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/ aeorofx mectilitwr. SENATE. Monday, Dec. 1,1845. BILL! INTRODUCED. By Mr. Murpltvy s For tho ndmiulou of ccrtnin evidence in ccrlnlit cnsei therein nnnied. Mr. Ridley: To odd an nddiiione! lection lo tho 13th division of the Penal Code of thia Stn'e. Mr. Wofford, from the Committee on the Pcni- tenlinry : To repeal so much of tho act of 1840 prescribing tho rules and regulating tho police of tho institution, as requires the accounts of the Principal Keeper, Inspector, and Book Keeper, to he mode out in abstract form. Mr. Harris: To amend tho 5th section of an act of 1795, establishing and regulating patrols. Mr. Wilcox i To allow tho tax collector of Ir- win county his insolvent lists. Mr. Calhoun .- To uinend an act entitled an act “to compel parties plaintiff in the several courts in this Stale, when tho ploa of usury is filed, lo dis cover on oath tho truth or falsehood of tho facts stuted in such plea, or to allow the defendant in case of tho refusal ol tho plaintiff, lo estublish the facts, by his own oath," &e. Mr. John M. King: To cltnngo the Court of Ordinary and land courts in the county of Camden, to the 1st Monday in January. PETITION rllF.SENTS.D. Mr. Jones; From curtuin citizens of Lowndes county, ond referred to the Committee on Petitions. BILL LOST. Mouse bill, To prescribe the manner of holding elections ut the several election precincts in this State, and to punish those who may defeat or vio late tho election laws of this State, passed Decem ber, 1831. BILLS PASSED. For the relief of John J. Hamilton, receiver of tax returns for Pulaski county. To require tax collectors to assess and collect all county and other extra taxes, and to fix their compensation for the same. To authorise the Sheriffs of the counties of Ra bun, Hall, and Habersham, to advertise their sales in the public gazette at Duhlunega. For the reliof of Elisha Burson, tux collector of Warren county. To add certain lots of land in the county of Cha'.toogu to the county of Floyd, and to change the residences of certain persons therein named. To amend an act incorporating tho Talbot county Guards. To authorise tho Inferior Court of the county of Lowudes to appoint commissioners to make titles to lots sold in said oounty. and to sell unsold lots. To explain the tenth section of an act passed December 18, 1792. entitled an net to protect the estates of orphans &c. To amend an act entitled nn net, to rcgulute escheats in this Stale, and to appoint cschealors, passed December, 1805, so far as relutes lo the cotinlv of Chatham. To’amend an act, to establish a general system of Education by common schools, passed 23d Do. cember, 1843, so far ns relates to Lowndes county. To authorise tiro Inferior Court of Lumpkin county, lo levy an extra tax. To authorise the Justices of the Inferior courts of the counties of Randolph and Stewart to com- pensate John B. Lesvill and Samuel Adams for services rendered in leaching poor children in said counties. To authorise the Justices of the Inforior Courts of the counties of Irwin and Telfair, to examine and allow the tax collectors of said counties their insolvent lists. To grant Isabella Hicks and others, the rights of citizenship, and lo remove all legal disabilities heretofore imposed upon them. BILLS PASSED. Of House : To authorize the Inferior Courts of tho county of Marion and other counties therein named, lo examine the insolvent lists of the lax collectors of said counties. For the reliof of Samuel F. Jones, James W. Cunningham, and William Underwood. To change the line between the counties of Hall and Habersham, so us to ndd No. 24, in the 2d district ofHubersham, to Hail. The following bills of the House wero taken up and passed. To change the time of holding the Superior and Inferior courts of Wilkes county- To authorize the Governor, to furnish arms &c. to Volunteer Corps of this State. To reduce the Sheriff's bonds of the county of Gilmer, and to regulate the mode of taking the same. To amend an “act lo incorporate the Fire Com. pany of the city of Columbus, to be known as tho Columbus Fire Company No. 1.” For the relief of Win. Rumbert of Oglethorpe co. To protect the citizens of tiiis State against the practice of carrying deadly weapons, yeas 23, nays 10. Tho following bills from Senate : To compel the supcrinlendants of elections held for Governor, Members ofCongress, and members of the State Legislature, to file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court two lists of .voters at said election. For the relief of Sarult Walton of Harris county To repeal an nut compensating Justices of the l’enco of tho counties of Floyd and Walton, for superintending elections held in this State. BILLS OF HOUSE TASKED. To amend the laws of this State requiring the builders of public bridges to give bond and securi ty for keeping in repair the same, so far as re lates to the county of Upson. To repeal an act compensating the Grund and Petit Jurors of the county of Hubcrsham, passed Dec. 29,1837. To reduce the Sheriff'a bonds of Hull county. To authorise the Inferior Court of Pike county, lo levy nn extra tax for the purpose of paying petit jurors in said county. RESOLUTIONS OF HOUSE PASSED. To authorise the Comptroller General to deliver over to Absalom Thornton, former sheriff of For syth county, on execution, the Stale of Georgia aguinsl William Vaughn,tax collector of said coun ty, for the year 1843. To authorise the Governor to draw in the quota of arms from the United States to bo received by this Slate, a battery of four brass six pounders complote, and place them in the care and charge of the Chutham Artillery, by their giving bond and security to the Governor for them. Also, to furnish the Augusta Artillery Guards with sixty stand of Fusees, with their complete equipments, such as ure nt present used in tho United States Army. To authorise and require the Governor to fur nish the Georgia Historical Society, Franklin Col lege, Emory College, Morcor University, and O- glethorpe University, each with a complete set of the Journals of eoch branch of the General Assembly of this State. Tubsday, Dec. 2. Mr. Stell, ftom the committee on petitions, made a report unfavorable to the petition of the citizens of Lowndes county, praying that theSlule Tux of 1845 and 184T be retained by said county to im prove th* navigation of the Wlthlacoochy river. I'he report was taken up and agreed lo. Mr. Calhoun offered tho following resolution, which was referred to the committee on Internal Improvement. Resolved, That our Senatorend Representatives in Congress are hereby respectfully requested to urge the Congress oi the U. S. lo cause such ex* Hininulions und enquiries to he inado as may ena ble them to determine upon tho propriety of estab lishing a Nulioniil Armory and Founder)- on the Cliutialioochco river in this State near the city of Columbus. On motion of Mr. Wofford, a resolution was adopted, appointing a committee to join one lo bo appointed by the House, to tuko intojconsidcration the memorial of Howell Cobb, of Houston county, relative to a compilation of the laws of Georgia, &c. Mr, Miller, from the Census Committee made a report, 50 copies were ordered to be printed, Mr. Miller presented a memorial from sundry citizens of Augusta against tho incorporation of the Augusta Cunul Company and the legalizing certain ordinances of the City Council. On motion of Mr. Stoll, so much of the Govern or’s Messugo as relate to the Electors of President and Vice President of the U. States, was referred to the Judiciary Committee, Oil motion of Mr. Chastuin,a resolution was adopted, authorizing the Governor lo furnish Mur ray county with the Laws and Journals of the pres ent session ; 7 copies, each, of Prince’s Digest and Green & Lumpkin's Georgia Justice—Also 2 copies of Prince’s Digest to destitute districts of Car- roll county, BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Ridley : To uulltorize A. H. Reese to erect a mill-dam from the eastern bank lo an island in the bed of the Chattahoochee river. Mr. T. F. Anderson, fiojn tho Committee to con solidate Election Precincts : To establish addi. tional election precincts, and to remove others, in certain counties named. Mr. Miller: To apportion the Representatives among the several counties, according to the 7ili section of the 1st article of the Constitution of tins Stale, 50 copies ordered to bo printed. Mr. Jones: To authorize the Inferior Court of Lowndes, lo sell or dispose of all land in and about Franklinvillo, which belongs to said county. Mr. Kenan.- To alter the modo of electing the Clerk and Marshal of the city of Millcdgevillo. The Scnato then look up the bill to incorporate a Railroad Company from the county of Bibb to the Chattahoochee river, at or neur the city of Colum. bus. Several amendments having been offered, and much discussion having ensued on this biil,— the further consideration of it was postponed till 10 o’clock to-morrow and the Senate adjourned. Wednesday, Dec. 3. On motion of Mr. Wofford, the Senate agreed lo the following resolution : Resolved, That His Excellency the Governor ho requested lo communicute to this branch of tho Legislature, the amount due by the Government of tho United Slates oil the Military claims, and wile- llter the appropriations made by Congress is suffi cient to cover tiie whole amount due, Tho Scnato then took up the special order, it be ing the bill, to amend the several acts relating to the Central Kuilroad and Blunting Company of Georgia, and louulhorize said Company to contin ue and extend its Ruilroad from the county of Bibb, to tho Chutlultuucheo river ut or near tlm ci ty of Columbus. And Mr. Stell having offered the following a- niendment .- “And be it further enacted, That the private property of tho several stockholders slmli ho held jointly nud severally bound for all the liabilities which may be incurred. And thut in the event of a failure of said company, any and all transfer or transfers of stocks made within twelve months pri- or to said transfer or transfers, shall be deemed fraudulent and void.” Mr. Cone offered the following, as an amend ment lo Mr. Stell’s amendment : “And be itfurther enacted, That tho persons ami properly of said stockholders slmli bo pledged und bound in proportion lo the amount of tiie value of shares tliut each individual or company subscribe for, or bold in said company, for tho ultimate re demption of ull debts of snid company, in the same manner as in common commercial cases, or simple action of debt. Muclt discussion having ensued, a motion was made to strike out all after the enacting words in Mr. Stell’s amendment, which was agreed to— yeus 24 ; nays 17. Tiie question then came up on receiving Mr. Cone’s amendment—and on receiving tho same tiie yeas wero 17 ; nays 24. The following amendment offered by Mr. Kenan, was then adopted, without a count .- Mr. Kenan offered as an amendment, “That the individual property of llio holders shall bo bouud anu liable in proportion to the n- inount of stock subscribed for; und that at no time shall tiie debts of said incorporation, creuti-d under this act, amount to more than one half of tiie stock subscribed lor: Provided, nothing shall be so construed as to restrict the borrowing of money upon bonds issued upon the Railroad from Snvnn- nuh to Macon—the Road between said cities beiti-' alone liable for their redemption.” The hill then came up or, its final pnssngo and upon the question being put, “shall this bill now pass?”—the yeus were 30 ; nays 11. Mr. Murphey presented tho petition of sundry citizens praying the creation of a now county front tho counties of Hull, Jackson, Walton and Gwin nett—which was referred to a select comiriitlco consisting of Messrs. Kellogg, Wofford, Murplicy, T. F. Anderson and Hill. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, Dec. 1. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Armstrong : For tho relief of the Ogle, lltorpe Insurance and Trust Company of tho City of Mucon. Mr. Ware, of Washington t To repeal the first section of an act lo regulato the granting of retuil license and buIo of spirituous liquors, passed 29ih Dec., 1838. Mr. Swearingen : To authorize tiie Sheriff of Dooly county to udvertise his sales in bis Judicial district or in tho city of Macon: Mr, Hines: To authorize and require tho Sur- veyor General to issuo a grant for a certain fruc. lion of land. Mr. Greene, of Crawford : To regulate Slier. ifPs sales, and for other purposes therein named. Mr. Lewis: To amend an act passed Dec. 20, 1835, lu prevent the free passage of fish, & c. Also—For the relief of Peter Buugh, of Han cock county, - Mr. Bclvin : To remove the election precinct from Cenlraville, in the 14th district of Houston, lo Henderson’s in tiie 13th district o( said county. Mr. Bivins : To authorize the Inferior Court of the county of Marion, lo retain the generul tax, for the year 1*40. Mr. Cooperr Forth* reUsf ofD. B. Newton, Tax Collector of Scriven county. Mr. Guilford i To amend tn aot incorporating the Irwinton Bridge Company. Mr. Mutiiam To annelid tho several nets relat ing to the city of Columbus. Mr, Lewis t To repeal an net consolidating the offices of Receiver and Tux Collector of Hancock county, Mr. Jackson : For the relief of Williams Mul lens, of Walton county. Mr. Berry, from the committee on Agriculture and Internal Improvement, reported a resolution authorizing the Governor to pny Wm. VV. Ander son of Coweta county, a sum of money for services as Brigade Inspector of the 2d Brigade 9th Di vision, G. M. Mr. Graham offered a resolution authorizing the Governor to furnish the Inforior Courts, and Jus tices of llio Peace of the Stile who aro unsupplied, with copies of Prince’s Digest, Hotchkiss’ Codifi cation end tho Georgia Juslico. Mr. Walker offered a resolution requesting the Governor lo furnish the Inferior Court of Troup county with certain digests therein named. Mr. Ward offered u resolution instructing the comm ittce on Finance to examino into tho accounts between the Commissioners of the Western and Atlantic Railroad and Edward Earle. bills passed. To compensate tho Grand and Petit Jurors of Randolph county, &c. To authorize tbe Inferior Court of Murray coun. ty to levy anextru tax of 25 per cent, lo build a jail in said county. To remove tho obstructions in Flint river lo the free pnssugo of fish, &c. To alter and amend tho road laws of Troup county. To repeal an act consolidating the offices of Receiver onJ Tax Collector of Tattnall county. For tiie relief of John W. Wilhite of Jackson county. To change the name of Cassandru Fitzpatrick to that of Cassandra Hill, &c. To raise revenue for tho city of Culuntbus and to make provision for tiie pour of said city. To authorize the Inferior Court of Randolph county to levy an extra tux for county purposes. To alter ond amend the road laws of Randolph county. To alter and nmend the third section of tiie sec ond article oi the Constitution of litis State—yeas 73, nays 29. BILLS LOST. To authorize the Inferior Court of Lumpkin county to retain the State tax for 1846. 1 For tho relief Dr. K. P. Tison, of Coweta coun. i <y- ! To authorize Coleman Pitts, of Cass county, to , establish n ferry across Etowah river on his own j land. To amend the act of 1824, providing for tiie j trial of claims of slaves levied on under execution. For the relief of Reuben Forselt, Jr. of Gilmer j county. Tuesday, Dec. 2. On motion of Mr. Kenan, llio House reconsider , cd so much of its Journal of yesterday as relates to : the pnssngo of tho bill for tbe relief of John M. ! Wilhite. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Harris, of Baldwin, front the Judiciary \ Committee : To prevent Colored Mechanics or Masons, from making uuulructs for (lie execution or repairs of buildings and to punish violations thereof, Mr. Greene,of Crawford, (from llio select com mittee) : Tu,aboli*h tho Trusteeship of tho Lunatic Asylum, to make appropriations for the same, dec. j Mr. Harris, of Baldwin : To alter the mode of j electing llio Clerk and Marshall of the city of Mill. 1 edgeville. BILLS PASSED. ! To appropriate money, in cuso of non-payment j at the Treasury. ; To change the lime of holding the Inferior Courts ! of Stewart county. j To nmend the eat ray laws, so far as relates to the lime of advertising and tolling horned cattle, sheep, gouts, or hogs, before they are sold. To uulltorize and require tiie Inferior Court of Warren county to draw grand and petit Jurors. To authorize a grant to issue to James Bush of Early, for a certain lot of land. To alter and amend tlm act of 1833 incorpora ting tho town of Jefferson, in Jackson county. Bill of Senate, to amend the act of incorporation of the Savannah Institution for savings. Bill of Senate, to amend the law relating to sur- ; vcyson head rights and bounty warrants, &c. Bill of Senate, to change the time of holding the , Infeiior courts of DeKalb county. I To repeal the act of 1842, relative to tbe city of Macon ; and to provide for tiie election of a Mar shall nod deputy in said city. To credit the claims of certain Altornies employ, od hy llio State in cases against defaulting Banks, and to authorize the payment of tho same. To amend the corporalo laws of Uuckersville, Elbert county: To amend the act of 1825, incorporating the town of Thomaston, Upson county, and further lo define the duties and powers of the commissioners. To ndd tho residence of John McCurdy, sen., ol Wnlloti county to the county of Gwinnett. I To nutliorizo W. R. Gorman to practice law, : upon certnin conditions. I To legitimate Roso'Ann Rxiford, bills lost. j Bill of Senute, to udd tho possessions of Levi \ Phillips, ofCumpbell to the county of Cowetn. j Mr. Harris, of Baldwin, from llio Judiciary com. i mitlec, made u report unfavorable lo the memorial j from Savannuli, relative to Justices'Courts, in said icily. Also—an unfavorable report upon the pet i - I lion of citizens of Camden, relative to removal of j county site. Wednesday, Dec. 3. Mr. Brantly laid on the table n resolution rela tive to tiie election of a Senator in the Congress of the United States. Mr. Clifton presented the petition of certain citi zens of Tattnall county, which was referred lo the Cummiltee on petitions. Mr. Bivins laid on the table a rosoludon author ising the Governor to furnish Marion county with certain Digests. The House passed tho bill lo pardon Henry Jones—yeas 74, nays 29. The House took up and unanimously adopted a resolution relativo to a mail route between Savan nah and Charleston, S. C. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Born: To repeal an act to compensate Grand Jurors in the county of DeKalb. Mr, Yarborough : To amend the several acts in corporating the town of Rome. Mr. Ware : To allow tiie Inferior Court of the County of Washington, to retain half the State lax of the year 1846. Mr. Harris, of Baldwin : To amend the charier of the Oglethorpe University, increasing tho uuni- j her of Trustees. Mr. Msluoay: To authorise |ht>. v f iho Inferior Court ofCobb county to levy an extra tax. Mr. Cannon s To reduce die fce» of the aevcral officers therein nnmed. Mr. Jenkins : To alter the 3J and 7th •ectioo. of the 1st article of the Constitution. Mr. Muslinn i To incorporate tho Mascogco Railroad Company. Mr. Armstrong of Bibb t For tho relief of Wm. Scott. Mr# Dormony : To compel the Clerk of the So* porior Court of Irwin county, to hold his office at or within one mile of tbe Court-bouso. Mr. Gordon : For tbe relief of Abel Lewis of the county of Bttrko. Mr. Black’: To alter and amend the several acta nowin force relative lo tho taking of Sheriffs bonds for the counties comprising tiie Cherokee circuit; Mr. Shockley : For the distribution of the en. tire Poor School (uod. . Mr. Greene: To change tho time of bolding tho Superior Courts in Macon county. Mr. Maloney : To change an election precinct in tho county ofCobb. Mr. Baker: For the relief of Alonzo D. Brown. Mr. Johnson : To change llio name of Martliaa- ville to that of Atlanta, and to’ remove the White, hall precinct lo Atlanta. Inferior Court of Randolph county lo retain half the Stale Tax of suid county, for tho years 1846 and 1847. Mr. Hines : For the relief of Henry A. Lewis, of Dccutur county. Mr. Hilliurd : To exempt Alexander Unice, a free man of color, of Wufe co., from paying lax. Mr. Hilliard : To ulter and fix tho time of hold ing Inferior Courts of Waio county. Mr. McMullen: To compensate Simeon Strick land, of the county of Lowndes, for teaching poor children in the year 1843. Days without Nights ano Nights without Days.—Dr. Baird is .delivering an interesting course of lectures at Hartford, Ct., of one of which the Times hus the following notice : There is nothing that strikes a stranger more forcibly, if lie visits Sweden at the season of the year when tiie days ure longest, titan tits absence of night. Dr. B. hud no conception of it before bis arrival. Hu arrived at Stockholm, from Gottenburg, 400 miles distant, in the morning und in tho afternoon went to sue some friends—bad not taken notes of time—and returned about mid night ; it was as light as it is here half nn hour be. fore sundown- You could see distinctly. But all wus quiet in the streets ; it seemed as if the inhab itants had gone away, or wero dead. No signs of life—stores closed. The sun in June goes down at Stockholm a little before 10 o’clock- There is a great illumination all night, as the sun passes round the earth towards the North polo, and tbe refraction of its rays is such, that you can seo lo reud at midnight. Dr. B. read a letter in the for est near Stockholm, at midnight, without artificial light. There is a mountain at tiie head of the Gulf of Botliniu, whore, on tiie 21st June, tho sun does not go down at all. Travellers go up there to see it. A steamboat goes up from Stockholm for the purpose of carrying those who are curious to witness the phenomenon. It only occurs one night. Tito sun goes down to tbe horizon, you can seo Lite whole faco of it, and tiie five minutes it be gins to rise. At the Nortli Cape, lat. 72 degrees, the sun does not go down for several weeks. In June, it would bo about 25 degrees above the horizon at midnight. The way tlie people know it is midnight, they see the sun begin to rise. The changes in those high latitudes, from summer to winter, aro so great, that we can have no conception of litem at all. In the winter time the sun disappears and is not seen for six weeks. Then it comes and shows its face.— Afterwards, it remains for ten, fifteen, or iwonty minutes, and then descends. And finally.it does not set at all, but inukes almost a circle round the heavens. Dr. Baird was asked how they managed in regard lo hired persons,and wlmt they considered u day ? lie could not say, but supposed they wotk. ed by the hour, ond twelve hours would be consid ered a day’s work. Birds and nnimals take their uccuslumed rest at their usual hours. The Doc tor did not know how they learned the lime, but they had, and go to rest whether the sun goes down or not. The hens tnkc to the trees about 7 o’clock P. M., and stay there until the sun is well tip in tho morning, and the people get into this liubit of late rising loo. Tho first morning Dr. Baird awoke in Stockholm, he was surprised to see the sun shining into his room. He looked at his watch, uod found it was only 3 o’clock ; and tho next time he awoke, it wus 5 o'clock, but there were no per. sons in tiie streets. The people are not in the habit of rising so soon. The Swedes in the cities aro not very industrious, owing, probably, to tho cli- mute. The deepest trick of a villain that we have re. cenlly met, is recorded in one of the Philadelphia papers. A young gentleman of respectable np. pettrunce accidentally stumbled into u splendid chi- tiu store in Chcsnul-strect, Philadelphia, breaking one of the large pluto glass windows. He walk ed into tbe store and coolly inquired wliat damage lie had done, and >vns informed that tiie plate glass cost twenty dollars. He presented an hundred dul- Inr bill und received Ins change, eighty dollars, and deliberately walked off. Tbe nolo proved lo be a counterfeit. The Latp. Election in New York.—Tho Al bany Evening Juurnal publishes complete returns of tho votes cast in lliut Slate at tho beginning of ibis month for State Senators. With the excep tion o f Duchess they are all copied from the offi. cinl returns, in the office of the Secretary of State, and furnish tlie following memoranda: Totul Whig vote, 153,875 ; Locofoco, 154,385; Abolition, 14,- 965; Nulive American, 10 182. Tito majority for the Locofoco Senators over the Whig, in tho entire Stuie, is only 510 votes ! Fighting Bobs.—Gen. Green, in ids history of tiie Texan expedition (igainsl Mier, observes tliut those Texan soldiers who had the most bloody mot toes painted upon their cups, were the Inst to prove them true, and lie duea not recollect see ing one with u ••liberty or death” motto, who did not take the liberty of returning home a little too soon. As it is likely enough that a great deal of verbal courage will be displayed in llio Oregon debates during tiie approaching session of Congress, it may be well to keep in mind Gen. Green’s illustration boro given of loud-tnlking bravery. Singular Coincidence.—A cotemporary states ns a singular coincidence in regard to the several Presi dents of llio United Stales, that Jefferson was born just eight years after iiin predecessor Adams; Madison eight years after his predecessor Jefferson ; Monroe eight years after Madison, and John Quincy Adams. Anoth er curious fact is, that Adams was just sixty.six years old wlion he retired ; Jefferson was sixty-six ; Madison was sixty six ; Monroo was sixty six ; and John Quin- cy Adatns, had lie been elected to a second term, would have boon sixty-six. Adams, Jefferson and Monroe, all died on the 4tlt of July. [coRRisroSDiNcc or ms a. yore courier fc enouir*. i WARHttiOTorCmr, Nor. 26th, 1848. I hear it stnted tlmt thero ore four Democratic Senators who ure sick or who cannot he expected to be present at the opening of Congress. These ■ re Dixon H. Lewis of Alnlinma, Breese of Illinoia and McDuffie und Huger of South Carolina. If then any of the others than these four should bo unable In bo present, there will be u Whig mnjoiity in tho Senate, which may give the printing „f that budy to Messrs. Gales & Seaton. It Huu ]j appear ttiso tlmt Mr Turney’s or Mr. Cameron's votes aro not quite certain fur tiie Union, from cer. tain develupements which liuve been heretofore made, ‘I'he Calhoun votes will almost certainly be given for the orgun fur printer in bulii hutisea. There is a reason for it w hich has not heretofore been made public, and yet which ought tu he. It is the luct tlmt Mr. Ritchie tins pledged himself to tho friends of Mr. Calhoun in Virginia, to go for Mr. Calhoun for President in 1848. It will be remembered that previous to the assembling of the Sluto Con. vention of Virginia to elect delegates to tho Bui- limore Convention, it was known tlmt there was a mnjority of Mr. Calhoun’s friends in that Con. vention. It w ill not bo forgotten either, tbi t at that time Mr, Ritchie was virtually in favor 0 f Mr. Van Buren, ns the Democratic candidate, (and ho did not drop Jiim until after I is an:i-' Texas letter), nnd that muclt lo the surprise of cv. ery one, the Stale Convention of Virginia waived the claims of Mr. Van Buren and elected candi. dates unfavorable to Mr. Van Buren, publishing at the same lime bii address w Inch attracted much at. tentiiin. Up to this time , the real causes nctua. ting in this mnitcr have not been made public. Tj ie friends of Mr Calhoun were induced lo take the ac tion they did and to waive tbe cluims of Mr. Cal- bouii for tiie nomination, by the representations of Mr. Ritchie, nod bis pledging himself in writing ( ua I am informed) to go fur Mr. Calhoun in 1848— The Virginia Culhoun incn having litis pledge in their possession, nnd holding it iti terrurem over Mr. Ritchie, will induce tbe friends of Mr. Culhoun to voto fur him for printer ; and they have no ob jection, on the contrary they rather desire to huvo these facts made public, that it may be well under, stood that the reason of their quietude, and uppa. renlly eusy acquiescence in the courso of.\| r . Ritchie, und in Ins election for printer, is not ow. ing to their being in terror of Mr. Ritchie, but to their having him in bonds which lie cannot eisily break. This is ohu of tho mysteries of politics und as I hate all mysteris, I an always glad to get un opportunity of unravelling them. New Orleans, Nor. 26 THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. Renewal of Diplomatic Intercourse. There lias been a deul more fighting shy, touch ing the initiatory steps to a resumption of diploma, tic relations between the United States und Mexico than the mere fact of which of the two govern, ments made tiie first advance upon the high road to reconciliation and peace deserved. It always seemed to us that, when llio impotency of Mexico to carry out her threats of jnvuding Texas in caso she consented to Annexation became apparent, tlm United States might well signify lo Iter a willing ness lo renew official intercourse, and settle all grievances in a liberal and friendly spirit. Rumor lias from lime to time claimed for the United States Government the credit of having made tho first overtures lo u reconciliation, and the Washington Union has as ollen disclaimed “the soft impeach- ment” in tiie name of the administration. We were yesterday pondering upon a paragraph in llio Union, which seemed to bo burdened with an oc cult meaning of weightier import than the super, ficiul sense of the language c nveved, when llio Pensacola mail brought us the following tellers from two of our correspondents.—Picayune. Pensacola, Nov. 20, 1845. Messrs Editors—A special Minister lu Mexico arrived nt this place yesterday, and immediately despatched a messenger to Com. Conner, at the navy yard. In the evening the Commodore called upon him, and, as 1 understand, offered him his choico of tho steamer Mississippi or the sloop of war St. Mary’s —both of those vessels being ready for sea—to convey him down to VeraCruz. He preferred tho sloop of war, and I think his selection most apro. pos, for with llio easterly winds now prevailing, site will run to Veru Cruz in five or six days to a certainty. Considerable doubt is entertained as to who the En- voy is, and nothing lias transpired as yet to settle defin itely the question. Some say that it is Cornelius P. Van Ness, Esq., the former Collector of New York ; others think it the Hon. some one else ; but whoever lie may be, lie is now nn Ins way to Vera Cruz, for the St. Marys, Commander Saunders, got under weigh im mediately after he went on board, and by II o'clock, A. M. was entirely clear of the harbor. In this you will readily perceive that our Government has acted with the utmost promptitude on receiving the intimation that Mexico was inclined to negotiate, and we may now hope for a speedy adjustment of all matters of dif ficulty with a nation Irom which we could reap neither honor nor credit, by going tu war. The Mississippi will be kept In readiness for any further movements 00 the part of our Government. Navy Yard, Pensacola, Nuv. 21, 1845. Sirs—The sloop of war St. Mary’s sailed from Ibis port un Thursday morning, fur Vera Cruz. She left under mystenuus circumstances, having received on board a pi rson dressed in black, and in a manner which led tu all sorts of surmises and conjectures as to who the mysterious individual was. It iias been ascer tained, however, since her departure, that the gentle man was Mr. Van Ness, formerly Collector of tho Customs at New York, now going as Minister to Mexico, Yours, &c. [from the weekly tribune.] THE It lit HE'S UEPAKTUItE. HY LIEUT. O. W. FATTEN, U. S. ARMTI Brother! speak in whispers liglii, ’Tis toy Inst—my last good night! Never more our sleps will stray, Through tile garden's seemed way ; ity the homestead of the bees— '.Veatli the shady cliesout trees; tty the meadow's winding slreaot, Glittering in the sunset benlus ; Gentle Brother! smileood bless— 'Tis my last—my last curses. Sister! with thine eyes of blue, Hither come and ween‘adieu!’ Let thine arm nround me twine, J.et thy cheek repuse on mins, While I gaze into thy face, Circled in this dear embrace ; Tltou linn! ever proved In mo All that love sould wish lobe ; —Yet 1 lenve Illy lieurt ulonc, Brother—Sistei! bless your own. Mother! thou Irani rocked my head Softly no ils cradle bed ; , When llio storm was raging high, Sweetly sting love’s luflaliy— Yel I port—I pnrl fronl thee. Who lienccfoilli will sing lo 1110, —When my lurehead actips with pain t I ihntl min that early itrnin. Mollter! with thy accents mild, Bless, oh! bless thy weeping child. Father! Itiou bast loved me well— More tliuu human longue may tell: More tliuu wealth, since childhood s huor, Thou host lavished 011 thy flower; Now, thy locks are waxing grey, From thy heart I paaa away : Nevermore thy lijiaattve. On my cheek their kiss will leave ; —In 111 v prater ol undertone, Mother! Fuller! bless your own. Oswego,N. Y. Nov, y. 184-Y.