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PARDONING POWER -The Executive is charged duty more embarrassing with do- and delicate S that of deciding upon petitions for pardon.* In most *tses, tbi application i sustained, not o+f by along list of signers, bot hy-tiie - atre^ntng twao? tire heartbrAen 'Rife fg Jet such appeals requires #£rmnes< of the Attorney General of *the. United Stntc*. the Uuited States was permitted by the Court to intervene, aud to become n party thereto. This is the present t-ordinal reciprocal! >:i on the part of the slayeholfftng States, end restore jliose^ fraternal relations, li;;t;ou the two great status of this unpl 'By.letter daicd i^pireyntyear. twsetfothU byjfu trees ftf.ther * *“ should be coi frdm.1 thor and i nut controver of S'-pteml Broojri entorthe cljvc State uetffin orj Legislature of c.i tli^aettldfiienlofthe sections protnpi m sesof resim hivu mr--- —‘TsC w* g j ,.f nerve, bordering upon ;stoic«ni, and a deafnos. W.the cry of distress, which resembles indifference W fitrussn ttpe. But the Executive, whilst ne remembers Ids oath to execute the law in " meroy,” must also look steadfastly to the great interests of society which are involved in the exercise of thepardonlng power. The public arc deeply con we al depend upon it. Certainty and uniformity in the execution ortlie criminal laws are of incalculable importance." They are ter rors to cerned in the proper punishment of crime. The security of life,* property, reputation and the 'social evil doers, whilst facility, in pardoning offence , gives license to the ccihmission of crime, by bolding up the h-»pe of impunity..— Impressed with the 6 views and the opin ion, that too milch clemency has been heretofore practiced, I have interposed with great caution. For tliapurpose of preserving cot sistency atid settling the principles upon which this’powei' should be exercised I have opened a book in Ibis office,entitled the -‘Pardon Docket,” in which every case of application is en tered, and the reasons briefly stated oh which it "was decided ; and J have adopt ed written rules for iny guidance In order that proper. responsibility to the public may be secured, I respectfully reecnvnend the passage of a law're quir ing the Executive, in future, to co nuiu- nicate to th? Legislature, at the ope.niqg of each session, a luH list of jjardyns granted, together with a st atement of the reasons on which his .decision of each caso.was pr.cdieaicd. - 1 his will, draw attention to, and-result in the formation of sounder public opinion upon .this sub ject. w Under the provision of tire seventh! section of the first article of the-Consti-. tution of this State, on the Cth of June last, I respited the sentence against Ja cob Mercer, convicted of the jn irder ol Green B, Lee, in tTie county of Stewart, and adjudged to be hung on the. 5th. day of June, 1855. On the 2oth day V.f August last, I also respited tl*e sentence against Jh.hn T. Boyd, convicted of the murder, in live second degree, of Alex ander M, Robinson, in the county, ot Muscogee, and adjudged to he hung on >the 7th day of September, 1855. 'The .sentence in both cis^s, is respited until the 23d day of the present month.' It will therefore behoove the legislature tto give their early attention to t hese ca ses. It is not desingfid that the action of the Executive, should he construed into an expression of opinion, as to what ■ought to be the final decisijm-of llje.Leg- islature. The cases should be decided Jug mule a strong point for rniiitrtrv de- strictly upon their merits. . Buj bumiu jfencfe'jto the Southern ‘‘Atlantic cons life bttug suspended upon my action, 1 deli bound to give the unfortunate con victs the benefit of every cxtt-nuaiing •circumstance, and cast upon the pardon ing power the responsibility of determin ing their fate. Fortner Legislatures, in few in-tan -os, have exercised the pardoning power, by p -ssing laws (or that purpose, in cases n- t capital. The constitutionality of such action is so questionable, that it might never again to be ntt,*'rripted v . Tbs 7th section ,o| the 1st article, of the Stitfp Constitution, confers upoa-the Governor, the power ‘to grant pardons, or to /emit any pari of a sentence, in all eases a!'ter. conviction, except for treasonpr murder, in which case he may respite the execu tion .and make report thereof fa tbo,uoxr General Assembly...by whom a portion may be granted.’ Hence the power io pardon in oscs not capital, is entirely distinct from the power to pacciun in capital offences. T.he.one is vesaed in the Governor, the other in the General Assembly. 'Therefore. the first section of the first article of- the Constitution would reem to settle the quest ion. It declares that ‘the Legislate, .Execu tive and Judiciary dcpartira'.i)is..*VH 1# confined to a separate, body of mogistra cy; and no person or eollec.ion >f per sons, being one of those d;partmem»-, shall exercise any power props. 1 »tuch* od’to ekhcrof the ptliers. exaepl-ju. the instances herein expressly pm mitted.^— It is needless ta say, that thn.powaum der consideration is not one.of tries--.‘in- stances.’ The exvcuHvewill always, respect the .wishes of-the Lagishiturej and thi-r. foie, it were'belter for thorn to recommend him to porjlou, where in ca ses not capital, .they ihutkxicmoncy is due, than to attempt the exQrcbe of a power so questionable as the cnaoimcui of a la* fur tint purpose. , - . ■ , BOUNDARY 1-lXC BCTWEtr: rt-OUlpA AND remotW fro'rif the Cburt. consultation with John McPherson Ber rien, Esq., the leading counsel in.behalf of Georgia, this proposition was accept ed, and «he cause will be continu' d lor the pur|wise indicated. * Florida is the complaining^ party and instituted the .suit. Hence, it was deemed best to yield to her wishes thus expie -eed, not ouly as a matter of courtesy, but to evince a readiness to reciprocate every indii alien of amity emanating from -her. - The ex-' i-tence of litigation between adjoining sister States of 1 (he confedericy, identi- St-d in interest, is a matter deeply to-be deplored. It is better to terminate it by settlement, if possible—more conso nant with the dignity and decorum which should.characterize their in ter cause)— T.be tone and tenor of Governor Broome’s letter is such ns to justify the hope that tlie effort may lead to the most gratifying result, it says, it is believed that, with the information acquired by the commis sion of last year, a .-etllement maybe effected, provided a proper spirit of con- cilliation exists, aiid.ofthii be enter tains np doubt. It will doubtless be your pleasure to meet the Stale of Florida on i he farms, and in the spirit proposed.-— I therefore r aspect fully suggest that Jlie Getierd AssenjWy adopt such measures- as will enable the negotiation .’to be en tered. upon for theateUiemeni of this long shmdiog.controversy„ The m mner of 'conducting it. whetherJiy th* Executive or by » special . commissioner clothed' with tiie requisite- power, will be pro*- sc/ibed by the L’lgislattfre. The in*t-. tev is -re ppctfuUy-subcmteJr Mid your -action invoked. . j «• r. ■ - ' * 'dRUxswicIt.' ' * . - J . The resolution of the last.Legudatuie, appi-hved 'February lotfi, (854, recom mending totli'.’.C.ohflfcskof tlje United Stat^?, the estab!i;1iiftent of a Naval De pot,Tit Brunswick, was forwarded to otif SdVt.ators afi j Representmiv.es.They brougltt tlve subject be^re Congress arid elicited a repbrt from'the, Secretary of the Navy, highlyTavoralile to the ulti- in ite succ> s of thifientcrprrsel M^hen it is considelcd ilv.il Brunswick offers the best harbor fi r* sbipjiing . Soufli td' the Chesapeake, that it is a point' ai wlijcli all the in ileri^l for ship building and repairing Can^be obtained oh tlie most fiYor.ible terms, ih:it there' 1% no Navy Ytifff befwi-,en Norfillk and Pen sacola, aTfehgth of c-iast of nea'rfy tw o thousandrrnleSj th if it is cnpiihle of fic- and rh.lt it .s the natural outlet to that ocerfn, for the extensive travel and trade of the vast country stretcfiuTg from the Guff of fleXtco, (he object contemp'at- ed by the resolution is cine of deep con cern to the Sbtc of Georgia.*" It should be urged by'all proper mean? and influ ences. s FEDERAL RELATIONS. I herewith transm l resolutions.and acts of the Legislatures of the various States which have been forwarded to this department. .They either concern .di- reotly or. indirectly, our "Federal lie,la: tions, qml sfjjne a»f them, are of a ebur- Itfter wTiich renders :t doubtful, whether 4 proper ..-elf-respect slrnuJd not. hjtve ''dictated their silent re ury to t},ie source whence they emanated. But.it iode^m- «d best to err.pn the side of courtesy, arfd viewed in connection with the pres ent political condition 'of^ur country, tliey suggest matter of the gravest un* poit for yorfreoustdexation. In J850. like people of Georgia, res?, ponding to a Proclamation of their Chief Magistral**, tnel hi Convent/on, for the purpose of determining t[ip course whitf 1 vhe^ Slate \v»u)d pursp^jp reference to A series,df Acts passed by. the Congress of the Uni.tod States, known n»the Com promise measures. . All those measures .vlirectly or indirectly- effected the instN tutiiyi of sjaveryj, hut, wore.Resigned to form Tconuected * iclieiye of-pacific .aji~ .juslraent.' While Georgia found-, in. iv •maiter for objection-ai d iwayer for- ap proval,’ still, in jfctsp'rit of devotion ;o riie 4Joion, she oalinly considered in Sovereign Conveolion, whether oonsi*- hb fc'wjifoderjgp- which utignimmonyr compro- itutitution. "But niis hope realized* ’Bite agitation lew:. The storm cloud still ob- the glorias of our political firma- to Jntarge its fwx ndw^nlToTco 'ferine refcovejw f fugitive slaves, have not been repeal ed or materially modifi d. But it -is constantly threatened. -The Conven tion of 1859, expressed the deliber.Ue ojiinion, that ( ‘«pon the faithful efeftu- tion of the fugitive Slave Laio, by the proper authorities, depends the preserva tion of-our much loved Union.” How contemptuously has the declaration-been treated in 6t>m'e of the noa-slavc-holding* States! In Massachusetts, Vermont and other States, acts have lieen passed, virtually nullifying the law. IB some instances in has been executed, and with great difficulty ia every instance, where* it-has been. A slave escaped from Mary i land tnto Pennsylvania; His owner went to recaptur.* him—was butchered, and the Courts failed t<r execute the law or punish the crime. A slave escaped from Virginia to the city of BtJstod. To effect his recovery, the President had to order the army ami navy to protect the Marshall, at an expense of more than $100,000. Such are specimens of the manner in which the fugitive slave law- is enforced, although the Georgia Con vention declared, that the Union depetids upon its faithful execution. A case fur resistance, however, not made; until it shall be repealed, or materially, modified by Congress. Therefore, if wo can redress be had,consistently with the Constitution, in the adoption of retaliatory measures, let us ‘*in patiejice possess our xouls,” trailing that the patriotism of the North may yet be rallied to the rescue. - The compromise measures of 185*> established the principle that the people ot the territories should determine the question of slavery for themselves, ami that hereafter such territories should be admitted as States, into llie Union, with or without slavery, as they should decide' The. last Congress passed an act to or ganize territorial governments forKari?ds uni Nebraska, in which this principle was practically applied: and by the" re- pe.nl of the Missouri- |>robibiiioii-whieli it conlains, it opens these territories to -the slaveholder, with his property. The late electious in Kahsas- Show that a hutge* majority of - the peopl^ are in favoi"*of adopting slavery ns a part of their, dom estic system ; »«id Hie indications are, that she will probably ajiply, during Oh- ensuing Congress, for - admission to 'vfr*- Uuion'.as a slaveliolding Slate.* TUfi* brings up the ^uranouut questibiv-" of tlit- day- L-ibking to tlio elements of tin* -next Congress, it seems (hat the-nnli- slavery' free soil sentiment is ,in the'ms ceudaney, and that her- .application veil! beJttjcqbftb This, tiierefore, is the con dition of affairs—on the one hand, we* see tlie threat, aitd-tlie power to exeeuie it, to refuse the a-lmissiou.oftliis territory into the Union, '‘because ofthe exis-enc** of slavery therein;’-’ on the olber. Guorgli* stands pledged-to resist such an act, ‘‘ev en (as « List n-sort) to a disruption” of i be Union". How then, can vrer-secure the admission of Kansas as a sluvehold- uigState. without resorting to this fear ful ultimatum? It-can only be done by ^n unflinching adherence to the position which the State has taken. She is - the centro of llie^ column of h.er Soul hern form suggested, should prove unavailing, we shoqld have the. prou4_satisfaction,of having placed our State triumphantly in the right, and of casting upon them the fearful responsibility <>f driving her to her fearful ultimatum. Let me.-aiot be understood as counsel ling rash and precipitafe aetfon. ;The Cill of such a Convention, should it be come necessary, might not» as a matter of course* lead to- disunion/ It m within tbfe'gbope^pf humain wi»d< vise other means of redress/ It certainly be their duty, as it would be their desire, if possible, to de so. “Dis ruption” should indeed be the “last re sort.” ; . . : r T : ' . Still, however, if they should, after S'fiutjjfiH ‘&}atrljmi#. 14*, HDtl, t!*D TH* COXSTITOTIO*. ATHENE, QA.' s. ■m-URSOAY MORNING, NOV 2.’. IS55. We conclude this we k the pub- licnfion o£ tli^ Governor's iuessage.— Such of our readers as hava accum plislied the Herculean task of reading it, have doubtless arrived at tlie conclu sion that it, is three times as long.as it ought to have l*een. In spite of its great mature deliberation, become satisfied"that dissolution woulj.be tlie only remedy, it could not, in the very nature ol the case, be carried into instant effect. It would require several months, and during that time the reaction in the non-slaveholdiug States migT be s*> decided and salutary, j len g* h ’ ^ver, tl-ere are vomfegoolf as to evince a sense of returnirig justice. '' particularly that poition and of renewed fealty to tlie.Cunstitution. in iu reference to the State Road, A Indeed, we already 'see the indication of cotemporary suggest, that having made a favorable reaction, which encourages , , ,, _ . , . the liope, that the patriotism of the North 8,1 the he could out of it, he is will, save u? from the .necessity, of resort ing to the ultimatum of the “Georgia Platform.” It is evinced by the recent elections, ami has been brought, about by . • , , . the noble and selfsacriticiug efforts of enle ^P r,se be placed out of p,arty now unwilling'that any one else ^hould enjoy the same advantage. Be.this as it mar, we hope that this great public the sound men of. the rion-slaveholding P°lifl C3 States. At all «-veqlj, the Convention, be sold. Htould not art hastily. Whilst "they would proceed with the firmness of on- Todo this effectually, it must Sec advertisements «f Messrs. alterable purpose, they would also .aet,.Siimmey*& Jones. Those wishing to with well considered pTudeace and tan- purchase family- sbppfies of dev goods lion. They would not adopt ait. ordi- . . . - , • nance &r immediate a.i<l WoadUi<)n .l »'"> OWO**, !«*«*».« disruption; but provide for it to take iofl' ed an y .thing %1-e, will do welUo effect at a day future, sufficiently remote give them a ^all—as, they ar&wipohg to admit of Uiis reaction.. In the mean time, file popular elections will have transpired irfthe nou-slaveltolding States; our most energetic, and enterprising business men. **' 1 ' another Congress 'may have assembled, who, upon reconsideration, arnd*. seeing the position rtf Georgia, and (lie fieriT of 1 the Union, may admit Kapsasas a slave holu.'^g St tie. Let the OrjiuanQc qfxu- sistance,. 'therefore, be framed so as to ipfo facto upon its fi rejection. This would present tlieViast powerful argument to the non slavdiafd- ] ,inn iog Stales, in favot*. of tlie riglift of the j ‘South and tlie Union. Above all, it would make responsible for consequences, and 4 vindicate the position of Georgia.in the*' ; estlm itidn of mankind.* I conscientious- j THOSE*"WHO' ADVERTISE \l*otild do. well" to sccnr.e a- place in the.ooliunns tH the Watchman, as it has | a larges circulation than any Other paper allow time for reliction, if need be. and phhef now or heretofore published in to be null and voiu upon the admission j this Jpla$e.. , . of Kansas by a spreifoei day fujure, hut j lf yottwfell yoursidvertrsetsents* read to take enect, ipfo facto upon its final , • . , . w • of all tnen,” insert them in the Wafch- THE LEGISLATURE. 'The moAt importanl matters of !egis-1 latiuq^iresented for the consideration or ;he Solons at Mil ledger ille, so far,] consist*of 1 bill introdu« Ooqe; limiting the num* to thif^-nine. reducing th< tion in the other House. We he "will puss, as we feel satisfied the State will save money by the operation. A bill has been introduced in the Senate by Me. Peeples of this town, pro viding lor an increase of the salary of the Judges oft lie Supreme Court.. If the compensation at present’paid' is not sufficient to secure the best talent and legal learning in the State, let it be in creased by all means* The public in terest requires that the ablest melt in the State should occupy the Supreme Bench. . Mr. Pickett, of'Gilmer, has' intro duced a bill to .establish a system «rf general, education, and to .appropriate the enraings of the State -Road to this object. While we feel desirous ofsee : inga system of universal education es tablished. we very much question wheth er this move is in the right direction ; as, so long as the State Road is made a political machine* just so long will its, ea^niogs-be.limited in amount. The "State had -better aell tBjt lo a company competeot to manage it^ and then lo ihvest the money that -tlie tut ere* t ac ceiling .from it-may bo « jaerpttual school-fund. -Thus managed, it might do' something for (Tie cause of educa tion ; otherwise, .never. One of the most important measures which has been before th® Legislature for years past is thp bill- -introduced by Mr. "Dawson of - *Greene,. empowering the Superior anil Inferior Courts of the Fine Touacc®.—Our near neigh- lltem ] boys, Messrs." McWhorter & Erwip, have again an excellent article of chew ing tobacco. Several connoisseurs have Jy linlfove (Ills Ip be tl.o b^l way lo rre-{P ronoUMCed the s P ecimen Sftnt us vCT y ‘serve the-Union. It is as a lover of the superior. decree of the Supreme C.oiwt of the United Slates, the Iasi General Assetn- ■ly, by resolution, required tho.Execu- /ve to appoint.» Gymm sooner auj Sur- ynr on the part of Georgia. t«i run and mirk the boundary "liijq between tlie Slates nf-Fi Vid 1 andGeorgi;*,-.whenever th * former s’ oal J signify its acceptanch of the decree, and the iea.*linesj to pro ceed therewith This •‘issidiitibn. was confederates; they will raty^y around and Sustain her. If she filters, all is lost. Tlie determination to resist is settled— the manner is not.- The Convention fiuled-to spet-ify-io tills' particular. It beipg the province ef the sovereignty .lie Legislature cannot supply the omis sion, . I .then recommend yon to provide by h)w, far tile-calling o£a Suite Conven tion. in the event of the rejection of Kan sas, .“because of the cxkqetice of slave ry therein.” to deliberate upon an*l.deter-, mine the time.and^n ode oft ho vc^islanee coniemplaled'by tlie 4th reablutrea of the Cunvffotion jOl.TSuO- The benefits of Such, action by tlve L'*airiatuce.-aru -apparent. Should the contingency arise (liter y ouradjoumment, it would make /oe o^lf of an extra? ses sion. ubsoluI'etytnecessary. By providing for it ntjw, you save a henry expense to lhe-Trea»ury. • ? Another ad' antnge will be the con- victiqn upon the minds of the people of tbe non slaveholding State*, that Georgia is in earnest. This is important, for-they ont witlj bar lioupv, ehe cuald ‘abide by -do not believe it:. Their foeesoil presses and speakers-ridicule the ideB, that we Unicffl, thafjr recommend it, Georgia has sot-mhly declared, that “the Ameri can Union is secondary in 'importance Only to the rights and. principles if was designed to perpemute';” and iti accor- daiicci with' she hits solemnly an-, notmceih, thai'she will “re4*f, {men as a tasCresort,) tp a disruption of every tie tint binds her to the'Union,” the acts of Congressional encroachment enumerated in the' 4th Resolution of I he fjonvemion of • LS50. These two announcements tirlfen togetlicr, if they mean anything, cxpre-s.lrcr *tce»*-uiiiiaiion lo-maiojaiu her rights in the Union, if she can, hut outofThe Uflion, ifslie must. The peop le rtf Georgia endorse the vow ; let their Representatives prove themselves equal to the emergency. Tliis Communication is rieCe-ssarily suggestirc, not argumentative f other wise, it* length, instead-of being tiresome,1 ns it is, wonld be intolerable. Uha\e barefy glanced at tlie most Important’, subjects which elaim your C0n*.iderajiqji. It remains far you, in your wisdom? in spired by enlarged and uevoted patriot ism, to dispose of them as may “appear nifist conducive to the interest and pros perity of tbe State.” HER.SCHEL Y. JOHNSON. L#"We had expected (o meet ‘-face to face” most pfour friends at the Fall Courts of this Circuit, hut having found it impossible to attend sorfle of them, and.failed to see one half our subscri bers at such as we did attend, we.adopt this mode of reminding all indebted to us that we need money • We trust, there fore, that every one of dUr subscribers will cheerfully respond to this ciil; and send us the amounts they sevei ally owe ht theit earliest con«renicqce. Dunning is, to us, an ungracious ta k—an'abom- inable bore ' to the reader— arid we ♦rust we may not he compelled tpsay another word on the-subject. Those of our readers.wbo.are- not indebted will q)leiise , '‘ skip” this par/agrnph, and those who are will, pleaseqalace themselves-in n.position to ftp sfi wjth the'neft one we -may insert of a.like . cbaiacter. . Thi* they can readily-do hy forking.over “ tlie needful-.’’ * _ STATE CONVENTION. “We publish below the proceedings of etiog -the American Party lately. iLMiriedgeville, for the purpose calling a .State Convention. It "will seen xhat the 22d of December has n fixed upin as the day for said Con- ^ We hope that every county will be fully represented.— The principles for which we contend lie at the very foundation of our free, institutions. It is of the umost impor tance that they should be carried out.—— They must and will become popular— for they" appeal to the innate love of* country implanted in the breast of every- citizen. The machinations of dema gogues may for a time blind the people;: but it is only for a seasons. The gi eat contest between Americpnism and Pro testant Christianity on one side, and Foreign influence, priestcraft, infidelity and demagbgiMsm on the other—tho. battle of Gog knd Magog”—is to h* fought in 1856. Let all true Amerir. those who do truly love their country and its institutions—be read]&- for4he. conflict. To this end, it is im»- rtant that a general meettqg should be held and all the counties represented*. PUBLJC MEETING. At a meeting of the members of the* Legislature and stivers belonging to the Atuerican- Party, at the Capitol, on Friday njglit. the 9th of November, on motion, tlie Hon, F. H. Cone was called to theChairi and J. Knowles lequested* to act qs Secretary, . The' Non. c. Peeples presented the. following resolutions which were unani mously adopted; - - Resolved, That the American Party- of Georgia is an open organization,, based tt|)on the principles of the Georgia and Philatlelpliia Platform. Resolved, That we recommend the holding ot a State Convention-of the American Parly.at Milledgeville, on the 2d Thursday, in Beoemter next, and several counties^, change names, legiti- r would respectfully urge upon our friends nn every-portion of the State, lo secure TITE ABOLITIONIST. ‘ ' ^A whining, whimfae'rthg',’ KjTiQcritic- al knave, who, like a saintly thief at a field preaching, turns up Jhc white of his ©yes to Heaven to induce"his hearers io look the same way. While lieMurns aroQnd and picks their pockets ! • \ •• Hiegengral scheme of pacification,’' and wbeilicr her - interest lay ‘in adherence to it,or in resistanoo.’ The result was; .Hiat whilst- she did not ‘wholly approve, tet slu> would abide by it,’ as n-pertna "tieufc adjustment qf this sectional contro* cr-ORaiA. ■ ffrs J’*- .*'^ * *" - , . -r ... . . , ' ' But site dill so npon * term-'. 8!.e put ,1,. wM .tav.flK.n-* , , * . * - ♦ * * .ucinwi uu: •lAU.NiBJUiii” oiitlca.Dr.anv iu rrainXm, ta, JX Alex. A. AUeii, Esq. t as Commissioacr, and*James R. Butts, E-*q, as Sywvojor, on the part of this S^te, _ I hese ^ep- t prt)bhibui<tg t1u*.iutro lucflon ofjlav'esiato* llemert, In coajuoptmri , witfi’ tUe C.*nj- misjjioner und Surveyor, on tl»e part o’ Florida, devotedjoiir ui' : ! tithsjo tlie prqse- cution of tlie work and by Jlfo winotim of labor pelfformed, tfic ‘inform ition col lected iind tbe science exhiliinsd, jbey fuiry'eVinCld ibe’r iudustry^fiJelity arid cipacity. But the survey was. not com pleted. It was abruptly terminated by a misunderstanding between the two Commissioners as to the terms agreed ia vfork sbould be'per- . rith other caused, "pre- of the cnae p»*nt}jng be- *«< the ItrsCkesaion ij’andtip >Ya motion . i». * .*'-*' . t-umw- s •(>*»*. Mrm f O&.b'ie . l kfffi *».*•» *•' ought to xesistt {as a last'retort) toa dis ruptionof every tie th tt binds her to the Union, any future action of Congre-r, upoif the subject ofsluvery in the Distric t of Columhi e-or iq places subject to Hut jurisdselnm of, Congress, iacuukpatibie with tins safety, domestic frunqwHty-, the rightsami- Inmor vfel-iv«rholdiifte States : or any-ict .suppressing the slaru tcade between llie sla^eliulding Slates.or.^ny existence of slayary.’ ^herein or «uy act rfirubhibitklg thQ.iytro faction ofjlavesiuto- tltc'territurfos of Ujiiji xn4 NewMexico, (ire the least serous in our avowed deter inination to resist. We feel and .know that we arfe^aud as a matter of mere good faith, we should undeceive them, ere their delusion betray them to ex tremes, from which there.ia no retreat. Such action, moreover, will furnish the sound Constilurionak -men of the North, with the most potent argument by which to appeal to tlie patriotism of their fellow.citiZens. It will arrest thfe attention of all thinking minds, and rouse, ■to the higest"degree, that devotion to tlie Unionifhich animates the bosoms of tbe vnaiscs in every section. Ttjwill 4 s"trength- en the knees and hold up U19 hands’ of that intrepid band of Northefn patriots, whcvboth in and nut of Congress, • are willing to stand by the South in this p.er- lory, hereufiier applying, because, of the flons struggle. If we fail to maintain our •or^any :vct repealing Or materially modi lying the laws now’ iufree ihe-recove- ry of (ugui ve slaves at was Jtopud - tiyat jitese measures would prove, wli.at they. *'cre,prpmi?fcd"to,be, a final adj'istmem. vf tlie slavery agitation ood jliat the.coun- be as derogatory try woylu heyceforth eiijoy..repose.. It gia,as it would was Imped that, after ta-tki^g^sojarge.n ..sacrifice, involving a surrender of a^ Participation, on thq part of. .the slaye- holijing States, in Ibe vast territory of California, the spirits of freesoil. iiggres- sioy would he appeased*,’-4.1^va§ hoped. B that the (exliibui<>n qf su’qb disiaterasted * devotion to the Union, would provoke » position, they fall;we strike from them the prop that supports them'; they will be overwhelmbd for folly, ff they attempt have to vindicate our rights, after we failed to ba’tlcfor-theriv. * - . Nor should such by the Eegislatre, be regarded in the light of a threat to the non slave-bolding States. That would to the dignity of Geor- be wouriding-to tlieir pride. But in the wordAof the Conven lion of 185<L “ we should addreSsto them the lauguage of ealm and frank remons trance, rather than of deflance or menace. We would recall them to the faithful discharge of-duty as confederates, by disinterested an itppenlto their reason and their moral I 1, in the! FRESH FIS'H AND OYSTERS, T HF. Subscriber is receiving d*iij’ supplies of fresh Oyster's in tbe'shelL ami Black, and other descriptionV of Fish. Families supplied at moderate prices. . Iji the rear of the Express office, he has opened a nest and. Well-furnished 3.»loou at WI,fc'h Frts'i OyBti-rs ca’n be had at all hours, from day-tight until 2o’clock at night. Those r!u> wish toenjoy the Juxurv 6ft* plate of fresh Oysters, served up jn good-*tyle. and atd quiet, orderly place, will d well tcq^ll. X6v22 T. M. LAMPK1 JEllFUMERY. B ARRRY’S Trici>pherus, Lyon’s Katliairun. Uauell’s Eau Lu#t.raIe»<Lubin’s Extract? Brown Windsor, Nymph arid other Soaps, Farina’s Cofognes. y Lilly 'Whiter Pearl nrid FlesK Ponders; Chalk Balls and Alabaster, Fresh Pomades, Rose and)OUier Hair-Oils, A full supply of Perfumes and Cosmetics, generally, just received by Nov22 WM. N. WHITE, at the Corner. GEORGIA, CLARKE COUNTY. W HEREAS John C. Johnson applies to me for letters of Administration on the Estate of Orlando F. Richardson, lats of said oouuty,. dec. There are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular, the %indred and creditors of said dec., to be and appear at my office on or before the Second Monday in ' January next, to show cause (if any they bav**) why said letters should not then be granted to the applicant or to such other j>ersoo or persons as the court may adjudge proper. Given nod *r my hand, At office, this 19th day of November, "1886. - ' • ASA M. JACKSON. Ordinary. sense.”"- If“«fter all, the appeal, - . V ► Of'JW f§f%* « ADMINISTRATORS’ SALE. T>tfRSTT A NT to an order of the Court 'of A Ordinary of Clarke county, will be sold before the Court-house door of said County t> 1 the first Tuesday in January next, during the legal hours, of sale. One Tract .if Land lying in said County, Containing Fifty Seven and one half acres, adjoining "S. J. Mayes To be sold as the Property of Joint M Clark,late of Said County dec., for the benefit bt his Creditors. Termes'otr tbe day-' ISAAC *f.-SENNEY. Adm’r. N0Y. 2*’, 1855, .. .. * ' : STAtfe HOUSE WFICERS, The election of State House offiper- ■by, tlie General Assembly took place on the I2th.. Paterson Thwe.att was elected Uomp- troller General^ ^ James A- Greege. Survi yor General, J. B. Trippe, Treasurer, and- *E. P. Watkins. Sec-re!ary of Stale- .The two latter without opposition, J* LITTLE ELICK,”. We learn through private sources, as well a-* ftom the public'press, came as near mt,firinjJ*a failure at hitf grea t - de- moQsfration in MilledgevUle^ the. other night, as any man of his fipe abilities cotdd -His “prominci*mento” con sisted chiefly, we understand, of a re hash of his' miserable tv^tddle about *‘ proscription,” “ religious tests,” ami all the other, ridiculous buunbuggery with which he bored all sensible men in The Eighth' District during dog-days. The Democracy swallowedjt then with, great gusto, however, and.'we suppose they gulped it. down- with avidity -at Mifiedgeville. The callant is clean daft, sure. “ Sobuel,” we understand, has grown so strong io the Demdorwtic Jtilh-that be wishes-tt> dispense with the design®-' tion of •“Anti-Know Nothing,” in order to figure as a Simon-pure Democrat 11! Tom Benton, apeaking of tbe conduct of certain men; once said-that Judas Iscariot, compared with them, was a gentleman; because, after his treason he felt so mean, and -despised himself so hearnly; that he committed self-de struction ; whereas, they. though openly convicted of the same offea.ee, had the brazen impudence to show their faces in broad day-light, and without e ven the appearance of any compunctious yisitj- mgs. * matise children-, charter bridges and every thing'else."-except railroads and fiaiiks—m short; to' remove from the Legislature all that smal!-pot<Uo local legislation which has coct the ;>eople of Georgia so many hundreds of thousands of dollars' within the' last few ye.*rs.— Wo doubt whether it will pa>s>, however. The majority of the present Legislature is composed of material' unfit to work a great reform in legislation. Remove the*se small-p >tato m;*tters, and “ Othel lo’s occupation’s gone.” Knowing as they do, that they are great on the question of chartering a bridge across Possum creek, or .the ” Panhandle Academy” or “ Ticklegizzard Soap Factory.they will cling to their an cient prerogatives, and leave this much- needed reform to be .accomplished at a future time, when better men come into power. * .Mr. Peeples, of "Clarke, has intro duced a bill to abolish imprisinmeni for debt, except in cases where.affidavit is made by the plaintiff that the dafandant is concealing his property." This bill we hope To see pass. Georgia owes it to herself, now that this relic of barba rism has been abolished in so many of her sister States, to' blot it forever from- het statute book. Mr. Thornton, of : Muscogee, has in troducer a bill prbvidfhg for the sale ef ♦he Sfttfte Road, arid^appropriating 'the a representation in that body. /?es0/»«#,.TIiat-a couimitie, to con sist of one member from each Con gressional District be appointed by the Chair to ma e the necessary arrange ments for said Convention. The.*-.ltajr .appointed the following gentlemen that committee: •; Messrs. Robinson of Laurens, Powell, * »f Decatur, Hardeman of Bibb,.Calhoun of Fulton, Johnson of Ca^s, Peeples of Clark,Baxter of Hancock, and - Moore of Lincoln. Eloquent and spirited addresses were delivered by Messrs Wright, Peeples and Jones, which were received with enthusiastic applause. F. H. Cone, Chairman. - Knowles, Secretary. : -proceeds to. the payment *>f the Sta.te ANOTllEIt -a REVOLUTIONARY GONE. SOLDIER Died, - at his residence in- Jackson county, Georgia, on the 18th of July last^ WILLIAM MATTHEWS, in the 93d year of bis age.—He was born in Lun- enberg county, Virginia, April lQih* 1763. While lie was quite young, his father removed to what is now Lincoln . county, Norlli Carolina. In 1778, at the age of fifteen, he enter- ed tlie regular army under Gen. Lincoln*, and was enrolled in the artillery, lie was- in the action at Stono Ferry" and wan. subsequently detached from Gen. Lin coln’s army, to accompany Gen. .Howe, into. Florida. He was in the, unfortu nate assault upon the British in Savau-, 'jtah. * When Charleston fell into the bands, of the enemy, he was present, hut made, •big escape in tlie doi kness of night, to, avoid falling iCCri'prisoner of war into, rift! fhrnds of tlie British. " When Gates'.. - . took ronfrinand of the Soujitefn army,.’ debt, one* tnUfom of 4al|«ur8 to.coirimoa I Mr. M.-iU hints was one of tliat erfny, but scltools, arid Vhe bafahee -tb hrterwnKrrtl- pm : em ; nfs. So long as thiaRoadTcanbe used by the .Democratic party .as an* eierttoneerinH machine, we have little hope ef seeing'" the-State benefited by it. Mr. MiLer, the veteran "Senator from Richmond, -he* again introduced hie celebrated “ woman’s Bilt.” We sluilL from time to lime, adfvise our readers of doings-at Milledgeviile; nut we canilol consent to fill our col umns with the ten thousand apis to legitimate Children, change the names of others, changing ihe citizenshi > of individuals' from one county to another, altering county lines, chartering bridges and granting leave to peddle without license;! .ThisisusuaUythe.staple.com raodity of our legiTslation. " " mia»ed being at the disastrous battle of.*" Camden, by Ins" having 'been previously drspnictied^ritlj 'oihers tioderCof. Tho mas Polk.'ao'ibteritepT slfforiTorlifs, who ha.d assembled in the neighborhdod of • Ramsour’s Mills. He was in active, under General Greeite, «H the time he bad-the command of the'Southern army; and when; during Greene’s celebrated retreat, General Davidson was slain upon the banksof tlteYadkiri, Mr. Mat thews helped to bear off the dead body- of that hero. At the storming.: of NmetySix, he was one of the-body-guard of General Kosciusko, while engaged in recon- . nui'erir.g and planning the attack. Mr. Matthews took pnrt in the battle of But taw Springs; and mhscqnenfly, aceotiH. panied the arfay lo i|s friqmphant naracTt, into Charleston, After the disbs iding ofthe army, Mr* ied" sb-i e young- * . - SOLICITORS. - We noticed Itf *mr last issue the elec tion of Thurmond airf Daniel as Sol icL tors, of the Western and Northern. Cir- cuita. Below we give >1 ontire-lim of the Splteiton throughbut the-State : Attorney General, Middlfe Circuit— Wnj, R McLaws. of Augqsta. Chattahoochee Cirewte-Thai Oli- ktot -er » *t^>- Cherokefe Circuit-—J, C^ Longstrtet. Eastern.Circuit—j.- Hytridge. Flirtt-Ciecoit—J.-tt. Lyons. Southern Cirifuit—^E. ^T. Sheftall. Southwestern;Circuit—J. W; Evans. Western. Citnnit;—Wnu- A. Lofton. Macon Circuit—T. • W. Montfott. Northern Circuit—T! M- Danief Blup Ridge Oircuit—Wm. Phillips. . ; i*. tew* 'ni *■*' > ■ '-f . • • - T Matthews r acdompa men—with whom he bad formed an iu- timacy iti the army—to th#ir homes ia Mecklenburg county, North Carolina in the ' neighberhbpJ of Steel Creek Church, where he first became acqua inted with Presbyterianism, and it*. doctrines, and modes of worship. About a year afterwards he returned to his. father, in Edgefield, South Carolina, Ux .Which place the old gentleman had" re moved, ddring the war. _ After faarrying arid living in. that Stete about ten year* he retnovod and' settled in Franklin county, Georgia*— in that part yvhic.i now forms’ Jackson. county-^oQjfli him .as ‘ . ►fees- „. , Soon xfter bis settlemejat in Georgia, lie united whhthe Presbyterian Ctu«^b " at Befliesdit, for’Sandy Creek.) a organization, and was chosen .meo m'i *g el lers. * He continued to ex*-m plify Christianity th dm godly life and tcu disshargd tftedttifo* v>f hia office faith*; , fully for more than »ixty years, ap t® the * 4 perkHl«qf his deStjr ‘ • . •> - . ‘ * ’ l '. % i b-4 4 - .'t* ■ .■*.. * * ■ '-At * Vie*.*» " . V’* i. v>) *i: «r*» 1 * ’ part whtci now farms -Jackson, -*°Qi« t^eteof fan* ;graqte^ip # bounty for Revolutionary servi^,