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It does not appear that Maj.-Gen. Pillow had any
information of the actual fact, that the howitzers were
in the city of Mexico, until the evening of Octobers,
•übs<*quent to the order of the Generai-in-chief, in re
lation to trophies, etc., when, and subsequently, he
leems to have used all proper measures to have them
restored.
And the court is of opinion that further military
proceedings may be dispensed with.
The General-in-Chief approves of the proceedings
and the opinions of the Court in the foregoing case.
The Court of Inquiry, of which Brevet Maj.-Gen.
Worth is President, is dissolved.
By command of Maj.-Gen. Scott.
H. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. G.
From the. Columbus Enquirer.
Captniu Loyal't Company —The Georgia
Battalion.
Camp near Vf.ra Cruz. ?
November 12. 1*47. j
Capt. Loya! is with me —a.veteran truly —
who has been engaged in six distinct bloody tilts
with the enemy. He has inetthe/u/l expecta
tion of his friends in Georgia. He, and his
company, are entitled to every consideration
usually awarded to faithful soldiers. The Cap
tain and his command came from the National
Bridge on yesterday. Col. Echols, ofthe 13th
regiment, is in command at that post. Geor
gians and Alabamians. Capt. Loyal’s first in
terview with the enemy was a few miles this
side of the Bridge—where he had one private
killed, Joseph Davis—3 wounded, corporal
Terrill, privates J no. Costley and William C.
Watson.
The second came off at the National Bridge,
one wounded, Jno. Mayberry.
The third at Cerro Gordo, no one killed or
Fourth, about one mile this side of
no one killed or wounded. Fifth, Hu
fflrantla; killed. Elisha L. Richardson —wound-
ed. Lieut. G. T. Anderson, privates John T.
Milton and Samuel M. Forshby. Sixth, Atlix
co, no one killed or wounded.
In the interviews aforesaid, quite a number
of the enemy were killed or wounded. In the
last assault, however, the facts were better au
thenticated than in the previous battles. The
Mexican report is 200 killed and 300 wound
ed. Capt. Walker was killed in the fifth en
gagement ; at the moment Capt. Loyal was not
more than ten steps from him. From the im
pression! had received, Capt. Walker was at
least rash. He had been under arrest for .
No one believes he was a coward; he may
have been imprudent, and 1 think he was. Im
mediately after Capt. Walker's death, Captain
Loyal assumed the command. The mounted
men were in advance ofthe infantry sofhe five
miles, and before their arrival the Mexican Lan
cers, numbering about 2,500, charged upon our
forces, were repulsed, and before the arrival of
our Infantry, retired—leaving the town in the
- hands of our brave and gallant Capt. Loyal.
Capt. Loyal and his command have not been
indulged in a day's rest since their arrival here.
Their services have been various—their pay
nothing—their comfort nothing—but ifthe Cap
tain and his command are not reliable soldiers,
such are no where to be found. At Hua
mantla several distinguished persons were taken
by Capt. Loyal. Col. La Vega and Maj. Itur
bide were among them, both aids to Santa An
na—who was near the place, but he went to
the church, and looked on. Capt. Loyal has
been ordered in every direction, hastened to j
every spot, and generally met enemies, and
occasionally found none at home, although oth
erwise expected. The alcaldes said the Ame
ricans were expected, and the soldiers had re
tired to the opposite side of the town, hut did
not give notice at what point they would rest.
Capt. Loyal’s men have not received a dollar
since they left Georgia, now six months. They
have not been upon their oars at any time, and
the forage for their horses has not exceeded
generally the half ofthe usual allowance. The
first Lie-tenant. McCurdy, and 2d Lieutenant,
Pitcher, have been unfit for duty since their ar
rival here, in consequence of sickness. The
entire duties of the company have devolved
upon Capt. Loyal am! Anderson, neither of
whom ever failed to answer when called for
July. They have iccomplished all they were
ordered to accomplish. they have failed in noth
ing, the treasury of the country has not yet
spoken to them, and a grateful people should
speak to them.
At La Vega, this side the National Bridge,
Capt. Loyal had three shots sent through his
clothing—one through the right sb •eve. one I
near his right breast and one through his left
sleeve. His horse was wounded in the face
too low to be fatal. In the charge at Guamant
la his horse was killed.
Will you not talk to the people, or those who
represent them ? j c
November 17, I*l7.
The Georgia Mounted Battalion, with three
other companies, go with a train to San Juan
on to-morrow, where this battalion relieves, for
the present, the garrison at that post, consist
ing of Georgia Infantry, who are ordered to J.i
lapa.
The health ofthe battalion is good, and but
few will be left at the hospital when we march
on to-morrow.
Three days ago, a clever young man. every
way ino-’est ami unassuming, by the name <»i
Morse, ' i Augusta, Georgia. died of yellow
fever co. icted at Tampico, lie joined Capt.
Kendall's company a day or two before we
sailuJ 4mm* M..i»o»-, His habits were good,
but he was so imprudent as to be in Tampico
too late at night.
Capt Gonlding will, very soon I think, have
his command mounted again. Capt. Fulton i
now receiving that portion of his company left
at Mobile. Our teamsters, with their wagons
and mules, undercharge of Ector, have not
yet arrived.
Since my arrival here, (’apt. Nelson has been
sick ;bo has Capt. II imiltoii Both are again
Hl the saddle. Capt Kendall's health is good,
and be is always readt for duty—altfav s etli
cient—and I regard him as a worthy model of a
good soldier, and a good officer. Others are
equally worthy, hut none better, and his friend
of L'patoie may well be proud of him.
Capt. \\ N. Nel-oii. now in command of
the Ga. Infantry Battalion, is with u-. in excel
lent health and improved spirits, because ofthe
prospect of their near approach to the city of
Mexico. He will return with us. to his com
maud on to-morrow.
I have just received a note from Lieut Mang
ham, from the National Bridge, in which iie re
ports, •• All’s well. ”
We are annoyed by the loss of Capt Gonld
iiig’s horses, and some fifteen of (’apt. Fulton’s.
Naught else to complain of. just now .
■ J. s. c.
Camp Bouirv. Nov. 16. I*l7.
Messrs. Editors:— l am just now on a visit,
from (.'amp San Juan, to the Georgia Horse
Battalion al this place. 1 have seen the Colo
nel. and most of the officers and men on drill,
and am happy to add my testimony to their ex
tremely tine and soldier like appearance. No
man could have gained the respect and esteem
of those around him more completely thin Col.
Calhoun seems to have done. I am staving
with Dr. Bozeman, who has gained the entire
confidence ofthe battalion.
But no more of this, as it looks too much like
flattery, and possibly you mar want to hear
something ol the Infantry. We garrison camp
San Juan, about 18 miles from Vera Cruz, and
live in daily hope of going on towards the cih
Our camp is somewhat sickly but by the con
stant attention of our intelligent surgeon. Dr.
Miles, we manage to weather i» pretty well.—
Gen. Quitman spent a short time with us the
other day. ami was pleased to compliment the
neat appearance of our camp. I look upon
strict policeing as absolutely necessary. Three
ol Lieut. Lemmons s men. ot nompany C. have
died since welauded— Holdridge. Leverett, and
another whose name I haw forgotten.
Votirs. &c., w. n.
New Arrangement of the Southern
Mail.—We learn from the Richmond Enqui
rer. that the contract for carrying the great
Southern Mail thence to Baltimore, and from
Baltimore to Richmond and South, has been
gix en to the James Rix er Steamboat Company .
to commence from and after Friday next, the
10th inst. Under ths schedule to be run. the
mail will leave Baltimore al 12 o'clock al night,
connect with the James river steamboats, Cur-
tis Peck and Alice, and reach Richmond the
next night at 8 o’clock. We understand that
the Department has awarded the wav mail
from \\ ashington to Richmond, to Mr.'John
Brown, and. that the services will be perform
ed in two-horse post coaches.
Tins change u> the Southern mail route «
much u> be regretted, as must be all movements
winch tend to retard the rap.dcarriage ami de
•'• the mads The route ehoZeu is one
that wdl be liable to many interruptions tn the
.TTm’tT", ?*“'*’ h "C«. however,
th. the ddheullv between the I'oslmaster-tien
eral ami the l ototnac steamboat and railroad
companies will soon be aimeablv settled.
Porr’iaTtov or thi lr ,t ns sr i rvs \few
days back the following account of the 'noiml i
tion of the different States of the It dian I’emn
sula was published, which will be of great in
lerr>t at the present moment:
K > '
IVniiiiMW of the House . f Savov.
including Sardinia, Liberal 5.000 000
Pspat States, Liberal 2.500*000
Tuscany and Lucca. Liberal 1.706.000
i The Duke of Tuorany, a creature of Austria, ha*
atsiK-ated ut mwttr ot the Grand Duke kX Tuscan v an
•Uy ot the Pope.]
Despam- 500.000
, * Ildltll
loiutwnlo t ctwtun K. wiwW ,
Dedric 4200.000
We have here > pap ... . ,
that ot Ureal Britain and lr»*i u . ; r i
■ i ne It i : »n
Stair* comprise ->boir. I* w v .
it w4l be perceived about I ’’ •‘•h. (Mh ;
under
the government id prince•* w ■ .» e
the liberal cause.
Railkoai* Cvi Kwirv. —We learn that u :*
the* intention «•: the Railroad Company to per
term the tu<l d«*:an<T ’retn PhHadelphia !<> Ba.
timorr ui the *h<>r: -»pjcr of fixe and i (uij
hours and from W.lmmgton to Philadelphia in
one hour and a tiaif. so soon a, the improve
ments on their road, now m progress and rap d.
ly approaching completion.' ,ii.. . have been
perfected.— Phu*d. S»a.
e 3-ugiistn, i!sa.:
SATUBDAY MORNING, DEC. 11, 1847.
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Population of Nexv Orleans.
y The assessors have just completed, the censii
of New Orleans, and their returns show a pop
ulation of 79.998. This is a diminution of 16,-
000 since last year, and of 23,000 since 1840.
The Delta discredits the returns. It seems in
credible that the assessors should make so great
a blunder as 23,000. A good deal of the corn
and pork trade of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
which a few years ago descended the Mississippi
I to. New Orle ' ns. now goes north through the
Lakesand the Erie Canal to tide water. The
five millions of bushels of Western corn which
has arrived at Albany and Troy this season,
came from a region that, till lately, sent its ex
ports South. When the Georgia Railway is
extended to Nashville, much of the produce
which now descends the Tennessee and Cum
berland rivers to the Crescent City, will be
draw’n to th? Atlantic through this Stale.—
Steam, operating on a good iron track, direct
over land, will compete most successfully with
the same power on circuitous rivers. If a c«>n
siderable portion of the export trade ofthe
Ohio Valley can be returned north to swell the
income of the Erie Canal to three and a half
■ millions of dollars this year, we are not sure
ch it a portion of the same trade may not come
one day in this direction for a market. Still,
New Orleans must continue to grow’ and be
come an immense city.
Carolina Democracy.—The Bill giving the
election of Electors of President and Vice-
President of the United States to the people
has been rejected in the Senate of South Caro
lina by a vote of yeas 17, nays 26. Huzza! for
Democracy !
Monument to Gen. Hamer.—A public meet
ing in Brown county, Ohio, has raised a com
mittee of two in each township, to obtain funds
to erect a suitable monument to the memory of
Gen. Hamer.
The first vessel ofthe new line of Cunard
steamers, between New York and Liverpool,
will leave the latter port on the 19th inst.
Maj. Andre’s Defence.—lt seems to be
pretty well e-tablished, says the N. V. Com
mercial, that the paper we copied from the
Newark Daily some time ago. purporting to be
the defence read by Maj. Andre at his trial, is
spurious. In fact, th proof is rather clear than
otherwise that he made no defence at all, leav
ing his cause in the bands of his judges simply
■ upon his answers to thvir questions.
An Importan r Incident of the War.—A
letter from Mexico to the St. Louis Republican.
under date 28th Sept, relates an incident con
nected with the capture of that city which has
not before come to our knowledge. It ap
pear* that, on the 13th of September, after
the tonifications at Chapultepec h id been car
ried, and Generals Worth and Quitman had
fought their way into the city, “ am! when our
Spartan bind anticipated a fiercer struggle
during the ensuing day than that which they
ha 1 just encountered. Commissioners were dis
pa iched from th? city of Mexico, on the part of
the municipal authorities, to Tacubava, to agree
upon terms of capitulation with the General-in-
Chief. They arrived about midnight and
continued their interview until near daylight
without accomplishing any thing. General
Scott informed them that he would siwii aiiv I
»’< on iinormru mem mat ne would sign any
piper inthecity that he would out of it; and
that, as they had caused all the loss ami trouble
they could, he intended his army should now
march into the city in triumph, unrestricted by
any terms of capitulation whatever.”
New Expedition. —The Secretary of the
Navy has ord«T<‘<l one of the L’liited States
store ships to bu fitted up for an expedition to
the .Mediterranean. She is to lake out a partv
ot Naval Oiiicers for the purpose of exploring
and surveying the Dead Sea. The objects of
this exploration arc of course not definitely
known, but it is supposed by some that the
friends of the Ydministration are anxious to 1
seek some location more comfortable than the '
head of Salt. River. Another idea, and per
haps tiie correct one is. that lhe President is af
flicted with th** annexation mama and is looking
out tor countries which will he easy of acquisi
tion, and wlntse inhabitants would most likely
make good American citizens. Alter we get
Hie yierictins, we cm see no very good reason
why we slum Id not also lake the worthy so
jotirners roun <1 about the regions of Sudani and
Ctimorrah.— I'olnrnbus Enquirer.
\ maniil'acmrinif company is about to he es
tablished on th t! Little <’ Jiawba river, about
L ten mih’s helm* Montevallo, in Shelbv county,
under the name and style of the “Shelby Min
i ing and Manufacturing Company.” This is
i another proof of the increasing spirit for manu
factiires in this state.— Mob. Trib.
, Trade of Chicago —From a detail:* 1 re
. port ofthe trade of Chicago, for the past year.
, in the Journal of that place, we make up lhe
following summarv :
I l'ho estimated value <>f th** inqiorts from the openin-j
tis n ivigation. on th. 15th <•! Ap;il, to the 15th .4 No
vember, I*l7, is as tallows: -
I Merchandise, 52,3 >0,009
Misrrll ineous articles, - - _ - 175.00(1
To which add lumber, - - - - IfiO.OOO
Total, - - - 82,685,000
This estimate is based upon consignments to
owners in Chicago, and of course does not in- <
elude properly parsing through and destined
to the interior, the value of which cannot x’ ell
be arrived nt;
The estimated v alue of the imports during i
the season of I*l6 was .$2,027,150.
I’he estimated v line of the exports during
the period named above is .$2,325,000, exclu
sive of in tny articles o! miscellaneous freight.
\mong the articles exported were 1.655.631
, bushels of When'., and 45.111 bushels of Corn
, I'he following table will compare the exports
of hreadstulfs for H4<» and 1*47:
1846. 1547. Incr’se. Decree.
Flour, bbls. 29.045 ’29,688 643
Whv u. bus. 1,459,y.» l 1,685.634 226.040
Com, “ 10.94/ 45.144 33,197
Oats, - 52,113 10.438 41,675
\s an illustratiou of the rapid grow th of the
trade of Chicago lhe Journal notices lhe fact
that it w.is only in L8;»9 that its export trade
commenced, and consisted of a load of w heat
ami 700 barrels of flour. The latter was brought ,
back for want of a market. In 1*42 the ex
ports were 5*t».907 bushels of wheat and ‘2920 ,
barrels of flour.
R ah.roads in i’H> New I’.xgi and States.—
By a careful enumerati >n of the railroads in 1
lhe New England Stales it is ascertained
a writer m lhe N. Y Commercial) that there
are 2,120 miles finished or in progress ot con- 1
striictiou. November. 1847. Most of the un
finished roads. it is presumed, w ill be com
pleted by the end of IS4S.
Tiie follow’itig is about lhe number of miles ‘
ol railroad in each of the above six States, cou- 1
tabling altogether an area of 61,784 square 1
miles :
Si if es. Miles R Y
M . _
New ll.AnqK-hu--. - 475 9.194
Vera out, - - 370 9.056
M.nssiu-husetts, - - 900 7,500
i Connecticut, - - 300 4,674
' Rhode Island. - 75 I 360
Beside the. above, there are several hundred
mite* of railroad projected, for wh.eh charters
have been obtained. The capital already in
vested in rail roads in the New Englund States
is supposed *.o amount to $50,000,009.
A Remvr'Eabi.e Cask.—We yesterday saw
a letter from a distinguished physician in Lon
don to another in this city in which the writer
alluded to one of ins patients, a lady ot 35.
who had hid 32 children at 13 births,
namely—4 twice. 3 three times, whilst most of
the others were twins. This beats the case ot
’ the German mother who iad 32 daughters at
•16 births.— Phiia. Ing.
The Widows or the Sigxkks.—Cist's ad
\erti<er say*: • ! notice a statement in the
; public journals that the widow of Beniamin
Rush, now 90 years of agt .is still alive She
■ is therein stated to be the only survivor of the
H wive<ot the signers of the Declaration of In-
> dependence. This is ann st.nke. Mrs Chase.
• the widow of Judge Cha<r . of Man land. sur
‘ vives, 1., the 9-th y • ;u • * *’,. r a ge.
~ t Ihe Expense* rtendin g the opening of the
> streets in the city of New York for the I tst it n
y t ars amounts to the er turmoils sum ot $3.-
I
Breaks or Natcre.— \ distinguished natu
ralist. belonging to Cham ben. in franee. has
recenth eent, as a present to the Museum of
5 History 1 ’ - se ve r ’ ■
varieties of birds inhabiting the ditferent
* les ot Mount Cents .4 mong them are tw o
trf-neeimens of the g > den t igle. of i deep
•*vb wk co.or. and two •o*n;non partridges.
■ . . - - said
’' - ’ - rn ■ -
- ' France
I \\ .
n , ->n.i ... e , hip Republic. Capt.
Ciiar.erevt o> - •
■a: Fan Mlm.ir cm \ c?*' e ‘ ’?* ”°^ s
. rrA 1 r,lz —lVancsl...
LEGISLATURE OF GEORGIA.
Things in Milledgeville.
| Correspondence of the Chronicle and Sentinel.
In Senate Dec*. 6.
Mr. Hunt from the Committee on Educa
tion reported a bill to establish a system of
common schools and for other purposes. Fifty'
copies of the report and bill were ordered to be
printed.
Mr. W. J. Johnson introduced a bill to he
entitled an act to incorporate the Southern Mu
tual Insurance Company.
Mr. Wales reported a hill from the Judiciary
Committee, to authorize and empower the Jus
tices of the Inferior Courts of this Stale to dis
charge criminals or offenders against the law
from jail in certain cases.
The Senate then proceeded to take up bills
for a third reading, when lhe following were
passed:
A bill giving the consentof the State of Geor
gia to the purchase of lands at Cumberland
Sound and ceding jurisdiction over the same,
except in civil and criminal cases.
A bill ».o incorporate the city of Dalton.
A bill providing for the establishment and
location of an Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb,
appointing commissioners for the same, &c.
A bill fur lhe relief ofa portion of the citizens
of Wayne county.
A hill to prohibit Commission Merchants in
this State from deducting any thing upon square
bags of cotton, and to define and make uniform
their rates of commission.
Also, the bill to allow additional compensa
tion to guardians, executors, administrators,
and trustees in certain cases.
Also, the bill to incorporate the *• Evergreen
Cemetery Company of Bona Ventura.”
following bills were lost:
A bill to determine the precedence of de
mands against debtors in certain cases therein
mentioned.
A bill to define and make uniform the liabili
ty of guardians, executors and administrators
in regard to the interest to be charged against
, them. • . (
Also, the bill to repeat the act exempting
journeymen mechanics and laborers of this
State from garnishment of their wages, &c.
The bill for the protection and preservation
ofthe rights of married wonion was set down
as the order for Thursday next. If this bill is
passed by the Senate, 1 will send you a copy
of it.
I omitted to say, under the proper head, that
the bill authorizing the Muscogee Railroad
Company to issue bonds, and the Macon
and .Vestern Company to endorse them was
read the third time and passed.
There were some other bills ofa local cha
racter passed, when the Senate proceeded to
takeup bills for a second reading.
House of Representatives.
The Speaker laid on the table this morning
the memorial of sundry citizens of Lumpkin
county, (with a bill) praying for the passage of
a law for the protection of the rightsofmai ied
women. Also a memorial from the City C lin
ed of Augusta in relation to the remains ol Ly
man Hall and George Walton.
Mr. Barlow from the Committee onlnte,na)
Improvements, reported unfavorably to the
passage ofthe bill to construct a road across the
Lookout Mountain at the public expense.
Mr. Tilt from the Committee to whom was re
ferred the subject of divorces, reported a bill
declaratory ol' the “ legal principles” which
shall authorize a total divide Alsu, a bill to
encourage manufactures in the State of (ieor-
By Mr. Harris of Baldwin : A bill to repeal
the law of 1836 so far as it creates the oilice of
public printer, and to prescribe how the public
printing shall be done.
Mr. Clark from the special committee to
w hom was referred the memorial of the Bank
of the State of Georgia, reported in favor of
granting reliefto said Bank.
By Mr. Bartow : A bill to incorporate the
Savannah Mutual Insurance Company.
By Mr. Nisbet: A bill to amend the act pass
ed 22d December, 1840. entitled an aetto alter
and amend the 9th section of lhe Judiciary act
of 1799. and the first section of an act relative
to executors, assented to 11th December, 1811.
By Mr. Ramsey: A hill to amend the gar.
nishment laws of this State, so far as lhe same
relates to banks and other corporations.
By Mr. Jones: A resolution that his Excel
lency the Governor distribute to the several
counties of this State, their proportion ofthe
books on hand, both civil and military, at the
same time that the laws end Journals are dis
tributed.
By Mr. Pace: A hill to alter aml amend an
act more effectually to provide fur the collec
tion and disbursement of fines imposed by
courts of inquiry .assented to December 27th,
IS 15.
Bv Mr (.’ameron : \ bill to permit suits
against securities on bonds of executors, ad
miiiHtrator* and guardians before a devastavit
ha< been fixed against them by the judgment of
a court.
Mr. Gartrell offered a resolution that the
House hold night sessions hereafter, commenc
ing at 7 o clock, I*. M.. for the purpose ofread
ing bills of the Hous? the first time, and bills
passe t by lhe Senate, the first and second time.
Agreed to
By Mr. Phillips: A resolution to appoint a
special committee to examine into the alleged
defalcation ot .Messrs Tow ns. Sturgis and Ben
ning. attorneys ofthe Central Bank, as con
tained in the report of the Director of said
Bank recently made to the House, and to have
power to send for persons and papers.
This resolution, as you will observe, ema
nates from tin* democracy, who. it seems, are
disposed to have this whole matter investigated.
I am not familiar with the case ; but it strike
mo from what has transpired in relation to it.
that tiie best policy for Gov. Towns and his
friends to adopt, is to let the matter rest w here
if is. hi this I may be mistaken. Nous rer
rons.
Mr Jones’resolutions in relation to the ap
pointment <>t’ Lieutenant-Colonel Calhoun by
Governor ( raw lord, was set down for next
Saturday, and the Trezevant claim for Thurs
day week.
The following bills were read the third time
and passed :
I’lie hill to incorporate the Savannah and Al
bany Railroad Company, with powers to ex
tend said road and to construct branches.—
.Also, the hill regulating the admission of
Attorneys to plead and practice Law and Equity
in this State.
Also, tin* bill to revive and amend the act in
corporating the Mdledgevdle Railroad Com
pany. assented to 26th December. 1837.
Also, the bill to incorporate the Etowah
Railroad Company.
And lastly, the bill to authorize an increase
ol lhe Capita! Stock of the Marine and Fire
Insurance Bank of the State of Georgia. This ' ,
bill was very strenuously opposed hv the De
mocracy. with Messrs’ Jackson of Walton.
Jones and l ift at their head. These gentle- I .
men seemed impressed w i h the belief that 1 ■
there was something behind the curtain which .
would probably touch upon the liberties of the ■ .
people, injure our currency, or do something • .
else, they did not exactly know w hat. Finding
themselves in the minority. oor they could not
carry many of th? more liberal members of:
their own parly.tl y resorted to every little ' .
frivolous trick imaginable to defeat the bill, (
they attempted to postpone it indefinitely, then .
to a dav certain, next to recommit it: failing '
here, they attempted to adjourn simply, then to ,
adjourn till 9 o'clock to-morrow morning; and I '
on all of these motions they would call for a j
division, and next for the yeas and nays, not
withstanding the vote was decidedly against (
them and no principle involved in the motion. .
I'hus the session was protracted somewhat into ,
the night. And. a< if to cap the climax of their (
illiberal and frivolous course. Mr. Tift rose
and inflicted one of his dull, sleepy. Miss ]
N'lUi-y sort of speeches upon th? House. But
alas' patience had ceased to he a virtue, and
t ' ■ ••• . I . .. V . uiau
the gentleman was actually couched and scraped
down.
My friend Jones, though a man of great
general information and intelligence, cannot
let any bid pass without undergoing ’ is par
ticular *. runny. He fancies that there is some- '
thing concealed, somethin" at the bottom, which
will seriously alfect t'm pro-pvrity and happi- ,
; ness of the people. This is true with reizard
I io every bill, however local or unimportant in
■ its character. If the bill be to construct a mill 1
: dam across a small stream, he will oppose it:
' tor he thinks the day may come w hen the stream
■ will get large enough for steamboats to nav<- ’
gate it. <>r if it be attempted to wind up the *
■ business ot an old company, he desires a little
i more tune to look into the matter, to ascertain ]
; w hether there i* not something rotten at the
bottom of it. As Hudibras has it:
‘•Thus have I seen a magpie in the street, ! •
A chattering ; ird we often meet,
A bird I :
Peep Ar.’knc/.’u’.h, :ni a
P. W A.
Mu t.E’ gevii re. Dec. 7. 1-47.
As correspondent ot your paper. I have been
: attacked from two d.’ierent quarters to-day by ,
the Democracy—tirst by the • federal Tnion"’
i of this place : and serondlv. bv Mr. foreman
cf : • > ■ I ' - s
i order.
The federal I nion chaiges me with having '
Senators
rrcuts. ' and " 'unstated their "— ■
While lam spos< troversy I !
w ith th it paper, md * > c insider the source of !
such cli irges as the one above, as did a certain ;
- _ y*g<*n< days: yetifeel it due to vou I
and your readers, a* well as to myself, to pro
nounce it unfounded. I ha\ e neither per- <
vert _ ■ S
or ” m«*-<t tied their language. If reporting •
- that one Senator used the words. nutt v.
• most greatest. A-'., and that i
T another*.! d Mr. Webster ** ought to have been
tarred and feathered, and rid on a sharp rad.” i
because he had sta*ed on his return to Massa-
: i ch’.setts that be "didn t see nary man to the
South who was in favor of the extension of» :
slavery:” if saying that another Senator, inef
fect charged the Whigs of Georgia with being
Wilmot Proviso men : in other words, if giving
the identical “language” of Senators, and a
correct statement of their arguments, amount
to a perversion of their arguments, a mis-state
ment of their language, ora caricature of their
most worshipful honors, then am I obnoxious
to the charge preferred by the “Federal
Union.” Otherwise lam not. 1 imagine that
the Editor feels that his party has exposed itself
to ridicule and censure, not merely in relation
to the particulars alluded to, but in having
shown that they came here, not so much to as
sist in wise legislation, as for party purposes,
anil that in carrying out this design they have
unnecessarily consumed the time of the Sen
ate and the treasure of the country, and there
by incurred the condemnation of the people,
whom they profess to regard so dearly, it is
this that cuts the Editor, and not the particular
manner of my correspondence. Truth is a
two edged sword, and unless it is skilfully par
ried. the gentleman feels that the late conduct
of Democratic Senators musL have an inju
rious effect upon the prospects of his party
throughout the State. But that the Editor of
the Federal Union should attempt to lecture
Anybody upon the mode of stating facts and
reporting language, is indeed amusing, espe
cially when it is known that his paper has less
character than any journal in the State in man
ly and upright dealing, when any political ques
tion affecting the interests of his party is the
subject of consideration. Indeed. I imagine
that the gentleman (from mere habit), has ar
rived at that point, where he really believes
that a “mis-statement of facts” is stating them
correctly, and that he who states them correctly,
states them falsely.
But let us turn to Mr. Foreman. This gen
tleman introduced the following resolution in
the Senate this afternoon: Resolved, That re
porters of the Senate shall nothing extenuate,
nor set down aught in malice.
In connection with this resolution, the gen
tleman commented at length upon my lette. of
the 2nd instant, lie thought it went too far, as
it would produce an impression abroad unfa
vorable to the dignity and character of the Sen
ate; still he was unable to deny a single state
ment in it. The resolution says to reporters —
“ nothing extenuate nor set down aught in
, malice,” and still I gatheredM'rom his remarks
that he thought I had reported the grammatical
beauties of our Senator too correctly. In other
words, that was one of the cases where I
ought to have extenuated a little in violation of
the rule he has laid down. I imagine that the
real object of the Senator, is to admonish me
among others, not to give too correct an ac
count of the conduct of Senators, especially
those on the Democratic side; but to wink at it.
to “ extenuate'' just a little. If such be his ob
ject, he will not accomplish it. so far as I am
concerned. If the Senate will not take care of
its own character, it should not expect corres
pondents to do it. Senators are public ser
vants, and mustexpect their conduct to be close
ly scrutinized. Il is their duty therefore, to de
mean themselves properly, and not mine to
make it appear so when indeed they have not.
But the gentleman objects particularly to the
word “bar-room" iu my letter. If he and
others who act with him, cannot distinguish be
tween a bar-room where liquors are kept, and
bar-room as applied to “ brawling politicans”
who meet o wraggle over political questions,
then 1 despair of enlightening them, and will
let the subject pass.
The resolution passed almost unanimously,
ono or two democrats voting against it. Be
lieving that I had nothing extenuated, nor set
down aught in malice, but told the truth, the
Whigs offered no opposition to its passage.
Quere — Will not such a resolution upon the
Journal ofthe Senate produce an impression
abroad more unfavorable to the character of
that body, than any thing that has appeared in
the letters of correspondents?
In Senale Dec. 7.
On motion of Mr. Wales, the Senate recon
sidered so much of the Journal of yesterday as
relates to the rejection ofthe bill more effectu
ally to define and make uniform the liability of
guardians, executors and administrators, in re
gard to the interest to be charged against them.
Also, the vole to reject the bill regulating the
issuing ofca. sa.’s and defining the duty of’ ofli
cers in relation thereto.
YI »■/> i>*•t .. . I .1 l.i I I 1/1 >1 .iI in f1,..
Mr. Marks reported a bill to prescribe the
regulation under which slave traders, citizens
and settlers may introduce into this State slaves
from other Stales, to repeal all penal laws on
the subject, to cancel and annul oflences here
tofore committed against said laws, and to pre
scribe penalties for the violation of the provi
sions of this act. Fifty copies ofthe bill were
ordered to be printed.
Mr. Hilliard from the Committee on the Mili
tary. reported a bill to amend the militia laws
of this State, and to repeal the cavalry laws now
in force, assented to December 19, 1818.
By Mr. Watters: A bill to incorporate the
Ocmulgee Kailroad Company.
This bill contemplates a road from Barnes
ville on the Macon and Western Road, to So
cial Circle on the Georgia Road.
Mr. Chastain from the Committee on Inter
nal Improvements, made a minority report in
favor of a connection between the two Railroads
terminating at Macon, and introduced a bill to
that effect?
Mr. Simmons reported a hill from the Judi
ciary committee to re-organize ihe Judicial dis
trids and to equalize the labors of the Judges
ofthe Superior Courts of this Slate.
The following bills were passed :
A bill to revise and consolidate the rules for
the police ofthe Penitentiary.
Also the bill to repeal the second section of an
act Io prevent the clipping and mutilating the
current coin of this State, assented to Feb. 3d,
17'9.
The bill to lay out and organise a new coon
tv from the counties of Cass and Murray, was
lost
There were some other bills of an unimpor
tant character passed or lost, when the Senate
proceeded to lake uphills fora second reading.
The greater part of the morning hour was con
sumed upon motions for a reconsideration.
House of Hepieseiitafires.
Mr. Jones moved to reconsider lhe vote of
yesterday on the bill to authorize an increase of
lhe capital stock ofthe Marine and Fire Insu
rance Bank of Savannah, w hich consumed lhe
entire morning hour. The motion was lost—
y eas 53. nay s 60.
Messrs. Jones. Tift, Jackson of Walton ami
Sanford charged most vigorously against Banks
m general, as did Don Quixote upon a certain
windmill, and gained equally as great favor for
themselves as did the knight of Old Spain.—
Messrs. Bartow ami Bailey (dem.) replied very
ably. Mr. Bailey’s was one of the ablest and
most manly speeches that has been delivered
in either House this session. There is but one
opinion upon it, and that concurs with the one
just expressed. I would attempt to give you
an outline of it. but really 1 was so much inte
rest'd during its delivery as to forget it entire
ly. This much I will say. that he gave the
would be Gamaliels’ of Democracy’ (Messrs.
Jones and Jackson) a deserved rasping for their
continued efforts to bring party politics to bear
upon questions involving no principle, and
thereby retarding legislation and exposing the
action of their party io ridicule and censure.—
Though a democrat himself, still lie solemnly
protested against such dictation—such leader
ship. The Committee on Finance made a re
port on the public debt. &c., and on motion
159 copies were ordered to be printed. 1 will
semi you a copy as soon as it is printed.
Mr. Freeman from the Committee to whom
was referred the bill to grant relief to the Bank
of the Slate of Georgia, made aminority report
unfavorable to the passage ofthe bill.
The House then took up Mr. Jones’s bill to
give to bill holders a speedy remedy, which
after consuming all the afternoon session was
lost—yeas 49. nays 59.
Inclosed is an extract from a letter written
from Vera Cruz by one of Capt. Loyall’s com
pany. I have been asked to forward it to you,
w ith lhe request that you publish it—e Iso rhe
Constitutionalist, as there are many ofthe good
people of New ton county w ho are anxious that
it be made public. P. W. A.
TL . • . . * ,1.1 1 .
The following is the extract alluded to :
Vera Cruz. Nov. 13, H 47.
*• I am glad t learn that the fame of our fightings :
t >uderings has r, iched j mi. You maj he assur- I
cd that the halt has not hern told you of all we have '
done a* d suffered. bullet ’.hers tell our story. I feel
:«iund to sj>eak Anderse n in such a manner
as his bravery and car* of the company deserve, it it !
• • Io so; is not. • w
if not all onr t ime to Ins bravery ami good conduct. •
There is net a man in the cotnpany who does not love I
him as a brother, and who would not tw» willi ig to I
die in his defence if occasion required it. After the i
iKittle ot Huamantla he received a compliment from
Gen. Line in per? n, that was well worth five years •
hard service to o <\ u will doubtless receive i
Lie ut. Me C u rdy a toft
at that place; but he does not know the gallant man- ;
serin which 1 t. A- His
was heard by us ail above the din ofbattle. “ F 4low
on Georgians!*’ was his cry. and he charged the ene
my as gallantly .=a Murat, r any one else multi.—
He captured a colonel. a ina’or and lieutenant in this
harge and wx> for himself and his company an i rupee- •
i>hable name. Cape. Loyall was second in command j
to walker that day, and the command ot our compa- j
ny devolved on Lieut. Anderson. I think his father ,
and friends have much to be proud of in him as an j
officer. Tell the old <_ ol nel that his son Tom killed i
two lancers in a hand to hand fight that day— that j
ought to have won for him a name; and so it would. |
if lie had not eclipse! it by the brilliant charge that I I
have;.ist sp* ken of. I hope he nnv liveto a good old !
age, and tell the story of his deeds t » his grand-chil- 1
drew as he fondly dandies them on his knees."
In Senate Dec. S.
I the Sei t ■ si rning Dr T<rrt 1 pre
sented the petition ofT. N.xon Vandyke. Pre
sident of the Hiwassee Railroad Company. •
praying the Legis hit ire to build a connecting
i.nk between the Hiwassee Railroad and the '
\\ estern and Atlantic Railroad, or to authorize
the H wassee Company to penetrate the State i
of Georgia with their road so far as to form the '
connection between the two roads. The peri- '
tion was referred to the Committee on Inter- *
nal Improvements.
The following bills were read the third time
and passed :
A bill to authorize the constriction of the
Telegraph, and to prov.de for the protection of
;he same
Also, the bill authorizing the judges of the
Court of Common Pleas and Oyer and Ter
miner in the city of Savannah, to hold special
or extraordinary courts for the summary trial
of causes therein enumerated, and to amend
the act on the same subject, assented to 26th
December, 1831.
Also, the bill for the relief of James Jordan
ofthe county Os Upson.
Also, the bill Aore effectually to define and
make uniform the liability of guardians, execu
tors and administrators, in regard to the inte
rest to be charged against them.
Also, the bill to incorporate the “Southern
Mutual Insurance Company.”
Also, the bill to authorize and empower the
Justices of the Inferior Courts of the several
counties of this State to discharge criminals or
offenders against the laws, from Jail in certain
cases.
And lastly, the Ocmulgee Railroad bill. Mr.
Glenn offered an amendment to this bill pro
viding that the company of said road shall not
passthrough the lands of any person without
first obtaining his or her consent. The amend
. mem, after much discussion, was lost by a vote
of nearly three to one. Mr. Reese then offer
ed an additional section, declaring the charter
inoperative after the expiration of two years,
unless five miles of the road shall have been
graded during'that time, which was agreed to
—yeas 33, nays 10. In this form it passed.
While 1 differ toto cado from Mr. Glenn on
the principle which he sought to have incor
porated in the bill, it is but due to him to say,
that his speech was as able a one as could have
been made on that side ofthe question. It is
to be regretted that such talents as he undoubt
edly possesses, should be devoted to the main
tenance ofadoctrine so much at war with the
spirit ofthe day.
Nothing else of importance transpired in the
Senate to-day,
House of Representatives.
Mr. Nesbit from the committee on Manufac
tures, reponed a General Incorporation Bill,
authorizing the free white citizens of this State
and such others as may associate with them, to
pursueWhe business of manufacturing with cor
porate powers and privileges. The provisions
of this bill authorized the formation of manu
facturing conjkmies upon simple, efficient and
liberal tfrms. in the main the policy
ofthe most enlightened Manufacturing Slates.
I send yon herewith a copy of the report which
he made on the same subject and presented in
the House a few days ago.
Mr. Nesbitalso offered a resolution direct
ing the engineer on lhe State Road, if practi
cable, to make a reduction ofthe freight on
lime, gypsum and marl transported over said
road, in lhe event he can procure a similar re
duction on lhe other Roads in this State.
Mr. Bailey offered a bill to authorize citizens,
of this State who are absent and connected
with the army in Mexico or elsewhere, to vote
for President, Vice-President, Governor, mem
bers to Congress and to the Slate Legislature.
.Mr. Bartow from the Committee on Internal
Improvements and Agriculture, to whom was
referred the bill to found atid establish a new
Professorship of Agricultural Chemistry in the
University of this State, reported the bill back
to the House with an amendment and recom
mended its passage.
By Mr. Phillips: A bill hereafter to provide
for the imposition and collection of taxes for
1847 and 1843 and thereafter. One hundred
copies ofthe bill were orderep to be printed.
Mr. Seward reported a bill to organize the
militia of this State and to prescribe the duty
of certain officers therein named and for other
purposes.
By Mr. Harden: A series of resolutions in
relation to the Wilmot Proviso.
Mr. Barlow from the committee to whom
was referred the memorial from citizens of
Southwestern Georgia, reported unfavorably
to said memorial.
Mr. Perkins from the same committee made
a minority report, accompanied with a bill to
authorize the Governor to subscribe in behalf
ofthe State, for stock in lhe Southwestern Rail
road company, and also to amend an act incor
porating said company, approved December
27.1845.
it i® due Mr. Bartow to state, that as Chair
man of the Committee to whom the South
western memorial was referred, it was his duty
to present lhe report of the majority of that
5 committee, which he did; while lie was, at the
' same time, in favor of Mr. Perkins’report and
* voted for it in the committee.
‘ By Mr. Ramsey ; A bill to change lhe lime
ofthe Superior Courts of the counties of Har
ris. Marion, Talbot and Muscogee.
The following bills were passed :
- A bill to revive and keep in force an act to
regulate the Licensing of Physicians to practice
in this State.
* Also, a bill to incorporate the New-York and
Savannah Steam Navigation Company.
Also, a bill to construct a road across Look
out Mountain.
Many of your readers may not be aware of
lhe true geographical position ofthe county of
Dade as connected with this mountain. It
seems that the county only embraces a valley
of some considerable length and three or four
1 miles wide, which is hemmed in by the Look
’ out Mountain on the east and the Racoon
’ luumitaia ou ih« wtjy, The valley runs north
and south, and to get out into the adjacent
counties, the citizens have cither to go out at
the north end of the valley into lhe State of
I'ennessee* or at the southern end through Ala
bama. The contemplated road over the Look
out mountain, is intended to obviate this incon
r venience.
Mr. Walker from the committee to whom
‘ was referred the memorial ofthe City Council
ot Augusta in relation to the remains of Lvman
Hall and George \\ alton, reported in favor of
granting the stun of SISOO for the purpose of
removing the remains to Augusta and erecting
' suitable monuments over them. The report
was agreed to.
Mr Jones’bi’l to connect the Georgia and
South Carolina Railroads at Hamburg, came !
up to-day, and was killed as dead as lhe Egyp- |
tian mummies which are now stored awav in
lhe great Pyramid of Cheops. | hope when i
lhe hour of my dissolution arrives that I mav
die as easy a death as did this bill, tn lhe first
place Mr. Harden opposed the bill in a short.
' but very sensible ami decorous speech to
which Mr. Jones replied with considerable
sharpness and excitement. He has become i
rather sensitive in consequence of having lost i
several measures in the last few days to which
he was very much attached.
* Alter he took his seat, Mr. Hardin very calm-
ly replied, that il the gentleman would not put
on quite so much steam he would not make so
many explosion. as the House had witnessed
recently. The effect was instantaneous; the
bill died away, and Mr. Jone* felt rather
‘ badly. P. W. A.
In Senate Dec. U.
Mr. Camp reported a bill in the Senate this
morning to alter and amend the Seventh Sec
tion of lhe first article of the constitution of
this Stale.
By Mr. Lawton: A general bill for the en
couragement of manufactures. It is the same
1 that was introduced in the House yesterday bv
Mr. Nisbit
By. Mr. Wales: A bill to authorize and em
power the Courts of Ordinary of this Slate to
grant letters testamentary to a person or per
sons who are not citizens of this State.
Mr. Montgomery reported a bill to amend
1 the charter of the Memphis Branch Railroad
t and Steamboat Company.
Mr. Simmons offered a resolution that no ,
; Senator shall be permitted to explain his rea- (
sons for giving any vote, or for declining to ’
■ vote after the call has been commenced, and ,
. the first vole has been given—lost.
By Mr. foreman: A resolution that after (
' Saturday the 11th inst.. no new matter shall be
, introduced in the Senate except by the consent *
! of two thirds. ’ ’
The Smale then went into committee ofthe
whole, Mr. Stapleton in the Chair, on the bill j
, for the protection and preservation of’ the ,
rights of married women. This bill has occu
pied the attention of the Senate during the •
•day without coining to a final vote. There (
, have been several motions made and amend- ,
| menu ottered lor the purpose of defeating it.
none of w hich has succeeded. Indeed. I think
i that I can safely say the bill w ill be passed by
the senate. as the vote given on some of the
| amendments indicates that a majority is in fa
vor of it. But it it passes Sv Ila, it may De lost
on C harybdis. While I am in favor of the
principle of securing to the wife a comfortable
-upport beyond every contingency : yet as the
bill now stands it is certainly objectionable, and
I should be sorry to see it become the law* of
the land. But uijre of this anon.
House of Representatives*
Mr. Rey nolds made a motion this morning to
reconsider the journal of yesterday, so far as
’ relates to the passage of the bill to appropriate
money to construct a road across the Lookout
Mountain, which was lost. Some time was
spent on this motion and reading reports from
various committees, when the House resolved
itself into a committee of the whole on the spe
' rial order forrheday. to wit: the bill to reduce
the number of the Justices of the Inferior
( ourts ol this State, and for other purposes.
Alter some time spent in the consideration of
1 rh*» bill. it was by consent indefinitely post
poned. This direction was given to it in con
' sequence of the constitutional objections enter
'■ t uned by many members. 1 have been inform
ed that a bill altering the constitution in this re
spect. will probably be introduced in a few
days. w hich will obviate the objections to which
allu-ion has been made.
I'he following bills were passed: A bill au
thorizing the City Council of Columbus to le
vy an extra tax for Railroad purposes. Also
; the bill to amend an Act mure effectually to
\ quiet and protect the possession of personal
’ property, assented to 25th December. 1-27.
Also the bill amendatory of the Act of 1545, or
• ganizingthe Supreme* Court so far as to de
' clare who may be parties plaintiff o writs of
| error.
The resolutions introduced in the Senate by
General Williamson, commending the gallantry
and bravery of the “Newton county cavalry"
now in Mexico, were taken up and unanimous
ly .adopted.
Dr. Phillips presented a long and elaborate
report on the condition, management Jkc., o
. ihe Lunatic Asylum. 150 copies of it were or
. dered to be printed.
I Mr. Freeman introduced a bill sometime
I since (which has been lost or mislaid) authori-
I zing the director of the Central Bank to dis
, pose of the doubtful and insolvent paper be
longing to the Bank. By general consent he
i introduced a resolution yesterday in lieu of the
lost bill, which was called up to-day, when Dr.
[ Phillips offered a substitute which was received.
This substitute, which is in substance identical
with the bill, was discussed at some length, and
finally postponed for farther consideration. In-
! eluding the executions belonging to the Bank,
upon which returns of nulla bona have been
made, there is considerable paper of a doubtful
I and unavailable charter amounting to several
thousand dollars, and altogether is 100 large a
sum to be thus loosely disposed of. I think it
would be more proper for the Legislature to
make some definite disposition of these assets,
by prescribing the manner and terms upon
which they may be compounded or sold. The
characterof the present director is irreproacha
ble; but we know not who maybe his succes
sor, and hence the necessity of giving a distinct
and particular direction to the matter.
The House met last night and read one hun
dred and eighteen bills the first and second
time. With such dispatch of business for the
remainder of the session, it is probable that the
two houses will adjourn at farthest by the first
of January. But for Messrs. Jones and Tift in
the Ilor.se, and Messrs. Simmons, Chastain,
Dunagan and Foreman in the Senate, there
would have been no difficulty in adjourning by
the 20th inst. and perhaps at an earlier day.
These gentlemen consume more of the time
of their respective Houses, than any other for
ty members. But then, that I may “nothing
abate, nor set down aught in m<Jice,” I must
admit that this is a free country where the right
of speech is guaranteed by our glorious con
stitution, and where every man may speak as
much as he pleases, if it be even as long as Rip
Van Winkle slept. One other thing however,
is also certain, that when many of these Ciceros
mount lhe rostrum, there are others who follow
old Rip’s plan, and go to sleep.
P. W. A.
In Senate Dec. 10.
In the Senate this morning, Mr. Waters in
troduced a bill to incorporate the Macon and
Western Railroad company, and to repeal lhe
act therein named.
Mr. Wales reported a bill incorporating the
Madison and Macon Railroad company. This
bill contemplates a road from Madison, Mor
gan county, to the city of Macon.
The Senate then resumed the unfinished bu
siness of yesterday—to wit: the bill for the
protection and preservation of the rights of
married women. The entire morning hour
was consumed in the consideration of the bill,
which was finally lost. Mr. Reese succeeded
in incorporating a provision which referred the
whole subject to the people, to be decided upon
by them at the next general election; where
upon the friends of the bill abandoned it en
tirely. The terms upon which it was left to
the people, and the manner in which they were
to express their approbation or disapproba
tion of its provisions, were, in lhe opinion of
the friends ofthe measure, so complicated and
objectionable as to insure its defeat. 1 regret
that such a disposition has been made of it; for
objectionable as are some of its details, I think
it might have been so amended and perfected
as to have rendered it acceptable to the country.
Tint there ought to be some provision made
for the comfort and support of the wife and
children, and secured to them beyond the con
trol of the husband, is in my humble opinion
beyond all controversy ; that this provision
ought to be made in such a manner as not to
disturb the relation al present subsisting be
tween man and wife, or in any manner to re
volutionize society as it is now organized, is
equally true- Can this object be accomplished ?
I am disposed tobelieveit can be; at all events,
a bill could have been passed by lhe present
Legislature, which, if not perfect, could be so
amended and modified by future legislation,
when its practical operation would have de
veloped its defects, as to have answered lhe
wishes of the country and provided a refuge
for lhe wife and her little ones when lhe misfor
tunes or vices ofthe husband would have other
wise rendered them penniless.
I have heard it hinted that another bill, look-
ing to lhesame laudable object, butsomewhat dif
fereiitinitsdetails. will probablybe introduced.
That such a bill may be introduced and passed
by the Senate, is probable; but will a similar
fate attend it in lhe House ?
The following bills with a score of others of
a local character, were taken up and passed:
A bill to re-organize the Judicial di-tricts in
this Slate and to equalize the labors of the
Judges of the several circuits, in the event
this bill is not reconsidered, I will inform you
ofthe changes which have been made.
Also, the bill tocompel persons owning lands
and negroes in the county of Houston, to pay
taxes on lhesame in said county.
Also, the bill to repeal an act to alter and
amend the several acts'in relation to the court
ofCommon Pleasand Oyer and Terminer for
the city of Savannah.
Also, a bill to amend the several actsin rela
tion to lhe better government and regulation of
lhe town of Athens. ‘ *
Also, the bill altering the present law relat
ing to road duty, so far as regards lhe county
of Lincoln.
House of Representatives.
Mr. Cabiness in the House this morning in
troduced a bill to extend th? jurisdiction of
Justices ol the peace to cases sounding in dam
ages when lhe sum did not exceed thirty dol
lars.
By Mr. Glenn: A bill requiring all marriage
settlements to be recorded.
By Mr. Gaulden: A bill to prevent frauds
ami perjuries, audio require all conveyances,
gifts, grants or bequests of slaves, to be mani
fested and proved by written evidence, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. Spear: A bill limiting the time in
I which the mortgagor shall apply to redeem
mortgaged property.
By Mr. Harden: A resolution th .I no new
matter shall be introduced after Wednesday
i the 15th inst.
Bv Mr. Gresham: A bill prohibiting the
Clerks of lhe Superior and Inferior Courts of
Burke county, from holding lhe office of Clerk
ofthe Court of Ordinary,
By Mr. Nesbit: A bill to incorporate the
Madis.m ami Macon Railroad. This bill is
the same as that introduced in the Senate bv
Mr. Wales.
By Mr. Harris of Baldwin: A resolution
that, on motion being made, new matter mav
be introduced after the 15th in.-t.. immediately
after the Journal is read each morning, ami
that lhe call of the counties shill be dispensed
with for lhe remainder of the session. Agreed
to.
Mr. Mclntosh: A resolution that the Legis
lature will adjourn on Friday, the 24th inst. ~
The House then took up the special order
of 10-dav—to wit: lhebill for the completion of
the Western and Allantic Railroad.
Mr. Carlton offered an amendment, which
prohibits the application of any part of the
sum sought to be appropriated, until the Le
gislature of Tennessee shall nave given some
assurance that the Nashville ami Chattanooga
Road will be built. It was lost by a vote of
three to one.
Mr. Jones then offered an additional section, ‘
providing that those who take lhe bonds of I
the State, which are to be issued for lhe com- I
pletionof ifie road, must look to the profits of i
the road for payment. This was also voted
down. Mr. Seward then moved another a
mendnient, which declared that in no event are
the people to be taxed for the payment of these
bonds. The amendment was lost—yeas 47.
nays 68. This vote indicates that the people
are willing to be taxed, if it be necessary to in
sure the completion of this great enterprize of
Georgia. But I think I am able to show
m a few words that it will not be ne
cessary to increase lhe taxes at present •
vied. We owe a debt of .'8139,1100, for w hich
the profits of the road are already pledged. The I
interest on this sum and the $375,000 which the 1
bill appropriate®, amounting in all to $.505,900. |
will, at six per cent, be $30,000. Well,to pay i
1 .* frrxj
this sum we must look to the increased profits
of the road, which friend and foe admit, when
it shall have been completed, at least SIOO,OOO.
This willleave a net income after pay ing tiie in
terest on the original debt, of $09,700. which
will constitute a sinking fund that will extin
guish the entire debt in less than eighty ears.—
If this be true, and I am vain enough to believe
that my conclusion is justified by the facts of
, the case, who will oppose the completion ofthe
Road ! No body but a few Cherokee mem
bers, whose constituents are personally inte
rested in stopping it at the city of Dalton.—
These people are simple enough to believethat
the State has expended three million and a half
of dollars for their accommodation ; and that
the wishes and interests of the whole State are
to be y ielded for this little village, which has
sprung up like a mushroom and may perish
■ like one. This reminds me of the ancient
Brahmin who believed that the snn was made
■ and placed in the heavens, not shine upon the
. ; rest of the world, but upon him I
Mr. Jones next offered a substitute for the
•| whole bill, which authorizes the Governor to
sell the Road for $5,000,000. This was lost by
a vote of four to one. Mr. Carlton again tried
I his hand withan amendment which authorizes
■ a capitation tax of one dollar per head upon
I all the slaves within the State, which tax is to
■be applied to the building of the Road. This
I was lost by a similar vote.
It is obvious that these amendments were in-
I tended to kill the bill. What must he thought
of the wisdom and liberality of those legislators.
: who. in the face of a decided majority, and in
I defiance of the ascertained wishes of nearly
every section ol the State, would thus attempt
• to defeat a measure of such great importance
I and which promises such stupendous results to
the people of Georgia ’ Such Legislation is to
- be deprecated by every enlightened and libe
ral mind.
The bill is still under consideration. I am
satisfied, ■■/uwiwrer." from the debate to-dav.
i that it w ill be passed by a majority of twentv
i five or thirty. " p. \y. A.
In Senate ■■■ - Dec. 11.
It i® now ascertained bevond all doubt, that
| William L. Mitchell, of Athens, has been ap-
pointed by Gov Towns Chief-Engineer on the
State Road, in the place of Mr. Garnett, who
has been dismissed. The one is a Democrat
and the other a Whig, which accounts for the
change. Mr. Garnett has proved himself to
• be one of the ablest Engineers that the country
affords, and has evinced in his management of
the Road the greatest practical knowledge and
foresight. I had occasion to pass over a part
of the Road during the past summer, and en
oyed the pleasure of several long conversa
tions with him, in relation to its condition, his
system of repairs, its profits, expenses, &c.,
upon all of which, so far as I am able to judge,
jhe was ready, intelligent and practical, show
ing that he understood minutely the duties of
an Engineer, as well as the benefits which must
result to the people of Georgia from lhe com
pletion of the great work over which he pre
sided. But this made no difference with Mr.
Towns. “It all availed nothing, so long as he
saw Mordecai, the Jew’, sitting at the King’s
gate.” He was a Whig, not a worshipper in
the Temple of the Sanhedrins. He could no
longer, therefore, partake of the bread from the
King’s table, but must yield his place to one of
the faithful. Now I have nothing to say against
Mr. Mitchell as a man. Indeed he is a very
clever gentleman, a good Presbyterian, and a
tolerably fair Lawyer; and if these qualifica
tions make an Engineer, then he is most emi
nently fitted for the office to which he has been
appointed. But if these are not the necessary
requisites for an officer of that description, I
do say that he. a disciple of Coke and Black
stone, is no more suited to the office of Engi
neer than Mr. Garnett is to discharge the du
ties which are now so ably performed by his
Honor Judge Lumpkin. But we must judge
a man by his acts; sol shall have done with
Mr. Mitchell, until his management of the
Road shall have proved that he does not know
so much about Civil Engineering as he does
about those two notable and invisible gentle
men “John Doe” and “Richard Roe,” against
whom my friend Jones, from Paulding, has
been fighting so manfully this session.
The bill for the protection and preservation
ofthe rights of married women was reconsider
ed this morning, and recommitted to a select
committee for-a farther report. The vote
stood, yeas 24, nays 17.
Mr. Foreman presented the petition of John
J. Flournoy, of Athens, in relation to Polyga
my .
Mr. Lawton reported against the the resolu
tion in relation to lhe expedeincy of permitting
the hands employed on the Great Ogeechee
river to work also on the Little Ogeechee.
Mr. Waters reported a bill to abolish the
office of sole Director ofthe Central Bank.
By Mr. Farris: A bill to authorize the Infe
rior Courts of the several counties in this State
to levy an extra tax in certain cases therein
specified.
Mr. Wiggins presented the petition of sundry
citizens of ihe county of Twiggs, praying the
emancipation of a negro slave by the name of
Moses Thompson—referred to the Committee
on the State ofthe Republic.
By Mr Maxwell: A bill requiring persons
owning lands and slaves in Lee county to pay
- tax thereon in said county.
The Senate then went into committee of the
w’hole on the special order ofthe day, to wit:
A bill to establish a system of Common
Schools throughout lhe State.
The greater part ofthe day has been spent
in the consideration ofthe bill. The final vote
was not taken until to-night at six o’clock, when
the bill was lost. Il seems that while the bill
was before the committee of the whole, Mr.
Dunagan offered a substitute which was re
ceived by a tie vote, the President voting for
it. After several amendments and much dis
cussion. the substituted bill was reported to the
House, w hen the original bill was on motion
adopted as a substitute for lhe first substitute,
and finally lhe whole was lost. There was
some sharp shooting between Messrs. Sim
mons and Hunt, who introduced the bill. I
was unable to hear it, however, or any part of
the discussion in consequence ofthe debate in
the House. “ Howbeeter” I did hear the con
clusion of Mr. Dunagan’s speech, and 1 would
like to give you a sketch of it, but there lam
stared in the face by that fatal Forernanic Shaks
pearian resolution. (You must know that the
words ofthe resolution are taken from Shaks
peare.) If! were to give lhe speech literally
and “ nothing extenuate,” I would most cer
tainly be excused of “ setting down aught in
malice.” What lamtodo in such a case, is a
mystery to me. I can’t do right and give a
correct account ofthe speech, lest I be charged
■ with doing wrong. This much 1 will say, how
ever, notwithstanding it may be “agin the rule,”
that the gentleman's speech amounted to a
practical demonstration ofthe great necessity
of schools of some sort.
House of Representatives*
The regular order was suspended this morn
ing for the introduction of new matter, when
Mr Freeman offered a bill to authorize certain
cases therein named to be carried up to lhe
Supreme Court.
.Mr. Lewis also introduced a bill to repeal so
much of an act to provide for the election of
general officers and to consolidate the two re
giments of Hancock county, as relates to the
consolidation of said regiments.
During the day a message was received from
the (Governor, conveying some resolutions
passed by the Legislature of Tennessee at its
present session. I’hese resolutions appoint
Col. Whitesides an agent to confer with our
Legislature in reference to lhe subject of grant
ing to the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Company lhe right of way through that part of
Dade county where it is necessary for their
road to pass, in order to connect with ours, and
in reciprocation of a similar right which they
have extended tons. Whereupon Mr. Bartow
offered a resolution, granting to Col. White
sides a privileged seat in the House, which was
unanimously agreed to.
The remainder of the day has been devoted
to the consideration ofthe bill for the comple
tion ofthe Western and Atlantic Railroad.—
lhe vote was taken alter sunset this evening
and stands yeas 67. nays 52. Those who voted
in lhe affirmative are Messrs. Anderson of
Warren, Anderson of Wilkes, Andrews, Ar
nold, Atkinson. Daratte, Battle, Bartow Beas
ley, Be.hune, Black, Brandon. Brown, Bullard,
Callaway. Cameron, Carter, Clark, Crocker.
Darnell. Dozier. Dubignon, Franklin, Gartrcll,
Glenn, Graham, Gresham, Harden, Harri-- of
(.’lark, Harris of Morgan, Harris of Taliaferro,
Harris of Baldwin. Heard, Hendrick®, Hodges,
Howard, Jackson of (.’lark. Lawhon, Lewis,
Malonev. McCarri. McDuffie, .McLeod, Mc-
Intosh, Morgan. Nisbet, Pace, Perkins, Phil
lips. Price, Quarterman. Ramsey, Robinson of
Coweta, Sh »ckley, Smith of Oglethorpe. Tal
bot, Tift. Tilman. Todd, Townsend, Walker
of Richmond, Ward, W illiamson, Wilson.
Wimbish, Wood Zackry.—67
Nays—Messr®. Alexander, Bailey. Baugh,
Bini, Brinson, Bryan of Houston. Bn an of
Wayne. Cabiness, Candler. Carlton, Cleve
land, Colbert, Cone. Dorminy Fields. Fitzpa
trick. Freeman. Ganlding. (Rover of Jasper.
Glover of Jones. Hall. Holmes. Jackson of
Walton. Jone®, Keith. Kenan, Kilgore, .Martin.
McConnell of Cass, McConnell of Cobb.
McDonald, Morris. Mosely. Pentecost. Pollock,
Rawls. Reynolds. Robinson of Ja>per, Robin
son of Lauren®, Rozar. Sanford, Seward, Shef
field, Smith of Cass, Spear. Strickland. Sum
ner. Terrell, Vardernan. Walker of Crawford,
i Weathers, Whitworth. Williams.—.s2.
An unsuccessful effort was made to re-com
' mil lhe bill to a select committee, which pro
duced considerable discussion. After winch
Mr. Jones led off the debate on the main ques
tion, prefacing hi® speech with the remark that
he would make his last dying effort in opposi
tion to that bill of abominations. He quoted
Scripture extensively byway of illustration,
and contended that the bill would not benefit
the people of the country one groat, but would
enure only to lhe advantage of soulless, heart
less, bodiless corporations. Mr. Jones labors
: under a mania on the subject of corporations.
Just mention the word and he bristles up and
j shows fight immediately. In this case he ar
j gued that it would be necessary to tax the peo
j pie for this particular soulless body : and that
il the bill before the House was passed, the
1 I I : ..... I .. . < • » ... i t i i*
; Slate —bound hand and foot—would be deliv
i ered over to it to be devoured, robbed, plan
i dered, killed and buried. His friend Kenan
I assisted at the burial ceremony, aided by
Messrs. Sanford and Seward as mourners.
! After these rites had been performed, Mr.
Jenkins arose and enchained the House and
I the gallery in a most powerful speech in sup
. I port of the bill. It is admitted on all sides to
i lie the great speech ofthe session, and was re-
■ ceived with continued applause in the lobby.
I aking the interests of Georgia for his subject,
I and elevating himselfto the magnitude of the
j theme he portrayed in a graphic manner, the
. : benefits which the State had derived from our
j gigantic system of Internal Improvements,
i how these benefits might be enhanced by
I building the connecting link between us and
; the fertile West. Build this road, and there
| would be opened up to us a continuous clian
| nel of intercommunication between the Atlan
; tic and the rich valley of the Mississippi, from
I which untold benefits would slow. If we
| would have Georgia what she ought to
| be ; if we would stimulate her commerce,
I and enlarge her productive capacity; if
we would develope ner vast resources
increase her population, attract capital and in
dustry, and make her indeed the Empire State
of the South, we must complete this road
we must finish this monument ofher enterprize
and industry. 1o do tins it w-as not necessary
to impose additional taxes, and if it were, he
feared not the responsibility. He deprecated
however, the course of those members who at
tempted to frighten others into an opposition
of the bill, by holding over Uiem the rate head
and bloody bones of taxation. Without savin"
more, it was just such a speech as a statesman
ol enlarged views would have made, creditable
alike to iiis head and Georgian heart.
My friend Mr. Mosely, opposed the bill in a
speech which was (politically) hardshell in his
character. He is rather opposed to Railroads
than otherwise. This is to be regretted, as tie
is a Whig of undoubted ability and lofty bear
ing.
Mr. Bartow followed in a verv able effort in
support of the bill—after which the vote was
taken. lou will observe that but two Whigs
voted against it. p W. A.
Augusta, ©co.:
MONDAY MORNING, DEC. 13, 1847,
The President’s Message.
,c It is well known that the only indemnity which
is in the power of Mexico to make in satisfaction of
the just and long deferred claims of our citizens
against her, and the only means by which she can re
imburse the United States for the expenses of the war
is the cession to the United States of a portion of her
territory. M _*xico has no money to pay, and no other
means of making the required indemnity. If we re
fuse this, we can obtain nothing else. T<> reject in
demnity, by refusing to accept a cession of territory,
would be to abandon ail of our just demands, and
to wage the war, bearingall its expenses, without a
purpose or definite object.”
Before Mr. Polk can justly complain of
those that oppose lhe nominal acquisition of
any considerable amount of Mexican territory,
he is bound to show—first, that the Govern
ment of that country possesses lands which
it has a constitutional right to cede to the
United States; secondly, that the lands so ob
tained, with their inhabitants, are worth as
much as it will cost to survey the one and go
vern the other. He has u tterly failed in both
of these important particulars. He begs the
whole question by coolly assuming that the
Central Power in the Republic of Mexico may
rightfully dispose of the several States in .the
i confederacy to foreign governments, to pay a
debt due from the said Central Power to a fo
reign one. This federal doctrine we repudiate
as false in principle.
The President and the Congress of Mexico
have just as much right to sell New Mexico to
the United States as an “ indemnity for the ex
penses of the war,” as Mr. Polk and the Se
nate have to cede Georgia to Great Britain.
But, admitting that one half of the States of this
I gion or of Mexico, have a right to sell the half
(a monstrous proposition.) where is the evi
dence that the purchase of either would be of
the least advantage to the purchaser? How is
any money to he made out of the transaction?
Why do not the advocates for the partition
of Mexico, like that of Poland, undertake to
show lhe value of the coveted lands, in dollars
and cents to the people of this distant country,
after payingall contingent expenses? All land
speculators should count the cost—the value
to them of the property acquired. If we must
be paid by Mexico in territory, let 'it be in the
Moon, where it will cost ns nothing for defend
ing it!
The Cincinnati—An Elegant Car.
In company with a number of gentlemen, we
had the pleasure on Saturday of a ride twenty
miles out and back on the Georgia Railroad, in
one of the most splendid passenger Cars we
have ever seen, which has ju.it been completed
at the Car Factory of the Company in this city.
The “Cincinnati” is sufficiently capacious
to seat in the most comfortable manner forty,
eight passengers, with berths for eight more.
The whole interior is fitted up in a style of
magnificence which seems more in unison with
a piece of elegant drawing-room furniture than
a passenger car, the ceiling ami pannel work
being of handsome black walnut, highly pol
ished and finished. The seats, which are of the
same material, with spiral springs, covered
with scarlet figured plush, with elegantly
stuffed backs, remind one more of a splendid
spring-seat rocking chair, than any thing
to which we can compare them, and
one feels quite as comfortable in them when
travelling at a speed of twenty-five miles an
hour. Indeed, we have never seen a car which
jarred or trembled so little.
This great desideratum has been attained by
[ the important invention of Wm. M. Hight, the
I intelligent architect of the establishment, of a
’ series of springs on an entirely new principle,
t which so effectually relieves the Car from tre
r mor that a passenger may read with great fa
cility when at the highest speed.
We are incompetent to a description of the
springs, but the reader may form some idea
, when informed that there are eleven distinct
i springs to each truck, all performing their func
tions in the most harmonious manner for the
comfort of the passenger.
These springs cannot fail to be universally
- adopted on Railroads, and will certainly secure
lor Mr. Hight the gratitude of all Railroad
1 passengers.
i The car was despatched to lhe head of the
1 road on Saturday evening to bring General
Shields to the city this morning.
Origin of the War.—The New Orleans
Delta, in an article on the origin and prosecu
tion of the war with Mexico, takes the follow
ing views, which we have no doubt expresses
the opinion of a decided majority of the intel
ligent portion of the American people :
We have never”(says the Delta) “concur
red in lhe view embraced by President Polk
and his friends, that lhe real and the just cause
of this war was the invasion of our territory by
the Mexicans. We regard the statement in
Mr. Polk’s message that American blood had
been shed on American soil as an extrava
gance—a rhetorical flourish, attributable, per
haps, to the excitement of the occasion The
country between the Nueces and Rio Grande
never was, in any just sense of the term, Tex
an or American soil Texas had claims to it.
but those claims were unsettled, unadjudica
ted.”
The Delta it must be remembered although
professing neutrality is universally regarded
good democratic authority.
Gen’l. Pillow.—The New Orleans Delta,
hitherto disposed to take up the defence of Gen.
Pillow, has left him to his fate. In an article
on <ien. Per.sifor Smith's admirable strategy at
Contreras, the Delta, after giving Smith the ex
clusive credit of the conception and arrange
ment of the battle, says:
I’he ridiculous claim set up by another offi
cer, whose insufferable vanity and self-conceit
have disgusted those who have hitherto defend
ed him against unjust attacks and undeserved
censure, renders it necessary that we should be
thus explicit in a matter on which there can
now be no difference of opinion. ’’
New Boats on the Tennessee.—A com
munication in the Huntsville Advocate states
that the Directors of the Georgia and South
Carolina Railroads have offered to furnish one
half of lhe sum necessary for the purchase of
two new steamers to ply between Chattinoo
gaand points below, provided lhe towns in
terested in lhe matter, will raise lhe other half.
The writer thinks the proposition will be acce
ded to.
Public Libraries in London and France.—
In London there are four public libraries con
taining in the aggregate 397,000 volumes, dis-
I tributed as follows:
British Museum Library, 350.000 vols.
Sion Co lege Library, ’ 27.000
Dr. Williams’ Library, 17.000
The Archbishop’s Library, 3,000
397.000 vols.
Paris possesses five public Libraries, to which
admission is absolutely free, independently of
those of the Institute, the University and the
. two Chambers, to ah of which persons satisfac-
I torily recommended may obtain admission.—
i These five Libraries contain an aggregate of
one million three hundred thousand volumes,
' distributed asjfollows:
Royal Library, 800,000 vols.
Arsenal Library, 180,000
Si. Genevieve Library, 165,000
Mazarine Library, 100.000
To A'n Library, 55,000
General Pillow. —The »St. Louis Republi
' can has a correspondent in the city of Mexico,
from whose interesting letters we should make
large extracts if our space permitted. In one
of his latest we rind the following statement,
in regard to General Pillow:
“The official report of the General-in-( hies
of the battles of Chapultepec and before the
gates of Belen and San Cosme of thiscity.has
not as yet been prepared. He has experienced
great embarrassment from the wild, extrava
gant and untrue statements made by Gen. Pil
low in his report. Both his Contreras and Cha
puhepec reports were returned to him by the
General-in-Chief, with instructions to correct
them, and if I am not misinformed, with sever
ity of language that would have made the
cheeks of any other man in the army burn with
shame. I regret to be compelled to mention
Gen. Pillow’s name, for it is always connect
ed with some transactions disgraceful to the ar
n»y and to the service in which he is engaged;
and the only way I can account for his low,
grovelling course, is, an apprehension that his
nomination may be rejected by the Senate,and
to save himself he is striving to manufacture a
military reputation that he never had and never
can enjoy.’’
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Thirtieth Congress—First. Session*
Telegraphic Correspondence of the Balt. Patriot.
IN SENATE December 8
The Senate met to-day at 12 o’clock, and
proceeded as usual to business.
Messrs. Clayton, of Delaware, and Davis, of
Massachusetts, appeared in their seats,
very well.
The Vice-President presented to the Senate
a letter from Messrs. Wendell and Van Ben
thuysen, the public printers, relative to dw re
fusal of the President to furnish them wnk a
copy of the message before delivery. That
this step was contrary to previous custom, and
prevented them from having the printed copies
prepared in the time expected.
On motion it was ordered that ten thousand
copies of the documents accompanying the
President’s message be printed.
The Vice-President also presented a memo
rial from the Legislature of Oregon, asking
that a territorial government be there establish
ed by Congress.
The Vice-President laid before lhe Senate a
Report of the Secretary of State, showing the
contingent expenses of the department during
the year ending June the 30th.
Sundry petitions and memorials were then
presented by Mr. Dix and others.
Mr. Dickinson arose «nd presented the pro
ceedings of the Legislature of New York, ask
ing a repeal of the Post Office law, charging
postage on newspapers within thirty miles.
Mr. Atherton moved that the Senate go into
the election of Standing Committees ort Mon
day next, which motion was agreed to.
Mr. Ilaunegan introduced a bill forth# relief
of lhe heirs of Paul Jones. It was read three
times and passed by unanimous consent.
After some further unimportant business, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The motion made by Mr. Henley yesterday,
in relation to lhe rules, was waived, and the
consideration of the whole subject, by general
consent, postponed till the third Monday in De
cember, (20 th inst.)
The resolution offered yesterday for the
members to vote a choice of seats, by lots, was *
taken up, adopted, and the businessof drawing
for seats commenced, and was still going on
when this despatch was sent off.
Second Despatch.—The Speaker laid be
fore the House sundry communications from
the Executive, upon various subjects, which
were ordered to be printed.
Ou motion the House proceeded to the elec
tion of Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr. N. Sargeant
was then nominated by .Mr. Pollock for this of
fice, and Mr. Lane by Mr. Linn Boyd. On
counting the votes, it was found that Mr. Sar
geant had received 116; Mr. Lane 96, and
Charles A. Whitney 16. Mr. Sargeant was
accordingly declared elected, and sworn in.
I’he House then proceeded to the election
of a Door-Keeper. The candidates put in by
their respective parlies were Messrs. R. S.
Horner and C. A. Whitney. Mr. Horner re
ceived 117 votes and Mr. Whitney 107. Mr.
Horner was then declared elected, and duly
sworn in.
The election of Post-Master for the House
was taken up next in order, and Messrs. Mc-
Cormick and Johnson nominated. Mr. Mc-
Cormick received 110 votes and Mr. Johnson
111. Mr. Johnson was therefore elected. On
motion,
The House then adjourned until to-morrow
at 12 Al.
By the above it will be seen, that the House
has effected a thorough Whig organization
with the exception of its postmaster. The
Locofoco candidate for this office was elected
by only one majority.
LN SENATE Dec. 9.
The Vice-President rose, took lhe Chair and
called lhe Senate to order.
A prayer was offered by the Rev. 11. Slicer.
The Vice-President laid before the Senate a
communication from lhe Second Auditor, re
lative to his accounts, including a report of the
presents, charges and disbursement of monies
and goods for the benefit of the Indians.
On motion of Mr. Pearce, a resolution was
adopted, calling on the Secretary of War fora
copy of the notes made on the march from Fort
Leavenworth to San Angeles in California,
with a copy of lhe map of said route made by
Capt. Emory, of the Topographical Engineers.
Also for .t copy of Col. Cooke’s report.
Mr. Niles then rose and in a very happily
conceived speech, announced the death of
Senator Huntington. of Conn. He closed by
moving the usual resolutions, which were
, adopted, and then
I’he Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
A resolution authorizing the appointment of
a joint committee on the Library, was adopted.
Mr. Pillsbury, of Texas, appeared, was
sworn and took his seat.
A resolution for appointing Chaplains was
offered. ,
Air. ai u tiktl, anthWewLdnui *****
amend it. Amendment rejected, and the reso
lution was adopted.
Mr. Broadhead gave notice that he should to
morrow ask leave io reporta bill to repeal the
law passed at the last session respecting post
age on newspapers.
Mr. llenly moved that the various standing
Committees be now appointed.
Mr. Vinton moved that the rules of the last
House respecting the appointment of Commit
tees, he followed, with lhe exception of that
upon commerce. He wished two committees
to be appointed instead of one as heretofore, in
consideration of its extent and importance.
A debate then sprang up about Fisher’s boun
daries, internal improvements, &c., in which
Messrs. Rhett, Vinton, I. E. Holmes and
Schenck, participated.
Mr. Vinton in consequence withdrew his
amendment, and Air. Henly’s then passed.
A letter from the public printers, Alessrs.
Wendell & Van Benthiiysen, explaining the
cause of their delay in pre aring copies of the
President’s message, was called up next in or
der. and read and a-lion taken thereon.
Mr. While then reduced a resolution re
lative to auditing the accounts of the Commis
sioners of the Smithsonian Institute, which, af
ter a few remarks from Air. Hilliard in modifi
cation or opposition, was passed
Air. J. R. Ingersoll presented a resolution
that the members select and supply themselves
with lhe usual number of newspapers. Also
pa sed.
Races.— Bingaman Course. — The course
was yesterday crowded by all ranks of our
population. A finer race never came off in
lire South ; each steed was pushed to the ut
most. For some time, field against Peytona,
betting even—between that far-famed Tit ami
Fanny King—the former had the call, say 10
•»r 15 per cent.
When Verifier was brought out, he stripped
so splendid— such bone, such muscle, such
symmetry, the field became buoyant, though
takers were sufficiently abundant on the terms
above stated. The start was beautiful, although
the track was a little heavy, lhe mould in some
places exhibiting deep impression of the hoof.
The first heat was strenuously contended for
by the geldingand Fanny King, now one. now
the other, taking the lead by a narrow distance
Verifier came in the winner by a head.
Peytona was about a length or so behind.
The second heat was won by Fanny King,
she and Verifier being neck and neck
from the distance post to within a few feet of
the judge’s stand, when the mare shot ahead—
their relative distances the same as lhe first heat,
only lhe positions reversed. The third heat
was a similar struggle between the gelding and
Fanny King. Verifier winning by half a length.
In the last heat, Peytona was distanced.
Summary.— 'Tuesday, Dec.l.— Parse, SIOO0 —
entrance 820, added—four miles.
1. W. J. Minor’s ch’g. Verifier, 1 2 1
2. $. T. Taylor’s b. in. Fanny King 2 1 2
3. Isaac Van Leer's ch. m. Peytona 3 3 dis.
Time, 8:10—8:20 —B|.
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Gen. Shields. —This distinguished soldier
returned to the city on Sunday morning, after
a wiah to his friend Gen. Quitman, at
Natchez. The citizens of Natchez extended
to him all the hospitality and courteous respect
j which his brief sojourn among them permitted.
P The sons of South Carolina eagerly look for
his presence among them. They pant for an
‘ opportunity to honor one with whom the gal
- lan’t chivalry of the heroes of the Palmetto
State has now become so closely identified. —
P A’. O. Delta of Tuesday.
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury.
A letter from Washington in the N. Y. Tri
. btine says:
I have just been enabled to lay hands on the
Treasury Report (or rather Letter,) of Secre
tary Walker in regard to the Appropriations
required of the new Congress for the Public
Service : and, although evidently pared down
and cutaway to the very last extent, the amount
• is still appalling. Briefly Mr. Walker requir-
es :
For deficiencies in the Appropriations
of last year to June next, 813,932,735
For the year commencing next June, 55,644,942
Total, 869,577,677
For the military service alone he requires :
For deficiencies up to June, 1848 89,902,440
For the Army service, June ’4B to June
1849. 41,856,758
Fortifications, Ordnance. &c., 1,678,341
Pensions and arreagesof do, 307,263
Navy f>r one year from June next, 10,905,558
Total for “glory,” 854,650,363
Beside the interest ($2,453,402) on the pre
sent War Debt, the cost of supporting the
Military Acadamy, and some ether items. Ufty
four Millions of Dollars is demanded of Con
gress at one session to carry on the war for a
single vear .’ Will not those who must earn
this immense sum pause and think? It is high
time that they should do so ?
lis said that Rubini, the tenor singer, who
is engaged at Havana lor twenty nights at
SIOOO a night (!) will visit New York in the
spring