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. *-• .■ \ A 3 F : “ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS WHEN REASON IS LEFT FREE TO COMBAT IT."—Jefferson, VOLUME XIX. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2,1867. NUMBER 1. ’ PUBLISHED DAILY AM) WEEKLY BY JARED IRWIN WHITAKER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Wednesday, January 2, I860. SUues regard tliHl Dred Son it decision as a mark of empiric shame and disgrace. As the court now stands, away behind the war, we hold that there is good reason to fear that its judgments yet to cotnc in regurd to the doings of Congress, during and siuce the war, including the abolition of slavery aud llte creation ot our present national debt, it not provided lor in season, may rusnll iu a now chapter of troubles and disasters to the country'.” Reverence lor law. The Natwiud Intelligencer asks: What is a nation without law hut anarchy and social chaos? What is law hut the lormally enuncia ted will of the nation ? What is a constitution hut the fundamental law? Substitute tor them .the fleeting changes of public opinion, and a mation drills iuto a lawlessness which recognizes mo rights ami respects no obligations, ll was English respect for law that kept the English ■people tree from the bloody revolutions that have agonized France aud ended iu imperialism. It is American respect for law that makes the voice ot the Judge more potent than the might of the sword—aye, that makes armies unneces sary in a land where the baton of the policeman is better obeyed than the bayonet of the soldier. And despite the incendiarism of such revolu tionary teachers as the Chronicle, while the law remains on the statute-books, while the Consti tution remains unaltered, they will do homage to this majesty. Before its authority bow the highest and the lowest The pimple may alter, they may amend; but they will do it in the appointed ways and through the prescribed methods, not by delving its sworn ministers, not by detying its solemn impositions. When the people are dissatisfied with the organic law tliev will concentrate their will in a national convention; but until that day conies, and the amended instrument is ratiiied by the public voice, editors and jieople. Judges aud Congress, are alike bound by its dieted obligations as in terpreted by the supreme tribunal of the laud. Tlie Supreme Court The New York Herald. The New York Herald is apprehensive that the Supreme Court of the U uited Stales may pro nounce against the constitutionality ol the ter ritorial scheme, and that complications of a se rious character will grow out ol the matter. We think the Jhrahl need go into no alarm on the subject, as the infamous proposition will not bc- passed by tbc Senate, should the reckless ma jority in the House put it through that body. The Herald makes the occasion ol the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the Indiana case, the opportunity to a-,sail the integrity of that tribunal and to question llte purity of inten tion ol tbc Judges who compose it It also inti mates in pretty plain terms that the highest judi cature in the land should l»e made to bend to what is placidly termed llte necessities of the oc casion. In other uDd plainer language, that the Members of the Court should violate the sanctity of their oaths aud soil the ermine with which they are invested, in order that the Radical ma jority, an incidental ascendency attributable to tlie late civil war, may carry out its wicked and destructive schemes. The Judiciary is the last hope and refuge of the people of the United States, and God help them it such a policy as the HeraUl indicates should prevail. We copy a portion ol the article ol which we have becu speaking, that the reader may under stand the incendiary character of that journal as conducted in the interest of the radical, or domi nant party iu llte national legislature. The Herald says: “ But let us suppose that a majority of the Supremo Court are men established in the old democratic theory of the Constitution, which culminated in the Dred Scott, decision—surely lliere is ruasou lor Congress to look well to this court before it proceeds another step iu Southern reconstruction. Supreme Court judges are hut men, and on political questions tire apt, like other men, to shape their opinions of the law to their fixed political notions. If, therefore, we still have a majority in the Supreme Court of the old democratic school of Judge Taney, we have tui security lor the luture that even tiie constitu tional amendment abolishing slat ery will stand ; lor it the doctrine is not sound that three-fourths of the represented States are eonqieteut to make the amendment part ol the supreme law, it is void (rum the lael Unit a number of the Southern Stales required to make up three-fourths of all the States were reduced to the ratification in an Irregular way and liy federal compulsion on the part of President Johnson, in his exercise ol the discretion of a conquerer. “The decision in the Indiana case may.be ac cording to file strict letter of tbc consiiitiiion; but. in adhering to this strict letter we must go back to President Buchanan's decision—that he could find no authority in the constitution to interfere with a seceding State. We must go hack to the Dred Scott. decision, and tail in with the Chicago platform—that the war for the ijnion was a failure and illegal and void. We hold, however, that the war, tlmt Iasi appeal of kings and peoples, has resulted in a great revo lution, superseding the constitution as it was, aud demanding from the results ol the war and from the sovereign vole" of the people victoriotis iu the war, a new interpretation and a new de parture even by the Supremo Court. It is in this view, from the Indiana decision, ignoring the vitnl necessities of the government during the rebellion, that a reconstruction of the Supreme Court, adapted to (lie paramount decisions ol the war, looms up into bold relief as a question of viuil importance. In trespassing upon the Issnes decided by 1 lie war, the Court may be faithful to the letter of the constitution as it was ; lint it is assuming a jurisdiction over the superior tribunal of the war, which was an ap- jh ;H from the constitution to the sword. “But still the constitution, as if its framers had foreseen this ditllculty, provides the remedy. There shall lie one Supreme Court aud such other interior courts as Congress may from time 10 time ordaiu and establish. The constitution establishes the Supreme Court and provides that its judges shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Semite, and shall hold their offices during good behavior; hut the number of these judges is lcit to the discretion of Congress. Thus, by increasing or diminishing the number of llte judges, tbc Court may lie reconstructed in con formity with the supreme decisions of the war. Iu any event, it may bo interred that a court largely composed of judges handed down from Poik, Pierce and Buchanan, and having little or nolhiug to do with the war, and still living in the atmosphere ol the Dred Scott decision, is not adapted to meet the issues decided by the war, nor the demands of the great revolution under which the sovereign people of the United The Mexican muddle. The press of tire country is lieginning to talk out on the Mexican muddle pretty freely, and it is too evident to deny that somebody has made either a serious or ludicrous mistake in regard to affairs in that distracted aqd unhappy land. The Sherman-Campliell mission seems to have resulted, so far as the public know, in a misera ble failure, and there is little doubt that tbc Lib eral cause, so-called, is lurtlier removed from the control of the country at this time than six mouths ago. The various chiefs at the head ol the Liberal forces are without unity of sentiment or object; without any good feeling one toward the other; without patriotism, or that love of country which prompts men to sacrifice them selves or their individuality to elevate it and ad vance its interests ; ill lael, they are destitute ol every element calculated to lead to any other result than a perpetuation of the evils under which Mexico has suffered for more than a quar ter of a century. As for Juarez, if he has ever given evidence of his capacity lor the emergency upon lus unhappy country, the facts have lailed to r«n$h the public through the ordinary chan nels of communication. Further developments may place the condition of things iu a different light, but at niesent it cannot be denied that the indications ate decidedly unfavorable to anything good resulting from the interference of our gov ern incut in Mexican affairs. The Cincinnati Commercial, of the 25th, has an article on the subject, from which w e quote as follow's: The change iu the mind of Maximilian is a fresh embarrassment and complication. We attribute tbc early return ot General Sherman and Minister Campbell to the resolution to staj' aud light it out on the part of the Eini>eror, who, “ Like the rude Corinthean t>oor. Against the houseless stranger shut the door.’’ Notwithstanding Mr. Seward’s assurance to the French Government that the American Min ister and his instructions wa re beyond recall, we are prepared to bear that the non jiossimus of the Secretary has given way to the exigencies of events, and that new instructions have been put iu bis hands. What we predicted in tlie beginning lias come to pass. Tbc Empire in Mexico Las been actu ally strengthened by our needless interference. Tlie apprehension of an American protectorate lias revived the spirit ot the Imperial party, anil we find the church—its most powerful element —coming lbrward with au offer of $25,000,000 per annum, and the merchants of Vera Cruz, Mexico, aud other cities, offering $12,000,000 per year to sustain the Empire which, at the time a change in the policy of the United Slates was announced, was ou the brink of dissolution. Indeed, there lias been a sort of fatality attend ing every step looking toward intervention on our part. The unwarranted arrest ol Ortega had the effect of transferring his friends to tlie imperialists. The seizure <«i Matamoras en abled an enemy of the Juarist Government to heat one ol its armies aud iullic.L serious losses upon the Liberal cause. The defection of Gen eral Diaz, w ho takes over to the Imperial cause some 12,000 men and his own influence and abilities, is to be attributed to tlie actual or pre meditated alliance ot our own with the Juarez Government. Tlie Umpire is in lietter condition to-day than when its administration was divided between Maxamiliau aud Marshal Bazaine. The French troops are, it is true, to take no further part in Mexican affairs, but many hundreds of them, it is said, have enlisted under the Imperial ban ner, and with the Belgian, Austrian aud native troops now actually in the nay. and tor the first MEMPHIS CORRESPONDENCE. [r-PECIAL. TO THE INTEIXIGEKCBR-1 The Dreadful Calamity—Fearful Lo>b of Human Life from Suffocation—The Titus Murder Case—Verdict of Hit- Jury “Not Guilty”—Recovery of Stoleu Property— Robbery of $£>,500 iu Greenbacks—Amendment to tlie Metropolitan Police Bill —Memphis Must Pay Her Po- Jice Expenses—Our Streets to be Paved—Religious N«-ws—Grand Ball at tlie Overton Hotel—The Congres sional Ramblers to Spend Christmas Day in Memphis— Anmsememts—Ex-Alderman Burke Shoots Dan. Moran —Fine Weather, etc., etc. time miller the undisputed control of the Em peror, the loss of French support ismoie than made up. The effect of our interference lues not been to hasten the departure of the French so much as to consolidate the forces of the Im perialist party and fire them with new resolution to maintain the Empire or tall with it. So intense is the hostility to the Americans that the Juarists have at least to affect the same- feeling and declare that there is no understand ing between Juarez and our Government that will bring about armeel interference iu Mexican affairs. The Imperial party are making very valuable use of what has been done by tbc Uni ted States, and wliat they infer is to lie done, to disufleet the Liberals and multiply desertions from the Liberal cause. It will be made more apparent, as time passes, that the effect of the change ot our policy in Mexico h:is been to weaken the Liberal interest and strengthen the Empire. It the feeling engendered by Mr. Seward’s diplomacy is not checked by a modifi cation of the policy, it would not be amazing it it lesultcd in the establishment of the Empire by the people; in such case we should like to know what excuse the Administration would have for a refusal to recognize it, or under what pretext we could further interfere. We do not agree in all things indicated by the extracts which we have copied. We certainly think that our Government has as much business on hand at home as it can manage successfully; and that the Monroe doctrine never has and never will amount to more than a mere abstrac- In regard to the prediction, intereutially turn. made liy the Con) me read, that interference by the United States may result in the establishment ot the Empire by the consent of the Mexican peo ple, its versification would perhaps be protuolivc of more good than anything else that could hap pen. ^ Verdict fob Damages.—We learn through the Press, published at Athens, Tenuessee, that a fellow named Hunt got a verdict lor twenty thousand dollars against Col. Wm. H. Tibbs, on what is called in Tennessee “ damage suits "—the damages being for alleged imprisonment at some period during the war. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of McMinn county last week. The suit of course will go up to the Supreme Court, where a similar suit was recently disposed of, as will be seen by the following paragraph from the Knoxville Coniinereitd : The case of Foster against H. T. Cox-, ot Louis ville, iu a suit of $80,000 damages was disposed ol during the late session of the Supreme Court. Dming the war, or near its close, in the absence of Mr. Cox, the Circuit Court awarded Foster $80,000 damages, and withheld property to that amount. An indictment for treason was also tound against Mr. Cox by the Federal Court, which confiscated and held a large number ot valuable papers belonging to bun. The Supreme Court, belorc which the "judgment for damages was takeu, reversed the decision, and ordered Air. (.'ox’s properly to be restored, and nearly at the Oflirlal Dornmrnt. The official document Ix-low appears in the Journal and Memeugcr ot the 25th. The facts set forth may interest some of our readers: Tbeasiky Pep arte ekt, ) Office of Internal Kkvknce. t- Washiognm, Dec. 1Z, 1S*> } Sjk—I reply to yours of the lOtli insiaut. (en closing letter ol Mr D. \\. \ :ison,) that the law regards all receipts for farm or plantation pro duce, derived from *de* in the year of income, as income of said year. It also allows the expense of carrying on such farm or plantation, which is due to said year of income, to be deducted irom your income. But no allowance is made for the deduction of expenses pertaining Ui any previous year whatever. If the products raised in 1895 are not sold iu said year, their value is not returnable as income of said year. Very respectfully, Thomas Hasukd, Deputy Commissioner. J. C. McBurmrt, Collector, Ac., Macon. same time the Federal Court dismissed the diet meat for treason. “The Fruits ok Fanaticism.”—We copy the ensuing paragraph from the Southern Recorder, Milledgeville, ol' the 25th : Our streets on Saturday last exhibited the freedtneu iu a painful aspect. They were com monly iu from the country, trading, preparatory for the enjoyment of the Christmas holidays; lmt to judge from the unbridled conduct of many they took their Christmas in advance, and traded at the wrong stores iu town. No day w ithin the List fifteen years has exhibited to our view such a moral deterioration in them, or presented such a dissolute example to the rising generation. The sight was instructive to the mind of the re flective as to what will be the future ot this once fair laud and happy people. So far as we had an opportunity of noticing, it affords us pleasure to stale that the freeduieai of Atlanta generally have conducted themselves with at least ordinary propriety through tlie hol idays. Tue Colliery Explosions.—The ultimate effects of English colliery explosions is the sub ject of an article in the Philadelphia INlger, which says: “ Coal mining iu England has been overdone, and there is little doubt that much cap ital now invested in it will seek new fields of labor. Our coal and iron mines will thus, from natural causes, draw both laborers and capitalists from Europe. The former, when here, often be come the latter. There are mines owned iu the interior ot this State by men who worked in them years ago, and there are banks whose pres idents formerly were coal-miners.” Memphis, Dec. 24,18G6. I only refer to the dreadful calamity which oc curred at SiK-cht’s restaurant and confectionary tlie other night because of the fact that the build ing is only a few doors from where I “lay me dow n to sleep” o’ nights, and necessarily being a witness of the terrible occurrence, it has so in delibly impressed itself ou my mind that 1 find it even now—nearly a week since it happened— unable to check my thoughts. The re,*orters ot Hie city papers have all done their best to give an idea of the awful scene, but each in their turn, have signally failed. It was not their fault It was one of those most terrible disasters, tor which the best of us are at a loss for words to describe. To be startled out of peaceful and much-needed sleep at 34 o’clock in the morning by the cry of “fire,” is bad enough, but the feel ings produced by seeing human being leap ing out of a fourth story window and the knowledge of the faet that in the burning build ing are other beings suffocating to death, with no hand to rescue, can only be imagined. Our gallant firemen did all in their power, aud this fearful loss of luuuau life cannot be attributed to any ncgligeucc on their part. The sole cause ot the calamity seems to be in the fact that there is hut onejjtairway to tiic upper stories of the build iug. The fire, which broke out in the cellar iu a pile of charcoal and materials for coloring can dies, sent the dense volume of smoke naturally caused by such combustibles, immediately up through the only means of egress, and thirteen human beings thus came to their death by suf location. The building was little injured by the fire, the steam pumpers soon settling all fears on that score. But I do not propose to give the particulars. Your readers have already seen full accounts—from other sources. The argument before the Criminal Court; Judge Hunter, was closed last Wednesday even ing, and the next morning at 9 o’clock the jury returned their verdict “not guilty.” The Judge, after expressing himself satisfied with the verdict and a few remarks ol admonition to the prisoner, discharged him. It was the general impression toward llte latter part of the trial that the priso ner would he cleared, and in answer to the ques tion, “Why do you think so?” the knowing ones would say. “Look at the jury.” It is said there were three murderers iu that body. Young Titus made a most gallant member of tlie famous 154th Tennessee regiment, entering the service when only seventeen years of age. He is repre sented to he of a most amiable disposition when sober, but when drunk the cold-blooded murder of the peaceful, quiet Monroe, proves him an equally desperate character. He ought anyhow to have been “caged” aw’liile, though 1 should be sorry for him if lie had been sent to Nashville, under Brown low’s surveillance, with the prestige of having been a “rebel.” The diamonds and other valuables, I men tioned in my last as having been taking from the safe in the Brilliant Saloon on Main street, have been recovered. Beaumont, it he ever got on track, held off, seeing Sheriff Winters (an honest man) ahead of him. Our worthy Sheriff imme diately delivered the articles to the owner with out any ceremony. Mr. T. C. Lowenhaupt left Helena, Arkansas, on the steamer Ned. Tracy, with $25,500 sewed up iu the lining of his coat. On waking up in liis berth, as the boat had reach ed the wharf at this city, he discovered his coat (which he had put under his head) was gone.— Those that have are the ones to lose. I guess he will not forget the next time the value of bank ing facilities and express companies. The Legislature has amended the Metropolitan Police bill for this city. They say we shall sup port them. The amendment provides that the Board of Mayor aud Aldermen shall assess a special tax not exceeding $15,000 per month, for the city, aud the County Court, for the county not exceeding $5,000. This sum—$20,000 per month, with the fines and forfeitures ought to be enough, aud tlie credit, ot tlie Metropolitans is looking up. The Board of Aldermen have decided that we shall have the streets paved with the Nicholson pavement, and the work will probably commence as soon as the mud subsides, though several of our Main street merchants threaten to “injunct.” That’s quite a common term in this country, and I beiieve it meaus something like "protest” with the bark on. At any rate it is the same thing that stopped the work last summer.— We are to see if it will do so again. Tlie bazaar held nightly during the past week in Stillman Hall lor the benefit of St. Lazarus parish was a success. It was largely attended and while it proved a most agreeable diversion the proceeds will go far toward building a house ot worship for this flourishing parish. Rev. J. W. Rogers is the rector, and the edifice is to be dedicated the “Monumental Church.” Rev. Mr. Brooks, of Baltimore, the new rector for Grace Church has uot arrived yet, but is expected by the first Sabbath iu January. The grand ball of the season, so far, was given at the Overton Hotel last Friday night. It is rep resented to have been a sumptuous affair in every respect. All the necessary preparations are being made by the Board of Aldermen and Chamber of Com merce to give the Congressional visitors ajeordial reception. A committee of the Board left with a special train this morning to meet the distin guished personages at Grand Junction. To morrow they are to be feasted and gazed at, at the city's expense. Something must be done to wipe out the disgrace of last May. I hope old Thad. Sievens, Sumner, and others of that crazy clique, are along. I’ll go something on getting a peep at them, aud will give you my impressions In my next. Laura Keeue is drawing fair houses at the New Memphis, but the great attraction for the week is the Hanlon Brothers, at tlie Greenlaw Opera House. They are certainly wonderful perform ers, in their line, and that large building is packed every night. Ex-Alderman Burke shot Dan. Moran at a Finnegan Ball tlie other night. This is the se- coud instance during the past few months where our worthy Aldermen have engaged in such pastime. This is a lovely day. I never saw our streets more crowded. Extensive preparations appear to be making lor the proper enjoyment^of^the holidays. Merry Christinas! J.B.L The Fenians is Ireland.—A Dublin letter to tiie Sunday News says the government officials are frequentl v sold by stories that Stephens had landed at different points on the coast, keeping troops and gunboats constantly on the move. Phoenix Park, in which is situated the govern ment pbwder magazine, lias been surrounded by heavily manned earthworks and palisades Troops are continually arriving from England, and suspected Irish regiments are transported to England and the colonies. Despite the exertions of the authorities, midnight meetings tor drill are held all over Ireland, and the people evidently are awaiting Stephens' arrival to rue, in spite of Ute great odds against them. Written especially lor the Intelligencer. The morning Ride, by John Randolph of Roanoke, and William II. Crawford of Georsla, To an Old Virginia Christ man Dinner, December 35, 1810. “The misletoe bung on the castle hall. The holly branch shone on the old oak wall; Aud the Baron’s retainers were blithe aud gay. And keeping their.Christmaa holiday.” In the first quarter of the present century, there lived in Charlotte county, Virginia, John Randolph ot Roanoke, the most remarkable man of his day and generation. He was universally and profoundly learned. For eloquence unsur passed; for withering sarcasm unrivaled; and for eccentricity unequaled, he was, and will ever lie a study; lot’ he was the peer of any man, in all things which men call greatness, attributable to genius and intellect. Indeed, wbat. Byron said ot Sheridan, we think equally applicable to John Randolph of Roanoke, “Sighing that nature made but one such man. And broke the die iu moulding Sheridan.” Mr. Randolph peimitted but few men to enjoy his intimate friendship, and of that very few we may mention the names of the following gentle men : Dr. John • Uil’V»gb. of Richmond; Francis S. Key, of !'*•’ .*,^1, (the author ot the Star Spangled BaniiC x jjf Judge Roane aud Lit tleton Waller TazewSfil, of Virginia; Nathaniel Macou, of North Carolina; and William II. Crawford, of Georgia. All men remarkable for learning, genius and intellect. Mr. Randolph was born June 2,1773, in Prince George county, Virginia—at the junction of the Appomattox liver with the James—at Cawsous, the family seat of bis maternal grandfather, Col onel Theodrick Bland, Sr. Inheriting large landed estates and many negroes in Charlotte and Prince Edward counties, he moved, the win ter of 1794, to the Bizarre estate, in Priuce Ed ward county, and sopn thereafter commenced the cultivation ot the Roanoke estate, in Charlotte, about thirty miles distant from the Bizarre estate. In the spring of-1796, he visited Charleston, South Carolina, and Georgia. At Charleston, he met his old friernl Rutledge, and also formed the acquaintance of Sir John Nesbit, a Scotch baronet. The object ot the visit beiug the Charleston races, aud the scenes and incidents connected therewith being over, and in the mean time a close intimacy having grown up between Sir John Nesbit ant! the distinguished Virginian, a banter was given* aud accepted for a race, in which each was to ride his own home. The race came off, aud Mr. Randolph won. He then continue ! his visit to his friend Bryan, near Savannah, au J spent the winter—returning to Virginia in the spring. From that lime until the spring of 1799; he spent his time chiefly in looking after his lafae estates; but in the spring of 1799—being onlj; tweuty-six years of age—he was elected to represent the Charlotte district in the Congress of’ the United Suites. He re mained in Congress, until 1813, when lie was de feated by John W. Epps, his competitor iu the spring ot 1811. S*;tlie spring of 1815, Mr. Epps was a candidate for re-election, but be was de feated by Mr. Randolph by a handsome majority. In tlie spring of 1810, Mr. Randolph moved to the Roanoke estate. This estate is located on a small stream by that name, at its junction with Staunton river in GVarlolte. Iu tlie late uar, & veiy considerable battie|took place between the Virginia militia and the Yankee cavalry, at the Staunton river railroad bridge, immediately on the edge of the Roanoke estate. Overlooking the Roanoke estate was an eleva tion covered witli a dense forest of native oaks, untrimmed, uncared for; in fact, just as nature made them. In the midst of this wild forest of his own native oaks, surrounded alone by au or dinary rail fence, was tlie unpretending home of the great Virginian—simple double-log cabins with stick and dirt chimneys. Tiie cabins were chinked from the inside and daubed on the out side with common clay mud; a cellar well stored with the most choice wines and brandies, ran the full length of the cabin. Juba and Johnny, his trusty body servants, were alone permitted to en ter that cellar. Immediately opposite the first, stood a second cabin, distant about fifty yards, built of the same material as the first, the same in size, but uuchinked. In this unchinked cabin Mr. Randolph spent the summer, and in the chinked cabin the colder months. About half way between the cabins, and on the highest ele vation within his rail enclosure or yard, stood an oak of great size, facing the East, aud twelve feet towards tlie West was an enormous pine of immeuse height and majestic mien. In this space, between the stalwart oak on tlie East, and lofty pine on the West, Mr. Randolph, at an early day, selected for his final resting place. His wishes in this respect'were not disregarded; for in that memorable space, without tombstone or monument, and with ouly the oak and the pine as nature’s sentries rest the ashes of Virginia’s brightest intellect. In close proximity to the residence was an im mense park filled with deer, and hard by was his kennel and stud. He owned many bounds, Black-TaDS and Beegles, as well as pointers ; all >f the most choice breeds, the pedigree til each being as familiar to Mr. Randolph as that of his thoroughbred horses. Ot thoroughbred horses he owned and raised many of great celebrity.— Wm. R Johnson, of Chesterfield county, known as the Napoleon of the turf, an accomplished gen tlemen ot the Old Virginia School, usually train ed his colls and fillies; and with them, often in three and four mile heats, defeated all com petitors. Whilst Mr. Randolph rarely, if ever, bet on racing, yet he was a great admirer of the sports of the turf, as it was his custom to attend all races between horses of established or supposed celebrity. As a pistol shot, or on the wing with a double-barrel gun, he was unequalcd. He has been known io mount one of his thorough-bred horses, with dueling pistol in hand, and strike a particular window-sash at full speed. Also to stand with double-barrel gun in hand, aud hit an ordinary size marble thrown with tlie utmost velocity in any direction. As a horseman and fox hunter, he was no less celebrated. He al ways rode with very short stirrups, at a rapid trot or sweeping gallop. In person, Mr. Ran dolph was very feminine and diminutive in stat ure. He was five feet eight inches high, perfectly formed and very erect; his step quick and elasi >c; weight never exceeded ninety pounds; complex ion dark, with very large black eyes—and such eyes mortal man never had before nor since.— His hair was a lustrous black, and parted in the middle, over a low forehead which resembled a white band around a black hat. The rest of the features were iu perfect accord with the whole face, and whilst young he was regarded not only as handsome, bat almost beantiful.— He had not a sprig of beard, and as age and disease wore upon his fragile frame, his whole appearance was much changed. He suffered from manhood to his death with gout iu the most excruciating form. In fact, his physical in firmities, the constant gnawing of disease, made him a confirmed misanthrope, and doubtless had nnu* to do with that eccentricity which was so notable a feature ot uis character. When a can didate for Congress for the Virginia State Con vealion of 1839-30 (which by-tbe-by was the ablest body of men ever assembled on the Amer ican continent, for it was ccsnpoeed of Ex-Presi dent* Madison and Monroe^ Chief Justice Mar shall, Benjamin Watkins j Leigh, William B. Giles, Charles Fenter Mercer, Abel P. Upshur, Philip P. Barbour, Robert Morris, Chapman Johnson, John Tyler, Littleton Waller Tazewell, John Randolph and many others distinguished as jurists and statesmen) he never went amongst the crowd shaking hands as is the usual custom of electioneering, but it was his habit to take a stand, and ouly converse with those who ap proached him. With such, lie was very cordial and communicative, never looking to the right or left duriug the conversation, but steadily at the inau lie was addressing. His first speecli was against Patrick Henry, his last in the United States Senate, it we mistake not, against Henry Clay, in which he charged that the election of John Quincy Adams to the Presidency, through the treachery of Mr. Clay, was a “combination between the puritan aud the black leg.” This, of course, led to the celebrated duel betweeu Mr. Randolph and Mr. Clay—the former refusiug to shoot at the latter. They remained friends for ever afterwards. Mr. Randolph represented the Charlotte Dis trict in Congress for many terms, and was never defeated but once, aud that was by John W. Epps, a soii-iu-law of Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Ran dolph said afterwards, that Mr. Jefferson import ed his son-in-laM'into the Charlotte District to defeat him because he, Randolph, had beaten him at a game of chess. John Tyler, afterwards President of tlie United States, defeated Mr. Randolph by one note only. in a re-election to the United States Senate. When Hie news of Mr. Randolph’s deleat reach ed Washington city, a friend said, “ What will you do now Mr. Randolph ? ” “ Ask that gentle man,” said Mr. Randolph, pointing to Dr. Crump, the representative at that time of the Charlotte District in Congress. Dr. Crump replied, “ Mr. Randolph means, that he intends to represent the Charlotte District in tlie next Congress.” And he did. His friend, William H. Crawford, of Georgia, was born in Amherst county, Virginia, on the 24th ot February, 1772, but emigrated to Georgia at au early day, soon became renowned as a law yer and statesman—was elected to the United States Senate in 1800, and again in 1811. Whilst members of Congress, the intimacy commenced between these distinguished politicians. Iu the month of December, 1810, Mr. Randolph had an attack of periodical gout, and went home to Roanoke. But before leaving Washington, he learned that liis friend Crawford intended visitiug Geor gia during the Christmas holidays on important business, and as he lived immediately on the route, the Georgia Senator had to travel, he made him agree that he would call at Roanoke, and eat his Christmas dinner. To this Senator Craw ford agreed; and true to his promise, reached Roanoke, the home of Mr. Randolph, on Christ mas eve, the 24th of December, 1810. The usual custom of those days with gentle- mou traveling, was iu the old-fashioned two wheeled gig. Mr. Randolph was, of course, much pleased to receive so distinguished a guest. Senator Crawford says he found Mr. R. greatly improved in health since he parted with him in Washington City, and in a fine flow of spirits. They sat up till a late hour, disclosing the politi cal news ol the day, and men as statesmen, -war riors, poets and philosophers. On retiring to bed, Mr. R. remarked to his distinguished friend that he had been iuvited to take Christmas din ner with an old and esteemed friend, and that, in asmuch as he did uot know whether he, Craw ford, would come or not, he had promised to attend ; and added, that if he, Crawford, would consent to go, they would “ ride over in the morning.” Senator Crawford, thinking Mr. R.’s friend lived only in the neighborhood, consented at once. At this, Mr. R. bade him good night; the weather being clear but intensely cold, and Mr. Crawford much fatigued from his ride from Washington City to Charlotte county, slept soundly. About half past three o’clock, how ever, Senator C. says he was aroused from his slumbers by Mr. It., and a servant, who informed him that he must “ be up, as it was time to start on the ride to dine.” Mr. R. approached the bed with a large howl of strong coffee and bran dy, and said to liis friend : “ Drink this, Craw ford ; it will open your ej’es, brace you for the ride, and give you an appetite for dinner.” Whilst the Senator was dressing aud sipping the coffee and brandy, Johnny approached and adjusted a huge pair of old English spurs, of the purest metal, of great age and artistic design. The spurs on, the Senator was admonished that the horses were ready at the door by the pawing and champing of the bits; at the same time Mr. R , in that peculiar voice like the mellifluous notes of a silver trumpet, baid: “ Crawford, all is ready —let’s ride.” Tlie distinguished Georgian ap proached llie door, and by the light of numerous pine torches, he saw three horses in readiness. Mr. 11., pointing to an immense black stallion, champing, pawing and snorting, held by tw*o stalwart negro fellows, said: “ Crawford, mount that horse.” Mr. C. being a very large and cor pulent man, said: “ Mr. It., I cau’t ride that horse.” “ Mount him, Crawford, mount him,” was the reply. Mr. C. remonstrated, by saying that lie was not accustomed to horseback exer cise, and be doubted liis ability to ride that animal—pointing to the restless black stal lion. Mr. Randolph seemed irritated, and replied sharply: “Mount, sir; mount him!” Mr. C. saw' that no excuse would do, and he fin ally consented to mount, which he did, after great efforts, the stallion neighing, panting, pawing and rearing, but the negroes held him securely till the ponderous Georgian got fairly and squarely in tiie saddle, well in the stirrups, and the reins well in hand. Mr. R then mounted a large bay stallion of high metle, and then came forth Juba, the trusty body servant, dressed in full livery, with cocked hat and trumpet. Juba mounted the thoroughbred mare Trifle. Mr. R then said, in a clear shrill voice, “all ready” at that the negroes unloosed the grip on the black stallion, Juba brought one long loud blast on his trumpet., and the horses for a moment, stood as if poised in midair, and then, with a tremendous plunge, they started. Juba led the way, followed next by Mr. R and the bay stallion, then Mr. C. last, on the impetuous and hard-mouthed black stud. The weather being cold and dry, and the roads hard frozen, the morning atmosphere smote the face as with a shower ol needles; aud, the clattering hoofs of those thoroughbreds upon the bard and frozen ground in tbestillnessof the winter, soon resounded through those old Vir ginia hills, like the roar of a cavalry charge. Mr. C. being a man of great muscular power, made several efforts to stop the headlong career of his stalwart charger, but tiie more he pulled the faster he ran; he hollowed finally to Mr. R to “ stop—stop, that he could not stand it;” but to all of his entreaties Sir. R turned a deaf ear, and the only response he could get would be the bugle blast of Juba, far in the van, mounted on the mare Trifle, who flew through the air like an arrow. Every time Juba blowed the trumpet the black stud ran faster and faster, until the corpu lent Georgian felt that all was lost But on they sped, anbl nearing the flat lands of the Stanton river, when the cry ot hounds were heard. And to the left Mr. Crawford cast his eye, be held an immense pack streaming around the hills towards the Christmas riders. On came the hounds, and on went the horseman. Soon the Staunton river came in full view, which, lor tiie moment, promised great relief to Mr. Crawford ot Georgia. Consequently' he watched Juba aud the mare, considerably in the advance, as they neared the turbid and foaming river. But as Juba and tlie marc struck the river bank, to the great mortification and disgust of Air. Crawford, in they went; then followed Air. Randolph on the mettled bay stallion; and finally. Air. Craw ford felt that all hope was now gone, and with a secret reservation to make one more desperate ef fort to check the wild career of his mighty char ger, he pulled with all the power ot a giant against the bit; but it was not of the slightest consequence, for the first plunge the black stud made he was in swimming water. By this time Air. Randolph’s full pack of honuds had caught the party, and were swim ming and yelping as though they were within fifty yards of a wounded stag or a red tox. The cur rent of the river was rapid, aud the water in tensely cold, and whilst swimming and drifting to the other bank, the thought aud hope struck Air. Crawford, that when safely across, the ride for the balance of the trip would be at their lei sure. lienee it wax that Mr. C. watched again, with no little anxiety, Juba and tlie mare, still nearing tlie opposite bank, when to his hor ror as the mare ascended the bank, Juba again brought a blast or two on bis trum pet; the mare switched the water from her flaxen tail, and on she went—Air. Ran dolph second, aud Mr. Crawford aud the black stud third. The hounds having au even start from the south-side ot the river, now kept up with the Christmas party, and iu full cry as hough they were on the warmest trail. Soon a second pack joined the first pack, and so on for every few miles a new pack would join the chorus, aud on they went, finally, Juba and the mare quit the road and struck out through the fields, followed by Air. It. and Mr. C., across gullies, ditches, over lenees, through briars, ponds, creeks, and everything that obstructed a straight line. At last relief came, for the party readied Col. Barksdales about one o’clock. Air. Crawford was greatly exhausted, and his pants having slipped above his knees, his legs were scratched by briars, bruised by fence rails and saplings, and chafed no little by the stirrup leath ers. The premises were thronged with some half dozen packs ol hounds that had joined the Christ mas party on the route. The distinguished guests were received with much satisfaction and great consideration. The old-fashioned Virginia gen try were present in full force. The first thing that greeted the visitors on their entrance into the mansion, after tlie usual salutations and in troductions, was an immense silver bowl full to overflowing with hot apple toddy. Whilst Air. Crawford enjoyed the warm toddy,yet he was suf fering greatly from the terrible morning'ride; still, neither Mr. Randolph or any of the party made any allusion to it. Dinner being announced Mr. Crawford found much difficulty iu getting to the table, still there was no allusion made to the morning ride. After being seated around the table for at least live horns, and after liaviug eat and drank through a truly Christmas course, aud undergoing the excitements of the rich food aud viands, discussions and speech making, in addi tion to liis corporeal suffering from the ride, sud denly the distinguished Georgiau wished to be ex cused. He informed Col. Barksdale that he would be glad to retire. But little sleeping was doue, as tbe phantom of the black stud constantly aroused the great Georgian, who awoke himself more than once, by hollowing “ wo—wo, sir /” and holding to tbe bed post. About eleven o’clock on tlie next day Mr. R. went to the room of his friend, and said: “ Crawford, if you go to Georgia next winter call and see me ; good-bye old fellow.” No allusion was made to the ride. Senator Crawford never got away from Col. Barksdales for about six weeks. From Col. Barksdales to Air. Randolph’s was forty-two miles. Such was an old Virginia steeple chase, more than filly years ago. Cava lieu. TIi a<l. Sti veiix Iu tlie Senate. Alack, the Washington correspondent ot the Cincinnati Commercial, gives tlie following pen and ink sketch of Thad. Stevens: ‘As matters stand just now, it is safe to pre dict tlie election of Stevens to the Senate, and with it his decline, as a man of prominence, in American politics; his eclipse, rather. While in the House he had things pretty much his own way. He is not so much of a giant among pig mies as a crafty politician and experienced legis lator among men who are easily led and not given to serious thinking as to consequences.— He is not so much a leader as a driver, perhaps. But liis chief ofstaft is the previous question, and in a body like the Senate, where that is not re cognized, he will have to take a comparatively back seat. He can’t crack his whip over Fes senden and Sherman and such men, and tell them they must vote for his bill or with the Cop perheads, within an hour or two hours, or with in two weeks—for they can talk till doomsday in the Senate, and no previous question can be brought iu to molest them or make them afraid. Without this legislative thumbscrew, Tliatl. Ste vens would have been, as tbe saying is, nowhere, as the leader or driver within the past few years. Then, again, he must abandon bis smutty jokes in the Senate, and thus be no longer known in his favorite role of Alaster of the Rebels. Tak ing all things into consideration, it will lie a bad day for bis fame as a politician when be aban dons tbe beet garden in the South wing for the sepulheral chambers at the other end of tlie Capitol building.” An Ominous Prediction. The late Lord Macaulay, iu Alay, 1857, wrote a letter to H. L. Randall, of New York, author of the life of Jefferson, in which lie expresses his earnest convictions in relation to the future of the United States. He said: It is quite plain that your government, will never be able to restrain a distressed and discon tented majority. For with you the majority is the government, and has the rich, who are al ways a minority, absolutely at its mercy * * * * * * I seriously ap prehend that you will, in some such season as I have described, do tilings which will prevent prosperity Irom returning ; that you will act like a people who should in a year of scarcity devour all the seed corn, and thus make the next year a year not of scarcity, but ol absolute famine.— There will be, I I ear, spoliation. The spoliation will increase the distress. The distress will pro duce fresh spoliation. There is nothing to stop you. Your Constitution is all sail aud no anchor. As I said before, when a society lias entered on this downward progress, either civilization or liberty must perish. Either some Caesar or Na poleon will seize the reiDS of government with a strong hand, or your republic will be as tear fully plundered and laid waste Jny barbarians in the twentieth century -is the Roman Empire was in the fifth, with this difference: That tlie lluns and Vandals, who ravaged the Roman Empire, came from without, aud that your Huns and Vandals will have been engendered within your own country by your own institutions. Dil Mcdd.—It is stated that, on last Wednes day, application was made before Chief Justice Chase for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Dr. Mudd, imprisoned at the Dry Tortugas for alleged complicity in the assassination ot Lincoln The application was made by A. Sterrett Kidgly, of the Baltimore bar. lion. Revcrdy Johnson is retained in the case. North Carolina. The inaugural address of Governor Worth w r as delivered in the presence of both Houses ot the General Assembly, on the 22d instant, and appears in the Wilmington papers of the 25th. The address is eminently pair’otic, and replete with sound aud wholesome sentiments. The opening portiou is devoted to the peculiar con dition of affairs under which the State has been suffering, aud to the efforts of tlie faction that has been laboring to have the sovereignty of the commonwealth annihilated by the institution of a territorial government, to be set up by Con gress. It also alludes to the extraordinary con duct of Sickles iu interfering with the civil laws, and to tlie action of the Government at Wash ington iu promptly rebuking that officer. Iu regard to the relationship of the State to the General Government, and the rule of action which will control him in the discharge of his duties as its chief magistrate, Governor Worth says: I ardently desire, independent of my official oath, to maintain and defend tbe Constitution of the United States aud the Constitution of North Carolina, and can not, therefore, assent, to any scheme ol Compromise based- on the idea that North Carolina is not a State of the American Union; nor to any scheme of amending the original compact, which the State shall have no hand in proposing. I feel as prolouudly as any one can feel, the necessity of Compromising, on a permanent basis, our national dissensions, and have been unable to conceive ot any other means so well adapted to effect this eqd, as that pre scribed by the wisdom of our fathers, in the fifth article ot the Constitution of the United States. : 7 Aly intercourse with the people of the North leads me to believe that the great body of them do not entertain towards Its the destroying ma levolence, which we would infer from the speeches of many ot their intemperate partisan leaders and a portion of the press. The great mass ot the nation is patriotic, with becoming charity for what they deem the errors of other sections; but the partisan fury of ambitious demagogues keeps in restraint the. will of the great aud well meaning masses. If a national convention could be called.as contemplated in tbe Constitution, these masses, as I believe, would fill it with sober, and wise, and patriotic men. In such a convention, proper concessions would be made to the feelings and views of every section. All could be beard. The spirit of compromise, b} r which the parts ot a great nation can alone be held together, would have its due weight. Under the provisions ol this article, tbe amendments to the Constitution, which such national convention might propose, would liaYe no validity until rat ified by three fourths of the. States. If my wishes could prevail, North Carolina would be the first State iu the Union to hold up to tlie nation this constitutional olive branch. I trust that I need not assure you that no act of mine, official or personal, under any circum stances, will give any countenance to the parici- dal scheme ot erasing North Carolina from the galaxy of States of tlie American Union. In making this declaration I desire to deny the pos sible implication that there is, within my knowl edge, any other patriotic citizen of the State who would voluntarily assent to such degradation. Further on in tlie address, the Governor,-al luding to the persistent efforts being made, and with too much success, to mislead the minds of well meaning people in the dominant States, adds: Let us not despair. We still have the Consti tution, which, in the language of tlie great and good Gaston, “with all its pretended detects and all its alleged violations, has conferred more ben efit on man than ever yet flowed from any other institution, and which, uflder God, if we be true to ourselves, will insure the blessings of liberty to us and our posterity.’’ If this temple of lib erty is to be destroyed, I pray that North Caro lina may have no hand in this act of vandalism. Let us, in our forlorn condition, emulate the ex ample of the present Chief Magistrate of the nation, who, amidst the tempest of party fury which assails him, firmly steers the ship of State by this chart of our liberties, and is thus inscrib ing his name high on the temple of fame. Besides the protection to our constitutional rights, which the Executive may give us, I trust and believe the Supreme Court ot tlie United States, the ultimate arbiter of such questions, arising under the Constitution, as can be brought under its jurisdiction, may be relied on for an intelligent and fair discharge of its high func tions, and I do not entirely despair that Congress may become better advised, and cease to engen der dislike to the government by unfounded sus picions of our loyalty. As remarked, the address is sound in its views and opinions, and must convince all who read it that the “ Old North State” was fortunate in the selection of a man to fill the office of Chief Alag- istrate in the emergency now upon them in com mon with the rest of the South. Two month* of Grace. The New York Times, which a few days ago, was a little reasonable in its remarks upon the question, has gone off on the other tack, and now gravely notifies the South and the Southern States that only two short months of grace arc left them. In that brief period they must accept thb constitutional amendment, or something worse and much less palatable will follow. It says: If any Southern State shall accept and ratify the constitutional amendment, that State will be admitted to representation, through loyal repre sentatives and in accordance with the law, in the halls of Congress. They have two months more in which to decide. The amendment will fall with the Congress which proposed it on the 4tli of March next. After that time the whole ques tion will be opened anew. If the South thinks it can get better terms from the next Congress, very well. In that case it may be acting wisely in taking the chances. But our own conviction is very clear that it is making a most serious mis take. Certainly tlie device Ot a constitutional national convention is one from which it can se cure no aid. The Times, however, we believe, speaks for no one but its editor, and frequently, it is said, not lor him. The question ot impeachment having no longer a lodgment anywhere except in the brain of some mad fanatic, and the proposition to territorialize the States being regarded by all sensible men as entirely too impracticable to be seriously entertained, we are left in ignorance as to tbe alternative, but suppose it must be some thing dreadful. Alabama Item*. The items below are copied from the Alont- omery Mail, of the 27th: Louis Reese, in a bar room fight at Lowndes- borougli, killed a citizen by tbe name of Rochelle, ou Monday evening. Tbe particulars were not •riven, and the information is “contraband,” yet we know enough to believe the above true, aud will furnish the particulars as soon as we get them. Rochelle is represented as an estimable citizen, whose loss many will mourn. We are pleased to see in our city Senator Par sons, who is just Irom Washington and on his way home. Governor Parsons asks the people of Alabama to stand firmly by the President, and repeats the language of Ids dispatch to Gov ernor Patton. It is gratifying to meet at least one man who is indisposed to acknowledge di rectly or indirectly, that Alabama is out of tiie Union, and we hope that his words of encour agement will confirm the purpose of our people to stand by the Union and the Constitution. Kerosene.—Accidents from the use of kero sene are multiplying fearfully. A Hartford dis patch records the following: A sltocking accident, from carelessness in the handling of kerosene, occurred here this evening, which resulted in the burning to death of Alice Gilmore, eight years old, daughter of Air. George Gilmore, residing at No. 62 Retreat avenue. And Still Another.—The following canard is from the re-lie-able Washington correspondent of the radical Cincinnati Gazette: In view of the strength which the movement for territorial governments are assuming, the Conservatives are taking alarm, and have sent messengers and dispatches into the South to in duce tlie legislatures to ratify the amendment, promising immediate admission. The argument tliat the test oath will probably be set aside, is also used; but as the test oath was considered by all at the last session as much a part of the plan of restoration as the amendment itself if the Supreme Court shall set the former aside, few in Congress would teel bound to admit the repre sentatives of the Rebel States even if all ratified the amendment. t