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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/’ - ■ ► ■■■ !■ 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