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iaJw fliflwt •;? the State, arc FIXED nnd { of i. Vv*. Jut-Lion, without opposition, Solicitor IMPRISONED hy a foreign power!—We wait ijf"tlie Eastern Circuit, . to :?t r.h.-tlrr pur Govern# la* energy for on oecasum which call. 1 upon him TO art, in some tray or utHur, m the tHenco of our laws .and the right? and liberties of the people. Ths above imprisoned American citizens, With Daniel Beau, Jolm Baker, otid twenty sevea oth er persons, Me also charged on another indict- Tn’Ot, presented ngainst them by the Grand Ju- . r>r, which ehurges them with the intention to “stir up and procure sedition in the Province,’’ &c. &c- It was deemed expedient says the Courier, by the Crown officer* to suffer further proceed ings to stand over until the meeting .of the Su- . promo Court in February next. The Government of New Brunswick have proceeded quite too far in the Madawaska af- jhir. It would have been sufficient for them, and would have answered every purpose, .to havo Forbidden the choice of officers. &c. which they , <Jid do- Why then forcibly arrest, fine aud im prison American citizen#?—rP® 'bey wish to pro- • voko hostilHi-i on our part? Our advice is that they forthwith release the prisoners, and fully and amply indenmtfyihcin for all injury they may have sustained. . A letter addressed. to the Editor of the Rich, mdnd Compiler, dated Southampton, November c f, says:—“Tlieherd of tjio Southampton insur rection is taken and safely-lodged jn.onr jail. I have just ji;id‘:«a conversation .with some gentle men iriiio.saw; liita yesterdoyrdrom whom I leam ■ Rie ftUowing'partieulars, wltichmay bo relied on: ‘ —Nat states. ihKthero was po concert of an in- surjection; that ho did mention the subject to two ' petrous about the months .ofiApril or May last, tmd that no other person knew, any thing about liis tjafts,. until’tJic day previous to tho attack ■ which was commenced ya. }iis, master's family I Travis.]* lig'adniits ho'struek his master with iis hatchet first, who cayod on his wifo, w hen he received the fatal-blow from ono vf his associates, • lie was asked what-he had'done .with ail the mo neydie had taken from thojhdividuals they mur dered? lie answered, that ho only received 4s. Cd.—and turning to bn? oftho prisoners [a_£rcc -negro], who slauds ovtr for further trial, said to him, you kpoW money was not my object.—lie had been seen several times witliin tho fast fifteen days by negroes; nhd about three days before bo was taken, Mr. Francis found' him in one of his stacks and fired a pistol at him, but ho succeed ed in making his escape. About fifty men turn ed out immediately,. and kept up tho.- pursuit two or three days, but could seel nothing of him, and on Sunday fast; a young nsan.by .tho nariie ofT-hipps, went out by himself and found him in a cave, outhe sauio plantation: they had drove the previous days; ho had no arms except a sword, which he threw down aiid surrendered." , .-l -* Km states there wero eight .in number, when ’ they commenced, and they, only, know any thing ofhis plans. • . We understand, • that Nat Turner, the head of the Southampton Tragedy, was tried by the Court of that county-o.n Saturday last. The evi dence against him was clear.aiid-irrcsistible—he was condemned,'and sentenced to ho executed on Friday next.—Will somo future fatalsit pre- Tond to assert of liim, as a Romancer of Alhauy has lately said of Gabriel that he was turn to pieces by horses? .Wo need scarcely add, that these remarkable exceutions.aro unknown in Vir ginia-*that tho insurgent, like any other mur- . dercr dies by tho cord,—aud ' that Nat Turner will be hung/as were his associates in .the mas sacre of Southamptpfi^Richtnond Compiler, 8th instant. • - "... ‘ Wo learn (says the Fayetteville,-Observer of ' yesterday) that during the sitting of tho Superi or Court, .of. Now Hanover last week, seven negro men, slaves concerned 'in tbe -lato con- ■ispiraey, were found-guiltjt, and’sontcacod .to be ^nmg in Wilmington on Saturday next. One . hther slave .was sent to-Buplin County, there to ; bo tried; and threo free .men of -oolor were be ing tried at rjtjicdato of pur last information. ,1 -The jSnpcrior Court for Sampson County is .' in session this week. A considerable number of negroes are to bo tried. Taairr Convention;—Wo find the following among tho proceedings of this body on Monday 31st, ult. A momber from Albany county (Mr. French) .presented to tho consideration of the Convention, a resolution proposing to'apply a certain por tion of the public duties, arising from Tariffs, to assist the Southern Status in manufacturing Slaves into Fret mgn. There was a strong famcdiato and universal expression of disapprobation of tho idea contain ed in the resolution. So soon as a hearing could bo obtained, Mr. Ingersol of Philadelphia addressed the chair with great carnostuess and sensibility,' and deprecated in the most impas sioned language tho adoption of any such meas ure. Were the convention, said he, to pass such a resolution, tho object of tboir assembling would be not only vain but worse than vain. Ho hoped that tho sense of tho Convention would be ex pressed by; a strong negative vote. They had no right, and no business to interfere, with the Southern States in' the all absorbing matter of Slave population. The mover .here, withdrew the resolution, and the scene ended The Legislature of this State win convene in this city on Monday week.. The Government House hax .been'fitted up, and is now ready . for ixs flt»K>tion.' Hie leatfing topics otitis- comply gto^paroaobingMuiou will no doubt , bo b,«hi vtnri““i*o- ‘ apwwSMtfJ* for rebuilding •-»)- .the cppitol, aqd,-the Sank. tidy; other ■sub- 1, ^ jects or minor itnpcrunco will #f course be act ed upon; but these, wiU excite much interest Among tho p«a|de-qf every portion of the State) and w . the proceedings therehn will bo looked . for with unusMli .solicitude we have made ar rangements WgfaSfify public curiosity so far as ' practicable, by giving- full and satisfactory ac counts of the debates, See.—Raleigh Star, 10th ’ fast.' Counterfeits.—'Two instances have lately oc curred of the presentation'at its counter of coun terfeit notes on tho Central Bank. The plate is of the FIVE dollar note, letter B. payable to E Hamilton, and dated, 1st May, 1829. Tho fil ling up tho names of tho President and Cashier, havo been engraved, and not done with a pen; #nd ape so well executed as to elude ordinary vigil ance. But tho other parts of the note, are so vory coarsely done, particularly the heads of , Wffl. II. Crawford, and President Jackson, on .d&o ends oftho note; tho figure of Mercury on the . left. »nd the vignette in the centre of it, that the slightest examination will detect the fraud. The people in the upper counties, particularly those on the borders of the Cherokoo country, are cau tioned against these counterfeits.—Geo. Journal. On Saturday, the^egislatnre mads choice of -Charles J. Jenkins, of Richmond, for Attorney snSiy.-ah of Haul cl Chandler, </ Wilkes, far Soli- »-;lor.of th- Northern Circuit;-of T. lj. .Trippu, Hulicjtof of iho Hint fin t.it; of S. F. Miller, of Twiggs, fohri-o.-Tor th-; Sosjh-m X 'irniit- end GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. IS JENATE. Tuesday. Nov. 8. Mr. Wood laid oa tho table the following pre amble and resolutions: Whereas the re-election of Andrew Jackson to the Presidency of the Uqitcd States, for the next term, is of vital importance to the best interests of the people, and will tend to perpetuate the happiness and prosperity of our beloved country, as well as preserve unimpaired the "Federal Constitution’’—for the following reasons: 1st. Because hois a decided and firm friend to the continuance of the Union oftho States.— "It must bo preserved.” - 2d. Becauseho has avowed an honestconvic tion, the payment of tho national debt is the su rest means of reconciling the conflicting interests at present existing, and thereby render perman ent tho blessings we now enjoy. If ho is re-el ected their is no doubt that all important objects will be accomplished. 3d. Because since he has been President he lias done all in his power to ensure to Georgia, tho Territory now in the possession of the Che* rokee Indians; judgiug therefore by the past, wo may confidently rely lor the future on his exerci sing all his influence, to enforce our jnst rights, and thereby realize to the citato the possession of these lands, and the citizens tho enjoyment of them—for these and other strong considerations: lie it resolved by the Senate and House of Re presentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, end it is hereby resolved by the au thority of the same, That the pcoplo of this State look forward with deep solicitude to the re- election of Andrew Jackson to tho Presidency of the United States at the ensuing election, and do hereby pledge themselves to support him for that high office. They do nothesitate to declare it as their opinion, that in the disturbed and excited feeling of the country, lie is tho most fit and pro per person to be supported, and wo do in the most earnest terms recommend him to the Peo-' pic of our sister States at tho approaching elec tion. Thursday, Hot. 10. Tho notices of yesterday were taken up and committees appointed. A number of bills were reported and read the first time. . Several bills were read tho second time. The bill to extend the tirao for fortunate draw ers to take out’their grants was taken up in com mittee of the whole, and Subsequent/ reported to tho Senate—where it was read tho third time and passed. NOTICES, By Mr. IFoolfolk—ta exonerate the trustees of the Presbyterian church in Columbus from tbo payment of their note given the Stato for a lot in said town; Also—to give tho commissioners of the town of Columbus the entire control of tho public hands west of tho Flint River, and authority to appoint an overseer ami assistant for said hands; ^ Also for tho relief of persons indebted to the State for Lands; Also—authorising tho Governor to order the immediate survey and occupancy of the Cherokee country in this state and to organize tho same; Also to grant n charter to a Kail Road compa ny Irom Augusta to Columbus. By Mr. Thomas—to divide the county of Leo. By Mr. Ector—to define the duties of Solicitor General iu certain eases; Also—to alter tho 4th and 8th sections of the 1st article of the Constitution; Also—to repeal that part of tho Tax Law which requires our freo white citizens to pay a poll tax. By Mr. Thomas—to alter the control and man agement of the public hands apportioned - to Flint River. IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, November 10. Mr. Hudson of Putnam, laid on the tabic tbe annual report of the Treasurer of the State. Agreeable to notice, the Committees were ap pointed to report the following bills: To altar aud amend an act to establish and reg ulate election districts ill Marion county—and to establish additional election districts in said coun ty—atso to compensate petit jurors in said coun ty and a bill to lay out and organize a new couu- ly from the counties of Marion and Houston. By Mr. Petit—to abolish the Fcnitcutiary sys tem in this Stato, and to change the modo of punishment for crimes. By Mr. M’Mickad—to change the time of hold ing tho Inferior Court in Butts. A communication was received from the Gov ernor, stating, that he had, in compliance with a resolution of the House, sent 50 copies of Daw son's Compilation, for tho use of that brauchof the Legislature. Tho bill to alter and amend the 4th and 8th sections of the 1st act of the Constitution oftho Stato'of Georgia, so far as it respects tho amount or value of property to bo possessed by a senator and representative, to entitle them to a scat in tho General Assembly of said State, was taken up aud made the special order for Monday. The bill to be entitled an act, to alter and a- inend, "an act to authotiso the survey and dis position of tho lands, within the limits of Geor gia, in the occupancy of the Chcrokeeo tribe of ludiaus, aud all other unlocatcd lands within the limits of said State, claimed as Creek land, and to authorise tho Governor, to call out a military force, to protect Surveyors in the dhobarge of their duties, and to provide for the punishment of persons who. may prevent, or attempt to pre vent, any surveyor from performing his duties as pointed out by this act or who shall wilfully cut down and deface any marked Irces, or remove pay land mark, which may be made iu pursuance of this ‘act, apd to protect tho Indians, in the peace able possession of their improvements, tmd of die lots on which they may be situate," passed on the 21st Jay of December, 1820, and to order the immediate survey, distribution and occupancy of the territory, was taken up, aud made the special order of the day for Wednesday next; and 3U0 copies wero ordered to bo printed. On motion of Mr. Bates, of llall, Resolved by the Senato and House of Repre sentatives of tbe State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, that tho treasurer of this Stato transmit immediately to the officers of the Cen tral Bank, all bonds and notes which may now be in his office given for the rent ofihcimprovements in tbe Cherokee nation of Indians, by authority of an act passed 22d December, 1830. On motion of Mr. Murray. Resolved, that a committee bo appointed on the part of tbe House of Representatives, to join such committep as may bo appointed on the part of tho Senate, to take into consideration what a- mount of money will be required to be inserted in (he appropriation law of this session, for the com pensation of tho several individuals engaged in tak mg the census of the different counties in this State in conforming to tile 25th sectionof the 1st article of the Constitution of this State, and also the act of the Legislature, passed the 23d day of, December, 1830—ordered, that Messrs. Murray, Willis, Cleveland, Jone, ofJackson, and Ashley, lie that committee on the part of tbe House of Representatives. JOINT COMMITTEES. From both Branches of the h (Ululurc. IN SENATE On Bee State of the Republic.—Messrs. Harlow, flanieil, M-DnugaW, Nosh'd, Towns, Branham, Wood, Hines, Wolford and Burch. _ On I'iiinntc.—.Messrs. Wootteu, Milcliel), Ten- nilie, Woulfnlk, Brown of Monroe, Coxe, Graves, Baber ami Cleveland. On Ranks.—Messrs. Branham, Singleton. Wooten, Daniel, Ector, Spann, Muncrief, Loyall and AI'Duugald. „ .. _ .. „ . Judiciary.—Mefsrs. Nesbit, Bailey, Henley, Towns, Prior, Burch, Ector, Stapleton, Baker and Folsom. . Agricultural and Internal Improvement.—ales- _i. Allen, Mitchell, Stewart, Ilall, Dunagan, Mealing, Avery, Wood, Woolfolk and Miller. Public Education and Free Schools.—Messrs. Muncrief, Baber, Singleton, Mercer, Henley, De- vereaux, Wallhour, St. George, Smith, Williams aud Surreney. „ Penitentiary.—Monts. Tcnnille, Thomas of Appling, M'Allister, Rea, Swain, Echols, of Will- ton, Parish, Holloway, Neelo and Thomas of Leo. Military.—Messrs. Anderson, Holloway, Bai ley, M’AUister, Wofford, Thomas, of Appling, Echols, of Walton, Dunagan, Everett end Echols of Coweta. Printing.-Messrs. M'Dougald, Mitchell, An derson, Bryan, Spann, Sheffield, Brown, Loyal, Graves and White. Enrollments—Messrs. Brown of Camden, Bry an, Stewart, Rea, Walthour, Cone, Dean, M‘- Kea, Sheffield, Graham. Engrossed Journals.—Messrs Stapleton, Wbito, Pryor, Iioll, Cleveland, Faris, Cargil, Clayton aud Doan. Petitions.—Messrs. Stapleton. Clayton, Black- stone, Black, Fulwood, Johnson, Mobley, Tem ples, Wells and Ware. IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, On the Slofe of the Republic.—Messrs. Howard, Bates, Yoii.bg, of Oelethorpo, Glascock, Mat thews, Hudson, of Putnam, Burney, Peatman, Merriwetber, Warner, Powell and Williams. Judiciary.—Messrs. Myers, Chappell, Hatcher, King, Green, Jackson, Terrill, Hutchens, Pettit, Jones, of Jackson, Ward and Haralson. On Public Education.—Messrs. Murray, Har ris, Irwin, Curry, of Washington, Ashley, Flem- miug, 1 lilies. Blackburn, Ezzard, Burke, Bar nett and Bucks. On Banks.—Messrs. Hudson, of Putnam, Cal houn, Carter, Tarvor. Holt, Carnes, Brown, King, Mason, Easley, Flournoy and Myers. ■ On the Penitentiary.—Messrs. Glascock, Hud son, of Jefferson, Crawford, Graham, Collier, Hubbard, Adair, of Madison, Johnston, of Mor- f an, Jones, of Jones, Bye, Bates, of Newton and iibson. On Finance.—Messrs. Oliver, of Elbert, Cone, Murray, Day, Clanton, Thompson, Leonard, Neal, Pearson, Moore, Gholson and Grayhill. On Internal Improvement.—Messrs. Ryan, Reid, Jobusan of Henry, Jones of Warren, Phil lips, Thurmond, Starke, Shannon, Redding, Reeves, Robinson and C urry, of Lincoln. Military.—Messrs. Cleveland, Lucas, Warren, Vinson, Hampton, Blackburn, Mitchell, Adner- son, Chastin, Rutherford, Hopkins of M'Intosh and Coxe. On Printing.—Messrs. Price, Wilson of War ren, Rawls of Bullock, Allen, Baker, Barr, A- dair of Carroll, Blackwell, Willis, Wood. Taylor and Archer. On Enrollment.—Byrd, Hull, Mays, M'Len don, Oliver of Hall, Hilliard of Ware, Kettles, Rawls of Pulaski, Solomons, Oliver of Scriven, and Roberts. On Petitions.-Messrs. Bates of Hall, Bacon, Ash, Coffee, Curry of Decatur, Daniel, Drew, Exuin, Frier, Gilbert, Henderson, Hilliard of Dooly, mid Long of Baker. To examine Journals.—Messrs. Long of Madi son, Sheats, Scott, Sellers, Towles, Wiggins, Wilson of Earley, Young of Irwin, Overstreet, M'Michael and Hopkins of Heard. , IN SENATE. Friday, Nov. 1L Mr. WoolfoUc notified tho -Senate, that after today, he will move for the appointment of a com mittee to prepare and report a hill, .to organizo a new Division of Georgia militia. Tho Comptroller General transmitted .to tho Senate, a statement of the receipts and disburse ments at tho Treasury, during the political year. 1831. Referred to the committee on Finance. Tho Treasurer transmitted to tho Senate, a statement of .tho .receipts and payments at tho Treasury, from the 1st Novomber, 1830, to tho 31st October, J631—and also information of a deposits in that Department, by Col. John W. A. Sanford, tho Slate's Agent for the rent of In dians improvements and possessions in tho Chero kee nation, bonds—to the committee on Finance. Mr. Core from .the committee appointed, re ported a bill to reduce tbo salary of the Judges of tho Superior .courts of this State,—read tho first limo. Gn motion of Mr. IFood, it was Resolved, that his Excellency the Governor be requested to inform the Senate, if there is any re cord in the Executive office shewing whether any bond er bonds havo beeu given by the attorney or Solicitor General of this State, agreeable to an act of 1828, together with any circumstances con nected with the same. Mr. Baber, from tho committee appointed, re ported a bill to incorporate a Banking Company, under the name of ‘The Commercial Bank ol Macon;’ which was rend the first time. Mr. Clayton, from tho committee appointed reported a bill to incorporate a Banking Compa ny in the tow? of Hawkinsville; which wasre^d the first time. Noti 90s for the appoiKtutcnt of committees: Me. Black stone: To give to younger judgment creditors, a preference in monies raised on the sale of defendants’ property mcertain cases there in spacified. '. •« Mr. Cleveland reported a bill to amend th# 33th and 35th sections of the land act of December 1890, providing for tho disposition of the Chero kee territory.- Mr. Coxe reported a hill prohibiting tbe iioiing of bank bills under five dollars. Mr. Cone reported a bill to reduce tho salary of thl Judges of the Superior courts of this Stato. HOl'SK OP REPRESENTATIVES. Friday, November 11. BILLS REPORTED. Mr. Dye: To regulate slaves iu the county of Burke. Mr. Myers: To prevent itinerant or unauthor ized persons from locating themselves on or near the river Savannah, under the pretence of fish ing, and to prevent olwtructionsto the passage of fish up the said river, and further to prohibit tho trading with slaves aud lo extend the powers of civil officers and patrols. Mr. Myers: To exempt from taxation in cer tain cases, the capital Stock of tbe Bank of the State of Georgia. Mr. TtrrtL To alter and fix the time of hold ing the Superior court for Hall county. Notices for the appointment of committees: Mr. Ifilliams: To lay out and organize a new county, from the counties of Marion and Hous ton. Mr. IFUliamt: To compensate petit jurors in Alarion county; Also to establish and regulate election districts in Alarion county. Air. Petit: To abolish the Penitentiary Sys tem' in tins Stato, and change the mode of pun- is’liuimi for crimes. IN SENATE. .Saturday \<a, 12. .Mr. Robert from t!» committee ••ipuinu.-d, re ported ubiUju incorporate a banking company, under th* name of the "Cnmtntrcial Bank of Alnrou;’’ which was read tho first time. v Air. Mealing notified tho Senate that nfter to day he will move for the appointment of a com mittee, to prepare and report a bill to elinnge the present mode of voting to that of proclaim ing or viva voce. • . . , Mr. Clayton, from tlio committee appointed, reported a bill to incorporate a bonking company in tho town of Hawkinsville; which was read tho first time. Monday, Nor. 14. Notices given for the appointment of commit tees to prepare and report a bill— By Air. Paris: To carry into effect tho 1st sec tion of the 3d article of the constitution of this State, so as to give tlio election of the Judges of the Superior Courts to the people of their re spective-judicial circuits over w hich they may be elected to preside. Mr. Cone: To reduce the pny of the members of the legislature of this State. Mr. Prior: Making it the duty of tlw Clerks of the Inferior Courts of tho different counties in tliis State, to claim cstrays in certain coses, for their respective counties, when levied on by exe cutions. Air. Prior: To compel the Judges of tho Su- periot Courts of this State in alternate with each other in their different eircr.its. Air. Milchtll: To lay out the gold region in the Cherokee lands iuto small lots, nnd to dis pose of the same by separate lottery. Air. Clr veland: To lay off and divide tliis State into Congressional districts. Mr. Everett: Placing the public hands stationed on Flint River, under the direction of certain com- worthy Pest-Master General hasTT ments to transport the Aftn'-Xn**! City mid Savannah. The - ^ y ^^ecnl made with Wm. Shannon, p.T?*? C| to go into operation on the 20th Mr - K 1 misaionen. Air. Eve:ett: To make permanent the public cito of the county of Randolph. Air. Daniel!: For the construction of n canal from tlio termination of the Savannah and Ogd- che Canal, to the Cliattahoochie. Mr. Bowen: To create au election district'in tbo couuty of Carroll, &c. Afr. Bowen: To compel all county officers hold ing public moneys, to keep a book of record of receipts and expenditures of the same. Mr. Spann: To make null and void all con tracts entered iuto between parties plaintiff or de fendant and Attorneys at la w, where tlio attorney shall fail to attend to the suit in person until the rendition of a judgineut. Air. Johnson: To incorporate Harmony Aca demy in the county cf Ilenry, and to appoint trustees for the same. Air. Baniell: To regulate the transportation of gun powder within this State. _ Air. Wofford: To incorporate the North Ame rican Alining Company. Air. Smith presented the petition of a number of citizeus residing in East Alacou, Bibb county, praying tbo incorporation of a Bank under the nanicof "the Planters Bank of East Macon:” which was read and referred to a select commit tee, cuusixting of Alessrs. Smith, Stewart and Clcvcloud. The hill to grant purclmsersof reserves, &c. grants from tho State for the same free of charge, was ordered to lie ou tile table for tbo balanco of tho session' The bill to incoiporate the Roman Catholic Church in Columbus, was read tbe third time and passed. Tuesday, Nor. 15, Notices for committeos to report a bill— By Air. Hall: Declaring that gifts of slaves shall bo valid, for the prevention oif frauds. Air. Echols, of Coweta; To amend the 3d, 7th, nnd 12th sections of the first article of tho consti tutiun, so far as respects the annual election of senators and representatives, aud meeting of die legislature, to that of biennial, &c. Air. Parrish: To repeal ‘au’act ptfs'yd life 21st V flf TW 1 Sfift tn nllnw llio 'ftnii’V funL- Iii day of Doc. 1830, to alter the Jury’s fees in thi» : State; and to compensate grand and petit juries of Junes county, &c. Afr. Nesbit: To prevent free persons ef color and slaves from preaching .to, exhorting or ad dressing any assemblage of slaves, &c. Air. Ector: Tlio following bills—To detach from flic county of Meriwether somo certain lets of land,1 and attach the samo to another county— To facilitate tlio collection of debts, Sto^To change tho present inode of eleedng military field officers—To regulate costs claimed by court offi cers in certain cases—To compel justices of tho peace, who may in future be elected, to give bond amt security, icc. , HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,: Saturday, November 12. On motion of Mr. Bales.' of Hull, Resolved, That the Treasurer of this State transmit immediately to tho officers of tbe Cen tral Bank, all bonds and notes which may now- bo in Ids office, givin for the rent of the improve ments in die Cherokee nation of Indians, by au thority of an act passed December 22,1830. On motion of Mr. Murray, Radioed, That a committee be appointed, on tlio part of the House, to join a liko committee on the part of the Senate, to ascertain what amount of money will be required for the compensation ■of tho several individuals engaged in tne taking of the census, See. The original 'friends of General Jackson and present supporters’of the administration of Gov ernor Lumpkin, present.to tho people of Georgia, tho name-of \ViLLIA.M SCIU.EY, of Augusta, as a candidate for Congress, nt the election to bo" held on the 12th of next month. • ' , Few meu in t|iis StUJc -are -more • extensively knoA u than Judge‘Schley: TWbsm dir'lkplyaitAif be. wasdhe ir'tEc most popular Judges’in the etute. but having been excluded from that np- pointmeut by tbo Legislature, we are now au thorized to announce his name to a generous peo ple, who will understand the value of his talents and the importance of placing him in their service. With an, unlimited devotion to the Union of these States, a character both private and political, tyitbouthletuiidii and a firm attachment to tlio fuhniiiHnr’atHHi qf General Jackson, we cannot doubt that ths penple will, by their suffrages, re quire him to supply the placo of Mr. Lumpkin in Congress. We consider it of great importance that we should have there, a friend to the Gover nor, who will ably and efficiently sustain his po licy in . regard to our Western lands.—Federal Union. • : TISLtiGRAPiT SSACON, SATURDAY, NOV.'sn ’ AT The Hon WILLIAM SCHi Vv of .he Middle Circuit, 1. a c»»hu!‘F; >«< I county,) who had brought a load 1/ *' I market, on Wednesday morrnW paring to return, with a load of ,,1, H sundries, haying tasted too frequently of .Hi nongahcla,” in exchanging K» i,->o-heavy, it is supposed, and feiw? on i.'to tjio ^et,^herelielajl^^l wheels passed over his head and to the bone. It is feared "hi, {M spoilt;” but, owing to his carrying , lip” and n thick i-kull, his neck was ueitifi on nor ius brain dislocated* The Recorder has been thrown .W i, ■ t tho ‘triumphant entry' e f ATr ], °n f 1 seat of government! The" a tonishXui dal groans out, that such an nudac oi . 1 never before heard of! A tcred Alilledgoville so before! FwLril’* they came to the seat of government/SiV dared to open their mouths-but now, a It, ful revolution has taken place- ill Vi their shirt collar* like any Of us,’aid£,t*j of afuyt Mr Lumpkin to enter Milledt^iiuJ U Tn "--r- “•* , th °, he:ld “ f a “ imtS'i cade!! I is indeed, too bad! What.i Zf M hat bu * iu - k* Nfii, ledgcville at all? The following well merited comphWn J bv tlie editors oftho Planters’ Gazette, j Montgomery, Alabama: ™ 1 "Gen. Clark.—In our paper oftodnr,« founda.reply from General fciark, to Ah Cm ford. It is written in a spirited •tyle. ^1 plays none of the »ignorance" dmhsfil charged with, as a political lender. S,1 thing that may be said of General Ctat f few men who have been as long engaged kJ warfare os ho has,-can boasto?. ItiiUmkEl neverbeen guilty of treachery.-thni upcotl j I roach of the Rear, ho never resorts to the oftho free, but fearlessly awaits the issue o(l contest. He is now an old man aud mioilnl little in the turmoil of politics; wo with him kj and happiness in his retirement." Candidates for Congress.—We havo tlio pleas ure of statiug, tliat Judge Schley, of Kichmoud, at tho earnest solicitations of liis friends, and those of Governor Lumpkin, assembled iu Alil- ledgevillc, from every section of the State, has consented to become a candidate to supply tho vacancy in Congress occasioned by tho resigna tion of the Hon. Wilson Lumpkin. And wo doubt not, from his extonsivo and well deserved popularity and the strong manifestations in favor of the nomination that he will be elected by a very jarge majority.—Judge Crayton has been nom inated in opposition to him, by the Crawford party, aud that, too, immediately after ho (Judge Clayton) had been caucussed down and defeat ed by tbatparty, in tho election for Judge of tho Western Circuit; and after voluutarily nnd gra- tuiously pledging his support to Judge Schley, if he would conseut to become a candidate, aud declaring that he himself, would not become a candidate, nor consent to bo used by his party in that wav, he has accepted the nomination!.'.’— Augusta Chronicle, November 10. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. .. ‘‘MUlcdgeviUc, November 11,1851, “If tho statements of those who ought tob be true, there were fine deings at the diumt en yesterday to Gilmer. The room had « tlie appearanco of a Alandmgo palaver-bom a convivial assemblage of civilized into, i ^i#) tenejr spouted n speech on hour asa half long. In it he foamed like a chafed hod a white clover patch, and designated the cito who throughout tho State elected Lumpkin, rabble —yes, tlio majority or our freemen “a r hie. On the measures of his Admiiwuri reservation of gold mines, Indian testimonr, all, he expatiated with much egotism, and x ed of opinion that, had ho been rocketed, milleuium must havo popped up under his like unto a mushroom under Alnydew. Al, the talkers, Berrien was heard with ccstscp wind-instrument was however confined to. Cabinet, petticoats, and it If. Crawford (Hi warn H.) was there; he made no speech, it took the strength of four men to keep him uiHtfjug one. Such it the chitchat of «e w itnesses, and it is freely circulating tvithooti. tradiction. I have no doubt of its acconcy. Passengers in the streets concur in rcprexniL tlie asscaiblngo as very obstreperous. Sayre, suppose you have heard, is cashiered for hara presumed to sot up a claim opposed to the law rightful succession; Clayton, tor obeying hiico scieuco in preferenco to orders from the Cn raauder in Chief; and Holt of the Southern Ci cuit, for inefficiency in supporting the glow cause, by not having the knack of twisting dee sions to suit the wishes of partisans and cegki ing to expend two thirds of his salary io tlti tionecriog barbecues. Troup coucusses are too merciless courts martial, towards every o® holder that dares to act for himself inihsthe enco to geueralorders. Excellent clisciplinaria these! pure republicans! they must rule foreve “ MilledgnUle, Sot. 11 “DeaH-—-.v * ■ " in the Senate, as youlpiready arc awn ’the two parties are nearly balanced; aud they Arrayed on opposite sides pf tho Rouse-- Lumpkin men on tlio President's right—the' merites onhisleft. Now you must recollect, i in the Senate chamber are, hanging sgsiad wall, and fronting the door as yuu euti-r, the length portraits ot Jefferson anil WtuhiDgWZr Audit so happens, whether by dexignor accidci I know not, tliut tbo Lumpkin men are cllost same side with Jtjjtrson! and the old patriarch *p pears looking down upon them with «n air of» iiiguamy imd coin^l.isadtf^which seean B u “tlieso ere my children." Oil the other hand, t though the Gihucritcs claim to be on the ik: 1 Washington, does ho (Ook ns though he ackss* lodged them! Not at all. The picture looks* all tho world, ns though it would leave their to* puny, were it not n.iiled to tho wall; and the man appeals shaking his bead at them, sud pea ing with his right hand across the houietoo Lumpkin men—as much ns tos’ay, "go Mi < like them. Steamtc.1 drily Mail.—\Ye Icim that ca> FOR THE MACON TElEOnATU. Wlion an enlightened people ore pursuing political course dictated by wisdom ana sppm^ by conscience, it becomes them, ns a tvw community, to treat, with merited iudign»u«n\ ny attempt, however weak and pitiful, ' w *’\ contemptible, to seduce them into the w“” political demagogues. There are never t* 81 * those victims of passion, who are d#W®4jT by which to impose upon the public, and scr plish their own*unrighteous designs, l*° w , o is it the case, that the popular will « V c,ca ! t V tho mutual agreement and understanding tical aspirants? To such midnight JtjggbJL^ many of our pubtid characters indebted i", o ill-gotten stations. To such mananwl r be ascribed, in part, tlio distractions sn« J sions that haunt the peaceful nhode o! cans. But, of late, have we seeu a to hold out tils edict of ohodiviiro tn ^ j^ t ■» uitj^uo- o"tl. 1 ’ r '-'"