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From the Nt.ional Inlelll, M * rr '' 5 -
The In»»Ftu«tie n '
The. *». nahone, S^T^SSS^
Ik# attracted to the metropol'' a greater namber
of ner a a from pl*«» more or lose remote than
nr , . j0 „. occaeion of the kind, or indeed an*
ceremonial ehatevor. Poaaibly the ccn.ua or
our District citien has been Increased within a
week upwards of twenty thousand, so that our
hotels, boarding houses, and places of public en
tertainment, not to mention the great extension of
private hospitalities, have been crowded as never
before. Every contrivance that ingenuity and a
spirit of accommodation could devise liaa been
put into requisition, in many establishments, to
render the vast and sudden influx of strangers all
the comfort possible. Though many persons re
siding within moderate distances from the city
returned homo after tho conclusion of the cere*
monies, by railroad and private vehicles, still the
places of public entertainment are fully occupied.
At an early hour yesterday morning drums heat
nd music resounded in various parts of the
city, as it were, to arouse and prepare tl
people for the pagoant of the day. TU
country adjacent poured in upon us from
every point of the compass, by carriage, horse,
and foot, until at length there must have been for
a time approximating seventy or eighty thousand
persons within our city limits. During tho fore
noon, Pennsylvania avenue was lined with pa
tiently expectant spectators, either standing at fa
vorable positlrns on the sidewalk, or thronging
the windows commanding the line of procession.
Tho weather wan not pleasant; a raw north
easterly wino, wafting a pretty continuous, though
fast melting snow, made its effects felt even on
young bloou when not kept in motion; still it was
not forbidding enough to prevent any but invalids
from giving themselves to the scene in the open
My Countrymen : It is a relief to feel that no !
heart but my own can know the personal regret 1
and bitter sorrow over which I have been borne to
a position so suitable for other* rather than desira
ble for myself.
The circumstances under which I have been
called, for a limited period, to preside overthe des
tinies of the Republic, fill me with a profound
sense of responsibility, hut with nothing liko
shrinking apprehension. I repair to the post as
signed mo, not as to one sought, but in obedience
to the unsolicited expression of your will, answer-
able only for a fearless, faithful, and diligent exer
cise of my best powers. I ought to be, and am,
truly grateful for the rare manifestation of the na
tion’s confidence; but this, so f.ir from lightening
my obligations, only adds to their weight. You
have summoned ine in my weakness; you must
sustain me by your strength. When looking for
the fulfilment of reasonable requirements, you w ill
not be unmindful of the great changes which havo
occurred, even within the last quarter of a century
and tho consequent augmentation and complexity
of duties imposed in the administration both of
your homo and foreign affairs.
Whether the elements of inherent force in the
Republic have kept paco with its unparalleled
progression in territory, population, and wealih,
lias been the subject of eurne-t thought and dis
cussion, on both sides of the ocean
abroad, must be sacredly maintained. So long as
he can discern every star in ils place upon that
ensign without wealth to purchase for him prefer
ment, of title lo secure for him place, it will he his
privilege, and must he his acknowledged right, lo
stand unabashed even in the presence of princes,
with a proud conclnusneas that he is himself one
of a nation of sovereigns, and that he cannot, in
legitimate pursuit, wander so far from home that
the agent whom he shall leave behind in the place
which I now occupy will not see that no rude
hand of power or tyrannical passion is laid upon
him with impunity. He must realize that upon
every sea, and on every soil, where our enterprise
may rightfully seek the protection of our flag,
American citizenship is an inviolable panoply for
the security of American rights. And, in this con
nexion, it can hardly bo necessary loro-aflirma
principle which should not be regarded us funda
mental. The rights, security and repose of this
Confederacy reject the idea of interference or col
onization, on tfii- ide of the ocean, by any foreign
Power, beyond present jurisdiction, as utterly in
admissible.
Tho opportunities of observation, furnished by
my brief experience as a soldier, confirmed in my
own niinJ mo opinion, enter'ained and acted upon
by others from the formation of the (Jovernrnenl,
that the mainieoi-nco of large standing armies in
our country would be not t idy dangerous, but un
necessary. They also illustrated the importance,
I might well say the absolute necessity, of the
military science and practical skill furnished,
the then** recent accession of the important M uch an eminent degree, by the institution which
Slate of North Carolina to the Constitution of the has made your army what it is. under the discip-
United States” one of the subjects of his special line and instruction of offiw rs not more dialing'.i-lt*
igralulation. At that moment, however when P ,| f„r their solid annulment*, gallantry, and do
llies gitation consequent upon the revolutionary J v oiioa tothi* pablii
Such have been and are my convictions, and upon
them I shall act. I fervently hope that the ques
tion is at rest, and that no sectional, or ambitious,
or fanatical excitement may again threaten the
durability of our institutions, or obscure the light
of our prosperity.
But let not the foundation of our hope rest nr *
on man’s wisdom. It will not bo sufficient that
sectional prejudices find no place in the public de
liberations. It will not be sufficient that the rash
counsels of human passion are rejected. It must
be felt that there is no national security b .tin tho
nation’s humble, acknowledged dependence upon
God and his overruling providence.
We have been carried in safety through a pe
rilous crisis. Wise counsels, like those which
gave us the Constitution, prevailed to uphold it.—
IiCt the period be remembered as an admonition,
and not as an encouragement, in any section of
the Union, to make experiments where experiments
are fraught with such fearful I azard. Let it be
impressed upon ail hearts, that, beautiful as our
fabric is, no earthly power or wisdom could ewer
re-unite its broken fragments. Standing as I do
almost within view ol the green slopes of M'
cello, aiidas it were, within reach of the tomb of
Washington, with all the cherished memories of
the past gathering around me, like «<» m inv elo
quent voices of exhortation from Heaven, I can
express no better hope form) country than that
the kind Providence which smiled upon our K.vil
er* may enable tiieir children to preserve the
blessings they have inherited.
As per programme the numerous military coin-
panic s of our own and other places met on tho
parade ground in front of tho City Hall, where
they wero organized under the command of Col.
Win. Hickey, commanding tho volunteer regi
ment of the District of Columbia. The other
constituent part of tho procession look position
upon tho same ground. They then, about noon,
marched thence, down Louisiana to Pennsylva
nia avenue, to escort tho President Elect from
Ilia lodgings (Willard’s Hotel) to the Capitol.
Arrived at the Hotel, the procession was joined
by an open barouche, containing the President
and President Elect, tho Hon. Jesse D. Bright and
Hannibal Hamlin, of the Committee of Arrange
ments ; the barouche being surrounded by the
Marshal of tho District of Columbia and Ins Aids.
The military array was on a scale grander than
anv that has preceded it in Washington.
ily prior arrangement, in order to accommodate
tho pooplo as much as possible in their view ol
the ceremony ol tho inauguration, the large gates
of the Capitol yard were closed lo carriages.—
Tho President’s party and tho Diplomatic Corps
wero admitted by tho north side gate, and it cov
ered way to tho North door of the Capitol. Thu
remaining (pedestrian) portion of the procession,
with the people at large, entered by tho northern
side gate. The advantage of
[anccrand discomfort of the dr!-
id pushing of horaes, was
ana the prancing am
quite palpable.
The President, President Elect, and Commit
tee of Arrangements, Marshal, file , having ar
rived in the oenato chamber, after tho usiiul for
malities there, I hoy proceeded thence to the plat
form erected for the occasion over tho steps l< ad-
ing up to tho eastern portico. The President
Elect then stood forward, and, holding up his
right-hand, took the oath of office, which was ad
ministered by the Chief Justice of the United
States.
The new President then delivered bis Inaugu
ral Addrors, without the use of notes or written
paper,but with much energy and considerable
oratorical action, and with a strung clear,
Voice, that made list If heard over nearly nil the
large area, which to his cyan was a floor of from
ten to fifteen thousand upraised and eager coun
tenance*. The address was commenced at half
past one o’clock, just an hour from leaving Wil-
lard's, and concluded at u llttlo pant two o’clock
Some parts of It wero loudly cheorod.
Thu intelligence ol tho conclusion of the Ad
dress was announced by the brazen mouth of the
artillery, when President Pierce, having returned
to tho Senate, where ho remained a very few
minutes, took up his way to tho Presidential
Mansion, escorted by the military, and accompa
nied by Ex-President Fillmore, tho Murshul and
his aids, fiic.
The President then received the congratulations
of tho people Injtlio circular room, us lluy passed
rapidly through its dlnmoter, from the north to the
south front of the mansion.
Ex-President Fillmore left tho President <u tho
Whito House, having taken the suit of rooms va
cated by Mr. Plorco at Willard’s Hotel. On ar
riving at tho front-door of tho hotel Mr. Fillmoro
his fellow-citizuns standing around.
Who is tho Duohoss of Sutherland T
A letter to tho New York Tribune answers this
important inquiry. After describing tho eflecfk
of tho tyranny and harshness of the artistocracy
of Scotland, the writer proceeds:
It was only after 1811 that tho ultimate and
real usurpation was unacted, tho forcible trans
formation of clan property into the private proper-
strugglo had hardly subsided when wo wero just
emerging from the weakness and embarrassments
of tho Confederation, there was a evident con
sciousness of vigor, equal to tin* great mission so
wisely und bravely fulfilled by our fathers. Ii was
not a presumptuous assurance, but a calm faith,
springing from a clear view of the sources of pow
er in a Government constituted liko ours. It in
no paradox to say that, although comparatively
vvoali, the new-born nation was intrinsically strong.
Inconsiderable in population and apparent resotir-
upbeld by a broad and intelligent com
prehension of rights, and an all-pervading purpose
lo maintain them stronger than armaniem*. It
came from the furnace of the revolution, tempered
to the necessities of tho time*. The lb.nights oi
of that day were a* practical as their sen
timents were patriotic. Tli-y wasted no portion
of l heir energies upon idle and delusive h| ec.uls-
tioiiH, but with a firm and fearless stop advanced
beyond the governmental land.i arks which laid
hitherto circumscribed the limits ol human freedom
and planted their standard whoro it has -to id
against dangers which Inve threatened from
abroad, und interim! agitation which lias at tin ' -
fearfully menaced at home. They approv' d them
selves equal to the solution i>f tin grant problem,
to understand which their minds had l.om illumi
nated by the dawning lights of tli" revolution.—
Tho object sought was nut a tiling dreamed oi : it
was a tiling realized. They Inn: <•
only the power lo achieve, but wlml all In-mry
affirms t«» be s*o much more unusual, the ‘capacity
tu maiiiluin. The oppressed throughout the world.
from that day to tho present, have : urn»-d ill
bi< ve« rlr 'nnbfi'rrtwa Hn.‘
flrtinSTo coin
td by their steady and increasing ra-
g and high moral tone. Tho army as or
ganized, rnu-.i.be the nucleus around which,in eve
ry time ol need, the strength of your military pow
er, the sure bulwark of your defence—a national
iniliti i -may be r< .ulily formed into a well discip
lined and <-die ent organization And lie* skill
and -elf • levotiou of the navy assure you that you
may take the performance «»l ih ■ pa -t as a pb 1
fur the future, and may confidently expert mat
the flag which has vvi.ved its untilrnnlu-<l foils ov
er every sei will Still flo.it in iinduniniMK d honor.
But tlike many other subject-, wm be appro-
priale’y brought. »«< a lu'iiro time, lo lliu alteiiMou
of ibe co-ordinate branche* of the Government, lo
which I si.a.I alwaya look with profound respect,
und w ib trustful confidence that they will accord
to me the aid and support which I sh ill so much
need, and which their experience and wisdom w ill
readily suggest.
Li ibeai.'ministration of domes’, ic affairs you ex
pect a dovi d ntt
:ui uV.-T. e.ru'C of rigid economy in ail departments
• . •., ; ,i icvcr justly t ; • ■. i t d. fl
this re<i« liable expectation not i .! /rad, I
(rankly confess that one of your leadii •/ liopea is
doomed to disappoiiitu ent < nd that my effort*, in
a very important particular, must result in a hu-
tii■ li.iiing failure. Oilier* can lie properly regard
ed only in the light •>! aids fort lie :ic< omp'islunent
of the* 1 * objects; and as ore;, mev in »,„ 4 | *r no
l> . rogative, nor importunatedeor- !ur preh-iarant
any cluirn, the public interest imperatively de
mand* that they be » m-elr-rd • ' ; reference
to (lie ib..: to be p .i i >1 citizen-, may
COLUMBUS ENQUIRER.
MNWTITL’Tnra :
COJjI'.WIf I
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 15. Ib5:i.
ITT Mr. T. J. .Stephen* in authorized to receive
ubscriplioiiB for the Columbus Enquirer at Vicksburg,
Mi -m- • ippi, and auy Where in that vicinity.
The Storm.
Our city wil* the scene of tho most fearful Htorui,
on Thursday last, that we remember ever to have
witnessed. It fell upon u» from ihe south-west, u-
bout 2 o’clock, p. m. aud lor a few minutes wus so
terrific us to appal tho stoutest heart, and endanger
the strongest property of our citizens. Rain, Hail,
wind, thunder mid lightning, all mingled together at
the snino moment, threatening, in their combined and
ulmmt resistless power, to prostrate every object that
stood in the track of their enwurd inarch. Any nt-
toiiipt to describe tho scene would l>« useless now, a*
it would l. • impotable. It seema like a fearful drcuin ;
and Vet the wreck nround u», of real and substantial
tilings, does not much resemble tho stuff that dreams
are made of. There is a reality about it which speaks
I of the presouce of the storm, and hears evidence of
tho auger »f tho elements.
Much damage has been done toour citizens. Val
uable house* haw b-.en partially, uud sumo of them
seriously injured. Hoofs, and especially the *m ones,
filqwu off, hundred* of chirnuies wero prostrated,
ty, in the modem sense, of tho Chief. Tho per-
uoit who stood at tho head of this economical re
volution wira :i female Mehemel Ali, who had
wolldigested her Malthus—-tho Countossof Suth
erland, alias Marchioness of Stafford.
Lot tm firat slate tlmt tho ancoutore of tho .Mar
chioness of Stafford were tho "groat men," of the
moat northern part of Scotla nd, of very near three-
quarter* of Snthorlandaliiro. Tho country H
more extensive thru many French departments or
small German Principalities, When the Conn-
toss of Sutherland inherited those estates, which
bho afterwards brought to her husband, the Mar
quis of Stafford, afterwards Duke of Sutherland,
the population of them was already reduced to
16.0UU.
My lady countess resolved upou a radical eco
nomical reform, and determined upon trnnvfonn-
ing tho whole tract of country into sheep-walk*.
From 181-t to 1820, those 16,000 inhabitants,
about 3000 families, were systematically expelled
and exterminated. All their villages were de
molished and burned down, and nil their fields
converted into pasturage. British soldiers were
commanded for this execution, ami came to blows
with tho natives. An old woman, refusing to
quit her hut, was burned in the flames of it. Thus
my lady countess appropriated to herself seven
hundred and ninety four thousand acres of land,
which from time immemorial hud belonged to tho
clan.
In the exuberance of her generosity, she allot
ted to the expelled natives about 6000 acres—two
acres per family. Thcso 6000 acres had been
laying waste until then, and brought no revenue
to the proprietors. The countess was generous
to sol) tho acres at 2s. fid. on an average, to tho
daitmen, who fur centuries past hud shod their
blood for her family. The wholo of the unright
fully appropriated clan land she divided
largo sheep farms,
each of them inhabited by one
tingle family, mostly English farm laborers; an I
in 1821 the 16,000 Gael* had already been super
seded by 131,000 sheep.
A portion of the aborigines had been thrown
upon the seashore, aud attempted to live by
fishing. They became amphibious, and, us an
KngU«h author says, lived half on Und and half
oh water,and after all did not half live upon both.
Expense of Newspapers.
Few ot our leaders ha\e any idea of the ex 1
pense of conducting u daily paper. The New
York Courier cj* Enquirer of the 6th iuat., is
truly a mammoth sheet. The editor says :
‘‘This morning's edition contains one million
two hundred aud forty-nine thousand seven linn-
and sixteon «w»of Minion, Nonpareil, Agate und
Pearl type. The expense of selling that quanti
ty of type at the prices we pay—thtuy-two cunts
per thousand ems—i* three hundred and ninety-
nine dollars and ninety cents. This calculation
does not include the extra expense on some thir
teen columns of “rule and figure"’ work, which
is paid for at tho rate of hixty-four cents |* r
thousand ems.”
ttTGood new* for Iluugry !—See advertisement of
Atlanta Stesm Mills!
siuiiily chi
dianco.
I n this, our country lias in my judgment thus fur
lullilled its highest duly to Fullering Inimaniu -
It ha* spot on, und will continue tu ape. k, i, i’,, n „
ly by its words but by its act*, tho laiigua;' -cl
sympathy, encouragement and liopu to ih< - who
earnestly listen to tunes which piouoimc • l »r tho
largest rational liberty. But, alter all, the t
animating encouragement und po'oot appeal i„r
freedom will lie Its own history, n* trial* uud ,•
triumphs. Pre-eminently the puwi r of . ur i,d;
nucy reposes in ourcxumple; hm no example, he
it remembered can bo powerful fi»r l.i-img .. .d,
whatevi r appal ni 1 Ivan agi may bo u >e L
which is n t bo.sed upon vn-inni prui ( riph *oj ri >hi
and justice. Our fat Ik-r* dv cid. d tor theniHelve*
botli upon the hour to declare and the hour to
strike. They were thoir ow n judeir, ,,t t |,<> ,-.i r .
cumslatrees under which it became them tu pl« dye
ju each other “ riieir live*, their InrtuuoK, and their
sacred honor,” fur the acquisition of the pricelee*
iuhoritanco trsiiMuiittcd to u*. The energy with
which tliut great cotifiirt w.i* opened, and under
the gnidatice ol a manifest and brnrtieent l' r ,..,U
dunce the m coniplnin ng endurarn c with which it
was prosecuted lo its consummation, were only
surpassed by the wisdom and patriotic .-qiirit ol coii-
cesston which cliarocterized all the counsels of tho
early lathers.
One of tho most impressive evidences of that
wisdom into be found in tho fact that the nctuul
working ol our system has dispelled a degree of
solitude, which, at the outset, disturbed bold lie
and fur-reaching intellect*. Tho apprclien
of dangers from extended territory, multiplied
States, accumulated wealih, andHiignu-nted pup
lation lias moved l<» bo unfounded. The Mar- n
on your banner have become m arly dm . i,.:d tn.'ir
original number,your densely popuint<-d ,, .s'......
sinus skirt tho shores of the two great oceans, and
yet this vast increase of pcoj.fi. i„i lt . rrill)ry , ia ^
not only shown itself compatible with the fiarmo
uious action of the Status and the Federal
eminent in tiieir respective constitutional sphere*,
but has afforded an additional guarantee of the
strength and integrity o( both.
With an experience thus suggestive and cheer
ing, tho policy of my Adininisirniion will mu |„
controlled by any timid foreboding* of evil from
expansion, ludeed, it is not to bo disguised that
our attitude as a nation, and our positions on the
globe, render tho acquisition of certain pu.-^es-
, not within our jurisdiction, eminently ini
poituut fur our protection, if not, in the future, es
sential for tho preservation of the right* of com
merce ami the peace of the world, \shonfil they
be obtained, it will,be through no grasping spirit,
but with a view lo obvious national interest ami
security, und in u manner entirely consistent with
the strictest observance of national faith \v.
have nothing in our history or position to invite
aggression; wo havo every thing to beckon u* to
the cultivation of relations of pence and umiiy
with all nation*. Purposes, therefore, at once
just und pacific, will be significantly marked in the
conduct of our foreign affairs. I intend tlmt my
Admlnlstrt tiou ahull leave no blot upon onr fair
iccord, and trust I may sululy give tho assurance
that no act within the legitimate scope of my con
stitutional control will be tolerated on the part ol
any portion of our citizens which cannot chal
lenge a ready justification before the tribunal of
the civilized world. An Administration would be
unworthy of confidence at home,or re-prci abroad,
should it cease to be influenced by the oonvic ion
that no apparent advantage can be purchased u
u prico so dear its that of national wrong or dts-
honor. It is not you* privilege, as a nation, to
speak oi a distant past. The striking incidents
ol your history, replete w th instruction, and fur
nishing abundant ground* for hopeful confidence,
arc comprised in a period comparatively brief.—■
But if your past is limited, your luture is bound
less. Its obligations throng the tinexp'ured pith
way of advancement, m d will be Umitluv* a* dur
ation. Hence a sound und comprehensive poke ,
should embrace not less the distant future than
the urgent present.
The great objects of our pursuit, as a people,
arc best to be attained by peace, and are entirely
consistent with the trai quility and interests of tho
rest ol mankind. With the neighboring nations
upon our continent we should cultivate kindly ami
fraternal relations. We c ut destro uuih.ng n
ri gard to them so much ns to see them consolidate
their strength, and pursue the path* of prosperity
and happiness. If, in the course of their growth
we tdionld open now channels ol trade, and create
additional facilities for friendly intercourse, the
benefits realized will be equal and iiiultra!. Of the
complicated European systems of national polity
we have heretofore been independent. From thoi*
wais, their tumults, and anxieties we have been,
happily, almost entirely exempt. Whilst these
are confined to the nation* which gave them exis
tence, and within their l< pinnate jurisdiction, they
cannot affect us, except a* they appeal to our
sympathies in the cause of human freedom and
universal advancement. But the vast interests ol
commerce are common to all mankind,and the tu)
vantages of trade and international intercuuse
must always present a noble field for tho moral in
fluence ol a great people.
With these views firmly and honestly carried
out, we have a right to exp-ct, and shall under all
circumstances require, prompt reciprocity. The
rights which belong lit u* a* it nation are not alone
to be regarded, but those which pertain to every
citizen in his individual capac.ty, at home uud
ul any pa r-
for office I* wlml tl-e people
in . r ree.'tgiji*,.. N > i m
ty w ill expect th Ailinmi- !'
h-rtf it* responsibility, nnd it ' ubviuii* cle-
ii.' . "I suer* H*, a* tu retain per-m-. known to
I
partisan prejiulic, -u p‘>*iU"ii* vil.ieh will require
not only severe labor, hut cordial co operation.—
11a'■ing no implied euij.igeiitcnt* tu ratify, no re
ward* to In - ow, no re-cntincnts lo remember,
and n<> per*'.nal whiles to Cuiisnll, in Hehction*
: » ofiicial ituliun. I shall fulfil tin* difficult nnd
d< 11 rule triiKt, .tiluiilling no motive as worthy eith
er of my clmr«. i-r or p..*ition which iluo* • ■ • <m-
template nil eliirirnt dischatge "f duty ai:d tin- best
intere-ts of my country. J iieknuwleilg..' my ob-
I.gallon* lo tlie ui .**e*ot my countrynien, ami to
[belli alone. Higher object* tlian jK-ronna! ug-
grmidi/.imeiit mive dirertfim and energy to their
exertion* in the laic canvass, and they shall not
ippointed. Ti.. y reqmru at mv l.andsdili-
e, integrity, nnd capacity, wherever there arc
duties lo be performed. Without the-e qualities
in heir public servant*,more stringent law* for
tho prevnotion or punishment of fraud, negligence,
and peculation vull be vain. With them, they
will he unnecessary.
Bui these are m>t the only point* to which you
look for vigilant wutchfulncs*. The dangers of
u concentration of all power in the General Gov
ernment of a confederacy so va-t a* our* are too
obvious v*. be disregarded. V< i have a right,
therefore, to expect your agent*, hi every depart-
meiii, to regard strictly the limit* unpo*ed upon
thrill by tin* ri>n-iitntmii of lie- IimN-d Nute* —
The great chemo of our c« mdituti.uiul liberty
rest* upon i proper disirihutimi ot power hetw-iv'ii
the State mid Federal iiniliorilie* ; and experience
hits show n tliut the hinuonv and happin-s*ol -nir
people must defiend upon a just discrimination be
tween the m partite rights uud ie*p.n,-..inline of
the Siat.-sund your euiumoii right* ami. Iiligati-m*
under the General Government. And here, in
my opinion, are the con-dderaimus which should
form the tiuo hi- - of future concord in regard to
llic nuestioiiH which have mo-t seriously disturbed
public (raiii|iiilitv. It the Federal Gov rnniniit
will confine itself lo the exerei*o ol power* clearly
pr.ii ted hy the Constitution, it cun hardly happen
ti.al it:- action upon any quo* ion should endmger
tho iiiaiituliuiis of the .Sule
Mr. Fillmore’s Southern Tour.
It is now generally understood that the late Chief
Magistrate of the Union will shortly pass through
tho Southern Stales, on hr* journey from Washing
ton to the valley of the Mississippi. On several ac
counts, we are glad that he has concluded to do so.
It has always been ouropiuion that the public men of
this couutry should travel amoug their fellow-citizens
cf the different Stales, aud acquaint themselves, as
much as possible, with the nature of the soil, die
character aud the extent of the various productions,
tho progress of manufacturers aud the mechanic
arts, nnd the habits, and condition, and wants of die
people iu every section.
Nothing gives us mere pleasure than to hear that
a distinguished pobfre man of the North is about to
puy u v sit to the sunuy South. Wo want them to
come aud see for themselves the workings of a sys
tem of domestic servitude, which they have been
taught to denounce iu every mood aud tense kuown
in the gamut of iudircnmiuale abuse. It is tiieir
duty to roine acd infoim themselves as to the real
couditiou of things among us. No honest man, and
indeed no roguish one, who knows nothing of the pecul
iar system under which we live, lias a right lo slan
der us, or ditetmb our peace. Let public men, then,
who assume the management of the nation’s interest,
on every convenient occasion, travel over our fair
land, witiyrs* the condition and treatment of our
slaves, and we veulure the assertion that their pre
judices wi'i be softened, and their opinion* changed,
with regard to the horrors of domestic slavery, us it
exists in ti.e South.
A few ycuis wince the iilu-trious and lamented
Statesman of Massachusetts availed himself of an
opportunity, winch we would gladly see embraced by
I every prominent uud leading man iu the New Eng
land .States Mr. \Vroster was not willing to con
demn us without seeing and knowing for himself,
lie visited the South, partook of tho hospitality of
the Southern planters, examined tiieir farms, and no
ted the treatment of their sluves. His prejudice*
were softened if not removed. Ho felt that tho in
famous lalsc-hoiMf* of the abolili ni*tH were even
worm- than interested fuhrratious. His after course
showed that the exp< ricuce gained by his short vi- it
was not io*t U) on him He could t« II, us others
might do, mi his return, that tho slaves of the South
were w-lt fed, w»U clothed, taken cure ol ill sick
ness and old age, and protected from cruel treatment
hy the controlling power of a scuud moral aud religious
public opinion.
But would the ruaHH of the Northern people credit
the testimony which distinguished aud truthful neigh
bors might bear in our behalf? Probably they
would. We know thut they swallow, as somelliiug
moro certain than gospel truth, the stnle aud infa
mous lies of ‘‘Uucls Tom’s Cabin,” ana it would be
a reflection on their common sense, to suy nothing of
their honesty, to believe they would reject the truth
wlii'ii uttered hy men, who had seen the working* of
the system lie well us it* effi.-cts on the social condi
tion of the people. They would be forced to believe,
“What does he
When lie speaks of the ‘acquisition
ion-,’ a* ‘eminently important for onr proiecno.. a.... ..
may be ‘eseential for the preservation right* o*
commerce and the peace of the world !’ ”
The Baltimore Patriot want- to know what
President Pierce menu*. Can it be doubtful who t
he mean* ? We think not. The Philadelphia
Gazette has not mii-sed hi* meaning far. That
paper says: “This means that the new Adminis
tration casts the eye of affection on Cuba.”
Suppose Cuba in danger of falling into the
hands of Great Britain to be converted into an
other Jamaica by her spurious philanthropy, is it
doubtful that in such a case the “acquisition” ot
that j*fiind might be ‘‘eminently importan ” for
the ‘ protection of the Gulf States ? Would it not
Ik* “essentia! fur the preservation of the rights of
Commerce ? ' Look at the map—am! learn from
the nmst ordinary book of *tati*ucs what portion of
exports of our country, leaving the ports of G.il
vestnn, New Orleans, Mobile, Apalachicola and
St. Mark’s pass under the guns of the Moro t a*-
Historical.
The New York Herald of the 4lh commences th#
publication of brief sketches of the different U. S. Sen.
atom now holding seats in the national council
Washington. We give place, as a matter of Mmt
interest, to the sketches of the gentleineu Uotu
State, who occupy the positious that have been ti.
signed to them by the voice of their constituents :
William C. Dawson is a native of Georgia, and
tie.
fri,utit|{ i:i -umMr
of largo nnd bountiful shad* trees uprooted or shattered
to pieces. Ill fact, to view the desolation immediately
after it happened, left the impression on tho mind that
the injury wus much more s< uoiih tlnu it was. It
wbuhud enough iu ull conscience, hut wu are happy
to kuow ihnt, as it is more closely investigated, tliero
is a conviction that it is not so serious ns at first be-
We have heard the damage variously estimated at
from JjjtjtLhOh to $ 100,000. This is the merest iinu-
giual.lo guess work. Wo hardly think, however, that
it cun fall short of the first named mm, or by any
im-niiN reach tho lutter. The lowe* havo been *'i
scattered ( rouglioul the city, ond have been of such
vniiuiih kinds mid unumiits, as to pr« elu<’« tho pLsni-
h.lity of giving a particular and specific account of
them. Among sumo of tho emious suflVrers, we might
iiieiitmu the owners of the Alabama WnrehouiK'. The
wmchouBe of II. S. Smith wus also greatly duinsgrd
ns was nltto tho store-lu u»o of the Mi-«*«s. Itaukiil.
The buildiugs at the Railroad depot were generally
v of an excuse (or the dangerous mu
a matter uboul which they know
out theahadi
rnedlitig wifi
little.
Iu this view, theu we rejoice that Mr. Fii.lmohk
fins determined to p. ss through the Southern States.
He was horn uud raised, and still resides in u State
where slavery m not tok-rated. Ho bus filled the
highest office known lo the (i nstitution, and now re
turns lo the bosom of his friends uud neighbors with
hi* well-earned honors thick upon him. He can tell
them that he passed, on Ins route, ali through these re
gion.; thut Iiobiiw the Minster uud hi* servants around
Inm; that ho witnessed no iuiiuman treatment, heard
no erica cf anguish extorted hy cruelly. Wdl they
who have never been here, dure deny the truth of his
testimony ? Wdl any hidebound nbol.iionists venture
to give tin* lie to h:s statements by reading, iu reply,
tile admitted fictions of Mr* Harriet Beecher Xonvef
Surely, surely not. Tho people of the North ore gen
erally intelligent enough to understand and appreciate
tho weight of evidence, aud we trust they are not yet
ugh to shut their eyes ag-misttliu ! ght winch
unroofed, and the Church yf the Episcopal cougrrga- ( lrul |, wllU |j furnish
Bui ifcjteimt ou this account alone tliut we rejoice at
the proposed Visit of Mr. Fillmore. He has just re-
l red from tho highest office of his country, aud will
coin* among us us a private citizen. Huvmg faith-
thri
n poopfi*
* upon hi
(lonidstic
>t Ues
■ In III-
to tho will of their i
In expressing Inn fly my Vie
tint subject wlitcli tins rorcMil
lion to afino*t :t fearful dogri I
other impulse Unto a m k >
p rpftnation of that Union which h,-:
tviuif wonre,showering upon ti* hle-Hnpa,
conf.-rring i power snrl influenco n hirli
er* could hardly h tv - aiiiu ip tied, even with their
most hanguino hopes directed to a far-oil' future.
The setitiuii’ii'* 1 i.ow unnutim c were nut iim-
known belore the i xpres*iun of the voice winch
cal'ed me here. My own p * ’ >u up n th,* sub
ject wa* clear and uuequivecal,upon the record of
my words and my nets; and it is only recurred
lo at this time because alienee might perhaps bo
iniscoiibtrucd. With llm Union mv best and
earnest earthly hopes are entwined. Without it,
what tire we, individually or collectively ! \\ ., it
becomes of the noblest field ever opened or (he
advancement of our race, m leligion, in govern
ment, in the art*, anl in all tliut dignifies and
adorns mankind t From that ru l.u.t constella
tion, which Gdli iliumi n •* our own way and points
out to struggling nation* their »■■■ r *e, I. t but a
single star be lost, and, il there bo nothing but ut*
ti r du:kue*b,the Uistit* ol tLo whole isdimmed. —
Do my countiyim n need any assurance tliut on. h
ft catastrophe is nut to overtake u.eui w ide I pos
sess the power to *• iy it i h i* with me an c tru
est and v ul belief, t* at .rathe Fmoc. has beentli •
source, under l'fovi ...c, of our pro*jentv toil
time, mi iL :> the surest pledge ul the coininuunce
lion much injurid NuA<* uf these—the he
Iuskcf sustuim.d —will amount probubly to more tliuu
five or hix thouyiiiiil dollars, uud will bo repaired be
fore tho new* of their happening will huve ranched our
tliataiit rcaderH. Indeed tho trace* of the Blorm urn
already disappearing, and in three month* or less the
stranger who vmil* our city will scarcely bn ubio to
trace any of its efleclB.
\N i< have pretend'd to no particularity iu our notice
of thin providential visitation. The outlines ..re enough.
None ul « ur render* wt presume cur* to know whose
ehiniuey or fenc**, or out-houso blew down, or vvliat
w ib llin value of the same ; it is enough for them to
bo a.-Mired that the storm was one of fearful violence,
that no live* wero lost in our city, aud that no dam
age vvns done to the property of our citizens which
thoyaru uot fully able to suftuin uud repair.
As to the extent of this storm, we have hoard of its
rav ages lb or 2tl miles in a southwesterly direction be
low us, l,ut it seems not to have extended more, than 5
or t! miles above to lira north east. Much damage
has been done lo plnutuliou fo ceu below, ami tho roudii
a"mevvhut obstructed by fallen trees.
Girard.
r miffi-red some-
The Storm
Our neighboring city acroM the ri'
what by tlie a tor in, lull uot mi severe
of tliia place, Tiieir new Metlicds
bus been completed but a short lime
tho earth, uud now lies s scattered
across the crock vvns also blown do
sorry to hear that six mules and two waggons were
destroyed by tho full. Tho drivers were carried wuli
the trams, in their f.-aifiil flight to the water, but es
caped death, both being badly hurt.
Iiurch, which
* leveled with
. The br dgr
fully discharged the responsible duties of the first Exu
cutive office of the republic, he quietly give* place to
his elected successor, and mingles again with the
great muss of his countryiii.-u. There has beeu iio
civil commotion, uo bloody revolution, no upheaving
uud outpouring of the b lligereul spirit of a mighty
nation, UO widow’s leurs and orphan's cm s t sig.ializ-
the change uf rulers. All has been Calm. The lie-
lii,ii'si'eac«-ful voice has becu ulten-d ; the mo ion's lute
ruler retires. Has ho done well? Has he, under
tho trying oircuinstsuc-s that surrcuuded him, main
tained iim peace, the honor, aud glory of his country 7
Tho ttuswer is loiiud iu the universal pruspeiity that
every whero exists ; it will lie touud on th* pag«s of
furur* history us bright us any recorded there..
Wc take it fur grant'd that tho Ex-Pro.-ideal will
pHss through our city, uud that he will be received h,
our fellow-citizens, one und all, with becoming uud
appropriate respect. We liavs seen au exhibition ol
then hospitality -u a former occasion. When the
late Mr. Polk honored us with u visit on retiring from
office, he was received it* the guest of the city. Par
ly animosity was forgotten, and all parties united iu
hctiuimg the c tu"ii who hud filled the highest statu n
on earth. Il wdl be so again. Uu sueli occasion*
the little tick img* that disturb, and Ibe li fla eucrs of
opinion as t<> men and ii.-.isuras that divide as am lu»i
•.ght of hi the general dosira to show thut wo are id
Americans, and participate in the clings of Ameii
cuu cit'Zen*.
The Railroad. — By the advertisement in to-day's
Enquirer, u will Ih* seen that the tune "i the •!• partnr*
of the l or* for Duller l«|p> Iwen cIirh^' •! to 5 o'cl. ck in
the mornine, instead of ItlnVhwk, at iiiglu, as hereto-
f««re. I'lie reason of this chance i* "** ioc t ■ the comple
tion of the S .nth-western Rnilr • I branch to within 10
miles of Duller—thus rediicmc the travel, by singe, .ram
lienee to .Macon to ten mile* The place where the
South-western Railroad cam will st<*p, for the present,
it mlli-.l lleyu'JJe. Wo congratulate the traveling com
munity a* w. it n* oiti-'n* who may he interested therein,
Uim ih* great thoron’lifaro between this city and Sa
vannah is thus near its co tuple t ion ; nnd we are living
in hu/te that ill* Imlief" so ‘confidently’ expressed by
ourrottmporary of the RepuhH.'an may ho fuliy realiz
ed, in th* eniiro finish of the Road by tlip first of .May
ildrci
Tl
cttl n and tr.
but it t
tor go.
with tiling
country is open, and will always be >o,
has bout ami never can Ut t.aver-id
n spirit ol sectionulism and uncharita-
‘fie founder.* of tho Republic dealt
, us they were presented to them, in a
spirit of self sacrificing p*iriolistn, und, as time
liu^ proved, vi fib a comprehensive wisdom which
it will ale »v* be safe t r us to consult. Every
muasura tending to .strengthen Liu fraternal feel
ing* of nil the members of our l-nio.i has had my
heartfelt approbation. To every L ory of society
or government, vvhother the otli-prmg ul i- verisit
ambition or of morbid enthusiasm, calculated to
dissolve the Unuls oi law and affection which
unite u*, l hhall interpose u ready and Mem resis
tance. I believe that involui.uiv servitude, as it
exist* in diflerent State* of toi* confederacy, is re
cognised by ti.e CoiiMitution. I believe'that it
stnnl* like any other Hil niUed tight, and that ttie
States where it exist* areeuiitlcd t.> efficient rem
edies lo eulorce the constitutional provism.s. I
hold that t!ic lavvs i.f i860, cominotily called the
‘•compromise measures,” are*trietly coustitution-
al, and to bo unhesitatingly carried into cllVct. 1
believe timt the constituted authorities ofthi* Re
public are bound to regard the rights ot the £>uuth
111 this respect as they would view any other le
gal and constitutional tight, and that tho Jaws to
enfmee them should be re* noted and obeyed, n it
•v ;ih a r. 'tat' ‘e enco raged hv a! *'ract oin.nn 1-
A dark spot.
The “ coalition” in Massachusetts have succeeded
iu elecliug a majority of the delegates to a convention
for ihe revision of tho constitution of the State. One
hundred and fifty-five towns elent ninety-five wuigs
aud otic hundred ami toity-eight opp«-itu>u members,
iucludmg fret'soilera tuf democrats of every shade.—
Thus vve perceive thut this beuutifui coalition will huve
complete cuulrol of the convention. What say our
Southern democratic friends to this famm and amal
gamation ol political ingredients? Is it true th a the
democrats of the North are sound 011 the slavery ques
tion, or is il true that they will sometimes tackle them-
selves iu tho t*b. Iitiuii team for the sake of making a
siroug pull fi r power uud pelf? Tno Massachusetts
case, as the lawyers say, is iu point, and ueeds no
comment.
Emigration to California.
Tho New York lletald of Moudtty last, publishes
the names of nearly 1500 men, women aud children,
who left tliut city ou the Saturday previous, for Cali
fornia. Twice u mouth, says the Herald, a like num
ber leave our shores for those of the 1‘acific. The
place* left vacant by them are immediately filled by
ethers crowding in from Europe. They are only a
dicp from the s'.ream of huitiau bciug* running into
th« metropolis.
( , ^ ^ A new poet ffice has b»e:i rslsblMiH iu
but cl.cerluby, and ttcc rdllig to the v’ootSiui;* ol | ,he ow *W part of Russell county, Alabama, called
fie irilutul to which tl Ctr exposilou belongs.— I Peiu, aud D. Takvir, Es»j , appointed Pott tnasior.
Ol few things arc we more certain tlmn that
Cuba would be a valuable acquisition loottr Union
Equally Hire are we that it is an acquisition
which in the fullness of time will be made. Last
ly . Unless the Spanish authorities mend their
manner*,the“fullne** of time” will come during
the administration of Gen. Piekce.
Surannuk Georgian.
And this is the meaning is it? An affectionate
eye is cast ou the Island of Cuba by our new Chief
Magistrate und his counsellors, who, accordiug
culeuiporary, are to judge of the “fullnew of the time
and pounce upon tho possessions ol a frieudly power,
whenever, in the judgment of their progressive sup
porters, there may be 11 pretext manufactured fordo
ing so ! We do m t probably exactly understand
what the President’s frauds mean by saying that ha
ciBoi the eyes of affection on the fair island of th*
Gulf. Uo lh» y ineau tlmt it is an eye of umanclified
lu.it, which, right or wrong, will seek its gratification?
Uo they mean that the administration Will viol
the solemn triaties in existence, 1-ample on the laws
of nations, aud eudauger the peace of the civilized
world, for lira Bike of obtaining at best but a doubtful
good? We confess llint vve have not thus under-
s.Mod tlie views of the Executive us expressed in Ilia
inaugural address, and yet his frieuds may understand
hirn better tliuu we do.
Wo huve ul.vays thought that so far as the preser
vation of the rights of commerce w*s concerned, aud
uiniUraof national difference also, iu limes of war,
Canada was ns important to this country ns Cuba.
Why ore durk insinuations thrown out about lakiug
tlie one and not the other? Is il because England is
more powerful than Spain, moro able to repel the en
croachments of our fillibusters? And is it not a re
flection on our people, that tlie properly of the weak
may he appropriated by the strong, whilst the proper
ly of the strong is left iu quiet!
For ourselves, we are loth to believe that the
President will, of his own motion, attempt an outrage
on the dominions of a nation with which vve are at
pence But he was sup lorted by, and is now sur
round'd with, a hatch of frieuds who have cast nn
eye ut interested atleciion <>u Cuba, and who will
stop at nothing until they involve this country in a
war with Spam, or are arrested by the same terr.bie
fate that liefel Lopez and his deluded followers. We
fear th o these evil spirits will shortly control the ac
tion of the government, and that the President, how
ever otherwise disposed he muy be, will find himself in
volved in all the disgrace inseparable from the cou-
duct of his reckless associates. To be saved from
such friends should bo li s prayer m uiug, noon au I
nighl.
imam v>. uawsou i* a n iuvcoi
bom in tho county of Greene, hi- family being
descendants of some of the first settlers; Imvjng
received an education at the University of hi* „ a .
live State, Ira early entered into political life, aiM j
at the age of twenty one was elected Clerk of the
House in the Georgia Legislature, lie was elec,
ted a member of the Stale convention to revise the
constitution, also to the .State Senate, and in 1836
tn Congress. He was a member of the House from
1837 to 1846, when lie resigned his seat. While
in Congress, he was the whig candidate for Gov.
ernor, fn 1841, and was defeated. In If 15 u
wa* appointed one of the judges of the Supreme
Court ol the Slate, audio 1848 lie was elected
United States Senator. In person Mr. Dawson
is tall, and prepossessing in appearance and tnan.
ner*. He lias dark hair and complexion uud m
pleasant and forcible speaker, full of anecdote and
wit. He is altogether a very agree t'fic man.
Robert Toombs lisa been a prominent member
of the House of Representative* since he entered
timt branch of Congress, in 1846. Alter eight
years service he i* now transferred to the Senate
He owed his election to the Union party hi t;«
Legislature, composed of Loin whig* and den,^
crat*. We gave a brief sketch of Mr. Tnou.ba
at the time of his election loth? Senate. His age
is about fi>nv,and his talents, particularly a>,ade-
baler,are admitted to be very respectable, lie,»
uuteJ lor a very rapid utterance in speaking.
Bishop of North Carolina.
It is thought that the Rev. Dr. Havvkks will heap,
pointed Bishop of the Episcopal church of North Car-
oliua. Tho election will lako place at the Convention
which will assemble in May. Dr. Hawkcs is a na
tive of North Carolina, aud his appointment on that,
us well as ou other accounts, will be peculiarly ac
ceptable to tho people cf that State. He is at prneot
pastor of a church in New Ytrk.
Savannah Wrecks.—.We are not at ull bi
prised, much a* we regret, to learn tlmt the app
Christian Ob
10, we regret to
priation of $60,000 fur tlie removal of the
in our river, by ibe efforts of Judge Charlton,
t' d in the Naval Bill ol the Senate, wasstru kt-t
t in the House of Representatives. Col. J,.,
1 made an earnest appeol in behalf of it—bum
purpose.— Sarannah Georgian.
On which the Augusta Chronicle says: So 1
ins the Georgian does uot like the physic of Uie p«
ty, notwithstanding they havo always opposed, or af
fected lo oppose, river aud harbor improvements. ( ;
cuse, however, it is “ our ox that is gored.’’
ol. Jnckeou "made an earnest appeal” did he
On u former occasiou, he rendered himself supreme
ridiculous, by making an earnest appeal to have the
appropriation iuserted iu the bill, and llrau voted
against the appropriation. Verily ho is a most w
ful guardian of the iulercsts of the city ho represent*,
if there be any truth in the stories wo have
tlie -Savannah journals about them “ wrecks 4
tile 1
Small Pox at Oglothorpe.
Tlie Southern Democrat of the 10th instant, atstei
that ills Small Pox is not raging in Oglothorj* | r .;-r
but in a village adjacent, known a* Ifeningville—11.11
the infected district is carefully and closely guarded
ami that it ih confidently believed that the disease wil
not spread. Tlie Physicians report about tluriy tin
caws in all up to date—the nearness being about [lift*
quarters of a mile from the Depot.
Tho Acts of tho late Congress.
The National Intelligencer publishes a list of the Acts
(Hi-tied by the lu«t Congress, comprising many measures
that are of no great public concern, as well as some
which may hoof interest for all to know. Amoiiirst the
sums of money appropriated by the laws (says that (ta
per we specially notice the following, because they
nrv of particular interest ton large c-'.'iss of citizens s—_
F r t!..' Ei'.eiwion of lira Cspitol, $I,<xk),00U.
Toward* tlie rrection uf the west wing of the Patent
the President's Mansion, purchasing
house,
To make the Equestrian Siaiue of Gei
property of the Culled States, by purrhu
1 Secretary
For an Asm-i
the Sura Department
The sular:' of the Vie* President, Secretaries of
late. Treasury. War, Navy, Interior, the Postmaster
eneral and Attorney General, increased from fifi.UOO
$8000.
Tl.s»
imanding stocks of the United States may be
purchased by the Secretary of the Treasury ni the cur
rent market price, provided that lira balance in ihe
Treasury shall not at any time lie reduced below the
sum of $6,000,000.
The Mexican Boundary Commission is continued uii
til April 1, F5f> and the necessary appropriations made
there lor.
An Assay Office is to be established 111 lira city of
New York, for the receipt, melting and n—aymg of
gold and silver bullion, and foreign coin, and for cast
ing the same into ban-, ingots or disks.
I'lte Clerk* in the veml Executive Departments,
from and alter the 3Uih ut June next, are lo be arranged
into four clasaes, with different grades of salary, and no
he appointed in either uf the classes until lie
snail have been examined und qualified hy a Board of
three Commissioners, one of whom is to be tlie chief of
the Bureau to which the clerk is to be appointed, and
the other two to be selected by the head of the Depart
ment to which Hie Bureau ra attached.
An act to provide for the survey of the public lauds
111 California, the granting of donations and privileges
therein, Arc.
Providing for administering the oath uf ct^me to Wm.
11. King, Vice President elect.
uihorising changes in the location of land
jibe*
for the relief of J. C. Fremont.
Abo for tlie rebel oft aroline Proctor Hyden, only
child and lieir uf John White, deceased, late a lieuten-
ant-roionel in the fourth Georgia Battalion of the Rev
olutionary army.
Besides there there are Acta making the usual annual
appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of
the Government, the e»pen*es of the Navy, Army, 1
■Fan department, and for 'h- X > * of p** men •; d
da '.:iis tor-I • ramentb wu 1 ■vennv. iit—few if
auy of which concern the citizens ot this section of the
country. We therefore omit their publication.
Nh.w Hami*smirr.—At the recent election iu thii
Stale, the democrats have pierced *■ ry thing, elect
ing their Gov. by some 5000 majority, together with
their Congressmen aud largo majorities of Iwlli Ileuses
of tho State Legislature.
California Items
From a number ul Dr. Borin
eerier, published in Han Fratu
notice that the health of tlie Dec
ciino, and tlmt hert.after.ho wil! b«* able lo isHie
lira paper only '.vice u month, instead of weekly
Ho* numerous friends nnd acquaintances in this set
lion of me country wtlf read this intelligence with
many feelings of regret tiiat one ho useful
church mid *n tlie cause of religion should be thus
c mpellh d ti- relinquish any (toriion of hi* labors.
Tno paper will, huw< ver, be continued regularly-
on a firm und sure basis.
From He columns we extract the following p,ir-
gtaph* to.*: ow our readers nearer homo lira way
11. which missionaries and pre
pj'edjtu labor, in order to prtuelilte go>pel to
th- mass of the people.f that far-off land. Tlra
editor *ays—
Those of our friends end brethren in the AiIhii-
tic States, have ami must have, very inadequate
cone prions ol tho life ol an itinerant preacher
and ms labors iu < *i 11■ ruin, it i« lurd fi»r them lo
co .five lira idei.so a* m realize it,*>( traveling
uu extensive circuit on I u, with bLnkets and
- iddfi 1 bags on ill** ba 1 k, ..id pretcliit g III bar-
r 0111a, unb ■. », post
and vet itn -o are familiar lads with us. We
iKiveai this very time a number c.l misaiunxrieu
traveling on toot, climbing hills and n ountains,
preaching ti.e wordol life fi> likening multitudes
in Almost every description of situation. They
loti hi'»i o reach lin-ir appointment*, preach hard,
p Inu. ,ami in many other respre * pass through
whit is little thought of by other*. Such are
the .1 ts 111 connection with to.. racy u> this
country, a* to demand a firmness and pa-
only be found re
od. The present
nl y contributing
tit trial* and l.ard-
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ed imich, and tnu»i of nee *-.tv siiifer yet much
moro. If any men on earth need ami deserve tlra
ayiupitlne* and may era .of the whole Church,
these are they. Will uot tlie people of God, es
pecially those ot the oihe, States, bear them
constantly before the Tlir. ne oi Grace ? May
God protect and sustain them and richly reward
Tho Atlanta Bank.
The Intelligencer of Atlanta says that (lie whok
amount of the capital slock [${300,000} of lira Arise-
lu Bank has been taken by responsible and experienc
ed capitalists, nnd that lira Bauk will be opened f#
business about tho middle of May next.
arrowing lo the confusion occasioned hy the slot
lust week, we presume our citizens neglected to atu
lira meeting of the Muscogee Educational Attorn-
twn, on Saturday morning. Il will be noticed
ever, by the advertisement in to-day’s paper that the
meeting stands adjourned till Saturday next, when
trust there will be a general att.'udauce of our people
* IT Auy meritorious young man, of good habiti
character, who is desirous of acquiring a thorougl
knowledge of the medical science und practice,
find a good 01 portunily of carryimg out his wishes t
i.utioing the iudiictfinems offered iu the adveitisemfi
headed "wanted immediately.”
suiting frout strong faith in (
extraordinary winter ia puwc
The North Carolina Copper, which was sold 1
N.*w York 011 Tuesday last, brought $180 per ton, t
$18,000 fertile 100 lous sold. Tins copper wus mine
iu lira course of two months, at an (ipem-e of abcoi
$1,000. .Such results prove that miuiiig may, iu tiii
r ouutry, be made as profitable aud legitimate au eulel
pries as it is m England.
PtcTKR G. Washington, Em|., Iras been appo.bte
and entered upon tlra duties of AMUtant Secretary t
the Treasury, in tlie (dace of Wm. L. Hoimjk, I ., ,i.a
wli»ni,suy8 the Wacliington National Jnttillqnirrr, ill
Government never possessed a mure efficient anil full
Ail nflirer. Mr. Hodqk had previously resigned to th
late Administration, to take effect on the 4th m>unt
or os siKiri thereafter a* Ins sucreKhor mtglit lie app
ed and prepared to enter on the duties of the ofli."
their labor
Territory or Washington.—A new Territory
with this designation was created, aud provisioua
made for its organization, by au Act of Congress
approved ou the 2d iuat It comprises that partnt
Oregon which lie* North of the middle of the niaiu
channel of Columbia river, lo where it creasea the
-U>lh degree ot latitude, aud thence along said degree
of latitude, to tlie top of the Rocky Mountain*. The
land occupied hy missionary stations, uot exceeding
640 acres, together with the improvements, is ex-
presely .taerved aud coufiruied to the Missionary so
cieties respect ively which established tlie same. Sta
tions that were so occupied prior lo the passage of
the Ant organizing 'he Territory of Oregon, are also
confirmed to the Societies which eslubiuhed them,
even though they have siuce been nhandoued.
Tlra President has nominased Ski.ah R Bobbie
firet AHnistant Postmaster General; Git as. Eamc*. 1
rusistaiil editor of tlie Union, as Assistant Secret#?.
State; and WlLLts A. Gorman, late inetnlxer ■ 1
ere*-* from Indiana, as Commissioner of tlie Gem
Land Office.
Repudiation repudiated.
The Chancellor of the State of Mississippi has de
rided that the Stale u legally and constitutionally
bound for the redemption aud payu. rut ot the ‘Union
Bank Bondi,’ *ud has so decreed.
Il is stated that the Attorney General w ill appeal
from this deemiou to the Supreme Court of tlie State,
where the cause will uudergo another argument, and
To pul fiually at rest.
Judicial Election.
We r Irappc tu announce lira election of W
C. Perkins, Esq , lo lira Juugr-dilp of the South
western Jiuitcu. Circuit.. As we anticipated, lira
inte'ligont voters in 1 hat circuit have rebuked the
part zan nomination of lira tire eaters.
The folio
1 tlie official vote.
Perkins Lyon
u™ u . !’.V.
Rand..I h,.
Wind- Id 8colt, a Lieutenant General.
[We clip the following appropriate article from tl
editorial column of a la'e number of Morris A Will*
Hon.e Journal, published in New Ycrk city:]
A joko was perpetrated a few mouths ago by
down-eastern editor, that there arc two pern*
when Congress does nothing :—one belore, an
the other after, the Christum* holidays. The *i.b
Murce of this jocular observation was gra<
as;-< rted, a few days npn, in the Senate rliau
itself, by an honorable member of that b di
ti.e following terms :—•' The two houses of C
grrs?,” sa d the Senator, "have reducedllren.**
to the condition of being utterly incapable ol
ing any legislative business, other than p^-
the apropriation bills; and they were passed q
a strange fashion, in the lart hours of the * '- ,J
when they ruslrad through like a shot out el
•hovel.” This remark 1* exemplified in them*
ment of the measure introduced in the early «*
of the present session, for conferring upon
gallant soldier whose name appears .t the ti*
or this paragraph, the ranl^tf LieuteuantTie.
:<I. That measuro was forcibly aflvi»cated
leading members of the Senate, and the r
responded lo it ontnistakeably. 'I’lte pre**. "
rare exception, approved of it and men of aii p
lies spoke warm s in its favour. Vet the in-
fire was dtopped, and the probability now 1', l 1
Congress will adjourn without pe l rn.ii
act ul justice which it contemplated. Th'* nU i
n ft to Ira. General Scott i* tlie only officer«
fought in Mexico that returned home uttrewtr.
for hi* exploits. And more than this—tlie co.
try owes him atonement, as well as reward,
the scene of ins triumph* he was subjected .0
numinous treatment, deprived • f hi* mown*
brought to trial before hi* inferiors, iiufr.iliaif*-
ihe presence uf tlra enemy, whose cap"**! f ,e
won by iu* valour, and whose hearts he Fad g*
ed by hi* magnanimity. We did hope th"’
great wrung would, ere now, have been ret-
(tensed; but it has not, and we pres-- it ujran
attention of the incoming administration. rW
lies ought not to be ungrateful, because «
their policy lo bestow little beside* gratitude.
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