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Under the former ratijg, at this
he-year, the.prouuce of East i’cir—;
North Alabama sought an outlet
:ntic ports through the W. & A-
great feeder of the roads of our
The speculations
in regard to future political combinations
and events, have acquired a character al
most prophetic, on account of the accuracy
of their fulfilment. For this reason, its
Appeal From Judge Paine's Decision.
—The case of the Lemon slaves has been ap
pealed to the Supreme Court of New York,
Cabu Mffiealtio.
The difficulties with the Spanish natberi-
ties at Cuba, seem hard to settle. Filibus
ters, against every interest save their own,
seemed to have determined that differences
more serious shall spring up, than those for
merly existing. For this purpose, it appears
which is te meet in New York city on the
19th of December next. If Judge Paine's
should be reversed, it is not at all
probable that the slaves will be within reach;
nor would Mr. Lemon, says the Journal of
all ♦!«” to them, after receiving the indem
nity money which is in process of collection,
were it not that such formal relinquishment,
fgji itaic, would render it impossible to
the important legal question involved,
msecuting the ease in the higher courts.
own language-— rw«•«•«
Norses.—I hereby certify that
J. Morgan has an arrant lit published, for
l~hiriif MIUs bod and board fa my life—
far he must bad a hod while be lived with
mo, and, 4 ah for board, be never boarded me
—aey father found nearly all theprorimans
that w« had while .tra Uved together. 'And I
never qait him In my life—he left me when
I was hat able to get out of my bed/mad. left
me Without one bH ofproviaians sad his
father eameand took hint Wray, and Jack
MoiffiW fa harfcotonghlm.
SARAH ANN MORGAN
WM. T. WOFFORD, EDITOR,
JOHN A. REYNOLDS, PUBLISHER.
In the em of our Government « Here, in our own good District, her gees'!' « SiCh a getting up Stairs !”—Said an
A change of them in whose J rous citiiens have laid amdeall disputes and! old preacher once, •« Fellow sinners, if yon
matter rests, we think, would • prejudices which arose on the qufeffen ofj tbs told that by going to the top of those
sttle present »t«—a—and the SUte action, and in a amnfy and patriotic stairs yestaee, (pointing to the rickety pair
•oner tterbetter, ^ j spirit, elected all ■oeesmen men forferfr
a- j representatives. And even in Greenville,
Hnim.
of the church,) you wo
1 salvation, I
the election of Mr. McBeef was n just and hardly any of you would try it. ifat. let
any man proclaim that there was five ,hun
dred dollars up therefor yon and 1 be bound
there would be < such a getting np stairs as meekly Adopted:
Media? at landta.—Eaiiraad Fnfgbts.
At Mg
Marietta, ■§ the
of Jhe Ifahfult., a fa
quested £» fake the ichBir,-
pick, IfaS-tjo met as
The aqmteitteo apfifated
moeting/aubmitted the-fbl
resolution*. whtek ou .
On BHfaa'tfVn. Boot, Xsq., it was re-
it&ens of solved that the proceedings of this meeting
the night^ fa published in the adveeate and Constitu-
Esq. wmrfe-* tional Union, Marietta, and that adl paper#'
Best
the former
report anu
was imam-
REPORT.
If thaSouthern Rights Democracy officer- pointed rebuke to the spirit of diacord and
gia are so much in the ascendancy, ante : mastery, m long prevalent'there.””
pretended by the Journos of that school, Do you hear that—the same men that
the • Federal Union' «~>-g the number, why' were put down a short time ago, are again J you never did see.’ ”
does the latter print labor so lustily for a 1 riding into power—the country is gradually
re-union of the two wings of the Dcmocra- being placed in the coils of a monster that
ey? And why, if there be a feeling of nni- ; will crush them, or again impose upon pa- ■ sporting gentleman of New York, has offer-j ni ght of the * —- r*~ to. „ nMMH *.hfa -..l __r_
' ty existing between these two wings, does itriots the teak of a rescue. But hope has *ud to -bet #1,009 against $2,000, thathCnoffm iwreeaed- rate* of irofcht ; on<t% W phe names of several respectable merchants
f may advocate : will prochrife a horse that toil) trot^onelitm- i & & k. Koad un l^r consi lor.ition, Leg leave °^ er8 Marietta sanctioning a reeolo-
that has 1 t0 su bniit the following report; I tion » dTi,,i,, S “ d "V**** •• <** Mir-
At iloae Stv. m, 183.
IT M. Goodman, Esq.:
Fast Thotting.—Mr. George Spencer, a j meeting held at the Cherokee Hall on tlio ^ £ . AR I , ®** s looking over the last
oortimr irentleman of New York, has offer- ! nf tl.a fl,J in.t . li-ivim* had the stihiect' “ Lnioll 1 Was not a little surprised to SOS
‘ jfiic committee appointed by the town
at t
3d inst., having had the subject
favorable to justic and fair play be request
ed to notice them. The meeting then ad
journed.
S. LAWRENCE, Cbm'n.
C. Bostwick, Secretary.
CAMSTOL& OMSIA:
Thnrsflay, Dccentber 2, 1852,
-AGENTS FOR THE THE STANDARD,
Who will - forward - Subscriptions, Adverti
sing and, Job-Work.
k /<"
y J. R
iMriUc TrafAr I-lasku* laiMcitd by
his Wife!!
On Wednesday, the 10th inst. the good
eitiseM of Gilmer county were Startled by
the discovery of % crime of most horrible
character; the particulars of which, as re
lated to why* brother-in-law of the niur-
derrad man, are as fellows:
On the morning mentioned, a woman,
named Fmaley, living within a few wiles of
Ellijaj, informed her .neigh boss that a
•trasgs sun had stopped at the house the
day before, and tarried thro' that (Tuesday)
night, daring which, ha had killed her hus
band. On repairing to tho bouse, her bqs-
bond was Anted in bed, insensible, with fa
axe tHll sOcking in Mb cleft skull, and his
brahtf string oat. He breathed on awtil
Wodnsoday evening, when death came to his
relief; A daughter of tho victim disabused
the public mind, by .denying .that any
■tMMn-man had been oa the .premises as
mm by bar mother; upon whom, of course,
su «p<>< I then foil, and she -was arrested,
lifalhsisnpiia i imfiesiii! Iwrlny herself oom-
mttted the wmataral crime; nt the same
Owe, ujf——fag regret that the had not
done it twenty yean ago.
It appears, from the narration to ns, that
■he did, in attempt, by tying his arms across
his breast, wMle in a state of beastly intox-
icartiin. sitting astride of his person, and ee
saying to cut his throat with his own shoe
maker's knife. She waa only prevented
consummating the Awful deed by a negro op
portunely dragging her from the prostrate
body of her husband.
■fha deceased had formerly boon motor!
ously intemperate; but for some time past,
hod led a sober life The immediate occa
rien of his horrible murder, was » conjugal
quarrel. Strange to say this name woman
waa releaaed from her temporary imprison-
men in the jail at Ellijay, and is, we un
derstand, now nt largo!—Dalton Times.
that Journal flare by So, at the intimation | not «ed us. Whilctheir press may advocate j will produce
that Union Democrats will share in the j this appointment, we trust the powers that ] dred miles in nine hours—a feat
Cabinet appointments of President Pieroe ?. elect will exhibit a very decided difference never been accomplished,
j It seems to us that the «Federal Union’' of opinion. So mote it be. . j 0 “
blows « hot and cold' with the same breath. ! -m ! Composition or the Moon.—Every ob-
It appears, to fear the alliance of Union De- I A Washington letter, speaking of the ‘ jeet on its surface of the height of one hun-
-moerats-with-the Whigs, to prevent which it | course of the English press on the Ouban dred feet is distinctly seen through IjOrJ
Wiklc
E. W. Carr
.... Cartersvillr,
...Philadelphia.
Oar Cennty.
We will give in onr next issue, a brief
sketch of the different villages in onr coun
ty, together with thejapid iiqpnsvansnts of
each-place, and. w$en*ral view of the-pros
perity of story interest in ttmaounty. A
bare statement of our prosperity and resour
ces, as a county, will excite the most pleas
ant feelings in our citiiens, and the con
gratulations of cur fellow-beings every
where.
Ttfl Ihr Whole Truth!
The anti-compromise papers in Georgia,
state that if the Hon. Andrew J. Miller, the
President of the Senate, shoald became Gov
ernor by the resignation of Gov.i6obb. our
State will have a Whig Governor. Now,
why not state-tlieivvhole truth—BIr. Miller,
it is true, ’acted with-the Whigqaarty, up to
1860, since which time, he has been an un
compromising Union man, and in the rceent
election, Gen. Pierce had not a more talent
ed and sincere supporter in Georgia.
lepbraMc Cataalty.
On Saturday last, the ..Montgomery
Capt. David Owen, turned out for
drill on their usual parade ground. After
their exercises were over, the company
msrrthrf into tbeupper end of market street,
where they stationed their cannon, and com
menced firing a salute, in respect to the
memory of Mr. Webster—the Mayor having
called a meeting of the citizens to assemble
on Saturday night, with the view, of adopt
ing measures to pay suitable respect to the
memory of that laatontod-etatesman. Sever
al numb had been Bred; when, in Tc-load-
ing the gun, it discharged while Mr. Joseph
8. Baker was in tho act of ramming the
charge homo, by which his right hand was
tern off above the wrist, and also the >en tire
fiagert of the left hand. Ilis face and eyes
won much burnt and mutilated. Mr. Ba
ker waa boras to his reside nee by his com
panions in arms; when ho died on Sunday,
st 7 o'clock, p. m., after intense suffering.
Moose of tho rammer won picked up in the
straat on Sunday, as was aba fiagenand
pfadas of fingers of fed unfortunate deceased.
Tho dseaaaed Was attended by several of
onr bask physicians, who, however found his
oaadtOou so bed as to render any surgical
oporaOaa ineffectual and unnecessary. The
most that could be done was.ii administer
such medicina as would mitigate bis pains.
Mr. Baker was about 24 years of age—»n
industrious, steady and worthy mechanic—
(depicted affd beloved by aill who knew him,
and stood deservedly high in tho estimation
of feo volantoqr oempany, of which ho was
cm of tho worthfaat aacmbers. He leaves a
wife to mourn over this sadden dispensation,
whom condition excites the tyugmfejr of onr'
whole community. Capt. Owen and the
members efkis compnny paid the modi assid
uous uttistiia-tof their unfortunate brother,
and sorrow a*d distress for the deplorable
accident were deeply felt by all. Our heart
felt sympathy is mingled wife that of the
tke'unfort unate
larittti tad the Stale laid.
We publish in enother column, the pro*
eeedings of a meeting of the eitiaens of Ma*
rietta, in relation to fee freights between
that point and Atlanta—.together-witheoiuo
letters in relation to the sameaubject. With
out taking any part in the controversy, ^for
we confess that our limited knowledge in
Railroad business, does not enable us to give
our opinion,) we would not be auurised if
onr neighbors of Marietta have made some
egregious blunders. Tke charges against
Mr. Wadley, are of such a grave and serious
nature, that he will, undoubtedly, demand
the proof to sustain them. As to the rates of
freight for short distances, the least reflec
tion will convince every one that they should
be higher per mile for a short, than a long
distance. For instance, the .loading and un
loading of cors, the number of hands, the
wear and tear of cars, the trouble of keeping
the books at stations, fee way-bills, &&,
are as great for short as long distances; as
the only difference is the mere running the
cars, after the steam is at the proper stand-
which is a very small item in .fee expenses
■of Rai broods.
r The State Road.
[ We have received the report of Mr. Wad-
ley, the General Superintendent,for the last
fiscal year, ending 80th of September, 1862,
and we ate pleased to find that-our antici-
pations as to his successful management of
this State work, have been ftilly realized.
During the eight months Mr Wadley has had
charge of the road, from fee 1st of .Februa
ry to the 30th of September, the total amount
of-tlie earnings amountito $278,229,38. The
total amount of expenses for maintaining
and working the road for the same period,
have been $186,695,79—leaving a balance
ns net profits for the eight months opera
tions, of $141,533,59, which is an increase
in the receipts of fee road, over the corres
ponding months of the previous year, of
$78,72G,17. The whole road is undergoing
a thorough repair, and by the last of 1863,
this noble work of state enterprise will com
pare favorably with any road in the State.
The debts which have been accumulating
since its commeiioemeat. wiR he-liseharged;
and with ordinary mapngemeut, it will un
doubtedly be a source of revenue to the
State, annually, of team $250,600 te $300,-
000; paying 6 or 7 per cent, upon the entire
amount fee State has appended in its con
struction. For the year 1854, and for each
year thereafter, the revenue arising from
the road will lessen taxes one-half, besides
Furnishing an ample school fend, if wisely
applied, to educate every poor child in the
State. Wo hope feat tho profits of fen toad
will be set aside by the next Legislature, as
a permanent poor school fond.
Tho fanenl will take plans this morning
nt 11 o'cfack attended by fee «Bines,”
and fen I. 0.0. F„ of which ho waaa mcm-
r, 23d inst.
coaxes and -wheedles fee fofmer.to come
back to the-Democratic fold—while at thn
same time, it is manifestly resilve under the
idea that Gen. Pierce may possibly give the
preference to Union over the Disunion Dem
ocrats ! To an outaider, Ml this appears
love's labor lost,’ and conclusive evidence
that the Southern Rights Democracy are ill
at ease, both as it respects their ability to
recover, power in fee State, in-the next can
vass, and in the. prospects before tuat-party,
to have a.prominent.place in the National
Councils, assigned to it, by the-President of
their . creation and choice.’
The above is an editorial from the Geor
gia Citizen, containing more than one truth.
The opposition of Southern Rights prints to
Gen. Pierce's appointing a Union man to
aqy office in his Cabinet, is-manifested in a
asanaer to gain the contempt even of those
who do not sympathize with either wing of the
Democracy: They indeed are restito, as
they were before the election of this fall;
and how can they be otherwise—their prin
ciples are diametrically opposed to anything
but « restioeness if ..not their principles,
their position is. .By a ceaseless and.loud
clamor during fee-last campaign, they'de
luded « -sufficient i number of the-voters of
Georgia-to sceure their success. As to what
feat delusion was, we have more than one
time explained, ami ft is therefore needless
feat we any .mare than this—fee- Southern
KighteDcmocracy, because they met in Mil-
ledgeville last March, und salted upon all
Democrats to do the same, conceive that
they are acting in concert with the National
Democratic party; and arc consequently,
entitled to become the advisers of Gen.
Pierce, to the exclusion of the Union wing.
Their title to this.position we of course con
sider spurious; and -we are well convinced
from our knowledge of his-character and of
the influence by which he -was elected, that
fee arbiter in this matter, will, in the se
lection of his-Cabinet, to fee extreme morti
fication of those who supported him from
necessity, prove that they are entirely with
out the,pale of the National Democracy—
that their principles are the only principles
which opposed the platform upon which
Gen. Pierce so triumphantly rode into the
office of the Chief Magistracy.
But these are they who would heal the
breach that has been made in the Demo
cratic ranks—fee ptaee-makerk: We must
confess, though, feat we cannot agree as to
fee manner they would affect this. Surely,
the example of the meeting at Atlanta
ought.to convince them that their tactics
should be changed. To effect a conciliation
of divisions, we had always thought each
.pasty met upon equal grounds—and we yet
think so; and the Union Democracy, when
ever their voice is heard, -will say-so.
Now, if the Constitutionalist, Federal
Union, Sfc. are sincere in their professed
desire to heal this division, why not < blow’
the same all the while ? Let ns assure them
of this fact—so long as they cry—.. Close
up—close up,” and yet at the same time,
predict •< alienation and disgust” arising
from the selection of Mr. Cobb, that the
two wings of the Democracy can never come
-together. Come, gentlemen, dismiss yeur
fond dreams of . conciliation,’-or blot out
• alienation Mid disgust.’
question says—It does not become the Brit
-ish to denounce the Americans so rashly for
mi alleged reckless cupidity of acquisition.
They might-look at home first. Then again,
why threaten us with -a hostile interference
for the prevention of our natural growth ?
If Jonathan outgrows his jacket and boo.ts,
every ten. years, there is no help for it, and
there is no use in cutting off his legs because
his old boots cramp him.
Mr. Ehelt'-The Senatorsliip.
This is the caption of an article found in
the editorial columns of The Spartan, a
paper published in South Carolina. Speak
ing of the various names suggested for this
office, he says—« No one will question the
patriotism or ability of any or all of them.
They are all good men and true—so is Mr.
Khett.” As to the ability or patriotism of.
many of the -living *ons of Carolina, we have
no question Wc are ^willing to grant the
ability to Mr. Rhett, bnt that is just as far
as we may go, and do justice to our own
feelings, and what wc conceive -fee senti
ments of fee masses of our oeunt^f. For
we cannot believe that the Union loving
masses con entertain fee thought of Mr.
ett’s going back to fee Senate, without
any fears for fee flatnre. He having ae-
a certain celebrity, (however unenvi
le,) he is not apt to practice so agreeable
a deception as to pursue any other course
than that which comports strictly with his
former character. What was that eharac
ter ? Ha was a stirrer up of strife and dis
cord—an advocate of secession—and of con
sequent ruin and confaaon. And yet, he is
again recommended for an office he resign
ed, because his course had proven odious in
the qyes of his constituents^-it was not a
voluntas; thing a fee the Spartan, fa this
same article contends.
If the people wf South Carolina hate any
regard for fee feelings of fear neighbors,
they wOl net again throw into onr Senate
this fire-brand- And if they have not this
regard, and yet have n care for fear own
veracity—their consistency—they will bring
forth fruits of rep—lance, now, while they
ham qpwtuitf, by kaapfag few individu
al in the shades of retirement—they wiU
create noanfofanea in thair pledges offioture
faith, hut recently given, by vithhaMfagao
JSP05TAXT ITEMS.
Cuba nad France—Report of a Secret Treaty.
The correspondent of the Koeniscbe Zei-
tung—(Cologne Gazette) writes from Ma
drid, under dote of 0ctober-20tb:
Mil can inform yon on the authority of an
authentic source, that a secret treaty has
been conclnded with France; according to
which that power has pledged herself to pro
tect Spain in the .possession of the -Isle of
Cuba. AU commanders of French -vessels of
war, at present on transatlantic stations,
have received, orders- from tbeir. Government
to, place themselves under the orders of the
Captain General of Cuba. Three French
vessels of war have been already, for some
time, in Cuban ports, and to our squadron
on thqt station, the St. Edward, of 86 guns,
witlfeortiy be added. She is quiten-new
vessel, and was only launched on tha Hfe
inst.”
•In connection with this, we quote the fol
lowing-news brought from Cuba, by the
Black Warrior:
..The English steam frigate Highflyer,
and two sloops of war, were in the port of
Havana; also several French vessels of war,
but no American man-of-war.”
The Governor General received on Sunday
at his table, the senior commandants of the
four English and French steamers in the
port—mot only to express thc -kind feelings
the Spanish sovereignty’ feels for their illus
trious nations, but also to express the-cordi
ality with which the Governor General ‘wel
comes the-socicfcy of such accomplished offi
cers.
Reeac^s telescope On its surface are oraters
of extinct volcanoes, rocks and masses of
stones almost innumerable. But there are
no signs of habitations such as ours, no res-
tige of architectuai remains, to show that
the moon is or ever was inhabited by a race
of mortals similar to ourselves: No water is
visible, no sea, no river ; all seems dcsolate.
Two Brothers in Congress.—E. B.
Washburn,Esq., just elected to Congress in
Illinois, is a brother to Israel Vtesbburn,
recently elected in Maine. They are the
sons of Israel Washburn, Esq., of Maine.
This is .probably the first instance of two
brothers meeting together in Congress, from
two extremes of the Union, both -Whigs, and
printers fcy trade, and-both highly esteemed
for their talents and moral worth. «* These
are my jewels,” truly-the father might ex
claim.
Hogs.—The Cincinnati Gazette of the 11th
ult. says: Two houses arc now cutting hogs,
and about 5,000 head have been packed to
this date. The feeling exhibited in the ear
ly part of the week was rather heavy, but
yesterday the advices from New York and
New Orleans, showing an advance in pork,
imparted firmness to the market, and it
would be difficult to purchase good corn fed
fatted hogs for less than $2,25 per 100 lbs
■net One or two drovers have reached here
from Kentucky, and we noticed a number
A drovers on Change yesterday, indicating
the near approach of-the active packing sea
son. The sales reported for future delivery
comprise 12-50 head, delivered from the loth
inst.,-to 15th.pros., at $5,25; 500 do., de
liverable within same time, at $5; 900 do.,
deliverable 20tli inst, at$5; 800 do., aver
age 210 lbs., deliverable Istprox., at $5.
The Lemon Indemnity Fund.—We
leant from the -New York Journal of Com
merce, of Friday, that -the -sum of $2,135
has already been subscribed in that city to
indemnify Mr. Lemon, of Virginia, for the
•less of his eight slaves, set at liberty by the
decision <of Judge Paine. Among the con
tributors arc Judge Paine, $100; Trow
bridge, Dwight & Co. ? $100; R. Patrick &
Co., $100; James Boorman, $100; Jacob Le
Roy $100; Henrys, Smith k Townsend, 100;
S. Sturgess, 100, and various others for $50,
$25, $20 add $10. The amount to be raised
is $5,000, and it was expected it would alL
be-subscribed by Monday last, when Mr.
Lemon waa to sail for Texas.
The Lemon Fund.—On Friday evening
fee Lemon indemnity fund in New York had
increased to $4,230, leaving only $770 to be
subscribed. Mr. Lemon takes occasion to
say in a card, feat he does aot impute wrong
to Mr. Ashmead, clerk of the steamer city of
Richmond, for his part in the transaction by
which he lest his slaves.—Const. St Rep.
Nicaragua and the Transit ’Compa
ny.—The Government of Nicaragua con
tends, and it is said, very justly, too, that
the Nicaragua Transit Company has for
feited its-charter, in consequence of not pay
ing the does stipulated to be -paid to the
Government, and in not making it such a
route of transit as required by the charter.
The Nicaragua Minister had entered his
protest against the bad faith of the company
and fee Government, it is said, is-fortilying
the fort at the Castlo Virio, on fee San Ju
an, with the view, if necessary of compell
ing a compliance with the terms of the con
tract with the company.
The *U.-S.‘Consul at Acapulco.—Two
United States consuls were lately acting at
Acapulco at the same time, each of whom
demanded consular fees for American vessels
at that port. ■ It occurred in consequence of
Mr. Rice, the late consul, on hearing be
had been superceded by our government,
asking the U.-8. -Minister in Mexico to grant
him two months' leave of absence and to al
low Mr. J. -Howland Bell to fill his place
until the amval'of his-successor. Tke act
ing Minister granted the ’leave of absence,
but appointed Wm. Foster consular agent,
instead of-Bell. On hearing this, Rice re
fused to acept the leave of absence, and at
the last accounts both Foster and Rice
were acting as consul; and the Captain of
the steamship Pacific, to avoid detention
paid consular fees to each of them.
Corruption in Washington.
Mr. Benton, who has recently been elect
ed to the House of Representatives from St
Louis, after serving as a Unised States Sen
ator of Missouri for a quarter of a century
has made a speech in the West which con
tains some important warnings. Mr. Ben
ton, says the Baltimore American, is an ex
perienced, well-informed, and most pertina
cious politician. Ilis honor, we believe, is
unimpeachable; and what he says, therefore,
after his ample opportunities of knowing the
movements of jobbers in Washington, should
be mindfully heeded :
<t Nothing,'’ (he says) but a rigorous
Congressional inquiry, would explore the
Viewin'*- the W. & A. R. Road .-.a a ^at Marietta and *»Wfa*a&jrtek’o
undertaking, highly eafcufated , to «ulvha<» ‘P"^- Utt id ship any
ZSBSaSSC » we,l « *11 io pf »** ir **» O
JW i IkSfelif A A A IW.il I WW F i|,A - * * — * ~ *
the reputation of our State for enterprise! N< *‘ " »8 ent of **• »»™«fe intef-
knd liberality, the citizens of Cobb county, j cst > do 1 P rote8t "S* 5 "* ■ Boch
and of Marietta in particular, have from the | but I do so as one of the first settlers of Ma-
first, given to it their countenance and warm j » nd a fricnJ to m Y State and her
support. Their Representatives in the Leg- j Seupprt. A majority. of our citizens psqy
islature have not! ting in their ad- j
i bcajiQrt. A majority, oi our citiscn* may
1*4 «• ifcte pt
vocacyoftlie Road, both in its inception, f <?* that
and from time to time as calls - have been j tbcs,i “deratedjliould seek other means of
made on the Treasury of the State, to sus- redreS3 8trfm S toin i urc SaTanuah ^
Nor have ! cautJ ® ^ r: Wadley was once a resident of
tain or enlarge its operations:
thev been behind any-in readiness to respond • that “ nd the S^ntendoit of fee
to whatever additional amount of taxation SUto Road ' The meeting appears to have
may have been imposed in consequence of its j for S ottcn th;lt 5Ir " 1 * die J r subscribed a sol
undertaking. They have held their peace emn oath before takm S office not to dUenm '
and submitted, from the earliest commence- j inateinjdeor of either interest connected
mentofits operations, to an unequal^- **J ***'* ***■ The high standing
crimination against their interests in the * of Mr '' UdU * not admit even a pre
rates of freight. A glance at the various
sumption of partiality to either of tho am-
published lists of freight rates, issued by j Bect * n S Roads.
those in direction of the Road, will show
that Marietta, and through her, the county
of Cobb and many of the adjoining counties,
have always been placed in disadvantage to
other points on the Road much further re
moved from its eastern terminus. This they
have borne, however, without murmur, ra
ther than disturb, for slight cause, the pros
perity of the Road. As a great State enter
prise, they might have been justified before
this, in expecting that in its conduct, its
burdens as well as its benefits, should be
made to fall proportionally, equally as far
os practicable, on all her citizens living on
the line«f the-road.
Tho late increase in the rate of freights,
as promulgated by Mr. Wadley, has pat a
limit to our forbearance. As citizens of
Marietta, we would, for ourselves, and in
behalf of our fellow-citizens of the counties
adjoining, who look to Marietta as their
nearest point of shipment, remonstrate and
protest against this increase, and solemnly
declare that wc will not and cannot submit
to it.
But while fre cannot but regard these
rates if persisted in, as destructive of the
best interests of our city, in whose prosperi
ty a large section of Cherokee Georgih is di
rectly interested, we arc not so selfish as to
confine our views to these alone. But we
would also protest , in the name of the State,
against this increase, as suicidal to the best
interests of the road. It is most flagrantly
a short-sighted and mistaken policy. Al
ready, to the most caiual observer, the down
freights of the road have most perceptibly
decreased. Under the former
season of
nessee and
to the
Road, the great feeder
State having common centre in Atlanta, in
quantities truiy surprising to the beholder
unacquainted with the resources of those fa
vored sections of our country. How is this
decrease to he accounted for ? Very natu
rally. After putting up, with most exem
plary patience and forbearance, with.great
loss, consequent on the delay And 1 detention
in shipment on this road, the last, season,
our friends in Tennessee and Alabama, now
that they were lead to expect greater cer
tainty in this “respect, by reason of the in
creased means of the road, have become dis
gusted at this paltry attempt to impose on
them an extra tax for the .privilege of trans-
1 had a conversations to day wife Tbos.
H. Moore Esq. wlios name appeals to fee
proceedings. And who assures me feat he
wu£ not present at the adjourned meeting
and that he was utterly opposed to that 1st
resolution, and 1 ’have further understood
that another also denies being present fpi
will make his statement through tfatosna
of your paper.
Now, sir will not the peopleinfer that this
meeting was composed of a few Merchants
and others aiming more to aid the South
Carolina interest than to effect any com
promise with Mr. Wadley.
If I understand correctly, Got. Cobb fa
responsible for the management of the State
Rqad. And if its rates are nnjust and op
pressive, Lis' Excellency should apply the
corrective, but not by seeking to injure our
own Seaport.
Yours Truly. E. R. MILLS.
Office of the Roswell M. Co. )
Roswell Nov. the 20th 1852. 5
R. M. Goodman Esq.—Dear Sir—In tho
report .submitted to a meeting of citizens
held at your court house on the 10th inst, 1
find an allusion made to a .< special con
tract” for freights made by Mr. Wadley
with the Roswell Manufacturing Co, and as
no such contract has been made during his
superintendance of the W. & A. R. R., it is
deemed but justice to Mr Wadley, unsolic
ited by him, to give that part of the *. re
port” a positive denial.
Y'ours very truly, GEO. H. CAMP.
As t-Agent R. M.
reports on this subject; exposing them if | porting their cotton, bacon, Ac., Ac., over
false—establishing them if true—and car
rying the censure to individuals, which now
applies to the body. I shoald move such an
inquiry on the first day next session, if a
member. Nothing but rigorous investiga
tion can explore that depth. Jobs of vari
ous kinds are legislated to applicants, and
often at the price which the jobbers them
selves fix. Great purchases arc made of
books, often, to be sold bn the spot for a
little mon«y. v l’riuting contracts are made
by law, often te be broken against law, and
a douceur of $50,000 sometimes granted to
the breaker, or a new and -better contract.
Documents afe printed by the hundred thou
sand volumes, not by book printers, who
would do it cheap and well, ’(if needed) but
by editors of newspapers, and to make for
tunes for favorites. More than ten thou
sand claims arc now registered in a printed
document, some of them no doubt good ; but
cause the parties aje too poor, or too proud,
or too honest, to purchase justice from the
agents who guard fee avenues to Congress
relief legislation.
<• The root of all this, vicious legislation,
and the opprobium of our Government, is a
new power which has grown np at Washing
ton ! and which performs for legislation pret
ty much the same favor which caucuses and
conventions perform for. elections (-that, is,
takes it out of fee hands of sqlf-eonstituted
managers. These are the class of agents
now multiplied to scores, and organized into
a body, and supplied with all the means of
conciliating members, and combining inter
eats. These guard the halls of legislation,
and create interests strong enough to carry
through bad measures, and embargo the
gp&l, unless thqr will consent to lend a
helping hand to the bad.
«It was the view of such pnceodinga as
these, which induced the Representative from
North Carolina, Mr. Voiable, to say. in *'
public speech at Richmond. Va., feat ••wife
money enough, aay biU might be carried
through Congress.”
If these chargee ot flagrant hoeeneto ye
^.jftiejt is time feat n thoroughinvestigation
should prove the fact to the people.’ If thqr
are false, the oeandel should not be aUowed
to remain unrelmked in the most emphatic
rarely
which he js unprepared to
—Ckron. $ Sent. ~
this high way, which could always find a
market at less expense, at the mouth of the
Mississippi, and have turned their baeks up
on us. Trade is a coy and sensitive damsel
—hard to win in the outset—she is easily
retained with prudence—but once affronted,
she is more d.ffioult than ever to recover.
Wc-fear she will prove so here.
Y’our committee would further .protest ii-
gainst the manifest unfairness shown by Mr.
Wadley, in making special standing con
tracts with companies for reduced rates.
Such he has done, if your comiilittee is cor
rectly informed, with the' Roswell Manufac
turing Company. If your committee had it
in their power, they would state the -reduc
tion. They cannot, sufficiently, however, in
their opinion, condemn tlje principle, on
which all sack special contracts are founded,
as derogatory to the justice and dignity of
the State, and uufair,iu-every respect.
of
tins reason, its
fee good with m: chance of passing, Ije-T 5 Y’our committee, in conclusion, would re
ntes have dene consider,
able itemsgc haliwr this, particularly on the
Carolina rued. River at Augusta 28 foet
above lev water stark.
end to the adoption of this meeting,
Mowing resolutions: , .
Resolved, That whereas Mr. Wadley
haSteca deaf to every offer to compromise
the present rates of Freight, which we be
lieve terbe grossly unjust and unfair, and
whereas also, we believe him to be extreme
ly partial to, if not -immediately interested
in the Central It. Road; that therefore the.
Merchants of Marietta and country Mer
chants, who ship to and from Marietta, be
advised and fcquested under preseat rates
of Freight on the W. A A. Road, not to ship
any of their goods by way of Savannah
2d. Resoloed, That Merchants and all,
having freights from Atlanta, be advised
and requested tA%agon from Atlanta all
goods on which IS cts. or more per 100 lbs.
is charged.
3d. Resolved, That we are willing to pay
rates not over the proportion of 40 miles,
whereas we are’now charged an average of
70 miles, one half fee distance te Chatta
nooga—tiie real distance of Marietta from
Atlanta being only 20 miles* AU which is
respectfully submitted.
L McConnell, R. B. Bostwick,
A- N. Simpson, J. H- Glover,
Wm. Root, Thos. H. Moore,
J. J. NoRTftbuTT. J '
views are sought with more anxiety, and re
garded with more interest than those of any
other newspaper in the Union.
•We have before us, in its issue of Nov. 6th,
when the result of the Presidential election
was-fully known to its editor, a well writ
ten article on «the election and adminis
tration of Oka. -Pierce.
After alluding to the sectional-spirit dis
played by the whig nomination of Gen. Scott,
the editor holds this language:
With the dohiOcratic party it was other
wise—Its organization was put upon nation
al principles—its policy and its nominations -
were dictated hy ‘national men—the sec
tional spirit which had disturbed its harmo
ny and threatened its integrity was held sub
ordinate to i»s tnrtiosality. The batteries
oif Northern fanaticism and Southern sec
tionalism were silenced at Baltimore. Tho
men who had made themselves notorious by
their warefare upon the national principles
of democracy, were compelled either to seek
refuge in some organisation outride of fee
dcnfrcr4ti| party, or else.to yield obedienee
to fh'ftjiicmqpdsi of their party in fee abjure-
On motion of JL B. Bostwick, fee follow
ing gentlemen were appointed delegates to
attend fee meeting, to be held at Kingston
on the 16th inst. or at any other time and
place, in ease of its postponement: R. B.
Bostwick, J. McConnell, Was. Boot, B A.
Johnson. J. M. Edge, J. R. Xurtkcutt, E. F.
Camp, and Sam’! Lawrence.
ti'*n of their seetional doctrines. - They pre
ferred the latter-, and hence they are found
in this contest following their national lead
ers, and not, in the case of Seward and Gree-
ly with' the wliigs, leading and
tcrins.”
, Hd. says - The batteries of Northern Fa-
natieism uni:Southern Sectionalism van
silenced at Baltimore,” and prepares the
for Gen. Fierce to discard them both te the
selection of his cabinet. Bays he at the cloeo
of the article:
•• Tiie more important—indeed, thn nil-
important—question for the decision ef Gen,
Pierce, is—upon what pricciple trill he or
ganize his administration ? Shall it (effect
thefaationalSpirit3snd sentiment of htepar-
ty ? He has been nominated ami elected as
a national man, upon national
Let him firmly and honestly
position, calling around him men of hi* own
stamp—making his cabinet a unit—and we
predict for him a brilliant and snrtinnfnl
administration, and for fee democratic party
a perm: nent foothold te tiie hearts, offse-
tioqs, and confidence of fee American people,
If ili^end*' ^* ** wfahia party will
in his success. His fhture fa fa hfa"oini
‘ :. Vl;vr;’ 7 r.-:
This is.wholesome counsel, and we bora
no doubt that Gen. Fierce will so ragaad fa.
It in the only cause which he can adspt tffife
safety eithar to hfaafeniMtnrtianar te fen
country. The web whom heaboU eaU fa
round him, must be nationaf, not soften at,
menintheir aatccedants. Jfa*WaU fa
of «fus men stamp'—the trwo Campsumma
and Union stamp—the only atamp vftfak
bore up tiie integrity of the Union vffw it
was eqnally threatened by ••Sarthiicwfenat'
ieism and Southern ssrihnnlfam” uH.ffsr-
thennore, his cabinet should'be n ~
■“T'" ~iHi
which are generally so 1
fee Hamid, hove net (
their readers ? Do thqr 1
knell of not only their <