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R. ELLIS 8c CO., Proprietors. Volume XIV. COIiMKIM, TIMKA V, J INI A 111 25, 185#. Hail Road Meeting In Lai. range Wo ee by the Lad range Importer, of Thursday Inst, that‘ the excitement in relation to[[a railroad bet wcon that place aud thia city, which our co. temporary bus striven with commendable real to keep alive, has at last reunited in u call for a meeting of the friends of that enterprise, at the Court Houm* in La<. range, on the first day of next mouth, Upon that ooeMtou some definite action will be taken in reference to the matter. The (waring of such a project upon the* material interest of this city, we think, should commend it U> the favorable consideration and prompt co-op eration of or people. The construction of that road would operate advantageously upon this market in two ways. First, it would bring back to as the trade of Harris and Troup counties, which we have lost by reason of the greater proxim ity to those sections to the Atlanta and Latirang* road. Say what we may. and truly, of the su iwriorlty of mr market In comparison with others, it will avail us little unless we possess the facili ties which attract produce. The planter will purchase bis supplies in the market to which he carries his cotton or other product, and in selec ting this point he will be determined, generally, by the labor and expense required to reach it. A remarkable and deeided difference in prices is necessary to counteract the nutiural aud very rational repugnance to oliiubtug over mountains aud red hills aud splashing through muddy roads. Tuere can be no question that, as a grocery mar ket, Odium bus enjoys advantages su|*>rior to those possessed by any place in the State north of her. These she baa by reason of her river eoiu luunicatioii with the Oulf, a connection by steam, through Montgomery, with Mobile, to which will lie added, in the not very distant future, n di rect communication with the latter port by mean* of the Mobile and Hirard road. Add to a consid eration of these facilities, the fact of the large amount of capital which she has invested in the grocery trade, necessitating a degree of o<>mi*®ti tion most advantageous to the interest of the con sumer, to say nothiug of the proverbial enter prise and integrity of her merchants,-and we have an array of circumstances from which nothing is wanting to coin mend our market to the trade of all “the country round about.” All we want, in order to reclaim what was ouee the best portion of our trade, is a railroad penetrating Harris aud Troup counties. The project under consideration would meet the case. Secondly. this road would prove of great l*enefit to Columbus as a grain and provision market.— A large portion of our supplies of bacon and the entire amount of grain, excepting what is fur nished by the country immediately adjacent to us, comes from Northern Georgia and Western Tennessee. I'nder the existiug arrangment such freight is (breed to undergo trans-shipment at West Point, and a circuitous transit thence by Opelika. By means of the proposed road the de lay aud expense of trans-shipment be ob viated, and the distance diminished, by at least twenty miles. Cars freighted at Nashville or Ohattauooga. would not be unloaded till they reached the terminus in this City. Tennessee pro duce could lie sold here at a less price than in Montgomery, and equally as cheap Macon. Under present circumstances the latter eity has a considerable ad vantage ever us. To the citizens of the country between this point and Latlrange the benefits to accrue from this enterprise are too obvious to require comment. It la to be hoped that they, at least, will nut disregard the appeal. We trust, too, that the businessmen and capital ists of our city will give the matter such consider ation as its importance demands, and as may lie necessary to insure, at least, an auspicious be Killing. By all means let them be represented at the meeting in La< range on Tuesday next. We publish to-day, in another column an article from the LaHgrane Reporter on the above subject. The Wisconsin Stave Cm**. Colli* inn ts State nnd federal Juried ietiaue — A dispatch of the lfftb, from Washington Hty, ; says: “Attorney General Black delivered in the Supreme Court to-day an elaborate argument on the famous; Milwaukee Fugitive Slave caae. The Government wishes the tinted Slates Supreme Court to reverse the decision of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin pronouncing the Fugitive Slave law unconstitutional. No one appeared for Wiscon sin, as the Supremo Court of that State does no acknowledge the right of the United States Su pretne Court to take cognizance of their decision that the Slave law is unconstitutional. Mr. Black talked of atlaohiug the Wisconsin Judge* for con- j tempt, but said that the Government would mag ‘ nanimouidy refrain from doing so.” t apt Maury and others Arrested. The Mobile Mercury says: “We learn that on Wend—day, upon affidavit of Lieut. Caldwell, of the Lulled States Revenue Cutter SfcGldland United Marshal C. M. Godbold arrested C'upt. 11. Maury, E. H. |XD<>ualil aad Col. Bruno Von htziner, on two separate charges: first, obstructing the duties of a Units*! State* Marine officer, and mnoomd, for setting on foot an eqadltira in Lreseh of the neutrality laws. The parties entered into bond to ap|>ear to-day, at lb A. M., In-fore United States Commissioner Owen, at the United State’ Coort Room. to abide the result of an investiga tion.” Thk Mmmuomto Rome.—ln the House of Rep reeentatives, on Wednesday, on motion of Mr. Garnett, of Va., (the Consular and Jiipleiuatic Bill being under consideration,; an amendment to mtriie* tmi tAe appropriation for the mission to Hum* was carried. It was shown that that mis sion was of no earthly benefit to the country—no thing in fact, but a “pleasant berth” in which to stow away political favorites of the Administra tion. Wv haveuo trade with the Eternal City, to speak of, and, according to the representation* of Mr. Garnett, our importa consist only of essential oil* and rags.— Sue. Republican. t oagresGonat. W r ashikqton, J an. 23. It is currently reported that high words wrt interchanged in the Executive session of the Hen an- on Friday, between Senators, Douglas, of Illi nois, and Fitch, es Indiana. The dispute grew out of the confirmation of appointments in Illi nois. Uis rumored that Douglas demanded on yesterday a retraction of some language used by Fitch, and the demand was complied with. Judge Douglas's friends say that he intends to tight through bis difficulties if such a course should he necessary. Moom to Busuri in a B allow*.— The Troy (N. V.) Timas, say* Unit Mr. John LaMouatain, the a-mnaut, has made arrangements in Boston, for the eonstruation of a balloon in which be de signs to attempt to cross the Atlantic next sum mer. The money is furnished by a wealthy gen tleman of the modern Athens. The balloon is to be of silk, with an asrensive power which will make it capable of carrying a life boat stocked with provisions and four passengers. The power it is designed to employ is the gun ootton angina -one of which, owned by a gentle inar: of Springfield. Mass., has been tested, and found to ojierate satisfactorily. Befow tha ven ture at sailing over the ocean, it is designed to make three long voyages, starting from Western cities for the purpose f testing the capabilities of the entire contrivance. Mr. Wise, the veteran balloonist, approves of the plan in all its details. Novel Ground# won a Divorce.—A woman in Cincinnati recently mode an application for di- lic <fiit#mb#s Itccfeln tittup. \ orce on the ground that “her hu -bund was a confounded fool.” The magistrate informed her if that were held to be a valid reason in law, half the marled women in Porkopolis would be legal ly entitled to a matrimonial separation. The woutau uppeared comforted by this assurance— wretchedness is always alleviated by numbers nrnl deported in au improved frame us mind, and with a touch of consolation. Effect of the Panic of IM7 un the Production and Manufacture of (otton. The ample statistical returns with regard to the import, consumption aud manufacture of Ootton during the last year, which are now appearing, throw much light on the influence which the com mercial convulsion of IHA7 has bad on that great article. The importance, of (he subject will Ho a sufficient exouse for poiutiug it out. Thu most marked effect of the sudden and vio lent fall in the price of cotton and cotton goods which followed that convulsion, lias been to cou ceutrutc the production of both those articles hi tho hands of the richest and most skillful produ cers, and to drive weaker competitors out*of the Hold. As far as tho raw material is concerned, the cotton growers of the l uited States have ta ken a more decided load than ever: and as far u the manufacturers are concerned, a similar lead has bceu taken by the manufacturers of this coun try. On comparing the quantities of cotton imported into the I nited Kingdom in the two years, it ap pear.’ that the aggregate quantities did not differ much, but that the sources of supply wero very different. From the Flitted States there wus lust year au increase of 881,800. whilst from British India there wits a decrease of nat less than 81 #,500 bales, aud from Brazil of 62.700 bales. In Kgyp tian there is a small increase, which does not us feet the result. Therefore, a* relates to the sup ply of cotton, the effect has been to increase the import from the Fnited States from 1.482.00 uto 1,868,258 bales: but a* relates to the Hast Indies to diminish the import from 65U.508 to 860,98;, aud as relates to the Brazils, from 168,911 Hi 1116,227. Wc arc thus more dejamdant than ever on tho Failed States for our Supply of cotton -the East Indian ootton grower having been almost driven out of the field at the time when he had begun hi produce a really important addition to the Auieriuun supply. Another curious effect of the convulsion or revul siou of 1867 has been in giving to tho British man ufacturcr the supply of cotton which his rivals iu the manufacturing districts of the Fnited States would have had in the natural course of things.— In 1857 the American manufacturer consumed 702,Ld8 bates of cotton, whilst in 1858 he con sumed ouly 152,200. thus leaving an extra supply of 250,000 for the British manufacturers. How much he will cousumo this year is quite uneer lam ; but there has only been one year since 1851 (with the exception of the last) in which he did not cousumo upwards of 600,000 bales. Thut was 1854-5, when he eonsuined 596,560. The effect of the temporary expulsion of the American manufacturer from the field of compe tition, and of the weakening of continental pro ducers. has been to give to the British manufac turer almost undisputed possession of the mar beta of the world, hut more especially of tin- mar acts of tho East. According to a valuahlo table pubj iished in the Manchester Guardian, it appears the number of puckagcs sent to Bombay, which amounted iu 1857 Hi 61,000 bales, had increased iu 1858 to 111,000: whilst to Faloutta the num ber of bales, which amounted to 118,000 in 1857, had Increased to 104,000 in 1858, the increase in price iu the former ease being one and a-half mil lions sterling to two and a-tliird millirns, and in the second case from loss than three millions to upwards of four and a-half millions. Altogether, the iueroaso in the value of the goods sent to In dia in 1858 is upward* of eight millions sterling, whilst in 1857 it was little more than five millions: aud the value of all tlie cotton goods exported in the first eleven months of 1858 is upwards of 2)* millions sterling, whilst that of the corresponding eleven months of 1857 was less than 27 millions. —rLiet-rpotil Mercury, itth lint. Sonthcrn Publishing Enterprise. It affords us great pleasure to comply with the request of a personal f'riond, by copying from the Tribune the eotieepondeoce of some of our most intelligent citizens with the Rev. Doctors Hamil ton and Neely, inviting them to address our citi zens on the features of the great publishing enter prise upon which the entire Southern Coiuruutiou of the Methodist Church is engaged. Aside from all sectual religious proclivities, we ciuiuot resist the conviction that this is the must important movement which we have yet soon to relieve the Houth from that literary thraldoiu which yoke* her to unfriendly Northern thought, and to establish ber upon the independent basis of her own mind. The hooks that u<*w fetsi our youth with moral nourishment tire replete with sentiment* of the most deleterious nature, and do more to extinguish the life giving principles of patriotism and home love than all other external material cause* combined. The cheapues* with which literary work can be done at the North ha* engrossed the publication of the country ill that quarter, and a* the people there are bout upon their own interest, it is only such mutter uc con tributes to t heir own prosperity thut finds its way to the reading world. The present is truly a great scheme, and embraces the entire field of the (South, under the supervision and cure of the Methodist Episcopal rhurch. and will furnish an example worthy of imitation by all other creeds in the grand and common labor of purifying the senti ments and sympathies of the Southern people from the ileboaing touch of Northern idea*. The capital of this organ if atien is one million dollars. The mother institution is established at Nashville, Tenn., with branches to various parts of the coun try : and there will be one at Mobile, with a basis of $59,900. It will be under the management of Southern men, and surely our people must perceive that this movement, under the fostering care of the largest religious denomination of the country, and the rep restless zeal which ha* ever marked its determined purpose, is a long stride even iu the in eeptinn of the enterprise, towards the moral, iutel-, luctuui and social intlepemlenee of the South, so fur as her fountain* of light arc eoncerned. We wish the institution a hearty Godspeed, and hope that it may receive the cordial support of the entire South. and that it may be tbc mean* of a literary exodus out of that house of Northern bondage which has already too loig disgraced the character and enterprise of the Southern people. The Rev. Messrs. Neely aud Hamilton are well ktiown for their eminent abilities, and we beg to recommend our people, of all social classes and religious sects, to sin-nd their explanations on the occasion appointed by the correspondence. Mo bile Regietcr. liußMVtMr-fft one will either the ancient Roman'<r the modern English with in feriority in mental distinction : ami yet almost the whole of the Roman sources of eminence in the arts of civilization were foreign. Tboir music, painting, and’sculpture were Greek ; their laws Greek: their arehitei-ture Greek. In war their harrowing wa* equally conspicuous. Their weapons, their armour, their stamlunl*, their mil itary machine*, all were borrowed from strang ers. England ha* been just as great a borrower, if we were to judge merely from her language.-* Iler principal terms of sculptura and of painting are Italian: her military terms are French j her navigation has largely Iwrrowsd Itsjanmiagefroui the Dutch ami Flemings: her system of occouttia, loans, and banking arc Italian : Englishmen's coat* are mode by a taMeur ; their gowns by a milliner, (s Milanese; or a munfuu maker ; the huuling vocabulary of the country, its borne manship. hawking and field *]>ort* in general, have been ileriredfrom the Froneb; ami the cook ery is continually borriaing so lunch from the French, that it almost require* n Parisian educa tion ti* sit at an English table. Tbc chief uses of the old English are to be found in tbc names of things C4jnneete<l with tillage. The names of wbssii and its instruments, and operations, are principally modeled on the Greek. The hotani cal names of plants and lb.worn are generally Latin. And yt. England has contriver!, like Rome, t do prodigiously well en the system of horrowiug. Gr rather, is not the good sense that dictates the general adoption of all that i* useful among stranger*, ths true guide to greatness in men or nations ? m • * Mam and God. —My God! when I survey the boundless field* 4#f ether, and see those pomlerous orb* rolling therein; when I consider how vast arr* thy rtominions—so wide that an angel's wing might flap to all eternity and never reach a boun dary ; I marvel that thon should'-H look on insects so obscure as man. I have taken to myself the microscope and seen the cjdwreias upon the leaf, and I have called him small. I will not call him so again ; compared with me ho is great, if I put myself in comparison with God. lam so little that I shrink into nothingness when 1 behold the almightiuess of Jehovah; so little that the differ ence between the animaleula? and man dwindles into rndhing, when compared with the infinite •'basin between God and mom — C. H. Spurgeon, THE UNION OF THE STATES, A NII THE SOVEREIGNTY OK THE STATES. Laler from Cuba Humored American Uribe to fftnmtl Coiu'Aa Lo*n of n Philadelphia Veteel. New Youk, Jan. 20. -The steamship Block Warrior has arrived, with Havana dates to the 15th inst. The excitement growing out of the President's message has nearly died out. Tho weather at Havana was delightful. The sugar market continued flat. Sales had been made of 12,000 boxes old, and S,QUO qf tho new crop. Freights were dull. The Black Warrior brings SIOO,OOO in Mexican dollars. A private letter stated that sumo excitement has been occasioned in Havana by the publica tion of a statement that “Brigadier (lonornl Ren cau,” of the Fnifod States, had, by letter, offered the Captain-General fifteen millions to declare the Island independent, and hiiusclf (General Concha) first President. The schooner bother Child, of lionnis, Cupt, -Nickerson, was struck by a heavy sea uu the 20th ult., off Bermuda, aud Cupt. N. washed overboard The mate, Mr. Chase, and a seaman named Clurk, belonging to Portland, went to his assistance iu a boat, but were unable to save the Captain.—- Meanwhile the schooner drifted away so that the boat was unable to overtake her. Mr. ('base aud the ouilor remained In the boat five days without food or water. They were finally secured by the bark Holbrook from portland for Havana. There were only three hoys, who knew but little of navigation, left onboard the schooner, Hut ns she was iu the track of numerous vessels, there arc hut little fears of her[safi*ty. The Luther Child was from Philadelphia, hound to St. Kitts with a cargo ofluuilicr. The Paraguay expedition nntl Chinese; squadron. The Navy Department has received despatches from Comnisndcrd’ idgley, of the chartered steam or ‘‘Atlanta,” dated Bnrbadoes December 24. Hen. Paez had enjoyed good health, hut was still unable to wulk in eonnequeuev of injuries received in New York. The Wcsteruport and M. W. Chapin wen* at j Bnrbadoes when the Atlanta arrived. They were taking in coal, and would shortly sail for Paraguay. Commander Kidgley also encloses a letter from Hen. Pa*.*/, in which he expresses his deep grati tude lor the treatment which he received in this country. Letters received at the Navy Department from Hong Kong, dated November 21, state that the Minnesota wtl daily expected there from Sluing liai with Minister Reed on hoard. Business was generally dull, but reviving. Many American vessels found difficulty in obtaining freights, al though rates to New York were only eight dollars per ton. The allies were still in possession of Canton. Commissioners had not yet arranged the tariff wader Meant treaties. Kailrottfl Meeting In Lutirange. By reference to another column it will be per ceived that a meet ing of ,those friendly to the con struction of a Railroad from here to Columbus, Is cnlled for the first Tuesday in uext month, at which tuna an opportunity will be offered to the people to Hubse.ribu stock in said enterprise. A charter for that Bond having been obtained, which is Uot limited, there is nothing to do but get the stock subscribed and go to work. It would seem useless tor us to urge upon those who have giveii this subject any thought, the necessity of attending the meeting. We hope a full turn-out will be had on the first Tuesday in next month, uud that our people will exhibit a spirit of enter prim: aud liberality commensurate with the im portance of the enterprise to the people of La- Grange ami Troup eo. While we are to be actively engaged in bring ing about the consummation of such u work, we bqpoour friends iu Harris county aud Muscogee, and iu Columbus, will not be wanting in interest to a project which promises so uiueh benefit to their interests. Especially would we cull upon the cit izens of Harris to arouse themselves to the impor tance uud magnitude of the subject under eunsid rntion. Let us urge upon them tin- necessity to respond to the notion of the people of Troup, us they are, probably, a* much interested, if not more, in the mutter, than uuy body else. The people of C’oluinl-us cannot‘be iu*enihJo of the importance of this road to their best inter ests: and we hope the enterprise will meet with a response from them worthy of their high charac ter os an enterprising and energetic people. To tlmt city the contemplated road would he of ini monte benefit; aud wo cannot believe that thccit zons will prove recreant to their interests by giv mg such au opportunity to build up their city the go by. Then, is it uot reuMouuhluto expect mate riu l assistance from the capitalists of Columbus in the construction of the contemplated Road? and we do not believe that such antlcipatton* will be disappointed. And especially, do we commend this subject to the attention of the Frets of that city—every one of whom are ready to advocate any project calculated to build up their city. Up on them we are dependent, ax medium* of bringing this matter to the attention ot a large proportion of those who are mostly interested in the enter prise. We hope the project will meet their ap proval. Will the friends of the enterprise in Harris awaken the people on this subject? We have a few subscribers in that county, and we hope they will make some effort to bring it to the attention of those most likely to take an Interest in the move. Will not our friend, Georgo W. Million, interest himself in the matter? We hope ho will. Iwt the friends af the project in Troup make up their mind* at once to attend the proposed meet ing for the sole purpose of putting their hand* to the work without faltering, and the work will be accomplished. Friends, coimc prepared to advance your best interests, and the future prosperity of youreityaiid eounty.— LnUrange Reporter, Am l \jt mt Tax. —The government of the United Htales iu the nineteenth century continue* to make an Englishman puy SOOO whenever he solicits a patent for an invention in this country —all other foreigners only paying 300 dollars for the *atuc privilege. This, in the estimation of all liberal men, is an indecent discrimination— a disgrace to our statute- books-—one that ought to be wiped out at once. If there was any guiiip tion in the Congressional Patent Committee, this disgrace would uot ho tolerated another month.- We despair of auy change at present; there is no one to lobby it through, therefore there i~ little or uo chance of its success. Seuntijf- Amp man. The supreme Court, Judge* Lumpkin and Denning presiding,com menced its session yesterday morning. Judge McDonald was expected hy the afternoon train from Atlunta. Thirty eases are now docketed, mid as many mire will come in before the call of the Docket is closed. The Court was engaged yesterday in hearing the arguments iu the case of the State va. Thoman, who was convicted of murder in Lee County. Thoms- ha* made his escopo, and is said to lie luxuriating ou u sugar plantation in Cuba. ft Ur osier, for prisoner, made an elaborate argu ment in tbc forenoon, aud Hawkins is replying for the Ktate as we go to pres*. Warren aud Vason with Htrozier for Plaintiff in Error —Lyon witli Vason for Defendant in Error. The Judges, Dr. Martin the Clerk, and Messrs Stroziur, Colquitt, Him*, and John A. Jones, are at the Brown House. Judges Warren and Hcor borough, Messrs. Ely, Lyon, Vason, ami Haw kins, are at the Lanier House, and Messrs. Cul verhouse and Sullivan ure at the Floyd Uouse. The docket will be called In the following order : South “Western, Ist ; Putaula, 2d , Chattahoochee, 3rd, uml Maodn Circuit, ith. The Court will be in mission three or four weeks.— Mwon Telegraph. Dkhkat of tiik Pacific Rail RoaJ). — We have the satisfaction to announce the defeat of the Pacific Rail Road. In the House several propositions for its con struction were rejected by ilecisive votes. in the Kenate its friends, on Thursday, ac knowledged their inability to puss any project during the present session. We congratulate the country on the postpone ment even of tide stupendous scheme of fe4ler l *l aggrandizement. In this connexion, we have to thank Mr. Ben jamin, in behalf of the Ht*t Rights Democracy, for the very efficient support of their principles which he rendered by his opposition to tiie Pacific Rail Road. It gives him u new title to the con fidence of bis party, of which he is alrcmly adis tinguisbed ornament.— Woohinyton Statee. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 31. 1859. FOM Mill's, WEDNESDAY. JAM AKYfIM, IMV. Correction. Iu our issue of the 18th, in giving a synopsis of tho proceedings of the Senate on tho 12th iiist., upon the Pacific Railroad Bill, then under discus sion, we committed uu error, which does injustice to Senator Iverson and those who voted with him. Mr. [verson, it will be recollected, moved to re commit the bill with instructions to report a hill providing fora Northern and Southern route, to with Mr. Doolittle moved an amendment, so that the bill, when reported hack, should provide for a central route, also. In ottr report, the amendment of Mr. Doolittle was reported as rejected. The re verse was true, yeas 36, nays 14. Messrs. Bell, Brown, Chesuut, Clay, Cliugman, Fitzpatrick, Hammond, Houston, Iverson, Johu sou, ot Teun., Mason, IVareo, lleid, ami Ward, voting In tho negative. It gives us pleasure to make the correction. Pacific Kill I road BUI. A paragraph from tho Suites, in another column announces tho defeat ot'this measure. The result, wo must confess, disappoints onr expectations, but is iu exnef accordance with our taste. Least of all did we imagine that the monster would he throttled in the House. We had supposed thut the North would not allow such un opportunity to pass unimproved.to appropiate such a magnificent sllpeof the national domain for her own aggron disuniont. Her forbearance is inexplicable, unless it be to postpone tho question till the noxt Congress for the purpose of manufacturing political capital for the contest of iB6O. We shall see. Pal mis lor (icorgla. ‘Vet* notice in the list of patents recently issued ! from the Putent Office at Washington, the fol lowiug : Mr. J. M. Hull, of Wurrentoii, Hen., for im provement in cotton cultivators. Mr. Ferdinand F. Sol'gc, efColumbus, U., for improvement in horse power. 1 aim. The steamer Isabel has brought dates from Tfavannto the 18th. The slave trade was actively ! going on. Two cargoes lmve been recently land ed, of a thousand slaves each. Some filly were captured by the authorities, but the rest were safely conveyed to the plantations. The schooner Kate Ellon, formerly of Portland, and the brig Rufus Bottle huvo been captured off the African coast by British cruisers, having been eugaged in the slave trade. Extensive lard smuggling, invoiced as potatoes, has boon discovered iu Havana. It being rumored thut the slaves, on the occa sion of their usual New Year's jubilee, intended to massacre every white inhabitant to be found, the Captain-Hcueral took precautionary measures, re sulting in the arrest of some two hundred of them armed with long Mailed and sharp pointed knives. A hardware merchant has also been arrested for selling (hem the weapons. The Statu Koai*. The Koine Courier is in formed by the chief engineer, Col. Lei lardy, that during the past season there has not been a single failure on the Stale Road to make all its counec tions.no train bus run off the track, neither has any accident whatever befallen any of the trains. We are informed also that Dr. Lewis expects to putsl,ooo into tho Treasury for every day In the year 1856. This will boa still greater “blunder” than be has made daring the first year of his management of the road, but we have no doubt he will aceom plish ii. Senator Ivf.rho.n. The Abolition press at the North are “pitching” into Senator Iverson with all their viui about tho able speech delivered by him in the Senate on the Pacific Railroad bill. The speech is a fine effort, and wc are not surprised that it should bo to such us the New York Times, and others of tiie same stripe, a thorn in their sides. He doubtless considers such not lees rather iu the light of compliments than otherwise. At least we do. -Mobile. Htgrieter. Removal —Mr. A. Langford has removed his fish emporium from Hunity's to Hogan's old cor nor, where he will be pleased to serve his custom ers with freifij shad for breakfast every morning, KwiMDI.RU AMI* IMI'OKTKK. —Look out for him. —We learn from the Georgia Telegraph, that “a ffillow registering himself us Judge Lulr<>be from Nuw York, pul up ut the Lanier House some four weeks since, lie left for Columbus with letters from Mr. Logan, introducing hill) us a gentleman. While at the Lanier House he conducted himself with perfect propriety, and this induced Mr. L. to give him credential*. He remained in Columbus some time, from there followed a lady, with whom he bad become ac quainted, to Florida. W bile in Florida, an off cor came to this place In search of him. His real natuo appears to be A. 11. Farnsworth, though ho pretends to be Jndge I,at robe of the New \ ork Bench, lie is engaged iu the interesting busmens of endeavoring to marry a rich Southern wife. I|e has a wife and children in Mew Yofk, and we bare no doubt thut he is a doubly died villain. - lie whs told in Columbus that lie wu* an inipos ter, and left there tocotne to Mn<-ofi to have an in vestigntioii. If he has an investigation, U will ou tit h culprit before the Court.” Dally Paper In Maron We have received a card from Messrs. E. C. A A. M. Rowland of the Macon Suit- free*, in which they express their determination to publish a dally paper to that city after the first of Febru ary next. We consider this amove in the right direction, and wo wish our friends every possible encouragement. From*the position of Macon her affluence of railroad flteillties, and the nuu bor aud character of her bushiest houses, we have long wondered how her people could bo content with the circulation of woekly papers. There is no place, it. seems to us, where a daily paper could do a better business, and we hope that the enter prise thus aiiuouuced will realize the truth of our speculations. If if fails, it will not be for want ability or energy in its conductor*. The Florida Bamk Aokmcy Fame*. —A cor respomlentof the Savannah Republican, writiug from Tallahassee, says—TUo Senate has surprised me by pas sing, nearly unanimously, the bill re qiiiring the agencies of the bank* of other fttatefl located iu this Htnte to redeem their bills in spe cie. Ho it only awaits the Executive sanction to liecotne u law. I have already, in u few words, given its provisions; but as some of yiur home readers may feel interested, (the Marine Bank ha ving an agency at Tallahassee, to say nothing of other Georgia agencies in other quarters.; I will simply repeat that the act g‘*ot into [effect ugulnst agencies uot until six months after the establish ment of a local bank within fifty miles of such agency. Ami even then there Is no penalty fora refusal to comply with its terms; the only •ff*!t of a failure being to expose tho agency to injunc tion from a court of chancery restraining the ex ereisc of ft* functmns. There are here, beside* the Agency of the [Marini- Bank of Muvunnub, agencies of the Bunk of Columbus and of two Charleston Ranks.^^^ As:oxi>kd.—“From the residence of tho sub scriber, Adam Coeiue, indentured apprentice,” Ac., Ac. ~Es. Mathematically announced, we presume that would read that “Cos sine wont off At a tangent om the family cirele.” Foil THE TIRES. “Independence day has come, Squeak the fife aud heat the druiu.” Sack are the first lines of a long winded ode we foamed by heart, and duly repeated to our com placent parents, in tho year 18—- aud something on the Ith of July. It has hcn lying hid away with other memories of childhood, ami not recall ed untill lately by the action of our reverend eity fathers in council, on what some call the nuisance of the drum ami fife. We miss the animating tap aud merry trill, and would lain say a word iu their behalf, for we scorn not to join the rest of the children, (of all ages) in seeing the big drum pass by. The only danger we hear of as the effect us an occasional Use of the proscribed instruments, would be obviated Ly ordering riding horses to be tethered in some suitable place out of Broad street, around whose squares alone, the music is borne. For vehicles there is no danger, if properly driven, and the driver on the box where he ought to be. ‘Veare sure the ladies would thank the “powers t hat be” to grant them a space in onr principal thoroughfare, where they may cross and re-erons without danger of having their bonnets kieked from their uhoHldci'n, or their dear little heads broken by the restless hones standing ready for a stampede at our corners and foot-paths. In short, “Independence days have come, Fray, sirs, let us have our drum” AND FIFK. lougrisHlonal Wahiiikuton. Jan. 24. The foreign committees of both Houses of (Nmgross to-day reported iu favor of a bill appro priating thirty millions of dollars to facilitate the acquisition of Cuba by negotiation. IVii Million Loan IWirM. New York. January, 24. The ten million of dollars treasury loan was awarded to-day at an average of about two and u half per cent, premium. later from 1 ulltorula. Sr. Lomu, January 20. The overland mail of the 27th has arrived with two through passengers. The President's message reached Sun Francisco <>u the 26th, in nine toon duys and 12 hours from St. Louis. The message hardly meets the expectations of the people on the subject of the Pacific Rail Road. The mail brings dates from Victoria of the I HiU December. Hreut suffering at Fraser river by the cold. The steamer Enterprise, from Fort Langley, with 125 passengers, was frozen iu on its way up, and there being no provisions on board, the pas sengers attempted to go to Fort Langley over land. A heavy snow falling, they lost their way, and after three days of inexpressible suffering, during which six were frozen to death, the weath er moderated. The steamer got free from the foe, etime down and took the survivors to Fort Langley. A petition was being circulated at Victoria tor the removal of Hov. Douglas. The milling had almost entirely caaicd. Sitiirli) ot the South “Iu the Union.*’ A plan for the Abolition of Slavery. A philanthropic miscreant has been circulating a handsomely-printed sheet, having on one side a “Plan for Abolition, und on the other, an ••Address to the non-slaveholders of the Squill.” The benevolent cut-throat has sent it by mail to all the Southern members of Congress, and doubt less diffused it by other means amongst the sorts of persons it is intended sja uully to influence. Other manifestoes of tins atrocious philanthro py have been circulated before. But in this t here is something peculiar. The documents are very woll written; with a condensed and artisti cally distilled aud concentrated bitterness which proves them the work of a person of literary hah its. They are also In all probability the produe lion of u person not very familiar with thu laws and usages of tho public departments; for the copy in our possession was sunt to un United Slat oh Senator with the needless passport of a stamp. Finally, they uro executed by a person utterly ignorant of Southern life. if we were to re-print these p|ers, the law would very properly make us amenable. But we may venture to give a few samples. The ‘'Plan” be gins by declaring that “When a human being is set upon by u robber, ravisher, murderer, <>r tyrant of any kind, it is the duty of the bv-standers to go to bis or her rescue, by force if nerd be,” This principle being laid down, the reader al ready conjectures the application— “ That it is the duty of the noii-slavchohlers of (hi* country, in their capacity us individuals - without asking the permission or waiting the movement*, of the government, to go to the rescue of the slaves from the bunds of their op praetors.” The philanthropists then proceed explicitly to , explain their plan- including “the raising of mo ney and military equipments” “forming military companies to volunteer for actual service” in forming the slaves, by emissaries to be sent amongst them, of the plan of emancipation”- -en couraging the emigration of philanthropists to the Houth then “landing military forces (at uumer oils points at the same time) in the Houth, who shall raise the standard,:’ it-c. then confiscation of the property of the slaveholders to vauiptmeute the slaves -“ho far as the property of the slave holders uud their abettors can compensate them.” Finally, “we avow our intention to make known tills determination to the slaves beforehand,” Next follows a form of Constitution for a “League of Freedom,” to be formed in all towns and cities and on the other side is an appeal to tlm n ou-slave holders, instructing them how they are “To teach the slaves to burn their masters’ buildings, to kill their cattle and horses, to conceal or destroy farming utensils,” Ac.—to tie up slave owners and flog them whenever convenient ; but “to risk no general insurrection, until we of the North go to your assistance, or you ure sure of success without i,ur aid.” Unhappily, the documents have no name to aathentieate them. Ami therefore, Southern members of Congress, who are often expired to be persecuted by impertinent docuuieuU, have probably, without reading this paper, lighted their cigars with it. We are not sure that thi* is prudent in all cates i ami especially not in this cate. Peril apt it may occur to some reader to connect the document we have quoted, with the publication of the Book by the “Roving Editor,” from whioh we quoted a pottage lett weak. This book it not yeL published ; mid is tin- producible of a pertou named Redtiuld. who was an ucliv correspondent of the Abolition Press, from Kan #o, while that Territory was in her shrieks and weltering in her bhmd. The extract we gave last week from a proof tboet of the Boviug Editor indicated precisely such a project os 1* explained in the “Plan,” Ac. Perhaps, utter all, the transmission of the proof sheet to our office, and of the stumped documents to member* of Congress, is only a device to ail rertlse the forthcoming volume, by exciting in dignnnt comment —for it is a commercial and en lightened age. The scribbler of a sensation book would rather he gibbeted tbun not brought into notice, Yet, even In this view of it, the matter is uot to be regarded at quite iidifferent ; because it proves that amongst our Northern brethren, bound to us hy fraternal bonds of union, by com mon glory, and all that sort of thing- thorn is a greedy urn! growing appetite for this literature of felonious philanthropy , and a strong temloncy and vocation tewaril* the nutting of ult our throats.— Southern tHtiten. St wide roit Love.- On the Ist Inst., the body of a young and respectably dressed young man was fouiul hanging by the uuek to a tree about one mile below Jefferson Barrack *, Missouri, lie Imd accomplished the deeil with two liandkcr ’ chiefs tied together. Upon his ]*erson was found the following note: To Marie 11. I send you my Christmas gift, which is my dead body. Now 1 again sacrifice myself for you. You will no longer find me iu your path in relation to your marriage. Ido not despise, 1 do not curse you ; for above, there, we ■hall meet each other again, never to be separa ted. Farewell, be happy, —Sdma Reporter. From the Washington States I'ougrcKslonul. Wasiii.nuton, Jan. 2fi. SENATE. After our report closed iu our [second edi tion - Mr. Green replied to some of the remarks of Mr. Davis, lie was of opiuiou that no Pacific Railroad bill would puss at this session ; but he objected to having one route prejudiced and an other extolled. Uo hoped all the dillercnt routes would have n fair chance, aud would he allowed to stand on equal terms. Mr- Doolittle desired to amend the substitute under consideration by advertising for proposals on three routes instead of one, so that Congress may determine which is tliu best route. Mr. I vKitsox made a few remarks to show that what is called the central route is impracticable from the deep snows and excossivo eold of winter, nnd advocated the plan of haviug two rouds on the extreme northern and southern routes, lie also quoted the authority of Lieut. Maury iu sup port of the opinion he expressed with regurd to the central route. Mr. Brown discussed the constitutional aspect of the question, arguing that the necessity must be absolute to justify such appropriations from the public treasury. He also look occasion to en dorse the Southern views expressed by Mr. Iver son in his recent speech uu this hill. At a lute hour, without taking uuy question on the pending amendment The Scnatu adjourned. HOUSE. After wo closed our report The House refused to have the preemption bill engrossed und read a third time- yeas 91, nays 95. A night session followed, beginning at seven o'clock. Mr. Puhvlanck intended tenting the sense of the body on tho great question which concerned Ills constituents, aud ascertain whether there was a party on the democratic side of the House ready to sustain the President in his recommendation in favor of specific duties. This was the seventh week of the session, and vet there was no report i from Un- Committee of Way.-, aud Means, on what lie considered the most important subject eonuee j toil with the true into rests of the country. He ! earnestly ad v oca led specific duties as not only the true policy of tho government, but the only policy by which burdens, whethor public or private, can i be lessened. Mr. Thomcmo.n, of Now Y’ork, defended the j principles of the Republican party, regretting that | gentlemen Imd been uuwisoenough to •mmneuoo ! the discussion of party platforms. Messrs. Phki.l’s and Cavakai'UM. of Minneso ta. advocated tho adoption by the government of a liberal policy iu reference to the public lands. The House adjourned. A Model Kpcceli In the Missouri legislature. Among the proceedings of the Missouri Legis lature, now in session, we find the following re port of a speech delivered by Mr. Pitt, a few days ago. The St. Louis Democrat thinks that Mr. Pitt resembles Lord f'hathum, at least, iu the particular of having “two legs und a head with a nose on it Mr. Pitt offered the following : Resolved, That the Speaker be authorized to cause to he printed and posted one hundred bills j announcing (he Nth of January. 1859. Mr. Abney l move to lay that resolution on tli table. Mr. Pitt Mr. Speaker, this House passed reso lutio.:*, sir, to coleb rate, iu an appropriate man ner, the Bth of January. This is a resolution simply asking that notice be given to the public of t hat day. Wo huve declared an intention, and now when we come to publish it, some gentleman Is suddenly seized with the “retrenchment gripes” and squirms around like a long red worm on a pin hook. | Laughter.| Houtlemen keep con tinually talking übout economy. I, myself, do not believe in tying the public purse with cob-web strings, but when retrenchment comes in contact with patriotism it assumes the form of “small ness.” Such ooqpomy is like that of Skinflint, who had a pair of hoots made for his little hoy, without souls thut they might lost the longer. | Laughter. | 1 reverence “tho day wo celebrate.” It is iiuuglit with rominisoencestho most stirring: it brings to mind ouo of the grandest events ever recorded iu letters of lire upon the walls of tho temple of fume by the strong right arm of the god ot war ! Ou such occasions we should rise above party lines and political distinctions, I never fought under the banner of old Hickory, “by the eternal” 1 wish 1 hud. [Laughter atid applause.) If the old war horse was here now he would not know his own children from tho side of Joseph's coat of many colors, Whigs, Know-Nothings, Democrats, hard, soft boiled, scntiuhlud, und fried; Lincoluitcs, Douglasitcs and blathers kites! I belong to uo party; 1 am free, unbridled, un saddled, in the political pasture. Like a bob tailed bull in fly time, I charge around in the high . grass and light my own Hies. [Great laughter.] Hcullcmcii, let us show our liberality on patriotic occasion*. Why, Home men have no more patrio tism than you could stull in the eye of a knitting needle. Let iisiio* squeeze live cents till the eagle ou it squeals like a locomotive or an old maid.— Lot us print the bills and inform the country thut we are as full of patriotism as are Illinois swamps of toil poles. (Laughter. | [don't ladievc in do ing things by halves. Purmlt me, Mr. Speaker, to make a poetical quotation from one of our noblest authors : “I love to sec the grass among the red May roues, I lovoto sec an old gray horse, for when he goes, he ijo*e*.” [Convulsive lougbicr.] After the above speech the House refused to lay tho resolution on the table, Through Tickets uu Muulhcrn lload*. The President of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad has couuitumcatail te the Railroad Board of Trudc, on application of n committee appointed to solicit the earliest pos.G ble arrangement# for a through ticket system on the railroad* South mid Southwest, the following schedule of rate* from the principal Houthcrn cities to PbiLadffdphia and New York. These rate* ore to go into operation, or the tickets arc lo be offered for sale on these lines ou and after Mon day 241 h in stout. From To Pbfla, To N. York. New Orleans, SPJ 99 SSO 90 Vicksburg, 40 419 48 00 Memphis, 34 00 3fl fit! Grand Junction, 33 00 35 90 Jackson, Miss., 24 Go 39 99 Huntsville, Ala., 21 .‘L’S 33 00 Knoxville 24 00 27 00 Nashville, 31 Off 33 00 ClHittauoogu or Dalton, 28 00 21 00 Atlanta, Ua., ,31 Off 34 00 ( , hur)Mibu or Columbia, HU 23 6tt 29 50 Augusta 29 09 20 90 Havaautth 31 99 33 99 Macon, 32 00 34 Off Ci.luml, ii, -4, Ga, ...35 UU 37 99 Wiluiiugton, N. U ..17 90 lu 00 Wolden, N. C 1175 14 76 Richmond, BjU 11 69 Petersburg V 59 12 59 Senator Iverson’* Hpkhoh.—We will Insert ( in our next issue the larger portion of the speech of Senator I verson, of Georgia, delltered in the Senate of the United States, on the 9th of the present month. We think that no apology to our reader* will bo necessary for publishing so ranch of tho speech, to she exclusion of otherinut ter, from the liw-t that the Senator iu hi* speech I’lreseute in mii able manner, hi* view* upon mat ters thut vitally affect the South, her interest*, in diitutions and her final ilcstiny. Af flrt wo thought that wo would give only some short ex tracts from tho s|eech; upon looking over it wo saw iu it so uiiieli flint fully accorded with the opinion* uml convictions which hove forced them selves aail riveted upon our awn mind uml feel ings for the la*t low year*, wo thought that we could do nothing hotter and more acceptable to our readers, tlinn to publish tho part of it which we have concluded to insert iu our next paper. Wo have paid attention to ami watched the course of the able, hold, Independent, outspoken and fearless Georgia Senator ever since lie took bi* seat in tlu; United States Senate, and we fuel no hesitation in saying thut the course of no Heu ator on that floor so nearly meet* our entire ap probation uml challenges our udmiration as that of Senator Iverson. —/‘rattiville Statesman. F. B. ftofge, of Columbus, Go,, has reoeived a patent for improvement In horse power. (OLI MBIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, MM. The Cause of Mrxlcan Deeay. The Nuw Orleans Delta has made a discovery which, ho says, seems to have escaped the atten of every writer in this country und Europe, viz., il.at the absence of domestic African slavery in. Mexico, is the real cause of its failure to maintain ‘ a stable aud wholesome republican organization. 1 Iu support of this conclusion, it affirms that the I republican system lias uevorbeon maintained for , any length of time among a people who did not poxsesH and support the institution of domosMc slavery, and cites as examples the prosperity of ancient Urecce and Rome, where slavery existed, and the failure of all republican movements iu France and Horuiany, where the institution did not exist. It does not, however, deign to gi\c any explanation of tho principles by which those contrasts are produced, and wo hog to bo en lightened.—X V Joumat of ('omme.rcv. ,Buoh axplanution is not necessary to assure the conclusion of the Delta, it furnishes a subject for curious politico-philosophical speculation, but so far as its bearing upou the truth of the proposition is concerned, if tho taels asset ted by tho /teltu be true* it is altogether an immaterial inquiry. Vari ous solutions of tho phenomena, involving an in vestigation into the nature of man us affected by , the numberless forms of human society, have been attempted, but if one or all ot these could be de monstrated to bo irrational, it would be trail- ; spatently absurd to conclude therutrom that the generalization in untrue, and that the phenomena ! arc fabrications. If the condition of invariable sequence in tho happening of a cerium event bo present, by a law of our mental constitution we * are compelled t believe that it will continue to. occur, just as we believe that tho sun will rise to- i morrow, because it rose to-day, and has douo the like throughout tho ages that are past. From j tho observation of the fall of on apple, Newton i derived the principle of gravitation, ivlionoe he’ evolved the law of universal attraction tlmt con trols the motion of every atom in space. Should some superior intelligence prove all his theories, and deductions to be learned nonaanae, the apple I would continue to fall-the same physical phe uoiuena would ooeur. When wo nee Northern men distinguished fur nothing but the bitterness of their hostility to the South invariably ads aimed to positions of profit and honor, and observe, ou the other hand, those, from the same section, who ; show a disposition to dole out to us any, even the most parsimonious, justice, invariably dishonor ed and overwhelmed by public opinion ut home, wo arc compelled to infer the existence iu the North of a rooted auiuiosity to Southern institu tioue, however much it may conflict with the • balsamic theory of Senator Hammond. So. wlieu wo find two nations or societies agree ing iu maimers, laws aud all the essential con Htitueuts us civilian! ion, save only iu the elemuut of domestic slavery, aud the society in which this , condition iulmres, flourishes and endures, while that, from which it is absent, enjoys for u time a Stormy existence nod hastens to decay, wo are apt ; to imayinr that tho difference in their sociul or- | gunizutiou is the cause of stability in the one aud instability in the other. When thu induction am braces a variety of instances, taken from all countries uud extending through all ages, iudi j eating the sumo result, the conclusion is as woll established as it is possible for any moral proport ion to be. Wo may exert our intelligence to uu deretand the reason of this, but, perhaps, it were ; as well to aaconti at once to the top of the ladder, I qnd suy that it is iui ordination of Providence— I the irreversible law of humanity. Ball road Meeting In llainllteii. We are requested to give notice to the citizens of Harris county that a meeting will be held iu Hamilton on Tuesday, the first day of February next, for the purpose of devising means to aid in the construction of a railroad from i.aGrange to Columbus, it is hoped that all who are frimdly to tiie enterprise will attend ami respond libvully to the appeal for aid. The Marine Bank. We are glad to learn from the MilledguviUe federal In ion thut the above institution has made its returns in conformity to the requisitions of the law. A better officered bank Joes uot ex ist, or one which enjoys uud deserves a larger uiuouut 4t public confidence. Bishop Early. —We rejoice to learn from the Itichuioud C/irittian Adrotate, that this indefati gable servant of the Church is recovering from his affliction, under which he was suffering iu Arkansas. Baii.roads ik thk Umtku States.— The cost of construction- uml equipment of the rail- , roads in the United State* amount t051,0fit),056,- 870, or euoiigh money to breuk down any other coiitry in the world. A Nobi.e Charity.—The Augusta Chronicle k Sentinel of alutodato says:- “The will of Dr. G. M. Newton, our lute distinguished fellow citi zen, after making vnrious bequests, amounting iu all to $13,000, donates the remainder of his estate valued at about $160,009, and by inony a much larger figure, to the Augusta Orphan A v lmn,thus at once placing that institution upon a linn and substantial footing, and securing t . its maunders the means of extemling their chart tie;; and enlar ging their usefulness. Our gcuoroiia uud esteem ed townsman could not have found a worthier ob ject on which to bestow his charity, and 4iur citi zens will ever cherish a sentiment of gratitude ( and respect for the memory of one whose patriot- ( ism uml liberality prompted him to so noble a deed. Memphis Ualroad Convetion. —The Rail 1 road meeting soon to be held in Memphis, (says the Rulletin,) is attracting considerable attention throughout the country, and promises to be a very large uml intelligent” gathering of the working men of the South. What will be its topics of dis cretion wo suppose generally understood by the country. They will embrace a wide runge of questions, and be fruitful of information touching tint Railroad interest in the Southern .States.— Practical mon, who have gathered thoir knuwl- | from actual experience ami observation of > years of hard work no Railroads ure expected in j part to compose this body. The I tilled Mates and Npaln The Madrid Monart/uiu, the editor of which having been Military Hocretery to Gen. Santa Anna, has acquired considerable knowledge of Amoriean affair*, says, in reference to Mr. Buch anan'* message ; “Our readers may now see confirmed the pro phecies which wo have so often uttered concern ing the gruspiug policy of the North American Union, which will not lie contented till its (lag waves from Canada to Patagonia. Rivers of! blood will uu doubt flow in Cuba in <lefence of that j laud, lieeausethu question for Spain is, above all, ! one of bouor, but neither tears nor blood will [ prevent the unhappy event which we shall have n> deplore, ami Europe, which will have her hands full af home, will not interfere except iu words. If, therefore, wo have nothing t<* onpose to |ju perfidy of our enemies hut the noble breasts of our soldiers, let ns be assured that the cunning ami. the strength of our adversaries will prepare for u* days of mourning and bitterness.” Hahn dun's Express, on its wuy from Now York to Boston, on the night of the 18th instant, wus robbed of a largo amount of mouey. By Mimic mean* or other trie iron safe, iu which funds uml other valuable articles were conveyed, was broken upon, ami the robbery effected. Those connected with the Express Company in Boston, are unwilling to tell the amount of property sto len. It is supposed, however, to be considerable. No clue has yet boon had to the robbers.—Mont gomery Confederation, PEYTON H. COLUUITT, J T ... JAMES W. WAEREN. Y Number 5 t ougrmlonal. A memorial was presented to tho Senate yes terday, iu favor of an tee max of the pay of Naval j officers. A joint resolution concerning the trans portation of European mails was introduced. Resolutions word adopted directing an inquiry 1 as to whether it be advisable to transfer the reve nue cutter service to the navy department; also ns to the propriety of selliug tho old military posts und devoting the proceed* towards the erection of now ones. Tou private hills wero passed. Tho private calendar still contains ono hundred and ninety hills. The .Senate adjourned over to Monday. In the House, leave was refused Mr. Farns worth, of Illinois, to introduce a resolution in structing the Committee on Foreign Affairs to in quire into the expediency of initiating measures to secure the British American provinces by honor able treaty. The private calendar [was then ta ken up, and after some diseumdon on the bill in demnifying the citizens of Heorgia and Alabama for losses sustained In the war with tho C'reek Indians, the House adjourned. Journal of flu mmerct, 22 d. ln compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the President sent to that body on Thurs day a document exhibiting the unsettled condition of claims of American citizens against foreign governments. The largest claim iajhat of Capt. Win. Webster against Hrent Britain, amounting to $6,500,11110 for loss und indeuinityfor lands pur chased from ,i Now Zealand Chief, and of which he wss dispossessed by English officers. Various other claims against thut Government are urged, one of which is by the owners of the barque Pun chita, seized <>n the coast of Africa as a slaver.— There are also claims against Russia, France, Spain, Prussia, Portugal,[and other nations. Mr KutlN Map of (irorglu. £ This much desired convenience to our citizens, (says the Mocon Journal (f Meumger,) is now presented to them, showing a very beautiful ex terior. and as far as we had the opportunity to examine, u correct delineation of our Slute, anil ns minute iu all Its parts os could be expected.— AU our new counties are represented, together with the very important addition of those in Florida below the Heorgia liue to the Hull’ of Mexico, with the railroads, Ac. There are also views of many of our most important public In stitutions, and some interesting items iu the his tory of the State added to it. We can unhesita tingly way, that it is far superior, in many respects to any thut ever has been issued, and we siucerc ly trust that the public will liberally reward Mr. Butts, bv their patronage for his labor, (and of winch hr i* wrihg.) No individual in our State wa- better qiiulitted, or more competent to exe cute the task, aud we thiuk it will give eutire sat isfaction. North Fahoi.ixv —Two bills are now before the Legislature of North Carolina, which, taken together, give t the free colored population Maid ing therein the chance of removing out of the State within two years, or choosing an owner for themselves or of being sold at public auction for the benefit of the common schools of the State. (From the Washington States.] Military Improvement*. By order of the War Department, uumcrousex * periiuent* have been made during the last few years at our fort* ami Arsenals, and inventors of improved arms have had the merits of their seve ’ rul weupous passed upon by boards of scientific ami experienced officers, specially con v end for ; the purpose. Breech booling arms, from the many facilities and conveniences they possess over muzzle-load ing weapon.-., have bad parth-ular examination, aud as the result, 5,090 stand have been contnu ted for by the government, viz : 2,009 of Mont Storm’s patent 2,000 of Morse’s and 1,009 of Burnside’s; tbc first named 4,999 to be old Uni ted States muskets and rifle* altered, and the Imi unce new carbmus. As soon as completed these arms will lie served out to our troops on the fron tier. ♦ Our new standard Minie musket aud riflo can not be excelled in poiut of beauty, simplicity, lightness, range, and accuracy, by any produced by the Eurepeuu Powers, ami in the hands of our troops, regular or militia, if they shoot as they “used to could,” will efficiently protect our soil anil honor. With the confessed advantages possessed by the “breech-loader,” it only remains to give these weapons the same qualities, and they would uu , douhtedly be the arm of the world. There is one evil attending these trials and ex periments worthy of at tention ; and from its fia granee compel* our notice. The assembling of officers on these occasions, suy at Fiirt Monroe, West Point, ami the Wash ington arsenal, always devolves ou the comman der of the post extra duties of hospitality, which must, in many cases, prove extremely onerous, but yot cannot hy any sensitive man, be repudi ated ; aud as these last stations are more sought in those trials, for various reasons, the tax must be correspondingly high on an officer’s income. The injustice of the thing will produce the rem edy, which, ifm.tin the hands of Secretary Floyd, should be provided by Congress before Adjourn ment. herson and Houston. After the delivery of Senator Iverson's great speech, Houston of Texas, putting himself for ward as the spokesman of the Southern Union savers, ami a very fit spokesman for that concern he is, took him to task for having had the manli ness to speak out for his section. What he took by bis motion, will be seen iu the brief sketch of flic debate, which will be found iu another col umn. This last demonstration of the Texas Senator is iu tiunnony with his entire congressiouai course. Conspicuously unfaithful to the South, be has lost no opportunity of currying favor with the North, aud it is not surprising, that as he is about by the judgment of his own State to sink into merited obscurity, ho should make u final effort in the same direction, Condemned uml repudiated at home, there is but one chance for him. if the Black Republicans should, iu the next presiden tial election, get possession of the government, ami the Houth should be weuk and infatuated enough to submit to their foul domieation, they will not forget the Houthcrn men who by pro claiming the indestructibility of the Union, closed the only outlct|of escape, and thus prepared the way for the programme of Seward. The ‘sage of Beech Island’ thinks the Houth would stand the election of the first Black Republican president, but not of a second. The only difference would l*e, that In the first election she would bo confron ted by a purely sectional party, avowedly aiming at ber destruction, while in the second, she would encounter the some party, strengthened by the patronage of the federal government, and recruit eil by her own venal politician*. He who can see uuy advantages to the South which the second position has over the first, must lie endowed with more than ordinary perceptions.— Kufaula Spirit of the South. Thk Navy.—Tho Secretary of the Navy, in a communication to tiie United States House of Representatives, gave the following as tho strengbt of our navy; The number of seniuen in the naval service 1s j that authorized by law, namely, 8,500. Number i ‘d marines, including non-commissioned officers, | musicians, drummers, lifers, and privates, 1,806. Number of other employees, undercharge of the Navy Department, os neur as can be ascertained at the several Navy Yard*, 8,971. There are in tho Navy 19 ships of the line, Iff frigates, 21 sloops of war, 3 brigs, 1 schooner, 8 screw steamers of the flret class, 9 of the second class, 9 of the third class, 2 screw tenders, 3 side wheel steamers of tho first class, I of the *cud ‘doss, 3of the third class, 1 side wheel tender, 3 store vessels, anil 5 permanent store ami receiv ing ships. The total uuiuher of vessels is 88. ■ —i An Idiotic Announcement.- At tho olose of tho sitting of the House of Representatives at Hprihgficld, Illinois, last week, the clerk read the following: “I am requested to announce that Rev. Dr. McFarland will deliver a lecture thi* evening, in this bull, on the “Education of Idiots.” Membere of the Leyielature are invited to attend /*’