000 From this we shall probably realize by our shipment# abroad folly $50,000,000 more than our crops have, in the most prosperous years, ever before produced us. Our importations for this year will be some thirty or forty millions less than in the year 1854, aud our foreign in debtedness far advanced in liquidation, (Imbal ance at the credit of foreign houses with our bankers here, boing about half what it was some three or four months ago. Pacific Road through: Texas. The Cincinnati Railroad Record contains a very carefolly written article’on the subject of ♦ Vl rt VG »1 soft J +a fVn DnntftA in ntLIaV IKm uniform mildness rif the climate, and thO great saving of distance, are urged with great force. They are the same urged in the report, to the New York capitalists, of which we took partio*. ulnr notice some time ago, and it is gratifying to see them so well appreciated in intelligent quarters, where a different interest was looked for.. • • " • • The Record ^pursues tbe subjeot leading to tho conclusion th at -the land -grants of Texas, for the construotion of the road through her limits,forin a basisnpon which the road era be fbuiiti t The principal authority ftnr tho statistics >f these computations, is tbe report Of Engineer 13ray/to bo found among the Congressional documents.. His conclusion,it will be remem bered, is, that the-land grants of Texas may be estimated, for building of the road, at the,enor mous sum of- $44,789)760, nnd tho Coat of the road through Texas at about $20,000,000; so tbat-the/oadcould bo constructed on that basis, through the whqfo breadth—seven hundred aud eighty-three miles—and a fund be .stiU lcft.bf nearly twepty-five millions of dollars. From El Paso tv the California, the estimato of Col. Gray aslre for $16,200,000,for the building of the road, and $S 631,720 from tho road to the portion of California to San Pedro to San Die go. The whole cost.of the road, therefore, is set down as less than the sum which its con struction would realiz'd from tho land grants of of Texas; but the sum depends on the bo'nplo- tion of the road throughout* As a partial road, local'forTexas and the east, it would not pay aU) fis Gov, Pease in his late message ex- at length. The Record -thinks it is tbe region of possibility that this basic for such a work ean be mad© available, and ro- Old Grapes.-—The Richmond American ac knowledges the receipt of a few Fox Grapes, of the mature age of fifty years 1 They were found on the 8th of October, by Mr. James C. Carter, on his. farm in Goochland county, Virginia.— They were buried in the spring of 1805, Laving been pnt in an air-tight jar and sealed with ro sin. The negro who bnried them was sold soon after, and the grapes were not fonnd till this fall. They lay three feet below the surface. / A Difference of Opinion.—Two preacher# •were recentlyjn the same pulpit—While one was preaching he happened to say* “When A- brahatn built the ark.” The one behind him strove to correct his blonder by saying out loan, “Abraham tcrtm’t thar.” But the spea- er proceeded 00 heedless of tho interruption, and only occasion shortly to repeat, still more deci dedly,, “I say, when Abraham built tho ark.” ‘ And I say, cried out tho other, “Abraham foarn’tthar.” The preacher was too hard to bo beaten down in this way, and addressing tho people^ .exclaimed, with great indignation, “I say Abraham was thar. or thar aborts {” Bird B. Chapman, the Democratic Candidate, has been eleoted territorial delegate to Congress from Nebraska Territory. Dr. Beale, the Philadelphia Dentist whose trial and conviction excitod so much public at tention about a year sinee, has been liberated from prison, having received a pardon from Gov. Pollock* _ H, ks vory plausiblo on. papor. ..Tho with thoso of former’ years. At the last mw Tmytuytj^feJyfeithfelUaigjeriaLipg uSL cospjtosoine twenty five xhip^moiitiy owned in Dcoiiroged oiany, ulio^have still confidence in uMvriuch nicy promise. Tho Railroad v Re- and ord, acknowIfidgfag.UifofoBg^UMg? tios,. is hopeful that they may bo overcome. To uccoiaplisb it,'demands’‘/a groat concentra tion of iiionns, grout prudo’nce and energy in 41, A •« Ami. (1/tU ' rtf (La ittauI, >\n/1 rt TV ilniivlnr* done, and why not in tho enterprise which of- ’ors such an iinmenaaund glittering premium to flWrotMdJ ........ • tl ltt id One of the most curious epitaphs we remem ber to have read is described by a correspond- eut of the London News, who has recently beoa examining the borial ground of the British troops near Balaklava. Ho says: I copied the following from an nnpainted piece of deal wood, about one foot long and ten inches broad, which was lying on a grave “Sacred to tho memory of Frederick Spatt, private, Royal Marines, lato of her Majesty’s ship Belloropon, who departed this life on tho 21st of April, 1855, at the age of 36 years. Hero ties an old soldier whom all must ap plaud : He fought many battles both at homo and a>- broad; . .. But the fieriest engagement be over wns in, Was the battle of self in the conquest of sin/ ^SS^The Louisville Times estimates that at least one hundred thousand more hogs will be killed in that State this oeasbn than were killed in that State last year, with an average increase in weight of ohOut-20 percent Up to Saturday evening last 3,339 had been killed in Louisville where the prices thon were $6,50 a 6,80 net. The same paper notes pnreheses of 2fi,000 or 25,000 hogs, by doalers, at $5 gross, equal to about $6)8d"from the hooks, On green rivor, in Kentuoky, extensivo preparations are mado for slaughtering. AtBowling Green alone it is expected that 20,000 will be killed and about 10,000at other’-points on the rivor'. The num ber killed on Groon and Cumberland rivers will be considerably in excess of last year. Russian -Talerange.—In Russia, Anabap tists, Roman Catholics, Lutherans nnd Calvin ists may-hold tho highest offices in tho State. * 1 fc N»ltB<fti si 1* .,?-- -r-tyifh mmedmfmsa