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exhibit.”
toes press our-
of the African
disposed to
•f calm and
'• cm see no reason
•re to be Died. We will enter . thrauelvw. The degradation of slavery ia!
here." not felt, whilst that of inch freedom in felt, j
A* the woman spoke, she led tbe way aa a general thing, ia almoat eter; fora'
into a cell, where sat an idiot last bound • which hi
into an arm-chair; for altj^ngh of great
nine, he had not wit eMMnto maintain
his balance without tMraiJ of cords.—'
His dull, louden efe rolled vacantly
from side to side. II is distorted band
clutched eagerly at everything
him, and sometimes grasped lira thin civilised werH. TY MF condi
atr. His tongue hung out .if his mouth.! ditioa of tbe Soutbora etevo fa flatter then
He could not speak a word, hut every I that of bio freo bn tbor. as Mr. Johnson ad-
M »w am. then moaned aloud like a dy- mito, where is the barm of removing tbe be-
4W '?. i- i •, . • "’ghtod and down trodden African from his
That !• not, said the wotran, “ has ’ native home, wheraexists tbe worst form of
the Salim Father It. heaven that you J slavery, to our lend, where bis temorel con-
have. k ou boll, sprung from i he same • ditioa is bettered, and his eternal welfare
Creator. But while find give-roc rea- 'looked after:
srni, imagination, judgment ami r-onse, j There is one part of Mr. Johnsons tetter
t ns ptw eliiM iitrver r«'aIizK| yet flint j which strikes as as Icing ia fc*4 teste, te
ho exists. If he has a sold it' slumbers. ,,J lb . l e! ut of it. For the origin of slave-
1 ou might have been crrtited in like | r y. the people of the South, bo soya are not
manner, kou have no talents save those j responsible,and therefore they are not bound
"” l *' 1 " “ ' " ‘ ' to set their slaves freo. We sro opposed to
THE STANDARD.
More Aid for Walker.
The steamer Tennessee sailed from
New York on tbe ‘29th of January with
two hundred and fifty men, destination,
Dttellimg.
••Public opinion especially in the Sooth ia
very inconsistent in relation to duelling. A
man is denounced as n coward if bo rofoaes
to fight, and if be fights, bo ia denounced aa
a man!ever. Between tba rock of one side
CASSVILLE, GEO.
THURSDAYMORNISG,
FivBKUARI 5, 1857.
{Nicaragua. .
On the same .lav the steam.-r Texas * dJ tht w^H-lpool on tho other, it r^niraa
, XT * ax I i • eletr bead, a bold heart, a quick eje and
“•W New Oilcans, bar lug on j mamAj mrm |0 M Me band social deg-
board four hundred lueu and abundant red»tion. and on the other a shipwreck of
'munitions of war, destinat ; on, Nicara- . tempura! and eternal happiness Ifbees-
• : espes Chatybdis he is manglrd by Scylla:
if be escapes Scylla his bvdy is whirled
round and round in the fatal and boiling
vortex.'
We regret to see tbe above lame
H&tsI Depot at Brunswick.
Tbe Senate has passed tbe bill estab
lishing a Naval Depot at Brunswick,
Ga., appropriating two hundred tbou ! a P° ,0 g? for duellin S in th ® Columbus
Sun. We think tbe Editor is mistaken
in bis estimate of public opinion, when
Removal, or No-Removal.
We have received a communication jeome a law.
on the subject of removing the Court-
ofibring the world anything like an apology fr0|n th ; ; ot to Cartersvilfe.-
for slavery. The South lias too long pur- . , 1 . .
sand dollars for tbe purpose. As this
b'H passed the House of Representatives
] at the last session, it now only requires
tbe signature of tbe President, to be-
whicli God has lent you. Thev are not
your own. See that you use them as
SW r Creator has ordered. The same is f or slavery. The South has too long pur-
IfiM of your wealth ; of your influence; j mt d this course, to her injury and discredit, j ° ocn r>’ i »g wc 4°, h»»«
Jim must use them, or render a reason J Slavery is morally right and needs no apol- i determined to late no stand for nor a-
W*<*d mid suffmepl, why you wrapped I ogy. It is best for tbe alave, and best for ! gainst it. ft is a matter to be dererm-
J" *#**'" " nd l,,d t,,em iw ,1,e j tb * country, and tbe man who only tolerates \ j n< *J fc v t fc e peopfo tbe cotintv. We
c W the institution as an#vil that cannot be get | , . ' ... - „ , *
Hi® young mat. trembled. j riJ 0 f, j. D0t ,b. Southern man fer ua ifi.! ,0 ° k lbe C,t,£eOS S™™"? for a S,, P*
“)<»u are a severe- mentor,” he said, high tiina for men <tf tbe South to look at' |>°rt, irrespective of any issues that may
“ * have nct’tfl looked at my posses this matter in ita true light.—Augusta Kt>-! be sprung, and it will prove suicidal to
ming Ditpatch. I our interests to defend one partv and
be says “ that a man is denounced as a
coward if he refuses to fight a duel.” A
class there is—and that a small one—
that would thus denounce him. But is
i the opinion of the subjects—or rather
j victims—of the so-called code of honor,
j tbe standard of public opinion ! That
For tbs Standard.
Our Next Governor.
Editor of the Standard:
la your last issee you notice tbe efforts .
made by the friends of Mr. Gardner, Editor wo,,!d ** an unwarrantable assumption,
of the Constitutionalist, to bring him before; Many of our greatest and best men have
tbe people ms tbe next candidate of the Dem- j not onlv refused to engage in duelling,
ocratic party for tbe office of Governor, and i but ^ n , <] eDOUnced t j, e practi ce.-l
yon appear to think that be is the choice of r
aions in this
Jlm'igl
fit l»;fore. I al way
^ _ 'could net as I choose,
without heinj^t-sponsible to anybody."
“Thousands make the same mistake,’ 1
said tiie woman impatiently. “Thev
weigh everything in the warped balances
of this world.”
“Hut where shall I begin the work ! ’
Mid Cameron. “ ! cannot right all the
wrong* in society.”
“ True, true,” said the woman. “ You
are not required to perform im|iosibi!i-
tie*. Begin at the very *|>ot where Gt>d
in Ins Providence bat placed you. Rest
assured that is where you are most need
ed. Do not wait until some large field
for active Christian l>. n -rolemte ojiens
before you : begin where you are, and I
the work will expand beneath your'
hands. Theieis a clase if men who re- ;
alixe, or pretend to realize, tho impor j
tauec of doing good in a world like iliis. |
They are called Fieemator.*. You will
do well to join them. There is another
organization, higher even than that. It
is called tin Church. You will do better
to join tlitfil. But, do something: doit
soon with all your might—
Some high er humble enterprise of good
Contemplate, till it shad occupy tliy mind.
Become thy study, pastime, rest *nd food.
And kindle ia thy heart a flame refined.
House to some work of high and holy love.
And thou an angel's happiness shall know
! discountenance Hie other. .If (he people
j of the county desire to discuss the mat-
Wonfir* Rights.
During the present session of the New | , ,
Turk Legislature, sundry strong minded j tf-r lh r ou S h the Standard, they can have
disciples and imitators of Mrs. Bloomer, I ^ ,e °f ,0 doing; provided each
Lucy Stone Blackwell, and other petticoat 1 communication is accompanied with a
notorieties, sent up a petition to that body, j responsible name. This, we think is a
praying that there might be established by , ■ ... , , ,
i.. “ .„! ,alr P^posittoi—nd one that cannot be
objected to by either party concerned.
We have no disposition to be instrument-
law an equality of rights between the two
sexes. It was referred to a committee, and
they made following report, which we take
from the Herald. It completely reveises
the position of things, and establishes by
unanswerable arguments aad illustrations,
the fact that tbe grievances are all on the
other s : de, and that the lor is of creation
instead of the ladies, are the one's whose
wrongs should be redressed. Oar lady rea
ders,except the strong minded ones uf course,
will doubtless bear witness to its truth, and
while their tenderest sympathies are with
their down trodden and oppressed sisters
in New York they can but appreciate the
humo'ous, and at tbe same time, eensible
disposal of such a nonsensical subject.
Athens Banner.
Tbe petitioners ssk that there may ba es
tablished by law an equal of rights between
tbe two sexes. The Judiciary Committee is
composed of married and single gentlemen.
The bachelors cn tbe committee, with be
coming diffidence, have left the subject
pretty much to tho married gentlemen
As the woman uttered these words, jThey have considered it with the aid of the
light they have before them, and the. ex
perience married life has given them —
Thus aided, they nTe enabled to state that
ladies have tbe best piece and choicest tit
bit at table, tbe warmest place in winter,
and tho cooleat place in summer. They
have their cboica on which aids of tbs bad
they will lie, front or buck. A lady's dress
costs three times as much aa a gentleman's,
and at the present time, with the prevailing
faeliion. one lady occupies three times
much space in tbe world as a gentleman.—
It has thus appeared to the married gen
tlemen of yonr committee, being a majority,
the bachelors being silent for the reason
mentioned, and also probably for tbe fur
ther reason that they are still suitors for
tbe favors of the gentle sex. that if there is
any inequality or oppression in tbe case,
the gentlemen are sufferers. They however,
have presented no petition for redress, hav
ing doubtless made up their minds to yield
to an inevitable destiny. On the whole, the
committee have concluded to recommend no
measure, except that, as they have observed
several instances in wbioh husband nnd wife
her face beamed with a light which was
not of earth. The young man turned
togsze at her more closely, but as he did
so, lie was aroused by his wife's voice.
“ Supper is leady. Hugh,” she said.
“ How rustless you have been for the
laat half hour here upon the sof;.. Prav,
what have you beer, dreaming about ?”
“/lice,’’ he replied, rubbing his eyes,
“I have had h marvellous dream—a
dream which has taught tne that it is a
serious and solemn tiling to live, as well
as an awful thing to die.”
The Slave Trade.
Hon. Reverdy Johnson has written n let-
tor, opposing the revival of the African
Slave Trade. After congratulating tho
country on the election of Mess Buchanan
and Brockenridge, and the adaptability of
our present form of Constitutional Govern
ment to the wants of tho people, and their
disposition, on all occaoiono when, our insti
tutions seem to bo in peril, to fly to tlieir
support and forget, for the time, all mere
subordinate considerations, he says:
..But, whilst these are matters of little or j l,nTe 1,0,11 Bi gned the same petitidn_in such
n« consequence, with the exception referred j * ase tbf J would recommend tbe parties to
to, I trust no man in the States, now with
out slavery, will for a moment believe that
apply for a law authorising them to change
dresses, so that the husband may wear the
any aeriotu purpose exists, in the public ; and the wife the breeches, and
mind of the South, to revive the foreign slate I tb, “ indicate to their neighbors and tbe
trade. I think 1 am right in saying that, ! P ub lic ‘he true relation in which they stand
against inch a measure the public voice in j 10 Mcb other.
that section will be as decided and unaui j Old Age for Cutting ^Tes-tiT- In tbe
ou*. as in any other part of the country _ j Memphis Appeal, of Jan. 24, Mr. John H
Such a step would, and in my opinion should j Fuller, under date at Bolivar, 31st inst ,
shock the eenee of the civilised world. Af- gnyg :
tsr we have made it piracy. and again and | I saw in one of the Memphis papers, some
agsie punished it as such, to legalize, and : time ago, a notice of a man near Middleton,
•■gage in it ourselves w.uld justly subject sixty or seventy years old, cutting a full
ns to the condemnation of C.irietendom
Slavery, as it exists with us. ‘s quite
set of teeth. I can beat that story. I have
a negro woman who says she is one hundred
different matter. For its origin we are not years old. but supposed to be abdut ninety
responsible ; its eontinnanes. besides being ! three, who never had a tooth in her head an-
nnder tbe proteetion of the Constitution, is | til within the last six months. Since the
absolutely necessary to our genera! peace | first day of last Angnst, the has cut as prel
aw! welfare. To set at large more than j ly a eett of teeth as I ever saw in any per-
three million* of slaves, unfit for self-gov eon's month; and, moreover, she can pick
ernment, and incapable by nature of being . one hundred pounds of cotton per day, the
amalgamated with the dominant race, and ' week round.
to have them remain where they are. all I I vouch for tho above, and if any person
admit to ba equally impossible What. J doubts tbe truth of it, let him come to Boli-
tbea, could be done with them ? Would the i var, and i will prove it.—every word of it.
other States receive them ? Would the la- j
boring mm agree t. such a competition with 1 A.sas».n atiok or the Archuishot or
their own labor ? The* question, admit of! P « ri » was plunged into profund
bet cm reply, aad that .hows how idlo it j on Saturday evening, by the
ia to look forward to such a day as possible,
as long as the present condition of tbe coun
try remains.
If onr system of slavery be wrong if it
*°eSete with morality, and religion, in the
abetrnct, or in the particular an united
iofinenee of Christianity will, in God's own
time, bring it to an end. When this shall
occur. His goodnes* and mercy will provide
that it shall not be followed by greater evils,
to alave aad master—to the cause of peace
ou earth aad good will to mM--tban Sow,
report that the Archbishop of Paris, whilst
| officiating in the Church of St. Etienne du
Mont, had been murdered by a priest. At
first no one cxnld believe in the reality of
so awful a rrime, committed ia sneh a place,
and by eoch a band ; but it was soon ascer
tained, lamentable to relate, that tbe sad
intelligence was only too true. The follow
ing is a detailed account of this dreadful
crime:
Tlie uunin was a priest. Verger by "name,
wbo bad been refuted preferment by the
al in tearing down one town to build up
another. We tee) at liberty to rectify
misrepresentation respecting our village
and our institutions of learning; but in
this instance it will be best for us to say
nothing. We would prefer, however, to
have nothing said through the Standard
on the subject, but if the people claim
it as a right, we must abide it.
CanYille Female College.
The first term of this Institution,
the present year, commenced on Mon
day last, with a flattering prospect for
large and interesting classes. Up to
the present time, about fifty have been
enrolled, and very few, if any of that
number are from abroad. Within a few
days, or a week, there will be, perhaps,
one hundred or,more within the walls of
the Institution. The efiforts that have
been made by the friends of education,
in this ecnnr.unity and neighborhood,
to have a first class male and female
college at this place, will no doubt be
successful. Indeed, we consider tbe
success of both our colleges as establish
ed, and we look forward w-itb pride and
pleasure to their future career of use
fulness. Tbe interest, not only of this
community, but of Cherokee Georgia,
is, to a considerable extent, linked with
these Institutions, and we must lose
confidence in the intelligence and liber
ality of our people, before we can be
lieve that either of them will languish
for want of patronage.
More about the Elephant.
The Editor of the Columbus Sun is
after our Elephant again, with a sharp
stick, or rather a long pale. He asks us
“ if we really believe as we write, [that
an Elephant's bead is better than none
at all] why have we removed from sight
not only the head, but the whole hide
and hoofs of the ‘ h animal’ and run up
the Stars and Stripes ?” The Editor of
this paper refuses to say anything moro
on the Elephant question, and as it is
necessary that some one should say a
word or two in defence of the hani-
mal, “Our Ben” begs leave to say
thiff the Elephant picture was placed at
tbe editorial head of the Standard, that
his appearance might serve as a warn
ing to delinquent subscribers and ad
vertisers—that if they did not respond
to tbe repeated caHt, made through tbe
columns of this paper, urging them to
settle up their indebtedness, that they
would hare a tough customer to deal
with. As “Our Editor” could not enjoy
the remarks made by several of the ed
itorial fraternity, concerning tbe ham
mafs “flopped ears’ 1 and “thick hide,”
ordeis were .forthwith issued to have the
a majority of the people. Your opinion is j
■•deep no doebt, from the newspaper com-
mwnicationa written by the personal friends
of Mr. Gardner, which here been qnite nu
merous. A moi.ent's reflection wilt enable
yon to see how easy it is for one special
friend to write communications for different
papers in the State, published in different
sections thereof, whereby it would appear
that tbe writer’s views bad many advocates,
and that it might be the popular fooling
If Mr. Gardner was the candidate of my
party, no one would support b:m with mote
alacrity than I would: yet without dispar
agement to tbe claims of that gentleman, I
conceive that when the people speak through
their public meetings, it wilt appear that
there in one who has higher claims upon the
party than Mr. Gardner -I allude to the
Hon. John II. Lnmpkin, onr present distin
guished member of Congress from this dis
trict.
He is a man of sound judgement; and his
success before tbe people in every race, es-
lishes tbe fact that he is probably tbe
papular man in the State. In tbe race
Doct Miller was hie oppoaent, he re
paired a majority of votes in every county in
the district: and ia the last election he en
tered tbe field with a Democratic majority
of lees than three hundred, which he con
tributed, more than all others, to run up to
over three thousand. In fact, Mr. Editor,
be is the people's man, for he is one of them:
his sympathies are with the masses. I know
of no man whos° abilities and habits better
qualifies him for the Governorship than J.
H. Lumpkin: his firmness, integrity and
habits of industry in tbe discharge of his
public duties, make him by far the most
suitable man for that position, than any
among those whose names have been urged
for that office.
Judge Lnmpkin is too well known to re
quire any eulogy upon his services to the
State and party, from me The Democracy
ef Cherokee Georgia will expect to have the
honor of presenting tbe next candidate for
Governor. Every Democratic triumph in
the State, for many years, must be attribu
ted to tbe Cherokee Democracy : yet she bas
never been permitted by the party in other
sections, to present • candidate for tbo first
office in the State. That act of jnstice bas
already been deferred too long: it must be
delayed no longer.. No man has ever
represented a constituency possessing more
fully their unbounded confidence, nor at
tained • more rnviable popularity with
those by whom be bss been so long known
If tbe Democracy of Georgia wish to wit
ness an unprecedented majority in Cberokee
Georgia, just let them give us tbe Hon. Jno.
II Lumpkin for onr standard bearer thro'
the next Gubernatorial canvass.
ETOWAn
Wliat was the public verdict, when the
talented Hamilton fell by the hand of
Buir, and the lamented Ciiley by that of
Graves! That verdict consigned both
the victors in those fatal conflicts to
comparative oblivion. The public, in
this enlightened age, will not declare
that man a hero, who for the sake of a
mere pnnctUlto, sacrifices, his life, and
perhaps the happiness of his family for
all time. We do not fully endorse the
maxim—Poe populi, vox Dei, but we
believe that public sentimeut very scl
dom, if ever, dissents from the plain pre
cepts of Revelation—one of which is—
“ thou shalt not kill.”
The man who fearlessly encounters
danger or opposition in the path of du
ty—who ptefers to sacrifice his popular
ity rather than his principles, will, soon
er or later be honored by public confi
dence and esteem. And as an evidence
of the fact, nothing ever contributed
more to the fame of Webster than his
celebrated speech on the Fugitive Slave
Law. Ho boldly asserted his convic
tions, because lie “would rather be right
than President”—and now his native
State, while she opposes his views, hon
ors his memory. It is altogether a mis
take to suppose that the public places a
highet estimate upon physical than up
on moral courage.
In this connection, we cannot refrain
from presenting the views of a prominent
man in Georgia, in reference to duelling.
We differ from him politically, but con
sider his sentiments on this subject for
cible and well-timed. He says:
<* I regard duelling a* no evidence of
courage—no vindication of truth—and no
teat of the trne character of • gentleman —
I declare that whxt tbe taws of God and my
native State unite in denouncing as mnrder,
could give me no satisfaction to do, to at
tempt, or to desire. This determination is
bot strengthened, when the Contrary course
involves tbe violation of my conscience and
the hazard of my family.”
Truth it Stranger thus Fiction I
From a letter received by our oonnty-
man, Mr. Robert G. Tomlin, we take the
following extract. It is from a gentle
man whose veracity for truth cannot be
doubted:
Bjrke Co., Jan. 31st, 1857.
Me. It. G. Tomlin t
• ••••••*•• The most
surprising thing that has happened is, that
Taltoa B. Battler, a timber getter of Seri-
ven, went to Savannah foam Christmas, to
H timber, a*wm*hsa#k and it waa
thought died.' "Them'Mag'a boat about to
leave, his ngjsim ■wmjapesind in a coffin
and sent home. Onefhaiag the coffin after
its arrival, he was discovered to smile.—
Medical assistance was immediately obtain
ed, and it is said that fast recovering.
He was in the coffin nearly two dajs and
nights •••*•••••
Go it While you're Tonng.
This appears to be the motto of the joutli
of tbe present age. Yes, go it while you*r*
yonng, no matter if yon violate every law of
nature, no matter if yon palsy the nerves
of youth, no matter ifyotl Weaken the mind
which God has given yon. Ho matter if you
peril yonr immortal shot. Go it While
you’re yonng. Life is short at tbe best, and
a few years more or less makes no difference.
Go it, and show yonr recklessness of life, by
laughing to scorn all tbe laws Wbieh Should
regulate your existence. Go it, peril your
soul and scoff at the goodness of God, by
showing that yen entertain no fear of calo
ric, or, in the language of a drunken boy
whom we met in the streets a few nights a-
go, ..Hurrah for h—1, who's afraid of
fire.”
Yes, go. it while you're young—smoke
your cigar, chew your tobacco, drink your
whiskey, spend your nights in revelry and
licentiousness, and be a man. Yes, by all
means, go it—laugh at the old fogies who
tender you advice—tell your father he is
not fast enough for this progressive nge.
and when your mother remonstrates with
yon upon late hoars, inform the ..old lady”
that in yonr opinion women are weak mind
ed; and know very little of what is prefer
for a man.
Yes, by all means Go it, while you're
young,” for rest assured that ..when you
get old yon can't.” Plant the seeds of dissi
pation in the garden of yonr heart, and if the
devil don't reap the fruits of your husband
ry, we are not a trne prophet, that's all
Go it while you're young.—J'Jobile Reg
trier.
•The Death of Judge Anderson.
On Sunday morning, 18th instant th,
community was shocked by the announce
ment of the death of Hon. Walker Anderson
who though long confined to the house bv
lingering and painful illness, expired „ul
deniy, without the scents symptoms p r ,.
monitory of approaching dissolution \
native of Virginia, bat for many y Mrs
resident of this state. Judge Anderson wa,
ever one of its most prominent and distiu
guished citizens—for a long ti me fin irpg th j
Office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
A Christian gentleman, of eminvnt ability
and ever foremost in the advocacy 0 1 meat-
urea of general weal, his memory demands
an eulogy at the hands of tbe public jou r .
nalists, for bis name and character are f.
miliar tn all.— Wert Florida Timer, 20th
instant-.
We think -Judge Anderson was a North
Carolinian by birih, and at one time Pro-
fessar of Madera Languages in the Univer
sity of that State, wbire he 1ms left many
friends and relatives to lament the loss of«
ranch goodness ahd learning
Wliefa a great man who has beth long in
making, dieth, much learning diuth With
him. Columbus Sun.
Too Smart for That:
A colored man in Charleston, a few days
since, says the Standard, cut up capers to
displease his master, who thought he ought
to be confected for it. and sent him there
fore with a ticket to the woik bouse, with
instructions to have him punished The ne
gro took the note, but recollecting bis offence,
and doubting whether something might not
be meant by the letter not exactly to hit
advantage, looked out far some one to make
the bCarer of il for liifff He succeeded at
lenghth. lie met S Crony for whom he had
no especial kindneJM, and Wbo W*g going in
that dilection, atid professing to be iH s
great burry to go there himself, he put it
off upon him with tbe promise of some recip
rocation for his trouble The facile friend
took the note to the work hotise. Stood in
nocently until it was read. Walked as in
nocently according to the direction of the
officer, and in the end, in spite of his protes
tations, was the subject of a very sufficient
drubbing.
A Bet Honorably Paid.—During the
last Presidential canvass, a gentleman in 1 prints, the topic
this vicinity, of thirty years or over proposed
to a ..fair one” of bis acquaintance, that
they bet on the result of the election. Tbe
terms of the bet Were that she take her
choice of candidates, and pledge herself on
his success and ha would stake himself on
the success of the other She accepted the
proposal, and made choice of Fremont as her
candidate. The forfeiture was paid a few
days ago, at the residence of the Kcv
A Proud Position.—The London Times
has an article on the probable policy of the
President-elect, with this flattering inter
rogatory : >• Who would not be President
of the United States? the choice if a
nation of freemen, the object of most in
finite care, solicitude and contention to 27,-
000,00f- of tho most intelligent of the human
race, the object at which every man's finger'
which every man's
tongue descants—raised above his fellow
men by no accident of birth, by do mere su
periority of wealth, but by the presumed fit-
ness of his personal qualities for one of the
most elevated situations that a man may be
called upon to fill ?”
Down on the .. F. F. V s”—The Ohio
State Jcurnn! docs not appear to have- a vp.
ry exalted opinion of the character of the
where she gave her hand for life to him | ' i'ginians. Of some of the .-first families"
who had won it, nnd the happy couple star- | *t soya: ••They are too lazy to work and toe*
ted on a tour to the Knet, doubtless feeling | respectable to steal; and therefore become
that, though one had lost the bet, each had
won the stakes Racine Auvocate.
In our remarks last week about tbe
Goveroojship, we merely meant to say
that Mr. Gardner seemed to be tbe choice
of a majority of the Editors and corres
pondents of Democratic newspapers wbo
had expressed a choice: that his name
bad been mentioned oftener, in connec
tion with that office, that any other gen
tleman’s.
We heartily agree with our correspon
dent, “ Etowah,” that Cberokee Georgia
should present tbe next candidate for
that distinguished office. Hon. John
H. Lumpkin, our able Representative
in Congress, is every way qualified to
fill that exalted and responsible office,
and would fill the Executive chair with
as much honor to himself and State as
any man in Georgia.—Ed. Stand.
New Advertisements.
We invite attention to the new ad-
tough looking customer removed— j v ®rtisements in this week's paper. A-
vrhich Was accordingly done—“cot only | mon ff them may be that of N. B. & H.
the head, but the whole hide and boofe." | Weed, hardware dealers, Savannah, Ga.
This is the history of the Elephant Messrs. Weed are doing a heavy
Death of Hon. Preston S.
Brooks.
Washington. Jan. 27tb.—The Hon.
Preston S. Brooks, of South Carolina,
died last night at seven o’clock, of thick
ening of the larynx. He had been sick
for some days, but was thought to be
recovering, when be was suddenly seized
with croup, and died almost without a
moment’s warning.
How awfully true is the language of
tbe poet:
.. Princes, this clay mast be yonr bed,
In spite of ell yonr toars,
Tbe tall, tbe wise, tbe reverend bead.
Must lie as low as onrs.”
Perseverance Rewarded—A case of
perseverance Worthy of record recently oc
curred in Boston. A merchant there had a
pile of lumber on the dock, which was to be j
shipped at once. Tbe day before shipment
it snowed and covered the lumber up. A
gang of laborers could not be had, and
What to do he didn't know. He was accoa
j beggars for office and aycopbunls at tbe seat
of power Chief delight is apple todd^ ard
past recolleclious. nnd tlie great bs.lg- of
respectability :s tlie ownership of a negro
nnd an unpaid bill for a yarikee piano."
No End ok a Snail. Story.—The .Jack-
son Missiesippinn snys;—. A enuke w»n re
cently caught in the town of Tally, with a
head at each end. The reptile exhibit its
venomous instincts,with its two tongues and
ted by a young man to kDow tbe time, when j double hiss, to the astonishment of its cap-
Jfy We see from tbe Augusta Dis
patch of tbe 3d, that Col. James Gard-
nei has retired from the post he has so
lung and ably held as editor of tho Con
stitutionalist. He is succeeded by Mr.
Jas. T. Nisbet; who will still be assist
ed by Mr. Wm. H. Pritchard. We are
sorry to lose the services of as able writ
er as Col. G., but hope that the loss will
be made up iu the able services of Mr.
N.
question, up to date.
Another Present
We are in fuck again. There are
some people in the world who do not ! j D our home markets, particularly when
business, and are highly spoken of as
honest gentlemen and fair dealers. Will
not onr Cherokee Ga. merchants turn
their coarse and make their purchases
nr can flaw, fro. its ooeUenenee. It may Archbishop on tenant ofSheri,
He
be, that it had its origin, ami owes its exist.
•Aw, to saaM ocheme by which, ia its iasern-
his trrriblo sad dastardly revenge. The
Archbishop was subbed to the heart by
table wisdom. FrovwW funds to -pread C,Ul “ ^ *“»• * f
the light of Christian mviWioa. through j *,^7“ “*■**? ,B eetobr “ H, «
th.derkam.or Africa, barbarian. This. of P * rU
however, is beyond hnnian knowledge, bnt 1 Th ' 1,11 * ,a crested-making no effort
entirely forget the printer while enjoying we have snch men ns the Messrs. Weed
the luxuries of life: it is a pleasure to | to trade with. We are glad to see snch
know this. Onr estimable friend, S. J. ; business houses going up in onr markets.
Srrros. of ElKjay, recently sent os a| The attention of the citizens of Casa
may, ia time, be ite direct resell
AH we do know is that with ns the insti
tution is of tbe mildest form, aad infinitely
, better for tae slave, than it woo Id be to free
hiss, and have him U remain ia a necessari
ly degraded condition. No candid citizen
of the North can visit tbo &mth and aea tho
general ewnfort end happiness of these peo
ple without adsaittiag that i: is infiniuly
better than that of tbe negruee amongst
; to escape.
Fire in Talsotton.—A fire occurred at „ton, suggests the lionrinaiion of Hon.
Onr readers will find, on the
first page of our paper, an interesting
story entitled “ Hugh Cameron, or Wea-
^ . ry cf Life.” It teaches a wholesome
writer in the Federal Un- know ,hw,tobe * eol,ea * n ,D *"<*'! moral, and will amply compensate for a
of the term. They have »j cm re ful perusaL *
quantity of Spring Evchellotte seed, a | villa and vicinity is called to ibn adver-
spedes of the Onion, for which he will j tisemerit of Messrs. Carpenter & Comp
j please accept our thanks.
; ton. Al! who have traded with them
The steamer Emma Brown was sunk
on the Ohio river on the 2d of January.
It is said that a large number of bogs
were on board the boat, and that they
rooted a hole through the bottom of tbe
boat. Enterprising fellows!
A9*Cae’t Stand Good Luce.—Jo
seph R. Stewart, of Gordon county, Ga.,
says tbe Sarannah Republican, recently
drew a lottery prize of $15,000, went on
n spree, got drunk, lost the money, and
died in n fit.
est sense
>f Cherokee, for the
X
jTnlbetton en Monday night last, which de-^JosEPH E. Brown*
stroyed tbe kitchen and smoke house of Dr. , , ... , _
John O'Conner. We .reprieved to learn ^Governorship of Georg,a.
that a blaek boy about eight years old was _
burned to death In tbe kitchen. The fire, Griffin Empire State sug- sons walked from Old Point to Norfolk,
wm accidental, and the houses were nearly gests tlie name of Hon. Jas. H. Stark, Vh., on the ice, a distance of 12 miiea.
eeasumad. before the flames were discover-1 tor the Democratic nomination for Gov- j No such weather has been there since
fo erwor. 179Q.
nice goods as anybody, and sell them
cheap.
During the ute cold -spell several per-
he asked him why be did not carry a watch
The young man said he could not afford
it. Tbe meiebant told him be would give
him bis watch (worth $200) if be would
dig tbe boards out by breakfast time The
youog man sttemptdd the task, aud accom
plished it working by moonlight all night,
and tbe next day's sun shone upon the scene
of his labors, displaying a vast pileof boards,
over two hundred feet in length,fifty in width
and six in height. Having accomplished
his task, be shouldered his shovel and star
ted boms to breakfast, after which he repair
ed to tba counting room of tbe astonished
merchant for tbe prize which be had so
fairly earned. Tbe latter prouiply paid tbe
forfeit. Tbe yonng man is a Bostonian, a-
bont twenty one years of age, and unused to
laborious employment.
Transient Printed Matter —For the
information of tbe publio, as well a* of
postmasters, we are requested to state that
neither tbe act of August 30, 1852. nor that
of January 2, 1857, regards newspapers or
periodicals, regularly mailed to bona fide
subscribers, as transient printed matter.
Agents as well as publishers may, therefore, '
tors, who attest the veracity of this fact."
A uegro boy yesterday brought into the
Georgian office a snake that had uo head at
either end. Go it ..Snaix!” We'll attest
this fact Savannah Cteorgian.
Unitel States Senator from Wi*-
coNsiN.-On the 23d instant, the Bla.k
Republican Legislature of Wisconsin, elec
ted I. It. Doolittle, United States SeDator
from that Stato. The democratic candidate,
Dunn, received only 36 votes, while Doo
little received 79 Our democratic friends
there, however, may console themselves with
the reflection, that this result can do but
little barm Both in name, and as Senator,
Mr. Doblittle will be a do little in Wash
ington So-let him rock!”—it. Ex.
A negro, named Stephen Yarborough*
died lately in Spotteylvania county, Va.,'
aged about 100 years. He served with bis
master, Richard Yarborough, in tb* Revo
lutionary war, aud was a witness of many
of the exciting scenes of that memorable pe
riod.
Slave Exemption in Mississippi.
, , .... . . . .. | A bill has passed the Senate in this State
regularly matl them to such entaenber. , a from , sn(1 8a , e one n o>
without prepayment of postage, provided j , 0 b , mUcU(1 b the deht Jf be ^
the agent makes and files in tne mailing | j„ or# (ban one t and ehould such debtor ee-
office a statement, signed by him, showing , . ...
.. , ... ,ect t0 re‘»>n * female slave, then all tbe
tbe names of newspapers or periodicals
which be thus mails, the offices to wbieb
they are sent, respectively, and tbe num
ber of actual subscribers to eaeb, at each
office to which they are directed.
Washington Union.
Rail Road Accident.—On yesterday,
the np Passenger train from Angnsta, while
on nn embankment some thirty feet kigb,
ran off tho track, upsetting tke two bind- : A negro bonse belonging to Mr. Washing-
most cars, injuring more or leas all tbe j ‘on W. Stone, in Colnmbin eonnty, near
passengers on board with the exception of j Thompson, was destroyed by fire on tbe
children of sneb female, under tbe ages of
twenty years, shall likewise be exempted.
Narrow Escave or a M. C Mr.
Cadwallader,Democratic representative from
Pennsylvania, was shot at on Saturday nigbt
while walking tbe street with s friend, in
Washington city. Tba ball passed close to
bis bead.
three or four, wbo escaped uninjured.—
Some with arms and some with legs broken,
while others escaped badly injured.
We regret to bear that Gov. Johnson, of
Tena.. received ■ severe wennd on tbe right
arm, almost fracturing tbe bone.
Tbe accident occurred seventeen milts
from Augusta, near Barxelia, at which place
there were several persons left, being una
ble to travel, from tbo injuries received.—
Examiner.
night of tbe 22d instant, and five negroes—
n man, bis wife and three children perished
in tbe flames.
The Savannah Republican says Gov. H.
Y. Johnson bas sold all tho old muskets and
cannon wbieh the 8tato owned, and tbe pay
ment is to be made in anas of n new pattern
and with tbe modern improvements.
At Knoxville, Tenn., on the 22nd of
January, the thermometer indicated 14 j cnlty bogs and sheep are reared
deg. below zero! I
Boston. J an. 24.— Yesterday morning is
said to have-been the coldest weather ever
Wild Beasts in N. C.—Th# Newbern ( N. | know ® 1B Vermont. Thermometers in vsri-
C.) Journal states that within 10 or 12 miles I ous P 1 *** COD 3 emted > •«* ‘ h « weather judges
of Newbern. on tbe North tide of tbe Sense, i “ tima * ed •* fi,, J degrees below zero t
bears, catamounts and wild ests exist to A „ egr o in Lawrens county, Ga., con-
sock an extent that it is with great diffi J
fossed to his master a few days ago,
(hat he had daring three days swallow-
Thare are 88 students in attendance ! ed 25 gold dollars, which he had stolen.
Lord Napier has been appointed by | at the Univeisity of Georgia, at Athens; i „ T ~ _ „ „ . . .—„ „
„. e J^ h ‘ h GoVennneDt to .Semore 22, JunmrsTa, Sophomores 23,; th « „ ppoiBtmeDt of 0 f
Washington.
If
Freshmen 23.
Nebraska.