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Newspaper Page TextVOL. I. •tfil @E$Ts®L& p„(,lihud, oviry Saturday morning, in Macon, Ga. on the follow *“ CONDITIONS: U district!, in advance - - 50 per annum ’ if not o paid Lgal Advertisements willbu madu to conform to the following pro of Undand Negroes, by Executors, Administrators and Cuard „ *re required by law to be advertised in a public gazette, sixty Agfs previous to the* day of sale. These sales must be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between h. hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the rt House in the county in which the property is situated. * irbe sales of Personal Property must be advertised in like manner for gone* to Debtors an*CrOdiUWs of an Estate must bu published forty Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary foj l.sre to sell Land and Negroes, must be published weekly for four “ootiess or T.etters of Administration must be published thirty days _f„’r Dismission from Administration, monthly, six months—tor Dis mission from Guardianship./erty days. Ku'ts for foreclosure of mortgage, must be published monthly, for fur months—< or establishing lost papers, fur the full specr. of thru ,1, for csmpelling titles from Executors or Administrators where Tboml has been given by the deceased, the fall space of three months. Professional and business Card*, inserted, according to tlio follow* orpines or less per annum • - $5 in advance. , ‘; e * 2 2 \ “ 810 00 - - ‘ ir^'Transient Advertisement* will be charged sl, per square of li line, or less, for the first and Ml cts. for each subsequent nsertio U 0n tll ese rates there will be a deduction of -0 percent, on settleme* when advertisements are continued 3 month*, without alteration.^ XT’ All betters except those containing remittances must be and others who will act as Agents for the “‘Citizen’ uaiv retain 20 per cent, for their trouble,oil all cash subscriptions for ™ omCE on Mulberry Street, East of the Floyd House and near tlio || | ~ , umfoiMam CnriiQ.j KELL.I3I & BELL, Attorney* nt Law anil General Land Agents, Alla tin, *Ca., Will practice in DeKalb uud adjoining counties; and in th‘* Supremo Court at Decatur.—Will also visit uny part oi the country for the settlement of claims, cj-c. without suit. ]T Bounty Land Claims phosk< itk: with despatch. Office on White Hull St., over Dr. Denny’s Drug Store. a. a. kkll tu. M - A ‘ BtML ~ S. & R. p. HALL, Attorneys at Law , Macon, Georiria. , Pi tfTICE in Tlibh, Crawford. Houston, l pson. U.V.W, Twice- >-nw r-’ * >-;intiesi_a..d in . v.„..... Deeat ir. .atb -u-n ‘ April 4, iS'il. Wm. K. iIcCSR Attorney & Gou, M ACOJ Xfjg~ ■ * y ■ M March SI, 1850. ■ ATT O R N EH savannjß June 28th. 1850. & ay in fl \\T> NoTAItV *1 / • in i;!L ifl| V Viabi'iia. I K*s- i k \ NNHHHI c M -souri. \ a *vivn:a, <Ciia^u<lbn\^J^B|||j vHv’ ‘N -a j “MB) fl .v .Jim’ 1 uWw 1 ~M\hl . -t t!i| m” I in. I I 7 |£; H'ta itrrtd tn the trar of ISI Indian tear* of 1790, and 1536, and tht ien of 1547-S ----fP!IE UNDKRSinfIED hs received from the proper l)e- I_ prtmeiii, tin ueccuary papers to establish nlloronv alfhr mliove claim', under the recent acta of Congress. Me • ill l*n make out claim* under the Pension Act, as well as all nther* agaiiiot the United states for Lost Morses, Hug- St*. fir. laliinnation furnished gratis. Cltnrges moderate. Claims of Wid rws, Heirs, See., particular! v attended to. act 11 Gt JOSEPH A. WHITE. Cljd •pi.nfii £mm, Wife and Home. ron THE LADIES. I>et rakes extol a roving life, Os freedom prate, and all that; Os noisy brats, a scolding wife, And doctor's bills, anu all that. Though fools may rail, and jest, and scoff, A w ife's the thing, for all that: The time, they'll find is not far off, When so think for all that. ’Tis true, when youth and fortune smile, Aud health is firm, and all that : When wine, and song, and dance beguile, Variety, and all that; When every place, where’er you roam, Has jolly friends, and all that; — You want for neither wife Lor home, Nor sympathy, nor all that. Hot age comes on with stealthy paee, And sober vhoughts, and all that: Trouble will show her frowning face, Sickness and pain, and all that. The feast, the bowl will lose their powers, And revelry,and all that: Then shall we need, to cheer A wife aud home, and all that. Oh ! “ when misfortune clouds the brow, Disease and death, and all that, Then, “ woman, then an angel thou, To soothe, aud cheer, and all tliat. Thy gentle cares beguile, Our sleeping nights, and all tsiat; Thy voice the singing soul sustains, With hope, and trust, and all that. BACUCLOR. I . -V *- At , From the Asiatic Journal. A Home Scene* A WIFE WAITING FOR IIER HUSBAND. The noonday sun has set, and still she stands (1 hough oft-read letters rustling in her hands) Gazing aslant along the glimmering lane, Her prest lip breathing on the clouded pano; The evening shadows darken round—and—see! AV ith misty lantern twinkling through the tree, The pondrous wagon rolls its weight along, Cheered by the rude gladness of a rustic song. High in the air the swinging canvass flows, Bn ‘ shf tM it.ght foliage as it goes; Ntr det p’ning fast as on an attentive ear, ‘* 4 x p4h*k&reen path near _ And winds he now beneath those branches dim ? Noj; other eottago-faces look for him ; A ijd ‘ottage-cars his steps await ; Hark ! down yon field rebounds his garden gate, badly she shuts again the parlor door, And t rough the parted shutter, on the floor, The pallid rays of autumn moonlight fall, And the quick fire-light flickers on the wall. XuwpMve, in theciiair, she thinks awhile parting sweetness of his smile ! window and now dies away, and now it burns. book she so. it bos tile hour of grief, every rustle of tile leaf— — tearful past,— echoes now—he comes at last! 0 Com* Not Yet 1 THE MENTAL APOSTROPHE OF A LOVELY WIFE TO HER IN TEMPERATE, BRUTALIZED, ABSENT HUSBAND, i O come not yet!—so calm is home without thee, No longer now thine absence makes me mourn; _For while thy vices cling like chains about thee, I cannot, must not, pray for thy return Then come not yet. O come not yet!—Though crowds should chide thy staying, Heed, heed them not. Thy presence once tvas dear; liut now no grief attends thy long delay ing; No wife, child, friend could wish to sec thee here, Then come not yet. Come not yet!—Once did I watch thy coming, As evening shadows stretched o’er morn and dell: When the wild bee had ceased jts busy humming, And silence hung o’er all things as a spell. O come not yet. watch not. Eyes, with weeping, mourning— ■Hi beaming miee—are now grown dim and dull. SsSSjg|&B[ fear thy once again returning agom too full, • \ -r .ft-'; -A‘ :*{ ‘V jv; ,C -\s• ’. Mr MM r<s > quick —u.,s -. d< mtiiv. Milcnm, while wewl^Bs and when I told him I wanted ro peep rooms, he looked as sober and nervous as a priest •, I could not make him laugh—Do, not even smile. He seemed as if lie really believed the “all-seeing eye ” painted can vass above him, took cognizance of his actions. I am confi dent there is something dreadful about the whole of it, and I would not have Fred become an Odd Fellow for the world; I should never want him near me after being in those myste rious rooms.” “And these arc your objections to the Order, Mrs. Ash ton, are they? inquired Mrs. Belmont, seriously.” “Yes.” “ Then the good originating from them has no influence whatever upon your mind. If you will go home with nte, 1 will show you some periodicals containing excellent address es on different occasions. I have “ The Symbol,” ‘ The In dependent Odd Fellow,” “ The Golden Rule,” and two beautiful annuals called the “ Odd Fellow s Offering.” Aon will find much in them to admire; one oration in particular, on the “ Supremacy of Pri’fot ‘V’ by the Rev. E. 11. b hap in, who is a favorite of mine, aud in whose words you can sec his soul, and feel your own thrill as you read his address es. I will show you a statistical account of the immense sums distributed by the various societies in our country; showing how many widows and orphans they have relieved; how many children have been raised from want and degra dation, liow many strangers have found an asylum from a cold unpitying world; how many sick have been comforted ; how many parched lips have been moistened by the kind hand of charity ; how many eyes closed ; and how many de cently buried', honored and mourned by the members of these societies.” . “llow long since your husband became united with them ?” “Six years.” “Is he as kind and attentive to you as he was before M. became connected with this band ? ’ , “ More so; he loves me better —I love him more; he is so consistant, so correct, so prompt to do his duly when calle upon to administer to the necessities of a brother; and how he loves the little boy we have adopted ?” “ Ay, I recollect hearing something of that foundling.- Where did your husband pick up that friendless thing ?” “ In Ilavanna, when he was consul there.” “ Frav tell me the particulars.” “Jnbcpcuknt in all tilings—Neutral iu Nothing.” MACON, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1850. “ As we are near my home, and fatigued, you shall go with me; we will have a cup of tea, and in the evtnlng I will tell you a simple story. Mr. Belmont has gone to Washington. I am lonesome, and shall be glad of your company for a fbw’ days. It is a long time since you have been in the city, und I have much to say.” Mrs. Ashton cooneluded to accompany her, parity promis ing to spend the night. As they entered the parlor, a sweet, rosy faced boy came jumping in, and ran directly to Mrs. Belmont, who stooping down kissed him again and again ere she removed her veil; and parting the rich curls that shaded his beautiful brow, and turning bis eherub face to wards Mrs. Ashton, she exclaimed : “ This is our pet.” Mrs. Ashton gazed upon the little fellow with evident Sur prise ; taking his hand, she drew liiqi nta> pr, and the'sofa'cried : ’ “ Merciful God ! how like someone I have tell me wher„ \oa got those soft blue eyes t” ; “ Come here, Julius,” said Mrs. Belmont, much surprised at Mrs. Ashton’s emotions; “ conic tell me what you have been doing since my absence.” “ I have been ’iding my ’ittle horse, mamma.” . “ What do you call him ?” “Jimmy Grey : hero is my ’ittle whip to make 1 hhn go fast.” “ Which do you love best, your horse or your maUma?” “ I love iny horse best, and my mamma best?” aild jump ing into Mrs. Belmont's lap, lie wound his ehubl arms around her neek, and kissed her forehead, cheeks, and lips, as she pressed him to her bosom. Mrs. Ashton sat confounded ; a strange sensati ,n took possession of her breast. Was it possible that Mrs. Belmont could love a child so well. He was a dear little fellow), truly —quite an uncommon child. She had no children of her own, and often said she did not wish any ; they werj trou blesome comforts, pulling and hauling curls, ruffles; tiothing could be kept in its place where they were. Still a more lovely picture she never beheld than the one before her. Mrs. Belmont was a handsome woman; the glow upon her coun tenance was heightened by exercise, her eyes beumjfll with delight, her countenance was heightened by excrMe, her cap was united and her curls fell in beautifitßtsorder over the rosy face of her little protegee, as turn ed her endearing caresses. Tea was the statistics were read, the books looked the little b>y carried to bed, after saying his prtas l o knelt,’ like a young cherub, at the feet of Mrs. Bi^^M —the true personage of love bending over its idol. “ Now for story of that lovely child,” as she drew her feet upon the sofa, and behind her. Mrs. Bcimor.t. quietly seating herself rocking chair, began. | Wheii my husband was consul at 1 11., it I'liysieiar. coming in one morning dkils visited a verv interesting family, winiHK’rvg&K&l rSS 111 ‘ 111 H - H in uis arms, followed by Colored woman was his nurse,” Bj Mrs. Belmont stopped, while Mrs. Ashton, who had moved from the commencement of the story, lay gazing tcntly into Mrs. Belmont’s face, as if waiting a further vel >p meat of the little boy’s history. “ Why are you silent?” inquired Mrs. B. SB “ Ido not know,” replied Mrs. A.; “hut I feel like in a state of mesniarism. That child's looks have my very souL_ I have seen him ever since. Pray tell his name; I OTl£4okow, for he so much resembles dear to me.” “ His father's name w&Lllenry Benton, his—” seciW Mrs. Ashton turn deadly pale%Jminquired tlio cause. H “ Proceed,’’ said the excited ‘ell me his mothc^H name, if you know it, before her marriagcJ^U^ “ Julia Crawford.” “ Merciful God ! my sister,” exclaimed Mrs. Ashton, ahd clasping her hands she wept bitterly. Mrs. Belmont tenderly inquired into the cause of her agi tation, and sweetly soothed her. After Mrs. A. became calm, she informed Mrs. B. “My elder and only sister mar ried contrary to her father's wishes, and thereby incurred his displeasure. She loved her husband with all the strength of her young heart, nor was he in any respect unworthy of her affections. My father is it proud high spirited man, aris tocratic in his views, and fixed as the north pole in Ins poli ties, has an idea he is right, and every one opposed to him wrong. Mr. Benton was a firm democrat, and as fixed in his principles as my father, and as unyielding. During the contested election of IS—, in conversation, one evening, they became very warm ; many words passed between them, and tny father, being highly excited, in au unguarded nm /fit grossly insulted him. Mr. Benton could not brook the of fence ; he had borne much for my sister’s sake, but this was a point ‘ beyond which forbearance could not be called a vir tue.’ He thought a separation of all parties, for a few years, would allay the bitterness of my father's hateful, vindictive temper, when he would again return with my beloved sis ter, and all would lie well. They embarked ort board a packet ship for Europe, and arrived. He had a haul some capital, which he invested in goods, and entered the mercantile business in Liverpool; where they were when I jast heard from them. I wrote her often, and oh! how have ’ I longed to soc her! Although my father never has men tioned Mr. Benton’s name, I know he is sorry, and would give all the world, did he possess it, to see Julia. When I entered your house aud beheld your child, his expression was line a flash of lightning across my soul. I see him still, my sister’s own image.” Mrs. Ashton covered her face with her hands and wept. She begged Mrs. B. to lead her to the child. Kneeling by bis bedside, she gazed ujwn his sweet face, as he lay uncon scious of all evil, kissed his forehead, cheeks and lips, with all of a mother's tenderness, raised his little hands to her lips, pressed them to her lips, pressed them them to her heart, nor could Mrs. It. prevail upon her to leave him. She slept u ith him • and when Mrs. Belmont arose, she walked softly to themed, and found the little boy sleeping upoif the bosom of his aunt, her arms closely encircling him. Wer face was pale With weeping, and her long, loose curls were wet with teavs of sisterly love. Mrs. B. bent over them until they awoke ; her first words were : “ What think you now of Odd Fellows?’’ “Oh ! I will go directly home, and tell my husband to be come one immediately; for where would this sweet child have been, but for the blessed institution ? You will surely permit me to share with you in the pleasure of bringing him up; we will together instil into his opening mind the princi ples of “ Friendship, Love and Truth ?” and we will make his regalia when old enough to be initiated into the Society of Odd Fellows.” The Proof. Trauslatud for the Boston “Journal from the French. In Dupleos street, which leads to Versailes, a young man, named Leopold Detillule, was half concealed behind a gate, waiting with the greatest impatience, like a spoiled child, to surprise his nurse. At length the door of an elegant house op posite was opened, and a young officer, in the uniform of the hussars, descended the stops, and disappeared ; he was soon followed by an aged gentleman, and the Monsieur Leopold, who felt like most lovers, sprang across the street, and was soon admitted to the presence of bis beloved Ceeile, whom he had long sought to find alone. She was in a most richly decorated parlor, seated near the fire, with a book in her hand, of which she was turning over the leaves instead of reading, and appeared wholly indiffer ent to every thing else. At his approach, she put the book aside and looked steadily at him. “ Well, Ceeile,” said he, “ Well, my dear Leopold,” replied the young girl, in a meluncholly tone. “Answer me, Ceeile, have I nothing to hope for—am I Kilo you love me ?” u doubt it,” answered site casting down her eyes. , no, but lam afraid your father will not accept -in-law, though he must see our love.” , his looks, his attitude—all spoke the most vio as he pressed her hand to his. e, LeojKild. My father Monsieur Dubois loves , and wishes me to give my hand to the man that .he most suitable, by his position and his fortune happy.” ik of my love,” exclaimed the yountfbf^^Ka and iniiH.'y MB’ I -*” >;” ■!<l, greati v ; ‘^i “I shall explain notliing^^^m t right to question me, nrul so g<■< When Monsicr Detilale found ltiinself ;iy ,’fzm reflect deeply. What could induce a vou quisli so favorable a match. And he expected ttWHH lie certainly would not fear a duel no; there inns thing against her character; some mystery—sonSHl perhaps another lover ? Whilst thus busied meditations a letter was put into his hand from thenl^B|J|||| “My dear Leopold,” said she, “come to me ; 1 my father is beginning to he reasonable; he has cither ed his opinion of Monsit ur de Marsan or being convinced tliar his daughter is truly beloved, he means no longer to interfere with her happiness. Come, the moment is favorable.’’ “The moment is favorable.” Yes ! exclaimed this feeble minded and fickle man ; one lover has rejected her, and she wishes to make sure of another; Iter father has lost the prospeet of one son-in-law ; and he wishes to secure anoth er. Ah Ceeile, you are rejected, and you know the reason. You forget tliat you told me yesterday that it would kill your father if you did not marry the son of his friend.” .■ Leopold thought he was betrayed, deceived, and eile was a thousand times more to blame than any one^^^ tkZiM ... ■* mKk In this state of mind lie made the necessary arrangements, threw himself into a post chaise, and was carried to the house of an old uncle, in the city of Touraine. Three months after, as he was walking one morning in a magnificent park, he met an officer of die hussars, whom lie immediately accosted. ‘‘My dear Monsieur de Marsan, I am most happy to see you, and hope you will now do me the furor to explain.” “I am not Monsieur do Marsan,” interrupted the officer ; “my name is Dubois,” added lie, laughing immoderately; “but I recollect you as Monsieur lXtillule ” “What does this conduct mean sir?” “If you do wish for information, you could not address yourself to one more capable to give it than 1 am. My sister did love you, but her father and myself considered my fi -“ud more worthy of her hand; she thought nothing could weak en or subdue your affection. I proposed proof, which she readily accepted. I played the part of De Marsan towards you. and your conduct proved to her how little she could count on your constancy; you shall now hear what followed. “Eight days after your departure from Versailles the true De Marsan arrived; he is handsome, amiable, and intelligent, and being sincerely attached to Concile, did not find much difficulty in gaining her affections, and one month since they were married. Are you satisfied with these explanation-, sir?” Detillule ws not cured, but lie dared not provoke a duel, as the result would, of course expose him to more censure. He established himself in Touraine as Versailes had no longer any eharms for him. Intellect in Rags. A, STORY EOR®Y'OL'NO AND OLD. Two proud children were tripping along the streets of Boston, one sunshiney day, on their way to school, chatting as they went, and apparently enjoying themselves right merrily. A late rain had given a coating of mud to the red brick sidewalks, so the children trod daintily j the older one, a slight and delicately formed girliwitli a merry dark eye, and full rich ringlets, carefully lift ing her soft, shining garments, that they mi”ftt not be soiled, by contact with the wet earth. > And now, their way led through a dark, d|pip al ley 7 , where the sunbeams grew sickly, and paled into dimness, as they touched the heavy and tainted at mosphere, through, perchance, long times between, they melted into shadows upon the golden hair of some poverty clad infant, for many such sat in th 4 broken doorways of that comfortless city lane. R The hoy and girl moved slowly white brows bent downward, their bright mg for the hidden pave stones ; yet e\HBHHH| some quick laugh at the ludicrous tigjHBHHHHj ted across their path, would cheeks with dimples. ‘Don't you hate such the boy, as ;i Dw drops, glossiness of his rich hoy of some tliir and with very scant mass of patches. 11 is over his downcast eyes rough with labor, gnisp- Mrewspaper, which lie had ev jne mud. So absorbed was he and not notice the fair and high , whostood regarding him with ued mirth. his brown face on his deii jij.'V m consciously aloud—‘b-1 e-n no’—a deep drawn sigh, tb.-n ■• i long pans* —‘oh ! dear— 1 shah life Barney.’ child exclaimed tlms, hr* lifted his IfslgPw^' ll ll y, from the tattered bit of printing; WEBBBfc\\ upon the listeners, whose beautiful lips ■HSHnrlod with scornful smiles. A Hush of crimson ivhMrd to his swarthy cheeks, mounting to the top forehead, as lie threw off the mass of tangled ■urls, and his bold black eyes fell before their famil iar stare. ‘lla ! ha !’ said the richly clad youth carelessly, U’ve got a brother only five years old at home, who hi read better than that. JHflHMjßvou ought ■■bast to know you I. he shoul^i’ to speak with him, but :i K.” ( YKall have that pleasure,’ said the ex-presi dent, smiling; and turning, ho presented the beanti- Jm\ and fascinating wife of a millionaire to the talen ™d stranger. | ‘Wc have met before, madam, 1 said the gentleman L>. . v- . ‘.■Tint no t^l, ‘ v ar,; HR rich.’ to excite m a boy larger Rking out the hear him; we yoli -lip his name ’ r tliinjt;’ b‘ ’} • i r< ss- W i, sprang to si>t< r, such Hmd scorn, that the girl Pel, and gave utter- lunded—wounded to lifter them, his full uish, his black eye Kg trembling on his Hnvould scathe and children; steps into and entering unovon floor, r a'Mtiin, v,. r,. : princely ; ‘!/kprnb ■sj.icn- ; y V.r'.'^W'sidcnt ; , Wl a noble - .hoc].— bowing low, to concttail a strange expression that/ stole over his features. ‘I have forgotten,’ tLe lady made answer, is her sweetest tones. ‘I have not —we have met before ; just twenty years ago/ he continued, still keeping his piercing eyes upon her face --‘we met in a little lane, a nar row, repulsive place, where the cries of hanger re sounded often upon the still air, and where rags, misery and tilth met t lie traveller at every step.’ lie paused—and she gazed more curiously upou him. ‘Perhaps you do not remember the place— r>re haps you do'not remember Row two pampered chil dren of wealth passed along that lane : it may bo you forget the poor outcast, grasping at science (though then scarcely conscious.) with his untutored 1 mind. The laugh of derision that was then flung up on this lonely heart—for lam that child—roused the latent tire of ambition within my breastand/ ha continued, more softly, ‘I thank you for the tuant, and the scornful word; they were ever my incen tives in my upward path to honor ; I had but to think of them, and my soul war nerved anew. I thank you for them / and a triumphant smile illu minated his splendid countenance. The lady, faint, mortified, glided aw ay from her rebuker, and in less than an hour sat, humbled and 9 weeping, in her own proud mansion. She had wish ed, nay, coveted, just cue little word, from the be ing w ho, in her haughty childhood, she had derided and despised for his poverty —and she had been re paid with contempt, though smoothly worded and delicately expressed, by the neglected boy, whoso name now rang the world through. Have a care, then, sons and daughters of plenty. Scorn not the child of poverty, who with pensive eye and lifted hands, toils up tho rugged heights of Parnassus, uneared for and unaided. Though clo thed in rags, he may gain the dizzy heigth, w hile you, decked in the meaner paraphernalia of wealth humbly grope along tlie mountain’s base, and under the very feet of him whom you disdained. political. The 1 hloe. ci rev. dr. ojsjuy; op s. c. Freedom's shrine ? he invidious lines one spot be mill*!, Hi ‘ ai is ah tile Vest— MBHBHHfIHB! ab.’s fair Sand, ... ‘ £p,yg<i V^H' l : vutibun band, nl 8 rooky strand, - r ‘ i’foat .e.i West, raid free, ■; -rooted tree. By our common kindred tongue, A By our hope*—brqjlu, buoyant, young,, V liy the tie (4 count:-]! strong, \ Wt still be one. Fathers ! have you bled in vain f Ages, must ye droop gaiu f Maker, shall we nwlmf staiu BkniMUgJs sent by Thee X Now receive our tok-rpn vow, W hil# before thv throne we bow, Ever/to maintain, a3 now “ Giion-—Liberty.*’ Mr. t rittendem’s Opinion. The following is the opinion delivered by Attorney Gener al Crittenden, in reference to t i-.* conduct of the Marshal of Massachusetts, against whomc targes had been made, lor his conduct in the Crafts case in Boitou. Office O ‘ Attorn kt Gekcral, ) NovenrV-r 25, 18bt>. ( To the President :— As requested by you. L liaye care fully examined all the papers placed iu iay bands resoling to complaints made against Cltarks Devons, Fsq , the Marshal of Massachusetts district, for alleged negaei and dereliction of duty in failing to execute a warrant dhk-h came ts bis hands for the arrest of William Crusts, a fulitivo slave. Those papers, consisting chilly of the affidavits of Mr Dovens, the marshal, his deputy, Mr. P. Ritev, Ja’e. Dickson*, George T. Curtis, Esq. and Wi lis 11. Ilughse. ager-Wk-r the owner of the slave, with letters from Mr. Fayaod Mr. Curti*, are herewith returned. Having perused them with care, and certainly without ar.y bias or prepossession in favor of tho Mar shal or his deputy, 1 most say that, though I can see no **i denee of any particular activity and energy or their part, it sc-ems to me there does not eufieieatly appear any cauo* fcr the censure of their conduct or the removal of tho marshal from office. 1 A more commendable activity and energy might probably have been exerted by them 5 birl they seem to hat® acted, to n considerable extent, upon consultation and in <*>flert with Mr. Hughes, the agent for the owner of the* fugitive, and, wlmt might otherwise appear to be blameable in them, may have been the result of that consultation and aoMrrk In this uncertain state of the case, the declaration mad? by Mr. Hughes, at the conclusion of vh transaction, that he no complaints to make against then, r? or words to that (effect, is entitled to, and has had sonic intluenee on my judgment. If I could have discovered any satisfactory t-ridenci of the neglect or evasion of daty by these officer*, in thisWese, it would have been no less consonant with mj’ feeling* than wiih my judgnK*nt, to have retommended their instant d*- mission from the public serviei. ® * V I have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours, &c.,i J. J. CRITTENDEIf- The language of Mr. Ilnghes as quoted by Mr. Crittetif en > does not comport very well wi h the document prepared^ l ” Mr. Hughes in Macon, to operate on the recent election, which was circulated with so n ueh avidity by the organsvL the disunlonists. Perhaps Mr, 11. can explain the disere ey—now that the election has jassed. It certainly behcov<H him to do so, if he values his rej n tat bn for veracity. —Chro <p Sentinel. 1 Sound Patriot!; Sentiments. | At a recent very large and imposing meeting of the of the Union in Cincinnati, the following resolutions, errtfflß dying sound, conservative and patriotic sentiments, amonM others, were unanimously adopted : w ßesolved , That we appro-e and will support the ntea A sores of peace and compromise relative to the admission of California as a State—theestabl sbmeut of territorial govern- Mttts of New Mexico and Jtah—the settlement of the, of Texas—t ie abolition of the slave trade nt 1 the provisies) the more ef *n ?c of the constitutional <isjty to deliver - <Jn “ Resolved, -—, tnM nn if nT forcible resistance to of tbslwr of the Government f>r llic* recapture 1 1 ThjSjfiw* erv<e> labor —-that we r-gard such law as ootwidtiiiti tjp’ ‘ °‘ anee with the compromise which formed the we will sustain and unforce it by ail propgp “j as a matter of constitutional Cos; n pr°mfes NO. 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