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Trial of the Robbers of John Jackson
Forsyth, March 14th.
Messrs. Editors. —The Superior Court
of Monroe county lias been in session for
two weeks past, and as it has been oc
cupying alin os t the whole of the time in
the trial of some of the men who were
concerned in the robbery of John Jack
son, near the line of Pike, last October,
it may not he uninteresting to your read
ers to have the details ot the robbery, as
developed by the testimony placed be
fore them.
It appears that about five weeks be
fore the robbery, two men who then
passed by the names of Cooper and Wil
liams, but who now’ answer to the names
of Simpson and Copenhaver, stayed
aU night at Mr. Jackson’s, and on paying
for their fare the next morning, handed
him a S2O hill to be changed. In chan
ging it, Mrs Jackson got some money out
of a trunk in a closet, and thus they as
certained w’here his money was kept.
About midnight, on the 12th of October,
last year, the door of his dwel ing was
suddenly burst open, and several men en
tered the room occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Jackson. One, recognised by them on
the trial as Copenhaver, a stout, athletic
man, went to their bed, and caught the
old man by the thtoat with one hand,
an J in a threatening manner, would slight
ly touch bis head with a slick in the oth
er, and upon Mrs. Jackson’s screaming,
he ordered her to hush, and drawing a
pistol, told her he could make her hush.
Another, since recognised as Dr. Roberts,
held a lighted candle in his hand, while
the others opened the closet door, and
took out the trunk—they immediately
left the house. They were pursued ear
ly the next morning, and about a quarter
of a mile from the house, the trunk was
found broken open, and rifled of its con
tents, amounting, according to Mr. Jack
son’s testimony, to about $G,500, ad sil
ver, except about SIOO in gold. „J heir
trail was followed ifito Meriwether coun
ty, where they separated, three going a
foad in the direction of Tennessee, and \
two towards Newman, Covvcla county.!
These two were arrested late in the eve- j
ning at Newman, and one called himself J
John B. Simpson, and the other at first ;
refused to give his name, but afterw'ards I
acknowledged himself to be Dr. Roberts j
In their saddle-bags were found about . 1
$946 in silver—a large amount of bills,
most of which were counterfeit, two for
cepts, for unlocking doors on the outside,
when the key is within —a bunch of skel
eton or false keys for unlocking trunks,
bureaus, desks, &c. a brace, such as is
used by carpenters for boring, two pistols
and a slung shot, ora short stout piece of
leather, Loaded at one end with lead.—
They were brought to Monroe, and one
of them, Simpson, under promise of be
ing released, made a disclosure, by which
the other three were pursued to Tennes
see, and two of them, Copenhaver and
Clark, were arrested and brought back.
Clark, when arrested, made a full confes
sion of the robbery, without any promise
of being released-, and upon the way hack,
conducted the persons in charge of him
to the place in Meriwethei county, where
more of the money was secreted; it was
concealed in three separate parcels, and
amounted to $1,217 in silver.
Two bills of indictment were prefer
red against them and found true —one for
burglar}- and the other for robbery; and
Ur. Roberta " indicted singly as a
rogue and vagabond, carrying about pick
locks, false keys, &c. He was. found
guilty of the three offences, and senten
ced to nineteen years imprisonment in
the penitentiary. Copenhaver was found
guilty of burglary and robbery, and sen
tenced to the penitentiary for fourteen
years. He was also indicted for perjury,
alledged to have been committed during
the Court, and the case was continued
until the next term. Clark plead guilty
on one bill, and in consideration of his
full and frank confession upon his arrest,
and also of having been led by the influ
ence of another man to join in the rob
bery, he was sentenced to only four years
confinement in the penitentiary, and the
other bill was nol prosequied as to him.
Price,another of the offenders, who e
scaped to Tennessee, upon his return
there, was arrested and confined in jail,
for a murder previously committed. He
has been recently rescued from prison by
some of his friends, and is now at large
But perhaps the most interesting part
of the trial was the examination of Simp
son, as a witness, on the trial of Roberts,
as a rogue and vagabond. He was told
by the Court, at the commencement r'j
his examination, that he wa§ not oUn( j
to answer any question whip l ,, W ou!d
criminate himself; and he frequently a
vailed himself of tha( exemption.
It sce'r.s that, Roberts has become dis
pleased With him, on account of his be
traying his associates, and appearing as a
witness against them; and being prep t y
well posted up with his history, fn>-. n h jS
intimacy with hint, he was enablp j to
gesl many questions which Simplon re
fused to answer; and as his re' iUsa | was
based on the ground that he* was not
hound to criminate himself the legitimate
inference is-, that the Question propound
ed to him, and whic’., he declined to an
swer, implied allegations of crime wb’ch
are true.
When asked his name, he said he an
swered to the name of John B. Simpson.
He was asked if his true name was not
Jonathan he Tefused to answer.
Upon be ; ng asked where he was born, he
said in Ohio—that he lived theie until
nineteen years of age, and then went to
Kentucky. He admitted that he knew
Chalfant—that he was born in Ohio and
at about the same time that he was.—
Upon being shown the slung-shot, and
asked whose property it was, he replied,
he supposed he had as much right to it
as Dr. Huberts, lie was asked if he had
never knocked any one down, with it
and declined answering. He denied
knowing Mr. Hambo, of Gwinnett county;
but upon being asked if be bad not knock
ed him down with his slung-shot, or some
other man, in that county, and robbed
him, he refused to answer. He was ask
ed if ho had riot been Confined in jail in
Chilicothe, Ohio, for murder,and declined
answering; but, upon being further inter
rogated, he admitted that he knew Henry
Thomas, who had been in jail in Chili
colhe for murder, and was hung for that
crime that he was in jail with him, but
refused to answer, if he was not there
under the name of Chalfant.
In one of the cheap publications of the
day, of a cerium character, entitled “The
Life and Adventures of Henry Thomas
tire Western Burglar and Murderer,” it
will befeen that Thomas was confined in
j til in Chilicothc, “for the robbery and
murder of a man by the name of Edwards,
and that an accomplice by the name of
Chalfant was imprisoned at the same
lime with him.
Simpson was finally asked if he knew
Gov. Ouslev, of Kentucky,and answered
• hat he did. He was asked if he had not
been paid $390 to assassinate him, and
refused to answer the question, in such a
manner as to leave no doubt of his guilt.
Various other questions was put to him,
not now recollected, hut enough lias been
detai'ed to show that lie is covt rod all
over with infamy of the deepest and
blackest dye. lie is a keen, shrewd, art
ful scoundrel, and has, doubtless, been
engaged in the commission of crimes al
most the whole of Ins life. He was re
manded to jail to he disposed of at some
future time.
Ji is fortunate for the country that the
hand has been broken up. Two much
praise cannot be awarded to the gentle
men who have been active in bringing
them to justice. Roberts and Copenha
ver will carry their cases to the Supreme
Court, but upon mere technical excep
tions. Messrs. Lamar & Lochrane and
Hammond were appointed their counsel
by the Court, and discharged their duty
ably and faithfully. O. C. Gibson and
11. Gieen, Esqrs. rendered able and effi
cient aid to the Solicitor General in the
prosecution Monroe.
Swearing in cf the Vice President.
The X. O. Picayune lias been permitted
to publish the following extract of a pri
vate letter from TVfatanzas, received in
New Orleans by the Crescent City:
“Fpr the first time in the history of the
Republic has the man chosen by the peo
ple for the second post of honor taken the
oath of office in a foreign land. AVilliam
Rufus King was, on the 4th instant; -sworn,
in as Vice President of the United
at the Cumbre, near Matanzas.
“The day was a most beautiful one; the
c!??r blue sky of the tropics over our heads,
the emerald carpet of Cuba beneath our
feet, and the delicious sea uf£C? of these
latitudes sprinkling its coolness over all of
us. Early in the morning, Consul Rodney,
deputed, by Judge Sharkey to administer
the oath, left town on horseback for the
Cumbre, accompanied by several Ameri
can gentlemen. A pleasant ride of three
miles brought us to the estate where Mr.
King was residing, called La Cumbre,
(the peak) from its situation on the cul
minating point of the hills that immediate
ly surround Matanzas. The view from
here is one of the most beautiful the eye
ever looked upon. Far as the vision
could reach in this clear blue expanse, the
beautiful valley of the Ynmnri extended
with its winding rivers, its varying fields
of green and gold, dotted here and there
with white sparkling buildings that look
ed like pear.s set upon emerald, and the
brown hills stretching far, far away in the
distance. Xo more lovely or more im
pressive spot could have been found in the
whole world for the ceremony, and the
solemn grandeur of the act and of the
scene shed its spirit over us.
“The oath was administered by Consul
Rodney to the Vice President, who was
ready and waiting our arrival. The
volante was brought up to the door, and
Mr. King stepped into it, in order to ride ‘
into Matanzas before the sun should be
too high to make it pleasant. The whole
cavaiuajc, consisting of some twelve or fif
teen American gentlemen, immediately
mounting, and forming as an escort a
round the carriage, accompanied the Vice
President to town.
“The Creoles who had gathered on the
lawn round the house, uncovered, and
many a heartfelt Vayavd. con Diot (God
be with yon) broke from their lips as they
rode away. On the road to town the na
tives, wherever we met them, silently nn
covered as we approached, and as we pass
ed sped after us the same universal saluta
tion. A few Spaniards, standing in gloomy
ire at the doors of their shops, viewed us
in silence, or muttered a sullen ajo as the
dust from our horses’ feet flew iu their fa
ces.
“Mr. King left Matanzas on the same
day for the estate of Mr. Chartrahi, iu t> c
patrido of Limonar, about eighteen
from here. His health is verv po o r and
no one accustomed to see patients with
pulmonary disease in J Jnis climate, but
knows he cannot (l rvive very long. U „
may live for months in this mild cb- ,
but lie e- tl ne ver be better. ,r x ■ .
statesman views his
, , „ o rate with
Lrtlmness, as one who has . ~ ,
light, a.ul will lay hoi.'. 0 -/cte?al
Project. —A new pro
,en - suggested byßarnum, which
, r hke to see tried. In a recent
ni penance speech made by him in New
lie stated that there were 1,000
2, fog-shops in the city, with an average
custom in each of probablv SIQ a day.
lie made the following offer to the city,
wIZ: -U the city would shut up all the
p ro J?o cr " lcs > give him the amount spent
in all of them, he would pay all the city
taxes, amounting to $4,000,000; send ev
ery child to a good school; present every
.amily with a library of 100 good books,
three barrels of flour, arid a silk dress to
every female, old or young, and give every
body a free ticket to his museum.
An exchange has the following:
Thirty varieties of cotton have been found
growing spontaneously in Africa. A mis
sionary says he has stood erect under the
branches of a cotton tree in a Goulah
village, so heavily laden with balls that
it was propped up with forked sticks to
prevent it from breaking down under its
own weight. The cotton was equal to
that of any country. The whole land
also, is covered with coffee. In Erravla
and Kaffa, 200 lbs. can he purchased for
about a dollar. A single tree in Monro
via yielded four and a half bushels in the
hull at one time, which made 31 lbs
when shelled and dried. The celebrated
Mocha coffee comes from the southern
part of Africa.
‘The San Francisco Bible Society, held
its third anniversary in December. Duiin*
1852 the number of Bibles issued was”
4,119, an increase of 1,400 over 1851.
Several new localities have been formed
from Humboldt on the north to Los An
gelos on the south, and through the min
ing regions from Shasta to Sonoro. Thir
teen hundred copies in Chinese, some
of which had been received with great
eagerness.
A X .vel Enterprise. —The vast trav
el through Broadway, New Yoik, and
the great length of that thoroughfare,
have produced much inconvenience, and
many schemes have been proposed for its
relief. We have before us a drawing
which presents the plan devised by Mr.
O’Neil, ot South Brooklyn, which ap
pears to he perfectly feasible. It pro
poses to erect two rows of iion pillars
the whole length of the siieet to support
a double track railroad eighteen feet above
the pavement, with a promenade each
side of it on a level with the second story,
permitting communication to he made
with ranges of stores in that story. The
distance of the rows of supporting pillars
from each other is forty feel, and the pil
lars are twelve and a half feet apart, each
pillar forming a conductor for surface
water to the sewer underneath the pave
ment.
It is proposed to la}’ the track ot the
railroad on plank overcast iron flagging,
and to floor the promenade and inieive
n ng s ( a es with protected, by per
forated cast iron. Opposite the middle
of each block a double flight of steps lead
to the road and promenade above; and it
is proposed to attach the street lamps and
telegraph posts to the supporting pillars
at convenient distances. The whole plan
is original, anil we see no reason to be
lieve it impracticable -Washington Union.
he Rappers in London. —The New
York Tribune learns by a private letter
from London, that the Spiritual Rappers
are doing a large business in that metro
polis. Mrs. Haynen, a ghost manager,
from Boston, is there, and her rooms are
crowded with visitors at a guinea a head,
to whom the age of their grandfathers,
the day their friends died, their ow n age,
and such other’ important information is
regularly rapped out. Her patrons are
chiefly from arflong the nobility and gentry,
who take a great interest in this disclosure
the World of immortal rappers.
Hamburg and Edgefield Plank
Road. — We are gratified to learn that
this road is doing a flourishing business.
About nineteen miles on the main road,
anti five miles On a branch, have
finished and as© HP>v in use. The Com
pany, we learn, on the 24th lost. decu*,T.
a dividend of fourteen per cent. The road
to Edgefield C. H. will he completed by
the 4th of July next. Already Hamburg
& Augusta are rea; ing the benefit of this
enterprise. Cotton and other produce
which formerly found a market at Colum
bia, are now brought this way, and plan
ters will find it to their interest to trade
with us, as they will, by so doing, be able
to realize mote for their produce, and
have ala ger and better assortment ol
merchandise and groceries to select from.
Augusta Const.
Re-opening of tho Union Hotel.
The Milledgoville Recorder of the Btit
inst. sounds the gong to call up the tran
sient boarders at the Union Hotel to din
ner again. As the doors of that spacious
edifice were closed some time since, the
public will no doubt be surprised to learn
that the present proprietors—the Whigs
—intend to re-open, refit, and refurnish
the deserted mansion, and to re-invitc a
select portion of the Democracy to take
lodgings at their old quarters. And if
•this design is carried isito execution, a
very select and extremely aristocratic
party of Democrats will be found as guests
at tills new Whig table. AYe hope they
will eat whatever is set before them, ask
ing no questions for conscience’ sake. But
seriously, what means this call of the Re
corder for a Union organization? Is the
Union in danger? It never was stronger
than at the present moment. Is the South
menaced? What Southern man could ask
better pledges than General Pierce has
given both by word and deed? If F; io
Union party of’sl had an object at r j} j n
accordance with its professions that o y,_
ject has been attained in t 1 lC success of
the Democratic party an ft in* the election
of Franklin Pierce \g the Presidency, F .
declares emph areally that in his ’
the Lxcc'A’r.c power shall be r . -*Dds
the !Tiar lC enance of .the O , i cc< ~
Seer nty of the rights the
che preservation of Q T C . 1C . arK^
it should be. ‘ ’‘C Union. Tins is as
Os! liv n riu”‘ ‘ J * ,C 111011 m st preserv
and a r ’ il(^ierence to Constitution
• 1 - ..eerful compliance with its provi
-1". What more than this, or what dif
i terence from it, would Southern Union
j men have? But why not rally under the
Whig banner at once instead of acknowl
edging distrust and weakness by adopting
colors not 4 your own?— Home Southerner.
Territory of AVasiiington.—A new
Territory with this designation was crea
ted, and provision made for its organiza
tion, by an Act of Congress approved on
the 2d inst. It comprises that part of
Oregon which lies North of the middle of
the main channel of the Columbia river, to
where it crosses the 4Gth degree of latitude,
to the top of tl*e Rocky Mountains. The
land occupied by missionary stations, not
exceeding 640 acres to each, together with
improvements, is expressly reserved and
confirmed to the missionary societies re
spectively which established the same.—
Stations that were so occupied prior to the
passage of the Act organizing the Territo
ry of Oregon, are also confirmed to the so
cieties which established them, even though
they have since been abandoned.
A Brave Boy Burnt to Death.— The
house of Jesse Windsor, in Cass county,
was destroyed by fire on Monday night
last, and with it one of his sons 12 or 14
years of age. The lad having rescued two
of his younger brothers, rushed in amid
the flames, thinking a third brother was
left, but was over-powered and never re
turned. Such affection and heroism de
serve a monument.
The Columbus Times says of the Small
Pox:—“Our community has s> far esca
ped from this loathsome disease; but we
tear that this impunity wiil produce indif
ference. It is all round us, in Macon,
Marion and in ‘Taylor counties, Georgia,
and in Kussel county, Ala. \Ve are in
danger daily of the infection, by the suc
cessive stream of travel which pouts
through our. city. Yet we have heard of
the adoption of no efficient sanitary regu
lation to protect the community against
the contagion. We learn from the City
Physician, Dr. Brooks, that he has been
ordered by the. Council to keep constantly
on band a supply of vaccine matter, and
to vaccinate all persons who apply to
him; but that the applications are very
few and fur between,” /
THE JSFFEBSBMIAW
*
GRIFFIN, MARCH 24, 1853
Ji EDUCTfION TIC K ET.
FOR MAYOR,
WM. 11. PHILLIPS.
FOR ALDERMEN,
I>R. ATM. R. MOSELEY,
M. D. SMITH,
J. M. LESLEY,
JA4 p. PERDUE,
C. 11. JOHNSON,
THOS. H. BRAY,
J. J. LOYE.JOY,
DR. I). M. W ILL IA MS.
A L!) EU.33 RX’S E LECTION.
Mr. Editor: —Please publish the follow
ing ticket for AWurmen at the next elec
tion, wltieh will be supported by
MANY VOTERS.
G. W. CLARK,
CAB. JOHNSON,
M. D. SMITH,
J. P. PERDUE,
Him AN SKIPPER,
A. GRAY,
JOHN SPRIT EL,
W. W. WOODRUFF.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
THE TICKET.
* FOR ALDERMEN,
A Jl. PORTER ,
A. MERRITT ,
M’ WESTMORELAND,
L.S, SALMONS,
W J. JJSSEY,
A. FLEMING,
L STRICFLA'S D,
J A. REEKS.
This ticket is offered without comment,
believing that llae names are such as will
meet the approbation of a large number
of voters, knowing they are such as all
parlies can rely on with cunfi fence*,
C4.tS>ID.iTEsT
FOR CITY CLERK $ CORONER.’
In as much as there will shortly be an
election for City Officers, and as every one
will exercise their choice in selecting per
sons for office; and as we have one, we
shall take the liberty of stating that it is
our intention to support, for Clerk of the
City Council, Col. L. W. Coo? er, believing
that he will discharge the duties of that
office as faithfully and punctually as any
one. And further, be it understood, that
wc arc decided advocates of the one term
for office, and, when the term expires,
elect anew man.
Also. —We further suggest the name of
R. F. M. Mann, as a suitable person to
fill the office of Coroner of the County of
Spalding. VOTERS.
Tlf
fcjr* We are -requested to state that
II >n. Jason Burr I.- candidate for Mayor
of the city of Gtifpn.
Spiritual Kappers.
An article in reply to Dr. Jet el ’s letter,
which was published in our paper a few
weeks a go, will bo fou-.d, on our first
page.
Morf Goods
Recall tne u A tec.iion of our readers
to the adverb demerits ( >f the Messrs. J. A
&J. C. He£k>, andjalso of Col. WV, ft
setting forth their n ' J<v Stock
of Spring and Summer D
The ScP . ■,
,ni •, , ‘ oi tne jouth.
Ihe March . x ,
- Audi be” with its usual varie
ty of mt*’- ... .
matter, has just come to
’• Quite an interesting number. Con
i to .ocs large and valuable.
The Rule of Life. — A Lecture, iy Ro
bert M. Charlton, United States Sena
tor from Georgia, delivered at the request
of the Young Alen's Christian Associa
tion, in the Lecture Room of the Smithso
nian Institution, Washington City, Jan
uary 19 th, 1853.
AVe have been favored by the author
with this beautiful, production, and are so
well pleased with it, that we shall furnish
our readers with it next week as a rich
literary treat.
HontfVs Wtbnthly Magazine.
We have received the second number of
this new monthly, printed at Athens and
published at Augusta, and we arc pleased
to find a decided improvement over the
first number. In truth, this number is one
of raucljmerit. The printing reflects much
credit on Christy & Kelsea, and the mat
ter equal credit on the publisher. There
is a set of male “Caudle Lectures” in [it
equal to the Loudon originals. The work
should be encouraged.
Jenny Lind.
It is said this clever woman contcnr
plates another musical tour through this
country, perhaps in 1855. She will per
form in some of the principal cities of the
North-of Europe first, anil then go to
London, ?fcd then come to America. It
is further said she is impelled to this step
by her unhappy domestic relations. Poor
Jenny, this was just what we expected.—
She has made a common mistake among
ladies—pleased her fancy, by picking up
a scrub, fondly expecting to make a
gentleman of him. Site finds she is unfor
tunately “paired without being matched,”
and to get rid of the.loathsome carcase to
which she feels herself bound, she flies to
the uttermost parts of the earth. But
Jenuy is not alone. There arc thousands
upon thousands of just such cases; using
the homely phraze, “marrying in haste and
repenting at leisure,” a repentance which
generally lasts a life time. We sincerely
sympathize with the poor woman, because,
if her traits of character have been fairly
set forth, she is eminently qualified to
adorn and enjoy the domestic relations of
I if#. Properly matched, Jenny would
make a happy wife.
The Ball in Motion
It will be seen by the proceedings of the
Coweta county Democratic meeting, that
the Democratic citizens of that county
have already held a preliminary meeting,
preparatory to a regular nomination for
G overnor, member of Congress,, members
of the Legislature, &c. This is all very
correct—just as it should lie, and the Dem
ocrats of that county are entitled to much
credit for their promptitude and vigilance.
A strong effort is making by the old Whigs
of the State to revive and reorganize the
Union party, -knowing, as well they do,
that under their old name of Whig they
can do nothing; and unless the members of
the Democratic party arc equally vigilant
in keeping up their old organization, and
rallying to the old Democratic Jefferso
nian standard, much evil may result from
neglect. It may be remembered that un
der the Union excitement the W hig.s of
Georgia formally abandoned and disband
ed their old organization, and that there
fore that party is defunct; but no such step
was taken by the Democrats. The Dem
ocratic party never was formally disbanded;
and although under the issues produced by
the admission of California and other
kindred measures of that day, the mem
bers of the party very generally arranged
themselves under the Union or State
Rights banner for the time being, the Com
promise Measures and the acquiescence of
the people of Georgia in their provisions,
have put tnesc issues at rest, disbanded
the Union and State JRlghts parties, and
returned all true Democrats to their old
party organization again. Tills is the po
sition in which the Democratic party of
the State of Georgia stands at this time,
and it behooves every member to act ac
cordingly. No time should be lost in hold
ing county meetings, appointing Delegates
to State and District Conventions, and ta
king all other steps for a harmonious uni
ty and concert of action. The political
(strength of the State, it is well known, is
largely on the side of the Democratic
party, and if they do not make use of it
to the promotion of their patriotic princi
ples, the fault will be all their own. Under
the fostering care of Democratic princi
ples the country has grown and floo.vished
like no other country ever did before it
and if Democrats continue to -merish and
love those principles, tbyy -oust exert them
sdves for their preservation. “Eternal
vigilance is the y.rioe of safety,” and unless
the Democracy of Georgia are willing to
pay tins pri.ee for the countless blessings
enjoyed under Democratic rule, they can
not expect to sway the sceptre for any
mngth of time. 13ut with vigilance, ener
gy and concert of action, these inestima
ble blessings may be preserved to our
latest posterity.
THU SMALL POX,
We stated in our last that *V e were
no cases of Small Pox in tV y of Griffin,
aud should a ,,y occur, v* e sllould feel it
oar Jy, nsfaitui-j watchers over the best
‘mt.c-rests of the people, to give them the
earliest notification of such an event.—
,jll Uc then, one of our resident physicians
has been taken down with a cutaneous
eruption, and it was rumored to be Small
Pox. But a skilful examination by the
best physicians of the place, has found it
to be nothing more than a case of the
measles, which we stated in our last was
prevailing here to a considerable extent.
However, almost every resident'subject to
them has had them now, and they are fast
disappearing. The City Council had a meet
ing on Saturday last, and the following is
the attested account of their proceedings:
Griffix, March 19th, 1853.
Present, the Mayor—Aldermen Porter,
Becks, Merritt, Bowdoin, Westmoreland,
Fleming and Salmons.—Absent, White
WHEREAS, there are rumors in cir
culation through the country, that we
have in Griffin, cases of'the SMALL
FOX, we take this motho.l of informing
the public generally, that there is not now,
nor never has been, in the city of Griffin,
a case of the Small Pox.
We would further state, that the most
vigilant means are constantly employed to
prevent exposure by our citizens, to said
disease, and tiie pub ie may rest assured
that, should it make its appearance among
us, we will take the most expeditious meth
od to inform them of the fact.
IIEXIt \ r MOOR, Mayor.
fiSyA. true extract from the minute?,
this 19th (lay of March, 1853.
JAS. 11. LOG AX, Clerk.
Appointments by the President.
A large number of appointments have
been made by the President and confirm
ed by Senate, within the last two weeks.
Gen. Pierce threw off his coat when he
commenced his inaugural, and we be
lieve he keeps it off He has gone dili
gently to work in selecting and nomina
ting officers, which have all, thus far,
been confirmed by Senate. Gen Joseph
Lane is re-appointed Governor of Oregon;
Harry Taulmin Post Master at Mobile;
Fernando Merino Marshal of Florida;!
Gen. L. Hawkins Collector at Apalachi- |
cola; John C. Hays (the Texan Ranger)!
Survayor General of California; I3enj F. I
HallettDistrict Attorney for the State of ‘
Massachusetts; Thoma ; Evans District
Attorney for the State of South Carolina; 1
with many others, which we consider un
necessary to enumerate.
The New Hampshire St^te s E{,ecton ‘
has resulted in the choice of Gov.NHar-1
tin, democrat, by the people, by four or
five thousand majority. Three Demo
cratic Congressmen are elected, defeating ]
Amos Tuck in the first district. There ’
is also a large democratic majority in the s
House, and the Senate is probably unan- <
imously damocratic.
Rail Road from Griffin to Tecatur.
Our cotemporary of the Lagrange Re
porter writes as follows:
Our old friend, Major Cline, of the Jes- j
fersonian , proposes a road from Griffin to I
Decatur, Ala. We have long thought!
of the great benefit and importance of a j
Railroad from some point in Georgia to ;
connect with North Alabama, in order to (
secure her productions and trade. There
is a great deal of cotton raised in North
Alabama—and in fact all through Ten
nessee. A large portion of this cotton ‘
might be secured to Savannah if this road
was built. In that section of co in try,
merchants are compelled to exchange goods
for the productions of the country, such as
cotton, stock, grain, &c. from the simple
fact that money is remarkably scarce—all
which would doubtless be shipped in this
direction to Savannah, rather than be car
ried to Nashville, and then be transported
to New Orleans and sold. This is a stub
born fact, and cannot be controverted. —
The citizens of Savannah will surely con
tribute liberally to tiie enterprise, because
it will be greatly to her interest. Savan
nah has contributed heretofore more libe
rally towards railroad improvements than
any city or section in Georgia, and wc
trow she will not bo “wanting” in t is in
stance. Then, Major, agitate—encourage
the prospective road, and if built, Griffin
will bo benePitted, Savannah will be bene
fitted, North Alabama will bo benefitted,
and the whole State will feel and see the
effect.
We are pleased to learn that this con
templated route of anew railroad is ex
citing considerable interest in the public
mind, along the line through which it will
pass, particularly in the upper counties of j
the State of Alabama, and in Carroll coun
ty in this State. They an? looking anxi
ously for some decisive movements in the
matter in this section, an l it is said stand
prepared to give efficient aid in the prose
cution of the work. Avery worthy and
energetic contractor told us the other day,
lie would contract for thirty miles and take
one-fourth in stock. We have been prom
ised some interesting documents from the
up-country relating to the project, which
have not yet come to hand. Who will
set this ball iu motion?
SOCIAL If-dTITUriONS of GRIFFIN
W hat is the matter with the citizens of;
Griffin, have they lost all their social spi- |
lit? At the last regular mooting of the:
. a i
Masonic liodg-o in this place, numbering i
nearly a hundred timbers, there wore not ;
a sufficient number of the old member,
I present to fill tho offices. Wo have been
informed that it is frequently the sv,me case
in the other social institutions of the cU
This is a neglect which every good r;,em
ber of these institutions should avoid. Os
course it is not expected that every mem
bei can in.txe it convenient to be in at
tendance at ail t'Viios, but whenever it can
be done without inconvenience, it should
not be neglected. It is a serious embar
rassr.oot to the presiding officer when be
I to take young and inexperienced mem
bers to fill important stations, and go
through the business, conducting almost
every department himself. We trust mem
bers will give these few remarks duo con
sideration, and govern themselves accord
ingly.
From tlic Neivnan Banner.
Democratic Meeting.
Xkwxan, Ga. March 15, 1853.
A portion of the Democratic party of
Coweta convened and organized by calling
Anthony North to the chair, and appoint
ed U. B. Wilkinson Secretary.
Maj. Win. U. Anderson, offered the fol
lowing resolutions, which were unanimous
ly adopted:
Resolved, That a Convention of the De
mocratic party of the county of Coweta,
(to be composed of ten delegates from
each Militia District,) beheld in the town
of Xewnan, on the first Tuesday in May
next, for the following purpose, viz:
Ist. To appoint Delegates to meet in
Convention at Milledgeville, at such time
as may be agreed on by the Democracy,
to nominate a candidate for Governor, to
be run by the Democratic party of Georgia
in October next.
2d. To appoint delegates to nominate a
Democratic candidate to represent the
fourth Congressional district in the next
Congress of the United States.
3d. To nominate candidates to repre
sent Coweta county in the Senate and
House of Representatives, in the General
Assembly of the State of Georgia.
4th. To nominate candidates to be voted
for by the Democratic party, on the first
Monday in January next, for the offices of
Clerks of the Superior and Inferior courts,
Sheriff, Tax Receiver and Collector for the
county of Coweta.
Resolved, That the Democratic party
of the several counties composing the
fourth Congressional district, be requested
to meet in Xewnan, by at,
least-three delegates frefcn each Militia
dirtrict in their respective counties) outlie
first Tuesday in June next to nominate a
candidate to represent said district in the
next Congress of the United States.
On motion of Col. J. T. Brown, agreed
to furnish the editor of the Banner with a
copy of these proceedings for publication,
and to request all the presses in the State
favorable to our cause to copy.
Voted thanks to the officers of the meet
ing and adjourned sine die.
ANTHONY NORTH, Cli’n.
U. B. WiLiKixso.v, Sec’ry
The Small-Pox.
| We are pleased to announce that this
j disease, which has prevailed to an alann-
I ing extent in Oglethorpe for some time, is
fast subsiding, and its further spread, we
| think, is effectually arrested. Thero has
[ been about forty cases in all—of which,
I six have died the remainder are all con-
I valescont and convalescing, except one
new case, in a family where it has existed
for near two weeks. There arc now on
ly four or five on the sick list, each of
whom, except the one above alluded to,
will be released from quarantine in a few
#
Wo apprehend no danger whatever oT
its further spread, beyond the families
where it now exists, and we anticipate the
pleasure of announcing in less than three
weeks, its total extinction. The public
sha 1 bo correctly advised, in the future
of the progress of this terrible scourge,—
Southern Democrat.
Foieisu Items.
The following summary of foreign
news we copy from the last Macon Tele
grapiu
A collision between Austi ia (Voted by
Russia,) and the Turks, is confidently
predicted- The former aoverntnent has
demanded through its Envoy, that the
Porte should cede certain territories,
grant the r ght to Austria of workin r
coa'mincs in Turkey, and ackhow'e.De
the independence of Montenegro. Every
proposition has been scouted by lUe Sul
tan, and the Austrian troops are moving
down upon Montenegro. When the
combat opens, there is no doubt hut that
Hungary will at once hurst out into an
; open rebellion. It was through Turkey
that Kossuth expected to re-on!er his
! country, and it is well known that the
ireat Magyar en'erlains the liveliest af
fection for riie Sultan. Louis Napoleon
pretends to side with Austria and Russia,
but it has been remarked ih;.t the French’
Minister has been treated with unusual
famliarity by the Porte. The cor e>'ion
den ts of the Icm lon Press are constantly
repoiting an immense work of conspiracy ‘
in Hungary, and Kossuth has addressed
the following proclamation to his coun
trymen. In allusion to the forged pro
clamation to the Milanese, lie s i\>:
1 ” hensoet er I shall say to you ‘ye brave?!
the time is at hand.’ I shall tell y,,,,
•his neither from London, nor from any
distant safe place, hut from head quarters.
In person will 1 lead you on and claim
the first share in your glorious dangers.”
Should the war break out, and it seems
almost certain that it must, a most curi
ous spectacle wiil be presented. The
two despotisms of Austria and Russia.
; taking the revolted {Montenegrins under
their protection, will lie arrayed against
the Turks and the Magyars, and we inav
thus see liberty entering Europe, not
from the west, but from the east, under
the guardianship of the Crescent! Should
the Tmks and their allies again approach
Vienna, to what quarter are we to look
for anew Sohieski?
An American brig reports bari-ngpass-’
ed an English steamer bound for Vera
Ctuz, bearing Santa Ana and his fortunes.
He is by this lime among his courtrviruc ,
up to his neck in plots and machinations.
We may expect to hear lively news
i from the builesque Republic.
I The news from H >iidu , ”is i< 0 j- an ;, n _
; portant character. Th<v British war
(steamer Devastation t VjS lilk3t> posstssio „
|of the town of To-’.,,Has in the name of
j the Mo.-.qu'*o Ivtng. Af er accomnlish
: ing ihi-’, s', e weighed anchor and pro
ceeded to Limas. Sharp cannonading
j Wa A heard at that quarter, and it v\a.s
■ supposed that a contest was. going on bt
| tween the Honduras, troops and the Bri
tish sailors. Such is the habit of bev
Rvit'.anic Majesty. ‘{'he war s-teame?
Devastation is cannonading towns., while
the Amciiean Senate are multiplying
words about the Bulwer Treaty! Is tho
.Monroe doctrine tbs actual, active policy
of lliis country, or is it a hobby for poli
ticians.l
Alabama Marble.
Very few are art are of the fact that
Alabama produces M< rble e jual in fine
ness— that is purity or clearness, and
susceptibility of pdi.sh—to any in the
world, not excepting the most beautiful
Italian, Vermont or Egyptian. Idris
fineness is not confined to tne white alone,
but is found in all the varieties of color
—the blue, the black, &e.
There are numerous Quarries in the
State, some of them containing ail the
varieties. ‘The principal aie those of
.Messrs. J. M.& N H. Nix & Cos. in lal
ladega and Coosa counties the latter
near Wetuir.pka.
A block of this beautiful material was
prepared by this enterprising Company,
and forwarded to Washington to take its
place in the National Monument as a
specimenand contribution from the State.
Whan the box was opened before the
Superiutendant he pronounced it Uaiitt),
and it was withgieat difficulty that he
could be convinced that it was really a
specimen of Alabama Marble.
VVe are using an i nposing Stone from
the “Montgomery Marble Works” of
Messrs. Nix & Cos. which for size and
beauty is perhaps not equaalle.i in Uie
Slate. It is 7 feel 10 inenes long, an i
3 feet 10 inches wide, and of the purest
White.
We commend their woiks to the atten-*
tion ot printers, who want an Imposing
Stone, and to all others wanting marble
for any purpose. Weal Point Advocate.
Forsyth Female Academy.— Several
enterprising citizens of Monroe county,
have purchased the large building in For
syth, which was originally erected for
the Botanic Medical College of Georgia,
and are fitting it up in a very tasteful and
. substantial manner, fur the accommoda
tion of a large t emaie School. The buil
ding will be completed in a few days, is
will present a beautiful and commanding
exterior, ami its dimensiousatid its interior
arrangements will not be surpassed bv
any building in the State appropriated to
similar uses:—l lie School will be under
the charge of tbe Rev. William Wilks,
Principal, who is already favorably known
lo the public as a Teacher. Its location is
healthy, pleasant and accessible, and we
doubt not, it will at once assume a posi
tion among the best Female Seminaries
of the State Georgia, without govern
mental aid or encouragement, is doing
more than any other State in the Union
in the cause of Female Elueation. The
next generation of her women will be
educated, and Mrs. Partington will be iu
Georgia, a pleasant myth. Schools like
the horsyth Female Academy, endowed
and supported by private munificence, are
the agencies bv which this great good
will h e accomplished, an I we are gratified
to notice the multiplication of such
Schools in our Slate. Journal 4* Mess
It is stated in the New York Mirror,
that Louis Napoleon has authorized a
contract with parties in that city, fur the
immediate construction of a fleet of war
steamers. The editor of the Mirror be
ing Naval Storekeeper, at Brooklyn, is in
a position to know what he speaks, so
hat we may reasonably conclude that the
story is true.
Columbus, March 18. —The recent hea
vy rains have swollen the streams in this
section to such an extent that a bridge on?
the Muscogee Railroad was carried away,
and a locomotive precipitated through a
culvert, causing the almost instant death
of the engineer and the fireman. No pas
sengers were injured.