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11 J. I 'V 1.- >< U*itrd*'<UnJ—lh9idt4wtfaU. ‘ C <•■ Ml Hit \ Y ... K.lttcr ...! Proprietor. 4. P. atlltlt, VMUtWt Kftltor. Mu. Kmnut:—The following names are suggested & suitable parsons to represent. thauity far th* next iniiub ; eipal year, at the election in Asril snt. No objection, It ie believed, can be urged against any of them. ■ MA.NV VdTKKS. Far Mayor. L. 8. SALMONS. Far AMenaaa. M. WESTMORELAND, A. M Milt ITT, WM. M. CLINE. W. 11. UAN<(>f*r b vkfr; --8,. W. MARRAM, _ A. FLEMING, £ A. BELLAMY, fc 44.5. 1 E. W. UOWNBON. &Editor:—Fleaeo publish the following ticket for Mayor and Aldermen, to be voted for by the eltisrns of wiffia, at the eleetloa in April next. Goon <>notK. Far Mayor, % i WILLIAM M. CLINE. V For Aide men, !♦. W. BROWN, 0. H. JOHNSON, Mi W. J. JowEY. Rfc A. MERRITT. JOHN SPRUIvL, WM. 11. HANCOCK, ALLEN FLEMING. Hk FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Farther by the Arabia. Halifax, Feb. 4. $ , The royal mail steamship Arabia, (’apt. Jtnl * ioi from Liverpool, at noon on (Saturday tin* £ Slat January arrived her* at quarter past 12 .• o *’clock this I’. M, bringingsbventy through pas- ESV THIS TURKISH WAR, l ? have further accounts of the battle of Cibalo, ooufirnna g the Turkish successes. It nj>- pear tliat tl}A Russians were concentrating a roroa at Qifeale, in order to attack Kalafat on the pUMhjJbj it, on the Oth, 16,0U0 Turks inarched sIW attacked and stormed Oibalo— M * conflict with the Russians in the field ou /aha TtJhJttAmwwed the Imtlle on the Bth, end ing in the evening with the total discomfiture of the Russians, wh6 confess to 4,000 killed and their Generals, Anrep and Tuinout, wound ... On the Oth, tho Turk* having remained over night on tho field beyond Cilmle, attacked the re serve of the liussian*, and drove them back up on Kratova, with the loss of cannon, and im menaeslaughter on both sides. On the lOtli, the Tnrkshaving razed tho Russian fortifications, returned to Kalafat. Tho Turks were comman ded in-thls action by Sulim I’.-uha, Rcllinskv, •ndKehmed Pacha—one of whom, probably debated, is toportctl killed, i* The above victories were officially announced to the French and British embassies. The Hungarian* and Polos who had been waiting at Constantinople for employment were shipped on tho 2nd of January for (lie army in Asm. Klapku declined an Asian command, but offers to serve in Europe. fleets were in tlie Black Sea. Two ships had been sent with the following to the Russian Government, at. Hubnstapol, conform ably with tho osiers of the British mid French governments. * “The British Squadron, in concert with that of France, is on the point of appearing in the Black Sua. The object of this movement is to protoet the Ottoman Territory from aggression or hostile acta. Wo apprise you thereof with • view to prevent all collision tending to dbturbthe atnicablo relations existing between; our Governments, which we are desirous of pre serving, and which no doubt joil lira equally . Snxioueto maintain. To this end wc should feel happy to learn that you, animated by these in tentions, had deemed it expedient to give the requisite instructions to the Admiral, command ing the Russian forces in tho Black Sea, so ns to obviate any oOeitrranco calculated to endanger peace. Signed, Rrdci.ike, Baraooa D’llii.msus. It WM St flrat Intended to staid a portion of the fleet only into the Black Sea, but a rumor Mm onrront that the wholo of the Russian fleet hpd anted from Sabastapol, consequently the whole of the allied fleets entered. It was. further __ frUNndthat Russian ships of war wore off Erze fVM, -probably expeoting to intereepttheTurkish oM*oy, whicn was under the protection of the aWM, oarvyiag 16,000 men for Asia. Murchant- MM t OoMtaatinople the Oth, report not liav frjff teen the fleet*, tt ey are consequently suppos edto have sailed towards Batown, where, it is ennaiMdJheltMsisn* jjotte. to of . the four !• EfrJyS’ST'iltegnu’ and independence I Porte will noidiovAte li**r and spontaneoe- from France i>Bt little hope u peace. yfFWftfwHytfifitf wt frvt *■*inßltir^uU r& is ffi’iicral v ‘&a- Pija Ij -tv* - |M|pML m nitxsoreci tutt u uodf pt ivu/y ----mp’-. tee , £*****£- * W/ “ .... ’ Warlike preparations, however, continue on all sides. Jl l e allied fleets, when last seen were steering for Hatuin. The Russian th-ot whs uUmt putting to sea. ■ The London Tim** say* that the ('zar will not proceed to extreme length*. When the entrance of the allieil fleets into the Black Sen, he replied by asking, whether the fleets would maintain a strict neutrality, or side with Turkey. A despatch from Vienna says the Czar will contemptuously reject the Vienna not*-, that lie will refer Turkey to f rortschnkofffor furt her par ticulars, and refuse to abate MenschikotTs de mands. Tho French Government lielicvcs that the Russian |K-ople will force the Czar formally to declare war. It is rumored that Nesselrode has resigned an<l that Ids resignation Ims bcefl ae^-epted. A regimeiil of Christian Cosack.* left constan tinoplo on the Bth of January, to join Umar Raslia. It is stati-d that Russia demands of Denmark that that government shall side with one party or the other. Russia has objected to tho purchase by Prussia of a naval depot. Tho American Minister, Mr. Mason, bad presented bis credentials to the Emperor Na poleon. Telegraphed for the Savannah Republican. Further by the Pacific. nrsslA AM) TI’UKKY. Nkw York, Feb. 11. The Vnr\* Cbnatilutio>iel gives the following, ftR the language of tho. Czar, on learning that the sllied fleet had entered tho Black Sea: “I o.\- noctod the resolution taken by Franco and Eng land ,and am not unprepared for it. When battle is offered Russia accepts it. She can afford to mourn the loss of her fleet, but not the honour of the nation.!’ The ('zar hns instructed Ids Ambassadors at Baris and London to demand whether, by the entrance of the allied fleets into the Black Sea it is the intention of France and England to take part with Turkey, or simply to observe a strict neutrality. If lint former should Us the case they fire their passports. Accounts front Beilin assert that, the Czar in sists, ns a preleminary condition to any fur ther negotiations, that, the neutrality of the allied shall be declared iti a formal doc ument. Austria is said to have notified the Autocrat of Russia oflrcr fixed determination to maintain an armed neutrality in the contest between Rus sia and Turkey, provided tin* (Var shall adhere to his engagement that he aims at no territorial agrandizeuient. If this pledge is broken Aus tria would assume a liostilo attitude towards Russia. The Vienna correspondent, of the London Times, say* a terrible battle was fought at Mat chin, on the 10th resulting iti a fearful loss of life, and the almost total destruction of the town by five. More fighting was daily expect ed at Kalafat, Two div isions of the Russian fleet, consist ing each of twenty five vessels, are erasing in the Black Ken. A collision in that quarter is considered ns highly probable. The Pasha of Bulgaria lias ordered {.lie imme diate dismissal of all Russians from Kervia.- Stlistyn, on the Bulgarian side of tho Ibmuhc, has fallen into the hands’ of the Russians. Tile Arch-Buke of Constantinople, who was tit Se bastopol when the message arrived from the al lied fleets, became furious, and ordered tin* fleet immediately to sea. The Russian Admiral an swered that he Imd received no orders from either the English or French Admiral. At St, Pcteslnirg on the 18th, the steady rise of nil imported articles was considered a sure in dication of determined war. It is slated that about 00,000 Persians arc about, to invade Bagdad. Portugal—Lisbon dates of the 19th state thsrtlie war steamer Bancho arrived there on tho 1 ?th, with despatches Lo thc ttnlish AiTmi raf, and immediately afterwarwards the Brit ish squadron was under orders for sea. Destina tion not known. Ireland. —Another famine is threatened in Ireland. Provisions, already enormously* high, are still going up in that Istmid. In some pants of Limerick the inhabitants are'Flittering deplor ably from want of food. —* Sale ok Negroes — Tall Prices. —On Mon day last Gen. Cnrollsold at auction in this city the negroes belonging to the estate of William Melicuiore, deceased—lß in all; JO under 8 years of age; 3 men, 3 women, and two boys— tho lattor nged 17 and 12—all plain field hands. They sold for fourteen thousand ono hundred and ninety-five dollar*! One woman and her six children, tho oldest 7 years and the youngest 2 months, Rold for f5,000. One negro girl, field hand, 16 years of age, sold for 11430—a girl 8 year* old for $760, Thia i* called tho ‘‘biggest *nle that ha* taken placo in Montgomery for year*. —Montgomery Advertietr. ’ Tmt Florida Indians.—The Tampa Herald, of the Ist inst, learns 1 by the arrival of thesteiim i er J. T. Bprague, that fourof the Indian Delega tion, to the Seminole* in Florida, have visited i BWjrßowlegs at his headquarters, oad that he has requested au interview with the Satire dolo- Etion, a part of which remained at CSftobWt* tohie. Tbe whole number nre now in the In | jlian oountry, but of their success we iroow notti- I Absconded—La kgk Reward.—We learn I fromD. Msbte*, of the firm of Fisher, Agnew & fefebiu, that s man by the uan.c of I It V bvii’i-. fa^pvTbilitdtoM ■tfi'wm&BFioO o is ('ll'.TiiH * “ and IV wHHPon! < H ion a I e ro. iv aid for the of tlie funds ub strncted. ’ PhilipswMßHobe about 30 years of age five feetten inches in height, well pro portioned, dark hair and rather inclined to bald ness, haa red fat# and a flesh mark on one side of his, neck, a olaret color.— Oqr eontompofarios generally will farther the Hmkof justice by inserting a notice 6f the above facts, ahd Banks, Briers and. others who may have negotiated recently any large amouut of tfS-biils in question with strangers, would con fer a favor bj oommuiMcating the particulars forthwith to Messers. Fisher, Agnew -A Cos., at Columbia. — Charleston Courier 8 th. ■ ■■a* V *^ , W.'i. >, * . Mr. Chisolm — As will be seen by the action of tbe House of Representatives, th* Committee ohorged withsn inveeUgation of the allegation* annul the offloial eoodaet of. this gentleman have folljr acquitted him from the aspersions contained in tbe Grand Jury presentments of Gilmer. ; His *urt, Coi Cbiriiolmstuped law under IMr Akin. GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. “THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 16, 1854. *i * * *ss’ * M * 1 . “- 7 ■■ ii-fc F*s Cotton.—Buyers are nhy ol the article, and but lit*le i* changing hands. Quotations uncertain.— roy 5J to HJ cents. To Sheriffs. These officers may not be generally advised of the fact, that the Supreme Court lm.** decided that thry can < nly collect lor advertising fees the amount actually paid to the publisher. The law stipulates the price, but dors not jiermit an officer to Hjierulate upon it by contracting for the low est. bid. We make this statement mainly for the benefit of newly elected officers, who may be ignorant of the fact. Wc sre indebted to our friend* Wain: it McWilliams for (lie courtesies of the fiahaeason. In tbia high-land latitude *had is a decided luxury, and when dune up “brown,’-’ ns W. &. McW. know how to do it, with the other “fixins,’’ the treat is irresistalde. Try them. Tiik Southern Eclectic.— The February num ber closes volume one of this work, and the present is a fitting opportunity for subscribers to send on their names and money for the ensuing year. Ad dress I). K. Whitaker Augusta, Ga. Con t k nts Feb at; ar y Nr >lll e r .— Electro- Biolo gy and Mesmerism. Legislative interference with the Education of the people. Memoranda by a Marine Officer: Ora Succession of Gl.i'ssc* from Life's l’hiintnsmiigoria. French claim to the dis covery of the Electric Telegraph. American Au thorship, No. VU.—Henry Wadsworth Longfel low. I smy Laws:—An Argument Against Them. ■Poetuv.— ln Memormm—Angel s Footsteps. They’ll Wake No More. The Death Angel's Visits. Sorrow on the Sea. MisrEi.tANEors Reviews. — The Memoirs, Jour nal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore. Lives of the tjiieens of Scotland. Douglas Jerrold and his Works. \1 a 1 kites. —A Grand Game of Chess. Miss Mitford Electric Astronomy. A Valuable Book. New Arctic Expedition, ('use of Death Caused by Fear. New Chinese Almanac. To tin* Reader. IlocsKiioi.i) Words.—This excellent American reprint for February is before u*. with its usual Variety oT interesting matter. The character and reputation of the work are too well established to need comment of ours, and wo.design simply tfr eiiii attention to tho fact that t'wo dollars remitted to Messrs. McKi.ratii te Barker, 17 Spruce St. New York, will entitle the reader to as entertain ing a magazine for twelve months as is to ho had in the country. Contents or Fedim akv Ni mrei:.- [’airland in Fifty-four. The Cradle and tin* Grave The Bright Little Girl. Kensington Worthies. In the I • irdanelles. Pot and Kettle Philosophy.— Near Christmas. Mr. Wiseman in Print. Prote ges of tho ( zar. Locked Out. Ten Per Cent ,Miasma. Traits and Stories of the Huguenots Tin* Hi lory of a Coal Cell. The Roving English man and the Prince do Yondoint*. A Child's His tory of England. My French Master m two t.'hap tors -< ‘hapterthc First. By Dawk of Delhi. The Lady of the Fen. Varna. Manchester .Men at their Books. Blank Babies in Paris. ** The Cor nel*.'’ Beef. My French Master, in two Chap ters —Chapter the Second. A Greek Feast. Hol idays. Ghostly Pantomimes. The Harmonious Blacksmith. Our Wine Merchant. An Fgly Nursling. The Schoolboy's Story. The Old La dy's Story. Over-thcAVay’s Story. Tho Angel's Story, The Squire's Story. Uncle George's Sto -ry. The Colonel's Story. The Scholar's Story. Nobody's Story. Valentine. Our readers who have been blessed with sweet tokens of love, friendship, etc . in the shape of re cent Valentines, should bo *‘ posted up ” as to the history of this custom. For tho. benefit of those who are not so, we quote the following : “St. Valentine is called by some ecclesiastical j writers bishop, blit according to others, was only a presbyter, lie suffered martyrdom in the reign of the Emperor Claudius 11, having been beheaded at Home, and was early canonized. He was so eminently distinguishedJor-bis love and charity, [lint the custom of choosing Valentines, or special loving friends on bis day (Feb. 14.) is supposed by somo to have orlg nateu thcnco: others deduce it from the birds choosing their mates on this day ; hut it is mure likely to boa corruption of tho prac tice during the Roman l.iijierrelin. when the names of young wamion were put intu a box, and drawn out by the young men.” Nebraska and Kansas Territories. The debates upon the organization of these ter ritories continue in both branches* of Congress with unabated vigor. In the Senate especially, has the discussion been characterised by an abili ty highly creditable to tho intelligence of that body, whatever may be tho particular merits of the points at issue. The amendment of Senator Douglass, declaring Ihe Missouri Compromise su perseded by that of 1860, meets with strong oppo sition. as well ns warm support, from members of both the old political parties. It seems, however, to lie the settled opinion at Washington, that the bill organising tlmao territories on the basis of the compromise of 1850 will bo passed. Tho Union wing of both parties must bo sadly in the minori ty if this should fail to bo the result. Wc have never doubted that the compromise of 1860 superseded that of 1820, from the simple foot of it* providing that, in future, the question of slavery should be left exclusively to the people themselves—Congress neither legislating^for nor qgqitwtit; Ttinrnn- *H^ :k^~"“*frE ;-rj : T-'rnir- eon temj>l>taaG>f*lonl intorfercncewith tho *ub- Jocb itot- iWMjfiil both for and maiuuY to* fejfl tutioa of Ut*ry. Here is, then,._ conflict of principle atteMHflKvtiTe es the binding force of one orThe other es theos eompaets, unless we apply the o law eoeflieting ■ III! jrrnapig il, annul- , | supentodea that low. iiM|to the Missouri hflfer ißso, and to contend otherwise, is utter worthlessness of that clause in of 1850 which intordicts Congrosaidhal ‘fißgrrention with tho question of slavery in tho ter^Hk|. Had tho Committee on* Territories said ntthing about the Missouri compromise, the Nebraska s **# Kansas territorial bills would, in all probability hove been passed before this, without reopening the slavery, agitation. Mr. Douglass is an able man, and now that the issue has boon inode, is with us on this question. But wo are apprehen sive (and if wo do him An injustice we are sorry for it) that there was'a porsonal motive at tho bot tom of. bia plans for the formation of these two territories. He himself contends that the Missou ri compromise is superseded by that of 1850, and believing so, why did he open the slavery question Stalk unteesTt were to give himself an opportu nity to edurt favor with the South by ion over-seal, ous defence ot her right*, when those rigbts wero fußy proteottd hy a, power whose hutbority would ft by inggmdk an amendment wS^mTs^ sarily precipitated this slavery agitation ujs>n the country.” We have too estimate of liis intelligence to believe him to liavo been uncon- Rcinu* of the tendency of hjs motion to legislate the Missouri compromise out of th* Nebraska ter ritory, when, by hir own admission, the comprom ise of IMO had effectually done so. He must bavej known that no good to the country could follow the revival of a subject, which all patriots hoped bad been finally put to rest: and x\ hafever may bo the ultimate result, the public attention will, certainly be directed to Senator Douglass as the, author of this new slavery ngitation. M hether it will advance his claims to the next I‘residency, remains to be seen. Wc believe with him, that the provisions of the compromise of 1850 apply to all terriiory now or hereafter to be acquired, and believing so. view the attempt to reaffirm the prin ciples of that compromise as a work of supereroga tion and inimical to the peace and happiness of the Union. * • School Books. The editor of the Columbus Corner Slone has an article in his last paper upon this subject. He very properly characterises the practice of a con stant change of school books ns a “ great evil, and suggests that measures be taken to establish a uniformity of books, and to create and encourage Southern publishing hou.- es. Every head of a fam ily in Georgia must to a certain extent, hav e experi enced not only the inconvenience, but the pecunia ry burthen attendant upon the common pi notice a tnong different teacher* of changing their text books. The editor of the ('o rticr Slime very justly remarks that the elementary principles upon which these works are based ure the same, and lienee there is no necessity for their frequent change. There are a number of parents throughout tho State who can illy afford the expensoofa new set ot hooks for every teacher their children are sent to. If tho change is simply made from whim, teaches should bear in mind tlnrtrrtx gratification imposes a burthen mainly upon those who are least able to bear it, and who. with a commenda ble dosiroin sec their children well informed, not unfrequently incur pecuniary.deprivation in-erder to secure to them the advantages of mi English education. If there bo radieal ttefeotrim Ho* books themselves, they should be discarded and replaced with others not subject to the .objection *. but the change should be uniform and permanent. In lieu of tin* several primary meetings and a general State Convention, to consider upon this matter, wit would suggest that the State Teacher’s Association take the subject in hand. That body numbers among its members, our most able and experienced teachers, to whom tlie task of a reform in this particular might be appropriately trusted. Their experience in teaching, anil practical knowl edge of the requirements of thes* ‘i'.ii* nid r"adily suggest the best form eftext boek'> •> L • u'b.ptcd: while their extensive reputation, and well known success in inculcating knowledge, would carry a weight of influence to any suggestion which they might make, equal, if not greater than a conven tion of delegates from all parts 5f tho State. In deed. in that association the educational interests of every portion of Georgia are represented, and if we are not mistaken, this subject, among others, lias already occupied the attention of that body. A t their first meeting, held in this place, wc believe a commit'ce was appointed to investigate and re port upon the diameter an*! efficiency of text books, and to designate such as arc best adapted to our schools with a view to bring about the very uniformity to which tiie < timer Slow: refers.— Should this object be accomplished, we infer that the large patronage heretofore extended to tlie North in the purchase of school books, will fall ipto tho hands of Southern publishers: nt least, with our Columbus coteniporuvy. we believe that it should do so. Yankee ingenmty-is-tw-iics tiva in tho matter of book speculation as in other things, and there is a constant stream of “new and improved editions’’ of Grammar, Aritlitivfctie, Geography, Logit, Rhetoric, &c., emanating from their press, which are catchpennies, professing tio superior merit, and subserving no other purpose than to“ put money in the purse” of the harpies of Northern publishing houses. We agree with the Corner Slone that the millions of dollars which tlie Sou'll pays tribute to the North in this matter, should bo retained at home, to foster our own in dustry and stimulate the enterprise of our own cit izens. In connection with this subject, we would sug gest that the State Legislature (when wc shall be so fortunate as to get one that will consider this important State interest) in making provisions for public schools, appropriate a certain annua 1 amount for school books, to lie published within tlie limits of the State. Such a policy would at onco open the way to extensive book publishing, anil in a few years a Southern press would become, what it ever should have been, the active instrument of South ern education. Wo trust that this subject will be more general ly discussed by the newspaper press than it has been. It is one of paramount interest, arid no ono who scrutinizes it closely will deny that, as the na tural mother supplies food for the_ bodv, sio *houW the tiouth fttrnishxusienaneo For the minds of her sons and daughters. Would any one send to on infidel to learn Christianity 1 Neither should the South seek to imbue the minds of her offspring with* knowledge which is neither of nor with the jbifijh. Let our text books and our literature par take of the naturo and spirit of our institutions, and in order that they may do so, let them: ema nate Jroiß Pmithnrn mindq and beat 1 Utirltoprew of thriving Southern industry.— - J'u —’ “■* ■■ Tbatofa the Me. !*:i.. - Advertiser npnt* noighbdHp! lugitkr.—, w* mmm’ “■ i- ujocsgtr i %. till* tlinist, of (n&milrcrti.icm wiJlliMHelessjJliave to knock under to tlie UpPpUmf argumenb which its cotemporary flies at it after this manner: ‘TheKegisir r's fanfaronade over Mr. Fillmore, Scott, lias aboutßs rmteh to do with the point in dispute as the battle of Sinope. It talks about “dropping” Van Buteu, tlie Buffalo democrats, ike. ‘Yes, Van Burenism was “dropped” by the Demooratio party very much like the unclean spirit we road of in the Scripture, which being cast out, wandered to and fro, and finally return ed to th* place from Whence he went out, and finding it swept and garnished, took with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself and they entered th and dwelt there. The democra cy ostracised yi Buren;but to’roceive him back, with Prince John, Wilriiot, Cochrane, Preston B&yySrover.aad theit fellows, rajrid fahatics, higher tents in the party ‘Star kßßdatilt, Hke the man ib the para : to U LATEST INTELLIGENCE. Telegraphed for the Savannah (iorgiiui. Congressiohal.— Washington Feb. 10. —The new treaty with Mexico, negotiated by Mr. Gads den, was sent into the Senate thia morning, with a message from the President recommending di vers amendments to it. Gen. Rusk, one of the Senators from Texas, urged the l*resident to upprove of the treaty as it is. lion. Truman Smith, of Connecticut, address ed the Senate in opposition to the organization of territorial governments for Nebraska and Kan- ZilS. , The House was engaged upon private bills, Friday being the day set apart for that purpose. Baltimore, Feb. 10. —The Maine Legislature to-day elected Win. l’itt Fessenden, Whig, U. S. Senator for six years. Tex v* News. —Few Orleans , Feb. 13.—A bill bus passed the Texas Legislature, giving $2,- 000,000 to public schools. Two new counties have been created —the county of Barnes, and the county of Johnson, New York. Feb. 13.* —The Crystal Palace has proved a failure. The company is involved in iwleht of $120,000. CornruorsK Boused. —The Courthouse in Irwinton, Wilkinson county, was consumed by tire on Tuesday niglit, 7t!i inst. The loss is a verv serious one, as besides the building, which had been recently completed, the records ot the county Hikes were entirely destroyed. Film the Xatimuil Intelligencer, 4th init. Denial of American Protection to an Alien Returning to his Native Country. The President yesterday communicated to Congress some recent correspondence between the Soeutarv of Slate and the United States Charge d* Affaires at’ Vienna, touching the right to American protection of “inchoate citizens” who voluntarily* return to their native country. The ease is that of a person who emigrated from Austria to the United States, and was tit>Lbxu.l to the ridice of tlie State Department in the fol low lug ofikhtl despatch: Legation ck tiie Unlt£i>^-St-at-ks. -jt——- Vienna November 23, 1853. j Sin: It may not be improper for me to re mark that recent difficulties between tin* United States Government and Austria, have evidently affected-tor the time being the intercourse be tween American eitizens and the Austrian au thorities. Tin* former have become, perhaps ualiindlv etunigh. sU']iicions, and are, to a great er ex teat than nsrml, jealous of their rights. A partaker of this f i ling myself,.! may be per mitted to say that I cannot but observe it in others. It becomes iiecessary. however, for me to di reet voiir iittenllon tostill auother ease iff com - yihrint made to this Legation, and which may demand a more serious consideration. It has been presented in a letter from one Simon Toll ,!g, a o"]*v of which is herewith forwarded. It w ill lx* jiereeivctl from a }**rtisal of that let ter that the writer represents himself as being an Anqjncan citizen, and as Jmvritg lieen fur nished with a passport from your Department at Washington; and yet it would seem, unless lie has erred with reference to the date of his going to America, that lie has not remained a sufficient time in tin* country to become a citizen, in ac (•ordanee with the law. I have addressed a note to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, (of which I forward a copy.) presenting tho circumstances of the case to his notice, and expressing the hope that this individ,- md may be permitted to leave the Austrian do minions. It is barely possible that I may be gratified in this hope, and that the ease may present no further difficulty. It is more than probable however, at tbe present time that this government will la* particularly sensitive upona .inalter-tourhmg thtr'ciTizeuship of one w ho was formerly an Austrian subject acquired under our naturalization laws, and that it. will insist upon retaining possession of hi* person. Should the facts of the case therefore, as they may hereafter bo developed, confirm the statement of Tonsig, simple and unpretending as these facts are, a se rious question may arise for consideration and and settlement.. 1 am respectfully your obedient servant, ” HENRY R. JACKSON. The letter of Mr. Tonsig, referred to in the foregoing communication is dated Prague; No vember 23.1853, and sets forth that in the year 184!) he went with a passport to tlie United States, and fettled himself at Mesueben, Middle sex county, New York, and became, a citizen of the United States. In 1853 he obtained a pass port. from the State Department and returned Austria, to conduct a helpless family, a ’widow and five small children, to their relatives in Prague. The police, got possession of liis pass port, and refused to return it to h:in that he might come home, and-said to him : “You art* an unlawful emigrant, and ought to be punished for that, or must be; and secondly you cannot become a citizen of any country before .you get leave of your sovereign.” lie relates what sc rious troubles he has experienced in endeavoring to obtain his passport, and invokes the good of fices of otir Charg d’Affaires in the premises. Mr. Jackson, our Ministry theroupoiraddressF ovT a'letter to Count Buol Schawenslein, dated November 23; 18/>3, repeating the statement of Mr, Tonsig, concluding with the remark: “ With ’this statement/of the circumstances of the cose ; ‘of the humane motives which brought this indi vidual intcyhis imperial Majesty’s dominions; of ‘the fact that he was received under a passport ‘tVonithe AmericaH-Grotcmineiil: Hlld tlidt it Is ‘important for him to leave Prague at a very ‘early day, I venture to express the confident ‘hope that your Excollcncy will direct the au fUtoijties in PragueLiot Webjeek to hfs speedy v,. - ‘ n"ii'ljißßH Mr.Jaoksoti on the third of December, 1868, again wrote to Mr. Marcy, stating that ttoHK| lliM st; left WKWn some six months ago simply for Eu rope; that “some how or other” he had found liis way to the United States; but that he was not the less an Austrian subject, and that his American passport did not make him an Ameri m citizen. From some expressions which he employed in the course of liis remarks,Mrs Jack son drew the inference that, in the view of the Australian Government, Tonsig had rendered himself criminally amenable to the laws of Aus tria, nnd would be dealt with accordingly. It ap pears, Mr. Jackson says,, “that while the Minister ‘is wrong as to the time when Tonsig left Aus ‘tria, he is right as to the character of the pass ‘port which authorized him to leave,and right in ‘nis assumption tliat Tonsig is not as yet a natu 'raiized ckixqn of the Uaited States, The law ‘jaaa transfer bis allegiance without th* assent of ‘hUsoyeroiga woSWoeem ‘Austrian*--hrarirto coatroj, of th* ‘and his initiative charter of American citizen ‘absolutely void. To interfere farther, therefore, ‘would be to attack the law of Austria regu 'lating the nature and obligations of allegi ance. a . ‘•” j, ,>-■ • Mr. Marcy replied to Mr. Joelcson Jan. 10, 1854. In his letter he savs he has carefully ex amined the despatches of Mr. Jackson relating to the case of Simon Tonsig, and regrets to find that it is one which will not authorize a tnore ef fective interference than that which our Minister had already mnde in his behalf. It waa true Tonsig left this country with a fkoasport issued from the State Department; but,Jia be was nei ther a native born nor natualized citizen, he was not entitled to it. It is only to citizens that pass ports are issued. As Mr Tonsig had one, it was proper to ascertain the means by which he pro cured it. On examining the records of the De partment of State, the Secretary finds that the passport was obtained by perjury, or at least by a gross fraud. An affidavit, purporting to have been made by Simon Tonsig on the 26th day of September last, in which he declares, on oath before a notary in the city of new York, that he was born in lowa, and “that he is a native citi zen of the United States,” was presented to the Department on the* first of October thereafter, and upon this evidence, corroberated by the oath of another person —Edgar Donnelly—a passport was given to him. In conclusion Mr. Marcy says: “I do not discover any principle in virtue of ‘which this Government can claim as a matter of ‘right the release of Tonsig. lie has voluntarily ‘placed himself within the jurisdiction of the ‘laws of Austria, and is suffering, ns appears by ‘tiie case as you present it, for the acts he haa ‘done in violation of those laws while he was an ‘Austrian subject. Though you are not instruct ‘ed to demand bis release as a matter of right, ‘you will extend to him such assistance as can ‘properly be given to shorten the period of hia ‘confinement, and enable him to return, if he is ‘so disposed, to the United States.” The message and accompanying document* were laid on the table and ordered to bo print ed. Temperance Meeting. l’ursuiint to adjournment, n large portion of the fried* of Temiv.iiiueo loot in the City TYuTTon"Friday evening. The Tffii. instant, and ou motion of Rev. J. H. Campbell, ■ludgo C. \V” (*. Wright was called to the chair, and J. S. .loins. Jr requested to act us Secretary. Tin* chairman having stated the object of the meeting to he for the purpose of nominating suitable officers for the municipal government of the city of Griffin, Chi mo. timiof William F. Moure, thoehaifbiun appointed tho t'dhnviiig nominating committee, vil: Messrs. W. F. Moore. J. B. Martin, and Thus. 11. limy; who, after having retired for n few moment-, announced the follow- i lug candidates, viz.: For Mayor, AUGUSTIN I„ BfHITTERS.- For Aldermen, CHARLES 11. OSBORN,. W. WESTMORELAND, WILLIAM FLEMING, .1. MILNER, .1. W. SAACKLEFOUD* C. 11. JOHNSON, DAVID SWOBE, / WM. H. VAUGHN. . .Whereupon,on motion of Iley. J. IT. Cailipcil, the ro per! was unanimously adopted. The committee recommended Mr. F. M. Ison as a suit aide candidate tor eitv Marshal, which rt*ei lumcudatioo was. upon motion of Dr. F. V. I lark, also adopted. The following gentlemen were appointed a committee to till vacancies, shuuld theie lie any, vis: Messrs. W. F. Al*. “re-, J. R . Martin, E. Ufibrd, Jacob Andrews and Vines Fish. On motion of Dr. F. Y. Clark, the proceedings of this meeting were ordered to be published in the city papers. V\ hereupon the meeting adjourned. ‘ C. W. C. WRIGHT, Chairman. J. S. Jones, Jr., Secretary. [uOMMENiCATEn.J Mb. Editor:—l have been informed that at a meeting of a pnrtiun-of the citizens of Griffin, held on Friday ezoning 10th inst., a ticket for Mayor and Aldermen was nominated, in direct reference to tho restriction of the Liquor traffic.’,How mucii soever. 1 may differ in opinion with the advocates of this movement as regards its tendency to accom plish tin* intended object, it is not my ,design at present to debate tins subject with tliemX Nor is it my purpose to Eaise objections to tbe gentlemen SvboTitive been put in nomination by that meeting. They nre all good men and true, and would, it elected, doubtless* render good service to the city. But I am not aUne in my desire to know, why our present worthy Mayor and Aldermen, with one exception ere overlooked by these guardians of the public murals. What has Mr. Wm. R. i*hillip done, or what has he left undone, that has render ed him unworthy of re-election! Why aro not W. M. Cline, Allen Fleming. A. Porter, A. Mer ritt. M. D. Smith, and L. S. Salmons ns well qual ified to manage our city affairs, protect the pubUor morals, and /promote tne general interests of our city us the gentlemen nominated at the last Fri day's meeting ? Are they not meu of sobriety,, lovers us the public peace, and bmheir experience as \vell calculated to promote tne general well being of our community, tis the gentlemen above’ referred to J Have they not done as much to* protect our people against the evils consequent upon the liqnor iraffle as they legally could do? And why should they be tu'ncd out andanew set put in their places, who nre not their superiors either in intelligence or moral worth 1 These are questions which tho people of Griffin will ponder well, before they repudiate their tried servants and put anew set in their stead. I for one, am decidedly in favor of re-olec ing tbe present board, and 1 am very much mistaken if a large majority of our people ure not of the satno opinion. PRO BONO PUBLICO. POISONING. TLousamD of parents trbo use Vermifuge composed of Caster Oil, Calomel, fcc., rc -not aware that, while they siipcar io baaeWAhe- pattent, thJ* are aotnally laying the foundatioasfor a aeries of diseases, such as salivation, loss of sight, weakness of limbs, |so. In another column will be found the advertisement of Hobensaek’s Medicines, to whiah we ask the attention #f all directly interested in their own as well as their ahttA ren’s health. In Liver Complaints, and all disorder* arising from thorn of a bilioas type, should make WM *6 the only gewtoe medielae, Hobensaek’s LkstßlU nol<fc6*Ei)eif, ,r bat askfor Hobensaok’l Worm Syrup aud Li vsr HH,osid oh*erTß that each has tbe sig mstun af tba Proprietor. J- li. Hobeosack, as none also ore gennioo oth- VM IsMHRNt, for [{^nilijjßtoicumali.sm , Sore r ■HHKbe, Cats, Burns, If it docs not give relief, after asing it according to di rections, no pay is asked- This article Is an English Rem edy, and was used by William the Fourth, late King of England, for Rheumatism, and certified to by him aa curing him after his physicians jutd failed. Over 10,000, 000 of bottles hare been sold tiFthe United States, with out a single failure; and many families have stated, if it were $lO per bottlej they would not bo Without it In e**o of Croup, as it Is ascertain as it la applied. It cures Tooth-Ache in 3 mihutea, Head-Ache in half an hoar, and Cholera, when first token, in a few hoars. The moat eminent physicians in New York recemiacnd it'. Price *25 and sQcents. Dr- Tobias has, also, put up a Liniment for. Horses, In pint Bottles, which’ is warranted superior to any otherfor thSefifo of Colic, Cats, Jirat*#s, Swellings, old Sons, Galls, Cracked Heel, Scratches, Jtc. Price 50 cents Dr. Tehias could fill a dosen newspapers with certifi cates and letters, speaking in relation .to the wonderful eureooeeompiisheo hy4i*lhU>ts*l. hut considers war 'SSaßsSS^sshi aftke