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TELEGRAPHIC. Western Union Telegraph. Special l« the Enterprise. Miscellaneous Items. Richmond, Aug. 26.—Gen’l Scho field has decided that the State poor laws bo enforced with reference to the white and black paupers, to whom the Freedmen’s Bureau has ceased giving rations. This will return a large lot of straggling vagrants to their respec tive counties. The City Council of Richmond are about opening anew almshouse for the colored people. The oolored Canadian who applied for redress, because the owners of a steamship refused him a first class cai bin passage, on account of his color, had his ease decided before U. States Commissioner Mahon, to-day. lie decided that the Civil Rights bill only related to American citizens, and fo reigners could not obtain redress un. der it. Richmond, Aug. 26 —G. C. R. Por ter, the Commonwealth Attorney at Norfolk, is stumping the State under the auspices of the National Republi can Committee. He was much npi plaudod for the aentunent that, Hi the l than not unclog the wheels of recon struction, we should hang the Presi dent and Gen. Grant as high as Ha inan. Yellow Fever. New Orleans, Aug. 26. —The in. terments at Galveston, on Saturday, from yellow fever, were 26, and fur the week 153. The deaths from the same cause, in New Orleans, were 29, on Saturday and Sunday. Louisiana Sugar, light stick, at 15} a 15J, for fully fair. Cuba Su gar, retailing by the hogshead at 13} a 13i ; for good fair, 12} a 13}. Lou isiana Molasses 60c.; Cuba dull, at 50 a 51c. by cargo. Flour quiet ana light sales ; Superfine $9.00, and pu.-> chasers holding off. Bacon Shoulders firm at 13} al4 ; Clear Sides 17.1 a 18. Lard firm at 141 , keg 14} a 15. Pork, no sales, quoted at 26c. Gold 40}. Sterling 53 a 55. New York Sight, } premium. Grant on Sheridan. Washington, August 26 —-General Grant’s letter to the President says, that the people who have sacrificed lives and spent dollars for the preser vation of the country, are entirely op posed to Sheridan’s removal. lie performs his duty faithfully and in telligently, and his removal will be regarded in effect as defying Congress. Gen. Thomas has repeatedly objec ted to being placed in command of the sth District. An immense crowd witnessed the defeat of the Nationals by the Mutuals of New York. The President was on the ground and was received with hearty cheers. The revenue to-day reaches the sum of $336,000. Intelligence from Fort Hayes says, that one company of Cavalry had lost 21 of its members from Cholera. New York Market. New York, Aug. 26.—Flour 87.10 a fi11.40, Southern dull and lower, §9.65 a sl4; wheatdulland declining, mixed western 10 a 13. Pork dull and unchanged. Lard quiet at 12} a 13}. Cotton, drooping sales—soo bales sold at 27} a 28c. Turpentine 58c. The Catholic Arch Bishop of the Quebec Diocese is dead. Baltimore Market, Baltimore, Aug. 20.—Coffee quiet and steady, with small sales at 18c.— Corn dull and white five eights lower, yellow 15. Provisions firm. Bulk shoulders 12c., half bacon shoulders 13}; Western Mess Pork 24c. -Su. gar steady. NOON DISPATCHES Washington, Aug. 27.—The Presi dent has assigned Canby to the second and Hancock to the fifth District. The meeting between the King of Prussia and the sovereigns of the South German States has been arranged. Liverpool Market. Liverpool, Aug. 20.—Evening.— Cotton has declined j ; uplands P>}. Liverpool.—Noon.—Cotton market heavy and uplands at 101, Oilcans, 10*. Sates of 0000 bales. Liverpool, 2 o’clock.—Cotton mar ket easier and rather more doing, with prices unaltered. London Market. London, Aug. 26. —Noon.—Consols 94}. Bonds 73}. London, 2 o’clock.—Bonds weak. Consols 94 13-16. Gen. Pope and the University Augusta, Aug. 27.—The University difficulty is giving rise to cotisiderabfc feeling. A speech delivered by a stu dent at the recent Commencement, -caused Gen. Pope to take steps to close «p the institution and convert it ir.to military barracks. Through the exer tions .of Chancellor Lipscomb, the -exercises were allowed to continuo, on condition, it is alleged, that the Press of the State would not refer to the matter. It is also stated that Gen’l Pope has ordered the appropriation of SBO9O, made by the Legislature, to be withheld. The freedmen in the first and fourth Districts arc out in addresses totlnir fellow citizens irrespective of color. They claim that the right to vote gives them the right to hold office. They are Conservative and in favor of universal amnesty. JSoutjjcnt ( SEMI-WEEKLY.) L. C. BRYAN, : : : : Editor. THOMASVILLIk, OA.: FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1867. SPIES IN THE SOUTH. Have our people considered that they have over them a regular system of espionage, instituted by the five military commanders, as the willing tools of the Radicals? The most hate ful, disgusting, contemptible, and loathingly abhorrent character in the world is that pf .spy. All men hate spies, whether civilized or savage, and the laws of war hang spies without benefit of clergy. So universally ha ted and .detested are. spies, that none dare acknowledge to being spies. In • the dark ayes of the world Roman Catholicism ruled by its system-of es pionage, and Philip 11, of Spain, a weak and cowardly fanatic, made him self the most infamous of all monarchs, by tho espionage he placed over the rising Netherlands. But he died a miserable, ignorant wretch, as ho was, and Holland gained her independence, lie exhausted all the fabulous wealth of the mightiest empire then in the world, to exterminate or conquer three millions of intelligent people, one-half of them, like tho South, in the late war, loyal to the tyrant ; but he failed, signally failed, and the whole world applauded his failure. Ilis system of espionage, with all its horrible and bloody results, was insufficient to ex terminate or convert to Roman C'atho' licism, perhaps about two millions of peoples. The system of Philip is now being tried in the South, and that too in tho eighteenth century. Who would have believed it a few years ago ? Every agent of the Freedmen’s Bin reau is a spy upon tho people, and a specially delegated spy upon the con duct and political deportment of all officials throughout the South. Gen. Pope’s late order, No. 49, prohibiting all officers from advertising in news papers opposed to reconstruction, also authorizes, appoints and commands all officers of the Bureau, Boards of Reg istration and others, to give informa tion of all officers who fail to carry out said order. Other orders previously issued by these commanders enjoin obedience to like commands, and the intelligent people of the South are thus placed under a complete system of espionage. MANATEE CAPTURED. A well known and intelligent gen tleman residing in South Florida, has written a letter to one of our citizens, in which lie states that he recently captured on ttio b't. Scba.-tian lire-, in that State, threo of the rarely met with animals, called Manatees or Sea Cows. 'J lie two largest wero killed in capturing them, but the small one or Calf, was taken alive, and is thriving under the care of its captor, who al lows it still to range in its native elo mont. The Manatee, so called, from tho resemblance of its fore paws or swimmers, to the human hand, is one of the rarest animals known to history, and there are but few who believe such an animal really exists. Some years ago, while Gen. Harney was in that section of Florida, several of these animals were reported killed and cap tured, but since that time none has been seen until the recent capture. — They were once very common in Flo rida, if wo arc to believe the evidence of bones t which are found embedded in the earth in many places so numer ous as to give the idea that vast herds of them must have perished together by the violence of the sea, or some other convulsion in nature. The cap tured Manatee is destined for Bar uum’s Museum. KING JOHN AND THE PRESS. The Savannah Republican makes war on (ien. l’opc, and General Pope makes war On the Savannah Republi can. The Republican editor wrote a man ly article censuring Gen. Pope’s vio lation of the rights of the press in his order, No. 49, and for that Gen. Pope decides not to tolerate even a Repub lican journal, if its views tally not j with his own. The General says the Republican, asks “why the ultra Radi cal politicians of -Savannah do not net nd of the objectionable editor’’ The Republican also accuses the General of using his influence in Washington, to have the small pittance stopped' which tho Republican reoetves for publishing the laws of Congress. Query. —ll tho Geneaal cannot tol erate a Republican paper, what will he do with Conservative journals when his “Irish” is fully up? J-c r-u-s-a --1-e-in ? TEACHERS CONVENTION. Tho School Teachers Convention which met at Atlanta, last week organ ized permanently, and we copy the fol lowing from the Savannah lit raid as the most important part of the pream ble and resolutions adopted : PREAMBLE. , Wc, whose names are hereto annex od, pledging our zealous efforts to pro l nioto the cause of education in the State of Georgia, agree to adopt the follow ing Constitution, and to obev the by laws made in conformity thereto. Article J. The -Society shall be i known as the Georgia Teachers’ Asso- \ ciation. Article 2. Any teacher, or person • who is or has been'identified with the cause of education, may become a member of this Association, by a vote < by ballot of two thirds of the members present at any regular meeting, by the payment of an onnual fee of one dollar, and by signing this Constitution. Article 3 Tho regular annual meet ings of this Association shall be held at Atlanta on the third Wednesday in August, at 9 A. M. The Convention then elected the following officers for the ensuing year. President. — H. H. Tucker, I). I), President Murcer Uni verity. lice Presidents. —S. Fouche, Ist- W. L. Brown, 2d ; -Jno. M. Bunnell, 3d; Gustavus J. Orr, 4th. Recording Secretary. —William N. Janes, Atlanta High School. ; Corresponding Secratary. —W. It. Jones, Atlanta. I Treasurer. —R. C. Ketehutn, At : lanta. Executive Committee. —11.11. Tuck- I cr, D. P., President; D. W. Lewis, Washington c linty; B. Motion, Supor | int-cinlent Public Schools, Savannah. Publishing Committee. —Prof. W. L. Brown, Dr. 11. 11. Tucker, Gusta vus J. Orr On motion of Mr. Iliilyer, of Athens, the following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That in the opinion of this Association, that it is just and wise that all the children within the limits of the State, without distinction of race or color, should receive the benefits of education. At the eveningsession, tho following, offeted by Presidentßonncll, was unani mously adopted. Whereas, We earnestly desire the moral and intellectual elevation of the j African race in our midst; and believe ! that it can only bo dono by tho co operation of the whites ; therefore, Resolved, That wo cordially approve of out whites follow citizens engaging in the education of colored persons, and promise to all such our encourage' ment and support. [FOR THE SOI Til FUN ENTERPRISE j Savannah, Aug. 24, 1867. L. C. Bryan, Editor of the Southern Enterprise. : Bear Sir : —At a meeting of tho Delegation of the Savannah Fire De partment, held on tho 23rd inst., Capt. James A. Barron was called to tho Chair, and 51 r. R. Wayne Russell re quested to act as Secretary. The meeting was called for the pur pose of giving some public expression of the feelings of the Delegation, for the kindnesses and hospitalities ex tended towards them on their recent visit to Thomasvillo, when, c n motion, the following Preamble and Resolu tions were unanimously adopt and, and aro furnished to you with a request that they be published in your paper 1 am, Sir, very respectfully, Your ob’t servant, R. Wayne Russell, Sec’y of the Delegation. The Recent Fireman’s Visit to Thomasvillo. The delegation rrotn the oavannan Fire Department who accompanied the engine “Neptune” to Thomasville, desirous of giving expression to their high appreciation of the hospitable re ception tendered them by the citizens of Thomasvillo, the cordial welcome of “Neptune Fire Company No. 1,” and the courtesy of Col. John Serivcti President of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, ieel that it is duo to them selves and the companies which they represent, to make this public ac knowledgement ; and therefore bo it Resolved, That the thanks of this delegation aro due, and aro hereby tendered to Col. John Serivcti, f->r Ids kindness and courtesy in providing transportation and affording evory facility for their comfort. A road which has so rapidly and successfully emerged in lull equipment lor efficient -service from tho wreck and ruin of a disastrous war, reflects the energy and ability which characterizes its wot thy Presidents and officers. Resolved, That hospitality and oon ! viviulity are household words in Thotn ville, and tho happy faculty of render ing the way-worn traveler comfortable exists no where in so high a degree as at Young’s Hotel. Resolved , That tho greatness of this thriving inland city lias a worthy re presentative in its present Chief Mag- I nutate, Robert, 11. Harris, to whom the delegation aro under obligations for a j worn! of courtesies, and who veto him j officially and unofficially a “perfect | brick.” Resolved, That to the youth, beauty | and talent of the Dramatic Association | this delegation are indebted for an i evening of r/ire enjoyment, and trust that no “Spectre Bridegroom’’may dis. turb the repose of tho Thotnusville lair, and if “lovers” are to be loaned, the unmarried portion of this delegation are anxious to borrow. Resolved, That to our brethren of tho Neptune Fire Company, wo return our thanks tor their numerous acts of kindness, an-i pledge them a hearty reciprocation from this Department should they ever (as we hope they will at no distant day) vist our city. Resolved, That to tho citizeus gen i orally, the thanks of this delegation are j *lue, and should occasion offer, we hope to prove our appreciation ol their many kind attentions. Resolved, That a copy of the tores going bo furnished to the Savannah and I hotnasvillc papers with tho re quest that they publish the same. Freedom of the Press -A New Order from Gen. Pope. Ucadq’rs Third Military Hist. A Georgia, Alabama, Florida, v Atlanta, Aug. 12,1807-3 General Orders, No. 49. I The Commanding General has become satisfied that tho civil officers iu this Military District, are only ob serving his older prohibiting them from “using any influence to deter or dissuade the people from reconstruct ing their State governments under the recent acts of Congress/’ so far as their own personal conversation is concern ed, and ate at tho same time, by their official patronage, supporting and en couraging newspapers which are al most without exception, oppos’ng re* construction, and obstructing and em barrassing civil officers appointed by the military district commander in the performance of their duties by denun ciation and threats of future penalties for their oflicihl acts. ■* 11. Such tee of the pattonngc of their offices is simply an evasion (per-* haps unintentional) of the provisions of tho General Order above referred to, and is, in fact, an employment of the machinery of tho provisional State government to defeat the execution of the reconstruction acts. 111. It is therefore ordered, That all advertisements or other official pub lications heretdbre, or to be hereafter provided for, by State, or Municipal laws or Ordinmees, be given by the proper civil officers, whose duty it is to have such publication to be made, to such nowtpapor and such only as have not opposed and do not oppose reconstructioii undc-r the acts of Con gress, nor attempt to obstruct in any manner, the civil officers appointed by the military authorities in this dis trict, in the discharge of their duties by threats of violence or prosecution, or any other penalty as soou as the military protection is withdrawn, for acts performed in iheir official capacity. IV. Alt officers hi this military dis trict, and jll officers of the Freedmcn’s Bureau, did all Boards of Registra tion, or ojhcr persons in the employ ment of ;he United States under its military jurisdiction, are directed to give pronint attention to the enforce ment of ibis order, and to make im mediate rtport to these Headquarters of any civil officer who violates its pro visions. By command of Brevet Major Gen eral Dope. G, K. Sanderson, A A. A. G- Notes on tho Situation—No IG. IJV IS. 11, HILL. So far from feeling any desire to do injustice to Gov. Brown, I have exam ined anxiously for something by which to explain lis singular reasoning, and still more siigulsr conduct. He ad vocates doct ines and announoes views which are denounced by the most re spectable writers as “infamous” and “inhuman” and “contrary to all reason and justice.” Yet lie announ ces suoh views with frequent readiness and against his own people. His writings exhibit no familiarity with history or standard authors, or great j principles, and he may not know the ground he is treading on. Yet he . has a natural vigor of intellect which j alone ought to protect him. So he resorts to arguments which even igno rance niurht to s*-' “*•» To illustrate my meaning with a few ex amples: 1. lie twits us fur opposing the Convention called by Congress, be cause, as is admitted by its authors, it is unconstitutional, after submitting to a Convention called by tho President, which he alleges was equally unconsti tutional. The answer is so plain as to render the position ridiculous. Even i supposing our people did submit to one unconstitutional exaction, is that a reason why they should submit to another ? But the plans are wholly unlike. The President did not quali fy or disqualify voters contrary to the hues of the Shite. He called on the voters qualified by the Btato to adopt a Constitution for themselves through their own delegates, lie told them what, in his opinion, were the issues settled by the war and terms of the light, and advised them to conform to them, 110 says tic intended to con form to them, lie says lie intended oven this only as advisory. Any i power —evon Russia or 1 ndia—might 1 propos' to the qualified voters of any j Slate through their proper officers the j propriety of holding a Convention. ll' the qualified vqtors in the forms pro- - scribed by theif existing iundamontul law adopt the pr- position, it becomes their own. Is this the plan of Con gress ? Existing governments are set aside, old electors are disfranchised, new voters are qualified and ordered to lortn Constitutions to suit a set of men who are nsverto live under them. And force and fraud are actually em ployed, and confiscation and further oppression threatened, to compel com. pliance! Gould n fair mind find re semblance in these plans ? Other dif> fcrenocs arc equally striking, but 1 will not notice them. 2. So Gov. Brown says wo, as 1 wrote, “ promptly-and cheerfully yich ded slavery,’’ and, therefore, why ob ject to yielding our franchises ? Well, 1 answer, suppose wo did give up our property, is tint a reason why we iiould yield It. nor also? Would as magnanimous people demand it? Do they offer us ha k tho property which tlu-y say we yielded to them, and, in lieu thereof, demand our fran chise? No; tiny keep the first and ; demand that wo yield also tho sec ond!—a meanness of which no high way robber was ever guilty ! 15 it Gov. Brown thinks, as wo yielded property, we ought readily to yield, what lie seems to consider, all lesser tilings. In my opinion, it was better to yield property than honor; and bettor to give up slavery than submit Ito be governed by the negro race. Os a people, who promptly aud cheerfully yielded so much to show good faith in submitting to Union, no honorable people would i-.raet more. What a singular argument—because wo yiel ded cue right, therefore, we aro bound to y ield all 1 True, the spirit of yiel ding generally begets a spirit of exae j ting- Let our people remember this. , 3So he argues it is inconsistent to charge perjury in supporting the Mil itary Bills, after having supported the conscript hill and divers other meas ures which he and other said were un constitutional ? But I did not draw broadly the distinction between sup porting measurers of merely doubtful construction and measurer ol admitted unconstitutionality ? The authors of the Military Bills admit they are not authorized by the Constitution, am} oven Governor Brown will not say they are constitutional. Yet ho and they advise our people to carry out the.-e unconstitutional bills under oath to support the Constitution ! But is it Governor Brown’s doctrine (as it certainly is his argument) that if a man swears falsely once be ought to do so again ? Is it upon this the ory that he feels justified, after having helped to pull down the Union, and then the Confederacy, now to insist upon pulling down our State govern ments and the white race ? He says I advise the people to re new the fight! Renew! Did I use that word ? That could mean only the secession light. What a dark mo tive is here revealed ! Yet all I havfi written is directly to the contra ry ; and the very sentence which he cuts in two to- get his idea says, “ I)p not talk or think of secession or dis union, but come up to the good old platform of our fathers—the Constitu tion.” Is Governor Brown opposed to fighting for the Constitution “if need lie ” ? I suppose he is —he al ways has been. Ilis record Vs against the Constitution, and that is p-ecisely why he is helping the Radicals. Jle knows they arc destroying the Consti tution. 4. Governor Brown warns the poor people that I am not only opposed to extending suffrage to tho negro, but am in favor of taking it from the poor whites ? And is it not the purpose of every note I have written to preserve our existing State Constitution ? And will preserving that take suffrage from the poor whites ? Poor reasoncr ! Poor friend of the poov ! Poor man! Pour thing ! Y’et not so poor either! G. lie next seeks to impair the ef* feet of my humble efforts with the Northern people by telling them I ad vocated a war to burn their cities and take them into the Confederacy as “hewers of wood and drawers of wai ter,” &c. He pretends to quote from some Savannah speech. 1 made no speech in Savannah at the time refer red to, except to a serenading party lbe last night 1 was iu the city —a lew minutes before leaving. I never wrote a word to tho speech —never saw a report of it. I do not know what I said, nor what was reported ; but l do know I never spoke nor entertained such ideas as Gov. Brown has repre sente-1, with the meaning lie has given them. Ido not remember my senti ments at that period of our history. — I was very anxious to avert war. 1 was especially anxious that our people should not begin it, nor provoke it ; and one of the ehiet obstacles in the way of keeping the peace was this very man Brown, who, as Governor, was at that time seizing Northern ves sels in the port of Savannah, issuing inflammatory appeals, and doing all lie could with the Executive power of the State to provoke war. Tho proof that I was earnestly opposed even to firing on Sumter is of the highest character. But if war was forced on us by the North, I desired our people to meet it like men conscious of right motives ; and I frequently, at that day, gave the opioion that slavery would not bo an clement of weakness but of strength in the war, and that ft slaveholding people were always powerful iu war. While I have endeavored always to be true to our people, in what 1 be lieved their rights at, the time, it is a singular phase of revolution that this man Brown should be a witness against me with any portion of the Northern pooplewlio really love the Union under the Constitution. True, “a fellow feel* ing makes us wondrous kind,” and, he may, therefore, he esteemed far above me by tho Northern Radicals ; for In like them, has always been against the Constitutional Union ol the States, and I have no faith whatever in cither him or them. The people (I pray be* fore it is too late) will one day discover very plainly why these men, who, so late, were so fierce against each other, have now linked themselves so loving ly together. Liko sin and Satan, they have discovered their affinity for each other in their common hatred to the Constitution, and at onoo they sink “in melted mood with honeyed phrase” into each other's arms to beget its death! But the Governor knows his argu ments aro unsound, and he seems to think that all urtieles written for politi cal effect aro of course, “intended to mislead and deceive. ’’ Applying his own rule to himself, he may feel justi fied. The idea of political morals was but too common in party days—in the very worst ot which days the Gover nor rue and flourished, and by using with effect this very rule. Many have become so prominent in the corrupt days of party availability, like sores which swell from the surface of the human body where the blood is impure. I fear too many have become running sores which can never he healed until the life of the natiou is exhausted, and sores and liberty disappear together. Pardon me, kind reader; but I thought it best, as illustrative of their character, to notice thus much what may be called the Governor’s argu ment, in contradistinction to his per sonal allusirns, which I have declined to notice. 1 will nest notice some dis closures which he made, which, if not authoritative for his party, are. at least, very significant. Republican Reaction. The following letter is from Kx- Scnator Harris of New York. Now the dec-1 is done anil lie helped to do it, he does not believe in negro supre macy or equality. New York, August 10. —The fol lowing notice is published very con spicuously in this morning’s Herald : The New Crisis —Ex-Senator Harris of New York on the Present Condi tion of the Country. New York, August B.—“ To the editor of the Herald, 1867.—1 thank you for your manly announcement in this morning’s Herald, in the article headed “ The New Crisis.” Your views in that article are so wholesome, that I cannot leave the city this morn ing, being transiently here, without .expressing gratitude. I assure you, sir, that the present effort of party leaders to secure political power, by making the Southern States negro States, is tncst. alarming, and the peo ple of the North must not allow its success, if they value their own free dom and prosperity. If the people stop to think they will spurn such an attempt with indigna tion. Nothing but false issues can allow such a ruinous project to suc ceed. To cheat the people the advocates of this nefarious scheme will keep be fore them the idea of martyrdom, and all that sort of thing, but the true issue should be ever [ resent to our minds, and martyrs rewarded at less expense than tho overthrow of our in stitutions. Now, sir, I have done my humblq part in the late war for the Union ; two of my sons have fallen under the Union flag, and my part has been in contribution, and not in the reeeptioa of a penny’s profit during the strife ; but never have I wished anything but a restored Union. For this, and this alone, I have sacrificed, and nxt for the elevation of the negro, nor the dis franchisement of tho people of the Southern States. Jf ilie people of the. South are not to be restored to the Union, then the old Coppeiheud cry, “That the Union could not be restored by arms,” is verified. The i 'ca that tiie South must be Africanized before its States are allowed to return, is an admission th;.t the war has been- a wicked failure, and' has been waged for the destruction of the Republic.— It is not a debatable question. We did not send our sons to die for the erection of negro States in tho -South. I appeal to the great masses in the North, who generously poured out their blood in the conflict, if this was their object. Mr. editor you have hit a tender chord in your remarks this morning, and I know will awaken the sleeping sense of tho people on this crisis. I have purchased a plantation in Alabama and contemplate remov ing there, and am encouraging others in the North to follow me; but if that State is to b ; a negro State, farewell to my purchase. The reasons aro ob vious—fanatics may not see them, but men of common sense can. I thank you again Iroin my heart. Ira E. Harris. A Strange Prophecy—A Colored Prophet Foretells the Woos of his people. Wo publish tho following strange prophecy, and recommend its careful perusal by our colored readers; it will also be read with interest by the pub." lie at large. Great excitement lias been created in Etawamba oounty, Mississippi, by a recent prophecy made by Lewis Saxton Def’osta, a colored preacher. It is said to have created immense sensation among the blacks in that part of Mississippi. DeCosta is a very old man, who claims to be tho son of African parents, his father, who was a prince, having been, witli his mother, kidnapped some distance up the Niger, by a slaver, who sold them to Pedro Blanco, the great tra der at the Gallinas. They sutisequcnti ly belonged to tho DeCosta estate in Florida, wlicro Lewis was raised. Af ter forty years of slavery he got his freedom by saving frum a burning building the children of his mistress, lie is said to be a man of remarkable purity of life, and an army officer, Captain Van Vlcot—who heard him preach in Georgia, declares that lie was i the most eloquent man he ever hoard ' in his life. During tho war he could not bo induced to give aid to either the Federal or Confederate side, his unvarying reply being that it was his missiou to comfort the hearts of his people. Widely known and every- I where regarded with extreme venera. tion by the blacks, it is not strange that they should be deeply moved by j his words. A visio-v. Lo! my eyes aro opened and I sec clearly. For many days I fasted and prayed ; I put away from me all ma. lice and sought to make my heart clear, my life pure beforo God. Alas, the heart of man is prono to evil. — Like the dumb ox, he learns wisdom slowly. I confessed my sins ; I trusted not in myself. Then wisdom came; my eyes saw tho present and the fu ture. The great books of time were opened. So profound was my aston ishment that 1 hungcied not, although l had fasted long. I asked the one who stood by me, “what means those records V’ The shining one said, “They arc tho lives of nations—mighty people that have passed away and left no trace.’' “Don’t God always raise up those who have been debased,” I asked. “No, he replied, “more often debase ment goes boh re extinction; open thine eyes and see the future of thy people. They are proud. They trust in themselves rather than in God. 1 hey have forgotten the Gospel rule, “Bless your enemies, pray for those who wrong you.” They speak bit terly. They are led to hate. They are made to stand in hostile array.— Look abroad trow and «ee tb« viirion of the future.” Then was I lifted up and through l he blue sky of a summer day, I saw all ray people. 1 saw them working' on plantations and in shops—l saw them in schools and churches. They were sometimes wronged, sometimes cheated, sometimes shamefully abused because they were black, but men wanted their labor, and they were slowly rising above wrong and preju< dice. • Then there went forth two bearing vials of wrath, and these they poured out upon the whole land. Then the sound of busy labor became hushed, My people left the fiel 1 and the work* shop. Weeds choked up the cotton. The weeds smothered the corn* The workshops slept. Some men lay all day under the shade trees in the vain hope of sometimes liking all the pro perty of the white man. Others crowded into liquor stores and spent their time in speaking bitterly of the bad past and wishing for revenge.— Mobile Tribune. ttap The editor of the Pensacola Observer asks tho Mobile Tribune, “What policy, programme, platform, o.' purpose do you avow ?’’ and obtains the following reply: — “Haven’t any of the first three things you mention. Have a very firm purpose though not to walk an inch of the way to the precipice over which they are going to throw ueboP.r unless God disperses or destroys them before they got there. Whenever they ask u» to walk we shall reply, -Tote us’—that is, ‘No Contention.' We have no no tion of giving posterity rrtarnee to draw a moral on us — to point to oulr - bones and say, 'They are the bones of one who was persuaded to walk over this precipice, for fear somebody woulif 1 throw him over.’ ” IfevTlic Macon Telegraph' says in formation has been lodged in the office of the U. S. District Attorney against eight officials of the State, who, from being raripant rebels, became trans formed to ltadicals and took tho “iron*’ _ clad oath.’’ They are charged with perjury. Are there swty in this region 7 Time will develop. A tMiclcil Suffer IVo -lore, When by the use of Professor Kayton’s reme dies you call get immediate relief and perma nent cure at a Hitting post. The astonishing success that has attended-the introduction of these truly valuable medicme-vßfamiiwieqtMl ed in the history of modern medical prepara tions, and from our personal kiaxvledye of their merits, wo have no 1-esitation iu reeomrnend* ing them to oar readers. The remedies consist of Ivayton’s Oleum Vita:, the great German Liniment! for' Rheumatism, Neirralgin, Rheu matic Fiiins in the system, Sprains, Earns, Bruise*, Toothache, Nervoos Headache, See , Kayton’s Magic Cur - is an infaHrbfe rare for’ Dinn-hcwt, Choi era ir t its liret stages, Cntmiwr and Cholic Pains in tile .Stomach and Rowels. Kayton’s Dyspeptic Pills are pre-eminently superior to ail others iu Dyspepsia, Liver Corn* plaint, and all Disorders of the sysluui, and are unequalled whenever a mild cathartic is necessary. They never gnipe nor constipate. These remedies are not secret, as of our physicians know their formula, and the proprietor will exhibit it to auv respectable physician. They are prejsireif in this city, and our people should give them thr preference They can be found for sale by all respectable druggists iu Ibis State and Florida. —.Savan huh Fries A Herald. Address all orders to Prof. tr. If. Kavton, Savannah, Oa., or to A. A. Solomons Si Cos., Savannah, Gil. . I'sT' Beware of eonnterfeits, the genuine have Prof. H. 11. Kaytm’s signature on cacti bottle and box. Por sale by Dr. P. S. Bower, Thomasville. Aug 23 NEW FALL GOODS OF ffiJf IJtffJMMJ. ALSO, A LARGE LOT OF FAMILY AND FANCY oooiasiiL Just received by Mt-Quccn & Tickers. Call at our NEW GROCERY STORE. Aug 27 ts ON CONSIGNMENT” GI n att Ksur Fl.Ot'K—From new I Georgia Wheat. Just received by M-QUEEN Sc VICKERS. Ana *’7 st A I-AKUIt LOT OF Factory Tliroad Assorted Numbers, fur sale by S. H ROBISON Sc CO. A (food supplv of I P P Fit LE.ITIIRE AN O Kl»* «KINM. for sale by An K 27 S.Ji ROBISON A'CO. Mercer & Anderson, Cotton Factors comoi m forwardisg MERCHANTS, Will hlno do h genera! Banking' and Bro* keruge Untune**. , A<lm.mre* made on Conaitrmnentsu H W VKKHCEH, K. C. ANDERSON, Jr Mm** it k. ri n ui. A ng 17 fim HORSE TAKEN MR. ON Hat)dav Inal iho tindertdgned look tf*» a Sorrel IVmv llom>. m good ortier, while tdnxe in the fine-both bind feet while, , nd about 6 jevt Mr may recover bice by appti cation at the S&*tkerm Entsrprus office, with proof of property »ud pav mg charge*. kK’HM(L\D BoORFR* _ Aug V (Colored,) FOR RENT. A nOI’SE ,».d Is I iu Thotsasv Hie. The .A has flee rooms, three lira pU • ••«. km lieu. Ait houses, gooU welt of wnter, gar-t-si sod other ermveuirnee* Pm* $56 imf* advance -mill t»t ..f January next Apph th L C RRTsK ?T 2l