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PROPRIETOR.
NO. 5.
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25,1858.
The Tribune on Got. Hammond.
The N. Y. Tribune opens a long editorial on
enator Hammond’* Barnwell speech, with
llie following paragraph:
‘We must confess to a most decided liking
Senator Hammond of South Carolina—a
ag much increased by his late Barnwell
joecch. He is a man of sense, sagacity and
li.MCvrnment, and what is of still rarer occur
rence, a man who has the courage to avow his
Opinions, even though they may be directly
Loosed to the prevailing current of public sen-
fiment about him. Moreover, he is not one
If your weeping and wailing gentlemen, like
|Tiobe. all tears—like Rachel, refusing to be
omforted —like Cassandra, forever prophesy-
r _, ev ii. He sbeds no woman’s tears, enter-
jins no woman’s fears. He is a man, vigor-
ills. hopeful and self-confident. He wastes no
pmo in crying or scolding over spilt milk.
Driven from one position, defeated in one baf
fle, he does not forthwith give up all as lost,
ud like Brutus and Cassius, seek refuge in su-
jride—not even in that political suicide of dis-
fuion, which the great mass of Southern poli-
Icians are so apt to threaten whenever their
Uprices are checked, or their purposes cross-
E flourishing their political bowie-knives in
],e most desperate and alarming manner, and
inking horrid passes, as if they were just
bout to be guilty of matricide, to cut the
tiroat of their country, or to stab it to its very
jital parts.”
We also “confess to a most decided liking
■ Senator Hammond of S. C.—a liking much
Lreased by his late Barnwell speech. He is
man of sense, sagacity and discernment.”
I'uuld it not he well for the Tribune, to pay
lore attention to some of the sagacious say-
Ls of Senator Hammond ? Would it not be
lell for the fanatical Tribune and its fanatical
Raders, warned by such a man, to cease its im
ply war upon the South ? Does the Tribune
ree with the Senator, when he says the Ab-
lition crusade is on the decline? When such
Inservatife men as Senator Hammond shall
•hold enough”—“Let the union slide,”
le North will bear such a sound as will aston-
her incredulity, and if disturbed, the fury
fan indignant South will kindle into such a
mpest as will shake the world.
iThen, the Tribune will no more find in the,
^changes, that Atlanta cats cabbages from
ew York, and rather than patronize onr en
tries then, there will be found many a Mari-
L who can w age an interminable war. if need
I, and live princely upon potatoes.
[it is the last pound that breaks the back,
Id we warn the Tribune, that in our opinion,
k-n such sagacious men as Senator Hammond,
[mid rather see this Union dissolved; the
k id in war; and discord forever reigning,
Lin carry another pound. We have borne
liil forbearance has ceased to be a virtue.
■ can hardly think of Disunion, without hor-
The home of our childhood ; the graves
|onr mother and sister (hallowed words)—
■ old Brick Church where our parents led us
Iprayer, to penitence and to praise ; the old
pek School House fragrant with the memo-
; of blistered hands, of ringing cars, ot stern
fninands and burning tears, to neutralize
i soften our other joys, are all forever asso-
ed with the lovely valley of Otter Creek,
the Green Mountains of glorious Old Ver-
:it. But if the North will not stay her
Mess hand and leave alone the constitution
1 our rights, let horror upon horrors come,
i this whole alolie become one funeral pile>
cr than put my neck to the galling yoke,
juliservicncy to the degenerate sons of ano-
anccstry. Let them quit forging our chains
:ditical slavery upon the plains of Boston,
st when they think we are weakest and
It ready to be slaves, they will hear a shout
millions of throats, rolling and roaring
lughout a united South, “Give me Liberty
live me death.” Liberty to burst the po
ll ties that bind us, and leave it to provi-
i to provide us better—Lilierty to lie free
(bo tanntings of inferiority and crime in
jmmon capitol, where mut ual love should
ail, and the insolence of Abolition puppies
Duly be restrained by the fear of gutta-
-Liberty, if it be necessary to maintain
peccucy and honor, to tear down, in hope-
turns, the noblest political fabric Earth
ever seen—Liberty, even if we have lost
liair (which is not true) by dallying with
i'lilab—Slavery ; appealing to Sampson’s
to pull down the pillars of our temple
our revilors, as ourselves—Liberty,*if to
| we must go, to carry down with us, those
jin their fancied security, and foolish ill
ation, have wrought us up, either to onr
[ness, or blindness—Liberty, to teach to
5, by practical demonstration, who would
i none of our reproofs, the fearful import
pat foarful sentence : Behold, ye despisera,
[wonder and perish! These are not words
Mncombc. We have felt them from our
i to our heels. We hope for the better.
be prepared for the worse. Men of the
Ih we pray you, leave the 6in of slavery
us and our children. We assume it!
your attention from so revolting a sub-
yourselves, and so aggravating to us.
as pursue a more congenial subject, and
i onward and upward, and fulfil a noble
ay, of which Earth has scarcely dreamy
T. (*. Howard,
Ibat shall we say for the above named
pieman favored as we are at the present
lent, by a fine article of Whiskey made
be Howard Distillery, Atlanta, on the one
[ and an excellent article of Cognac Bran-
i the other. Which shall we taste first ?
lid not say whether we are about to take
not. We find the Whiskey marked
aiding, Gaskill and Logan—Gaskill un
cored.” We suppose that means that
rill is entitled to two shares of the Keg.
lk you, friend, Howard. The Whiskey
use profitably with a little camphor
fas for the Brandy, when our throats get
Pmed and we are threatened with Bron-
a fresh egg, dropped into a very liltle
Udy with a little sugar, is so good for
Btomach which is only a few inches below
roat. Those, who have a use for good
lor, will do well to call on T. C. Howard,
plesale and retail Grocer, Marietta Street,
f nta, Ga. We find the name of our friend
Parr, connected with this present.—
ik you, friend Parr. V.
Burning of Lafayette Hall.
be above named Hall situated inMilledge-
was consumed by fire on Tuesday last,
jras kept as a tavern by Ezekiel Candler,
I., wbo sustains a heavy loss in this calam-
Rev. Jolu T. Clark.
We have just learned that the above named
gentleman has accepted a call from the 2nd
Baptist Church of this city, to become its Pas
tor. He proposes to enter upon his pastoral
duties on the first of next year. Mr. Clark has
but lately left the bar for the pulpit. He is
considered to be a promising young man. We
welcome him on our part to Atlanta. May he
have the hearty cooperation of the brother
hood. He has assumed a heavy load; may he
be able to bear it. A city pastorate is no post
for idleness, or weakness. Our prayer is, that
he may come to us freighted with wisdom and
piety and power. Prayer, labor and faith most
abound, or his mission will fail.
We bespeak f >r Bro. Clark the sympathies
of a generous community. He has accepted.
Let his brethren rally around him and give
him a fair trial, and no doubt, he will be to
them a blessing, and to this community an
ornament.
Deatn of Hr. John 8. Williams.'
This gentleman died at the residence of his
brother-in-law L. P. Grant, Esq., in this city,
on Wednesday evening 17th inst., of a spinal
affection. Mr. Williams was a member of the
firm of F. A. & J. 8. Williams, Furniture Man
ufacturers, and was an enterprising and high
ly respected citizen. He leaves a wife and one
child, as well as a large circle of friends and re
lations to mourn his early death.
The “Upson Pilot” anew paper, appears up
on our table this morning. We wish the edi
tor, Mr. G. A. Miller, abundant soooeaa. May
his paper become a safe “POot’* to the citfaens
of Upson county, and soon lead them into the
Democratic fold, where with others good and
true, we will endeavor to break to them the
bread of political life.
We had the pleasure, on yesterday mar
ning, of taking by the* hand our friend and
former fellow townsman Dr E. F. Knott of
Griffin. Dr K. is the founder and builder of
a medical institute in the City of Griffin,
and which has recently been inaugurated.
The students of the institute proposes to give
a party on tnesday evening next in Commem
oration of the founding of the institution at
which an address will be delivered and other
clever things done. Success to Dr Knott &
his enterprise.
Trout House.
It will be perceived by an advertisement
which we publish to-day, that our much es
teemed friend Thomas Gannon, has retired
from the proprietorship of the Trout House,
and will be succeeded by Dr. J. D. Boyd, for
merly of the Charleston Hotel. We take leave
of Mr. Gannon with many regrets, and wish
him great success in his future enterprises. To
his successor, though a stranger, we tender
our congratulations on his advent to our city,
and bespeak for him a liberal patronage.
A Sharp Hit.
We have just learned, in our wayside con
versations, of an apt illustration of the readi
ness of young America. A small lad, during
our late Fair, quietly walked up to a basket of
apples to purchase a supply, and seeing some
wasps about the apples, asked what they were.
Reply was made, ‘‘They are wasps.” “Do you
want to buy some of them ?” The youth ask
ed, “How do you sell them ?” The seller re
plied. “Ten cents a dozen.” The lad pulled
out a dime and laid it down, saying, “I’ll take
a dozen.” “Catch 'em !”
Capt. George T. Anderson.
This gentleman passed through our city on
yesterday, with his family, en-route for Leav
enworth City, Kansas Territory, which is his
present place of residence. Capt. A is exten
sively and favorably known in this part of
Georgia and elsewhere, as a gallant soldier,
and chi valric gentleman. He served a tour in
the Mexican war, as lieu Ijnant in a company
of Dragoons, which was raised in Newton coun
ty, Ga. Sulisequently he raised a company of
mounted men in Coweta County. Ga.. and re
paired to our Western frontier, where he was
for some time engaged in active service against
the Indians, and in the civil war in Kansas
Territory. He resigned his office* in the U. 8.
Army some months since, and settled down in
private business at his present place of resi.
deuce, 'lhe best wishes of thousands of kind
friends follow him to his new home in the far
west.
□ms Products.—Among the notable sights
leased at the late Agricultualand Mechan-
[Fair at Hopkinsville, Ky. t was that of ten
Vr*. all fine looking men, dressd in uni-
l, and mounted on grey horses, who ap
ed in the ring of the Amphitheatre ! The
tier of these ten brothers (Mrs. Brown) was
ent, and to her was awarded a silver cap—
un for the best specimen of home manw-
W!
Removal of the Intelligencer Office.
We take this occasion to announce that the
“Intelligencer Office” has been removed to
the building over J. R. & G. H. Wallace’s
Store, the rooms formerly occupied by G. P.
Eddy, k Co., as a Job Office, corner of White
Hall and Alabama Streets. The office is now
in full trim, wl ih an ample supply of first-rate
new presses, type, &c., and our Steam Engine
is in full operation, and works like “atop.”
The material of the Office is nearly all new,
and we are prepared to do any work in our
line, with neatness and dispatch. We have
had to encounter many difficulties and disap
pointments in effecting our present arrange
ments, hut wo have triumphed over all of them,
and have succeeded in establishing an office
inferior to few, if any in the Southern country,
Our object has boen accomplished at a great
outlay of money, and all we ask now, is that
our friends and the public, will give us as much
work as we can do. Many of our friends in
Atlanta and the neighboring country, have
promised us much, and the time has now come,
when we look for the fulfilment of those prom
ises. We are prepared to do our part, and all
we aBk of those kind friends who have made
us such fair promisos, is to yield a hearty co
operation to us, in our efforts to make the In
telligencer Office one among the first, in point
of usefulness and efficiency, in our State. We
feel do hesitation in saying that we can afford
to do Job Work on more favorable terms, than
any press in the up-country. We feel justified
in saying this, from the fact that our facilities
for doing work in this line, exceed that of any
other establishment in all thi6 region of coun
try. Reasonable profits are all that we expect
or ask, and with these we will be content. We
again appeal to our Democratic friends to come
forward and give ns that substantial “aid and
comfort,” which we claim at their hands. We
want a large addition of paying subscribers to
our list; and we want those who are already
on our list, to come forward and “show their
faith by their works,” in the way of advance
payments. A printing office can no more live
without money, than a man can live without
eating. “We speak as unto wise men, judge
ye.” We have risked much in the inaugura
tion of this enterprise—the greatest of the
kind ever set on foot in Atlanta. We felt jus
tified in taking this risk, from the growing
prospects of our city, destined ere long, in our
opinion, to he one of the most flourishing, pros
perous and populous in the Statd. We think
we are entitled to the sympathies and aid of
the people among whom we have cast our lot.
Time alone must determine, whether or not
we have misj udged the liberality and enterprise
of this people, and whether our efforts to serve
them shall prove a failure, or he crowned with
success. In the result of this issue, we con
ceive that not only our Democratic friends,
hut all the people of Atlanta, and those inter
ested in her prosperity of whatever political as
sociation, are concerned. To them too we ap
peal for succor, sympathy and encouragement.
We look upon our enterprise as one designed
and calculated to promote the interests, and
advance the growth of onr city, and as such,
it has claims upon all our citizens.
We were forcibly struck, a day or two since,
in taking a stroll along Whitehall Street, of
the necessity of more Merchants in Atlanta
than we now have. We do not intend to be
understood as underrating the worth and mer
it of those whom we now have, but they are
certainly over-crowded with business. Wo
stepped into the Store of Messrs. Ryan & My
ers on the day above alluded to, for the pur
pose of purchasing a small article of dry goods,
when we found, what appeared to us at first
sight, to be a mass meeting of people. The
house was crowded with ladies and gentlemen,
and although 15 or 20 clerks were doing their
best, the crowd could not be properly attend
ed to, in due time. 'This is not the only time
we have seen such exhibitiont at the above
named store, and the like may be seen almost
every day, at other places in this city. Messrs
R. & M. we learned, have been compelled to
take an additional house adjoining their pres
ent stand, so great is their press of business.
Why don’t Merchants come here and get rich,
instead of staying at other places and star
ving ?
The Royal Standard, of Grand Turk, Turin
Island, of October 23d, says:
The quantity of salt shipped daring the past
week has been comparatively small, owing to
the boisterous weather which hat prevailed,
and which may be said to have completely
broken up our salt season for this year.
Extensive Farming in Ireland.—Harvest
Home.—The fanners in Iceland almost univer
sally celebrated the completion of harvest by
social festivities, in which all their employees
participated. The following is an account of
what recently took place on the great Scotch
farmer’s estate in Connaught:
On Tuesday evening last, Allen Pollok, Esq.,
entertained the laborers and mechanics on the
various farms of the Lismany estate, at the
usual harvest home sapper. Throughout the
entire day there was a scene of great bustle
and activity at the several steadings, every
steward making the liest preparations in his
power for the comfort and accommodation of
his numerous friends. A pair of fine fat heif
ers were slaughtered for the occasion, and an
ample supply of bread, whiskey, porter, fruit,
etc., provided at every farm. The building,
the largest of the kind in the United Kingdom,
and the roof of which is said to measure near
ly two English acres, was brilliantly lighted
with gas, and presented a most imposing and
novel appearance. The number who partici
pated in the harvest home festivities amount
ed in on Oggrogato to upvmrdll of 1,400, and
we did not witness, nor have we heard of any
occurrence calculated to mar the happiness or
interrupt the harmony of that interesting re
union.
One sentiment and feeling seemed to pervade
the several companies—that of gratitude and
respect toward their munificent employer, and
peace and good will toward each other.
We Bhould mention that the number above
mentioned constitutes only one-half of the per
sons employed by Mr. Pollok, as the Greggs
and Glinsk, or as they are now called, the Fair-
field estates, employ an equal number of labor
ers. An idea may he formed of the extent of
Mr. Pollok’s farming operations in the vicini
ty of Galway, when wc mention that this year
there were upwards of 1,800 acres of statute
acres in green crops and 4,000 acres of grain.
The cattle at present in stalls number nearly
2,000, an equal number being still on grass.
Mr. Pollok purchased of cattle, at and during
the week immediately preceding our late an
nual fair, to the amount of over £8,000. This
year he has used of artificial manures no less
than five hundred tons of guano and two hun
dred and forty tons of hones.
Storm nnd Shipwreck at Turks Island—
Six Vessels Lost.
By the arrival at this port to-day, says the
New York Evening Post of Friday last, of the
British brig Elizabeth, Capt. Graham, from
Turks Island, wc have the Royal Standard to
October 23d. which furnishes the following :
For the last three days the weather has been
stormy. About midnight on Wednesday last,
20th, the wind hauled to the southwest, and
from that time it lias been blowing a heavy
gale from that quarter, causing a tremendous
sea on the reefs to the westward of these Isl
ands, which also breaks with great force on
the beach, endangering the abutments and sea
walls which have been built for the protection
of water lots, and occasioning the loss of much
valuable pioperty.
At the commencement of the gale there
were seven vessels lying in the roadstead of
this Bay (Grand Turk), all of which have been
wrecked, exeept the hark Tejuca, Captain Mer-
riman, from St. Thomas, in ballast. This
vessel got under weigh on Thursday, p. m.,—
and put to sea at a time when the wind mod
erated a little, and backed in about S. S. W.,
which gave her a lay off shore. It is said that
no similarly extensive loss of shipping has oc
curred here since the year 1821.
The following is a list of the vessels ship
wrecked between the hours of 1 a. m. and 10
p. in. of Thursday the 21st ult.:
Schr. Transit, of Liverpool, N. S., Captain
Allen, partly laden with salt.
Schr. Teresa, of these islands, Captain Ad
am, from Port and Platt.
Brig Aleppo, of Windsor, N. S., Captain
Eoy ! nearly laden wit salt.
Brig Mungo Park, of Bangor, Mo., Nichols,
from Porto Rico, in ballast.
Brig River Belle, of Pareboro, N. S., Capt.
Graham, with part inward cargo on board.
Brig Herbert Huntington, of Yarmouth, N.
R., Captain Pinckney, from Bermuda for New
York partly laden with salt.
To the foregoing list of disasters we have to
add that brig Cordova, of Providence, Rhode
Island, Captain Franklin, from Salt Bay,
sought shelter in Colton Bay Channel, and has
been driven from her anchorage and has not
since been heard of. Fears are entertained for
her safety. Up to the time of going to press,
the packet Australia, from Nassau, had not
arrived.
Thb Bait vat held in. Columbia last week,
and was very largely attended. Among the
premiums awarded, we notice the following to
persons in Georgia.
Best bale of wool, J. W. Watte, Caasville.
Beat light draft filly, three years old, D. B.
Archer, Angnsta.
Beat Morgan Stallion, six yean old; second
beat Morgan stallion, three yean old ; beat
•ingle harness Morgan Man, six yean old;
•mood beat Gow,: three yean old; best Heifer,
one year old; beat Eaaex Boar, and best Ches
ter county sow, G. H. Waring, Clarksville.
Beat Photograph, in Pastel, Tucker & Per
kins, Augusta.
Best wrought iron one hone mould board
Plow, beat wrought iron Sweep, G. W. Coop
er, of Georgia.
Beet child’s Dross, Mias Kate Holmes, of Cal
houn.
Best Cloak, Mrs. James T. Nisbet, Augusta.
Legislative Honor.—Mr. Hardeman, the
representative from Bibb, gate off the follow-
lowing good hit at a portion of his constituents.
We take it from the Tri-weekly Recorder:
During a discussion in the House yesterday,
Mr. Hillyer said something te the effect that
the Democratic party was responsible for the
success or failure of the Penitentiary, or that
its opponents desired so to hold it up before
the people. Mr. Hardeman of Bibb, protest
ed against the idea that the Penitentiary was
built for the benefit of the Democratic party ;
for he had constituent* of both political parties,
not very numerous, it was true, yet a minority
who had rights to a fair participation of the
benefits of Penitentiary diBsipline. The grave
manner in which it was spoken caused gener
al merimeht in the House.
Love.—A love scene, overheard and phon-
ographically reported by Phredrick Phine:
“Phairest of the phair,’ sighed the lover,
“phancy my pheelmgs, when I phoreee the
phearful consequences of our pheeling from,
your phather’a phamily. ■» Phew phellows
could have phaced the music with more phor-
titude than* I have ; and as phickle phortune
phails to smile on onr love, I phind I must
phorego the pleasure of becoming your hus
band. Phair Phranees pharewell phorev-
er!”
“Hold, Phranklin, hold!” screamed Finan
ces, “I will phollow you phorever.”
But Phranklin phled, and phair Phraaces
phamted.
A Wobsst Old Gram Gone.—We regret
to announce the death of James W. Meredith,
Esq., one of our oldest and most worthy and
respected citizens. He died on yesterday af
ternoon, from general debility, peculiar to ad
vanced age. His funeral will take place tills
afternoon at three o’clock, from St. Janies’
Methodist Church,—Atytete Cbmtitriienalist.
From the Louisville (Ky.) Courier Nov 12.
Terrible Tragedy In Taylor county, Kjr !—
Two Men hngtyaHobl
A polite and attentive correspondent at
CampbellsviUe furnishes us with the intelli
gence of one of the most terrible tragedies
that has ever expired in Kentucky. It is
another, and painful evidence of the growing
prevalence of mob ^spirit. On Wednesday
morning, the 10th inst., about fifty men col
lected in CampbellsviUe, the seat of justice of
Taylor county, and proceeded to Greensburg
in the adjoining county. On the way they
were joined by a number of persons, 60 that
when they reached Greensburg, the party
numbered fully two hundred persons. They
They proceeded deliberately to the jail, broke
open the door, and took out Mr. S. Thomp
son, Swan Despam, and George Hunter, who
are charged with the murder of Henry Syrap-
son, about eighteen months since. The pris
oners were then conveyed to CampbellsviUe,
where the subsequent events in the tragedy
occurred.
Arriving there, Thompson and Despain
were immediately hung on an elm tree in the
vicinity of the seminary of the town. The
mob then attacked the CampbellsvUle jail
and obtained Zeke, a negro man belonging to
the estate of the murdered Sympson, At this
ictura, Hunter, one of the murderers, com
menced making a confession of the crime.—
He implicated six other persons as participants
in the cold blooded murder. These are Jerry
Staggs, Henry Staggs, Richard Staggs, John
Underwood, Loyd McDaniel, and John Barbee.
The latter is a son-in-law of Simpson. Being
present he was arrested. Hunter and the ne
gro Zeke, were returned to the jail, and the
party proceeded in quest of the other persons
charged. It was theirjntention to take sum
mary revenge upon these.
Elias Skaggs, when the Greensburg jail was
opened committed suicide by cutting Iris
throat. He was evidently aware of the in-
__ ion of the mob, and preferred self-destruc
tion to an execution by their huuL.
Our readers will remember that Henry
Sympson, a wealthy farmer was murdered
and robbed a year and a half ago.
A Caution to Young Men.
A young medical student from Michigan
who had been attending lectures in New York
for some time, and considered himself excead-
ingly good looking and fascinating, made a
deadly onset on the heart and fortune of a
blooming young lady who was hoarding in the
same house with him. After a prolonged
siege the lady surrendered. They were mar
ried on Wednesday morning. The same af
ternoon the “young wife” sent for and exhib
ited to the astonished student a “a beautiful
little daughter,” three and a half years of
age.
“Good Heavens ! then you were a widow,”
exclaimed the astonished student.
“Yes, my dear, and this is Amelia, my
youngest; to-morrow Augustus, James and
Reuben will arrive from the country* and then
I shall have all my children together once
more.”
The unhappy student replied not a word,
his feelings were too deep for utterance. The
next day the “other darlings’ ’ a;rived. Reu
ben was 6 years old, James 9, and Augustus a
saucy boy of 12. They were delighted to hear
that they had a “new papa,” because they
conld live at home and have all the playthings
they wanted ! The “new papa,” as soon as
he could speak, remarked that Augustus and
James did not much resemble Reuben and
Amelia.
“Well, no, ” said the happy mother, “my
first husband was quite a different style of tem
perament, color of hair and eyes—-ail differ
ent.”
This was too much, he had not only mar
ried a widow, but was her third husband, and
the astounded step-father of four children.
“But her fortune,” thoughthc, “that will
make amends. ’ ’ He spoke of her fortune.
“These are my treasures,” says she, in the
Roman matron 6tyle, pointing to her chil
dren. *
The conceit was now quite taken out of the
Michigander, who, finding that he had made
a complete goose of himself, at once retired to
a farm in his native State, where he could
have a chance to render his ‘boys’ useful, and
make them sweat tor the deceit practiced up
on him by their mother.
Interesting Discovert in Nebraska—Tra
cts of Ancient Mines.—A few years ago, Rays the
St. Louis Intelligencer, there were discovered on
the Weeping water, fourteen miles from Ne
braska City, what appeared to be the remains
of ancient shafts and drifts, dug for mining
purposes. The discovery excited some atten
tion at the time, but no efforts were made to
investigate the subject. A few days ago, as
that paper learns from the Nebraska City Hews,
a company of gentlemen residing in that city
armed themselves with shovels and pick-axes
and repaired to the spot for the purpose of as
certaining further information about these si-
ent vestiges of a past people. They found the
reaches to be from twenty to thirty feet iu
twidth, and on making excavations at the bot
tom, broken rocks were discovered, indicating
that blasting had been pursued in forming the
trenches. The Nebraska Hews thinks that
the excavations were made in search of lead.
Fork and Construction of Steam Boiler.
Prof. Fairbaim says that all boilers should be
of the cylindrical form, and where flat ends
are used they should be composed of plats
one-half thicker than those which form the
circumference. The flues, if two in number, to
be of the same thickness as the exterior shell
and the flat ends carefully stayed with
gussets of triangular plates and angle iron,
connecting them with the circumference and
the ends. The use of gussets is earnestly rec
ommended as being infinitely superior to and
more certain iu their action than stay rods.
They should he placed in lines diverging from
the centre of the boiler and made as long as the
position of the flues and other circumstances
.a the construction will admit.
Counterfriterr Arbxsted.—A den of coun
terfeiters was broken up on Thursday, in New
York, and among the bills found, the N. Y.
Times reports “ $270, in $10 bills, on the Bank
of Charlotteville, 8. C.”
There is no bonk in Sonth Carolina of that
name. In other journals the reprot is given
“‘Bank of Charlotte, N. C.,” which wepre-
sume is correct, although the bills are not cor-
gtecL—Ckar. Courier.
|y “Do you go in for the Pennsylvania
Liquor Law f”
“Why, partly yea and partly no—I gore in
fcr tils sigmr, but not for the law.”
(ieorgia Legislature.
SENATE.
Mokdat, Nov. 15,1858.
Senate.—The Senate was called to order, pur
suant to adjournment, with Hon. John E..
Ward in the Chair, he has been absent for a
few days.
i Gibson, of Richmond, moved to reconsider
so much of the Journal of Saturday as refers
to the passage of a biU amending the practice
and pleadings in this State, lhe motion was
lost.
A resolution was then passed to meet at 9
A- M. and 3 P. M., and adjourn at 1P. M. and
fP.M.
j The special older being a bill in regard to
manumission of slaves, a motion was made to
postpone the regular order and take np bills
for a third reading, Agreed to.
Several strictly toeoi bills were read and acted
on.
Also, a law to alter the law in regard to the
garnishment and attachments in this State,
making stock, Ac., liable to attachment—pas
sed.
Also, a hill to limit the liens of judgments
in certain cases, protecting bona fide purcha
sers. To take effect in March next, altering
the law from two to one year after purchase.
The Ml was lost.
Also, a bill to better regulate the practice in
the Supreme Court in this State. The com
mittee reported against the passage of the bill.
The report was agreed to and the bill lost.
A hill to abolish the usury laws in this State.
The Judiciary Committee reported against its
passage—the report was agreed to and the bill
lost.
A bill to provide for the better cancelling of
promissory notes. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Also, several local bills.
A bill to alter the law in regard to mortga
ges on personal property. The committee re
ported against the passage of the bill. The
bill was lost.
A bill to exempt certain property from tax
and sale. Referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
A bill to incorporate the Atlanta, West Point
and Coiambus Telegraph Company.
A bill to point out the manner of collecting
certain debts. Amended and passed.
A bill to alter the law in regard to attach
ments, Ac. Passed.
The bill to allow the importation of slaves,
was made the special order for Saturday next.
A bill to alter the Constitution so as to have
annual elections.
Mr. Gibson was in favor of the bill ; he
called for the yeas and nays on the motion.—
The yeas were 43 and nays 44 so the bill was
lost.
Also, a low to make capital, robbery by
open force. Amended by making the pun
ishment twenty years in the Penitentiary.—
Passed as dinended.
Also, a hill to make night burglary capital.
Amended by making from four to twenty
years in the Penitentiary—passed.
The Senate then adjourned until 3 o’clock,
P. M.
HOUSE.
The House was occupied all day in a debate
on the reconsideration of the bill to lend the
aid of the State to the Macon and Brunswick
Railroad. Able speeches were made in both
sides, but they are so long that your reporter
has been unable to get even a synopsis of
them prepared for this mail. An argument
between Gordon of Savannah, against the
motion and Hardeman, of Bibb, in favor of it,
was the most brilliant passage at arms of
the session. The bill waa reconsidered—Yeas
74, Nays 63.
Yeas.—Awtry, Bailey, Barrett, Barton,
Bigham, Black, Causey, Clarke, Coleman, Col
quitt, Conlsy, Craft, Cnrcton, Darden, Davis,
Fannin, Frederick, Fuller, Glass, Gordon,
Griffith, Grovensteine, Hall, Hames, Hark-
ness. Harris of Cobb,. Harris
..... of Dougherty,
Harper, Harrington, Hays, Holden, Holliday.
Hopkins, Howard, Irwin, Jackson, Johnson,
Kenan, Kendall. Lazenby of Columbia, Lazen-
by of Warren, Lee, Lewis of Greene, Lnffman,
Marshall, Mattox, McCantz, McDaniel,
McGregor, McLean, McWhorter, MUledge in
the Chair, Moore, Moughton, Owens, Phillips,
Pittard, Powell, Roberts of Scriven, Sherman,
Smith of Randolph, Smith of Talbot, Strick
land, Taliferro, Terrell, Walker of Clarke,
White, Wilkes, Williams, Willis, Wimberly;
Wood, Wright, Young. -•
Hays.—Allan, Boggers, Brantley of Ware,
Camion, Carter, Chapman, Colley, Cook,
Daniel, DeLamar, Dorminy, Duncan, Embry,
Everett, Fain of Fannin, FainofUnion, Faulk,
Fincannon, Findley, Fortner, of Wilcox, Full-
more, Gay, Gilbert, Giaham, Hardy, Harde
man, Harris of Glynn, Heard, Holmes,
Hughes, Jones, Kimbrough,of Stewart, Kirby.
Lewis of Hancock, Lockett, McAffee, McCon
nell, McDonald, McEver, McMillian, Merchi-
sori, Mizell, Mott, Neal, O’Neal, Pickett,
Price, Prvett, Roberts of Cherokee, Sheffield,
Smith of Tattnall, Smith of Towns; Strange,
Sweat, Taylor, Tomlinson, Walker of Henry,
Wall, Webb, Webster, West, Westmoreland,
Worlsy.
It was dark before the vote was taken and
the House adjourned to to-morrow morning.
Tuesday Morning, Nov. 16.
The Senate met and was called to order at
9J o’clock.
B’ambro of upson, moved to reconsider the
passage of a resolution fixing the times of the
meeting of the Senate at 9 a m and 4pm and
to adjourn at 1 p m and 5 pm.
McDonald of Ware, thought the bill had to
come before the Senate any way, and he had
rather abolish the committees altogether
than to he compelled to adjourn every even
ing. The motion to reconsider was lost.
Cone of Bulloch, moved to reconsider the
loss of the bill to return to annual elections.
Whitaker of Fnlton, had but little to say
against the motion. He would not consume
the time of the Senate. Any motion to alter
the Constitution had to be published 6 months
before the elections - So far as his section of
the State was concerned, he had not heard a
voice in favor of annual elections. If so he
had never heard it. He agreed with the Sen
ator from Gilmer, that the Legislature that
came in with the Governor, should go out
with the same officer. The people do not de
sire to be annually perplexed by these elec
tions. The frequency of elections have the
tendency to lower the standard of morality in
the State. His friend from Bulloch need not
be alarmed, whether the elections be annual
or bi-ennial, for in either case he would be re
turned, for as long as he could remember as
having any connection with the Legislature,
he had never known that Senator to be ab
sent, let what would happen that Senator
would be returned and that he considered one
of the highest compliments that could be of
fered to any one, and he added, he considered
the compliment deserved.
The yeas were 55, the nays were 50. So
the motion was carried, and the bill reconsid
ered.
On the call of counties, the following bills
were introduced. Thomas of Gwinnett in the
-Chairr
Arnold of Henry, To permit Samuel Irwin
to practice medicine on the Hydropathic Sys
tem.
Bartlett of Jasper, to alter the law in regard
to administrator’s, widow’s year’s support, re
turn of schedules, Ac.
Fields of Milton, to add part of Cherokee to
the county of Milton.
Gibson of Richmond* To add an additional
section to the 10th division of the Penal
Code. Fineing and imprisoning any one
for maliciously calling any one thief, rascal,
Ac.
Also, to amend the law in regard to contin
uances, Ac.
Johnson of Fayette, To authorize plaintiflB
to hold bail in cases sounding in damages, and
for other purposes. Also, for the relief of the
executor of Samuel Martin, oftha county of
Fayette.
Also, To define the duties of the Clerks
of the Superior and Inferior Courts of this
State.
Jossey of Spalding, to amend the act incor
porating the city of Griffin.
Price of Cass, to incorporate the Kingston
Presbyterian church of Cass county.
Ried of Taliferro, to compel free persons of
color to leave this State.
Spalding of McIntosh, to repeal the law
changing the trial of negroes trom the inferi
or to the superior courts of this State.
Tucker of Stewart, to allow the Clerks of the
Superior court of Stewart to charge extra
Also, to compel the Banks ln this State to
make their returns, providing that the Banks
shall pay two per omit per month fee the time
that they refuse to xaake such returns.
Whitaker of Fulton, to alter the fans In re
gard to the election of Solicitors by the peo
ple, so far as relates to certain Judicial Circuits
in this State.
Also, to change the name of Sarah Thur
mond to that of Sarah Booth. The Hon. Jno.
E, Ward ruled the bill to be out of order, as
opposed to the Constitution. Ha also added,
that this was a question of great importance,
and it was probable that his decision would
be appealed from. He would, if there was no
objection, hear from the gentleman from Ful
ton, and desired the House to give him their
attention. Whitaker of Fulton arose and de
livered a speech, in which he reviewed the
decision of the Chair. And after quoting a
decision of the Supreme Court on the ques
tion, and reading the Constitution and other
authorities, he sat down. And the appeal
from the decision of the President was lost.—
The speech was on a very important question,
and the argumedt was powerful on both sides.
We hope to lay tile report of the speech before
our readers before long.
Third Meadtng.
A bill to alter the law in regard to new tri
als. The committee on Judiciary recommen
ded a substitute. Substitute adopted ^n lieu
of the original and passed.
A bill to define the liability of drawers, Ac,
of draughts, checks, Ac.
The committee offered a substitute.
On the motion to agree to the substitute.
Slaughter of Dougherty—Thought that the
bill as referred to the committee better accom
plished the result than the, substitute.
Pending the discussion tiie Senate adjourn
ed to meet at 3 o’clock, p m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and resumed the cunsideration of the bill in
regard to bills of exchange. The motion
was to adopt the substitute. The motion was
lost.
On the passage of the bill, Slaughter of
Dougherty spoke again in favor of the bill
with similar arguments to those used this
morning.
The bill was lost.
To alter and amend the 1st and 3d Articls
of the Constitution.
Briscoe of Baldwin offered a substitute, ap
pointing the places and times of the sitting of
Supreme Court. The substitute contemplates
its sitting at the Seat of Government.
Whitaker of Fulton, said he was surprised
that the Supreme Court had done so well, con
sidering that they have been moved about
from place to place Ac. The bill was made
the special order for Monday next.
Leave of absence was granted to the Sena
tor from Scriven.
A bill for the better arrangement of the W.
A A. R. R. made special order for Wednesday
next.
The Senate adjourned until 9J o’clock to
morrow morning.
:o:—:o:
HOUSE.
Tuesday Morning, Nov. 15.
The House proceeded to business at the ap
pointed hour. Mr. Milledge of Richmond pro
tkm Speaker of the House.
The bill to lend the aid of the State to the
Elijay R. R., was, at the suggestion of Mr.
Picket of Gilmer, made the special order for
Wednesday 24th inst.
On motion of Mr. Hall of Pike, a resolution
was taken up, calling on the Governor for cer
tain information in relaiion to the W A A R R
and adopted.
Bills on Third Reading,
To regulate and dispose of free persons of
color in this State. Yeas 58, nays 82. So
the bill was lost. Mr. Moore of Clarke gave
notice that he should to-morrow move a re
consideration of this bill.
To amend an act m relation to warning
hands, to work roads, Ac. Passed.
To amend certain acts exempting certain
property from sale. This exempts the work
ing implements of the wife, the law, and med
ical library, Ac. of practitioners. Passed-
Bills Introduced.
Cook of Early, to require the Governor to
withhold the residue of State's subscription to
the Main Trunk R R, till the directors comply
with certain directions, Ac.
Also to aid the citizens of this State in con
structing R Roads. This is a generol State
Aid Bill. 300 copies ordered for the use of
the House.
Third Reading.
To allow the Justices of the Inferior Corrt
of Forsyth county, to sell the old academy.
Passed.
To Change the time for holding the Inferior
courts of Forsyth county. Passed.
To aid in the construction of the Georgia
air Line Railroad Company. Laid ou the table
for the present.
To provide for execution of criminals in pri
vate.
To change the line between Pauldi ng and
Haralson counties. Referred to committee
on consolidation.
To make the receivers of Tax Returns, as
sessors of taxes in certain cases. Passed.
To authorize the procuring the testimony
of practicing physicians in writing. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
To prevent the lien of executions for a
longer period than 6 mouths. Referred to
Judiciary Committee.
To authorize witnesses living out of this
State to authenticate deeds and other instru
ments. Referred to Judiciary Committee.
To alter and amend the 3d and 7th sections
of this State. This bill provides that the
members of the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives shall be elected annually. To
change the Constitution there is required a
two-thirds vote by yeas and nays. The yeas
were 50, nays 79. So the bill was lost.
Leave of absence for a few hours was grant
ed to Mr. Milledge, pro tem Speaker. In a
few moments Mr. M. returned to the Chair,
and thanked the House very kindly for the
leave granted. No doubt under pecuniary
circumstances, Mr. M. would be pleased to
have leave of absence again.
To authorize the Ordinaries of the State to
issue cost fi fas. Passed.
To authorize Coroner’s when exercising the
duty of Sheriff ’s to appoint deputies. Passed.
To authorize the collection of interest on
open accounts. Amended by M. Lewis of
Hancock. As amended, the bill passed—yeas
70—nays 53.
Bills Irdroduced.
Mr. Diamond of DeKalb: To lay out a new
county from the counties of Chattooga, Floyd,
and Gordon; to be called Nelson.
Mr. Kirby of Coweta : To authorized Asa
Huggins of Coweta te practice medicine.
Mr. Harris of Cobb : For the relief of J. H.
Highsinith.
On motion of Mr. McWhorter, of Jreene,
the communication of the Clerk, asking per
mission to appoint not more than 6 addition
al clerks, between this and the 25th inst.,
was read aud the resolution to allow him to
do so was adopted.
Mr. Crittenden, To allow T. Carleton Coyle
to practice medicine.
Mr. McConnell, To allow R. S. Moody to
practice medicine.
Mr. Johnson of Henry for the relief of Reu
ben Kelley.
Webster of Floyd: To incorporate Alabama
Steamboat Company.
The House adjourned to 6j o’clock to-mor
row morning.
Bill passed.
To compel constables to levy and collect
Justice court fifes in any district in the county
in which he is constable. Referred to Judiciary
committee.
Wednesday morning, Nov. 17, 1858.
After the usual preliminaries. Slaughter of
Dougherty, moved to reconsider so much of
the journal of yesterday as refers to the loss of
a bill to define the liabilities of drawers of
checks, drafts, Ac.
He wanted only that the bill should be
again before the Senate that, it might be so
amended as to meet the views of all.
Hie bill was reconsidered.
The Chair announced that the special order
of the day was, the bill to better regulate
the management of the W A A R Road.
Mr Bartlett of Jasper moved to suspend the
bill until next Wednesday, he hadso under
stood the motion when it was carried. The
Senator from Stewart bad left, thinking that
the bill came upon next Wednesday.
The raading; of the bill was called for and
the bOt «*• read. The motion was wtth-
.v»3 j
• Bristt^ of Baktwln^mov^ to amend by stri-
bili by sections. Agreed to.
Hie lit section wae read and agreed to ;2d
section agreed to; Msection, Jossey of Spald
ing moved to strike oat the word, “expen
ses” and insert the words “account current”
—lost. Section agreed to. 4th section
Bloodworth of Pfke moved toimeit “Irte
Jan.” Agreed to. 4th section as amended
agreed to. 5th section agreed to. 6th section
agreed to. 7th section agreed to: 8tiise<>
tion agreed to. 9th section agreed to. 10th
section agreed to, and the'bill passed.
Bills on thssr Third Rsadmf.
To increase the salary of the Superinten
dent of the W A A &B from $3,000 to$5,000.
Lost.
A bill to alter the 3d section of the fet ar
ticle of the Constitution, so as to have annual
elections.
The yeas and nays were called as is neoessa-
ry according to the Constitution. Hie yeas
are 64 the nays 52, so the bill was lost , it re
quiring a two-thirds majority-to pass the bill.
Those that voted ia.the affirmative are :
Messrs. Adams of Elbert, Adams ofBabun,
Ashley, Bennett, Billups, Bloodworth of
Pike, Bloodworth of Carroll, Bozeman, Bry
an, Bush, Castleberry, Cochran, Collier, Coop
er, Cone, Donaldson, Felton, Fields, Gholston,
Gibson, Gordon, Graham, Hammond, Harris
of Walton, Hays, Hixon, Holcombe, Jamison,
Mattox, McDonald, McDuffie, McRea, Moun-
ger, Overstreet, Paine, Price Robinson of Tal
bot, Riley of.Lumpkin, Riley of Taylor, Smith
of Jefferson, Staten, 8towers, Sutton, Tate,
Thomas, Tison, Turner, Ward, Wilcher, Wil
liams of Berrien, Young’ of Irwin, Young of
Union.
Those that voted in the negative are:
Messrs. Akins, Arnett, Arnold, Banks,
Briscoe, Brown, Bullard, Carlton, Colquitt,
Crowder, Dawson, Darden, Drake, Fain, Fain-
bro, Gresham, Griffin of Calhoun, Griffin of
Twiggs, Guerry, Hart, Harris of Meriwether,
Harris of Worth, Hill of Harris, Johnson of
Fayette, Johnson of Paulding, Jossey, Knox,
Lockhart, Marshall, Mathews, McGuire, Pope,
Quillian, Reid, Reynolds, Roberts, Robinson
of Laurens, Shepeid, Shropshire, Slaughter,
Smith of Hancock, Stokes, Strickland, Stubbs.
Treadwell, Walker, Warthen, Webb, West,
Whitaker, Williams of White, Wooten.
A bill to alter the 1st section of 3rd Art. of
the Constitution—abolishing the Supreme
Court.
Thomas of Gwinnett said it was a very im
portant bill, he would move to have 200 cop
ies of the bill printed and to make it the
special order of the day for one day next
week.
The vote was then taken on a postponement
and making it the special order for the first
Monday in December. Agreed to.
The motion to lay on the table for the bal
ance of the session was withdrawn.
A bill to incorporate the W A A R R Com
pany—requiring the Governor to lease said
Road.
On motien of Whitaker of Fulton the bill
was laid on the table for the present.
HOUSE.
Wednesday morning Nov. 17, 1858.
Findlay of Lumpkin, moved to reconsider
the bill passed on yesterday, in relation to the
private execution of criminals.
Mr. F. said he opposed the bill on prin
ciple;
If it is wrong to hang a man, let us abolish
the law—if not let him march up and face the
music. Every one ought to be executed pub
licly—bis head severed from his body, and put
upon a pole 40 feet higher than the tower
upon the Stone Mountain-
Upon the reconsideration ; the yeas were
67. nays 70.
Bills read Third Time.
To compensate John H. Howard. A Co.—
Passed.
To extend the provisions of writs of certora-
ri to possessory warrants. Passed.
To amend an act more effectually to protect
private property. Postponed indefinitely.
To repeal certain portions of an act relative
to free persons and negro preachers;
To compel Grand Juroro to present all
offenders against the criminal laws of this
State which may come under rheir observa
tion for six months prior to court. Lost.
To compel Justices oflthe peace to give bond
andfsecurity for the faithful performance of
their duty. Postponed Indefinitely.
To make uniform the decisions of the Su
preme Court of this State. Laid over for the
present.
To abolish imprisonment for debt. The
Judiciary committee reported a sulistitutc.
To repeal the law requiring slaves to be
tried by the Superior Con. ts- Passed.
To alter 1st Section, 4th Article of the Con
stitution—years 75, nays, 54.
To curtail the powers of the Supreme Court.
Passed.
To authorize the State Treasurer to make
certain advances. Passed.
As funds are getting scarce in the pockets of
the members (one announced that he had but
38} cts) this bill passed with but few dissent
ing voices.
The House adjourned to 9} to-morrow mor
ning.
Two More Boy Murderers.—N. Trautwein
and A. Leit, two youths, indicted at St. Louis
for the murder of H. Downey, were on Mon
day found guilty of murder in the first degree.
The St. Louis Republican states that Downey
was murdered for his money, and adds :
This case should be an awful warning to
youth, teaching them that the love of money
is the root of all evil. It should teach them
to try to be satisfied with the station in which
they may be placed, however irksome it ap
pears, or however hard a master they, may
have ; that getting money honestly is the best
way ; that avarice .leads to cheating, cheat
ing to rolibeiy, robbery to murder, and mur
der to an ignoble death, or a life of ignominy
and shame.
On Thursday last the personal estate of ex-
Governor Thomas, in Petersville district,
Frederick county, Md., was sold at public sale,
when fourteen slaves brought an aggregate
of $13,228. One sold for $1,455, another
$1,425, and a third for $1,320.
Spain is in a fair way to get her hands full.
, She is preparing an expedition against the
Moorish pirates of the Riff—a formidable ex
pedition, consisting, it is said, of 10,000 men ;
and another against Mexico, which will be a
very expensive affair.
The derision of Judge Metcalf, of Staten
Island, in the Hospital burning case, exculpa
ting Tompkins and Thompson, was on Thurs
day made public. As previously published,
they are recommended to be discharged.
The Newcastle, Ind., Courier says that a
newgroggety in that place was ‘-driedup”
summarily and without any fuss, the other
night, by the ingenious process of boring
holes through the floor and continuing the
boring up into the barr. Is.
The Washington Star says : “The gambling
hells of this eity are as public as our hotels,
yet our police are either infatuated by sooth
ing influence, wheh they pass them, or they
doso, with their eyes shut.” Not uncom
mon.
Two charcoal burners were nearly roasted
alive in Bristol county, Mass, oil Saturday,
by the hut in which they were asleep taking
fire. They were so changed in .appearance
and voice that their friends did not recognize
them.
The increase of the New York Canal tolls
this year, up to the 1st of November, over
those of the same period last year, is $80,445.
The Philadelp membership Men’B Christian
Association has alii a Young of 1,800 or 1.900,
and is the largest in Union. A permanent
Secretary is employed, at a salary of $1,000.
They have got a county judge in Texas who
is said to have three hands. How can such an
odd-handed judge be expected to administer
even-handed justice ?
There is an immense bear swamp in Leban
on co., Pa. It is said to be a dense thkAet, of
miles in extent, where the bears harfier, and
whence it is impossible to dislodge then). -
VThe “KhouwOiS, by the young la
dies of Marietta Female College,” appears up
on our table. We willingly exchange. The
“Gem” will be “devoted to improvement in
composition, the promotion of Nanale Educa
tion, and the elevation of Woman.” May it
really ho “a Gem of purest ray serene,” and
hot “waste its sweetness cm the desert air.”
The table of contents presented a pleasing va
riety. The articles appear as original. Sev
eral which we have read are well written. May
success attend those connected with this new
enterprise; We will place in th<5 “Poet’s cor
ner” a very creditable article on the “human
heart.”
ThtHuunHntL
Ah! human heart, how strange thou a«t,
Contentment’s seldom thine;
Oft fended blessings dost thou crave,
And fancied ills repine.
Oh! why should joys beyond thy reach,
Call vain regrets and sighs ?
Oft murmurs fill thy. troubled breast,
Where only praise should rise.
Poor foolish heart, why thus give place,
To strife where peace might bide;
-Blind to the blessings thoa’st received,
Because there’s one denied ?
Thou robb’st thyself of happiness,
For in thy pathisstrown
Unnumbered blessings all unprized,
Until forever flown.
And think you not that he who formed
Thy soul, the nobler part,
Knows best what gifts he should bestow,
Weak mortal that thou art ?
His view for, far exceeds thine own—»
Believe thy God can see,
That that for which thy breast repines
Might prove a curse to thee.
And should it be some real good,
’Twill not content thy heart;
Still one more blessing would’st thou crave,
And this no joy impart.
Beware, rebellious soul, bejvare,
Lest while you thus deplore,
Thy God should take them all away,
Till thou can’st prize them more. L.
From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Mount Vernon Papers for the Hew York
hedger—Correspondence between Edward
Everett nnd Mr. Bonner.
The following correspondence speaks for
itself; but such a remarkable instance of lib
erality and enterprise on the part of Mr. Bon
ner, and of such continuous self-sacrificing
devotion to the noble object of the Mount
Vernon Association on the part of Mr. Ever
ett, demands special notice. Many have
supposed that the circulation of the New
York Ledger was already so immense that no
additional attractions could be of any advan
tage to it, bnt Mr. Bonner’s ambition as a
journalist evidently knows no limit, and lie
spares no labor or expense to aggrandise his
most brilliantly successful paper. We all
kuow with what generous perseverance Mr.
Everett has travelled over the country deliver
ing his eloquent and masterly oration on
Washington wherever % multitude could be
gathered to contribute to the Mount Vernon
fund ; and it greatly adds to the debt of grati
tude due to him from the ladies of the Mount
Vernon Association, that for the sake of con
tributing still further aid to their enterprise,
he has assumed for a whole year the burden
some task of writing for a newspaper :
Ledger Office, New York, Sept. 2, 1858.
Dear Sir : I have a proposition of a some
what peculiar nature to make to you. For
the purchase of the Mount Vernon property
yon have done more tlmn any other man, or
I might say, than all other men. To your
eloquent appeal in its behalf is pre-eminently
due the credit of the progress already made
in that noble work, and the favor with which
the subject is universally received by our
people from one extremity of the land to the
other. The heart of the public has naturally
warmed toward you on account of your well
timed and well directed efforts to rescue the
tomb of the Father of our Country from neg
lect and dilapidation.
Knowing that yon nave been no less dis
tinguished in literature than in official life; it
has occurred to me that it might be as agree-
abje to aid the patriotic and benevolent en
terprise which you ha ve undertaken by con
tributions to the columns of a weekly paper
of unprecedented circulation, as by a-public
address. I have, accordingly, to propose that
if you will furnish to the New York Ledger
one original article a week for one year, I
will, immediately on receiving your assent to
this proposition, place at your disposal, for
the benefit of the Mount Vernon Association,
my check for the sum of ten thousand dol
lars.
I am aware, sir, that you are not in the hab
it of contributing to the columns of any pe
riodical and that you are fortunately so situa
ted financially that no pecuniary reward
offered to you for your own personal benefit,
would induce you to deviate from your usual
oouree ; but your disinterested devotion to,
and the deep interest you have taken in the
noble work to which I have referred, leads me
to hope that, for the sake of aiding it, you
may accept mp proposition.
Vei-y respectfully,
Robert Bonner,
Proprietor of the New York Ledger.
Hon. Edward Everett.
MT. EVERKTT’S REPLY.
Boston, Nov. 6, 1858.
Dear Sir : Yonr letter of the 2d of Septem
ber wns placed in my hands on the 14th of
that month- In consideration of your check
for ten thousand dollars, to be placed at my
disposal for the benefit of the Mount Vernon
Association, on the receipt of my letter accept-
in -the offer, you propose to me to furnish
an original article weekly for the New York
Ledger for one year. ■
This liberal offer has received my thought
ful consideration. I have been and am
strongly tempted, on one hand to make this
noble addition to the Mount Vernon Fund.—
On’ the other hand among other grounds of
hesitation, I could not do justice to yonr lib
erality without giving up more time for the
preparation of the articles thau is consistent
with other engagements and dusies.
You are right in supposing that no pecuni
ary benefit accruing to myself would induce
me to undertake the task ; although the
“financial situation” to which yon allude is
far less brilliant than you may have been led
to think by exaggerated newspaper reports.
I feel, however, that it is my duty not to fore
go this opportunity of adding so large a sum.
at once, to the Mount Vernon fund, and I
accept the offer, f will begin to furnish the
articles as soon ns the immediate demands •
upon my time to fulfil some previous engage
ment shall cease—in the course of this month
at farthest—and I will continue them, as far
as possible, weekly, making up by the end of
the year for any omission in the regular
supply.
They will, I hope, be received by you and
the public with the indulgence usually exten
ded to gratuitous labors in a meritorious
cause.
I shall venture to call the articles thus fur
nished by me “The Mount Vernon Papers.”
scarcely daring to assume that honored name,
which however, may perhaps be permitted, as
appropriately indicating the object for wbicli
they are prepared, and so excusing their im
perfections, I remain, dear sir, respectfully
yours, Edward Evfrxi r.
Robt. Bonner, Esq.
Copy of Receipt from the Treasurer of the Auxilia
ry Mount Vernon fund.
$10,000. Boston, Nov, 10, 1858.'
Received of Hon. Edward Everett, R. Bon
ner’s check for ten thousand dollars, for the
trustees of the Mount Vernon Fund.
F. H. Peabody, Treasurer.
Hon. Wm. L. Yancey.
The Montgomery Advertiser of the 16th inst.
says : “We are sorry to learn that the health
of Hon. Wm. L. Yancey is so poor that he h»s
been compelled, by advice of life physician, to
leave Alabama for the Hot Springs of Arkan
sas, with a view of recuperating his wasted en
ergies. We sincerely hope he may soon re
turn in the enjoyment of his wonted health
and vigor. The disease with which the Colo
nel has been afflicted for some time appears to
be a complication of neuralgia and rheuma
tism.