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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 Cobb, having withdrawn.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.