‘T amiua i. w*.
U-’ —■"tirr’ ‘Mr ■
African Mftif Trai.
The arrival *f th© Wanderer with a ■*
(U m has -rented a lUU* talk about fee pefoy
re-opening th- trade at the Houlh. and ©Brito’
grat iej|<gf .sympathy from Uw *b©bUonlfD a
the . rih. Few fltmfWn man desire th© law
rial* t, bo mutter how tarrlM* tha penalty for a
•light .flbnre, and hen-* *** aHlingU**’ to pan
ink th.<w w’tl drath who ran th guanriat b
•air yin* oa tV African slave trad©. But wap
prebred a© .-fouihurn man think* tin- trad© any
mmtmnl offi ’tw except *-o far a the lan mukv* U.
Iti>Mi oflhaca again*! the law and regulations of
a oorporagen to fire rockets within k* limits:
them is no rim* ia tha set itaU'.
At long a* ala wiry lahrid to hr a divine toati
tation M long aa Southern non regard it a
right and wHh a oeaaeienee roW “f offense can
aarry u the slave-trade between the Ktatas.
ao loef wi|] ih#> rtondcuin the African slave trad*
aa a amn of fewtry warulv end not man •ti n* <
again at humanity or morality. it i* an eaU‘>ri*h
•and proposition, that our title to property in ai mmn
eetinol hr * shtadwl without defending rite A fries i
•lave trade The policy of introducing it ia at.
tlraiy a different. qoeatfon. and ia one upon which
tfoatherw Burn may legitimately ditfer without
any miepieion of thcffffhftt of loyalty to the hi
•titulion. It is a quaation of comnii-rce which >
to to regulated by ibo wants and d<in an ia of a
community. X. ttusltou me a w© trust, huan
or, will ( OBfend that the stave trade it •‘piracy"—
though tl.r Dulled Mtato* law makes ft an, and we
obey the law—without admitting that the slave j
pinn-k--r. If It ia a crime to take him. hij a
or. ao to keep hiut—and we may aa well ahandeo
alavery aa to admit a “wrung in tin- mean* of its
form: ion *
Thert while we Vake to to understood a#
neither advocating nor opposing the policy us ro
opolling the Africaii slave trad*: - while wo desire
to have earn wind the law as loag aa it is on Iht
•katate liook, yet, we will never hettrvft it ia an
#/*■ to carry m tlie slave-trade, except as made
so hy law. 11 ia a legal and not a moral offmi©-.
It may to rnipra- fo-ebl© to discuas th> -re
opening of the African slave trad* the brand ot
“pirney” pat upon It will hover to wiped out as
long a* the North is In the ascendency. This
Southern men may expect -the Month is too weak
to put on the statute book that “tlamry it right”
Ttoy wilt soon to unable u admit a htaw rttuti
—it will to tmpraaticahic then we imagine w
•hail submit, ia tho Wbaotilps. ills buioming
the Mouth that tto should vindicste her integrity
and tho purity of her institution* hy assiwumg the
true position, that slavory is noithor a polideal,
mural nor social evil—that it ia divine in its, origin (
—that our title to riavosbi found inth© justioe of
the riavo-trade that we try Uivn for carry ing it
on between another country and this in aecnr
dance with tho law, vlldam oppose the intreriu
tfon of *re slave* ns u matter of policy, and
ffffMry only,
(brUimaa la Aim fork.
New Yana, Doc. 2d. -Chi ‘istmos was eery
generally observed throughout the cUj yestor
day. Among the most interestiug celebrations
and festivitiv* were those at the Hume for the
Friendless. Three hundred little children who
are there cared for were present, many of them
atngmg and vary prettify. Bhtlraraone
and twa thousand persons visited thorn during
tha day, taking them numerous present*.
Kuullirru radflr Itallruail ((invention.
Xaw Ohi.kash. Due. 2A.—[Rvsning.)- -Tbs
fen -n of the Mouthern I’acdlc Kailroad Cunvan
tk-,i*j Oaneral Pom mil tee shows a satishictory
nn.ur i'iu of affairs. Kufln loni money has lan
received t • m -el the terms of the compromise, and
a]’ dowHtl of the success of the road nre dispelled.
J. ‘Ur Rihg addressed the Convention this
•vet:.
Thi t'ottvention will adjourn to-night.
Judge berk las.
Judge ? .?rkliu, of (’uthlmrt, was nnmiua
la ioa last Tuesday as a candidate for Judge and
the Pat ail In Circuit, in the jilace of the lamented
John A. Tucker. From what we hear, we have
ao duabl that Judge i’erkius will to elected.-
Perkin* has alrwudy bad sit year's etperi
•ace upon the touch, and has sustained hiutselt
too w.?ll to to passed by Vh'January, for tha hen
At of U now Ola a,-—A (fua 1(1 tnlrUigt.net rnf tfrr
2bth i*:
A Nrw Haii.iuiaiv Biuixib. AVe uuder tan 1
that the prepusod Bn l?*c. upon which tobriinj live
ears ol Jhe hlirard aud Mohile Uailnuid across the
river, will yrubahiy to speedily constructed. The
Central Railroad, we learn, had agreed to build
the Bridge If It could to done for a atipulatcd
sum: a survey and estimate* have duionstAt and
that it will nut cost more than this sum. and the
necossary contra- t will therefore to closed. The
prop >aitioti is to cross tho river between the ol l
‘t> Bridge and thu Wharf, near thu foot of
Tb -inas.ti . ia, the railroad track being sufloieM*
ly elevated to permit drays and piker vehi-dea hn
Uimt way so or from tho Wharf to pac* under it.
It i* thul the Bridge cun to cmupletnd hy
•r before the lirst of July neat.— Knqutrrr.
Mr* In Calhoun, (la., on Christ mi as eve, Jo#.
K. Walkw. a yonth of about nineteen years, was
s. ctdwutly shut -load hy Julius A. Frailer, another
youth. Sosa) s a corrospondcut ..f the Augusta
Diipmtrk.
Bark try ’< Opera fruupr
The* decidedly talented Ktbiophm Burlesque
Opera Company, cave their last mousing enter
taiumwm in this oily on Wednesday night.
During the autirw stay of this corps in Cclniu
bu# the weather was very uupiopitiou*. end the
last two night* ttoir audieour* were materially
lessened by the performabeva of the Circus. -
Meuee their eomparativdy sliui house*.
We make no protouaiou u- the oiruc of uiusn nl
aritio. But if our **n and eye* did not deceive
a. w are quite Axed in the opinion that this is
the tost company of the klhd that he* visited n*
in aamctiiuo. Ttoir negro delineation!- are uunpica
—thesr music, and -p - tally ttoir opuratU ebo*
ruse*, in prrfe*t harmony aud time, and (he ar
tori in the several pieces, evinced a familiarity
with the toost abntruao and ditßcult pieces which
made them quite at home. The man with umsW
in his soul, could not have failed >u Wedueadajr
night to feel an elevating and pUneuralde thrill
dnriug the perfortueuc* of (hat quartette.
The rendering the fairy Opera of CtwnmtatLA.
was in admirable taste,aud proven the Buckleys to
he as proticient as actor*, a* they are perfect u*
musician*. It were hard to discriminate where
all did so well. If. bowover, Fadro happens u
b*reageiu. to shell certainly have the rviusal of
“our uld hat. 1 ’ His “take-oAV can’t be toat.
(hrlslmaa wrch la aver.
T • day is the i<un day of Christum*. Dunu;
. e the w -alter has Wn uiv>at uupropttion <
iO pic ture* and FMtern connected with it*
auv.usi. Tlic rain has fallen- -the clouds have
h i i*>* the day* have beep dark. Tho uegrov,
n twhftat# lirg. have had a juhitew they kavs
mmi • H i* iw streets- *pnt all thoir chrlsta i.
money—t-.oig.it the old ’ww and children a lit*
tl * of everything and are happy in tkecenu iupl.,-
teoi I- ‘*iU!ttg anew rwer.
Th hoys Ham ‘wred very brisk in Imp .’
erm r r* on CbrUtma* eve. hut ttoir enthiumsiu
aud I‘weiMuewt have sutoi-ted end like ttoir
father* ttoy wish “Christm*# over M fo
day ii#iJo last day. W return thank* fbr
privilege* and M<wiring* bestowed on we tiering She
year 18M, and Ivegtu the new year with the in
tomio of living upright and junto-paying our
debts -loving our neighbor aud toing more qmfbl
to iKK-iaty.
Th rivar le iu Ana boating ordar and on
•ieauicrs arc nu.oingto Apalai*hicoln. Thosirec *
are muddy uod sloppy, and the marchante are du-
Ag littl# cm (Manat,
Rnlm lu ttnh- AHghnm lounc ta to Tried.
On Tuesday Meatgs. Ilt'i.r/Bu.vw.
of Westoe, (jharles I*-mm -n, of Ht. l,<ui. am
iici.jsn.iu OttiocAu, of this city, arrived direct froti
he Orwat ►H kvske City. Those gen Ur-mm, lo;i
with the mail on tha morning if the 2Uth of No
sens bar. Mr. Majors, of the firm <f Knaadl. Mm
,orA Waddle, in - -mipany with Dr. HohsM. wa*
also to lanve Malt Lake City far the State*, hy pri
vate conveyance,on the following Monday
Brigham Young was to have been tried before
the rutted Mtetc* District Court on tha Monday
f diowing, fro false iinphnonniont of Uwntile citi
tons. It waa rumored that to would have to to
tert-rol ta aitonil Court by tlia Lulled Stale* *<d
•liers. Two days before the party left, a yonn#
Mormon arrived in Halt Lake City, direct from tin
(*h rry ('rook gold nsinc*. Hu reported tliat the
miner* wrv making frron AIA to sl2 per day.—
Prov ieious wore scarce and consequently very high
atftoiniass. lie had come to Salt l.nkc City
aft- r a fresh supply, and would return iiflMucdi
ateiy. lie stated that wagon* hud also town sent
lotto Stato* sKprseaJy for provisions.
Tha snow wa* three feet deep in the mountains
and it took (to mail party two days to got from
Saß. Lake City to Webber River, a diNtsnci) of
forty-A va miles. Tto show in ‘many place* was
•*p to th# coach tods.
A smoker of traders’ trains were m-t in E'-ho
< anou. uiahie tu get through. They bad lost
gret nu m tors of their stock. The snow averaged
eighteen inches in depth, from Big Mountain to
FUU- i Bridge. St. Jotrpk'r Jnur. Drc. 14.
Mexican DepnAatloa* on our f nmmerer.
Washivotox, Dec. 24, lAftA.
Bartiu* intimataiy connected with Mexico, and
baling a widely extended knowledge of Mexican
•iflairs, arc urging upon our government the send
teg of eroraf ra*ad* of war to Tampico, with
positive order* to compel (iarzit to restore what be
has plundered from American citizens, in the
• vino wuy that be was couipolM to mako rostitu
rton to the Spanish merchants.
Hii Ajiicrican vessel* have hweu fired ioto, do
tjuued and rubbed by him, and the - argo of one
wa* ordered to b<>discharged on the frtmnh. while
h was to-sieging fbv city, and wa* tlicn sent by
him itil* tin; interior on bis own account- The
v*#d was then made a cover to hi* launches in an
attaok ou a fort, was perforated with shot boles,
and the (dif mate’s hand shot away. Her com
munder. t-aptain Trewi*. wa* imprisoned for
eleven day*, and *uly ral**M>d on tha arrival of
the Tufted States steamer Fulton ; butnoludem
oily wa* exacted. Ktr*ng protest* hake town
made hefera Mr. (’has.-, the Tousulj but lu*. of
eonrae, ha* no means of eufrociug them, white the
want <*f action on the part of our govurumout ren
ders hi* otteUtl proteetton of lUtlc avail, and hi*
influence dally wenkor. The Spanish i\>rt*ul i
now the only strong uian in Tiwnplco, and Spanish
intoreat* the <.nly one* reapacted by Oovemqr
The Boat master General will respond to the call
of Ibo Senate for mfonpulion a* to how the ex pen
I i'Htunif ot bi* department nmy be reduced and how
it* income may’ be increased, but will not connect
with his report any recommendation hnyond whai
ia ia his annual report, leaving it to Congress to
act a* it please* from information be will give.
The administration has not yet been informed
•if the ten-ling of ib Alldm*U-r* in Nicaragua, al
though there is no douto they have landed.
Ittonof likely the pension bill just paused the
Ifoqsc will pas* the Suate, aud It i* generally
known and freely spoken of that a great many
member* would not hare voted for if hut they x
peeled It would he defeated in the Senate.
r. //tut/tJ.
tat cat from t rntral 4mHra.
Tkt Hr\tih .Vfcrj mrh ij> Valor mu not grt arrived
at Aft inwall—* Arrival there u/ the Uiitirk Mail
Shift from firry town.
The brig Caroline, Capt. J Potter, from Aapin
wall Due. 7, arrived at this port uarly yesterday
morning. The Caroliue anchored off Handy Hook
on Thursday evening making pannage home iu
cixteen day*, and bringing advice* three day* la
ler tliun those received by the Muse* Taylor.
Uuhiiicx* at Aspinwuil wa* uneuintuonly brisk,
md everybody snouted to bo ere up ted ; quite u
large number of v ease la were lying iu the bur
bar.
At the time that the Caroline loft the United
States storesbip Relief weighed anchor and s-t
to! for New York.
The British South Pacific nteamer had not ar
rit od at Pauiuna at the time of the departure of
to ( arolitio, hut wa* hourly expected.
Thu British mail steamer from Oruy town arrived
the day before the C. sailed, but brought no uews
of inti rest Home distinguished personage ar
riwd by it, and was immediately taken on shore
by tbe boat of the United Tinted State* Bag ship
Roanoke, Commodore Mclntosh, thru lying at
Asninwall.
The Mi iti*h steam frigate Valorous had not ar
rived with Sir Wtn. lloro Ousetey, but whs expect
ed w itli cousiderahi* interest. On hi* arrival Mir
Core will have an interview with Commodore
.Mclntosh, after which he will proceed across the
Istluuu* to. Panama, where tho British steamer
Ylert it w ait* tn receive him lie is to proceed to
Costa Itioa to have a diplomatic coufah tyiih Pres
ident Mora. He next visit* Presidont Quardtola,
of Honduras, relative to the retroccsalou of tho
Bay Islands to (hut republic.
The Caroline had her foresail and foretopsail
rent iu tho gale of H ednesday last.
The thermometer, in the shade, off Cape Florida,
on Friday last, was eighty*six degrees, wbi-di
Captain Potter thought remarkable for tho pre
ent season of the year. Capt. P. aud crew had to
don thoir lightest garments, and on deck were at
that comtormtably warm.
The South (a roll a a Mriiatr and (hr ludoprndrnrv
Munummi.
Tho Benst-- of Mouth Carolina, on the Kith of
December, pnroed the bill to aid in the cumiu.--
tion of a monument no the signer# ol the Ita-lara
tion of lndepetidenoe in Indupendeuee square,
Philad- lph ;
.Mr. Ilauipton slated why ho had moved tor a
reconsideration of the bill, and laid before the
Mennu- the iuiunuation which bo had received in
relation to tho matter.
The monument would coat AI2A.OAO, and oueh
Mtote w -uld contribute a.- follow#; New llamp
Hbiro, Ait.OAd, Maasaelitmott*. $11,000; Khroio
Island, ff.lMto , Cunaentieui. $4,000 . New York,
$,11,000; New Jersey. A&.O0U; Pennsylvania.
S2i.(MH; Deh-ware, $1,000; Maryland, SO,OOO.
Virginia, $12,000 ; North Carolina,’ SK,O<O ; tier
.ctia. s -.uoo ; Mouth Carolina* SO,OOO. lie naked
if S,.oth Carolina shoald to* the only Slate of the
thirteen who would refuse to coulribntu to per
pciaete the memory of those bold spirits of ‘7rt
who signed that Declaration. He hoped tbut
there were too much patriotism in the heart ->t
each Meuator to refuse to veto for thi* eontribn
lion.
H tutor mod the Senators how the paper rela
ting to the matter came into his hands, aud in
a touching manner referred to \V. C. Pr* sh-n. bv
whom it was sent.
Mr. Macyck said that since the motion wa#
made the oilier day, he had cause to change hi*
idea* upon the subject. He expressed himself a#
stroag a sectional man a* coaid be found iu the
Htate. ID hojHHl to *h'the day when Pennsvl
vaoia and South Carolina would not he under the
saute governmem. He hoped that the bill would
pa.w*.
Mr. iiholt bad before voted against this bill n*
he thought U was a Yankee trick to obtain m.-uev j
hut now he should vote for it, as ho had learned
th it all the other State* had made appropriation*.
Ti e yea# and naya were called. Yea* 26f*iavs
12. Ho the hill was agreed to and ordered to be
sent to the llouee.
Kailroad Management
Various reasons have prompted us to publish
thvl iup- rt of R. R Cuvier, Esq , the able Presi
dent nl’C ntral Railroad, in our paper to dav. it
-outmu,, a well merited tribute* to tho taimmtcd
Foote. lae Chief Superintsudent. and to other of
fleer*. But .-nr principal reason for publishing it,
is to show the difference hetwoen the nrofft.- -f pri
vate or individual enterprises, aud public and State
•n erpri c.
My this Report it appear*
that the gross earning# V
the Central Road tor 1848.
<* W HT SLIM,7 00
hUsi current expen-ei are.. 38
liouv mg an excess over ardin
ary expenses, of s*l2.Ms 62
N-'w U t the people routnst the above exhibit
with ihe eerww* derived from their great State
interest, ,nd say whether it is not best to sell out
or lease tue State Road to private hidividuals. r
companies • There ta not a Road in Ctootfia that
h kron as poor Hff m the #tate Road—Jf.eo*
fWsftpi
OaaArvatiaa by the Senate.
De#v 22.
Tie- Henate to day c<nnr,nod tow Pre#idot’*
•aval u-muiiai-us a* i-diuw*. —Uaptai|l Bate ,
I Lotus oy aud luiuin to the act i*te tilt. Cap(M
Vnsrliwi to the lasvc juiy iist. i.'oinmaudars
Irmsttung. Lung. Juiins-oi and nhaw. pi tha •<
live list, and (wiunnatider l<econipUs to the leave
pay lint.
rrunotivni u* aumtaaadt-r’# sefivslitt- -l.ieut*.
Porter, William l - n. Carter. Bins* il. (riasayli, K
ty. Chandti M ---I <* ib oa.
LiuwP-naiit* plaftl <m actiue lift Flagg, Mai
baab, D*ylc, Mnrin. itif!!. Perry, Rolando, Pur
ker. Fltzgi'tuld, ILhind, Ml- Araou, Byron-, Rail.
Lhwtonaut* placed on leave pay li*t: Watson,
Brownell, Abbott, Barney aod liarrison.
Follow mg those- confiriMuiion#, Nunator BroKn,
of Mu#i*stppt, tatroduaed a j-ont ro*oluii->n, **
tabTDhing tha brevet grade f admiral, to be con
ferred wiicu the may d< vm proser p>
aolusow ludgfl, oiiihx-Dt services. When tne office
i# mos hllud and hucotm * \ acanb, It i* to expire.
The resolution wa# refer rod to the committee uu
naval affair*.
The Hennp- also to-day e->nfiruicd4t. W. Nulley,
<A Ky„ a* Secretary of tho lcg.-iti*m to Mpuin.
AsriKWT Coign.—Among the coin* presented
to the Tenues***- Historical fWiety recently, wa#
a tireeian Drachma, of silver, of value about I”
i-ete, coined i#lhc -lays of Alexander tlm Great,
year* It. C. It wu# pi- xcd pln the street#
of fhc once buried P-iwp- u by Wni. 11. I’olfc, o*<j.,
while lie was in Italy u# djarge d’affair* of the
Hnitml Htate# to the Tw- Sicilies, in I8 L'. It ha*
on one side the bend of Alexander, on tho sever*.-
a figure of Jupiter sitting in a chair, In-ldiog a
hmeta ymrn i spwai of favor> in hi# left hand, and
an imperial eagle m tlo. right. Tbc.ro are several
symbol*, and th* inscription Aldxandron on the
same side.
The H'anfleprr ( nt
Mavanvau, Doc. Ik.--The Wamleror cape wa#
resumed this morning. The ttrst witucss refuted
to testify, and be w m scut to prison.
Cap. H B Frasier, nomuihnding tha •learner An
guvta, testified that in his viffHteily a* a steamboat
captain, b<; had transported one hundred and .u v -
unty five 00g jyv* up the Savannah riwi. to with
its two mile- of the -it y of Augu-io, on the. Kith
of Deociuh* i lie said tin* itegr-Mi* could
at least did not, *j*nk Lngli-di. and h- gave it
as bln opinion that il>c\ vo*b Alricun.-,
('aptaiuChristy, -d'tin -toum mg l.umar. n-fii>
<id to testily .
Th* ca#c is continued until to-morrow. There
is a l#rg- number of Witnuaso* in attend#im o.
Htatmllc* of thi* i ntbolir < hurfh
The Mcfropolitun Catholic Almanac for JH.iU,
just iidiuod, con talus flic following statistic* in
reference to the present condition -d (In < uthnlic
(■hurch in the Tutted .State.#, contra*ted with it*
ooeditfon in tin- years Riband |4W
DUJ'.b
Frovtacv# 1 *
Dioeete* 16
Bishop#....’ i. 18
Trieste 478
Cburuhc* 418
It'd
J'rovmee* .... ‘A
Ifiwirwi Kl
Bishop* 28
prie-l* 1000
CAu robe# . MHO
1 JJ.
Province# 7
Dio<-o*-- 43
Vicariate# 2
Bishop-. 45
Priest* 2108
Church* 2324
MpAtfc.—The Queen -
Oorter, wu* a (--tupiirum- ly one. She
eukuowleflgv- tin- - nlhn- 11-IM with win h #h- a .
gr- • t<ai in h. , p.- . • ,
tliat rclaUon* wun timudly power* an- ~,4
dial and sincere, iu r--guri to all in,un#
compatible with the nulioiiul dignity to pr.-v-m
peace tieing -lHtuH--d had been adopted liut if
contrary to expectation, an immediate r roll i- not
oliuuuod hy pacific nog-.uatum*, a vig--r-.ii- aud
ouergelic einployim-nt -d tlie resource* already
preparei will in- rusurtet ■... Reb-rt-nn ~ n a-b
to tilldiiU<Miltie# with Morocco in r- gard to the
ltifi pirates, and a hope i xpre-.-c-i thai the l.uq>< i
- will prtnnl any m-.i • ,iy l r rue iiic I-. force
in future. The Cochin China expcdiluui i# al#>
alluded to. The rcmalmtur of the aj-em-h ia con
lined to hlual topics, inaludn g of anew
press law. mid an ussurnnco that there will he no
nw Impost*, the revenue tiuing equal to the ordi
nary expenditure#.
Ki-xhiaß Tkavklkrs in lTAi,y.— All English
man. wriliug from Nice on the full of November,
nays: “Uiissiau families continue to pour in by
steamer und hy post cliuiaa, hd the Slavonic ah
iQeiM decidedly prevails boro. The Husnpui Voung
ladio* arc charming specimen# of tho .x, but
their mamma* generally have a hungry and di*
contented cxpri ssiou of •-••uun-uunce. Their pa
pas are tall, slim men. with mouataciw#. who h,-,-i u
eaten up hy spleuu, while their br-theVs wear
bright colored kid gloves over dirty nails, and
Hceiu to think breaking the bank at. Ihtden Baden
the ttoidest achiev ciucnt within the grasp us man.’’
Oknti.kmani.v and Spicy.—Rtinalhr Jones, of
lowa, has addressed h letter to .Senator Douglas.
Which conclude# a# follows ;
This, sir. i* the tliir-l time you have made “in
faMottrlp false” aceusatious against me, and that
I have been eompelled t-* fasten the lie upon you.
Though you may. at tho Nuerificc of Democratic
organization, have cf.oi-tcd a triumph in your
State, a# you say. “over Executive and Cougres
sioiml dil tiou,” I can but look with contempt up
on any fame or position you may have acquired
by a union with “white spirit# aud bjack, blue
spirits and gray,” Black Kepiitdieaiis, South Aim
ri- aiiH, disuppuiniod.ollice-seekers, ,ia* I do
upon the miserable resort to uppi-ohriou* epithet#
eoiuHß-tod with my name, but covered with a
contingency which gave u suri-csoupe.
__ bi ij. Wallacc JoKes.
The South Carolina l.cglhlaturc, com pared ulth ihr
Legislai tiro ol Not lrk.
Izegislatuce. which i* now in session here,
present# *oiao*irikiug i-,-ntvu#i with the Legialn
latura of the Htate ut New York, lnemlihle as
it ma> seem to the Weed, Mattcson. and otln r
lobby men. there is actually a Htate Legislature
meeting daily iu this city, without a “third
house,” or a single lobby-imm within the beunda
rie* of the capilul. Nay. more : a TuitcdHuu #
Senator i* about to l*v cb < ted, and not a wire is
nulled to influence votes- -not a single long nose
i* poked into lb--oar or senator -d representative
to win him over 1- “our cuudiviate.”
The manner -f coadueting the himim-.*# us the
house# here differ# materially Tr -m the method in
New York. The preside!-1 -, f (he two b.|i e>iUv
seen dressed in purple gon u*. lined and fringed
with velvet of the satin eobw. und with kid glove#
on, while the elerk* wont bowing -ilk robe-,
after tho fashion - I English bnrrUtei-. Theuiem
bora observe hut little--i-lei, walking about and con
versing whilebueincstf i- going -.n. md only M-atvd
and silont fYotn courtesy during dchat- The
fashion, to*., of wearing the hat during the session
—visitor* only are required to be uncovered—
give# the houses u rowdy udi appearance, very
similar to our own I-. -luiiee hull# during u re
cess.
The prosiding officer# of both houses arodigni
fied and ftbk- men, and conduct the bunnies. , in
the midst ol the eouf i#!--n. promptly ami correct
ly. Very rarely iudeed, i# u p.-itit of order raised:
and should a reecni Jefferson Manual representa
tive from Quieiis Imj caught suddenly in the South
Carolina l.egislhture, he would he caged him
shown as u curiosity. Tluqe are in the House of
Representativ - # lim e reporters, and in the Hen.
ate one. But this is accounted for by the fact that
no lobbying it* done on the floor, and no station
ery order* an* allowed. Both member# aud re
porters are furnished with such artieles ol sta
tionery as tiYe required for use in the chamber,
and thnt i# all. Utother toat ure of distinction be
tween this Legislature and our own 1# the fact
that every member here pay# full fare for all !a#
railroad riding. No sueii thing a# a “free pas#”
to a reprsentativ. was ever heard of in the State.
The moral of uli this i#, that the South Carolin
ians legislate for the State instead of for jtuiivtd*
uul* : wvaste no time over noodles* matters; lav no
pipe* for log-rolling; steal nothing, either from
the State or from individuals who desire leg
islation; meet, do up their business and go
homo, paying thoir hoard aud washing hills.and
their fare*. Columbia <Wres/JONi/rat .V. A. Her
ald.
Tint French Rlavr Tiiapr.—The official re
turn* of the French Colonial office show that 18.-
500 negroes have been ol>tained-by French agents
from the eastern coakt of Africa, and conveyed to
the island of Bourbon, or iteuniou. French
Guiana ha# receive,l eight hundred and te'etitv
two Africans, Martinique five hundred and fifteen
and Gaudah-upo six hundred aud utnety-cight.
Orbssn - l ho. census of Oregon has boou
finished, and the number of iuhabitauts nffieiallv
returned is forty three thCnsand right hundred,
and the number of voters ten thousand.
Anoiei( JUmi win tu* Cawavcres An-
TtriPATEP.—The Dallas <To*m> Herald of the
16th. say#;
We learn from a private letter, that an engage
ment wa# expected to have ec*m e ,4’ oa the 9th
insu. between Captain Palmer’s company of cav
alry. and a hand of two hnndrad Comanche* en
camped some forty miles beyond Camp OoopcT. 1
M s have no particular?, but may bear from the
•Jjjtebrobably hy tbs Belksap mail flat t. j
vagte-.
COLI'MIHK, SATIHU VV, JAM AKY I, IV.fi
UUaster on Ihc Kuscoffev Itollroufl
It wn* our miatortunc to wifness a Ufottf, heart*
r#oding scene ol stiflering and death on yesterday
morning. As tbft day - light traiu from Miwou was
eroftsiug a *mall culvert about* uiile and a half
from thU oily, the L*oomotiv aud tender wore
I reripitatod into the water—tho
out Jour foot high, having boon warited away.
1 lu?train wa* moving slowly at the Uue, but the
uj-.uieiitum wa# sufficient to ntgw the fwrward part
of the engine upon the bank, whljp !♦ hinder part
wo* in the water. In the rear of thi* wa# the
trafitr, in a nearly jK-rpondictflar po-iri-ut, Aud
so clo-so to tho eugiuu as to eoiifiue hatwooll jht
two, tho bodi-s of two firemen, one a white man
by the name of Walker, and the other a negro,
who, we undersfnnd, I# the property of Mr. John
L. Mu-duu, President of tho r-.a and. In this situa
tion they wifi-* either crushed orscalde*! t-- death.
The aeoident occurred about 6i4 o’clock. Every
effort we* made by the hand# und pa#eugers to
extricate (be sufferers, hut without auccc##, Mr.
Wulkror wa# probably killed by the shock, # he
never spoke after war-Is. The negro, however, wm*
eouacioti* fur half an hour, a* it seemed to u# that,
for no long a time hi* scream# thrilled hi* sympu
thixlng but impotent bearers. The engineer, Mr.
Goo ran Smith, wa# thrown from the cngiu<- adis
tauee of teit feet, and. cither hy the fall of the
blow which cauNod it* Im-l the houeofbi? under
jaw broken. It wa* set by Dr. Boxcuiau, from
wTioqj we learn that he i# not daogeounly injured.
No reaponsibility -an reasonably to the
engineer for the accident. He was running very
oautiouly and slowly, aud over a part of the ruad
which bud Ihiuii safely crossed hy auother train but
a tew minute* lieforu. The shock t< tlie pa-sroiger
.-ar wa# very slight —hardly sufficient to arouse
one from a sound *lctj>.
Terrible Hall Itoud Arridcnt! II tlvro or More
Lest!
The most fatal Railroad accident that has ever
happened in Georgia, occurred yesterday morning
at fl o’clock to the paagrager train from Cnluinbus
to .Macon. The two trains one from Columbus him]
the other from Mm-on—bad pawned at the station
and the former was |a**mg ever a bridge at lth.ll
- creek—fifteen mile# from this city*-when
the culvert* gave way. precipitating the
whale (rain into the swollen, angry stream Ip
low. H wa* quite -lark aud the lain wa* fall
falling in torrents. The Engine immediate
ly sank to the bottom and one ear wa# thrown
upon it in thu stream.
The scene, in said, to have been appal mg J .'1 pa--
Heagcntoahalf awakened from sleep, found tie-in
solve* <x)rh>acd within the harrow limit# of a car,
snuggling for thoir live*. It is not known wlu th
*-v riii-re wa# a window up in rit- *at. or not, nor
can the passenger* who were savwl or rescued give
any account or their manner of •uouipu. The
r-lroum wa# qffithotlf deep to hide the car hn-l it
Hiiuk. #n-| the height of the bridge from the water
(30 toet ordinarily) wa*# great a* to cause the
car to turn over in the swollen torrent. There
were about twenty eight persons, including Kngi
ioer, lirooten and break cm 00 upon the train. Os
this nunjberj/oMfto' n are known to have fnuml a
watery grave.
It is supposed that -rtino of the ladle* have not
yet beau recovered.
Tk pa*eng**r car floated down the stream and
ootcimj in cnUi#i<>n with the wagon road br ig<*.
svrtno filly yard# beb-w. the latter wa* forced t
give way. and Uptlicaraud bridge floated abmit
one mile below the scene of the disaster.
Dr* Phillip#, of J’utuam county, saved his life
hy clinging to a tree, half a mile below tho
bridge. While thus hanging to the tree, he res
cued negro hoy floating near him from un un
timely death.
A negro man belonging tn Mr. Ma?tinn,of tin*
city, also saved the life es u Mr. Gamtucll (sop
pom and uutnc) —- the railr-m-l agent a: Howard’s
station. One of Mr, Gaminell's rib# wu# broken.
Mi..Hucl)—the Conductor—hailhisnnm- l-r -ken
by the fall of the car, though saving hi* life.
The bodies of the lust cannot be brought now
to the city, ns the creeks are#o swollen and the
bridges so impaired by the recent heavy rtf ins as
to render the ruuutng of the train* n dangerous
ev|K-rimcnt —of the number saved ult arc more or
Ires injured. Tho la-lie# were all tost.
KiI.LKO, DROWN); I> OK MJS#|*<<;.
The f-db-wing is a list of persons kuown to
he killed, drowned, or missing:
Two daughter* -f a Mr. lluy. of Auburn, AJu.
(*ne hniy, unknown—through passenger.
Three children and wife of a gentleman from
Texas—-supposed to boot! hi# way to Dougherty 1
county.
Mr. Snell, nephew of the Conductor of Col 11 m (
bus..
Mr. Bouche, an Italian, a train baud.
Mr. MiUer. ihc Kiigiueor, of Columbus.
Negro boy. properly of Robt. E. Dixon, Esq.
Alto two negroes, one the property of Mr. J.
M. Hussell, tho other the property of J. L. Mut
tiau. Also, one other negro missing.
KNOWN TO HE SAVED.
I)r. Phillips, of Putnum county, Go.
Dr. Walker, of Columbus.
Mr. H. V. Rnoll, the Conductor of Columbus.
A gentl- mau from Texas—whoso family wa#
killed.
A negro hoy in charge ol Mr. Pryor’s Horse,
M oidoro.
A negro boy belonging to the railroad, an-l also
a white man who (.‘Heaped with him, and who ur
rived in tlie city yesterday.
Al*o, several others, name# ulikuowu.
The tllanilr Telegraph.
After the great burst of enthusiasm -vt-r tb
laying of the AUanlic Cubic there is quite a calm
in public seUtluiQiit. The glory of the achievement,
it seems, is yet to be eulshrated. For the infoi -
uiatiou of our readers, we lav Itefotu them .-*viue
information iu reference to the uuterprise gather
ed from the London Timet.
It is now apparent that 110 attempt# can
be made with any proiq-ret of success, to
lilt (be old cable until tho return of calm weath
er at the end of April or May. and even uu-ler
tho best eiirnmstancvH, the expectations with r
gard to tljy -qieratiou arc not favorable. Mean
while it has been definitely ascertained (hat the
existing damage wa# not at tlm shore eud. The
laying of ,lhe new cudjias be mu completed l.iaidis
(anew of 12 miles out frron Valentis, an-l the por
tion taken up wft# found to be in a perfect condi
tion for all electrical purpose*. Experiments
lately undertaken by a person previously uncon
nected with the enterprise, strongly support the
original inference, that the main fault is about 278
miles from the Irish coast, at a depth probably of
UOO fathoms. There i* also fault on the other
side which i* thought t. Ik* about :’uo miles from
Novvfwuuoland. Currents, however, ft ill continue
to be received, although of a kind so feeble and
uncertain as to ho useless for any practical pur
pose. At present the current i# in eh urge of Mr.
Henley, who is manufacturing an apparatus such
:* his experience ..n the spot lea-1# hint to think
may yet possibly lead to seme results, but iu no
case could there be a hope of achieving perma
nently’ auy satisfactory communication otherwise
#han by au entirely now line. After the ununi
mous'expression of opinion, not merely by the
commercial town* hut the people at lurgc, that
the work i# one that the nation should not allow
to fail, it may he presumed there is little doubt
id thi required help boiug accorded, subject to
#uoh stipulations a* may protect the interests of
the public.
The PrvMdeDU Annual \ica*ffr.
Was ever Message more J’sjarul than Mr.
Buchanan’s? After capturing Walker ou Pun ta
Arena? he out—Walkers Walker in fillibustering
to catch the South. The arrest of Walker was
jilUbutteritm agoinet the South.
He goes for Protectiv# Tariff to catch the l.namtr.
for YazooinflYasoa to catch the West with Pacific
Railroad; and the commercial centre? are to be
caught by putting all our State Corporation* un
der Bankrupt liquidation .’—Great is NATION
AL Democracy! a “Georgia Mfjor ! M but
SOCTnEItN Democracy, that grows serious iu
proportion a# its allies grow cold: and is ready to !
cannonue tha Saints of this Administration i# 1
fronton a*? leas? -tire Georgia Majors !**
Wg*WtfE 1
ftnr Han Franrloro
Sax FiiAVClfico, Jiov. 26.
•General Clarke, m.-mmander fff thu -iq<aftmont
of ('riifornia, iho Sixth regiment of in
fantry, uow stationed at Benicia, m tho 24th in
stall t.
Ah Fong, u L'hinftman, has ben cenvictoi in
MuripoßH county of the tnurdor of Ah Gow.
The Board of DolvgfHte# of tha. rtnu Francisco
Fin- Department liav. declared tho hlwtiun for
Chief Engineer, held mDeooinber last, to be void.
A now election i# ordxfhd for next mouth.
Tho Kansas pity (Mo.) overland mail attfgo sr
riyodat Stockton on tho 24th instant, having 00*
cupiod fifty day* tocomph to the journey.
A fire look place 01. tho 20th instant at
Hprfngs, Sbawtii county, which destroyed several
building#.
Du l ’ \\ -
Chin?, has boon opened. The sbiji Li/.zie Jarvi*
receully arrived at Fort Gamble, fifty -threw day*
from Shanghai, to load with spar* tor China. —
This fact im worthy of uote. and i# doubtlean the
procuror of a vast lumber triulc bshfm Puget
sound and the Chinese ports.
Decrees dissolving tho bati-i* of tna'ri'uony be
tweeo the toLowing partio* have hwugrant* I by
our Distriat Court# within tho past few -lay#, vis:
Elisabeth Wilkjunon and Walker Wilkinson: A.
Jones and JI. fc. Jones; Chrlerian Cailundeau
anil Mary ('iillenh-aa and ishaui (. L* itz aud
Pauliiw F. Lcit*.
A party of men in Hbasta eounty lost week
hung two Indiau* who were su#|ecu*<i <>f having
murdered u white mail ttatndH AlcGowon.
The County Judge of Klamath cdknty ha*lc
cbled that. William R. Turm*r wa? elected Dis
trict Judge of the Eighth Judicial district lost
September. The matter wa* contested by John
I*. Haynes, who claim* to bav* ‘>*-on legally cho
sen.
Al 2 i/cioek tn-rnr w two Gk* r ‘ an> t:u will be
bung ir. jn*)i And re#-. Calaveras county, tor iuur
tier.
In the case of th* People vs. Roeuau, indicted
in Ratio county for the murder of Wake man Bun*
tne jury ha* found t • prisoner guilty a* char,,
Ms. i’hdemon T. Herbert i* an applk-ant f->r the
Hppointtucnt of sub-Indian agent at Walker river,
in tho ,Northern part of fche State.
The bark HyadK, arrived iu tins jort on th**
21#t inst. from CaJttrics Bay. month of tb* Amoor
river. She brought down fiU possongcr-, who
composed thi* crow* us two Steamers built ami
oht from Boston by order of the Russian g--v
orniuent. —V. }'. //emjd.
New# from Y u Mrxlro.
Hi. hulls-, ite... 21. 18,8. The riant aFe mail
. us the Bth lust,, reached liulepciaienco on Satur
day. The conductor reports the snow on the
route three IV-et deep, aud the weather was very
; The sin* ti convene the day the
j mail left.
j Fort Defiance dates are to Nov. 21.
i *’°l- Milo# had pursued the lu-L iu? into their
j mountain ta>(m#*<■, over region* heretofore un
known, and the white men were putting them to
1 ffiflhl wherever they found them.
| Mnp* ol tho ina r. Ip were soon to be made out,
I giving much in formation respecting the country,
j Major Lae#u* returned t-< f-irt Doflaace on the
, I- I ** i"**- H*‘ ha<J lud uo regular fight with the
j Indians, hat had kilfrd nix wf ihui in v&oous
j kiitfiyfllicH.
t’apt. \ a-ldes, of a eiimpaoy of spies, has boon,
M^punJcd.
Gol. RonneviUo uud Huperin ten dent Collin# go
| to Fort Defiance during tho armistice, to treat
pißi tho>Vavajoes—l their action to bt* final either
i for praledr war.
! Judge Bout) will tak*? the district vacated by
| Judge Br>ne*lk-t.
fbr Kuuthcrn Pacific UaliroatL
N kw Orleans, Dec. 2otb, D6ff.
q ’f* l ® doutheru Pavifie Railroa-I C*nrcntiou'ad
j jouruod f 0 meet at Murshail, Texas, on the* HJth
of January. Prosith nt Morton, ou receiving a
vote ol thunk*,congratulated tho f'onventiou on its
successful issue. The AtocHaold-r* an* in high
spirit*. Tho company’s trust ifM-ds indebtedness
•is about $.527,000. Their entire liabilities ere
$.>00,000. T-< meet the former there are $1.16,0(8)
j in tho hand# of Mr. Fowlkos, and SIIO,OOO can \m
obtained from otheraourcts, leaving $82,000 to be
j provided by ib,* *Csw Orleans and other stock-
J holder*. Nothing remains to Im* done but to get
j Texas to relinquish the suit for forfeiture of the
charter, which will undoubtedly he done.
Journal of Commerce.
‘■• -♦ —1
lutrrrHilng from \lrilco.
N;w Ormbanx, Dec. 20. 1868.
j The steamer Tennessee arrped here to ‘lay,
1 bringing Vcm Crut dat*<# t. 22-1 hint. The m-wp
► undecisive. The Proyretto spi-ak# in high terms
j >f President Buchanan's message, and think* the
j position it takes with regard to Mexico wit) in
| dues the European Power# to recede from their
| present attitude. It also anticipates that the
; liberal* will reap some advantage# from the oue
• assumed at Washington, and consequently that
they will be no necessity for establishing the mill
tury post# in Chihuahua and Sonora, ** suggested
l in the mes#ago.
Zub-aga wu* still irr Mexico, but was prepared
for flight at a moment’s warning. General Mar
j quo* bad been defi-ated near Guadalajara by D
j.gollado. The Archbishop bad refused to advuqco
any more tuom*y to the Zuloaga foi tion. Anew
I government, under the form ‘if a triumvirate, had
| been proposed at the capital.
A fleet, consisting of five French and three
Hpauish war vessels, wa# lying at Sacrifieio*. I
j The i nitod Htate* sloop of-war Saratoga was also
Another American riiop-of-wAr waa seen
->ff \ efa
twenty five thou*- vnd dollar* in silver lu*-l b*-n
f-uuil in the vault of Mr. Forsyth’s house near
the city of Mexico.
i I* WRfl rumored that Zuloaga had offered to
l phicc Mexico under English protection, and that
Mr. Wunvl had gone to England to arrange snt
ters.
; Kehcagaray had defeated Cnmano at the haoi
etnla of Sau Miehata*.
A Spani.>h brig of war wa? at Tampico.
(tenoral Alnbriste defe.-ued the Zuloaga f<uc*
•wfort* Puchla.
A bottle wa-- found at see off Coatxacoalco.*-, on
closing • Written Wtetenrent tbei thu Hpunisb frig*
k ate Gukdrioiipc was lost off la*Ko* islaiul. while
preparing to attack Vera t’nu.—A'. V. Herald.
Oregon
| Gen. Joseph Lane, the ’•Marion of the Mexi*
i can War,” as hq is called, hn# written a letter to
* l“‘ Washington Union, in which he contradict?
tho rumor Ahet Oregon has only a population >f
t.'LOMO.
In the population wa# about 10,flt)0.
i the ewffiki* though imperfect and leav
; iog out some 6.000 to 10,000 resident*, showed a
population of 41.7000. Judging from this rare of
increase, Geu. Lane thinks.that the present popu
| lution of Oregon i* at or near 06,000.
Nn* from t .itltornU.
Ht. \ri*. Ded. 20, 1858.
Tho twenty-second Overland Mail, with sun
V rancisco dates to the 2Sth nit t arrived last
i bight, bringing one through passenger, aud sever*
i a 1 from Hay stations.
| Six eeapauiev of the Sixth infantry, tinder Col.
1 B-‘ffran, have boon assigned to service*ln the
1 Mohave country ; two companies, with the regi
mental head quarter?, Lieut. Col. Andrews com*
mnnding, at Lo? Tresidln, fhj one company each
to Humboldt Bay aud Han Diego.
Ibo Sou Ktan iseo Herald rep>rts the seizure
of tho steamer Uermunu by the I'nited States
Marshal, on claim? against her by New York par
ties.
Ledger.-—Wo are indebted to Mr. Bonner for
a copy of the Lodger sot January Bth, eontaiuing
! th* second number of the Everett “Mount Vernon
J Papers.”
I The Punmne Court at Oswego ha? recently
held that nu action against a bank on a protested
bill, cannot hold on tho simple endorsement of A.
111., cashier, unless the avowed purpose of nego
tiating the bill, or the specification of the name
end authority of tha book suppoaeq to h# rep re
srated. ska!’ treevpaav teak aadertwmaw.
COLt'MRI M, ffONffAT, J tNl'lßl *. lri>®.
Tbi* kallroil fatastropbe
Our reporter, who wa# despatohed yesterday
moruiug, to the c.jpe of tho tumble railroad ao
raaont, no# returned with a 1-1 itionatparticular* of
the truly doplorahle accident. He report* that
several more bodies hare bceu re-overed—five
were brought to the rdiy on yesterday WoniQffs
train.
Among the number ofl*o*iie# which foeov
ered onyoatonlay, tire tkuae of the children of Mr.
Lover* tt of Louisiana, aud a Mr. Ely of New
Yrk.
Mr. Leverotl, of BenvHie Parish, came
in on tho ears yesterday afternoon, ike ha# by
this doplorahlc casualty, been deprived of a wife
and thru** children ; an-l their bpfltoa are now in
tbi* city awaiting their removal to their homos.
During the -lay the body of Mr. Allen E. Ely.
of the firm of Duric A Bly. wo* found. His re
mains were brought to town', and will boforward
ed to the family in Now York, whereto leaviw
a wife and two children.
One of the saddest fists which we are- coinpaUed
to relate i# the loss of Mr. C. J. M. Dixoiv of L*wi
don, Eugiand. His b->dg Ihm not yet been recor
i-Ril but from the reeovery of baggage Ac., we
arc convinced that he muni have been on board
and in all probability, lust.
A number of letter# were-found in hi# baggage
which showed him to be a gentleman of education
amfrespectability. He wa# a Civil Engineer in
the service of the Kugiifh East India Railway
I C -mpany aod his bitstuo** in this oonoftr wa n
to n-Us and obsecrliiui imj-rovetn r.’- m A men
c;ui Railway. Hi- valise wo? f uud ; an‘l among
its c-.i.uspt* were 1--tiers of introduction reran
prominent engineers of the North, to gentle
men of diwtinctiou 111 the South. A uutnber of let
ter* wore- shown from a father and other relations
which proved him to boa fond aud affectionate
son. id a devoted relation.
The rutu-.r current iu thu ci|jr yesterday that
oue of the lodic#, wh-ufl body, was reeovared was
robbed, i# without foundatioih—a gentleman wa#
arrested and was in custody four or fire hours
yesterday, who Ik#is(ed m rcscaing the body of
the lady reports! t*> bo robbed. The money sup
j>.. -l to b- on her panon wa# found in a carpet
bag that was discovered near thu wreck.
Tho bridge, over which tho train passed, wa*
forty feet from the water and only twenty fire
feet - u length. The Engine, though weighing
twenty ton#. *4# not directly under the bridge
but fully twenty fuel below. It wo* turned com
plainly over—wheels up—and h boxcar laying on
top of it, The mayo passenger car wa# over a
Tnlle below the wreck.
Many of the passengers had money about tb*ir
person# and l.inc Bank bills ware found yesterday
. ip. the tree*? bd -w tho bridge.
efficient I*u-t Master of thi# city, Dr. II M
•fetor, found after u diligent search, ail tho mail
hag- sent out by Friday morning'# mail along the
banks of the creek- The following i# a liH of the
pacsciigt-r* saved.
J Havkd.—-JoO tiruudherry, Harris 00., Gmr*
gin.
I Leroy A WUHaoie. M- rriwether county Ga.
IV ru I-* Dupree, Houston eo.tia.
M G ItMddletea and Dr. t'b*rl*- Phillips, im.
j nm co.. Go.
Jotoe* B Bulloch. Palmetto, Oa.
I Win Jones, Talbot co-, <a.
j fFfeorg- Gammon, Taylor co. Os,
Dr. A M Walker, Ooldinbu*, (a.
Benjamin Fraiior, Sumpter eo., Ga. *
Mr. Guy, Buena Vista, Ga.
Thomas SO’Bryna. Charleston, 8. C.
Thomas Leverett, JBerrille Parish, La.
(.'apt. Eugeue LaoiMrt, Nf. 0., La.
If H Dikcmau au-l II F J King, N. If., efty.
G A Tiefeelbesger, Mi##.
Jam:-# SaiitK TANARUS vat.
Conductor Snell, offtis city, and six negroes.
Kiu.n or Drownbd.—Two Missy? Guy,
•laughflor* of Thorn a# Guy, kuhseil co., Ala.
Mr#. Thomas Leveretto aud 3 children, Rerrilb*
Parish, La.
Mrs. rimitb. Texas.
A K Ely. N. Y., city.
Henry Miller, eugin-'er : M Bouche, flremun,
and lira H Snell, traiu hand, Columbus, Go.
| CJ M Dixon, missing.
The funeral scrtuoitof Messrs. Miller and Snell
I of this city wa# preached yesterday evening at the
(..Methodist Chur -h in this city by the Rev. A. M.
| Wynn. The remain# of the former were interred
with the honor#oftli© I. O. 0. F.
Htate Md to Kail [food#.
Tho Atlanta Intelligencer of Due. 3Mth, -ays:
•‘The Columbus Timor ©ems to felicitate itself
very much off th© fact, that, (flat State Aid was
defeated in the Legislature. “The cry,” it say#,
”oT enhancing the \aluo of land, end diminhih
ing the price of transportation ou was a
syreu s*>iig, which lulled legislator# to sleep.’’ We
imagine that the Timet will find out that it ts
the people who have been ‘’lulled to sleep” ou this
questi>u. and that they are destined to wake up I
and expre** tbeir will upon it, in eaob a routiner
as the •■Timet” and all other parties will under
stand. We bar© yet to be convinced that tho
** Txmem” represents tho feelings of Muscovite Cos.,
on thi# aubject us groat importance to them.”
Wf should deplore the issue which our cotein
porary seeks to mak ou this quorikm. We have
no desire to sc© a Trojan Horse filled with arm
ed men walk into the gate# of th© strong-city of
Democracy—-nor will the it#© be made. But
the TnttUigeneer is right in thinking that were- ;
jute© over tho defeat of ritate aid. by the teat leg- |
ixlature. | e do, moM einphatically ; and we con
gratnlate the [>*K.pl<* thai the enormous sum of
three dollanAwutf not guarantw-d to cor-”
[Kirarieri# to ouijd rail roads, it i# folly to talk
about XtH urity to the State, when the koen-sight
ed vigilance of self-interest will not induce #pccu
lstore t* ondorse tho bond# ot the c--uipsuto?. It
is useless to talk about building a road by the
Stoic, when it will tie a payingq-oad an-l there is
n-> danger es to##. There will always be subscrip
tion? sufficient by. interested parties and capitri
-10.-, to build it. It ueu*ekw to talk about making
the government rich when the people would pre
fer themselves to be rich in preterence to the
feOvenuncnt. 1? i# useless tt endeavor to make
#0 odious a principle a car-UnaJ doctrine of the
Democratic creed.
A* to the people-waking up” upon this ques
tion. a# **ur cutempory Ultimate#, wc can only say.
th.it they beve ever repudiated State aid by over
whelming numbers whenever the i*#ti© has lu*eu
made. Look at Alabama an-l utber States where
the public men wlto have advocated it have been
doomed to private life. We do not know au in
stance w here State aid ha# ever been endorsed by
the people.
I he vote in the Lcgtolwture upon the question
wa 00 evidence of it# strength. It was the u*ion
of local interests that gained the State aid bill a
respectable vote. Avery small number endowed
the principle. We may Dot reflect the ‘feeling#
of the people of Muscogee” In our views upon thi#
question, we advocate what wc believe to be right
without an appeal to them—but we venture the
assertion that *0 far from the people rs Muscogee*
endorsing a loan of the State # credit for railroad
—a credit which they will protect with the watch
fulness of tbeir individaal credit—such a prop©-
sition would not receive- one hundred votes in th©
county. Indeed, thi# number is near op hun
dred more than we have any knowledge of at
thi£ time.
Mr. Geo. I> Prentice v# Mr. < alhntin.
Tbi# gentleman who i# lecturing throughout the
country upon “statesmanship.” never allude#
enco directly or iudirectly to Mr. Calhoun. ll*
frequeutiy says. Jackson, Clay and Webster. It
wa? supposed in Columbus that ho wo# not aware
ot tb<* mistake he had made, and inadvertently
rued the name of Jackson for that of Calhoun.—
W© bar** since seen reports of his speeches where
be intent ion filly made the same mistake. Now we
have no idea that the memory of Mr. Calhoun
will suffer from the omission of his name by Mr.
Prentice, and we do not knew that we nre licensed
thu# to bring Mr. Prentice * prejudice to the pub
lic view. It ?ufficeth to sav, that the countey has
awarded to CALHOUX, CLAY and WEBSTER
the meed of statesmanship, and tha shaft# of mal
ice thrown at the former by Mr. George Prentice
i# scarcely worthy a aerie*. W, oror 9 prdea
ter alluding te It
The Africans.
rionie thirty or forty of tho young African#, sup
posed to have beer, brought by the Wanderer to
thoeuatof Georgia, passed through Montgomery
“mo days siuoc. We her© rekd various acc-uuW
of them—-their, docility aud obedieucc to intiuc
tton*. Those that paMod through Montgomery
nr© minutely de?f*ribv*d by cor respondent# of the
Tuskere# liepuidic'au and Marion C<etnmnnwealth,
both of which favor the rc-openiug.of th© slave
trade. Ignorant a# yet, of the true meaning of
the language, which they utter with groat dis
tinctness, they arc directed principally hy sign#
and gestures. They are arid to be remarkably
‘•pert and lively.” A eonwapondensof th© Marion
Cfo/xmemcsaftA. (Ala.) alludes to the manner of
getting them op board the steamer at Montgom
ery. He Say#:
“lorWßic tim* the Africans could net bo in
duced to go an board the boat, and seemed much
frightened at the-in-.kc. Ac. Doubtless they had
a perfect horror nf traveling on water again, af
ter having so rooently endured along and crowd
ed sea rerage. Th© manner in which they were
induced to go ou is worthy of liotiue. The mate
tried ©very mean# to get then* on hoard, but with
ti - efft-H. Finally, be concerted a plan vrith a big
black Alabama negro. Ho tried to get him to go
ou Ip-ard, but h© resolutely refused, when the
’itatc lui-1 him d-mn ou the gang-wav plffhk aud
his him four or five substantial lick# with hi#
ponderous leather strap, when the #aid Alabama
J negro got up, yelling awfully, and went straight
j on board, beckoning to tho African# to follow— end
i they did follow, to th- - amusement and amid the
cheer? of the crowd !
ike Aditijtinvr (Saturday morning) #oy of the
“Many of them sociu sprightly and intelligent,
‘ aud will undoubtedly make fine plantation bands.
They are moxtly of the Congo tribe, wo believe.
A large nurnWr of our citizen? visited them, aud
natisfied the curiosity that ba long boon enter
tained to see th© real African. These negroes arc
•upjpjfd to hare been brought bore In the
“Wanderer.”
The ‘Habile A Gtrarfl Kali roan.
Edit oft of Timet : The Mobile A Girard Rail
rood ha met with no accident; but has se
verely from the late rains—we hop© to hare the
pe*tongor train running on Wednesday, but it
will b© some days yet liefrre w© ©an carry
freight. Yours,
.1, II HOW ARD.
President.
ro tub frit its.
slave Prepertj 4 quer>.
If Slave# ore “property"—whcoco cum© the
doubt about tb© “power 1 ’ of Cougren* to protect
persons aud property in btaios and Territories—
not to destroy but to protect cither aud both?
Did it ouiuc from th© ban.-.*# Nebraska bill?
it# Badger Pruvis-* and other provisos?
Perhaps after ali th* immortal KantuJt act had
a double edge, and while it cut through th© old
Missouri Itcstricfioß—iu our teeming favor—it
-*ut to the vital purl of Slave property by denying
10 it th© protection which all other “property”
justly claims from th© Fedaroi Government.
, Thar© i# an unwritten volume on this subject
—-will you. Messrs. Editor*, or some of your able
! contributor? write it? I should like to be inform
! ed if tn© poiccr of Congress to protect slavery in
th© Territories wa# ever doubled before the Kn
sas Act? IVILL WARWICK.
! Dec. .Ifltb, 18S8.
Wasuixotux, Dec. 27, 158.
TThile the opponents of th© Old Soldier©’ Ron*
| sion bill retiniat© that from oleven to twelve imi
j lions will he carry it into q,o(. it#
friend? say. from the must accurate* calculations,
th© amount will only be thro© million per annum.
There is, however, no prospect of thu bill becom
ing a law.
General Walker is believed to be in thu vicinity
■f Mobile.
Gen. Henning-ion i# still hi Washington.
Among tht* racHDt evufirmations by the Senate
were Yk-x. W iison, to be IHMrtet Ateortmy tor
I tab Territory, and Alfred M. Lay, District At
| torncy for the .Soutto-ru District of Mbaouri.
A letter has from received at the ludiau Bu
-1 r*au, from the CommiHsioners engaged in survey
ing the Indian bouudary lines, which say# that
they are under the protection of Major You Dora,
| who reccutlv inflicted th© severest chastisement
upon the t'amanches on the Cauadiau rivor, aud
! that through his vigilance and that of the officers
j accompanying hi# command, the frontier of Wes
tern Texas i? not likly to be molested again for
a long time by these marauders, who have disap
peared and nothing beou seen of them since the
i fight at White kite village.
Southern paper# roeeivud her© contain account#
-fan en(bu#iii-<flc meeting held at Goiumbus, Mis#.,
to con*idt*r the subject of rendering material aid
1 to Gcnerul W alker in carrying out his Southern
j emigration scheme in Nicaragua. Several other
| sdmilur meetings are alo uimouuced. It to said
the i-vuiputhy of Mississippi is fully awakened iu
| favor of Gen. W. and his plaua.
Outrage* In Kansas and Missouri.
St. Loci#, Dec. 27, lboß.
Th© Jefferson City Examiner learns from a re
liable source, that Fort Scott, Kan#a?, ou the night
of the 15th inet., wan attacked by Capt. Mont
gomery. hi th© head of two hundred men, and the
i town taken. Whan the Examiner'* informant es
i ‘‘aped five or six persons had been killed by them,
j The object of the attack, it wa© presumed, wa# to
, release >no of Capt. Montgomery’# nicu. who wa#
| confined then* under an indictment for murder.
D was le&rod the towu would he entirely ikotrov
ed.
A dispatch from Kan#n# City say? that rhe Hsr
risouville (Missouri) Democrat of the 25th iust,,
states that on last Monday a baud oftbi-ves and
a?;a.v#ius. train Kaura.*- Territory, cutcred Vernon
county, Mis-ouri, and k-iled Dav id Crureand stole
ft tot of cattle, twenty horse? and eleven negroes.
| About th© iuinv time Captain# |irtmn and Mont
j goumy entered Miaaouri, on the Little o*ag©
j river, and stole a negro woman and t*.k Mr.
J Larne prisoner, carrying the latter into the Terri
j tor?; but releasing him on th© foliowing day. An
j express had been rent to Gov. .Stewart, of Mto
; for a#*i?tinee to protect lif- and property.
(forrrnor of Nebraska.
Th© lato.-t news from Washington City in re
?pt*ct to u)>pein luu-nte is, that the President will
■'qqwdot Judge vGunuel Govoraor us Ne
braska, uud the vacancv on th© bench in that Ter
ritory will be filled by a gentleman from Georgia.
It is not yet ascertained who is to Vk* appointed.
Arizona.— Letter# have been received by the
overland mail. An officer at Fort Buchanan
write?. lk-c rnber 5, that rub deposits of gold
have been found te the Gila river for qb hundred
and sixty milor on both sides. Six hundred and
fifty men are at work, and file hundred are on
their way from California. Should tho emigra
tion increase at the same rate a? it commenced, it
is supposed there will he fifty thousand person# in
Arizona within the next twelve months. Speoi.
mens of silver, richer than that from H-intzlmatff#
mine have been discovered.
Hlhvr and (.old Ptereterir# in Sonora.
W ASH 1 noton. Dec. 20.—Glow mg accoant# are
received of th© discovery oiguld and silver mines
On the Gila river. These rich mines nre reported
to be hundred* of mile? iu extent : aud there are
hundred? of miners already employed on them.
France.
The Moniteur publish©!- an official notification
from Admiral Rigault dc GcnouiAly, Commander
in-Chief of the French and Spanish force# in
(’••chin China, to the effect that on an-l after the
first of September, 1858, the bay and river of
Tournme and the port of Cbsm-Crilao are declar
ed in strict tb-ekaue. All vessels attempting to
force the blockade will to’ treated aeeordiug to the
usages of international law.
The Mon it cur also publish*# a report from Mar
shal Vaillani, approved by the Emperor, appoint
ing a Committee to exam ire into the best mean*
for improving the manufacture of ffre-antfs iu
Fran co
lt was said that the opening of the Chsabers.
which whs to have taken place on tho 10th of ‘
January, is adjourned until the month of Febru
ary. owing to the preparation of the budget# not
toning sufficiently advanced.
The Patrie. eaye the proceeding# in the appeal
of M. Mon totem be rt had been fixed for the 24th
December.
The Minister of Commerce, in answer t© a mo
moriri tram the o*mber nf Opiy—r#R of Havre
•empltm.ag es tha H,.w teflere* hy FreasF
©naaincrcc in’conaeqiK-m-e of the c'nyj of affairs in
Muxie-i. ha? iuforui.-.d tin* Chumb-d* that their
couiplaim hu* beau communicated tb the Mimvhq
for Foreign Affair.-., vrtiu ua> consulted with hii
uulloagUc, th-- Miniitur ol Moline, u? to tn© meas
ure# irhtoii may bo fleerasity to take.
The monthly return# of the Dank of France
show an iacreaao i#th© cash fli hand in Baris, uk
12,7ff0,009 franc#, and iu bfafftflffiauk# of 15,200,-
000 francs. */
The Pari.-t corretfpyndcpL’of tho Tiiatm #n
---formed that (he ©omAtosiou appointed to report
uu the subject of she ©ngagthitfct of free *roe#
in the FreucU colonies, have lmlsp;(l in fntnr of
tho present system. Th© cuuuaPldor es the
French squadron au the Aftfuun coa.H rtperts to
tho Minister of Marine that a Ire-U difficulty ha#
arisen, n French vomel loaded with Wee negro©#
having been overhauled by the English cruisers
uud forced to ro-laud the imuiigmtit'i, although
the operation was jiurfeeUy regulire.
The Paris Bourse had boeu firm, hut there was
n reaction on the 10th inst. The 3 per cent# clos
ed at Iff, Mo t-r account nnd 7A,o* for money.
The shan.'fl in the Credit Mobil ter. which hodcon
sidcral.lv a-lvanoud during the week, again de
clined.
Itai.v. —Th© Op in tone. of. Turin, states from
Icinhardy that the greatest activity reigut- in tho
ar.-enal of Venice, that tlie uumber of workmen
there ha# been doubled, and that warlike store#
of all sort# are being brought iu. It adds several
urre#t# have taken place nt Milan, and til at sev-*
enteen #tudcnl# have been nir*>i©d ut Puvia.
whore several house# have heem sen re Led for
arm#, many W which have Ixfbu ©ohe-i. The gar
rison bus been increased by a fieta battery.
It has already been stated tliot the Archduke
Otari©# Louis, brother U* the Emperor of Austria,
lately v toiled the* Pope, The Opinion< Htate# that
be is formally entrusted wllh u political mi??ton.
the object of which to !<f obtain pornitoston trom
the Pojh* to occupy #ume ntw ]M-im of the Liiga
(ion with Austrian troop#, in rutr to bo prepared
for an outbreak.
, It, i# aflii-uied ibet tim Sardinian g>%urouu-nt.
h# sent so its diplomat ir ngento abreted H©i*'c*uls*r
relative to the rumors of a wr w ith Austria, de
claring that nothing whatever hitherto hu# arisen
to confirm such a##crtions.
.**pain.—A Madrid -ii.-patoh .-ays that Marshal
O'Donnell had declared that the government hod
re#idfd to preserve the constitiitfoual systpm.
The first vote which te-.k placo in the new Span
ish Cortes gave tin* government a majority of 152
out of 103 rutiß*.
la-Ltars from ipuiu niat© that the evuedition to
Mexico will t© un n MUilu thai- wo# sup
posed.
Gkrmany.—The Hanoverian Ministry lied sus
tained anew ©heck ; tto* ©hauiiter haviug
rejected, by a vote of 44 to 30, a bill proposing au
increase of tho income tax.
Th© King of Prussia, in hi# reply, thanking tho
Chamber for their address, say# they eaunot give
him a bolter proof of tln-ir fidelity ami attach
ment than by supporting his brothel, the Regent,
in hi# difficult mtfion.
Ti'JticßY. —Constantinople advices of December
1, states that the ambassador* of the Great Powers
had met in conferencctojduring two con#soutive
day#, to deiiiieratc “B the critical ytat© of the
Prln<-ipriiii*'ft- There was an extraordinary
TOovou.ent nn-1 activity among the members of the
diplomatic corps.
The reserve# of the ai iqy in Aria had been call
ed out.
Notwithstanding the arrival of a part of the
loan contracted in England, tho Turkish troops
hod uot received their arrears of pay, and there
wa# also a delay m paying tho salaries of public
functionaries.
J-’iranth© Washington t riton
Vnaior Davis’ < utera Polio-
Mr. Davis of Misrissippi, pr>poecs to proceed
by attachment against Spain # an absent, ab-
Hcondiug, or fraudqjput dolrtor. We have a long
account agaiuot Spain, couiracted under aggro
j vatod ctreuuistauce.-, and smfficlcfil time hu# elap
j red to show that be i# utterly mdiffdrent
alike to the obligations she ha# incurred and to
tlie v ery offensive events ->t their origin. There is
more in thi.-* : iibjct t than , appear? upon the itr
faoe. Spain is largely indebted to our citizen#.—
Her ageuts have Committed many grave outrage#
upon them: have sacrificed their property and, iu
numerous iiiMtunuc.*-, when they havi b*en arraign
by Spanish tribunals, ami on final derision pr>-
Dwuooed innocent, they have been charged with
enormous court ©xpensos, ami bold in prisou un
til they were paid. In nine case# out of ten our
rieims haveariseu from tor*mmß, illegal and un
justifiable acts on her part. They an* nearly ail
founded on some dear violations ©flaw.
0 * * * * * * *
Mr. Davis proposed, under all the cireumstfiu
ces, that the federal government shall notify
.Spain and demand paymenifor certain indebtcl
ness, and, in default thereof, (font aUiichmeut is
sue with direction.-, to our naval constable? to
nut**- the Islam] of Cuba. In equity Hr. Davi#
i# right. Bpain hae justly forfeited ull rieim to
the forbearance of the United States. The Island
bus been governed for twenty years 011 the idea
that England and France would not consent to its
failing into our hands. It ban been regarded as
perfectly sal© to treat our people u# barbarians
and pirates; to arrest them, confiscate their prop
• rty, and even when proiiounoed innocent iu crim
inal pr*reeutiony, to refuse not only to return
■ their estate#, but make them pay enormou* cost#.
I The judicial ?v#teai of Cuba is iu th© hand# or
under the control of tho Governor. Thi# is not
the theory of tin. government, but it i# it# prac
tice: to that all authority, wherpver and by
whomsoever exercised, is a unit.
The DnKLMNti Mania —it is perhap# ques
tionable whether the barbarous practice of duet
lintr i-. look--*! upon with mure <>r lesa favor at the
North now, than it was ut au earlier period. We
hu. * been .-eu.touted to regard the public seuti
mem .) the N-.riUeru States a -*.dv..r#© to that
“•ode of honor” which requires two men to t<md
up aud deliocriuely expose lives, valuable, if not
to themselves, at least to their families, and pnari*
bly to Moriaty, and to reek a# a eover to wounded
pride, or n-remedy for real ur .-m>pi-?od iusuita, the
blood ot tho?© against whom they have no malice,
or at lett?t none which cannot be wiped out bv
other means, quite - cosily as by the raerifie© of
the life us one er both of the parties.
We are beginning t* doubt whether we hare not
boon mistaken in our estimate of Northern renti
tnent -.n thi# question. Not long ago a member
of Congress from otherwise n-1
distinguished, gained brilliant laurel#, and render
ed himself immensely popular throughout N\w
Lugiand. by thu mere bravado of accepting a
challenge to fight a duel, naming the gruuurt iu
a h-r. ign country, where he knew hi# antagonist
wouui not follow hiui. Had he actually shot the
other part}. the iwace ! . m* jHioplc of the North
worfld probably have <*m making him
Pseaidcnt of the rnited State#. A# it is. that
db-play of ••pluek’’ lih.i doubifo-sa, secured him a
seat in Congress for along period, it is to be b-<ped
indeed until he arrives ut year# of discretion.—
Journal of CoMuutn:;:.
British BARB.taifv—the Loudon Timespuft
lishea a proclamation issued by Lord Clyde on his
©ommeneina the utnpabru in tbufe, anununcmg
’hat when there* is no resi#tnn©e uo plundering
will in- allowed, but wherever there is re#i#tanca
by even a single shot fired ogatuet tho troops, thi*
inhabitants must expect t- incur the fat© thv
have brought upon tbcineolves. The.r hoeses will
be burnt an<i their village# plundertKl.
Thk CowwiTTEE ON TKahtToHSES.—The remov
al of Mr. Douglas fr-.m the chairmanship of the
to-nate t ‘otninift--*- on Territories, ray# the (Entnu-
Ih I Spirit of the South, was nn act of jnsHee that
we sear elv expect,-d th© majority of that body
in view of re-cent dmonnstratfr-nS, would hnre tho
nerve *.O perform. The Rontbern who
oupoesd #0 siilotary and necessary u move, did
them reive# no credit by the effort'to keep at the
bead of that imporiaot committee, n man who
optwilv avow# the right of a territorial legislature
by its puny ©twi- tinenta. to nulltfv the protection
which th© constitution of the United State? ex
tend# to the peculiar institution of their rectum.
Do these gentlemen mean to endorse this mon
strous absurdity of squatter sovereignty, or not
approving, are- they yet willing to tolerate r doc
trine which Mr. rialkonn denonneed a# worse than
the Wiltnot Krorisu. for tho rake of the harmony of
the party ? We ur© glad to **••© i+a<mother of the
Senator* from Alabama i? included in the list of
those who turned .heir becks upon the dminis-
Datton to extend the hand of friendship ty the
unii-Leeompton co-adjutor of Greeley and Se
ward.
Thk Seat or Go\enmrst^—A recent pre
pared official document, calculate? tho entire
amount of public and private appropriation# (ex
clusive of salaries for public officers,) for the Dis
trict of Columbia.from flu* time the Government
was located in Washington to the 30th of June
last, at u©arl,v twenty tiro million# of dollar#: the
##©•#©• I- -i- of the Government rerervea exclu
sive ot rou iaen- forint-d by the intersection#
Os streets an- .tvcituea, at upwards of $13,50(1.-
0tiO; the (H,#t ot public building#, including furn
iture. statuary aud painting# at neirlv *1j,000.-
•MHi. (the capital ,ot over #ix million#.) The
private property es the district is a?B#e#sed at
•fH5.000.u00.
Steam boat aud t argn loot.
Ct.vciyNATi, Dec. 27.—The steamer Metropolis,
; Pittsbnrg for Hem Orleans with a cargo
valued at over SIOO,OOO, got’ aabore in the fog on
| Sunday. If is thought tho boat and cargo will
| l>e a total lore.
A Cokore§si<mal Monet Market.—A Wash
ington dispatch to a Xorthern exchange says:
Th© member# of Congte# have drswu up more
closely to date than usual, iu evidence that money
i# not abundant everywhere. The Sergeaut-at-
Arxns of the House bar disburse* . #mce the 6th
inst., on aecoout of mileage and a rears of salary,
$327,408. His total dihurs©uicn e for the present
< ojurrea*. up to Ifit’i fast., s*ennte4
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