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BY WILLIAM S. JONES.
®erms,
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In Weekly.—Seventy-five cents persquare (12
lines or less) for the first insertion, and Fifty cent
or etch subsequent insertion.
(Education.
COVINGTON FEMALE SEMINARY
TIIK PRECEPTORIAL care of th-above
named Institution, his been conferred upon
the subscriber, by the Trustees, for the year 1851.
A large amount of money has been appropriated
by the citizens of Covington, and vicinity, for the
erection of a Female CoUegcin this place. A com
modious and splendid edifice will be built, and all
the apartments tastily and conveniently fitted out.
It is confidently expected that the exercises of the
Collegiate Joursc will commence in January, 1852,
under an able and efficient faculty.
The exercises of the Seminary will commence on
the Th rteenth of JANUARY, 1851. Competent
Assistants will be procured in the various depart
ments.
The special object of thia School is to instruct
young Indies in the rudiments, as well as in the
more advanced stages of a good education. Follow
ing the most approved systems of instruction, with
nine years’ exp rience in teaching, the subscriber
flatters fvmself he can offer to his pupils advantages
not surpassed in any School in the State.
Particular attention will be paid to Heading.
Spelling) Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar,
History, Composition, Penmanship, dtc., as these
constitute the foundation of a thorough and practical
education.
The course of Instruction pursued at this Semina
ry is liberal—embracing every particular necessary
to improve the mind, form the manners, enlighten
the understanding and prepare the pupil to move
with ease, respectability and usefulness in any circle
ot society or sphere of action.
Much of the happiness of every family depends on
a proper cultivation of the female mind. To accom
plish this onject, and in every respect to meet the
wishes of parents and guardians, in relation to their
yo-.rbful charge, no pains or expense will be s, ared.
The Principal will devote himself exclusively to
the instruction and discipline of the School. He
will con ider hims If invested with a discretionary
pare tai uuthirity; constantly treating the S udents
with mildness and moderation, governing them by
applying the more honorable and generous excite
ments to good conduct; but in cases which manifest
deliberate wickedness and obstinacy of character,
when all advisory measures shall have proved inef
fectual, he will then proeed to inflict such punish
ment as may le deemed necessary to reclaim the
pupil and sustain the character of the School. *
Parents and Guar liana may be well assured that
their children and wards will be accommodated with
board on he most reasonable terms, and every at
tention paid to their comfort and convenience.
The price of Tuition is reasonable, and in accord
ance with ihe times. The Pupils wdl be charged
from the time of entering the School until ths close
of the term. All dues must be paid at the close of
each term.
Music, Wax-work. Drawing and Painting, will be
taught y skillful teachers, at reasonable prices.
Th persons at a distance it may be well to say —the
locality is healthy end desirable ; the society plea
sant and cultivate
For fucher information address the Principal.
d3l w3m JAMES L. RANDLE, A. B.
Kenesaw Female Seminary.
A BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL.,
for Young Ladies—Marietta, Georgia. Rev.
Thomas F. Scott, Rector.
The f wnlftli Se*~ion will commence on MONDAY
FEBRUARY 3, 1851.
Circulars sent, on application to the Rector.
d!4 wjn
HOLLAND’S SPRINGS.
NOT INTKNDI NG to engage again
= *° Public buxines at the Springs, 1 would
- I lea.-e them the present year, or for a term
ot ; or I would Fell the Property on a credit to
suit parchrsera. For health, convenience, and as a
place of hibhit neble resort, it has been too well
kn >wn for the last 5 years, to need a description.
F«»r terms, dtc.. application can be made to me at
Cartersville, Ga.
f*>2l w 4 • JOHN S. ROWLAND.
WALTON HOUSE,
m nr
g3ii(l JIMB H. ARNOLD,
At Monroe, Walton County. Georgia.
fe6 ts
FRANKLIN HOTEL,
BROAD STREET, Augusta Ga.,
JiliL one square above the Globe Hotel, on the
South side of Broad street,
nll>-wly D. B. RAMSKY. Proprietor.
EAGLE HOTEL,
MADISONVILLE, TENNESSEE,
rpilß SUBSCRIBER takes pleasure
JL in returning his (hanks to his friends and Hjjji
the public, for the very liberal patronage here
tofure extended to him. And having recently im
proved and extended his buildings so as to afford the
accommodations to almost any number of trav
ellers and persons wishing boarding, he confidently
expects an increase of public favor and patronage.
Building situated on second block south of the
Public Square-one hundred and fifty feet long—
rooms regularly laid off and well furnished. He is
also .veil prepared to take the best care of horses, Ac.
Stable large and secure—careful and attentive ser
vants. In short, the greatest attention will be paid,
and pains taken, to render all comfortable who may
call at the Eagle Hotel. JOSEPH R. RUDD.
Madi.-onville. August 3, 1850. au3 wit
VICTORIA HOTEL.
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE VNDERMGNED, late of the
EHI Eagle A Phceuix, Augusta, and Carolina Ho
tel, Hamburg, respectfully announces to her friends,
and the public generally, that she has leased the
elevant and commodious building, known as the
VICTORIA HOTEL, where she will be happy to
receive all who may favor her with their p»ir nage.
The situation of the House renders it desirable to
tho-e visiting the city either on business or p’easure.
No pains will be spared to render satisfaction to all
who may call. An omnibus will alwsvs be ready
to receive passengers at the Rail Road or boats.
fe23 w 4 E C. WEST.
LIVERY STABLES,
MADISON, GEORGIA.
IIARRALL «fc. HARRIS
le& v ® to announce to
*- ’heir friends in Madison and
■xiy.. ■■ the travelling Public gene
rally, that they have opened the above STA HI t->,
and that they intend to keep as fine CARRIAGES,
BUGGIESand HORSES, ascan be found in any
Stables—with careful drivers Citizens of Madisoi?
ami strangers visiting Madison, by coming to us will
always find ready accommodation, to go any where
they wi-th on reasonable terms.
Madison. Jan. 29 1850
GROCERIES, GROCERIES.
THK SUBSCRIBERS are now re
ceiving an extensive assortment of Heavy
BKfIL (|t I Fancy GROCERIES, which they
oiler to the Planters, Merchants and Families of Geor
gia, on the most advantageous terms. Their Store
is just above the principal Holds, and they solicit
all purchasers visiting Augusta, to favor them with a
call and examine their slock.
They now offer the following Goods for sale low :
100 bales Gunny BAGGING,
250 coils j inch Kentucky ROPE,
50 hhds. St. Croix, Porto Ricaand N. O. SUGAR
100 blds. Stuart’s -rushed, ground and yellow Do.
250 bags Java, Rio and l.aguira COFFEE,
300 NAILS, Peru brand,
‘2O tons Swedes IRON, assorted sizas,
300 bbls. Canal FLOUR, of the Hiram Smith
and o*ber choice brands,
100 boxes Sperm, Adamantine and Tallow CAN
DLES,
SO,OOO SEGA RS, of various qualil ea,
11*0 boxes TOBACCO, of different brands,
3,000 sacks Liverpool SALT, In fine order.
And all other articles usually kept iu the largest
Grocery Houser.
el-w J. R. A W. M. DOW
NOTICE.
TO PERSONS WANTING HIGH PRES
SURE STEAM ENGINES.
OR MACHINERY OP ANY KIND.
THK subscriber will furnish ENGINES, of the
following diameter of 'cylinder, and length of
stroke, with a sufficient amount of boilers, al the fol
lowing pricer.
Diameter of Length of
Cylinder, Stroke. Power. Price.
IS in. 72 in. 70 horse. $5,000
15 tn. 49 io. 45 •* 3 svo
12 in. 42 in. 25 “ 2.200
12 in. 30 in. 20 “ 2.050
10 ia. 36 in. 15 “ 1,700
9j ia. 30 in. 12 •• 1,200
b in. 15 in. 5 “ 700
These Engines will be finished in good workman*
like manner. The above prices include Boiler-
Force and Lilting Pumps, Ac., delivered at Charles,
ton or Savannah, put up in complete running order,
and warranted for 6 months.
Address, within 2 months,
L. P. GARNER, Agent, Warrenton, Ga.
Or at any time,
WM DcHAVEN, Minersville, Penn.
jatl-dlvrA w3m>
SPRINGHILL MACHINE SHOP.
A FOR BULL ING AND REPAIRING
< Axil kinds of COI TON AND WOOL MA
CHINERT—mak ng large SCR EWS AND
GEARING, of all kinds—TURNING IRON,
WOOD, Ac.,
ALSO, WOOL CARDED AND BATTED.
•i* n leefrom Augusta, on the Louisville road, where
proprietors will be grateful for aII orders —or they
oxa beleftatC. A. A M. H. WILLIAMS’S, Angus
of-Lrectedto Richmond Factory P. O.
<£*<»• _ HM K A DUVAL
DISSOLUTION.
r |MIK FIRM of H aspis A Estis was dis
solved M tie 15 h mu. by mutual consent.
Al outstand-ng b-aetnessof the concern will be set
urJ by C M AKLia Esraa. who t« authorised to use
Us name o t the firm for that purpose.
THUS W . HARDIN,
a » , CHARLES ESTES
F.b.15,1531. felS-d*.
WEEKLY
CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL
'SELECTED POETRY.
[ IN daguerreotype.
BY B M- DODGE.
i Hail, beauteous spirit! thou whose pencil dipt
. In Heaven’s bright beams doth trace the breathing
line,
Who from thy blue empyrean courts hath stept
To shrine in light the human face divine.
Love greets thee welcome, Friendship hails thy
power,
And all that join in pure affections train,
Wreathe thee with fl > were from Apollo’s bower,
And joyous celebrate thy radiant reign.
No more may absence from our sight efface
The cherished image that we hold most dear,
Or piti'ess death lay waste that smiling place,
Within the heart that tempts our tarryance here.
The father’s manly brow in pride of strength—
The mother’s face with ail of kindness beaming;
Or that lov’d one whose heart has brought at length
The bliss that shone upon our youthful dreaming!
The darling child—Heaven’s sweetest gift below—
All rise in beauty by thy wondrous art ;
With mimic life it bids each feature glow,
Glads the fond eye and animates the heart.
From, the Mobile Register,
ELI A LEE.
[A Song of the Southern Land.}
BT JULIA.—DBBICATED TO JENNY LIND.
Lay her where the wood-vine clingeth
I o the dark Magnolia tree ;
Where the breeze low music bringeth
From the bosom of the sea ;
With a sorrowful devotion
Lay her where sweet vialots be—
NV here the leaves keep gentle motion
To the breathing of the sea.
There, there lay her,
There, there leave her.
Our fair Ella,
Our young Ella,
Our lost Ella,
Ella Lee!
Ever blooming as the summer,
Ever humming like the bee,
We believed her some bright comer
From the land where souls are free.
Oh, she wai so sweet and holy,
Mortal ne’er could lovelier be,
And she left us bright and slowly
As the sun-set leaves the sea !
Yes, we’ve lost her,
Ever iost her,
Our sweet Ella,
Our fair Ella,
Our young Ella,
Ella Lea!
Lay her where the long grass aweepeth
On the bark of many a tree—
Where the lonely willow weepath,
Like a mourner b> the sea.
She was lovely, she was gentle,
As all gifted spirits be ;
Folded in a linen mantle,
ne»r the sighing sea!
We have left her,
Sad’ly left her,
Our fair Ella,
Our young Ella,
Our last E'ia,
Elia Lee!
THE WORLD IS BRIGHT BEFORE THEE.
BY FITZ GREEN HALLECK.
The world is bright before thee,
its summer flowers are thine;
Its calm blue sky is o’er thee —
Thy bosom virtue’s shrine ;
And thine the sunbeam given
To nature's morning hour,
Pc re, warm, as when, from heaven,
It burst on Eden’s bower.
Then* is a song of sorrow—
The death-dirge of the gay—
That tells ere dawn of morrow
Thea* charms may fade away;
That sun’s bright beam Le shaded,
That sky be blue no more
The summer flowers be faded,
And youth’s warm promise o’er.
Believe t not: though lonely
Thy evening home may be—
Though beauty’s bark can only
Float on a sumiin r sea ;
Though time thy bloom is stealing,
There’s st-II beyond his art,
The wild flower wreath of feeling—
The sunbeam of the heart.
THE DAYS THAT ARE NO MORE !
SV TKNNITON.
Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean ;
Tears firm the depth of some divine despair,
Rise in ths heart, and gather to the eyes.
In looking on the happy Aut-mn fields,
And thinking on the days that are no more.
Frosh as the first beam glittering on a sail,
That brings our friends up from the underworld.
Sad a* the las. which reddens over one
That sinks withail we leva below the verge;
So sad, so fresh the days that aren) more.
Ah sad and atrange ai in dark summer dawns,
The aarl est pipe of half awakened birds,
To dying ears, when unto (lying eyes,
The casement slowly grows a glimmering square;
So sad, sc strange the days that are no more.
Dear as remembered kisses after death,
And sweet as those by hopeless fancy feigned
On lips th it are for others ; deep as love,
Deep us first love and wild with all regret;
O death in Life, the days that are no more.
TO-MORROW.
Whste’er the grief 1 hat dims the eye,
Wliate’er the caute of sorrow,
We turn us to the weeping >ky,
And say we*ll smile to-morrow ;
And when from those we love, we part,
From hope we comfort borrow,
And whisper to our aching heart,
We’ll meet again to-morrow.
But when to-merrow comes, ’tis still
An image of to-day ;
Still tears our heavy eye-lids fill,
Still mourn we those away ;
Anti when that morrow, too, is past,
(A yester lay of borrow,)
Hope, smiling, cheats us to the last
With visions of to-morrow.
I 1 "- -- - -!- .'■!.■ " 1 11 ■ *
WM H. UNDERWOOD & J. W. H
UNDERWOOD,
WILL PRAUTICK LAW in the Counties
of the Cher< kee Circuit, (except Dade).
They will both personally attend nil the Courts. J.
W. H. Undkrwood will attend the Courts of Jack
wn and Habersham counties of the estern Circuit.
Bo’h will atttand the sessions of the Supreme Court
at Cassville and Gainesville. All business entrusted
to them will be promptly and faithfully attended to.
Office next door to Hooper A Mitchell, “ Buena
Vi-ta House,” Rome, Ga., at which place one or
b>th will always be found, except absent on proles
onal business. jn26-w3m
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
LOST, on the 6th inst., somewhere
between the Franklin House, in Augusta
and the city ot Charleston, a small Calf
skin r'i»< KEV BOOK, containing the following de
i scribe.! Notes, as near as can be recollected :
One note for SSOO, dated 17th Aug., 1830. payable
one day after date, signed by Woolen, Barks.tale «&
Co.;
One note for S2OO, dated 17th Aug., 1850, one day
after date, signed by illtam Quinn ;
One note lor $53, dated December 20, 1849, one
day afterdate, signed oy D B. Dalits;
I One note for sls, dated Jan 1, 1860, due Oct. 1,
1650, signed by D. B Dal is;
One note for $39, dated April 12, 1849, due Oct.
1, 1849, signed by D. B. Dalits;
One n<»ie for SA), J tied March 25, 1848, due Dec.
25, 1848, signed by J. H Waltos;
One note tor $27. dated Feu. 18. 1850, one day afi
ter date, signed by B. W illi- and Gilford Pullen ;
One note tor 8359, dated Jan. 1, 1851, due Dec.
25, 1851, signed by M. And res;
One note for $164, dated April 15, 1850, due Oct.
> 1, 1850, signed by M Andres;
1 Two notes one tor $7 SU, the other for $5,874, da
ted Aug. 27, 1847,0ne dty alter date, signed by M .
Andres;
One note lor S6O, dated Jan. 1, 1848, due 25tb
Dec , 1848. signed by N. G. Barksdale;
One note for $59, dated Sept. 18, 1850, one day
after date, signed by A. Leseueuer ;
One nctekir $25, dated Jan. 1, 1843, one day as
ter date,signed by B. W. Sayre;
Oue note for $75, dated Oct. 20, 1849, one day
t after date, signed by B. W. Sayre;
One note for S6O, dated Aug. 13, 1850, due 25th
Dee., 1850, signed by L. Psaimonda;
One nceipt given by Walker di Bradford for a
note on Win. Moas for sl6l 90, given March 20,
IMA
The public are hereby cautioned against trading
for any of said notes, and those pereons who made
them are hereby notified not to |wy them to any per
son but the undersigned. Any person finding them
shall have the above reward, and any infoimaiion
given iup so that lean gel them will be thankfully
received. Address either this office or.
tell-dl«&w4 D. M. MOSS. Petersburg. Geo.
DRUGS FOR SALE.
OWING TO HIS ILL HKALTH. the sub
scriber wishesUdtsp.iseo: hi-s Stock of DRUGS
and MEDICINES. He has a small stock, pur
chased entirely from the well known house of Philip
Schietfeltn & Co., of New York, which fact alone is a
sufficient guarantee lor the purity of the Medicines.
1 Any cne wishing to engage in the business, will find
1 this a good opening and Iwi it dispose ot my Stock on
1 better terms than the same articles can be laid down
1 here if purchased elsewhere. Any communication
1 addressed to me at Barnesv tile, Ga., w1! be prompt-
1 ly attended to. J. s. DODGE.
Barnesville, Feb. 20, 15 51. fe23*w4*
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GAY’S COMPOUND EXTRACT OF
CANCH ALAGUA.
< CALIFORNIA PLANT, of rare virtues,
-2 w possessing in a hig b degree ail the medicinal
properties of Sarsapanl'.a. a certain preventive and
core for consumption, coughs, colds, lufiuenza, as:h
ma. tufiimtuaiion, fever and ague, levers in general,
bilious complaints, aervous affections, gout, rheuma
tism. neuralgia, scroiula, dyspepsia, debility, liver
complaint, indige-Aiou. and all diseases originating in
• constu ation of bowels or imj urities ot the blood,
or which tend to enervate the system. It gives tone
> to the digestive organs, and is remarkable for hs ani
mating. strengthening and restoring properties. It is
also infallible in all diseases peculiar to feiualse
The proprietors have numerous testimonialaof the
e highest character, in favor of its great superi«ity
r over every other preparation of the day, which can
be area at the office of the EMPIRE COMPANY,
59 v oydra.s street, and 138 Fallon street, N. Y .
For sale, Wholesale and Retail by W. H. Terr,
Rulst A Co., Augusta, Ga.
FOR SALE OR RENT,
A PLKASANT DWELLING in the
• Kttjl vliage of Clarksville, suitable tor a small
tamtly. It will be ©old. ar leased by the year, or for
the Summer months, upon reaeorac-le ter ax*. Apply
to the subscriber at Clarksv-.Je, Ga.
w3O-lawdUels JOHN R. STANFORD.
OUR SERIES OF PICTURES FROM REAL LIFE.-NO. 7
O-
EMBRACING ILLUSTRATED TALES, SKETCHES, ESSAYS, &c.
w 'l *
Prpiite iM'
LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT.
- jr—..— iTTr«n.-)^i—TTMT , CT , n»' u 1-——W i
From Arthur's Home Gatelle.
CONFESSIONS.
OF A HOUSEKEEPER.
BY. MRS. JOHN SMITH.
NO. IV.
LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT.
* The oil’s out, mum,’ said Kitty, pushing
her head into the room where 1 sat sewing.
‘ It can’t be, Kitty,’ I replied
‘ Indade, mum, and it is. There isn’t the
Tull of a lamp lef,’ was the positive answer.
‘ Then, what have you done with it ? ’ said
1, in a firm voice. *lt isn’t four days since a
gallon was sent home from the store.’
• Four days! It’s more nor a week, mum! ’
‘ Don’t tell me that, Ki ty,’ I replied, firmly :
for I know better. I was out on last Mon
day, and told Brown to send us home a gal
lon.’
‘ Sure and it’s burned, mum, thin! What
else could go with it ? ’
‘lt never was burned in our lamps,’ said I
in answer to this. ‘ You’ve either wasted it,
or given it away.”
At this Kitty, as in honor bound, became
highly indignant, and ndulged in certain im
pertinences which 1 did not feel inclined to
notice.
Bur, as the oil was ail gone, and no mistake ;
and, as the prospect of fitting in darkness was
not, by any means, an agreeable one—ihe on
ly remedy was to order another gallon
Something was wrong; that was clear. The
oil had never been burned.
That evening myself and hssband talked
over the matter, and both of us came to the
conclusion, that it would never do. The evil
must be remedied. A gallon of oil must not
again disappear in four days.
‘ Why,’ laid ray husband, ‘ it ought to last
us ai least a week and a halt/
‘ Not quite io long,’ 1 replied. *We burn a
gall n a week.’
‘ Not fairly, I’m inclined to think. But four
days is out of all conscience ’
1 readily assented to this, adding some tri to
remark about the unconscionable wastefulness
of domestics.
On the next morning, as my husband arose
from bed. he shivered in the chilly air, saying
as he did so
‘ That girl’s let the fire go out again in the
heater! Isn’t it too bad? This thing hap
pens now every little while. I’m sure I’ve
said enough to her about it. There’s nothing
wanted but a little attention.’
‘lt is too bad. indeed,’ I added.
‘ There’s that fUhy smell again ! ’ exclaimed
Mr. Smith ‘ What can it be ? ’
• Fishy smell ! So there is.”
‘ Did you get any mackerel from the store
yesterday ? ’
* None.’
‘ Perhaps Kitty ordered some ? ’
* No. I had a ham tent home, and told
her to have a slice of that broiled for break
fast ’
• I don’t know what to make of it. Every
now and then that smell comes up through tho
register—particular!f in the morning. I’ll bet
a sixpence there’s some old fish tub in the
eeller of which she’s made kindling/
‘That may be it/ said I.
And. for want of a be ter reason, we agreed
for the time being, upon that hypothesis.
At the end of another four days, word c*me
up that our best sperm oil, for which we paid
a dollar and forty cents a gallon, was out again.
‘lmpossible !’ I ejaculated.
‘ But it is. mum,’ t-aid Kitty. * There’s not
a scrimption lef:—not so much as the full of a
thimble ’
4 You must be mistaken, Kitty. A gallon of
oil has never been burned in this house in lour
days.’
• We burned the other gallon in four days,’
said Kitty, with provoking coolness. ‘The
evenings are very long, and we have a great
many lights. There’s (he parlor light, and the
passage light, and (he—”
• It’s no use for you to talk,’ Kitty,’ I replied,
interrupting her. *No use in the world. A
gallon of oil in four days has never gone by
fair means iu this house. So dun’t try to
make me believe it—lor I won’t. I’m too old
a housekeeper for that.’
Finding that I was not to be convinced,
Kitty became angry, and said smothing about
her not being a • thafe.’ I was unmoved by
this, however ; and told her. with as much
sternness of manner as I coul 1 assume, (bat 1
should hold her responsible for any future
waste of the article; and that if she did not
feel inclined to remain < m such terms, she had
better go.
‘•Dade, thin, and I’ll go to onst,’ was the
girl’s spir ted answer.
• Very well, Kitty. You are your own mis
tress in this respect,* said I. coolly. ‘ I’m not
in the least troubled about filling your place;
nor feanul of getting one who will waste a
gallon of oil in four days.’
Kitty retired from my presence in high in
dignation, and I fully expected that she would
desort my house forthwith. But, no; unlike
so me others of her class, she knew when sh»*
haJ a good place, and had sense enough to
keep it as long as she could stay.
In due time she cooled off, and 1 heard no
more a‘>out her getting another place.
•Th’erxi’a that fishy smell again!’ exclaimed
mv hi.’•band, a* he arose ep in bed one morn
ing, a i/av er two afterwards, and snufled the I
air. 'Aud, x• I hve, the fire in the heater is all
out again ' i’ll have some light on this subject, ’
see if I don’t ’
And he sprung upon the floor, at th© same ‘
time hurriedly putting on his dressing gown
and a pair of slippers.
‘Where are you going?’ said I, seeing him
moving towards the door.
‘To find out where thia fishy smell comes
from,’ he replied, disappearing as he spoke.
In about five minutes Mr. Smith returned.
‘Well, if that don’t beat all !* he exclaimed, as
he re entered the chamber.
‘What?’ 1 very naturally inquired.
•I’ve found out all about that fishy smell,' said
he.
•What about it?’ Where does it come
from ?’
•You wouldn’t guero in a month of Sun
days! Well, this is a great world ! Live and
learn ’
•Explain yourself, Mr. Smith. I’m all impa
tience.*
•1 will, and in a few words. The fire wm
out in the heater.'*
•Yes.’
‘And I very naturally took my way down to
where 1 expected to find oar lady at work in
the re-kindling process.’
•Well V
‘Sure enough there she was. kindling ths
fire wi h a vengeance.’
‘With what ?’ 1 asked. ‘With a venge
ance ?’
•Yes. with a vengeance to my pocket. She
had the oil can in her hands, and was pouring
its contents freely into ths furnace, in order to
quicken combustion. I aow understand all
about this fishy smell.’
■And I all ab« ut the remarkable disappear
ance of a gallon of oil in four days. Kindling
the fire with dollar and forty cent oil.*
‘Even so!’
•What did you say to her, Mr. Smith ?'
‘Nothing. But 1 rather think she’ll not
want me to look at her again, the buzzy !’
•K ndhng fire with my best sperm oil! Well,
I can't g’et over that.’
Something in this wi<e I continued to ejacu
late, now and then, until my astonishment fairly
wore itself out.
1 didn't consider it worth while to say any
thing to Kitty when I went downstairs, think
ing it best to le?the look my husband spoke of,
do its work. By the w y. I don’t much won
der that she was frightened at his look—for he
can—But 1 forgot -1 am speaking of my hus
band. and he might happen to read this.
Os course. Kitty’s days in my house were
numbered. No faith was to be placed iu a
creature who cou’d so shamefully destroy a
useful article placed in her hands. If she
would bu-n up the oil, it wjh bat fair to infer
that she would as remorselessly make way with
other things. So 1 parted with her. Sne
begged me to let her stay, and made all sorts of
promises. But I was immoveable.
Whether I bettered myself in the change, is
somewhat doubtful.
As Extraordinary Cask. —One of the
most extraordinary cases we have ever heard
of occurred at the corner of Orleans and
Bourbon streets. A Madam David, who three
weeks since was delivered ot three boys, was
yesterdty tnornmz delivered of the fourth.
Ad of them are alive and doing well, but the
mother is lying very low.—.V. O. Crescent,
lllkuut.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1851.
POLITICAL ~
Letter from Mr. Clay.
Washimghom, Feb, 13th, 1851.
Gentlemen l have received with more than
ordinary pleasure, the invitation which you
did me the honor to transmit, to attend the
celebration of the Birthday of Washington,
by the friends of the Union at Macon. To
no place in the States would 1 go if 1 could
on cuch an occasion, with more satisfaction
than to Macon; with no friends of he Union,
any where would I mere gladly mite than with
those, who shall assemble nt Macon, in (eeiiags
at d demonstrations of joy and gratulations
for the safety of the Union. To that safety,
Georgia has greatly and gloriously contrib
uted.
Os the Compromise of the last session of
Congress, I think, it may be justly said, as it
was said by Washington of the Constitution
itself—
“ That it will meet the full and entire appro
bation of every State is not, perhaps, to be
expected; but each will doubtless consider
that, had i or interest alone been consulted, the
consequences might have been particularly
disagreeable or injurious to others; that it is
liable to as few exceptions as could reasonably
have been expected, we hope and believe;
that it may promote the lasting welfare of that
country, so dear to us all, and secure hei
freedom and happiness, is our most ardent
wish ”
Upon the adjournment of Congress, after
the last session, when the calm udgruent of
the people was to be passed upon the Com
promise, all eyes were turned © Georgia, and
all hearts palpitated with intense anxiety as to
her decision. Ultraism had concentrated its
treasonable hopes upon that decision. I knew
manly of her eminent citizens, their patriotism
and their devotion to the Union. I knew the
manly and decided course taken by her Rep
resentatives in Congress, of both parlies. At
long h Georgia announced her deliberate judg
ment. It was worthy of her, and her eminent
position in the confederacy. It diffused inex
pressible joy among ihe friends of the Union,
throughout the who e length and breadth of the
land. It crushed the spirit of discord, disunion
and civil war.
Gentlemen, it requires only perseverance,
concert and co operation, among the friends of
the Union, to secure the fruit of the great
victory which has been won. Whatever oth
ers may do, for myself, I am firmly reso’ved
never to cast tny vote fvr any man whose fidel
ity to the Union admits of the least doubt.
I regret sircerely that my public duties here
restrain me from accepting your invitat on.
1 am your friend and obedient servant,
11. Clay.
To Messrs. A. H. Chappell, James A. Nisbet,
James W. Armstrong, Samuel Hall, 8. T.
Chapman and Robert 3. Lanier.
Letter from Howell Cobb.
Was auro 1 on, Feb. 17, 1851.
Gentlemen :— My public duties will detain
tno in Washington until the close of the eva
sion. It will therefore be out of my power to
be personally present at your proposed cele
bration of the 22d of February, though in
spirit and heart 1 shall bo with you, prepared
to give to the nobie canto Hi you are
engaged, the pledge of an honest heart and
an untiring spirit.
You are happy in the selection of a day pe
culiarly appropriate to the object of your as
semblage. lL»w could the descendents of our
revolutionary fathers more autly exhibit their
reverence for the memory of the father of his
country, than by dedica’ing i s return to solemn
counsellings, for the preservation and perpat
uity of that inestimable Union, purchased by
their b'ood and transmitted to us a* out proud,
est and richest legacy 7 If the immortal spirit
of that venerated s go, could again put on i’s
mortality and move in our midst what cou'd
be more grateful to bis feelings than to witne*s
the consecration of his own birthday to the
cause of that noble Union which he hoped
might be perpetual.
A few months since and the strongest hearts
were appalled wi h the dangers which threat
ened the integrity of the Republic. A ques
tion involving the most dangerous issue which
can ever arise iu our country, was rapidly di
viding the people of the Union into sectional
organizations—thus driving the old ship of
slate with fearful velocity upon almost certain
destruction.Thecontest in our own state arising
out of ihisqucstioii is ytl fresh in the recollection
of our people, it was warm and spirited, ex
hibiting the fact that there existed in the public
mind a due appreciation es the momentous
consequences involved in its decision. 1 trust
that the lessons of wisdom which it inculcated
will not soon be forgotten, and that the benefi
cial results which the triumph of just and con
stitutional principles then promised to the
country, will be fully realized in the future his
tory of the Republic. Whether or not this
just at.d well founded hope is destined to a
realization or disappointment, is entirely de
pendent upon the wisdom and fir nness of those
who have participated in bringing about the
present pro-p- rous and happy stale es public
affaire.
The dangers which so universally threaten
ed a few months ago, the peace and quiet of
the country, involving the very existence of
the Union, have been avoided and turned
aside; but it would be a criminal blunder to
suppose that (hey have beenentire'y overcome
and destroyed. 3o 1 »ng as the causes which
brought about these dangers shall continue to
exist, sj long will the duty of the watchful sen
tinel remain to be performed. So long as the
fiendish spintof fanaticism is found warring up
on the Cona.itutiori, aud the disunionist is at
temptiug to poison the hearts of the people
wi.b a spirit of hatred to the Union of our
fathers, so long will the ot ligition rest upon
all true friends ©f the Union to unite their
hands an I hear sin defending acommon coun
try from the treasonable assaults ot a common
enemy.
it requires only a brief reference to the past,
1 and a glance at the future, to satisfy any can-
I did and intelligent mind, that these elements
, of danger are yet in existence to be met and
overcome, as they may from time to time de
i velope themselves to the cj untry. A sectional
■ majority had threatened by the exerc su ol a
: disputed power, to trample upon the coustitu
! tional rignta of the minority. The people of
I the South declared that there existed no con
; stitutional power in this Government to ex
! elude them from the free and equal pxrticipa-
■ non of ths territory acquired by tne joint blood
and treasure of the whole country. Whilst a
. Northern majority threatened a disregard of
I this constitutional right, a threat which they
proposed to execute by tba passage of that
odious inea*ure. familiarly known to thecoun
1 try as the Wilmot Proviso—the South also
demanded the execution of a voluntary obli
gation assumed by ’heir Northern brethren
to deliver to us our fugrive slaves, who might
©scape, or be enticed into the nen-slavehold
mg States. This demand had long been ne
g.acted, until the obligation itself was felt, in
many portions of the country, to be an un
meauiHg clause o! the Constitution. These
were the elements of distraction which were
so rapidly loosening tne bonds that held to
i gether our Union, aud every patriotic heart in
the land watched with the intensetl anxiety
the progress of that long and arduousstruggle,
wmeh was to decide these momentous issues.
That decision wa- made —the wisdom, intelli
gence aud patriotism of the country were found
adequate to the task which tne emergency
created. Iu the series of adjustment measures
pas ed at (be last session of Congress on the
various branches of the slavery question, is
found the record ot a fair, just and honorable
setilemenl of tins alarming question.
It only now needs to be considered Unal,
and then, will 1 grant, that the danger is en
tirely over, and the Republic is sa'e, Bui un
fortunately ior tne future peace and quiet of
the coun ’ry, this settlement is not regarded in
that light by a large portion of the people.
At the North, a clamor ha-been raised lor the
repeal ot the fugitive slave law, by that rest
less and fanatical crew, whose hostility to the
South and her institutions has rendered (hem
proverbially infamous in the estimation of ail
g?od cir.zeu-. But the abolitionists do uol
content themselves with a demand for the re*
peal of tins part ot the compromise. They
denounce the whole settlement as abase sur
render (o the demands of the South, and in
the continued agitation of the question of
slavery, seek the destruction of me Union
because that Union guard- and protects the
Seutn by its censutatioual provisions, ia the
undisturbed enjoy memos its peculiar instita-
■ nous. 1 speak of the opponents of tbissetUe
-1 ment at ths North, as aboiiuomstx, as 1 do not
r ’ feel disposed to discriminate between the open
and avowed abolitioniita, and that class of
I mongrel politicians who sympathize with their
treasonable sentiments, but decline from mo
tives of policy to wear their outward livery.
In the South, the spirit of opposi'ion to
these adjustment measures, is equally violent
and determined, it is unnecessary for the
purpose of his investigation, to look beyond
the limits of our own State In the canvass
of last year is found abundant evidence of tho
tru h of the proposition. Tho tone of the
public press, and the impassioned addresses of
public speakers, exhibited the fierce and vio
lent opposition of a portion of our citizens
to tho Compromise measures. If all other
means were denied to us of measuring the
extent of their opposition, we might form
some estimate of its controlling influence, in
view of the facithatit surrendered their party
relationships, and drove the advocates of re
pudiation both of their party and their priuci-
I pies. It requires deep-rooted feeling and
I unswerving fixedness of purpose to produce
such results.
In the organization of “The Southern
Rights’ Party” ol Georgia, we B ee the truth of
he statement here made—a sectional organi
zaiioa based upon sectional feelings and views,
and having its origin in a spirit of hostility to
he hte action of the Government on the sub
iec: of slavery. Those citizens who have
united in this movement, repudiate all nation
al alliances as dangerous in their tendency, and
incompatible with the successful defence of
Southern lights and honor. They profess to
regard the Compromise measures as violative
of the spirit, if not the le:ter of the Constitu
tion, nor do they hesitate to avow that in the
adoption of those measures, the rights and
honor of the South have been disregarded and
trampled upon. It would be an unju»t impu
tatiOD upon their spirit and patriotism to sup
pose tha. they intend to yield a faithful ac
, jeiesc hr v.’hich they regard as so
unjust and dishonorable to .hem. In truth
their very organization into a sectional par y,
thereby withdrawing themselves from their
former parly association, accompanied with
the charge of bad faith upon their Northern
associates, who have stood true and firm to the
National pledge, eujht to be considered as
ample notice to all intelligent men, of their
determination not to acquiesce in the action of
Congress. With some, the avowal is openly
made with a boldness worthy of a better cause,
whilst others would fain conceal their ulti
mate purposes in the hope of enticing into their
ranks a portion of the honest and sincere
friends of the Union upon the basis of the
late Comproi ise. With what effect, it re
mains yet to be seen.
The professions of this “Southern Rights
Party,” are strangely inconsistent with their
position and known sentiments They pro
claim to the country their attachment and devo
tion to the Union, and in some instances claim
to be its only true friends. Is it not too strong
a demand upon our credulity to ask of us to
put confidence in these professions ? Whence
originates their love of the Uuion ? Is it in
the wrongs and injuries it inflicts upon them
—in the humiliation and disgrace they feel in
submitting to its laws and Government?
They either deceive themselves, or seek to
impose upon others. I hold it to be impos
sible for any true hearted man to feel love and
devotion for a Government, which in his judg
ment oppresses and dishonors him. Let every
man in ihe South imbibe the passions and pre
judices of these peculiar friends of the Union,
and it may be pertinently asked, How long
will the Un ; on wi hstand the assaults of its
enemies ? With whom do the Southern
R'ghts men of Georgia sympathise in their
political associations? Beyond the limits of
their own section, they know no friends wor
thy of their confidence and alliance It is their
pride and boast that they form no political as
sociation with any of our Northern brethren
—the North presents no material for party or
ganization sound and honest enough io com
mand their respect and induce their alliance
In connexion with this view of the subject, it
is appropriate to the day and occasion of your
assemblage, gentlemen, to ask of our country
men to hearken to the voice of the father of his
country as it rises from the tomb, warning
them against the dangerous and des’ructive
tendencies of sectional organizations, and the
men who would seek through them to instil
into the hearts of the people, enmity against
the Union of their revolutionary fathers.
All the amypathy of the Southern Rights
Party of Georgia are with sectional men, sec
tional issues and sectional associations. It
aspires not to the more enlarged basis of a na
tional organization. In a s ster State the same
issue is presented, in a bolder and more start
ling proposition. There, (he object of immedi
ate secession is prononunced in plain andexp’ic
it terms. A dissolution of the Union is re
garded as the only remedy that can be resort
ed to for exiting grievances It is urged up
on the people with all the power and eloquence
of her ablest men. Noone will deny the tide
of disunion sentiment is rolling with increas
ing volume through the entire limits of South
Carolina, needing only the alliance of a single
neighboring State to determine their policy
fur an immediate dissolution of the Union.
In view of this important condition of things
in a jiitnte, on our immediate bord***- 1 ,
-’wing as we do that all the «ymparies
of ibis Souihern Rights organization in our
own Stale are enlisted in the same cause, it
becomes the duty of wise and prudent men to
regard with anxious and jealous care its va
noui movements. The open disunionists of
South Carolina and the Southern Rights party
of Georgia entertain a common opinion on
the Compromise measures of the last session.
They both consider the action of the Govern
ment, in this respect, as violative of their rights
and honor, and consequently regard and ac
quiescence in them as humiliating arid dishonor
ing. The one demands an immediate disso
lution us the Union, as the only adequate rem
edy fur the wrong inflicted ; the other pursues
a milder and more politic course, with a con
sciousness that, in the end, a similar result wil
bo reached. Thus it is thst a feeling of hostil
ity to the Government is being diffused
through our State, preparatory to the occasion
which will justify an open avowal in favor ol
disunion
I have made this brief reference to the state
of public opinion in (he different sections of
the countr/ on the slavery question, for the
purpose of showing that ti e danger which so
lately threatened the Union, is not entirely
overcome, it brings to our consideration the
important inquiry—what is the true policy to
ho adopted by the friends of the Unien to avert
these dangers in the future? My own opinion
is, that the Union organization of Georgia, has
adopted (he true, safe and judicious policy.
You regard ihe late compromise measures as
the recognition of those great Constitutional
principles for which the South has always con
tended. In the repudiation of the Wilmot
Proviso, and the enforcement of the Constitu
tional obligation to deliver up fugitive slaves,
tue North hive given practical evidence of
their in ention to stand, in good faith, by the
Constitutional Union es their fathers—recog
nizing ana enforcing ail the rights guaran'ied
by that solemn compact tu their brethren of the
Buuth. Looking upon the bus sos that settle
ment as the recognition of sound Constitution
al principles, you propose to regard it as a final
disposition of past issues, and to require the
application of the same principle to any future
controversy that may arise out of the question
of slavery. I believe it is the only policy that
will give lasting peace and quiet to the coun
try. maintain the rights of the South and pre
serve the Union inviolate. In order that this
object may be effected, you tender your aid and
co-operation to your leliow-citizens of all sec
tion*. who agree with you in these views—thus
endeavoring to nnuethe friends of these mea
sures in a common eflort te su tain them
against the combined opposition of their ene
tni< s
The success of thi-’ move decides, in my
honest judgment, the fate of the Union. It may
be that there are friends of this settlement
whose opinions on other subjects are so an tag
on.stic to those of the great body of supporters
of the Compromise as to preclude the hope of
their co-operation ; b it it is true of a few only,
and the difficulties arising from this source will
not be of sufficient magnitude to encompass
the pith of the mass of those who are prepa
red to stand firmly upon the platform of this
settlement. Your success, gentlemen, is not
dependant, as some have idly supposed upon
the organization of a National Union Party.
It is a narrow view of the subject s® to regard
it. On the contrary, among the number of
those who have discountenanced the formation
of such a national party, are to be
found the names of many able and dis
tinguished men. who look to the success of the
Union organization in Georgia as deciar e of
the ultimate triumph of the great principle up
on which it is based. Your organization has
laid down a sound and patriotic principle— a
faithjut Adherence to the Compromite measures
of the latt testion of Congrest. It is your
platform—upon it you stand, and extend the
right hand of fe lowship to y ur fellow-citi
zens, wherever found, who are willing and
prepared to stand by your side and unite with
you in its maintenance and support. It mat
ters not to yr u whether the organization un
der which this priteiple triumphs be known as
the Union, or the Republican, or the Demo
cratic party, or by any other name It is the
tuccets of the principle, not the name of the par
ty, which engages your thoughts and enlists
your energies That you will be gratified in
the triumphant success of the principle I en
terrain no shadow of doubt. Be firm and
steadfast in your organization— true to the
pledge you have given—and a bril ianttnuraph
awaits your patriotic efforts in the cause of the
South and the I uion.
Trie Union organ zition of our State has
been violently assailed, the motives of its
friends and supporter* tradnced and misrepre
sented. This was to b- expected, and fur. ish
es satisfactory evidence that its power and in
fluence has already been felt by those whose
insidious assaults upon the Union have been ar
rested by it- Tne Union men of Georgia have
done much in the last six months for their coun
try,but their laborsare not yet over, and I trust
thev will not rest from taem until they have
made permanent the peace and quiet they have
so nobly contributed to bring about. I renew
to them the offer of my hand and my heart in
the good cause I am, with great respect, your
very ob’t. servant. Howell Cobb
Messrs. A H. Chappell and omers Com
miitee.
Men are always murmuring at the hardships
of this world, yet how they dread to leave
1U
ri ' The Alabama DisunionistSe
f J
r ; The Mobile Register continues in the fol
. ■ owing article, to deal its ponderous blows
upon the platform established by the disunion
* ists at their late Convention. The Register is
2 j unwilling to go before the paople of Alabama
I with such a platform :
3 i It is not to bo denied that the action of the
3 Montgomery Convention in recommending
3 I the secession > f Alabama from the Union, for
1 i past grievances, will meet the decided con-
* i demnation of at least three fourths of our
5 | people. There is not a county in the State in
r | which there can be said to be a majority in fa*
! , vor of such a course. The counties of Dallas.
1 Lowndes and Montgomery are the ones in
1 which disaffection is moat prevalent; they
alone sent anything like large ddljgations to
* the Convention ; and even there, it is well
known, that the majorities of the people are
I not only opposed to secession, but have taken
1 no active part in favor of the other modes of
Southern resistance. But eleven coun ies out
of the entire number could be induced even
to send delegates to Montgomery, and most
of were but partially represented. The
other forty one counties either looked with
distrust upon the movement, apprehending that
it had in view some such scheme as has been
developed, or felt an indifference towards it,
which argues a more decided and fatal oppo
sition.
The man must be struck with ‘judicial blind
ness’’ who is not awaro that the proposition
for secession can meet with no favor in this
Slate. It is even questionable if a majority
of the people are in favor oi the adoption of
the milder measure of resistance recommend
ed by the Southern rights party. But this
party, itself, has no where, except in one or
two small county precincts, shown any pref
erence for the doctrine of secession. The
great b&dy of those known as Southern Rights
men throughout the State have addt eased them
selves to other remedies and modes of reds
tance, none of which contemplate a dismem
berment of the Union for existing grievances.
While they have felt and denounced the un
constitutional and dangerous aggressions of
the General Government, and have apprehend
ed that there are greater evils in the future,
they have directed their efforts to the organi
zation of public sentiment, and the develope
ment of measures which may protect our in
stitutions, and enable us to regain and main
tain our equal position in the Confederacy.
This being the condition of public sentiment
in Alabama, is it not strange that the Conven
tion at Montgomery should have ventured to
put forth such a platform as is framed by their
resolutions ? If it had been intended as a mere
declaration of individu ‘.l sentiment it would
have been perfectly harmless and scarcely
worthy of notice. But it is put forth as a
Confession of Faith and a course of policy
lor the great Southern Rights party in the
State. In this light it becomes as important,
as its recommendations are injudicious and im
practicable. Against it as such we feel bound
to express our most decided opposition, and
we think it becomes the duty of the true friend
of the South every where to renounce the ac
tion, and condemn its recommendations.
Enthuisiasls and ultraists are the worst ene
mies of every cause. They take no counsel
from experience, observation or judgment,
but, followingthe blind instincts of individual
excitement, rush rashly forward to the accom
plishment of their unreasoned purposes, there
by bringing disaster upon themselves, and rid
icule and ruin upon the measures they would
promote. Such we think has been the injudi
cious course of the Montgomery Convention.
It has recommended, /«r the adoption of the
State, a measure which no reasonable mind can
believe will meet with the approval of ans thing
like a majority of the people,—that is, the se
ces?ion of Alabama, for past aggressions. This
they attempt to make the lest and shibboleth of
the Southern Rights party. To this Procrus
tean bed, as the Montgomery Advertiser well
observes, they would reduce or elongate all
its members. Does not every reflecting mind
see that this, instead of gaining strength to the
party, would rapidly make it 'small by degrees
and beautifully less We know it to be the
opinion of many of the best informed men in
our State, that not five thousand voters can be
found in favor ofsucha proposition.
Secession is regarded by the soundest judg
ments and coolest heads in the State—by in
deed the great mass of the people—as no re
medy for past evils and no security against fu
ture ones. Would it get back anything that
we have lost? Would it restore our rights in
California, or New Mexico, or Utah ? Would
it re-establish the Slave Trade in the District of
Columbia? Would it enforce the Fugitive
Slave Law, or stop fans ical discussions in
Congress or heal any of the breaches that have
been made in the Constitution ? How, then,
would it give ua any indemnity for the past?
As to the future, it would not increase our se
curities in any respect, leaving us standing
alone, without then, even the guaranties we
now have for the delivery of our slaves, and
all the other States incensed against us for our
parricidal dismemberment of the Confederacy
Secesiion, then, is no remedy—it his not the
I shape or presence of a remedy, it is but a
I desperate that of the blind Samson,
to tear doWU of the Conteoeracj,
that we may crush our enemies as well as our
selves beneath the ruins.
But the impracticable nature of the Mont
gomery recommendations is shown in another
respect. They propose, as preliminary to se
cession, that the Governor shall convene the
Legislature to elect delegates to the Southern
Congress Here aiso, they overreach them
selves Did not Governor Collier anno nice
last summer that he would not convene the
Legislature for such a purpose, unless it were
demanded by a majority of the people, and
they may rest assured that he will not do it
now. But if the Legislature were assembled,
is there the least likelihood that there would he
anything approaching a majority in either
branch in lavor of such a preliminary step lor
Secession ?
In case ihe Governor declines calling an
Extra Session, tho Convention advises the peo
p'e to hold an election in the Congressional
Dis'riels. for Delegates to the Southern Con
gress. This recoursj would be more ineffec
tual even than the other. Once let the ques
tion of secession, or no secession, go before
the people, and not a delegate in favor of a
dismemberment of the Union,/er wAoZ has now
been dene, could be elected from the State.
But the Southern congress itself is already a
failure. Georgia uttered her condemnation of
it. and any kindred scheme, last summer; the
Legislatures of North Carolina and Florida
have just adjourned, leaving propositions in its
favor to sleep the sleep of death upon their
tab'es; and, with the exception of South Ca
rolina and Mississippi, not a sing.'e Southern
State, will approve the measure.
These truths should have all been known to
the Montgomery Convention, and convinced
them of the utter impracticability of their re
commendations.
As to the duty of Alabama to secede in case
any other Southern Stalo does so, we deem it
unnecessary to say any thing specially, as that
proposition is covered by the considerations
we have already presented.
Such being the unwise and impolitic nature
of the Secession Platform presented by the
Montgomery Convention, it at once becomes
the duty of the Southern Rights Associations
and other true friends of the South, to repudi
ate us recommendations Unless this is dore
promptly the cause and this party will sink into
hopeless minority ; more injury will be done
by such indiscreet counsels, thau could be ac
complished by any other means ; and we shall
lose ail the salutary effects which may other
wise be produced by zealous and energetic ef
forts to organize against future aggressions
Le t us reject such ultra and Quixotic schemes,
and unite upon a broad, sou id and patriotic
platform upon which all the true friends of the
South, —the most ukra as well as the most con
servative, —can stand in firm phalanx i . resis
tance to any, the slightest further aggression.
To this all can come. Unless we are so united
it is worse thau a war upon windmills, to tilt
against the Union by sessions of the
islature, Southern Congresses, and the attemp
ted secession of a State four fifths of whose
people are so obstinate as not to countenance
the proposi ion.
“That Will Do.”—The foregoing are
the only words of commendaton with which
the Savannah Georgian nonces the bold, man
ly and patriotic Proclamation of President
Fillm >re> in regard to the Boston Nullifies.
Fhe President issues his Proclama ion urging
the law-abiding and well disposed citizens of
Boaton to support the laws, and calling upon
the civil and military officers to perform their
duty. He orders troops to Boston to put
down the violators of the law, and to arrest
all such offenders, their aiders or abetters ; all
who attend 9d or assisted said violators and
all who harbored or concealed such fugitives;”
and yet the only evidence of approba ion giv
en by one ol the leading Fire-Eating organs
in Georgia i« the simple announcement of
“That will do,” publiahe-J in brackets at the
close of the Proclamation! Now what can be
the meaning of all this ? Does any hones:
man pretend to suppose that this covert con
fession was not extorted from the Editor by
an overpowering sense of the firmness and
patriotism of tbe President ? If so, why did
he not have tbe manhood and the honesty to
come oat boldly under the Editorial head, and
give the President full and ample credit?
The truth is, these fire eating organs dislike
exceedingly to chronicle any th ng of the kind
They desire to see the Union dissolved ; and
therefore rejoice over every evidence of
abolit onism and injustice to the South, and
record with supreme reluctance every indica
tion of justice on the part of the North or the
Genera: Government Mr. Fillmore, however,
has been so prompt, so manly, and so patri
otic as to disarm opposition and ex ert
praises, even from his most inveterate enemies
The three words of commendation hi 1 away
by the Editor of the Georgian are equal to an
ordinary volume of fulsome adulation. It is
true, the manner in wh.ch they were inserted,
indicates a want of manliness which is rather
humiliating : still, ’he fact of their utterance
at all, is proof that the conscience of tne writer
must have stnng him like a scorpion in order
to extort the above declaration even in mono
syllables. — Jour k Mess.
Fiddlesticks —a word strongly expressive
of con empt. It crushes ail reply. Wnen a
lady once ssys “Fiddlesticks,” be is a bold man
who utters another word.
The Dominican Itepubiic,
|. A writer in the New York Journal of Com
merce furnishes the following interesting and
important information, in relation to the Re
-1 public of St. Domingo, in the island ol Hayti,
s “ The Island of St. Domingo formerly be
longed, the Eastern part to Spain, the estern
part to France. Under a low system of mor
ality, a considerable population of free people
e of color had sprung up in the French part of
? the Island, when the French revolution began,
r One of the early results of that revolution,
- was the decree of the Constituent Assembly
r of France, of the 15th May, 1791, declaring
i that men of mixed blood, of all shades, born
• of free persons, should be admissible to the
. colonial assemblies. This admission of free
i people of color to a political equality with
themselves, was resisted by the white inhabi-
' tants, who, rather than submit thereto, made
I proposals to Sir Adam Williamson, then Gov
ernor of Jamaica, to place the Island, or rather
the French part of it, under British protec
tion. Their propositions were accepted, and
a British force sent to occupy the posts of Jere
u i and St. Nicholas Mole. Santhonax, the
French commissioner, alarmed at ihe prospects
of the colony falling into the hands of Great
Britain, proclaimed the general emancipation
of all the slaves. This was followed by a coali
tion of the free people of color with the
blacks, to murder and drive out the whites.
The atrocities committed on tottering ago,
he pless infancy, and womanhood, have given
to the island a terrible interest.
The free people of color, who united with
and encouraged the blacks in their atrocities,
have since mst with their m rited punishment
in tho oppression, banishrrent and massacre
of which they have in turn become the vic
tims.
It is a great error, into which many have
fallen, to suppose that the inhabitants of the
Eastern or Spanish part of the Island had any
part in these scenes of vice and crime, and
which have rendered infamous the very name
of that beautiful Island. Those excesses were
confined entirely to the French part. The
Spanish part of the Island remained undisturb
ed, and, until 18*21, in quiet submission to
Spain, of whose colonies it was, in climate,
soil and mineral productions, perhaps the most
valuable,’hough most neglected. Overlooked
and neglected by the cabinet at Madrid, and
their only source of prosperity their commerce
with the other Spanish American colonies, be
ing cut off by the revolt of those colonies in
December, 18*21. the Dominicans declared their
independence of Spain, and hoisting the Co
lumbian flag, sent commissioners to ask admis
sion as one of the States of the Columbian
Republic. The Republic was at that time too
much engaged in the organization of its own
government at home to attend to the application
of the Dominicans. Spain, engaged with her
other colonies, left the Dominican revolution
ists to lhemselyeß. Boyer, then President of
Hayti, under pretence of marching to their as
sistance, took possession of the country. The
Dominicans, few in number and unprepared
for resistance, were compelled to submit, and
found that they exchanged the neglect and the
restrictive commercial policy of Spain for the
far more oppressive tyranny of (he b'.acks.
Under (his yoke they suffered till 1843. In
that year, driven by desperation, a few persons,
not over a hundred, rose in the night and took
possession of the principal gates of the city of
St Domingo. By the influence of some of
the foreign residents whose sympathies were
with them, aud went between them and the
Haytien garrison in the citadel, exaggerating
the numbers and strength, the garrison was in
duced to surrender before morning came to
disclose the weakness of the movement. As
fast as the unexpected news spread through
the country, ihe Dominicans flocked to the
standard of independence, drove out the Hay
tiens, and established a republican form ol gov
ernment-
The Dominican Republic contaius from
150,000 to 200,000 souls. The Haytiens num
ber from 800,000 to 1.000,000. The latter
admit no white person to hold any real estate,
or enjoy any ol the privileges of a citizen.
The former is essentially a white government,
with about tho same intermixture of other
blood as in the Spanish Main and Br azil. The
government always has been, and still is. in
:he hands of the whites. The immigration of
blacks is prohibited, and white colonists aro
invited by grants of lands, tho government
paying their expenses and subsistence t-ll es
tablished in their new homes.
The Dominicans have made repeated ap
plications to the United States to interfere, to
put an end to the invasions of the blacks
Learning that such an application had been
made, the English, to anticipate the tardy ac
tion of our slower moving government, prof
fered their mediation. The Dominicans, sus
picious of the negrophily of England, hesita
ted to accept the offer, lest their doing so
might afford a pretext for English influence to
compel thorn to submit to the black Emperor
Soulouque. The offer was therefore accepted,
only on the condition that the United Slates
and France should join m the mediation.
The ce’ebra ed society of the Mmii Jes
noirs,” was established hbout the commence
ment of the French revolution, for the purpose
of ameliorating the condition of the black
population in the .West Indies. Its leading
members were IfrissOl, Fatten, Mirabeau,
Claviere. Condorcet, and most distinguished of
all, the Abbe Gregorie. To their misdirected
zeal may be attributed all the crimes and hor
rors which have desohted the island of Santo
Mingo, reduced its inhabitants to a condition
of slavery far worse than that which itwis
proposed to improve, and plunged them again
into barbarism and idolatry.*
This society still exists in Paris, largely in
creased in members and influence, and acts in
concert wi h the Abolition Societies of Great
Britain and the United States. Adopting their
views of humanity—that it is much be ter that
the Haydens shou'd have undisputed posses
sion of the whole, than that the Island should
be divided between two constantly confiding
Governments. England and France have
been for some time endeavoring to procure
the submission of the Dominicans to Soulou
que. We have recently been informed that
this view of the subject has also been adopted
ny the Government of the United Stales, and
that a specia l agent is about to sail in the
Saranac to unite with the French and English
agents to accomplish this object.
If these rumors be true, and the Dominican
Republic should then be fused down into a
province of the Haytien Empire, past expe
rience plainly points out what will be the un
happy fate of its white inhabitants.
♦ Many of die blacks of Hayti have lapsed into
idolatry, worshipping e-rpents and other Fetishes
Rhode Island.—The General Assmbly of
Rhode Island adjourned on Saturday. Among
the bills which passed during the session
was one establishing a new apportionment in
the House of Representatives. By this bill
the number of members is increased from 69
to 72—the full limit of the constitution.
A long debate was held in the House on the
fugitive slave law, and a resolution introduced
directing the Attorney General to appear for
any person claimed as a fugitive slave, which
was rejected by a decided vote. Resolations
condemnatory to the fugitive slave law were
laid on the tibia.
An act authorising the city of Providence
to loin its credit to the Plainfield Railroad
Compay, was passed by decided majorities in
both houses.
A committee of the House, appointed to in
vestigate certain charges of attempted bribery,
in connexion with the late election for U. S
Senator, reported in Saturday, the day of
adjournment. It was to the effect that a con
siderable sum of money had been offered to
eight Democratic members of the Assembly to
vote for one of the Whig candidates. Two Sen
a’ors and one Representative testified that direct
offers had been made, but neither of them
would divclose the inan who made the propo
sition. One of them said he took an oath not
to disclose the name, and another that he was
under an honorableoohgation not to make the
disclosure
No action on the report was had in the
House, but in the Senate the whole matter
was referred to a select committee, with power
to send for persons and papers, and with
leave to sit in the recess.— Com Ado.
Rhode Island Democratic Nominations
The following nomination of candidates for
the State election in Rhode Island was made
by the Democratic State Convention on
Thursday last, viz : P lilip Allen for Govern
or ; Wm. Beach Lawrence for Lieutenant
Governor ; Asa Cotter lor Secretary of State;
Waller S Burges for Attorney General ;
Edwin Wilbur, for General Treasurer.
Welcome B Sijleswas nominated so" Con
gress in the Eastern Congressional district,
and Benjamin B. Thurston in the Western
District.
Connecticut.—The Democratic State Con
vention, held at Hartford on Wednesday, re
nominated the present State officers for re
election.
The Whig Congressional Convention met
on the same day and nominated Charles
Chapman as their candidate for Representative
in Congress from the First District. James J.
Babcock has been nominated for Representa
tive to Congress from the Second District.
The W’big nominations for S ate officers
are. Lafayette 3. Foster, for Governor; Green
Kendrick, for Lieut. Governor; Roger H.
Mi ls, for Secretary of State; Thomas Ctarke,
for Treasurer, and Selah Strong, for Comp
troller.
The election takes place on the first of April.
The Legislature of North Caro.ina, which
adjourned on the 29. h ult,, passed over three
hundred acts and resolutions incorporated
thirteen plank road companies, eight turnpike
companies, two navigation and two river im
provement companies, three Railroad, four
mining and four m inufacturing companies,
one canal, two new Banks, four saving insti
tutions, and s.x male and tnree female acade
mies, and increased ihe Banking capital of the
State $1,1U0,000 An act authorizing an ag
ricultural, geological, and mineralogical sur
vey of the State, was also passed, and another
for the revision of the statutes.
The State vs George J. Bulloch.—His
Honor Judge Jackson ha« overruled the mo
tion of defendant’s coun?el for a new trial.
Exceptions to the decision have been filed and
the case will be taken up to the Supreme
Court, at Hawkinsville, in June next.— Sav.
VOL.LXV—NEW SERIES VOL.XV---NO 9-
Business toos.
, ToFrofessional&BusinessMen.
'I PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESSCARpS, net
1 exceeding six lines, will be inserted under this Dead
at the rate of $lO per annum. Cards exceeding six
’ lines, will be charged pro rata perline.
f - ... .
TUtornies anil Solicitors.
P. G. ARRINGTON,
ATTORNEY AT LA W,
AND NOTARY PUBLIC,
Oglethorpe, Macon county, Georgia.
yy Office at Oglethorpe.
dll-wly -
Wm. Gibson. | Jbssb M. Jones.
GIBSON & JONES,
ATTORN BYS AT LA W.
WARRENTON, GEO.,
Will practice in .lithe counties of the North
ern and Columbia. Washington and Jefferson, ol
the Middle Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the
Stateof Georgia. ap9-wly
Jos. B. Jones. | Malcom D. Jones
J. B. &. M. D, JONES,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
WAYNESBORO’, GEORGIA.
ja3l-wiy
~ JOHN L. KIRKPATRICK’
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
o 4 Way uesboro, Georgia,
CHAPLEY R. STROTHER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
g'-j- Practices in the Northern Circuit. Ail business
will receive prompt and efficient attention.
53* Office at Lincolnton. Ga. je2B-tf
Linton Stephens, ) J.L.Bibd.
STEPHENS A IIRD,
ATTORNIES AT LAW,
CRAWFORDVILLE, GA.
in all the Counties ofthe North,
eru circuit. jyl6-ly*
JASPER N. DORSEY,
ATTORNEY AT LA W,
Dahlonega, Georgia.
V?- Will attend toall Professional business entrust
ed to him in the Cherokee Circuit, and in Habersham
county, ofthe Western Circuit.
Rbterknces —Messrs. Hays Bowdre, Dr. NN m
H. Turpin, Augusta; Hon. C. Dougherty, Athena,
James Law, Gainesville; Smith & Walker, and J.
NV. Grady, Dahlonega. fcl4
N. G. A A. G. FOSTER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
TV The undersigned are still engaged in the prac
tice of Law.
Office at Madison, Morgan County, Gm
All businessentrustedtothem, will meet with prompt
acd efficient attention. N. G. FOSTER,
fe29-tf A. G. FOSTER.
ffl.-EAS os. Bebbien, | John T. Shewmake.
BERRIEN A SHEWMAKE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
MIDDLE DISTRICT; GEORGIA.
gjy Office at Waynesboro, Burk, county, Geo.
t,. C. SIMPSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ATLANTA.. ■ • GEORGIA.
Willpromptly attend toall busincssentrusted
|ohis care- f29-ly
G. PUTNAM,
ATTORNEY AT L AW,
Warrenton, Georgia. ap!3-ly
EDWARD H. POTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NVARRENTON ... GEORGIA.
Jj" Willcoatinue to practicein Warren, Hancock,
Wilkes, Taliaferro, and all of the counties of the
Northern Circuit, and Columbia, Jefferson and
Washington of the Middle.
Refer to Tbreewitts, Hudson & Shivers; C. C
Cody & Co., Warrenton. ja2o
BURCH A TILLEY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
NEWNAN, GA.,
Will practice in the counties of the Coweta Cir
cuit, and the Supreme Court al Macon and Decatur;
R. S. Burch. John M. Tilley.
mhl7-wly
JOHN R. STANFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LA W,
Clarkesville.. Ga.
Wil) practice in the countiesof Clarke, Frank
lin, Habersham, Lumpkin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Union
Murray and Gwinnett, and in the PederalCircuit
Court for Georgia. I7v
BOBERT HESTER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Elberton Georgia*
WILL practice in the counties cf Elbert,
Wilkes, Lincoln, Oglethorpe, Madison and Franklin.
my22-ly
11l J a J
SAMUEL ELBERT KERR.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
TV Will practice in the several counties es the
Middle Circuit.
£7* T —he found at the
Store of Kerrs & Hope. 024
JAMES G. GOULD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Augusta, - Georgia,
COMMISSIONER FOR MASSAC HU SETTS AND
CONNECTICUT,
Will practice in the several counties of the Mid
dle Ciuuit. Office over P. A. Moise’s Drug
Store. n2O
JOHN K. JACKSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Augusta, Georgia*
O’ Office in Front Room of the Mansion House.
O'Will practice in Richmond, and the neighboring
Counties of the Middle Circuit.
References: — Messrs. Mixer & Pitman, Boston;
Messrs. Hoisted & Brokaw, S. C. Dortic, Blake
Brown, John K. Hora, C. O. Halsted, New York;
Messrs. W. M. Martin, L. M.& B. W. Force & Co.,
Charleston; Messrs. A. J. de T. W. Miller, Adams
& Farjfo, W. E. Jackson dr Co., Augusta. 025-l
JAMEBG. COLLIER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AugustaGa,
O“ W ill practice in the several Courts of the Mid
dle Circuit. Office at the corner of Broad and
Campbell streets.
References — James L. Pettigru, Esq., Charles
ton; Hon. Edward Y. Hill, Lagrange; Wm. T.
Gould, Esq., Messrs. A. J. dr T. W. Miller, Esqs.,
and Messrs. Baker & Hart, Augusta. n2-Iy
JOHN P. WILDE,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
LAW,
No. 13 SL Charles street, Room No. 10, upstairs'
New Orleans*
O’ Al) claims and collections intrusted to bin
care will meet with prompt and faithful attention.
dlB-ly
JOSHUA HILL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Madison and Monticello Georgia.
All business addressed to him at either place
in the counties of Morgan and Jasper, and those
contiguous, will receive prompt attention. n 23
IRWIN <b KNIGHT,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS
AT LAW,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
T’j* Will attend the Courts in the counties of Cobb
QeKalb, Forsyth, Cnerokee, Cass, Paulding, Floyd,
Campbell, Carroll, and Heard.
Return Day— Twenty days previous to each
Perm.
The Circuit Court U. S. at Marietta, 2d Monday
tn Marchand September; and also, the Supreme
Court of the State of Georgia, at Cassville and De
catur. fe!7-ly
Samuel J. Daily. | Eleazer Cumming.
BAILEY & CUMMING,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
SandersvilleGeorgia*
Wilt practice in all the counties of the Mid
dle Circuit. je2
ROBERT E. WOODING,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Appling, Georgia. f2B-wly
Wareijouse ant) Commission
WM. E. EVANS &. CO ,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Accommodation Wharf, Charleston, S* C*
Wm. E Evans,
Wm. M D’Antignac,
n 5 dly Geo. W. Evans.
CHARLES P. McCAL.UA,
COMMISSION AND FORWARDING
MERCHANT,
o 2 APALACHICOLA - FLORIDA.
W. H. C. MILLS,
FACTOR dt COMMISSION MERCHANT
Continues business at hie old stand,
No* 176 Bay-street, Savannah, Georgia.
REFERENCES!
Messrs. If Anttgnazty Evans, Augusta.
“ Charles Day <s• Co., Macon.
ol “ E. Padletord tp Co., Savannah.
GREENWOOD A, MORRIS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Office No. H 3, Tchoupitoulas-street,
NEW ORLEANS.
H. T. GREENWOOD. JOBIAH MOHBIB.
je2s-dly»
J. L. TAYLOR. | GARDNER fcMITH.
J. L. TAYLOR & CO,,
AUCTION AND COMMISSION MER
CHANTS,
Nos. 31 Chartres and 41 Customhouse Streets,
New Orleans*
Refebences. Reston Messrs. Em i rson, Coch
ran dt Co., and Baroauas Hsekall. Mobile— Messrs l .
C. W. Dorreoce dt Son, and Howe dt Bachellor.
New York— Messrs. Dunbar & Brother. J. D. Scott
& Co., and Conklin dt Smith. New Orleans—
Hon. A. D. Crotjsioan, Mayor, Messrs. Hoy tdt Ford,
Hall dt Kemp, Harris dt Morgan, M. GarcK dt Co.,
and Samuel Wolff. dlO-dtf
J. G. DIDLAKE A CO?,
COMMISSION AND FORWARDING
MERCHANTS,
Chattanooga Tenn.
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NOTICE.
JOHN MiLLEDGE’S LAW OFFICE is
now on Jackson, between Broad and .Reynold
uraaU.
= _ CONGRESS.
•t ROCEEDINGS of
, CoTTUpondcnce of lAe haltimor» jintriuK.
IN SENATE Fbb. 23.
Immediately after the journel *aa read Mr.
Daria, of Mara.. rose and announced that tbe*
Hon. Robert Rantoul, jr.. Senator elect from
Massachusetts for the unexpired term of Mr.
Webster, was in attendance ; whereupon Mr*
Rantoul preaented himself and look the
scribed oath.
The Chair announced the first business in
order to be the motion of Mr. Clay to refer
the Presidents Message, concerning the eoeatr*
rence in Boaton, to tbe Judiciary Committee.
Hr. Hunter asked that the business on the
Speaker’s tabla be disposed of—among tho
bills on tbe table were several of the annuel
appropriation bills. Objection waa made, and,
after a long debate, the objection was with
drawn. The House billa were taken from tho
table and referred to committees.
Mr. Hunter immediately reported back the
Revolutionary Peneion appropriation bill, and
the bill for the support of the Military Acade
my, and they were passed.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
of Mr. Clay’s motion to refer tho message of
the President.
Mr. Downa addressed the Senate for more
then an hour in defence of tho Compromise
measures of the last session, and particularly '
of the efficiency and propriety of the fugitive:
law. He maintained that the Compromise
had been acquiesced in by the people, and that
it would be adhered to, and evary portion of.
it strictly executed and carried out in good
faith.
Mr. Clemens defended the President.a<hA
had done bis duty as a man and as a patriot.
He regarded the fugitive law as baring been si*-
cessfully carried out every where except io
Boston. He did not consider the tnalutw
evidence that even there the law would itt fe
be executed. Mobs had occurred evonk k
where.
Mr. Borland contended that the compromise
had been a complete failure. The South bad
been deluded with the idea that this fugitive
law would be executed, and it was now evi
dent it would not and could not be executed.
Nor was agitation quieted. Discussions had
already taken place at thia cession, and strange
to say, had taken place on propositions intro
duced by the author of the compromise.
Mr. Turney also took the ground that this
law was not executed, and the compromise
had utterly failed in its design.
Mr. Chase coincided with the two last Sen
ators in their opinion of the compromise. Ho
regarded tbe decision of the Supreme Court
in deciding that it was not tho duty of tho
States to execute the provision of the Coneti
tution for the recovery es fugitive slaves, as
expunging practically that provision from the
Constitution.
Mr. Dodge, es lowa, followed in defence es
the Compromise. He regarded tho law as
having been executed every where except in j
Boston. He did no. consider the mob in Bos
ton as indicative of Massachusetts’ sentimoat,
he preferred supposing the demonstration at
Springfield against the miscreant Thompson
as a better expression of their feeling. Ho
was very eevere upon tho white abelaionists.
Mr Douglass followed. Ho contended that
’«• say this fugitive law could not be executed
was v, j mp |y , grOM calumny on the people
of theifi. e states. If under tbe constitution it
was the duty of the stalos to execute tbe law,
to say it would q o t be executed was to imply
that every officer M>d citizen of the etetee wes
falee to the constitntUo end felse to God, /or
by refusing to support the Constitution, their
oath to do co wes violated.
The Supreme Court said the constitution
was imperative that the' slaves should bo de
livered, aud as it was the duty of every citizen,
whether a State officer or not to obey end ex
ecute the imperative requirements of the con
stitution, a refusal to do so waa to bo false to
the country. He alluded to the mob in Boston
and attributed it to the villainous combinations
of white men who have urged the negroes to
do openly wl at they had net tho ceurege
themselves to do. He declsred that tbe mob
was but a part of a long premeditated scheme
to resist the law.
Mr. Cass followed in defence of the compro
mise acts, and in the maintenance of the prep
osition that the fugitive law had been (except
in Boston,) and would be successfully exe
cuted.
Mr. Ben ien obtained the floor; thesubject
was postponed till Monday, and then the Sen
ate adjourneo till Monday at II o’clock.
HOUSE.
Mr. Bayly, chairman ot tbe committee es
ways and means, submitted a bill making ap
propriations for the naval service, which was
read and ordered to be printed.
The main question then came up en tho
amendment t« the Post Office Bill, reported
yesterday by the committee of the whole, juat\
previous to the adjournment of the House.
The ayes aqd nays being ordered, there wore ;
- U.-asc theffl •“. ■'hß’.xV- ....
tUil’v? of-the Whole, when ''Sfe 'OWVed '?
<b»t <h« foHifieetion Mi U fMfc
appropriation bill bt» wm 4* -• T/'n* «s.c, <*
bring forward.
Mr. McLanedefendad the Fortificatian Bill.’ w
He said in the entire hutory of the country'
not more than twenty million* of dollar* have
been expended in fortification*, ainc* th* Ravi
olution t* our own day.
In view of particular objection* urged
again*t the bill, he reminded the committee that
of the new work* referred to the fort* at
Seller’* Flat*, and in the Delaware were tw*
of the most important point* in the Unitad
State.. The one deft nd* the eecond, the othei
the third city of population and importance il
the Union—Philadelphia and Baltimore. The
latter city had no other defence than Fert Me.
Henry, which ha* co*t in it* whole bi*tory
’ about one hundred and fifty thousand dollar* ,
i while the other Atlantic citio* hare bean defen
ded at an expenae of from one to two and
tbtee million*. Whatever gentlemen did with
unimportant work*, they muat abstain from all
attack* upon the defence* of onr great seat*
of commerce, and capital and population,
- He said all wise discretion would suggest such
' a caution.
Mr. Bowie called the attention of the Com
mittee to the present position of the country,
when it has no stesm navy to meet that of
England and France on the ocean—no steam
ships to protect bays and port*, where fortifica
tions afford the best means of defence ; and
which, as bad been stated, with referenco te
Baltimore, could prevent the approach es
enemy’* vessels. A* to the idea entertained
by the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. Giddings,/
that undefended places would not be laid un
der contnou’.ion by an enemy, the United
Slates, he said, had set an example in Mexico
of a contrary proceeding ; and he had never
beard thatithad been condemned by the world.
He concluded by saying that be did net
think Congress was prepared te abandon a
rystem es fortifications, which had been well
matured, at least without consideratioa.
Mr. Bayly made a few concluding remark* ;
and the question on the first section es the bill
having been decided in the all rmstive, the va
rious appropriation* were taken up seriatim,
each of which called forth a profusion es five
minutes speeches, which occupied Ihe time till
after the usual hour of adjournment had ar
rived, when the bill was reported to the lions*.
Various motions ware made, pending whieh
the House adjourned.
IN SENATEFan. 24.
After the presentation of petitions, Mr.
Hunter reported a bill for changing ths amonnt
of silver in the silver coin of the United
State*.
He also reported back the Indian Appro
priation bill, and it was passed.
The Postage Bill from the House was then
taken up. Alter consideration it was re
ported to the Senate
The amendment allowing weekly papers te
circulate free of postage within the county
where published was adopted, yeas 33, nay*
19.
After other amendments were adopted and
nnmerous others rejected, the substitute pro
posed by Mr. Rusk was adopted in the piece
of the House bill by a vote of 31 yea* to 13
nay*.
The Senate then took up the reference of
the President'* message.
Mr. Berrien was in favor of allowing the
President the power he asked.
Mr. Rhett followed tn opposition to the con
stitutionality of any fugitive slave law by
Congress. It wse the duty of the State* to
esecute that duty by surrendering fugitive
slaves.
Mr. Clay replied—and was fallowed by
Messrs. John Davis, Jefferson Davis and
Mr Downs.
The message was then referred, and the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The business order in having been called
for, the Speaker stated that the first busiaese
was the motion to reconsider the vote es Satur
day afternoon, laying the Fortification Bill an
the table.
The yeas and nays were then taken upon
the motion to reconsider the vote of Saturday,
laying the Fortification Bill on the table, when
there appeared in favor of the motion 101,
against It 87.
On motion of Mr. Bayly, the House went
into a Committee of the Whole on the state es
the Union, taking up the civil and diplomatic
bill.
Mr. McClernand, of Illinois, then addressed
the committee on the French spoliation claims;
but was called to order, though alterwarda al
lowed te proceed.
The committee then rcse for the purpose es
passing a resolution limiting the debate, which
the House determined should terminals in
thirty minutes.
Mr. Stanton, of Tennessee, took the floor
after the committee resumed, and made a long
speech in favor of the ocean line of steamers.
There beirg but two or three minutes of the
' allotted time remaining Mr. Evans, of Mary,
land, availed himself of these to call the alien
• ton of the committee te the system of light
houses, which he characterised as the wont in
the world.
s T.iu subject of mileage was the first tba
j cam* up, and a section was passed limiting I
te "’ne usual post routes, as decided by the pea