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•upon this. The real question is, what plan will best promote the diffusion of boohs, and not so much the comparative cost ,of books: the multiplication ami circula tion of them, was the main question..- The purchase of t'ho books in certain places might awaken ptej udices which would reaUwt the circulation. The natural order is first to procure books, then eircub&te. To procure books they in net (first he ; printed: to print we must <4o lit .ourselves .<jr get,others to do it for ms. ®he friends,of hiring the work done itnust prove tjfiat it is cheaper to buy it ham to make,-, l or that to purchase is bet itentbtm to publish in the South. How ,can they prove this ? They must as .sumo fthe imbecility of the ministers and I members of the Southern people at large. \\ViM this be affirmed ? Or will they ssay the circumstanees are unfavorable, . our climate bad, soil poor ? The Speak er enlarged very forcibly on the posi tive advantages of this class, possessed bv the South: and expatiated on the great prospects in the future lying before the Southern country. * I)r. Early then took the floor, saying t hat he had no appeals to make to pub lic prejudices. He meant to present i facts and figures, lie was with Mr. j Ralston in principle but not in prejudi ces. He had taken this subject closely under rev iew, and was prepared to speak and act advisedly. With him economy was tirst, and he felt it his duty to give such facts as he possessed, whatever might be the result. r l he question was, “ was it most discreet and proper to es tablish a publishing house?" He had sought for information at the best sour ces and obtained it. lie maintained .'that few publishers were printers, and uia&w of the most extensive publishers had no printing establishments. Such was the ease with the American Tract ,Society, the American Sunday School 'Society and others, He stated that there was a distiucting between printing and publishing: we might publish without printing, and gave instances of this.— Seventy or eighty thousand dollars must be necessarily used in buildings and fixtures —the interest and insurance on which would be heavy, and propor tionately subtract from the active capi tal. He remarked ‘that the New York Book Concern with all its advantages had yielded not more than 3 per cent per annum, Another question, “ where should it be?” must be considered, lie held that it must be in a manufacturing city; and showed the difficulty of attempting the work in any other sort of place. As a Virginian, he had the right to use his own means to build up manufactories in any city he pleased ; but did not claim the same right to use the funds of the church, lie regretted that local prejudices should have been appealed j to, and begged they should have no j place in the discussion. Manufacturing was coming South, and the prospects were increasing. He maintained that trade will seek its level, and the law of commerce must rule in this as in other eases. By reference to various instan ces, Dr. E. showed that, by a division of labor, printing could be hired at prices lower than we can do such work: spoke of the difficulties and expense of import ing raw materials to and products from divers points named, with a view of showing tliAfr’a great commercial city possessed /advantages for transportation, which none others could have. He re pudiated the idea that books would not be bought simply because they were printed in the North ; believed that all our capital should be active; advocited the policy of establishing depositories at principal points, such as Richmond, 1 Charleston, New Orleans, Louisville, St. j Louis, Nashville and Memphis, and thus equalize the benefits of the book inter est ; and insisted that the constantly growing character of the country em braced within the bounds of the church, was such as to render it more than prob able that a publishing house located now would not be the proper place a few years hence. lie insisted that great -care should be taken in the first step in this matter, and closed by remarking that lie bad more to say at another time. Dk. (JbeEK being entitled to the floor i called tor the reading of the resolution, after which lie proceeded. He confes sed lie appeared before the conference on this subject with some hesitancy]; liad no personal interest in the matter, but spoke only as a Methodist preacher. 'This was the most important question that would or <equld come before this -conference. However important other questions might be, this was more goj— On this question he was all mi ope si/le, not on the fence ; still he was conserva tive, and concur and co-operate with the rpajprity iu whatever course they might finally determine upon, file felt that lie was fyee from local influence, though he might not be; he was but a man, and might be influenced as other men were ; believed we ought to divest .ourselves of sectional feeling and act for Ihe general good. Vfe should take an .enlarged view of tlje subject and ask wliat will accomplish tfle greatest good; •thought our agents, heretofore, had as well as any yuan could have .done. He woul4 qhect the conference to the points njade by Hr. Early. lie thought the Dr. had made inqwrtant points which deserve consideratei. He had no quiiiFel with the |vorlh; be price laid, bpt the cause tiie rjof had been removed. JTe had no opposition to any people or place Aorth, but would not ask them what course he. should pursue in this matter, as he might not .get an impartial answer. He reviewed Dr. E.’s argument in reference to pub lishers not printing their,own books— He would go right into the middle of the question. He granted that, as a gene ral truth, the division of labor tended to cheapen the product; admitted that when the value of a product was not equal to the labor and cost of production in any given cose, the product should be bought, not made. He illustrated : —to build one house, it were better to buy the prepared material —-but to build a thousand houses—it were cheaper to prepare the material than to buy ; so of other things. Where-publishers do not print, it is because of smallness of capital; still such publishers must of necessity bear their propot innate part in all the expense of publishing ; and maintained that if this expense ultimately exceeded the amount necessary for an outfit, it were better to commence manufacturing at once. The point to which ho*would refer, would be the cost of building, lie could build a house, let it stand ten years— charge year by year the interest on cost with the yearly insurance, and at the end of that time sell for,-a profit—could do this easily in any one of teir cities which might be named in 'the South.— On the subject of depositories, there would be such establishments with pub lishing or printing house, as well as with out it. The American Tract. Society operated on the running system from year to year; but that was not analogous to this. Ours was to be a permanent place. In reference to the argument drawn from the fact that large printing houses hired work done, it did not ap ply, as it was incidental rather than oth erwise. The question of transportation he regarded as unimportant in the ar gument. Look at our wants —at the de mand on us —at the expectation in refer ence to this subject. We contain, as a church, nearly half of the whole num ber of Methodists in the United States, more than half the territory of the same. We have all requisite material, and a noble people! The West, he thought, would soon feed and dictate to the world. Three or four millions of people looked to us for books of various kinds ; and he was anxious for us to take the lead in matters of this sort in the South. We had all that was necessary to make books, and wo ought to do it. The South mace Railroads, steam engines, brown domestics, etc., cheaper than the North coqld do it. In all that the South had triedlto make, taking all things into the. account, she had beat the North.— But why was there no large printing j house in the South? Because no one i could control the market in the South. We could control that market with our own people, because here the product was wanted and here it ought to be made. A publishing house proper; I would develop home talent and improve the literature of the South. He said that an a different principle we could only /command a fraction of the labor usually employed in printing and catch it up here and there as we could. Fur ther he stated we were tacitly committed to. tie world on this subject; we were ‘ah fj to do the work ourselves ; the peo ple expected it of us, and it ought to be done. Were we ever to do this work? If so, when should we commence ? W e can do it now, better than we can ever do it again. Why not employ our own people ? There were enough of them, . they were ready and willing to work.— He felt like sitting down at home. The present system might continue until ar rangements for manufacturing were com i plete. Let the committee on books be 1 instructed to appropriate a definite a mountfor investment—carry on the pre sent system, until a better can be made, then work for ourselves henceforth and forever. The order of the day was taken up, and Mr. McAnally being entitled to the floor, yielded it to Dr. Winans, who pro ceeded to express his gratification for the courtesy thus extended to him, which he would not have accepted but for the apprehension that his precarious health might not allow him the opportunity to express his views on this subject here after. He was Southern in his views, feel ings, and interests, fully so; but on this question his fe’elings and interests were not local in their character —they were all for the ehurefi, and the church only. He claimed nothing for himself, on ac count of age, Southern position or any thing else. He only insisted to be heard for his cause. He took the position that the South was too rich, its soil too fertile, its climate too genial to allow of book making competing successfully with a poorer country and a poorer population, lie took ground directly opposite to that of Messrs. Balaton and Green—we were not dependent on the North—we fed them, and afforded the capital which called out their labor. Laborers could not be employed here as cheaply as in the North. There, they labored for a mere support, here they would not do so. This met the argument drawn from the fact that books must be paid for. — The operations of labor were carried on more cheaply than in the South, which would of course lessen the aggregate cost, inasmuch as those who were edm pelled to labor lor a mere subsistence would labor cheaper than those where avenues of trade, profit and speculation were numerous, Dr. Early, he said, had proved that the capital invested in book-making in the New York Metho dist book .concern had yielded only o pgr cent per annum, and Southern capi talists would not, and ought riot, to in vest at such rates. He alluded .to Dr. Green’s argument o,n house building, and showed in what respects he con sidered it as fallacious. He maintained that a printing house was not necessary to .develop Southern intellect or scarcely an encouragement. Some of the largest publications of Methodists laid been is sued from houses not connected with the church—as for instance the works of Olin and Durbin. He expected to be,an au thor himself perhaps; if fie should be, he expected to publish where lie thought the publication would be most useful and profitable. So would any one else, and Dr. Green himself was too good a financier not to do it. He thought that a book concern was highly important so tar as the unity of the connection was concerned, but not a printing house. A centre of union could be found at our mission rooms, or the place of the annual meeting of the Bishops. He repudiated the idea that Southern people would spurn books sim ply because they were made in the North. Methodists were not so stultified. The matter he believed was gotten up for ef fect, not perhaps by the speakers who had preceded him, but by some one.— The Southern people were not so easily gulled, as to reject books published by an Agent of the South, merely because such books were printed elsewhere than in the South. The whole question re solved itself into one of economy. Where could we get books cheapest and be able to procure most of them? This was the question. Though we may have half a million of members, and three millions of adherents, still our field was a restrict ed one. W e would not pub]ish all sorts of books, nor even the most saleable books; hence wc should have to com pete with publishers less restricted in character and amount of books; conse quently they could publish for less than we. Such publishers having a wider field, and more extensive sale, could publish particular books cheaper than we. Our borders might not remain where they now are, and a location, very suita ble at the present, might in future, sub ject us to such scenes as had been wit nessed since 1844; and he was decidedly opposed to establishing, against econo my, and without more certainty of per manency than was afforded at present, a concern so important. EATONTON PRICES CURRENT. [corrected weekly by W. a. DAVIS.] COTTON.—There luis been none offering in our mar ket for the past week, except a few small lots at high prices. Consequently there have been no sales, ami we are unable to give quotations. BAGGING. .Gunny.ft yard 14 (ci] 10 Kentucky none. BACON..Hams ft lb 12 <m 18 Shoulders ft lb 7 (a) 8 Sides ft lb 16 (it) 12 Hog round ft It 10 (a) 1 if, BUTTER. .Goshen "id lb none. Country "ft lb 10 @ 10 BRICKS.. ft thousand 650 («; 700 CHEESE. .Northern ft lb 12 (d> 15 English Dairy ft lb none. COFFEE..Rio ft lb 14 @ 10 Java ft lb 10 @ 18 DOMESTIC GOODS..Shirt’g. ft yd 5 (,/> 12>J Sheeting ft yard 15 @ 30 Osnaburgs ft lb 9 (oi 12 FLOUR. .Country, ft barrel 750 @8 25 Country ft sack 350 @4 00 GRAIN. .Corn ft Bushel 100 @1 10 Wheat ft Bushel 125 @1 40 IRON..Sweeds ft lb o }.{ (o\ 7 English ft lb 0 (a) 7 LARD..ft It) i 11 (a) 13 LIME.. Northern ft Barrel 250 (m ZOO LUMBER.. ft thousand feet 12 00 (ml3 00 MOLASSES. .Cuba ft gallon 35 @ 37 New Orleans ft gallon 40 @ 45 NAILS..ft Keg 075 (a) 750 OILS.. Lump ft gallon 150 (ff; 250 Train ft gallon 100 @1 25 Linseed ft gallon 125 @1 30 Castor ft gallon 225 (n 250 RICE, .ft It) 6 @ 8 HO PE., ft It) 10 m n LIQUORS. .Gin, Northern ft gal... 50 (d\ 75 limn, N. K. ft gallon 50 (ai 75 Whiskey ft gallon 50 («) G2J-£ Brandy, cognac 300 @7 00 Gin, Holland 200 @3 00 SUGARS. .New Orleans ft lb 7 (a) 9 Porto Rico ft lb 9 (a) 10 Loaf ft lb 11 (</), 13 Crushed ft lb 12 (no 14 Refined ft ft 10 (a) 11 SALT, .ft Bushel 90 (a) 100 Salt ft Sack 250 (w, 300 SOAP. .Colgate, pale ft tt> 12 («} 15 Yellow ft It) 8 @ 10 Country ft lb 8 (a) 10 SHOT..ft lb 12 M (ai Vpi ft Bag 250 @2 75 Itepartnre of Cars on Two Passenger Trains Daily. Evening Train —Leaves. Savannah at 8 P. XL, and arrives in Macon at A. M., connecting with the South-Western Railroad to Oglethorpe and Columbus, and by stages thence to Tallahassee and other points South ’West. Morning Train. —Leaves Savannah atß A. XL, and arrives in Macon at (>% P. XL, connecting with tire Macon and Western night trains to Atlanta, Xlont gomery and Chattanooga, and with the Augusta and Waynesboro’ Railroad (day train) to Augusta; and (going East) with Railroad to Milledgevillo from Gordon. So. Western Railroad. : stations. siu 3,s: Macon, 0 Echoeonee, 12 Mule Creek, 20 Fort Vullcy. 28 Marshall ville, 35 Winchester 38 Xturthasville, 42 Montezuma, 48 Oglethorpe, 50 Mnscogee Railroad. Fort Valley, 28 Butler, 49 Station No. 7, 59 “ 6, (14 “ “ 5, 69 “ “ 4, 73 “ “ 3 76 “ “ 2, 79 “ “1, 90 Columbus, .99 Staoe Line—Columbus to /Ipelika, 28. M. & W. P. Railroad. Opelika, *5 Auburn, 4 Loehapocu, * 9 Notasulgn, 16 Chelinw, 23 Franklin, 29 Fort Decatur, 36 Shorter’s, 42,| McGar’s, 4<Pl Tippecanoe, 63 Montgomery, 64 Central Railroad. STATIOXS Xliles trotn SfAilONb. Savun’h. Savannah, Ga 0 Station No. 1, 0 Bloomingdale, 13 Eden,... 20 Reform, 30 Egypt, _ 40 Armenia. 4*l llalcyonaale, 50 Scarborough, 70 *M.illen, 71) Cushingville, 83 Birdsville, 00 Cuvier, 04 Holcombe, ....100 Spear’s Turnout,.... 112 1 >uvisboro’, 122 Tennille, 13(1 Oconee, 147 Emmett, 152 XlcDonnld, ...180 tGordon, 170 Griswoldville, 183 Xlaeoti, 101 dXlilledgcville & Eaton ton Railroads. G0rd0n,.,., 0 Station No. 1, ......, .8 Milledgevillc, .17 Meriwether, ........ 25 Dermis, 30 Eatontoii, 38 To the Creditors ol' Lorenzo Bird, deceased. ALL persons holding claims against Lorenzo Bird, deceased, and who desire to share the benefit of tne litigation now pending in Morgan Superior Court, touching the interest of salt! deceased, iu the estate of (?&). L. Bird, deceased, are notified (.hut unless they hand in their claims to the undersigned within (51 davs from this .date, tljyy will be unrepresented. .May 11,18-54. . . ’ * ■ JUNIUS WINGfIELD. Attorney for Creditors. Nathan liass applies for letters of administra tion on the unde vised portion of the estate of Robert Bledsoe, lute of Putnam county, deceased : These are, therefore, to cite ami admonish all atul singular the Kindred ami creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my otHoe witl(inl lie,time prescrib ed by law, to show cause, if any they have, why said letters of administration should not ge granted.* Given under ipy hand at office, th.is«,ilareh 24tlu 1854, * \VM. B. CARTER, Ordinary. GTeORGIA PUTNAM COUNTY.— Whereas | William G. Lee applies for letters of administra tion on the estate of llolly Banes, late of said county, deceased — . , ~ These are therefore to cite and admonish all con cerned to be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law, to show cause if any exists, .why said letters should not be granted. Will. B. CARTER, Ordinary. May 9, 1854 Georgia, Putnam County. May Term of the Court of Ordinary of said County. IT appearing to the Court from the petition of Meri da Kendrick, executor of the will of Henry Allford, deceased, late of said county, that he has fully dis charged the duties of his said office, and praying to be discharged therefrom— Ordered, That notiemof his said application be pub lished in terms of the luvv, and that all persons con cerned show cause, if any they can, on or before the first Monday in November next, why letters of dis mission should not, at that time, he granted to said executor. True copy from Minutes of Court. W. B. CARTER, Ordinary. May .16, 1854. GEORGIA, Putnam County.— Court ot Or dinary of said county, December Term, 1853. It appearing to the Court upon the petition of Matlian Bass, Joel E- Hurt and John M. Flournoy, executors of the last will and testament of Josiali Flournoy, late of said countv, deceased, that they have executed the will of their said testament, hv paying the debts of said deceased and tlm legacies contained in his said will, and praying to be dismissed from their said exe cutorship— Ordered, that notice of this, their application, for letters dismissory be published in one of the public gazettes of this State for : the space of six months, and that all persons interested file their objections, if any they have, on or before the first Monday in June next, and show cause why said letters should not be grant ed on the first Monday in June next. WM. B. CARTER, Ordinary. PUTNAM SherifPs Sales. —Will be sold before the Court-house door in the,town of Eatonton, Putnam county, on the first Tuesday in May next, within the legal hours of sale, the following property, to wit: A negro woman Sealy, 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 and James Rosser. Levi ed on as the property of Hicks J. E. Rosser. Prop erty pointed out Ly plaintiff in fi- fa. JOHN B. FITTS, Sheriff. WILL BE SOLI), under an order of the Court of Ordinary, on the first Tuesday in July next, before the Court-house door in Eatonton, between the usual hours of sale, one and one-luilf acres of wood land, belonging to the estate of EzraS. Howard, late of said county, deceased, lying in said county, and sold for the purpose of distribution. J. D. DIOMATAEI, Adm’r. May 9, 1854 U NDER an order of the Court of Ordinary, of the county of Putnam, will be sold, at the court house doorin the town of Eatonton, on the first Tues day in June next, within the legal hours of sale, one negro man named Nicholas, about sixty years of age, the property of Celestia G. Sadler, orphan of 0. W. Sadler. LEWIS LINCII, Guardian. April 18, 1854. rpWO months after date application will be made .JL to the Court of Ordinary of Putnam county for leave to sell the real estate of Nancy Johnson, late of said countv, deceased. GEORGE OSBORNE, Adm’r. May 16, 1854 A LL persons indebted to Woodlief Scott, late of the county of Putnam, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment, and those having de mands against the said deceased are requested to present them as by law required. J. ADAMS, Adin’r. March 7, 1854. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. \LL persons indebted to Ezra Howard, lute of the county «>f I’acnam, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment, and those having demands against the the sail deceased, are requested to pre sent them as bv law required. J. D. DIOMATAKf, Adm’r. April 25, 1854. RESIDENT DENTIST. EATONTON, GA. May 16, 1854. ts J. A. TURNER, ~ Jl TTO RJVE I* JIT X.l If. Eatonton, Ga. RICHARD T. DAVIS, AtHUKasnarar a® aaw, EATONTON, GA. OFFICE OVER VAX MATERS STORE. A DAMS & BROTHERS, Eatonton, Ga., j\_ invite the attention of the citizens of Putnam and the adjoining counties, to their 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 paying customers will find it decidedly to their inter est to give ns a call. April 18, 1854. L) EADY-MADE CLOTHING !—We would U inform our friends of Putnam County that we have opened the largest assortment of ready-made clothing for Spring and Summer that has ever been in the Eatonton market, which wo will sell upon reason able terms. We have more of the same good bargains we always sell our customers. Call and examine our stock in the Temperance Hail. April, 18, 1854.-ts. COXE & DENNIS. (T D. PEARSON & Cos., would call the atten- J • tion of the public generally to their large stock of dry goods, fancy and domestic, groceries, crockery, hard-ware, &c. 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 as can be bought in middle Georgia. Also, call and examine our stock of ready-made Clothing. We will endea vour to fit all in garments and in prices. I INCH & DAVIS, Eatonton, Ga.— Dealers in j Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff, Shoes, Hats, Drugs, Medicines, patent Medicines, Hard, Hollow and Wood ware, Cutlery, Powder and Shot, Candles, Soaps, Crockery, Fine Liquors mid Wines and vari ous other articles. Call and examine before purchas ing elsewhere. Bargains can be had. April 18, 1804. LONG & COBB, BRUNSWICK, GA. WM ILL give their attention to the practice of law in the counties of Chutham, Liberty, Mclntosh, Glynn, Wayne and Camden, of the Eastern circuit; Lowndes, Clinch, Ware, Charlton and Appling of the Southern circuit; and also, Nassau, Duval, and St. John’s counties, Florida. Tims. T. Long. | Taos. W. Cobb. May 9,1854 3 ts mm L| 13 rurMm pm ff’J and COMMISSION MERCHANTS, SAVANNAH, GA. OUR pro, aptness and personal attention to all busi ness entrusted to our charge, having met with approval, we beg leave respectfully to say, our office is continued at the old stand. Plantation and Family supplies forwarded at the lowest market prices, and liberal advances made on Produce in Store, or upon Railroad Receipts. ' P. H. BEIIN, JOHN FOSTER. Savannah, May 16,1854. 4 ly HUDSON FLEMING & CO., Factors and Commission Merchants, No. 94 Bay Street,Savannah, Ga. r pEXDER their services to Planters, Merchants, and .JL dealers in the. sale, of Cotton and all other coun try produce. Being connected in business with Hop kins, Hudson & Cos., of Charleston, thy establishment of an office in this city will afford our friends choice of markets Strict attention will be given to business, Hnd the usual facilities afforded customers. J. R. II boson, j { Lambeth Hopkins, W. R. Fleming, ]• 4 Augusta. > Savannah. > (J. ,r. Cohen, Charleston. IAOII SALE. —Lot No. 197,15 t (list., Coweta; also ; lot No. 355, 9th (list., formerly Appling, now Ware. Any person wishing to purchase either of the lots can do so bv applying to the subscriber, living 8 miles below Ealonton, on the Milled; feville road,Den nis’ I*. O, I’utnaiu county. (beitmtl Ittoliscmmts. JO B <) FF l ( E THE undersigned respectfully informs the citizens of I'utmim county and the public generally, that lie has, in connection with the Independent Press Office, a large arid well selected assortment of and is prepared to execute, with neatness and dispatch, all kinds of mm 3?Ei3xrxx3\ r G —‘SUCH AS — POSTERS, HANDBILLS, CARDS, BLANKS, BILLS OF LAD!NU. PARTY TICKETS, Eatonton, Maydj, *1854. WARE-IIODSE RECEIPTS, BILL HEADS, CHECK'S, CIRCULARS, WAY BILLS, &C., &C. * J. A. TURNER. m>m am tab pe^lis. JOSIAII I’ERII AM submits to the People of the Unit ed States, his THIRD MONSTER GIFT ENTERPRISE, In connection with the Exhibitions of his. Magnificent and Immense MIRROR OF N. & S. AMERICA, At ACADEMY' IIALL, 0(53 Broadway, New York. 100,000 Tickets Only, at $1 Each, «.<§3 Will be sold. Each Purchaser of a Ticket for the ADMISSION OF FOUR PERSONS To the Exhibition, will be presented with a Number ed Certificate, entitling the Holder to One Share in the following 100,000 (lifts. A FARM, located In Harrison Township, Gloucester Cos., New Jersey, and within 15 miles of Philadel phia: It embraces over 100 Acres of Land, in a high style of cultivation, with Dwellings, Barns, and other necessary Out-houses, in good repair: There is a large Orchard of choice Fruits: Title indis putaple: Valued at §10,000: (Any information in regard to The Farm can be obtained of BELAN REDFIELD, tenant on the premises:) A Perpetual Loan without security or interest, 5,000 “ “ “ “ “ 2,000 “ “ “ “ i; 1 000 2 “ “ “ “ “ SSOO ea l’cOO lo “ “ “ “ “ 100 “ 1,000 The Celebrated Trotting Mare, “Lilly Dale,” who can trot, in harness, a mile in 2. 40—- valued at 1,500 5 Rosewood Pianos, valued at SSOO each, 2»500 5 “ “ “ S4OO “ 2,500 (A portion of the pianos are T. Gilbert A .Co’s, cele brated sLolians. Others of llallett, Davis, & Co’s. Splendid Instruments.) Tiie Splendid Series of Paintings known as the “ Mirror of New-England and Cana dian Scenery,” and now realizing a hand some income by its Exhibitions in the East —valued at 22,000 3 Light and beautiful carriages, $225 each, 075 10 Gold Watches, 100 “ 1,000 40 •“ “ 50 “ 2,000 100 “ Pens and Cases, 5 “ 500 5,000 “ Pencils, 3 “ 15,000 94,819 Pieces of Choice, Popular and Fashion able Music, 25 cts". each, 23‘705 1000,000 Gifts, Valued at $90,380 One Gift for Every Ticket. In order to insure to all concerned a perfectly fair and satisfactory disposition of the above named Gifts, Mr. Perham proposes that the Shareholders shall meet together on Thursday Evening, June 22d, 1854, (or sooner, if all the tickets are sold—due no tice of which will be given,) at some suitable place, hereafter to be cesignated, and appoint a committee of five persons, to receive the property, which they may dispose of insuch manner—by lot or otherwise— as the Shareholders, in general meeting, shall direct, tlie Committee giving good and sufficient bonds, if re quired by the shareholders, fin- the faitliful perform ance of the duties required of them. Shareholders residing out of the city of New York, will stand upon the same footing as residents, and whatever may fall to their shares will ha forwarded to them in such manner as they may direct, after the partition lias taken place. LiF’Ail orders for Tickets, by mail, should he ad dressed to Joseph Pcrham, Academy Hall, 363 Broad way, New Y’ork. If it should happen that all the Tickets are sold when the order is received, the mon ey will he returned, at our expense for postage. Cor respondents will please write distinctly their name, residenbe, County and State, to prevent errors. Or, if convenient, enclose an envelope with their direc tions on it in full—in which, such Tickets as they may order will he returned. NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!! t r I'M 1E undersigned having just received a _l. large stock of goods, selected late in the season at reduced prices, and with a view to the deficiencies in the market is prepared to to sell them at corresponding rates. READY-MADE CLOTHING,, ); for Spring and Summer wear. Also, a fino’S&i stock of Fancy and Domestic Articles, SY for sale, low. Liberal'deductions to cash pnr-_TT_ chasers. All persons, especially the ladies, are re spectfully requested to call, and examine for them selves. DANIEL SLADE. May 16, 1854 4 ts Willi, W.: HAVE RECEIVED OUR SPRING STOCK OF FANCY & STAPLE DRY GOODS, /"TLOTHING, and a general assortment J of articles adapted to this market. /ov?' They have been selected with unusual care, and we flatter ourselves that our experience will authorize us to say also, with good judgment. Prices reasonable and regular. Call and examine. N. S. PRUDDEN A Cos. May 10, 1854. ts WATCH-MAKER & JEWELER. THE subscriber will attend to all kinds of watch work, repairing, Ac. lie is prepared stiA® to mend and repair Jewelry, and pledges him self to be faithful in the execution of all jobs left in his hands. Terms, cash. Office next door below Slade’s Corner. JOEL BRANHAM. Jr. May 10,1854. ID* TAILOR, RESPECTFULLY' informs his customers, and the public generally, that he still continues the Tail oring business. From his past experience in the business, lie warrants to give entire satisfaction to all who may favor him with a call, both in price and manufacture. Oflice over Carter A Harvey’s store. May 10, 1854. " sm. A m FOR SALS LOW, (DHi CBABIQSU 4 SMALL lot of Superior St. Croix Sugar, Rio Col- XjL fee, Stultz’s and Morgan’s best Chewing Tobac co, Common Tobacco, and B,oft. Havanna Sugars,, choice brands. —ALSO— -15,000 pounds Bacon, hog round, choice articles, and 3,000 bushels Corn, prime; which will be sold on a credit, until Christmas, for approved notes. Also, Corn on consignment, which will he sold low, for cash. TV. A. DAVIS. May 9, 1854 3 2t ,) HD’S. N. O. Clarified Sugar. Superior article. Jd 30 Bb’ls Stewart’s A B & C Sugar. 25 do Boyle’s Superior Whiskey. 10 do Monongahcla do 30 Bags Rio Coffee. 20 do Java do 20 Boxes Adamantine Candles. 15 do. Sperm do 15 do Tallow do 15 do Family, No. 1 Soap. Just received, and for sale bv McMANUS A DURE. May 9, 1854 To the Citizens of Putnam County. BOTANIC PHYSICIAN. HBBAVING permanently located in Eatonton, I re spectfully tondei you my professional services: 1 have spent tin; last four years with an old and ex perieneetl physician of the reformed school, and have, during that time, treated, under his supervision, many eases of most of the diseases incident to this suction of country: My motto is, that “ Poisons are not medicines.”— I use such reptedien only, as act strictly in harmony with the known laws of the animal economy: Those I select from every kingdom of nature, hut with a careful and discriminating hand: Office up stairs, adjoining the printing office, where I pray be found during the day, und at night, at the residence of \V. A. Davis. S. AY. BRYAN, M, D. Eatonton, April 25, 1854. ts f pAILORING,--L. 11. Jordan takes this meth- X od wf informing his friends, and the public gen erally, that he still continues the Tailoring Business in Eatontqn, where lie is prepared to execute all work in Ins line of business in a neat and workman like a manner ins can be done in the Stnte. • All >vnrk will be warranted in eyery particular, as regards cut, style and workmanship, Shop up stairs, over N. S. Pru deh A Cos. Store, Thuhful for past favors he hopes to receive a continuance of the same. April 18, 1554-ts r 000 lbs. Choice Bacon just received on Con aignment, and for sale low for cash, bv 1 W. A.DA VIS. ») o(ff> BUSHELS « > ceived on consignment, and for saie bv 1 W. A. DAVIS. April IS, 1854, ■ ■Central Niftjcutiscmcnttf. Inventors, Mechanics and Dlanuiactiirers -\\nLL find the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN a juur- VV pal exactly suited to their wants. It is issued regularly every week in form suitable for binding.— Each number contains an official list of patent claims, notices of new inventions, chemical and mechanical; articles upon Engineering, Mining, Architecture, In ternal Improvements, Patents and Patent Laws ; Prac tical Essays on all subjects connected with the Arts ipid,Sciences. Each volume covers 416 pages of clear ly printed matter, interspersed with from four to six hundred engravings, and specifications of patents.— It is the REPERTORY GF.AMERICAN INVEN TION and is widely complimented at home and abroad (for the soundness of its views. If success is any cri terion of its character,. the publishers have the satis faction of believing it tlie first among the many Sci entific Journals in the world. Postmasters, being authorised agents of the Scien tific American, will very generally attend to forward ing letters containing remittances. The Patent (Bairns nr* published weekly, and are 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 year, s oo Ten copies for one year, 15 00 Fifteen copies for one year, 22 00 Twenty copies for one year, 28 UO MINN ACT), 128 Fulton street, N. Y'. Harper’s New Monthly Magazine 18 issued invariably on the first day of the month in which it is dated. Each 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. Every number will contain numerous Pictorial Illustrations, accur ate plates of the Fashions, a copious chronicle of cur rent events, nud impartial notices of tlie important books of tlie month. The volumes commence with the numbers for June and December. Terms. —The Magazine may be obtained of book sellers, periodical agents, or from the publishers, at Three Dollars a year,'©r Twenty-five cents each, as furnished by the Agents or Publishers. The Publishers will supply specimen numbers gratu itously to Agents and Postmasters, and will make liberal arrangements with them for circulating the Magazine; they will also supply Clubs on liberal terms; and mail and city subscribers, when payment is made to them in advance. Numbers from the commence ment can be supplied at any time. Exchange papers and periodicals are requested to direct to “ Harper’s Magazine, New York.” The Southern Eclectic. SIMIE ECLECTIC will be composed of carefully sel- JL eeted articles, from the leading Periodicals of Europe, with one or more original papers in each number from the pens of Southern writers We will be in regular receipt, by mail, among others of the following standard Foreign Journals: The Edinburgh Review, The Nortll British Review, The Westminster Review, The Loudon Quarterly Re view, The Eclectic Review, Tlie 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, Ainsworth’s 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 Arts and Inventions, Bentley’s Miscellany, Revu i Jcs deux Monds, Hogg’s Instructor, Annals of Natural History, Weiser Zeituug, London Literary Gazette, The Spec tator, The Critic, The Athenamni, The Examiner, The Times, Punch, Ac. These rare and costly publications which seldom, in tlieir original form, find their way into the hands of American readers, and yet are ac knowledged to embody the latest and choicest pro ductions of the best writers of Europe, will be care fully examined, and their most attractive and valu able articles will bo reproduced in the pages of the Eclectic. Thus, for a mere fraction of the cost of any one of these works, the readers of the Eclectic will obtain tlie select portions of all of them: With the ample resources tints at our command, in the British and Continental Journals, together with such assistance as wc 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 the only Magazine of the class ever attempted in the South, and is designed to supply an obvious void in our literary publications: \\ e need scarcely add, that it will be conducted with a special regard to the sentiments, the institutions and interest of the Southern people: While no topic will be excluded from its pages that 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, Ga., the first of every month—each number containing 80 large octavo pages, in double columns, on good pap er and new type, making two volumes of 480 pages, each, in the year: TERMS for one year: One copy, S3O0 —Six copies, sls 00; always in advance: The first volume can he had at the reduced price of One Dollar, bv early application to the Editor: D. K. WHITAKER, Augusta Ga. The Georgia University Magazine, JS conducted by the senior class of Franklin Col lege. It is published monthly during the Collegiate terms. Five numbers complete one volume—two volumes a year. Terms.— One dollar per year, invariably in advance - Single copies, twenty-five cents. corjv! coiurn If AAA BUSHELS prime White Corn, in fine »)»UUU order, just received and for sale bv McMANUS A DURE. Eatonton, May 9, 1854 HO US I*l PAINTING, In its various branches executed promptly and with despatch. 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 communication from abroad will reach me through the Post Office here. lam also pre pared to execute papering with neatness, and on good April, 18, 1854. JEFFERSON WRIGHT. CODA FOUNTAIN.— Soda water, sparkling and O bright. Ice cream and lemonade. West India Fruit. Havanna cigars, and all other things general ly found in a refreshment saloon. Every tiling to make the summer agreeable. A saloon will befitted up expressly for the ladies. Call and get a drink of soda water the first dav, gratis, at No. 4. Carter A Har vey’s Range. * C. LEONARD CARTER. April 18, 1854. ts. T AND IN WARE FOR SAUE.-Pcrsons JL j wishing to purchase No. 253 in the 6 District of originally Appling now Ware county in the State of Georgia tire requested to correspond with the under signed. J. A. TURNER. Eatonton, Putnam Cos. April, 1854. ts. ST eHAJYCE. must® DAGUERREAN ARTIST, RESPECTFULLY' informs the citizens of this place, and the county generally, that this is probably the last week that lie will remain in Eaton ton. Therefore all those who wish their likenesses taken in the best style of tiic art are requested to call soon at Temperance Hall. Eatonton, April 25, 1854. COES' AND BACON ON CREDIT. FOR approved notes, I propose to sell corn and bacon on a credit until Christmas: I design keep ing the market well supplied at all times: Persons wishing either of the above articles, arc requested to call at East corner Jefferson St., Eatonton, Ga: W. A. DAVIS. April 25, 1854. St BACON AND LAK.dY'OR SALE by HARWELL A PEARSON. April 25,51854: ts GEORGIA MARBLE WORKS. J. G. Rankin', Wm. Murdock, Geo. L. Summers, SUCCESSORS TO A. ATKINSON, A CO. THIS Establishment lias been in successful opera tion for a number of years. Tile Quarries arc well opened, and tiie Marble is superior to any in the United States. We have so perfected our facilities for getting out and finishing work, that we can furnish Monuments, Tombs, Tablets, Headstones, and everything in our line of business, in better style and at cheaper rates, than any yard in the country. When it is considered that we saw our own Mar ble, pay no jobber’s profit, and no high freight from the North, it will be seen that wo do possess materia! advantage over all competitors. We cordially solicit our friends and the public to examine our work, and compare our prices with those of other yards, before ordering Marble. We have on hand in our yard at Marietta, a large assortment of finished work—Monuments, Tombs, &c. —where our agent, Mr. (4. W. Summers, will sell at our prices. Our principal work is done at the mills. Address J. (1 RANKIN, it CO., Marble Work P. 0., Ga. May 9, 1854 II 12m RAGS, RAGS, RAGS ! THE HIGHEST PRICE GIVEN. r |MIE Subscribers are paying the highest price for X. good Cotton and Linen Rags ; persons having them for sale, will find it to their advantage to ad dress W ALK KR, WHUMAN, it CO., Paper Commission Merchants, CIIAHLKfeTO.V, S. C. Agents of the S. Carolina Taper Manufacturing Company. May U 1854 '* ~~ OVE IriH K (IIA NC E . XIIAVE concluded, to remain one week longer in Eatonton. Having just received a fine assortment of lockets, breast-pins, and fancy eases, I am better prepared to give superior duguerreotvpes, in superior cases. Give me a call. M. BEAUNE. May !>, 1854 II ts NOTICE TO BUILDERS, I UMBER, Bricks and Shingles, for sale on liberal j terms by .IAS. ('. DENIIAM. Putnam county, May !), 1854 3 ts WANTED IMMEDIATELY, at this place, two first rate Jour neymen Tailors, to whom steady employment and Cituetal ASiifrlisfintiils. 1*110$!'IX I I S OF Til K INDEPENDENT The Independent Press is published weekly in Eatonton. Gen., at the price of §2,‘.0 per annum, inva riably in pdvance, except where the subscriber resides in the County. .' . As its name indicates, it is designed to i ■. entirely in dependent, being governed alone by such rules as d*.- ccficv, geiitlouiatilmess and good morals impose upon every press. It hopes not, however, to mistake licen - tiousness for liberty, nor seurrihousness for independ fcjltUt*. *’“ Its polities will i.e Democratic—of the school of Jef ferson, Madison aiuLJacksou. It, however, is subject to.no party discipline which would compel its Editor ,to sacrifice truth and honor in behalf of bis political .associates. He will always speak what be thinks. One distinctive feature of tnis press is that.it..allows and invites, a discussion in its columns of all subjects whatever, proper to form reading matter tor flic popu - lar mind. Communications from political opponents arc admitted upon the same terms as communications front political friends. It is required of both that they make their articles brief, to the point, ulld free from personality and all illiberal feeling. Religious ques tions, as well as political, and others may lie discussed. Much of tlie attention of this press is devoted to Literature and general Miscellany. It is hot entirely filled with political wrangling and party strife. In ad dition to its literary and miscellaneous matter, it con tains articles on Agriculture, Ac. And as Geoi gians and Southern people generally, ace fond of field sports, this subject also ttias in filling the columns of tuis press. Whatever can add to the prosperity of Georgia, and aid in developing her resources, moral, mental and physical, is considered peculiarly adapted to these col umns. The cause of common school education csprei will be urged upon the people of Georgia with all the ability wc can command. All Communications must be addressed, (post-paid,) to tlie Editor of The Independent I’ress, Eatonton, Georgia. April, 18, 1854. J. A. TURNER. GEORGIA HOME GAZETTE. A Southern literary and Family Journal, published at Augusta, Geo. James M. Smytiie, and Robert A. Wytk, Editors. mass The Home Gazette is devoted to Literature, Art, Science. Agriculture, General Intelligence, arid South-, cm interests. Tlie aim of tile Editors is to make.-a useful and interesting paper, to blcml the instructive and the entertaining together, in such a way as to se cure a high degree of interest, and yet at the same time elevate both toe Intellect and the Affections. The columns of the paper contain Historical and Domestic Romances, Pictures of Social Life, Sketches of Biography, Clioicc Poetry, Entertaining Anecdotes, Scientific Memoranda, Agricultural and Industrial ai tielcs, the General news of the day, and all Political Intelligence of any importance. Besides a great vari ety of articles on all these subjects, the Gazette will particularly adapted for Family Reading, it is pub lished for tlie home Circle, and the Editors feel that they have fully redeemed their pledge to make it all a Home Newspaper should be—entirely free from Po - litical bias, and high-toned in character. Grateful for the liberal encouragement which lias been extended to our efforts to build up at tlie South a Literary and Family Journal of high character, we shall increase our exertions to jusdfy this public com fldence, and make the Gazette still more worthy of general patronage. TERMS. Single copy, one year, in advance, $2 oo Two •• “ 3 oo Five “ “ “ 8 oo Ten “ “ “ L 5 oo Address Smyth & Wiiyth, Editors Home Gazette, Augusta, Georgia. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. UNRIVALED ARRAY OF TALENT. The Proprietors of the ‘Post’ in again coming before the public, would return thanks lor the generous pat ronage which has placed them far in advance of every other Literary Weekly in America. And, as the only suitable return for such free and hearty support, their arrangements for 1854 have been made witn a degree id’ liberality probably unequnled in the history of American newspaperliterature. They have engaged as contributors for the ensuing year, the following bril liant array of talent and genious: Mrs. Southworth, Emerson Jienaett , Mr*. Dennison, Grace Greenwood and Fanny Fern. In the first paper of January, wo design commenc ing ail Original Novelet, written expressiy fur our col umns, entitled Tin- llrklr of the W-ildevn***, by Em erson Bennett, author of ’ ‘ Clara Morland,” Ac. This we design following by another called The Step-Mother by Mrs. Mary A. Dennison, author of “Gertrude Rus sell,” Wc. We have also the promise of a number of Sketches by Grace Greenwood. Mrs. Soutliworth will also maintain lu-r old and pleasant connection with the Post. The next story from her gifted pen will bc'e.n titled Miriam the Avkxokk ; on the Fatal Vow, by Emma D. E. N. Soutliworth, author of the “Lost Heiress,” etc. And last, hut not least, we arc author ised to announce a scries of articles from one who lias rapidly risen very high in popular favor. They will be entitled a Sew Series of Sketches, hy Fanny Fern , author of "Fern Leaves,’' &e. Wc expect to commence thcSkctchcs of Fanny Fern as well as the scries by Grace Greenwood in the,early numbers of the coming year. Engravings, Foreign ('orrespondeneey—Agricultur al articles, The News, Congressional reports, the mar kets. etc., also shall lie regularly given. Cheap Postage. —The postage on the Post to any part of the United States,- —when paid quarterly iu advance, is only 26 cents a vear. TERMS. The terms of flic Post arc $2, on in advance. 4 copies (and 1 to t lie getter up of Hio club).... $5 Oft 8 •> “ “ “... In ftu 13 “ 15 oft 20 •• “ “ “ .. .go on The money for clubs always must be sent in ad vance, subscriptions may be sent at our risk. When the sum is large, a draft should be procured if possible, the cost of which may lie deducted from the amount. Address, always-post-paid DEACON A PETERSON, No. 00 South third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. N. B. 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Titey will occupy u middle ground between the hastily written news-items, crude speculations, and flying rumors of the daily Journal, and the pon derous Tome of the future historian, written after the living interest and excitement of the great political events of the time shall have passed away. It is to these Periodicals that people must look tor the only really intelligible and reliable history ofeurrentevents, and as such, in addition to their well-established liter ary, scientific, and theological character, wo urge them upon the consideration of the reading public. Arrangements are in progress for the receipt of early sheets from the British Publishers, by which we shail be able to place all our Reprints in the hands of sub scribers, about as soon us. they can be furnished with the foreign copies. Although this will involve n very large outlay on our part, we shall continue to furnisn the Periodicals at the same low rates as heretofore, viz: Per mm. For any one of the four Reviews, .8;; ihi For any two of the four Reviews, 5 no For any three of the four Reviews, 7 00 For all'four of tlie Reviews, 800 For Blackwood's Magazine, 3 On For Blackwood and three Reviews, y On For Blackwood und t.lie four Eevic a, lo Do Payments to ho made in all is«s in advance. Money current in the State where issued will he received at par. (tUBIENG. A discount of tvenfy five per cent from tho above prices will btpallowed to Util* ordering four or tte.ro copies of any one or more of the above works. Thus: Four copies of Black 1 ;.ood, or of one Review l , will be sent, to one address for {fit ; four elf>i®t of the lbnr Reviews and Blue!,wood for 8:;o; and so on. Remittances and communications should always l>o addressed, post-paid, to the publishers, N. 8. A Cos. have'recentJv *pit hlished*'ami have non for sale, the “FARMEE’tj GUIDE” bv Henrv SVmhcns, of Edinburgh, ami 1r if Norton H Yale. College, Nc\v Haven, complete, in 2 vol c-ffivo