Year: 1877

Hill, the great whig statesman of Georgia,
recently made a speech before the Southern
Historical Society, in Atlanta, from which
we make the subjoined extracts:


| could detain you all night in correcting
false impressions which have been iudustri-
ously made against this great and good man
| know Jefferson Davis as l know few men.
| have been near him in his public duties !;
| have seen him by his private fireside;
have witnessed his humble Christian dcvo-
ton and l challenge the judgment of his
tory. when say no people were ever led
through the fiery struggle for victory by q
ltssesses esSlss atrint- = wifi.s-ths carnage
OF war and the trials Of public life never
revealed n purer and more beautiful Chris
tan character


Those who, during the struggle, prostitu-
ted public for private gain, or used positions
to promote gain, or forgot public duty to
avcnge private griefs, or were derclict and
faithlcss in any form to our cause, are thew
who condemn and abuse Mr. Davis. And
well they may, for, of all such he was tho
contrast, the rebukc and the enemy. Those
who were willing to sacrifice self for the
cause; who were willing to bear trials for
its success; who were willing to reap sor-
row and poverty that victory might be won ,
will ever cherish the name of Jefferson Da-
Wis; tor to all such he was a glorious peer
and most worthy leader


L would be ashamed of nv own unwor.
thiness if | did not vcncratc Lee Iwould
scorn my own nation if l did not. .lo,,ssuis
would question my own integrity and pa
triotism if | did not honor and admire both.
There are some who affect to praise Lee and
condemn DAVIS. But of all such Lee him
self would be ashamed. No two leaders
ever leaned, each OH the other, in such
beautiful trust and absolute conlidence.-
Hand in hand, and heart in heart, thew
moved in the front Of the dire struggle of
their people for Independence noble pair
of brothers. And if fidelity TO right en-
durance of trials, and sacrifice of self for
others, can win title to place with the
good in the great hereafter, then Davis and
Lee will meet where wars arc not waged,
aud sandcrs are not heard; and as heart in
heart, and wing to wing, they fly through
the courts of heaven, admirng angels will
say, "What noble pair of brothers."


BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A CHILD.-A
most horrible affair has come to light in Polk
county. Early last summer n little orphan
girl was taken in charge by Thomas Allen,
who lives near Tryon, in the county of Polk
Last Friday, d. Foster, Esq, an uncle of
the child, was informed that Allen and his
wife were brutally whipping the poor little
waif. On learning this he immediately
went to the house, and informing them Of
the reports he had heard, took the child to
his home in Columbus. On the way she
related to her uncle her heart-rending story.
She had been tortured and whipped in the
most brutal manner, her hair pulled out of
her head, and her legs skinned and bruised.
She was often tied to loom and whipped
with double rope, with pieces of timber,
splits, etc, and time and again they threat
cned to Kill her and sccrcte her body in a
large hole near the house. She related that
the woman was more brutal towards her
than the man. Upon reaching his home,
MIR. Foster had physician, DIR. j. c. Wal
drop, summonc1, who examined the child
and found her in most critical condition.
Her little body was mass of bruises, and
from the suffering, fear and excitement she
had experienced, the child was in state of
6elrium. 1t will take the utmost care and
attention to restore her. The brutal couple
have been put i'll jail.-Hcnlcrson (N. c.
Courier


TIE GREAT RACE-Noyer sinco the,