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FiIidAV ItlOKNtNO, Jnn'y o.
NohtheTii Motllcal Student..
Cor. year. it lnu been common at tlio
South to hear in convemation and read
*n ncwripapnra theories, demonstrating
how wo‘might and should throw off our
degrading dapondcnco on tlio North,
no have proposed Direot trade with
peas tlio surest Method. - Some
’ urged Souther)# manufacturing,
commercial lVon-Interoourso with
Nortli. And others liavo gono so
r ns toddelitfo ond advocate a dissolu-
i of tlio* union. Wo will not dl*ctuui
'flio Speakership-Who is Responsible?
Tlio editor of thoSavnnnail Republican,
who Ir in Washington City, in a letter
to his paper, from which we make* the
subjoined extract, exposes the Hollow*
1,088 of Democratic professions, in ref-
forcnco to the Speakership. Tho truth
is apparent, that thoir motto, is to elect
a Black Republican or a Democrat I
Let tho people rottd and ponder 1
Washington*, Dee. 22.—Congress is
still unorganized, for want of n Speaker
m tho House. Like "Octoroon” nt tho
Winter OarUnii of Now York, "Old
Brown,” and tho "Impending Crisis”
are tho regular programme with our
Kepresontativos Irom day to day, Tho
only difference is, tho "oust” is changed
in tho latter upon ovory exhihition.—
Tho action comes, almost exclusively,
from tho Democratic party,, who rasp
the Republicans without mercy and
o soutfdhesft and expediency of any claim that tho latter who rccomcmled
tlnSso propositions, they aro moro * k°°k ftrc hi hiw and before
. . , they
Orion artd Y\6 effort sufficient to test
thcly eBl'cletiey has yot been made. Tho
r only practical movement which has been
begun Is tho* withdrawal of tho South-
orrt Students from the Medical Colloges
in Philadelphia. They woro treated in
a most disgraceful mannor and subject
ed constantly to insult and ahuso, and
although they had paid their tuition fees
in jadvanco, upon tho invitation of tho fac
ulties of Southern Colleges they loft in
a body Somo of them wont to Rich
mond, some to Charleston and somo to
Augusta. They woro received with ev
ery demonstration of a hoarty welcome
and w<»ro permitted to comploto thoir
course of lectures upon tho paymnnt of
thoir graduation foes only. In Rich 1 -'
mornl thoy woro greeted with a military
„ reception and welcomod by Gov. Wise
himself in a speech. These young men-
haro gained the credit of taking tlio in
itiative steps in a great movement which
will exert more influcnco upon thefree-
soil sentiment of the North than all the
Southern-Conventions, all the Leglslor
tivo resolutions and all the Congression
al harungues since the cxistcuco of tho
Government, We liopo this will bo
followed by similar movements upon tho
part of the .Southern Students in tho
other Medical and all tho Litorary and
Law Schools north of Mason and Dix
ons line. Wo have as good at homo.
Lot thorn bo patronized, and when tho
North fools that our resolutions aro not
v all empty bravado, wo may expoet to
1 nco moro "great Union mootings,” Tho
k conservative olemont will assort its pow
iv or, eulogies of John Brown will bo loss
' .frequently hoard from the pulpit, and
endorsers of insurrectionary and troa-
• sonablo pamphlets will bocomo scarcer
in tho Halls of Congress.
445
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432
315
200
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180
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242
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428
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County Election llcturns.
ron SUEIUFF
Thos. G. Watters,
Thos. V. Smith,
D. M. McCurry,
J). D. Duke,
‘ CLERK S ERIOR COUIIT.
A. B. Ross,
D. A. Williamson,
CLERK INFERIOR COURT.
J. W. Langston,
ORDINARV.
Josso Lamberth,
B. F. Fayne,
TAX COLLECTOR.
Noah Cornutt,
J. M. Lester,
Jno. J. Fisher,
R. A. McCoy.
D. F. Selman,
Vf. M. Ellison,
Simeon Unmil,
Chas. Webb,
J, G. Barker.
TAX RECEIVER.
Jaa. I. Teat,
B. F. Maddox,
fl/ r. Lumpkin,
Jno. Payne.
COUNTY TREASURER.
W. J. T. Hughes,
T. J. Porry,
COUNTV SURVEYOR.
"W. A. Mooro,
H. Attiiway.
CORONER.
Johnson Hall,
Thos. Williams.
Thero was considerublo intoroat folt
by the candidates and their friends, but
no excitement. Nothing indicated that
^hything unusual wa* going on, oxcopt
tholnrg.- crowd in town, and a few indi
viduals who seemed to bo on a locating
am vey for a rail fence.
1’olkjCounty Election.
Criun Town, Ga., Jon. 3rd, 18C0.
* Dear ,SSr .*—The following woro elec-
£«£ccmnty oflicers—tho minorities rang-
ingfrom20 tc 1G0:
.J. C. York, Sheriff; W. T. Witchor,
Clerk Superior Court; T.M. Hightower,
Clork I inferior (JJourt; Stoplien A. Bor
ders, Ordinary; Wm.M. Phillips, Tax
- R ceivc-r; Win. Hubbard, Tax Collector;
12, D. liiglitovrer, County Surveyor; J.
~ o. Crahb, County Treasurer; John
Cr ek Coroner; Clmrles II. Wood,
J dice of Inferior Court, to fill the vacan
cy ocersioned by the resignation of L. L.
L-.’Ufir. All of tho Op]>osition Party.
Yours Respectfully,
* W. J. B.
301 'iq regulate tho foes of Jurors in
i i in ~. , • , ,. - '"tices Courts in the counties of Dado
lack Republican Speaker by « pllmili-1 Oatoosa.
j
Aa.*j<>-T a Duel.—In tho House of
Representatives on the 29th ult., Mr.
Grow of Penn., applied the word "un
^lemanly” to Mr. Branch of N. C
*rid declined retracting it when vequeut-
d to do so.. A hostilo meeting was
■ appointed for tho '31st, hut tho hack-
man engaged to drive Mr. Grow to tho
ground informed the police, when both
•• . ntlvmen were arrested and held to
bail in tho sum of $5000 each, for their
j pp04j au.ee on lastTuetday.
flsirCol.W. JT. Fitts, general author*
iicd agent to HoVieii subscriptions and
- i^ortisemerrts for the Southern, KJonfede-
■ ccy" has been in cnir midst for several
t r»ya- Tlio paper alluded to makes its
« pearr.nee in a new and n**at dress,
— d is much improved.
high Heaven uceessories before tho fact
in the orirao and treason ol Old Brown.
Tho latter sit quietly on thoir side of tho
llali aud soeni porfeotly passive umlro
tho merciless blows of thoir adversaries.
This is in accordance with Greely'* order,
and, ns Mr. Dickinson, of Louisiauntv,
told them yesterday, they dare not dis
obey thoir roaster.”
As regards the matter of orgt nization,
and the responsibility for the failure, p
closo attention for two days- to the de
bates in tho Houso has only served to
confirm the opinions advanced in the
Republican of tlio 17th instant. The
Democrats linvo no man whom they
can place in a position xvnong themselves
when tho entire forco t>f the Southern
Opposition united wit a thoiroivn, would
bo sufficient to eloo„ him. Thoy have
boon challenged t/o do it, to nnnounco
thoir rendinesx-to tho Opposition, who
have obligator! thomselyfcs in that event
to entertain a proposition for a union.
They nroiinnhlo to do it, from tlio sim
ple fact, that thoy cannot command tho
Ami-Lccoiupton wing of their party.—
The Democracy aro thus powerless, und
tuo unanimous co-operation .of the
Southern Opposition on their candidate,
will n6t help thorn out of tho difficulty
and defeat tho Ropublieun candidate,
which, confessedly at least, is tho great
conservative ana patriodic object in
view. I havo heretofore intimated that
woro tho Democracy willing to do right,
u southern Speaker could probably be
oleoted, and the groat end in view—tho
defeat of a .Black Republican organiza
tion—obtained. The events of to-day
havo removed tho last shadow of doubt
from tho questiou and fixed the respon
sibility clearly and incontrovortibly,
whore it properly belongs. Lei, tlio
country look at tho facts, and form an
honost, impartial judgment in the
promises.
During the last night tho Opposition
had a consultation, and ascertained that
they could concentrate asulllcient num
ber of votes upon Mr. Giliner, of North
Carolina, a true .Southern man, to olcct
him, provided tho Democracy would
cast thoir eighty-eight available votes
for fllo same gentleman. Hero was a
plain, fair, practical and swrplan for de
feating the Black Republicans and or-
? ;auizing tlio House forthwith. Tho
iict was announced this morning bv
Mr. Stokes, of Maryland, and lie exhort
ed the Democrats to forget party and
elevate themselves to the level of their
high duties to thoSouth and tho country,
what did thoy do ? Let tho South rend
it in n word :—They rejected the proposition,
and when the vote ttaken every one of them
voted for a Democratic candidate ! 11 was
completely within thoir power to elect
Gilmorwitliout the. aid of their Atiti-
Locompton brethren, and they refused
to do it, leaving the House still unor
ganized, and rondoring tho election of a
Black Ropublioi
ty vote, certain.
tr Tho mail is ab91.1t closing while the
riousoi# engftged in a second vote, with
out any hotter prospect of an election,
and 1 havo no time for comment. The
facts though speak for themselves nnd
in thunder tones.
It is worthy of noto that yesterday, tho
entiro Georgia delegation voted for Gen.
Millson, a Virginia Democrat. Other
.Southern Opposition men hesidosMessi's.
Hill and Hardman, also voted for him.
It is still worthier of note tlmt* tlio
entiro Democratic vota was cast for Gen.
Millson, who was tlfo only man from
Virginia, who voted against tho Kansas
Nebraska bill a few years ago. K may
now bo nskod with somodogreooHorco,
“Where’s Kansas ?”
+ »
Hank Act*
A friend 1ms handed us tho anno.xod
Act passed by tho last Legislature, and
signed by tho Govornor on tho 17th.—
It is amoniatory of tlio Bahk Act of
1857, and is intended to move fully ex*
1 >lain all the doubtful points which have
icon the causo of so much troublo 011
account of a difforcnco in tho ideas of
tho construction placed oh it by differ
ent persons.
AN ACT, amendatory of tho Act of
1857, entitled "An Act, to provide
against tlio forfeiture of tlio several
Bank Charters in this State, on
account of tlio non-spocie payment for
a given time, ami for other purposes
therein named,” and declaratory of
the true intent and meaning of certain
sections of tho same.
See. 1. He it enacted hy the General As
sembly of the. State of Georgia, That from
nnd after the passage of this Act. noth
ing contained in the 8th. l»th and 10th
sections of the above recited Act, shall
bo construed to restrict tlio several
Banks of this State, to nrnte of 7 per
centum per annum in the discount or pur
chase of foreign Bills—which, it is here
by doelnred and enacted, may be dis
counted, or purchased by said Banks, ut
their true market value. Pivvidcd, That
the rate of discount shall not in any
easo bo greater than 7 per centum por an
num, and the additional rate of tho cost
of transporting specie from the point at
which tlio Bill of Exchange may be
payable to that nt which the sumo was
discounted or purchased—provided, Tlmt
tho foreign Bill so purchased or
sold, is a bona jUlc Commercial Bill, and
is not a loan or accommodation bv the
Bank. Provided, That tlio Exchange
purchased or sold is legitimate Commer
cial Exchange, nnd tlio transaction is
not in substance or in fact a loan or
mere accommodation in which the law
is attempted to bo evaded bv resorting
to tlio form of a Bill of Exchange, For
eign Bill, or Draft.
And Provided further, That every trans
action intended as a loan or accommo
dation, in which more than 7 per centum
per annum is taken either directly 01* in
directly by resorting to the form of a
Bill, or Exchange, Foreign Bill,or Draft,
shall lie illegal nnd void, and hereby de
clared to be in
tent
LUt of Acts passed by tho Legislature
of 1850.
[concluded.]
173 To alter nnd amond an nut, to
amend an act pointing out the modeof
collecting a cot tain description of debts
therein mentioned, approved Dec* 19th,
1818, nnd to extond tho provisions of
the samo so as to embrace corporations,
approved Dec. 10th, 1858.
174 To appropriate money for tho sup
port of the government for Clio political
year 1800, nnd to make certain special
appropriations, und for other purposes
therein named.
175 To repeal an act to regulate the
testimony ol Attorneys ut law, and for
other purposes.
173 To recognizo 1 under certain
cumstnnceft tlio boundary lino betw
the states of Georgia and* Florida ns tlio
permanent boundary, aflirmiug titles it)
land on either sido of the, lino and di
recting criminal prosocutiou in Georgia
to l»o be noil prossod.
284 To incorporate Gordon Grove No.
1 “United Ancient Order of Druids—U.
A*. O. D'.—located and working in Sa
vannah, the objects nnd pritiuiples of
tlio order boing tho diffusion of social
and intellectual intercourse among its
members aud tlio establishment or n
system r>f Philanthropy nml Bouovo-
loncQ by providing for tlio sick and dis
tressed and tlio interment of itsdocouseil
ruombors and tlio support of tlio widow
and tho orphan.
290 To further amend un act entitled
an act to Incorporate the Trustees of the
Southern Botanic Medical College,
sonted to 11 tli December 1839
291 To provide for tlio payment of the
persons appointed by tlio Judges of the
Superior Court of tliocounties of Burke,
Banks, Chatham, Columbia ami Floyd
to tuko down tostiinony on tlio trial of
criminal eases in said counties.
297 To incorporate a Volunteer Cav
alry Company in the county of Floyd,
known as the Floyd Cavalry and for
other purposes.
307 To alter and amend the charter
of the Atlantic and Clult* Railroad (
puny, nnd to locate the West end of tho
same.
308 To authoiiso tlio Thoniaston and
Bnniesvillo Railroad Company to
struct and extend their Railroad to
some point on tlio Muscogee Railroad,
and to authorize and empower the Mu:
cogoo Railroad Conipuny by aud with
the consent of the Tlinmnston and
Bnrnesville Railroad Company first be
ing bad thereto to extend their Railroad
from somo convenient point on their
Railroad to Thoniaston in Upson county
and for other purposes, und fo incorpo
rate the Middle Georgia Railroad Com
panv.
324 To prevent tho peddling of spir
ituous liquors in Greono, Henry,Sumter,
Laurens, Early, Troup, Houston, Lin
coln, Clay, Wilkes, Dooly, Chattalioo
ohuo, Stoivart, Glascock, Colquitt, War
ren, Webster, Terrell, Jefferson, Burke,
Monroe, Newton, Glynn, Tulliaferro,
Butts, Baker, l'iko, Upson, Gwinnett,
Decatur, Sohley and Spaulding counties.
325 To allow and make compensation
to the Reporter of tho Supreme Court,
for certain Volumes of tho docision of
said Court furnished by him under tho
provisions of tho act of 1845.
340 To change the name of tho South
orn Central Agricultural Society of
Georgia and for other purposes.
347 To incorporate the Cherokee
Manufacturing Company, located
Cherokee county, and to define the
rights, privileges and liabilities of the
8111110.
352 To appropriate money to defray
the expenses of tho pupils in the Georgia
Academy for the Blind and to provido
furniture, aparatus utul books lor said
academy.
4 To utter und amend an act to de
fine and establish tlio fees of Ordinarie*
and other county oflicers of this State
and for other purposes so fur us relates
to tlio fees of Sheriffs in tho counties of
Cass, Dade and Chattooga.
399 To consolidate the ofllces of Clerk
of tho Superior and Inferior Courts in
the county of Chattooga.
407 To extend tho tune for the Clioro-
kco Volunteers to present thoir claims
under the provisions of an act appr
March 3d, 1850, nnd to authorize the
payment of claims for rations and forage
furnished to C'apt. Witcher's company
iu 1838.
410 To incorporate the Calhoun and
Rome Railroad Company und to grant
certain powers and priveloges to said
Company.
Why was it not Vetoed?—Wo find
the following act among those compiled
and published by Col. Waters. See. of
the Executive Department—in pam
phlet form. Tho publication proposes
to contain tlio "Public Laws of Geor
gia,” passed nt tho late session of tho
.iOgislature.
(No. 39.)
AN ACT, to change tho titno of holding
tho election for county oflicers,*
Judges of the Superior Courts, Attor
neys and Solicitors General,‘(except
Ordinaries), in this State;
Sec. 1st. Jte it enacted, tfr., That after
tho year 1800, the ejection for all county
oflicers, Judges of tho Superior Courts,
Attorneys and Solicitors General (except
Ordinaries) now held on the flint Mon
day in January, be hold on tho first
Wednesday in January, in each and
every year.
Sec. 2d. Repeals conflicting laws.
Assented to Dee. 10, 1859. .
With the constitutional notion venti
lated during tho late session, it is not
surprising that such a bill should have
lapsed, but it isdifllcult to guess its ob-
ect. Of the ollicers-tnontioned-in the
Act, to he annually elected after 1800,
the Judges of tlio Superior Courts and
the State’s Attorney und Solicitors Gen-.
•al aro protected in thoir otlioes by tho
Constitution for the term of four years,
and Sheriffs for tlio term of two years;
but Justices of tlio Inferior Courts,
Clerks of tho Superior and Inferior
Courts, county Surveyors and Coronors,
and Justices of tlio I’eai
such protection, are at
when their present term
term of office of one yeai
it mean ?—Sav. Rep.
ice reduced,
What docs
fore referred
iolation of tho true in- ‘ despaired of. The bode
tuning of the act of 1857, he-1 Croft nml Rhinehourt w
c.2. Repeals
mrti<
ag law.'
Serious Accident.—Los j of Life.—
With sincere regret, wo chronicle a se
rious accident, occurring to the up
freight train on the Western & Atlantic
Railroad, at Vining Station, ten miles
from this city, between seven and eight
o’clock this morning. The freight en
gine, "Oconee,” while at this Station,
exploded, instantly, killing Thomas
Croft, Conductor,and James Rhinoiicart.
Wood-passer, aud wounding James Sul
livan, Fireman, aud Win. Floyd, Engi
neer, so severely that their recovery is
of Messrs,
brought to
tho Western & Atlantic Depot, where,
at tho tiino of the writing of this para
graph. they were laid out. The cause
o?tlie explosion has not been ascertain
ed. The Engine is almost an entire
Wreck.—Atlanta American, of the 29//i ult.
Hyuopsls of tho Prroaidenta Message.
WASUINOTON.-Deo. 27,—The Mfeftngo
or tho President was communicated to
C'ongreas to day at 12 o'clock.
Tho President, after expressing grftti-
tudo to tlio Almighty for tho many tiles-
sings which havo been extended to this
eounfvy, throughout the prist year, re
fers fo the recent bloody occurrences
which took plueo at Harper's Ferry.
Thoso acts, though bad and cruel in
themselves, derive their chief inipor-
tadco from apprehension, and are but
symptoms of tlmt apparently incurable
disease in tlio public mind, which may
break out in still more dangerous out
rages, und terminate in an open war by
tho North to ntmlishslavery in tliesouth-
ern portion of our Union. While tho
President, himself, cuterainod no such
apprehensions, they ought to afford a
solemn warning to us all to bovvaro of
tlio insidious approach of such dangers.
The president implores his fellow coun
trymen, of tho North and tlio South,
to cultivate thoir ancient toolings of mu
tual forbonranoo and good will towards
cuoli other, and strive to allay tlio in
fluence of the demon-spirit of soctioiml
lint red and strife now alive in the land.
Ho says, this advice proceeds from tlio
heart ofnn old public functionary, whose
service commenced in the last genera
tion, and with the wise conservative
statesmen of that day. He indulges in
no gloomy forebodings of tlio future, and
thinks tlmt the Harper's Ferry affair
will be tlio menus of allaying tlm exis
ting oxcitomcnt and preventing further
outnrukes.
The President congratulate* Congress
on tho final settlement by tho Supreme
Court of the question of slavery in the
Territories. The right 1ms been estab
lished that overy citizen can tuko bis
property, of ovory kind, includiiigslaves,
into all tlio territories belonging equal
ly to tlio whole of the coufleilcraoy, and
have it protected there utidor the Feder
al Constitution. Neither Congress, nor
a Territorial Legislature, nor any human
power 1ms any authority to annul or im
pair tliis vested right. Thus lias tlia
status of a territory, during the interme
diate period from its first settlement un
til it becomes a State, been irrevocably
fixed by tho final decision of tho Su
premo Court of tlio United States.
Tlio Prcsidout then describes the
mode for the admission of a Territory
ns a State into tho Union.—lie says ft
may bcadmited with or without slavery,,
as thoir constitution tnay prescribe at
the time of thoir application. This prill-,
ciple 1ms been fully recognised, in some
form or other, iu former years, and by
tlio almost unanimous vote of both hou
ses of tlio lust Congress.
The President says that all lawful
moans ut his command have been em
ployed, and will continue to be employ
ed, against tlio violations of our laws
prohibiting tlio African Slave Trade.
Our history proves tlmt tlio Fathom of
our Ropublic, iu advance of nil other
nations, condemned tho slave trade.
Ratifications lmvo been exchanged,
nnd two supplemental conventions are
now pending, relating to the rights of
Americans iu Chinn and transit duties.
All our difficulties with -Pnruguuy
lmvo been satisfactorily in (justed.
Our relations with Franco aiul Rus
sia, and with nil tho continental gov
ernments of Europe. Spain.'perhaps, ex
cepted, continue most friendly.
The President recommends tlint an
appropriation he made to meet the de
mands of the Armistnd claimants.
Tho President's opinions in favor of
tlio acquisition of Cuba, by the United
•States, by a fair and honorable pur
chase, remain unchanged. Ho there
fore again iuvitOs tho serious attention
of Congress to this important subject,
Hq had good reasons, until recently,
to believe tlmt he would be able to an
nounce tlmt our difficulties with Great
Britain, growing out of the Clayton Bui-
wer treaty, would have been finally ad-j
justed in a manner alike honorable and
satisfactory to botli countries. From
causes, however, which Great Britain
had not anticipated, she 1ms not yet
completed her ttvaiy arrangements
with Honduras and Nicaragua, in pur
suance of tho understanding between
the two governments, It is. neverthe
less, confidently oxpseted that these
pending negotiations will be e
eomplislicd.
In relation to Sail Juan the President
entertains no doubt of tlio validity of
our title, lie is happy to state that tin-
negotiations which were left to Gen.
Scott’s discretion, could not have been
placed in better hands, and he success
fully accomplished the pur|»oso of his
mission. There is no longer any rea
son to apprehend neolliwon between tho
respective forcos during the pending
negotiation*.
lie regrets that Mexican affairs arc
unimproved. He speaks on the sub
ject at length, nndVtatos that outrages
of tho worst discription have been com
mitted on the persons and property of
citizens of the United States. Therein
scarcely any form of injury which has
not been suffered by our citizens there
during the past few years. Wo liavo
been nominally at peace with Mexico,
but so far as our interests, our com
merce, orour citizens there in any pri
vate capacity is concerned, wo might as
veil have boon engaged in open war.
I11 August last, Mr. MoLnne. the
Minister of the United States to Mexi
co, sent a communication, in which he
expressed the hope tlmt tlio President
would fool authorized to ask from Con
gress for the authority to enter Mexico
with military forces at the call of tho
tRational authorities, in order to
protect our citizens and our treaty
rights. Unless such authority is con
ferred on the President outrages will
continue to be committed 011 our citi
zens and our guarantied rights. The
President adds that ho has been re
luctantly led to adopt the same opin
ion, nnd lie feels bound to announoo
this conclusion to Congress. This is a
question which relates to the future as
well ns to tiie present and the past.—
The aid which Mexico requires, should
ho extended to her, it devolves on this
government to rondor it, not only by vir
tue of our neighborhood to Mexico, but
by virtue also of our established policy,
which repudiates the intervention of
any European power in the domestic
concerns of that Republic.
For reasons stated, the President re
commends the. passage of a law autho
rizing him to employ such military force
a* may he necessary for the purpose Jp»f
obtaining indemnity for the past and
security for the future. .Should it he
the pleasure of Congress tlmt volunteers
should he selected for such a purposo,
force could be easily raised in this coun
try among those who sympathise with
the sufferings of our fellow citizens in
Mexico, and with tlio past and present
unhappy condition of that country.—
Such an accession to tho forces of tho
■ constitutional government of M<
I would enable it soon to reach the cupl
ma, Nicaragua and Tehuantepec routes.
He again recommends to Congress to
{ >ass a law, giving tho President author*!-
y to employ our naval forco in protect
ing American commerce againut seizure
nnd confiscation in Mexico and in Span
ish American States.
I11 relation to tlio failure of the pass
age of the Post Office appropriation
bill, at the last session of Congress, ho
recommend* tho passage of n I>111,at the
earliest day, to provide for the payment
of the amounts duo to conductors, in
eluding interest; nnd’aiso to make ap
propriatinns for that department for tho
current year.
Thcjconstruction of a Pacific Railway
is recommended for reasons urged in
his former annual messages,
Tho President says it appoars ex
tremely doubtful whether we shall b«
ablo to pass through the present mid
next fiscal year without additional reve
nue. .Should a deficiency occur ho re
commends that tho necessary revenue
shall be raised by all increase in the
sent duties on imports.
In ennelusion, ho recommends to tho
just liberality of Congress, the local in
terests of tho District of Columbia.
[From tho Kpiicopn! Heoordor.]
Washington Irving.
The secular papers havo been filled
with obituary notices of this distinguish
ed writer, whoso famo is known to.overy
cultivated mind, ns well in England
in this his native laud. A kind Provi-
denco granted him a long life, und left
his mental faculties unimpaired to the
lust, and when death came it w as in so
gentle a form, that it seemed hut tlio
nutting on of one garment for anotli
It would he presumptuous in us to criti
cise his numerous works, or to attempt
an analysis of Ids peculiar characteristics
writer. To say tlmt the prod
tion* of Ids pen will romnin amongst the rM pBons, evincing a "roast of reason
classics of English literature, and afford 11 flow of soul. 1 ” 'Who speaker
lontiiiuoiiA pleasure to' future geiier
lions, is purimps the very highest praise
that can ho hestowod upon them. Tho
grave, however, can not bo avoided by
tlm sons of genius, or tlio dread secrets
of tho future kept at a distance by tho
brightest intellect. He ha* descended
into the gloomy portals of tho home ap
pointed for all living, having, wo trust,
made Hint preparation which is no cess a
ry to all however exulted iu station, 01
however bright thoir mental aeqiiisi
tiom may he. Wo find Ids religion?,
character so well stated iu the Church
Journal, that wo append to these few
linos an extract from tlio columns of
our contemporary:—
But it is not as a literary man that w
mention him here. It is rather that w
may express our thunkl'ulncss for tli,
good which the Church has been ablo to
do, through him. Sprung of an ol
Church family, a member of the Churc
from infancy, and for many years a d
vout communicant ut her altar, those
who are familiar with his works a in
nnd feel the very great degree to which
their genial, tender, loving, glowing
spirit—their breadth nnd depth—are
due to the iutliionco of tlm Church nnd
system upon his whole nature. And
Ids attachment to tho Church grew \vi
his growth, and strengthened'with h
strength. At the tiino of Ids dentil, he
was. ns ho has been for years, n member
of the Diocesan Missionary Committee;
nil'], until Ids strength began latterly t<
fail, no one wa* moro regular in atten
dance on its mootings, Ilo would cotno
down for that purpose from Ti. ..
apd remain until the departure of the
last train, which hardly allowed him to
reach Sunnysido again before midnight:
yet he never complained of the inconv
tiience or trouble, and ever manifested
tho deepest interest in the work con titled
to th<
tin
entcon-
mld be used j„
\irds taking his
y of tho report
i»-office of the
erelv mention
•nco to Ai.iham-
iiu. The spies
d ammunition
Report of Northern Npiui
South.
The New York correspom
Mobile Register snvs:
Tho Republican leaders I.
fideiitial agents iu SeptemlM
Southern State. t<> examine
port tho extent of arms un<
tion in the South that or
March, 1801, should Sou
seat be opposed. A oojy
wits sent bv a friend in tli
Independent. 1 will m
what it contains iu refer.
South Carolina and (»eor,
report that the arm* on
in Alabama is of no pas.
Of Smith Carolina lie speaks in most
contemptuous terms, nnd contrasts the
arms and supplies of the Federal Gov
ernment ami fortress with those of the
State at Columbia and Charleston. Ho
says there aro not even rusty muskets
sufficient in tho State t«» arm 100 men,
and if there were, that the limskuta
<1 explode and kill the holders, In
.’gia, the spy.says, there 11 a -scarcity
of arms, and of powdorund shot for tlio
ordinary hunting done in* the State. All
the States are reported, and if tho re
port is true, woro I iu your Legislature,
not a day should pass before a remedy
was had. I would create a permanent
supply, by legalizing inaiiutnctiiros of
arms and of powder.
John Richard Ream*.—This notorious
individual, "Secretary of State" under
John Brown’s Provisional Government,
will doubtless bo in Washington in a
fow days. We mentioned yesterday the
fact of his being iii custody in Texas.-—
The committee charged with tin-investi
gation of the affair at Harper’s Ferry by
tlio Senate, find it necessary to have
Rcairbefore them, and have, by their
authority to send for person* and papers,
dispatched Charles S. Jones, Esq., Door
keeper of the United States Senate, to
Texas, to summon nnd bsing him to this
city to upper before tlio committee. Mr.
Jones left tho city this morning, at six
o’clock, to execute the order of the com
mittee.— Washington Star.
vet.
Latest News.
Arrival of tho Steamer North Briton*
Portland, Mo., Doc. 30.—The Steam
ship North Briton has arrived with Liv
erpool dates to Thursday Doc. 15th.
Commercial News*
Liverpool. Dec. 15.—Sale* of cotton
to-day 10,000 halos, of which speculators
und exporters took 3,000 bules. Tho
market closed steady.
Breadstuff's closed quiet, nnd Provis
ions wore dull. Produce generally was
unchanged, hut Lard was heavy and de
clining.
Congressional.
Up to Dec. 29th—our latest advice*—
no speaker has been oleoted. Maynard
has withdrawn and Scott of Cal. is the
Democratic nominee. Sherman coine*
within throe or four votes ofnn election
overy
Excitement in ittissonri*
St. Louis, Dec. 29.—Last night n hotly
of negroes attacked tho town of Bolivar
in this State 5 hut the citizens rallied
and drove somo of tho insurgents into
tho woods, having captured most of
thorn and confined them in tho jail.—
Several mounted companies are now in
pursuit of tho routed fugitives. Tlio
citizens are all mined. Tho excitement
bus somewhat subsided.
Co no IIESSI ON A I*—Cll ttlSTMA*,— Mash i ny
lon, Dec. 27.—In the House011 yesterday,
Mr. Smith of Virginia, made a pro-
slavery speech, and spoke for about
lours, with many pleasatU inter-
fojist of
AFTER JANUARY, I860,
WE SHALL REQUIRE
CASH SETTLEMENTS,
Tho First Days of July and January.
We expeot to sell for MUCH SHORTER PROFITS
than heretofore, and shall expect prompt pay,
for cash
Wo pledge ourselves to sell as low as any houso in Roms
R. S. NORTON & SON.
ROME, GA., Doc. 21, 1^59 3 m
frequently supplied with • egg-nog.”-
Tlioro was no ballot for Speaker.
Vigilance Committees.—Our readers
will perceive by tlio followiniug, that
our much talked of Yigilunco associa
tions are working on tlio fears of some
of our Northern brethren among us.
On tlio down train the other after
noon at Milieu, was u gentleman hailing
from' North of Mason A Dixon's line,
und whohad heard, a few stations above,
a very determined expression of opinion
ns to what should be done with tho on-
tiro North. Stepping up to the land
lord, our stnnger inquired the faro to
Augusta, Uncle Boh being a little deaf
ran his linud in his bosom to drawfo tli
his Par-trumpet, when tho gentleman
thinking he intended drawing a pistol,
ami that death was staring him in the
face, cried out; don’t shoot Mr. for God
sake don’t shoot! I’m going to leave
on the very noxt train. Undo Boh was
futoninlicd : tho gentleman (as soon its
Undo B. lmd drawn his pistol nnd up-
plied it) saw his mistake vanished amid
of tho by-stmiders— Waynes
boro Xc
, 27th.
nS^Buming fluid explosions aro not
usually caused by contact of tho flame
with the fluid itself, but with tlio gas
that is always escaping from the fluid
when open to tho uir. People not un
derstanding this tact think thoy nmv
safely fill lighted lamp* if tliov do not al
low the flame to touch tho fluid itself;
hut tho invisible gas rises, touches the
tiaiuo, tho lump explodes, nnd the
consequences are sad, perhaps fatal.—
Never bring a lighted lamp within a
foot, at the very nearest, of open fluid.
Ctaf Tho State Senate of South Caro
lina has passed tho bill to tax negro
dogs and make their masters liable for
damages.
Death or Gen. M. B. Lamar.—By tin*
Mobile Tribune, we learn that Gen. La
mar died at Richmond, Texas, n few
days since, of appoplexy.
tfcjj^The Inst Legislature*passed 410
Acts. Tho Govornor vetoed 30 other
hills.
'Unto JjSlioHiscIflcrii?.
Dissolution,
UK Partnership honueft
rpilK Par
1 Jer tlio
firm
lit. All the
xistinsr «»-
nl SLOAN. ALUM AN
In v <li« Mil veil by mutual
U indispensably necessary that we should
closo ap tho old b sincss.
Home, Ua.Jun. 1, 1800.
On rotirllig from tho connection heretofore
existing between Messrs. Bloan, Hooper and
myself, I cannot forbear exprossiug muuy
thanks to all those who havo honored me
with thoir confidence, ond interested them-
solves in my welfare. My business rotations
have been of a |ilcnsnnt character, und with
many regrets I am from bud health compel
led to quit un association which has been a
pleasant one to me. The new firm that suc-
ermts is fully untitled to your confidence, and
will conduct the business with energy and
ability. Hoping that you will c ntiuu* to
them a like patronage ns it bus been my good
fortune to receive from you,
I am yours truly,
S. AY. ALLMAN.
Copartnership.
The undersigned have farmed a partner
ship under the firm name and style o: Hioau,
A Hoopers. Oar object is to sell Oaods—our
intention to please, and our desire to suc-
il. This can onlv he done b
“The
mail* are still very irregular,
of our exchanges are not re-
.til one or two day* at least af-
e due.
Dcnlh of “Doir, Jr.’*
Om* of the items of midliget
brought bv the Baltic from AspinwalJ.
tlmt Eld ridge Perry l’uge, known to tiie Worth Knowing.—"Cold sArea,” or
literary world under the iu»a de plume of t fever blisters, as they are sometimes eall-
"l)o\v, Jr.,” has committed suicide,— j ed.ean be prevented by applying a piece
"Pink,” the raev correspondent of tin* ‘ of saltpetre to the effected place, when
Charleston Courier, say* Pago served his ! the feverish sensation is first felt. Sim-
appreiiticeship«Li a printer in New York ' ply moisten the lip and apply the salt-
city. There we but few who have not potro. 11 is a sure euro if applied when
soon, heard of or read "Dow, Jr.’s Patent the burning sensation is first experi-
Sermons.” 1 1
tab
ESyTlie Domqcmcy hove 11
on a single balloting in Congress, cast
vote* enough for any candidate of theirs
for Speaker to enable the entiro South
ern Opposition, supporting him in ajiody
to elect him or run him ahead of Slier*
man. But the Southern Opposition, on
at least three several occasions, liavo
commanded votes enough for two of
their little party, (Gilmer and Boteler) to
enable the Democracy to elect them
easily if they lmd boon so inclined.—
These two simple facts aro sufficient to
dissipate all the Democratic sophistry
about the responsibility of the Southern
Americans for the failure to organize
tiie Houso. The Southern Opposition
have never had a chance to elect any
body hut Sherman, and that they refused
to do, and will refuse to the end of tho
chapter; while the Democracy have had
several opportunities to elect a Southern
sluvoholding Speaker, andvlml they re
fuse to do. though they know the only
alternative is the election of a Black Re-
’ i publican. That is the statement of the
'n a nutshell.”—Col. Et
the
eucod.
Tho President recommend
tnhlishment of military posts across the
Mexican lines into Soncfhi uu<' Chihua
hua. for the’nroteotion of tlio lives and
property of Americans against Indian
depredations.
lie recommends tiie establishment of
i a temporary government iu Arizona,
j Tiie President thinks that tho pro-
j visions of the recently concluded treaty
j with Nicaragua will not fail to be' satis
factory; and recommends tlio passage
of a law authorizing tiie employment of
our naval force for tho purpose- of pro
tecting Americans ir. poising tiie Pane
ling 11
-grity.
j.«n5—IwawIu
with
A. M. SLOAN,
T. F. HOOI'KU.
JNO. W. IIOOl’EIV
JKO. It. WARD A CO.
TUCKER & PERKINS
GREAT SOUTHERN
PHOTOGRAPHIC AND AMRR0TYPE
qalLery of art,
AS^urh'^'^^aK r.K"rssBi ,,, :!Ti*v*r
MOST MHAITTIFUL Style ol Phuuro in its i.!*rlvXu P U “ of Ibl
PAINT1NOS to ifl world,
Wo l.uvo .ngiw.l for tlio aoMi.ll, tlio Ijo.l „orp» of
PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PAINTERS
Kvar -raus-t V “
Tucker & Perkin’s Celebrated Ambrotypes, /
. TAKEN AS USlTArif /
STOCK, CHEMICALS, AND MATERIALS
FUBM3UED TO THE XU AUK AT ,
NEW YORK PRIORS. •
Llto nisn ^ Photogruphio Portraits mmlo from omul I Diigiirrcslypra nn ,| AinkriTv
' " le from Augusta, and desiring a Picture foplVd, will uli
Kxprtsa with a description of the color of tlm hair, c
muni it to our nddruis, by mail
complftxion, Ac., Ac., of dm original»' ami we will rutarn'lt ... ...
without the least injury, with a beautifully colored Photograph
h.v Express or othorwb .
'I'. v at any mu thoy tfny
PnicEsT A fl ”° “ ,,crt "'”* 1 of Picture.mill lii,tnttn«tiU fur »«]., ,t NKW^Yofrx >
TUCKER fc PERKIH’S
I’lCTlilli FlUM lllM l'ACTOI
IS NOW IN FULL OPERATION
I Gilt Fram
Every di.<ari|»don of Ovnl nnd Spuura Rosewood
YOltK PlGUKri.
Old Frames ro-dilded itml tnado to look as nvl! a,
UATKS. Order* from oounuv DkmIom .Solicited.
A. J. UKAItDKN, Agent, for Tucker A Perkins.
when tlirv wero
REMOVAL! |
M’GUIRET PINSON, j
H AVK Hcinivcff to thoir now building.
first door below- the Drug Rtoro of!
Taruley A Haker, whom tlunr will take !
pleasure In waiting on their old customers'
I tlio public goaerully. janO-tril Awtf
Dissolution.
i of A. (i. A A. .1. IMTNKIt, ha
1 bov-n disso’v-d bv luutuul con
cmms indebted to th.*
» payment, i
Mil. All
GEORGIA STATE LOTTERY,
'Jt’Si-For the hanefit of the M^NTICKLLO
UNION AO.YDKMY. of Juspe/o., Ga.
Authorized hy special Ad rf Lfgidatura.
a’a, huh vrixcp •
More than 0NE.-RIZE to
overy two Tickets.
McKinney & o'.. Managers.
capit/l prize
8*0,000.
writ'",,"a ' «t-Ticltet»JHly SjO.
J. Pltnn, tlm Junior piirtnvr. ApLol, ' ., lonvo j <*«•«.' •'“>
this phten in a few months, and their husi-
ness must he wound up beiorc he h aves.—
Tho business will 1m* conducted in the name
a^*tvlo of A. U. IMTNKIt. wt
SHORT CREDIT
For Drugs and Medicines.
patrons tlint we hnvondnpted tho six month
rale. All our hills in faturo will be due Jul.
1st ami Juiiiuity 1m.
FA It Khl. A YKI8KR,
«vl N KWM A N A NOW LIN,
P. L. Tl'HNLY,
J. C. IIAKKIt.
jnn3—twtwlm
Cherokee Institute.
»e next Session of this School
commenco on MONDAY, tho
(lt.tli inst.
•oinpt attendnuce earnvatly
«stall.
Tuition nt same rates as horotnlbro.
ti. FOUCIIK’, Principal,
J. H. NOYK8, Associate,
Mrs. J. 8. NOYKS, Teacher of Music,
French nnd Ornamental Ilr.*.nches
MisH FLOUKNGH FOUCIIK', Toachvr
of Primary Branches,
jnnl—lttwzw
KACH fATt’RDAY IN JAN., UM.
In the flty «f SnvnnnnU* (ioorgla
CI.A^S 51. to ho Drawn '*• 14th,
CLASS 56. to hs Drawn " 21st,
CLASS 65. to bo Drnwu " 28th,
Mngiiiffcent Scheme,
rntzes. i*kizr*.
I oflftO.OUO is llto.oooi 5 of 1000 nrs
1 of 20,000 is 20,000 10 of 500 an
1 of to,000 is 10,0001 2 of 400 it It
lof 6,000 is 6,000 2 of .100 nr«
I of 4.000 is 4,O0o| 2 of 200 an
lof X.0UU is 3,0001 50 of 150 nrs
lof 2,000 is 2.000 100 of 100 art
lof 1.600 is 1,500 100 of Oauri
lof 1,100 is 1.100(100 ,*f 85 art
A IT OX IM AT I ON P IU 2 K».
4 of 4200 app’x’in ta 400.000
4 of 160 Mpp'x’iuf. to 20,000
4 of 125 npp’x’iut, to 10,000
•1 of 100 npp’x'ing to * ““ A
8 of 80 npp'x'ing to
8 of 60 aj>p*x‘ing to
8 of 50 upp'x'ing to
8 of 40 upp'x’ing to
400 of 20 npp'x'ing to
$5 0
0
ikb
ICO.
too
_ h
Hkvatou CiuTTKXhP.s.—By tlio o.lect:
of Mr. Jlrookenridge from Kentucky,
John J. Crittenden, the oldest member
of tho Senatorial body, retire.* from pub
lic service. Mr. Crittenden is now in
the 74th year of his nge. He entered
tiie Senate as early as 1817—forty-two
years ago—although he then served hut
two years. Mr. Crittenden 1ms never
boon a member of the llouso of Rep
resentative.*. Besides his different terms
in tlio Senate, Mr. Crittenden served
tV.e public as Governor of Kentucky,
dud Attorney General under. President
Harrison, nnd also under Mr. Fillmore.
Dissolution Notice
rpiIF firm of GKO. 1». BURNETT A CO..
X l» dissolved by the retirement of Geo. P.
Burnett, and lus place being supplied by
Geo. U. Ward. ' The Warehouse aud C’oli
mission business will hereafter ho be eoi
ducted under thustyl*
jnn5—lttwAwlrr
HENRY A. SMITH,
Bookseller & Stationer
ROME, GA.
mtm JUST BKOKIVKI)
..Lfa. largo und extern-, ’’
vo Stack of School, 1
Classical and Miscellaneous Books. Also, a
largo variety "f Stationary, Wall Papering,
Engravings, Painting* nnd Fancy Articles,
suitable for tlio Holidays. Merchant* and
School Teachers, supplied with Books nnd
Stationary at Augusta prices. Tlio uttention
of purchasers respectfully solicited.
Terms Onsla.
jnnS—tw!y
Attention Cavalry,
You aro hereby ordered
to appear ut Parade Ground
3Ioudny t 9th inst.)
»t 10 o’clock, A. M., for full
AGENTS WANTED!
CAR VS PA <TE NT C A P
Recast Lantern.
VIRGINIA LAND PLASTER,
FROM
Buena Vista Banks.
NEAR BALTVILLE,
WASHINGTON COUNTY, VA.
A supply of tho ubovo named plaster, kept
coustantly on hand and for sale by
COTHRANS A ELLIOTT, Agts.
Rome, Ga., Nov, 10,6m.
M ami lioncrnl iiniuiity. Tlio n-ineay g
■ was discovered hy him when his only V
child, u daughter, was given up to din.— i
His child was cured ami is now alive and/
troll. Hadrons of benefitting his fcltaw/
Is, bo will soud ta those who wish
it, tho rocipo containing full directions
making ami successfully using this remedy,
free, nu receipt of thoir names with stamp fi
return postage. Address
0. P. BROWN A CO.,
22 A .14 John Street.
dcc21-6t] New York City.
s riskt
_ /iiolo tIc\:ot»$®®
io/Ialf
26,828 Prizes, amounting to $.166,040
t’F.HTIFICATES OF PACK/flWwlll l
sold nt the following rates, wyh i ‘
Cortificatnsof Package* of 10
\ 15
Eighth “\7.50
. rtilieutes, eilclaio
for tho tickei
thoy will be^fdr-
Sr
In ordering Tiokots
tlio money to our addrojf f«
dored, ou'recoipt of wh/h i
war.lo.l l.v Hr.l m.il./Tur
tickets ending in nnyAguro
....... - urchasors <
on'iliiiB In "■-r ‘
Tho Kit of.lrnw t »iirnl«r. Mil P r l«M .«(>'
ho .out to purch»/re Immodlntel? nfter
dr ^|: to fontm.i’OxnKnTlt.—Tho.o -ho
|,rcf.,r not lint/"* ,llone y Jr
th* Express ObmpsiiiMi whorobr money tor
Tiokots, in */m» of Ton Dollars and upwards,
enn b. Bil nl *' rl.k *o;l «x|,.n.c, f t om
»i,T nit v nhnre Ihnrn Is nn E*prci, Omc..—
Th'. mot|.n nml or.irr niiiith. nn.lored in •
Government Post Ofiioo Stampsd Enrolono,
or tbo Bxprou Compaaio* cannot roc*iro
l ^AU communications strictly co»s
Address orders for Tickets or Oorrtncatnrv^
jnnfi 1|,KINNEY A CO.. 8nvnnn.ll. 0».
A.'SI
COOSA RIVER
STEAM BOAT COMPANY
NUMBER OK CUT-
and"Alabama, having oh-
tainod the uTiiirtor for tho f.
above named company, met in Romo, on
Saturday Dili inst., aitd re-organized, electing
W. S. Cothran, A. M. Sloan,.tamos M. Elliott,
of Rome, and J. T. Camp and Franklin Wood
ruff. of Alabama directors.
Tho company ha* ptirehasod the favorite
steamer Pennington, and contemplate having
another cn« built, of equally as light draft,
niady for tho fall trade. Merchants and
planter* will find it to thoir intcrost ‘to pa-
tronizo this company, having ofiioors of long
e-tpericnco und thoroughly acquaintod with
the river.
At a subsequent meeting of tlio director:
W. H. Cothran, was elected President, and
COTHRANS A ELLIOT,
nprlK.—tf Agants.
NONPAREIL MILLS
in
W rp.iilur n|iur»tlon. Wc will. «'>’
til rurtlrer nDliro, sr'mil gnml tlritn ftry gwin.
in qooi ore/tr for mu.. n[»el.llr, go»4
lot.. Anri in no pii.c, /«» than W busluf.^"'
Wheat, or 2 bushel* of Corn. We much
for larger lots than these limits—and n
not agreo, to continue grinding for talk
lore Itprovn., upon trial, In bo prnntlonl,].
prblU.liln. Wc will fnrui.b tnr.ks for I
with onr 'Mill JlrnnJ'm tliom; wn>n '10.1
prnvi'lorl, ilio tvhci grouml, h. of pi
q "\Vr wilt cxchnngn flour .tnl meal
wheat and corn.
Having to pay Cash for grain, w«
all products of the Mill, faf-
John H.Towkrh, ) TOWEB8 A GRA'|
John II. CinAVKS, [
C. T. OUXNINOIIAM )
EMPLOYMENT.
rr*/rf \ A MONTH AN.it All iiPPj
•pOWro. pniil. An .get 1 J".; tntef
otor.v town nn'l cjllltfe “jS
tn engage In a rbspoctahlo aud ea*j \
bv whiA the above profit* may be
realised. For furtherpartlnjlara,.*-
J. Henry Wnnior. corner 12th M
Broadway. New York City, eijekq
Poitagc Stamp.