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THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH.
State Aid In Twiggs.
A restive Week.
MACON,
Tuesday Morning, May 10.
place of the District Convention
Crawford names Forsyth. The delegates
should confer at once and agree upon a point
It is material only to bare a correct understand
ing where to meet.
ITIoimalc Springs.
tVc invite attention to the advertisement of
Messrs. Watt, Lanier A Co., upon the matter of
this bcaulifil summer resort and watering place.
High up among the mountains of Tennessee—
in a picturesque, beautiful, healthful and fertile
country—with an atmosphere of unsurpassed
summer coolness, clearness and salubrity—the
woods abounding with game—the dear spark
ling streams with the trout—the field and the
farm yards burdened with whatever may fur
nish the staple commodities of the luxurious ta
ble, and the mineral waters possessed of rare
medicinal properties—wc cannot see why the
idea of the enterprising proprietors may not be
successfully carried out, and Montvale become
tho Saratoga of the South. Some two or three
years ago, a lady friend of ours, who for many
years had spent the hot summer months at
Northern watering places, with an annually in
creasing disgust at the intrusive, querrulous
fanaticism the was forced to encounter, in a con
sultation with Dr. Jackson, of Philadelphia, ex
pressed her determination to abandon Northern
watering places forever. “And you should have
done it long ago,” said the Doctor. “Tour
mountainous regions of Virginia, North Caroli
na and Tennessee, give you a cooler, healthier,
and more bracing summer atmosphere than you
can find in the Northern States.” If tho South
ern people of Fashion would but stay at home,
and buildup their own watering places, wc
have not a doubt that Southern Springs would
in the summer be thronged with the better
clases of Northern visitors, impelled by that
same love of change—that eager desire for new
scenery, new society, new amusements and new
faces, which from nojdoubt the great reason why
our Southern people yearly consent to squeeze
through the jam of abolitionists and free negros
at Northern Springs.
In the proprietors of Montvale, the visitor has
the guarantee of pretty nearly world-wide repu
tation of generous, attentive and intelligent
hosts—men who have the knowledge, the means
and the w>U to make their guests entirely com
fortable. Wc need say nothing about them.
Cass Connty Sleeting.
A correspondent writes there is great dan- It was holiday times in Macon pretty much I We publish with much mortification and re-
ger of a split in old Democratic Twiggs on the all last week. Everybody went “down to camp,” grot the attack upon Gov. Brown by a minority
and had a good time generally. Our military; in the late Cass County Meeting and the com
guests, the Montgomery True Blues and the j ments thereon by the Standard. While from
Baldwin Blues were on hand according to ap- every county a constantaneous voice of approba-
I question of State Aid to the Macon A |Bruns-
wick Railroad, and we publish a suggestion from
him on this point The county is represented
to be sect ion.illy divided on the question—the
Northern part opposed to, and the Southern in
favor of; State aid. The proposition wc under
stand to be to draw lines upon and bring this soli
tary issue to the arbitrament of the polls on a
State Aid and an Anti-State Aid Ticket Now
wc beg our political friends in Twiggs to think
long and well over this step before they take it
If the fate of the Brunswick Railroad depended
on State Aid and on getting it next winter—if a
State Aid representation from Twiggs were in
dispensable to the securing of it—if no ques
tion outside of mere State policy were to come
before the people and the Legislature this Fall
and if the Twiggs democracy could, under
such circumstances, divide on and settle this
point, with a prospect of harmonious reunion
immediately after it had been adjusted, there
might be no serious objection to this movement.
But what are the frets ? The Elections this
Fall are of the highest political importance.—
We are not only to shape the Councils of the
State in the choice of a Governor and Legisla
ture, but also to embody her voice in the Fed
eral Councils in the selection of Representatives
and a Senator in Congress. Surely this is no
time to endanger or embarrass any of these
great political interests, by a contention upon a
side issue of mere pecuniary concern. Bruns
wick can wait, and if she can’t, our word for it
she will gain nothing by haste or impatience in
this matter. lie who believes any railroad is
Second Week or Houston Conn.
Daring the second week one Elnow was
tried on an indictment for hone stealing—con
victed and sentenced to Penitentiary.
The business was very generally disposed
of and the Court adjourned on Friday.
We learn that the case of Ilngh Ilolton,
Administrator, vs Seaborn Bryan, goes to Su
preme Court.
Judge McDonald's Resignation.
Judge McDonald was in town on Saturday
last and, we regret to learn, communicated to
several of his friends that at the close of the
Supreme Court at Milledgeville, daring the
present week, he should tender his resignation
to the Governor.
Judge McDonald was elected by the Legis
lature of 1855-56 to his present official posi
tion, without his knowledge and against bis
expressed wishes—but his great popularity
and his wide spread reputation as a profound
lawyer induced the Legislature to select him.
He very reluctantly yielded to the urgent so
licitations of his friends, and accepted the
Judgeship—bat the very onerous duties, the
, constant and tiresome application, and the
sedentary life of the Bench, have impaired
his health and forced him to retire. Judge
McDonald has discharged the duties of bis
high position with great ability, fearless inde
pendence and strict integrity, and it may be
said of him as was said of a great and good
English Judge, that “it has been bis enviable
lot, if not to attain all the prizes of ambition
for which men strive, at least to nnite in him
self those noble qualities which, in many,
would have secured them all.”
We trust that Judge McDonald, in retiring
from the B>:nch, may find renewed health in
the employments of a more active bat less la
borious life.
likely to secure special aid from the State next
Session, must have stronger fiuth than the Tele
graph. He must be looking for fewer antago
nistic demands for State Aid and less Kilkenny
clamor about it than wc do. New applicants
will be in the field, representing, to a greater cr
less extent, of rival interests, and the amount of
their aggregate demands will probably render
all special concession impossible. If the State
moves at all hereafter in the matter of aiding
Railroad enterprises, we arc disposed to think it
will be in accordance wjth some general system
like that suggested in the last Governor's mes
sage, which shall predicate a State subscription
on a large proportion of the capital stock paid
in by private subscription. The State would
not be likely to suffer by any enterprise which
could command four-fiftlis its capital stock
from private investment
But whether or not a system of State Aid be
eventually adopted, it strikes us as at least
among the improbable things that the next Leg*
islature will make any special grants for this
purpose. The Twiggs State Aid or Anti-State
Aid Ticket, if elected, would probably find it
had accomplished nothing in its peculiar voca
tion ; and the Twiggs democracy perhaps dis
cover that they had sold out without a consid
eration. In toe struggle for victory on a local
issue, they would see their party majority on
the Gubernatorial and Congressional vote fritter
ed away—themselves misrepresented in part on
the Senatorial question—nothing compensating
done on the State Aid question, and the party
in the county so effectually disjointed, that a
reunion would be tho work of years, if ever ac
complished. We hope they will agree with our
correspondent to let State Aid take care of itself
and stand on the legitimate principles of the de
mocratic party.
Matt Peel, of Campbell’s Minstrels, died in
Buffalo, last Friday.
Sad Accident.
On Friday last, while firing a salute at Camp
Oglethorpe, Lieut. Andrews and Messrs. Marx
•and Hughes, of the Montgomery True Blues,
were badly injured by the explosion of a car
tridge in the hands of one of the men.
The Surgeon of the True Blues was fortunate
ly present and applied remedies on the spot,
and we arc pleased to state that the patients
were-doing well when last heard from.
pointroent, bright and early Tuesday rooming,
and were received with all the honors by the
military, in the presence of a great concourse
of our citizens, of both sexes. The battalion
being drawn up in three sides of a hollow square,
Capt Hardeman, of the Floyd Rifles, welcomed
the guests in a short and eloquent address,
which was responded to by Capt Doles, of the
Baldwin Blues, and Lieut Holtzdaw, in behalf
of the Montgomery True Blues. Both these
companies stood in all the pride of full ranks,
fine discipline, and unexceptionable manly and
soldierly bearing. The Montgomeries carried
fifty-two muskets, CoL Tonnent Lomax, late of
the Columbus Times, in command, and the
Baldwin's a nearly equal number. The Sutler's
account shewed 300 military guests in camp,
including the Bibb County Cavalry, Capt Fitz
geraUl, which was on duty, but took up their
quarters for a good part in town. The five com
panies constituted a splendid and showy battal
ion which it was a treat to see.
Tuesday the military remained in camp en
tertaining visitors with a profuse hospitality.
Wednesday was taken up with camp duties and
a splendid dress parade of the battalion through
town, and the evening with a fete given by the
Ladies of the City at the Camp, under the man
agement of their Committee, Messrs. Wingfield,
Grier and RofT, at which the numbers of guests
were literally thousands, and the dancing and
festivities kept up with unflagging energy and
enjoyment to a late hour. Thursday another
battalion and more Company parades, and a
banquet in the Ilall of the Passenger Depot,
given by the Bibb County Cavalry—a most suc
cessful affair, developing any amount of mirth,
fun and comicality in the space of two hours.
On Friday the Montgomery True Blues claimed
the day, and gave a grand entertainment at the
Camp—a splendid fete as we ltave been told.
Friday evening both the Blues drilled in town
in presence of a large number of spectators, and
the Montgomeries took their homeward course
during die night—the Baldwin's on Saturday
morning, leaving behind them a clear record as
soldiers, citizens and gentlemen; and the grati
fied recipients of a hospitality on the part of
the soldiery and people of Macon literally un
bounded.
The weather during the whole encampment
was fine, cool and dry, and no set back happen
ed to the general enjoyment until Friday night,
when four of the Montgomery Blues were pretty
severely scorched by the accidental ignition of
a pound-and-a-half cartridge in the hands of
one of them while firing a salute. Although
very painfully burned about toe liands and free,
we were glad to hear that none of the number
were likely to be endangered or disfigured by
the explosion. The Montgomeries were attend
ed all the way home by a deputation of the
volunteers. The Sutler's duties at Camp, regu
lar and festive, were discharged by C. H. Free
man of the volunteers, with a zeal, fidelity and
liberality which belong to the man. The Vol
unteers, Rifles and Cavaliy, have great reason
to be gratified with the events of the week; for
although they spared neither pains nor expense
to entertain their guests, yet it is not by either
pains-taking or expense that a week of such
pleasurable and appreciated hospitality can be
certainly secured. They have done honor to
themselves, to the City, and we know have deep
ly gratified the recipients of their overflowing
hospitality—military and civiL
Camp Oglethorpe presented a brilliant scene
during the whole week.. Every afternoon it was
a favorite promenade of the Ladies, and at night,
the long lines of tents brilliantly lighted and
surrounded with lively groups and all the para
phernalia of military Camp life, presented a ve
ry animated and pleasing spectacle.
tion comes up, Cass has chosen to signalize
herself by an assault on Gov. Brown, in trivial
and unsupported specifications, alike (as we be
lieve it will be found.)at war with actual frets, as
they are with the general opinion concerning
Gov. Brown among political friends and foes
through all sections of the State. Ilis friends
will not fear to meet this bill of indictment or
any other that may come up, in Convention
or elsewhere. They challenge investigation in
to the patriotism of his official career and the
purity and integrity of his private life. For the
present we will content ourself with spreading
this bill before our readers. It is a rehash of
what has been charged in the Atlanta Confeder
acy, a paper which seems to have adventured
its rather desperate fortunes and prospects on
a personal and groundless issue with the Gov
ernor. If this Cass county escapade does not
furnish one more illustration of the bad conse
quences of a State government going formally
into the railroading business, wc arc mistaken.
The accumulation of official patronage which
grows out of the carrying on of railroads and
the management of fiscal and business affairs
altogether foreign to the simple original pur
pose of a republican government, is a curse to
a State—a curse to a dominant party—calcula
ted to demoralize it—and to impair its reputa
tion by unfounded clamors and accusations and
violent suspicions, even if pure—and a never
ending, always beginning, source of embarrass
ment to the Chief Magistrate and dispenser of
public patronage. It would be a fair calcula
tion to say that cveiy office conferred makes a
dozen enemies. The first dictate of political
wisdom wc believe to be for Georgia to get rto
of the ownership and management of this road,
so soon as she can properly do so.
Latest European News—Very war-
LIKE—PANIC IN THE STOCK MARKET.
Telegraphic despatches have been received in
town, this morning, with Liverpool dates to
the 27th-four days later. War movements are
represented as very active, and consols liad
tumbled down to 91}. Cotton sales in Liver
pool for two days, 9000 bales, with a decline
of one-cighth.
Fire uuioug the Steamboats.
Last Saturday ten Steamboats were burned
at the wharves in Pittsburg, involving a heavy
loss.
Opposition In Crawford.
The “friends” in Crawford held a meeting
last Tuesday, and nominated delegates to a
Congressional Convention. A motion to ap
point Gubernatorial delegates was so strongly
opposed on the ground of satisfaction with Gov.
Brown, and a determination to support him,
that it was dropped.
Parents, l>e Careful!
A child, two years old, of Wm. Mooney, liv
ing on Cotton Avenue, Macon, died last Sunday
night from eating friction matches about eight
een hours before. The child got possession of
a box of matches and, as all young chddren do
with whatever they get hold of; put them in its
mouth. It was taken side shortly after, but
the apprehensions of the parents were not excit
ed, till it was beyond the reach of remedies.—
Parents, be careful! Friction matches are very
poisonous as well as combustible. Don't leave
! them about the house where there are children
and careless servants. Get a metalic match
box—place it out of young children’s reach,
and keep your matches invariably there. There
should be but one place for matches in any hoase.
An Active Trade.
Bostick, Kein A Co. advertise their third
Stock of Spring Goods received this year, to
day. Think of that and weep. Macon is get
ting to be a sharp place in the way of Dry Goods
trade.
Involuntary Past and Vigil.
About eighty Georgia Delegates to the Rich-
mond Southern Baptist Convention were useful
ly cmploycdall last Wednesday night,frstingand
watching on a trestle Switch on one of the So.
Carolina Roads, all in consequence of a break
down of the Engine. So many reverend gen
tlemen sitting on a rail all night had never
been known before in that country.
Cooper’s Spy.
Wc have now the third * in W. A. Townsend
A Co’s, aeries of Cooper’s Works—illustrated
by Darley. It is the Spy—Cooper’s master
piece in our judgment—worthy the same place
in the writings of the great American novelist,
that Ivanhoe holds by common consent among
those of Scott Wc spoke, a week or two ago,
at length, in reference to Townsend’s edition of
Cooper's novels. It is beautifully printed, in a
large duodecimo page—fine clear type—widely
leaded—on splendid paper, and when completed
will present one of the handsomest contributions
to a library of Standard American Literature
which has ever issued from the press. M e re
commend our readers to procure it, which they
can do at the Book Store of Messrs. J. J. A S.
P. Richards, Cotton Avenue, Macon.
Bibb Superior Court.
The May Term of our Superior Court opened
yesterday morning.
Judge Lamar presided up to the organization,
and after that, gave way to Judge Love, who
delivered a brief but comprehensive charge to
the Grand Jury.-
Judge Love will only preside in tlie trial or
„*** ^ which Judge Lamar was of Counsel.
He will leave during the week to preside at
Brooks’ Court, which convenes on Monday next
The Dockets are light, and there seems to be
a general impression with the Bar that the bn-
may be dispatched in three weeks.
One panel of the Petit Jury was discliarged
until Thursday morning, at which time tlie So
licitor General expects to take up the State
Docket. Judge Lunar announced to tlie Grand
July that Saturday next would be allowed for
arranging the report upon Education. Mr. Tho
mas Cater was chosen Foreman of the Grand
Jury. Wc are informed there are no capital
rases for trial.
r5f”It is believed that the father of mankind
never reproached his wife but once for tlie un-
cause of their expulsion from Paradise.
hanpy cause oi tueir cxpulsioi
.She bitterly and recklessly replied. “I don t
ewe, A-ilaln !" He never again weutioued the
subject.
Tlie Third Congressional District.
We notice that Houston, Spalding and Har
ris or Talbot, have recommended Ft. Valley as
the place for holding the District Convention,
while Monroe recommends Forsyth.
It would be well enough for the Delegates
from each county, as soon as they are appoint
ed, to signify their preference, so that the place
should be known in due time and preparation
made accordingly.
Our opponents seem to be slow in calling a
Convention and we suppose this arises from the
known and violent opposition of our neighbor of
the Journal A Messenger to all caucuses and
Conventions and assemblages of that kind. We
hope the friends will relieve our neighbor by
refusing to hold a* Convention and let the Peo
ple’s Candidate run unshackled by the malign
influences of caucuses or Conventions. Will not
the “friends” help our neighbor f
Important and Long Standing
LAWSUITS SETTLED.
Our readers in Twiggs will be rejoiced to
learn that the old and well known Bank Case
has been finally settled, and at the next term of
the Court will be stricken from the Docket.—
This case has been in Court for twenty-six years
and would have remained longer but for the
compromise.
Dougherty, Bailey, Cole, Jones, Rockwell,
Harris, Poe, Crocker and others, were of Coun
sel in the ease. Requiescat in peace.
The Hunter Will Case has also been settled
and this will leave the Docket comparatively free
from heavy litigation and shorten- the Session
of the Court. During the continuance of these
cases on the Docket the opening of the Twiggs
Court has attracted the ablest Bar in the State.
Wc have seen Walter T. Colquitt, Samuel T.
Bailey, William Dougherty, Absolom H. Chap
pell, Washington Poe, Carlton B. Cole, Charles
J. McDonald, Iverson L. Harris, Wm.S. Rock
well and many other lesser lights in attendance
at one Term of the Court.
We congratulate the county of Twiggs on be
ing relieved of these old, vexatious and costly
suits, and hope years may elapse before the
Docket is again marked with cases of a similar
vitality and endurance. The settlement of these
cases will relieve the county of great expense,
and bring about a better state of feeling among
many prominent citizens who have in one way
or another become entangled in the litigation.
“Tlie Devil seen at Sopcboppy.”
We are not surprised to learn from the New
port, Wakulla county, Florida Times, of the 4th
instant, that the “ Devil lias been actually seen
at Sopchoppy.” He has been there and in that
region for about twenty years past, and the won
der is he has not been seen before. We know
politicians who could swear they had fell him at
and around Sopchoppy sundry times during
that period. Sopchoppy is a small election pre
cinct down on the Gulf—a precinct which could
poll any number of votes from 10 to 200 to meet
any given crisis in public affairs. Sopchoppy,
too, had a trick of never being “heard from,”
till she ascertained what was nctidful to be heard,
and then she came with no doubtful response.—
Sopcboppy made Senators, BeprescnUtives,Gov-
emors, Ac., on the slightest intimation of what
was necessary to make them. Consequently
the great inquiry after polLs were closed was,
“Have you heard from Sopchoppy f and the
ready answer to all premature glorification was
invariable—“wait until you bear from Sopchop
py.” Sopchoppy, in this way, soon gained a
State and even a national reputation, and ten or
twelve years ago every unexpected or delayed
election return became in politician’s cant a
“Sopcboppy.” We are not surprised tliat the
Devil has been seen in Sopchoppy. He’s been
there since the first settlement of the county.
Communicated.
Me. Editoh :—1 notice by an article copied
in the Savannah News, that the Wire-Grass Re
porter grows quite wrathy at the idea of sug
gesting Hon. George A. Gordon for Congress in
the 1st District, and intimates tliat Bulloch is a
Savannah man.
In reply I have to say that the “Reporter,” as
friend of Mr. Seward's displays more zeal than
discretion in working himself into a furious
passion at the bare mention of Mr. Gordon's
name for Congress. In my short communica
tion I said nothing abusive nor disrespectful
of Mr. Seward, but in view of the distracted
condition of the District, I thought it best to
get a new man, and in the person of Mr. Gordon
I knew wc had a gentleman of integrity, great
ability and very general popularity and uncon
nected with any of the cliques or factions which
have for a long time divided tlie party and
threatened its defeat As to Mr. Seward, if he
is nominated I shall support him with great
zeal. He has made as a faithful and able Re.
presentatire, and has been indefatigable in bis
attention to the local interests of his constituents-
As to the charge contained in the Reporter, that
Bulloch Is a Savannah man, allow me to say, that
Bulloch is not a Savannah man—was not in Sa
vannah when the article was written—never liV
ed in Savannah and lias no relations in Savan
nah, and Is as free from Savannah dictation or
Savannah influence as the Reporter. In con
clusion, I beg for Mr. Seward’s sake, to advise
tlie Reporter not to be quite so quick on the trig
ger; to mingle more of discretion in his support
of friends and to cultivate more brotherly love
more catholic tone towards all the members
of the Democratic party in the First District—
By so doing, he will not certainly prejudice Mr.
Seward’s prospects, but greatly promote peace,
harmony and good feeling among friends.
BULLOCII.
Tbird District.
Me. Editor: As the time has again rolled a
round for the Democratic party to cast about
for a suitable candidate to represent the Third
Congressional i>i-tri. t in the U. S. Congress;
and, as almost every county in the District lias
one or more names to propose in that Conven
tion, (which, tv the by, speaks well for our Dis
trict, that we can boast of so many able and
patriotic men,) we of Houston will be pardon
ed for proposing the nameofDr. E. J. McGeuee,
as the first choice of the county. So for as the
success of the frvored choice of the nominating
Convention, there is not a doubt, provided that
choice should foil upon a suitable Standard
Bearer—that is to say,upon one willing and able
to take the stump and dispute every inch of
ground, upon true Southern Rights’jirinciples,
which are just at this time the principles ap
proved of by every true Georgian. Such a man
we present i:o the favorable consideration of the
party in our friend Dr. McGehee—who in ad
dition to being a man of perhaps the most un
tiring energy and industry, is fully qualified to
meet CoL Trippe, Gen. Warren, or any of the
gentlemen spoken of by the opposition. In a
word, he is a man in whose hands every South
ern man may safely risk his rights and honor.
Fort Valley, Ga.,‘May C, 1839. A.
To the Democracy of Twiggs
Fellow Democrats: .
Through this medium I beg leave under the
present reiy unpleasant and embarrassing as
pect of our Party affairs, to address to you a
few words.
Our salvation hangs suspended upon the pre
servation of the unity and harmony of the Par
ty. If we divide upon the much agitated ques
tion of “State aid” to the Macon A Brunswick
Railroad enterprise, our doom is sealed. We
are then ruined as a Party, and the county
will full umlor (ho rulo of tho Know Nothings;
Such a thing would be highly lamentable, as
Twiggs has ever been one of the “strongholds of
Democracy,” withstanding the fiercest and most
desperate assaults of the opposition. To pre
vent so sad a catastrophe, let us, one and all, go
into afoir and regular nomination of candidates
for the Legislature, and abide the result, what
ever may be the views of nominees upon the
disturbing question in our midst Let us meet
at a suitable time and put forth candidates, and
then concentrate upon those candidates, and
elect them. Will you not pursue this course ?
You are the arbiters of your own fate. See to
it, fellow democrats, that you do not break
down the party, and that you do not thereby
subject yourselves to Know-Nothing sway in
the county. A DEMOCRAT.
Levy County, Florida
Editor Georgia Telegram.—Tlie county of
Levy, State of Florida, lies on the Gulf of Mex
ico, and tlie whole of its border, lying on the
Gulf, is bounded by a large Hammock, generally
known as the Gulf Hammock, divided into
sub-divisions known to tbe county as Otter
Creek, Johnson Creek, Wacossassa, Wekeina,
Cow Creek and 10 mile Creek, and which gives
names to portions of the Hammock, whilst a
portion is divided by flat Pine Woods, and is
called here, from its impenetrability and flat
ness, the Devil’s Hammock; a portion runs up
the Suwannee to Fowler’s Bluff; and is called
Fowler's Bluff Hammock; but all is known to
gether as the Gulf Hammock. The front ly
ing on the Gulf has a marsh from half a mile to
one and a half miles broad, then comes the
part here known as Cabbage and Pine Ham
mock, or marsh Hammock, from half to one
mile wide, bordering on the Sea Marsh, with
high portions within it called Island Hammock,
surrounded by the Cabbage and Pine. Then
the Hammock proper bounds on that, and is
generally high enough for cultivation, except
the Sloughs and some Cypress flats in places
bordering on tlie streams named above, and is
from three to seven miles wide, and mar sixty
Democratic Meeiius In
Pursuant to the call made by the Chairman The Democratic Party 0 r 1
theDemocraticExecutiveCommitteeofBibb jmet at the Court-house oun . , '■
this instant, and organized by 7?'
Slocinnb, Chairman, and
Cleveland, Secretary •
of the Democratic Executive Committee of Bibb
county, a portion to tbe citizens assembled at
the Court House, on Tuesday, the 3d inst., for
the purpose of appointing delegates to the ap
proaching Gubernational and Congressional
Conventions.
The meeting having been called to order,
James Dean was called to tbe Chair, and John
Lamar, requested to act as Secretary. The
Chairman hiving explained the object of the
meeting. Col. \V. K. DeGraffenried.P. Tra
cy, T. R. Bloom, Wm. G. Harris and Wm.
C. Wilson, were elected by acclamation, to
represent the county of Bibb, in tbe Gubcrna-
tional Convention, in June next.
On motion of Col. DcGraffenried, the meet
ing proceeded to ballot for Delegates to the
Congressional Convention, and on counting
out the votes, Col. L. M. Lamar, S. Hunter,
Wm. F. Wclborne, John J. Gresham, and C.
A. Tharpe, were declared duly elected.
P. Tracy offered the follwing resolutions.
On motion, G. P. CuJverhous, ,
and Frank Danieily, wc-reapp^
business for the meeting,
the Committee room a short ti® ”
following resolutions : e ' ^
We, the people of Crawford
sovereign capacity, assembled.
universally admitted principle frit * I
tyofthe Representative tocv^T
pressed will of his constituents* 7 ,”*:
the following resolutions to be th
of the principles of th; Democvu
said county : **
L Resolved, That Congress h*. I
ion of tlie Slavcru Question ..... %
tion of tho Slavery Question, even
the right of property in slaves.
2. Resolved, Tliat the forego®.
being a proposition universally
South, leads to the following
which were passed
Resolved, That both delegations arc hereby
authorised and instructed to fill any vacancy,
which may occur from the resignation of any
miles from Fowler’s Bluffs to Ilomosassa, by I gentleman who has been elected by this meet-
water, to the lower edge of same Gu(f Ilam-1
mock in Hernando, which is in that count)*, di
vided by the Withlacooche, which is the South
ern end of Levy county, Chrystal River and
Ilomosassa, where the main Hammock ends, but
there is still occasional Cellar Swamps and
small Hammocks as far as the Wekicrachcc, at
Bay Port, and in the interior, sixteen miles
back, lies, in Hernando, another large Hammock,
known as tlie Anutiliga Hammock, thirty or
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in both of the Democratic pa
per sof this city.
There being no other business, tlie meeting
! was on motion adjourned sine die.
JAMES DEAN, Cha’n
John Lamar, Secty’
Democratic meeting iu Monroe Co.
According to previous notice, tlie Dcmocra-
forty miles long, two to three or more miles I C S of Monroe county assembled in the Court
wide. I am not well versed in this Hammock, House at Forsyth, ou Tuesday, tlie 3rd of May,
—give it as I hear others speak of it. With J1859, for the purpose of appointing delegates to
ditching tlie Sloughs, large fine bodies oftilla-|thc Gubernatorial and Congressional Conven-
ble land, suitable for Cotton or Sugar are now I tion. The meeting was organized by calling
Statement
Of the Finances of Bibb County, for tbe year
ending May, 1859.
Balance in hand. May, 1*5?, SSI 90
By cash for fines, Ac.. TC 00
By cub in settlement with Wm.
Bone, Tax Collector, c663 us
Leu amt paid Ordinary for School
Fond, 1711 70
c93S 28
To cuk paid Jury Scrip, *»4 3rl
“ “ Bailiffs, 309 00
“ “ J ill A Insolvent costs, 3*50 38
Total Superior Court expenses.
To cash paid Roads and Bridges,
Itep'rs of Court Hon
4753 76
919 15
Itep'rs of Court House. 234 10
Support of Poor, 870 52
Printing and Books, 374 C2
Expense Supreme Court, 100 12
Balance in State Bank,
There are outstanding connty orders un
paid to the amount of 2315 12
JOHN J. GRESHAM.
WM. LUNDY,
WM. HOLMES.
WM. F. WILLBUKN,
JAS. B. AllTOPE.
Macon. May 8th, 1839.
Tite Onto Slave Case.—The President last
evening received a telegraphic dispatch, dated at
Cleveland, from the Marshal of the Northern
District of Ohio, stating that tlie Supreme Court
of tliat State had unanimously refused the writ
of habeas corpus in the case of the persons in
his custody under the Fugitive Slave Law, and
that three of tlie most respectable of them had u „ to the expectation of her builitos, it is said
civen 1 >ail for their appearance to stand their trial j RT f irs t destination will be New York.
c .1 W* a » a < I ^ . .af ..<* dViA I ’ r, 14 1 QtnfoC
Onr Baltimore Correspondence.
Baltimore, April 28, 1859.
The I Ft nans Steamer.
This novel specimen of marine architecture
(the Winans steamer) is still progressing to
wards completion, and is still lying at her moor
ings offFerry Bar, Baltimore. " The click of the
hammer is duly heard on her iron sides, work
men being constantly engaged in getting her in
readiness for her ocean trip. It was, and is
supposed, that she is being lengthened from
some defect in her model; but such is not the
case. Her alterations are confined almost ex
clusively to the greater perfection and strength
in her machinery, which is of peculiar and beau
tiful construction. It is expected the alterations
in her machinery will insure greater speed, and
certainly greater strength. Over her an im
mense derrick has been erected, for the purpose
of testing her pulling qualities, and tests gen
erally appertaining to sea going vessels. A
great interest appears to be manifested, and
much interest felt among ship builders as to her
ultimate success. She is an object of great cu
riosity to our citizens as well as strangers who
visit her daily, and indeed, the first impression
on seeing her Is one of wonder and admiration.
There is not a particle of woodwork in her con
struction; added to this, her water-tight oom-
E artments insure fully the confidence of the pub-
c for her intended sea trip. This will take
place about tlie middle of May, and if coming
before the District Court of the United States.
Everything was [quiet— 1 Washington Constitu
tion, 'April 29.
A negro being asked if his master was a
Christian, replied, “No. sir, he's -a member pf
Congress!''
A new idea for a “track” for the exhibition of
Arrival or tlie Niagara.
Halifax, May 5.—The steamship Niagara
has arrived with Liverpool dates to Saturday.
commercial.
Liverpool Colton Market.—The sales of cot
ton for five days were 29,000 bales, at a decline
of 1-1 Cd m l-8d principally on the Middling and
lower grades.
Liverpool Breadstuff* Market.—Breadstuff's
generally dosed steady.
Liverpool Provision Market.—The provision
trade has been firm.
The latest phase of Continential affairs is not
encouraging to peace.
Austria liad sent an ultimatum to Sardinia,
demanding the disarmament of her fortifications,
army and her navy. Three days only were giv
en for Sardinia to reply. If she relates, Aus
tria announces that she will declare war against
Sardinia.
Eighty thousand more Autrisan troops liave
been ordered to the Ticino.
Austria has rejected England's final proposi
tion.
The French troops were moving towards
Piedmont
There was a panic in the French Bourse.
military in Macon.
Four Military corps are now encamped at Ma
con. Tlie Montgomery True Blues, Capt Lo
max, Baldwin Blues, Capt Doles, Macon Vol
unteers, Captain Smith and Floyd Rifles, Capt
Hardeman.
Never was the citizen soldiery more honored
than are these by the citizens and good people
ofMacon.
On the evening of the 4th inst, a grand pic
nic came off given by the Ladies, which was
truly imposing in point of brilliancy and display.
Bright fires illuminated the ground, sweet mu
sic fell upon tlie car, gay forms promenaded the
walks, golden buttons glittered in the dance,
„ sky-rockets played in the Heavens. The table
was worthy the tasteol the Ladies who arrang
ed it On the 5th inst, various manoeuvres
were performed by the corps composing the
Battalion in a manner worthy the veteran sol
dier at one time under the command of Capt
Lomax, another Capt Doles, and thus altemat-
inp.
The Bibb Cavalry gave a sumptuous dinner
on the 6th. Many toasts were drank and many
fine speeches made.
On yesterday, the military guests were treated
with a dinner "in the respective armories of tlie
Volunteers and Rifles. The Battalion, also, as
sembled around the festive board of the True
Blues, who are noted for the manner they dis
pense their hospitality. Prizes, tho gift of the
hosts were contended for by the Baldwin Blues
and Montgomery Blues respectively. Their
targets were well riddled. eSi
The guests left Macon last night for their
homes. They won much eclat by their tine mi-
ntcuvreing and rigid military discipline. Espe
cially was the drilling of the True Blues, under
Lieut Andrews, on the evening of the 5th, the
admiration of all military men.
The Macon volunteers, Capt Smith, and
Floyd Rifles, Capt Hardeman, are entitled to
the proud distinction they enjoy, as fine drilled
corps*
The Bibb Cavalry, under the command of
Lieut Ross, presented an imposing appearance
on parade.
The hospitality extended to the Military corps
by Macon is worthy the reputation of its citizens.
It was not confined to the Military organizations,
but the City Council subscribed $500 ami the
Ladies contributed with their means, taste and
presence to the pleasure of the guest Well
done Macou—CoL Times 7th inst.
For the Telegraph
The Concert.
After a protracted stagnation of several weeks
in the musical and dramatic entertainments,
which had succeeded each other in our city,
during this spring with more than usual rapid
ity, nc had the privilege of listening—on Tues
day evening—to a Grand Vocal and Instrumen
tal Concert, given by Profs. H. L and S. A.
Schreiner, assisted by a young Ladies’ Singing
Class, the Philharmonic Society and the Macon
LiedertafeL The performances of the evening
proved a perfect treat to us, and, wc have no
hesitation in saying, to the large and brilliant
audience,among which, we noticed a small sprink
ling of the elite of our musical society. Tlie
programme contained a judicious and tasteful
selection of pieces from the best composers.—
When we consider how many difficulties the
instructors in this art have to battle with, while
training up the kill of musical science, a hetero
geneous collection of material—nf males and fe
males, oi tender and {mature age, of various
degrees of talent and docility—and blending
them into one harmonious unit, we arc aston
ished at the precision and skill with which the
several pieces were executed. As the curtain
arose, a most charming view was presented to
the audience, by a fairy-like group of some 20
or 30 lqvely young misses, all dressed in white
and arranged in three or four rows above each
other. They acquitted themselves very credit
ably of the Choruses sung by them. The
splendid performance of several Waltzes on four
pianos by eight and twelve ptaycra respectively,
was rather® novel sight, showing evidently that
this method of instruction must be highly con
ducive to the formation of an accurate and cor
rect executiou We were especially delighted
with the Solos and Duetts sung by Misses N.
and P., who charmed the audience by their bril
liant power of vocalisation and were enthusiastic
ally and deservedly encored.
A most exhilarating effect was produced by
several Choruses from the Macon LiedertafeL
a club of young’Gennans, who on this, and on a
former occasion, came fully up to the reputa
tion they have as a music-loving people. When
Germans do singing, they do it “eonamore.”
From their very looks, a person may safely con
clude that it docs them good to sing, and the
same kind of good feeling infallibly creeps over
the listener. Mrs. B. attracted considerable at
tention by the performance of an Instrumental
Solo, which, in our humble judgment, betoken
ed the highest order of talent on the part of tlie
performer, and ranks her amongst the most ac
complished musicians of the State. The Phil
harmonic Society, consisting of some fifteen or
eighteen ladies and gentlemen, all amateurs,
who came for the first time before the public,
deserve the highest credit for tho opening and
closing choruses, selected from the best Opens.
held by the State and Railroad (Florida)—will CoL W. C. Reddipg to the Chair, and appoint
soon be open to sale by Rail Road, and the State, j ing H C. McGoufh, Secretary,
pursuing, as I think, a mistaken policy, has I CoL Redding, <n taking the Chair, explained
doubled the prices of her choice lands at $5 to I«“ * concise and ippropriate manner, the object
$10 in the woods—Swamp lands $1 cash—Semi- j of the meeting. On motion or Dr. II L. Rod-
nary lands from $3 to $7. Those classed Semi-j dc )'> a committie of tlirce, consisting of Dr.
nary and Internal Improvement have been val- J Roddey, Messrs. McCowen and Middlebrooks,
ued and held at above prices, one-quarter down j w#s appointed by the Chair to select a suitable
and interest for one year ; one, two and three j number of delegates to each of the Conventions,
years for balance of price, with C per cent in- After retiring a few jninutes,-the Committee re-
terest until paid, when title Ls issued There I pcc^d the following names as delegates, with
arefonly three settlers of any means in the Ilam- j power to fill their own vacancies:
mock, but they have developed its resources j To the Gubernatorial Convention, Col M . l.
for corn, sugar, cotton, tobacco, sweet jiotatocs, j Redding, John Wooten, James Lyons, C. IL
rice, peas pumpkins and arrow root, as well as I ^ alker, T. W. Burney, 'l. B. W illiams, CoL
garden vegetables ; and cabbage heads in the I J*m*s Pinckard, F. T. I’olhilL Josiah \\ ooten,
Hammock, which it seems it does notin other j A.. Banks, tV. II. Parker, R. IS. Johnston,
localities within this State. Com, vith good I ani * Alfred Middlebrooks. I
cultivation, yields from 30 to 40 btyhels, and I To the Congressional Convention—Col. A. shall have power to fill his place by |,,y
cotton, in favorable seatons, when it is not two J Cochran, X. W. Newman, D. Oglctrco, J. Ho- P °„ nt ^“^ ret/ That For -. th is w ™
wet, yields from 600 t> 1800 pomus, and can |g»n,D. McCowen, and ILL. Roddey. '
The Committee also
elusion, to-wit:
1st, That a restriction of SUr#,
gress, either by interdicting the,\I,
Domestic or Foreign, or by deeUrin,
a crime, Ls an unwarranted assumpjl
cr, which wcwill resist so long ls .4;*
ly legislation may exist or make it N ™
2d, That it Ls the duty of Comtek
the rights of the slave-holders huh,-
and other places over which Con*r»
diction, against tbe adverse leg-su
Territorial Legislatures, and against ,
regulations of any local police orct *
not because slaves are slaves, but U f
are property, tlie right to which is s »
titled to protection as the right to H
property. ■
3. Resolved. That while many cf-1
ally, prefer another than the Ron. j I
we*al! agree tliat justice to the South fl
of us our support, as an evidence of ogH
ment of the principles so timely B
such marked* ahilifo- by him, fo 4. ^ ■
on tlie Pacific Raproad Bill. %,
our Senatorial Representative fa v
manly, State Rights Speech, wh:&
pily delivered upon the occasion rd.
beg him to be assured that it meets,
hearty approval, and entitles him to ^
est support
4. Resolved, That the independent
triotie and unselfish Administratis
Brown, has endeared him to the Pen
county irrespective of party, and, non.
ing wc are a little jealous of the lore ofl
ponents, we here pledge him our cntiir
and instruct our Delegates to the Conn
vote for Brown first ; for Brown last;
Brown all between: and for no one bufl
We most emphatically endorse his
tion.
5. Resolved, That John W. iKa
Jones, J. Lowe, Lewis F. Hicks and
verhousc, represent us in the Gti
Convention ; and Thomas Andrew?. 5
clly and Stephen Slocumb, in the 0
| al Convention; tliat should cither
average over a thousand, well maiaged, on a I
place tong enoughopened, for lOytars average, j resolution, which was unanimously adopted:
with the same pains as you take/n Georgia.— | fnTn ‘
the meeting of the Congressional G-jrf
Upon motion, the foregoing rcsoiut'^H
unanimously adoptee). ;ro#
~7>: ling, Forsyth is a more acceptable point for a '„ tj*D.imotion, Rc.soIvcA Tln: the#
Cane will compare favorably tnth Louisiana, ^ count ; cs composing the Third i U*xm, Federal Union, MilledgeGl
but the draw lack here is fa *ur seasons, not I Congressional District, and wc hereby cordially ■ teenth Century, of Fort Valley, iMiiL t
the land; as it Ls generally t»o fry, judging from I invite the Delegates composing the Convention A Sentinel of Columbus be rcquesifiplie
past years, (not tbe three l»>t, which have been | to meet at this place at a time hereafter agreed 11 icse proceedings,
too wet) and causes the Caic to be late in start-1 u P° n -
The following resolutions were offered by Col.
ing; but it yields an averse of a hogshead, for
10 years although I hav/made on some acres, | & nannan, and unanimously adopted:
2 and 24 hogsheads of 1^(0 pounds. Tobacco,
500 pounds to the acre.
10 last years, 23 bushel com. This country
^ Resolved, That wo instruct our Delegates to
i'iT'-T - I the Gubernatorial Convention, to vote for the
f/tndhaie averaged, for | rc nominationofJosEpn E Bi!0WN .
Resolved, That we cordially invite our fel
is now in market, and tlpt;c who like good lands, I low-citizens of Monroe, and of the whole State,
healthy for negroes, ail not bad for whites, as | to unite with us in re-electing to the office of
ten years’ experience ms shown, and who set-1 Governor, the man who has borne himself so
tie inside of the Hamjfeck, will lie well pleased; >»<>% in every crisis, and who has so entirely
but those who hav£hc means, can reside on K^tiren^vfa: JoseThI'
tt ay and Cedar K/yS the healthiest spot on Qn motion Qf Dr R<xldeyt it wa£
earth, no other excqicd—Mountain range, Sul-
fulfilled the wishes and met the approbation of
Brown.
was further
Resolved, To have the proceedings of tills
phnr Springs or whit not; no other as yet found, I meeting published in the Democratic papers of
to equal it, and th« Florida Road will soon offer, I the District
I hear, lots, at Jhk spot, to all who may desire.
I could enlarge oi fa is theme, and give you the I
results of years jaS, but I have, I hope, given I
you a (air descriition of a country you have!
heard but little«i, and wlticli lias been more j
lied on than aiyothcr district, for speculators 1
had lands of tfeir own to sell, and run down I
The meeting was then bv motion adjourned.
tY. C. REDDING, President. *
R. C. McGoccn, Sec’y.
nnocRiric meeting In Twiggs.
Marion, May 3d, 1859.
Pursuant to public notice a portion of the De-
other lands. Tic State had no one to attend to mocratic *** 3 -‘T° mblcJ at the ^ ou f-
her wants, roc he W lands tied up for IL | the ^ of which was to appoint delegates to
Road purpeses until lately, and it has only been ?‘ tcnd ths Gubernatorial Convention to nssem-
— ” ' .. I ble in Milledgeville in June next.
On motion of CoL John Fitzpatrick, Hon. E.
teltag you of this country, I must al-1 S * Griffin - was to the Ch * ir > IIe “ r Y Fau,k '
u t/at the Hammock is dense, badly was rL ‘ f l uired toact “ Secretary
1 The Chair explained the object of the mect-
Adjourned sine die.
STEPHEN SLOCniRH
f ’r t-x-t-y a Y-n Cr.Vt-
Wilde C. Cleveland, Sec’y.
in Mad 1 ^
within a few aontlis that any one could pur
chase.
Whilst
so tell you
surveyeil aid requires one who is not afraid of, ...
work-7 gpd woodsman, to find good loca-K ln 3 few and appropriate remarks, on mo
tions. liutone who wants good Linds can af- tion ofL ' SoWn Esq a Committee of three-
ford to pav for information, which he can get was appointed by the chair consisting of John
* * .. ... I II \f TnriAco mil l.mric Sninmnn
at the Stvanp Land Office, at Tallahassee, of that Fitzpatrick, IL M. Loyless and Lewis Solomon
Swamv fiider, Henry Wells as he is generally for thc ^.deration of the meeting
called: wlo is the best acquainted with it of any resolutions expressive of the general will of our
called; wlo Ls the best acquainted with it of any.
person Iknow of; who has slept in more briar | citizens; also, to suggest the names of suitable
patches, bogs, morasses, &c., Ac., than any one persons to represent thc Democratic Party in
i the Sate or country, within tliat same Ham- sa ‘^ Convention.
mock, (electing lands for the State.
Thete are some Sulphur Springs in this Ham
mock Yours, Ac.,
BACKWOODS.
For the Georgia Telegraph.
Our Colleges.
The Committee tiirough their Chairman, CoL
Fitzpatrick, presented the following preamble
and resolutions :
Whereas, we deem it highly proper anil a
safe policy that the Democratic Party ot this
State county should be represented in the Gu
bernatorial Convention at Milledgeville.
And whereas, we regard thc Administration
It casting a retrospective view over the his- ■“"Eg £duringTis p=
toff of our Colleges and High Schools in the U- term? ^ marke a with ability, firmness and
freed to thc conclusion, that the odds is in fa-
far of the latter, and we can’t believe that any
mprejudiced and unbiased mind can look at the
It was gratifying to see that Macon intend.-, not without coming to thc same conclusion.
to be behind her larger sister cities in this re- <p or thc common schools in thc{present day, are
spcct The style of Music they performed, and CO mposed almost entirely of Students in the pri-
nifcd States, and weighing the benefits against I a careful watchfulness of thc rights of the whole
tit injuries, to be derived from them, we are people of Georgia—faithfully and impartionally
* meting to each his portion; irrespective of
rank or power requiring only implicit obedience
to the laws,
Resolved, therefore, Tliat we hereby request
our delegates in Convention to stand by and
their artistic execution, led us naturally to the marystu 0ies of their education, and it is very
reflection that, if such associations were sustain 1
cd on a permanent basis, our public would gt
more substantial and digestible music thin
they do from those overwhelmingly Ue.iutiul
performances that rush us headlong into an in
definable vacuum oi incomprehensibls niciies
and difficulties—understood and apprecited
only by the professional musician—but uisuit-
ed to the taste of the mixed audiences of our
cities. They have little relish to hear fireign
artists (male or female) whose only mcits are
to astonish their bewildered senses by inhcard
of prodigiesjof mechanical execution. They
want to be entertained; they want a fav hours
of pleasant and enlivening recreation p listen
ing to such pieces as are adapted to tfeir musi
cal horizon, that please their fancy,/move thc
heart of the hearers, and {put evetf body in
good humor. And this kind of m^ic Ls more
to be expected from our home auteurs, than
from the swarms of foreign, renowned and nn-
renowned, celebrities and stars. If tlie art of
music, so elevating in its chamber, so refining
in its influence upon society, ntfds any encour
agement by the community at ill, we are in fa
vor of having it bestowed upoaour resident am
ateurs, rather than thc above ifitned class of art
ists, whose chief aim is to fill;4heir pockets and
cany our money away. Tlat thc standard of
musical proficcncy among fur young devotees
of Orpheus may be raised to great perfection,
—that we have in our mitft, as a city paper re
marked, an abundance ff "talent and genius,
which need only to be developed and cultivated,
—that we have the teachers competent for this
task, has lieen clear!/ demonstrated by last
Tuesday’s Concert. iVc hope sincerely tliat
Profs. Schreiner will facet with such encourage
ment among us, as trmake their residence per
manent here,*and tint they will find it conve
nient to give us many more similar entertain
ments. All succe.-s to them. Orpheus.
Macon, May 0, 1859.
hoises lias been suggested by a gentleman in men, of
Holland and Belgium.—The Paris corres
pondent of the Dailv News says the above have
conch.d. d a treaty for nnitual'defence in case of -j ; :;; ’ j ; month ^ Vpri ', are three times
l here is to lie a joint army of 120,000 i>on uurm uu- momii °i -O’. ’ - , . , t
which 80000 are to be 'furnished by as large as for the corresponding peno U la.A
Imports of Dry Goods at Aew York Thc
New Vork Journal of Commerce says:
The imports of foreign dry Goods at this
i • * .i . i .• a 21 Ihvon fining
Hartford, Conn. It is an elongated figure 8, and
as the track crosses the intersection or middle
of the figure, neither horse can get the advan
tage of the shorter or inside track. -a
Kins
' King of the iWgians. and 40,000 by the ^onffilvsumma-
oflloliand SKis£b7atfk«* P^r 1857,^though_
pense
of fitting out a rieet to be stationed in the ry for the last named \ eai
Scheldt and the Meuse.
week”
rarely when they get farther than thc simple
rules of Algebra in Mathematics, or get to mas
ter the declensions in' the Latin and Greek
Grammars, tliat they are sent to a High School
or College. When they enter, and if they find
tliat their Classmates area little too far advanc
ed for them (as thc£ certainly do,) they secretly
resort to the use of traaslations and keys until
they get under way, as they imagine, but finally
their use becomes so necessary and essential,
for them to recite their lessons as well as the rest
of the Scholars of their class, that to dispense
with them, would lie almost dispensing with
their reputation, which they have gained by thc
thorough use of these vile and corruptible insti
tutions of translations & keys. So he concludes
to try it-a while longer, or at least until he gets
to be Senior, and then he links the “ viewless
with thc ;visiblc” and imagines that he will be
able to pursue liis studies without the use of
them, and after he becomes Senior he finds thc
same obstacle in tlie way, tliat he found when
he first attempted to dispense with the keys
and translations, and ho see’s at least, tliat in
order to get his “certificate signed,” he must
continue in their use. So he continues in their
use. After a while the commencement will come
off; when he is examined partially and gets his
Diploma awarded to him, and comes forth into
the world with a shallow brain behind a serious
On the other hand, for a moment look at the
studious applicant of our old fashioned school.
See how he binds liimself down to his books.
With the wise admonitions of his parents, and
the moral instructions of liis teacher, wc see
him ere long surmount the prejudice in favor
of Collegiate graduates. In youth, such a char
acter as that, will be looked upon as a good boy
and when he attains to thc ages of maturity he
will be recognized as a wise man.
ONE WHO KXOWa
Upson county, May Ctli, 1859.
Kinder is tlie looking glass tlian thc wine
cast their votes for his Excellency, Joseph E.
Brown, whose re-nomination we would feel
proud to hear announced.
Resolved, That the conduct of Hon. Alfred , ,,. r1l . „
Iversonjjn the Congress of the United States, * Georgm l elegrap ,
being marked with ability, boldness, firmness ambus cachwith a .
and fidelity to bis constituency and tlie rights 1 ce ®^! n Si° meeting, „
Democratic Media
Pursuant to previous notice, a n
number of thc Democrats of Macoi
assembled at tbe Court House, ia
when on motion of Dr. E. F. Coltev
Hunter, Esq., was called to the char.
M. Greer, requested to act aa Sea
On motion of Dr. Colzcy, a 0
five,consisting ofDr. E. F. Colzey.
Geo. W. Fish. R. H. English and j
Esqs., was appointed by the
business for the meeting, and tbe
able delegates, to represent this
Gubernatorial Convention, to '
ledgeville, in June next. An.
to the Congresssomd Conventii
Cuthbert.
tl. e.-.—after retiring aj
reported, through their Chairman,
ing resolutions, which were ui—’
opted.
Resolved, That wc cordially
icy, and administration of his
seph E. Brown, and that the wii
faithful discharge of the duties ofkM
tion has entitled him not only to '
confidence and approval, but also,’
thusiastic support of the people
And farther, that the delegates
this meeting, be instructed to_u
ble means, to secure his renomii
Resolved, That the Congress!
the Hon. Martin J. Crawford,
and Statesmanship, has proven
manner, entitled to the confidence
bation which has been unwavering
upon him by an admiring Constii
Resolved, 3. That in the perse
Alfred Iverson, we recognise, a
and patriotic Statesman, that bis
support and protection of all ti»
so^ highly cLcnshed by every Soa d'
strenuously entitles him to our eo"
fidencc, and we deeply regret tbe
arc being made to displace him.
Resolved 4, That the following gi
appointed delegates to the Gul
Congressional Conventions, vir
To the Gubernatorial Cow
Samuel Hall, Judge S. Hill,
Jno. A Hunter, Dr. S. M. P
B. F. Newsom.
And to the Congressional
Geo. W. Fish. Dr. E. F. Co
W. J Howe, Wm. Nixson, and
Esqs. Resolved 5. That each
pointed to the Gubernatorial, i
sional conventions, be autho riiw
his inability to attend) to appoint
natc.
On motion :
Resolved, That the Secretary
State P«*
th 1
copy ^
__ fidelity
of the South meets our unqualified approbation;
our feelings prompt us to congratulate him up
on his able and manly defence of Southern
Rights; his sentiments are ours.
Resolved, That CoL Wm. M. Yamum, CoL
John Fitzpatrick and Wifi. II. Stokes, Esq., are
our delegates to said Convention, with power to
fill vacancies, should any occur.
On motion of Wright ’Neel, Esq., the forego
ing resolutions were unanimously ailoptcd.
On motion of W. W. Bozeman, Esq., the pro
ceedings to bo published in the Federal Union,
Macon Telegraph and State Press.
On motion tlie meeting adjourned sine die.
E. S. GRIFFIN, Ch'n.
H. Faulk, Secy.
From the Columbia Democrat, an old and welt es
tablished journal:
Great Gift Book Store.—A Literary En
terprise Honorably Conducted—It is stated that
during thc year 1858, Mr. G. G. Evans, of
Philadelphia, distributed among his patrons
over $300,000 worth of Gifu, consisting of gold
and silver watches, gold jewelry, silver-plated
ware, silkdress patterns,and other elegant Gifts
of intrinsic value. Mr. Evans being the origi
nator of the Gift Enterprise, has distanced all
competition, lived down all opposition, and in
endorsed by all the leading publishing booses
in the United States. All the popular stand
ard works of ancient and modern authors can
be found on Mr. Evans’ Catalogue for 1859,
which is sent free to any address.
In addition to thc above just tribute to the
merits of Mr. Evans, and thc unequaled success
of bis popular enterprise, we takc ’great plea
sure in bearing testimony to the high integrity
which has ever characterized his multifarious
business transactions, cstablisbing for himself
and his house a name above suspicion or re
proach, and a fame which must
publish the same. And that all 1
cratie papers in the 2d Congra
be requested to copy.
On motion the meeting adjoi
JGHN A. HUNTER C
John m. Greer, Sect’y.
vuc.ouo paid in for iff
The State Treasury has justrca ; ;1
Treasurer of the W. A A. RaiIro*J
thousand dollars for the month <
State Road will pay into the -Sta
least #400,000 of net earning u“
clear of all expenses and necess«7j
has been, we arc informed, slated i
by those wtio ought to know 1 “
of tlie money paid into the Tr
out and returned to thc road to I
The statement is utterly false.
ney is paid in, the State Tressa
ceipt for it as such, and he is 1
ficial bond to account for every <1
is not authorized to pay out, aw*
out a dollar of it untU it has fit* 1 ^
ated by the legislature. .
If thc present management
tinues, it will soon pay the e”
of the State, and afford u* • ;
cient to educate all the children i
In view of these great ends, eve*?
n ell be proud of bis State, »
State Road.
Tlie Dentil of Capt-
In the vast records of diss*“”j
occurred on our Western w»to • 'j
ing to compare with the L cr0is ,\. j
Capt. McMullen, the command!
ted St. Nicholas. At the’; 11 "-’ J
he was on watch, and was *
A heavy piece of timber, d^P 1 j
plosion, caught his feet **“
‘lead its pos- By almost superhuman e®**
is is no spas- his right foot DUt his left rW*
scssor to fortune and renown.” This is no spas- bis right foot but his left su
part, at fulsome eulogism; During this time he exhibit*®*
.f ^^11* Awirfnwf 1-A fl P- 41 - —. ..f.Ii, ,-.P nar.'illlS OD T
glass, for the former reveals our defects to our- e-vans i.
selves only, tlie latter to our friends—Punch. ■ » wll “
modic effort, on onr p— „ „ ,
it is the plain recital ofself-existent tacts, read for tbe safety of persons on j
afed known of all men in onr own State, to! until the flames had com®
whom Mr. E. and his business operations are own body did he exhibit ^ J
extensively known. WV h.no h-a’.t with Mr. Then fin hnc |
Evans for many years, personally, ami conver M-lf, he i— 1 - 1 1 m n
w. finding in- ^
ploreil'those m 1
scores of others who have sent him their relieve him from bis
dreadful i
money and orders, and received Books and
at last that some one 1
Every e
One of the largest iron buildings in the world Gifts'in return; and it is certainly a higher aud cut off his leg.
is going up in Havana, destined for a ^rehouse meed ofpraiso than usually falls to the ordmarv to relieve him bu- vatu f
for the Credit Mobilii r Company. It will be lot of man to.be able, truthfully, to =ay, that ble Captain nn l true ^
- - - • - ’ i >'• single instance have wc ever heard the the fiauies, meeting “
lit hundred feet Ion
fifty feetjwide.
and lour liundre
and j in no sing
first wprdof dissatisfaction expressed-
ipost,