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SoutlM'rii State Convention.
have received the official proceedings of
the State Convention, which assembled at Jack
in, Miss., on the Istinst., and the able report
and Resolutions which were unanimously adopt
ed bv it will be found in another column, tc
which we invite the attention of the reader.—
The Convention was a very large one, composed
of Whigs and Democrats, and many of the most
distinguished men of the State, amongst whom
wc notice the nmes of Gcn.QriTMan, Gov. Mat
thews, Hon. Jefferson Davis, and others.—
The Resolutions, in our opinion, take the true
ground for the South to occupy—one for which
our readers are aware, we have heretofore uni
formly contended—viz : the utter denial to Con
gress of any jurisdiction whatcrcr orcr the slavery
question, whether in the States or Territories of
the Union —Anything short of this, must jeopard
the rights of the South and end in her degrada
tion. Wo sometime since gave Mr. Madison’s
views in opposition to the constitutionality of the
Ordinaiye of 1787, the yielding to which by the
South, has since produced the difficulties which
threaten ultimately to deprive her of her rights.
We now quote from a celebrated speech deliver
ed in Congress on the loth of February, 1620,
by William Pinkney, on the admission of the
State of Missouri into the Union, in which the
deep, yet clear and philosophic views of this
distinguished gentleman are admirably displayed
and with which many of our readers are doubt
less familiar ; and we regret that our time and
limits preclude the publication of this very able
speech. At this moment when the rights of the
South are threatened with immolation, it is a
matter of interest to review the old grounds of
former controversy, in which similar issues were
at stake. It will be seen by the brief extract
from the speech, which we give below, that Mr.
Pinkney inhibited alike the Federal Govern
ment and tlie Territory of M issonri from abolish
ing the institution of slavery. We would assume
precisely the same ground with regard to the
Territories of New Mexico and California. _\Ve
would deny these Territories the right of abol
ishing slavery in order, as a requisite, to become
States of the Union, for the plain reason that
tfiry would thereby deprive themselves of an
attribute held in common by Georgia, South
Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana, and other slaveholding States at the
time of their admission into the Union ; while we
would also deny the right of Congress to demand
a concession from those Territories, or any other,
not demanded of the original parties to the Fede
ral compact, nor left discretionary with the
Federal Government. We claim with Mr.
Pinkney, (very good authority too,) that when
anew Slate is admitted into the Union, it must
be on the same terms with the original States to
the confederation. But we shall not attempt to
argue the propriety and justice of this doctrine,
but give the following extract from the speech
of Mr. Pinkney, the sentiments of which we
sincerely hope will he firmly maintained bv
every friend of the South. This clear headed
statesman and sterling patriot, on the occasion
alluded to above, uttered the following truths :
“No State or Territory, ia order to become a
State, can alienate or surrender any portion of
its sovereignty to the Union, or to a sister State,
or to a Foreign Nation It is under an incapa
city to disqualify itself for all the purposes of
government left to it in the Constitution, by
stripping itself of attributes which arise from the
natural equality of States,'and which the Con
stitution recognises, not only because it docs not
deny them, but presumes them to remain its they
exist by the law of nature and nations. Ine
quality in the sovereignty of States is unnatural,
and repugnant to all the principles of that law.
Hence we find it laid down liy the text writcrs
on public law, that “ Nature lias established a
a perfect equality of rights between independent
Nations;” and that “whatever the quality of a
free sovereign nation gives to one, it gives to
another.” The Constitution of the United Slates
proceeds upon the truth of this doctrine. It
takes the States as it finds them, free and sovc.
rugn alike, liy nature. It receives from them
portions of their power for the general good, and
provides for the exercise of it by organized po
litical bodies. If diminishes the individual
sovereignty of each, and transfers, wliat it sub
tracts, to the government which it creates: it
takes from all alike, and leaves them relatively
to each other equal in sovereign power.”
are our ovv n sentiments, and vve trust we
have shown that Congress has no constitutional
power over the subject of slavery, and whatever
else the South may yield, whenever she submits
to *• concession and compromise” on this vital
subject, by permitting Congress to control it, her
power will be lost, and she will become a mere
vrescet on the political horizon—yea, more, she
Will soon he driven into obscurity and disgrace.
Me hail the action of the Mississippi Conven
tion as the harbinger of better days—when the
people of the South will present an unbroken
phalanx in opposition to the heresies of modern
abolitionists, whether maintained in or out of
drop by the wayside in their on
ward march, all who have not integrity or moral
Murage enough to profess friendship for her, in
this her hour of need, much less those, who “for
a mess of pottage,” would sell her bound hand
ami foot to those who are plotting her destruc
<mn - l-nt the prominent men of Georgia, yea,
of |lie entire South, of all parlies, stand by and
maintain the sound doctrines put forth by this
Convention, and we shall soon compel those who
are sce king to destroy us, to respect our rights
an 'l cease to meddle with an institution which
does not concern them, and over which they
'“e no earthly control. Let us stand by the
oustitutinn as it is, and in t lie spirit of Caledo
n's ancient Whig, exclaim “Let not the laws
American] liberty bo changed. ’’ We have
but that the great body of the people
* lc South, of all parlies, are sound in
pinion on the slavery question, but wc think
niUc b cannot be said of all those who aspire
ru le her destinies—therefore, the sooner
g eir P os hion is defined” the better. Let the
u jb unite and defend her rights and all will
'' le well fbr her, we trust »nd believe. Wo
' '" v ' le *l'o attenl ion of the render to the
°f the Convention, the principal
' Ol "hich mill be found in another column-
Railroad ff.o* Columbus to Mobile Bay.
1 lie Columbus Times of the 16th inst. says:
“An intelligent friend living in Russel county
Alabama, furnishes us with the following esti
mate of the advantages of a Rail Road route from
*><A<iie ..ay to the Atlantic ocean, via Girard,
Al l. and Columbus Ga. over all others.
From Mobile Bay to Montgomery by the Ala
bama river 400 miles, time occupied in running
the distance hv steam Boats not less than 36
hours. From Montgomery to Charleston via
West Point, Atlanta and Augusta by rail road
507 miles, running time at 15 miles an hour
would he about 34 hours. Whole time from
Mobile Bay to Charleston by this rout 70 hours.
From Mobile Bay via Columbus, Macon, Parks
Bridge on the Ga. Rail Road, and Augusta to
Charleston all the way by Rail Road 606 miles,
the running time at 15 miles per hour would he
about 40 hours.
From Mobile Bay via Columbus and Macon
to Savannah 520 miles, all the way by rail road,
the running time at 15 miles per hour would be
not quite 35 hours, showing a gain of one half
(35 hours ) by this route over the Montgomery
route and a gain of 30 heurs by the Macon route
to Charleston over the Montgomery route to the
same place.”
Important from Nicaragua. — Mr. Squires,
our Charge d’Aflaires to Nicaragua, was received
with every mark of respect at the city of Leon.
A select committee, composed of sonic of the
most distinguished citizens, and led by the Binli.
op of the diocese, went out to meet him, and he
was escorted with all honor to the house of the
American Corsul. The director of the Republic
professed to entertain the most friendly feelings
towards this country, and an extra session of
the Legislature had been invoked for the 15th of
September, to discuss tbe following subjects :
The negotiations pending with the government
and commercial interests of the United States;
the satisfaction of various foreign debts; the bet.
ter arrangement of various branches of the gov
ernment, especially the war and State depart
ments, and the better regulation of elections.
A grant has been given to the New York Com
pany engaged in making a canal from ocean to
ocean, giving them the exclusive right of navi
gating the river Sail Juj n and the lakes of Ni
caragua and Leon, until the work is completed.
This is said to have given great offence to the
British Consul at Leon.
The Washington correspondent of the Charles
ton Courier,under date of the 9th inst. in alluding
to this subject, remarks : “The M usquito ques
tion is, says “ Republic,” to occupy a chapter in
our diplomatic history. I hope it will be a credi
table one. It does not become this country to
take positions which it cannot maintain. If, as
is said, our Government has taken an unaltera
ble stand upon our rights, as derived from the
contract of certain American citizens with the
State of Nicaragua, the subjects and the Govern
ment of Great Britain have taken a stand no less
positive upon their rights derived from their
protectorate of the Mtisquito King and King
dom.”
The Mosquito question is, in fact, quite as
promising of a difficulty astlie French question.
Counterfeiters. —The Knoxville Registe r
of the 12th inst. says, “we learn from a private
letter that an extensive counterfeiting establish
ment has been detected and broken up in Cocke
county. It appears to have been in operation
for a number of years, and though the citizens
of that county were conscious of its existence,
they have heretofore been unable to bring the
offenders to justice. The clan is said to be ex
ceedingly numerous—so nru- li so that they have
heretofore elected Justices of the Peace of their
members, and thus got themselves upon juries,
so as to obstruct the administration of the law.
Several of them have been heretofore turned out
of jail bv means of false keys, of which they
have a large supply. Four of them are now in
prison, under a constant guard, and a number of
others have fled the country.
It is but justice to remark, that the public are
indebted for the breaking up of this infamous
clan, to the daring and indefatigable exertions of
Mitj. Fine, the energetic and fearless Sheriff of
Cocke countv. lie has succeeded in capturing
their moulds, much of their material, and a large
quantity of their coin, both finished and unfin
ished.”
Lamartine. — A letter from Paris in the Bos
ton Post, corrects certain erroneous statements
made lately with respect to M. Lamartine, and
places him in a light to command our respect
and sympathy. The writer says :
“ Lamartine is in the country. He hears with
singular fortitude the almost total loss of his pri
vate fortune, and the forced sale of his ancestral
lands, for the preservation of which lie had
made such ample, too ample, sacrifices. He
has very nobly arid stoically refused to accept
the proceeds of a large subscription which had
been planned in his behalf, and which would
have yielded about £40,000 —a sum sufficient to
payall bis debts. He writes with as much ener
gy as ever, and directs his efforts against the
communists and socialists, which are still for.
ntidablc in our eastern departments. Unfortu
nately his health is evidently giving way, which,
tome, is a great cause of sorrow.”
Paint vs. Water. —An American lady writes
from Paris, that “ water is considered by the
French ladies as the great spoiler of the skin, so
that unless some untoward circumstance really
soils their faces, they arc not touched with wa
ter from one week’s end to another.” When
going to school, wo knew a young girl who rare
ly washed her face, and yet her complexion was
always bright and beautiful. Her cheeks were
as rosy as the fir.-t blush of the morning. All
the girls envied her, until the fatal and humili
ating discovery was made that she painted.
Hero, then, was the secret of her opposition to
water; and, it is not improbable that something
of this sort troubles the French ladies. Paint
and water have been on bad terms since the
flood, and the most unhappy consequence* ensue
when they are brought into contact. For our
part, we advise American ladies to use only snap
and vvat' r and coarse towels. Bettor cosmetics
Ilian these, arc not to be found.
The Men to make a State. —The following
are the concluding passages of an address by
Bishop Doane before the trustees, teachers and
students of Burlington College on the last anni
versary of the National Independence—
“ And for the marks of men that are to make
a State. I see them in the ingenuous loy. Me
looks right at you, with his clear, calm eye.
The glow that mantles on his cheek is of no kin
with shame; it is hut virtue's co'or, spreading
from his heart. You know that boy in absence,
as in presence. The darkness is not dark to
him ; for God’s eye lightens it. He is more
pioinpt to own than do a wrong ; mid readier for
amendment than for either. There is nothing
possible,for which you may not count on him ;
and nothing good, that is not possible to him and
God.
“ 1 sec them in the earnest hoy. His heart is
all a-thrub, in all his hand would do. His keen
eve fixes on the page of Homer, or of Euclid, or
of Plato, and never wavers, till it sees right
through it, and has stored its treasures in the
ligiitof his clear mind. His foot has wings for
every errand of benevolence or mercy. And
when you see the bounding hall fly highest, arid
full farthest from the stand, and hear the ring
ing shout that is the signal of its triumph, you
may be sure that it was his strong arm that gave
that ball the blow.
“ / see them in the reverential boy. He never
sits where ciders stand. His head is never cov
ered when superiors pass; or when his mother’s
sex is by. He owns in every house, at every
hour of prayer, a present God. Ingenuous,ear
nest, reverential hoys; these are our marks of
men to make a State.”
Louis Napoleon’s Marriage. —The marriage
of the French President with the daughter of
the King of Sweden, draws his family connex
ion a little closer with the Emperor of Austria.
The Queen of Sweden has a brother ( Duke of
Leuchtenburg) who is married to a daughter o*
the Emperor Nicholas ; another brother was the
first husband of the Queen of Portugal. These
were all children of Eugene Beauharnuis, son of
the Empress Josephine. Louis being the son of
Ilorletise Beauharnuis, Josephine's daughter, is
consequently their first-cousin. The connexion
is doubtless approved by the Emperor, and may
ho part of the policy of the French President to
increase his interests witli the absolutists of Eu
rope. It is a fact worth noticing that these Prin
ces, Queens and Presidents are all descendants
of the Empress Josephine, whom Napoleon re
pudiated, that he might build up an imperial'
dynasty in his own descendants. The family of
Josephine are prosperous and powerful, while
the only near connexion of Napoleon, who is
eminent in station and power, is a grandson of
Jo ephine on his mother’s side.
Another New State. —lt appears that the
Mormons have formed anew State in California
and recently adopted a Constitution, elected
officers, held a session of the Legislature, and
elected A. \V. Babbitt, e member to Congress.
The following is the first clause of the Constitu
tion, which divides the Government into three
departments—legislative, executive and judicial.
“We, the People, grateful to the Supreme
Being for the blessings hitherto enjoyed, and
feeling our dependence on Him for a continu
ation of those blessings, do ordain and establisii
a free and independent Government, by the
natneof the State of Deseret, including all the
following boundaries, to wit: Commencing at
the 33d. north latitude « here it crosses the 108d.
longitude, west of Greenwich ; thence running
south and west to the northern boundaty of
Mexico; thence west to, and down the main
channel of the Gila river, on the northern line
of Mexico, and on the northern boundary of
Lower California to the Pacific ocean ; thence
along the coast northwesterly to the 118d. 30m.
of west longitude ; thcncc north to where said
line intersects the dividing ridge of tiie Sierra
Nevada mountains; thence north along the sum
mit of tlie Sierra Nevada mountains to tiie di
viding range of mountains that separate tlie wa
ters running into the Great Basin; thence east
erly along the dividing range of mountains that
separate said waters flowing into tlie Columbia
river on the north from the waters flowing into
the Great Basin on the south, to the summit of
the Wind river chain of mountains; thence
southeast and south by the dividing range of
mountains that separate the waters flowing into
the Gulf of Mexico from the waters flowing in
to the Gulf of California, to the place of be
ginning, asset forth in a map drawn by Charles
Preuss, and published by order of the Senate of
the United States in 1848.”
Floating Saw Mill. —The Alabama State
Gazette learns that a gentleman on the lower
part of the Alabama river, is now constructing
and will soon have in operation, a Floating Saw
Mill,to be propelled by steam, so as to travel to
any point on tlio river, and deliver orders for
lumber. This, no doubt, will prove a profitable
investment.
Yankee Enterprise —Something .Vein.—Sail
ing from and returning to an Ohio port, from a
foreign voyage, is rather singular, yet bore is
I lie record of the fact:—
The Halifax Chronicle notices the arrival, on
the 12th Sept, of the schooner Governor, from
Toledo, Ohio, with a cargo of 10,000 bushels
of corn, and 1,000 do. of oats, which is to be
exchanged for mackerel —freighted with which
she return up the St. Lawrence, through the
Welland Canal, avoiding the Niagara Falls to
her destination, the Far West.
This trade, the Chronicle says, if properly
fostered, will make Halifax “the emporium of
transatlantic trade, the Key of N. America, the
warehouse of a great part of the U- S. &c.”
O’ The amount of British manufactures now
exported is said tube enormous. Up to August,
of this year, it was $25,000,000 more than the
samo period in 1848.
O* It has been remarked in London, that, no
death nor case of cholera had occurred in any of
the Gas manufactories. It is presumed there
fore, that the coal gas is destructive of the poi
son iu the atmosphere which produces cholera.
[for the southern museum.]
ABLIGIOUS MEDITATIONS—MO. XIX.
“a thousand years are as one day.”
In mv last paper, I proposed to examine the
proposition which I laid down relative to Time,
m the present number. Indoingso, lam aware
of the many difficulties that surround the sub
ject, and that the most certain calculations can
he nothing more than reasonable theories.
That the divisions of the intervals between
the regular revolutions of the planets are neces
sarily dependent upon those motions for their
existence, I presume will he disputed by no
one. lorifii be true that the revolution of the
eartli upon its axis creates day and night, the
hours and minutes and seconds of botli are regu
lated by tlie period of their stay. Thus it has
been found that the interval between the rising
of tlie sun to-day, and its appearance in the cast
to-morrow, is capable of 24 divisions ; that these
24 periods can each be divided into 60 sections;
and that these latter may lie sub-divided into 60 [
parts each. Therefore, if there were not 86,400 1
of these smaller periods in the day and night,!
the whole table would be incorrect. Supposing
the ticking of a clock to denote tho space of a
second, there are 86,400 of these from sun to I
sun. Let us then divide these strokes of the
clock into 12 equal parts, and we liave 7200 in
each ; divide ti.csc parts by 30, and wo have
120 : and we make anew division ofTime, viz :
30 seconds niako one minute, 120 minutes one
hour, 12 hours make one day. This method
would mark the intervals just as well as the pre
sent one. I his statement, to my mind, author
izes the assertion, that minutes "and hours have
no fixed length, hut may be longer or shorter
tli.in at present without injuring the computation
of Time. If this he allowed, we must find
something to regulate these periods. Without
the fear of being incorrect, 1 will suppose the
exact moment, which is strictly entitled to the
name of the present, to he half a second; or,
in other words, that the clock strikes twice as
fist. Then we will count 172,800 strokes in a
dny ; hut, should the earth fail to exhibit us to
the sun for a few centuries, tlie guide by which
we are now governed would be iost, and, ad
mitting the clock to possess perpetual, undevia
ting motion, we could not tell liaiw many years
had elapsed, without reckoning the number of
strokes from the beginning ; and tiie difficulty
of this task will be seen on observing that there
would he 6,511,520,000 strokes in one hundred
years. But I have—in order to show the true
posture of tiie argument—admitted two incon
sistencies, which must be denied if Time is to
tally independent of the solar syst u. Firs* 1
permitted one revolution of the cartii, in order
to ascertain how many times the clock would
strike in tlie interval ; and next, supposed the
clock to be a perpetual mover. This latter at
tainment being, to my mind, impossible. Then
the proposition stands thus: minutes and hours
have no fixed duration, but are composed of
seconds, and these last arc determined by tlie
succession of day and night.
1 have shown that there may be 12 hours or
24 in a day ; and that there may be 120 or GO
minutes in an hour, at pleasure : bu. that the
number of the clock s strokes must be the same ;
and that the revolution of the earth upon its axis,
causing night and day, must regulate the whole.
I lie periods, then, of Time are governed by the
different movements of the Earth; or, rather,
they are created by its movements. 1 will ex
tend the argument a little farther. Suppose the
Earth were to stand still, what would be the
consequence? Why, there would be darkness
or light continually, in accordance with the po
sition which we held in reference to the son,
but lime would instantly cease ; there would
be no guide for ascertaining the moments, and
without these there can be neither hours nor cen
turies. And yet we could exist.
J his brings me to the definite conclusion : that
1 ime, as to it measurement, is the record of the
Earth’s movements, but asconcerns its substance ,
it is Eternity itself. The first part of this propo
sition I have, as I think, sufficiently defended ;
therefore the second portion will demand but
little additional investigation, as they are insep.
arably connected. The fact that the suspension
of the Earth's movements" destroys the periods
ofTime, and, therefore, its measurement, docs
not involve the annihilation of the substance. So
that, when the Earth ceases to move, Eternity,
in its broadest sense, will supply tho place of
Time ; yet will no radical or positive change be
effected. It will merely he the discontinuance
of a record. There can be no past, then, be
cause no chronicle will be kept of it ; no future,
because it would he impossible to tell when it
became the past ; and therefore every tiling
would be in the present.
That this event, namely, the suspension of
tho Earth's movements, will finally take place
appears to mo an opinion perfectly consistent
with t/ie revealed will of God. We are told that
tlie Earth shall be hurtled up, that is, annihila
ted, ami what more effectual way can be found
to destroy the world, than by reducing it to the
same state from which it was brought ? St. Paul
says to the Corinthians : “Behold, I shew you a
mystery : we shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed. In a moment, in tiie twinkling
of an eye, at the last trump,” &c. This pas
sage may allude to therfiontrovcrted period of the
Millennium, or the time when Satan shall he
banished from the world, and when the King
dom of Christ shall be established ; or it may,
and most probably does, signify tlie end of the
world. 1 understand the apostle to say that there
will be some living at that day who shall not
din, but shall be changed to the exact similitude
of the heavenly, when the Earth ceases to move
and dissolves beneath their feet.
Thus we may understand how it is that “a
thousand years are ns one day” in the sight of
the Most High. Because that which we desig
nate as Time, and possessing three distinct
qualities as the past, present and future, is to
Him Eternity, and inasmuch as his dwelling
place is far above the licavcr> of heavens, and
consequently not governed or affected by any of
the influences incident to us, those periods that
are held in our memory and anticipation are all
present to Him, an everlasting sow.
ZAO.
[FOR THE SOUTHERN MI’SEUM.J
Hamilton, Ga., Oct. 12, 1849.
Mr F ditor— Believing you would like to re
ceive the proceedings of the Harris county
Teachers’ Convention which assembled at Ham
ilton, on the Gtli inst., 1 herewith transmit them
to you. Respectfully yours, H.
Teachers’ Convention.
The Harris County Teachers’Convention met
at Hamilton on the 6th inst. and Rev. E. C. J. B.
Thom as was called to the Chair, and Robert
Rogers, appointed Secretary.
A Committee was appointed, consisting of
Messrs I*. F. Brown, C. Blake, W. G. Embrv
and J. Wil iner, who offered the following Res
olutions, which were unanimously adopted)
viz :
Believing that the cause of education can be
promoted, the system of teaching improved, and
the standing of the profession elevated,by Teach
ers’ Associations, we respectfully submit the
following Resolutions :
llcsolccd, That by the use of indifferent Text
Books, and the too frequent change of authors,
great injury is done to pupils, unnecessary ex
pense imposed upon patrons, and much inconve
nience inflicted upon teachers.
Resolved , That we regard the introduction of
a uniformity of Text-Books into all the Schools
of the State, as a desirable object ; and to effect
this, and many other important improvements,
Resolved, That we recommend to the different
Teachers of the State to unite with us in a State
Convention, to lie held at the City of Macon, on
the 2(ith of July, 1850.
Resolved, That in the opinion of your Com
mittee, the interests of education can be better
promoted by tlie voluntary associations and indi
vidual exertions of Teachers, than by any sys
tem of common schools which the Legislature
can introduce.
Resolved, That although we have no objec
tions to our State extending its charities to all
the indigent youth of our country who may need
its aid, yet we believe tlie experience of our sis
ter States in the South has invariably proved
that common school systems established l>y law,
in clogging the energies of Teachers with Com
missioners, Trustees, and other legal restrictions
have done more to embarrass schools than to aid
the cause of education.
Resolved, That our Legislature about to con
vene ought to pass a law providing for the ap
pointment of a Travelling Educational Lecturer,
whose duty it shall lie to visit all the Schools in
the State, to suggest all necessary improvements
to collect statistics, and by lectures and other
means to endeavor to excite a general educa
tional interest.
Council Chamber, }
October 19, 1849. J
REGULAR MEETING.
Present—The Mayor.
Aid. Ross, Ayres, Babcock, Carhart, Collins,
Dibble and Sparks.
Absent—Aid. Shinholser.
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read
and confirmed.
The Bridge Keeper reported Tolls for week
ending this day, slll 75.
William Collins’ bill for building the main
Sewer, amount $2,251 20, was passed.
John Decey’s bill for work at the hutment of
the Bridge, was received and referred to the
Committee on Public Property. .
The Petition of L. Cowles and others, was
received and referred to the Pump Committee.
The Street Committee reported in favor of
Thomas F. Stevens’ bill $29 00—and recom
mended it paid—adopted.
Aid. Sparks offered the following:
Whereas, it is right and proper, that no exclu
sive privileges should be granted to any individ
ual or company, in exemption from 101 l at '.he
Bridge. Be it therefore,
Rrsolrrd, That the customary to!! of 25 cents
a ton be collected by the Bridge Keeper, outlie
Iron transported across the Macon Bridge, for the
use of the Macon & Western Rail Road, or on
account of any other Rail Road Company, or
other person or Incorporation.
leas—Aid. Ayres, Babcock, Collins, Dibble,
Ross and Sparks—6.
J\‘ay. —Carhart—l.
Bead and passed, this the 19th of October,
1849. GEO. M. LOGAN, Mayor.
The Committee to whom was referred the Pe
titions of tho Charitable Association, and of
Thomas R. Lamar—were granted further time
to report.
Council then adjourned until Friday next, at
7 o’clock, P. M.
Attest, A. R. FREEMAN, c. c.
MARRIED,
On the 16th inst , by the Rev. J. R. Thomas,
R. B. Lester, Esq., of the City of -Macon, to
-Miss Mary Alglsta, daughter of Barnard
Mill, Esq , ofTalbotton, Ga.
MACON MARKET, OCT. 20, 1840.
COTTON.—There has been little doing in
our market during the past week, and the receipts
have been light owing to the inclemency of the
weather. The market was very dull yesterday
and to-day. We quote 04 a 10j cents—princi
pal sales at 10 cents.
ID’ W e liave been requested to
announce that tire next Address before the Suns
of Temperance, will he delivered by Rev. Win.
P. Harrison, on Monday evening, 22d inst.—
The public is respectfully invited to attend,
oct 20
liySAMiEL C. ATKINSON is a
Candidate for Clerk of the Inferior Court of Bibb
County, at the election in January next,
oct 6 44—3 m
Wanted Immediately,
TWO OR THREE JOURNEYMEN CABI
NET-MAKERS. None except good work
men, and such as are willing to make themselves
useful need apply.
WOOD & BRADLEY,
oct 20 47—ts
Sous of Temperance.
rrtHE Officers and Members of Totnochichi
JL Division, No. 1, are requested to attend a
Called Meeting of their Division on Wednesday
morning, 24th inst., at 9 o’clock. A punctual
attendance is earnestly solicited.
By order of the Division.
WM. P. HARRISON, R S.
Oct. 20, 1849. 47—It
NEW GOODS.
Fine 99’atrhes anti Jactlry.
fit The subscriber respectfully informs the
Citizens of Macon and the Public, ‘hat he
akjiit. li.li removed l.is Gun.ts in the Store on
Mulberry Street, next door West of Mrs. Carey’s,
nearly opposite the new Hotel—and having just
returned from New York, is now opening a fine
selected Stock of WATCHES and JEWELRY,
and will be adding to his present Stock from
time to time. 11. L. BURNETT,
Mulberry Streot.
sept 29 44 if
IT. OTTSLE7 &, SOIT,
WAREHOUSE ip COMMISSION MERCHANTS
WILL continue Business at their “Fire
-I’i'oof Buildings,” on Cotton
•tvennr, Macon, Ga.
Thankful for past favors, they beg leave to say
they will be constantly at their post, and that no
efforts shall be spared to advance the interest of
their patrons.
They respectfully ask all who have COTTON
or other PRODUCE to Store, to call and exam
ine the safety of their Buildings, before placing
it elsewhere.
[CrCi'sToiiAßY Advances on Cotton in Store
or Shipped, and all Business transacted at the
usual rates.
jnne 2 27—ly
MEW GOODS.
.VYir Fall anti I 9'inter Goods,
EJMIE subscriber is now receiving bis Fall und
1 Winter Stock, comprising a general assort
ment of FANCY and STAPLE DRY GOODS,
which have bcon purchased in New York, at
the lowest rates, and will be sold for cash nt a
small advance. GEO. W. PRICE,
sept 22 43—3 m
i»ti nsmit fittig.
riIHE Subscriber respectfully informs tho
J- public, that lie has removed his Gunsmith’s
Shop from Cotton Avenue tolhe Wooden Build
ing on Cherry Street, opposite the Telegraph
Office, where he is prepared to carry on the
GUNSMITHS BUSINESS; and has for sale:
Double and Single Barreled liuns, Rifles,
Pistols, Powder, Flasks, Shot Pouches,
Caps, Powder, Shot, Lead, <)-c.
u_y*All Work done with nentness and dis
patch and warranted. Terms Cash.
THOMAS M. EDEN,
oct 13 1
Notice.
BY order of Council the Bonks are now open
for the payment of City Tax, and will close
oh the first of November next, after which Exe
cutions will issue against all defaulters.
A. It. FREEMAN, City Treasurer,
oct 13 45
Met Shirts and Ilrancrs.
)U ST received a good assortment of Silk,
Wool, Merino and Cotton Net Shirts and
Drawers. GEO. W. PRICE,
oct 13 46
Linen Sheeting.
I LINEN SHEETING, extra cheap
i: oct 13 GEO. W. PRICE.
Tweed Citssitncres.
FV\NCY and Tweed Cassimcres, a good assort
1. nicnt, just received by
oct 13 GEO. W. PRICE.
Choice Family tiltOCEltlES.
SUGARS —St. Croix, Porto Rico, New Or
leans, Clarified, Crushed and Powdered
COFFEE—Rio, Java and Mocho
TEA—Fine Hyson, Imperial and Powchong
CRACKERS—Butter, Soda and Pilot Bread
SYRUP—Sugar House and New Orleans
FLOUR—Baltimore and Canal in whole and
half barrels .
VINEGAR—White Wine and pure Cider
Smoked Herring, New Codfish
Smoked Beef and Tongues, Mercer Potatoes
Pickled Shad, Goshen Butter
Goshen Cheese, New Rice, &c.
Just received and for sale very cheap, by
GEO. T. ROGERS,
sept 29 Cherry Street.
Solace’s Fine Cm Tobacco.
SOMETHING very superior, just received
and for sale by GEO. T. ROGERS,
sept 29
Cuba Ulolasses.
A HHDS. in fine order, just received and
& "-e for sale low by
sept 29 GEO. T. ROGERS.
Wanted,
A NEGRO WOMAN, to Cock and Wash
fora Family. For a suitable one good wa
ges, paid monthly, will be given. Apply at the
“Museum” Office.
sept 15 42—ts
Flour, Meal, Corn,
BACON —Hams, Sideß and Shoulders; Lard;
Irish and Sweet Potatoes—in store and for
sale by J. S. RICHARDSON,
Cotton Avenue,
march 24 17
Hams, Butter, Syrup, die.
CINCINNATI Sugar cured HAMS
GOSHEN BUTTER
New Orleans Sugar lluuse SYRUP
A few Jars of very white Leaf LARD.
All of choice quality, just received and for
sale by GEO. T. ROGERS,
aupr 18 Cherry Street.
Vinegar.
WHITE Wine and Pure Cider Vinegar of
very superior quality, just received and
for sale by GEO. T. ROGERS,
june 16
Choice llaiiis.
Cincinnati S igar cured and Georgia
canvassed HAMS, of superior quality, just
received and for sale by G. T. ROGERS,
july 10 33
Georgia and Mew Orleans Syrup*
Iff BBLS. of very superior quality, for
AO sale by GEO. T. ROGERS.
may 2 24
Congress Water.
BY the Box or at Retail. Just received di*
rect from the Springs and for sale, by
mny 12 GEO. T. ROGERS.
London Porter.
IN Quart nnd Pint Bottles, just received
and for sale by GEO. T. ROGERS,
may 12 24
Smoked Herring:.
gw BOXES, a very choice article, just re
-85 W ceived and for sale by
may 12 GEO. T. ROGERS.
JOB PRINTING?,
OF every description, neatly and promptly
executed at the SOUTHERN MUSEUM
Office, as neat and cheap as at any other Ojfi.ce
in the South. Tryusaudsee.