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Newspaper Page TextBy A. A. GAULDING & CO. ‘ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS, WHEN REASON IS LEFT.TO COMBAT IT. ,, —JEFFERSON. PROPRIETOR YEW SERIES, VO L. 2. €|r Jntclliflcnrrr. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1859. f^RNIS OF SUBSCRIPTION y i> U'KR, per annum in advance, $6 00 ia WEEKLY, per “ in advance, 4 00 ImYI V. “ “ >“ advance, 2 00 .. if [laid within six months, 2 50 if paid within twelve months, 3 00 Georgia Rum. p r . j. F. Alliort has left at our office a spec ie 0 f Rum made by him, from the Chinese s U r ar Caue. It seems to be pure and well fla vored, and P roves t,iat ® Tun 88 well as other liquors can be made in Georgia. Russell's Magazine, Charleston, S. C. Hie February No. for 1859, is before us # •j],;, is an excellent monthly. We wish it , TO it success. Price, $3 per annum, payable „ advance. Communications and contribu ■ t j, m s for the work, should be addressed “Rus- aJl’s Magazine, Charleston, S. C.” Startling Scw>. All the world and the rest of mankind,” w j]] stand aghast, no doubt, upon reading the horrible announcement, which we insert he. I l„,v. coining from the Macon Journal & Mess- ,,, ,,. r . We must itcknowledge we were taken a ll al.uck bv the startling intelligence, that ■ the democratic Party is dead. Oh my coun- trV ! lire itlier Knowles you are fast improving •n h .rd fariliveness if you penned this article. I We won’t believe you did, until we have bet- 1,. T evidence, brother Rose must have done this in your absence. ••For several years the Democratic paity has enjoyed but indifferent health.” This speaks badly for the party to which ir cotemporary belongs; for with all its bad dtli and feebleness, it has been able to whip „.it :n)d crush out “ Sam ” with all his boast- 1 powers. The Dcmocnitic party dead in- j • Brothers Knowles & Rose, you will lind hv waiting, whether the Democratic par- ,v is dead. Don’t distress yourselves. Heath of a Notorious Character. ‘Our readers are doubtless aware that for end years the Democratic party lias enjoy ing indifferent health. A council of phy- iiiiis has frequently been called in, but still lie patient has continued to decline and waste ntv. until—as will be seen by reference to ir columns—the Court Journal annoucces its ath. We think it highly important that a ft-mortem examination should be made of the rcast J. that the public may know whether dr. Stephens was correct in his diagnosis, and nther, after all, the patient died with the lrv-T<>t.” As there is now no national or- nization—(nor indeed has there been for us|—resting upon principle, it maybe hop- 1 that the good and true men of the country, [ - arding old prejudices and preposessions, ill unite in a common effort to rescue the mment from its present perils, and guard o Ciinstitution from every invasion. Now the time to build up a great Constitutional artv. We take the following from the special cor- epandmee of the ‘‘Republican Banner and ishville Whig.” Notice particularly what 1 of Atlanta and the State Road : Marietta is the first relief the eye finds in e tr.iv I from Chattanooga to Atlanta. It in l i t a very nice place—one of the pret- •st towns I ever saw. So is Atlanta. Of i- city all travelers will agree to say its ho ls arc magnificent. I wish they could say much of Nashville. Appropos—when is win-die to have a lirst class hotel ? hilling in the ears of the W. & A. R. R. is a 1-tire. The ride is smooth, regular, easy t the lirst time in my life I this day rode in -without fear of life orlimb. The grading very nicely' done—safely done. The State ns the road, and the managers of it attend the business in a calm manner. The peo- ry thing—in Georgia—seems to wear a if possessed luce and mien. You feel here it you are a gentleman ami among gentle- ’Tis said that the best music is that lias most vowel sounds. “Georgia” is a fli. vowel-sound word, wholly a soft pro- iution. If it could be proven that the Georgians’’ has made these people the velvety people they are, it would no ger In- true that there’s nothing in a name, that a rose would smell as sweet by any i name. What a hissing word is ‘‘Tenne- u lmt a club word is “KcjUuchi— 1 how ire mss and they thump and knock, xt hie wc to Montgomery. Yours truly, Guellamp. I I*Tlii- writer in the “Intelligencer” al as another writer did the other day, to “ writing editor ” of the “American.” all write more or less, we do not know Miii li lie alludes, nor do we care. But, if 'American ” has any editor at all, it has vantage of the “Intelligencer,” which, filling! often appears to be destitute of iitnr of any sort, and in a state of frieud- c.rphanage. To save it from the poor- however, a friend occasionally' gives I' relief to its distresses which its legal and prill protectors and guardians seem impo- tn afford!” brother American, hold up—don’t quite so far ahead of the music, if we are ilian” we arc not “illegitimate.” acknowledge that the “ writing editor’» iv American lias a perfect diarrhoe of words cry article he pens, but ignores all the a 1 facts which we bring to bear upon Mibject. He isa perfect Goliah iu cutting urviag ; dissects with great adroitness, leaves us (in his own estimation.") in a ' unenviable position. We don’t pretend eld the grey-goose quill with that ability do. We make no large pretensions, 'knowledge our incompetency to cope |i i air brother of the American iu foul slan- ainl abuse.—We don’t believe that because •■"in is an American he is dishonest. Ear There are many good men Americans, ty have a right to entertain whatever poll utions they please. Our neighbor acts i different principle.—Wity him a Dem it is a dishonest man, aud no opportunity is i liere there is a chance of pouring out rti'-n of that slime, and filth, and loath- ein>> with which lie is all the time preg- I.ike a certain animal with which we icquaintcd, he is continually snappingand ^' ! 'g at some little thing, which a man of exalted notions and liberal feelings pl l not notice. But some people will play vand. no matter how much may be done Iheiii. We don’t like to see a man finding »itii every body but himself—it shows something rotten in Denmark, and 1 wishes to place every body else in the category with himself. P“ n the American wishes to say anything P’ the present city government, the same r'Ty of “Cousin Sally Dillard” is re- . and there the matter ends—it is the tiling all the time. ' accustomed is he to abuse, that he has Wl1 a good word from any one. He is a “cosmopolite,” half horse, half alliga- Sljr t of man ; like a certain serpent in M season,” he is striking and squirting ■ ll0m upon every thing that comes in his 1 be orphan's God preserve us from his fering touch. “ " ad some power the giftie gie us Jo bee ourselves as others see us.” ATLANTA, GEO., THURSDAY,'FEBRUARY 10, 1859. NO 16 The £Ignal_Col. Wm. F. Samford. We have omitted, up to the time of this wri- ting, to notice the accession of Col. Samford to the Editorial chair of the above named Jour nal. It is published in Auburn, Ala., by G. C. Kelly and J. M. Jennings, Proprietors. The politics of the paper, are of the ultra Southern Rights stamp. Of Col. Samford, as an orator and writer, we feel incompetent to speak, in terms such as Ids merits deserve. As an ora- tor, the golden stream of eloquence, which llows from his lips, has often electrified the people of Georgia, to whom he is well known. As a writer, the emanations of his pen, have been the subject of admiration, not only by the people of Alabama, but those of the South ern States. He belongs to the ultra Southern Rights wing of the Democracy. We had the pleasure, a few days since, of sitting by his own hospitable firo-side, and listening to bis exposition of the political opinions, which he entertains. We feel no hesitation in saying that he is the best “posted up” man in the nation, in reference to the present state of the political affairs of the country, and while we sat for hours and listened to his graphic de scription of the state of public affairs, we ac knowledge a feeling sense of our own inferior ity, as a member of the Editorial fraternity, and notwithstanding our preconceived opin ions, in opposition to his peculiar views, we were very near being constrained to say, like one of old, “almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian,” politically speaking, according to Col. S.’s understanding of political Christiani ty'. We must, however, he allowed the priv ilege, as a conservative National Democratic Editor, to express our dissent to many' of the views and opinions, entertained by our dis tinguished friend and cotemporary. It would be inappropriate, in an article of this sort, to descend to particulars. Col. Samford is a man that will always be in advance of the front rank of every movement, in which he enlists. His talents are better adapted to great emergen cies, in which dynasties are to be overthrown, governments revolutionized, and a radical change effected in the political organization of parties, than to the calm and considerate sup port of a policy, falling within the line of a faithful administration of the Government, in accordance with fixed principles, established at the inauguration of that administration. To be more explicit—if a state of things should arise, justifying the “disruption of the ties” which bind this Union together, there is no man throughout our borders, that we would sooner place in the lead, than Wm. F. Sam ford. Iu such an emergency, he would stand towering above his kind,” a giant, whom ev ery true Southerner would delight to follow. But in these “piping times of peace,” when the government is in the hands of the Demo cratic party, by' which it has been administer ed faithfully and safely, the greater part of the time, since its organization, when there is no good reason to fear that “the Republic is in danger,” and when the evils of which we complain, can be corrected by the ballot-box ; aud there is no necessity for a resort to the cartridge box, we must be permitted to say to our Democratic friends of the South, Col. Sam. ford is not a safe leader. He belongs to the artillery, and we hold that there is no use in firing cannon at sparrows. We say this in due deference to our distinguished friend, and we hope he will ponder well what we have said in reference to him and his paper. National American.—City Connell of 1855. Look ox this Picture. “ The Democratic Administration (of the city) of 1855 left $10,199 in checks, and $420 in coupons for the American Administration of 1856 to pay !”—American, Jan. 27. “NOW LOOK ON THIS.” “ The main issue is, and the Intelligencer knows it,—and’cannot and shall not dodge it— that the Council of 1856 and 1857 had to pay over $10,000 of outstanding debts.”—Ameri can, Feb. 1st. Now who has dodged the issue ? After we had nailed the first of the above declarations to the counter as“ base coin,”—by showing from the record, that for half of the year 1855 at least, there was, including the Mayor, a ma jority of the Council opposed in political senti ments to the Democratic party—the “ writing editor” of the American, twists and screws and brings forth the second “ picture.” We never denied, that there was out-stand ing against the city at the end of 1855, a float ing debt, amounting to over $10,000. We never denied that it was paid off by the Coun cils of 1856 and 1857, but we did deny aud still deny', that the council, of 1855, was a Demo, cratie Council.—We further stated and now reiterate, that, we do not believe that the whole of that debt of $10,000, was created by the Council of 1855, hut that it had been ac cumulating for y'ears previous. But the “ writing editor,” who affects great ignorance as to whom we allude, and only' affects it, has made a wonderful discovery', to-wit:— “ That the present alignment of gentlemen is no evidence of their position in 1855.” Does he mean by that, to say, that we were wrong in our political classification of the members of Council in 1855 ? If so, let him an swer categorically the question,—if John Glen, C. H. Strong, Thos. Kile, Robert M. Clark, John Farrar, John W. Thompson and T. C. H. Wilson were not, in 1855, opposed to the Democratic party, and whether the most of them were not, at that very time, members of the Know' Nothing Lodge. “ But many of them w'as runou the Democratic ticket,” says the American. “ Run on the Democratic tick et” indeed! The Democracy had no meet ing that year, and made no nomination ; the ticket elected was got up by' a few individuals, and elected by voters belonging to both par ties. Let us then hear no more from you about the “ Democratic Council of 1855 leaving $10- 000 to be paid by the American Council of 1856.” The “ writing editor,” speaking of the Intel ligencer, say's something about “ Orphans,” “Poor-House,” “Guardians,” &c. All that we have to say, in reply to such pitiful and contemptible twaddle, is, that it would have been much better for his fellow men, and, probably, for himself, had he never let loose his mother’s leading 'strings; had he never left his father’s roof; had he remained in a state of solitary orphanage for life. You, talk about Guardians ! If there be a man, (reader, excuse the desecration of the term,) in all this country—judging from your past “record ”— who needs a Guardian, as Nathan said unto Da vid, “ Thou art the man.” “ Lay on McDuQ', and —d be he who first cricB hold, enough I” Diking and Wining.—Senator Seward is as wily as a fox. At the North and in the Senate he is ferocious and develish in his harangues against slavery and everything Southern. In Washington he is as lavish in his attentions to Southerners. All this is for buncombe. He cruelly dupes the silly fanatics up North, and he attempts to pull wool over the eyes of the gentlemen on this side of the line by din ing and wining them. The other day Senator Crittenden dined with him, aud there is some thing of more than usual significance in this dinner party. It is well known that both are prominent Presidential candidates. Perhaps they expect to compromise their claims after the sixth bottle had been belted. _ Tt * «*wgl« Air Line Railroad. We have before us a lengthy communication on this enterprise, from Mr. A. M. Evans, of Hall county, which is quite too long, and not sufficiently compact, in the style, for our col umns, but as it contains some good suggestions and exhibits the desire, and the necessity, on the part of the people, for a railroad into North-eastern Georgia, we think it proper to make some remarks upon the subject. Mr. Evans thinks that nearly every man in the counties through which the road is to run will be willing, if the proposition is made, to make a liberal donation to the company accord ing to the extent of his property, provided the road can be built “ within three years,/ and he further says, he “has no doubt that the present stock holders had rather give half the amount they have subscribed than lose the road.” He thinks it would be fair to let all stand on the same footing. Mr. E. refers to the present price of corn in North-eastern Georgia, which he says is 40 cents, and to the present price of Negroes by the year, wliich he says amounts to about $10 per month. He says nothing about the almost worthlessness of timber aud many other heavy articles in that region, and which must always remain worth, less until the country has a railroad. All these things, when considered, go to show the just claim.and absolute necessity for a railroad in North-eastern Georgia. Indeed, as beautiful, and in many respects, as interest ing as that section of country is, it is utterly impossible for it to advance, other than with a snail’s space, without a railroad in this age of railroads. Without one the resources and na tural wealth of that region can never he de veloped or known. But Mr. Evans will allow us to suggest to him, and to every other man in North-eastern Georgia, that if every man, or a large portion of the citizens, are willing to invest something in-the railroad, we can see no better plan than for each county, through which the road is to run, to adopt a regular county aid plan, and levy a tax on all property, sufficiently heavy to make the aid effectual. Mr. E. thinks each man will he willing to give as much as would be required on the “tlie plan for taxing the people.” If so, what would be the difference to ‘ * the people ?” The difference to the com pany would he very great, as upon his plan the company could not go on at all; while in th e other case it would have something tangible and reliable, and could move steadily forward ■with the work. A tax of one half of one per cent, per annum in all the counties through which the road would pass, would secure its construction in three years, and when each taxpayer would not only get “fourfold” back, as Mr. E. thinks, but ten and twenty fold back each year. Some people have an absurd and foolish re pugnance to a tax, so have we an opposition to a tax unless we can see a good reason for it. But when we can see, and as every other man can see, in a case of this kind, that every one is to bo paid back twenty times the amount of Iris tax, we can see no reason why he may not invest a small portion of his money in this way, as well as in any other. But few, if any, railroads have ever been built without some portion of the means being raised by a tax on somebody. If the people of North-eastern Georgia are determined to have a railroad, let them show tlicir determination by saying to their Inferior courts, we are willing to do our part—levy on our property a tax of one-half of one per cent, aud let the Road go ahead. Those who live In Glass Houses sliould not throw rocks. The Savannah Republican of a late date reads us the following lecture: We w'ould respectfully submit to our cotem poraries of this paper that it would be a more equitable mode of giving our views to bis readers, to extract our articles, aud not ddtach single passage, that may happen to suit their taste, from a column of editorial. By their system of quoting, a writer may be made to express almost any opinion you may desire to get from him, and many which, in fact he may not entertain. The extract pub lished in the Intelligencer of the 27th instant cannot be considered a fair exposition of one views of the next presidential election, de tached as it is from the context. The article, as a whole, expresses our opinions, and we are willing to abide them. We have no desire to place the Republican in a false position, before our readers aud do not think that we have done so. We do not think, that the extracts, we took for comment from the Republican would be materially modi fied, in their meaning, by giving the article referred to an entire insertion. We extracted simply for the sake of brevity. We close by pointing the Republican to a lecture which the Constitutionalist gives him for the very sin which he lays at our door. Physician heal thyself. We would enter the same protest against the Republican of Tuesday morning, which the Republican, of Monday morning, entered against the Atlanta Intelligencer. “We would respect fully submit to our coptemporaries of this paper that it would be a more equitable mode of giving our views to his readers, to extract our articles, and not detach a single passage that may happen to suit their taste, from a column of editorial.” The extract from ar^artiele in this paper, which the Republican copies and comments upon, cannot be considered a fair exposition of our views in reference to the re- nomination of Gov, Brown, detached as it is from tne context. “The article as, a whole, expresses our opinions, and we are willing to abide them;” hut the unfair garbling of the Republican may create misapprehension of our position upon a subject upon which we are anxious thar it should be correctly understood. We Object. “ We see it is stated in a late letter from Washington that President Buchanan—“ Old Buck ’ ’—is likely to lead to the hymenial altar shortly, “an accomplished and estimable widow lady of Georgia. ’ ’ We hope the rumor is without foundation, for however much we may desire to cultivate fraternal feelings with the North, we are utterly opposed to the mingling of good Georgia blood with such as courses the veins of James Buchanan. We have no doubt, being aware that his course is nearly run, the old hypocrite would be willing to be supported in his dotage by the negroes of any Georgia lady, maid or widow, who would take him under her protection ; but we hope he may be permitted to pass the remainder of his days, as he has those gone by—in nursing his hatred of the South to keep his cold heart warm.” The National American of the 29th ult., uses the above language iu regard to the Presi dent of the United States. We imagine that had another man of the North, been President, and a bachelor .or widower, ..that the American would not have used such language towards him. Anything that squints of Democracy stinks in the nostrils of the American, how ever, and under no circumstances could it be induced to do justice to a man professing De mocratic proclivities. Oh shame! where is thy blush. Men who live in glass houses should be careful how they throw stones. HT* Serious fears of a forthcomining famine in Mexico are entertained. For over a year very little com has been planted or gather ed. fiT* A young friend of ours handed'us an essay of his, to read, &c. We rather like it, and propose to give our readers the benefit of the following extract: “Thus he stands, until the receding animals become lost in the distance, and he is alone. Ah, now we readily divine the cause of this sudden change—that simple word alone bears the impress of sadness on its face. Alone ! oh, what a volume of misery is contained in that little word. You who have seen friends and relatives depart, one by one from before your vision, never more to return again ; you that have not the kind, consoling influence, and love of mother, wife, or sister to cheer and as sist you in climbing up the stupendous and unknown steppes of future time; you that have no kind aud sympathizing heart to “re turn sigh for sigh,” and ease your palpitating heart by its still louder throbbing ; you, dear lone one, can account for the sudden and un expected change in Adam’s countenance, at this time. Yes he was indeed alone, but nev er ’til then had he so deeply felt the want of a companion and friend; no doubt he envied the very beasts o’er which he had control, for they had each a companion after their own kind, to share their joy—accompany them in their gambols o’er the plains, or lie down in peacefulness, beneath the far-reaching shadow of the tree of heaven. No doubt, as he stood thus, his thoughts were Deing raised in anx ious and fervent prayer, which was carried by attending augels, to the mercy seat of God, in heaven. Be this as it may, he soon fell asleep, a gentle smile played around his, otherwise, sad face, and the sun, as though it sympa thized with him in his sorrow, sank majesti cally behind the golden topped mounts of the Western horizon. Every sound was hushed, save the gentle murmuring of the night-bird, and the plaintive chirp of the katy-did, as they welcomed the approaching night. And now, dear reader, leaving the gentle moon to roll on with its wonted splendor, and the little stars to twinkle, impressing us with the celes tial grandeur of the world beyond—we will bid adieu to Adam, as he sleeps, and silently await the developments of the morrow.” [ENn OF CHAPTER FIRST.] “Modeit Merit has a Double Claim to Acceptance.” There is an eager appetite, among the Amer ican people, for official and high-sounding ti tles, that is almost disgraceful. If a man is not lucky or crafty enough to secure the title of Hon., D. D., L. L. D., Gen., or Judge, where he is unable to win such a useless dis tinction by merit, community, by common consent, accommodate him with Col., Major, Captain, or Esquire. Nearly everybody, now, has his vanity gratified by some prefix or suf fix to their most excellent name, by way of distinction. We know a woman that used to speak of her husband as my husband, Capt. Ed dy. We have somewhere read, that familiari ty breeds contempt, and have not titles become so common, that our people look upon them as ofsmall importance any how? While near ly everybody has some title, and nearly every body wants one, yet, hardly anybody seems to think that a title is any evidence of merit. A Theological title used to throw some sanctity around its wearer, and give him position. We remember how our eyes used to stick out at the sight of a D. D., when D. D.’s were scarce. Now, we can scare one up on the street most any time, and are not affected by it. A literary title was once of some account to a man. Now, if he has the necessary acquire ments, his diploma is considered of no use, and perhaps never called for. The standard of education has lowered, or the multiplication of schools, authorized to give diplomas, or something else has scattered them broad-cast over the land, and many of them are in the hands of those who can hardly construct a good English sentence, or write a letter with out mistakes in spelling. Would it not be a good idea to suspend the giving of all sorts of honorable titles, till a few of our dignitatarics are dead, so that the article will rise in.value ? Among church-men, we do not believe in the propriety of these titles of distinction at all. They inflate the wearer, too often, and make him too large for his pants. Besides we read of some of the Saviour’s first followers, that “there tras also a strife among them, which of them should be counted the greatest. And he said unto them, he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and bo that is chief, as he that doth serve. Be not ye cal led Rabbi—all ye are brethren—call no man yom father upon earth ; for one is your father which is in heaven.” How does that saying comport with the ti tle, “the Right Reverend Father in God ? Now days, when you address our. noted divines, you are often compelled to put a handle to each end of the name. Just think of a follower of “the meek and lowly Jesus,” complacently addressed as the Rev. John Bang, D. D., L. L. D. We much prefer the Quaker address of John, James and George, to the burdensome and ful some way of talking about people, now days. How seldom do we hear that decent and quiet word Mr., upon our streets ! Instead of being so vain, as a people, we have great cause to be humble. Let us bow before our maker and benefactor, and think less of ourselves and more of him. We once heard a distinguished orator say that he never saw a man without vanity, and hut one woman. We, men, are inclined to accuse the weaker vessels of that “poison of agreeableness,” while we are, ourselves, offen sively puffed up with a very high estimate of our importance, and feel, as we strut through this “vale of tears,” that we are entitled to some nobler name than Mr. or Peter. We knew a woman, who, perhaps, to pro vide for the early importance of her rising son, named him Major. Why not mothers give ti tles as well as any body ? Mothers, turn in and name your boys Dr., Gen., Bishop, Judge, His Excellency, Gov., &c., and see if you can not shame the “Lords of creation” into more modest ways. Atlanta, Feb. 4th, 1859. Editors Intelligencer—Gents: The follow, qng is a list of officers of Talulah Fire Co, No. 3. elected for the present year: John F. Ezzard, President. L. J. Gle nn, Vice “ Edward Murphy, 1st. Director. 2nd “ 3rd 4th Secretary. Treasurer. | Axemen. Surgeon. W. G. Richards, C. H. Lewis, E. A. Werner, W. T. Mead, Wm. Mims, W. H. Clark, W. A. Haynes, M. H. Oliver, M. D. Yours, &c., W. T. MEAD, Sect’y. f r Vice-President Breckinridge has gone entucky, in consequence of the ill health of himself and family. |8T* “The Democracy of the present day, do not constitute a party, in the philosophical and practical sense of the word.”—[National American. Did they ever constitute such a party, in your estimation ? We opine not. “Misery likes company. ’ ’ And being without a party, yourself, we suppose you would like to see oth er people in the same predicament. We sec that the papers North, East, South] and West, except the Constitutionalist, have pub lished that the Treasurer of the State Road has paid into our State treasury, for the month of January, $31,000. It is alsoaflirmed that Dr. Lewis intends to make the road pay $1,000 a day during the year 1859. Now, Doctor, you had better he careful; we are informed that that old wood has nearly giv en out. extracts from the Writing Editor of the v. American,n “ We hardly know which is the most unfor tunate condition, to be bankrupt pecuniarily, or Si thought and argument and sense of pro priety.” But then how much more unfortunate to he bankrupt in both! {IP “The pitiable attempt of the writer in the Intelligencer, to shift the issue to person alities, will prove an utter failure.” No doubt of it. We always thought that you were a “figurative” personage. “ We do sincerely regret (and yet, probably, not so deeply as our neighbor) that we did not remain in the leading strings of our mother.” We have heard of some of your neighbors, not 40 miles distant, who, no doubt, more deeply regrets it than you do.—Can't say as to those in toicn. Perhaps some of them do, or will, ere many “ moons wax and wane.” Begging the Question. We clip the following from the Lawrence- ville News. We hit the youthful editor of that paper a lick, some time since, for which he manifests a disposition never to forgive us. We are the victim of an unrelenting persecu tion, by that beardless member of the Editorial fraternity, which is as unrelenting as the hye na, and voracious as the grave. What right had he to say that “Gaskill” wrote the arti cle which he copied, or that it was found on “Gaulding’stable.” Thetruthis, “Gaulding” never saw the article, until his attention was directed to it in the News. The Editor of the News is certainly begging the question, when he imputes to the senior Editor of this paper, everything that appears in it about women and love. There are other men in this concern that love women, as well as the senior Editor. We append his article : Atlanta Intelligencer. Gaskill, of the “Atlanta Intelligencer,” states that-he found the following on Colonel Gaulding’s table. It seems, then, that we were correct in what we said about our friend, a few weeks ago. Rip Rome, the bridle’s down! There is at my heart a heavy load; I’ll open my heart to her I love, and let fate give me my answer. She ne’er will find a truer heart, nor as true a woman’s master. Now, dear Miss , just list to me, nor judge me very harshly.’ Poor fellow ? We can sympathize with him. We, too, have been in love. Though years have rolled by, since that eventful period, we well remember that “heavy load,” and how light it felt, and how glorious all things look ed, when our “doxy,” by an encouraging look cf her mild blue eyes, gave answer, that spoke plainer than words could express, that our love was reciprocated, and our suit successful. Oh ! the luxury of being deeply in love, and the greater luxury of being loved. It is a sweet misery. Post Master General's Report. We have before us the Report of the Post Master General, Aaron V.- Brown, made in compliance with “a resolution of the Senate, directing him to report such changes in the laws regulating postages and the Post Office Department, as, in his opinion, would make that a self-sustaining Department.” The Re port is characterized by that ability which is usually manifested, in the emanations of that Department, under its present able head. The idea of making the Post Office Department self-sustaining is, in our opinion, prepostcr- i. Cheap postage has a most beneficial in fluence upon the social condition of our peo ple. Some may say that letter postage is a matter of trifling consideration. True, if a man wishes to write but one letter a year, the postage is a matter of little consequence, whether it be three or twenty-five cents. Wc re. member, since we arrived to the age of wri ting letters, when we had to pay 25 cents pos tage on a letter sent 500 miles. Now the pos. tage is only 3 cents. The effect of cheap pos tage, is to increase, vastly, the correspondence of the people, and thereby cement and strengthen the ties which bind our population together in the bonds of fraternal union. The franking privilege has, no doubt, been very much abused. Members of Congress, as we have learned, sometimes send home dresses to their wives and daughters, and other family supplies, under the franking privilege. If this he true; it is all wrong, and ought to he cor rected. But we hold that the greatest induce ments, consistent with economy, should be offered to the masses of the people, to corres pond freely with each other. Hence, we re peat that the idea o£ making the Post Office Department self-sustaining, is simply prepos terous. i [From the Enterprise News Miss.] High Price of Negroes. The enormously high prices at which ne groes rule at this time, is indicative of one of two things—either of a great plethor of mon ey in the country, or an utter. recklessness in going in debt. A Iittel reflection will covince any man of sound mind, that negroes are not worth what they are now comamnding, and that money invested in them at present prices cannot be made to pay the lawful interest.— To prove this, let us submit a few figures.— Say that the negro fellow costs fifteen hun dred dollars; mule -for negro to work two hundred dollars; land for negro to wotk on three hundred dollars; there is two thousand dollars actual cost before the negro can be put in a condition to work. Then it ‘ will take all of fifty dollars to feed and clothe him, fifty dollars to feed the mule, five dollars for ag ricultural implements, ten dollars, for wear and tear of land, and twenty dollars incident al expenses, making the expenses of working the negro one hundred and thirty-five dollars which added to the interest at eight per cent, on two thousand dollars invested in his pur chase and putting him in condition to work, makes the cost of his labor, two hundred and ninety-five dollars, to say nothing of Doctors’ bills, risk of dying, running away, accidents, deterioration in value, &c., which we consider equal to twenty per cent on the amount inves ted. What cau this negro produce ? On far much the larger proportion of land cultivated, not more than five bags of cotton arc produc ed to the hand, one hundredbusliels of com, a few potatoes, oats fodder. &c. The cotton at ten cents per pound will sell for two hundred and fifty dollars, the corn at fifty cents per bushel, will sell for fifty dollars, and the et ceteras will sell for twenty-five more, making the proceeds of his labor three hundred and twenty-five dollars, which taken from his cost, expenses of working &c., leaves fifteen dollars against his labor. In the foregoing calcula tions, we have made a very low estimate of the expenses of forking the negro, while the estimate of Ills productions is very liberal if not too large. As a general rule, a negro that produces five hags of cotton, produces but lit tle else. As the expenses eat up all the prof its of the negroe’s [abor when they are selling at such high prices, we cannot see the wisdom of investing money in their purchase, much less of going in debt for them expecting to pay for them out of the proceeds of their labor.— Yet we find every man who has the money or the credit, buying all the negroes he can, at these ruinous and exorbitant prices. What will be the result of this short-sighted policy, time will determine. Wc fear that it will be disastrous, and that a few years will find us passing through a crisis as trying as that of last year. Hon. S. J. Scott. Tliis distinguished Alabamian accompanied by our genial cotemporaiy of the Atlanta In telligencer, Col. Gaulding, found a hearty wel come to our sanctum one day last week. We were much gratified to see our friend from Alabama in good health and spirits, and trust that as he has tempted the Colonel to visit Alabama, the latter of which we have no doubt, will return pleased with bis trip. By the way we were delighted with our friend Scott’s political -views. His fortune in the field of politics comes up to our Southern notions. More than half way we shall meet this distinguished Alabamian, for “a day, an hour of virtuous liberty is worth a whole eter nity of bondage. ’ ’—Empire Stale. For the Atlanta Intelligencer. Macoh, Jan. 30th, 1859. .Editors Intelligencer.—I have just read in your paper, an incident that occurred in Geor gia, long since, “The Death of an Actor.” I knew the actor well, though but a small boy at that time, aud wa6 often on the stage with him, when a little one was needed. *1 was in Milledgeville, a few years ago, and was able, after a long search, to find the spot where the remains of poor Lem. repose. An old rotten board had just sufficient letters intelligible to find the spot. He and my father were fast friends, and had a ways supposed that they were the same countrymen. My father was an Englishman. The actor’s name was Lem uel Smith. The man that killed him was Wil liam Flournoy. I always understood that Mr. Flournoy shot him through a mistake, taking him to be a person that he had a difficulty with, in Eatonton, a few days before, and to whom he bore a strong resemblance. I know several that recollect the circumstance well. The company, to which he belonged, perform ed often in Macon, and had gone to Milledge ville during the session. MACON. Red Piffer. —The Scientific American rec ommends as a substitute for a hot whiskey punch ef a cold night, the following: Put three or four lumps of sugar, with half a teaspoonful of cayenne pepper, in a tumbler, and fill up with hot water; when the sugar is dissolved, drink. It is not only pleasant to the palate, but warms the whole body more effectually and quicker than spirits. In India, priests who have made a vow to wear no clothes, rub themselves of cold nights with red pepper. This gives a glow •qualto the “warmth of severnl blankets.” Atlanta—Its Business—Its Hotels. We paid a visit to this city last week, and were gratified to see that it was still on the ad vance, going ahead with Railroad speed. There is nothing retrograde about the Railroad city. Its business houses, its mechanic shop, its prin ting establishments, its schools, its churches, its medical college, the professions, all are on the advance, and indicate prosperity. In At lanta, every body appears to have something to do. It is one’s own fault there, if he is not at work. He is a loafer, if one is so consid ered in the “G ate Citt,” and the gales there of should be opened to him by Marshals Hun- nicut and Carlisle, in “less than no time, if not sooner.” We like Atlanta. We like the energy of her people. We know -with what it has long had to contend. Capital has been directed against it, and yet it has triumphed over capital. Prejudice has been entertained towards it, and yet it has conqured prejudice. It is now a city of too much importance in the State and the South, to be affected by the sneers of prejudice, or the direction and diver sion 6f capital from it. Labor and enterprise have triumphal over all opposition to its pro gress. The hard blows of its study mechan ics, have done, and are still doing much for that city. Its “Fress," too, is exercising an influence that must tell for its future. Let it perserve iu its advocacy of the constitution of the Air Line Rail Road, until that work is completed, and Atlanta will then have at tained what will make her a city indeed, with out a rival in the interior of any of the South ern States. During our short stay in the city, we made “our quarters,’’ the “Trout House”—now kept by Dr. Boyd, late of Charleston. This is a most excellent Hotel. The fare was first rate —the bed rooms clean and comfortable in ev ery respect—the servants attentive. For the kind manner in which we were treated by the proprietor, Dr. Boyd, and his assistant the “Major;” we feel grateful, and wish them all the prosperity their successful exertions to please the travelling public so richly merit.— We say this with no desire or intention, to re flect upon the other hotels of the Railroad ci ty, all of which are doing a fine business, and are presided over by gentleman who do all in their power to make their guests comfortal^. But, in his way, our friend Boyd does up things so handsomely that we must commend the “Trout House,” to our friends, as well as the traveiling public.—Empire State. Sheridan agreed with Walker about the word wind, pronuncing it wynd; hut differed from him with respect to gold wliich he would pronounce goold. Sheridan tells us that Swift used to jeer those who pronounced wind with a short i by saying, “I have a great minn’d to finn’d why you pronounce it winn’d ?’ ’ An il liberal critic retorted this upon Mr. Sheridan, by saying, “If I may be so booldl should like to be toold why you pronounce it goold?” Late and Important from Hayti. General Insurrection Among the Negroes— The Whites to be Expelled from the Is land—Mines Conceded to the French. [Extract from a letter in the Washington States.] Puerto Plata, Jan. 3, 1859. I avail myself of the Goleta, which leaves a few hours hence for Turk’s Island to inform you of the anexiety, and even consternation, which fills all hearts here on account of the Nogroes. The Hay tiens are in arms on both the north ern and southern coasts of this unhappy Island but all those who unite some education with a perponderance of white blood, whom the blacks are threatening with inappeasable slaughter. Europeans, who receive some notice and protection from their governments, are more safe ; but for the Americans there is no re fuge but fight. The American flag,' which was tom from the consular staff and dragged through the sheets amid the hooting of the negroes at St. Dimingo, has never been cleans ed from the stain. Six months from this date there will not be twenty white American settlers left in the country. The Haytiens act as if they are in earnest, when they proclaim they are coming to put an end to the pride and the life of the white race in the Dominican republic. The negro forces are collecting at Jacmel and Cape Haytien, and some fine carbines have been re ceived from Boston to arm two regiments of horse. . One report is that no white man will be received to quarter if found with fire-arms in his posession, and we know that, in their former incursions, the negroes spared neither sex nor age. A concession of all the mines in the island has been negotiated for the French, and this class of property is expected to be all that any white man will be permitted to re tain if the negroes conquer in the Febuary in vasion. [From the N. O. Deita of the 24th nit.] Great Failure of the SVmikeettee. The Monet not paid and the Old Southern Pacific Rail Road Company Extinguished. We learn from a gentleman, who arrived to day from Marshall, Texas, that the agents of the old Company of the Southern Pacific Rail Road, who proceeded to Marshall to make the payment required by the award, “did not,” to use a fistic phrase, “ come to time,” failed to make the payment, and consequently the purchasers, under the Deed of Trust, have be come vested with all the rights, franchises, &c., of the Company. This is certainly a most lame and impotent conclusion of all loud talk- ing, angry disputation and big promises with which our city rung, and the very atmosphere vibrated during the Christmas holidays. Dr. Fowlkes, we lament to say, has not come up to the high mark of financial ability and resources, which his enthusiastic admirers assigned to him. It was whispered all over town that the Dr. had, some years ago, dis played his skill, tact and management, by buy ing up a bank in Tennessee, with the most in finite small amount of cash, and it was infer red that, in a similar manner, he would ran som the unfortunate Pacific Rail road company from the Texian Philistines. Alas! how sad ly is this hope blasted ! Saturday before last, the loth of January, weis the day appointed for the payment of one third of the $327,000, the amount required to release the Deed of Trust and reinstate the old company in its rights. The committee of award accordingly met at Mashall on the day designated, and in a spirit of great liberality mid generosity protracted their session until 12 o’clook at night of the 15th. The agents of the old Company were polite ly requested to fork over. With a confident air, and the flourish of an agent of the Roths childs, the representatives of the Company spread on the table the sum of $22,600 in mo ney and bank certificates. It was all counted out. So well, so good. Now for the balance. “ Well, here are some ninety odd thousand dollars in good notes— promissory notes, signed by individuals.” “ Does anybody know the makers ?” inquired the chairman of the Committee of Award. Several gentlemen responded, " Yes, we know them as insolvent.” “Insolvent!” exclaim ed every member of the Committee; “the notes of insolvents are not money! We must have something more tangible and current.” The awarders must indeed have been as much surprised as Major Rector, the great Indian Commissioner, was when, having sold a large amount of goods to certain Indians, under ex pectation of being paid out of certain treaty appropriations, and the treaty not being made was told by the Secretary of War to take the notes of the Indians for the money due. “Ingin notes be d replied the em phatic but not over courtly Rackensacker. “ Ingins all named Tubby and Chubby, with no property but breech-cloths and old blan kets ; just as leave have a note on a red-head ed wood-pecker in Illinois!” The Fowlkesites asked for delay. The in trepid Wigfall, the Marshal Ney of the holders under the Deed of Trust sale, called for the ex ecution of the Deed, and proposed to cut the rope and let the old company swing. The awarders were more merciful. They would wait a little. Dr. Fowlkes had not ar rived, accident might have detained him. Let the matter go over till Monday. Accordingly the Doctor reached Marshall on Sunday, aud appeared before the Committee, There was some loud talking in the session. The Doctor was sensitive and demonstrative, and demand ed to know whether his integrity and honesty were questioned ? The awarders disclaimed any further imputation than might be convey ed in a very urgent request to pay over the money required to ransom the old company. Filially the conference broke up in a row. The Committee of Award declared that the payment had not been made, and then adjourn ed sine die. The new company immediately entered upon possession of all the rights and franchises of the corporation, and proceeded to advertise all bona Jlde stockholders that they could come in on the same terms with them selves. The Bogi, however, are ignored, an nihilated, and now only live in the past. “ Gone glimmering in the dream of things that were.” The representatives of the old Company, who had been in the session from the 13th, pursuant to adjournment in this city, made the little town of Marshall hot with their wrath, Etnd hideous with their howlings! In to-morrow morning’s edition of the Delta we may be able to give further information in regard to the new phase of this great but very contentious. Hon. J. A. Tucker—Supreme Court. The death of Hon. John A. Tucker was an nounced at the present session of the Supreme Court at Macon. A committee consisting of Judge J. L. Barry, Judge W. C. Perkins and Col. Authur Hood were appointed, who pre pared a report setting forth the virtues of the deceased. Judge Lumpkin responded on behalf of the Court. He said : “The great and eminently pious Dr. Robert Hall, of England, in a fit of insanity, rushed from his bed into the open air. It was winter, and there was deep snow on the ground. He stumbled aud fell, and the sudden shock on his half naked body restored him to consciousness. He knelt down on the snow, and looking up to Heaven, exclaimed, “Lord, what is man!” How vividly did the death of our friend recall this incident to my recollection. Brethren of the Bar—I cannot enlarge on this occasion. I declare unaffectedly that my feelings will not allow it. The image of John A. Tucker has rarely been absent from my mind since the sad intelligence of his untime ly death stunned my ears. We will cherish in our inmost souls the memory of his noble stature—his great and gifted intellect—his large and loving heart— his ingenuous disposition—his guileless nature —his strong and sincere devotion to his friends, whom he never betrayed—bis urbanity to the Court, to the Bar, aud to all—his quick ap prehension, his sound judgment, his fertile fancy, his ready elocution, his many social qualities, which endeared him to everybody— Ids sympathy with his race, which made him the popular favorite that he was. Of these the grave cannot rob us. How touching, ten der and thrilling, was his valedictory address to the State’Senate, of whichjhe was a member, the last night of its session. But his tongue is palsied in death! Verily our days upon earth are a shadow! Passing away—is written on all things earthly. Would that I could whisper a word of con solation to those who were the last objects of his dying thoughts ! Prayerfully we com mend them to Him who will not break the bruised reed, find who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.” Nothing is more odious than the face which smiles abroad, but flushes fury amid the arsssss of a tender wife and children. Death of Gen. Flournoy. We regret to announce the unexpected death of an esteemed gentleman of this place, Gen. Thomas Flournoy, which occurred on Satur day morning last, sifter a brief illness. What made the event peculiarly distressing was the fact that the deceased had been on Tuesday, just four days before his death, united in mar riage to an amiable aud accomplished lady. A more sudden and melancholy transition from the bridal chamber to the tomb has sel dom occurred. 'Gen. Flournoy was formerly Intendent of the town, and at the time of his death was commander of this brigade of Ala bama Militia. His funeral was attended on Sunday evening by the “Eufaula Rifles,” the Independent OrderjofOdd Fellows, and a large number of of relatives find friends.—Eufaula Spirit, 1st inst. Uniform Currency, Weights, Measures, &c. —The Secretary of the Treasury, in a recent document sent to the House, suggests an invi tation from the United States to the com mercial countries of Europe, to meet in a rep resentative body for consultation on a uniform currency, uniform weights and measures, and a uniform system of commercial statistics, being of the opinion that this- reform would be favorably received and probably adopted by each of the countries so represented. He says our own government occupies a position both political and commercial, which would justify it in taking the lead in the matter. A young man in New York having adver tisedfor a wife, received word from eighteen married men that he might theira. THE THUD COMMANDMENT. IWce not God's name in Tain; Speak not that holy name ; Not with a laughing lip, Not in thy playful game; For the great God of all Heareth each word we say ; He will remember it In the great judgment day. Hush, for his hosts, unseen. Are watching over thee; His angels spread their wings, Thy shelter kind to be ; Wilt thou, w'th words profane, Rash and uudutifui, Scatter thy angel-guards. Glorious and beautiful? Honor God’s holy name; Speak it with thought and care; Sing it in holy hymns ; Breathe it in earnest prayer, . But not with sudden cry, In thy light joy or pain ; God will hold gnilty all Who take his name in vain t [From the Savannah Republican, Feb. 3.] Decisions of the Supreme Court ofGeor- gla at Macon—January Term, 1859. Thomas vs. The State—Murder. In error, irom Lee. New trial granted on the follow! fng grounds : 1 Because, after the statuary questions had been put to a juror, Eind he had been put upon the prisoner, the Court refused to allow pris oner to ask the juror if he was not over sixty years of age. I he fact being that the juror was over sixty. 2 Because the Court below refused to allow prisoner to prove that about “one minute or one minute and a half,” after he shot diseased and as he was leaving the spot, he said he had “done nothing but what he was compelled to do in self defence.” 3 Because the Court below refused to let prisoner prove that between one and three minutes after the shooting, he said he did not intend to shoot deceased, but intended to shoot W. G. Cross. 4 Because the Court refused to allow prison er to prove the facts which led a witness to be lieve that diseased and Green Gross were ad vancing on prisonir—witness having stated they were advancing. 5 Because the Court refused to let prisoner put in proof as to a certain point, after the tes timony was closed—his counsel stating they had intended to introduce 6aid proof, but un- iutentiousally omitted it. Warren & Warren, Strozier & Vason, for plaintiff in error ; Hawkins contra. Rharaes vs. Dower, suit on prom isory note. In error, from Baker. The execution by plain tiff of an agreement in writing, when pleaded and tendered, in evidence by the defence, need not be proved when it is evident from the face of the note sued on, and the ■writing tendered, that together they constitute one contract, and are severally parts of one whole transac tion—the note having been previously intro duced in evidence by the plaintiff. Sims, for plaintiff in error ; Bower contra• The Southern Bank of Georgia, vs. the Me- chanices’Savings Bank. Suit on bills of ex change. In error from Decatur. 1 An acknowledgement of service, by an un authorised person, connot be repudiated by a defendant after he has appeared and taken ben efits under such service. 2 The drawee of a bill of exchange, after having fully endorsed it, has no title to it, and cannot maintain suit on it, without striking out endorsement. 3 Notarial certificates, supplementary to the original protest, are allowable in evidence, when tiled in accordance with the direction of the statute of Georgia regulating the introduc tion, in evidence, of notorial protests. 4 In suit on a bill of exchimge against the Southern Bank of Georgia, the plaintiff must prove a demand for payment made on the bank before suit commenced, as provided by the charter of said hank. Sims, for plaintiff in error ; Cole, contra. P. M. Compton, plaintiff in error, vs.— Mathew Williams, in error. In error, from Terrell. Judgment below reserved. A Eind B were sureties for C, on casa bond. A delivered up C in open court. D agreed (in writing, under seal.) to become surety in A’s stead. Held : 1 On a subsequent motion to enter up judg. ment against B and D, that the surrender of C by A discharged B also. 2 On motion to enter up judgment against D., that no liability attached to D. 3 That the court ought, after refusal of the foregoing motions, to have ordered defendant C. into custody of the sheriff. McCoy and Hawkins, Hood & Robinson, for defendant in error ; Lyon & Irvin, Douglas & Douglas, for plaintiff in error. Bedford S. Worrill et. al. ex’rs, vs. Henry L. Taylor, adm’r—in error from Randolph.— Judgment below reversed. A receipt taken by an administrator from an attorney at law a note belonging to intestate’s estate—and the subsequent collection of it by the attorney is such an administration of the note, as to vest in the legal representative of the administra tor the right to maintain suit for the .money collected. James L. Roberts, plaintiff in error vs. Wil liam Moore, defendant in error—in error from Randolph. Judgment below reversed. An- attomey may, in the absence of his client, make a showing for continuance of a case on account of the absence of a mete rial witness, and it was error in the Court below, to lay down the general rule that the attorney can not make such showing, because he cannot swear that the witness is not absent by the con sent of his- client. Beall for plaintiff in error ; Hood and Rob inson, contra. Benj. L. Cook, plaintiff in error, vs. Thom as Long et. at. defendants in error. In error from Randolph. Judgment below affirmed. A mads a parol contract for purchase of a lot of land in 1842—cleared fifteen acres of it; cul tivated the fifteen acres and claimed the whole lot for seven years. Held, that A acquired no title to more ground than he actually occupied by enclosure and cultivation. Held, further, that if, after the lapse of the seven years, A disclaimed the title, then his prior statutory possession could not prevail over the title of the true owner. Douglas for plaintiff in error. Perkins contra Sarah E. Sanderline, plaintiff in error, vs. Jesse Sanderlin, defendentin error. In error from Randolph. Judgment below Eiflirmed. Perkins, Barry, Hood and Robinson, for plain tiff in error. Douglas & Douglas, and Beall contra. New cases are still coming in and the dock et will soon reach ninety. p. An Impatient Juryman.—’The following an ecdote is reported as authentic : The District Court in one of the northern parishes of Louisana was in session ; ’twas the first day of the court ; time .after dinner.— Lawyers and others had dined, and were sit ting out before the hotel, and a long, lank, un- sqphisticated countryman came up, and uncer emoniously made himself one of e’m, and re marked : “Gentlemen, I wish you would go on with this court, for I want to go home ; I left Bet sey a looking out.” “Ah !” said one of the Lawyers “and pray, sir, what detains you at Court V’ “Why, sir,” ssiid the countryman, “I am fotchcd here as a jury, and they say if I go home they will have to find me, and they mout’nt do that as I live a good piece.” “What Jury are you on ?” asked a Law yer. “What jury ?” “Yes, what jury ? grand or traverse jury ?” “Grand or travis jury ? dad fetched if I know.” “Well,” SEiid the Lawyer, “did not the judge charge you ?” “Well, squire,” said he, “the little fellow that sits up in the pulpit, and kinder bosses it over the crowd, gin us a talk, but I don’t know whether he charges any thing or not.” Hall-Road Meeting. The citizens of Troup, and all persons inter ested in the construction of a Railroad direct from LaG range to Columbus, are requested to meet in the Court-House at LaGrange, on Tuesday, the first day of March next, -at 2 o’clock, P. M. Prominent gentlemen connected with other Railroads, are expected to be present to ad dress the meeting.—LaOrang* Reporter.

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Atlanta weekly intelligencer. (Atlanta, Ga.) 185?-18??, February 10, 1859, Image 1