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LEfilSimVE PROCEEDINGS
W* cannot enumerate the Urge num
ber of bills which have been introduced
for the action of the Legislature, not so
far eren as to name them by their respect
ire captions. A large majority of them
are of a local ind private character, of
little interest to the community at large.
The matter of most absorbing interest
last week was the nomination, in caucus,
by the democratic party, of a gentleman
to be supported for the office of U. S.
Senator, to succeed Hon. Wm. C. Daw
son, whose term will expire on the 3d of
March, 1853. This nomination took
place on the night of Wednesday the l:b.
A joint resolution had been passeJ to |
bring on the election on Friday the 18th
irtgt. The caucus was held at the time
appointed, and resulted as follows:
McDonald. Cobh. Iverson.
Ist. Bau 60 31 27
3( ) “ 66 38 33
3d. “ 74 35 14
4th. “ 78 30 15
3th. “ 18 38 17
6th. “ 81 34 15
7th. “ 80 ?5 10
On the last ballot two votes were cast
forjudge Charlton and one vote forjudge
Colquitt, neither of. whom were under-,
stood to be candidates.
Fnm the foregoing it will he seen that
Governor McDonald received ft majority
on the first ballot, which of course would
have nominated him but for the adoption
of the two-thirds rule, and the requisite
majority on the 7th ballot, the members
of Franklin, Hall, Jackson, and perhaps
some others, understood to be fiiendi of
Gov. Cobb, having withdrawn.
The election did not come off on b ri
day. A motion in Senate to recind the
resolution was carried, ell the whies and
five democrats voting in favor of rescind
ing. It is understood that the election of
U. S. Senator is now indefinitely post
poned, and will not take place during the
present session.
In the House Wednesday afternoon,
of the 16th inst., Mr. Irvin of Wilkes in
troduced the following resolutions:
Resolv'd by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Georgia in :
General Assembly met:
1. That while we approve the senti
ments and doctrines promulgated in the
Inaugural Addr* ss of President Pierce,
we can only regard his attempt to pro.
duce harmony in the National Democrat
>c party, by inviting known Freesoilera
*o participate in the Admit.istration of the
Government, as a compromise of princi-:
pie and as an amnesty to factions that
have for years been arrayed against the
Union and the Constitution.
2. That the sentiment cf devotion to
the Union and the Constitution carried
President Pierce into power, and that all
efforts by his Administration to force the
recognition of Freesoilera as sound and
true men t>y placing them in offices of
honor and profit, are in direct opposition
to the great national sentiment and an out
rage upon the popular judgment.
3. That the appointment of men to im
portant offices, who were prominent act
ors in the Freesoil movement at Buffalo
in 1848, is an insult to the people of the
South, and to the sound and true men of
the North.
4. That we heart'llv sympathise with
♦he Hon. Dai-iel S. Dickinson of New
Yotk and his noble associates, in their
efforts to purge the National Democratic
party of its Freesoil elements, and that
we hereby tender to them our heart-felt
gratitude fur their patriotic devotion to
the Union and the Constitution
5. That it is inexpedient and unjust for
Congress to appropriate money from the
Public Treasury to aid in constructing
the great Railroad now in contemplation
from the Mississippi to the Pacific; or to
grant the public lands for a like purpose,
they being the property of all the Slates,
old as well as new.
The same resolutions were offered by
Mr. Pope, of the same county, in Senate.
The gentlemen who offer these resolu
tions are both whigs, and we strongly
suspect, without having evidence ol the
fact, that the Honorable new Senator of
Georgia (Toombs) has had some agency
in getting them before the Legislature.
In commenting on them the Savannah
Georgian says: “A movement has been
made in each House to pass resolutions
censuring the administration for the re
moval of Judge Bronson from the New
York Collectorship. In the House the
resolutions did not receive the courtesy
of being ordered to be printed. In the
Senate they were treated a little more
kindly, though there is no prospect of
their passage through either branch of
the Legislature.”
The same paper says:—The removal
of the seat of Government is a question
now receiving much attention. It ie by
no means anew opinion with me, that
its central position, accessibility and su
perior hotel accommodations, designate
Macon as the most eligible point for the
Capitol of Georgia. I therefore hope
that the present Legislature will not ad
journ without providing for the erection
of a suitable State House in that city.
A change back from biennial to annual
sessions of the Legislature is one of the
proposed amendments of the Constitution,
which meets with nearly universal favor.
It will be voted almost unanimously.
In the House, on the 11th, Col. Harri
son, of Chatham, introduced a bill to in
corporate The Merchants arA Planters
Hank in Savannah. The corporators of
the Bank are: Robert Habersham, Robert
M. Charlton, James P. Screven, Hiram
Roberts, Solomon Cohen, E. H Bacon,
John Boston, Isaac W. Morrell, Henry
D. Weed, Dr E. H. Martin, John Stod
dard, W. B. Hodgson, C. A. L. Lamar,
Francis 8. Bartow, Jacob Warldburg,
George W. Owens, Charles Hartridge,
Charles Green, Robert A. Allen, George
B- Camming, Thomas M. Turner, H. A.
Crane, Thomas Holcombe, M. Marsh, J.
Johnson, A. A. Smets, F. F. Wood, S.
Solomons, and R. Wayne. The capital
Stock of the Bank is fixed at two millions
of dollars. As soon as ten per cent, of
this stock is paid in, in specie or specie
sands, it is the daty of the Commissioners
to convene the stockholders and proceed
to the election of Directors, who shall
hold their office for one year, and until
their successors ire appointed, the said
Directors to have the power to appoiut
President, Cashier, and other necessary
officers. The Bank may receive other
thai ordinary deposites, and may pay such
a rate of interest for said deposites, not
exceeding 7 per cent, as may be agreed
upon. Dividends shkll be declared semi-
annually, and the Bank may establish a
gencies in such towns and cities In this
State as the Directors may desire, the
people thereof not objecting. The rcmaln
ing provisions of the bill are similar to
those of other Bank charters, and need not
be repeated here.
We have not the slightest objection to
these gentlemen having this charter, pro
vided it bp properly and well secured from
abuse, &c. The names comprize some of
the loest business men of Savannah, and
are a full gnarrantee that the bank will
bo well managed. Our opinion is, that
the Legislature should grant charters for
a sufficient banking capital for all the
business of the State, and then exclude all
| foreign bank bills from circulation We
J see no good reason why foreign bills should
be suffered to circulate among onr people,
to the detriment of our own banks. Bat
then, on the other hand, here is a proposi
tion to charter a hugo bank with two mil
lions of capital, with the usual proviso, we
presume, to issue bills to three times the
| amount of their capital. There is no man
iin the State will receive one dollar of this
J money, or benefit from the bank to that
amount, unless he hypothecates good and
available cash security in the shape of cot
ton or rice receipts to the amount receiv
ed. All the profits will enure to the cor
porators and stockholders of the bank;
aud for every dollar they pay in, they will
receive the interest of three, expenses off.
Now with this large privilege, cannot they
afford to pay out something too? Ought
not the State to be benefitted some by
these large monied corporations? We
have no hesitation in saying, that the
banking capital of thisi State, in the ag
gregate, ought to furnish an annnal reve
nue of a million of dollars capital to the
State out of their profits, for the extra
ordinary privileges they enjoy. What
will you do with this money, says one?—
The very thing we want Fund it in the
stock of these same banks, and use the
proceeds as a School fund. Here is the
w’ays and means of an ample Common
School fnnd at once. This bank, as we
say, and all other banks, have the privi
lege of issuing three dollars in notes for
one in specie paid in bank. Make it,
and each other bank to which you may
grant or renew a charter, pay into the
public treasury, to be invested in stock,
five per cent, annually of their capital,
which they can very well afford to do, and
we will soon have a Common School fund
sufficient to educate all the children in the
State. Not one of them will refuse to
give it to secure their charter. And it
will be just, for it is all the people get
from them for all the great and extraor
•dinary privileges with which banks are
endowed.
But, say yon, five per cent, is too much.
Not a dollar. This bank will have the
privilege of issuing six millions of bills for
her two of capital. We will say that of
these six millious she can keep four in cir
culation in the aggregate throughout the
year. This gives her fourteen per cent, on
her capital, or nine deducting the five per
cent, paid to the State. Two per cent,
ought to pay her expenses, and she still
has seven per cent, on her capital, besides
the interest on deposits, sales of hills of ex
change, wear and tear of bank bills, losses
by fire and water, and the privileges and
advantages of the bank generally, which
may be set down at three per cent. more.
A banking capital of two millions, well
managed, can well afford the State five
per cent, out of its profits, and then the
bank will have ten per cent, remaining to
deal out in dividends. Here is the basis
of an ample Common School fund, if the j
Legislature will make use of it. If the j
gentlemen corporators do not like this I
scheme, we should like the Legislature in
their kindness, to turn the charter over to
us. We could go to the North or Europe
and get every dollar of the capital paid in,
on the terms above proposed, have a
flourishing bank in Georgia in three
months, fork over annual ly to the State
treasury a hundred thousand dollars
for the privilege, and have a clever little
fund for our own use-,besides. To give
afi Y corporation the privilege of issuing
their promises to pay to the amount of four
millions of dollars, without paying any
thing for it, is monstrous, and should not
be thought of for a moment We see pe
titions are presented for several new char
ters of banks, one at Savannah, one at
Columbus, one at Griffin, and for an in
crease of the capital of the Atlanta Bank
to one million of dollars. This last appli
cation is no doubt intended for circulation
at the North West,and here is an oppor
tunity of making at least one shave off of
the North in return for the money made
off of us. We do not recollect distinctly,
but think the circulating bank bills of
Georgia are averaged at about fourteen
millions of dollars. Tax this capital only
three per cent or, in other words, let the
banks only pay three per cent, from their
enormous profits into the treasury of the
State, and you have an annual income
from this source of $420,000. Continue
this tax for twelve years, and you have a
fund of $5,040,000, which, at 7 per cent,
would yield an annual income of $355,800,
to be appropriated to Common Scool edu
cation. These are considerations worthy
an enlightened Legislature.
Editorial correspondence of tlie Savsnnth Courier.
Milledobvili.e, Nov. 18, 18
The Senate met this morning at 10 o'-
clock, A. M.
Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, reported
from committee on Internal Improvements,
that they have had under consideration
the Bill in relation to the Western and
Atlantic Railroad, and return it to the
Senate, Without an expression of opinion;
also, a Resolution, appointing a Com
mittee to proceed to the \\ estern and At
lantic Railroad, and examine its condition,
and report to the General Assembly.
Dr. Singleton, of Lumpkin, Introduced
a Resolution to repeal a resolution pre
viously passed, to bring on the election of
U. S. Senator on this day, (Friday,) and
that said election be postponed until the
next session of the General Assembly.—
The resolution was taken up.
Mr. Stephens, of Hancock, moved to
agree to the Resolution, and upon that mo
tion, called for the previous question.
Mr. Sturgis moved to lay the Resolu
tion on the table. At this time the Clerk
of the House appeared, and announced
that the house of Heprcsentive sw ere ready
to receive the Senate, to proceed to the
election of United States Seuator.
Mr. Clark, of Baker, moved to repair to
the Senate.
The previous question was called for by
Mr, Miller, of Augnsta.
The President decided that Mr. Clark’s
motion was in order, and a privileged
qncstion.
Mr. Stephens, of Hancock, appealed
from thed’eision of the Chair. Upon that
appeal, the yeas and nays were called for
—yeas 48, nays 43.
Mr. Clark again Raised the same ques
tion, under a different form. The previous
question was again called for. The Presi
dent again sustained Mr Clark’s motion.
The decision of the Chair was appealed
from, and the Senate again reversed the
decision by the same vote. The previous
question was then put and sustained -by
yeas 49, nays 44.
• he main question, which was upon the
adoption of Dr. singleton’s resolution, was
then pat to the Senate aud sustained
The yeas and nays were recorded, and read
as follows:
Yeas— Messrs. Adams, Bailey, Beall,
Boyd, Brown of Baldwin, Bullard, Craw
ford, Crowder, Dawson, Delauiar, Dixon
of Talbot, Drake, Dnnnagan, Gresham,
Griffs, Guyton, Hubbard, Hull, Jackson,
King, Knight, Laughridge, Lamberth,
Love, Miller, Moon, Moore, McConnell,
McLeod, Morell, Newsom, Pratt, Peebles,
Piles, Pope, Ridley, Robinson, Saffold,
Sermons, Singleton, Stephens, Stoval,
Surrency, Trammel, Tnrner, Wilder, Will
iamson, Willingham, White—49.
Nays —Messrs. Beck, Boggess, Bryan,
Camden, Cannon, Chastain, Clark, Coch
ran, Cone, Collier, Dabney, Dean, Dick
son of Walker, Drane, Dun woody. Echols,
Gaston, Green, Greer, Guerry, Hale, Hill,
Holmes, Jameson, Jones, Lawrence, Lott,
Lyons, May, Moseley, Mc'iehee, Morris,
Monnger, Patterson, Paulk, Reynolds,
Reddish, Sturgis, Strickland, I homas,
Watts, Walker of Crawford, Walker of
Jones, Wilcox, Whitworth— 45
Great excitement was manifested at
the resuffc.
Mr. Sturgis, notwithstanding the pas
sage of % resolution, moved that the
Senate repair to the House
A motion was made to adjourn until
10 o’clock to-morrow morniug. So the
election of U. S. Senator did not take
place as expected, under the resolution.
The following petitions and bills were
introduced last week, and read in the
House a first time.
Mr. Smith, of DeKalb, presented the
petition of John M. Carlton and others,
asking an appropriation in behalf of peti
tioner, iu consequence of the loss of his
arm by an explosion of the engine, whilst
employed in the service of the State, on
the Western & Atlantic Rail Road; also,
a similar petitiou from Mary Horton, ask
ing compensation for the loss of Iter son,
who was killed on said road; also, a peti
tion asking an increase of the capital stock
of the Atlanta Bank.
A bill to define the liabilities of Rail
Road Companies, in cases where passen
gers are killed or wounded, through the
negligence or carelessness of their agents
or employees, and to provide a remedy
for the same.
A bill to repeal the act providing for
the trial of slaves by the Superior C ourts,
charged with any capital offence.
A bill for the relief of W illiarn Taylor,
of Coweta county.
Mr. Moseley also introduced into Sen
ate, a bill to incorporate a Bank in the
town of Griffin
Mr. Smith, of Coweta, introduced a bill
to organize anew county out of parts of
Coweta, Meriwether, Pike and Fayette.
The President of the Senate announced
this morning, the following committee on
the “Permanent Location of the Capitol
Messrs. Moseley, Anderson, Miller, white,
Morris, Brown, of Baldwin, Brown, of
Thomas, May, Ridley, Lamberth, Clark,
! Watts and Dean.
j Several bills are before the Legislature
I giving the election of Supreme Judges,
j Superintendant of the State Road, Attor
ney and Solicitors General, to the people.
Mr. Crittenden has introduced a bill in
to the House requiring the tax collector
of Spalding county to pay over to the In
ferior Court the tax for the year 1854, for
the purpose of aiding the county to build
a court-house.
Mr. Masters, of Henry, offered a bill to
repeal the act of last session, requiring
the managers of elections to number the
tickets.
Ou Saturday, Mr. Moseley, of Spalding,
introduced a bill in Senate to define the
liability of rail road companies for stock
killed or the loss of other property, and to
define the mode of proceeding in the
same.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.
Shewmake, of Burke, introduced a bill to
appropriate certain monies for repairing
the State House, Governor’s Mansion,
&c. This does not look much like remo
ving the seat of government.
Mr Staten, a bill to compel owners of
laud to give in the section, district and
number to the tax collector.
Mr. Dodd, of Coweta, a bill to incor
porate a company for the purpose of con
structing a railroad from Newnan, in
Coweta county, to Griffin.
We publish below a letter from an in
telligent correspondent at Milledgeville,
without vouching for the correctness of all
his views, or the truth of all he asserts. —
While we would not for a moment impeach
his veracity, we fear some of his statements
have been colored by the heated remarks
of the day, and given without due caution.
Our information from other sources in re
gard to the course of Gov. Cobb, after the
Senatorial nomination, is, that he acted
with mnch magnanimity and honor, say
ing frankly to his friends, that as they had
joined in the nomination, it was their duty
to sustain and support the nominee, and
assuring them he had no desire to be sus
tained against the expressed will of those
to whom he and they had voluntarily sub
mitted bis claims. Gov. Cobb left Mil
ledgeville the day after the nomination, for
the up-country.
Milledoeyii.lk, Nov. 18th, 1853.
Mr. Editor —ls you will permit few
reflections from a ‘‘looker on in Vienna”
at our s*at of State Government, I shall
embrace this occasion to send you a few
lines, hoping that they may prove accept
able to yourself and interesting to your
readers. The routine of affairs at the i
commencement of the present session has I
been more than usually interesting with
new nominations, important elections and
pending bills involving great State inter
ests. The respectable democratic majori
ty in both branches of the assembly will
enable the people to know and appreci
ate the true tendency of [democratic puli- <
cy, as will be exhibited in the hclion ot i
those who represent that party —and it is
to be hoped that such measures of pub
lic interest as will be proposed and bus- i
tained by the democracy will be met by
the popular approval. / j
( The election of Secretary of State,
Surveyor General, Comptroller Genera <
mid State t reasurer have met with the
decided, approbation of ell parties, (save
excepting the defeated individuals.)
M Compton's r< • election to the Survey
or Generalship was generally expected
i"d de-ired, and is certainly not exhibi
tive of party confiscation. In fact, it w’as
whnsperud in some circles that his oppo
nent in the candidacy did not exhibit the
holiest spirit of gratitude, in having ob
tained Ins qualifications for conducting
‘he office tmffer the instruction of the
present incumbent, and seeking then to
displace Mr. C. as a party candidate
But this i> gossip, and perhaps injustice
to the gentleman.
Ihe Cobh dynasty still holds some
official power and station, as is evinced
in rhe election i> the Supreme Bench.—
Mr. Cohn’s— farhii e let Sena
torial nomination has considerably chan- 1
ged the Union democracy: and it is sup-!
posed that efforts will be made by them i
to defeat Mr. McDonald’s election. But
of this more anon.
I he resolutions deprecating the course
of President Pierce ami severiy censur
ing the present admiuistradon, offered
by Mr. Irvin of Wilkes, were immediate
ly and indignantly voted down.
The State Road and usual concomi
tants came before the House, but the
matter was postponed indefinitely. I
suppose that it wilt shortly be again
pron tired. Several young members of
‘be Jupiter Tcnans descent essayed their
intant thunders on the State Road ques
tion, and quite a display of Buncombe
took place, to the edification of the gal
lery and the diversion of the older mem
bers. The frightened incumbents now
holding office on that rpad were in town\
and fearful of a change to come over the
spirit of their official dream, were intri
gueing and wire-pulling to quite a mira
culous decree. Some members, on the
1 C. U C. R. C. party side of the house,
Buncombeized'considerably on the policy
and expediency of entrusting to the peo
ple the election of the Superintendent of
•he State Railroad. A removal. will
doubtless take place, as it legit mateiy and
justly ought. For it has been a matter
of considerable tsJk that ‘appropriations
made by the State, for road purposes
have been devoted ta other purposes.—
H owever, I am not authorized by any
official report to state that a positive mis
application of funds has taken place, al
though the buiuling of fine houses, for
officials, and various other piivate charges
have been made.
As to appropriations frun the Treasu
ry for the relief of families of engineers
aud others connected with the road who
are killed or disabled by unforeseen
accidents, 1 think tha; when the families
1 of the persons so killed or disabled are
not dependent upon them f>r a support,
the money applied for and obtained
should be, by express stipulation, appro
priated to tbe education of tbeir children.
Too appropriation thus made would u(li->
mateiy prove beneficial to the State, by
preventing the children front growing up
ignorantly, illiterate, imd consequently
useless members of society.
A bid has been introduced into the
i, House for tbe removal of tbe Seat of
Government, and its location at Macon.
The House is almost unanimous as to its
removal —but tbe location is a great bone
, of contention. Savannah, Macon; and
. it is thuWjPiit by a great iifiny that Grif
fin wiil be selected as a compromise
location. Griffin ought to offer some
inducement.
A bill has bten introduced to move
the Penitentiary to Atlanta.
As to the election of U S. Senator—
w’heu the hour set apart for that duty
had arrived, and tire House had made
preparation for the reception of the Senate
in order to proceed with the balloting,
Mr. Singleton of Lumpkin, one of the
disaffected democrats, displeased with
the nomination of Gov. McDonald, rose
and ofieied a resolution deferring the
election of U. S. Senator until tbe full
term of the present incumbent had expi
red, viz: two years. A heated discussion
ensued, until the hour set apart for the
election had passed by, and the time for
adjournment had at rived. The vote
upon the resolution was then taken, and
resulted in its passage, the disaffected
adhearents to the Gobb dynastv votim
with the pleased and rejoicing whigs.—
Deep and fervent were the maledictions
beajed by the democrats upon Mr. Cobb
and the ultraists, who, H is be ieved, act
ed by and uuder his instructions, and
thus virtually nominee of
the parly. Mr. Moseley was the only
member on the whig side of the Senate
who voted against the resolution, throw
ing aside all partizm considerations and
acting in accordance with his oath and
his duty. 1 hose of the democrats wb >
voted for the adoption of ;he resolution
were Messrs. Siugleton, Dnunegan, Bai
ley, Detainer, Lamberth & Moon. At the
whig caucus on Thursday night several
it not all of these gentlemen were said to
\ be present, plotting, scheming and wire
pulling to defeat the election of Gov. Mc-
Donald, or at least to prevent the consum
mation of the election. Friday, the 18th
inst., eleven o’clmk A. M. was the time
appointed by the concunent authority of
the Legislature and Governor foi holding
the election of U. S. Senator, and it was
then fore the law of the land that such
election should at “ that time take
place. But these chivalrous Senators,
with characteristic nmgnanimity and
allegiance to law, have sa’ sfied iheir mor
tification at the defeat of their favorite by
banding themselves with the opposition,
and have wreaked their personal ven
geance upon the interests of their own
party. They will surely be remembered
for their treachery and rewarded pro
rata.
1 Mr. Irvin, Who introduced the resolu
tions in relation to fedeial matters, pro*
lessee to be’ tL democrat, and ‘‘snorted?’
consideiably on the subject of printing
said resolutions, although, by some
strange omission or oversight doubtless,
he takes bis seat among “the goats on
the led” and is ‘bail fellow well met’
with said goats.
The bill for the pardon of Elijah Bird
is se: apart as the special business for
Tuesday next
A bill in reference to the Griffin & De
catur K. R was read iu the House this
tQyrning,
Tne Superi ntendeocy of the Lunatic
Asylum-will continue with the present
incumbent
On 1 ussday next a considerable dis-|
play of Buncombe is expected.
U\ F. tV. ‘
THE JEFFERSONIAN
GRIFFIN. NOVEMBER 24, 1853
A Sermon will be preached on Sabbath
next, at 3 o’clock, P. M , before the Stu
dents of the Synodical Female College, by
Rev. Mr. Martin, President of the Col
lege. The public generally are invited to
attend.
Granting Bank Charter*
For some strictures on this subject we
refer to the proceedings of the Legislature.
Thanksgiving.
It will be recollected that Gov. H. V.
Johnson has appointed to day as a day of
thanksgiving to Almighty God for His
numerous blessings upon the State of
Georgia. Morning Services will be held
in all the Churches in this place.
%''” 1 ‘ ‘
The Railroad Circus-
The admirable circus troupe , composed of
the most talented and celebrated eques
trians in the United States, will give their
inimitable, chaste and unequalled perform*
anccs in Griffin, on Monday evening and
night, under the direction of Den Stone,
(formerly Stone & McCullum’s Circns) the
original and unequalled Clown, assisted by
Jim Burte, the celebrated buffo Clown,
and Toil Coleman, master of the ring.
M’lle Rosa, the most talented, accom
plished . auiLg£j}ceful Equestrienne in the
wo/td, will appear in all her most ex
traordinary feats of horsemanship.
Herr Kist, the modern Samson, will ex
hibit his Herculean gymnastic exercises,
assisted by his son, Master Valentine.
Le Juno Burte, last but not least, will
perform upon his favorite mare, Maid of
Orleans, in his most wonderful hurdle rate,
excelling Franconi’s Hippodrome, and
challenges the world to produce his equal.
Besides the above named, arc a host of
others who would be stars in any other
circus.
■ We recommend Mr. James Grah vm, the
gentlemanly Agent of this company, to the
kind attentions of our brethren of the
press, as one well worthy.
Gov. McDonald mid Gov. Cobb.
The Milledgeville correspondent of the
i Savannah Republican, writing on Satur
day, says—“ Gov. McDonald has left the
capitol in a towering rage.” Os the rago
he was in when he left Milledgeville wo
know nothing, but certain it is when he
arrived at Griffin, on his way home, he
was sound asleep, for we ourself awoke
him, and he did not have any appearance
of rage or concern about him. Mr. Cobb
and Mr. McDonald both appeared in
their usual equanimity wheu they passed
here; the only difference we saw on their
arrival was, that the one was wide awake
and the other fast asleep. Hour , 11 r. m.
Toombs and Gaskill.
: : We publish Mr. Toombs’ letter in reply
so Hon. Jeff Davis on oar first page, and
Mr. Gaskill’s, in reply to Toombs, on our
second. We make no apology for pub
lishing these epistles. 1 hey are interest
ing to the public, and it is gratifying to
find a man in Mr. Gaskill of sufficient
stamina and nerve to take the political
bnll by the horns, and as we conceive
pitch him off the bridge. Gaskill has put
Toombs in the wrong in every point of
controversy between them, and
his charges by good and sufficient evidence,
while the Hon. Senator stands alone with
his naked 6ay-so.
Hannah Union.
We regret that this association of the
fair daughters of Temperance in Griffiu
has been dissolved by consent of parties.
They had been occupying the Masonic
Hall for their meetings and other public
purposes during their organization, for
which they had paid more liberally than
was asked or expected of them by the
Masonic Fraternity. At their dissolution
tffe Lodge received the following note,
throngli the hands of the Bight Wor
shipful Deputy Grand Master, Brother
A. A. Gaulding:
Griffin, Nov. lTth, 1853.
i Mr. A. A. Gaulding:
We the undersigned, Committee in be
half of Hannah Union No. 2, Daughters of
Temperance, present to the Meridian Sun
Lodge, the sum of twenty-four dollars;
also, the table with a drawer, and a half
dozen Chairs marked on the back “Han
nah Uuian ”
ANN MANGHAM,
ELLEN LEAK,
ELECTRA JACKSON,
MARY SIMMONS,
MARTHA E. BREWER,
SARAH F. REED,
ELLEN ESPY.
Upon the reception of which Brother
James S. Jones ottered the following reso
lntions:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
Lodge are hereby tendered to the mem
bers of Hannah Union No. 2, Daughters
of Temperance, for the very liberal dona
tion of money and furniture presented to
this Lodge.
Resolved, That this (resolution be com
municated to our kind benefactors, by pub
lication in the Jeffersonian and American
Union. WM. M. CLINE, W. M.
Attest, Wm. Cline, Sec’ry.
Yermont has now a Democratic Govern
or, a Democratic Secretary of State, and a
Democratic Speaker of the House of Re
presentatives in the State Legislature, all
recently elected. Theso elections seem
to have been effected by a coalition be
tween the freesoilers (who holds the bal
ance of power) and the Democrats, the
freesoilers heretofore voting with the
Whigs.
Death of Senator Atherton. —Hon.
C. J Atherton was struck with paralysis
a lew days ago, while pleading a law case
in the Court-house at Manchester, New
Hampshire, and died on the 15th test..
Mr* tiaikiU’i Letter.
Milledgeville, Nov. 12,1853.
To the Editors of the Federal Union:
Sirs: The. lion. Robert Toombs “having
assailed me in a letter to” the Chronicle
St Sentinel, “which has been published in
the newspapers of this State, makes it
proper that I should address the public
through the same channel ”
“I shall say nothing of Mr. Toombs
except so ranch as to elucidate the contro
versy” between him and myself. “My ac
counts with him haVe been settled.” “He
has twice obtruded himself upon pablic
meetings which I have been invited to ad
dress,” says Mr. Toombs of me. Some
two years ago I first met Mr. Toombs
in Butts county, having been carried there
by Mr. McCune, the then candidate for
the State Senate. The meeting was not
appointed for Mr. Toombw, and he fell
in with it, in his political itinerancy da
ring that heated contest. I was urged
into that debate contrary to my inten
tions, for I was truly afraid to meet Mr.
Toombs, yet the result of that meeting
iwiihil fi vr. lan fro to confess.
Duiing the last contest, Mr. Toombs,
had an appointment at Palmetln. 1 was
B;nt for, to he at that appointment, aod
t Id that the whijs of Pahne'to hail invi
ted discussion. I was invited by the whigs
of rayette to attend, with h* assurance
that a fair debate should be tendered.—
lat first declined the id-a of going; I
, however went. A committee of whigs
ami democrats met and arranged the or
der of speaking, with the understanding
from Mr. Toombs himself, that he w>
willing to have a discussion. Mr
I ootnbs was informed of the arrangemeui
at the stand, and declined to abide it. 1
( quietly listened to the speaking, and as
| quietly returned home.
In a few days, Mr. T. sent an appoint
ment to my county town;
democrats tendered him debate, and he
i accepted it. I desired Col. Stell to take
! the debate On account of the Palmetto
affair, my friends would not excuse me.
I submitted to my friends and took the
debate.
So much for obtruding myself upon
the meeting of the rlon. Senator. The
reference of Mr. Toombs to my father
and mother, is far front b'log delicate,
and exhibits an unkind spirit, which indi
cates to my mind, that “this Gaskill” to
whom he so severely refers, has in some
way given him trouble. As to my utter
disregarj of all truth, as charged by Mr.
Toombs, I have only to reply, according
to the advice of a • istinguished man who
was consulted by another for the course
he should pursue towards one who hail
called him a lair. The man charged
with lying was disposed to fight, but his
counsel said no—advising rather,* if he
had lied, to do nothing rash, as fighting
! would not cure the lie; hut, said he, if
you have not lied, call upon your enetnv
to prove you a liar. If he proves it, then
he has to] 1 the truth, and if he does
not p r ove it, then he is the liar and not
you.
So shall I deal with Mr. Toombs If
he proves my “niter disregard of all
truth,” I shall have to hear it; if not, thin
I shall rely upon the public to make
alt proper allowance for whi> Mr.
Toombs may say of me.
Tne servere but well-merited castiga
tion which I received, laying aside The
personal abuse—it contained, has never
given me pain, and my friends have never
seen fit to condole with me, on account
of that whipping. Mr. Toombs, if I un
derstand tain, denier*having charged Mr.
Davis with being a disunionist. And
jet in his letter of defence says, “I know
many good and true men iu the South,
better and truer than the Secretary of
W ar,, w lu> do desite disunion now!” I
do not know the standard by which Mr.
Toombs judges of men’s goodness, yet.
by making the above charge myself, B
should consider, that I was holding up,
to the indignation of the people, the Sec
retary of War, lower in the scale of hu
man estimation,’ than I would an open
enemy of his country. Besides, Mr. T.
considers a disuniouist a very bad man, o.
1 mistake him
I have proven the statements 1 made
to Mr. Davis, by the published testimony
of the Clerks o# the Superior and Inferior
courts and the Ordinary of the county of
Fayette, who with myself signed my let
ter to Mr. Davis. 1 am aw'are, that
when Toombs meets in his political
pathway, a young man, who opposes his
course, he scruples not to crush him if he
can. His powei is great, yet I confident
ly Jean upon the bosom of tfoe people for
that support which will protect me in the
conflict. ] have ever
my cradle upwards, to maintain a life of i
integrity and ho or. (
I turn over this unfortunate contiover
sy between Mr. Tcombs and myself to
the consideration of the good people of
Georgia. There 1 shall 1-ave him, ho
ping that each of us may receive favor as
W’e merit it, and that each in turn, f may
receive censnre a3 either shall deserve it.
Very respectfully yours,
V. A. GASKILL.
P. S—A sense of justice will compel
papers which have published Mr.
Toomb’s letter to give this an insertion.
Y. A G.
tlon. Hiram Warner.
The following letter, which 1 was acci
dentally omitted in our last week’s publica
tion, will show that the Hon. Judge War
ner was not a candidate before the Legis
lature for U. S. Senator, and withdrew all
pretensions to the surnc before the election
came on:
Greenville, 29th Oct. 1833.
• Dear Sir, —‘My attention has just been
called to a communication in the Consti
'uhonalist & Republic of the 26th inst.,
it. which my name is mentioned as a
candidate for Senator at the approaching
session of the Legislature. Had my pre*
sent wishes been consulted, I should
have been spared the mortification of
seeing my name published in the news
papers, as an “aspirant” for an office,
for which, lam not a Candida* t, and you
the trouble of writing an article, (with
out pretending to question your right to
do so,) discriminating between political
friends who are candidates for office,
and who have equal claims to the
port and confidence of the democratic
party. Very respecfully:
Your ob’t serv’t.
HIRAM WARNER.
LoJ James Gardner,, editor Con. &
Rep. Augusta Ga.
Supreme . (till-
On Tuesday last, the Legislature pro
ceeded to the election of two Judges of
the Supreme Court—-one for the long and
one for the short term of office. The bal
iotting terminated in favor of Judge
Starnes, of Richmond, and Mr. Bennino,
of Muscogee.
Since his appointment to the bench,
Judge Starnes has “won golden opinions
from all sorts of people,” and will doubtless
make a careful, industrious and capable
officer. Mr. Bknning (who is selected for
the long term) was the candidate of the
Democratic caucus, and defeated Judge
Nisbkt by a vote of 120 to 110. He is
an accomplished lawyer, and enjoys a de
servedly high reputation throughout the
State. The contest is highly flattering
to Judge Nisi , who, notwithstanding the
stringent influence of the caucus..system,
received several Democratic votes and
came within an ace of re-election Dn
ring his official career, Judge N isbet has
given general satisfaction, and earned an
enviable reputation, which will be a rich
legacy to his children; and we only express
the public sentiment, when we say that he
retires from the bench accompanied by the
i universal respect of the bar, and tbe good
I wishes of all with whom he has come in
• [contact during his judicial life. —Macon
Telegraph.
The Legislature.
Both branches of the General Assem
bly have enter* and upon the business before
them with alacrity. A large number of
bills have been introduced, and passed to
a second reading. Among the hills intro
duced are several of importance, demand
ing the fullest and most pru lent inves
tigation. The bill to lelurn to the old
system of anual sessions, the hill giving
the election of Judges of the Supreme
Court to the people, and that prolonging
the term for which the Judges of the
Supreme Gourt are elected, and increas
ing their salaries; that f>r giving the ap
pontment of Superintendent of the
Western & Atlantic Railroad to the peo
ple, and the ‘’Woman’s hill,” fogeiher
with others not remembered now, will
command the attention and calm consid
eration of the Legislature.
A bill was introduced last week pro
viding fora removal of the seat of gov
eminent. The matter, however, lias
been referel to a special c > nmutee, who
will report a hill thereon. But few elec
tions are undisposed of, and we think
there is a most favorable prospect fbr
the Legislature to adjourn at an ear ! y
day. Federal Unton.
Dropsies.—Any case of Dropsy miy be
cured by Iloiloway's Pills
certain period of life arc subjected to this
, dangerous complaint, which first makes its
appearance by the swelling of the Feet,
Legs, and Hands, and so gradually ma
king strong inroads on the constitution.
Hundreds of Dropsical Patients (even when
• their cases are pronounced as hopeless,)
are cured by taking Holloway’s Pills:
instance Mr. Robinson, the wealthy
farmer and grazier at Wootten, Bedford
shire (and which at the time was made so
public.) This gentleman cured himself by
Holloway’s Pills after he had been told by
his medical attendant that he could not
survive three days..
Gov. Johnson has appointed as Secra
taries of the Executive Department,
Messrs. William Steele, of Baldwin, (one
of GO7. Cobb’s,) DeGraffenreid, of Mus
cogee, aud Briscoe, of Walton counties.
No Mormons in the Senate.— On the
12th inst. Mr. Dunnagan, of Hall, intro
duced a petition from one Flournoy, of
Jackson county, to allow of polygamy. —
But the grave “old fogies” of the” Senate
thought the laws on the subject well c
nougli already, and some with indignation,
others with pleasantry, voted to lay the
petition on the table for the balance of
the session.
O'Ve are requested to announce ther
name of IVm. A. Adams, as a candidate
for Clerk of the Superior Court of Meri
wether county, at the election to take
place on the first Mmday in January next
are authorize I to annonnee the 1
name of A. M V\ebb, as a candidate for
the office of Clerk of the Inferior Court’
of Meriwether county, at the ensuing Jan
ary election.
To the Voters of *Sp tiding county . *
The nndersigned feels thankful for past
favors and solicits a continuation of the
same by re election, for the office of Tax
Collector. R. LAWRENCE.
OBITTTA R 7.
‘Oh what a shadow o’er the heart is flong".
When pail the reqeiu.'n ol'llic lov’d and young.**
Died in Mansfield, Do Soto Parish, La
on the 2d November, 1853, James L.
Cunningham, Esq. in the prime of life, and
with all its bright anticipations in full
view before him.
The deceased was born on the 19th of
September, 1824, having just entered his
29th year. He was the eldest son of Col.
Joseph H. and Emily L. P Cunningham,
of Macon county, Alabama, formerly and
for many years residents of Georgia,'their
native State. He was a graduate of Yale
‘College—a young man of superior intel
lectual attainments, richly gifted by na
ture, and possessing talents of the very
highest order, he was well cjnalified to be
come a most useful member of society
but alas he is gone, and blasted all the
high hopes and expectations of his rela-
tions and friends. In order to carve out
for himself a fortune and a name, be was
induced by his noble and generous nature
to leave all the pleasures and enjoyment*
of home and seek a residence in the “far
west,” where he most unfortunately fell a
victim to that terrible disease the yellow
fever but still there is cousolation in hia
death, he left a cheering hope that he had
a Horae in Heaven. lie was earnestly
engaged in praying during his illness, and
although his life hd not been such as he
desired, he gave strong encouragement to
believe that he would enjoy in death that
rest which awaits the righteons. Irre
parable indeed is his loss, but his dear
parents and relations should receive that
consolation under this truly afflicting dis
pensation of an all wise Providence which
the circumstances of his death are so well
calculated to inspire. May the Lord of
his infinite murcy bless the parents and
family, and enable them to bear with Chris
tian fortitude their most distressing cal
amity. j. q, a. A.
