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Satoson Journal.
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JOHN K. CHRISTIAN. )
ujii’so.r, cj.,
Thursday, June 11 th, 186*.
86T Rending matter on every ;«ryc.*%Sß
“I bold that this Government was made on
the white basis, by white men, for the bene
fit of white men, and none others. Ido not
believe that tbe Almighty made the negro
capable of self govaiment " —ffttpktn A.
Douglmt.
rgritev. C. A. orowiXL ia authorised to
receive and receipt for any monies due the
Dawson “Journal’’ Office.
Booms Csntsal Kx'tivk Com. )
Os the Nations! Dem. Party, Gu. >
Macon Ga., June 4th, 18<>8. )
Arrangements have been made, by
which delegates and visitors from
Georgia to the National Democratic
Convention, to meet in the city of New
York, on the 4th day of July next, can
go and return for one fare, either via
Lynchburg or via Louisville.
Fare from Atlanta to New York by
either route is $37 00.
The fare going will be required
Free return tickets must be procured
from John B. Feck, Master of Trans
portation, W. &. A. R R Atlanta.
E. G. Cabaniss, Ch’man,
Executive Committee.
***Democratic and Conservative
papers of this State will | lease copy.
Oair Trip to Indiun River.
The recent excitement and extensive
emmigratioo, flattering, and we might
say exaggerated, reports the ormge ma
nia, Ac., which has. recently attracted
tbe public attention to East Florida,
especially that portion in the vicinity
and bordeting the St. Johns and Indian
Rivers, con; led with many desirable
advantages tflered by nc other country,
such as the productive qualities of the
land r the ease with which the trange
and most of tbe tropical fruitg are cul
tivated—the great demand, the ready
tale and remunerative returns of the
same, tbe akuudant game, fish, and al
most perpetual supply es such vegeta
bles aa we, of a more notbern latitude,
are only iavored with daring a quite
limited portion of tbe summer months;
and last, but not least, the small outlay
of manual labor necessary to maintaia
ones self in luxury, besides the isola
ted condition cf the country from eve
rything political, induced ourself, in
company with some eight others, who
were in all probability actuated by the
same motive, to visit this Southern Ely
seum, which has remained undiscovered
eo long, just within the bounds of Gen.
Meade's jurisdiction. We accordingly
left Dawton on the 14th of May, in
company with Major O. O. NelsoD, the
gentlemanly and euterpiising President
of the Dawson Car Manufactaiiug Cos,
Col. Thos. Nelson, an extersivc Com
mission Merchant, es Memphis, Teon ,
and Capt. S. G. Evans, of Terrell Cos.,
Ga, by rail. Mr. lieuben Gice and
two other gentlemen from the latter
place, having left a week previous with
wagon and mules, (which latter was
kindly furnished by Mr. Gice,) through
the country 'for Enterprise, the bead * f
navigation on tho St. Johns, and near
eat point to Indian River, at whiob point
wc were to meet.
Oa our arrival in Macon, we had a
valuable acquisition to onr party in per
aoa of Dr. .Capshaw, of Athens, Ala.
After a few hours stay in the litter city,
we were moving on as fast as steam
could carry us, over the C. R. R. to Sa
vannah, where we arrived on tbe morn
ing of the 15tb, Bjwewhat fat gued af
ter along night’s ride over a rough road.
Having refreshed ourselves with a long
nap, we made use of the short time left
in enjoying a stroll on the wharfs, ex
amining the shipping, which is always
interesting to land lubers. At half past
six o’clock, we left on the Atlantic &
Gulf Eoad for Jacksonville, Fta. Hav
ing taken birth in a well arraogtd and
commodious sleeping car, and our trip
over this road being whol; in the night
Alter crossing the Altamaha river, con
sequently cannot say much as regardb
the country only on the line of the road
from Savtnnab to tbe River, which was
low and marshy, with a continuous pond
of water on both sides of the road, in
which we saw numerous parties of men,
women and children, of all sizes and
colors, fishing with apparently good sao
cess. After a good nights rest, we
waked up at Baldwin, the Junction of
the Fla., Atlaulic & Gulf, Fernandina
A Cedar Keys and Cautral K. R , tweu
ty-five miles distance from Jatkaonville.
Baldwin,a place ot nonote, we not eel on
ly some fortifications. The country from
here to the city was principally a poor,
sandy, pins barren timber, so small and
scarce that tbe lumber mills on the line
are compelled to ship their saw-logs
some distance by Railroad. We ar
rived at the depot at 7 1-2 o’clock, and
learned that a steamboat would leave at
S p’oieck up the St. Johns. We, at the
raoowmeodatiou of the conductor and
earnest solicitations of one of the nu
merous yankce Hotel drummers, who
annoyed us unceasingly with tbe supe*
jriox claims of “Thomson House,” which
we left for the boat, alter dispatching a
miserable meal, sincerely hoping 'hat it
might not be our lot to atop at an in few
rior one. Jacksonville, J?i oe^saJike, has
sprung again into life from the smoul
dering pile if ashes in which the federal
troops left it at the close of tbe war.—
Owing to oar limited stay, we hai no
time for anything like an extensive ob
servation. On the street fronting the
river, which we supfo-ed to be the priu
cipal one, there are qoi e a number of
respcctahlo looking tire proof bu.-iness
b < net 6.
Having procured pa-sage on board
the steamboat “Hattie,” we were soon
ploughing our way up tbe beautiful St.
John* river, which wc supposed ass
about a mile and a half wid" at tbe city,
but gradually widened as we ascended
t>si mo two cr three miles. We fund
tho captain of the boat to be quite an
agreeable and accommodating gentle
mao, who took pleasure in pointing out
and giving us all the desired informa
tion concerning the diff-rent points of
interest on the river, which wrs strewn
on either bank with beautiful sites, res
idences and orange groves. Among
tbe latter, we passed a little insignifi
cant cabin on the west bank of the riv
er, surrounded by a few orange trees of
a sickly appearance, which was pointed
out to us as tbe property of Harriet
Beecher Stowe, the notorious negro
philanthropist, which she is honored up
North with the Dime of tbe “Stowe
Orange Plantation ” After frequent
stopping at the various landings for tbe
passengers, wood, &c., on which ocoa
.sion tbe most of our party employed
themselves in fishiDg, with what we con
sidered splendid succesp, and in which
wc took a lively interest, until wc dis
covered that our fish wero kicked over
board as fast as we caught them, they
being principally cat-fish, weigbirg from
five to ten pounds, which are never eaten
on the St. Johns. We an-ived late in
the evening at tbe town of Palstka. —
The principal p< iuts of interest between
Jacksonville and thin place, were the
Green Cove Springs and Picolata. A*
tbe boat remained some lime at tbe
wharf leading out from Green Cove
Springs, Major N , his Mother and Dr.
C., visited the Sprit.ga; my.-elf and
Capt. E. having booked a mammoth
oat fish, were employed in getting >id
of him, which we did at the loss of our
tackle. Tbe Major reported the Spring
as being the most magnificent one be
had ever serti, and both ta6ted and
smelled strong of sulphur. It is a place
of considerable re»'»Tt for Northern in
valids in the winter, se every other pom
on the liver. Picolata is the ncireet
point on tbe river to Sau Angu-tice on
tbe Atlantic coait, the oldest town by
forty years, in the United S'atet, being
18 miles distant from one poiDt to (he
other. Picolata is situated in a beauti
ful oove in the river, aud is beii g rapid
ly settled. Palatka is tbe head of nav
igation lor oeeau steameis, one hundred
miles from tbe bur. A tegular line ot
steamers from Charleston run wu kly t<>
this point, touchiug at tSavaniiah, Bt.
Mary’s, Pernandina, Jacksonville, aud
all intermediate points. As we were to
change boats and remain a*, l’alatka
during the Sabbath, we slopped at tbe
St. Johna Hotel, which we found to be
ao excellent house, and its Proprietor,
Mr. Peterman, an accommodating gen
tleman. The village is bcnu'ilully sit
uated on the east bank of the river and
contains about seven or eight buuu.ed
inhabitants, two large Hotels, four
churches and two schools, one a negro
school, maintained at the expense of the
government, taught iu one of tbe finest
houses and "D the best impr v* and place
in tho village, having been puroi ased by
tbe government, which also Cuntium s to
enoourage “Cuffee” in idleness, by issu
ing rations where he could so easily
maintain himself without scarcely anj
labor. We spent the Sabbath in writing
home, reading, and a general stroll
around the village, where we found
oranges, lemons, limes, ci rons, and
bannana growing, with large qualities
of vegetables, principally tomatoes, insb
and eweei potato, s, green eorn, cucum
bers, beans, &e., all of whico were be
ing shipped in large quantities to New
York, at considerable pi ofit. This veg
etable trade is general all along the rtv
er, and is the principal and most pn tita
ble eom-dny duringtbe rummer months.
On Sunday night, we lodged aboard the
boat‘Darlington,’ and on awaking,found
ourselves some distance up the river, on
our way to Enterprise
Tbe river from Palatka to lake
George is beautiful. A great many de
sirable places, mostly tew settlements
are to be seen on both banks of tbe riv
er. The ( range mania is gen rai evey
where. You can see tbe rei e- t y trsi s
planted stum) sos the wild o °nge, wh'Oh
ij out tine het or more in .ength and
planted at almost any season of the
year, and as soon as tbe sprouts which
shoot out at (ho top of the rtump attain
tbe length of two feet, they are all cut
away bat one of the stoutest, wbtn it is
carefully budded Trees thus transplant
ed and budded, generally bear fruit in
thr<e years, from the seed, ten years.
Lands along and fronting < n tbe river,
ure held at trom sl2 to S4O per acre.
Those wi h fruit bearing trpea, from
#160,00 to $200,00 per ecre. Very few
improved piatas can be bud slaty puce
Luba George is a nn gt.ific. n' sheet ot
wa'cr, 18 niilns in leng h ami 12 «id*-.
As the channel runs near the middle of
the lake, we oonld see nothing on either
ride but tbe white sand on the shore,
which seemed in -ouie places to be
forma 1 into bigb banks. Tide water
extends to this lake 150 rnilet from tbe
m 1 uth. After leaving' the lake over a |
very shallow bar, wh oh only sounded j
fur fei't water, we entered the river,
wh oh became contracted to quite a
small itrcam,*o much so, that wo were
under the impression that tbe boat was
running a chute. Here our gun*, of
which wo were well supplied, were
brought into requisition, for the river
was completely lined with Alligat rs o*
all sizes, from the largest to the small- I
c.st, at which wc k- pt up a continual
fire, until our pieces became foul and
• urselves exhausted—Major N. and
Capt E. jr ving to be the m >§t success
shots. The river proved to be quite a
small and insignificant stream from lake
Gerrgetolake M-nroe, bordered on
both sides by a low, flat prairie, subjeot
irom appearances to oveifl .w. Tbe lat
ter lake, though smaller than lake
Ge* rge, is itself a beautiful sheet cf wa
ter, five miles long and equally as wide.
It has two landings ; Mcloosville on the
wr-st and Enterprise on the east. Tbe
latter point we reached late iD tbe
evening and found Mr. Gice, with his
wagon ind mules, (the balance of our
party,) anxiously awaitiog our anival,
having been thirteen daj• on the road
in advanoe of us. All parties wpre red
hot with Indian river fever. We spent
a day and a* half at this place, which
eonsi.-ts of one l.rge Hotel, capable of
accomodating 150 guests, which wc
were informed was crowded during tbe
winter muo'hs, and a variety store, ,
which ee med to be doing well. The j
Hammock bordering this side of the j
lake was fine. Myteif and Mr. W.
walked two or three miles up the shore
through 'he Hammock, which was a
per : ect jungle of low and tall cabbage
Palmetto, live oak, rattan vines and j
numerous other growths. Even in this
dm se f rest of paln.et ces fr* m 10 to
50 feet high, we couid 'race fi r but d
reds of yards, large ri'lg<-sof e»ith four
or five feet an rt, n dica ing that these
detn-e Hummock- had loin in cul iva
ti. n previous to the age of it jr sent
giowtb Most of tbe land iu the vi
cinity oftbis larding is owned by D .
Sinrk, aud for which we wero told be
asked slsu 00 per acre On this tract
of land, which there is probably Btube
five hundred acre , extending alndg tbe
beach is an oiauge ((rove <>f «om - five or
MX acres, near which ns a large arid
boauti'ul spring some thirty yards in
diameter—circular ,n form, with the
enormous depth of 90 feet, and strong
ly impregnated with sulphur.
On th? morning of the 19th, after die
posting of all our surplus baggage,
which we stored with Mr. Watson,
Proprietor of the store, we bid farewell
to (r?t. Johns, and the whole party
started for Indian liver, with leeiinas
somewhat approximating those es Ponce Lie
Leons, in bis tearcb after tbe spring of
perpetual youth, but like our iilustri
ous predecessor, we wero doomed to
d'sappointment Alter leaving tbe nar
row h rnrr.ock which skirtH the St.
Johns, we entered the poor Pine
woods, tbe undergrowth consisting of
a-small scrub oak, and in other places
nothing but the palmetto ecrub,through
which neittiei’ man nor beaet can trav
el without haviug tbeir lower extremi
ties severely lacerated by the fine saw
like teeth, which lines the edge of the
s aik aud leaf This land is worthless
for anything, as this growth esc udaa
every other, even grass Such was the,
greater portion ot land we saw, except
tne narrow bainmock which skirls the
streum as our swamps do hare, but not
so wide, and was all the land that we
saw, worth having. We arrived at
Deep Creek, (a place notorious for
trout anil brim,) about half-past three
o’clock, and struck camp in order to
replenish our larder, which had been
somewhat reduced by recent reinforce
ments and repea ed attacks. As had
hern lepresented, we found fish in
abundunoe, and soon bad as many as
we could prepare for supper and
breakfast, after throwing a great many
away on account of tbeir small size,
which, however, would have been con
sidered fine fish in Dawson Having
iva ked most of toe distance from Eo
tcrprise, 14 miles, our appetites were
keen enough to re<isb a good aupper,
which was well served by black Tom,
! our wagoner After a sound nights
weep, all hands were u, early, tackle
* in hand, ready lor a fish oefore «tari-
I iLg We caught them until we were
■ tired of the sport—wound up our
, tuck sand 6 arted again for Indian
niw, guns in band and on the alert
for a deer, which we were told were
plentiful ahead- We walked some die
j tauce from the road after wbut we sup-
I pi sed obe a eotlple of deer, but was
i suipiisid to see them iak>- wings and fly »*»».
They i roved iO be S»nd Hill Cranea, wbicb
I we abeiwa ds lound in any quantity. Major
i X. euveesoed in killing out-, from wuoae
j LieiH »« Lad Sonia lenuer and Tell fiar red
S oak. Without Ay event of importance,
j we arrived after dark within a few miles of
Seed Foist eo lolaz river. Campiag on a
guild t.ifl i.tni m, )e and ,-t a .-iouxb, winch
-erred us with Very poor wcuo, but, howev
er, we diereurd? found to be se good as any
on Indian rivijf. The aspect wan the same us
thst ibreugli which we had b'<Yi travt IjJJ-Hlij
d»y, aporir #nd seemingly hootidleiw pine bnr
r«o. Having Uxrne'd of the locality of some
emigrants (ruin this county, who bad set
t ed on the river, and wl h whom we were to
qusimed, we struck our trots and moved tire
miles lower down the river to their settle
merit. We found Mr. Allen and Mr. Hurtis,
two -ot tbeir no,niter, sick with intermittent
fever, and all generally dissatisfied. Froto
this point w« sit breaohed out in different di
rections to look at the country and see In
dian river for ourselves. M-jor N., bis broth- i
tr and Dr. Cnp-iiaw, up rhe river in tbe wag I
on for 8 tid Poiot, myself and the balance of:
the party, acoonijnmied by Messrs. Byrd and I
Allen, settlers on tbe river, io a different di
rection down tbe stream, on which trip wr
committed a sad blunder m endeavoring to
kill two birds with one e'otie. Believing that
we could hunt and look at the country the
sauio nmo, we prevailed on Mr. Bjrd to take
a splendid deer dog which he owued. On ar- |
riving at a pla.e which he said was notoiioua
lor d<e-, utter placing us ,ri different elands,
he proceed, and to diive with his dog a large !
and thick scrub which lay in tho bend of the
river ; (he dog was not long in opening as if
he had gotten up a deet ; every one was on
the alert wi h guns toady cocked; discover
ing fOou tlcQg approaching us through the
thicket, which, in the excrement, we would
have sworn to have bsen a fa»n ; we fired at
it sou eBO yards and it fill. Alter tearing
our coat and pauls literally to pi-.ces in run
ning through the almost unpenetrable scrub,
and discovered to our grra: chagrin, that we
h«d killed tbe dog, which broke up our deer ;
bum alterward* on Indian river. After walk
ing some miles through scrub aud hammock, ,
to the complete de-ti action of what remained ,
o( hat and coat, we returned to camps, where
we lound the tuber party wiili whom we j
compared rotes, which resulted :u satisfying j
all that In (Han river was uot aa repiescuied,
at least, so tar us good water, health, society
and commerce are concerned, the absence of
which, all the orange c over, gstue, Bsh aud
tropcal hulls in the aorid wou.d uotuplaee.
We lound the laud ou Indian river to be sit
uated similar to that on ihe St. Johns, nar
row hammock, backed by pool pioe scrub, !
probably ot better quality, owing to the fact ,
ibat in the alluval dep< sit of which
these hammocks aie lormeti, there are a '
laiger quantity of shell m some places. The ;
pine tai and is uuderli ved with a conglomera
ted umss ot email theh, which is said to ho as
proouC'ive as the hammock, and on which }
1 the orange tree grows tqnally as well. Pine :
apples, limes, lemons,.'ol angee, tigs aud cit- I
rone, are the piincipal fruits that are giowu .
on this rirer, but owing to the uriuavigable
tondiihn of the river aud the want ot trans- '
poi taiioii, it cat never cope with St. Jolids. ;
It has been asserted that the stream never can
be rendered navigable only by opening a '
canal which has been cut Irom Mtnq-tilo
lagoon across a small neck ot land some tour
hundred vhtds in length. We conversed I
with a geullemau who seemed lo be posted
iu regird to it, who said that it would
take an enormous sunt of money to keep it
open, as it would have to bed edged out ;
l once or thrice a Wei k, besides building a light
house. A portion ot our par'y crossed the
nyer to Luthuiel’s CHih .rd. The xher is lli
miles wide and lie party weie compelled to
pole the bowline whole distance, uLm.e «#eru
fiv© touts to cross. The riven? shallow .ted
wou and not be t.av |apk> only for m.atl tr.ut-.
I is uoied for its hnnuriancr ot all kii-ds ol
iaU. waist fish, among which the Owe, iiimlet
sod sbiep-head ate pietili ul, mui -re v r)
j highly pui-ed, which can be .astir k: let wjib
Ia gig at night, even by th*- ineip* relictd in '
tins uo ie of ti-nihg. Vie, ti and -.one r.re
I apor- tastnu at tugbi in .lit- wav—Sharks.
I aniHSliugeveS-, notwithstanding Our spoil'
Came very near being spoiled on one occa
sion a prying ttiia k, lha* came so ntar us
as io cau: « the Major to bigke h*» gig, which
•hie did, apparently, wi'hou" an effort.
All of the latrci,- ot at y value are cuv. red
with Spanish g ants and held by prvaig par
ties. V\ e lound no laud oi any v.ilce that ge
oould pmcna-e if we bad beta so disposed.
En eipi ise, i>;> wile?, is the near,-at point of
trade, post cilice and mill, to which the sej.-
tleis thke their fruil, deer, bear and cow
hides, winch they bgfter, for cum, Hour and
other necessaries. This portion ol Florida
i? a poor grain countiy, the best lauds only
producing liom 5 lo id ou-heja of com per
acre, lri-h and,sweet potatoes are raised in
abundance, so we were told, t,ut failed to see !
any, notwi.hstauding we made every effort 1
u> buy some. The people certainly live with
great ease or are very lazy, for some who
have been living for ZU yens iu the vicini y
of pand Foiut, have no improvements of any
con-t qnence. A 'wo or three acre patch, an
imiiffciwotly constiaeted cabin, aud a few
orauge trees, constituting all that was visible.
No schools flor chu ehes; the prevailing re ;
iigrou being uuiversaltsiu. Thoroughly ais> ,
gussed with Indian river aud its surround- j
inge, we, alter a few days Slay, departed for
the uioie civihied and beauulul country on
tbe St. Johns, ol which, we will say more iu
our next.
i The diseases of the country are such as are
peculiar to a tropical climate, such as diar
rhoea, dvsenterv, cholera and miasmatic fe- -
ver9, ;
Slauiou’a Resignation.
It has alreauy been Announced by
telegraph that Mr Stanton vacated tbe
War Office on Tuesday. As many of
our readers will doubtless like to read
( tbe particulars, we give some items in
connection wi'b tbe affair.
At about half past three o’clock, the
President received the following com-
BDU>*ieati"n from Mr. Sianfan :
j War Department, W'athinytun City,
May 26. I»6B.—teJn: —The re oluiioo
lof the Senate of the Halted Slates of
tbe 21st of Feb uaiy last, declaring fbo
President bas oo power to remove tbe
■ Secretary f War and designate any
I other i tficer to perform the duties ot
1 the office ad interim having this day
fail dto support by two-tbirds of tbe
I Senators present and voting on the ar
deles of impeachment preferred against •
you by the House of Represenlatives*. |
1 have relinquished charge of the War
Department, and have left the same
; and the books, archives, papers and ;
proper'yin my custody as Secretary of.
War iu care of HreWt Mnj 'r General
Townsend, tbe senior Assistant Anju
' taat General, subj ot to y ur direction. ■
Ed bin M Stanton, ’
Secretary of War. |
First New Wukat, etc —We copy
1 the fol.owing from the Rome Courier
; of yesterday :
j ,\ir. Dh b. M. Gaddis, cl the county
brought the first new wtiyut ° .‘h 18
morkcUlUfl sci-sou, on the 4th inst
it w»s sill o Hatty* A 1 ° al
; per bushel Thi l- cuusitkicd about
25 cents above the market price
! Advanced Gotion —'' 6 Wl ' re shown
j yesterday a cotton stalk two and a
half fee high, in which were tnAerdl
! f ruin. It was tafcvn fn tii dr VV ulk
er s plant at. fail ir. I*s it V»- lj county,
j Southwestern Georgia, und .t is said
I not io have been the best specimen.
| This is u bead of anything we ve seen.
1 —Go?, bun, 7th.
a.tit «t- lluvc Hiii mc-iiy
Tho pohljval signs of the titnoo tire,
to <mi iiiiinj, anys the (j|nrif«viU« Citron
'jtrle, clunrlyTiidicativo of tr>.ulile nhcinl
• nO' of nei-ewsity, but « ntingent upon
n«t».Qw ambition, perversity of judge
ineot and ill founded prejifd c« 3 here
is not un honest pfitrrof in the Eefuo
eratic or Conservative ranks whose
first wish is not for the overthrew of
L' Ruthenium); or who will not proflwr hw :
bett eflorte for that etui. Iu all this |
ho ie honest and sincere ; but perhaps (
he lias made up his mind tout this vi
tnl object can bo nccorrpiished only
through the agency of certain meas
ures and a particular man.
We are free to confess that onr opin
ion has been—perhaps is now—that
the chief measure, to this end, is th«
oroposition to pay the public debt in
gieenhucks and that the man is Geo.*
H. Peudleton. But upon a more care
ful reviyw of the subject, it is manifest
tu us that there is a questiou of more
vital import to the whole country than
any w hich eon grow out ot the public
debt. That question is the defeat of
Grant and Colfax—the golden calf
and officiating priest of I tactical wor
ship. Upon their defeat, depend the
financial prosperity of the country, the
re-cetablishmen* Os political liberty and
the preservation of national honor.
| To us of the South ihe restoration
of poliiieal justice ought to be of more
importance than all other issues com
bined, and ought to prepare us for a
cordial support of whatever men and
I meusut es may be deemed, by the Dein
. ocrats of, the North, essential to its ao
j complishinci-t. It will be conceded by
uii ibat, by means of force and fraud,
Grant can already count twelve States,
! ten of them will be declared for the
! sole purpose of counting their eh ctoral
‘ votes as io much Radical s'rength,
| w hilst two, now recognized as Sta es
are about as free as slave-pens guard
ed by baypne'e. With this amount of
strength to begin with, it wt 1 be no
j child's play to overcome it, even if the
: usurpers do not suspend tbe writ of
habeas corpus and place the ballot
box in ’Tie hands of Grant arid his sub
ordinates.
Satisfied that the election will not be
: lair, even ii r.ot con ro led by force
and wiih ?o huge it vote already se
cured ag inat the iioniiue-s of the
Democ-iitie party, is thc>e airy margin
for mliimns growing ut bl fiuulici.il--
ques ions cr j rc expressed preference
lor differ btil men ? \\ e tielicvo we Icei
ns dei [* un interest tn Pendleton and
hi* joliry, as is felt by most men, hu!
if pressing either oi* both upon a large,
: and unwiffing portion of the Northern
* jieopde is caituiatsd to create division
ana promote Radical success, we are
ready to surrender both for the prob
able attainment of an object para
mount to every other—the restoration
of the Cooditutior and our rights un
fit rit The governments of Ihe South
‘ ern Statis ure the bitterest enemies of
the true Southern people, and we can
not connive at, or endorse dissension
in the ranks of Northern Democrney
without giving aid and comfort to a
dotnesde ana national enemy baser and
more vindictive than any j eople out
side of cannibalism.
The indications of each a division are
already too clear to be mistaken. 3he
danger is impending over the political
rights of the people of the North, are
not yot so obvious to the apprehensions
| of the masses as to alarm them into
j the abandonment of questions of pecn-
I niary interest, and arouse them to tho
necessity for a fierce and determined
struggle for rights that are not yet
lest. The procrastinating and the sel
fish cens itute no weak element in any
section, and to rely upon then? for &
bold s roke for liberty und tbe right
when it involves the possible sacrifice
of pecuniary interest, is to mistake the
means adapted to the end. But can
we afford, at this ersis to lose their
support! This is a qnes ion for the
wise consideration ol the Convention,
and upon its decision may depend the
result ol the canvass. Let us have
harmony, even if to secure it we must
postpone grave questions for settlement
at a future day.
If hose reflections are the result of
recent developments, subject to modi
fication by rapidly shifting events.
Tiie Crops.—A correspondent of
the Augusta ContiHitimatat write*
from Athens, on the 4th inst - , that the
wheat crop in Oglethorpe an f Elbert
counties is fine, but in Madison,,
Franklin, Jackenfi, and other counties
adjoining, the rust has done more in
jury Athens merchants expect to
e, 1. flour at $7 to $& j>er barrel before
Tad
The Dal’flrn (Vtizcn says that tlye
wfle.tt frnrvent has commenced in that
cotlriW, and pnmiieees a n-itch heitvi r
yield tan it ifiddl few seek ago.—
IJorti hioka well Tlie editor, from,
ptr-ouai ohsfiH.itliO, *s “is glad to my
th at the wheat crop of Gordon, li ir
tow and I'tShb eornti -s, KxfFß very
wei li is fist turning npt*, die
heads lire heavy und nearly, if not
quite, fiee from the dangers ot rust
The ero[ is very large. Corn and
cotton, on the line of tbe rai road in
th .se counties, look well, though some
what backward, and, in many instan
ces, rather weedy.”
Dvlegale? In the Nsilioil:i| Drni
ucraiir (.outeptivii.
3be following is a lirtt of delegates
to the lftsinocriitk; (Jotiventiim, to ns
reiiiblo at New York on the 4th of
July..to nominate a ctmifiduU for
Presideiit and Vi<;e President. VVe
ale informed that arrangements will be
made to entry the ilelvg"!e« utid others
gouig. on u special train as soon us tne
plan becomes definite wo will give no
tice — JutepDjcncer.
DKLKOATES AT LAROGI
A II Chappell, Columbus j B II Hill,
A tocos.
II S Fitch, Savannah ; John B Gor
don, Atlanta.
DISTRICT BtT.KJATJCS
Ist*\V T Thompson, Savannah ; P
G Pendleton, Valdosta,
2d. Arthur Hood, Guthbert; B G
Lockett, Albany.
3d Hugh Buchanan, Newnan; Jno. *
L Mustiu.n, Columbus
4tb. Wm A Reid, Mai on; On. Pee
ples, Griffin.
sth. A R Wright, Augusta; E J
Pottle, Warrenton.
Gth Col. Phil. R Simmons, Gaines
ville ; Col. Wm P Price, Dahlonega.
7th. J D Waddell, Cedartown;
Lewis Tomlin, Ctirtersville.
Sale of tlie First New Crop of
6<*oi-gia Wheat.
The Baltimore Sun of the 4th re
ports tbe first rale of new Georgia
wheat, as follows:
Thf first receipt of now crop was
exhibited on Vbn'ffge yestercNy by
Messrs. Knox & Gill, consisting of
only a small lot grown by li. W. Me-
Kvimou, Wood I awn, Richmond coun
ty, Georgia, and shipped bom Augus
ta by Messra. J. O Mutth. rson & Cos.
It was rmrehused by Messrs. N. A.
Gassaway & Cos., manufaoturers of the
Ashland Family, an excellent City
Mills brand Price paid §5 per bushel.
We deem it adv.sable to say, lest the
hopes of farmers rise'too high, that it
is not 'probable that any subsequent
sale of new crop, whether Georgia or
Maryland, will meet with such high
appreciation as to pi ice.
A fakhionaWo lady of New York
wasted a plate of 'strawberries and
ere in, by brow id j it at her father’s
head because he would not consent to ,
tuke her to Europe.
•Vr#r nlthcrtisrmint*,
BETTER THAN GOLD !
OCR NSW
13DKS rKfff TIBLE PEVS-
Are rrr»3TntTicn#lFf4 fir r.tnkCT< T.A'.YTTris, Trofes
pioTeutlx IT., Mricli .UIH, nud all who have
triHil tln’iin, flni bf*f»t Prn n»jnuihcfuK<T.
They are mm-eorrosiYo, .uni roanuLu’tuj’ed with
the st curb, rendering fhvfinmore daralle
than nwy jK-r, now ilpi public.
Sent poM-peid to ai™«fidrefs tor 76 cents per
box, ( (RiL tiuiir. oike dO'Apn.
Oniers eo«1
our riit-k. i>o not forget to try them.
M. McxVMMN A CO.
i ouU.vUiu, Ky.
Please state whore you saw this advertisfmettt.
juueili-ini*
J.W.rSARS,
PRODUCE, PROVISION,
~ —Xnd—
COTTOA ISKCKUK,
Office over J H Anderson & Son's store,
TH If ID ST., JtlvlCtl.r, GEO.
Orders promptly filled for any article of
MERCHANDIZE
Special attention given to tho
SEEECTIOJT OF GOODS
Ordered.
COTTON ORDERS SOLICITED,
And
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
J. VV. FEARS.
Juejljtf
TO SOUTHERN MERCHANTS
—AND—
immense Slock of Staple and
▼ ▼ Kauc? DRY GOODS. Boots Shoes,
Hate, CJothtrg, Yankee .Ko ions. Hosiery,
Bleached and Biowu Domestics! Prnifs, both
and Ccttouades, Stripes Plaids,
Macon and Houston XX Brown Domestics,
Hock ‘Factory and other brands. 78 Brown
Domestics. Also
Tcbseeo,
Sugar, (Joff.ie,
Caudle-, Gandy,
lUisios, Sardines,
Soaps, Starub,
l’uik es, Plan. Rittcre,
S< hie;h m S.f&napps,
Danncd Fruits,
Spice, I’eppcr,
Ginger, CofUm Cards,
Powder, Shot, Caps,
Win] ; in_' Paper,
Ball Tho a 1, Cigars,
Gun Oars, Pvekot aud
Table Outtpry, Tubs
Buckets. Brooms,
11 -.low Ware,
iron, Flour,
Whiskey, is casks and bbla.,e:o etc,
Which we offer at nqtißually low prices, and
t-pecintlv solicit orders from Oa-h or Kbori
*inie good I-II lira cosiomeis. Vfe are deter
mined not to he uuduoald by iui j House iu
Middle Ouo'gi i
J. If. lf<'*S A SOX.,
» il>i/.ESBJ.E lIFIaLZHS IN
DRY GGUuS M GBOCfRtES,
OH Che! i>, i # ”.r. SiTs’ret'r, MACON, Ga.
j _ !_!;•* *
H. J. ~
syecisazda TO .
PETER & BLACKSHEAR,
Wliolesaie & Retail Siragghls,
13?" Order* r’oliciUd.
jUDedSojos Tlhood, On.
f. A. IFF,
WHOLESALE
run inn.
Cor. of Cherry and Third Strwti,
MACON, GA.
Offers for Sale the following:
75 casks C. B. Bacon Sides
10 casks Hear Bacon Sides
25 casks Bacon Shoulders
50 kegs Leaf Lard
25 bbls. Syrup
500 sacks Tennessee Corn
300 bush. Oats
4500 sacks Salt
15 sacks Coflee
10 bbls.
509 bush. Fresh Mea!
150 sacks Family Floor
75 bbls. Superfine Flour
3000 ibs. Magnolia llams.
SOT*Parties can be wco‘>maodats4 with
or without the money, by making prep*
er arrangemsu'a “iJsS
W. A. lIUFF.
bacon DECLINING !
CORN RECLINING!
BACON has declined during the last
week in all tbe Western markets, aad
to meet it, I propose to sell
CLEAR SIDES at IScente
CLEAR RIB SIDES at 18 eewta
SHOULDERS at 15 oeata
My BACON was bought in the mouth
of February last, and I can afford it.
CORN.
CORK his advanced in all Western
markets, and thi Maoon market bn,
consequently, gone from $1 15 tn f 1 25.
I bare 10,000 bushels for sale at this
figure. Send in your order*.
W. A. HUFF.
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