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THE INDEPENDENT PRESS. eatonton, ga. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1854. ar Our Subscribers.—Oar subscriber who do not live in town, will jilcase call at our office and get their papers, as we are not "-’-lowed, by law, to put them in the Post Office. car To Correspondents. Correspondents who live in town, or in the county, mustj drop their favors in ffiir box at the Post Office. No notice will bp taken of those which conic any other way, jy '& Lixks os Little. River” are not devoid of merit, but are hardly lip to the standard we have set for the “Independent 'Press:' C#““ Bose§" is accepted. Wanted, rw. Two boys from 14 tolS jtre wanted at this office to learn the art of printing. ———•* ■ ♦ «»■-r— — Judge. Jfisbet and the, Salt Water Fugitive. MR. pRITTRNDEN AND MATT WARD. Judge Nisbet is out in a card, in the last Journal and Messenger, explain ing a letter which was written by him to Mr. John Wales, ex-Senator from Delaware. The lett or reads as follows: Macon, Ga.. May 5, 1854. My Dear Sir : —Your letter ot the 28th ult is before me. The person, Ned Davis, about whpni you write, died, a few days ago, in this city. Were he in life, I would not hesitate a moment to undertake his cause. Respectfully, &c., &c., E. A. NISBET- Tt seems that Ned Dayis was origi nally free, and was sold into slavery in Maryland for a violation of the laws of tb.at State. He and his abolition /riends claim that the judgment of the Maryland court ordering his sale, and under which judgment Mr. Dean claims title, was void. To try this issue in a court of justice in Georgia was propos ed, and Judge N. written to, to act as counsel for' Ned. Hearing a rumor that, the boy was dead, the Judge >yrote the above letter. When we first read the letter, we thought Judge N., perhaps, unneces sarily sensitive, for we had read his letter as published in the Journal and pourier , and even a suspicion of any thing wrong, had not crossed our mind. Jf Ned Davis had any ground, what ever, for claiming his freedom, it was not only proper, but meritorious, for .fudge N., upon being applied to, to undertake his cause. Any one who could misconstrue his letter must be possessed of great proclivity to miscon struetjon. And since we have called to mind that this very proclivity does certainly abound, we have thought it l)est that Judge N. shold have publish ed his late card. He says, that in expressing his wil ljpgqess to “ undertake Ins, (Ned’s) cause/’ he referred to his claim for freedom as it existed, (if so,) in spite of tft e judgment of the Maryland Court, and not to claim to freedom as a natural right. And so we understood hiip. jQpr main object in bringing up this natter is that we wish the relation which an attorney bears to the cause he undertakes, better understood than the public mind of late seems to under sttpid it. Not only has Judge Nisbet’s card brought the topic to our mind, but it has been most forcibly impres sed upon it, by the outrageous injus tipc lately done Mr. Crittenden, for defending Matt Ward. When an at torney undertakes to defend the free dom of a negro, upon legal grounds, he does pot necessarily side with aboli tionists ; nor does he endorse murder, if he undertakes to defend one charged wish that crime. Let justice be done, though the heavens fall. And a law yqr’s business is, only to see justice done his clipnt. What! shall a man, ivhp is charged with a crime, have no lawyer to defend him, whatever may be bis crime, >vhen there arc a half dozen employed against him, thirsting for his bipod—their thirst created and brought to fever heat by the febrific power of the almighty dollar ? Shall a jpan be hung, quartered and drawn, >vit|}out a hearing ? If so, abolish your juP es ’ “ cms h ont ” y° lir courts of justice, apd let mobs and Lynch-law send UR tl) e i r infuriate 'howls to the yery gates of heaven. 4.B regards ]sr. Critendep’s particu lar case, it is stated that he did not volunteer his services as charged by fanatics, but was applied to to defend \Vard —refused to do so l°r money— but was finally induced by the honor able ties pf friendship and the tears of agonised females to undertake the * cause pf ope who had committed crime, but was entitled, in any event, to have aught to say why sentence pf death should npt be passed against him, It is very natural that Greely and such print* us his, should raise the war cry agiiinst Crittenden, for Carthage must be destroyed. The gallant states jftan of the West, the high-minded Southron, the,eloquent advocate stands in the way of the foul birds of abolition. They must cool their fetid beaks in Southern blood. But why should men or the section who must look to such men as Crittenden, whether Whig or PemocrM, to maintain their rights, join these Northern Harpies in their feast ? Why should they sit down to the fie ble with publicans and sinners ? But the conclusion pf the whole matter is this-—that a lawyer, upon being applied, to, to defend a case, has 3 right to see justice done his cli ent, under n,ny and till cjreuvnstanoes; and no one has a right to find fault with him for doing so. And should he be prevented by popular clamor, or the hisses of the populace front doing his duty, he is guilty, in the sight of heaven, of a cowardice which would fit him to receive the crown in the realm of poltroons. A lawyer, in un dertaking a case, should be willing, if necessary, to die bv it. j Female Fduration. If we were to write the natural his tory of man, we should feel that a strict regard for truth would make it incum bent upon us to mention, as one of his characteristics, a liability to periodic fits of madness, llis canine brother in animated creation, the dog, is generi eally marked by liability to hydropho bic madness. And man himself is marked by a susceptibility to mental and moral mania. But in this, as in everything else, the superiority of man is visible, while the dog, guided by instinct alone, is subject to the one only madness, to wit hydrophobia. We have been led into these re marks by the appearance of an epi demic madness in Georgia upon the subject of female education, and female colleges. To female education, proper ly understood, we have no objection. What we understand by it is a know ledge of the branches of learning proper for a woman in the sphere in which her Maker designed her to move, so acquir ed, that in obtaining it, she loses none of the native modesty and feminineness with which her Creator endowed her, but rather cultivates them, together with such a knowledge of domestic, and household, affairs as will enable her to make a good wife. Now girls, don’t put up your pretty mouths and pout your ruby lips, for if we were by you, those ruby lips would tempt us to —but we musn’t say what. You know as well as we do that “ all the ends you aim at ” are being wives.— Since so, fit yourselves for becoming such by learning to knit and sew, and darn—we don’t mean to swear— and make light-bread and waffles.— When we men marry, we want —not bundles of whale-bone, impertinence, strong-mindedness and bloomerism, but—good sense, good bread, affection and nice pies. We want no Dr. Black wells, or Rev. Antoinette Browns, or Lucretia Motts and Lucy Stones. We want no angels, but plain, simple, fru- , gal wives. “ But, Mr. Editor, you speak of the ‘sphere in which our Maker designed we should move,’ as if you considered us inferiors of the ‘lords of creation.”’ Not by any means, dear miss. We j are awfully afraid, from the manner in 1 which you speak, that you have been I reading some of the proceedings of the women’s rights conventions. God for bid that this be so, for it is worse than infidelity. We don’t mean, girls, to say you are inferior to the “ lords of creation, ” but we do mean to'Kay that there are some branches of education for which you have no use, and that you have no more business to go to col lege than you have to go to —Halifax. For there you get with rude girls and learn bad manners —you forget all your dear mamma’s homely precepts, and you become bold and unblushing vixens, not fit to makes wives for plough boys. Is this plain talk? We are a plain man. A .young lady who can get up, and in the face of thousands, at a college commencement, spout away as if she were some political hack, ad dressing a mob from the head of a whiskey barrel, has fallen as low as it is possible for mortal to conceive. We put it to the candid considera tion of our readers if all this fuss that is made about female education is not unsexing our daughters and paving the way for women’s rights, and all those abominations of which the strong minded women at the North—such as Mrs. Stowe, Swishelm &o, &e, —are the van-guard. Georgia was first to introduce female colleges, and when she did so, she in troduced a curse, and the first exam ple set has been followed as indus triously as evil examples generally are. Unless something is done to stop this folly of female colleges in our gallant old state, the next generation will have to turn their gaze beneath the sod for those bright examples of the perfect woman, marked by the finger of her Creator, and will behold in her stead woman, strongmundod and amozonic, with the mark, worse than that of Cain, unstamped upon her brow by the hand of fashionable efJu- Ctttion. God forbid! [COMMUNICATED.] Volunteer Company, Those friendly to forming a Volun teer Company, are requested to meet in the Court-House on Saturday next, for the purpose of considering the mat ter. Eaton foil, May JOfh, 1851. JWdHavis. The report that Ned Davis is dead, turns out to be a mistake. . His own er, Mr. Dean, authorizes the Citizen to say tltyt sq far front his ]ii|vipg been tortured to death, as suggested by the abolition prints, he has not received from himself, or his overseer by his command, one blow for having run oft. The announcement then, by the fana tics, that "There is no more hard work lor poor old Ned," is premature. He has not —“ gone whar do good darkies go," nor “to de debil,” where the bad ones go; though he lias been to a worse place —the arms of the abolitionists.— He is now on the plantation of Mr. Dean, rolling in “collards and middlin,” while many of those in the midst of his abolition sympathizers, are starving for bread. We hope the negroes on Mr. Dean’s plantation will not long re fuse to associate with*lNed because he he has lately kept company with Mr. John “ T Vails," but will speedily restore him to that position in society which he occupied before he went among the abolitionists. Hurrah for the Hard - Shells ! The Nebraska bill has passed by a majority of thirteen. Although the South gains 110 practical benefit there by, still the great principle of popular sovereignty triumphs, and ambition and fanaticism tire cheated out of the food they feed on. We rejoice in the passage of tl/c Nebraska bill per se, and then again we rejoice and are exceed ing glad to find the Hard-Shells all (with one exception, Ave think) “right side up, with care.” The Soft-Shells are “Avroug side up, with care.” We never possessed unsophisticated sim plicity of heart enough to suppose they Avould be any other Avay. As ours is the only Hard-Shell Democratic print in Georgia, avc congratulate the Ada mantines of Ngav York. Their servi ces are appreciated by the masses, at the South. It is to be hoped that the Administration Avill now put in requi sition the sendees of Signor Blitz, or borroAV of Alladin his famous lamp, that by the potent spell of magic the heads of the martyrs may again be come affixed to their shoulders, and the Soft-Shells in their softness be “crush ed out.” During the process, Mr. Guthrie could have leave of absence to go to Kentucky, and engage in the oc cupation of the prodigal son while he Avas a hireling, and Mr. Marcy could haA r e leisure to look after his ward robe, mindful at the same time of the inspired injunction not to put tioav cloth into an old garment. The Question of Removal. It seems early in the day to com mence the discussion of a question which is to be decided two years hence. But as those avlio are in favor ot a re moval of the Capitol are endeavoring to forestall public opinion, its oppo nents cannot be expected to be silent. Tavo reasons have induced a feAV persous to desire the rcmoAuil ot the capitol. A minor reason is that Mil ledgeville has not exactly kept pace ■with the improvements of the age.— 1 This, candor compels her friends to ad mit. But Milledgevilie has-neverthe less, always accommodated the mem bers of the Legislature Avell. Ilcnce the above forms no sufficient ground for removal. The main cause Avhich has induced the opponents of Milledgevilie to de sire removal, is the disposition ot one or tAvo cities to build themselves up upon the public expense. There is really but one issue inA r olA r ed in this matter, and that is luxation or No Taxation. We apprehend the citizens of Georgia are not yet prepared to contribute out of their hard earnings, during this time of scarcity, Avhen they can hardly buy bread to eat, from a half million to a million and a half dol lars, to build up the fortunes of any one city Avithin her borders. We are in want of a system of com mon School education iit’Georgia. r I he monev it would take to remove the capitol would build up this system a monument to which the granite pile and Gothic structure can never com pare. $ People of Georgia, Avill you coin the sweat of your brow to bloat the coffers of scheming financiers, and savcll the ambition of corrupt politicians, or will you toke.it and educate your children? That is the question. /, C LOCAL ITEMS. Fishing Excursion.—On Saturday last, the ladies and gentlemen of Ea tonton and Milledgevilie, Avith many from the counties of Baldwin and Put nam, met at Ingraham’s Mill, on Lit tle River, and passed the day in social converse and. rural amusements, h ish ing, feasting, music, dancing, Avit, hu mor, courting, flirtation, and the very best of feeling all round, :is Avell as good behavior, Avere the order of the day. We never suav people enjoy themselves more. Joyous youth, cheer* fid old age, dark-eyed beauty, noble hearted chivulrf, Avere all there. Noth ing occurred to offend the most fastid i ions, There Avere pone there but high bred ladies and gentlemen. Alcohol Avas npt ailoAved a showing—and this as it should tje, We hope tips is not the last time the citizens of Eatonton and Milledge ville Avill meet upon such an occasion. But avc Avould suggest that when they do meet again, instead of calling the meeting a fishing, they denominate it a pic-nic or anytliingelso which will allow them to pitch their tents in a cool, shady grove, Avhere there is good, clear water; one of the richest boons of heaven. There arc several graves Avith good springs, near the line of the railroad between Milledgevilie and Eatonton, and these should be the future trysting places of those avlio meet in social feeling and friendship. If Milledgevilie meets Putnam, a few times more, as she did on Saturday, there avIII be little question as to the vote of our county on the subject of removal. The citizens of Putnam generally Avould vote against the re moval of the capital, though some of our young men would doubtless A r ote in favor of a removal of some of the people of Milledgevilie to this place. The thanks of the company Avere especially due those gentlemen avlio superintended the barbecue, and avlio procured seats for the ladies. [COMMUNICATED.] Mr. Editor: —As I saAv you leave the cars as soon as they arrived in Ea tonton, i suppose you may not be aAvare of the cordial reception, our guests and ourselves received upon arriving at the depot. The large Grocery Store of Messrs. McManus & Dure Avas throAvn open Avithout charge, for the refresh ment of the company, fatigued and thirsty. The most delicious Avines, Ha vana Cigars, and cool water, Avent off Avith a zest characteristic of the occasion. Messrs. McManus & Dure have the thanks of our guests and ourselves for their liberal and cordial reception. AN OBSERVER. We hope the Commissioners Avill have the bank of dirt, in front of Messrs. Linch & Davis’s store removed. We stumbled and fell over it one night not long ago, and had no brick in our hat either. We thought of instituting ! a suit for damages, but upon consulta | tion Avith eminent legal counsel, con * eluded avc Avould not. [COMMUNICATED.] Nassau, {near Round Top,) P. 0. ) Fayette county, Texas, May 10,1554. j Uriah Ward, Esq. —My dear Sir : When I saAv you last, in Eatonton, Ave ! had some conversation about Texas, news from your son-in-laiy, Mr. Sher i man. See.-, See. I forget Avhether I prom ised to write to you or not, but having just arrived here, tt few days since, and finding Mr. and Mrs. Sherman in fine health aud spirits —and they both be ing anxious for me to Avrite to you, 1 take this opportunity to do so; and hope you may be gratified to hear from them, through me. They both look better than I ever saw them. I think this country agrees Avith them both, and they certainly appear to be better satis fied than in beating through the sharp corners of Georgia life, Avhere it is hard to make, and harder to get after it is made. Knowing your predilections, as ex pressed to me, to move to Texas, it it suited you, 1 would seriously advise you to come and look at it. On the reception of this, fix up with your sad dle-bags well-filled with clothing, come to Galveston, thence to Houston, and then take the stage to Hound Top Gome to my son’s, who will be very much pleased to entertain you with all the hospitality of Texas comforts. You can get a snug Texas horse for 50 or 60 dollars, look all around here —my son, with Mr. Sherman, will aid you and give you all the information you may need. And I can just say to you, with the utmost candor and truth, that you can form, in Putnam county, no idea of the fertility, and the richness, and vastness, and grandeur of the scenery of this great State. I have seen Eng land, all of the Atlantic States and Can ada I never saw anything to compare with it in any way. You hear a great deal said about no timber, bad water, Northers, and other objections, dust let me describe to you my son’s planta tion. I think there are something up wards of 2000 acres in it. Mr. Sher man has enclosed, I think, about 125 acr e S —he is now breaking it up with 10 yokes of oxen, 2to a plough. He calculates to plant some 50 acres next week—the week after about 50 or per haps 60 acres. He now has in corn, about Avaist high, 40 acres. This will be laid by the last of next week.— And such corn you never saw in Put nam. The land breaking up and planting in Cotton is a continuous level valley, containing about 1000 acres, which can all be enclosed in pne field, ending af the lower end by Cumming’s preck, upon which lie 200 acres of rich woqd land. Its growth is Ash, like your fi nest white splitting boards like a ribbon—Cedar out of which my son is building a snug house—(shingles of flic same most beautiful and evertasl- i ing) —Pecan, white Oak, wM Poach, and all timber imaginable, and plenty of it. This bottom has not the sloughs and gullies which your low grounds have, ‘ but is a clear for mation of tlip richest soil from 4 tp 10 feet deep, and is not formed by alluvi al deposit, but seems, like all this re gion,' to be the handiwork of Nature, who, after passing in contempt over the sandy, barren regions of .other States with sparse and thin deppsits of the great vegetating property rested when she reached this region, and ap pears to have tried her best to see, even upon what are termed the Post-oak ridges, how rich she could make old mother earth to be. It is almost incredible to talk about the beautiful scenery which meets the eye every where. 1 had travelled all night nearly, in the stage, from Wash ington by Independence, Brenham, &c., coming about 35 miles through a most interesting, fertile and beautiful country, being in a dozy state. In ; crossing a creek, after descending some distance, the road led up for some dis tance, through some timbered land. —• We stopped at the top of the hill to change horses, at a very neatly im proved place, (a Gen. Wilson’s.) I got out of the stage, went up to the house, and in getting some very good water to drink, I cast my eyes over the sce nery of the country, where was one of the highest points favorable to view the land. And I say to you, that I felt just about as I have felt under the in fluence of a real, heart-searching, gos pel sermon, like shouting right out , —for in vast distance as far as the eye could reach, in the most majestic grandeur, were displayed the beautiful works of our Creator in finishing in the most sublime, magnificent and splendid form, the most orderly, natural, undulating, champaign region which the sun ever gazed upon. I have seen in England the grandest and most triumphant works of Nature, aided by all that art and ingenuity could do—but here is nature in its innocent beauty, furnish ing not only the hills for thousands of cattle, but literally the cattle upon a thousand hills —with a soil that, in the language of the Bible, actually “drops fatness.” You may say lam poetical, and rhapsodical, and entirely too exu berant. But I mean what 1 say —and 11 suppose you know me well enough to know I intend to tell the truth. Everything, as to soil and climate, is different entirely from your county; but I think every thing is in favor of this. You can really enjoy yourself in a trip here. It will not cost you much over 50 dollars to come here. You can then diverge, and go home again either by land or water, and 1 assure you, you will be so much pleased to be here and see your son and daughter,' who will be so much gratified also to see you, that I think the satisfaction all round will amply repay you. And un less I am very much deceived, I feel certain you will settle in this country. We have now a breeze every day, nearly all day long from the South — not the oppressing and distressing south wind with you, but balmy as the spicy breezes of India. And the nights are delightful—sleep is sweet and refresh ing. lam of opinion, from the ap pearance of this region, that it is much more healthy than either Putnam or Morgan. The water is clear limestone but not unpleasant —people use well, cistern and creek water. In this re spect all can be made satisfactory, and suit all. Lands are advancing in price. I will now show you this, in transactions in this neighborhood. My son bought of a Mr. Reeder, a part of his league of land, I suppose about 2000 or 2500 acres, as it is not surveyed—giving him $8,600 as cash for it, but in three pay ments. Since my son bought it, Mr. Reeder hao! $12,000 offered for it,— When Reeder sold my son his part as above, the r emainder of the about 1,- 600 acres, upon which he lives, could have been bought, with all his im provements for S7OOO. Now.he asks, and I think will get, $15,000 for it. - This is merely to show you how things arc working. But you can be suppli ed under these figures. Yet it is well to be looking out in time. I do not know anything about the Northern or Eastern parts of Texas.— But you know several who have gone there are not satisfied, and some have returned to Georgia. They ought to look through this region. I imagine it is as different as possible from the Northern and Eastern parts: and lands being subdued, and put under cultiva tion with so much less trouble than any where that I have seen, there is ev ery inducement to go to the Prairie country, skirted with timber round its margins, which present the most beau tiful scenery 1 ever 1 ooked upon. The grass in richness —the cattle in fatness and every thing in nature so abun dant—that the industry used as you use it in Georgia, set to work here, will produce such an abundant product that it will hardly do to tell what is made and gathered here —but 10 to 12 bales pf Cotton to the hand, from 50 to 70 bushels of Corn. Corn is now high— 4 SIOO to $1 25 per bushel—it was ow ing to the small quantity planted last year, and they had a a severe drought. The year previous, it was at 25 cents a bushel. It will be down again soon; for such is the limited need of corn, apart from bread corn, that it is not a crop they have calculated to realize up on. But emigration here has produ ced a demand for it, and it is not like ly to be as high hereafter as it is now, for there is a great deal planted, and it looks most luxuriant and grand — and will all be laid by and made with- \ out distressing by heat, or either man or beast. I will not say any more, hoping to see you here. Yours truly, JOHN ROBSON. WEEKLY SUMMARY. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, May 13. —Decline of a fourth cent in the Cotton Market, in consequence of the advance of the rate of interest to 5 and a half per cent., by the Bank of England. Cotton 10 to 12 cents. The sugar duty.has been increased 50 per cent. N. Orleans , May 24.—Cotton, (mid dling,) 7 and three quarters to 8 cents. FOREIGN. Two Steam Ships, the Franklin ana America have arrived since our last. Consols advanced to 88 in conse quence of the declaration of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer that no loan would be raised for war purposes. The Paris Bourse rose on the report that Denmark and Sweden had joined the Western Powers. Austria lias presented fresh terms to Russia, and if they are not accepted she will join the Western Powers. An additional camp of 50,000 has been formed near Marseilles. The Turks are about to blockade Greece. The Shah of Persia has become hos tile to Russia and is raising an army of 50,000. The Turks have advanced from Kal afat to Krajova. The India mail Ims arrived at Trieste, with dates from Calcutta to April Gth and Hong Kong, March 27th. The Russian fledt had left Manilla for Batavia. It is understood that Lord Elgin is charged with a special communication from England to the United States. Nothing important from the Black Sea or the Danube. A camp ofloo,ooo men is to be form ed near Saint Onuri, partly as a de monstration against Prussia and partly to throw troops from thence into the Baltic when necessaiw. It was reported mat the Russian fleet had left Helsinarfos on the sth of May, when Napier si; ’Tilized the allied fleet to put to sea imr lediately. Fuller details of tl e bombardment of Odessa have been received. The Russian version makes a different af fair of it, claiming a brilliant feat on the part of the Russians, stating that decorations have been bestowed on the officers engaged in it. . They acknowl edge four killed and sixty-four wound ed. Admiral Dundasf official report has not been received. Richardson & Brothers received a telegraph, from Cork, paying the Cap tain of the Baldeur reports April 21st. saw a steamer, hull aqd funnel black, inside drab, paddle boxes yellow, no people, no smoke. A barque was alongside. If was probably the City of Glasgow making for the Azores, 400 miles distant. I DOMESTIC. It .is currently rumorjd at Philadel phia that an officer in the U. States Mint is a defaulter to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, and probably more. It will not be pru dent, says the Dispatch, to mention names until further developments. The New York Times has received intelligence from a Washington corres pondent that' the Island! of Cuba is “at this moment in a state Os revolution,” and that both Spaniards and Creoles are enlisted and organized in resistence to the Spanish power. FROM WASHINGTON The Senate have confirmed James A. Tedenas Charged’ Affaires to Bue nos Ayres, vice William Os. Davis as Secretary of New Mexicb, vice Wil liam Messervy, resigned. I Mr. Winslow, bearing special des patches from Spain, has re sched AYash ington and had a long inl erview with the Cabinet. The particu ars have not yet transpired. Lord Elgin, Governor General of Canada, is still at Washing ion. There have been various surmise i in regard to the purport of his visit,, which, it is stated from the very bes; authority, has nothing whatever to and ; vyith mat ters relating to Spain and Cuba. He is at the Capital sole* with re ference to the conclusion <1 treaty, arranging the north-eastlaj fishery question, and if posibleto :|din effect * ing reciprocal tradebetween the British Colonies and the United States, bv treaty. GEORGIA ITEMS. John Mitchel, the Irish Patriot, and editor of the N. Y. Citizen, says- the Athens Banner, has been elected by the Phi Kappa society to deliver the address before the two literary societies of Franklin College, at the next annual Commencement. We doubt not that it is the general desire of the citizens of our State, that he should accept the invitation. On Friday 19th, the General Confer ence proceeded to the electioneer three Bishops. By reference to, the proceed - ings, it will be seen that Dr.. George F_ Pierce of Geo., was elected on, the first ballot; Dr Early of Ya.. on the fifth; arid Mr. Kavanaugh, of Kentucky, on the seventh ballot. Dr. Pierce k just ly regarded as one of the most brilliant, pulpit Orators in the- Chrrrch,, He is, however, too well known to our read-- ers to require a sketch at our- hands. Dr. Early belongs to the old school of Virginia gentlemen. He i» tail and portly in person, and thwigft past the prime of life, still enjoys umnterrupt ed health and much of tire elastic vigor of manhood. His full shock ©f snow white hair contrasts finely with his ruddy face, and coal black eve-brows. - llis chief quality is his energy. lie has commanding business qualities, ante will unquestionably make an efficients Superintendent. Mr. Kavanaugh belongs to the ©ld school of Methodist Divines: The frosts of many winters have settled up on his head, but lie seems to be in full enjoyment of all his factulties, and ro bust health. He has a sound, practical! mind, and enjoys the confidence of the Church. — Col. Times. The book concern has been located in Nashville Tennesee. MISCELLANEOUS. New Orleans May 27- News just received from A r era Cruz reports that Santa Anna made a trium phant entry into the city of Mexico on the 18th, amid the general rejoicings of the people, which were ordered to jbe continued for three days. Accord | ing to the published accounts a decisive | victory was gained over Alavarez < at Mount Peregrand after Santa Anna had abandoned the serge*of Acapulco. Official accounts from Gen. Banco say the troops stormed Mount Peregrand on one side, and drove the rebels down the other. All these accounts are derived from Government sources, and it is therefore difficult to judge of their real truth. The news of the passage of the Gads den Treaty, in AVashington, reached A r era Cruz on the 11th. [COMMUNICATED.] A G reat and Novel Enterprise. —We publish in our advertising columns a magnilicient Gift Enterprise, (the third of a series) started in New York by Mr. Perham, who has been long and favorably known throughout the North and East. An examination of it will present features that com mend it to the attention of every man, woman and child in the community.— AVe have only to say that the former enterprises of this indefatigable manager have been characterized by the great est fairness, andgiven the utmost satis faction to all concerned. Send in your orders for tickets as early as possible, as they will undoubtedly be taken up in a short time. Snuff' - Dipping . AVe sincerely hope that none of our lady readers are guilt}'- of this ugly practice—if so, let them read the fol lowing from an exchange, and quit in disgust: Os all the detestable, obnox ious, offensive, unnecessary and filthy imitations which dear woman is guilt v of inheriting from fallen, depraved, cor rupt and wicked man, that of “ snuff dipping” stands pre-eminent. How the second edition of an angel, the ne plus ultra of heaven’s best Avorkman ship, the idol of man, the diamond of song, the gem of prose, and the crown ing glory of humanity, can concen trate a tea or table spoonful of a pulverized poison that Avould kill a hog, destroy a dog, and prove, certain death to every living creature, except, a tobacco Avorm, is to us totally at variance with all philosophy, reason, scripture, taste, refinement, and utter ly incomprehensible. AVe Avish it A\'ere a dream, a romance; ayc wish it Avere not so, but sad reality pre sents the picture of an angel of beau ty, with a heavenly smile, a rosy cheek, the eye of a gazelle, standing erect in all her majesty, dazzling in her robes of silk and diamonds, her form reflect ed in a costly mirror, Avith a chinque pin stick nicely scraped between her white fingers, Avith the end in a box of snuff, and regularly applying it to her shining, rosy lips and melloAv tongue! AA r e were visited by a splendid rain last night, which makes the prospect for farmers rather flattering.