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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
SATURDAY EVENING, JAN. 20, 1854-
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feou.n side View of Slavery.
We are indebted to J. W. Pease, of this city, for a
copy of this very interesting work. It is, as most of
our readers are aware, the production of Nehemiah
Adams, D. D., of New England, to whom Mr. Wise,
of Virginia, addressed recently his very able and widely
circulated letter in defense of slavery. The Reverend
Author wasone of the 3000 New England Clergymen
who protested so impiously against the passage of the
Nebraßka-Kansas bill by Congress. Forced, just after
he had signed this protest, to visit the South for the
benefit of a very near relative, he spent three months
of the past year in the Southern States in contact with
the slave and his master, lie gives in this book a very
readable account of what he saw, felt and thought under
these new circumstances. It is hardly necessary to
say that the result was a complete revolution of senti
ment and opinion on the subject ofSouthern institutions.
The Southern people know that the African occupies a
a higher social and moral position in a state of slavery at
the South than any of his progenitors ever occupied in
any other state or country. There is, therefore, noth
ing new or startling in the discoveries of Dr. Adams’
voyage of discovery in Southern seas. But as a means
of making the two extremes of the Union better ac
quainted with the true character of the inhabitants of
each section ; of softening tbe asperities which have been
produced by the agitation of the question of slavery;
and of thereby opeuing the way for a restoration of the
cordial sympathy which once existed between the North
and the South, the South Side View of Slavery is an
admirable production aud comes out at tho most op
portune moment. We have read the work with unal
loyed pleasure, aud take pleasure in commending it to
our readers.
A Fact worthy of Special Notice.
A number of persons at the South have been induced
to favor the secret oligarchy, known as the Know
Nothings, by the argument that the relative strength of
the North and South in Congress will be equalized by
the disfranchisement of foreign immigrants. This, how
ever, is a mistake. By the third paragraph of the 2d
section of the Ist article of the Constitution of the
United States, it is provided that “Representatives and
direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States,
which may be included within this Union, according
to their respective numbers, which Sir all be determined
by adding to the whole number of free persons, includ
ing those bound to service for a term of years, and ex
cluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other
persons.”
It is thus apparent that in determining tho number of
Representatives to which a State may be entitled in
Congress, all European immigrants are counted, their
wives and children, and that by disfranchising foreigners
we do not lessen the strength of the North in Congress,
or decrease the power of Abolitionists. This question
of Know Nothmgism is, therefore, purely a Northern
one, with which the South ought to have nothing to
do. If the foreigu vote is troublesome to our Northern
brethren, let them manage it as they best can. Their
intermeddling with our domestic affairs has given them
no peculiar claim to our sympathies or good offices.
Muscogee Superior Court.
The State vs. The Manufacturers and Me
chanics Bank, Columbus Ga.—ln this oase a Quo
Warranto was issued against the Bank by the Solicitor
General. Messrs. Jones & Jones submitted a motion
as Counsel for the Bank to quash the writ. The mo
tion was sustained by the Court aud the Quo Warranto
quashed. Wonder if this judgment of the Court do
mesticates this Wild Cat ?
Tiie State vs. John G. Winter.— ln this case
the defendant submitted a Rule to set aside a judg
ment nisi on scire facias. Tho Court overruled the
motion, and the judgment was made final.
The State vs. Thomas Green and llezekiaii
Heath. —The parties were found guilty of Riot and
sentenced to confinement in the common jail of the
County for 25 days.
Master in Equity. —Benjamin Y. Martin was ap
pointed Master in Equity by the Superior Court of
this County on the 19th inst., vice Adam Foster, re
signed. This is a most excellent appointment. Mr.
Martin is not only a thorough bred lawyer, but a most
affable gentleman, and will * ho important station to
which he has been appointed ah credit to himself and
benefit to community.
National Men.
The Savannah Republican of the 13th, has the fol
lowing :
“Now, it is known, not to mention any other State,
that ‘every successful candidate’ in Massachusetts was
not ‘the avowed champion of abolitionism.’ Mr. Gard
ner, who was chosen Governor of the State by the
Know Nothings, is known to bo national in his feelings
and opinions.”
The Charleston Courier of the same date gives the
following as an abstract of a passage in the message of
this Know Nothing Governor :
“The repeal of the Missouri Compromise is regretful
ly referred to (in the message) and the duty of the
North is stated to be to manfully demand the restora
tion of this broken compact. In connection .with this,
it is submitted whether additional legislation is not re
quired, to secure still further the rights of habeas corpus
and trirl by jury to fugitive slaves.”
If *’ i are the first fruits of the triumph of this
se -ehy, what will the full harvest bring forth ?
“Ove himself “national in his feelings and
-ging the re-establishment of the Mis-
Is it proof of nationality to urge the
jury to the fugitive slave in the
Let the Republican speak out.
1 late Rev. John Newland
■n effort to raise means
® mrer his remains.
‘o the Legislature
civil rights to
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Telegraphic News Items-
The Southern Convention.— New Orleans, Jan. 16.
The Southern Convention adjourned to-day, subject to
the call of the Committee of Arrangements.
Congressional. — Washington, Jan. 17.—The Sen
ate to-day debated the Judicial Reform Bill.
The House was occupied in discussing the Pacific
Railroad Bill.
Alledgcd Cause of Mr. Soule’s Resignation. —
Washington, Jan. 17.—1 tis stated in diplomatio cir
cles in this city, that Mr. Louie was chilled into his
resignation ,as although in all bis official incourse with
the Spanish authorities, he received the most marked
attention that thorough breeding and politeness could
dictate, yet himself and family both as regarded the of
ficials and the leaders of fashionable society in Madrid,
were socially entirely isolated.
Important from Washington. — Washington, Janu
ary ]7.—The President has decided to reverse bis poli
cy relative to new territorial acquisitions, and will now
go against all the annexation schemes —even the Sand
wich Islands and Cuba.
Mob Law in Pennsylvania. —The Eastern (Pa.)
Argus, Democratic, publishes an exciting account of
a mob which collected at Mooresburg, in that county,
and broke up a meeting of a Know Nothing Lodge.
The members of the secret organization assembled
quietly in an upper story of a publio house, and while
transacting their business, the mob of opposing politicians
gathered around the exterior of the house, armed with
a fifty-six pound cannon, which they fired off until it
broke all the window glass in the house. Every man in
the mob, not engaged in loading and firing the cannon,
was armed with 6orne noisy musical instrument, such
as a horn, bugle, trumpet, or bass drum with which
they a’l kept up such a deafening noise that the lodgu
was obliged to disperse.’
Another Veto. —Gov. Bigler has vetoed the bill re
lieving the Ohio and Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company from fines to the amount of $70,000,
incurred by these companies in passing small notes
contrary to the small note law of Pennsylvania. It
will be remembered that several individuals passed con
stantly along the line of these roads noting all viola
tions of the law, until the penalties had accumulated to
the amount of $70,000, when t they brought suit. The
whole affair, it is alleged, was a speculation on the part
of the informers. The bill vetoed did not relieve the
companies entirely, but consoldated all the suits into
one against each company, with one penalty of SSOO in
each case. The Senate has sustained the veto. The
informers were convicted of conspiracy sometime since,
and sent to the penitentiary.
Southern Manufactures. —An article in the Galves
ton Commercial, shows the increase in Southern Manu
factures. It appears that in the Southern States the
consumption of cotton for the last four years was as
follow- ; 1851 —66,000 bales. 1852—75,000. 1853
90,000. 1854—105,000. These facts must be grati
fying to every friend to the prosperity and commercial
independence of the South.
Death of a Distinguished Citizen. —We have to
announce the distressing intelligence of the death of
John S. Barbour, Esq., of Culpeper county. He died
on the 12tk inst., after a short but severe attack of
pneumonia.
Mr. Barbour was one of the most distinguished citi
zens of Virginia. He was successively a member of tho
Legislature of the State, of the Constitutional Convene
tion of 1829 ’3O, and of the House of Representatives
in the Federal Congress. In every sphere he exhibited
uncommon powers of intellect. Ofconspicuous presence,
of large and liberal culture, of easy and graceful elocu
tion, he was not excelled as an orator by any publio
man of the day.— Richmond Enquirer.
Subscription among the Slaves for the Northern
Poor. — Mobile, Jan. 16, 1855.—There is in process of
organization here a general subscription among the
black population—tho slaves—in aid of the suffering
poor of New York and the Eastern cities. This is a
fact, and you will soon find it out.
Mr. Meagher's Lecture in Charleston , in Aid of
the Calhoun Monument.— Columbia, (S. C.) January
16, 1855.—Mr. Meagher’s lecture in Charleston last
night in aid of the Calhoun Monument Association was
a grand effort. Over two thousand tickets were sold,
and one of the largest audiences ever known in that
city assembled to hear him.
Virgin Leai^Tobacco.— We havereceivedfromGrastry
& Gordon, Danville, Va., a sample of this superior article
of chewing tobacco. It is grown on virgin soil and
henoe its name, and every leaf is picked and sponged.
For sale at Bella Union, Oglethorpe Bar and elsewhere
in the city.
The Railroad Troubles at Erie. — Buffalo, Janu
ary 15, 1855. —The railroad bridge at Erie has been
rc-built, and the track at Harbor Creek relaid. The
cars commenced running regularly again this morning.
Strong measures have been taken to prevent future
outages.
John Mitchell at Cincinnati. — Cincinnati, Janu
ary 15, ISss.—John Mitchell was received at the Bur
net House this morning by the Mayor, the committee
of the City Councils not attending. A mass meeting
was held at Greenwood Hall to-night, at which the
members of the City Councils were denounced for their
action in welcoming Mr. Mitchell to the city.
The Milwaukie Fugitive Slave Case.—Milwau
kie, Jan. 15, 1855.—5. M. Booth has been found
guilty of assisting in the escape of the fugitive slave
Glover.
North Carolina Legislature. —The 110 use of Com
mens, on the sth inst, passed, by a Urge majority, a
bill to incorporate the Wilmington and Charlotte Rail
road Company. The bill provides that the State shall
endorse the bonds of the company.
Political and War News. —The London Times ad
vocates the immediate discharge of Lord Raglan, from
the command of the English foree-s on the ground of
his incompetency. It also bitterly assails the ministry.
It says that Lold Dalhousie, the present Governor of
India, is ihe only fit person to have charge of the war
department.
Rangers. —The Texas Rangers have all been mus
ed iuto the service of the United States. The
•antes commanded by Captaius Walker, Henry and
have been sent to Fort Clarke. Those com
by Captains Boggcss, Fitzhugh and Rogers,
ent to Fort Chadburne.— Texas Stale Ga -
Changes in the Cabinet.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald under date of the 15th fast says :
The dangerous illness of Mr. Mason in Paris and proba
ble vacancy in the mission, has hastened the completion ot
the programme which has for some time been iu contem
plation lor a change in the Cabinet.
Very recently Mr. Buchanan was wiitten to to exchange
places with Mr. illarey, who has determined to leave the
State Department, and for the last six months has only been
looking for a safe retreat in a first class mission, and Air
Mason’s illness will probably furnish an opening sooner
than could be piovided by Buchanan’s return.
It is known that BuchaDan will not accept the State De
partment, his lriends alleging that he is much too smart to
allow himseli to he the'legatee ot Marcy’s blunders.
Mr. Guthrie will also go out.
This change in the State and Treasury departments in
volves, of course, a complete re-organization ot the Cabinet.
What further has been determined upon we are not at liber
ty to state in detail, but the following changes are not im
probable, viz: ,
That ex-Governor Seymour, ot New York, now here,
and ex-Governor Cobb, ot Georgia, will fill the vacancies,
and should Cushing be provided with a mission, 1 oucey, o.
Conncticut, wiil also be called upon.
Mr. Cushing is struggling for the State Department, but
Pierce alone is favorable to him—all the leaders ot the de
mocratic party desiring that he should leave the Cabinet.
If both the English and French missions become vacant
it is more than probable Cushing will receive one ot
There is no doubt that strong Buchanan influence is at
work here, and these are some of the results.
The change in the Cabinet carrits with it a ohange in the
foreign policy of the administration, which now, owing to
Marcy’s influence, is anti-progressive, anti-Cuba, and anti
inaugural.
Mr. Slidell,upon seeing the announcement in last week s
Herald, of Mr. Soule’s resignation, became alarmed, ancl at
once posted for Baton Rouge, to look after his re-election
to the Senate. Mr’ Soule having written to his friends to
present his name, Slidell’s chances are minute.
Important from Washington—The Pacific Railroad
Project of the Senate Committee.
Washington, Jan. 14.
The Senate special committee on the Pacific Railroad
met yesterday to consider the two projects presented by Se
nators Douglas and Rusk, and finally determined to report to
the Senate and urge the adoption of Mr. Douglas’ bill, with
slight amendments.
The bill provides three routes, viz : the southern route,
from the western border of Texas to the Pacific ; the cen
tral route from the Western border of Missouri or lowa to
the Bay of San Fancisco ; the nmthern route, from the
western border of Wisconsin, or Minnesota, to the navi
gable waters of the Pacific in Oregon or Washington
TerritoJy.
The bill sets apart alternate actions of land for ten
miles on each side of each route, and doubles the minimum
price on the reserved sections. It also authorizes a mail
contract for fifteen years from the completion of the road,
at a rate not exceeding S3OO per mile, which is the price
now paid on first class railroads ; and also authorises con
tracts to be made by the Secretaries of War and Navy for
the same period, for the transportation of government sup
plies, at a rate not exceeding in the aggregate the sums now
paid for the same service.
No money to be paid from the Treasury of the United
States until the service shall have been performed ; and no
lands to be deeded to the companies until one hundred miles
reserving the other fourth until the completion of the suc
ceeding 100 miles, and so on, throughout,
The Secretaries of War and Navy, and the Postmaster
General, are required to issue an advertisement for sealed
proposals separately on each route.
No proposals to be accepted which does not guarantee
the completion of the road within ten years, aud a deposit
of $500,000 with the government, in the United States or
other par stocks, which sum may be refunded in amounts of
$5,000 as soon as that sum shall have been actually expen
ded in the construction of the road.
This plan places the three sections of country on an ex
act equality, and leaves capital, enterprise, and nature to
decide which route will be first made.
Mr. Rusk’s plan, which was not agreed to proposed
that the United States should loan to each of the compa
nies its bonds to an amouut, the interest of which would
pay for transportation of mails and government supplies.
This would have required a loan for the three routes of
about sixty millions.
Massachusetts Politics.
Boston, Jan. 15.
Much onposition is manifested to the nomination of
Henry Wilson to the United States Senate, both in and
out of the Legislature. In the ward a r and town couniils
of the Know Nothings the subject has led to warm discus
sion and bitter personalities; and it is said that many
of the prominent members of the order have withdrawn
from it in consequences of differences of opinion.
The following printed circular was circulated in the
House to-day :
“To the Members of the American Order in the Mouse
of Representatives :
All members of the House of’ Representatives who be
lieve in the freedom of debate, who refuse to sanction a
high handed course of political action, and who are op
posed to the election of the Hon. Henry Wilson to the
United States Senate, are requested to meet in caucus, in
the Green Room, on Monday, the 15th inst., immediately
after the adjournment of the House.”
In compliance with the above call, about 100 members
of the House went into the Green Room of the State
House this afternoon, when, after a brief discussion, it was
voted unanimously to postpone, if possible, the election of
the United States Senator for one week from to-morrow
anp pressed into an election to-morrow to vote for the
Hon. Alex. H. Bullock, of Worcester, for Senator, in
opposition to Mr. Wilson.
The Charleston Mails Again.
We are surprised to learn that althongh the South Caro
lina Rail Road Company are now faithfully performing the
duties demanded by the Department, and running night and
day trains for the conveyance of the mails, the Department
has not made any arrangements for the transportation to
and from Charleston of the mails that should arrive here in
the morning, and that in consequence of their being no mail
agents on the night trains,and no one authorized to receive
them at Branchville the Northern and Western mails for
Charleston are forwarded to Augusta and Kingsville, and
returned by the day trains on which there are mail agents.
We trust that the Department will forthwith have this matter
attended to, as it is of great consequence to the mercantile
community, that the promise of a double daily Northern and
Western mail should be kept to the letter.— Charleston
Courier.
The JCotton Crop—Failures.
New Orleans, Jan. 15.
It is now conceded, by all parties, that the cotton crop
cannot exceed three millions of bales. The calculations
of New York and Liverpool Houses were extremely er
roneous.
The liabilities of Houses, which failed Satuaday, amount
to two millions and a half. The assets largely exceed this
and the Houses will probably resume. Messrs. Page &
Bacon, of St. Louis, will also probably resume.
Know Nothing Defeat.
Atlanta, Jan. 1 6.
The Know Nothings are completely routed in the City
Elections. The People’s Ticket victorious. Capt. Ali
son Nelson is the Mayor elect.
Fatal Accident, cr Suicide.
We regret to learn from our Reporter, that Daniel Mc-
Redmond, a citizen of Savannah, shot himself dead last
evening, in Harris, near Montgomery street, the pistol ball
penetrating the region of the heart. It is difficult to tell
whether it was accidental or designed ; —it is believed the
former. — Sav. Georgian , 18th.
A Serious Accident.
Judge Robert V. Hardeman was thrown from his buggy
on Sa'urdav last in Jones county, and so seriously injured,
that for a lime he was thought to be in a very critical con
dition; We are much gratified to learn that his injuries are
not as serious as they were at first supposed to be, and that he
was so much better oh yesterday morning, that his physi
cians considered him out of danger. The Judge has a host
of friends in this community who have manifested very great
concern about his condition, and who will be very much re
lieved by this information. — Journal Messenger, 11th.
Volunteer Companies of Foreigners Disbanded. —ln
compliance with tiie recommendation of Governor Gard*
ner, the Know No hing Governor of Massrchustt's, in
his message to the Legislature, tire following m l tary
companies, composed of foreigners, have been disbanded,
viz:—The Columbia Artillery,Capt. Cass; Webster Ar
tillery, Capt. McKenney; Shields Artillery, Capt. Young;
and Srrsfi-ld Guards, Capt. Hogan, of Boston; Jack on
Musketeers, Capt. Procter, of Lowell; Union Guards,
Capt. Lineham, of Lawrence, and Jackson Guards, Capt.
Driscoll, of Worcester.
A True Man.
If I shall deser baa living man, a man that hath that
life that distinguishes him from a fowl or a bird, that which
gives him a capacity next to angels ; we shall find that
even a good man lives not long, because it is long before
he is born to this life, and loDger yet before he hath a
man’s growth. “lie that can look upon death, aud see its
face with the same countenance with which lie hears its
story ; that can endure all the labors ot his life with his
soui supporting his body ; that can equally despise riches
when the hath them, and when he hath them not ; that
is not sadder ii they lie in his neighbor’s trunks, nor more
brag if they shine round about his own walls ; he that is
never moved with good fortune coming to him nor going
from him ; that can look upon another man’s lands, even
ly and pleasantly as if they were his own, and yet look up
on his own and use them, too, just as if they were another
man’s ; that neither spends his goods prodigally, and hke
a fool, nor yet keeps them avariciously and like a wretch;
that weighs not benefits by weight and number, but by
the mind and circumstances of him that gives them ; that
never thinks his charity expensive if a worthy person be
the receiver ; he that does nothing for opinion’s sake, but
every thingJor conscience, being as curious of his thoughts
as of his actings in markets annd threatres, and is as
much in awe of himself as of a whole assembly ; he that
knows God looks on, and contrives his secret affairs as in
the presence of God and his holy angels ; that eats ana
drinks because he needs it, not that he may serve a lust
or load lus stomach ; he that is bountiful and cheerlul to
h : s friends, and charitable and apt to forgive his enemies;
that loves his country and obeys his prince, and desires
and endeavors nothing more than that they may do honor
to G>d this person may reckon his life to be the life
of a man, and Compute bis months, not by the course of
the sun, but by the zodiac and circle of his virtues ; be.
cause these are such things which fools and children, ant.
birds, and beasts, cannot have. These are therefore the
actions of life, because they are the seeds of immortality.
That day in which we have done some excellent thing,
we may as truly reckon to be added to our life, as were
the fifteen years to the days of Hezekiah. — Bishop
Taylor.
How Republican Governors Conduct Themselves.
The Mobile Tribune, in discussing the question “Who
will be the next Governor,” givis the following touch
off:
“Speaking ot Governors, we may say that we have one
already among us —one endued with the robes of office.
We mean Governor Winston. A less unostentatious
man is not within the town. There he goes constantly
along the streets on his business, rather reserved in man
ner, but greeting those who bid him “good day”—notin
a “demonstrative” or extravagantly cordially manner, but
with such signs of democratic sincerity that one can
hardly believe that it is not the true expression of his na
ture —aud every man has his nature, which, if it be lion-’
est, no other man has a right to quarrel with. We have
no doubt that Governor Winston despises those trappings
by which high office is made respectable in the older
countries. The Governor of a British province as large
and important as Alabama, would have on his breast a
half dozen insignia of titulary honors. lie would go out
io his carriage and four. 110 would have his subordi
nates done up in glitter, around him in all public places.
When he went to the provincial theatre, a box would be
fitted up for his especial reception, and the Orchestra
would play “God save the Queen,” or the “Governor’s
March,” or something else indicative ot the object of
the playing. That man, too, would have an income of
£5,000 or £7,000 —$25,000 or $35,000, reduced to’fed
eral currency. Fie would also be an Earl, or a Count, or
something else, perhaps of no account.
How striking is the difference between the usages
which surround such a man ancl those which sur
round our Governor. Mr. Winston goes along the
streets like any other citizen, claiming nothing of pop
ular homage for his office, lie goes to the theatre like
you or me, taking what seats we can get, and never ex
. pecting that the orchestra is to perform anything in our
honor.
Miss Bremer. —We have been favored by our amiable
friend, Mrs. Levert, with the privilege of extracting’ from
a letter, recently received from Miss Bremer —a lady as
benevolent as gifted, whose declining days have all the
green freshness and sunlight of calm autumn.
Stockholm, sth Dec. 1854.—Thank you a thousand
times my sweet Octavia for your letter. Perfumed with
the sweet breath and flowers of Alabama, it reached me
amidst the snows and darkness of my own land, but
brought to my heart all the summer, light and life of
yours. God bless you—and He will, for that warm and
gentle heart of yours, that spreads its atmosphere of happi
ness on all around.
Stern cares and duties, dear Octavia, have filled the
thoughts and hours of the last two years from the terrible
malady of mind and body that afflicted my poor dear
mother ; but after six months struggle with death, life has
prevailed ; and though palzied, she is, thank God, free
from pain. So peace is again in my heart, and I can think
of pleasant scenes, of happy hands, and much loved friends.
And you, my rose of Alabama, are over the sunniest o!
my southern memories.
When you were near me, the dread cholera forbade
me to wish your presence. It left in Stockholm alone,
more than five hundred destitute orphan children, and
the formation of a society of ladies to take charge of these
poor babes has given me, with great labor, much interest
and enlivening life. I have also entered into several simi’
lar enter prizes not only for poor children, but for old and
destitute womefl. We are also forming a fund and asy
lum for aged governesses —rnueh needed in my land I
know, and fear it us so in most.
* * * * Thus dees this amiable woman exercise
womanly benevolence. Fame cannot spoil a nature like
hers.
The piety that breathes throughout her letter is too
pure to be paraded here, but as a sample of her domestic
habits we made another extract.
* * * * “But the quiet evenings at home are
gracious to me. At twilight, which comes now about
three o’clock, the files are lit up in the cabins, the parlors,
and drawing room, and 1 walk from each to each, or si
lently sit and enjoy their warming and illumining flames.
At seven comes my little Gertrude —the lamp is lighted
—and the good and sensible girl reads to me until ten.
One day in the week another comes for the same purpose
and reads general history to me and Mathilda : and thus
time passes on bringing me many a pleasure iH the inter
est I take in the advancement of some good girl. The
world, my dear Octavia, is rich and full of treasures, @nly
vve cannot or will not see them.
The war, the great, growing, terrible war—so near my
country —is matter of earnest interest: and it seems a uni
versal opinion here that we shall be in it before the next
summer. lam sorry for it—but may be the result will
be a blessing to the cause of humanity, indeed I believe it,
and will not repine, but trust love and good will bloom the
more richly, and hasten on the day of grace.
Meanwhile, our Sweden has enjoyed a peaceful time—
the Diet has formed good and useful laws—and erected
bronze statues to our old heroes and Kings.. Christas
too, is coming ! Christmas, the great festival of the year
throughout all Sweden, when earnest joy and charity light
up every heart. Gcd has fixed it in the midst of dreary
winter that benevolence may feel the strongest stimulus to
deeds of mercy.
God bless you, my sweet rose of Florida! my dear,
good, and lovely Octavia : ever assec'ated in my heart and
memory with all that charmed me most in the eunnv
south of America.” — Mtbile Register.
Fredrick Bremer.
Moral of the Bahy Shows. —The London Times has
solved the moral of the Baby Shows in tins country. It
is quite apt —perhaps true—although flour now is top dear
to make the motive quite prudent. Says the Times:
“We, at our cattle shows, give prizes to the mui who
produces the best lood f r the people’s eating. The
Americans give prizes for the mouth’s best adapted to eat
the food which is so bountifully prepared for them on their
vast Continent. The two nations typify their diff-rences
in this matter. Our great desire is to find anople food for !
our population. The Americans are only desirous of a
large population to consume their food.”
Conundrum. —Why was Cowper in debt? Because
he “Oh’d for a lodge in some vast Wilderness.”
We suspect that Cowper was not rut to serious incon
venience, being like the Christian of Bryant’s Thanatop
sis—
‘•►sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust .”
The Statue of Washington. —The ship Quebec, which
i -rived yesterday from Leghorn, via Philadelphia, liars on
board the statue of the illustrious Washington, executed
by Hiram Powers for the State of Louisiana, and which
is intended to be the proudest ornament of our Sfeito
House. *
The people of Louisiana owe their gratitude to Messrs.
A. 11. Ashbridge & Cos., tho consignees of the Quebec,
for having transported this work of our distinguished coun
tryman from Italy, free of charge. The act proves their
exalted patriotism and publ.c spirit, and should not be* un
acknowledged by our Legislature when it next assembles.
[Louisiana Courier.
General Wool's Correspondence with Secretary
Davis. —“General Wool has placed himself in a very un
enviable attitude by his recent eomspondence with tho
War Department, complaining cf persecution, Ac., &e.
It is charged that the unfortunate frame of mind which
has led him into this scrape, is in part the result .of jeal
ousy of the Secretary of War, excited during the Mexican
war, when General Taylor placed little reliance upon or
confidence in General Wool, but continually availed him
self of the ready practical ability of the then Col. Jeffer
son Davis of the Mississippi Rifles. This conti oyersy of
Wool’s with she Secretary of War is reviving the disa
greeable whisperings formerly current relative to ihe Gen
eral’s'conduct at the battle of Buena Vista, where he is
charged with having eonselled a disgraceful retreat, la
reply to his reported cry that our at my was whipped, old
Zach. thundered out : “No 1 No<! No ! we’ro not whip
ped. Give another blizzard, boys ! —press ’em a little !”
We all know the result. What it would have
been had Wool commanded our ‘-oops on that
day, was forcibly indicated by that historian of the
war who said that if the last; ball fired by the Mexicans
on the field of Buena Vista had killed General Taylor,
the country would have witnessed the very remarkable
occurrence of two armies in full retreat from each other!
Gracefully said, bat shockingly severe.
The New Light at St. Augustine.—On the night
of the 2d inst., the old lamps at the St. Augustine light
House, were replaced by one of the 4th Order of Fres
nel Lens Light. This light is fixed as heretofore tut
varied by flashes which are remarkably briliant. The
flashes occur once m three minutes.
..aO i3Bg—
Railroad Iron. —The ship Willian A. Cooper, from
Cardiff', has arrived at this port consigned to Messrs.
Brigham, Kelly & Cos., having 5,543 bars of roaiiroad iron
on board, for the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad.
[Aar. Georgian , 18fii.
Dead.—Cspt. Terry, of the schooner Silva, died at tb
Hospital last evening. It will be remembered the Silva
was towed into port a few days since with several persona
on board sick with some disease resembling cholera,
among whom was Capt. P.— Sav. Georgian , IS th.
Louisiana U. S. Senator. — New Orleans, January 17.
The Legislature of this State will go into an election lb:
U. S. Senator on Monday next.
Later from Havana—Supposed loss of Steamship Fal
con.—New Orleans, Jan. 18. —The Steamship Black War
rior hasanivedat this port from Havana, wlience she sail
ed on the 15th inst. Nothing had been heard of the steam
ship Falcon, running between that port and Panama, and it
was feared that she was lost.
“Mrs. Partington, reading an account of a railroad ac
cident, was much surprised to learn that the locomotiva
had been driven off’the track by one of the switches. ‘Shu
shouldn’t have thought,’ she said, ‘that the great iron
-engine would mind such a little thing as a switch.’
“Yes, but you must remember mama,” said Ikc
gravely, “the locomotive lias a tender behind ?”
“Oh, that indeed,” replied the old lady, resuming her
paper, “well, you need’nt talk about it, my son, go on.
with your lesson.”
An unsophisticated youth from the country, who
felt an ambition to play the gallant, approached a lady
yesterday in Camp street and very politely’ informed her
that her bonnet had fallen back off* her head ; he had not, 4
of course, before seen the latest fashions.
! The lawyer who “filed a bill, shaved a note, cut an
* quaTtauce, split a hair, made an entry, raised a haul, got
I up a case, framed an indictment, empannelled a jury,
put them in a box, nailed a witness, hammered a judge,
1 chiseled a client, and bored a whole court,’’--all in one
5 has since “laid down the law'” and turned carpenter
- somewhere on the Banhs of the Ohio rivei.
I Bitter Courtesy. —That was a pretty courteous stroke
’ of satire in the Enq eror Nicholas, transmitting to Sir
Charles Napier under a flag of truce before his depart
ure from the Baltic, a hamper basket full of letters j
which had arrived at the St. Petersburg Pest Office,
directed to officers attached to his squadron. These
letters, written by anxious mothers, wives and sweet
hearts in happy Albion, were not received or opened
by those to whom they were addressed until they had
returned to England.
“Come, Bill, it’s ten o’clock and I think we had
better be going, for it’s time honest men were at home. I
“Well, yes,”Was the answer. “I must be off, but v A
needn’t hurry on that account.”
pgr We thought we had heard of a good many green!
people in our time, but; there is a young lady in SciieJ
nectadv, that beats our time considerably. She got mar-1
ried the other night, and the next day appeared before i
magistrate, to enter a oomplamt ag.inst her husband I
“taking liberties with her.” Our hat is at the disposal i
the first person that calls.
One Comfort. —Hardly our poor fellows may fare i I
the Crimea; but the Emperor of Russia won’t have I; I
Turkey this Christmas.
gggp” No professional man lives so much from hand tel
mouth as a dentist.
A young lady who took the eye of everybody,!;: I
been arrested for stealing.
It is chiefly young ladies of narrow understand!! .I
who wears shoes too small for them.
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INVALUABLE DISCOVERY. |
The inventor cf M’Lane’s Vermifuge having dispose"I*'’ 1 *'’ 1
his right to this great remedy, the p: opyietors, Mesr rs.-K ‘
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remedy for Worms ever offered. It has been tiied in .
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with worms, lose not a moment, but at once pim;ba
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throughout the South. ’ iao4
An Ounce of fxct is worth a pound of theory: and the
swarm of conclusive facts that cluster around that incom
parable preparation, tioofiand’s German Bitters, prepared
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