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Comedy is never placed upon the boards, or
enacted at the same time,with tragedy. So
under the pretext of amusement no such
exhibitions should be allowed now ! True, j
they humbug the public w ith benefits fol ,
this enterprise and that institution, but pre- |
cious little good is ever done. Let people .
seek amusement at home, and give liberally I
to the object, without seeking such a chan
nel to send it through.
__ ZION.
[For The Baptist .Banner.]
Selma, Ala., June 9, 1863.
Dear Banner:
1 had the pleasure a few days ago of.
meeting my dear friend E. L. Compere,'
our good missionary to the Cherokees.—
Selma was the second place he visited. He I
comes on a noble mission in behalf of the i
suffering sons and daughters of the West. '
His object is best expressed in his own let
ter, recently published in Banner. No {
one can read that account of the exposure,'
suffering and death of sister Slover, without
feeling that a burden is laid on us, to aid the
other refugees of the. Indian Territory, '
whom another winter may destroy. Bro- i
ther Compere was my associate at Mercer
University, where he won for Himself the
approval of all. In his judgment implicit I
reliance may be placed. Those who heed
the earnest, pleas of Lis great, throbbing
heart may’be assured that they labor not in
vain. I trust that my native State may
gain, in this good work, the approbation ■
“ well done,” from Him who says: “Inas
much as x e have done it unto one of the least
of these my brethren, ye have done it unto ,
me. And how unspeakably great is the
privilege of ministering, among the poor,
to the wants of our Redeemer!
Affectionately yours,
A. T SPALDING.
P. S. —We use our pool again next Sab
bath night. Another Sabbath School Scholar
has been added, we trust, to the ranks of'
the regenerate. •
„ A ' T S -
[For The Baptist Banner.]
Thomasville, Ga., June 12,1863.
Brother Ells :
It may be interesting to the readers of
The Banner to hear from tha agricultural
prospects of this section of the State. The '
oats’ crop has never been better, and those
who sowed wheat, made just as fine grain
as ever has been made in Cherokee, or any
where else in Upper Georgia. It is true,
j our section is not considered a u heat-grow
ing country ; but, when the crop escapes
the rust, it is equal to any. The corn crop
is fine, and, should the seasons continue
favorable a few weeks more, an immense
v ield may be expected. The crop of cot- i
ton planted is very small—many having |
planted none. The sugar-cane is as good as :
common, and there is a larger crop plank'd 1
than ever before. Indeed I look upon this 1
section as the most certain for corn—the 1
drought never cuts us off here. The price ‘
of corn has not been as high here as in l’r- !
per Georgia —owing to the fact, probably, '
that the crop is made before the dry season 11
sets in ; and dry seasons are rare here, ex 1
cept occasionally, in small spots. From' 1
what we learn from your section of the '
State, crops of wheat are very good, and '
the corn crop is also very promising. Sure
ly we should feel thankful for the manifest
ations of Divine goodness towards us as a
people. . , . , ;
Surely “the love of money is the root
of all evil;” for, while God is blessing the
land with the means of plentiful subsist- !
ance, the craven-hearted speculator and ex
tortioner stands ready to grasp those means
and place them at a price beyond the reach
ol the widow and the fatherless. “When
the poor have cried Ctvsar hath wept;” but ‘
the speculator and extortioner is “made of
sterner stuff” —weeping over the woes ofj
needy, suffering humanity is not in his line ,
of things. May the good Lord take away I
our stony heartsand give us all hearts of
tlesh. Yours truly,
ROBERT FLEMING.
[For the Baptitt Awiflcr.t
Aii Appeal for the Sufflering.
The readers of The Banner have been
apprised of the visit of E. L. Compere to
Georgia, and of his statement of facts re
garding the extreme sufferings of the fami
lies of the Southern Cherokee Indians and
tn tier settlers—many of whom have been
robbed of everything, and driven from
their homes, by our common enemy, and
have to follow the army to keep from
starving. In view of these sufferings, the
Executive Committee of the Cherokee, Ga.,
Baptist Convention approve of the appeals |
of Rex. E. L. Compere to get material
aid for tluir relief. Will not our brethren,
sisters and friends in Georgia do something
liberally for this cause, and send their con
tributions as soon as possible to The Banner
office, Atlanta, Ga.
After a few weeks sojourn with us, bro
ther Compere will take charge of these I
gifts and distribute them when he gets to
his field of labors.
J. M. WOOD, Ch.)
A. B. ROSS,
D. B HAMILTON, } Com. Ch B U
' A. J. KING
A. W. BUFORD J
Special Notice.
I'he friends of the Cherokee sufferers ‘
who desire to send them clothing, may put j
1 up in boxes such articles as blankets, quilts, t
domestics, jeans, and anything that will
make them comfortable, and direct these !
boxes to me. in care of The Baptist
Banner.
I those ho may desire longer time than
till the first of July to prepare their con
tributions will please correspond with me
f at Atlanta. Do not fear your contribution
will not be cared tor because it may come
late—.f will be sent to destination if it
>. comes during the month of July.
E. L. COMPERE
KSE B Zt Sf St KB.
. ; (For The Baptist Banner.]
“ Nodo.”
j I did not intend, Mr. Editor, to trouble
you with another article on the subject of
my previous communication. But your
: correspondent “Nodo” has thrown some
I light on the matter which may make a word
lor two, byway of explanation, not improp
■er. He says, if the views of “ Quis ” are
I carried out and the ladies are not invited to
attend our Conventions, and provision made
for them, we shall have only “a male Con-'
vention.” It did not occur tome, when)
wriring you on a former occasion, that such
a result would follow. As the Georgia
Baptist Convention is intended for females
as well as males (see its Charter), it would,
I confess, be manifestly unjust not to bring
’ our wives and sweethearts with us who may
be delegates. As my friend “Nodo” has
the honor of discovering that the Convention
was not intended to be a inale institution, I
hope he will go further —and have some
i worthy sister elected to preside over its I
next deliberations. It is a shame for the J
stronger sex to exclude from office all ladies, i
in a convention manifestly intended for both
1 sexes.
I must beg you to understand that though
I did not know, until informed by “ Nodo,”
that the Convention should not. be a male
body exclusively, I have never beep op- ■
posed to the presence of ladies on these
occasions. lam al ways glad to greet them.
, I sincerely hope they will continue to come.
I Remember, my whole point was this : that
i in a time of war and scarcity, only Delegates
, should expect to be provided for by the
. committee on entertainment. If others go,
they should do so only at their own charges
or by special invitation. They shauld not
expect the church to take care of them.—
; I mentioned that the brethren in Griffin
I paid ninety dollars for one party at our re
cent Convention. 1 have since heard (not
from any one in Augusta) that the brethren
l in that city paid five hundred dollars in
hotel bills (chiefly for visitors) during the
late Convention there. It was paid cheer
fully, I have no doubt; but it would have
been just as fair for each visitor (not special
ly invited) to have paid his or her own bill.
QUIS.
[For The Baptist Banner.]
Notes on the Southern Baptist Con
vention.
NUMBER 111.
The Buttle of the Boards.
“ The inexorable logic of events ” (to use |
a fashionable phrase) had left “our Boards”
very much in the condition of Othello, after
he had killed his wife—their occupation
gone. The blockade had cut off the foreign i
missionaries from everything except our ;
sympathies and prayers—though there is a,
rumor that the Board has gone to specula
ting in cotton in their behalf. But as that!
is an old, stereotype slander, of the Hard .
Shells, 1 cannot believe it. The Bible
Board was moribund ; its honored Presi-l,
dent, Dr. Howell, was earning new titles ,
to respect by suffering manfully for his
principles in the penitentiary ; its Treas-';
urer, C. A. Fuller, was purchasing new
titles to infamy by making speeches in favor 1
of the Yankee despotism ; its former Sec
retary. Hillsman, had gone to parts un
known; and nothing remained forthe 1
Board but to lie down and die decently, i
The Domestic Board found its Home'
missions broken up, and its Indian missions
“all in pie," and so had assumed to take
the Army into its keeping—it must do that
or nothing. This being the status of the
old Boards, and the new one having just
been born, a proposition was made to re
cognize brother A. E. Dickinson as Super
. inteudent of Army Mission*. A botnb
' shell from a hostile battery, thrown into the
.midst of card playing pickets, never crea-'
ted greater consternation and alarm. The
• confusion was immense, but the rally was!
desperate. The Marion Board had a host
■of defenders in it-s Secretary. The disor-l
' der was increased by a proposition to give'
this business to the “Babe of three days
old”, which was reported by the accouch
eurs to be in a fine condition. The night
session was a spectacle. The champion of
the Domestic Board now\ like Goldsmith's
haunch of venison, was a “picture for paint-'
ers to study". Like Jacob at the well, he
i lifted up his voice; he thundered like!
i Toombs; he gesticulated like McDuffie—
-1 his hands now reached towards the ceiling,
and then descended towards the floor. His
zeal was admirable; for it was sought to
'take from the Board all power to do good.
His struggles were natural; for he was
I fighting fur dear life. His pluck carried j
I the day—Greenville and its doctors retired
from the contest, and Marion was victori-1
ous. The Foreign Secretary, w hose deaf 1
ears allow him to hear just enough to make
speeches upon, took occasion to rebuke the,
Boards for their jealousy ; and the rebuke,
was bv no means out of place.
PKDRILLO
i Bowhill, June 1,1863.
To Brethren tn WllMlaaippl.
Dear Brethren:
When I passed through your State. I was
sorry to find your State organ, the Missis-‘
I sippi Baptist, had suspended. Hence 1 re- i
, quested brother Ells, editor of The Baptist
■ Banner, to publish a letter which I had pre-
I pared for the Mississippi Baptist, and ad I
idressed to the Mississippi Convention, and
■ gave him the names of a number of breth-
■ ren and sisters and churches—to whom, at
I my request, he sends specimen copies of
The Banner. Ard uo doubt many of you
I will be glad to receive The Banner regularly
i—and you will do a good work if you can
extend its circulation, especially during the
suspension of your own paper. Send, there
fore. your own. and the names and subscrip
, ■ tions of as many as you can, and thus en
i oourage the spread of our own literature.
E L. COMPERE
Rome, Ga., May 28, 1863.
: To the Ministers within the bounds of the
51 Cherokee Baptist Convention :
It was resolved by the Convention, at its >
‘•last session, that the following committee
request you and the churches to which you I
preach, to relinquish and support you for
two weeks, or more, of your ministerial
service, for the purpose of visiting the army I
to preach to our soldiers. M rite immedi-!
lately to the chairman of the committee
j whether, where, how lonq, and when you can
jgo. D. W. Gwin, a ,
D. B. Hamilton, (
, J. F. Swanson, I ° -
J. T- West, '
[Far 77i4 Baptte Banner.]
Manassas, Ga., June 17, 1863. >
Brother Ells: The Baptist Church at this I
place wish to give notice, through The Bap- i
tist Banner, that John James Condon was !
excluded from fellowship withthem in Jan-;
uary, 1863,
The Church have no desire to persecute
the young man, but have been informed 1
that he continues to impose himself on un- ;
suspecting brethren as a Baptist minister.
The sole object of this is to guard well
j meaning brethren against such imposition.
J. D. COLLINS, Church Clerk.
Soldiers* Depository.
Soldiers in and around this city are <
hereby notified that I have opened a De
pository of Bibles, Testaments, Hymn-
Books, Tracts, and religious papers, for
their benefit, at the office of W. H. Stark,
commission merchant, north side Bay street, ,
about one hundred and fifty yards above
the Post-office. They will please call and
supply themselves with religious reading,
free of charge. In my absence, they will
be attended to by Mr. Kempton.
J. H. CAMPBELL,
Savannah, June 1. Army Evangelist.
Who Else will Got—A Word to
Churches.
1 am happy to be able to announce that
Rev. J. A. Broadus, D. D., of S. C., has
kindly consented to labor as Evangelist in
the army, in the employ of the Sunday
School and Publication Board. Rev. An
drew Broadus, formerly of Kentucky, will,
from the present date, devote all his time
j to holding protracted meetings in Gen. Lee’s
army, and rendering any other service he
may be able to the souls of the soldiers.
Besides the colporteurs now in our em
ploy, we wish to send out fifty of the very
, best ministers in the denomination, to spend
the summer in aiding chaplains and others
in protracted meetings. There is now a
wide-spread revival influence in the army.
’ Wherever the Word is faithfully proclaim
ed, souls are saved.
Cannot our churches spare their pastors
for this service, for the space of at least two
months ? Instead of peaching, let there
be gatherings for prayer on every Sab
bath, while the pastors are proclaiming
the word of life to the soldiers. If, prompt
ed by such a spirit, the churches make such ,
a contribution to the evangelization of the ,
army, they will be blessed even more than ,
if their pastors were at home with them.
How many churches will say to their pas
tors, “Go, your salary shall go on as usual,
and we will keep up the service as though
you were present”? A. E. D.
;
B ’ n be indulged, it will soon
tyranize, and lead him who indulged it
whither he would not; therefore let this
serpent be constantly starved by mortifica
tion.
ggJLJL. ■■■'-«,»L. ..
[For tho Baptist Banner.]
Elnca,
On the Death of G. IF. H., who fell in the
battle near Murfreesboro, Tenn.
December 31, 1861
I'm sitting, to-day, by my cheerful tire.
That crackles upon the neat hearthstone— I
U« genial warmth comes around my chair.
And its happy glow is for me alone ;
i
| Alone, alone, by the warm cottage-tire
That sparkles and gleams on the friendly i
hearth,
Wetle, weary with sorrow, my sad, sad heart j
Throbs heavy,'aud careless of all on earth.
j With teeming books and* my warm glowifig
tire.
And pictures that smile from the snowv wall, I
I cannot detain the sad pilgrim thoughts
That wander away from the cottage haft.
The cold, cold winds mock at my toeer'd sigh, j
In their wailings over the dead Old Year ;
And the fraezing ram on the window-pane
Veers coldly thtv’ at mv hot, bn mine tear
I Listless, the sounds come upon my dull ear.
And the scenes, dtmly, on my vacant gaze ; 1
My body aloae is a tenant here.
For my thoughts are gather'd beyond earth s ’
hate. |
Far away, on the stnokitig battle held.
Where the brave have yielded their gushing
lite, j
And the plains at* wet with the eruußon gore, I
And the slain have hnished their bloody stnls, <
There, cold and pallid in the heaps of dead,
Lies the fondest form of a brother's love
With him life's fever ta Over here,
And he’s gone to bis quiet home ahorve.
From struggles and death his spirit's released,'
And plumed, an angel, in heavenly flight;
Camps, marches and bivouackti have ended
now,
And he has put on his raiment of light
To heaven my soul sends its earn ent thoughts.
For I know my dear, dear brot her is thore
( ' 1 see bun ’ an angel of God's pure* home
O. brother’ Can't you visit my prayer I
Dear brother ’ again at the holy h our,
Whan the earth is calm in its quiet rest,
' j Embrace my spirit in its sweet, evreet drum.
. O, brother ’ tend brother ’my love is blast ’
{ Atlanta, January 19, IS6B
The latest News.
BATTLE OF WINCHESTER.
1 General Ewell attacked the Federals at
' Winchester, last Saturday, fought them the
next day, renewed the attack on Monday,
and, after one hour’s struggle, the Abolition
j flag was trailing in the dust. Our troops
; marched in and took possession. The en-
I tire command of Milroy, seven thousand,
suraendered, together with horses, trains,
etc. We regret that Milroy escaped.—
Our loss in killed and wounded is reported
one hundred. On Sabbath evening, while
trying to reinforce Milroy, Colonel Allcott
and two thousand Abolitionists were cap
tured, near Berryville, by Gen. Ed. Johnson.
B
THE‘ATLANTA’CAPTURED.
The Confederate vessel ‘Atlanta* is said
to have been captured, a few days since, in
Warsaw Sound by the enemy. Foul play
is suspected, and the facts will shortly be
made known.
—._
British Sovereignty Again Outraged
by the Yankees.
The Nassau. Guardian, of June 3rd, fur
nishes the following particulars of another
flagrant outrage on British Sovereignty, by
one of Lincoln’s cruisers. If Great Brit
tain desires to retain the respect of other
nations, she will have to put a summary
end to these repeated insults:
“We have to record this evening another
unjustifiable outrage committed by a Fed
eral gunboat within the prescribed lines of
our shores.
On Saturday last, the steamer Margaret i
and Jessie, Captain Wilson, from Charles
ton for this port, was fallen in with by the
Federal steamer, Rhode Island, ofi' Abaco,
and chased until she arrived close to the!
shore of James Point, Eleuthera.
There would have been no legal cause of,
con plaint had the pursuit and firing ceased I
as soon as the Margaret and Jessie approach
ed within the distance of three miles of the
land ; but as she neared the coast, and was
only 250 yards off, that is, between the reef,
and the land, the gunboat, which was not
more than a quarter to half a mile distant,
commenced pouring in broadside after,
broadside—varying the performance with!
*hot, grape and shell—not Tinly to the im-!
minent danger of all on board (and there I
were ladies amongthe passengers) but to the
serious alarm of the inhabitants of the island,
who suddenly found themselves subjected
to a sharp and decfkiv r e bombardment. The
missiles tired from the Rhode Island plow
ed up the dirt in various directions, and
came in close proximity to, if not actually j
passing through, dwellings, driving people t
to seek protection behind rocks and other
projections. This was kept up for miles,
and at length the Margaret and Jessie re
cieved one shot through her boiler and
another through her bows, which forced her
to take the beach, then only fifty yards dis
tant. We understand that one of the fire
men was injured, and if a fatal result should
ensue, it will assuredly be a case of aggra
vated murder.
Such are the plain facts of this ferucious
outrage. No :miount of prevarication and
shuffling will enable the officers of the j
Rhode Island to prove that the offence was,
committed beyond the territorial line of
this colony. There are too many disinter ,
ested witnesses to the transaction, whose
testimony will outweigh any combination)
to pervert the truth. When the same ves-)
sei fired into the steamer Sirius, a few
weeks ago, there were no spectators on shore ,
to determine the distance, and the assertion
'of the commander that he was five milesj
1 off, was received as conclusive. But the
I captain of the Sirius, whose character for
i veracity cannot be impeached, emphatically
1 stated that he was fired at within two miles
of the land.
It is high time, indeed, that the Home
Government should act energetically with
, respect to these aggressions. Certainly, the]
attack ou the Margaret and Jessie, and on
Eleuthera. are so flagrant that they cannot
well be overlooked ; and whilst, no doubt,
reparation will be expected and made, yet
the intimation should be. conveyed, also,
that a repetition of such outrages will not,
be tolerated. It will require in future, not,
, the exercise of forbearance, hut of firmness,,
to prevent a rupture of peaceful relations.
Since penning the above, we have been
! informed that two men, engaged in fishing,,
■ off Eleuthera, were struck bv the mi&iles;
fired from the gunboat.
Horgan and his Urn !
t j-#” I beg leave to announce to the pub-,
I lie, that I hav® juat finished the publication of the ,
' first GREAT NOVEL of thia aecoad War ofi
Independence—entitled
RAIDS AND ROMANCE OF MORGAN AND
i HIS MEN,”
[by SALLY ROCHESTER FORD, of Louiaville,
I the author of ‘Grace Truman.’ "Mary Bunyan.'j
I Romance of Free Masonry,’ A*c., Ac
Complete in one volume, at 50
The reader will be gratified to enjoy all the ex
■ citing interest of a fir»t-cla«s *tandanl of romance,
j and all the information of a correct history. The
i historian will find it a valuable reference book at
f present, aa well as for times tq come
Considering it as a work of art, it happens so. j
j that this is. so far, the FIRST
ORIGINAL LITERARY WORK
of note that this war has produced, and th.s con
1 federacy issued.
On account of the scarcity of materials, we were i
I compelled to reduce this editton to a very limited
‘number; and it is very uncertain. so» the same
i reason, when we might be able to publish a second
—hence all those who wish to secure a copy of
that Historical Novel will do well to call in time.
8 H GOETZEL, Publisher,
June 20 it Mobile, Alabama
> THE SOLDIERS’ COLUMN.
THU DYING SOLDIEB.
BY MRS. B. M. Z.
Lay hi m down gently' where shadows He still
c °ol, by the side of the biitht mountain rill,
.' B P r . ea ds the soft grass its velvety sheen,
cout ‘b for repose so serene;
Frnm ftowers their aroma breathe,
tendrils that lovingly wreathe, ■
And qui ering leaves their murmurous song
lhe hr ‘g ht summer long—
There lay the young hero. See, Lorn his side
Flows swiftly the .current whose dark pulsing tide
Is bearing away the bright sands of fife,
And closing forever this wild dream ol ’strife
Feebly uncloses the fast diming eye,
Once 'bright as the jewels that light up the sky ;
A moment he looks on the bough-spreading dome,
Then whispers in anguish, “ Oh! take—take me
home I
But no ! far away o’er mountain and fen
Lieu the home that I ne’er shall enter again';
Where loving ones wait to welcome in joy.
Back to its sen-light their own soldier boy.
Father, when proudly you gave up your child,
And crushed back the tears while your lip sadly
smiled,
How vague was the thought that we never more
Should meet till we stood on eternity’s shore?
And mother, again I feel thy - hot tears
Rain down on my cheek. Not the mildew of yeai s,
Nor shadows of death can tarnish the bliss,
Tte blessing you, gave in that last holy kiss.
Oh! darkly shall gather clouds o’er lhe earth
That echoed once gaily with music and mirth;
Oh I God! may thy Spirit be the.e I<> sustain,
When record shall mingle wi?.- with the slain.
> And one, too, whose fair cheek wbiL r still grew
As I pressed on her hp my last sad adieu '
Will she soon forget! ” Then raising his hand
He lovingly gazed on the smalt 'den band,
That circled his finger—while ove>- I.ls face
The grey shadows ot death serv'd stealing apace:
“ Dear comrades, farewell- .ny •’ at lies are o’er,
Together in conflict we’ll ra'ly uo more;
’Tis bitter to die ere my country is free,
But painted in glory her future ! set.
Farewell! life is o’er, earth fades from my sight,
Around me is closing death’s long dreamless night,
Then, softly as star-light melts into day,
On pinions of eagles his soul passed away.
Those strong men are bowed—in anguish they weep
O’er the dead, still so fair, in death’s quiet sleep.
Then, parting the flowers, they laid him to rest,
And heaped the green sod o’er the young martyr’s
breast. «
Weep, heart of the South—weep maiden and sire,
1 Wreathe darkly with cypress, love’s bright mystic
| ly re .
Weep for the Heroes, so brave and so free,
Who nobly hath yielded their life-blood for thee.
I • A SUGGESTIVE INCIDENT.
The Lynchburg Virginian relates the
following incident connected with the battle
of Bethel, as indicative of the character ot
the men who have taken the field in defense
of the liberties of the people of the South.
During the action in question, one of the
Virginia companies, commanded by Capt.
i John Walker, of Richmond,occupied a po
| sition of great peril, as corps de reserve, in
i w hich, though exposed to the shots of the
enemy, they were not allowed to participate
in the defence. When the battle was end
ed, Captain* Walker’s command received
orders to fall back on Yorktown, and early
in the march were drawn up before their
commander, who addressed them upon the
incidents of the day, and adverted to the
wonderful manner in which they had been
preserved, ascribing their deliverance to the
' Lord of Hosts. •
The Captain then proposed that they
.should return thanks to their Almighty
Protector, who had shielded them in time
of battle; and there, in the presence of the
kneeling hosts, resting upon their arms, and
in God’s own temple of the earth and sky,
he sent up such thanksgivings and supplica
tion as melted every heart. The Christian
warrior’s soul, overflowing with gratitude,
poured forth in touching strains its devout
acknowledgments to the God of Sabbaoth.
scene, we are informed, was inspiring,
ana several of the soldiers subsequently
! ’’nformed their captain that their views upon
these subjects had undergone an entire
'change. Such is the influence of a Christian
; officer to counteract the demoralizing effects
of the war and of idleness in camps.
Who would not rather commit his sons
to the guardianship of such a man, than to
' the control of one who, however high in re
putation for mere brute courage, has no
appreciation of responsibility to a Higher
Power ? What made Cromwell’s army so
resistless but the religious element infused
into it ? Nothing turned the tide of reverses
that the arms of the Parliament at first sus
' tained but the God-fearing men composing
the remodeled army of the Protector. The
religious character of Washington not only
influenced his own conduct, but inspired his
j soldiers with reverence for that peerless
j character, and insured their confidence in
him to the last. Our present commander
in-chief, Gen. Lee, is, we are happy to say,
also a Christian man.
Like the great friend of his illustrious
father, he looks for guidance and support to
the God of Battles. Our Chief Magistrate,
who may ere long take his place at the head
of the army, as the constitutional Corn
■ mander-in-chief, also owns allegiance to the
King'of Heaven. How striking the contrast,
when we compare these men with the disci
nle of Bacchus who now fills the chair at
Washington; with the old hero of Ceru
[Gordo, who recently, we are informed,
idrank a pint of wine at dinner; the prize
fighter, Billy Wilson, or the guilty partici
'pant in his wife’s shame, the incomparable
I Sickles ’ How long will it take the North,
with such instruments, to subdue a people
who appeal to conscience and their Creator
for the rectitude of their intentions, and
! rely upon the Supreme Arbiter for a right
eous decision? When the sun sgain goes
hack on the dial of Ahaz will the North
'conquer in their unholy war.
J-vf' We should pardon the mistaken of
others as freely as if we ourselves were
constantly committing the same faults, and
I yet avoid their errors as carefully as if w>
nexer forgave them.
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THE ALTAR.
MARRIED,
I .At the residence o f Mr., Reuben Wright lu
f Monroe county, Ge , June 17. by Elder J M
Wcod. of Newnan. Mr LTTIigR c . pWf of
Polk ccupty, and Mies LUU. <J. WRIUkT. of the
former place