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* LETTER from AEGESTA.
Augusta City, April 8, 1850.
Dear Doctor : —ln my last I promised to give you an ac
iunt of our foundries and machine shops now in operation,
s well as of those to go into operation during the year. The
rgest of these is the one owned by Messrs. Talliafero & Tor-
Jt, at which castings of various descriptions and patterns are
trued out daily in large quantities. They find it impossible
j fill their numerous orders as soon as their customers wish,
he next is the Eagle Foundry of Messrs. Neeson & Silkey,
t w Inch a large business is done in the way of casting rail
oad wheels, water wheels, &c.
The Georgia Rail Road Cos. have large and extensive shops
>r the manufacture of various kinds of machinery appertain
ig to locomotives; also, a shop for the manufacture of passen
er and freight cars. A large amount of work is done at those
hops for the State Road. They employ numerous hands in
ts different departments, and two steam engines of 20 horse
tower, each. Messrs. Poe & Cos. are building a large ma
chine shop, upon the Augusta Canal, in connexion with a
oundry, for the manufacture of Power Looms and other kinds
>f machinery, for cotton and woolen factories. Our city is
•apidly filling up with mechanics, artizans and enterprising
nen from various sections of the northern part of our Un
on.
U AII Fools’ Day” passed off without any remarkable oc
currence. Sundry gentlemen were seen to pick up various
Pocket-Books, which (not altogether by accident) had been
left or dropped upon the side walks, the opening of which,
opened their eyes, for lo and behold they found themselves
u orse fooled thad the man who cut off his dog’s tail close
behind his ears. One would suppose by the notes, letters,
papers, &c. scattered about the side walks, that old Santa
Claus or some other charitable spirit had come to town.
rhe result of the election for delegates to Nashville, was,
for Messrs. Schley and Gartrell 116 votes, each. You will
perceive that the majority of the citizens of Augusta are de
cidedly opposed to the meeting. We go for the Union, as it
is, and are satisfied with the provisions contained in the Con
stitution, for the preservation of our rights and peculiar in
stitutions; when Congress tr.amples upon those rights the peo
ple ol Augusta will not be the Last to resist them. For a few
northern fanatics and southern hot-lioads to talk of or expect
disunion, is perfectly absurd and ridiculous. God grant that
they nor we 11103’ ever live to see the breaking up of this
great constitutional and representative Government.
llie Bridge question still agitates the people of our city.—
On Saturday night last the Mechanics’ candidate made a
grand demonstration in our streets. Preparations had been
going on since Friday morning, in the way of painting ban
ners, making torches and procuring volunteers to support the
[banners and carry torches. At 9p. m. the procession form
ed, or rather conglomerated together in the upper part of the
city. At the signal, they moved forward, with B. M. Du
val, alias “‘old Bulger,’’ at their head, down Broad street,
with flaming torches and banners flying, with sundry inscrip
tions, such as, for Ist ward, a steamboat, with words B. M.
Duval, for Mayor. 2d ward, B. Al, Duval, the “people’s
candidate. (lo it Bulger. 3d ward, with Locomotive at
top, clear the track , Bulger's coming. 4th ward, a bridge
at top, “Gait B'hoys for Bulger .” The procession march
ed or trudged the whole length of Broad street and back,
with a band of music at their head or tail, I could not tell
which. ‘I hey were then dismissed, with the thanks of old
Bulger and his comrades and an invitation to take a drink,
which, under the circumstances, they could not object to, con
sidering the amount of dust in their throats and noses. It is
needless to say that they took their share of the whiskey and
rent the air with shouts for Duval, the people's candidate.—
Thus ended one of the greatest farces we have seen for many
a day.
We luive no amusements to notice this week, except per
haps a dancing school, where the young go it nightly on the
light antastic toe.
1 The Presbyterian and Episcopal societies have determined
t? build anew church, eaeh, in the upper ward of our city,
they assert that the ward coutmnw a lot of heathen*
’his is a great and glorious country with saints and heathens,
de by side. Respectfully, yours,
RICHMOND.
N. B.—l have delayed this letter one day to give you the
•suit of the election, which is as follows : For Mayor, Thos.
f. Miller, Esq. Members Council, Ist ward, Jno. Foster,
• H. Crump, Uriah Slack; 2d ward, A. Hatch, W. 11. Tutt,
V. H. Mahary; 3d ward, R. H. May, B. Conly, W. M.
lowland; 4th ward, J;is. Harper, Dr. \Y in. Dearing, and
ohn Robertson.
LETTER from ALBA.TY.
Albany, April 8, 1850.
Dear D->ctor :—Our little village is in some excitement at
his time, in consequence of a murder that was committed
ere on last Saturday night. (1 say murder) Ido not know
uit it was a murder—but a man bv the name of Woodall
illed a man by the name of Smalkn. Smallen was an Irish
man, had been living here several years and was well thought
if by every one. Woodall is now’ undergoing investigation
•O-fofe justice Lunday aud Odam.
On last Tuesday w r e had an election for delegates to the se
ond epistle of the celebrated Hartford Convention. At this
-rccinct where we usually poll 300 votes there were only 54
oiled, 27 for the delegates and 26 for “no Convention—no
isunion.’’ “ The Patriot ” tries to account for the small
ote because there was no opposition to the pretended nomi
ated delegates, but it is all stuff. The people care nothing for
ie Convention. Some look upon it as an attempt to dissolve
ie Union. I heard a strong Democrat say that the proposed
Convention was treasonable, and Whigs think, (to some ex
ent,) the same thing.
“ Col. Philo''’ sat by and took a very accurate account of
who voted” and Ignv he voted, and looked as though he was
esolving in his mind whether the “Convention” would be
popular, and whether he could ride into Congress by’ figur
ng so smartly in the meeting at Milledgeville of the members
f the Legislature from this district. You will recollect tliat
e worked hard to get Benning nominated for the Convention,
o that he (Benning) would be out of the way for a nomina
ion for Congress. It is thought, or wilfully reported,that Judge
Vellborn will not be a candidate again. “Philo's” dreams
re, I suppose, any thing but pleasant. He questions his own
bility, but thinks u avail-J-bility” will secure his nomination.
God save us from such an avalanche" —and let us “ stand
rom under it.”
YVe have several “He Nics” lately, and the “ymtngones”
njoy themselves finely. I presume you have seen that S.
7. Boughton, junior Editor of the Patriot, will soon preside
ver the columns of the “Georgian.” Dr. Hook, a “reform
;t,” has been preaching here and is highly esteemed by all.
would write you something about the “Gossip” of the town,
ut have not the time. I assure you we have a “cart load”
fit here. Ixd any one speak of going to such and such a
lace, and “old Mrs. Busybody” will have plenty to say about
, particularly if the individual who thought of leaving the
illage should happen not to go. “ Old Joe” gave a very
trge party at the Academy a few evenings since, and had
le pleasure of lacing a Lady’s boot. More, anon.
SOUTIIYY’EST.
LETTER from MARIETTA.
Marietta, Ala., April 8,185 ft.
Friend Andrews :—Allow me to congratulate you upon
ie very’ handsome appearance of the “ Georgia Citizen,”
Inch you liavc had the kindness to send me. It inustcom
icnd itself to the favorable consideration of a large list of
atrons. Divested of all party bias, it will be sought after as
reliable chronicler of political and other events of deep in
vest to the people. Owing no allegiance to party , you can
(Ford to be, what you ever have been, a fearless expounder
f political error and party trickery. The position of your
mrnal, in this respect, cannot fail to be appreciated.
The Superior Court being in session, our village presents
n unusually lively appearance. Litigants faom all parts of
ie county', are in attendance, some desirous of obtaining j us
ee, and others hoping to avoid it. Among the criminal cases,
hat of the State vs. J. Harris, for the murder of a Mr. Parks,
as just terminated in the jury’s rendering a verdict of “vol
ntary manslaughter.” The family of the -criminal are of
cry respectable standing, and the sympathies of the continu
ity are with them in this bereavement. Here a moral, might,
fin el©m &i a en mi,
and should be drawn, as an admonition to too indulgent pa
rents in future. Young 1 lat ris, from his earliest infancy up to
the present moment, has been the pet and spoiled child of his
mother. Surrounded with every comfort that opulence could
command, he has been reared in luxurious ease, untutored to
any useful occupation, and unrestrained in those pernicious
propensities, .which inevitably result from a life of idleness.—
Poor youth! were he to trace back, step by step, the few
eventful years of an ill-spent life, and ponder well the influences
that have led to the commission of first one and then another
error, with what bitter anguish would the conviction force it
self upon him, that the misdirected indulgence of a kind, but
inconsiderate mother, was the foundation of all his faults.
Y\ hen his youthful step first swerved from the strict line of
duty and propriety, had that mother put forth a guiding hand,
nerved by a well-directed and stern solicitude for his future
happiness and respectability, how easy had it been to have led
the wanderer back to virtue. As the perpetual washing of
the stream wears away the mountain's base, and leaves a fear
ful chasm where once the traveller trod ; so the youth, unad
monished by a parent's wisdom, and unsubdued by parental
authority, glides smoothly on, at first, in the course of error ;
and as he flows on, gradually gathering head and speed, as
fresh rivulets of vice pour in upon him, the kindlier and purer
emotions of his heart are hurled back in eddy w'aters, while
the turbulent stream of passion and wickedness rushes madly
toward an intermineable gulf of wretchedness and despair.
Oh ! how much have those to answer for who, knowing the
destruction to which it leads, hesitated to turn the current
from its course of folly.
But enough of moralising—it is but a thankless task at best,
and he who abjures it, is least likely to offend popular preju
dices.
I find it difficult to steer between two extremes. Some ill
natured persons, grave and reverend signors, of solemn exte
rior and gloomy imagination, have perverted my little pleasan
tries upon the “ chicken trude,” in a previous number of
your journal, into a serious detraction from the dignity of this
beautiful town. The Lord be merciful to such fault-finders!
and endow them with a ray of sunshine to dispel the gloom
which, like the veil of night, obstructs their mental vision.—
They are to be pitied. The babbling of the fountain must be
to them a funeral knell, and the sporting of its waters, a wak
ing of the dead! No one can hold in higher esteem the rep
utation of Marietta, than I do ; and no one would be more
loth to disparage its commercial importance. And lam hap
py in the belief that my pleasantries were not misinterpreted
by other than a few “ dark, gloomy aud peculiar” minds. It
would ill become me to sound its praise, who am identified
with it. That has been done by those who had no selfish mo
tives to subserve.
I should like to give you a brief synopsis of the present
ments of the Grand Jury of this county, but am debarred
that pleasure from not having heard them. They have been
much commended by’ those who were present at the reading.
You will see them in tile papers, however.
May I be permitted to hope that you will honor our town
with a visit this summer, when you shall judge of its beauties,
its business facilities, and its hospitalities, for yourself. I am
much mistaken if you do not find it both to your pleasure and
profit, to gladden with the light of your counteance our sum
mer circles. Aou will find us snugly ensconscd in a beauti
ful valley, with the giant Ivenesaw and his lesser brother
ski tiding sentinels over us. From his summit, of a clear day,
y'ou shall trace, far distant in the blue expanse, the mountain
ridges of our sister Tennessee, while in an opposite direction,
the Stone Mountain and its lofty tower, with intervening val
leys and running streams are spread before you a magnificent
panorama of the handiwork of Nature. You are an admi
rer of these things—come and see us; and rest assured yon
shall not “ go away dissatisfied.”
Yours, Ac. KENNES A W.
Loiter from au Occasional Correspondent.
Columbus, Ga., A] nil 6, 1850.
Mr. Editor: —l see by the first number of your new pa
per, “ Tne Georgia Citizen,” that you have been made ac
quainted with some of the passing events in Columbus. J )r. i
West is gone. He has been turned out of the pulpits by, 1
believe, the Methodist, Presbyterian and BnjXW durTwoi.
. Tboy ojwii’ ow n, tiu* .•* ...... r* the tender
mercies of the Press. The Press, the “ Times” and ‘'Senti
nel,” passed him to the commiseration of the People : hav
ing passed a very trying ordeal—a scathing “Inquisition,” he
was set a drift on the world.
But what was the cause ? In the first place, the godly
man became ungodly. He hated cold water; and carried,
moreover, on his .head from Macon, the sin of having there
abused Catholics in general, and Father Mathew in particu
lar. lam sure you and every liberal citizen will be glad to
learn, that this misdeed was censured tuid put on the “ cat
alogue of sins,” in Columbus.
But would you—could you believe it ? Scarcely bad the
noise of Dr. YY'est's eloquence lost its reverberation from the
aforesaid Pulpits, and the censures of the Parsons moaned
like an expiring echo—when another “ Tartar” came along—
a striker named Rev. J. Castleton. He applied for a job, aud
was employed in the Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian
churches, where he beat the “drum Ecclesiastic'—to the
old tune—a furious charge 011 Popery!
Printed placards announced from street corners aud sign
l>osts--the performance of the coming evening—persecution
by Catholics in Hungary, Ac., Ac. As if ashamed, or fear
ing a just rebuke, to offer such bug-bear notices to an Editor
who has so lately exposed Dr. YY'est, and whom I believe to
be incapable of iiwulting Catholics through ‘his Press, —tlie an
nouncement, published in the “ Sentinel,” smoothly reads :
•‘The Rev.J. Castleton will lecture in the Baptist church; in this city,
on this (Tuesday) evening, at the usual hour for divine service.”
You observe—lie gets “the usual hour for divine service”
—not for the object of preaching the Gospel—they who can
swallow such ranting “ for divine service,” must have wide
throats and big stomachs : Nay—they might coolly swallow
both the “ gnat”—Dr. YY'est—whom they “strained out,”
and the “camel”—Rev. J. Castleton, whom they let down
with open mouths—with the hump of Popery on his “back.
If they have no griping of conscience, after such a sickening
dose—this foul tirade—they would seem hard cases—sorry
Christians! To render the mockery “for divine service” still
more hypocritical—a Rev. Parson, with uplifted eyes—re
commends the preacher and his theme to heaven, by prayer !
Comment is needless.
I do not inflict on yourself or your readers, a review of the
slang—the long-metre cant so profusely vented. It was a
regular goat shearing—great noise and no wool. To “raise the
wind,” and gather a crowd, he said in the Methodist church,
to an audience, ominously thin, that he would make their
knees knock the following night in the Bflptftt elmreh, at the
awful disclosures about Catholicity!
This announcement, enlisted my sympathies in favor of a
bow-legged friend, who was about to consult our distinguished
surgeons—Doctors YY’ildman and Craig. 1 advised him to
go and hear the Preacher, and have his legs straightened, by
the new operation of knee-knocking; assuring him, that
when his bows would bend, they would stand as straight as
pipe shanks, and would not warp; for it is written in the old
Testament: “ his bones are like pipes of brass,” and again :
“their bones shall spring up out of their place.” You see 1 have
g<K)d authority’ for the advice: And to make it better, the
Proverb (17 c. 22) assures us that—“a sorrowful spirit drieth
up the bones.” And why not therefore a long-faecd lugubri
ous parson be u mighty in word and work,” and dry up elon
gated sinews to a regular stretch, and bring wide-spread knees
together? The Parson himself, a man of full, faith and fel
lowship, in the separated churches, announced the fact!
Doubtless he was under a fit of inspiration at the moment,
and could not resist the inward working of the spirit: he
could not but speak the things lie had heard. “ Prophesy con
cerning these bones ; and say to them : “ye dry boms hear
the word of the Lord. “and I prophesied as he had com
manded ine : and as I prophesied there was a noise, and be
hold a commotion : and the bones came together.” Ezech
iel 37, 4-7. Little wonder then, that the parson, wrapt in the
Lord, like Kzecliiel, should prophesy of the coming “ noise,”
“ commotion” of bones, and knee, knocking ?
Notwithstanding I wished to serve my friend—by some mis
hap the miracle announced—the knee knocking—was not vi
sible ; though for ought I know—the knees of the devout may
have silently knocked, like muffled drum-sticks for perchance,
owing to the atmosphere of our society—the electric shock as
yet unelieitod, may lie deadened in the- wires —an easy, good
matured, charitable audience, that could not be Ignited by an
ti-catholic, anti-Christian flame. At all events, the Prophet
failed : He said, but did not, because he could not. Poor “Ba
laam” went forth to “curse” Catholics, but could not make
an “Ass” of his audience—to “ carry” out his unholy designs
—to fulfill his prophecy—to knee-knock at his bidding. Even
iny bow-legged friend returned in the dumps! .
And what, Mr. Editor, can be the motive of all this ful
some tirade ? To teach the “ horrors of Popery ?” Impos
sible : sueli an avowed object is an insult to more than Cath
olics. And first of all—to the intelligence of the liberally ed
ucated citizens of Columbus, who ought not to h% ignorant
of the Religion of their Catholic Neighbors: It is an insult
to the Protestant Pastors, who would seem either grossly ig
norant of what tlie Catholic Religion is, or criminal in allow
ing a travelling Agent—whether he be a Delony, a West or
a Castleton —to toll their congregations what it is not. It is
an implied insult likewise to the Catholic Priest of Columbus,
who would not tell the world what Catholicity is in reality,
but right craftily conceals his doctrine, to the great injury of
souls, and the liberty of our free Institutions!
Now I can answer for two of these three counts: The ed
ucated and liberal portion of our citizens need not wait for
an itinerant inalignor to remove their ignorance and give
them his idea of their Catholic neighbors and the tendency
of their creed. And the Catholic Priest is generally in town :
lie is of age, and can speak for himself and bis flock : lie is a
true Teacher, and teacheth the way of God in truth, and
caretli not for any man : lie knows and teaches all of Catho
licity ; and though be knows too, all about Protestanisin, yet
he does not intrude on the right of the Parsons to teach
their own doctrine. He would moreover, in all candor and
simplicity, remind them of the propriety and the duty of
leaving to him, the inalienable right, of giving to them that
asketh, an account of the faith that is in him. Is this right
or is it wrong ? To you, Mr. Editor, and to your impartial
readers, I leave the answer. Even tlie itinerant Preacher or
the local Pastors of Columbus, can consult the Priest: they
will be received with courtesy, and will soon discover, if such
be their object, that he does not hide his light under a bush
el ; and that he is not a teacher, but the reprover of lies. It
is not his way of preaching the Gospel of his Saviour, to in
vite passing Priests to “do dirty work'' —to denounce his
Protestant neighbors. Look to the conduct of those who
honored his church with a visit: Witness the great and
good Bishop of Charleston, Rt. Rev. Dr. Reynolds ; witness
his worthy Vicar—Very Rev. J. Barry, of Augusta: wit
ness Father Mathew : compare these with itinerant drivellers,
who come to scatter their cockle—who sow the whirlwind,
and leave behind them discord and ill-will. But “ Compari
sons are odious.”
It is said, that “ coming events east their shadows before
them.” A man of the name Leahy, has been lately playing
off his fantastic tricks before high heaven,” in St. Louis, ex
hibiting himself in Monk’s dress. This is the latest inven
tion for teaching the “ horrors of Popery.” The city was
barely saved from much strife and bloodshed : the Press de
nounced him. He may come this way en route. If so, ho
will out beat Delony with his picture daub of the Pope, Car
dinals, Bishops, Priests, Ac., Ac, YY'est, with his bottle, and
Castleton with his knee knocking, the newest invention still ?
It is hard, 110 doubt, to excel these worthies—these brother
loving men, and their ingenious and saintly devices , but it
will be done : this is the age of improvement, progress, inven
tion. Leahy will drive (in his Monk’s dress) the “ great
dragon,” of the Apocalypse, by the tail : he will drag the
old “ Harlot,” the Scarlet Lady,” by the forelocks; and he
will punch with a long hickory the “ man of sin,” the Pope,
with “ seven heads and ten horns,” before him to cliureh!
YY'lien the doors are opened, and the prayer over, you may
hear, Mr. Editor, again—from— COLT MBA N US.
EXTRACT from it private LETTER.
Columbus, Ga., April 4th, 1850.
Dr. L. F. YY'. Andrews :
My dear Sir —l was absent from the city, when your
valuable “Citizen” made its advent in our midst. Your
friends and tlie public generally were highly delighted witli
the paper.
* * * * *****
I was proud to make acquaintance with this Georgia C it- \
izen. He lias, in his very aspect, a high, noble, independ
ent bearing, that won my affection, and proclaimed, in a
voice not to be mistaken, that tlie rights and privileges of tlie j
| great masses would henceforth, in his sturdy arm, find aval- j
i iant defender. Such a press purifies public morals; puts un
-1 der the ban, political corruption; covers, with shame, pseudo
’ aristocracy, and extends to struggling merit a helping hand.
| If U t. I■l I- I 0- nmoiljr the :
: people, and thus makes itself the only solid snpport of a free
costitutinnal government. Capacity and Independence in a 1
public journalist merit success; generosity and intelligence
have never failed to award it. In all candor, in my opin
ion, the “Georgia Citizen” possesses the two former, and
must obtain the latter.
To-day, those about here, who have long usurped authori
ty to issue orders to their sycophantic, subservient followers,
; wear visages elongated into a wiry snappishness. This has 1
been caused by the announcement of the result of a quasi ;
election for Delegates to a Nashville Convention. The state 1
i of the polls (98 against, and 113 for the Convention,) you ,
1 will have learned before this reaches you. The ballot-box
; was a ‘ beggarly aqcount of empty” ballots. The “Junto”
who issue orders, have now before their eves incontroverti
ble proof, that this is a land of liberty, and that the people,
within the pale of the law, dare do as they’ please.
I have high hopes for the success of your new paper. To
the extent of my power, will 1 labor to promote its interests, j
by all proper means and on all proper occasions. I was glad
you opened for the Union, because its support lias in me be
come a passion, or sentiment. lam one of ihose who believe j
that when this Union shall be dissolved, its equal cannot ;
again be constructed, out of old or new materials.
Nearly every paper I have seen greets the Citizen ill no
ordinary terms of praise. Taken altogether, it provesan ac
knowledgment of your ability, which must be grateful to
your feelings. Were #to give you a word of advice, I would
say, stick closely to the Cash system in the way of snbscri- j
bers. ’Tis the only reliable plan for an independent Editor. ‘
Demand the quid for the quo, though you thereby attain a
large circulation a little less rapidly'.
I herein enclose you my mite. It is all I can do, and it is
done freely. Put me down as a lifetime subscriber to your
sheet. YVith great respect, I am yours, truly,
AMICUS.
FROM A LADY.
Columbus, April 4th, 1850.
Dr. Andrews :—I was much pleased at receiving a num
ber of your new and interesting paper, “The Georgia Citi
zen,” aud now write you my thanks for sending it, and en- ‘
close two dollars and fifty’-cents for a years subscription.— ;
Your second number is published to-day, (I am rather late
in writing,) but hope yon will have the kindness to send me
a copy.
Hope you will always give ns some nice stories. Your re
cipes I like much. Yours respectfully,
__ M. D. S.
Incidents of the Sentence of I)r. Webster.
From the Boston Journal, April 1.
Tlie demeanor of Professor Webster while waiting in one
of the rooms of the court house the time assigned for the sen- t
tanee, was that of a man duly impressed with the solemn eer- j
einony’ about to be enacted, lie passed to tlie winder. •; the
room, and looking up to the sun, remarked tliat in the day ,
of our prosperity we hardly realized the nature of our sins ;
that his sins had been many, and that bis trust was in the
merciful God. lie was glad that be liad not been cut off’ in
the midst of sins, and that time for repentance had been
granted to him. He had nearly done with this world, and
for his own fate lie was prepared, except when he thought of
his family. Here his fortitude forsook him and lie exclaimed,
“YY'hat will become of them !”
111 coining down to the court room, lie was seized with a
trembling of the limbs, and the officer was obliged to support
him.
From the Boston Mail, April 2.
“ In the days of our prosperity we hardly realize the na
ture of our sins, or their magnitude. My sins have ma
ny ; but I trust in a merciful God. I am nearly done with this
world, and shall prepare myself for the fate that awaits me.
But my family, what will become of them !” Such was the
language and exclamation of Prof. John W. YY’ebster, on
Monday morning, as he stood at the window of a small room
in the court house, looking upon the genial sun which usher
ed in, bright and beautiful, the first day of April. He was
awaiting the opening of the Supreme Court, to receive his
sentence as a murderer. “YY hat will become of my family !”
lie again repeated, and bis fortitude, which had remained un
shaken during the mental and physical agony of his trial, for
sook him. A messenger from the sheriff then came in, ami
whispered to officer Jones, who had the care of tlie prisoner.
“ Come—the Sheriff’ has notified me to conduct you in for
sentence!” observed the officer, in a voice which he endeav
ored to render firm. Webster rose with alacrity, and took
the arm of the officer; but before they had reached the bot
tom of the stairs, at the entrance to the court room, he was
seized with a sudden weakness, and was obliged to lean on the
officer for support. In this way he was conducted to the
dock. After his sentence, and when re-Qomjnittcd to his cell
in Leverett street jail, the behavior of tlie doomed man was !
calm and self-possesed. He manifested no fesling of unkind- 1
ness toward the witnesses who had appeared on the stand
against him ; but in an allusion to Dr. Francis Parhman's tes
timony, when he called at the house of witness on Sundav.
he thought the Doctor gave a harsh version of his language
and behavior.
From the Boston Bee, Aprill 2-
Yesterday afternoon Prof. Webster’s wife and three daugh
ters visited him in his cell. We have no pen, nor heart, nor
wish to describe tlie scene. It was touching beyond compar
ison Mrs. Webster is a woman of great firmness, and has ev
idently foreseen the necessity of preparation for the crisis which
has already come in this most trying struggle. She encoun
ters fid versify with that fortitude which becomes a woman of
her age and family. She seems to realize, in this dark and
most gloomy period, the necessity of arming herself with that
active virtue called courage, especially when three young
and tender hearts are leaning upon her for worldly strength
to sustain them under this terrible blow. Considering all tlie
circumstances, the interview which took place yesterday, be
tween Professor Webster and his excellent and much to be
pitied family, was one characterized by great calmhess and
self-possession on the part of the wife and daughters. The
visit was of about one hour's duration.
YY'hile Mrs. YY'ebster and her daughters were in the cell con
versing with the condemned husband and father, the fact of
their visit became known without, and a crowd soon collected
around the jail door to see them. The boys kept tip a con
tinal yell, and howled like midnight dogs. But the family
were not subjected to the mortification of passingthrough the
crowd, nor were the latter permitted to feast their hungry eyes
upon the innocent family.
From the Boston Courier, April 2.
YY*e heard a brace of the tales yesterday—one to the effect
that a “ student” has divulged the fact that he was an “ eye
witness” of the murder ; and another purporting that a wo
man at the west part of tlie city dreamed on the night of the
occurrence that she saw the tragedy, and that the aforesaid
“ student” was present. Tlie publication of sueli romances
can have no good tendency now, and it is due to the age in
which we live, so to deport ourselves that the dead may be
permitted to rest. Tlie smart and sorrow of the pain inflict
ed by the law should not he aggravated by the love of idle bab
bling.
Lucky Californians. —The individual spoken of in tlie
annexed extract from a letter reeeivd here e a few days ago
from the East, about two years ago was extensively engaged
in manufacturing, and becoming involved, took the track for
California: ,
“P has returned with a pile. How much I do not
exactly know, hut at least it is worth $500,000 to $1,000,000.
Either sum is large enough. lie arrived in New-York on
the 12tll instant. Two years and eight days ago precisely lie
left New York with nota penny lie could call his own, and
was obliged to borrow money to get to California. This equals
any of the Arabian Nights stories we read of when a hoy. It
is almost incredible.
“B •, who went with him, has also returned. He ar
rived at San Francisco not worth a cent, was in business iu
lest than one year, settled up his business clean, and brought
home SBO,OOO in dust.
“They say that the next two years will he better than the
last.” —Albany Argus.
Acquittal of Mitchusox in Kentucky. —Tlie Kentucky
papers are all denouncing the result of the trial of Mitchuson,
in Shelby county, in that State. Mitchuson, they say, was
clearly guilty of the crime of seducing the wife of a friend, Mrs.
Guthrie, and then persuading her to poison her husband, who
was in the way of their guilty practices. The Louisville Cou
rier says:
“ Never were more revolting aggravations about a ease.—
Mitchuson was the family physician, and n saintly exhorter in
the church to which the woman belonged. The proof of guilt
j was clear. There were Mitchuson*s letters persuading the
! ruined woman to the deed, quoting scripture to assure her it
was safe: “If any one sin, we have an advocate in the Fath
er.” He also showed In r that, by this dyed, she could not he
I lost forever, according to the doctrine of the‘perseverance of
the saints.’ The woman made the experiment to do the deed
—her heart fiiiled her. She confessed when she had only lie
gun. 1 ler testimony was full and minute. The jury liad the
the letters, hut Mitchuson was cleared.”
RESPECT TO MR. CALHOUN.
Council Chamber, City of Macon, )
April 10, 1850. $
Pursuant to a call of his Honor, the Mayor and City Coun
cil, the citizens of Macon met at the Council Cliamber this
day at 10 o'clock A. M., to take steps to pay proper res
pect to the memory of John C. Calhoun.
His Honor, the Mayor, upon taking the chair explained the
object of the meeting; when the committee previously ap
pointed to recommend suitable action to he taken by the citi
zens of Maeon, submitted the following rejiort which was 1
unanimously adopted :
It is made our painful duty to make a public announcement |
of the calamity that has befallen our country, in the death of :
that great and good man, John C. Calhoun. It has pleased
an all-wise Providence, whose ways are far above our ways, 1
to take from us that great American statesman, orator and
patriot—a man so eminently distinguished for his command
ing genius and towering intellect—for his lofty patriotism and
self-sacrificing devotion to his country, and for the purity and
integrity of liis character—a man whose distinguished ser
vices in public life entitle him to the warmest of his
country, and the highest regard and admiration of every lover
of constitutional liberty. One of the brightest stars has been
struck from our politcal firmament, to be- exalted to a purer and
brighter sphere above. He is gone, hut not forgotten—his
name will descend to posterity linked with the history of his
country, and the recollection of his talents, patriotism and
virtues will ever remain enshrined in the hearts of the Amer
ican people. Peace be to his ashes—green be the turf that
covers his grave. And while, as a nation and a community,
we deeply deplore the occurrence of such an event, and would
drop a tear of sympathy over his tomb, yet let us console our
selves with the reflection “ that liouor and immortality deck :
the turf that wraps his clay.” And whereas, it remains
for a grateful people, in whose hearts he can never die, to pay
suitable tributes to his memory—Therefore, he it
Resolved , That we deeply deplore the death of John C. *
Calhoun as a national calamity ; and we are penetrated with
a sense of the irreparable loss sustained by our country in his
: death, and feel that our nation has great reason to lament that
one se useful lots been eu: down at a tune whew f
! his country most need his services—that wjfife tin entire con
federacy cannot but lament the loss of so distinguished a states
man, we feel that such an affliction falls with peculiar sever
ity ujhmi the heart of the South ; and that we are calk'd upon
to mourn the decease of our ablest champion and most de
cided and reliable friend.
Resolved, That while as citizens of a common country we
’ participate in the national sorrow, on account of tins dispen
sation of Providence, we cannot refrain from expressing our
I most cordial sympathy and sentiments of deepest condolence
towards all who are connected to him by the ties of affinity or
consanguinity.
Resolved, That in honor of his memory—in gratitude for
his services and grief for his death, steps be taken by the City
authorities anel citizens to have a Eulogy pronounced upon
his life, character and public services, at such a time and place
as may he designated by a prolamation of his Honor the May- .
or; and a committee of five persons be appointed to select a
suitable individual to deliver*said eulogy,.and make all other
necessary arrangements for the occasion.
Resovled, That the citizens be requested to wear the usual
badge of mourning for the space of 30 days, as a mark of their
respect for the virtues of the illustrious Senator while living,
and tis a feeble testimonial of their regret for his death; and
that a copy of these Resolutions be forwarded to the family of
the deceased by his Honor the Mayor, and that the same bo
published in the city gazettes.
The Hon. E. A. Nisbet then arose and passed a short, but
touching eulogium on the character and worth of Mr. Calhoun.
Under the third resolution the Chairman appointed the fol
lowing committee, viz: A. 11. Chappell, John J. Jones, S.
| Stephens,S. J. Ray and R. A. L. Atkinson. Upon motion,
the Mayor and City Council were added to that committee, j
and the meeting adjourned.
GEGRGE M. LOGAN, Mayor. |
James A. Nisbet; Secretary.
<L\)t (Srorgin Cittern.
1.. F. YY. iRMBVI, INSitoi-.
MACON, GA., APRIL 11, 1850.
TO CORRESPONDENTS:
‘‘Lament,” by T. 11. C. shall have a place in our nest.
23ST Part 3d of Mrs. Ilentz’ Dramatic Poem received, but
too late for the present No.
The favor of “One who knows the dots,” received,
but cannot be used, until tlie correspondent furnishes 1.
name.
The promised “sketch” of W. C. 11. will Le Relcom-V
ed. Tlie other matter will be “O. K.”
CARRIER WANTED.
An active, intelligent and faithful youth is wanted to distri
bute the Georgia Citizen through the City of Mat-011 and vi
cinity. The best of references required.
Phr<*nolOffs. —Dr. Crane propos.-* (o give another
Lecture this evening, at Concert Hall, should tlie weather not
prove too inclement. Admittance free.
The (ialphin C laim.—( onsiderable stir is now being
made about the recent payment by tlie Government of the
interest on an old revolutionary claim, growing out of certain
transactions to which George Galphin, certain Indians and
the Royal Government of Georgia wore parties in the year
1773. The principal of this claim was ordered by Congress
to be paid in 1546, and m ils so paid by Secretary YYYlker,
the sum being S49,DUO. Mr. Crawford, Secretary of war
was formerly the Agent of tlie Claimants, though he no
longer appears as mk*U. I-ately, however, the claim for in
terest being pressed upon the attention of Secretary Mere
dith, he directed Comptroller Whittlesey to examine into
the matter, and report the fact. The latter reported that
nothing was due. From this decision an appeal was taken
to Reverdy Johnson, Attorney General, who declared in
favor of the validity and equity of the claim, whereupon Sec
retary Meredith ordered it paid.to the amount of $190,000.
Os this handsome sum, it is all.gel that Secretary Craw
ford [sicketed tlie snug fee of $90,000, for his services!
Tlie YY'ashington Union and other partizan presses hav
ing thrown around this transaction a suspicion of fraud and
corruption , Secretary Crawford, who is principally impli
cated in the charge, has sent to the House of Representatives
the following Letter asking an investigation of the matter,
whereupon, e>n motion of the Hon. R. Toombs, a committee
of nine persons were adpointed to cxanfinc into the subject.
• “ YY'asiiington. April 3, 1850.
“ Bir My official e-ominunie-ation with the government,
authorizes me, in my judgment, to ask to have ace-e-ded to
me by tlie House over which you preside, a prompt and full
investigation, in sueli manner as it may think proper, of my
e-onduet in relation to the claim of the representatives of
George Galphin, which claim has been adjudicated and paid
atone of the Dejwirtnieuts of the Government, and is nmv
attracting putaie attention. 1 have tlu-honor to lie very rc
|iectfu!ly your obedient servant,
< I EDIK E YY*. CR AYY FORD.
x *i.o ; i0,.. 11— UoU.
Speaker 1 louse of Representatives.”
In a few days, doubtless, the Committee will report and
we shall give the result to our readers.
Honors to Mr. Calhoun.
Tlie authorities at Washington and both houses of Con
gress vied in paying suitable honors to the distinguished
dead. On Monday, April Ist, in the Senate, the lion. Mr.
Butler, of Somh Carolina, offered the customary Resolutions
of sympathy and condolence, after an eloqnentlv pronounced
eulogy upon the life and public service* of his distingniriied
colleague, lie was followed in the order nanmd. bv ’Us u
Clay, YY*elwter, Rusk and Clemons, i,!l of w! r.i si - :i
feeling and appropriate terms of tlie illustrious deceased.—
The resolutions were passed unanimously and a committee,
consisting of Davis, of Miss., Alchinson, 1 lodge, of Wiscon
sin, Dickinson and Green, was appointed by the Y'ice Presi
dent, Mr. Fillmore, to superintend the funeral arrangements
on the following day, at 12 o’clock.
lit the House, similar proceedings were enacted and ad
dresses delivered by Messrs. Holmes, YY'inthrop and Y eiiaUe.
On Tuesday, the funeral took jdace with imposing cere
monies, the President of the U. S. and Cabinet, Foreign
Ambassadors and dist inguished strangers, being present.—
Rev. Air. Butler,Chaplain to the Senate, officiated. After
which the remains were deposited, temporarily, in the Con
gressional burying ground, to await their removal to Ft. Ilill,
Mr. Calhoun's private residence, near Pendleton, S. CL Sub
sequently the Senate appointed a committee of six so convey
the remains of Mr. Calhoun, to Carolina. The committee
consists of the following gentlemen: Mr. Mason, of Y’irgiu
ia, (who moved the resolution;) Mr. Webster, of Massachu
setts; Mr. Berrien,of Georgia; Mr. Davis,of Mississippi;Mr.
Dickinson, of New-York, and Mr. Dodge, of lowa.
Mr. Cass offered a resolution to print in pamphlet form,
the proceedings of the Senate, in reference to the decease of
Air. Calhoun, which was adopted.
Everywhere, throughout the Union, all possible demon
strations of respect are in preparation, towards the eminent
and virtuous deceased patriot. In Charleston a large meet
ing was held and resolutions adopted to erect immediately at
Citadel Square, in that city, a suitable monument to his uia
mory. All this, is as it should lie.
The Late Election.— it is now given up by the
warmest advocates of the Nashville Convention scheme, that
the people of Georgia have felt very little interest, from the
beginning to the end, in this contemplated movement. Not
that they are insensible to the position in which their dearest
rights an* involved, by abolition encroachment, or unwilling,
at the proper time, to buckle on their armor in defence of
those rights, but solely because of their want of confidence > n
the-motives of those who originated the'Convent ton project
*e/vd th*i±.Tjnwto*(j.-j)u.ious as to the nature **f the ol*je-< : foi
posed to be accomplished thereby. On the latter point no
pains have been taken, by those in the secret, to enlighten the
public as to the proposed ways tmd means of redress. But
one or two fool-hardy Journalists have shown thoir hand*
on the subject, and these have openly advocated a “ South
ern Confederacy” with a capital at Ashville, N. C. with a
Dis s ilution of the Union at all hazards! As this became brui
ted abroad, an evident panic seized upon the affiliated presses,
on account of this premature disclosure of tlieir purpnises,
and a palpable “ caving in” was observable all round the board,
lest, forsooth, the people should take alarm at the prospect,
and defeat the machinations afoot to destroy the republic of
our Cithers! Accordingly, they who were Lions rampant
yesterday, are Lions couchant to-day! A “ cliange has come
o'er tlie spirit of their dream,” and now, they disclaim all
purposes of disunion of any and every kind, and, indeed,
aver that never had any such purposes, but only desired a
friendly gathering of Southern men to consult upon the best
mode of making the North believe that the Chivalry of the
South meant to do something in defence of their rights.
Well, we shall not stop, at present, to inquire into the truth
of these disclaimers, or pry into the reasons which liave (-ailed
them forth. All we desire to observe is the fact that not one
tenth of the people of GeoJgia have given their consent to 1*
represented at Nashviile, although solemnly urged, before
hand, to do so at thcpol ls: How thon ‘* infermi
that nine-tcntlis of the people are in favor of the t onvcntk*,
as is given out by one of our eoteinpararies . YY ith hat 11 j
priety can the indifference of the people to the call to vote,
and their failure to vote, be taken as evidence of their favor
able regard for tha objects proposed by that assemblage ?-
The truth is, and tlie returns of the Lie election demoa*
strate the fact, that Georgia has put her veto upon the whole
movement and wills not to be represented at Nashville.
AY'hat then is to be done? Will the Delegates elected
consider themselves qualified to act for the State on
