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b'ny a tlto Courier. fwlprapßiNßr. Willi lh ? § political life and career of the ! Secretary of -Stale, the Hon. William LarnaJ iWarcy, politicians generally are familiar. He has held various Execu- | tive ami atnoinistralive offices, and in all has shown hi nsetf a man of mark and note. He was horn December tho ]2th, 1786,at Starbridge, Massachusetts— grad uated in 1806, at Drown University, ( Providence, K. I.) and removed to Troy, N. V. wheie lie studied and practiced Law, and soon bee amo an active and prominent member of the Democratic party. During the war of 1812-ly, he did some volunteer service iu the New York Militia. His first public office was the Recorder ship of Ttoy, (which he lost through the triumph ot his political antagonist) —in IS2I Gov. Yates appointed him Adju taut General, which caused his removal to the Capitoi, Albany, where he has ev er since resided. In 1823, he was elect ed State Comptroller, and in 1829 an as sociate Judge of the Supreme Court of New York, which office he resigned in 1531, to take a seat in the United States Senate. This post he also resigned in 1532, in consequence of his election to tire Gubernatorial Chair, which he filled for three successive biennial terms, being defeated, in 183S, by Gov. Seward. He then lived in retirement until Mr. Polk’s accession to the Presidency, when ho re ceived the portfolio of the War Depart ment, the last public station helms occu pied. The Secretary of the Treasury, James Guthrie, is anew man in federal politics, but well known in his own State (Ken tucky) as a popular and leading member of bis party. He has had considerable! experience in the Kentucky legislature, was President of the Constitutional’ Con vention of 1849,and on Mr. Clay’s death, was offered hi3 vacant term, by Gov. Powell, hut declined the appointment'. The Secretary of the Interior, Rober’ McClelland, is now Governor ot Michi gan, and a warm friend of Gen. Cass.— A native of Pennsylvania, he removed to Michigan on acquiring his profession as a Lnvr.-cr, ond sucui took a lead in the t new and growing State. He has been Speaker of the Michigan Legislature and Representative in Congress from 1843 to 1549, where he presided at different times over the Committees of Commerce and of Foreign Affairs. The Secretary of War, Col. Jefferson Davis, is well known to our readers for his services on two different fields. He is a native of Kentucky, and a giaduale of West Point, from which he entered the Army as Second-Lieutenant, in 1523 In 1536 he resigned his commission in the United States Army, and retired to private life in Mississippi, where he soon iff'ier mat lied the second daughter of Gen. Taylor. In 1845 he was elected to Con gress, which he left to do service in the tented field. In 1843 he was elected Colonel of the Mississippi regiment, rais ed for the Mexican war, and his services, especially at Monterey an I Buena Vista, ate too recent anrPconspicuous to require notice. In 1547 he was elected to the U S. Senate, and on this theatre also his actions and services require no comment at our hands. He is, we believe, in his forty-sixth year. The Secretary of the Navy, James C. Dobbin, has resided at Fayetteville, (N. C.) where he has been a prominent lawyer. He served in the 29th Congress, from 1843 to IS47—and was lately the nominee of his party for U. S. Senate, but defeated by the defection and opposi tion of a portion. He is an eloquent debater, and bis friends are confident of his official seccess. He is perhaps about forty years of age. The Postmaster General, James Camp bell, was lately Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He had previously resi ded at Philadelphia, and filled a seat on the Common Pleas Bench of that city.— lie is a Roman Catholic, and has conse quently been obnoxious at various peri ods to the Native American part}’ of that State. Ha is in his thirty-sixth year, and the youngest member of the Cabinet. The Attorney General, Caleb Cushing, was lately on the Supreme Bench of Massachusetts, and well known through out the country, both for his literary and political antecedents. lie was born in Salisbury, Massachu setts, in January, 1899, and graduated at -Oid Harvard, in 1813. He has served an both branches of the Massachusetts Legislature, —from 1823 to 1829. Agreeing and acting generally with the whig party, until IS4I, he then joined President Tyler, and lias since been i dentified with the Democrats. He ser ved iu Congress from 1833 to 1843. In the latter year, he was appointed Com missioner to China, in which capacity he served nearly two years, negotiating a very important treaty. On the occur rence of the Mexican War, he advanced largely from his private means, to raise arid equip tiie Massachusetts Regiment, of which he was elected Colonel. Soon after reaching the scene of active opera tions, he was appointed a Brigadier Gen eta!, hy President Polk. He has been frequently a contributor to the North American Review, and the author also of several Irteraty works. Important from Capo Town. Great Fight between the English and the Natives. The barque Corsair arrived al Providence, Rhode Island, on Tues day, bringing Cape Town papers to Janu ary 4>h. The Mail of the 4;h contains an account of a severe fight, in which 6,0-DJ Liasutors (armed horsemen) were routed by about 1,030 British troops.— Ihe Chief, lalorpesh, had agreed to de liver ten thousand head of cattle and one thousand horses as u has for depreda tions he had committed. Lie failed to comply with the engagement, and the, Governor advanced into his territory to seize the cattle. Ihe Basutors defended their property, anil, although the British at one time captured 30,000 head they were compelled to abandou all but 6,000 The B isutors, however, were overthrown and the next day their chief sued for peace. Ihe conflict lasted from morning to 8 o’clock in the evening. Tlu> Bri” tisl* loss was 38 killed and 15 wounded. Ihe loss on the other side was much greater. Jhe Laws and Journals. A copy of the Acts of the last Legislature has been forwarded to the Clerk of the Su perior Court of the respective Counties, lor the benefit of the County. As soon as the Journals are completed, and the remaining Laws bound, the whole will be and stributed. - A From Hie Southern Cultivator. WORK FOR THS MONTH. Tuk Plantation Finish planting Corn as early in the month as your groun-Vand the weather will permit, and set all hands at wotk to prepare for the planting of; Cotton. We have given so tna‘nv direc tions heretofore for the planting a ltd cul-’ livAtion of these two great staples, and the matter is so well understood by our practical and intelligent readers, that it is unnecessary to do more than call their attention to the fact that now is always the best time to do the work of the sea son, and that the putting off until to-mor row that which ought to he done to-day, is a sure way to raise poor crops and to produce “unfavorable seasons.” Sweet Potatoes may now he bedded out, and do not forget to make a plente ous provision for an abundant supply of ‘‘draws.” No crop cultivated in the Sou ih is id ore worthy of attention th ur ’ the Sweet Potato®. Properly estimated, it is a blessing both to man and beast, and no planter should fail to have full hanks” at the setting in of winter, even if he makes a little less Cotton. Coin, fnp fodder, to be cut green, should be sown in drills on deeply plow ed and highly manured ground, at inter vals ol a fortnight, throughout the season. I hose who are favorably situated, and can obtain it, should give Guano a trial on Corn, Cotton and other crops, and thus settle the question of its value for themselves. The Kitchen Garden —Sour Carrot , Bed, Parsnip, Cabbage , Lettuce, Radish J *B alsafy , Tomato, Pepper, and all other desirable varieties of seed, for a succes sion to follow your earlier crops. Plant Peas snd Beans. Set out Cabbage.— transplant from the hot-bed, Tomatoes, l Lints, &c. &c. Dip the roots in a thin batter, formed of muck and diluted chamber-lev, and set out the plants late in the evening, carefully guarding against i frost, if the nights aie cold The Flower Garden— Clean up \our borders, and sow the seeds of hardy annuals. Sow tncseed of tender annuals in a not-bed. and prick them out after wards as soon as the season will admit. Plant cuttings ol Roses and other shrubs in a shady situation, and when the weath er becomes warmer, mulch and water them. Bulbs may yet be planted, though it is rather late. Go over your Garden walks wi ll the hoe and rake, cutting down the up-springing grass and weeds spread over them a layer of gravel, and roll them compactly, leaving them con cave, or highest in the. centre, so that the water may run off’ Dahlias maybe started in pots, to be transplanted into tfie open air as soon as all danger of frost is over. Trim up; and tie neatly to stakes; all climbers and drooping plants, and re move all dead twigs, branches, sticks, &c. from the surface, ieaving it clean, open and inviting. Iris Orchard. Put the finishing stroke to the depredations of the Peach borer—-work around, and manure your y oungand growing trees, and haul from the woods dead leaves and pine straw, to ap ply in the form of a mulch for the roots next month,and during the comi’ g sum mer. The K.rights of Jericho V\ e have received the first number of a new Paper, published by C. H. C. Wil lingham, at Atlanta, Georgia, and devo ted to the cause of Temperance. It is intended to he the Organ of the Order whose name it bears. We have no knowledge of the real character of the order, but find the following communica tion in the paper, and presume it may bs of some interest to at least a portion of our readers: 1 he Order of Knights of Jericho. I hi# beautilul mystic Order has sprung up in the United Slates within a year or two, and is now spreading rapidly thru’- oul the iano; and it will not be long be fore a Lodge of this Order will spring up in almost every city and village in the United Stales. 1 here have been four Lodges organized in Georgia, in the two weeks past; and there are a good many applications for charters which will not be obtained until a Grand Lodge is or ganized in ibis State. Perhaps it would be well to stale some of the prominent features of this new and rapidly spreading Order: 1. It is a fraternal brotherhood. 2. It is a temperance and moral asso ciation. 3. It is a charitable institution. 4. It has several degrees attached to it, and signs, tokens, grips and passwords. 5. It recognises all of those duties we owe to God and our fellow-men. 6. A member recognises a brother or sister in a public assembly unknown to the world; may claim their assistance in the hour ot peril with the assurance of relief. 7. Persons may be admitted as mem bers from the ages of fourteen years to one hundred; and the wives, unmarried sisters or daughters of male members, in good standing, as honorary members, if they are good characters. 8. Ihe organic law of the Order is liberal; a portion of the representations are taken from the fl tor. 9. It consists ot a National Lodge, Grand and Subordinate Lodges. 10. Ihe Constitutional fees and dues are small; but every subordinate Lodge is left to regulate its own laws in this re gard. H. Ihe regalia of the Order are col lars, and aprons—'he ladies, scarfs. Permit me to say that the work of this Order is really beautiful and sublime.— I lie Lodge in Atlanta, which was organ ized on the sth of November last, num bers at present o') males and 18 female members; and the avenues to the gates of Jericho are constantly thronged with applicants. Emigrants for Liberia. —The editor of the Savannah Republican has been shown a letter which states, that the Co lonizition Society will shortly despatch a vessel to that port for such emigrants as may desire to go to Liberia. It is ex pected the vessel will leave Savannah about the first of June. It is further stated that this is the only vessel that will leave for Africa, from this section of the Southern States, during the present year. It will be well, therefore, for such as wish to emigrate, to embrace the oppor tunity that will he otFereJ. The salaries of the Vice President and Heads ol Departments haveheen increased by Congress from five to eight thousand, ) dollars per annum. ° ( ‘Tpi? iirEEfrQ£flN^ r ii! GRIFFIN, MARCH 17, 1053 REDUCTION TICKET. FOR MAYOR, WM. 11. PHILLIPS. FOR ALDERMEN, DR. WM. 11. MOSELEY, M. 1). SMITH, J. M. LESLEY, JAS. P. PERDUE, 0. 11. JOHNSON, THOS. 11. BRAY, 1 J. J. LOVEJOY, I)R. D. M. WILLIAMS. In reference to this ticket, a long and not very complimentary communication ap peared in last week’s American Union, to which tire subjoined communication is a re- j plv. The Union article was directed principally towards Col. Wir. R. Phillips. We are pleased to sec that the communica tion below indignantly repels the charges made against Col. Phillips. As far as we have become cognizant of the acts of that gentleman, the .leading traits of his char acter arc kindness and a desire to do good to all within his reach. Nor does he stop to inquire whether they be Whigs or De mocrats. Were wc in a strait and in need of a friend, we do not know a man in Griffin we would sooner approach for friendly aid than Wm. R. Phillip-. With regard to the communication be. low, we have only to say, that it comes from the quarter indicated, and was writ ten by a Whig, who has always been one, and who has always acted with that party. To the Citizens of Griffin, As there has been a great deal said, by’ sometwooi three individuals? who would be leaders , in reference to the present ticket lor Mayor ami Aldermen, and be ing a tax payer myself, I suppose I have the natural right to say a few’ words as well as other tax payers. As regards the ticket that is now before the citizens of Griffin for Mayor and Aldermen, I pro fess to know its origin and will give it in full, before 1 have concluded mv remarks I am a Whig, died in the wool, and was j one among thirty other Whigs that as- j vsisted in getting up that ticket, ami we! did it, because we believed it to be our ; duty as honest men to nominate a ticket , that would look to and carry out the in- j tercst of tiie citizens of Griffin. The) present ticket was equally chosen by a | committee of three Whigs ami three De- i inoerats, after which it was reported and received without a dissenting voice.— \ 1 hat ticket now stands pledged to carry ! out the wishes of the ci izens of Griffin,! in reducing the present salaries of the va- i rious City Officers, and also a general re- ! duciion of taxes. They are all good and responsible men, and will not flinch from doing their whole duty, let the cir cumstances be what they may. Then let.every man that is in favor of reducing I the present enormous taxes, come up bravely to the support of the ticket that is now before us. I notice, in the last j Union, a long string of abuse, from one Mr. Taxpayer, against the whole of the present ticket and its origin. Well,’ he must have been absent, drunk or a sleep when the ticket Was nominated, or he would not have opened his diabolical mouth against the prudent action of his own party. Every one that was present, knows that there was a large m .q jrity of Whigs in the meeting and that it was cm- j trolled by their action. lam truly sorry j to see such vile and base charges m,i ie j ; against men that stand so high in the es- j itimation of this community as’ the “pre sent ticket does, and i here take occasion to say that no honest, well-meaning man would be guilty of so base and.coward!t : an act. There is not a man in the whole universe that can say, and tell the truth, j that ever Col. IVm. Li Phillips Ins made an engine of oppression with his means against any individual; but he has ever been reasonable and charitable in all ca ses. Instead of his shaving notes aid oppressing men, I .have seen him, many limes, go and arrest the property ot his neighbors and friends from under ihe Sheriff’s hammer und replace it to tha poor, unfortunate man and his distressed \ family. All this has been witnessed and I felt by many persons in this place. Mr. Taxpayer, again charges that the act of certain men are intended x’>r politi cal preferment. Well, if he is disposed to battle against the actions of his own party and be discontented with everything that has been publicly done, ail that I hive to say is just let him rip. He again says that no person that is a man, would grum ble at.paying his reasonable proportion of the taxes. According to his doctrine, then, there is but one man in tiie whole city of Griffin, and that is Mr. Taxpayer. Well, he may possibly be in the shape of a man, but he really did not show it in writing such a long and notorious libel. He also charges that he is poor. Well, my friend, while ever you continue lulite road you have started to travel, my opinion and prayers are that you in ly remain so. 1 nope sir, that you may seeyour err ar and refrain from your wicked ways before it is eternally too late A WHIG. We call attention to Taylor, Davis & Co’s, new stock of Spring Goods, which will be found advertised in to-day’s paper. The Small Fox. We understand that reports are again prevalent, that are cases of Small Pox in the city of Gi'Uiiu. We can assure our friends that such iluofc the fact, and we would not presume to speak unadvised ly. Tnere has been no case of Small Pox in this city for years past. There have been a number of cases of Measles, but none of Small Pox. Our police is vigilant and on the lookout, and if any cases were to appear, they would be immediately re moved to a place remote from the city, and care takeu that the contagion should not be communicated to others. Persons therefore, need feel no apprehension in coming to Griffin. Should we, unfortu nately, contract the disease here, we should feel it our duty to give our friends in the country the earliest intimation of it. ( , GrifUri aft a Cctton Market. Griffin, wo have no doubt, is the best market for the sale of cotton in this State. It is a fact Worthy of note, that the differ | cnee in price of the article between this place and Savannah, during the present . season, lias been so slight that it would j seldom pay freight, and sometimes would | pay nothing, the prices in both places be* j htg about the same. Soutilaril Cultivator. ! T.re March number of this excellent ag- I ricultural paper is on our table, and we | had it full of interesting matter on the in | foresting subject to which it is devoted.— j |AVe have so often recommended the two j | agricultural papers of this State to the at- j j tcution JHihe farming community, that wqJ ’ need ha liy say more on the subject. They | should be read by every planter who lias s 1 any aspirations to excel in the line of his ! : profession. Roberta 8c Copeuhaver. The trials of these two notorious rob bers took place at Monroe Superior Court, before his Honor Judge Stark, last week. Roberts, we understand, was convicted under three indictments, and sentenced to the Penitentiary for nineteen years; Co pcfthayer was convicted under two iiidict tnents, and sentenced for fourteen years. Much credit is due to Judge Stark, and the officers of Court, in their determined ef forts to bring these offenders to trial.— Developments of a most astounding, char acter were elicited in the course of the tri al, which the editors of the Macon Tele graph promise to publish in their next paper. We understand it has been ruiflOi’ed n broad, that in consequence of the death of the estimable lady of the Rev. C. P. JA Martin, whose obituary notice will bo found in another place of this day’s paper, the exercises of the Syaodic.il Female Col lege at Griffin will be suspended. We are authorized to state that such will not be the case. Notwithstanding his heavy bereavement, Mr. Martin is* at his, post, attending to the duties of the College as heretofore. During his necessary absence ; for a few days, his able and vigilant assis tants continued the exercises of the Col, j : lege, so that there was not a day lost. i The Appointments. | Mr. Peter G. Washington has been ap ! pointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasu , ry. lion.’ Daniel S. Dickinson, it is bc ; lieved, will be nominated to the Collector j ship of New -York. Mr. Buchanan will jbo appointed Minister to England. Gen. ! Dlx, of New Yprk, Minister to France. | Mr. Gayerre, of Louisiana, Minister to Spain. Col. Gorman, of Illinois, has been appointed Commissioner of the General j Land Office. Selah It. llobbie has been I appointed First- Assistant Post Master i General; Charles Fames Assistant Secre tary of State. Tiie correspondent of the New York Courier and Enquirer gives the j following version : The following nominations will probably be made: Hon. Air. Buell, Michigan, Min ister to Berlin; LI. K. Meade, Virginia, Minister to Peru; Buchanan, Minister to ; London; Nicholson, Tennessee, Minister to Spain; Bedinger, Virginia, Minister to Central America; D. K. Cartter, (jommis | stoner of Patents; Col. Gorman, Louisi ana, Commissioner of Land Office. A i large proportion of the office-seekers were | officers in the Mexican war. Thirteen of-} doers of one regiment have waited on Pro-! j sklent Pierce in a body, and signified their! ; expectations of reward. It is understood! I that the President is partial to thkrclass of j j applicants. T-13 Nviw Administration. | I tie Macon Join not tj* iidcsscngcr , in its issue of last week, commenting on the In augural Address of President Pierce, makes tile following remarks: “We can find nothing to object to in j this document, because we can find notii j mg new; nothing which has not been urged |by the Administration of Mr. Fillmore, with equal elegance and force; and noth ing which separates or distinguishes the incoming administration from that which has just closed, or which arrays them i:t opposition to each other. The Inaugural i of Gen. Pierce faily and emphatically sus tains the administration of Mr. Fillmore in its foreign and in its domestic policy; and wc look in vain for any prominent and salient points of difference between the 1 policy indicated by Franklin Pierce, and that which has been pursued by Millard Fillmore, which will authorize those to sup port the one who have opposed the other.” Very well; that being the case, we trust the editors of that respectable print will give Mr. 1 ’ieroe’s administration the same cordial support that they gave Air. Fill more. Without such a course they can hardly claim much credit for consistency. The Liquor Question. The agitation of this question is doing good. It is teaching the retailer caution and prudence. At a late meeting of the’ Grocers in Savannah the following ieso-| lution was passed: “It being the desire of every member of this association to discontinue the prac tice of trading on Sunday ?, and believing that it will advance the interests of (he association, we do pledge ourselves to discontinue the practice, and hereafter close our doors on the Sabbath ” That one resolution alone will he of incalculable benefit to the citizens of Sa vannah. Some of the most disgraceful drunken rows in that city have occurred on Sunday. m Wm C Perkins, Esq. of Randolph County, has been elected Judge of the South Western Circuit, in place of Judge Taylor, deceased. A bill establishing anew territorial government, under the name of Washing ton, has been passed by the late Con gress. ’ / P The American Unign of last week, com mences some remarks on President PiErce’s Inaugural Address as follows: “President Pierce’s Inaugural,.—We confess that the Inaugural Address of the new President has impressed us favorably; and if the policy it foreshadows be faith fully carried out, the people may congrat ulate themselves upon a continuance of our country’s present happy condition. Fire eating democracy lias evidently small share in the esteem of President Pierce, as lie takes an early occasion to repel the doc trines of that wing of his party. To show how far Southern Rights has cause for congratulation in electing Gen. Pierce as an exponent of its sentiments, we subjoin the opinion of the two upon the Compro mise Measures. President Pierce in his Inaugural says: ‘‘l hold that the laws of IESO, C'lmmonlv called fhc Cooipromiac Measures, me slrrclly Oonstihi tional, and o;iipit to be tu>licsitatiii<;ly carried into edec*.”* | _ The Southern Rights party, at one of its meetings in this State, It solved, That, li e lute nets of Ooneross in 5 rciere.nco to the territories, viz: tile admission ol 1 Ju!i!.ti’oia, tho disoieinber iienl of Tex is, and the 1 passage by the Senate of (lie b 11 for the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia, are stteli ifross violations ol every principle of common justice, of the equality ot the States oftlnsConfed rucy, and the spirit-ind letter ofthe Constitution, as to justify the people of the .Soulliern Stales in resistance at every hazard and to the last exlreini r, even to the dissolu io i ofthe Uuio t. Tims it will be seen that the President’ and Southern Rights Democracy are di rectly at issue upon a vital qnestion, at the very off-start of his administration.” Tiiis was the position of the Southern Rights Democrats immediately after the passage of the bills above referred to. It will be recollected that a Convention of the whole State was afterwards called, pursuant to an act of tJie Legislature, com posed equally, or pretty nearly so, of Whigs and Democrats—wc believe the Whigs had a small majority in the body. llow far did the Convention agree with Gen. Pierce? We subjoin their resolutions: “Be it Resolvol by the. People of Georgia in Cc.'wnticn assembled, Ist. That we hold the American Union, secondary in impoifl tancc only to Pie rights and. principles it -was designed to pe.v.etnatc. That past .associa tions, present fruition, and future pfospeds, will bind ns to it so L'i'g as it continues to be the safeguard of those fights and principles. Secondly. That if the th’Ttcen original parties to the compact, bordering the At lantic in a narrow belt, while rate interests were in embryo, their pecu liar tendencies scarcely developed, their re volutionary trials and triumphs si ill green’ in memory, found Union impossible wiifh out Compromise, the thirty-one of l his day 1 , may well yield somewhat, in the conflict of opinion and policy, to preserve that Union which has extended the sway of republican government over a vast wilderness, to tin other ocean, and proportionally advanced their civilization and national greatness. Thirdly. That in this spirit, the State ! of Georgia has maturely the ac- j tion of Congress embracing a scries of mca-1 j saves: for the admission of California into , | the Union; the organization of territorial ; Governments for Utah and New Mexico: the establishment of a boundary between the latter and the State of Texas; the suppression of the slave trade in the trict ot Columbia; and the extradition of fugitive slaves; and (connected with them) the rejection of propositions to exclude slavery from the Mexican territories and to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia: and whilst she dues not wholly approve, will abide by it as a permanent adjustment of this sectional controversy. Fourthly. That the State of Georgia, in tiie judgment of this Convention, will and ought to reust even (as a last resort) to a disruption of every he which binds her to the Union , any action of Congress upon the subject of Slavery in the District ofj Columbia, or in places subject to the ju risdiction of Congress, incompatible with the safety, tlie domestic tranquility, the rights and the honor of the .slaveholding States, or any act suppressing the slave trade lie tween the slaveholding States, or any refusal to admit as a State any terri tory hereafter applying, because of the ex istence of slavery therein; or any act pro hibiting the introduction of slaves into the territories of Utah and New Mexico, or any act repealing or materially modifying the laws now in force for the recovery of fugitive slaves. Fifthly. That it is the deliberate opinion of tins Convention, that upon the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law by the proper authorities depends the preservation of our mack loved Union.” Now as far as we can see into the mat ter, those resolutions agree about as little with Gea. Pierce’s Inaugural, as the reso lution quoted by the American Union. — But be that as it may, it is a matter of small import now. All those resolutions are among the things th it were. All par ties in Georgia have accepted and pledg ed themselves to abide by the l ist quoted resolutions—they were passed as the sol emn voice of the whole people of the State. Gen. Pierce says explicitly, in connection with the seat mee quote 1 by the Ameri can Union , that he believes “the constitu ted authorities of this Republic are bound to regard the rights of the South in this respect, as they would view any other le gal ani constitute nl rigYt, and that the laws to enforce them should be respected and obeyed, not with a reluctance encour aged by abstract opinions as to their pro priety in a diiTnvat state of society, but cheerfully, an l according to the deeisipds of thqjtribunal to which tlibir exposition belongs. Suc’i h western ani con vtchom, ani upon th\n I shall act.' jL&This pledge of (jlcn. is entirely satisfacto ry to Sfcaite Rights Democrats of Geor .gia? and wc: trust it may be so to the edi tor of *ite American Union and his friends, though we have our doubts whether it will. The editor goes bn, and; says, “the beast Dfpftnipn Ujjs received it last kick,” “dth other beautiful phraseology of a Mko eiiajKicter, quotes Mir. Plej'ec: “If'such a threatens again, I will use ail my powfir to check it.” If the editor of%e Union will examine this sen tence again, and a little more attentively, in connection with what immediately fol lows it, he will sec that it has a much tronger reference to his late allies, the ab olitionists of the North, than to the fire eaters of the South; and so Mr. Pierce explained it afterwards to Jefferson Davis. With his pledge to protect Southern Rights Gen. Pierce is well aware there are no more sterling patriots, more devoted to the Union, than what are the Southern De mocracy. And the editor of the American Union and his Whig friends know it too, otherwise they never would have been brought to pass snd acquiesce in the spir ited resolutions of the Georgia Conven tion. Rut here is the “nub” of the editor’s whole argument : “Upon the whole, we think the indica tions pretty favorable for a continuance, mainly, of the policy of the last adminis tration and the predominance of Whig principles, though under a Democratic title.” Indeed ! A most wonderful discovery. A second sight into futurity, in which Mr. Pierce is to become the copyist and imita tor of Mr. Fillmore ! The Whigs arc lauding and applauding the late adminis-! tratiou of Mr. Fiimore “to the very echo * that applauds again.” We do not wish to 1 set up charges against Mr. Fillmore. We have no doubt he discharged his duties to i the best of his ability; and considering the ravenous set ho had to deal with, has man aged pretty well in a small way. Rut to , whom or what, let us ask, is he in the main, indebted for his success? We au swer without fear of refutation, to a sustain ing and controlling Democratic Congress. Mr. Fillmore was unable to do much harm, because Congress would not let him, and hence proceeded the negative success of his administration. Mr. Pierce may, and we presume will, continue the Democratic policy of Congress; but as to imitating the late incumbent of the Presidency, with his hands bound during his whole admiuistra | tration, that is begging rather too much for Mr. Fillmore. !$C m Ail connection with his comments on the President’s Inaugural, the editor of the Savannah Courier remarks: “It is evident that the more sagacious and patriotic of the fire eaters have discovered their error, and are disposed to abandon entirely their recent position. Even Jefferson Davis, , the most fitfry spirit of them all—the man jv liq was relied upon as their leader, in the jerent of a conflict with the General Go vernment —has allowed himself to become part of that “unit,” which proclaipis the Compromise to be “wise, liberal and jimL” i Even so. And what does. all this indi- J cate? J ust what the editor that the j lire eaters were a.patriotic let of men; they had no other motives or views as a party than the protection of-their rights and the | good of their country. Finding themselves borne down and their rights trampled upon by a set of Northern fanatics, aided and abetted measurably by both political par ties at the North, they rallied to the de fence of the South .and her peculiar insti tutions. The Compromise measures, they trust, have put these inroads upon our peace and prosperity at rest; and now, with the same patriotism, they retrace their steps, recant their errors if you will, and are the most hearty supporters of the Union. Ii the Union is dissolved it will not be the fault of the fire eaters, but of those who presume that the Union is so dear to the South, that under its broad! mantle they liny commit any enormity a gainst her institutions with impunity. Tae following are the closing remarks of the editor of the Courier : “We allude to this matter not for the purpose of arousing ancient animosities, but of congratulating our readers upon the fact, that the spirit of disunion is dead —that it has virtually capitulated in the person of its distinguished leader, and that the country may rely upon a season of quiet and of cessation from alarm and use less agitation. “Gen. Davis is a pure patriot, as well as an ardent southron, and we are most happy to see that he has abandoned his wild, destructive schemes and taken posi tion by the side of a President who enter tains and expresses such broad, sound, ca tholic, Union sentiments as are promulga ted in the Inaugural Address.” H ill Storm at Columsus. The Columbus Times fy Sentinel of the 11th inst. records a very destructive hail storm which happened at that place the day previous. The damage is estimated at $50,000. Hardly a house had es caped without injury. The details are given as follows: “At about a quarter after two o’clock yesterday, a terrible hail storm swept over our city, find du ring the space of ten minutes, did im mense damage. Almost every house in the city was injured. The Warehouses of Mr. Rankin, Gunby, Daniel & Cos. and of H. S. Smith & Cos. were all par tially blown down and unroofed. Six or eight store houses about Rankin’s corner had tbeir front walls entirely prostrated. Many private residences wrere partially unrooted. Almost every chimney in the city is down and our shade trees cumber the streets with their fallen trunks and broken branches. Taylor & Co’s Gin Factory was unroofed and incalculable to a large number of Gins al rejSPtfbeJ, and to the tools and ma chinery used in the manufacture. It is reported that the bridge in Girard was Noun down, and a waggon, driver and team precipitated into the depths below. No lives were lost in our city. It > useless to grieve over unavoidable calam ities. Industry and energy will repair it, and we are happy to see that even be fore the storm had abated, many of our energetic citizens were busily enraged in removing the wreck and repairing the damage it had caused. The damage is immense.” a , A Washington Correspondent of the Columbia Carolinian says: “ I’he Pal metto Ai mory, built to manufacture arms to fight the General Government, has re ceived a contract from the War Depart ment to make arms for Uncle Sam.”’ A La3y’s -EHainscs Letter. It is ’said to be a lady’s business to get married. Tiie writer of the- follow ing letter was no doubt of the same opin ion, and felt it her duty to act according ly* Her propositions are pretty explicit, j at events. The original is in our pos session, in the lady’s hand-writing. Shelby County:, Texas, Deseniber ) 251853. ( Dear frond—i take my pen in hand to j inform you that i am well, at this time, J hopcing these few lines may find you all injoying the same blessing of god. i wrote you to right to me as sune as yon reseive my letter. I have rote to you an haute receve no ancer. i wold be glad to heare from you all very much, i wante to see you all very bad. i wante you to rite how the healthe is in that parte of the country, an what for crops you all have made ther, an-who all has j married sccns i left ther and what you all arc a doing An i wante you to come to texas if°you can, an i wante yorßo rite to me whether you will come or not. me an h has parted, we have bin apartc a Jeven month, it was mity hirteing to me- i ne ver sead no troubel before; but it is a warning off. John, i want you to come to 1 texas an fetch Elizebeth with you, an i wante you to rite whether you or anny on you is mairred or not; an if you ainte, if you will come to texas you can git mair red, for they is a plenty of girls here; an if none of the girls wont have you, i will, it i ainte mairred before you git here, you must make hast an come before they are all ingaiged. i would be glad to see you come, for i wante to heare from that parte ol the country, iam a doing very well at present, you must excuse my bad rite mg an not make fun of it, for i have no thing ot importance to rite to vou. they has bin a graddeal of sickness here, but the health is tolabel good at presant the crops is good here; corn is three bits a bushel an porke from five to six dollars a hundred, well now i wil fit out with ful islmess. John, I wante you to come, for l want to see you mity bad. i wold’like to be married agin, an you wold sute me as wel as anny one, if not better, i have got one child, you mnsant think hard of my luhsn riten, for i must do somethin” to pas off time, if i wasant,.it looks like I ne ver could git along; an i think if vou wos here we could traid, but if you doat make haste an come, i mite not wait for you— but it you cant come, send some old b iteh aler for me. for none of the young men has no use for a wider, for her, say they, are a daingevous thing, i have nothin’ very inticing to rite to you, but, If you will Come, i will git a devorse an bee reddy by the time you git here, an I will have my wedding dress reddy, if you will rite to me when you will come, and will licks the waiters out red ly and they will be nothin to do but git the licence an git married. looke above thee! there, indeed, may thy thoughts repose delighted, if thy wounded bosom bleed, if thy fondest hope"; are blighted, there a stream of comfort flows. ye who have known what tis to dote upon a few dear objects will in sadness feel such partings brake the heart. The editor of the Marietta Advocate in reply to our article ©u the public print ing, makes the following remarks: The Public Printing.— The article of the Jeffersonian in regard to tiie Public Printing, had escaped our attention until it was too late to notice it last week. This makes very little difference as we wish if possible “to keep ft” before the people until the Legislature meets, in the hope that that body will be sufficiently in structed not to elect a printer to do* the work of the Legislature of 1855. It may not be improper to say that the editor of the Jeffersonian is not to blame for the delay in the printing of the acts and jour nals of the last Legislature. So much in justice to him. Injustice to ourselves we will only add that there was a very im portant difference between our combina tion and his, which we may refer to here after. It is enough that the editor of the Jeffersonian eschews all such combinations. It is due to the general good that every press in the State should lend its aid in putting down the whole system of log roll ing, to which the editor refers as °being “the order of the day.” There is nothing more prejudicial to the publit interest, and more corrupting to public men. But to return to the public printing. We repeat, and without implying any sensure of the Jeffersonian, that it was “no wonder the public printing broke down, or came so near it as to drag its slow length along in to the year 1853/ it it was true, as asser ted, that about nine of the presses of Geor gia had an interest in it, nearly one-half ot them whig presses. It has been spo ken of as a notorious fact that the Wash ington Gazette was to receive three hun dred dollars tor the three or more votes which its friends controlled. No one of the nine was probably to receive less.— We have recently seen a written transfer for a valuable consideration of a one-third? •interest iu the profits of this same public printing. This was a share that fell to. a single press in Cherokee Georgia, rhere were others that certainly had equal claims. llow then was it “possible that the printing should not be delayed and embarrassed? The wonder is, that it did not utterly break down. But far the re-, medy. Tills is a matter for the Legislature to provide, No suggestion that the Ad vocate or Jeffersonian could make would weigh a feather if the members elected next October go to Milledgeville with any oili er determination than to prefer the inter est ot the Stato and the fulfilment of their duties* to the private interests of them selves or their friends. Ihe Atlanta Bank.-—The Atlanta Intelligencer of the 10th inst. says—We are glad to be aide to state that the At lanta Bank, the charter for which was granted by the last legisl attire, will soon he in foil operation. Throe hundred thousand dollars, the whole amount of the capital stock allowed by the charter, has been taken by reaponsible and expe rienced capitalists, and as soon ns ilia preliminary arrangements can lie effected the Bank will be opened for business.— This will be, we understand, about tba middle of May next, ‘l’he principal stockholder is Mr, George Smith, well known in financial circles as the “Chica go Banker.” The following gentlemen comprise the Board of Directors, elected on Saturday last: Geo. Smith, Patrick Strachan, W. G. Scott, Alexander Mitchell, George Menzies. Sweet and sound is the sleep of an in-. duUiious man.