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f - 1 V B w week amount to 5,794 bal-a «• follows :—
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®*?Lj ealaa of 407 bole* are reported al I9|al7c.
J|j boleaol price* not Uaoaplred.
Charlkctok, Feb. IS.
1/ika week’* Mice 1* 6310 bale* *1 the following
^b*le**l 61.394 at 64,09 at 91-16.1499*1 3,
SS».|^ HttS at S|. IA at 5|. 617 at 5|. 193 at
5l! 73 at S 1-16. 336 at 5, 6 at 4|. 384 at
(l 73 at 41.30 at 41,10 at 4c.
? Retina * drcliiic or | a lc.. we yet have retained
'-Huilon* ia**raoch aa from the uoaetlled atatenr
....notreadily eflacl without submitting
•gS, beyec would perli*p* 8nd it dilBcot many extent
j£Ltfrl|*ie*. AuatJXTA.Feb. 13.
*iuce our report of last Wednesday haa main-
g Irmcharacter, with a good demand and large
any ioat*rial variation in pricee. We quote
a cent*—principal *alea 4) a 51 ornle.
ni remark* wore prepared thia morning for our
£hjoh in conaeqiteoce of lhankagning day waa
fSTdin advance ofibc uaual time. Sioce thev were
"Caliu.ouiy offering ha* been eo great aa to glut the
aao the few ■«!•" '"“I” to-day have been at aoine-
JSfanier price*— though the tranaactione have been liuii-
Macon, Feb 13.
ia.xihet 1* *t prevent rather dull: holder* are sanguine
Kiohil* uurchaeer* am unwilling to accede to their
fMT galea may be quoted at from 3J a 5 cent,—a very
jnSainiquarebnuamay bring 51 cento.
•SlTTa. Kailroad 30 cent* per IlHI lbs.—by pole boat*,
-noigbttbj;
flirt* h* 1 *'
- ■MQfcfrom 31*5 conts.
6*"™"* COTTON,
tweiotifor week, ending Feb. 8,
”■ Received previously,
Shipments,
Stock on hand,
Columbus, Feb. 13.
halen.
4,100
00,136—61,330
33,436
31,800
HON. A. H. STEPHENS.
The speech of our able Representative, Iho Hon. A.
IStiMtNS, upon the Texas Resolutions we shall give
»nr reatlers next week—and we promiee them a rich
mtiB it» perusal. No one who will read it but must
kastrnck forcibly with the views presented, as well as
•iU its eloquence and power. The effort w hen made,
ganuded the silent attention and admiration of the
Bute, tod was complimented by eminent writers for
nhotts papers, both North and South. Our readers
■j eipsct it, in its corrected form, next week.
THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
Up to the latest dales contrary accounts are given
m to tbs fate of the annexation question. The Rich-
sood Enquirer of the 13lh inst. has the following ;
*Aht1i«letter* which wn have seen by yesterday's mail,
■cat te Agree that something will bn done, but not cxeotly as
tohow k it to be affected. One erreapondent save, that
Brown's lesoimions will be adopted: another, that Benton s
bill till pass; a third that a combination of the two will car-
*Mneitrect of * letter is put into our bands this (Wedncs-
4ir)erening, by the day'a mail, in which wa are told entire
engdeoce may be placed. The axtractrun* thus:
•It is still probable a hill in scats form, for tho annexation
sfTixai will pass both liouaes. Kenton's hill will certainly
Is njectsd. Rut perhaps Brown's bill with a portion of Ben-
tta'iMaprerfie, may be adopted.”
HTbePresident elect, Mr. POLK, was expected to
mek Washington on Thursday the 13th inst. On
Widusiday last, both Houses of Congress met for the
te of receiving and counting the votes given for
hgndiBtar.d Vice President of the United States.—
After miking the count &c, the Senate and House ap
pentad » coramitiee to inform Messrs. Polk and Dal-
lH«f their election.
WHIG CONVENTION.
b unit of the Democratic papers of this State, we
Hie* calls upon their party to make preparation for a
Castration to assemble in this place to Dominate a
MdidtU for Governor. Considering the excitement
INMtquent upon the late canvass, which has hardly
.gin thin just subsided, we were in hopes that tho
motions to nominate candidates for Governor would
ifOrtfloned until the latter part of May, or the first of
Hit—and that delegates to represent the various
in Georgia, would not be nominated until
Moat a month or six weeks before. And even now we
mU be picparcd to urge this course upon the Whig
pity, were it not proper for them, as the Democracy
pmes, to move themselvea. While, then, at the Spring
Cmtti,the Democratic party proceed to nominate their
frhptei to their Convention, we hope that our Whig
^IKeiili wifi at least name the time at which they will
•amble. It will be as convenient for them to do eo,
•nek times, as at any other—and aa a party we can,
4Mynano(us,b8piepared for the great issue which the
DmocraUof our State will aoon place before the peo-
|k As, too, the Democrats have first moved in this
Mter, we would suggest to our friends, that they be
alleered the opportunity to name, first, the day of their
Cesvention. This will prevent what might happen,
bedtcMseutions being appointed for the tame day.
la the coming contest, we are informed by the Demo,
.•Mitpress, and a few of their leaders, that they are
'Mimiaed to carry the State—that they mean to have
.IMGovemor, tho Legislature, and every thing else.
W iay be so, but we doubt it mneh. In fact,
Va.iball not give the slightest credence to the "tay so,”
Wiltt the ballot box, the people will it so. In Whig
^'•morw, generally, we have confidence. For a time,
.448 the late Presidential contest, they may apparently
toed, in the person of their candidate, by the
a majority of the people. But thie does not
that they are not wise measures, and may even
the approval of a majority, where, before,
alone waa found contending for them; The
our adversaries, calculating as they do,
Ntotbe success of last year, may prove a vain one.
JUw nte, we promise thorn that they will not be al.
to walk over the course, no matter how swift or
*M.m.ybe their steed. Let him be “an old light” or
'•sets Itgbf’, let him be of “this cliquef’ “of that clique’
•of “no clique” at all—still will we be prepared, in
his speed, his blood, or his Jockeying, to enter
id for that prixe which the majority at the
•Hi bestow upon the victor.
^1* cur Whig friends, then, make their primary ar.
itscnls for this Convention, at their own convoni-
We know that the people, (for we have been
i among them in many parts of the Slate, of late)
* Mr r confidence in whig meaaures, and in the
niitr*tion of them, so far as Georgia ie concerned,
I)*** they arc prepared, upon the issue, to do
|’■if duty jibe me,,. Arid if the result should be,
*• certain papers would have it to he, the Whigs
y ***• people, will have the satisfaction of knowing,
***• b »nd through Whigs measures, their Stete
**-ha*n rescued from evils of enormous magnitude,
currency has given place to a sound cur.
7*1. A rag note Treasury, to a specie paying!
’• A defaulting State, to .a prompt and
. paying State. An ext r*vagant*$jjRjAt ration;
**» economical one. An evident disregard or nag*
jW «f the public interest, to n faithful watchfulness (
■ *'* * u 9*fla, These, and benefit# like Ibeao, i
•J"! Department of the Government, are known and
PA»ad will slimulats te an hornet discharge of duty,
MrfTttaet
alia
. for the future, net*
. -J»tbeeaee now J WfctlW—.
icXatfoQ tf Oregon at 411 benefit, or make permanent,
«*uthmw InetiUttioe.; Doe. it. .nnexntMKT to tliw
iitu Slttei ii t non^iUv«ry territory, give influence
to the slavery Buie, I We know that it doa. net.-
The people Imew that li does not. And maps than all,
the people of the Sooth when they ero taking note of
tho action of the present Democratic Congress, know
and fee), that in tha late political canvass, they were
most basely deceived.
The Democratic Party aa a party started out in' the late
political canvass to deceive, to betray the people of the
South—and they have done both. Knowing the favor
with whiohTexas and her people were regarded by the
Southern States, they soiled upon Tyler’s hobby of
annexation, end entrapped into their support enough of
the unwary to secure them victory. We then heard
only of Toxst—“give ua Texas," waa the cry, and
every argument was used to show that unless the South
were strengthened liy ite annexation, Northern and
Western influence would ao preponderate, aa to make
certain the downfall of slavery. Now, though, things
have assumed a different aspect. Texas is not yet an.
nexod to tile Union—Texas, the El Dorado of the South,
remains as she was, a separate and distinct Guvern.
ment, and Oregon, an auti-slaveholding territory, is an
nexed to tiie Union. Tho balance against us lias been
made to increase, instead of its being diminished. The
South is mado weaker, instead of stronger, by a Con
gress having a majority of near 70 Democrats. How
is this? What means it) Are the people again be.
trayed ? /* the South betrayed ? We answer emphat
ically, YESi The South has been betrayed—her vo
ters have been most grossly deceived 1
These are strange times indeed. They remind us
very much of the desire which the hardy pioneer al.
ways evinces for “more hunting ground." Thirty or
forty miles of open country, stocked, as it were, with
game,are not enough for him ; ho wants “ more hunting
ground"—the settlers are too near him, and lie ie not
satisfied without having much ofthe great West, with ils
wide and far extended prairies between him and the set
tlers. The same cry is now heard iu our Jand. It is not
confined to Texas. It says give us Oregon—give ue N.
Brunswick—give us Canada—and the bolder spirits of
this class of men demand that “ail the whole boundless
Continent” shall be ours. But Democratic policy haa
been, and will bo of this order. 'They have first annex
ed Oregon, and will annex Now Brunswick, nay Can.
ada herself, we believe, before they annex Texas. They
have no idea of giving, and are determined to give to the
South no more political influence than she now possesses.
And if Texas, “by hook or by crook,” should slip in be
fore Canada, they are satisfied that they have already
checked, if not check-mated the institution of slavery
by the admission of Oregon. We seo the game that is
playing, and warn the people of it, that no more may
they be imposed upon and betrayed
Apart though from the policy on the part of Northern,
Eastern and Western Democrats, to advance their
own, while they retard the advancement, and, in fact,
endeavor to destroy Southern influence, let us view
this subject in another light. Are the people of the
United States prepared to go for measures which are
now agitating various sections of the Union, and even
Congress itself 1 What in the name of all that is good,
dowc want with Canada! What do we want with Ore
gon! Are we not already great as a nation—happy and
prosperous as a people 1 Why is our ambition excited to
govern tho whole Continent ) We must confess that
we liko not the spirit that is manifested. To the South,
we believe it bodes no good. To the Union, we be
lieve it bodes dissolution. Could Texas, upon proper
principles, be annexed, the South, which is the weak
est part of the Union, would be strengthened, and there
would then be a just balance of power between all ite
parte. But this is far from being the design of the an
ti-slavery States. They are determined to keep the
South where she is—on the weak side—and whenever
Bho is strengthened, or added unto, it will be after addi
tions are made elsewhere. Such is our view of the pre
sent order of things. “The South has been betrayed,”
and that too, by those who professed to be its fast and
firmest friends—the Democratic Polk Party of tho U.
States. Let tho people be on the look out, for every
day’s experience will tend, more and more, to make
them believe aa we do.
News from Mexico—Capture of Santa Aana
Our readers will find in our paper of to-day the la
test news from Mexico, and an account of the capture
Santa Anna.
tv:
■WSSf^'
proposition to soousn slavery, ana not me i
oral from Georgia or elsewhere attempted, I
lion or p'reuoeiiion, to make the whole coo
holding, which they bed declared waa indiii
Aral Demo,
by any mo.
eoantry alavo-
ng, which they bed declared was indiepeneablofoi
Our safely. Remember, that the Democrats told ue
ieet year that we should oleel Mr; Folk to get Texas ;
that Texas was necessary to save the institution of
slavery, and now these very same Dcntocrata have voted
to abolish slavery in a large part «f that very Texas l! I
And loihe Whigs alone the South owe* the making of
as large a part oi the territory slavehniding ae ie ; if left
to Iho Democrats, we would have gotten only one slave
holding Statu. And this ie the conduct of that Doiuo-
eralio parly which told the people before the election to
elect them, ami save the instituiion of slavery!
But the Democratic parly have pursued such a
course as will prevent tho annexation. Evory one
knows that under i lie constitution Congress possesses
no power to acquire territory. The power of acquiring
it arises under the law of nations, by the treaty-making
power of the Government, and under our Constitution
that power is vested solely in the President and Sen
ate. The House has passed the annexation reeoiu-
lions, no doubt with the knowledge, and under the hope,
that the Senalo would reject them as unconstitutional.
This is too clear to admit of a doubt. It was by treaty
Mr. Jcfforeon acquired Louisiana, and Mr. Monroe ac
quired Florida, and are not the examples of these men
good enough lor the present Democrats to follow! The <
vero fact of their adopting a different course shows tha' t
they wished iu defeat annexation, that they might havi >
a hobby to ride upon just before every election, to cato) l
the people's voles ami get into power.
Mr. Jefferson declared that this, if any, was the onl; y
constitutional mode of annexation. But the Federalist a
have always hated him and his acts, and hence thee e
Democrats, as they call themselves now, but Federal I.
isle, as they were called in daya gone by, will not ado[ it
his example ,- but set one for themselves, which the y
know will defeat annexation, and enable them to rid e
it as a hobby before tho people. They had the powe r,
why did they not act constitutionally 1 They kne' w
they were doing wrong, and hencenol one Southern wh, -g
opposed to their unconstitutional acts, was allowed to
speak on the subject, in Congress, for fear tf being to Id
of it. Let the people remember that; and let the D ti
mocracy remember that they cannot gag the mouths of
the people, and then violate tho Constitution at plea s-
uro. If wo cannot be heard at one place, we will I >e
at another place.
MONROE;
/teiyleTff-Wnssiea,*..
of th« praMHgltaUi. TbeSooih, be said, dl
'asklor this billT They did net oCotplalubf tbs raUM of
postage es, fixed by the present taw, wi the contrary,
they regarded the poet office establishment ts tbd Only
benefit they deliver) from the federal government. The
proposed'reduclion was for the benefit not of the plan*
tori tint of their very nAhte and approved good maetere,
the'manufacturers.
i Mr. Simmons went into some statistical statements
and arguments to show that the bill so far from crest-
in g a charge upon the treasury would give the post of
fice department a revenue of six millions of dollars a
year from letter* alone. He slated the number of letters
in 1637 under the preeent system was thirty millions.—
Tl ie i ncreaso of thenumber of letters in England, after the
ad-option of the cheap poatage system, waa fourfold, and
he believed it would bo more than fourfold here. One
hu ndred and thirty million! of letters would give us six
mi Uiona revenue at the rate of five cents. But he as
sumed that the number would be but eighty millione,
wlii 'h give us four millions, and the revenue from the
new spspers, &c. would be equal to half a million more,
mak ing the whole estimated expenses of keeping up the
pres ent mail accommodation. But stil! it was deemed
unfa ir to put the whole expense of the system on let.
ters, the cost of the transportation of which was only
| half a million of dollars. Ho was in favorof a still
lowi ir rate of postage, that of two cents. Ho believed
the iorosent numbor of letters including thoee forced
into private expresses by the present unreasonable rates
to be - fifty millions, an increaso of fourfold would give
qliehcTof the lato hoar at which we received ear let-
tdra *itJ pftfW»e
i. The capture of the ex-President woe eflhcted by *
detachment from the volunteers of Jico, under' onto*
mand of D. Amado Rodrigues, on the evening of tha
16th of January. Aeeordinff to the official report, h*
surrendered himself with alsenty and yet with dignity.
Hu demanded to be escorted to his hacienda at Enefro,
there to await passport! which be elledged ha expected,
to enable him to loavo the country. Our files irom
Mexico and Vera Crux aay nothing of the manner of
bis capture, save what we have jnst stated; the ac
count we gave yesterday that he was discovered by In
dian! through tho sagacity of their dogs, was on verbal
authority j we find no mention of it in the papers—the
omission is not, however, proof of ite inaccuracy. Im
mediately upon hie capture he addressed a letter to
Gen. Rincon, through Gen. Guxman, requesting that
Ilia person might be respected and himself spared from
the insults of his enemies. His demands wore com
plied with, and under an escort of five hundred men ho
entered Jalaps in the evening, that hour being selected
to avoid any demonstration of popular feeling which
his presence might have provoked. He was subse
quently transferred to Porole, and the orders were pos
itive that be should be strictly guarded, but at the same
time treated with the consideration due to a distinguish
ed soldier in misfortune, and allowed evory indulgence
compatible with his personal safety.
On the 17th of January, the two Chambers^ of Con
gress were assembled in their capacity of "Grand Ju
rors," and the capture of Santa Anna announced to
man has a piene for
to write that "Mre.'
splendid pisnoe.”
shape, )a each at
M«7Pb!k. w Audit
tell of it Indeed it
of this profession. Vwr this 4
speech in any man’s mouth.
Polk’s cabinet. For thie ft'
us a, two cents a revenue of four millions, all that we | rnfster of Foreign Affairs,
T m apprehended that the House will not pass the ^7^7^
i, was in the same spirit. There is nothing said! or
jeancQ by either of them; they recommended that
prepa red, ae it aoon will be, to abolish all franking!
prohif'
prohibit contracts for the benefit of political partisans
alwsys the great burden on the post office revenue, to
try the experiment of suffering all newspapers and
printed matter to be carried by private expresses, to re
duce the ra te of letter postage to two cents for half an
ounce weight, and finally to cut down the emoluments
of post masters and the expenses of the department
here.
The Senato was a short time in Executive session.
They rejected .tho nomination of Mr. White, of Con
ncclicut, Presidt’nt of the Convi >n lion that nominated
John Tyler as Pr&sidont, for the Liverpool Consulate.
Wash .ington, Feb. 10.
A now proposition for the a- Imission of Texas into
the Union is to be offered tomorr aw, from the Whig side
of the Senate. It is said that a bill will be introduced,
or offered as a substitute to Mi •. Benton’s, for the ad.
! jusiment of boundaries with M axico, the payment to
[FOR THE GEORGIA JOURNAL.]
THE SOUTH AGAIN BETRAYED,
The measures of the present Democratic Congre ss 1 Mexico of a fair compensation fo r the territory ceded to
A Washington Rumor.—The N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser mentions that there is e rumor afloat that
Mr. Packonham, the British Minister, has received in
structions to demand an ‘ explanation”—or “apology”
—it is not clear which—from the Government of the
United States for certain uncomplimentary allusions to
the British Government contained in Mr. Calhoun's
celebrated letter to Mr. King, our Minister to France.
The letter it will be remembered, was published in
the Madisonian, and referred to the Annexation of Tex-
|*M,
foils of I
will long bo remembered in the execration of all Suut b
ern men. The first act it consummated, was the r e-
ccption of abolition petitions. The next, was to su r-
render a large portion of Texas to the spirit of abo! li.
tion by prohibiting slavery in it. The third act has bet in
to create a new territory in Oregon, and to prohibit fo. r.
ever slavery in it! The bill contained this provision ■*
“ That there shall neither be slavery, nor iovoluntar y
servitude in the said Territory, otherwise than inr
the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted.” For the bill creating this
territory, with this most infamous and iniquitous provis
ion, every democrat from Georgia voted, while every
Whig from Georgia voted against it. Those who vo
ted for it were
Edward J. Black, Hugh H. Haralson,
Absalom H. Chappell, John H. Lumpkin,
Howell Cobb, W. H. Stiles.
While D. L. Clinch, and A. H. Stephens voted against
No one in Georgia could have been induced to bo-
lieve three months ago that any representative from
Georgia, would have dared to vole for any measure tbut,
putting the mark of condemnation upon tho very insti
tution which we are ready to defend with our lives.— -
When did ever a representative from Georgia before dare
thus to betray us ? Let the people remembeq, tV-.at
they arc democrats who have done it now.
Tins infamous act of base treachery to Soutlioru in.
stitutions ought to meet the unqualified indignation tmd
condemnation of every Georgian. Their vote should
be posted at every corner, and the people should de.
mand tho resignation of their seats. for60 vile a beflray-
al of their confidence. Chappell, Black, and Stiles aro
already thrown from the confidence of the people, sod
never more candeceive-but, Cobb, Haralsonand hump,
kin are there, still clothed with the power of poitlidy.—
Let the people in their distrusts meet, and call upon
these representatives to resign—let the unfaithful
stewards no longer betray them, but make them sur
render the trust tiiey have betrayed, and conlkie it to
more faithful and honest hands.
There is no apology; justification, or excuse for this
act. The slave-holder of Georgia has as mu ch right
to move to, and possess this delightful count) .-y, as the
citizen of any other State. Ite mild climate- —its pro
ductive soil—its fine streame—its exliausliess pastures
and its most exceedingly valuable fur trad ,e, are as
much to be possessed and enjoyed by the people of
Georgia, as any otiier class of citizens. But this right
is denied us, and Georgia democrats in Cong ress have
helped to deny it to us. No slave-holder ca amove to
Oregon. The moment lie does, the aboiiti- oniat frees
his negroes, and his property is gone. T'he Georgia
farmer has no option left him. He rnuat stay
away, or move to a free State and lose h. is negroes.
Had Oregon been made a slave-holding Staite, the citi
zens of a free Stato might go there, and etU'ier employ
slave labor or free labor—but as it is, the a lave bolder
us. &c.
• It seems certain, indeed, that i lonte measure looking
1 to annexation u-ill pace the Sens te. Mr. Benton's bill,
j and indeed, any bill short of tli e measure which the
House passed, will probably be ■ lisapproved of by tho
South Carolina Delegation.
It is rumored ihatlhe Presidem twill nominate for the
Liverpool Consulate, Gen. Arms' '.rong, of Nashville, a
personal and political friend of C' )1. Polk, in the place
of Mr. White, rejected. The • only objection urged
a gainst the appointment by the -w. bigs, is that he is pro
posed by Mr. Tyler with a view to establish a claim
0 u Mr. Polk, for courtesies of this same kind to himself
a nd his family.
The Senate to day took up the bi 'll for the paymont of
tide claims of American citizens on i France fur spolia
tions, prior to 1800, and after a ve r; r eloquent speech in
flavor of the measure, tvas passer I to a third reading—
yeas 30, nays 16.
The probability of the passago of tl bo bill in the Houso
is the subject of much interesting s, Jeoulation. Many
of tho claimants have made up the ii ' minds that if tho
bi.ll does not pass this year it nev i r will. After the
1: ipse of nearly half a century, the pa t ienceand hopes of
1 lie surviving claimants are quite cxl i. tusted.
The President is expected to arriv< i here on Thurs.
disy after the electoral votes aro coun t( ‘d. Some of the
f riends of annexation appear to antic ipato his arrival
tvith much satisfaction, inasmuch as it i 9 hoped by them
that his iufluenco will be exerted in sup, lort ofthe mca.
nure with the democratic members ol tho ’ Senate, who
ibave hitherto held back from it.
It is now ascertained that Air. Benton ’* bill will be
acceptable to at least a portion of the u Itra friends of
annexation, provided it ho so amended as to fix the line
of the Missouri compromise as the lino b eyoml which
slavery may not exist. They deem it n«. enssary that
this matter should be understood and sottlm 1, in order to
avoid any future difficulty on the subject,
There ie nothing in the parallel 36° -ItY * that is de,
sirable for any body—nothing but some indifferent
prairie land, and very little of that, so the cc -occasion is
decidedly on tho part of anti slavery men.
Tho Richmond Enquirer says it was hop- 3d that we
should have no more propositions about 'I 'exas ; but
the public may, nevertheless, expect one n tore. Mr.
Archer, it is repo: ted, will offer a new sclienr. ic. provid.
ing for a settlement of boundaries with Mex , co, so as
to include Texas and perhaps othor territory.
The Texas debato was to have taken pine e in the
Senate to day, but it was postponed till Thureda y, when
Mr. Morehead is to open the discussion in a e| teech in
support of the report from the Committee on . Foreign
Affairs.
The bill providing for the payment of the clt iims of
American citizens on account of French sp-nl unions
i prior to 1800, was taken up, and was to be passe d, when
1 Mr. McDuffie asked for turthcr time to conei-dc r the
subject. A bill involving so large an appropriation I, and
ut voters wheat
ETEliction or U.S. Senator.—The House of Del
egates of Virginia by a vote of ayes 86, nays 60, agreed
the Senate concurring—togo into an election of U.
S. Senator on Friday last.
Gen.Cass has been elected Senator from Michigan
for six years from the 4lh of March, by a very large ma
j or jty—some eight or ton votes only being found against
him.
Ex-President Van Buhen has declined the honor of
Regent of the University, conferred on him by the Leg’
ielatureof New York.
[for the oeoroia journal]
THE SOUTH AGAIN BETRAYED.
The present session of Congress will long be re-
mombered for its faithless betrayal of the South. The
openingact waB a surrender to Northern Abolitionists
of tho right to petition for the abolition of slavery; the
last act haa been to sacrifice ono-third of Texas to that
same spirit by abolishing slavery iu it. That ‘land of
promise,’ to which tho Southern slaveholder had feign,
ed hope to fly to as a protection against the infamous
Abolitioniat and his still more infamous schemes, has
been rendered the land of Borrow and disappointment,
while one-third of ite territory has been mado the
abode of tho mischiovious and malignant fanatic—
The South had hoped, from the promises held out to
her, that the whole extent of Texas would have been
made slavebolding States—that a brilliant galaxv of
States would have been formed, within which the foul
spirit of abolition would not dare enter—that there
would have been the sanctuary where that useful and
righteous institution of slavery would be secure from
the efforts of these demons of fanaticism. But not so;
while a slaveholding Slate is formed of one part of the
territory, just by its side and along its length and
breadth, is formed a free Stele, where the abol.tiomst
may reaide unawed by law, and there concert and exe-
cute his schemes of abolition al pleasure! And this
has been done by a House of Representatives in which
the Democratic party bad a majority of sixty votes.—
Upon them reals ail the respoeibilily of having .arren-
dered tho rights of Southern elaveho Idem toNorthorn
Abolitionist*. Slavery exists now all over Texes, and
^Mhe'rreolutione auuexing it elavere h-WjMJ.
one-third of it, and tine ta oooe bj the Democratic par-
tv aea pwty. Had it not been for the interposition of
a few Whig*, who rushed m to eavo the South from
op, th,.
slave labor or tree iauor--Dui aa 11 is, me siavettoiuer r which related to transactions which took place forty
is obliged to stay away altogether. In vaui may these I . ear8 a g 0l ought not to be suffered to pass witiiou 11 lonie
representatives tell us, that upon this partici liar piopo- I maiurc deliberation. The subject was accordi ugly
sitionthey were opposed to the bill—in va in may they postponed.
assure us, that it had their cordial hatred ; their acts 'j’| lc House was chiefly engaged in the considorat '.ion
speak for themselves. J hey declared they we re against 0 f the bill for the admission of Iowa and Floiidn i uto
it,and yet voted for, and helped to pass iJhe bull, which the Union. There was much opposition to the ejit en.
said slavery should not exist “there t Every Georgian | 8 ive territory of Iowa, and it was finally somewhat li m-
in duty to tho South should have resisted to the last i ited. Objections were made to the provision fort he
moment, the organization of a government which kept - - -
the people of Georgia out of it, and it wae decidedly
better that no territorial government should he created,
than that it should have been formed for the benefit of
the abolitionists. We will have to be taxed, to eupport
this government. At least two millions of dollars an.
nually will have to be paid by us, as an increase of the
Tariff, to koep up the government. Then why not give
us the privilege of carrying our negro es there, so that
with the benefits of a new country, the burdens of our
taxes may be lessened
ultimato creation of East Florida into a State. The
objections come from the West. The Atlantic Stab 5s
will find it to be their policy to bring m ae many StaU is
on the seaboard of the Atlantic anil Gulf of Mexico a s
possible, in order to counterbalance as far as possibl- 3
the ultimate and inevitable preponderance ofthe Statei i
j in tiie great valley of the Mississippi. The hill was>
not finally disposed of.
__ . Extinct Human Races.—In the remotest parts of
Why did tl to Georgia Demo* 1 North and East Asia, remains have been discovered
crats vole against the interests of the ir constituents !—
The reason is obvious —it is their paid -of the bargain
which was mado with the aboiilionis tsito support Polk,
and they have now paid it. Let the f leqple look to these
representatives—they have been sold, thoy and their in
terests, by these tre ling politicians, who have got of
fice fer themselves, at the sacrifice of tho people. Will
they not rouse up to a sense ot theii • dangers, and drive
from their confidence men who thu a betray their most
vita! interests! What care Blacli, Cobb, Chappell,
Luiupkin, Haralson and Stiles about eur interests, if
they can get to Congress, and, at tlieir easi*, enjoy their
rich per diem pay J Many voted for them, fearing their
their opponents would not etand up squarely to our
slaveholding interests. What do tiiey now tbinkof the
sincerity and devotion of such men to the South! Is
there a Georgian who approves this vote! Ie the in
terest of a solitary Georgian advanced by it! More
taxes to pay, and lesa field for the labor of his negroes 1
If it does not advance our iuterests, why did they vot e
for it! The answer is plain—it was pay to the aboli-
tionista for electing Polk! And thus are tho people
sacrificed for the benefit of tlioir rulers. Will they try
then* again ! TROUP.
[communicated.]
PORTRAIT PAINTING.
Mu. Editor :—In glancing over a Republican ofthe
6th inal. I find a complimentary notice of Mr. Wilson’s
paintings. If the person who is the subject of the
communication over tiie signature of “Sully,” and of
the Editor's remarks, should bo Doctor Wilson, who re
sided here during the Isst spring, I beg leave, through
your paper, to join with “Sully” and the Editor of too
Republican, in calling the attention of the good people
of Savannah to the paintings of that eminent artist—
Judging the Doctor by the large number of portraits
which he executed in Milledgeville and Macon, I bare
no hesitation in saying that he unites more of the els.
meats essential to thia branch of the art of puiotiag
than any artibt who has visited Georgia th twenty-five
years. Lot those who desire faithful likenesses like-
nesses which
Hie great sui
Portrait Painters
a dog would recognize—goto Wilson.—
pevtoritv over the race of dauhpra called
ten makes usdeeinme of see ing his worth
bf generous hearted eons ofthe tlty of
AN UP-COUNTRYMAN.
which prove that nearly the whole of that groat cont-i
nent was once occupied by human races, whose very
names have perished. Some of these nations appear
to have made progress in tiie arts and civilization.
Tlioir tombs are found spread over the countries east,
ward of Jenisey in great numbers, and aro of magnifi
cent construction. They contain fragments of earthen
manufacture or porcelain, ornaments, and various im
plements of silver, gold, and copper. The learned ac
ademicians of St. Petersburg have satisfied themselves
that such relics belonged to a people who must have
disappeared before tiie light of history dawned upon
these countries. Discoveries leading to a similar re
sult, have been traced through the Now World, from
the countries bordering on the Mississippi and Ohio,
where tombs are found containing skeletons of a differ
ent conformation from that of the preeent native tribes,
to tho high table-land of Titiaca, in the Peruvian Cor
dillera, whore aro eeen the supposed ancient represen
tatives of the Flat Heads- Even in the islands of Po
lynesia, vestiges sre discovered which have been refer
red to a former race of inhabitants ; and there are facts
which indicate that extonsivo countries in Europe were
occupied by races of a different physical character from
the present natives, in times which preceded the arri
val of Celts and Goths, and other Indo Germautic na
tions from the east.
Combat with a Lady.—The most singular com
bat by Which arms were ever gained was one which
happened in the family of Hotot; The family of Dud.
ley, in Northamptonshire, bears, fora crest, a woman’s
head, with a helmet; Iter hair dishevelled, and her
throat-latch loose. Tiie occasion of this crest was sin.
gular. In the year 1390, Hotot having a dispute with
one Ringdale, about tho titlv to a piece of land, they
agreed to meet on the disputed ground, and decide it
by combat. On tho day appointed Hotot was laid Up
with the gout; rather Ilian be should auffer in hjs hon
or or loeo his land, bis daughter Agnus armed hersell
cap a-pie, mounted her fathers stead, and went to meet
Ringdale at (he time appointed. After a am born fight,
the dismounted him, and when he was on (he ground
ehe loosened her throat latch, lifted up her helmet, aod
letting her hair dowm on her shoulders, discovered her
aex. Agues afterwards married into ff|u Dudley
eutd iu honor of this heroic action, hor descends ~
always used the above creel, with the motto
spec art»]i*:"
The
bers.
vengeance by either , — ---
the passions which were naturally excited by the resis
tance of a general at the head of numerous forces,
should bo allowed to subside now that the same gener
al ie a prisoner at their morcy. The editors, too, of the
capital, write in the same strain ; they manifest no ea
gerness for the condemnation of the prisoner, and depre
cate any haste in his trial, or any violence unworthy the
justice and magnanimity of the Maxican nntion. xho
papers of VeraCruz show a disposition widely differ
ent from this, and call violently for tho blood of Iho ty
rant. The latest dates from the capital do not state dis
tinctly whether lie lias yet teen ordered thither to take hie
trial. We might furnish further details of the gallant
resistance mado by Gen. Inclan to tho repealed assaults
of Saula Anna upon Puebla, but now that the isbuu is
known they would bo devoid of interest.
Santa Anna, prior to his capture, had ro.nounced tho
Presidency and thrown up the command of tho army,
which he devolved upon Senor Sierrary Rosso. Gen.
Bravo had received the orders of ihe President to re
move from their commands a number of tho officers
who had adhered to Santa Anr.u and to fill their places.
These were to undergo trials. The soldiers compos
ing his army were daily arriving at the capital in Bmall
parties. ,
Gen. Alvarez left Mexico on tlia20'li of January for
the Soul hern Department, fully empowered by the Go
vernment to take measures for their entire and perma-
inanent pacification.
Gen. Valencia, having vacated his command of tho
troops of the capita], lias been selected by Gen. Her
rera, from the three names presented to him by ilm
Council ofGovcrmnent, as the President of the Cuun-
oil. .
Now that the contest with Santa Anna is over, tho
Government is turning its attention to the incur
sions of tiie Indians in the Northern Departments.—
Nothing can bo more deplorable, according to the rep-
resontations before us, than the Btate of things in lJu-
rangoand tiie Northern part of the Department of Aa-
catecas. Durango has absolutely been o', “ rrun “y toe
savages. Bodies of several hundreds have encamp,
at one time and for several days in this Department,
robbing, murdering and carrying into captivity the wo
men aud chililren with perfect impunity. Senor Cue
vas, on the 15th ult., addressed the Governors of this
Department, and of Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Coahuila
and New Mexico, to assure them that a largo body of
troops, amply supplied with the munitions of war, should
march promptly to their defence, and put an end to the
outrages from which they have suffered so much.
Tho trial of ex-President Canalizo and of Basedro,
ex-Secretary of War, are brought to a stand, apparent
ly from the want of public prosecutors. Tho organiza
tion of the Court for the trial of such cases is said to be
altogether faulty, and the editors calls the earnest at
tention of the Government and people to a radical re
formation in this particular.
A forro of three hundred men arrived at Vera Cruz
on tho 15th ult. from Campeacliy, to assist in resisting
the escape of Santa Anna. Their aid was not needed,
as it turned out.
The Minister of War, Garica Condo, had entered
with great energy upon a reform in the administration
of his department. Abuses the most enormous, espe
cially in its fiscal arrangement, are said to have existed.
The press is loud in its commendation of his prompt
and vigorous meausurcs.
Evidence hns been taken in regard to tho robbery of
the mint of Guanajato. It appears to have been perpe
trated by Sr. Sierray Rosso, by direction of Santa Anna,
the assertion of thu latter to the contrary nelwitnstand-.
ing.
Resolutions have already been entertained in Con
gress for conferring honors upon Gen, Inacio Inclan,
for his very gallant defenco of the city of Puebla. This
General’s address to his troops, after the forces of Santa
Anna had given in their adherence to the Government,
is full of generous tribute to the gallantry of his asso
ciates in command, and the devotion of citizens and sol
diers lo the cause of their country.
Official notice was given on the 14th lo all foreign
residents in the country that they must during the month
renew tlioir “loiters of security” or passports, under
pain of fine or imprisonment; and the authorities were
charged to see tiie laws of Novomber, 1813 and ’43, in
this regard, strictly enforced.
Gen. Cortazarhas voluntarily relinquished the com
mand of the Department of Guanajuato, conferred upon
him by the Government. He pleads his infirmities and
the desire to attend to bis private affairs, but declares
his readiness at all times to take up arms forh,s coun
try, when her independence shall bo menaced, againut
any foreign nation.
Gen. Herrera lias exercised his power to grant par
dons in favorof several officers and soldiers condemned
to death by former councils of war.
Our files of Mexican papers are so voluminous, Lliat
we find that wo have exceeded the limits which ive hud
assigned for ourselves, without at all exhausting thorn.
Another day we may recur to some topics which appear
to us to be of interest in the United Slates.
For this, put up Col. Polk at hill
Gov. Polk buy e list at a partied .
magic number ie $6. All onfier is
superfluity. A prominent politician who 1
spare a few of the letter wrilere will M be j
lon *
Progress of Wleooneni.—Thistorritoiy i*lapttlT
going ahead. It is conjectured by may 4444 (84 Will
before a great while, wish to beams OOS at th# State*
of thie Union- , , J .L.
It is certain that there ere very few i
which the soil is so rich and freitlw, ltd
nettling. Wisconsin was organized into la4
government in 1636, embracing dSf,f“
which 10,000,000 have been sorv*
of public lands took piece in 18
from that time till January, 1844 waa!
for tho sum of 82,761,763. The lead mines of tty Wto-
riiory will be an inexhaustible source of W*aHI|, Ac*
cording lo the census of1840, the whole aatcwR-oflOad
produced in the United 1 States and Territories; war
" ”* " , Wr“
[FBOM THE N. 0. PIC. OF TIIE 9tII INST. |
Later from Mexico,
By the arrival at Havana on Wednesday last of the
i British steamship Tay, Capt Sharp, dates to the 31*t
ult. from Vera Cruz havo been received.
Santa Anna still remained a prisoner at the Casllo of
I’erole—the same cold, dreary aud dismal place in which
lie eo long held the unfortunate Texans in captivity, it
is staled that the Grand Jury appointed to try the fall
en tyrant, was furious against him, while the present
Executive of Mexico manifested a feeling of clemen
cy aud at the same lime of regret that ho did not escape
out of ihe country and thu9 save the Government fur
ther trouble. A letter dated Vera Cruz, January 31st
expresses the belief that the life of tiie tyrant would
not be taken. His young wifo was in prison witli him,
as was also an old friend of his, Senor Lazaro ViJIniml.
An extra of tiie Diario de la Marina of Havaun is
sued on the evening of the 5th instant, contains a sy
nopsis of the intelligence brought liy Iho Tay. ’The
principal part of the news has already bean published iu
this city ; we give the substance of a more important
item, which appears in El Siglo Dies ij Nucrc of Mexi-
co of iho 24ili ult., aod which is as follows; Santa An
na lias sent, from I’ernte, a new communication to the
Chambers, requesting that the passport for which ho
had already asked might be granted him, in which
case ho would banish himself perpetually from tho
country. Ho also statod that ho wnuld appoint an a-
gent fully empowered and qualified to respond to any
charges or claims mado against him, leaving hi*
landed estates and property as a guaranty for the
satisfaction of #11, and moreover speak* of the re-
r nsibilily of hia Ministers. This comniunicatiois
Grand Jury were acting upon in secret oesaioiq
on the night of the 33d ult., end the resalt of their
deliberation war not known.
Obliging.—A creditor addressed the following
note to his debtor ; Sir—r
"To Mold *11
i-Vea you win.'
proceeding* snpl,
MHMhaits4ue;
MipleauDt,
•tprsesaa
j
$31,346,755. Of this amount;
nearly one half, or 15120350 lbs; and the capital am-
ployed by hor wae 8864300. The recessed valuation
of the real and personal property of all ils’oouhtiOR, iR
the year 1843, amounted to 88,077,800*
■—■mmaammamMm •— vrm MfifiT
Marino and Saving Manures.—Several interest
ing and useful volumes have been written oa the man
agement and application of farm-yaid manure. 1 con
say little more on Ibis subject at thie time, than give
thu opinion, that we manage the whole affair in a moat
wasteful and unscientific manner generally. Instead
of raving carefully every solid and liquid aubstoaee
about our premises, and by aombiniug them with Mlg
muck, the sediments ot bugs aud ditches, paring* from
the roadside, loam from wood-lands, aud decaying ve.
getables, making them leaven the whole lump, with thu
add i tiun of ashes, soot, plaster, lime, salt, dtc„ we suf.
for thousands of load* to lie exposed to amt and nines,
which dissipate the most valuaulo portions, and impov
erish our means of prosperity.
Every family who uses a barrel of soft soap in n Mar,
may saturate two cords or four ox cart loads of loam
with suds and filth of the wash-room, which would be
a good top-dressing to an acre of grass land, or half ao
acre of wlieat. I could speak of ether wastes which
happen about almost every house, which if they were
saved and properly composted, would manure in the
State of Maine, 100,000 acre* of wheat. In China,al.
most m> cattle are kept, and no dependence placed on
barn-yard manure. Their solo-resort ie, to the com-
posts formed from the rofuso matter about humah dwot-
ings, and the most of that land which austaina 300,000;.
(KIO human beings is a garden.—Dr. Bale’s Address.
A Curious Affair.—A man named Trugere wu ar
rested in Baltimore, a few day* since, charged with the
offence of bigamy, in the marriage of three different
women. The Baltimore Sun says an interesting though
rather degrading question is likely to arise in connec
tion with the trial, it being now itated that thia “Ba
shaw of three tails” is of hegro blood, baring been
bom a slave of a colored woman in Annapolis, and an-
<»rcd into matrimonial alliance with three white women,
i in such a case being, according to the laws
of Maryland “void arid no effect." Should ‘hi* prove Iu
bo the statu of things under the indictment, the singu.
lar fact will be presented of 49 offhncq agaiffit • most
important eoQial law, shielding the criminal in its p«(-
potration by the additional hetnoueneeaof its cnaraeter,
for which there is no penal enactment.. .
The Evening Mirror, gives us some rare inkling*
of new persiao fashion! among the ladies, which wo
suppose of courso will becopiedby oaremulativebelfoe.
it seems that the ladles- of Mris now generally sport
Wellington boots, made of patent leather, rcaoning lo
tho kneo and adorned with a silk tassel at the top, (at
least, so exhibited in the shop window*.) The leg of
the boot is rounded and shaped in firm leather, tike'the
fashion for gentlemen some twenty years ago, aiul the
boot is furnished with high heels. Smoking eigtrs ie
also all iho rage—and a certain style of beauty, (what
style mercifully nnpronouooed,) ie considered greatly
heightened by the uee of thia fragrant lip-pastille.—
“Chaque un sou gout."
irrSubscribers, and others, indebted'io ue, in the
counties of Upson, Walton, P(kt, Meriwether,
Monroe, Morgan, Marion, Orame, Harris, Butts, Put
nam, Talbot, Newton, Washington, Wilkinson,-Macon,
Twiggs, Hancock, Henry, Jones, Heard, Stewart, Jasper,
Troup and Telfair, will have an opportunity of fettling
with us at their next Superior Courts. We hope all
will be prepared, and that we will bars little trouble in
getting wkat hu already been earned.
Journal Office, Jan. 98.
•b ttusry.
Died, of Croup, in Ftysttevilia, on the 9Cth ult. Rmbam-
bkbu, only obild of M. r. aod 8. Byiogtoo, aged three months
and nineteen day*.
“Thou art gona to tho grave,but 'twers wrong lo deplore ihflVi
When God waa thy ransom and guardian guide—
Ue pare thee and look thee, and soon Will restore rbss.
Where denth hath nosliog, lines the Saviour bath died.”
Died, in Newark, Wayne county. New York, Oh- flmSd of
January, of tho Croup, Mast Ei.iBAXR8.dsu "
art B. and Elouis* r. Bostwiek, aged four
months. Possessed of oocoinmoe sweetness of
this little child had entwined hvreelf arooad the
all who knew her, and to her afflicted paresis
deed severe. Her - ' - Ll *
ircmely dialressini
and resignation ae
and tha Ttal actions i ,
and kindness to her sorrowing mother sod (Hands by whom
she was surrounded.
Although but a few months a resident of a Northern clime,
site had endeared herself to many who will | 0 os remember
her, and whose only consolation is that the lovely flower Is
removed to that garden of rest where ft will sever again he
permitted tofkde and die.
A GU EE AB^r».^f«. B .R , bf.- Inferior Court
ofMimtgomery county, while silling as t Court of Qndl-
... -..Ja*«i
ill he sold on the RretTnesdsy In Mae next,
Court-house door in Ihe oily of Haseonab, Chatham eraaty,
' Esintng
it, before the
Ii that moiety nr southern half of lot Ne- 4 (four)! containing
which imiii nan int oi tsnu ism that portion or the nity afore
said formerly known ns Garden lots. Held ss the property of
John Curry, deceased. Terms mads known oa tiw day of
sale. DANIEL MeINTIME, Adm’r.
Feb. 3d, 1845. 91 ids
New- York City Advertisement.
DRY GOODS I DDT GOODS i I
BARNUM, MORRIS 4 MeKfitMT
118 Pearl Street, New-Ywrk,
INroBTBRS AND JOBBERS OV ' .
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS.
Purchasers of Cloths, Casstmeres.BetMnets, Dress Goode,
Prints, /.terns Drillings, Sheetings, Mining,, White
Goods, Laces, Hosiery, Gtoots, Shawls, sre respect-
rilr re.
approved credit. - f
the attention of buyers with tha fulIsM aoafldeace, satisfied
•tsanar ihwa
hoU ARD * |<
CONffUMlOM
'pHt nadtralgaefi
1 Sion Business a
give* te ill—•-
li
Notice l» Debtors mod Creditors.
A LL persons indebted to the estate of Carry Join*, lato ol
Ware cuanly, decesMfi, ore requested IB make immedi
ate payment; and all tksae so whom said estate Ie indebted,
are hereby notiSed to preeent their claims duly taihsnlkated
within tiie lime prescribed by tsw.
MILES J. QUEST, Adm’r.
SARAH JOICE. Adm’n.
Ware county, Feb. 18,1846. SI fit