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(JjnwadiT. PENITELD, GEORGIA. ~ ~THTTRSI)AYMnRSING, APRIL 22,1858. Those in Advance. We were informed a few days since, by a fnend, that it was the impression among some of our subscribers, whose subscription had not expired would be charged the additional price of our paper from the time it was raised from $1 to $2. The impression is m correct, as we consider the paper due all who had sub scribed for it at the old price, until their time at the old rates has expired. To Miller Lodge, K- ofJ, Uncle Dabney Jones has appointed Thursday, the 6th of May next, as the day on which he will address the Lodge and community at Weston, Webster County. The Rising: Star Lodge. This Lodge of Knights, located in this place, wilj have a celebration on Friday next. The oration will be delivered by Mr. J. M. Lennard, a regular member. The public are invited to attend the exercises. We learn that a young man, calling himself Wilcox, a student in the school of the Rev. J. W. Reid, at Philomath, died a few days since, and upon his death bed, confessed that he had been misrepresenting his real name, because he said he had committed a murder in Louisiana, and had fled from home. lie had been sent 1o Georgia, by his parents, with money and instructions to have him sent to a good school. He requested Mr. Reid to write to his friends in Louisiana and tell them of his death. American State Papers. Our old friend, Ed. Wingfield, of Greenesboro, has presented us with a large volume of-the above title, con taining legislative and executive documents, from the 14th to the second session of the 19th Congress inclu sive, all relative to the Indian affairs of the United States. It contains all the correspondence of Gov. Troupe, of Georgia, with the President, Commander-in- Chitif of the Army, and with the Indian Chiefs ; also, some of his messages t o the Georgia Legislature. We. design reviewing the correspondence, and shall publish some rich extracts from it. Prof. Rives, the Blind Pianist. This gentleman, assisted by the Clary Brothers, gave two concerts in our townlast week, both of which gave entire satisfaction to all who were present. His audi ence was slender the first night, but on the second night, he was honored by a full house, and all enjoyed the per formance vastly. Asa performer on the piano forte, Prof. Rives executes astonishingly well; and as a vo calist, he is excellent; his voice being in a fine state of cultivation. The Clary Brothers, who play well upon the violin, accompany Prof. Rives with their instru ments and voices, and all in concert,perform some beau tiful and stirring pieces. We take pleasure in recommend ing the company to the public as richly worthy of pat ronage. Aside from the charitable object of the enter tainments, they give in return, double the value of the money in pleasant musical amusement. Their concerts are no humbug, and we hope they may receive liberal encouragement irom the public. Items from the Madison Visitor of tlie l?th Instant. The State Medical Convention met in Madison on the 14th. Dr. Logan, of Atlanta, Chairman, and Dr. Eben. Hillyer, Secretary. Drs. W. S. Meiere and Hillyer ad dressed the meeting upon medical subjects. At 4o’clock, P. M., the annual address was delivered in the Presby terian Church to a large audience, by Dr. Thomas S. Powell, now of Atlanta. The Madison Debating Club celebrated their first an niversary on Monday evening, the 12th inst. Mr. C.B. Barrow, the orator on the occasion, delivered an address on “ Patriotism,” which was highly spoken ofby acor respondent of the Visitor. Another correspondent in the same number of that pa per, has been straining his optics in church, trying to see the cheap uniform of the Georgia Female College girls. He says : “We waked up, and with the intensity of our ocular optics we looked for the Dollar Straw Bon net, the cranium apex that we would like to behold in these crinoline days—alas! no power in heaven, in earth or , can make big gals dress in a cheap uniform.” Wonder if his failing to see the uniform may not be attributed to his having been asleep in church! He says he “ waked up” and looked. Profession and Practice. It may not be amiss, in these “ revival” times, to say a few words (says the New York Sun) regarding the difference between profession and practice: “If religion consisted simply of a profession of belief in the exis tence and infinite attributes of the Creator; if it imposed no moral duties, nor required any restraint upon the ac tions or passions, all men, probably, would be religious. As it is, many do not go beyond profession, and hence their conduct is so inconsistent with the moral precepts of religion that they furnish subjects of ridicule for the skeptic as an infidel. Religion is dishonored by them, and its spread hindered. Conduct is the true test of religious character. Pro fession of little value, unless it influences the conduct. . Theoretical religion, unaccompanied by the practical observance of its moral duties, is barren and unprofita ble. If, therefore, men desire to possess and honor religion, they must practice and illustrate its precepts. They must be kind, generous, benevolent, and just in their words and acts. They must avoid the vices which degrade and corrupt, and cultivate the virtues which ele vate and purify. If they would show that their religion is not at empty name, they must be upright in all the relations of life, honest, truthful, industrious, and char itable-thinking no evil, and speaking no evil of their neighbor; but loving all, and desiring the happiness of all.” TOfcWiSSI Four good mothers had given birth to four bad daugh ters; truth has produced hatred; success, pride ; secur ity, danger; and familiarity, contempt. And on the other hand, four bad mothers have produced as many good daughters; for astronomy is the offspring of astrol ogy; chemistry, of alchymy ; freedom, of oppression; patience, of long suffering. A Rumseller Converted. Rev. H. C. Haven communicates to the Chronicle an account of a series of meetings lately held in Cannon City, Min., with very striking results. He says: “Dram drinkers, card players, and even rum sellers have been made to tremble before that God with whom they have to do. On Thursday evening, one of the rumsellers arose and expressed his determination to seek Christ, and invited the congregation to come to his liquor estab lishment and help him burn up his entire stock. Wc accordingly proceeded to the spot after meeting, and saw between two and three hundred dollars’ worth of liquor turned into the fire, together with the cards; the fire was built expressly for that purpose. After the con flagration, I was elevated upon the head of one of the empty casks, being at the same time requested to de liver an dddress, with which I complied.” Killing off a Grocery. The (N. C.) Herald of Truth tells how a contemplated grocery was suppressed in Hendersonville. A Mr. Lof tis determined to establish one. He bought land, lum ber, &.C., tor his buildings, outside the corporate limits, anti commenced the erections—ordered liquors, &c., by the time of completion. In the meantime the ladies of the place heard the news, went to work and got forty five lady signers to a petition to Mr. LoftisSo desist •from lus purpose, and enlisted the services of three gen tlemen to present it. Mr. Loftis more ib™ u fr gen yinced of the error ofhis course hesitated to make , but finally expressed a desire to meet the In dies in publie meeting. The town bell . tlie V 1 ’ ladies assembled in the court house and he 8 rU i ng V tb S a speech. The account of that meet?ng thetn ively moral, that we give it in the wor3s of the ffS “lt was really a time of deep Ifffl thei J B j orCS ’ docters lef l shops, 4 tora the 8 r Offices, find even grocery keepers their liquors; and upon the whole, there was quite a crowd in that atten dance. Mr. Loftis acted very gentlemanly ; and all he said was spoken with great respect for the ladies, and whh a broad smile upon his face, he (old the audience that he would not do anything to injure them,but hedid not know how to get out of the matter —he had bought the land and paid for it, had commenced his building, and had lumber at the place for a grocery and a dwelling house; had ordered his liquors, &c. He acknowledged that he was in a close place; this all could see, for, one after another, the ladies talked straight up to him. He could present the matter in no light, but some fair one had an answer for him. The ladies were very respect ful to him; but they ‘shot close,’ and he felt it. At length he said that he had a dream a few nights since— the dream was this: He saw a swarm of bees come out, and settled in a neighbor’s house. He went in, and the “® es covered him all over, and stung him most awfully. And now,’ said he ‘here it is ; the bees, are all around “J 6 ’ j D u tbey Bt ‘ n ? mightily! ’He was given to under ®tßn.d that swarming time was not yet over, ifhe persis ted m his course! After various propositions, pro and con., Mr. Loftis finding himself completely cornered, yor the ladies did actually follow him, in their pleadings °!} e comer of the court house,) pledged him *lfto abandon the project. T^e Liquor-Dealer’s Sign. Suppose a man, when about to commence the traffic • in ardent spirits, should write in great capitols on his | sign-board, to beseen and read of all men, what he will j do: That so many of the inhabitants of this town or city, he will, for the sake of getting their money, make paupers, and send them to the alms-house, and thus oblige the whole community to support them and their families; that so many others he will excite to the commission of crimes, and thus increase the expenses and endanger the peace and welfare of thercommfuiity; that so many he will send to the jail, and so many he will visit with sore and distressing.diseascs, and, in so many cases diseases which would have been compara tively harmless, he will by his poison render fatal; that in so many cases he will deprive persons of reason, and in so many cases will cause sudden death; that so many wives he wtll make widows, and so many children he will make orphans, aiid that in so many cases he will cause the children to grow up in ignorance, vice, and crime, and after being nuisances on earth, will bring them to premature graves; that in so many cases he will prevent the efficacy of the gospel, grieve away the Holy Ghost, and ruin for eternity the souls of men. And suppose he could, and should, give some faint conception of w'hat it is to lose the soul, and of the over whelming guilt and coming wretchedness of him who is knowingly instrumental in producing this ruin ; and suppose he shonld put at the bottom of the sign this question: What, you may ask, can be my object in act ing so much like a devil incarnate, and bringing such acccumulati ng wretched ness upon a comparat i vely happy people ! and under it he should put the true answer, Money; and go on to say : I have a family to support; I want money, and must have it; this is my business, I was brought upto it ; and if I should not follow it, I must change my business, or I could not support my family. And as all faces beginning to gather blackness at the approaching ruin, and all hearts to boil with in dignation at its author, suppose he should add for their consolation, “If I do not bring this destruction uuon you, somebody else will.” What would you think of him ? what would all the world think of him ? what ought they to think of him ? And is it any worse for a man to tell the people before hand, honestly, what he will do, if they buy and use his poison, than it is to go on and do it? And what if they are not aware of the mischief he is doing them, and he can accomplish it through their own perverted and vol untary agency; is it not equally abominable, if he knows it, and does not cease from producing it? Colonel Allsop, the Englishman suspected of a complicity in the recent attempt upon the life of the Emperor Napoleon, it is now positively ascertained by the Journal of Commerce, was snugly secreted in New York city for a month before any suspicion of his pres ence crept into the newspapers. He was hidden in a house in Worth street, known only to a few trusty friends. W r hen this became known, the enemies of des potism projected a public meeting to demand protection for him, but the Colonel, preferring seclusion, quietly left New York. Both the British and French govern ments have offered liberal rewards for his apprehension, and there are now in New York three French detec tives, and four or five British, in pursuit of him. They found out his hiding place and knew all his movements. Their first notion was to kidnap and carry him off se cretly, but this was abandoned, and, while they were waiting for the necessary papers to arrest him, he de camped. Information of Allsop’s lodgment was com municated tothe*New York police by the British Con sul. The Pittsbnrg papers mention a report that All sop is there, and on Thnrsday week, a gentleman called upon the Mayor, informed him of the fact, and urged his arrest. The Mayor declined to interfere. Other accounts state that he was recently at Savannah, Geor gia. (Special Correspondence.] EDWARD EVERETT-FROF. 11. H. TUCK ER-UNION PRAYER MBETINGS--CITY ELECTIONS. Augusta, April 15tli, 1858, Mr. Editor: Our city has been highly tavored during the past week. A large assemblage of our citizens had the great pleasure of listening to the great address de livered by the great orator upon the great character of the.great man. I will not. essay a description of Mr. Everett’s address —suffice it for me to say that it was beyond description. Prof. H. H. Tucker, of your town, preached at the Baptist Church in this city, on last Sunday morning and evening. His subject in the morning was “ The Unpar donable Sin.” He delivered one of those plain, practi cal, common sense, yet eloquent sermons, that is always pleasant to listen to. He is a gentleman of profound re search, and pre-eminent ability. The Daily Union Prayer Meeting, held at four o’clock in the evening, at the various churches, represented in the Young Men’s Christian Association, have been changed to that of I to 8 at night. The city election for Mayor and Members of Council resulted as follows: For Mayor, B. Conley. For Mem bers of Council, F. Blodgct, Jr., W. H. Tutt, J. O, Clarke, J. M. Dye, W. E. Dearing, L. D. Ford, R. H. May, B. F. Hall, W. V. Keener, 11. Bigby, J. D. Smith, and J. G. Sledge—all ofthe American party, except the two last gentlemen. [Communieated.] Little Dorrit sat by an open casement with cheek of vermillion hue, and a gleam half anger, half mirth in “her eye of most unholy blue;” for within her tight ened grasp she held an open paper, wherein the stinging “slap” inflicted upon her offending check by its bach elor editor, was still tingling its delicate texture. But a manly form approaches, a deep-toned voice dis pels most agreeably her moody reverie, a strong arm encircles her with all of woman’s tenderness, and her very heart thrills at the touch of a cherished hand lightly lain upon her brown hair, and a murmured benizon, God forever bless my little Dorritt! Foran instant, light beamed from her face like sunlight from an angry cloud ; the next moment, “the cloud re turned after the rain” as she simply placed within the expectant palm of her wedded lord the last issue of the Crusader, wherein his rueful gaze discovered, in the castigation inflicted upon his “child-wife,” his little Dorrit, an interpretation of the ahgry scowl disfiguring her usually gentle features. Only for a moment did his frown rival her own, ere his voice broke forth encour agingly, “ cheer up little mother, child of the Marshal sea ! for thou wast not wont to faint when • the heat and burden of the day’ was upon thee, but even when surrounded by gloomy prison walls, didst evercherish within thy patient, loving heart a green and sunny spot, free from the blight of despondency. And now that I have buried thy memories of the bitter past within the joyous present, lavishing upon thee the wealth of boundless affections and gold of the Indies, how canst thy generous nature begrudge this time worn, forlorn old bachelor, his sole pastime, a fling in the dark at the untried joys of connubial bliss; and who, whilst chewing the bitter cud of loneliness would willingly barter his entire patrimony for a single meSs of matrimonial pottage. Judging from his bitter humor that he has been the jest of scores of jilting fair ones, I pity him, heeding not his mad ravings, save one—the splenetic charge that you are a spinster, or worse still, a shrew! Dorrit, my little Dorrit, a spinster! “to waste her sweetness on the desert air;” a shrew! to tear thehair and belabor the frame of her luckless Petruchio! A shrew! Heaven defend me ! why, she is the sweetest, bonniest wee wife—my ain liel Dorrit, that ever bright ened man’s pilgrfmage through this world’s arid waste. The idea of one, upon whose brow gleams like a star the diamond of Golconda; upon whose gentle bosom glows the ruby from Ind, and whose arms add a softened lustre to ‘ pearls from Oman’s green water’ —the idea of such an one showering upon the common herd her pure gems ol ‘ thoughls that breathe and words that burn,’ for money—6 a *e metal— when the wealth of Croesus is at her commana, is simply ridiculous and superlative, but frenzied jealousy ! b “A”"” ! Wh, did not this disappointed bachelor magnanimously yield the palm to thy genius, bowing in lowly adoration to the muse veiling her face within thy truly Byronic strains ? Ah! envy loves a shining mark, and she who endea vors to elevate the standard of poesy, may expect her own inspired measures to become a target for the shafts of those who, in my own opinion, will never sufficiently recover their original ‘ bark’ to be able to growl forth £ gelw ? omt hW threC d ° 2en BtanZas of B P enfl erian dog But I see by the laughing features of my own true wffe, that the mask is off-tho chain is wrought/ and that with a tear-glistening cy’e of gratitude for deliver ■ ance from a husband of the ‘ baton de hois’ stamp she has thrown down the gauntlet of peace, by turning to her enraged Adversary for a second stroke, the unresist ms Cheek of LITTLE DORRIT [Written for tlic Georgia Temperance Crusader,] Friendship’s young bloom may pass away, * As dreams depart the sleeper's mind ; The hopes oflife’s maturer day May fade and leave no trace behind; ‘ But kindred lore can never die— That fairest biul of spring’s bright years ; . Twill still look green in memory, When time all other felling sears. So says the poet, and Ah! who, estranged from kindred hearts, does not feel the full force of these truthful lines as ho wanders back, after long years of absence, to ifiosc scenes. ■ J Where o’er hill'and valley plays, The sunlight of life’s early days ? RBUB Such, friend Seals, were some of my reflections on my recent visit to Coffeeville, Ala. My father moved from South Carolina to Coffeeville (when I was an in fant, too young even to remember any of the incidents of the journey; and hence, it was at this place that life’s realities were first reflected on memory’s mirror; and after enjoying a most delightful visit amid scenes of earliest childhood, and a happy rc-union of loving kin dred hearts, I can truly say, Thank’d be memory; her sweet power can bring Back to my heart its early joys again; Her magic spell revives the frozen spriiig Os youthful hope, and re unites the chain Os sever’d sympathies. On my arrival at my uncle’s residence, and the happy greeting was over, my first impulse was, to visit the spot near by, where once stood the house that sheltered my infant head; but I found nothing to mark the site save the mound of the old chimney, before the blazing hoarth of which I remembered to have eat, Enfolded in my tender mother’s arms, Or rode a-horseback, (on my lather’s knee,) When sorrows, passions and alarms Alike, with gold and Greek were unknown to me. Tall pines arc now growing on the spot where once stood the old homestead, through whose waving tops the winds seemed to sigh with the mournful dirge, “Long ago;” so turning away with a saddened heart at the thought that He of the sythc and hour-glass must needs write “change” upon all earthly things, while he Mocks at the ruin he has wrought. I wended my way down to the old spring, whose waters are yet leaping from the hill-side, “sparkling and bright” as when, in childhood, I was want to lave my dimpled hands in its silver stream. There, too, stood the old Magnolia with its burnished leaves shimmering in the sunlight, under whose shade I once gambolled in childish sport with the little “pappooses” of the Choc taw tribe of Indians, who once owned these rich hunt ing grounds before the cupidity of the “pale-faces” had wrestled from them the graves of their sires, forgetful That the red man’s wigwam home Was dear to him as costly dome. Ah ! when we reflect rightly upon the injustice, the cruel wrongs the poor Indian was doomed to suffer at the hands ofthe white man, can we wonder that To tiger rage their souls were driven, or that they caused so many of the invaders of their soil to bite the dust in defence of their forest homes ? Prate as we may about “manifest destiny,” and all that, yet, it will ever be a melancholy reflection to my mind, that the Indian races were so cruelly wronged by the white man; for we may truly say, in the language of Sprague, Alas for them ! their day is o'er, Their fires are out from shore to shore; No more for them the wild deer bounds, The plough is on their hunting-grounds. The pale man’s axe rings thro’ their woods, The pale man’s sail skims o’er their floods; Their pleasant springs are dry, Their children-r-look, by power oppressed, Beyond the mountains of the West— Their children go—to diet I lectured but once at Coffeeville, as I needed rest, but past several days very pleasantly in visiting among kind friends in the vicinity, and then returned to Mo bile, intending to start lor Georgia. I was importuned, however, to visit New’ Orleans, and having some desire to see the Crescent City, I concluded to do so. I held five Sunday-school meetings there, but the Devil has such unlimited sway there, I fear but little good was accomplished, J had heard one Divine had given it as his opinion that “ the man vjho went to Heaven by way of Nev i Orleans would be entitled to a brighter crown,” but did not appreciate the full force of the remark until I visited this modern Sodom. During the Sabbath I was there, there was cock fighting, music and dancing. Bar-rooms in full blast, horse racing and a balloon as cension, with two men going up on the backs pf two alligators, besides a number of smaller satanjc “ di? does” all over the city; and at night, several theatres open. I saw the balloon passing over the city, and also saw the dancing in a building on one of the street cor ners as I passed on to the lecture at 3 o’clock. Sabbath morning I attended church at 11 o’clock, and heard an eloquent sermon delivered te about sixteen hundred persons, (the number w r as estimated by others,) and pn Monday night attended the prayer-meeting in connec tion with the same church, and found present only fifty six persons all told! After singing, a prayer was of fered by one of the members, a short exhortation given by another person, and the services closed with prayer by the pastor, and singing, When I inquired of a friend why the services were so brief, 1 w r as informed that many were anxious to attend a lecture on geology, to be delivered at B‘ocLock that evening, as they had pur chased tickets for that purpose, Thgt explained a re- mark let fall by one who rushed by me t the door, seem ingly in hot haste, saying, “ I expect I’ve Ipst my half dollar,” neglecting the pearl of great ■price to listen t.t> a talk about granite! Comment is superfluous. During my stay in New Orleans, I visited Algiers, a small town on the opposite bank of the river, and had two delightful meetings and met with much Christian sympathy. The next day I left the cold and heartless city conning, the words of Aldrich — Adieu, the city’s ceaseless hum, The haunts of sensual life, adieu ! Green fields and silent glens ! I conic To spend the bright spring days with you— yes, said I, with emphasis, “in Georgia loo,” where Tears for pity and hands Open as day for melting charity. W. R. H. Florence, Ga. April 7th, 1858. Mr. Seals : Inclosed I send you a story founded in fact, which I place at your disposal. You can either spread it out in the columns of the Crusader, or cast it under yoiir table, as best suits your convenience. It is my first effort of the kind, and facts not fiction have been dealt in to some extent; hence, neither of the characters are very suitable for a romantic tajc; [Written for the Georgia Temperance Crusader.] A TALE OF GEORGIA, BY JUNIUS OF GLEN DALE. Hellen Frazier was born in the year 183—, in a small but thriving village in South-western Georgia, of very humble parentage. She lost her parents while very young, and was adopted into the family of a relative of her mothers, where she underwent all the hardships and trials usually falling to the lot of destitute orphan chil dren. She was compelled to do much of the drudgery of the family in order to secure food and raiment; and she was indebted to a benevolent society, of which her father had been a member, for the means of a collegiate education. Her trials during her school days were al most unparalleled; but these, at least, came to an end, and having graduated in one of the many female col leges which abound in this region of country, at nine teen she left her native village, more in sorrow than an ger, to seek employment as a teacher, and succeeded in locating at , in a rural piny wood district ofcoun try, if not noted for its wealth and intelligence, at least, famous for the number of its children—its bay galls and frog-ponds; but gentle reader, you are perhaps upon tip-too to have a more formal introduction to our hero ine ; if so, be it known to you that Helled Frazier was a hale, hearty, bouncing lass, weighing one hundred and fifty or sfaty pounds, and as sound as a dollar, and as strong as a mule—about medium height, with hair as black as the ten of clubs, which is nine times blacker than the ace of spades, and eyes of the darkest fauQj her Akin was none of the faintest; but altogether, Hel len was a good looking if not pretty girl, with symmet rical form, only a little too fully developed—a head that might startle the fingers of a phrenologist, and a phisi ognomy that would impress the beholder with a vigor of purpose—a strength of will, and unflinching resolu tion rarely with in th£ sterner sex. Alto gether, HellenFrazier was a rare girl—none of your ef feminate, puny, sickly things. Sho eould hide a bowj of soup or a beefstakc with the dexjerity of a wood? chopper, and had an amazing relish for pork and tur nips, or bacon and coleworts; in short; Hellen had a constitution like an ok, and a stomach like a hyena ; 1 but don’t be startled, gentle reader, our heroine is nci* ther a she wolf nor tigress, but a genuine woman with like passions with yourselves* and capable t/f onjofing she good things of life in a very high degree; and not withstanding Hellen had no small share of the mascu line gender in her composition, yet, she was sufficient ly feminine to attract no inconsiderable amount of re spect and attention from the lords of creation, and was enabled, by various little winning ways, and u peculiar smile wh|ch pluyed atgynd her mouth, and a very sig nificant glance of herTurge dark eyes, to do terriblo ex ecution among the wool hat boys about the ponds, j She had made several conquests, but none to her li king, for vanity was not the least among her iaults, and she slaughtered her beaux with as little remorse of con science as an alligator w r ould feel in eating a little ne gro. Among her admirers, was Edward Morton, a wid ower of about middle ago, a man of handsome property and well to do in the world, of strict honor and probity, and a devoted and zealous Christian. He was a stout man, and Uncommonly good loolfing for his years, and had twice entered the hymenial altar with a blooming bride;’ and twice been called to consign them to the tomb and mourn their loss. Thus, being left the second ■ time with a family of small children to stem the cur i rent and storms of life alone, and having been thrown ■ much into the society of Miss Frazier, as both were members of one of the popular Christian denominations of the day, and meeting frequently in the neighborhood and at the church, Morton, by degrees, began to feel an interest in Miss Frazier bordering on love. Ilis deceased wives were both very delicato women; and although younger than himself, they had passed to that “bourne from whence no mortal returns;” hence, Morton, by the force ot circumstances, was led to admire the robust and vigorous Miss Frazier; her clastic step, her rosy chocks, and above all, her uninterrupted good health, possessed charms that challenged his admiration, and caused hint to decide to make, if not an offer of his hand, at least ail effort to ascertain whether such a step would be conducive to his happiness; and being naturally dif fident, he determined to ascertain her feelings towards | him without risking a formal visit for that purpose; he hoped she would pardon the privilege he had taken in writing to her, assuring her that he was not actuated by an idle euriosity, but entertained a very high esteem for her, and desired to cultivate a more intimate acquain tance, and the privilege of addressing her upon the sub ject of matrimony; and concluded by asking her to con sider the proposition, and if she decided favorably, to write him at her convenience; or otherwise, to con sign his letter to the flames, and its author to oblivion. After writing to Miss Frazier, Morton Waited week after week, and no answer came. A month elapsed, and he began to doubt whether his letter had ever reached its destination. Had Morton known that Miss Frazier had received his letter, his pride would have forbid his spending another thought upon the subject; but Miss Frazier had very tenderly impressed him; and being in doubt whether she had received his note, de termined him to put an end to his suspense by a formal call. Miss Frazier had received Morton’ slottpr, but had refrained sending an answer from a desire to drive him to a personal interview, when she expected to be able to add new laurels to those which already decorated her brow. Edward Morton did not call on Miss Frazier without many misgivings as to the fepqlt of his visit. Recent events had opened his eyes in regard to her vanity, and when they met, Morton was astonished at the very cor dial manner in which she addressed him: “good even ing Mr. Morton ; light and come in—l am overjoyed to see you,” Morton, who was a pretty good judgeofhu man nature, and saw at ones through the deception, and was satisfied that her civility was sverd.one, determined to humor the joke, replied that he felt gratified at the assurance that his presence had afforded her so much pleasure; “but pray, Miss Frazier, from whence springs these new sources of joy ?” “ Qlj ! ” said Miss Frazier, “ I want to consult you about my beayjt; J’yc had a widower to see me, and I want your opinion of him.” “Well,” replied Morton, “ I don’t know the individ al; but no doubt that lie is worth half a dozen of your fine young gents, w ho usually enjoy such facilities for turning tjioir little fingers over their thumbs.” “ Oh, no invidious comparison, Mr. Morton,” said Miss Frazier; “ I know- who you are hinting at, but we are not married yet. Come, you must tell me what I must do; my beau is a widower with only throe chil dren, and I have determined to marry a widower w r ith a dozen.” “ Well, Miss Frazier,” said Morton, “so many little responsibilities will be pretty hard to find; but perhaps I can fix up a trade to suit you. I don’t exactly fill your bill; bqt tjip pdifs will be the difference. I will pay six children down, and give yog igy note in annual install ments for six more.” “But suppose,” said Miss Frazier, “I should doubt the validity of the note ?” “ Oh, in that case,” said Morton, “ 1 can give you any number ofresponsiblc indorsers.” “ I believe I shall have to back out,” said Miss Fra zier, rather crest-fallen fyqni the turn which Morton had adroitly given to the afi'gir. “Well,just as you like,” said Mor'on, “I only wanted to help you out a little, in case of necessity.” - “Thank you,” said Miss Frazier, with a supercillious smile, “ for your kind intention, but hope that there will be no necessity of putting them into execution.” “Perhaps not,” said Morton, recollecting that he had not yet attended to the business which had called him to the ponds. He then inquired whether she had re ceived a letter from him. “ f dfd,” was her reply. “Pid yog answer jt ?” inquired Moftqii. “I did not,” said Miss Ffuziep. “ And pray, Miss Frazier, have you that letter in your possession now ?” “I have not; I consigned it to the flames.” “ And its author?” said Morton. “To oblivion,” said Miss Frazier. Morton bit his lip and remarked, If was an easy mode ofdisposing of an old friend.” “It was yogi fPgJIP.St,” said Miss Frazier. “And I also requested an aiigjyer,” said Morton. “ And I preferred answering it personally,” said Mjss Frazier. “ Then,” said Morton, “ this interview was of your own seeking. I generally secure an evidence of my conqyests, because it flatters your vanity,” said Mor tal), bitterly. “ Do you think me vain ?” said Miss Frqzier. “My opinion can be of but tittle consequence to any one,” said Morton, rising and bidding Miss Frazier a pleasant evening. He mounted his horse and turned his head homeward, and giving him the bridle, sank into a deep revery. Morton became satisfied that Miss Frazier had sought to add him to the list of her conquests; and heartily sick of the whole affair, and cured of his folly, he returned home a wiser, if not a belt** j qn4 determined, for the future, to let boarding-school Misses and giddy, vain young girls alone, and to seek a more congenial spirit among women, approximating a little nearer his own age and circumstances, if he did not abandon the sub ject altogether. Edward Morton hnd long bepn deeply impressed with the solemn duties of preaching the unsearchable riches of Christ to a lost and ruined world; and he now re solved to devote all the powers of his mind to this im portant duty. He entered the ministry with a /.ail and energy which soon placed him among the ablest and most eloquent divines of the day, Hoipe years after, lie married a wealthy young widow in one of the adjoining States, and never had cause to regret the choice he had made. His wife was deeply imbued with the spirit of Christ, and was ail help-meet in the proper sense of the term, and amply qualified to share the joys and divide the sorrows of life; consequently, they are peacefully gliding down the stream of time, surrounded by an in teresting apd happy family. But the reader is perhaps jrrip at ient to know what has become of Miss Frazier; if so, we Gan relieve your anx iety by stating that she Is still engaged in the very lau.- dable pursuit of teaching the young idea how to shoot, She has never beeu able to captivate any love-sick swain, whom she deemed worthy, pf herbenrt and hand; she is still ns vain and conceited as ever; and is approx imating old maidenhood with a vengeance, and her mat rimonial prospects, which have been quite small oflate, are growing beautifully less every day. gentleman of Philadelphia has invented a ma chine for folding newspapers. The machine is of Iron and steel, and roquires scarcely any power to drive it— say one-fourth horse power —and is fad by one person. It will fold from fifty-five to sixty sheets per minute into mail or carrier’s form, delivering them in fine or er, packed atraight and square, aud so tightly that they oc cupy much less room in the mail. This is nt the rate .of from three thousand ty.thirty-five hundred an hour. *A rapid fdlder con only put up for flic mail or carrier from eight hundred to <y.c thousand sheets ap hour. The price of the machine is six hundred dollars, and the space it occupies comparatively small—bfeing about one hundred cubic feet. > ’ ** |Written for tlio Georgia Temperance Crusader.] ( WAKK UP? AND GO TO THF. RESCUE. Brother Seals: Wo oftenhear the remark, that “tern perance is at a low ebb,” and there is some truth in the declaration. But why is this so? Mainly, because the reformation haa so few realfrlends. There is no defect in the principles upon which it is based. Total Absti nence from all intoxicating drinks, is just as sure to work out sobriety, as the sun is to radiate light in a clear sky. But an easy kind of religion that compromises with flesh and blood, has become too popular with men. Christians in these modern times, are very fearful oflit tie crosses, and large ones in proportion. I hey forget that “we must fight ifwe would reign ;” that the only J proof of a pure vine, is “good fruit.” The church is the moral power of this country, and this power is not confined “under a bushel,” but is dif fused through the community at large; if it be good, it tells in the right direction; if evil, an evil influence is the result.,. True Christians, scattered over the land, may be compared toasters in the sky, that illuminate, to some extent, the dark objects of earth, scattering their light far and wide. It is impossible for any kind of moral reform to pros per and bo successful, without the aid of Christians. They are the “salt ” oft he earth, and where this “salt ” does not exist, the mass of crude materials willsoondo compoec and tumble to pieces. It is very desirable to have as large an amount, as possible, of this” salt,’ in every Temperance Society,.“that the whole lump may be leavened.” I find that those societies, having a goodly number of church members in them, are more substantial and suc cessful than those composed principally of the world. This is not strange by any means—how can lamps give light that have no oil ? Men who have no religion, can not well sec the propriety, or rather, do not feel it to be their duty to live holier and purer lives than those in the church. There ar.e exceptions to every general rule —but how has a majority ot our churches conducted themselves in regard to this matter? I was informed by a man, who is very reliable, that in the city of , Ga. where churches abound, that the friends of temperance there, have to hire a house whenever a temperance lecturer comes round—will not even allow the great cause ofsuf fering humanity to be advocated in their houses ofwor ship. No wonder that the plaee is so productive of sots. But I will speak from personal knowledge: here, in Jefferson county, old Mt. Moriah Division, No. 240, battled against man’s fell destroyer for many long years, and that successfully ; but its days are well nigh num beret}- Qhurcl} members, especially the Baptists, with two or three exceptions, have stood aloof all the while, with folded arms, not seeming to care a straw, whether temperance went up or down! We have struggled long in this county against the destroyer of souls and the world’s peace—and Baldwin Raiford Division still keeps up the warfare with great success — 1191.de piyjsion ! noble members! may your banner be waving when Gabriel's trump wakes the sleeping dead! Notwithstanding the clouds that hover over us look dark and lowering, I hope the real friends of temper ance will not despair, but will buckle on their armor once more, and engage in the contest with new zeal. If Washingtonian Societies were gsjablishod in all those neighborhoods where Divisions have gone down, and the “light” and “salt” of the earth would produce their legitimate action, great good might be accom plished. God grant that a -power divine may wahe up our preacher.* and sleepy members, and make them willing to fight the devil wherever they fj;id him, though it may not be pleasing to the flesh or popular with men. Jeferson Cos. Ga. HANNIBAL. [Written for the Georgia Temperanoe Crusader.] THEY CAN’T FEEL IT. Friend Seals: I have long thought that if some had the experience that others have, there would, this day, be thousands—yea, millions marching under the glorious banner of temperance, who arc now “lying supinely” upon theij: hgcke, “ljjigging tljc delusive phantom of hope,” that a partial service rendered to the great Mas ter of the universe, will clear their way to the mansions of bliss. Many, of whom much might be expected, do not occupy even so virtuous a position as “ doing noth ing;” but in divers ways, are helping to swell the great army of drunkards that are marching as straight down to hell as their pilot, the devil, can lead them. When I look around and see the old and young, illiter ate and learned, in tljc church and in the world—all quaffing at tfip fountain f f ruin, dpspite the deep, heart felt petitions, prayers and scalding tears of mothers, wives, sisters and friends, it grieves my heart, and makes me willing to do anything within my power, to stay the tide of destruction that is rolling/ar and wide over our belo'vcd land. .Some enjoy all the temporal comforts of life, and all thqif yaripd interests seem to flourish. The demon, Alcohpl, comparatively, is kept pqt of their families, and all the branches therpof; and it does sperp that they ought to feel grateful and thankful to God for such blessings, and would hasten to the rescue of others who arc suffering daily tortures worso—infinitely worse, than death with all its natural horrors. But they can’t feel as others; could they, what a mighty uprising there would be among our Presbyterian, Baptist and Metho dist brandy-toddy smashers ! ! Take, for example, the loving father and doting mother, whose affectionate daughfpr is chained to a drunken husband by the laws ,qf earth and Heaven, that naught but dpatlj sever. What earthly pen can write, or finite mind conceive, of flip anguish and gyief tjiat hourly steal in upon their hearts, and mingle with their every thought, when they behold the suffering of their rutued daughter; view her wan, woc-dcpicted features, and attenuated frame fast, fast sinking to the grave ; hear her tales of sorrow, and note the scalding tears as they rush down those pale cheeks, once as rosy and red as a fresh blown flower? Who can measure the sorrows of these unfortunates ? None but the experienced. Read the sorrows of a poor girl in New York, who had been accused of being a monomaniac on the subject of temperance, because of her fervid zeal in its advocacy. .She gives vent to her heart as follows; ! Go feel what I have felt, Go bear what I have borne— Sink ’ncaththe blow by father dealt. And the cold world’s proud scorn ; Then sutler on from year to year—’ Thy soul relief the scalding tear, Go kneel as I have knelt, Implore, beseech and pray - Strive the besotted heart to melt, The downward course to stay, Be dashed with bitter curse aside, Your prayers burlesqued, your tears defied. j/ii-o weep as I have wept, CFer a ’lotfcd father Bfell — See every promised blessing swept— Youth’s sweetness turned to gall— Life’s fading flowers strewed all the way— That brought me up to woman’s day. Go see what I have seen, behold the strong man bowed— With gnashing tepth—lips bathed in blood— And cold the livid brow ; Go catch his withered glance and see There mirrored his soul’s misery. Go to the mother’s side And her crush’d .bosom cheer; Thine own deep anguish hide ; Wipe from her cheek the bitter tear; Murk her from frame and withered brow— The grey that streaks her dark hair now— With fading frame and trembling limb; And trace the ruin back to him Whose slighted faith in early youth, Promised eternal love and truth, But who, foresworn, hath yielded up That promise to the cursed cup; And let her down, through love and light, And all that made her prospects bright; And chain’d her there ‘mid want ana strife— That Iqwly thing a drunkard’s wife— And stamp’d on childhood’s brow so mild, That withering blight the drunkard’s chlid. Go hear, and feel, and see and know, All that my soul hath felt and known, Then look upon tho wine cup’s glow, See if its beauty can atone — Think if its flavor you will try When all proclaim “’tis drmkand die! Tell me I hate the bowl— Hate is a feeble word, I loathe—abfior—my very soul With strong disgust js St if red, When I sec, or hear, or tell, Os the dark beverage of Hell! pst- Tho last sally w,e have heard in regard to beef steak wap np follows: A gentleman, at a public table, who had exercised his jaws for some fifteen minutes upon a single iporsel of steak, turned to his neighbor and said : “ What a pity to kill this animal!” ’"Why?” responded his friena. ‘‘Because,” replied the other, “it would have made such a good working critter.” NEWS-HOME AND FOREIGN, HOME affairs. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, April 13. —The Senate, to-day, ap pointed a committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Jas. S Green, of Missouri, R. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, and William H. Seward, of New York, to confer with a similar committee on the part of the House, to confer together in relation to the disagreemsnt between the two Houses with reference to the passage of the Kansas k*The measure proposed of establishing a telegraph line to Fort Leavenworth or Fort Laramie, so as to enable the Government to confer speedily with the army in Utah Territory, has been postponed until December. In the House the Washington Police bill was debated. The Kansas question will be resumed to-morrow at one o’clock. April 14.—1n the Senate, to-day, Mr. Broderick, in the course of some remarks, took occasion to say that he would not obey the instructions of the Legislature of California, in which he was requested to vote for the admission of Kansas under the Leeompton Constitution. In tho House, the most important business transacted was authorizing the appointment of a committee of con ference to confer with the committee appointed by the Senate in relation to the Kansas bill. The Pacific railway bill was under discussion in the Senate to-day. April 15.— The Seiiato, on yesterday, passed a rcso lutioii to adjourn on Monday, the 7th of June. To-day, in the Senate, the consular appropriation bill was passed, and the Pacific railroad bill was discussed. In the House, the Conference Committee appointed, consists of Hons. W. 11. English, of Indiana, A. H. Stephens, of Georgia and Win. A. Howard,of Michigan. This committee is to confer with the committee of"the Senate in relation to the differences of the two branches of Congress on the bill for the admission of Kansas. Thc'Commiltee on Commerce reported a bill to-day appropriating one million five hundred thousand dollars to continue the river and harbor improvements, an! only recommended three new works. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, April 17.—1n the Senate to-day the Pa cific railway bill was postponed until iicXlDecembcr, by a vote of 25 to 22. The deficiency bill comes up on Monday. In the House, to-day, private bills w’erc considered. The Conference Committee on the Kansas bill have had two meetings, but as yet have not agreed upon any course to recommend Congress to pursue. The fi nal meeting of the committee will take place on Monday, and in case of continued disagreement, the Senate will probably request the House to appoint an other committee, SECRETARY OF LEGATION TO ST. PETERSBURG. Washington, April 15.—J. E. Bacon, of Soutli Car olina, was to-day confirmed as Secretary of Legation to St. Petersburg. PROTECTORATE FOR MEXICO, April 15.—1 tis currently reported that Gen. Sani. Houston intends to introduce into the Senate, early in the ensuing week, a bill to assume a protectorate over Mexico. DUEL AT NEW ORLEANS. April 15.—A duel took place near this city this morn ing at eleven o’clock, between Messrs. Hardy Deas and W. J. Kennedy, citizens of Mobile. They fought with duelling pistols, carrying ounce balls, and at fifteen pa ces. At the first fire Mr. Kennedy received a bad hip wound, but hopes are entertained of his recovery. LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. April 13. —The steamship Star of the West has ar rived at New York from Aspinwall. She brings $325,- 000 in treasure. The Legislature pf California has fully indorsed the Leeompton Constitution. The claimant ol the slave Arch y has been arrested as a kidnapper. There is a movement in progress in California to raise a company of emigrants to settle the Gadsden purchase. The House of Assembly has passed a bill to provide for funding the public debt of San Francisco. YELLOW FEVER AT GREYTOWN. New Orleans, April 16.—Advices received herefrom Kingston, annnounce that one hundred and fifty-five cases of yellow fever had occurred among the crew and marines on board the frigate Susquehanna at Grey town. FLOOD IN THE WEST. New Orleans, April 16.—The large crevasse oppo ; site to this cit y continues to cause immense damage. The upper rivers are reported to be rising. PEACE COMMISSIONERS TO UTAH. St. Louis, April 17. —1 tis reported here that a mes senger passed through this city twoweeks ago with in : structions to 001. Johnston not to commence offensive operations against the Mormons, who are in a state of rebellion, before the arrival of the Peace Commission ers. COL. JOHNSTON’ UTAH ARMY, Washington, April 17.—A gentleman has just reached this City from Camp Scott, who expresses the opinion that Col. Jqhnston is perfectly able to cope with any Mormon force which he may meet j and tliat the and men arc all anxious to commence active operations. FOREIGN NOTTNGS, New Yoke:, April 13.—The steamship City of Wash ington has arrived with Liverpool dates to March 31st. GENERAL NEWS. Later news from India had been received. The Bom bay mail of the 9th of Marcl^announces that Sir Colin Campbell and his forces were before Lqcknow, and an ißtacrji was expected on the lpth of March. n 1 Scattering encounters had taken place with the rehpL and great slaughter had resulted. The statement that the King of Delhi had been trans ported was erroneous; his trial is still progressing. Late intelligence had been received from China, but it is not of much importance. The steam frigate Minnesota was at Canton river, and the Mississippi was at Shangbae. The Amorican Commissioner was about to hold a conference with the town authorities at Shanghae. Louis Napoleon was again on a visit to Victoria (or was preparing for it—this portion of our dispatch is ra ther obscure). The announcement that tl;e Spanish Government had determined to abolish slavery in all her territorial colo nics, was not true. The formpr statement was given on the authority of a dispatch from Madrid, MORE TROUBLES IN NICARAGUA. New York, April 11.—Advices received from Nica ragua by the recent arrivals from the Isthmus, announce that Jerez has arisen against Martinez, and the whole country is in a state of confusion. [lt will perhaps be remembered that Jerez is the leader of the Democratic party of Nicaragua, and it was under his invitation that Gen. Wm. Walker originally went to that country. Martinez is the leader of the Chamorra or Legitimist party, and was always hostile i to Walker.] A Reckless Ran. A man named Bill Farr was killed on last Christmas day, at Tehama, California. Bill was a notable charac aeter in his way. The lied Bluffs Beacon says of him; Our readers will remember an advertisement that ap T peared in our paper last spring, stating that Bill Farr would fight a grizzly hear, single handed, on the 4th qf July, at Tehama. His life seemed to be of no const)r quencc to him. We have frequently, heard him remark that he would as soon be killed as not; and on one oc casion wc actually knew of his standing up very coolly with a person as reckless as himself, each taking a shot at the other’s hat, a distance ol fifty steps, nsitremnined on his head. The result was that Bill’s hat was shot through, and a small bunch of hair cut away, while the skin on the other man’s craninmwrs laid bare for three or four inches by Bill’s half ounce ball. Bill was a great terror to the Indians, having killed a jjjreat many in his time some of whom, as lip said himself, he shot to see them fall. Crawford’s Works. A correspondent of the Boston Transcript writes : It is an affecting coincidence that as the remains ol Crawford were landed on his native shores, a bust of Washipgtonfromhis chisel arrived for one of hisfriends. ft is, without exception the grandest marble portrait qf Washington; the nose especially is made the ipippsing feature as it was in life, and the mouth has all the individ* uality of outline without the artificial protrusion notici* bio in many portraits. The air and expression, as well as the execution and finish of this bust proclaim a mas ter hand. Lovers of art and genius amongst us who would cherish national sentiment, have an opportunity which may not occur again, of erecting a monument which will do honor, at once to the memory of Crawford, and greatly promote the cause of Art in the United States. In his studio at Rome, are cases of marble copies ut all his works; their numbers, variety and excellence at tract crowds of visitors. They., should be transported to America, placed in an eligible and fire-proof building exclusively devote’d to their conservation, and forever remain ns u monument to his acts and an honor to his native land. Such a tribute Copenhagen gaveto Thor walsden, audit is the shrine of the world’s pilgrims in Northern Europe. Imagine how beautiful would be an arcade, the walls covered with bas-feliefs, the center occupied by the colossal equestrian statue pf Washing: : ton, while around were grouped the Orphesus, the Ift i dian, Patrick Henry, the Beethoven, &e; whatan inter esting and impressive series of figures—what a testimo nial to the art of a young republic—what a school for the novice—what a campo santo for the berieved friends of Crawford, and what an enduring monument ol public taste and patriotic love! Let some of vour citizens co operate to advocate this idea, and it will be realized. - ■ ■ —^—■■ T F n&W bright rr (, ., Bba T p Kni ves. buy a BATH 4- PRICK of [April 82] J. jtf. 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