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The Vain Langae. Tbe New York ©orreepondent of the Bal timore San, in hi letter of the 14th inst, he* the following paragraph : ••There has been formed in this city, a ‘•Union League,’’ composed chiefly of south ern people, residing or transacting business here. Their main business will be to inform their brethren in the slave States, of auspi cious characters visiting them from this part of the country, to disseminate Abolitionism on pretence of prosecuting legitimate busi ness, as agents for commercial houses. The League is thoroughly organized, and em braces within ita ramifications a portion of the New England Staten.” A pamphlet copy of an address by the “National Executive Committee of the Union League,” has been sent to us, and from i; we make tbe following extracts in reference to the principles of the organiza tion : Tha principle* sought to be enforced by the Union League, are conciaely stated as follows : First: We will not cast our votes or give our support to any man whose political ante cedents are not in harmony with the prin ciples herein set forth. Second: These principles are: First to maintain only a strict construction of the Constitution of the United States; holding, however, to the doctrine that it is the duty of everv good citizen to obey implicitly all laws which may have been enacted by all legally constituted bodies having law mak ing powers, until such enactments are an nulled by the decisions of the highest Courts of the State in which such laws were en acted, or by the Supreme Coart of the Uni ted States.” And in the contingency of a conflict of the laws of Congress with those of any State, we assume and believe that every citizen should conform to the require ments ot the former, and disregard those of the latter. Second, to discountenance and oppose all acts, professions, publications and proceedings calculated to impair the inter ests or infringe upon the sovereign rights of any State or section of this Union, whether such acts, professions, publications or pro ceedings emanate from the Legislature of any State or States, or any citizens thereof, or"from the Government of the United States; and to rebuke with promptness and decision any attempt which may be made to weaken or sever the fraternal ties which bind us together as a community of States. Third : To maintain inviolate the inher ent right es the citizens of any State, to re move their property into any territory of the U nited States, without distinction as to the nature of said property, and to hold the same in said Territory, subject in all possible cases to the same limitations and restric tions, and entitled to the same guarantees ; the nature of all such property being deter mined according to the laws of the State from whence it was taken. Fourth. To discountenance the desecra tion of the secrcd deck by the introduction of secular controversies, which should be de voted to the holy doctrines of Him who aught “peace and good will to all men,” and who refrained. Himself, from all participa tion in politcal affairs. Congress Unorganized *— Who Suffers ? There is no prospect at this time of an organization of the lower branch of Congress. The Republi cans, though in the majority, have not enough votes to elect their Speak er, aniens the plurality rule is adopt ed. No Southern man would lend his vote to the accomplishment of this purpose. The responsibility is too great and the consequences too seri ous for so much liberality. As it is, there is no chance for the Republicans to succeed, and is likely the 4th of March will find Congress unorgani zed. The result is not deplored by the South. She has little to expect and still less to gai.i by an organiza tion. Though paying a heavy trib ute in the way of taxes, she does not suffer from the unorganized condition of the government. This epeaks volumes in her praise. It lifts the enrtain, which has hitherto shut out from view the independence of the South, so far as her relation to the General Government is concerned.— While the North is begging at the door of Congress for substance, while she pleads bankruptcy from the de lay in organizing the House, while her name is suffering from a breach of contracts on account of the Na tional Treasury being closed, while, in a word, her whole business opera tions and financial prosperity are struck a severe blow by the tardiness of Congress to grant her permits to draw money from the Treasury, the South, proud, noble and independent, is arrogant, defiant and exacting. It is a glorious commentary upon her capacity to take care of herself. It rebukes in the severest language tho heartless demagogue, who coun sels submission and peace at the sa crifice of the South ; who pursue the shadow and not the substance of Union, who worship it as it once was and not as it exists. The South can now realize at each successive devel oinent of her true relation to the gov ernment, that she is independent of it, is obvious to the most casual ob server. That she may by a course consistent with true dignity and hon or, always occupy her proud posi tion, is our earnest hope, and that she may never lend her aeck to the yoke of compromises, in which her honor is seldom saved, but persistent ly insist upon the recognition of her claims upon the basis of true equali ty is the desire and pride of our life. While Cotton is Kino, we can de fy the world!— Col. Times . Baslnesi as a Barden. A highly respected friend, stye tbe New York Independent, a retired business mao, thus comments on our recent article entitled “Health, Happiness and God “I am convinced that the machine a run too closely, too intently, and under too high pressure, first, to make a living, then to nut a portion, then to make an estate ; and alae 1 then because it is fit for nothing else. Tbe mind is distorted from a natural cliannel and confined to an unnatural one, till both mind and body, like nnoiled machinery, run to their own destruction. Each man looks forward to that ‘rest’ that is in store for him, tciiing on, toiling ever; like the inebriate, he is the slave of his own pension, self-creat ed and when he proposes to strike off the shackles, the music of their rattle is like that of the toy of bis childhood, his only joy. “If in tbe picture you can see what sur rounds yon, and the features are not attract ive, think you the mortality is to be escaped by others who breathe tbe same atmosphere? ’ Cave Hk Brute T While the affections are fresh, the impulse* natural, and tbe thoughts are not absorbed by commercial pursuits, surround yourself with influences calculated to counteract the centralizing tendencies of trad*, to lemon the appetite for accumu lation. “Whs* though wr wt.tr i n wealth, or eosr id ft me, Earth's highewt tribute cods id ‘here he lie*,’ And Must to dust’ eoecluds the noblest song.” Rugawat Wives.—The Charleston Mercury snys that careful observation and calculation from reliable statistics show that mors wives of Northern men, in proportion to the number, annually run away from their husbands, than there are slaves who fiee from their masters. End o Lotterirs in Maryland.— Messrs. France, Broad bents &t Cos., tbe fimoua lo.tery men of Baltimore, an noono) in the Exchange, of that city, the ea ire withdrawal of their concern from the State of Maryland—declining any longer contest against public opinion and the Constitution and l*w* of the Pay Year debts. When fortune favors you, then it, does not distress you to pay what you owe. If you neglect it then, your creditors may ask you when you are poor. To pay debts then is sorrowful work: always be assured, however careless your creditors may seem about their claims, the time will come when a creditor's stern look will gaze upon you. Creditors frequently in prosperity do not ask ; they have spasms of nobleness and philanthropy at times. They are also usually debtors, and when your cred itors are pushed by theirs, you are sure to feel the shove. Many things are borrowed and the lenders would never have asked for them, if times had been gooa with them, but famines come round in their turn, floods and fire destroy property, and the lender’s poverty obliges him to say: “Could you make it convenient to pay me?” Debts are a burden that should on ly be carried when it is not possible to pay them. Drop tbe burden as soon as you can, and joy will burst upon your minds, and you will feel free. The happiest moments of the deb tor may become the gloomiest by meeting with his creditor. The needy debtor before he walks the street casts his eyes along, and if a creditor is in sight, he moves in a dif ferent direction. Pay your debts. Debt is thraldom. Debt is dishonor. Debt is misery.— Pay your debts. Heaven demands it and so do all men who have anything due them. Tlie Newspaper. We extract the following from an editorial of the Union and American , and which we heartily endorse : “No man is too poor to take a pa per at two dollars per annum. It is economy to have one or two good papers in every family. Aside from their political character and import ance, they are tbe best sehool teach ers that a man can place before his children, by inducing them to read, furnishing them with an amount of general information no where else to be found, and constituting tho most accurate and profitable history of the times. Aside from all these, tliey are valuable to the farmer, the me chanic and the tradesman, as the source of earliest information con senting the general condition of reops, the probable demand and sup ply, determining prices, the latest quotations, the constant changes, and the progress and improvement in the various departments of business in the different portions of the world. Brown's Revengeful Spirit. The set shout which Wendell Phillips and the other orators make such sdo, of Brown's kissing a negro child, on his way to the gal lows, turns out not to be true. His refusal of all Christian ministrations is true. The following extract from a private let ter from the Western Reserve, Ohio, pub lished in the Hartford Times, is an illustra tion of his wicked heart and perverted head: “ As John Browu has been compared to Jesus Christ, I will give you one fact in his history, which will illustrate hia character. He lived the last 18 years before going to Kansas within 18 miles of here, and I was informed the other day by a gentleman in this county, who is a man of undoubted in tegrity, that when he lived in Hudson, 18 years ago, a magistrate sentenced Brown and his four sobs to 30 days imprisonment in Akron jail, for burring a neighbor's fences and haystacks. Brown had a lawsuit with a neighbor in reference to a piece of land, and tbe court decided against him ; and to grati fy his amiable disposition, he burned bis neighbor’s property. This is the man whom the Republican party compare to Washing ton.” Henry Clay and Osuian E. Dodge at | an Evening Party.—On the company be ing seated at the table, Mr. Clay poured out two glases of wine, and passing them to Mr. Dodge, remarked in tones sufficiently loud for all to hear— •Mr. Dodge, let ua pledge ourselves in a glass of old wine!’— , Without touching the glass, Mr. Dodge replied— 'Excuse me, Mr. Clay; lam a strict teeto taller, and with your permission I will pledge you in what is far more emblematical of tbe purity of true friendship a glass of pure water !’ Mr. Clay slowly replaced the glass of wine upon the table, scanned with his eagle eyes the features of his guest and discovering no expression but that of unbouoded respect, reached qcross the corner of the table, grasp ed the hand of hia honest friend, and ex claimed— ‘Mr. Dodge. I honor your principles’— end then laughingly -aided—‘hut I can't say that I admire your taste ” Mr. Dodge, with bis usual promptness of retort, replied—‘But is it not tbe doctrine that our orators are daily teaching us, Mr. Clay, to throw aside taste for principles !’ Amid tbe shouts of laughter that follow ed, Mr. Clay exclaimed—‘Handsomely turn ed l Charles more the wine from tbe ta ble.’ -s Chiet Justice Taney.—The National In telligencer announces the convalescence ©f Chief Justice Taney, and expresses the con fident expectation that he will resume his seat in Cfeurt very shortly. His attack was severe catarrh, of pneumonic form, and over ! which a well-preserved constitution, under the skillful treatment of his medical advisers, baa triumphed. “Coma here, you young scamp, and get a sound spanking. 1 ’ Scholar—“ You baint got no right to spank me, and tha copy you just, set srz so.” Teacher— “l should like to hear you read 1 that copy.*’ Scholar—“ You shalL” (reads.) “Let all tbe ends thou airneet at be thy country’s, j and so forth ; aud when you are spanking me, you ain't aimin’ at no such end.” Intemperance among Fashionable Ladies. The New York correspondent of the Charleston Comber, says: “There is a great and growing evil in this c>ty, bat one of such a delicate nature as to almost forbid being dragged into publie ‘ print. I refer to the increasing and lament able habit now so common, of the indulgence by ladies in intoxicating drinks. I do not refer to those who do wrong almost from necessity; but that other class who have neb husbands and homes that might be made happy. A large number of this class seem to he steadily diving deeper .into dissi pation every year, than many persons great ly interested in their welfare and happiness even imagine. I have beard recently, of seveial distressing cases of this kind. And to-day I learn that the wife of a well known citizen reported to be vei y wealthy, has been sent to the lunatic asylum, in the hope that ;he may with returning reason, be enabled to overcome the terrible temptation which intoxicating liquors have of late had for her. Her husband's name is almost as familltar in some parts of the South as it is here. Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company. —At the regular meeting of the directors of tbe Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company of this City, held the 12th instant, the following officers were unanimously re-elected, viz: Hon. W. F. DeSauasure, President. F. W. McMaster, Actuary. Dr. John Fisher, Treasurer. Dr. J. McF. Gaston, was appointed Medical Examiner.— Columbia (S, C ) Guardian , Jan. 17, GEORGIA CITIZEN. F. L. W. ANDREWS, Editor. MACON, OA., JANUARY 27,J60 To Correspondents. We have received the proceedings of a meeting held at Butler, on the 24th, ia relation to tho small pox alledgsd to prevail as an epidemic io this city which we sre unable to putdiah, to-day, on account of the late hour of its reception. By aext week, we hope that its publication will be deemed unnecessa ry. as the foolish panic on the subject, will, we think, by that time, have subsided. There is an immense deal of false rumor abroad on the subject, which it is useless now to attempt to correct. Persons at a distance ordering advertisements inserted, or tha Citisen to be sent, without accompa nying the same with the money, will have their trouble for their pains. Newspaper Agents, North, also, who send us advertisements to be paid for in whiskey or jewelry, are doing a needless work. We s hall pay no attention to such propositions. Supreme Court and the Small Pox. Our citiiens are naturally enough indignant at the adjournment of the Supreme Court, on last Monday, for the cause assigned, the prevalence of small pox. It seems that the Court submitted the case to the de cision of the local Iwr. and the adjournment was car ried by a vote of 12 to 11. Thus it has happened that a grievous wrong has been done to the business of our city through the vote of one individual, whose fears perhaps got the better of his judgment. The result is that all the Journals of the State will have it, by authority of this adjournment, that the small pox prevails extensively in this city, when the fact is, there is not a solitary case within the limits of the corporation! The adjoining villages, too, are moving by the enactment of etpbargo and non-intercourse laws against Macon—forbidding our citizen* to stop within their precincts, and their’sfrom coming to or returning from this city. We learn that a gentle man of the bar residing in Amerieus, who came here toattend the Supreme Court on Monday, on his re turn to Amerieus, where his family resides, was driven back, by the marshals of the town, at the point of the bayonet 1 If the village does not yet pay dearly for that outrage, we have mistaken the char acter of the man on whom it was committed. Official Statement. In view of the many false ruuoors res pecting the prevalence of Small Pox in Macon, the undersigned, Mayor of the city, and the Physician in charge of small pox patients, beg leave to make the following report: — There have been twelve cases in the city, including that of the woman who introduced the disease from New Ham pshire. On the 30th November the third case was dismissed, cured. Since that, eight more cases have occurred, all but two among the negroes, and the last of these were removed from the city limits on Friday last, the 20th inst. No new cases have been reported or known since that date, and the utmost vigilance will be observed to ferret out and remove any that may occur here after. There is not a single case of small pox in the city up to noon, this day, Thursday. And all the cases in town and country are doing well. O. G. Sparks, Mayor. G. Harrison, M. D., Physician. . Jau. 26. !KK HEWLETT.— This Temperance Lec turer who was recently H.ail*d by a lady correspon dent of the Columbus Sun, as an al>olitionist, denies the “soft impeachment,” and says that Miss Helen Itresaer, the Lecturer on Mormanism. is the author of that charge, and that she was instigated thereto, by his exposure of the l>ad conduct of the Ret, Mr. Smith, who travels with Miss. Dresseras agent. The Tennessee papers say that Smith and the lady have been turned out of several Hotels, |for the offence of occupy mg on* room und bed at night, instead of two engaged by them I lfsuah is the character of Mr. Hewlett’s accusers he ought to be acquitted of the charges preferred, till better proof is produced. SAVANNAH NEW S. -This excellent Daily has recently been compelled to enlarge its herders and deu anew suit of beautiful type. Success to it. POnit ! ALAHANA !—The “Assembled Wis dom” of Alalmnia, that went their death lately, so strongly against any spiritual light being admitted within their limits, but who gave the freedom of their eity corporations to Fortune Tellers aud “sieh-like” hava now bills before them to relieve several of the citizens of the State from the penalties of iiu-eeluou, marriages! As many as four couples were spoken of, in two counties, who had incurred the penalties aforesaid. No wonder the “Spirits” were deprived of a shewing, when tho “ lusts of the flesh” have had such unbridled license for 14 years, as in the one case reported I The Railroad to Augusta. The Augusta Constitutionalist of Sunday morning last, contains a long communication from R. R. Cuyler Esq-, President of the Central Railroad A Banking Company, ad ; dressed to tha citizens of Augusta. The avowed object of this pronunciarMnio from our “Railroad King.” is to dis-abuse the minds of tbe people of Augusta, of the im pression that tbe movement of late made to build a railroad from Eatonton to Madison, was started by the company over which he i presides in unfriendly feeling toward them and their interests. He states, what the public and the people of Augusta, know al ready, that that movement originated with the people of the counties immediately in. tere9ted and that the Central Railroad Com pany had no knowledge of it, and no con nection with it, until its aid, in building the road from Eatonton to Madison, was formal j solicited by the people of those counties with the information that the Georgia Rail road company bad been applied to and had declined to assist in its construction. He arther states that the Central Company is et*r mined in good faith to carry out if. agreement with the people of Baldwin, Put nam and Morgan, in reference to that Road i. e. to take it when finished, and woik it at a yearly rent of seven per cent upon its cost, but he declares, at tbe same time, that that compaay is perfectly willing for the Georgia Railroad Company, to build the road, and is ready to subscribe fifty thous and dollars to its stock to aid the Georgia Railroad Company to build it. This is an exceedingly liberal proposition to a rival interest, and Mr. Cuyler, as all the world knows, must have some urgent reason for making it. He protests that he is not in fluenced in making it by the movement re cently made in Augusta to build a road from ti.at city to Macon, but, notwithstanding this disclaimer of the President of the Cen tral Railroad Company every one who read his communication, will be compelled to conclude that that movement is the cause and the explanation of his extraordinary effort to conciliate the people of Augusta and his equally extraordinary liberality to the Georgia Railroad Company. That move ment originated in the apprehension that the Central Company would build the road from Eatonton to Madison and control it against Augusta and her interests, aud Mr. Cuyler seeks to check it, by proposing that the Georgia Railroad Company shall build that road. That this is his motive, every one will conclude, who reads his communica tion, without farther knowledge and insight into his policy, than that communication furnishes. If it is not, why did he write the communication at all? Why did he refer in it to the road from Macon to Augusta; de clare that it would not pay; that there was no public need of it, and that it would ser iously injure other roads in which Augusta is interested ? His object is patent It is to quiet the movement at Augusta in fator of • roai to this city. We do not believe that Mr. Cuyler will accomplish this object The people of Au gusta have recently waked up from a long sleep over their interests to find themselves out off and shut out from all business rela tions with the richest portions of the State, aad the Central Company threatening to tap the very vitals of the trade, yet left to them. They are thoroughly aroused.to tbe necessity of doiug something, to iclieve themselves from the precarious position in which they have been placed, by successive railroad improvements and to give a wider field for the employment of their capital and their enterprise; and they seem to be convinced that that something is the construction of a road from Augusta to Macon. We notice that Judge King, the President of the Geor gia road, in a reply to the communication of Mr. Cuyler, which is published in the Constitutionalist ot the 24th inst., whilst he gives it as his opinion that this road wi'j pay, does not commit himself in favor of the project, even as a citizen of Augusta, but with characteristic caution and a character istic want of directness and determination, worthy of the head of a (circumlocution office, consents himself with saying that Augusta ought to build it or some other. Still, we do not believe, that the people cl Augusta, will be influenced by his non-com mittal position or by the representations of the President of the Central Railroad. The uneasiness which Mr. Cuyler exhibits upon the subject of this contemplated road from Augusta to Macon, is tho true measure of the importance of that road to these two places. The people of Augusta will so con sider it and will probably be aroused by his opposition to it, to renewed efforts to build it We have already taken occasion, to ap prove, in decided terms, of this enterprise* as one of vast importance to our city; and in doing so, we have expressed the opinion of a large majority of our citizens. Competition with the Central Road, and direct commun ication with the cities of Augusta A Charles ton, ia the thing which Macon needs to make her one of the largest inland cities in the South. She has known and felt this for years, and has made various abortive efforts to secure a road to Augusta. In 1853, she subscribed SIOO,OOO for a road to Warrenton; in 1857, she renewed that sub scription and she has been ready ever aince, liberally to contribute to a road to Warren ton, or to Augusta direct. But she will not act upon promises of aid. The people o f Charleston and Augusta, and the corpora tions of those two cities, must show, by ac tion that they are in earnest in building the road, before Macon will or ought to act — When they do this, we repeat our convic tion, that she and her citizens will contribute liberally to the enterprise. Dulli** ia Macon. Mr. Burr, the late able editor of the Inde pendent South, requests ns to say that he proposed to establish a Daily in Macon sim ply from the fact that there was none here. As others have entered the field he retires. Mr. Burr should have blown his own trum pet earlier and louder, and like the Telegraph also got the ladies to do it for him.—Jour nal tk Messenger, 18<?i. The people of Macon are certainly indebt ed to Mr. Burr a large share of gratitude for the effort he has made to have a Daily Paper established in this city by some body! Such a specimen of “disinterested benevolence” we have not heard of lately. The time spent and the cost of the experi ment of Mr. B. were, neither, we suppose, of any very great magnetude, but we “take the will for the deed,” so far as the latter was accomplished, aud place it, where our 3d sheet neighbor has placed it in the above paragraph, on the basis suggested, that Mr. B. “ proposed to establish a Daily in Macon simply from the fact there was none here.” The truth is, that Mr. B. spent sufficient lalior and lime in canvassing the city, to discover the fact, that without a capital of some $5,000, a Daily Paper could not be sustained in Macon. We have faithfully made the experiment of a Daily Tri-Weekly and Semi-Weekly, and we have a right to know more of this matter—this experirnen tum crucis, for it has been all this—than any one else, and we have no hesitation in say ing, that without a considerable outlay of means for one year, a Daily Paper cannot live in Macon, much less remunerate the proprietor. And our reasons for this opinion are now presented. Ist Our merchants look to Savannah and Augusta for their commercial news and to the newspapers of those cities for their Dailies. 2d. Most of our business men advertise in each of tbe Weekly papers of Macon, and hence do not think it their interest or feel the necessity of giving to a Daily that increased amount of advertising patronage which is necessary to sustain the latter. In fact not being accustomed to the Daily Rates of ad vertising, many of our business men grum ble at paying even 25 per cent, advance on the weekly rates! 3d. The expenses of Telegraphing are too onerous to be borne by one Daily Proprietor. In places where there are several Dailies their expense is divided, so far as the trans mission of intelligence is concerned, ( bu each has to pay the agent for collecting and forwarding the news. 4th. The other cash expenses of papen presswork and labor, say nothing of loca reporters and clerks, will swell the amount to a figure too large for profit, unless the paper has a monopoly of a larger section o patronage than the reg on within 50 miles or so of Macon. The Dailies of Columbu Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah will prevent this monopoly, and the extension of the Telegraph wires to Florida will cutoff the revenue of a Daily in Macon, from that quarter. Under all these circumstances, we do not think a Daily can yet be sustained in Macon, without it becoming a “sweating’ process to the rash mau who undertakes it -But if one Daily is started aud sustained then two can be, as well if not better than one, as they could divide some of the ex penses and would do away with the idea of extortion which some persons would attach to the rates of advertising, if only one paper of the kind is issued in a place. The MarnlilTroupe. This popular company is now in Augusta Ga., and will probably be here in the course of a month. They will be welcomed by many of our people, whose sympathies were so painfully excited in their behalf, at their previous visit to our city. The Kuiull Pox. We are authorized by his Honor, the Mayor of the city, to state, that from this date, there will an official report of the status of this disease, in Macon and vicinity, published daily, or as often as the issue of any city paper will give the opportunity. At present, there is not a case within the corporation; the five negroes in three families who have taken the disease, having been removed, promptly, to the temporary bospi t&l provided some two mile* distant from the city. In the vicinity (8 miles distant) on the Houston Road, there are seven cases, all at Brown’s—and there is one case at John Lowe’s, a mile distant from East Macon.— These with those removed from the city as infected or suspected of being so, make up 15, alt told, at the present writing, that we can hear of. Under this state of the case, and in view of the precautions which will be observed to ferret out all new cases and remove the same from our city limits, we think there is no reason for any panic on the subject. The city authorities should place the means of vaccination, gratuitously, within the reach of all, and the people, generally, should observe due diligence to keep their domes tics at home and as remote as possible from infected districts. This done, we think that a few days time will suffice to allay any uneasiness now felt by the public. The Augusta A iUacon R. Road. If our people are at all awake to their in terests, they will lose no time in pushing forward to completion, the road now pro posed to be built, between Augusta and this city. Other projects, such as that of the Griffii and Covington Road, rnay divert the energy of our Augusta friends from the enterprize now undertaken by them, to form a connexion with this central city, and through if to the South-west and West, if Macon does not respond, liberally, to the appeal now made to her interest. We are much in favor of this direct route from Ma con to Augusta, and think, that so far as the prosperity of Augusta is concerned, it is second to no other Railroad project, in con templation. Many of our capitalists are committed to the Macon & Brunswick Road, but as that will necessarily be a heav ier job and of longer delay in execution, let us not forego the present additional oppor tunity of enlarging the facilities of transpor tation to the seaboard. There will be work enough for all these Roads, and there is no need of any collision of interest, between the respective friends of the various routes.— The great Ceuiral Railroad will still be the principal medium of communication between the interior and the Atlantic, and we rejoice in the belief that the prosperity of that com pany, under its present able organization, will suffer no detriment but derive advantage from the opening of more avenues of com merce throughout the State. From the AugHsta Cronicle & Sentinel. Death of JumeM W Jones. It is our melancholy duty to announce the death of James W. Jones, who has been for twenty years, the Editor of this paper. He died about one o’clock yesterday morning, in the fifty second year of his age, after six days’ illness, of Pneumonia. Mr. Jones was a native of Oglethorpe Cos., Ga., and wss engaged, for several years, in mercantile pursuits in the upper part of the State. In 1840, ho took charge of this pa per ; and the zeal and ability with which he conducted it are well known to our readers. Os his editorial course, it may not, perhaps, be becoming for us to say more, than that he was frank and undeviating in tho support of the principles he professed, and sincere in professing them. If, in maintaining these principles, he had the misfortune —as most men of his earnestness and activity have —to excite personal animosities, we trust they will all be buried with him ; and that politi cal friends and political opponents will unite ju mourning the loss of a man of talent, en terprise, public gpiriCand patriotism. What gives peculiar severity to this sud den dispensation of Providence, is the fact that, having led a single life for so many years, Mr. .Jones was married within the last six weeks; and his young and interesting wife has hardly laid aside the bridal wreath, before she is called to assume the veil of widowhood. But this is a subject too sacred for public discussion. The circle in which he moved has lost a warm-hearted friend, to whom many were streugly attached. His profession has lost one of the oldest and most influential Editors in the State; and this community has been deprived of one of its most active aud public spirited citizens, who, but one t trek since, appeared to be commenc ing anew life, with all the promise of long continued usefulness, that health and vigor could give. But thn destroyer came, and his career was brought to a sudden and mel ancholy close. Well does Burke say, “What shadows we are, and what shadows we pur sue !” “In Peace Prepare for War.’ Those who are interested in the sub ject of nvlitary defence of the State and the South, in these times of impending peril, will be gratified by a call at the extensive Gun Establishment of Messrs. Hodgkins Ac Son, Mulberry street. — They have now in store about 100 i splendid muskets ordered by Gov. Brown, for our gallant young company, the Macon Guards, which are well worth : inspecting. These guns were made to | order for the British Government, in the | best style, but the contractor failing to deliver in time, they were left on his hand, and found their way into a large importing House in New York, from whom Messrs. 11. Ac Son procured them. Ilis excellency, Gov. Brown,.will do the State service by immediately ordering the balance of the lot, (only 500) for I the use of other companies who may need them. Messrs. H. Ac Son have also a good supply of other arms and a sample of Joslyn’s celebrated breech loading Carbines, and other articles, for the different branches of military service. These gentlemen arc thoroughly identifi ’ ed with the South and should be encour -1 aged to make their establishment a Gen eral Depot for every description of war s’ ike stores, arms and equipment/.. Congressional. Washington, Jan. 33-In the Senate to day, Hon. S. A. Douglas, of Illinois, made a speech in reference to his bill to prevent raids and incursions into the Slates and Territories.— He also charged Brown’s raid to tbe Repub licans. The Hon. Wm. Pitt Freesenden, ofMaine, replied to Senator Douglas’s speech. The Hon. Robert Toombs of Georgia, has the floor to-morrow. In the House,#the Hon. Win. Ba.ksdale, of Mississippi, made a strong Southern speech. The Hon. Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, replied to Mr. Barksdale's remarks in a conservative manner, but he declared the right of |Con grese to prohibit slavery in the Territories. The N. O. Della says that at a late negro hiring at Columbia, Texas, thirty-one ne groes including men, women and children, were hired for $7,650 for the year. One of the hands brought S6OO, and nearly half of them were bid off as high as S3OO. A man named Aldridge, residing at Fort Herkimer, New York, recently attempted to murder his brother’s widow, by cutting her throat. Failing iu this, he tried to burr, down her house, aud not succeeding, went and banged himself. That fellow commenc ed wrong end brat. [JOB THE GEORGIA CITIZEN.] NASHVILLE, Jan. 17, 1800. My Dear Doctor lt may not have oc curred to you, in your more sunny clime, that wo bavo a city of Rocks up here on the banks of the Cumberland, wh'ch, for beauty of location, for the enterprise of its citizens and its prospect of future growth and pros perity, has notits equal in all this region of country. Macon, the city of your hopes, is indeed a beautiful place, one of the favored spots of God’s heritage—possessing advant ages over most other cities of Georgia—a city which, at no distant day, if justice perform her work, will become the proud Capital of the State; but in this, Nashville is already ahead, lor wc are not only the Capital of the State, but we have a capitol building of most beautiful architectural proportions, a splen did structure, the equal of which cannot be found in this country. Comparisons, you know, are sometimes considered odious, there fore no more of them for the present. When I left you some weeks ago, in Ma con, I had no idea that so delightful a Rail road ride was in store for me on the route from your city to Nashville. Leaving Ma con by the midnight train, we were “put through” by gentlemanly conductors (they are not found on every road) and pulling locomotives, the former of which is always necessary for one’s comfort and the latter quite necessary for speed. At Atlanta we had breakfast, took a hasty look at the place, and then, jumping aboard another train, were off at the word “go,” Big Shanty sta tion furnished the hungry travellers a dinner, and as the night closed in upon us among the hills, we reached Chattanooga, where we had a supper “as was a supper.” If anybody fancies a ride on this Road and will take a luucheon in his carpet bag, we just advise him to husband his appetite until he reaches Chattanooga, then throw the eatable contents of the carpet bag aforesaid to the dogs, and take aseat at.the well loaded table. Its worth all your pay to sit at that'table. At Chatta nooga the weary traveller gets some live hour 8 sleep,and while the stars yet hold dominion over the earth, he rises refreshed and starts anew on his journey. And here commences the most interesting pari of the ride. The broad waters of the Tennessee river flow on theVight of the Road,while craggy mountain peaks rise up abruptly on either side the iron rails. At the point where Georgia and Ala bama meet in the corner to shake hands, the road passes near the Shell Mound, aud “convninent to the Mound,” as Paddy would say, is a famous place known as “Nickerjack Cave.” Nickerjack is pointed out to the traveller, and many visit it, paying their de votions to the old natives of the forests who sheltered thoniselves therein. I wondered how such a romantic place received its un euphonious name. This is the way of it. A negro, in olden times, ran away and joined a wandering tribe of andians. The red men called him “nigger Jack,” and he made this cave his abidiug place; from the name of “nigger Jack” the cave took the name of Nickerjack, aud is known as such to this day. Passing along the base of the Cumberland mountains, I observed a largo number of coalmines. The fires from the numerous cake ovens along the line of the road, throws a red light over the rails and make# tho route seem quite hideous if one travels through in the night. Two tunnels of considerable magnitude, alone of whih is nearly a mile in length, are passed through on this route. As we passed through the mountain defiles the air became cold, and for the first time this season found the earth covered with snow, and the moun tain streams quite frozen up. The remain dcr of the ride to Nashville, passing through rich country, presented nothing particular y interesting to the traveller. In Nashville, just now, we are passing through a money, or rather a Bunk panic.— It Menu that the Legislature, which is Dem ocratic, is playing “the mischief’ with the Banks, and in return, the Banks are playing mischief among the mercantile money bags. Representative Gant, of Maury county, has introduced a bill for rechnrtering the Bunks of this Stata, all the present charters expiring the preseut year. Mr. Gant’s bill, which will probably become a law, provides that the legislature shall have power to revoke any Bank charter or all of them, at any time— Banks to have power to issue in bills only one dollar and fifty cents for each one dollar in specie in their respective vaults—no bills to be issued of a less denomination than live dollars —and every “parent bunk” to be responsible for all bills issued by its branch. Tluit is the substance of the bill for re-chartering tlie banks. In this bank quarrel I scarcely know which side “hath its quarrel just.” Perhaps if the State should shutdown its own bunking nionoplv known as the Bank of Tennessee, which is of no account as a money making institution, some of the trouble might be obviated —at ull events, one Democratic pst would be re moved. And now, good doctor, luftc I not suffi ciently troubled you aud your many readers? If you ask for more, I must only add, that while the inclemency of the weather has kept lawyers and clients separated, the former have had time to turn their thoughts to pol itics, and some efforts have been made to give a fresh impetus to the Opposition move ment. The home of John Bell, the distingu ished leader of the Opposition, is strongly in dined to the same political faith, and his friends have already started him fairly on the great Presidential course. D. Foreign Correspondence, CONTINUED- Extract's from articles of the Statutes, As formed in Brussels between parties re siding in the Southern States of America, partiea residing on tbe Continent of Kurope and all those who may in future become shareholders. A joint stock company (limited liability,) having for its object the importation (as well for tlc*ir own account as for the account of others,) of cOtton and other produce of the Southern States, and the exportation to the same States, and iu the same condition, of manufactured good*. The company makes advances of funds upon goods which mav be consigned to them Iu principal center of action is in Brussels* The company may create branch establish-’ ments, agencies and intrepots in any place its interests mav require. The denomination is the Belgian American Company for the Southern and Continental Direet Trade. The capital is tixel at the sum of ten million francs(two million dol lars) each. For the present ten thousand shares or two hundred thousand dollars only will enii t ed. The remainder of the capital shall be emit ed by decision of the general board of Di rectors. The shares to be emited shall be of fered by public subscription in equal portions to parties residing in Europe, and to parties residing in the Southern States of America. The other half of the shares are reserved to be allotted to all parties who sell or con sign goods to the company ; that is to say that all parties, as well in America as in Europe, who sell or consign goods to the Belgian American Company shall take shares for a sum equal to five per cent upon the amount of oach appropriation. And this shall take place when the capital of ten mil tone francs (two million dollars) be copaple* ted. In order to form a primitive capital, the Belgian American Company is authoriz ed, in case of need, to effect a loan and to is sue, for that ‘purpose, preference shares to the amount of half a million of franca (one hundred thousand dallars,) the preference , shares f two hundred francs (forty dol- \ lars) each. They are to be called in by lot at undetermined periods, and progressively epaid off’ as the capital of the Company ac umulates. The preference shares shall re ceive five per cent interest, and the same a# the capital share* a proportionate part of the profit. They have a privilege over all the assets of tho Company. The Company shall be considered as es tablished as soon as there are two hundred and fifty thousand francs (fifty thousand dol lars) subscribed. The share holders are not in any case re sponsible for any loss above the amount of their shares. No personal obligation, no re sponsibility of any sort can be attributed to them respecting the operations of the Com pany. Both the capital or working shares and the preterencc shares have a right to a propor tionate share m the profits. The general meetings of shareholders to be convened by advertisements to appear for the first time, at least two months previous to the day fixed, in tlio Monitor Beige , in two Southern and in two Belgian papers. Ten shares (two hundred dollars) give a right to voto at general meetings; a share holder only can represent absent parties by proxy. One shareholder cannot, in any case, pos sess more than five votes whatever may be the number of shares he may hold. The shareholders alone have a right to obtain all the information which may exist in the office of the Company, respecting the different markets of the Southern States.— They may obtain communication of all pat erns or samples of articles used in those mar kets, of which an assortment as complete as possible, shall be kept at their disposal, at the Company’s office at Brussels. A 'ate. —The above and foregoing stipula tions have been framed by the Brussels Com mittee. They are, bower, subject to receive some little modification in their official exa mination, by the Belgian Government. CORK VANDERMAERER, President of tho International Free Trade Association at Brussels, Belgium. LATER FROff EIROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP CIRCASSIAN. New York. Jan. 20.—The steamship Cir cassian arrived to-d.iy with Liverpool dates to Saturday, Jan. 7th. [The Telegraph line was not in working order north of Augusta, on Friday, and hence the delay in the re ception of this news ] Commercial New*. Liverpool, Jan. 7. —The sale** of cofton for the past five days, reached 67,000 bales, and closed active and firm. Breadstuff# exhibited a decling tendency. Provisions closed quiet London Money Market. —Consols closed at 95J- @ 95f. The general news by this arrival is unim portant Arrival of the Africa. Naw York, Jan. 23. —The steamship Af rica arrived here to day. Her Commercial news was anticipated hy the Circassian. The Africa’s mail left for the South this morning. The Catholics of Ireland are preparing a memorial, requesting Lord Palmerston to preserve the integrity of the Pope’s domin- I ions. The London Times regards the dismissal of Walewski, as a declaration of Napoleon, who is disposed to commit himself to the Liberal policy of Central Italy, against the Pope’s despotism. The Times warns Napo leon, that although he may count upon the sympathy of England, he must not expect her to join him in an offensive alliance against other powers. The Journals of Rome have bitter articles against the late pamphlet, and they say that the French papers dare not reproduce it Walewski’s successor is said to be a bitter antagonist to England. Additional by tlie Africa. The Paris correspondent of the London Times says that it ‘B rumored that Lord Gon ley has gone to London with the Emperor’s proposal, that France and Eugland immedi ately declare that they will not themselves, nor allow any other power to interfere in the affairs of England. The Law against Peddling. Below will be found the law passed By our last Legislature against peddling : An act to levy a tax on all goods peddled in this State, or sales by sample or other wise, by itenerant drummers, or ether persons* and for other purposes. Section 1. Hit General Assembly 0) Georgia do enact, That it shall not be lawful, for any itinerant persons to vend or sell any article or thing of value, not manufactured in this State, by sample or otherwsie, without a license Irom the Inferior Court of the coun ty, in which said article or thing is vended sold; forro which license they shall pay the sum of one hundred dollars, or other sum, in the discretion of said Court; and said itinerant person shall, in addition to 9*id li* cense, pay a tax ou all articles sold, or its, value, of one per cent, on each hundred dol lars sold by him ; and for any violation of this law, sa>d person shall, on conviction thereof in the Superior Court of the county, be fined and imprisoned, in the discretion cf the Court Assented to Dec. 15th, 1859. HF.ic.nT of Courtesy. —A friend tells, in the Chicago Press, this story of a visit to one of the great pork packing houses of that region : The foreman took us all over the premises. We saw everything. He was a good-nat ured Scotchman, and full of a desire to “put us through in good shape.” We went to where the men were killing the bogs at the rate of ten or a dozen in as many minu tes—first by knocking them down with a sledge, then sticking them. We looked on a minute or two, when he burst out — “wouldn't ye l.ke to knock down a hog or two yourself ?” We declined his invitation, having no personal animosity against the hogs. Courteous in the foreman, anyway. That’* so! Slavery in Nebraska. Chicago, Jan. 17.—The Governor Mr. W. A. Richardson, has vetoed the bill abolish ing slavery in Nebraska. mr Pa,” observed a young urchin of tender years, to his ‘fond parent,’ “does the j Lord know everything?” “Yes, my son,’ | replied the hopeful sire, “but why do you ask that question?’ “Because our preach- j er when he prays is so longtelliDg him eve rything I thought he wasn t posted. —— . COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING. COEKCIL CHAHIU'K. I Jan. 17, 1860. / Present the Mayor, Aid. Goodall, Harri- j non, Boifeiullet, Grier, Rogers. Absent, Aid'. Dougherty, Harris, Driggers, The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The Bridge keer reported tolls for the | week $142 50. The Clerk of the Market reported fees for j the week, $lO 75. I Guard-house reported fees for the week, $7 50. The Finance Committee reported in favor of the following accounts : Richard Brinn, | $25 50; Strong & Wood, sl9 20; Jackson Artillery, sls 00; J. M. Board man, $24 10; J. Daniels, $205 60; Macon Gas Company, ’ $330 50, and Boon & Hammond, S3OO 00. i Bills referred to the Finance Committee 1 ?’ J’ Bearden & ftjT n ‘ & J. W. Woodruff. ns ’ D - R. ri T h f /°‘ lo Y in e re P°rt of the election rinirtn and , ASSISt “ Ut En i?Wr of th “V° Department, was received and confirm, f*** r®hi*honor, the The City Council of Macon >D at the Engine House of No* 1 and ln<t -- purpose of electing a Chief, and A.X.”* 9 Engineer, for the ensuin.r V pr OIK-ar, Engineer, and Geo. W lPri C e y (blef also unanimously elected Asdgu’nfV ’- for the ensuing year. After ‘ whii& lowing resolutions were read and uw® fo! ’ ly adopted. un m® ons _ * Retired, That the thanks of the V Fire Department be, and are hereby r* ed to our worthy Chief Geo. 8 u£, r' 8 ’ for the able, prompt, impartial * n d *7K ous manner in which he has di'ei'/T 1 , 6 ’ duties of his office, during the tlle ReM, That the elbrts ofTu/m- , advance the interests of our severi Uefto nies. are duly appreciated, and nr,. TT’ acknowledged. hereby Resolved, That the thanks of this n ment be, and are, hereby returned Assistant Engineer, Geo. ■\\* Price to p° Ur for the able and polite manner. in whi-hl’ i h * s discharged the duties 0 f his Office V* the past year. Ce > w Resolved, That the foregoing resold be sent, with the report of the and, , utlons Chief and Assistant Engineers to y'!°p.° f Council, that the same mav be published ‘ T r n x’ A G ’ BUTTS’ Cha'n J. D. \ anvalkkngburg, Sect’y | Re P° rt of Chief of Fire Department Honorable Mayor and Council Citv \ Maeon, “ °J Gentlemen :-Herewith. I submit annual report upon the condition of th..F , Department)—with the number of Fir M lr ! alarms, that have occurred durin**- tb h ’ ending the 9th inst., thoir origin, and amS of loss, &c. 11 The Department, is now composed of the following Companies : Engine Cos., No. I—so members, 700fr,, f Lending Hose. “ Engine Cos. No. 2, 65 members, GSO W Leading Hose. ‘ 1 Engnie Cos. No. 3 60 members GOO w Leading Hose. Hook and Ladder Cos., 37 members two Trucks, with all necessary Hooks and Lid ders. About 500 feet of the Leading li llSe si in a doubful condition ; the Engines, and the 11. and L. Trucks are in good o*der, and are always kept so by the Companies ’ a amount was appropriated by Council, soin” time ago, for tbe purpose of keeping the Engines in good conditi on. No amount bus ever been appropriat ‘d for the Hook and Ladder Cos. It is necessary that a small amount should be exj ended,’yearly, to keen the two Trucks, Ladders, Hooks, * c j[, good condition. I would recommend, that the sum of SSO be passed for this purt- m I have had the Old No. 3 Engine repaired and put in good working condition, to be used a? a supply Engine, should it be nee essary. The house occupied bv Nos. 1 and 1 has been extended and enlarged, which make it much more convenient for those Comp*, nies. The Houses for No. 3, and the Hook and Ladder Cos., autberized tube built bv Council is, I am happy to say, under con tract and will be completed at an earlv day. Owing to the amount of work that had to be done upon the Streets, during the year, the Street Committee were unable to build any Cisterns. Those that are built, are all in good order, with the exception of one at the intersection of Walnut and Fourth St's; one near Old Munroe Railroad Banking House, and one at the intersection of First and Pine Streets. Thes ethree Cisterns are worthless—holding no water. I would re commend that they he cemented, with a thick coat upon the inside, or the; bo torn up, and rebuilt. I think if the water is ull taken out, and they nre protcrly ce mented, and the water not turned in until they are perfectly dried, that they will be tight. Our city ha# been blessed, by being so tree from fire during the past year. Other cities in our State have not shared this blesaingjwith us. Wo have had during the year, 7 Fires and j 7 alarms. Origin of the Fires— Incendiary 2 Bursting of Camphene Lamp 1 Ashes, 1 Unknown, 3 Origin of Alarms— Accident at Ralston’s Hull. 1 Burning Chimney 1 Bonfire, 1 Shavings, 1 Buildings out of town, 2 Planting Cabbages by lire light,... 1 Total Loss sustained about, SI,OOO Insurance $l5O Respectfully submitted, GEO. S. OBEAR, Chief Engineer Fire Dep’t. Mr. W. C. Singleton’s petition to Coun cil for an appropriatioa of such a sum as will enable him to employ an Assistant Teacher for the Macon Free School, was receivedand referred to a special Conimiitee — Harison, Goodall and Rogers. The Committee on Market reported to renting of the stalls for tlie present year; Ne 1, SSO 25: Xo. 2, $75 25: No. 3, $75 25: No 4. SIOO 25; No. 5, SIOO 25: Xo. 6. $75 25; Xo. 7, SIOO 25; No. 3, SBO, and Vegetable Stalls sllß, making in all $774 75. On motion of Aid. Harrison— Resolved, That the City of Maeon has seen with great interest the movements in Augus ta, to build a more direct line of Rail Road from Macon to Augusta and Charleston, and that when the proper time arrives, sbe and her citizens will be ready to do their part of the work. Passed. A memorialist from tbe Mechanics and Planter’s Bank, of Savannah, wishing to establish a Branch of that Institution in the city of Macon provided the citizens and iheir legal representatives do not object, s read, when Aid. Boifouillet offered the fol lowing resolution ; Resolved, That leave be, and it is hereby granted to the Mechanics & Planter's Bank, to establish a Branch of that Institution in the city of Macon, and that the Clerk ol Council furnish a copy of this resolution to Messrs. Nisbets for the use of the Bank.— Passed. Council then adjourned until neit Tues day evening at half past 7 ocloek. RICH’D CURB, Clerk. THEATBE! RALSTON’S IIALL. MR. W. M FLEMING j (Lessee of the Sarunnah Athewtuni and o: Theatre.-).) 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