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The Mormons.
This demented people seem to be bent upon
their own destruction. Blinded by fanaticism
and stultified by superstition, they manifest a
recklessness as to consequences, which is as
tonishing. From the correspondence of the
St. Lous Republican, which will be found in
another column, it will be perceived that they
are still using all their efforts to thwart the
benevolent purposes of the U. S. Government
to ameliorate their condition. Mr. Buchanan
in a spirit of kindness and forbearance, which
does honor to the head of a civilized and Chris
tian nation, lias shown them every lenity,
which he possibly could do, consistent with
lrs official duties. Still they continue to be
refractory. As much as we abhor-the effusion
of human blood, we believe a stern necessity
will soon be upon us, demanding summary
punishment of the highest character, upon
these defiers of the public authorities of the
country, and disturbers of the public peace.—
Read the article from the St. Louis Republican.
Sabbath Evening Reflections.——Profant*
Swearing.
Of all the trifling habits, of which any sen
sible being can be guilty, one of the most tri
fling is that of profame swearing. No Chris
tian will he found and no gentleman slunitd be
found, taking the name of his God in vain.—
Yet sttange as it may seem, there are some in
all of our churches who are in the habit of
sometimes swearing and many all over our land,
who would feel insulted in a high degre; to ire
toid that they are not gentlemen, who swear
so frequently that they are not aware of how
often their lips are polluted with profanity.—
We have been called by some, in derision, a
nation of drunkards. May we not more truth
fully be called a nation of swearers. In our
halls of Congress, in our Legislatures, oaths
are common. Our great men, in the world’s
eye, many of them, perhaps a majority of
them are great swearers.
In the car, on the steamboat, in the work
shop, on the street, wherever the busy world
is moving, how seldom does an hour pass by,
without the ear having to hear some hon id
oath. Why is this sinful habit so common. Is
it the mark of fine breeding to swear ? What
good does it do to swear ? Has the swearer for
gotten that God has said * ‘Thou shalt not take
the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for
the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh
his name in vain. Covetousness,perjury,theft
adultery and murder, alike forbidden, are no
more offensive to God than swearing.
The former are crimes against mortals, the
latter is an insult to the great Creator of all
things. How we would despise ourselves to be
guilty of stealing or purjury and should we
not be ashamed of profanity ? The time was
when the young swearer would blush, and his
own voice would startle him, as it carried to
his car his first efforts at swearing. He made
a bad out at the start, but now he is in prac
tice, he can “curse like a Sailor.” We have
heard a few women swear in our life time and
it made ns feel queer. It sounded strange.—
Reader, did you ever hear a woman swear ?
Swearers, how would you like to hear your
wife,daughter,sister, mother “curse or swear?”
Have they not as much right to do so as you ?
Young man how would you feel to he?r your
sweetheart swearing ? would you like it ? Does
she not hear you swear ? Why not you hear
her? David says of the wicked “His mouth is
full of cursing” and again “As he clothed
himself with cursing as with a garment, which
covcreth him, so let it come into his bowels
like water, and like oil into his bones.” Na
tional calumnity sometimes comes from swear
ing. Jeremiah says “because of swearing the
landmoumeth.” Under the Mosaic dispen
sation , was it ordered that ‘ ‘as well the stranger
as he that is born in the land, when he blast-
phemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put
to death.” How many a curse the swearer
invokes upon himself ? If God should answer
his oaths accoiding to their import, how soon
would he be where his parched tongue would
need cooling, without one drop of water ? what
an unruly member is the tongue ? “The tongue
can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, of
deadly poison. Out of the same mouth pro-
duceth blessing and cursing. These things
ought not so to be.” Is it not remarkable,
that the most favored and intelligent of God’s
creation should be the most foul-mouthed ?
Would it not be better for some, if they
were deprived the power of speech, than to
have the power of abusing as they do, such a
noble gift ? How depraved that heart that
can relish swearing. “Who is a wise man and
endued with knowledge among you ? let him
show out of a good conversation his works with
meekness of wisdom.” Reader are you in
the habit ef swearing ? We beg you to quit it.
Tune your tongue to better uses. Rather use
itin repeating the last verse of the 19th Psalm.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation
of my heart be aeeeptible in thy sight, O Lord,
my strength, my redeemer.
(9~The Southern Cultivator, for March, has
arrived. This irenuiuraany interesting num
ber. .Terms, $1 per annum; six copies $5, al
ways in advance. Address Wm. S. Jonea, Au
gusta, Ga.
fg^“ Our readers will be interested in a po
em, by Crammond Kennedy, on Stone Moun
tain, which appears in our issue of to-day.—
The “boy preacher” is quite a poet as well as
orator. He is traveling for his health. We
sincerely hope one so gifted will be spared ma
ny years, yet, to bless our country with his
pen and tongue. It is rather amusing and
looks quite strange to see a 16 year old boy—
so modest—so manly—associating with us
grown boys on terms of perfect equality, with
out any apparent assumacy on his part, and we
really feeling honored by the association.
gf “Come here sissy,” said a young gen-
man to a little girl to whose sister he was
ring bis addresses ; “you are the sweetest
ng on earth.”
‘No I ain’t she replied, “sister says you are
! sweetest.”
tie gentleman popped the question the next
. HT‘. ‘We believe that the present Democrat
ic rule is hurtful to the interests of the Amer
ican Union—that it is involved in every ex
cess, and that, if upheld, must result in the
most disastrous consequences. We shall cru
sade against it. “Out, damned spot; out,
I say!”
The National American, of Saturday, perpe
trated the above. Gentlemen, the “spot” is
too big for yon to rub “out,” “crusade” as
much as you please. The Democratic party
will feel you about as sensibly as the ox felt
-the fly on his horn. You may kick and you
may squeal, but, like a mule we once heard of,
your readers will hardly know whether you
are kicking at your squeals or squealing at
your kicks.
Widening White Hall Street.
We have been informed that a movement is
on foot, to widen Whitehall Street, between
the Railioad and the junction of Marietta and
Decatur Streets. The uncouth location of the
buildings on the West side of the Street, at
the point indicated, has for a long time been
an eye sore to all observers. The proposition
is to extend the line of the west side of the
street, so as to present a uniform front with
what is known as the Dougherty building.—
This will require about fifteen feet in width of
Mr. Jonathan Norcross’ lot. We hope our
city Fathers will take this matter into consid
eration at once, and that our frieud Norcross,
in that spirit of liberality which he has always
manifested towards every improvement in our
city from its infancy, will sell the property at
such a price as our city can afford to pay. We
presume that all our citizens would be happy
to see this improvement made, and we hope it
will be done.
Virginia and her Whig*.
A very large and respectable State Conven
tion of those opposed to the present National
Administration was held at Richmond on the
19th and lltfa inst. William Ballard Preston
presided, while John M. Bots. Vincent Witch
er, Alexander Rives, George W. Summers,
Alex. H. H. Stuart, Thomas M. Bonduran,
Wood Boulin, Marmaduke Johnson, and
scores more the mere sight of whose names
will tbriij the heart of an ardent Whig of
twenty to thirty yer.rs ago, were either active
participants in the Convention or gave assu
rance of their sympathy by letter. There can
be no doubt that a large proportion—probably
a majority—of the intelligence, talent, tried
integrity and property of the “Mother of
States,” was represented in this Convention.
Its ticket—unquestionably a strong one—is
as follows;
For Governor WILLIAM L. GCG6IN, of Bedford Co.
For Lieut.■ Governor. Waitk/m T. Wuxir of Monongalia.
Fur Ati’y-Gcnsral. .Waller Prbjtox , of Virginia.
This is a sound ticket—a substantial ticket—
a good ticket—and will receive a good, sound,
substantial thrashing. For, with all its re
spectability and talent, it is n ticket that rep
resents mainly by-gone ideas and closed or
overshadowed issues.
We found the above In the N. Y. Tribune
af the 15th inst. It was but a short time ago,
that “Virginia and her Whigs” so far as “her
Whigs” had the power to do so, proclaimed
that “her Whigs” or the Whig party had
gone the way of all the earth and that
upon the ruins of the Whig and Demo
cratic party a new party—a pure party—a
godly party—a native party of “intelligence,
talent, tried integrity and property” had
arisen to take control of and rejuvinate our
languishing land. Gov. Wise probably re
members something of that phenix party,
which claimed to have arisen upon the ashes
of old ones. We remember how fiercely that
party fought for power-how hard it died—
how gallantly and gloriously the leader of the
Democratic hosts of the "old dominion” bore
himself in that ever memorable conflict—how
Virginia’s Democracy in solid phalanx stood
firm and invincible as the dark cohorts of
“Sam” camo forth from from their secret dens
to take control of tho State in “the wild hunt’ ’
after office to take all to themselves.
The “mother of States” did not yield to the
“delusive phantoms of hope’' which no-nothing-
ism offered but walked on in the good old
paths of Democracy, with which she has long
been familiar and seems to have no disposition
to abandon. We are curious to know how
many there were in that late “very large and
respectable State Convention of those opposed
to the present National Administration” who
never swore eternal hatred to Democracy,
when -they swore in to the workings of the
“wigwam.” Tho printed names connected
with the history of that Convention does not
disclose that “Virginia and her” Democrats
have any great quarrel with “the present
national Administration.” We wonder if, in
“sloshingabout to see what will turnup,”
the odds and ends of all the parties, which
the Democracy have whipped over and again,
are fixing to rally again under the name o f
Whig. Better get a new name; That name
has lost its charms erer since the charmer
commenced his long sleep at Ashland. But
see here, “there can be no doubt that a large
proportion—probably a majority—of tho in-
telligence, talent, tried integrity and property of
the ‘mother of States’ was represented in this
convention.” Now is not that modest ? very
modest ? Did you ever read or hear anything
like it before ? Hadn’t thoy better call them
selves “the Intelligence party ?” How smart
and honest and rich they must feel!
When were a small boy wc used to hear the
old Whigs then say that they had the “talent
and intelligence and property of the country
on their side and that the Democracy was
composed of demagogues and illiterate men and
foreigners, who could not read their votes.
Don’t you remember gentle reader how the,
“ardent whigs of twenty to thirty years ago” 1
used to say “just in proportion as a State if
ignorant or enlightened is it wedded to De'
mocracv or Whiggery.” Well, according to
old Whiggery and the above article ignorance
has ruled a long time in this most enlights
ened and happy country on earth. Shall we
conclude that “ignorance is bliss” and hang to
the Democratic party still ? Taking our ene
mies for judges, why not ? We have some
where read that “knowledge is power” but
the “intelligence” of Whigs has never been
able permanently to subdue the ignoranco of
the Democrats. The foolishness of Democracy
has so far 6eemed to succeed better than the
wisdom of Whiggery. Ought not a ticket
“sound substantial and good” as it may be to
receive “a good, sound, substantial thrashing”
that has only ‘ ‘intelligence and talent’ ’ enough
to go before the voters of “the mother of
States” representing “mainly by-gone ideas
and closed or overshadowed issues?” With
all the dUcoTd that our enemies glory in seeing
among the Democrat y of the country and alj
that hue and cry about Letcher’s being un
sound upon the slave issue, it seems from the
Tribune that “Honest John” is destined to be
the next Governor of Virginia. Will, what is
to be will be, if it never happens.
Scott-Milling Cuapatty.
We were shown, on yesterday morning, at
the, Washington Hall. by Gen. S. M. McCon
nell, specimens of gold taken from the Scott
Mine, in Cherokee County, Georgia. The spec
imens were valued at $800, or over. Thiamine
is owned and worked, mainly, by the McCon-
nel family—one of the most respectable fami
lies in the Cherokee country, and sound Dem
ocrats to the core. They are doing well at
their mine, and right glad are we, to know it.
Dally State Press
For the first time, we are greeted with the
appearance of the above named paper, at our
sanctum, being the tenth number. Well, we
won’t complain hut we must acknowledge that
we have felt ourselves somewhat slighted, by
our daily cotemporary. All right however,
and we extend the right hand of fellowship,
to our Macon friends. We shall be proud to
hold Daily communication with the Macon
Press, and hope that the tie which binds
our city and theirs together (the Macon &
Western Rail Road) will be strengthened by
this accession to our Journalism.
For the Atlanta Intelligencer.
Distribution of the Public Lands.
Mb. Editor :—I have been favored with a
copy of tl e speech recently delivered in Con
gress by Hon. Augustus R. Wright, on the
“Distribution of the Public Lands.” My ob
ject in sending you this communication, is to
express, through the medium of your columns,
the very great pleasure its perusal has given
me. I required, however, no higher evidence
of the devotion of Judge Wright to the inter
ests of his constituents, as well as to the wel
fare of our whole country, than that which a
long and tried acquaintance has given me, but
the occasion affords an opportunity of reitera
ting my admiration of him as a man and as a
patriot.
The speech advocates the donation by Con
gress, of a tract of land from the Public Do
main to every actual settler, thus providing
every man with a home who is willing to go
to it and occupy it. It addresses itself to the
hearthstone of every family. Reared iii the
midst of the people, and having passed the mos-t
of his life among his native hills, the Judge is
emphatically a people’s man, and no one better
understands the wants of the masses, and is
more ready to provide for those wants than
he. That every poor man, now destitute of a
home, should be provided with the means of
supporting his wife and children, and of shel
tering them under his own roof, is an aspira
tion worthy of the noblest minds, and distrib
uting the public lands to this end, is far more
commendable, in my humble judgment, than
squandering them, as has been the custom of
late years, to rail road monopolies. The Judge
briefly contrasts city life with that of the coun
try, and carries out the idea that the virtues
that constitute the strength and glory of our
people, are possessed in a higher degree by
those whose vocation is the cultivation of the
soil. “The man who, in peace, follows the
plow, may be depended upon, in time of war,
to follow the flag of his country,” is a beauti
ful sentiment, and, in my opinion, a truer one
was never uttered. By such men was our in
dependence gained—by them will it be main
tained.
In a country like ours, wheic the public
domain is so vast, where countless acres of fer
tile lands are lying idle, every man who wants
a home should he supplied with one—a 6pot
upon the earth which he can call home in the
true and fullest sense of the term, where he
can erect the family altar and worship God
“under his own vine and fig-tree. ’ ’ I would go
further—I would have it enacted that no pro
cess could deprive him of that home—that no
power could force him to turn his back upon
the graves of his ancestors, upon the humble
monument which the hands of affection have
erected to the loved and dead.
But, Mr. Editor, I am transgressing the
bounds of what I intended to be a short letter.
I merely wished to thank the Judge for his
speech, and to assure him, should he again be
before the people, that none will give bim a
heartier support than ETOWAH.
[ From the Savannah Republican. ]
Decisions by the Supreme Court of
Georgia at Macon—.January Term.
1859.
John H. Byran, vs. Alfred L. Acee, et. al.,
trustees of Jackson Academy—Trespass—In
error from Talbot. Judgment below revers
ed.
Byran tore down, and appropriated to his
own use, a school house. The trustees sued
him, and laid their damages at two thousand
dollars. The highest proven value of the
house was two hundred and fifty dollars.—
Held, that under the circumstances of this
case, it was error in the Court below to in
struct the jury, that if they should consider
this a case of exemplary damages, they might
find a verdict against Bryan for any amount,
they might see lit, Provided they did not go
beyond the amount claimed in the declara
tion.
Smith & Pou, for plaintiff in error; Bethune
& Perryman, contra.
Jimpsey B. Hunter, vs. Joseph E. Blount—
Complaint—in error from Schley. Judgment
below reversed.
Before a physician, who sues upon a medi
cal account, in Georgia, can give his diploma
—in evidence—the diploma being granted by
a Medical College out of the State—he must
prove that the College granting it is a legally
constituted institution.
Blandford & Crawford, for plaintiff in error;
Davis & Hudson, contra.
Charles J. Davenpart, vs. Obediah R. Har
ris—Ejectment—in error, from Muscogee—
Judgment below affirmed.
It is not competent, to prove, by parol tes
timony, the sale of a lot of land by the sher
iff, under a fi. fa. agsinst a defaulting tax col
lector, until the office of the Comptroller
General of the State is searched for the fi.
fa.
Blanford & Rcrse, for plaintiff in error;
Smith &Pou and Corbit, contra.
ViCR-President Breckenridge on Cuba.—
The “Union” gives the following report of the
serenading speech of the Vice President on
Saturday evening 12th inst., at Washington,
after the admission of Oregon as a State:
Hon. J. C. Breckenridge, Vice President of
the United States, responded briefly and happi
ly. It did not amount to much to the United
States to admit a new State, for that was done
every year or two, and they expected to con
tinue to do it until we had a whole hemis
phere dotted with new States, from the Polar
seas to the tropics. He confessed that he felt
a deep interest in this question, in his limited
sphere, and whenever he could, he gave the
till a push. He did not douct that the Presi
dent would sign the bill on Monday next, and
he expected to swear both Senators in to stand
by the Constitution. Being called upon to
say something about Cuba, he remarked that
we talked too much and did too little. When
England wished to do a thing, she did it and
talked afterwards. If the Island of Cuba, in
stead of being placed at the mouth of the Gulf
of Mexico, laid at the opening of the English
channel, England would take it in ten days.
He was in favor of the acquisition of Cuba.
He would not rob for it, but he would act with
any portion of his fellow-citizens in using all
honorable means to acquire it.
Departure op a Dog Train.—There could
not have been less than 200 persons assembled
yesterday afternoon, at a certain locality off
Fort street, to witness the depature of a Dog
Train for Pembina from which place they ar
rived about two weeks ago. The train consis
ted of three large wolfish looking dogs, har-
nesse 1 to a primative sort of a sled, which was
simply a board turned up at one end, and on
which was placed a quantity of provisions,
such as pemmican tea, sugar and whiskey, or
alcohol, which is better because susceptible of
being extensively diluted. Judging from the
actions of the dogs, wc are inclined to believe
they were glad to start for home again—they
did not evidently like the city life. It is a
long journey they are oblige to make—nearly
or quite 600 miles—and the snow is rapidly
melting away. These are the pioneers of
a Pacific Railway.—[ St. Paul ( Min.) Times,
2d.
- Forth*
Thm tnuy Law.
All of yonr readers are acquainted with the
law, limiting the Banka of the state, to the
lending of money at the rate of 7 per cent,
per annum, and affixing penalties for its vie*
lation.
Is this law founded in maaoh or prejudice?
oris its operation beneficial to the interests of
the peopleof *■'.-lis State ? I have never found
any advocate of the law, who could defend its
restrictions upon any reasoning which did not
apply with equal, if not more force to any
other species of property which may he seek
ing an investment at its market value. Those
who defend the law however, place their
defence chiefly upon grounds of morality and
even go so far as to invoke the aid of Scripture,
to sustain their views. If the taking of usury
is morally wrong then it is so, because it is sinful
in the sight of Providence. If then it is sin
ful, the sir is the same, no matter where it is
committed. By this rule, if a man takes
more than 6 per cent, in South Carolina he is
guilty of the sin of Usury, but in Georgia he
commits no sin, unless he receives 7 per cent,
yet in Texas he sin* only when he takes 10
per cent. Now the man who lends money at
6 per cent, on South Carolina, goes down to
his grave in peace, never repenting of the loan
at 6 per cent, unless his money was lost. In
Georgia the man who dies with his money
outstanding at 7 per cent, is equally easy in
conscience although he has sinned one per
cent, more by leaving the world at Augusta,
than if he had died at Hamburg, although a
river only divides the two places. And in the
meantime a penitent sinner is yielding up his
life in Texas'but considers it no part of his dy
ing duty to yield' up his 10 per cent, bonds
which he is bequeathing to his children. But
suppose our South Carolina sinner, had really
lent his money in South Carolina at 10 per
cent, instead of 6 per cent, while his brother
was doing the same thing in Texas, shall the
South Carolina sinner go without pardon, al
though he dies without making restoration of
the usury, while his brother in Texas is saved
notwithstanding he has done the same thing.
Or in other words can a man save his soul 4
per cent, cheaper in South Carolina than in
Texas ?
Notwithstanding the absurdity of the law, I
think every law-abiding citizen is bound to
obey it, and especially the Bank are bound to
obedience because the law was enacted with
especial reference to them, in restraining what
the solons at Milledgeville codsidered an
abuse of power. I tor one of the people can
testify that I am heartily disgusted with the
arguments of those who oppose the lending of
money at whatever rate it will bring, and if any
one is interested in the question 1 think it can
be demonstrated, that the effect of the law
will be to drive Georgia capital out of the
State (thereby curtailing our Banking facili
ties) and to drive unfortunate debtors into the
necessity of resorting to street shavers where
they will find disinterested individuals always
ready to supply any defects in the law, by re
lieving tlieir necessities at the rate of 334 per
cent, per annum. YOW-NIGH-AWN.
Our Savannah Correspondence.
Opr Ministers at London and Paris*
We have reliable information that it was
determined »ta resent Cabinet meeting, not _ _
to recall Messrs. Dallas and Mason from their life of New York, being a greater number
respective missions.—[States. 1 than in any other city in the world.
A curious statement was made a few even
ings ago by Dr. Bacon, at a meeting of the
Historical Society, viz: that upward of fifty
languages are used in the business and social
Savannah, Feb. 17th, 1859.
Messrs. Editors :—Contrary to the general
fears of the fraternity, at the date of my last
letter, the day appointed for the Masonic cele
bration proved a most delightful one. The
procession was formed as per programme, com
prising the three Lodges of this city, the Chap
ter and Giand Lodge, together with many vis
iting Brethren. After marching through the
principal streets, attracting much attention
they assembled in tlie New Nall, where Grand
Master Rockwell delivered an address, of which
most of your readers have seen notices in the
various papers. The address was listened to
with great attention and apparent interest by
the entire audience, with perhaps the excep
tion of an officer of the Grand Lodge, who sat
in a conspicuous position on the platform, and
upon whom the mention of anything approach
ing the “Egyptian mysteries,” seemed to have
the same effect that the sight of water has up
on a hydrophobia patient. The orator, in
speaking of the antiquity of Masonry, had oc
casion to refer to the land of Egypt, which in
stantly excited our friend, who began to move
uneasily in his chair ; but, when, in the pro
gress ot his argument, the Grand Master spoke
of the mysterious rites practiced by that an
cient people, the contortions of our subject
were ludicrous and almost painful to witness.
With a leg over each arm of his chair alter
nately, and an inordinate use of tobacco, he
seemed in almost positive agony, until this
branch of the subject was passed, tuid the ora
tor came down to more modern times. The
Ball and Supper at night were well gotten up,
and passed off to the satisfaction of every one.
On this occasion the committee introduced an
innovation on our usual custom, which 1 hope
will be followed at subsequent large gather
ings of a similar nature. An excellent supper
was provided, but without wines or liquors.
In saying the whole affair gave general satis
faction, I must make an exception in favor of
one man, who thought it was “a one horse af
fair,” “because there was no champagne.”
The reason given so fully explains the motive
of such a remark, that nothing further need
be said. After paying all expenses, there will
be a small surplus left, which it has been pro
posed to apply towards the education of a very
deserving daughter of a deceased Mason of this
city, at the Southern Masonic Female College.
I have no doubt but this proposition will meet
with the unanimous approval of tho commit
tee.
At last, we have had a report of the proceed
ings of the Bum’s festival on the 25th. A
brother Scot has shown me a copy of the Scot
tish “American,” published in New York,
containing notices of gatherings on that day,
in all parts of the country, among which is a
letter from Savannah, from one who modestly
takes to himself the credit of getting up and
managing the whole affair. The style is un
mistakable, and shows who is entitled to the
credit of requiring editors and reporters to pay
as much as others for admittance, and also be
expected to write out a full report, of course
not omitting a due amount of glorification of
the enterprising originator and promoter of
the affair.
The arrangements in progress for a union of
the two Baptist churches, have been consum
mated, and those who were long divided are
now again united, and we hope with almost a
certainty of permanence. The house recently
occupied by the Second Baptist Church is now
offered for sale, and will probably be purchased
by the Savannah Volunteer Guards, to he used
as a drill room. The two Kentucky preach
ers, Fisher and Harrington, who have been
holding forth for three weeks, advertised their
farewell sermons on Sunday last, but instead
of going away, as was expected, they are now
preaching to the colored churches. Elder Fisher
is reported to have said when he came here,
that he only required three days to drive out
the Devil and close the theatres. He preached
three weeks, and both theatres and the circus
were in full blast, apparently not influenced
at ail by this “son of thunder.” Some friend
of the Elder communicated an article to the
“Republican,” speaking of his talents in glow
ing terms, and saying that J‘ ‘since the com
mencement of his iaboi 8, there had been over
an hnndred accessions to the Baptist Church
in this city, by letter and baptism.” This
would make it appear that he was doing a
great work, but the wind was entirely taken
out of his sails the next morning, by a state
ment from one who was in a position to know
the facts, saying that of this number, ninety
were received from the Second Baptist Church
by the union of the two churches. Elder F.
suddenly subsided, and we heard nothing
more of him but the announcement of his
farewell sermon.
Much interest in religious matters is now
manifested in Wesley Chapel, (Methodist) and
meetings are being held every night this week.
It is hoped that Rev. Mr. Adams will succeed
in building up a good church in that part of
the city, as there is a large number of people
in that section who seldom attend any church,
and a good one near them would probably at
tract many.
As I have nearly reached my limit, I must
condense all my remaining items into odds
and ends. There has been some talk about
starting another paper here, a weekly, to ad
vocate the peculiar views of a claSrof-our citi
zens, but I rather think the enterprise will be
abandoned.—The U. S. District Court has ad
journed, after finding true bills against several
parties concerned in the Wanderer affair.—J.
Insco Williams’ Panorama of the Bible is on
exhibition at Masonic Hall, and deservedly at
tracts good houses.—Mrs. Hayne is playing at
Fleming’s Theatre, and the Peak Family of
Bell Ringers at Marchant’s.—The Sons of Mal
ta are talking about giving a ball, which will
be a failure, if I am a prophet.—A firm from
Providence, R. I., under the name of McKin
ney & Co., have bought the Jasper County
Lottery from Jas. F. Winter & Co., of Macon,
and are about to run it in this city, changing
its name to the “Monticeljo Union Lottery.”
They are fitting up an office under Masonic
Hall, and seem to be expecting a large busi
ness. So Georgia is getting to be the grand
Lottery ground, since other States are abolish
ing them.—Weather rather warm ; yesterday
at 3 P. M., my thermometer on tho North Bide
of a brick house, stood at 79 ; at this present
writing, 6 P. M., 72. Yours, &c.,
COMP.
|&~The printers of Savannah held a meet
ing on Saturday evening last and hare agreed
to organize a Typographical Association.
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GmtAT Salt-Lak* City, Jan. 14, 1869.—I
have nothing important to say, other than
that tilings have arrived at such a pass, that
the authority of the Federal Courts s a mere
mockery of justice. Neither murder nor oth
er crime has been or can be punished. The
Mormons have everything their own way.—
Judge Sinclair has adjourned his court, and
will on next Monday, adjourn it sine die, for
the reason that the laws of the United States
cannot be executed in this Territory. Both
Judges Sinclair and Cradelbaugk will leave
early next spring, satisfied as they are that
their presence as Federal officers in adminis
tering the laws is merely farcical. A manifesto,
carefully prepared, will be issued, as I am in
formed, clearly setting forth their reasons in
detail. I have been a careful observer of
events in this Territory, and am now more
than ever satisfied that there is no loyalty to
the Government among the Mormon people,
and while to a certain extent they pay respect
to the mere form of law, they neither recog
nize nor respect its spirit. The officers of the
government (and I refer particularly to the
Judiciary) although not openly insulted, feel
that they are powerless, and are treated with
such contempt and sneer, as to make their
situations anything but enviable. Anony
mous notes have been placed under the doors
of the building where the court is held, not
intimidating or threatening, but dealing in
inuendoes and criticisms, so peculiar to the
Mormon nation.
Judge Sinclair has performed his duty in the
premises nobly, with a wise head and discrim
inating judgment—an earnest desire to deal
impartially with all and a firmness that has
never yet wavered. He is chained downed in
his efforts to administer the laws by the Mor
mon theocracy, which holds the consciences
and oaths of jurors in its keeping. I speak
thus of Judge Sinclair, because his position
has been a most delicate and responsible one,
and in adjourning his iourt, he has the appro
val of every well-informed man in this Terri
tory.
Judge Cradelbaugh is a man whose metal,
both as a gentleman and a jurist, is of the
clearest ring and has proven himself in several
instances, which is not now necessary to men
tion, and one who has brought to light some
circumstances about which the world will, in
due course of time, be informed.
It may be asked why should this state of
things exist with the presence of an army
here ? I answer, that the army is under in
structions, a mere military posse, a police, if
you please, and is bound hand and foot, so far
as active operations are concerned, and cannot
act except under orders.
Gov. Gumming also feels the high responsi
bility that attaches to himself, and those who
know him need no testimony to be assured
that when an exigency arises, when the
overt act has been committed, that he will
use all his prerogatives, and the army will
have what they have long wanted—something
to do.
The Legislature has been in session here now
several weeks; they have as yet done noth
ing. This seems strange too, as it is composed
entirely of Mormons, with one exception, and
the work is always cut and dried at the palace
of the great Mogul himself.
The Eastern mail has not arrived in time for
several trips, the snow in many places being
from fiiteen to twenty feet in depth, from
drifting by storms, so that it is impossible to
make a trial.
There are negro balls here every week.—
They are liberally attended by both Mormon
men and women, and not unfrequently a few
Gentiles. The women seem to enjoy them
most. K. A.
The Vote on the Oregon Bill.
The following is the vote on the Oregon
Bill, on its final passage, in the House of Rep
resentatives, on Saturday, Febuary 12 :—
Yeas—Messrs.{Adrian, Ahl, Arnold, Atkins,
Avery, Barksdale, Barr, Billinghurst, Becock,
Bowie, Branch, Burnett, Burns, Caiuthers,
Case, Caskie, Cavanaugh, Chapman, John B.
Clark, Clay, John Cochrane, Cockerell, Colfax,
Comins, Cornning, Cox, Cragin, James Craig,
Burton Craige, Curtis Davidson, Davis of In
diana, Davis of Mississippi, Dewart, Dimiek-
Edmunson, Elliott, English, Florence, Foley,
Foster, Gartrell, Gillis, Greenwood, Gregg.
Grosebeck, Lawrence W. Hall, Hatch, Haw
kins, Hodges, Hopkins, Horton, Hughes, Huy-
ler, Jackson, Jenkins, Jewett, George W.
Jones, Owen Jones, Kilgore, John C. Kunkel,
Lamar, Landy, Lawrence, Leidy, Leiter,
Letcher, Maclay, McKibben, McRae, Samuel
S. Marshall, Mason, Miller, Montgomery,
Isaac N. Morris, Nibiack, Nichols, Pendleton,
Pettit, Peyton, John S. Phelps, William W.
Phelps, Phillips, Powell, Reagan, Reilly, Ruf
fin, Russell, Sandidge, Savage, Scott, Searing,
Seward, Aaron Shaw, Sing 1 cton, Samuel A.
Smith, Robert Smith, Stephens, Stevenson,
James A. Stewart, Talbot, George Taylor,
Miles Taylor, Thayer, Vallardigham, W r ard,
Watkins, White, Whiteley, 'Winslow, Wood,
Wortendyke, Augustus R. Wright and John
V. Wright—144
Nays—Messrs. Abbott, Andrews, Bingham,
Blair, Bonham, Boyce, Brayton, Bryan, Buf-
finton, Burlingame, Burrohus, Chaffee, Ezra
Clark, Jr., Horace F. Clark, Clawson, Cobb,
Clark B. Cochrane, Covode, Crawford, Curry,
Davis of Maryland, Davis of Iowa, Dawes,
Dean, Dick, Dodd, Dowdell, Durfee, Edie,
Farnsworth, Fenton. Giddings, Gilman, Gil
mer, Gilman, Gooch, Goodwin, Granger,
Grow, R. B. Hall, Harian, Harris, Haskins,
Hill, Hoard, Houston, Howard, Keira, Keitt,
Kellogg, Kelsey, Knapp, Leach, Lovejoy,
McQueen, Humphrey Marshall, Matterson,
Miles, Millson, Moore, Morgan, Morrill, Ed
ward Joy Morris, Freeman II. Morse, Oliver
A. Morse, Mott, Murray, Olin, Palmer, Par
ker, Pike, Potter, Pottle, Purviance, Ricaud,
Ritchie, Robbins, Roberts, Royce, Scales,
Henry M. Shaw, Judson W. Sherman, Shor
ter, William Smith, Spinner, Stallworth, Stan
ton, William Stewart, Tappan, ’Ihompson,
Tompkins, Trippe, Underwood, Vance, Wilde,
Walbridge, Waldron, Walter, Cadwallader C.
Washburn, Elihu B. Washburne, Israel
Washburn, Wilson, Woodson and Zollicoff-
er—103.
Tile Children Survivors of the moun
tain Meadow Massacre.
It will be recollected that on the occasion of
the massacre of a train of emigrants en route
for California in 1857, at the Mountain Mea
dows in the southern section of the territory,
that some children were saved by the Indsans;
they were afterwards rescued by the residents
near that spot. Soon after Dr. J. Forney, the
Indian Superintendent, came into this territo
ry, he caused the children thus rescued to be
gathered together. There is 14 of them, from
the ages of 4 to 7 of both sexes, all in the care
of Mr. Hamblin at Fort Clara. They are all
comfortably clothed, and attend school, and in
spring will be sent to their relatives, if any can
he ound. Two of the children answer the name
of Dunbar, the remaining 12 know of no sure
name, nor can they give any account of any
friends or relative. That whole affair remains
yet uninvestigated. During my late visit to
the South, I ascertained beyond doubt that
they were massacred by the Pah Vant band of
Indians, assisted by the Utas. The alleged
cause was, that the emigrants poisoned the
water, and threw a poisoned ox in a spring,
and shot at Indians indiscriminately on the
road. The Indians say the light lasted for
several days, and that finally a truce was made
when a large body of Indians went into the
camp of the whites, and then taking them un
awares, the work of destruction was comple
ted. No papers can he found to give any clue
of information to the names of the murdered
or the exact number.—[ Salt Lake Cor. Alta
Cal., Dec. 19.
Di’< Hines Again.
Dr. D. T. Hines, alias Allston, alias Hayne,
reached Macon on Saturday morning at nine
and a half o’clock, and proceeding immedi
ately to the office of a gentleman in that city
introduced himself as Colonel Pickens, of South
Carolina, who served with the aforesaid gen
tleman in Congress, and after conversing for
half an hour about their contemporaries in
Congress and prominent incidents in the pub
lic service, asked and obtained the loan of fif
teen dollars to prosecute his journey to Charles
ton. Five minutes after the Doctor had left,
a gentleman stepped in the office with a copy
of the Constitutionalist, containing a para
graph about him, which would have been
worth fifteen dollars if it had been seen a lit
tle sooner. The gentleman who was “sold”
is something like the elder Caxton, and a
good deal like Uncle Toby, and made no ef
fort to recover his money.—Aug Con.
A Fable.—“I have something to ask you,”
said a young eagle to a melancholy owl; “men
say there is a bird named Merops, who, when
he rises in the air, flies with his tail upward,
head toward the ground ; is that true ?”
“Certainly not!” answered the owl, “it’s
only a foolish tradition of man. He is him
self a Merops; for he would fly to heaven
without for a moment losing sight of earth.”
_p" Some one speaking of a celebrated
base-singer said :
“He led avery abandoned life.”
“Oh, yes,” replied Sealey, the whole of ten
or of his life has been base.”
£g“ We copy the following from a late num
her of the ‘‘Savannah Republican
A New York Site—A gentleman who
came passenger by one of the steamers, yes
terday, famishes us with the following ;
On Saturday last, jast before the steamer
left New York, for this port, our friend S——,
of Rhode Island, who was bound to Mont
gomery, Ala., w ts met by a well-dressed man
on board one of the steamers, who a ter learn
ing his place of destination, said his name
was B. O. Austin, and remarked that he was a
merchant doing business just below Mont
gomery, Ala., whither he was now about re
turning by same steamer, having been on to
New York to buy goods, which were onboard.
Our friends congratulated themselves, that
they had found so good company, and thought
they should have a good time. After a little
familiar conversation, Mr. Austin said he
must have some segars to smoke on the way,
and invited 8 to take a walk just up
Washington street, where he would find the
article he wanted. After turning the corner
into Washington street, they met an acquaint
ance of Mr. Austin, who was introduced to our
friend, Jas. M. Davidson, a wholsale mer
chant in that city. Said Austin, I was just
going up to your office to settle that bill,
did you see to sending my trunk down to the
steamer ? Yes, said Davidson, I sent it by the
Express over 20 minutes ago, did you not
get it ? No, well, it must be there very soon.
Now about that bill, said Austiu, I am in a
good deal of a hurry ? So saying he handed
D. a $100 bill; and showed more of the same
sort in his pocket-book. Said Davidson, I
cannot change it here, but will do it at my
office. Austin replied that he was in a great
haste, as the steamer would soon be off; and
turning to our friend S., asked if he would
not change it. No, I cannot, said S., I have
not so much money with me. How much
have you ? asked Austin. About $60, said 8.
Now if you will let me have that $60, I will
hand it back to you immediately on our re
turn to the steamer. Well, said S., what I
have is in gold, and I should not like to let it
go without gold in return. All right, said
Austin, I will replace it with gold as soon as I
get my trunk on the steamer. With this un
derstanding, our friend S., let Austin have
$60, with which Austin paid Mr. Davidson,
and bidding him good-bye, the two friends
started on their return to the steamer. On
their way, said Austin, I want to call in here a
moment, and will be very much obliged to
you if you will just step on and see about my
trunk, that it is attended to, it is marked, ‘B.
O. Austin.’ Our friend S.,readily consented,
and came to the steamer, looked on the wharf
in the carts, and in the baggage room, but
saw no trunk, nor has he yet seen his particu
lar friend Mr. Austin. He said as he narrated
the occurrence, “I am almost ashamed to tell
it, gentlemen, as it will ouly show what a
consummate fool 1 was.”
Tlie New Oregon Congressmen.
Gen. Joseph Lane and Hon. Delazon Smith
are the Senators elected to represent the State
of Oregon in the Senate of the United States.
Gen. Lane is a native of North Carolina,
whence he emigrated with his parents to Ken
tucky. Joseph followed the profession of a
boatman on the Ohio until he emigrated to
Indiana, where he bought himself a farm
and commenced his political career. He serv
ed several years in the State legislature, but
during the war with Mexico he turned soldier
and though entering the army as a private, he
soon rose to the rank of Colonel, and finally to
that of Brigadier-General. He greatly distin
guished himself during the war, and received
from the army the soubriquet of “ the Marion
of Mexico ” for his dashing gallantry. After
his return home he was sent out as Governor
of Oregon, and now turns up one of the Sena
tors of the new State. '
Senator Smith is a native of this State, be
ing born in New Berlin, Chenango county.—
He was trained for the profession of the bar,
but he has had connexion as writer and edi-
itor with various Democratic journals in this
State and Ohio. He has been actively associ
ated with the movements of the Democratic
party since 1837. In 1846 he emigrated to
Iowa, and in 1852 he emigrated with his fam
ily to Oregon, He at once interested himself
in the politics of the Territory, and was thrice
elected to the legislature. He was a member
of the convention to frame a State Constit ution
and after the adoption of the Constitution he
was chosen United States Senator by a large
majority. Gen. Lane and he are both men of
tact and energy.
Hon. Lafayette Grover, member elect to the
House of Representatives for the State of Ore
gon, is a young man, about 32 years old, a na
tive of the State of Maine. He studied law in
Philadelphia, was admitted to the bar in 1850,
and emigrated to Oregon the same year. He
has served in the legislature, and held various
offices of trust. He is said to possess conside
rable talent, and is evidently a man of indus
try and perseverance. He, of course, is also a
“straight out” Democrat.—[New York Sun.
Life of a Newspaper Editor In California.
He rises at 10 o’clock in the morning ; dres
ses himself, takes his hat, already pierced with
three or four bullets, and goes to a restaurant
to get his breakfast. After breakfast he re
turns to his office to read the morning papers.
He finds that he is called a wretch in one, in
another a liar, and in a third a villian. He
smiles at the thought of having something to
do, and signs his name to three challenges,
which he always carries about him to be ready
for emergencies. These he dispatches and sits
down to write an article, when ho is suddenly
interrupted by some interloper whom at last
he is compelled to throw out of the window.
At noon he learns that his challenges have
been accepted for the next day. At three
o’clock he goes to light a duel which had been
arranged the day before, kills his man and re
turns to dinner. On his way from dinner, he
gets mixed up with a riot, and gets some brui
ses and wounds. When he reaches his sanc
tum he finds an infernal machine on his table.
Without manifesting the slightest surprise, he
throws it out of the window. He then writes
a leader on moral reform—this done, he goes
to the theatre. On his way he is attacked by
three men ; he kills two and takes the third
to the nearest station house. When returning
to his ofike at three o’clock at night, he beats
a man who tries to rob him ; kills a dog with
a stone ; is almost run over by a hackney
coach, and on the threshold of his door re
ceives two more bullets in his hat, then con
gratulates himself on having passed a quiet
day, writes till 2 o’clock in the morning ; re
tires to bed, and sleeps tranquilly.
How an Ohio Farmer was Captivated.—The
Lowell (Mass.) News relates the following cir
cumstances, connected with the marriage of
Miss Anna T. Wilbur, an accomplised New
England authoress, with a substantial far
mer :
“Miss AnnaT. Wilbur, of Newbury port, by
her contribution to periodicals, attracted the at
tention of an educated farmer of Ohio, who
opened a correspondence with her. At length
they agreed to meet at a halt-way point, and
if their impressions, on seeing each other for
the first time, ivere not agreeable, they would
separate again ; otherwise, why—we’ll let her
tell the story herself.
“I need not tell how an Ohio farmer first
had his attention attracted to an occ;isional
contributor to the Eastern periodicals, or what
motives first prompted him to address a note
of interrogation to said writer to be followed
by mutual questions and replies, till the par
ties became desirous of meeting ; met, and—
were married. The annals of romance narrate
few briefer courtships, and I may say few more
sensible ones. No ‘meetings by moonlight
alone ;’ no frowns of opposing relatives; no
jealousies of rivals or lovers’ quarrels. Past
the day-dreams of youth—by the world
around termed old bachelor and old maid—we
had not yet relinquished our faith in human
goodness, or lost the fervor of feeling, which
intercourse with the world too often chills.—
So having full}' made up our minds that we
were congenial, and we ought to love each
other, we met, and did love each other. The
experience of three years of married life has
satisfied us that the majority of mmkind are
in the wrong, and we in the right. I mean to
say that we should learn to love mentally and
morally first, and personally afterwards.”
Russia in Possession of toe Garden of Eden.
—Biblical geographers point to tlie Lake Ian,
in northern Armenia, and now a Russian posJ
session, as the spot where once was situated
tlie paradise lost by the fault of Adam and Eve.
Indo-European theorists locate the primitive
Eden in northern Asia. It occupied all the
present western and part of the eastern Sibe
ria, extending from 40 ° to 63 ° latitude, and
from 60° to 100° longitude. The Arctic
ocean, at that time as pleasant as the Mcde-
terranean, with the Ural mountains as islands,
was the northern boundary. On the east lay
the Altia and the Chinese Blue or Celestial
mountains ; on the south of Paropamisus, or
Hindoo-Koosh; and on the west the Caucasus
and the Arrarat.
Both the Edens arc now Russian possessions.
Besides, Russian influence is preponderating in
Jerusalem, and the spot in rome assigned by
archaiollegists as the one where Romulus was
nursed by a she-wolf, is Russian property, hav
ing been brought by Nicholas for the sake of
excavations. By a curious coincidence, Rusg
sia owns in this way the places most sacred in
the history of our race.
“Mr. Jenkinz, will it suit you to settle that
old account of yours ?”
“No, Sir. You are mistaken in the num, I
«m not one of the “old settlers.”
at Brtsn* Jsnnsry Tens, 1899.
(Baportsd for tbs Savanaah Republican.]
Monday, February 14th, 1869.
The followingjudgments were traversed to
day:
B. T. Russell, vs. E. Kearney—Error, from
Houston.
1. A copy of the registration of a marriage
settlemant executed and registered in North
Carolina, though duly certified under the Act
of Congress, is not admissible in evidence here
without the non-production of the original is
accounted for, unless it is shown that such-
copy would be evidence in that State under
similar circumstances.
2. It was not error to allow a paper to be
read by counsel for plaintiff below, after both
sides had closed, the counsel on the other
side not claiming to be surprised.
3. The owner of a life-estate in a negro is
not a trustee for those who will be entitled to
the property after his death.
4. The owner of a life-estate in a negro can
only recover in trover the value of such life-
estate (with hire and costs) and is not entitled
to recover the full value of the negro.
5. It was error in the Judge to intimate to
the jury his opinion upon the evidence of iden
tity of the negro sued for.
Judgment reversed. Warren, for Plaintiff;
Whittle & Powers, for Defendant.
Albert S. Elmore, vs. W, Spears and others—
Error, from Macon.
A bill filed by a creditor to discover prop
erty of his debtor, alleged to have been fraud
ulently sold, is not technically a “ creditor’s
bill.” and the plaintiff is not bound to join
other creditors with him in the bill or to file
it in their behalf.
Judgment reversed. Hill, for Plaintiff;
Cook for Defendant.
J. W. Brown? Guardian for R. N. Westbrook,
a lunatic vs. Catharine Westbrook—Error,
from Houston.
1. A suit for nullity of marriage cannot be
brought in Georgia—the only suit by which a
marriage can be dissolved is a suit for a di
vorce.
2. When a suit for a divorce was brought
on the ground that tlie husband was a lunatic
at the time of the marriage—Held, that the
issue of such marriage was not a bastard, and
was entitled to shares with the other children
of the lunatic by a former wife in the divis
ion of his property; and that the jury might
in their verdict provide for the support of the
wife, as well as the lunatic, during life.
BenningJ., dissenting. Judgment rever
sed. Giles & Hall, for Plaintiff; Hunter &
Killen, for Defendant.
Onf. of the Speeches.—On the 7th inst., in
the Missouri House of Representatives, on mo
tion to lay on the table a resolution offered
by Mr. Pitt that “the Speaker he authorized
to cause to be printed and posted one hundred
bills, announcing that the 8th of January,
1859, will be celebrated by the Legislature.”
Mr. Pitt made the following speech ;
Mr. Chairman : This House passed resolu
tions, sir, the other day, to celebrate in an
appropriate manner the 8th of Januaay. This
is a resolution simply asking that notice he
given to the public that we will celebrate that
day. We have declared our intention, and
now, when we come to publish it, some gen
tlemen are suddenly taken with “the retrench
ment grips,” and squirms around like a long
red fishing worm on a pin hook. [Laughter.]
Gentlemen keep continually talking about
economv. I myself do not believe in tying
the public purse with cobweb strings, but
when retrenchment comes in contact with pa
triotism, it assumes the form of “smallness.”
Such economy is like that of the old skin-flint
who had a pair of boots made for the little
boy without soles, that they might last the
longer. [Laughter.] I reverence the day we
celebrate.” It is fraught with reminiscences
the most soul stiring ; it brings to mind one
of the greatest events ever recorded, in let
ters of living fire, upon the walls of the tem
ple of fame, by the strong right arm of the
god of war ! On such occasions we should rise
above party lines and political distinctions.—
I never fought under the banner of Old Hick
ory, hut “by the eternal,” I wish I had.—
(Laughter and applause) If the old war horse
was here now, he would not know his own
children from the side of Joseph’s coat of
many colors—Whigs, Know Nothings, Demo
crats, hard, soft boiled, scrambled and fried ;
| Lincolnites, Douglasites, and blather-skites!
j I belong to no party ; I am free, nnbrideled,
unsaddled, in the political pasture. Like a
bob-tailed hull in fly time I change around in
the high grass and tight my own flies. (Great
laughter.) Gentlemen let us show our liber
ally on patriotic occasions. Why some men
have no more patriotism than you could stuff
into the eye of a knitting needle. Let us not
squeeze a five cent piece until the eagle on it
squeels like a locomotive or an old maid. Let
us print the bills, and inform the country that
we arc as full of patriotism as an Illinois swamp
is of tadpoles. (Laughter.) I don’t believe
in doing things by halves. Permit me, Mr.
Speaker, to make a practical quotation from
one of our noblest authors:
•‘I love fusee the preen grass among tlie red May roses :
I love to see an old gray hoss, for when he goes he goses !"’
(Peals of laughter.)
The resolution was not tabled.
The Clipperton Annexation.
Since the advices from San Francisco have
reported the extension of the French domain
over Clipperton Island, many readers have
asked “where is Clipperton ?”
We refer the following details for an an-
stver :
The ‘Polynesian’ published the following
proclamation :—
EMPIRE OF FRANCE.
In the name of the Emperor, and in confor
mity with his orders, transmitted to us by his
Excellency the Minister of the navy, we the
undersiged, Victor le Coat de Kerveguen,
Lieutenant, Commissioner of the Government
of the Emperor of the French, do hereby pro
claim and declare that from this day the full
sovereignty of Clipperton Island, situated by
10 deg. 19 min. lat North, and 111 deg. 33
min. Ion. West, meridian of Paris, belongs tc
his Majesty the Emperor Nepoleon III., his
heirs and successors, in prepetuity.
Given under our seal, on board the mer
chant ship Amiral, the 17th day of November,
1858.
V. LE COAT DE KERVEGUFN.
Lieutenant Commissioner of the Govern
ment.
The Advertiser of December says :
The French barque Amiral, which arrived
off tills port from Havre on Monday, in bal
last, sailed again on the next day, as is sup
posed, for Clipperton Island, which is located
some GOO miles off Acapulco, in lat. 10 deg. 28
min. N., and Ion. 109 deg. 19 min. W.. ac
cording to Rowditch. It is supposed that she
has gone to procure a cargo of guano, and is
expected back in two or three months.
The Island is low and small, but covered
with guano. The Island is distant from Haw
aii 2700 miles, and from the nearest point on
the Mexican coast (Acapulco) about 550
miles.
Printer’s Ink.—The Montgomery Mail says:
If any body war. ts to see what advertiseing
will do, let him read the following, lrom the
N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
We were this day shown a lithograph of the
new hardware store of Messrs. O. Mazange &
Co., Mobile. Ala. This magnificent building
is said by one who has visited all the principal
cities of the Union, to be the most beautiful
structure of the kind in the United States.—
’Hie dimensions of this manmoth establishment
arc 60 feet front by 110 feet deep, 4 stories
high. The first story is wholly of iron, with
half ronnd Corinthian colums. The 2d 3d and
4th stories are faced with Philadelphia brick.
The lintels of all the openings are of very
richly carved irons, projecting boldly beyond
the walls. Standing, as it does, on the corner
of Commerce and Exchange streets, wfth a
front and side view of 175 feet, you are at once
struck with the beautiful proportions of the
building. The business of this well known
house has steadily increased, and at the pres
ent time their stiles fall hut little short of six
hnndred thousand dollars a ear. Strangers
vistiting Mobile should not fail to look in up
on Messrs. 0. M. &Co., where they wlil re
ceive ever}' attention.
Mr. B. F. Butler, a lawyer of Boston,
is somewhat noted for his severity in examin
ing witnesses. A correspondent of the ‘Cen
tury’ relates :
“He was lately engaged in a legal ease, in
which Professor Horsford, of Cambridge, wa6
one of the witnesses. When Butler came to
cross-examine him, lie began in his usual style
of uncremonious forcity. The judgo mildly
interposed, and said , perhaps Brother But
ler didn’t know who the witness was ; it was
Professor Horsford—Professor of Harvard Col
lege.
‘Oh yes !’ mumbled Butler, as he leisurely
stroked his chin, ‘Professor Horsford ! Har
vard Professor of Harvard College ! Yes, we
“ hung one of ’em tother day ! ’ ”
f3T Some mischievous wags one night
pulled down a turner’s sign, and put it over a
lawyer’s door. In the morning it read, “All
sorts of turning and twisting dona here.”
LTIVX
ilslelUitBctr.
Ran wooes.
J am a native Georgian
And proud, that I am a.
And exalt ms in tits onor’d
Where e’er that I may goi^
let others boast a Northern die,.
Or any other state— , ® e >
To know, that I’m of Georgia birth
It makes my heart elate 1
_ fitter lofty mountains, Valievs ri . h
Her rail roads far and wid&_ ’
Her commerce flaps to cverv bn.
Wide o’er the Ocean’s tide. r#efc >
Her sons are noble, brave and r,».
Her daughters known to Famf ’
Amongst her sister states she heL
A high distinguished name
In the varied rounds of life
Whore e’er that I may roam
To distant lands, so far away ~~
Yet, Georgia is my home !
My Father lived upon her soil
He was—a Pioneer ; ’
And periled dangers in her can*,
For this—I love her <Lar ! *’
I’ve boen to California’s dime—
Across Pacific’s main, *
All these Iv’e seen—but sighed
To Georgia’s land again t
[From the American Baptist l
THE STONE MOUNTAIN IN MOOSIjJ
BY CR.lMao.VD XKXNEdy
I stood upon the Mountain's brow
That giant pile of stone ; ~
The evening breezes round me blew
As I there stood—alone ! '
The grey clouds riding on the wind
Raced swiftly o’er the sky—
Tlie beauteous, blue expanse of heaven
The curtain stretched on high !
Beneath their snowy , fleecy wings
The stars would hide awhile '
Til! clouds had passed,and then thm-* ,
Out of the blue-sky smile ! J
The silvery Moon is lost, and then
In beauty it appears—
In beauty soft, serene, just like
A maiden's smile through tears ’
The rock in grandeur vast doth rise
In strength and might Bublime 1
It roars its brazen breast on high
And far aloft doth climb ! ° ’
The granite in the Moon's pale ray
Doth glitter in the Night !—
In loftly beauty there it stands
A giant robed in light!
The trees like spectral watchmen gaa*d
Its lone'y, barren side, ” ‘ ‘
And through the whis’pering leafv boujh
The moon lit beams do glide 1 s “
The glitt’ring raindrops on each stem
Like brilliant diamouds shine—
Like sisters to the stars, they glow
In beauty superflne !
A holy calmness reigned abroad
As I alone stood there—
I thought of Olive’s lonely Shade
Where Jesus knelt in prayer !
This noble Mount through ages long
Has many a storm defied :
It stands an emblem of the Ruck—
Christ Jesus Crucified ’.
Boys’ Trials.
The Springfield Republican has a capita
tide on this subject. Here are soe-
tracts:
His Regulations wi-rn the “Old Jk,
We spppose that the first severe trial a
has to undergo is to submit his will to ft.
man, whom he is taught to consider hir
er. To be restrained iu doors at nHt ”
forbidden to go in swimming five timtsr
or to be hindered from pinching the rest ■
children just for fun, is an interference
natural inalienable rights, every war s
ous to the feelings. And then, when
some overwhelming temptation,the bova^B
his independence of parental control."®
ceives a “tanning,” with a switch, fr.
quince bush, either upon his back or hit
feet, it becomes really a very serious the;]
We never could see that the smart of a;
eration like this was at all assuaged by fe|
fectionate assurance that it was bestows
of pure love.
Sitting with the Girls.—The nest;
trial of that boy is be obliged by a cruel;
ter to sit with the girls at school. Thb;
ally comes before the development oft
undeniable affinities which, iu after life,*
tend to make the punishment more t J
hie. To be pointed out as a “gal boy,”i
smiled at grimly by the master, who iss
delighted with his own ineffable pleasant
to give the little hoys license to laugh „
and to be placed by a girl who had no t
kerchief, and no knowledge of the useef
article, is, we submit, a trial ofnomeas>
nitude. Yet we have been obliged to ■■=
close” with big Rachel, laughing andh
ing till we came to hate her name. Wei
der where the overgrown frownzv crest
now, and what the condition of her hesc
Tuz First Long Taided Coat.—Wei
believe that any boy ever put on hisiiK:
tailed coat without a sense of 6hame. Be
twists his back half off looking at it i:
glass, and then when he steps out of ik
seems to him as if all creation was in at
grin. The sun laughs in the sky; the;
turns to lookat him ; there are faces at ^
window ; his very shadow mocks him. I
he walks by the cottage where Jane lira
dares not look up for his life. The very's
creak with consciousness of the straiKi
tacle, and the old pair of pantaloons that
a light in the great window nod with de
If he is obliged to pass a group of me
boys, the trial assumes its most terrific f.
His legs get all mixed up with embarrass
and the flap of the dangling appendage;
upon them, moved by the wind of his or.
itation ; he could not feel worse were its
cloth, worn as a bandage of disgrace. It
happy time for him when he gets to eh
and sits down with his coat tail under s
but he is still apprehensive with thinir
the Sunday school, and wonders if any a’:
children will ask him to “swing hisk'l
blue.”
Going Home with the Girls.—Theesa
into society may be said to take place r
boyhood has passed away, yet a mi:
take the instiative before their beards e.
sentable. It is a great trial, either to a:
or a t ough age. For an overgrown boy:
to a door, knowing that there are a dos::
inside, and to knock or ring with as
certain ty that in two minutes all then <
will be upon him, is a severe test of a*
To go before these girls and make a safia
ry tour of the room without stepping &
toes, and then to sit down and disposed’
hands without putting them into ones?
ets, is an achievement which few te
boast. If a boy can get so far as to e*
off ten yards of tape with one of these;
and cut it short at each end, he standsaS
to pass a pleasant evening, but let to#
flatter himself that all the trials of they’
ing are over. There comes at last the::
iug up. The dear girls den their hcoi 1
put on their shawls, and look so sis;
mischievous, and uuimpressible, as if tkj
not wish any one to go home with tis
Then comes the pinch, and the boy tW
the most pluck makes up to the prettfe-
his heart in his throat, and his tongne-
ing to the roof of his mouth, and crookfi
elbow stammers out the words, "Shall.
you home?” She touches her fingers[
arm, and they walk home about a foe 1 *
feeling as awkward as a couple of gos^
As soon as she is safe inside her owy
he struts home, and thinks he has reaBj)
and gone and done it. Sleep comes to-*
last, with dreams of Caroline and Cal».
he awakes in the morning and finds &
of life open unto him, and the pigs si 1 *
for breakfast.
Concluding Reflections.—We have
over churning, and learning the ole®
because we are fearful of making this )'
too long, although we might have
butter that would not be pursuaded w )
and perplexities of literary turn of
a head that measures seven and a
when asked what the chief end of m 31
Boyhood is a green passage in mails f-
enee in more senses than one. It
thing to think over and laugh about ,
though it was serious enough then. " J
our present trials are as ridiculous ]
which now touch the resibles in tiie ji
tion, and when we get to the other 1
look upon this, and upon the innuKT 1
soul through which we passed h ere \ -
no doubt that we shall grin over
wc experienced when we lost our
when our mills are swept away or j®^
when we did’nt get elected to theLep^
Men are but boys of larger growth-
Kay’s Book Stott. ^
Books and Stationary. In an0 ^a^fi
of to-day’s issue, will be found the caw ^
Kay, dealer in Books, Stationary *..>
Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga. fi
friends desire to purchase any j
found in a Book Store, call at
Book Agency, where purchase* ^
upon as reasonable and satisfecto J
anywhere. Mr. Kay keeps constant‘s
a large and well selected s* 00 *
Books, together with all the mos
els and magazines of the day. rurTji
dering articles from a distance. ® -ndjj
being imposed upon, but will ge
gains as if made in person, t*®
ment.— [Lawrenceville (Ga.) N®* 8 ’
No Old Maids.—They have no^
in Japan. When the
voluntarily, the authorities nun
and make them marry, wifiing gif
The Japanese know a thing
have been walled in for centorW*