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WON, GA.
Thurstbay. Ar/ri’. 22,1858.
TKX PACIFIC NAH. ROAD BILL IN CONGNMB
The Pacific Railroad Bill was discussAi in
Congress last week. Spcedio- weHT mJde'Vn
the Senate in Gwr of the Bill by Messrs. 1 Bo»&-
las, Green, SeWaro, and others; and
it by Mestre. Brown of Mississippi, and Iter
•os, of Georgia The opposition of tbeiHtter
genUetnau wn»M to tlie Road per at, 1 hut t»»
raafiry provisw.s in the Bill providing tor its
construction. The remarks of our "Senator,
Mr Iverson. were remarkably sensible anil ap
propriate. He reewgiiis-ed the policy, neoeaai
ty and iuiporlcwoeof baring a railway cor.miu
nicatiou between our Atlantic ant/Pacific ]>o»-
sessiona The increasing travSbHtweo'.i these
two sections, the exigencies <*fltrade, the de
mands of civilization, the dwvHepme’ut of the
intermedirtte country, and ninny otln:r circum
stances rerobine to render : this'road a work of
pararaoent importance. din* however useful
it may he in time of peare, its value w ill be
incalonllably enhanced hr rose of war. furnish
ing «s it will, the cheapvAt and safest means of
temrsfpjrting, in the meat -expeditious manner,
troops with military supplies and munitions,
from one extreme Of’the country to another.
Without this feility'it will lie almost iropossi
hie to protect our'Pacific ooast in the event of
a collision with a'powerful nation. So palpa
ble are the advantages to be derived from it —
so numerous and varied are the interests
involved in its construction—so essential
is it to the -<Miwrjd inarch of iiuprovrinent,
that tbeipeopie of all sections and all parties
have unawunously agreed that it ought to be
buUt assecn as practicable. The detennina
tasr.'te'hnild the road, therefore, is a foregone
-■rondhMon. It is reduced to a matter ot time.
The question then arises, taw is it to be built I
A'fsad 2000 miles long, which will cost, judg
mg from the topography of tlie country, not
Jess probably than $50,000 per mile, making
the grand snm total of one hundred million*
($100,000,000) of dollars- such a gigantic un
dertaking, if left to individual capital and en
terprise, w ill not lie started for many years to
romc, not until the Territories through which
it is to pass become sufficiently settled to war
rant its commencement; and hence it is urged
that the General Government should lend its
•assistance. Rut in what manner and to what
extent this aid is to be furnished are matters
requiring the gravest deliberation. The Sen
ate Biil proposes, we believe, to grant alter
nate sections of land; and also, the sum of
$25,000,000 to be given in U. X. bond* This
is decidedly objectionable. If the money is to
be given to the Rail Road Company there is no i
assurance that it will be rightly applied, and
any bnw it is an extravagnnt gift. If it is to
lie taken in stock, then every true Democrat—
every strict constructionist of the Constitution
- must protest against it For one w e are op
posed in toto to any scheme which will make
the Cui led States a stock-holder in such works.
.Start the precedent, and where will it stop?—
If the Government has so much invested in
the road it will become, as Senator Brown just
tv observed, a Government work, and the
Government will be so mixed up with it that
it can never separate itself from it. It w ill lie
a political engine fraught with innumerable
evils, a monster more to be dreaded and more
dangerous to the country even than al. 8.
Bank ; and however much many oi Jthe disci
pies of Democracy may have departed from
the good old faith, it is still one of the funda
mental principles of our party— a principle jus
tified by the experience of the past that tlie
Government should on no account engage in
works of internal improvement. It is hoped
that any selieme committing the United States
to a contrary course will be voted down by
Congress. The only way in which tlie Gov
ernment can const iaituHudly aid the road is
to grant it land along its route. Thia is war
ranted by the Constitution. as it gives Congress
the power to dispose of tlie public lands in
such manner as will liest promote the interest
•of the country. Now by granting the Pacific
road alternate sections, millions of public lands
\ jthiah are now lying worthless will lie brought
into market as soon as the road is built. Tims
far should Congress go and no farther. It
should take no stock, give no bonds, call no
companies into existence, offer no inducements
to speculators and sharpers; in fine, nothing
should be done but to donate the land to com
ipanies organized independently of Government,
ind leave it to 'them to pm b (the road through
.by their own skill and capital.
An insuperable objection to tlie Bi]], in tlie
reyes of Southern men. Is that it provides for
building the road north of 36 degrees of Latj.
ita&e. There are many disadvantages in this
-route. Owing to the character of the couatry,
tbe.aoad will cost nearly twice as much as a
mare Southern route; it will pass through a
section less fertile in soil and more rigorous in
climate; and the sole object in locating it so
high' up is to place it la-yond the reach of the
Sowtla The North, with her usual greedy spir
it, stauls ready to mono|H>lize the road. The
■South .'must help build it but reap no share of
the paokts. This has been tlie policy so long,
.that onr Northern brethren, emboldened by
-inr foFbearauce, are now trying to reduce it to
a ride tSiat they must always have the oyster
and we Che shell. They will not eveu agree to
a midfik line, which would be just and equita
ble to b«' li pa-ties. There is no doubt, howev
•er, .Uiart.ie route pointed out by Senator I ver -
sob.mi<«o quote the words of tlie Bill) “the
must aigrible route with reference to feasabili
ty, sharviess, and economy.” From Shreve
port, La isiana to Ell’aso, RioGrande, (a dis
':,taae- of sOO miles) there is now in course of
.. wsistruerion a Main Trunk road, to which the
Jvtate ief Texas has made the liberal grant of
twenty sections of land and S6OOO in money
for eae’-i mile. This appropriation will insure
the budding of the road at no distant day, and
brand: roads from the Mississippi valley, con
necting with roads in the more Eastern States,
will aeon be pushed on to Shreveport. Now
from£l Paso to onr Pacific coast is only 750
tuilea, which ball that will have to be built by
tlie “ Pacific Railroad Company” in order to ,
have a complete system of railway communica
tion from the Atlantic to the Pacific. All of
the advantages are in favor of this route, and
it is only selfishness that prevents the North
ern members from adopting it. However, the
North will probably get her road built out of
the public treasure, and when the South asks
sorter toad they will throw the poor dog a
Done., ''
Another objection to the Bill in its present
form ;s that it leave to the selection of the Presi
dokt the Eastern initial point—provided, we
sappose, it be north of 36 degrees. With all
1 confidence in Mr. Buchanan we ean’t see the
»w or propriety in conferring Upon him or
(•any othgr President this unprecedented pow
er. If it is determined for the Government to
build the road, the responsibility of its location
belongs to Cong: ess, mid there is no reason in
shifting it to other shoulders. There are many
■ other things in the Biil which ought to damn it
jin both Houses of Congress. But still it may
pass. Suppose it » unconstitutional, have not
| the Blank Republican hordes proclaimed war
npon the constitution? Suppose it givewall
to the North and none to the South, isn’t
their motto “might and not right.” If the
South has the impudence to ask for a httle
soup, she is treated worse than poor Oliver
Twist in the work-house. Still we have a slim
hope that the Southern members, aided by
■ what few Northern friends are left us in Con
gress, will defeat the present Bill and substi-
; tute a better one. If the Pacific Road can't
be built without trampling upon the Constitu
tion aud doing gross injustice to the South,
' then let it stay unbuilt.
fWUHERN CONVENTION.
It is gratifying to notice the interest mani
fested in the Convention which will meet at
Montgomery, Ala., on the second Monday in
; May. The present condition of political as-
■ fairs gives to this session an importance supc
, rior to that of any which have preceded it.
I Before this body will arise the momentous
' question whether the South can consistently
■ remain in the Union, or whether it is not her
policy and dnty to secede. This question
should It calmly and deliberately considered
with the spirit which characterized our Hire-
I fathers in '76. The Union is endeared to us
’ all by many ties—by the memories of the past,
the prosperity of the present, and thejlopcs of
I the future. For the Union as it was formed by
J our Sires in 1787 —a Union of Fraternity and
Equality—the warm Southern heart beats with
undying devotion. But that Union no longer
■ exists. The issue is forced upon us to choose
i between submission or secession. Let us then
! take council together. Let our wise men as
semble and consider what is best to be done.
Mr. Daßow, President of the last Conimer
: cial Convention, at Knoxville, has suggested
; the following topics for discussion at the com
! ing session, and invites delegates to come pre
pared to deliberate and report upon them, aud
1 to suggest ajqirupr'iite action :
1. The question of master and slave—in
: volving the physical and religious improve
, merit of the slave ; the subject of slave laws
■ and police; the reclamation of slave property
taken away by fraud or force, and the modes
l of retaliatory legislation.
2. The question of the supply of labor at the
South in its relation to the production mid con-
| sumption of Southern commodities; to the
I tree blacks; to the African fleet, and the ac
’ tion of England and France in the introduc
' tion of Coolies and African Apprentices.
' 3. The effect of the tariff, banking, bounty
j and navigation system Ujion the South, and the
reeipr<M-nl interests of the planter arid the mer-
I chant,
4. The development of Southern agricultu
ral industry, a proper enlargement of the man-
: ufacturing and commercial and internal itn
! provement systems, and the suljeet of ocean
steamers and marts.
5. The resonroea and self sustaining capaci-
I ties of the slacebolding Slates, and the estab
lishment and independence of her literary and
I education system.
t». The political relations of the South under
the Federal Constitution, and the foreign poli
i cy to be supported; the maintenance and ex
: tension of her institutions within the limits of
. the Union and beyond them, and her means of
i defence and security from aggressions, present
and prospective.
THE KNOW NOTHING PRINTS
In our last issue we called upon the Know
i Nothing papers to answer whether they were
' for or against the South on the Kansas ques
tion. The Griffin Union responds by telling
1 us that we don’t know the difference between
"real fact and mere assumption” if we think
supporting the Senate Bill (which provides for
the admission of Kansas «« a Slant State) is
supporting the Sontli. Well, if that be not
snp|>orting the South we hope we shall always
remain so green ns not to know the difference
between "real fact and mere assumption,” We
trust we shall never arrive at the astuteness of
our cotemporary, who seems to consider it bet
ter calculated to promote the interests of the
Smith for the so-called “American” members of
Congress to vote with Black Republicans in-
J stead of with patriotic Southerners. "Call
you that backing your friends?” Ah, but our
' cotenqiorary bearr at his mast-head the motto
! "united we stand divided we fall;" and so great
j is his dread of “falling” out'of the Union, he
1 is reaily to take the chances of being kicked
out of it. Is this a “real fact” or a “mere as
sumption,” Mr. Union t
Onr ootemporary was quite courteous in his
! article, and w e shall endeavor to say nothing
■ harsh in reply ; but we think it is a "real fact”
I —possibly it may be a “mere assumption”—
| that when such articles as tilled his last num
ber are sent forth to be read by Southern peo
ple, there'* the nnell of treamn in the tainted
air. We would lie glad, indeed, if the Union
. was the only paper that has taken this anti-
Southern position; but it is a "real fact" that
i it shares the honor of sustaining our abolition
foes with nearly the whole Know Nothing
■ press of Georgia. The Macon Memenger leads
! the van (and a worthy leader it is), theColum
j bus Enguirer and the Milledgeville Recorder
■ come closely after, w hile the Griffin Union,
with "Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart," bring
: up the rear.
Deeply in love with the “glorious Union,”
j their chief delight is to throw cold water upon
■ the work of the “Fire-Eaters”—horrified at the
idea of secession, they soothe to peace when
! the black-bnnnered foemen are about to tram
i pie us in the dust—with Christian meekness,
when California is taken from us they stand
ready to give up Kansas too—and when smit
ten upon one cheek by our Northern masters
! they are prepared to turn the other and kiss
; the hand that smites them.
Such, however, is their deep-rooted preju
dice they will not believe any good can come
out of Democracy though an Angel from Heav
en should swear it. Yea, verily, if w e may
judge them by their words, they would rather
have their Representatives, Messrs. Hill and
Tripfe. sustain an Abolition than a Demoerat
;ic measure. It is a “real fact” that jnst such
men were Torie* in the daysof the Revolution. !
; Is it a “mere assumption " that such men will j
prove Traitor* if a scries of repeated wrongs
I should compel the South to strike for indepen
; deuce'
Nothing of importance done in Con-
■ gre«» during the pa«t week
HON EDWABD EVERETT
This gm them an, who has lately been speak
ing in the neighboring cities oi Savannah and
’ Augusta, failed to gratify our citizens with his
eternal oration on Washington. He promised
to speak in Macon last Tuesday night, but on
the previous day a dispatch was received an
nouncing that he was unexpectedly called
home. By this time he lias probably been
borne on the wings of steam to his New Eng
land shores; and many ot onr citizens who
were on the gvi rire to drink in hie words of
‘ eloquence have been as sadly disappointed as
! was Tantalu* of old when the refreshing wa
ter suddenly receded from his parched lips and
the golden apples were snatched from his ex
tended hand.
For ourselves, we feel no disappointment at
the non-appearance of this so-called “Cicero of
America”—not because we are deaf to elo
quence, unmindful of the genius of the orator,
or insensible to the noble cause which he has
espoused—but for the simple reason that a
man of his political antecedents ought not to
be suffered to address the people in this part
l of the country. He is known to be an Aboli
tionist—one who drank in hostility to slavery
with his mother's milk—and it has been so
proclaimed to the world. True he might do
no harm, and perhaps some good, by speaking
here: but start the precedent, let an Aboli
tioi ;st speak among us ou any 'subject, and
pretlo he will be speaking on Abolitionism.
Again : do we not discourage our Northern
allies by hospitably entertaining Abolition en
emies whom they have fought for many years
in our behalf? There, is little inducement for
them to continue their exertions when they
see ns treating our foes even better than onr
triends. To all this the answer is given that
Mr. Everett’s mission is a commendable one,
and the end justifies the means. But must we
send to an aliti-slavery State for an anti-slave
ry man to revive memories of Washinoton
(himself a slave-holder) in the midst of slave
holders? Is there no son of the South able to
induce our people to pay reverence to tlie Fa i
ther of his Country t Let Yancey, and other !
great and gifted Southerners, answer.
Not long ago we took occasion to express
onr regret and surprise that the Mayor and
Council should have seen tit to invite Mr. Ev
erett to our city, and thereby we offended
some of our friends who censured us for mix
ing up the “nigger question” with the divine
eloquence of the illustrious orator! Reread—
but it has been on the side of our native land.
Probably we may lie accused of pushing our
zeal to an absurd degree, but wc beg you, men
ot the South, to look at Mr. Everett’s past
i history, and consider whether you should offer
to such a person the right hand of fellowship,
and open to him your hearts and homes.—
You admit that, opposition to slavery hi hostili
ty to you, since that institution is the life-blood
of the South. This being granted, how does
Mr. Everett stand before you t Is it not true
tbnt he has written letters in favor of abolish
ing Slavery in the District of Columbia—is it
1 not true that he has taken ground for prohib
j iting the slave trade between the different
' States—is it not true that he has upheld the
odious Missouri Compromise and pronounced
I its repeal an infamous act—is it not true that
j w hen in the United States Senate he present
; ed, with approving comments, a petition from
I certain crack brained Northern clergymen call
ing down the wrath of God upon the heads of
all Slaveholders—and finally, is it not true that
in the affair between Preston S. Brooks and the
poltroon Svmner he signed a paper pronounc
ing our gallant champion “a cowardly and bru
tal creature for whom the English language
has no word whereby to convey an adequate
idea of hie demoniac nature”?
Such things should “stir a fever in the blood
■of age." They all stand recorded in black
and damning characters in the life of Edwarii
Everett; and yet Southern men receive him
in a triumphal car as if the conquering hero
I had come—they toast him and feast him in the
public places, and in their blind admiiation
they almost bow down and worship him! In
the words of a cotemporary, the farce of folly
can no further go; the South not only warms
the viper in her bosom, but warms it after she
has felt the poison of its fang.
THE CHARGE AGAINST COBB, TOOMBS AND STE
PHENS.
We are glad to find in the Columbus Tine*
I the following vindication of the above promi
nent Georgians from a grave charge that has
lately lieen preferred against them. No doubt
that pa|ier speaks from good authority as its
! editor is the last man to palliate want of fealty
I to their section in any Southern Statesmen
‘ however distinguished for ability or exalted in
position. The Time* my»:
Washington Correspondents to Southern
j Journals, have, alleged that Messrs. Cobb,
Toombs and Stephens advises! Mr. Calhoun,
i the President of the Lecompton Convention,
i to throw out the Delaware Crossing precinct
returns, thereby giving tlie free-soilers the State
of Kansas. We have not .■dluded to this here
i tot'ore, because we thought it mere idle gossip,
I and had too much faith in the integrity and
honesty of these men to believe that they
, would counsel or advise Mr. Calhoun to pur
sue any such course. We feel called upon
now to say, from the general character of the
rumor, that we have reliable information that
i it is not true, and they had nothing to do with
Mr. Calhoun's giving his award. Let thissuf
’ tice.
TOOMBS AND STEPHENS SOUTHERN PRESS
The Chattanooga Advertiser in an article
headed. Tn whom can the South confide,’ thus
alludes to two of Georgia’s distinguished sons,
among those who will be found to uphold her
integrity and vindicate her motives.
Hon. Robt. Toombs, of Georgia, the Murat
of the Senate—the impetuous and nervous de
claimer—a profound thinker —the impassioned
orator —the brilliant meteor and modern Sa
ladin.
Hon. A. 11. Stephens, of Ga., the profound
est thinker of the age—tlie astute parliamen
tarian - the eloquent and sarcastic advocate—
the intrepid champion of constitutional equal
ity, and the anti|>ode of demagognism.
For learnedness, boldness and terseness, the
Charleston Mercury, Richmond South, and
New Orleans Delta, are the greatest mediums
of Democratic principles—the true principles,
espoused by the founders of the Republic, with
out taint or taniisb.
Congressional.
Washington, April 17. —The Senate port- '
poned the Pacific Railway Bill till next Dee.,
by a vote of 25 to 22.
The debate on the Deficiency Bill is to be ,
resumed on Monday next. The Kansas con
ference committee have had tw o meetings, but
with no definite result. A final meeting wa»
set down for Monday next. In case of disa
agreement, it is said tbe Senate will ask fur i
another eatmnittee.
MR. TOOMBS IN REPLY TO MB CRITTENDEN
We find (says an exchange) the following ex
tract of our distinguished Senator's reply to
Mr. Crittenden, going the rounds of the North
ern press. Our readers have in it but an item
as it were of the able efforts of their Senator
during the recent Kansas Lecompton debates
in the Senate.
What was the effect of this repeal of the
Missouri restrictions upon his constituents and
mine? what upon all the people of every sec
tion of the Union t It has simply restored our
common property to the equal common enjoy
ment of its joint owners. We asked no advan
tage, and sought none, over any portion of the
Union. Wc demanded that all the people of
all tbe States should not be forbidden by act
of Congress to enter the common domain
with their families aud property of every sort,
but should be protected by our own Govern
ment in the peaceable enjoyment of their
rights, until the new Territory should be strong
enough to take upon herslf, the duties and bur
dens and rights of a sovereign State, and that
she might adopt such domestic institutions as
she might prescrilie in her constitution. We
restored to the Kentuckian, in common with
all his brethren of the Union, the long lost
right to carry his slaves on these terms, into
all the Territories of the Union. This edict of
exclusion wns overthrown, and his country
men and mine were thereby restored to their
jnst rights in the Territories. This is her right
sir; is Kentucky prepared to surrender it?—
No, sir, never, never! I know her history;
it is one of which she is justly proud. I know
the valor, the prowess, the intrepidity, and
the lofty patriotism of her sons. I know, too.
that, like my friend’s, her devotion to the Union
is deep and abiding. 1 have sometimes feared
that her danger was that she might “love, not
wisely, button well;” that her worship of it
bordered on idolatry. Yet for all this, she will
maintain her just and equal rights in the Con
federacy ; and if these shaekels are again put
upon her stalwart limbs; if she is deprived of
these rights restored to her by the repeal of
the Missouri restriction ; if she shall be degra
ded from the high position of equality in this
Union, no State will feel more keenly, or re
sist more firmly this great wrong, than Ken
tucky. Nor will the anguish of her great heart
be lessened by the consciousness that the fatal
blow is struck by one of her own beloved and
cherished sons.
“ Keen (will be) pangs, but keener bv far to
feel,
She nursed the passion which impelled the
steel.”
Mr. President there is another test of the
nationality of this policy, to which I would for
a few momenta, invite your attention. Not
alone in the South, whose interests are mainly
and more immediately affected by it, but
throughout the non-slaveholding States from
the Atlantic, to the Pacific, its supporters are
to be found, men. who, rising superior to local
and sectional prejudices and passions and in
tiuences, dare brave all for the public weal.
At the head of this noble column of patriots
stands the President of the Republic. Having
reached by the voices of his countrymen, the
loftiest pinnacle of honorable ambition, at once
the reward and testimonial of a long, able,
brilliant, and patriotic career in the sei vice of
his country, surely none can doubt the disin
terestedness of his motives. At home and
abroad, in the Cabinet mid in the Senate, he
has won unfading laurels for himself and shed
lustre over the annals of his country. His po
litical recon! is made up; it is submitted to the
future, to time, mid Io truth ; full of years and
honors he can now only seek to make a record
that shall stand the scrutiny of the Judge of
all the earth. Looking at this question at his
lofty eminence, above the clouds mid passions
which obscure the mental vision of the active
I eombatiant-, lie supports this great policy
■ which I have reviewed, mid decides this ineas
i ure to be wise, just, and necessary to the peace
■of the Republic. Bv his side stands another
I venerable patriot, from the same section of the
Union, who has passed tlie ordinary period ot
life allotted to mmi; one whose lite has lieen
patriotically devoted to the service of the conn
try. to tbe prnctiee of virtue, mill the pursuit
of truth. He. too, gave his voice and his vote
against the Missouri restriction, and gives his
I support to the measure before Us. Connecti
cut and Pennsylvania supply two other able.
. upright, and distinguished sons in the Cabinet
to enlarge this patriot band and to vindicate
these measures.
Many of the truest, firmest, and most able,
defenders of this policy are to be found on this
floor and in the other House, among the rep
resentatives of the Northern Democracy*—
Shoulder to shoulder with ourselves have these
noble patriots struggled through long years
against the rage and fanaticism of the common
enemies of equality in the Territories and the
independence of the States. From thebegin
ning of this conflict, with unwavering devo
tion to their convictions jto the right, they have
struggled on, defying prejudice, passion, and
the torrents of defamation with which they
. have lieen assailed. A large majority of the
I Northern Democracy in Congress voted to
’ strike this restriction from the statute book,
and thus restore the rights of their Southern
I brethren. Their enemies tauntingly pointed
! out to them daily the wrecks and ruins of the
I political hopes of theiri-oinrades, who have fall
en in this great constitutional battle. Every
wave of this fanaticism, to arrest which they
! have thrown themselves with such heroic and
I patriotic virtue into the breach, sweeps away
i some of them. Others will share the same
fate; yet tbe noble remnant is undismayed.—
Standing for the right, upholding tlie Consti
tution, they present a spectacle of moral sub
limity which challenges theadmiration of friend
and foe, and has no parallel in tlie ancient and
I modern times. This is true heroism. It dc
; serves a monument more durable than brass.
While some of their comrades have fallen hon-
I orably in the contest, others less fortunate have
I deserted and swelled the advancing hosts of
I tlie enemy—and left the lessened band to
bear the brunt of this great contest. Their in-
I trepidity, their courage, tlie patriotic devo
tion to their principles have risen with the oc
casion. Every increase of danger has been
met with a stedier, a more defiant courage.—
They have thrown their banners on the outer
walls; and, neither chagrined by treachery,
j nor disheartened by desertion, nor overawed
I by numbers, they display a magnanimity and
c >urage as great as the occasion, as prolonged
las the conflict. All honor to this noble band of
, patriots!
WESTERN A ATLANTIC RAILROAD-#20,000
PAID INTO THE TREASURY.
We learn that the debts due by the Road so
1 far as discovered have been paid by Dr. Lewis,
the present energetic and faithful Superinten
; dent, and that from this time forward ho will
i be able to make monthly payments of the nett
i earnings of tlie Road into the Treasury. 0n
i Wednesday last, Col. Trippe, the State Tregs-
■ nrer, received from the Treasurer of the Road
120,000 in cash. We arc infonned that the
Superintendent has purchased new iron for
some four or five miles of the rwxl, and is hav
ing it laid down, and the track thoroughly re
paired wherever repairs are needed. Gov.
Brown's order U ihat the Road be kept in first
rate condition. If the Superintendent can do
this, and keep tlie Road out of debt and can
pay regularly some 15 or $20,000 per month
of dear eaJi into tlie Treasury, tbe people
will ta appreciate lioth the value of the
Road and tfip value of the services of such a
SuporintendC'Ut. Should no great casuality
happen to the Road, such as injury from flood*
or the burning of bridges, we have no doubt
we shall be able to announce to our readers
monthly payments in future.
With such men as Dr. Lew is, Dr. Phillips
and Cd. May at the head of its affairs, the ;
people hav» sufficient guaranty that proper
economy will be used and every dollar made
by the Road taithfully accounted for.— fed.
Union.
-
A French writer calls dyspepsia "theremorse
of a guilty stomach."
Items.
J-t*" The Right Rev. Bishop Elliot of the
Episcopal Church, preached at St. Paul’s
Church in Albany, last Sunday, and adminis
tered the rite of confirmation to several mem
bers. Bishop Elliott is one of the ablest Di
vines an<l one of the best men in our State. —
Albany Patriot.
•jgf” A letter has been received, dated lam
don, April Ist, announcing the. very gratifying
intelligence that the house of George Peabody
has paid up its indebtedness to th# Bank of
England.
The Chattanooga Advertiser of the
15th inst.. says: “We learn by an endorse
ment on the Little Rock, Ark., letter package,
received here yesterday morning, that the
town of Napoleon is fifteen feet under water.
J3JT” One of the prisoners, L. Slaven, who
recently escaped from the Columbia S. C., jail,
had been convicted of highway robbery. The
Governor commuted the punishment to whip
ping and perpetual banishment.
The gross receipts of the Washington
Lecture of Edward Everett, in Charleston
amount to 51,904.
EB” The wheat crop in Virginia and Ten
nessee is reported unusually fine and promis
ing.
»-s*” The Georgia Railroad and Banking
Company have declared a dividend of three
per cent.
The life of Bishop Capers, written by
Dr. Wightman, will be issued from the press
about the first of June.
The name of the post office at Birds
ville, Burke county, Georgia, has been changed
to that of Hendon.
ISF" The President of the South Carolina I
Railroad, has tendered Hon. Edward Everett
the freedom of the road for twelve months.
WT Flour is selling in Knoxville at one |
dollar and a half a sack, or three dollars a bar
rel and is dull sale at these prices.
It is in contemplation to erect a frce
seat Presbyterian Church in New Orleans.
The young ladies down east complain
that the gentlemen are so poor that they can’t
even pay their adresses.
The Pennsylvania Senate has rejected
the bill to limit bank notes to not less than
twenty dollars.
J-ff” George P. Morris, the poet, is spoken
of for U. 8. Consul to London.
CLIPPINGS.
A correspondent of the Temperance
Crusader writing from Augusta says :
“ Upon a review of the members of Uie Bap
tist church of this city, I find there are three
hundred and eighteen members consisting of
two hundred and twenty-nine females, of which
there are one hundred and seventy Mrs., ana
fifty-nine Misses, and only eighty-nine males.
This is a glorious commentary upon woman.
Mb. Bishop ok CoxxacTictT.—This name de
serves to be gratefully rememliered throughout
the South. On the 23rd nit,, he delivered a
speech in the House of Representatives in fa
vor of the admission of Kansas characterised
by rare boldness and ability. A Washington
writer says that it was “a manly and fearless
exposition, sustaining the South, and calling
! upon her to support the Northern Democracy
■of the true school. It. was the speech of the
session, and brought down frequent applause
i from the galleries.”
Wheat Pbospect. — Never before, nt this
season of the year, says tin* Cassville Standard
of the Sth instant, have we seen the Wheat
crop so promising as at present. Quito a large
crop was sown in Cass comity, ami, from what
we can learn, throughout Cherokee Georgia.
If no calamity befalls it, the granaries of our
farmers will be full to overflowing, and the
; price must rule very low.
Temperance in Tennessee.—The Chatta
nooga Gazette says that Billy Ross, a noted ad
vocate of temperance, recently lectured in
Newark, Knox county, Tennessee, and took
the place by storm. Over two hundred joined
the temperance society, and ninety signed a
pledge never to permit liquor to be soldin their
town, except for medical purposes. All the
liquor in the place was bought and burned,
and those who had been engaged in the traffic
consented to abandon it.
Receipts of Cotton.—A comparison of the
receipts of Cotton at all the Southern ports at
this time, with the receipts at the same time
last year, shows a total decrease of 277,367
bales.
Duel at New Orleans.—April 15.—Henry
Deas and W. J. Kennedy, citizens of Mobile,
fought a duel near this city at eleven o’clock
this morning. They fought at fifteen paces—
pistols carrying ounce balls, and at the first
fire Kennedy was wounded in the hip. There
are hopes of his recovery.
Murder in Newton.—M. M. Dye, Esq., of
Newton county, was murdered a few days ago,
by a free-negro named Mike Davis. The mur
derer made his escape, and is represented to be
a copper colored man about fifty years of
age.
Tkeascrv Notes.—The Secretary of the
Treasury invites proposals for the whole or any
part of five million of dollars in treasury notes.
Proposals will be opened on the 10th day of
May.
Fashionable Gloves.—Letters from Paris
j mention that the latest fashion of gloves in
i that city is of Spanish leather, embroidered,
| and with a eutf to protect the wrist from cold
I or the sun.
A son of Wm. Carey Jones and grand
son of Col. Benton died in Washington city, on
| Saturday last, a few hours after his grttnd
| father.
J-ff Col. Colt is understood to have made a
contract with the War Department for one
hundred thousand dollars worth of his arms.
J-B" Texas has 257 miles of graded railroad,
of which 132 are completed, and the track
laid.
There is a fine prospect for an abun
dant fruit crop in all parts of Georgia.
ANOTHER CONVERT
It is said that the great unwashed of the Tri
bune has gone over with Awful Gardner to
the ranks of the elect. It is to be hoped that
if they baptize him in any river they will wash
him clean while they are about it. If he
makes a full confession of his sins, we trust
that he will tell us what became of the thirty
thousand dollars which was subscribed to get
up a revolution in Ireland : also about the
money sent in for bleeding Kansas; likewise
we should like to hear about the final deposi
tion of that thousand dollar draft which he car
ried in his pocket for sometime; aisffi further,
what became of the funds in his hands during
the contest for Speaker of the Ute House of
Representatives. If we are to be indicted for
publishing a man’s eard. we must insist that
the philosopher of the Tribune shad at least
be washed up.—A r . K Herald.
Never half do any thing yourself, nor
[>ermit your men to glide over labors. Be
thorough. If it is worth doing at all, it should
be done welL
(from savannah'exchanges.)
TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
Yellow Fever in a U. S. Frigate.
New York. April 17.—The United States
steam-frigate Susquehanna, Captain J. R. Sands,
of the home squadron, has arrived at this port
from San Jtian. She is detained ut quarantine
in the lower bay. She hud seven deaths on
board during her passage, from fever. Eeigli
ty-five patients were left at Kingston. The I
only officer who died of yellow fever on board '
w as Lieut. Queen.
From Kingston, Jamaica, the advices are to 1
the effect that the yellow fever broke out on 1
the frigate Susquehanna while at Greytown.—
There were 155 eases.
Flood at New Orleans.
New Orleans, April 17. —The Missississippi [
river is committing a series of ravages and sad ,
devastation that cannot be remedied this year. |
The breakages of levees continue in various i
directions. The cars on the Opelousas railroad I
are stopped by the crevasse on Bell’s plants- I
tion. Great overflows are threatened in every ■
direction.
The crevasse opposite New Orleans still con- '
tinues to enlarge. There is also a large rise •
coming down the river.
The Army in Utah.
St. Louis, April 17.—1 t is reported that a !
messenger passed through here two weeks ago ,
with instructions to Col. Johnson not to com- |
mence offensive operations before the arrival
of the Peace Commissioners from Washing
ton.
A gentleman, who lias just arrived from |
Camp Scott, believes that Col. Johnson is i
perfectly able to cope with any force the '
Mormons can raise. The U. S. troops were I
all anxious to commence hostilities with the j
Saints.
THE RELIGIOUS AWAKENING CONTINUES.
A gentleman from Ohio lately stated that,
by adding his personal observations to those
of a friend, he could say that from Omaha City,
Nebraska, to Washington, there was a line of
prayer meeting along the whole length of the
road; so that, wherever a Christian traveller «
stopped to spend the evening, he could find a
crowded prayer meeting across the entire |
breadth of our vast republic. There is a great I
revival throughout Canada, and nt Quebec the j
most intense religious interest is manifested. |
A gentleman, writing from Cincinnati. Ohio,
says that an extraordinary religious feeling is
pervading that city and region of country:
“Nearly all the churches are having extra
meetings, and the attention of clergj men is di- j
rected entirely to preaching of a reformatory .
character. There are no leading revivalist •
preachers now officiating in the city, and the |
work seems to l»e entirely devoid of excite- ,
inent or ostentation. Denominational animos
ities have given away to a feeling of harmony |
and co-operation. The interest appear* to be '
general among all classes. Persons prominent '
in the various walks of professional and public I
life, are among the number that have been add- '
ed to our churches.”
BRUNSWICK AND FLORIDA R. R
H. G. Wheeler. President, and Colonel
Schlatter, Chief Engineer of this Railroad, made |
a visit to Thomasville a few days ago, and left
on the stage lor Albany, on Monday night last.
They gave us a very flattering account of the '
present condition of Brunswick Railroad affairs, I
but as their report will be out soon, we deem
it unnecessary to forcstal them by recounting
its history to the reader.— Thomasville Enter
prim’.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders of
the above road will be held in Brunswick on
May 18th, to elect directors for the ensuing
year and transact other busines.—Ena. Static
I Phew.
DEATH OF MR JOHN Y‘NISBET.
The following Report was made ami adopted nt a
meeting of the Young Men’s Christian Association, of
Macon, held April 12th ISSB.
The Committee appointed to take some action ex
pressive of the feelings of this Association, conse
quent upon the death of our brother and co-laborer
John T. Nisbet, beg leave to report the follow ing :
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
For the first time since the organization of thia As-
I sociaiion, we are called to mourn the loss of a rooms
her and n friend. One of its founders and one f it-
I most useful and efficient members has been called
away by the beloved Master, and now quietly sleeps
. with the numberless tribes of the great and mysteri
ous dead. In the ordinary course of events, that the
aged sojourners, like fully ripened fruit, should drop
into the calm and tranquil grave, is but a luiural
consummation-, but when the young in veara and
buoyant with hopes, droop and wither and die, it is
i ndeed difficult for the merely finite mind, to acknow I
edge either tbe wisdom or policy of the inscrutable
Providence that strikes tbe blow. It is only when
gifted with something of that sublime faith, that so
happily and triumphantly sustained our brother in
his last great struggle, that we cud see or feel that
He who thus smite* us, can do no wrong. In the
life of our deceased brother, we have a lovely tvpe of
Christian graces, calm, unobtrusive, kind, intelligent
-a disciple ever ready to give a reason for the faith
that was in him. His place with us is now vacant;
i the kind and benevolent countenance that was ever
wont to encourage and sustain us in duties to be per
formed, is now gone. But he died a Christian’s
ealh, reiving alone upon the mercies of the Chris
tian’s God, and has left us the legacy of a Christian’s
fortitude. Are we not justified in tbe thought that
his death has but added another attraction to tbe al
ready attractive home of the good and true*
As some fitting memorial of his many virtues, there
fore
Hcf-olved, That in the death of brother John T. Nis
bet, in the prime of his manhood, this Association
' has lost an ardent and devoted friend, the eouununi
-1 ty an upright and worthy citizen, and the Church of
God an humble and constant member.
Jtuolved, That while we have bowed with saddened
though submissive hearts to the Divine decree, it be
comes us to receive the lesson that it brings, in the
brevity of life and tbe certainty of death, prepare to
follow him who but precedes us in the way.
RifiolruL, That w» cherish in grateful remembrance
of private virtues and practical piety of our lamented
brother, and tender our heartfelt sympathies to the
numerous friends that mourn his untimely fate.
fteolved, That as some testimonial of our feelings
in this behalf, that this memorial be spread upon the
minutes, and a copy furnished to tbe Citv Press.
S.‘ HUNTER. j
E SAULSBURY, \ Com.
J. A. PUGH. I
In communicating the above Resolutions, the Sec
retary pro tem begs leave to add a few words; to
make a feeble offering—feeble but fresh from a heart
in which his name is embalmed—to the memory of a
highly valued friend. John T. Nisbet was my friend
because I admired tbe noble and generous qualities <>j
his nature exhibited in his character in so eminent a
degree; he had a heart full of warm impulses and
tender feelings ; be had an intellect characterized by
sprigbtliuess and activity, and richly stored with use.
ful information, and a friend nevei spent an hour with
him that he did not feel entertained and profited by
his conversation ; but above all he was a Christian—a
cheerful and happy Christian—one from whom tbe
timid and doubting disciple of Jesus ever derived
comfort and encouragement. Hr had a faith whiub
was quenchless and undying-ever bouyed up by hope,
and leading him to look, biinself, for strength and
consolation, and to point his week and?
friend to “ the lamb of God which Mkvth
sins of tbe World.”
It was my melancholy privilege to be one.of % num
ber of friends who stood around his dying coi*;h and
saw the lasi flick <<ii>g beam of life go out, and so
gently and peacefully did his spirit take its flight,
that it udgbt be trulf said,
44 Our very hope* belied our fears.
Our fears, our hopes belied — «
We thought him dying when he slept*
And sleeping when he died.”
He expired qd Saturday the 2Vth ult.. abpuk tbe |
hour of midnight, in time to spend the Sabbath j
in heaven,
44 Where congregations ne’er break up.
And Sabbaths never end.
OBITI ARY.
Died suddenly, at Hopewell, Crawford countv, on
the 22nd day of March, 1868, Mr. Christopher Cocm
ban in the 75th vear of his age. The deceased was a*
native of Ireland, biu emigrated to the United State*
in early life, residing in Crawford county ever since
its organization. As a husband and parent he was
kind and affectionate; be has left an aged widow, I
one son and daughter, beside* many friends and ac 1
quaiwtances W mourn bis death
A FRIEND I
r- J i i .I'. 'I
HARRIED.
In Knoxville, on tbe loth inst., by Wm, E. Mat
thews, Esq., at the house of N. Andrews, Miss Mar
tha W. Wright, to tbe Honorable Jambs J. Rat.
long Clerk ot tbe Superior and Inferior Court of Craw
ford county.
commercial: b
COTTON MARKET.
Maoom, April 21st.
Our market is active at an advance of 1-4 to
3-8 cts. We quote 10 all 8-4jcts.
MACON MARKET.
BACON.—An advance in the Western markets has
caused prices to stiffen in this—Hog Round a
10% ct..—Sides 11 a 11%—Hams 11112%—Should
era a 1V cts.
BUTTER—Good Country 18 a 25 cts.—Cotton
, Seed 15 cts—Northern 30 a 85 cts.
BAGGING.—Gunny 16@16 cents.
COFFEE—Rio cents por pound. La-
! guira cents. Java cents.
CORN is scarce aud.in good demaud at 70 a75 cts.
I per bushel, sacked.
FODDER.—Very little coming in, and demand
, good at per hundred.
FLOUR—There is a good supply in the market—
I Superfine s2.su(j£s3.o<>—Extra Family |3.005>.50,
FEATHERS—cents per pound.
j HIDES—Dry Flint 9(3010 cents per pound. Deer
skins 12(<J 13 cents. Demand good at these prices.
LARD is scarce ; a good article is worth llal2c.
LIME—<2.OO@B2.2a cents per barrel.
MOLASSES—Cuba cents per gallon. New
• Orleans cents.
MEAL—Scarce at 70£75 cents per bushel.
NAILS— cents per pound.
OATS—SO cents per bushel.
OlLS—Linseed 95 (<{ sl,o# per gallon. Best
Sperm Bleached Winter White
|1.15^51.25 cents. Train 75(g51.25 cents. Tan
, tier’s per barrel sl4@slß.
POTATOES—Iri»h »3.,W@»4.50.
RICE—S@6 cents per pound.
ROPE—Kentucky 10($ll cents per pound. North
ern ‘.'@lo cents.
SUGAR—Clarified 10@12% cents. Crushed, and
! Powdered 12%a18 ; Loaf 13@14 cents per pound,
i SALT—SI.2S per sack.
TALLOW—I2@I2% cents per pound.
WHITE LEAD IN Oll<—Pure 10@10% cents per
, pound. Extra cents.
WHISKEY—Common 2b a 30 cts. per gal. by the
' barrel.
ZINC— cents per pound.
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I Knlliston, a Cosmetic for removing freckles, tan, sun
burn, redness and roughness of the skin, Ac. The
attention of the Ladies is respectfully invited to this
• elegant article for the toilet.
Oriental Tooth Wash, for the preservation and beauty
of the Teeth and Gums.
Jonas Whitcomb’s Remedy for the Asthma.
' Superior Extracts of Lemon, Orange, Vapilla, Almond,
Rose, Ac., for flavoring Custards, Pics, Blanc
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i The superiority of the above named Extracts con
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Manufactured by Joseph Burnett, A Co., Boston.
For sale by E. L. Strohecker, A Co., and Druggists
1 generally.
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on the monthly period with regularity.
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tbe FIRST THREE MONTHS us Pregnuney, at they
are sure to bring on Miscarriage, but at any oth|C
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laalriaaic vivtee alone eouht insure tbe success
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who has tested its value. “And with reference to
I the general estimation of tbe Mustang Liniment, I
: <»n cheerfully say that ne article ever performed
; so many cures ia our aaighborhood as this. L. W.
Smith, RidgehcltL Goan.” A. Leitch, Esq.. Hyde
Park, Vt. ( writqq, “ that tbe horse was considered
worthless, ihiq case was spavin,) but since the use
of tbe Mexican Mustang Liniment I have sold hip
lor 1150. Your Liniment is doing wonders up herq.’’
Sneb testimony is reaching ns every day. The halt
teqot tw'J, Every family should hare H, l|;ware
of imitations Tbe genuine Mustang ig sold, by 1,1
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BAftNFS A PARK Prepnetota.
apt ar tin Na* Vork.