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An Eloqucjif Extract..
Generation after generation have felt
a s'-we do now, and their lives were as ac
tive as our own. The heavens shall be.
bright around our graves as they are
around our paths. .Yet a little while all
this will have happened.. The throb*
ino- heart be stilled, and we shall be at
rest. Our funeral will wend its way,
and prayers will be said, and we. shall be
left ih darkness and.the silence of. the
tomb.’ And it may be that for a short
time wc shall .be. spoken of, but the
things of. life shall creep on and our
names will be forgotten. Days will con
tinue to’move on, and laughter and song
will be heard -in the room where we
died; and the eye that- mourned for us
will b.e dried ; and animated with joy,
and even, our- children .will cease to.
think of us, and will remember to lisp
our. name no more..'. . /.
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• Thq Mobile and Onio. railroad is. how
• running to Corrintlq and the Southern
. railroad is'about complete to Vicksburg'..
THOMASVII. I,I'. (iA.. V EDNESI)AY. .101A 19, 1865.
• Maximilian and Mexico;.
The New York Herald of the ‘XBifcJ
lias a long letter from a correspondent j
dated City of Mexico, May -US; ISOSU
We give a few extracts ?’
Appearance of. the Empress.
Carlotta is about twenty-three years of
age, stately in form .and ;a graceful dank
cer. In* an. “assemblage,• of which I
• should think two hundred ‘were ‘ ladies,
she was the- tallest.; Beyond some fabiG
lous lace, and a necklace • of. splendid
diamonds as large as hazlc nuts, I took
no notice of the dress, preferm'g to leave
to some-practical Jenkins the congenial’
•task of a more particular description.—
Between the sets Her Majesty and ladies
of honor'arise, which is. the signal for-all’
to do .thesame,.and.-another short round
of social little presentations -follows.- : .
Maximilian an and Ccwlotta ... •
The Emperor exhibits on these oecu-*
sions a cordial- familiarity • among those
with whom he wishes to eon verse, Max
imilian speaks fluently- six different lan
guages.lie is particularly pleasing in’
his.'address, has the air” of a student, and .
wears, in conversation (natural or culti
vated I cannot say which;) a- kind, and
genial smile, which wins. for.him. as many
friends as do his .affable .manners. • He
is.tall and commanding in form, is thir-’
t.y-six’ years or age, and .looks.every in'cli
tlie emperor; ‘
At’ mid nigh t.-the great .supper. hall .is
’ thrown open their Majesties lead the way :
to a vast table decorated with, the -most
perfect tastefiand loaded with every de
licacy that refinement in French cuisine
can produce or palate crave; including
exquisit wines brought by the.Emperor’
from Europe, -while- the hoard .groans
with the most’ superb silver ‘Ware and
porcelain, bearing the imperial arms ‘ It
is not easy to conceive greater rrehness, J
profusion or refined taste, than, is - here
displayed. ‘ Their Majesties presently
retire, when the. affair relaxes a little
from its state formality, and officers and
civilians vie in their attentions to Such
. ladies as have not followed-the imperial
couple. .
Carlotta is decidedly and indisputably
handsome.. The eyes and-forehead, are
full of intellect,.arid in conversation the
face lights up with a smile that indicates
a pure, and kind heart. There i.s at
times, however, a degree of Jeantcaii in
the expression, which, . though-it pel-.
fectly becomes the Empress, detracts ia
little from the winning sweetne/s which
characterizes talent, intellil'ence, firm
ness. and above all, ambition. ‘ The-cous
in of Queen Victoria, the- daughter of
the King of Belgiumj.and grandidaugh'*
ter of Douis Phiilippe, the’ best blood of
Europe.courses in her veins, and having
been brought up in the’ Court of Engs
land, she fills her station With that dig
nity and self-possession inseperable from
the afigust society she has.se.cn from her
childhood.. The. .Empress • desires by
those social, reunions to bring together
the most influential families of the emi
pi re and the officers of. the several for-,
eign legions, and soften as-much as pps-*
sible the seefning asperities of a-military
occupation, Foreigners (civilians)’ are
rarely invited . to tlienr, and a card from
the Empress, desiring, the presence, of
any stranger visiting the capitol is con
sidered a mark of special favor.
Maximilian .wants to get rid -of the,
• ‘ . French..
Maximilian, in the opinion- of all- who
know him, will be only too glad to get
rid of the French, and . with them the
tiresome surveillance; or rasher domina
tion of the French Emperor.’ True they 1
have been the means of placing him in
power and of sustaining him’ there) but’
lie is fast reaching the poirit among these
volcanic, irruptive people where he can.
maintain . himself all over ‘the empire
with his disposal. The. intelligence,
forbearance, enterprise and wisdom of
the man have made him the most pop
ular ruler that Mexico has ever had.
The Emperor’s Remarks about Recogni
s tion.
(i Let .the United Stated Understand
‘me/and. recognize my governm.ent/’.sa i*!
tlie ‘Emperor, not long since,’ a.nd I will
[ open-'a’’market here for millions .of- the
•products arid manufactures ’arid’ inven
tions; of-the'Aoith. To become, my.on
emy and bntdt?up my government w ould
but rcmajiii Mexico into her former state’
‘of anarchy and .disorder.’ The United.
Hfates shout'd -wish for a valuable,- p-roi
gross:vc.’'thrifty neighbor in Mexico, not
a.slothful, unproductive people, who
can never .da anything ‘-with Mexico,
the natives', nor cau make'Mexico useliil
to .the - rest of the world. : •
• .
. ..THE .
‘; A ’gTeat.irimyy people arc* disposed to.
q'ua'iTpl with- tho ‘-negro kt his aew posi
tion as freed man.’ ‘There is no justice
in tills'. -To oijr mind he ‘is but the
victim, of circumstances.- The slave .bas
hful very little if any ‘agency-in freeing
himself. The event was, ‘d'oubtless.,-as
unexpected to him -as to his master-; but
.that he accepts the. condition and, with*j
out weighing its future responsibilities;
is elated with it, should ’not excite oilr
ire a..ainst him. The negro - love3 riov’
elty, and is not air enable to : severe-e'en - ’
sure, for indulging this .characteristic up
on an occasion -of so much importance as
lii.s- own emancipation from bond age
A great many of them. have acted very
thoughtlessly in quitting ‘good homes,
and without making’ any provision for
the futurei.to run afeergi deceptive free
‘dom, or father a freedom which involves
mere of personal care and trouble than,
was ever dreamed of in their philosophy.-
. But’ this -is no more'than we .should have
expected from .-our knowledge'of the negro
character.- Being nngry with him, will
not. hel [)•'eitb,er his or -o.ti.r own case. If,
In's mind i.- susceptible of logical impres*
sion, ncolv it were better for us to
son kindly -with him, eontrovert the
•specious theories - of-these who neither
■ understand him as well, nor care as much
about'his personal happiness,, as do we,
who have borne toward him, under differ*
en-t a lisp ices,, tii e. most kindly feelings.
• There is no reason why we should
niakd the negro think, us his. enemies,
kimpiy because he accepts -a condition
which has-been as much forced upon him
as. our own has been upon -us.’ The field,
for honorable emulation is now open to the
neoro, and it should be our care to.en>
O J • __
courage'find sustain the good,’ and dis
countenance the evil- among- them. —
Upon the question of compensation, wc ‘
flunk,-if the n'egrd; will- faithfully dis”
charge his obligations of contract, that
his former rnasU'r can afford to give him
all that his labor is .worth,- and-yet be - ’
the gainer, in a pecuniary sense, by tho
change. . It it our business to show'him’
that we. are: willing to employ and treat
.him kindly so long as he is worthy of
employment. and kind ‘ treatment; to
convin-ce him. that le Can win our - con**.
. fidence and respect by a manly and h.on J
est ciischarge’of his duties as a freed
man ; but That, on the other hand, if he
neglects those dutfes, becomes idle and
vicious, a reproach to” himself arid abur ’-
then toothers, lie vill be-contemned and
■ punished. • His condition now is one of
self-dependence; what he makes is his.
own,.tO‘ dispose- erf tg the best advantage. •
If by industry’ ami...econ'omy lie-can
achieve wealth, he will', he justly - e'nti
thed to enjoy its benefits. We have got
to employ .’labor, and it ought to be a
satisfaction to us to- know’ that onr
former slaves are to- he the recipients of
‘all the benefits which may'accrue) from .
labor faithfully discharged, rather than
strangers. ! . - W ■
There is no - rcasbn, ■ then ; why the ‘
Faithful negro'should lot retain the kind
regards of his former master, and res
ceive from him stich friendly counsels
as* will tend to.advance his moral, intel
lectual -and- social interests. . But that
the line of distinction between good and
evil may be plainly defined, We should
sterdly rebuke all tendency to idleness
and vagrancy, and mark with displeas*
ure those who, by their misconduct,
bring reproach upon the negro character,
and subject the innocent to unjust sus*
picion. . We believe the negro mind is
TERMS $4 A Year* in Advance,
| susceptible of a given amount $f cultis
enough; to distinguish
• between rightml wrong, .and- both. aisi
philanthropists and statesmen, it is the
policy, of the atiiuiilate this mv.
teiligefice andFaireo.t it for- the befit .in**
terestS of the ‘State- -ami the negro Him*;
self.’ While We are no longer-permitted .
to. direct him in the capacity of,'masterfi y
we may jriftuence him as friends. Ami’
this,‘we think,• is- our dutyj ’ politically
and .philanthropically. ‘Such-a course ■
; on’ ou-r part will also prove, that- -our in- .’
\tfcrest in .the. negro has . not been alien-*
tirely tnercenary- one, as some of our cm
em>es are dispoged to. chdrge. For our
own part,-while \ve bad ifo part in- mat
ing the negro free’, we are very ‘strong**
Jy in favor of makinfg'bds .freedom toler
able, and Will- give him nil the.aid ia
our -power to do rigkt',bufc shall not spare
censure when foe.does Wrong;- He shall
at least have the. benefit of our-best
wishes.for his', success as a..freedman, ’
though’ we. think’ the day will come
. when he will hot thank those who made ‘
hlffil Macon Messengers ‘ •
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Our PoshU Routes. ..
The following from - the * Washington
correspondent of the Herald is hot very
encoujltging '/ -’ .-•
ThC question of re-establishing a small •
number-of leading post office ‘ routes in ;
the Southern Stages’ has been under con
srderation’ by the. department for several
days past, . Tho chief difficulty is the
insufficiency of postal appropriations .
made.by the last Congress. The estim* ‘
atos for this branch of the service were
made with no.expectation o.f being thus
suddenly called upon to extend its ope. ■
rations throughout the then insurgent
territory. • Up . to ‘ the hour of the ad-.,
joimiinent of Congress it was supposed’
•the appropriations made wero ainply suffi
•fieent for.the fiscal-year. ‘ SomejarMoge
ments willprobably.be made by- which
•the first quarter's service can be paid.—•
This, will carry.-the burden along until •
.Congress eon ‘provide for it.'-..The per*
vic-e was.. never self-sustaining in'the .
slave States. . For. ‘obvious reasons- it
will,continue an.expense to tho Federal
Government for years to come, wherever
reestablished in the.Southern'Statesj- 1 --
None but leading routes are likely -to be .
soon-reopened.. Within six weeks'the
mails are expected,to “go-from here, .to •’
• Richmond -by Aequia creek and Fr-edcr- ‘
icksbtirg. The railroads from Richmond
o•.. • . •
and Moreliead ‘City. -to Goldsboro will.’
soon commence carrying, regular mails. .
From Richmond'to Knoxville-and from'.
Charlotte westward. to. the. Mississippi
river are leading routes .upon which oc
casional service is likely to be furnished..
Sweet Petatoe Seed from the
■ ISloom.-
. Those who’ raise sweet potatoes should
try; the following; • ‘ -.
Colin Wood, in" The Plow, the-Loom•
and the “Anvil,” says’ that, he has raised
for three-years’ past, sweet-potatoes,-of
better, quality- than usual, in- the follow-,
ing-way., viz :• . - • ‘• . -
The sweet potatoe vine blooms in Aug- .
. ustj iii about a month, thereafter they-,
form’ a pod'; the seeds are then
about the size of sage seed,-and the same
color. The pod should be noticed.and
gathered when, ripe, or else they will •
soor-id: op. In’ the spring,, at the usual’
time of sowing seed, I sow them in the’
.same, way I-now sow cabbage seed.— -
They will not come up quite asrsoon, but
will continue doing’ so through ‘the •
spring/ The plant is small and delicate -
in appearance, and should be drawn-in a ■
wet season, with a little dirt attached to
it, and transplanted; ‘ The leaf and vine
have a different appearance from the po
tatoc usually, and the potatoe .will be’
found to grow larger and smoother than
usual. . • •
. I prefer this method, after satisfactory’
practice, to raise the potatoe, than- any. .
other. — Working FarmSfc
■ The new Constitution .of Missouri, pro-, ‘
vides that Missouri shall ever remain am'em.
es of-ihe American Union, . ;
NO; 2.