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Newspaper Page TextColumbus inquirer. COLUMBUH. (M.: Tuesday Morning, March 10, 1857. Cl tv 2-Mh ; iuffu'U *716 , fruMtUh iptb ; N. Orisous 24lb .. 1.. Monfeumsrr 10th, 27th *»<l 28th. No pap*ra >t north of W*»hln(rt'jD City, non* from Ki-h- Baltimore’ iPtth; Washington City JMtli; IVtwrsbtirg 2Mb; Columt-I* 27 th and 2Hlh; Gb#rl#»ton loth; A ■#**'» 2SUi ; Baranosh '.’Mh ; Now Orltana 1 <th, 25lh and 2Cth ; Mohiia 37Ih : Montgomery 5Wth. March 2.—No Xssferu Mail—r<*g ortg-4 frllura to IUmI-wI *nil«rn p«i*rrs from New Or- M«w York -• ih and 27th; i*hlhKUIphii. Yen. 2<Hh; I U/sInirg F< l». l-tU nnd 2tMh : Kir bim i. l F«h. 27th : Karan- nah March la' and 21. By Wwtarn Mall, naparafrom Bal»l- mora, Feh. »d and -nth; Washington City F*h. 27*h; Au- K m la March l*t. New Orlaena F«b. 4th, 11th and 28th; Mo le March let. Montgomery March 2d and 34. No |.vf*rs by either mail from I ' lnraUa. Wrl-.-aanav. Marrh A.->Keeetred pai i. 2*111; I'hiUdHphia 28th ; Columo! Id; 8* varnish fed: New Orlmnn Kelt. Idle March 2d ; Montgraanry 3*1. Bon*. Washington Ottfr. iTlalamon, or tliaiii- Twraanav. March ft.—-Uscetvwd dat- rfr 10 lUlUnnweMni-h 2-1; IV a »b l Kg to it City 24; Columbia ltd and (Lb; Charleston 3d; A<u;>i«ta-itli; Ha*aenah4th; Montgomery 4tb and Mh. Bo papora from lUehroondor Petersburg, *vw Orleaua or Mo* Ttn-sr, March C.—ifo«Utd date* ffotfl Now York, March 2d; Washington t'ltyM; Cbarleaton Mh; Savannah Mh; Mobile fed; Now orl**ns2d; Montgomery ftth. No paper* frrim II*. HI more, itichmond, Petorahurg, CoinmbU, or Au* P-tTUKKAY, March 7.—ft vet red paper* from Jl.vtimore March 8d: Kl'lunond 4th; CoInmtAa Mh; Antra*'# «th; It* van- nahOth; New Orleans fed; Mobile 4th : Montgomery Mb and fith. No p»|#"x frr.ni Now York, Philadelphia, Washington City,or P<-ter*biirg. Sunday. Marcii t<.--Keeetrr-I datee from Now York fed and 4th ; Phlladtilpbia id ; MalUiuorc i/th ; W*.-)ilnr ton City itli; Petersburg fttn; fv !>unbU fith: AuguiiU 7th; Karannab 7th ; New i/rlNui* 4th; Mobile 6th; Montgomory 7th. No Rlrlnuond or Charleston papor V3F O, A. Mud.isu, E*q., retired from the odilo- riel chai/ of the Daily Sun, of this city, a few days •go* He edited the paper, for n short time, with much ability, und made it an intercatiug and spicy abort. Whether hoangagea liereafter iu the prac tice of hia prof nap ion, or is called to some new field of editorial labor, we wish him success and pros per^' t , t , „ &drVV. Duncan, Eat)., heretofore a joint pro prietor, uh wo! I na chief editor, of the Atlanta /u tclligeneer, ha* purchased the Interest of hie part ner, Mr. Rugglea, and in now sole editor and pro prietor of the paper, lie is n good writer und u very clover editor, hating hia Democracy, which w« hope he wilt repent of in due acnaon* Hueccas to the Intelligencer, in hia hands. VST Roger A. Pryor, E«q., who lately retired from the odltori.il chair of the Richmond Enquirer, ia about to atari a new daily paper in Richmond, Vu. It ia auppoaed that it will be the organ of. the Hunter or “Southern Bights” wing of the Virginia Democracy, und will he entirely independent of “White House” influence uyd not particularly dis posed to sacrifice principle to maintain the “harmo ny” of the Democratic party. There itru shrewd politicians who have already ventured suggestions that very soon a Southern party opposed to the new Administration will be formed, nf which Sen ator Hunter, JnfT. Davis and Gen. (Quitman will be prominent lenders, and the New Orleans Ifolfe, the Churl* < ton AJercury and Mr. Pryor’s paper able advocate*. N*W PoaT'Omt'B.—The Poet Master General has established u new Post Office at the residence of Mr. Persona, near the lino of Mueon and Kuo- •ell counties, Ala., called l'crstms, and appointed Mr. Pratt, Pouluiualor. The office will ho supplied with juuil fucilitics from Columbus, Ca. 1 Fatal Axxjjdknt.—-A young man named John Hooks, a hrnkrmun on tho Mobile and Girard Rail road, wns crushed between two curs and killed, on Wednesday, at the drpirt hi Girard. He was stand ing on tho track between the cars to couple them when run together, hut, lining cnralea* ubout his position,or miscalculating tho spur,‘between them, he was crushed in,the collision. We learn that tho drained had no fmnily. Another Man shot i On ftuturduy night, oomn kind of dlsputo arose hwtweun one of ihoqlty watolunon, John C. My ere, f and an Irish cilisen niunod Thouius McMahan, which resulted in Myors shooting McMnlmn inUm breast, with n pistol. The wound is u auvuro one, but we loam that it ia not at present supposed that it will teimliMite finally. Myers w.«a immediafoly arrested i y Marshal Roltinson nud others and com mitted to jail. We have heard several reports In reference to the uliair, tut as the mutter is to tin-* dirge judicial investigation, we forbear to give them. The wounded,man was in tha employ of Mcssn. Hughes & Paniel.nl their warehouse, and ia rogurdud ns nn induetrituis and gcm inljy orderly ciiixen. Afteran examination before Justices, on Friday, Myers was required to give buii in ilWOO ; failing in which, he was committed. Cold ami Frost. At the close of n Februury of uiiti'ii.il mildness, which hud beautifully stinted vegetation and ap peared to he the first etagn of uninterrupted Kprintr.i old Winter elide n Mu r ch U|ion Us ugniii on the Ist^ •ml 3d inst., accompanied by his usual agents,/ frost mill ice. A wind from tho north and north-’ west, on $utuluy, chiliad us with premonitory hull- eutionu of tho coming changes, und on Monday morning n slight Jiosl wna noticed, notwithstanding a brisk broi’20 uml dry aoaaon. On Tuesday morn ing there was a Jieavior frost und thin ico , and ex posed tender garden vegetable* were killed. There wns another fVost on Wednesday morning, but the weather appeared to utodcr.if.i during the day. • The peaches, plums, and some other fruit trees, ware in full bloom, bpt we arc glad to learn that only a partial dcaitpQtiou of the germs hits yol been' observed- probably -(ho dryness of tho atmosphere prevented u mom general destruction. We pre sume that but very lit*I* corn wus up. --*»»»»— • A Hkavy Haim.—On W’udnoeibiy night and Thursday morning we w^ro visited with a copious spring rain, and thumUr and lightning in abun dance. Tho small stream* being low, however; * and the earth iu a condition to absorb a grent deni of wul« r, there hoa as yet been hut an inconsidera ble rise in the river. Wo fear that this nudriun outpouring will he rather injurious than beneficial to the operations of the farmer and the fruits and crops already out. If auceeded by frosts, they will probably he more destructive than those of tho earlier part of the week, which were modified by the dryness of the earth ami the utiuosphere. Cotton Tjimrr Cunts i xu Pound—The Au gusta CvruIitulii'naJUt of 3.1, lint , states that on the day previous, a gentleman made two hot*, each against JjibOO, that Cotton will sell at thirty cent* per pouml by the Yf*th of December next. Bin LUMP#.—Tht latest arrival from California reports the finding, near Ccntreville, F.IDorad * county, of a large b«iuidcr of gold.beanug quarto, u piece of which, weighing 7b pounds, yielded$1,700. Mr. John Xliighton was tho lucky finder. One piece ofqunrtc from the ElDorado Gulch, near Hor- nidss, yielded JfiJ t >00. It is Mated ttint Mr. Uuchunau has selected his nephew, James Buchanan Henry, as hia Private (Secretary ; and that his accomplished niece will preside over line domestic arrangements of *the White House. The fashionables a hunt Washing ton flatter themselves that the old gentle uian will innke it a very lively und hospitable “bachelor's kali.” to the l\ r popular are three Aluumrji!.—The election of Gov. )’, 8. 8eiutc has rendered necessary u election lor Goverupr of Missouri. Th candidates iu tho field. The Democracy have nom inated Robert .M- Stewart of iSt. Joseph t tho Auier- icans James Rollins ; aqil John Wilsou announce* himself us an independent Whig candidate. rr Wc are glad to uotice, in several late reports of exports from New Orleans, heavy shipments of oottou for 8t, Petersburg, 'i’hia u mdit alive of an llicreased direct trade lietwcen our houthcru States and Russia and (he Bailie ports. The Nonnin (‘use. A New Orleans police officer named Phillips, and Mr. Simons of this city, arrived here on Tues day, having in custody George W. Morman, late • resident of Columbus. They also arrested in New Orleans • negro man calling himself Aaron, and lodged him in jail at Montgomery. Ala. We learn from the New Orleans papers that the negro was carried lo that city by Morman, who claimed him as a slave, hut that the negio there insisted that be was n free man. The officer# arrested and de tained them (with the assistance of Mr, McGibony of Montgouiory) on suspicion that that they were concerned in the robbing of the United States mail on the Montgomery ami West Point Railroad.— A imnsidi'r^ble amount of money, and a gold watch anubther aftieles of value, werefound in Morruan'a possession and taken ia charge by the gentlemen wh > hrreste.d him. On their arrival here, Morinan was committed for examination, and his coum<c! insti’uted j.roeecdinps agrinst Phillips for uving part of th»* money to pay traveling expenses, requir ing him In gi?o bend to answer the charge, which he found no difficulty in doing. On Wednesday, Morman'* counsel sued Cur his release on huieiu corptit, on the ground that he was held in custody without proper authority. It api raring to the Court (Justices MrKendree, Wor- nurn and Coleman) that no warrar.t for his deten tion was iu the hands of the sheriff or jailor, they ordered his release, but sheriff' Orooba immediately served on him a warrant issund upon the affidavit of the Postmaster of this city, alleging that he had reason to bflinre that n mail-bag had been robbed at Montgomery, Air., by the nog to Aaron, and that Morman had knowingly received and held a part of the stolen money. Tho counsel demanded an in vestigation of this charge, but the Court refused to act and committed Morman to the custody of the alierilT. It i* understood that an examination on thiu latter charge will I e held before United Btates Commissioner Wiley Williams, this morning. There are many rumors and nirtnisoa afloat in reference to this ruse. One is, that an article of jewelry found in Mormun’s possession belonged to Mr. Eatovcg, who mystoriously disappeared a few week* ago, and that he has been rubbed or murder ed. Another current repurl is thut the negro Aa ron confesses that ha alolc the money from the mail and gave it io Morman or one of his relations. And still another, that the piece of jewelry auppoaed to have belonged to Estevez was given by him to a sister of Morman, and by hor to her brother. Tin; case appears to lie a very tangled and com plicated one—at least public suspicion so regards it —and much Interest is felt in reference to its devel opments. On Thursday morning, G. W. Morinan was brought before Commissioner Williams for exami nation upon the affidavit of Postmantar Forsyth, alleging thut there was reason to believe that lie wns nn accessory to the robbery of the li H. mail at Mont gomery, Ala., in September or October last. City At torney Fox, representing the Government, moved i continuance of tho examination, on the ground that Mr. Gordon, conductor on the Morr- gomery and West Point Railroad, u material wit- wuh absent. Thb- motion was resisted ny the counsel for the defendant, who cunt'tided that due dilligcncn to sveuro the attendance of the witness had not been observed. Tho Court overruled the objection, and by con out tho case was postponed until Monday morning next, unions the absent wit- shall sooner return and be subpicnsed to at tend earlier. Tho Montgomery Mail, of Wednesday evtning, gives the following nforuiulion concerning this Aaron, lately tha property nl a Mr*. Harrison, of the southern part of Tollnpuoua county, acknowl- Igc* tlii«t he cut open, last Heptembnr, a mail hag, which ho snys lm found lying across tho track at Depot, lie atutes that begot out u package of !f<1,600: put iu a rock and threw tho nag into iver. it is *ui«l that (lie miusing hug contained $11,000. With this money Aaron bought him- If. He was running regularly, from hero to Co lumbus, on the miiii train, at the time. lie saya thut he left Columbus two weeks ago to night, (Wednesday,) in company wuh Morman - and that Ac never heard, be jin, he left, of Estevez, or any one tine, being mining. PosTACKlPT.—Hin* e the foregoing was written, we loarn from tho New Oilcans officer*, that it is now suspected that Morman, thonagm and EsUivr-a, were all concerned together in the rnhhury above mentioned. Estevez tvas the protector of one of M.’k sisters, and wm* intimate with M. The moth er of Morman seem* to have plenty of money.-— Tho watch taken from AJ. in New Orlcniia, and supposed to hr E.’s, was bought by the negro, in in this city, some mouths ago. The Poattmislnr at Coluinhus is moving in the matter of the missing mail hug. The river here ought to be drugged for il. Wc also learn from the Mait, that on Wednes day uii altercation occurred between officers Phil lips mid MoUiliboney, iu reference to tho reward, Ac., which resulted in McGihhoiiey shooling Phil lips in tho arm, without breaking fjiu bone. McG. is bound over in $1,000 to answer for it. (>n Saturday, after receiving the testimony of Mr. Gordon and others, the Commissioner ged Morinan. deciding that ihu proof was dent to hold him. Then and Notv. Does anybody recollect anything of an old-fogy doctrine that used to be maintained by the Stale Rights “Democracy” of the country. In their atgu lueiits agdiiisl a United Slates Ilnnk, tiz: that tho General Government had no nutllunh to charter corporation or stock company ! If our recollection serves us, Mr. Unlhoun very ably and ingeniously maintained this negative proposition, and tl. led Southern Democracy echoed ••mm-n hallelu jah !" Well what, kind of a “monster" Submarine Telegraph Company that m now about to lie chartered, with exclusive privilege*, by Ci great -ninny States ICgbts “Democrats" aiding and alirttiug I Hon. J. 1j. Seward, of (».». (one of it* supporters, and a sham States Hightor at that) thua diTuii * it: “ Il i* not nil enterprise nuatuinad by the British Govemmnnt, or bv the Government of flic United State*. It is in tho hands of a compa ny consisting of American citizens and British subjects,” Ac. We have no particular objection to tho bill before Congrats, because we believe its object io bo one demanded by the civilization and tho commercial needs *»f *h« age. and wo have never disputed tho pmvor of Congress in tho premi se*. If the bill pending has objectionable feature*, they consist in the luck of security ugainst abuses by the company or the obtaining of' undue advan tage# by one Government or the other—a question which w* will not now undertake to express an opinion upon. But, depending ns the enterprise does upon ths joint cn ouragcuient and recognition extended by tho United States and Great Britain to the company, we do not see how u vote for the hi 1 1 la to ho reconciled with the old Democratic constitutional objection to charters und incorpora tion# liy Congress. We commend this instance of modern Demo cratic fatting bark upon old Whig doctrine* espe cially to the Federal Union, which lus challenged us to show that tho Democracy of the county ever chartered a United Htatrs Hunk 4 . Il they give up their constitutional objection to such an institution, and admit that Congress iuuv concurrently with a Statu or 3tnlrs set up a joint stock company, what ground of uppoailiou have they lull except that o expediency? —an objection governed by tho chang ing conditions of tho times, and in which their op ponents at present concur. I V The latest Northern papers report lliat ti e opposition to the appointment of Hon. J. Glaneey Jones a* Postmaster General, which caused him to decline the nomination, was made by John W Forney and his friends; also, that Mr. Buchanan haa written to Mr. Junes requesting him to recon sider and revoke his declension. I F i)n tho !»J and -Jth mat., the severest snow storm of the winter was raging at Washington Guy •nd all point* north and east of it, a* far as heard from. Old Buck went :u umid storm and tcmpcit, and it is to Ih* hoped that fit the close of his term lie w ill leave the country as peaceful and quiot as tho go- ing out of the mouth is generally represented io b * The Mall Arrangements. While we cannot too much commend the spirit of the letter of Mr. Postmaster Skythb, of Augus- and while we are thankful lor the suggestions which he gives us os to the real causes of the pres ent wretched derangement of the maife, we are strengthened in our conviction of gross misman agement or lack of efficiency somewhere. The fault does not attach to the Postofficc officials at Augusta, as appear* by Mr. Bmythe’s letter. But lea* evident from his letter that the Department has failed to provide a remedy at that office for the difficulties attendant upou an accu mulation of mail matter. The great mass of the mail matter on the principil route of theSmth passes through Augusta, and only by ramifications ehing hack in that point is the communication between the North and the Stoathern Gulf Slates supplied. Vet it appears from tire Postmaster's letter, that when failures occurring cause conse quent accumulation* at Augusta, there is not suffi cient force provided by the Govern merit to admit of it* being assorted and sent immediately on to it* defttinntiou, but it murt await a laborious and pro tracted distribution by »n inadequate foice. The mail matter is thus delayed for hours at Augusta, nd perhaps at other points has to encounter simi lar interruptions in it* progress. The simple state- inunt of this fact is a sufficient commentary upon Mr. Smyth*'* estimate of the efficiency and admin istrative capacity of the Postin inter General.— Would such a state of things be long permitted on any principal route of the Northern .States t W -uld not the press and the business iiir.i of that region unit* in such prompt ami earnest protests—in such definite and pointed expositions of the exact seut of tho evil and th-* remedy demanded —as to secure immediate reform I After some very severe weather in the latter part of January and early in February—greatly de ranging the mail* everywhere—we have had a delightful dry and pleat*nt season of three or four week*. Yet the mail* have not even yet been reg ulated, aa may readily he seen by a glance at our daily “Record." At least three weeks of uninter rupted calm ond sunshine h*vo not sufficed to straighten out the complications attending the fail ures caused by the January and early February snows and freezes; but, as the Postmaster at Au gusta informs, us the arrearages of | a per rnsils are still brought up by instalment#—-sometimes the latest dates being forwarded nt once, and sometimes a portion of those being held hack at different point* to admit of the assorting and forwarding of mail matter previously accumulated ! W hat kind of a system is thisl or rstl.er, is thure any system whatever about it 1 Doe* it not prove that the reg ulations and provisions of the Department arc rad ically faulty or signally inefficient Docs not the condition of the whole service constitute a modern “Augean stable,” worthy to be regarded as one of the greatest labors of tho admiiiuliativu Hercules who can cleaiiso it 1 The truth is—ami our “Record" shows it—there is at present no certainty or reliability about the newspaper mails. We have no assurance, day after day, what dale* wc are to receive, and at pres ent wc never get a through mail from all principal points ns lute as due. Thu inuchiucry is creaking —rickntly—out of joint; the managers are negli gent, recklrss, or incompetent ; and the whole affair appears to be left pretty much In lake cure of itself. We rejoice in tho new administration that hns been inaugurated, because we know that wo cannot, by any possibility, be worsted. New Trimbles In Kait*a«. Wc hava already given briefly the history of th inception and firot stages of the diflb ulty between the Governor and tho Legislature ot Kansas, involv ing the appointment of Sherwood (or 8herrartl) as HherifT of Douglass, county. A late telegraphic dispatch announces thut a conflict has grown out of it, in which Mherwood wa* killed, and several of the Governor’s p-rly wounded. The “general fight" predicted us likely to grow of the affair has iiodoubt been prevented, os the Governor has United States troop* nl his command, and the pro-slsvi-ry party would hardly, after the impulse and excite ment of the moment had partially subsided, engage in open hostilitic* with the Krdornl Government; but the alrcfuly exasperated feeling entertained by that parly l»w trds Gyv. Geary will no doubt b • greatly inflamed by this conflict, and hi* adminis tration will Io* odious and execrable in the estima tion of the law und order party. The truth is, Geary has received a good deal ol commendation which ho did not deserve, llow did he in tho first place “settle” the difficulties iu the Territory t Simply by foregoing thu enforce ment of the laws, restraining the pro-slavery offi cials from enforcing them fully, and making enacts- »ions to the “Free Mtstc" rcl els agaii.sl the laws— by “pundering to the popular spirit," n* Judge Le- cnrnpte trims it. His refusal to appoint Sherwood sheriff"of Douglas county (the heud-quarter* of the treuMonsblc opposition to tho laws) though request ed by ths unanimous voice of the Legislature, was no doubt with a viow of securing the nppnintmcht of an officer of hi* own Htomp, who would dally with and connive at Frcesoil rebellion. The Treaty with Mexico* Speculations mid opinions as to the terms of this Treaty still differ very widely. The Atlanta Intel, hgrnrer is ill ocntacie* over the prospert of another great acquisition to our territory, and thinks that '•II the glory’ ol the magiiitiocnt accomplishment be long* to the Administration ol Franklin Fierce, which has at last done something to redound to its credit ! It thinks that buih Bonoruund Lower Cal ifornia have been purchased by the provision* of the Treaty, and lets off aa follow* : “The treaty which was recently transmitted to our Government, and which we referred to some days ago, seems to be regarded as a great diplo matic triumph, accomplishing resutis of no ordina ry mug n it mb' to tho future prospect# of our coun try I o the administration of Franklin Fierct will hulnng all the glory ol this iliagniti 'i iit acquisition, extending the boundnnes of the Keputdic on tho Fncitic down to <ho 2/ffh parallel of latitude, und which will bring increased importance to our com mercial relation* ” Out alas! therecomoa a frost—' a killing frost" —from the icy north. The following dispatch from Washington City to thu Philadelphia .YorfA Amer ican speak* iu rerius decided and explicit, and is moreover sustained by similar statement* from Wxsiiimoton, Fob. ■’“.—The How treaty with Mexico reached hire last night, and was submitted to the cabinet at the meeting held to-day. Il con sists ol four conditions : First, reciprocity between the United State* and Mexico, professedly predica ted on the principle of the arrangement with I'an- J u In Second— A loan of titioon million# ol dollar*. to be secured by tiie Mexican customs revenues ; j eight millions of tire loan are to be paid to Mexico, j four millions to tho British bondholders, and three j are reserved for the payment of claims from the United Stales Third —A Commission I* to In* con stituted for the adjudication “I the American claims. I Fourth—A postal convention on tho basis ol tlmt I made by Gen. Gadsden .Vo territory of anif had | i» acquired *r contemplated, and no adiant'i/’c* are proposed not already existing. The wlude proposi tion is considered extraordinary, mid the sentiment oil he Cabinet, a: the meeting to-day, was very de cided against recognising it so far as to ask the ad- j vice of the Senme. This treaty having been orig- | inated by Mr. Forsyth, without instructions ot any j kind, and being opposed to the views of the Admin- I istraiion. tho Executive will probably take the re- I sponsibilily of disapproving the act of Mr. Forsyth emir ly. lt ,,, | EquivoOAL CoMcuHKN'T.—The enterprising man- | ufacturcreof the article in Columbus have preseut- i «h! to one of our city editors u rope, which he pro- I tends is designed for a “ clothe*” or" ulow-hn*;” j but who ever heard of an editor that could afford In ‘ keep • plow-horse, or hud such a superabundance of clothe* as to require a lino tolling them on ! The compliment is (as Mr. Weller would say) “as in salivating a* n corkscrew," and we would advise 1 onr verdant cotemporary not to venture on the strength of it. L7* The Richmond Examiner (itself delighting in the advocacy of extremo “Southern Right*” no tions, when the “harmony of the Democratic party” i* not threatened thereby) say* of Gov. Floyd, Mr. Buchanan’* Cabinet officer from Virginia “lie does not belong to that class of politicians who despair of the jL’nion and fire for dissolution per if.” Alien Suffrage—Democratic and Freeooll Coalition* Loud and ofl-rcpeated have been the Democratic charges, made here in Georgia, that the F.reesoiiers or Black Republicans of the North sympathised in the American movement and were allies of the Americans. The American National Councils and Convention at Philadelphia purged the party of all Freesoil heresies and kicked the Black Republi can pretender# from the organization—still the charge was persisted m ! The Black Republicans ■oon thereafter met in Convention, nominated Fre mont and Dayton, passed resolutions covertly de nouncing Americanism and openly cjurting the Foreign vote, and treated with supercilious scorn a party of Ftee^ul Anu riians who proposed a union with them—still the charge was rc-nffirmed more vehemently than befoto! N iw, however, a test ba* been applied, and we find all the Frcesoilers and a large portion of the Democrat* of the American 8enate lovingly uniting in *upporl ol Alien Suflr ge in the Territories ! — We hope that every voter of the Month will lead carefully the rr|>ort of lire debates and proccediim* in the Senate upon this question, which we pub lish in another column. There are several points iu it to which wo wish to direct particular attention, it will be seen that a Southern Democrat (Mr Biggs, of North Carolina; fust proposed to amend tire House bill providing the mode for the adoption of a Htste Government in Minnesota, by striking out the clause admitting tho vote* of unnatural ized alien*. The Bennie passed this amendment by a close vote—uii the Fillmore Americans and a number of Democrat* voting for it; while eleven Black Republican* and thirteen Democrat* coales ced in support of alien suffrage. Only two Black Republicans — Fish of N. Y. and Foote of Vt.—vo ted for Biggs' *111011111119111; und one of these, Foote, afterward* deserted il and voted with the great bo- dy of hi* party. Mr. Fish, the only Freesoilcr who supported the bH>| is universally regarded as the moat conservative and least dangerous Senator of Ilia party. Alter this vote on Higgs’amendment, the noted Black Republican, Jack Halt*, moved a re-consideration, and succeeded in rallying his own party and a sufficient number of Democrat* to re instate the clause allowing alien suffrage and pas* the bill In that outrageous shape. One of our Georgia Senators, Mr. Toombs, voted constantly to retain and permit alien suffrage ; while Henator Iverson (to bis honor be it spoken) steadily sup ported Mr. Biggs’ amendment. Home curious declarations and admissions were made in the debate on this questiun. Mr. Urod- hcad slated (what we have heretofore declared) that when the Kansas-Nebraska bill waa passed in 1851, he wa* ‘-the only Northern member who sanctioned from beginning to • nd" the proposi ion to amend by prohibiting alien suffrage. Hut Hr >d- head haa lost favor with his parly, an I wes har ily mentioned for re-election in the contest for his seat the other day between Korney an I ('.mreron (beau- tins both !) Mr. f'luy. the free-spoken and ch.valr iu* •Senator from Alabama, made the significant con fession that "Ac errei in voting for the Nebraska bill after Clayton's amendment (similar to Bigg*') was stricken outami Mr. Butler, of H. (J., made the harly less interesting minounccmeni “yielded from the neerssity of th: cate to the bill.” Ho it is confessed, by these sutenrenta of Broadlread, Clay and Butler, that the Freesoil- era and Northern Deroocrucy dictated this provi sion of the Kaiisas-Nebr«ska lull, cud would not ufTcr it to be passed without terms allowing alien nulfrjg ,t . Why they wanted alien sulfrag Territories, is disclosed by the remark of Seward, the master-spirit of lll.n k Repubticunisin, same debate—“the** new States are to be made chiefly by aliens and foreigners.” And b- o tires* sirens and foreigners go there in the pay to do tire work of Abolitionists, he esteem* them “*s capable of exercising the function of self-g-c me nt as our own educated cithtena"! Au^uata Hares. Thu race* closed on Hatuiday with two spirited und exciting contest*. For the lour mile purse of $1,000, Hue Washington, Moidore and Olio, three fast and successful racers, appeared nt the tup of lire drum. Huo Washington was the general fa vorite, and won the race iu two straight fe at*— Olio distanced iu the second heat. Time, 7.13, 7:4(iJ. The Isst race was fora purse of $200, mile heats, best three in five. Carolina and Mary Hliu skiii were the only contestants. Carolina took tho first lieal, and Biueskin the 2J. 3d and 4th.—■ Time, 1;53J, 1:57, 2:04, 2;04. We learn thsl Frank Alien was greatly out of order, which acr-nuit* for hi* nun-apprsre .ee in thu lots during lire week. uglily indt t-TK” The Times «V Sentinel is mistaken as to one of the members, »» well as hi* party reUttons, in the following paragraph : "Friskus r ths Soi tii The following are the names of iriI the members from the luui-Rlavchold ■ ing Hiatt* who joined the eoutlrerner# in voting against tire hill in lire low* r House of Coagre*s do- v'laringthe legislature of ks:i*a*sourreus und u*. law invalid, and providing for a now election : (all Dem ocrats except Whitney,) Messrs. Allen, Hrowri, Csdwnllader, English, Florence, Fuller of .Maine, H ill, Harris of Illinois, Kelley. Miller ol Indians, Morrison, Packer, Peck and Whitney." Mr. Broome, ol I’s., instead of Br. wn.was the Northern member who vote*! in the above list.— Both Broome and Whitney are ^launch Fillmore Americans. We do not beiievo that there is any member of tho present House of Representative* named Brawn ; nor do we know anything about Mr. Morrison or hit politics. If tho Democracy can only muster eleven or twelve “friend* of the South" in tho House of Representatives, it is time to slop the delusive boasts of tho fidelity and strength of “our natural aliioa.” UP* Tho Brunswick Railroad Company appears to be pushing forward its work, independently of any merging of it into tire “Main Trunk ” We notice by tho last Thoinasvillo Entrrprite, that forty ad ditional hands Iclt Thomas county the other day to work on tire section east of Alapaha. and that paper states that it is the determination ol thu com pany to prosecute vigorously the construction of the fifty-four miles to thu Ahp ihu. and the grading to Thoinusvillc. I'Toui ('alllhrnfa. Nkw \ ouk, l'\b. 27,—Tire steamship Illinois hat arrived from San Juan with Inter date* from Cali fornia. Sire brings, it i« said, a million and a quar- The news is from California is unimportant An expedition, composed of one hundred men, had started for Honors. Hhe brings nothing later from Nicaragua. {CarrMponctonw of the N. Y Daily N«w«ff Wa.hhisotos. Feb. 26.—The news from Kansas ■ trhieh n some excitement. M . Hhrrrard. tho gentleman I places indicated, I think I shall be who spit in Gov. Geary's face and wh* subsequent- | ,|, em ij,„ i>„. I ly killed, was a very respectable young man from t j?. thb counties exjuiiuii. IV i-3mcE, Alousta, Ga., \ March 2, 1857. J Messrs Jlaglaud 4* Co , Columbus, Ga. Gentlemen :—I thank you for the copy of yonr paper ol the 26th ultimo, which contain# your arti cle in reference to the mails sent from this Post- office to that of Columbus, Ga. A short absence from the city prevented an earlier reply to such of your remarks as 1 deem it proper to notice. You define the source of inconvenience as follows : “We stated that we often received by the eastern mail a paper or two from New York, or Baltimore, or Washington City, wh le the pipers along the route between those cities and Augusta failed to come through. Thu* wc might receive a New York paper, but none from I'hiladi Iphia, Wash ington, or B.»l injure ; or • Baltimore or Richmond pnper, and none from Petersburg. Columbia or Charleston. In truth, there appears at present to he no ctmnee/ion whatever of the date* of j opera daily received at this office. Of course, we do not under ake to say that the Augusta office is re#j»on- *ib!e for this partiality and eccentricity in the ser vice ; but w« regret that the Postmaxter there ex hibits so little disposition to «id us in discovering the true cause or point “f failure, and doe* not even suggr/ts omc solution of the intricate problem." I have noticed (particularly since tho obstruc tions to the mails by the late intensely cold weath er) tho irregulerl'iea to which you refer in the atiove paragraph. ’I lie solution ot ihe problem is easy. The mails did nut ail come at once, ond la- dotea of letter# and papers were ns apt to lie re ceived as earlier one*. A New York (much or paper sack may have come unaccompanied with either iroin other offices, because, in the transmission of a part ol the accumulated mails, it may have acci dentally been most convenient to reach and for ward. In the name way, a Baltimore or Richmond bag may have reached us and been distributed be fore one from Charleston or some other intervening office. It was impossible for us to distribute all, and with the office frequently full of newspaper ancks piled upon each other, we could not discrim* mate if we desired it. You will perceive atn glance that I could nut know where the bags were detained, oi how and in what quantities they were transmit ted on the roads. 1 never express opinion# in news papers oil such subjects, lest I may do injustice from the wnnt of a true knowledge of the lacts.— What we did receive we forwarded with the utmost possible dispatch; and I use the occasion to say that greater delay* would have occurred than did, hut for the kind asistance extended to us by the PuHtmastera and their assistant* at your city. At lanta and Savannah. 1 do not “protest" as you seem to think, against your instituting inquiries to find out lire cause and points of failures in the mail*. 1 merely objected to the publication in your widely-spread columns oi your suppjsilion that the irregularities occurred at this office. You must see that injurious impres sion* nguinst its management would easily be made in that way, whether merited or not. I urn desirous to advance mid protect, a* far as I can, the rights and interests of lire Publishers of newspapers. More that ten year* paper*, as Editor and Proprietor, th trinated ine into the hazard* of Publisher* and the arduous toil, mental and physical, of Editors. Per sonal experience and the kindred sympathies of the past, give gentlemen ol the Press n claim upon my service* independent of official obligations. You have referred to documents mailed by mem bers of Congress, and seed* sent from tbe Patent Office (ailing to reach their desiinatioiis. Ai this office, we have regretted the reception of Docu ments without wrappers, and packages or covets of Heed*, destitute of their contents, uuJ have often pul ourselvca to extra official trouble io tie up and send on such as contained enough of lire wrappers to enable us to ascertain the parties nddressed and the place* of destination. PackagtM of seeds, par ticularly, mashed and crushed as they are under heavy piles ot mail bngs, will in many rosea be so lorn a* to reach this office and oilier 'Mice* without their content*. Many ol the irregulariiie* in lbs are owing to cause* over which the “Governin' no control. Storms, and other advei dispensed by a higher power than th: ter.Generai and President. I think i dope to facilitate tho transmission of mails, and it is surely seen, when the weather permit* the regu lar arrival*, connection* and departures of the cars upon lire great railroads of the country. Wc may have n Pos»tm#Htor General who muy bo more suc cessful than Mr. Campbell hns be-.. ; but I doubt U any one nt&v exert himself more, to advance the public interests. This is iny opinion, founded up on a c 1 urn inspection of Post Office matters in all my reflations with Mr. C. and tire head* of tin; va rious bureaus of ihe Department. I allude to these matters because you have rcen proper to bring them up in your article in reference to this office and the transmission of the mails between it and Colum bus: My motives, I trust, may not be misconstrued, especially, when I state that I have hold office by appointment of the President, and not of the Post- inaator General, both of whom also will in two days more give place to their successors. Very respectfully, Slc. JAMES M. SMYTHH, p. M. fre.K TH* CQU'IIBCS EXHttkaa I lOKTHi; TKititrroi't or kannam. Crawford, Ala., March 1, 1857. Messrs. Editors i l am n citizen of the Territo ry ol Kniisa*. 1 have recently returned to Ala- hums for the purpose of closing tip iny business, and shall return on the lOih of April. Having been reared and educated at the Houth I tecl a lively in'ereat in the auccess ol Southern in stitutions in that rich and beautiful Territory, and deem il my duly to employ my brsi and ablest efforts to aid in permanently establishing slavery there. Alone with this view'. I propose to take with me to Kansas as many Southern emigrants us I may hesihlo to furnish with meant see by contribution. My intention is take none but si who intend to establish tlremsclvr there. Any person cun go with me own expenses, if they wish to do si advantage of cheaper traveling than Iluving resided there nearly twi i traveled some over the Territory, I * to assist in a considerable degree accompany me in selecting advnntay whether they be laborers or professional men. For tho purpose, therefore, of enabling myself to carry as many aa may desire tu go, I shall, in com pany with Col. Baker and others, w ho have kindly consented to assist me, address tho citizens of Chambers county, at LaFayetto, sometime during th« nuxt Circuit Court ; and at Crawford, on Mon- duy the first day of Court, the citizens of Russell county ; and the citizens of Macon county at Tua- kegee. sometime during the first week of Court, and thus furnish to every man another opportunity to contribute material aid in permanently establish ing slavery in Kansas. My personal observations there have convinced me that with a continued and persevering effort on the part of the .South, we may yet make Kanaas a slave Stale in spite ol the Abo litionists ; and if the people will meet me at the e to convince From ths M«wren Journal A Mt-sse-iear. MINUTES OF POINTS, Decided by tlie Supreme Court of Georgia, at Macou, January Term, 1857—Coutlnued- Officers of Harris Superior Court vs. T. Walker and others Where judgment is given against a party in the Court below, and • fi tu is t-ued out for the costs—said fi fa cannot be arrested and set aside on the ground that the said judgment has been reversed by the Supreme Court. The officers are entitled to go on and collect their costa, which should have been paid by the party upon taking out his writ of error. Judgment reversed. Ramsay and Jones for Pl’ffin error; Dougherty for Deft in error. Elijah Cooler vs. T. Walker ond others.—Collat erals and volunteer* who do not crime within the ocopc of murnogc settlement, cannot come into i »<• agents, are t of Kostinas- i iii li has been I have this quesiion than nd il I know my set aid the interest of my beluve institutions in avery, and Winchester, Virginia. Young Hherrard it appears! . , . ! was appointed Sheriff ot Douglo. county. Kan..., | ra<UOn,y f S °. Ulhern according to law; but th** Governor afterwards | m Y ^'e object is to'at agreed to give him his commission, ami linailv put • cc, * OH * n plant! I off doing so until the return of the Secretary of the especially the oi | Territory to the capital. The Secretary having re- uate the same. I turned, ami the commission still remaining unsign- ' Satisfactory evidence will be. giv I ed. a very bad feeling grew between the Governor j tors that the money will he applied i and young Sheriurd, w hich resulted in the death of object contemplated. Persons wi.« j ih. |,im in tbe U>«n«f indlo-l-J by Um, diiptieh. i ,, a „ y m0 wi n, u - , hey adJ , t ., ford, Russell county, Ala., any tini and the 2Uth ot this inst. notice this po{ ' 8t. Loi'ta, Pel*. Si—The Legislature of Kansas has passed u law declaring resistance to territorial . J authority rebellion, ami punishable with deuth. f Emigrants ! The Houso ha* refused to repeal the test oaths. [ St. Loci*, Feb. 8fl.—A Kansas despatch says that Sheppard is not dead, but haa three bullet J i wound* in his body. Young Jones had been arrest- | | ed by a bogus Sheriff. Go>-. Geary had called out 1 the troops to prevent Jones from being lynched, j and had also organized a company lor hi* i make any changes. My pi be from Tuakrgee. and I hope all day before starting. A. H. El LAND. LATER FROM EUROPE. « Four Day* Later—by the Niagara. Halifax, Feb. 28.—The steamship Niz^.j CapV. Wickman, has arrived with four days | 4 intelligence from Europe, having left Liveipo * the l itli of Febuary. General News—To the great comfort of English Nation, a rumor was issued frem hi^ quarters that the war with Persia had ended, therefore no more troops would be needed for u ,'. further encroachments into the Persian dominie ' Some symptom* of Russian demonstration | 0 ^ up Per-ia tended considerably to tame the b ri ' y aggressive spirit in this region. Even in China things are being tranquil-ze.] \ troop* arc demanded lot the East. ' \ ! Great Britain not knowing what time another; turc may break forth ntnong the unsettled ir heads represented some time since at the bu “peace convention” in Paris, is anxiou. have distant belligerent irons in the fire. S . men and weapons for home consumption, much talked of principalities are again the b contention between Russia and her nppom r much uneasiness is felt as t < Hie issue of t The London Times thunders forth or, strongest articles urging an unleuipurising opposition to then union. All folk* seem to perceive n new troulii on account of these unlucky Principality.' sent no man’s property. Liverpool Markets.—The u< ted States by the Atlantic and I 1 cotton market from jd. to 3-1GJ. The .-a', day amounted to 15,000 bales; *ales of t .. » 67,000 bales, of which speculator# took 25.i exporters 5,000. Private circular* represent tho cotton nu.-i, active ond excited, and quote an advance . for the week. The market closed firm, with ward tendency, the following nrc the quouti Fair Orleans Middling Orleans Middling Uplands Advice* from Manchester were favoralflr. stock on hand was 342,000 bales, of which 7. were American. Breadstuff* and Provisions were dull. Ltrd and Sugar wer* steady. Consul* were quoted at 03j to 04. Money market was decidedly easier. Wheat had declined Is. t equity, for the purpose of reforming the settlement in accordance with the alleged intent of the parties, against the husband, who has survived his wife, and is her heir at law and legal representative.— Judgment reversed. Ramsay and Jones for Pl’ffin error ; Dougherty lor Deft in error. Levi B. Smith, Executo:, vs. Wm. 8. Johnson. —A bequest to testator's “daughter, C., und her “children, for and during her life, arid nl her death “to be equally divided between her children, share “and share alike—the same not to be subject to the payment of any debt or contract of the hus- ‘tiai.il she may marry, and to be held in trust for •her own separate estate.” Held, that C. after- van's marrying and dying without issue, thnt her hustiand was entitled to the property bequeathed, absolutely ami in fee simple. Judgment affirmed. d Hall for Pl’ffin error; Jones and Holscy for Df't in error. Zachariah Childers rr. John Childers.—A be quest of a negro girl and her increase, to testator's daughter, who is married, ami nt her death to the heirs of her hudy, vests the fee, and nt her death, her husband is entitled to the same absolute ly and in fee. Judgment affirmed. Welborn, Johnson and Howard for Pl'ffs in er ror; 8m th, Poe, Hill and 8tubb*for Def’ts iu ciror. | James Clayton, el at., vs. P. Week*, et al.— j Where testator bequeathed two thousand dollar* to he paid to hi* brother’s children, out of h'# estate, ) whenever hissatd wifeshould think prudent so to do, i —and she afterward# marries, an<l about 20 year* I has elapsed since testator’s death, lit Id, that the legatee could compel the payment of the (wo thou- sand dt liars. Judgment reversed. Ingram for Pl'ff in error; Jones and Welbom for Deft in, error. John Bethune vs. Wm. Dougherty.—The ap- j pointinent of a person a# truitee, or assignee by •Iced, together with tire recital of such fact in an act of the Legislature, will not prevent such per son from denying that he accepted the op|<ointmeiit, ami proving that ho never acted under the same. Judgment reversed. 13. Y. Martin for Pl'ff in error; Win. Dougherty for Deft in erior. Allen W. Drummond vs. Roht. S. Hnrdawuy.— The heirs at law of oil idiot, who died, leaving hi# j Wilson a resolution was adop estate in the hands of -his guardian, may bring suit President of the United State* directly against such guardian for said rsinte, and the Senate all the correspoudei it is not necessary to make the administrator of such W Geary concerning the stall idiot a party. Judgment reversed. Territ* ry of Khiisus which has not Hines Holt tor Pl’ff in error; W. Dougherty for j communicated to Cougreu*. Mr. (twin u Deft in error. a joint resolution to authorize the i#suu, M Johnson Springer rs. Thaddens Oliver, Adm’r.— I calc patent* for land* in certain cases ; • An executor who sells the state of hi* teMator, and considered and passed. Tbe civil and deposits in Bcnk the pecuniary legacy of u legatee, J a| propriation hill was taken up, and wa, w ho is nl sent from the State, where it remains un- j ished business when the Senate, at half- productive from 1844 to 1849, ami makes a return 1 o'clock, took a recess fur two hour*, of auch deposit to the Ordinary, ami gives notice in In the House proceeded to-day to c^n a newspaper fer the legatee to come forward nnd resolution* reported by the select ii.m receive the amount due to him, i* not liable for the | committee in the case of Mr. Edwards, i t interest on said legicy while thus Judgtnci t reversed. Hlsnford nnd Wellborn for Pl’ff il Pou and Hull for Deft in error. John Mealing, Caveator, vs. John Pace, et al. Prnpounders—A paper purporting to be testament ary, disposing of both real and personal estate, with I lott, was agreed to. The bill an attestation cluuse, hut without subscribing wit- | against corrupt nnd secret influence# in ■ nesses, and found nu.ong the paper# of the deceits- j legishtt on, also reported by this conn .. ed, with several other unfinished wills, ennnot he next taken up, and, after considerable < admitted to probate a# a lust will—it not being a j upon the table. The reports! resolution.. complete, finished and final disposition of his es* of the select committee have now been t! late. Judgment reversed. ! The question was then taken on nmti' Thomas and Junes for Pl’ff in error; Holt ami j Washhurnc, of Illinois, to suspend the r . Wellborn for Def’t in error. ! hie him to submit n resolution disci, i Henry 1). Harden es. John Bunks, et al.-—A j Committer of the Whole from the furtl ■ certificate of deposit issued by u Bank, nnd negoti- 1 ration of House bill fo continue the iinproi nldr and payable ill curr nl Hank bdl*, 1*. under lire act of 1837, void and not collectable from the Directors under their statuary liability for excess of 'CougrcMiUmal. Washington, Feb. 28.—In the s, M . private bill* were passed; and also the I to establish a port of delivery at Augu-U 1 mid making appropriation# for thy coin: I military roads in Oregon Territory. Tin olution ill reference to the compensation) Hcott was taken up and discussed until oi j when it was laid as de, ami the deficient taken up, considered, and pai e with »i > of uffair- depo*it.— In u few brief remarks, Mr. E. stated tha: | resigned his seat; after which the pendiii, lions were laid nn the table. The rusoluti" ed by the saint. Committee lor the expul-i Hiinonton from the floor of the House a# i after being so amended so n# to include M* ; Smith, issues. Judgment affirmed. Johnson lor Pl’ff in error; Holland Jom Def’t in error. Fioui tin. Southern Keeortlcr. Surrey ol' the Okcfenokcc Swamp. The Savannah Georgian 4 Journal of Friday last, gives the following intalligi tu the progress of this woik Cape Fear River, North Carolina, and j.. on its passage, ami when so pat. leaving it amendment, h.i na to embrace other rivi ,- bors ; and it was disagreed to. Two vote.-1.. taken upon lire adoption of the resolution# ' results—the vote in the first instance l»m 100, nays 65; in the second, yeas 113, i. < two-third# no voting iu favor thereof. Senate bill for the relief of Don Pint! w . —102, nays 49,—under a suspension of tho reference J The Houso then disagreed to the amor..!*; the Senate to tire tariff hill, und asked t<; “W. iiatl th. |.l«..areor.„ interview ve.tvr.lu, I ° f confvrcnce. Two or tho emon.l w ih Mr. Uurrough., ooo ol tho rw.i.unu of II. L. , ,l "' S'nolo lo the I ...I Olhvo >ppra|in n llunlor. Km,., in hi. .orvev „f ,U« Oltefrrokee : com'urrc,] .0 hy tho llon.e, w!„l s , olio . 8tvnmp- The .urrep «n<i axplomlion, it will Iw re- ul(rr "‘ tl1, mlb-ctcd, were authorized by the Li.-t Legislature! doalujf Proceedings, and other lm of Georgia, with a view of determining upon the j abhington, Match 2d.—The House ■ practicability ol the drainage of the 3wauip. It J sentative# paused to-day tho lull to <Ju.tr. will require, perhaps, four weeks longer for the en- i surplus revenue among the •Staten, ginccr, Mr. Hunter, to complete bis labor; yet; Washington, March 3d.—The Houi-r . enough has been done to establish the feet of tho «d a bill appropriating $235,000 per annum feasibility of the proposed undertaking. ' year# for removing the obstruction# in the “A canal seven tudes in length will connect the j sippi from tho Utilize to Destpoines. 81. Alary’s river at a point two milt# above Traders : Air. BuchaiiHn arrived in the city to-d.ii. Hill* with Umi Okefenokoe. Along this line there Washington, March 3d —Cungro is s fell of lit.) feci frrgt the ft*.imp to the river, j enough for all the purposes of drainage. “Mr. Hunter's party commenced operation# near the Northern end of the Swamp, running thence Southward along the Eastern border. After lisv- j ing made perhaps half lire distance Mouth with his j explorations, he moved round to th |«oitir called the “Pocket,” hu then # swamp in a North-Eastelly direct: i pay expen- permanently and pay their , nnd have the a local tons. »y Floyd's I'■land, marked both as to location and siz Map. Il is placed too far South un Map, and instead nf being ten u three wide as there represented, is ! half miles long and half a mile I Uomprom se Tariff bill, reducing the IngL i ufe* to 30 per cent, and the other scbcduli | rule ol DO |>er cent. Tho free lint I. .u j retained. The Senate passed the Army, Navy, I on ami Civil Appropriation hills—the A mi a with an amendment, giving to Gen. 8c >tt ■ i the ! | ay claimed by him—the Cm bdl wit*: ■ menta, including a half million dollars for ' erroneously I ington Acqucducl—-and adjoi n lionner'e i Washington, March 4.—Congrch um l on the ! *ion until 4 o’clock tin* morning, took . * long and ! til 9 o'clock, and adjourned at uoou. two and a j I he Ocean Mail hill has tinu ly pa#-> •Billey’s I Civil bill, including an appropriate IslanJ,” about two and a half mile* from the “Puck- Legislature. All appropriation bill# I, et" is four iiiilcn long and oriu mile wide. It was j There was much confusion in the lull- < proceedings. Washington, March 4—The Innuit siun stalled at mroii. It w.ir quite Ion( were many military corps, club*, dec. densely crowded. Mr Due! anan announced that he i* dale fur re-election. He favors nt'iit < The oath of office wus administer* found to contain an irrmense number of dor r. “Instead of being impeded by water, one of the I chief difficulties of the party in crossing the swamp, ! grew nut of tire waul of that very important ele ment. They had to sink three wi ll# to obtain a supply for drinking nmi conking. A* they ad vanced Inwards the eastern margin the thickness of • he undergrowth offered almost uisurperubie obsta cles to their progress. It become necessary to cut their way with knifes, ami they were »> much de layed u* to be iu scrums danger of starvation—their supplies having been entirely exhausted*” In additition to the above, we leurn by a letter re ceived frum one of the surveying party, that they have truly had a hard time of :t. being subjected ut times to much suffering am! fatigue, exposed to all kind* of weather, and atone time, (while engaged iu crossing the swamp) almost «uf;rr/y without provisions, their meals consisting of a cracker ami s cup of coffee—<to great was the hunger of some Mobile, March 2.—Another de# of the party, that “woodpeckers” were considered out yesterday at 3 o'clock, P. M., in i.‘■ to them a "dainty dish.” They were nut, exposed Ware-house of Messrs. Emanuel & to rein for four or fivu days, and without tent*; he- i 8tate street, between Commerce and Wstei ing compelled at night to make heda nf pine boughs, j If was first di-covered by tho Bell Sent m as the ground was so marshy that the writer would AJity Watehtower. The gate# wore all !•■ ri»e over the tups of their shoes wherever they stood, j and hail to be hurst open by those wh> ! Our letter says that they were »wn weeks in going ved at the place, and from the fact that < The Cabinet is not announced- The Deficiency lull failed to reci lure ofAha President, und hus thcn-l Another Great Fire In Mobile Aboul 4,000 bole* of Cotton bur: ' through the swamp, making not ex mile a day, as they had to rut their briars, hrsinhlet, und nil sorts of hu were two week* of great toil and e: would frequently sink half thigh tfe' water which would require all tin pull ouf. While engaged rfile region. Buwsnee River comes out of the Swamp, they v compelled to wade up the river and hack, the bushes being so legg wus out of the qucstioi ceding half a remained closed since yesterday, it is » way through j the fire had been slumbering for some t Ires—and they j io its l reaking out. ertton, ns they j The Fire Companies were quickly oi p in mud and but despite their prompt and energet ir strength to j the entire content, of the Warebousi •ing wher the A Inch , Ihe K. From Washington. Washington, Feh. 26.—Hon. J. Glaneey Jones, who declined a Cabinet appointment, in order te relieve Mr. Buchanan from embarrassment conccrn- A Character for end Theodore Parker, rev, rend denunciator | “Washiugion had not a great •ophtc power, no imagination, j beauty in art or literature. At ti I tbe ghastliest of oaths, waa n< man, and lew flowers of benevi cross his path,” and the reasou fi | fact that he lived and died a slav This is monstrous. But then ne of the three thousand of 8ctislor Douglas, says m. no pt.il,— fondness for he {toured out half truble that | y sre now j bouse containing almut 4000 bit!?*- M h iving been j found that the tale of destruction in the f' I not lie staved attention was directed exeb saving the two lust. The judicious effort' fi s „ R,. v ,. r . i favorably, and the cotton in tbosp Wani*' Uined no further damage than that occa* being drenched with water. W« have heard of several firm* in ltd* are said to be losers to a limited exit nt. of the cotton wus ship-marked. It i* *upc not more than one hnlf of the whole am covered by insurance. The Warehouse, valued ul $5000, '*»« Sinee writing the above we learn thut t this bicU frnc,.. The Legislature 1..J p. »«J Ihe tirntorial Penn.jW.ni*, now MJ* he will acc.pl for the election law. purpone of spiting Col. Forney, who beaded the The Legislature had passed a law declaring that! °PI ><># ition to him. resistance to the territorial authorities or to the laws I Washisgtox, March 2.—Mr. Buchanan left ts rebellion and punishable with death. The bill i Lancaster this morning. There wa* a great turn repealing the test oulh, and tyhich had been pai>*cd out of the people and the inihtarv. Cannon w»-re by the Council, was defeated it* tho House by a fired, bell* wer* rung, and the Preside nt is escorted unanimous vote. The Courjcil condemned Ihe out- from home hy Ihe I.sncatler Fencihlo.. He will rage on Oot. llcry, ThH<>u*e ju.tilicd il. I ,o.ch Washington to-night, Parker who ei.r. lo Ch.rhw Sumner all the nooli- I <*r of halo. JcalroyeJ ia 3,41X1. win, tie. which were lacking in Washington, anil .Iteina I low o«er SSal,U0U—of which *o0.l)l) him a hero and a aaint. becuae ,• e .oppoac he i. I b ! r i1m! Alabama l.ife ami Vroot—•'S4 _ m.) a ala.ehoIJer. Thia revere,1,1 gentleman ia one I •M"bil.—*13,000 by the .Navigation— / of the bright and ahiniog light,, oo.- of Ihe leader. : «*• C«y-*10.000 hy the Fuemen and teacher, of Abolition Black ' I!e|.uldic.ni.m." Merob.nta—*4,500 by the Dry 1J. I What does he moat deserve 1—Sew York Daily I n?* Gro. Funston, the chief engineer of tbe Fite j Department in Pittsburg, died yn Monday. by the Greensboro’Fire Insurance Com|* king altogether $150,000. The number marked is set down at 100 bales—whn • 846 bah:* in the hinds of planter# not un mounting iq about $55,000.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Columbus enquirer. (Columbus, Ga.) 1828-1861, March 10, 1857, Image 2