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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
Gi» r0,a .
Medical
Association,
last week
It* ' -’ jession at Atlanta,
\* x -J .jj CBS {heir next placeof mcet-
Wednesday in April, 18117, as
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j'KRON^-Thc Journal of Medi-
L s ’" ^ n(] . a3 a cure for these trouble-
it* v:al '“ that as soon as tlic j)i»rts bc-
‘ ; c intK saturated with the tincture
Aoold wrapped around them.
''■* ,|',. fe!on, and is said never to fail
^ I in m [ r
Grant was in Louisville on the
^ t,«on »* 5t was known tI,nt 110 Wns
' .j committee ofloynl men were
|: wft jt upon him to partake of a
l ;; u t Gen. Grant told the commit-
| : ‘ : .]) C iriun't hungry, and went on to
,, „ T . Toombs.—"We have no doubt,
n’’'v<le»l Lnion, that many of Gen.
jriends will lie glad to hear of his
-d present place of residence. We
5 informed on reliable authority that
; n London, nnd was in good
•eff weeks ago. Ilis wife expects to
; a London in a few weeks.
J , of Education.—Wo transfer to
I .some remarks of the New York
y ,* on this subject that are worthy
attention of the Southern people. The
t 3 ^t of Federal legislation now a
Vtomakc this whole country subser-
iV ., m ind nnd body, to New England
p-. 49 ; a ndthat body called the Con-
W ill hesitate at no usurpation to carry
r favorite purpose. When the Fed
i,;iv,:n»ent shall have set aside tlicCon-
.’ „ and taken charge of the cause of Ed-
: 3 the States, the last bnrricr to a cen-
Ij acqwtism will have been ovcrtlirown.
, sK p will be to prescribe our rcli-
" l form of worship.
yp, view of the Question.—The
v- Republican argues that if the
i, fTl.ad, Stevens and hisrcconstruc-
l be true, the Federal Govern-
[. jj ■jmi.to pay the debts of the Con-
£r»te StAtes. “AVe suppose [says the or-
principle of law to bo better settled
I. . rir government entitled to be respected
Van independent State in Christen
mav lawfully contract debts, and that
[ i;!« contracted in the name of tho State,
:> authorized agents for its public use, tbe
. dirg government is liable. The doc-
is that the government which succeeds
I. focal rights of another is bound to ful-
. focal obligations.— Wheaton's ItUerna-
iLnr.piyeil."
kur Does it Mean ?—In the speech of
|I!;-d Ccntre Stephens at Washington; the
l.-sijbt, he spoke, with a mixture of snr-
. . 1 bitterness, of the Sweeny army as
frees of Campabcllo, Canada, and I
s - a have to add, of Mexico.” We sup
ers the X. Y. Times, that Mr. Stephens’
for.ee in Ireland as the head of a secret
I: lias given him unusual facilities of
hing out the schemes nnd purposes that
| lie brewing among his friends nnd ene-
Xow, does he speak by the card when
wiccs that the leaders of the Sweeny
intend to give their attention to filli
mug in .Mexico hereafter i And if such a
o has been proposed, may it not have
e'-iing to do witli the coquetting of cer-
: our own politicians with the leaders
- faction; Arc tho Fenians anxious to
i: foe French?
THE NEW ENGLAND TARIFF.
Some of the moral and financial beauties of
the now tariff, concocted by the manufactu
rers nnd iron-mongers of New England and
Pennsylvania, were developed in our Wash
ington telegram yesterday. The Yankees,
having things^heir own way in Congress, arc
managing the country with a high hand.—
They seem to have but a angle motive in
view—their own aggrandizement. Not sat
isfied with their immense profits under the
regular operations of trade, they use all the
powers of the government to supply the de.
ficicncy created by their avarice. The whole
country is to be made tributary to their cof
fers, and in their love of gain they are mad
enough to try the experiment of impoverish
ing their customers, forgetting the golden
rule that for commerce to be permanently
prosperous, the interests of all parties must
prosper.
The new Custom Act of the so-called Con
gress can hardly be termed legislation. It is
the act of the highwayman when he calls out,
“Stand, and deliver!” It should be entitled,
An Act to rob tho South and West in order to
enrich the manufacturers of the North. This
is the efleet of the measure, as well as the in
tention Tho South is powerless to resist the
oppression, as she has neither votes nor
voice. Had she either, tho result
might be different. But the great matter of
astonishment is, that the West, with votes and
ample power, should not only “stand
and deliver” to her utter impoverishment at
the bidding of the Eastern robbers, but should
actually lend their aid for tho success of the
outrage! Day by day she is growing weaker
and weaker under the fatal policy of the
Government, and yet in her madness she ig
nores herself and helps to strike the blow for
her own destruction Hers is a clear case of
suicide, and under circumstances of lunacy
so pitiable that the annals of the world fur
nish no parallel. She has so far partaken of
the intoxicating draught ofnegrophilism and
hatred of the South, that, like Snmpson, she
would tear down the pillars of the temple,
even with a certainty that she is to lie buried
beneath the ruins.
And buried nnd crushed out will sure
ly be the West if she persists in fol
lowing after the God Mammon that has been
set up for their delusion by the selfish
Puritans of New England. Her utter
destruction under the policy now practised by
tbe Government at Washington, is as sure os
NEW BOOKS.
Lire or Jeff. Davis, embracing de-
A and incidents in bis captivity, portic-
concerning his health and habits, to
st: witli many conversations on topics of
public interest, by Brevet Lieut. Col.
riJ. Craven, M. D., late Surgeon U. S.
■*» tnd Physician of tlic Prisoner during
' n -iiinc-ment in Fortress Monroe from
I .1th 1803, up to Dec. 25th, 1863. New
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| well has been said of this work, and
i of it copied into the newspaper
>. editors throughout the country appre-
L t >tartling interest, that comment on
:<and character i^ wholly uncalled
* : only necessary for us to say that
Patrick and Havens, to whom we
tor otir copy—which is a large
Ifogsntly gotton up library octavo edi-
- r ej:ist received a second supply, and
| ; -t >'u it if applied to early. Perhaps
“‘issued from the American press has
O Etaanded sncli wide-spread interest or
-rgrait demand upon the publishers.
| ksETCTKS ok Medicine. By Martyn
J -V T. 31. D. L. L. D., Professor of
: f Institutes of Medicine and Materia*
['“*? ® the University of tbe City of
A *.°rki Ac., Ac., &c. Sixth Edition.—
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[ “-’eand handsome volume of over
-Lrtd pages, and the fact that it
[• ;” i into its sixth edition is ample tes-
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**°n. Dr. Paine ranks high as au-
. -a everything appertaining to the
Medicine, nnd we commend his
•&* work before us, especially to tho
Kt- Members ot the faculty.
L^U>. A collection of graphic and
Tales, brilliant Poems and Es-
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,, Ay. 1860. For sale in Macon bv J.
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6 little volume belongs to, and
•:, * 0 *’ ! '*‘e - ‘Geni Series,” tbe object of the
. ' " t - n ?to present, under that general
J accession ot volumes uniform in ap-
*.^1 each distinct In its matter from
^ r ureign as well as native litem-
made to contribute to their
[. ^■ •'•raid” is a charming little book,
Lolisliers promise that it shall soon
by Tlu . Satpuuie, The Ame-
Tbe T,
N
rii
oi *az, The Diamond, &c. Ac.
( Vstated that nobody knew any-
tci 10 lron,n g of Jeff. Davis, except
;)' stnt Baker down expre iy to
Manacling to be done.
0 , [Bott' ,, rest.
., ‘ .■'° u kne w all about it. a .ler it was
^ ‘ <»w many in all the North thought
‘y 0T uttered a word of protest
' Vfts the act of the War De-
ffo. 1 United States, and the peo-
9t«it ^ United States, it they did
'^Positire approval—and we bc-
, 'iid-at least sUeutiy acquiesced,
"“Va they had the Jilierty to speak,
the logical sequence of cause and effect, or
that the darkness of the night succeeds the
setting of the sun. The policy of New Eng.
land is restrictive in all its aspects. She
would force the South and West to sell on
her terms and buy from nobody but herself.
To this end she would load the products of
the agriculturists with oppressive taxation and
exclude all foreign competition with herself
in the domestic market, in order that she may
exact her own arbitrary prices for all she has
to sell. In this way we shall soon become
“hewers of wood and drawers of -water” to
our New England masters, whilst they will
only be strengthened to lord it over us as an
inferior race which God has placed upon the
globe for the sole purpose of ministering to
tbeir luxury and pride.
How long shall these things lost ? Is there
nothing that can arouse the great papular mind
of the country to a sense of its danger and its
power ? Is there something so stupifying or
seductive in Northern fanaticism that we
have no power to withdraw ourselves beyond
the limits pf its fatal circle ? Have we given
reason, interest, manhood, self-respect to tho
dogs that an overwhelming majority of the
American people^ should yield a servile obe
dience to the behests of a selfish, calculating,
money-loving, heartless minority ? Oh, that
some ray ot wisdom from on high, some
spark from the altars of our revolutionary
sires, could penetrate the hearts of our listless places. He suffers much lately,.but it is bop-
Letter From Intliau Springs.
Indian Springs, Ga., June 21st 1866.
Editors Telegraph : The dry, cool weather
with which the Clerk has visited us lately, is
remarkable. On last Sabbath evening, unex
pectedly to all, a stiff Northwestern breeze
sprang; up, which was highly dashed with
ice, at least it had an icy feeling. The breeze
continued daring the night, and rendered a
resort to winter bed-covering necessary. An
attache of one of tbe hotels remarked that
such n Norther was not in his bill of fare, and
he was not prepared with bedding; however,
the house was not crowded, and the emergen
cy was met. To-day a shade is desirable—
yet last night the weather was almost as cold
as on Sunday night As I stated last week,
rain is now the great desideratum of farms.
There must have been plenty of rain, and
perhaps hail also, West and North of this
point, but we were visited only by a light
shower, which was];soon dried off by the
wind.
The manner of whiling away the time
ft lopted by the visitors at present is not the
most varied; nearly all arc in bad health, I
believe, and consequently stay closo to the
Spring daring the day, quaffing its magic
waters. There are a few who apparently
came for pleasure, and they are not left with
out means for obtaining it The Bowling
Alley is visited by both ladies and gentlemen,
and the Revolving Tournament, or “Flying
Ponies,” has just been rebuilt at the point on
the little island formerly occupied by it.—
The latter will afford excellent recreation and
amusement A pistol gallery is also soon to
be opened. The lovers of the “ardent” will
not go amiss for a supply of the “critter”—
three bars being In operation, one of them,
Dillin’s,trom Macon said by connoiseurs to be
a very fine establishment A trotting track
is to lie opened soon where all lovers of horse
flesh who can sport Gno stock, will have an
opportunity of showing them. It is to be at
a point on the Forsyth road where a similar
track was located some years ago. Tlic ball
rooms. I believe, are constantly at the service
of those who desire to trip the light, fantastic
and self-abased countrymen and arouse them
to a sense of their dignity and a proper con
ception of their duty to themselves and their
children!
RECONSTRUCTION—MINORITY REPORT.
The report of the minority of the Commit
tee on Reconstruction, the publication of
which we commence this morning on our first
page, is a paper which will bold a prominent
place in our national histoiy as a clear and
forcible exposition of the constitutional prin
ciples of the Government and of the powers
and duties of its different branches. It is
distinguished by a breadth of comprehension
and vigor of argument not surpassed by any
State paper on tbe records of tbe country.—
As justly remarks a Boston contemporary,
there is no partisan spirit manifested in its
language, but; a careful consideration of the
anomalous condition of the nation, the facts
applicable to its situation, and tbe evident
course which law and patriotism point out to
rescue it from its present dilemma and to se
cure the unity and prosperity within its
^While the Majority Report is conspicuously,
a party electioneering document—narrowed
down to bitter prejudices and intended to
aggravate sectional animosities,—the Minor
ity Report exhibits a spirit of candor—of true
nationality—which proves its authors had in
view the whole people, and not only a grasp
ing, intolerant and monopolizing portion.
Upon tho introduction of this report in the
Senate by Mr. Hendricks, of Indiana—3Ir
Johnson of 3Iaryland. the author, having been
called away by important private business—
an incident occurred that is worthy of notdi—^
Mr. Trumbull, a Radical, objected in toto to
its being received at all, and said that it had
never been decided whether minorities had
the right to make a report in the Senate.—
Mr. Hendricks said that if it was only intend
ed that the people of the country should read
one side it was very well to refuse to receive
the report. It was finally agreed to let it lie
over until the return of Mr. Johnson.
Here is a deliberate attempt to stifle and
silence all opposition to Radical tyranny. If
a minority of a committee have not the right
to make a report, tbe minority party in Con
gress have no right to be heard at all; and we
shall not be surprised if matters should come
to this pass before very long. Tlic South is
excluded entirely from Congress, and it is
quite as constitutional and fair to prevent
everybody from advocating her rights.
The National Republican of tbe 20tb,
as if speaking with the full authority of tbe
President, declares in substance that the vote
of the Southern States shall lie counted in the
Presidential election of 1868, and predicts
that any attempt to prevent them from exer
cising their usual influence in clfqosing a Pres
ident would “provoke a conflict quite as ‘ir
repressible,’if not as bloody, as that which
There is has just terminated.” >lafj
i&'tli "T °. f . tbi ! grCat Report says Mr." Belmont, of New
1 humanity nnd civilization can y 0 rk, 1ms made over two millions in gold op-
>n ' ">0 right - boidtlm. ‘ erations in the last tliree days. 51
toe, yet there is an unaccountable dearth of
young ladies here at present, and a dance oc
curs only occasionally.' The fair sex are
needed here, and to any who may be com
plaining of the scarcity of beaux since tho
war,this place just now would be a lucky one.
Tbe gentleman are in the ascendant, and a
few more sea-sides with smilling faces beneath
them, would be a pleasant sight to look upon.
The fact of tbe business is,though a man may
not be a beau, but a confirmed bachelor in
stead, yet he always likes to see a sprinkling
of ladies in a crowd. They have a sort of in
definable influence over the conduct of men
and make them behave like civilized beings.
Gen. Gordon, almost inseparable from this
Spring during the summer season, and per
sonally known to more of its visitors than
any other man. perhaps, is now here, ne
was among the first to visit this place, arriv
ing with a party of friends in 1819. The
General gives a most interesting account of
that trip, and describes tbe appearance of tbe
grounds around the Spring at that time as
very different from what the visitor beholds
at present. His party remained a short time
with the Indians, and then returned. Of
course the country West of theOcmulgec was
then a perfect wilderness, and stocked with
game. They traveled a route which was al
most Identical with the present highway to
Forsyth, and gave its present name to Rum
Creek, because they had lost» bottle of rum
on its banks. The General visited the Spring
frequently just before and after tbe Indians
removed to their Western camping ground,
and for a very long*while, has been here every
summer. He says this is tbe only spring in
tbe Union which enables him to enjoy health;
and he has visited all the n»ted watering
Santa Anna.
STIRIUNG ADDRESS TO THE MEXIC.U TEOrLE
We give below tbe essential porjons of an
address from General Santa Anta,whosc re
cent arrival in this country and vist to M ash-
ington have liecn noticed. He ippeals to
the Mexican people to reconcile tleir £ f‘j-
ences, and accept his leadership ii establish
ing a republic:
On casting a glace over tbe bltod-stained
plains of Jlexico, it is u conroliig thought
that nil our misfortunes have beei useful for
the present and fruitful in lessoRsfor the fu
ture. Those misfortunes have dsxioped and
strengthened the national sentinent; and
from the midst of the nations’s rum we have
began to build up a new and a monl country,
under the impulse of our coiumonparticipa-
tion in misfortune. There were .Mexicans,
it is true, but no nation. Now a] our do
mestic hatreds have been concentatcd into
one common cry of vengeance on tb invaders
of tlic sacred soil left to us by ourfatliers.—
Yes, tbe nation does exist in the hearts- of
of Mexicans, and great are the leans which
wc have gathered from the field of trrors nnd
experience to guide us in forming tie rule of
our future conduct Though haviig follow
ed different routes we meet to-day al the sam*
point tired, it it true, but not ovecome by
our constant fighting. Let us emlrace one
another at this critical moment of our exis
tence; Ictus work in concert fonur com
mon cause, as we did in the glorbus days
when we broke to pieces the chans of the
conquest; let the nation rise as one nan, and
the sceptre as well as the crown of Maximil
ian will fall and be buried in the deplis of file
seas.
Santa Anna endeavors to show that hii
political course has been consistent tnd pa
triotic. Referring to his visit to Yen CriE
soon after the landing of the French iroopf,
he says: . I
General Bazaine rudely drove me from tie
ilexicau territoiy, and I was obhged to e-
embark shortly after my arrival. I am ratler
glad that the outrage waseommitted, liecahe
it may have saved me from making certin
compromises which circumstances might live
imposed upon me. and because it openctlny
eyes regarding the intentions of the intereh-
tionists. Having been absent from Meaco
since 1855, other agents took upon tbewseves
to represent and direct ^mblic opinion, en
tirely free from my influence. It war otters
who were the guides of the allied iavanon,
who negotiated with the Archduke^nd who
hands of the usurpers. Lei us set again on
its sacred pedestal the statute of liberty,
thrown down by the invaders. Let us give
no rest to the tyrant who oppresses us. ' He
has changed our vast plains into terrible des
erts. where the bones of our brethren, immo
lated on the altar of duty, or victims to the
hired assassins of an empire, lie bleaching.
He ruins the nation’s exchequer and makes
monetary contracts abroad that are unwar
rantable, believing that it will be easy for
him to throw their weight upon the shoulders
of our martyred people. The Austrian
prince has spread a vail of mourning over
the glory of our annals, and in place of the
prosperity which he promised 1 he has loaded
us with misfortune, and covered ns with con
tempt and ignominy. Thousands of widows
and orphans cty out for vengeance. Let us
avenge them, compatriots! Union and fra
ternity be’ among us until we accomplish
this!
It is now time, Mexicans, to forget forever,
our past contentions and to make a Strenuous
effort, aft once terrible and simultbneoos,
against our common enemy;. The tremendous
onslaughts of our indomitable soldiers will
bring the reveille of liberty, joy to the hearts
of mothers, and rejoiciDg to our country.—
Heaven grant that the contentment which’I
foreshadowed be not disturbed by new fratri
cidal dissensions! Union shall be my watfch
word before the fight. Union again after
lour rictory.
God alone is infallible, and it would lie a
monstrous presumption on my part were I to
set myself up as free from error during my.
long public career; but, with my hand on my
heart, I can say that never has my will beeit
an accomplice in my limits, but rather the im
potence of human nature to accomplish good
in the absolute.
Trust to the sincerity of my words and in
tentions, I cannot, I should not, nor will I
close the book of my life with falsehood. I
only seek for my tomb a new lauiel tree,
whose- shadow shall cover it in the midst ot
peace.
Let as hasten the hour of our nation’s tri
umph. Confide in my words and be ready.
Down with the Empire! Long live the
Republic.
A. L. Santa Anna.
Elizabethfort, N. J., June 5.18661
ed be will live many years to welcome bis
friends back to His favorite spring. Notwith
standing the ravages of war, he still has-am
ple funds left him, and I hear his unostenta
tions benevolence puts to tlie blush the liber
ality of many church members.
I attended the Baptist meeting last Sail
bath, and was astonished to find so few of the
citizens present I have never seen less inter
est manifested in religious affairs by any
community. Something is needed to stir up
tbe church. No other denomination holds
services heso^ and it is suggested that were
there other denominations to compete, more
good would be done. The pastor, Rev. 3Ir.
Edge, moved here for his haalth, I believe, and
is still feeble. I have not yet had the pleas
ure of hearing him preach. Rev. Mr. Good
man, of Jackson, occupied the pulpit last
Sabbath.
The reunion of 3Iacon and Savannah,,
commercially nnd socially, will no doubt af
ford to the citizens of both cities a rare fund
of pleasure. The President of the Central
Road deserves great praise for his liberal of
fer. I understand a party will leave this
place next week to engage in the festivities of
the happy occasion. The afiitir is destined to
be a perfect gala day to-tlie citizens of both
sections; and really the occasion demands
it, for the reopening o£ the Central Road will
bringdown prices throughout this section,
and throw a large amount of trade into Sa
vannah.
Limner.
The- Radicals Defeated in their Attempt
to Bay the Fentons.
New York, June 19,1866.
To James Stephens, C. O. I. R.:
We congratulate you for having triumphed
over traders in the Irish vote. The Cenetrs
of Manhntten, Long Island, nnd Jersey City,
in convention last night, reiterated: their un
bounded confidence nnd support.
Tbe Irish cannot be bought or sold.
This telegram refers to a “special” in the
New York Herald 6f the 19th iustant, stating
that 31r. Stephens was to have been introduc
ed to the House of Representatives on the
18th, but when ho learned that tbe same gen
tleman who was to introduce him (Mr. Colliix)
would also introduce 3Ir. W. R. Roberts at
tbe Orphans’ Fair on the same evening, Mr.
Stephens immediately declined the honor in
tended to be done him.
The Return of the Jews,—The Roches
ter (N; H.) Courier states that several families
in that town are making preparations to em
igrate to the Holy I,and this season, under
tue charge of Rev* 31 r. Adams, and will set
tle near Jaffa, where Mr. Adams, has al
ready negotiated for the land. They will
leave about the 10th of July, and take frame
bouses and movable property with them.
sy Mack, of the Cincinnati Commercial,
sa vs the weather is hot in Washington. He
reports Senator lien. Wade as makiDg the
pious remark "Recon>truction be damned.
Let’s hurry up and go home, where it’s cool,
and not stay here and roat:. '
Child Hktrrned to the Widow of Gen.
Itckui'dIv—It is understood in 'Washington
that the widow of Gen. Iturbido has obtained
from Napoleon assurances that her child will
be returned to her. It is now in the hands
of Maximilian, and will be returned, to her.
r finally escorted him to the capital. 3If an
tagonists soy that I went there insearcli of
an elevated position near tbe Arcbd'ke. The
truth is that I went thither in ordf to look
after the interests and liberties of /ny compa
triots, and not to separate myscl’ from the
interests of the people.
I have thus in no manner com fwnised my
self with the Empire. I belbtj entirely to
tlie Republic, and in presence o’ the danger
that menaces our country, thename9 of all
parties disappear from my sigh- I an not a
Conservative, nor am I a Literal. I am
Mexican-
It becomes me now to set foth the conduct
which I have followed in nr last adminis
tration and that which has-go'erned me since.
* * * *. i W I *
A bandage covers the eye of our people
and my own. We have joiitly erred and suf
fered, and wc have now waning and experi
ence. I am not egotistic, aid I dosire to take
part in repairing our error.
Where is tho 3Iexican wio can* refuse my
services without incurring the opprobriuii of
history, or deny mothcrigit to fight,and die
if necessary, in the defence of cur desoate
hearths l If it is desired to achieve a sdid
and enduring peace is it right or just to tirn
the back upon an old sildier of the natpn
who only asks his countrymen tor a sporof
ground where he can stand nnd fight agaiist
the usurpers of our rights? Who is there tlat
has sufficient authority to say to me—“Staid
back! you are a Mexican, but yoiv cannot >e
allowed to draw your sword, as ot yore, in
defence of the country which gave you birib,
and of the Republic which you yoursdf
‘founded’ ?” Upon what principle, whethti
liberal or conservative, could such injustice
be upheld ? In the great struggle ot onr
country, no clement, However insignificant it
may appear, that can lie used to tbe advan
tage of the nation, can be considered useless.
Further, I perceive, in view of the fact* al
ready stated, and of the events that liaH ta
ken place in our country during the last tve
yearSj that tbe general tendency of the peoile
is in favor of a Republic, and that a mon
archy is an impossibility in Mexico- In Spai-
ish America tbe throne is the forerunner of
the scaffold. Party sentiments must not be
made the criterion of the course of contempo
rary actors. It rests with history to gin an
impartial version, and I am certain; that his
toiy will do me iusticc,
Stand together, my countrymen 1 Lei us
consign all such recriminations to oblivbn,
for they are detrimental to our country. I
have given an explanation of my public acs,
and in like manner I am ready to give aiy
guarantees for my sincerity that may be in
quired. Do not forget that domestic dissei-
sion, when tbe soil of our country is beinr
profaned by foreign invaders, iscquivolent ft
desertion in the face of the enemy, and that
although there is no military law whereby it
Correspondence X. 1T. Daily New*.
A Southern Presbytery Ordains Negro Ministers
—A Hard Nut for the Radicals-to Crack—Ne-
f roes Unwilling to join tho Northern Church—
ay They Have Found the Yankees Out—A
Freedman’s Opinion of “Preaching Politics”
—Interesting Ordination of Colored Men,
Near Macon, June 2,186®,
Having lately attended tbe meeting of
Hopewell Presbytery in this city, which was
convened to ordain some negroes to the minis-
try in the Presbyterian Church, tho whole
proceedings were of a character so novel and
interesting that I send for your columns a
hasty sketch of what was done. First as to
the occasion of the meeting. Connected with
the Presbyterian Church at JIacon, there has
been for soms years a large negro member
ship, which increased so much that a sepa
rate house of worship was built for them,
and beside regular preaching, several of their
number of excellent character, have been au
thorized to bold meetings, to exhort and in
struct to the best oftheir ability. Afterward
continuing to flourish, they desired a sepa
rate church organization, and petitioned
Presbytery at Sparta, in 1864, to grant; their
request and set apart one of their number as
a minister. As-this was a very unusual! step
(and tbeir candidate for tbe ministry could
not of course oome up to that high standard
of scholarship required in the Presbyterian
Church) the General Assembly of tbe Confed
erate States wasmemorializcd on that subject,
and the matter referred to a committee "and
finally went back to Hopewell Presbytery,
which body appointed a meeting in Macon to
examine the candidates, and if expedient,, to
ordain them as ministers to labor among tbeir
own race.
They were accordingly examined as to
their personal piety, motives in seeking, the
ministry, and upon theology, in which they
were very well grounded, and then each’ of
them preacliedi a trial sermon, and tlie Pres
byteiy was so well satisfied, that all the usual
requrements as to ■ scholarship were unanL-
mously set aside and their ordination was
ordercd to take place the next day. One of
them Joseph Williams, a full African,, is
nboui 70 years-of age, and a man of uncom
mon figor of mind; ho has always been a rare are
exception for intelligence, integrity and true
piety and lie preaches with great power and
simpicity. Another, Robert Carter, (intelli
gent niulatto}*.lias been a faithful servant to
Maj«r General Howell Cobb, who attended
tbe Presbytery and took great interest in thin
ordination. During the examination, Robert
was asked if he thought it was proper for a
minster of the Gospel to preach politics ?—
lie replied with an emphatic “No, sir; poli
ties has no more business in the pulpit than sin
has in heaven." Had not he bet’er come
North as a missionary to help to neutralize
the virus of modem Puritanism ? David La-
ney is the pastor elect of the newly organized
church, which goes upon the records a» the
First Colored Presbyterian Church Souths—
Laney is a full negro, inferior in natural tal
ents to the other two, but enjoys tlie respect
leveled the forest, nor yet in tlic tire, nor in
the mighty earthquake that -hook the moun
tains and the everla-ting hills. But when
all had passed, there issued forth that small
voice of the Omnipotent Jehovah, proclaim
ing llis truth. Preach the whole truth. All
Bible truth mar be said to be taught in pairs.
For instance, God is a Sovereign—man is a
free agent—if you dwell too mnch on liis
Sovereignty, you tend to fatalism. If, how
ever, you lean too much to free agency, you
make man his own saviour. Preach the truth
in harmony. Speak carestly, or yon will be
at best but indifferent pulpit actors. I charge
ytm solemnly before God, and' in this pres
ence, stand up for Christ, uplioid your church,
and finally stand by your own people: the
people among whom you were brought up,
who areno longer your owners but still your
best and truest friends. Beware of those
strangers and foreigaers who come among
you aad strive to poison your minds and ali
enate yoitr feelings from them that you know
best aud'; will do no mere to benefit you even
now.” After this the Rsv.W. Baird cfelivered
an earnest address to the congregation, and
having signified that thtir choice was unani
mous, David’Laney was duly installed pas
tor.
The other two are to be sent’out as domes
tic missionaries, to labor among their own
color in tbe State. A collection was tHen
taken up for missions, and the exercises closed
with prayer and another hymn, which was-
3tn»g with peculiar power and spirit by the
large congregation, who retired with tha*
perfect order and'decorum which had cliarac 4
iteriled them during the whole occasion.
THE TENDESCT OF TIXIS THING.
Several prominent facts are worthy of no
tfbe- Tlie cordiality and consideration them
them ia this whole affair. We see a Soutli-
ertt'Presbytery ready to further their wishes
fera separate organization, and willing to
relhx their rigid standard of scholarship to
admit into the ministry men who might do
goodamoag the emancipated race. Tb* good
will and earnest interest manifested ine them
by the clergymen and ethers, one of whom,
an eminent man, aged c»d infirm, came across
the country one hundred miles by private
conveyance, in order to ‘assist in tbe ordina
tion. The negroes themselves had set their
hearts very much upon these measures, and
while thePtesbytery at Aifienswas considering
this quesHoaythey were holding simultaneous
ly a prayer meeting in Macon, asking that
Providence would open up the way for tie
Presbytery to grant their request.
Th e negroes did not belong to the North*-
era Church. They could have been ordaincJ
by the Yankees-, who were amions to secure
sncli a foothold here, but they were not sat
isfied with that plan, »nd‘ have’ at length*
learned to beware of them* that come in*
sheep’s clothing; They could more readily
appreciate the exception made in their favor
WASHINGTON ITESIS.
THE TENNESSEE. DELEGATION .AND THE CON-
sTmmoNAii amendment.
The Star say- the Representatives in Con
go.*- are waiting to hear from Tennc-seo be-
lixinu* a day li*r adjournment. Should a
Convention in that State ratify the amend
ment, tho Senators and Repiv-ntatire* will
be admitted at once, and a desire to do this
prompts the delay.
LOST COUPON BONDS.
The Committee on Claims to-day reported
a case which establish*:- a precedent ra cer
tain respects for the reissue of Inst coupon
bonds. It appears thotjagentleman of Maine
lost n $500 bond, but subsequently recovered
it in a mutilated ami damaged condition,, to
gether with 18 of the coupons. He asks
Congress to authorize the Secretary to reis
sue the bonds and coupons The Committee
recommended that on the surrender of the
mutilated bond a new one be issued without
coupons;- that the 18 coupons attached to
the old bond be held as vajd, aud that they
cannot authorize the reissue of the coupons
supposed to be lost, for there is no evidence
that they may not be in existence. The last
point settles a great many applications for
the reissue of lost coupon bonds where the
applicant cannot give satisfactory proof of
their total destruction. The House agreed to
the above report.
COTTON’ CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is m re
ceipt ot several very superior samples of cot
ton grown ip California and tho Pacific
Islands, which certainly give evideaoo of a
promising future for these localities-in the
production* of thi9 indispensable staple; One
package contained a specimen from 20,000
pounds of upland cotton, grown by Messrs.
Livermore & Chester, at Fort Legion,- Los
Angelos county,-Cal.^ the yrierlcl of one hun
dred and fifteen’acres-, the seed for which hav
ing been put in so late that the early frosts-
damaged a majority of the bolls. About four
hundred acres-in all were planted. The lot
sold at twenty-seven cents- per pound in gold,,
as already stated.
PROCEEDINGS-ADA1NST DEFAULTING POST-’
MABTERS IS TUE SOUTHERN STATES.
The Government is preparing to proceed -
against delinquent and defaulting post mas
ters in liie late rebellious States. Tlie total
amount of this class of indebtedness is about
$300,000 r of which $10(1,000 has been paid
on demand and nearly the same amount put
in process of collection. The general defense
set up by such postmastersis-that they should
be credited with stamps which they turned
over to the Confederate Government. Mr.
Cohen, of Savaunah, member elect to the
House of Representatives, claims over $50.-
000, and Mr. Galloway, of Memphis, over
as Prof. Morton;, of Oglethorpe College, com-1 $*MX>0. The post master at Mobile has paid
can be ]punished, 5^^438^ ^ and J? * ^ of uncommon piety
the ordeal of an inflexible and avenging p£»- and huulUltv ' A11 three are orthodox thor-
terity, which will reward only self-denial, pa
triotism, and true magnanimity.
Juarez is a true patriot, and Ortega is a
worthy son of Mexico. Why are they not
united ? Why augment through their disun
ion, the afflictions of our fellow-citizens ?
hope yet to sec them, friends. It is not for
me to say who has a right to the Presidency,
nor on whose side is the law; my ooject is to
avenge the affront offered to our country,
by driving far from, her midst the im
placable tyrants-that impress lier. Let all
dissensions among our compatriots cense, and
let all hatred be reserved for the forcigi dom
ination that covers us now with igrominy
and shame. JaurezandOrtega sliouldput an
end to their resentments by a cordial cnLmce.
Long and strenuously have the defenders of
the republic struggled in Mexico. Notwith
standing sucli great heroism, so firm a consis
tency, and GO-mtich. sacrifice, the workis to
day no further advanced than it was h tbe
beginning. ^
By reason of my antecedents of my portion
in the conservative party, and oven of my ‘entirely conarejrationaL
long absence from the country, I believemy- , essentially aTmusical ani
selt to be- tlic one called upon to reconcile all
minds, setting the example of submission to.
tbe constitutional government, ns I now rin*-
ccrelv do. Thua 1 perform patriotic duty,—
obey the impulses of my own heart, and I
satisfy the desires of hundreds of 3Iexicuas
who have called me to action. It will s«t
surprise me to find my conduct misconstrued
ana base intentions attributed to me, inspired
by egotism. I expect that already; I ain
irepared for all. But, I shall ncvertlieless
: eel for my country at the the sight pre
sented by some of my fellow-citizens rejecting
all associations with me in these solemn mo
ments of our country’s life. I shall have fears
lest our past experience and the warnings
which we hare received prove of no avail in
producing union. Those who so oppose
me will have given an eloquent explana
tion of our past misfortunes; but let them
take note that I will never cowardly abaudon
the cause of tlie republic. Should my hopes
be frustrated by unexpected events, or through
tbe influence of bad passions. I shall have
fulfilled my eftity, whether others have done
theirs more faithfully than I have. * My
heart is young enough and my arm is strong
enough to take part in the glorious struggle
which is destined to achieve the second inde
pendence of Jlexico. I feel that this is in ac
cordance with my antecedents, my position,
my years, and the glory which I desire for my
name. I do not wish to give up the sole am
bition that impels and rules me—namely, to
drive our oppressors beyond the ocean, to
re-establish tho republic then withdraw to
private life once more. No throne o*i earth
could tempt me from that retirement, and I
solemnly declare that on that day of victory
* will demand no other reward.
Let us advance nnd unite-the standards of
our country which have been torn bv the
ough Southerners in feeling, sternly resisting
all the efforts ot Yankee disorganizes,. and
iavc exerted a strong conservative inihencc
lpon their more ignorant and less discerning
issociatss.
The exercises attending tlie ordination
vere particularly interesting. As the Afri-
ctn Church was not sufficiently large,, they
were allowed the use of the First Presbyterian
Church (Mr. Wills’), in which the General
Assembly met last December. The whole
body of the church was given up to the ne
groes, who, attracted by the novelet of the
occasion and the privilege of occupying “dc
white folk’s meetin’ house,” assembled iu
great numbers before tbe hour of services to
secure scats, and crowded into tlie velvet
cushioned pews, the aisles and vestibules,
while many, failing to get in, went away dis
appointed. The gallery was filled with
whites, and beside tbe Presbytery,. General
Howell Cobb, Col. Mitchell, Hon.. Clifford,
Anderson, of the late Confederate Congress,
and a few other gentlemen were seated imme
diately around tbe pulpit. Tlic- singing was
and as. tbe negro is
essentially aimusical animal it was conducted
with his characteristic enthusiasm, and the
chorus ot so many rich voices in unison was
1letter to my mind than the famous Trinity
choir at Nfew York. The ordination sermon
was preashed by tbe Rev. W. Flinn, of Mil-
lcdgeville, from tho text, “My kingdom is not
of this world,” and he clearly demonstrated
from the Scriptures, and from the nature of
tbe Clnucli itself, that lier sole work is tbe
salvation of men, and that she leaves her ap
propriate sphere and degrades herself from
her high calling whenever she stoops
to. mingle with temporal affairs, and
grovels in the mire of politics. After tbe
discourse the three candidates were directed
to kneel in front of tlie pulpit, and were re
gularly ordained to the ministry by the lay
ing on of the hands-of the Presbytery; the
Ilev. D. Wills, then, by the order of the Pres
bytery, delivered them “the charge” in a most
impressive address, in substance as follows:
“ This is a solemn transaction. Tlie Presby
terian church has this day crossed a great Hne
of demarcation in constituting you ministers
of the Gospel. Guided (we believe) by the
wisdom of God, the Church of God has placed
3*ou in a new nnd wider sphere of usefulness
and responsibility. One of you is elected pas
tor of this newly organized church, and he
must endeavor to lie the shepherd of the
flock; be watchful and tender; be careful
that you dispense to that trusting flock only
the pure milk of the Word. Strive to en
lighten, and morally, to elevate, your people;
the salvation ol your race depends upon the
influences that are brought to bear upon
them, and they are, Alas, fast passing away.
Use the means diligently, but wrestle for tlie
outpouring of the spirit; it is not thunder,
but the lightning that kills.
When Elijah’stood on Horcb, ho saw not
God in the hurricane that swept tho sky and
missioned to preash by tbe same Presbytery,
was subjected to tbe usually rigid examination
upon all the prescribed course in ancient lan
guages, the sciences, etc., besides the whole
routine of theological and otherstndies em
braced in the Theological Seminary. After
the exercises, Gen’ Howell Cobb was one of
first to come up aud take bio former slave,
Robert, by the hood, congratulating him
heartily upon his- elevation to such a high
vocation, and wishing him great usefulness
in the ministry. Each membcirot the Pres
bytery came up and’ offered to bin* the right
band of brotherhood and fellowship and
welcome to the ministry. The-negroes were
all highly delighted* Nothing has occurred
here for a long time-better calculated to fur
ther the proper feelings between the two
races, and indicates- how pleasantly we can
get along with tho negro if they will only
“let him alone.” Wonder if the Radicals
will think the whole affair is attributable to
tbe influence of the- Freedmen’s Bureau or
the Civil Rights bill. But this letter grows
loog, I must close. M. C. P.
All About -Women.
Women, as a general rule, are not usefully
educated in this county They are chiefly
taught those accomplishments which the ex
perience of their mothers has proven to be
best calculated to attract young men, and,
consequently, to insure husbands. Muelo,
dancing, French, and Italian, ar» considered
indispensable to the “finish” of any young
lady, in these degenerate days^ bat the more
solid qualities which, in the olden time,
were esteemed so necessary in the female
catalogue ot charms ia the “good old times,”
are out of date. In. sooth, they are pro
nounced in elegant society, de trop, aud
stigmatized as vulgar. The woman who,
not many years ago, was- a non-proficient in
the culinary art, and inexpert with her
needle, was deemed an unfit candidate for
matrimony. If she could not make a rare
dish up a meal in peculiarly
pie, dish up a meal in peculiarly at
tractive style, turn out a superior loaf erf
bread, knit a pair of stockings with taste,, though an unworthy one, was-.tins : Mv
and sew up garments- with exemplary cele
rity, she was shunned by tbe male sex, and
pitied by her own, as sadly detective. But
now, tout cela est change'- The woman dor?
terous in such performances demonstrates her
own unfitness for position in the world .of
fashion. Husbands are supposed to live upon,
tbe sound of a piano, and to be ready, in the
most .distressing moments, to go off into har
monious ccstacies all the first intimation oL a
brilliant duct. Thay are presumed to be to
tally indifferent in respect to what they, eat
or wear—to have a noble contempt for such
vulgar things as shirt buttons—to contem
plate a woman too imaginatively to suspect
her culpable of a knowledge of anything but
the toilette and bdles lettres.
With this ideal conception of the charac
ter of a husband in* tbeir minds, youngjadies
necessarily aim only pt tbe acquisition of cor
responding qualifications. They aim*at sen
timentality and romance, instead of substan
tial common sense,, and permanent informa
tion 1 The result is- an exuberance of satis
faction during the halcyon days of courtship,
and the saccharine hours of the honeymoon ;
but, when tbe ‘angel of a wile’ subsides, in
time, into the incapable domestic partner,
and the ‘love of. a husband’ degenerates
into the satiated master of the house,
then comes a season of remorse, of mel
ancholy, of mutual recrimination and mu
tual animosity. Should fate make such
a helpless wife-a widow, and necessity throw
her upon her awn resources few the support
of herself and family, unhappy indeed must
she be in her-destitution. Ilea exjivasive ac
complishments will neither provide bread tor
her children nor consolaticn for hcrselfl—
Music will not silence the ery of hunger;
danciDg will not exercise tha guant fiend wc
call Want.. Sorrow refuses to submit to tlie
syren song of an affected mirth. Seldom, can
one of these wasted talentsJ»e turned, in such
a dilemiua, to available account; and all the
precious- years invested in. the accumulation
of those showy nothings, present themselves-
like so- many ghosts of inis-spent moments,
but to chide the past for its extravagance, and.
fill the future with apprehensions.
Who has not seen instances of just such
calamity t Whose experience is not fraught
with some such scenes of anguish.?; And yet,
how slight an element of hope would alter
the picture—how small a knowledge of the
ibusiness relations of life—how little an ac
quaintance of those homely arts whicb enable
the feeblest by their industry, spirit, taste, or
remunerative enterprise, to completely change
the view, cheer up the despondent, add a sil
ver lining to the cloud of grief, and produce
a vision of comfort, if not of independence !
Why not, then, O mothers, of America! edu
cate your daughters to a fiiuriliarity with
things useful as well ns ornamental ?* Why
not—oh! why not—make them practical, as
well as interesting members of society ?
23EF“Captain Henry Lee, brother of General
Fiizhugli Lee, got into some difficulty last
week with a colored hostler, and from this a
fight became immiiv-'iit between the whites
and blacks. A guard finally came up to ar-
rc.-t Captain Lee, who thereupon grew so an
gry that he denounce* l the whole race of Yan
kees, and cheered loudly for Jeff. Davis. lie
was arrested, and is now under guard at
Fredericksburg, charged with inciting a riot
and using treasonable language. The military
authorities take the ground that he has vio
lated his parole.
over $12,004 under protest, intending to in-
stitnte suit for its - recovery. It is generally
believed that nearly the whole amount can
be collected. The Governmeat will have the
advantage of a very stringent attachment
law, passed in view of such indebtedness.
l£cIigioii* Fhate oflHr. INu N'Cliar-
acter.
There was no • affectation of devoutness or
asceticism in injr. patient;. but every opportu
nity I had of seeing Jiim convinced* me more
deeply of his sincere religious-convictions.—
He was fond of referring to passages of Scrip-
tiure, comparing.text with text, dwelling on
the divine beauty of the imagery and the won
derful adaptation of tho whole to every con
ceivable phase and stage-ofhuman Hfe. No
thing that any man’s- individual experience,
however strange, copld bring home to him,
but had been previously foretold aud inscribed
with its proper lesson or promise of hope, in
the sacred volume.- 'It was-the only absolute
wisdom reaching all varieties of existence,
because comprehending tlie whole; and
beside its inspired-universal knowledge all
the foaming of humanity was but foolish
ness*- The Psalms were his-favorite-portion
of the Word, and had always bees. Evi
dence of their divine origin was inherent in
their text. Only; an intelligence that held
tlic life-threads of the entire human family
m**M h«*>*> thiufuwlivl forth into a single
cry,.every wish,.joy,.fear, exultation, iiup«,
passion and sorrow of tlie human, heart.—
There were moments,, while speaking on reli
gious subjects in--which Mr. Davis-impressed
me more than any professor of Christianity I had
ever heard. There was a vital earnestness in
his discourse; a clear, almost passionate grasp
in bis faith; and the thought would frequent
ly recur that a* belief capable of consoling
such sorrows as his, possessed, and thereby
evidenced, a reality,.a substance, which no
sophistry of tbe infidel could discredit.
To this phasa of the prisoner’s- character
, I have heretofore rather avoided calling atten
tion for several reasons, prominent of which
knowledge that many, if not a majority, of
my readers -would approach the character of
Mr. Davis with a preconception of dislike
and distrust, and a consequent fear that an
earlier forcing: on their attention of this phase
of his ■ character, before their opinion bad
been modified'by sueli glimpses-as-are herein
given, might*oniy challenge a base and false
imputation of hypocrisy against one than
whom, in my, judgment, no more devout ex
emplar of Christian faith, and its value as a
consolation,, now lives, whatever may have
been his political crimes or errors.
[Prison Life of Jeff. Davis.
The “•Mills of the Gods*”—The Rich
mond Titles,, in a comment on Dr. Craven’s
book, says:.
“ The mills of the gods grind slowly,” but
it is time* that they should grind to powder
the torturare-ef a helpless statesman and pure
Christian: gentleman. Wild, frightful and
shocking as. have been the rumors of the
deeds - of. violence done upon the person of
President Du vis, Dr. Craven's book shows
that they all fall far short af wbat he has real*,
ly suffered
Above the din of a great European war, the •
indignant voice of Christendom will be beard i
when-Du. Craven’s diary crosses the Atlantic.
Unless ha breaks its forae. Miles must at once
take his place in histoiy by the side of Hud
son Lowe, and expect to meet him “ else
where- than in the abode of the blessed ”'
when he shuffles off tbe mortal coiL By a
paraphrase ot certain well-known lines,
when be departs upon bis journey to that
bourne from whence no traveler returns, we
may say—
“ Open vide tbe K*te» of Orcus,
Whore the souls of tyrants roast*;;
Open wide the gates of Orcus,
To receive anothei ghost.”
No one can read the charge of Dr. Craven-
and the report of Dr. Cooper without discov-
eriug that hut for the courageous humanity of
liis medical attendants, Mr. Davis would have
long since succumbed to tbe slow tortures of.
which he was- few* twelve months the victim.
To the noble humanity of t&ese gentlemen,
and to the late orders of President Johnson,
3Ir. Da vis-is indebted for the* little-life which,
is-yet left in his frail body..
Sf^There is, wc heliere, still a vacant
panel in, tlie rotunda of the capitol at Wash
ington,, which patiently awaits its inevitable
fate, in. the form ot some dideous daub of a
“national painting.” It is tbe panel next to
the famous “shin piece”' where tho talent of
thoartist was exhausted in painting tlip well
developed lags of the signers of the Declara
tion. of Independence. -Vs the Jacobins are
doubtless proud of the late splendid triumph
of American valor over a feeble, old and help
less prisoner, let Congress appropriate fifty-
thousand dollars for a gigantic painting of
the “Placing shackles upon Jefferson Davis.”
It is a magnificent subject for an accomplished
artist. The cold, damp, cheerless cell, the
smell iron beadstead, the fragment of mouldy
bread, tho overturned tin cup of dirty water,
the bold assault of a do:en stalwart, armed
soldiers upon a feeble old prisoner, the heavy
manacles and the uplifted sledge hammer of
tbe Herculean blacksmith, arc splendid ma
terials for a great national picture. As a cer
ium poetic license is allowed to artists, Head
Turnkey Miles should be introduced looking
*; this noble nnd inspiriting exhibition ot
American valor and humanity through a
’ !e I'-’trtv ! window.—Hiit •<?.