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THE WIRE REPORTER j PETIH S, LOVt A WILtIAM CLINE, EDITORS, j f*lT *y *y / —v >jr A 43'TTTrT’ T TT* v*~i A # j £> J.VJ- V X • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, fIU. L iff I By fit* CutUetor of ‘l lumas County for ths mmifh of GU.govv, Monday, 18tli. fetation, Tuesday, 19th—royning, Groovervllle, Tuesday, 1 Groovervijle Court-Ground, Wednesday. 80th. fewatu's Court Ground, Thursday, 21 t Thomnivllle, Monday, 25th. iißoventeenth Court Ground, Tuesday, 26tb, Duncansville. Wednesday, 27th. Eastwood, Thursday, 28th. M. R. Mcßae, T. C. ’* 01TB PAPER, RECEIPTS, toe. We tliould be insensible to all feeling of gratitude, if we did not make onr unfeigned ] acknowledgements to-the largo number of j onr subscribers wbo have promptly respond ed to onr call for subscription dues accruing to this paper about this time. To all who have thus promptly come forward, we do, most sincerely, return onr tbnuks; and hope, that those who have not yet done so, will at tend to this little matter with ail convenient despatch. “ Money makes the mare go,” and but few other animals or things go well without It. We know printing cannot go at all without a pretty plentiful supply of it.— > One suggestion has been found to be a good eue, to take two dollar* with you w hen you to the Post Office for your paper, and got the Post faster to mail them at once, before jqjui leave. Thera hi scarcely an article or concern connected whli a printing office but what requires the cash on delivery; and the printer must have tho cash or ho cannot ob tain it. Our |ubiciibeis can see, from this Statement, how necessary it is to have the About the beginning of last month we made out nil the accounts of those wfc| would owe us a year’s subscription diming tha present year, and enclosed them within the respective papers addressed to each such subscriber. Our object in doing so, was to notify each one when his subscription fell | dua ; and as the accounts were printed. “ re ceived payment'’ Was also attached to the bill, butof course without a signature. Air unsophisticated honest tillpr of the soil, liv- who rcceivod one of those j missiles, innocently sent it back, with a most * humble apology that it was out of his power to send on the money then, but would do so fa-* short time, and until lie did, he “ had sent back thereccipt /”, We trust none other of our subscribers think they have a receipt, when they merely have a bill. We assure them, however, wo shall be very happy to attach our proper sign manual, whonever the bijljs returned accompanied by tbo cash. Come, gentlomen, make short work of it; attend to this little matter of business at onco. and bare done with it. We have also 6ent out recently a number of other accounts for advertising and job printing. Those interested are respectfully reminded of them, and requested to give them their attention with as little delay as possible. SUDDEN DEATH. We understand that Neil McKinnon, a respectable planter living a miloor two South of Thomnsville, met with almost instant death on Monday ovening last. 110 was in his usual health until after diuner, when be went to his gin house to sec to the weighing out of some cotton, and while there was sutT” donly taken ill and expired before he could be conveyed to his dwelling. Appoplexy is supposed to have been the cause of his sud den death. Wo sincerely sympathise) with the family and friends in their unanticipated bereavement. WEATHEB. The weather has been cool and bracing since Friday last up to Monday. Planters generally speak spiritedly of the health of their families,and the yield of their incom ing crops of cotton. fl'lie latter, they say, puts them up to their best pace, to keep even with its rapid development. The yield j on most plantations is now expected to be about a fair average one, if no unforsoen ac cident should mar present prdspccts. ELECTIONS IN GEOKGIA. Warren County. —Tha eleefion in War ren county, for members of jhe Legislature, which took place on the first Monday in this month, resulted in the election of E. Lnzeii by and A. M. Jacksod, both Democrats, to the House of Representatives. The vacan cies were caused by the death of one of the old Representatives and the other feeing cut off into-the county of Glascock. Glascock County.—ln Glascock county Jeremiah Wilder, Sen., was elected to the Senate, and Calvin Logue to the House of Representatives. Both Democrats. * Schley County.—ln Schley county A. Hixon, American, was elected to the Senate, and t>. Edwards, Democrat, to the House of Representatives. Mitchell County. —ln this county An drew Curabio has been elected to the Sen ate and Aug. II. 4 Jones to the House of Rep resentatives. Both Democrats. ■ Seven Democrats and one American elect ed. FLORIDA ELECTION. ■ ; We have not seen full returns from the Florida election, which was held also on the first Monday in this month, but from wliat we have seen w have no doubt Judge Haw kins is re-elected by a handsome majority. Both branches of the Legislature will be largely Democratic. • : ■ - JVDQt DOtJGLA? AND THE DEMOCRATIC PAHIY. We buvo no disposition to defend Judge j Douglas from deserved censure; and still less to quarrel with the present federal adminis 11ration. We hnve already said of the for; I met, font his thc Lecoroption con stitufion was wrong, And Mr. Douglas, in j oar opinion, was justly censurable for it.” But bow was it wrong! Was it constitu tionally wrong! Was it wrong because of its opposition to the invariable principles and practices of thd Dcrribcratic patty ! We can not see tluvt it was, ifi either poinf of view. We sec nothing in the constitution of the United States which directsthat the proposed constitution of a State shall or shall not be returned to the people for ratification after having been passed upon by the convention ; who framed it; and if there is nothing there, remains m fife people of the territory apd Congress Con gress holding the power can dictate “to the territory—hut might is not always right— sometimes quite the reverse. If then the return of the Lecompton con stitution to the people of Kansas for ratifica tion was a mooted question betwcon the peo | pie of the territory -and Congress, surely Judge Douglbs had not only the right to ’ make up his opinion according tf> his own judgment, without any dictation from others, hut to act upon it also. •Well, was it wrong because of its opposi tion to the principles or practice of the Dom ’ rferntic party, of which Judge Douglas pro- to bp a member ? Not at all. Most if not nil the new States have been admit ted by Democratic Congresses, and nbout one half of their constitutions have been re ferred back to the peoplo and tbo other half not, showing clearly that there was no set tled practice on the subject. Well, how then was it wrong! It was wrong, because it was a step in opposition to the Democratic administration, and calcula ted to sow the seeds of dissontion in the , D.eiqociMitic ranks. In this view, and iu this view Only, ns fur as we can see, was it wrong; i and in (his view only does it call for the een sutc of the Democratic pajty. Now, wc ask;—ls Hr. Dougins the firsts and only ‘Democrat who has ever taken ground upon a single and isolated point ’ against a Democratic administration, nnd if not, whether others have been pursued with the same relentless and remorseless deter- , mination to work their political ruin! We hardly think a similar case can be found in nil our political history. In conclusion on this point, it must he: recollected that the President himself,-iu. hu messago on this subject, to Congress, admit ted that Mr. D’a-course (returning the consti tution to the people for ratification) was the more correct nnd politically orthodox one, according to tho spirit of ©ur political institu tions, nnd expressed his regret, we think, that it was not so directed by tho conven tion. What, we ask, has the Democratic party to gain by this relentless opposition to Judge Douglas? Lpt us look the whole matter coolly arid dispassionately in the eye. Judge Douglas returned to Illinois, no doubt—we say it with all candor—no doubt’ expecting to be received flatteringly by tbe Black Re publicans for his opposition to the adminis tration, and calculating that a large number of them would rally to his support, who, with 1 the Democrats who would adhere to him nnd follow hjs fortunes, could triumphantly’ j re-elect him to the Senate, Rut iu this par- j ticular, if these were his calculations, he | reckoned without his host. The Black Re- i publicans would uot trust hint—they would have nothing to do with him—they’ turned their backs to him-as heretofore, nnd nomi- \ tinted Abrnhatn Lincoln as their candidate. I Nolens volrns DoUglns-.was driven b.yck upon the Democratic party, and, if they, would now onlyr lct him remain there in peace and quietne sshe would make himself more se verely felt upon the opposition than at any period heretofore. Formerly his opposition was purely, of a political character,; from this time out it would be personal. Hereto* forego differed with them in his political policy ; in future he would evince a re sent mcnt;~of personal animosity. Whether, he lost or won the prize ho is now contending for, ho wouldbo again identified -with the Demooratic party, doing battle on her side. But ill be tho result of tho Course of tho Washington Union, and a number of other Democratic papers who,have arrayed themselves in opposition to Judge Douglas I They can expcoMtaptliing else, as they wish nothing else, tluffTOo force mid-drive him off from tho Democratic party. Will they gain any tiling by such a course, either to tho ad ministration, or to tho party, or their princi ples? Not. one,iota, that we can see. Driv ing off Mr. Douglas does not make the ad ministration right on this question, or he wrong, jt docs not settle tho question one way or the other, but loaves it. just where it was beforo Congress met. The people of Kansas, whoso right it was, have settled the question ns far as tho/ aro concerned, and Mr. Douglas has already expressed his de sire that it should go to rest. Why then ag itate it unnecessarily, and to his prejudice; and not to his only, but to the prejudice of the. whole Democratic party, or we are much mistaken, i • Mr. Douglas has many ardent political ad mirers, and always will liaye ; and although many mny think his course on the Kausas Jjccoropton constitution censurable, they will not consider it a crime so heinous as to sub ject him to political ex-communication. You cannot drive him from the Democratic party without offending many of his personal friends, to say nothing of a large political in- ] flqence, which a man of Ids mental powers 1 ; will always wield, in spite of any opposition which can be bmrigftt against him. Os course the opposition will make the most of these family jars, all which, in one word, can be by all Democrats, outside of his beat, just letting him alone. Lincoln an,d Trumbull. These are Juilgo Dougins’ opponents on the stump. Is there j any Democrat at tho South who is witling to ; array’ himself with these men in opposition to IMr. l).? Wc trust not. We believe not.; i Yet an Active opposition to Judge Douglas . is doing that very tiling. It is, as far as lie; i is concerned, acting with tbe-Blaek-Repuldi ■ cans. Wer-cnnnot do that. Wo wish to close with this single remark. Those who pretend to know any thing of ‘Wtarhas'biiGiTgdiiig oil iiTtlreTinder c'Uflc'ntrv ; at Washington city during the preceding scs-! sian of Congress, say, that this misunder standing between Mr. Buchanan nnd Mr. Douglas, is much more of a persopal charac ter than any other, and frankly tell us it in volves very little of principle of the Demo cratic or any other party. Mr. Buchanan wanted matters done after hfs fashion and Mr. Douglas after his : arid in this view of ; the case it is poorly worth while for Dem ocrats, and particularly Southern Democrats,’ I who arc contending for principles alone, and j not for men, to go to loggerheads and fall out ! about what very little concerns them, either i"■ * * i one way or the other. j One word more. Judge Brecse, in a let-; i ter under date of the L4tb September, (not a , month ago,) says—“ Be pleased, my dear Sir, to say I am not in tho political field. ,1 am no candidate for the Senate, nor for any i other political station, and what is more, I .j neither wish nor expect to be a candidate.” i ■ This fixes tho canvass, and-narrows the carl*! didates down to Douglas and Lincoln. Ayiiich will the Democracy accept ? They must \ tak,o one or the other. i THE ENGLISH BILL IN INDIANA AND ILLINOIS. We take the following extract, says the i ; Constitutionalist, from tho speech of Judge Douglas, at Danville, If!., on the j , 22d of SeptembW. llcforing to tho English bill, he said : “ Let me ask you bow well arc its friends J i standing tip to it ? Tell mein what free i State of this Union is there any one man Democrat or Republican, Lecompton or anti- ‘ ; Lecompton, flint will not repudiate the only I provision, left of the English bill ? The only’ thing left of it since the vote in August is, that Kansas shall not coifte into’ this Union j until she has ninety-three thousand four him- 1 | clred inhabitants. Go over into Indiana— 1 ! does any'one, of the Democratic candidates dare to standby that provision of the En glish bill 1 Go over there, gsk English him self whether ho does—ask Hughes, ask Nib pack, ask llovey, ask Sucrist, ask J. C. Da vis, ask Walker, ask Holmqn, ask Ray, ask jJ. W. Blake, who now sits upou this stand, | Whether one of them dare take the position ’ that they stand by that clause in the English j bill I * “1 am informed by several gentlemen from | Indiana now present, that in that State no i one Democratic candidate for Congress stands jby that provision of the English lull which j declares tljat Kansas shall not be admitted j i into the Union until she has the full ratio of people for a member of Congress, bnt that, on the contrary’, each one of them pledges himself to vote for the*admission of Kansas as soon as Ivor people shall form a Constitu tion in aeeordanee with their own wishes, and in pursuance of law, without reference ;to the number of her population. There. ! are now present, at least a thousand of the IcifizPtis oKTtVdia n a ‘fro in variona ‘'portions of j the State, nnd 1 appeal to them to say { whether my information on this point is not I correct. One of the Democratic candidates ! tow Congress now sits at my side, and has : furnished me witjKa letter which he has pub j lislied (#5 his constituents pledging himself I on from which letter 1 will read an extract. “Asa member of the Democratic party,’ 1 1 do not recognise tbe right of one Congress ’ to pass any law which a subsequent Congress ! may not'repon!,. alter or modify, and if I i • should he elected, and the people of Kansas should, at any time, during my term, apply j for admission into tho Union with a legally i formed Constitution, which is the will of her I people, 1 should act upon that application : regardless of any lajy whatever now upon Uio statute book, and vote for her admission, relieving that the harmony of tho country I would be promoted thereby. “I am, repecffully yours, ••'John W. Blakf..” “In Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York lowa, wiscon/sin, Michigan, and indeed in every free State, .they take the same ground. Every one of them repudiating: that clause in the English bill, and support-! ing that recommendation of President Buc- j Inman's annual message, which declares that thoT?xample in the Minnesota case, requiring ; a Constitution to be submitted, shall 4 bo fol lowed on all future occasions, and upon that recommendation I am willing, as I have de-j elared in my. speeches everywhere, in the j Senate as well as before the people, to stand j liyTuid aid the President in carrying it out in I good faith ; not that .1 believe submission of! itself to involve a principle, but that a vote of, tho people, for or against a Constitution, is ! the fairest mode of ascertaining tho essential fact that tho act and deed does embody tho will of the people.” Thus it will ho seen, (conduces the COll - that the Democraoy of Illinois, with Douglas at their head, occupy the same position upon the English bill, which is occu pied by the Democratic party in Indiana, and in every other froo State. Is it right for the southern Democracy to denounce and repudiate Douglas, while they sustaiq Democratic nominees throughout the nor- ! tliern States, who oecttpy the same position 1 Is it right for tho administration to labor to crush him whilst laboring to sustain Demo cratic candidates throughout the northern J States who stand upon the same platform with him ? • v ■ • ■ i MITCHELL SUPERIOR COUKT. j This Court has been adjourned over till the third Monday in November next, owing > to the unfinished state of the court house. , THE APPLING RESOLUTIONS. Our Judge Love is now on his Circuit and fofir Mr, Cline is left sole Editor and Boss of | home affairs. So lie is just going to do as ;lie pleases, and his first step will be to pub-, I lisli the Appling resolutions. As the editor, l of the Enterprise has made a “mouthing” , about them, in our opinion very unnecessa rily and discourteously, we will lay them be-j ! fore our readers thatthcy may see what they really are. They read as follows, extracted from the Troupville Watchman: Public Meeting in Appling County. At a large and respectable meeting of the \ citizens of Appling county, after the adjourn i meat of the Superior Court of said county, : held on the first Monday in at ] llouiesvilfc, for the purpose . of tendering j 1 their thanks to Isis Hon. Judge Love and the officers of the Court, Seaborn Hall was called tp. tfe Cfrair, and Win, H, QveMrgetJ requested to act a*i Secretary. “* Upon motion of Elias Branch, Hon. Mid-: dleton Graham explained the object of the meeting, which he did in a very able and | iluent manner,- Upon motion of Elias Branch, Esq., the following resolutions were offered and unan- | imously adopted,: Rcsojved, That we return our thanks to His Honor Judge Love for the very able and impartial manner in which he has dis-1 charged his duties in his official capacity at tins September term Os our Court, and also ; for bis courtesy,as a gentleman and a Scholar. W*e also say that the quiet and order observ ed during the session of said court was in 4 consequence of the rcspoct in which we held him as a man and Judge. We also tender: our thanks to the Grand Jury for the equit able manner in which they disposed of the eases which were laid before their body. Also Resolved, That this meeting return tliQk most heartfelt thanks to W. 11. Dasher, Sol. Gcn’l.,and the balance of the officers of the Court, for their courtesy and prompt at- j tention to business during the present term.; The following resolutions were offered by Seaborn Hall and unanimousYy adopted. Resolved, That we are also anxious to sco I the day arrive when we may have it in our power to promote Judge Love to a higher! office than that which he now holds. Resolved, That the proceedings of this, meeting be published in the Southern Geor-; gia Watchman, and Southern Enterprise. Upon motion of I)r. S. Ovcrspeet the meeting adjourned sins die. SEABORN HALL, Ch’m. W.M. 11. OvEItSTRKKT, Sec’ry. That able paper, the Macon Tclefbaph, thus notices these resolutions : •‘Judge Love having presided during the last Term of Appling.Court, in the place of Judge Cochran —who wSs detained at home by sickness in his family—the citizens of the , county, after the adjournment of the Court, ! called a meeting, and, among others, unani- mrurchl. jmauyil.lli.i f.illnii/tng rocnliOmn . j j [Here follows the resolution compliiuenta-! | ry to Judge Love.] “The” compliment, in our opinion,” con- ; : tinues the Telegraph, “was well deserved, for Judge Love is not only one of the ablest jurists, but, as Sjiakspeare ( has it, ‘a gentle man of infinite jest and Tinniqr; ” _ THE ISTHMDsT Gen. Cass, the Secretary of State, it is j said, lias written a despatch to the Nicara- j I guan bead man of the country, taking high | ground in favor df American interests in that , ; quarter, and sternly rebuking the efforts to establish protectorates there by European powers. This is all well enough ; but why! not go to liead-quarters at once, instead of wrangling with subordinates. These fellows in Nicaragua would not think of such alliances j jif they were not incited thereto by England i parid France. In the very face of this remon-! strance with the Nicaraguan authorities, Sir William Gore Ousley, tlfeTlritish plenipoten tiary, is on his way to confirm the treaty with them. This looks too much like the play of children. If the government is go | ing to sustain the Monroe doctrine, let Con-! j gress say so to England, Franco and the j , wfftfle world, and act accordingly ; if not, it’ is simple to be bullying the imbecile govern-; incuts of the Isthmus about it. Wo know l I Congress must act before the Administration : ! can, And this is what we mean, that Con- \ ! gress should act, and act at once, on this im- 1 | portaht question. If the United ‘ States in tends any thing more than empty vapouring, ! Congress should at once pass stringent laws on the subject. s EDITORIALS. It is no uncommon thing for a very par ! ticular friend to call upon an editor, and de tail to him some private grievance under I which the said friend may bo suffering from ] ; bis neighbor, with the request that the editor 1 would notice it in his next paper. He is ; charged to “givo it to him well!” “Skin; him !” and the like, “But mind, do not let ! him know where yoti obtained your informa tion,” “Do not_ mention my name,”/kc. A noted chap of this genus once stepped into the sanctum of a venerable and highly re spected editor, and indulged in a tirade against a citizen with whom he was on bad terms.! |“I wish,” said he addressing the man with ! the pen,-Vthnt you would write a very severe ; article against 15-r— >, and put it in your Paper.” “Very well,” was the ‘reply. Af- i ter some more conversation, the visitor went away. The next morning he came rushing i into.the office, in a violent, state of excite-1 ment. “What did you put in your paper ] 1 have had my nose pulled, and been kick-j ;ed twice.” I wrote a severe articlo as you. ! desired, calmly returned the editor, “and signed your name to it.” DEATH-OF BBSS SCOTT. Dred Scott, the subject of the famous Dred Scott case and decision, died at St. Louis a short time since. j Ibe last wo heard o£- Anthony Burns, ho : was up before his honc% the Mayor of Bos ..ton, for stealing. We suppose-lae is now in i tje State Prison or Penitentiary, BELIGIOUB REVIVALS. ’ The revivals aid still progressing in vari-, * ous portions of the State. In Columbus they have not yet fully terminated, although they commenced there more tlian two months ago. Upwards of five hundred persops hftvc attached themselves to the different churches in that place. Iu Atlanta, Mwcon, Marietta, Araericus, religious meetings are held every day, and the people are intensely alive to the services. Hut not in Jowns and cities only is this extraordinary work progressing; it is pervading the whole State. Numerous! are the notices we seo of interest and excite ment in matters of religion among the clutch es situated in the country. The moral re-! form that must grow out of the movement, | !so general and so thorough, is beyond ealeu- ‘ lation. J Alatennnrrber American,\ | gives to its readers one of the figures used , by the eloquent divine, Rev. Dr. Means, in a sermon delivered the Sunday previous, to ! illustrate the condition of penitents “ mourn-! in Christ’s love to know’ f in the pardon of; sin. We do not remember (says the Ameri- j 1 can) ever to have heard a moro forcible one, j than one used” in a discourse yesterday fore- j ! noon, at Trinity Church in this city, by Rev. Dr. Means. He compared; the penitent’s soul to a baL 1 loon expanded to its utmost, ready for as cension, but held to the earth by itjmunera- j j ble small cords. As cord after cord is clip-j ped, the balloon becomes more, and more un-; governable, until but one only confines it, | when it plunges about from side to side, \ heaving and surging as if moved by a desire for flight and to be released of prolonged | restraint. Finally, when the last cord is sev- i cred, freed from earth, it rises . beautifully, | calmly, noislessly and majestically, uutil lost > tonight iu the realms of space above. So, the penitent’s soul, influenced by the \ \ Holy Ghost, expands with heavenly desires, i j hut the innumerable ties of nature bold it*! fast to earth. Under the power of tlie*spir-; : it’s workings, these ties are one by one let j go of, and the soul is morp and move tossed . about with trouble, and unsettled by au un-.; ‘ definable dread. At last ajl are severed but one—then all is tumult and fear and groaning.! The soul heaves and trembles, and lost to.] control, would seem to plunge recklessly into I blade despair mid endure in anticipation all the horrors of the lost. It can hardly let go | ] this one hope—its last earthly tie—and throw j ‘itself in faith on the unbounded love'and I mercy of God. Finally, that too is cut ■ way—the last tie that binds it to earth is ! j snapped in twain—the only remaining idol . is cast away—and the soul, guided* by faith,, i lets go of earth and earthly tilings, and, hap-1 jpy iu the new birth and sense of sins for-: given, soars joyously and full of glory to its home in the bosom of God ! j ‘ , ; . j Railroad meeting which came oil’ ! tit Tbornasville on Tuesday last had for its ‘■ I object the formation of a line from this place j to Albany. I . r YELLOW FEVER. | New Orleans, Get. (i.—The deaths from Yellow Fever for tlio last thirty hours were | eighty-nine. The deaths in Charleston are still nutne ! rous from this disease. In Savannah they arejight, not more than j one or two per day. We hope the recent cool weather has; ! checked the violence of the disease wherev er it exists. Correspondence of the Wire-Grass Beporter. Dry Lakh, Thomas Cos., Oct. J, ISSB. - Messrs. Editors: —lt is my intention at the present time to write about the “ Dry Lake Village” and of the country in its im j mediate vicinity, three or four years j ago, all tho improvements at this place were j destroyed by tire, not by the baud of an in cendiary, however, but through neglect-in I burning the woods, which is a custom prac ticed by some farmers every spring of tho year for the purpose of getting early and j tender pastures for their cattle. But since | that time this beautiful location has been ; purchased by our enterprising fellow-citizen, j “ Mr. Bryaut A. Kemp,” whose energy has contributed much to the advancement .and prosperity of this now thriving little village. It is truly like a Phoenix rising from its ashes, and now bids fair to offer many -at tractions to visitors traveling through this portion of our State. The location is beautiful aud delightfully healthy. The.lands are chiefly piuo land and are very good; thousands upon thou sands of acres aio yet in their wild state, and need but the enterprising farmer to come and. cultivate thorn, when health and wealth will bo their recompense. -Fropi the center of the village is a path which leads to the beautiful Lake I described to you in my last communication. The distance of the walk is but*balf a mile, the sides of which are richly ornamented with indigenous shrub bery. The. trees are still bearing their full frondage, yet tho leaves are beginning to show the effects of autumn’s band. They resemble flowers 60 bright are their hue.— They are red and yellow and golden and brown. It is very true this place does not offer at | tractions for invalids like tho “ Montvale j Springs” of Tennessee, or tho White .<md ; lied 1 and the Red Sweet Salphur Springs of Virginia, because we do not claim any spe cial medicinal virtues for tho wator of the j lake or of that from the numerous bubbling ! springs found in this section; but we can! recommend, as objects of attraction, our ru ral scenery, our delightful boat excursions upon tbe waters of the lake, our pure invig orating country air, and last, but not least, tho healthful aud smiling countenances of our “ bonny Lassies.” It is in a country like this that the mind’s eye can be entertained by the flashing of gaudy plumage, the golden green of tho Humming bird, the blue of the Jay, the I deep crimson of tho Red bird as he flutters lower down amidst tho amber leaflets of the | beachen thicket. On the very topmost twig i I the Mock-bird pours forth his music note** though be would shame all’ other sonata * into sdouce. In Dtlier words, hundred, e tiny wings flit through the openings, twint ling in the sun like the gfancing of Kem g The waters of the lake are transparent and frequently beautiful silver fish can h seen displaying .their burnished sides as £ for the amusement of the visitors. lr To the lover of beautiful scenery—to tl angler, or to the fowler, “ Dry Lake Villas’ ] and her country presents excellent attrf tions. ac ’ The great objection in years gone bv i the village and also to*the country aimmV was that the facility for getting mßi i g a ’ ; so small. lam happy in saying that that i very great objection to any section country is now obviated. Wo have a coach arriving daily at the village with mails i From Tliomasville every Monday, Wedne. day aud Friday, A. M., from Troupville, cr , ery Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday’ P ■ M. aildTO ‘‘‘mrilVKm* fa £ 5 return our humble tliauks for the kind sod prompt manner in which he aided us in the establishment of a Post Office at this pl ace | The village now comprises four private dwellings, a wood and carriage manufactur ing establishment, a dry goods and variety | store, a Post Office; and a noatlittle-bmlding | now erecting, I am told, when couiplcted j will contain a spring very similar to the one so admirably described by your “Montvale Correspondent.” I am not able to iuforta you what will be the virtues iff this spring, but it is the presumption that some°medicinai properties will bo attributed to it, as it is the intention.of tlie-proprietor to have it dealt ! out at a dime a glass. As the spring will be located but a few j yards from the public thoroughfare aud great 1 mail route from Savajnah and Brunswick, j via Dry Lake, to Tliomasville, it may be well for traveler’s on tl#s lino when wearied | and fatigued from staging to inform, them j selves of the virtues of the spring. I have no doubt this will be a favorite waterii* ’ place. ! 1 would suggest to the citizens in this j neighborhood the propriety oi building a j church in the village. It is an eligible aud ; beautiful location, and as we have no moe- I ting bouse within several miles from this ’ place, it is my candid opiuioua church should jho built there. That it wili bo beneficial to j our temporal welfare ns well ns to our* spirit ual good, needs no comment, j 1 understand that Mr. B. A. Kemp has liberally offered land upon which to build, and Mr. Henry Allen h.as magnanimously ’ offered to contribute lumber necessary for I the building. If such be the case, then fel low-citizens it will not cost us much, let us nil unite, aod with a short pull, and a long pull, aud a pul! altogether, and wo will have ;a house of “Divine worship” built whero ] one is so much needed. Appiopos of churches Messrs. Editors, wo had quite an interesting protracted meeting at the “ Summer Hill, Baptist Church’’ two or three weeks ago. For ten successive days ! and nights did-the good people assemble to ; render praise, and thanksgiving. Great feel jmg was manifested during tile meeting, and eight Christians wero made members of the church. Many have changed their wild and loss career, and are now walking in the right path. Indeed much praise is due ’ Rev. Mr. Tate and iiis co-workers in this great good work, for their untiring euergy and unceasing devotion in trying so bring j back lost ones to the fold of “ Christ ;” and their labors wore not in vain, for the gooil done iu this community is very manifest. [_ _ X. Y. Z. THE RAILROAD BUSINESS IN SAVANNAH. The busy scene at the Railroad Depot is worthy of especial mention. ‘The large | quantity of freight coining this route keeps j clerks actively employed and the cororao- Idious warehouses well filled with goods.— j I’he extensive resources of the company are I fully able to transact a much heavier busi ness that) is now offering, so that no freight meets with the slightest detention. Four j freight trains yesterday morning, and if j it were necessary double’ the number could ! have been despatched. We are pleased to jbo able to state that the employees of the : Central Rail road Company are remarkably healthy, and the present indications are that they will remain so. We also notice with, pleasure the improve ment in business over the Gulf Road. This is the first season it has been opened far enough I for it tojbe available to tho country which it iis so rapidly developing ; and the patronage i extended to it now, is but a faint sign of the important portion it will occupy whoti com ! plctcd. Already the goods for Troupville, Mill town, and in fact nearly all of Lowndes county, passes over it, mile now added will increase its Buinress: The late heavy rains have done.some damage to tho Road but the trains were detained only one day. The bridge over tho Big Ogfecbce was subjected to a very heavy strain the rafts which floated down and caught against it, and the washing away of King’s bridge three miles above. The substantial manner in which it had been built enabled it to withstand the freshet without injur}. — President Screven and Superintendent Ful ton, spent tire whole time on the Road until everything was out of danger. —tSeuannak Republican. BRUNSWICK So FLORIDA RAILROAD. It will be perceived by reference to the proceedings of Council that tho Mayor and Council have passed an Ordinance authoriz ing a subscription of §25,000 to tho Bruns wick &, Florida Railroad Company, and have ordered an issue of city bonds for tho payment of the same. This stop has been taken in response to” an official letter from 11. G. Wheeler, Esq., President of the Com pany, announcing hie readiness and deter mination to proceed'at, once with tho con struction of the road. ~ v - This will be gratifying intelligence to our friends every where, and more particularly so, when they are informed that Mr. Wheel er has succeeded in relieving the Company , iof embarrassrnentsVevcn to the settlement of tho notorious Naylor &. Vickers claim. — With all tho mists thus dispelled, and a clear sky over head, the friends of the enterprise may confidently rely npou a vigorous prose cution of the work. —Riitnswkk Herald. His Excellency Gov. Brown returned to this city, on Thursday last, from a visit to the up-eoontry, of soveral weeks. The health of the Governor appears to be good, and ho looks like he could* stand up under any amount of business the Legislature may i bring before him.— Federal Union.