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About The Georgia Jeffersonian. (Griffin, Ga.) 18??-18?? | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1854)
FIVE DA TS LATER FROM E U ROTE. New York, April 4th.—The stearne r Baltic has arrive'!, bringing Liverpool dates of Thursday, March 23. Site ar rived out n the previous Sunday, hav ing been detained two days in an ice pack, which to-'k her three hundred miles to the south and west. THE EASTERN QUESTION'xxD WAR. The official and final refusal of the Czar to accede to the demands of the Wes tern Powers was hourly expected. It is already known that he has refused their demands. As soon ns tne ofivial docu ment is received, it wdl he communica ted to both Houses of Parliament and war finally declared. The Paris correspondent of the Times says the Czu’s refu-al was telegraphed from Berlin on the 18:h to the French Government, and as soon as it w as known the B itish Minister sent the facts to Sir Charles ,\api<r. A Imiral Napier’s fleet artived at Win goe Sound in the K.diic on the loth ult. The Admiral arrived at C tpenhagen on the 20. h in a steamer. she al'ied diets were still at Besika Bat, but would soon re enter the Black Sea. No funher figh:i;ig was reported ei ther in Europe or in Asia. On the Dan ube afTtirs aic unchanged. It was report ed that a Ku'si-m conv >v of treasure had been captured n- r K irs, in Asia. The first iivisijn of the French troops, the Auste litz of 100 guns, and three other French ships, have gone to join the Bii'ish tl set i.i the Baltic. General Carrobert bad sailed from M useiUvs for Turkey. Tie French loan had all been taken u r- Austria givTs ni further i.id-cation of her policy, but see ns to lea i to the West ern Power®. L*p to March 10 l, Russia had not re” cognized the neutrality of Swelen. England and France continue their warlike preparations on an immense scale. The Paris correspnn lent of lire Times •ays that three thousand British troops were to piss il.r >ugh Franee to embark at Toulon or Marseilles, and the first de tachment was expected in Paris in a week or ten davs. L >rd Kaplan was ex pected in Paris on the Ist of April. The publication of the secret corre •pondence which took place between Russia and England some years back had increised the goo 1 feeling of France towards England. There is nothing new from Conslanli cop !e. The combined fl-els’ will soon enter the Black Sea. T* irty thousand Russian troops were •to ’es-a, and another corps of seventy thousand were about establishing them selves at Sebastopol. Over one hun dred thousand men are said to he on the, in-ich between OJessa and Moscow. ‘I he warlike preparations made by En gland and France had created the wildest, excitement among the Turkish troops, and spring will usher in war on the most gigantic scale. The Russians are represented as Ing great reinforcements. I Austria still remains in her neutral | position. She lias not signified her inten tion one way or the other, but is evident ly preparing for some ulterior movement, as she i+ raising 1 rge armies. She will not sanction the Czir in retaining his po sition in the principalities. Much excitement prevails all over! Germany. Spain continues in a very precarious j aid there are still apprehensions of> • revolution. The Greek insurrection has not yet j been quelle Ireland and Scotland remain quiet. The fir-t division of ths British fleet, | destined for the Baltic, sailed for its des-1 lisation on the afternoon of Saturday, the j 11th of M arch, under the coo m ind of j Vice Adiubal Sir Charles Napier. Tlie ’ day was magnificently fine, the wind fair, and the spectacle, a mo.-fc exciting ! one, was witnessed by tens of thousands of |eip!e from Portsmouth and from the shores of the Isle of Wight. The divi • on consisted of fifteen steamers--three of then, only being paddle steamers. Just pr< vious to the ships putting to sea Queen Victoria, in her steam yacht, passed through the Beef, th 6 whole < f ihe ships manning yards and firing a royal salute. Her Majesty the 1 signalized the admirals and captains to repair on hoard her yacht, where, on obeying the the summons, tiny were received hy the Queen and Prince Albert, and each com manding officer having taken leave of the royal party, and returned to their respect ive shijis, signal for sailing was giv en, and this magnificent fl- et instantly got under w*igh. None of the screw ships got up steam, hut went out under full canva-s in beautiful s'\le. Tne fleet j assed the Straits of Dover at noon the following day. Trie nucleus J of the seconil division is rapidly’ farming, and will ass ion as possible proceed, un der t! e flag of Admiral Chad*, to join Ad mit *1 Napier in the North *Sea. The total British force dispatched to the Baltic will then consist of forty-four l •hips, mot nting two thousand two hun d'ed guns, propelled hy a steam power of six'een thousand horses, and manned ‘ by upwards of twenty-two thousand men. Jus* as Sir Cl arles was on the point of leaving Portsmouth, the corporation <f that place presented him with an ad dles* to which lie ma lea reply, and •aid; •‘1 hehere it is not usual when a man gpes abroad to have addresses of this kind presented to him; but all I can say is this, that J will do the best I can to preveot thg British 11 ig from being tarn ished. I kuo-w a great deal is expected from the fleet, you must not expect too much. [Cherrs.J We are going t<> meet uo common enemy., we are going to meet an enemy well prepared. lam sure every officer and man iu the fleet will do his duty gloriously; hut, at the same time 1 warn you again that you must not ex pect 100 much [Cheers.] ‘I he fleet is anew one* the system of warfuie is new; great consideration is required to ascer tain how it is best to manage a fleet urged, by steam The system of warfare is en luelj diffident now to what it was for merly ; out we will do our best.” — [Cheers.] The First Lord of the Admiralty an nounced in the House oi Commons, on the 13th inst. that Admiral Napier’s divi sion of the fleet will not, for the present, enter the Russian waters. Their desti nation is Witigoo Sound. The squadron of otrservation was to be stationed at Kiehl. The Chamher of Commerce of Liver pool met on the 15th, and agreed to resolu tions against pi ivateenng. The answer of the Czar to the final de mand of England and France, that he should evacuate the Principalities, had not been received, but it u known that he has refused. From Vienna, under date Sunday even ing 19th, the so lowing is telegraphed.— A Russian courier who arrived here on the 16th, brought despatches to the effect that Russia will positively refuse t> evac uate the principalities. 8 unething of extreme importance was probably settled the day before yesterday between this Government (Austria) and Prussia, as a member of the Prussian embassy went to Oderberg by special train: this was af ter a conference between Count Bunt and i the Prussian Minister. It is stated from Berlin, 19th, that the Czar had replied, “the proposal of tho ‘Western Powers does not require five minutes considera tion, it is lefused.” 27,000 men are on their way to I strengthen the garrison of Revel. A boom has been extended across the har bor of Sebastopol, and it is guarded by ten Russian ships of the line, besides sev eral frigates and brigs. The Russians arc preparing to stretch chains across the months of the Danube. A Turkish pro clamation to define the position of the Christians in the Turkish Empire was dai ly expected at Cons antiuople. A high dignitary from Constantinople has been sent to deal with the Greek insurrection; the first act was a general amnesty and to remit part of the taxes. The Spanish Government Ims borrow ed 50,000,000 reals from the Bank of St. Ferdinand on advantageous terms. The Austrian loan of fifty million flo rins had been all taken up. It was reported that the stay of the Russian Minister, in Vienna, would depend upon the explanations of Austria’s inten tions. Austria lias determined to sea l 33,000 i men to the Turkish Frontier. A secret diplomatic correspondence be tween Russia and Great Britain lias been published in London. It occupies seven columns and is deeply interesting, fully con firming the reports of Russian designs on Turkey. Nicholas intimated in the pri vate conversation that Austria’s policy and his were identical in Eastern affairs; that France was endeavouring (in 1544) to em broil Europe, to advance her own interest and possess herself of Tunis. He. (Nicho las'! would give Egypt and the isle of Can dia to England, keeping for luius-df Servia, Belgaria, and the Protectorate of the Prin cipalities. The published correspondence gives also a memorandum of Nesselrode’s, subsequent to 1844, in which he stated that Russia and England having the power by land and sea, should decide how they would divide in case of the crumbling of the Ottoman Empire; and assuming the views of Austria to be those of Russia, he con sidered jf England were gained to the scheme, France would be forced to acqui esce. Eurofex Affair*. —We present, says the Washington Star, the following- ex tract from a European letter, by the last mail, to readers of the Star, because the writer is highly distinguished as one of the most successful and enlightened mer chants of the continent; and we therefore place more confidence in his views than oil those of the writers of most correspon dences finding its way into the press: “Hamburg, February 18, 1854. - * ‘Yon have no doubt I.?.ard that Olden burg has ceded Jahdes Aleerbaven, with the territory around it, which wii! be the* future station of the Prussian Marine. For the present half a million haebeen voted for building a dock. It would not suit the Republic of Bremen to have a naval sta tion of a foreign military power at the moutli of the Elbe, but her authorities are understood to be well pleased to have such a protection in case of need in their neighborhood. “A formidable war is preparing in Eu rope Commencing in tne Black Sea. I It will spread to the Baltic, by which all com-rereial intercourse Is to be in'.errapt ed. The blockade of the Bosphorus and the Sound will; of course, destroy the ) Russian export trade; but England will I deprive herself of the supplies of grain, tallow &c. which arc so essential for her existanee. lam still of opinion that the Emperor of Russia will reflect on the baneful consequences of such a war, and will, for the present, postpone the opera tions against Turkey which have been the dream of Peter the Great and Catharine 11. It is no more the question of the Key to the Holy Chapel in Jerusalem. “ The German Zoll Verein is now in full operations and, appearently, the new regulations meet with no opposition. In ! Bremen, the manufacturing interest is suf fering.” THREE DAYS LATER FROM E UROPE. New York, April 8. —The Royal Mai! steamship Europa, has arrived at this port with three days later iitelligencc from Europe, bringing Liverpool dales to March 251 h. Liveiipooj , March 25;h. —Cotton. Cotton was dull, and had declined eighth to a quaiter pennv. Sales of the week, 32,000 bales. The decline no ticed above, is principally in lower grades. eastern A flairs. The Czit’s reply to the note of the Four Powers had not been received hy England. Eastern Affairs remain with out change. The London Globe says lhat Russia has acknowledged the neutrality of Swe den. Tne Prussians earnestly entreat of their Government to act with the Wes tern Powers, but Government holds back. Austria seems to side with the West ern Towers, but takes no step decisively. Nothing new has been heatd from Kalefat, or from Asia: the several fleets remained as before. No written tefusal has been received from the Czar, in answer to the note of the Four Powers; it is supposed he will *ot make a categorical repiy, but will ac cept war if offered to him. The Greek insurrection was dying out. The Cambria sailed for Kingston on the 25th to ship more troops. The Teneriffe sailed with part of a regiment for Malta A BUle in the Dark- On the 17th of February, a conflict took place by mistake between two col umns of die Russian army. Tbs Turkish positions are extended in an eaS’erly di rection as far as the village of Cuipercini, which is about a mile distant from Kala fat. For several days a Turkish cnrp>, 4.903 strong, u.ider the < omm ind of C >1 Mirolai, had been posted i. front of ilrs village and in the dlree'iou of the out posts. On thic corps the Rush ns d< ttr mined lo in'k? ho onslaught during thi nigh? of the 16 h. For this purpos two Rus.din colunns weie brought up each from 9.0)0 to 5 030 strong, one h\ the road which leads to Kalafat , fro about the village of Seribez', and thi <>• ther from the left side of it, from abou Poisna, (Prince Milescb’o property, to advance uuexpecte lly upon the 1 utk . to surprise an I inclose them, and cu them to pieces. The Russian columns commenced the’’ march at three o’clock in the m lrninr and by four o’clock reached a positio from whence they were only half an hour’s mn ob fi om the Turkish pickets The second column seems either to have missed the directiou by mistaking the road, or to have come up !o ig afer (he time Be this as it tnav, the latter col umn, in th obscurity of a foggy night, concluded the former oie to he a body of hostile Turks and distantly opened up on them a terrific cannonade, which the others, who labored under tire same mis take, returned with yet more deadly ef fect. Pressing towards e.u-h other- ii came ere Io ig to a close fire of small arms This ill-0 nenetl combat lasted for an hour and a half, until, when day dawn ed, the combatants saw with horror the error they had committed. The loss in killed and wounded in the course of this niglu’s encounter is reck oned byihe Russians tliemseives at sever al ‘n rid els Toe Turks were naturally alarmed at every poin?; and at VYiihiin, in which is but a league and a half dis tant, O.mer Picha, on hearing the can nonade, took all the requisite measures for defence. The Turkish corps station ed at Cuiperceii stood to arms, in scali ness for action at any moment, but did not advance, a- it sat a !os; o imagine or comprehend what die Russians were about, murdering one another in that sty le. It was not till between 7 and S A. 31 that the Russian columns withdrew to their respective positions, carrying then wounded along with ‘-hem. 1 n ‘'ii Washington Ol<i'>i* Anri l 5. EUROPEAN NEWS. Tiie steamer Baltic lias arrived from Liverpool which she left on the 23d of March. Tne news by her is of a decided ly belligerent co np'exio:i. Greit prepa rations were still being made in England for offence and defence. John Bull lias got his dander up, as Major Jack Down ing, of Dowuingsvillc, used to say in his epistles, and having made a row, or got into it, lie seems resolved not to listen to any propositions for peace until he licks the Czar into submission, and makes him cry peccavi, which is a thing much easier to be undertaken than accomplished The London Times has no doubt, however, that that will be the finale of the contest. I> tiiiyo- “Tl. fill mil Powers have distinct ly in view, two objects: first, to compel the Russians to evacuate the principalities; and, secondly, to carry on the war against Russia in otier parts of her dominions with such energy as to compel her to sue for peace on our own terms.” These are brave words, and will be fol lowed, we doubt not, by brave actions: but to compel Russia “to sue for peace on our own terms” will be found to be, if at all practicable, not to be done without great efforts and great sacrifices. There will be first a great expenditure of human life, and a great one of human means and resources. And, after all, should Austria join the Czar, or remain neutral, it is doubtful whether England and France will be able to make much impression on him; and what Austria will do was not known, even at London, when the Baltin left. She has been pi tying fast-and-loosc from the beginning of the controversy; still plays it, and if i.ot all the time the secret ally of Russia, will hold probably un til the Vienna Cabinet shall see which side is likely to win, and then join it, protesting a secret and sincere predilection for it all the time. ,p ifat is the Austrian game, and Prussia’s is about the same It is not known, either, what Sweden and Denmark will do. They wish to ro main neutral, without doubt; bat, it seems that neither Nicholas nor Louis Napoleon will recognize any neutrals on or near the Baltic, nor will England. I lie first two say that the Powers that are not for them are against them; and so, such as are not strong enough to help themselves, must be come belligerents upon compulsion. What could be more unjust than this? The English ask of Sweden and Denmark coals and provisions for their Baltic fleet; if they are refused, they will be taken vi el armis and then there is qinsi war; if they are furnished willingly, the Czar will say that they are giving aid and comfort to his en emies, and then down he comes upon them. So, reluctlant-ly as they will do it, they will perhaps, take sides at ouee, but on which side they will be is also as yet uncertain. I lie French loan of two hundred and fifty millions of francs has all been sub scribed for, which is an encouraging sign, as it at once indicates confidence in the stability of the Government, confidence in its good faith, aud confidence in the result of the war. In England there has not yet been a resort to loans, and the rulers talk heroically about carrying on the war wituout throwing any burden of it on pos terity—ill-used posterity, who never before was treate-i with so much tenderness and consideration. But whether this will be <!one or not, depends upon the duration of the war and its expensiveness. Thus far, no great expeuse has been incurred, not withstanding that two powerful fleets have been fitted out and sent to sea, and that, one way aud another, about twenty-five thousand troops have been added to the land forces. There have been evidently great economy and great good manage ment, and that is starting well. Up to the 23d of March there had been no official advice received by the British Government of the Czar's action upon the ultimatum recently dispatched to him, al though it was known unofficially, it is sta ted, that he at ouce vetoed the conditions. Os course he vetoed them, as it was known lie would do, and the sending of it was rather a sham than anything else, appa rently for the purpose of showing how sin cere and fervent the allies were in their wishes for peace. So is the Czar. As Punch says, he wants nothing but ‘‘peace and his own way.” Uive uuu tne latter, aud the former can be preserved other wise not easily. The ultimatum we now refer to, is the second or third, we believe, and has been very appropriately called the ultimatissi mum, which may be translated, the last finale ultimatum. And whether it is really the last may be still uncertain. Terms can bo proposed and accepted at any hour, at-three quarters pi\st eleven even, and until a battle of some sort has been fought The drawing of blood would probably pu r •a stop to negotiations at present. The villingness to negotiate, if it really exists, is it seems to do. is imputable to the shab by, shirking, shuffling course of the Aus ■\ v\ Government, which intrigues with all, promises all, and may end by deeeiv log all. .WJBWmL GRIFFIN. APRIL 13, 1854 Gkiffin Lyceum. A meeting of the members of the Lyce um will be held on this (Thursday) eve ning, at the offee of L. R. Daniel, Esq A full attend mce is solicited. C. P. B. Martin, President. Dariea Bank. We call the attention of all cence neil to the act, published in to-day’s paper, for winding up the concerns of tho Darien Bank. uticeT fQEaj W e wish to announce to gentlemen who visit oar press room, that we do not pub lish or paper without charge, and who ever cabs for papers will be expected to pay for them. Those who are regular subscribers we are always pleased to see, and even when they want an extra paper we furnish it with cheerfulness. But we do not publish a free paper, to furnish ev ery one who is impudent enough to walk into our office, pick one up and carry it a way. I hey must become subscribers, and paying ones too, or pay Tor each paper ns they take it away. Election for Sltcriir At the last regular election for County officers in .Meriwether county, Mr. More land was elected, Sheriff, but not liking tne occupation, he resigned immediately ! after Spring Superior Court Anew ; e ection was ordered by the Governor, to ; take place on Tuesday the 4th inst. which ! resulted in the election of Robi\ B Dark, ‘ by a majority over his opponent, Truitt, j ot 81 votes. No other candidates were 1 in the field. Mr. Fillmore. This gentleman, late President of the United .States, is now perambulating tlie Southern States, was lately at New Or leans, had an invitation and was expected to attend tho Southern Commercial Con vention now sitting in Charleston. Disastrous Fire. 0.1 Tliuisj.iv morning List, about 2 o’- clock, Mr. Tiiomxs C. Taylor, living in I ike county, west o r Zcbulon, was aroused from repose by his dwelling house being on fire in two pi .ees His efforts, and those of the family, were soon found to be una vailing, with the small force o:i the premi ses, to extinguish the flames, and the con flagration soon resulted in a smouldering pile of ruins A large dwelling house, with t eu rooms, his kitchen, smoke house and two negro houses were all entirely con sumed, as was also most of the house and kitchen furniture, clothing, bedding. & c . in the dwelling. Ihe (ire was communi cated in one place between the ceiling and weatnerboarding, dropping it down from the upper part, which was open; in the other it was built under the house Mr. T has no doub.t the foul deed is the work of an incendiary. Mr. Taylor had his hand much burnt in his endeavors to ex tinguish the lire, and Mrs. T. was badlv burnt by treading with her naked feet on the hot pitch which had becn extracted by the heat from the pine floor. We deeply sympathise with Air. Taylor aud family in this serious misfortune. Mr. T. v ith great exertion saved his meat and most other articles from the smoke house, but the wardrobe of himself and family was all consumed- Connecticut Election. The election for Governor and members of the Legislature took place in Connecti cut oil the 3d inst. By a combination of the Whigs aud Freesoilers they have car ried the Governor, and a large majority in the Legislature. The Nebraska question entered largely into the canvas, and as a United States Senator has to be elected by the Legislature, the Whigs and Frce soilers made sure work of it, by uniting and running a Whig candidate for the Legislature in almost every instance. The Mecklenburg Declaration. We observe that extensive arrangements are being made at Charlotte for the cele bration of the 20th of May next, the ani versary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. All the distinguished sons of the Old North State iu other States, and the descendants of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration, wherever to be found, are to be specially invited We can furnish several of the Alexanders from Griffin, and one of the ladies, wife of one of the signers, who is here still iu tolerable health and spirits. She is the mother of James L. and Lewis P. Alexander, both living in Griffin. Fire at Jacksonville A terrible fire occurred at Jacksonville, Florida, on the sth inst. About seventy buildings were destroyed, of which twenty three were stores. Large quantities of goods were consumed. The custom house aud both the printing offieics of the place were destroyed. Loss estimated at $390-> 000. Insurance f>130,000. lui I Some time ago the Hon. Mark A. Cooper, of Etowah, published some stric tures on the adaptation of the Cherokee lands to the cultivation of the grape, and stating that there was a practical vine dresser then in that section who was rea dy to afford his skill and information in laying out vineyards fora reasonable com pensation. “ e have heard nothing more of the matter since then, and fear the op portunity has been neglected. That the herokec counties are well adapted to the cultivation of the vine, and that if adopted t would soon become a lucrative and tighly profitable business, we have not a loubt. It has proven so in Ohio and In iiana, where men have in a few years uade fortunes by it, and we see in Mis onri it is also beginning to attract mark 'd attention. The St. Louis Republican Mates that the culture of the vine in Cooper comity, Missouri, is becoming an important item. In the past season, one man produced from his vineyard about 603 gallons of wine, and it is estimated that there are from 23,500 to 25,000 bearing vines now carefully cultivated in that vi cinity. The editor of the Boonville Ob server takes a lively interest in th is matter, and proposes to place in tiu hands of the cultivators same slips of native grapes It says that—ln the southwest, and in a portion of Arkansas, there is a native grape which, if properly cultivated, or in noculatcd with others, would produce a finer fruit than any of which the Republi can has any knowledge. The Prophetic tVe saw reference m ide to this ma chine, in tlic Savannah Republican, some weeks ago, and thought the young gen tlemen of the office were amusing them selves at Mr. Young’i expense, as possibly they were, and may be yet. But we be gin to think a machine of some kind is ac tually in existence, and things are as re presented We find the following in a late Savannah Republican; Tan Pr phi-tic Machine Agmv — ln obedience to the request of our prophetic friend of llu cyondule, we proceed to lay before the reader the subjoined versifica tion of his extraordinary powers of prog nostication. The letter speaks for itself, and calls for no comments from ns. [Oarri'fp mrience ul the S.tv c n ill U-p il.liear..] More from the Prophetic ma chine. Halcyon-dale, March 29, 1851. Editors Savann th Republican: Gentlemen: - I ask leave at length to apply for the benefit of my prediction, published long since in your paper, that a buttle would take place in the East, on or about tne 17th or 18th of Eel)ruar v, or March. You have read the account of that battle which took place by mistake between two wings of the Russian Army, ou the night of the 17th. As t) the steamers, I did not miss the time of their arrival much. Also as to the price of cotton in Liverpool, I was right—6 l-4d 6 1 2d. and 6 5-Sd. Any further testimony of my ability to fore-ealculate these things, would hardly be considered necessary by any man or men of sound memory and understanding; nevertheless, I will beg to add further proof of my power to foretell important things, though in this country it is known i that I posted up a notice during a week, in which I stated that two persons aged 23 and 45, and living 32 miles from this place, would die in that week —and they j did die as predicted, and the notice is i still on the wall, dated 16th inst. But furthermore, I observe, that the Uth or 13th, and the 22d or 27th March inst. would be days of great movements, c poc'is, or battles in the East. And 1 pray you will record the following dates: August, 1854, Oataber, 1855, April. 1853, November Ist, 1858, A. TANARUS). 1859. Observe that the above dates will be epochs in American history. Atone of those dates there will be war with a fo reign nation—perhaps A. I>. 1856, and the war will hist from one date to the other. 1 request you to publish this letter in testimony ot’ the spiritual power, and I pray all vo ‘r subscribers to cut it from your paper, and post it up for future re ference. Otherwise, post it up in your room, and oblige your fr.eud and servant, C. W. Young. The ful'owiug, of a luter date, we ex tract from the Savannah Georgian; Prophetic Machine — How ir Works. —A friend writing from Halcyondale, gives us the following in a Postscript— Though not intended for publication, yet as it will tend to gratify public curiosity, so highly excited by the reinaruable reve lations lately made through the columns of the Savannah Republican, we do not feel at liberty to withhold it from our readers. It is a source of deep regret that a letter containing some prophetic an uouncemcnts, received by us some time since, has been mislaid. The Postscript of our correspondent reads thus: “Are there any ‘coming events’ of which you would Lke to know? If so, our soothsayer, (J. W. Young, is now in full commuuion with the spirits, and able to supply all demauds at the shortest notice. llis famous ‘machine,’ whose faruo, of course, has reached you, I have never seen, but am told that it is a small rieketty table, having a piece of slate pen cil suspended to it by a shoe string. Du ring his incantations the prophet’s mind is said to be very much exercised. His fa miliars communicate with the creaking of the table and the swaying of the shoe string suspended pencil, which ‘s’ghts and sounds,’ rightly interpreted by the mas ter, become the written, registered, or spoken predictions of Cuyler W. Young, Esq ftiis ghosts indulge very much in predicting deaths, which is very natural, that belli 1 ’ - in their line. If you want the price of cotton next December, (a chance to speculate) —the precise date at which the Grand Sultan will bo converted to Christianity —the certain result of the Chinese insurrection, or the composition T ‘Jacob’s Cordial,’ —why send your or ders. No charge is made.” • .should it be that our correspondent has falle.j into any errors of statement, it will afford us much pleasure to correct them, when authoritatively advised thereof. We do not think it within the power of the machine to give the ingredients of “Jacob’s Cordial,” for in that event, if it became public, and every body used the Cordial, nobody would die. Men and women would become immortal this side of eternity, and thus “get the weather guage of fate.” It would never do for the public to learn the ingredients of Ja c >b’s Cordial They would be as gods. Communicated, . Mr. Editor, — I ask yon to publish the following communication, injustice to my self and others, at bst Conference at Coun ty Line Church. Bullah Church sent a committee with a letter to the Church at County Line, inquiring the manner in which County Line excluded Benjamin E. Willis and others. The Church at County I/ne received the committee and heard the let ter read, and, upou the suggestion of the Rev. Daniel Godard, to appoint a mouth for the Church to answer said letter, oraly, on motion, he was appointed the mouth of the church, and now it is wit!: him I have to do, in relation to what he said on that oceas on. And first, he said that the j church considered it a breach of order, in the person of B. F Willis, and went on to say, that he thought that the difficulty was settled, but he had since learned that he did not understand the acknowledge ment that he, ( Willis,) made Well, now Daniel, how did you find out that you did not understand W illis? he made’ no ac knowledgement but at that time—when you said you b.! ; °ved it was settled; and when the church said she was satisfied with his acknowledgement; and when the move was made to reconsider the case, two months after it had been settled, IV'.'! lis said he could make no other ac knowledgement than he had already made at the first, i here was no chance for you lo misunderstand. But when your conduct was called in question, it suits your purpose to say that you did not un derstand. I say, Daniel, von kept back part of the price. In giving the history of that difficulty, you could recollect every thing that you thought would make in your favor; but, every thing of the history i that would make against the course which j I you have adopted, was refused. You well I recollect, you could net have forgotten it, j that on the Bth day o'” June, when I made ja move that what Hro. Willis said be ta | ken in satisfaction. t!te question was then | put to the church; all voted yea cxcej t four; and after further deliberation, three of the four nays arose and said that they would go with the clmrcli; the other one remained silent.; this, you failed to tell to | the committee from Bulah. O! it would j not do to tell that, it would make against! your side of the question. You could not I have forgotten that the Rev Willi,am Disaiukes was present on the 18th day of June; he questioned W.His till he, (Dis mukes,) said he was satisfied with Wihis’s acknowledgement; he said that it m'g’it be thought that he was particular; but, 1 said he, I have suffered more on account of the Masonic question, than almost any other Minister; lie said, I have had four cases of dealings with church members for joining the fraternity, and when they have made such an acknowldgement as Bro. Willis has made, we have retained them m the church; but when they have been obstinate we ha*e excluded them 1 his is another part of the proceedings in the ea e you thought proper not to mention I to the committee Daniel, I would be glad to stop here, but you have forced me to go further. You was not content only to suppress a part of the history of this case, but you had to turn and try to slan der me, qnd Willis; yon charge me with al tering the minute before I recorded it, and said I made the minute read that Willis stood as an excluded member, when the original read ‘stand excluded.’ The assertion that I altered the minute is false; that charge is as black us night, you knew it was false when ycu made it. You drew up that part of the minute yourself: I have the minute now in my possession, and in your own hand writing; if you deny that von spoke falsely in this matter, I will prore it beyond the possibility of a doubt. V’ hen you were making this state ment., I asked permission to be heard, but j that liberty was refused me; you would i not permit me to speak, so I have adopt ‘ed this method to be heard. Now, Duu | id, I will give you a copy of that part of the minute which you say 1 altered, the same being recorded in the church book, verbatim tl literatim. Here is the copy: •‘Bro. VViUis answers the charge, and rather than give further affliction to the church—request the right to withdraw ‘ without further investigation, and the | church, for the sake of peace, suffered h‘m j to do so, and stand as an excluded mem ber.” Daniel, you must be particular Yr.ien yon talk about any thing that is in black and white; sometimes old documents arc dangerous; and during the time you’ was acting as month for the church, you j turned aside to slander B. F. Willis, you, said that during the time Willis was in the church he did not contribute in all to the amount of one dollar, which asser tion, you knew to be false when you made it; but you thought it would answer your purpose, and it would not be contradicted, as you had the gag law in force against us. You well know, yourself, that you have had several dollars that Willis con tributed. Daniel, these things ought not to be said of one occupying the position you do; it pains me to say these things | ot you, but you have forced me to say j them; and now, Daniel, I will take my ; leave of you, and it this does not satisfy you, the next time 1 will give you a Ben-! jamin’s mess. JOII.N E. DUKE. We learn that a serious accident occur red on Sunday last, on the Central Rail road. While the passenger train from Sa vannah was passing a curve, three negroes were discovered asleep upon the track, but not in time to prevent the accident. The engine passed over one and mangled him in such a manner, that no hopes are enter tained of his recovery, while the other had his head instantly severed from his body. The third was knocked off the track by the cow-catcher, and made his escape.— trco. Telegraph. The venerable Geo. Washington Park Curtis has addressed a letter to General Pierce, informing him of his desire, th-o’ his Excellency, to deposit in the national archives the flags captured by the illustri ous Washington, in the days of the revo lution. These were given to Washington by Congress as the highest mark of re | sped. The Vote on the Nebraska Bill— see nothing in the recent vote in the House of Representatives which would in duce us to believe that it was a test vote as to the final result. The Washington Star gives us the following information con cerning the action of the House on Tues day, by which it will be seen that the journal has no apprehensions as to the success of the measure: “ Those who understand the real condi tion oft! itigs here are not a little amused at the use which the ultra opponents of the Nebraska bill are already aiming to make of the vote of the House yes terday, by which it was referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union, in the face of the fact that some seventeen of its avowed friends vo ted not to make It an exception to the rule governing the House in preliminary legislation upon all such measures. It will be recollected that tl.e su’-jcct ha already been muturely considered and act ed on by tiie committee oa territories, who some time since seat to the commit tee of the whole a similar project. Ihe subject is, therefore, Lgit m.itely in the keeping of the committee of the whole oil the state of the Union. The idea that it can be easily strangled there is a fiction, a m ijority being in its favor. The case is | (Liferent with a measure in which coin ; paratively few members take interest.— When such a bill is sent to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union, without being made a special order at this | period of the session, the chances are that : it will not Ije reached, as it is r.ot expect |ed that the majority will lay aside all j business, in which they may be interested, | to grat fy the wishes of a few. “In such a case as this, however, with 1 a clear majority in favor of the bill, it can ; be taken up at any time they will, by re* i fusing to take up bills which are before it 1 ou the calendar; as is done frequently in sneli eases. ‘J lie only hope of its oppo nents is to defeat it by legislative expe dients, which at times succeed eventu ally, when a measure is not regarded as of great importance, bat never when it any be so considered. The decision of Mr. Chandler, as regards counting to make a quorum, commented upon by us yesterday, is destined to tell with powerful effect agaiust any such bill. By-the-bv it utterly deprives them of their means of wearying the majority with cross motions, i and other time consuming motions. Oar | readers liny look out for all sorts of cx ’ travagmt stories relative to the destrue | lion of the measure, thus accomplished in the first place in the anti-Nebraska news papers; and afterwards for appeals on ap peals, in the same journals, that it may be killed “deader,” (as they say in the Bowery ) “The bill will he taken up as soon as public business, standing in the way, can be disposed of; which action will show how foolish are the cries of the abolition ists that, it the vote of reference yester day, they have killed the prospect for the enactment of the measure.” Tiik Gadsden Treaty. — The Washing ton correspondent of the Nov York ilera’d telegraphs to tint paper the fol lowing: “It is believed that the Gadsden treaty will not be ratified by the Senate unMl it is amended in such a way as to settle all existing d.ffereaecs with Mexico, and practically m ike it anew treaty. As the matte!’ has been brought to the attention of the Senate, it is now in the legitimate line of the duties of that body to amend it so as to make it entirely different in its character, although of course the Senate could not originate a treaty. The princi pal amendments which will be introduced, will be taking the thirty first parallel as .h: bo. n iuiy lie, instead o tiewn li ig boundary laid down in the Gadsden trea ty, and thus securing us some thirty Hides of the northern portion of the Gulf of California, including a good port. An effort, and probably a successful one, will also be made to include the peninsula of Lower California, which Mexico is unable to protect. With regard to Tehuantepec, while the claims of neither the Garay nor | Sloo company will be willingly disregard ! ed, it will be deemed by the Senate of more importance to secure the right of way across that Isthmus than to establish the claims of any companies. If these points can be carried, all diffiulties with. Mexico will be adjusted. Santa Anna is powerless without money, and it is for us, with a full treasury, now to make satisfac tory terms with him. Os course the Pres ident, after the Senate has amended the treaty, may refuse to accede to the amend ments, and decline to confirm it; but that is not very likely to occur. From present appearances the Senate will not get I through with it for a mouth at least.” The Russian Invasion.— We mention* ed the other day a ridiculous report which obtained some credence in Canada, of a contemplated invasion of that part of her Majesty’s dominions by Russia. 1 rite New York Herald gives the following j account cf the affair: j S- The source from which sprung all this 1 excitement, and which seems to have | caused so much fear and trembling among ( the Canadian population, was a dodge on i the part of a quack doctor to advertise ! his nostrums. It appears that he became ’ aware that the British government had ! ordered the seizure of all letters suspected of being intended for Russia, and he’ ac cordingly wrote a letter to the C*ar, which contained a programme of opera tions, as given in the- articles from the Toronta papers. Os course the letter was i seized, read, and its author, just as lie in tended, promptly arrested. He was ta ken before the Quebec authorities for ex amination, and on being searched, a letter purporting to have come from the Empe ror of Russia, was found in his possession.,. Some time elapsed before it could be properly translated; but when that task, was acconplished, it was found to be sim ply an order for a large quantity of the proprietor’s quack medicines, to be sent to the Emperor immediately. The letter will of course go the rounds of the Cana da papers, and the doctor’s dodge will no doubt 4 be successful. Southern Oregon.— There has been a movement in Southeren Oregon ot some significance, working to the erection of a new State in that quarter. Meetings end conventions have been held, and memori als will go forwatd to Washington urging the proposition. Declined.— The Rome Southerner ha been informed that John W. 11. Under wood, Esq. has declined the appointment endered him by the President, of Judge of the Territory of Utah.
