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Potts, who afterward had the controversy witli Dr
Wftrawright, New York, had been secured for that <
purpose ; and when he arrived, which was about the
appointed hour, Dr. Bascom proceeded directly to i
the place of meeting. He was met at the door by the i
leading members of the Methodist Church of that
city, and also by Dr. Potts, all of whom implored
him not to attempt to speak, ihey declared that
the public mind was highly incensed against him,
and that there were at that time a number of armed
men in the church determined to use violence if he
attempted to speak. This did notin the least intimi
date him; but resisting all importunities, Dr. Bos
-com marched directly through the church, and as
cended the pulpit. Knowing that delay was dan
gerous he did not take his seat, but turning to the
audience, told them that ho was aware of the excited
state of public feeling—aware of threatenened vio
lence ; but lie asked, as a right, to be heard before
being condemned—to be heard one hour and then he
■would submit to any punishment of which he might
be deemed deserving. The words were uttered ra
pidly, and were promptly answered by a man who
arose in the midst of the .audience, and cried, with
an oath, that he should be heard. This was the
same Mr. Dawson who had played so
rartinlm bch'lf at Sew Oil,^
f ll /'; ~• „, a witll th t cMvl
‘"°"P hull w nieh led him at first, to espouse his cause,
bad unknown to him, gone to Natchez to aid in his
protection And here his voice triumphantly pre
va.led. lie was answered by an almost unanimous
agreement to hear what Bascom bad to say, at least
for one hour. Accordingly the address was commen
ced ; and never before did the eloquent speaker la
bor more powerfully or effectively. The exciting cir
cumstances under which he was placed seemed to
act as a kind of inspiration, and nerve his soul to one
of the noblest efforts of eloquence.
“ His words seemed oracles,
That pireea their bosoms ; and eacli man would turn,
And gaze in wonder on his neighbors face,
That with the like dumb wonder answered him.
You could have heard
The beating of their pulses while he spoko.”
And when his hour expired, such wonders had he
wrought in the minds of his hearers, that tlio cry
of “Go on! go on!’’ was heard throughout the
immense assembly. The orator proceeded for more
than an hour longer, and in the conclusion of his
address took up a collection for the Colonization So
ciety. Those who so recently were ready to tear him
to pieces, now rushed eagerly forward to contribute
in aid of the great causo. The collection that day
was the largest received by Dr. Bascom in any city
of the South, with the single exception of the city
ofNashvillo.
(Reported for the Georgia Citizen.)
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Macon, February Term, 1851,
Morrow kt. al. }
as. v Motion for anew trial from Ilen
llknson. ) ry.
In an action on a promisory note, the defendant may nrail
himself of the plea, of “failure of consideration,” notwith
standing more than four years have elapsed, since the making
of the parol warranty of the consideration for which tho
note was given.
W. W. Clark for PI'AT. in error ;J. J. Floyd for Deft, in
error.
Daniel Tyler j
vs. > Assumpsit from Bibb.
John D. Gray )
Anew trial wil be granted, where the verdict of the jury
is contrary to the charge of the court, when that charge is in
accordance with the law.
McDonald for Pl'ff. in error; Powers and Whittle for
Deft, in error.
Reese j \.
vs. > In Equity from Troup. s
Wyman et. al. ) j
Where parties agree to a contract, and meet for tho pur
pose of reducing the same to writing, and a mistake is made,
in so doing, a court of Equity will reform the written con
tract, so as to make it conform to the understanding of the
parties.
Dougherty and Stokes for Pl’fF. in error ; Bull for Deft, in
error.
Dennis j
vs. > In Equity from Crawford.
Ray. )
A defendant cannot both chargo and discharge himself in
his answer.
Where one firm makes a pretended transfer of their stock
of goods to another firm—and a receiver is subsequently ap
pointed, for the latter firm—the creditors of the first firm
may pursue and subject the proceeds of the sale of the goods
so transfered, in the hands of the receiver, to the payment of
their debts.
Hunter and Daily for Pl'ff. in error ; Poe and Nisbct, Hall
and Hall, for Deft, in error.
Harper, Almb. ‘)
vs. > Ejectment from Crawford.
Smith. )
Where letters of Administration, were granted, with
the will annexed, disposing of the personalty only :—Held,
that the Administrator cannot maintain an action of eject
ment. In such case there must be a distinct Administration
as to the realty.
The Statute of limitations, begins to run from the date of
the letters of Administration.
The heirs at law being barred and there being no debts,
Equity will enforce the Statute against the Administrator and
the heirs.
A Judgment rendered against a deceased man is void.
Hunter and Baily for Pl'ff. in error; Poe and Nisbct, and
Hall and Hall, for Deft, in error.
Fitzgerald i
vs. > Certiorari from Fayette.
YoiENGBLOOD, et. al. )
In file -trial of an issue, as to whether a party has been
served with a summons in a Justices Court: —Held, that the
original summons with the endorsement of the officer there
on, is the highest evidence, and must be produced, or its loss
accounted for, before secondary evidence can bo admitted, to
show that the p(rty was not served.
Tidwell and Fuller, lor FPff. in error; Conner and Stone,
for Deft, in error.
Cox )
1 8. > Assumysit from Henry.
Baily. j
A partial payment made on a promissory note by one joint
obligor or promissor, before the Statute of limitations lias at
tached, constitutes anew point from which the Statute begins
to run, both as to himself and bis cs-obligo.rs.
Glenn, for Pl’ff. in error ; R. W. McCune, for Deft, in
error.
Coker \
vs. £ Application for an lnjunction from Pike.
Birge. )
1. If one does an act, in itself lawful, which being done in
a particular place, necessarily tends to the damage of anoth
er’s property, it is a nuisance.
2. Where the owner of a Hotel in a city, alleges in his bill,
“that the erection of a Livery Stable, in the vicinity of bis
premises, will result in the loss of heaith, comfort and happi
ness of himself and family, the loss of patronage to his Hotel,
and a ruinous diminution of the value of his property, in eou
sequence of the unhealthy effluvia arising from the Stable—
the collection of large swarms of flies—and the stamping of
horses,” lie is entitled to an injunction, to restrain the erec
tion of the stable.
Moor and Alford, for Pl'ff. in error; R. W. McCune, for
Deft, iu error.
Beverly ‘i
vs. / Ejectment from Fayette.
Bckke. )
i. A bond for titles to land, although recorded, is not ad
missible in evidence, as color of title, without proof of its ex
ecution.
2d. Trespassers are not entitled to set off the value of the
improvements made against mesne profits.—Whether the
party be a trespasser or not, is a question for the jury.
3d. A copy of 3 deed, whieh has been duly recorded R eg-
ularly established, in lieu of the lost original, is admissible in
evidence.
4th. To exclude a witness for interest, it must be made to
appear affirmatively, by tho party objecting, that the witness
is interested. *
sth. Adverse possession is a question for the jury.
A. R. Moore and Latham, for Pl'ff. in error; Doyal and
Nolan, Conner and Stone, for Deft, in error.
Henry Fox )
vs. V Larceny from Bibb.
The State or Georgia, t
Where a party, swears that, he has a witness absent, by
whom he expects to impeach the eredibilty of a witness to be
introduced by tho other party, and that he has made diligent
effort to procure the attendance of the witness, he is entitled
to a continuance. In such case, it is error iu the prosiding
Judge, to refuse the continuance, because of his knowledge
of the high character of the witness, whose credibility it is
sought to impeach, or of his want of confidence, in the in
tegrity of the party making the application.
11 m. R. be Graffenreid, for lTff. in error ; U. W. Mc-
Cune, for Deft, in error.
Thompson I
vs. Rule from wm 11 ~~ r ~
The CExz&m&f"** o ***''} 1 0*P"*^**
** mw
Where a Sheriff has collected money upon afi fa; in an
application for a rule against him, the Sheriff may avail him
self of the Statnto of limitations, and the Statute begins to
run in his favor from tho time he received tho money.
Hill, for pl’ff. in error.
Smith I
vs. > Assumsit from Troup.
Simms Adm'r. j
A partial paymentriads on a promissory note, before the
Statute of limitations has attached, creates a now point from
which the Statute begins to run.
Hill for plf’t. in orror.
Smith & Meritt )
vs. r Illegality from Newton.
Dickson & Harris. )
Where a fi-fa was levied upon property and tho Sale
postponed indefinitely by order of the piantiff and at the re
quest of the defendant, and more than seven years had elaps
ed from the time of making sucli entry upon the fi fa.
Held that the judgment and execution, had become dor
mant under the Act of 1823.
W. W. Clark & Floyd for plft. in error ; Recso for df't.
in orror.
The State of Georgia )
cs. V Award from DeKalb.
ITenrt G. Dean. j
Ist. In a controversy, between the State and the owner of
land, as to the value of the land, (or amount of damages) seized
and appropriated by the Western and Atlantic Rail Road, for
the construction of said road, and an award by arbitration.
Held that either party dissatisfied must enter his appeal at
the time or within four days.
2d. Wherever, an appeal is authorized by Statute, and
no time is prescribed within which, the same shall bo done,
the appeal must bo entered, within four days, from tho time
of the rendition of the judgement or award.
Ezzard for plft. in error; Irwin and Price for dft in error.
Commissioners of Roads. I
vs. V Motion from
The Griffin and W. P. P. Road Company. ) Pike.
An appeal entered by an attorney who lias no authority
for so doing, and who was not employed in tho cause beforo
the appeal was entered—Will on motion be dismissed.
Bail)’ and Arnold for plf’t. in error; McDonald for deft,
in error.
CnrrcspoutieitiT.
LETTERS from NEW YORK,
\ NO. 111,
New York, Feb. 10, 1851.
Dear Doctor: —lt was reported in the Tribune the other
day, that aV fellow by the name oft Edward C. Lamed had
been lecturing at Chicago, on the ..subject of slavery v who
remarked that if a‘ “-in;**, were -t£ , (V/hn oneStat : int<s
another, ho would be just as free as lam.” This was the
truth, for a more consummate slaro than he, never crawled,
leaving his slimo, upon the earth, lie is not only a slave in
body but in soul—the meanest kind of a slave, because a
vassal to his own polluted prejudices.
Kinkel, tho Professor, has escaped from his Prison at
Spandeau.
Georgo Ripley, in noticing The Women of Israel, by
Grace Aguillae, in the Tribune, the other day, quotes a pas
sage in which lie presumes that she believed that slavery was
not tolerated among the Jews. lie did this, thinking that
it would prejudice somebody against the South, as this
Grace Aguilloc is a Jewess. The poor man could not see
that tho passage was directly against him, for if the bonds
men were paid in advance for six year's service,’’ when
“ bought “ how many more years of a “ nigger's ” service
do we buy when wo give a thousand dollars for him?
Greeley, from what I can learn, is a man of some good
points; but he sadly disfigures his face, when he “ screws
himself up to the sticking point” of calling the South “ The
Chivalry.” The truth is, I ant and ever have been, at a loss
to know what he can meaif by it. Does he say it in jest , or
in ridicule ? Does he mean that the South is not chival
alrous, and that he merely cal'e her so because it is an under
stood thing, that she is not! Why, if this be the meaning
of tho man, he is making the most arrant gooso of himself
that ever offended the angels in Heaven by striking at thun
der with a short pole here on earth. Surely, Horace Grcely
is not such a hypocrite as this ‘.
Bayard Taylor lectured the other evening at Clinton Hall,
on Ihe Animal Man.V I did not hear him, but presume
that it was ably done, as no man ought to bo better qualified
to deliver upon that subject than he is, from his proximity to
George Ripley, who is now in the enjoyment of psychical hy
pertrophy.
He has just received a Pamphlet on “ The State of the
Union,” by the renowned Infidel, Theodore Parker, of Abo
lition memory, which he commends very highly for the death
blow which he thinks it gives to “ The Chivalry.” But it
only proves that this aforesaid Theodore Parker is a traitor
and a jaekass, both put together, but that this same George
Ripley is his cousin-german. Out on such arrant cowards,
who will “nickname God’s creatures” hero in the North,
but at the South would crawl and fawn at tho feet of “ The
Chivalry ,’ like kicked curs.
I will give you a rpecimeu of the “ vaulting ambition which
o’erleaps itself and fail* on the other side,” of this Pamph
let in a future letu r. F ignorini Parodi gave a Concert at
Tripler Hall the other night for the benefit of the Italian re
fugees in this city, which. I understand was but very poorly
attended. No Wonder, for a meaner set of Lazaroni, never
left Naples, than I understand these very same Exiles arc.
There is a paper hers, called V Echo d’ Italia,
and edited by a man who signs himself Signor Giovana Fran
cesca Sccehe De (tassel, for their especial edification. It is
about the size of a shinplaster, (and looks very much like it)
which I saw Mr. Gliddon unwind from the leg of a muinmv,
which had been dead from before the building of the Pyra
mids.
I was very much amused the other evening at a transla
tion which a lady gave of this man’s long name. She called
him “ Lord John Francis The Dry, of the Wigwam of the
Cassalies ! Another very witty creature, who was sitting
close by, said that she could give a better one, and proceeded
thus—“ Mr. Judas Iscariot de Vagabondi de Billy Goati”
I was looking over a book of Travels, by William Cullen
Bryant, the other day, in which he speaks of the South, and
what tho Abolition cowards call f “ Our peculiar institution.”
He makes many quotations from our“ nigger songs.” which
be does not give according to the original. He is an aboli
tionist, and did not visit the South with any other view than
to misquote. But I can here say that the specimens which
lu- does give, ore better exemplifications of true Lyrical Poe
etry than anything that ho ever wrote. The only thing he
*' e , r “ rote l ' lat may be called Poetry is “ Thanatopsis ”
w hk.li lie stole line for line from the Spanish. The fact is,
t lat ic ne\cr did anything hut steal—as nothing he ever
wrote is original
This reminds me of a hull-headed Irishman, whom I had the
misfortune to meet about two years ago, atNo. 108 Leonard
Street. I have forgotten his name or would give it As
soon as be found out I was from the South, he began to make
remarks about our language, and would often quote from Bry
ant’s “ Letters ” about “ chckierf/xin*"—m\.\muUi)g that
111 mil i & ©s it i mm m 3
Miis was our peculiar vernacular. One day when he was go
ing on with his bogified brogue, I “ pitched into him rath
er severely j’ and the scoundrel shut his mouth. The next
day lie left the house.
I never like to speak ill of a woman, if I can help it, but
should just beg leave to say Acre, that bis wife was tho pro
foundest specimen of English impudence, that ever came un
der my observation. \\ lien she spoke, her voice was like the
crash of falling worlds.
A Virginian happened to be boarding in the house at the
same time. One day, Mrs. Griswold, who was a very reli
gious woman, asked him if the Georgians and. Virginians
were not all of the same stock ? lie answered, “ yes —ull
except the language ” intimating that we Georgians were
to them pretty much as the Irish are to the English. The.
next day I nu t him iu the Parlor, and looking him full in the
face, said, “ All the fools are not dead yet /” The next
day he took the cars for Philadelphia.
I went the other evening to hear Mr. Burr lecture on the
Rochester and Bridgeport “ rappings.” The object of tho
Lecturer was to show that the rappings were all no p 'Tl(inf r
at all, and the people who beluy^£L->^ti K . m were nothing
n i!J r kt J l nr less knaves. But the most ri
diculous miffing of tho evening was, the attempt which his
brother made to mesmerize the people. That two hearty
full grown men should throw away so much precious time
to make themselves ridiculous, is truly a mystery. But that
the Editor of the Tribune should laud any such undertaking
when he advocates the utility of turning a man’s attention
to ploughing : when he has nothing better to do, is more
than a mystery. Mr. Burr, is a man of talents, but did not
exemplify any in that lecture.
This reminds me of what happened in the 2 ribune Office 1
one day. Mr. Ripley was speaking to somebody from
ton, I believe, about these samo “ rappings,” not th'ipking
that as I was from “ The South,” 1 knew anything at all
about such a humbug—-when lie remarked “ / understand
he is coming to let the cat out of the wallet ‘ —meaning, I
presume, this same Mr. Burr. This proved, to my mind,
that this man was endorsing a thing in which he did nai be
lieve. The poor, dear creature did not know that I had
just returned from Stamford, where I had been “ blowing
up tho Lord Mogul of humbugs.
More of every thing in my next. T. 11. C.
Letter from Florida.
Tallahassee, Fla. Feb. 9th 1851.
Dear Doctor: — Here I am, in the land of promise the
land of Oranges, Pine apples, Tea, Coffee, Sugar. Tobacco.
Cotton, Venison, wild Turkeys, Squirrels, Partridges, Oppos
sums, Fish, Oysters, &c. &c. I have not had much leisure
to look about me, as yet. Tallahassee proper, is too well
known to require description. The Legislature having ad
journed, the place does not present that appearance of activi
ty whieh a stranger might anticipate, nevertheless, there is a
pretty brisk trade going on. It has attained its greatest pros
perity, unless new channels of communication can be opened
to it. Exorbitant prices (at least I consider them so) are de
manded for almost every thing hero. A man must carry a
heavy purse, if he make both ends meet, in lallaliassee. I
was astonished to find the seat of Government of the State
of Florida without a daily mail. A tri-weekly is all that this
place can lay claim to.
To-day being Sunday, I attended church (the Presbyterian)
and heard an able discourse from a young divine, (Mr.
Hume.) In the afternoon, by way of variety, I witnessed a
pugilistic encounter between two gentlemen of tho bar, in
which one came out minus a coat, anil the other with an out
line sketch of Oregon upon bis countenance. The corporate
authorities of Tallahassee, like the corporate authorities of
most other places, will not, I presume, allow their equanimi
ty to be disturbed by such small matters. Men will fight, and
why not fight on Sunday as well any other day T It is a
species of excrciso uot uufrcqucntly resorted to by those spir
itually inclined.
To render this section of country prosperous, will r quire
a liberal internal improvement policy. In no part of tie l
nited States arc there greater facilities for rail and pinuk
road construction, than in Florida. Georgia enterprise would,,
in a very few years, elevate this State to an enAible position
among her neighbors, even with much greater to en- (
coud.cr. Inda. and, tho press of Florida, is Jrea,i*rH|< atl, ‘g G.
question of rnii and plank roads with srj “p, for too oonhee’
with the South Western Railroad, shif M p i >nt j|>imoa, b<‘
tho first undertaking of tho people 1 hero are
large bodies of land that can never cofhc into market while
there remains such a lack of facility for transporting pro
duce; but when those facilities are afforded, the lands will
at oneo beoomo valuable. Business men understand this,
and it is reasonable to suppose that they havo not permitted
the subject to remain uninvestigated.
I am truly in a “strange land among strangers,” for, ns
Paddy expresses it, “niver a soul do I know here.” And that
reminds me of the gratification I should derive from the vis
its of my old friend, the Georgia Citizen.
To get this in tho mail, I must close abruptly.
Yours, Sec. EX-GEORGIAN.
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~W\)t §fnrgia Citip.
1,. F. W. ANDREWS, Editor.
MACON, GA. FEB. 22, 1851.
Pub. Doc. —Wo acknowledge receipt of several Pub
lic Documents from the lion. W. C. Dawson.
Later from Europe.
BY TELEGRAPH.
The steamship Baltic, arrived at New York on Thurs
day, 20th inst. She brings a further decline in Cotton of
1-8 to 1-ld, with sales to the amount of 25,000 bales.
Macon Cotton Market.
The sales of the past week have been at a rango of,lo 3-4
to 11 cents for middling fair. The Baltic’s accounts, togeth
er with the increasing receipts at tho Ports, will have the ef
fect of causing a continued depression in the market.
Supreme Court Decisions.
We arc indebted to Luther J. Glenn, Esq., acting Re
porter for the Supreme Court, for a syllabus of Cases which
have been decided by this tribunal, at its Session just closed
in this city. Mr. G. has our thanks for his politeness.
The JJll. To-day is one of tho nation's festival occasions,
which we are pleased to see is attracting unusual attention
and observance in various parts of our beloved country. In
this city, the Farewell Address of the immortal Washington
will be read by Samuel Ilall, Esq. and an oration delivered by
Col. A. P. Powers, after which dinner will bo served up at
the Lanier House, and other jubilations indulged in by the
company who may assemble to do honor to the memory of
the Father of his Country, and especial honor to the Union
sentiments avowed in his farewell legacy to his countrymen.
This is as it should be, and we hope no raven croak will bo
beard to-day, to mar the festivity of the hour or cast contempt
upon an occasion so worthy of houorablc regard, in the heart's
best affections of every patriot.
Wesleyan Female College.—w e are happy to
hear that this institution is now in a palmy state of prosperi
ty, a larger number of pupils being in attendance than ever
before. President Ellison and the faculty arc laboring, with
much zeal in their vocation, and we rejoice that their valua
ble labors arc not unappreciated by the community at large.
Scientific Entertainment.
Dr. ITendrec, who proposes a scientific Entertainment at
Concert Hall on Monday night, comes highly recommended
as a gentleman of intelligence, who is fully competent to the
task of contributing to the intellectual eutertainment of bis
audiences. While in Savannah, he delivered a Lecture be
fore the Historical Society, which elicited high encomiums
from the savans of that city. His entertainments are, how
ever, not intended exclusively for men of science, but are
really popular and pleasing illustrations of scientific principles
for the benefit of the million. See advertisement.
(Jen TOJB Thumb.— This little great man arrived
in Mufon on Thursday evening ’lasthim ’nas VJd crowded j
Levi-e. 4 three times since. This afternoon anil evening he
will aifain appear before an admiring public, as tho wonder
of the Lge, the delight of tho Ladies who love to kiss him,
and the\ (*nvy of the gentlemen who witness his monopoly in
that line] of business. May your shadow never be larger
Jhtfrnl
1 ■-- ”
Cool Effrontery.— l’ >r matchless impudence, cool
and reckless mendacity, and vulgar assumption, we do think
the! Federal Ruin organ of his Excellency Georgo Washing
ton Buonaparte, is “ head and shoulders taller ” than any of
his cor ‘ U “ n | ot n . disunion. It is not often that
we rea!Tthis stupid print, but when wo do, it is with a loath
ing of stomach, usque ad nauseam! The last dittv of this
organ-grinder is ono which the Devil himself might havo
composed and sung in honor of the Deity, after his Satanic
* fogy's expulsion from paradise. It is ono of expostula
nakethiilh the
Union tneu of Georgia not to desecrate the
.F‘ ri x -day of Washington, by any celebra£ r 1 nolitical
DvA you ever hear of such e£W
risy? Wo confess ourselves amazed, that any man can be
so hard of check as to prato about such a matter, in the face
of the fact that he has for months past been foremost in tramp
ling underfoot the counsels of Washington, and marring tho
fair fabric of our liberties which wps raised on high by him
and other revolutionary sages and patriots. Had tho wisliao
of tho Federal Ruin man and his traitorous comrades been
accomplished, where at this day would havo been the nation
al Festival of the 22d February ? Where to bo found the man
so poor as to do reverence to the immortal Washington? The
patriots of the country would have been victims ere now, to the
threatened grape-vine policy, without the knots being remov
ed from Uio halter! The “ Coffin Regiment ’’ would have
ruled the roast, and Deacon Campbell would liavo been snuf
fing tho odor of submissionist*’ blood, as a “ sweet savor ” in
his nostrils!
But lie and and bis party did not succeed iu their disorgan
izing schemes. They were overwhelmed with scorn and
contempt by a virtuous and patriotic people, and now, to re
trieve their fallen fortunes, they effect great horror at the cel
ebration of Washington's Birth Day, by the people, and de
nounce it as a “ desecration.'’ Desecration, indeed ? What
right have tho unprincipled politicians of the fire-eating
school to uso such a term, in such a connexion ? Have not
they been trying for months not only to desecrate the mem
ories of the illustrious dead, but to obliterate altogether their
glorious deeds and tho republican institutions framed by their
hands ? Surely they have done nothing else, and surely
they aro yet engaged in the same ungodly schemes. The
Federal Ruin man, however, now denies all this. He says
be is no disunionist and never was—that be approved of
Stiles’ speech at the Macon Mass Meeting of the 22d of Au
gust last, and disapproved of Dr. Daniel’s secession Resolu
tion—that he lias always been a Union man! Yes, he was
a Lnion man, par excellence! To use his own words, ho
“ went for the Union among the people of the South,” in
order to break up the Union of the States! Sucli a pitiful
subterfuge is worthy of the tho organ grinder. It is an un
halt'iwed desecration of the word Union to apply it to those
whi were engaged, heart and soul, in the project of a South
ern confederacy. It is as great a misnomer as to rFill the
Devil Saint Diabolus. It. is ft,.'**"”" I’?’ 1 ’?’ recommend thefich
is as shallow as the br> ’ GEORGE IIOOD oV*
his associates. ‘ , , ’~‘ * >
disunioni/ Dr. E. L. de Graffeiiried— *Dear Sir f* ’m,
cording [ ivo my testimonial as to the vinue oV y
-(that t 4j 0| .ry the pc',. °' ,re of Rheumatism. JJeijijr attacke
■p* ;?T T - SSt,r t ,r int !s’ acu( Hhe.ima,
or Colquitt, at cither ot them. We expect he will also deny
that a of the smaller fry of Jones, Youngs, Bilbos and
Howards, spouted treason at the Lanier House in this city
lust summer, or there was dver a u bloody coffin line M spoken
of by tlio leaders for whom lie labored ! It all will not do
however. The leopard cannot chaugo his spots nor tho Ethi
opian his hue. Neither can dyed-in-the-wool traitors purge
theojlelves of the damning stains which onoe adhero to their
political garments, even though they walk through a furnace
of fire and brimstone.
Bribery and Corruption.—^The Federal Union
says that the Athens Banner has got its “ first instalment of
Treasury pap” from President Filmore,as pay for the ser
vices of the latter in the cause of the Union ! This comes
with an exceedingly complacent unction from one who has
for years, been feedipg on government pap, as Public Printer
to bis Excellency the late Mr. Polk and liis present Excel
lency Mr. Towns. As Central Bank Director too, he has
been so long licking at the Soup Kettle of tho State, that he
has become bloated with the pinguitude of the entertertain
ment. But it is all right, we suppose, for the Editor to meas
ure his neighbor's corn in his own lialf-bushel. It is the on
ly standard to which he has been accustomed, and of course,
ho could not otherwiso do justice to those whoso motive
powers he assumes to estimate. On the same principle of
measurement what will tho Federal Union, say of tho mor
sel of Treasury pap, which his friend of the Georgia Tele
graph lately received from the Union Council of Macon?—
Wo merely ask for information 1
The Fire In Griffin. —On Sunday evening last, at
the hour of Church Service, a Fire broke out in a store oc
cupied by Mrs. Morris and her brother, J. R, Martin, in
Griflin, which consumed several buildings adjoining, before
it could be arrested. The Masonio Hall, Sons of Temper
ance Division Hall, and the Drug Store of Knott and Free
man were destroyed entirely, with contents, except some of
the stock of the latter. The Records of the Lodge, Jewels,
&e., all burnt. Total loss and damages from hasty removal
of Goods estimated at $30,000, part of which is covered by
insurance. The public opinion in Griffin is against the par
ties on whose premises the fire originated. On this suspicion
they were arrested on Monday and examined, but no suffi
cient evidence appearing against them, they were discharged.
We understand that these parties effected insurance in Dec
ember last on SS,OOO worth of Goods, wbeu it is generally
believed that they never had half that nmouut in 6tore!
Late from Liverpool. —The “Africa” has ar
rived and brings intelligence of the safety of tho * Atlantic.’
The latter, when nino days out, broke her Shaft. She
experienced terrible weather, and suffered much damago in
her bulwarks, paddles and machinery. She is now at Cork,
Ireland.
On tho Ist inst.,at Liverpool, Cotton was quoted an eighth
lower, with a dull market.
St PllinC r Alt toemt. — 1 his magnificent Steamer, prob
ably the hugest river Steamer on the western waters, was
run into by the Magnolia, on the 9th inst. near Bayou Goula,
on the Mississippi, and sunk immediately, by which accident,
\a large number of lives were lost, llie Autocrat was a Mem-
Miis boat, and had a cargo of 500 tons on board, bound up,
j the time of the collision.
Stflth W OStOm Rail ItOtld.— We have it from
good authority, that the original Stockholders of the South
Western Rail Road Company, who reside between F. Gaines
and Oglethorpe have lately had a meeting and resolved to
make an effort to have the Road continued to Fort Gaines.—
Ihey propose not only to pay up previous subscriptions but to
double the same, and to guarantee, that if the company will
pledge itself to build the road, they will have the whole a
mount of subscription necessary to construct it to Fort Gaines,
raised in a few weeks ! So liberal a proposition is worthy of
the special consideration and acceptance of the company.
Flood in Flint River.- -The South Western mail
failed Thursday night, beyond Flint river, in consequence of
an unprecedented fiood of waters in that stream.
Dedication of Odd Fellows’ Hall.
On TltursJay last, tho Odd Fellows liaJ a gala day in this
city. At 10 o’clock A. M. a procession was formed at the \
Ixjdge Room, & proceeded to the Presbyterian Church, where
a beautiful, instructive anil chaste oration was delivered by
Pro. E. C. Nisbct, of Madison, a cofu- of which we hope
to have the pleasure of presenting to our readers.
In the evening, at 8 o’clock the Oil.} hollows’ Hall was
duly and solemnly dedicated to the m/eat purposes of Friend
ship, Love and r iruth, the di>ors living beentyrown open to
the public to witness the ceremonies of the occasTon. The
following was the order of Dcdfication Services, which were
conducted by P. G. George I’fatten, acting as It. W. Deputy
Grand Master: — , /
The procession, in.’Me following order, Chief Marshal, Mas
J ter of Chaplain, Heralds, Building Committee, j
Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge, P. G.'s&c. Ac.
having arrived at tho outer door of the edifice which was
guarded by theO. G. the Chief Marshal gave an .alarm.
O. G.—M ho sounds that alarm ?
C. M.— lhe Grand Lodge of the State of Georgia, I. O,
O. F. which in tho name of F. L. and T. desires to take
possession of this edifice, for the purpose of Universal Ben
evolence and Charity.
The door was then thrown open by the O. G. and iho pro
cession advanced to the inner door, where the G. M. gave an
alarm at that door, which was guarded by the I. G.
1. G.—Who sounds that alarm ?
D. G. M.—The Grand Trudge of the State of Georgia, I. O.
O. F. to take possession of this Hall, in the name of, and for
tho purpose of Universal Benevolence and Charity.
The inner door was then thrown open by the I. G. end the
procession ranged around the room, the Chaplain repeating
the 122d psalm.
“ I wa? glad when tfficy 6nid unto me let us go Into the
House of the Lord. Our feet shall stand within thy gates,
Oh Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city compact togeth
er, whither the tribes go up, the tribes of tho Lord, unto ;hfe
testimony of Israel, to give thauks unto the nams of the Lord,
for there are set thrones of judgment, tho thrones of the
house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall
prosper who love thee. Peace bo within thy walls, and pros
perity within thy palaces ; for my brethren and companions’
sake, I will now say peace bo within thee; bccauso of tho
House of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.’!
Response. —So be it.
Tho several officers then assumed their stations; fourP. G’s.
ns heralds, took their positions in the four corners of the
room ; tho M. of C. advanced with the Building Committee,
and introduced them to the R. W. D. G. M.
M. of C.-—R. W. D. G. M. I beg to introduce to
you the Building Committee, under whose supervision and
watchful care this temple has been erected.
C. of B. C.— R. W. D. G. M. having been appointed
by the lodges of this city, I. O. O. F., to superintend and
direct the work in the construction of this temple of Benevo
lence and Truth, and having, according to the best of our
abilities, discharged tho arduous and pleasing duty, we return
our thanks for the confidence reposed in us ; and surrender
into the hands, whence it emanated, this branch of au
thority with which we have been invested, hoping that our
efforts will be crowned with the approbation of our brethren ;
and that as we have succeeded in the completion of our earth
ly, so may we be successful in the erection and completion of
our moral edifice ; that it may receive the approbation of the
Supreme Grand Master above.
D. G. M.—Brethren of the Committee: In the name of the
Lodges of this City, I. O. O. F. I congratulate you upon the
successful completion of the work assigned you in tho erec
tion of this Hall. Your fidelity and skill are duly apprecia
ted by your brothers, and they award you the praise of duty
well performed in the work which was assigned to you. —
Beneath this roof, adorned by j our labors, nre the divine du
ties of Benevolence and Charity to be inculcated. Upon the
altar which j-ou os agents of others have builded, Truth
is ever to bo presented as the one and only sacrifice. It is
not, therefore, this Temple (the work of human liands) that
we are to prize so much—it is only to be regarded as the ex
ternal act of the great principles, which bid me hope with
you, that our united labors may eventuate in the construction
and beautifying of a nobler temple, which shall ultimately be
I consecrated bj- the approbation of the Supremo Grand Mas
siri, felicity. Your work is accepted. e ,
jV<is,WcVtv “^aUed ( up, v ’ : 'z"J. i-P.G.M.
t\<£ .United in singing, “Brethren of our friefcny order, Al* - *’-
* the conclusion the Chaplain said :
Chap. —ln the name of the Croat GoJ, unto whom nil
hearts belong, and before whom we shall finally answer for
our deeds, l do most solemnly dedicate this Hale to Ben
evolence and Charity.
M. of C.-—R. W, D. G. M. plcaso affirm and pro
claim the same.
D. G. M. —Hear, hear all men, by authority and in the name
of the Grand Lodge of the United States, and the Grand
Lodge of the State of Georgia, I. O. O. F., I dedicate this
Hall to the grand purposes of Odd Fellowship. To dissemi
nate Friendship, Love and Truth, and to diffuse Benevolence
and Charity in their fullest sense to all its worthy members,
and by this solemn act, 1 hereby declare it duly dedicated.
M. of C.—Brother Herald, please proclaim the dedica
tion in the East.
Herald Ist. —Hear, hear, hear, nil men, by the authori
ty of tho Grand Lodge of the United States, and the Grand
Lodge of the State of Georgia, I. O. O. F., I proclaim this
Hall dedicated to Grand purposes of Odd Fellowship, to dis
seminate, F., L. and TANARUS., and diffuse Benevolence and Char
ity in its fullest extent to all its worthy members.
M. of C.—Brother Herald please proclaim the dedication
in the West.
Herald 2d.— Hear, hear, hear, &osame at first.
M. of C.—Brother Herald, please proclaim the dedication
in the South.
Herald 3d —Hear, hear, hear, &c„ same as first.
M. of C.—Brother Herald, please proclaim the dedication
in the North.
Herald 4tii.—Hear, hear, hear, &c., sair\e as first.
M. of C.—To the four corners of the Universe, the pro
clamation has gone forth that this Temple is dedicated to
Benevolence and Charity. Officers and Brothers, so be it.
PRAYER BY THE CHAPLAIN.
ODE BY TIIE CHOIR-
The Chaplain then took a silver bowl of pure water in
his left hand, and sprinkled it with his right hand, say
ing—
Chap.—lu the name of Friendship, as pure as this water,
I dedicate this iiall to the practice of that ennobling vir
tue, which, uniting inen as brothers, teaches them to sus
tain that relation at all times each to the other.
[Then sprinkling again.]
To n love that delights in listening to a tale of sorrow
that it may relieve it—that seeks every opportunity to
wipe tho tear of sorrow from the weeping eye, and is
ever found in the defence and protection of tho widow and
orphan ; I consecrate this liall.
[Then sprinkling again.]
CnAr. —To truth devoid of guile and hypocrisy, which
inculcates sincerity and plain dealing—that communicable
attribute of Deity, which most exalts the character of man
ou earth, I do consecrate this Hall.
Response. —May we be enabled to practice all these vir
tues —bound in the golden chain of friendship, which make*
brothers in tho possession of that love which suffereth long,
is kind, and never faileth; and speaking the truth in our
hearts; ns brothers may we live, as Druthers die, and, as
brothers bound in tho three fold chain, may wo be justified
in the day of eternity.
Chap. —Let us pray. Oh God, oar Heavenly v Jthcr, thou
hast heard the vows we have rna< : uato th<'. Accept our
poor services, and aid our ini imbues, that we may pay these
vows continually before thee; insjfoase within us every vii
and every grace, that vs may arrve tioe ;uo. -ptably, for in
thee do wc trust. Let us never be ooafoanded, This we
pray through Jesus clir -t our Lrd. Amen.
Response. —“ God is or God for ever and ever. He will
be our guide even unto death. ’
AN ADDRESS BY TIIE R W D. G M.
[ The D. G. M. then gave the honors of the Order, and
all the Brothers joined with him.]
Tho Chaplain then closed the ceremonies with prayer.
Favors lo be Reciprocated. — Certain favors lately j
received from the Pulaski House, Savannah, and from a
Book Seller in Macon, shall be registered on our Book of
Remembrance to be fully reciprocated, hereafter, on tho
first suitable occasion, with interest added l Verb. Sup. ,
Sat. j
Mail Derangement.-- We have no ,K,wer to remedy
the evil complained of by otfr subseribtrs in Tslbotton and
other places, as to the irregularity in the reeeption of th;„
paper, or we would promptly do it. The “Chiton” rp „ u .
larly published, packed n„d mailed, and should reach its des
tination at Talbottun, n Monday following its date, at forth,
est, by way of Barnef.ville and not by Travellers Rest, M
the Deputy Post Master at Talbotton, informs us, ha* been
the ease lately.
The? Alabama Secessionists.
The AVibamh State Register gives the following *umniary
of the action the late Convention of Fire Enters at Mont
gomery, from which it will appear that the Secession B*ll | ias
been set in motion in our Sister State. There was but little
harmony, however, in the Council and it was near bein'*
“ busted up ” by distracting opinions, until Mr. Yancey step
ped in and offered resolutions which compromised the sis.
tieulty, in part, though not entirely to the satisfaction of their
own organ, the “ Flag and Advertiser,” and many others of
the same kidnej*.
The propositions submitted by the Convention, art thus
summed up:—
“ 1. That a radical change in tho government of the U
nited States has been effected by anti-slavery agressions.
2. That recession is the only and rightful remedy.
3. That this remedy should not be exercised wb je . Xott
sot i able hope exists that “full and ample red re*, W| ;|
made for past injury, and provision be made against fulur.j
agression.”
4. That there is no hope for any such thing ;
5. That therefore Alabama must recede, and. ,h At the o r
question is a matter of time,
6. That the old party distinctions aro dropped, and tbese
resawnK, will “ know no other party but ihcgrJal Southern
Vart jf.’’
Tliu Register tho* sensibly comments on the doings of
these disorganized:
“ Tha issu “< thtn , 1* fairly presented, and the poopfo of
Alabnnia eon choose between Union and Secettion. The
Disunion!sts have flung their flag boldly to the breeze
and wi'fgather what strength they can muster under its fold,.’
“ Free be it flung !” As free shall wave tho old national
ensign; that lias for three quarters of a century afforded
protection to the most flourishing people of ancient or mod
ern times—
“ That starry banner that aoais
Flia'l float in triumph o’er the battle plain •”
The people of Alabama will liavo no hesitation in choosing
a position in this contest. The movement that has progres
sed so far as to make this demonstration against the Union of
the States, has been a ripple on tho surface merely; tin
broad stream of public sentiment lias been undisturbed bv it*
noisy course, but will now heave with a volume that will -
sweep on before it all superficial obstructions and all opposing
currents. Let the issue be met promptly, and its decision
will be a terror to factious evil doers for many year* to corns.” ’
JCMI} Lillfl.—This lad)- li-a been delighting tho peo
ple of New Orleans with her musical (lowers. Tim utmost
enthusiasm of pleasure has been manifested hy those who *
have heard her sing. She comes to Mobile for a few Jar*
then returns and goes up the river to St. luis, Cincin
nati, fcc.
Daijncrrcan Journal.—M' have received mmi’
copies of a semi-monthly Journal of lliia title, from S. |).
Humphrey, New \ ork, that, #“ should judge, would be in- •
dispensable to every operator in the Dagueman Art. The
subject is treated therein on scientific principles, and it inn
tains much information of general int rest. Price $3, jnr
annum.
W ashinffton Gossip. —Letter write rs from Washing- ’
ton, intimate that Mr. Fillmore will be tlio candidate of the-
Constitutional Union Party for the Presiaency, and the lion.
\\ . C. Dawson for the \ ice Presidency, in 1852. Roth theae
gentlemen are ‘good and true” but the National Union De
mocrats will have something to sa\- to such a one sided ar
rangement.. Fair play, gentlemen ? Don’t crowd the track • *
with too many Whiggics.
;■ ■ ii
’ lUibi is said that President Fiftmore'-iiaiOlpotnt
ed or is about to appoint Mr. Shenek, M. C. from Ohio on a *
foreign mission to one of the South American Republic*.* ‘
Shenek is a rank free-toiler ! We hop,? the rumor is lalm. • : -
but if true, Fiilinorc need not run for President. lie can’t
be clect‘d j with that sin on bis skirt*.
Flank Rofid Stork,
From a private letter, we learn that Cot. John (J Winter,*
the indefatigable and enterprizing projector of the “ Cent rid
Flank Rail Road ” running north from Wetumplu, Al., ir
pushing forward that project with commendable real and*
with immese success. Some 45 miles have been graded, Iff
of which have been planked and in operation two nionlht-
It is already paying txco per cent a month on its cost, nd
does not begin to have the travel it wifi have when the whole
is finished 1 A more safe and profitable investment could not
easily be made, and wc have no doubt, that were the propie j
of Macon and vicinity to undertake a like enterprise, in two
or three directions from this city, they would find it a better
business than merchandizing or manufacturing. The im
mense advantages of Plank Roads to the prosperity of •
community, arc indeed no longer problematical.
A New Candidate.— The Telegraph of thk dty h*
a correspondent who recommends John M. Berritn as a
suitable Candidate for the next Presidency, as tbe “only
man who can, from his peculiar position and principle* ce
ment party division* in the South,” dec. Verily preskkntial
timber must be scarce with the fire-eaters, w hen they take
up Berrien. He is “neither fish, flesh nor sow l—not wen a
geod red herring,” but a Berrien man and nothing shorter'-.
Nejfro Riot in Boston.
PRESIDENT’S PROCLAMATION.
A Fugitive slave, Shadrack Williams, was arrested inr
Boston on the 14th inst., and was subsequently rescued
from the Marshal in Court l>y a mob of negroes and
whites. The negro absconded that dav. Four mobiles
have been arrested and held to bail.
On the news reaching Washington, Mr. Clay iatro*
duced a resolution, in the Senate, which was passed,
calling on the President for information on the subject,
in answer to which call, he sent in the following
Proclamation:
Information has been received that sundry lawless ptf*
sons of color,combined and confederated together for/tb*
purpose of opposing'bynorce ttHJ execution ot the ra.v*
of the United States, did, at Boston Massachusetts, on
the Isth of t!iis month, make violent assault on the
marshal and deputy marshals* of the United States for
the district of Massachusetts, in the t’ourt House, and
did overcome said officers, and did by force, rescue from
their custody a person arrested as a fugitive slave, and
then and there a prisoner lawfully holuen by said msr*
shai and deputy marshals of the United States, and otke*
scandalous outrages did commit in violation of law: Now,
therefore, to the end that the authority of the laws m*T
be maiotaii ed, and those concerned in violating them,
bright to immediate condign punishment, I have is
sued this my p-oclamation, calling on all well-disposed
citizens to rally to the support of the laws of this coun
try, and requiring and commanding all officers, civil and
military, who 4*all be found within the vicinity of the
outrage, to be aiding or assisting by all means in their
power in quelling this and other such combinations, and
assisting the marshal and his deputies in recapturing the
above mentioned prisoners ; and I do especially direct
that a prosecution be commenced against all pew o **
who have made themselves aiders and abettors in or®
this flagrant oflence; and I further command that tf#
District Attorney of the United States, and all other
persons concerned in the administration of the law* tj
the United States, cause the foregoing offenders,and *1
such as aided, abetted, and assisted them, or shsn *
found to have harbored or concealed such fugitives con
trary to law, to be immediately arrested and
with according to law.
Signed, MILLARD FILLMORE-
Daniel Webster, Secretary of State.
Later information says that several of the mobite* h' e
been arrested, among whom is the Editor of the Chj® n ’
otype, Elizur Wright, and Davis a Lawyer. At Spring
field, Thompson, the English abolitionist, was burnt i#
effigy on the 17th-