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the nmmm. CASSVULE. GEORGIA: Thursday, April 22, 1852. We iovitc the especial attention of oar readers to the advertisements of Messrs. S. D. Everett A Co., Cal houn, Ga.; Joseph Whiston, Earles’ Furnace ; Patton & Trimble, Adairs , ville ; and bespeak for them individual ly and collectively, a liberal patronage. Supreme Court This body is in session at Casaville, at the time of our going to press. Several important cases have already lieen deter mined by tbeir Honors. Judge Lumpkin and Warner. Judge Nisbet is absent, on account of sickness, we learn. W. H. Hull, Esq acting as Reporter, and Dr. R. E. Martin, Clerk. The body will adjourn this morning. Death of Judge Meriwether. It is with painful regret, we announce the decease of this gentleman. We learn that be died at his residence, in Katonton, on Saturday last, after a brief bet severe illness. His disease was Ty phoid Pneumonia. Judge Meriwether has been a public man for many years, and has filled several posts of honor in his State. He was elected at a member of Confess from this State, and, subse quently, Judge of the Superior Court for this Circuit, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the last Legislature.—Federal Union. The Columbians'. By reference to our advertising col umns, it will bo observed that this dis tinguished troupe will give one of their Concerts in our Village this evening.— The voice o* the piess every where is beard iu their praise, and we doubt not they richly merit alt that has been said in their favour. The Griffin Jeffersoni an speaking of the Columbians, says : “ This is a family of vocalists from the great west, who come to us recom mended in the highest terms, from the best sources. In a late conversation with tho Rev. Dr. Hoyt, of Athens, a gentleman of superior taste and endow ments, he spoke of the vocal powers of this family with rapture, and not only of their proficiency in music, but also of their refined manners and amiable de portment. With this and other sterling testimonials of their ability and worth, wo can safely recommend them to a mu sic-loving public.” Godey’s Lady’s Book. The May number of Godoy is before us—and what can be said in its praise. We have heretofore exhausted the whole vocabulary of good names for it, and the number for May is ahead of any of its predecessors. Call and examine it.— Godey and the Standard one year 04 00. Thomas Singletary. This veteran typo has again made bis appearance at our office, and after re maining with us for a few days has set out on his wanderings. He is a good, clever fellow, and meets with the kind est offices the craft can bestow on him as he goes along. He is the oldest travel- ling jour, known to the fraternity, and we bespeak for him a friendly reception from all the brotherhood with whom be may meet. The Convention. The delegates appointed by the Union party to consult as to its future policy will meet to-day for that purpose, and we will gjive our readers next week, a full account of their proceedings. Various surmises have been made as to the result of that convention. Some think it will break up in a row, others that there will bo a final separation, by common consent, of the two wings of the party. We do not believe either of these conjectures will prove true. The Union party was formed for a noble and patriotic purpose; end we believe the delegates assembled will harmoniously agree to some policy that mil engraft our principles upon those of that great Rational party which has ever and which will continue to regard the interests and rights of the South. So mote it ba. Young America vo Old Fogey- Ism. Of all the humbugs this country ever knew or hbud of. the recent attempt to get up eteam for Stephen A. Douglass, by the ** Young America” party » Per haps the greatest. We have no patience with «uh stuff—let us «X be eompelled U put, aside the great men of our coun try, (caHtag them ** Old Fogaya M ) end to supplest them with “ Young Ameri ca”'Douglas, or Mf body else, who has not ribsr, tad batter alaima to nmoa- mend him. We have no objection to putting yonng men forward where they deserve promotion; bat we say away with such humbuggery as this cry of “Yonng Ameatica.” If this question should be pressed on ns, we wish it distinctly understood tbat we are on the ride of the “ Old Fogeys.” A Northern Democrat. We cheerfully copy tbo following ex tracts from a speech delivered in Con gress, on tbs 31st ult. by Mr. C. M. In- gersoll, of Connecticut, a member of the House of Representatives, and com mend them to the careful reading of men wbo believe, or appear to believe, that there are no sound men at the North : “ I have no sympathy with abolition agitation, or what, iu (be parlance of the Buffalo Convention, gees by the name of free-soil agitation ; and I believe the intelligent people whom I represent a- gree with me in the views I entertain of its effects. I stand not here to arraign the motives of men, much less to ques tion the honest iotentions of those, ma ny of them, at least, wbo uphold politi cians in the war they are covertly ma king upon the institutions and the peace of the country. But when the Democ racy of the North, in (heir efforts to pre serve inviolate the constitutional rights of tbo States, are told here, as we were the other day by the honorable member from Massachusetts, [Mr. Rantoul,] that they are “ eating Southern dirt,” 1 take this occasion to say, tbat my democ racy teaches me no fellowship, political ly. with agitators who scarcely merit the rebuke of an offending people, which, in times gonejby, foil upon the head of Ar nold, and the whiter head of Aaron Burr.” Here is another: “ Sir, the efforts of the class of politi cians just spoken of point to but one is sue, and that the rule of ruin of this Un- ; and with such an issue before me, shall I hesitate where to stand ? No, sir. Give me the Union as it is, rather than what goes by the name of liberty witb anarchy and civil war the result. Give me the “ E Pluribus Unum” which I now lire under, rather than the "Liber ty, Equality, and Fraternity” of a licen tious French Republic.” Here is another which will apply well to a class of politicians in this latitude, who have no fears for the Union : “But, sir, I know I may bo met here with the cry of these agita'ors, that there is no danger of dissolution ;—it is a part of the policy of these sentinels “ on the watch-tower of freedom,” while they ap ply the torch, to cry, “ All’s wellbut who, sir, tbat has listened to the facts which have come out in the debates up on this floor, at this session, of the hon orable members from Mississippi, can for a moment doubt it ? Why, sir, tbe very fact that men talk of secession, is enough to rouse tbe patriot to bis sense of duty—is sufficient to warn us of tbe volcano which is under our feet Let us pause for a moment, and see by con trast where we stand. During tbe late war witb Great Britain, a convention of tbe New England Statos met at Hart ford—tbat convention, it is well known, sat with closed doors, and the seal of se crecy was put upon its members. It was, in my opinion, as unwarthv a con clave as ever met together; and l blush for my native State, that it was ever per mitted to bold its sittings within the bor ders of Connec'icut. What was tbe ob ject of that convention ? Nothing was positively known at the time, but suspi cion—that suspicion which, as* Randolph once said on a memorable occasion, is of ten "more than equal to tbe most dam ning proof,” proclaimed tbat it met to take measures for the secession of the New England States for tbe Union.— You know, sir, how tht public mind re ceived this startling news, and the bit ter and well-merited indignation which went up from all parts of the Union a- gainst this treasonable assemblage. Sir, tbe rebuke of an insulted people follow ed its members to their graves, not one of whom hardly dared present himself af terwards to the people for their suffra ges. Suppose, sir, tbat at that time, any one had predicted tbat in less than a half century secession would be openly advocated ; wbo doubts but that be would have been considered, if not a traitor to his country, at least a fit subject for the lunatic asylum ? We close our notice of this noble speech with the following extract: " Mr. Chairman, tbs peopls of the North have not, nntil of late, aroused themselves to a knowledge of tbe rain which has threatened the Union. Im mersed in business, and bent on the par- saita of honest gain, they have been un mindful of the danger which has sur rounded them ; while designing men and politicians, with selfish ends, have been sporting with the institutions of the coun try, like a child with a bauble. Tbe po litical question of slavery in the States or in the Territories, the. Federal Gov ernment has nothiag, in my opinion, to do with. If I, finding the culture of to- baceo unprofitable, choose to plant my field with corn, I have no right to dee- troy my neighbor's field, or abase him. because he continues to plant a weed whieh, in my opinion, forced upon me by my own experience, it destroying his land, and which, in its effects, has an in fluence upon the health ofthe communi ty around ns. No more right haa the State of Conneetieut to say to South Carolina, Your slave labor is unprofita ble ; we have found it an, therefore you most abolish it. If I and say friend from Virginia an owners of a tract of land, which he aod I contributed to pur chase. I have no exclusive right to tell him how that land shall be cultivated or managed, nor has he that right over me; and so it is with the Territories belong ing to this Government—it le not in the power of the Federal Government to say that Coaueetioat may go into thsmwsth her factory mills, aud that Virginia can not enter them with her property. California. The following extracts from a letter of Dr. Wm. Bacon, in California, so well known in various parts of Georgia as a miner of considerable experience, may be acceptable to many, and profitable to some of oar readers: " Centerville, Nevada Co , ) February 20, 1852. [ “ This is a country of rapid changes, almost like magic. When I wro e last I spoke favorably of my friends in Georgia sending tbeir surplus capital to be vested in tbe hands of prudent agents, I would now in the most positire manner, say. hands off from California and California stocks. I presume yon have seen tbe letters of Mr- and Mr written from this country. They are not only visionary, but perfectly frantic on the subject of quartz and quartx-mining. You know tbat I have spent the last eight years of my life in mining, and must, in tbat time, hare learned some thing of the business. From what I have seen aod know, I should say that the qunrtz in this county may be quoted as worth $20 per ton, and all these vis ionary letter-writers most soon acknowl edge it. Still there are small veins much " When I wrote last, there were some eight or ten crushing mills in this val ley (Grass valley.) since then. I have no doubt tbat three hundred thousand dollars have been added to the mining capital, aud many of tbe new agents are giving more gold for rocks than it con tains. • * * * And for tho love of humanity, when you see or hear of any man coming to this country expeting to make money by daily labor, tell him to 6tay where be is, and lend tbe money which he wonld expend in coming here, and be will be better off in five years — The Placer diggings are entirely exhaus ted, and there are thousands strolling a- bout tbe country, bunting employment. One month since, laborers could get $5 per day, and now it is difficult to get $3, and one mouth more, I think, will estab lish wages at $2. This is all well for tbe capitalists, and is what tbeir hired letter-writers are aiming at. I feel it my duty to raise my voice against such trickery. • * • * This country is filled with sharpers, and humbuggeiy is tbe order of the day. Y»urs, most truly, WM. BACON. From the Journal & Messenger. Messrs. Editors:—I desire to present to your readers tbe following analysis of the vote on the Resolutions of Messrs Jackson and Hiliyer, with a few infer ences therefrom. Jackson’s Resolution reads as follows: Resolved, Tbat we recognize the bind ing efficaey of the compromises of the Constitution, and believe it to be tbe in tention of the people generally, as we hereby declare it to be ours individually, to abide such compromises, and to sus tain tbe laws necessary to carry them out—the provision for tbe delivery of fu gitive slaves, and the act of tbo last Con gress for that purpose included—aod that we deprecate all farther agitation of questions growing out of tbat provision, or the questions embraced in tbe acts of the last Congress known as the Compro mise, and of questions generally connect ed with the institution of slavery, as un necessary, useless, and dangerous. On this Resolution, the vote stood thus: YEAS. Northern Democrats. —Messrs. Al ien, Busby, Clark, Curtis. Davis. Daw M'S Southern Democrat*, and thirty- eon, Dunham, Ficklin, Fitch, Florence, Culler, Gamble, Gorman, Hart, Hend ricks, Henn, Hibbard, Ingersoll, Kurtz, Lockhart, Marshall, McCorkle, McDon ald, Murray, Peaslee, Priee, Richardson, Robbins, Jr., Robinson, Ross, David L. Seymour. Origin S. Seymour, Abrabam P. Stevens, Stewart. Sutherland—35. Soutaern Democrats.—Thomas H. Bailey, Bacock, Bragg, Breckenridge, Brown, Caskie, Cobb, Daniel, Edmond son, Faulkner, Freeman, Hall, Hamil ton, Hammond, Hiliyer, Houston, How ard, Joseph W. Jackson, Andrew John son, James Johnson, Jones, Letcher, Mason, McMullen, Meade, Nabors, Penn, Phillips, Polk, Riddle, Savage, Scurry, Smith, Frederick P. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Stone, St. Martin, Thompson, Venable, Wilcox—40. Northern Whigs —Messrs. Apple- ton, Brooks, Hawes, Haven, F. S. Mar tin. Parker, Schemerhom—7. Southern Whigs —Messrs. Bowie, Cabell, Deckery, Ewing. Gentry. Gray, Landry, H. Marshall, Miller, Moore, Outlaw. Strother, Alex. White, Will iams, Watkins, Ward, A. White, (Ky.) Walsh—19. HATS. Northern Democrats. Messrs. Bartlett, Bnel, James Cable, T. Camp bell. Dean. James D. Doty, Charles Durkee, Eastman, Edgerton. Floyd, Gaylord, Grow, Ives, Jenkins John Johnson. D. F. Jones, Preston King, Maloney. Robert Rantoul, Jr., Smart, Stratton, Sweetxer—22. Southern Democrats—Messrs. Wm. Aiken, Ashe, Averett. David J. Bailey, Hoiliday. John McQueen, Millson, Jas L. Orr, Powell, Wallace, Woodward— 11. Northern Whigs.—Messrs. Allison. Brentoa, G. H. Brown, Lewis D. Camp bell, Chapman, Conger, Fowler, Goede- now, Goodrich, Harper, T. M. Howe, Hosford, Kahns, Horace Mann, Meaeb- em. Miner, Newton, Penniman, Perkins, Saekett, Schoolcraft. Sobndder, Benja min 8taatoo,Benjamin Thompson, Tuck, Walbridge. Washburn. Wells. Yates, Barrera—30. Southern Whig -—Thomas L C ling- man. Hiliyer'a amendment is as follows: Resolved, That the series of net* pas sed daring the foot session of the thirty- first Coogrera. known as the Compro mise, are regarded as a final adjustment and a pe-maoeat aettiemeat of tbe ques tions therein embraced, nod sfaoald be maintained nod exeented as such. And the vote on it stands that: len, Busby, Clark, Cortfe. Davis, Daw son. Dean. Dunham, Ficklin, Fitch, Florence. Fuller,Gamble, Gorman, Hart, Hendricks, Henn, Ingersoll. Kurts, Lockhart, Edward C. Marshall, Mc Corkle. McDoniM. Murray. Peaslee, Price, Richardaii#, t Bobi«n. BobtTmson, Ross. D. L Seymour. O S Seymour. Abrabam P. Stevens, Stewart, Suther land—36. Southern Democrats —Thomas H. Bayley, Breckenridge. Cobb, Edmond son, Freeman, Hall, Hamilton, Ham mond. Hiliyer, Houston. Howard, Jack- son. Andrew Johnson, James Johnson, G W. Jones. Letcher. Mason, McMul len, Nabors, Penn, Polk, Biddle, Sav- age. Scurry, Smith, F. P- Stanton, R. H. Stanton, Stone, St. Martin, Tbomp-' son, Wilcox—31. Northern Whigs —Messrs. Appleton, Brooks. G. H. Brown, Chandler. Haws. Haven, Kuhns, F. S. Martin, Parker, Sfchertnerborn, Yates—11. Southern Whigs—Messrs. Bowie, Cabell, Dockery, Ewing. Faulkner, Gentry, Grey, Landry, H. Marshall, Miller, Moore, Morehead, Outlaw, Por ter. Stanly. Strother. Walsh, Ward, Watkins. Addison White, Alexander White. WiUiama—22. NAYS. Northern Democrats —Messrs. Bu- el. Bartlett, Cable, T. Campbell, Doty, Durkee. Eastman, Edgerton, Floyd, Gaylord, Grow, Ives, Jenkins, John Johnson, D. T. Jones, King, Maloney, Rantoul, Smart, Sweetxer—20. Southern Democrats —Aiken, Ashe, Averett, David J. Bailey, Bocock, Bragg, Caskie, Daniel, Holliday, Mc Queen, Meade, Millson, Orr, Venable, Wallace, Woodward, Powell—17. Northern Whigs.—Allison, Bren- ton, L. D. Campbell. Chapman, Conger, Fowler. Goodenow, Goodrich, Harper, Hosford, How. Mann, Meachem, Miner, Newton, Penniman, Perkins, Saekett, Schoolcraft, Scudder, B. Stanton, B. Thompson, Tuck. Walbridge,Washburn, Wells, Barrera—27.. Southern Whig.*—Thomas L. Cling- man. f ; 1 I propose to call the attention of your readers to some faets exhibited by these votes, and to leave every one to make his own comments, and draw his own conclusions. 1st. It appears that the resolutions were supported by the Northern Demo crats in the proportion of nearly two to one 2nd. That the Northern Whigs voted against tbe same resolutions nearly in the proportion of three to one. 3rd. That tbo Union Democrats of the South, and the Southern Whigs vo ted witb the great body of the Democra cy, in favour of these resolutions. 4th. Tbat the Secessionists ere found voting with Northern Freesoilersand Ab olitionists against the resolutions. 5tb. Tbe position of our immediate representative, Col. Bailey, is worthy of special notice. He has professed to be in " full fellowship” with tbe Democra cy at Washington. Look at bis vote, and you will see the kind of people he is in “ full fellowship” with. His name is recorded witb eleven Southern Seces sionists, and twenty-four Free-soil Dem ocrats on one vote, and seventeen Se cessionists, and twenty-two Free-soii Democrats on the other. What will the true Democrats of Georgia say to this full fellowship of their Southern Rights Representative ? On the otheT hand, the names of Col. Jackson, and tbe Union Democrats of Georgia, are recorded witb jive Northern national Democrats, on the one vote, and with tbirty-two South ern Democrats and thirty-five national Democrats on the other. I leave it witb any honest man to Bay, wbo of these rep resentatives is in “fullfellowship” with tbe Democracy—Col. Bailey, or Col. Jackson and the Union Democrats?' Col. Bailey and Col. Jackson are thus arrayed against eaeh other on this vital issue. And tbe question is presented to every Southern Bights man to determine. Will you follow Col. Bailey into the as sociation of Southern Secessionists and Northern Free-soilers ? or, will you fol low Col. Jaekson into tbe association with Union and National Democrats ? The late^Southern Rights Convention at Milledgeville has virtually derided in advance, in favor of tbe Bailey lead.— Wbat will the honest masses say and do? As Mr. Ritchie would say. “ Nous ver- rons.” TOWALIGA. Gen. Cass and the Compromise. The communication signed " Yonng America,” which appears in onr columns to-day,* is admitted in deference to the wishes of tbe very respectable gentleman wbo offers it. We cannot think tbat there is any intelligent person in onr country, having access to tbe course of political events for the last four years, who can entertain a thought that the dis tinguished senator from Michigan is not completely identified with tbe national democracy in his support of the Compro mise. end esperielly of the fugitive slave portion of it. His powerful argument against tbe Wilmot proviso has contribu ted, perhaps more than ell other causes, to the overthrow of the party which sought to array the North against tbe South on tbe subject of slavery; and it is therefor.- but natural tbat he sbonld be tbe object of special dislike on the part of those fanatic* wbo are yet labor ing to make tbe presidential election turn on an influence not only sectional, bat avowedly hostile to the Constitution and tho Union — Union. *We shall pobbfa the communication re* fared to above in the next snmber et the TEAS. Kbacnas Democrat* —Mem*. 0Tbe second number of the “North American Miscellany and Dollar Maga- mae,” has noma to hand for this month. Any of onr readers ean sea a copy of this book by calling at ear offiet. It well • liberal patronage. Angell, fab ; Engel A Hewitt, New York. The Tex Lew. The following is tbe Tax Act adopted by tbe last legislature, whieh re-publish at the request of may of onr patrons: AN A CT to levy and collect a Tax for eaeh of the political years 1862 and 1853. and thereafter, until repealed. See. 1. That from nod after the pas sage of this act, all real and personal es tate within this State, whether owned by individuals or corporations, resident or non-resident, shall be liable to taxation, subject to the exemption berein-after specified. Sec. 2. That the terms "real estate,” used in this act, shall be construed to include land itself, all buildings or oth er articles ereeted upon, or affixed to the same; all mines, minerals, fossils and quarries in and under the same, ex cept mines belonging to tbe State, and the term " personal estate,” as need in this act, shall be construed to include all chattels, moniesdebts doe from solvent debtors, wbetber^on note, bill, draft judg ment or mortgage, or open accounts, goods, wares anJ merchandise, capita! invested in shipping or tonage, or capi tal otherwise invested, negro slaves, plea sure carriages, public stocks, and stocks in monied corporations; also inch por tion of the capital of incorporated com panies liable to taxation on their capital as shall not be invested in real or per sonal estate. Sec. 3. Tbat the following property shall be exempted from taxation, to-wit: Ail exempted from taxation, by tbe Con stitution of the State or of tbe United States, every building ereeted for the use of and used by a college, incorpora ted academy or other seminary of learn ing, every building'for public worship, every school house, court house, and jail, and tbe several lots whereon soeh buildings are situated, and all the furni ture belonging to each of them, all books and philosophical apparatus not held as merchandise, and for tbe purpose of sale, every poor house, alms bouse of indus try, and any boose belonging to any charitable institution, or connected with the same, tbe real and personal estate of any public library, and other literary as sociations, all stocks owned by tbe State and by literary and charitable institu tions, also all plantation aad mechanical tools, all household and kitchen furni ture not above the value of three hun dred dollars, not held for tbe purpose of sale, or as merchandise, libraries—all poultry and $200 value of other proper ty belonging to each tax payer, and also the annual crops and provisions of the citizens of this State, and all fire arms and other instruments, and all munitions of war not held as merchandize, weariog apparel of the tax payer and family, and the bolder or owner of stock in any in corporated company liable to taxation on its capital shall not be taxed as an indi vidual for such stocks. Sec. 4. That all lands held under warrants, and surveyed, but not granted by the State, shall be liable to taxation in tbe same manner as if actually grant ed. See. 5- Tbat all monied or stock cor porations deriving income or profit from their capital or otherwise, except as be fore excepted, shall be liable to taxation. Sec. 6. That each and every free per son of color in this State between the ages of eighteen and fifty shall be taxed annually tbe sum of five dollars. Sec. 7. Tbat the sum of five dollars shall be levied upon all practitioners of Law or Physic or Dentistry and Daguer- rean arts. Sec. 8. That each and every male citizen between tbe ages of twenty-one and sixty yeara, shall be taxed annually hereafter, twenty five cents. Sec 9. That the receiver of tax re 1 tarns in each county shall receive all re turns to him on tbe oaths of tbe persons making them and at such valuation as they may affix, and if any person shall fail to make a retorn, or to affix a value, the receiver shall make such valuation, assess tbe tax thereon from tbe best in formation in his power to obtain, aod in case where no return is made or no val nation made by tha persons returning, he shall assess a doable tax. See. 10. Tbat it shall be the doty of the receiver to assess all real and person al estate not returned, or oot assessed by the person returning tbe same at tbe full market value. See. 11. That the receiver of tax re turns shall require all persons to give in each and every tract or parcel of land, he or she may own, specifying its location, quality, and tbo number of acres, it Icdowd, aod tbe aggregate value, inclu ding the value of tbe buildings, machine ry, toil bridges or ferries on tbe same, a classification of tbe personal estate sub ject to taxation, as defined in the second section of this act, specifying the number of negro slaves and their aggregate val ue, and the aggregate value of all other chattels, moneys, debts doe or to become dne from solvent debtors in whatsoever, from end eaeh classification shall be en tered in separate columns. Soc. 12. That tbe Receivers of tax returns throughout tbe State shall admin ister to each and every person giving in bis or her taxable property, tbe follow ing oath, to wit: Yon do solemnly swear (or affirm as the ease may be,) tbat the amount of all taxable property which you were possessed of, held or elaimed an the first day of January last, or was interested io or entitled unto, either in your own right or in the right of any other person or persons whatsoever, as Parent, Guardian, Executor, Adminis trator, Agent, or Trustee, or any other manner whatever; end tbat it is not worth more than the valnatioa yon have affixed to it. to the beet of your knowl edge aad belief-—so help yon God. See. 13. That it shall be the dnty of tbe several tax Receivers within this State to take in all taxsbies herein before enumerated, and enter tbe same in his book or digest with the appraised value thereof, following the classification speci fied in the second and eleventh sections of this net, and return a copy of the same made oet in fair and legible head wri ting, to the Comptroller General, and one to tha Clerk of Ike Inferior Coart aad tax coBoctor, on or before the foal day of Jnly in each year, in whieh di gest shall be carefully made out, an ab stract, stating eaeh subject of Taxation, the amount of aggregate value of each, the another of acres of land, number of slaves, polls, free parsons of color, pro fessions, Ac. See. 14. That when the Comptroller General shall have received said digests he is hereby required to examine the same carefully, to detect any error or errors therein contained, and having cor rected the seme, if any shall be found to exist, be shall then foot up each column end ascertain the aggregate amount of each of the digests, and report tbe same to his Excellency the Governor, who with the assistance of the Comptroller shall assess such n rate per cent, no t ex ceeding 11th of one per cent, on tbe en tire amount of revenae corresponding to the wants of the State, end notify tbe several Tax Collectors throughout the State of tbe rate per cent, ao imposed, and the amount to be collectedd by him in eaeh eonnty. Sec. 15. That the amount so required to be assessed and collected, shall not exceed the sum of three hundred end seventy-five thousand dollars annually. Sec 16. That the amount of tax to be paid annually to the State upon tbe amount of real and personal estate taxa ble under this act, shall be one-twelfth of one per eent., which shall be levied and accounted for according to the exist ing law, together with the poll tax and tax on practitioners of law, medicine, free negroes, dentists, Dagoerrean artists. Sec. 17. That it shall be the doty of the Comptroller General, with the assis tance of the Treasurer, after tbe returns of tax have been made by the tax receiv ers of the several counties in this State, to make an estimate of the sum total of taxes whieh will be raised under this act according to tbe per cent, assessed, aod if it sbonld appear tbat the sum total should exeeed tbe amount of taxes re quired by this act to be raised ; then the Comptroller General shall issue bis circu lar directing the tax collectors of this State to make such deduction in an equal ratio upon every thing taxed according to value, as will reduce tbe earn total of taxes, as nearly to tbo amoont required hy this act to be raised, as is practicable The Comptroller specifying the per cent deduction necessary to be made. Sec. 18. That tbe tax receivers and collectors shall receive the same compen sation now allowed by law. Sec. 19. That to net the digest as provided for in the 7th section of the act of 1845. for the receivers, the default list shall be deducted, and for the col lectors tbe insolvent li-t shall be deduct ed from tbe total amount of the digests, aod that all taxes due and payable un der any of tbe provisions of this act, shall be paid in gold or silver, or in the bills of specie paying Banks of this State. See 20- That tbe fourth and fifth sections of an aet passed the 22d day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty, to levy and collect a tax. for each of tbe po litical years. 1850 and 1851, and there after be, and tbe same are hereby con tinued in full force and effect, saving ex cepting 60 much of the fourth section as in the following words to wit: not being over sixty years of age, or valuolesas from decrepitude or disease. Sec 21. That nothing in this act shall be so consented as to relieve Banks, Railroads, or agencies of Foreign Banks from any special tax heretofore as.-eised on them or any of them. Sec 22 Tbat all laws and parts of laws militating against this aet, except such parts of the tax acts now in force in this State, as may be necessary to carry out this act, and whieh are declared in full force, be, and the same are here by repealed. How is it that tbe popular branch ia in this ease the more conservative body ? Capital Punishment.—In tbe Penn sylvania Legislature, the bill abolishing the death penalty, aud substituting im priaooawDt of not lean than fifteen or more than fifty years in lien thereof, passed finally in the House on Thursday, yess 46, nays 42. Thu American Ar Urion.—Judge Doer haa diaolved the injunction, so that the Art Union is at liberty to proceed with its drawing, but bn does oot pro- nounee os the merits of tbo question whether or oot it is s lottery in the eye ofthe constitution. Thntsubject aray bo hereafter derided, aod it should be with oot defry-—New York Ohesrter. Mr. Clat axd thr Goat—Almost every body in Washington City remem* ben an old be-goot which formerly in ha* bited Naylor’s stable, ea Pennsylvania Avenue. Tbia animal was, ia nil pro bability. tho most independent citizen of tbe metropolis; be belonged to no party, though be frequently gave passengers "striking” proofs of bis adhesion to tho '‘levelling” principle ; for whenever a person stopped anywhere in his vicinage, Billy was sore to make at him boras and all. The boys took delight in irritating this long bearded gentleman, and fre quently annoyed him ao. tbat he would make against lamp posts and trees, to their grant amusement. One day tbe luminary of the West, Heory Clay, was passing along tbe Av enue,* and seeing the boys intent on wor rying Billy into a fever, stopped, and with his characteristic humanity, expos tulated witb them on their cruelty. The boys listened in silent awe to tbe elo quent appeal of the great statesman; bat it was all Cherokee to Billy, wbo—tho ungrateful scamp—arose majestically orr his bind legs, and made a desperate plunge at his friend and advocate. Mr.- Clay, although be bad not “slain a Mex ican,” proved himself too much for bio honied assailant; he seised bold of both horns of the dilemma, and then "was tbe tag of war”—for Greek bad met Greek. The struggle was long and doubtful. "Hah I” exclaimed the statesman, "I have got yon fast, yon rascal! I’ll teach yoa better manners. Bat boys,” con tinued he, turning to tbe laughing urch ins, "what shall l do now ?” "Why! trip op his feet,, Mr. Clay,” said they. Mr. Clay did as he was told, and after many severe efforts bro’t Billy down on his side. Here he looked at the boys imploringly, seeming to say, "I was never in sueb a fix before.” The combatants were nearly exh goaty had tbe advantage, for* gaining breath all the while* statesman was losing it. "Boys,” exclaimed he, puffing and blowing, “this is rather an awkward bu siness. Wbat am 1 to do now ?” "Why—don’t you know ?” said a lit tle fellow, makiog preparations to ran as be spoke—"all you’ve got to do is, to let go and ran like blazea !” Death or Bishop Hedoing.— 1 The Be?. Elijah Hedding, Senior bishop of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, died at his residence in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Friday evening. Be was the senior of the five bishops of tbe M. E. Churob, having entered the itinerant mi nistry of tbat Churcb in 1801, and elect ed Bishop in 1824. He died in tbe 72d year of bis age. He was a man of un obtrusive aod unaffected piety, zealous in the discharge of bis duties, and highly esteemed by tbe denomination of which be has been for so many years a stand ard bearer. Methodist Church Case.—In the- deeretof the U. ^lates.C'iCo:t'Gtav*r^» relation to the Book Coneero, it will be recollected a reference was ordered to ascertain the value, and to enquire as to tbe oumber of beneficiaries, Ac. Bishop Smith, and other Commissioners of tho Southern branch of the Chorcb, have come on to New York, and tbe Confer ence will probably proceed forthwith. N. Y Express. Fill Drad.—On Tuesday night last, the dwelling of Mr. Martin Garbee, near Eaton, Ohio, was destroyed by fire, to gether with its contents. Tbe family were absent at a wedding, and tbe origin of tbe foe is unknown. Whilst con templating tbe smouldering rains. Mr. G-, a man of about 50 years of age, re marked, "there is all I am worth,” and fell down dead—Cleveland Herald. Items. ff Why is a young man hugging his sweetheart like an epicure wbo permits his wine to leak away ? Because be is waisting what he loves. Tbe author of this was sent to tbe Penitentiary on Thursday. ffg* There is a town in Ohio where the people have lived so long on pork, tbat they begin to contract some of its habits. Whenever a neighbor dies, they lay him out as they would a hog, with a corncob in bis mouth. The Alberti Kidnapping Case.— Mr. Woif, chairman of the committee of tbe Maryland Legislature, to whom the subject was referred, has repotted a Be rios of resolutions, tendering the thanks of tbe State to Gov. Bigler for pardon ing Alberti and Price, some time since convicted of kidnapping, and proposing to remunerate Alberti and Price for tbe time they have lost io consequence of such conviction. ffa5" A correspondent of the Picayune haa tbe following: A few miles from Oakland, (Miss.) Gen. Jackson once resided, and there still lives a man who used to jnmp witb him, and thus deride who should "stand treat.” He spells the General's name “Jsction.” Serving Hog and Husband Auer. A Western editor says: "Wesawawo- man carrying • big hog home from mar ket on Saturday upon her shoulder. For tbe benefit of those who may think her husband ought to have done it, we will state, that she served him in tbe same way a short time before.” u-— Tbe House of Beqreseotntives of Ohjff The pirst Newspaper in Vi mini a— have refused to pass the Besolntiofa Palmer's Register states, that the first loaningthe arms of that State to Kossutq press in Virginia was imported by tbe Letter op the Hon. Humphret Marshall.—The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser contains a letter from the Hon. Humphrey Marshall, member of the Hoose of Representatives from tbe Louisville (Ky.) district, nrging the nomination of Mr. Fillmore for tbe Pre sidency. After stating that be made it a point, daring his canvass for a seat in Congress, to ascertain public opinion in his district in regard to Mr. Fillmore and Gen. Scott, be says: "I assure yon there was not a corpo ral's guard for Gen. Scott in my whole congressional distriet; and, had tbe vote ben been taken, my opinion is he would not have commanded, as against Mr. Fillmore, two bnndred in tbe seven thousand whig votes of the district. I am assured by my correspondence that there is no material ehange in tbe views of the people.” The sentimeat of his district, Mr. M. says, is a true reflex of tbe aentupent of tbe whole State, aad he adds: "As to General Scott, it is not a fit time to say more than tbia : In his pre sent position he cannot obtain tbe vote of Kentucky any more than be ean com mand tbe power of heaven. What ef fects a change of bis position at this Into day wonld prodace, will be more accu rately determined when tbe new posi tion shall be taken. This determina tion on the part of onr whigs ia not tbo result of prejndiee against Gen. Scott. I an sure no such feelings inhabit my bosom.” city of Willinassborg in 1780 Tbe pri ces of ad vert fring and subscriptions of linn# times, are thus stated in the fol lowing extract from the terms of the pa per, contained io its first issue : "All persons may bn supplied witb this paper at fifty dollars a jeer, aad have advertisements (of n moderate length) inserted for ten dollars tbe first week , aad seven dollars lor each week It should bo reeolleetsd ton, that this was a weakly paper, making tbe eost to subscribers about 96 eeuta a number. ■ o - — Mr. Clay completed on Sunday last tbo 76th year of his age. His birth day wag esiobiutod a* No* York by a banquet.