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THE COUNTRYMAN.
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out of the nine: and wlial part of
speech is it you have learned about ?
Mike.— The noun.
Father.—How do you know that a
word is a noun, when you see it?
Willie.—If it is the name ot any
person, or the name of any place, or
the name of any thing, I know itjs a
noun.
Father.—So you have taken three
lesson^in grammar. Now goto play,
and when you come back again, I
will try you, and see whether you re
member what I have told you, about
what grammar teaches, what part of
speech means, and what a noun is.
The Defence of Georgia.—
While Gen. Bragg was in our city, a
little incident occured, which shows
that General B. is not the ‘dry old
stick* he has the credit of being.
President Davis had telegraphed to
Gen. Bragg, in his usual way, to hold
the state, at all hazards, stop up the
road, destroy supplies, and crush
Sherman. At the close of the des
patch, the stiange phenomena of an
idea seemed to strike him, and he
asked—‘What is your available force
for this purpose V
To which Gen. Bragg promptly
replied : ‘Five proclamations, and one
brigade.’
* Our informant did not see the
point, and asked General Bragg to
explain.
‘Why,’ said he, ‘Gov. Brown issued
a proclamation, that was one. A. R.
Wright’s made two. The president’s
made three. Senator B. H. Hill’s
made four, and that from the eight
members of congress made five.
‘I shall consider Sherman a hard
case, if I can’t crush him with five
proclamations, and a brigade.’—Am-
gust a Ghron.
New Paper.—The Independent Press
is the title of a large, well-filled sheet,
just issued in Eatonton, under the edito
rial charge of J. A. Turner, Esq., the
first number of which has been received.
Mr. T. is a gentleman of fine acquire
ments, and a vigorous, and forcible wri
ter. The paper promises to be democrat
ic conservative, a position, we think, the'
editor will find it difficult to occupy, and
preserve his relations with his party.—
Augusta Chronicle.
There now ! Another fellow taken our
name, verbatim et literatim, lie ought,
at least, to have asked our permission
first, but if he will make a good paper, as
we expect he will, we will forgive him.
What a taking name it is, any how! —
8, C. Independent Press.
Vote of Putnam County.
18*3.
For Governor.
C. J. Jenkins,
337
H.V. Johnson,
307
For Congress.
D. A. Reese,
»
322 i
T. P. Saffold,
287
For State Senate.
Wesley Griggs,
370
For House.
P. H. Dawson,
303
Elmore Calloway,
318
W. A. Gorley,
282
YV. B. Carter,
264
For Judge Superior Court.
R Y. Hardeman,
491
A. Reese,
91
1855.
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For Governor.
H. V. Johnson, 296 2S 9
16
349
Garnett Andrews, 225 24 16
32
297
C. J. Jenkins, 1
1
R. H. Overby, 20 1
2
23
For Congress.
Linton Stephens, 303 28 9
13
353
N. G. Foster, 223 24 16
30
293
For State Senate.
Junius Wingfield, 303 27 9
13
352
A. B. Harrison, 219 25 15
30
289
For House. -
A. S. Reid, 315 27 9
13
864
Elmore Calloway, 272 23 9
13
317
S. B. Marshall, 233 24 15
31
303
Wm. Farrar, 216 28 15
29
288
No Removal,
652
To Atlanta,
3
1857.
For Governor.
Joseph E. Brown,
351
B. H. Hill,
317
Brown’s majority,
—34
For Congress.
Linton Stephens,
340
Joshua Hili,
310
Stephens’s majority,
—30
For State Senator.
Stephen B. Marshall,
324
J. A. Turner,
312
Marshall’s majority,
—12
For House.
W. A. Reid,
338
E. Z. Terrell,
322
Wm. N. Vaughan,
321
Boykin Odom,
290
Reid’s majority over Terrell,
—16
“ “ “ Vaughan,
17
“ “ “ Odom,
38
Terrell’s “ “ Vaughan,
1
“ “ “ Odom,
32
Vaughan’s “ “ Odom,
31
Reid, and Terrel’., elected.
Wanted—an apostrophe to liberty,
to mark an elision in state rights, dis
covered by Joe Brown,
Richmond, Va., March 11, 1855.
To the Editors of the Enquirer :
Gentlemen—1 am obliged to you for
publishing my letter of the 3rd inst., to
the Union, and I will be 3till more oblig
ed, if you will correct a typographical
error of that paper, not yours. It print
ed the last sentence thus: * They can
put up better with pure Africans—wool,
flat nose, odor, ebon skin, and gizzard,
foot and all,’ &c. It should read; ‘ Thoy
can put up better with pure Africans.—
wool, fiat nose, odor, ebo skin, and giz
zard foot, and all,’ &c.
Yours truly, &c., Henry A. Wise.
Richmond, Va., March 12, 1856.
To the Editors of the Enquirer:
Gentlemen—I regret to have to cor
rect a correction. In my note to you,
of the 11th, 1 asked to have the word ebo
snin put for ebon skin. In the Enquirer,
of this morning, it reads ebo skin. Don’t
Virginians, at this day, know what an
‘ ebo shin ’ is ? Do leave such mistakes
to Know Nothings. Your friend,
Henry A. Wise.
TnE Independent Press, published at
Eatonton, and edited by J. A. Turner,
Esq., has been received.
We extend to our brother the hand of
friendship, and hope that he may obtain
the patronage commensurate with his
merit. We, however, give him the fra
ternal caution, not to start with too much
sail, for the printer is often in the samo
category with the inn-keeper, who ‘ made
no money, but had a devilish sight «f
fun.’—Family Visitor, 1854.
“ To Wm. Turner, Esq., of Putnam
county: I understand that, once upon a
time, there was a Colonization Society, in
Putnam county. I understand, further,
that you were secretary. As much noise
is making against Gen. Harrison, for be
longing to one, you are requested to pub
lish the names of its members in tho
Georgia Journal, and oblige a great
many Citizens.”—1840.
Independent Press.—This is the
title of a now paper, the publication
of which has just commenced at Ea
tonton, in this state. J. A. Turner,
editor. Two dollars a year. It is
democratic in politics.— Times .Sf Sen
tinel.
The Independent Press.—We
have received the first number of a
paper recently started at Eatonton,
Ga., of the above title, at $2,50 per
annum, in advance. Success to you,
gentlemen.—Brunswick News.
The Independent Press, edited by
J. A. Turner, Esq., at Eatonton, Ga.,
is on our tabic. It is a very hand
some, and well-filled sheet. We wel
come the Press, and wish it success
—Price, $2 a year.—Geo. Patnotj
1854.