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CHRONICLE & SENTINEL J. W. & W. S.JONES. DAILY s TRI-WEEKLY «fc WEEKLY OFFICE IN RAIL ROAD BANK BUILDING TERMS —Daily Paper, peran’m,in advancc*sL Tri-W eekly Paper, “ “ “ " .. I Weekiy, (a mammoth sheet) “ “ •• ‘ I'ASH SYSTEM. —In aocase willancrderforth' paper be attended to, unless accompanied with th< money, and in every instancewhen thetime for whicl the subscription may be paid, expires before the re ceipt of funds to renew the same, the paper willht discontinued. Depreciatedfundsreceived atvalueu this city. Railroad Convention. Macon, August 1, 1849. According to previous notice of the City Council of Macon, a Convention assembled al the City Hall, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of constructing a Railroad from this place to some point on the Georgia Railroad. The meeting was organized by calling Col. Joseph Day, a delegate from the county of Jones, to the Chair, assisted by S. A. Bailey ol Muscogee, and T. G. Holt of Macon, as Vice Presidents. Messrs. A. R. Freeman and Thos. Hardeman, Jr, were requested to actas Secre taries. The following gentlemen presented their names as Delegates to said Convention: From the City of Charleston —[ls delegates. 1 From the Muscogee Railroad —[9 delegates.] From Hancock County —[s delegates. ] From the City of Augusta —[l3 delegates.] From Putnam County —[ls delegates. ] From Jones County —[l3 delegates.] From Baldwin County —[6 delegates. ] From Milledgeville and Gordon Railroad— [6 delegates. ] From the City of Macon —[s2 delegates.] Mr. Jones,a delegate from Muscogee, moved "That the Convention, in all their ballolings, vote by Delegation. ” 3®yjardner, a delegate from the county of Richmond, moved to amend the same, by strik ing out ‘ Delegation,’ and inserting in its stead the words ‘ per capita.' Whereupon Mr. Bailey, of Bibb, called for the Yeas and Nays, which are as follows : Charleston.—~Nays —Ker Boyce, J. E. Carew, Jas. Gadsden, A. E. Gadsden, W. Gregg, D. Hey wood, J. H. Honor, W. Hume, G. H. Ingraham, W. Middleton, W. B. Pringle, E. Scbring, E. P, Starr, G. A.Trenholm. —14. Muscogee Rlilroad. — Nays —R. B. Alexander, S. A. B.iiley, J. B. Brooks, P. A. Clayton, H. Hall, W, B. tfaistead, J. H, Howard, Seaborn Jones. D. McDougald.—9, Hancock County. — Nays —T. H, Audas, R. S, Hardwick, D, W. Lewis, N. C. Sayre. T. M. Tur ner. —5. Augusta. — Yeas —P, C. Arms, T. Barrett, F. Blodget, Jr,, J. Gardner, Jr., C. E. Grenville, W, R. McLaws, A. J. Miller, J. G, McWhorter, A. J. Nowland, T. R. Rhodes. M, P. Stovall, W. A Wal ton.—l 2. Nay. —F. T. Willis.—l. Putnam County, — Yeas —N. Bass, Joel Bran ham, K. Bledsoe, T. Bmden, H. Bridges, M. Den nis, E. Harvey, J. R. Hudson, S. Pearson, E. Reid, J. B. Trippe, Samuel White, J. Wright, Jr., Wil liam T. Young.—l 4. Janes County. — Yeas —B. Barron, D. E. Blount, R. V. Hardeman, A. Kingman, R. T. Lyttle, D. N. Smith, S. P. Slatter, J. W. Shropshire.—B - Glower, J. Winship.—2. Baldwin County.—Nays— B. T. Bethune, D. C, Campbell, I. L. Harris, H. V. Johnson, A, H. Ke nan, W. S. Rockwell, —6. Milledgeville and Gordon Railroad. — Nays —J. H. Brown, S. Grantland, R, L. Hunter, W. A. Jar ratt, I. Newell, R. M. Orme.—6. City of Mwjon. — Yeas —R. A. L. Atkinson, W, H. Anderson, J. W. Babcock, S. T. Bailey, T. R. Bloom, \y. Collins, S, T. Chapman, C. Campbell, C. Colton, Z. T Connor, W. Cowles, J. Dean J. M. Field, M. S, Graybill, J. M. Green, J. J. Gresham, T. G. Holt, P. S. Holt, T. Hardeman, Sr., W. B. Johnson, J. B. Lamar, R. S. Lanier, G. M. Logan, A. R. McLaughlin, L. Napier, N. Ousley, W. B. Parker, I. C. Plant, W. Poe, A, P, Powers, J. Rea, S. J. Ray, B. F. Ross, W. Scott, J. H. R. Washing ton, L. N, Whittle, T. W00d,—37. [Mr. S. T. Chapman, from the delegation from Macon, presented a report explanatory of the views of the people of Macon, which we published a day or two since.—Eds. Chhon. & Sent. On motion of J. J. Gresham, this communi cation was referred to a Committee of Three from each Delegation, selected by the delegates themselves, to report to this Convention at 5 o’clock this afternoon. The following Committees were selected, viz : From Charleston. —James Gadsden, G. H. Trenholm, E. P. Starr. From Hancock County. —T. M. Turner, T. H. Andas, N. C. Sayre. From Augusta —j. G. McWhorter, F. C. Arms, A J. Miller. From Jones County. —D. N. Smith, B. Bar ron, A. Kingman. From Muscogee County. —J, H. Howard, D. McDougald, Seaborn Jones. From Bibb County. —VV. Poe, A. P. Powers. S. T. Chapman. From Baldwin County.—A. H. Kenan, R. L. Hunter, D. C. Campbell. From Putnam County. —Robert Bledsoe, S. Pearson, N. Bass. 5 O’Clock, P. M. The Convention met according to adjourn ment. The Chairman of the Committee made the following Report: Resolved, That the nearest and most practi cable route from Macon to Augusta, through Milledgeville, is the most eligible and beneficial route of a Railroad from Macon to Augusta, and will conduce most to the interest of the sec tions of the State concerned. After some discussion the report of the Com mittee was received, and the Committee dis charged. Mr. Bass, of Putnam, offered the following as a substitute for the report of the Committee : Resolved, That this Convention recommend to the parties interested, the construction of a Railroad from Macon to some point on the Georgia Railroad, west of the Oconee river— that the President appoint a committee of —, to take all initiatory and necessary steps to procure subscriptions and obtain a charier from the next Legislature. After some discussion the Convention ad journed until 9 o’clock, A. M., to-morrow. Thursday Morning, August 2, 1849. The Convention assembled at 9 o’clock. Mr. Poe, a delegate from Bibb, offered the following preamble and resolution : For the purpose of settling all conflicting views in relation to the route of the contem 5 - plated Railroad, and placing the matter upon the basis upon which it will eventually have to stand. Resolved, That a Committee of three be ap pointed in each of the counties of Muscogee, Bibb, Baldin. Hancock, Warren and Rich mond, and inohe city of Charleston, who shall immediately open books of subscription for a Railroad to be constructed from the city of Ma con, via Milledgeville and Sparta, to the town of Warrenton ; And that a like Commute be also appointed i in the counties of Muscogee, Bibb, Jones, Put nam, Morgan and Richmond, and in the city of Charleston, who shall open books of subscrip tion for a Railroad to be constructed from the city of Macon, via Clinton and Eatonton.to the Georgia Road in the county of Morgan, and that said Committee be requested to report the amount of their subscriptions to an adjourned meeting of this Convention, at the city of Au gusta on the fourth Wednesday in September, that the friends of the respective routes may then take such further action on the subject as may be deemed necessary. On motion of Mr. Kenan, a delegate from Baldwin, the preamble was stricken out, and the resolution amended to read as follows : Resolved, That a Committee of three be ap pointed in each of the counties of Muscogee, mmmammmmmmmmmmmammmmmmm Bibb, Jones, Putnam, Morgan and Richmond, i« and in the city of Charleston, who shall open books of subscription for a Railroad to be con structed from the city of Macon, via Clinton and Eatonton, to the Georgia Railroad in the If county of Morgan, and that said Committees be requested to report the amount of their sub scriptions to an adjourned meeting of this con ■ 0 vention, at the city of Augusta, on the fourth 5 Wednesday in September. 2 Carried, ie Mr. Whittle, a delegate from Bibb, offered P the following resolution : h Resolved, That the different delegations from Muscogee, Jones, Putnam. Augusta and e the city of Charleston, be each requested to n appoint three Commissioners to open books of subscription for stock in the proposed Railroad from Macon to Madison, or some point on the Georgia Railroad, west of the Oconee river, and that said delegations assemble this aster s noon at 4 o’clock to receive the report and t take such further action as may be deemed ne- cessary. Carried, i b Four O’clock, P. M. The Convention assembled. The names of Commissioners appointed un r der the resolution of Mr. Whittle, were as sol s lows: ) Charleston —J. E. Carew, J. H. Honor, E. P. Starr. Augusta —J. P. King, P. Stovall, W. M. D’Antignac. Jones —R. V. Hardeman, James Goddard, Chas. Hutchins. Putnam —A. S. Reid, N. Bass, S. A. j Wales. Bibb —T. Hardeman, Sr., G. M. Logan. L. N Whittle. On motion the counties of Morgan and Jas per were invited to appoint commissioners to open books of subscription for the proposed Railroad. Resolved, That the Commissioners of the several counties interested in the construction of this Road, be recommended at their discre tion to call public Meetings at an early day in their several counties for the purpose of exci ting an interest in the enterprise. On motion of Mr. Washington, a delegate from Bibb. Resolved, That the thanks of the Conven tion be tendered to the President and Vice- Presidents, and the Secretaries of the Conven tion, for the dignified, impartial, and faithful manner in which they have honored us with their services. JOSEPH DAY, President. S. A. BAILEY, V. Pres’t. T. G. HOLT, V. Pres t. A. R. Freeman, > a , . Thos. Hardeman, Jr, ) ecre^arie9 * Cholera Items. —At Boston, during the 4th instant., at noon, there were thirty deaths by cholera. During the week ending the 4th inst. there were fifty two-deaths. At New York on the 3rd inst, there were 120 cases and 65 deaths. On the 4th, 142 cases and 58 deaths. At Brooklyn on the 2d there were 28 cases and 17 deaths. On the 3d. 36 cases and 16 deaths. On the 4th, 30 cases and twelve deaths. Albany , August 2.—The report of the chole ra for the 24 hours ending noon this day, is 24 cases and 9 deaths. Rochester, August 2. —There were two deaths from the cholera in this city yesterday. Syracuse, Aug 2.—One death from cholera occurred here yesterday, Buffalo, Aug. 2. —There is but little varia' tion in the report of the Board of Health from that ol yesterday. The number of cases for the 24 hours ending 12 o’clock this day is 59, and deaths 24- Milwaukie, Aug. 2. —The Board of Health report the occurrence of 7 new cases of chole ra and 7 deaths for the 24 hours ending noon yesterday. Boston , Aug, 2d. —The cholera is rather on the increase in this city, and the report to-day showed 10 cases and 6 deaths. Two deaths from cholera occurred at the Alms House to day. Montreal, Aug. 2d.— The cholera is disap pearing from the city. Yesterday there were but five cases reported. The report of inter ments for the past twenty-four hours is 17, 8 of which are from cholera. We have no report to-day from Quebec. At Newark, N. J., on the 2d inst., there were but five cases and two deaths. At Richmond, Va., from the 30th July to the 2d inst., there were five cases and one death.— The Board state that the cholera no longer ex ists in that city as an epidemic. Oxford, Ohio, suffers greatly from the epi demic ; out of a population ofßoo inhabitants, 20 had fallen victims up to the Ist inst. The cholera is raging at Quincy, 111. The Whig of the 24th ult. says— This week the deaths were 55—41 by cho lera. Week previous, 46 deaths—3s by cho lera. In proportion to population the epidemic in Quincy is more severe than in St. Louis. The number of interments in Cincinnati from June 18ih to August 1, was 4283, two thousand nine hundred and fifty three deaths were by cholera. Tne highest number of deaths by cholera in any one day was 137. The cholera has again broken out in Lexing ton, Ky., with increased violence. There were thirty-six deaths on the 30th ult. The Worst of Slaves.— A correspondent of a Detroit paper, writing from Tecumseh, Mich., gives the following : “ What won’t avarice do 7 Near this village is the homestead of a rich farmer who count? his nine hundred acres, about all under improve ment, with fine buildings. He has hi* package of bonds and mortgages, for lo*r l9 to hi ß po * r . er friends. All competence is supplied. He is a hard-worker, and his children are “well to do by their own industry. California gold has seized him. His sixty-five years of toil for lucre has not satisfied his thirst for gain. He has,sold his last year’s crop for over $6,000, converted it into yellow boys, and started with hie team for the valley of the Sacramento, leavi n/s all his endearments in this world, for the h one of adding to his already perplexing pile of d/ol lars,” The Weather —The Crops.— I’he r «m it raineth every day, ’ This has been true, to the letter, for the last three weeks. Under thrf\influ ence of these occasional deluges an d daily showers, the com crop, in this vicinity/ has ex perienced a great and rapid ira pr/ovemeat. Nubbings are developed into r espectable ears and there is every prosper t J/,at Ihe staff of life will be abundant and cheap.. / The cnttnn 2"P 7 •*» ““"'7. if ma f‘-ri/ally injured! Mostof .t hav.ug been planted. f/ übß equent to the Apnl frost; is young, suer , u lent. and of mo e rp at D re gt T lh ; , and is tber * fore considered inn«rcl h rr dl^ny B “ b J eCl /tO shedding its mlv othp h fi raVa J e u °[- and to the many other ills, which this cron is heir to ” Ala. Monitor Ist inst. P ' to> Baltimore, August tx- The steT.m shin Her mann arrived at New 1 * . r telligence she brings > jS k y es ‘ erda y* / h e arrival of the Br. abeen an t'C>P ate d by the The President o>A * Bh, f f ;«»«• leave Washington o ’n\he“imhTT ln ' e[lds to the North M 4 the * oth ,nit ’ on a v,su First to LaL. e d* £ . be a3 : returning to R er ’ then to Pittßbu rg, and then reach about the T on ’ which Clt y he expects to eral dav? tip* 81 P rox,mo > a °d willspend sev eral days there . He will afterwards visit Syra thpSre an ?il t »t r 1 d lhe A g ricultural Fair to be held p, i . Me, tr , en retnrns home, via New York, Philadelphia , and Baltimore. ■ ieans bad a population of 102 000 Th 1 JOW sbe has probably over 150,000 fnf r >«s during the year 1842 amounted to $28,404 > t j 4 arid tbe imports were $8,033,590. ° f r * • year ending in June, 1848, the exports were J and the imports $9,290,439. ; Chronicle and -Sentinel. 1 AUGUSTA, G-A : a 3 THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, ’49, 1 FOR GOVERNOR! EDWARD YOUNG HILL. Senatorial Nominations. 10th Dist. Jas. H. Loftin, of Wilkinson. ■ 16th “ Van Leonard, of Muscogee. 21st “ Jas. R. Smith, of Washington. * 22d “ Andrew J. Miller, of Richmond. ' 23d “ Jos. W. Thomas, of Warren. I 26th “ Mickleberry Merritt, of Monroe. * 27th “ Jas. A. ' iller, of Crawford. , 28th “ C. D. Park, of Meriwether. - 29th “ Blodnt C, Perrel, of Troup. I 36th “ Thomas Johnson, of Elbert. 39th “ Hiram R. Williams, of Gwinnett, Judge Hill’s Nomination, Br the Whig Convention, for the office of Governor, seems, from the indications of pub lic approbation, to have been a most fortunate and happy one. From every section of the State it has met a most cordial response. A correspondent of the Savannah Republican, from that sterling old Whig county, Laurens, writes thus : ‘‘l think it not amiss to briefly state to you the ex isting political feeling in the old Banner County, The nomination of Judge Hill is hailed with enthusi asm, so far as I know by every Whig of this county. I may say iewas gratifying to a fault — in this, that the selection by the Whig convention was so judicious as to ensure success without anv effort,” Thus speaks a Whig from the “ Banner County, ’ whose communication we should not have noticed, but to warn the Whigs against the fatal error of supposing -that their gallant standard-bearer, will “ succeed without an effort.” No event can be more fatal to our success than the indulgence of such an opinion. We have an artful, and ever indus trious and intrigueing antagonist to contend with, and it behooves the Whigs to rely upon their own exertions, rather than rest upon their oars, while the opposition are struggling continuously to succeed. All experience leaches, that no great and important work can be accomplished without corresponding effort. Hence we concur with the sentiments ex pressed in the following extract from a corres pondent of the Republican from Bryan county : \ “ The nomination of the Hon. Edward Y. Hill for the Gubernatorial chair, has been enthusiastical ly received. No man could have been selected for whom the people would vote with more cheerfulness. W e enter the campaign with the firm conviction that by “action, noble, vigorous action,” Victory must perch upon our standard. The utmost exertions will be used to obtain for the true patriot much more than a party vote.” This writer fu ! iy comprehends the true state of things and the whole duty of the Whigs. He relies upon the “ action, noble , vigorous ac tion' of the Whigs in every section of the State, and that is the only safe reliance, if we hope to merit or command success. And the sooner the Whigs put on their armor and en te r earnestly and vigorously upon the discharge of their duties, the more certain and complete will be our triumph. Factories In Alabama* AutauaS-promises to be one of the heaviest manu facturin**ounties in the State. We have had occa sion frequently heretofore to allude to the large and prosperous Cotton Factory at Prattville, which has been in successful operation some years. We now have the pleasure of noticing further movements of a similar kind in that county. Just back of Vernon, two miles from the Alabama river, at a new village, called Autaugaviile, on Swift Creek, there is in progress of erection another estab . I fishmeal, called the Autauga Factory. The main building is of brick, fifteen feet ’j oncr b fifty wide—three stories high, designed to contain 3,500 spindles and 100 looms. It wib be tbe i on g C3 t in the State, and its cost About forty buildings are already comply , ed f or operators, &c. and the main building is i> p to the second story. It will go into fall operation on the first of January next —designed (or the manufacture of cotton goods alone. The company was formed after the last Legislature adjourned. It has, however, as yet no charter. On the day the first instalment fell due, the stockholders paid in 53,000 more than was called for. About SIB,OOO worth of machinery has already Its capital is abundant, and ready. Another Pnutory for cotton and woolen go<yj S j s about to be started on the same stream, one end a half miles 'above the Autanga Factory, and three and a half i»:,illes from the river, to cost $7." QOO. The water power is excellent —a healthy e nd a p ro . vision region. The company is not " /et f u i| y f orrae d bnt the men are ready with ihe ’ aeans to put it in progress, and it is thought it v lH g 0 illto operat i on nearly as soon as the Autauga Vactory.— AZo. Jour nal. 1 Wk have had freqr 4en j occasion within the last year to express o ur gratification and appro bation at the progress making by the enter prizing citizer l 9 of Alabama toward true inde pendence, ’wealth and prosperity, by the build mg usf of r nanufactories and the adoption of an enlightened system for the diversion of labor. The Alabamians, profitting by the experience of the other planting States,have early learned that no exclusively agricultural community can long prosper. The have seen and felt the ne cesf nty for a diversion of labor—for bringing, in tb e language of Mr. Jefferson, the agricultu rist and the manufacturer in close proximity— and they are wisely directing their energies to its accomplishment, They have the water power, the wealth and the enterprize to manu facture a large portion of the cotton grown upon her soil, and the nearer they approximate its entire consumption, the more they will con tribute to the aggregate wealth ol the State, and the prosperity and happiness of the peo ple. While they will secure for the poor a much higher standard of comfort and conse quently of mental and moral culture. But Alabama is not alone among her Southern sis ters in this great, good and philanthropic work. Georgia has nobly led off, and the fruits of her labors are now nourishing her people. South Carolina too is fast shaking the veil which mis guided theorists and closet politicians have for years thrown over her eyes, and her people are waking up to a true sense of their condi tion and are preparing to apply the remedy. The few factories which have been established there are opening the eyes of her people and they see the necessity of an energetic effort to avail themselves of the benefits of the sys tem. Nor is Mississippi a quiet observer of what her Southern sisters are doing. She too, is conferring and consulting upon the subject, and ere long she will rise up like the strong man in a morass, and enter the list in this noble and philanthropic work of “ securing the great est good to the greatest number.” North Carolina.—Stanley’s district is yet in doubt, the contest is very close. The other districts are without any change in their political complexion. Tennessee Election. —Our telegraphic dis patch brings rather disastrous news from the Tennessee Elections. Although we were pre pared to hear unfavorable accounts from the Congressional delegation, we think these should be received with some grains of allowance. Tennessee has always boasted quite a number of patriotic Whigs, in whig districts, who flat tered themselves that the country needed their services in its councils, and this unfortunate opinion has served to distract the party by a superabundance of candidates. So far as these individuals are concerned, we feel no re gret if they are defeated. They and the Whigs may profit by the result. The Telegraph Company. —We have re ceived a report made by Daniel Griffin, late President of the Washington and New Or leans Telegraph Company to the Stockholders, at their late meeting in July, setting forth the condition of the line, and making an exhibit of its receipts and expenditures from Ist of June, 1849, from which it appears that the net re ceipts of the line have been $45,887.41, which have been expended thus: For debts due prior to October Ist, $4,155,37 For second Wire re-insulation, &c,, 7.233^67 For ordinary expenses 32.603.23 Balance on hand 1.690 14 $45,887.41 Leaving an indebtedness on the part of the Company off 19,214 03, which is explained in the following items : Debts due prior to Ist October, $588,73 Materials and Transportation, 2d Wire, 10.148*22 Expenses of Line and Offices 7.477 80 $19,214.03 The Ex-President proceeds in the report to recount the difficulties and embarrassments which he has encountered during his term, and which have materially curtailed the receipts of the Company. On the whole he presents rather a gloomy picture, holding out we think little hope of a dividend-paying Stock. Georgia Railroad Stock. —Three hun dred shares of this stock was sold yesterday at eighty-five dollars per share, and we under stand the demand was not supplied. The large mosquito netting manufactory of Mr. T. Mclntosh, in New York, was burnt down on Wednesday night. Insurance about f 33,000. A Young Lady in Pants at the Springs. —The New York Mirror gives a lejxer from Saratoga Springs describing the appearance and narrating the doings of a young lady, who has been figuring at that place and Balston in male apparel, under the name of Mr. Uriah Baden: delighting mammas and captivating daughters, exhibiting no small share of genius and learning, and possessing greatconversatori al powers. Her career, however, had been cut short by the arrival of her father and mother, and she had returned with them to their residence in New Jersey. It is said that despatches have been received by our government from California New Mexico, announcing that the people ol both these Territories will apply to t he next Con gress for admission into th'- Union. The popu lation of New Mex’co is 75,000, and it is thought that of California will soon be suffi ciently nun\ e ons to entitle it to admission. United States. —The territory not ( yet formed into States, will make forty-six and a half States &s large as Pennsylvania. Os these, thirty-five will be north 0f36 deg. 30m.—orfree States. Eleven and a half south of 36 deg. 30m.—or slave States, supposing the Missouri compromise line to be adopted. The United States will then consist of seventy-six sovereign States. Should Oregon, California aud New Nexico fly off, and the Rocky Mountains be the division between the United Slates of the At lantic and the United States of the Pacific, the Atlantic Union will contain fifty-seven sove reign States, the Pacific Union nineteen gigantic sovereign States. These calculations are based upon the recent report of the United States Commissioner of the General Land Office—and take in all the United States territory of every kind not yet formed into States. [communicated. J A writer in the Chronicle 5f Sentinel of the 7th instant, under the signature of S. deserves the thanks of the Teachers in Georgia, for his kindness in defining their duties, and giving such information in regard to scholastic publi cations and periodicals, as are, in his opinion, necessary for the Instructor to peruse before he can enter successfully the profession of teaching. Much good would be derived to both parents, and teachers, if they would read works devoted to education. Different systems of instruction might be profitably compared and the most successful adopted. New ideas would be elicited, and public attention excited to the subject of edu cation. The experience of individual teachers, would no doubt be as beneficial to the inexperienced, as the experience of an individual in any other profession, would be to a younger member of that profession. Teachers in Georgia may be negligent of their duty in purchasing the works recommended ; if so, it is hoped they will no longer neglect their obligations, after having them so plainly defined by 8. But there are one or two little matters allu ded to by your correspondent, that all the teachers in Georgia, may not fully compre hend. They will not be very likely to under stand why they are rated as a set of deceivers with “only the fair seeming of the whited se pulchre” or the “goodly apple rotten at the heart,” because they did not purchase a dozen or more copies ol works of a certain charac ter at the bookstores in Augusta during the last twelve months. Again, it is inferred from the remarks in the third paragraph, where he speaks of Normal Schools at the North, that “Southern Teach ers” are censured for their “apathy of fatal ism, or their self-conceit in refusing the means of self-advancement when catered to their hands The first part of the paragraph is posi live, the middle figurative, and ideal withal, and in the last part a question is asked, from which an inference is drawn derogatory lo the character of Southern Teachers. This, it ®® Pms lo me » * s unjust and needs qualification. Why a Teacher in Georgia or Florida should be censured because he does not reap the bene fit of the Normal Schools of the North, is more than lean divine. Will “S.” be good enough to state how a teacher in Texas can be benefil ted by the Normal Schools of the Northern States ? r For the Chronicle Sf Sentinel. To the Teachers of Georgia. Gentlemen : We live in a progressive age; and to keep pace with the march of improve ment, we must avail ourselves-of every advan tage within our reach. Education has become a prolific theme both for the essayist and the orator. Many philo sophic theorists have discoursed learnedly of its ability, its end and its object. And many grandiloquent haranguers have loudly pro claimed its might and its glory. All of these may serve to amuse an audience, or to fill an agreeable page in a periodical for our enter tainment on a winter’s evening. But it is not upon the merits of different systems, the a chievemeuts of science, nor the glory of learn ing that I wish to address you. Practical sug gestions for the advancement of the cause in which we are engaged, are what we need. I know of nothing else that would be likely to contribute so much to this object as a sys tematical organization of Teachers. The ex perience of all ages, and the history of all great improvements, whether in science, religion or civil polity, show the advantages of organized and united effort. In civil government, organization is necessa ry to the very existence of society. From the National Congress and Executive Cabinet, down through the various grades of legislative, judicial and executive departments, there is a continued chain of organized machinery. For the promotion of Christianity, and the spread of the Gospel through lands of heathen ish darkness, there is a complete organization, and a concentrated effort, from the confer ence to the societies, and from the synod and convention to all the subordinate congrega tions; and of the mighty results of this s>s temizing you need not be told. Philosophical, historical, literary and political societies by uniting together, have done much to accomplish their respective purposes. If a city is to be built, or a canal to be dug, many men unite their capital, their counsel and their labor, assigning to each one the part which his physical ability or his skill renders him most capable of performing. The physicians are organized in most of the counties ol the State. And there is a degree of organization among the members of the bar. But the business of their profession, bring ing them together in social converse at stated intervals, renders organization in some degree unnecessary. The farmers-are uniting in agricultural so cieties ; and the mechanics are organizing, wherever they have sufficient numbers. Even rogues and pirates find it necessary to the prosperity of their craft that they should unite in clans and companies. The bravest man living would find it impos sible lo take a city by himself; and a thousand patriots, if they fought separately, might die in the cause of freedom, and tyranny never loose his grasp, Since the good effect D f organization are so apparent, it is almost a wonder that any class ol men laboring to promote a benevolent or liberal project, at this enlightened day, should not have long ago sought the advantages it af fords. But in this respect, the profession of Teachers is far behind the improvements of the age. Notwithstanding they need the benefit of such an arrangement, more perhaps than any others, yet they remain a scattered and isolated herd, with no tie of brotherhood nor bond of lellowship; no annual festival where each one may recount to his fellow laborers the results of his toil. Why is this? Are we too weak in point of numbers ? Georgia contains at least fifteen hundred. Are we too ignorant and rus tic to make a respectable convention ? If we are, I pity the cause in which we are engaged; and I pity the community that employs ns.— Are we too poor to incur the expense ? The people of Georgia pay us nearly a million of dollars annually. Can any profession boast a larger purse ? Why stand we idle ? Will not organization do much to elevate the character of the profession, and to increase our effi ciency and usefulness in the great cause of ed ucation in which we are engaged ? Under its influence, will not envy and detraction cease among us, and sociability and harmonious feel ing spread wide their benefits ? To effect this purpose, I propose that the teachers in each county of the State, meet in convention at the court houses of their respec tive counties, on the first Saturday in October next. I propose that they then organize themselves into a convention; to meet semi-annually ever hereafter. 1 further propose that at the same time each county convention, elect two of its members to represent them in a teachers’ association, to be held for the entire State, at some suitable place hereafter selected, and at some conveni ent time during next summer, say the first Thursday in July next. This association should be composed of at least two delegates from each county, and should meet annually ever hereafter. Each county through its delegates should present to the association a brief report of the progress of education within its limits, giving the names of teachers, and the aggregate of pu pils. 3he association should also recommend whatever measure would promote the cause of education or elevate the character of the profession. As a requisite to membership of this organ ization no standard of scholarship should be required. The most humble mav be benefit led by an intercourse with the more favored members of the profession; and even the wise may learn something from a fool. The faculties of the colleges and the princi pals of high schools are quite as much interest ed as the “ old field pedagogues.” The coun try and village schools are the source whence come the students of colleges and other semi naries. And just in proportion as the former flourish, these will prosper. If there was such a system of instruction practiced in every country and village school as would make learning appear lovely and attractive, and would awaken a pride of education in all class es of society, Franklin College, instead of a hundred students, would have her thousand, and the othejs in like proportion. But the be nefits of this organization would especially af fect the more humble, but not less useful mem bers of the profession. Many of us are verv much behind the times in our plan of teaching. This is especially the case in regard to the use of blackboards, diagrams, and apparatus, and in the construction of school rooms, and school furniture. And the people at large would be no less interested than we ; their interest and ours are the same. It is true we are depend ent on popular favor; but the people are also dependent on us ; and this chain of mutual dependence is what binds society together in one harmonious whole. Cannot this organization be effected ? The cause of learning, of civilization. and of patriot ism, all demand it. Will not the press deign to give it a consideration? But on yon, Gentle men Teachers, we chiefly rely. Would it not be a pleasant recreation from the toils of the school-room to meet the brethren of your pro fession twice a year, lo exchange the greetings ol lellowship and good will, to consult legether, and to combine your united wisdom, learning, and expenence to forward the interests of oclr noble calling? Will you adopt this plan ? Or , do you prefer spending your lives in the drea- , ry solitude of a log cabin hid among the hills, i unknown except to your pupils? Many of i you have never seen the teacher in the adjoin- « ing neighborhood»iinless a contest for the sup. port of a patron who lived on the borders of your district, may have brought you together, and then you only know each other by mutual jealousies and recriminations. We trust that organization will awaken among us other sym pathies. But we anticipate greater results than this. Could not the county conventions er even the State association adopt a uniformity of text books; and thus save much useless • expense to parents and guardians, and much painful toil to teachers and pupils. May not the county conventions, and state association sometime become a suitable forum for the awarding of prizes or other tokens of honor to scholars of merit, elected from the dilferent district schools: and thus excite a laudable emulation among the ambitious you:h and as piring geniuses of our country? And will not these annual festivals diffuse a literary pride and taste for learning among the masses. We neither ask the charities, nor need the bounties of government. Teachers are no longer a set of mendicants. And thanks to the spirit of the age, there is enough of literary pride and public spirit in Georgia to sustain us nobly; provided we render ourselves wor hy of support. One thing only would I ask of the legislature i —to appoint two travelling su perintendents, whose duty it would be to visit every school in the State and to recommend such improvements as would conduce to the mental, moral, and physical welfare of pupils. They should be men of profund learning and practically acquainted with the most improved methods of instruction ; also possessing agree able manners and popular address. Such ta lent could perhaps be obtained for about fifteen hundred dollars each per annum. But if the Slate is notable for the expense, we are. Two dollars a piece would pay the salary. The ad vantages of such agents are too obviousto need comment. Teachers, let ns hear from you on the sub ject of this address. A Teacher. Coinage at the Mint.— Col. Snowden, Treasurer of the Mint, has handed to the Phila delphia papers the coinage statistics of the U. S. Mint from January 1, 1849, to June 30, 1849: Gold coined during the first and second quarters, 1849 $2,375,379 00 Silver do do 598 590 00 Copper do do 25,805 89 Total $2,999,774 83 Bullion in Mint . Government deposits, June 30, 1849-* *5'21,115 30 Individual do 807,972 57 Total $1,329,087 87 The following will also show the coinage of gold dollars : California gold up lo July 3!, about $1,237,000 Other do do 427,539 Total $1,764,539 Great Swimming.— We see it noticed in the New York papers that a gentleman, named Bennet, recently swam across the Hudson river in an oblique direction, the distance he compassed amounting to nearly four miles. The feat is said to have been performed in one hour and a half. • Republicanism in Russia.— The Czar of Russia has published a ukase for the regulation of the Universities. These institutions have become in that country, as in other parts of Eu rope, so many hot beds of republicanism. The secret societies among the students are imbued with liberal ideas to a dreadful extent. To pre vent the spread of the contagion, the Czar has prescribed the numbers of students at each University shall not exceed three hundred, and has forbidden the reception of applicants until the number has been thus reduced. It is a fact recorded by official authority, that during the summer of 1832, when the cho lera raged so terribly throughout France, and also during the present visitation, outofnearl? 16,218 subscribers to the public baths of Paris, Bordeaux and Marseilles, only two deaths amongst them were to be ascribed to cholera, Dr. Thomas K. Dunham has been nomina ted by the Democrats of Wayne and Cam den as their candidate for State Senator. Z. Y. Conner has been appointed Post Master for Macon. Special Notices. O 3 During my absence from the State, B. M. DUVAL is my duly authorized Agent; also, fully authorized to act for Neeson & Tilkey. JOHN TILKEY. Augusta , August 3, 1849. 10 Us 1 * Portrait Painting. —W. WILSON, Artist, has returned to Augusta, and will @M9B?remain three or four weeks. His rooms are over the Railroad Dank , entrance from Mclntosh street - jy23-tf AUGUSTA DAW SCHOOL. O’The Lectures will be resumed on MON DAY, the 22d of October. .The special object of this School is to qualify young men for the Bar of Georgia. Following the most appro ed system ot instruction—with twelve years’ experience in teaching, and five and twenty years’ practice in our Courts—the subscriber flatters himself he can olTer to his Pupils advantages not surpassed in any School in the Union. aul-wtd WM. TRACY GOULD. O’Lost Voice, &c., Restored ! — N. Bed ford, August 10, 1849 -Mr. S. W. Powle ; Having seen many certificates published in relation to Dr. Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry, I take this oppor tunity of offering a word in its favor, which you are also at liberty to publish. A few months since my wife’s Lungs became so much affected by a sudden cold, that she lost her voice, and suffered severely Irom pains in the breast. Her situation caused her friends much alarm. Having heard your Balsam strongly recommended by those who had used it, I purchased a bottle of your agent in this place. She took it according to directions, and it produced a won derful effect. Before using one bottle she had com pletely recovered her voice, the pains subsided, and her health was soon fully re-established. Yours truly, (Signed ) HENRY G. BRIGHTMAN. P. S. Such testimony can be relied upon. Be care ful of the article you buy. It must have the signa ture of I. Butts on the wrapper to be genuine, P None genuine unless signed I. BUTTS on the wrap per. For sale in Augusta, by Haviland, Risley & Co., D. B. Plumb & Co., and T. Barrett & Co. In Mad ison, by Wtn. Haines. au3t died! In Meriwether county, Georgia, on the 29ih ult., Mr. John W. Jones ; aged 21 years and 6 months. It has seldom been the lot ofa community of friends and kindred to mourn the loss of a more worthy and exemplary youne man, than he whose death is re corded above. Possessed by Nature of a superior in tellect, which a long and rigid course of study had thoroughly cultivated, end wed with all those amia ble and social virtues which rendered him beloved and respected by a large circle of friends; he had just stepped forth in the bloom of manhood, to offer himself a champion “tn the world’s broad field of battle. ” But, alas ! how uncertain is human life. The spoiler came —his noble form has fallen—his hopes are blasted—his sun of life has set in death the wreath of parental love has lost a chosen flower, and a grave, over which a fond mother, a dealing fa ther and bereaved brothers and sisters drop affec tion’s tears,is all that remains of that loved one, who, but yesterday, enjoyed all the energy of animated life . , . But sudden as was the shaft of death, it met hun not unprepared. Five years before bis dealh he bad experienced the joy of a blissful hope of a glorious im mortality beyond this “vale of tears. ’ As the shadows of eternity gathered around his fading vision, this hope seemed to kindle with a brighter glow ; he expressed joy at his departure for a better world, and
