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' n pon (he Post Mtskr nearr-s tin m, and leave (heir names. We request Post Masters generally, to sen 1 us the names of all subscribers. FOR THE WESTERN GEORGIAN. 1.10258 e Mr. Editor: —Thu friends of our joung but Nourishing village, have much ret shi to con •gratulatc themselves upon its rising greatness. But a short time since and its enterprising founders, commenced their exertions in its be half, against the combined energies <>t' settled interest on the one Land and mushroom rivalry “on the other. Nothing (Limited by ealtinmv, nor embarrassed by systematick opposidon, but urged forward by the promised greatness 'of their united exertions, they have tit last con verted the rugged waste and howling wilder ness, into a neat, growing mid aspiring town The opposition that seemed at one time to bld 'defiance to reason, and wis as impetuous as a ‘mighty tornado, have a: length ycildcd up their prejudices, and are now united with its origin al fri .ndsin aiding to c nsun mate its ultimate destiny. Situated at the junction of the Eto. wah the OoslanolLi Rivers, it must be the ’hetidof Stfcv'tihoal navigation. —lt was long a hhaftdr of specum'bn with many who w-ue pleased to ’be ranked arn..:-j ’<s friends, wheth er Steauibda's of any useful dm., ''-ions won! I vv’C't r.m SMccnssfully on the Coosa Ri. p ‘o ihis place-. But our euterprisi g fellow citi- , Ron,/(»ht» McComb Johnston Esq., has solved! Ihr doubt, and banished the C ars of the most 1 sceptic on this suFj-ct. He has lately reach- ! ed this place from Wetumpka, w ith his beau-i tiful keel-bottom boat Id.-tdcd with Groceries. Keel bottom boat navigation iltrough tin shoals, at any season of the year is therefore now a mat er of ascertained certainty—But many persons may be disposed to yield their belief.as to K".al boat navigation, but doub' thcsu.'cess of Steam l» »at naviga ion. Now I io the proof—Mr. Johnson a-•sines me that there is few or no obstacles above Fort Will iams on the Coosa, to prevent Steaiu boarnav igation at all seasons of the year—o at least with an expenditure of a very small sum of money compare! to the advantages dial would result, an I the Coma wotid be co m t from th,.t yniut an excellent navigable s ream. Ami su cm.fi Lmt is h<‘, thaljds views are corn c‘, t iat ihe is now in the eve ol embarking f>r Cincwjnwlli, to purchase a Boat expies I; fur the Const River, and h>* entertains no dottbt liut lie will be able to bring it over the shoals (kumg (he high water, which usually occurs dtsriiig (ho spring season. Add to ill's, the sTieres-ful efibr s of the Direc tors of ti e Wetumpka and Coosa Rail Road (lompany,'« c«lisiimaii:ig I heir n.>1,1 enterpt ise witch is evs-ui now under partial con r id, we - .1 • . . . I . -a >.. . 1 .. hhiv uC IK* dfSl'iinl day < xpvvt t<> see a proud step I met Iteaiilk: iiosoni of iht.'ttius’ lieau<i-l ltd i iv<•«• in 11 e wotkl.ll.r << »i lit* t<i «Sc ii;«'i:sti \ j <»f W. Georgia. i'lieu will Rom- lake: her des. lined stand among fli« towns and cities o( tho| count rx ,nn<! reward ’nor enterprisin r I’oiinders, tor llks teoqwary reproach they s illered for her ! Let it IH’t be supposed that I am one o| those dial projected this rising p'nee, so far I’rom it, I was tlntu raH<k<;<l among its oppos.-rs, lot lime mid cireiiinstmiccs have effected in my mind, a powerful change. v z • ?*v* * If carl of C*Wf;l, Juit. IR, IS3S. Cuhimfms b’e pirn I unit ll' r tld. MEETING (»E THE UNION PARTY LN 'HIE LEGISLa 11 RE. Thu members of ihe I nionparlv in the !.<•• gislalore, convened in the R pr s' nttitivv Hall on ihe cveimig-of the 2TI <*f December, wili I a view to ccivsult as to (he most suitable means to he ado| led in nl.Uiod to (he nomination of a ticket lor the next Congress, 'I he follow, ing wene the proceedings: Onuxilnitl, Charles). McDonald, L'sq. was called to the chair, and Jos ph Sturgis. Esq., appointed Secretm y. The iLPuaing Preamble and Resnhi'ions were then p'es.mn dby M. Hall McAllister, 1 Esq. nnd mlop ed by the tnecting. Whereas, it is desirable to oh ain a full and fair expression of public si n’imvnl. as to those who should represent the Union Democratic party of this Statu in the ru .xt Congress us the (nihil Stati st /&* it I'ierefw, Rcsidved, That the Union pnrty of this Slate will liohl n Convention nt Milledgeville <ai the first Mondav in May next with n view to nominate Hair candidates fur Congress. Rcsoh'rd, That each county sh ill be entitled to us ninny votes in the t'oiivcution ns th< \ have nunnbvrs in each hrm.eh of the General Assembly, whether they send one or more del .egates. Resolved, That the proceedings of this ’inerting be signed by the Chairmm and conn lersigtv d by the Secretary, tin I be published l>y the I nion Presses ofthis State. c. j. McDonald, ch’it. JotßPii Stvkgis. Sec. The most outrageous and brutit! net we tmvv.cver lo urd of. and one which ought to xitlkx au rve< last,ng stigma upon the habit of wearing Howie knives, occurred in the l.egis. lure of Atkaiisus, on the Ith instant. A Wes lorn jmper *a\», that the speaker of the I louse wf Rep<v«vtttkuvcs of the General Asm mb \ of Aik<Hisas, (Mr. Wilson of ('lark roumy ) rushed forni the Chair upon Mr. Anthony, oi Randolph county, with a drawn Dowie knive, and though res -ted by hi* antagotrM with a jmnilar weapon, he almost instantly despatch t 5 him. I'iio provocation was a personal re mark aimed at the Speaker by the unfortun nte member. Wilson was forthwith nrrestrd by the civil authorities, and his name stricken hem the roll of the House, by nearly a unan iuous tote. Such a n.vustcr to be 11 hang.-d for thus violating the respect alone I w hich is due to a formal legislative body. || Arkansas do not make an example of him, hci society will well merit the epithet ol brutal. Mobile. Citron. t COXGRESSL. from the Correspondence of the Charleston Mercuiy. IFashingto-v, Dec. 20. • Agdation in Congress—Meeting of the Southern Members of the House of Represent olives. , The abolition question has come 5 to a crisis in the House, which can not be evaded by the South members. A Vermont, memorial praying the I immediate abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Co lumbia, having been presented some ,' days ago by Mr. Slade, he this morn s ing called it ui>, and moved its refer ence to the Committee on the Dis [ trict of Columbia, with instructions to report a Dill in conformity with I the prayer of the petition. Mr. | Slade spoke at length, in support of i .'emotion, and expressed his sur i prist, 'hat the House had determined !to surpre/s these petitions, and ail 'debates upon while the feeling and voice of the count’"/ was in favor ofthc free discussion of the subject. He said that, in England,such a thing as die contemptuous treatment of a petition was unknown, that, so in consistent was it with the spirit of the British Constitution, that the proposition to surpress a petition on anv subject, would bring the blush of indignation upon the checks of every member. He alluded to the preconcert by which all these peti tions had been as soon as presented, laid on the table. Mr. IFisc inter i j/Osed to deny any preconcert on the part of the Southern n c nbers, and Mr. Slade explained that ho meant, only such a concert as was the result of a common feeling on the subject. Mr Dawson, also, sev i ral times interposed to require ex i a • i-i r 11 i i _. planations, which were louoweu by ‘disclaimers from Mr. Slade. Mr. S. went into a definition of slavery, and an argument to prove that n the abstract it was inconsistent with the laws of God, the principles of Christianity and the Constitution.— The opinions of the North, he said, were made up on this subject.— The spirit which assailed si ivery, • amid not lie repressed any more than the light, oflhe sun. | Mr. Legare interposed, to im plore the member to pause—for the sake of the North-—for the sake of the common peace which all prized —to pause, and give some reflection to the consequmic's oflhe course he was pursuing. If there was, as the memher said, an irrepressible spirit at the North on this subject, he would assure him that he would en counter an equally stubborn spirit on the part of the South. He would not, in view of his constituents, his family, and his home, sit here, any longer, and witness tamely their ag gressions upon the rights and feel ings of the South. Mr. Slade said he respected and appreciated the feelings of the gen tleman from South Carolina on this subject, though he could not sym pathize with them: but his constitu ents required that he should present their views on this question. He proceeded until he was called to or der by Mr. B is:*, lor alluding to, ami discussing slavery in the States. The (.'hair said it was out of order, but Mr. Slade disclaimed intention, to bring in any thing but the ab stract question, which the Chair said ,! was in order. > Mr. Legare rose and moved :>nd adjournment. but the question was not in order, as Mr. S. had the floor. Mr. Slade proceeded till about two o'clock, when he was referring to ) some Virginia authorities, as he call bed them, about slavery, Mr. Rhett hen' rose to make a question, but . yielded the floor to Mr. R ise,, w ho, as the subject of slavery in Virginia was again referred toT begged, with ! out the slightest feeling of excite . i incut, he said, to call upon the Rep s-resentatives of Virginia to retire. e . WITH HIM, FROM TIIeHoUSE, for the ( purpose of deliberating upon the course proper for them to pursue. I Mr. llolsey, of Georgia, rose and ’ made a similar appeal to his col leagues. Mr. RhsU stated the South Caro i Ima Delegation had already signed ! a paper agreeing to meet at 3 o’- clock, this day, in the Committee ' Room of the Committee of the Dis trict of Columbia, for the purpose ; of consulting upon their course at this juncture; and remarked that as ■ the subject of slavery in his State ; had been introduced as a topic of discussion here, it was proper for the whole Southern Delegation to withdraw and devise what should be done. Mr. Roberson, of Virginia, sec onded the suggestion. Mr. Slade attempted to go on, but was peremptorily called to order by the Chair, who slated that he could not proceed without the permission of the House, if any object! m was nude. Mr. McKay and others ob jecting, Mr. Slade asked him ccod at order. Mr. Rencher moved that the House adjourn. Mr. Slade asked the Yeas and Navs, which were or dered, and were. Yeas 106, Nays 63. So the House adjourned. Before the adjournment, Mr. Campbell announced that the mem bers representing the Slave-holding States, were requested to assemble immediately in the Committee Room of the District of Columbia. From the Mobile Morning Chronicle. IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. Great excitement on the Slavery Qnes tion—withdrawal of Southern Mem bers. Our special correspondent, in a note inclosing the annexed notice of yesterday's proceedings in Con gress, says:—We are in the midst of o • a tremendous excitement on the Slave Question. IN SENATE—Dec. 19th. Moro abolition movements in the .senate. More petitions—more dis cussion—more excitement. Anoth er firebrand was thrown into the •Senate chamber this morning, in the form of resolutions from the Legis lature of Vermont. Mr. Swift, one of the Vermont senators, was the bearer of the despatches. At his request, the resolutions wore read' , by the Secretary of the senate, and! the excitement occasioned by the! reading was much more general and extensive thin that created by the discussion of yesterday. The reso lutions made severe strictures upon slavery and the slave trade, with some harsh allusions to the slave holding states. The reading over, tw o or three se nators sprang to the floor. The eye oflhe Vice President first fell upon ’ ILr. King, of Alabama, who said that the resolutions were infamous, come from what source they might. They contained a gross libel upon! the south, and deserved, and he hop ed would receive no respect, and no! consideration at the hands of the senate. 9/r. Swift replied that no threats would deter him from doing his duty to his state, and defending the Le- ! gislature of Vermont. Mr. Calhoun followed, with some] severe strictures upon the resolutions presented by Mr. .Swift. They were, ■ lie said, a heavy blow' upon the con ‘ federacy—a deeper wound than had before been inflicted by any senator, or by any state. I A long rotracfcd debate, was ! threatened. Some were for hurrving . it on—for bringing the w hole subject y before the senate, an I others for >i postponing it fora week, and others •. indeiinitely. At the request of J/r. t. ( lay, who foresaw that a storm was [ gathering, and that an angry debate . would be the consequence, Mr. i Swift withdrew the resolutions for - the purpose of presenting them on - 7’uesday next. The resolutions were withdrawn, . and the Pandora's box was closed fur • today, and probably until Tuesday next. The explosion will then be i tremendous, for. .Mr Calhoun, ar. I Preston, Clay of Alabama, and a host • of others, are ready and eager for discussion. The resolutions from • Vermont will prove the greatest fire brand that has been thrown into Congress since the beginning of the abolition fever. The end! TFhat will it be? where will it be? From the MobileMort.ing Chronicle. Washington, Dec. 21. Thursday morning. The southern members were in session lust night until 12 o’clock, consulting together in ' referrcnce to the interest of the Slave holding States. Most of the delegations were in full attendance. From Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia, all were present. From Ma ryland, North Carolina, Tennessee and Ken tucky, a large majority of the members were present. Messrs. Calhoun, Preston, Cuthbert, I Crittenden, and several senators were in at tendance, and addressed the meeting. A mul titude of rumors are in circulation as to the deliberations of the m-tubers. They are not to be depended upon, and 1 will, therefore, on ly send you what has been made public* After a consultation of some horns, it was agreed that the principles oflhe report intro, duced two sessions back, by Mr. Pinckney, ol South Carolina, and the Resolutions pre sented by Mr. Pinckney, accompanying that report, should be now agreed upon by the Southern members as their guide of action Mr. Patton, of Virginia, who presided at the meeting, was authorised to bring forward a resolution to that effect. Mr. Pinckney’s resolutions, you remember, were prepared two years since, and the part he then took upon that question lost him his election. The soutlv-rn members now do Mr. Pinckney justice, and acknowledge his course to have bean the correct one. An agreement ! to present such a resolution as was presen ed by Mr. Pinckney, was the chief subject dis cussed, and without troubling you with rumors, you will learn what is more important—lac's —in the report of this day’s proceedings in Congress. Yours Ac. From the Columbus Sentinel and Iler-dd. SKETCHES, AD LIBITUM. BY HORATIO WALDO, ES i. Messrs- I’Flitors: With your permission, I will occnpy a space in your col nuns weeklv, with a view to descant in a general wav, upon topics, persons and circumstances, as they may arise and be developed, in the due and natural progress of time, li has boon a cus tom from the earliest ages of antiquity, to wield the pen ag irist the vices, and in favor of the virtues ol society—to exalt the human cha racter in i’s morals, and the human intellect in its noblest exhibitions—to sketch the manners of every-day life, with a view to place inti proper light, the correct delineations of char acter—to satirise its loliies—to potirtrav its beauties—toexpose its’deformitics. and in fine to analyze all i s component parts; and he who has read history to tiny useful purpose, t cannot have I'tiied t<) learn the beneficial re sults which have followed such a custom.— With this brief, and perhaps unsatisfactory t preface, 1 will begin by observing, that upon a I'cceht visit to the Capitol of this State, I was naturally led to the observance of much which I deem wt II worthy of notice and record.— i he metropolis ol Georgia the session oflhe Legislature, which has just closed, was per- ! Imps, more lively and interesting than usual. I I'he retiring of one Governor anef the sue- I cession of another to his place, indu ed to the ‘ City ol Milledgeville, at an early day, a lartje concourse of native Georgians, as well as I strangers: and even up to the last week of: : the session, the Hotels were throng.-., and j each succeeding day, presented both the Sen ate Chamber and House of Representatives, 1 full to overflowing— fluor, lobby and gallery, j The Senate of Georgia is talented—as ait cn : fire body it may be so considered. I'o individualize, 1 should place them thus, I—that is, the leading members, or slurs if the expression may be pinioned. McAllister, Colquitt. McDonald, Powell, Patterson, Black, Harris, P. Bmler, King, Haralson, and so on; but these are the orators of the Senate, and, such, rendered conspicuous above their fellow members. The debate in the Senate I are conducted with much gravity and deco- j rUrri, and with the exception of the Senate of ; the United States, it is the best conducted de- i hburative assembly that I remember to have ; seen. The honorable gentleman who pre- ’ i sides over this body, wears an air of dignity i in ail his deportment which lenders interest ng and illustrious the high s'ation which he f occupies. May Ibe indulged with an item or | two wt h regard to the honorable and learned gentleman, who, by common consent, s’ands firs/in the Legislature of Georgia. M. Hall McAllister, Esq. the Senator from (’h.itham county, is a man apparen'lv about thirty-five years ol stout ami athletic in bis person, with a countenance that could not be m S’akcil for its expression of candour, magnnniiniiy an : beuevol -nee. His hair is a light auburn, an 1 worn in the style of a sludioso fresh from the H ills of oiii Cambridg' ; his fice appears beardless, at least across the Senate Half, and consequently his appearance is quite youth ful and interesting; when he rises to speak, he most usually stands with his hands in his pockets, n habit for which the tailors ire high ly censurable. At the present session he wore a drab overcoat, with side pockets, which are entirely too convenient for a ‘'potent an I erave” Senator, Asa speaker, he is flu nt, 1 persuasive, and for ible, and bmng a ripd scholar, his ideas are clothed in hmgtiagd chaste, rich and copious. As tin orator, he is graceful, fiery, f.isemn'ing, and in all things quite Shakspaerean—he'is a powc-rfiri debator, and the able tmd gallant leader of the Union party in the Legislature—he is an honor to the State, but the State wrongs herself in not. placing him upon the floor of Congress; there he Would shine, and shine brightly. The House of Representatives is such a compound of men and mortals as would defy the pen of Wafer Scott truly to describe; men are there of all shapes, sizes and figures; of complexions and dispositions various as the tints ofthe rainbow; there also are grades of intellect Irom the highest to the lowest; the soi,nd reasoner, the shadow declaimer—the learned debater, the ignorant talker—the chaste and polished gent.omen, the rough and untutored, but honest woodsman—all there in ohe solid mass, and the ayeff and no,w are fre quently heard to wring tike the voice ofan army; and particularly when a Bnuk Bill is on its passage, the uni’ed voices of the opposi tion, as thev cry no, is positively terrific. * * ■ * * * ' * * - Di’. A. NOTING permanently loctted in Rome. J Floyd county, u-n.iers im services to llie generally, in the pruciicc ol Medicine and iie collate ral branches. ‘ Rome. Jan. 13—I—ts. Out J EjOoR Oml ’ J Ohi»! J "P R detennhif J on leaving the coun fl ty, therefore all pcrnotisindt bted t<> me eroer Note or ope i Account, may, alter the float day ol February next, expect to flml their Notes or | xx-.counts m the hands of an officer, if thev do not pay | up before- th it time. ' 1 _ T „ WILLIAM K. BRIERS. Rome, Jan. IG—l—tl. c 3_n .is e 5-3. caa3. sg a t Fioyd CtKiifiJy, Georgia- BFEpiIE Subs r bar hiving opened bis M. new Brick (louse in the Town of Rome, as a Hotel for the purpose of ac co-nmodating permanent boaiders, and tra H ie.u customers, tenders lus services to the public. Iletrnsts that hit accodatiom will be >u th ns will si usfy the most fastidious. His table will at all times be furnished with the best the country affords, and ev ery exertion will be made t> conduce to the comfort andco.iven e ice of all who may call u 10,1 him. Ho will also be prepared to accommodate Families with board and retire I R >oms during the summer s'ason Ills st ibles will be atte ided by a laithlui and aitentiva Ostler, and provinder supplied in plenty. He there, lore feels himaell amh >ri3jd in soliciii.ig public pat. foliage. FRANCIS BURKE. Rome, Jan 19 —l—l f. SL'Gc Stig’Sits SZoli‘l, .ms— /‘g&rffSJrW ’"'FgIHE subscriber rcspectfiilly informs Ins friends .iT— and the public, that be lias removed from his obi stand upen the west part of the public square to the house lorineilv occupied by B. F .f'ditismi. He as. sines those who ma; favor him with a call, that noth ing will be wamins' on his part to render them com— coinfortnble. His Table and >S ables will be furnished wnli the best the country uffurds. R. F. DANIEL. Canton. Jan. 19—1—a6w. Wa£ch JiJeirßii’HKg. 11). EDWA RDS respectful!v informs the pub. lie that he has established himself in Cass, villeas a Silver Smith, where lie ituends Io remain permanily. He will uls >, attend ;U Rome on the first Wednesday of each mouth, nnd of ciier if necessary, to do such work ns may be offen d. Persons haying i work to do in his line, will please send ii by the dis : ferent mail routes to Rome, with the directions and owners mum s, and deposit it nt some place in town ; and it shall be punctually nth nded to All watches warranted to perform well for one year. January 13. I—ts. Sale. I ,A GREEABLY to an on ler of the honorable thn ' .‘A Court of Ordinary of said cotiotv, wil be sold* on the fir-t Tnesd.iy in Apr;! next, at the Court-house in Cumming, Forsyth cotiniv, J,of of Land No. 140, in die 2d District and Ist Section, of lormetly Cherokee, now Forsy/h county. Sold as the property of Joseph M. Waters, late of said cottniv, dece •*•<•<!. JOSEPH WATERS, Adm’r- January 19-1 -tds. j * ■— Strayed or Stolen 3} TIRO'I the residence of V. iiliam Srftith, Esq. liv- A.' ing one mile from Rome, a small Sorrel Mare, star in the forehead; one white foot white; no other rha'lts ri collected. Any person deliver ng said mare tot lie subscriber in Rome, or to Mr. Srfiith at Lis plan tation, vviil be liberally rewarded. JOHN .M. JOHNSTON. Jan. 19, 1 ts. Strayed or Stolen TfIROM the enbeerrber Jiving threo ■y} Lt miles below Rome on the Coosnt V ...g, f'< River, on tlie night of the 10th inst. two Roan Mares, one s» ven years old, four teen hands higf.; ll»e other two years old, and well grown. Also, sorrel horse, lourteen and a half ha .Is Ligh/with a white streak in the forehea l. trots and rac : Any person de livering s.a .1 Hones to me <>r information where they m ty ba found, shall be hb/raJ!v rewarded. KUWI.AND COBB. Jan. 19. 1 2t.