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Constitutionalist
. * HEW KIHK IN ETHNOLOGY
In the February number of Deßow’s Re
view, net find what. purport a to lie a “ba-ty
RkMch” of tha “Climates of the South.’’
The influence of climate is of course touched '
upon, anti the following paragraph manifests *
the animus of that section of the essay :
It must be confessed, however, that the cli
mate of the Gulf States particularly is unfa- :l
vorable to mental cultivation and high intel- '
lectual development. The people are full of i
genius, courage, chivalry and all the high t
qualities that adorn humanity. Such charac- ,
ters as General Washington, Tat rich Henry,
Stone a all JacksoD, General Lee, the Lowndes. '
the Rutledges, the Piuckneys. and many oth
era of the South, can no more be grown in '
extreme Northern latitudes than ootton, su
gar, pine-apples and oranges, and yet the heat
of the climate for four months of the year put?
a Btop to steady, plodding, intellectual labor,
aud the South, in my opinion, will never equal
the North iu pjofound learnirg aud general
literary attainment. Too much time is lost
out of each year to keep up in the race.
Our readers will probably be surprised to
know that the author of such sent'ments is no
less a person than Dr. Nott, of Mobile, n
physician of distinguished eminence, and
known to fame by a celebrated work, in con
junction with Gliddon, called “ Types of Man
kind.” No ethnologist in this country, in om
knowledge, is held in greater estimation than
Dr. Nott, and when lie promulgates a theory,
it would appear audacious for a man of fewer
scientific acquirements to attempt contraven
tion. We make no pretension in the prem- 1
ises, but beg to differ with the DoctoiV
'• hasty sketch:’' How a people can be “ fu’l
of genius, courage, chivalry and all the high
qualities that adorn humanity,” and yet une
qual to 11 profound learning and general lit
erary attainment,” wc cannot comprehend
Oh, says the learned Doctor, it is the climate,
“ for tour months in the year the heat puts a
stop to steady, plodding, intellectual labor.”
Any one who has had the misfortune to swel
ter during the summer iu Northern latitudes,
will easily perceive the absurdity of this, find
ing that heat is far less objectionable in New
Orleans at that season than in New York and
other cities north qf Mason and Dixon’s line
anywhere south of Canada. So, the deficiency
cannot be placed upon the heat of the sol
stice, since everybody in Yankee land, that
can do so, at that period, takes holiday and
absquatulates to the mountains or eca-shoie.
We have just as many cool retreats as our
neighbors for the avoidance of caloric, and
ned lose no time any more than they. The
Doctor seems to illustrate his problem by
mentioning the names of illustrious men, not
one of whom comes from a Gulf State. But,
assuming that Washington, Patrick Henry,
Lowndes, Stonewall Jackson and Lee nr.:
types of Southern mankind, we are very de
cidedly of the opinion that, the climate that
fostered them is about equal to anything pro
found or splendid. Wo do not know of any
one in the North, dead or alive, superior ip
mental grasp or depth to Calhoun, and nearly
all that i?glorious in the past of this land, had
its life and br« ath from the Southern soul.
Any one would suppose that this terrible
beat would have depreciated the Egyptians,
Romans and Greeks of old, all Southrons, but
they seem to have accomplished great things,
in the days of Kid, in spite of the dog star.
Some years ago, we bought our liter at me
as we bought our corn. We are poor now
Give us political freedom and elbow room,
and we will make history and philosophy, in
spite of the sun.
Tli«s “White House” and the “Black
House.”
Wn And in tbe Washington correspondence of
the JVew York Express the following reference
to the two powei s in the national capital:
The “White Hoa»e” and the ' Black Iloube"
are here the two names of the two ends of this
capital. Andrew Johnsun is the President ol the
first., and l'had. Stevens of the las'. What is done
in the Blank House yon read daily in the news -
papers. White Cuigressinen as yet figure below
sta rs, but black embryo Congressmen are s'ndy •
ing >n large misses in the galleries. Sam ho,
Hnipio, Cft'o and Cicero, Dinah and Diana.
Calypso, Georgi m, Hannah, Ac., in wool nnd
ivory, reign as the oligarchy of the skin in tt oai
galleries. The Deraooram have been thinking
ol proposing—hut not yet. daring to propose—that
a corner gal'ery be sit apart for white women—
and t e Republican wives and daughters are very
anxious that they should thus propose—but no
Democrat as yet Has been hold enough t» make
that little proposition. Lihtrle, Egalile, Frutrr
tiitt, is now the American I.aw, us well as the
Canton Robespierre I.aw. The mcnaubir.it to it;
only the women rebel. The men are cowed, but
the women will not hold their tongues. Woman
is by nature, without ivgard to politics, an aris
tocrat—a«d f he is i.ot ready tor tbe Hyalite and
Hraternxte as yet. But, the baa com • t> It in
•other countries—in all the mixed and motley
HpanUh-Ameriean Stales, for example—and sho
must make up her mind iu this, to mairy a Sambo,
Ly-and-hv.
The ‘ White House,” however continues so be
“white” up to this hour. Strange to say, An
dre* Johnson, the tailor, thinks, and acts, as if
this were now (as well as had beep) a White
Man’s country ! Washington, report says, and
Tom Ji iferson, he deems quite as well sfoied
with wisdom, as Thad. St reus A Co. Nevertbe
ftss, there is a keen, and sharp contest going on
bbtween the two bouses White and Black, and
ihe two Presidents Unrein, King Thad. Stevens,
is sure tbe Black House will be tbe gorernmi nt,
—but it must be confessed, the Tailor is cool, and
calm, and is looking on, —as if he wer6 sure that
the government he had received from, and 1
through, the hands of Washington, Ad.ims, Mad- <
icon, Moriroe and Jackson, will continue to be <
the government yet. And then, he has one ad
vintage over King Thad\ All ibe generals who
are good for anything agree with him, [a a re- i
volutin, you know, the generals are of a great
deal more importance than the politicians. Words 1
are nothing in comparison with guns, aud—upon 1
the whole— if there is to be a fight between the ,
two houses, and tbe two governments therein,
better side with “the heavy artillery” in tbe 1
fight. ,
Meanwhile,—ns the embryo revolution is brew
ing in tbe two Houses, White and Black, Wash
ington here never was gayer, or happier, than 1
now. “On Dantera,” from morn till dewey eve, i
from dewey eve till morn, or in plainer prose,
the end about 6or 6.a. m, anH begin again about
30r4, p. m., in the ao-called Matinee # The num
bers are so great, that (Jen. Giant's new Ucu-e
was run down and cipturt d. one night last weuk,
—while at tbe ‘ Secretaries,” more crinoline w.ta
crushed than Connecticut,, Hoon Manuftciu era
can provide fur in a week. The legal, lateral
space of a lady now a days, is said to be perm '
feet—but they were put into two feet nt least,
the last week, by the higher, if not the lower law.
Tbe wrecks that escape from these crushes art
only mliliUti d monuments of humanity, such us
were nrobsbly seen on great field days of the
rsivil war.
Tee Libkrtt of t*k Pbess— Republican Hyp c,
risy. —The blew York Express gives the Radies'
organs who have sbed so many inky tears (ap_
propi lately blck) over the interdiction of the In- i
dependence Beige, by Louis Napoleon, tbe follow- i
jsg bard rap : ]
of our Republican coti mporaries, we. j
see, are £cine into spasms over Louis Napoleon's
suppression hi tJie Independence Ife'g" for ex
pressing sentiments hostile to ihe imperial policy,
aud for that, reason enjoying an exteDg ve pair, u
ago among his cntnii-u in Paris, As the c!a sos
newspapers we allucl- to are those which had no
Compunction in applauding similar arbitrary ncis
in the United Slates, at various periods during
ihs past few y ars, otic cannot help calling their
sincerity iu question, cr suspecting them of a me
ihiiig very liee arra thypocrisy. Shed ling fears
for the suppression of a single r.ew p iper, by un
Imperial edict in aforeign country, three tliou
eand mites away, when but y. sierday, as it w re,
hundreds of were simuaily served at home
by the arbitrary will of a mere war seorelary,
is a spectacle for gods a d men to wit ,ese—with
disgust though rathe* than admiration. Let us
see :
“lu the course of the four yeats, ftvm 1881 to
1886, acoording to a reliable estimate, no fewer
than 56 newspapers, if not mobbed, were sup
pressed by order, direct or indirect, of the i»'e
cretary of W ar, and in some of these cases, ail
their material was destroyed.
“Thirly-Uve newspapers were excluled from
* the mails, and between thirty and forty editors
committed to the loathsome casoiulPoa of forte
and the vile cells of military prisons. Jn the
great majority of these cases, the alleged offences
were altogether of an indefinable character —if
they were really offenses at all—an i is not a few
instances the accused were discharged, without
even hiving an opportunity to confront their
aecu ers—leaving Kto be inferred, thereby, tb it
he accusations were frivolous, or altogether uu-
V,united in fact."
Simmer Down "B acting. The Louisville
Kentucky, Courier gives the following piece of
advice to the editor of the Savannah National
Republican :
The editor of the Savannah National Repub
lican works himself into a towering passion
because the Kentucky Legislature provided in
the charter of the Freedman’s Bank of Louis r
wUJe that no man who had ever lived In Boston
should have anything" Vo do with' jt and abuses
that body roundly. Ic is no use talking,, old
fellow. If you came from Boston you can’t
get in. The Legislature is not goint to amend
the charter for your particular benefit.- Besides
—the darkies rather like that clause, liierelore '
simmer down. 1 j
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Interesting Letter from MUledgevflle
rRN-ARD-INK SKETCHES OR LEGISLATORS. '
[From our owu Correspondent.] c
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HON. THOMAS HARDEMAN, JR. |
Sneaker of the House, has walked so long and I
so conspicuously before the public eye, and is .
known with such uuiversal nearness of know!- i
edge to the people of Georgia, that to attempt
a sketch of him would be like painting the
Washington of Stuart. To depict his dark,
Spanish complexion, his black, Jew-like hair
aud eyes, his urbane und dignified bearing, his
1 laud and courtly manners, the genuine kind
ness of his big heart—so full of generous im
pulse—the rapid, eager and unerriug workings
of his restless mind—would 'be but to repeat a
tale familiar to nine out of ten of those who
may happen to glance at this rough portraiture.
His executive parts are undoubtedly of the first
rate ; but versatility of taleDt is probably the
most remarkable characteristic of bis mental
constitution. Success seems to have been his
irood genius; for his is the rare felicity of hav
ing never failed in ajty field of employment
which be has ventured to essay. As a politi
cian, he was ever the popular favorite, and ac
quired a national ’reputation in the Federal
councils ; as a soldier, he won honorable noto
riety on the field of glory; as a man of letters,
his wide and various range of reading gave him
a proud and lofty prominence among literati;
as a man of business, his promptness, energy
and sagacity secured a handsome fortune; and
as a legislator, bis worst enemy (if one he has)
will not deny to him uncommon forecast and
prudence. By common consent, he is conceded
to be the best parliamentarian in tbe Geiaeral
Assembly. His perfect familiarity with the
the rules, his readiness, impartiality, patience
and uniform good temper, are soma of the qual
ities which vindicate his claim to the title of the
model speaker Certain it is, there is no gen
tleman in the Assembly who could fill his place
HON. R. M. PA KRIS, SENATOR.
r Other Senators represent districts, but the
Hon. R. M. Parris is tbe distinguished guard
ian ot the interests of the Stats of Dade. Ho
does not, however, neglect two counties which
r are contiguous, and which he looks upon as
I oubs of his bar. In him tbe gable end of
Georgia is well illustrated, and the interest of
the gables most faithfully guarded. Tall, like
her mountains, hardened in form and feature
by tbe rigors of her climate, he looks more
Boonieh than any member of tbe Senate. I
I 3
know nothing of his pr'vate life, but will ven
ture to assert that he uses the ride skilfully ;
that he has driven the cross an huudrod times,
! and killed a bar in his day. lam alluding to
' an animal of that nams, and hope, for tbe re
pute of Mr. Parris, that I will not be misunder
; stood.'
He is no debater or parliamentarian, and
rarely stretches himself to the perpedlcular in
the Senate Chamber. With his lower limbs
resting on top of his desk, or some six feot
i away op a chair, his head hanging drowsi y
forward, he Is esteemed one of tho best listen
ers in the Senate. He is a safe and sound
follower, and is said by hie friends never to
, Imve voted wfODg but once. He speaks more
I i with manners that? yyords, and l)is thoughts
ara easily read by the wink of his eye, the
wrinkles in big forehead or the spring of his
shoulders. And when, to these, ho <J 0 ~
’ livers himself of some rough, unknown, dis
jointed and gable-euded wit, he seldom fails to
' provoke a laugh His reputation lor good
sense and good humor are not undeserved.—
! He wears DO store clothes, and it is believed
that his two story-cap could travel alone, and
- if carefully disaeotfld would (111 n whole book
i with fun and anecdote.
Mr. Parris is considered the alternate of the
Hon. Robt. H. Tatum, of the State of Dado;
- when one cun get elected the other cannot,
P and for many years the sovereignty of that
, State has been divided between them. It is
the succession of the houses of Yor|c and Lan
caster, and Mr Parris is tho red rose. He has
gained on his rival in latter years, and says if
he can only get his pet bill through, his po
litical success fs fully assured. This bill is
ntended to incorporate the whole. State of
Dade into a petroleum compauy, with author!
ty to bore everywhere within its bound
aries, and pay nothing to nobody if the
concern proves insolvent. He seems confident
of ihe existence of several kinds of oil in his
State, and declares he has now at home a jug
full of the best castor oil he ever has seen
He fiftyß it works well, without designing n
reflection upon Mr. Tatum, of the House of
Lancaster. I trust that the oil bill will Page -
Reader, if you'koow him not, just spot the first
man with the knot in his cravat right under
his ear. He says his great grand “pariont’’
was hung, and he wears it that way in respect
of his memory.
HON. EDWARD H. POTTLE.
This gentleman represents the county of
Warren, from which he has been frequently r -
turned a member, and is extensively and fa
voiably known to the people of Georgia. He
was graduated at the State University, and soon
after entered the legal profession, which he has
since prosecuted with energy and success. As
an advocate he is earnes , impassioned, and
sometimes truty eloquent. The cause of his
client he makes his own, and he never aban
dons it so long as a hope of success remains
His private character is exemplary, amiable
and attractive, bnt yon mqst know him well to
appreciate his many manly virtues. He is true
to his friends and forgiving towards his ene
mies. He is not demonstrative in his attach
ments, but they are none the less ardent, sin
cere and lasting. He is the soul of honor, and
values his good name far above riches. As a
debater he is ready, forcible and logical, and
estimates one fact as of far more value than
many rounded periods and rhetorical flour
ishes. His speech during the present, session
upon tbe question of the abolition of the
penitentiary was pronounced a masterly nnd
most happy effort, and contributed in a great
degree to tbe defeat of tba‘ important measure.
He is Speaker pro tempore of the House, and
whenever he is called to the chair, exhibits a
thorough acquaintance with parliamentary
law, and dispatches business with ease and ra
pidity. fn him bis county has an able and
vigilant representative, faithful in the dis
charge of all his duties, and ever jealous of the
rights of his constituents and the honor of his
State. His ambition, like the Chevalier B iy
ard’s—the knight “without fear and re
proach is of that )/®fty type which would
score advancement secured by unworthy
means..
MAJ. JOHN HOOKRNHnr.L,
An American citizen of English decent—lh s
sturdy oak has not been transplanted to our
soil for a profitless purpose. In the year 1840 be
left Aold iLngland in search of lali'udeand lib.
erty. He found it in abuudnnce as a daylaborer
on the Western and Atlnntic railroad. As a
graduate from the ground works and mud ills
of that institution, he manifests a peculiar in
terest in ils welfare and management.
Msj. Hockenhull is a solid, matr
Vs fifty-five winters,and is endowed with great
practical sense. He has seen most all of this
big round world, and made the store house of
bis mind rich with observation and experience.
With no ambition for display or notoriety he
bos secluded himself ou the banks of the Etowab
in Dawson county, where he lives like a patri
arch among his children and bis children’s
children. His honest industry and persevpr
ance have moulded the character of a hardy
population apd they are proud to honor him
with their suffrages and the State with his
strength. A man of sound and well balanced
judgment, he suffers no servile fear of his con
stituents to influence his legislative action. I
venture that no member who ever occupied
these hails has more, profound contempt fora
man who, on the call of the yeas and nays, is
afraid of the record. He shrinks from uo vote,
dodges from m responsibility, He is ever
hopeful aud cheerful in mind and in manner—
devoted to bis friends, fearless of enemies and
fpll of tender emotions, which sometimes well.
up to the surface in eyes not ''unused to the
mijijfig mood.” But few know him as he is,
on casual acquaintance, for with him confi
dence Mud familiarity are plants of slow
i growth,
Maj.’ Hockenhul! was an cffßew or Oenevut 1
Anderson’s brigade. At the earliest sound of
the call to arms, he joined a company' from bis
county as a private. With sons ’he j,
hurriqd to Camp £
f.mous speech at that place alarmedand tH*. >j
persed many of the soldiers to their homes. „
4 bad no effect upon him—himself and two ;
sous and only one other refused to go back, t
and refused to surrender ibe colors which the t
company had received from a lady’s hand. ,
These fomr attached themselves to other com- ,
mands, and Maj. Hockenbull was afterwards (
appointed captain and A. O. 8., of the eleventh (
Georgia regiment. The promotion was unso- ,
licited and unexpected, but be would not con- (
sider it as an exemption from danger,and sought ,
the thick of the fight as often as his general
would permit him.
Os his service it is sufficient to siy, that he
had not an enemy in the brigade, and when
the soldiers lacked food they knew it was no
fault of old Hock, and made no complaint. He
filled his office with an energy and ability never
excelled in the line of bis service.
His record is a proud one, for he served his
State faithfully from the first to the last. His
youngest son was engaged in the untimely as
sault upon Knoxville, and being full of his
father’s fire, with his face to the foe be “fore
most fighting fell.”
The Penitentiary.
Milledgevii.le. Feb. 16, 1866.
Editors Constitutionalist : This subject
has engrossed a large share of the attention of
i the Gerferal Assembly, but remains undisposed
I of up to this lime. It is certainly a very em-
I barrassirg question and one wHch deserves,
I LR it is receiving, a esutious and serious con
i aideration. The difficulties which environ it
;• result from the changed condition of our peo
- pie, and puzzles the brains of onr roos* expe
rienced and sagacious statesmen. The eman
cipation of the slave has greatly Increased the
subjects of punative justice io our State. To
render that class amenable, for similar infrac
» tions of our penal laws, to the punishment
• visited upon tbe white citizen would impose
s burthens upon the State treasury too grievous
i to bear. It is altogether impracticable to pro
-5 vide such a system of punishment for tbe
f freedman, ltd that branch of the proposition
f has very few supporters —probably none at thin
3 time. What system may bo adopted for that
a class of offenders remains to be seen. Adi
■ vision of aentitpent upon that subject exists,
I but it is by no means irreeonetleable.
It is, perhaps, generally known to your
; readers, that nothing remains of the old insti
tution save the cells and the exterior wall. The
i other buildings were pll destroyed, together
- with tbe principal machinery. It would cost
the State many thousands of dollars to re
instate the old penitentiary, which in its most
1 complete construction and organization, was
i inadequate to the purposes for which it was
i designed. It should be a self-sustaining ln
t stitution. We cannot accede to the proposi
r -tion, that the moral, industrious a»d law
abiding portion of a community should be
l tared to support a “school for villains.”
-> Abundant evidence thap it always has bean a
a drain upon the treasury is fonuit in the fact,
* that heavy appropriations hnvo been made.
p yearly for ij.« fiunporl. Without the aid of any
s experience, it would appear impossible at a
glance, that two hundred convicts, with no
- .incentive to work, and employed upon an area
o of not exceeding three teres bf ground, could
1 render their labor remunerative. Upon so
small su arena, their labor cannot bo so diver
-1 sifted as to realize from it an income equal to
] Iho expenditures lor material and sustenance.
t Willi these fuels staving us in tho face, it
would seam idle, yea, preposterous to re
el construct the penitentiary at its former site.
Tne question then recurs, what, should be
[., done? It has been determined so far as this
t General Assembly is concerned, that this ays
s tern of punishmeut shall be continued. The
k Senate, by a small majority, refused to pass a
a bill to abolish it. The House of Represents
f tives have, by a test vote, concurred in the ac
. tion of the Senate. Hence the problem is re
s solved into two propositions, viz: reconstruct
f it upon the old site or remove it to another sec
tion of the Stale. We haye thrown out some
_ hurried reflections upon the impracticability of
4 rebuilding it at the capital—and will now sub
t mUbntafew thoughts in reference to its re
, moval.
r I In tha selection of a sile, its accessibility by
- i railroad and its convenience to supplies of all
> kinds should be prominent objects, Enlarge
f its area, so as to construct it upon such a plan
■ that tho inmates may be rlas-itied according to
1 the moral turpitude of their crimes, aud ono
' design of its institution, tho reformation of the
criminal, may be attained. The labor of the
convict should also be so directed as to render
it remunerative. The shortest period of con
finement in the penitentiary is one year—the
average period about four years. But a very
few of them enter its walls with any know
ledge of the trade at which they may be em
ployed. It is the idle and profligate who .we
most generally the subjects of punishment.
The term of imprisonment of a large majority
expires at the time when their labor begins to
be profitable. The conyict is, therefore, im
proved in his circumstances, when he is let
loose upon society. It is iu furiberance of the
design in the formation of tho institution to so
regulate his labor as to make it at least sup
port him. Remove it, then, to Stone Mountain,
which is central and accessible, and employ
the convicts in hewing out blocks of granite.
It requires no pkjll to do (his. The art of drill
ing a hole in a rock can be soon learuc-d The
demand for the product of his labor isexhaust
less. It is needed in tbe.construction of bridges,
depots and culverts upon the State railroad aud
other railroads, and in every public building
erected in our cities and towns. The site indi
cated is convenient to mateual es all kinds and
to every variety of food. The material is al
hand out of which the walls and necessary
buildings may be constructed, and there is am
ple ground to be 4:ad to enlarge the area to
ony extent desired- The expenditure required
to rebuild the penitentiary upon tpis site will
be comparatively small. The convicts may be
employed profitably so soon as their term of
service begins, and tho material necessary lo
the purpose is at its door.
These reflections, hastily thrown together,
seem to our mind to indicate very clearly the
policy which should be adopted upon this im
portant Rubject. We regret that want of lime
did not enable us to put them in a more con
cise and connected form.
Suppression of the Richmond ExAMrNEit - -
General Terry has suppressed the Richmond
Examiner, lor considered attacks upon
the government and officers of the United States
stationed at Richmond, A Washington dispatch
of the 14th, states that Mr. H R. Pollard was
at the President’s Mansion that morning, en
deavoring to obtain permission to resume the
publication of his paper. We regret the sup
pression of the Examiner, and sincerely trust
that President Johnson will maintain the dig
nity and freedom of the press
The Richmond Whig, of the I4tb, says:
Between 9 and 10 o’clock Tuesday night, tho
office of the Examiner newspaper, in this cil v
was tafcen possession of by. military
an 4 a guard placed upon the piemiscs. The
proprietor endeavojod to procure an audience
with General Terry, on yesterday, but was re
fused. In reply to messages, asking by what
authority the paper had beon stopped, and for
what reason, General Terry slated that it wus
by his authority, and for the course, pursued by
the Examiner during the past two months
The following dispatch appears in the Wash
ington papers of yesterday:
“Nbw York, February 23 — A special dis
patch to the Herald from Richmond to-day has
the following :
“The Examiner office was closod at 9 o’clock
this evening, by order of General Terry.
“The order is said to have emanated from
General Grant.” *
Ip.addition t® tM*j it is reported that the sub
jeet of suppressing the Examiner iiad bi-en dis
cussed in Waaktegton for several days, and was
decided upocon Friday, last. ,
A “a hop” at tfite Ballard House baa been
mixed up with tH* affair, the said “ hop ” being !
in progress when the offlee waataken posses- '
sion of. It is stated that rtfleetions upon Union ’
people present were anticipated, and expedited <
the suppression. » ■> ,
The Lincoln Memorial Ceremonies at
Wuhiagtsß
The cereinoij)ea -at Washington last Monday
in respect to the memory of the late Presidi nt
Lincoln are reported as grand and imposing.
The two of Congress met in joiut ses
sion at 12 o’clopk, to listen to the oration of
Hon. George Bancroft, (the historian,) in me
morudn A hrahaui, Lincoln, lute President of ,
the United States. The hall of Representatives
was densely crowded, all having been.admitted
with tickets of invitation. Among those who
occupied seals on the floor were the President
of the United States, the members of the Cabi
net, Justices of the Supreme Court, Diplomatic
Corps, Senators and Representatives of Con
gress, and in fact ail persons of prominence and
eminence in this city had appropriate see Isas
sgned to them.
Mr. Bancroft* in his oration, spoke, among
ether things, of God in history—of the growth
of the American Republic—of the territorial
extent of the Republic—slavery at borne—sla
very in foreign relations—squatter sovereignty,
the early life of Abraham Lincoln—bis educa
tion and progress—his election to the Presi
dential chair —his Inauguration and assassina
tion, j,’.. ' ,
The folfdWing is the concluding portio.i of
Mr. Bancroft’s address: la his character, Mis,
Lincoln wds a true American. He is the first
native of the region west of the Alleghaqies to
attain the highest station, and how hsppy it is
that the ftian who was brought forward, was
the natural outgr wth and first fruits of lhai
region should fcavp been of unbVmuhed purity
in private life, a pood son, a kind husband, s
most affectionate father, and a man so gentle
to all that Douglas, bis rival, said of him :
Lincoln is the most honest man I ever knew.
The habiis of his mind were those of medita
tion and inward thought, rather than action ;<
he excelled in logical statement, more than in
executive ability; he reasoned clearly; his
reflective judgment was good, end bis purposes
we.e fixed, but like the harulet of bis only poet,
his will was tardy in action, and for this reason,
and not (rom humility or tenderness offeeling,
, he sometimes deplored that ‘he duty which
devolved on him had not fallen to the lot of
another. He never sought to electrify the pub
lic by taking an advantageous position, with
a banner of opiniou, but rather studied to
move forward compactly, expoiag no detach
ment in front or rear. So that the course of his
administration might have been explained, as
the calculating policy of the shrewd and watch
, ful pollt clan, had not there ben seen behind
it a fixedness of principle, which from the first
1 determined his purpose.
He was the true hero of the war, and there
, fore the result is that of a new era of republi
canism. The distuibanees of tho oountry grew
out of nothing republican, bnt out of slavery,
which is a part of the system of hereditary
wrong, and the" expulsion of this domestic
• nnomally opens to the renovated nation a career
of unihougbt of dignity and glory, henceforth
our country has a moral unity ae the land of
! free labor. Tho party tor slavery and the party
■ agarnst slavery are no more and are merged in
the party of Union and freedom. States which
would have left us are not brought back as
conquered States, for then we'should hold
' them oDly so long as that conquest could be
i maintained. They cc.jqa to their rightful place
i under the Constitution as original Btates and
inseparable members of the States. We build
monuments to the dead but no monuments to
victory. We respect the examples of the Ro
■ mans, who never, even in conquered lands,
. raised the emblem of triumph, and our generals
, are not to be classed in the herd of vulgar
conquerors, but of the school of Timojpp and
1 WilMam, of Qrsrge and Washington, They
have used the sword ority to give pcaro t’o
, their country, and restore her to her place ia
Inc givat assembly of the nations. Our meet
ing closes in hop? nqw t)ia(. a people b gins lo
1 Ijye according to the laws of reason and Re-'
> publiftanistrj.
d Chabubs alainst F.x-Presid*nt Davis. —
<» Northern exchanges of last Saturday contain
'• the following :
0 "The President on Friday tjansmitUd to the
'• Houa'' of Representatives communications from
't the Rfcretary of Whr and the Attorney t.eiu-r
--" al, in reply to a resolution requesting him, if
not incompatible with the public interest, to
st furnish any report or reports made by the Judge
is Advocate General, or any other officer of tl e
~ government, as to the grounds, facta or accu
o sations upon which Jeflforsoo Davis, Clement 0
• Clay, Jr., Stephen R. Mallory and David L.
1 Yulee, or either of them, see held in coDfine
-- ruent.
- “The Attorney General pays to the Presi -
:t dent : ‘Sundry reports of the facts which go
i- to show that Jefferson Davis and other rebels
e I have been guilty of high ct lotos have been
>f made to you, as tho chief executive officer of
- the government. Moat of the evidence on
>• which they are based was obtained-ex parte ,
without notice to the accused ; and while they
y were in custody in military prisons, their pub
|| licatiou might wrong the government, or trie
o accused, or both. While I see that much
□ wrong may flow from the publication, I cannot
o seo that any good would come from it. In my
o opinion public and private justice alike demand
e that they should not be mode public 1
e “ The Secretary of War says to the President:
r ‘These reports were made for your own infor
. tnalion, and contain abstracts of evidence and
e ex parte proof in possession of tho Bureau of
y Military Justice. Pending any action in respect
• to the parties accused, the publication of the
- report Is, in my opluion. incompatible with the
e public interest.’
“ Tho President, concurs in these opinions.’’
7
i, m Late from the Rio Grande —Late in telli
- genee from Brownsville, Texas, mention the
t following news : General Wright arrived from
e Galveston on the Ist inst. Colonel Brown
o succeeds General Weitzel in command of the
- Rio Grande District Colonel J. G. Perkins
, succeeds General Smith in the command of a
f division of tho Twenty fifth corps. The TToi
. ted c tates Provost Marshal is busy in arresting
■ and disarming parties in Brownsville and its
3 noigbboihood. Colonel Reed, General Craw
- ford’s Adjutant, has been arrested for com
i, p’ioity in the Bagdad affair. Captain Sinclair,
1 of the Liberal army, has also been arrested for
l the chajpe of violating the neutrality laws
. General Coriina and his forces havo left for
| parts unknown. It is reported that before he
I left he received frem President Juarez the
/ appointneo of OeneraUin Chief of ihe Liberal
- army. Four pieces of artillery' taken from
3 Bagdad by the Liberals and brought to Clarks
1 ville, wire seized on ti e Ipl in taut, and held
I by the United States Collector of Customs.—
: A French man-of-wap las arrived off tho
f mouth of the Rio Grande. Two thousand
> French troops are expected on the Rio Grnnde
An aid decamp of the Emperor Maximilian
, was at Matamoras on the Ist iust. It is rumor
• j od that General Canales is at Reynosa with a
Liberal army; that General Escobedo, with
i another, is brseizing TRonterey ; and that Gen
. oral Mendera, with another, is bdfcnging Tam
pico. None of these stories are believed here.
Death of the Chief Justice of —
The fullowiug we take from tho Louisville
Daily Courier of the tith : “Hon. Wm, M.
i Justice of Kentucky, died nt
bin residence, in (Jlasgow, Barren county, yes
terday tnornibr, at 1£ o’clock, alter a lotg aud
painful illness. Tlie deceased had teen bui
recently .ejuvgied to the exahed position upon
the bench be he!4 at tbp tjfpe of his decease,
and was, perhaps, ices generally known than
any member of the Appellate Court. He bad,
however, many years’ experience in the lower
courts of the State, and bis discharge of the
functions of the judicial station were charac
terized by uoswerving fidelity to principle, ahd
u generally correct enunciation of the law
Though by no means a brilliant be was a good
m»D, and preserved the ermine spotless from
soil or taint
m —e
The Press Convkjjyion —The Press Conven
tion, at Montgomery, which met on the 14th,
appears to be favored witH a general attend
ance. Mr. W. G. Clark and Mr. O. A. Haile, of
Mobile, Mr. T. DoWolfo, of Columus, Mr. J H.
Steele, of Atlanta, Thrasher, press Re
porter, Mr. 8. G. Kied, Mr. J. F. Whitfield, of
and Mr. Keating, of Memphis,
and others were present at a preliminary meet
ing. was expected that the regular meeting
next day would bo attended by piggy others
.expected to arrive on the evening of the 14th
and morning of the 16tb. We trust that Ihe
'efforts of our friends in organizing and perfect
ing arrangements for the procuring of nows
will be successful. The Southern (Mess are
competent to support a good inslitutiou of this
kind,
'■ TUg GEORGIA legislature. 8
HOUSE. 4
(afternoon session.)
FIBiUARY 14»
The House re-assembled at.B o’clock.
, BILLS ON 3d BEADING.
Bill to change the time of holding Superior
Courts of Muscogee county. Passed
BilHo extend and define the corporate limits,
of die town ofNewnan. Passed.
Bill la altar aod aro od ths charter of the
city-of Atlanta. Passed. *
Bill to incorporate the Atlanta Canal and
Water Works. Passed, *
Bill to incorporate the North Western Mining
Company. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Georgia Manufactur
ing and Paper Company. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Dawson Manufacturing
Company; Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Georgia Petroleum .
and Mining Company. Passed.
. Bill t« incorporate the Vulcan and Coal
Manufacturing Company. Pa§*ed.
Douse adjourned till 9 o'clock to morrow
morning.
SENATE.
Fkbhuart 15.
Tha-Senate jmet at 10 o’clock, a. m.
Prayer by Rev Mr. Yarborough.
The bill to 'egalixe marriages of first cons
inp was reconsidered.
Mr. Thornton intr.slucsd the following :
Whereas, Tho people of Georgia have quiet
ly and peacefully acquiesced ia ihe results of
thtf late revolution, aod have, wi’.h entire
unanimity, by their conventional ads and bv
their legislative proceedings, demonstrated
their willingness to adopt a-'y and all meas
ures demanded or intimated by the national
authority that were necessa’-y or proper to es
tablish justice, to form a more perfect Union,
and to insure domestic tranquility ; and, i
whereas, notwithstanding all these acts of ami- |
ty, obedience and fraternity, our towns, cities i
« and villages are now being garrisoned by U. I
S. colored troops, thus placing our former I
slaves, with arms in their hands, to arrest, fine 1
and imprison, and lon it over their former
owners, and, aa a necessary result of receut
emancipation and self-aggrandizement, to !
maltreat our citizens and insult their wives I
and daughters; and, whereas, s.ich conduct j
I will inevitably tend to irritate and inflame the ,
public mind, and produce scenes of disorders, j
, violence and bloodshed ; and, whereas, if gar- j
j risons are deemed uecesssry, no such results
would ensue by placing white troops under
5 competent officers :
j Therefore, Be it resolved by the General
Assembly, That his Excellency the Governor
I be instructed to immediately gend a commis
, si >n to Washington City t properly repre
sent the above facta, and to urge with all bis
Itowcr upon the President, tho Secretary of
War and General Grant the justice, wisdom
, and propriety of removing the colored troops
Be It further resolved, That this General As
sembly will provide the means to defray the
, expenses and pay the services of such commis
r sion.
The resolution was taken ud and agrjed to
and transmitted.
NEW HATTER.
, Mr. J. AW. Johnson, from the joint com—
, mittee appointed fb report a bill to provide for
, the establishment of an Orphan’s House, report
a hill for that purpose. Tho bill proposes to
„ establish, at or nearjtlie city of Atlanta, such a
’ house the orphans cf deceased soldiers to have
. the preference.
, Mr. Black—A resolution that the Judiciary
Committee be Instructed to inquire Into the c-x
--. pediency of establishing the value of notes.
bills, Ac., duiing the late war, and report bv
1 bill or otherwise.
Mr. Otvens—A bill to giyo uertitin powers to
J tho city of Savanuah.
Mr 0. H. Smitn—A bill to incorporate the
Rome Gas Company.
Also, a resolution to provide for raining a
* eon mission lo fix a sit? f c; ” )e r’uiiu-n
--. Also, a bill to provide for ti e admission cf
oral testimony.
Mr. Wilcox—A bill to repeal section -1435 of
the Code.
BILLS ON Tnißl> READ!SCI
it Bill to reduce the ehoiiU - bonds of Baldwin,
Hancock and other counties. Passed
Bill to extend the corporate limits of tho city
of Rome. Passed.
•i Bill to incorporate the Ooslatunla Steamboat
Company. Passed
jp Bill in relation to lie City Council of An-
KH'ta. Pn eel.
0 Bill to require lien,son for the distil'alion of
e spirituous liquors Lost.
e _ Bill to incorporate the Mining, Manufactnr
_ ing and Improvement Company. Passed.
, Mr Owens submitted a report adverse to hill
to change Ihe < barter of railroads with refor
j. enee to ch rgrs.
_ Senate adjourned.
ROUSE.
Ffbhcabr 16»h
1 Tire House met at 9 o’clock, n. in.
j Prayer by thechapiain.
On motion of Mr. Brown, of Houston, no
much of the journal of yesterday as relßba to
the rt quiring solicitors to bars lived twelve
months in ilieir judicial circuit before being
eligih'e to office was reconsidered and passed.
BIr.LS ON THIRD READINE.
Bill to authorize Inferior Courts to ftUvacau
cies in boards of trustees and in all private
corporations Passed.
RiH to declare Olivia K -Wallace, adopted
child of Stephen B Jones, passed,
Bi 1 making it penal for railroads to charge
more for freights than allowed by chatter.—
Passed
Bill to reduce ihe bonds of sheriffs of Clay
and other counties. Lost,
Bill for the relief ol Asa 0. Jackson, of
Morgan county. Lost
BiJHo truth n ize ordinal i s of the State to
administer oaths. L-st.
Bill for the relief of Lester Uarham, Those
Hollis and David Dyer, of SJorgan countv. —
Referred.
Bill to authorise the issue of State bonds,
made the order for Tuesd iy next.
Bill to incorporate tho Muscogee Insurance
and Industrial Association Passed.
Leave of absence granted Messrs Pottle, of
Warren, Holliday, ofSte-. art, '.Verve. ofGlay.
House adjourned till 3 o’clock, p. ni.
Tre President asp the Rascals—The
President’s Course Resolutely Marked Out
—His Cabinet to be Male a Unit—The Mem
bers that ARE to Walk the Plank Under
the abovo headiug, tho Washington correspond
ent of the New York Nows makes the fol
lowing probable, and, if true, important an
nouncement :
There are unmistakable indications to day
that ihe warfare between ihe President and the
Radicals, which the latter have courted, and the
former has striven to avoid, cannot much long
er be avoided. Mr. Stevens's speech yester
day was the “last feather that breaks the
camel’s back.’’ It is evident to every one that
Thaddeus Stevens regards President Johnson us
a foreigner and a usurper, as a citizen of a Terri
tory that is not a State in the Union, and as
hav.ng'usurped powers unauthorized by the
Constitution and the laws, ant! that lie iuteiida
to have him impeached and brought to trial.
The Chronicle, tho of Sumner and the
Rsdicals, is out in a double-leadtd leader this
morning, applauding to the echo the ferocious
and blood thirsty sentiments of Mr. Stevens'
speech, and declaring tha: f it. equals audj-e
cdls the grandest, eff >rts of patriotic eloquence
during the revo utioflary war.”
Up to this lime the Prer-ldt nt has patiently
borne with the Radicals for the sake of the
country, in hopes that wiser councils would
prevail. But be lias determined now that lie
will no longer stand such abuse an-1 vitupera
tion. His proclamation declaring the Unijri
restorea asrt entitled to their full representing,!)
in Congress has been written and will soon
appear. It is approved by Mr. Seward and one
other member of the Cabinet, and disapproved
by Messrs. Stanton, Harlan and Speed
As the Cabinet is to be unanimous in support
of tho President's policy, successors to these
three officials will he found at once. It will
then remain to be seen whether the President’s
policy or that of Mr. Stevens is to prevail. T<
President has no fears tor the result, rv . u, j
Congress. Mr. Raymond, it is undo to d. will
at once assume the position of leader of tho
conservative Republics: sin the Rouse, and Mr.
Cowan, of Pennsylvania, will assume the same
rositjou ip Ihp Senate, anj it is believed that !
they can wnliogt digjculty, yyhpn the Presi
dent's purposes are plainly snponneed, rally
arouud them enough of tho moderule ltopubli’-
oans to defeat, with the aid of the Democrats, 1
all oflhe Radical measures now before Congress :
and to secure the complete triumph of tho ,
President’s restoiation policy. The task of pro
testing against the illegal and unconstitutional ,
measures that are now being rushed through i
the Senate—for in the facts of such a Radical
majority, the opposition f;o such measureg
amounts practically to little more than a pro- 1
test—seems to devolve chit fly upon the Hon. f
Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, Air. Cowan, lb - 1
verdy Johnson and Mr. Doolittle. ' |
t
The South Carolina Railroad.— We loam I
from the Charleston Courier that the Board of _J
Directors of the South Carolina Railroad Com s
pany held a meeting on Wednesday evening, f
immediately after the adjournment of the Con- c
rention of Stockholders, and unanimously re- E
elected W. J. Magiath, Esq., president of the i
company fpr tfre ensuing year. 1
Our owtemporary add*; The policy pursued by J
the board, we are bapfty to see, has received 4
the entire approbation qnd endorsement of the -|i
stockholders and the retention of the same *
direction is a compliment to the managers of *
thq company, well earned and deterred. {
* Tire Chronicle’* Last Sensation.
THE MAN IN OBEY.
a Wednesday -dark and droary,
■ at an M. C., weak and weary,
Poring o era long preamble
'•it- • Anr L, re *>hitir>nH by the snore,
pi'‘ n «. BDffr “K«.;i(chtß and station;
Promotion and •dueatiqa, .
And the speedy elevation
ut the persecuted freeduun
n !!‘ nd h^, race forever morel
,h Jl® -Throughout creation
Os the darkey’s rights I’ll roar,
t orever more 1 .
And while in his chamber writing
Notes to his friends inditing.
That he might them enlighten
. . 4 ,° r Uleip patience tty to bore : *
And their support inviting
.Xj'the Bills that he wsa fighting,
Wflen a noi-e did shock a d frighten
Him—a knocking at the do >r.
-It seemed one took a delight in
A thumping at the door
More and mote.
With an earnest protestation,
He arose, wiib indignation,
Crying aloud with dire vexation :
“ Stop dat knocking at the door 1
What hag caused th's consternation
lb the Capital of the nation?”
Opening the door, with animation,
An old man s'epped nooa the floor ;
He was robed in greyish garments,
Nothing more.
Says this man :—“ I'm from your section
And voted a* last election,
As oft I’d done before.
Won't you endorse my petition ?
A long time I’ve been fishing
For a good position
In the Navy— oil sea or shore.”
*• I’ll not sinn it.”su'd the M C..
*• For I believe that you’re a bore
From I o-n.
I “ Ai d I do not think you came, sir,
Really to re ure my name, sir.
But you c mnot play your game, sir.
(And h» drew a weapon—rifltd bore.)
It’s time you were departing,
| You scamp,” said he u ostai tin?,
“ Take ynur hands out of vour pockets,
And leave rnv chamber door.”
For be did not like the color
Os the clothes the old man wore—
Grty, all o’er.
Con'n et astonished worried, •
“ PH never in- Wade your hou-e again ;
AndJ’il rever my connection
With yonr party next election,
ranght that strange infection
t. . i . Callt d ,“ nigger on the brain.”
But tb» people bty this man in grev
Must be the ghost of Payne."
Still this firm in greyish raiment
Flits about tho hails and cast ment,
Wandering tram ioof to basement, •
Knocking at the chamber door ;
And the phantom, ghost or viiiou.
Still clutches the petition,
‘ Sign ibis paper, 1 implore,
Or I’ll never stop dat knocking
Outside your chamber-door,
Never more.” *
Aid ih spirit, never silting.
Still is fp'tieg. still is flitting,
I Neve- qnittine its locd hitting
) Just outside the M. C.’s door.
j Workman’s Wooing.
I know that my hands may be hard and rough,
That my cheeks may bo worn and pale ;
- But my heart is made of good sound stufl
That never will fal'er or fall :
. Ar.d though In the world with mates I s’and,
1 o share in the hat tie of life,
, 1 a *k thee my girl by thy dainty hand,
As my own, my sweet bonny wife.
<> 1 bough i ever a j -weled wreath may span
Tlie rqrb "» thy beautiful brow,
a 111 pledge thee my heart an tt. oth as a man,
Ar.il live thee lorevi-r as tt- w.
And though the bright dietma of Love’s sunny
f „ P ,iT 9
■nv often the future belio,
The sleep bills ot life togelh r we’.l climb
•f And coiquor our fate—thou and 1.
My coat may be poor, my words b, but fe.v,
Vet tiers's never an era ined king
i, Can otter his queen a pie sent more Hue
Thun mins <>f a ltyart and a ting—
V Ih 't tin)’ gold link with which we may bind
Gur fortunes in one corumoi bund,
And rear u- a home whets happinsl* shrined
May dwell with affection most fond.
What mors w au’d ivc seek ? what more wiu:d
ws have?
■f What more coaid fair Nature bo-low,
If, i f nil her gif ,s, \yo venture to crave
f. The richest that morula may know »
For aye, de.ireO girl, shall our wedded leva
II Flush, star like, atop of our lif. ;
And never will T a base traitor prove
" To toy heart, iny home, or tny wde.
„ Frayn the Chattanooga Gazette.
How a Man Felt Who Was llanged
A SHBMf E’s (jTOBT.
* * *■ "Wait till voo hear it. Ten ye. rs
!0 ago I waa elected sin riff of this county This
!o was my fit>t election, and I have been returno*
re reguhvty ever since. My first attempt to open
ig court iv.. 9 T*’e daring an iuntorUut trial. Tha
1. criminal was a deprave ), desperate wretch, who
had been indicted lor an atrocious and brutal
murder. The ft flow was greatly hardened and
*- seemed to care but little how the trial went—rite
te evidence was strong and azainst him, ar.d when
the cue was subrnittr d t« the jury, they returned
•d a verdict if guilty without, leaving their seato
The execution was fixed fora day, two weeks
/R at er the trial.v,Of course it was my duty to put
the rope around his neck and launch him Into
eternity, it was a distasteful daty, I assure you:
for, though I knew fr.ll well the mande ervedhia
‘V death, I dirl not reii-h ihe idea t f hanging him. 1
got through with it. however, and set him to
ot dancing in the air. *He did not struggle much
and lthoeght had an easy death After hanging
to the usual time he was cut down aud his body
given to his friends for inlet ment. I thought I
3 bad seen the last of the man, as ihe wagon con-
H tai. jig the body drove out of the Jail yard: but, I
was mistaken.
Aboil 1 four months after the execution, 1 bap-
8 > pened to be passing my ham, when I saw a nan
sitting in the doorway, with his head resting on
:e his hand-’. 1 did not'lioo his looks, go | approach
ed l int, ind a-ked him what he wantrd there,
of He ra sed hi-head, and looked at me in silence!
r. lam not given to sup rati ion, and I don’t think
I’m very timid, hut I felt my blood grow iey oold
as I recognized in the man before me the person
whose execution I had conducted. Bis face
g showt dno traces of hii violent eud ; and the only
indication of it, now visible, was a light disfigure
ment of the neck. I scarcely knew what to gay
t« or think, for I had seen him hang, and heard him
pronounced dead, and had delivered his body to
T his friends for burial, and yet. after a lapre of
|. four months, there he sat, looking at me with a
face as white as a sheet. The terror that was ex
hibited in his countenance convinced me that he
wns no chost. so I asked him with a much cool
ness as I c uld c- minand :
“Jack Lai kins, do yon know me f*
> “You’re the man thst hpag me/' he replied.
e doggedly, a* the same tic e moving away.'*
e ‘ Before you go, Ltrkios,” seid I, “ I would
_ like to know how you eltea ed the gallows.”
“You won’t peach on any of them foifis as
helped me, will you 7” he inquired.
® “ No,” Ir-pie t, “ I will not get them into nny
1 trouble. I simply wish to know how you felt
b while you wete hanging, and how you were re
- gimcitatcd ”
s He hesitated for some time, but upon a renewal
of my assurance that none «f his Irimds should
be molested, he tld me tho following story :
When I put th“ rope around bis neck, and left
him on the gallows ho felt a faintness nbcu' the
2 heart, caused by his realizing his feat ful gitua
s t : on for tho fir t time ; but betore lie had time
J to think, the trap was sprung, ar.d he fell through
’ the opening. T!:e rbock ot t e ful! was rather
mote rtartliue than | ait,ful. a- d did not produce
either i-.ser sibility or contusion. His thoughts
were remarkably clear, and he teemed to hav,-
the p.wer or s eiug fer tibivo, be!o» and a 1
amund him. Everything assumed a bright ver
milk on hue, and a soff, dreamy langor gradnsllv
I stole over him, until he be came insensible. There
was nothing | aiuful or unpleasant in anything he
. had undergone, tie set mod to be sinkjhg grntiy
into a dtdlcious sleep, at.d alt liis thoughts wore
plensai t.
1 Ti e next he remembered was heing wrung bv
the most agonizing tortu o. The pains were not
confined to any p .rtlcnlar place, but extended
through the who'e body. His first thought was
that he was in perdition, and was a Bering the
penalty of his C'imts The pains inert a.ed'e ,ch
men ent, and at last became so intense that he
started to hi* sept with a scream ti anguish, at Ihe
same f ~s Great was his stir
■ ' i: 'ili H.: . j hi f. h r*« h n*n, in the
| u.ii. t f bin liiendg and te a'tity.i. |te f.intcd »t
once, and when he recovered f. und Inmt.i f in h ?
own be 1. As so >n a-i p. was thought safe lo d ■
so, his friends informed him that upon bringi»g
his b cj v home, they had deternm ed to try to
rcsufcitito it, although they feared it would
be u eless. They woi ked taitblully, and at last
succeeded.
•• But, tdr, 1 ’ taifi the man ip co iclusion, “ eom
imr to li"e again w.i* mach worse than dying ”
The man i*r"ml>el lo leave the State and try
to do better. Ihs > but little confidence in him,
yet,'l let. him go. He kept hi* word however,
and a who t time ago I heard he was a well to-do
farmer in one of the Te fitoru*.
This, gentlemen, is the manner in which I go k
mv idets about hanging, and I think you will ad
mit their force.
Thu Cholera —Hall’s Journal of Health give*
be foil 'Wing' practical snggeit ons, which de
serve the immediate attention of all who wish to
avoid tbe'courpe of cholera r
“Ist Every hou holder owes it to himself, to
his (ami y; to bis neiehborg, to the community j i
which.he resides, to have his homo, from cellar
to earret, fiom the street curb to tfi • reir line o'
hi* lot, moat *i rupn'ouuly cleansed, by sweeping
washing and whitewashing. 2.1. Every man who
has any authority in city or town government
should consider biwsel' bound jjy the oath of
office, and by every consideration of humanity
(•give himself no rest umil every street alloy’
close RUlter and sewer, is . is* din i sta>o of as
perfeot cleauiinesa as possible, and kept go until
the fro-tg of next aoa-on oome. 3d. These
cleanings should be done now, in Fibruary and
March, because, it put tfif unt'l warm weather. «
the very effort ruoe |»ry to the r>B»oval of filth
will only tend, ip the essential nature of thing* i
to hasten the appearance of the disease, to Al! I
crease its malignity, and to extend the limeot i
*iU devaaUti-.ns ; because, the suns of spriu* and i
summer the sooner warm iuto life and IntenaTv I
the viper c and malignant inluence, which, in its l
remorseless tend, wrecks so much of human i
happiness and desolates so many be.u thstones ” <
By Telegraph.
ASSOCIATED press dispatches
SOUTHERN PRESS CONVENTION^
Montgomery', Feb. 16.
Tbe Press Convention met nt ton o’clock
Clark, of Mobile, elected President; M. J.
Williams, of Selma, .Secretary and Treasurer.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. .
Milledgevilt.k, Feb. IC.
The House passed the bill submitting the
question of the penitentiary to the vote of the
people.
Milledgeville, Feb 9.
In the Senate the bill to compensate ordina
ries for administering the amuesty oath was
defeated.
The bill fixing the rates of travel and freight
on railroads was lost.
The bill for the relief of stockholders 01
banks was postponed until to-morrow.
SOUTHERN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Montgomery, Ala., Fob. 17.
Ihe Southern Press Association will unite
with tbo Southwestern Association, and try to
# make some arrangement with the New York
Associated Press.for the present, if possible.
NEW YORK COTTON AND GOLD MARKET.
New York, Fob. 10.
Cotton dull, 44a45.
Gold 37f
—«»' -*•■*-
Commercial and Financial.
(Reported for the Constitutionalist.)
Augusta, Ga , Feb. 19, 1806
COTTON.—A . better lone pervaded the
market, to-day, more activity being exhibited
with a better demand tban on Saturday. Some
fine lots wero sold at 27c. In gold Strict to
good Middling may be quoted at from 36r36$
in currency which aro about the prevailing
prices for those grades. There is no demand
for inferior qualities.
CURRENCY.—There is very little doing in
gold. Brokers buying at 134 aud selling nt
136.
Silver, we quote buying at 128 and selling at
135.
Some shares of Georgia Railroad Stock sold
at 75.
Mlts. IMRT'IiVKTOn’S ItABT.'—THB
following is from B. P. Shillaber, Esq., well known as
til® author of Mrs. Partington’s celebrated sayings :
Cuilska, Mass., .Tune 24,1564:
My Dear Mb. Boole: The alarming threat of pre
maturo old ago, manifest in mv onauglng hair, induced
me to oppose your now Hair Tint as a defence, and the
result has proved every thing I could wish. It com
pletely changed the grey, by a simple application, and
(rood me from the moul l of antiquity not yet dne; I
| &Ji delighted with It, an t commend It to all who, like
myself, would deprive Timr of an early triumph.
Wishing it the success it deserves, I remain,
Yours truly, B. P. 8.
This is only a sample from hundreds of a similar na
lure, in favor of tho New Discovery, Mystikos, or Bo
slo’s Mystic Hair Tint! One preparation. Anycoior.
No washing lierore or after the application. Safe and
reliable. Tills, with Bogie’s world renowned Hypcrian
Fluid for dressing tho hair. Electric Hair Dye, and
blherpreparations, maybe had of W. Bogle, Wig and
Hair Work Reims!tory, Boston, au.l
STEVENSON * SHELTON, Druggists,
nov2B— tßm Angus's. Oa.
iiijcf' cork institute:.-MADAM ».
806N0WSKI, Principal. Athens, Gee.
The Eurcises ot this Institution will ho resumed
Feb. 15th, 18(18. For circulars and fui t -er information
apply to Principal, or to nny ono es Hie Trust our;
J. H. NEWTON,
HOWELL (’ORB,
D. O. BARROW,
HENRY HULL,
H. R. J. LONtt,
febT—d4&w2 Trnskes.
FRUIT, FRUIT, FRUIT.
A LL tho finest aud lust varieties of Southern
Knit Trees, Grape Vims, Strawberry
Plants, Roses. Evergreens, Ac., Ac., may be had
at the “ GEORGIA NURSERY.”
Enclose a postage stump tor a Catalogue, priced
list, Ac. Addre»s
I>. REDMOND,
novS—lswtf Augusta, Go
Edward Lambert,
, BANKER AND BROKER,
No. 30 Wall Street, New York.
! GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, „
STOCKS. BONDS, AND GOLD,
Bought and Sold on Commission.
i °
Icteie-1 allowed on Deposits subject to Sight
' Drafts,
, * AND
USETTLED CLAIMS ADJUSTED.
1 jans—dlmAcJui
VALUABLE TOWI PROPERTY ”
FOR SALE.
THE well known residence of the late Thomas
Wray, ‘n the town of Athens, is offered for
sale. The place is ore of the rn-st desirable in
the town, as regards location, water aud build
ings. The lot contains upwards of five acres end
has a fine grove ot forest trees. Persons desiring
ipich a residence will do well to examine the pie
uaises. ' Prioe, Twelve Th> usand Dollars.
If net sold within sixty days from this date, the
property will bo disposed of at public sale.
Address,
DUNLAP 800TT, Rome. Ga.
W.tLTE't WRAY, or
J. 11. JOOKOLMON.
fel>lo-d2Ac2 Athens, Ga.
Glasscock County.
Estray Notice.
Georgia, glasscock couNTt.
Clerk’s Office Interior Court of said coun
ty, December 9th, 1865'
Notice is hereby given 'hat. John McSnider has,
on the 4 h day of inst., taken up on his plantii
ti<n, inra'd county, nnd has regularly extruyrri
one Soriel Mure, eight years old, 4 feet 10 inc' es
high, with a star in her face and a sinail whi e
spot on o'- near the right nostril, long m no aril
tail, left hin I foot a little split; having ben up
praised in due form us Jaw to bo worth seven ti
ll ve dollars.
A Substantial Extract from the B. ok
SEABORN KII’CHENS,
(feels—e6o Cleik 1. (’.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
WILL be sold before Ihc Court House door,
in Gibson, Gla a ock count v, on t >e Ibft
Tuesday in APRIL uext, within the legal horns,
of sale.one tract of Land lying in said coon” ,
containing two hundred and tveotv-seven (227>
acre; adjoining lands of Brinson L >guc, J. at
Tompkins, Bynum Dickson and others. Bold by
vlrtne of an order from the Court ot Ordinary, ns
the property of Richard M. Griffin, In'eofsii.:
connty, deceased, for the benefit of the heiys nncl
creditor".
Terms made known on the day ot sales
This B'h day of February, 186(1.
RICHARD WALDEN, AdmV.
feb!4-w4od
NOTICE.
r pWO months after date application will be
1 made to the Oi urt of Ordinary of Will es
county, for leave to sell the Heal Rotate k'loneimr
to the estate oi J. J. Hamilton, deceased ' > *'
JAMES D. SMITH,
l Administrator 1
NOTICE. persons indebted to the estdte
of Dtmiih Pullen, late o Wi kcs c ,untv d
ceased, aie requited to make immediate nav
ment; those having claims against said e’m't.. 1
are notified to present them in <rms of the I
febS w 6 FttANCIS K. SMITH AdmV !
Notice -ah p< rfious iiuleb *d to the ch! a (
of John D Hailey, late of Wilke, dbm.t
aeoeased, are requested to in ,ke immediate navi
meat; andl those having claims tigatinu S ai<t es’ii'ic
1
Bearing Fruit TreesT i
Choice apple, pear ppion.„,
. TREES giatted and b,,dd*Fis lSe°.taT
to, immcdUto beatit g. Address “ r Ke size
P. RKDMONI), •
j » c , . “ Gergia Nut s- rv ”
Augostau,. J
Established in I*7Bo.
T. MACKENZIE & EONS,
No. 222 B*i.Tiiigßß Btb*kt, nuak Chablks,
Baltimore, Md., f
gggg&s&ss:
Dwh and E efH«J 1 » nd Vata-nt O.nras, Enameled
anS Coa, ; U Japan
A.J*A nißh > Harness Oil
onK.kuu 0 '' 6 ?®*, Carriage Bolts, ItandH 1
mlr °n ' Buo V PS > Terreta, Hooks, Bitte Or, a
mprice Rme *’ L * co ¥(iD ***’ J
4>031-w«tt |
f 1 EOKGIA, JKFFjyfrWN CO*NfY.-
VX Whereas, James King applied to me f«f
Letters of Administration, with the will annexed
on the estate of Benjamin F. TstyVsr, late of •
Jpffersoo CQunty, deceased »
These are therefore to slmonUb all
end singular, the next or kin ifrider editors of said
deceased, to be and appoa aUnyajfice witliiE.
the time prescribed by law, to show dense, if ttuy
thev have, why said letters shodid nqH^enuutec.
Given uoder my band and official ifcontme at
Louisville, this loth d.iv of January,l*6!'.. ’ i
NICHOLAS l>fSill,
j 0i23 30 • Ordinary.
C~ 'I EORGIA . JKKFKKSONT COUIN T\VT
X Wherea-, Heubo’i W. Carswell applies to me
for Letters of Administration on tha jestate of
Solomon Lazarus, late of Jefferson county, de
ceased—
These are therefore to cite and aduumj.li, all
and singular, the next of kin aud creditors of
said deceased to board appear at, mv office with -
-in tbe time prescribed by law, and show cause,
If any they have, why said letters should not be
granted.
(liven under ray hand and official signature, at
Louisville, this J9th day of January. 1866.
NICHOLAS DIEIH,
jt»23—3o Ord.uary.
('I EORGIA, JKFFBLtS#N'
X Whereas, Peter McGowan applies to nie for
Letters of Administration on tbe estate o( A u .
eustu< C. Newsom, late of Jefferson ooutity,de
ceased—
There are therefore to cite aud admonish, a n
singular, the next of kin and creditors ts M id
deceased, to i e and appear at my otii e, within
the time prescribed by law, to show c#sg e> jf
any they have, why said letters should Dot he
grantfd.
(liven under mv hand and official sign, dure at
Louisville, thla 19th day of January. 18(56.
NICHOLAS DIfc.HL,
jan23--30 Oidimrv,
('I EORGIA, JlSfce EttoON COUNTY?' *
X w hcrebs. Win. A. Mediugfinld applies ton o
for Letters of Administration do bonis nnu on
•he estate of Elias W. Wiggins, late of Jefierson
c "inly,.deceased—
Tin ga arc therefore to cite and admonish,all *
and singular, the next of kin and creditors of mid
deceased, to be and appear at ray office within
the time prescribed by law, to, show cause, if any
thev have, why raid le tors should not be granted.
Given under my iiaud and official slonar.urt, at
Louisville, this-1 y?h dav of January, 16*16.
MtjIIOLAS DIMIL,
jan23 —3O Ordinary.
('I KORGIA, JEFFERSON COUNTY.— '
X W liereas, Wm. A. Bed'uivfl ■ d applies to me
lor Letters of Guardianship of Eliza, Dicey, Mo
selle and Georgianmi W. Wiggins, minor heiriof
Ivias W. Wiggins, deceased—
These are therefore to cite nnd admonish, all
nnd singular, the kindred and creditors of saiil
minors, to be aDd appear at my office within the
time prescribed by law, and show cause, if iiny
they have, why said letters should not be granlej.
Give” under my hand at office, in Luuiavilb,
this 19th day of January, 18110.
NICHOLAS lffßrtL.
jan2:{—c4 Ordinary.
f"t EOKGIA, JEFFERSON COUNTY— '
X Whereas, Robert tV. Hoitncs applies to m»
for letters, of Dissmssion from the guardianship
of Virgil Rainwater—
thereforo to cite and admonish, til
and singular, the kindred. and all other personi
interested in said minor, to be and appear it
my oilice within the Uuio prescribed b; law, mul
show cause if any they have, wby t.aid letters
should nut be granted.
Given under my hand an ! i ITioial signature, at
Loui.iVilie, th's 19!h dav of Jamnre, l°f,6.
NICHOLAS DIEHL.
jan23—4od Ordinary.
(T BORGIA, JEFFERSON COUNTY.— 1
X Wl.eieas, Thomas E. Bwan a) plies to m<
tor Letters of Administration oil the estates of
Jonah A. Swan and Jabcz N. Swan, deceased—
These are therefore fco c.t.. and ad nonish, all
and singular, the kindred and creators of said
deceased, to he and appear at ni'y office within
the time prescribed by law and show cause, if
»nv they have, why raid letters should tot be
granted.
Given unde.- my hand at oilice, in Louisville
this 24th day of Jar.nw, isfio
NICHOLAS DIEHL,
Jan'l8 —'10 Ordinary.
(i EOUGIA, JEFF I-RSON COUNTY.—’
X Whereas, Samh Jordan applies to me for
letters of ailmii i«tra ion on ihe t stale of Thomas
G. J rdan, dee-'used—
These are therefore to cite and admonish, all
•nd singular, the kindred and creditors, and alt
oilier person* interested, to lie and appear at my
office within tho rime preseiltnd bylaw, to show
c iu.se, if any thev have, why letters should not
issue to said applicant.
Given under my hand at. office, in Louisville,
this 9’b day of February, 1866
NICHOLAS DIEHL, Oidinary.
fold 4 -Hftd
('1 TfORGIA, J ICFFfc ItMON COUN TY.
X Wheicae Pleasant Walden, AOmii.i-tra
tol-, and Am.indi Lvon, Adininistrati ix, applies
to mo for Letters of Dismission from tho estate
of .lordan ft Lyor., def eased—
These are therefore, to cite and Kdrann'rh, til
and singular, the kindred and creditors of said
deceased, to be a d appear at iny office within tho
Mine prescribed by law, and sh w enua:*, if any
they have, wby said letters slum!.! not lie granted.
Given ui-der my hand a" office, in Louisville,
tbis 24th day of January, 186 t.
NICHOLAS DIEHL,-Ordinary.
jtn28.~30
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE
BY virtue ni »u order of the 0< urt ol Ordina
ry of Jefferson county, tlicro will be sold,
at the Market House, in the town of Louisville,
in »ni i county, williin tbfi legal hours of sale, on
| »lie first Tue day in MARCH next, a tract of
Land, situated, lying and being in said county,
»dy icing the lands of Angn-lus O. Newsome and
Obfdiah Pierce, known a- the 01.1 Batts’
and containing ninety acres, more or less. A
one tract ot Land, situated, lying nntl b.-ing in
sai i c ntitv, on the Ogcechee river, adjoining
Hie lar.dj of Asa Unit, known as the Parson's
Place, and containing one hundred and lilty
acres, more nr less. Fold ns the property o( tho
estate ot John Halts, of said county, deceased,
and tor the benefit of the heir.i and creditors of
said depeased.
Terms on the dav of sale.
B. W. SNELL,
Administrator tie bonis non.
January 8 h. 1866. janl3-ctd
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE
WILL be : old, on ihe fiisi, Tuesday in
MARCH nex', t the Market House, in
the town of Louisville, the II .use and Lot be
longing to tho < sta'c of William J. K. Carswell,
| deceit-ed. containing one acre more or less, and
adjoining 'ots of Janre' J Brown, ar.d fronling
on the slret ts loading from the Market House to
the Waynesboro toad. Said as the property of
the estate ot W lliam J 11 Gar.-wtli.
Terms on the day of sale.
WILLIAM WaKNOCK, AdmV.
With the will annexed.
January Bth, 1866. j:nl3 ctd
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE
BY virtue of an order from the Court of Or
dinary of Jefferson empty, will lie sold, at
Louisville, Gro , on the first Tueso&y in MARCH
next, a tract of Land belonging to the estate of
VV. J. Haffdan, dec a e’, in Die ecnn’y of JelTer
pob, containing 245 acres, more or lets. Sold
subject to the widow’s dower. *
BENJ. R. PERDUE.
jar JO—td* -dmininrator.
' ADMINISTRATOR’S' SALE. "
X)Y virtue of an order f.om Ihe Oidinary of
P Jtffdfsou county, will be sold at the Market
House at Louisville, i i said county, on the first
Tuesday in APRIL next the lands belonging to
the csta'e ol John I’. Bagmet deceased, r.djoninff
lands of A. Ferguson, John llnimpson, nuj
others Sold aulj ct to ihn widow's O'.wer
feblt-ctd ALLEN. Ailm’r.
Georgia, jefferbon countylT *
Whereas. Willis F Dennv apndts to me for
’etiers of ado.i islraii ui on the estate ofl)r. Ro
ger L. Gjmble, dec used
These are therefore to cite and admonish, all
and singular, tho kindled and ciediiors of aaid
defeated to be and appear at my < ffice within the
time prescribed by law, and show cause, it any
they have, why said letters should noilrc granted.'
Givrn under my hand at. office, iu Ls uisville,
ihm »th day oi February, 18t;G
NIGHOLAS DIEHL, Ordinary.
feb 14—80 d
N OT >FJ B ’— d; *y s after date application
will be made to the Court of Ordinary of
Jeilerson county lor leave to sill the Lands be
l uiging to the estate of Jordan It Upton, de.
c?a*ed. A«A UPTON, Adm’r.
January 24th, 1866. dec2B 60
Richmond County.
NOTICE.
QTATE OF GEORGIA, RICHMOND CO.—
Ki bavisg demands egainst the late
-•■W. .. M. Bight, es said comity, deceased,
are hereby no’rficd ami required to present them,
grqpcriy a’Lsled, to the undersigned, wiihin the
time presettbed by luW ; and all persona indebted
to said rh° a-ed. are herebv trquired to make
lmmid ate payment to
. . JOSEPH P. CARR,
janift- fiw Administrator.
notice: -
, months after date application will be
JT. .T *? the C,Hlr ‘ ~f Ordinary of Richmond
° r eave <,,, * <ll ,he l{< ' al Betate bflong
f th ‘‘ ol Choiies She. ron, hie of said
(Ointy deceased. EI.LES BHICRRON,
janlß Adininiat ralrix.
t - NOTICE.
TWO Months after dale application a'ill ba
made to tl e O. iivt of Ordi mry of Richmond
coun y tor leaye to sell t e real ami nenonai
i roperty of the o-tito of Ge. rge R l)odge{ lat«
of asid county, <h ceased.
. n CUAULEB A. < OOPFR,
J* ll y-l a« 2 m
NOTICE.
mi nibs after date rpplionljon l|ll
L hp made to Ihc 0. urt of Oidinary of Rich*
nion.i county for 1«..y -to sell the rial estate be
longing to i h« estate of Ella,beth Pckeriik, Uta
of said county, df ceased.
. WILLIAM H. STALLINOB,
JatlJl- Bftd A . r.iinis'ptor.
Notice.
TUB under-igned, wife ifA. L. MasjßDgale,
of Uolumlii i county, will act as a frei trader
and Kbmuuio ail reapousihilUy fi r my iujlividnal
contrac s from this date. J .
E M. MASSENQALE.
rhonamn, Peb. 14, 1860.
ICONSENf to my wi/e, E. M. M ifeengaJe,
becoming a free trader. £
„ • A. L. MAHSKSOALE.
Ih.imtOD, Feh.44, 1866. f ft b^s-olO|