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Ji*i reader of ttoe 1-r.niii and XaffdaU Jurw*i”
ran fail la Jiwoaiva the Jaalouaj tliar-ia .
I/, an axpanalon of the ISaiila of tbo boiled
when that alpawion tonlilrtad with moiroan Mil
Hall ami unlinllowed tonilinla. H K “* H ' k l ' re ”
ran f n.ak es tUe aiodnraUon of lh I'nilad Htm.
lowar.il a Oetreeteil jw.pl, In *“''•
of aalf-fcorrrnmorjf. Tlwjr arm awl Mrprb"> nl
par Imiff furUaranoa laai.uiuioit a proto, (oral,
orr-r dial ÜBfortwaato eonnlrjf. In thii, they rn
not frno from eelfteb rnoaiilaraliona. Thry U>U
n int* that it would Mcord with Kagitoh policy for
tb United Ftato# to wninii: th© b*lm of gtw&m
mont in Mexico. Not that it to Uwir HgUteou*
boltof that the United State# would be bentjfittfl-1
by in annexation of tliiw territory bet tha’
in the end England would reap the fruit of sr
intervention. In there view# we may inl*tok<
the tone of the English preu# and do that people
injustice In the intercut they manifestfor the Uni
ted fltetas to enereiwt dominion orer Moxleo.--
How i it, howover, in jelatfeti both* purchase -i
Cube and the declaration of* neutral position i”
the Gnlf? It in hero the shoo pite-lm# and it i
horo whereUnglitnd end France show the ebrvwi
foot. The recent revert* crltleiun of Mr. Buchan
an'ii MMengn by the Kngliab and french Jou
nalii, where it reveal# the pq}iejr of the American
State# to acquire Tuba end maintain an V<'*n’
doncy yj at leeut an independence ou the lath
inun, ia nignifioont ami meaning. England fidi
rule* the idea of a purchase of the Cos Inin domain,
and France if- csercired to the point off declaring
in unequivocal term#, that the would resist it ul
any and all hazard#, regardin'* of the policy of
Spain.
What right bn Frame to intervene and pul > -
thumb ou Kpaiu to prevent her from utopoidng <>l
the uduml of Cuba to the United State- f Di*©athe
ex ere inn a profeetorate over Spanish doinlnioti
and uiu#t fthc *uy to Spain that the United !<•-
Khali not acquire Cuba ? ll iwt happen* that the
idea of being united to tide confederacy in rep eg
until to the citizens of Cuba, albeit they m <
held out their arni# to tiaaild united protectjujfc
Now, Franco nay* that ht will resist the annex
ationdf Cuba tj>the United State*; and Napoleon,
through hi# obedient prc-i, tonne# hi* interdict
that an inland <* mtvmnmry to the growth, wealth,
uu l l pfiMpertty of-thto oatiop, shall nut became a
part of it, without manuring sword# with France
—an outeide party, with no claim* to m voil'e in
the citiovery. Now we behold the disinterest
eduuee o 1 England and especially Franco! Now
we nee them no longur “through a git*## darkly l”
Now, we penetrate the veil beyond Which interest
and deep-rooted selfishness sit enthroned and we
■e to our amazement and anrprtac, England nd
France watching the* destiny of Cuba with all the
eagerness and impatient restraint that the wild
vulture wait* the expiring breath of some mighty
prey. With lynx eyed Jen bmay they have watch
ed the balance of power prepondering toward* the
American State#, and they have bound u* down,
like a mighty giant, with thread* of untangling
alliance*, nucha* Clay tom Bn I wer (reatlc# mid
uuwtov neutrality law*.
Thousands of lullcn off, they iuu*t demand Unit
the United Stab’s will not interfere with the dr
tiny of Niearnguir- -n rutin try mi tip* American
continent. The United States agree, and yet It is
considered the height of absurdity and tolly vhould
this Confederacy demand a similar nvoWid of
neutrality on the part of England towards do
minion* in Atria or any other posouMion* across,
the water*.
The past, howover, we trust will be a light for
r-lio fbtare and a warning to statesmen of the
VrtuMUt day. W'u iuu/Uavo U* yield all purpose
l>iwat*U ryi'AtM •>*’ ’-v,W. I.A a> VrOre.a<M* •>’
the IsthmuM (Vom foreign ilomfuntirtn 1* Yr
out noccssity. Notwithstanding the threatening
altitude of France uud England toward* the Uni
led States, the liiltnf is unaiVuctod tty it, aud will
move oti In her destined career and greatness.- -
Tim folly *.r the CLAYTON JjT’J.W 15U treaty
and tlm NKUTUALITY law* are becoming too
apparent to u people who grow in wisdom*
strength and power, to require and argument here.
The right of expatriation i* dear p> the American
people, and should American iiMut itiiUoiui bo plant
ed on contiguous shoVui. which I’nivldenco hnx
orduined to be a part and parcel of ibis Uunfoder
aey’the American citizen ought, uot h ohjcct. Be
side*, the whole will not grow weak by uu in
cronw of its parts, but like the tail oak. will plant
its root* deeper iuto the soil- and ding with a
closer grasp as its brandies are attended and ds
broad arm* atrntehttd Aut.
Jntllrhtl Kicrtluns Again.
Tim Kntptv'er honors u* by copying our ui tido
upon Judicial elect ion*, and respond* at greet
length to the positions therein a**timed. Wo are
thaukful for ill ia favor—our p<Kitiou was brietty
this: Ist, Dial thv |cople of a Circuit wero more
eapablo to eloet a Judge than tlm Legislature.—
2d, that there wottld ahvuvs he two parties eiudi
would select the most suitable eaudidate and wor
thy the honor. With groat doCcrcuuu to our
-neighbor's ju.lgineul, wo think our position* well
taken aud unanswered. We do not care to re
argue them. But assuming for sake of argument
that MHiinutrU eaudidate* for Judicial honors
should be defeated, where stands the flbqrwflre t
What Induced it to rcoQUUoond ILni. James L.
Wimberly, tho nominee of the Atnork”m party
for Judge, to the people *< tho Pntuiil. UlrouU
Been use tho democratic nomhice bud d<l? So
much the greater necessity to reefiinmei 1 no m-
UrfutuUul candidate. It was tho very ni- k ot
time to give the opportunity iu tho lan
guagu of the /•'ntfvirrr, to “repudiate throw (Mm)
who com# before them, backed by tho endorse
ment of party conventions.” Mr. Wimberly was
tho only nominated candidate in tho Held, and
there was a chance fora thousand and one iW<
pendent CMmlidatoM, If the ISoqruifrr desired the
people to repudiate Col. Wimberly who whs “back
ed by the endorsement of u party convention."-~
llut our rodeiuporary orndd not remember the
name of another *o suitable ns Col. Wimberly,
altmib he was the nominee. It was. tlicreftire. Just
and right to *how itsapprvH’iatiou of the people's
ehoieouxpresttwd tluugh a conveutiou, by recoin
mending that choice to their favorable romnidcra
tlpti. That too, ill opposition to any independent
candidate. Tbo fuel that the A merman Conven
tion nominated a cuuidbtetain ‘’self defence,” will
uot hold good ns an apology. The reason was
more apparent why the Amorhmn* chould not
alter so great a folly ou the part of the
democrat*. It wtt* just the time to put into prae
tiee wjl&t the Enquirer was preiiohing. “Kepudi
ate tho*e undersoil by u Uonventioit!” But enough.
Th# Enquirer euu explain, doubtless, how t sup
port* noiuinoe*, and why i desire* them re pud i
ated by the people.
Hank urtunitetm,
At an election held yesterday, the l.dloning
gentlemen wore chosen Director* ol thi* iuatitu
tlou for the present year :
>i. It. Lamar,
Win. Butu*r\jr, (,'ha*. llrwn,
Jo*. Burke, John Stoddard.
Win. Bailey. Uhristian Weher.
At a meeting of the new Hoard, Air. Lamar was
uuaniuioußly re elected PresUlum.
.sVn .maoA |$
Patkhi* Itat BP.-- Patents were issue.! \**i
week tu dot'*i.f A Krkhs, of Winehester, Yu.,
for improvoment in carriage brakes; and to K. 11.
HANOfpK, of Augusta, Ua., for improved machine
for sawing laths.
Macov A Ukvnswtck K ulroak—At meet
ing of the citizens of Macon ou Monday lust, to
rvi’onslder tb vole auUiorislug the subscription
of #200,000 by the city, to aid in the connection
of the Met <m A Brunswick Hailroad, the decision
of the previous meeting wo* sustained and sub
scription autboriied by au almost uuauluiou*
vote.
Matt Itohhrrj Arrest.
A gentleman by tbe nurrto of Henry Hpink*, o*-
sistaut jo*Unat4r at (itenalta, Marion Cos., wo*
arresicd In this city yesterday, on Uie charge <#l
robbing the mail of check* for money and ; iuet
ing from the post office, stamps for tetter*. H.
prcM utftd a check ft>rsllb *'■’ at the Hanked Co
s signeil by Win. A. Hatraon, agent of tin
Hank ofCuiumbus. at Li-mpkin. On., hud pay
able to the order of Mr. L. M. McOebec of .Ma
rion.
This check was takyn oulol the Foul utlioa at
(lieimlla by Mr. Spinks ami presented at the
Mother Bank yesterday. il wo* arrested here
on u warrant from some citizens, of Marion Un.,
and carried before Wiley William* Ksq., U. H.
Commissioner, by Mr. J. i. Frierson, <loner*l
Agent Post Office Depurtiuent Ingram and Uus
*ctl appealed aa hi* Counsel aud bail wa grant
ed him in tlw sum of&LdbU until Monday m xt at
which time he will be tried, Mcssr*. Blackinur
<d tho Bank of Columbus were witnesses
against him -testifying toMliilßOtltjl a* the man
who presented the check.
Palaula (Irculi
The roluma pubiishiKi by ua yesterday, electa
Hon. W. C. Pefkin# .Tndgc of the Pataula Circuit
hy twenty vote.*, arul F.D. Bailey, Ksq., Solicitor,
by four vote*. A# the Enquirer i of th* belief,
that two of the precincts in Terrell county may
have been thrown out in this court, we state that
tho return* embrace all the procincte in the Cir
cuit nro copied from those hcnt to the Executive
Departmeut In Milledgerille having the seal of
the proper officer attached.
Hun Jamc* baritner.
We publish in this impression of the Tiuu* the
truly eloquent and cat Indie iuttor of James Gard
ner, K*q,, addressed to the ('oNitltutionaHnl. It*
patriotic pine will hpoak for itself, tfbile it contra
iliet* u rumor, aomewhat prevalent, that he is hh
j-iring after (luberuat/rrial honor* *t the risk and
Micriflci: of the hqmiojiy uud union of the Demo
cratic party. ThcJet ter i.s such a* would he x
peeled of uman who had rendered the party grout
.oirvloo, and was yet too modest lo urge bis claim.>*
for office. A* to his retirement, thitt 1* a question
with the democracy, who may cull him* forth mb
wiih Uiuoiuntttu* from hi* plow.
todtfung the Law*.
Wo tdnw f<r the benefit, us these who may cok
th appointmantof Uoiambtidottar to codify the
law* In the place of Hon. 11. V. Johnson atfid Uol.
1. L. Harris declined, that tlm recent act. makes
no prevision for uu appointment hy the Governpr
in the event of a vacancy.
The Kd section of the Vet rends ns follow* <
“That “aid <’oimuMddotior* shall receive an ode
qtuitc com pension, which shall not exceed lour
lluHicuud dollars i<> caeh ('oinmissiorier, for their
survive*: and should it vacancy occur, by detilh
or.otherwise, the General Assembly, at their next
after Ditid vuoMicy occurs, shall elect, by
joint bullet, another ConimissioaßV to supply said
vacMiirv.”
Spirit of flic South.
The faVor* of our advertising friomls have ex
cluded a portion of the editorial matter intended
for this paper. This 1* an agression, which we
cannot only telecntc but*welcome, and which we
•'hall soon be better prepared pi meet, the publUb
er intending within a few week* to evince his ap
pieciallon of the increased palroangc, which Inis
rewarded his efforts, by a considerable enlarge
ment of the paper, \EuJaulu Spirit of the South.
Amkiiuwv IlKiur.HK Asrt> Font-.iuv AfiVKHTcxKrta.
-It Is Hinted by a eotemporary, thgt It- has in’
couie a regular wlfh certain ehnses of
young nrnn belonging to needy and fashionable
families in Europe, ae well as to sonic <f the hot
ter order, to obtain uti introduction to American
heiress®* who are traveling abroad, or te pro euro
temporary diplomatic or other employment* in
tho United .Status, aud with a similar ohjcct,
namely, that ol a fortunate matrimonial ulliancu.
A Ui'tiHscU correspondent of tho WaHhingtou
w **Au tctvsH Uui following by way of
“A Port Mu XnißTpß(mVri-.ft-nl .
■ml whilom a great WushingUm Uf) ‘-nqnnM|.*
k<* i iMMir in priefdeu.s setting, a tew -hVOfliq unon
rived in Brussel*, for the purpose of being married
to au Austrian Baron. Tlm ceremony i* to be
parfbnned first by a clergyman of Aha bride’* per
rUiision. at the Amerieun IjCgation, and then by
the Pope'll Nuncio, at the hotel of the American
Embassy,”
Thk. Diutixii MiNi.srgu at AV Asin.NUTox. Lord
Napier’s recall from the post of British Amtwtssa
dor nl Washington is officially announced iu the
Lunduu (ionite, which paper contain* also the
order of (lie tpieen, appointing Lord Lyons as hi*
successor. Lord Dunfermline is to take the va
cant place of the Hague when Lord Lyons /caves,
and hutted the mistake in telegraphing his name
as the new Minister at Washington.
a*V A tetter from Madrid Hays: “We have re
ceived news hereof a terrible catastrophe. The
rich load mine* of Linares, belonging to the State
have fallen in. and it is said, buried in their ruins
inure than 70 minor*, of whom upwards of fit) have
been ‘taken out dead. The falling in of the earth
is attributed to tho •sewreiva rain for Memo davs
push
11 •
Ati.anta Military.-- \ Volunteer Company
ha* recently boeu organized iu Atlanta*uuder the
name us the “Gale < -ity Guards,” with a roll ol
thirty members. The following is a list of ha
offiiera: G Harvtty Thoiupsom, Captain: Win L
Ezzard, Ist Lieut.; S W Junes, 2d Lieut.; ,1 11
Lovejoy. fid Etetit.; JoUu 8 Wright. Orderly Swr
grant.
Hon. .F amf* K. Mm.sKit. -Wo were pained to
leuru yesterday evening that Mr. Bolswr's condi
tbmvae worse than before (a eliongo having ta
ken place iu the morning,) aud that his physician
‘i.ul prononueetl him rnpidly sinking. We hope
he may yet re< over. Our section, Htate and eitv
Utu ill t‘ ud to b*c snob a mail. 1/on hjvtnrry
Ad.eeti'.r J„n. IfilA.
Ai uiuino JtM .vraK or Ho\. J. K. Bulskh.
We arc deeply painetf to have to annouuev that
Mr. Bf.isku's cnsojteuk n very unfavorable turn
this uuuuing, and that great fear* are entertained
of the result. Three or four physirinns ore in at
tendHiue. }font<juuttry Mail, Jon 12.
inter Worn James (tartarr, K*q.
. An ut tiv.v, Gu. Jan. s, ISJ9,
J \MKH T. NihhkT, Esq.
Editor t‘J'the (\>ntitutivnolitt.
Sir The extracts from tho eoiiununicHtion
signed “Ulmttoogn.” which appeared in the Dal
ton Times, of December 2fid, aud your comments
upon tbo same in the Constitutionalist of this
morning, requiry notice at my hands. Not hnv
ing previously soon, ur even heard of the commit
nicuUon signed “Chattooga,*’ l am Indebted sole
ly to the Constitutionalist of this morning for all
knowledge of its appearance. .1 now take the
earliest opportunity th correct a misapprehension
in regard to myself. He says:
“It Is a significant fact that the gentleman to
whom the CousUtntloiudtet belongs, is an aspi
rant for Gubernatorial konor*.”
This i* not the tact. I neither aspire to, soak,
<>r de-ire any thing of the kind. 1 ask no position
now except that of u private in the ranks of the
Itemoorutlc parly. It is true. that. In 1537, I
did desire, for personal rea.sous then existing, but
which exist no longer, the nomination of the dem
ocratic party t)>r tlovemor;but it even then would
only have Wen acceptable to me if freely and oor
dtalty tendered. 1 was unwilling to take it. nr
oven to aspire to It, at the hazard of the harmo
ny of the party, or of angry collision among the
friend* of rival aspirant*. Iu thlaaplrit my name
wa* announced to the convention, and In this
spirit was it withdrawn ly my friend*. They
acted, and acted property, in pursuance of my
letter to the Richmond delegation rend to Hie con
vention.
Thus ended my aspiration# for gul*ornuterial
honor*.
I emphatically disavow all efforts <m my part,
and nil oonnectinn with efforts made or which
may be made, to influence the Democratic party,
or mix member of it, for or against any particu
lar tNTfttn for the next tioaalinition.
It nnv obitaele* exist, or h’any should arise, to
the re-nomination of Gov. Brown, they are not
and will not boos my making. I make the same
remark with reference to any and all other gentle
men who may possibly be aspiring to a notnina
tion; it being my purpose to hold entirely aloof
from all contest* ofthut kind, hnld any arise.
The course which you may see fit to pursue iu
this matter, it Is for your ow n uiitraiuuivUni judg
ment to decide, under tho obligations resting up
on you ai au editor. Hid I tnppoted vou capa
ble of being swayed by any other influence* than
a manly apirttol indef*eiideuce.uda
regard to duty, you would not have been invited to
the post you now occupy.
It was my pride, during ti.e many yarn I was
editor of the UoHHtitntionolitt, teomlut it ill the
spirit of truth and candor, wliliout fear, favor or
affection toward) cliques and cabals, and w ith a
view singly to those great and pennancut luteresi*
of the country which I cwneeived were iowlved
in t|ic dcstinicK of the partjrt which I was at
tached. I expected and desired you t< eouduet
the pape-r iu the sntue spirit, f tab- pleasure m
saying that th"* fr expectation* have uol
IhU doompointod.
You will bear testimony that T have not soiighl
U> u*e, in ihe -lightest miuis r, in) positim. as
propfiwtet of the Ifou*titaiiumil irt, to I rnmrnel your
free action. It. is quite eamoetent wilii Hu: oo
tract 4 btween us that w may differ in minor ques
tion* involved in party action, and in Individual
nraforeiiec*. My only c*witiJ requirement has
boon, and i*, that the (’onMtitHtionollti be Judd
true on it* course in the great ltoinoeratie track,
ii ■* marked mU iu the exposition ol principle* fur
niahed by the authorized conventions of the party.
Yours, re-pcctfully,
JAMBS (iAhIuNEK.
Kxrruilvr Appointment'.
Th following iippolfltim nts have hern inatlc
by hh the Governor, for the ensuing
yelr, 1850:
Gth. Kli McUoinud, of Milton i-ounty I’i in. ipni
Kecfair of the Penitentiary.
John Jones, of Museogio- A-*i#iwit.
Win. A. Williains, Baldwin, Book Ki*pr.
Itev. It (.’ Siuitli, “ Uhuplaiu.
Dr. fhto. D Gaso, - I’hyn'fiaii.
('. J. Wellborn of Union, State Librarian.
B V Gook of Baldwin, GapUin of Sime ll"u*i
Guards.
M U Butts of Baldwin, Militur.v •-ton- K r
at Mlllcdgevilb .
Levi S. Hart if (Ttathnm, .Military Bt"re Keh
fs-r at teavannali.
The following per.-un- lm\< lion appoinlod i
board of visitor* for tin Georgia Military lusti
tutc for the year IfiMt. to-wii.
W.H. r K
Hardy ntnc-kmiid. |
G I* Harrison, of Chatham.
It L Mott of Mu-engeu.
Thomas Hardeman, of Bibb.
A .1 Hansel I, of Cobb.
A A Franklin Hill of Clark*.
Goodo Brvan of Richmond.
James Am nor, of Fan.
M. 1). Huson.of Baldwin h'-d. Eninn
ttepuhliran CantHdate* far thr PrreUlrnry.
In the BrptjbHenn party fliare sm-ins lo In’ even
greater differonee of opinion in reference to a eon
duliilc for the i’reHuhtticy in LSOO, tinu) then 4 u in
the l)ouio< ratii party. The New nfk Turn . a
tending llepubßrtn organ, has Some epe<*n|ution
os to the chances of the dMVnai* enmlidates pro
posed, in a recent article, from which we tuko th>
following extract .
The instuiet of the puny is to nominate Hover
nor Hewaril. not only • tfic nblent and most eon
spieuons statestunn of the party. But ns it* be*!
reprcHuntative, and tlm man who hus done the
most to build it up. In this Suite thu feeling in
his favor promises to be almost an uni mote* Tlw
principal obstacle grows out of the diriiuei and
strongly pronouiicud hostility of ib<* \meriiuos.
who east sixty thousand votes in this 81 ate lasi
, November, uud wlmsu ruHng senftmotft b* much
stroiigeb than their number*, both in this Btotu
and elsewhere. Tlw great mass of I hi* party i t
invinoibly hostile to Gov. toward, and uiim,
though possibly in H 1>- degree, to Gov. Üba.xe.
his western competitor. There Is a iimvi no nf on
their part, of which b* apparent olijcet i*te> bring
forward Menator ( ritlendeii. but wbinh prolmidy
means somcHiiug e]e, as tlie •loiuinaiil st utiiuont
of th* party is favorable to Young America.
Governor Banks Is a favorite with them, and If lie
lived out of New England, would undoubtedly bo
strongly pressed for ihu uomiuatiuu.
“But anew Republican umvoimfii is just an
noiim ed, whiefi may eonnuafnl utb nFluff. It I* to
make f’ol. Frcunont ngnttr the candidate, pvtiinir
upon thft ticket with him -om< live *u(Hern o*
Huiltli-wtaitetJi man, like Blau, of .Mm-ouri, wlm
has ability, political tuuragc, and the advantage
of living iu a slave Htate Asa general thing, a
candidate Who Hn* buoti defeated oneo is not a
favorite for amwoud run, Hides* be ho.-, cvtraordi
nary abilities or pollikid position. l'ium<oii\
large vote in 1 Hot), however, UiayHupjdv thcflaee
of these requisites. But hI preietit the proclivi
ty of the party i* t** nominate same nqirc ■ ntutlve
man—some one whose life gives a giiurwuiee tbi
his opinions and id* option -and vve have very lit
tie doubt that, just ut present, at allevi ui- Mr.
Reward would <‘omuHiid‘thJ votes of a deeidro!
majority of the Republican party. White ebuge>
a year may brieg about can only l*o eoqjuciured.
The y MY. quite a* likely to be in hi favor ua J
against him.
. Tub Grain vno I'mr. i-i"v ‘fi-M-r Vo.roc
t)ie lust week there have been reeefved af Chicago
2000 bids, flour, 20,000 hmdioh wheat, 20. mm
liuhliuls corn, fiooi) husln I* oats, and 1000 bosbul -
bnrlcv, making .*4,tout biialnds of groin, ’flu- In
tul receipts of the season are now 1n.1,n..0 bid*. ~f
flour, 9,012,175 bushels vvlwat, (I bu-hel
eorn, l,f*9B,'t II buxhel* out-, and t ■ >, 74 buhol
barley, making a grand loin I <l miuly tun-nto
three of l,u*ht( f </(••• n, namely: 22,
741.263 bushels. At this time !u-i year the re
ueipts were Ola,ooo bids, flour, 9,AHO*,Of)O bushel
wheat, 6,700.000 bushels coin, and 4.’. ’<>,ooo bush
el* oats, making 19.12.,000 lmshela i liiiiii. aud
show lug au inereaae iu the. receipts ul (hi* yejvi
of throe millions and a half of lumbar*, namely
J.#]fl,23u bushel* more- than In 1857.
Theahipinents by railroads during tho week
liaYo uot i|oi<e fuaobwt 20.0 nu bushels of grain.
The total shipments of tin: season are now JOOJtyo
Id,lp. flour, 8,(190,000 husluds of wheal, 7. , ,0.000
buslu'ls corn, l,, p *fio,ooo bushel* otvts, uud I LA,two
bushels Imrley -making n grand total of nearly
twenty millions of bushels of gram, numuly : 19,-
860,000 bushels. At (hi- time last year the ship
luonti amounted to 222.061 bbls. flour, 9,500,000
bushels vvbruit, ,540,0t0 bushels norm and fiM.IWu
oate-making 17,93L;'.0. ! , bu.-hcls of grain, uud
showing uu increa.se in the shipment* of this year
of two luillloiift of bushels.
The closing prices of yesterday w ere, lor No, 1
while winter. *1.24 ; for No I red winter, JI,OS
to #l, 111. ami fur No. 2 tpring, 6* tw 70 cents
all in store : but the spring wheat in fuv orite ware
litntso*.
l’n-visions me quiet but firm. Dressed bogs
sell at s(> to $6 iIU par 100 pounds fur heavy bog.-,
and mes* pork is nominal nl sl6. The demand
for live hog* is good, and iu excess of the supply.
Sales Wove made yesterday at 81.75 to 85 per 100
pound* live weight, ter good hogs, equal to ))•.> 9d
to $6 25 new..
The Medical-World ha* an occittfolnul touch of
keen satire that is quite refreshing. Describing
whnt it culls iiHtioiial dtoeasc, it suv* :
“Throughout North America the nin versa! mor
bid appetite for patent medicine* to u regularly
constituted disease. It ih prolmidy transmitted
froia parent so child, a* insanity. scrofula, .and
nervous affections, ek-scend through fauiilic*. T<
sec a mnn or Womnn who never purchased box
of Brandreth'* Pills, or a bottle of the Balm of
N cry Fine Flowers, would be • <|nivleul to seeing
the fifth wheel of >• coach.
No *uch phenomenon extol*. Mothers i- imlly
eojumeucc with Sherman’s Vermifuge Lnßvnge*.
W'liothcr they have worms ur not, and is judicious
t' - * cuimm-mi- drugging tho little creatures curly,
by way of accustoming them to more potent ar
ticles. when their strength will bear them. Spring
physic usually follows. J| is a divine art to kuep
off sickness by seasonable doses of something that
is good for thfe blood. At fourteen young per
tarns begin to pftrohosc for (hefoxelves. The In
test advertisements should always He tho guide
in the selection of patent medicines, ou uocuuut
of the respectability and responsibilities of par
ties offering them for nlo. Tnto Is a great coun
try: evety one ha* a perfect inalienable right to
kill himself with Ufe-preiK-rviiig nostrum*
llun. John Letcher.
This gentleman, the nominee us the Democratic
party for Governor iu Virginia, having been at
tacked for his views ou slavery, say* iu hi* letter
of acceptance:
“My speeches delivered iu Congress, and mv
letter* of lasi summer to the Editor ol “The
South.” explain my position on the Slavery que*
tion—hut to avoid all mlsapprehnnslon, 1 state in
language, distinct and emphatic, tlmt I regard
the institution of domestic slavery, existing m
Virginia,and the other *luoholdiiig Stale*, mm
ally, socially aud p*Utically, right. I trust, 1
w ill be found a* ready to defend the institution,
and to resist ail iin-roachmcnts upon it. as any
man iu the Common wealth. In doing this, I will
be defend ing aud protecting my own Interest* and
property, a* well us the interest* and property of
ntv fellow-citizen*.
G REV TOWN At THR I’UKSKVt DAV. A NtW
Orleans correspondent, who wont out in the
Washington on her l ist trip, describes this dull
little hale as It now to:
Grey town is a village of three or four hundred
J amnion and Nicaraguan Indians, with a sprink
ling of sickly looking Kurojwan* and Americans.
Ueotitfet* of a half dozen narrow, grass-grown
lanes, running at right angles, along which are
ranged a few frame shanties, ami a number of na
tive lulls, built of a s|wcies of cane and pul in
leaf. The English Consul. Mr. James Greet), is
fitting up a truinc housa of some pretension*. ,
That of the United States U< inmoteial Agent. Mr.
f’attrell. is an humble cottage, rei-ontlv refuted
with cedar doors and window’ shutters. ‘ Window
sashes do not enter into the oeonouty of couse fer
niture in this tounlry. The aperture* are sup
plied with Venetian blinds, of mosquito net* and
w ire screen*. Heavy wooden shutter* swing ou
tho outride, to be cloned aguiust stortus or ma
rauders. The uwtivni ilvep togethor at night iu
bftttMttk*
(01,1 MHI H, BATIItDAY, JAM AKI 15/ 1
/i
Senator lver*on’M Speech.
The Washington correspondent of the Phila
delphia Enquirer, in referring to the Pacific Hail
road debate*, und the speech of Senator Iverson
of Georgia, delivered on Friday, 7th iu*t. ays:
“IL- spoke with great sovcrity against Mr.
Hammond'* speech iu South Carolina last fall. —
It is ex peeled that Mr. Hammond Will reply to
hiiu. Mr. I verson’* remarks are most earnestly
ohdomuod by many Southern gentlemen whom
r haveJujttrd *|x*ak of them, as not huiug in ae
eordanee with the general smitiiuent of the South,
atttl o ealeiilated to pryv oko o violent retort
from the Notf li “
We-hall await , with hnpatieuee the reply of
the Senator from South Carolina. Wo *hould like,
also, to hear from the “many Southern geutlu
mei, ” who differ with Mr. Iverson itpon the sen
timents he hua recently expressed, iu respect •’
the position of the South in the Union, and her
policy and duty in view of the various issue
which be eonlidenlly unticipatcd. The opinlon
wbich Senatei Hammond advanced, may find fa
-vorut Washington from thope to whom the idea
of disutiinn evoke# a phunfoin of unniiiigatcdhor
r*rs, aud who. by n strange method of inference
therefrom, conceive that the South is, politically,
stronger than she ever wa-; but to honest and
plain-minded men, the positions which Mr. ivpi
son ha* enunciated, ud enforced will carry con
vie tion, because bi* conclusion* conform to the
nature of filing*, aud ore Hu 1 faithful deduction*
from au experience of more than one generation.
The retort from the North, which, upolfrfbe credit
of ike writer, the sjteeeh i* calculated lo prevokc.
will tiol ilisparngc lt trulhfnlilu-*, ur b*ien its
value in our ustimatiou. rhiuh is the uniform
treatinent whidi the avowal of Bmthern Mnli
menfs receive* at tlm hand- of nortliern eotuuven
later-, and. indeed, while (he prciMinl state of feci
ing exists lictwecn the two sections, -mb criticism
h> with u* an evidence of Ike wawndamw and >r-
Uiodnxy of the text. We confess w* hontd have
liked Konotor Hammond’* Ddrnwell .-iKMndi equal
ly well, liiml it rocoivod fewer enwomiunw from the j
abolition press.
jjF§.t Vfe give place, cheerfully, (o-dfty to a
communication In reference to tho upwoch of Hena-.
o,r Ivereou upon the I'aeiic Railroad Bill, now
under di*eu *ion In the United Htate* Konate.
Iftcr reading the ipecclt. wo are not rtni-bed at
she Ihitter which mir eorrcsprmdent report* Uto
have ertgUid iu the Bia- k Republican ranks. Hot
arc w surprised that, aa etw'where iutuuatefl, jt
should have (KltidM thccomplacaney and cqtui
niniitt of certuiti Untitliern in on. The distinguish’
••d Hmuvtyr handh- the great quest tens, iuvelvod
in ibo bill, wiikthtdfecl the rights u/td Intercut* of
this section of (he Union, without glofo*. The
sjwcch Is intensely Southern in il* lone, fearfes*
and dignifed in it* utterance,’ and will enhance
the already high reputntion of its author, both tor
dialectic ability ayd for uncow|tfoii*ing devotion,
to thSb right a and honor of tho. Sooth. We will
present Rut a early day to our realtor*.
{H-|lnqnritt Bank*
H e publtohed a few Jays since, ii list of those
bank . which failed to make tbeir returns in or
corduncv with tin* lair.
Hi* Excrlloncy has iw-eordingly issued his pro
elaiUHtioit, tu toring that ito* lull* of uch liauks
*haJl to* be rc-'i-ired in pnymett of taxes or debt*
due to the Outrnl Bank, with the following *ddi
tional noßfli-iitiou :
•• And 1 do moreover pronlami and make known
n each us sa’.d dcHnqucttt Batiks that a tax of two
par cent a month upon the whole tithoant of its
capital *hck, eoiumeiiviug with the first day of
tJii* present month, will be levied and collected
frem each of them, iu accordance with the prpvj*-
u>H of the aut panned llth Dcownbor, I8?s, uu
fix'* *m-h Bank abtlll oln-y lhe law and make its
return Hy Gut 1* l*v of July next. In full compli
niu e with all the ptov irions of the act passed 22J
December, USS 7, and thr act (iumml llth Deeetu
tw, 1558,”
Mama h ItruiiHWlrk (feast.
Wc are gratified to sro- the afforta to*j.ng made to
liujlff thl'fl roud. The citi/en* of Macon have :
nu*w erfetum tu slock. and Willi |
Jiiojw-r energy ri... fiwA <■-< v>* *Wt. THV* \* w.. -
way to go to work. Many worthy and wealthy
men wtilkoid aid to this road, who will oppose the
State emlursing it* bond* aud brooming ultimate
ly liable for their redemption. Oue is a matter of
lute rest aud the other of principle. Wc shall re- .
juice to sec this road in successful operatEm U
w ill benefit not “id> Mneon, but remotely < otuin
bu.s. It will throw open tho bost% port in the
State, and bring a roud into competition with the i
Central road.
Slate Aid- IhtilroniK In Nuitex.
A correspoudcut of tho Conetitniionnlist says:
“The Governor of Mtosouri. iu hi* recent nw*- i
*age, .state* the public* debt •Miutracted by th** ‘
State, iu aid of fnilroruty, at twenty four million
dallar* ami that already mauy of these roads 1
have fttifed to pay uu interest on their bonds
even. Gov. Morgan, of New York, in hto ui*
sage, just delivered, *uyp that in that State are
eighty-eight roilroadc, built at a cost of oue hun
dred and thirty-six million six hundred and
eighty-cine thousand six huudred and ninety
dollar* ; and of those eighty-eight road* only
fourteen declared dividends, the last year to
stockholder*. What a cout ment ary do thc.se facta
regd on State trid, and it* > ncriftilift consequence
#* mm My l uitrtjud*. The w l*e learn ! rom obpcrv a
tfeii and tho experience of others. Fool#, only
front their ewn experience.
.■'if” The Pulaski Times notice* the sale of a
negro man, in that county, tfii Thursday las*t, ffl
years us age, for #l ,501,25, on a credit of twelve
months, ami two othcr*ncgro l>v% •mefor^l,6lu.
tho other $1 ~'tofl. These ncgrK*s were all field hands.
The Daiubfidgc Argus, of the Bth iusiwut, to
gratifimi to bejnble to Htmouuoe that th© wfforte
-the cifUcns of that town to induce tho Florida j
Vutiferencoof the Metluxltot (’Uureh to establish a
Female College there, have boon auoaOMfuL
DiHTtxoitsttrn Pahs kmjkiih.—Atm ng th©
passengers who sailed in the Fulton laxtSaturday
from New York for Havre, are a number of dis
tinguisloMl tavraonagea. There are Mr. Praaton,
our new Minister to Spain, hi# family and nttaeh
-4| Mr. Jones, American Minister to Au#nio,iuid
hi# family. Alto. M. Woolley, Secretary us Le
gation to Spain: and Major J. do Haviland, ate
loelue of th© Legation to Spnin.
•f?*A correspondent of th© (jutbbort Riju-rtcr,
ui a letter from LnGnmge. calling the attention of
the people of Southwestern Georgia to the project
ot’eonuev'ting I.aGrange nud Columbus by rail
road. rays:
Tbe-eumuimiiiation offaweh hh witerprisv* would
greatly benefit tho cotton planters and aeopfoof
your section proreuting. n it woulj, the most
direct eonmmuuuition by railroad from the grain
growing region# ofTppcr (Lnirgin. and Tennessee
to Southwestern Gecrgia.
Augusta and l.lnule*tou itre- iu,-k now lodged to
be the boat eottou market* in Georgia or South
Carolina: and, instead ot sending your cotton to
Sav nun ah. you would bo enabled, if the contem
plated roafi was iu operation, to scud it to these
markets at, perhaps, less coat, than it could be
sent to the latter market. The construction of this
road, it will be recu, w ill boos vast importance to
tho Southwestern portiou of Goarfla; oad your
people would ftdly ewnvinet-d of this fact by
reference to the geographical features of the
country.
Kentucky Gubernatorial Convention
iLssembled in Frankfort on the Sth inat. “An
imuu use crowd of delegate#” was reported to be
in attendance.
ra ws - -
Bingham has been elected
United States Seuutor by the Michigan Legisla
ture.
ArpoiNTvjßvr or a Mikiitrr to JapAx.—
Townsend Harris, Esq., now Consul General for
Japan, has been nominated to tho Senate by the
President, to be Minister Resident near the Gov
ernment of the Japanese Empire.
Wasuixotox, Jan. 12.
The State* newspaper of to day anuounces that
Juarez ho# been recognised a* th# minister from
Nicaragua.
Foil THR nMKN.
Speech of senator lvcraa* —HUr aniimg the Black
Kcpuhllcaos Hca-atloM lo the Senate Chamber
Prosperlt) ufthe South--Mer policy Dtoolutlon
of the l Blot. . ,
Wabhinotox City, Jan. 7, 59.
Minere. Editor*: Presuming, that as public
journalist*, you leol an interest in what is trans
piring in tlii* city, especially, when event* have
un important bearing upon Southern interests, I
take the liberty of making tbi* communication.
At an early day after the opening of the session,
it war clearly manifest that the Pacific Railroad
would be the absorbing question. Mr. Gw in tod
tiffin unable speech in favor of the bill reported
by a select committee at the last session. Mr.
Kice, of Mineiiota. Mi . Ward, of Texas, aud other
Senator* have also spoken, eodh advocating the
claims of their favorate routes. But the speech
which ha* made the deepest, impreseion—which
commanded the most marked attention of the Ben
ah; and crowded galleries, was tljat made by Rena
tor Iverson,"of Go., on yesterday. Hi* position
upofl tbo slavery question, was boldly announced
—the true policy of the Mouth plainly indicated,
and her only path of safety clehrly murked out.
Ii is declarations created no small stir among the
Black Kupubltean*. aud Southern *ubari*iotu*t.
The inevitable result which inu*t follow upon the
continued aggressions of the North—the avowed
purpose* of the abolitionist*— the programme
marked out by UMir great leader —were dwelt
apoß by him with power and telling effect. Mr.
Reward, sat just at tti* right, listening to every
word uttered by biui, and when the contingencto*
up<m which the dtosohition of the Union might
occur, were mentioned . among which were the
practical application of the Bcntimcuts contained
111 hi* Rochester opoeeh, <>r hi* election to the
Presiitoncy, he gave evident sign* of uiicH.iinc**,
and k general quailing prevailed throughout the
Black Republican,ram The platform laid <kiw u
by tlm lieu. K.uatot -tho only trtte platfe rw for
the Mouth P) stood i on—-it certainly will receive
the cordial endorsement of every slave-holder—
the warm approval of every true Southern heart,
viz: “hold our‘rigb ’in on* hand ami ‘sopara
tioii’ til the (dhof,’ y TJils 1* the true poHcy of The
Mouth—-the only *al*'t> to her institution* —the
■ .lily means of securing the right* *f those who
in the language of tho spetiker believe that
•Houthorn rights and honor oaf of the Vuiou are
better than dishonor within it; that slavery wtth
o>.o tlm Union, i* hetU/r than the Union without
tlttvrr*jE Gonsidering the uncertainty which
overhangs the destiny of these Unites—the wanton
aggrcssiouH ibadc upon our rights, the ohnso
bcapwl upon oar iustitutum*—the rapid stride*
of the B .‘publican party P power, it* avowed
purpo*es, its daring threats, already portly errent
•d, it is difficult Ut understood how any Southern \
mm <*nu v icw thin question iu any other light than
that in which it is presented by the Hon. Senator,
and ‘unuxintf h-.w any Southern Ilian can rote one
11 Crr of -laud or one >UUar of money to build up u
great JVorthcrn interest, while his own section re
mains with her hand* bound, her right* denied,
aud her interest* neylectsd. At the Conclusion of
i thu speech, a great sensation p< rvtuted the Senate*,
group* of Senator* standing (HiWlWinx it* merits,
I and tbml.tle**, suuio codvocfing a scheme fer u
j *mce*ful reply. Jt i* well that the Sowth la
f oio Within her iiordqrs who has the toddnos* to
. demand her right*, protect her intercuts, uud fear
| toady lift hi* voire against such unequal, and un
just dtacriituunliun a* tbi* bill necessarily in
\ ol\uu Fspcoiail y i* it the *a* red doty us Go. to
uphold ft public servant, who beyond the reach of
any undue influence, fearlessly -lands by her most
sacred tights uud dearest interest*. But I must
stop—read the •pooch —ao let every man south of
Mason A Dixou's line do. lam much mistaken
il it <loe# not largely increase the reputation of it*
author a* an able debator and statesman. Os
thing you may la? sure, he will never be found
-lumbering over -.N'oii/As, „ , iyht* Mml Southern in
trrestH.
OfiSERVRR.
The Wanderer laac.
Wabuixotox, Jfu. 12.
Tlie Fre-idetil of the United BtteH, in reply to
the resolution of the. Senate on the 7th in*t., state*
[ > hoi •*< WMiiVMUr Ut 1., t.iAtn c
’ flic negroes on Jckyl Island, but he considered it
j inexpedtont at thin timo to dkieloae the corraopoa
, donee held with the law officer* in charge of the
r ]roe v Htion for the offense,
[Mr. Seward, of New York, ou the 7th iuat., in
treduced the following rcsolutiou in the V. State
Senate, and the im **age of the Prreidrnt wm in
ro,>ly :
‘'kcsoteid. That the President of the United
Statu*, if in hi* Opiuiou it shall to- not iucompal
iblw with the public interest, to requested to com
tuuniouto to the Seuute any correapondenwe wbiqli
may havu passed Ivlhwii her BriUuic Maj*ty’*
govornineßt and the M mister of the United States,
in Loudon, of recent dute, touching the abuaeß of
the American flag in the prosecution of the Al’ri
cimi slrtvt! (rude, on the ooust of Africa, aud es
pdeially touching the cruise of the Wanderer ou
that coast."}
I oagrevsloßal.
W’akuinotox, Jan. 11.
In the Hmio yesterday th< Hon Wm, Bark
dolc. of Mi**., introduced a remduti n which wa
i agreed to, calling u|ku the President for infnnuu
tiu nt regard to the position that France and En
gland oecupy in regard to the Island of Cuba.
Iu the Senate to-day the committee ~u Foreign
Relations reported a bill (Aapowering the Pni
dent to it So the Army and Navy against Mexico
and Central America, in defence of the right*
of citizen* of the United Slates. Tho bill was
referred.
The Houre to-lav laid on the table the Paul
ding laudation resolution of last session.
i orropondenrt ol the Mereary.
Wvsiiinuton. Jan. 16, 1859.
A profound *eu*ation wu created iu the Sen
ate. a few days since, by the remark* of Mr. Iver
son, of Georgia, upon the Pacific Railroad bilLr
| 110 refuseil to Vote for the bill under discussion.
I or for any other bill which did not cnutcmplaU
i the lunlding of it road by the Southern route, up
on the ground that a dissolution of the Union,
which lie viewed u* not far off. would throw any
other road into the control of the North. Tho
speech wm fell of pith, and will do mut-h to
steady and strengthen the Southern feeling, which
grew* apace in spite of the effort* of the so-called
National Southern men, who are laboring so faith
ftoMy for tbeir own gmul.
Late from Mexico.
Nkw Obi.v ans. Jan. 12.-The steamship Ten
nessee, front Vera Cntl, is below, with adviee*
from the city of .Mexico to the 6th inst.
Gen. Hehcagaray issujMl his on
! the 20th of Dec., at Ayotla, and declared himself
President of the Repttldic. This movement was
not seconded at the Capitol, and the troops pro
utMinced in favor of Mr. Robies, (who. by the way.
was last year the Mexican Minister to the United
States).
Ou the 2Hd of December, Mr. Robles published
a plan providing fer the govern ment of Mexico
aud recommended that three delegate* be appoint
cd Jruto each State in Mexico, ami meet at some
central point and organise a junta.
The populace and troops have abandoned Zu
loaga, and he has retired t* the quarters of the
English legation.
The convention of delegates had met. and the
Junta, by a vote of eighty in favur of Miratnon,
a ud forty-four fer Robles, proclaimed Miramon
President.
Mr. Ruble* will remain in control of the gov
ernment until the arrival of Mirainon, who was
reported to b at Guadalajara, at the head of one
thousand cavalry.
Thk P-ibt Ykar.—The statistics of lflM*are
being published. The number us persons kilted
in the U uitod States last year by railway acci
dents. was llkfi—injured.229. The loss of life by
steamboat accidents wns 364. The loss by flro in
IS.S was $16,054,000. Tho vessels and cargo*
lost in the storms of the year now gone, are Tal
lied ut $4,471,000.
“Southern u sterling Southern
Rights paper, has been removed from Salem to
Opelika, where wo wish it th* rerv great tuttvu
whish it rartalnly desrvs.
From the Journal of Commerce.
Thlrtj-Flith longreHM—Necvid Be*loß.
Wabhisotox, Jan. 10.
SENATE.
Mr. DouglM njpearcd and took his scut, upon
which there was u slight attempt at Applause in
the gallery.
Mr. Cameron presented u memorial from the
citizens of Philadelphia, in favor of the passage
of the Old Soldiers’ bill.
Mr. Seward presented a memorial front the citi
zens of New York, in favor of the Homestead
bill.
Mr. Iverson introduced a bill abolishing luc
franking privilege. Referred.
Mr. Bigler proposed to set aside Friday and
Saturday of cadh week to consider the private
calendar. Lard over.
Mr. ft Ramon* presented the crrolenttnls of Mr.
Anthony os Senator from Rhode island from
March next
The French spoliation bill then came up, and
Mr. Davis concluded hin petcb ogaiust it, and
Mr. Crittenden replied. The arguments of hofli
were historical and legal, and of great length.
Finally, the hill passed by a vote of 26 to 20.
Aye*.—Mun. Bates, liayard. Bell, Benjamin.
Broderick, Cameron, Chandler, Chesnut, Clark.
Clinginan. Collauier, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle.
Durkec, Foot, Foster, Hamlin. llMiiiin-.ud, Hous
ton, Pearce. Seward, Simmons, Stuart. Toouibw,
Wilson.
Say*. —Messrs. Bigler. Bright, Clay. Davlp,
Douglas, Fitch, Fitzpatrick. Harlan, Hunter.
Iverson, Johnson (Xcnn.,t King. Mason, Polk.
Kurd, Rice, Slidell, Trumbull, Yu lee.
Mr. Kennedy w* temporarily abseut, but
•would have voted aye.
After a protracted dtecaMriinti, it was resolved to
admit to tho floor only, Representatives and the
Clerk of the IloiiM, Foreign MinDtow, J leads ol
Departments, Supreme Judges. Ex-President*,
FJx-Vice-Presidents and Ex-Scnatore.
The Appropriation Military Aendemv bill was ;
then passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Barksdales of Mi—., offered the following,
which was adopted :
Whereas. It has been announced in foreign
journals that the Courts of Franc* add England
have given noth* to ur government that the cue-
Sion of Cuba to the United State* will not be tol
erated. even with the consent of Spain ; there
fore.
Itnudved, That the President to- and hereby is
requested, if it to not incompatible with the pub
lic interests, to < ouiumuicate to this House the
correspondence between the government* of
Prance and England and our offn, relative to the
cobs ion of Cuba to the United States.
Mr. Harris, of Md.. asked, but failed to obtain.
Jeavc to offer a Jjoint resolution, requesting the
President to interfere iu the Mortar a cate.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union on the In
dian appropriation bill.
Mr. Blair of Mo offered an amendment that
no part -A the appropriation tor removing Uu* In
dians in Washington and Oregon to the reserves
and there twinpororHi maintaining them, shall la*
ino*l to purchase arms aud ammunition lor thesa
Indians.
Mr. Phelps of Mo., explained that the Indian
Bureau did not give guns to hostile Indian*, and
! -uggvsted, m proviso that nothing herein slmii
interfere with tho treaty stipulation*, which wc
arc bound to obey.
Mr. Blair’s amendment, thus modified and ad
opted, mid the bill was laid aside to he reported
to the House.
The < ‘omuiittee proceeded to the •wnriderathai
rtf the i’residelit's anuual message.
The lb morratfr (ontcailuu.
Tho Constitutionalist And other pujters, puts us
•lowii as opposed to a Convention of the Demo
cratic Forty, to nominate a candidate for Govcr
nor. It is true we bobwve, so far o* the uominc*
of that convention is concerned, there is little use
fer a Convention to assemble; but os it is the
usage of the Party, we would not interpose any
obstacle to its coutinuancc We would prefer that
a Convention should he held. We would have
the enemies of Gov. Brown, iuside, as well a* out.
of the Democratic Party, to know hoW strong In
is with the Democracy of Georgia. Hi* friends
have no fear* of his almost unanimous nomination
bv a convention of the party fairly constituted.—
We doubt not our friends of the Times, who,
iu a mere jocular manner, said there was no nec
essity for a Gubernatorial Convention, will cheer
fully acquiesce iu the proposition to hold one ear
ly in thcsumiuor. So l’ar tbcua- (fee eon volition
is concerne*L wc suppose no od< will object to
its being held. The Democratic people of Geyr
gia will have their representatives in that body to
take care of the interests of Joe Brown. It is
the province of the Executive Committee, tom
led the time and place fer it to he held, and it is
presumed they win do their duty.
The following to the Executive Committee, ap
pointed by the Democratic Convention of Ini7:
Ist. Dist.—John K. Ward, Piter K. Love, A. K.
Coebran.
3hl. Dist.—A. H. Chappell, James M. Smith,
Lev i B. Smith.
| Uh Dist. -J. W. Duncan, 0. Warner, J. F
Moreland.
sth Dtot. M. J. Camden, Wm. T. Wofford.
Winston Gordon.
6th. Dist. -Geo. I>. Phillips, John T. Grunt,
Hardy Strickland.
* 7th Dist.- Davkl 0. CwrapbeH, J trees Thomas.
Junius Wingfield.
Xth Dist. A. J. Laws. .ii, H, Starnes. Alexander
Pope. —federal Unit}*.
RKPCAi.gO.—The Florida legislature ha* re
pealed tho law providing for the incarceration of
free negro sailor* while their vessel* arc in f>qrt.
South Curolinu, Wc believe, to now U)< only Statu
that has cuch an enactment on Uerstatuu- book.
Exchange.
South Carolina, wo believe, hu* now no such
‘•cuactmeut on her statute books,” having repeal
ed aud modified \L —Charleston Courier, Jan. 12.
film 4. L. Orr.
The Speaker of the National House of Repre
sentative*. Mr. Orr. ho* recently visited X. York
City, where be ha* been welcomed to it.” bospi
tiUitice. The following n*
MW Oil TIKWAMn's WM.OOMK.
Honored Sir:—On behalf of the Common Coun
cil of the city of New York, it is my pleasing du
ty to welcome you here, and tender you the free
dom of the city. lam happy to he the channel of
this communication in extending you these ho--
pitalitk'-. Ottrcitv. sir, is the capital, not only of
New York State, hut of the United States, and is
therefore always prominent in welcoming the
good and great of every portion of the Uniou and
of the world. On behalf of this city, sir, uUuw me
t* tender you hospitalities. [Applause.]
SPEAK** OHM’S RKPI.V.
Mr. Orr, soon a* the applause had subsided,
said:
Mi. Vnyor <tnd ./ the (Join mi net. —
I avail myself ( the occasion to* make my ac
know lodgement* to you for vour kindness mul
consideration ami cut-dial greeting iu this recap
tion which you have tendered me. lam we.l
hwhi’u, iudevd, that it is intended more for the
high official position which 1 hold than for any
l**r*onJ merits. lam glad that it is so, and that
there is responsive honor in the hearts f the
pcopleof New York fortlie government, its insti
tutions and officers. [Applause.] There is con
servatism in politics in New York which has cha
racterized it from the organization of the govern
ment down tti the present time. 1 trust it will
continue so, for no portion of our In ion is more
deeply interested in the preservation of our l
ion than the city of New York. One night of the
turmoil and revolution in any portion of this
wimtrj would cause that magnificent commerce
which supports your energies and t-uablc* you to
progress- -oue night of revolution would cause
that commerce to be destroyed, llut 1 trust that
consort at ism will continue to exist, and that your
devotion to Jhe Union may continue, so that
North,South, East and West, may he alwav* abb
here in thee* halls of the city councils of N. York
to extend and receive studi cordial greetings.—
[ Applause.] I thank you again, gentlemen, for
having tendered to me fhi# distinguished honor,
[Loud Applause.]
Wm. A. Choice top. Si. aver ok Wrbb.—Wiii.
A. Choice, who killed Webb, the Atlanta officer,
passed through this place on his way t Milledge
ville. yesterday morning. He was’in charge of
four or five special policemen of Atlanta, au<l
was heavily ironed. We understand from n gen
tleman who conversed with him. that he express
es great sorrow and contrition, and says that he
bus no recollection at all of any of the circum
stances connected with the affair. He had been
drinking to great excess for a week previous to
the occurrence, and after be was arrested and
placed in the calaboose, he fell asleep and knew
nothing of the intense excitement which prevail
ed iu Atlanta.
This is another melancholy example of r the sad
effect# of intoxication. “
Choice is a young man of fine talents, and re
spectably connected. and might have Von a high
ly useful member of his country, but for drink.
Young men take warning—yon. nor no one else,
can tell what deed of horror yon may eon unit
under the influence us poison—for strong drink
is poison.— Mucon Tc(e(fraf,k.
Dkci.ui kt>.—The Hon. K. B. Knett having been
nominated as a candidate for Congress in the
Congressional District, now represented by the
Hon. L. M. Keitt, K. B. Rhett, Jr.. Esq., editor of
the Charleston •J/erenry, in a letter to the
Charleston Charier, asserts that it has not been
done by concert with his immediate friends, and
that tho House of Representative* is'not the field
of labor which Mr. Khett at his time oflife would
choose. To avoid all misconstruction, in theab
souco from the .State of Mr. Rhett, Sr., ho forutally
auMuncvi that b will not be a candidate.
Ulvmkim #orrft*n. J*n |.
tOUM KIN. MOmil, JAM Alii 17. Mill.
Judge Iversons speech.
According to promise, we proseut to our readere,
to-day, the speech of Judge Iverson upon the
Pacific Railroad Hill. Its length precludes all
other matter from our columns, and, yet, we
imagine no one will think that it is too long, or
that our space could lie more profitably filled. It
to due to ourselves to say that wo are opposed to
the bill under consideration, oruny bill by which
a donation of land, or other common property of
the nation. 1y Congrew, is required for such an
undertaking. The plan proposed by our distin
guished Senator, in lieu of the one submitted, is
the least objectionuble of suy, for the very cogent
reason In- assign-; but we hope that other coun
sels will prevail and prevent Congress from em
barking in this *tupendous scheme of internal im
protement. Os SB other position* and arguments
et forth in the speech, it to unnecessary to say
that i.-utirely approve. We believe, aoreorcr,
that they will be endorsed heartily and felly by a
faithful and honest constituency.
From the Daily Gloia-
SPEECH OF
Hon. Allred Iverson,
(hi the Pafhfie Railroad ill—lMirered in (he
Senate Jan. 6, 1 Suit.
Mr. IVERSON. Mr. President, when this bill
wa* uuder consideration at the last session, 1
submitted route amendments to it, the object of
wbi h ua- lo provide lor the construction of two
Pacific Railroads—a northern and southern road.
The bill then reported to the Senate by the -elect
committee, and which is the same now before us.
provided tor Government aid to only one road,
and confined its eastern terminus to some point
ou the Missouri river, between thu mouths of the
Big Sioux and Knnsa> river*, and it* western tor
udnous to San Francisco. It proposed to grunt
the alternate section* of Uu- Government
lands for twenty mile* on each side of the road
ou it“ whole route, making twenty or
twelve thousand* eight hundred acres toihe mile.
It also proposed to contract with the person rn
person*, company or compauies, who should un
dorteke it* couetruction, fer the UTausportativu of
the Government mails for tweuty yours, uud to
agree to advance, byway of pay for this service,
In regular and equal portion*. S2S,(KMMOH in go
vernment bond*.a sectiousof twenty uale*-tixuld
ba completed aud put iu operation; (he com puny
constructing thtf rygd to refund buck tbi* ad
vance pay iu railroad service, in carrying th<
mail*, soldiers, sailors,munition*of war. and oth
er Government store* aud property, at certain
rules of compensation to l>e agreed upon iu the
contract, aud limited in the bill itself.
My amendments proposed that the President
-hould enter into a -nuilar eoutriwt or contracts,
b*r the construction of two roads, the eastern t*r
minu* of one to be on the Missouri river, any where
north ft the thirty sixth parallel of north latitude
aud within the boundaries of the United State*,
and ending at any point, or place on the Pacific
coast that might bo selected by the contracting
party: the other rood tain? located on any route
*oa(h of the thirty-sixth parallel off north latitude
w est of the Mtosisoippi, within the United State*,
aud terminating ut any point on the Pacific se
lected hy the contractors. My plan proposed a
similar grant of land to each road of twenty sec
tions to the mile, and a contract with each road
to the extent of 812.500,UWt iu Govenncnt bond*
for mail aud other government survive, to he ad
vanced in like proportionate sum*, olid under sim
ilar restriction*, limitations, and comtitions, a*
were imposed in the original bill.
Upon my amendments, a* well a* upon the
merit* of the whole subject, the necessity and
propriety of a railroad eonmmnkqUion between
the Atlantic and Pacific State*, anti tile censtitu
uoiinl power of On grass to afford Government
aid iu land and pontstt coutracts, I *tiimiued my
view* t some length duriug the last session.—
These view* were well matured and have under
gone no change. I have uodoubt whatever that
Cougrc** ho* the power, under tUe Constitution,
to “dispose off tike puldie territory” in this or any
other way doomed to l>e for the general public
good. It to a Hubject within the sound discretion
of Uungne**: mod onlinurily. railroad grants, a*
they are yalled, Contribute largely to the public
good. It is frUe they benefit individuals, those
who own the roads; but it is not an objection to
them in my view, if they, ret the same time, do not
dimmish the value amt price of the lands reserved
by the Government, or lessen the aggregate *um
lor which the whole sell. If ihe Governmentoy
the operation ami effect of these grants, obtains
;i* much money fer the reserved altcrnat sectfemi
as the whole would command without the road,
and sell* them sooner, ami at the same lime stim
ulate- tbeir settlement and cultivation, thus in
crcaaing the population and wealth of the country
I md opening avenue* of commerce and travel. I
i l * K “* Ul ’ - ’ s cc what objection there
controlled always by & sound discretion, a. to the
objects of the grant und’the necessity or propriety
and value off the proposed road. Raliaving that
we have the power to grunt the laud*, 1 do not
doubt the expediency of making the grunt in tbl
ca.-e. If ever there was a necessity or propriety
in building any railroad, and giving the aid ot
the Government to it cousiruction, it •exist.-, in
my opinion, in this very cane.
1 .shall uot consume time in enuineratiug tbo
reasons for the construction of this read: they
are .*■<* numerous and so very obvious that none
can doubt, and may be said to entablish an abso
lute nece.-sity. Nor have 1 any doubt that Con
gress may authorize uud provide fee a contract
with the constructors of this railroad for thv trans
portation of the Baited State# mails, troops, mu
nitions ot War uud other ttovermueitt properly,
fora definite period of yeora, at a certain annual
price, aud may undertake to pay the contract
price, either in whole or iu part, in advance.—
This is also a questioned’ mere with
in 8 the constiuifional power* of Congress, and
•nly to be guided and governed by a sound and
proper discretion. If, therefore, by the exercise
•*f these eonstitationul power*, uud within h wh.de
sowe discretion, the constraetion of this great
w ork of public necessity and imeluines# can be
seeured and occomplishe.l, l tbiitk the obligation
npoa ns to exercise the power to imperative. But
sir. whilst 1 am u warm advocate for the con
struction of this road, and am ready and w illing
to grunt Government aid, within thecmuKjtutiomd
bounds, an<l to n reasonable extent, I am not wil
liug to vote an acre of land a dollar of money
toward* the construction**!’ a Pacific railroad
which will be u located as to confer all it# bene
fit# upon one section of this Union. I made this
objection at the last session, and I #taud bv it ut
this.
Now, sir, T have uot a solitary doubt, that if
only one roud is provided for and the route is left
“pen to be selected by the company who shall
undertake it, a northern route will be adopted,
making it* immediate connection* with the nor
them and northwestern roods, nud periling all
it* vust travel and freights over those roads
and info the northern Stales and cities ol Uifo
Union. The South may now and then get u
straggling passenger, or a box of stray goods, but
the great bulk of all its operations will be turned
tow naff# the North; aud. sir, i eanuot but be
surprised that any southern Senator should be
willing to vote such a muguifieeut donation of
land aud money to au enterprise from whiub his
section if likely to derive such ttitling profits.
Will it l, said, sir, that it the South has the best
rtute. andtalists will build the road on that
roub v Is it likely that northern capital will be
invested to construct a southern road? No, sir;
not u dollar will ever be so spent. The political and
sectional prejudices which pervade tho northern
people against tin- South would he sufficient of
themselves to deter them. How muh northern
capital to ever invested in southern enterprise* ?
It to a notorious fact, that whilst no northern rail
road ever pays more than six percent, and man v
of them pay less, whitot some pay nothing, there
to scarcely a railroad in all the southern Stales
that doe* not pay seven per cent., a large majority
of them yield eight per cent., and many of them
even more. And yet, sir. there to not one dollar
of northern capital in a thousand, yea, probably
not iu ten thousand, invested in southern roods.
Northern capitalists shun all southern invest-
I ‘ t out< as if the ‘ory touch was pollution. Why,
• sir,whilst a uortbern umn, with northern security!
<-un burrow aiiy amount of money m Now York at
from four to six ner cent, per annum. I veoturv
tosuv that even flit* Senator from South t'uroliiia,
[Mr. Haiimokd,] as wealthy a* he is and as pop
ular as ho has lately rendered himself hi the
North by his Barnwell speech, if ho wore to goto
New York and ask for a loan of SIO,OOO. and
propose to mortgage his plantation and negroes,
worth halt a million, as security. he could not out
u dollar.
Such, sir, is the worthless opinion which nor
thern capitalists have of southern securities, south
ern enterprises, und southern iuvestment*, And,
•'ir. do you think that these feelings, these npmious
these) prejudices, would not oja-rate in the selection
and construction of a Pacific railroad*
But, sir, there is even a utoru powerful cause
than these, which would control the question of
selection and force the road upon a northern route,
( peu this speculation to northern cupidity ; put
this glittering prize of twenty-f.ve million acres of
the public land and twenty-five millions of tiov
cminent money, in (lie shape of a twenty-five
years’mail contract, up to competition, and who
can doubt for a moment that it would lx? clutched
by northern speculator* and capitalist* ? And
whenweaddto these the counties* million* of
commercial benefits and moneyed receipts which a
Pacific railroad woidd bring to the section into
which it is to run* when we look ut the vast
moneyed interests already invested in northern
and western roads, and the large uumber of peo
ple concerned in them, all residing in the North
and West—he must be indeed blind who could for
a moment suppose that a southern rant© would be
adopted. Do yon think, sir, that the railroad
companies of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. In
dtana, Illinois, Michigan, lowa,‘Wiscouiu, Miu
■••ota, to pay #tkiag#f tbs N’tw Bug I*** btata#
with all their various, ramified in
terest, their numberless stockholder* and v*i
moceyed 1 anti commercial counectiuns and rehi
tious, would furnish the menus or permit a south
urn road to he built 7 No. sir: they would bin.-
unlimited control over the subject, and v oid
place the road where their own interests would
be most promoted. lam not opposed to u north
cm road. lam willing to give the North tin
privilege of building one if they choose, and put
them upon the same footing with tbo South. I am
willing to grunt land to a northern roud, and give
it the aid of a liberal mail contract; but 1 iu*i-t
that the South shall be put on a perfect equality
with the North. If tho North can take the land
ami the mail contract, and raise the ipcun* to con
struct a northern POad,Jct her do it. If the South,
wftih like advantages, cannot do so. let the South
suffer from the failure. All we want is to have un
equal chance. Givens that, and, for one, 1 shall
never murmur at or envy the North unv benefit* it
may derive from a Pacific railroad built by it.-
superior wealth or superior enterprise. But Ido
object to and protest ngninsf any nrningemont *by
which the uol of the Government is to be invoked
to construct a work of internal improvement which
i* to la-so unequal iu it* operation* , which will
confer untold benefits and blessings upon one,
aud comparatively none upon the other, zectiou
of tke Union.
Sir, thtouuequul flow of tlm Government money
and Government benefit* into the great northern
maelstrom bos been going on long enough, and
shall not conriutte longer by any vote of mine. I
do not objectte northern prosperity: but l insist
that, in the diapeneation of Government money
and patronage, every section shall be put on uu
equality. Sir, if the statistical tables of Govern
ment expenditurey were con-ulted, it would op
pear that reor* than three-fourth's of the money
and lauds expended by Government havu boon
appropriated to the North and WY.-i, comprising
the free States of this ITffion. It is all wrong, sir.
If either socrion to tA have the advantage, it should
be the weaker oue. The North boasts of her su
perior numerical at length ami her great prepon
derance iu wealth, uud yet her Settlor* aud Rep
resenfafives iu Congress lei no opportunity -
cape, but are ever pressing and pushing forward
every Government scheme that can uud to these
element* of power ou the one hand, or weaken them
ou the other. Such, sir, have been the workings
of the Federal Government since the formation of
tbo Federal Union : and such. I apprehend, will
He its workings as long ms that Union lasts, or un
til the South a>*erl* her equality of rights aud
benefit* as the condition of remainiug in the
Union:
Aud speaking of the Union, ir, f take occasion
to say that Ikuiw is another reason connected with
it, which make* me object to any hill, the ,pruvi
ions of which will secure tin- Government aid m
the construction of a railfoiul to the Pacific, ex
elusively eonltoied to the northern State*. Sir. I
believe (hut the time will come when the mlkvc
Stutes will be compelled, in vindication of their
rights, interests and honor, to separate from the
free States, and erect an independent Confederacy;
aud I am not sure, sir. that tlietime is not near ut
liuad wb*m that event will oucur. At all events,
1 am satisfied that one of two things to inevitable :
either that the slave Slates must surrender their
peculiar institutions, or separate from the North.
Ido not intend, on .tbi* octitMiutt, to enter iuto an
elalgtrate ‘JT prolonged di*eusiou of this projKi
sitiuu. I content mvselfwith expressing my firm
belief, and a brief ulus Into to the foundation of
that opinion. It is on necessary tojlo.-k back to the
coinmcuociuent of the anti-slavery agitation in the
northern States, and to trace it* regular and rapid
growth to its prefteift monstrous profMirtions.
I remember twenty-five years ago, when |*ti
tions were first presented to Congress for the abo
lition of slavery iu the District of Columbia ; it
was the beginning of the agilutiou, and was lim
ited to a few deluded religiom fanatics among*)
the men, aud aoinwof the weaker rex, of the New
England State*. It nexerthelcsi aroused the fear*
and exite%T the augry feelings <>t many of the
acutheru people; it produced much discussion in
Congress, and amongst the newspaper pro* of the
southern State*. Many expressed their belief that
it wa* a beginning of u *torui which wa* to sweep
over lire tree State*, carrying everything before
it; but they were met with ilu> syren song which
the distinguished Senator from South Carolina
has recently ho eloquently poured forth, “there is
no dauger; slavery to too strong to be overturned:
let the sound, conservative mind and*heart of the
North be appealed l<>. and all wHI be right ; our
frieuds there will protect us.” Behold the result
of the late elections ! With the bold, tmdtogntoeb
declaration of hostility to slavery at the South,
enunciated by the great lender of it* eucruic* at
Rochester, with bis loud sounding pronuncintaicn
to of “down with the nccur.red thing .’’ with the
bloody flag of anti- slavery unfurled, and “war ti
the knife” written upon its fold*, there to not ai
this day a majority of true, conservative friend*
of the right* of the South in a single free Stnie -f’
tbi* Union this side the Hockey .sb-utit:iin“. Tin
demon of abolition. in bis most hideous shajn-.
has covered them oil over with the footprint* ,!
his onward and remocseles* march to power.
Sir, he know* but little of the workings “f hu
man nature, who suppose* tbnt t-he spirit of avu
slavery fanaticiMU which now pwrvade* the liorto
end und aim—the universal emancipate>u of slav
ery in the * nited State* by the operation and ae
tionof tbe Federal Government. When Mr. IV ii
Vrforce begun tho agitation of his acheme >t
emancipation iu the British West India Island.-,
there was not a corporal’s guard ill both House
of the British Bar! in met it who sympathised with
him or approved the tnovomeut: and yet, in h—
than a quarter of a century, all England became
abolitionized, and perpetrated, by a decree in
Parliament, one of the uioit arbitrary and out
rageogs violations of private rights which was e\
er inflicted by despotic power upon peaceful and
loyal subjects.’ And so it will be in this country
The same spirit which brought about em&n< >]>;>-
tiou iu the British Islands, will produce it here
whenever the power u* obtained to pass ami to en
force its decrees. When the present Republican
party, or its legitimate successor* in some other
name, shall get possession of the Government :
when it has the President, b..th Houses of Con
gresfc. and the judiciary, what will stay its hand ‘(
It cannot stand still: if it done, it die-. To live
and reign, it must go ou. Step by step it will V
driven onward m Its mad career until slavery is
abolished or the Ihiion dissolved. One of these
two things in as iuev it able as death.
I know that there are men even, in the South,
wht*. like the distinguished Senator from South
Carolina, argue that slavery Is stronger and safer
now in the Union than It ever ha* been!—that the
South, by unity aud concert, can always combine
with a partv at the North sufficiently strung to
curry ,thc election and control he actio* of'the
Federal Government. In my opinion there’ never
was * greater mistake. Suppose the election of
President vrerc to viue ufi at this time, uml all
the southern State, including even Maryland,
were united upon a candidate • how many free
States would he carry? Perhaps California, and
if tthc u admitted; but not another State.
The ieceut elections show clearly that the Aboli
tionist* have not only a decided but an over
whelming majority, in eve ry free State on the At
lautic slope. In nil the late elections, conservative
aud souud democracy. the only element ynapaliii
zing with the South, has not carried a single free
State. Ido not consider tlw triumph of the dis
tinguished Senator from Illinois j Mr. Bvu ni.ts]
a a victory of sound Democracy. It wu* a victo
ry of t're-Soil Democracy over Abolition Whig
erv, uiul no more ; and I would not give a copper
fur the different. Pofuras the South and iier
constitutional right* arc concerned, it wit* a vic
tory over her and over them. I would not turn
on my Iwl for | choice between the Wilmut
proviso undthe -quaUer-Hovcreiguly doctrine ami
policy of the Senator from niinoi*. Indeed, sir.
if l was driven to select between them, l would
utke tlm former. It i* often, manly, and decisive;
it settles the question at ouoc, by debarring the
southern people, in teiius, from entering tho Terri
tories with thdr slave property : it is an open amt
undisguised denial of right to the South, which the
South could resist or submit to, as her souse of
honor .. r her policy might diotatc, whilst the
squatter-sovereignty doctrine and practice, as tie
fined by its distinguished advocate, is plausible,
delusive, deceptive, uml fatal. No mau of e,>m
men sense can suppose that, under it, the South
will ever obtain another foot of Territory, or
add another clave State to this Union. Both are
political heresies, finding no authority in tho
Constitution ; equally violative of the right- of the
southern people, subversive of their equality in
the Union, and an insult to their honor, which in
uiy opinion, alikc£demaud their reprobation and
resistance.
The people of the southern {states, as coequal*
ill the Ynion, and as joint und equal owners of
the public territory, have the right to emigrate to
these Territories with their sjave property, and to
the protection und the enjoyment of that pr<q>crty
by law during the existence of the territorial gov
eminent: laws passed by Congress a* the trustee
and common head of the joint property—head f
dll the State* and nil the pooplo of the Stales in
the public territory ; laws recognizing the equal
right ot every citizen to go in and possess and
enjoy tb omuion inheritance; laws, not to do
j.rive men ot property, but to regulate and secure
U.s (’"joyiuui. laws to put every man in the I'ni
ted States up , , an equal footing iu the e\c*reio
of a great cohutitational right, Thin, *ir, is what
we of the South arc entitled to at the hands us m
common Government ; nud we ought not to be
content with Ic*b, or submit to u denial of it. 1 aiu
free to declare here, that if I had the control of
the southern people, I would demand this -t
Congress at the organization of every territo
rial government a* the term* upon which tin*
South should remain in the Union. I would
„°*t r “right” in one hand and “separ
ntun M in the other, and leave the North t<*
choose between them. If you would do us jus
tice. I would live with you in peace; if you de
nied us justice. I would not live with yu* another
day.
Sir. abolition is advancing with rapid strides to
the accomplishment of its great cud, the universal
emancipation of slavery in the United States. The
distinguished Senator from New York, [Mr. Se
ward.] when he uttered hi* anathemas, and ush
ered forth hia declaration of war against southern
ulavery at Rochester, understood well the feeling
wkiih wyi, and it likely to sway, the masse* in