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About The Georgia Jeffersonian. (Griffin, Ga.) 18??-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1854)
Details of Etironfau Affairs. PER TUB rfjpbc. THE E\TOX WAR. The news is import ance. Hitherto of the Anglo French allies of Turkey was in a manner excusable, on the ground that no hostili ties affecting the general issue of the ques tion had taken place. The engagements had also been confined to land, and the avowed object of the Anglo French fleet was to perserce the integrity of the Turks at sea. Now the whole aspect of affairs is ••hanged, and the conviction begins to dawn even on the sleepy government of Britain, that a European war is cnevita ble with honor. Defeat and Destruction of the Turkish Fleet. On Monday, 12th nit. the British public was startled from its propriety by a tele graphic dispatch published in the London Tim s, stating that a Russian squadron, of six sail of the line, had forced the harbor of Sinope, and burned, sank, captured and destroyed every ship, with one exception, of the Turkish squadron of fourteen sail, had taken prisoner the Turkish Admiral, Osman, carried off his flagship from under the shore batteries, and were towing it to Sebastopol, when it sunk, and with it the supply of money for paying the Turkish fleet. This disastrous intelligence caused the greatest excitement, and further intelli gence was anxiously looked for. Additional accounts came at length, only to confirm the previous news On the 30th of November the Russian admiral Maehimoff—other accounts spell his name Machinoff—with his ships of the line, ap peared otf the roads to Sinope, and forth with proceeded to attack the* Turkish force he found there After ail engage ment of an hour, he had destroyed seven Turkish frigate*, two corvettes, one steamer, and three transports The large vessels destroyed had each eight hundred solJicrs, besides artillerymen on board, and a large sum of money, being bound for the coast of the Black Sea. The Turkish Admiral’s frigate was towed out by the Rtssians, but sunk at see. Os nan Pasha and his suite were taken on board the Hussian Admiral’s. One Turkish vessel managed to escape undamaged, being the only survivor of fourteen The battle, says the dispatch, begun at an hour's dis tance from Sinope. The Russian flag ship was so much injured, that she could with difficulty reach Sebastopol. Prince Mensehikofif immediately left Odessa for St. Petersburg, to communicate the victory to the Emperor. We already knew that Osman was charged with the conveyance of troops and stores to Batoum. Accounts said, “char ged with a few steam frigates; with the es cort of six or seven transports of troops.” The battle is stated to have commenced at an hour’s distance from Sinope. There is, therefore, every probability, that on leaving the harbor of Sinope, lie fell in with the Russian squadron, and either ac cepted battle on unequal terms, or attempt ed to regain the protection of the land bat teries but was cut to pieces before reaching them. The latter is the more likely, that one ship is reported to have escaped un damaged, having no doubt, succeeded in gaining shelter under the shore guns. Observe that the report of the victory was brought to Odessa by a Russian aid de-camp of Menschikoff, and front Odessa it was telegraphed to Vienna. The con firmation came from Bucharest and other Russian sources. But here is the other side The Russian Fleets almost cut to ?pieces. Sevenof tlieir ships sunk, burned and destroyed, Having given the Russian account of the battle, we learn by telegraphic des patches received at Paris, on the 12th inst., that the Russian force considerably outnumbered the Turkish. In addition to the six ships of the line mentioned in the Moniteur, as the strength of Machine off's fleet, he had twelve frigates, a brig, and five steamers, in all twenty four sail, while Osman had but fourteen. The Turks fought with the most desperate bravery, anil caused the Russians the loss, in sunk and burned, of two ships of the line, three frigates, and two steam boats. The shore batteries were totally inefficient for protection ‘I ho rc naming Russian ships were so badly disabled that they could make no prize, and could with diffi culty make their way back to Sebastopol. The Allied Fleets While this calamity has befallen the Turkish fleet, the English and Fre: c i fleets are lying idle in the Bosphorus, and vet more extraordinary, the main levies of the Turkish fleet are lying there idle too Admiral Slade, the Englishman who com tnuKhd it, has just returned from a pleasant cruise in the Black Sea, having been unable to find an enemy, although merchantmen report having seen several Russian ships of war prowling about. So Admiral Slade and the British and French admirals solace themselves by giving each other dancing parties. Perhaps the fol lowing remarks from the Liverpool Daily Times, which in this instance speaks the sentiments of the best thinking of the mt'on, may not be unwoithv of the gallant Admiral’s attention. “What, may be asked, has become of Admiral Slade, the Englishman said to be in command of the Turkish fleet in the Black Sea? Ho left Constantinople with the whole Turkish force under his command, and on Nov. lie is said to have returned to the Bosphorus with the squadron under his command. If Admiral Slade had detach ed himself from so large a portion of his force as that said to h ive been destroyed at Sinop;, he must ho called upon by the Parliament of Britain to account for such an act. In taking the command of the Turkish fleet he did not shake off his British allegiance, and if he cannot give a satisfactory account of an act which my entail years of bloodshed, he should be dealt with accordingly. The day, we trust, is far spent when the rights of na tions can be bartered away for a mess of lottage. If the destruction of the Otto man fleet has taken place a general Eu ropean war must be the iiavitablc result, and the actors iu the prelude to so unto ward and lamentable an occurance are responsible, not to England only, but to Europe. Again we say, the North ought to speak out before it is too late.” ‘1 he London Morning Post states that a Constantinople telegraph despatch of the 3d reports the prevalence of great a 'anuaod excitement owing to the news from •finopc. The account given of the action is substantially the sums as the Russian. TUB v|.;j>y LATEST. BY ELECTRIC TELEGR APH* EASTERN WAR. Liverpool Daily Times Office, ) December 14, BA. M. j We have received news from Constan tinople by Vienna, down to the 3d instant. Ihe news of the disaster at Sinope is officially confirmed, and had just reached the Porte. Uuon the receipt of this information, the British and French ambassadors had immediately despatched two steam fri gates from the combined squadrons to Sinope, and two other steam frigates to Varna, for the purpose of procuring pre cise intelligence. Upon the return of tiese Vflwls, it was thought probable that the combined fleets would receive orders to enter the Black Sea, to prevent, if pos sible, any further collision between the Russian and Turkish naval forces. It is stated by the Russian accounts, that the squadron subsequently destroyed at Sinope was engager! in conveying forces to attack Souchain Kalsha, and that it was pursued into the port of Sinope by the Russian fleet, if this account of the circumstances preceding the engagement he correct, it would give a somewhat dif ferent character to the attack, as the Russian forces might he justified in inter rupting a convoy destined to invade a portion of their own territory. The destination of the squadron is, how ever, still uncertain; and it is more proba ble, that the transports were conveying reinfirrcements and provisions to Batoum, where the Turkish army stands in need of both. The Morning Post states that a Con stantinople telegraphic despatch of the 3d, reports the prevalence of great alarm and excitement, owing to the news from Sinope. The accoum given of the action is substantially the some as the Russian The fleets were hound to enter the Black sea. Persia had declared war agains* Turkey. ‘Phe Post’s leading article says, that there can hardly exist a doubt that the Admirals had by this time entered, and aie now in full command of the Black sea. Telegraphic despatches in the ChronL cle give the details if the Tuikish success in Asia. Schamyl and Selim Pacha had taken various fortresses; and it is stated that they surround Prince WorougoflT on til! i sides, in the vicinity of Tdlis. The Turks were repulsed in an attack on Alexandrinnople, in Georgia, hut have j blockaded the citadel at Akista. Its fall I was daily expected. ‘The Journal de Constantinople men ! lions a report that Schamyl had defeated 15,000 Russians, and a Vienna paper | states that in the attempt on land, 18,000 I Russians, near St. Nichola, was repulsed with heavy loss. Vienna, Dec. 9—The conferences of the ambassadors arr long and frequent. Turkish Loan. — Ihe Times’ city arti cle says: “It is believed that the report of the probable negotiation of a Turkish 5 percent, loan in Paris, for four millions sterling, through some of the financial in stitutions lately otgar.ized, is not without foundation. Toe government, it is said, are indisposed to promote it, but in re turn a condition will he exacteJ, that the | Sultan should bind himself unreservedly to consent to whatever terms, of a’just j ment with Russia the allied powers may i think proper to propose. j R ICfICS NATION OF IjORD PaLMERSTON J Lord Palmerston, of she Home office, ; has resigned, in cotsequence of an indis | position on his part to support Lord John i Uusseli’s reform’ bill, j Russia and Turkey. —Letters from Bucharist dated the sth December, an nounce the suspension of hos'ili.ies be tween the Russian and Turkish troops, on the Danube. The impression at Vienna is strong that the EisU-rn question is being arranged satisfactorily. Another Naval Battle. —lt is report ed that a Russian Naval division, compri sing six thousand troops, had been repul sed at Cheftikel. One Russian steamer was destroyed,one frigate dismas ed, and 1500 Russians killed during the battle. Russia and Persia. —It was reported at Vienna on the 13th that the combined Russian and Persian armies were about to march on E'zeroum. Still another engagement, it is reported, had taken place near Abaca, between two Tuikish steamers and a Russian fri gate and brig. Toe latter withdrew from the action much shattered. It is stated that four of the allied steam ers of England and France had gone to Constantinople. The Russian manifesto of the Ist No vember caused immense excitement in Greece. The Greek government are takingsevere precautionary measures in view of the present threatening and uncer tain aspect of affairs. Baltimore, Dec. 29.— From (ha Seal of War. Private letters received in New r York from Russia say that the Emperor spurns the dictation of England and France. The wealthiest merchants of Moscow J offer to lend the Government a million ofj rubles. J The Emperor has declared that if the war is not hi ought to a close before the spring, he w ill march an army of half a million, under Pascawitch, to invade and capture Constantinople. The Russians are making extensive preparation on the borders of the Princi palities for hostilities for the engagements of ibe blueing spring. Trie Emperor says the American will he the only neutrul flsg. California and Oregon By an arrival at San Francisco from Oregon, the San Francisco Sun of tho 3d inst. learns that Gov Stevens and the ex pedition under his command, appointed to explore and survey a Northern route for the Pacific railroad, had arrived at their different stations. Several of the party declare the route explored perfectly feasi ble, and are satisfied that uo formidable obstacles exist from the Missouri river to the navigable waters emptying into the Pacific. Gov. Stevens Ims gone to Olympia, the present seat of government of Washington Territory, where he will immediately pro ceed to organize the territory, according to the requirements of law The Sonora Expedition. —Wo find but little in our California papers in relation to the further exploits of the freebooters under President Walker. After having levied contributions on the inhabitants of La Paz, they picked up stakes, and sailed for another point. Mexico. We stated in oUr last that it was not probable Santa Anna had declared him self emperor of Mexico up to th t time, though there was hut little doubt that he intended to take that step ultimately The first part of this conjecture lias proved correct. Santa Anna is now wait ing for a majority of ihe Slates of Mexico j t> declare him perpetual Die ator, when like the present Emperor of France after he was elected President, he cm easily change the title after he is clothed with the power. The New Orleans papers have receiv ed dates from the eiU of Mexico to the 24th ult. and from Vera Cruz to the 22d ul l from which we make the following extracts; Toe adhesion to the plan of Ouadalaja j ra, continuing indefinitely the dictatorial ! powers with which Santa Anna has been i vest id, continued to pour in. Thesead hesions emanate almost entirely from the authorities, and the Trait d’Union remarks: “ 1 he movement has become general, ami though it proceeds from the authorities rather than from the mas.sps of the peo ple, its importance and significancy can not he denied.” Tnese adhesions come from the most influential and populous cities as well as from the smaller towns. Each seems anxious to be ihe first and most ready to salute the incoming dynasty. Thp regu larity of those movements shows that everything has been well arranged and completed for conceit of action. Among the many towns which have come into ih-a movement we notice the names of Cordova, Monlercv, Guadalupe Hidalgo, Tiaxcala, Pcroie, < olula, Gaja ca and Cuidad Fernandez. The muni cipal authorities of this last city, in giving in their adhesion, expressed the desire I that Mexico .should be formed into an hereditary constitutional empire, with ! Gen. Santa Anna fur Emperor. T.ie Diaiio Official, the Government paper, makes special mention of ad hesion of this city, whence Le Trail con cludes that the imperial programme sub-j milted by it, is soon to become the basis of anew manifestation. Santa Anna is occupied daily in giving aud : ence to tire deputations from the •hi-] thorities, civil ami miotar>, and the 1 fler- ! ent branches of trade of the various cities j tendering their adhesion. In consequence of the wish, expressed in a proclamation by the Governor of the City of Mexico, the public buildings and a large number of private mansions wo e illuminated for the space of tim e dry--. Notwithstanding all these manifestations, perceptible gloom petvades the city, and is apparent in the entire absence of ail public excitement, the slackness of busi ness, and the want of activity and life. These facts became apparent to Ba.,ta j Anna on his return from Tacubaya, and j he immediately endeavored to counteract their influence by splendid fees and pa rades, and by showing himself on the pub lic promenades surrounded by a brilliant stair and every adjunct of military di* piny. In the meanwhile ail action on the ad hesions which have been presented is sup erseded Until rename and cities can be heard from, and until the decision of the Council of Stale is made known- Tne Trait d’Union, speak ing of Santa Anua, remarks, that if the present leaves him much to desire, the future presents the mrtsi favo/able aspect. ‘lhe Diario Official contains the an nouncement that the President, (iestiou* of putting an end to the public euriosi y j on the subject if the boundary with the United States, has appointed a special * ■ commission, composed of Sis Diiz de Bonilla, Salazar liarreguy and Gen. I\- lacio, to treat with our Minister, Mr Gadsden, and settle this delicate question Sr. Bonilla, is invested for this purpose, with full and plenipotentiary powers, and the conferences have already commenced. Tie cholera lias entirely disappeared from this city, and in fact it seems to have left Mexico entirely. The celebrated Seminole chief, Wild 1 Cat, who had settled in the Mexican vil ‘ lage of Muxqois, with the remnant of his • warriors, in number some few hundred, has offered his sevices to General Cardona, i commandant of Saltillo, against the Indi -1 ans, and they have been accepted. He is to he employed immediately against those Indians ravaging Zicatecasr Great Fire in New York. Immense destruction of property—Seven large warehouses destroycd-Mnmmoth ship Great Republic and two other ships consumed-loss over $2,000,000. New York, Dec. 2f.-At an early hour this morning, during the prevalence of a strong northwest wind, a fire broke out in Treadwell’s extensive cracker bakery es tablishment, on Front street near Peck Slip, and in a short time extended to So.it - fJ a/ing waste a large amount of valuable property. Seven wholesale es tablishments were completely destroyed, | viz: Treadwell & Son’s bakery on Front j street, D. W. Manmvaring & Cos., Jones | & Rowland, C. Kerris !k Cos., N.W. itoy nolds & Cos , Derscnbury’s bell foundry, and Davidson & Young’s extensive crack er bakery. Several other buildings wore greatly damaged. Mr. Newman, formerly of Baltimore, is among the sufferers. A portion of the fourth ward house was also consumed. Jones, Reynold &Cos suffer ed a loss of $40,000, hut are insured. r l he flames on approaching South street I communicated, by the aid of tho strong J wind, to several of tho most, valuable ships in port. Among them Donald McKay’s mammoth ship, the Great Republic. Ilep! rigging first took - the flames then e ;tend ed over the noble ship with alarming ra pidity, and in a short time, despite evory exertion, she was burned to the water’s i edge, and scuttled, but the water was too shallow to allow ot her being sunk. Her cargo consisting of a vast amount of flour, j wheat, corn, beef, &o\, will bo saved in a I damaged state. The Great Republic was an entirely new vessel, and tho largest sailing mer cantile craft, it is said, in the world. It was stated only a few days since that a Baltimore house had offered to purchase her from her owner, Mr. McKay, for $20,000 more then her original cost. She recently came from Boston (where she wus built at a cost of $300,000,) to New \ork, to load for Liverpool and Australia. The insurance on the ship and freight money is as follows: In Boston $20,000; New York $225,000; and in FTifiaUOfirrda ’ $30,000 ;.whieh, it is supposed, will cover ( the loss of her owners. WEle the Great Republic was on fire, the flames communicated to the ships Joseph Walker, White Squall, Red R>- ver, and He Witt, Clinton, presenting a scene at once awful and grand, which was witnessed by thousands of spectators; the firemen nobly battled with the devour ing element. The Joseph Walker'was soon entirely destroyed, and at ! ow tide her keel touched bottom. She was of 1,3 j 6 tons burthen, and valued at $9 >,O )'), for which amount she was insured in the Mercantile, Mutual, Atlantic Sun, and New York Insurance Companies. Her cargo consisted of 20,090 bushels of grain, 509 bids of rosin and 430 cases of cotton goods. The grain was insured in an English company’s office The ship VV bite Squall was towed down flames. She was of 1,100 tons bTiWiToiC valued at $99,000, and owned by M essrs. Platt & Sons, of Philadelphia, and Messrs. Booth & Edgar, of New York. She is said to be fully insured. She had on i The vessel was nearly entirely destroyed. J The packet ship He Witt Clinton and : the clipper Red Rover were nearly con * sinned. The packet ship Constellation escaped with slight injury, and several others sustained damage to some extent The great loss among the shipping was owing to the low tide, which prevented their being towed out promptly beyond reach of the flames. It was late in the day before the progress of the flames was stopped The entire loss will reach $2,- 030,090, and some of the insurance offices arc severe sufferers. SECOND DESPATCH. New York, Dec. 27.—The fire broke out about one o’clock this morning, and in addition to others, destroyed the flonr store, of Harris & Cos., and the store of D. W. Man waring, on Front street Inthe ! meantime, the sparks were so thick in the } vicinity as f. a assume the .eppearenco of ! raining fire. The streets and docks along tlie East river where literally alive with The pier at the foot of Dover street was one time covered to the inches with fire, and the rigging and m ;st: of the numerous vessels i lying in the stream were completely invol i veil in flying sparks. The seamen and ! others strenuou.-hy exerted themselves to prevent the canvas from igniting, but in (WiOs f instances the high wind rendered • their efforts useless. ! It was about half past one o’clock when the rigging of’he ship ßepublic took fire Owing to the immense height of her masts it was impossible for the engines to play upon the flames, and the consequence was that the falling spars soon set her deck in a llaze. At three o’clock her foremast fell, knocking her mainyavd out cf th.e slings, and shortly after the main mast came down across the deck. Her mizzaunnst followed, carrying with it the spaukernnst. The vessel was now a per i feet wreck, being one mass of flames abaft the mainmast. The flames rapidly com municated. to the olhqr ships, besides which ii number of schooners and sloops had their spars and rigging burned. The majority of them, however, oseaped total destruction by slipping their cables and drawing out into the stream. The Great Republic had on board an immense cargo, consisting in jiart of about , of fl ur. lip,ooo to 10,000 bushels of corn and wheat, 1,000 bales cotton, 3,000 barrels of rosin, 1,000 tierces of beef, &c., which was valued at about $300,000. THE JEFFERSONIAN j GRIFFIN, JANUARY 5, 1854 Om* Past 1 . On our first page will be found the pr’6* ceedings in Senate on account of the dea’h of Hon. Wu It. Kino, and an excellent speech of Mitchell, the Irish patriot, de livered at Brooklyn. Free Lectures. We arc requested by Professor Mc Cor mick to state, that he will give a free lec ture every Thursday evening, at the City Hall, to commence at 7 o’clock. The 1 publiemenerally are respectfully invited to attend. If tig* editor of the Macon Telegraph will look over Tom Moore’s poems, he will find at least the first atul last verses of “A Tribute to Departed Worth,” if not the whole of it, published twenty years ago. We have not the book by us to re fer to, but our memory serves us as to tho first, and last verses. Griffin Female Academies. We have only room to call attention to the advertisements of our Academies, which will be found on the opposite page. Those Academies have never been iu a better condition, or given more certain promise of proficiency. Messrs. Morrow & Stanley have just received a large and superior apparatus, entirely new. They have also completed their new Academy. The Synodical College has also been furnished with many additions and im provemerts, and there are no institutions superior to either in the State of Georgia. They open next Monday, and it is expect ed they will commence with about three hundred pupils, so popular have they al ready become as first rate institutions. Snotv ist Griffin. On Christmas eve we had quite a snow in Griffin, which lasted from sundown till 10 o’clock at night, and on Christmas morning the ground was covered with it | more than an inch deep, and which re mained, in many places, forty-eight hoars before it nWted'away, although tho sky was clear and tue sun bright for the fol lowing two days. On last Saturday, one week afterwards, there was another snow, of still longer du ration. It commenced about 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and continued all tho day. It had rained the day previous, and .] largo portion of the snow melted as it fell.’ Had the ground been rqzcn, the snoor would Lave been half a foot deep by sun down. ‘ We perceive by the papers that there was a heavy snow in Philadelphia, New York and Boston on Wednesday and an other on Friday of last week. At Wash ington City the Globe complains of the high winds and dust on Christmas day. Winter has set in in good earnest, and the fivers of Pennsylvania and beyond are all locked up in ice. Spalding County. The following is the aggregate roturns of the election in Spalding county, for county officers, held on Monday last. The entire Whig ticket succeeded, with the exception of the Receiver of Tax Returns, Mr. Collins being a Democrat. The day was fair, but the vote was slender, net many over 700 votes polled. Os these upwards of 500 were polled at Griffin.— The average majority of the Whigs is less than forty votes in the whole county. Mr. Jenkins’ majority in October last was 48: Sheriff. —Lindsay 318 i “ Patrick, 308 Johnson. 77 Clk. S. Court. —Holliday, 388 “ Bellamy. 521 Clh. I. Court. —Wood, 390 Cole. 3 8 , Tax Receiver. —Collins, 351 Ogletrcc. 333 Tax Collector. —Burdett, 354 i “ Lawrence. 344 Surveyor. —Hammonds, 341 “ ‘ Ellis. 325 Coroner. —Hobbs, 366 “ Tiller. 300 Hot Cons': or, Life Scenes in Nnc York Illustrated. By Solon’ Robihsox. A handsome duodecimo volume of 408 pa ges, with engravings, neatly bound in cloth. Published by Dc Witt & Dar enport, New York, and to be had of George Dunham, Bookseller, Griffin, Price $1 25. We have perused the foregoing work, or at least a large portion of it, and been strnck with the strength and fidelity with which the scenes are described. None but an eye wituess could have depicted them so faithfully. The publisher says: Some portions of this book, such as the stories of “Little Katy,” “Wild Maggie,” &c. have already appeared in the papers, and have had a great run, not only from the facts which they embody, but from the simple, truthful style in which they are written The author, who is a man of the world and a philanthropist, and, moreover, the co-editor of a daily paper, has been led, both by his feelings and avocations, to explore parts of the city, and become familiar with their denizens, which are seldom intruded upon the eye of the casual observer, and whoso sad state and want of destitution, both moral ly and physically, arc known only to those who seek them, as did onr author, out of pure benevolence. Led by this feeling, he saw sights, and heard talcs, some of which make onr blood run cold with horror, and, with a shudder, we ask ourselves, can these things be?— Can it be possible/ that, within a stone’s throw of beautiful Broadway, all radient with shining lights, and brilliant palace stores, its galaxy of fashion, its mines of wealth, and crowds of the young and the gay, who, with bright faces, pursue the phantom pleasure, that allures them in the distance—can it be possible that, within a block or two of all this, are situate the dens of misery, pollution, and crime, some of which are brought to oar view in those pages? It is elegantly illustrated, and would ni.yke a beautiful Gift Bonk. The Pardon of Uird. W'c understand there is considerable in dignation evinced in and abo.it Atlanta, because of the pardon by the Legislature of Elijah Bird, convicted of murder, and a public meeting has been called, to take the subject into consideration. We write before that meeting has been held. Os the merits of the unfortunate case vre can not judge, as we hare not seen the evi dence, nor have we even read any particu lar account of the transaction. Asa gen eral thing, we may remark, that not only Legislative bodies, but all other bodies, as well as individuals, when a guilty and condemned man is brought before them, are too prone to forget the stern demands of justice, and suffer their sympathies for the felon to get tho advantage of their better reason. This is the infirmity of hu man nature, and almost every day’s ob servation affords us renewed instances of it. It is quite probable it was the case in this instance. Such weakness in a Legis latorwe will all say is wrong; still it is an error on the side of compassion and mer cy, and has at least the redeeming quali ty of being an amiable weakness. As regards the vote of Col. Stell, tho President of the Senate, there can be but one opinion among all right minded and unprejudiced men. He tells you, in his short address before casting his vote, that had he been in his seat on the floor, he should have voted to let the law take its course. But as President, seeing that the House had already decided in favor of Bird and that the Senate was a tic, and thus the joint ballot of the Legislature had already decided upon Bird’s pardon, he could not take it np>u himself to re verse that decision by casting his voto n gainst him. Col Stell’s. position was a fearfully responsible o;ic, but his vote was clearly correet under the circumstances. He suffered the raijority to decide, what ever may have been his individual opinion. We doubt if there is an instance ou Legis lative record where a presiding officer, placed in the same situation, if any such exists, has acted differently. Indeoij to have acted otherwise would have been to assume a responsibility that he by no moans was entitled to, that of checking and controlling tho action of the other House. Os comrse one House hues this prerogative over the other, but it is very questionable whether u presiding officer has, when his own is a tie. Courtesy to the other branch of the Legislature at loast would forbid the exercise, if he had the right. We have also scon insinuations that much money has been expended to obtain this pardon. Now this only shows the strong prejudices which exist against the unfortunate individual. We think more worthily of our representatives in the Le gislature, than to suppose there is a single man in that whole body who could be bribed to take a stand for or against the life of an individual, contrary to his oath and his conscience. That is all stuff, and unworthy of. attention. Nw York Street Preaching. Tiie New York correspondent of the Savannah Republican, under date of the 25th ult., writes as follows: “The ado that was made in the earlier part of the week, about the street preach er Parsons, stirring up all the old tradi tional animosities between “Puritan” and “Papist” has resulted mi making immense ly popular, sermons from barrel tops “a long shore ” Accordingly, not only is Parsons himself advertised to “speak” to morrow, but some three or four other friends of “Free Snoech,” are announced to do likewise. This looks like running the thing into the ground. But it estab lishes a great truth which some people here have all along been rather slow to compre hend,—namely, that it is best to give such evaporations free and unobstructed vent. To confine it, or to seek to oppose it, is to produce an explosion just as certain as you would “bust” a steam engine with the safety valve shut down tight Our Ro man Catholic fellow citizens didn’t seem to have a knowlwlge of this fact in physi cal and moral philosophy, but they know all about it now.” Now if our Protestant friends, particu larly of the Presbyterian order, would profit by this prudent example of the Cath olics, and let them alone in turn, to burn ns many candles and worship as many saijits as they think proper, anil not be quite so zealous in distributing the dis closures of Miss Maria Monk and Miss Sinclair, and other such worthy produc tions, it might end in great good too. The Legislature. Both Houses of this body took a recess on the 21st ult. to meet again on th* oth inst. being next Tuesday. B it very little business of importance was transacted previous to adjournment In Senate, on the 20th, Mr. Smiih, of Coweta, introduced a bill to provide for the removal of the neat of Government to some place that the Legislature may hereafter direct On motion of Mr. Anderson, the hill to provide for the government of the Wes tern and Atlantic Railroad, by giving tl e appointment of Superintendent to the Governor, wrs ed a third time and pas - e I. The S mate then went into committee of the whole on the appropriation frill, wh'ch was read aod amended. The com mittee rose and reported the hill and amendments. It whs moved to strike out an amend ment to pay the delegates to the Nash ville convention five dollars per diem, and five dollars for every twenty miles travelling to and from the convention. On this the y* as and nays were called, and were yeas 36, nays 32. So the frit vs as passed. For llio JrllcrspuFan. Marshall College. The next term of this Institution, loca ted in Griffin. Ga. will commence the 21 Vlonday in January next. llev. J. \V. Attow.it will continue to act as Princi pal, to be assisted by Rev. A. Buckxer.— These gentlemen arc well qualified as in structors of youth, • and it is confidently expected they will receive ample encour agement, in the way of patronage, from the puL'Hc. An opportunity is now af forded parents and guardians to show that they regard the eduction of boys, as at least, of equal importance to that of girls It is probable there will be, in the two Female Colleges in this city, next year, from 253 to 330 pupils. Ought we not to have 100 boys in Marshall College? It remains for the citizens of Griffin and the surrounding country to answer this ques tion. The Trustees arc doing what they cun to raise up an institution for males in this section of the State, where one is so greatly needed. If the public will second their efforts, they have no doubt of suc cess. Tuition is as low ns in any school in the State affording equal advantages. From the knowledge I have of the healthi nessof this place, the morality and sobrie ty of its inhabitants, and the chaiaeter and ability of the teachers of this school, I do with great confidence recommend it to pa rents and guardians, as being highly wor thy of patronage. For the ensuing year, the Trustees have secured a commodious building for the ac commodation of the school. It is intended to make a contract for the main College Edifice, as soon as such an offer shall be made as they may feel prepared to ac cept. J. H. CAMPBELL. Griffin, Dee. 31st, 1853. Secretary Guthris, while descending tilt steps of tho Treasury building at night a short time ago, slipped and fell prostrate. He was painfully but not seriously injured. Wc have not seen that any one has made a political move of the fact yet, nor has it even been charged that Senator Gwynn had any hand in throwing him off the ste, a. We see notices of anew winter grass, grown by lion. Judge Iverson, of Colum bus, which is highly extolled. The Times ts Sentinel of the 30th ult. speaks of it in the following terms; Iverson’* Rescue Grass. —We to day (29th Dec.) saw a plat of this grass grow ing in Mr. Iverson’s garden. It will be remembered, that there was a severe sleet here on Christmas eve, and that we have had freezing weather every night since. It will, therefore, create surprise, when we assert that the grass was green, fresh and flourishing, and ankle high. It was sown in October. We think it the great deside ratum of Southern Agriculture —the one thing needed to place the Southern States above every other section of the country. GEORGIA CONFERENCE Below we annex a list of appointments of the Georgia M. B. Conference recently assembled at Macon. o.ving to sickness, as it is said, in the family of Bishop Paine, he did not attend, and Rev. Win. J. Parks was elected to preside over the delibera tions of ftie Conference. A large number"* of ministers and lay members were in at tendance, and the business was prosecu ted in much harmony. From the Georgia Citizen Extra. Georgia Conference If!. B. Church A PI’OIXTII HINTS FOR 1854. Augusta Dist. —Jno. W Glenn, P E; Savannah, Trinity, VV \I Crumlv; Wesley Chapel, Joshua G Paine; City Mission, to be supplied; Andrew Chapel, to be sup'; - Chatham Miss, Edwin White; Springfield, John M Bright; SyJvania, Albert G Row land; Scriventeol’d Miss, to be supplied; Waynesboro, John VV Yarborough; Burke col’d Miss, Alex Everett; Fair Haven Miss, Alex Gordon; Louisville, Ttobt A Conner; Jefferson col’d Miss, W D Bussey; Richmond, Thos F Pierce; Augusta, Jas E Evans; City Miss, to be sup; Augusta col’d Miss. Richard J Harwell; Lincoln ton, Wm T Norman; Columbia, TSL Harwell; Columbia col’d Miss, Jno S Wilkes, Wesley P Arnold; Sam’l Anthony; Warrenton, F F Rey nolds; Sparta, Caleb W Key; Hancock, Josiaii Lewis; Hancock col’d Miss, to be sup Athens D:st.— John W Tallcv, P E; Key; Athens col’d miss, Jno H Groghan; Watkinsville. Jesse L Little john and Thos Boring; Factory miss, W II C Cone; Monroe, David Crenshaw; Covington and Oxford, Geo C Clark and Albert Gray; Madison, James L Pierce; Morgan, John B Wardlaw; kingston miss to be snp; Greensboro, W A Flor ence; Greensboro eol’d miss to be supplied; Lexington and Ogletho-pe eol’d miss, W J Parks and Oliver I* Anthony; Elberton, II II Parks, J II Harris; Broad River col’d miss, Henry Crawford; Carnesville. W J Cotton and J G Worley; Geo F Pierce President Emory College; W J Sassnctt, Professor Emory College; J If. Echols, Professor Madison F College; G J Pearce, agent Am Bible Society; A Means, President Masonic F College at Covington. Daiiloxega Dist. —Geo Bright, P Id; Dahlonega, Dennis O Driscoll and David T Holmes; Gainsville and Lawrcnccville, Isaac N Carvin, and 1 sup; Canton, J II . Mashburn; Clarkesville, W Lively an l Jas II Reese; Elijay miss, W G Allen and 1 to be sup; Murphy miss, J Chambers and 1 to be sup; Blairsvillc miss, E L Stephens; State Line, Tyre llarben; Clayton, \V II Thomas. Marietta Dist.— J B Payne, P E; Ma rietta Station, C A Fill wood; Marietta Circuit, Alfred Dorman, 1 to be sup; Cass ville, M A Clontz; Iron Works and Eto wah mils, C A Crowell; Dallis mis.s, Jolm Strickland;Rome, DIJ Cox; Cave Spring, Andrew Neesc and 11 Waters; Subligna, W F Conley; La Fayette, Henry P Pitch ford; Dalton, Milton C Smith; Calhoun,. VV M D Bond; Spring Place, VV P Clontz; Summerville, W Brewer; Dade miss, John W Brady. LaGravgk Dist.— Jos C Simmons, PE; LaGrange, W II Evans; West Point Sta tion, W R Foote; Troup, Jackson Rush; Troup col’d tnisyi to be sup; GroofP'iMty Leonard Rush and 1 to be sup; Meriweth ier col’d miss Robert Stripling; Franklin, | David Stripling; Cnrrolton miss, W J Wardlaw and Miles W Arnold; Ncwnan, I) Kelsey; Palmetto, Claiborne Trussel; 1 Atlanta, John P Duncan and James M Austin; Decatur, J II Ewing, and 1 to bo sup; Fayetteville, Morgan Bellah; Zebu lon, Noah Smith; Griffin, Lewis J Davis; McDonough and Jackson, SM Smith and L Q Allen. Macox Dist. —A T Mann, P E; Ma con and Vineville, E W Spear and L G R Wiggins; Macon col’d miss to be sup; Clinton, Daniel J Myriek; Milledgeville and Bethel, ( has R Jewett; Bethei col’d miss, Franklin L Brantly; Eatonton and col’d miss, John \V Knight and Thos JI Jordan; MouticeTlo, II Lane; Forsyth, Ed-’ round P Burch;Culloden, Wesley FSmith; Cttlloden col’d miss to be sup; Fort Val ley, James Jones; Fort Valley eol’d miss to be snp; Perry, Robt R Lester; OemuT gee eol’d miss to be snp; Jeffersonville, M II Hubbard; E II Myers, President Wesley F College, O L Smith and Jno M Bonncll, Professors. Columbus Dist. — J P Turner, PE; Co lumbus and col’d miss, W G Conner, W I) Shea, and W R Branham, Sup; City miss, Lovick Pierce; Factory miss, Wvot t Brooks; Buena Vista, J B Smith; Ogle thorpe, Jas M Dickey; Lanier, Josiaii II Clarke; Talbotton, James W Hinton; Talbotton Circuit, Benj VV Clark; TalbcM ton col’d miss, llaleigh Green; Thomaston/ John M Marshall; Upson col’d miss to ba sup; Hamilton, Thomas II Whitby and Robt N Cotter; Harris col’d miss, John P Dickinson. Lumpkin I)jst. —\V Kncx, P E; Lump kin, James B Jackson; Stewart, Joseph I> Adams, llarvy Mellan; Chattahoochee col’d miss, Jos T Turner; Outhbert, Way man Potter and John II Caldwell, Sup; Fort Gaines, Jamcsen Seaife; Randolph col’d miss, Thos R Stewart; Starksvillc, Young F Tignor; Americas, I) Williams; Sumter and Lee col’d miss W M Matts; Vienna, Marshall F Maltsby; Worth miss, A J Dcavcrs; Clias W Thomas, Chaplain in U S Navy. Saxdkrsvillk I)ist —Wiley C Parks, P E; Saudersvillc, Jos T Smith; Dubliw; Jno B MeGchee,; Irwinton, Lewis B Payne; Jacksonville, Jolm E Sentcll; Reidsvil c, Philemon C Parris; Hinesville, Silas 11 Cooper; Darien and Mclntosh miss, Noah Palmer; Emanuel miss, F W Flanders; Bulloch and Bryan, W B Mc- Han; Smith C Quillian, Win Mathews, Thos Coleman, Jas W Tray wick, and Chas L Hays, left without appointments, on ac count of feeble health. David Blalock and Albert B Smith, left without appointments and claims. The following are pointed by the Georgia the General Conference South, meets iu Columbus in May next: Kev. Dr. Lovick Pierce, Rev. W. J. Parks, Dr. Geo. F. Pierce, Rev. J. W. Glenn, Kev. S. Anthony, Rev. J. E Evans, Rev J. B. Payne, Rev. G. P. Pearce, Rev. Josiah Lewis, llev. A. T. Mann, Kev. J. C. Simmons. Reserve, or Altervxic Delegates. —Kev. W. It. Branham, Rev. J. P Turner and Kev. W. G. Park. The following statistics have been kind ly furnished, us. by Rev. Mr. Smith, the.
