The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-03-13
From Tie .duypsla (Ga.) Cohsfita
E'hc Course ar Time.

Seldom in the worlds history, has the falling
in the hour glass of time, borne down with their
golden grains so much Of human destiny as IN
the brief period, already expired, Of the Rcyolu.
ton of 1860 and 81.
Born as was the CONFUSION, from outraged
Justice and threatened honor thousands but
laughtod at what they deemed temporary
spasm; and hundreds yet at the North, and tit
is said few ignorant ones at the South, con-
slider the present august assembly Of the Confed
crate Congress but delegation of men, whose
sole business it is to get back in the old United
States on the best terms possible.
"Mistakensouls VIII, dream of hcavenr
The first Union, so far as we Of the South
are concerned, has fallen to rise no more; bat
the new Nation, born amid the breakers of the
low Atlantic coast nurturcd by the soft hrlezes
and crowned with the orange blossoms Of the
Gulf already manifest from It's cradle licrcu-
lean power, sufficient to strange the twin ser.
pent of envy and detraction
The revolution has 50 far, been most cminently
successful, and indeed it seems as il lit,le were
left to be done.
Six States have met together in common Com
gress and adopted a Constitution, which, while
it combines all the virtues Of the old 50 Gar rs il
Is like it, yet avoids the manifest faults Of the
document framed in the first great struggle for
freedom. For a Provisional Government, we
can conceive Of no better Constitution.
OF the ability of the Congress, there is really
little to say, for The Cotton States have sent
their tried and worthicst Statesmen, aud it has
long been conceded that the first iu.ellects Of
the States were southern.
For President and Vice President. The selc'
ton is one which will command the unqualified
appreciation Of all parties for the Hon Jefferson
Davis has long been looked up to as ono Of he
truest and best of those whose bright names
adorn the lists of Southern glory; and our own
Stephens has perhaps more absolutely the love
and esteem Of the whole people, than any other
living statesman.
What contrasts now presented between the
United States, and the Confederate States The
United States divided and convulsed by contend
ing factions, the Black Republicans determined
to rule or ruin, and the Democrats almost de-
tarmined to meet the mad finatici.m Of their
neighbors, by the high argument Of arms
New York their great metropolitan centre of
commerce, is held in subsection by Black Re
publican police contrary to the viii Of thc.largc
majority of voters; and Washington City is
perfect camp, gai1isoned with Federal troops,
and the inhabitants of the city and Of the neigh
boring States kept subj ct to sharp bayoncts,
insolent officers, and drunken, stealing soldiers.
General Scott, notorious military tyrant is
really the head of the Government, and those
who predicted all kinds Of evils for The seeding
States, now find their curses, Ike chickens,
coming home to roost
In our Confedcracy all is peace, ard so perfect
IS that peace, that editors, whose iutellecs have
been used to the sharpening process Of political
excitement, now fiud themselves about in the
condition Of a physician IN dstres-ngly healthy
neighborhood. "oihcll6s occupations gone
There are no political parties here and all BIT
ter memories are buried. al the energies Of
ourpeople are now directed TO the speedy estab-
Ishment of the new Government and We see 10
reason why, instead Of passidg through tie fiery
seven years ordeal Of the first Republic,
ours should not be born at once from the blen-
ded power of southern patriotism, and Adolf
ton hate, even as Minerva sprang forth, god
ess armed, from the aching head Of Jove. We
have no tories; but all men, whether born amid
the hills Of New England or the vallies Of the
West, or across the 6 great water" in the Father
Land, OF in Erin, or France, all with Ike energy
enter into our hopes, and win doubtless stand
by US IN any hour Of peril, TO be the Steubens,
DeKalbs. aud Pulaskis Of cur generation
But best Of all events in this rapid course Of
time-brizhtest omen Of our future greatness
Is that the Southern Congress, in the formation
Of its first great fundamental Law the Constitu-
ton which is row the supreme law Of US all,
humbly Acknowledges is trust and eoniidence in
Con.
A PHrnosoPH1c ToPER.--A man asleep. on
rsiroaa track in Alabama was taken up By the
eowcatcher, and thrown six feet up an embank-
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