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•1. For tbe completion of the Wee-
tern & Atlantic Railroad, and for pro
viding funds for tbe same.
92. To authorise Patrick B. Connel
ly to erect a Toll Bridge across the
^ Great Ogechee river on his own land in
w the counties ofBnrke and Emanuel, and
to regulate the ferriage on tbe same.
93. To provide the payment of Grand
and Petit Jurors in the county of Bakei.
94. To amend the twelf'b section of an
act entitled an act, to carry into effect
that part of the first section of the third
article of tbe constitution, which requires
the establishment of a Supreme Court
for thecorrection of errors, and to organ
ize the same, and to regulate the pro
ceedings thereof, assented to on the 10th
of December, 1845.
* 95. To authorize the Tax Collector of
Irwin county, to collect the Taxes on
certain lands lying in said county, ami
for other purposes.
96. To authorize the Justices of the
Inferior Court of the county of Greene,
to levy and assess an extra Tax, and
for/other purposes therein named.
97. To amend an act entitled an act
to incorporate the town ofNe w-Gibralter,
in-DeKalb county, to appoint Coinmis-
tsinners for the same, and to provide li
the election ofCominissioucrs in succe
si si«n and other regulations therein nun
ed, and to levy a tax for the improve
ment of said town—assented to Decem
ber 21st, 1839, and to change the name
. and extend the limits of said town.
98. For the relief of James B. Tom-
rson -and L. Tomlinson, of Butts couu-
» and toItpprofriama^sum-of-motley
Chewes resides to tbe county of Craw
ford.
119. Requiring the Judge to continue
tbe Superior Court in tbe county of
Cobb for two weeks, and to fix tbe lime
of holding tbe same.
120. To alter and change the charter
of tbe city of Columbus, so as to give
the election of the Marshal, Deputy
Marshal, and Clerk of the Council and
City Treasurer, to the people of said city.
121. To alter and fix the time of hold
ing lhe Superior Courts in the counties
-
Congressional.
Correspondence of the Richmond Enquirer.
Washington, Jan. 4, 1848.
Senate.—Tbe morning’s business was
unimportant.
The Calhoun resolutions being tbe or
der of tbe day, t|icre was a great crowd
to hear the speech expected from him
in opposition to the war.
Mr. Calhoun said lhat last session he
... e ... ..... had opposed the war, not only because
of Telfair, Irwin and Pulaski, of the ■ he believed it was unnecessary, and
Southern circuit.
might have been easily avoided, but
our arms were the most salutary lessoi
we could give.
Mr. Jefferson Davis (the Colonel Da
vis of tbe Mississippi regiment) said that
regulars were cheaper, easier to keep in
camp duties, etc. So long as the high
bred gentleman is kept on the march of
triumphs, there is no difficulty, but when
he is turned into garrison, to perform its
various duties the difference between the
two is palpable. He did not consider
Mexico conquered; on the coot rary, there
122. To change the name of Green from high considerations of reason and
Arminta, Hampton Rowell Gee, and j l*»licy—for he believed itwould lead —
99. To alter and change the lime of
holding the Inferior Court of the county
of Stewart.
100. To authorize the Inferior Courts
of the counties of Carroll and Thomas
to levy an extra tax upon the citizens
of said counties, for the purpose therein
mentioned.
101. To amend an act to provide for
the education of the poor, so far as the
counties of Lumpkiu and Rabun are
concerned.
102. To establish a Botanic Medical
Board of Physicians in this Stale, and
for the better regulation of the Botanic
or Thomsoniau practice of medicine.
103. To amend an act entitled an act
to give all persons employed on Steam
boats and other water crafts on the Chat
tahoochee, Alatamaha and Octnulgee ri
vers, a lien on said steamboats or water
crafis for his, her or their wages, and
for wood and provisions furnished, and
to point out and facilitate the mode ofthe
collection of the same, assented to Dec.
the 11th, 1641,80as to include all liens on
personal property under certain regula
tions and for other purposes.
104. To change the time ofholding the
Superior Courts in the County of Troup.
105. To authorize Andrew McCorvcy
of the county of Dooly, in this Slate, to
peddle upon goods, wares nnd merchan
dize within the said county of Dooly
without a license nnd without being sub
ject to pay any tax therefor.
106. To repeal an act entitled ....
••^•Molidals offirr* lUrcoiwr of
Tax Returns, and Tax Collectors of this
Slate, so far as relates to the county of
Sumter, assented toDecember4th, 1341.
107. To make it the duty of the Judge
of the Coweta circuit, to continue the
Court in Heard county two weeks.
108. To empower the Inferior Courts
of Decatur and Thomas to establish a
check or plat of the towns of Bainbridgc,
in said county of Decatur, and Thoin-
asvillc, in Thomas county, to authorize
the recording of the same as Land Deeds
arc now recorded, and to make said
check or plat, evidence of the localities
of lots in said towns, anil for other pur
poses therein mentioned.
109. To repeal an act entitled an act
to incorporate the town of Florence, in
the county of Stewart, nnd appoint Com
missioners for the same, assented to De
cember 14th, 1837.
110. To repeal an act entitled an act
to repeal so much of the fifth section of
an act passed the 16th day of Decem
ber, 1828, incorporating the town of La
Grunge, as gives exclusive government
of all persons in said town liable to work
on the roads to tbe Commissioners there
for, nnd also, to extend ihecor|>orate lim
its of the town of La Grange in Troup
county, nnd to revive and make valid
nn act, to make permanent tbe site ol
the public buildings in and for the countv
of Troup at the town of La Grange, and
to incorporate the same, assented to De
cember lGth, 1828.
111. To compensate the Petit Jurors
of the county of Troup.
112. For the relief of Peter Trezvant.
113. To make the person holding the
office of Clerk ofthe Superior Court and
Clork of the Inferior Court or either of
Nancy Quick, to Green Arminta, Hamp- the
ton Rowell Gee, and Nancy Manning, | evils
and to Icgilimaiise said persons, and to j the policy of adopting a defensiv
change the names of other persons there- He had the same object
in mentioned.
123. To alter and amend an act enti
tled an act to amend the several acts re
gulating roads in this Slate, so far as re
spects the operation of said acts in the
counties of Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh,
Glynn, Camden and Wayne, approved
December 8th, 1806, so fur as respects
the county of McIntosh.
124. To repeal an act making perma
nent the site of the public buildings in
the Town of Starkville, in the county
of Lee, on lot No. 241, in the 13th dis
trict of said county of Lee, assented to
December 20tli, 1832, to provide for the
selection ol a new county site, and for
oilier purposes.
12-5. To provide for the payment of
teachers of poor children in certain coun
ties therein named.
126. To incorporate Greenville Lodge,
N«». 67, of Free and accepted Masons,
of Meriwether county. y
127. To incorporate the Irish Union So
ciety of the city of Savannah.
128. To incorporate Hiram Chapter,
Ni» 6, and Monroe Lodge, No. 18, ol
Monroe county, Ga.
129. To authorise and require the
Justices of the Inferior Courts of Marion
and Macon counties, to run out and tie-
fine according to law, the county line
between said counties of Marion and
Macon.
130. To incorporate St. John’s Lodge,
Nii. 45, of Butts county.
131. To revive and keep in force an
.act entitled an act to regulate the licens
ing of Physicians to practice in this State,
assented to the 24th day of December,
1825.
132. To alter the time of the sitting
ofthe Fall Terms ofthe Superior Courts
for the counties of Bulloch and Effing
ham.
133. For the relief of Mary H. Davis,
ofthe county of Monroe, and also for the
relict of the Executors of James Catnak,
late of Clark county deceased.
134. To incorporate the Clarkesville
and Athens Railroad Company.
135. For the relief of John H. Mann,
Executor of James G. Stallings, deceas
more hostile feeling there than when
the war begun, it only awaitad an oppor
tunity to manifest itself. Increased forces
are uecessary, to keep down the mur
dering guerilerros, and open com muni-
serious evils. To avoid these |cations in all directions, etc. Let us
far as possible, he had proposed but convince Mexico of the absurdity of
“ ' * * ■ - • j; oe> • “
(fmcral intelligence.
Tbe Colton Trade.
In accordance with an annual custom,
the December number of Hunt's Mer
chants* Magazine furnishes a paper on
the course ofthe Cotton tiadefor the past,
and its prospects for the coming year.
We shall, as usual, present to our read
ers the statistics and estimates of the
The chiefinfluences, which during the
past j'ear, affected our great staple, and
which have to a considerable extent bal
anced each other, were the certainty of
a short crop and the scarcity of food in Eu
rope—the one tending continually to pro
duce a rise, and the other counteracting
shalTtliei l * 1,s tendency by advancing the rates of
freight, and diminishing the consuraptir-
of the manufacturers. According
mking battle, and
sooner be prepared to withdraw
troops, and produce an houorahle peace, i ol l t J ,e manufacturers. According to the
Mr. Calhoun objected to the bill. In ta ? le of Wright & Lewm, the New York
the first place, if the forces are needed, P"®?® for fair Orleans Cotton have van-
they will nol be mustered into service in fro ™. January Ip September, only
time for speedy action ; and secondly, 1 M c# * w * ,,c " 13 * ess ro an P er cent » ? n
because of his special objection to the 1 he .o'west rates. The new commercial
war. He would prefer an increase of year has,however opened unfavorably for
recruiting service, if soldiers were real- l he Colton trac.e. Though the stock in Eu-
his r
lutions. No personal
ations influenced hirn. it was noi ms
object either to sustain the administra
tion or to strengthen the opposition.
Mr. C. proceeded earnestly to defend
the line policy. He believed that we
were in a belter condition when he sug
gested that policy than we are now, or.., 3 .. -
ever will be again. In regard to itulem- ! ly needed. He was happy to hear the r ”P ( - an markets is light,aii(J the prospect
nity, we then held ample territory for j favorable intimation from the gentleman m a h u,,l ‘ a nt harvests fair, the demand
indemnity, and the lives and money j (Mr. Davis) as to a defensive
since expended would have sufficed to proper time. Looking at lhe
maintain a defensive fine.'
Those who wish to see the eflects ot
war, should visit the Quartermaster _s
Office, which is now so ably conducted,
under the superintendence^May. Tomp
kins. Early in the morning soldiers
will be seen around the porch ofthe IW
Commercial Exchange, eagerly waiting
for the arrival ofthe officials connected
with the department. When the doors
are opened they all rush up, to have
their accounts adjudicated.^ Here you
will see a colonel, who has just returned
from Mexico. His epaulettes are faded
and his countenance bronzed with ex-
He Jias mounted the heights
of Monterey—served at Churubusco
Chapultepec, and, like a lion, sprung
through the gates of the city of Mexico.
With his martial cloak thrown carelessly
around him, he does not seem to think
that/ic has done anything, but only
comes to get the accounts ol his regiment
settled. He thinks of his home, where
his loved ones are. It tnay be that for
months he bus not received a single let
ter from his friends, and he longs to
meet them. After having sought the
bubble reputation e’en in the cannon*;
He next proceeded to argue, that the
policy recommended by the administra
tion would end in the annihilation of
Mexico as a nation and lead to more dis
astrous consequences to our own coun-
try.
Mr. Calhoun’s resolutions were post
poned for the present without further
discussion.
The Senate went into Executive ses-
in, after which it adjourned.
House of Rcjrrcsentativis.—On motion
of Mr. Bolts, the consideration of the
Richnyind mail quesliou was postponed
till to-morrow.
On motion of Mr. Broadhead, the
House went into Committee of the Whole
the state of the Union, Mr. Joseph R.
Ingersoll in the Chair, and took up the
subject of the reference ofthe President’s • M :. Clay, of Kentucky, it
special message on Internal Improve- , erf, would arrive
ed.
136. To authorize the commissioners
of the Poor School fund for the county
of Floyd, to pay the accounts of the
teachers nVUir.pnuic children for.lhejepr
1844; also to authorise the Inferior
Court of Upson County to pay George
W. Ashburn and any other teacher such
sums as they may deem just for teach
ing Poor Schools; also for the relief ol
Barnabas Pace.
137. To give the election of County
Treasurer of the county of Lumpkin to
the people of said county.
138. More effectually to secure the
collection of tolls on certain Turnpike
Roads.
139. To enable Sheriffs or Coron
ers to sell tracts of land divided by
county line.
140. To incorporate the Savannah and
Albany Railroad Company, wiihpowi
to extend the said road, and to construct
branches, and to amend the acts incorpo
rating the Georgia Rail Road and Bank
ing Company.
Dreadful Steamboat Disaster.
An accident of the most melancholy
character occurred on the Ohio river
Wednesday, 29lli ult, of which we have
the annexed account by Telegraph:
" The steamer A. N. Johnson, on her
trip from Cincinnati to Wheeling, and
when near Maysvifle, burst her boiler,
completely destroying the boat and cre
ating a terrific loss oflife. There wete
one hundred and sixty passengers
hoard, of whom seveuty were instantly
killed, and thirty so badly scalded and
othciwise injured that it is feared they
cannot survive. We have not been able
yet to procure a full list of the sufferers,
hut notice among others the names of
Messrs. Wheat and Pilson, of Baltimore,
among the scalded. The boat took fire
line ut ix ,or the staple has been seriously curtailed
Secretary b y .commercial embarra ssments in Great
of War’s report, that about seventy thou- D r '* a * n » a languid trade in the manufne-
sand men would conquer and hold Mex- districts, and the probability of
», he feared, though the President had aVRra ge Cotton crop,
declared against it, that this effort to in- . ln esl,n ™V n S P nces for l , h . e comi 0
crease the army contemplated the sub- y ear *‘ 1C writer takes several important
• ofMesico, amHhe overthrow of . cons,dera J ,on3 1 ! n, « First . ,llt?
amount ot slock in the Liverpool market,
hich was about 400,000 bales
Mr. Crit-
ils government.
The question was taken .... , . . . _ , - .
tenden’s amendment, and it was lost middle of October, being 146,000 less j itself. Ho loo has been to the wars,
Yeas 19, Nays 26. Mr. Calhoun dec-lin- ! l,mn lhe s,ock lhe previous year; next bears the marks of honorable wounds.
the supply of American cotton. With- His company to him, have been like a
taken, and the 1 °. ut P ar3 °ing *1>® calculations of the ar- j family, and he is as careful of their wants
from lhe Savannah Republican.
H#W They Do It.
It has always been a puzzle to most
people that while the reports of the
Heads of Departments make a very
fair showing, the actual Wants of the
Department differ much from their
statements. The followin'* staement
which we extract from the Washington
correspondence ofthe Baltimore wittier.-
con throws some light upon this matter.
«• There is likely to be some warm
discussion in Congress in regard to the
erroneous estimates submitted by the
Heads of Departments* It apptear*, m
one of the documents, that the Secretary
of War required a deduction? from Mr-
Commissary Gibson's estimate' of near
ly or quite 20,000 men. The officer
consented, to bo thus cut down only
from the fact lhat Congresfyvoold be trt
session before the expirationof the nexf
fiscal year, ami could then re trie
any error. So in regard to? ratioi
which were estimated for at fifteen ceni
and while every one of them, at the seal
~ . ot Government in Mexico, cost the UnK
mouth,” he returns to his homestead— j ted States thirty five cents eacfo—-»
and who can tell the greeting that he | Knowing that to be the fact, the De-J
will receive? His friends will cling partment continues its under-estimated
around him, and look upon him as the for rations. These, and a thousand!
oak that has been scarred, though not j facts like them, afford the true secret
blasted, by the lightnings of war.— j why Congress votes more money than
Who would not envy his feelings when is asked for in the annual estimates.—
lie finds himself in the bosom of his j As soon as Congress is in session letters-
family. and appeals are sent to the committees*
Again: hereentersa stalwart captain,; and the money reported which is after-'
ith an air that shows that he is bravery ; wards voted by the two Houses.”
i tide, it is sufficient to stale that it esti- j as though they \
childrt
Ittaj. Gaines and the War.
Maj. John P. Gaines recently prison-
s , _. in Mexico and now member of Con-
; gross, upon reaching his home atCoving-
w mates the crop as follows : New Orleans j When he gets their "accounts" settled j I Ky-.on the 16lh ult, was publicly re-
and Texas, 1,050,000 bales; Mobile,! and furnishes them with transportation ! b y h,3 1 f ^ Uo ^ C,UzenS ’? nd .. m . a ? e
• - ii .„i!l ' a short speech m the course ot which he
ring the Amistad case to a select
mittee, and spoke at some length in its
favor. Mr. McCiernand rose to speak ;
but moved that the committee rise,
which motion was carried.
The speakerngain called for petitions,
a number of which were presented.
The committees were then called for
reports.
mber of bills were reported, read
twice, and referred to the Committee of
the Whole. Among them were : a bill
for the construction of a Dry Dock at
New York ; one for the payment of spo
liations prior to 1801 ; and one making
further provision for the widows of Rev
olutionary soldiers.
The House took up Mr. Goggin’s res
olution calling for the instructions given
by the President relative to Santa An-
i’s return to Mexico.
Mr. McLane offered an amendment to
it, and spoke briefly on the subject.—
He said that a similar call had been
made and answered atthe last session.
Mr. Adams replied briefly. He said
the calls were different.
Mr. Ashmun spoke in support of the
resolution. He was courteously severe
on Mr. McLane, for lack of facts. Mr.
A. thought it high time the country knew
the facts ofthe case.
Mr. Goggin devoted his best energies
to the elucidation of the subject.
Mr. McLane’s amendment was re
jected, 65 to 125.
Various motions to adjourn were made
which failed.
Points of order were raised and rules
referred to to sustain them.
The Chair staled the question to the
House and made its decision, from
which Mr. Toombs appealed ; but the
House sustained the Chair 125 to 52.
The resolution was now passed by a
vole of 145 to 15.
The House then adjourned.
/oting.
No other question
Senate adjourned.
The House of Representative
occupied in discussing a resolution , c - . - - - r
ported by theCommittee on the Post Of- *25,000 ; Georgia, 245,000 ; South Car- to their homes, scenes will take pi;
fice and Post Roads, in relation to re- obna » 350 >°°0 ; other places, 25,000— that none but those who cs
storing the former arrangement for car- tolol » 2 -250,000 bales. From India the j the depths of human nature
rying the great Northern and Southern receipts have largely increased during » Captain!” one soldier
, the present year, anti the crop isestima- bid you good bye ! I’m gi o
is expect- tedat 190,000 bales, or about the same the West, for 1‘vegot enough ofthe w
Monday as *^47. From other places, besides When 1 deserved it, sir, you treated
‘ fr the United States and India, the receipts ; purty hard, as I thought then, but I do., i j - - -
in Great Britain are small and stutiona- think so now, sir. God bless you, sir !” lotions. Major G. avowed his inten-
ry, averaging for the last years 16S,000 Another soldier will come up—may be l * on to vo,e ,be amplest supplies as long
bales. The whole supply* from all these i vv j,h too much brandy in his brain— asthe war legally exists, but was determ-
sources will then he as follows: j *« Captain,” says he, “ how are you, old ,ned lo oppose the annexation of Mexi-
Crop of the United^States, ^ 2,250,000 hoss \ Well, we got through it all, didn’t can territory. As to peace, he said ho
Vnti wouldn’t lei me have my never found
s city c
last. A telegraphic corresponds
several ofthe northern papers, not wait
ing the actual advent, anticipated it by
sending a despatch, under date of the
third of January, that he Wl t
meats,
Mr. Broadhead submitted a resolution
of reference in lieu of that previously of
fered by Mr. Vinton.
Mr. Giddings submitted an amend- v r o m i
ment to Mr. Vinton’s resolution, refer- the morning toattend the Stinremc Court! Receipts 1
.. short speech in the course <
remarked, that “ the administration ^
quite, as censurable for its manner of
prosecuting the war as for its unjust
origin. He said the army had suffered
for wantofpiovisions,munitions and men.
Such was the opinion of every man iu
the army, whatever his political predi
lections. Majo
Total supply, 2,610,000
-icii iux7 3c.cn, oi me The next point examined is the prob-
joarney aecoiDplIjher.rjr'ing^e'very able demand. The demand iu the Uni- 1 ^beryoun;
inclement we.ther!” Mr. Cl?y Will not ted States, or the home e,men n, pi,nn, has wound up „
arrive until this evening. He »*-
Not satisfied with this, he added, “there j
has been a cordial greeting among his j
old friends. He looks well ayd seems }
hardly to have felt the severity of the
licker down thar at Vera Cruz; hut
now I’m discharged, and J’mgoin* on a
•glar bender !” Then, again, a staid,
. . Mexican in’ Mexico in fa-
r of peace with the Uuited States.**
C^P'The following letter from General
again, a Siam, Taylor ; 9 j n ansW erto aletter tendering
almost healed ,u ;
A large number of
ail road depot
somewhat checked during the past I a
year, in consequence of the importation I office
of an immense supply of English man-! f ace
„ . i- . ufacturer, at low prices, under the tar-
meet him , but they were disappointed. , ff o( 1840 The J onsunipt j ()n „f 1S47
as 42S.000 bales, or nearly the same
5 that of the year previous and the es
timate lor 1848 does not exceed 460,000 '
i bales. The consum”"''" ^ ‘- 11 ^
, ... . him the nomination for the Presidency,
pnn his check, anil his arm in ma(|e at a democratic Taylor Stale Con-
pproacbes his Captain. ±lis venl j on al Harrisburg, on the anni-
Major Gainef, however, (who
ed to Congress while he was
in Mexico,) arrived and the cheers
reservation for Mr. Clay were given
elect- ;
prisoner '
turning around and seeing his versar y G ( t b e battle of Monterey :
lace, grasps his hand. “ William, my i Head Qcakters, Army of Occupation, )
lear fellow, you saved my life at Molmo I Brazos Island, Texas, Nov. 25,1847. (
lei Rey. I shall never forget when a| Dear Sir: I take great pleasure in
swarthy Mexican brought his eseopeta acknowledging the receipt of your favor
upon my breast, you rushed in'of the 9th October, enclosing to i
i Frat
! foil
itted toll he New York Herald monetary d.mcumes and the High price
lust n'isht bvlclegi,pit. The Washing- ?L °°'u 11 vv ' 1 ' proUnhly be aided in
1 The Intelligencer
morning. UArilUl,. ; sent year has bcen
immense. The to-
Gcu. Cans’ Army Bill. la | sa l e3 0 f trade up to Sept. 17th, are
1. That the President be and hereby 800>350 baleSj in3t i t i 18i500 f or the
authorized, should the exigencies of p rece( jj„g year; and the totalconsump-
OI lion for the United Kingdom was, for
x months of 1S47, 644,643,
against a consumption for the first six
months of the year previous, of 832,000
bales. The entire consumption for 1847
will not exceed 1,250,000 hales, being
an avergae decline of a bout 300,000 hales
from the consumption of 1.848 and 1845.
The decline has chiefly beeu in the home
demand, the export trade not having se
riously diminished. After allowing for
the operation of the various causes at
work to augment and depress the de
mand in the English market, theconclu-
sion is reached, that it will attain 1,400-
000 hales, or about half way between
require a further increase ^
force, to cqiK for and accept the services g rgl
of additional volunteers, "toot exceeding
twenty thousand men, who tray offer
their services, either as cavalry, infant
ry or riflemen, to serve three years af
ter they shall have arrived at the place
of rendezvous, unless sooner discharg
ed, to be raised and organized in the
same manner as are provided for volun
teers under existing laws, and to have
the same pay, rations and allowances,
including land and scrip, according to
grades, and to be subject to the same
regulations and to the rules and articles
of v
2d. That where
teers which are now', or which may here
aftcirbe in service, shall become reduced !
in rank and file, the President be and
he hereby is authorized to dischargi
part of the commissioned officers, le&v- c | ata
immediately after the explosion, and
Item eligible to the office ol Clerk I burnt'to the waler’x edge. ThU
.he Court of Ordinary, in the county of nd,lel1 10 ' hc h " r ' ors " f,he scene -, a ? d
Burke. J J prevented many from being saved who
,. I otherwise would have been rescued from
,;i nJ!? Washmgtoa J ihe wreck by boats and various crafis
which went to their assistance.”
. c 1 i uuu uaix.3, «ji duuui nail way oc
P?? 1 ? 8 of v " lun_ the consumption of 1846 and ’47.
which mnr hpn>. . ,,,. , r , .. , ,
1 he demand Irotn other placi
considerable, and is frequently irregular
and uncertain. During the present year,
issioned officers, leav- “ is es,imalcd ' . U P°" lole . rabI y comcl
Ing not more than three for sixty rank
Jan 5 1843 1' C ia '^ Company, and not more ba , es T|)e demand
Jan. 5, 1843 than two for forty rank and file j and lherefb follows .
Congress—Increasing the army—Mr. Cal- where not more than twenty, all may be , demand.
houn ; Mr. Clay, of Kentucky—A Mis- j discharged, and new companies formed ! * 1847.
take, ^t. of eighty men each. Provided, That i Wants of the United States, 430,ooo
To day, in the Senate, tbe bill lo raise ! {Wnpattie. may not be red uced, if it “ in “ P “ r “‘ Sa™‘SSSS
ten additional regiments being ordered ‘ be deemed necessary, or for the public Exports from U. S. andEogl’d,320.000
for consideration, Mr. Crittenden moved ! * nlere3t to increase the companies by j
to amend, by substituting thirty thousand ! recr “ Us * . , „ , I
volunteers to serve for three years.— 3d. When regiments of Volunteers i y P'. 8.
There was he said no necessity for ten now « r may he hereaf- j concludes the writer,
regiments of regulars. The Secretary | |Rr m service, shall become reduced, the they promise to be
of War asked for force to make forth- President is authorized to receive addi-
"r incursions in Mexico, and to conquer *i°pal companies of Volunteers for such
hen it may be deemed necessary; hut J regiments, provided that such increase
n us, and received the ball in
arm. And then, William, when
i wounded by a lance, and you
sabred, you crept up tome whilst
the blood was gushing from your cite
py of the proceedings of the Demo-
atic Taylor State Conventio, wln^fc
sembled at Harrisburg, PennsylvaifflR /
The resolutions of the meeting have
0 veil me great pleasure and satisfaction,
me ojI*ihe_fiel<l^q3 tfye expression of high respect and
William, we are both going to our homes’ consideration from the people of Peon-
perhaps never to meet again—what can . sylvatiia, and I embrace lhe earliest
I moment toackowledge my warmappre-
I do for you ?”
“Captain,” answers the young soldier,' ciation ofthe high hi
•* e *.*» ” si pes his eye wi*h his unwounded I upon —
hand,
you say, I did do all I could the Presidency.
thus bestowed
by their nomination of me for
for you. When I enlisted I swore
heart that I would never desert
When the balls were coming
showers, I did n’t care for myself, but I j which y«
To yourself, I would' u
•’press my thankfulness for theY
courteous and acceptable mann"
thought of you. Death was nothing, then
sir,hut I thought of one who was faraway.
I promised her when I left home in
Dayton, Ohio, that I would never desert
the bannerofthe Stripes and Stars. Cap-
procedi ngs of the Convention.
I remain, dear sir, with high respect.,
Your most obedient servant,
Z. TAYLOR,
Major General U. S Army.
. bne lo m y old, dear. Henry A Muhlenberg, Esq. President
mother, and in it please say that I have . Taylor Stale Convention, Reading, Pa.
done my duty. 1
Although the utmost order prevails,
such scenes daily occur in the Quarter
master’s Department. What a series of
novels might be founded ontheconver- i
sations that occur between soldiers and
their captains when the “ fray of battle
is over!”—N.O. Delta.
qnitman and Shields.
‘In the Saloon we saw the gallant
Mr. Stephens* Resolutions.
Whereas, It is no less desirable that
the interests jind honor of our country
should be cordially sustained and de
fended so long as the present war with
Mexico continues to exist, than that the
conflict should nol be unnecessarily
prolonged, but should be terminated as
soon as an honorable peace can be ob
tained ; and whereas it is believed that
a diversity of opinion prevails to a con
siderable extent as to the ultimate aims
and objects for which the war should be
prosecuted ; and it being proper that
Rail Road Company with powers to
construct a Rail Road from the town of
Washington, in Wilkes county, to the
depot on the Central Ruil Road, known
asTennillc, or to some other convenient
and suitable point on said last mention
ed Road: to punish those who tnay wil
fully and maliciously injure the same,
nnd to confer all powers necessary to ef
fect said object. *
116. To alter and change the
bolding tbe Superior and Inferior Courts
in the county of Bibb, and to enable the
Judge ol tbe Superior Courts ofthe Flint
Circuit to hold tlie Superior Court in the
county of Houston, two weeks* and to
dc&w two panels of Grand atid Petit Ju
rors of said county of Houston.
116. To grant certain privileges and
immunities to the Jefferson Riflemen, a
Volunteer Infautry corps, in the county
of Jefferson.
117. To provide for tbe payment of
children in the years 1844, 1845 and
Elbert and Thomas.
118. To change the line between the
counties of Monme and CrifVrford, so as
to include the residence of Lilfleberry
Lucas inAhe county of Crawford and to
add LotKo. 61, in thc.8ih : district of
Macon county, on which Francis H.
From the Savannah Republican.
American Colonization Society.
We refer to the following announce
ment .of the Rev. Mr. Bbxmxo. We
learn that already betweo||d)irty and
forty people have signified Htieir wish
to go to Liberia, and it is altogefter pro
bable that the requisite number will be
made up:
Messrs Editors:—It is the intention of
this Society to send a vessel from Sa
vannah, Georgia, direct to Monfovia in
Africa,-about the first of April next,
pranuled sixty emigrants shall be willing
In g>'vat thal'tim© . * e
The prospects of Liberia were .never
so prosperous as at present, and I doubt
uot, that the foundation of a vast Repub-
l- *_• 1 i_:j .l_ nr A
e troops c
than when the victories were achiev-
in that quarter. General Scott has
Been almost daily reinforced since his
last battle ; between fifteen and twen
ty thousand stronger along his line from
Vera Cruz to the Capital, than when
he first landed at the former city.—
He has upwards of thirty-two thousand
men. Mr. Crittenden was disposed to
allow the President power to call out, if
needed, thirty thousand volunteers; but
he was opposed to adding ten regiments
Hc has [been laid oo the Western Coast
of Africa.
- r T-t The gOardions of all free persons of
arrearagesdue teachers for leaching poor- colour in Georgia, South Carolina, Flo
rida ahd other Southern States, and all
1846, so far as respects tbe couuiios of others interested in this benevolent en
terprise, may obtain all necessary infor
mation, by addressing the Undersigned,
at Savannah, Ga.
THOS. C. BENNING, Agent.
Papers in Qeorgia, South Carolina
and Florida, friendly lo tbe noble en-
pmR
terprise will pie
opy th
the above.
his opinion they were unnecessary. an J regiment shall not go beyond one
There are more troops on the Rio Grande [thousand rank and file.
Section 4- re-enacts some of the pro
visions of the present law.
Section 5, enacts that the volunteers
called out under this act may he dis
charged six months after the ratification
of a treaty of peace.
Another bill reported makes provis
ion for the clothing of the volunteers
thus called out, and upon such terms
and in such a manner as is now provi
ded by law.
I am informed that a gentleman, form-
to the permanent force of the country.. erly a Whig member of Con,
If the war has not been virtually ended,
why do we fiud so many brave officers
ofthe army leaving the scenes of excite
ment and returning to their homes, re<
posing on their laurels There may be
skirmishing with the marauders; but no
one anticipates another regular battle.
Mr. Cass corrected the gentlemao.-^-
There were but little upwards of six
thousand bayonets at the command of
Gen. Wool. The force of General Scott,
too, was over-estimated. It required
a larger force to hold a country than to
conquer it. He thought it better, by a
large force, to intimidate the Mexicans,
than to kill them. *
Mr. Critteuden could not believe that
large inactive forced Were necessary to
intimidate. .Tbe .victories achieved by
: •
1 fr°m
Maryland, (Hon. W. Cost Johnson,) has
received a letter from a gentleman in
New Orleans, who was formerly a Whig
member of Congress from Tennessee
(Hon Balie Peyton,) in which he states
that he put the direct question to General
Taylor, as to whether he would accept
the nomination of tbe Whig National
Convention, if made, and he said that he
would. I will write you more upon
Presidential matters in a few days. It
is but fair to stale that the Taylor feel
ing is pretty strong here.
The above paragraph is from the
Washington correspondence of Mr.
Schouler, the Editor ofthe Boston Atlas.
By*the by, we consider Mr. Schouler’s let
ters by far the ablest that go from tbe
Capitol.—Nat, Whig.
hen we saw him, some two years since,
at Gen. Taylor’s camp at Camargo.—
| He then, in his undress military uniform.
1818. | looked like an elegant gentleman. He ! [h is°m at ter * shnn I lD ^
«0.0<0 has not a wrinkle on hil brow, nnd Ins ' “ Lt r.r , ° d by ‘o'
,400,000 counlenance cver wore a smile His ; , oppression of the legislative will,
300,000 countenance ever wore h smite. HIS A 1 .
370.000 beard was closely shaven, and his eyes
were lighted up with the brilliant fire of TTnJ.m Vrn J ”‘^vy me oenaieanu,
hope. And yet,how that n term of service ^pr^nUiUraol the United Slata
alters a man ? Yesterday he looked like
the hero of many wars ! His brow was
seamed with the line of fatigue and suf
fering, and his upper lip was garnished
with a thick moustache. His complex-
2,230,ooo 2,510,000
pply and demand,
t will be seen that
arl} the same.—
Prices may therefore, be expected to be
near their average rate, neither high nor
low. If they should fall below this at
any time, the increased consumption, B11Ilgj uul e ye was
with the present d.m.n.shed stocks, hrillinnt with martial fire. There were
bronzed, his arm from a late
wound, hung in a sling; but his eye was
. . . -1 brilliant with martial fire. There were
Id immediately bring up prices ;; hundreds flocked around him end sought
while the experience of the last year to grasp his hand, and all were receiv-
shows ha they cannot be kept h.gher, ed by wilh lhe most cordial WBnmh
and friendship. Those around looked
upon the gallant hero with feelings of re
spect and admiration, and there was
not one in that broad Saloon who went
out without saying in his heart “ that
soldier.”
lories, and thereby decreasing the
sumption below the probable supplies.
The prospects ofthe planter are good ;
a fair crop at fair prices, is belter for
him than a large crop at low pri
ces, or a short crop at high prices. The T r . . , .
golden mean is better than either abun- In * m . e l l , e P r,va,e parlors, Maj.
dance or scarcity—N. O. Commercial Gen ‘ held a levee. He was
Times. surrounded by many officers, all of whom
j paid him the utmost respect and atien-
"Walingup the Wrong Patungcr.’’— j tion. The gallant and heroic Quitman , )aner s il i ° ' gnATrt r
A particularly “green *un entered the i—the first American Governor of the i LJ W oulH . not a aclclmonal dol-
Nassau cars for Lowell, to the infinite! proud city of Mexico—seemed to be per- t hi» 6 as * <e< * > °f Congress for
delight of several Boston bucks. They j fecily “at home.” With a form that i And l»ftt»? r «J > 2f Ce, S on l " e war *
annn frnihprfifl nrnnnfl ihpir viniim nnrl I appmn/l m Iidvp hppn uirnnnUt 1 — : ! a ItlUCn ttoOre Worthv r»f
i solemnly proclaimed to the world :
Be ii therefore resolved by the Senate and
ouse of Representatives of the United States
Congress assembled. That the present
war with Mexico should not be waged
or prosecuted “ with a view to conquest,”
either by the subjugation or dismember
ment of that Republic.
Be it further resolved by the authority
aforesaid. That ilis the desire of theUnt-
ted States that hostilities should be
terminated upon terms honorable to
both parties, embracing a mutual settle
ment of the questlions growing out of
the “ proper an^J rightful” boundary of
iexas, and a full recognition and prop
er provision on her part to be made for
all thejust claims of our citizens against
that country—-the whole to be adjusted
by negotiation, to be instituted and ef-
eeted according to the constitutional
lorms of each Government respectively.
What becomes of the statement made
a lew months ago, by, the Locofoco
gathered around thpir victim and
opened their batteries of wit and sar
casm with a raking fire. The country
man bore it like a philosopher, until
they were approaching Lowell, when he
turned to the one who had been most,
forward in “poking fun,” and who, by
the way, wore a “goatee” beneath his
chin, and very seriously exclaimed:
Why I know you, and I knew your par
ents bsfore you ; 1 can remember when
you were born as well as though it were
yesterday; your mother had twins—one
was a boy and the other was a goat—
the boy died, but the goat lived.”
seemed to nuve oeen wrought in an iron ! lief ar. ^ ?” >re wortl >y of be*
tnoul.i.ha'r slightly linger, with grey, a j
“u ! d - nation that net
nd eves that sparkled with | be asked, and yeOWhteen
and determination, he seemed more are asked *
the very impersonification of a warrior »„,i _r t V 1 ® pay our Way to the
Congratulation and complimentmet hte “£> ^'ay gene^ally ba
on every side, and he received the ap- n JL , a er ^ ^^^Sjlinp&n that
plause of thos e who were present,'*
the aieofone who combined the charac- wide of “r * 18,000,000
ter of the chieftain with lhat ofthe pol- the truth—Louumlle Journal,
ished gentleman. Amidst the galaxy rr « '
that adorns the history of Mississippi, no reanc 'o Princeton, Be
name shines brighter than that of Quit- cdiin^J m!. ' on * ”°' e l Pto. It ha.ffire.
manr—N. O. Velta. »r w^T W " ! ;'‘ Locoa "' ls 'n Ab°litionUt-«(*