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ATLANTA, MARCH 13, 1856.
The Circus is Coming !
We are advised that Ballard & Bailey’s
great French circus, will visit Atlanta on or
about the 25th inst. We are pleased to be
able to commend this company to circus goers
as one of superior merit, having frequently wit
nessed their interesting performances. The
originality and genuine wit of their clown, arc
second to none. He never says an old thing.
Os course, the young folks will be delighted,
and not a few of the old folks will be gratified,
by the announcement.
Board of Visitors to tho Georgia Military
Institute.
We learn that the Governor has announced
the following gentlemen as a Board of Visitors
for tho Georgia Military Institute : Col. Wm.
8 Rockwell, Captain John W. Anderson, Col.
John Milledge, Gen. Geo. R. Jessup, Captain
Peyton H. Colquitt, Captain Benjamin F. Ross,
Captain John P. Screven, Col. Hardy Strick
land, Colonel A. A. Franklin Hill,and Captain
Tbos. Hardeman.
Income W- & A Railroad-
Dec. 1855 $66 738,33
Jan. 1856 62,660,57
Feb. 1856 68,810,63
$198,239,53
Dec. 1854 $51,985,82
Jan. 1855 51,959,31
Feb. 1855 . ... 40,051,94 ... .$142,996,20
Increase <554,243,33
T. O. W. & A. Road. E. B. WALKER,
Atlanta, March, 8 1856. Master Trans.
“ Close Shaving.—A few days since, as
Mr. W. P. Fetridge, of Boston, Mass., was
passing along a street in New Orleans, La., he
heard the report of fire-arms, und saw two men
firing at each other with revolvers. A ball
from the pistol of one of the warriors cut off
one of his whiskers.”
Wo notice the above going the rounds of our
exchanges. It was a close shave, but Fetridge
is the “ Balm of a Thousand Flowers ” man,
and, by timely application of his Balm, will
repair the damage done his whisker—any other
man, (to whom the Balm was not accessible,)
would have been inconvenienced by the stray
shot. See advertisement of the Bahn in ano
ther column.
Judge Hammond-
Our readers have been advised of the appoint
ment, by the Governor, of Col. Dennis Ham
mond, of Coweta, to the Judgeship of the new
Judicial circuit, created by the last Legislature.
We should have before expressed our sincere
gratification with the appointment, but for the
press upon our columns, which has excluded
many other matters. We will say now, how
ever, that the choice has been wisely made, and
with a view to the best interests of tho Circuit,
which does not embrace, within its limits, one
man better qualified for the position, and there
are few indeed, in the limits of the State, who
more happily blend all the rare qualities req si.
site for the Bench than Judge Hammond.
Muy he long live to enjoy the honors thu un
expectedly but deservedly bestowed, for we
know tho voters of his Circuit too wi ll appre
ciate his abilities, to allow themselves robbed
of them by any other aspirant, when the time
of his appointment expires.
Fire*?
An alarm of tiro was raised about I o’clock,
on yesterday (Monday) morning, und upon pro
ceeding to tho spot, it was found to have origi.
anted in a smoke-house, upon the premises of
Mr. Reuben Haynes. A strong wind, approx
imating to a gale, prevailed, and before the en
gine could be brought to play upon it, the fire
had attained too much headway to lx? subdued.
The dwelling hou■<- and kitchen, adjoining, were
favored by the direction of the wind, and the
timely exertions of our active fire company pre
vented any serious damage to cither. The
smoke house and content-;, consisting of provis
ions carpenters' tools, and cooking utensils,
valued in all at about S3OO, were entirely con
sumed. We have heard nothing as to the ori
gin of tho conflagration, which, had the direc
tion of tin- wind been different, would, indeed,
have proven a serious calamity.
Book Votices.
From Brxei; <t Bro., 126 Nassau street. New
York, we have
Siiokp.w Recollections—A handsome and
readable little volume, well worth sl.
From A. Bibke. Buffalo, N. Y., we have
Bkavm vxoir. or tho Career of a Rising Man.
Jt is highly emimend®! by the press, and will,
110 doubt, b •::> popular; also. Notes or a
Volunteer, a very agreeable work.
From Garrett & Co., N. Y„ we have four
25 cent books—either on-- of which is worth
the price of the whole :
The Pale Lilly, or Young Brides' Honey
moon; Henri Dr La Tour; The Ocean
Queen, aud Ali en Sinclair, or A Lover's
Adventures.
We have had little time to devote to our
twok-dawcr, recently, and have selected the
above ns the most desirable, and consequently
•lie most to be commended to our readers.
—
HomuBLE Death tx I'uo.mas County.-
The Thamasviile Enterprise records the death
of Mr. Daniel Kornega of that county. Mr
K. was engaged in ginning sea island cotton
on u roller gin. when he was informed by a scr
'aut in att- udau.e that the liut was on fire in
the »•••' a where it was received from the
gin. Ile immediately plunged into the lintroom
Varou.;'i a s-.n.x1l aperture* left for uncloggitig
t! -' mouth ol the gi... for the purpose of extin
gu :ug the fire, which had not yet eaught in
ll.im. ;■ ; but shocking to relate, his entrance
into the r.-ein produivd a current of air which
1111111 xi itely fanned the tire into flame, aid in
rolled to.e whole in coufl.rgratiou. Mr. K. ,t
--tempting to «scape, rushed to the door of the
liutroom, an.l called out for assistance ; but
most uufortun.it-ly Cue d. or was fastened on
the outside with a padlock, mid the kev at the
»i:ne in bis pocket. Hi - unfortunate man was
~.ikeet from the devouring elements. a few hours
after, nearly consumed—both arms and lees
burned entirely off, and only a small portion ot
his body nmahxxi t-> be interred by his weep- I
iag friends.
Americas Rules fob Russia.—lt is
that a Russian agent was in Worcester. Muss
a few days since, und made a contract with a
mauufa<tare- there for several thousand rifles
They the Sharp pattern with some
Belligerent.
The contemplated concentration of English
forces in Canada, intelligence of which was ,
brought by the Baltic, is regarded by many as .
intended to intimidate this government from too
decisive action upon the disputes which have ,
arisen between the United States and England. ,
Several considerations go to make this suppo- ,
sition improbable, and, without being advised (
of the real intention of the concentration, we
think it safe to conclude that John Bull, with 1
all his ZmZZying propensities would hardly at- .
tempt the frightening process upon this govern- '
ment, mere particularly since the character of
Jonathan’s pluck is pretty generally understood |
in that particular quarter. It is much more ’
probable that the policy of convenience dicta- '
ted Canada as -i point of concentration than (
that any menacing designs were contemplated ;
in the selection of the locality ; and, we will -
venture to say that the former reason will be
found the true one. -Still, it. is well enough to '
keep a watchful eye upon a ministry so corrupt,
and with such anti-American proclivities as
that of England. While it is evident that pop
ular opinion in England is decidedly against a
rupture with this country, no feeling of safety
from such an interruption of the relations of the
two governments, on that account, should be
too freely indulged in by our people, since the
vox populi, and the vox Cabinet there are not
always synonymous, and whffber the commer
cial public of England rely upon the general
clamor against a war, or not, it should give us
no confidence in a ministry which has deceived
the commercial world so often. It becomes us
as a people, now, to have a jealous eye upon
every movement of that ministry, to place no
reliance in anything but our own judgment; and*
while these false alarms are calculated to un
necessarily excite the country, we do not know
but the watchfulness they indicate is of more
service than the little injury they do is harmful.
Let us not forget, however, that watchfulness
is of little value without judgment in sounding
alarms, and while we are prompt to herald the
indications of a storm, let us not magnify them
by our fears, but rather keep the country cool
to net wisely when the storm does come. Our I
government is upon the alert, and if there is any ■
powder in the atmosphere, has in all probabili
ty detected it before this, and when the proper
timt*arrivcs will draw aside the veil of specula
tion which shrouds the actual situation of af
fairs, and exhibit them as they are. Speculation I
• tempered by reason is well enough, and should not I
! be discouraged, but when the veil is lifted, we j
opine there will be an amusing tumbling down
of very logically constructed prophecies, which
will perhaps detract from the elevated estimate
some editors place upon their prescience. We
hall see.
Donelson on Native Americanism,
The nominee of the Philadelphia Convention
is most ; ufortunately situated with respect to
his antededents. He was at one time editor of
the Washington Union, and bitterly opposed
to the administration of the very man suspend
ed to whose coat-tail he hopes t ride into office.
The files of that paper contain the tecord of his
past political life which the present editors of
the Union are industriously republishing, no
doubt to the serious disquietu le of the gentle
man. This record contains ail the good he
ever did, and when placed in contrast with bis
present degenerate position shows him up in an
unenviable light. We shall from time to t ine
ava l ourselves of the mass of testimonials, thu,
furnished, us of his remarkable prowess ns a po
litical acrobat.
His position as the choice of the anti-foreign
party, makes the following extract of peculiar
interest to those editors who have so far forgot
ten their “ intensely American ” proclivities tw
to i nn up his name over colums once devoted to
the bitterest opposition to foreigners. Os these
foreigners, whom these fame editors once denoun
ced ns ruining the country, he made the following
l remark in an editorial of the Union.
‘•lmmigration.—The Republic of Wednes
day contains a long article on immigration to the
United States. It portrays in vivid colors the
rapid aud uupiiralleld increase in the number
of those who are seeking our shores. The Irish
emigration is so great that the court journal
classes it among the phenomena of history.’
We (Andrew Jackson Donelson) are glad to see
this euigralion from the Old World. I: brings
to ns.the physical for®? we need to fell the for
est and Io build our improvements. We have
yet, and wili have for many long years, scope
im.l range enough for their industry and enter
prise. But is was not oar intention to discuss
this branch of the subject at the present time.
The native party is now prostrate, and it will
ba time enough to commence the discussion
when another attempt is made by the i'edeh
ALtSTS TO REVIVE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ALIEN
LAWS.”
Hew is right then, but now—how is he?
The standard bearer of a party whose hatred
I for tktse same emigrants amounts to a mania.
But, no matter what has intlueiiciil his change
of sentiment, the somerset is not more complete
than those of the several editors of the Anwa’an
press who advocate his elevation to the Vice
Pr sideucy. Some have stoutly refuse*] to
m ike the experiment, amongst whieh. we find
the (• "r*ia Citizen ; others, however, are try
ing it -11.--Augusta C’niiaicle & Sentinel, the
Join ■ml i and the &•-. Repuhlican.
th-' last after repeated trials, Imying awkwardly
accomplished thefeat. It is amusing to witness
these gyrations, in sueii general practice with
the Am rieau press that it is really difie-ilt to tell
wliieli way i is going, heads aud heels, in ilrndif
ft rent stages of progress, being so mixed togetb. j
er that we e.ni only see a eonfn.s-x] mass of both. |
It may be confidently expeetetl however, that 1
the feat will b eventually performed by all, j
and we will wit css the phenomenon of oil and
water mixed in the great cauldron of Ameri- I
I canism. Not the least interesting »uu.*r will Ik* >
tin* laudation showered by these presses upon a ■
man who spoke so threatniugly of the time:
•when another attempt is made by the federal
ists to revive tl.v principles of the alien laws"— :
■he only principles which keep the dis-onlant
elements of their pirty together:
Gas.
As an iliustrati-m of the gaseous properuea!
of some of the trails-Atlantic presses, we publish
I the subjoined amusing paragraph from the Fa
ris < •••.ititatio al Os eourae, the editor's pre
science wili b ■ a subject of w.uider to us short-.
sighted mortals this side the waters. How could
he hat e guess-xi so well the finak? of our Eng-i
lish diflieujtics ?
••I**ri 9 t\ u-stituiuwel tlnr.R, that, in the pre-]
trnsivus ol America, and in Js incidents that)
are now charaetonx.ng the relation; of Groat
i Brit tin and the Vnit-'-t Stan s tln-re i« the geria
| if -r<at and r-.ric.ua diffrculiuee; but as soon as
i j «•».*«■ is r- s.-rte.i to Europe, thi- difficulty. ss
' far as \ iiu ri- a is concerned, will b -reduced to
*-<y eiaip'i- pr.-p-rtioiis. The \ngi--Fr-nch
alii ... , wii! s rvivc the Eastern war that can
it l ir'.l:; u. - i .re t Stares know this, and th, a
will become more ixi.uiest or at least more mod—
uraU* ia their attitude t >y.~arJs Ena'iaad and ihe ,
Consistency-
The American, professes to be par excellence
the Union party,_and,yet theyjiave nominate]
a man, who, one of their leaders says is respon
sible for the dangers of disunion which threat
ened the country under his administration of
the Government. Andrew Jackson Donelson,
who has been placed in the ne.xt highest posi
tion lie could possibly occupy in the American |
Party, and who will, therefore, te accepted by i
that party as good authority, used tho follow I
ing langua-ze in an article attacking Mr. Fill-1
more:
If the public sentiment had not been mis
led oy such letters as Mr. Fillmore wrote to
the abolition societies of New York, and by
the eloquence of Mr. Webster, denouncing, as
he admits he did, the institution of slavery as a
curse, aud tho.extension of onr territory in the
South as a violation of the constitution, the
dangers foreseen by Washington would not
now be the subject of humiliating explanation
aud apology on the part of tho President and
bis cabinet, and the means by which tho whig
party hope* to perpetuate its power.”
He also contended that the election of Mr.
Fillmore would . unsettle the slavery question.
Hear him :
“We shall be ready to show that the ascen
dency of such a party (the whig party) will be
not only calamitous to the future interests of
the couatry, but that it will derogate from
much of what has been done by the tried pa
triots of the land heretofore to preserve for our
institutions their republican energy mid dura
bility. We venture events say that a just
analysis of the view Mr. Webster has taken of
the compromise and slavery questions will prove
that the re-election of Mr. Fillmore will unset
tle all that has been yet done to deprive those
questions of the power of disturbing hereafter
the peace and tranquility of the country.”
“If the election of Mr. Fillmore was then cal
culated to unsettle all that had been done to
deprive these questions of the power of disturb
ing hereafter the peace and tranquility of the
country," how can it be expected his election
now, when things are already so “ unsettled,”
will do anything towards preserving the Union
his party pretend such an affection for. The |
man in whom they have equal confidence with |
their candidate for the presidency, declares that!
candidate, ia effect, a disturber ot tho Uuiotq
i and responsible for its unsettled condition, and |
I yet they are so reckless of th • Union they pro-'
fess to regard as so sacred, as to desire the ele-1
vation of such a candidate to a position where i
it will be in his power to rend the Union to
j fragments!
THE Issue.
| There is no proposition clearer, to the reflect-
i j ,ug mind, than that, in the approaching presi
i dential canvass.there is but one issue before the
! people, and it is not clearer than it is ttniver
i sally appreciated, in every section of the Union.
Twist it as you will, trump up as many side
issues as the fruitful invention of outsiders may
suggest, the fact stands out, “ plain as the nose
1 on a man’s face,” that the contest will be be
' tween the pro and anti-slavery men of thecoun
f try. The great question of slavery will be
' brought to the decision of votes—to the actual
test of the ballet-box. The division® which
■ which have heretofore existed among the m’ni-
• ions of abolitionism, have been healed—thedis
jointed mass has been consolidated intou great
' Black Republican party, which, if it does not
■ embrace every enemy of the institution of slave
: ry, is, at least, confident, of the indirect support
• of the stray factions, which hang back from
1 fraternizing with the party. It may be confi
‘ dently asserted, that .he enemies of the South
• .ire, at last, drawn into liue, and have assumed
’ an u. tuxl, tangible shape, suscepitblo of effectual
attack, uud capable of substantial defenee and
1 aggression. The hydra-heads which once puz
zled us to know how to attack, have merged
' into one, and that one, confident in its strength,
’ throws down the gauntlet and challenges us to
’ the fray.
! In view of this fuel, it liecoutes a question
with Southern men, whether their course in the
’ opening canvass shall be influenced by any oth
er issue that the one thus evidently and sabstan
- tially thrust before their eyes—an issue a liieb
! cannot be evaded, but which, on the contrary
must, from its very nature be met. It is dear
i ly ettled that this all-absorbing issue ns swal-
I lo ved np every minor one, and every reasoning
man must comprehend the sheer folly of drag
’ ging into the quarrel any other question, no
’ matter what mig.it have been its importance In
• times past. Yield to these side-issues ail the
‘ importance claimed for them—admit, for the
' argument’s sake, that the dangers apprehended
by our American friends are real and not imag'
I inary, that their charges against foreigners and
1 Catolics are true —still, issue this dividing them
from the Democracy, shrinks into puny insignifi
cant before the aetuai danger which threatens
• the constitution and the country. Will thechil-
I dren of a house quarrel over a bon' 1 when the I
j incendiary is placing his torch beneath their
, j homestead ?
, i Let any man set down and reflect upon the I
I situation of the country, the concentrated fa~
naiicUm which threatens it, the method of th e
madness of it* enemies and tlieir unalterable
purpose to effect its desttUfctiQn, their deafness
to the voice of reason and remonstrance, twd
their utter disregard for ronstitutional obliga
tions. and if he rises without a settled eonvic- i
tion of the prime importance of the united ac
! tion of the friends of tne constitution and the
country, liis mind is incapable of corn.x't con
clusions, or is of questionable sanity. Every troe
friend of the country, do matter what hfe posi
tion or his politics. if lie is animated by cue
! spark of patriotic feeling, ot one idea above
: party rancor and prejudice, must and docsj in
i terualiv acknowledge the al.*solute necessity for
■ throwing aside everything but bis patriotism,
I sacrificing every prejudice aud preference iinxm.
> sistent witli the effectual defenee oi the consti
; tution from its assailants, and uniting with his
! Compatriots who are engaged in the holy strife.
But clear as is the conclusion, it is not 1-ss
clear than the fact that the iisaiu eflorts o' the ’
enemy are directed upon the camp ofD* eeiera- i
ey. which intercepts his march nr<*n the t'on- :
stitution, and to the true man every oil* r eon- |
‘ sideratiou should be east to the winds in view 1
cf the perilous position of the barrier it oppo
ses to tn< of the foe. It is a i
truth which cannot be . uccessfufiy attacked
that the Black Republican party is
■ W any opposition outside the Democratic ranks. ’
It is tmncccssary to deduce arguments to 'stab- ;
lish this fact. Whai (Les, we ask, can induce,
a desire, on the part of Southern mec. k; eo-l
I gage U detracting from the efficiency off
I the Democracy to Eope with that party ?—j
When there can be no earthly hope to elect a <
third tusu over the candidates of two principal <
parties of the Union, tyhat can be the object of]
Southern men in throwing away their votes np
tm Fillmore an<] Donelson? Does the Bvuth*',
not need these votes ? Can she spate them r! ■
Can she lie saved, and the safety of the country ■
be secured without them ? Let every opponent;
Inf nomocracy, at the South, answer for him-1 !
[communicated.]
At a meeting of the Physicians of Atlanta,
for the purpose of revising the Medical and
Surgical Fee Bill, the folio zing resolution was
adopted:
“ Resolved, That the Bills of Physicians are
due os soon as the services are rendered.”
HAYDEN COE. M. D.. Ch’m.
E. Hili.yer, M. I)., Sec’y.
Hiwassee Rai I-Road Veto.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Milledgeville, Ga., March I. 1856.
To the Houac of Representatives
The Bill, originating in the House, aud
passed by both Branches of. the General As
sembly, to author ze the construction of a Rail
Road “from some point in the county of Un
ion, or in the county of Fannin, wh’ch may be
agreed upou by the Directors or a majority of
them, hereinafter mentioned, running up the
Valley of Little Hightower River, in the coun
ty of Union, to connect with the Northeastern
Railroad, [now contemplated] in the county of
Rabun or Habersham, or with some other
Railroad, [or contemplated Railroad] and to
grant corporate powers and privileges to the
same,” has been laid before me for Executive
sanction.
I regret that an imperative sense of duty
compels me to withhold my approval of the
bill. Even upon questions involving consti
tutional power, it is unpleasant to differ with
the General Assembly; it is more unpleasant
to differ upon grounds of mere public policy;
and in this case, my embarrassment is increased
by the reflection, that tho refusal of executive
sanction will carry disappointment to a par, ion
of my fellow citizens, who doubtless take a live
ly interest in the contemplated enterprise, aud
whose welfare I would gladly promote by any
coroperation computable with public duty.—
Such, however, are my convictions of the fatal
consequences which must necessarily follow the
construction of the Railroad contemplated l*y
this charter, that I cannot hesitate.
After much deliberation, I defined clearly
my position, in relation to our system of State
internal improvememts, in my message to the
General Assembly, at the begining of its pres
ent session. I said, “to comprehend fully their
' legitimate scope of action, the Legislature
I should assume a lofty standpoint, from which
j they can survey the whole field. Holding in
' her hand the key which opens the Atlantic to
'I the West, the State should so use her power,
' as to force, by a compulsion mutually advan-
I tageous, the travel and produce which seek the
I ship, to become tributary to her own wealth,
I prosperity aud greatness. Looking to this as
the light to guid her general policy, she should
| likewise, as the proximate motive of action.
' keep in view tlie developement of her natural
’ resources, and the advancement of the people.
I in all the elements of the highest and test ci-
I vilization. Henc j the paramount necessity of
well defined and well regulated system, in our
sch'.me of internal improvements.' It does not
follow that a charter for a railroad must be
granted, as a matter of course, when asked.—
Au enlightened Legislature, comprehending
fully the system, its design, and what is beri
calculated to advance the general welfare, will
enquire whether the charter asked is in harnio
ny with that system, what will be the bearings
of its connections without the State, what its
effect in developing our resources, and what its
relations to other works under which large in
terests have become, or are likely to become
involved and invested. The system-in Georgia,
though i its infancy, is yet sufficiently advan
ced to indicate the ultimate shape which it is
likely to assume. Ou iter eastern bo.der. she
has three points which have formed, or areseek
ing to form, connections with the various sec
tions .internal and external, who-e productions
will foster tlieir growth and prosperity. These
points are Augusta, Savannah, and Brunswick.
The two former ate Connected with Tennessee
and Alabama by roads completed ; and the lat
ter possessing a harbor, unsurpassed by any on
the Atlantic coast, south of the Chesapeake,
and flanked by an extensive territory, covered
by the best Pine-field in the world, and of won
derful agricultural fertility, seeks a connection
with the vast region that skirts the Gulf of Mex
ico. In a word, these throe cities from the
basis of our system, and the lines through the
State, which connect or propose to connect
them, with her own great divisions within, and
exhaustless feeders without, constitute its frame
work or skeleton. Its symmetrical completion
should both define and limit the policy of Leg
islative actio
I will now add, that our scheme of internal
improvement, is not only stampe 1 with the
symmetry of system, but with the .forecast of
palpable design. The one is shadowed forth
in the above extract from mybi-enuial message,
and the other is pointed out with the unerring
certainty of an index finger, by the geographical
position’ of Georgia. Spanning from the At
lantic to the Southern spur of the Alleghany
mountains, she forms the neck of a mighty cor
nn-copia, whose larger end extends to the em
brasure of the valleys which are fertilized by
the'washings from the eastern slope of the Rocky
Mountains. Hence the design of our system
is, that this boundless territory of teeming pro
duction, in seeking t lie commercial marts of
the world, shall pour through onr own State,
and be emptied into her own cities aud seaports
Where is the Georgian whose bosom does not
expend with pride, as he contemplates this pic
ture of grandeur, and the glorious prospect of
the future? Shall our State fulfil her missien
of pr sperity and power or will she, by improvi
dent ligislation, throw away the controling ad
i vantages of her position which have been so
I liberally bestowed by a beneficient Providence?
| Never, never ; but let, her, J repeat, “so use
j her power, as to force, by a compulsion mutii
i ally advantageous, the travel and produce which
seek the ship, to become tributary to her own
wealth, prosperity and greatness. ’ Such is the
system, and such the design of our scheme of
internal improvements; and in my humb'e
judgement, the bill under consideration is in :
compatible with both.
1. is not in harmony with our system. It I
authorizes “ the building of a rail road from :
I some point in the county of Union, or in the!
county of Fannin, which may be agreed upon j
by the Directors of said rail road, or a majori- i
ly of them hereinafter mentioned, runninsnp the i
valley of Little Hightower river in the county |
of Union, to connect with the North-eastern I
Railroad, [now contemplated in the countv of|
Rabun or Habersham.] or with some other i
railroad or contemplated railroad.” Hence, its i
western terminus is evidently, to be on the Ten- ■
nessee line in the vicinity of the Duck Town j
mines. Where will tx? its eastern terminus ? i
That will be fixed, °f course, by the capital that I
will be invested in its constr ction. The bill!
contemplates that it will recmire two millions of!
dollars to build this road. From whence is this
capital to come ’ Does any reasonable man
believe that it eau be furnish d by the connties I
of Fannin, Union and Rabun ? It must come]
th“n from Charleston, and those engaged in the]
Copper business at Duck Town : and being i
, thus derived, it will fix its eastern terminus at I
: the most favorable point of connection with the i
I Rabun Gap railroad. Therefore so far from I
' being in harmony witn the svsu m of Georgia
i internal improvements, it wifi not even b part
i and parcel of it. It will form a portion of the
! scheme of internal improvements which South
! Carolina is prosecuting with such commends
-1 ble zeal. It will also form a part of the intern
al improvement system of Tennessee. A road
'is ehaitjred, and now. under contract, from
Chattanooga «o Oleycland in Tennessee: let
the proposed Hiawassee Ror.rt be constrqgtw}!
to the Duck Town mines, aud you wili, at cnee,
see a road from Cleveland to connect with it, ‘
thus iJSs’ing it the bond of Union between the!
Works of Tenure and South Carolina. In!
a word, no candid niicd tan rejict the eonvic- !
tion, that the Hiawassee road will eorupicta the
direct connection between Memphis and Charles-1
ton. It is not a enterprise, but time!
will show, if this charter be tUio*®} ’hat Gi-?r-'
gii territory is used fur proc* oing- other n. er-.
cs«a at tl,<. expense of her ov ■.
2. The coQStructiou of the proposed Hiawas-i 1
see Rood is incomp.: ! ‘-le with the great design 1 ‘
design is to give sucli direction to our railroad
enterprises, as io cause freight and travel to
pass through Georgia, with a view of building
up onr own cities and seaports, enhancing the
valur* of our lands, aid causing our capital to
yield remnnerating interest. Hence, you find
all our lines of railroad across the State, taking
a south-easterly direction, so as to bring the
freight and travel from every quarter to the
three cities I have named, as forming the basis
of onr system. Hence also you find all our'
' branch roads and connecting links located with
i reference to the same object. Whereas the'
road under consideration looks to a different di
i rcction. Its connections eastward and west
i ward will necessarily make it the means of di
! verting travel and freights away from Georgia,
i to the cities and seaports of South Carolina
■ Having shown that tho road proposed by
this charter is iaccnsistcnt with both the system
and design of our internal improvements, per
mit me to invite your attention to the irrepara
ble injury which it will inflict. c;>on the grant
■ interests of Georgia, which may not be disre
garded by an enlightened Legisla’ure.
1. Its effect upon the Western & Atlantic
railroad. w< uld be disastrous. There is a sin-
• gle article of shipment which it would cut off
from tho State road, that, of itself, ought to be
sufficient to consign it to final condemnation.—
I allude to copper. The amount received du
ring the last year, for the transportation of cop
per ore over the Western & Atlantic railroad,
must have been nearly or quite $25,000. That
business is yet in its infancy, and future years
must bring a largely increased revenue from
this source. But this charter proposes to build
a read from the copper mines, winch will make
the South Carolina roads the means by .which
lit will find its shipping at Charleston. Arc
! you prepared to surrender this source of profit
j to our State road ’
I I have said that the grand design of our iti
■ ternal improvements, is to make the boundless
, productions of the great West tributary to the
! wealth and prosperity of Georgia. To effect
j this, the State lias expend®] nearly $6,000,000
. | in Mie construction of the Western and Atlantic
; rai'roafl. She wisely tapped this fertile region
j at Chattanooga, which is the most, favorable
point near the termination of the great moun
. tain chain, to meet the converging lines which
. penetrate the Mississippi valley and Eastern
. and Middle Tcnnessc. This is the point at which
. the State road must ever receive the freights
, on which it must mainly rely for a profitable
i business. That is the point of competition, and
i the geographical position of the State is such,
, that her road, without consent, never can have
, a formidable rival. The productions west of
. that point are seeking the Atlantic. Now they
> I are compelled to pass over our road in going
j either to Savannah or Charleston. Looking to
i; the enterprizes now in contemplation, a great
II line may be expected, at no very distant day.
I from Chattanooga to Chesapeake Bay. This
;! will be a competitor, but not fearfully formida-
I ble. In an hour of thoughtless generosity, our
I Legislature granted the Rabun Gap charter,
r i which gives Charleston a line through Georgia
.i to Knoxville. When completed, I his will be
! another rival to our State road, but perhaps
. | not one that can supplant us at Chattanooga.
' Without our consent, we never can iiave any !
~ others. But the bill under consideration pro-!
j poses to make the latter a competitor, which
[ i will lx? most formidable, if not ruinous to our
State road, by making a connected line at
, Chattanooga, through Rabun Gap to Charles
t ton.
i It will not be denied, other things being
. equal, that freight will take the shortest line to
. the sea. The road proposed by this charter
will inevitable result not only, as’ I have before
! shown, in a connected line from Charleston to
i Chattanooga, through the Rabun Gap, but a
, shorter line than the route over the Western
aud Atlantic railroad. I have before nte the
latest edition of Disturneli's railway andsteam
i ship guide, published for J/arch, 1856. It is
, doubtless as reliable as any work of the kind
can lx*, and certainly suflicienty accurate for the
! purposejn hand. According to this work, the
distances are as follows :
From Charleston to Columbia, it is 128
miles.
From Columbia to Audcison, it is 127
miles.
In a right line from Anderson, by Clayton
and Cleveland, to Chattanooga, it is 160
miles. So that from Chattanooga to Charles
ton, by this South Carolina route,” it is 4] 5
miles.
From Charleston to Augusta.lt is 137 miles.
From Augusta to Atlanta, it is 171 miles;
anl
From Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 miles—
making from Chattanooga to Charleston, 446
miles, by the Georgia line—showing a difference
in distance of thirty-one miles in favor of the
Charleston route, by the way of Clayton and
Cleveland. This comparison is based upou the
supposition, that the South Carolina route will
run from Charleston by Columbia, Anderson,
i Rabun Gap and Cleveland, to Chattanooga.—
It will, however, be shortened by the proposed
road from Aiken to Anderson, thus making the
competition still more ruinous to the Western
and Atlantic railroad- I do fee! that there is
nothing to warrant us, thus to put in jeopardy
this great road, built at such an immense cost
by the common treasury of the people. As the
guardians of the people’s welfare, we are bound
to protect this valuable State property from
destruction. If the South Carolina line were
equal to or even a little longer than the Georgia
line, we should be compelled to reduce the rales
of freight to a point which would leave but a
small margin for nett profits. How then can
we bear the competition of a shorter line.'—
Shall we invite it by onr legislation, when wc
have it in our power to prevent it forever.
From the direction which publ c opinion is
taking in Georgia, in reference to the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, it is probable, that at
no distant day. our successors will offer it for
sale. Si? millicn of dollars is now the lowest
sum for which any man proposes to sell it; in a
few years it will be worth and will bring eight
millions, if yon will not fetter it with embar
rassing lesislation, or build up a great rival for
the benefis of other States. But what will to
command in market, if you allow a shorter linie
to Charleston, by the way of Cleveland and
Rabun Gap?
2. If the construction of the Hiwassee Road
should not defeat all our contemplated roads in
North Eastern Gcorgia.it will certainly give
a wrong direction to the development of the
resources of that section. In my judgement, it
must inevitably do the one or tlie other. You
have chartered a Road from Athens to Clay
ton, but where would be the inducement to
complete the northern railroad? Hts stock would
be valuless- It woul dcommand no freight from
East Tennessee and North Carolina, it would
be divert®! to Charleston. You have charter-!
cd a railroad from the copper mines to Marri-1
etti or soins point between Marietta and
Calhoun. But what would lie ths inducement
to build the Elijay Road? The same remark
is equally applicable to the Road which you
have chartered from Clarksville- through 'the
High'ower Gap to the copper mit>"«; and in
deed every road contemplated in that whole
division of the State.
■ But sappwe it should not have this effect
l upon those enterprises; suppose that some of
' them should be completed, and that through
their instrumentality. North Eastern Georgia
should be developed; what then might we ex
pect? Inevitably, that region of the State,
instead of being tributary to Georgia, would
transport the great bulk of its productions by |
the South Carolina route. The interest and ;
welfare of North Eastern Georgia does not re- i
quire legislation, which wi 1 lead to such re
sults. It may be, to say to the least, as well
protected by a policy iu harmony with the
systeta and design of our scheme of internal
improvements. !
3. The construction of the proposea lliwae- ’
sec Road would inflict serfcus detriment, not'
only upon the immense amount of capital in- *
vested ! n the Western & Atlantic Railroad.!
but also up ... lines. that either direct-■
iy of indirectly connect wkn It, The State'
Road Las cost about 86,OOft.<X»fl. Jt U a greatj
feed; -to the Georgia Railroad which ha« cost’
s4.ooo,<mt». to th-- Waynesboro road which has j
cost about 81.100.000, to .lie Macon A West-1
era road which has cost about SI ,1 00.Q0U, and
000,000. So that wo have invest®! in these
works, in round number*. $16,200,000. Our
people have laid down their nv ney in good faith
for the construction of these roads. They have
operated most beneficially upon the wealth and
prosperity of the State, and placed her in ad
ance of all her sister Southern States. Now,
v the comtemplated Hiawassee road would
end still to advance the great interests of Geor
gia, it would be some conipensa: ion for the in
jury it would do to tnese grout enterprizes, and
would furnish some justification for the sanction
of this, it would divert to the South Carolina
route, much the larger portion of the freights,
on which those heavy investments are depen
dant, and lamentably deprecate their value. I
have too much respect for the intelligence of the
Genera! Assembly, to advance an argument to
show, that any act of legislation is unwise,
which will put in jeopardy $10,200,000 of the
capital of the people. It is equally unnecces
sory to advance proof, that whatever would
cripple the efficiency of the Roads, constructed
on the idea of legislative consistency and go d
faith, would be a great public calamity.
It is no reply to this view, to urge that these
roads are private property, and that therefore,
the interest of their respective corporators is
not to be considered by the Legislature, in its
action. I repeat, “it does not follow that a
charter for a rail road must be granted, as a
matter of course when asked.” It is true the
Legislature have the right to grant, new char
tersat all times. But the principle of good faith
is as applicable to, and as binding upon. States
as individuals. When the legislature Charters
a roi-d between any two points, there is an im
plied obligation not to grant another either in
conflict with it, or that will destroy the value
of the franchise first conferred. The stern ad
herence to this principle—tho unqualified re
cognition of this obligation—is as much a part
of public honor, as it is indispensable to the
completion of our internal improvement svstem.
I submit, therefore, that the Legislature ought
to pause long, before they will consent to an
act, the inevitable, effect of which will be to
depricato ruinously the value of the capital,
which they have invited to be invest®] in these
private Rail Road Companies, and thereby in
flict a serious injury upon the several large
communities along these lines, who are deeply
interested in their being kept in good condition
and operated profitably, without which they
cannot be operated successfully.
It may be asked, whether the communities
who are to be accommodated by the Hiwassee
Rail Road, are to be kept forever exchid®!
from access to favorable markets, by the moun
tains which interpose between them and the
great thoroughfares through our State. In
considering this question, it must be borne in
mind that the State, in reference to her own
internal interests, must be regarded as u unit—
a consolidat®l community, and that so consid
ered, it is a sound principle, that the interest of
a part must be subordinate to the welfare of
the whole. Or, in other words, one section is
not to be built up at the expense of every
other. It is indeed the duty of the Legislature
to so shape its policy, as to afford needed facil
ities to the region which the Hiwassee Road
is dcsigne to accommodate. But it ought to
do this, with reference to the interest', and rights
of other portions of the State, and in a manner
compatible with the system and design of our
internal improvement scheme.
But to the question jnst propunded, I reply,
that the communities of the State who desire
the Hiwassee Road ought not by any line of
State policy to be shut off from favorable mar
kets for their produce. There is no necessity
for it. The general interests docs not require
it. They can be accommodated in another way,
consistently with a sound Georgian interest and
Georgia policy. How cau this lie done? This
leads me to extend a little more fully my views
in reference to our system of internal improve
ments, than is contained in my biennial Mess
age, from which I quoted in the first part of
this communication. I said that Augusta,
Savannah and Brunswick are the bases of our
system, and that aid might be wisely extended
to the completion of its general frame work.—
For this purpose, and the full development of
our natural resources, 1 believe that each of
these points of commerce should be connected
by main lines with the great geographical di
visions or sections of our State. At present,
neither of these cities is connected with North
East Georgia. They are, or soon will be, by
contemplated routes, with North Western,
Western and Southwestern Georgia. Hence,
what is needed to connect them all with North
Eastern Georgia, is a Road from that section
to Athens or some point on the Georgia or
Western and Atlantic Rail Road. To such an
enterprize, I believe our true interest requires
that State aid in some form should be granted.
I did hope to see this done by the present Gen
eral Assembly. I have an abiding confidence
that it will be done at an early period. To
such a Road, branches would be built, in due
time, thus developing that whole region, afford
ing it facilities for transporting its "products to
market, and at the same time, making it tribu
tary to the interest and prosperity of our gen
eral scheme.
Qr, if those who seek Railroad aceommada
tion by this bill, believe Charleston to lie the
best market, and desire a connection with it, they
should not be prohibited. It is right that every
portion of the State be allowed access, if possi
ble, to the market of their choice. For this
purpose, let Charters be granted to connect
from any safe point South of the Tennessee line
at Rabun Qap of any point cast that will give
the desired connection. But it is quite a differ
ent question when a Charter is asked which
yields, as this bill docs, the right of way across
a portion of the State, which must result ‘n con
nections between points, east and west, that will
prove fatal to the Interests of Georgia.
I trust I am not selfish in thedisjointed views
which I have presented for your consideration.
Ibelieve thoroughly iu the doctrine of “the grea
test good to the greatest number,” and it is un
der its influence that J have felt bound to
withhold my sanction to the bill under consid
eration.
Nor am I animated by any hostility to the
interest and welfare of South Carolina. She is
now acting and always has acted in accordance
with the policy which I advocate for Georgia.
By it, she is stimulate] to th? noblest efforts to
reach the West by a route shorter than that
through Georgia by the Western aud Atlantic
Rail Road. She does right in thus seeking to
sustain her own public works and foster het own
seaport. Her energy and sagacity command
my admiration. I respect her people, I vener
ate her great men, I applaud her public spirit,
and I cordially bid her ‘God speed’ in her ca
reer of enterprize. Ido not love her less*, but
Georgia more. Still however much I may rc
joieo in her prosperity, I confess to r.n ardent
desire, that our Legislature shall not promote
it at the sacrifice of our own.
My motto is “(Georgia first, our co terminus
sisters second, the other States third, and last,
the rest of mankind.’ ”
HERSCHEL Y. JOFfNSGN.
The Instability or Know Nothingism.—
The Russell Recorder, in an article on the
eLangability of “AmericanUro,’’so-called, makes
the following happy hit :
••If there is any virtue iu political platforms,
the Know Nothings will certainly find a good
one after a while. We have not attempted to
keep up with their platforms, for they make a
new one every time four or five of them get to
i rether ; and we expect that our friends of the
i Mail will get up a book of platforms for com
■ petition to the -Veto Messages’’ published by
i the Advertiser and Gazette. We have no doubt
that a book embodying the platforms and reso
lutions of the Know Nothing or great Ameri
can party, would fill many pages, and compare ■
favorably—in size—with a young Bible.”
Death or Lievt. Hunter.—Chas. G. Hun- ■
ter, late a Lieutenant in the Navy of the Uni-1
ted States,' and wove familiarly known to the 1
country as '• Alvarado Hunter, ’died in New i
York on Tuesday morning lust.
S“SK Messrs. A. J. Lavraou. of Burke. I. T. j
Irvin, cf Wilkes, and Hon. Edward Y. Hill, of
Troup, have been selected by the General As-1
sembly, to cast the vote of the Stat-- in the ■
meetings of the stockholders of the Atlantic and i
Mr. Tooitib's Ilt plv t<> Mr. Ilnle'
i Speech o» the President’s han
] sas Message. —A Good Hit.
I The speech delivered in the Senate, on II -
i 28th inst. by Mr. Toombs, of Georgia, on the I
President's Kansas mes age is remarkable for !
’ its compactness, brevity and clearness. The ,
able Scnnator wasted no words, but. went right :
Ito the main points of the case. The speech !
i was in reply to a speech made on the same sub-1
ject by Mr. Hale, Senator from New Ilamp-
1 shire. Mr. Toombs after arguing the points i
I involved, on principle, addressed himself with [
i great effect lo a charge made by Senator Hale. !
Said Senator Toomb s: U'n'hinntcr,, Senti ]
I I regretted exceedingly to hear the Senator
j from New I lampsliirc, a few days since, say
| that the North bad always been practically in
ja minority in Congress, because wc oftlie South
! bought up as many northern men as we wanted !
I The people of the South—one third nly of the
i white population o!' the United States—are thus
| deliberately changed by a northern Senator
; ; with ruling the republic aud putting the North
lin a practical minority for fifty years by pur-
I chasing up his countrymen. Sir, I stand here
to day, in behalf of the North to repel the ac
, cusation.
Mr. Hale. Who made it?
I Mr. Tootnbs. You said it ; 1 have it before
me in your printed speech; I heard it delivered,
aud you are correctly reported. I deny it.; it
is a slander on my countrymen. Northern
statesmen have sold themselves out in quanti
ties to suit purchasers for fifty years! New
Hampshire sell her honor and her interct to
“southern slave-drivers 1” If it had been true,
it would rather become her own son to have
I thrown the mantle over her shame, and con
cealed it from all eyes, even his own, than to
] have become her accuser. I think the senator
j may search in vain, even in the bitterest
traides o' - abuse and villilication ever uttered by
I those whom lie terms ‘ border ruffians,” lor any
language so strong, and accusation so disgrace
ful, as that made by himself against, his own
countrymen.
What proof is offered us in support of this
accusation ? He pointed us to the annexation
of Texas. *• Perhaps,” said the Senator, in this
connection, “ That was a northern aggression.”
The question of the annexation of Texas was
first brought before this body in a treaty made
by President Tyler ; it was rejected by a large
majority, composed ol a majority of the South,
as well us the North. It was adopted as a
party measure by tl:e democratic convention in
1844, which nominated Mr. Polk. It was
openly and fairly put before the people of the
United States ; everywhere discu sed and com
mented upon ; emblazoned on every democrat
ic banner throughout the Union, and decided by
the people in favor of annexation. It was car
rieil by a great majority in New Hampshire—
-1 presume against the Senator’s eloquence, who,
if I mistake not, was turned out of his old par
ty for opposing it. Were the people who sup
ported this measure bought by the South '?—
Who bought the hardy intelligent sons of New
Hampshire? Wha pay did they receive?—
Who was rich enough to buy them ? Sir, I
remember to have seen it related of one of the
poorest of her sons, Ethan Allen, that, when it
was attempted to seduce him from liis fidelity
to his country, he indignantly replied, “ Poor
as I am. the King of England is not rich
enough to buy me.” [Applause.] Sir, wheth
er the story be true of him or not, I doubt not
that there are thousands and tens of thousands
of the incorruptible patriots of the land of
Ethan Allen, who would proudly have made
the same reply to the same temptation. These
men have not been bought, nor can they be
either cajoled or intimidated by the senator
from New Hampshire. They supported the
annexation of Texas because they believed it
was to the public interest; that it was a meas
ure of sound policy. It was proposed by tha
party with whom they acted ; they approved
and adopted it. It wus everywhere a party,
and not a section il issue. Nearly one half of
the South opposed it, but a majority of both
sections approved it. It is not true that those
gallant aud patriotic statesmen of New Hamp
shire who supported this measure nt home and
here were bought and bribed to support this
measure, or in any way to betray their State*
or their section. Many of them were known
and revered by friends and opponents through
out the Union. Some of them now are gath
ered to their fathers, fill honorable graves, and
around whose tombs cluster pleasant memories,
untainted by dishonor. Woodbury, Atherton,
and Norris, long known and honored by New
Hampshitit, have thus passed away. Who
bought them ? In the name of truth, of justice,
of my country and for New Hampshire, I repel
the charge.
New York supported that measure. Who
bought her representatives? Who bought
Pennsylvania ? Who bought the men of tho
great West. They supported it. Who bought
aud who paid for Indiana, Illinois, and M ichi
gan? They supported that measure. These
wholesale, baseless,, and unfounded charges will
not intimidate, but they ought to arouse the
men of the North to vindicate tlieir honor by
indignantly repelling their libellers from their
counsels.
The northern men who support and main
tain their own opinions on great constitutional
questions, and have the fearless independence to
follow their convictions of duty, in the elegant
vocabulary of the “ friends of’humanity,” arc
usually termed “ dough-faces”—“ dough-faces”
bought np by the South to betray the North.
Who bought the Nestor of the Senate, (Mr.
Cass,) who, with patriotic firmness, maintained
his constitutional opinions, and voted against
restriction, amid the yells and shrieks of his
abolition detractors ? He is commonly repre
sented by this class as the chief of “ dough
faces.” Did the fourteen Senators from the
non-slaveholding States who voted for the Kan
tas bill sell out themselves and their country ?
It is true that some of them have fallen victims
so temporary causes. The abolitionists and
;he dark-lantern conspiracy in sonic States fra
ternized, and succeeded in cutting some of them
down. Such things are to be expected in all
free countries. We cannot be wholly exempt
from errors and delusions. Madness will some
simes, but only for a time, "rule the hour.”
We must take the good with the evil, with the
firm trust that popular intelligence and patriot
ism will finally vindicate themselves, and come
to the support, of the right.
The Senator seeks every occasion to ally
himself and his cause with the North; hence he
artfully defends the Puritans from imputations
which my friend from Tennessee [Mr. Jones]
had never cast upon them. He told us the
North would fight. I believe that nobody ever
doubted that any portion of the people of the
United States would fight on a proper occasion
Sir, if there shall ever be civil war in this coun
try,'when honest men shall set about cutting
each other’s throats, those who are least to be
depended on in a fight will be the people who
will set them at it. There arc courageous and
honest men enough in both sections of the
Union to fight. You may preach in your pul-1
pits in favor of sending Sharp's rifles to Ku i
sas, and you may succeed in getting courage-!
ous men to go there to use them. Not the
least misfortune resulting from it will be, that I
those who stir up the strife are not apt to Le
found even within the reach of u far-shooting
Sharp’s rifle. No, sir, there is no question of
courage involved. The people of both sections
of the Union have illustrated their courage on
too many battle-fields to lx? questioned. They
have shown their fighting qualities shoul ler to
shoulder together whenever their country has i
called upon them; but that they may never
come in contact with each other in fraternal
war should be tho ardent wish aud earnest de
sire of every true man und honest patriot.
Kansas.—Judge Elmore advises the State
officers not to take the oath of office, as it would
be a treasonable act. Robinson says he will
take the oath if he is hanged the same hour.—
The nr •’•chants of Kansas publish a:: appeal to
the Chamber of Commerce of St. Louis, to use
its influence to prevent further incursions into
the Territory. The appeal says tligt if busi
nets continues to be interrupted, the merchants
ol Kansas will l»e compelled to'turn their at
tention to the opening of another avenue to the
East through other Elates.
“A Short Politiklc Scriniut.
• .My Bi!etiii:i:ixo : I will take for my text
the same which was preached onto by rny broth
er, at Biandon, Mississippi, of which you all
have doubtless heerd : ‘And lie played on a
harp of a zZtoti-sand strings—specrits of just men
made p' rliek,'
My brecthrcn, there i-i as many strings to
politix as there is to a lyre—and n good many
liars to einv most every string ; then there aint
but one of ’em all that rings out the music of
th" L nion to which every true patriot had ought
to keep step—fur ‘He ployed nn a harp of u
//ion-sand strings—sppcrils of just men made
perfick.'
“ Fust, tLar', the Kxow-Notiiin’! liis name
expresses the amount of his information, but it
don t convey the idea of his resources. He’s
the most extraordinary animal in the show —he
is fur and aginst a variety of topics—he is tem
perance and he drinks—he is fur tlie Maine law,
so. he can violate it—he's fur and
uginst Fusion—he’s nn Abolitionist, and he aint
an Abolitionist—he's here and he's thar—i.nd
he will be no whar in November—fur ‘He
played on a harp of a thousand strings—spryrits
just men made perfick.’
1 hen thars the poliltikle cobbler, goin’
round like a roarin’ green bay Jackass seekin’
whar he may humbug semcb’ody. He’s all the
colors of the rainbow, und more changeable
than the amelia Joponniky. Fie is a Whig and
(''o — a, *d Kiiow-Notliin'andunli-Kuow-
Notliin'—fur furriiiers and agin furriners—fur
everybody, but principally a long-heeled, wooly
headed, rantin’, ravin’ niggcrist and Abolitiou
ist—fur ‘He p'ayed on a harp of a thou sand
strings—sperrits of just men made p rfick.’
I lien there is the straight-out Whig—a re
spectable sort of character in contrast with the
proceeding, who represents the Fusion!, ts. He
don’t want-o see the Unir.n destroyed, but he
knows he can't help it, if he runs on Ids own
hook, and that hod better run wid dormashccn
that s bound to be ahead and wash the other
tubs. He plays on a harp of a single string,
but his execution is imperfeck.
“ I hen there h the liberal und the genuine
o.d-lashioncd Democrat, lie don’t go whir
ling round in circumserbcdness—they aint
al'cerd to speak right out in mcetin’—they nint
afeerd ot nobody nor nothin’. They curry their
Lnion ling afloat—the limiting all kivered o’er
with stars and stripes—glorious and victo ious,
because it is the banner of the Union. They
go tor personal frecdom-for popular rights—
for justice to all men and all and all parts of
the country—for light instead of darkness—
for open aiscussion instead of midnight cabal
tor self-government and not for oligarchy; and
they go in to win. for their instrument is tuned
with pop’lar feeelin’, though ’tis madeof bcceh
wood—and they play on a harp of a thousand
strings, and every string an pnnhonest ciplc."
Special Notices.
Holloway’s< and Pills << riainßen
edies for bad Legs and Old Wounds—Alfred
Goslct aged 27 was for nine years afflicted with
an awfully bad log, there were several wounds
iu it, wh’ch <l< tied all doctors’, skill and ingenui
ty to heal. He tried a variety of remedies but
was not benefited. At last he was pursuaded to
have recourse to Holloway’s Ointment and Pills,
these remedies quickly effected a very favourable
change, and by continuing them unremittingly
for three inonthi, his leg wu, completely cured,
and Iris general health thoroughly established.
-~tf Important to those wishing to purchase Dr.
M Lane’s Celebrated Vermifuge and Liver Pills.
—Owbg to the fact of the old RED LA BLE,
having been externively counterfeited, Messrs
Heming Bros, of Pittsburgh, Pa., who arc tho
sole prop:i t r |md manufacturers of the gen
uine article, have been obliged to get up entire
new wrappers, the execution of which is equal
to the finest bank note engraving, and owing to
the difficulty ot always getting the same shade
ol RED, have determined to substitute BLACK
IX K. The public will therefore take notice that
herealter the wrappers ot the genuine M’Lane’s
Vcimiluge and Liver Pills, will bo printed in
BL 4 CK I NK, and all signed FLEMING BROS
I »?' Much has been said about a new series o
GEOGRAPHIES, published by J. H. Colton A
Co ,of New 5 ork. Well, it is the best scries of
text-books in that interesting department of edu
cation that has ever been brought to the noticeof
the. schools. These books arc now in use in Au
gusta, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, La-
Grange, Griffin, and many other smaller Towns
in this State, and in nearly every state in tho
Union. I shall forthwith exhibit them to tho
Teachers in this city ; and, by tho aid of tho
highest testimonials, together with tho sanction
of their own judgement, shall hope to see them
adopted as far as practicable.
T. M. DEWEY, Agent.
Atlanta, March 7th, 1856 dwtf
The Great Russiau Remedy.
TRO BONO PUBLICO.
IFF* “Every mother uhould have a box in the housu
handy In oaso of accidents to the children.”
Redding's Russian Salve.
It Is a Boston remedy of thirty ycars'standlng, andla
recommended by physicians. It la a euro nnd speedy
euro for Burns, Piles, Bolls, Corns, Felons, Chilblains,
nnd Old Sores, of every kind: for Fever Boros, Ulcers,
Itch, Scald Head, Nettle Rash, Bunions, Boro Nipples,
(recommended by nurses,) Whitlows, Sties, Fosters
Flea Bites, Spider Stings, Frozen Limbs, Salt Rheum
Scurvy, Boro and Cracked Lips, Boro Nose, Warts and
Flesh Wounds, Il Is a most valuable remedy and cure,
which can bo testified to by thousands who have used
It iu the city of Boston nnd vicinity for the last thirty
years. In no Instance will this Balve do an Injury, or
Interfere with a physician's prescriptions. Ills made
from the purest materials, from a recipe brought from
Russia—of articles growing In that country—and the
proprietors have letters from all classes, clergymen,
physicians, sea captains, nurses, and others who have
used It themselves, and recommend It to others. Red
ding’s Russia Salvo Is putln largo tin boxes, stamped
on the cover with a picture of a horse and a disabled
soldier, winch picture Is also engraved on the wrapper.
Paten, 25 Cents a Box. Bold at all the stores In town
or country, or may be ordered of any wholesale druggist
For sale by SMITH k EZZARD, Atlanta
fob 14 dwOm
A I’snruMtni Biuiatu—Whaj lady or gentleman
would remain under the curse of a disagreeable breath
when by using the “Balm or a Thoubanu Flowsus”
as a dentifrice would not only render It sweet but leave
the teeth white as alabaster I Many persons do no
know their breath 1s bad, and the subject Is so delicate
their friends will never mention it. Pour aslnglo drop
of the “Balm" on your tooth-brush and wash the teeth
night and morning. A fifty cent bottle will last a year.
A BcAUTtrcL Complexion may easily bo acquired by
using the “Balm or a Thousand Flcwbbs.” It wll
remote tan, pimples, nnd freckles from the skin, Icav
Ing It of a soil and roseate hue. Wot a towel, pour
on two or three drops, and wash the face night and mor
ning.
Shaving Made Easy.—Wet your nhavlng*brußh in
r s ?» r l var, !J water. pour on two or throe drone
of Balm ol a 1 housand Flowers,” rub the beard well
and it will make a beautiful soft lather much facility
tho operation of shaving. Price only Fifty Cents
r etridoe & Co proprietor, annd all drugnlntß.
For wlo by SMITH A- EZZAKD, and WILLIAM
KAY (feb 15 dfcwCm
7VT 01 ICE -Tho Sheriffs Sales for Union Coun
1.1 *y> will from this time forward, be published
in ’he Atlanta Examiner.
17 'AS. BIRD Sheriff.
'V’OTICEe—The Sheriff's Sales of DeKalb
Al County will (until notice to tho contrary)
be published in the At' anta Exam’ner.
JOHN W. FOWLER, Sheriff.
Silt. Zion R. A. Chapter, No. 16
MEETS every 2nd Ind hh Monday
night, tn each month.
LUTHER J. GLENN, H. I'.
Jan 16, IBM 72J f
A Jason Barr Council, Na 16.
LzJ MEETS cvpry 2nd and 4th Tuesday
I night in each month.
W. T. C. CAMPBELL, T.-. L-.