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About The Georgia Jeffersonian. (Griffin, Ga.) 18??-18?? | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1854)
FBBSGN E::WS. ■ liz: . “i ■ —Jfc Pour Days Later from Europe New York, May I.—The steamer Pacific arrived here this morning, bring ing Liverpool dates to Wednesday, April 20th', four- daj’S later. Cotton is regarded firmer, with a slight advance; sales during the last three days of 21,000 bales. Political and War Newt No fighting has taken place on the Ilanube worthy of note, and affairs in I that direction remain about as before. A dispatch from Copenhagen states, that an English frigate had arr.ved there With several .Russian prizes, and a num ber of prisoners. Sir Charles Napier had captured sev eral vessels loaded with contraband goods. A permanent camp of ten thousand men had beeu decided upon at Toulon. The combined fleets were seen off Odessa in the northeast corner of the B ark Sea, April 1. The inhabitants of Odessa, a Russian city, were greatly alarmed at the sight ofihe combined fleet of the enemy, and fled the citj*. Omer Pasha has been instructed not to undertake any important operations liQ'il the arrival cf the auxiliaries.— These instructions were given by Lord Redcliffe, not a military man, and will tend to prevent Omer Pasha taking ad vantage of circumstances, and making an attack, which many times would be the best defence. He will not be allowed to prevent the progress of the Russians by pushing his forces through the weak cen ter of the enemy’s line, and marching up on Bucharest. Toe Biitiah troops were landed at Var na on the 24th, and the vessels bearing them were said to have proceeded to blockade Sebastopol. An army of 20,000 Russians is sta tioned about Odessa; the city is otherwise well fortified, and well prepared for tie-’ fence. The Russian troops, it is stated, are slid crossing the river Danube in great numbers, and are occupying a position in Dobrodcha, a peninsula formed by the Danube on the north and west, and by the Black Sea on the east, and north of a line from Kustendje, on the Black Sea, to Cberneuode on the Danube, South of the line now occupied by the Russians, on the lakes and morasses of Karasee, the Trajan Wail, refuted for defence on the points of passage, the fortress of Kus tendje, and the allied fleets on their flank in the Black Sea. It is believed that Omer Pasha is con cenl'&ling the bulk of his forces in front of the position taken by the Russians. It is believed to'be the intention of the Russians to push forward the Danube beyond the position before men tioned, ia the direction in which they ex pect the French and English army, and to fortify all the positions which may obstruct the advance of the allied army. The Turks effected the passage of the Danube in grand style on the 27th ult at Sitnnitza, most of the inhabitants ol which fled to Bucharest. The place where the Turks crossed is west of the petition occupied by the Russians. Another battle had been gained by the Circassians over the Russians, in which the latter were repulsed with terrible slaughter. The Cxir had ordered all the pilots, and men capable of bearing arms, to re move from the islands to the main land of Finland; also, to remove or burn all the ships and boats. The same system of defence has been adopted all along the .shore of the Black Sea. No pitched battle had occurred on the Danube up to the 9th of April; but mueh cannonading had been going on from .March 30 to April 7. Grand Duke Constantin* had assumed the command of the Russiat. fleet. Lord Raglan ieft Pans for Marseilles on Tuesday. Sulina, the mouth of the Danube, was still blocked up. Varna, on the Black Sea. garrisoned with only a force of six thousand men, has asked reinforcements irom the fleet. It is believed that the garrison will be re inforced by the English and French troops which have arrived at GaUipoiis, who will be ordered there. The contest at Matchen was of a very three Egyptian battalions remained dead on the field. The Czar highly complimented Prince Gortschakofffor having effected the pas sage of the Danube. GREECE. The Greek insurrection was nearly quelled. . The Greeks were defeated at Ointro, with a loss of five hundred. The utmost division prevails among the leaders, who have begun the cry of treason. The expulsion of the Greeks from Constantinople continued; but the Roman Catholic Greek subjects of the Porte were allowed to remain. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. Austria and Prussia still remained neu tral. The Emperor of Austria, in his ne gotiations with Prussia, persists on hav> mg full liberty of action against Russia, should circumstances render it necessary. The Kmg of Prussia refuses to assent to a treaty, unless Austria will not make any movement without first consulting and obtaining his assent. ENGLAND AND FRANCE. EnglaoJ and France continue to make immense warlike preparations. The Queen ot England had issued a proclamation for a day of general humili ation, fasting, and prayer, that the armies of Great Britain and France may be bless ed io the war against Russia. It ij stated that a treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive, had been positive ly exchanged between England and France, and that copies of the treaty are circulating ia Paris. Several arrests were made at Paris, April 30lh. RUSSIA. At St. Peterburgh the Government paper was at twelve per cent, discount. I’he Russians are constructing forts i which command the entrance of the south •loinoat mouth of the Danube. SARDINIA. I The Sardinian Government has forbid i any privateer under the Russian flag ; being armed and provisioned or harbored < with tbeir forces to Sardinian ports. j DENMARK. I- ( The Miaisteriai crisis is over, and the I Cabinet still remains. SPAttf. Lord Howden has addressed a note to the Spanish Government, requiring her to close her ports against Russian priva teers, if Russia should issue letters of marque. Three days Later. The British royal mail steamship Africa arrived at New York on the sth inst. with Liverpool dates to the 23d ult. The war news from the Baltic, the I Black Sea, and along the Danube, is with out interest. The French squadron of 27 vessels, under Admiral Duschesne, has left Brest for the Baltic. The Greek government have received an Anglo-French note of a threatening character. Greek ships with ammuni tion, have been captured off Negropont. A treaty of close alliance has been rati- Ified between France and England. A treaty of alliance, offensive and de fensive, has been signed between Aus tria and Prussia. The resolution expelling the Greeks from Constantinople, is rigidly enforced. The Greek insurrection has assumed the shape of a Guerrilla warfare, harass ing though not formidable. ‘Lord Stanhope has published a s’rong manifesto against the Greek Government, favoring the insurrection. The massacre of the Greeks by the Turks is reported doubtful. Accounts are still vague respecting the violation of Servian territory by Austria. The campaign ia Asia was expected to open about the middle of April. Mr. Soule is reported to he still urging a speedy settlement of the Black Warri or case. A Spanish decree has been published, requiring the registry of all slaves in Cu ba, at the instance of Great Britain. Barcelona and Saragosa, in Spain, are in a state of anarchy. The Journal of St. Petersburg has pub lished a reply declaring war. Nesselrode’s circular favors the Greek insurrection. The ice on the Gulf of Finland has be come much brokeu. The latest dispatches from London are to Saturday, 3 P. M, in which there is nothing new except a rumor from Paris and Vienna of anew Prussian media tion. The Cotton sales, at the date men tioned, were estimated at 5000 bales,the market closing tamely, but prices un changed and steady. Dispatches from Paris are to Friday, aud bring Omer Pacha’s confirmation of previous accounts that the Turks were thtice successful against a superior force at the passage of the Danube, but m obe dience to orders they retreated ia the line for Karascat. St. Perterburgh papers contain a mani festo in reply to the French and English declaration of war, throwing the responsi bility of the course they have been pleased to adopt upou those powers Nothing later from Copenhagen, except that Sweden has positively entered into a secret treaty with Russia, by which an ab solute enactment exists forbidding more than four ships at once to cuter a harbor. The same requirement has been extended to Norway. Parsun Brownlow. —We see Parson Browillow is not yet satisfied with making what he calls temperance addresses, which appear to be a seatteration and splattera tioa of a little of almost every thing, high ly spiced with nonsense. lie delivered one of these medleys at Columbus last Saturday night. Col Joitv Forsyth, it is said has recei ved the appointment of Consul at the port of Havana. Mr Forsyth s a worthy man. competent to discharge the duties of that office with ability, and his appointment will be a source of great gratification to the people of Georgia. The steamer City of Clnsgow has now beeu out seventy days, having sailed about the first of March from Liverpool for New York. No tidings has been had of her from the time of her sailing, and it is great ly apprehended that she has been lost at sea. She had on board upwards of three hundred passengers, besides the officers and crew. Wild Cat and the Mexican* Authori ties. — The Western Texan of the 231 ult. learns that Wild Cat, the notorious Semi- TTCkH-hiefj had declared in extenuation of the recent depredations committed by himself and his marauding band, on our Western frontier, that his forays upon our settlements were “made with the sanction of the Governor of Coahuila, who shares the spoils with the Indians. ” Superstition or tiie Turks.— English cotton shirts, on which the concise con tents of the Koran are roughly printed in blue, are now selling in the Turkish camp. They arc eagerly bought up at tenfold their value, as the Turkish soldiers attach to those talismanic extracts the gift of making the wearer invulnerable in battle. A family in an old fashioned covered wagon, with a dog tied to the hind axle, passed through Cleveland on the 16th ult. on their way to Nebraska The man said “he had a large family of boys, and he was going to spread himself on a free farm under the sanction of the Homestead bill.” Public Works in Pennsylvania.— Gov. Bigler has signed the bill providing for the sale of the main line of the public works of Pennsylvania, consisting partly of railroad and partly of canal, to be sold for not less than ton millions of dollars.— Pennsylvania owes all this, expenses in curred in building these works. A Greek Stampede.— The Greek Quar ter of the city of Constantinople contained a population of between 80 and 90,000 in habitants, who, on account of the Greek insurrection, were all ordered to leave the city within ten days, and evacuate the Turkish dominions. Dead Body Found.— The dead body of a negro man was found recently seven miles from Eufaula, Ala. on the Spring Hill road. The head and an arm were severed from the body, and there is no doubt but that he was murdered. The neighbors can give no account of the shocking occurrance No negro is missing from the viciuity. We wonder how long it will be before wo shall see it announced at the North, that some inhuman owner of a slave, has not only murdered bis pro- i perty, but afterwards cut him up in pieces I (ala Webster) and thrown the maimed body out in the road to feed the hogs. i m jamsoNiM. ; GRIFFIN. MAY 11, 1854 Strawberries. We were favored last week with a brim ming fruit plate of these delicious berries, from the garden of Hon. Judge Stark. His kind lady will accept our acknowl edgement of the complimeut. Griffin Lyceum. The following question will be discussed before the Lyceum, on Saturday evening, at 3 o’clock, at Concert Hall; “Has the Government of the United States the right to appropriate the island of Cuba?” Ass I G.J. Green, C P. B Martin, J. C. Humphrey, A. R. Moore, J. A. Danforth, A. L. Borders, D. N. Martin, L. R. Daniel, W. F. Wightman. Wm. Wallace. The public are invited to attend. D. N. Martin, Sec’ry. A Flue Some time ago, we made mention of the advantage, among others, of the State Road, in bringing down supplies of fresh fish from the Tennessee river. Thcv ‘now come in abundance. We had the pleasure of dining off of a large channel catfish last week, coming fro’Ti that quarter, served up by Captain Mangham at the Georgia Hotel, and sent to him by Harrison Pet , Tis, Esq. of Atlanta. We assure Mr. Pettis, in the name of cur worthy host and his boarders, that the remittance was most acceptable. We do not know that the fish was weighed, but think it would have pulled down all of fifty pounds T2ic Great Eclipse. It will be recollected that Friday the : 26th of this mouth will bring about the 1 great anular eclipse of the sun, when, we |do not know how many digits are to be j eclipsed, and you would not know what it j meant if we were to tell. But everything is arranged. It is settled that the eclipse shall come off, rain or shine, and the A merican Association for the advancement of Science has appointed a committee of twenty of the most distinguished Astrono • mers of the United States to note the oc currence, and let us know all about it after wards. In the mean time a piece of smo ked glass will answer very well for com mon people to look through, and see what they can, free of charge. Tho Southern School Journal. Tho May number of this periodical is on our table. Contents: What is good Discipline? Requisites of a good Teacher. The Tides. Republics without Education. Education by the State. Relation of Churches to General Educa tion. Public Examinations. Hints on Composition in Schools. Spelling Exercises. All these subjects are ably considered, in this number. The Southern School Journal should be read by every citizen of Georgia who takes an interest in the diffusion of a general education throughout her masses. Price $ 1 per annum: Address “South ern School Journal,” Macon, Georgia. Old Bullion aud the Nebraska Bill. Col. Benton made a powerful speech in the House of Representatives lately, in op position to the Nebraska bill, in which he did not spare Mr. President Pierce for showing an open hand in favor of it, and using his influence for its passage—as if the same thing had not been done by eve ry President from the days of Washington —as if Gen. Taylor and his Cabinet were uot actively engaged in the passage of the Compromise acts, which admitted Califor nia as a State and New Mexico and Utah as territories. The constitution directs the President to m ike proper recommen dations to Congress from time to time for their action, while Bentou will not allow him an opinion 1 It is also said that the Mis souri Representative will oppose the Gads den treaty, and hinder the appropriation to carry it out when it comes before the House. As we thiuk it will be to the in terest of the whole Union, but particular ticularly to the Southern States, that these measures should be consummated, we trust Mr. Beutou will oppose them with all his might, as the surest way of having them both to succeed. We make tho following oxtract from the correspondent of tho Richmond En quirer at Washington, under date of the 27th ult; “ The speech of Mr. Smith, of Virginia, to-day, was oue of the best which has yet been delivered in the House of Represen tatives, during the Nebraska debate. Ho showed that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional, that, so far from being a peace measure, it was the author of all subsequent slavery agitation and disson. sion. He road from the debates of the time to show that Mr Clay was opposed to the slavery restriction. He also read an extract from a speech of Mr. Benton in ’53, in which that gentlemau had pro nounced the aot Qf 1830 to be null and void. The exposure of this opinion, so different from the one a day or two - ago, pronounced by Mr. Benton, and of his utter inconsistency, terribly excited the ire of tho old gentleman. He said, interrupt ingly, that he meant the act of ’2O to be void only so far as the “nullifiersP were concerned. Mr. Smith said that no such word or explanation appeared in his speech Mr. Benton thereupon became very indignant and said that his language was “falsified. ” Bat Mr. Smith contin ued his readings from the speech of ’52, and found a repetition of his opinion of the uullity of the act of ’2O. The plea of fal sification could not again be pleaded, and Mr Benton quietly surrendered himself to the mortification of defenceless exposure, amid the merriment of the House. This speech of Mr. Smith’s was a palpa-1 ble hit and one of the most effective which has been delivered. It reached its mark and object. It lias made Benton’s anti- j Nebraska thunder perfectly harmless. It ; was admirably delivered, with good voice j and sufficient passion. In its progress it j touched the veteran abolitionist, Gid-! dings of Ohio, so sorely that he will, un der a personal explanation, reply with all his might to-morillw. Mr Barry, of Mississippi, surprised the House with a speech ranch above me diberity. It was of the most orthodox and sensible character. He said £hat he dis liked the Badger amendment s and Jirould rather not have had it, bus will vote for the bill. He considered the repeal of the Missouri Compromise worth having at any sacrifics.” Uuited States Troops for Califor nia. It will be recollected that the unfortu nate steamer San Francisco had a regi ment of U. S. troops aboard, ‘and was bound to California, 150 of whom were washed overboard and lost. Since the failure of the expedition and loss of that j vessel, the government at Washington re cently engaged the steamer Falcon to f carry out the troops. Companies D. G. ■ i. and K. of the 3d Artillery were etnbark t cd at New York, but they had scarcely t got out to sea before the Falcon sprung . a leak, her furnaces would not draw, and she was obliged to put into Hampton l Roads and land her troops at Old Point [. Comfort. They are now to be taken up by the steamer Illinois, on her next out ward trip to Aspiuwall. It is to be hoped that the poor fellows may be able to get to California without further mishaps. Tlie Caloric Ship Erricsou. The usual concomitants of great scion tifio improvements seem to attend Capt Erricson and his caloric ship. Misfortune upon misfortune await them. She lately made a trial trip between Jersey city, op_ posite the harbor of New York, and the Narrows, and was very nigh being lost.— As it is, she is sunk in eight fathoms wa ter, on the very eve of triumphant success. She left Jersey city, had made the trip •> and was returning to her pier, when she encountered a squall so heavy that she careened over to one side, and one of her portholes being open, let in the water so fast, that when she righted she was found to be settling, and in a sh >rt time sunk.— Her crew and a few guests on board, had barely time to leave her and get on to oilier boats which came to their relief. Os the working of the engine and the pros pect for final success, the Courier and En quirer gives an interesting and flattering account: “Her speed was very satisfactory at first, making as she passed the Battery, eight revolutions per minute; five miles be yond, ten per minute. Her speed, howev er, increased as she progressed, making finally full twelve turns, and she reached the measured distance of eighteen miles from off Governor’s Island, in one hour and thirty-five miuute*, being a little less than twelve miles per hour. Going down, the lide was favorable, but tho wind was strong ahead on the quarter, which nearly counteracted the favorable influence of the tide. Returning, although the tide was unfavorable, she made twelve miles per hour, passing a measured distance of eight miles in precisely forty minutes. The high est working pressure at any one time did not exceed ten pounds per square inch. This pressure will be greatly increased by a slight alteration, about being made in some of the connecting pipes, which it is confidently expected will give thirty or forty pounds pressure, or even more if ne cessary. “And now, to come to the most impor tant and distinguishing point involved in the practical working of this ship, —the t conomy of suel —-the great question, how much coal will be required to propel a ship of her. tonnage (2200 tons) twenty four honrs, at the rate ofe twelve to fifteen miles per hour? was clearly solved by the experience of this trip Not over, cer tainly, ten or twelve tons will be needed, requiring only 120 to 150 tons for a voy age to Liverpool, or nearly 1000 tons less than the Arabia or even the Atlantic sometimes consumes, and employing only about one-eighth of the working force of those ships. No comment on such results are needed. That a complete revolutiou in steam navigation will be the conse quence, is clearly evident.” GENERasiry Rewarded. —A lady be longing in New Orleans, was travelling on the New York and Erie railroad, with her servant and one or two children. Upon arriving at Dunkirk, she found by some mishap or oversight, she was destitute of the necessary funds to enable her to reach home. She was entirely without acquaint ances, aud her distress was extreme; whon the circumstance becoming known to an engineer on the train, feeling assured that, it was no case of imposture, ho advanced to hor, from his own hard earning, the required amount- A few days since he re ceived a package by express from the south, upon opening which he found a let tor of thans from tho lady’s husband, con taining the money he had loaued, and ac companied by a beautiful and valuable gold watch. The cireqmstauce reflects honor upon all the parties concerned. True; but how often, we would ask, might this good engineer try his danger rpus experiment over again before he would even get his money returned, much, less a beautiful and valuable gold watch with it. We have no disposition to dis courage generosity, but such is the wretch ed meanness of a large portion of mankind, aud womankind too, that unless your bounty is dispensed with the greatest cau tion and prudence, you will soon find your self “sucked iu” by those you have beeu most anxious to serve, How many dare you loan even a few dollars to at the pre sent day, unless they have property thro’ which you can force it out of them* again? Thcro are villains enough extant under the guise of respectable meu and women to destroy all the benevolence in the country. A hide bound, strait-laced - , close-fisted e conomy becomes a matter of self-protec tion. We might mention some cases of our own, in which we have had sad expe rience on this subject. Under the guise of friendship, and borrowing money for a few days, for a special purpose, to be re turned without fail, we have been swindled, out of hundreds of dollars. We sup. pose we have not fared worse than others who have been equally credulous. But it is a hard case that the milk of human kindness should be curdled and dried up by such villainy, and it is a great pity that a public exposure of such charac ters could not be made from time to time to the community. Revolutionary Soldiers and tlieir Widows. There wore 231,191 soldiers engaged in the Revolutionary War. Os this number only 1,191 were still alive at the begin ning of this year. Their ages now sfrerage at least 93 years. Seventy-throe died (lu ring the past year. Os the widows 5,633 remain, 272 of whom were married before the termina tion of the war (1783) and 3,590 between that time and the first of January, 1800. The ages of these venerable relicts of the Revolution may be computed, when we state, that a child born in the year of the | declaration of Independence would now, I if alive, be 18 years old. I Mr. Buchanan on the Right of Scare li. A banquet, or as we would say in the U nited States, a dinner, was recently given to the Earl of Elgin in London, at which Mr. Buchanan, the United States minis ter, was called out. In the course of his remarks, at their close, he touched upon the right of search, as follows:—“With your indulgent patience, I shall advert to one other topic before I take my seat.— I cannot sutler this occasion to pass, with out expressing my gratification with her Majesty’s wise and liberal declaration in favor of neutral commercial rights during the existing war. It was worthy of the civilization of the nineteenth century, and worthy of the best constitutional sovereign who has ever sat upon the proud and pow erful throne of Great Britain. The time will arrive when war against private pro perty upon the ocean will be entirely pro scribed by all civilized nations, as it has already been upon the land, and when t'.ie gallant commanders of the navies of the world will deem it as great a disgrace to rob a peaceful merchant vessel upon the seas, as the general of an army would now do to plunder the private house of an un offending citizen.” [Loud cheers j San Domingo. We see it stated that Solouquc’s “fleet’’ was to have sailed on the first of May to invade the Dominican territories. It will be recollected the Dominicans are a settle ment of Spaniards on the opposite side of the island. Solouque’s fleet! We should like to sec this redoubtable armament jits officers, its men and its arrangements.— And then we should like to know how this nigger emperor comes by two names Sometimes he is called Solonque, and sometimes Faustin one 1. Which is his true name? Invade the Dominican territories! Invade a hen roost. The Gadsden Treaty. There seems to be new difficulties an ticipated from the Gadsden treaty, as al tered and ratified by the Senate, The New York Herald says: The Mexican treaty, as amended and ratified, of course makes no provision for the settlemsnt of claims of American citi zens against Mexico, all that portion of it having boen struck oat long ago. A dif ficulty is anticipated in the event of San ta Anna’s accepting the treaty, which, by the way, it is certain he will, that the House of Repe-entatives may refuse to appropriate the ten millions. It certainly will not be appropriated until after a full investigation of all the circumstances con nected with the negotiations, and the pub lication of all the correspondence. The Wards and tlae Excitement. We are not in the habit of chronicling mere local excitements of the moment, which usually live for a few days and then ’ sink out of sight and give place to some newer demonstration. A case that may end in this way has recently made its ap pearance in the city of Louisville, in Ken tucky; but as it seems to take a wider range than usual, and may largely affect the popularity and standing of the lion ’ John J. Crittenden, U. S. Senator of that State, we are induced to give it a pass • ing notice. It appears that a lad by the name of Ward, belonging to a wealthy and influ ential family in Louisville was attending a school which was under the direction of a northern man by the name of Butler Young Ward had brought chestnuts to school, and gave a portion of them to an other boy. The bringing of such matters to school was against Butler’s rules, and the lad was called up to account for it.— In the course of the investigation an al tercation arose between the teacher and tho lad Ward, whether ho or the other boy had thrown the hulls of the chestnuts on the floor, in tho course of which Butler told Ward he had stated a falsehood.—• The boy wont home and told his tale to his elder brothers Matt and Robert. The brothers folt themselves highly insulted by this insignificant schoolboy affair, and Matt wont off and armed himself with a brace of pistols, and in company with Ro-f bert, who was also armed, went to the achoolhouse to bring Butler to account for the insult. Ihc result was, that he first violently abused Butler in opprobrious lan guage, and finally shot him down in his own school room. Butler died in a short time afterwards. , The Wards were ar rested, and Matt tried for murder. The trial terminated in his acquittal. Mr Crit tenden volunteered to defend him, as it is said, and loft his seat in the Senate to go to Kentucky for that purpose This hqs very much incensed a large portion of the community at Louisville, who think Matt Wqpd a proper s,ul\jeot fqp the gallows.— An indignation meeting \yqs held in the Courthouse after the trial, and the Wards subsequently hung iq effigy. Resolutions were adopted at; the meeting, requesting the honorable Senator to resign. We an nex a short account of the meeting and its action, as we find them, in a New Or leans paper: New Orleaks, May 2 —Great excite ment in Louinvif.lt, Ky. —ln Louisville, ou Saturday night last, six to eight thousand persons congregated at the Court house, and passed resolutions condemning the verdict of the jurv on’ the Ward case, and the conduct of Wolfe, attorney for the de fence; also requesting Crittenden to resign his seat in the U. S. Senate, and Wolfe his seat in the Legislature of the State.— Matt Ward was present, and asked leave to make a statement, but was not permit ted to do so. The mob then proceeded to the residence of Robert J. Ward, and burnt effigies of Matt and Robert J. The front door and wood work took fire, but was extinguished with but little damage. We regret such an affair in any one of the United States. But it will have a salutary effect. It will show people that money is not strong enough to ride over all law and justice in this country. We are sorry to lose Mr. Crittenden’s able services in the councils of the country But he has done for himself - his influence is gone, and he may as well resign, as re quested, and retire to private life. The lire of indignation is spreading throughout Kentucky. A number of meetings have been held, in all of which Mr. Crittenden is severely censured and requested to re sign. Mrs Harriet Beecher §towe and the Darkies. It will be recollected that some time ago some of Mrs. Stowe’s friends fell out with her because of her ardent affection forthe Almighty Dollar, charging her with doing the thing that was mean among the aristocracy of England, in order to put money in her purse. It appears that the darkies at the “norf” have filed the same complaint. Harriet ought to come down “sous” an l take a lesson or t wo. She would find that when you promise a dar ky a jacket, or trousaloons, or a dime, or any such matter, he will look for it, just like white folks, and you have got to pay ‘up. At a late meeting of what th;y call “The Massachusetts State Council of Col ored Americans,” the following resolutions j were adopted: Resolved, That when Mrs. Stowe pro mised the colored people of this country a large donation of the funds collected from her friends and ours, in Europe, for the establishment of a school adapted to our wants, we rejoiced in the hope of great and lasting good to our race from that noble enterprise. Resolved, That her late refusal to make that contribution in aid of our elevation, has filled us with unfeigned regret and mor tification, and compelled us to believe that she has been acted upon by other inftucn ces than the dictates of her own good heart. * Comment is unnecessarv. Mr. Meagher. Mr. Meagher, the Irish patriot, while in Savannah, partook of a dinner given by a few geutlcmm in a private way. In the course of some remarks, after dinner, he made the following, which we think most excellent advice to the American public. We copy from the Savannah Re publican : “The speaker advanced another idea which deserves to be noticed. In this impending struggle beyond the Atlantic, he hoped America would act the part of spectator. Let her, from her proud su premacy, look down upon the contest be tween the crowned gladiators of Europe Much blood would be shed and many hopes blasted; yet from the wreck and ruin of the conflict, he trusted anew fu ture would arise, a future full of consola tion to the iguorant and oppressed—that after the storm anew rainbow of peace and good will to mankind would be placed in the heavens—tln\t from the deluge and out of the bosom of the great deep, a white dove- would arise, bearing Use olive branch to line good and patriotic of all lands—that out of the chaos and confu sion, anew creation would spring, fail of the light and life of liberty.” Then will be the time forthe United States to do something for oppressed Eu rope. Our Adairs with Spain. These matters assume a darker and deeper hue at every step of investigation, atid if they continue to progress towards the same end they appear to be now so rapidly tending, there will be no necessity for {filibustering to take Cuba. There will be a ‘ fair fight,” and any one so dis posed can take a hand in it under authori 'j of law In another part of to-day's piper will be found a notice of the step of Mr. Slidoli, of Louisiana, in Senate, ask ing that the President, during the recess of Congress, may set aside oi suspend the laws against filibusters, or, in plain woi'Js, authorize the invasion of Cuba, if he thinks public exigency requires it. This move, it is said by the knowing ones at Wash ington, is made at tho suggestion and by the advice of tho President, who antici pates that such authority may be necessa ry to prevent the calling together of an extra session of Congress. Confirmatory of the President’s views, the last arrival from Europe just reverses the previous intelligence from Spain. The correspondent of the London l imes, wri ting from Madrid, says,—“The Black W arrior caso, instead of having boon so speedily and satisfactorily settled by Spain, I has assumed a threatening aspect. Mr. j Soule has demanded the immediate and unconditional recall of Pazuela, the Cap tain General of Cuba, and the appointment of one to adjust ou the spot such difficul ties as may arise in futuro. He also de mands a large indemnity.” This is what we previously learnt in the United States, as far as the action of our government was concerned, and this we have uo doubt is the case Will Spain comply with these .demands? We think not; and if sho does not, the seizure of Cuba will be short work. The Captain General of that island, it is said, oarrios the deoree of the Queen ol Spain in his pocket, to emancipate ami turn loose tho slaves at pleasure. Such a barbarous stop may doom many of the white inhabitants of the island to destruc tiou, mon, women and children—anothei San Domingo massapre may be the conse qnence—the citizens qf the United States may deplore it, but they will not be ac countable for it; and it will not end as th< San Domiugq affair did, but in the uttei destruction of the negro race on the island, Our affairs with Spain look ominous. . .Savuuuali Courier unit Eveiliu., Journal. These two papers have been amalgama ted by their late proprietors. Mr. Chap man will be the editor, With H. H. Perry as his Assistant. Air. Cubbedge will at tend to the business department of the concern. The paper will be independent in politics, with a favorable opinion of the administration of Mr. Pierce. The Cotton Market. This article is now selling in Griffin, what little is selling, at from 6 1-2 to 8 cents. A strictly prime article will bring the latter price The last advices from Liverpool report the sales of the week at 40,003 bales, 6,000 on speculation, 2,000 for export. — The demand is reported to be fair, ami holders firm. The general tone of the Manchester bu siness is cheerful, and all the Preston mills have resumed operations. Editor Jeffersonian: You will please publish the following extract from a letter written by a scienti fic gentleman of undoubted ability and moral standing, and with whom I have the pleasure of a long and iu.imatc ac quaintance. Lfxixuton’, Ky. Apr. 29, 1354. Prof. L. J ..McCormick, Griffin, Ga. Mil Dear Friend, — 1, again think, th.it it is time that 1 was. seeing after your wel fare, and will, accordingly, seize this op portunity to drop you a line. Yours, of the 3d ult. cam; duly to hand; and let me here tender you my thanks for the pleasure of its perusal. 1 am glad to hear that you are throwing trouble into the “Pole-Cat line,” and l do sincerely hope that you will, ere lon-*, be able to neutralize their poison as fast as they can generate it We doubtless have been humbugged, yankeeised, galvanised and foolised Iciig enough by yankcedom; yes, indeed, we have long needed such men as you are, in [ the South, to neutralise their poisonous I fumes and gasses, with which they hu'vjf so long striven to contaminate our atmos phere-many, yea, many strong and pro mising southern minds has been a p'lyzic tecl with their poisonous fumes an t gasses. I know you have m uiy tilings to dis courage'you; ami I also know that there are but few men who have nerve enough to stem the current of public sentiment. But be not disheartened. Harvey, when he discovered the eimr latiou of the bloo.l, mot with opposition of the strongest kind, and so has nearly eve ry man who has made an important dis covery. Yes, all great minds, that have scared above the crowd, have thus had to con tend with the ig i >rnnej an 1 prej i liees of the vox populi Therefore, push ahead, amid the “battle’s din” unfaltering, and yon will yet see the day when the McCor mick system will be the first iu our colle ges and schools, throughout the Souihera states. * # * * * * * Mr Filiraore’s Recaption at Atlanta Tiie Augusta Chronicle gives the follow ing account of Mr. Fillmore’s reception at Atlanta: At Atlanta, there was a novel and most striking reception. A large number of Locomotives were ready, with their steam up, and a3 the Engineer of the Augusta train gave the signal, they all opened their valves at once, and whistled out such a welcome as no mortal man ever heard be fore. The depot presented a crowded mass of people, a larger portion of whom were of the gentler sex, and the shotrtW with which they received their honored guest, were long and deafening. Making way, with some difficulty, through the crowd, Mr. Fillmore and his party were conducted to a very handsomely fitted up platform, where James M. Calhoun,. Esqt received the cx-Prcsidcnt and Mr. Ken nedy, in a very neat and appropriate ad dress, to which each of them made a very happy reply, interrupted by loud and re • peated applause. After the cerenibuy, Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Kennedy were conducted to tho At lanta Hotel, where they were to receive the visits of the citizens, and where a ball was to be given last evening. Mr. Fill more had intended to go on to Xashrille, yesterday;but was persuaded to remain over one day. The Augusta Commit'ce were obliged to leave the platform and take the ears immediately, to return home that night: but it is understood that,-at the Hotel, Mr Fillmore was received by an array of some fifty very handsome young ladies, uniformly dressed in white, each with a beautiful boquet. To-day, he is probably on the State Road to Chatta nooga, and he seems to have been exceed ingly gratified with what he has seen in Georgia, and the cordiality of his recep tion by her citizens. From Washington. May, 1. —In the U. S. Senate, Mr. Slidell ouerci a resolution directing an enquiry into the expediency of authorising the President, during the recess of Con gress, to suspend the acts preventing ex peditious leaving tho United States for foreign countries. He made a speech up on tho premeditated Africanization of Cu ba, and said that ho was satisfied that such a purpose was premeditated by Eng-, land and Spain, and that it was our duty to prevent pillage, massacro and barbar* ism. The resolution was referred to tho committee ou foreign relations. In the House the committee on foreign affairs reported a resolution calling on tho President for the correspondence concern ing Cuba and the right of neutrals. Tho balance of the sessiou was spout in discuss ing territorial business. May 2 —The Indian appropriation bill was discussed in tho Senate, and tho ter ritorial bill in the House. The Nebraska bill is announced for next week. May 3.—The President’s Message, an nouncing that he had vetoed the bill ap propriating public lands to the relief of tho indigent insane, was read to-dav, and dc bated in the Senate. I lie ratified treaty with Mexico, will be despatched tq that government on Sat urday next, by Senqr Atocha. lion. Truman Smith, H, S. Senator from Connecticut, has resigned his seat, to take effect from and after the 24th of May. Mr. Smith, it is said, has become heavily interested in the copper mines on lake Superior, The Legislature of Con necticut is largely Whig and Freesoil, but cah hardly elect, as Mr Smith’s successor, a more rabid Whig or ultra Freesoifer than himself. 4
