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DOUBT For the Banner & Baptist AN EVENING PICTURE. BY JAMES M. THOMPSON. On the dint mountains a shadow, Has fallen like a black cloud down; And the valley grows gray and all silent, As it catches the awful frown. But the west holds a glorious picture. Which is fading, but slowly, away; There are curtains of gold which cover, The couch of the King of day And the opal and turkois are gleaming, In their brilliance side by side; And in all their protean phases, The clouds like dream-spirits glide. Now the starshave lifted their eyelids, And are sweetly peering forth ; To smile on the South’s Savannahs, And the icebergs of the North. For little care they whether They wheel over beauteous lands, Or over the jaws of Yanaak, Or the Ori mt's diamond strand. O, for some mighty limner, To catch each Hiding glow ; Os the western skies and the hill-tops. And the shades in the vales below! For J think that the smiles of Heaven, Are reflected plainly there; And I would have before me always, The type of such beauty rare. And then I eould feel contented, With a hope of Heaven in view; With such a stream of its glories, The sky-gate gusuing through! EDITORIAL SCRAPS & NOTICES. THR CASH SYSTEM. The BANNER fr BAPTIST is reg ularly discontinued to all mail subscribers at the expiration of their subscription. We can make no exception to this rule. yl printed slip is put in the paper of each subscriber two weeks previous to the expi ration of his subscription, notifying him of this fact, and soliciting a renewal. The times absolutely require that this rule should be rigidly adhered to by us. We hope all will renew. This is not the time to desert the religious Press. Friends, stand by your BANNER and it will stand by the truth. mar 2, ’6l. REMITTANCES. Money due the Office, may be sent by mail la our risk —always mail it in presence of a friend, (other than the Postmaster,') or procure • friend to mail it for you —never register. - SPECIAL DIRECTIONS. Letters containing remittances— ■jlso containing articles for publica tion, or other business connected with the Paper, should be addressed to the ‘Banner & Baptist,” Atlanta, da , and not to the Editors by name, •a- they are frequently absent. Always give your Post Office, County and State, in full. —— * » • - Franklin Priming Home. Wc have determined to adhere strictly to tho CASH SYSTEM, in the .Job De partment of our business. For all material used in this Depart ment we hare to pay cash, and our em ployees have to be paid their weekly wages in cash every Saturday night. Therefore, all ordinary Job Work will be dene by us nt cash prices, payable on the delivery of the work, or upon presentation of the bills. Wood, Hanleiter, Rice & Co. Atlanta, Oct. 5, 1860. BOOK BINDERY. Our friends will see, by looking at our own advertisement in this paper, that we have got our BOOK BINDERY fitted up, ami are now’ prepared to do any kind of work for our friends—such as binding Law Reports, Maga zines, Music, Ac., in any style desired. We will bind Georgia lieports for §1 per volume. Our Bindery, in its appointments, lias, per haps, no equal in Georgia, and an old and su perior workman Ims charge of it. Send on your work and it will be done with neatness ami dispatch. Terms cash. R. - - non ■»—i TO PRINTERS. A first rate General Job Printer, M>\wr, and of indm...ions habits, will find permanent em ployment ami full pay, by immediate applica tion to Wood, llaiileitcr. Rice A Co. Feb. 15, ’6l. Situation wanted. A Southern gentleman, who has much ex perience in Teaching, desires a school in either town or country. For farther information address Box No. 24, Spring Place, Ga. Feb. 16—tt A|>|>oinUucnls. Ehl. James Barrow w ill preach (D. V.) as fol low* : At Poplar Spring Haralson county, Ga, the 3rd Sabbath m March, Monday following at Lime kiln Branch, Polk county; Tuesday, at Shiloh, l*oik county; Wednesday, at Treadaway’s Church, Ala.; Thursday night, at brother F. Diamond’s; Friday, at Mountain Home, Floyd co.; Saturday aud 4th Sabbath. Cave Spring; Monday following, at Cedar Creek; Tuesday. at Bush-Arbor, Floyd co.; The sth Ssbldwlh at Friendship, Polk co. The brethren of these localities know the afflict ed brother, and it is tn be Imped that not only large congregations will alteml, but that tiny will re member the wan's of the afflict preacher. Feb. 23—St. Who M ill Gos A brother in M ississippi writes, that a good preacher, a man who is a thorough Baptist, is wanted to labor in an Important field in that State, ami say s that such a man would have given him, a liberal support. Who will got Any one who will entertain tbe proposition, van be put tn possession of the facts, and in correspondence with the parties. THE POOR INDIANS. llicrv arv ample means, in Kami, to sustain a tnissioharv among the Cherokee Indiana, to labor lit eennvetkm with D. M. Foreman, the Cuou missfonarv, or with brother Reed, or Slover, as he may think best, after visiting the country. Is there no man who will go, and shall we call in vain? fel«23 Sts Bn.ibi r G. C. tatutar. Brother W W (Hem wishes brother Gm nor to xi t the church at Red I And. in m. omißty, Ga., and preach for them on either tbe 2<»d or 4th Sabbath, W ill brother Connor please n<4jre this ? »*• Fire in Atlanta. On Friday the 22d instant, at about 1 o clock, A. M., the large and commodious building of brother S. D. Niles, occupied by him as a dwelling and school-room, took fire and was consumed with all the furniture. Loss estimated at §4,000, covered in part by an in surance of §2,500. II Post-Office. M ill some one in the neighborhood of Blakely give us the present Post-Office address of brother C. B. Holley ? We wish to send him the Banner, but have forgotten the name of his Post Office. H. Decatur. It was our privilege to preach to the newly constituted church in Deeatur on last Sabbath. Ihe day was cold and unpleasant, but the at tendance was good morning and night. May that little band be strengthened and blessed in their work. H. Change of Correspondence. The Correspondents of Eld. G. F. Cooper, will address him hereafter at Americus, Ga., instead of Dalton, Ga. The “Georgia Job Printing Press.” This new candidate for public favor was in vented and is manufactured by T. S. Rey nolds of Atlanta, Ga. We are not compe tent to give a mechanical description of this Press, but we to-day witnessed, with pleasure and delight, its execution of work, and we have no hesitancy in stating our belief, that it has no equal extant for simplicity of construc tion, or in neatness and facility of execution. Besides all this, it is a Georgia Press, an At lanta Press, invented, owned and manufactur ed by a native Georgian. Success say we to it. Mr. Reynolds deserves the lasting thanks of Southern Printers and public, and deserves large encouragement. He is now ready to run orders for this Press. It will print a form 6by 10 inches. Price §IOO. NOTICES BY THE BOOK EDITOR. “High School Grammar, or an Exposition of the Grammatical Structure of the English Language. By W. S. Barton, A. M.” This book is much larger than the ordinary Grammars for common schools. It has 373 pages, and yet is of convenient size. Without attempting anything like an ex tended notice of this Grammar, we will men tion some of what we deem its peculiar ex cellencies. First. Its catalogue of prefixes and suffixes to English words, such as, to a large extent, are derived from the Latin and Greek, will af ford the student very great advantage in mas tering our language. Second. The plain and lucid manner in which it treats of the various parts of speech, gradually ascending to the intricacies of the language, so as to render its study a pleasure, rather than a task to the learner. Third. The work is full and complete in it self, answering all the purposes ofthe English scholar. Fourth. The article under the head, Proso dy, embraces specimens of all kinds of verse. Fifth. Appended to the work is a Glossary which contains all the scientific terms in the Grammar, together with their derivation. This is an important addition. Every school book should have a glossary, where the sub ject treated requires it. Altogether, Prof. Bai ton’s Grammar is an excellent one, and the schools of the South would do well to send orders to him at once. Correspondents will find him in Montgomery, Alabama. We have received from J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, a pamphlet of 34 pages, entitled “Sacred Science by Win. Morris, M. D. It is well written, and is both sugges tive and instructive. D. FLORIDA. For the Burner k Baptist “Ituptist Pretensions to Antiquity.” Dear Banner, —The above is the title of the last Methodist book which has made its appearance in this latitude. Its author is one James A. Clement, not much known to fame, except in his circumscribed sphere of action, where his bitter prejudices and almost con stant invectives against our people, induced the venerable Mercer, some years ago, to dub him with the sombriquel of “Baptist Killer.” As quite a number of these books are cir culated ii. this community, and a considerable effort making to introduce them as a sort of Methodist text book, I have thought a brief notice of the “work,” through the Banner, might nut be amiss. The author es this book betrays great anx iety and fear, lest the “common people” should be “led off into tho mazes of error” by Baptists. Hence he has written for the spe cial benefit <»f the “common people,” for says he, “We have found that these are the people among whom Baptists more frequently suc ceed in gaining proselytes.” A little at fault ju»t here, Mr, Clement, as to the question of fact. Among the two thou sand, or more, who annually come to our churches from the ranks of Pedobaptists, a large number are ministers who stood high a moug you until they left your societies. In deed those who come to us are, for the most part, from the reading and thinking circles in society. But very few of your class of “com mon people” ever unite with us. In order to quiet your fears, allow us to say, that the class of people whom your book can induce to re main in their position of error, are so “com mon” that we really do not wish them to unite with the Baptists. The leading design w hich runs through this whole book, is to east odium upon the Bap tist name, and make Baptistsappear contempt ible in the eyes of the ignorant. For this ex cellency (?) it certainly should be placed next to “Parson Brownlow's" book, in every Meth odist library Our author says as to the style of his writing, e have designedly written just as we have.” Well, let us look a little at what be designs. He designs to ridicule the Scriptural m ule of Baptism ; for this pur pose he introduces the fidlowing illustrations: “At* y e able to drink ofthe eup that I shall drink of, and to be dipped with the dipping 1 shall be dipped with ? Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be dipped with the dipping I shall I*' dipf»ed with.” Matt. 20: 22. 23. “Repent and be drownnl every one of you.” Acts 2 : 3S “I thank God that I dipped into noue of you except t r -pos and Gaius. And I also dived BANNER AND BAPTIST. into the household of Stephanus. Besides I know not whether I drowned any other.” 1 Cor. 1 : 14, 16. “Rabbi, hethat was with thee beyond Jor dan, to whom thou bearest witness, behold the same drowneth, and all men come to him.” John 3: 26. “Arise and dive, and wash away thy sins.” Acts 22: 16. “He that believeth and is sunk shall be saved.” Mark 16: 16. “Matt. 3 : 1, In those days came John the Dipper, Immerser, Plunger, Diver,. Drowner." “He that believeth and is wet all ever, shall be saved.” “Arise and be wet all over, and wash away thy sins.” “I thank God that I wet all over none of you, but Crispus and Gaius.” Does the above, misrepresent the Scriptur al idea of Baptism ? Nay, is it not contemp tuous treatment of the Saviour’s ordinance ? Then our author designed to commit this very blasphemy. Thus he treats the ordinance. Take another illustration. In order to throw supreme contempt upon Baptists, our author belabors himself through a dozen pages of his “book,” to fix on them the heresy of St. Austin in the beginning of the fifth centu ry, who baptized “stark naked.” In order to prove this custom, and fix it upon the Baptist, he introduces a quotation from Benedict. “The great Baptist historian,” and leaves the read er to believe that Benedict really admitted that Baptists in that day did baptize their sub jects “naked." When the fact is, on the same page from which our author quotes, Mr. Ben edict says: “All who are but moderately versed in ecclesiastical history, must know, that the practice in question was a Pedobap tist affair from beginning to end ; it did not begin until the baptism of minors had been introduced.” Again he says, “The attempt to fasten the odium of this business on Bap tist is an artifice of the unfairest and unkind est nature that 1 have met with in the whole range of the Baptismal controversy. No par ty of them ancient or modern, were ever just ly chargable with the practice,” Has not Mr. Clement, in the above instance palpably misrepresented the facts of history ? Then he designed to write falsely in order to accomplish his end—slur the Baptists. But I am reminded to tread softly, this delicate ground. The author of this book professes entire sanctification, soul and body; shouts loudly in class-meetings, and love-feasts, and tells the brethren he is “beyond temptation’s reach.” More anon. L. 111 tt i 3 ci 1 V IV six 11 X y Letter From Rev. A. D. Phillip*. Abeokuta, Dec. 4th, 1860. Bev. James B. Taylor: My Dear Brother.—As usual, I have a very little time in which to write, so I must write fast. Yours with the resolutions of the Board, and giving an account of the appro priations for 1861, was welcomed on the 24th ult. As I said before, it is hard to tell what will really be necessary, and our expenses in crease every day. I now buy a load of pro vision here, and have to pay the same to get it carried to Ijaye that the load costs in the market. Everything here is also remarkably dear, and the prospect is of a great increase. The last corn crop is an entire failure on ac count of no rain. I suppose the corn gathered will not be half as much as was planted. The war also continues with una bated fury. You will see from brother Stone’s letters a full account of the affairs at the seat of war. A very large caravan left here a few days ago—together with a large company of new recruits for Ijaye. Report says the Ibadans want to make peace—this, however, I hardly i believe. The enemies of Ibadan say they will never lay down their arms until Ibadan is destroyed. The King of Ijebu sent to this King tor cowries to pay some hired soldiers I from Benine. Thirty slaves and some hun i dred or two bags of cowries were sent a few I days ago. We can scarcely conjecture what | will be the consequences of this war, or where it will end. We have heard nothing about ! the Dabotnies for some month or so, we begin to conclude they will not come. We hear also that the Queen of England has sent to destroy Badagary, Portonovo, and Whydah, provided the Dabotnies should start here.— Also, it is reported the Ashantees are ready to invade the Dahomy country so soon as the ; Dahorfiies leave to fight anywhere. And as i the Dahomies can expect no help until Ijaye is destroyed, and the Dahomies are to far from this place, and have to pass so many small towns which are friendly to Egba, they cannot encamp against Abeokuta. And if they should come, they must do their work in a few days. Besides, they (it is said) will not eat food from other people’s farms. So, ■ altogether, I begin to think Dahomy will not • come this time. If by the time I write by next mail, we hear no more about them, I think the brethren under appointment might as well come on. 1 hope they will be ready. the school. My family has so increased that I scarcely find time to do anything but look after the lit , tie ones. 1 now have thirty-two —l 6 boys and 16 girls. They are a very interesting group i of children, and are given us mostly directly by their parents, and if peace should not soon be restored, (and there is no probability of that) we will likely never part with most of them, at least until they are grown. The first : man in Ijaye who ever gave me a child was I one of the chiefs of the town. He gave me a ! little girl who is now a very interesting child about twelve or thirteen years old. The poor man was taken by the Ibadans and killed. Since then his family' have greatly scatteicd. 1 have four of his children living with me, and three more of them coming to work for me. They all seem to look upon me as their father. They know I was a friend to their father, and the man loved me very much. My whole time is now taken up in teaching, and I have the children under my own immediate influ ence, and will trust them to no half civilized, half christianized native, or any one from Sierra Leone. lam delighted to see how fast most of them learn. And I am sure you would be surprised to know how little fighting and quarreling there is amongst them. I believe 1 have not been so deeply interested since I've lx>en in Yoruba, as at present. I have no hirelings from other .Missions. The young man who attends to and oversees the laborers, ! is one of our own teaching, has been in our Mission five years, and is now quite a young man—but a more steady, attentive young man I never saw. 1 should have baptized him and Mr. West—from New York—last Sunday, but I have had a breaking out on my feet and can’t walk, and coaid not go into the water. Some other young lads and girls are reading nicely and just beginning to write, they b d fair to be very useful in our Mission. Surely the Lord seems to lx’ noikmg the war s great blessing to us—our Mission. WHERE AM I SO GET MONEY TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL ? Now. the question comes up—where am 1 to get niixiey to support our School ? Five hundred dollars will be little enough for the present number, but 1 have no doubt that iu a few months I shall have no less than fifty chil dren 1 But Ido believe tbe Board will supply us with means. Now bow many who have enough and to spare w ill send up something extra for the support of these poor little chil- dren? Many of them come to me half starv ed, but so soon as they get here they seem to feel that all is well—they are at home at once. And 1 must say you never saw children love a person more than these love me.. I would make an appeal, but am not gifted in exhorta tions. But brother Taylor—O, my dear brother, I want you to do my tfilking for me. Tell it to Sunda;/Schools, and tell every body, we are making a rapid advance in our Mission. I shall surely look for a dozen or two baptized believers next year. O how my heart swells with anticipated joy. The Lord will surely not disappoint my hopes. I think that I can fully realize what our Saviour meant when he said : “They who leave fvther, mother, broth ers, sisters, &c., for His sake, shall receive ten fold more in this present word, &c.” lam sure I have receceived, and am daily receiving more than all I left in Mississippi, or Georgia. Though I love rny mother and all my friends very dearly, I love my Saviour more. A DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER. We endeavored to keep the 10th ult., as a day of fasting and prayer, as I previously wrote to you. Did you get the word in time to circulate it or to observe it yourself?— Brother Stone wrote us they had a pleasant service in the chapel in Ijaye that day. I almost wish 1 was there about one day to tell you about the prospects of the Mission. I am sure there is not one member ofthe Board who would not weep for very joy and very sorrow at what I would say. I have written this in great haste, and though I could write ten times as much I must close. Will you appoint a day of fasting and prayer for the success of the Mission here, and give us timely notice ? It will be our greatest pleasure to unite with the Board and as many other brethren and sisters as feel so interested. Pray for us. My health is excellent, for which praise be to God. Very affectionately, A. D. PHILLIPS. LATEST NEWS. From Washington. Washington, Feb. 24.—The Peace Con ference to-day came very near breaking up in a row. Guthrie took up his hat to leave.— Gov. Morehead, of Ohio, held him, and sue-. ceded, with great difficulty, in persuading him to remain. Guthrie, however, only assented after a motion had been carried to reconsider the offensive vote. Lincoln is busy arranging his Cabinet— Everything in relation to the new Cabinet, so far, is in confusion. The main contest is between Chase, of Ohio, and Cameron, of Pennsylvania. If the latter prevails, we may yet have a peaceful settlement. Chase’s voice is still for war. The Abolitionists are every hour growing more ashamed of their leader. Washington, Feb. 26.—The Peace Con gress was in very brief session to-night. The subject of debate was as widely open as ever, but there is a slight hope that the body will take some favorable action. The Peace Conference’ will probably adopt some action to-day, but it is understood that it will not be favorably received by the Southern Democracy. It is probable that it will politically emasculate Virginia. The Peace Conference have not arrived at any conclusion. They hold an evening ses sion, and a stormy session is anticipated. The Senate passed the following bills, es tablishing territorial governments for Color ado, Nevado and Dacotah. The Post route, Consular and Diplomatic bills, and the Army bill, were discussed. In the House to-day Stanton’s force bill was postponed until Thursday, which is con sidered to be equivalent to a defeat. The vote on the postponement was, ayes 100 nays 74. ♦ Crittenden’s resolutions, or the substance of them, were under discussion; and hopes are entertained by many that they will be adopted. The tariff bill of yesterday, abolished the duty on tea and coffee, but that on sugar re mains unchanged. It is believed that Crittenden’s resolutions will be introduced into the Peace Congress to monrow, in lieu of Franklin’s substitute, which was voted down to-day. Southern Congress. Montgomery, Feb. 25.—Congress met pur suant to adjournment at 12 o’clock, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Man ley. The Journal of Saturday was read and ap proved. Mr. Shorter, of Alabama.—Mr. President, I ask leave to present the following resolu tion : Resolved, That the Committee on Public lands be instructed to enquire into the present condition of the publin lands lying within the limits of the Confederate States, and also into the expediency of declaring, by the Confeder- States, all title and right in the same in favor of the States respectively in which any of the public lands may be situated, and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise, as they deem expedient. Mr. President, (continued Mr. Shorter,) the States of Mississippi and Louisiana, have taken some action with respect to the public lands within their own limits. Georgia and South Carolina are the only original States within which there are no public lands, now compromised within the Confederate States, We trust that other States w ill join us at a future day. The opinion prevails, to a very large extent, that the best disposition that could be made of the public lands, in which the Confederate States may feel that they have an interest, is to put them in charge of the States respectively in which they may lie. As a source of revenue they cannot be looked to or relied upon to any extent. Tbe expense of disposing of them would lie very nearly as great as the amount that could be realized from their sale. After consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, I thought it expedient to introduce that reso lution, and particularly because of the inqui ries made of me by officers of the State of Alabama, as to what direction would be given by Congress to this matter. I tjrust therefore that the resolution will be adopted by the committee charged with the inquiry. Mr. Wright, of Georgia.—Mr. President, the question sabmitted by the gentleman from Alabama, is a very grave question, or the one embodied in his resolutions and has formed the subject of some reflection with me as a member of the Committee on Public Lands; but I do not know that I have any objection to the course the gentleman indicates, that the resolutions be referred to the committee for its consideration, and to make such report as ley think the wcunistances re quire. The question was taken and the resolution agreed to. Mr. Chesnut, of South Carolina, presented the petition of George Fox and John C. Par ker, citizens of the State of Georgia, in rela tion to [patents, which was referred to the Committee on Patents. Mr. Waul, of Texas, presented a memori al from Mr. Winslow, of New Mexico, which was referred to the committee on Territories without being read. Also a communication from the President of the Texas State Convention, which was also referred to the committee on Indian Affairs, without being read. Mr. Rhett, of South Carolina.—Mr. Presi dent, I rise merely to state to the Congress, that the labors of the committee on the Per manent Constitution are nearly brought to a close, and on last Friday it was placed in the hands of the printer, but not up to this time completed. We hope, however, to lay the constitution before this body by Wednesday morning next. Feb. 26. —Several models of flags were presented. Several acts were engrossed, and secrecy removed. An act to define more accurately the ex emption duty on certain goods. An act modifying the navigation laws. An act in relation to the slave trade ; the punishment defined. An act organizing a general staff for the army. An act authorising the establishment of ad ditional ports of entry and delivery. Important from Washington. Lincoln visits Congress—the Peace Conference Conservatives in Lincoln's Cabinet—the Postal Service. Washington, Feb. 25.—Mr. Lincoln visit ed Congress to-day. Messrs. Johnson of Ten nessee, and Kennady, of Maryland, were the only Southern Senators who noticed him at all. He was also coolly received in the House by Southern men. The Senate has passed the Civil Appropria tion Bill, including appropriations for the Southern coast, light-houses, beacons, etc. The Peace Congress, to the utter astonish ment of everybody, has agreed on a Compro mise at last. The plan of settlement fixed upon is the old Missouri Compromise with slight mod : fications. The an'.i-Compromise Republicans are now endeavoring to dissuade the Congress from making any report until after the inauguration of Lincoln. It is understood that the conservative branch of the Republicanshave triumphed over the Radicals in the formation of Mr. Lincoln’s Cabinet. Mr. Seward will be retained as Secretary of State. This is a terrible blow to Greeley. The Senate has passed the House Bill for discontinuing the Postal Service in States where the mail is interferred with. , Recruits for the Army. On last Saturday, Capt. A. M. Wallace shipped the first draft of men from Atlanta for the regular army of Georgia, consisting of eighteen able bodied men. They are destined for Savannah. Lieut. Tomlinson Fort of the Ist Regi ment, is engaged in enlisting recruits in Colum bus. He has sent forward about 25 to Sa vannah- The other recruiting officers, in different sections of the State are meeting with good success, and the number requisite—2,ooo men —will very soon be made up. Military Appointment. Under the bill to raise a division of 10,000 volunteer troops, his Excellency the Govern or, has made the following appointments : General M. L. Bonham, of Edgefield, Ma jor-General. P. H. Nelson, of Sumpter, Brigadier Gen eral. Maj. T. G. Rhett, late of the United States Army, now on the Western frontier, Briga dier-General. A. C. Garlington, of Newberry, Brigadier- General. General Bonham is a native of this State, and graduated at the South Carolina College in 1834. He was a lawyer by profession, but has spent most of his life in the public service. He was Brigade-Major of Bull’s Brigade of South Carolina Volunteers in the Florida war in 1836; was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 12th Infantry in March, 1847;' promo ted to the Colonelcy in Augusta, 1847; was with Gen. Scott in the great Mexican battles, and was wounded at Contreras on the 9th of August, 1847. This Regiment was, at the close of the war, disbanded, and Col. Bonham returned to South Carolina. He was subsequently elected a member of the 35th Congress from his native State, and has been re-electsd since—without opposition. He withdrew from the House with his fellow members after the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession had l>een ratified.— Charleston Mercury. The Blockade of Southern Fort*. The following paragraph from the London Post, of January 12th, which is generally re garded as the organ ot Lord Palmerston, the British Premier, shows how the threatened blockade of Southern ports by Mr. Lincoln’s administration would be regarded in England. It says: “A maritime war, which would destroy the cotton trade, and paralyse one great staple of industry of this country, would be equally unpopular in England and in the United States. Texas Elections. Nkw Orleans, Feb. 27. —Returns received from Galveston and Houston, are strongly se cession. New Orleans, Feb. 27. —Gen. Forbes Britton, died in Texas. * *3?” The telegraph announced, a few days ago, that “Col. Hardy,” of the United States Army, had sent in his resignation to the President. We learn from the New York Herald tnat it is Lieutenant Colonel Wm. J. Hardee, an officer distinguished in the milita ry service, and as an author, and for some years past, commandant of the Cadets at West Point, who has resigned his mission - markets. Atlanta, Feb. 27, 1861. Cotton—There is a good demand for Cotton to day, at prices ranging from 7to 10}. Receipts light Atlanta, Feb. 28.—Cotton from 7to lOj. Ba- COD H. 8., selling at Ilsa 12 cts., from stores.— Shoulders a 10c.; Hams Ila 13c ; Clear Sides 121 a 13c; Lard 12 a 124 c., in barrels. Corn 93 a sl, per bushel, sacked. Flour 7a7 25 per bbl., for Superfine Extra, 7 50 a SB. Oats 60 a 70c. per bushel sacked. Meal $1 05c per bushel. Stocks light and demand very brisk. New York Ex change costing 4 per cent, premium. St. Louis, Feb. 22.—Bacon, clear sides 11c. Sugar'cured 10jc. j’Canvassscd 11c. Lard in bbls. 9J to 9}. Pickled Pork Mess sl7 to |l7 50c. Corn 37 to 43c per bushel sacked. Flour $4 65 to $4 80 for superfine; Extra $5 00 to $6 50 per bbl. Rye Flour $3 75 per bbl. Whiskey 14c per gallon. N. Y. Exchange selling rate 5 to 6 per cent. Mobile, Feb. 27.—Sales of cotton to-day 1,500 bales; Middlings at 10J to 11c. Sales three days 5,800 bales. Receipts 7,700 bales. Charleston, Feb. 26.—Sales of cotton to-day 3,400 bales, at prices i anging fiom 8$ to 11$ cents. The market was firm. To the Children of Baptist Sabbath Schools in the South. We call special attention to the following liberal offer, by Elder J. R. Graves : “ Realizing the great advantage early Sab bath School instruction has been to me, and especially the practice of committing portions of the New Testament weekly, and reciting them to my teacher, thus giving me 5, familiarity with the Bible that I would never otherwise have attained, I am prompted to offer the fol lowing prizes: To the Sabbath School scholar that will commit to memory and recite to his or her teacher the largest number of consecu tive verses in the New Testament, commenc ing with the second chapter of Matthew, du ring the year 1861, I will present a copy of Cassell’s illustrated folio Bible, which will be the most splendid illustrated copy of the Bible ever published. Bound in gilt, price. s2o—s2s with name in gilt, and one pocket clasp Bible. To the scholar that commits and recites as above, the second largest number of verses, I will present one copy of Sear’s Pictoral Quar to Bibles, containing 1,000 illustrations, and one pocket clasp Bible, with name on each in gilt. To the one that commits and recites, as above, the third largest number of verses, a finegilt edged and clasp Pocket Bible, with name in gilt on the side, and a fine Hymn Book with name in gilt. It is presumable that all Sabbath Schools that have suspended during the winter, will be started by the first Sabbath in April, and all churches intending to form Sabbath Schools this year’, will have them organized by the last Sabbath in March. 1 appoint the first Sab bath in April as the day to begin to recite for the prizes. The number of verses to be cer tified by the teacher. J. R. Graves, Editor Tenn. Baptist. Feb. 16—2 t LT ED, On Thursday evening, the 14th inst., by Eld. H. S. Moore, Mr. Toliver Webb, of Newnan, to Miss Martha R. Cole, of Ala. On Tuesday evening, the 9th inst., by Eld. H. S. Moore, Mr. William P. Helton, and Miss Catharine G. Thurmond, all of Newnan. OBITUARIES. Died—On the 3rd of February, 1861, Emma M., youngest daughter of Samuel L. and Pamelia Tur ner, aged 3 years and 11 months and 18 daj’S. Farewell little Emma, no longer shall thy sweet smile and merry prattle be seen and heard by thy doting parents and loving brother and sister. Thy departure has caused us inexpressible sadness, and though we miss thy laughing eyes, and though thy little chair is vacant when at eve we gather around the hearth-stone, yet we mourn not as those dis consolate, for we know that thou hast been trans planted from this garden of thorns into Paradise, where thou wilt continue to bloom in perpetual ver dure beneath the sunshine of God’s eternal smiles. W. Died—At the residence of her husband, in Jack son county, Florida, on the 20th day of February, 1861, after a short but very painful illness. Mrs. Nancy Rowe, consort of Elder Stephen Rowe, in her 53rd year. Sister Kowe was born in Hancock county, Ga., on the 15th of July, 1808, and was married to El der Rowe on the 19th of January, 1824. She was baptized by Elder James Barnes into the fellow ship of the Baptist church, in which she lived, a pious and consistent member to the day of her death. As a Christian, sister Rowe, in meekness and humility, adorned the doctrine of her Saviour for more than thirty years, during which no accu sation was ever brought against her. As a wife and mother, she was kind, affectionate, and great ly endeared to her family. As a neighbor and friend, she was beloved and esteemed by all. Having lived a consistent Christian life, when she approached her journey’s end, and the dark waves of Jordan began to roll in view, she was enabled to put her trust in the strong arm of Him who has said to His people, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.” In conversation with her grief-stricken husband, near her last hours, and while suffering great bodily pain, she said, while expressing regrets that she had not been a more devoted Christian, “I hope I have been changed, and that lam saved." She admonished her chil dren to meet her in Heaven, and thus in the tri umph of Christian faith, she fell asleep’ in Jesus. She has left a hnsband and seven children to mourn her loss. “He gave thee, He took thee, and He will restore thee.” W, B. L. tSTThe Christian Index and Tennessee Baptist will please copy. ATLANTA PRIUES CURRENT. Corrected Weekly, By s. 13. 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Friends, stand by the College, these hard times. In diligence tor Tuition Fees wifi be granted, if necessary, to responsible patrons. R. D. MALLARY, President. December 21st, 860.—12 ly. SPECIAL NOTICES. certifies that I have for several years used Davis Pain Killer in my family in several of those cases' for which it is recommended, and find it a very useful family medicine. REV. ASA BRONSON. COUGHS. The sudden changes of our climate are sources of Pulmonary, Bronchial, and Asthmetic Affec tions. Experience having proved that simple rem edies often act speedily and certainly when taken, in the early stages of the disease, recourse should at once be had to "Brown's Bronchial Troches," or Lozenges, let the Cold, Cough, or Irritation of the Throat be over so slight, as by this peecaution a more serious attack may be effectually wurded off Public Speakers and Singers will find them effec tual for clearing and strengthening the voice. See advertisement. Dec.l.ly MttS. WINSLOW, An experienced nurse and Female Physician has a Soothing Syrup for children teething, which greatly facilitates the process of teething, by softening the gums, reducing all Inilamation—will allay all pain and regulate the bowels. Depend upon it, mothers, it will give rest to yourselves and relief and health to your infants. Perfectly sate in all cases. See adver tisement on fourth page. 32 ly. CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES. W. W. Woodruff, & Co., of Atlanta, Georgia have a very large and well selected stock of Car riages and Buggies of every variety, from the fine Coach down to the iron axle Plantation Wagon. Their Buggies are superior to almost any made in America. If you want a good Buggie, or any kind of vehicle, be certain to call and see their stock, or send your orders. 25 ly. Dropsy of the Chest can be Cured. Possessing a deep sympathy for all persons af flicted with Dropsy, and having suffered during a part Ol the lust bpring unci Sntntnw fr<im cm ucjc gravated case of Hydrothorax, and after being treated by several Physicians without the least benefit, I fortunately saw one of Dr. T. H. Dozier’s circulars, proposing to cure Dropsy in any of its forms. I was induced, after reading it, to send for him. At that time I did not believe I could live a week, unless I could find relief from extreme op pression and suffocation, which had prevented me from assuming a horizontal posture for many days. Dr.Dozier visited me. and in 10 or 12 hours after he commenced his treatment, I was greatly reliev ed, and have continued to improve rapidly. I have been under his treatment for about five or six weeks, and I feel now that my health is entirely re stored. lam now in my 71st year. I feel that it is due to the afflicted of this disease to recommend Dr. Dozier to them, as I believe, from my own case, and what I have known of his treatment with others, that his skill in the cure of Dropsy is with out a parallel GEORGE RENTZ. Powder Springs, August, 1860. The above is a statement of a remarkable cure of Dropsy of the chest. Brother Rentz is an olc friend, and his statements are as reliable as those of any living man.—[Editor.] Atlanta, Sept. 13th, 1860, It is with the greatest pleasure, that I hereby certify to the truth of all contained in the above, having seen the case almost from the first, and at various times during the treatment; and in justice to Dr. Dozier, as well as encouragement of those afflicted with Dropsy, I would urge upon them to give the Doctor a call immediately with assurance of relief. J MES W. PRICE, M. D. Sept. 18, '6o.—3m DR. D. C. O’KEEFE, OFFICE and RESIDENCE, ON HUNTER STREET, OPPOSITE P. E. 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Depot WOOD, HANLEITER, RICE A CC Atlanta, Sept 4,1860. Georgia Femate College. THE SPRING TERM commences on Monday, Jan uary the 14th. The Course of Study is unusually extensive, and the common studies are kept in daily practice. The Modern studies are taught by Natives. The Natural Sciences are illustrated by superior Apparatus. Music is taught by fine performers, and the Orna mental branches receive every attention. A. GYMNASIUM, for physical cxerc ise, is connected with the College. Graduates of our own and of other Colleges may find here every fecility for prosecuting additional studies. Krf- Circulars sent upon application. GEO. Y. BROWNE, President. Madison, Morgan'Co., Ga., Dec. 10,1860. —12 ly. 100 YOUNG WEN WASTED, rpo act as Agents for introducing the uew art of Pho- A to-chromatlc Oil Painting. Good wages will be paid. Full particulars, and Terms of Agency, sent free by addressing L. L. TODD, &. Co., LoweU Mass. Jan. 26, 1861.