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I sis A ■ i.. f . , _. t , f -- —_,i„ ■—•-- ——• , :V ‘ • J _ ' NhS Al (:rSTA ’ 6A., THURSDAV MORNING, DECEMBER 26. 1846. Vm. jv —'AO 164 mi,- 7: ... . .. . ......... A ’ *' r lJ .1 A' IM 7. I mH'. €l)roaidc cmo Sentinel A V U V iS T A . <: a .; U r KONESIJA V MORNING. DEC. 94. 1845 Things iii MilledgeviUe. < 'orrespondenre of the Chronicle <f- Sentinel. jMili.edg eville, Dec. 20, 1545. In the Senate, the bill abolishing the property qualification for Governor, &c., vr a~ passed. Mr. Miller engrafted a section upon the bill, as an amendr.roiit, providing that hereafter county lines! shall not ;>e altered without a vccornmeadation from I the Grand Julies of each county concerned, &,<•. Fhe remainder of the day Ir is been occupied in discussing the appropriation bill, which had not been completed at the hour of adjournment fur sup per. Up to thi- time .>■•» important alterations have j been made, but a great numiier of aiTjeu-irnents have been added. Among a h*w individuals a most censurable disorder prevaiKil this afternoon, un doubtedly attributable to extra indulgences after ■ dinner. It is a matter of astonishment, that at ! the most important avid hard working stag* of ihe I session, gentlemen who claim to be intelligent and I respectable—nay, who aspire to advancement —I should disgrace themselves and their station by inattention, involily and disorder. This after- 1 noon, these remarks do not exclusively apply to the Senate Chamber. Bui cither branch is go verned by presiding officers of widely different qualifications and characters, in the House, neither disorder nor impropriety is tolerated ; and when the Speaker’s hammer fails, it conveys a stern com mand which is not to be disobeyed, and is responded t) by general attention. In the Senate there is no obedience because there is no command ; the Pre sident is trifled with, because the high quality of decision is wanting. His hammer never falls or tails with a hand Too feeble to give it echo. In the House, the hill to alter the form -and or ganizaiiou oi tic Inferior Courts, was juried. Amended lulls oi the Senate were taken up. The bill to require Legislators cirry to swear to sup port the Constitution of the State and the United .•states, had been amended ny Senate so as ! > re quire nearly the same oath as at present ad mi nit- • tered. The House refused to concur. A bill punishing by fine of f,50 to S2OO, the own | ers of slave mechanics, who shall be convicted | oi permitting them to contract for work, Stc., j passed. A bill requiring executor and administrator: in | the settlement ot estates to place notes and ac- I counts c-1 creditors oi* an equality—lost. After a great number of local and unimportant ! bills hed Ik-mi disposed of, tire original bills of the ! House (shout TO in number) Were taken up. Four hilis to form new counties out id parts of j old ones were successively and summarily rejected. ■ A l .ii u .. -»-......., i1... I>.t VToniitap. j turiug Lotpany, on the f haltahoocbee, near Co- i luriibu.:, was opposed by Mr. Harris on account ol j statements made to hie. lay Mgj, J. !f. Howard, and j on account of the inve omonl of Alabama capital j in ihe concern. Mr. Strong occupied a similar po sition mi the bill. Each of these gentletneu spoke i twice o.i the subject. Messrs. Shockley and Mus- | tian defended the bill —the former gave'Mr. Harris i a gentle rasping. The bill passed—S4 to 19. The House adjourned till 7 o’clock, after twice j having t<» lake the ayes and noes. 1 ain told the j same circumstance occurred in the Senate on mo-j tion of Mr. Hackett. At night, the Senate met, went through with the j appropriation bill, read a number of bills a first lime j including the tax bill,and passed a number of un- | important bills. They would have made much i greater progress but for continued interruptions oc- j casioued by motions to adjourn and the call for yeas j and nays. These interruptions came chiefly liom Mr. Hackett. Impudence and frivolity in a iegis- ; lative assembly form insufferable public nuisances, the removal of which is incumbent upon ihe con stituencies they represent.. At night, the House met. :.»«! took up the Cart right Manufacturing Company bill. Sleft’s amend ment scented its prey into the House. Suffice it P> say, that the character of the discussion, assault and defence, in this case, were similar to those which have occurred in the Seriate on bills of a like nature. The Whigs supported the Manufac turing policy, the Democrats inv; terately opposed it by united efforts to cramp or crush incorpora tions by unjust restrictions. The hiiijfassed with a limited rcstiiction as to individual liability, by a vote of 65 to 48. It was nearly 9 o’clock when this vote was announced. The bill met with stern opposition from Messrs. Jackson, Kenan, Greene. Cannon., Moore, and others on that side ol the House —and was advocated by Messrs. Jenkins, Sanford and Strong. The latter came over among the Whigs, where he seems to teel himself quite at home. He is, Ido not doubt, (having no personal acquaintance with him, however) a very liberal minded man. Os th : s, I have seen positive evi dences. Barring a penchant for the grandiloquent, and an apparent redundance or extravagance of feeding which sometimes beaisaway his judgment on a cloud of enthusiasm, .Mr. Strong is a very clever Democrat. He too avows himself opposed to the doctiinc of instruction*. He had belter take care how he avow., his dissent from an article in the fundamental ciced of Democracy. However he knows the Whig platform is large and broad and upon it there is always room enough for the icpentant prodigal! A very little business was fitter this transacted although it was tne intention ot the House, as ro commended by ihe Chan, to go through with Uk original bills of the Hon .. to tin - end, that they might lie taken !o the Senate e-rly on Monday even then, Wednesday night (or Thursday mom log') would be the earliest possible moment ot ad (Ournment. Mr. Owen made a double motion have heard of men seeing double in a certain srtua tion —either to adjourn now or stay all night. Ifn Speaker’s hammer fell twice or thrice in quick sue cession. The llou'o refused to adjourn. Mr. Jen ms neglected to put the motion on Mr. Owen’ alternative ! It is at all times unpleasant to notic these incidents by personal allusion,and when th notice falls on the head of a friend, it mingles mor tification with regret; but undei my conception of duty, Tam not at liberty to pass them In si flence. I regard them as public delinquencies, a faults and follies committed in u public capacity. I They are incidents which do not appear directly on t Legislative Journals, but they arc not the less inti- j mately connected with the discharge of public du- : ties o:l that account; and il is one of the oldiga-i lions of an independent Journalist, professing to ; give the history of legislative proceedings, to es- j chew all pari alines. Mr.O. is an intelligent and ; warm hearted gentleman ; hence he has more to ■ answer fer than some of hi> compeers. A. The Northern Mail failed agiin lust eve ning—the Cars had not arrived at Hamburg at 7 j o’clock when the mail waggon left. Fine Cotton. —We learn that a lot of fifteen . bales o: cotton, in square packages, was sold yesterday at 8| cents. P Hn.ADEt.PIHA U MBRELLA A! ANUFACTORY. i We would call the attention of Mercimiiis and j dealers to the advertisement of Mr. Richard-! son, in another column. Holiday Sports.- -The attention oi those j w ho indulge in lire fit ing.nf crackers, lire- work s , ! &'.c„ diti ing the holiday*. isdinT-.i to the ad - i • • i ve: i i-,:;ricnt of Ihe Mai shall in this day’s paper. ! Very Late from Texas. -The New-Orleans \ Picayune of (he 17ih insi. says ; —By the arrival last night, at 9 o’clock, of the last running steamship Galveston, Capt. Wright, we have Galveston city dates of (lie morning previous, the 15th insi. The G. made ihe trip from city to city in thirty-four hours onto- altogether the 1 quickest passage ever made. This ihing of ceiving Texas papers the next day after they | are printed i a new thing entirely. Late as are our files, we do not find a line u I news of moment in any of the papers before ns j The report that Major Ha vs recently killed | two Camanches in the Li pan caran is contra- | dieted by the agent of the latter tribe, who says | they were Killed by (he guard while attempting! to escape, \\ e see no account ol lurther Indian j depredation on die frontiers. Shad. 1 lie Savannah Republican of Mon- j day says;—’] he first Shad ol the season were j served up on Saturday !>v ‘-mine host ’ of the j City Hold. Tli -y were taken just below she ■ city and were remarkably fat and fine flavored j for the season. ... . Emi <jration from Georgia to Lououana. j The travel across the Mississippi at Vidalia, j opposite Natchez, continues very great, ‘There | was one procession passed th rough Vidalia on i , 1 i the ll;h msi. that was quite a spectacle. No; i— ihnn serentpen carriaaes—some ot them j handsome vehicles, says the fnteliigencer —fob ! lowed in line, well filled wit It negroes, imple-! ments, furniture, Ac. All this was intended for | Bossier parish, and came .from the Stale oil Georgia, •- 'Tire imuffing of the Pilgvlms, This rime-honored anniversary was duly i celebrated by the New Flnsdrnut Sovietn of this i city, on (Ire 22d instant. i The Society metal the Uni cd Slates Hotel, j | and after transacting tin* usual business, elect- | j ed the following gentlemen as officers for Hie j ensuing year: i Asaph Waterman, President. | Edward Thomas, Ist Vice-Fiesident. i Wm. M. Rowland, 2 1 “ “ Thomas J. Pahmei.ee, Treasuier. Maurice Wilkinson, Secretary'. Managers. i Amcry Sibley, Albert W. Smith, . Thus. S. Metcalf, Hubeel W. Risley, John M. Adams, Wm. H, Goodrich, | W iLMAM T. Gould. , Mr. Gould declined a re-election to ihe office ! I of Secretary’, which he has held for twenty years. | j About half past eight o'clock, the Society | | and their guests sat down to the anniversary i | dinner, which was got up in Mr. Mixer’s usual excellent styh. The genuine Yankee dishes, of baked brans and codfish, and potatoes, graced . the two ends of the table, lor the first course and the second was led off by two enormous i baked. Indian puddings, flanked by pumpkin pies. i II is hardlv necessary to say that these were 1 duly accompanied by' ail the delicacies of the ; season. The venerable President of the Socie : (V was prevented from attending by severe ill ’ j ness. The two Vice-President’s presided at ’ j the dinner, which passed, ns usual, in the in ! tcrcliaiige (•! good feeling, with the sparkling ol , sentiment, an i the enlivening influence ofsong. The regular toasts were as follows: , j I. The day we Honor. —The dawn of free r \ dom, on a benighted world. Band Auhl Bang Suuc. I y. The Pilgrim Fathers —Who died, that Re i ligious liberty might he born. II Bond— Oft in the Sf iliv Night. ft. The Heck of Plymouth —The Sons ol'lhos" t? j who landed there, will live as free as their Fa r» 'hers died, Band-Sols vhn. line, ff’-c. 1; , 4. New Hngland —F-.r friends, a home—for c ; foes, a grave. Band—-Yankee Doodle. 6. Georgia— Her star loses no lustre, suffers I* oi) eclipse, but grows brighter and brighter, in t- approaching the “ ascendant." c Bond—-Star Spangled Banner. y (». The Stales ol the Uni^n-- ,t Distinct, hlu ; the billows— but one, "like the sea.” Band-—Hail Columbia. * The Philadelphia IT. S. Gazette slated sornr days since that a gentleman of that city hat r • succeeded in C' instructing a speaking automa te ton. ft hat paper ol yesterday rays The automaton constructed by Mr. Fabet *" was < xhibited, privateiv, last evening to a num ’ s V.er <>! pet sons, and subjected to severe tests ;e all of which were successfully undergo c. It ie compliance with the wishol gentlemen present the figure was made t<i talk in ihe English 1 Genuan, and Gatin languages, to sing an nc nL; companiment to music, and to whisper. Thi .i- wonderful specimen of inventive skill will sooi i? be exhibited to the public. Nashville nml t itattanooga U.aiiroad. I I TheNariiviile Bannercd the 15llt insl.says: -. | I Wccongtaittbiie tne people ol tin* whole estate, J j anu, especially’, ol Mi ialc Tennessee and of I ! Nashville, upon the final passage of the Bill j through our Legislature lor tee crlablishmeni | i Afl a R;rii Road from Nashville to Ghaltanooga. j The chatter granted is liberal in its terms—so I n 'u n ro that we have but little doubt the whole 1 stock will betaken. An overwhelming majori ty of the citizens of this part of the State are fully alive to the importance of the Road, and as fully convinced oi its praclicabilitv, and they will be found, we doubt not, taking such a por tion o! its stock as their means will authorize. To capitalists in other States, and, especially, in Georgia and South Carolina, the opportuni ty will be favorable for an investment which must ultimately yield as large a profit as any j Road in the whole country. The Georgia Legislature is now in session, I and, we sincerely trust, that they will not ad journ until the necessary stop is taken what, they should be we would not, of course, presume to suggest—for the extension and completion of their Road from Cross Plains to Chattanooga— a distance, we believe, ol not more than 35 miles. Should such measuies be adopted! we enter'ain but little doubt, that the Road from the latter point to Nashville will be completed in three years from this day. Our Legislature have extended to their brethren now assembled at Milledgevillve the right hand of fellowship— they have readily perceiv d and appreciated the almost incalculable advantages in a social, moral and commercial point of view, which will result to the whole South-west—hut espec ially to South Carolina, Georgia and Tennes see—by the establishment of this Road; and. having given an earnest, by granting a liberal charter, of their wishes and expectations, they look with confidence to them to adopt a propes mode for supplying the only link which will be wanting in Ihe great chain that is to conned, as "with hooks of steel.” th*» Southern seaboard with the Mississippi valley. We shall lonic with much anxiety to ti e ac tion of the Georgia Legislature in reference to the extension of iheir Road from Cross Plains to Chattanooga as their action must necessari ly exert considerable influence upon the succcsr ot the Charter which has just been granted in ourown Slate. Let them provide forthis ex tension, and lei our legislature pass a Biill for the construction of Locks and Dams from Nashville to ihe mouth of Cumberland, and one ot the greatest and mosi useful projects of the day will soon he in “the Tie of successfulex vifo’bnem. \V C gIV!- rjcniw ...I nt*-run ........ porlant provisions ot the Law which has pass, i ed our Legislature to incorporate a Company j lor the construction of a P.aii Road from Nash ville 'o Chattanooga. ABSTRACT. Os the provisions of the Act to incorporate the Nashville and C'.knUanooga Rail Road Corn - Company Capital stock sixty ihonsand shares oftwen j ty. five dollars each. Books for subscription to | be opened lor sixty days at various places, on i Ist Monday in January, I84(>, and fifty cents on I each share to be paid ai time of subscribing, j Account of subscription and money paid to ibe returned by 3d Monday in January’, to a ' central board ot Commissioners at Nashville, i consisting of John M. Bass, John M. Mill, Francis 15. Fogg, Andrew Ewing, A. O. P, Nicholson, Y. K. Stevenson, John Bell, Wil | loughbv Williams, William Nickol, S. D. Morgan, Joseph T. Elliston, Joseph W. Hur i ton, James A. Porter, James Overton and John j Shelby, who are to elect a president, and if I tour thousand shares be sab; cribed, are to pro ceed as early as practicable to have the route 1 surveyed, estimates made, &c.. and who are to I proceed, by themselves or agents, to receive ' subscriptions for slocks upon such terms "as | to time and manner of payment as they' may i deem expedient.” until forty thousand shares ; shall be taken. Whenever that quantity of j slock is taken the Commissioners are to call i the Stockholders together at Nashville to or ganise regularly. I No "conclusive and definite location" ol the I road to be made by the board of commissioners, ! but that to be left to the first board of directors .! elected by the Stockholders. When forty thousand shares are taken, the ’ Company may proceed with the work, and re- | ; ceive subscriptions lor, or sell ihe balance of . the Capital Stock—or borrow money to finish the road—may increase capital it necessary,&c, ’ | Fifteen directors to be chosen —to serve one -j year—one ot them to be president —must own i j forty shares to be eligible, and be a citizen ol | the United States. Board to fill vacancies in its own bodv—to appoint a president pro Can., n sec. . S Board in contracts not to exceed capital stock, I and such funds as maybe borrowed and placed j at their ronirol. ■ i After the route of the road is designated, and map filed in the office of Ihe Secretary o! Slate, ! no other Railroad ever to be constructed to run _ > latterly within twenty miles of it. without con i sent of the Board of Directors. Company has exclusive right ol transporta- I lion, but may farm it out. &c. Rates of freight ? j not to exceed 35 cents per hundred pounds un - heavy articles, and 10 cents per cubic foot on 1 articles of measurement lor every hundred I miles, and 5 cents per mile for passengers. 1 Calls on stocks not to exceed $2 on the share every 30 days, and a failure to pay calls, a lor s leilure ol the stock—or defaulting stockholders n to be sued at the discretion of the directory. Stock to be transferred as may be directed by the by-laws. Board to teporl on the affairs of the Compa ny once a year—to declare dividends semi-an nually, &c Stockholders to vole in person or by proxy. ( , Company may purchase and hold in fee, all lands necessary tor the Road and its appurte nances, for ihe erection of depositories, store i- houses, houses for the officers, servants or agents of the Company, or for workshops or ~, foundries, or for procuring limber, stone or other materials necessary for the construction of the r Road or its appurtenances. it Railroad may cross public roads and water t. courses, and Company may purchase any li’ bridge or turnpike on the line, but not to locale e- ihe road so as io injure turnpikes, without cor.- is sent ol the directors of turnpike companies. ,n If land and right of way tor road cannot be purchased, five commissioners lo be appointed J1" ‘ ss value—but work no> to be suspended I j on account of any disagreement, &c. i Provision for punishing all intruders on the i Road, and for obstructions to it. j Company prohibited from banking, but may | j insure propeity, Nc , transported on it. j Such additional powers given as may be con j venient for the due and successful execution of • the powers granted. Charter amendable by Legislature when pe titioned for unanimously by directors, and when amendments made are accepted bv unanimous vote of President and Directors, to he binding on stockholders. Ail officers and servants of the Company ex empt from military duty, serving on juries and ! working on roads. Company may purchase any number of slaves to be employed in construction and re pair of the road. Capital stock exempt front taxation toreve p , and tue Road with all its appurtenances for 30 years from completion. Road to be commenced in tinee years and fi nisiied in six thereafter, or charter forteiied. Any State, or any individual, corporation, or company ul this, or anv other State, or coun try, n ay take stock, &c. Brandt roads may be constructed to unite with it by authority ot the Legislature. CII AT TAN DOGA UAILROA D. The Legislature of Tennessee to that, of Alabama, Passed the 1 2lh. Dec. 1845, by both Houses. mr. Fletcher’s resolutions. Whereas, ilie General Assembly of Tennes see has passed an ael incorporating a company to construct a Railroad trom Nashville ft. Chattanooga; And, whereas, from partial examination and reconnoisances, which have been made, several different routes are presented, supposed to afford facilities tor the location of the road, one of which crosses ih>* Slate line, and for a short distance passes through the territory of Ala bama ; and it being desirable to locate and es tablish the road upon the louts most suitable tor its construction, which can only be ascer tained by actual surveys and estimates: Therefore Resolved, That ihe Legislature of the State of Alabama be requested to grant to the "Nashville and Chattanooga Rail Road Company” the privilege of surveying and, in case that route should be most eligible, locating ami btiildinglbeir road, and any necessarv ware houses, depots, water stations, from a point on the Slate line, in Jackson county, at or near where Crow creek crosses the same; thence down the valley of said creek towards Bolivar, so far as to be able to lurn the spur of the Cum berland Mountain, and recrosn the State line between said mountain and the Tennessee river, wills such protection lo ihengiffr conferred, and such restrictions as that Legislature may deem expedient to impose: Resolved, That the Governor of this Slate be requested to transmit a copy of ibis Preamble and Resolutions to the Executive of the State of Alabama, with the request, that he will submit the same lo the Legislature of that Stale tor consideration, Tne following gentlemen have been appoint ed by the Legislature oi Tennessee, Commis sioners. to open Books for Subscription to the ga 1;all Iftn'hVt. ‘' ! A tin ‘?>c f * Chaltanoo -11 o’clock, on Tuesday next, at the office ot the Tennessee Marine and Fire Insurance Com pany, lo nrtfhnize and adopt such measures as will carry out the objects had in view in ap pointing them, which they will tind fully on ex amingthe Charter, which will he printed before that day. Dr. John Overton, John M. Hill, Geo. W. Martin, Thomas Washington, Dr. John Shelby, G. M. Foug, John W. Walker, Jacob McGavock, J. Hush Smith, Gen. W. W. Wood folk,. A. W. Vanlier, Samuel Watkins, Thomas Wells, John Thompson, Jos. B. Knowles, James Erwin, Felix R. Raines, Pleasant Smir! , J. J. Gill, John Nichol, WestH. Humphreys, R. J. Meigs, A. V. S. Lindsley, Alex. Allison, Robert I. Moore, [Nashville Banner. Arrival of the Steamboat “ Coosa” at Rome. The Rome Journal of the 20th inst. furnishes the following account of the .Steamboat Coosa at that place: We regret that we were not at home on last Monday at the arrival of the Sicamßoat, hut \vc learn that it was a gala day for Rome. At noon a horseman galloped to this place, and informed the citizens that the Boat had just passed Guinn’s Ferry on its way to town. The impatience of the ■ people could not bo restrained, and unpleasant as was the day, soon the shore was Hired with men, I women and children. At 3 o’clock, she rounded j the point magnificently, and hove in sight with I flying colors. Id a few minutes, nearing the I crowd, she came within speaking distance, and | upon the appearance of Capt. Laferty on deck, a j tremendous shout rent the air, the multitude j greeting his arrival with loud cheering, and with | manifestations of the most cordial feelins;. 8o \ soon as she was landed, the crowd, urge l by an \ ungovernable curiosity, rushed on hoard, and ini- j mediately she was filled and covered with a mass j of human beings. A lartic number of our friends i from the country were present, and the scene was i full of that excitement which is always connected j I with an event so novel, and so peculiarly inter- | j cslinglin its consequences. There is, indeed, a species of sublimity attending an occurrence of this character which rone other can possess—a steamboat ploughing its way into the heart ol a country, (hitherto, under such circumstances, wholly unexplored. Then, wc arc informed, there was the enthusiasm, the deep outbreakings of real feeling, the necessary incidents of such an occurrence—a perfect revelry of excitement. As soon as any thing like quiet was restored in the cabin, it was announced that Col. William Mar tin, of Jacksonville, Ala., would address the peo -1 pie upon the subject, which brought them 10-1 1 gether, and introduced to the citizens of Rome, and to the ladies in attendance, Capt. L. arid his officers. Col. Marlin spoke about thirty minutes, ‘ arid enchained the attention of the audience in an eloquent speech, replete with good sense, happy ; hits, and with some most excellent suggestions. He spoke in detail of the advantages connected r with the navigation of the Coosa, assuring our citizens of the entire practicability, according to the confirmed opinion of Capt. Laferty himself, of the present noble enterprise, alluding in high terms to the superior advantages of this country in connection with Eastern Alabama, over almost any other, and minutely pointing out the various 1 sources of wealth which our citizens, by industry . and energy, may successfully and immediately . develope. We regret that our absence on the oc r casion prevents vs from giving to our readers a j. full abstract of Col. M’s interesting address. He r concluded amid the cheers of the crowd, urging , our citizens not lo permit so noble an enterprise now to fait, by any neglect on their part, thus be gun and brought within their reach by' the perse r verauce of a single individual. I Thomas J, Campbell, Esq., of our town, e having been loudly called for, proceeded in an ■ appropriate address to respond to the speech of Col. Martin, and in behalf ol the people of Rome e I arid of Floyd, to welcome Capt. Laferty and his dll Officers, to the hospitalities of onr citizens. Mr. | Campbell’s speech, occupying twenty minutes in ) I its delivery, was full of that sort of animation | ■. and spirit, attending the representative of an ex- i j cited auditory,and spoken as it was, wholly upon i the spur of (lie moment, not only rendered entire I | satisfaction, but, we learn, highly delighted every i individual whom ire had been called on to repre sent upon the occasion. Mr. (J. was repeatedly interrupted in the course of his remarks by the applause of the audience, and concluded by ten dering to Captain L. the profound thanks of the people of Northern Georgia, the county of Floyd i and of Rome, lor the energy, industry and hide- i fatigable enterprise, which has enabled him to ! overcome every obstacle in securing his most san- | gnino expectations, and to place within our | reach a link in that great chain which is lo bring into our midst, the immediate means of a high degree of wealth and prosperity. The Coosa River. —Despite the uncompromis ing opposition to the interests of this section of Georgia, and notwithstanding the ridicule which some portions of the country have attempted to throw around the w r hole subject, it i« at length proved incontrovertibly, after arpunusuai display of patience, industry and perseverance, that the Coosa River is in truth a navigable stream, in dividuals who may still be incredulous on the subject, are cordially invited to make us a visit, and we assure them that they,?.will leave us en tirely satisfied of the fact. At our wnarf, the Steamboat 4 * Coosa” is still anchored, and is >e ceiving visitors daily, and is ready at any time to demonstrate to the unbelieving, the entire prac ticability of the enterprise in which she is en gaged. Since the arrival of the boat, we have had an interview' with Capt. Laferty on the subject of the river, and of the future prospects connect ed with its navigation. On these subjects we find him in the finest spirits imaginable, and all that is wanting now, to complete the whole en terprise, is ar« nergetic movement cn the part of those who are interested in the matter, and who are to be the beneficiaries of his active exertions. Nature has done her part in securing to us a fine navigable river during all seasons of the year. On this point there can bo no doubt, after the consultations we have had with the officers of the boat in relation to the matter. Capt. L, Jras been navigating the river between Montgomery and tide water, and declares to us that the Coosa be tween this point and the Double Springs, posses ses advantages even superior to that, He as sures us that, by the slightest improvement in the world, there is no season in ihe year, ordinari ly, that, tire boat cannot run. If, during the hot summer months when the water is at its lowest stage, aftarge amount of freight should present it self for transportation, and it should be found, under such circumstances, to he impracticable, (he Captain informs us that it is one of the finest towing rivers he ever saw, that such means may readily be resorted to, that no danger need be apprehended on that score, and that the boat can run without difficulty, regularly, all the year rourd. With there facts rn view', we repeat again, nature has surely done her part in the ac complishment of the enterprise. Nothing can be said more certainly, than that Captain L. has done all within the power of a single individual to bring about an object so laudable. And, row, plainly, Hie question again recurs, shall this enterprise fail ? Shall a want of public spirit on the part of this county and elsewhere, who are so deeply interested in the matter, disap point the expectations of Capt. Laferty, and re ject the offered means for a full development of ourrecsources, and the consequent accumulation of wealth r.rsd prosperity in our midst p Let a nega tive response be heard from every man in the whole Cflmtpjltut Vb We are of those who believe that tionsofils most sanguine friends. Capitalists are day after day, visiting this country with the full intention of investing a portion of their funds in the Cherokee lands The county of Floyd offers a rich attraction to men of that character, and they are already begin ning to avail themselves of its fertility and supe rior advantages. Rome, too,is a point, to which merchants arc looking as a town of future com mercial prosperity. The rich adjoining counties of Alabama, are ready and anxious to pour their inexhaustible productions through this point to the markets of Savannah, Charleston and Augusta. The navigation of the Coosa has been experimen tally demonstrated, and with all these "irrefrogi blo facts and arguments,” we repeal again, this great enterprise cannot fail. A Coincidence. —At the very hour at which tire steamboat arrived at our wharf, the freight car of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, made its appearance for the first lime at King ston. These points are but fifteen miles apart, and il we were at all inclined to superstition, we should sav that this is another circumstance clearly foreshadowing the early construction of the Memphis Branch Railroad. From the Muscogee Democrat Extra, of Dec. 30 Fire in Columbus, Ga. A fire broke out about f 3 o’clock, in the store house ot Messrs. Baugh & Mitchell, on the up- I per part of Broad-sireel, and a few doors below ! Bank’s corner , and spread thence op and down | the street, until nearly the whole square fronting j on Broad-slrcet, and bounded south by Ran i do’-ph-streel, east by Oglelhorpe-streel, and | north by Bryan-streel, was laid in ruins, excepl j inglhat portion on Oglethorpe-street, norih ol J. | B. Wells’s Resiaurat. The Oglethorpe Hotel is yet sale, and si* are j also ail tire buildings south ol Randolph-street. ! The printing office ofthc "Columbus Times” i wasdeslioyeci, bin we understand that the presses j and some of the materials were saved. The Bt. Mary’s Bank is in ruins, but time ! was afforded to save every article of its con i louts; and most of the Goods in the Stores were I removed lo a short distance 1 from the place where the hie originated. It is not possible now to estimate the extent o! the lossAvhich lias been experienced by this calamity. The streets arc lull ot Goods, and we trust that the actual loss will he compara tively (rifting. Yet, at this season, particularly, j when most of the stoias were fill! of Goods and I so many will have theirbusiness entirely broken 1 up. there must necessarily be much suffering. | Wo regret to stale, Ural one of our active and j worthy members of the Fire Department, Mr. j Josiali Prangliu, was nearly killed by lire fall ing of a wall upon him, while he was in the act of lightning a lamp. Both his thighs were fractured and his head somewhat bruised, but his more vital pans are uninjured, leading lothc hope that the accident will not prove fatal. A young man of tire name of Driver, clerk for Mitchell & Baugh, made a miraculous es cape-being dragged out of his bed when the cinders were failing upon it. 6 o'clock, A. M. —The fire is subdued, and no further destruction is apprehended. We sub join the following list of sufferers by this sudden calamity:— Wesson & Booher, insured tor $5,000; Mitcheii & Baugh, no insurance, loss 8 to $13,000; Poner & Wheaton, loss $3,000; H. W. & J. D. Nance; Ezekiel & Litchron, insured $10,000; E. & M. Meidner, total loss; J. Backer, G. B. Phole, A. K. A,v el ’i Auction & Commission House, no insurance; Inslee & Clapp, goods removed ; W. 8. Nell, no •insu rance; Carter & Stock:on, insured $3,000; J. G. Winter’s Bank St. Mary’s every thing saved, ’ even to the inkstand; Luke Reed, goods re \ moved; John Schley’s law office, contents i saved; IL 11. Woodruff, goods removed; S. 3 Lessermann &Co , White & Ferrell, Restau ral; A. Gunst & Co. A. H. McNeil, L. J. —-.-j-., fTir~»wr«—^■W MlC^ J Davis. Tarbox & Co. Geuree H. Betz, F. j chaffer, J. B. Hicks, Wm. Alley, H. Willers, | and John Fox, removed most ol the goods; J. i FI. Ami rows, lottery office; M. Louis, boot 1 maker, ail saved; the 'rimes office, part re j moved, bin in much confusion, full insurance; “Rialto,” Charles Rooney; 4 shops on Ogle thorpe -siteel, occupants unknown; “Our Cot ice House," R. Ware; and J. B. Wells’s re<=- taurat, articles generally removed. file areaot the burnt district is about 600 Icel ! by :ioo. | JN. B.—The fire did not reach to the west side | ol Broad-street, and the Cotton Ware Houses are ! perfectly safe. How t tie fire originated is not yet ascertained. Gen. Daniel McDongald is the principal suf ferer from the loss ot buildings consumed. Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the members of the Fire Department, lor the great zeal manifested by them to suppress the conflagration, but whose exertions were, in a gieat degree paralyzed by the want of a suffi cient supply of water—the extreme coldness of the morning and a stiff breeze that blew Irom the north-west. The “Columbus Guards" w €te on duty all the morning, and rendered important service in j the piotecliofl of goods, &c. j Further Particulars. —l 2 o'clock , iff.—We have been enabled to gather only a lew more particulars:— The following are the names of the principal owners ol the buildings which have been burnt, with a rough estimate of thei r value : John Banks, 2 stores, value, $7,000 Holsey & Hoisted, Charleston, 1 store,. 3,000 Gaither, Wetumpka, *1 “ 3,000 John Warren. I « 3,000 John G. Winter, 1 store and Banking house, fully insured, 5,000 Gen. MeDougald, 16 or 18 stores 50,000 fierit of which brings the interest on $100,000.) Mr. Rhynd, Augusta, 1 store, 3,000 Mr. Clapp, (insured,) 2,000 Randall Jones, 3stores, 7,000 Thomas Morris and Col. Jones, 2 stores, 3,600 A. H. Beli&Co. lost about SI,OOO worth of goods. Ezekiel & Lichton, 5,000 J. M. Tarbox & Co. covered by'tnsurance, 2,000 L. J. Davies, insured $7,000, sufficient to cover all Joss. Mitchell & Baugh, total loss 10 to $12,000. Wesson & Booher, joss covered by insu rance. The total loss in buildings wiH exceed SIOO,- 000, and may reach to $150,000. We are gratified to learn that the Bank of St. Mary’s building was not entirely destroyed. The from room only was burnt—the Cashier’s room and the Vault, being entirely fire-proof, resisted the devouring element. The business of Ihe Bunk wiU be continued at the same place. The front buildings, belonging to Mr. Winter, were fully insured in the Equitable Office in New York. We are requested by the editors of the “ Times,” to state that their establishment is so “ broken, scattered and destroyed, that it will be impossible to make their regular issue without an entire renovation.” Their policy of insur ance, we are happy to state, will save them from anv considerable loss. Our neighbors of the Enquirer were warned by the smoking of the roof, to move the most of their materials—but happily they have suffered no loss. Their office is necessarily ip much imminent danger, but they have suffered no loss r<v from removal ot the goods. MARRIED In this city, on Sunday, the 21st inst., by the Rev. Wm. T. Brantly, Mr. Wm. S. Skinner, of this county, to Miss Harrell B. Butterfielo, of Francestown, N. H. CO M MERCI AL. New Orleans, Dec. 16. Colton— There has been a fair demand for Cotton to day, but owing to tho higher prices asked by factors sales have not exceeded 1300 bales, at very full prices. We quote ordinary C£ to 6f, middling Cj to 7j. good middling 7} to 7|,'middling fair 7J to 7f, fair 7| to 8, good fair to 81-, fine choice 0 to cents. Freight* and exchange without variation. Mobile, Dec. 17. Colton —There lias been but little activity in the mar ket to-day, and the transactions only sum up about 600 bales, at the same general rales given in our quotations tliis morning. MARINE El ST. Savannah, Dec. 22. Cleared— Brig Vandali.a, Wall, New Orleans. n n i i mi i inn n ihm EMORY COLLEGE. JL Newton county, within 1J miles of the Georgia Railroad. The Board of Instruction consists of Rev- A. B. Longsthekt, LL. D., President, and Professor of Moral and Mental Philosophy. Rev. A. Means, M. D., A. At., Professor of Physical Science. Rev. Geo. W. Lane, A. M., Professor of An cient Languages. G. W. W. Stone, A. AL, Professor of Ma thematics. n Rev. O. L. Smith, Adjunct Professor of Lan guages. The next term begins on the last Monday in Januaty. and continues till the 20th of July. Tuition for the year $44. Board can be had in the village front sll 11 sl2 per month, including all expenses. There is a Preparatory School connected with the College, under the direction of Professor Lane, assisted by competent Instructors. GEO. W. LANE, Secretary of the Board of Trustees. Oxford, Dee. IS. wlOt d 24 Sheriff Sale.—Will be J sold on the first Tuesday in March next, at Appling, before the court house door, between the usual nours of sale, one tract of land con taing four hundred and twenty acrcs,ntore or less, lying on the waters of Red’s creek, and bounded by lands of Thomas, Gardner, Darby, Marlin and Wood : levied on as the property of Eli O. Ken drick. to satisfy a mortgage fi. fa. from Columbia superior court, in favor of John Wyatt vs Eli O. Kendrick. ISAAC RAMSEY, December 24,1845. Sheriff’. County, Georgia: V v Whereas Richard H. McGinty applies to me lor letters of administration on the estate of Nancy K. McCrary. ta minor of Evans Ase- Crarv) late of said county, deceased; These are therefore to cite and admonish, all and singular, ‘he kindred and creditors of said de ceased, to he and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law', to show cause, if any they have, wiry said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office in Warrenton. Dec. 24.1845 P. N. MADDUX, Clerk. WARREN County, Georgia; Whereas William Hobbs applies to me me for letters of administration, on the estate of David Hobbs, sen., late of Warren county, deceased : These are therefore to cite and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and credi tots of said de ceased. to be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law, to show' cause, if any they have, w'hy said letters should noibe granted. Given under my hand at office in Warrenton. Dec. 24, 1845. P. N. M.4DDUX, Clerk.