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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
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The President lms pardoned two bun
tired and ninety live "Rebels.”
J-§T* There was great improvement in tt
supply of gas last night, which has
doled out most sparingly for
past.
County Court.—Parties interested are re
ferred to the notice o! Judge II hittlc, setting
ferth certain changes in the law regarding
his Court.
||Hox. B. EL ITilu—The Athens (Ga.
Watchman learns that this distinguished gen
tlemnn has purchased the elegant residence
of Col. John T. Grant, in Cobbliam. and w'"
take possession of it early in February.
Ei?” Hon. Gus. Henry, of Tennessee, and
wile were reported among the passengers of
the ill-fated steamer Fashion, Mrs. Henry
was at home, and he escaped with the loss of
bis baggage.
Thaxks.—Dr. A. Peeler, of Monticello,
Florida, has the thanks of the editors and
proprietors of the Telegraph for a compli
ment in the form of a package ot beautiful
Oranges, plucked from liis own orchard
ty Judge Busteed has written a letter
in which he denios the truth of the anecdote
in which ho is reported to have drawn a dis
tinction betweeu his opinions as “Hon. Rich
ard Busteed up there” and “plain Dick Bus-
tced down here.”
£gr* The Ohio Houso of Representatives,
on the 4th inst., adopted the resolution rati
fying the constitutional amendment, by a
rote of fifty-four to twenty-five. The vote
on the amendment in the Senate was twen
ty-one to twelve.
W. A. Richardson & Sox.—We invite the
attention of merchants and planters to the
card of this Louisville firm. They are en
dorsed in flattering terms by those who have
already had business relations with them.—
Messrs. Jewett <fc Snider arc their corres
pondents in this city.
A Strong Team.—Some Northern journal
proposes General Grant and Genera! Lee os
a ticket for President and Vice-President at
the next election. So for as qualifications
are concerned the cart is placed before the
horse; yet, in spite of the inequality, if 6uch
a ticket should get into the field “all ereation”
couldn’t whip it.
Good for Evil.—A Virginia contempo
rary, speaking of the late Congressional ex
cursion South, says: “We understand, that
the cost of the trip will be at least thirty or
thirty-five thousand dollars, if not more, and
this from the ruined and desolated South to
those that she feels to be inimical to her is an
cxatnplo of genuine generosity aud magna
nimity worthy the omulation of the Congress
of the* United States.”
EATING D1KT.
We transfer to our columns, With a cordial
approval some remarks of the Augusta Chron
icle on this subject. They are timely and
well directed, though we regret very much
that there should exist a necessity for such a
protest with any portion of the Southern peo
ple.
We have for some time desired to say that
certain would be prominent men ol the South
who are continually running to Washington
and indulging in affable genuflexions to the
Congressmen of the North, would bo doing
themselves and their country far more credit
if they would remain at home and devote
their attention to some honest and manly
employment. There is nothing to be made
out of our Yankee brethren, or indeed any
body else, by servility, and we believe our
prospects of restoration on terms of equality
—the only terms we should ever accept—
have been marred quite as much by an appa
rent over anxiety of a portion of our people
to play the agreeable and get back into the
Union, as by any other assignable cause.
Talk as you will about “prudence,” “poli-
>>'€0(1611 Phillips upon the Amendments j
•—His Views of ** .Here Southern
Oaths.”
From the Anti-81*very Standard, Jan. 5.
We believe the nearest danger is that the
South will adopt the Constitutional Amend
ments proposed by Congress, and claim ad
mission on the ground that those amendments
constituted au offer from the Republican ma
jority, the acceptance of which by the South
entitles it to full admission. We pointed out
as long ago as last Summer, on the adjourn
ment of Congress, that this was the shape the
thing wonld take. Members of Congress
maintained that the adoption of those Con
stitutional Amendments was only part of the
conditions to be imposed on the South. But
many men saw that when once the Fall can
vass began, the champions of the Republican
Party would be driven to the wall by the
question, “Has Congress a policy?” It
would be fatal to answer, ** No, Congress has
not yet made up its miud to anything.” Its
defenders on the platform and stump would
be obliged to take the ground that Congress
had come to some conclusion on so pressing
a question. It would be madness, as a party,
to stand before the people, opposing the
President’s plan and offering nothing in its
place. We saw that many speakers and
committees would fall easily before such a
Confederate Head at Reauca.
»KDICA?ION OF THBIcKHETERT—OUR NOBI.E
WOMEN.
A lady correspondent sends the Atlanta In
telligencer the following account of the noble
manner in which our gallant dead have been
honored Iv the hands of the fair women of
that State:
In non* of the papers have I noticed a
description of the dedication of the Resaca
Confedcrste Cemetery, nnd I am not willing
that the country at large should remain ill
ignorance of the great and good work which
has just been accomplished by the noble
women of Georgia, thou/jkl bad hoped some
abler pen than mine wohave assumed the
pleasing :ask of chronicling their patriotic
desd
In Maylost, the “Women of Resaca” sent
forth an sppeal to the State, requesting aid
in gathering up and interring in one spot,
the remains of those who had fallen in the
battle of Resaca, 14th and 15th of May, 1864;
and abott the 1st of August they had re
ceived contributions enough to commence
th« work, and give out the contract for bury
ing the dead. "The work begun, has been
prosecute! with so much vigor, that on the
25th of October, the cemetery, though not
entirely completed, was ready for dedication.
All the dead, three hundred and seventy-six,
hare been brought in and interred: neat and
tas:eful headboards at every grave, bearin_
thename and command of the deceased, as
faras ascertainable—but the majority have
sinply tho sad inscription: “C. S. A.”
Ihe grounds, by nature beautiful, are artis
ticdlv laid off, and enclosed by a handsome
fence, with large and massive gates, spanned
by irehts. The cemetery is situated on the
hatflo-field, two miles above Resaua, very
neai the railroad; and surrounding it on all
sides are hills still frowning with breast-
temptation, and assert that Congress had a
cy,” and the kindred virtues, there are two' plun, and the adoption of those Amendments
.. , ,. , , , , ( by the South wa3 the basis of that plan. On
things which all mankind have ngrecd, dj- adoption tire r e be7 S xvoultl be re-adniit-
common consent, to hold os utterly despica-J ted to the Union. Events took just this
ble—truckling and hypocrisy. The former • course. It is true that when Congress nd-
ptoves a craven spirit, aud the latter is the) j°urned no such understanding existed. It
.. . . , . , T . J is true that leading men all over tne country
vocation of tricksters and liars. « ^ strcnuously denied °that Congress had taken
Southern man expects to conciliate the favor J guch position. But leading journals and
of the North by practicing these vices, he J the btatc and Federal Committees either
will find himself both mistaken and contempt-1 pursued a very equivocal course, or openly
;i rn,„_ „<■ I made such an offer to the South.
lblc. I here are men ot sense and spirit at I ,,
, . , , , , , I The President was, at that time, reaLy op-
tlie North as there arc cvcryv, here else, and I p 0sed f 0 those Amendments. He may be so i works, defending which these gallant men
they are quite capable of taking the moral I still. Bat, whatever his real opinions, lie! fought and fell three years ago.
measurement of those with whom they are evidently yields to the necessity of the hour On the morning ot the 26th, I, with a
brought in contact. If ignorant of that and allows his friends at the South to make number of visitors, was present at the dedi-
, ^ " f , ,, , any terms which will replace them in Con cation services of this beautiful city of the
honor that compels a man to iold sacred a J g ress Once there, they will break througi I dead. Tte day was most propitious to the
compact into which he has entered, as the I all pledges, and intrigue to shape the nation! occasion, balmy and cloudless; and the deep
best he could do, even against his will, they I policy according to their need. No matter blue of the October sky, and the brilliant
at least know that the Southern people can what the President may say, there can be to coloring of the Autumn leaves, were reflect-
haveno love for those who arc seeking toK°° bt that this is ^is present attitude aid ed in the rippling brook, which winds
° plan. through tie lower part of the cemetery. On
eaken, degrade and permanently subjugate I jyi Southern oaths are* ludicrous. Pro^i- j the bankef this brook, on a slight eminence,
them. Wc may pretend to what we please, sions for disfranchisement are waste paper, was erected an exquisite evergreen temple,
thev know exactly what amount of credit to I Who, in those rebel communities—for we Had our cause been successful, from its dome
give to those pretensions, and we shall be will not evencall them States-will everen- would have floated the battle flag under
° , . ,. I force them ? Is the Civil Rights bill enfoned [ whose folds these dead heroes had fought
respected or despised according as w e are anywhere a t the South? Let the write and died. But as “Fate with pitiless hand
honest or hypocritical. Under existing cir-1 South once obtain what she plots for—a I has furled” forever those colors, autumn
cmnstances the North has a right to expect I place inside the Government—and she vill waved above them her blood red banners,
Hon. Joshua Hill.—It will be seen from
his card that this distinguished citizen ot
Georgia has removed to "Washington
with the view of prosecuting his profession
in that city. Mr. Hill's ability and upright
ness as a lawyer and a man are universally
recognized, and we bespeak for him a heavy
business in his new location. Persons having
business in the Court, at Washington, or in
any of the departments, cannot find a more
prompt and faithful attorney than Mr. Hill.
EF* It is said that the Mexican I mperial
Railway, from Yera Cruz to the City of Mex
ico, will cost $27,000,000 hard money. About
two-thirds of this money has already been
expended, and the whole work will be done
in about two years. It is now working forty-
five miles upwards from Vera Cruz and sixty
miles downwards from the capital. The rails
are mostly ca the ground, and the bridge
work for the great Baranca is completed nnd
ready for shipment in Wales. It will be the
most remarkable railroad in the world.
Letter from Forney to tho Presi
dent.
The Craig Company telegraphs the follow
ing letter, which should bring Forney to
shame, if he had not already sounded its
depths:
“Washington, Jan. 7,1S65,
“His Excellency, Andrew Johnson:
“My Dear Goeernor:—I cannot too heartily
thank you for your letter, dated Nashville,
December 80,1*864, received on Wednesday
evening.
“There is not a word or a sentence in the
article from the Nashville Times, which you
enclose, that docs not meet my warmest ap
probation. I have read it and your letter,
nnd have shown both to several intimate
friends; and I hope soon to be able to en
dorse both in my two papers—the Chronicle
and the Press.
“Alter a pretty thorough canvass, I think
the senators and representatives from Louisi
ana will be admitted; and if this is so, it is
easy to anticipate that those of Tennessee
will also be received.
“The only person that I find opposed to
yonr theory, and who is now hesitating as
to the true course to be pursued in reference
to the admission ofLouisinna, is Mr. Sumner
of Massachusetts; he may probably be fol
lowed by Wade, Wilkinson, Chandler, and a
few more; but Senator Wilson, of Massachu
setts. is opened and determined in his course,
and I think will carry with him a number.
“The attempt to embarrass the admission
of such States as Tennessee, after having gone
will love the Government when it shall have I Amendments be kind enough to point cut I pnate than any sad memento of a lost and
given up its persecutions, and shall have I any provision of the Constitution which the I yielded cause.
proved itself our friend and protector. We South disliked and yet obeyed in times be- So, as no Southern cross, though even furl-
; ,, w I fore the war ? She laughed at all Constitu- ed and shrouded, could be raised here,
have no thought of further resistance. We Lj onal provisions and defied the North to the little temple had twined among its fes-
arc anxious to banish all animosities and re- enforce them. Remember the pitiable effort I toons of evergreen and white flowers, these
turn to the habits and avocations of peace of Massachusetts to bring the laws of South I expressive lines:
under the protection of equal laws. Having I Carolina relating to colored seamen to the ‘ Gently ve lay them underneath the god,
failed in our straggle for an independent decision-of the Supreme Court Remember And leave them with their fame, their country
, . , ° , the infamous expulsion of the New England I andthoirGod.
government, which wc honestly believed was repregentat j ve> Hoar, from Charleston, Almrst eveiy State of the late Confederacy
our right and would be best for us, wc arc 1 followed by atrocious State legislation to pre-1 is represented* here, each State in a seperatc
willing to return in good faith to the Union, I vent any other attempt to test South Caro-1 plat, end all circling around the “Unknown”
nerformin" everv dutv and bearing everv llna laws b y tlle United States Constitution. In tlif center of this lot for tbenameless dead
• i ic.i i- n i mi-*’- it ,i * i tit This is but one of a score of instances. Who is reived a mound, surrounded by cannon
rightful burthen. This is all that should be wi ,l gllarantec tUat tha t same white aristo- balls upon whose summit is erected a simple
required of as, and we can neither volunteer, cratic South will now keep her oath any bei- j woolen cross, bearing the inscription, “To
nor consent, to do more without bringing ter ? Her disfranchised classes will evade I the unknown Dead.” This, I cm informed,
UDon ourselves a well-merited contempt. We tbe law, TOte and ' Je Toted for. and no effort, I infenned, is soon to be aispluced for one of
, . ,, / , either.North or South, will be effectual to graaite, the generous gift of Messrs. Meador
intend to worship no golden calf; to bow prevent Jt TheonJy sa V etyi 3 in building up 1- Tnmiin, ofStone Mountain,
down before no master; to lick nobody’s a really Republican South before we make To every State there was an appropriate
band, much less foot, to curry favo;r nor shall States out of those Territories. m#tto attached. To Tennessee, “Theirnames
we beg for that which to be prized by tree- Congressmen must, as Judge Marshall once art bright on fame’s proud sky.” To Geor-
|. said of his Court, “be presumed to know gii, “They sleep beneath their native sky.”
a ' ° | something.” If its members know anything To Mississippi, “Peace to the brave.” To
of the history of this Union, they will bo infa- Alabama, her own signification, “Hero we
Such is our true policy ns a people, for mously guilty of deliberate treason when rest 1" To the Kentuckians, “Rest, warriors,
honesty nnd manliness never fail to secure they admit the white race of the South back rest.” Among the latter I noticed a grave
respect, even where opinions differ and paths power on the basis of those Amendments, upon whose headboard was marked Charley
,, r a a at. xt i The very roof under which they meet will erv I Gryley, and was informed he was a Kentucky
diverge. Let us treat the Northern people Qnt a g a j ns t this folly. Eveiy stone in the I youth of sixteen, and seme gentle band had
with respect, and even hospitality when I Capitol could tell a tale to convict them either I placed above the boy-warrior, who slept so
amongst us, but cease our efforts to make of ignorance and carelessness so gross as, in tar from home, a beautiful tablet, bearing the
them believe we love them tor we do not their position, to amount to crime, or of con- touching line, “Somebody's darling slumbers
, .. , .. ™ , ’«• ,». ’ scious treason. No man is fit to sit in that here.”
nnd they know it. We have offered t0 I House who will trust anything to a mere Among this “Citadel ot Graves,” I was
back into full fellowship with the Uuiod, and Southern oath. Rest a guarantee on the oath particular attracted by five which lay side by
even made some sacrifices to get therje and of a Southern rebel 1 To waite it in wateaor side, and representing almost as many States,
here let us stop. Let there be no more sand wauld be a permanent record in corn- The first as yoi approached, bore the name of
. „ » >. I narison. The South will never keep any bar- a Floridian, Mid a floral offering upon his
n c mg S gain unless compelled to. To give the ne- lowly mound brought to me a breath of perfue
many half-starved mendicants, only to be j g roes land, ballet and education, and to hold I from the ‘Land of Floweis,” he had left before,
kicked away and despised. Finally, let our the arm of the Federal Government over the The next wss an Arkansian, and in an ever-
peoplc stay at home, work for their suffering I whole Southern territory until these seeds I green wreath were wound the words, “Over
” have begun to bear fruit beyond any possi-1 the river.” Next to him lay one from tho
bility of lightening, is the only safe and prac-1 “Lone Star State,” and a beautiful emblem of
tical reconstruction. We call on those whose I his native land, composed ot arbor vitre, was
“practical statesmanship” in the matter of I attached to the headboard. There were two
electing Andrew Johnson has nearly ruined Louisianians, whose graves were connected
us, to be on their guard. They cannot a sec- by an evergreen garland, and the word “Ex-
ond time safely plead that they weae dc- il-ed” thereon. “When Lousiana*'
The National Life—The States and th
Federal Government.
The fact that the people of several of the
States endeavored to separate themselves
from the Union, and establish a new and
independent government, and were unsuccess
ful on account of the superior power of those
from whom they wished to separate,conferred
no new addition to the powers of Congress,
nor did it take from the States or the people
thereof any ot their rights. It seems to be
thought however, that since the war, States
have no rights .'at all that Congress is bound
to respect, if, in its opinion, the safety of the
“national life” demands that those rights be
ignored. Hence, it is suggested that Congress
revise every State Constitution, and make it
republican in form, by doing away with all
distinctions on account of color. There is a
great looseness of views on the relations of
the States.to the federal government pervad
ing at this time the Radical mind,and, should
they become general, will change the proper
ties of the American political system entirely.
We propose, in order to aid in staying this
tide of error, to make a few remarks on the
character of the States and their relations to
the Federal Government.
The continuous and unchallenged exist
ence ol.’States aspolitical enttreies implies their
right to exist, and the continuous and un
challenged exercise of their power toprolon^
their own existence, and t© promote the in
terests of their own inhabitants, implies their
right to exert their power for such purposes,
The States of the American Union are the or
ganic facts ot the government within the
limits of that Union. Logically and actually,
they preceded the Union upon one side, and
the'logical jurisdiction on the other; and
there is any part of that congeries of institu
tions which we call our government that
more than another, bears the stamn of an-
thenticity, as the spontaneous expression of
the jjojiuJar will, that part is the State estnb
meats.
The States, therefore, constitute the truo
starting-point for all who would study the
character of our political system. They- are
the first expressions of the popular instinct
in institutions. Th»re was a time when it
was a question having two Bides, whether or
not there should be a confederation of States
and again, whether or not there should bo
Federal Union; but liistoiy does not point to
any period when there was practically any
negative to the inquiry whether States or
such equivalents of States as the circumstan
ces permitted should exist. The States are
therefore the offspring of unanimous consent,
There may have been among their founders
differences of opinion in respeet to the details
of their organization ; but there was none in
rsspect to the need for their creation. The
Union, on the contrary, was a thing of com
promise.
There were not a few who had grave doubti
whether any Union that could be devised
would not entail more dangers than it would
ensure benefits. When it was resolved to
establish a Union, the Convention, assent
bled to frame its organic law, became the
scene of conflict between widely different
theories; and when, tbrongh a multitude of
mutual concessions, the work was completed,
so various were the views of the people, and
so strong their apprehensions, that to procure
the acceptance of it by a sufficient number of
States to justify putting it in operation, was
a tiling ofgreat practical difficulty.
The principal ground of apprehension was
that the effect of the action of the general
would be to work changes in the character of
the local government. Whether the suspi
cions entertained by some, that there was a
plan, on the part of others, to absorb the
States, were correct or otherwise, this much is
certain, that the ablest friends of the Consti
tution in the local assemblies were employed
to combat the idea that there had been any
such design, and to prove that there was
nothing in the powers created by that instru
ment from which suoh a result need be anti
cipated.— Oin. Eng.
tamilies, eschew politics, nnd above all re
member that they have in their veins the
blood of men whom no temptation could
corrupt aud no power debase.
To bring Southerners to their knees, to
is the great end of Radical ambition. This
accomplished, we shall indeed be the slaves
they would delight to see us.
MAXIMILIAN’S INTENTIONS.
A Vienna letter of the 18th December, pub-1
lislied in the Augsburg Gazette of the 20tb, |
bears evidence ot coming from Court circles, I
and is supposed to have be«n published at
the instance of Maximilian’s Austrian broth
ers.
movements, which seem to have been induced ,
by the clergy and leading men of Mexico in op
position to his previous intentions. The sub
stance of the letter is given in the Now York j
Times, as follows:
Claimed from war his richest spoils,
The ashes of her brave.”
I ceived. When men cheat us onc^ it is their |
fault When they cheat us a second time, it
is our fault. To put Johnson where Hamlin I a brutal order denied them the right of sop
ought to have been, might [possibly be mere ulture in tlieir own soil, aud a sister State
folly. To build up and accept white Govern- receives them. 3 Such a sentiment was wo
ments in the Southern Territories is crime. ven into the motto which first greeted the
Wendell Phillips. | eye as you entered the grounds. Immedi
ately opposite the entrance was erected
More Railroads—A new and important I large evergreen arch, with the inscription:
railroad extension is talked of. The lines of 1
railroad from Norfolk and Richmond South,
we understand, want to extend the Wilming-
It essays to mark out the future course of I t on and Manchester Railroad southwest to
the Mexican Emperor, though it was evidently 3Iillen; or, to express it more definitely, they
written without a knowledge of his recent wish to U60 the South Carolina Railroad to
Branchville, and thence cut across to Millen
on the Georgia Central Railroad, thus secur
ing an independent passenger train to Macon,
Columbus and Central Alabama.
In this connection we may also mention
that the Warrenton branch of the Georgia
itatoili.n is determined to ebdicate, but 1 ‘d'™y“L?t Sfe ffbSjSScS.W'i I fid‘tore‘V™
the Austrian and Belgian volunteers. Nci-1 jeetor of this important connection for yyr e rema ined in this “bivouac of the dead”
tlier will he return his Imperial prerogatives ^• iar cs lil1 late in tlle afternoon; then, as we slowly
to the French. H. rfZt .mtion.1 =™L, 2?
"GeonrU receives into her boeom,
Tho fallen sons of her Sister States.”
To the right, a similar arch with thes
lines:
“Our nollo army of martyrs—
They diet for tho land they conld notsare.
In the centro of the grounds was erected
the speaker’s stand. The officiating ministers
were Rev. John Jones, of Griffin, and Rev.
Wm. Rivers, ofCave Spring. Impressivead
dresses were delivered, and every thing passed
off in a most pleasing manner.
Major Wallace, the obliging Superintend
through such snffurings as yours, and
after having rc-organized the States from
tho very foundation of principle and law,
wonld be n sad proceeding. The fact is, my
dear Governor, wo cannot resist peace, should
the Southern people lay down their arms
and demand to come back into tlic Union
under the terras of the amnesty proclamation,
agreeing to the abolition of sluvery by the
amendment of the Constitution, and consent
ing to the restoration of the old Union. Any
party that opposes such an appeal would
come to confusion; nor can we attempt to eni
barrasa such questions as those presented in
tlio case of Louisiana and Tennessee by legis
lation on the subject of negro suffrage—be
cause that question belongs to the States,
and it would look odd if the legislators from
the free States should endeavor to confer the
ri”ht of suffrage upon tho (as yet) illiterate
negroes just delivered from slavery in the
South, when in nearly all the free States the
negroes are. wholly disfranchised.
“ I liavo high hope that the course of tlic
people of Savannah—which you have by this
time seen—coining forward voluntarily and
lleartilv agreeing to the terms oliered by tne
Government, will be followed in other quur-
er», nnd that we are, in fact, about to r ea l-
ze tlie beginning of the end of the rebellion.
“ Wc arc looking for you here with much
interest; your presence and your counsels
are nooded.
(Signed)
Congress to decide whether an Empire or a I wharves before 1807 shall have closed.-CT^. I decora-
Republic shall be the future Government of Aewi. tions, and contrasted the peaceful scene be-
Mexico. Maximilian himself has no doubt A Negro s Opinion of the Situation fore me ,vith tbe terrible drama enacted on
that the Congress will decide in favor of a In p . l? ; illg up the street last evening we over- ‘bis^pot two y^rs ago. Now
Republic, and be will tlien abdicate in favor heard tlie following irom a sable expoun-1 — 1 ’
of the lawful President elected by the people, der of politics,, who, with two of his breth- |
After that tlie Archduke will take pessage ren "? cl !2 w ? lkin K J ust in front oi us: ou
, “ V. i n i ? see de President has done betoed two or
on the Austrian frigate Eliza ieth, and sail for trce hills whar Congress pass, and Thab
Madeira, where be proposes to remain during stevecs say lie gwine peach him for dat, if
the rest of the winter to recover his health, ho live, and better an dat, he gwine com- f
At first it was the intention of tho Prince to I puscate all de property in Ferginia; you see [
A de place?” The other two, in chorus: “UmphI
meet his unfortunate Princess on the island ^ jes g0 „ No ^ Continuing: “Well,
of Lacroma, but the physicians have advised you geCj d e President say he'sstandin on de
ainst such a meeting, and it is now de. I Consecution, an long as he standindar, Thab J
termined to send tlie invalid lady to anasy- Stevens, nor no other mar, can peach him,
Ium in Switzerland.
Maximilian will take up liis residence in
Sicily, and in no event will he return to Aus
tria. The French Government, however, has
the filming blade,
The bugle’s stirring blast;
The chsrge, the dreadful cannonade,
The din and (bout are {.-ast.
Nor war’s wild note, norglory’s pfcal,
Shall thrill with fierce delight,
Those breasts that never more may feel
The rapture of tae fight.
“Rest on, embalmedand sainted dead,
Dear as the blood ye gave;
No impious footsteps here shall tread,
The herbage of your grave.
Nor shall your glory be forgot,
While Fame her record keeps;
Or Honor points the hallowed spot,
Whero Valor prondlv sleeps.”
nor compuscate property neither—you see de
place ? ’ Chorus as before by other two.— I Married by Accident.—Last evening
"IV ell, as I was goin on to say, de upshot of I jrjwnrd Thayer and Miss Helen P. Jelliman
dis thing will be dat dey wont do nuttm.— I tended by Mr. Austin Humphrey and Annie
Dey jess gwine raise a big confusemcnt m | E C rause, went to St. Paul’s Church, the
opened negotiations in Vienna to reinstate I Washington, and in de en.l taint gwine do l | or mer couple to get married, and the
wTindlM. rirrhts ns an Austrian Arch- n ° b ° dy D ° S ood -” turn ? d U P ^ latter to act as groomsman and bridesmaid,
l ira in all his rights as an Austr an Aren ne *tcomer, we could not hear the conclu- T] . , , f ° tho alta , and tlic officia-
Yours truly,
“ J. W. Fouxet.”
Stamts on Marriage Certificates.—
The deputy Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue lias decided that a marriage certificate,
i-sticd by the town clerk in compliance with
the Statute law, and for public us well as pri
vate purposes, aud used, not only as n mar-
risire license, but also lor town and State
records, does not require a stamp when used
by tho clerk; but ilie certificate of tbe clergy
man or magistrate wlu) performs tbe mar*
r-age ceremony should lime a five cent
stamp.
duke, which lie renounced when lie accepted j s j 0 n of “de gemman’s” remarks,
the proffered crown of Mexico. The reported
seizure of boxes with important documents,
the shipping of which the French comman- \
der is said to have prevented, is declared to
be wholly untrue.
These arc the principal statements of that
interesting, aud, as the author himself says,
authentic letter.
They stood before tbe altar, and tlic officia-
, ting clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Dunn, suppos-
[Juc/t. 1 imes. | ; ng that both couple were to be married re-
T ™ . . . i quested the gentlemen to join hands with
Chief Justice Taott -A. monument is & ir respect > c lad ies, which was done, and
about to be erected at Frederick City, Mary- j { sho rt space of time tlie four were
ed by the the latter couple, they concluded
to accept what they could not very well help
Women in the Departments—Start
ling Disclosures.
Among the steps to “progress” taken by
tlie radicals on assuming power at Washing
ton, was that of introducing women nominal
ly as employes in the departments. There
are now several hundred of this class of per
sons there. During the investigation in tho
printing bureau of the Treasury Department
several months ago, it was shown that that
branch of the service was in the hands of
profligates and prostitutes. Now we have
these disclosures as furnished by a corres
pondent of the Rochester Democrat:
“There are seven hundred women or there
abouts employed in tlie Treasury. * *
There arc undoubtedly evils connected with
the presence of women in the public offices,
or rather the evil is in the mode of appoint
ment to these positions. It would indeed be
a surprising thing if among seven hundred
women there were not some whose characters
are bad. The wonder is that there are not
many more, considering the way in which
appointments are made, the tenure of favorit
ism by which the places are held, the charac
ter in far too many instances of the men in
charge of the divisions in whose duties women
are employed, and the meagre pay which the
sex generally receive.
“I hear ot two men holding prominent po
sitions in that part of this great department
where women are employed, who are abso
lutely dreaded by all the female employes.—
Of one of these it is a common sajing that no
young or well favored woman can be three
day - in the Treasury without being approach
ed: nproperly by him, and the name of tbe
other has become a scorn among all decent
men who know him. He boasts of the favors
liis position gives. A few such men as these,
with corrupt nominations by members of
Congress, are sufficient to give a little color
to the slanders in circulation against ’female
clerks,’ as they are contemptuously called.”
Most of the women employed in the depart
ment at "Washington obtain their places
through tho influence of members of Con
gress. Tbe above revelations lift tbe curtain
sufficiently to show the relations of all parties
in the transaction. Comment is unneces
sary.
What Writings Require Stamps.—The
following information will prove valuable to
business men generally, and should be kept
for reference:
1st. Instruments of writing dated before
October 1, 1860, do not require a stamp.
2d. Those dated between August 1st, 1863,
and August 1st, 1861, may be stamped either
before or after use by the court register or re
corder.
3d. Those dated August 1st, 1864, and
more than twelve months old, may be stamped
before United States Collector, without pay
ment of the penalty of $50.
4th. Those dated August 1st, 1861, and
more than twenty months old, can be stamped
upon the payment of the penalty of $50.
Aud every assignment of a note, which
assignment is made since October 1st, 1862,
without regard to the date of the note, is to
be stamped as in agreement, namely: five
cents, no matter how large or small the note
may be.
All persons having notes unstamped, should
ave them stamped at once. A receipt for
money or property of over $20, no matter
what the amount, only require a two cent
stamp.
Chief Justice of the United States. It.is
designed to commemorate the unsullied puri
ty of his cliaract- ffis profound Earning,
and long protracted publ.t. service, b\ R Inch { n „j 10Uges ( . u it 0 we n pleased with tlie result
he commanded the confidence and admiration | Qf s the preac ] hcr - s mistake.—Detroit Union.
Secretary Stanton is said to be the 0 f a n j ust and upright men
solitary member of the Calnnet who approv- i MFEACT ?-Tn"^,wl7 to this ques
ed the District suffrage bill Ho seems to York Post) a raclic al journal,
to the President -d d t«P^a! ^ “We are glad to see that the House
does. Gen. Jackson taught a lesson in this Representatives does not furor the project oi and congum 1 ed gix storehouse and the Col*
Great FinE in Grenada.—On the night
of tlie Slst ult., about ten o'clock, a fire broke
out at tlie same time in two stores on tbe east
matter which President Johnson may stu
to advantage.
Curiosity of Nature.—The Vicksburg
Herald says “we saw yesterday, a puppy
with one head, eight legs and eight feet, four
hind quarters and four tails.”
impeaching the President. We should think j
that he might hail a movement to impeach j
him as a measure which ia more likely to j
benefit than to hurt him.
Fair weather friends are not worth much;
but wet weather lricnds vritlr umhrellas to
lend are friends indeed.
lius house hotel. There included a whole
side of the public square, tho best built and
the most business part of the town. The
storehouses were all of two stories, brick,
and the 'Collins house of three stories. Tho
loss is probably not less than $100,000, and
but little insured*
[From the AngustaChronielo anJ Sentinel.]
Too .Much Like Hirl'Eatingr.
By telegrams received from Washington,
we are informed that a delegation from the
Legislature of Arkansas had arrived there,
which had been sent by the Legislature of
that State, to ascertain the prospects and
terms of reconstruction and restoration, and
to represent the true state of the feelings and
sentiments of their people, which they think
have been misrepresented and misunder
stood.
We are sorry to find the Southern people
imitating the present Rump Congress, send
ing peripatetic committees to the North
and to Washington, to beg audiences of the
desperate and unscrupulous Radical major
ity. It would be more dignified and judi
cious to stay at home and put in operation
a system of State laws, which would relieve
their State from any reproach on account of
unfair legislation towards the blacks, than to
be cringing to tlic vanity of the madmen
which now rule the hour at Washington.
The action of the Southern Legislatures and
the general conduct of our people should be
permitted to speak for us. If the Radical
ear cannot be reached in this way, and their
minds convinced, it were worse than folly tv
suppose that a vagrant committee, sucking
mean whisky and hobnobbing with puritani
cal oath breakers can effect any change is
the conduct of such men as now direct tL,'
legislation at Washington.
We say that we are deeply mortified to see
any of the Southern States so far forgetting
their past history and high renown;as to have
the cause of their people hawked about the
streets and vile purlieus of Washington city,
by committees whose aetion and statements
must be unauthorized and without legal
sane* 5 '"" 11 these men are Rpnt tueiD
mience the legislation of Congress by some
outside pressure which it is supposed they
can bring to bear, their mission is improper
and wrong. The legislation of the country
ought not to be subjected to extrinsic and
improper influences, but should be bassed up
on tlie eternal principles of truth and justice.
The South during the last thirty years lias
been constantly warring while in the Union
against such practices. It was by such out
side influences as these the Southern States
_re about to adopt, that tbe abolitionists
finally succeeded in overthrowing the consti
tution, and plunging the country into the
late bloody war.
It was but a few days since we saw that
South Carolina bad a sort of self-constituted
representation in Washington, seeking to as
certain the ultimatum of the Radicals, and
enlightening Washington society as to the
true condition of the Palmetto btatc. We
had thought that the Southern people very
well understood the Radical programme, and
that the position of the whole South in rela
tion to our Federal affairs was clear and un
mistakable. These Southern missionaries to
the Radical heathens at Washington will
produce no other effect there than to lessen
the respect which is now entertained towards
the South by all right-thinking men in the
North and West.
The members of tbe present Congress know
just as much of the true sentiments of the
Southern people now, as they will after a
score of missionaries shall have bent the
Dregnant hinges of the knee'’ to the negro-
loving Stevens, and poured into their profane
ears the “sad story of their country’s wrongs.”
We are tired and disgusted with this syco
phancy and want of manly bearing. The
policy of the Radical majority is clearly to en
courage such manifestations of restlessness and
fear. Their whole course since the return of
peace has been shaped with the view to pro
duce such results. They need them just now
more than ever to strengthen them in the line
of policy which their hate dictates, but which
their fear distrusts. The Southern people
are merely playing into the liads of these ex
treme men by the exhibition of such undue
restlessness and concern as is indicated by the
presence of the Southern missionaries at
Washington.
We hope and trust that no other Southern
State will follow the bad example of Arkan
sas in this matter. And just here, we desire
say, that the action of our own Legislature,
at its recent session, in rejecting a proposition
to send a like committee to Washington, has
received the almost unanimous approval of
our people. No possible good could be ac
complished by such a mission, and we have
just seen how it might produce harm.
We must make up our minds to leave this
whole matter with the President and the
Conservatives on our side against the Radical
destructionist3 on the other. We can do no
thing which will so much strengthen the
President as to continue tlie firm, upright
and manly course which has already marked
our conduct since the close of the war.
We have great faith in the firmness, pru
dence and wisdom of the President. We feel
very sure that each Southern delegation which
goes to Washington but adds to tbe embar
rassment of his already trying and perilous
situation. The Southern people should
neither by act or word afford tbe Radicals a
weapon to strike down the President. His
defeat would be but the precussor to the ut-.
ter destruction of Southern society and the
total overthrow of Constitutional liberty.
From the Mobile Tribune.j
Directions Tor Husbands.
If your wife loves von, you need read
farther, for these directions are not intendel
for you. You need no directions. You cs
get drunk as often as vou please, he guilty of
robbery, assassination, battle, murder stu)
den death and privy conspiracy, and*make
your wife believe, by means of*a single ki4
that you are one of the saints of the earth
For those husbands who only apparently
not really, have mastered the hearts of the]-
vyives, we lay down the following direc-
tions:
If on your wedding night you failed to »et
drunk and break all your mother-in-law’s
crockery, do something equally outra“eoi4
as soon as possible. You will then always be
able, to scare your wife into submission by
reminding her of what you have done anil
what you may be provoked to do again’
Ifyourwifeis fond of entertaining and
you are not, wait till her fashionable friends
arc assembled at the house, and then walk
into the parlor with nothing on but vour
shirt and stockings. It will doubtless have
the effect of making “the company fly the
room.” ■
If you are fond of smoking a pipe, anr
your wife complains of your breath on accouit
of it, eat onions; it will make her foreet *<"e
pipe.
If you have a baby, groan as if your last
hour had come, whenever it begins squaling
at night. You will not then be called upon
to walk it.
ESsT“ An exchange states that a rapid and
emphatic recital ©f the following narrative
will generally cure lisping. It is certainly
worth a trial: “nobbs. meets Snobbs and
Nobbs; libbbs bobs to Snobbs and Nobbs;
Hobbs nobs with Snobbs and robs Nobbs’
tobs. This is.says Nobbs, the worst of Hobbs'
jobs’; and Suobb3 sobs.”
Burned to Death.—Miss Pauline Ash
more, daughter of Hon. John D. Ashmore,
formerly a member of Congress from South
Carolina, was burned to death a few nights
ago, by her clothes taking fire.
W~ A negro, with cannibal proclivities,
lias been committed to jail in New Fork for
having bitten off and eaten a white woman’s
nose on New Year’s day.
Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany.—The’ stockholders of this Company
met yesterday, to choose nine directors to
manage their affairs for the ensuing year.
Twenty six thousand seven hundred and
sixty one shares were represented by person
and proxy, and a large majority of those
present decided on electing the old Board, as
follows: "Wm. M. "Wadley, J. F. Gilmer, An
drew Low, John R. "Wilder, Wm. B. John
ston, John Cunningham, George W. Wylly,
Edw. Padelford, James J. Waring.
The Board will meet this morning to choose
a President, when the former efficient Presi
dent will of course be selected.—Savannah
Advertiser, 8th.
— ■ - ■
A Guess at the Future of Cotton.—
Capt. B. J. Smith, one of the most success
ful bnsiness men of Georgia, has just return
ed from a six months’ tour in Europe. He
thinks jiresent Liverpool prices are based on
the supposition that over 2,000,000 bales will
be produced in America the present year, and
he expresses the opinion that so soon as they
appreciate the true state of things, the staple
will range to 20d. He argues that cotton
lands are valuable, and that we must not let
Cuffee emigrate.—Selma Mess.
A Remarkable Meteorological Phe
nomenon.—We learn from a gentleman, (the
New Orleans Times being responsible for the
story) who arrived to-day from Red River,
that on the second ot the month, a shower of
fine salt occurred on Red River about sixty
miles from the mouth. There had been a
little snow the day before, and on the next
day, it being observed that tbe snow had not
melted, it was examined and found to be
veritable salt. Our informant gathered a
bushel of it, and it was found to be equal to
the best Turk’s Island.
“Brick” Pomeroy is said to be com
ing South for tbe purpose of “collecting de
tails of the barbarities of the Abolitionists’"
during tbe late war. “The Old Guard” pro
nounces him the “most faithful and unfalter
ing of true men and the sharpest thorn in the
sides of the Radical beast.” and recommends
him to the good offices of this people. He
will certainly receive a hearty welcome.
As sick rooms are not. pleasant, alwava
have business that will keep you down town
the whole day, and half the night, when your
wife is sick.
-wt-x grit zynae nvi „clock m the
morning, after having lost a month’s earn
ings “fighting the tiger,” or playing a “game
ot draw ” with your iriends, tel! your wife
your business is getting so large, that the
labor of carrying it on is breaking down
your constitution, and you must take in a
partner, but when she mentions a new dress
shake your head and talk about economy and
hard times.
If your wiie is very religious and fond of
entertaining ministers, take advantage of the
first opportunity to insult ouc of these Gen
tlemen in your own house. It can be done
with perfect impunity, and will deter others
from calling during meal hours or any other
time.
If your circumstances are such that von
find it necessary to practice economy, begin
with your table, and dine every day at a res
taurant.
There are certain little things that must be
done daily by one or the other of every mar
ried couple. Impress upon your wife that
the performance ot these is very distasteful
to you, and so force her to attend to the
whole of them herself. Among these is the
kii'dling of the fire in the morning, if yon
have no servant. Lie in bed and let your
wife do it. Also, wait for her to pour out the
water for you to wash, brush your clothes
and place your slippers by a chair before the
fire. When all is prepared, get out of bed and
dress yourself, taking care not to show, by
word or look, that you appreciate the little
attentions that have been shown you, But
if you find that any of them have been over
looked, be very cross and fretful during die
rest of tbe morning.
When you are asked to go out to make an
evening call, complain of a very bad head
ache.
Make it a point never to praise any dish
on the table, especially tbe one to which you
know your wife has given her personal atten
tion. Such a course will suppress any lurk
ing vanity there may be in her nature.
When you are in a room together, always
occupy the most comfortable seat, after hav
ing offered it to her in such a way that she
can’t, with any propriety, accept it.
Give her the choice of any dish you are
carving, after having repeatedly informed
her what parts you yourself prefer.
Keep her in perfect ignorance as to the
condition of your business, although she is
as deeply interested in it as you arc, and no
injury can result to it by your telling her all
about it. By keeping it to yourself v ou have
the satisfaction of feeling that you are supe
rior to her because you know what she does
not.
If from any cause you are detained athome,
and find the time heavy on your hands, it may
be that your wife is interested in a novel that
she is about half through with. Take it
from her as if you wished merely to glance at
it; sit down and read it by the hour. She,
in the meantime, may amuse herself with
sewing.
If you do not keep a carriage, and yonr
wife tells you that she and the children need
an airing, tell her to wait for the death of
her friends, when she may ride to the funeral
free of cost.
If any of your wife’s relatives come to stay
at the house, let the high price of provisions
be tbe sole topic of conversation in their
hearing; but borrow all the money you can
from your father-in-law, and if he keeps a
carriage never dream of getting one your
self.
When you wish to make your wife a pres
ent, buy something that is absolutely necessa-
ryhibout the house, and never let slip an op
portunity of making her thank you for it.
Whenever you are sick enough to lay up
at home, exaggerate your symptoms, and
make your wife believe you are going to die.
If she lias any heart at all, slie will nurse you
better for it.
Once after Sheridan had lost at play all
the money lie bad last borrowed, and wm
passing out into tbe street, feeling in a veiy
bad humor, he saw a poor fellow stooping
down to tie his shoe. So what should he do
but kick the man over on his face, with the
remark. “D—n you youare always tying yonr
shoes 1” When a man is in a bad humor, it
is a great relief to him to find some object on
which he can vent his wrath without run
ning any personal risk. A married man will
always find such an object in his amiable
wife. "Whenever you feel worried about any
thing, abuse your wife : It will be a great
relief to you. And when she appears before
company with eyes red from weeping, assume
the most affectionate manner, and chide ber
for going out shopping on such a raw,windy
day.
There 1 we are certain we shall have the
heartfelt thanks of all wives that chance to
peruse the above (which, however, is intend
ed solely for their husbands), and that is the
only boon we crave. Next Sunday wc shall
probably take up cudgels in behalf of In-'
bands, by laying down directions for wives:
and follow them with rules by which dm*
dren may regulate their conduct toward their
parents.
Fire at Cartersyille,—The Atlanta In
telligencer learns that a destructive fire oc
curred at Cartersville, Ga., on Friday night-
Several prominent store houses in the bad
ness centre are reported to have been de
stroyed.
New Machine.—We heard a small and
very dirty little nig telling another, on Sun
day, of a new instrument of torture, brought
here by the two pious young females, of the
Puritan persuasion, who are at present teach-
ins negro schools in this place. He describ-
ed^itas something like a vice, which held a
c*whide, and just whipped ot itself! He de
clared he “ wan't gwine back no more,
nutlier.”—Athens Watchman.
John Thompson McMurran.—This dis
tinguished jurist of Mississippi, who was one
of the unfortunate passengers on the ill-fated
steamer Fashion, and who in attempting to
jump ashore from a tier of cotton, fell r.n 1
broke his thigh, died on the night of the
30th ult., in New Orleans.
James Jordan, a clerk in the posto:nc e
at Montgomery, Ala., lias been sentenced to
the Penitentiary for twenty-one years fo f
stealing letters.
• Jrgf"Thc exact number of Confedera-t-
dead buried in tbe vicinity of the various
camps in Ohio has been ascertained to be
2, 8 °7. _
£7T Barnum has gone to tlie fiir West to
,r C t. a delegation of Indians to represenv
America in the Paris Exposition. It is son
to be a private speculation. Of course so
one besides the Indians will make money o
of it .
pgr* The Fredericksburg “Herald sa P
that Christmas in that ancient town was -
l ‘drv as a powder horn—little powder and
horn.”
£gr The total debt of North Carol!da,
up to the 1st of October, including inter - >
amounts to $13,000,000.
Let the world understand that
an be spit upon, and you are a spit-bo*
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