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VO LU3I E 10. THE GEORGIA CITIZEN pi BUSHD VF.RY FRIDAY MORNING BY L F. W. ANDREWS. Off, 1 ’* — h> Horne Building, Cherry Street, Tio> D’>orf below Third Street. per tun, in leaner. iJii rli- ‘iii'iila it the regu xr charge will !*• Ow IbJlar oart- ortr hundred wnrdm or f>-r tbe iruw-r ---. ■1 t r l* Cemls f*>r cadi loirition. Ail ad tit- w t specified a*i to time, wlii be pul4ihed uuui i- pi chin* ‘1 aeordin#rly. Alt tier *1 <ii>o>uit allowed • h’ wboa*lvittofi iy the year. 1 -n! Bide with Comity Offic* r*.Dni£kist*. a . rncers. Slcrchantis *ikl other*, who may wish to make p nal an'i - ill L insetted tin s hejHl nt the fallowing rates, viz: i l ‘ ■ - •*£ { 1 .1..rr: luiltT ftf t*i i fiarir 1 will be utile-’- paid t ; ijvai i ‘.norfrnlwi t-nn than twelve months. Ati* • ent* -t over ten line* will te cbkdrxeii jprp ruUt. Ad , -t nt paid tor in advanx will be charged at the “(Mmn Wic*-* of n rln ti i'e, will !>o eharzotl at the iimwnrrfS ■ f camii.l.a,-, f<>r officel*. he pi<i f->r a . B ual nu.i wh-n in*rt,it. -lei>f J-an 4 anil Xejrrtw*. 1 y F t-rs, At'-nltii-tm * . A!i i irtiurdiatu*. are required by law* e in a -.in gi/eite. fitrty d*r prevhiUs tin- u.y of hale. These Cut ‘ be held on the find Tuesilnv in the i.ttm'h, lietween th- ten in the forenoon aid three In the fiern**ri, at tWCourt-houat in the county in w hich the properly \* situ wjih-M of Personal Propert* ust be advertised in like Io Debtor* and C'rt'dhorw <-f an E>t:Ue must lie pobßdird forty days. \otiee 1 hal anplicarton will be made to the On 1 inary for -i Land and Negrn .', must be pubiisiied weekly for CiMtion* tor AdminldraMon, thirty days; for LU “ *u rom Administration, U;tnthlv, >i.v inouihs; for Dt‘"-!ion from tiuardiati**htp. weekly, forty days. Hule* for porrulo* ins f Morteaiuw, monthly, sou ; 0.-; for establishing l >t ptipers, for the full spa-e of thru n<<tith!; for compelling titles from exeeutors or adutinbrtrA T’ where a bond has been given by the deceased, the full pat oftaree months. ;R1 be c limit], I'riglitcucd iuM-|ili's Prayer. Bums was one of Nature's sweetest Poets. We have no idea tliat when he wrote -Holy Willie's ftsy, r.” lie thought its !:ingu:.ge would so” well suit mv other ease. But it does. \ve give the last three vt'ie-s almost verbatim—as they tit the ease and iim lmon of Gor. Brown. Listen. “Oh Lord, my God. that glilstongued .lAm. My very heart and soul are quakin'. To think how we stood sweatin’, clinkin'. An” eshook *) wi’ dread. While he with hmgm lips and snakin', Held up hi*heed ! “Lord, in the day of Tensraare try him ; Lord, visit them who did employ him. And pass not in thy mercy hr ’em. Nor hear i h-ir prayer; But, for thy people's sake, destroy ‘em. An’ dinna spare “But, Lord, remetnlier me an’ mine, Wi’ merries temporal ami divine. That 1 lor gear and grae. uuty shine, Exeelled oy nane ; An’ a’ tire glory si tall I** thine. .list*. Amem [Atlanta .1 eorirvin. Houdin the Conjurer. Among the feats of Houdin, the not ed Fiench conjurer, whose autobio-. graph) has recently appeared in Paris, the following is au instance of his nerve, and of his full command of the art.— Houdin visits Algiers and has a trial of skill w ith the Marabouts or conjurers of that country. After having performed the trick, says tie, of suffering an Arab to lire at me with a loaded pistol, the ball appearing msidean apple in my hand, 1 journeyed into the interior, and there met several Marabouts, one of whom told me that he was not to be deceived. ’ W hy to ?’’ “Because I d.n’t believe in your pewer.” u Ah! indeed! Well then, if you won t believe in my power, 1 w-ill com pel you to believe in my skill.” “Neither in one nor in the other.” I was at this moment the whole •rreth ot the room from the Marabout. ‘Stay ! I said to him ; ‘‘you see this & vs-franc piece V* “Yes.” ‘Close your hand firmly, for the piece will go into it in spite of v our self.’’ “lam ready,” the Arab said, in au “Tedulous voice, as he held out his -gitlv closed fist. I took the piece at my fingers, so that the as *“mb!y s/iight ail see it, then feigning to l " row it at the Marabout, it disappear e- at the word “Pass !” % dim opened his hand, and finding - Q -g in it, shrugged his shoulders, as “tosay ; “\ou see, I told you so !” ■ wa, well aware it was not there, but • ‘is important to throw the Mara is attention from his sash, | and fur ’ piirpo-e i employed the feint. ‘hat does not surprise m\” I re .‘■•W. | threw the piece with such ‘-'vrgth that it went right through your and has fallen into your sash.— 4 afraid I might break your watch “•,.“® blow, 1 calledit io me. Ibre it ai. i 1 showed the watch in iny ‘ - the Marabout qu ckly put his to assure himself of the truth, and quite stupefied at finding the fivc -1 r ‘“ spectators were astounded.— <eot them began ti lling their beads, • ‘he Marabout frowned without say *■ > word, and I saw he was spelling - r seme evil design. ‘ht w believe in your p<vwer,” he u ‘- “you are a real sorcerer;” and “meg nie two pistols he he led cuo ‘•isi under his burnous, he added, - u,c . house one of these pistols ; we • 1 “'*d it, ands will fire it at you.— Lave nothing to fear, for 1 saw you return! this trick at your owu thea } 1 was for a moment stagger- I • ‘ought a subterfuge and found - All eyes were fixed upon me, and “ M v was anxiously awaited. 1 thought of au idea which I ’ .‘ ,l save from my dilemma, at , lrU) Porarliy. ‘'To-morrow morn- Nkl{l “at eight o’chx k I will ah I ’\ J t 0 lre at me the presence of I ctu! were witnesses of our Iv/ r e Marabout, surprised I ]^ n 'Pl<&oce, assented, and sum* ■ - 1 - the company to be present. I W?t. fc v n< * x t morning we had | a ]*d on entering the hall we 1 “rxw/! 1 6 l^,e tt ue>t3 were absent, it to J 1 m r ? at nun *ber of Arabs came y y j sw ell the crowd. I were handed me; I called -*tr #r i^ 16 act l hat the vents were f l le put in a fair : T e , l‘ ow der and drove the wad a • bullKs v**"**, i which I openly put in the pig- t>!, aiid which was then also coveied with paper. r J he Arab watched ail these move ments, for his honor was at slake. We went through the same movements with the second pistol, and the solemn mo ment arrived. Solemn indeed it seemed to every body, to the spectators, who were un certain ol the issue—to Madame Houd in, who had in vain sought me to give up this trick ; for she feared the result; and solemn also to me, for as any new trick did not depend on any arrange ments heretofore tried. I feared an error —an act of treachery—l know not w hat. Still I posied myself fifteen paces from the shiek, without exhibiting the slight est emotion. The Marabout immediately seized one of the pistols, and on my giving the sig nal, took deliberate aim at me. The pistol wout off, and the ball appeared between my teeth. More angry than ever, my rival tried to seize the other pistol, but I succeeded in reaching it before him. “You could not injure me,” 1 said, “but you shall now see that my aim is more dangerous than yours. Look on that wall. I pulled the trigger, and on the newly white-washed wall there appeared a 1.-Tvge patch of blood, exactly at the spot where I had aimed. The Marabout went up to it, dipped his linger In the blood, and raising it to his mouth, con vinced himself of the reality. W hen he acquired this certainty, his arms fell and his head was bowed upon his chest, as If he were annihilated. Jt was evident that for a moment he doubted everything even the Prophets. ‘I he spectators raised their eyes to heaven, muttered prayers, and regarded me with a spe cies of terror. Political Suicide of Douglas.— The Nashville Republican Banner says : It begins to Ik* a current impres sion that Douglas must be added to the list of political suicides. Harper and copy right are like to end his days. According to one of our spe cial despatches his friends regard his ease as a very critical one. The Parkersburg on the same subject, declared that Douglas takes different grounds in the Har per article from that which lie as sumed in the Kansas Nebraska, dis cussion, and adds: If the. doctrines announced by him are to be considered essential princi ples ina Presidential canvass, provi de! he is the democratic nominee, we do not feel hound hy party rules to support him. The Xetrs of the same date con tains a huge puff’ for Henry A. Wise. The Columbia South Carolinian, on the same subject, says : Having cut loose entirely from the South, and left without any issue to win strength at the North, it is plain to be seen that if the South discards this idea of a Congression al slavery code, Judge Douglas must sink insignificantly between the two great parties. The Richmond Enquirer, at the conclusion of a long article to the ef fect that Mr. Douglas’ views are un constitutional, says : But we have much more to say about this very flimsy essay, which we regret to recognise as emanating from the pen of an American states man. We will not desist entirely until we have shown it up in every phase of the weakness of its fallacy. The ('hicago Herald regards Doug las’ “copyrighted communication in Harper as a bid for black republican votes, and considers that he will he a formidable competitor against Sew ard next year for the republican nomination. A correspondent of the New York Tribune suggests that Douglas would l*e a g,K>d black republican candi date, “if he could only be trusted.” “He can’t be trusted,” —there’s the rub. Douglas Discipline. —The Cin cinnati Enquirer proposes to punish Senator Clay lor his protest against Douglasa>a Presidential candidate: A Senator Overboard. —Sena- tor Clay, of Alabama, has made a speech at Huntsville, in that State, in which he declared that he would not vote lor Senator Douglas, or any other man who entertains similar views, even it” lie is nominated unaii imously by the Charleston Conven tion. There must also lie a Congres sional slave code provision inserted in tt.e Charleston Platform or Mr. Clay will leave us. He further ‘fates that he is not, and never will be, a national democrat. Alter these declarations Clay should be treated exactly as Hale and Trum bull were—as a renegade to the par ty. The doors of our organization should he slammed in his face.” 13 eeciter Gets tiie Worst of it. —A good j >ke is told of Beecher and Park Benjamin. On one of their lectur ing expeditions they were riding in the same radway cat. Getting into conver sion about preaching, Beecher was so courteous as to ask Benjamin to come over to Brooklyn some Sabbath morn ing and hear him. ‘‘l do not know where your meeting house is,” said Benjamin; “how shall I find it?” ‘*oh,” replied Beecher, “all you have to do is to come over one of the ferries and follow the crowd.” “I would come,” continued Benjamin, “but for one rea son.’ “Ah! what is that?” asked Beecher. “Because,” said Benjamin, with a merry look out of his eyes, “I make it an Invariable rule never to go to any place of amusement on Sun days.” MACON, BA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1850. From Teliaiiutepcc. correspondence of n. o. crescent. CornpHeation of the Tehauntepee Com party. Minatitlan, Mexico, Sept. 1. I have again to inform you that the various complications of the Te | hauntepec Company are still further | perplexed hy the action of the eom pany and by tlie interference of the ! civil authorities of Juiehitan. When Mr. Slidell departed I believe he left Capt. Johnson in charge of the eeii- I tral office at Chuela, but it appears 1 that the natives did not respect Mr. I Slidell’s appointment, but went to ; Chivela, attached everything locked up the houses, shut up theprovisions and put a clincher upon any further , use of the station by the Company. ! Capt. Johnson accordingly came down t<> this place, and goos to New Orleans hy this steamer, where I am in hopes he will futill his promises of opening the eyes of the directors hs to I the character of the officers of the company has entrusted with impor tant Work on this Isthmus. Gold on the Istfonun. A party of miners started up the river yesterday on the steamer Su chil for the purpose of working the mines near Chivela, in what are call ed the Central mountains. In con versation with one of the parties he told me that he had worked the same mines last year, and that after meet ing with very’ good success, he was tinally” compelled to abandon the suc cess because the water gave out. He thought that there was good dig gings in the mountains, but the scar city’ of people and water made it dif ficult to work at times. Indian Mounds and Traditions. J observe in the Crescent an ac count of large discoveries of gold and silver images from Indian mound-- on the Chiriqui, in the Re public of New Granada. My atten tion lias been called to the existence of similar mounds in this Isthmus, which are probably just as full of wealth as the Panama tumuli. The traditions of the savages of this coun try represent that large quantities of wealth have been buried hy the poor Indians under the foolish hope that when in the future the Spanish race had been driven out. they might return as disembodied spirits and en joy the wealth their cruel oppress or* had not allowed them to spend while alive. This is a singular tra dition, yet an old French merchant who resides next door to me says that it is corroborated by circumstances at present which convince him that the Indians not only have buried money’ heretofore, but they do so now. lie says they’ never take Ame rican money into the country', but invariably’ manage to exchange what they may acquire for Mexican coin, which they take into the country,and which they never bring back. Be sides, old Indians say that they have been ordered to bury their treasures, and they cannot offend hy neglecting the order. What is to be <lone ne.ct ? The charter of the Habena expires after two more trips,as does the mail contract, and we are all anxious to know what is to he done then. If the company withdraws its steamers, this Isthmus descends to discontent and darkness again, for we sliall then have nothing to do but sit down and suck our paws. No papers, no boats, no nothing ; it will be worse than Egypt when you could cut the dark ness with a jack-knife. Rumors. We have heard the report, which is discredited, that Mr. Benjamin brought or wrote good word from Europe that he would get money.— Next we hear that the Pacific Mail Company will undertake the con tract of carrying the mails over the Isthmus, which has some believers ; and then again it is stated that llar gous A Cos., and a French house in Mexico have contracted and intended to do the work. It is working against the Tehauntepee Company, and that he intends to get the char ter, it‘ possible ; but I believe the Board of Directors of New Orleans say that the concern shall not pass into the hands of the North. About Herman Cortez. The original grant of land made hv the crown of Spain to the mighty conqueror of Mexico, is located on the Isthmus, and is now in posses sion of a very rich old Spaniard who | lives near Chivela. The Tehaunte- j pee road will cut it in two for dis* j tance of over 20 miles. For the Mexican Service. I understand that Col. Bruno von Natzmer, ot filibuster notoriety, has been ottered a commission in the lib eral army of Mexico. Is Nicaragua ; clefunet ? Where is Gen. Walker ? Another attack on the Stages. A letter from Tehauntepee gives me the particulars of another ns- ! sault upon the company's stages hy I armed robbers in the district of.Tui chitan. Says the writer: “Affairs here are in much the state as when I wrote to you last. The Juichiteos rob in the town, and the Patricio* in the country. Last week one of the stages that left Tehauntepee for Al modoyo was pursued by the Indians armed w ith muskets, hut the road be imr good the driver outstripped the red-skins. From Oajaea. A private letter from Tehaunte pec says that when the news of Co bos’ march upon that place was made known, the Governor levied a con tribution 0f5400,000 upon the citi zens of frajaca to assist in the defence of the town. The alarm in Oajaea, as I have already written to you, was useless, for Cohos broke down before lie got twenty-five miles from Orizaba. From the Home Courier. Conclusive Proof that if nil freights were proportionately re duced to the rate Hr. Tetris charges himself on Pig Iron , then all the freights on the State Road, instead of yielding u a reasonable profit ,” would actually lose to the State over SIOO,OOO a year. Voters of Georgia, read the following indisputable proof prepared by our cor respondent, “Squibob,” (who, by the way, is a most worthy and influential Democrat.) and see “what a Govern or” we have got. Editor Cockier : In your issue of the ?th inst., 1 wrote you an article, in which 1 laid down the premise, that the rate of freight paid by Dr. John W. Lewis, Superintendent of the W. <Si A. j R. R., would not pay the maintenance, and this week I proceed to make that statement good. In doing thi<, 1 will state that the gross esrnings for 1858 was SBOO,OOI 07. and the cost of main tenance $589,532 57, w hich gross earn ings and expenses are taken from the report of Dr. Lewis. Now, under the regular rates of freight, as laid down in the schedule, the gross earnings arising from freights for the year 1858, was | $513,113 58. In order to find out whether Dr. Lewis had an eye to carry ing out the resolution as passed by the last Legislature, we must now see what amount of money his reduced rates on his Pig Iron, as applied to all other freight passing over the Road, would I produce, and according to my calcula- I tion, it would yield $213,139 3(5. Now go with me through the following table, and then you will see whether or not Dr. Lewi-.’ reduced rates will pay the expense of transportation over the Road, viz: Amounts raised from pas- J sengers, mails and from 5- $256,556 7!* miscellaneous sources. J ] Amount received as assessed from Dr. L's. redu'd fr'gt. 36 Making from all sources, $469,670 15 Deduct expense of mainten ance for 1858, 8589,532 57 Deficit over earnings, $119,802 42 ISo you see that, at Dr. Lewis’ rates, the Road would tall short of paying the expense of maintenance, $119,8(52 42. Dr. Lewis either intended to ship his freight, in violation of the law, or else he was ignorant of what the cost of transportation was—one or the other horn of the dilemma he is obliged to take. Jf the former, he is unworthy ’ the trust reposed in him, if the latter, he is unfit for the position he occupies. Before closing this article, 1 will quote the latter clause of the resolution, on which Dr. L. and his friends base his action, and which is as follows: Provided, That no Iron shall be car- I ried over the State Road, so low that ; the State will not receive a reasonable PROFIT by its transportation .” Now 1 a>k any fair dealing man, if Dr. Lewis and Gov. Brown, when they reduced the rate of freight on “Pig Iron,” did not know that they were placing it at less than it would cost to transport it over the Road, to say nothing of said Pig Iron pay iug a ‘■'reasonable profit!” Dr. Lewis, I am informed, has four furnaces, I and it would not be unreasonable to sup , pose, that he shipped two car loads of Pig Iron per day. Allow 52 days for | Sundays, would be (52(5 car loads per annum, and by multiplying (52(5 by I $15.20. the difference between the old rates and Dr. L’s. reduced rates, we will | have the amount he has pocketed per annum, of the peoples’ money, and that would be $9,515 00. Add to this his salary of $3,000, and he gets for his services as superintendent of the Road, sl2 515 00, w hich would be $25,030 00 for his invaluable services for twoyears, and as long as he should be allowed to use the office of Superintendent for his | own personal benefit. Were I to give the difference also, between the freight of the Etowah Company’s Iron ship ments, then the rea ier would begin to open his eyes at the corruption that has been practiced in the reduction of freight upon that article—it would certainly be between $40,000 and $50,000, which , shows in part, how Dr. Lewis fell SIOO,- ! 000 short of Col. Spullock's gross earn ! irigs. Remember that Dr. Lewis’ reduced rates of freight, if applied alike to all other freight shipped over the Road, would fall short of paying the cost of maintenance, as per report of 1858, I $119,862 42. Remember that Dr. Lewis, by his reduced freights on “Pig Iron,” calcu lating two ear loads per day, is pocketing $9,515 of the people’s money, aside from his salary of 83,000. Remember, Tax payers of Georgia, that you have to FOOT THESE BILLS. SQUIBOB. Prom the Troupville Watchman ( Democratic .) A. T. M’lntyre. —The Opposition party of Thomas county having reccommended A. T. M’lntyre Esq., as the Opposition can dicate for Congress in this District, and the Opposition press having received assurance of his willingness to assume the position tendered him, Mr. M’lntyre may now be considered regularly entered in the race with the nominee ol the Wares boro Con vention. Since the dissolution of the Whig party, Mr. M’lntyre has uniformly, we believe, vo ted the American ticket, though we cannot recall a single previous occasion when bis name has appeared in connection with any public action of that party, and in 1851 sup ported Howell Cobb for Governor against the Hon. C. J. McDonald. He is a gentle man of sound practical judgment, and taking every thing into consideration, we think the Opposition have acted wisely in not aban doning their championship to a volunteer. Or. 11. V. M. Miller. Among the partisans leaders of the present campaign, probably the highest plaee, in point of eloquence would be as signed to the above named gentleman. Dr. Miller, as is well known, is one of the Professors in the Medical college at Augusta, and most of his time, which is not devoted to tho making of pills or at tending to his numerous patients, has probably been usefully employed iri that institution. Nevertheless, without having any of the advantages which on ly a forensic training can give, lie has created an impression by his lofty and impassioned eloquence which has been rarely excelled by the greatest of tors, and which when compared to the dull driveling speakers by whom he was opposed, was truly marvelous. What such a man might not have become, had he devoted his whole time and attention to a more congenial calling, it would be difficult to conjecture. Much good as he may have accomplished in his own pro session, his selection of that as the fields of his best efforts instead of the bar or forum, was a misfortune to his country. it is worth our reader’s attention to hear him. After seeing or listening to Joe Brown and the scrub politicians, who act as his satellites, Dr. Miller ap pears like an orator of a former genera tion, and pha-autly convinces us that our able men have not entirely passed away. From the American Union. To mi Freud Shallow fork, of the luteliigeu rnr. Afreka Deestrick, ) Spalden conty, ga. j Deer Swallowfork : I rite to yeu to aske yeu to quit sinen yore name to yore artikles what you puts in intelligeneur. and tell yeu that that are lettur what yeu published frum mi Deestrick is a forgery, fer yeu rit it yoreself, and eve ry body nose it. 1 must tell yeu, deer swallowfork, that you is a makin yore self ridikulous, and if you doant mind, that Hanlitur what publishes the Amer ican will tell that tale on yeu about “Tom makin fun of yen doun here.— Yeu doant no how they do talke about you, cause yeu is a preecher and tells so many liac. Dr. Sandus is gwine to be lected and so is Mr. Dickerson, by the biggest sort of majoritys. Dr. San dus did vote for Ben Feril, and every body loves him for it. It is a gittin late, and 1 must close. Yore much beluved frend, J FEMES FLURTER. N. B. They say Guvner Broune is gwine to pint yeu Treasurer of the Stait Rode if he is lected agin. 1 hope he woantdo it, for, betwixt me and yeu, 1 doant bleve yeu is fit for the Tresurer of a licker shop. Be shore and doant sho this lettur to no body, for 1 doant wont no body to no that 1 is bin riten to yeu, cause tokes would think I is gitten mity lo doim. Who would have Thought It. That the Empire State, a Democratic paper, and many Democratic politicians would have become the voluntary agents of that vile abolitionist, William 11. Seward, in spreading broadcast over the Southean country, his abolition sen timents 1 That Demociatic politicians would have so far committed themselves to the abolition sentiments of William 11. Sew ard, as to be guilty of circulating his speeches among the people ? That Democratic politicians were so hard run for capital to electioneer upon, as to resort to Win. IT. Seward and try to diffuse his abolition dogmas into the minds of the southern people 1 That Democratic politicians would have tied themselves on to the tail of W. 11. Seward, and put him up as a man to be believed in Georgia? That Democratic politicians would have so insulted a Si.uthern community as to thrust into our midst, the rampant abolition speech of W. 11. Sewaid, de livered at Rochester, N. Y*. on the 25th of Oct. 185 S.—J&. Thomas Hardeman jr- This gentleman who is the American and Opposition candidate for Gmgress in the Third District, addressed the people, in Griffin, on Monday last. His speech was a plain, dispassionate state ment of facts, and sound, logical argu ments, that every body could understand —just such a speech as we like to hear from those who a r e candidates for office. If our Congress were filled with more such men as Mr. Hardeman, we would ha v e less gaseous displays, and more business done, in less time, and at much less cost to the treasury. The p- ople of the Third District, will appreciate Mr. Hardeman, and elect him by a handsome majority.— lb. “We have lately seen men from the mountains of Gilmer to the line of Flor ida—from the Chattahoochee to the Savannah and all speak confidently ol Gov. Brown's success. The question now is not will he be defeated, but how large shall the majority be?’—['‘V,” of the Atlanta Intelligencer. Why, “Swallowfork,” we were un der the impression that your master, (Egotist Joe) had settled that question long ago. lie said it w r ould be thirty thousand —wouldn’t you be satisfied with less ? At any rate, from present ap pearance, we feel confident that you will have to put up with about thirty-one or two thousand less. — lb. The New York Independent states that the leading silk and fancy dry goods auction house in that city sold last year, on a credit of six months, the enormous sum of $3,000,000 of foreign merchan dize, consisting mostly of silks, ribbons and printed goods. The total losses of the house during that period were less than $1,200. A safe and well managed business that, and a credit equally to tellers end buyers. Gov. Brown’s Bank Letters. We consider it exceedingly unfor ! tunate for Gov. Brown that lie should have allowed any considerations ot private friendship or per.-ona! popu larity', to induce him to write the letters now being published in the newspapers, whereby’ lie i- mad.* to occupy a very equivocal position. To our mind, those letters do sugge-t to the Bank officers of the State a mode of evading the law < f 1857 ; for wher that law clearly prohibited those in stitutions from exacting more than 7 per cent, profit upon their transac tions, the Governor tolls them that they’ may’ deal exchange at the “market price,’ which we all know is just any’ price that the exigenci-s of trade may demand, whether it he at 7or 10 percent. As the Executive of the State, it was no part of his bu siness to intimate that any tiling short of a literal conf.nuance to the provisions of law won and he right or would receive his sanction. We are satisfied that the more this matter is discussed, the ivorse it will be for Gov. Brown. He may’ innocently have intended to assist the Bank of ficers in their embarrassment, (and that is the most charitable construc tion that can he placed upon these letters,) but he evidently knew that he was transcending his official pre rogative, in advis ng the hanks to do that which was certainly an evasion of tho spirit, if not the letter of t lie law, or he would not have been so solicitous to keep the correspondence private. There is no question that Gov. Brown’s anti-bank policy’ received the popular approbation—more, per haps, from the apparent rigor of his determination to do what he thought right, than from any very enlighten ed conception of the causes in issue between him, as the State Executive, and the suspending hanks. But w hen it is known that he was privately playing into the hands of the Banks, while lie publicly’ condemned them, there is plausible ground for ques tioning his sincerity. The people are not so stupid as to he entirely oh livious to the inconsistency of his course, and we repeat, the writing of those letters was an unfortunate circumstance for the Governor; an attempt to jus-ify them, may work his defeat. When we first heard of their existence we doubted the truth of the statement, but since the Gov ernor has himself been forced to ac knowledge their authorship, we can do no less than deplore his folly in writing them. They admit of no defence, and we could not for a mo ment excuse the attempt to defend them. —Griffin Indepen/lent South. Judge Iverson and his Oppo nents. The'sentiments uttered hy Judge Iver son, in his Griffin speech were identical, so far as they related to ihe South, with those uttered in the Senate. The Federal Union says the Griffin speech was not only a ‘•failure, it was a miserable blunder.” The Atlanta Intelligencer said he was “unworthy and unfit ’ f>r the office he held, or words to that effect. Turn over the old files of the Federal Union and Atlanta Intelligencer, and see what they said of the one delivered in the Senate. From the Federal Union. “We have been unable to publish the speech of Senator Iverson by reason of the great space devoted at present to the publication of the proposals of the Government for (CARRYING THE MAILS.) We have read the speech with pleasure, and approve the strong South ern Rights tone of it. It has met with decided disapprobation from the Abolition press of the North, and has been as de cidedly approved and commended by the press of the South. Mr. Iverson de serves the thanks of all men at the South, who believe they have rights and dare maintain them, for his very able defence c.f the South in the speech to which we have referred.” From the Atlanta Intelligencer. “We see that the press, generally, speuk very favorably of Senator Iver son’s late speech in the Senate. Air. Iverson speaks like a true Southerner, and we have no fear that the interests of the South will be neglected in such hands as Senator Iverson's. We think he rather underrated the credit of Senator Hammond in New York and the amount of Southern capital invested in Southern enteipriscg. But these are small mat ters. The speech taken as a whole is worthy its distinguished author. The Srv System. —The New Y'ork Herald slates that a system of espion age is exercised in this county, just as despotic as that which is rife in France, and perhaps more potent. This system is carried on by means of mercantile agencies, whose ramifications extend throughout the whole country ; and any one paying them for the privalege may inspect from their books, the most secret actions, including even the private mat ters of southern merchants. Immedi ately the clerk who has charge of that particular section is called, and lays open the private life of the Alabamaian to the eye of the inquirer. Even his marital relations are discovered and the kind of beverage with which he regales himself, as well as the condition of his finances. By this means, those agencies have it within their power to blast the prospects of a southern merchant, and ruin his character forever. The espionage prac ticed by the French Emperor cannot do more among his own people. In view of tlie>e facts, southern merchants should be extremely cautious as to whom they deal with in the North. —Montgomery Advertiser. Black Republican Speeches PUBLISHED AND CIRCULATED AT THE SOUTH. Os all the contemptible electioneer ing tr eks and suicidal policies that we have ever heard of, that of a Southern press re-publishing North ern Black Republican speeches and disseminating them broadcast among our people, is, in our judgment, the most to lie reprehended. How will that arch traitor to his country and vilest of all vile Black Republicans. William 11. Seward, gloat over the fact, that his Rochester frecsoil speech has been printed in a Democratic print ing office in Griffin, Ga., and scatter ed wide-cast among our black and white population, there to diffuse the insiduous poison of his ingenious but corrupt mind ! Are our Democrat ic friends so lost to all considerations of propriety and duty, as to hazard the interests of the South for a petty local party triumph ? If the Southern people had just grounds of complaint that the postal depart ment of the Government was one prostituted to the vile purpose of disseminating abolition documents, wluvt must they say now that a Southern press has undertaken to relieve the abolitionists of all trouble and expense in the matter, by print ing and circulating these documents for them! Mr. Seward himself would never have dared to deliver that speech to a Southern audience, and yet a Southern press dares to re print and circulate it ! We have in deed fallen upon strange times. It is no argument in favor of this ■ baneful precedent, to say that Mr. 1 Seward is urging on his Northern party friends ilie duty to destroy the Democratic party’ because, as lie as sumes, it is the most formidable obsticle in the way of Black Repub lican schemes. That argument, if true, is not pertinent to issues be tween Southern men. The Democratic party of the South is no more devo ted to the interests of slavery’ than any other political organization here. All are alike sound, upon such a ques tion, and that editor .r party’ lea icr must be hard up for capital indeed, who would insinuate that any con siderable number of his fellow citizens of the South are disl .yal to tlie insti tutions of his section, or that a man must necessarily’ desire the success of i Black Republicanism, becau e he will not consent to lx* dubbed a Democrat and work in Democratic harness. We hold it to be our duty’ to protest against this system of electioneering, as not only derogatory to the char acter of honorable warfare, hut as seriously detrimental to the best interests of the South. Who knows what pernicious influences these widely disseminated abolition senti ments may’ exert ? it is barely pos sible that the seed may tall on soil already more than half prepared to receive it, spring up iu our midst and hear hitter fruit; or it may, by some means, find lodgment in the minds of those, who fool.silly believe Billy Seward regards their interest with mure tender solicitude than their present best friends. It was a grave error ever to have invoked the aid of this Northern Black Republican in behalf of Southern political con testants, and will not, we feel assured, result in good to the party’ that has sought to make capital ly it. We condemned die circulation of Brown low and Prvne’s book for the same reason that we condemn the circula tion of this speech of Wm. Jl. Sew ard ; and at the last session of our Legislature, if we are not mistaken, a proposition was submitted to pro hibit hy 1-tw, under a penalty of fine and imprisonment, the circulation of documents similar to the one under consideration. Nor is it according to our judgment, a good argument in favor of the soundness of democracy on the slavery question, for Wm. il. Seward to say it is a pro-slavery party. How long is it since our Democratic friends have discovered that this man’s assertions were to he received as reliable authority, and that an entire speech of his, made to the Black Republicans North, was a very proper document to be used in behalf ot, or against Georgian-! We toll them that the character of their witness is sufficient to damn tin ir cause. Like the Black Flag trick, this Black Republican speech, will work harm to the party’ that has been so foolish as to avail themselves | of it. — Independent South. Mr. Nicholas M. Lewis for Akin We give below the letter of Mr. Nicholas M. Lewis, of this town, giving 1 in his adhesion to Col. Akin and the 1 cause of the Opposition. Mr. Lewis has ever been an uncompromising Dem ocrat, and the last man whom we should have suspected of deserting the ranks of his party; but yielding to the call ts truth and patriotism he cannot longer march under its deceptive banner. Asa politician Mr. L. is well posied. Per haps no man in Troup county is better acquainted with the politics of the State and country'. Mr. Lewis says: Mr. Editor: For the benefit of all who are curious to know my political po sition, and to save further interrogations, let me say to you that I am anti-J<>e Brown—anti-Stephen A. Douglas, with his peculiar “Popular Sovereignty” dog mas—anti-Black Republicanism, in every shape and under every guise, and in favor of any body who is or may be pine ed in Opposition, for reasons good and sufficient with me. N. M. Lewis. Lord Bacon beautilully said: “If a man be gracious to strangers, it shows he is ii citizen of the world, and that his heart is no island cut off from the other lands, but a continent that joins them.” NUMBER 27. Mh.it has U*t. BroHu done taut mtiilrs him to Ke-flertion. We defy any man in the State to men one single act. lie has done nothing for the reason that the Legislature would not assist him in doing anything. ILs i recommendations to the Legislature, were repudiated and scouted. Hisnian ’ agement of the S ate Railroad has been ’ shown to be a cheat, and a transparent humbug. His ideas of State policy have been laughed to scorn and kick ed from the hails of legislation by the very party that elected him. His statesmanship is never mentioned only fur the sake of contempt and ridicule. And nothing can be said in his favor, only that he is the ‘•'‘nominee of the party' 1 This is indeed a sensible consideration fi >r the intelligent voters of Georgia.— Joe Brown is the nominee, be it said, but none of his party possess the courage to espouse his cause. He is so poor that none, no, not one will do him reverence. : May his statesmanship improve and respect for him'increase. [Allan ta Confederacy. Wm. C. Preston. —The Columbia South Carolinian of Wednesday, con tains the following gratifying intelli gence concerning the health of this no ble old patriot. It is a pity that such men do not live a thousand years, in stead of three score and ten : The numerous friends of the Hon. W. C. Preston, will be highly gratified to learn that his health within these few months has been belter than for some years. He is expected the present week by his friend, Judge King, at Flat Rock, where be will spend a few days, on his way to his home in this city. Our Prospects in Cherokee. There is no doubt but that Akin is more popular in this section of the State than ever any man has been for Governor of Georgia. Carroll county as we are informed, has out two sets of candidates for the Legislature; one Brown Democrats and the other Anti* Brown Democrats, and the present pros pect is that even in that strong Demo cratic county, Ak n will get a large majority. In Harralson also there are two sets of Democratic candidates pre sented for the Legislature. Joseph E., the bragging humbiigger, will hardly have a chance to boast over the result in this stronghold of the “unterrified.” Polk county has a first rate Opposition ticket for the Legislature, McGregor for the Senate and Judge Hutchings for the House. The Democrats on last Satur day nominated a mixed ticket, W. F. J lies, a Southern Rights Whig and Akin man, for the Senate, and James M. Ware an Anti-Brown Democrat for the H ouse. It is believed that Janes will not accept the nomination, In Floyd county, if men vote as they now say they will, Akin’s majority will exceed two hundred, although Brown had a majority two years ago of 122. Cass county it is be.lieved will give for Akin a majority of 40(>. Jn Chatooga, Gordon and Whitfield we hear of large gains for the Opposition. [Rome Courier. The Convenience of Pockets. —■ A gentleman who has just returned from a popular watering place, tells the fol lowing: He says he accompanied a lady to the breakfast table, and noticing that she had no spoon in her cup of coffee, he ordered the servant to bring her one. The ebony attendant very promptly ran his hand into his breeches pocket and drawing out a spoon, placed it In the coffee. We did not see the above, but our informant affirms that he did. We tell the tale as it was told us.— Vicks burg Whig. This popular watering place is not a thousand miles from Vicksburg, and our neighbor of the Whig visits it frequent ly. Not long since we overheard him telling a friend of his who has been married for several years, and who is yet without “olive branches'’ to grace his festive board, that the quality of the water was extraordinary and highly ben eficial to persons who were so unfortu nately situated as him. For instance, he said that a newly married couple oc cupied a neatly furnished room at this watering place; the lady enjoyed the best of health, took a mineral bath every day, and had a child every year. This went on with regularity until the pledges numbered seven. The husband then died and the blooming widow mingled the brine of her bereavement with the pickle of her bath, deriving a sorrowful consolation front both. The mysterious now commences. Twelve months from the birth of number seven, number eight made its appearance, and twelve non’ from that happy event number nine came into this breathing world. These phenomena were ascribed variously to the force of habit, the visits of ourneigh bor, the strength of the waters, and the weakness of human nature. — Vicksburg Sun. Foreign Bills of Exchange.— Attention | was called, on Wednesday, to the result of ’ an appeal in the House of Lords which has established that bills of exchange drawn by a foreign or -colonial house on its Engl sh correspondent?, and vice versa, are, in cases of bankiuptcy, ho better than promissory notes, provided any members of tbe dne” (inn are partners in the other, since the | holders will not be allowed to prove on : both estate?. The decision has excited ? reat remaik, because not only is it contrary to commercial usage, but it will have the es-. feet ot impairing the marketability of the | bills of all English bouses at home r.nd abroad who draw upon their own actual or supposed connections, and consequently of throwing the exchange business m each country into native hands. It is also cal culated, when carried out to it&Jogical con clusions, to give rise to technical perplexi ties. The interests affected are of such ex tent that some distinct legislation on the subject will probably be attempted iu the next session ot’ Paiiiaineni. {London Times, >