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SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE
LUCIUS C. BRYAN, Editor and Proprietor. - )
Terms, $4.00 a year in Advance. /
Law and Medical Cards.
BRYAN & HARRIS,
ATTORXEI'S AT LAW,
TII OH A SVII. I. E, OA.
rr OFFICE door in second story of
Stark s Confectionary.
L C. BRYAN. R. H. HARRIS.
Mar 14 11-ts
S. B. SPENCER,
ATTORNEY AT J. AW ,
T hoinao v illr, (>iror£i.-i.
Will attend promptly tq all ori! business en
trusted to Ids care in the Southern f’ircuit,
Clinch and Ware of the Brunswick Circuit.
Jan 31 5 ly*
C. P. HANSELL,
ATTORN E Y A T LA\V ,
Tliotnnsvillc, Clror^iii.
Jan 31 5-ly
ROBERT G. MITCHELL,
ATTO RN E Y A T LA W,
THOMASYILLE, GA.
jßSa}™ Office over McLane’s Store.“vga
Jan 24 4-12 m
J. K. Rrid. n. I. IV.F. DcW ilt.M. I>
11l s. KLIU A DeWITT,
OFFER their .services to the- citizens of
Thomasville, and vieihity.
Cyr'OFFICE at Dr. De It eft's Drug Store
Feb ill ’ • ~ Btf
Dr. T. S. lIOPKIXS,
oy F ICE
lot with keoidevxg.
t. O. ARNOLD,
RESIDENT DENTIST
THOMASVILLE, GA.
VIT"ILL be found at tlie’ old ■ | -
* ‘ stand occupied by him for
the last ten years! Y*yA
Au£ 23-12 m
Dr. W. P. CLOWER
I I .VYING permanently located in Thomas
-1 1 ville, otters his I*ro<V*io:al th'rvi;
ecu to. the public.
53f*GK FICE at the Drug Store of AY. P.
Clower & Ci>.
E —the house formerly oc
• copied by Dr. Brandon. mar 11 ly
Di . U. W. if 4NTOA
Having permanently located in Thomas
ville. respectfully offers hi’ services to the’
eiti/.en-r of. the Town and Surrounding
Country, in the practice of Medicine, Surs
gory aad Mklwitery. Will.also pay spe
cial attention to the.treatment of Diseases
of Women. Office R. R. Evans’ old Store .
upstairs. janl7>3m
G. F l It Gt bU.\ ,
(Graduate of Queen's College..)’
PHYSIC AN, SriitJEuN, Ac.,
; Boston, Georgia.
May be consulted at Mr. Murphy’s near
Railroad Station.
APOTHECARY
UAIjIj.
W. P. CLOWES & CO,,
DRUGGISTS.
Have renovated and refitted the Store next i
to Young’s Hotel, for the purpose of es- !
tablishing a
First Class Drug Store.
The new firm ask for a share of patron
age, and invite the attention of the citi
zens to their well selected stock of
Medicines,
Fancy anil Toilet trlicles,
Soaps and Perfumery.
Fine Greeu and Black Teas.
ALcrosiiic Lamps and Oil,
DYE STI FFS,
Together with every other article usually
kept in a well appointed Drug Store.
Physicians’ Prescriptions carefully
prepared. 4-ts
Jan 24
DR.TJC3iS
AND
iroraiii.
rrMic undersigned having purchase t the
1 elegant Drug Store ol L>r. Little, take
pleasure in announcing to the people o r
Thomasville, and the country generally,
that they have just received a full supply
of fresh Drugs and Medicines, Paints.
Oils, Perfumery, Stationery, et., etc. Call
and examine for yourselves.
By strict attention to business, courtes
ous and honorable dealing with our cus
tomers we hope to merit and receive a libe
ral share of patronage.
WINN & CASSELS.
James N. Winn.
Samuel J. Cassels.
jan 17tf
FRESH DRUGS
DR. r. S. BOWER has just received a
large stock of fresh Drugs, purchased
at the best manufactories in the United
States, and embracing every article in the
Medical Department. 11 is Drugs were
purchased with the view of supplying the
market with the very
Best Quality of Medicines
manufactured, and the prices were not
therefore consulted. He will nevertheless
sell upon easy terms, and feels sure that
he can give satisfaction.
Thankful for the liberal patronage ex
tended to him heretofore by the people of
Thomas County, he hopes to merit a eontin
uation of their favors. lie may be found
at his old Stand opposite Remington & Son.
Jan 4, ts P. S. BOWER.
EMPIRE HAIR RESIORER.
AN elegant Dressing,
An infallible restorer of Color,
And a wonderful Invigorator of the HAIR.
Prepared bv
W. P. CLOWEK & CO.,
Jan 31 5-ts Apothecaries Hall.
TANARUS O JloKith. from date, applica
tion will be made to Lonndes Court of Or
dinary, for leave to sell the Real Estate of
Archibald Mclntyre, late of said Conntv, deed
„ „ ISAAC JESStIP,
*1 3m Adm’r.
Commission Merchants.
GEO. T. PATTEN,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
TIIO T 1 ASVII.I.E. fiA.
WILL purchase and sell Colton. Baron,
vv Sugar, Syrup. Wool. ,Vr., Ar.. on
Commission, forward Cotton and other Pro
duce to Savannah, and Goods from Depot to
other points.
Orders and Consignments solicited.
Feb 14 7-3m*
GEORGE PATTEN,
3? o r w nrding
AND
COMMISSIOY MERfH i\T,
SAVANNAH, KEORCIA.
; CTVENDERS his services to the Merchants of.
I Thomasville. and the Planters of Thomas
Connt v. for the forwarding of Goods, the sale
of Pro bice anil purchase of Supplies, and re
spectfully solicits their patronage-
Feb l i 7-3m*
J. R. S. DAVIS & GO,,
Auction & Commission
MERCHANTS,
Next door to It. A 1.. C old berry Store.
SOLICIT consignments of goods of all de
-73 scriptions. Particular attention paid to
telling real and personal property.
sales on Wednesdays and Satur
days—dav and n-ight.
J. R. S. DAVIS,
G. A. JEFFERS.’
Feb I t 7 -3m*
H. BKYAN, A. L. HARTIUDGE, F..W. S. NKFF.
Late of J. Savannah Ga., • Cincinnati, O.
• Bryan x- Son
Sav'anh.Ga.
Bryan, Hartridge & Cos.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
BROKERS,
Xoi lt*:t Bay Street, SAVANNAH, Gn.
Strict attention given to Consignments
i and C dlections. apr 11 6m
F. XV. SIMS,4 ■ ( J. F, WHEATON,
Late of the > <’ Late of the firm of
Republican. )’ (Wilder, Wheaton & Cos.
F. W. SIMS & Cos.
j . • 5
N.VVA\> A 11, CSA.,
i FACTORS AND GENERAL
Um\M MERCHANTS.
DEALERS IN
Tlercliandisc, l’toslucc. Tim
ber, Lumber and Cotton.
•Consignments and orders respectfully solicit
! ed, and whether by wagon, river, railroad or
sea. will receive the strictest attention,
j The Forwarding ’Business carefully and
; promptly done. mar 7 10-6nj . ,
Miller, Thomas & Cos., •
7 ■. • 7 f
Gr3SNEIA.^Ij
COMMISSIOJV& GROCER Y
MERCHANTS,
I SAVANNAH, . . . . ,• GEORGIA. j
■ ■ j
i A. J. MILLER. SAMUEL E. THOMAS.
I). G. LIVINGSTON.
I Jan 24 4-6m*
J. L. VILLALON&A.
COTTON FACTOR
FlfMmi AIB COMMISSION
Merdiant.
No.. 94 Bay Street,
ja A 1-3 in SA VA XV.I 11. GA.
A. J. BRADY, W. M. SMITH, E .T MOSES
Atlanta. Lexington. Columbus.
Brady, Smith & CO.,
COTTON
mill m PORWASDIIB
A * <TO fl TV A Y'f'Q
iViiii Cl u lx:\ XO,
Savanuali, : : : : : Georgia-
Will make liberal advances on Produce con
signed to us or our friends, in New Y'ork,
Boston, Philadelphia or Liverpool.
Agents for FAIRBANKS &: C’O.. R. TTOE
& CO.. STEARNS A MARVIN, and other
Northern Manufactories.
Refer to all the leading Merchants of the
City. Nov. 8 3m
W. Carvel Hall. Jas. E. Myers.
J. Hanson Thomas', Jr.
Hall, Myers & Thomas
GENERAL
COMMISSION
Morclmnts, •
No. 3, Commerce St., Baltimore.
References 8
J. Hanson Thomas, l’res’t Farmers’ and Mer
; chants’ National Bank,Tison& Gordon. Sav’h
Kirkland. Chase A Cos.. Jno. Williams it Son,
I Williams, Bee Sc. Cos., N. Y.. Brien .t Car
rere. N. Y., C. Morton Stewart. H. L.
Whitridge, D. H. Gordon, Va.,
Edwards. Myers. J. P. Plea
sants it Sion. Thos. J.
Carson A: Cos.
Wm. 11. MucFarland, Pre't Farmers’ Bank,Va.
i Mar 14 • 11-6 m
i GREAT
BARGAINS!!
AT
DAYIS & JEFFERS’
usr ZE3
&BCTIOB i COMMISSION IE,
Next to Roldberr; Store.
THE attention of the public is called to the 1
large and varied assortment of Goods of
all descriptions consigned to usfor sale
AT AUCTION,
or at private sale, at I.esstlinn Cost.
Ladies are particularly invited to cail and
examine our fine Goods and Prices.
It is our intention in make this the Cheap
Store of Thomasville.
Auction sales on Wednesdays and Satur- j
davs —dav and night.
J R. S. DAVIS,
G A JEFFERS. |
Feb 14 7-3m*
TIIE CHOLERA.
Its Symptoms of Attack and Course of
Treatment.
The following instructions by Dr. 1
i Hamlin, of Constantinople, on the
causes and syn p oms of attack and the
course of treatment of cholera, may ‘
be found useful and worth preserv
ing:
The cholera which has just left us
1 after committing fearful ravages, is
• making its way into Europe, and will
| probably cross the Atlantic before
J another summer has passed.
Having been providentially compell
■| ed to have a good degree of practical
: acquaintance with it, and to see it in j
1 all itsforms and stages during each cf .
its invasions of Constantinople, I wish
to make to my friends in Maine some
suggestions which may relieve anxiety, ;
or be of practical use.
i .1- Oh the approach of the cholera, 1
every family should he prepared, to
treat it without waiting for a physi
cian’. It docs its work so expeditious
ly, that while you are waiting for the i
doctor if is done. •
. 2. If you prepare for it, it will not
come. I think there is no disease i
which may be avoided with so . much |
, certainty as the cholera. But proci- 1
dential circumstances, or the thought- 1
I less indiscretion of- some member of j
| the household may invito the attack, !
i and the challenge will never be re- .1
fused. It will probably'be made in J
the night, -.your physician has been j
called In another direction, and you }
must treat the case yoursdf or. it Will j
be fatal.
•3. Causes ■ of A'taCk: —I have per- j
1 sonally investigated at least a hundred
cases, and. not less than three-foruths
could be traced directly to improper j
[ diet, or to intoxicating drink, or to t
both united. Os the remainder, sup- |
pressed perspiration would comprise J
; a large number, A strong, healthy, |
temperate laboring man had a severe J
! attack of clolera, and after the dangc-r j
! had passed, 1 was curious to ascertain j
the cause. lie had been cautious and 1
prudent in his diet! He use! nothing \
intoxicating. His residence was in a 1
good locality. Hut after some hours J
of hard labor and very profuse perspi- I
•ration, lie had lain down to take his j
customary nap right against an open
window, through which a very refresh
ing breeze was blowing. Another
cause is drinking largely of cold water
| when hot and thirsty. Great fatigue,
1 great anxiety, fright, fear,’ all figure
among inciting causes.- If one can
avoid all these he is as safe from the
cholera as-from being swept away by
: a comet.’
4. Symptoms of yn Attack. — While ;
cholera is prevalent in -a place", almost
i every otic experiences more or less
disturbance of digestion, it is doubt
less in part imaginary. Everyone no
! tices the slightest variation oi .feeling,
J and this gives an importance to mere
tr ties. There is often a slight nausea, ;
i or transient pains, or rumbling sounds I
I when no attack follows. No one is en
tirely free from these. But when di
at rhoe commences, though painless and
j slight, it is really the skirmishing par
ty of the advancing column. It will
j. have at first no single characteristic of
1 Asiatic cholera. But do not be de
; ccived.. It is the cholera nevertheless.
1 Wait a little, give it time to get hold,
say to yourself, “I feel perfectly well,
: it will soon pass oft’,” and in a short
I time you will repent of your folly in
vain. I have seen many a one commit
i suicide in this way.
Sometimes, though rarely, the at
: tack commences with vomiting, but
whatever way it commences it is sure
to hold on. In a very few hours the
patient may sink into the collapse. —
The hand and feet become cold and
purplish, the countenance at first nerv
ous and anxious., becomes gloomy
and apathetic, although a mental rest
lessness and raging thirst torment the
sufferers while the powers of life are
ebbing. The intellect remains clear,
i but all the social and moral feelings
seem wonderfully to collapse with the
j physical powers. The patient knows
I he is to die, but cares not a snap about
it.
In some cases, though rarely, the
diarrhoe continues for a day or two,
and tbe foolish person creeps about,
then suddenly sinks, sends for a phys- j
ician, nnd before he arrives, “dies as
a fool dieth.”
COURSE OF TREATMENT.
1. For Stopping the Incipient Di
| arrhoea. —The mixture which I used
in 1848 with great success, and again
j in 1855, has, during this epidemic,
1 been used by thousands, and although
the attacks have been more sudden
| and violent, it has fully established its !
reputation for efficiency and perfect
safety. It consists of equal parts by j
measure of 1. Laudanum and spirits of j
camphor. 2. Tincture of rheubarb.* j
| In an adult, 30 drops on a lump of 1
1 sugar, will often check the diarrhoea. ;
But to prevent its return, care should j
always be taken to continue tbe medi
cine every four hours in diminishing
doses 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, when careful
diet is alt that will be needed.
In case the first does not slay the i
diarrhea, continue to give in increasing
doses 35, 40, 60, at every movement
jof the bowels. Large doses will pro
i duce no injury while the diarrhea lasts.
! When that is checked then is the time !
fer caution. I have never seen a
Thomasville, Georgia; Wednesday, May 9, J 866.
case ot diarrhea taken in season which
was not thus controlled, but some cases
of advacced diarrho?, and especially
of relapse, paid no heed to it whatev
er. As soon as this becomes apparent,
1 have always resorted to this course:
Prepare a teacup of star(h boiled as
for use in starching linen, and stir in
to it a teaspoonful of laudanum for an
injection. Give one-third at each
movement of the bowels. In one des
perate ease, abandoned as hopeless by
a physician, I could not stop the diar
rhoe until the 7th injection, wnich con
tained nearly a teaspoonfhl of lauda
num The patient recovered and is in
perfect health. At the same time I
use ptepared chalk in 10 grain doses
with a few drops o: laudanum and
campnor to each. But whatever course
is pursued it must be followed up,
and the diarrhoe controlled or the pa
tient is lost.
2. Mustardpoultices —They should
be applied to the pit of the stomach,
and kept on till the surface is well red
ened. .
3, The patient, however well he may
feel, should rigidly observe perfect
rest. To lie quiet on the back is one
half the battle. In that position the
enemy fires over you, but the moment
you rise you are hit;
When the attack conics’in the form
of diarrhoe these directions will enable
every one to meet it successfully.
But when the attack is more vio
lent, and. there is vomiting, or vomit
ing and purging, perhaps also cramps
and colic paines, the following mixture
is far more effective and should always
be resorted to. The missionaries, Mes
srs. Long, Trowbridge and Washburn,
have used it in very many cases and
with wonderful success. It consists
of equal parts of laudanum, tincture of
capsicum, tincture of ginger and tinct
ure of -cardamon seeds. Doso r thirty
to forty drops, or half a teaspoonful in
a 1 ttlo water, and increased according
to the urgency of the case.’ In case
the first dos,e should be ejected, tbe
second, which should stand ready,
should be given immediately after the
spasm of vomiting has ceased. During
this late cholera siege no: one of us
failed of controlling the vomiting and.
also the purging by at most, the third
dose. YYe have, however, invariably
made use of large mustard poultices of
strong, pure nnlstard, applied to the
stomach, bowels, calves of the legs,
feet, etc, as the case seemed to re
quire.
Collapse. —This is simply a more
advanced stage of the disease. It in*
dicates the gradual failing of all the
powers of life. It is difficult to say
when a case has become hopeless. At
a certain- point the body of the patient
begins so emit a peculiar odor which
I call the death odor, for wnen that
has become decided and unmistakatilo,
I have never known the patient to re
cover. I have repeatedly worked up
on such oases , for hours with no per
manent result. But -the blue color,
the.cold extrcfhit’es, the deeply sunk
en eye, the- vanishing pulse, are no
signs that the case is hopeless. Scores
of such cases .in the recent epidemic
have recovered. In addition to the
second mixture, brandy (a tablespoon
ful every bait hour), bottles of hot wa
ter surrounding the patient, especially
the extremities, sinapisms and friction
will often in an hour or two work won
ders. ...
Thirst, —In these and in all advanc
ed cases thirst creates intense suffer
ing.’ The • sufferer craves water, and
ns sure as he gratifies the craving the
worst symtoms return, and. he falls a
victim to tbe transient gratifications.
The only safe way is to have a faithful
friend or attendant, who will not heed
his entreaties. . The suffering may be,
however, safely alleviated and render
ed endurable. Frequent gurgling the
throat and washing out the mouth will
bring some relief. A spoonful of gum
arahie water, or of camomile tea, may
frequently be given to wet the throat.
“Sydenham’s White Decoction” may
also be given, both as a beverage and
nourishment, in small quantities, fre
quently. In a day or two the suffering
from thirst will cease. In a large ma
jority it has not been intense for more
than twenty-four hours.
Diet. — Ilice water, arrow root, Syd
enham’s White Decoction, crust water,
camomile tea, are the best articles for
a day or two after the attack is con
trolled. Camomile is very valuable
in restoring the tone of the Stom
ach.
The Typhoid Fever. — A typhoid
state for a few days will follow all se
vere cases. There is nothing alarm
ing in this. It has very rarely proved
fatal. Patience and careful nursing
will bring it all right The greatest
danger is from drinking too freely
When the patient seemed to be sink
ing, a little brandy and water, or ar.
row root and brandy, have revived
him. In this terrible visitation of the
cholera, we have considered ourselves
perfectly armed and equipped, with
a hand bag containing mixture Xo I,
mixture Xo 2‘(for vomiting etc,) a few j
pounds of powdered mustard, a bottle |
of brandy and a paper of gum arabic. i
I lay no claim to originality in ree- 1
ommending this course of treatment,
and have adopted it from suggestions
ofable and experienced physicians.—
Having been the only doctor of many !
poor families living near me, I have ‘
tried various remedies recommended
by physicians, but 1 have found none
to be at all compared with the above,
During the recent cholera, I cannot
find that any treatment has been so
successful as this.
Contagion. —The idea of contagion
should be abandoned. All the mis
sionaries who have been most with the
most malignant cases day after day,
are fully convinced of the non-conta
giousness of the cholera. The incipi
ent attacks which all have suffered
from are to be attributed to great fa
tigue, making tbe constitution liable
to an attack.
—, . ~
UK. GLADSTONE'S GREAT BE
FOUR SPEECH,
£nlliusia.4lic Eulogy on llio IV'oplc ol’
the United States.
The banquet given to Air. Gladstone
by tbe Liberal .party of Liverpool, was a j
brilliant successful affair. Mr. Glad- !
stone emphatically declared that the j
Government would stand or fail by the j
Reform bill which they had introduced, i
In the course of his speech he refered
to the Fenians in America, and in
strong terms denounced their threats
against the inocent citizens of. Canada
and New Brunswick, as a means of re
dressing supposed wrongs with which
they had nothing to do. lie asserted
that in. the event of the Fenians pro
ceeding to such a diabolical act-they
would place themselves beyond the
sympathy of the” whole World, and all
the rusources of England would be free
ly spent to assist her colonists in the
holy work of self-defence. The Duke
of Argyle and Mr. Goschcnwere among,
the. guests at the banquet, and made
speeches in support of the- Reform
bill.
On the following evening Mr. Glad
j stone addressed a great reform meet
ing at the Amphitheatre, Liverpool. ’
i ■ lie adduced strong arguments in fa
vor of the government measure, and
his remarks were applauded with the
greatest enthusiasm. lie pointed to
the exertions of America in the late
war as proof of the benefits resulting
j from trust in the people ; and ‘looking
at the energy displayed-on both sides,
he said :
1 About five or six hundred years ago,
when the- subject of parlimcntary re
form was under discussion-, it was a pop.-,
ular asd fashionable practice to speak
of the institutions of America as-a-per
fect failure, and long orations were de
livered in the House of Commons sta
ting all the particulars of that failure,
and making use of those institutions.as
■ a bugbear to terrify and frighten ils
! from proceeding in. the path of our du
-1 ty, to induce us to withhold our confi
dence from our countrymen, and insist
upon retaining the narrow limits of the
present constituency. [Hear, hear,]
What has taken place since that T
I am not going to deliver a general
lecture upon the civil war in America;
above all, I am not going to bring for
ward any invidious distinctions or any
distinctions at all, between one section
and another ot that great community
For my part, my earnest and devout
aspiration is—and I believe that is the
aspiration and desire of Englishmen at
large- —for the welfare of that nation
in every part, and portion of it, the
white or black, North or South. [Ap
plause.] Neither .am I going, to hold
up American institutions as institutions
to he preferred to our own. [Hear,
hear.J But what'l am going to do i3
this: I think it i3. our business
men of sense to draw lessons from the
experience cf mankind, [hear, hear,
and from the facts that come under our
view, whether they be in despotic
countries, or countries republican or
democratic. [Hear, hear.] And tbe
point which I’ ask you to observe is
this : not the comparative merits of En
glish or American institutions, but this
single and important .point, of the ef
fect that has been produced in Ameri
| ca by largely extended popular fran
chises, by a widely spread patriotism
on the part of the people in the choice
of their governors, the wonderful, un
exampled, and almost incredible effect
that has been produced by that system
in giving forcible expression to the na
tional will, and in enabling the Gov
ernment to develop energies for the
purpose of giving effect to that will,
such as have probably never been de
veloped in equal times and among equ
al numbers of men since the race cf
meu began upon the earth. [Ap
plause-] Less than 80,00.0,000 of peo
ple —I do not speak of the negro popu
lation, who can hardly be said to have
entered distinctly into the war, thank
ful as we may be at the change it has
ultimately had upon their destinies
20,000,000 in the majority and 6,000-
000 iu the minority coming to the
bloody issue of war upon a matter
which, upon the one side and the oth
er was held vital by both, have, I am
bound to say, common justice requires
us to admit, developed an amount of
heroism, a power of self-sacrifice,
[ hear, hear,] an energy, a perseverance,
a forgetfulness of every personal inter,
j est, an amount of actual force arrayed
! and marshaled by the subjects in sup~
i port of their chosen rulers such as I
know not where to seek for in the an
nals of the history of the world. [Ap- j
plause ] What I would say is, let us i
learn lessons where we can, and among j
• others let us learn them from our bre- j
’ them, the children of our loins in
America.
The position of England is a pceu.
lar position in the world. England has
inherited from by-gone ages more, per
haps, of walit was most august and ven
erable in those ages than any other
European country, and at the same
time that her traditions of the past are
so richand fruitful that all our minds
and characters have, both within and
beyond our knowledge, been largely
molded by them, she has likewise been
exposed in the highest possible de
gree to ever}’ modern influence which
the nineteenth century has brought in
to activity. As geographically she
stands with Europe on the one side of
her and America on the other, so she
stands between thosefeudal institutions
upon which European society was form
ed, and which have given her her hi- j
erarcliy of classes, and on the other s'dc
those principles of equality which form
; the basis of society in America. It is
I the business of England, not by servile
j imitation of the one. or the other to ‘
| forget her own glorious history, but on j
I the contrary, to cherish everything !
! she lias inherited and to improve it for j
the sake of preserving it. [Cheers.] ■
But it is her. duty wliile she so looks
upon the past to learn ‘ likewise from
the present; and if the recent events
which have taken place on the other
side of the Atlantic have demonstrated
to us how, by an enlarged franchise,
augmented power can be marshalled on
behalf of the Government, and increas-.
ed energy be given to the action of the
nation, why then, I shy, without risks,
without forgetfulness of the rules of
prudence and circumspection, always
within the limits of modesty and.mod
eration, but jet with firmness, with
determination, we ought to observe,
copy, and appropriate the lesson which I
maybe so gathered from other por- - !
tions of tliq; experience of the human
family. [Applause.]
it is sometimes said that the mcas-
I lire we propose is a democratic meas
ure. The word democracy has very
different senses. If by democracy is
mean-t liberty, the extention to each
man in his own sphere .of every privi
lege and franchise that he can exer.-f!
cise with advantage to. himself and
with safety to the State, then I eon
.less I do not see much to alarm us in ■
the word democracy. .'[Heal’, hear,
am} cheers ] If by democracy is meant
the enthroning of ignorance Ugaiqst
knowledge,. the setting up of’ vice in
opposition to virtue, a disregard of
rank, a forgetfulness of what oirr-fath
ers have done for us, indifference or
Coldness with regard to the inheritance 1
j we enjoy, then I; for one, and I belivc !
1 all whom I have the honor to address,
! are the enemies of (democracy. [Hear,
hear.] In such a sense, this is not a
democratic country. [Hear, hear.]
On the contrary, in ihis country there ;
is a love for that arrangement and -con
stitution of society which we have in
herited from former times ; and . I u<3
not believe 1 hat-of. the entire coinmu- i
•nity there is one man in a hundred
who would disturb - it -if lie ‘could.
[Hear, hear.] * There'is but one thing
that can make this country from a
country aristocratic in its feelings lie- !
come democratic. That day, 1 think,
would-be an unhappy day, and I kiiow
nothing that could bring that day to
arrive unless it were a forgetfulness
by the British aristocracy that their
order has in all times beyond any aris
tocracy in the world, been trustful con
fiding in its temper toward the people, *
mild and forbearing in its use of privi
lege,. ]hear,] ready to give leaders to
the nation in every cau.-e that belong
ed to its honor and liberty. [Applause.]
* -♦ • -
Tlir Cotton Crop of ISGO and iS6G.
The following is a private letter ad
dressed by an experienced and intelli
gent cotton planter of this State to one
of our leading cotton factors. llis
estimate of the crop of this year, it
will be seen, is 1,500,000 bales. His
views are not based upon mere .conjec
ture, but the result of a close investi
gation : [iV. O. Crescent .]
Dear Sir : In reply to your sugges
tion, please accept the following esti
mate. It is not exact to fractional ex
actness, but near enough for argument
and inference. You will allow me to
say that while I do not rejoice in the
j present, I am not despondent of the
future. The estimate is this :
The cron of 1800 was 4,000,000
bales ; the number of laborers was 1,- i
000,000, black, 250,000 white, thus
making an average of 3£ bales per
; hand.
I dispose of the black labor thus : ‘
| Os the army, dead and alive, 150,000 ;
| dead by destitution and disease, 150,-
i 000; left field work, 200,000; black !
1 laborers now at work in the cotton ;
; States, 500,000. These, under the old
regime, by the average above ought I
to make 1,865,000 bales.
They will not make so much fcfr
these reasons : Under the old regime ,
there were in the field 64 hours per
week ; under the new arrangement, 48
hours per week. They thus must do !
one-foruth less work than formerly.
But they are not worth as much while
at work as formerly by one-fifth at
least. Thus the possible production —
; —1,875,000 bales must be diminished
| one-fourth and one-fifth, leaving 1,
030,00 as the probable production of
| black laborers.
The white labor (250,000) T dispose
of thus: Killed and crippled, and in
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other employments, 125,000, leaving
in the cotton Gold 125,000. These, at
the above average, make, say 470,000
bales. Add to this the product of
black labor, 1,030,000, and we have,
total for 1860, 1,500,000 bales.
If any are disposed to question the
accuracy of the hours of labor, (and
I write what I know) I will reduce the
slaves’s hours to sixty per week, ad*-
vance the freedman’s to fifty, and that
will make the aggregate 1,600,000.--
The relative value in the field 1 have
put too low, but we will let it stand.
Many will say it ought -to be reduced
onc-fortli, instead of one-fifth.
An incidental and important fact
should not be omitted; the rich allu
vial lands to a largo extent, are idle.-
| The dependence must be on the hill
lands, and the best of these wasted
by the neglect of two or three- years.
Take these facts for what they arc
worth, and I think they arc worth as
much as the unconsidercd trifles of
j those who are addit ted to looking at the
’ world through a gimlet ho.lc In fact,’
I I think they are worth as much a.-
I General Sherman’s dictum, who after
visiting Little llock\ Arkansas, felt
sanguine that a large cotton crop would
be made, And -Liverpool repeats the
prophecy,- and ‘cotton falls oiic far
thing! By-such absurdities, cotton
is bearded down to its present unwor j
thy price.
i Very respectfully, yours.
* • ‘ J- ,W.- L\
—— *•*!>
■ Advise to Yourg Men.—Do-not
rely upon friends. Do not rely upon
the good name of your ancestors. —
Thousands have, spent the prime of
life in a vain dependence upon friends,
| and thousands have starved -because.
’ they had a rich father. Bely upon
the good name which is made by your
own exertions, and know that deter
mination, united with decison'of char
acter is better than die best friend
you can have.
Getting Excited. —A “Jloosicr”
j editor, having .found his “affinity,”,
j done up in white muslin and as blom
ring as arose, thus gives utterance to
I his “pheclinks'’: ‘ • •
We arc becoming desperate and will”
commit matrimony • unless somebody
| holds us. We are becoming convinced
■ that an h’angcl is a good thing to have
in the house'. Imagine the delicious-’
j ness of one's pheclinks when a'beaut:-.
I fui sweet sixteen, possessing the digni-
I find title of wife, and with tho inno-
I ccnce of a lamb, steps closely u-p ‘to
j yojir plivamc-worb,’ place her-soft, lily-,
i white arm around your alabaster neck,
throws back her auburn-ringlets, raises
j b'er angelic form u-pon her little, toes,
! places her heaving bosom against you?
V€ (.pattern, and with her red, rosy,
■ posy, pouty, peaches’ and soda water,’
| maple molasses, fruit cake, bologna’
j sausage, nectar lips; (Je-hoss-siphat!
| hold our coat-tail 1) kisses you smack !
i Hurrah for matrimony, and eternal
1 damnation to old bachelordom ! • • ‘.
j. . *• -•••-►
. The Ai*i>roaciii.\g (?)• Triad of
Ex-Pbesidsst Davis.. The • Wash
| ington correspondent of the Philadel
, phia Ledger of thq 10th inst, says : ’ ‘
Just as the Judiciary Comittcc of
the House were about-to report'in favor
of bringing Jefferson Davis and C. C.
Clay before a military tribunal, the
President ordered the release of- the
latter, -much to tho surprise of .every
member of .the committee.. The evi
dence which the committee have, and
. upon which they intended to have Da
vis and Clay arraigned for trial, is well
known to the President. . ‘
* • % * ‘ * *.
‘Speaking of Stansberry’s appoint
ment to the Supreme Bench, the Presi
dent last evening expressed the hoj
that the Senate would act favorably
upon the Domination, as a United States
Court tor the trial of Davis could {hen
he opened at Nashville, ‘ .- ■
Judge Stansberry is appointed.from
’ Kentucky, in which State he resides.—
The President added this important
statement: the Senate de
cline to confirm the appointment, 1
shall direct the Attorney to arrange for
tlie trial in Virginia.
Art emus Ward— The New York
’ Saturday Press says : “Artemus Ward
| writes us that somebody has been ta
, king liberties with his ‘Betsy Jane’—
i and that somebody in question is acer-
I tain publisher in Nassau street, who
! has just had the coolness to publish a.
book entitled ‘Betsy Jane Ward,’ with
which he (Artemus) has nothing what
ever to do, and of which he wishes,
distinctly to deny not only the patern
j ity, but the slightest responsibility.
I Artemus furthermore intimates that
| if the book were likely to sell in any
: quantity he should call it a‘wholesale
| fraud.’”
The Boston Transcript says : “51 r.
j Chas. F. Browne (Artemus Ward) has
received an offer of $20,000 (in gold)
and his ordinary expenses fora lectur
; ing tourin England of six months. As
Mr. Ward’s purpose is to improve the
1 people, and money is no object to him,
those who know him say he wilT de
cline the offer* lie intends, however,
to vi-it England soon, to spend some of’
the money he earned in his recent tour
through the Southern Confederacy.’’
A young lady refused to go into the
Woolwitch Arsenal the other day, be
cause she heard that seme of the
muskets were without breeches.