, 1860-11-06

~obb 10 quarry matcrin1 for a fresh romance,
. Lovers and students Of natural science, how
.:cr, these phenomena being received, Us sup
ported In the present instance by,u y,uuquestionod>
will find an abundant field for Inter
ssting research In that locality. Is that semi
a,,nular ridge the relic Of an extinct volcano,
whose subtcrrahcous ,Action ts' still family |
The twinges beneath the old scar!
Aud the stories Of small lakes in that vicinity,
oae Of which has freak Of disappearing ntles-
lyat timrs, and another which Is {rcportcd to
hey fAtlmnlcss and tho features OF other sin
rular sand ridges IN that vicinity. would seem
to constitute it = page Of tlr book Of Nature
wcll worth reading By thoscto whom the char
aic}crs arr familiar: .-
4 stDcmocra>ie,' Leader.
Ono Of the ncrcest ofthe hrc-entcrs Just now
Ex-senator Toolnps, Of Georgin, who Is always
slightly czaxcd, but who at this time Is IN pc
culiar frenzy. He denounces the -un'en "ath
ill the voclfera.ion and logic ofa bedlnmltc.
But, fortunately, Toombs is pretty well under.
stood, cycn at the South, and ;. the . disease he
1as is not likely to spread. The Atlanta Con-
f<deyucv, which belongs to bis own party, has
tue following description ofthe man:
uMr Toombs, intellectually, is no ordinary
nun politically Ae nstonishes Ills most 1nti~
mntc friends, and ast0uuds the world with his
remarkable and wonderful fcats OF hoc.s pocus-
"Unfort unate1y for the country, Mr: ioomos
Il wholly devoid Of mo1a1 tirfnness. llc Is
purely man Of impulse and passion. by M
lure he is opposed to law md order, and to
everything that tends to restrain and compass
The passIops, whlms and prciudices Of men.
lie becomes reckless by disappointment, and
f1natfcal from opposition.
s.Hc is governed by the present, md not By
ihc effects Of existing causes or future results.
"Hcls not, nor never can he statesman, IN
tie true sense of the term. mot from the want
Of ahilty,) for tic reason TINT he ID lacking in
Judgment, discretion, aud that moral stamina
which is SO necessary to attain aud MAINTAIN,
intact, the great substrata OF principles Wnieh
unticrlic ali government, whether republican
in form, or OF q limited monarchy. Mr.. Toombs
is un unsafe and unreliable party leader. unless
it Is 10 lead over preclpice, and ne IN l0e rear:
He is gentleman who takes remarkable good
care Of himself Hespcaks largely and Justify,
but harms no one
s'Mr. Toombs is not nor never can ne Ocm-
ocr1t. Democracy. In my shape or lorn, ls
revolving to one who, By nature, Is endowed
with so much refinement and susceptibility:
Mr. Toombs Is much bcttersuited to represent
i constituency Of Great Britain. In tie House
OF Lords, than Geotgia constituency IN inc
Congress Of the United States. Wonlo oe
more congenia1 to his feelings and tastes.
"Mr Toombs has very poor opinion Of the
people. lie would prefer 70 look upon them
IL subjects and tenants, to that Of co-equals OF
sovcrcigns,"
Yet this man, whose own friends admit him
to lie utterly devoid Of Democratic sympathies
and convictions, is ono Of the great leaders Of
tic so.called Democratic party
Ii is no wonder that such man is opposed
to the Union. His notions Of government
must be perpetually offended by the success Of
our political experiment, SO that he desires to
pu: IN end to 1t as soon rs possible. 1t would
be moro congenial to the feelings Of this
"Democ1atic ~ chief 10 live under the rule Of
tie Gar Of Russia or the late King Bombalina.
PERSONAL.
| 1t was not James Sheridan Knowles, the cete-
| bra:cd author, actor, and clergyman that was
lost in the Cronstadt steamer, as reported In
the papers, but James s. Knowles, IN Amcri'
c:u gentleman, who Was travelling in Europe.
| Political excitement must be raging high
In Virginia. The Richmond correspondent OF
the Petersburg Express tells the following incl
dent:
..Ihc faircr portion Of creation now mani
fest IS much or more interest than the males
and On Saturday afternoon last n couple Of H.
dies residing in the same building on Second
street. became SO much excited that they got
to blows. One declared that hcI husband
should not vote fur Mr.. Bell il there was
no. pm t' nah n tne ~ ~ ~
faay with whom the conycrsation wns held
that she struck the great admirer OF Breckin
r'ase across lac noang VIII ne1 4au, olaanF II
thc terrible nassfons afher antaeonist's naf1rc
1t it they went, and for while, silks, satins
laccE, feathers, founces and ribbons, 1ew abou
~ ,,S ~ torntmsaaS m he arriSo1 r. ccntlc,aT
from, distant part Of the house, who, hearing
TIC noise, fastened TO the spot, ana thus prob
"o's s','eo LUZ '.lc .. uae u uo.u
| eAAuuet t'a"oA'' s'A n"'" >" a. se'3' -
Louisville, hy'' was ma'1.ea q IL" t'on'hs ass,<
tn s';ss Margaret enennaal', u tcsPss...o''
Young LADY Of Nc"-Aloany' lhalana "na
was her SURPRISE, ssert time % since, ~ TO 1'l mr.
a-'rsos I1a ~ 3.ar eunnor1 hnt thof second Mn
Randall claimed part OF his earnings. She go
out warrant Tor ne aTest & .! rs S.nda' saPoSe. e
1,ea ' .cd nn1a AZ ~ i,er IanV rcars aro IL Canaa
West, and that he had by her seven children
| Two Of whom. q bQY OF II TeaTH 01 age anu