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Contributors to The Hanner. !
Rev. 11. C ITornady, Atlanta, Ga.
“ J. M. Wood, Newnan, Ga.
“ J. S. Baker, Thomasville, Ga.
“ D. P. Everett, Orange Hill, Fla.
“ N. M. Crawford, Penfield. Ga.
“ B. F. Tharp, Perry, Ga.
“J. H. Campbell, State Evangelist.
“ A. E. Dickinsox, Richiuoml, Va.
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‘The entrance of Thy Word giveth light’
JAS. NATHAN ELLS, Editor.
ATLANTA, CT1TOINOIA:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1863.
Mgrns of Peace.
We publish, in another column, an arti
cle copied from the Crisis newspaper at
Jackson, Miss., under the caption of ‘ Pro
gramme in the North-West.’ Some of our
cotemporaries seem to regard it as a ‘ sen
sation ’ publication ; while others are dis
posed to believe that a movement to the
end proposed is on foot among the people
of the States named, who are becoming dis
gusted with a war which has inflicted upon
them such serious injury, and which prom
ises to overwhelm them in a common ruin
with its wicked instigators.
The New York Herald, of the 15th inst.,
says the movement to settle present diffi
culties by a convention of representatives
from the Free States ‘is progressing ’ in
the West; and, if we may credit the same
authority, the Illinois Legislature has ap
pointed a committee to confer with those
of Indiana, Kentucky and other States, at
Louisville in March—and it is ‘expected’
that Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
New York will combine in the jnovement.
Let us, without relaxing an effort, await
patiently the March of events predicted.
Means for the Prevention of’ Crime.
No one can read the daily papers of our
great cities without being painfully con
vinced that we have fallen*bn an evil day
socially. Theft, burglary, arson, murder,
and every other species of crime are stalk
ing about with bold and bloody front, bid
ding defiance to every well-established
principle or rule of social order.
Uncertainty of punishment has had more
to do with this sad, deplorable state of
things than any other agency—if an agency
in any thing so negative can properly be
considered. This view will be found to
have pervaded the minds of the earlier
writers on common law, including the best
accredited of them all, Blackstone himself.
He expressly confirms the opinion of a still
earlier commentator, whom he regarded as
a correct student of the springs of human
action, that ‘crimes are more effectually
prevented by the certainty than by the
severity of punishment.’ This appears to
have been the belief of the great French
legal philosopher, Montesquieu, also.—\
Who can doubt that this is so now ? Sure
ly no one. And therefore it is plain that
the remedy is in the hands of the law
makers first, and the law-administrators
afterwards. Let them look well to their
duty, and stamp, as speedily as possible,
upon the minds of the criminally disposed
the expectation that ‘justice, tempered with
mercy,’ will surely be meted out to offend
ers, one and all, whether rich or poor, or
of high or low degree. Herein would lie
our chief hope for a better state of things.
Agents for The Banner.
The following brethren will act as Agents
for the Banner, and will receipt for money
paid for the paper.
Elder J. S. Mcrrow, Traveling Agent.
“ F. M. Hatgood, do
“ J. 11. Stockton, Ga.
“ Tims. Musk, Cuthbert, Ga.
“ Robt. Cunningham, Macon, Ga.
Aldridge, Millwood, Ga.
G. F. Cooper, Americus, Ga.
“ J-J 1 - Campbell, Griffin, Ga.
W. J. Speairs, Starrsville, Ga.
John 11. Clarke. Henderson, Ga.
„ W * A ‘ I ; <WSON » 1 Ga.
Eowe, McDonough, Ga.
Dr. E. R. Carswell, Waynesboro', Ga
\\ illiam Roberts, Byrumvitle, Ga.
R. H. Jackson, Franklin, Heard Co., Ga.
J. H. B. Shackelford, Spring Place. “
Dr. John Cheney, Columbus, Ga.
shoss wishing pape* changed, should give
the Post-Office they wish changed from, as well’
as the one to be changed to.
Terms of The Banner, $3 a year.
'TSa B A S’£ S ® 8 £ 8B .
! Avarice.
There is no one quality that will tend
more to blacken our hearts, and to make us
appear mean in the eyes of angels and men,
than avarice. Hoarding up wealth, and de
voting all our time and energies in its accu
mulation, brings upon us greater misery
than a thousand other evils which might
befall us.
Avarice is no gentle hand to lead us into
active pursuits solely to gain wealth for
some high and noble purpose, nor some
faithful monitor to prompt us to be ever
‘ diligent in business ’ that we may live in
accordance with the Divine command —‘In
the sweat of thy face shaft thou cat bread,
but is a tyrannical power, compelling us to
toil day and night to amass wealth without
an end or a purpose; making us, frequent
ly. sacrifice every principle of right, ano
deny ourselves of pleasure, of time for re
creation, for social intercourse with friends,
or for enjoying the comforts of home, to
obey its never-satisfying demands.
Often, too, it lays the foundation upon
which to build principles incoherent with
our best interests, and antagonistic to other
principles which create the spirit of benev
olence, of virtue and of truth; causing men
to follow the devices of an evil passion
rather than of a sound reason, which fre
quently drives them into a state of indiffer
ence towards their own moral good and the
moral good of those around them; and
■ which so stifles those finer feelings which
aspire for something higher and nobler than
’ earthly riches, that they become recreant
' to that moral lav which binds them to
their fellow-men in ties of sympathy, and
which plants in their own breasts the same
feelings, to crave the sympathy of others.
1 Thus it is why we see so many who can
count their dollars by thousands, and even
1 tens of thousands, always possessing that
aggrandizing spirit togain the w’hole world,
' if possible, in their possession; always
discontented with what they have got, and
always feeling that poverty is staring them
in the face. They will never relax their
efforts for fear of soon coming to want, and
will never lend a helping hand to their
nearest friends, who are poor in reality,
lest they themselves will be obliged to go
from house to house to beg their bread.—
They are blinl in discernment of want and
pity, and deaf to the appeal of benevolence
towards mankind. Nothing but the glitter
of gold will rivet their eyes, and its tinkle,
that will fall charmingly upon their ears.—
I’heir homes, to them, are bereft of sweet
enjoyments; their well-furnished rooms ap
pearing like a deserted scene, and their
' glowing fireside like a cold and dreary spot,
and their hearts destitute of the affections
for a higher life which will attach to them
the truest honor and truest glory, and which
will endear them to their fellow-men in ties
far stronger and more enduring than a world
filled with riches.
When men shall be imbued with that
spirit to accumulate wealth fora higher and
nobler purpose than merely to gratify self,
and when true benevolence shall reign in
every heart, we shall be able to learn the
value of man’s existence, and the fruition
of his career to the end of time.
Correspondence of The Banner.
Dear Banner:
1 have never seen the publication of my
synopsis of the last session of the West
Florida Association, ft may have been
published and escaped my notice, as, being
frequently from home, I fail sometimes to
see all the numbers of your excellent paper.
I just desire our people to know I did write
put what the Association requested me;
and it being so much of a local character 1
requested that the’charge of publication be
made to me. My notes of the Association
duly appeared, and the synopsis, written
out afterwards, might also have been pub
lished, though I failed to see it.
I . We , h * ve n ° cxcitei «ent here in anticipa
tion of Yankee raids. Some people have
been kept from immigrating hither on ac
count of such apprehensions, but the citi
pens here are not much fearful, regarding
j the poverty of the country an immunity
| against all such invasions. There has
no late interruption of the salt works on the
. Bay ; but the reduced price of salt, the bad
weather, and the enrolling officers, have
, caused a great diminution in the operations.
; It has been said that hundreds of conscripts
: were among the salt makers, some of whom
; have been “impressed,” while the larger
portion have fled to other more secure parts.
The winter has been remarkably favora- 1
. ble to pork-saving, and the Big Salt been
found excellent. Religion, when not dead.
! is at a low ebb.
There being but few negroes in this sec-!
pion, and the working class of white people
in the war, or have to go, provisions arei
now scarce and the future prospect more
gloomy. D. P. E.
j [We have published all that came to,
| hand from brother Everett, respecting the
West I lorida Association. No charge.]'
Let us ask our friends to bestir them-'
selves, and help to double our present cir
culation ere this month shall close, ft can
be done. It will be done, if each subscri-j
, ber determines to send us one new name.
! I riends of Tre Banner, what say vou ?
An Abolitionist in Favor of Peace.
It is reported that a few days since Mr.
. Conway, of Kansas, one of the most ultra
Senators in the Congress at Washington,
delivered a strong speech in favor of peace
and stopping the war ; and the speech is
, said to have the approval of Andrew, Sum
ner, Greeley, Phillips, and other prominent
Abolitionists, who held a caucus just previ.
) ous to its delivery. In this speech Mr.
Conway announced his opposition to re
-3 union—declaring himself as not in favor of
r restoring the constitutional relation of the
1 slaveholders to the Union, nor of the war
, to that end. He boldly declared that the
> South had establishe(Tits independence.—
> Thus:
t “The war between the North and the
South for the past two years has made a
‘ revolution. It has substituted in the South
1 another government for the Union. This is
- the fact, and the fact in such a matter is the
, important thing. No technicality in a ques-
tion of this kind can stand. The war has
utterly dissolved the connection between
the North and the South, and renders them
1 separate and independent powers in the
i world."’
r Senator Conway concluded by announ-
- cing that the true policy of the North is to
i terminate the war at once, and urged both
i houses of Congress to adopt the following
■ resolutions :
“ Resolved by the Senate and House of
3 Representatives, That the Executive be, and
j he is hereby requested to issue a general
order to all commanders of forces in the
1 several military departments of the United
1 States to discontinue offensive operations
t against the enemy, and to act for the future
> entirely on the defensive.
I “Resolved, That the Executive be, and
he is further requested to enter into negoti-
3 ations with the authorities of the Confeder-
• ate States with reference to a cessation of
] hostilities, based on the foliowins proposi
j I tions : 1, Recognition of the independence
of the Confederate States. 2, A uniform
c system of duties upon imports. 3, Free
> trade between the two. States. 4, Freenav
-5 igation of the Mississippi river. 5, Mutual
| adoption of the Monroe doctrine.”
, —Vallandigharn, the intelligent member
of Ohio, in a late speech in the Federal
[ Congress, uttered the following language':
“ You can never subdue the seceded
States. Two years of fearful experience
have taught you that, and why carry on the
’ war? If you persist, the whole Northwest
■ will go with the South, The day which
1 divides the North from the South, the self-
> same day decrees the eternal divorce be
, tween the West and the East.”
, From the Richmond Religious Herald.
Travels in Georgia.
t Brethren Editors: (n the first of De
cember I commenced a tour through the
“ Empire State,” in order to collect funds
for army col portage. In Macon, by the
, hearty and efficient Cooperation of Rev. E.
5 W. Warren, pastor of the Baptist church, 1
! secured 8400. Brother Warren is a very
devoted pastor, and the Lord has abund
antly blessed his labors. The Baptist cause
’ in Macon is in a prosperous and growing
I condition. The brethren expect soon to
colonize and establish a new interest, in a
t prominent and important part of the city.
I The Christian Index, published here by S.
Boykin, is meeting with increasing favor
> from the Baptists of Georgia. The Child's
i Index commenced its visits to the “little
> folks” in January, ft is an excellent little
! paper, and deserves a wide circulation. —
Parents and Sunday-schools should not fail
to secure it for the children.
During my stay in the city, brother War
ren preached the funeral of a young soldier
who went from Macon to Virginia, and who
died in a hospital at Winchester. On learn
ing that he was sick, his father started to
see him, with the hope that he might be
permitted to render assistance and cvnsola
tion to him in his hours of affliction ; but
before he reached him he had died and was
buried. He secured a suitable coffin to 1
take him home, and on taking his remains
from the “coarse box,” he found lying near
his then cold, but once v arm, throbbing,
patriotic heart, a trad, published by the S.
S. and Publication Board, ft seems that
during the young soldier’s last, lonely hours
of sickness, some pious colporteur paid him
a visit, commended him to the Saviour of
sinners, and on bidding him adieu, placed
that tract in his hand. He prized it so
• highly that when he died his faithful ser
vant, who was with him, buried it on the |
I bosom of his young master. How true it l
'is that the colporteur is often the last to
'visit the dying soldier I Though father,'
• mother and sisters were far away, the col
porteur was with him, to point him to a .
merciful Redeemer, who said “ Him that, (
cometh unto me, 1 will in no wise cast out.” ,
' From Macon I went to LaGrange, a
beautiful town of some three thousand in- .
habitants. Here the Baptists have a com- i j
modious and handsome house of worship, (
and a strong church; though it has been ,
considerably weakened’ by the war. Elder ' ,
,E. B. Teague is pastor.’ After preaching ]
for brother T. on Sunday, I presented the
'claims of arrnv and received ,
18173 35. 1 ,
In Aewnon and West Point 1 made pri- |
vate efforts, and obtained 886 35. At these |
places I met with some devoted brethren, j
Jesse M. W ood, formerly an editor of the <
| Landmark Banner and Baptist, has moved j
nan an kaken charge of the church.
i I tnen returned to the chief metropolis of ;
j Georgia— Atlanta. Here I was cordially . i
invited topresent the object of my visit to ]
the First church (H. C. Hornady) at 11 a. 1
1 rn. on Sunday, and to the Second church
( Dr. W. T. Brantly) at night. From the , t
I irst church I collected 8256 for the gen-! S
eral fund, and 850 to furnish the
Banner to soldiers in the hospital; from
the Second church $227 65. In addition
to this I received from the “ Disciples’
Church” S2O, and from the African Church
(of the First) sl7 50—making a total of
$566 65. &
Atlanta is a very thriving city. Being
the centre of four important railroads, far
removed from the bloody scenes of war, and
possessing a salubrious climate, its growth
is constant and rapid. In this city is pub
lished The Baptist Banner, now edited by
James N. Ells. It is quite a neat paper,
and has an encouraging circulation. Here
we have a depository; 11. C. Ilornady is
local agent. Two colporteurs have been
laboring in this city, and have done a good
work.
Columbus has a population of some 12,-
000 inhabitants, and is at present a place of
much importance to the Southern Confed
eracy. Here the Baptists have the largest,
neatest and most commodious house of
worship in the State. The membership of
the church is strong and liberal. Rev. J.
H. DeVotie is pastor. He is much beloved
by his people, and is accomplishing a good
work. I found brother DeVotie, like all
the pastors I met with in Georgia, a warm
friend of army colportage. His plan was
for me to preach to his people on Sunday,
and after preaching, explain the nature of
the work I represented, with the under
standing that we would visit them at their
houses and places of business the next day,
and receive their contributions. Having
learned that brother DtVotie was regarded
■ by the brethren of the Southern States as
the chief of agents* I of course readily ac
ceded to his plan. On Monday and Tues
day we went around among the people,
principally the members of his own church,
and received five hundred dollars.
From Columbus I went to Savannah, and
received the cordial and efficient aid of S.
Landrum, pastor of the Baptist church.—
The population of Savannah has been very
much reduced since the commencement of
the war. Several members of the Baptist
church have gone to other places. Still,
brother Landrum commands a large con
gregation, and is laboring with encouraging
prospects.
At Savannah brethren D. G. Daniell and
J. H. Campbell are laboring as army evan
gelists ; the former under the patronage of
the Domestic Mission Board, and the latter
as a general, independent evangelist.—
These brethren are well qualified for labors
in the army, and are exerting a fine influ
ence. Brother Landrum is acting as de
pository agent for the S. S. and Publication
Board, and is furnishing the brethren re
ferred to with tracts, etc., for distribution
among the soldiers, xlfter preaching to
brother Landrum’s congregation Sunday
morning, I presented the subject of colpor
tage, and received $245. 1 was cordially
invited to present the object of my visit to
'he Trinity church (Methodist), at night,
which I did, and collected fitly dollars.—
This is a m at, comfortable house of worship,
with free seats and congregational singing.
The Methodist houses of worship in Geor
gia, with perhaps one exception, have free
seats, and I think that is the main reason
why they are so largely in the ascendancy
in some of the cities.
In Augusta 1 met with A. J. Huntington,
formerly of Virginia. On Sunday I preach
ed to his congregation, which was the largest
it was my privilege to address while in
Georgia. Brother Huntington has a pleas
ant and inviting field, and is held in very
high esteem by his people. The church
contributed S3OO in cash; nearly SIOO
more was pledged, w hich will be paid and
placed in the Bank, subject to future order.
J. 11. Cuthbert is pastor of the Second
church. At night I preached for his people.
The prospects for success in his field are
very encouraging. Brother Cutbbe.t pro
posed to take up a collection from his peo
ple at some future time. Then they were
not prepared to contribute.
In Greensboro' we collected $l4B. Dr.
N. M. Crawford preaches to the Greensbo
ro’ church twice a month. His brethren
love him very dearly as a pastor.
My letter is already too long, and I will
close. Yours, fraternally,
VVm, Huff,
{For Tht Buplint Banner.]
l«i there any Equality ?
Equality in what? In the burdens, at
this time, of ministers and the people.—
Paul said to the Corinthians, “ I mean not
that other men should be eased and you
burdened, but that by an equality, now at
this time your abundance may be a supply
for their want.”
How is it among our churches ? Money
is abundant. The rich are troubled to know
how’ to invest it. The farmer and the me
chanic and tradesman nsdize four times as
much for labor as they ever did before.—
The prices of all things which are needed in
clothing and feeding the minister and his
family have advanced in a fearful degree.
Yet w here is the church that has thought of
such a thing as increasing his salary in pro
portion to the increase of their means and
of his necessities ? Where is “ the equali
ty" ? You expect your minister to take as
much time to prepare and to come and
preach as often and as faithfully as ever.—
You will not work for the same you did
two years ago ; you can’t afford ft. If he
wants a horse to ride, you wmn’t sell it for
the same price as you would have done
two years ago ; it would be a ruinous sac
rifice. If he wants corn or wheat, or beef
or bacon, you can’t afford to let him have
it for less than four or five times the price
you would have been glad to get for it two
years ago. If he needs clothes to hide the
nakedness of his household, or shoes to
protect their feet, he must pay four or five
times as much as he did two years ago.
hy should he not have four or five times
as much tor his labor as a minister ?
Should there not be “ an equality ” t
A. C. D.
Banner Hccorb of (Hitn
An Aged Citizen Gone. —Mr. Josiah
? R. Bosworth died in this city, on the 13th inst.,
in the fifty-sixth year of his age.
City Map. —The board of aldermen
have resolved to publish a new map of the city
—something much needed.
High. —lrish potatoes are selling
here at $13.50 and sl6 per bushel. Sweet ditto
' at $4.
i Stray Swine. —The chief of police
i has been instructed to have erected a ‘ bog
pound’ for the reception of stray swine.
Salt was sold at auction here, on last
f Saturday, at from sixteen to eighteen cents a
. pound.
An ‘ Advance Movement. ’ —The
p physicians in this place have advanced their
rates to tw T o dollars per visit, and five dollars
I per day tor medical services. They will con-
I tinue, however, their gratuitous ministrations to
. the poor, and especially to soldiers’ families.
The Ladies’ Benefit. —A w r eek ago
last night, our citizens tendered a ‘ benefit ’ to
p the ladies connected with the Amateurs’ asso
ciation in this c ty. The proceeds of the occa->
. sion amounted to six hundred and forty-seven
dollars. This substantial benefit was well de
served.
The Commission Business in this
City. —lt will be seen that most of the houses
here engaged in the commissioh business, are of
the opinion that ‘advertising pays.’ They are
right. People do read advertisements in most
papers. The new firm of Crawford, Frazer &
Co., makes its announcement in this issue.
Escape fro.m Jail. —On last Tuesday
night, Harrison, charged with the murder of
-■ Marshal Ross, escaped from the jail in this city.
It is stated that he bored through the roof of
the jail with an auger, and with the aid of a rope
furnished him by some one, he reached the
ground and made his escape. Still at large.
Exaggeration. —The editor heard it
said, on Broad street, Augusta, last Monday,
’ that there were over three hundred cases of
small-pox in Atlanta! It is astonishing how
some people will mistake. The truth is, there
have not occurred more than seventy cases here,
in all, and of these but ten have proved fatal.—
The disease is rapidly abating.
Theft. —Some one stole an overcoat
from McPherson’s store, last Saturday, and a
reward of twenty-five dollars was offered for its
recovery, with evidence to convict the thief.—
It turned out that one Cline, belonging to the
13th Lousiana regiment, had sold the coat and
several other stolen articles to James Coyne, a
grocer on Marietta street. Cline was arrested
and sent to his regiment for trial.
A Suggestion. —lt would save much
time, trouble and patience, if Government offi
cers, who ‘press’ drays into service, would
cause the draymen to wear a badge of some
kind, letting the ‘ common people ’ know it.—
There is not much fun in chasing a dray through
the mud, and then be informed by the sable
teamster that he ‘can’t do it, no how —dis
dray’s jes’ been pressed by de Gubinm’t.’
The Dorcas Society. —The business
meetings of this useful association of ladies are
now held every Thursday afternoon at the City
Hall. Much good has been accomplished by
this society towards relieving the destitution in
our midst; and contributions from the benevo
lent are respectfully solicited. Donations may
be left at, or sent to, this office. Remember the
poor.
Adjourned, Again. —The committee
of investigation of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, assembled in this city, on Wednes
day, for the purpose of carrying into effect the
joint resolution of the Legislature in relation to
the examination of the books of the Quarter
master and Commissary of the State, but ad
journed, without entering upon the duties of
their appointment, to meet here on Tuesday
after the fourth Monday in March next.
Interesting Pamphlet. —We are
pleased to learn that the excellent editorials of
Mr. J. N. Cardozo, of the Southern Confederacy,
reviewing Secretary Memminger’s Report, will
soon be revised by the author and published in
pamphlet form. As a writer on political econ
omy and kindred subjects, Mr. Cardozo has no
superior, and the forthcoming pamphlet will
doubtless be read with much interest. Orders
may be addressed to him at the Confederacy
office.
The Merry, Merry Sunshine—
The Muddy, Muddy Streets. —After very
unpleasant weather of a week’s duration, we
are once more favored with unobscured rays
from the sun—making glad the hearts of our
people. Pleasant overhead, pleasant all around,
but disagreeable locomotion for pedestrians.—
Some of these days, probably, the guardians of
the Gate City will wisely invest the sum suffi
cient to place its streets and thoroughfares in
that condition which good taste demands, and
the abundant resources of th# city treasury
now amply justify.
Burglary— Third Time.— ln our
last we mentioned the burglary at the premises
of Messrs. T. F. Lowe & Co., on Peachtree
street. Since then, two other burglaries have
occurred at the same place—on Saturday and
Monda y nights last. The last time, an entrance
was effected through the cellar of the adjoining
store, occupied by Messrs. Pease & Davis; and
among other things feloniously abstracted were
two hundred dollars’ worth of gunpowder. It
is said that, within a fortnight, two other stores
in that vicinity have been entered and plunder,
ed, and we hear of numerous night robberies of
private residences throughout the city. Have
we a night-guard, civil or military, among us?