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Cotton. — lia *:;!■* <•) < >|bi|i tor the li.t - day*
were 19,000 Iv,. i,. t: trad". There
Is iv> change to r<-p-.rt in <|iiulHiiniM Ti..* *a!,
to-day weie 7,000 bnlcs, tin* market closing \ • i \
firm.
Kasteiin Amtim.—Thu < vorlnnd India Mai!,
had arrivud, and hnnij'lit the inti-]!s<r--Ui ‘* that;
the Shaln.f Perkin had I* iV'lVhcrau.vtth ;<.<**••. |
cavalry, 1,000 cannon, and M.OOn .am* I l*.*,'D ••!'■
Aimillil'fOil, to f'<>-,.,ii-iale with l,ns*i.t :i:• iil• -•
Turkey.
Tho Shah had also used his intlu■•nee t” pet i
•undo 1 tost, Mahnnmd to join the alliance • jih i
himself and Russia.
- that Kt-thvi*attV<>r?vii T
opo, tho Jayoialib. a Russian 90 gun ship, wa*!
totally destroyed. She was attacked l,y nTmhi*h j
frigate, and the two blew ti|> together.
Tho aid-dccutnp of the Turkish Vltniral, who l
was wounded at Sinope, had died of his I
wouuds.
Osman l’aeha had had his wound, and linih am-J
jMitntcd, and at last account* wa, him; in a erit-,
teal condition.
The Turkish loss at Sinope in ships, es wa-’
estimated at 20,00,),0n() piastres--* I ,(iOii.i;(ui.
Russia, had in.ado Iwo.leties „f recruit* <>tV !'■>
land.
Tho European residents at Smyrna had cm,
tribunal 300,000 francs, f.,r ‘lie purpose of I
raining a band of -Volunteers to join the TnrkLh
army.
New York M vitivim. — Baltimore, Jan. 1211,.
—(u tile New A ork Market Flour has ad\aite.<;>i
oto I‘2 cents—-Wheat advanced 2 cents, and
Corn 1 cents.
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Congressional Proceedings.
Momiav, .tan. !).
SENATE.
Mr. Clinso presented the proceedin';-* of a
public meeting held in Uiiicpmaii, in rel.unui
to the interruption of the m-iil. at Erie, I'a.
Also, a petition l uiembei, of the bar , I
Cincinnati, in favor of dividing < Mm* ■i,t • • two Ju* j
dic-iut Districts.
Mr. lknlgef introduced a bill allowing a, i. lit ,
for a limited tilin’ on duties or railroa 1 ii ei im
ported into the U. Stat< **.
Mr. Bright introduced a bill to e tkbh'sh •, ,
court for tho examination of claims against, tlmj
United State*.
Mi. Thumps,m, of Kentucky introduced a bill j
for the satisfaction of the claims of the c.iedil j
or* ol I'exas, etnbrae.cd w ithin tlm [ituvisioti > of
the act of 1850.
Mr. Hay aid introduced a bill (,> provide f,,i •{
executing the public printing, leigrauiig and I
binding.
This hill pr<>vidc.s/fur the appointm. nt of v *u j
pcrinteudaiits of printing, ci.grnvim; atnl binding. !
thnscreatinggovi rnnn nt p; iuiiiigoiublishments, j
4c.
Mr. foot offered a resolution which was adopt- j
cd, requesting the Post Master •I, nerallo inform
the Senate ot t lie causes ol the many rietem ions
of the Northern mails, particularly hetween New
York and Washington, and also whetlu r any leg
islation is needed iti tho matter.
Mr. Mallory introduced a bill granting land
to Florida for Railroad* therein.
Also a hill establishing u Marine Hospital at j
St. Marks, Florida.
Mr. Benjamin offered a resolstion rc<|ne*iing ’
the President lo coumiunieato nil the. cort'erpnii ‘
deuce with Mexico tv lat fug to tin- right of wax j
across Tcbnuntepeo..md also all informative of,
action by Mexico or—tuty, proposed convention re :
spotting the matter, ile said that after the dis-j
cussion on the Clayton and Hulwor treaty sub-1
ject be would ask to be heard on this mati. j
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Jon?s, of lowo; introduced a resolution ,
calling for a statement yf the expenditures under
the last River and liufbnr act. Laid over. Sen
ate adjourned.
The llouso was not in session.
Ti'ksh vv, .lan. It*.
r.KXXTK. <
Mr. Mallory gave notice of a bill respecting the
tonnage duty on Spanish vessels.
Mr. Bright introduced a bill granting land to
various railroad companies for the construction
of Railroads in certain Western States.
Thecotnpanv arc iinmediati Iv to select the
lands* and shall carry theU. S. mail free of all
charge, and in time of war shall transport troops
aad munitions free of cost.
MtJ3e*f*d offered a petition from New Y ork.
piaytaf ttiat an expose be ttmdo of the disposi
tion of the tax imposed oitcoosting vessels under
Also a petition from the citizens of Brooklyn,
N. TANARUS., in favor of a line of mail steamers between
that place and Gvrmahv~rT~
Mr Jones of lown, offered a resolution calling
far a statement of the amount of appropriations
cf tfaNt for .the improvement of \v estern rivers
and harbor-, expended- iid. pod.
Mvr'msmmumiKil t’ ts petition of Henry K.
pieces of brass can
cjuesUiaa statue of
YurkUtjer-;-- •
Mr. PinT-nn inr-vv nU that the
President’s message mlaßfaf to Untjaristriet t
Columbia, lie referred to tmrWmmtteo on the
District.—Agreed to.
A message was received from tlm House an
nouncing the death of lion. Ilenry A. Muhlen
berg. Mr. Brondhead delivered an eloquent eu
logy on the deceased, after which the Senate ad
journed. j t
DOUSE OrtIEPRKSENT.VTIVKS.
Mr. . Drum announced tlio (loath of his col
league, Uou. Il'nry A-Muhlcnbergo, who died
last night. Astor passing an eulogy on his pri
vate mid public character, lie submitted resolu
tions expressive of deep regret in consequence of
the event, tendering to thu relatives of the de
ceased the sympathy of the House, the members
to wear crape on the left arm for thirty days, and
that aeoiamitteof four members be appointed
to aocompany the remains to the Into rvsideuce
of the deceased this afternoon.
Xfie resolution Uien passed, and the House ad
journed.
■\Vednesj>iv, Jan. If
The time of the Senate was occupied by Gen.
sh ou Central American affair?. |
latfa Hons* the day wat consumed in a do-j
| I ,!<• upon tin’ resolution to j,i■ i,t a .sword to,
i .ipt. Ingtalmm. which w,is finally adopt'd--;
1 - lit, ussrs tt.
j Tiirimt, u. .fan. 12. j
’ fthi- *>■ tltlti . Mr. <lr - pr- - iitcd :i
(rial from N-w Yoik, sigm and in John .lay, -lohii;
I I*. Halo and nth, is. prn\ :ng tlm prohibition by j
jC'.ngr’- ofslm.-n in.iii tlm I -rrilorii's of tin
I ’n:*. 1 Mr. <'. ,i'i In- would n. I tnovi-,
—4,. I. f..1, 11 ■ ib -ttiuitt*'* n I-•itii'i
-1 rios. I-'.. •- it ‘■ n ■ Wa- , pp>,>"-d to tlm!
prat i 1 ii I ■ ‘aid •li the table, j
I, ._ ‘ .'iFiatlK or, lm w.-uTT,
~ •,.. ■ i ■ v : , . • ■>t . 1 kjj dn and < har ;
c ,. , . |
M, I'. II il.uiilPd a i> .iltttion, xxhi,-1* wafi
,- 1 . ..i ~ ii. • I', ii • 11, - j ■o,c la'” w,ili t !,■•
!g. ,v> i ~li • i.’ >'M 1., i in laj 1 ijS u t- > t!m ilupi isoli
. ~,*-4,1. A tm 1 ; i, ‘all —-;i+m-t, a- V r}-at, Hi ;
la.*".
\!i. I l.ivt, II til’ 1, pr ■•■dl.'d to addn -s the
r.a'r „n tl. Mil j, < t ~l tlm lay toll Hulwi.r
ilo alv. 111,,1 had not i-loin bided wlmli the Senate
! tulj.aiiii, and till Monday.
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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Xfit.i.t.noi vii.i.i:. Jan. 12, 1834.
li. t!mV„ Mi. M.„.| ■ i! 1 11, „Ilie,'ll a bill to I
l am* i,d llii I'Uli divi-ioii ~l tlm IVnal < ‘<•f*■ in
1 relation to gainhling. Mr. King, a 101 lto reptyj
!,. i, ... I forth* r mug ot w 11 1-ot c’l t ii*rai i. Mr.
| |*aiby, 1, bTTI to lay oil anew inly from'Pick
le n-,. < nv. < 1;. rnkei-iitid Moninn. .Mr. Stephens.
a biil to aiiilioii/.’ the ju-ti, e-, in iiatiock ‘•outi
!tv, to lain * I ()H,Otnl ol stock hi the Mneoli
\\ ar’ent, n llailioud ami to , ullect tile amount bx
tjuati*,ii in -aid iminty.
I, The bill Ibr tile I t.dtoii A (iadsden Kaihoad
[ wa, taken up, anmuded and passed. The r> main
.hr,*! tlm in,lining was eotisiimed in diseu-sing
the bill f'-r anew county from <lilinore and
I lie'll.
lii the 11 use, the Judiciary < ‘imnnitte<i re
tinia, <1 against tie- bill allow ing masters of slaves
;,n ! •ii.iniiatis ol free negroes lo give’ bail for
fin ir appeatati, e at. court. Against a bill ma
-1 kiim llm decision* of tho Supreme Court, tini
futm. In favor ~fa bill defining tlm liabilities
ol lb,iin,ad companies. In favort,l a bill allow
, ing , oiilini:alii , es in certain cases. In favor of
a bill ;,l-o!i-hiitg imp!isoiinieiit for debt.
A bill authorising ‘l"’ payment of ¥2,000 to
the Savannah hanks for tnonev borrowed to pav
interest o'i Central i auk bonds, was passed.
3 oclock, I’. M.
In the Senate an attempt was made to bring
mi ‘. Im i!,-, t;*iiof C. S. Senator, I lie motion orig
inatt! g with Mr. ; niitli ol t'owela. It was ~p-pose
pose 1 l,\ Messrs. Anderson , l Chatham. iHmua
gall of 11 nil. and Miller, of Itiehiiloud. After
eeii-iileral.li, ami exciting ,I, bate, Mr. Miller’s
iiio'o a to adjourn until o', >V!o,-k to iuorrow
'Hornine. was earried*—yeas I", liavs 12.
ln_U*e-lloir e, a resolution was offered to n
* hide new in.liter after a certain date; Lest.
‘Hi” untiiii’ bed Tlisllie s ..t v>-ter,lav. ‘ being
:■i * n ■:;..11 to briii* on ilie Senat*,rial election,
was taken up. Thereupon i veiling discussion j
ni-o-e, I a-, leiilev •*t Whitticld, r**se in o|,po-ition j
!*. tlm motion, us did also, Mr. Hope of Wilks,!
and E-hob of Hoard. Mr. Anderson.ofCliatliatn,
nnn *1 to lay tlm resolution on tlm table. Bond
ing which mnri<ui, I *r. Singleton of Lumpkin,!
-l;i!e i bis objections tjjjggoing into Mti eieetioll.
Mr. Met Jeliei’ of lloitston replied and moved
the previous question. Mr. Miller objected that
the motion was not in order. The chair decided
that the motion to lav on the table was not in
eider. Ml. Anderson insisted that there was
but one original ijnestion before the Senate, (the
iii*,ti*’ll to take up the resolution.) and that his
niolion <,, lav on the tahle was in order. Mr.
Miller raid the chair Icid not decided the ijttes
'i"ii \ t-ieh he rai-ed. Tlm i|tiestii>n lief,ire the
Senate is not. die motion to agree to the resolu
tion. but the motion t,, takedt up. Mr. M> Ge!mo
insisted upon his motion. Mr. Ridley said if
the chair deeidod the motion of Mr. Anderson
out of order he would appeal from that decision.
Mr. 11 all, supported the motion to lav on tluv
tahle. Alter argument pro and eon, tho ehairj
decided (li-motion to lay on the table out ofj
older, nod Mr. I,‘idlev appealed from the deei-1
siett. Messrs. Cone ami Clark sustained the!
, liair,3iu<l Mr. Miller, saving that he cans I very.
1 ill (,■ abopt the ,|l|estiotl of order, moved an ad
tourn'metil, Tin- yeas and nays being called,
were verts 41 navs 13. The < ‘hair askcl the
imlulgeiici! of the Senate f,,r a few moments in*
defence of lib decision. Mr. Ridley said, lie had i
not. intended to create any hard le, lings, but
wished to determine a parliamentary question
and disabuse the mind of the Chair. Mr. An
derson withdrew his.resolution. Tho balance of
the morning was consumed in a continuation <,’£
tin* debate, but the withdrawal of the Whigs j
and some.l VmoCrc.ts leaves the Senate without a!
quel atm.
IIOI'S K OK UK r uus KNX AT IVES.
Bills rnul tin’ Jii'nt lime.-- Mr. Masters, ofj
Henry, a hill amending;tho several acts in rela-j
tiolt to it inerant peddlers,
Mr. Smith, of iatberty, -a—bill appropriating!
money for clearing out Canoocbco River.
Mr. Melbriigahl of Musi ogy. a bill changing
iTio time of electing liepreseiitatives to Congress.
Mr. Y oung, of I’nioii, a bill requiring all otli
cers of this State, hereafter elected, in addition
to tho oath now imposed, to take an oath to
prosecute those whom they know to violate the
gaming laws of this State.
ryul the DuriTime. — A Bill making new
regulations - concerning Colored seamen—Passed.
A bill aholi liing imprisonment for debt.—
Passed yeas 63, nays 51.
V A bill defining the liability of R. R. Coropq
niesTortbe killing of stock. Passed. A
A bjjl fojauke the dccistoiK^
Court foiifaitn. Lost.
. A .Mm on act of 150. providing for
tbv trial ofswes, charged Wit h capital oll’eiices,
by the SuperiiWtCourt, pSosl'.
The 1 louse adjourned until 8 o'clock.
•lancaky 14.
After the introduction of n number of now
bills, the Senate again took up the Senatorial
election. Mr.Cochran offered.a substitute for
the resolution of the Senator from Coxveta, which
provides that the Ilqnse and Senate shall con
vene in the llall on Tuesday
next, for the purpose of electing a U. S. Senator,
mid in ease of a failure to elect Vm that day, then
on any day thereafter. The substitute was agreed
to, yeas ft, nays St. •
Mr. Miller,of Richmond introduced a bill to
simplify tho mode of creating trust estate*;
Mr. Anderson of Chatham. A bill to incor
porate the “ Cherokee Copjier Company of Geor
gia,” with a capital stock of SIOO,OOO, and priv- j
lege to increase to SOOO,OOO.
Mr. Hull of Clarke. A bill to authorise the
Guardians of Minors to invest any surplus funds
which they may have of their wards ill negroes,
Mr. Dean of P>ibb. A bill to make uniform the
practice of collecting costs.
Also, to prevent more than one continuance
iu id I cases in law and equity, except providou
; tini cases, at the discretion of the court, and
wt,-n foreign testimony is to he obtained out of
! the. limits of the United State*.
1 Mr. 1 mniiagan of Hall : A hill to incorporate
! the * < hattilhoodice Ridge Railroad” to build a
: road from 1 .awrctteeville to some js,int on the
! “Him: lodge Railroad,” or “ti the “North Eas
tern Railroad,’ if it should he huilt. lhts hill
j locks to an iuipcrtant project, which is none
Hc-mm-etion-of Northeastern (seorgin
! with Savannah.
This i- expected to be accomplished by acon
aeeticii witli the l.aiirciieeviile and Covington
I;,1, that with the contemplated Katontoti and
ji ‘. -. iic-tcii Read, .and rotisequetitly with the
’ l-.at* nton and Milledgevillc, Milledgeville and
t iordoii, and t entral Roads. The bill also jr<>-
vi.b-s that, there may be an incorporation of this
Ii -1 witfr the <A-i,lial Road and its braticlies.
HOt SK.
‘I he House has reconsidered that portion of
tin- .I'Uinial of yesterday recording tlie passage
~l the bill to at olisli imprisonment for debt-. The
following bills were passed.
A bill to change the laws in relation to Elec
tion-, and
A bill lo allow all pwaori* to argue and con
duct tin ir own cases in the courts of Law and
Equity in this State, either in person or by any
number of council.
Jam aiiy 14,3 I*. M.
The Senate Committee on Internal Improve
ments, reported a bill to authorise the (iovcrtior
to survey and sell the misiirveyed portions of
tin- * >keli*eiiokee swamp. The Hill recommend*)
that the swamp lie sold in sections of ~5,000
ai r< s each. I’he report was taken up, aiabnu
mot ion to lay on the table the vote was, yeas 44,
nays 43.
A report from the Uomniittee outlie Lunatic
Asylum was submitted, and lot) copies ordered
to be printed.
Mr. ltunnagan moved to take up his resolu
tion in relation to the political doctrines of An
drew Jackson. Motion out of order. Senate
adjourned till Monday.
In the Mouse, the debate on the bill to pardon
1.. ! >. Register was resumed, and after consider
able t ime consumed, the vote was taken and re
sulted. yeas 58, liavs 47.
Mr. Harrison of Chatham, introduced a bill,
which was read the first time, allowing the His
torical Society of Georgia to raise money by lot
tery.
The House adjourned till Monday,
The Slavery Question-Prospect Ahead.
“ Warm work may be expected upon Nebras
ka and Washington Territories. The North
will insist upon incorporating the Wilmot Pro
viso in their Territorial Government, although
they lie North of 36 deg. 30 in. To show their j
deadly scorn of the Missouri Compromise line, j
they foist'd it upon t lie Territorial Government
of Oregon; And to show their malignant and
implacable hate of the South, and of African
slavery as it exists there, they will engraft it up
on Nebraska and Washington. It. is to be
h.'p-ri that tii- South will awake from her supine
and stagnant trance, and step forth armed and
1 read* to repel aggression, and avenge insult.—
When the grim llag of her foe is tiling out to
! the blast, let her be ready to sound her bugle
note over the border.”
The above proclamation of danger and call to
! arms is from the < ‘harleslon Jfcrcttfi/. Itstands
not nloneiti its apprehensions ; nearly every Ad
ministration press in the South has expressed
the same misgivings, and warned its readers to
be prepared for the evil day.
Now, wo do not intend to discuss the question,
wllether these prophesies ale based upon solid
and substantial foundations or not —we rather
incline to the suspicion that they are, and we
think we can divine sullicieiit ground for tlm
existence of so lamentable a state of atlairs as is
necessarily involved in a renewal of this danger
ous issue—-but our object is, simply to invite at
tention to the position in which these alarmists
have placed themsi:lve* in the eyes-of the South
ern people. For once they seem to have forgot
ten self, and told-the trutll, without reflecting
‘that they were writing out, to the gaze of the
j world their own condemnation :uul shame. Let
a bet raved people mark the confession.
J We are told that the question of slavery is not
1 finally settled, but ‘Norfh will insist
nj not the Wt l mot proviso ” in the Territorial gov
ernment of Nebraska. We are told of “ their
tintJl/ seorn of the Missouri Compromise,” their
” )i>(tli;/<tnl aml implacable hate of the South’’
! that “ at/t/rrnslott'’ and insult,'’ are in store
i for the South, and assured that the North “ will
engraft the Wilmot proviso upon the Territories
of Nebraska ainT Washington.” .Os all these
things the Mercury entertains not a doubt, and,
in a rapture of patriotism calls upon the South
k> “.step forth, armed and ready to repel aggres
! sion and nVefige insult,” and ‘•sound her bugle
! note over the border,” Now, we a-k the ques
j tiott: ll htt\ice are all these evils to coitie upon
| the land 1 U7> is this “ malignant and impla
! cable ” foe to the South, against whom she is
| forewarned to bo forearmed f H7io constitute
j the present majority in the Congress of the Uui
j tcd,7itates r tliat are- meditating these-wrongs and
injuries upon their Southern brethren i Let
them answer these questions and blush for
shame ! They arc the Jr fen Jr of the present Ad
ministration—llll*ll who have been fostered and
magnified by this government at the sacrifice of
the true friends of the South, and whom those
very Southern editors who now sound the bugle
note of war, have, for months, been hugging to
their bosoms as true and repentant democrats,
washed of every stain, and striving to impose,
upon a generous people as worthy of their con
fidence and fellowship ! Is this not true ? Who
will deny it'! The demoorstic party has vast
majorifils in either branch of Congress, and if
fth South is to receive the blow, it must come
ffm their hands — the minority are impotent.
The South has been threatened and extorted
and cajoled to regard these men as standing up
on the Baltimore true to her in
terests and institutions; the word has scarcely
fallen from their lips—yea, even in the same
breath, she is called upon to resist them as foes
to herself, and traitors to the Constitution. An
cient annals tell us of a vain and deluded people
who, unsuspecting harm, by their own hands,
and with a vast expenditure of toil, transported
to their midst the hostije armies of their foes—
here the Grecian Horse is reared above the walls
with the full hmelcdge of the facts, that within
its caverns lies concealed the doom of Troy.
Such is the picture, the people mav contem
plate it to their edification.— Wilks Republican.
Darinq case ok Kidnaping.—Just as we
are going to press, we are reliably informed that
two men, medium size, fair complexion and rod
and sandy hair, entered tho houso of a free ne
gro in Jackson county, on the night of tho 9th
inst., and seized and carried off tour children (yel
low complexion) from seven to fourteen years of
age. We are authorized to say that any one
stopping the villians, and restoring the children,
will have nil expenses paid and be liberahy re
warded by the citizens of Jackson .county. —
Athens Banner 12 th inst.
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA-. !
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 19, 1854.
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Griffin Cotton Market.
Tw** or t)ir*c iiiowant lUys have hud u influenc* in *
reviving hueißerr. C otton is coming in freely und there
is an active demand at extremes of 6 to 9 cents.
Savannah, Jon. 17.— Cotton. —There* was n fitir de
mand yesterday at unchanged prices, ‘the rales an ui up
1,333 bales,
( iiAIiT.KSTe*N, Jan. Hi — Cotton. — Holes to-day 1100 :
hales, nt 7.) to It) cents.
l-rtf” If the gentleman at Columbus, who desires
to be entered on our subscription list, will send us
Ids name, we shall be better able to comply with
his request. His letter lacked that indi-pensablo
requisite.
Military.
We are requested to call attention to a meeting
to be held at the Council Hoorn this (Thursday )
evening, at 7 o'clock, f<*r the purpose of organizing
a military company We arc pleased at this man
ifestulion of a martial spirit in our midst, and trust
that a company may be formed that will reflect
credit upon the city. If it could have any good
effect, we don't know but we might be tempted to
•‘shoulder crutch'’ und show the rising generation 1
how ire used to do in days that tried men s
achs. ill the Florida Everglades. Perhaps, liowev *
or. we shall be spared such a sacrifice of mod-sty
and yet be enlivened with the musie of v the ear
j piercing fife and spirit-stirring drum” of ihe Gmr-
FIN tiI.AIU'S.
Internal Improvements by the Government.
It is amusing to witness the ingenious device- of
Democratic members of Congress to shape out a
plan of internal improvements by the Government
that shall not conflict with the •• fundamental
priii iple” of their party creed. 1 lie question
now, is not one of opposition to a system of inter
nal improvements, but bow to conform that sys
tem to a heretofore recognised antagonistic policy
The great struggle seems to be for appropriations
from the national treasury for improvements in the
East; West. North and .South ; and gentlemen are
particularly solicitous that the subject should be
referred to that,..committee of Congress which is
known to be most in favor of internal improve
ments. Members, however, by way ts a balsam
to wounded consistency, and as a propitiation to
the antiquated pet of divers Baltimore Platforms,
declare againsi committing the party to a ’ ui.n-
KitAL system” of internal improvements by the
Government. They arc not going to scatter the
public funds broad-east over the land, but only in
j small sums of two or three millions of dollars per
I •minim, for the benefit of their particular constit
uency North, South, East and West! One mem
ber objects to referring to the committee on reads
and canals, because tin; ci mposition of that com
mittee is unfavorable to improvenien sin his di
rection, while it is very indulgent to tin sc in an
other. For tho same reason other members ep
poßm reference to the committee on commerce or
on ways and means. No one seems to anticipate
opposition on constitution at, grounds. Th at is
an old fogy ism, a bobby of ancient Democracy
utterly incompatible with the “spirit of the age’’
and the go-a-headativeness of Young America.—
In fact, it was never intended to mean any thing
else than opposition to Wliiggery ! The Whigs took
up the notion that the interests of this great He
public and people could bn better subserved by a
judicious system of internal improvement- : by
rendering navigable her rivers and opening lip ‘
new channels of commerce as population inereas- ‘
ed and the necessities of tlie people might demand:
hv returning to the people something like an ;
equivalent for their money, in the increased hap- j
piness. comfort and success which a judicious ap- j
plication of some portion of the public treasure to j
works of internal improvement was calculated to .
afford. When the Whigs first assumed a position
like this, it was absolu'ely necessary to their sal- •
ration, that Democrats should combat it®becal m:
it was \Vmu. Then “ strict* construction” was j
opposed to ‘•internal improvement,” and tho peo
ple were cautioned to beware of •■Federalism” and
a “violation of the spirit and letter of the Consti
tution.” If the Whigs succeeded in committing
the Government to an internal improvement poli
cy, the country would be ruined, the Constitution
trampled under foot, and the administrative pow
er bcocnie absolute, arbitrary, and an engine of;
oppression! Those horrible fellows, tho Whigs,
were always orignating some scheme to “plunder,”
“enslave,” or ‘ ruin” tjh*: i*eoi*le, and this of in
ternal improvements was one. At least it must
be so represented; for the truth is, they have sto
len a march upon the Democrats, and thisquestb n
of converting the people’s money to the people's
good, in the way proposed, must be met, and the
public mind poisoned against its originators before
its intrinsic mcritsslmll have been fully develop'd.
So Democracy planted itself in opposition to In
ternal Improvements, and fought the question, un
til an enlightened—public-opinion recognised the
wisdom of Whig suggestion, and forced Democra
cy to recede, step by step, until, but for the em
barrassment of former declarations, platforms and
resolutions, the doctrine of Internal Improvement
by the General Government would this day find
hardly an opposing voire in the halls of Congress.
As it is, there are a few stickler* for consistency,
who, while advocating certain meaaures of im
provement, make a great parade about the Balti
more Convention doctrine of opposition to a “gen
eral” system of internal improvements. These
gentlemen, one might suppose from their argu
ment, would have the people believe that the
Whigs contemplated the construction of by-roads,
foot-paths, &c., to every wen’s door by the Gener
al Government, and that a general system of in
ternal improvement nient a universal clearing out
and grassing of high-ways end by-ways, and a re
moval of obstructions from all tho rivers, creeks
and rivulets in the United States! If this is not
their meaning, we should like to know what they
no mean by paper resolutions and vaporing speech
es against a “ general system,” when the records
of Congress will show that the Democratic party
have far exceeded in the amount of their appro
priations for internal improvements, any expendi
tures ever contemplated by the Whigs. They are
now, and have been for years back, applying mil
lions of dollars per amnnvio these very improve
ments ; voting away the pul lie treasure, mostly in
behalf of the North and West, with the eternal
protest on thoir lips against a “general system!'’ j
We do not object to a proper and impartial np- i
plication of tho Government funds to works of,
national importance, (by which we moan such as j
are likely to redound to the benefit of the great 1
inass, or greatest number of the people,) but we !
are heartily disgusted with that cringing syco
phancy which trembles at tho bug-bear * consis- j
tenev.” and adopt-’ a wise policy under an umear.-
ing prote-t If Democrats are satisfied that the
internal iniprovem* nt system is best for the coun
try. and will vote millions upon millions of dollars
to carry it out. why not have the magnanimity to
admit the error of their past opposition, and di
xest themselves of that Humanly prejudice which j
hesitates to*aekii"wle<igMhat anything can be
right which -Ohio f.rintT Baltimore I'latform lias*
.-aid wa- wrong ‘ The Whigs arc content that)
thev should wear the honor of conferring happi
ness upon the people if the United States, and will
be gratified to know that the Irnttf opponents of
internal iiiiproieim iit- have at last bocoili*-the in-j
strimients through which torirnpense the I •least ngs
’of that v'dicy. They cannot but feel proud of
the growing favor manifested towards a system for
who'll their most eminent leader* baxe eontetidi l.
“and tin; heavy appropriations by successive Dcmo
-1 ,*; aii** t ‘ingress’ s arc convincing arguments against
■platforms denying the constitutionality of the
purposes for xviiieli they are applied. Gentlemen
certain!V d*> not wish to tie thought so reckless of
duty as to vc’.e away millions of itioricy tor “ t N- j
( fj•- 111 ; mu■■* \j.” improvements! .liVtiee requires .
tint they sh.iil-l be judged by their acts’
rather* than their ‘ si.ni :>••.-. and th• • r acts, n-l
far ns morn:* as appropriation- can do so f* i*i - j
mil Ileneieraev ot tbs present day to the Internal
Improvement policy.
Hard to Beat.
Our coteptpnrari* s os the press have been boast* I
’ iog larg*fv up* *i the diuien .on- aveiglit. d'dieney.
ke.. ‘of sundry j “a* * *. pninpkins. and turnrpsj
iVitli whi'-li their agricultural friend* hive eoin-j
: l'lii::*n!"l tl.cm. but we think'tin; turnip shown I
jns 1;v Dr. I. <’. Sntvicr. I’ik” county.* t!i*> other j
day is har*l t- beat It m** stared 3<4{ im-iies inj
• *it*t*um!'**i*‘ r*.* and w* ijh'*i2l pouitils. Iti* *all- !
,**l t!:** i ; _!:~!i Ni.riblk I'iirncp. a;ul was gewn 1
from si*'d p*ri!'el*.! -cl from .1. li. S*rviee's seed j
store. Aiftiista, Ga. Os tho fla\*ir of this mam-1
moth vr-getal’b 1 w** cannot s **ak. as i: was-n *■* * j
to Align ‘a o* ;ifi. ■ the i ii:t• ■of that lucky ■
ITellow, the editor of tlie .SVh/ rn ('nit ini tar. < J !d |
/*.t*- is ■*.*"ll!** ‘ll.*” f iii the* turnip line, and w* ;
| have no .object’ n to <cttr.*!*e>vn country friciuls en-*
’ joying the -iiiq i ’ ■\\ hi*S:*'.7v I’ has pit par-;
cii her them pi*.id* Ihe s.-nds us •’ u turm-jw i
which is not done growing yet. and which is a
i'■ llm larger than the ••!!•• ;;’ .'* mentioned!
i “Tin; Minim. M.xo.xzim:,” by Mm. J. Ten- *
tuy, 14*2 Fulton {*•/.'* ft. A * ’ York.
! Tlie list of t ‘onteiits for January presents the j
i following general h* mis :
I. ‘!'!"• vio*i *u *■ ai” I*** i*i ;*:*'l,l t “;tt.is weflo *1 *u fscpr- .
i.ii. ‘ :tinl .til v.\;".'titaa::'*n *3 t!; ;*ra< *.ic*e in <htl* lent ibs-j
11. The f.'.n.H ih Mia* . .V*.; \ ; I*o n District, Massa
ch>".:.- U
! ill. I, .*1- amt Onmi \ *
j IV. Moore's g,.l<i Miins. |i.*!'!**i • *. •:*■".
I \ . Net’ son I l;e o* at K*.;..*.* n **i A"i*iii and South Car- j
: “linn. j
VI. Tin* V.i!!* -'lt- .-* I.* ; Mh.iag ('em- at.y. or.d t e ;
S.TTor Mii.t > .’ .!*•';• : \.
fi)unKih>i ii : !;n ‘ it’.fi ‘filial ions.
! I 1 111!!. I•:i I \•jnr!l i* . ‘ ‘-lii H i .it cl *. *'t.
, fonirnt! • M Mi. i: - i. i..*:
.loiti - *.. !nl -j |<r a! ii f ‘ ‘}'• u i*>:
j J-U.I :• t X r .:,*<! i , ,i 1 1 r:tt i*
| (‘ ~t!- :iT ‘l t <•!:
|m.*'i jm */.it ••*
J
i Vj-- •;
Tin* an!. !* s•* >j! ll .. ii > iii•-,i; v< t! tliv* :t!m
; are iiui!i"ivti> a::tl !i*.: vy ii.tTv*tiiiLj. i*u*t V‘“.
aii { ;is j.k r t-riir!i* ii.
“Tight^Fapers.”
lathe Spirit''* flisru'* iin <’!* tho li>ih th’
j’.i ;‘i’ n “tv,-(an nt ( S. Suuat* v.
I Mr. MiHuri.f !Uc!;niors 1. wa* particularly sarca*tir
upon tlie antoctAleut'jof crriuin Ihimoonitri, among
1 them the honorable ProsHmit *•!’ tho Seiiiito. It
1 haj)pt ii> to bo ur bull th it Is their vs.. ju>t
now! We ••an ima.’Lno tie* plensant .siirpri.se
which, tii: following rcininisc Yuv inu*t have i.it'.rd
cil honorable members who--opposed an election of
U S. Senator in IS IS. The question being upon
the motion to take up. the -tc.vJution to go into the
election of l . S. Senator,
Mr. Miller said lm saw no use in putting that
question, lie area* to make a few* rem rks in
which lie proposed tube very brief, lb* wished to
notice the remarks of the Senator fivm Houston,
who had clung, *1 this side ot tb • lion** * with im- j
proper motives. At no'time have we insisted on
an ch-clioii during the unexpird term T any Sen-!
at"", except at aiLimpe.ui':rg !’rc-id.-utialxl.*•!ion [
We first elect “l Mr Dawson, ponding Gen. fay-’
loris election, and then Mr. Toombs pending tire j
election (if (ten. Pierce. There is no new admin- !
istratioii n*nv to come in b -fore tiie meeting of (be ‘
next General Assembly, an 1 consequently there i
not the same reason for going into an election now i
that there was then. Reside thorn isn * pi-..!'a!il- j
it vof an extra session of Congress. The gentlemen ;
i on tho other side of t'a* house should not ■•..mpi'iin !
so bitterly at our following the example which ‘
they have set. In IS4a th” Deinrcrats were in
the majority in the Senate, but the Whigs were* in-!
the majority on .Hint ballet lie Trad ■front the
Journnis of the Senate for le t . and showed by
the record that the Democrats had lvp-uiodly r *
j fiord to go ir.t > the el •e ii n on the same gr* no I
1 tlmt his friends refuse todto so now. with the sin-
1 gh* exception tlm* the principal ground upon wide 1 ,
the v sought to stive oil’ th • el “el'am-was personal j.
opposition to the then incumbent. Mr. Berrien:
. Among other tilings he rend a set of resolution*!
j ottered hv mtr present presiding ofiteor. Mr Stell. j
“bieb contrast very .Strangely wltj) the* action* of
;•biiiistdf and tUo-paiiy xvbie'n*W ie• ;v i'iq,rr*t-tits
Macon & Western Railrond.
i “We find tlie following’ figor*.** in a Savannah
piq.Tl
Tin* gross receipts oxcco! those of the pixvi
vi'Atis year, § 10,51it1,2H, an 1 linvo atuotintcil, in*
chiding $1,770 11 interest and discount on mo':- j
! ev loaned,* to 13 04 j
And the expenses to ■ 128,771) 15/
Net profits, ->i.i1,730 81 |
To wlticli add the amount of
Cash Assets on hand as per
Treasurer’* statement last Report, 02,579 53
Receix cd sales of old iron, 10,233 45
Received for new Scrip Stock, 14,370 00
’
Out of which the following dis
bursements have beeu made:
Paid Dividens No. 13 and 14,
February and August last, ‘ (‘
* ‘ $97,120 00
PnitP for Oompany’s Bonds, ta
j ken up and cancelled,
5,000 00
I Interest on Bonds, 11,57(5 37
State and City Tax, 2.683 00
Paid for new construction,
63,509 S3
| Amount at debit of Suspense
i Account, 8,7-01 67
i
:
Leaving in hand a balance of $80,529 05 j
to Is* appropriated to Divi
dends.
Tin* amount of sß,*ol fit has been paid for
1 several lots of ground in the city of Macon, some j
of which were wanted only fast the purpose of :
| laying tracks through to jfiKTehZithers on which)
iiliv Boardcontemplate the)early erection of a!
■ new Passenger Depot building and-Machine *
i Shop ; when these improvements arc finished,!
i the land not needed for company's use will
1 be sold. * 1
LATEST INTELLIGENCE. ‘
Telegr|.lie*l for the H’avnnnnh Republitnn.
Still Later from Enrobe.
C’i! arlestoh, Jan. 16, P. M.
The steamship Euro pa has arrived with date*
i from Liverpool to the 31st ult.
LivEßi'Q.ot, Dec, 31.- — Cotton , —The sales for
the past Week Were 45,066 bales — Boo(f) to
speculators, and 3,000 for exports*. Prices aro
stitYcr lor higher Jinnies. Quotations: Fair Or
leans f.J.I ; Middlings H a •%!; Fair Uplands
j fid : Middling‘'id.
The ex’ i-s of stoi kon hand is 30,000 bales
over estimates.
Miscm.i inkoi's. — It was rumored at Paris,
Dee. fjOtli, but not generally credited, that Min
ister Soide had fought a th ird duel with the Duke
!'of Alha, in which lie (rionle) was killed.
t Hi tie* I bundle nothin"* of importance had oc
.•ur* 1. ‘I he Russians were concentrating their
sfi.r an at lack on Kalafat.
j A i;. ,;iy between Russia and Persia was ratifi*
, .*.l at Sr. Petersh'irg on the 18th of December,
i Th.* Persians were daily expected to attack
i It.Tg.l.i'l, Ad.li Pacha had been repulsed in Asia*
j and tlie Tmks were retreating before .the Rus-;
j Sian*. Tin; A Hied Fleets were still in\ the Bos
| pin .rus. The Turks imd raised the siege of Okas
| La. and Ale.xdriaiiople.
ilie Four Powers had sent a note to the Porte
I demamiing an armistice.
Sweden and Denmark were forming an arm
i ed b-ngik- against Russia,
j Tin* English Parliament* xvill convene on the
] 31st ot January.
I. mis Napoleon had abolished restrictions on
imports of < **tl on from England,
j Notice has been given that no foreign flag will
j l.’ allowed lo enter the Amazon.
Loss of the San Francisco Confirmed.
CiiAiiLESTOx, Jan. Hitli.
I!. •si *■::*!;.hip San Fraud sen, which was seen
i some time since in a disabled condition; founder
led on the Ith inst., and two hundred and forty of
| her passenger* were drowned-^among them Col.
! \\ usliington, Maj. Tavlor and wife, Capt. Field,
■ two ladies, three'children, and one kuudred and
j lli'tv United StHH-.s Troops,
j Maj. Trice and Lieut Winder have arrived at
| \.*w York. Li< uts. Winder and Chandler aro
i * *!i board tin* ship Atlantic bound to Liverpool.—
iTh others are <>n board the luig Kelly bound to
! Boston.
i
From the Sandwich Islsnds.
I The latest advices from the Sandwich Islands
j are to the lt'lll November. The subject of an
jlu xation to the United Starts eontiiiues to lie
I agitated.* Tin* mess of the people arc favorable
J !.* tlie policy. Tin* election of Representatives,
jto tnke place on the first Monday in January,
j giiis to ‘excite attention.’ It is supposed that
; the ii* w Legi.*.!ature will institute radical reforms
Five, trade is strenuously
; a lvocnled. ‘i he w haling fleet lias been rather
‘msueerssl’iil, and business at the Islands is cor
• respoiidinglv dull. About 125 w halers had nr
• i i■.*•'’ nt the variott< Islamj ports. Tlie steamer
jS. B. Wheeler, designed to plv among the
I ’'lands, had arrived lioin this port, and caused
j great rejoicing. The Pcxtotia, the second
! -I’ uioer, will depart thence in a short time. The
i ■oviTiiiiK ut has granted the Steamer Company
I the exclusive privilege, for five years, of establish*
j ing steam communication between the islands
of the group, atnl have agreed to admit coal,
machinery, and other materials, for the use of
♦lk* <.'oi)i|MUjv.-fr ; u* of duty. -The- dipper ship
Voting America, had arrived at Honolulu in
twelve days from San Francisco, and the Contest
in eleven and a hull'(lays.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
•
Death ok Hon. 11. A. Mrnt.EN'BKRO. — Wash
\>ngtnn, Jan. 10. —The Hon. Henry: A. Mublen
! Ijerjr. member of Congress from the Bth Con
J gr ssional District of Pennsylvania, died last
I night, at twenty minutes after ten o’clock, at tho
! residence ofSeriator firodhead. He died of hse
; morrhage of the lungs.
Mas Shot. —A man by the name of IV. M.
R Kton, was shot in the streets of Milledgeville on
i W.-dnosday lltli insf.. by Areliibald Hunt, of
; Raker county. The difli ulty grow out of a
I gambling dispute. Hunt hits given himself up.
I Fuse in Savannah. —On the night of the 16 th
i inst., a file broke out in the Drug Store of A. A.
; Solomons A- Cos. Savannah, w hich was totally de-
Tstroy* and. together with Lipman’s Dry Goods
j -tore. link’ Shoe Store, and LoveTs and Lati
mer's Gun and Tin Stores. Loss supposed to bo
; sonic smi.nOu to s-.50.n00. Amount of insurance
not known.’
| Fioi in N i:w Yolk.—The Metropolitan Hall
i and l.a Fargo Hotel, New York, were en
j tirely con unied bv tire on the Bth inst.
ihe • ustom House at Portland, Maine, was
destroyed by fire oivthp-Btli.inst.
Do xtii ok an Enrron.— S. P. Grafton, editor
of tho Saitdersvillc Georgian, died at hisresidenco
on the 11th inst.
Death of Amuikl Weus.—The Savannah
| papers mention the death, at New York on the
| 4ih inst., nf'Ashbel Wells, Esq., long a merchant
I ofSavaunah and a native of Connecticut.
I Can’t no it !—The Georgia Citizen , intimates
i that it. cannot give favorable notices of Southern
schools whoso Catalogues are printed at tho
North, Right. Let them get tbeir “puffs” whore
them printing is done.
Disturbance nr Wheeling.— Wheeling Jan.
10.—A mob collected around the Cathedral, on
Saturday evening, where the Catholics were hol
ding a natival. After those inside had retired
home, the mob tbrej stonea at the Cathedral,
breaking several w i udowii'—W'cy, were, inosnsid,
iu consequence of the l’ope’s Nmicio-beingTn tho/
city. Since that time he has been compelled to”
leave the eitv.
Shocking Murder.—On Tuesday last, in Leo
county, a negro man belonging to John Payno
struck his overseer, Air. Muikie, on the head with
an axe, killing him instantly, The -negro was
immediately arrested and sent to the Jail at
Newton, in Hak**r county. We are unable to
! gather any particulars. No other person was
; present when the deed was done.— Albany Pa
triot inst. ‘
“ITot ('ouN.’t—Mine Host of South-western
| Hotel in this place, served his guests and board
ers with given Corn at dinner, Saturday last.—
l*sj’he “roasting ears” were plucked in a neighbor
: ingfichl on that day.— Albany Courier It)/A.
■ Mrs. Partington says she never cared much
about grand spectacles, or other sights; but
; there are two things she would like to have seen
j—the inoculation of Frank Pierce Mid the cor
poration of QieVn Victoria.