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FROM OUR DAIL < 0- TUWDAT, AU ■
840,000 Io: 4 OSUSt.
We understand that $40,000 net earning
the State Rond for August have been receive!
at the Treasury. More bad managiment! Hu'
rah for Dr. Lewis'.
Awful Tragedy.
We learn that two brother . Augustus an
Jackson Roberts, about six miles ti in aircity
shot each other with a pistol tb s 10 .ruin r
the former being instantly killed ami the I •.
ter dangerously wounded. The cause of th'
unnatural quarrel which led to this awful trag
edv. we are ignorant of. Both parties were
citizens and farmers of Jones County.
P. S. —Since the above was written, vvr
learn that the other brother has also died fr .m
his wound.
“Is the “ Opposition” Party True
TO SOUTHERN RIGHTS?”
To the exclusion of an article written by our
self on the same subject, wo insert in to day’s
issue one which recently appeared in the Al
bani/ Patriot, headed as auuve.
The 11 Opposition” Party are l aid in their
advocacy of Southern Rights. Are they sin
cere in this? Like the “Patriot' we are with
out faith. We know that most of their leaders
outside of Georgia are the veriest i nion loving.
Union saving men, in all this Republic. We
know that John Bill would unite with the
Black Republicans to save it at the cost of the
expansion, if not of slavery itself; fl r lie says
bo, and he has already been presented as a
candidate of the •‘Opposition" for the Presi
dency. We know that Senator Crittenden is
also a Union saving statesman, and rejects
much that your true South' . n Plights man ad
vocatcs. We know, too, that in Georgia sub
mission doctrines have been boldly p.oelaimed
by more than one American. now “ Opposition”
press. We know, too, that the advocacy of
Southern Rights, is “but as sounding brass or
a tinkling cymbal” when resistance is ignored,
and we have •‘ever yet seen the day when a
large majority of what now constitutes the
“Opposition” were ready for resistance, lie
have, indeed, no faith in all their protestations
about Southern Rights. We cannot forget when
Mr. Hardeman but a few years ago was horri
fied at the idea of “ temporary secession ;’’
when he resigned his position as Secretary <»f
a Convention that had convened in this city to
consider Southern Rights, and which he “ stig
matized" as intend d to di member this confed
eracy. He, too, is now a zealous champion of
Southern Rights! Can we forget; can the vo
ters of this Oongrewional District ( I
concluding paragraph of that remark > .;•? let- ;
ter, contrasting it with his position now ? Hear '
Mr. Hardeman '
“This (he says, may subject me to the cal- j
utuny of some and the ridicule <a other—ol j
this I care but little, for s 1 nir as the star.'
and stripes, those emblems of our natim , g.o
ry, float from th • m-I head of < hip of
State, so long will I rally nnd‘ rc • .ry . and
lend my feeble aid to the uiainte..ance ami
support of the Union of our fathers.
What is Mr. Hardeman’s position now i
We are without faith—not even so large as a
grain of mustard seed. To the democracy and
all true Southern Rights men, we commend the
article of the “ Patriot." Its perusal by them
will be food for reflection.
The State Road.
The following from the Milledgeville “ Fed
eral Union” will set at rest, if anything like
truth can, the question as to Governor Brown’s
able and successful management of the State
Road. Read it, voters of Georgia, and yon wil
be satisfied that the “hue and cry raised
since Warren Akin took the stump ns the can
didate of the Opposition Party, is all a hum
bug to deceive and entrap you.
From the Federal Union.
What per cent the State Road
PAYS.
We see labored articles in some of the Op
position papers, attempting to convince the
people that the State Road does not pay a suf
ficient per cent upon the original capital in
vested. How stands the case I
Official reports set down the whole sum paid
out of the Treasury of the State for the con
struction of the Road at $4,495,6 >2,43. This
is every dollar that the State ever paid out of
her Treasury for the construction of the Road
We say nothing of the former profits of the
Road, or of their application, as we are now
speaking of original cost. The report of the
Superintendent shows that the net profits of
the Road for the year 1858 amounted to $405.-
773,47, which sum was paid to equipment,
construction, buildings, debtsol former admin
istrations—into the State Treasury. Ac. Ibis
was over nine per cent upon the original cost
of the Road. This year the Road will pay in
to the State Treasury by the end of the pres
ent fiscal year, 3<>;h Sept., $!::0.li>0 in cash,
besides over Ji (o.o''J of t lie bo- ; bt. and a
large amount for new iron, con-tiu< tioii, Ac.,
making over 8650,800 of net prof ts, which is
over ten per cent upon the original cost. But
this view of the case, satisf. -tory as it is, docs
not still do Gov. Brown’s administration jus
tice. It is known to all that tb Road was
built when but little was known about Rail
roading —it was also built the Stat -as a
public work, the consequence was taat it > t
nearly double wiiat it ought to have co t. Is
it reasonable then to hold the pre- nt adim
istration, that had nothing to do w it 1 >G m g
iual construction, responsible for a larg< r per
rent upon money, that was wa~t ■! b. others
in its construction ? Suppose, for instance,
the Road hail been built under an • xti ..vngutit
system of mismanagement, and bud c■ ■-( $2 >.-
tMMj,OOO, when it could have been built by a
company for $3,000,000, would it !•»• reasons
ble to hold the present admini-tration reapon
siblu for interest upon the $17,000,000 that
were wasted, mid say > tbat the R- <4 - badly
managed if it does not pay a g >< <l per <•• nt
U|«ai the wholo $20.000,000 which it cost I
No reasonable would so contend for a
moment,
il we duslrc to make a just < ■ : I ■iri-oti «B
the present mnlmgemeiil of the R aid with
coinpany management, and require it to pay
u> In , a per < «ut u t -ou the coal s. a
State JBm ■■
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
VOLUME 11.
i> R, nd pays, we must, of course, count'
b per cent upon such sum only a. it would
1 ,ve co-t » Companv to build the Road with
1; runny—sorb c- n Company ns'ial-
. - in the cobstrn. tion of « Rosd. —
Ills ph this test. We pprehend Do one
w il deny that a company using ordinary ec<>n
o ■ r udd linve constructed the Road with
" (K 8 riginal cost, Gov. Brown must
I 1 |, ( , ... o .. Treasury as large a per cei t
n that -mu. a- companies pay upon the
o :. inn . Ist their Roads, before he can
~1 t’ : tin Rond i M at ’ ell mining.d as a
'bmipaiiy could manage it. Is he not doing
thief
We have said that the Road will pay t<> the
le of Georgia, who are the stockholders.
,400.000 in cash thia fiscal year. Are ae
ight? It has already paid into the Treasury
$361,000 i, cash thia year, and we doubt not
will pay $40,000 more for the month of Sep
tember. This will be $401,000, which will be
marly 14 per cent. For the last two months
it. has paid $40,000 per month which is just
sixteen per cent upon the amount, which it
would have cost a company to build the Ro id.
How does this compare witli company Roads?
file Central Road pays its stockholders only
ten per cent from both the Road and the Bank
incomes. The Georgia Road only eight |>er
cent from the incomes ot the Road and Bank
(rhe State Road has no Bank.) The South-
Western Road pays only eight per cent. The
LaGrange Road eight, and the Macon & West
ern ,we believe, eight, upon what it cost to
build these respective Roads under company
management. The State Road is now paying
into the State Treasury in cash sixteen per cent
upon what it would, under company manage
-1 en. have cost to build it. Facts and figure,
tbeictbre show that Gov. Brown’s managment
of the State Road doesnot suffer by a just
comparison with Company management. But
it may lie objected that $3,000,000 would not
linve built the Road under reasonable compa
ny management, and that the per cent must
lie estimated upon a larger sum in comparing
its present management with company tnan
ageinent. We have not before us a statement
of the original cost of all the company Roads.
We will make the comparison with the Cen
tral Road. By reference to the rejMirt of L. O.
Reynolds. Chief Engineer, dated 25th March.
1844, it w ill be seen that the original cost of the
Central Road including motive power and cars,
was only only $2,581,723. That Road is 190
miles lore. The State Road is only 138 miles
long Ihe iron it will be remembered is
one of the heaviest items of expense per mile
in building. If then the Central Road 190
miles long, was built for a little over two and
' a irdi millions, could not the State Road only ,
I 1. 4 miles I ng have been built by a company
• for three inilliouis? But it rany be said the 1
( capital s oek of the Central Road has been in-
■ eiea«ed -inc.- 1844. and that it now pays ten
■ | .c- nt upon a larger sum. Well it may, for
: b . reference to Mr. Cuvier’s report for 1858 it ,
: will li< s. iu that the Road realized that year ,
I from relations of th. '•.ink connected 1
with it $55 889.29. By reference ’<> the Mine ;
, report, dated Decemcer 7th, 185 s. on page 4,1
it wi" be seen that the whole sum paid by the <
■ C ,-.,1 j;, t ;l Rid and Banking Co., to its 1
- . gliolders : .r rir 'ear 1658 va- only J 399- 1
59.5; as the same Company is only paying ten .
per cent, again this year it will only pay the (
the same sum.
This road, as wc have said, is 190 miles long. 1
The amount paid the stockholders per mile is
$2103 13 cents. How does this compare with
the State R.iad? It is paying into the Treasu- 1
ry this fiscal year, $400,000 in cash. It is 138
miles long. This is $2899 27 per mile, which '
i it pays to the people of Georgia, who are its (
1 stockholders. This is $796 14 per mile more .
than the Central Road, the highest payin' ■
road in the State, with the aid of its bank, pays '
I to its stockholders.
It is therefore shown by figures which can
not be disputed, that the State Road is now
paying to the stockholders a larger net divi- ,
dend per mile, than any Company Road iu the
State, and that it is paying a larger per cent,
upon the sum which it would have costa coni
pany to build it, than any Company Road in
the State is paying upon its cost. We chal
lenge the opposition press to the comparison
and defy them successfully to controvert either
of these positions.
If they cannot do this, they are obliged to
admit, if they will deal candidly, that the
State Road under Gov. Brown’s administration
is ber.er and more successfully managed than
anv Company R >ad in the State. The people
are -1 -tied up m this subject, and all the es
! r: >f the Opposition Press to create a differ
ent impression or to induce them to change this
management for that of an untried man, will
be unavailing. We are fully satisfied that Dr.
Lewis, the present excellent Superintendent,
fir indomitable energy and perseverance,
str -ng common sense, good business habits,
incorruptible integrity, and all the qualities
which are required in a good Rail Road man,
has n > superior in Georgia. Do the people de
sire a change of administration, which will
•urn him out of office, to make nmm for an un-
i d man ? The response in the negative,
« i-ii they will give Inin the ballot box, in
in 0 ( er. will be an overwhelming <>ne.
LAIER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE
IISTXSI-A.P3’-
I'vr.iiiEß PoUTT. August 2?.—The stefic'-
. , ,(■ ,:i timebed off this port to day, with
1; ates to the 17th instant.
M !«i,ei The sides ol cotton in Liverpool
t t e. J i s amounted to 2(1,000 bales. <4
• I-.tors and . xportei s took LflOO.
’ Hi.- m . ket u-is very (lull, and quotations
' bn'.-! n ill Inferior qualities had <l»a4i
- 1. M ng O: -<1 i.'tid at 7J 1.
I 1 'i
.1 I' o I'ions were le'P'iihg.
timed at «5j to 95}
t.eneral Intelligence
t ' | : ch • ..i ferenc.- was progressing, but
lit:.- p • g- ha ! not tnoo. ired.
, , , 1> >j-o .-nal wo m tnc t bur b.'»
Pari- >ll . 15" ■' (' 1’ jd.. t- ry
attend, tin file in h. ar . I Nam.lcon It
R was a grand affair, and atm headed by the
Eni|»eror in parson. In honor of the dav the
Lime o’ g. anted ail atnnes' v to ail p<»llt cal
’ It ‘Arui»h»rvd iliMt rrpuula*ii viu* u:*
F iu Parma, but it wm» outttra
m dieted.
[Fr. in the Albany Patriot I
Is the “Opposition” Party true
TO SOUTHERN RIGHTS.
It is not n litt’.o amusing, that th-- Opposition party
are now running the Southern Rights -< ’ie<iu!r T> *y
charge Democrats with want of > un incsp. a» •! '♦r*
loud in their denunciation cf many who have v w - r
battled in the Southern Right ’ <au.-e. Akh •./!’
often unjust in their accusations, wc would be glad
for such manifestations, if we could have any fa.th
at they would lead to desirable results V pr*'- ••• t
w. are without faith.
The present Opposition party is mad* ep of the
• \mcrican” party, and the “Am< »i hi ' wm
made up of those Whigs who went- in* the lui n
irganization of 1850 and *sl. Ig 1851 thvx fkaounerd
S <uthern Right* men as traitors, de- rv ii-g the
man's rope. In 1855 they mad- G « Fni»»n ths
‘paramount question”—the Aaro?>’s r •.! tnu>;
Kw;:llf>w up everything else. In 1859. E< trs reso
lution they adopt, is one of reitcr cd dev rto
the Union. The Union is their cry all the time.
They scein tn think, no matter how destitute they
may be of having any policy for the Governiaent. or
the South, they have enough to gain the publie con
fidence, in tboir blind and sensukss devotion v> »h«
Union.
How then stands their public press and their party?
The Chronicle and Sentinel, the Macon Vrs«eny»r,
the Columbus Enqnirer, the Atlanta A fieri an. and
the Savannah JZepuMtcun, are their most iurtumtia’
and widely-circulated organs. These papers have,
without any exception, lost no opportunity, when a
real occasion arose, to evince their intense Union
proclivities. Here of late, when the convention of
(heir party in the Fourth Congressional District had
the caudor to place Bell and Crittcnd n side by side
with all Southern men who were f-»r the Union betors
the South, it was tvo much for their h<»ary-headed
conservatism, and they “cried aloud an I spared not.*’
The Chronicle and Sentinel has long since made itself
famous by a* manner of opposition to the movements
of Southern Rights men. The others have not been
wanting in zeal in the same cause, and the Repnhlican
has now become par excellence the Union conssrva iv«
paper of Georgia. We believe a portion—perhaps sll
of them—have already favored a union of all the
iemt against the Democracy, in the next Presidential
campaign.
The controlling spirits of their party are Garn-t'.
Andrews, James Johnson, Washington Poe, B. il.
Hill, F. S. Bartow, E. 11. Baxter, J. W. A. Sanford.
Joshua Hill, etc.
Tao first named is the author of a notable letter,
in which be laid down'sevcral monstrous prop >siti n«
One was, that slavery was strengthened by concen
tration and weakened by expansion : and another
was, that slaves should be kept out ■ r < ertain kinds
of agriculture. For instance, he said they had better
be kept from among the grain grow .<: they ebould
be confined to the great staples of ar, rice, aud
cotton. The second has openly avowed the constitu
tionality of the Wilmot proviso. The third ewws
the Inion it in, with the same devotion that the
poet did the tree, which he wanted pared fr«>m the
woodman’s axe. Messrs. Sanford and Hi.l love the
Union as well, if not better, than the South ; and the
others are notorious in the homage they pay to it
If the present agitation proceeds to a determining
crisis, it will present itself in the shape of the qu*.. -
tion—Which is the stronger at the South, the Uui->n
or Slavery? At this time, and for the future, the
people should “ give a wide berth” to men who are
infuriated or crazy aboutthe Union.
It is from a party thus organized tha proceed
charges against Mr. Buchanan for infidelity to th
South; charges of unsoundness against Crawford, an
Garcreli, and ether Southern Rights nun, tor rotir. R
for the English bill; charges against the Soutlwrc
Democrats, generally, that they intend to aacr.fi i
the South by the support of Dougla-* for the Presi
dency, and, withal, claiming themselves to be th»
true Southern Right* men. Such demonstrati- hr
or paper costs very little, and may pay vry well in
deluding the unsuspecting, bu s what are all w< rth
if they work out no practical good? Suppose Con
gross were to violate some provision of the Georgia
Platform, or there should be elected a Bia* k Repub
lican President, and tho South was to take her des
iny in her own hands, from whence would com* the
Union savers? From among the very men and pa
pers that now try to take a benefit to themselves as
defenders of tho South. We well remember how
they played upon the same string, and danced to
the same tune when the Wilmot proviso was in agi
tation. They were then as now. tl « ‘rue *rie nd
of the South. The Democrats were s illing lief, »ud
could not be trusted. The vote of some Democratic
members of Congress to apply the Missouri Com
promise to the Oregon Territory, furnished a theme
for • xhaustless censure: but when the t me came to
■liow what kind of gizzards they had, b> w was it?
Their notes of Southern indignation were suddenly
turned into psalms to the glorious Union. It was.
with a few exceptions, to the Democratic party that
the South was entirely indebted for a respectable
showing of Southern Rights. The men who thus
deserted before the first fire, are again chargin '
recreancy upon those who “bore the brunt of battle.’
There is less hope of them now than there was then.
We write upon this subject because we know of
true Southern Rights men who are acting with them.
Thoje are dissatisfied with the instructions given by
the President to Walker, because of the English Bill,
and of the arr of Gen. Walker and b > men. The
“ Opposition,” at the present, make war upon these
measures, and, not calculating the future, food
Southern Rights men unite with them. They will
find, when tbe time for action arrives, that their
allies then, will not be their allies noir. In the Third
District of Alabama, the Opposition’s candidate for
Congress, Mr. Judge, tried how this schedule would
work, “ but he failed to make the connection.” He
had been one of tbe Union-savers. Suddenly he wu»
a most proper Southern Rights man, and claimed the
support of tbe people over David Clopton who had
been an unchanging supporter of Southern Rights
Tbe result in that district we take as a test of tbe
experiment elsewhere.
Ex-Presidi st Pierce.—ln the spirited letter f
Col. Hiram Faller—late editor of thNew York '
Mirror—published in the Now Y’ork Expr -s. <mm* |
written from London and Paris, he p iys the foil.-w
--ing happy compliment to Ex-Prcsiden> Pi rce:
“ But of all tbe strangers of distin ti- n ii. Rom*. ]
none is more courted or respected than our mu*'h
abused ex President, Franklin Pierce. Mo »eet. affa
ble, retiring, and courteous, every! > y i s seeking
Lis society with as much eagerness as h> avoid* pub
licity. He refuses all invitations, ex<- t it i.e to j'.i.
i few Americans; and then we find him the most en
training and the most agreeable of ••mpanims.
He will leave soon for England, w’n. he has mv«*v
visited, and where he will find it difi? tto avoid nil
tbe honors that await him. I sec som> • f the Ameri
can papers are urging General Pierce’s ram a» a
• andidate for the next Presidential term, but i>. is
utterly useless. Nothing can induce him ♦« acee;» a
second nomination, nor a public office ■ ! snv
.«<4WHiistanding my own ‘official >»••:» I w»w i
the fiiet to roll into the bushel under U*n » ■ • . .
administration, yet I cannot forb at «"in . »
sincerity and truth, that I would sum up 1- r.t,
ra: by in tbcsu brief words: He was a I is*»-
i patriotic President; an honest man II
otind it easy to abuse, but imp<>«<>' • ' »
■urn ”
I »ot BrrwßiN Fun Taarra a -u bm,
at Sahathoa.— Alßakt. Aug. 27 \ ittin<
im'.'h . Ums iff tixlay betww I’ ■ (-uifla
.ni l i’.-iii-over the SaraV'X ' > ->• ••
*uß iu three straight b-al’. i *
2-. SB aud 2 34.
OFFICE IN RALSTON’S BUILDING, THIRD STREET.
M ACO.7S', GEORGIA, SEPT. 7, 1859.
- - - • - _ ■ ..
Political.—The Clarksville (Tenn.) Chron
cli* nominates the Hon. John Bell as the can
>lt«',te of the “United Opposition” for the
ik\t Presidency.
The Mutton (III.) Gaaette and the Fort
V’a< oe (Ind.) Times nominates the Hon. John
.’ Crittenden as the Opposition candidate for
tin Presidency in 1860.
The New York Courier and Enqnirer advo
cates the nomination of the Hon. Wm. 11.
ward, as the candidate of the Republican
party for the next Presidency.
The Democrat, a leading German journal ot
Western New York, nominates the Hon. James
H. Hammond, of South Carolina, aa the Demo
cratic candidate for the next President.
To Yorso Ladibs.—How is it that there is
such a crop ot self-conceited young men now
ivdays? Men, who, with nothing mentally or
physically, to recommend them to the notice
of any refined, intelligent, delicate woman,
bluster and talk big about “the ladies being in
love with themtaking the most common
place civilties as marks of affectionate atten
tion, and asking advice “as to which of the
dear creatures one had better marry.” Mar
riage a ith such a fool 1 Better for a woman
to be buried fathoms deep in the sea. Girls,
always distrust that man who boasts of a favor
received at the hands of one of your sex. You
may know him at once fora coward and a pup
py, no matter how fine a coat he wears; no
honorable uian ever does this, depend upon
it.
Rats.—When a house is infested by rats
«hich refuse to nibble at toasted cheese and
the usual baits, a few drops of the highly
•r t.ted oil of rhodium poured on the bottom
■>* » cage tra •, will almost invariably attract it
mil of the “ mischievous rodents” before morn
ing. We have known this to be tried with
the most extraordinary success. Whe’n a trap
baited with all manner of edibles failed to at
tract a single rat, the oil of rhodium caused it
to be completely crowded night after night,
until tho house was cleared of the n i*<>ine vis
itors. So says one of onr exchanges.
Thk Sovthbrn Fobbsts. —The Baltimore
Exchange says: ‘’Those persons who have
been accustomed to regard the pine forests of
the South as of comparatively small Commer
cial importance will be surprised to learn that
the annual value of the hewn timber, of the
sawed plank, boards, scantl-ng, rosin, pitch,
and turpentine is estimated to be not lees than
from twelve to fifteen millions of dollars;
while it is impossible to compute the yearly
loss by waste in girdling trees that are the
growth of centuries for the purpose of opening
up new plantations or extending the erea of
those already worked. The wanton destruc
tion of this valuable timber, which has been
going on for some years past, has elicited a
strong protest from a writer in the Savannah
Republican, who call* attention to the fact
lout (he exports of yellow pine are annually
di. iriisbing, and expresses the opinion that
. ,e.«s uore care, is taken in future to preserve
tio g wing timber and protect the owners ot
ii against the encroachments of -piratica!’
squatters, the pine forests of the South will be
rapidly swept away.”
Number One.
One hour gained by rising early, is worth
one montu in a year.
One hour lost in tho morning by lying in
bed will put back all the business of the day.
One hole in the fence will cost ten times as
much to fix it at once.
One diseased sheep will spoil the flock.
One drunkard will keep a family poor and
make them miserable.
One unruly animal will teach all athers in
company bad tricks; and the Bible says, “One
sinner destroyeth much good,”
One wife that is always tel ing how flue her
neighbor dresses, and how little she can got,
will look pleasanter if she talks about some
thing else.
One bnshand that is penurious or laay, and
deprives his family of necessary comforts, such
as their neighbors enjoy, is not as desirable as
he ought to be.
One good newspaper is one good thing in
every family, and—
One who don’t take a good paper and pay
for it. is an unworthy citizen, aud disregards
tbe best interest of his family.
Dbatd ot Majoi: A. J. Donblbon.—The
I •aisville Democrat says that Major A. J.
Donelson died recently in Louisiana of erysip
elas. Mr. Donelson was formerly private Sec
retary of President Jackson, and editor of the
Wn-hington Globe. In 1856 he was the can
didate of the American party for Vice Presi
dent. He removed from Tennessee to Louisi
ana a fews years since.
Balb of Viminia Watbrimo Placbs.—The
Fauquier White Sulphur Springs were sold
last week. Seven hundred acres of land at.
tached to the property were sold to Col. Wm.
iJ. Green for s2l per acre. The remaining
1 portion of 410 acres, and the building includ-
I cd. were sold to Mr. llnggin, of Caroline coun
ty. for $32,000. The watering place known as
the Rockbridge Baths, in Rockbridge county,
was sold to William A. Mann for $21.000. —
The Cold Sulphur Springs, in the same county,
wire also exposed tor sale, but bid in by the
; proprietor at $20,000.
Amrricax Zocavis. —In New Orleans there
a n -w drilling a full Company of Creole Zou
a.e . styled the first company of “Chasseurs
aPa!de la Louisiana,” T ey are command
' v Capt. Henry St. Paul, who fought a« a
t ji'r « thr Crimea, and their drill includes
m •. e>. Ii < hieago there is a company
C v, trie Z oaves.
T«r Israbi.itßs ts AmbbiCa. —Tho Israelites
in tMe’iea number some two hundred and
fifty th >u«and. who still adhere to the faith of
Abraham. They have forty thousand in New
York alone. Two Senators end four Congress
men are of the Jewish faith, which siiows the
• : rient political talent of the race. The Chris
; at. Jews du not number more than three or
four hundred, of wbuot one hundred are study
lag foe tbe ministry
1 FBCM OUR DAILY OF WEDNESDAY, AUG 31.
“It was to Pi aso Col. Speer.”
In the “Citizen” of this morning we see it ’
stated under the above head, that its editor :
understands, “ unless such a ticket—(tho one,
we presume, which was nominated on Satur
day last by the Democratic Convention of this
comity)—was nominated” Col. Speer said “he
would resign his candidacy ami retire from the
contest.” It oio/Attobeupon good authority that
such a statement ismnde. In onr, judgment, Col.
Speor, who is now absent, never said any such,
thing, and we have no doubt that 1 ’ie nomination
ot any one or a'.l the gentlemen named in the
article of the "Citizen,” would have been ns
gratifying to him, as the nomination which
has been made. We indignantly repel the
“idea" advanced that "the Demmrat.c ti.ket
have money to spend, with looseness, on the
election in buying up the floating vote, &c.,
and that every man of them is both ready and
willing to resort to the usual discreditable
means of influencing votes.” What these
" usual discreditable means" are. the “ Citizen"
can, it it pleases, make known. We have beard
reference made to at least one “ discreditable
means” by which the American candidates tor
the Legislature were . cnefilted two years ago,
and which we would dislike to make public.
but if the gentleman who is now bearing the
Democratic standard for Congress in this Dis
trict is thus to be assi.iled ; ami if the Demo
cratic ticket in this county is thus to be wan
tonly attacked; we shall “carry the war into
Africa,” and refer to the past to show who fur
nished and who spent money " with looseness,"
one of the “discreditable means of influencing
votes.” Much, however, do we prefer that
the past be a “ by-gone, ’’ and that the candi
dates on both sides lor the Legislature in th s
county, and for Congress, be permitted in an
honorable manner, without improper reflection,
upon either by the press, to canvass the coun
ty and District.
The State Road—The late T. P.
STUBBS.
beivver know n our late estimable felhay
ritizeti enjoyed the confidence of all the hon
orable and good. Party spirit, in the times of
’.lie highest excitement, never attempted his
ktraetion, nor was lie less esteemed by Dein
icrats than Americans. We are gratified,
therefore, that wehaveitin ourpewer, from the
record, to place such a witness upon the stand
Mid hear his testimony in behalf of the pr es
ent management of the State Hoad. Mr.
titubbs, it will not be denied by the “Oppo-i
tion,” was eminently qualified to investigate
the most extricate questions in law, or busi
ness transactions however multifarious ami |
confused, it was these acknowledged traits ■
<>f character with bis high sense ot honor, that
a Democratic Senate of Georgia, in 1857, made
him the Chairman of the Committee to exam
ine and report upon the past ami existing man
agemetit of the State Road. This duty l.e per
formed with his usual characteristic energy, to
winch he devoted some two months of the
past year. We have his report ' etbre lb, and
r ow that so mm h ot misrepresentation is go
ing the rounds of the "Opposition’’ press in
relation to the management ot that great public
work ; now that one of its nttoniics whose ■
charges against the Rond for professional ser- '
vice were enol minis; so considered by Gov.
Brown ; mid therefore since his administration
dispensed with in all new cases; has been nom
inated by the “ Opposition” as a candidate for
Governor; now, too, that this candidate lias
taken the stump to implore the votes of the
people, and endeavor to misrepresent the man
agement of the Road ; we ask the people —the
houest voters of Georgia-to read Mr Stubb's tes
mony, which as a sworn Senator, he gave to
the Senate of Geogia. The words are few
but most emphatic. We copy from the Senate
Committee’s Report, page 110—which, as I
Chairman, bears the signature of Mr. Stubbs: '
In closing our labors, we beg leave to add, that i
rom a daily intercourse for fifty days, with the pres
ent officers of the Road, we are satisfied that they are
diligent, attentive, punctual, and trustworthy: aud '
that, as to the Superintendant, Dr. John W. Lewis i
bis ability, energy, care, prudence, caution, and saga
city, commend him to the favorable consideration of
the people of the State. And, in view of the rare
qualities necessary to constitute an efficient Superin
tendentg of this reat enterprise, your Committee con
sider the salary of this officer entirely inadequate,
taking into tbe view >ho large pecuniary interests
necessarily committed to his charge, every variety of
human character to deal with in the person of em
ployees, and others baring business with the Road
and more .specially tho valuable human lives which
may he put in jeopardy by a slight inattention or
neglect of duty ou bis part. Your committee re. om
mend that the salary of the Sopcriuteudaut be in
creased to at least five thousand dollars.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Comment is unnecessary ; but to this Report
we shall again refer.
for the state rna«s.
To be or not to be a Douglas man
IS THE QUESTTION.
Messrs. Editors:
That, in truth, is the question with “ N,” if
the Telegraph. He is for Douglas anyhow,
and at all hazards! He has got the idea in
his head that Douglas and Territorial Legisla
tion is the thing for the slaveholder in the Ter
ritories.
Why, Mr. Editor, Territorial Legislation is
the Wilmot Proviso transferred from tho halls
of Congress to the people of the Territory. If
tho Territorial Legislature can, under the
power to regulate, exercise the right to tax
negroes, so as to destroy and prohibit the intro
duction of slavery in the Territories, whore is
the difference to the South ? Douglas, the 23d
February, 1859, says that he bcicves the Terri
torial Legislature has the right to exercise the
power to tax negroes so high ns to effectually
exclude slavery fn m the Territories.
Will the Telegraph publish Douglas’* speech
made in the Semite. February 23d, 1859, and
thcr it will find Douglas's opinions upon pop
alar >r Squatter Sovereignty, without waiting
to sec Di'Ugias on Squatter Sovereignly in
Harper's M.-gazme. That is the pin. eto go
to find his li.mi-Ht Heatuneiits. and not Harper's
Magazine. You eun see how he stood on the
record with Southern Demoeralio Senator*.
You find him opposing the d < trim W of every
Southern l>eiuo< ratic Sena or iu Cougre*» in
Is ...
But lu return: I. Mr. Editor, du uot coiet
I Um notoriety of him who, in histury 'ti* Mid
' fired the temple of Ephesus, therefore, I could
1 never be a Douglas man, with his doctrine of
Territorial Legislation.
1 “ N,” of the Nelegraph quotes from a letter
i written by George M. Troup, in 1848, and from
a resolution offered by D. S. Dickinson, in the
Senate, in 1847.
Where stood “"N,” at that time? I mean
in 1847 and 1848? Did he, like the “ Ajax of
States Rights,” vote for General Cass for Presi
dent in 1848? Did he not denounce popular
sovereignty, as set forth in General Cass’s
' Nicholson letter of 1848? Yes he did, and
voted for General Taylor for President. How
was it he did not see a'.l the beauties and sal
vation U> the South in Territorial Legislation
on negro property in the Territories he sees
I now ? Ho spoke against General Cass, and
Voted against him on account of this very
popular sovereignty. Squatter Sovereignty,
Territorial Legislation, that he now defends
in Douglas. No man in that contest was more
severe upon the doctrine of General Cass’s
Nicholson letter than “ N,” of the Tele
graph.
A change has come over the spirit of “ N’s”
dream, since his article No. 2, of the Telegraph.
There he 'sneeringly put Mr. Calhoun along
with thedisunionist. Nowhethinks “Whathe
taught, no Southern man can improve; and what
he left untaught, there will never be a sch<s>l
or a master to teach.” Well, what did Mr.
Calhoun teach the South? That a Territorial
Legislature might, by the taxing power, des.
troy or prohibit slavery in a territorial con
dition? N>, sir, never! The insinuation is a
dishonor to his memory, and a fraud upon the
people and the country.
The doctrine of non-intervention contended
for by Mr. Calhoun, and which, in the Clayton
Compromise Bill of 1848 was—hands off, both
by Congress and the Territorial Legislature,
on the subject of slavery in the Territories,
while a Territory, and not your Douglas doc
trine of Territorial Legislation.
The people have been deceived by Douglas
under the popular term, non-intervention ; but
neither lie nor his friund “N,” can deceive
the people again. Why did that noble n.an<
Samuel J. Ray refuse for so long a time to
support Genual Cass? Was it not because of
bis Squatter Sovereignty doctrine iu his Nich
olson letter?.
I disagree with “ N.” as to the Lecompton
Constitution. But here is what “N ” says of
the Lecompton Constitution: “A thing of fraud,
violence, and perjury; a thing of forced tally
sheets and stuffed ballot-boxes. A poor, mean
thing, after which Southern honor draggled
in mire and filth I”
There is a pretty picture for Southern men
:to look upon. The Lecompton Constitution
was a legitimate result of the Kansas bill, and
i 1 do not believe Southern honor “ Draoci.ed
iix mire axd filth.” It was fair, proper, and
right in all its features. 1 cannot believe i
i Southern representatives in Congress, en masse,
would have so far forgotten what was due to
Southern honor as to be draggled through mire
and filth, to support such a measure as “N ”
tells us the Lecompton Constitution was.
What do yon think of a man supporting and
defending a man (Douglas,) who is the author
of a territorial policy that has produced such a
: nefarious r suit as “N” tells us the Lecomp-
I ton Constitution was?
No doubt “N” would like Lecompton was
obliterated from the memory of men, for it is
an eye-sore to him, anl an eternal barrier to
i Douglas’s nomination at Charleston.
Quitman.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL 0F THE
JA.SOM
SALES OF COTTON FOR THE WEEK 34,-
000 BALES.
Inferior Grades Declined l-Bd.
St. Johns, N. F. August 30.—The steamship Ja
son has arrived from Galway. She brings Liverpool
dates to August 20.
Liverpool Cotton Market.—The sales of the week
amount to 31/00 bales. All qualities had slightly
declined—lower and Middling qualities the most.—
Inferior grades declined |d. The market was
quiet.
Liverpool General Markets.—Breadstufis were qui
et. Provisions declining.
London Money Market.—Consols were quated at
95j a 95|.
General News.
Nothing was known in regard to the Zurich Con
ference.
The Empress Eugenie is enceinte.
The National Assembly of Tuscany declares that
the dynasty must not bo recalled.
The National Assembly of Modena was taking strong
grounds in favor of national liberty.
Mons. Fould bad accepted the Dictatorship of Par
ma.
The work on the fortifications of Koenigsberg was
vigorously resumed.
Cardinal Antonelli had resigned the Presidency of
the Council of Rome.
The King of Oude had been released.
The harvest prospects in Great Britain were favor
able.
Rumored Loss of the Frigate Congress.
Philadelphia, Aug. 30.—An unverified rumor
believed to have originated at the navy yard, says
that the frigate Congress, and all on board have gone
down at sea.
The frigate sailed from here on the I fth inst.
Webster and Crockett.—No two charac
ters could be more dissimilar than those of
Webster and Crockett. One had penetrated
to the profoundest depths of law, statesman
ship, and diplomacy. The other had penetra
ted to the profoundest depths of the forest, and
was a passionate lover cf its wild delights.
Crockett paid Webster a compliment that both
pleaded and amused him. It is related that when
his celebrated speech uf>on Foot’s resolutions
was published, he sent a copy of it to Davy
Crockett. Shortly afterward* Davy called
called upon him to make hi* acknowledgments
for the saw—remarking that it wa» the only
tpeueh that he had ever been enabled to read
without the aid of a dictionary. Mr. Webster,
it in said, frequently remarked, that, although,
periiap*. a c mpliinent um nut intended, none
we* ever bwtowed upou him that be valued *u
highly.
TERMS-TWO DOLLARS IN ADVANC
NUMBER 44:
1 From the Columbus Times of this mor-
I ning wo clip the following:—
We learn from a friend, that the Hon. Allen F.
r Owen, of Talbot county, formerly member of Con
j grue>> from this State, and Consul to Havana under
> Mr. Fillmore s administration, was stricken down by
paralysis, on the 28th iust., and doubts are entercaiu
ed of his recovery.
1 w _
News Items.
Mcßae, who killed Clark, a pro slavery
j man, in 1854, was arrested at Kansas, on the
23d inst. Mr. Clark was the first man killed
in the territory for political causes.
( The Greenville Enterprise records the death
4 of Col. Brockman, of that district.
I The exercises of Emory and Henry College,
. Va., were resumed last week. There are already
200 students in attendance.
s Col. C. M. Pennington has been chosen Chief
. Engineer of the Nashville and Chattanooga
s Railroad.
Mr. Oates, late proprietor of the Planters*
Hotel, St. Augustine, expired on Thursday
’ last, 25th.
The Rev. E. W. Warren is to be the new
editor of the Christian Index, at Macon.
, Gen. Wm. Walker has been elected a mem
f ber of the Order of Sons of Malta.
Mrs. Blitz, wife of Signor Blitz, died in
I Brooklyn, on Saturday evening.
Among the Missionaries who sail for Japan
. in November, we observe the name of the '
i Rev. Mr. Allen, of the Georgia Methodist Con
• ference.
The Baton Rouge Comet announces the
death of Judge Cyrus Ratliff, of the Seventh
Judicial District of Louisiana.
The Gonzales Inquirer says that 250,000
sheep have been brought into Texas from
Mexico, since the first of January.
[COMMUNICATBD.]
Messrs. Eoitors:
M ill you be pleased to explain to me how it
is there arc not more than seven or eight
thousand inhabitants in the city of Macon, and
yet the county of Bibb polls some fifteen hun
dred votes. The county only polls some five
hundred votes, and the city twelve hundred;
and vet the census shows but seven or eight
thousand people in the city.
Corrector.
Randolph County.
The Democratic party of Randolph county
have nominated a strong ticket for the Legis- i
lature, to wit: Samuel W. Brooks, for Sena- :
tor; Thomas Coleman and Henry S. Taylor
for the House. i
The following highly complimentary notice 1
of Senator Iverson we also see in the proceed- 1
ings of the Convention that nominated candi
dates for the Legislature. It is the first of a 1
series of resolutions adopted by the Conven- 1
i tion: l
Ist. That we have the fullest confidence in the I '
tirmneu, fidelity, and patriotism of our present able
and efficient Senator, the Hon. Alfred Iverson ; and
that it in our desire to see him again returned to the
Senate of the United States, fully endorsed by the
Legislature of Georgia.”
Canine Sagacity.—There may be seen at al
most every hour in the day a white poodle
dog, at the house o'' the Cohocksink Hose
Company. He has around his neck a collar
bearing the name of Cohocksink. This dog is
only about two months old, and is a great fa.
vorite with the members of the Company and
the many friends thereof. The animal seems
almost endowed with reasoning facilities, and
has been taught to communicate an alarm of
fire by the ringing of the telegraphic bell at
the nearest station box. When night sets in,
this faithful animal proceeds to the telegraph
ic pole, and coils himself at the foot thereof
apparently asleep, but in reality proving that
all animated things are not asleep that have
their eyes shut. In case of an alarm striking
on the bell, he listens very attentively, and, as
quick as meditation, he starts for the Hose
House, and barks for a minute or so. He then
barks to indicate the striking of the bell; for
instance, should the alarm come from box for
ty-one, the animal barks four times iu rapid
succession, then stops a moment and barks one
time; thus the members of the company are
apprised that the fire is nearest to box 41, or
that the alarm comes from this number. Such
remarkable ranine sagacity we have seldom
heard of.— Philadelphia Argus.
Fabled Origin op tub Tobacco Plant.—
Among some of the Indians is a fondly treas
ured tradition which seeks to account for
the origin of the “ glorious weed.” Here it
is:
“In the beginning we had only flesh of ani
mals to eat, and if they failed we starved.—
Two of our hunters having killed a deer, and
broiled part of it, saw a young woman de
scend from the clouds and seat herself on a
hill hard by. Said one to the other, ‘lt is a
spirit, perhaps, that has smelt our venison;
let us offer some of it to her.’ They according,
ly gave her the tongue; she was pleased with
its flavor, and said, ‘Your kindness shall be
rewarded; come here thirteen moons hence
and you shall find it.’ They did so, and found,
where her right hand had touched the ground,
maize growing; where her left hand had been,
kidney beans, and where she had sat they
found tobacco.
A Man Rkscrrected.—The Franklin (La.)
Sun has the following:
■ “Aman who says bis name is Ridens ar
rived here a few days ago from the Bayou Ma
son. lie tells the following story on himself,
which would seem to need confirmation :
“ He. Ridens, was one of a party to run a
girl off who wished to get married without the
consentof her parents. They took a boat some-1
where up the Mason, and some time afterward
the parents with a pursuing party, overtook
the boat and stopped her. A tight ensued be
tween the two parties for the girl, in which Ri
dens received two severe blows upon the head
one of which laid him as secseleiis as death.—
He was believed, in fact, to be dead, and was
consequently hurriedly buried. About two ,
hours afterward* two doctors who wanted his |
body, dug him up ami finding symptoms of vi
tality in him, applied the necessary remedies
and restored him to life.
For Daily papar, Six DoUara » invariably In
advance. __________
advertising -
Ona Dollar per square for the first insertion, and
fifty Cants for each subsequent insertion.
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FROM OUB DAILY OF THVMDAY, SEPT 1.
The “Opposition” alarmed.
We want no better proof that the “ Oppo
sition," in this Congressional District, have
become alarmed at the prospect of their can
didate, than is id be found in the assaults made
made upon Col. Speer, which we see in the
press of that party. Aside, however, from
assaults like these, which so plainly indicate
tribulation in the eamp of the enemy, we are
gratified at being able to state that the pros
pects of the Democratic candidate in this dis
trict are bright and cheering—that he bears
the Democratic standard throughout the dis
trict loftily and gallantly ; and that whenever,
or wherever he speaks, the impression which
he makes upon the crowds that attend hia
appointments, is favorable and flattering to
his friends. Well may the Opposition quake
r and tremble I The “handwriting is seen upon
the walL" and the day of their rule may only
be written as of the past!
The Democracy have now only to do their
,1 and the Third Congressional District of
~U . - ’i stand redeemed in October. Tal-
Georgm wu. and u „ rio ,
bot, and Houston \ acnd U 8 cncour .
and Crawford, and Monrv. .. M th „ u
aging news, indicative of triumpu ’
when the day of trial comes!
[From the Savannah Republican.]
$40,000 fob AtoCsr.—We understand that $40,-
000 net earnings of the State Road for August, hara
| been received at the Treasury, iforc bad manage
meat! Hurrah for Dr. Lewis!— Maron Preti.
How much more would it have been had the Doctor
shipped his own iron at the regular rates of the road,
instead of at less than half what he demands of all
other customers?
If the Savannah Republican designed to
mete out even-handed justice—which it has
never yet done to Governor Brown, Dr. Lewis,
or the management of the State Road—it would
never have had the unblushing effrontery to
pen the foregoing comment upon the last pay
ment into the State Treasury of $40,000, made
by the State Road. Dr. Lewis is governed by
the law, for which many of the Republican’s
party voted, regulating freights upon iron.
The Republican knows, or ought to know this.
Would it have Dr. Lewis, the Superintendent
of the State Road, to violate the law? If not,
why its comment, in the shape of a ridiculous
query, calculated, if not intended, to deceive?
It is a wise policy on the part of Georgia—
and the Legislature of the State on more than
one occasion has made enactments, to the end
that the mineral wealth of its own mountain
country may be developed—to encourage the
manufacture of iron within her own limits.
Nearly five millions of dollars has she expended
to develop the resources of Cherokee Georgia,
and yet we sec the Republican, and kindred
papers of the Opposition, in the vain hope of
party success, assailing a policy that promises
to advance the iron interests of the State—in
terests far more important than the election of
any man for Governor, of any party. The
people of Cherokee would do well to note this
warfare upon one of their greatest interests.
Col. Speer, at Talbotton.
Col. Speer’s remarks at Talbotton, during
which he referred to Mr. Hardeman’s votes for
the appropriation of money, have been tortur
ed by the Opposition into a denunciation of
that gentleman’s State Aid views, while rep
resenting Bibb County in the Legislature. We
denied, when we first saw this charge brought
against Mr. Speer, that what he did say at
Talbotton was susceptible of any such con
struction. “ State Aid" is not a question be
tween Mr. Hardeman and Mr. Speer, and has
nothing to do with a Congressional canvass,
nor does Mr. Speer design to make it one. He,
(Mr. S.) did, however, refer to Mr. Hardeman’s
votes, but under the circumstances, as explain
ed in his remarks, and in the following man
ner. We copy from the “Empire State,” it
Griffin, one of whose Editors was present, and
heard the Talbotton speech. He gives Mr.
Speer’s own words: —
“ Fellow-citizens, I now take up, in its order,
the charge as made by my opponent—“ The
extravagance of the administration," as he ex
hibits it in an annual expense account. Hese
the question at once arises, are permanent in
vestment items properly chargeable to an an
nual expense account!' If so, how does my
honorable competitor himself stand upon the
record ? We have seen that large appropria
tions were made by Congress to strengthen
our defense in the construction of ships of war
—other large appropriations for the protection
of human life in the erection of numerous
Light Houses along our extended coasts —other
heavy appropriations for the extension of fne
Federal Capital, a necessity growing out of
extension and expansion in the augmentation
of sovereign States. Are these expenditures
legitimately chargeable to an annual expense
account ? are they not •permanent investments
in property for protection and common de
fense ?
You or I build a Gin House, and would it
not be absurd to charge that Gin House to our
annual expense account, when it is a permanent
investment in property, subserving our inter
est for untold years I Now my honorable op
ponent, when in the Legislature, voted many
appropriations himself which if chargeaßle to
annual expense account, places him in the un
enviable position of being convicted out of his
own mouth by his own votes, of an extrava
gant annual expense account; for did he not
vote many thousand dollars to the purchase of
the Marietta Military Institute? did he not
vote a million to the Main Trunk Rail Road ?
—some thousands to the Medical College at
Atlanta ? beside a considerable sum to tho
cleaningout of a wet weather stream in South
Western Georgia ? It is said friends, to be a
bad rule that don't work both ways, and if
Federal investments in property, necessary to
defense and the protection of life, constitute
extravagance in an annual expense account,
where stands my competitor iu reference to
our State annual expense account? While I
may say nothing tor his discretion in regard to
some of his votes, if he insists on bis Federal
charge, does he not stand convicted of “blow
ing hot and blowing eold iu the same breath - ’
—convicted of like protligancy.”
The foregoing fully sustains what wo affirm
ed when the charge of denouncing Mr. Harde
man's State Aid votes, was brought against
Mr. Speer. Wo hope that we shall hear no
more of it from those who will take the trou
ble to read whnt Mr. Speer did say.
Kiuu* nr a Womas. —A notorious ruffian,
known in Southwestern Arkansas as Jack Cade,
wm recently killed by a woman whose hus
band he Lad aliot. Tbe widow challenged him
to fight a duel, and as the ruffian declined aha
attacked him with a revolver and lodged three
balls in hia body, one of which paaaed through
hia heart.