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cy P. M. Sitton, Esq., is authorized to re-1
eaive and receipt for monies due this office.
Traveling Agents for the Examiner.
Jons H. James, T. Gorman, P. Gobman,
Joseph K. Bhrkk.
Convt nticn at Milledgeville on the
Eighteenth December Next.
It is proposed, at the Seat of Government,
of our State, by onr friends assembled there,
that our State Convention to nominate dele
gates to the National Democratic Convention
at Cincinnati, to be held in Milledgeville on
the eighteenth of next month.
It is to be hoped that every county in the
State will be represented in the proprosed
Convention. The number of delegates from
each county will be the same as in the late
Convention to nominate a candidate for Gov
ernor. Counties that prefer it, who have dem
ocratic, and Anti-Know Nothing representa
tives in the Legislature, may be represented by
them. Bnt this should be indicated by some
public meeting held in such counties. Those
who are not thus represented at the Capitol,
we trust will hold their meetings without delay,
and senda full delegation to Millegeville.
The first response to this call, we trust, will
be followed in quick succession all over the
State. Georgia must be ably represented at
the Convention in Cincinnati.
To the Democracy of Fulton we propose
Saturday week, as the day on which we shall
all meet at the City Hall, to nominate delegates
from this county—the hours 11 a. m. IV ho
objects?
Bee Our Book Advertisements.
“Lewie, ob the Bended Twio.” By Cousin
Cicely.
This is an entirely new work, just issued
from the press, and has already received the
commendation of the best critics in the literary
world. Among its many beauties and excel
lent precepts, it gives such wholesome instruc
tions as will enable mothers to
“Rear the tender thought,
And teach the young idea how to shoot."
We have read this pretty novel, and our con
ception of Cousin Cicely may be diseribed in
the language of Milton:
“Grace in her step, heaven in her eye—
In every gesture dignity and love.”
“The Bended Twig!" what a sweet title!
“Just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined,”
says Pope; and just as everybody secs this new
book, so will every body be inclined to r< ad it
For sale at Kay's Book Stores.
“Urs and Downs, or Silver Lake Sketch
es." By the same author.
This new book is like a meteor that has just
exploded and scattered its scintellating gems
over the smiling face of good-humored Dame
Nature. This is the only book we have ever
read that fully evidenced that “one step from
sublime to the ridiculous" of which Byron once
wrote. See advertisement and call at Kay’s
Book Stores.
Bale or Lease of the Western & Atlantic
Rail Road.
To this great interest of Georgia, the eyes of
the people, in every section of the State arc
turned. To the Legislature, they look with an
anxiety far supassing that with which, in years
gone by, they looked to its origin, to its progress,
and to its final completion. We well remember
almost every obstacle that impeded its advance
in onr mountain country—a bankrupt Treasury
at one time ; unfaithful agtnts at another ; sec
tional jealousies ; doubts and distrust on the
minds of many of the most influential men of
the State as to its success; and the prediction
that it would, at some time, be used as a political
engine for evil, or that it would, boa bone to
be contended for and voraciously gnawed by
every successful political party. All these ob
jections urged against the progress of this great
work with an energy and zeal that knowed no
flagging, and that often made ita advocates
tremble in fear of its defeat.
Save one, these objections have been silenced.
Although there was u bankrupt Treasury ; al
though there were unfaithful agents, and sec
tional jealonsies to dissipate ; although there
were doubts and distrusts as to its success to
overcome ; the progress of the Road though
■low, was gradual, until the'ast rail was laid
down at ita North Eastern terminus. It was
then that its advocates triumphed, aud it was
then the hope was indulged by all patriotic cit.
iaens, that, as one man, the whole people would
come up to the work of sustaining this magnifi
cent enterprize of the “Empire State of the
South.”
But a dark cloud has followed this sunshine.
The fatal prediction that it would be made »
bone of contention by politicians, and by polit
est! parties; by the demagogue and the design
ing ; we regret to say, has been fearfully realiz
ed. The events of previous contests, and par
ticularly of the last canvass for Governor, prove
meet conclusively, that this Great Work, is
hereafter to be made the theme of every reckless
htump orator, designing demagogue, ambitions
politician, and of a corrupt, licentious, press. 11
has too many offices in its gift; too many iterests
antagonistic to those of the whole people to con
tend against it in order that it may be a source
of revenue to the State; for those who control
it to escape abuse let who will raise a clamar
against it. Hence proposition after proposition
is before the Legislature in relation to it, al!
emanating from the people. As tlie Governor,
in his Annual Message to the Legislature, re
mirks—“Some insist that it should be sold, eith.
in part or in whole, so as to sever its owner
ship from tlie State, or to give ita control to
private individuals. Others urge that it should
be leased for a term of years”; aud another
‘mode proposed is, to place its management in
the hands of a Board composed of three Com
misaionera to be chosen by the pe pie.” His
Excellency refers to these propositions to dem
onstrate what he believes to be indispensable
•to meet the expectations of the people of the
whole State, and that is the necessity of remov
ing its administration beyond the arena of poli.
Sue—of taking it from Executive control—ol
making it independent of party influences."
Thia is the language of the Executive of the
Mata, in whom the people, by their recent ver-
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fide nee, and to whom for another term, they
have confided the highest trust. But if this be ,
not sufficient, let the people aud the Legislature
bear what he further says:—
“However widely different these various prop
ositions are, they afford conclusive evidence of
the restlessness hf the popular mind on the sub
ject. The sentiment is all pervading, and is
manifested in a thousand forms, that be done, is
the question for your wisdom. 1 have no hesi
tation in expressing’tlie firm belief, that it were
better to adopt any one of these propositions,
than to permit the Road to be managed under
the present mode of its organization. The idea
of this vast capital being subjected to the fluc
tuations of party politics—confided to agents,
who, as a general rule, will be changed every
two years, in obedience to the utterances of the
ballot box. is preposterous and ridiculous in the
extreme. It is only Rail Road men who under
stand the conduct of these great works. Poli
ticians, who aspire to Guliernatorial honors,
know but little, if anything, about it. How
absurd, therefore, to place the Executive at the
head of the Road—inexperienced, and therefore
disqualified—and expect him to manage it with
skill aud success? How unjust to him—how haz
ardous to the interest of the people, to saddle him
with so heavy a responsibility. Without dispar
agement to predecessors, it is believed, that the
Road lias never been better managed, than it has
been during the last two years. Economy and
punctuality in every department have been enfor
c.d—not ado hr ost'by defalca’i n—not a dol
lar recovered in ligitation for damages which
accrued within that period—but few and slight
d sasters from running off or collisions of trains
! —and yet the dissatisfaction and complaint, in
certain quarters, are deep and loud. All, all
demonstrating that the policy of severing it from
Executive control, is absolutely imperative. I
respectfully urge the Legislature to do it.”
A more truthful picture cannot be drawn of
this great State Work, aud the uses to which
the designing and unscrupulous would apply it-
What then is to be done with it, is the question
to be considered.
Before the Legislature there are, or will be,
, many propositions—three of which we will pro.
, ceed to consider.
First:—To sell it, either in whole, or in
part, so as to sever its ownership from the
I State, or to give its control to private individ-
uals.
SecondTo lease it for a term of twenty
years.
Third: —To place ita management in the
bauds of a Board of Commissioners.
The last proposition we shall proceed, first
to consider. Our main objection to it, is, that
so long as the State has the sole control,
and, in any manner, the election or appoint
ment of the officers to manage the Road, it
will still be in the arena of politics. By no de
vice can this be avoided. Let the people elect,
and each party will nominate its candidates 1 —
Let the Legislature do so, and the party in pow
er there, wilt do the same. The party in pow
er, therefore, for the time, will have control of
it, aud the party iu power will be held respon
sible for the acts of Commissioners Superin
tendent, Books Keeper, Clerks, Conductor and
Fireman. Elections will turn in every county
in the State, ou the election by the Legislature,
of Commissioners; and again, their election by
the Legislature, will turn on tiie vote for Su
perintendent. Twist it, and make of it what
you m»y, still, so long i s its Commissioners are
elected by the Legislature, or the people, the
Road will I e within the limits of the political
arena, and not beyond it. Nor in our opinion,
will it relieve the Executive of the State from
aught save the appointment of officers. Every
appeal will be mude to him by the discontent
ed ; every charge preferred be will bo forced to
consider; aud every effort i1 be madto con
nect him in some way, directly or indirectly,
with its management. We do not see, we re
gret to say, any advantage to be derived from
this proposed change, compared with the oth
ers we now shall proceed to consider. These
are to sell, in whole, iu part, or to lease the
Road for a term of years.
Bills to sell iu part, and to lease the Road
for a term of twenty years are before the Leg
islature. To either of these propo itions, as
we shall present them to our readers, we are in
clined to yield our support, and trust that the
Legislature will adojt one or the other of them
The first proposes to incorporate a Company
to be called the Western & A tlautlc Rail Road
Company, and to sell to said Company, three
fifths of the Road.
For the protection of the State's interest, ev
ery guard is thrown around this bill, and when
|M‘rfectcd by the Legislature, not a doubt rests
upon our mind, that, if passed into a law, it
will prove most advantageous to the State.
After constituting cert iu jiersens a Body
Corporate, giving to them the usual privilege ,
the Bill proceeds to give to all the citizens of
Georgia an opportunity of becoming subscri.
bers for Stock, by providing that the Justices
of the Inferior Court iu each County, may re
ceive subscriptions for Stock up to a day speci
fied in the bill, by paying ten dollars per share
subscribed for; and on that day said Justice's
shall transmit to the Central Committee, ip
pointed also to receive sultscribcrs, the names
and money paid to them. The Central Com
mittee shall then considerate and average the
same; and if it should appear that more than
Thirty Thousand shares, or Three Millions ol
Do'lars, have been subscribed, then said Com
mittee shall scale down all subscriptions above
five shares rateably, and apportion out the same
so as to make the capital Stock of said Compa
ny, Three Millions of dollars, or Thirty Thou
sand shares, at One Hundred dollars each.—
The subscribers thus obtained are then f? meet
at Atlanta, on a given day, to elect sevn Di
rectors, to serve one year, or until a new elec
tion is held, which shall be, annually, on a day
thereafter to be fixed.
The principal office of this Company is to be
located at Atlanta. The President and Direc
tors are empowered to call for instalments on
subscriptions, not exceeding Twenty dollars per
share, at any one time, notice be
ing given ; aud a failure to pay, within sixty
days, forfeits the shares subscribed for with all
instalments paid.
The State is to be p -id as follows:—Two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, annually,
thereafter, till all is paid. And in the event
that the Company shall be in arrears for sixty
days, at any one time, then the Governor is
empowered to take possession of the Road, and
all its appurtenances; shall terminate the con
tract. and hold said Company responsible for
Five hundred thousand dollars damages.
No privilege it is provided iu the Bill, shall
be given to one connecting Rail Road over
another. A violation of this provision forfeits
the charter, the State retains two-fifths of the!
Road in her own right, and the Legislature is
to elect two directors.
We will not weary the reader with further
details of this Bill. There is in it, however, one I
thing which is well worth noticing. By its pro- 1
visions, every cittaen of the 8 tala that desires
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become a stockholder, and it effectually shuts
out all Rail Hoad Companies, Bunks, and City
Corporal icns from its control. The people o
the State can, in connection with the Slate,
own this great work. The only thing to be de
termined, is, the price to be paid, and the pay
ment of the price. In this way the Road can be
placed beyond the political arena, and in no
other way—save that of a lease—in our humble
opinion can it ever be. As a financial measure i
t hero are a thousand reasons, almost, why such ;
a policy in the disposition of a portion of the I
Road, in the way proposed, should be made.— |
Wo will present some of them to our readers
hereafter.
The Lease 6f the Read, for a term of twenty
years, is another important propoa tion, in the
form of a Bill before the Legislature, which has
many advocates and strong supporters. Tbi g
Bill also proposes to incorporate a company, to
be called the Western & Atlantic Rail Road
Company for the purpose of leasing the Road.
The capital Stock of the Company is to. be one
million of dollars. The Citizens of the State,
as in the Bill to sell a part of tlie Road, have
an opportunity of becoming subscribers. The
rent to be paid is set down at three hundred
thousand dollars, annually. One hundred and
fifty thousand dollars is to be. paid in advance
upon the receipt of which, the Governor is to de
liver the Road and its appurtenances the Com
pany. It is also provided in the Bill that should
the Company be in arrears sixty days, the lease
is to terminate and the Governor is to take pos.
session. The Company is bound to keep and
maintain the Road in as good condition as they
received it from the State, during the term of
the lease, and to deliver it, at the expiration
of the term, in the same good order. In every
other respect, the States interest are carefully
guarded in the Bill ; but as we design publish
ing both the Bills referred to we will not weary
the reader with further details.
Were we called upon to say which of these
measures we prefer, we are inclined to think we
would take the latter; and for the simple reason
that it accomplishes what we most ardently de
sire to see—a complete severance of the road
from politics, and that too, for a long term of
years. It also, in the meantime, yields to the
State an ample revenue, and give time to con
sider, not only the future disposition of the
Road, but, if sold in whole or in part, to deter
mine, with deliberation and with wisdom, the
great question, what shall be done withthe-pro
ceeds of the sale?
Bnt for the length of this article, wo would
proceed to give other reasons that influence us
to urge upon the Legislature the adoption of
one or the other of these measures—a sale or
lease of the road. In fact, anything to rid the
State of the evils to which the Governor refers,
and of which the people so loudly coinplain.—
We must however .for the present, close, but will
again refer to the subject at a convenient op
portunity.
Milledgeville Correspondence.
Saturday, Nov. 24,1855.
SENATE.
The Senate only sat half the day. The Mer
cer pardon wastliy only measure discussed and
resulted in the loss of the Bill. Thus has
another day been consumed, and the State
Treasury taxed in the consideration of a ques
tion which should be within the jurisdiction ol
the Executive. What good has all this ex
penditure of time and money accomplished
either for the poor doomed prisoner or the
State. Shall this subject continue to employ
the time and squander the money of the State,
when a more expeditious and vastly kss ex
persive’d'spo-itiou can easily be made of the
petitions for pardons, with equal justice to the
petitioner and no detriment to the State's in
terest or compromise of the demands of justice?
We hope ngt.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday, Nov. 24.
The House met this morning at 9*3-4,
o'clock, pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Crook offered a resolution calling upon
the Governor for a full statement of all the np
pr priations heretofore made to Literary or
Medical Colleges iu this Stale, which was
agreed to.
The Atlanta Medical College Bill was read
a third time, and was amended by au appro
priation for the Savannah Medical College,
and when put uron its passage was lost, many
friends of the original Bill voting against it as
amended. The Bill will be recotidered on
Monday, and we do hope it will be allowed to
stand upon its merits, without ejtra weight.
Mr. Lawton. of Chatham, moved to suspend
the rule to introduce a Bill granting State aid
to certain "Rail R“ud project* therein specified,
which was agreed to. and the Bill was read tin
first time, and ordered printed. We will lay it
before our renders as soon as we can procure a
copy.
The reading of bills a third time, was re
sumed. and the Bill allowing judgments to be
taken at the first term in certain cases was put
upon its passage and lost.
The Bill to prevent bribery in elections was
passed, of course.
The Bill requiring persons living out o" tlie
State, and owning lands within its limits to
give in tax in the county where the land lies,
was passed.
The House then adjourned until Monday.
P. S.—The stable attached to the Executive
Mansion was set fire to this (Sunday) morning,
and was entirely consumed. The wind was fa
vorable, and the exertions of the large con
course saved the Mansion, by pulling down ad
jacent buildings. With the wind in a different
direction, and less activity than was displayed
the design of the incendiary to burn the man
sion would have been accomplished.
Monday, November 26.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Guerry, ou the reading ofthejourn .1 for
Saturday last, moved to reconsider the Senate’s
action on the Bill to pardon Jacol Mercer.
This motion was ably and eloquently sustam
ed, by the Senators from Coweta and Haber
sham", Messrs. Buchanan and McMillan, in
speeches of some length. Evidently an impres
sion was made upon the Senate by these gentle
men, for upon a call for the yeas and nays, it
was determined to reconsider by a vote 57 yeas
to 30 nays—so that this unfortunate man" hrs
another chance for his life. Subsequently too.
ou motion of Mr. Spaulding, of Mclntosh • who.
in clear terms, explained his reasoxs therefor, a
Committee of three Senators, it was revived
should be appointed to take the testimony of
Doctor Wimberly which is supposed will have
great weight in deciding Mercer's fate in both
branches of«the Legislature. Bnt we shall see
at an early day aud report the result.
At the “call” of the Secretary, the following
Bills, Resolutions. Ac.. were introduced.
Mr. Alien: a Bill to incorporate Cotton Hill
Male and Femtie Academy.
Mr. Beasly: a Bill in reference to horse ra
cing in Troup county, and prescribing penalties
for damages incurred thereby.
Mr. Calhoun: a Bill to repeal an act, enti
tled an act, to regulate the testimony of Attor
nies at Law.
Mr. Cone, of Greene: a Bill to establish in
certain cases, records of Court, destroyed by
fire.
Also, a Resolution appointing a Committee
of three to enquire into, and ascertain the exact
weight of wheat, and other grain, so as to ar
rive at and establish a standard therefor.
This is a resolution which we trust will be
on it by the General Assembly will be productive
of u reform much desired, to wit—the substitu
tion of weight for measure in tlie sale of all
kinds of grain.
Mr. Cone also laid upon the table a resolu
tion requiring 150 copies of the last Slate Cau
cus to be printed for the use of the Senate.
Mr. Gibson : a Bill to lay out a new county
from the Counties of Monroe, Crawford, and
Upson, to be called “Towns County.” and to be
attached to the third Congressional District.
Mr. Knight: n Bill for the relief of Caroline
W. Gill, making her a free whi 'e person. There
appears in this case to be some doubt as to
whether this person is of the while and African
race, mixed, or whether she is of the former
' alone. By law, it appears, the Legislature cab
settle this, at least legally.
By Mr. Larkin : a Bill to grant aid to the
Georgia and Florida Railroad Company.
Also, a Bill to incorporate the Dougherty
Bridge Company.
Mr. Moody : a Bill to change the County
line between Tatnal and Liberty.
Also, a Bill to change the names of, and le
gitimate certain persons.
Mr. Paulk : a Bill to create a new County,
from the Counties of Pulaski, Dooly, and .r
--win.
Mr. Peeples: a Bill to require Sheriff; of
this State, to enforce jf fas in their possession
Mr. Robinson : a Bill to incorporate Laurens
Lodge, No. 75 of Free nnd Accepted Masons
■in Laurens County.
Mr. Scott: a Bill for the relief of the estate
of Joseph White, deceased.
Mr. Spaulding: a Bill to appoint Commis
sioners of Pilotage for the Pert of Darien.
Mr. Striven, from the Committee on Barks
reported the Bill to incorporate a Bank in the
City of Athens, with several amendments.
Mr. Strickland ; a Bill to compel persons to
give in to tlie Receiver of Tax R turns for l-’6
the nunibi r, district, aud county, of the 10t. 4
they return.
After the disposition of the Mercer ca=e re
ferred to before, and the reading of a House
Bill proposing a change in the Constitution, the
Senate Bill providing for an increase of the sal-,
ary of the Judge of the Supreme Court was
read ; and, on motion of a Senator, was laid on
the table for the present—the Senate intending
to act on the House Bill for the same purposi
in its regular order.
The next Bill in order for a third reading
was the Bill to incorporate the Bank of Ath
ens.
On motion of Mr. Cone, of Greene, the bill
was taken up by sections—pending the consid
eration of one of which, the Senate adjourned
for dinner.
At 3 o’clock, the Senate again convened, and
resumed the consideration of the Bill. Various
amendments, sunstitutes, &c.. were introduced
by the Senator from Greene, and a discussion
of iheir merits took place, in which that Sena
tor, Mr. Peeples, Mr. Calhoun and others freely
indulged. In this discussion, the “Wil l Cats”
were severely dealt with; not us much R o.
however, as, from indications here, one or two
of them will be, ere the Legislature adjourns.—
But of this more anon. Until the adjournment
. this afternoon, the Senate was occupied in per
fecting the bill, section, by section.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mn.r.Epor. ville, Nov. 26.
On motion, so much of the journal of Satur
day as refcrredjto the Bill for the special com
pensation of the Grand and Petit Juries of Ap
pling and Irwin counties, was reconsidered.
On motion of Mr. Harris, the Bill for the
endowment of the Atlanta Medical College,
which was lost on Saturday, was recons’dered
Mr. Harris presented the claims of the College
in a short, but forcible speech', and followed by
Messrs. Lawton aud Milledge, both in favor of
reconsideration.
The Resolution of the Senate appointing a
Committee to inquire into and report upon the
number of Clerks required by both branches of
the Legislature and their compensation, was
passed, and the Committee, on the part of the
House appointed.
The Bill for the pardon of Boyd was read the
third time.
Mr. Jones, es Muscogee; offered as a substi
tute, a Bill to commute the punishment to im
prisonment iu the Penitentiary for the term es
ten years.
Mr. Lawton thought the Bill unconstitution
al, that the Legislature had no pewer to con.
mute, under the Constitution. Tlmt instrument
only conferred the power to pardon, or to re
fuse to pardon—nothing less, nothing more.
Mr. Jones insisted upon a different construc
tion. He thought the Legislature had power
to do anything not expressly inhibited by the
Constitution. That -it was a great hardship to
prevent the Legislature from commuting a pun
ishment when it was evident that the accused
was guilty of u crime against the State less
than tlie one for which he was convicted. 11
thought there was nothing unconstitutional in
his bill, that it was the recognition of a power
the Legislature should have to prevent throw
ing back upon a community a dangerous man
Mr. Mi ledge said, former Legislatures find
discussed this question, and their deliberate de
cision was that, that body had uo power to
commute—it could only pardon entirely or re
fuse to do so.
Mr. Thornton supported the substitute, and
agreed with Mr. Jones, that it was not violative
of the Constitution. He thought t'i<'substitute
should pass, and believed the Legislature i.ad
power to do anything not prohibited by tn
Constitution, wliich was clearly for the good ot
societv.
The Sneaker declared the debate out of or I
IS the oriemal who »n engrossed Bill, cf which
he was not advised when he permittvxl tl.e dis
cussion.
Mr. Thornton then moved that the Bill be
laid over for a time, in order, he said, to allow
Mr Jones’ substitute to be acted upon ns nt;
original Bill, which was agreed to, rnd the rub
being suspended, tlie Bill for commutation, was
read the first time.
Mr. Irvin's Resolution authorizing the Gov
ernor to employ counsel in the boundary rase
between the States of Alabama and Georgia,
and to draw his wa-raut upon the Treasure for
their compensation, was passed, and sent to the
Senate for its concurrence. .
The Bill to incorporate the Atlanta Gas
Light Company passed.
The Bill to compel land owners in the State
to give in the some to the Tax eol'cetor of tfe
counties where it lay®, referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
REPORT ON THE GEORGIA MILITA
RY INSTITUTE.
EWTTtVI’ Dnpartmrxt. )
Milledgeville, Ga.. Nov. 21.1R55 (
To the Senate and Hovw of Representatives :
1 herewith transmit the report of the Board
of Visitors, cf the Georgia Military Institute,
at Marietta.
As germair to the subject. T ava?l myself r-f i
the occasion, to recommend the Legislature to
d : snense with the arsenal at the capital, and ’
at Savannah, and to place the State arms and I
ammunition in the custody of the Institute. It
ts Iwli'ved that the proceeds of the sn’e of the
arsenal lot in Savannah, will be sufficient to
erect a suitable building for the purpose. The.
Institute, located near th"’ W'stern'A Atlantic :
Railroad, so that the arms may b-» distributed |
as they may require with great facility and dft
natch." The aggregate salaries now a'fowcd to i
the Keepers of the two ursenn’s, will
compensate the head officer of the institute, f r I
his services in keeping the arms in order. Such I
disposition of ’he State arms, will give to the'
cadets useful employment in learning thcreigl
ly the art of cleaning and burnishing the wear-1
o: »of war. And last, though not lent, the
fact of so important a public trust being confi
ded to them, will enhance the pride and spirit
o indispensable to the successful pursuit of
Military Education. Viewing the subject in'
the light cf these suggest! ns, it is believed that;
the adoption cf this recommendation, while it 1
will secure the better keeping ' r ’he de ’ -
without any increase of expense In this bronci,.
of the public service, will also give escout age-:
OKt to eo wiaait I wnitally oea»-|
mend to the so tel ing care of the Legislate atre
its present Session.
HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON.
To His Excellency.
11. V. JOHNSON,
Governor of Georgia,
Sir.: —In accordance with the provisions of
law’, the. Board of Visitors tc the Georgia Mili
tary Institute, have the honor to submit to your
Excellency, their report on the condition of the
Institution.
Since the organization of the Board under
the act of the 21st. of January, 1852, twenty
four Coilets Lave been appointed to the Insti
tute, as required by the provision of that uct.
Os this number two have been graduated, one
of them the Jirsl, the other the thii-d in their re
spective classes. One vacated the appointment
by removal from the State, one declined the
appointment, one under the requirement of the
law has been transferred to the roll of pay ca
dets ; two have been discharged ; seven have
lieeu permitted to resign after having remained
some time at the Institution ; nine retain their
appointments, and ‘here is at present one va
caucy from tl.e sixth Congressional District.—
lie large number of resignations is due mainly
to tlie high standard of attainment, as well as
cl'incutiil qualification 'ndispensable to maiu
la'm themselves with credit at the Institution,
w d perhaps in some degree to the strict en-
I'orceinent of the rigid military discipline re
qnired by too board. Indeed theevasion ofthe
wise provisions of the act on this account ren
dered necessary the adoption of a regulatiou,
t at in future no State Cadet should be per
mitted to resign without the consent of tie
Board of Visitors.
Great difficulty has been experienced by the
Board, in filling the vacancies occurring in the
'ist oi State Cadets, from the want of applica
tion in the particular parts of each district as
iquited by tiie provisions of the act. The
Board is directed to select in the proportion ol
one from each congressional district ofthe State
,m<l two from the State at large: Provided,
the cadets shall be taken from each county in
.he Congressional District, until nil have sent
' one. In the event of any said Districts should
fail to oiler applicant, or from reasonable ot
jections. to be judged of by said Board of Vis
itors, th' said board after giving duo notice of
such deficiency, shall proceed to fill the va
ncancy or vacancies, with proper applicants
from any of the other districts. It has some
times hapixncd that the vacancy occnrr d du
ring the term; and from the nature of the
studies pursued, and the method of instruction
adopted in the institution, it was found impos
sible to fill the place, and enable the cadet ap
pointed to keep pace with his class; and some
tinns no applications at all, after repeated ad
vertisement, from the particular district in which
the vacancy occurred. Under these circum
stances, tlie"board felt themselves compelled to
select from among the deserving members of the
classes, alrea y at the Institution, who come
within the requirements of the act. In the in
stances where this occurred, tire board have the
trig; gratification of saving, that they were ena
bled to s.cure for the Etite, a development of
intellectual capacity, which from untoward cir
enmstances, might otherwise have been forever
lost. The abstract appended to this report,
will present this whole matter at a glance, to
gether with the standing and proficiency of tiie
cadets while at the institution.
The vacancy iu the Academic Staff occa
sioned by the resignation of Major Derby, was
filled by the board of trustees, in the -appoint
ment of Captain Samuel Jones, of the Ist regi
ment of U. S. artillery, then on leave of absence
Iron: his post in the service. Au unfortunate
misapprehension as to the duration of his leave,
rendered necessary au application to the Secre
tary of war, f»r a sufficient extension to allow
his’recall to coincide with the close of theyear;
but the exigencies of th. service, only permitted
tiro war department, to add two mouths exten
sion, which enabled him to remain in the Insti
tution until after the annual examination had
taken place. The high state of discipline, as
well as efficiency in drill, bath infantry aud ar
tillery, during his stay, can only be appreciated
by tliose who had an opportunity of witnessing
the movements of the Corps of Cadets, under
the command of this highly skillful and accom
plished officer. We ure gratified however, on
being able to state to your Excellency, that ou
the return of Captain Joni’S to his duties in the
army, the board of trustees were fortunate
enough to secure the services in this important
post, of Brevet Captain Thomas R. McConnel,
late of the 4th regiment, of United States In
fantry, who was appointed to tlie Military
Academy at West Point, from the county ot
Liberty iu this State*. The arms now in pos
s-.ssb’ti'of the Institute, consist of oue hundred
and forty cadet muskets, with accoutrements,
twenty-eight non-commissioned officers swords,
ten cavalry sabres and belts, a light battery ol
field artillery, consisting of four brass six pound
era, and two twelve pound bronze howitzers,
cast expressly for the Institute, with bricoles
and drag ropes.
At the annual examination iu July lost, they
were inspected by tlie board, and were found to
be i.i excellent order, ordinary wear and expen
diture in service excepted. The hospital ar
rangements of the Institution, have been con
sul. rabiy improved, but the accommodations
for the cadets iu the way of barracks, aud reci
inion rooms, ought to be still furlherexteuded.
An arsenal and gun h> use is very much needed
At present, the buildings can hardly be con
sidered convenient for the accommodation
■ mre limn one hundred cadets, though
about one hundred and thirty might be provi
<l d for. This is not sufficient for the applica
tions that would be mude, could a larger nuin
t«>r -if cadets l> 4 ■ eceived. There are now pres
ent in the institution ninety-seveu cadets.
This state vs things must necessarily eoutin
inue as long us the Institution remains depen
dent on the precarious profits of a private es
lublishment. We cannot represent too strong
ly to your Excellency, the paramount import
u.ee to tl.e State, of possessing within its own
borders a School of character, fully equal to
the confessedly high position of tae Military
Acadrimy at Wist Point; ofie that shail edu
cate the sons of her citizens for Engineers.
Superintendents es Machinery, Civil and Mil
itary Architects, as well as officers, to direct
i.ml rende - efficient the bravery of her troops,
in times of fieri! er threatened danger. Could
she details of a Military education be adequate
ly impressed upon our people, with u united
voice they would recognise the indispensable
necessity, that the State alone should control
I an institution of so eminently practical a char
| aetcr. The wisdom of this suggestion com
mends itself on the score J,of economy, to the
mere utilitarian, by the reflection, that the
Mifitarv equipment of the Institute is nearly
equal to one third the cash value of ail the
r-- a' property liefenging to the Institute. It is l
a creat mistake (nnfortwMjely too prevalent
however) to believe that a Military education
I is s-i!ey confined to tlie display cf parade
I evolutions of well dressed soldiers, or the she w
! and glitter of plumes and lace. Its superiority
I.h-r other systems of education Las been too
; often proved to admit of debate. True it does
■ not necoe=ari v make a scholar, but it makes a
imm and a useful one. We do not desire to be
I considered as deriding or undervaluing in the
lea ’ a College education, but we cannot resist
, the conviction, that the times demand that our
rising youth should be something more than
: mere sholara. The scholar may ba perfett'y
■ conversant with the Greek and Roman Mili
j tarv systems—may be fully able toexlpiiinhow
! the"disastrous defeat of the Carthagenian for
ces a' Elcimo was achieved by Scipio's Roman
: legions, or detsil the evolutions which aecom
i p’isbed the masterly retreat of Julius Ctesar nt
I Russina to bis camp, from before the victori
i ous troop* of the barbarious Numcdians; and
1 yet, when rcq-vre-I “to set a squadron in the
i field” at his country’s call, and protect her
> towns and cities from hoetiledemonstration, by
the ingenious resc-nrces of her engineering skill,
will find to his dismay that althou h Greek and
1 Latin may suffice for the pulpit or the bar.
something more is requisite for tiie Soldier.—
; The mere scholar may be thoroughly iastrect-
I ed, and doubtlrsß is, in the composition of the
! cohort, the maniple and the contubernium, but
< ignorant of the tactical mo eaent of a i
C mpauy. Regiment or Brigade. Klisis, Met. I
. abole aad taay b« taute to
cars as household words, and yet if called on in
the field to change thy front of u Regimental
line of battle, or nloy it into column, he will
find it quite as difficult as squaring of the cir
cle.
A military education is purely and thorough
ly scientific. Tlie precise application of math
ematical knowledge is just as valuable in the
building of a house as in the construction of a
fort. The sauio elementary principles which
made the huge Malakoff the chanial house
of thousands, aud pointed tho Redan an ong
the wonderful defences of Sebastopol, whc*e
earthen face time and again rolled back the
battles desparate tide, well heave the lofty via
aduct in the air, and guide tiie rail road’s devi
ous track from the peaceful flehk of agriculture
to the depots of the world. Yet an education
capable of affording results like these (if it be
attained at all) our sons must seek, not at home,
hut from the grudging hands of an insulting
sectionalism, and in a hostile portion of out
common land.
We presume that these things have already
suggested th<inselves to your Exellency's mind,
but we trust that, we may lie pardoned the effort
in discharging the duty required of us by • law,
to awake a legislative liberality, that shall
place the Georgia Military Institute among the
cherished institutions of our State, and make it,
us it ought to be, the Military Academy of the
"South.
We have the honor to be.
Respectfully your Excellency's ob’t serv’ts,
WM. 8. ROCKWELL.
Capt. Baldwin Blues.
JOHN W. ANDERSON.
Capt. Savannah Republican Blues.
P. 11. COLQUITT,
Capt. Coitimbus City Light Guards.
B. F. ROSS,
Captain Floyd Rifles.
GEORGE R. JESSUP,
Brig. Gen'l. Ist Brig, 3d Division.
JOHN MILLEDGE,"
Colonel of Staff.
For the Daily Examiner.
To the Young Men of Atlanta.
Mr. Editor : —Permit me, through this me
dium, to call the at tent ion/>f the Young Men
of Atlanta to some considerations, connected
with the expediency of establishing in this city
a Lyceum, or Young Men's Library Associ
ation. Surely a higher or nobler object could
not possibly claim our attention. If we look
back upon the literary and scientific history of
our raco, we find that Lyceum's were tlie earli
est schools that existed. It was here that the
.nighty energies of the human mind found the'r
earliest development Philosophy here institu
ted her first grave inquiries concerning the na
ture of man, and the mysterious world by which
he was surrounded. Poetry strung her lyre and
swept from her trembling strings strains that
will never die; and Eloquence pound upon the
ears of listening throngs the potency of her wiz
zard spell.
Upon the banks ofthe classic and beautiful
P.issus was a magnificent enclosure, filled with
forests, and emliellished with trees dedicated to
Apollo; this was the Lyceum, the first promi
nent place dedicated to learning in Greece.—
Amid these groves aud hard by these fountains
the Athenian youths would stray to listen to the
words of wisdom that fell from the lips of the
good and great Aristotle. The Pcripatclics
took their rise from the doctrine* taught here,
and were so called because Aristotle inculcated
them while walking about. The opinions here
referred to held sway for centuries over the hu
maud mind, and were even advocated by Ma.
lancthon in the 16th Century; indeed, they
seem never to have entirely lost their influence,
until the mighty genius of Bacon and Locke
overturned the errors of the past and taught
mankind how to reason. We need not go back
into the dim and shadowy past for arguments
to prove the incalculable benefits derived from
the establishment of such associations, tho his
tory of our own times, yea. the biography of
our own country furnishe* the most ample en
couragement for their organization. It was in
these halls, dedicated to learn'ng and eloquence,
that some of the greatest orators of modern
times discovered, not only to the world, but
found out for themselves, that they possessed
the gift divine within them, before which Sen
ates were to tremble and nations become en
tranced. Some Edward Everett, or Silas
Wright, chaste iu their style, elevated in their
diction, and profound in their logic, may as
tonish and delight us with their hitherto un
known resources of mind; aye, some Curran
may make his debnt upon our stage, who when
“thrones are crumbled, and dynasties forgotten,
may stand the land-mark of his country’s ge
nius” lifting bis bead high above the mists and
clouds of ignorance may become a mental pyr
amid in the solitude of time, upon whose grand
and solid proportions, coming generations may
look with awe and admiration. Are these
things impossible?—are they not rather within
the legitimate scope of probability? Place
proper incentives before the youth of the coun
try to cultivate the highest and nobler qualities
of the mind ; hold out proper inducements to
hem ; repay genius for her toils and labors;
lester, and encourage, and reward talent whom
ever it may be found; then will Religion send
up to Heaven a sweeter incense; patiotism will
pour out upon the altar of our country a ho
lier libation, and all that is great in soul, or
glorious in mind, will be stimulated to hasten
the perfection of human Society.
Seme of the highest pleasures that belong to
earth, are connected with the books we read,
and he who fails to contract in early life a
taste for reading, thereby deprives himself of
resources of enjoyment for all coming time
which no other blessing can supply. You talk
of your distinctions in soe'ety, of your aristo
cratic circles, of your high associations, of your
holding converse with the living-great. My
friend, you know but little of good society if
you have no taste tor book*, no desire for read
ing, go with me into some good library and I
will introduce you to company in whose dis
tinguished presence “royalty itself Las felt
abashed.” All, how truly does earth's consti
tuted nobility blush before that of nature—how
abject and poor does the aristocracy of gold
itself appear when placed beside the aristocracy
of mind. Then in this commercial age, in these
utilitarian times, in the midst of all the noise
and fuss which the almighty Dollar is making
in our land; let us open here a fountain of in
tellectual enjoyment whose streams may glad
den and enrich generations to come.
Who will be the first one to throw a pebble
into this great ocean of human feeling, and
start, it may be, bat a ripple upon its quiet
bosom, that little agitation may widen and
deepen as it moves, and roll the tide of its influ
ence upon the shores of distant posterity. We
could commence a very respectable library in
Atlanta if each member of the Association
would make a loan to the Society of a few vol
umes. the initiation fees would rent the room,
and pay incidental expenses. And I am" sure
we have young men here who not only possess
the talent, but would feci a just pride In pre;
paring a suitable Address to be delivered at
initrt prlofc Htas wwadty.
I simply make these remarks to elicit the
opinion of others in reference to the expediency
of establishing a Lyceum in Atlanta, hoping
at the same time if I have done no other good,
I may at least have directed public attention to
the subject. MEDICUS.
Atlanta, November 22, 1855.
COMM CNICATED.
An Address Delivered by John P. Dean,
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Ladies and Gentlemen of this very~res.petlable '
audience: It is alone at the request of my wor-!
thy instructors, that I now’ appear before yon I
It is at the request of him, (who hits been so
faithfully engaged for tlie last scholastic yenr I
in instructing, and aiding us in our toilsome
struggle after an education,) that I could have
been induced to attempt anything of this nature.
I feel incompetent to the task, though I feel
that I would not be treating him, ormyself with
justice under the present circumstances if I did
not do as requested. He, who hns ever been
so ready to give any information to his pupils
relative to our studies here, and lias also given
us good advice relative to future life, and that
he should make just one simple reipiest of us, his
students, and that we should shrink from the
light task imposed upon us by him, it. does not
seem to roc. that we would be treating him
with that respect that is due him ns our teacher.
I have chosen a subject with which you are nil.
moreor acquainted, (namely.) that of edu
cation. It is needless for me to say to you.
that this is a snbiect in wliich you are nil inter
ested . This subject has previously been dis
cussed in your hearing, and those of you tbnt
were present, heard more than I shall bo able
to tell yon. I hod, however, made up my mind
to address you on this subject, (if I had any
thing to say on this occasion.) before these meet
ings were in agitation, therefore, I shall no!
abandon mv subject. I shall not attempt, how
ever, to do it justice, for in my opinion it is out
of the power of any one person to giveit. its dues.
It is a subject upon which men of all grades
and ranks have written, but they have all failed
to give it justice, and have left space enough
for all future generations to occnpv. What. i«
tho object ot education ? Education, i« Intend
ed to enlighten the mind, to form and correct
the manners and habits of youth. A very
learned man. (Mr. Locke,) says you are all
botiw-ith certain faculties, nnd whatever tend
to develnpe, and improve the'facilities, is educa
tion. If this be true, whatever trains your
mental powers, your affections, manners ami
habits, is education. We have here a field be
fore us, from which we could gather many rich
and beautiful flowers. But we shall not occu
py all the ground we might on this occasion.—
We shall ift the first place, attempt, to show
you what education hns accomplished in time
past, and what it is doing at the present time
It is by means of educationalist we arecnaolcd
to hold correspondence w ith distant countries
It is by means of education that wo can send
our thenghts with a lightning speed upon our
own telegraphic wires. It is through the in
strumentality of education, that we are enabled
to read the writings and sayings, of the great,
good, and wise men, who have long since fled
the shore* of mortality. It wns nothing les
than education that assisted Columbus, in ma
king the discovery of this our favored land.—
It was science, that framed and built, the very
ship that was to carry back to Spain, the glad
tidings of this the new-born world. Anditwa 4
education that assisted our forefathers in fra
ming this blessed government under whose laws
we can feel secure, from the power of tyranny
! Education done all this. And science "caused
our country to be levelled, a track to be laid
and an iron horse, (if yon will allow the expres
sion.) to run thereon, carrying its thousa"d>
1 and thousands of merchandise to market, also
serving as a connecting link between the two
ends of the earth. In view of all these bene
fits, for a person to say that education 1 as beei
of no advantage to them, is truly absurd. But
we are going to come nearer home both in re
. marks, and point of time.
Upon inquiring of some of our good old far
mers, why they do not subscribe to a good
school, their reply is this, “I do not know that
education would be of much advantage to mi
for this reason, I stay at home, raise my owi
bread, meat, and eat it, clothe my children, and
r attend my own domestic affairs, I have done
very well without much education, aud it is
• very reasonable to suppose that they can get
i along as well without an education as I have.
therefore, Ido not think that education wonh
be of much advantage to me or my children.”
1 Now kind farmers, if you be here to night
suffer me to ask you. if education has done
I nothing for you; you must not think yourselves
deprived of an education because you Jive oi
your farms, neither must you suppose that yo<
• have no need of it because you are not a lawyer
i doctor, or a school-master. You have just a.
. good a right to it as any.man, and it has doin
as much lor you as it has for any one else. I>
wag education that discovered iron ore, it win
science that shaped the iron into plows, hoes, &<•
i Ii was education that caused ull this, and edn
, cation has done more than this; it taught yoi
Low to use them after they were thus shaped
Education, in our humble opinion, is not con
fined to the walls of Colleges, and high schools
though we believe them to be the great hca>
quartern of education, so to speak. But w<
contend that every schooljiowever small con
tributes its mite to this great, grand and nobL
cause. We have heard some argue that a per
sun has not an education, uulees he has Ihm>i
through college. I differ with them a little.—
If a person has not an education unless he ba
a collegiate education, how many of our bes l
citizens would be deprived of it? But os I d<
not intend to be tedious, I will pass from tin;
part of my subject. But in addition to what 1
have already said ou this subject, I will jus
ask, do we and our parents make use of tin
meaus of au education that arc within onr reach'
We are sorry, we are compelled to say, wi
do not. Look at our own little town. Why di
we not see a good school permani ntly located
at Stone Mountain? It is because its citizen:
are not enough aroused to the benefits to bi
derived from an education. There are some o'
its citizens, who are so narrow minded, as t<
care nothing about the welfare of themselves,
or their children. And even if it would stop
here, with them and their children, it would n<.“
be so bad. But it does not. It is like a con
tagious disease, it exerts its influence upon soc,
ety and the neighborhood at large. Do you
sup. ose that you have no influence to exert ovet
your neighbors? I tell you, you have a grea’
influence, and that influence will tell out som.
day on you, your children, and yonr neighbor
anil your neighbor’s children. There is nomiii
that lives, however low hi* character, howevet
little aud unknown La may be, but has «omi
power over some body. And if that influenc*
is not exerted in favor ofthe cause of education
it will be as so much weight pulling against it
It will stand as a great stumbling block, over
which your fellow man may stumble into ruir,
There is no brute but exerts some influence ovei
its kind, an! is it reasonable to suppose tl-.a'
our great Father, would have made these brutes,
and eav» them this power of influence, and mad.
man, his finishing work, his noblest and best
work, and left him destitute of this principle'’
There ia no reason in it, and it is insulting tc
the wisdom and goodness cf God, to make nucl>
suppositions. You all exert some influence, and
if it is not given to aid in a good cause, it does
not answer the end for which it was intended.
You may say, “I am not ngainet education in
the least.” Well, the answer I shall make to
this, is, if you du not lend your aid in a good
cause, when there is nothing to hinder it,itgoe
I very conclusively to show that yon are agaiuet
■ it. ’ We are sorry to say that there are some
I people who care so little about the education ot
; their children, as not to send them to school
I when their tuition is paid by the public ; and I
think I might almuet’say, that it is doubtful
whether they would send them or not, if there
was money made up, book* bought, and given
to them. I suppose that some time since there
was an order organized and called by the num’
of know nothings, but I think such a man as
this, who is opposed to the education of his
children, should belong to an order known by
the name of Care Nothings, for that name
would jut suit cash a aaa in my humble opia
te
"We do not make tins comparison as costing
any slur on the know nothings, for believe
there are a* good citieen* belonging to the
American party, a* there are out of it. It is
an old maxim, but nevertheless a true one, that
action* speak louder than words. It this be tho
case, they had rutlier see thefr children loitering
about the streets, carrylne water for u drink
of liquor, (there partaking of ull the vice*, in
which youths are too apt to partake, let parents
be tis careful as they may,) than to re. th in
arm up their lxx>ks. taking the road to school,
there striving to obtain knowledge, which will
prepare them to make useful nu n, and orna
ments to society. The > ret’* of the family will
toil troin days end, to davs end, to procure a
tew pence to carry their child, or children, as
the case rosy be, into the shew. But just kt
u 1 cache speak to th<m ala>ut a book their
child needs, and their reply is this, “It takes me
Lard work to support my family, kt alone buy
ing books, 1 cant buy it for them, aud I l.<-y will
have to do ail hunt it." So you see, by this
answer the teacher is brouebt at once tea dead
stand. But just let a Circus come a'r-ng and
you will goon see whether it takes them hard
work to keep bread enough or not. The book
that is wanted by tlie teacher, and undid by
the child, costs all of 25 cents, while tl,< mote
t-y it lakrs to iniiy tl.erhi'd in tic (.'itcusis
perhaps only 50 cents. You will re mcmlH-r
it takes all of 25 or 30 cents, to buy the .book
but it takes only 50 cents to carry the obi d,
into the shew. Now. with that sa-c fifty cents,
there could lie two books bought nt the rate of
-0 cent each, which 1 think would do more
good’ towards enlightening them than forty
C’nctiii-s when they‘are ns ignorant as horses (if
you will allow’ the expression.) neither they nor
iheir children have enough of education to see
their blindness. Wliich do y u think would
do the roost good, fifty cents B[>ent in buying
books, or fifty cents spent to cany that child
into the show ? 1 will just ask, is the whole
family benefited by that e-hi'ds going into the
show ? I say they are not. none of them are
bem fifed but the one Ihat goes in, and I can
not sny that I think it benefitid.
But why not spend that fifty cents so that
the whole family can be benefited? The only
way ire can think of to tell you is, to buy books
with it. then it does the whole family grind, aud
if there '.as but one to be be efited by it, 1
think it would be vastly more Ix-nefited by this
proposition than the other. What is the rea
son it would be more to their advantage to
qiend it in this way? because it prepares them
for entering social, and re.fined society—tlie
whole fnniily is bcm fin-d by this arrangement,
they are all enlightcm.il by it, and consequently
they all move on ti gether with one accord, ail
is peace, all is serenity in a truly educated fam
ily* Now kin 1 friends let me inquire of you,
do the Uirciwes your children visit afford any
lasting or real enjoyment? I say they do not.—
Does the reading ol good school. books injure
the morals of your children? I say it does not.
lint on the contrary, the reading of these books
will do them more good now, mid lie of service
to them when Circusscs aud all else of a sublu
nary nature will fail to render aid. But we will
leave this port oi the subject lest we w eary your
patience. We will notice one other point "and
we are done, that is this: There are a few of
onr citizens who ure so weak minded ns to stop
their ch Idren from sclmol when they happen to
get u whipping, and alniusr for a lii’tlc scolding
And the dear mother toplease the little dar
ling takes it in her arms, nnd the stern old
father guided by his better-half stops his child
from school immediately. It would have been
much better for them, and their children, never
to have started them to school, than to lie stop
ping them In this way, for in so doing they urge
their children on to ruin and destruction; I
think you are greatly in your own lights for a >
doing, if you eVer intend to make anything of
your children. Dear parent*, 1 hone you do not
indulge the idea that I think niyself capable of
advising you in regord to your duty in this par
ticular, but my opinion is that when your child
comes home from school and says, “1 got a
whipping to day”—if you on tho iiext morning
would perform the same operation there would
lie less of it for the teacher to do. I ennnot tell
what makes me like this rule so well, for I us
-nre you, I never did like to take the lath, but
I attribute it to this. I was brought up by this
rule myself, and it is very reasonable lor a pa
rent to think the rule they arc accustomed to is
the best. There are some children who hold
'he reins of family government in their own
hands, they come to school when they please,
nnd leave when they please, and do any mid cv
vi vthing else, just us, and when they please,and
consequently you see it is impossible tor a teach
er to do them or himself,justice i such a care
is this. Wii hnvi*k’itnessed a few cases of this
nature this season, but we arc glud to say there
ins not bi-en very many—not ns many us there
ia* been in time ]Mv>t, nnd we are proud to we
hut the jieople of Stone Mountain are getting
iroused to their better interest, but us 1 have
Iclained you longer tlron I into ded, I close by
nyiiig. 1 hope you will receive my sincere and'
martfelt thanks for your presence and kind at
tention, also, my best wishes for yonr future
rcll'are. Farewell.
Mississippi election.
The returns of the election from this State
>re not complete, but the general result is fulH
■iently ascertained. John J. Mcßae is re-elcc
'ed Governor, and the State ticket, running with
him is suecwfiil by a considerable majority—
-everul thousands.
The following is the result of the congiwsion
al elections:
First District— D B. Wright, (Democrat.)
■■humid “ IT. 8. Bennett, (Democrat.)
Third “ Wm. Barksdale, (Democrat.)
I'tuth “ Wm. R. Taike, (American.)
Fifth “ Jno. A. Quitman, (Democrat.)
In thejast Congress all five members were
Democrats. There has Lem a change of dis
tricts, and some of the members elected arc dif
ferently arranged.
The Democrats have a large majority in the
Legislature, nud w ill be able to elect whom they
please Senator in Congress in place of Stephen
Adams, whose term expires with this Congress.
We see that Jacob Thompson, late member of
he House, and Jefferson Davis, the present Sec*
' tnrv of War, are spoken of as candidates for
the place.
Dr. Marshall Hull, an eminent English
physician, says—“ If I were seriously ill of con
sumption I would live out of doors day and
night, except it was raining or mid-winter;
<hen I would sleep in an unplusteted loghouse."
He says that consumptives aunt air, not physic
—pure i.ir, not medicated uir—plenty of meat
and bread. ’‘Physic has no nutriment, gasp
mgs for air cannot cure you; monkey leapera
a a gymnasium cannot cure you ; and stimu
lants cannot cure.”
Lord Palmerston.—A Washington corres
pondent ’of the Baltimore Sun. says that Lord*
Palmerston's house was surrounded by un ex
cited and resentful crowd on the Evening be
fore the departure of the packet, and it became/'
ni-cessnry for Mr. Bucbanau to appear befort
i hem and give them assurance that there was
really no danger of war between Great Brit
ain and the United States; that L'rd Claren
don ead proffered to him the most friendly
intentions; and that he had not called for his
jiassports.
The New Haven Palladium records
another case of complete cure of erysipalis by
the simple application of raw cranberries pound
ed fine. The patient was a young lady, one
side of whose face had become so swollen and
inflamed that the eye had become closed and
the pain excessive. A poultice of cranberries
was applied, and, in the course of a couple of
days every vestige of disease had disappeared.
The Gainbsviu.k and Mississippi Railroad.
—The Gainesville Independent statue that the
portion oi this road lying Iretween Gainesville
and the Mobile and Ohio road, is represented
by those who have recent ly travelled over it t 0
be „ iu an excellent state of progress, the g»
ding being more than half done:’’ and thain
already “ looks like a rail road.”
The prospects of the portion of the road ly
ing between Gainesville and Tuscaiooaa, mvs
the Indejxudwt, ar. "doily Z