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LUCIUS C. BRYAN, Editor and Proprietor. \
Terms, 84.00 a year in Advance. i
Law and Medical Cards.
BRYAN & HARRIS,
ATTORNEYS AT LUV,
THOHVtVIIJ.I'. Gt.
VyOPFh F fi rtf door m teeond story of
Slurk’i C>n feetinnary
L C BRYAN. It H. HARRIS.
Mar 14 >l-rf
MITCHELL~&MIXCH£L,i.r
ATTOB\KVN AT I.AAV,
TTIOMASVILI.E. : - : GEORGIA.
over McLean’* stores—o;>p site
M cjutyre & Youngs.
Vi 15 Mitchell. R G. Mitchell
Jane 6 .ly .
~s. bTspenceh,
ATTO KN E V A T 1 AW ,
Thoninar iltc. Gcori’ia,
Will attend promptly t :iH r 1 hn-iness on
trusted to !iir care in the Sour’ .-m fir-nh.
Clinch and Ware of llie Brunswick Citvuii.
Jan 31 5 I.v*
C. P. H4NSELL,
attor ne y a t la w ,
Thoniairille, Cleorgin.
Jan 31 5-l.v
ROBERT G. MITCHELL,
attorn e y a t law,
THOMASVILLE. GA.
over .McLa.nl's Store “TLa
Jan 24 4-12 m
C. C RICHARDSON,
AT Vi; i;\ KX
AND
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
T 110*1 ASVII.I.E, GA.
June fi 23-ts
J. It. Iteid.Al. I>. \V. F. PrM ilt. M. D
<>rt. itr.lU & WfWIIT,
OFFER their services to the citizens of
Thoniasville and vicinity.
I at Dr. DclViU’t Drip Store
Feb 21 8 ts
**r. T. S. HOS'KIVS,
OFFICE
■ X SAUK MIT with It F*l OF.M'F.
b. O. 1 R VOS. *.
RESIDENT DENTIST
TH M VSVILLE, GA.
VITILL he fotjnd at the old .
It stand occupied by him for
the last ten years ‘'<!}{yVyl
Aug 23-1-2 m
Dr. \V ~P CLOWER
HAVING permanently located in Thonias
ville, offers liis i*rol‘es"tional siervi
cr to it*.- pnliJie.
ty.IFKICE at the Dills’ Store of \V. 1’
Clower & Cos.
RESIDENCE —the house formerlv oc- |
copied by Dr. llraudon. mar 14 l v
FRESH
DRUG-S!
OK. P. S. BOWER has just returned from
York and Philadelphia, with a large
stock Ot
um ASD RELIABLE SMS
Purchased with a great deal of care from the’
best manufacturers in the country— embracing
every article, ia the Medical Department
which he prop ses to. sell hi as good terms as
can be had ia this market.
He would call particular attention to his
large supply of
FANCY ARTICLES,
Such as. Soaps. Cologne. Perfumes. Pomades,
Cosmetics. Hair ami Tooth Brushes. Combs.
vV.e., all of which lie can sell at reasonable
prices, considering the quality of the articles.
r lie has some preparations which will restore
to the bmld head a beautiful suit of hair turn
gray hair to its healthy and natural color, and
restore tile hiuoutof youth to the tailed visage
He would call special attention t his large.
stock of Phalou s Night Bl tiling Ueivu.-. aud
Laird s Bloom of Youth. Give me aC I <7
P. S. BOWER.
June 20 2a ts ■
APOTHECARY
El^AjLiXj.
W. P. CLOWER & CO.,
DHIIGG ISTS
Have renovated and refilled the Store next
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. aud invite the attention of the citi
zens to their well selected stock of
yietlicines.
Fancy ami Toilet Articles.
.Soaps and Per turnery.
Fine Green and (Hack Teas.
Kero*iite Lamps and Oil,
DYE STI FFS.
Together with every other article usually
kept in a well appointed Drug Store.
pay* t'h/tScions’ FstserijKiuHt carefully
prepared 4-ts
Jan 24
pnuGS
• AND
aoMsirra.
fTAhe undersigned having purchase the
I elegant Drug Store os Dr Little, take
pleasure in announcing to the people o
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
Bv strict attention to business, courte
ous and honorable dealing with our cus
tomers 1 we hope to merit and receive a libe
ra! share of patronage
WINN A CASSELS.
James K. Wish.
Samvel J. Cassels.
, jan 17tf
SIXTY Day, from lntc application will
be made to the Court of Ordinary for
Lonndes County, for leave to sell the Real Es
tate of Matthew & Jackson Vickers
MATTHEW VICKERS.
7sne 9° 60J Adm’r.
Commission Merchants.
TISON & GORDON,
: COTTON FACTORS.
mmM Ei uhm
Alcrcliants,
hTu?IV.( SAVANNAH, GA,
WM H TISON. YV.M. W. GORDON,
j May 16 6ni
lOHH W.ANDERSGN & SONS,
Factors and General
mm &n immm
Mex’clinnts,
Corner Ornylon & iiryna Slrrrt*.
SAVANNAH, GA.
J 1 .May 30 . 6nt
. n brtaM, a.l.haktridge, k.w.s. v it
Late of J Savannah Ga., Cincinnati, 0.
Bi van A- Son
| Savi4H.h,Ua.
Bryan, Hartridge & Cos.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
BROKERS,
So. tii.i Is:iy Stm t, SAVAX.W!!. Ga.
Strict s'ttentiou given to Consignments
and C Jlections apr 11 6m
F W. SIMS, ’ < J. F. WHEATON,
j Late of the > < Lte of the firm of
, Republican. ) ( Wilder, Wheaton A: Cos
F. W. SIMS & Cos.,
SAVANNAH. ISA.,
FACTORS AND GENERAL
imm warn
PS IN
ilorcliandlse, Produce, Tim
ber. Lumber and Fof’on.
Consignments and orders respectfiill v solicit
id. and whether by wagon, river, railroad or
sea. will receive the strictest attention.
The Forwarding Business carefully and
promptly done. mar 7 1 ‘'-firti
Miller, Thomas & Cos.,
GrEtVFRAIj
co :jm jssi o n o cer y
MERCHANTS,
SAVANNAH GEORGIA.
A. J MILLEIt. 9 A MITEL B THOM AS.
O. O LIVINGSTON.
Jan 24 4 6m*
J. L. ViLLALONCrA.
COTTON FACTOR
ffiiM m i
No 94 Bay Street,
jan l-'im .S.-t F I A’.V ITF O 4.
W. Cakvki. Hat-l. Jas. E. Mveus.
J. Hanson Thomas, Jk.
Hall, Myers & Thomas
; * GENERAL j
COMMISSION
Mercliants,
No. 3, Commerce St., Baltimore.
Krfrmiera i
:
■ .1 Hanson Thomas lhes't Fanners’and Mer
chants’ National Bank.Tison & (Jordon. Sav’lr
Kirkland Chase & Cos.. Jno. Williams A: S#n,
Williams, Bee A Cos., X. V . Brier. & Car
rere N. Y.. Morton Stewart. H. L.
Whinidre. IV H. Gordon Va.,
Edward S. Mvers -f. P. Plea
sants X. Son. Thos. J.
Carson dc Cos.
Wm. IT. MacFarlantl, Fre t Farmers’ Rank. Va.
Mar 14 11-6 m
CHANGE
l OF
SOHTTDULE!
■ E^uii.rO -r* i.A.l. ■ 4jkJU
Otlice Atluntic .V Onlf Rni< Komi, j
Savannah, May 18ti6.
ON and after Monday May 14th, the
Passenger Trains on this Road will run as
follows, connecting with Night Trains of the
| Central Hoad:
Leave si:ir:iiins:h a! 7 :‘iO A. .VI.. on Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays.
Leave Tiicniasvillc at 4:00 A. VI., 011
Tuesdays. T int’-days and Saturdays.
Arrive at Tlioiuasville at !):1J I*. VI.,
on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays
Arrive at SAavannnli at <>:OH I*. VI., on
Tuesdavs, Tiiuisdavs and Sa unh-vs
JOHN SCREVEN.
May 16-ts President.
A. J. MILLER
FURNITURE
YVARE HOUSE,
13S Qisiishtoii St.. S.iVA> \ YII. ISA.
I Xew Work made to order
Repai-riiia'. Bell 11 nging. Mattrass Ma
: king and Upholstering at short notice.
A. J. MILLER. D. IALVEY.
April 18 3m
GKORGIA —ThQinns County.
To the HonO‘ able Court of Ordinary of said
Cou n fy .-
THE undersigned your Petitioners. Exeou-.
tors of the last will of Kindred Bm-well. dec'd..
sheweth that said decea-t-d died p -sressed of
Lands and that it is ueceSsJiry to sell the same,
for the purpose of paying the debtsof deceased,
and fordiagrfhtitiou among the legatees of saiil
will : —Petitioners therefore petition and pray
for an order of said Court granting them leave
to sell said lands, and as in duty bound will
ever pray. etc. SAM'L (i. .BRASWELL,
CASWELL BRASWELL,
Executors.
GEORGIA —Thomas County.
Court of Ordinary. June 4. 1866.
Upon hearing the foregoing Petition, it is
ordered by the Court, that said petition and
this order he published in the Southe: n Enter-
I prise once every two weeks for sixtv davs.
1 H 11. TO'OKE,
Juß • Ordinary.
[From the Atlanta Xety Era ]
|>ltt:l*A Hl'. POK THE (HA YGE.
To the Editor ok the Era .
Header, you have nu time to 1 se.—
j Set jeur bouse in o'der, I beseech
; vou. The Philistines are upon you.
You are not Sampsons, and if you
were, y<*u have not even the jaw-tv n
! of an as- 1 with winch to defend yi.nr
i self. Powt riess, you must submit to
! the “skies above you,” dark and low
ering; as they are. I’ut you can at
least do the thing gracefu ly:
When the Confederacy fell we were
not prepared for it. It was a most
unpreposessing spectacle to contem
plate the result. ot the g'eat disister
through the medium of Southern soci
ety. The Ditter apprehensions inspir
ed by the event told fearfully upon
its tone and sprrit; lut this in time
gave way to a better feelintr- We
began to have confid-nc itt the Pres
i lent, in t’oDgres-, in the great body
of the Northern pe pie. and lie Presi
dent. by proclamations of amnestv ar.d
pardon, enlranch sed the whole army,
esC’ tf the officers above the grade of
Lieutenant Colonel. Mr. Horace (Jree-
I ly deuianded only tiie parial enfran
chisement of the negro, and public
opinion at the North seemed to he
Setting down upon ideas within the
i pale of the Constitution and which
readily aoquiesed in by the S uth.’
The whole c *ui try breathed freeor,
as the impressions grew strong that
the Constitution was again about to
he the great bond of Uuion between
all the Staf cs.
J i.v'’ ‘erms agreed upon between
j Gencrah Grant Lei b Sherman and
! Johnson and others, pother with the
| paroles grantee. cuaraniC y *° * 1( j
1 Confederates till tiie r.'ghts tn.?’ * la ’
. on the Ist day of Jai uary, JH6I, upon’
the condition of their faithfully i*ep’
! ing their paroles, led every oay ta
believe tha a national lovefeast was ;
about to be inaugurated, to welcome
back the wayward sisters to their
[laces in the great American Union.
In view of all this the general joy
was unbounded, but it was of short
• duration. The * Governors of the sev
j er :1 States were deposed, the Courts
! closed and the laws suspended; for
months the civil law was over-rid< n
Iby the military. Foreigners, who
were merely adventurers, holding mil
itary commissions in the service of the
Uni ed tes wete made the sole ar
biters of the ibis and fottunes o the
people vs hose houses were seized, their
prOj ertj sequestrated, and they them
selves iin, risoned. fined, t ltd otherwise
j ]*unished without .cause, or even pre
text. In the un nu time we were re- |
I qinred to ca'l conventions, and by |
fundamental law, abolish at once the j
relation of master and slave, and pro- [
vide by law for the protection of the !
latter in the new n lation of a freed- 1
mail. He must be made eqt-al befme
the htw with his former master. All
this was done, and the I’resident and j
Secretary es State, congratulated the j
several States upon what they had |
do! e. Under the new constitutions,
new Governors and Legislatures were j
elected, and also members of Congress
The return to civil law, alter a reign
of terror under military rule, reassured
the whole country, aud ngw lile in
fused into everything Citi“s which
t'ne fire .of war had destroyed, again
showed signs of life, and everywhere
zeal and energy marked the beginning
of a brig’ ter and better day.
Congrosa met. The Southern mem
bers were not allowed to take'their
seats A c mmittee ol’ fiiteeti was
appointed to have exclusive control of
the subject, the great object being to
keep tlie eleven Southern States from
being represented. Amendments to
the Constitution by sjo es were pro
posed, all looking to the disfranchise
ment aud disgrace of the Southern
people—to obliteration oi’ State lines,
an 1 the consolidati nos power in the
hands of a huge aristocracy.
To effect.this tlje Constitution must
he changed. The rights of the State j
to regulate the question o. suffrage
must be amended, the w hite man must
he dii-franchised, and the negto en
franchi.-ed. And it will be done.
The President, and a lew earnest
ami faithful uien, have, from the first
looked the storm itt the face, amidst
threats of assassination, impeachment
cod expulsion. They have undevia.
tingly bore themselves like brave men
intent upon the pre-ervation of the
Constitution and all that is left ol civil
liberty.
i But all they have d.ne, and all they
will be able to do, cannot avail. O r
cause seems hopeless \\ e mu-t pre
pare for the worst. Capital instead of
coming into the country s leaving it.
The great staph s, cotton and tobacco,
are taxed so heavily as to forbid their
production. Is it reasonable *o sop
pose that the newly enfranchised ne
gro will do all the vut ng and raise
cotton besides ? 1 think not. But
the worst of all is the rapid decay of
the spit it ot liberty, as seen .n the
tendences of the times. ‘J he fltod
gates of corruption are let louse : vio
lence, blood-lied, spteulation, all go
to [ rove the disjointed state of society,
’and the utter ruin ot the public mor
als.
Secretary Seward in his Auburn,
speech the other day, alluded to the
design, and declared that the country
i could not long endure it. But he was
Thomasvillc, Georgia, Wednesday, July 4, 1806.
hopeful that something could possi
bly he i : o e.
lint what is being done to arres’
this downward tendency? Not only
is nothing being done to stop t i-
I rogress of evil, but tire is piled on
tire, and 1 do not bel eve it is possi
ble to arrest its tury. Oh, for a Clay
—a Jackson, or a Webster, to exalt
tLo Constitution, and bring this people
back to the true s; ir;t of liberty. —
But anarchy is upon us, and we should
prepate our minus for p. Paradoxi
cal a.- it may seem, it is none t e )e-s
true, that liberty and slav ry was hand
in lijii.l out of the gates of Rome
Twt lve centuties of despotic night at
t sts ttie ruin that followed. Look at
Mexico —look at any country where
si every has been abolished, and read
the late that seems impending over
our own heads. I need not discuss
the cause that rendered the antago
nisms thus engendered incurable—
Consider the temper of Congress, and
of the Northern pioplo, nnd ask your
-i 1 how many generations it will take
to restore the bomogemty of the
American people.
Macanley the great historian, said
in 1 Sod, that the American people
would certainly loose their 1 beity, and
he feared their civilization also Ed
am ii- er, one oi the hist intellects
T the country, and v ho died in this
city in 18G3, of a 1 token heart, su'd at
the close of a speech of great ability
in Cincinnati in 1858, the epitaph of
this count-y would be: ‘‘Here lies
a people who, in giving liberty to the
slave, lost their own freedom. ’ Alas!
ton truly 1 tear, hate Both . of. them
-poken Wo may differ tis to the
means of overcoming exist ng troubles,
but there is one sentiment in which t
hope we all agree and t-hat is ‘‘God
save cur country.”
, —I ■ .-* ♦ *—*
Liquid Eloqu/xcr.-- Paul Den-.
tQ>:. a Methodist'pr< acher in i't-sa?,
dvertiseti a fcrbecue, with better liq
uor than When
the people were assfiiubleu, * oespe -
ado in the crowd.cried out;/‘Mr. f au *
Denton, your reference has • lied—r- .
You promts and us not only a good bi* j
becue, but bcttei iquor. Where ts I
the liquor?” ‘‘There,'’ answered the i
Missionary, in tones of thunder, and, I
pointing his mot unless linger at the j
matchless double spring, gushing up i
in two strong columns, with a sound j
like a si out of the bosom of j
the earth. 1 here,’’ with j
a look terrible as liubtaßg, (while his
enemy actually tremoled on his feet) [
there is the liquor which God, the j
Eternal, br ws tor his children !
Not in the simmering still, over j
smoky fires, cooked with tlie poisonous i
gasses, and surrounded with the stench i
of sickening odors and rank corrup- |
ruption, doth your Father in Heaven- :
prepare the precious essence of life, j
the pure cold water; bur in the green :
glad > and glassy dell, where the red j
deer wanders, and the child 1 ves to ]
play —there God brews it ; and down,
l"\v down in the deepest valleys, where
the rills sing ; and hgh up on the
tall mountain tops, where the storm
clouds brood, and the thunderclouds
era*sh ; and away far out on the wide, !
wide sea, where hurricane howls mu- j
sic. and the big waves roar the c orus, j
sweeping the march ol God —there he
brews it, that bevei age of life —health- j
giving wa'Cr !
And everywhere it is a thing of
beauty, gleaming in tbe dew drop,
singing in the summer rain, shining
in tbe ic gem. till the trees all seem ;
turned t*> the living jewels, spreading j
a golden veil over the sotting un, or j
a white gauze around the midnight j
moon, ‘sp iring in the eat;ira<t; sleep- ,
iug in the gl iZier, dancing in the hail
shower, folding its bright snow cur
tain softly about the wintry world : ;
and weaiin the many colored iiis, J
that seraph’s zone of the sky —-whose i
warp is rain drops of earth, who-e woof
ts the sunbeam of heaven, all checked j
over with celestial flowers, by the tnysr ;
tic hand of refraction, btdl always j
it is beautiful—that ble~sed life water ‘ !
No poison bubbles on its brink; no j
madness or murder, no blood stains j
its liquid glass ; pale widows and starv- ‘■
ing orphans find no tears in its depths,
no drunkards shrieking ghost fiom |
the grave cursing in words of eternal !
despair —Speak out, my tr end ! would
you exchange it for the demon’s drink,
aleohyl!” • ■ ‘
A shrjjt like the roar of a tempest
answered —*x.o!’
j.- j
Dramatic Sermon,— A correspon
dent ot the Baptist Journal (Missouri)
gives an account ot a dramatic sermon,
which, though not quite equal to the
famous dagger scene of Up • ke in the
House of common-, is yet wyithy of a
I place am< ng ihe illustrations of popu
lar preaching. His text was, ‘Hie
that is without sin, let him cast the
first stone.’’
Last Sabbath, as I stepped into the
house of God, I heard someone say
that he had no fellowship for a rebel
in Church or State coupling a profat e
word with the term. My bjood was
cl illed in my veins, and the above
text rushed into my mind like p aling
, claps of thunder -It was my lot to
preach on that day ; so i determined
to use the text to the best advantage,
God being my helper. I read a chap
ter, sung a hymn, and prayed. I
arose from nay knees, went out and
procured a stone of some pounds,
weight. Coming back 1 took nay stand
with the stone in hand. All eyes were
fixed on me. Some appeared to be
frightened ; others laid their hands oi
their revolvers, preparing for battle,
as though “death or victory” was the r
motto. I read aloud,’ “He that is
w thout sin let him cast the first stone,
and raised the rock to the top of my
head. The people began to look fright
ened. But l commenced by examin
ing mvself by the golden rule, then
weighed myself in the balance, arid
found that l was wanting, arid boldly
exclaimed, ‘I am a sinner and a rebel
against the government of my God and
ki- g, I cannot throw the stone ; 1 ask
pardon of my God, and acknowledge
my allegiance t > God in the presence
of the people ’’ I then offered the
stone to every man in the house, but,
to my astonishment, they all fell on
their knes, and in sobs, and tears, one
solid petition wont up to God for par
don, to the great King of Kings and
Lord of Lords. O, how my soul re
joiced in tbe Lord/’
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AUSTRIA.
A Sketch of her (JrjeraU,
The really distinguish leaders of the
Austrian army are few in number, and
nearly all well advanced in years
They served in 1812 ami 1813 under
Prince Schwartzenburg, made the cairn
paign of Hungary in 1849, that of
Italy again-t Charles Albert, and that
ol 1859, the most important of all. -
’ In case of war, those who appear des
| tined to 4he principle commands are
the following; The Archduke Albert,
j son of the immortal Prince Charles;
Marshal. Henry de Hesse, Benedek,
Schwartzenburg and Clam Gallls
Marshal de Hesse is seventy-tl ree
years of age. spare in person, and of
active mind and habits. IJis career
dates from the battle of Wagfatn, in
wh ch he took part, being then in his
| .-seven t enth year. It was lie who de
cided the Austrian victory over the
Piedmontese in 1848 by the strategical
movement from verona, and he took a
very active part in the buttle of Yova
va 7he pal.atis regard him as a
formidable and admit that ho
will give them no J’ttle u(*uble,
Prince Schwartzenburg is ta*., well
made and very vigorous,
ing his seventy-two years. In 1845 ,
he commanded a divis on of cavalry in ;
Rally; he distinguished himself at the
batile of Comoro, in Hungary, by ;
preventing with his division, the in
surgents from debouching on the right
i c? o ,
bunk of the and mube. At the battle.o 1 j
Magenta lie Commanded the third I
corps, d* armies, with which he covered !
the retreat of the Austrians. At Pol-,
ierin he was in the left wing, opposed !
by Gen. Niell, He is one ol the most j
brilliant officers oi the Austrian army,
and is, moreover, an author.
MarsltAl Benedek is only fifty-eght.
While a colonel, in 1848, he fought
in the curnpai :n against the Pieduion
tese. in-. 185-9 he commanded the
eighth corps at San Martino. Since
lladetsky’s death he has been first
warrier of Austria. It is probable
that be will be charged to oppose the-
Prussians. The life of Count \ ham-
G a Has, haa been very active; he has
shared in all tlie wars (f Austria since
1848. In Hungary, however, he only
succeeded in vanquishing the aged i
Gen. Bern through the aid of Russians- ;
At present he commands the first !
corps of the Austrian army at . Paque. i
We must r.ot onnt to mention Gen. j
Gablentz, who commanded the Aus- I
tr ans in tlie war against Denmark, :
and Gen.. Ramming, to whom Austria j
was indebted, in the Hungarian cam- !
paign for the decisive success obtained ‘
at Temesvar
Santa Anna.
HE ISSUES ANOTHER PROCLAMATION. |
We extract the following concluding j
passages of a proclamation just issued
by Santa Anna :
Juarez is a good patriot, and Ortego is
a worthy son of Mexico Why arc
they not united? Why urgument,
through their disunion, arid afflictions
•of our fellow cit ze-ns
I hope yet to see them friends. It is
not for me to say who has a right to
the presidency, nor on yvhose side is
the law; my object is to avenge the
affront off red to our country by driv
ing far from her midst the implacable
tyrants that oppress her. Let ail dis;
sensiops among our compatriots cease,
and let all hatred be reserved for toe
foreign domination that covers us nciw.
with ignominy and shame: Juarez
and Ortega sh iuld put an end to their
resentments by a cordial embrace
Long and strenuously have the defend)
ers of the r public struggled in Mex
ico ; and, notwithstanding such great
heroism, so firm a constancy, and so
much saciiflce, the work is to day no
further advanced than it was in the
i beginning.
By reason of my antecedents, of my
. position in the conservative party, and
’ even of toy long absence from the
country, 1 believe myself to be the
! one called upon to reconcile all minds,
setting the example of submission to
the constitutional government, as I
now cincerely do,
My heart is young enough and my
arm strong enough to take part in the
struggle which is destined to achieve
lif second independence of Mexico.
I feel that this is in accordance with
my antecedent-', my position. 1113’ years
and the glory which’l desire for my
name, I do not wish t.o give up the
sole ambition that impels and rules,
me —namely, to drive our .oppressors
beyond the oceans, to re-establish the.
republic and then withdraw? to private
life once. more. No throne on earth
could tempt me from that retirement,
and I solemly declare that in the day
of victory I will demand’ no -other, re--
ward.. * * .’
The tremendous onslaught of our
indomitable soldiers, will bring the
reveille of liberty, joy to the hearts of
mothers and rejoiceihg to our eountry. •
Heaven grant that the contentments,
which 1 foreshadow be not disturbed
by fratricidal dissensions ! Union shall
be my watchword before the fight.- -
Union again after our.victory.
God alone is infallible, and it wotr'd
be monstrous presumption on my pail
were I to set mvselt up as free from
error during niy long public caieev;.
but with my hand on my heart, I can
• say that never has my will been an
accomplice in my faults, but rather
the. impotence of human nature! to
ucomplish good in the ab.-olutc.
Trust to the sincerity of my words
and intentions. 1 can not, 1 should
not, nor will I close the book of my
life with a falsehood. I only seek for
j my tomb anew laurel tree, whose shad
jow shall cover it in the midst of
i peace. . • ‘.
Let us hasten the hour of our nation’s
I triumph. Confide in my words and he
ready.
r Down with the empire. Long live
the. republic!
A. L. de Santa Anna.
T’if Case sf ExiPKsiili-’it Baris.
The following is the text of Judge
• Underwood’s decision upon the appli
cation to lifiil Ex President Davis.
IN THE MATTER. OF THE APPLICA
TION FOR TilE RELEASE OF JEFFF.R
. SON DAVIS ON BAIL.
I have considered the application
made by Mr. Shea, of counsel, to ad
mit Jefferson Davis to bail.
Under the circumstances, the appli
cation might nave been more properly
made to me when recently holding the
Circu : t Court at Richmond.
But under the law it may doubtless
be md‘le also in vacation, and I will
bnem; .state.-Si/ ‘ 7 iews of it, and my
conclusions
In the States which wore lately in
active rebellion, military; jurisdiction ,
is still exercised and martial law en
forced.
The civil authorities. State and Fed
eral have been required cr permitted
to resume partially their respective
functions, but the President, as com
mander, in-chief still cor tr la their ac
tion, so far as he thinks such control
necessary to pacification and restora
tion
In holding the District and Circuit
Courts of Virginia, I have uniformly
recognized this condition.
Jefferson Davis was arrested under
a proclamation of the President, charg
ing him with complicity in the assas- |
sination of the late President Lincoln, j
He has been held ever since, and is |
now held, aS a military, prisoner. He i
is not. and never has been, in the oA\s- 1
tody of the martial for the District of
Virginia, and lie is with- j
in the power of the court.
\\ bile this condition remains, no 1
proposition for bail can be properly en- !
tertained, and I do not wish to indicate I
any probable action under the circuin- !
stances. . i
John C Underwood.
District Judge. j
Alexandria. June 1., 1866,
Ana Ilai-tz 011 Henry Ward Hcerhcr.
True eloquence always wins the
heart of Asa llartz, and therefore it is
not surprising while visiting New
York, that lie should visit some of the
churches. . Ho thus gives his impress- .
ion of .the Beecher : .
lie is a preachist ol the sensation
style, and lives in Brooklyn. lie is a ;
long haired, beardless boy of about j
fifty-three summers, and delivers his
humorous sermons behind an open
work desk, upon which is a Bible —he
hook being flanked, with beautiful,
bright, fresh flowers. His opening
prayer is a petition ; the-second one
is intended as a piece of information
to the Deity in relation to the moral,
social and political condition of sublu
nary affairs in general, coupled with
arguments to prove that such things
might be profitably altered if placed
upon a Beecherian basis.
Then comes the sermon (so-called)
I heard his numerous lecture a Sunday
or two since upon the subject matter
contained in Mathew xix, verse 23 and
29. He is eloquent, my power—elo
quent to a fault, lie Preached ail
over the stand, and I was truly sorry
his ’’audLnce,” as he facetiously term
ed the crowded house, hadn t previous
ly erected a pole in front of his desk,
for him to climb up on. He was very
successful, however and brought down
ibe house several times. True, he
loreot himself, once or twice, and came
very near running into a religious
view of the subject under considera
tion ; but he soon discover.J the
digression, and (loquently retuned to
his usual style. These digressions are
| pardonable, especially with those who
VOL. YI.--.Vo. 27.
have survived the fogy idea-,.that a
Sunday discourse, in a house dedicat
ed to the worship of the 1 rcat"i\ is
improved byan occasional refi-rom- ‘ to
religious concerns. 1 shouldh tih 1 k
my power, that this little part clar ol i
hoy eloquent very often c .tight hifosoll’
in such old lashioned weafene s.
The peculiar style in which this pure
type of .eloquent picaijfns'fcs strld -
•from one side ; f the rostrum to the
other, and advances one foot preparat ■-
vy to advancing an idea would excite
your admiration bow.r, it did 1. ine.
At such movements you are teminded
■of the time when, upon the villige
green, after school, a boy [daces him
self in the. atitude proper f r'starting
on foot race. It’s an eloquent position;
Uiv bower, an ’ the old boy in question
has a wav’ol’ Varying it by ftdva
tire either foot. ■ V ■ •
My botver, I think from my soul,
that the dramatic world lost am si
valurble prize when this eliqii ut
gentleman threw nimscl-f away, on rhe
church, He seems to think ;u 1
tries by every means to iiLroduce the
Stage devices’ for effect upon the nar
row stand where lie vloqucmly -Irut<
liis b.rief hour.’ llisn 0.1 effective h;s
seem to be directed to the pavqu 1;
1 and dress circle of'the eiHi.-c in wi.’cn
he perforins, and I noted the fa’ f that
I his eloquence seemed to start Hie ap
plause from that poVtion of the ho', c
invariably.
[ Conversions.—There arc many peq
] pie who have said, -‘I hope some time
!tobe a Christian,’’ and who La\o an
j idea that it is a great thing'that is ft)
take place; that their awakening is
coming as a summer storm conns, vviTi
. black clouds ail around .the hor’z n,
rising higher and higher; that b< and
.by there is to be the crash ofli b 1 ting
and the roar of thunder , and thai tier
tbs storm is over it will clear off ami
birds will sing, and th y will hr. r
them, and the earth will seem bosriti
• ful and they will shine out us Chris-
I tians. Are there persons here “In
think they are going through a j.vu
cess of conviction, of striving, of and t
ness and gloom, and that when they
are coming out inti the bright sun-,
lights If there are any who -ire.
waiting to be converted in this way,
let me assure them that there is a
better way. If it pleases God to
convert you by a whirlwind, that is
his lookout, not yours. And II you
have • a bad habit correct it . That
will be the first step in the long ma.'i-h.
And then go straight on and take th*
R°xt <me. Do not wait for romantic
conversions, do not wait for dramatic
experiences } doti t w lit for anything
but the first duty that is before you
and take that up, not as if’ it was the
last, out a-- if it. was the first of a long
series.— Beecher.
A Gem —What could be more ten
der in sentiment or beautiful in ■
prCSaion than the following tines from
a poem, of Mary Louis Chitwood ;
“ If a pilgrim has been shadowed’
f>v a tree that I have nursed ‘
If a cup of clear cold walcr •
I have raised to lips athirst; .
If I’ve planted one sweet flower ••
By an else too barren way:
If I’ve whispered in the midnight.. • . .
One sweet word to tell of day, ‘ .
If in one poor bleeding bosom •'•
Ia woe-swept chord have stilled;
If a dark and restless spirit
1 with hc.pe of heaven have filled;. • •
If I’ve made for life’s hard fiat tie
One faint heart grow brave and sir art"—’
Then, my Go-1, I thank thee, b e.-s ihev,”
For the precious gilt of s,mg, ’
Is Animal Food Ncxcs'<,a j*y ?- -Mr. ‘
Curling, seventeen years agent on -Jto
Devon estate in Ireland, says ; “ii mu .’
are G,GBO persons on the estate. They
are energetic, inoral, uml w< ‘1 behave i.
I do not remember a crime in seven
teen vears, not even so much as stea -
ing a chicken. They are a contented,
grateful people —grateful, even f r ly :
play-. Out of six hundred larm.oi.-,
deduct fifty, and the rest do not see.a .
wheaten loaf, or smell meat, except at,
Christmas, and Faster. They f,,.v .
been raised U r> to tliis cu-’t an, Otso
tenant on th ; Devon estate I have kvb
sit down to potatoes, buttermilk a; .
In lian meal, who purchased at a n-c j
sale. £IO,OOO worth ol property. ,n
did not have to borrow a shilling ...
pay for it. I believe this t. he ti. -
usual mode of living in Limerick.”
Where is heaven ? Plato points to
the snowy summit<of cold Oiyrn;m-s.,
auJ says, i is there. Swedenborg -
beholds spiritual presences in aii
sraces; and..says, it is everywhere.'.
Wordsworth lives again through tin
youth,-and replies, ‘HIoa. cn lies above
us in our fancy.”
Sage, theologian and poet ! I turn
from you .all and ask the little id.nd
girl, and she replies, i Heaven is
where God is ”
During the reign ol Bonaparte, when
the arrogant soldiery affected to dcs; i:-c
I all civilians, whom th y, in their f-ar
| rack-room slang, termed Peking Tal
leyrand, one day, Uskeu u gen rul of
; fleer, ‘What is the meaning of tile wor
| ‘Pekin?” ‘Oli/ replied thp genera]..
| ‘wo cafl all those Bukins who arc ii”
military.’ Glxadtly,’ said Talleyrand
‘just as we call all people military wh
are not civil!’
—: • *
If some people we know would talk *
less and work more, they would find it -*
: both wholesome and profitable