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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
SATURDAY .EVENING, APRIL 10, 1853.
Temperance Hall—An appeal to the Ladies.
We regret to learn that there i a debt hanging over
this property of about twenty seven hundred dollars, and
that the Order is not able to pay it. The Hall, as is well
known, is open to the public, and is the only room in the
city which can accommodate our population on festive oc.
casioDs We are informed that in case of a forfeiture of
the charter bv the subordinate lodge, the building will
revert to the Grand Lodge of the State, and that in that
event, the Hall will probably be closed to the public. The
heavy debt hanging over the Lodge depresses its energies
and retards its prosperity, and may in the end, result in
its dissolution and the forfeiture of the Hall. It is, there-
fore, a matter of public interest that the debt be paid. We
are informed that all aid from other quarters is despaired
of, and that the only hope of the order is from the gener
ous munificence of the community, which is proverbially
equal to all just demands upon it. It has been suggested
that if this subject were presented to the Ladies of the
city, to whom the Sous of Temperance are the warmest
and best friends, that their ingenuity could devise some
expedient by which this burthen could be moved from the
•houlders of the Lodge. We fully concur in this opinion.
The approaching national anniversary will be a season of
peculiar interest in our city, as we anticipate a visit frem
the military of several of our neighboring cities, and we
feel confident that a Fair for the benefit of the Lodge would
add much to the interest of the occasion and meet with the
approbation and patronage of the community. We make
the suggestion merely for the consideration of the Ladies,
and will be pleased to see it abandoned, and some other
adopted which will more surely effect the object contem
plated, and will cheerfully co-operate with them in what*
*ver course they may think it advisable to pursue—satis
fied, as we are, that it will be the right and proper one.
No time, however, should be lost, and we hope active
efforts will at once be made to relieva the Lodge from
debt, and secure the Hall to the use of the community.
Asa farther inducement, if any were necessary to in
creased activity in this good work, we are authorised to
state, that the net income of the Hall, which is over S4OO
per annum, will, after the debt referred to is paid off, beap
propriated to charitable puposes ; and thus a permanent
fund be created to sustain iu part the Orphan Asylum
and other charitable institutions of the city.
The Southern Agricultural Convention.
This body was organized at Macon, Ga., at the last
Fair, and adjourned over to the Ist Mondy in May
next, at which time it will again assemble in Mont
gomery, Alabama.
Many of the Southern States have appointed dele
gates, and it is confidently expected that the assemblage
will be unusually large, and that it will incltfde among
its members most of the talent and worth of the agri
cultural classes of the south- Gov. Cobb has not ap
pointed any delegates from Georgia, but recommends
each county in the State to send up its representatives.
We hope the suggestions of his Excellency will be acted
upon i but in case this is not done, we hope every agri
cultural society in the State will appoint delegates.
Ample preparations have been made by the patriotic
citizens of Montgomery to entertain the convention ; and
the Executive Committee of the society have spared no
pains to make this meeting peculiarly interesting and
beneficial to the community. Addresses will be deliv
ered upon subjects of most vital importance to the south
ern planter, by the ablest and most distinguished orators
in the south, and we hope much will be done to give
proper direction and tone to the southern mind.
The south occupies a peculiar position in respect
to the rest of mankind. Her staple productions
are peculiar ; her labor is peculiar. It is, there
fore, of the last importance, that southern opinion
should be harmonised, and the whole energy of
our people be directed to preserve the one, and fos
ter the other. These are the primary objects of the
convention, while it is proposed at the same time to
look after every other interest.
The time for preparation is short, and if aDy thing
is to be done by counties or societies, it must bo done
quickly.
The Mobile and Ohio Rail Road*
It is confidently expected that eighty-eight miles of
this road will be finished and ready for use bv Decem
ber. The lettings for gradation, masonry, &c., to the
northern line of Tennessee were to have been made on
the 13th iust., and it is believed by the Mobile Tribune
that the whole line of the road from Mobile to within
thirty miles ot the mouth of the Ohio river is now under
contract—and soon expects to have the agreeable intel
ligence that the work of grading is in progress on every
section of the road. The Tribune concludes an article
upon this subject with the following cheering paragraph:
“In all this, we see almost the consummation of our
great enterprise 5 for all the great opposing obstacles have
been, one alter the other, surmounted, and now we have
the certainty of being in communication with the mouth of
the Ohio within three years at the very farthest. Some
of the directors say that in less time the work will become
pleted. We hope, at all events, the determination will be
registered by the directors as a fixed faet, g that the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad shall be in operation in 1856, and as
much t earlier as possible.”
Rev, John L • Sanders*
The friends of this gentleman, who has lately gone
on a mission to California, will be pleased to learn that
he has safely arrived at San Francisco. We have re
ceived several letters from him, in which he gives a
very graphic description of his travels—extracts from
which we will give in some future issue when our col
umns are not so much crowded as at present.
The Season.
The spring has been unusually backward. Corn
planting has been much retarded, and it is very proba
ble that “stands” will be imperfect. Cotton planting
hardly commenced until the beginning of this week. It
is questionable, however, if this will not be advantage
ous in the end, as the cotton will grow off freely, if the
weather continues favorable, and have sufficient time to
mature the crop before frost. For ten days past the
weather has been warm and the earth has been refresh
ed with occasional showers.
Cotton from Columbus. —We learn, says] the Savan
nah Republican 14th inst., that the first lot of cotton —36
bales ever received in this city, by railroad from Celum
arrived on Tuesday evening last, consigned to Messrs,
that Durr. It is expected that the reeeip ts from
ter, the next season, will reach a high figure,
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Onr Rook Table.
Deßow's Review for April. — A glance at this num
ber of the Review has satisfied us that it is fully equal to
its predecessors in the variety and interest of the subjects
discussed in its pages. The articles upon “Florida —its
position, resources and destiny,” and “China in 1853,”
are of peculiar interest at the present moment, as connect
ed with the rapidly extending commerce of the country
along the shores of the Pacific. We are pleased to learn
that the engagements of the learned Editor at Washing
ton city, will not interfere with his editorial labors ; and
that he will continue to steer the bark of his great and
successful enterprise aloDg the track be has so bravely en
tered upon.
Hurt'B Merchants’ Magazine. —The number for April
is on our table. It sustains the character of the work os a
Commercial Journal, but presents very few attractions to
the general reader.
The Southern School Journal*
We have received the April number of this excellent
paper, and take great pleasure in commending it to the
favorable notice of the community ; and especially to
those persons who are engaged in teaching. It will
prove an invaluable aid to them in their arduous labors.
Published in Columbus, Ga., and edited by Rev. Tbos.
F. Scott, at one dollar per annum in advance.
Cotton for Columbus. —We learn that Messrs.
Wells & Durr, yesterday, received thirty bales of cot
ton from Columbus, being the first ever received from
that city. It is the beginning, however, of a trade
which is destined to grow rapidly, and into great im
portance. We learn from Mr. Reynolds, the President
of the Southwestern Company, that the work is rapidly
progressing on the Muscogee branch, and that the en
tire line to Columbus, will be completed in the course of
four]or five weeks. If the next fall should be a dry one,
this road will bring to Savannah, during the next year,
fifty thousand bales of Cotton, which have heretofore
gone to the Gulf ports. We have also heard that it is
the intention to run the passenger trains through in
twelve hours. Should this be cone, it will add greatly
to the trade and intercourse between the two sections.
We look to the completion of this road to Columbus, as a
\ matter of great public importance and sincerely hope
| that the Southwestern road may soon be pushed for
ward through Stewart and Randolph, either to Eu
i faula, or some other equally eligible point.— Savannah
j Courier.
1 Bishop Soule. —We had the pleasure, this afternoon,
; of meeting Bishop Soule, the venerable patriarch of the
i Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in the United
| States. The old man is 72 years of age •, but his step
|is vigorous and his form erect. He looks as though he
! would outstand many more days of travel. He re
marked, respecting his trip to California, that, in addi
tion to the objects of his mission, he had another in
centive—having journeyed through every other state
in the Union, and the territories adjacent, he strongly
desired to see the whole of California. For half a cen
tury, this man has wielded no uncommon influence in
the Church organization by which he is now venerated as
a patriarch. He is a powerful preacher—an effective de
fender of the Church, at all points—-and he bears the
unmistakable impression of the man on his massive
forehead.— Panama Echo.
New Route to California. —A letter from Col. Miles,
3d Infantry, United States army, now in New Mexico,
makes known that anew pass has been discovered from
Albuquerque, seventy five miles from Santa Fe, N. Mexi
co, to San Francisco, California, a journey of twenty five
days for loaded wagons. He proposes that the troops open
the road and locate four posts on it. It is on the direct
line from Fort Smith.
Early Vegetables.— In the New York markets, green
peas, from Savannah, are quoted at 62$ cents the half
peck, tomatoes at 38 cents per quart, and radishes at 9
to 10 cents per bushel.
Thirty-third Congress. —lt is a singular fact, that
the last five States which have elected members of the
new Congress, or from which we have last heard,
have elected democratic delegations entire. They are
California, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Connec
ticut, and Rhode Island. The whole number of members
thus far elected to the 33d Congress, is 163, of whom
105 are democrats, 50 whigs, and 3 abolitionists. The
members yet to be elected are 77. If they should be
of the same politics as in the last Congress, the whole
number of whigs in the House will be 77, abolitionists
3, democrats 154. Total 234. Democrats to whigs 2
to 1 exactly.
French Naval Expedition. —The French Govern
ment has sent a squadron of eight armed steam vessels,
carrying a land force of 500 men, against the inhabitants
of one of the islands of the Archipelago of Bisagos, be
tween the Cape de Verd and Sierra Leona. The ex
pedition was designed to take summary measures of re
prisal for the massacre by these islanders of the crew of
a French merchant vessel that happened to fall intotheir
power.
We are not told what the character of the reprisals
was, but the information “that they were complete, and
produced the most salutary effect on the piratical tribes
in the Archipelago and along the coast,” is very sug
gestive.
Washington, April 11.
Soule's Resignation.— Senator Soule, of Louisiana,
handed in his resignation to-day, which was accepted.
Buchanan w-gs confirmed Minister to England. It is
understood he will accept.
Washington, April 13.
The Washington Union of this morning, says that
there never has been the slightest foundation for the
rumors afloat, in regard to dissensions in the Cabinet.
The President has appointed G. R. S. Walden, Esq..
District Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama,
and Archibald M. Campbell, Postmaster at Fayette
ville, N. C.
New York, April 3 2.
Mr. Fillmore sick. —Ex-Freßident Fillmore is sick at
Buffalo.
Appointments by the President. —Jacob R. Davis,
Editor of the Dablonega Signal , has been appointed
Superintendent, and -John R. Field, Assaver, of the
Dahlonega Mint.
New York Collector ship. —Bronson, to whom the
office of Collector at New York was offered, upon the
declensiou of Dickinson, refuses to accept the same.
Supreme Court Judge. —John A. Campbell, Esq.,
has taken the oath of office before Commissioner Owen,
an I is now Associate Judge of the Unite# States Su*
preme Court,
An Oasis in the Desert.
The abolition disease is at the north, and must be
cured, if cured at all, by the application of the knife bv
a northern surgeon. We hail, therefore, every mani
festation of conservative sentiment in that quarter, as
“an Oasis in a desert.” The following article from the
Detroit (Michigan) Free Press is as refreshing as a great
rock in a thirsty land , and gives promise of a healthier
public sentiment in future at the north. The Editor
very properlv charges disunion sentiments and purposes
upon the abolitionists who apply the fuel to the flame at
the south. This opinion is very forcibly sustained and
endorsed by President Pierce in his Inaugural. Ihe
southern people have ever shown a commendable zeal
for the Union, and have in no case manifested a repug
nance to it except when over-dosed with the quack
medicines of abolitionists and manufacturers. There is,
therefore, no necessity for union homilies or farewell
addresses here. They are the proper remedies for
northern disease, and the Union quacks at the Bouth
would find a much wider field for their practice if they
would emigrate to the north where the disunion dis
ease is epidemic. Here is the article :
[From the DatroitFree Press.]
A SCRAP Os HISTORY.
The history of the rise of slavery in the United Stales
makes the people of “the north equally with the people ot
the south responsible for its existence. When the federal
compact was formed there was not a free state on the con
tinent. Each and every one of the original thirteen held
slaves. Thus, slaveholding was one of the integral and
primary conditions of our confederation : and was recog
nised by the constitution itself. Yet with this mark ot
fallibility our country has grown in beauty, and grown as
no government ever grew before, until it is now the won
der and the hope of the Chrisitan world.
We are led to these reflections by perusing an article in
the New York Democrat , having for its purpose to do jus
tice to the south. The people of the north do not remem
ber, when they assault the institutions of the south, that
the greatest sacrifices necessary to the formation of the
Union were made by the southern States. The revolu
tion had left the confederacy largely in debt, and when
the Union was finally established, there was no way ot
meeting the first expenses of its new being. Virginia
responded to a call for aid, by the magnanimous cessio-n
of her immense domain beyond the Ohio. The provisions
tor the settlement of this territory, and for the survey and
sale of the public lands, for the national relief, naturally
iucluded a temporary government for its term of minority,
and prospective arrangements for its final place in the
family of States ; and they were made in the broadest
spirit of liberty. Slavery was not then an element of sec
tional jealousy, and a common desire to limit its influence
actuated all the members of the Federal Union. It was
theretore decided, by universal consent, that it should not
be permitted to enter the future States north of the Ohio:
although tor the protection of the slaveholders of other
| States, it was expressly stipulated that fugitive slaves could
|be reclaimed from the non-slaveholding States. Os all
the representatives present when this act passed Congress,
one only—Mr. Yates, of New York —voted against it;
and it became a law and precedent in the land.
Such are some of the historical facts which exhibit South
ern philanthropy and Southern statesmanship in a very
| different light from that in which they have (been held up
in the political harangues of families ; and it has now be
-a vital question with the more sober and patriotic
citizens of the north whether there shall not be a deter
mined and eftVetual resistance to the restless spirit of insult
and irritation which would open again the exasperating
; issues that so long threatened the peace of the country.
! The great national democratic party will wisely and firmly
| abide by the constitution and the compromises. In ita
policy of administrative justice, it knows no sectional divi
sions, only as they are parts of the common country, each
| entitled to equal consideration and respect. The original
! condition on which each State united in the federative
| compact was. that there should be uo invasion of its popu
i lar rights, or interference with the sovereign control of its
| These, indeed, are well defined pledges of
j the constitution ; and any persistent departure from its
principles would be a violation of good faith, and would
surely lead to disrupture.
We give place to these remar ks, in view of an unmis
takable movement in the north to revive theold anti-slave
ry agitation. The demon of disunion has not been thor
| oughly throttled. She is gathering her forces for another
onslaught upon peace and good order, and it behooves the
democratic party to sound the alarm, meet the attack, and
beat back the motley crew who are following the black
banner of fanaticism.
More ot the Lola Montes tight*
The New Orleans Crescent give the following parti
culars of the recent difficulty in the Varieties between
the pugnacious Countess and Mr. Rowe:
“It appears that Lola on the night in question, presum
ing in the privileges of the buskiued craft, as well as on
the blazonry of her distinguished title as Countess of
Landsfelt, had insinuated herself behind the scenes of
theatre. It was at the moment that Miss Duce Barre
was dancing. Lola, not satisfied with seeing the dance,
wished also to take a peep ot the audience, and to that end
ventured beyond the side-wings so as to place herself in
full view of a portion of the spectators in the boxes. Here
she commenced telegraphing some of the kid-glove beaux
in the boxes, and flourishing a bouquet , in a manner cal
culated to draw the attention of many of the idlers there
about. Mr. Rowe, the prompter, (a gentleman well known
here for more than a quarter of a century, and respected
alike for his conduct and for his age) expostulated with
Lola for this strange conduct, assuring her that it was
likely to create confusion, ete., mid requested her to desist.
This the fugacious Lola disregarded, and flying into a
towering passion, abused Mr. Rowe worse than 3 pick
pocket. Rowe tried to quiet her, but it was 110 go! Her
blood was up and there she stood, uncorking the phials of
her inextinguishable wrath and pouring out passion like
“A beautiful embodied storm. 7 ’
A man couldn’t have been quieter than Jdowe was. if he
had taken chloroform. He suffered iu-ult upon injury,
and when she smote him on the right cheek (metaphysi
cally speaking) he turned to her the lefi also. Soon after
was enacted the kicking business first above referred to,
and then it was that the shrieks of Lola brought to her
rescue her agent, the young man oi twenty-five,first men
tioned, who choked Mr. Rowe, the old of man seientv.
About this stage of affairs, a large crowd having ‘col
lected around, attracted by the unsuaJ scene and by the
untnelodious haranguing of th- pugnacious Lola—whose
language at the time savored of any kind but tliat pre
scribed in the litany—the fair warrioe escaped from the
clutches of the police and went home to her downy pillow
to repose—perhaps to sleep.”
[From the Savannah Courier.]
Atlakta, Ga., April 9, 1853.
Dear Sir:—l have just returned from the office of
the State road, where I had an opportunity of in
specting a beautiful service of silver, to be presented
to Mr. William M. Wadlev, by the officers of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad, as a token of their
high regard tor him. The service consists of one
massive pitcher, one large salver, one small salver,
and two goblets, weighing in all 112 ounces. It was
manufactured in Boston, by Jones, Ball & Poor, un
der the direction cf Joseph S. Fay, Esq., of Savan
nah, and cost §326 50. Upon the large salver, as
well as upon the remaining articles of the service, is
the following inscription:
“presented to
WILLIAM M. WADLEY,
By the officers of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road,
in token of their respect for his abilities a* an officer
and his qualities as a man,
January, 1853.”
service will be sent in a few days to Savan
nah, and placed where the citizens can have an op
portunity of examining it. Yours, &c.,
G. W.
The V irginia Legislature has passed an apportionment
bill giv.ng the Whigs only the Accoma? district,
iFrora the Daily Register of the 12th inst.]
Landing of the Vice President.
Yesterday morning, about 12 o’clock, the
steamer Junior, Capt. Armstrong, brought up
Vice President King and his accompanying re
latives from the steamer Fulton , which remains
at her auchorage near Dog River-Bar. Bh e J
were landed on Government street wharf,
where an immense assemblage ot citizens had
gathered of witness the debarkation. Col.
King came forward, supported by two ot the
officers of the Fulton, and was conducted to a
carriage provided for the purpose. He appear
ed to be extremely feeble and attenuated
though he bore his head erect, and his eyes
glanced around seemingly with a sad, though
pleased interest, to find himself once more on
the soil of his beloved Alanama—the Land of
Rest.
There was a. profound sensation in the large
crowd present, as they gazed upon the form of
the venerable statesman and patriot, thus en
feebled by the heavy hand of disoase —thus
stricken by the arrows of sickness,in the midst
of the honors which the nation has so recently
bestowed upon him—and the sad countenances,
the uncovered brows, and mutedecorum ot all,
testified to the deep solicitude and sympathy
which universally prevailed. The sad specta
cle repressed the cordial and enthusiastic cheers
which would have otherwise greeted our illus
trious fellow-citizen upon his return to|the em
porium of the State which has so long cherish
ed him as her favorite son.
During the progress of the Junior up the Bay,
with with the national flag displayed at her
jack-staffthe State Artillery fired the\ ice Presi
dent's salute of seventeen guns.
Col. King, with his family, was immediately
conducted to the Battle House, where he now
i has most pleasant and desirable rooms. It is,
j vve understand, his intention to remain some
| days in this city. We trust that the fine weath
| or now prevailing, may alleviate his disease, and
I give him some slight increase of strength. For
j some days before leaving Cuba, the influence
jj of the climate there was not so favorable, as
| had been hoped, but his passage to this port did
! jiot increase his debility.
| *
Columbus and Savannah.
\ The worthy Mayor of Columbus, Joseph L.
\ Morton, Esq., being unable to attend the festi
j val on hoard the new steamship Augusta , Tues
\ day afternoon, sent the following letter to her
j agents here, with a sentiment which will he
l found belo\v. We need hardly say, that the
1 people of Savannah look forward with great
[ pleasure to the time when the railway connec
! lion between the two cities shall have been com
pleted, and when the waters of the Savannah
| and the Chattahoochee shall, “like kindred
| drops, be mingled into one.” The cars will be
j running through to Columbus in some thirty
days from this time, after which we hope to see
the two cities bound together, not simply by
bands of iron, but by the still stronger ties of
j friendship, and the most intimate social and
commercial relations.
[We may mention here, that Maj. John ]J.
Howard, the former energetic President of the
Muscogee Railroad, was warmly toasted at the
entertainment referred to above.] — Sai\ Rep .
Columbus, Ga., April 9th, 1853.
Padelford, Fay & Cos., Savannah, Ga.—
Gentlemen : I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of yours of the 7th inst., inviting me
to be present on board the new steamship Au~
gusla, at Savannah, on Tuesday.
It is with unfeigned regret that I shall he de
nied this pleasure by the pressure of engage
ments at home, at that period. It would afford
me high satisfaction to personally witness this
additional enterprise and spirit of your people,
which is proving the means of drawing us clo
ser and closer to the great metropolis of the
Union. Our city has already proven a bene
ficiary, by that same spirit which largely aided
onr connection with you by the iron bands now
nearly completed. The interests of your fine
seaport should be kindly fostered by all the
citizens of our State, and the day is not far dis
tant, I trust, when you are to reap abundant re
wards for the unflagging energies which you
have so steadily applied, and must entitle you to
the well-deserved appellation of the “Queen
City of the South.’’
I beg to tender you the following sentiment:
The City of Savannah —The commercial en
terprise of her citizens reflects honor upon the
State at large, and has strongly contributed to
the name which now greets us, of “The Empire
State of the South.” May her prosperity be
i commensurate with her efforts.
Very respectfully, vours,
JOSEPH L. MORTON,
Mayor City of Columbus.
Debt and Resources of Savannah.
Mayor’s Office, City of Savannah, i
March 29th, 1853. \
To the Editors, Journal of Commerce , N. York:
Gentlemen You have given place, in a
late number of your journal, to an article under
the signature of “Prudence,” which, if it remains
unanswered, may injure the credit of this city.—
I beg leave to meet, promptly, through vour
columns, the insinuation ofthat article, by a sirn
ple exposition of facts.
The first bonds issued by the City of Savan
nah in 1839, amounted to “ *5500,000, payable
in twenty years, the interest at seven per cent,
payable semi-annually at the Manhattan Com
pany, New York. They were issued for 8500,-
000 Central Railroad Stock. The city has re
deemed (before due) 8279000. For the 8221,000
standing, the City holds 8285,000 of that stock,
which is selling in this market at 8119 for 8100
paid. The stock pays regularly eight per
cent.
The next issue of bonds was 8150,000 for
stock in the South-western Railroad, The city
holds stock for 8150,000, paying eight per
cent., and selling at two percent, premium.
The next issue was of like bonds. 8500,000
for stock in the Augusta and Waynesdoro Road
which road will be opened next October. The
Company pays the City 7 per cent, interest
on its subscription, until the road is finish
ed.
The City issued 8100,000 of bonds for Stock
in the Columbus Branch of the South-weate r ,
Railroad. That branch will he opened in *
month, and will then be incorporated into tho
South-western Company, a stock paying eight
per cent.
Bonds to the amount of $28,000 were issued
as the purchase money of one thousand acres
|of land adjoining the City. About one hundred
i acres have been sold for more than the purchase
| money. A public Cemetery of over one h un .
dred acres has been laid out, and the residue of
the land is worth this day, over $50,000.
Five thousand dollars of Gas Stock Bondi
have been issued. The City holds Gas Stock
(now at a handsome premium) to the amount of
$17,000, paying eight per cent.
| Five thousand dollars of Bonds havebeenis
) sued for stock in the Ogechee Plank Road. The
j t oad will soon be finished, and will pay eight per
| cent, or more.
There is being issued a sum of $200,000 for
| City Water Works, which the City is itself erec
| ting. These are disposed of here as the work
j advances, at an average premium of two pet
| cent.
In the aggregate, then, the City Bonds, now
! out, amount to $7090,00, and they will amount
1 to $909,000 when the water works are finished
And the City holds Stock and Land purchased
with those Bonds, which it could sell in thirty
days for over SBOO,OOO, & will the Water Work*
built on fair terms, to represent the Water Works
; Bonds, when issued.
i The several issues of Bonds are fully author
l ized by the Act of the Legislature of Dec. 24th,
| 1825, section 8, and an active City property of
i the value of two millions is hound for their re
j demption.
Can any Bonds of any City or State be better
or safer ?
Very respectfullv, your obedient servant,
* R. WAYNE, Mayor.
(From the New York Evening Times.]
Southern Female .Education.
I
The North is right glad to acknowledge it,
and acknowledge it she will—the south is doing
some wonders in the way of improving girls,
For years past, the land that a great gulf stops
from reaching into the tropics, has been stretch
ing its arms towards another equator, and the
I “imaginary great circle” is fast becoming more
than a line among the divisions of the social
sphere. In sugar and flowers it has long en
grossed their respective tastes, and even aboli
tionism has generally done justice to it when
ever it has dreamed of magnolia grandiflora or
taken coffee. But it now brings out its chivalry
in anew panoply. The gallant knight looks
well, and we predict achievements that shall he
embroidered in cloth of gold.
It is really a most gratifying matter, and calls
upon us to revise the former edition of our ideas
Southern people, we protest, should let us knew
what they are doing, so that we shall be posted
up when we come to what is done. As it is,
they teach the practical meaning of Emerson,
that life is “a series of surprises.” They are get-
; ting ahead ol our statistics, and this is really un-
I pardonable j n an a g e fi as volumes of staffs
■ “ticsT tliaT ai^ —that are and that are to b?
:8o we go. / But this is gtihg forward; this is
| the mighty woman’s movement; this is the mod
ern Adam, undertaking the generalship of the
! young Eves, and preparing them to do fierce
! battle on the thorns and thistles, that the para
: disical mother, in an unlucky moment, spread
| over the unknown continents. Southern women,
we rather apprehend, are more warmly appre
ciated than the sex in any other latitude, South
| erners certainly think so. One thing is indispu
j table—their liege lords are charmingly attentive
t to them. Nor is this strange. Southern civiliz
i ation has always tended inwardly—toward the
| shaded rooms in summer, and the receiving fire
i side in winter—and hence, woman is in her
i glory. It is dangerous for Northern women to
! 8° t 0 the best sections of the South, as they
; pretty generally terminate the trip in raptures
| she busy, out in the world, Northern husband
thereby suffer s. Soft words woo an extra hour
out of him ; thenceforth to keep on good terms,
and to be sure of good dinners, he has to humor
notions, or otherwise take the word “ helv-mde ”
to himself.
Luttothe facts. Passing by Maryland and
the “Old Dominion”—“a mother ’’ herself—we
find that long ago Rip Van Winkle North Caro
lina waked up on the rights of girls, and immor
talized herself in Salem and other localities.—
1 hen South Carolina entered the field, and the
Charleston, Columbiaandother Female Schools
made a vigorous sensation. Georgia has beat
them both. Whether Whitfield’s genius for the
Orphan House at Savannah or what else sowed
t e seen, is not material ; but grand things have
>een effected. Not to mention other points,
Macon has a large Female College • then Bishop
lott s establishrnnet; then Columbus ; and bs
yon all, a little village that remembers Laiay
ette and calls itselfLaGrange, has immense in
stitutions, (considering the population,) and an
organic mania for the capture and training of
tne dear young ladies. And now in a paper be
tore us lrom Atlanta, are the outlines of two
ne\\ Projects, a female College at Covington,
with the names of Dawson, Cobh and Wayne
connected with its Trustees, and another at
Culloden, to be called “Central Female Col
lege.’ , >
• . lestJ establishments are liberally provided
; “ it l teachers, libraries, apparatus, and other ap-
I P ,a n ces > “'hite their discipline is unsurpassed.—
| Alabama, for anew Btate.is ahead of all the
j ‘' o .| ‘ Huntsville, Florence, Selma, Summer
held, Eutavv, Lowndesboro, Montgomery, Tus
egee and sundry other places of Indian sound
ot oreigu euphony, are straining every nerve
tor four-story edifices, and girls in their teens fid
them. Mississippi has not repudiated this debt
to young women, and she joins in the race, just
as it she had a clear conscience, with good
muscles to prove it. May the women redeem
her!
Ihe sparse population of the planting States
has made it difficult for a general public school
system to be sustained ; but the wants are no
bly met, so far as practicable, by this immense
movement. We give it a cordial cheer, and
thank the beneficent spirit of the dav. Educa- j
ted women will, by-and-bv, educate the world ;
and what newspapers, pulpits and Congresses
shall we have then ! What poems and home
realities ! The time has fairly arrived for poo-
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