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About The Georgia Jeffersonian. (Griffin, Ga.) 18??-18?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1854)
FROM THU SEIT OF WAR. QOn the 6th ult. the Turks gained a brilliant victory on the Danube, storming and carrying the entrenched camp of the Russians at Citali near Kalafat, and put ting 2,600 of the enemy to the sword. — They also attacked a body of 18,000 Russians, sent to release Citali, and after a sharp encounter compelled their retreat. The Russians are thus driven back from positions at which they had hoped to cross she Danube. The Turkish force in the battle consisted of 15,000 men and 15 guns. It is universally admitted that Omar Pasha brilliantly out maneuvered ♦he Russ’an commander. Other advan tages on the Danube were formally noti ced by the Divan, on the Ist ult. t > the ambassadors of the four powers at. the Porte. Ihe details are not given out. It is supposed that Karakal has been storm ed and captured, and that several skirmishes have taken place in Asia.— ’l he defeat of the Turks, under the weak general-hip of Abdi ltesha, is confirmed, but th Hungarian General Guyon had gone on. The arn-v is now in a neutral city. The above affairs took place on tin; 6th of January, but other and previous success's had been gained by the Turks, under the command of Omar. On Jan. Ist, the Minister of war officially intima ted to the different Ambassadors at Con stantinople, that important advantages had been gained by the Ottoman troops t Kalafat. For several days previous Omar had attached in succession the different Hus siau corps, with apparently varying sne oesa At length the Turks intentionally fell back on their centre, and thus lured n the Russians as far as Kalafat, a posi t'on now formidably entreiVied, but which at a distance seemed to be abandoned.— The Turkish batteries suddenly unmasked, causing great carnage among the Russians, while, at the same time the Ottoman re serve, which had crossed the Danube by night, and were masked behind a wood, took them in flank, and compelled them to retreat with great loss. The inhabitants of Little Wnllachia who are day by day manifesting them selves more openly in favor of the Turks, contributed not a little to the success of these manoeuvres. The Russian version of the state of affairs gives a Inter date than the above, and says, via Vienna: “Onthe 7th or Bth inst. a battle was fought near Letati, when the Turks fell back upon Kalafat with loss of six guns ” It Is suspicious that the date of a battle in which the ene my lost 6ix guns, should not be knowu'to | the victors more definitely than the 7th or Bth inst. Lord Dudley Stewart was to leave 1 Constantinople on the 15 th ult. so as to’ be in England for the meeting of the \ Parliament, when he will undoubtedly j bring the whole Eastern question before | the British people. Thk Insurrection* in* Wali.achia.— j Latest accounts confirm the report of an j insurrection among the peasants of Lesser i Wallaehia. r J he insurrection was extend ing and may cause the Russians severe trouble The War iv Asia —Turkish Direct accounts from Constantinople inendon that the steamer from Trezibonde brought intelligence on the 25th Dec confirming the statement that the Turks had been driven back from the Russian ter ritory upon Kars with much loss. The Rus sians did not, however, venture to pursue them, within Turkish territory. These reveises are relieved h 7 some gleams of success. The inhabitants of the Sandjale of Paskhoff, Tehai, and those ofTchaldiji, on whom ‘he Russians thought they could depend, have declared in favor of the Turks. A convoy carrying 15,000 men, to rein force the army of Asia, was to set out for Batoum on the 3d inst. As the allied fleets are now supposed to hold the Black Sea. it ought to reach its destination in safety. I It is confirmed that Persia had resumed j nego nations with Britain, and will not at present attack the Turks. The spirit of the Turks are raised.— Schamvl, the Circassian Chief, had sent a messenger to the Porte announcing that he was now prepared to act energetically against the Russians. Meanwhile nego t ations, go on. The Sultan’s Irade is published, approving the decision of the grand council to ooen negotiations on the footing proposed by the four powers Tu’key to send a representative to the inference. Hungary eallson the United Statcs*for redress. China. —Amoy haslieen recaptured by tjie Imperialists, who massacred 1,030 inhabitants. Interesting from the seat of War. — The Allied French and English fleets, on the 8J nil. ail proceeded into the Black Sea, except six ships left at Beyoes Bay to guard the Bospnorus. ‘I he first di vision remains anchored at Rapids, The Czar is not supposed to view the entry of the fleets as a declaration of war, hut has ordered all his own fleet to return to their harbor at Sebastopol. Prospects of European Wr.r. —The Ne w York Express publishes the f dlowing ex tract from a piivate letter of high author ity : ‘'Pari*, Jan. Uh. France will soon declare war against Russia; the Emperor is ripe for it. and is only restrained by prudential considerations, connected with England.” India & China. — From India the news is not of much interest to American readers. The British position in Bartnak was very unsatisfactory. From China the accounts of the state of trade again show an improvement. The political news is important. At Can ton all is quiet. At .Shanghai the bel ligerents keep up a desultory warfare with little or no result. From Amoy (wc quote tho London .papers,) the most melancholy aceouuts have been received, involving an amount of bloodshed that, is calculated to strike ter ror into the hardest heart and which with any other people than Chinese would induce a reaction and a'cry of vengeance on the. authors of such fearfiti outrages as those now enacting at Amoy and it its neigh borhood . The Imperialists have retaken the place and have marked their success by slaying in cold blood nearly 1,000 persons, most of whom took no part in the late movement except on compulsion. The streets and wharves of Amoy have literally streamed with human blood, not shed in any warlike operations, but done in savage revenge md io blind the authorities at. Fekiii as to the bravery of the enactors. A letter from Amoy, dated November 22d, received but a few hours ago, s’ates that up to thht period all was quiet, and matters wore much the same a r pcaranee, as far as foreigners were concerned, as un der the insurgent rnlers. Executions wee of daily occurrence. The Mandarins, to mark their success, were revelling in human gore, putting to death all who fa 1 into their hands indiscriminately. The o> iginal mover of the rebellion had been given up to the Mandarins. The unf in timate wretch was execute ’ ou the 17th November, together with his son, both bodies being quartered and their heads placed on the | rincipal ci y gates. I lie villagers around Amoy were made to contribute to the monster executions. hole villages were threatened with death unless they gave up all who took part in or sympathised with the rebels, and as a consequence of this brutal demand, the poor, weak, inoffensive and defenceless villagers, were surrendered up as victims ‘tosatiate the Mandarin’s thirst for blood. Our advices from Shangh .i are to the 20th November. The reinforc ments of the Imperial naval force, noticed in our last, induced ‘he Imperialists to make a general attack on the city with the combined forces on ‘he 10th inst. Tney succeeded in captu ring two of the rebel fleet, purchased from foreigners, and several junks, but were rigorously receded by the rebels on the hind aide and with great loss. Spain —The ne.w born I’riacess died at Madrid on the Sh, afier a day’* jsiitlne.-s. The circumstances, taken in connection w ith the antecedent scandals, excites comment, as the child was spoken ot as being cf a part:cu!a*ly healthy constilutio oummavj) of News. ‘I iie Amount of gold deposited in the Mint at Philadelphia during the month of December, is put down at four and a half millions of dollars. The amount deposi ted during the year is reported at fifty three and a half millions. The population of California has increased but slowly the past year. F'Oiu the first of January to the first of Novera her, the arrivals .by sea exceed the depar tures b\ only 9,781, which added*to the J overland emigration, will make the increase during that period amount to only 31,030 souls. Pensions. —The report of the Cmmnis siontr of Pensions shows that it will re quire 13,865.560 acres of land to satiny , ! the variant* already issued under the acs i of March 11, 1847, and 12,531,250 acres to satisfy these that have already issued under the acts of September 28, 1853, j ! and March 22, 1852; making an aggregate !of 25,397,800 aen s. j ’ The Virginia Senate has passed a bill requiring the Altorr.ey-Geneial to repre sent the interest of Virginia l o r ore the ! Supreme Court of New York, in the ap jpe il taken from the decision by which Jonathan Lemmon was deprived of hi* slaves, and if necessary, prosecute the ap peal to the United States Sujreme Court. The Mississippi Svnod of the Presbyte rian Chuich lately held in Jack-on, resol ved In raise $400,000 to establish a Book Depository in New Orleans, the buildings of which have already been purchased, and responsible guarantee obtained in that city that the money will be forthcoming. The Florida Conference of the Method ist Church South, was recently in session in Monlicello. The nutnbei of Ministers piesent was larger than on any pievious occasion. Upwards of SBOO was sub scribed for Missionary purposes. The next conference is to be held at Jackson ville. Florida. The Apalachicola C nnmer cial Advertiser learns that Messrs. Hodg son are preparing io erect a Turpentine Distillery in that ci’.y, of sufficient capa city to run off from forty to forty-five bar rels of spiiits per day. The Pacific Railroad. —The House of Representatives of T>x< has passed tl.e Senate hill for constructing a section of the Pacific railroad through the State. The 8..1 appropriates twenty sections ot land to every mile. The company agree ing to build the road will be required to guarantee the performance of the contract, by depositing in the State treasury three hundred thousand dollars. The Cal-ric Ship Ericsson . The X. Y. Express understands that it is the intention of Mr. Kitchin g owner of i the new Caloric ship Ericsson, to send her to Havre, in place of the Humboldt, late ly lot off Halifax. She has not, how ever, yet made her trial trip since the mw engiius have been put in. Proposed Plan of the Pacific Rail road. — A Washington Utter says: “A plan is on foot to persuade Congress to lend its sanction to the Pacific Railroad in the following form: The government to lend its bonds to the Company, taking the road as security for their payment to amount of n nney paid in by individuals, and for every SIOOO thus paid by persons, SIOOO to be loaned by the General Gov ernment. If fifty-millions are paid by sub scribers to the Company, Congress will be asked to subscribe the same amount. Congress, I thing,.will not sanction this form ot aid. We are pleased to learn from the Green ville Mountaineer, that stiver and cop per have been fo.ind in the upper part of that district, on lands owned hy Colonel George F. Townes, An organized andi efficient company have agieed to lease the mine of silver and copper from Colo nel Townes, and w ill souo continence a thorough development of this new re source of wealth to our hitherto neglected and unappreciated mountain section of 1 the Stale. Col. Tow nes is the owner of some four or five thousand acres of Dnd where this valuable discovery hus been made, and we heartily congratulate him on his good prospects. What will Eng lavd do? —ln the Tur kish bulletin describing the battle of Sin ope, the following paragraph occurs: “In the midst of this battle there chanced to beau English merchant ship, 1 den with copper, and, although tney hoisted the British Hag, the Russians did not pay any attention to it, but sunk her by firing at her One of the men belong ing to this ship was killed; the rest, to gether with the captain, were brought, 1 tic e by the Retrib tioit jra fmasoiM F333UARY 9, 1334 Mr. Editor: The following names are suggested as suitable persons to represent the city for the next mtfliicipal year, at the election in April next. No objection, it is believed, can be urged against any of them. MANY VOTERS. For Mayor, L. S. SALMONS. For Aldermen, ilf. WE STM IRELAND, A. MERRITT, W. II HANCOCK, S. W. M A NOIIAM, A. FLEMING- , W. M. CLINE, A. PORTER, E. W. ROBINSON. Mr. Editor, —Please publish the follow ing ticket for Mayor and Aldermen, to be supported at the ensuing election in April next. GOOD ORDER. For Mayor, WM. M. CLINE For Aldermen, A LL EN EL EMfNG, fj. W. BROWN, W. 11. HANCOCK, C. II JOHNSON, JOHN SPRUE L, W. J.JOSSEY ; A. MERRITT , WM. 11. VAUGHN. Mr. Editor: Please publish she fitlloiving Ticket for Mayor and Aldermen, nnJ oblige llu citizens of Griffin: r.)R mat n, Coi.. W.YI ti. PHILLIPS. r>>R ALDERMEN, J. C. BEKK*, GEORGE Will re, GEORG IS CLARK. WILLI AM J. JUSSEY, JOHN WILLIAM LEE S I iUCXL \ND, V PIS! 1, S. S. CHERRY. “Asa” of tile Recorder. A writer ever the sijrntiiire ot in iht Hecortler oflasl week, look ujxvi iiimselt’ to ia'n pooi) (tie inem'isra of tlvs Striate with ri,_lif go-.id a ill, became of their acti n :n pardoning Bird; ami while ho an retr y an', it one direct e.liuige, or if h - does nninivlM'.tly qmtiifi a ii with a pcrlup?, or e per.idveuUirc, oi ho doea not know it oi hi* own knowledge, or :rm Uv it is not so, lie rinatcs the grossest and blackest of crime*, that oi taking direct bribes for tli<-ir to pardon Bird. No one can read hiaaHiJe, with out *eein>* that inis it> the sum n i r ohrtaneu oi it, anti ilml tiibi* what the writ- r desired snd in’ended It- convey to tfis; rec Jers of his communication , Che President of she Senate, Col. S'el', cornea in for the lion's share of this tirade. We wish wv- Mad room Io crit eiae llie wnolc communication, but ive have not. We will mte one charge,- which the author no doubt thought conclusiv-. — tie says—“ The employees of Bird k ew just as well before the casting vote ivts given, that it would tu* in favor of Bird, as they drl alter it was pronounced and the bi!l passed.” Now n oue cho niisl ike what the writer’s intention was in penning the above sentence, to wit, to insinuate Ihit the Pr-8i tc.it !i id been operated on in favor ofßird. Bu’ supp >sc every word of the above to betme, what does if amount to? Here was a case winch universal attention. It was in every company, in every room, in the mouth or every member. The pardon of Bird was tire uni versal topic, and you could sc ireely be any where tint you heard it discussed. and heard the expres sion of the opinion of members fit er in favor ot, pardon or opposed to it. We will venture to say that there word not ten me libers .)! the whole Le gislature *vlv> had not openly expressed so opin ion lor or against the pardon pnvioiis to voting, and some nl them perhaps fit y time*. Now of the whole Legislature, is the President of the Senate alone to have no opinion until the moment lie has a ieri-mn to in.iki.?. Is his mouth alone to tu shut up? Ur it from an excess of caution and pru dence he took care not to express an opinion, could you shut up tiie mouths of Bird’s friends, and prevent them from stating tint the President ol the Senate was in fav r ol’ the prrdon, whether they knew it to be so or not, in order to influenc,. other?? We have no inure roam tor argument. — ( We think “Asa” must have a soft place in his head. Washington Territory.— An official census, just, completed, show.q this new Territory to contain a civilized population numbering 3,965 persons. It has several excellent harbors, and set ms ‘.likely to become in a short time a populous and thriving territory. “The Washington Union denies the New York Herald’s statement that President Pierce wrote a freesoil letter in 1848,” says a telegraphic dispatch. Why man, the Herald never said he did He only offered five hundred dollars for such a letter, knowing that he could not find one if he offered five thousand. This silly effort ou the part of the Herald produces only ridicule and fun, and we regret that the Union views it in any other light.— The best, burlesque w*e have seen wc clip from the Boston Times, as follows: Five Thousand Dollars Reward. — Will be paid to any person, black, red or white, who will furnish us with an authen tic copy, of a certain letter, said to have been written in 1852, by infield .Scott of New Jersey, to one Billy Bowlegs, a Seminole chief, in reply to an invitation to attend a “talk” in Outhlacoochee swamp, or to join the forces of the red skini a? gainst tiie pale faces The letter to Gen. Scott was written by a committee of squaws, or Injin married ladies, cf Florida, and his reply is said to have been, that he won't! see Billy Bowlegs d-d first before he would go a step; but from certain pri vate motives, lie, the sad Ril y Bowlegs, declined the distinguished honor. No questions asked, if the document be forth coming. Apply at the counting room oi this office, when the clerks are out. Billy Bowlegs, it appears, has taken umbrage, whether for his personal safety or on account of Scott’s rejoinder we are nqt informed. Scott’s friends now con teud that his warm reply was directed to ihe squaws and not to Billy. The letter 1 the letter! let us have the letter. | uiv l*H|er.” j Tiie following remarks are very good las far us they go, but they do not go far i enough Wo will give them first, and I ft Td a few additional remarks of our own j afterwards. We copy from an exchange: “It is astonishing what exalted notions some persons have of their own importance They seem to imagine they are altogether necessary to the onward roll of this little world, and that if, by any means, they should be shoved out of the way, the screws would be so loose that the old iutv chine would no longer hold together; and of course, if such important personages only say to an editor, “stop my paper,” the whole establishment must go to pot instanter. We have often laughed in our sleeve —.though outwardly we looked as grave as an owl—when one of these regu lators of the world has marched into our editorial sanctum, and ordered a discon tinuance of his paper. And it always does its good to see how the starch is ta ken out of him, while the editor smilingly replies, “Certainly, sir, with the greatest pleasure, j ist as soon as the clerk has en tered a hundred or more names, which have just been sent in.” The mighty man wilts down like the narrative of a whipped spaniel, and he shrinks away, muttering to himself, “ Well Ia n afraid that stop ping my paper has not ruined him after all.” “These swells, who stop their papers on account of some miff which has found its way into their cranium, are sure to watch the time of the next issue, thinking that smother number will not make its appearance; and they are sure to borrow their neighbor’s copy, to see if it does not contain the editor’s farewell address to his readers. “We once knew a minister, who, in de** scribing the Christian’s character, and the circumspection of his walk, said the way to heaven required as much care as it did for a bat to> walk on a wall covered with broken bottles. It is something so with an editor, if he is to please everybody.” I We have said the above remarks: are I well enough, as far as they go, but do , not go far enough. This “stop my paper” gentleman, when he does it inconsequence ot a “miff” for something the editor has said, little knows how far he is presuming. Tito editor of a public journal i- recognized ns the watchman upon the political watch tower to give warning of all approaching danger, whether fro.-t open foes or covert enemies; he is to watch and guard against the first encroachments upon the body politic, and sound the tocsin of alarm at dange” it. tfij distance, whether it cornea from eiienne.: from without or traitors from within. The oni lie and his party expect this of him, a id every public spirited edi tor will do his duty. But then “atop my paper” usually has some private little scheme of his own him self or. a very particular friend to get into office, or someone to oust or keep out, an-1 tiie editor forsooth must neglect the whole public interest and become his catspaw, or “stop my paper.” “Big I” is superior to all public considerations by oue half; and as to telling a self nominated candi date that his opponent is more capable or more acceptable to the com nunity than himself, how can you make him believe that that springs from any other source than personal prejudice against him? His masterly ability or that of his friend is never doubted for a moment by himself We do not recollect that we ever heard but one man in the whole course of our life say he was not fit to be a member of the Legislate a, and he did not say it until after he had tried it and found his deft ciency. So of many other offices. Now I the editor, in almost all these matters, is expected to give his opinion freely and unreservedly, through the medium of his columns, an 1 yet he can scarcely ever do so without two or throe oi* more step up and “stop my paper.” Talk to these gen tlemen about constitutional privileges—as< them if it is not right and constitutional that every holy’s cliims to public office should be openly and freely canvassed and they will tell you in the blandest terms, “O most certainly; all that is right; but then, you are prejudiced against me.” This poor excuse always defeats itself, for it is taking for granted that the people are so stupid that they cannot discern be tween an editor’s judgment and his preju dices. The real object of “stop my paper” is, to force the editor to think as he thinks, to support whom lie supports, and to shut his columns to every thing that may mili tate, not against the editor’s prejudices and predilections, but against the predi lections and prejudices of “stop my paper.” InfaiMOTi* Act. As the passenger train was passing up from Macon to Atlanta, on Saturday night last, between Crawford’s and Smarr’s stations, a flint rock, weighing between half a pound and a pound, was thrown from without into one of the car windows, striking a young man on the arm, bruis ing itgcousickyrably and producing great pain. -Had it struck him on the temple, instaflt death would probably have been the, consequence At only two w indows above tßit a'lavly in the act of nursing her infant, and had the stone entered at that window and struck the child on the head, it could not have survived. The base perpetrator of the cowardly and malicious act was not seen, but there was a gather ing- at the Crawford station, said to be a negro wedding, and it was probably one of that company returning from that place to his home. Blunt era in the vicin ity should consider it a duty due to them selves and their people to inquire into the matter, and if it was the act of a slave have him whipped within an inch or two of his life, or if a white man have him turned over to the Grand Jury ami So licitor for prosecution. Mi 1 . Trice and tlie Plank Hoad We were at Mille-lgeville last week, and dropped into the House of Ileprc scntatives on Friday, just as Mr. Trice’* Flank Hoad resolution came tip in order. Mr. Trice has rendered himself so terrible to the members, who are desirous of des patching business and returning home, by his windy warfare and long and expen sive speeches in the House, that som e one immediately became alarmed, and after the report of the committee was read through, which was against the resolution, moved the previous question, to cut off debate, which would of course have gag ged Mr. Trice, and prevented his speech. This motion was not carried, and we were glad of it, as it gave Mr. Trice an oppor tunity of sustaining his resolution. But ho said very little, during a more than half an hour's speech, either in favor or against the resolution. ‘‘Rig I” and “Bun | combe” appeared to be more prominent in | the gentleman’s mind’s eye, and nearly the ! whole of his speech was devoted to his | personal connexion with the Plank Road* j in the course of which he said somethings’ | which we will not, as he did in other ca- 1 1 ses, call “a lie,” but which we thought, and still think, it would be very difficult for him to sustain with the words of truth.— For instance, Mr. Trice said he protested against taking the public road at the time of subscribing for his stock, which we think he can hardly sustain by any one— certain it is. he added no such protest in i writing to his subscription. He said also j that an Injunction was obtain'd against the further building of the road, but said nothing about that injunction being dis solved on a legal hearing btforc the same Court that ordered it. lie said that they (meaning the opponents of the road) had stopped it, when it is notorious that the injunction was removed and the Contract or had again proceeded with the work, and that it w .s finally stopped by the vol untary act of the Board of Directors of the Company, at the suggestion of the Contractor. He said that the new road cut out by the company, by tho side of the Plank Road, was in such an impassable condition, that ‘‘you could not drive a bull yearling through it.” These were his own words. We thought the steer would come next, but we were mistaken; the honora ble gentleman did not say steer once Mr Trice spoke of the bad condition of the road, but did not tell what produced it. He did not say that this was owing to the entire disuse of that road, every one preferring to use the Plank Road and pay toll, in preference to using the dirt road beside it free of cost. We felt very much like wanting to be a member for about five minutes, that we might correct the reverend gentleman’s errors, though per haps it is just as well that we were not; and in justice to the Representative from Spalding, we will here say, that lie wa advised by other members not to reply— that it would only consume time, and the matter would terminate all right without it. After Mr. Trice had made his speech, Col. McDougald, the chairman of the committee, made a few pertinent remarks to the House, stating that the committee understood that the matters of the Plank Road Company were before the Courts of the country, and the committee thought that there was the proper place to discuss and decide them, and had therefore re ported against the resolution. T he vote on the passage of the resolu tion was then taken, and the ayes and tioes called, which resulted in a vote of 26 in favor and 62 against the resolution. We hope as there was a constitutional ma jority against Mr. Trice’s resolution, that he will consider it settled. The Legisl ature. | Wo undo a short visit to our friends Milledgcville on Thursday last, an l pass ed the two succeeding days in that city We found the members of the Legislature not only busily, but laboriously employed, working from nine till twelve in the morn ing, from three till five or after in the af ternoon, and from seven till nine or ten at night. On Friday and Saturday’ they disposed of about one hundred and fifty bills, which had previously passed a first and second reading. The opinion of many of the members was, that they would be able to dispose of all the work and ad journ next Saturday night. Others thought it would take them until some time in the following week, perhaps Wed nesday or Thursday, and others again that it would take till Saturday the 18th to shuck out every thing clean. Both branches of the Legislature, however, have passed resolutions to adjourn next Saturday. They hive some important public bills yet to dispose of, besides a large mass of local bills. The general tax bill has been up for consideration once or twice, but lias not yet been adju ted The disposition of the State Road is anoth* er important question yet to be determin ed. The Penitentiary must also come up for consideration. The State Asylum for the insane and idiotic, and the Asylums for the Deaf and Dumb and also for the Blind have not yet, we believe, received any legislation the prcscut session, and will need some. The appropriation bill must be passed. Then there have been introduced in the aggregate nearly seven hundred bills of a private or local charac ter. one half of which have yet to be final, ly disposed of in one or other branch of the Legislature, and many of them in both. The disposition of the pardoning power was under debate in the Senate when we left there on Saturday; the re moval of the State House and the ques tion of annual and biennial Sessions were in esse f We think the lawyers Say —that is, not vet brought forth. With this lively prospect before them, it is a tolorable fair conclusion that they will not dispose of all the business before the end of next week, and be kept active at that. We have heard complaints of Legislative tar. diness, some do not hesitate to say lazy ness, but if such persons were to visit 1 Milledgeville and see the quantity of work to be handled and disposed of, they might alter their opinion. !n fact, almost every member desires to be at home to attend to his private affairs, and there is no jock ey play now in their endeavors to bring about that consummation. ’ The members from Spalding deserve much praise for their prompt and punctual habits. They arc always in their seats at roll call, seldom absent, and never long. Mr Moseley told the Senator from Rich mond, in a short debate on Friday, that he was as cunning as a fix; to which he might have replied that he was well matched by the Senator from Spalding, f who is as watchful as a cat. Old Bill sees all that is going on. It is impossible for a weekly paper to keep up with the mass of business finished off now daily, so we have concluded to dispense with the further report of the journals and wait for the perfected acts. The Prize Epic A Mr Latham, of Washington City, i some time ago, offered a prize of five hun dred dollars for the best national poem that might be offered within a given pe riod. The time has expired. One hun dred and odd poem have been offered, but tiie examining committee determined that not one of them is worthy of the prize, and have accordingly omitted to recom mend any one for the reward. We pre mime the poem was intended to be bought with the prize money, and if the commit tee had awarded the prize to any one, Mr. Latham would have considered the poem his own. Tiiis would have been a I cheap purchase for any poem worthy the name of epic or national. In the days of Milton, Drydeu o:* Pope, the sum might hare been considered sufficient, but in these days, when Scott and Byron have commanded a guinea a line for poetry, five hundred dollars would be but a pal try sum for a national poem Mr. La tham will have to make his hundreds thou sands, if he wishes to obtain a national poem worthy of the name. We sec it sta. ted that Bulwer, the great novelist, has just made an arrangement with his pub lishers to use the copy-right of his works for ten years for £20,000, or about 9 3,030 dollars ‘This is the rate at which literary works are paid for at the present day | Abbott, it is said, got ten dollars a page 1 from the Harpers, for his biography o^ ; Napoleon, published in their’ magazine, : without the copy-right to publish in any ’ other form. Araga, we also see, has just received 120,00) francs (about $22,000) for the use of his copy -right for twenty years. Washington Irving and “Peter Parley” have made large fortunes by au thorship, as has Mr. Mitchell by his school book-*. Prof. Antlion, for his series of classics, received $63,000 Miss War ner’s books , author of the “Wide, wide World,” have yielded a profit of from $13,003 to $15,0 )0. Mr. Headley has realized from his works $43,000; Ike Marvel, $30,000; Miss Leslie, $12,000; Dr. Barnes, $30,030; Fanny Fern, from one small book, in six months, $6,0 30; Judge Kent, $123,000; Webster, for his dictionary; $180,003, and others at equtl rates. We see it stated In a late exchange paper, that although Mr Latham’s com ! mittee did not award the prize to any one, j and declared all the competitors unworthy Jof it, he intends to publish the offered poems in a collated v-darnel This is a ewind le that would do honor to Chicago. Frkioht from Nashtii.lb. —The Macon Messenger of the 25th ult ssys: On Sa turday last, there was a large cargo of freight delivered at this place, from the cars of the Macon & Western Railroad, which was shipped from Nashville, Tenn. The road from Chattanooga to Nashvilie is now completed —there is but one transhipment of freights between the lat ter point and this city, and the arrival on Saturday is but the beginning of an exten sive business between the two points, profit able to the business of both, and to the Macon & Western Rail Road. We have lately taken some trouble to ascer tain the loeal business of the Mac n k Western Road—its business with th's city, anl we have been struck with its rapid increase during the last few years, and with the fact which its freight lists exhibit, that Macon is the most im portant depot for the distribution of Ten nessee produce, in our state. The open ing of the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail road, with proper energy, and enter prise on the part of our business men, must increase its importance in this respect. ATm Yaskkz-A young man In this city wrote to a gentleman in Northamp ton, recently, signifying that he had unex pectedly been thrown out of employment, and requested the person whom he wrote to, to procure him a situation. He said he would like to work at “sawing, or- making doors and blinds.—Few (said lie! ean beat me at that —or I would like to get into a livery stable, or any of the stores as sales man, for I am a erood one, and understand the business—or to drive a team, I will be on hand—-or a chance to peddle stoves, or a chance to tend a sawmill, or almost any thing else; get me a chance, and I will be on hand. Os course, such a young man was not destitute of employment lie has got a charnce, and like a right smart fellow, he is improving it.- —Spibitfield Rrp. CommunkuUJ for tlie'Jeffersemnn, Mil Editor. Dear Sir:—The office of Mayor and Aldermen of tho city of Griffin, seems to have become one of considerable ambition. I picked up the two papers of last week, and the first thing that I saw, was a long string of names for those offices—long enough to reach Torn here to way yonder; sufficient to supply every square in tho city with a Mayor and Alderman, and nominated more Ilian two months before I the election Were “Many Veters' 1 afraid the candidates might die before the time, and it might be too late then to present their names? ‘I he honorable.-? of our city ought to give time to its groundlings t) think and choose first, before a nominatioj is made. For one week before the elec tion and on that day, the groundlings are the masters aid immortalized for that time. Every candidate bows, scrapes, talks, laughs and shakes hands with them. After the election is over, they pass into their apotheosis, till next time. I have known race-horses, by starting too soon, ! break down and loose the race and purse , too, beaten by a scrub pony or quarter nag no body thought of, like Cobb and McDonald were. With me, it makes no odds. The nominees are all iny personal i particular and political friend ll , whether they be whigs or democrats, no difference, , except in the spelling of the words From” j the deepest recesses of my heart, I wish • them all success. ‘I herefore I intend to put all their names and as many more if noiamirted, on my ticket, and‘cave it to the judges of election to select the pro; *r number for me. “ Thereby h ng.s a tail ” j In a dark corner, in the north of Georgia, I a marriage was announced in this way: “Ynited in the sacred ties and holy band* of wedlock, by the most respectable and honorable Job Slocum, Esq. Mr. Jeremiah . Doodle to the amiable Miss Polly Arrnin t: Arabella Wilhelinina Diddle.” Shortly j after, someone placed the paper contain ing the above announcement into the hands l of the Esquire. He dashed home, flowing, | cavorting, gesticulating and euR ng all ] sorts of capers. His wife saw him as he approached the house—shethswght he was crazy W hat is the matter wit . you Job,* do pray? Look here, look here, Dollv dear. Who would have thought it? Mr j name is iu print, is in print a* last! Is j that all? Why I actilly thought you was I gone mad! Who will dare now deny ’squire Job Slocum i.sa great pram? Your own wife Dolly dares deny it. You a great man indeed l You’re only n just ass with a quirk to your name, that’s what yon are. £bit your tatcr trap. My name is us print, I tell you Stand at a respe:tful distance, Dolly, and every body < lse here after. Dolly, I say, thou koovest my voice is terrible. Hand me here ray skiv ering irons, i must ind will have order about me now. If any one break the law in my judo notion, i will make my b- iglo Ichabod Snaiphetn, slap h : in with a dama ns, and hohf hijn under distrest, till l scrapehisass, firehisfaceanuss, tuntarara and mishymasg him l ight off Into that place called in law “7/zAe.” Why Jo >, how you talk! I raly does now Vpect yon hare turned beside yourself, ’e.-e your name’s in print. Lors a mercy on met Darn that printer. Yours, AMINID \B SXOR L’lH. The Gilm?r Presentments. As many of our readers have, no doubt, heard more or less of tne Gilmer Present ments, but do noi know exactly what they contain, we copy them, so far they re late to Col. Chisholm, the Solid ter Gen eral, as follows: The undersigned Grand Jurors also feel it their painful but imperative duty to pre sent, as a public grievance, the conduct of Edward T3 Chisholm, the Solicitor Gen eral of the Blue Ridge Circuit. It has been made fully to appear to the under signed, by highly credible testimony of not only one but of many persons whose char acters for veracity are above reproach, that Col. Chisholm, a few days previous to the last October election, came to the county of Gilmer on an elect oneering tour; that he placed money iu the hands of different individuals for the purpose of treating and otherwise attempting, by anv means in their power, to influence votfS; that he approached various persons who then stood indicted in the Superior court of .-aid county, some for the offence of riot, and others for other offences, and contracted and agreed with them, that if they would vote and use their influ ence in the approaching election for Coll, • TuiuHii, who was a candidate for Congress, he would noi pres anel qnesh the bills of ind ctmeiii then existing against them iu said court, and would no further prosecute on the same. The undersigned deeply regret tl at any officer occupying so respon sible a station, should so far disregard the solemn oath and obligation of his uiUco a* to sell the public justice of the county, and corrupt the ballot box, for the purpose of advancing the interest of his friends, or serving his own ambitious purpose.” Tiif. Cos stores 5i on al Library. —Tho Congressional Labi ary is filing up rapid ly. At the time of the destruction of the main portion of the Library by fire, some twenty thousand volumes were saved in tho adjoining rooms, while the present number amount to about forty thousaa.l volumes. Os the special appropriations which hare been made to supply the burnt portion of the Library—sßs,ooo in all —only about one half has been expended, al though, we understand, that orders are now out which will nearly consume the balance. The statement of the ‘WVhingto-i cq--. respondent, some time since, that tho new purchases for this Library cost $4 peij volume, it will be perceive.!, was wide of the mark. The average cost of these additions, as we learn from the Librarian, is only $11,03 per volume, which, consider imr the number of rare n::d costly swka which have been secur* and, and the superior anddurablo style,is a moderate expenditure. The further boohs which have been or der ed will more than till the new room. They are expected in the couese of a few months, ‘ and when received if is believed the old Library wil'be'f ally restored, both as to numbers and v’alue. • A Capital Idea. —lt is proposed, on some of the Western railroads, to furnish Baby Cars for the co vanience of those travelling with these appendages, os well” as for the comfort of . travellers generally. The cars will be commodious and well sup plied with cradles, baby jumpers, rattle's, sugar candy, milk .''paregoric, and sedatives and conveniences, and .experi - enced matrons, witlrboth wet and dry nuc-... ses, will be always m attendence..
