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to parent, friend and brother. Yes. affiic -
ed mourner, lift up the bowed head ; wipe
away the falling tear; hush the voice o
lamentation; receive “ the oil o joy
mourning, the garments of p*aise m ’
spirit of heaviness ; ” l ike P_ aVI .
little child was taken from him, anoint thy
self, change thy apparel, enter into the
house of the Lord and worship-for can
you by your tears “ bring back your loved
ones? Ye shall go to them, but they
shall not return to you.’’
Sorrow-stricken fellow-citizen of our
bleeding country, from whose side the de
mon of war or the ruthless hand of pesti
lence has snatched a dear friend, or son, or
brother —know that they, if true soldiers
of the Cross as well as valiant defenders of
their country’s liberties, are now pension
ers in heaven on God’s unfailing bounty,
and awaiting your arrival there.
Sorrowing parent, no longer mourn as
those without hope. Calm thy troubled
bosom with the submissive philosophy of
Job, who, when similarly bereaved, ex
claimed: “The and the Lord
hath taken away: blessed be the name of
the Lord.” A few more days of care and
nights of sorrow, and you shall clasp that
child in the warm embrace of affection, in
celestials seats above. Father, mother,
brother, sister, friend, still strive, through
sore-besetting trials and fiery temptations,
to “walk worthy of the vocation wherewith
you have been called,” and you shall final
ly meet—and not only meet, but bask for
ever in each other’s smiles.
“ I count the hope no day-dream of the mind,
No vision lair of transitory hue;
1 he souls of those whom once on earth we knew,
And loved, and walked with in communion kind,
Departed hence, again in heaven to find,
Such hope to nature’s sympathies is true;
And such we deem the Holy Word to view
Unfolds; an antidote for grief designed,
One drop from comfort’s well.
Nor shall we find
More joy from aught in that celestial seat,
Save fiom God’s presence, than again to greet
Eah other’s spirits, there to dwell combined
In brotherhood of love.”
Salem, Va., Feb. 17, ’63. W. M.
■ > ♦ > ——
Tribute of Respect.
Whereas, An all-wise Providence has
been pleased to remove from us, by death,
our beloved brother, Georoe Barton, who
united with this Church on the Bth day of
August, 1858, in the 18th year of his age;
and whereas, he fell as a Christian and pa
triot, a faithful sacrifice to truth, to justice,
and to liberty of conscience.
Another good and noble-hearted yoqng
man is gone to his last rest, with every ac
tion in life stamped with the impress of
honesty. In the family, with his parents,
brothers and sisters, he best exemplified
that meekness, humility and patience which
so much characterize the followers of Christ.
As a son, he was gentle, kind and affection
ate. He has left many relatives and friends
to mourn his early departure hence. But
they mourn not without hope. Therefore
be it
Resolved, That in the death of our beloved
brother, we feel an irreparable -loss; yet
we feel cheered in our sorrow by the bright
evidence that our brother gave of his tri
umphant victory over death and his joyful
entrance into rest.
Resolved, That this notice be published
in the Baptist Banner, and entered on the
Church book ; and that a copy of this be
presented to the bereaved family of the de
ceased. Levi Loveless, 1 q
James Flowers, - g
Henry Boozar, ) •
Mount Zlou Baptist Church, Gwinuett county
— +,.
Wesley his Companion.— He could
be noble in reproofs, as in all things.—
Joseph Bradford was for many years his
traveling companion, and considered no as
sistance to him too servile, but was subject
to changes of temper. Wesley directed
him to carry a package of letters to the
post; Bradford wished to hear his sermon
first. Wesley was urgent and insisted; 1
Bradford refused.
“Then,” said Wesley, “ you and 1 must
part.”
“Very good, sir,” said Bradford.
They slept over it. On rising next morn-'
ing, Wesley accosted his <dd friend, and
asked if he had considered what he had
said, that they must part.
“Yes, sir,” replied Bradford.
“And must we part?”
“Please yourself, sir,” was the reply.
“Will you ask my pardon?” rejoined
Wesley.
“No, sir.”
“ You won’t ? ”
“ No, sir.”
“Then 1 will ask yours!” replied the
great man.
Bradford melted under the example, and
wept like a child.
Prosperity and Adversity.— Faith and
friendship are seldom truly tried but in
extremes. To find friends when we have
no need of them, and to want them when
we have, are both alike easy and common.
In prosperity who will not profess to love
a man, in adversity how few will show that
they d mt. When we are happy in the
spring-tide of abundance, and the rising
flood of plenty, then the world will be our
servants, then all around about us with
bowed heads, with bended bodies and pro
testing tongues. But when these pleasing
waters begin to ebb, when our wealth be
gins to leave us, then men look upon us at
a distance. Our fortunes and ourselves are
so closely linked, that we know not w hich
is the cause of the love w e find. When
these two part company, we may then dis
cern to which of them affection will cling.
" e carry our neighbor’s crimes in
sight, and throw our own over our shoul
ders. •
fanner.
yL fcl?pH M
‘The entrance of Thy Word giveth light’ -
JAS. NATHAN ELDS, Editor.
Associate Editors : H. C. HORNADY, Atlanta.
J. M. WOOD, Newnan.
A. C. DAYTON, La Fayette.
D. P. EVERETT, Florida.
ATLANTA, GrEOIIGrIA:
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1863.
Editor is still absent.
The Times.
War. of itself, is a great evil, but is not
to be compared with those which it produ
ces. The wounds and carnage of the bat
tle field are horrible to contemplate, be
cause the eye takes in the whole sickening
scene at one view, while the accompani
ments of war must be examined in detail.
If we desire to estimate the physical suffer
ings of war, we must not confine our obser
vations to the camp and field, but must go
to the hospitals, the abodes of the wretched
victims of disease.
There we shall see grouped together the
emaciated forms of thoste who are no longer
able to shoulder the musket or carry the
knapsack. There we shall see every form
of disease to which man is subject in this
. sinful and pestilential world. These suffer
ers have fathers and mothers, brothers and
sisters in their distant homes, and yet the
hands of strangers minister to them and
seek to soothe their afflictions.
But neither are the physical sufferings
of war confined to the hospitals. The
. waste of supplies, the destruction of prop
erty necessarily attendant upon the move
ments of great armies, are sure in the end
to produce scarcity, and consequently high
prices for all the substantial? of life. And
here the citizen comes in for his share of
the evils of war. The soldiers must be fed
and clothed ; their wants must first be sup
plied, and if any are compelled to sutler,
the evil must fall upon non-combatants.
But the greatest evils of war are of a
moral nature. The lust of gain is the hy
dra which first shows his monster head
upon the surface of society. The derange
ment of commerce, and the abandonment
of business by so many who are converted
into soldiers, present the opportunities for
great gains, and men suddenly become the
* owners of unexpected fortunes. The suc
cess of one becomes a stimulus to others,
and the evil grows so contagious that all
classes of men are affected by it; and soon
all who have nerve and capital are rushing
pell mell into this mighty struggle for gain.
Then we see the spectacle of princely mag
nificence beside the most squalid poverty ;
people may complain, and justly, but still
this is one of the inevitable evils of war. I
say inevitable, because it is a rule without
an exception. Hard upon the heels of the
evil just enumerated is the loss of confi
dence and the breaking up of the social
bonds. Those who find themselves grow
ing poorer ever/ day look upon the
man whom they know to be growing richer
[as an invader of their rights, although he
may never have bought from, or sold to,
them to the value of a dollar, It is enoueh
: to embitter their hearts that they are be-
I coming poor while he is amassing wealth.
The loss of confidence, and the engendering
of malice are dreadful evils in a communi
i ty, and ought to be repressed by every
possible means. Better a thousand times
• let the extortioner pocket his enormous
gains in peace than to ti: a whole com
munity into Ishmaelites, with every one’s
hand against his neighbor.
Another evil of war is, that society is,
to a great cxtbnt, deprived of the support
which a sound public opinion affords. The
maxim which grows out of war is that
might makes right, and the swoid is more
influential than truth and righteousness.
Men set religion at defiance, and laugh
at virtue as an old-fashioned weakness;
professors ot religion give way to the pres
sure, an J are found floating upon the angry
and corrupt flood ot publie depravity ; the
press—the great conservator of society
caters to vitiated public taste, and every
landmark is swept away except those which
are found in the incorruptible Word of God,
and in the Church, which is the pillar and
ground of the truth. True Christians are
the world’s only hope. They are the salt
ot the earth, and through them society must
be conserved or go to inevitable ruin. But
are there to be found Christian men and i
BOHO.
women equal to these times ? Momentous
question ! my heart trembles for the an
swer. If God intends to save this land,
then there are genuine Christians who will
stand in the breach and arrest the mighty
tide of destruction. They may escape the
public observation, for the true children of
God are a meek and lowly race, but their
influence — silent and unobtrusive —is pene
trating the corrupting mass of disordered
society, and staying the progress of putre
faction.
Child of God I wherever thou art, now
is the time for thee to exert all thy power.
A prayerful spirit and a holy life thou must
have if thou wouldst stem the tide and
save a sinful world. From the mighty
tread of embattled hosts thy country turns
to thee, and through the proclamation of
her Chief Magistrate, has invoked thy aid
in the day of her peril. Through her
Chief Executive she calls thee to grasp the
mighty w’eapon of prayer, and wield it
before the Mercy Seat. Let that weapon
never be laid aside until thy country’s de
liverance is completed, and until she shall
take her place amongst the nations of the
earth. H.
Logic of the Tripod.
SYLLOGISM I.
If the opposers of the Convention reason
; illogically, the Convention is Scriptural.
H. C. 11. is an opposer of the Conven-
. tion, and reasons illogically.
Therefore the Convention is Scriptural.
SYLLOGISM 11.
i If the friends of the Convention reason
[ logically, the Convention is Scriptural.
The editor of the Index is a friend to the
> Convention, and reasons logically.
Therefore the Convention is Scriptural.
> Take the logical chair, brother B.
i All right.
i A church of Jesus Christ can not legislate
because it is restrained by Scripture. The
I powers granted it are clearly defined and
‘ effectually limited by the laws of its Great
I ’Head. Tract Societies, being unknown to
Scripture, may legislate, pass laws, saying
i how much each member must pay. I know
s of one Tract Society which has passed a
- law’, saying how n/tuch each member shall
pay. That is the Bible and Colporteur So-
I ciety at Macon. It has a law requiring the
i payment of twenty dollars to constitute one
I a member of it, and the payment of a
f smaller sum will secure annual member
ship. And the same is true of the Bienn+
al Convention. It has a latv saying how
, much each member shall pay annually. In
proof of this statement, I will introduce a
i witness whose testimony ought to be satis
factory to brother B. It is an extract from
I the Christian Index of March 30, 1863, in
• regard to the Biennial Convention, and is
- as follows:
I “It is not yet known who will be the
• Georgia delegates, nor what will be their
. number, as this will be decided at our State
Baptist Convention, and will depend upon
the amount of contributions sent up; and
’ we hope the contributions will be large, as
thus many delegates may be sent, and of course
more funds for purposes of good will be
. procured.”
If then the Convention has legislated,
passed laws, saying how much each mem
ber shall pay annually, surely it is logical
[ to say it can. 1 hope the Index will copy
the whole of this article, just to show how
. illogically an opposer of the Convention
, reasons. jj
—
Moneys Received for Colportage.
Ke\. I. 1 age, Chaplain 57th Tennessee*
Regiment,
“ Rev. B. M. Taylor, Chaplain 23d Ten
nessee Regiment, 3 00
. A Soldier 000
Rev. A. B. Moore, 17th Tenn. Reg’t, 5.00
1 Brother Wm. Huff has returned from
. his tour in South-Western Georgia, and
reports about *2500.00 collected for Army
, Col portage. He will leave in a few days
’tor his home in Virginia, but will make a
full report as soon as he can have time for
. such work. He will return to this State:
. so as to be at our Con vention—which is to!
- meet in Griffin the 4th Sabbath inst.. at l
. which it is to be hoped he will have an op
portunity for presenting the claims of Ann v
Colportage.
* *■ *
, The Weather.
On Tuesday night of this week the
. weather was extremely cold for the season.
ater thrown upon the ground on Wed
nesday morning would freeze in a few min
utbs. The fruit in this section is doubtless
seriously injured. The wheat crop is not;
sufficiently advanced to suffer from this!
cold snap, and it is to be hoped that this
will be the last. Verily, winter lingers in
the lap of spring.
Since writing the above, it has been sta
ted by persons who are posted upon the
subject, that the fruit is not destroyed.
In Louisville, on the 11th ult., the de
mand for the notes of the three old Banks
ot Tennessee was good at 2@2| premium.
Southern currency is generally from 23 to
30 per cent discount. •
[For The Baptist Banner.}
For several weeks brother Selvidge has
been holding nightly meetings, for the spe
cial benefit of the soldiers at this place.
His preaching has been attended with much
success. Crowds have gathered around the
seat of prayer, and numbers will forever
more rejoice that they visited the house of
the Lord. Soldiers connected with the
hospitals here manifested great interest in
hearing the plan of salvation and listening
to the story of the cross. Brother Selvidge
has been the instrument by which much
good has been done; and it is to be hoped
that his success will stimulate others to re-
I newed energy and zeal in the good work.
The soldiers about the hospitals are much
i more accessible than while in the field, and
f if ministers generally would take pains,
I wherever this class of soldiers may be in
their reach, much good might be done.
i Let brother Selvidge’s example be gener
; ally followed, and eternity will unfold the
1 vast amount of good which may be done.
D.
Dalton, Ga., Ist April, 1863.
♦
A Private Soldier’s View and Opin*
ion.
Danville, Va., March 8, 1863.
Dear Brother Editor: Permit me again
to trouble you, as I feel solemn about the
[condition in which our loved country is.
Io look around us and see the troubles,
trials and difficulties to which we are tend
ing our enemies arrayed against us on
every side and in such great numbers, and
we so few, comparatively—it seems that
we will be overwhelmed, but when we cast
our eyes up we know’ where we can get
assistance and deliverance if we will but
humble ourselves before our God. If He
is for us, who can be against us? If He is
for us, the combined world cannot over
come us; but I fear that w’e are too much
depending on our own strength. I believe
that when we repent and turn unto the
Lord He will have mercy and remove this
calamity from us, and drive back and con-
I fuse our evil foes; but our people are not
'yet scourged enough to cause them to bow
'and pray always, and in all things to give
thanks. There area good number of our
soldiers that seem to be concerned about
their soul’s salvation. I bless the name of
the Lord that he has brought me through
many dangers. I passed through the bat
tles of Richmond ; heard many messengers
of death bursting around and over me, and
I many of my comrades fell around me; but
|1 thank God He has said—and it is truth,
Ilis Word is truth —“ lam with you always
even unto the end of the world.” “ Thou
sands shall fall at thy side, and ten thou
sand at thy right hand, but it shall not
come nigh thee.” But I feel sad while I
write. lam far away from home and from
those 1 love. When I left I had a lovely
, and affectionate wife and children ; but my
home has been made sad to my dear com
panion by death’s resistless hand in the re
moval of my dear little boys. One of
them W’as called on the twentieth of Janu
ary, and the last one was removed the sec
ond of February. My happy home has
been made desolate to my dear companion,
and Jam far away from her. I have dear
parents, brother and sisters. I had as ma-1
ny ties to break as any man, but, God be-[
ing my protector and helper, I will try to'
compose myself in all my troubles and dis- '
Acuities, and my separation from all that I
hold dear, till our country is made free—
leaning upon th? strong arm of God. Gh!
that the people of God would be more
prayerful and Jacob like.
Brother Editor, how I would welcome
one of your papers to-day. lam a native
born Georgian. I love my native State.
She has done nobly in furnishing men and'
means for this war, and has cared for her'
brave sons. I belong to company I, 44th
regiment Georgia Volunteers. My home 1
is at Rutledge, on the Georgia Railroad, in'
'the county of Morgan. You may insert
these few badly written lines in your col
(Uinns if you will correct mistakes. My
■mind is in a bad condition. I have been
afflicted a good long time. The climate
does not a<;ree with me, and the exposure
is too much for me. Oh! if I had to-dayj
one of your papers I would prize it so
highly.
| 1 am, as ever, your brother in Christ,
Private S. L. PATTI LLO.
ATLANTA, GA., April 1, 1861.
Dear Banner:
I have distributed during the past month:
; 140 Testaments for the Mississippi Central Sol-
diers’ Bible Society.
I 19 Testaments, obtained ofbro Flornady’s ag’cy.
II Hymn Books, “
120 Soldiers’ Text-Books, “
4 Bibles, “ “ “ “ 1
• 11,060 pages of Tracts, “ “ “ “ ;
7,060 “ “ “ from Evangelical Soc’ty. 1
420 religious papers.
Yet what are these among the many brave
troops of our Confederacy, who clamor for,
the bread of Life? Many more could be
used, and should be distributed in all parts'
'of our army. We must minister to the;
1 spiritual wants of those who are giving up
their all to succor us our homes, our liber
ties, our lives Very respectfully,
W. 11. Robert. *
The Star of Betlilelicin.
I A traveler over the desert left his tent
one evening alone, for the purpose of ob
. taining a view of the sea, which his Arab
1 servant told h'in could be seen from a little
i elevation in the distance. On reaching the
- point indicated, the view was truly sublime,
f The sea in all its grandeur lay before him,
? its restless billows dashing on the shore
1 while the interminable waste of sand stretch
j ed almost as far as the eye could see, save
i where the lofty mountains reared their
1 snow-covered Summits to the skies.
1 The exceeding beauty of the scene so
- captivated him that all else was at the time
. forgotten, until the shades of evening ad
-1 monished him to return. But the sudden
1 gusts of wind which swept over the desert,
, here raising the sand in mounds, then de
-1 pressing the surface like the gently undula
. lating of our own land, had so much changed
- the appearance of the spot, that the terrible
j conviction came over his mind that he was
lost. lie wandered about for some time
in vain; wearied and sad, he resolved to lie
down until morning should come to his aid.
But as he lay, thoughts of the fierce Be
douin, that scourge of the desert, came
across him. Then fears of the terrible
! beasts, who select the darkness of the night
, to seek their prey, overcame all other con
siderations, and he determined to make one
effort more; and what was his joy, on
. reaching one of these sandy elevations, to
see the faint glimmering of a light! Could
it be an Arab tent ? no matter—at all haz
ards it must be reached. But no sooner
had he descended from the spot where he
stood, than the billowy surface hid it from
j his view. Here was anew difficulty—how
, was it to be overcome ? Again he reached
. the rising ground,.and fixed on a star in the
direction he sought; he followed it like the
Magi of old, till it brought what proved to
, be his own tent.
, Traveler to eternity ! in gazing on the
. pleasures of this fleeting world, in thus suf
fering its cares to engross so much of your
attention, you have lost your way. Allure
ments are on every side to ensnare you,
, and Satan goes about like a roaring lion
. seeking whom he may devour. Arise !
L the star of Bethlehem shines on thee; sol
s low’ its guidance—it shall lead thee to thy
j home.
Christian bearing the burden and heat of
9 the day, has thy faith grown faint? Dost
] thou see no reward for thy labors? Are
J thy prayers unanswered? Has Christ’s'
service become a task ? Is the yoke griev
, ous, or do' the corruptions and deceitfulness
of thy heart cause thee to filter? Art thou
oppressed and wearied with thine earthly
allotment? Lookup! The day star beams
on thee i Soon shall it guide thee to thy
Father’s house !
“Let us Feteli the Ark.”
In the early days of Israel, when there
was “no king, and every man did that
which was right in his own eyes,” when
’ the corruption of the people had invaded
the sanctuary, and the priests were leaders
only in debauchery, the Philistines came
up against “ the land,” and defeated its ar
my, in a pitched battle, with great slaugh
ter. “ Wherefore hath the Lord smitten
us?” was the exclamation of the retreating
host: “Let us fetch the ark of the cove
; nant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us,
[that when it cometh unto us, it may save
us out of the hands of our enemies.” And
;so they brought the ark to the camp—the
priests accompanying it —and when it came
, there, “ Israel shouted with a great shout,
so that the earth rang again.” The Philis
tines heard and were afraid, “ God has come
unto the camp. Wo unto us ! Who shall
deliver us?” Yet they dared even “those
gods, that smote the Egyptians with all the
[plagues in the wilderness,” as they them
. seives acknowledged, but upon whom now
' Israel’s sin had brought so much dishonor,
and he was smitten, with a terrible slaugh
ter, the ark of God was taken, and the
priests—Hophni and Phineas—who had;
; polluted the people by their vices, were,
,slain.
Is there nothing instructive in this frag
( ment of early history I Does it not teach
us that there may be a superstitious reli
ance for security upon the externals of re
ligion, which may be disastrously disap
. pointed ?
Had Israel repented of his sin, and '
turned to God with his whole heart, he i
would have more certainly achieved suc-i
'cess than by relying upon the presence of 1
the ark in the camp. The messengers!
1 could fetch it there, but they could not'
bring God with it; though the people!
might have had his presence and deliver
ance had they been truly contrite. The
lesson may be appropriate to us, now that I
I we are observing another season of humil- j
pation and prayer, and that for the very:
purpose tint prompted Israel to fetch the '
ark into the camp. We desire victory
over our enemies and deliverance from their
j hand, and we, too,' should beware, lest we
only fetch the ark, emptied of the divine
glory, deserted by the Shekinah. Let us j
learn that there is a so-cfWled religious trust,
that is not answered by deliverance,
j It is not superstition that will save us ;
no mere adhesion to a creed, however true,
will ensure us the divine favor. We may
call on the ministers <f God to bring their
most sacred things, we may subscribe to
all the symbols of a correct faith, we may
surround the camp and its hosts with the
nht*- - --- _ 1
'most fervent utterances of the praying few
we may bring the ark into the midst of it,
and yet, after all, may have come no nearer
to God —brought him no nearer to us. All
this may be'but a mockery of true religion'"
'—a mummery—an incantation —a trust "
1 like that in amulets and charms, which
gives no sure promise of success.
Israel would have been protected had the
’ people been true to God. Os this they were
’ assured by many rich promises. Their
■ hearts needed purifying, their live re-mod- '
j eling. They should have gone to Shiloh,
P to bring the wicked priests and rulers (for
such they were, as well as priests,) to jus- ■-
tice, to purge the sanctuary, to repent be
fore God, and to renew their vows of fidel
p 'ty. They should have returned to the
- battle, pardoned of sin, accepted of God,
and armed with all the blessings assured by
Ilis promises. And if we would succeed
’ in our efforts at self-preservation, we should
be warned by their mistake, and learn wis
-- dom from their folly. It is the abandon
j ment of sin, the subjection of the heart, the j
e return of the people to their allegiance to
God, that He would have—not shouting
over the ark or glorifying the parapherna
e lia of religion. He would have contrition
e and a righteous life; not merely the ap
pointment and observance of fasts, the for
mal but heartless approach to His mercy
seat, the confession of dependence and
2 helplessness without the fruits of a sincere
i penitence, as exhibited in a godly life. Let
t us beware, lest thinking we have God in
. the camp, we have only the empty ark,
5 from which God has departed —which can
give us no protection against our enemies.
1 —Southern Christian Advocate.
) *
I The Yankees are disgusted already with
- their experiment in cotton growing by
. “contraband” labor. Gen. Hunter, who
especially champions the negro movement,
has put his-Port Royal settlement to rais
-1 ing corn instead of.cotton. The New York
Tribune says:
“ One of the reasons for the change is the
• discrepancy between the financial profits of
, last year’s cotton crop and the Government
( capital invested in it. It is true, uncontrol-
able meteorological causes had mest to do
with the unsatisfactory crop, but in the
' present straightened condition of the nation-
- al finances, it is well argued, similar invest
. mentis of uncertain promise must be dis
countenanced.”
The New York Argus adds:
“It is stated that every pound of cotton
1 '
produced by the negroes at Beaufort, has
■ cost the Government twenty dollars per
• pound.
“ Thus everything these philanthropists
promised us has failed—every effort in the
P way of war, every enterprise of peace. The
negro was to rush to the rescue of our arms,
' but he did not. He was to sustain and feed
’• our armies, but he is a burthen on them. —
1’ He was to supply the North with free labor
cotton; he fails in that. He is now to be
sent to raising corn, as if that must not still
more surely fail.”
Negro Shot.—On Friday evening after
i dark, one of the guard at the barracks, ac
companied to the pump, near Wesley
Chapel, to get a bucket of water, I at Ma
guire, a prisoner, who was under arrest and
confined in the barracks charged with
forging pay rolls. After filling the bucket
Pat started back with it, but sudden
ly dropped it and broke to run. Britt, the
guard, did not fire immediately, as Maguire
was in range of Judge Ezzard’s house, but
calling upon Pat to stop, and moved him
self towards the sidewalk so that the house
would not be in front when he fired. The
charge missed the prisoner, but took effect
upon a’ negro belonging to Jas. C. Davis,
cutting his jugular vein and killing him in
stantly. The negro had just been pur
chased by Mr. Davis for *2,250. The
prisoner escaped.
Britt is said to be an excellent soldier, a
steady man, and deeply regrets the unfor
tunate accident.
Maguire is an Irishman, 26 years old, 5
feet 6 inches high, blue eyes, fair hair, and
fair complexion.— Atlanta Confederacy.
1 Prospective Tumble in Prices.—The
following admonition of‘An Old Merchant,’
through the Mobile Advertiser de Register,
is timely and truthful, and should be heeded :
It will not require actual peace or final
opening of the blockade to bring prices
.down. The first tangible indication of such
a result would convert every holder into a
'seller, and drive ail demand from the mar
ket, and that within twenty-four hours after
such a belief had settled upon the public
; mind. Let all concerned make a note of
this; when this time comes, as corp • it will,
such a sudden tumble in prices—such a
melting of past profits—such a “ wiping
out” of past fortunes, will be interesting to
I a fleeced public, and a caution to all specu
-1 lators, save a fortunate few, who have had
] the wisdom and prudence to “ stand from
under ” in due time.
The President has approved and
I signed the Act of Congress recently passed,
i regulating the issue and funding of Trea
sury notes. It is well therefore, for the
'public to bear in mind, that under the pro
' visions of that Act, all Treasury notes not
I bearing interest, issued previous to the Ist
i December last, will cease to be fundable in
eight per cent, bonds or stocks, on the 22d
day of next month, but will be fundable in
seven per cent, bonds until the Ist of
August. The expectation of a premium
i upon these notes has been defeat< d by the
concentration in Richmond of large amounts
from all parts of the Confederacy, lhe
flow in that direction will doubtless continue
until the 22d of April.
He who makes an idol of his interest,
will make a martyr of his integrity.
It is as difficult to preserve fame, as it
was at first to acquire it.