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About The Georgia Jeffersonian. (Griffin, Ga.) 18??-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1854)
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. Correspondence of the Daily Morning News. IN SENATE. Miu.snGEVir.LK, Jan 16. Afternoon Session. —The Senate met. at 3 o’clock this afternoon. It was moved to suspend the order, that the bill passed by the Tlouso, for the pardon of L. I). Re gister, might,be read the first, time. This motion was carried. Mr. Ridley, of Troup, l then moved that the regular order be sus pended for the reading of Senate bills the second time and House bills the first time This motion also passed, and the afternoon was consumed by the reading of such. A communication was received from the Governor transmitting a communication from the Governor of Alabama, asking the privilege of connecting certain Railroads in Alabama to certain roads in this State. This was refered to the Committee on In- ternal Improvements. Mr. Miller introduced a bill providing for annual sessions of the Legislature, but biennial election*. The Senate adjourned until 9 1-2 o’clock to morrow. house ok repressnt ativks. The following bills were read the third time. A bill for the punishment of white per sons who shall aid negroes in escaping from justice, wheu they arc charged w ith crime —passed, A bill defining the liability of Railroad companies, when persons may be killed or wounded through the negligence of agents or cotiducters - passed. A bill to add a section to the oath taken by the voters at elections in this State.— The additional section reads thus: “And that I have not made any bet or bets, nDd am not now directly or indirectly interest ed in any bet depending upon the result of this election”. The bill was lost—yeas 50 nays 52. A bill was passed forming anew coun ty from Randolph and Early. House adjourned to meet at 9 1-2 to morrow'. Mr. Ward's place ns speaker, who left upon hearing of Judge Charlton’s critical situation, has been temporarily filled by Mr. Arnold of Ifenry county. SENATE. MILLF-DGETILI.E, Jan. IT. Mr. Singleton, of Lumpkin, moved to. take up the bill for the construction of the North East Railroad. An amendment was added, “and to make n Athens, Eatonton or any other point, the’Directors think fit, one of the termini.” There is another bill for the construction of a. Railroad through that portion of Georgia, introduce l by Mr. Dunagan of Hall, before the Senate. Both look ult'mateiy to a connection with Savan nah, in opposition to the influence of the Ralmn Gap Road to Charleston. Mr. Miller offered a resolution that the General Assembly of Georgia, through the Governor, do recommend to the President of the United States Leonidas Mclntosh, •on of the late gallant Colonel Mclntosh, so: an appointment in the new regiments about to be for oed. The resolution was taken np and agreed to. Mr. Mclntosh has many friends in Savannah who will be g ad to read this resolution. Mr. M orris’ bill, to make permanent the eapitol in Milledgeville, wasjrefcrrcd to a social committee. The Senate them adjourned to the Rep resentative Hall to proceed with the election. HOUSE OF REPRE3 ENTATIYIB. Assembling at 9 o’clock, the House took .action on the following objects. t A motion to reconsider the bill lost yes terday. appropriating money, &<., to the Georgia Military Institute. The motion was lost. A molion made to reconsider the addi ti >nl oath bill, was lost A bill to prescribe the duties of the pub lic printer was passed The house then sent their clerk to call the Senate to the election. The names of the members were called in alphabetical order, and they voted accordingly. A perfect state of good feeling prevail*, although after the third ballot they have come to no decision. The legislature have adjourned until 3 o’clock, when they will go at it again. Here is the balloting. Ist 2d 8d Wm. C. Dawson, 93 95 92 C. J McDonald, 78 T l 63 Howell Cobb, 11 18 19 John E. Ward, 15 29 22 A Iverson, 389 H. Warner, 6 7 Jackson, 800 Wellborn, 4 2 3 Ring, 10 1 Flournoy, 2 ‘ 0 0 Tu nlin, 0 8 1 At 3 o’clock, both branches re-assem b!e 1 in the Representative hall, to go on with their balloting* The following is the four unsuccessful attempts: 4th sth Oth 7th Win. C. Dawson, 88 90 89 93 CJ. McDonald, 53 49 52 46 Howell Cobb, 31 34 34 18 Van E. Ward, 18 16 4 4 A. Iverson, 9 11 9 22 fudge Warner, 7 9 9 10 •Velborn, 12 0 5 tekaon, 8024 ■rnlin, 12 10 UraLon, O 2 7 13 •nford, 0 10 0 slin, 0 0 6 5 i. 11. Chappell, 0 0 4 1 •ailey, 0 0 0 1 It sfc no* known w!ic her the Jackson r mentioned is Henry 11. Jackson or W. Jack-on or nnotlicr Jackson. O din, who is voted for on the tfth and h bllot, is the do>r keeper in the house. Bailey is the Senator Tom Whitfield No one can now tell who will be clect , but the continuation of this letter to >rrow, will doubtless mike it more cer n. Mr. Dawsm, I think, Is as high, and probably as low as he will ever get. i* Union Republican party are united on him. Corresjiondents, however, ght not to prophesy. MiixerKiZviLi.K, Jan. 18th. After the on vetting of the Senate, it us moved to suspend the rules, read the > i for the pardon of Register a second . le, and mike the same the special order t next Saturday. All those motions re carried. I Mr Mounger moved to make the bill | the pardon of George Wray also the *;ial order for Saturday. This was car- ried, aud 100 copies of the testimony in I his case ordered to be printed. Mr. Moseley moved that the Governor be requested to lay before the Legislature a plain and concise statement of the condi tion of the Western and Atlantic Rail road. The motion was carried. The Senate then adjourned to the House to vote again in joint ballot for U. S. Sen ator. HOUSE Os KKPKKSKXTATI ? KS. A report from the committee on banks> relative to the Bank of Darien together with a bill to appoint E. H. Baxter, llincs Holt, Win. Rockwell, J. Wingfield and Samuel Burnett, Commissioners to settle claims against said bank. This bill is to authorize the Governor to pay all such claims as the committee pronounce just, in State bonds, bearing 6 per cent. 150 copies of the report were o ’dered to be printed. ‘I he bill to pardon Wray, was made the special order of the day for next Saturday The House Alien sent their Messenger to invite the Senate to the Election. The General Assembly made the follow ing ballots for Senator to Congress: Bth 9th 10th 11th 12th Dawson 90 95 96 96 98 McDonald 26 23 23 28 30 Cobb 31000 McAllister 87 93 90 91 89 Iverson 8 C 3 0 0 Chappell 110 0 0 Hal! 1 0 0 0 0 J Gardiner 0 0 1 1 0 Jenkins 00010 Colquitt O 0 0 2 0 The General Assembly passed a motion to postpone the election until Monday 10 o’clock. The Senate returned to its chamber, adjourned to go to dinner and return by 3 o’clock. Thus has another attempt to elect a Senator beer, baffled by the actual disa greement of the Democratic party, and your correspondent is unable to tell you who 1 is the man.” Mr. McAllister runs high, but Mr. Mc- Donald’s friends arc firm, lie seems to have a band of about 25 who are ns true to him as Dawson’s ninety. Yours, B. IN SENATE. Vn,LEDGKViLi.E, Jan. 18. Afternoon session. — The Senate reas sembling at three o’clock, acted upon the following bills: The bid for the call of the people in con vention, to amend the Constitution, was put off till to morrow The bill for the better regulation of Or dinaries and Clerks of Superior and Inferi or Courts, and providing for contingencies arising from'he death of persons holding • lid ofiices, was passed. Mr. Cochran’s bill relative to the collec tion of executions, was amended by a sub stitute, and passed. Mr. Walker’s bill compelling, under the penalty of fine and imprisonment, persons catching run a ways to deliver them to jail when the owner is unknown, was passed. Mr. Anderson’s bill to incorporate the Savannah and Branchville Railroad came next. The road is to touch the Savannah River at or near Sister’s Ferry, to enjoy the same privileges as to right of way as the Central Railroad, to join the Central Railroad near Savannah, if that road will permit it and have the same track. Mr. Miller of Richmond, offered anoth er section: “Provided the Legislature of South Carolina repeal the grant to Jones and Kennedy, for the collecting of toll on the Augusta Bridge. Mr. Anderson said, this amendment was evidently intended to kill the bill, and ho ped the Legislature would not support the amendment. Mr. Miller replied, that he did not in tend that the amendment should kill the bill, (which he would vote against with or withont the amendment,) but he intended to attach that amendment to every bill wherein favors were asked for the State of South Carolina. He then explained how the State of South Carolina had granted privileges to Jones and Kennedy, the un justness of the claims of these men, and the wrongs done the city of Augusta. Mr. Anderson replied, and wanted to know if it was right to punish one portion of the citizens of South Carolina, and also a portion of our own people, in order to retaliate upon South Carolina. Mr Pope and Mr. Cochran sided with Mr. Anderson. Mr. Cochran thought the Legislature of Georgia, by doing right, ought to shame that of South Carolina for having done wrong Mr. Miller a<j;ain remarked in relation tu the justness of the amendment. Mr. Dunnn<ian thought that if it \v 4t( the intention of the gentlemen to retaliate upon South Carolina, their object could be best accomplished by granting the char ter. They would then irritate Charles ton, anti consequently the whole State. Toe opposite side denied they had any spirit of retaliation, they only wanted Carolina to interest herself in having jus tice done to Augusta. Mr. Ridley, Mr. Moore and 81 r. Ste phens spoke in favor of the amendment. Mr. Jones, of Liberty, thought it would be a voluntary wrong none to South Ca rolina and to a portion of our citizens. Had our Legislature gotten so low that they could no’ grant favors to her own ci tizens without imposing re tactions upon her neighbors; or as to trammel our Legis lation by a dependance upon the Legisla tion of another State. Mr. Miller again spoke, saying “when will this company go into action? Per haps in a year or two. When will the Legislature of South Carolina be able to withdraw the privileges granted Jones Sc Kennedy? Next November. No in justice was to be done.” Air. McGehee and Mr. Clark spoke a gninst the amendment and Mr. Hull in favor of the same. The yeas and nays for adopting the amendment were —yeas 27, nays 4S. The bill passed yeas 69, nays 13. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE OE REPRESENTATIVES. Tnere was nothing done in the House, j except the second reading of bills. Milledgeville, Jan. 19th. Mr. Editor , —The Legislature having lain aside, for a day or so, the Senatorial election, have come together to-day for the purpose of doing something. At least we must hope so. THE fcEKATE. Mr. Dean reported a hill amending the lien laws, giving mechanics a lien upon steam-mills and other buildings, in Savan nah an# other towns, so as to extend the same privileges to mechanics in other counties Also—A bill to make the meeting* of 1 the Botanical Medical Board on the Ist Monday in March. Mr. Dawson moved to make the bill for the pardon'of John D. Hall, the spe cial order for Tuesday. Tlie motion was carried. The bill for the better protection •! the propelty of deceased peisons, requir ing executors leaving the State, to give additional security, or to give up their offi ces, was passed. Mr. Dunnagan’s bill to charter the Rail road from Lao renceville, to connect with the road to the Kahun Gap, came up. Mr. Singleton moved an amendment for a branch from Dahlonega to some point on said road. This amendment passed with this provision: “Provided the 13oad of Directors tlvnk it discretion ary,” by yeas 75 nays 7. Mr. G'een offered and with Irew suc- several amendments to the bill, providing for its taxation, ‘jtle friends of this bill wanted its charter as liberal and fiCi*. as possible, ami strongly J opposed Mr. Greet.*s am ndmei ts; among these none were stronger than Gen. V> i -of Newton, and D ! . Ridley, of Troup. Finally Mr. Green moved to a tnend the 4th section of the charter by adding, “except the clause exeiuoting the Central Railroad from taxation.” The yeas and nays were c tiled, and the amendment passed, 52 yeas 33 nays. Mr. Anderson amended the bill thu>: j .“Unless the road is built in ten years the charter becomes forfeited.” The amend ment was adopted. | MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I Dr. Redding reported a bill, to compel ail Railroad Companies to give in, and pay Tuxes on their Roads, and other property, except tire Georgia, Central aud Western and Atlantic Raslrond*. Mr. Smith introduced a bill amend ing the judiciary system so far as relates to Justices’ Courts: Tne House then went into Commi lee of the Whole —-Mr. Gartre 1 , of Cobb, in the Chair, and took up the* consideration of a tax bill for the years 1354 and 1855 Mr. Walton withdrew his bill, before ( noticed. Mr. Phillips then withdrew one and I substituted another. The I'jils be fori., the House, were two; one based on tbe ad valorem system, and tho other to re vive the old tax laws, During the con sideration of the former bill, on motion of Mr.M Dougald, the Committee r-ise and reported its progress to the House, which adjourned un'il 3 o’clock, P. M. Vours, B. Corresponde nee of the Evening Journal. HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE-. The House came to no decision in re gard to the two bills fur taxa.i m before them. Yours, S. MILI.EbGKVII.LE, Jan. 20. SENATE. Bills read the fi- st /*. —A. bill to in-j corporate the people’s Bink of St Marys. I The chart r makes the private property ‘ of stockholders liable for the debts of the j company, the capital of the Bank $250,- I 000 to $500,000, and it is to extend to 1880. I A bill to form a :.c.v coun'T fro.n Cass county. A bill to form a county , called Cocsa,ftorn Floyd and Chattooga coun ties, accompanied by a petition. A bill to incorporate the Bank of Georgia, at Rhine, 1 with a capital of $230,000. Tne propertv of stockholders made liable for the debts of the incorporation. Mr. Crowder, a bill incorporating tbe M onroe Male Academy. The order was then suspended and a hill taken up for the relief of Win. Taylor, over paying taxes, to which were attached nine id ments for the relief of others, on similar complaints. The bill passed. Mr. Dean moved to take up the bill pro viding for the base of the bonds of the State to the South Western Railroad com pany for the extension of the road to the North Western corner of Baker county, to the amount of ssoo,ooodollars, the oill was taken up and consumed the remainder of the morning Speeches were made by Messrs. Ridley, Dunagan, Hull, Dawson, Mounger, Clark of Baker, Moore, Miller, Pope, White, Mounger, McGe hee. This shows you that it is a subject of general interest; and it is difficult to tell what will be its cad The Senate amount ed without corning to any decisiou. HOUSE. The whole morning was consumed on rhe tax question. The bill of an ad volorum nature was being continually amended until its ad volorum uature was equivalent ly destroyed. It was then rejected by a vote of 84 to 21. This is by no moans the end of the tax question; other propositions will be brought up, and the subject will occupy the House still longer. Yours. S. Mn.LEBGgvir.LE, Jan. 21. The whole of yesterday evening and this morning too, was occupied in the furth er discussion of the tax bill. The bill, which was lost yesterday, was reconsider ed this morning. So this matter stands in statu quo , as at my last writing. In the House, a bill was introduced to divide the stock of the Western and At lantic Railroad into shares, and to soli the majority of the same at public outcry— Also a bill to raise the salary of Judges of the Superior Court to $2500. In the Sena'*, the evening of yesterday was consumed in the discussion of the bill to loan $500,000 of the State’s Bonds to the Southwestern Rail road, which was ul timately lost by a vote of 33 to 49. In the Senate this morning, a bill was reported to uilow five years’ absence to be a sufficient excuse for divorce. The remainder of the morning was con sumed in the debate on the bill for the pardon of J. L. D. Register of Troup Cos., which was passed,-.-.yeas 54 nays 25. Mr, Clark made an able speech for the pardon, j Both Houses adjourned to 3 o’clock, P. M. Yours, &c. Y. The Mexican Government has’’purcha sed two steamers, destined to watch and protect the coast of the Pacific. “They will have plenty to do,” says the Trait (V Union. Despatches had been received at the capitol of the organization and pre sence of large forces both in Sonora and Lower California, for the defence of the territory, with abundance of resources. Mr. Ericsson gays that everything seems favorable to the complete success of his new caloric ship. THE JEFFERSONIAN GRIFFIN. JANUARY 23, 1354 Scientific Lecture T her will be a public lecture ilelivei ed at the Giilfin Female College, on this l evening, at 7 o’clock. I he public generally are respectfully.invi e I to attend. OLK HULL Respectfully announces, that he will •hor ly give in this city ONE GRAND CONCERT, on which occasion he will be assisted by SIGNOIHNA ADELINA PATTI, the Musical Phenomenon, MAU LHCE STRAKOSOH, the great Pianist, Musical Director and Conductor. B®“T ie time Concert not yet fixed. Election of fluked States Senator In the action of the Legislature, which will be found in the preceding columns, it will be seen that after twelve ballottings, last week, no election was made of U. S. Senator, and that the further bullotting was then postponed till last Monday. On Monday, at the usual hour, the ballottiug proceeded, and we are indebted to our friend, lion. P. B Cox, who was present, for the ballottings and result, as follows: 13th 14 til 15th 16th Dawson 95 98 97 96 McAllister 31 7 6 4 McDonald 23 14 8 0 ; Iverson 64 96 101 112 Cobb 21 02 Blank 0 2 2 2 Ttinilin 0 0 10 So it will be seen that Hon. Alfred Iver* son, of Columbus, having received a ma jority of the wh de number of votes on the 1 16t l i ballottiug, is duly elected to repre sent Georgia in the Senate of the United j States, for I,he term of six ,years, com ! meaning from and atfer the 3d of March, 1855. | After the 15th ballottiug a vote was ta ken on the question, “Shall the Legisla ture of Georgia postpone the election of United States Senator till the Ist of April 1 next,” on which tho vote was, yeas 99 nays 113. So tho motion to postpone was I lost. It is well known among our friends that highly as we think of Judge Iverson as a profound jurist, a safe politician, a learn ed scholar and finished orator, he was not oar first, or even our second or third choice for the eminent office he has been chosen to fill. Yet it is bare justice to say of him, that he is a man of which the State of Georgia may justly be proud, and who will do her much honor in the station •o which he has been elected. He ha3 —an an active and leading member of the Legislature, was twice elected Judge of the superior Court, lias been a member of the House of Representatives, all with credit to hitnielFaml tnT office he occupi ed. The interests and honor of Georgia, and tne support and defence of Southern rights, could not be confided to safer hands—-he has the spirit to sustain and the ability to defend them Georgia will never be wronged or disgraced as long as her interests arc confided to such hands in the national counsels. Splendid Maps. The agent of Colton’s new and improv ed steel plate maps, Mr. W. il. Loomis, called on us on Tuesday last, and exhibit ed a splendid map of the United States, including New Mexico, California, Utah, Oregon, A ashington, Nebraska, the Bri tish Provinces ol Upper and Lower Ca nada and Nova Scotia, Cuba and the West India Islands It is much the most complete map of the United States and adjacent, country and islands we h ive teen. It is published by J. H Colton, New York. This map contains all the lute surveys orlered by- theyjiftrer ament, across the continent to the Pacific, through the new territories, the year when the survey was made, and by whom, the distance from point to paint, all distinctly marked off Tiie meridian and township lines are accu rately marked in this map, and indeed in every point it appears to be as complete as industry, information and mechanical skill could make it Mr Loomis has the agen cy for Colton’s in ips in this district of country, and will remain in Gridin a few days, and may be found at the Georgia Hotel. During his stay he will call 011 as many of the citizens as he can, either at their residences or places of business, and solicit their subscription for the above work, which purchasers will be sure to re ceive at the lowest and unvarying prices. He is also agent for Colton's map of the Southern Stales, laid of in counties, with the latest improvements. He will take subscriptions now, and return in about two w’eeks to fill all orders. During his ab sence orders may bo left at this office. The*BfioiCrtt Magazine. The January number of this monthly selection from other .magazines, was re ceived by us two or three weeks ago, but our time has been so busily employed that until recently we have uot ha 1 a minute to spare to look over it. It loses none of its interest, compare! with preceding num bers, or other works of a like character. We recommend it to public patronage. We observe by a note that Mr. Kitten has withdrawn from tic work, and D. K Whitaker, Esq. his associate, has become sqle proprietor. Published at Augusta, at $3 per aunnm, payable in advance. The President has issued a proclama tion against filiibustering. Treaty with Mexico. It is beyond dispute that G un. Gadsdex, minister plenipotentiary from tile United States to Mexico, has returned to this country with a treaty ceding the MeSSilla Valley to the United States, and also re moving the obnoxious article in the treaty of Gandaloupe Hidalgo, by which the ‘United States guarantee the protection of the frontier of Mexico from the inroads of the aborigines. The Mesilla Valley is va* riously estimated at from thirty to fifty millions of acres, a largo portion of which is represented fit for cultivation and will support a dense population. The amount agreed to be paid for ail the privileges cf the treaty is said to be 25,003,000 of dol lars, which we consider a good bargain; the release from that stupid article in the Gaudaloupe treaty being alone worth the money. llow such an article was ever admitted into that treaty is beyond our comprehension. I3y it the United States are bound to defend the whole Mexican frontier from all hostile incursions of the savages, which could not be done without , a close chain of posts along the whole line, an l a constant force kept there of at least ten thousand men. The United States should rid themselves of that obligation on Almost any terms, particularly as they have discovered from experience that they cannot comply with it. The New Or leans Picayune s vys -“The arrival of our minister, Gen. Gadsden, would naturally awaken expectations of some event of im portance having occurred to induce him so unexpectedly to qa t his post and return to the United States. We are glad to be able to announce that that event is the conclusion of a treaty with Mexico for the purchase f the Mesilla Valley. We liar® not such fall particulars on this important subject, in the papers before us, as we should like to be able to lay before our readers t’ais morning. A paragraph in the Vera Cauz Eco del Corner via, of the Bth inst. announcing the arrival of Gen. Gads den in that city on the previous day, simp- ly states that, according to assurances which it had received, he was on his way to Washington to present to the Govern ment of the United States the treaty which he had effected with Mexico ou the sub ject of the difficulties in reference to Me- J silla. Neither of the two Spanish papers of the city of Mexico, which we have re ceived—tlie Siglo lX and the O/niibm— has any notire, either of the conclusion of the treaty or the departure of Gen. Gads* den from the capital. The affair, there fore, would appear to have been discreetly managed, and the departure of Gen. Gads den to have been very quietly, if not sud denly. The vigilant and reliable Trait de’ Union, in its issue of the 4th hsfc. has, however. n .Ct'.cc of the execution of tb* it 3.iy.?: “Tiie diplomatic con ferences between the Mexican and _Ameri- can Plenipotentiaries have resulted in a treaty which is no longer a secret to any one. In selling the disputed territory of Mesilla the Mexican Government has sold an embarrassment. In freeing herself from the 11th article of the treaty of Gauda loupe, Mr Gadsden has got rid of an one rous duty, but in abolishing tills danger ous article Scnor Bonilla has closed the door against American intervention; for who can deny that the duty of defending a fro “tier involves the right of coming into it and traversing it We do not k iov ex • actly what is the figure of the sum the 1 j United States undertake to pay Mexico; ‘iit is made to vary from SIB,OO >,00.) to . $26,0)0,000. This intelligence has been 1 ; received with joy by public opinion. It is ■ j for the treasury a resoure \ which man aged with wiston and intelligence, will 1 hasten the realization of those amelipra -, tions which the cabinet contemplate#.” i We copy from the Chambers (Ala) j Tribune the following extract of a letter re ceived from Montgomery under date of 1 ’ the 16th inst : Gen Gadsden, our Minister to Mexico, passed through t!iis place vesterd vy; a charming old gentleman lie has done his business well, and from conversation here, the following may be stated as the result. A treaty has been concluded by which we have made a most valuable ad dition to our territory. Take a map aud follow me, and you will see the form and extent of the acquisition and boundary.— Put your penc 1 down at a point due north of El Faso, run South-west to the point where the 11th degree of longitude inter sects tho 31st degree of latitude—thence run in a North westerly courso to a point on the Colorad > river, two miles above the head of ihe Bay of California. Tnis will give you the line between Mexioo and the United States established by tho treaty, and then by observing the line, you will perceive that the strip of country is about the size, and very much in the shape of the State of Tennessee, except that the acute angle, instead of being in one quar ter, is in the middle of one of the ?ide lines. The clause in the treaty of G luda loupe Hidalgo, which binds the United, States to protect tho Mexican frontier from Indian depredations, is abrogated in the present treaty. It likewise abrogates the Garay Grant for the occupation of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and affirms and recognizes the Sloo Grant. Thus we ac quire territory for anew State; the right of way at a point of vast importance to the South; and get rid of a troublesome obligation to Mexico. The consideration paid for these concessions to us, is 35,000 003 of dollars, a very inconsiderable sum compared with tho equivalent we secure Tho new territory contains the Arcsotiia silver miucs —one of then; said to bo the richest in the world. hat do you think of a bonldcr of silver weighing 10,000 lbs? Such an one—l will not vouch for the truth of the story— is said to have been found there. The country acquired is not gene rally productive, but it contains valleys of surpassing beauty and fertility. Santa Anna will doubtless make good use of the money to strengthen his regained power/ and to augment it to the degree of the Su* prewacy he aims atJBGIe wants now noth ing but the name, to make him as supreme and sovereign as the Czarof Russia. He ; has conciliated the church, the Monarchi cal party and the Modcrados, and the re- . publicans are too weak and to resist him long. And, is doubtful, at least, as she has always shown herself toM a Republic, will not enjoy more jmJfl and happiness under such rule, tdiaiM any other system, preferable up ■ merely. ‘fcyH The Atlanta ington igAHMyps that a cVlfl been Jefferson Dnv^^j Toombs, accepted. We do lieve a word of it. Mr. Toombs’ speech! and Mr. Davis’ letter is hardly remember ed any longer by either of the parties.— Mr. Toombs'has not yet taken hi&eat Senate, being detained in Mobile* settling up the business of a deceased relative. If all the political|mcn in this country were to resort to the duello for personal abuse, would’nt we have a time of it? Mr. Toombs made the charge, Mr. Davis has repelled it, the election is over, and that ends the nutter. There is not the small est chance for the lovers of duelling to be gratified in this case. Mr. Davis has tested his nerve ou another field, and Mr. Toombs has no more desire to try| the firmness of his in such an issue, than we hive to test our own—and we j know we have not the smallest particle—would’nt get up one of these cold mornings, and be at the peg at sunrise, for a dozen duels. In due deference to 4 our cotcmpor.iry of the Intelligencer, wc think Mr. Gadcill did entirely right to publish the letter of Col. Jeff. Davis. If Mr. Toombs did not wish his words repeated, spoken before a public assembly of the people, aid a pro per reply laid before the same audience, it was his duty to keep them to himself. W e hope the time is far off in this country whip one public funefiomyry may asperse thy character of another, and nothing more dare afterwards be said in relation to the niattar. Public Meeting®. In answer to a public invitation, a large an 1 respectable meeting of the citizens of Griffin assembled in the Baptist Church, on the evening of the 16th inst. On motion, Judge C. W. C. Wright was called to the Chair, and Iter. Mr. Keith was requested to act Secretary. The following resolutions were offered by J. 11. Campbell, which, after being fully discussed, were unanimously adopted: Resolv'd, That we recognize it to be our duty, as citizens, to make all reasona ble and necessary sacrifices for the public good Resolved, That a strict regard to moral ity and temperance is necessary to the good order and prosperity of all communities especially 1 1 which literary instil ; ’.wiis arc situated. Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to use all laudable an I lawful means to pro mote sobriety and good order in this city, and to close up the avenues of intemper ance to our youth, an and to our citizens gen erally. R’soloel, That a committee of five gen tlemen be now appointed to propose to a meeting of citizens, hereafter to be held, some plan by which the foregoing re-olu tions may be carried into effect. Messrs. Campbell, Keith, Stanley, Beall and Freeman, were appointed that com mittee. Oa motion, the meeting adjourned until next Friday night. 0. W. C. WRIGHT, Ch.m’n. Wu. J. Keith, Scc’ry. Fcid.vt Kvemxo, Jan. 30th, 1554. Pursuant to adjournment, a large as semblage of gentlemen and ladies met in the Baptist Church. Judge Wright was requested again to act as chairman of the meeting, and Mr. Swobe was called upon to act as Secretary The following reso lutions were reported by the committee: Resolved, That we deem the ballot-box a “laudable and lawful means” for the eor rection of errors, and for the vindication of onr rights. RtiAvcA, That we hereby express our willingness to unite with our fellow citizens in nominating a ticket for Mayor and Council men, without regard to political distinctions, who may be relied upon to throw around the liquor traffic, all such restrictions as their authority may warrant and the interests of tho community de mand. Resolved, T hat. in the event of such ticket for city officers being nominated, we pledge them our hearty support at the polls in April next. But should no such ticket be nominated, then we reserve to ourselves the privilege of acting in accord ance with the resolutions adopted on last Monday night. Respectfully submitted. J. 11. CAMPBELL, ehm. of com. Mr. Freeman, for himself, offered a mi nority report. Col. Green moved to a dopt Mr Freeman’s report as the sentiment of this mooting. After the thorough dis cussion of both the reports, Mr Freeman’* was rejected by u decided majority. After which, the Rev. Mr. Thomas moved to adopt the other report, which motion was carried by a large majority.. On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings of the meetings be published in the city papers. The meeting then adjourned. C. W C. WRIGHT, Chro’n. D. Swoe, iSec’ry. Cotton ami Salt- By the last arrivals from Europe pri- I res were suffer and the article in better demand No change in prices in New York, Charleston, Savannah or A good market S eflHHpPu taft b* within the last lew days. N*wiT Patented see it stated that the Baltimore and SusJ qnehanna’Railroad Company has contract ed with D. G. Barnitz, Esq. the agent tfl York, Pa., for the privilege of using Gfl Gardiner patent locomotive on thei/jaß In five or six weeks the Sia&mT completed. Gardiner, the patentee, claims’ that his improvement economises fuel, ma chinery, and expenses of running at least S3 per cent, J Sabbitii Morning, Jq.224, IS i. Major Clime: Dear Sir:— l send to you this communication for publication.— Please publish it with this request. truly and respectfully, J. D. G ***** * Steading. G>l sai.l lt;t us nuke man. in our own our <>--vn fisunc.-*-*. SGo I cr.-v his own imuqo-; in thu lm.i<r of f}.>4 him. ‘Jenesis Ist CUap. 2 )tk ail 27 Ik W Vast Sabbath, a week since, was, in ■feather, a gloomy, cold day—raw and ■budy day—yet I concluded to attend, at churches, public worship. The was the audience of a very Bjyfiil discourse, [(readied by Church, scs. A nywM t would, at * £ logical and rcverentu^^l mind. Through a connected send or ta mid previous demonstrations in theo logical science, he conducts his discourses down to a satisfactory “quod trot demon strandum” beautiful with tire unction of i fervent and earnest piety. He lays down his problem plainly, draws its diagram o-.i the tablet of his hearers’inind, and con vinces them of its truth on their hearts and consciences by argument secundem art on, and their intellectual faculty gives its en tire assent, and the affections of their mo ral sensibility love the doctrine. When I first entered the sacred edifice, I saw none but one solitary woman, a beautiful and accomplished lady, a mem ber of the church and of the church choie She reminded mo of Mary sitting in sor row at the vacant tomb ‘of hcr°crucified Savior, and perhaps (ho same angel was whispering to her, “He is not here, he is risen ” Ihe church looked as cold as that tomb, but the bell, after a while, gave out upon the winds its solemn call, Come to church, Come to church, and worship the most high God. The people slowly came in, “like angels visits, few and far between.” The | Teacher’s theme was the state and condition of man, correlative aud comparative, anterior and posterior to his miserable sublabifaction in I’ara disc, which brought woe and death upon Adam and all his posterity. By this the moral beauty of the imujje, mull’s original ’ holiness, was entirely defaced, by the en vious, vengeful an l jealous evil one, by the u#e of a fruit whose chemical acid eon (eeutrated blackens and co'Todss eTerv thing it falls on—like the envious, veuge ful, jealous rival artist would obliterate the beauty of the eke] and ouvre of a m ister in the SMihetic art. The image and picture still remain, but the charm is forever gone. Ihe form and stature erect, the .sub lime given t > in licate the constant cor respondence between man and his cre ator, is shattered irreparably by disobedi ence All this, both the beauty of the first state, and the misery of the second, was presented to oar view in beautiful language, the reverse, in that partaking of the terrible sublime. In the intensity* of interest I forgot all sensation of the weather by which, when T !-* the church, I was I walked with diffi culty. Y, afl this oratory, or the power ; -n simple truth? But he did not leave us ; without relief, mercy through sacrifice. , But to come back to our main objec’—* man’s likeness to his creator as quoted in the text, in what the image consists. There is a striking pec iliarity in the language of the texts—tnc one is spoken in tinV’jlural number, showing a plurality and of the persons of the Godhead in council and creation, the other is spoken in the singular number, allowing the distinctive personality of the Father and by analogy the same of the other two Mind is the *onrc of the similitude, however now dim mod in man All the abstract and immutable principles of pure science ex ist in the mind of Deity independent of materiality, by which he made, measured, poises and moves in infinite space, all visi bilities, especially in mechanics, the science of force ami motion, that is, things per ceptible to the senses, matter in all its . properties, density, distance, gravitation, [ motion. As far as finite mind can approxi i mate infinite, man in these principles is . like his maker—the material universe is the machinery of the latter—the steam engine that of the former. But God’s works are perfect, but man’s imperfect,, because he cannot control by his will, ab stract principles applied to matter, llencs he is always engaged in repairing hia 1 works. VN e here speak only of the natural at tributes of the mind of both —ln their moral, the similitude is faint, in man al most entirely extinct. By the fall man lost hig origin .! holiness, never, to be rcg Vmci, except by reflection through a medium—by imputation, through faith, of the righteousness of the second person in the Godhead, in the stupendous and awful plan of salvation, as revealed typi cally aud prophetically in the old, direct ly and anti-typically in the new testament. By what object iu nature can this be il lustrated? In the solar system, the moon is a beautiful and glorious but opaque orb. She shines, but the light is not her own, reflected from the sun the centre of the uni verse. As long a? the solar system endure-:, so long will the moon shine; and impu ted or reflected holiness, in redeemed man, will continue as long as that, which encircle* the empyrean throne of hoa. en’s majesty, and before which the angels veil their faces, that is, through all euternity—■ Amen, so mote it bo. Who by searching- can flud out God? F. D C. Pardon of Register. The House of Representatives of the Legislature of Georgia was occupied on Saturday afternoon ihe 14th inst. on tho hill to pardon James L. I). ReuJ-'Cf j conveted in last Superior £\.urt ot Troup countyof munibill was passed by a vote of of* and has since been also passed by the S.flito. are the occasion <>! the Savannah Hh;>te on the pardon of Ja nes L. which was suspended by ■■jWhini'r.inent, was renewed this Bw fter consuming some time, taken, and the toll passed ■te'Vs 47. And thug has an of the Court been rever ge law upon our statute book letter. 1 know no- Jps in the case; doubtless well weighed, and allow- Being opposed to capital puiddWot, I am uot disappoint ed at the result!' 1 * 1 * l oe6 seetn that.
