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THE COUNTRYMAN. 5 Will become of you.” We do not read that, tlietfe was any effort on the part of the Doctor to peisuade him to repentance, but he rather vindictively tells him he will “go to hell.” This seems to me to be wrong, and particularly in a minister of Him who is all mercy, all love, all forgiveness. I yield the palm to no one in mv undy ing hatred of the yankees. I wish that everyone of them would drop dead as he sets his foot on Confederate soil. But my hatred shall pursue no one of them beyond the grave, not even to taunt them that they will go to hell. And were it in my power, I would administer the consolations of re ligion to everyone of them on his dying bed, and forgiving them, as I wish to be forgiven, pray for their entrance into the kingdom of heaven. This much would I do : and a minister of the gospel should certainly do better than The Countiyman. The extract upon which these remarks are founded was first published in the Southern Presbyterian, and then in the Southern Christian Advoeate, from which I copy it. Will my brethren pause and think ? It seems to me they are guilty of unchristian thoughts and feelings. Mr. Fox’s India Bill. “ When the India Bill of Mr. Eox was brought from the committee, and read in the House of Commons, Mr. Sheridan ob served that twenty-one new clauses were added, whieh were to be known by the let ters of the alphabet from A to W. He therefore hoped that some gentleman of ability would invent three more for X, Y, and Z, to complete the alphabet, which would then render the bill a perfect born- book for the use of the minister, and the instruction of rising politicians.” Not Drunk. “The correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch, speaking of Gen. Jackson, relates the following : He is said to be, under ordinary circum stances, inclined to take ‘ cat naps,’ and before and during the late battles around Richmond, lie took little regular slumber. One evening, as he was riding with a single companion, he was observed to be asleep and to be nodding. His companion won dered, but did not wake him. Presently they passed a man lying on the roadside, who cried out, ‘ Halloo, where did that man get that liquor V This woke J ackson, who said, ‘Well, 1 think I’d better keep awake now.’ ” “Women affect coyness as an addition to their beauty.” The Southern National Anthem. t; “God save the South! God save the South, Her Altars and firesides! God save the South! Now that the war is nigh, Now that we’re armed to die, Chanting our battle cry, Freedom or Death! ii. God be our shield, At home or in field: Stretch thii.e arm over us, Strengthen and save ! What though they’re three to one, Forward each sire and son, Strike till the battle’s won, Strike to the grave ! hi. God make the right, Stronger than might! Millions would trample us, Down with their pride! Lay Thou their legions low, Roll back the ruthless foe, Let the proud spoiler know God’s on our side! IV. Fame ! honor call, Summoning all, Summoning all of us Unto the strife. Sons of the South, awake, Strike till the bonds shall break ! Strike for dear honor’s sake, Freedom and Life! v. Rebels before Our fathers of yore : Rebel, the glorious name, Washington bore. Why, then he ours the same, The name that he snatched from shame, Making it first in fame, Foremost in war. VI. War to the hilt,,’ Theirs be the guilt, Who fetter the freeman, To ransom the slave. Then still be undismayed, Sheathe not the battle-blade, Till the last foe is laid Low in the grave! A gallant young offieer, who hands us the foregoing lines, tells us, says the Atlanta In telligencer, ‘ they are sung by the patriotic la dies of Kentucky as The National Anthem.’ It was his intention, he says, ‘to have them published immediately on his arrival from Yankeedom (being a prisoner there) into the Confederacy, but being engaged in military duties he has been unable till now to do so,’ and he asks for their insertion in the Intelli gencer. We comply with great pleasure with his request. What the ‘patriotic ladies of Kentucky sing,’ we esteem it a high privilege to lay before our readers.” R. R. Meeting. On Tuesday 23d inst., a R. R. meeting was held at the court-house in Eatonton. Gol. Credille was called to the chair, when E. D. Brown, Esq., of Milledgeville, rep resenting the company proposing to build the new road, explained the object of the meeting. He made an informal proposition to build a mad to Madison, provided the Cen tral Road will guarantee 7 per cent, upon the capital stock. A committee to confer with the Central Road was appointed by the chair, consist ing of the following members: M. Den nis, D. R. Adams, Edmond Reid, W. D. Terrell, Sami. Pearson, and J. A. Turner. On motion, the chairman was added to the committee, and the meeting adjourned. Two Wishes. “ It were to be wished,” says Pascal, “that the enemies of religion would at least learn what it is before they oppose it.” It were to be wished, says The Coun tryman, that many of its indiscreet devo tees would at least learn what it is before they are so intolerant and inhuman in its advocacy. Lincoln as Described by Seward. “ Clias. Francis Adams was sent by Mr. Lincoln, as his minister, to Great Britain. Under date of April 10, 1861, Mr. Seward, as Secretary of State, undressed Mr. Adams a long letter of instructions, a copy of which we have before us in a U. S. official publi cation. The troubles in this country form ed the almost exclusive subject of the let ter; and President Lincoln’s views were largely unfolded for the benefit of Mr. Adams, and through him, of the British Government. From this letter we take the following extract : ‘ For these reasons (the president) would not be dispose! to reject a cardinal doc trine of (the Southern leaders) namely, that the Federal Government could not re duce the seceding states to obedience by con quest,-even although he were disposed to question that proposition. But, in fact, the president willingly accepts it as true. Only an imperial or despotic government could subjugate thoroughly disaffected and insur rectionary members of the state. This federal republican system of ours is, of all forms of government, the very one which is most unfitted for such labor. ” “ There are relapses in the distempers of the soul, as well as in those of the body : thus we often mistake for a cure, what is no more than an intermission, or a change of disease. ”