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■999 ip OfassInU * -$• • ® Hwklij ^Familq SmspapBr—Dnroteti fa tyi Snimste of tjit AJatimial Srarorratir |5arhj, literature, tljt 3®arkete, ^nrtign iroil Joraratir Mms, &t. B. F• BENNETT, Editor and Publisher* Equality in the Union or Independence oat of it.” TERMS—TWO DOLLARS a-yenr, in AdMUroe. VOL. X. CASSYILLE, GEO., THURSDAY, OCT. 91. 1858. NO. 39. ^iikdrsfnmtts. mmmmm JOB OFFICE. The Standard Office being well supplied with a large variety of the best kinds of print ing materials, we are prepared to do all kinds JOB PRINTING-, in the best style of the art, and at short no tice. Uavingjust received a large quantity of all kinds, and the latest styles, of plain and fancy m§ 'Cuts, Ornaments, Ac-, and having one of Hoe’s Lightning Hand Presses,” we can do as nice printing as can be done at any office in the State, and at ns low terms. Particular attention will be paid to the printing of 'ttMPMMt Blanks, of all kinds. Blank Notes, Pro grammes, Hand and Show Bills, Posters, Ac. We respectfully solicit the patronage ot the public, with the assurance that all orders will be promptly and faithfully executed. B\ F. BENNETT, Cassville, Ga. Publisher. Laws of Newspapers. 1. Subscribers who do not give express no tice to the contrary, are considered as wishing to continue their subscriptions. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance ol their newspapers without sellling all arreara ges, the Publisher may continue to send them until they are paid for. 3. If subscribers neglect nr refuse to lake their newspapers from the offices to which they nre directed, they are held responsible until they have settled the bills, and ordered a dis continuance. 4. If subscribers remove to other places with out informing the Publisher, and the newspa pers are sent' to the former direction, they are held responsible. a. It has been decided by the Courts that subscribers refusing to take their newspapers from the office, or removing and leaving them 'uncalled For, is primo facie evidence of inten- timtal fraud. (*,. The Courts have also decided that a Post master who neglects to perform his duty of gir ting reasonable notice, as required by the Post- 'Offico Department, of the neglect of a person to take from the office newspapers addressed to him, renders himself liable for the subscription price. Terms of the Standard. If paid strictly in advance, $2; if payment is delayed f> months, $2.50 ; if deh^'ed until the end of the year, $3. No paper discontinued until paid for, except at the option of the Editors. Miscellaneous Advertisements inserted at $1 per square (twelve lines) for the first insertion, and 50 cents for each weekly continuance. Contracts for advertisements by the month or year will be "iindc at fair rates. cawmb AND BUGGY-MAKING, AND BLA0K-SM1TH1M, 13 Y H. II. HOLMES, CASSVILLE, GrA. ___ „ < can put up anv kind of Vehicle wanted, at short notice, and in as good style as it can be donenny- triiere. AH work warranted. Cassville, July 1st, 1S58. AND IEA6ESKEEB SHOP. William Headden, CASSVILLE, GEO., MOBfSx IS prepared to make and repair Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, or UP-—anything in his line of business. He has one of the best BLACKSMITH S “ some of the best WOOD WORKMEN it. •orgia. , , • Thankful for past patronage, he begs a con- luance of the same. Work warranted. All those indebted to him for last years :Op accounts are requested to call and aettle t cash or note, without delay • Cassville, Mch 25,1858—ly AT AuG IE next annual course of Lectures in this Institution will begin on the 1st Monday orember next, with an Introductory Lec- by Prof. JONES. neritusProf. of Anatomy—G. M. NEW- I u ]j. a atom v—H. F. CAMPBELL, M. D. livery—L- A. DUGAS, M D, hemistry and Pharmacy—JOS. JONES, M. istitutes and Practice—L. D. FORD, M. D. hysiologv and Pathological Anatomy—H. f. MILLER. M D. iateria Medics, Therapeutics and Medieal Isprudeoce—I. P. GARVIN, M. D. •monstrator of Anatomv—ROB’T CAMP- UL. M. D. ' seisUnt Demonstrator—S. B. SIMMONS, tosector to the Professor of Sqrgerv—H. D. FORD, M. D. -- ; ’ Surator of Museum—T. P. CLEVELAND, ickets for the whole Course, $106 00 Fatrieulatioc, (to be taken once) 5 00 tactical Anatomy (to betakeuonce>10 00 hr further information apply to any mem. of the Faculty, or to the undersigned, mg. 12—tlmu L P. GARVIN, Dean. Musical Instruments O F every kind at VEAL A Cp’s., Borne, Chi. I Italian Violin String*, tomato a hunch. ittsiitfss Carts. JOS. DUNLAP, ATT0MIY AT LAW, Kingston, Cass co., 6a. June 10th, 1858—ly. B. H. LEEKE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Oakville, Ga. B usiness entrusted to mv care will meet with nromnt and vigilant attention, and monies paid over punctually. Feb. 1, 1858—ly. W. V. WESTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CALHOUN, GEO. W ILL practice in all the counties of the Cherokee Circuit. Particular attention f iaid to the collection of claims, and to prompt- y paying over the same when collected. Nov 26, 1857—ly ANDREW H. RICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Cassville, Geo. P RACTISES in the Counties of Cass. Cher okee, Cobb, Catoosa, Gordon, Gilmer, Fannin, Paulding and Whitfield. Prompt attention given to the Collecting bu siness in nil of the above named counties. May be found in the office formerly occu pied by .T. H. A A. II. Rice. June 17th, 1858—ly. THOMAS .1. VEUDERY, ATTOMEY AT LAW, CEDAR TOWN, GA. W ILL practice in the counties of Floyd, Polk, Paulding, Carroll, Haralson and Cass. Strict, attention paid to collecting. Feb. 18, 1858—ly. M. J. CRAWFORD, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, RINGGOLD, CATOOSA COUNTY, GA. W ILL practice In all the counties of the Cherokee Circuit. Particular attention paid to the collecting of money, and to paying over the same when col lected. mh 19, 1858—ly W ofibrd, Crawford & Howard, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Cassville, and Cai!Tersvillk, Ga. fTTILL faithfully attend to any business en- V I trusted 1.(1 their care, in any of the coun ties of Upper Georgia. IVe. T. Wofford, J. A. Crawford, Cassville; J. A. Howard, Cartersville. July 23. E. M. SEAGO & GAAR, SUCCESSORS TO E. M. SEAGO, Wholesale Grocers, PRODUCE DEALERS, AND GENERAL Commission Merchants, SOUTH SIDE PASSENGER DEPOT, Atlanta, Ga. March 18, 1853—ly. S. B. O ATM AN, DKALr.it in- Americas, Italian and Egyptian Statcart, and Tennessee Marble, Monuments, Tombs, Urns and Vases, Marble Mantels, and Furnishing Marble, Atlanta, Ga. James Vaughan, Agent, Cassville^ Ga. April 22, 1S58—ly. SUMMEY & HTJRLICK, DEALERS IN MARBLE Monuments, Tombs, Urns, Vn- SES, VAULTS, TABLETS, HEAD AND FOOT STONES, 4c. O RDERS promptly filled. Address Marble Works P. O., Pickens Co., Ga. James Vanglmn, agent, Cassville, Ga. Fob 1st, 1858—ly. wmmm* DR. J. T. DROVES, HAS removed to the office next door to A. C. Day’s shop, where he may be found both day and night, nnlessprofessionally engaged. Prompt a*tention given to all calls, by day or night. Cassville, Jan. 21, 185S. Cfruitr |Mrt). months. Whatever apparent concert there I may be between us, is wholly accidental, j __ j It is, I apprehend, the result of like judge- j Foa The Standard. ! men * e to the true interests and future wel-! The following lines were found in the Port- t* re °I the democratic party. I know no- ; folio of a friend, and though written some thing of their views further than I • years ago, they are too good to be lost. It is , have seen in the press. Whether they i not mere rhyme and thythme that characterize i are for Douglas Or not, I do not know. It them, but a sentiment of deep poetry pervades the whole. And as the writer and the ad- took during the last Congress, to establish a party tyranny, more galling than the rule of the Turk and unrelenting as the inquisition. I resisted it then, will do it now, and ever while I live. I had rather r Original. Valedictory to Board of Visitors, Faculty and Class. die, be quartered and eat by vultures than „ „ , ., ? ., ...•!> Delivered by Miss Georgia R. Kelsey, on submit to it And who is Bennett ? The ^ J ^ „ „ .„ „ supporter of -Fremont by contract. A dressed now walk their pathways far apart, I, a mutual friend, and the possessor of the lines, give them publicity. Truly, . MOLLIE WORD. O where is the girl with so brown a curl As my darling Mollie Word!- The lass that lives just over the brook, Where the elders nod snch a tell-tale look, As tho’ proud of what they have beard For many a night when the stars were bright; For there I walked in tender talk, With my darling Mollie Word. O who will say that the flowers of May Are fairer than Mollie Word* I picked a bunch of buds one day, But saw her face and threw them away, In pity for them, I feared. Her eyes were more blue than the violet’s hue, And the roses red looked faded and dead, By the lips of Mollie Word. The queen may have land and sceptre in hand, And gold much more than I’ve heard ; But if the should ask to be my bride, And make me a man of riches and pride, I’d remember Mollie Word, And the sacred vow I made her on* night, As we stood on the bridge in the soft star light, While the waters murmured so mild and low, I thought they were letting the sweet stars know Of the promise of Mollie Word. 0, Mollie Word is more than a queen. To a faithful heart, like mine; Her loving smile will give to' my cot What many a lord’s proud hall hath not— Though sought for in revels and wine; She will give me joy that will last lor age, And peaceful content to hallow each day, And I shall be richer by far than a lord ;— Yes, richer by far, for they have not • A gem like Mollie Word. Early next spring the bells shall ring The bridal of Mollie Word. The lassies will smile, and the lads will sigh, When I, with my bride, go smiling by, . The happiest of any I’ve heard; And though with the years care brings me tears, I’ll still be glad that I ever had A bride like Mollie Word. P1XCK C. C. Columbus, Texas. IffMtitl. From the Atlanta Intelligencer. Letter from Judge Wright Rome, Ga., Oct 7, 1858. Messrs. Editors : Gentlemen : In your paper of the 5th inst, under the head of “Bad Policy,” you make some judicious and well-timed re marks relative to party organization, and enter into an able defence of Messrs. Toombs and Stephens. In your strictures upon myself, I think you do me injustice. | Brown suggested, with but one other gen Aft*,,. cTrin. «i,o nvidonon that tlcman, I voted emphatically No. No! will make no difference in the views I en tertain on the subject Whether they are “ compelled to back down from Douglas” or up to Cobb, is all the same. They form their opinions, I doubt not, according to truth and right. All honest men form them the same way. We have been in collision, and we have been “ shoulder to shoulder.” Whether in conflict or togeth-’ er, I have admired their genius and been proud of them as Georgians. The insinuations thrown out by some of the papers that there exists among the “ old line Whigs” a feeling of hostility to wards Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Cobb, is not true so far as relates to myself The pre servation of the national Democracy, how ever, demands that the power of the gov ernment shall not be used to crush out possible candidates for the Presidency in 1860. Let us see how I stand with referenca to “ a disposition to oppose” the Admin istration of Mr. Buchanan. In the last Georgia convention that nom inated a Governor, I went as a delegate of the county of Floyd. My preferences for the Hon. John H. Lumpkin, the bos om friend of Mr. Cobb, were well under stood. There was no surrender in that war. After two days of as fierce political conflict as was ever waged, in fall caucus of the friends of Mr. Lumpkin, my coun sel was tc nominate him, or break up and appeal to the people. Some of his Athens friends moved the committee of conference which ruined him. When the committee was appointed to draft resolutions, I had the honor to be one. The resolutions of fered by the chairman, Judge Thomas V. Thomas, covered a direct assault upon the President. Alone, I offered a minority report,—that the convention indorse and approve of that portion of the President’s instructions to Mr. Walker which indicate his desire that the constitution when form ed, be submitted to the people. When I attempted to gain the floor, the President would not recognize me until my refusal to yield it, compelled him. The effort to vindicate the resolutions was resisted with the most determined manifestations of dis pleasure. I compelled the convention to listen to me, I have good reason to believe not without effect. This I did, because I believed the President to be right upon a great question of popular sovereignty. I could not see, as Mr. Buchanan has well said, how the principles of the Kansas and Nebraska act could be carried out, June “ the people could determine the question of slavery for themselves,” without a vote upon it When Mr. Lumpkin, the friend of the Administration, was thrown overboard by the committee of conference, and Gov. M. McMURRY, Dealer in Family Groceries t CONFECTIONARIES, Ac, Cassville, Ga. Feb. 1st, 1S5S—ly. NEW After saying there is “ no evidence that Toombs, Stephens and Wright intend to build up a Douglas party,” you go on to say “we councur with the Standard that Judge Wright ought to be more particu lar to whom he writes political letters.— But we will not believe that he intends to build up a Douglas party in Georgia.” Now your compliments to my integrity in what “ you will not believe,” is of doubt ful savour, and whether intended or not, might be very unfavorably understood.— Your advice as to the character of my correspondents would seem to indicate that the “scurvey fellow” had “let the cat out of the wallet,” and that I had been tlcman, I voted emphatically No. Not that I objected personally, to the nominee, but because the blow was evidently strick en at Mr. Cobh and the Administration.— Yet a set of “ Rancey Sniffles” and whif fling demagogues, some of whom I have slashed out of Know-Nothing lodges, are after me, because “old liqe Whigs exhibit a disposition to oppose Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Cobb.” An honest man’s contempt can never reach their level. I shall sur vive their assaults. When I Aveift to Washington, I went there the friend of Mr. Buchanan and of Mr. Cobb for the next Presidency, because I thought they were on the right line and NEW GOODS! NEW STORE! NEW LO CATION AND NEW ARRANGEMENT!. Wm. Kay, Agent, HAS for sale a large assort- 'ment of Books, Stationery, Musi cal Instruments, Fancy Goods, Pistols, fine aud common Cutle ry, wholesale and retail, at the lowest possible cash rates. A share of the public patronrge is respectfully solicited. Particular attention paid to country orders, and forwarded per return mail, railroad, ex press or stage. Please remember the place— nearest Book Store to the general passenger depot, Atlanta, Geo. '. Jan. 21,1858—ly. REMOVAL. Hr. J. W. Kinabrew, night at the residence laMy Bohannon. Cassrille, THANKFUL for the pa tronage of the pant year, continues to offer his servi ces to the public, and will attend promptly to every call, day or night. Office nexf door south of J. A. Terrell’s, where he can be found daring the day. at «ly occupied by Mr. ‘ 13,1858. there is design in it, any intention in ei ther the state or federal authorities to create a vacancy in the fifth, I do not know, nor is it material to inquire. I de sire to be set right before the country. I have written nothing of late date, or any subject, that I should dread to see the light. Upon a calm review of the letter in question, I reiterate and reaffirm all that it contains. “ Every impulse of my soul i&wifh Douglas in his contest against the Black Republicans in Illinois,” and I will »dd against the Know-Nothings and “ President makers" in Georgia. I have no* design with ** Toombs, Ste phens and others to make a Douglas party in Georgia.” My own opinion —— ^ ^ , - Democratic candidate for the “caught in a dirty trick.” I think it my standing square on the Cincinnati Plat-j duty to vindicate myself from such insin-1 form. The Lccompton constitution was | uations. The assaults too, that liave been i presented. It has not been submitted to | made upon me from other quarters, begin j the people. This the President “profound- to demand it i ly regretted.” Bnt inasmuch as the sla- You attempt to draw a distinction be- j very clause was submitted and that was tween the position occupied by Messrs, j the chief question of contention, he recom- Toombs and Stephens and the one by me. j mended Congress to admit the State. I You the former gentlemen very good j still thought he was right and went with Democrats; you leave me, to say the least, him. Up to this time, Mr. Douglas has of it, in a “ cloudy condition.” Whether stood with him and by him. Here they ♦f- Caution. pnbHe are cautioned agtfnrt trading A with any podlers or eshsn rtfnKDUtf themselves as our agents, in ornerta aell tnew inm Jemiry and bogus IFWdU*. ■' We have Borne, no agents out at ail June 17 ingiw differed; and the question is, shall Doug las be rend out of the party for holding on to what the President thought was right and what he regretted had not been done ? Mr. Douglas wait farther and said, even that question had not been fairly ascer tained; that the will of the people was a- gamgf. slavery. Shall he be read out of the Democracy ? and by whom * Who is it that led on this attack “fierce as eve ning wolves.” Wendell of the Union, and Bennett of the Herald. Wendell was e- keted public printer by Black Republi can rotes. In the caucus of the Demo cratic party last winter at Washington^ the Piryinia democracy and others de nominated they would Sherard Clemens rose awl said imoney had been Ot- bribe; to tote for Wendell. supereffious airogsnfc, found man it is true, of great versatility of ge nius, the raciest writer and best newspa per editor of his age, but as destitute of principle as a' fish is of hairs. A Swiss that fights for pay. Who are some of the leading adjuncts of these worthies ? Mr. John Van Buren and his Buffalo platform men. Mr. “mail-bag Wentworth” and “Anti-Nebraska Breese,” “id omne ge nus.” These men are to become the pe culiar conservators of Southern rights and par excellence, the custodians of the national Democracy! They are to read out Stephen A. Douglas, who has done more than any man living, to roll back Northern fanaticism. The man who at the head of the gallant sons of the South and the Northern democracy tore from the statute book, the brand of the South’s dis honour and inferiority in the Union. Who is aiding these men in their un hallowed work in Illinois ? The fflael- Republicans. AVhile Douglas is engaged in mortal conflict with their giant gladia tor, the government officials are planting their stilettoes in this democrat “who never faltered,” and never failed to fight. There is not such an act of political infa my in the annals of depravity, as that which is now being enacted in niinois.— The tension of the noble nature of South ern democracy cannot stand it much lon- ger. Who is aiding them in Georgia ? Look and tell me. The “ Know Nothings” to a man, and unfortunately for Mr. Cobh, a large portion of those supposed to be in his interest for the next presidency. Has not the Charleston convention of I860, more to do with reading him out, than my failure to agree with the President Don’t he stand on what Mr. Cobb and the President said was right and they regret ted had not been done ? Any effort to use the government to crush out compet itors, I don’t approve. This is not one of the principles of the party. Why are our Know Kothing friends so busy at this same game f How comes it that they are so powerfully exercised in the same way. When Democrats find themselves warring “ check by jowl” with this forlorn squad of desperate adventurers, they should pause and reflect. What can they he af ter ? Is there. any Irish in Douglas’ blood ? Can it be because he married a Catholic wife f Are we to have another fusion ? I hope there is no “ cat in the meal tub.” The wretched organization proposes to live by democratic aid. It will get none from me. I never failed to support the adminis tration, till it departed from our platform, in onr Central American relations. When it captured Walker and his men “mostly from Southern States” to please the Brit-1 ish, I thought it did wrong and I said so. Its effort to shuffle off the responsibili ty upon the poor subaltern who did its work, was both mournful aSd fanny. I told Mr. Cobb then, the South would nev er stand it Mr. Buchanan was honest, I have no doubt “ The Count,” “ Sir Gore,” and “ My Lord Napier,” had “ honeyfu- gled” him, with all his acknowledged di plomatic ability, with the idea of getting Cuba. The wishy-washy articles in the London Times about our taking Cuba, was “to throw dust.” The treatirs of Sir Gore and Monsieur Belly, and other developments almost demonstrate that the President was swamped. His late instruc tion of August, through Mr. Cass to Mr. Lamar, our Minister te Nicaragua, are em inently democratic and progressive. If Mr. Buchanan has the nerve to carry out what he says about the Monroe doctrine, he will j et be the most popular President the republic has ever had. If Mr. Cobb will quit President making till the time comes, and lend his great abilities, to aid the executive in maintaining his country’s honor and her rights, he will find many a “Cobb man” in Georgia. “ Ab imo pectore" do I wish the Democracy could leave off the presidency for the present, and forget the dead, defunct, and wholly use less controversy about Lecompton, and look to the great questions which do re commencement day of the Cassville Fe male College, July 21, 1858. Gentlemen of the Board of Visitors : It has been made my task to address you upon this occasion—the annual Com mencement of this Institution. The greeting has been spoken—once a- gain have you been Welcomed to this fes tive scene. Music has filled j’our hearts with gladness ; with evident pleasure have you listened to the productions of others, more able than I, to portray the emotions of sorrow which steal over the heart, as we bid you adieu. Beauty has her shrine, at which the gay butterflies of earth bow. Fashion has her votaries; and shall not wisdom, the noblest and most exalted of the train, erect her throne, and call upon the sons and daugh ters of earth, to pay her the first tribute of their praise ? Yearly arc her ranks swelling—the poor unnoticeil, and unhonored of our land, as well as the rich and influential, are being educated, and we look forward, with fond anticipation, to the time when ignorance and superstition shall j’ield their blighting sceptre, and be banished from the earth— while the votaries of education increase in number and zeal. Look abroad over our land, and even at our much loved Georgia, at the number of Colleges and High Schools which arc erec ted here and there, from whose walls, an nually, a large number of young ladies and gentlemen, are sent forth into society, many of whom, by diligence and perseverance, may become bright and shining luminaries in the skj' of the literary world. We know that it is the opinion of many learned men, that woman’s mind is inferior to man’s; but wc will not here discuss a subject which has, for some time, agitated in no small degree, the public mind. Suffice it to say, that wc have noble champions on our side, among whom, vie trust, it is our privilege, to number j’ou—the present Vis iting Committee, whom we thank for their leniency and patience manifested and ex tended to us during the ordeal through which we have passed. Long may the memory of to-day cling fondly round your hearts, and when gray hairs shall your temples adorn, may you look back to this day as an “ Oasis” in the past May heav en prosper you, and happiness attend your pathway, and through life, may your chief object be, to gain a crown of eternal glory. We now bid you, each, a long and linger ing adieu. To you, beloved Faculty, we now turn with emotions of sorrow. The eventful hour has come in which we meet the last time, and must part forever as pupils and teachers. How vividly the past looms up before us, vthile our eager youthful hearts glance farewell to school days, a- dieu to College walls, these halls of study and literary fellowship. Hitherto j’ou have guided us, kindly led us up science-hill, and from your lips have fallen words of high and sacred import. “ Up the rnggeil hill of science You have kindly led ns on, To the temple where for ages, Wisdom’s star has brightly shone; Though we leave you, still we bless yon, Grateful for your kindly care; Tlirongh the scenes where God may call us; Take our earnest fervent prayer.” The future lies before us. Life is one great drama. The instructions j-ou have given are to fit us to act well our part*. The tality, they may, With you, walk the streets of the New Jerusalem, and with an angel’s hand strike the golden harp in praise to God. Although your labor may be severe, the reward is sweet; dispair not, go on! And while you toil, look upward and claim the blessed promise yours. “ He that goeth forth and reapeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” Hope on, hope ever! And though dark clouds may hover o’er j’ou, take courage, and remember that “ every cloud has a silvery lining.” You know not how many of your own little flock arc to deck j’our crown of rejoicing. ’Tis no lowly thing to be a teacher. Earth’s Redeemer, the Cre ator of all things, left his throne, and all the beauties of Heaven, to teach fallen man. Did ever such an instructor grace this fair earth of ours ? Vast multitudes listened and wondered at the eloquent words which fell from his sacred lips—the most learned of the age were confounded b j his arguments, and may j’ou be enabled to follow in the foot-steps of your great model. Our school days have all past, the last scene is now being acted; soon the cur tain will drop, and the link which bound us together here, be forever severed. Oft will we call upon memory to unroll its scroll and bring hither the past, buried in oblivion’s dark hours. The recollections of these daj-s will be sweet. “O long be oui hearts with such memories fill ed, Like the vase in which roses have ouce been distilled; You may break, you may ruiu the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will cling rouud it still.” We thank you for all j’our kindness to us, and for the forbearance and patience you have manifested towards us, and if we have either by word, look, or action, griev ed you, oh! may it be forgiven, and never more remembered. May the blessings of heaven rest upon you, and if we are never permitted to meet on earth again, may we all meet in Heav en. In the' name of my class, I bid you, each, an affectionate farewell, farewell! Dear Sisters : Must we part* Must the golden cords of lore and friendship which have here linked our youthful hearts together, be thus rudely severed by the cruel hand of late ? Reality answers j’es. The decree has gone forth aud is now being executed. Together we have listened to the words of wisdom, as they fell from the lips of our teachers; together we have drank at learn ing’s fount, and roamed amid the beauti ful gardens of science and literature; but now we part; for the future our paths will be diversei Fortune may favor as; our pathway may be strewn with roses rob bed of their thorns, or the scorching raj’8 of the sun of adversity may blast, and wither the hearts once buoyant with hope. We cannot lift the veil which hides the future from our view, arid there read otif destinies—whether joy or sorrow, misery or happiness, are in reserve for us. Now “ the sea is calm, and the sky is blue.”— No dark clouds arise to overshadow the bright horizon of our future ; no waves of trouble now agitate life’s fair sea, or nide- ly toss our bark, laden with the precious freights of light and joyous spirits; but hope’s bright star sheds a cheering light to guide us “onward and upward.” Easily can we look back over the past; when our imagination was active in displaying to our minds bright dreams of the future;—- She was sent forth on the wing to cull from the flowers of earth, lasting joys and pleasures. We have not dreamed of the days spent within these waHs, are but days of preparation for the great scenes of that dark clouds of s™ , the waves of trou- drama Thus far von have cmlded din*- ble which might, e’er long, almost destroy drama. Thus far you have guided, direc ted, and conducted us. Henceforth the counsels j-ou may give, will be only in the name of friends, and not in the endearing, and sacred relation of teachers, and it is with many misgivings for the past, and fears for the future, that we to-day pass from the school room into the broad world around as. A wide field of usefulness is opened before as; one which knows no limit, which has no length, no breadth, and, which, if wc make proper ase of the talents which have been committed to our care, honor will be reflected upon our teachers. Your influence, how great!— Who can calculate its extent: ’tis yours ally concern us. Beyond all doubt, the tomould the mind and form the character. destiny of the South, as well as the glory of the Union, is wound up in Mexico, Cu ba, and Central America. If these vast regions are permitted to be settled and colonised by European governments, ei ther with free labor, to hem in and crush out slavery, or with, slave labor, to com pete with our productions, the South is ruined beyond all controversy and the%lo- ry of the NetUl forever diminished. Will the Presideat atond the fire? That’s the q AUGUSTUS R. WRIGHT, fonnhr soexprewfd myself forlhe bet six only in mfoeemment eMdat be under ET* You seem to walk more usual, my friend. “Yes, I have been straightened by rirenmstanecs.’' The impressions made upon the mind in childhood, are seldom, if ever, repeated in manhood, and scarce forgotten in,old age. How important is it then that they Who are entrusted with such a jewel, the im mortal mind, should be such as rightly consider the importance of early educa ting the affections of the heart Yours is a high and holy work. “Delightful task, to rear the tender thought; Tc teach the young idea how to shoot; To peer At fresh instruction* o’er the mind: To breathe the enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing inert” It is in your power not only to teach Asm earthly wisdom, to elevate them in the lit-, erarr world, but through your hsstnnnen- J our public life-boat Little have we thought that the friends which gather around us in youth, may, as our fortunes change, forsake us* Fain would we wish it ever thus; but it cannot be. The dearest of friends must part; all is not sunshine here; all of our “Air-Castle.-,” however fondly We maj’ have anticipated the realization of them, are delusive, and the fair pros pect is even now beclouded bj- a present sorrow—for we must part. As we pass from the duties of Hie school-room into so ciety, may we not leave behind us, a few feeble rays, which may be reflected upon others, and may not our ..scboql-inatea, even down to the smallest star, which glit ters in the diadem of Cassville .Female College whisper one sad farewell, as we leave them. We part, perhaps forever. Well might we exclaim with the poet— “When shall ire alt meet again ? Though in distant lands we sigh. Perched beneato tochhostCe sky; ■ Though toe deep hot*ecu na rolls; Friendship shall unite onr seals, And in fancy’s wild domain, There shall we ail vest again. When toe dreama. of life are fled. When its wasted lamps are dead. When in cold oblmon’s shade, When * -an - uuMfriw qiuiv reign, may uwaHveat sgssn ” [Continued on fshrtfc Pvgr-3