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Tm Mi*ao*.—TwoeiqdeoeftheMemgecfGor.
Forsyth were forwarded to «n by >) (I
It wu issued in an extra from our office at eterea **. '
clock, and rao»t of out subscribers »oppUe<l by (he cu
riers before I. As, bowerer, all may not hart re*
ceircd it, we give it bi our procoding columns.
{Sou MiLtruotviiii.—Our letter* from the Sen
of Government by yesterday's Mail were to tbe.SdinM,
The two Houses of the Le|i*lature met aceording , 9
the Constitution no Monday lut.aud after the Menbere
were qualified, proceeded to orgaqiae themselves by die
election of officer*. In the Senate, a motion wumide
by Gen. Wataon, of Baldwin, to poetponc the election
of Preaulcnt of that body, until the next day at lOo’eloelu
which wa* lost, a few only being in tboafliniutive. Oa
motion the election, for President proceeded, which it.
suited a* follow*;
For Tho*. Stock*, C8
Ccu. Watson, 3
Blair, (of Habersham) 1
Dlatik, ]
Mr. S. was tlien conducted to the chair by a com.
mitiee appointed for the purpose.
The Senate, 75 members present, then proceeded to I
I the election of a Clerk, whichafler five batlots,reiulied in
the choice of Mr. HanseS the former Clerk, as follows:
39 being necessary to a choice.
Fir it Ballot:
Ilanscll, 29
John I. Cutlibert, is
llarraldson, (ofWalton,) 15
JohnG. Polhill, 13
Second Ballot:
Hansel^ 31
Cuthhcrt, 19
llarraldson, IS
Polhill, f
Smith, (of Jones,) fi
Third Ballot:
Cuthbert, 84
Hassell, 30
llarraldson, 11
Fourth Ballot :
Ilanscll, 2j
Cuthhcrt, . 31
llarraldson, 6
Fifth Ballot:
Ilanscll, 89
Cuthbert, 3<i
Ilarraldsoa, 1
I This last ballot is considered something ofa test of party
Jtrcugth, though at least ono Troup Senator, iroied
(tor Cuthhcrt. Ofa number of candidates M’Donald
Xas elected Door Keeper, and It Darnel, Sfessenger.
mte absent Member was Porter from Baker county,
frothing rise wu done in Senate.
In the House, the elections resulted as follows:
For Sftalrr;
Warren Jourdan, 75
Irby Hudson, $3
For Clerk:
Dawson, (of Greene,) 121
Wade, (of Bibb,) 6
Blank, 2
Holtilaw, Doorkeeper. Zachery, Metrenger.
Notice was given of a bill to extend the time for 'is.
a'ng out grants in all the Land Lotteries previous to ttie
1 art, whin the House adjourned.
T lie imeniii; of Tuesday was almost altogether occu
pied in completing the organization of tho two houses.
I At l.V.fiiast 12, the Governor's Message wu received
| and road.
Bodi Hourci hive agreed to go into the election t -
mort'nv at 11 o'clock, of a Judge of the Superior Court,
in the place of Win. Davies, deceased, and a Judge <?
I the Court of Oyer and Terminer for the City ofSavtn-
■ nab. Them is no opposition to Judge Law, but ilia
aid Judge Charlton, who is here, will oppose Judge
| N'ieoll.
Both houses were to meet on Wednesday last at 12
o'clock, to count the returns for Governor, and theluau-
I guration would probably :„ke place next day.
A great number of notices of bills were introduced, a-
I oiong them, sonic having in view to abolish the Pcnitcth
I tiary and Militia System.
It is affirmed,our correspondent lells us,under date of
■ Tuesday, rather confidently, that Juilfo Claytna is to
I be brought forward against Mr. Forsy th, but 1 still think
(there will be nc
Aletterfrom a friend uiMillcdgcvillo given the stato
parties in the State Senate as 36 Clark to 40 Troup,
considers the latter as more unit' than wu cxpcct-
In regard to the question of U. 8. Senator, it
ou'J appear that notlrin; hu been determined on u
> a candidate in opposition to Mr. Foravth, at leut it
considered certain tint neither Co). Jones norj Dr.
rnaham will bo run. Judge Clayton, is considered
ihc most likely opponent, but it is doubted whe'her the
Ulark party would support him. Col Brails ford hu
Im> been spoken ol) and would probably be the most
[formidable opponent ofany yet named, but he hu dc-
[clincd. The Governor elect, we aro assured, has de
termined to know no Gilmer, Crawford or Forsyth man;
but on the contrary, so far as it depends on himself, eve*
rv tiling shall be dune to maintain entire the Tioup par.
tv, on whom lie has relied hitherto forsucceu in hie po-
- jilical life.
At a meeting of the cfainaitwon the government <y
Fran.-e, on the 27 th tilt, at New York, resolutions wero
passed and a committee appointed with full power to eel.
Icct and furntsh evidence in relation to our clsiou—
to confer with the Government of the United Bute* on
the subject, and to adopt and consent to such measure*
on the subject, as they may believe conducive to the in«
tcrests of the claimant*. The committee wetc also aty
tlioriscd to co:rcs|»ond with claimants in other parts o
tho l». 8.
Tho Charleston Courier states, that it is now up*
aid* of two month* since there ha* been any rain in
the lower parts of South Carolina, (if wo except one or
two slight shower*,) hut by arrivals there-within a fcw
days, from Northern ports, it appears they had eoohn*
ucd rains nearly all the passage.
The celebrated land ease of John Jacob Astor ifdn 1
James Carver .respecting certain lands in Putnam eoua
ty, New York.camo before tho Circuit Court of New
York on dm 27th ult. A number of witnesses were ex-
aniincd for the plaintiff most of whose heads were whito
with years, and varying inlhckagos from SS to 80. A*
mnng thi* number was Knock Crosby, lha Kgutsd
-I/arnjt JWreY’ of tho “S .v." When the plaintiff’<
counsel had rested their cue, Mr. iFfhrfrr, uf Bostoty
rose to open the defence, but it being about- So’dock,
tho Court adjourned. __
A decree of the Kmg of Denmark provide* that “erf
deaf and dumb infant boot in the «;
•ive the education necessary to render him a unetui
letnbcr of society.’ 1