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(bcneralr*-sUilierUsEGitiits. The Independent Jt*re«s is published weekly iu IL'tomon tieo., ut the price Os $2,00 per annum, inva riably ia advance, except where the subscriber resides m the County. . , . As its name indicate, it is designed to oe entirely in dependent, being governed alone by such rulef'as de v.eacy. gentkmuuhuoss and good morals impose upon i press. It hopes not, however, to mistake licen t.oaanesa for liberty, nor scumllousafcsa tor iudepend «[> j polities will be Democratic —of the school of >fef~ ’son, Madison and Jackson. It however is subject no party discipline which would compel its Editor to suentiee truth and honor in behalf oi his political associates. He,will always speak what he thinks. One distinctive feature of this press is that it allows, and invites, a discussion in ks columns ol all subjects whatever, proper to form reading matter for the popu ■ lar mind. Ooiu.nunications trout puliticut opponents i re admitted upon the same terms a» CoinmuuieuUohs iron political friends. It. is required oi both that they tnake their articles brief, to the point, and free from personality and all illiberal feeling. Religious ques tions, as well aa political, and others may be discussed. Much of the attention of this press is devoted to Literature and general Miscellany. In is not entirely tilled with political wrangling and party strife. Itud uitioa to its literary and miueeUanoous matter, it con tains articles on Agriculture, 'iSrcT* And as’Oeor giuns and Southern people generally are tond ot held sports, tills subject also aids ill filling the columns ol tins press. M? unlever can add to the prosperity of Georgia, and aid in developing her resources, moral, mental and paysioal, is considered peculiarly adapted to those col umns. The cause of common school education eeptoi oi.ic will be urged upon the people of Georgia with oil ice ability we can couun.md. All Communications must be addressed, (post-paid,l to the Editor of The independent Press. Eutonton, April.' Is, IS-" 4. .1, A. TURNER. OEORGJA HOME GAZETTE. A Southern Literary ands amily Journal, published at Augusta, Geo. Jacks M. Smith, ano llouKitr it. Vytl. Editors. The Home Gazette is devoted to Literature, Art, Science, Agriculture, General intelligence, and South ern interests. The aim of the Editors is to make a useful and interesting paper, to blend the instructive and the entertaining together, in such a way as t«Se cure a high degree of interest, and yet ut the same time eitvatc both tue luteileet alld the A (lections. The columns of the paper contain Historical and Domestic Romances, Pictures of Sociul Life, Sketches ol Biography, Choice Poetry. Entertaining Anecdotes, Scientific Meaioruiitiu, Agricultural uud Industrial ar ucies, the General news of the day, and all Political Intelligence of any importance. Besides a great yuri etv ofartic.es on ail these subjects, tlio Gazette will be particularly adapted lbr Family Heading. It is pub .ished for the Home Circle, and the Editors teel that ihey have fully reueemed their pledge to make it all « Home Newspaper should be—entirely free from Po litical bias, and high-toned in character. Grateful for the liberal encouragement which has been extended to our efforts to build up at the South u Literary and Family Journal of high character, we shall increase our exertions to justify this public con fidence, and make the Gazette still more worthy of general patronage. TERMS. Single eopv. one vear. iu advance £2 00 Two » 00 Five " •• " 3 00 Ten ** ” ..15 00 Address Smyth « Whttk, Editors Home Gazette, A ugu.ita, Georgia. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. lakivalko akkay of talent. The Proprietors of Post iu again coining before the public, would return thunks for the generous pat rons, re which has placed them far iu advance ot every other Literary Weekly in America. And, as the only suitable return for such t ree and harty support, their arrangements for 1854 have been made with a degree of liberuiity probably unequaled in the history ol American newspaper literature. They have engaged : $ contributors for the ensuing year, the followiug bril i.ant array of talent and genious : Mr*. Southworth, Jz'menton, m Jiennrit , Mr*. Uenlsou, Grace Granwood uud Funny Fern. Ia the first paper of January, we design conuuenc ia r an Original .\ovlet, written expressly for our col umns, entitled The Bride of the Wilderness, by Em erson Bennett, author of Clara Morland, ’ Ac. This w e design following by anotuer called The Step-Mother hr Mrs. Nary A. L'euison, author of Gertrude Rus sell,” Ac. \Ve have also the promise of a number of Sketches by Grace Greenwood. Mrs. South worth will siso maintain her old and pleasant connection with the post. The next story from her gifted pen w ill be en titled M IK! AM THE AVENOKK l Oil THE IAT AI. \ OW, l)V ; jimiA D. E. N. Southwoi th, author of the “ Lost ect. And last, but not least, we are author t . announce u series of articles from one who has .apidi> risen v.tv high iu popular favor. They will > entitle i a Sew Se~r.es of Sketches, by Fanny Fern, aiit-.o: ol " fern Leaves," «S£e. VV <• ex'.ect to commence trie Skethes of Fanny Fern as w ell as the series by Grace Greenwood iu the early i.amh-rs of the coming year. Engravings, Foreign C<nrespondencc,—Agricultur- :d unities. The News, Congressional reports, the mar kets, re'., also siiall be regularly given. i ..cap Postage. —The postage on the Post to any T.' rt ot the United States, —wlieu paid quarterly in L .Vance, isoaiv 26 cents a vear. TERMS. Tee terras of the Posr are 8 2,00 in advance. A t >r,.,-s and l to the getter up the clubl f>s 0(> i.•• •• " - Pi no -,:j •• •• •• 15 00 v. . >• •• *• op Oil The money ii>r clubs always must be sent in ad vance, subscriptions may be sent at our risk. When : ie sum is large a draft should be procured if possible, \r,o cost of which may-be deducted from the amount. Address, always post-paid DEACON * PETERSON. No. 60 South third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. N. P.. Any person desirous of receiving u copy of the Post, as as mi pie, can lie accommodated by notify i jg the publshers by letter, (post paid.) THE PEOPLE’S JOURNAL. Splendid Engraving*, only 5u cents per V olumo. The illustrated record oi Agriculture, Mechanics, Science, and Useful Knowledge, published monthly l v Alfred E. Beach. Every N umber contains 32 large pages of Letter-Press, beautifully qrinted on fine pa ,M7, and profusely illustrated with engravings, form ing at the end of each half year, a Splendid \ bln me of two hundred pages, illustrated with over 200 ele- Engravings, the entire cost being only Haifa Dol lar. Fanners, Mechanics. Inventors Manufacturers, and people of every profession, will find in the People’s •i i.ureal a repository of valuable knowledge, peculiar ly suited to their respective wants. TERMS. To subscribers, 50 cents a volume. Two volumes are published annually. Subscriptions may he sent i»v main in coin, post office stumps, or bills, at the risk ■ ( toe publisher. The name of the Post office, Coun iv ana .State where the paper is desired to be sent, mould be p’alnlv written. Address ALFRED E. BEAUII, No. 88. Nassau-St., New York City. SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR, roll 1854. The Southern Cultivator, a monthlv Journal, fevored exe.usive>v to the improvement of Southern Agrku.ture, Horticulture, Stock Breeding, Poultry, Pees, General Farm Economy, <fce. Illustrated with numerous elegant engravings. ‘h i Tue/th t olarnr Greatly Improved, Commences in, January. 1854. The Cultivator is a large octavo of 32 pages, forming a volume of <Js4 pages in the year. It contains a much g-ester amount or reading matter than anv similar nr.bli ution iu the Suntil—embracing, in addition to the current agriculfurai topics of the day, Valuable Original Contributions from many of the most intelli gent and practical Planters, Farmers mui Ilorticultur- Aists in every section of the Soutii and Southwest. TERMS. One copy, one year in advance, 5} 1 00 Six copies,, 5 00 t wenty-five copies, 20 oo Ode hundred copies, 75 oo The Cash system will be rigidly adhered to, and in no instance will the paper be sent unless the money ciompatiies the order. The Bills of all specie-paving Bank/, received at par. All monev remitted by mail, ..oetftf/f paid, will he at the risk ot the Publisher. Address, VVM. P. JONES, Augusta Geo.. THE BRITISH QUARTERLIES. The Loadon tiaarterly Review (OoiMiirvutive.j The Lifnburg Review <W»ig.) The North British Re view (Free Church.) The VVestminitders Review (Lxb crd.,l Blackwood’s Edinburg Magazine /Troy.) Tiie present critical state of European affair* will render these publication umwialiv interesting during iat WM. They will occupy a middle ground between the hastily written news-items, crude speculations, er.! flying rumors of the daily Journal, anil the pon derous Tome, of the future historian, written alter the living interest and excitement of the great political events of the time shall have passed away, it is to inese Periodicals that people must look tor the only i sally intelligible and reliable history of current events, and as such, in addition to their wen-established liter ary, scientific, and theological character, we urge them upon the consideration of the reading public. Arrangements are iri progress for the receipt of early sheets from the British Publishers, by which we shad be able to place all our Reprints in the hands of sub scribers, about us soon as they can be furnished with the foreign copies. Although this will Involve a very large outlay on our part, we shall continue to furnisn tne Periodical* at the same low rates as heretofore, viz: Per nun. Tor c ry one of the four Reviews, $3 Ob For aav two of the four Review.-, ’< On ror guy three of the four Reviews, 7on For all four of the Reviews, * 0t» Kor Blackwood s Magazine, 3 on l or Blackwood and three Reviews, t> 00 For Blackwood and the four Reviews, 10 00 Payments to be made in all eases in advance.-- Monev current in the State where issued will be received at par. CLUBBING. A diaexmnt of tventy-five per cent from the above prunes will be allowed to Clubs ordering four or more < opies of anyone or more of the above works. Thus; four copies Os Blackwood, or of one Review, will be tent to OPS address for ; four copies of the four jie.’iewa and Blackwood for|i»u; and soon. Rjmlttft.EOOß and communications should always be v‘ vejsect, post-paid, to the publwhers. LEON ARD SCOTT A 00. 53 Gclij Sthkkt New Yokk. N B.—L. S. & Go. have recently published, and bavtt wv. for sale, the “FARMERS GUIDK,” by lima <4 Edinburgh, and Prof. Norton, of Vale'Goiiego New Haven, complete in -j miv General _ , dr Inventor*, Mechanics and Manufacturers \\ni.L find the SCIENTIFIC A.U EH 1C AN a jour- I \ V nul exactly suited to their want*. It is issued ! regularly every week inform suitable for binding.- - j Each number contains au official list of patent claims, : notices of new inventions, chemical auj meuhanicul; ; articlesYipon Engineering, Milling, Arehiteeture, In- j tevnal Improvements, Patents and Patent Laws; Prac- j tieal Essays on all subjects connected with the Arts i and Sciences. FAeh volume covers 41 tl pages of clear ly printed matter, interspersed with from four to six hundred engravings, amt specifications of patents.-- It is the REPERTORY OF AMERICAN INDEN TION and is widely complimented at home and abroad for the soundness of it* views . If success is any ori- j terion of its character, the publishers have the satis- j faction of believing it the first among the many Sci entific Journals in the world. Postmasters, being authorized agents of the Scion- j title American, will very generally attend to forward- I ing letters containing remittances. Tue Patent < hums are published weekly, and are j invaluable to Inventors and Patentees. We particularly warn the public against paying money to Traveling Agents, as we are not in the habit of furnishing certificates of agency to any one. One copy for one year, $2 00 Five copies for one your, 8 uo Ten copies for one year, 15 00 F'iiteon copies for one year, 23 00 ! Twenty copies for one year, 28 uo i MINN A CO., 128 Fulton street, N. V. tiurpeLs New Month 1 y lluguzine I S issued invariably on the tiret day of me month in which it is dated. Eaeh number will contain 144 octavo pages, in double columns ; each year thus com prising nearly two thousand pages of the choicest Miscellaneous Literature of the day. FI very number will contain numerous Pictorial Illustrations, accur ate plates of the Fashions, a copious chronicle of cur rent events, uud impartial notices of the important books of the month. The volumes commence with ; the numbers for June and December. _ j Tkiwzs.—The Magazine may be obtained of book sellers, periodical agents, or from the publishers, at ! Three Dollars a year, or Twenty-rive cents each, arc ] furnished by the Agents or Publishers. The Publishers will supply specimen numbers gratu- j itouslv to Agents and i oatmasters, and will make liberal arrangements with them for circulating ‘the j Magazine; the will also supply Clubs on liberal terms; j and mail mid city subscribers, when payment is made j to them iu advance. Numbers from the commence- | meat can be supplied at any time. L-gC Exchange papers and periodicals are requested to direct to " Harper's Magazine, New York.” The Southern Eclectic. ri'MIE ECLECTIC will be composed of carefully sel- L ected articles, from the leading Periodicals of Europe, with one or more original papers in each number from the pens of Southern writers We will bo in regular receipt, bv mail, among others of the following standard Foreign Journals: The Edinburgh Review, The North British Review, The Westminster Review, The London Quarterly Re view, The Eclectic Review, The Retrospective Review, Chamber’s Edinburgh Journal, Eliza Cook's Journal, Household Words, United Service Journal, Colburn's New Monthly, Dublin University Magazine, Black wood's Edinburgh Magazine. AiusworttTs Magazine, Fraser’s Magazine, Hood’s Magazine, Sharp’s Magaz ine Tait’s Magazine, Gentleman’s Magazine, Black wood's Lady’s Magazine, The Repertory < f nts arid I Inventions,' Bentley’s Miscellany, Revu ics deux ; Monds. Hogg’s Instructor, Annals of Natural History, : Weiser Zoitung, Loudon Literary Gazette, The Spec tator, The Critic, The Athenaeum, The Examiner, The | Times, Punch, <fc. These rare and costly publications ! which seldom, in their original form, find their way j into the hands of American readers, and yet are ac- ; knowledged to embody the latest and choicest pro- j dUctions of the best writers of Europe, will be care- ! fully examined, and their most attractive and yalu- ; able articles will be reproduced in the pages of the [ Eclectic. Thus, for a mere fraction of tue cost of j any one of these works, the readers of the Eclectic j will obtain the select portions of all of them: With the ample resources thus at our command, in the British and Continental Journals, together v. itli such assistance us we expect from our native writers, we hope to publish a Periodical which shall prove, in every respect, acceptable to the cultivated reader: The Eclectic is tue only Magazine of the class ever attempted in the South, and is designed to supply an obvious void iu our literary publications: \» e need scarcely add, that it will be conducted with a special regal’d\o the sentiments, tlie institutions and interest ot the Southern people: While no topic will be excluded from its pages that j comes properly within the scope of literary journal ism, particular attention will be given to such sub jects as are of practical and permanent importance: The Eclectic will be published at Augusta, Gu, the first of every month—each number containing 80 | large octavo pages, iu double columns, on good pap er and new type, making two volumes of -100 pages, each, in the year: TERMS for one year: One copy, #3 0U —Six copies, sls 00; always in advance: The first volume can be had at the reduced price ot j One Dollar, bv early application to the Editor: D. K. WHITAKER, Augusta < fa. The Georgia Uuiverseity Magazine, JS cunuucted by the senior class of a rainvii.i Col- J lege. It published monthly during the Collegiate : n mis. F'ive numbers complete one volume —two ! volumes a year. Teems. —-One dollar per year, invariable in advance’ | Single copies, twenty-live cents. I HUDSON FLEMING & CO., Factors and Commission Merchants, No. 04 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga. r 18 FINDIIR their services to Planters, Merchants, and I dealers in the sale of Cotton and all other equa lly produce. Being connected in business with Hop kins, Hudson ie Cos., of Charleston, the establishment of au office in this city will attorn our friends choice of markets. Strict attention will be given to business. | umti&hc usual facilities afforded customers. J. if! Iti DS i.N, i ; Lambeth Hoi-kins, W. K. Fleming, - - Augusta. Savannah. ) ( J. J. Cohen, Charleston. OISEIE* AIMING, hi its various bn>nehe s j executed prornpiv am., with despaten. Having a number of hands in connection with me, I am pre pared to do jobs not only in Putnam but in the adjoin ing counties. Any eomrnrunieation front abroad will reach me through the Post < >ltiee here, iam also pre pared to execute papering with neatness, and on good terms. April, 18, 1854. JEFFERSON WRIGHT. EADY-MADIi CLOTHING .VY e Would ! inform our friends of Putnam County that we have opened the largest assortment, of ready-made clothing for Spring and Summer that lias ever been in the Flutonton market, which we will sell upon reason able terms. “We have more of the same good bargains we always sell our customers. Call ana examine our j stock in the Temperance Hall. April. 18, 1854.-ts. COXE <fc DENNIS. PODA FOUNTAIN .—Soda water, sparkling ami O bright. Ice cream and lemonade. West India F'uii- Havanna cirgars, an l all other things general ly found in a refreshment saloon. Every thing to make the summer agreeable. A saloon will be fitted up expressly l'or the indies. Gull and get a drink of soda water the first dav, gratis, at No. 4. Garter & Gur yev's Range. C. LEONARD CARTER. April 18, 1854. ts. iT'AILORINp.-t. 11. Jordan takes this meth .l. od of informing his frienos, and the public gen erally, that he still continues the Tailoring Business in Eatonton, where ho. is prepared to execute all work in his line of business in a neat and workman like a manner as can be done in the State. All work will be warranted in eyerv particular, aa regards cut, style and workmanship. Snop up stairs, over N. S. Pru -1 den <fc Cos. Store. Thanful for past favors he hopes to j receive a continuance of the same. April 18, 1854-ts. , T AND IN WARE FOR SALE.-I ’ersons Xj wishing to purchase No. 253 in the 6 District of | origionally Appiing now Ware county in the State of Georgia are requested to correspond with the under j signed. J. A. TURNER. : Eatonton, Putnam Cos. April, 1854. ts. ' A DAMS & BROTHERS, Eatonton, Ga., ! xY. invite the attention of the citizens of Putnam ana the adjoining counties, to there large stock of DRY GOODS and GROCERIES, confident that they can please, them in style, quality and prices. Special attention will be given to all orders. Cash pay ing customers will find it decidedly to their inter est to give us a call. April 18,1854. ,*r 000 lbs. Choice Bacon just received on Oon .) . signment, and for sule low for cash, bv W. A.DA VIS. *) 000 BUSHELS Oi' CORN Shortly to be re * ceived on consignment., nn.l for sale bv 7 W. A.'DAVIS. April 18, 1854. lINCII Ac DAVIS, Eatonton, Ga. -Dealers in j Groceries. Tobacco, Cigars. Snuff', Shoes. Flats, Drugs, Medicines, patent Medicines, Hurd, Hollow and Wood ware, Cutlery, .Powder and Shot, Candles, Soaps, Crockery, Fine Liquor* arid Wines and vari ous other articles, Call and examine before purchas ing elsewhere. Bargains Cun be had, April 18, 1864. (\ D. PEARSON & Cos., would call the utten- J • tion of the public generally to their large stock of dry goods, fancy and domestic, groceries, crockery, hard-ware, <fec. Their goods are all new, having been recently selected with great cure in the New York and Philadelphia markets. They flatter themselves they can give their customers as good bargains us cun be bought in middle. Georgia. Also, call and examine our stock of ready-made Clothing. We will endea vour to fit all in garment* and in prices, A LL persons indebted to WoodJief Heott, lute of J\_ the county of Putnam, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment, and those having de mands against the suid deceased are requested to present them as by law required. J. ADAMS, AdmV March 7, 1854. 7 i EORGIA, Putnam County.—Court of Or- YJT diimry of said county, December Term, 1852. It appearing to the Court upon the petition of Mat ban Bass, Joel E. Hurt and John M. Flournoy, executors of the last. will and testament of Josiah Flournoy, late of Raid county, deceased, that, they have executed the will of their said testament, by paying the debts of said deceosad and tho logaeies contained in his said will, and praying to bo dismissed from their said exe cutorship. Ordered, that notice of this, their application, for letters disrniipmrv be-pnblished in one of tn< public gazettes of this State lor the space of six months, and that all person* interested file their objections, if any t.Rev have, on or before the first Monday in June next, ! AS STgSkfi Junfn2t mld b< ' gr,ml ' i>eueriil tisemntts. LT NDER ah order of the Court of Ordinary, of the | . county of F'utuuin, will be sold, at the court house door in the town of Eatonton, on the first Tuee- | day iu June next, within the legal hours of sale, one | negro man nameil Nicholas, about sixty years of age, i the property of Celestia G. Sadler, orphan of C. W. [ tiudier. LEWIS LINCH, Guardian. ' April 16. 1854. INUR SALE. —Lot No. lu7, Ist dial., Coweta; ulso | 1 lot No. goo, ath dist,, formerly Appling, now j Ware. Any person wishing to purchase either of the j lots can do so by applying to the subscriber, living 8 miles below Eutonton, on the Miilodgeville road, Den nis’ P. O. Putnam countv. ‘ WILLIAM GARRARD. T)UTNAJI Sales. -Will be sold bci'ore I the Court-house door in the town of Eutonton, Putnam county, on tho first Tuesday in May next, within the logul hours of sule, the following property, to wit: A negro woman Seidy, aged twenty-two years, and a negro boy named Sylvester, aged between 6 and 8 years; levied on to satisfy an execution issued from Putnam Superior Court in favor of David R. Adams against. Hicks J. E.-Rosser uud James Rosser. Levi ed on as the property of Hicks J. E. Rosser. Prop erty pointed out by plaintiff' in ti. fa. JOHN B. FITTS, Sheriff. 7TEORGIA PUTNAM COUNTY.-Where* V.JT as Nathan Bu*s applies for letters of administra tion on the undevised portion of the estate of Robert Bledsoe, iate of Putnam county, deceased : These are, therefore, to cite and admonish oli and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office within the time prescrib ed by law, to show cause, if any they have, why said letters of administration should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this Musch il-ith, 1854. WM. B. CARTER, Ordinary. coen ahdbaconoFcredTt7 IT'OR approved notes, l propose to sell corn and . bacon on u credit until Christinas: I design keep ing the market well supplied ut all times: Persons wishing either of the above articles, are repuested to call ut East corner Jefferson St., Eutonton, Gu: YY. A. DAVIS. April 25, 1854, Jit BACON AND LARD FOR SALE bv HARWELL & PEARSON. April 25, 1854: ts , To the Citizens of Putnam County. BOTANIC PHYSICIAN. HAVING permanently located in Eutonton, 1 re spectfully tendei you my professional services: i have spent tue last four years with an old and ex perienced physician of the reformed school, and have, during that time, treated, under his supervision, many cases of most of the diseases incident to this section of country: My motto is, that “ Poisons are not medicines.’'— I use such remedies only, as act strictly in harmony with the known laws of tne animal economy: Tnese 1 select from every kingdom of nature, but with a careful and discriminating hand: Office up stairs, adjoining the printing office, where I may be found during the day. and at night, at the residence of W. A. Davis. S. W. BRYAN, M. D. Eutonton, April 25, 1854. ts Notice to Debtors and Creditors. i LL persons indebted to Ezra Howard, late of the Jl county Putnam, deceased, are requested to inane immediate payment, and those having demands against the tho said deceased, are requested to pre sent them as bv law required. J. D. DIOMATARI, Adm'r. April 25, 185-1. TWHI* 'MIMA-'ILTMi DAGUERRE AN ARTIST, T_> ESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of tiffs IU place, and the cmnty generally, that this is probably the lust ween that he will remain in Eaton toii. Therefore all those who wish their likenesses taken in the best style of the art are requested to call soon at Temperance Hall. Eatonton, April 25, 1854. (Sdipiltjl The (’ontributioris to the Washington National Monument Funds during March, amounted to but S7BB 07; the expenditures for the same time are 1 $2,1)80 72. A Rhode Island clergyman lately il lustrated the neccessity of coporeal pun ishment fur the correction of juvenile de pravity, with the remark that- “the child when once started in a course of evil conduct, was like a locomotive on Ihe wrong track—it takes the sw itch to get it- off.” The Brunswick Bank lias declared a dividend of five per cent, for the past six months. Tho “Natives’’ of Philadelphia have nominated Mr. Conrad as their candidate for Mayor, and will act with the Whigs in the corning election. Mobile Horticultural Fair.— This Fair has been postponed until the 3d May on account ,of the recent frost. An address will be delivered before the Horticultural Society on the 4 May by (1. Langdon. Madison Female College.—Tho “ Visitor’’ announces the election of Rev. Joseph H. Echols, as President of this Institution, 1o fill the vacancy occasioned by the recent death of Rev. L. J i. Wittich. Also the election of Rev. James L. Pierce to fill a vacant Professorship. Insurance Losses.— The Boston Insurance offices are said to have loss a million of dollars during the last ten or twelve days, on ships arid cargoes lost and damaged. Large Export of Lumber.—Five vessels cleared at the Custom House yesterday for foreign ports, with 1,414,- 417 feet of pitch pine timber.— Sav. Re publican. Good Dividends, —The Mechanics’ Bank of Augusta, has declared a divi dend of ten per cent, from its profits for the last six months, and a further divi dend, out of its surplus profits, of twen ty per cent., payable in July. Lamartine is said to be engaged on a life of Washington, which will be pub lished within this year. The Toledo Blade is under the impres sion that 6,000,000 bushels corn will be shipped, from that place, the coming season. The largest amount ever ship ped in one season before, was 3,878,047 bushels. Advices from St. dago de Cuba* state that a severe shock of an earthquake had been felt there, on tho 10th nit., which rocked the houses, and sunk sev eral vessels. \fortey in the Treasury. —We under stand that there are now twenty-eight million eight hundred thousand dollars in the Treasury of the United States. The Grand Duke ofTuscany lias confer red an order on l)r. 0. T. Jackson of New England, for his services in expos ing and revealing the mineralogy, of Elba. We are pleased to state that Ids Excellency Gov. Johnson, tho’suffering for the last ten days from severe indis position, is agrfin tit his post.— Federal Solved.—The Herald offers as a so lution of the Crystal Palace failure, the Tact that it was'inaugurated by General, 'Via,- - c v' m THE < INDEPENDENT PRESS. EATONTON, GA. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1854. Printer Wanted. A good compositor, one that can both set type and work press, is wanted ut this Office immediately. April 18, 1854. • •+♦+» vfj no fogies j Explanations, aSV. W K are more than sorry to be com pelled so soon to make a draft upon the geuerosiiy of our readers. This week we are forced to offer them only one half yi sheet. We have one hand less in our office than we had last week, and have not been able to supply his place iu time for the present issue. But not* withstanding this, we give our subscrib ers nearly as much reading matter as any other weekly paper in Georgia— two pages of the weekly papers being generally filled with advertisements.- We will spare no pains or expense to prevent, the recurrence of a similar de lect. In fact it is not owing now to lack of expense or trouble—for we had a plenty of both—but to circumstances entirely beyond the control of mortals. We wrote for our other issue a para graph explaining why it was that prob ably some subscribers did not get their paper. This paragraph was mislaid, and we did not discover it until the form was made up, arid it was too late—as we were much pressed for time—to supply the deficiency. We stated that if any subscriber did not get his paper, it was owing to the fact- that several lists had not been returned to us, and, also, that iir one, or two instances, the lists had been entirely lost. Those who did not get their papers will confer a favor ; by calling, and leaving their names at our office. A\ e are always on hand. : W e avail ourself of this opportunity to correct an erroneous impression con cerning our first issue. It has been sup posed by some that we professed to sup ply every man, woman and child in the county with the first number. This is a mistake,—as the edition of 500 which we struck off would not half do this.— After our subscribers were supplied, we had it few, and but a Jew, numbers left, which we distributed among those most convenient to us. We make this state ment to prevent any friend from suppos ing we treated him with neglect. Xe gleet, in such a cast', would certainly be more fattyuiny to ourself than to any one else, as in each case there is involved the loss to us of “two dollars,” to sav no thing of “roast beef! ” < )ne tiling more. We have been com pelled to devote most of our time to the mechanical department of our paper.— Although no printer, we have been very actively employed in opening boxes “getting things fixed," and making our self generally useful. None but those who have tried it have any idea of the labor and trouble involved in opening a printing office. We, ourself, have “pitch ed right in” medeas res, we will say, if we may be allowed to end a slang quo tation with one from the classic pages of the Venusian bard. This being so, we have not yet had time to devote ourself fully, as we shall shortly do, to the liter ary department of our journal. When we get our machinery all duly oiled, and properly going, we will then rub up and oil the driving wheels of our intellect, and see if we can't say something smart, [n fact we are going to do what the old lady’s lien did when her grand-son Sammy put a hundred and twenty eggs in her nest for her to hatch—we are going to spread ourself. Our Advertising Patrons. It is usual for newspapers to give prominence to their advertising patrons by occasionably making a summary of their advertisements under their editori al head. We will do likewise, takingour patrons in the order in which they come in our columns. Jefferson Wrigiit is prepared to execute house-painting with neatness and despatch. S. S. Dusenbkrry, fashionable tailor next door to the printing office. Coxe k Dennis advertise a large stock of ready-made summer clothing. C. Leonard Carter will keep a soda fount and refreshment saloon at No. 4, Carter and Harvey’s Range. L. 11. Jordan, fashionable tailor, over N. S. Prudden k Co’s, store. Adams k .Brothers advertise a large stock of dry goods and groceries. W. A. Davis, wholesale and retail grocer, near the depot, always keeps on hand something to ('at—corn and bacon —to be sold on a credit. Lincti & Davis keep on hand a large stock of groceries, hard and hollow ware, cutlery, &e. C. D, Pearson k Cos., have on hand a large stock of dry goods and grocer ies, and ready-made clothing. .Harwell k Rearson have bacon and lard for sale. Hudson, Fleming k Cos. of Savan nah, factors arid commission merchants. The head of this firm is John R. Hud son well and favorably known in Put nam. S. W. Bryan, M. D., Botanic Phy sician;—office adjoining the printing office. R, TANARUS, Davis, Attorney at Law ; —of- j . ' tice over \ an Maters store. - The Southern Convention • We are not of the number of those who were over-sanguine of the result of this convention. Certainly we do not belong to that class who think its object was altogether useless, and visionary,— We think it right anti proper that this convention should have assembled, and that it be followed bv others. If wise and prudent counsels prevail, and these assemblages confine themselves to the legitimate objects of their convocation good will come of them. Otherwise, harm will result. What are the legitimate objects of these conventions? To develope the resources of the South, commercial, ag ricultural, mineral and educational. — In short their object is to bring to light whatever - can add to the prosperity and happiness of the Southern States—the Southern nations. That they can create means to build Paciiic Kail Koads, or to drive Southern Steamers across the Atlantic wave, no sane man can for a moment suppose. But if there are such means already in existence, they can de velope these means, and show the South ern people that they do exist. Another good which may come of these conventions, if wise men control them, is that they will bring together persons of different political creeds, who may stand upon common ground, view things through a different medium than that of jaundiced political feeling, and cultivate fraternal and social relation. — How improper, then, was it for Mr. Tift of Georgia to introduce a resolution into the Charleston Convention which was so well calculated to defeat one of the prime objects for which such conventions should assemble! The thunder of the iron horse’s hoofs, re-echoed by the Rocky mountains, and the roar of the Atlantic surges lashing the sides of Southern steamers, it seems to us, should have been excitement enough for six days, without introducing the vexed question of the “rightful remedy.”— Failing these, there should have been found intoxication enough in the spark ling wine, the “ twinkling feet” of the Charleston belles, gliding in the mazes qf Terpsichore, and in the pyrotechnic displays and boat excursions of the gal lant and chivalric Palmettoese, who had agreed to forget all difference of opini on in reference to their pet idea, and eat, drink, and be merry with their brethern for a few days, discoursing of themes upon which all could agree. Happily the consideration of Mr. Tift’s resolution did not meet the approbation of the Convention, and least of all did it meet, as we learn, the approbation of the Carolinians. They knew that leading men in the convention differed widely upon what is the “ rightful rem edy,” and what is “constitutional resis tance to Federal encroachment.” They knew that the most bitter feuds at the South had arisen from this very differ ence, and that these feuds had done the South more harm by destroying the mor al power of harm >n?y than all other causes combined. They knew that the people of the South were at last united —-united in the halls of Federal legis lation, and united in convention , to de velope their own industrial resources. — They knew also that if the S. Carolina views of the “rightful remedy”—say ing nothing as to their correctness — were adopted, it would drive off from these conventions at least one half of the people of the South, and instead of industrial or commercial conventions they would become mere partisan as semblages. Knowing this, the conven tion very properly rejected Mr. Tift’s resolution as not being proper subject matter for the consideration of the con . vention. And this brings us to another point in connection with these conventions. — This is the bearing which they have upon the question of the union or dis union of the American States. The editor of the Savannah Republican im agines he scents disunion from afar in these convocations. The contrary would appear from the disrelish with which Mr. Tift’s resolution was met. Had his resolution been carried, and the subject discussed, then we might believe with the Republican. As it met the fate which it did, we are bound to believe that these conventions will keep aloof from all illegitimate issues. As to the South’s endeavoring to as sert her independence in commerce, manufactures, mining, agriculture, edu cation and all other things which can give her a basis upon which to build up a seperate nation —a Southern confeder acy, if you please —should it ever be come necessary ts do so, nothing can be more proper and patriotic. The South should be prepared for all contingen cies. Our motto is, preserve the union if you can, but prepare for disunion should it come. But the South cannot prepare for a separate existence by in flamatory speeches and demagoguioal appeals. She must go to work. Her steamers must plough the ocean, her canvas must whiten the seas, her hills must send back the echoes of the whistle, her furnaces must smoke in her mining districts, the sound of the batten and shuttle must be heard in her borders, her hills must be crowned with verdure, and her valleys must teem with plenty, the result of improved agricultural skill. And, above all, her sons mtist have their hearts and minds enlight ened by the' rays of education and ■gggggg science. In the education of Iff 1 ' nia ' ; ' ses, lies her.*uJety; for Fdmoud Burke has well said, that a nation’s surest de fence is the education of her people.— How unmindful is the South of this maxim! It may not be amiss here to reflect for a moment upon the probable dui atiejn of the American Confederacy.- We have been accustomed to believe that it was founded upon a rock, and would not fall, though the floods should come and the rain descend, and beat upon it. Lately, however, since we have witnessed tho error of the present 1 administration in turning the back ol its ! hand upon such men as Dickinson and I Bronson to take to its bosom men of the | Fun Buren faction —when we see that : the slighting wound received by our ! friends at the North has induced them to j falter, and lower the standard which ; they have so long born aloft—when we ! see those death-bed penitents that have j i gorged their foul stomachs with pap ! from the public crib now return in their ; fatness to wallow in the mire which j they professed to have left forever, but to which, we knew they would returff when occasion offered —when j Edward Everett and the “ Silver Greys; | generally hauling down their colors to Seward—when w r e see Southern men in congress becoming the protege;, of the A Y Tribune , smothered in fulsome adul ation from that abolition sheet—and when we see the New England Priest hood in their impious and blasphemous ravings set themselves up as the vieege- j rents of Jehovah, jingle the keys of heaven and hell in the ear of the South, and threaten the U. S. Senate with thunders as from the Vatican, then we mav well tremble for the safety of the American Union. Not that w r e fear for the South, for the bosoms of her sons are a bulwark which the world may seek in vain to break through.— Our fears arc for the Union. But amid all our fears there is hope | vet. And nothing has excited in our j bosom livelier hope than the com mercial union which must needs always exist between the South and the V est, and the comfortable assurance that “N. England is not the Union.” And these two things have been lately brought I most vividly before our minds by the I following fervid eloquence from the [speech of Mr. Breckenridge of Ken ; tuckv, on the Nebraska bill, with which we will close this article: “ It is true, New England, with a few noble exceptions, has arrayed herself against the principles of the bill; yet even there the cause is not lost. Her choicest sons are unmoved by the clam ors that surround them; and New Hamp shire, the little Switzerland of the North, is unbroken by the frantic rush of the agitators. She Inns the elements around which to rally her hereditary principles. But New England is not tho Union. Observe what different tokens come from East and West. Did you hear of the infuriated mob that basely hung the au thor of this bill in effigy, on Boston com mon? But did you note soon after the cheering tones of approval the west wind brought from his prairie States ? Re member, gentlemen, in the midst of your exultation, that the political powers of this country is now climbing the sum mits of the Alleghany mountains, and before this decade closes, will have pur suet l its unreturning course far into the valley of the Mississippi— that vast re gion, richer than the delta of the Nile, and whose milions and ever increasing millions are destined to political unity as lasting as civilization and commerce bound forever together by the double tic of interest and affection. What, theu if Boston choses to betray the principles that made her own origin illustrious— what if New Englandchooses to turn her back on the doctrines that marked her early history, and after winning political liberty for herself, proposes to deny it to others; still we are not defence less. True spirits in every eastern State will stand by the flag of republican equal lity until it waves the people back be neath its its folds. Pennsylvania, that fine old commonwealth, too often neg lected in the piping times of peace, but always appealed to, and never in vain in every crisis of the Constitution, will stand upon the bill. But even if no support could be found in the scenes of our early civilizations we would gather up these inestimable principles and turn to the West —the young, and growing, and vigorous West—whose hardy sons having just laid for themselve the foun dations of society, will never aid in rob bing their fellow citizens of the same sacred privilege. Sir, in two years from this time you will not be able, in my opinion, to find a man in the West who will dare to go before, the people in op position to the principle of this bill.” .John Langford, the young man avlio stabbed Sandy Sijther in this placo last Aveek, was brought before Justices McHenry and Underwood for a hear ing, and on failing to give seeurityin a recognizance of $2,500 to appear at the next Superior Court, lias been lodg ed in jail to await his trial. SUTHER is improving, and Avill probably get Well. We call the attention of the citizens of Eatonton, and the county, to the ad vertisement of Mr. Braune, Daguerrean Artist. His likenesses are good. Brief History of Cotton. . The method of spinning cotton, \\ y W | rnerly, vrtis by the hand: out about Lg q Mr. Hargrave, of Lancashire, inv,.,, | ted the spinning-jenny with eight *p l!: ■dies; he also erected the hist , machine with cylinders. Sir J Arkwright obtained a patent lor a 1; ,,, J i invention of Machinery in 1769; 1 another patent for ari engine in 177;, 0 Crompton invented the mule, a furtffijH and wonderful improvement in the mai;-lfe ufacture of cotton, in 1799, and various® other improvements have been sine,i Jj made. The names of Feel and Ark 1 wriglit are eminently conspicuous ~, 1 connection with this vast source of Brii 1 ish industry; and it is calculated the | more than one thousand millions stw .*? ling have been yielded by it, to Greaii, Britain. Cotton manufacturers uten-B sils were prohibited from being expo; B ted in 1774.— Ilaydon. History of Cotton for over onk j hundred Years. The following brief items of the hist. ® ryof cotton from 17-30 to 1830, are take * from a South Carolina paper: 1730. Mr. Wyatt spins the tirstcott,:. J yarn in Eegland by machinery. 1735. The Dutch first exported cot to: ; 1 from Surinam. 1742. First mill for spinning cotton, 1 erected at Birmingham, moved by mules 1 or horses; but not successful in its opg perations. 1649. Tho fly shuttle generally useli in England. 1750. Cotton velvets and quilting 1 made in England for the first time. 1701. Arkwright obtained the first! patent lor the spinning frame, which! he further improved. 1786. The stocking frame applied bvl Hammond to the making of lace. 1773. A bill passed to prevent the i export of machinery used in factories. } 1779. Mule spinning invented by i Hargrave. 1782. First import of raw cotton from I Brazil in England. 1782. Watt took out his patent for the | steam engine. 1783 A bounty granted in England on the export of certain cotton goods. 1785. Power looms invented by Dr. Cartwright—steam engines used in cot- J ton factories. ' 1785. Cotton imported into England I I from the United States. 1786. Bleaching first performed by * i the agency of oxymuriatic acid. 1787. First machinery to spin cotton [ put in operation in France. 1789. Sea Island cotton first planted |in the United States; and upland cot- ! ton first cul‘ivated for use and export about this time. 1790. Slater, an Englishman, builds the first A merman cotton Factory at Paw - ■ tucket, Rhode Island. 1792.1 Eli Whitney, an American, in ; vents tile cotton gin, which he patents. 1798.1 First mill and machinety for cotton erected in Switzerland. 1799,lSpinning bv machinery intro duced hmo Saxonythis vear. 1803l* ? irst cotton factory built in | New ll|lipshire. * I 1805kI’ower looms successfully anil widely fc* roduced into England. 1807| mhe revolution in Spanish A nierica ■Mgins to furnish new markets fi>r cottrn,■manufactures. IbloHßigest of cotton manufacture-' in the fljfted States bv Mr. Gallatin an! anotheM-M Mr. Tench Coxe, of Philm 1811 ■u-,hinefy to make bobbin lace patentedSfcfr John Burn. LBl3.Mj*e India trade more free, ami more Bali manufactures sent thither. power loom introduced in to the LHnpd States, first at Waltham. 1818. Htterage price of cotton Slots. since 1810. New me thod of Jmarino; sewing cotton by Mr. 1819. i^^Braord inary price for Alaba ma cottoißEnds. 1820. power first applied with! success to lace manufactures. 1822. cotton factory in Lowell <•rooted. IR* . .. . 1823. First export of raw cotton frbrnr' Egypt into Great Britian. 1825. In N. Orleans cotton at from 25 to 35 cents per pound. . 1826. Self-acting mule spinner patent ed in England by Roberts. 1827. American cotton marmfacruros first exported to any considerable extent. 1829. Highest duty in the United States on foreign cotton manufactures 1830. About this time Mr. Dyer intro duced a machine from the United States into England for the purpose of making cards. 1832. Duty on cotton goods imported into the United States reduced, and in England it is forbid to employ minors in cotton mills to work more than ten hours per day, or more than nine on a Saturday ; in consequence they work at something else. 1834. Cotton at 17 cents. 1835. Extensive purchases made of cotton lands by speculators and others. 1836. Cotton from 18 to 20 cents. Steam Frigate Bill.— The bill am* thorizmg the construction of six first- 1 sized frigates having received the rU- \ nature of the President of the United States, is now a law. Bishop SotTLE.—Bishop Soule ac companied bv the Rev. Messrs. Borim- Wynn, and Pitta, arrived at New Or leans, recently i n fine health and spirit. ( i\a inn hr r County. —We learn from the presentment of the Grand Jury ' , that there are 700 poor children in this/ county, who arc entitled to the benefit/ > of the poor school fund. The Richmond Examiner denies that! any intimations of an intention to reshm If have been received from Mr. John m'l Daniel, late editor of that paper, ami If now IT. S. Charge rt’Affaw* at Tu- 1 rin. Fox Hunting.--There are ninety-six J fOX i wX« S C 'T abllshmcnts in England i I a ? Cl 9 ion - lt IS - 811 PP os ed that a total! oi £l-6,000 ]R Circulated through the 11 medium of hounds and horses MW 111 however\ a trifle compared with expenlil tZii »>'<• XrJft MUTILATED COPY m I