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g’Mffarhr t •, *£.v* .4 THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH* Georgia • .nhlij Stltgrafli. New Pai>eil—No. 1, VoL 1, of "The At lanta Daily Commercial Bull'tin,' 1 ' J. J. Itjon, Proprietor, has made its appearance. It is in all respects a highly respectable sheet, and does credit to the journalism of our sist cr city. Fenianism.—On our first page will be found an article from the JV. Y. Timet, on the course pursued toward the Fenians by the Government. It may bo regarded in a M ini- official light, and as such will bo interesting to the reader. It would appear that the Fen ian war is but a small affair in the estimation of our Government, and only has to be let alone to die a natural death. J3r*It is proposed that a joint resolution will soon be introduced, discharging the Com mittee of Fifteen from the further considera tion of the bill for the admission of the South ern States, and that immediately alter its passage, which is said to be assured, the credentials of the Southern members will be properly referred. It is said that a majority of both Ilouses is in favor of this coarse. Pat Dat AmuvED.—For the information of such of our readers as hold office in the State and draw their pay from the treasury, we transfer to our columns from an Atlanta paper, free of charge, the following notice: Tbkasery of Georgia, } Mii.ledoevii.le, March SO, 1808. f I am directed by the Governor to notify those concerned that the Salaries of the civil list for the Political year 1865, will be paid on application., Jno. Jokes, Treasurer. Public Laws, &c.—Our thanks are due to Mr. C. J. Wellborn, for a copy of his pam phlet containing all the Public Laws passed at tho late session of the Legislature, together with the Constitution and Ordinances passed by the late Convention, in a corrected form, list of members and officers of the Legisla turc, their post-offices, &c., the whole con stitutlng a volume of some 120 pages. Fed oral Union Power Press, Millcdgeville.- Price $2 per copy; orders received at Mil ledgeville. ‘ The Coast Clear to Mexico.—The Atlan ta New Era says: “There is no order of the U. S. authorities prohibiting citizens from emigrating to Mexico, or any other country, unless at the time a charge is pending against them for the violation of some law of this gov ernment Such as desire to know the truth with regard to the privilege oi expatriation, may rely upon this. Wo have seen it pri ▼ately, but officially announced, by the Sec retary of State, Hon. Wm. H. Seward, in reply to a Utter of inquiry written by a in this city. Important OrunoN on Through Freight. We set; it stated that eminent legal counse- who were employed by the Nashville Cham' bor of Commerce, gave a professional opinion that the rule of the Noshvil Ic and Chattanooga R. It. in regard to through freights, whereby shipmentsfrom thatpoint arc delayed or block ed, is in violation of the rights at law of mer chants of that city, and that the railroad company is liable in every such case of dis crimination in favor of foreign frieght, in damages for not less than $1,000, nor more than $5,000, one half of such sum going to the informer, and the other to the State. Another Cotton Swindle.—Tho Clarks ville corrcspondent oftlic Houston Telegraph charges, that the Treasury agents there have seized 1,700 bales of cotton, which it was well and generally known did not belong to the late Confcdcraty. Through a third party tlic Treasury agents offered the owner? of the cotton to release it for a consideration of three hundred bales. The owners refused this of fer, and the cotton was removed at once at much greater expenses than it would have coat the owners. Every effort was made at Clarksville and New Orleans to secure the re lease of the cotton, 'but it failed. THE FIRST FALSE STEP. It is a rule of vital import to States as well as to individuals, to avoid tho first false step. No man or people can become suddenly de based. It is the work of time, and the des troyer makes his inroad, and finally enters the citadel by gradual approaches. This is a great day for accomplishing things by indi rection. However bad an act may bo in itself, wc invariably find that its advocates have plausible reasons to give for it The great danger with tho South at tho present time is that in some unwary moment, or for the accomplishment of some desirable end, she may be led into a trap, and by her own hand sign -away her rights and liberties. Let every patriot be on the alert. The times are fearful, and we should scrutinize every pro position made to us, come from \yhcncc it may, with Argus eyes. The day has arrived in our .history when we should be “wise as sarpents and harmless os doves.” One false step now may lead ns into irretrievable ruin and disgrace. We call upon the people of the South to beware, to keep wide awake in the present struggle, and to weigh well all that may be submitted for their approval. Let them, in a word, beware of the * politicians and office seekers! We observe that a measure has been intro duced in the U. S. Senate, under the title of a “compromise,” by Mr. Stewart, of tho new State of Nevada, tho object of which is to procure general amnesty and restoration on the condition of universal suffrage.” This is the proposition. Tho real author of it is said to be that disorganizing and disgusting old man who was expelled from the Confederate Con gress- Henry 8. Foote—wlio is the father-in- law ot Mr. Stewart, and now in Washington striving to engineer througli his monstrous bantling. It is also said to have friends among Southern representatives, including Judge Sharkie, a Senator elect from the State of Mississippi; we hope, though, that this will prove a mistake. Judge Sharkie is sensible and pure-minded man, and we hope has the nerve and contempt for office to resist every improper overture. Now, wc have only to say on this matter, that if the South should ever give up this question of suffrage to others, or for the at tainment of any present good consent to ex ercisc the right in accordance with the views of the North and not her own, she will have sealed her doom for all time. Under no cir cumstances should this inherent right of free people be parted with or suffer the slight est encroachment The plain object of the North in nil this contest about suffrage, is to get possession of the South and take all po litical power out of the hands of its present inhabitants, whom the Radical faction, at least, both hate and fear. Flood the South era States with foreign immigrants in sympa thy with the North, and give the negro the right to vote, and the whole thing is accom plished. With such an agency at the polls, it is evident that no Southern man will or can go to Congress from a majority "of the dis tricts, and but few even to the State Legisla tures. Society throughout the South will un dergo a total revolution, and the present no ble race of freemen wlio inhabit it will be but “hewers of wood and drawers of water' to a motley crew of foreign adventurers and negro barbarians. Arc our countrymen ot the Sooth prepared for such a fate ? If not, we warn them in time never to take that false step that leads to Buch a catastrophe. They have done all that could be rightfully demanded of them let them take their stand and make not an other concession. Let our people be true to themselves in this hour of peril. Let oar Con gressmen elect understand that however de sirous we may be that they should take their scats in Washington, it must never be done upon a sacrifice of-Southern honor and South era power. The Representative who, for the purpose of gain or official position for him self, would compromise any constitutional right of his constituents, should bring upon his name and house, their overwhelming and everlasting execrations. * A powerful influence is being brought to bear upon the Executive fora remission of -the sentence recently pronounced against G. B. Lamar, of Georgia, formerly President of the Bank ot tbeRepublic, New York, for cer tain allodged attempts to defraud the Gov ernment. The conviction,-it will be remem bered, was before a military-court, and the friends «f Lamar .contend that it was not proper ««e to adjudicate his case—he being a private citizen, and amenable only to the civil courts. The Supreme Court has this very question before it now, and the -Presi dent may await its decision as applicable to that of Lamar. The Points ot Difference Stated.— Tho New York Heralif, refers to the state ment recently made by Senator Sherman in a speech at Bridgeport, Conn., that tho Pres ident and Congress “stood with each other on every materimi question,” and adds: “The Senator knows better than that He knows that tho President insists that the Southern States are in the Union, while Congress con tends that they are out of the Union, dead, without the right ot representation. Jt, this difference immaterial ? He knows that the President has denounced certain men as Northern traitors, while Congress accepts these men os its leaders. Is not this a mate- trial difference ? lie knows that the President * vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau bill, which • Congress almost unanimously adopted. Is -sot this a material difference ? He knows that idle President opposes unlimited negro suf- defige, while the majority of Congress is in favor of it. Is this difference immaterial ? Hejcnows that the President wishes loyal dclogntes from the Soath to be admitted, while Congress refuses to admit any Southern delegates whatever. ^ not this a material difference? Senator Sherman's speech does him no.-eredit.” \ Central Railroad.—The repairs on this 'end of the Central Railroad are progressing finely. The construction train is now run ning to No. J5, and will reach the Oconee by the middle of the coming week. The bridge for that stream and tho trestle vrork for both sides are Already framed and will require but a few days to put them in posi sitinn. AVe have also good accounts from the Millcn end, and can see no reason why the mtire work should not be finished in the course- of six weeks. Hum.—Th" only item of news brought bv the telegraph last night, was the hanging ot the negro Essex Walker, in Augusta, yes terday, for the murder of Dr, Thomas Bync of Burke county. tig?" We are pleased fo learn fronj our Co lumbus exchanges, that Hon. Jas. M. Cham- b who has been suffering under a stroke o paralysis is in a fair way of recovery. Gen. Waddy Thompson ou our National Finances. Gen. Waddy Thompson, a gentleman who figured prominently in American politics many years ago, l»is broken the silence of bis retirement, and favored the public with his opinions on jiolitical and social affairs gener ally, North and South, ne is not hopeful of the future as regards either section, and thinks while the South has -already been received, “that now prosperous and exultant region (the North) has or ly the privilege granted by the giant—that of being the last detoured."— Upon the financial condition of the country, Gen. Thompson comments as follows, and his opinions arc not without merit. He says: “The payment of interest on American se curities, which ars accumulating in Europe to an alarming extent—interest on old debts of stocks, railroad and other corporations— will more than consume the cotton exported. How then will our merchants pay for goods imported ? How obtain specie to restore our currency? Bankiuptcy of American mer chants, "or specie exported instead of import ed, will be what we.shall see. An inconvert ible currency is bad enough; but to demand specie in payment of a debt contracted in an inflated currency, is repudiation, or, perhaps, a less odious word may be employed, bank ruptcy. Where will the Northwestern States sell tlicir horses, mules, beeves hogs, corn and cotton bajjping ? The South can no lon ger buy; for it lias no money to pay with.— Cotton may not he king, bnt it is, more than anything else, the pabulum of American com merce and curieacy. What are the §40,000,000 of specie from California' to the $200,000,000 of Southern cotton, to say nothing of rice, tobacco and wheat ? Can tho commerce and The -Programme of tho Radicals. .The Washington correspondent of the Tri bune informs the public that “the loyal men, and they only, both black and white,” in a number of the Southern States will shortly issue calls for State Conventions to be com posed of course only of “loyal” men, black and white—that these conventions wiil “frame State Constitutions embracing the principles of loyalty, freedom, and equal rights,” providing for the disfranchisement of rebels—that they will then “elect Govern ors, State officers, Representatives, and Sena tors”—and that the “governments so framed” will be recognized by Congress, which will at once admit the representatives so elected.— Such, says the Baltimore Gazette, is the pro gramme, concocted in Washington, where a number “of true and loyal m*en of the South” have been for some days engaged in discuss ing it, and have gone home to inaugurate the scheme, each carrying, doubtless, a State Con stitution in one pocket and plentiful supplies of greenbacks in another. Wc copy tho foregoing paragraph simply for the purpose of denouncing its folly. It is but part and parcel of tho radical programme to irritate and annoy the Southern people, and by driving them from their propriety, create new occasions for depriving them of their rights in the Union. Such a'proccdure as indicated would clearly be an act of trea son to the States and meet \Cilh its appiopri- ato punishment. In Georgia we have.no thought that one respectable white man could be found to countenance, much -less participate in, the revolutionary scheme. If such a project should ever be started in this State, it will come, not from our own people, but from Yankee cmisarics and mischief-ma- kerc, now amongst us under one pretext or anothor, and who will seek this method of distracting the public peace and deceiving the poor blacks to their rain. We attach but little importance to the report, but wc hope every community will keep its eyes open for the first indication of the conspiracy and re port the leaders to Gov. Jenkins, who will see that the law is executed. We hare ample statutory provisions against such conspirators, and hemp enough to carry them into execu tion. currency of the world stand the diminunition of at least one halt this, the only substitute fori pecic?—Nousverrons. Commercial men and financiers are more able to calculate how American commerce and currency can be man aged with a million and a half bales of cot ton. With the enormous increase of cotton factories in tiic South, the increased demand for cotton goods all over the world, and es pecially in the South, from the deficient sup ply of American cotton for the last five yeirs, not less than a million of bales will be requir ed for Araericau consumption. Can w« get along with this ? I have heard it said that more pleasure carriages arc sold at refill in Augusta than any other city in America.— How many will be sold the present year ?— Not five percent It would be discreditable to any man to drive a fine equipage amidst universal ruin, poverty and sufferings.— ing. So of pianos, cabinet furniture aud the thousand articles of necessity and laxary with which the North has heretofore supplied the South. This loss of purchasers auJ.consum ers will not only affect the manufacturers pro perly so called, but every branch of Northern industry which has heretofore found its prin cipal market in the South. Their other market has been in the West, who paid for their purchases by a process baldly indirect with Southern products. They sold their horses, hogs, etc., to the South and received drafts on the North from Southern planters for cotton shipped there. The products of the West were needed by the fcoutb. The West needed the staples of the South or the proceeds of their sale in money—an in terebange mutually and equally advantage oua. I raised my bacon in Illinois; Lite Illi nois farmer raised his cotton on my plantation in Florida. If I have no cotton, will lie not lose his customer and his market? Will this commerce, so mutually advantageous, ever be restored? Wiil the national debt ever be paid ? Has such a debt ever been honestly paid by any nation? Can it ever be paid in specie or its equivalent ? Credat Judcas non ego. The share ot the interest on the public debt and the expenses of the government of the State of Illinois will be at least twenty- five millions. Can the State pay it in specie ! The share of South Carolina, say ten millions. The fee simple of the whole State will not sell for enough to pay one year’s taxes. It matters not so much how high taxes arc, if the money is disbursed where it is raised. It is blood one instant in the feet, the ntixt in the head. But when expended elsewhere it is blood taken from the arm, and causes ex haustion and death. By certain and fixed laws, the securities of our government must accumulate in Europe and the Northern cit ies, anil no countiy can endure such exhausting depletion. An Incident oi Wilson’s Raid. [From the Memphis Avalanche-) Wc like any thing noble, .and especially when exhibited by an enemy; and therefore take pleasure in publishing the following in cident which occurred during Wilson's raid. On Wednesday after the fall of Selma, some young ladies of the Female College iu Sum- merfield, informed the President that one of the female teachers was running rapidly be fore a Federal soldier. He immediately went to the “front” and met Miss S., in great ter ror. The soldier hdU demanded her watch, which was secreted in the college, and un der a threat of violence to lier person, si e had promised to give it to him. The Dr. said to her “you must not let him have the watch, he is a scoundrel and shall not have it.” She said, “Oh! Dr. if you knew how he had threat ened me you would not blame me. I prom ised it to him and he must have it.” So say ing, and eluding the attempt of theDoctorto take it from her, she ran and delivered it to the soldier robber. Then such a volley of in dignant abuse as hardly ever fell from the lips of a minister was poured iorth on the ruffian. He called him scoundrel, thief, rob ber, brute, villion, and ordered him to be gone; The villian pointed his gun and threatened to shoot This did not intimidate the preacher, who was a cripple and unarmed, and in ungovernable rage he continued to use the only weapon he had—his tongue— until the robber beat a retreat, his ears ting ling with the words of impotent wrath which indicated that the blood of the indignant Southerner had been raised to fever heat AH this occurred in the presence of the school; the minister’s wife fainted and was removed insensible to her room. The robbery, the threat of violating the person ot a noble. Southern woman, and the threat, also, to kill the gentleman at the head of the school, were all reported to head quar ters. Capt. McBaraey, of Gen. Wilson’s staff, took interest in the matter, had tho same col umn pass before the school, and the man was identified and arrested, and the watch was returned. -But this was not all. The Captain obtained from General Wilson 55?” A movement is on foot to call a peo ple’s convention in Pennsylvania, and run an unconditional national Union candidate for Governor, like Senator Cowan, and run Mr. Clymcr off the track. It is ‘understood that the President favors the movement, and that it is indorsed by Governor Curtaiu.—Ex change. ned from General Wilson protection pa pers for the college, and kept it guarded whenever possible. He went still further, and called for Miss , and said to her : I have a present for you.” He then handed her an elegant six shooter, and said: Take this, and if any officer of our army steps his foot across the threshold of this col lege, with evil intent, shoot him. No one can conceive the effect of this noble conduct on the part of the gallant Captain. The feel ing of insecurity which had taken hold of the inniat( soi'iliccul:, .:<■ n-di.-ipatrd. and many an earnest prayer went up from warm Southern hearts lor the safety of Captain McBamcy. Very* different was the conduct of Colonel Noble, wbo, upon the case being represented to him, simply and carelessly said: “Your soldiers did as bad at Chambers- burg.” Now, if Captain McBaraey, of the 1st Ohio Volunteers, should ever see this, let him feel that gratitude warm and deep filled every heart in Ccmcteir College, and that bis chivalrous gallantry made an impression upon free Southern hearts which time will .never efface. [From the N. A’. Time# ] The Government and the Fenians. Our Government has pursued a very sensi ble and discreet policy with regard to the manifestations and alleged purposes of Fe nianism in .this country. There have been some calls from tlie other side of tlie water for it to “put down” Fenianism; but it was very evident that those who made these de mands were entire!/ ignorant of the nnturs and powers of our Government. On the other hand there has been with some of our citizens an idea that the Government was winking at what was virtually a violation international comity, and that it intended this way to pay England back, for her viola tions of neutrality during tho war. Societies were formed and lunds were raised in Eng land to aid our rebellion: let there now funds and societies here to aid the Irish re bellion. Privateers were fitted out at Eng lish ports to ravuge our commerce: let pri vateers in turn now sail from our ports to dc strov English commerce. As a Confederate Plenipotentiary had a conference with Earl Russell, so, in return, a Fenian “Centre” had an interview with President Johnson, raids for arson and murder upon bur soil were got up in Canada, so, in like manner, were raids for similar purposes in Canada, per mitted to be organized upon our soil. Such pretty aud painful argumentation thi has been employed by American journals, and our Government has thus been accused of the most contemptible and hypocritical conduct. Now, it is quite true that there has been great deal of sensational writing in certain newspapers for some weeks past about a aj' gantic raid into Canada that bad been pc jeeted by the Fenians, and the Canadians have been wrought up into a high state of excite ment by the telegraphic reports of these t,to ries. But the day on which, according to all accounts, the grand denouement was to take place has just passed away, and all was as quiet on the St. Lawrence as it is on the Po tomac. The Irishmen in Canada avouched their loyalty to tho Provincial Government the publication in general were under arms but neither an enemy nor his shadow ap pehred on the frontier. Now, knowing very well beforehand that such would lie the case, what would any one have had our Government do ? It could un questionably have got up a real sensation and probably have precipitated a heavy quar rel, by making a tremendous show of conn teracting Fenian projects. Had it issued proclamations prohibiting Fenian raids—had it called out the militia to enforce our public obligations—had it stationed a heavy mili tary force along the border, wc have no dohbt that amid the prevailing excitement that would have been aroused, and in the divided sentiment of the people, the Fenians would have been sharp enough to get a few hundred men througli the lines somewhere, who would have pitched into the first place they could find in genuine Irish style, and then, when once the rumpus had opened, who can tell what would have been its developments and termination ? There is no question that under these circumstances the public ex citement would have become general aud deep, and Fenianism would quickly have gone forth in practical action, had our Gov ernment gone furiously to work to crush its shadow, as some desired. It was far the most sensible thing for the Government to ace pre cisely as it did. It saw no signs otany viola tion of our neutrality, and it ccrtninly could not be expected to believe or act upon the windy nonsense published by newspaper re porters. As for any interference with the or ganization known as Fenians, so long as it violated no law of the land, and made bo practical attempt to disturb our foreign rela tions, uo one who comprehends the rudiments of our political system could suppose it pos sible. And the same may be said of any at tempt to prevent the publication of the excit ing falsehoods about Fenian projects and schemes, which have of late been the staple in some ot our public journals. The Empe ror of tlie French took the trouble, in his late speech, to draw a comparison between his Government and ours ; but wc may take this opportunity of setting forth one of the dif ferences between them, in the fact that while bis government extinguishes public societies, organizations and journals as it secs fit, ours is happily not endowed with such powers. So of the so-called Fenian privateers. AVc have heard of some half-a-dozen as having been purchased on the lakes and in the sea- coast cities. We have beard many times, through the scnsatorial sources already allu ded to, that they were about to sail fqr some where to execute some portentous Fenian pur pose. But we imagine that the Fenian liead- centrcs ns well ns our owa Governmental head-centres are better- informed about the matter; and that the apparent unconcern of our authorities is simply owing to the fact that there is no cause whatever for concern. It is not at all likely that there will be any call upon our Government for interference with Fenian movements in the future. Tlie American Government has lately shown its de termination to prevent rigidly all infringe ments of international law under all circum stances. Crawford and his men, who lately made a breach of om; neutrality for the purpose of aiding the Mexican Republic, with which we sympathize, were seized and put in close cus tody, to await thqir trial, and the officers of our army who connived with him were also summarily dealt with. Again, in the reeent case ot Senor M’Kennn, charged with an at tempt to fit out privateers for the Chilian ser vice against Spain—the Government had him promptly arrested, on evidence being fur nished, although it is sure the sympathies of the American people were pot with Spain in her quarrel with Chili. In these instances, our Government gave decisive evidence of the policy it will pursue in these matters. But there is no likelihood, at preseut, that it will ever be called upon to carry out its policy against fillibastcring or privateering on the part of the Fenians. NEWS ITEMS. non. Cave Johnson, one of the oldest most distinguished citizens of Tennessee, for many years a Representative in Congress and Postmaster General under James K. Polk, now a candidate for the State Senate from the Clarksville District. AVc hope that lie w be elected. John Morrissey, the millionaire pugilist, a candidate for Congress in New York, and tlie Tammany Organization has been arran cd with a view to liis nomination. Tho London Times and the largest English newspapers are printed by noe’s presses.— American reapers, and other agricultural im plements, take the lead in England, and our sewing machines may now be found in every well-ordered British household. . Terrible, if. True.—The Wilmington Dispatch publishes a rumor of the shocking death of Herr Lcnger, the lion tamer of Dan Gastello’s Circus. It is reported that Longer has been torn to pieces and killed by tho savage beasts, and this, too, in the presence of a large number of terror-sticken specta tors. Mr. Philip Nicklin Dallas, tho only sen of the late George M. Dallas, died on Thursday in Philadelphia, in the41st year his age.' He was a member of the bar, and while hi3 father was the American Min ister to England, he was Secretary of Lega tion. Mr. Dallas was a very estimable gentle man, and his loss i$ much regretted. A sensitive foreigner committed suicide in New York a few days agojbccause he was so mortified that his cousin had come to this country and had gone into business as a mule- driver. The weekly rent of a large airy room in the Peabody buildings, in London, with all the necessary appliances, is only about sixty cents, and the same proportion is charged for more commodious apartments. The last sale of negroes in the Valley of Virginia was made by a gentleman of Staun ton, April 7, 1865. He sold two negro chi! dren, aged nine and twelve years, for five thousand cabbage plants. At the 22d of February dinner in St. Louis, the Legislature was toasted as,“the assembled scoundrelism of Missouri.” - The Commercial’s special says President Johnson lius determined to have 40,000 col ored troops now stationed at the South mus tcred out within tlie ensuing month. New potatoes, peas, lettuce; and radishes have made their appearance in the markets of Charleston and Savannah. | An Irish painter declares that among other portraits, lie lias a representation of Death os large as life. A RichLadt.—One of the richest ladies in the world, perhaps is Miss Burdctt Coutts, who had been Miss Mellon, the actress. Her fortune lias been computed at thirteen tons of gold. * This money lias been handed down from heir to heir many times, and is constant ly increasing in amount. The lady who in herited this vast amount previous to Miss Mellon, the actress, became no less a person age than the Duchess of St. Albans. Tlie Duke of St. Albans being “a poor Duke,” made an offer for the hand of the wealthy but titlclcss heiress, aud was accepted. The Duke imagined he would become possessed of the immense wealth, instead of which, at the death of the “Duchcs” he found that she had left him a few thousand pounds, and that the vast amount she held in her own riglitr was destined to return to her family again. *Tlie Duchess of St. Albans was spo ken of as the “rival of the Queen,” and hi appearance at Court was a source of great an noyance to the latter—the “Duchess” being considered a “commoner.” Miss Burdett Coutts, the present possessor of the immense fortune, is a Indy well known for her acts of generosity. It employs several active secre taries to read her begging letters, and the labor of properly attending to their requests enough to overtask the strongest constitu tion. She gives all the money she has time to give, money for drinking fountains, church- at Nootka Sound, to found bishoprics at Van Diemon’s Land, Jcrusalam, and for a thousand bcncficient purposes. By way of comparison, it may be mentioned that the benefactions of the Queen, most frequently recorded, are those of three guineas to the fortunate mothers of as many babies at a ‘ ;rth. {5?'“Thank God that I Lave got luy hut back from this congregation 1” said a disap pointed clergyman, turning it upside down, when ii was returned empty to him at the tlosc of a contribution. That is a move in the right direction, ami wc are glad to see it. If the Northern Dcniocra* cy do not get out of the way of the country, the people should shove them aside. It is & pity the plan could not be adopted in Con necticut and the real voice of the people be heard in that State. Under the present sys tem of tactics, the Radicals will .triumph ini .~^_ T l t>-m ,, , , .. , .. , , . . let? Josh Billings says, “when once axed if every election and the country be kept in hot i believed in the final salvation ol men, I ted water for years to come. ' yes, but let me pick the men.” fc#" A woman recently created great con steniation in Raleigh, N. C., by appearing in he streets in a perfectly naked" condition. The Beauty of Old People.—Men and women make their own beauty or tbeir own ugliness. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton speaks in one of his novels of a man “who was uglier than he had any business to be,” and, if he conld but read it, every human being carries bis life in bis face, and is good looking or the reverse as that life has been good or evil.— On our features the fine chisel of thought aud emotion are eternally at work. Beauty is not the monopoly of blooming young men and of white and pink maids. There is a slow growing beauty which only comes to perfec tion in old age. Grace belongs to no period of life and goodness improves the longer it exists. I have seen sweeter smile» on a lip cf 70 than I ever saw on a lip of seventeen. There is the beauty of youth, and thero is also the beauty of holiness—a beauty much more seldom met; and more frequently"found iu the arm-chair by the fire, with grand children around its knee, than in the ball room or the promenade. Husband and wife wbo have fought the world side by side; made common stock of joy nnd sorrow", and aged together, are not unfre- quently found curious alike in personal ap pearance and in pitch and tone of voice—just as twin pebbles on the beach exposed to the same tidal influences, are each other’s alter ego. He has gained a feminine something which brings bis manhood into full relief.— She has gained a masculine something which acts ns a foil to her womanhood. Mil Seward ox the Fenians.—A AVnsli- ington letter of the 14th, in tho New York Times, says: Sir Frederick Bruce had an interview again to-dny with Secretary Seward in regard to Fenian affairs. Mr. "Seward assured him that it was nothing more than a seven days’ wonder; and would die out in a short time if left alone. Tho British Minister thought there ought to be some expression on the part of the government against it; nnd if it was officially announced that the govern ment reprobated the movement, it would have a most excellent effect just now. It is very probable that something of the kind will shortly be issued by the Secretary of State. The British Minister no doubt, recollects another prophecy of Mr. Seward that the Southern “Rebellion” would run its race in sixty days.” A writer In a Georgia paper introduces tho American eagle, which for five years has been a comparative stranger in these parts, this style, preliminary to the Fourth of July: “ The American eagle is looking at us. His tail feathers have been plucked out, but still is on his roost. Miss Columbia is also standing with her flag-staff and flag onto it, but she looked a little passee / Fourth of July comes but once a year, but its dull.— AVe* must fix up the eagle, get the goddess a new set of teeth and a waterfall, and have fourth of-July got up regardless of expense. AVe must give all the'Mormon women a hus band apiece, marry the anxious scboolmarms that come down South to teach the darkies, put the niggers to work, build a horse rail road from New York to the City of Mexico, dam up the Gulf stream, lick England, (Old and New,) annex Cuba, and we will be again a great and glorious country. More News of the Fenians. EXTENSIVE MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH AMERICA. New York, March 20.—A special Toron to dispatch says: A dispatch from Ottawa, says that a battery left there for the frontier on Saturday. Other movements of troops to the frontier are reported from the different points. The organization of new companies is going forward with great activity, and the alarm seems unabated. Everybody now be lieves tlie Fenians mean to make a desperate attempt to obtain Canada, to use as a base, and very little dependence is placed on the American Government’s professions of observ ing neutrality. The authorities feel that they can expect no sympathy from the United States, pnd must help themselves, if they would maintain peace. Statements show that- 10,000 volunteers are under arms, and 15,000 more volunteers arc drilled and armed, but not under pay. The Herald’sTorontospecial says: A plot is reported to have been discovered to blow up the drill shed and the volunteer's while drilling. A large city sewer was under the drill shed, with its entrance one hundred yards off. Rcportsays barrels of powder were to be rolled up the river, and when the vol unteers met for drill in the shell the whole were to be blown, up. The sewer is now guarded day and night. New York, March 30.—In this city the Central Council of Fenians at Union Square were in secret session all through yesterday, but notliingof their proceedings was given to the public. Funds and rifles are still flowing in, both here and at Sweeney’s Headquarters, and it is reported that some important fea tures arc now in process of development. It is currently reported that O’Malioney has within a few days sent off an expedition of 5,000 men to some point unknown to the public. The total strength of Sweeny’s force, or ganized into regiments and battalions, up to date, is given as 52.605. Before the month passes the number will be doubled. Contri butions of money and munitions of war con tinue to pour into the Treasury and Ordnance Departments of both branches of the Brother hood. New York, March 20.—The Herald’s Rio Janicro correspondent gives further particu lars regarding the River Platte war. Im mense preparations were making tor battle, which was imminent at the date of the latest advices. The allied armies of the Paraguay- and Urugayans, numbering about 50,000 meii and supported by a considerable efficient naval fleet, are on the bank of the Paraguay river, in the vicinity ot Paso de la Patric, controlled on the north side by the Paraguay ans, estimated at only 20,000 men. Defen sive works of great strength, however, possess ed by the latter, neautralizc, to sonic extent, tlie numerical advantage over their enemies. The allies design to soon attempt the passage of the river, and a desparate struggle was ex pected. They had also in contemplation flank movement and an attack on the Para guayans’ rear. Parties of Paraguayans hail crossed in boats over the river, and skirmish ing had occurred. The allies, however, re pulsed the Paraguayans with small loss. meeting of republican members of con gress—ENDORSEMENT OF TIEE PRESIDENT, I AVAsniNGTON, March 14.—A meeting wee held at the Metropolitan Hold to-night, com posed of a number of leading Republicans from both Houses of Congress, who endorse the. President’s veto message and favor his re construction policy, at which it was decided to organize in support of their views and pre pare for approaching political campaigns. The question of Cabinet reconstruction was discussed freely, aud tbc opinion was unani mously expressed that Secretaries Stanton and Ilarlau ought to be displaced, and possi bly Attorney General Speed. A committee was appointed to wait upon the President in relation to the matter -and report to some subsequent meeting of the caucus. As an ear nest of business intentions rooms have al ready been engaged for the season for head quarter purposes, and the establishment of a newspaper organ is being seriously consider ed. A public meeting will be called soon to rive expression to tlie sentiments entertained t»y those engaged in the movement. Gover nor Morton, of Indiana will probably bo urged for Stanton’s place as Secretary of War., Un qualified dissatisfaction at Mr. Harlan’s pro cedure was expressed by all present. Anotli- mceting will be held this week, and a more iu ■' definite plan of action agreed upon. Horse Stealing.—A few days ago Cupid King.and Jerry Breal, appropriated two horses from Daniel J. Itylc, of Macon, Georgia, and brought them to this city. Mr. Ryle fol lowed the thieves all the way to the city, and on Sunday evening had a conference with De tective Wray, who advised him to visit the stables in the city as if to buy horses. Fol lowing this advice lie searched the various stables, nnd in one of them found tlie accused bargaining for the sale of the animals, which he at once identified. As the thieves were personally unacquainted with Mr. Ryle lie slipped out, notified Mr. Wray, and in short order they were in limbo. Yesterday they were brought up before Col. Stone, ot the Freedman’s Bureau, who, after bearing tlie testimony, committed them to jail while he took the case iito consideration.—Satannah Republican 20/A inst. , Speech of the Emperor Napoleon.— In answer to the address of the French Sen ate, Napoleon said: “The moral world, like tlie physical, obeys certain general laws, which cannot be in fringed without danger. It is not by daily weakening the base of an edifice that the crowning of a building is accelerated. My government is not stationary; it advances, and it means to advance, but on a ground consolidated, and capable of sustaining power and liberty. Let us call to our aid progress in all its forms, but let us build up, layer after layer, that great pyramid, which has for its base universal suffrage, and for its summit the civilizing genius of France.” A Hint to Beginners.—Two young men commenced the sail making business at Philadelphia. They bought a lot of duck from Stephen Girard on credit, and a friend had engaged to indorse for them. Each caught a roll and was carrying it off, when Girard remarked: “Had you not better get a dray ?” “No: it is not far, and wc can carry it our selves.” Tell your friend lie needn’t indorse your note. I’ll take it without.” HTT he Duchess of * , once beautiful anil replete with wit, was congratulating herself on her youthful looks, and pretend- tlint she was born at least twenty years later than sire was, when her daughter, more beautiful than her mother, endeavoring to put a-stop to her exaggerations by crying doud: “Oil, mamma, do leave at least nine months between our ages.” Important Decision on TnE Value of U. S. Treasury Notes. —An important de cision on the subject of the value of United States Treasury notes, making them equal in every respect in legal contemplation to simi lar denominations in gold, has just been ren dered by the New York Superior Court. The agreement in this case was to pay freight money in gold or silver on the delivery of the cargo in "New York. The plaintiffs, John AVilson & Co., owners of the British ship At lanta, in January, 1863, chartered the vessel to Gillanders, Arbuthnot & Co., of Calcutta, and the cargo was consigned to Edwin D. Morgan and others, of New York. The vessel arrived in June, an the freight money, amounting to $35,630, was tendered in Treasury notes. The offer was refused, and payment in specie was demanded. This was refused, and the controversy carried to the Superior Court, and the decision written by Judge Monell lays down the law to be that ad debts can be satisfied by a tender of pay ment in' United States Treasury notes—lor- mer adjudication having merely established that contracts made before the passage of the act of 1862, and providing for tilts pay ment, in legal currency of the country, could be satisfied by payment in United States Treasury notes. Adjournment of Congress.—A Wash ington despatch of the 10th says: The House entertained and very unexpect edly passed this morning, without debate, a joint resolution for the adjournment of Con gress on the Thursday in May. The date was thus left blank for the considera tion of the Senate. AVhen the resolution reached that body it was immediately re ferred to the Committee on Finance, which has the largest amount of business before it. There is a very strong disposition on the part of many of the members of the House to ef fect an adjournment as early as June 1. The business in the House, so far as the Appropri ation bills are concerned, is pretty well under way, all having been passed except the Civil, Judicial aud Legislative, which were under consideration to-day. But there is yet much to do. Not a measure has been matured and carried from the AVays and Means and Bank ing Committees. So we are yet to have the Loan Bill, Internal Revenue Tariffs, Reciproc ity, Banking amendments, Bankrupt L uv- scveral contested elections, and the whole Reconstruction business. A I .iris letter to the Cincinnati re, cial contains the following: I had nearly written roval scardn < tell the plain truth, the talk that ’'. : S through private sneietv in London " else. I am pained to say that this , J®! volves no less a personage than Oiv, toria. It has, for a long time, been on pie’s tongues; but it has at last anneiJ? the newspapers. It is said that there has taken a prodigious likingfor a verr . looking, but “ignoble” Scotchman nf ' Brown, who was formerly a sort of out"”' body servant to Prince Albert, and i„T bears a strong resemblance to the Prin She so dotes upon him that she keenak constantly near her person at all her ml and at all her journeys to and from Y.! She consults her pet on all subjects , takes his advice so absolutely that the Y the royal household have become very ; ous of him. The last story is that she u ing to knight him. Many him she can for the laws of the realm forbid her to n one of her own subjects. It is very dis able, nay it is worse than disagreeable mention these things of one who as « mother and Queen, has so high a place in reverence of the world. I have refr from speaking of these stories while I were talked of in private; .but now have become so notorious, and are so pasfa, ly mentioned in the English papers! the no longer regard them as empty tales.” Ashamed of His Position.—Major H f Lawrence, agent of the Freedmen’s Burenrj Fayetteville, North Carolina, writes to a frie, in AVashington City a strong letter oppoji-J the continuance of liis bureau, against whi- lie arrays a list of powerful objections, letter closes thus: “I felt ashamed of myself as an America, aud for n^' Government, when, a leiv djl ago, Judge Bux’on, of the Supreme Court J this State, called at my office to inquire as: the extent of tlie jurisdiction he would 1 permitted to exercise in a term lie was ahn to hold.” ” a Major Lawrence is plainly a friend to i government. Here is another hard Kit. says: __ “If a State should establish such a judidj system, I think the Federal Governing] might well be called upon to enforce itsguiS anty of republican government to the neocl of that State.” 1 * | No language could better describle the compatibility of such a bureau with our tors of government.—Exchange, The Atlantic Cable.—The London Her ald says tho movement has begun for lavb the Atlantic cable during the summer. A at present arranged, the Great Eastern wil carry the new cable, will lajf it to New Pound land, will then coal and return to the mid Atlantic, where she will, with herconsorti grapple for the lost end of tho odd cable, tfc locality of which can be ascertai icd within quarter of a mile, through observations take-, last summer by Capt. Undevent and Cap: Moriary. It is not intended that the part c the old cable which now lies in the Gres Eastern's tanks shall be again stowed in he hold on her outward trip. It will be carri# in another vessel till it is needed. Three res sels, including the Great Eastern, will he pm vided with grappling apparatus. S3F“From Havana news is received that tie recent decreeof March 2, directing that all th cmancipadocs, or native Africans on the pin tions, should be brought to the Govemmec depot at Havana, to be sent to the Island ol Fernando Po, has been revoked. Gen Dale has sent in his resignition. and it is report: that he will leave the island. A movemc: is on foot to revive the slave trade, and at a counter-movement toward the abolition i slavery in Cuba and Porto Rico. A Rich Boy.—Tlie richest individual Massachusetts is a boy, the son of the Is! Joshua Sears, a Boston merchant, who died-^n leaving liis son as his sole heir; his propern was appraised at about $1,800,000. The tns™ tees under his will invested the most of it real estate in Franklin Street; the dwelli houses of which theydemolished almost e tircly to make room fertile finest block' stores in Boston The investment proni highly judicious; the property has inorctb doubled on their hands, and now reaches u aggregate of over $5,000,000 in value. Tin lad who is to own this, is now being brough up in the family of Hon. Alphcus Hardy, oi ot the trustees, and leading merchant of B» ISrJust as one John Elton bad closed most fervid exhortation for sinners to it from the wrath to come at one of the Bipiii churches at New London, Connecticut, Sunday night, the sheriff arrested him stealing a minister’s overcoat. After, cor eruble lying the overcoat was produced. Mrs. Jeff. Davis spent a few minu inside the bar of the Louisiana House of F' rcsentatives, on the 15th. The members, £ orally, were not aware of the visit until had retired. Those who had the honor < her acquaintance paid their respects to 1 with the marked deference due to emin personal worjh, and in a manner suggests of deep sympathy with the family in itsprr ent unhappy situation. tST" The mansion of Mr. Pierre Soule, o Esplanade street, New Orleans, for some tim| past occupied as a Freedmen’s Orphan A? lum, has been restored to him by order o General Howard. grit has been discovered that Othello held a legal as well as a military office in Venice. He was a tawny-general. The President’s Partner.—A writer in the Memphis Post, wlio dates his letter from Tuscumbij, Ala., says: AA'hilc Andrew Johnson is elevated to the highest office In the gift of the people, John S. Morgan, his former partner at Greenville, Tenn., in the tailoringbusiness, is living here, plying his old trade, and occasionally trans acting some business connected with his of fice, viz: Justice of the Peace, to which lie was but recently appointed. The Squire says that ho was decidedly a hotter tailor than old Andy, and thinks it passing strange that for tune should smile upon the inferior of the two, and evinces much surprise that Andy does not remember him when lie looks over a long list of the lucrative offices to he tilled, mil with some emphasis declares if he were resident that notwithstanding Andy's infe- iority as a tailor he would make him second to none in the list of his appointments. Airs. Morgan is the President’s own cousin, whk'h fact also gives the Squire good cause to iom- plain of his old chum's strange conduct. 2The N. O. Times says it U rumored that Stewart, the Now York drv goods king, and the rival house of Clafin, Mellcu & Co., arc to open branches in that city. An eye witness says that at a revif- meeting in Illinois, an impulsive DuchBC was present. In the progress of the mectk? Dutchey’s feelings becoming overpowerit* and rising and swingirgliis hat, he exclaim^ with unction, “Hurray forShesus! Heist** feller!” Tho effect was elcctorial, andsen*® countenances gave way to merry ones. £y~Theodore Tilton,editor of the NcvAf^ H Independent, has a protracted fit of pslitici- insanity. His leader last week had tie wo® derful head-line, “iVo more White Sat**- E#~Josli Billings said the otter nigj>jj that a good way for a man to trail up acuU in the way it should go, was ti travel t- 1, way occasionally himself. The City Hotel, at Natchez, 3li*j was destroyed by fire ou thought of thelj inst. The loss is said to >e heavy, but. *J- covered by insurance to tic amount of 000 in various companies 55?”Alabama has lo? another of her nr*I valued citizens—Judg Ormond, of Tus^l loosa. He died at hi residence in that o. | on the 2d instant. ;57”M!ijor Genial Edward M. McCook late of the volu»tecr service, has been »? pointed Ministerto the Sandwich Islands- >37“ CnptairHogg, late of the ConftdcG* armv, killed Captain ATiUiams of the Feu- army, in a sreet fight, in Carthage, last week. vrrjr- \ endcr-hearted railway engineer, 0 * a certain .‘ailroad, says he never runs ov« r man if lc can help it, becauseJt “musses . :he trask so." A Fetter Txade.—Some oi the are very severe upon Mr. Johnson becau- is “#nly a tailor." AVc confess that wc.- like him bet'er if lie were a g. •’ C’ " kcr.—Rich. Dispatch. There are over seventy vacant l ,u ” ' in Connecticut. In the whole oi the England States there are three hun.lr^ the same condition, and five liund’-''> . where the ministers do not get a livings J2?“lt takes at least $60,000 a j says a AVashington paper, to support^ t u . 000 lazy and worthless negroes wno the neighborhood of Yorktown. '