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[FOR TH-E SOOTHERS MUSEUM J
“ Nil tlespei-Bnrtum I”
Br WILLIAM FOPK HARRISON.
There's happiness, life, and pearc in the world,
And plenty enriches the store ;
And wealth without shame, ami want without
blame,
Are scattered the continent o’er.
The smiles of the youtlifnf
Are gladd’ning the bowers,
And decking life’s pathway
With beautiful flowers.
Are you sad ? Hope on ; trust on ; grapple " ifh
sorrow :
You'll be joyful too, in the lap of To-inori'ow'.
“Never despair !”
There’s glory, honor, and fame in the world ;
The laurel wreath's verdure is twined
For youth and sys flgG »" history’s page,
The gallant acliieve.’ueub* of mind.
The children of genius,
With ardent devotion,
Are keeping in thraldom
Life's turbulent ocean.
Do you faint? Halt »©t; cease not; conqui'f
your sorrow :
For glory .will dawn in the hearts of To-morrow.
“Never despair
There’s sympathy, love., and joy r» the world,
And beauty's enchantment is here ;
For poverty’s son, and wealth's favored one,
Can claim the affectionate (car.
The kindred in feeling,
May breathe at their pleasure
The warm, glowing promise,
The heart’s dearest treasure.
Do you sigh? Try again ; think not of past
sorrow :
Beauty will own you in the thoughts of To-mor
row.
“Never despair !”
There’s fortune, riches, and wealth in the world,i I
A harvest of innocent gain :
For ebbs of the tide, in season provide,
As you stem the billowy main.
The just and thh gen'rous
In plenty shall flourish :
The hand of Jehovah
Their gran'ry shall nourish.
Are you poor? Persevere; grant nothing to
sorrow :
Prosperity comes w ith the gift of To-morrow.
“Never despair!”
There’s w isdom, justice, and trtith in the world;
The factions of earth may agree
In brotherly love, like angels above,
Bowing the heart—bending the knee.
The heirs of the kingdom,
Ars waiting the warning
To Heaven’s bright mansion
Eternity’s morning.
Have you faith ? It will come; then banish
your sorrow :
We shall live to enjoy an endless To-morrow.
“Never despair !”
Macon, (la., Nov. 8, 1840.
Synopsis of Ciov. Towns’ Message.
This document has already been laid before
the public, and therefore it is only necessary for
us to give a brief outline of the principal sub
jects discussed in the Message.
Public Debt. —On the Ist of January,
1848, the entire public debt amounted to
81,976,097 82. It is now $ 1,828,472 22.
Os this sum less than §23,000 are payable
in January, 1858, and SIO,OOO in July,
1853. The balance of our bonds are pay
able from 18G3to 1874—making the en
tire public debt redeemable m twenty-five
years. To provide a sinking fund for this
object in equal annua! instalments would
require less than $74,000. If the balance
of the debt contracted for the extension of
the Western & Atlantic Railroad, of $300,-
000, be deducted in the estimates, the Le
gislature should then make provision for
one million and a half, in round numbers,
and consequently reduce the sinking fund
to SGO,uOO per annum. The sum of $67,-
351 52 was the total available balance in
the Treasury at the close of the present
financial year ; from this sum are $25,172
21 of undrawn appropriations, $15,199 30
of the tax for the year 1850 collected, and
FundJ’ to be deducted, leaving a surplus
at the close of the fiscal year just ended, of
$17,534 51. Os the undrawn appropria
tions, it is probable that $3,000 will revert
to the Treasury making the actual sur
plus about $20,534 54v
Central Bank. —At the dose of the fis
cal 1 year 1847. the bonded'debt of the Bank
was $500,452 80, then drawing 8 per cent.
—it is now $447,000, drawing 7 percent.
By the sale of the bonds issued in IS4B
and 1849, there has been a saving to the
Bank »n the interest account of about
#6,870. It is believed the State will ulti
mately lose about $200,000 by the Batik,
and provision therefor when due is recom
mended^
Taxes. —The Governor urges the repeal
of the present odious system of specific
taxation, and the adoption in its pHee of
the ad valorem tax —and if a poll tax be im
posed at all, it should beset apart and. ap
plied to objects of education, in which all,
rich and poor, have an equal interest. If
the present system is continued, no in
crease or reduction of the rates will prob
ably be necessary.
Western and Atlantic Railroad —ln 1847
and now, the receipts on the 100 miles in
operation, compared with the last two
years, ending 30th ult., shew an increase
of the present over last year of 14 percent,
and forty seven per cent, over 1847. Be
fore the adjournment of the Legislature it
» confidently believed the Road will be
completed. The entire grading is finish
ed, the track laid within seven miles, or
less, of Chattanooga, and the two remain
ing unfinished bridges 60 far advanced, as
to cause but a few days’ delay in laying
the rail. A repeal of the act authorising
the sale of the Road is advised.
The Penitentiary —The affairs of this
Institution are represented as being in a
prosperous condition—the balance in fa
vor of profit, from the 3d Jan. 1848, to the
close of the fiscal year, is $21,353 59.
No appropriation will be required for the
next two years, as the assets will proba
bly meet the demands against it. The en
tire separation of the different classes of
convicts is urged, and the propriety of
detailing a portion of the convicts at At
lanta, or some other point, to manufacture
freight cars, &c. for the State Road, i3 re
commended.
State Boundary. —The Legislature of
l? 1 1otida having adopted Resolutions deem
ed o-’seourteous to the kindly feelings and
high sense ofhoncr which have character
ized our legislative action in relation to the
boundary line between the States of Geor
gia and Florida, thereby closing the door
to all future attempts at friendly adjust
ment, the Governor does not feel author
ized to recommend any further attempt
on the part nfthis State at negotiation, uii
invited by the authorities of Honda.
fa '>!unit. —Roth the Lunatic and Deaf
and Dui/’b Asylums have been managed
with ability and success.
The Militia. —The Governor suggests
that the whole of o' ur population, subject
to perform military duly, be divided into
three classes—each of Wi?ich to be trained
and disciplined for a period of six years,
and subject, at a moment’s warning, to be
called iota service by the proper authority,
and then tube exempt from all duty until
all tho classes had served a tour in li*> c
.manner, except in case of insurrection or
war.
Electin'* 3 .—The Governor thinks the
election of th? Clerks of tho Courts of Or
dinary should be given the people, the
same as those of the .‘‘superior and Inferior
Courts.
Salaries. —A revision of the salaries at
tached to the various offices is rcc onamend
ed with a view to suit them to tho .duties
performed.
Digest. —The appointment of a Com
mitteo to examine Cobb’s Revised Digest
of the Statute Laws of Georgia, when com
pleted, and if deemed worthy, a sufficient
number of copies be taken by the State to
furnish the different offices, is advised.
Education. —The Hon. A. H. Chappell,
Bishop Elliott arid Dr. L. B. Mercer,were
appointed by the Governor a Committee
to inquire into the state of Education in
Georgia, to report to the present Legisla
ture on the operation of the present Poor
School Law, and to recommend any alter
ation iu the same that may seem advisable.
Courts. — The propriety is considered of
reducing the number of places of sitting of
the Supreme Court to the constii utional
limit. The law giving jurisdiction to the
Inferior Court in the trial of slaves for cap
ital offences, is believed to be defective—
and it is recommended that in the trial of
slaves and free persons of color, for all
capital offences, jurisdiction be given to
the Superior Court.
Slavery. — The Governor maintains the
sentiments put forth in his late lettei, and
| thinks the punishment for negro stealing
should be made capital. He asks tiie Le
gislature to pass an act investing the Ex
ecutive with the authority to convoke a
Convention of the People of the State to
take into consideration the measures pro
per for their safety and preservation, in
the event of the passage of the Wilmot
Proviso, or other kindred measure, Ly the
Congress of the United States.
The Governor closes his Message with
the following sentence : “ Relying upon
the purity of our motives, and feeling deep
ly impressed with the magnitude of the
duties that devolve upon us, let us ever be
mindful that our strength and capacity for
usefulness come alone from that Being,
whose favor is success, whose aid is om
nipotence.”
Moi.ikre’s Phvsician. —Though an
habitual valetudinarian, Molierc relied al
most upon the temperance of his diet for
the re-establishment of his health. “What
use do you make of our physical) 1” said
the King to him one day. “We chat to
gether, sir,” said the poet. “He gives me
his prescriptions ; 1 never follow them ;
and so I get well.”
"Wellerisms. —“Don’t rob yourself,’ as
the farmer said to the lawyer, ven he call
ed him hard names.
“Terrible pressure in the money mar
ket,” as the mouse said veu the keg of
specie rolled over him.
“Running a great risk for nothing,” as
the loafer said ven he picked the editor’s
pocket and found an iron tooth comb, and
a piece of poetry.
Cure for the Colic. —An eminent
house painter in Paris, a governor of St.
Bartholomew’s Hospital, got a receipt for
the painter’s colic, which contained all sorts
of comfortable things, the chief ingredients
being Cognac brandy and spices ! It did
wonders with the first two or three eases ;
but he found the success of the remedy so
increased the frequency of the complain?,
that he was compelled to give up his medi
cal treatment; for so long as he had the
specific, his men wete constantly making
wry faces at him,
The “Proud Duke” of Somerset, an
he was called, used to say that he he pitied
Adam, because he had mo ancestors.
MACON, G A .
SATURDAY HORNING, NOV. 10,1849.
(LpOur Representatives, G. VV. Fish and J.
A. Nisbkt, Esqs. will please accept our tlinnks
for forwarding to us copies of the Governor's
Message.
(L/* We learn that the Rev. Dr. Boring and
Rev. Mr. Winn, of the Georgia Conference, have
been appointed Missionaries to California.
Frost. —The weather for (he last fortnight,
lias been quite pleasant, until Thursday last,
when it became cold and yesterday morning a
white frost was visible in this city, although not
sufficiently severe, we think, to kill vegetation-
Advertising. —The American Courier says
that the “Philosophers’ stone,” or the power of
changing all substances to gold, lies in the simple
act of adctrlising in a newspaper. Some of our
friends hern would do well, wo think, to lest the
truth of llic assertion. We know many in
stances «hero persons have prospered by in
forming the public through the newspapers, of
their willingness and ability to accommodate
them in their lino of business.
We would advise those of our city readers I
who are in want of choice goods in the Dry
Goods line, to call at the stores of Messrs.
Kibbke A. Dickinson, on Cotton Avenue, and
Mr. G. W. Price, on Second Street—and those
desiring Groceries, will find a good assortment,
at r try fair prices,at the store of Mr. G.T. Rogers
on Cherry Street. Those who advertise are
certain to be liberal enough to sell their goods
at fair prices. We know these gentlemen do
this, therefore advise all wishing to purchase ar
ticles in their line, to give them a call and judge
for themselves. See advertisement*.
Cicorgiii Legislature.
The General Assembly of this Stitc convened
at Milledgeville on Monday last. .All tire mem
bers were present, except Mr. McAllister
Whig Representative from Bryan, (detained at
bonne by indisposition of bis family ) Gen. W.
B. \W>jfroKi», of Habersham, was e ected Presi
dent of tho Senate ; L. J. Glenn, of Henry,
Secrcta. r v A.B. Mitchell, of Fayette, Door
keeper; \V. L. Rogers, of Telfair, Messenger—
and Capt. J W- Anderson, ofChalkam, Speak
er of the House nf Representatives; 13. K
Harrison, (Whig,) ts Stewart, Clerk;
Harris, of Lumpkin, Dwir-kceper ; Mr. Osi.in,
of Cobb, Messenger.
On Tuesday, Gov. Towns dolUend his Mes
sa *re, which is an able document, a 'Vnopsis of
the v arious subjects discussed thereil, be
found IP 'mother colflmff.
On Wedi. esday, the Inartguratioi of Gov.|
Towns took plac " hose oHdross will be found
in another colurn.:- A ba,lto,,lt T la,e "'"’S l "-
On Thursday the L'o’J- A - H.ChAWem. pro
nounced a Eulogy on ii.fr. Tolk, before both
Houses, and a large auditory'-
The election for Judges wi.'l p robablj take
place next week, on Monday perhaps.
We expect to keep our readers advised ‘>f lbc
actiod ofilin Legislature up to the latest hotir lu
meet the mail from Milledgeville on Friday pr*; - |
vious to our publication day.
Foreign News. —Tho steamer Washington
arrived at New York on the 6th inst. bringing
Liverpool dates to the 20lh, and Havre to the
19th ult. showing sales for tho week in the for
mer of 131,590 bales, at an advance of nearly a
cent, and in the latter of two cents per pound.—
On the 19th the Liverpool market closed with a
subdued feeling, with sales of about 7,000 bales.
Fair Upland and Mobile were quoted at6jd,and
Fair Orleans at 6§d.
The Washington brought 150 passengers, a
mongst whom were our ex Minister Mr. Rush,
and ex-Charge Mr. Stiles, the latter of Georgia.
(LT The Augusta Constitutionalist says that
the Medical College of Georgia will open with
about 200 students —a larger number than ever
hitherto registered in that institution.
Statistics of Georgia. —This longcxpeeted
work, we learn from the Savannah Georgian,
will be ready for subscribers about the first of
December. Every Georgian should proeure a
copy of it, not only as a matter of State pride,
but for the sake of the valuable information it
will contain.
South Carolina Manufactures —The
Philadelphia correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun states that at the recent exhibitions of the
Franklin Institute in that city, medals were awar
ded to the Charleston and Granitcville Steam
Mills ofSonth Carolina, for their brown sheet
ings, shirtings and drillings, which would favor
ably compare with any manufactured in New
England. Success to them
Elections. — The elections on Monday last,
in New York, resulted in favor of the VYhigs
throughout the State, Their majority in the
city is about 2,1 00.
In Now Jersey, as far as heard from, the re
turns are in favor oftlie Democrats.
Yocng Amf.rica ! forever ! —Some eighteen
or twenty Americans in Paris have united in an
earnest letter to Mr. Carr, the American Repre
sentative at Constantinople, urging him to do
what be can to sustain the Sultan in his refusal
to surrender the Hungarian refugees, and to offer
them a shelter in our Mediterranean fleet,
Would not every man, from the St. Johns, in
Maine, to the San Francisco, in California, give
our representative their hearty approbation, if
he complies with the request?
Explosion.— Two negro hands were killed,
an engineer severely sralded, and several hands
injured by the explosion of the boiler of the
steamer DeKalb on the Savannah river, a short
time since.
XT’ A lady was killed on the Georgia Rail
road, attempting to jump from the cars at the
moment of a collision, a few days 6ince
The Dead Sea Exploring Expedition. —A
writer in the last number of the North British
Review, expresses the opinion, Lieut. Lynch
deserves the gold medal of the British Royal
Geographical Society, for his- discoveries in the
Holy Lund, while conducting tho expedition
despatched to Palestine in tho Supply.
[correspondence or the SOUTHERN museum.]
MILLEDGEVItiLE, Nov. 7, 1849.
The following was this clay declared tlitf
official vote for Governor:
Towns, : : : : 46,514
Hill, s : : : : 43,322
Majority for Towns, : : 3,192
BILLS INTRODUCED <N THE IIOVSE ;
By Mr. Fish, ofßibb : To abolish Im
prisonment fur Debt, in certain cases—
Read the first time.
By Mr. Shackelford, of Cass, To amend
the Tax Laws of this Slate—to encourage
the raising of Sheep, by taxing Dogs $1
per head, and tepcal the Poll Tax. And
To alter and fix the time of holding the
Superior Courts in certain Counties in the
Cherokee Circuit.
By Mr. Morris, of Franklin: To revive
the office of Adjutant General.
By Mr. McNealy, of P ike : To incor-1
porate the Griffin and West Point Rail
Road Company.
By Mr. Griffin, of Hall : To repeal the
ninth section of an act incorporating the
Gainesville Railroad Company.
On motion of Mr. Lawton, of Scriven,
the House look a recess until 12, o’clock.
Twelve O’clock, M.
The Members having assembled, on
motion of Mr. W iggins, of Twiggs, the
Clerk was directed to inform the Senate
that the House of Representatives is now
ready to receive them in their Hall, for the
purpose of attending to the Inauguration
of the Governor elect—which duty bein'*
performed :
At 12 o’clock, M., the President and
Members of tho Senate, and Speaker and
Members of the House of Representatives
assembled, when the Governor elect was
introduced by the Joint Committee, at
tended by the Secretary of State, Secreta
ries, and other Slate House Officers; Judg
es, Members of Congress, ex-Governors,
and other distinguished visiters and citi
zens genera'ly ; when he delivered his
Inaugural Address, and took the oath of
office prescribed by the Constitution.
This ceremony being ended, the Gov.
ernor, .attended by the Committee, retired,
when the President and Members of the
Seriate repaired to their Chamber, and the
House adjourned until Tomorrow morn
ing.
Thursday, Nov. 8.
The Mouse met at 10 o’clock this morn
t( and after the call of the roll, Mr. Me
I) uU rid, of Muscogee, introduced the fol
lowin'* preamble and Resolution, viz :
Whereas f' l * B Jay has been set apart by
the citizens of ,V 8 State - eulogizing the
fife and character l’i 'he illustrious James
K. Polk, late PresiJOt of the United
States; and whereas, it is customary for
all deliberative bodies to ab3to* n ft* o ™ la*
bor in the public service, and to unite in
paying respect to our distinguished depart
ed Statesmen :
licit therefore Resolved, That the House
of Representatives, stand adjourned until
to-morrow 10 o’clock, A. M.; and that they
unite to-day with their fellow-citizens in
paying the usual tribute of respect to the
late James K. Polk, and that the Hall of
Representatives is freely tendered to the
Euologist, the Hon. A. H. Chapfell.
There was a very large audience in at
tendance on the occasion, and the orator
acquitted himself very well.
Both Houses are adjourned un'il To
morrow Morning, 10 o’clock.
Inangitral Address.
Senators and Representatives :
In renewing my official obligation to the
People and the Constitution of the State,
it would be an unworthy affectation to
cenceal my feelings of profound gratitude
to those by whose confidence and esteem
it is made my duty to appear before you
this day.
With no improper feeling, would I al
lude to the heated contest through whicli
we have just passed; but may I not be
pardoned for proclaiming to you and our
common constituents, that this one act of
a majority of the voters of the State, en
dorsing my official conduct,approving my
known opinions of public policy, and vin
dicating my private character from slan
derous aspersions, shall redouble my ef
forts to render acceptable service to my
native State.
With the past behind ami the broad fu
ture before us, how strongly are we ad
monished to learn “ wisdom from wis
dom’s eternal source.” If the lessons of
experience are not a sealed book to us,
we have pointed out, in our past history,
the unerring pathway to guide and direct
our footsteps. Let us then in all we do,
cherish the feelings of amity, confidence
and union among ourselves, ever mindful
that integrity and good faith can alone
make us strong at home, or respectable
abroad.
What Georgian may not exult at seeing
our agriculture firmly planted and pros
perous, from the I ide-washed beach of the
Atlantic, through every variety of soil and
climate, to our utmost limits. Up ui eve
ry hill ami dale, iti their mountain fast
nesses and rich rallies, and amidst the
most enrapturing scenery, you find I appy
husbandmen enjoying the reward of our
! enter prise, and contributing to the power
and strength of the State. Whose bosom
does not swell with proud emotions at tho
recollection, that our varied products,
whether of agriculture, of manufactures,
of our mines or of our minerals, are open
to the trade of the World. Who that
cherishes the spirit of enterprise and in
dustry, does not rejoice at the number and
variety of our manufactories; or who has
a heart so cold as not to glow with pride
and gratitude, that he has been privileged
to see the day, when our mountain har
riers have been made to yield to the pick
axe and spade, and to form the bed of a
railway, over which the commerce of Eu
rope, is seen transported with the rapidi
ty of steam power from ourown seapor ts.
1 his is no fancy sketch ; hut sober reality
resulting from the enterprise of a few years
of enlightened and well directed policy.
Our duties, however, do not end here.
The rich and inviting plains fur south
of the region alluded to, should receive
the quickening incentive to increased in
dustry from your fostering care. As
far as the public safety, atul the gener
al interest of all will justify, we should
stimulate every portion of the State to its
greatest productive capacity.
Ours is an age of progress and improve
ment, and it is a duty we owe ourselves
and posterity to offer every inducement to
our sons and daughters to remain upon
the ancestral homestead, when we shall be
no more.
Ignorance must be banished, the disor
ders of State removed, and confidence
and quiet resorted to the public tnind.
Educatien is the remedy for the first, and
it is believed to be for the second ; any
system which will meet the wants of the
people, and is adapted to their condition,
will receive my warm support.
With no motive but to serve the State
with no ambition to gratify but to prove
useful, 1 desire no greater privilege or high
er distinction than to dedicate time, lor
tutie, yea, life itself, if the exigency should
require the sacrifice, to the defence of out
constitutional rights. Come what will—
dally who may, in the presence of that Be
ing, who is the searcher of all hearts, 1
stand prepared, to the utmost of my abili
ty, to exercise the authority about to be
vested in me by the Constitution and Laws
of the State, in maintaining your rights,
protecting your interests, arid defending
yur honor from Federal encroachments
or domestic violence.
Senators and Representatives, before I
perform the last solemn act that connects
the official obligation between the Legisla
tive and the Executive Departments of
Government, with a full concioustress ol
man’s weakness, and entire dependence,
may I not confidently appeal to you to
unite with me, in making an offering upon
the altar of our country, of every recollec
tion of the past, that will embitter the pa h
of duty, every feeling of pai’ty that may
prevent wise, efficient, and harmonious ac
tion for the welfare and preservation of
our common constituency.
Another Railroad Project.— From the pro
ceedingsof a public meeting held in Albany,
Baker county, Ga , we are informed that anew
line of Railroad is in contemplation, designed to
connect Savannah with Albany. The books of
subscription were opened, and the company or
ganized by electing Col. Nelson Tift, Presi
dent, and Messrs. L. B. Mercer, N. \V. Col
lier, A . B. Lawton, J. F. Spicer, A . Y. 11 amp-
Ton, P. M. Nightingale, and W. Hampton,
.Directors. An instalment of 1 per cent, on the
Stock subscribed, was paid. The Engineers
mere instructed to commence the work immedi
ately, in order, we suppose, to secure the char
ter. The meeting was held on the2Bth ult. and
the work is said to have commenced previous
to the first of November ! If they succeed in
completing it in the ?amo ratio, they will indeed
be entitled to the gratitude of all South -vestern
Georgia—but it is easier to commence, than
complete a Railroad one hundred miles long.—
If ever completed this Road would form an im
portant link in the great chain of travel between
New Orleansand New York, whilst it would
add hundreds of thousands of dollars in value to
the lands alpng its line in that section of the
State. Who will start the next Railroad in
Gorgia ?
French Freedom —lt is said that a grand
concert was to have been given in the garden of
the Chalet, a place of public amusement in the
Champs Elysces, Paris, on Sunday, 29th Octo
ber; but as it was announced to he given by the
democratic associations, the prefect of police
chose to put a stop to it, on the ground that it
was dangerous.
Discovery of Buried Property. —As a far
mer on Cornhill, Massachusetts, was setting out
some plum trees on his lot on Cornhill, he struck
upon a vein of buried watches, eight in number,
seven of silver, and one of gold. They were
considerably injured by contact with tho earth,
and had the appearance of having been there
some time. There is no clue as to where they
came from, or who they belonged to. In the
goW watch was written in pencil the name of
“David Russell.” The watches are all old
fashioned.
A Shower of Specie. — In conveying a quan
tity of specie from the Bank of British North
America from the steamer Maid of Erin, at St.
John, N. 8., to the shore, recently, one of the
men slipped, and SSOOO in American gold fell
overboard. A portion of it was recovered
Panama Ramlroad. —The contract for grad
ing the Panama Railroad from Gorgonn, the pre
sent terminus, to Panama, has been awarded to
Messrs. Fol Fin &, Cos., of Philadelphia. The
price is somewhere in the neighborhood o f
$400,000, being within the estimate of tho ett
gineers.
A census of the free white inhabitants of t lie
State of South Carolina has just been taken.
The aggregate in 280,385, and the increase
since 1840,23,269
National Common School Convention
The friends of pub'ic education assembled j„
Philadelphia on the 17th of October last, ibr the
j purpose of organizing a permanent body to ad
vance the educational interests of the United
j States. Delegates were present from fifteen
States, many deeply interesting speeches Were
I delivered on the occasion.
The Convention was organized by appointing
Hon Horace Mann, of Massachusetts, President
Tice Presidents .-
Joseph Henry, of Washington.
John Griscom, of New Jersey.
Samuel Lewis, of Ohio.
Right Rev. Alonzo Potter, of Pennsylvania.
G B. Duncan, of Louisiana.
Secretaries :
Charles Northend, of Massachusetts.
P.P. Morris, of Pennsylvania.
S. D. Hastings, of Wisconsin.
Solomon Jenncr’, of New Y'ork,
A Committee appointed by the Convention
reported the following topic* for their consider*
lion, which, after being discussed ut length by
the members, were referred to select committees
to report at tho next meeting, to ho held in
Philadelphia on the 4.h Wednesday in August,
1850, to which time tho Convention adjourned
“1. Territorial, or Civil Subdivisions of ifc
Stale—involving the extent to which the bw
• rict System should be carried, and the modifi.
cations of which the same is susceptible
2. School Architecture—lncluding the loc*.
tion, size, models of ventilation, warming and
seating, Ac., of buildings intended for edoea
tional purposes.
3. School Attendance—lncluding the school,
age of children, and the best modes of securing
the regular and punctual attendance of children
at school.
4. Grades of School—Tho number and char.
actor of each grade.
5. Course of Instruction—Physical, intellec
tual, moral and religious, esthetical, industrial.
Studies, hooks, apparatus, methods.
6. 'Teachers—Their qualifications. Normal
Schools. Teacher’s institutes, books on the
theory and practice of teaching. Their exam
ination and compensation.
7. Support—Tux on property, lax on parents,
school fund.
8. Supervision—State, county, town.
9. Parental and Public Interest—Supplemen
tary means—Library, lyceurn, lectures.’’
O’ John Potter, Esq., President of the N-
Y. Railroad Companies, died at the residence n* -
his son-in-law,Commodore Stockton, in Prince
ton, on Wednesday morning of last week, at the
advanced age of 85 years. He has left his heirs
an unsullied reputation— and a million.
A Valuable Document.— Mr. Meredith
Secretary of the Treasury, is engaged in collect
ing an immense amount of information as to the
resources of the country, the action of the Tariff
and Sub-Treasury, our inttrna) and external
trade, and other kindred subjects.
The New French Minister —M. Bois It
Compte, expected to succeed M Poussin a* Min
‘s!er to the l niled States, has been employed
much in diplomacy, having been the Minister of
Louis Philippe for several years at the Hague,
lie is the son of the regicide of that name, is a
bachelor of about 55 years, and of large wealth.
Capital Punishment.— At tho hanging of a
man named Wilson, in England, recently, the
multitude broke into a cheer when lie swung off.
Os course the influence of such an exhibition an
the morals of the spectators must have been
quite salutary.
Emigrants.—lri six years, says an official
statement, 1,150,500 passengers from foreign
countries, have arrived in New York.
Earthquake in Massachusetts. —The Bun
ker Hill Aurora, says a very severe shock ofan
earthquake was felt in that neighborhood lately.
At Acton, Concord, arid other towns, the nennle
ran out of the houses and stores, supposing some
terrible explosions of the powder-mill in Sud
bury had occurred. A similar shaking of the
earth was felt in the same locality about a yew
ago, early in the morning.
Wonders increase —A whale has been found
buried in the ground in Massachusetts,the bones
collected together indicate a fish now unknown
to exist, and Mr. Thompson says it must liar®
lived and died in the salt ocean, long previous io
the creation of man.
The Nigger King. —Souloque, the black Em
peror of Hay li, it is said has forwarded $38,050
to London, to purchase a crown. The Senat®
fixed his salary at $150,000 but subsequently ad
ded $50,000 for “ pin-money” for the Empress
Tits. F ashioxs. — The fashionables of N. York
have gotten out anew style of brocade fur to
dies’ dresses, at only $6 a yard! About M
yards make a pattern ! They have laceiertkr
at s2o—head-dresses at $10 —ostrich featbersat
$3 —didhionds, etc. Really the fine Indio* ul
the present day are striving hard to make theta
selves more costly than oseful.
The Cost ok Riots.—lt appears by a report
made in Philadelphia, on> Monday, that nearly*
quarter of n-million dollars (238,230) has her *
paid out of the County Treasury there si" l ®
1836, for the suppression of riots. 1 Bis sum
does not include the snug little hill which i* ) f t
to be footed forthe riot on election night, whkk
will probably bring the amount quite up l0 *
quarter of a million.
Returned.—One hunJred and five k*
tors were taken from passenger’s trunk * n
erpool, and sent back by the Europa; seized l!
a breach of the Post Office Law.
Yucatan.— The latest news direct from
catan intimates that dissensions had broken 0
among the chiefs of the insurgent Indian*.
hopes are entertained that thereby, throe;
judicious policy, the Peninsula may h* P Bl ' 1 1
ted?.
Resources of Turkey. — It is stated in
ter from Constantinople, that tho Mini*
Finance has declared himself ready to f ur
$40,000,000 immediately in case of
Sultan has offered He advance an equal 81,10
from his private treasury. _
A physician in Scotland, . and
Frunce have been killed by using