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R. ELLIS & CO., Proprietors. olume XIV. ( OLI MBIn, TIKHDAI, MAIM U iJ, Ifi&t. Dbcharged from Cuatod) In another part of this paper will bo found the evidence andjudgment of the Court agaiust Lu cius Brown, who wa* arrested hd<J sought to he committed under a charge of the murder of Col. Joseph Bond. The Magistrate*, upon the hearing of the evidence and the argument of able Coun sel, both for the prosecution and the prisoner, unanimously determined that the latter should be discharged from custody. While we accept the result as au evidence of the power of the law ter the protection of the obsonre and the friendless, yet wo cannot, from the testimony which has been made public, agree that it was alto gether sufficient to release the prisoner from fur ther trial. The evidence of the ouly witness to j tbo transaction shows that Col. Bond assaulted the prisoner with a “weapon not likely to pro duce death.” The law very wisely declare* that homicide is excusable ouly under circumstances which place tbo life of the slayer in imminent peril from his antagonist. If any other rule were admitted in practice, the doctrine of the right of self-defence would soon reoei'o a construction which would justify tlio killing of any aud every assailant. While it may not be ex|wctcd that a man will stop in the tnidst of au cucouuter to take the dimensions of a weapou, or lo estimate its pre cise effect from the quantum of power exerted. yet, from the mischievous tendency of any other rule than tbs one above recitod, we are coustrain- I ed to acknowledge the wisdom of the latter, and to regret that the Court should, os we think it dui in this case, hate abated the stnugeucy of its ad numatratioo District Cuii \t ntloß. The time for the Convention of the Democratic I party in this District to assemble, is now beirg disi'iused. It is left to the Executive CominiiOe appointed by the t'resideut. Dr. H. M. Jeter, of the last Convention, Tho following is a correct list of tho Committee, wa i will select the time aud place: N VV Collier, Chairman,—-Dougherty Cos. Ezekiel Wimberly,—Balter Cos. R J McLary,—Calhoun 00. R A Turnipseed,—Chattahoochee co. F W Cullens,—Clay eo. John W Evans, — Decatur co. Kzekiel Butts.—Dooly co. S S Stafford,—Early co. Fred. H West, —Lecce. Charles Hudson, — Marion co. William H Willis.—Macon co. James M Russell, — Muscogee co. W R .Swearingen,—Miller co. T D L Ryon,—Pulaski 00. L A Goncke,—Randolph co. H K MeCay,—Sumter co. 11 F May,—-Stewart co. Dr R Janes, —Terrell co. H W Speers,—Webster co. T T Mounger.—Worth co. Mitchell, Schley and Quitman—new counties Beware of Counterfeits. We were shown, on yesterday, a ooa dollar bill i of the Bank of Columbus, which some scoundrel j has converted into a /ire. The counterfeit own bo j easily detected by any one who will examine a j genuine bill of the same denomination. The lat- | ter has a locomotive and train of cars at the top, “The Bank of Columbus” in the centre, the sig natures of tho Cashier and President at tho bottom aud a likeness of Gen. Washington in tho lower right hand corner. The counterfeit, on the con- , trary, has “the Bauk of Columbus” across the top. The signatures in the centre, a team of mules and a wagon loml of cotton at the bottom and the likeness of a youth in the lower left hand corner. The bills show other points of contrast, but attention to the above will be sufficient to pro tact the public from imposition. Hon Alfred Iverson After an absence of four months wo arc happy to welcome our distinguished Honatorback to his homo and friends. He returns from the field of con gressional strife, ou w bicL he bore so gallant a part, with his physical health aud his accustomed good spirits unimpaired. The congratulation* of bis oouutrymon for his manly bearing and enthu siastic. defense of Southern rights iu tbo late Con gress could not await bis cowing. Those have i been showered upon him with a prodigality which honors alike the recipient and giver. Death of ben Haskell. The Nashville Ann of Wednesday, baa a tele- | graphic despatch from Hopkinsville, Ky.. an noun- , eing that Gen. ATin. T- Muakeil, died at the Luna tic Aaylum in that place ou Sunday, the 13th mst. His remains were placed in a vault to await tb arrival of bis friends. Tennessee ftrnreerntle ( onvcntlun The Democratic Gubernatorial Convention of j Tennessee assembled ou the 17th intst., and it- j nominated Isham 0 Harris. Keq., for Governor, j This gentleman is the present Democratic Clover nor of the State. Eulogies wore delivered upon the character of the late Post Master General, Brown, by Honbls. Andrew Kwing, A O 1* Nichol son aud Cave Johnson. The Convention adopted a series of resolutions , expressing adherence to the principles of the par ty, aa heretofore adopted ; iu favor of a tariff “for revenue alone j” in favor of the acquisition of the Islaud of Cuba; a willingness to abide by the prin ciples enunciated iu the “fired Scott ” decision ; in favug of specie currency ; and a reformation of the banking system of the Stoto; in lavor of reserved powers by the Htate to change, modify, or abolish charters of Incorporation by the State Legislature , and expressing confidence in the National and State Administrations. Local It* m- The river is iu good condition. Tbe fiteimeri Ben Franklin anl Oswitobee arrived Saturday from Apslaebioda. They paeaed under tbe Eu faula bridge by taking down tbeir chimneys.— Tbe Ben Franklin left yesterday at 5 o'clock I*. M. and the Qs-witcbee leave* to-day at V o'clock A M. The Chi walla it expected. She was un loading freight at Eutaula on Saturday. A few thousand bales of cotton Mill remain ex posed in ibe rear of the Warehouse upou tbe riv- 1 er bank, the tier* being filled to their utmost oa- j P** >ty Messrs. King, Allen A Camak are making screw to repack many of the bales *ent to their charge ani bought by •peculators. They can , separate the good from the wet and damaged cot- i ton and sell tho latter to the Factories, thereby loosing, but little. The fishermen are busily engaged with their nets ■in tbe river shoals and th poor fcotory boys art cutting up ths drift wood, that boats anhuro. The two bridge! are still open and charge made at tbe gates. _ Georgia Batiht Coxvt.wioa.—This body will meet in Columbui or Friday before the fourth ‘ Sabbath iu April. We learn from the South , MVteem Ilaplitt that an efficient committee of citisens has been appointed to receive tbe dele- ‘■ gates at tbe railroad depots and uiaks arrange tnents for tbeir accommodation. 3Bu Tbe Hon. R. B. Lindsay, of Franklni county, Alabama, baa anuounetd himself •• a candidate for Congress in the fith district of that State. Hon. Geo. 6. Houston is a candidate for U the seme dlstrift. FOB TUB TIMKB. Dawson, (Ja., March 18th, 1859. i Jfeaers. Editor* .-—The thno is fust approaching whon the Democratic party of tho second Con j grcsrional District will be called upon again to j select from their ranks a suitable man to represent 1 the 2d District in the National Legislature; and I iu view of this thing, l do most heartily recoin , mend the Han. Martin J. Crawford, of Columbus, i as the man most Worthy, and beat qualified lor that important position. Wo have tried him, and have found him true to our Interest; he is eiu ! phatically the man: ho cornea hearer beitug what a representative ought to be to lus uon i aMtttonts, than any man in Georgia. No man iu ; tho last Congress won for himself more character, j sustaiued himself with more ability, or battled j more successfully for flic rights us the soutb. than | ylid Martin J. Crawford. Ho stood up a strong j pillar to the South, and a terror to the abolition ist iu the last Congress. Such being the ease, | why put away a faithful servant, and take up cue we havo never tried ? It •etnas to be the pro v nil - [ iug opinion, not only of tlio Democratic party of j Terrell, but of all the surroitudiug country, that Murlin J. Craw ford should bo the man. In conclusion. Messrs. Editors, let me suggest the first Wednesday in July, aa tho time, and | Daw sou its tho place for the Dcmotratic party to meet touominntu a candidate for Congees - *. Yours, Ac., TERRELL. FOR THIS riMKS. Oov. f abb—Judge Iverson I notice in some of the papers the statement of the Atlanta Intelligencer, that it is “mpported Vy j Governor Cobh” in tho opinion that Judge Iver son wa* “inort unrighteously elected over Gov. M< Douahl by the bad faith of a low Democrats.” Now, us a friend of Gov. Cobb, I protest against tiiis perversion, for the purposes for which it in intruded. It is true, that Governor Cobb, iu Lis speech at Milledguville, did condemn tho actiou of a “few democrats” who were members of the Legislature, for ibeirrefusal to vote for Governor McDonald, the nominee oj the party. He said as everybody else did, that it was unjust to Gov. McDonald and to tho party to defeat the in tniuto j by a /actiou oppoeition. It wan not that ho “lu\ - cl” Iversoa “less” but that he “loved tho Dcuio ! cratie party more.” J 1 know that as betwen Iverson and Mi Donald, i he preferred the former, but for the nomination ! of tho iatter he pretarred his election. I lam satisfied the attempt to connect him with ; the defeat id I verso u aud the election of Jubu‘ou, j is as unjust as it is unwarranted. JUSTICE. War liiUdilgtntf. ! Confidence in the good results of Lord Cow j ley's peace mission to Vienna was weakening.— The continental journal* and loiters wore quite ! belligerent in their tone. Washington. March 20.— The States of this morning says the decision iu regard to au extra session of Congress ha# been postponed for the ! present. The members us the Cabinet are silent ■ on the subject. Item aof news from the Lumpkin Putin -1 ilium : ’ Jenny Woodbine’s novelette is printed in the i lout issue of tho PtUladinm. The editor say*, 1 “our wibf'ripiiou list is rapidly increasing, and | we soon expect as large a paying list (and wo j have no other kind} as any paper iu the State.” Hon. B K Harrison will deliver an address? Im ■ fore tho Literary Society of Lumpkin Female College on th* - 2.oth iast. The Democrats of Stewart county will hold a ■ meeting to (appoint delegates to the Gubernato rial Convention, ou the Ist Tuesday in April. No ’ opposition, we believe, to the rejoininatiou of Gov. Brown. |M| iSgUltom* of now* from the Augusta Goneiitu i ttout*lit : Tho river reached twenty-six foot six inches up | to 4 o'clock lust evening, aud was rising slowly, j aud will not likely reach twenty-seven foot by the bridge-mark. j The Fashion line ‘steamer Taloinicco left on i yestertay with a full load. The steamer WII i oiark loaves this morning with a iatf freight. | The Augusta aud Columbia arc expected ami | will be unloading ou Mouday if the wharves will j ; admit of it. of news from the Dalton (Ga.) Time*, ( of March 17th : On Toeaday night last it was quite cold, and j on Umfollowing morning there was considerable i Irost ou the ground, which we tear ha* resulted in great injury to the fruit trees, as they are all j in full bluoui. Ou Monday morning last the hardest rain we ! have bad hereabouts in ui;uy-a-day, full at and ; above this place. A portion of the trestle work spanning Chiekanniuga Creak, just above Tunnell | Hill, was damaged to such an extent by the high ; au>r, ibaMfcf uvanUtg passenger trains from and | to Chattanooga, were unable to cross until the i I'o'Jrowiug day. Pmnvj h anln Btaiwnllf State ranvenfton In the Democratic State Convention at Harris I iiurg yesterday, says a despatch to the Baltimore ‘ .Sun, a committee reported a series of resolutions, j (he lirst ot wuioh sustains Mr. Buchanan's Ad* luiuistration. Tho sveoud praises the Adunnis ; trattou for settling the questions with Great Brit ain, Kaunas, Utah, Ac. The third advocates iu ( eidentul protection to coal uud iron, dsclares the ! present unit inefficient, and recommends the j viewski the President's message. The fourth dc : teuds the Paraguay expedition. The tilth advo j cates the acquisition of Cuba. The sixth com mends tho Administration lur opening a highway ’ to tuc Pacific for public safety In traveling , ami i the seventh supports the doctrine of popular sovo- I reign ty. WaMHngtou litm* Wasuixurox, March 17. The Cabinet had another protracted sesoiou to day oil the suoywit of an extra •eeeiou. The question iu all iu bearing waa uiacussed at great length. Strenuous efforis urc being made topre vent It, ami a portion ol the Cabinet are deciudy adverse to it. They uicetsgaiu to-morrow, when probably thequosjiun will beduvuied. Thul'ns idcnt this evening said he would decide it in time I fur the California steamer, which sails on the 2Uth I inst., to curry out the news. Postmaster General Holt has said within the I last twenty-four hour- that unless au extra sc-s J ion was called, und moans provided for currying J on tha department, be would not accept the jwii- I Hon of Postmaster General. I The Grand Jury in Mr. Butterworth's case ! acquit him of any participation in the Sickles • aflklr. They brought in u bill, as stated, against Mr. dickies. Tho jury were unanimous, hi re- I gsfd to Mr. Butter worth, there were throe of the jury who were very reluctant to yield, notwith j standing there ww no prooi aguinsi bun. The htate Dcpuriiuuut have received addition ,si news iruin Commissioner Bowlin. IfocouliruiN what bus already been stated, that both Brazil : and tha Argentine Confederation are employing > their good offices to adjust tho <Hffi<-u!'.ics between ! the United Status and Paraguay. Brazil has re- I newed her offers of mediation, out Cwminisaioaer Bowlin informudthem that he had no authority ‘to accept. Whether she will bo successful re mains to be seen. The last arrival from Europe brings additional j intelligence from our Ministers at London and ! Paris. Preparations for war are active, uud it considered by leading men iu those countries j ineviuUe. Iu regard to Mr. Preston's arrival, , at Madrid, Mr. Dodge makes no mention of it.— [ A bitter keeling towards the United States pre i rails there. The Boston Post Office case has been postponed , fora few days, to give Postmaster C&psn an op portunity to bs beard. I TII K UNION 0 V TII K STAT KS, AN II TII K S(!VKHK I(1NT Y 0 V TII K BTAT ES. From the Albany Patriot Ettm. March tflb. j Homicide of the Late Colonel Joseph Bond. Tradition) of WltncvsreuHtl Judgment of Hurt ohm ! We give below the testimony of Messrs. .Sidlore j and Boll—the former being the only witness to j tho transaction when It occurred: the latter being ! familiar with Mrcwin&tantial evidence connected i with this melancholy affair. There was other j corroborating circumstantial testimony, which we j deem unnecessary to publish. Tho examination j occupied We Inesdxy, Thursday aud Friday. Tlio j parties on both sides were supported by able Counsel, and tile investigaticii.w liicli was thorough and searching in the extreme, was conducted with that courtesy Mini fairness which is seldom wit nessed in a Court of Justice. Here is the testi mony : First witness. WM. J. SELLERS. Witness was iu Walker’s field ami Brown was in Bell's field ; saw n man coming, who-Brown said who Col. Bond. Bond rode near and pris oner said, “good morning Colonel.” Bond said “good morning: you nro the rascal that whipped my negro"—striking Brown with a stick; Bond •truck prisoner tho aecond time with a stick, when prisoiie - . - either Irtinp' - ?! or foil from his horse on the opposite side. Bond jumped from his horse and ran to prisoner, caught Brown by the shoul der, jirked him down and struck Brown with his stick —Brown endeavoring to rise. Whilst on oin- knee and one foot shot Bond. Brown, when Boud struck him the third time, called to witness “to point’ over there ;” Bond raid “Stay where you are, this is our difficulty ; wo will settle it. Bond, after being shot, again struck Brown with his slick ; Brown jerked loose aud ran off"; Brown ten steps down- tlio fence, jump oj the fence, and ran s on* fifteen -tops into Wul I ker’a fudd. Boud k! lowed tu wlu-re Bi wn crossed the ti n-c and gjiot at Brown Bond Iheii turned and walked nciirlv to witness and said, “1 am a dead man,"and fell—rose and fell again. By that time Bell’s negroes (ploughing near)came t<> him : witness then hit Bond in cure of Bell's negroes. Witness luid never heard of any previ ous difficulty between the parties . witness has lived with Walker since the beginning of hist year : witness ami prisoner bad Won together some five minutes. Rond was some two hundred vArds distant when seen by witness : witness and Brown were conversing about Walker's new ground, when prisoner said “it is Col. Bond.”— Witness said, “ho is a man that l kn*>w when 1 see. but have no acquaintance with. Mini I sup pose ho has been your in as ter.**—(alluding t*> Brown having nverseed for Bond and speaking jocularly.) Prisoner did Tint say anything to in duce witness to think that a difficulty wwaexpee ted. Bond rodu within a few yards—three or four cotton r-w* of Brown, on Brown'a right; ! Brown turned his horse facing Bond ; Bond gut • iff between the horses: Bond and Brown both | fell when H,ud jerked Brown down; Drown fell I upon his knee* and Bond upon hi* knees,, bead to I head ; Bond rather over Brown, Bond recovered first. Prisoner drew ins pistol from behind him with hi* lolt hand. Bond's stick was a small hickory stick, some two feet Long, not such a stick as wia likely to produce death. Tfu man had been killed with such a stick. wit tu n* would have re garded it a* an accident. When Bond said, “you arc tho rascal that whipped uiy negro,” lirowh did not deny it—he undo no reply ; they were some two or three cotton rows apart when salutations wore passed. Bond did not atop, and as he rode up by the aide of Brown, Bond said, “you are tho rascal that whipped my negro,” and then struck him.— The difficulty occurred in Dougherty county in Mr. Bell’s field, on tho 12th iiist., about 8 o’clock in the morning. Witness thinks the slick exhibited is the slick which Bond had; is not certain. When Bond struck tlio third blow he had hold of Brown with 1 his left hand; thinks that iu that position, a very - blow could not be struck. As Brown jump ed or foil from hit* horse, his hat was about half off. Cross Ex.vmixatio*. Bawl made no enquiry of Brown, why he had whipped his nogro ; did net wait f.r Brown to reply, JBrown had no time to reply ; Brown was very ncr where ho fell r jumped oft, when he shot Bond. liuliul nothud time to get up when Bond got t.. him, Brown hud no stick in hi* hand; they were rising when Bl own shot. Brown made uo attempt to draw bis pistol until he h°d been struck tho third time. Witness wns in full view i when the first and second blows were struck und I coulo loivt-seen it had Brown utluuptod to draw j a pistol; Brown was In Bell’s field superintending Ball's no:;rocs. The difficulty occurred across a lot ofldod distant from any public road; it was some throe miles distant from Bond's “White Hall place.” Thu stick produced is a slick very short j lor a walking stick. ;be witness thinks that the I stick in a close contest could be used dm Iter than a j long one, und thinks that it would require u very heavy blow to produceh*th. Witness states, “that the reason that he did not stale on bis examination at the inquest that Brown asked him to come there, was that be was not ask<il the question, and that he did not think i: necessary, n* he supposed ho was only to state I how Bond email to liih death.” JESSE S. BELLS Testimony: Witness and Brown w*-ro speaking of Mr. Cheek. Brown said that Chock had told Bond lies upon him, and if ever he could get the law upon bis side, he would make a mighty flutter.— Witness thought Brown then referred to Mr. Check. tn the night previous to the difficulty, witness und Brown were together—a negro belonging to Bell wanted to purcim ie some tobacco from Brown —Brown acknowledged owing the negro a dollar and a half, and said, ‘you had better come here on Sunday and get it, as I may run away.’ In u conversation with lirowti u few days pre vious to the homicide. Brown* asked witness if he hiyl heard Bond say anything about his having whipped Bond's negro; witness said that he had n<>t. Brown in anothereonversation said tiiat he was eer. in ilia* Bond wus mad with him for hav ing whipped his negro. After Brown whipped the negro- -witness thinks it wus the night before the homicide- Brown said that he had taken more from Col. Bond than he •i'cr would from any other man ; thinks that the uegio wus whipped on Tuesday previous. Brown said that some of Bond’s negroes might come to Bell’s plantation, that others should not. Bell permitted Bond’s negroes to coroo to his plantation The negroes which Brown said should n"f come were father and brother to a negro at B. ll's plantation. They were favorites with Bond. witness has said to Brown that those negroes ought to coin” to*the plantation. Mrs. Bell told Brown that they must come. Brown said to wit ness. that if they come he would leave. The ne gro whipped was not one that he had forbid to come; he was a negro that staid at the Fuwltown plantation. The aegre wus whipped in a Black smith tihop immediately on the road side. Witness met Brown in a different field from the difficulty. Brown’s buck wus to witness when he approached within twenty step*; witness said to Brown, deliver yourself up, and cocked bis t:un. Brown said I thought y a were my friend, Jauaac; witness said, I have been your friend} how can you cxjhu t me U< he your friend now; Brown - tid, do you suppose that yoiP could keep me hit**; witness said, I do not know, but one of us will have to die boh re you can gei away. Brown ;iik.,d several titns>ftnr his horse; bad cent for his htold witness to go to Bond. WlMioss told him it was useless to attempt to get away, Hint even if he got away from him he could not cs < ape; Brown said, you do not know, (or words equivalent.) Me went to the bouse; Brown went into the house; washed his bend and laid down. Witness loaded the other barrel of his gun in pre sence of Brown. Brown went to his trunk and got Ms money. Check ws the ffrat man who came; Brown inquired who it wa*,-andnn being infor med. said, tell him not to say anything. Mr. Walker, Dr. Jeffreys, and Dr. Nelson, then arri ved, to whom witness delivered Brown. Wit ness was at the bouse, some three quaters of a mrtu from where Bond was, when the negro brought Bond’s horse to him. BvTur. Coitrt.—A good and worthy eitixen has been deprived of an existence in this IMe— Joar.rit Bond. He who was with us hut a few ; days since, is now, we trust, in a better and hap- j pier sphere. ‘Tls a melancholy reflection to he j thus tuddenly deprived of a friend whose noble soul and generous spirit won for him the adtnir tion of all pleasant und refined society. Beloved by those who knew him—respected and esteemed even by.him at whose hands it is charged ho was slain, brings with the noearruneo feelings of pro found sympathy and melancholy sadness. The accused, feeling u consciousness of inno cence, comes forward and Sows in humble sub mission to tbs recorded dignity of the law—-and while he pleads but for simple justice, ths friends of the deovtsed sshiothlng bat what It right at COLUMBOS, GEORGIA. MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1859 I the hands of the law. Such ex ample.■<]arc worthy iof consideration. Let us profit by the lessen be j fore us. Tiik {State, j vs. Murder. : Lien s Brown. ) It is the unanimous order and judgment of this ; Court, that the Defendant, Lucius Brown, bo ro : leased from further attendance on this Court,and j that he be discharged from custody iu the above | sluted ease. Tried before Jsistiecs G. M. Duncan, M. Brin -1 son. \V. W. Kendrick and A. J. McCarthy. Warren Wurreu—Clark A l.ippitt- Lyon.lr | viui Butler for the {Bate Vasou A Davis— j Slaughter J Ely for tho defence. ■ I'OU .MBO, WKKNKMHV. M\ltl H M, tW. 4ov Brown Kcuomlnaflnn. The Georgia (Macon) Telegraph speaking of the recent Convention at Atlanta to appoint dele- j Kites to the Gubernatorial Convention, in which two sets were appointed says, “We regrot to sou this discord aud division iu the rank* of tho Democracy of Fulton, and wo ln*p<fthat time and wise counsels may yet lioal the breach. In this quarter all is harmony upou the subject of Gov. Brown’s renomiuatiou. Tho Bibb dele gation, wo have no doubt, will be united iu favor of Gov. Brown.” As far a* wo know public sentiment in this County, wo think we are perfectly sale in saying, t. at it is in favor of tho present Chief Magistrate of the State. The praise bestowed upon him has not created a jealousy iu tho bosom of our people, : but on the contrary bu* been regarded aa a trib- j J ute to just merit. They uo not worship Governor * Brown—they do not believe him the “democracy : of Georgia” they do not think ho combines all the 1 popularity of tuo puny—but they see no good reason to ilufoat him iu tho convention. They believe his administration has beeu successful and the demur racy will reap its fruits. Tint are wil ling to test bis *tlength before u Convention. It the is defeated, thou the wool-hat democracy of j Southern Georgia and the cow boy* of the moun tains will yield uvfferoulixlly bin claims before tlio superior judgment of their follow-democrats. Un- j til thou, they will live in blissful ignorance of tho numberless transgressions of the present demo cratic administration. T.xtra HOtMon of Congrcm. This quo*uou i* not yet *utiled ly tho Cabiuol at Woehington, i.ud from tlio long delay in it* au noUnceiucnt wc may ouncludo that no necessity j exists t>T it. We should regrot exceedingly tl*at , the I*resident should bo obliged horn tho coiidi- | uou of the Post Offivo affairs to eouveuc an extra 1 essiou ; knowing the expense it will incur und the Wrangling which will follow iu tho two branch os of the National Legislature. Wo nro inform ed by a gentleman, who, but recently conversed j with tho President, that bo is opposed to a call tor ‘ un extra session unless in a case of absolute ne- I cossity, aud after every reduction iu tbo expendi ture* and postal service shall be of no avail. If iho public good, however, demanded it beyond all cavil, he would convene tho two brunches of Con gress about tbo third or fourth week in August, j The elections for Congressmen in many of th© 1 States will thou have been had and the necessity avoided for special elections, in the Post Office department could extend its credit until October or November, it would be ; wi-u for tbc President to dispense with an oxtra Mission aud eouveuo Congress a few months ear lier than tho regular period. This was done by Mr. Van Huron in 18;$7 and doubtless saved tho country much expense. Wo aro oi opinion, however, that the extra sos -siou will not bo called. The Washington State* of tbo lHlh in*t. Mya: As wo goto prosit, tho Cabinet is-holding a regular meeting, discueejttg the propriety and ex podieuey of oaliing an oxtra session of Congress. Ii on whnt wc Rather from .mulives entitled to he* in ), no further doubt run bo entertained id such a Mop being taken. Tim question will bo finally ui©d to-day or to-morrow morn iug. ‘Th© Prcs ulotit, we. are intonuud, said that me courso to bo pursued will certainly bo determined aud uunouu- . od by to-morrow evening. Wo also hear that the Postmaster ha* express ed bis intention to resign, in case an extra-bch • ion IS not called for the purpose us providing tor tho maintenance of tho Post Utlicu Department, lie is not ready to assume tbo responsibility of conducting the business of the Department on a system us credit unauthorised by law. Mitvogcc Railroad. Th© largo amouut of business now being trans acted ou lh is rood must i© highly grjititying to ;be Stockholders. In rcspt*ct both to passenger* and freight, it* receipts arc fur iu advanc© of its l.usiucs* at tbo same period for any previous year. A largo train loaded with merchandise arrive* daily from Bavaunak und another, aud Some iiiuoo two, leave* its depot a* ofren with Cottou. . Through travel over this liuc, alao, has multi plied rapidly within th© past six months. Whoih or this result be duo to superior aoeoumodationa, l if* clover and obliging conductors, than whom an equal number of utoro utlenlivc and accommo dating gentleman tlmcouniry cannot produce, wo know not, but the fact is apparent to all who arc acquainted with the past and present business of thu Company. Tit a Ist Di&tiuct.—We barn that the lion. Thomas Butler King is addressing the people of , the Ist District on the greut ie*uua of the day. lie .nado a xpouch to the people during Appling and. Pierce Courts. Ho avows him-clt a candidate lor the nomination for Congress at the Democratic <’ungrihhiouul Convention of tho I'irsl Di.-trict. Bovth-Wbbtkm* Uail/ROXt. —The Cuthhert Reporter of last Tuesday, say* : “We learn that the cars ol the South-western Railroad commenced running to Ward’s Station on last Wednesday. This leave* a gup of only ton mile* staging to be completed to this place, which will lie closed up iu June next. The build- ; nig of our Depot is progressing rapidly.” The Auburn Signal contains more read ing matter than any other country paper of Aiu bama. It is edited by H *n. W. F. b imford. Pultun Count) -Democrutlr Meeting At a mooting held by the Democratic party of Fulton county, the fallowing ddegutes were cbos- u to the Mdlodgeville ConventionA M Wul- ; laoe, J w Duncan, W T Wilson, W A Green,'Win McConnell, T W J Hill, Win Solomon, T C How ard, J IS Williams aud I E Bartlett. We under- Hiand they are opposed to Gov. Brown. Among others, tho following resolution was adopted: ■•/tetolead, That tho Democrats of Fulton coun ty send their Representatives to the next Gulwr natorial Convention without, further instruction* j in regard to measures and men than thin ; Go for [ nothing more or better than tho oldcrted, aud the men who will best maintain it.” Wo do not comprehend tbo meaning of this resolution? Wo do not know what the “old , creed” Is, unless it is ‘chalked huts’ and anti reve- , j uue from tho Stale road. It may ho that Brown ! j i* little inclined to State aid to Railroads, which is decidedly against tho “old creed.” llow stands the “airline” men ? BttoTHeni.Y Fueling—Behold what a glorious thing iti* for brethren to dwell together iu uni ty! Will the Montgomery Oon/tderaHon and Montgomery Adverliter apply this to their ccaso -1 less warfare upon each other? Will not the one l or the other yield for the sako of harmony? Tbe readers of their Journals understand the merits of 1 their eeutroveriy, readers of the Time* will read the ad vert iseuiculs found on tho different pages. The ! armor* who are looking out for tho hard-wan’ and grocery stores; the Bhysieiaiis in the country who want drug*; tho ladies who are selecting elegant spring good* ami examining the latest fashion*; the iumii in Court who needs a Lawyer: the devotee of gaiety, lookiug for auiusorocnt. In tact, you will find a little of every thing that you are enquiring lor in tin* columns of a newspaper. It i* a guide to the host business house* in u City. from Bashing,on Washington, March 18. The counsel of Mr. Sickles purpose making an application to the Criminal Court on Monday tocouimcucc the trial on Tuesday. Tho Cabinet to-day did not consider the ques tion of an Extra Session of Congre**. A decision will probably be arrived at tu-uiorrow. The Bar Department has just issued a lint of i promotions made iu the various divisions of the Army since the lOlh ot December last. I’roclam.itleu from Gn. Twiggs Tho Sau Antonio iTexas) Herald of the 4th • inat., contain* a proclamation from Gen. Twiggs, warning from engaging in a reported lawless ex pedition to Mexico, tu capture runaway uegroes, aud then Hell them aud divide tho profit*. Thu General has issued order* to the commanding of ficer at Foi l* Duncan and Clark to prevent any am h attempt, aud to co-operate with the Mexi can authorities tor that purpose. Best To.ot t udc:s. The President i* allowed the selection of ten Cadets to the U. S. Military Academy every year. Thu following have been appointed by Mr. Buch anan ; they are sous of officers who have distin guished liuiusches iu tbo service of their ooun iry : James W Wright, Thomas Roland, Henry 11 Lee, George 1> Ramsey, J 11 Field, J B Washington, Thomas Ward, J R Tyler, S C Chirk, E S Buchanan. i /SST-Tlio birth day of Calhoun—lßth March’ | was appropriately celebrated, according to ©stab. I lished usage, by the students of the South Caro i lina College, at Columbia. Win. Kllusnn Boggs, ! of Fairfield District, was the orator of the day. j Vw Pcs: OiP.ee. A now Post Office bus l<ceu established in Ba ker couuty, shout ten mile* from Albany. It i* i called Bond'* Mills P. 0., slid \\ in. Cox ha* been : appointed Postmaster. Thu mails are tri-weekly. C. H Nm.itor from New Jrrsej. , Tlio Trenton True A tuo lie hu (Item.) says of Mr. Ton Eyck, the newly eleeied Sciimtor from Nuw Jersey: “Mr. Ten Eyck, the successful candidate, is a highly respectable gentleman, u lawyer by pro- j j fereion, residing in Mount Holly. Burlington i cotiu'y. Being of a reserved, retiring disposl- 1 | lion, and not i*n active politician, he haa not been hitherto very conspicuous, although he represent ed hiscounty in 1811 in the Statu Constitutional ! Convention, where he was highly considered, on account of the ti'AiikiieM* of hi* manner and tho < decidedly coiiwrvutivu character of his opinions. Dining the canvass for the office to which hu ha* ju*t boon appointed, he was claimed by both wings of tlio Opposition, though we think lie may prop oily bechusod with tho “Republicans.’” Condition of the U. H. Thkasi rv.—Accord ing to tho l . S. Treasurer’* latest statement, the ; following is the condition ot tbo Trousury : Amount on deposit $1fi,836,7&7 Drafts drawn, lint not paid 1.070,.171 Amount subject to druft ff,201t,384 I uoreaso over last week 2,n?:t. 14.1 Receipts 2,A04J4ff0 Draft* paid 1h,212 I balls i sued 4h(1,8. r () Net balance 7,17,17 y 7 >“ Items from thu Montgomery Cfnnftdern- i • tint: IV.an.—Great) Peas wore soiling in our mar ket Sat a relay morning, the first wo havo scon this 1 season. Kiiost.—-The cold, blustering Marchy day of Friday last, was succeeded by n pretty sliurp frost, which was visilde Haturdny morning—also ice. Wo think there was uo injury done Lo liuit or vegetables. Third (oii“r*sslonl DRtrlrt. M r e have understood upon what we believe to bo good authority, that Hon. U. i*. Tripp© has said that lie would not he if candidate for re-elec tion, and if this be true, who will bo the oppo sition candidate lor Congressional honors ? We have heard the names of Gen. Warren, of Hous ton : Judge Worrill. ofTulbot; .Mr. Hill, of llmt rir; Mr. Hardeman, of Bibb ; Mr. Alexander and Mr. Fambro, of Epson ; Mr. Peoples, of Monroe, and Mr. Clifford Anderson, of Bibb, all spoken of iiu eonnertiuii with tbo place. Wo presume that who ver is nominated, will make tho race with a j “harp of a thousand strings in ouu hand,” and th lViple'* Constitutional Whig American anli- Caucus anti •Convention triend* party platform of the Journal A Messenger iu tho other. Will the “friends” have a convention to nominate a can didate? Wo suppose not. from the many biller 1 article that our neighbor ha* written against such | assemblages. But iious verron* Wo sliall see what Wo shall sec. Macon Telegraph. Political. The Opposition in Mississippi will hold a State convention at Jiirk*<>n, in July, to nominate a licket to run against the ticket to be nominated by the Democracy. Congress passed an act in 1818, providing that ! i one m w nlnr shall be added to the national flag , ’ on the 4th July next succeeding tbe udnuimdon of anew rtf ate. 8o that the number will remain 32 until next 4th of July, after which it will be j 33. I Judge Iverson, the United Staten Senator from I Georg lit, bus been invited by the citizen* of Him j county ol .'paldiug to a public dinner, especially iu recognition of Id* “patriotic service” in hi* * pencil on tbe Pacific Railroad bill. The True Delta of New Orleans *ay* that Gen. j Casa is to go out of office, and that tho lion. John | Slidell is to take his place. j The Honorable Warren Winslow, of North ’ Carolina, has announced himself, through the columns of the Wilmington journal, ms u candi date for re-election to Congress, subject to a enu | vention of the Democratic party of his Dis trict. The Senate of Louisiana ha* elected tho non. W F Griuiu, of Avoyelles parish, a* its Prciidciit, in placu ot Lieutenant Governor Moulon, re l signed. Tho North Carolina Standard, of tbo 12th, j states that Maurice Q Waddell baa announced 5 himself a candidate for Congress, in opposition to Mr. (Illlmer, for whose benefit he withdrew two years ago. The .Standard expresses tbe belief that the Democratic convention of that district will bring forward a nominee “who will be able to de tent either Mr. Gilmer or Mr. Waddell, or both of them together.” WAsnixurow, March 17. You will probably receive to-morrow, intelli gence (hut an xtrii session of Congress has been resolved upon by tho President, to be called to meet on the third or fourth Monday of Au gust. I Though Some member* of the Cabinet and many Democratic members ol Congress wore ear ’ nestly opposed to an extra session, the Prosidout I bus found ittohe the only alteruativeto measure* ’ of more doubtful expediency—such os the sup pression of the mail service, or the issue of certi ficates, as A currency, or the employment of the j money in the Treasury without authority of law. The fact that President Lopez has accepted tbe I proffered Brazilian mediation serve# to show that !he wishes to avoid a war. Judge Bowlin's in struction* did not permit him to accept the offer, ’ and it m:iy uw he too late to iustruet him on the subject, even if our executive government is in favor of it. Lopet may pr-pose to refer disputed i. .im* to the arbitration of Brazil, at a mutually I friendly there is • reuse* t heller* i bat it will be expected. Our minister may, if desirous to avoid a resort to hnstilttioM, somewhat abate hi* demand*. Possibly there may boa aat istaotory and pacific adjustment, but there aro many who think (hat (’apt. Dablgrou's guns are to bo brought into imo on this occasion, and their ability to batter down sorta fully tested.— Jour, nalo/ tJvminerce. Rxpcndlturre by the Last Cungrrm. Tlie country has no little cause for satisfaction with the operations of thu recent Congress, say* ho Washington Citato*. The good it did far outweigh.'’ tho evil. And had the Post Office Appropriation bill passed, the late seesibu would have crowned itself with the applause of uiuivst the entire people. The movement that threaten ed at one timoti protective tariff, really redound ed to the benefit of tho country. It stimulated the friends of free trade to encounter exertions, and inaugurated a system of rctrcuchtccut ami reform which will bo felt advantageously iu the future policy of the government. W o haw with some pains compiled the follow ing brief abstract of the important reductions iu tho o.vpondttures of tho government, made by tho late Congress. Honor, say wo, to whotn honor i* duo. To tho {State rights Representatives, among whom Mr. Garnett was conspicuous, i to ho attributed tho praise for this important modifi cation of a dangerous ami extravagant policy: The annual estimates Cor the service of tho fiscal year 1800-'OU wore $02, 2-11,216 00 This amount included a provision lor the estimated deficiency in the revenue* in the post office Department of. tl.;tS2,9fiO 00 *4S,HSMK 00 Congress appropriated only JV,filta,dso fiU And therefore made a reduction of ${7,1128,024 M Hut there was also an appropria tion to meet existing coulract# for mail steamers $321,229 10 From this should ho deducted so much a* wa* for a deficiency m IBs__'sg 208.729 18 Leaving only tor 1 bolt—'6o $62,000 00 Making the real deduction not less than $5,865,534 00 The only other appropriations (except private claim*) were sH2l,lfi6 80 to satisfy Indian trea ties just ratified, ands33l,>o7 70 for the creation ©f light houses. But tbo first was for th© pur ehurto of Indian lands, und cauuot fairly bo in cluded iu the uunual expense*. It* occasion baa just arisen,und ns it was not included in tbo muu | al eutitUHte*, it cannot enter into tho comparative I Malomeut of reduction*. Tbo light hoot© appro , priatious wore passotl by the HcUdC f R©}>re ! sen tat i\ ©s last session and by lb© Buato at fchie. ! They were f..r ticn year*, and belong to tli© t*ti* J mate* of the previous year, not tbeyoar wo now ! eourtdor. | One more it**m: ih© legislative expeneo.” of tho I D*.mnoraiie House of Ruprcutative* iu tbo 33d Congress were $1 ,767,7 B* 52, while Black Repnb ‘ licau House of th® 34th Congress coat #2,880,971,- 57; st ill more, the democratic House iu the last Congress (th© 36th) haa again largely cut down it* expenses, and In tbc clerk’s office alone has saved nearly half a million. I Wc hav© thus shown a reduction of nearly six 1 million* mad© by Congress exclusive of (be post : office appropriation. The Democratic Senate made every ufl'ort to render that department self sustaining, which would have saved six millions I more, but they were defeated in their attempt by j the faction* cours© of the Republican* in tb© Mouse. It is well known, however, that tbePro ’ sident approves the policy of the Senate, and | with lbo aid of Mr. Holt’s energy aud firmness ‘ i be will probably convert the loss of th© Post Of fice appropriation bill, which was meant to cm ; barrass and stop th© wheels of govornroent, into the occasion for it great reform and economy in ; post office expenditures. Thus the expenditures jof next year will probably be reduced fully ton J millions on tho estimate*. To say nothing oi the important reforms plan ned, und prepared by Hie reduction of appropria* , lion*; tbo 35th Congress actually made great in- I provemonts iu tho pousioD*law*, tb© Indian inter | course law, and the system of ocean mails. These j change* will save literally millions to the goveru inont, besides being most valuable in their politi- , j cal character. Mr. lion u-ll’s loot ( ongntiNlonul Kprrvh Tlii- speech was scattered by thousands by sonic of tho Iti'preson (Alive* from South f'aroliiia, i among the p ople of that Stuto, to correct the false impressions of Mr. Souutor llamiuoud’s Barnwell speech. It wa* also distributed largely over the North wost, hy tho Dei ratio Congressmen of that sec tion, a* the orthodox exposition of the truofcouib , urn Bight* faith. Tho public mind has not yet realized th® intriu io merit of that remarkable speech !- Auhurn Signal. Death of Wm. T. Uaakfll Th* T.ouisvillo Journal says ! A most brilliant genius amis truly elegant gen tlcinuii, a thrilling orator and a statesman of un usual culture—tho whole country wu* deeply irn pressud with the -ad anuouiiccnient that his rea son had been dethroned soui® two years ago.— Hopes were subsequently entertained of his recov ery and restoration to uholuluvbh, but with uudun clioly glimpses of lucidity, ho liu* worn out uxis tenc© a* a more blank, his dearest friend cannot re gret (hut the baiiuy baud of death ha* at length relieved him from suffering. The grave never closed over a more gallant spirit; affection can never weep over a more loveable, high-toned and chivalric man. Four llaskuli! Wo knew him well, and, knowing him so well, our heart bleed* us we pen this iuelfuctual tribute to bis mem ory. Mr. Toombs Kipnidltare We applaud the speech of Mr. Toombs because hu manfully maintained tin; great thesis that uei | tner a national dht unr un incrous© of tuxes is necessary; but tbut the expenditure* of the gov ernment ought tobecutdowu to its income. Wu think the immense reduction of expense* ef fected by tb© last Congress—the temporary issue of treasury notes, and the undoubted evidence© of I th© capo city of the country to cousume foreign | uiuulaetures enough to raise au adequate rove | uuo upon the present hania of taxation,- have de tnoiiHtrated tbo windom of the Democratic party I in declining either to raise tb* tariff or establish a j national debt. W aro gratified to find that the Democracy gem rally approve this resistance to expenditures. I; is a duty to bring the party to its native prin ciple*. [t is in tho highest degree judici ous to relieve thr party from the responsibility of j ft'ivocaiing extravagance and corruption.— WasA. .State*. llrparimtat Mies. Piiomotioxs is tux Ahmy.—The following pro motions in the army, made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, since December last, are announced In “General Orders” yesterday, issued by tho Secretary of War: Engineer Corps.—Cnpt J fl Barnard, to be major: Ist Lieut. W II C Whitting, to be captain; 2d Liout. J B McPherson, to be first linuteuat, Brevet 2d Lieut, E P Alexander, to he 2d limit.; Brevet 2d limit. II M Robert*, to be 2d lieut. Ordnance.—Brevet 2d lieut. C C to be 2d lieut. First Dragoons.—Second lieut. A B Chapman, to be Ist limit.; Brevet 2d lieut. Imroy Napier,jr., to he 2d limit. First Artillery.—Captain E D Keyes, to be Major. Third Artillery.—Flrt lieut. 0 P Andrews, to be eaptAin ; Ist lieut. J 11 Loudruro. to he cap tain; 2d limit. T M Hnunders, to be Ist Bout.; 2d limit. II V DeHart, to be Ist lieut; Brevet 2d liout. A G Robinson, to be 2d lieut.; Brevet 2d lieut. Ed word R Warner, to be 2d lieut. Second Regiment of Infantry.—Lieut. Col Dix on 8 Miles, to be colonel. ‘ Third Regiment of Infantry.—Mai. Rlectus Backus, to be lieut. colonel: Capt Caleb ( ’ Sibley to be major ; First Bent. JUnry B Clitz, to be captain; 2d lieu I. Alex. M< D Cook, to be Ist lieut.; Brevet 2d lieut. Wm II Bell, to be second liout. Fifth Regiment of Infantry,—First Bent. A II Seward, to be captain ; 2d lieut. Alex. Chambers, to be Ist limit.; 2d lieus. L L Rich, to he Ist lieut; Brevet 2d lieut. Bryan M Thomas, to be 2d lieut.; Brevet 2d lieut. Win J L Nicodenaus, to be 2d lieut. Gold is reported lo have been recently discov ered on the Missouri river in Monitaire county, Mo., and also on a branch of the Little Miami riv er, Hytumea township Ohio. Specimens of gold, purporting to h*v* been found la both loeoJttle*, kw* Mktkltrf. (Oil MIHTi, TIH RKUAf, MARI II 24, 1859. Miner) The Logic of statist li-n. In a lato number of thu Now York Journal a/ Commerce, wc find some interesting information ‘in respect lo the comparative increase of the ne gro (slave and free) and tlio whit© population of lUo United .State*. Tho fact* are takcu from tho Gousus Compendium, and embrace tho period of ton years from 1840 to 1850. It appears there- | from that tho increase for that period ol’ free Col ored in fro© States was 14.38 per cent. Free colored iu slave States, 11.00 “ “ Slav© population iu th© US. *28.82 ** “ White • “ “ 37.74 “ “ From thin table it results that tbo slaves of tbo Southern Stales havo multiplied by a ratio of in crease double that of the free colored population of the Northern States, and, estimating the ©flout of foreign immigration, nearly oqual that us tho total white population ot the country. A mind affected with tho least disposition to arrive ut the truth, it soems to us, would infer from this ex hibit that tho slaves of the South are hotter cured for and eujoy rare comforts than their unfortu nate fro© brothers at h North. But by a ouri itus obliquity of tho uudevstanding. a writer in the paper referred to, over the signature of “Wil burforce,” has reached th© opposite conclusion, and makes tho extraordinary announcement that the great increase of populaliou i* au evidence of a degeneracy of the race aud the absence of physi cal comforts. He attempts to fortify hu position by “©t'orcnc© to an assertion of Hugh Milter, “that plants grow productive iu the proportion tbut they degenerate.” Wo are nut sufficiuntly ac quainted with botany to aay that th© above re mark bas no foundation in fact; but whou Mr. Mil'or attempt* tu apply it tu tho an mini creation, every intulligeat Sambo in the country is prepared with it* refutation. Every oue with tbo slightem observation knows that there are two conditions iu respect to food which militate against the fecun dity of animals; there are, whore they are oVei fed and whore they are starved. The middle ground botwoon those extremes—where they are teell-fetl, is the conditiou which is most (wmdu oiv© u thoir natural increase. The farmer admits without hesitation, the truth of the proverb that an empty eorn-orib oiako an empty smoke-hnuso. Upon tho Hitlerite theory, the contrary would be true. That which we now deprecate as a curse, would bo tuo greatest blessing. The country would bo prosperous and bwppy in proportion to the scarcity of the Otoatm of sustenance. It has gouoratly boon supposed that tho supply of bacon s in a direct ratio with the grain crop. Our commercial sharpers now find {perh&j*) that they have been looking through tbo wrong end of tho loloscepo—the two products hoar an inverse rela lion to each other. Nor docs the citation es the fact that “tbc aristocratic families of & country are continually ruuding out,” furnish any super*to Mr. Miller’s theory. Indeed, it is in direct confirmation ot our own position. A certain degree of hardship or labor, is necessary to the vigorous development and healthful maintenance of the system. Where this condition i* wanting, physical degeneracy re sults both to the parent and offspring. Surely then, from the barrenness of a people who arc tho the inheritors of immense wealth, and who, never feeling the necessity for labor, abondon them **lv* to inglorious sloth and to all kinds of lux urious indulgence, we can derive no confirmation of the dootrino that starvation is conducive to tho rapid increase of the species. But all our analogies and reasoning would be of little avail without fact to support them; aud, with the latter wo may well defy th© ingenuity of all the abolition theorist* who ever wrote. The gen oral condition of the Sonthorn slave is one of com fort. In health ho is well clothed aud well foil; iu .niukuc** bo recivos proper attention. If tho spirit of humanity did not counsel, tbo interest of tho master would prompt and insure this treatment The free negro at the north, on the contrary, ha no one to care for or direct liim. Far below tb* white man in the scale of intelligence bis very freedom is hi* debasement. Iguorant and sluth ful in the last degree, be is not susceptible to the motives which drive th© Caucasian in a neneuleet whirl about him. Insensible to ehame, aver*© to labor, he is left to derive an honeei living by beg ging or theft, and it is not to be wondered tba: each decade of year* should find him far in tho roar of his Southern kinsmen. Political A large Democratic meeting held at Quitman. Miss, a few day# ago, guve utterance to the com mon tooling in most sections of that Bfate,8 fate, in de daring the distinguished Senator, Guv. Brown, thair choice for the Presidency, and reooininenu him to the Charleston convention. Moutgomcry and M eal Point Railroad The business year of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad Company closed on the Ist in slant, and the receipts for the past year have been From Passengers...,, $235,271 7b •• Freight 17.20 9:’ Mail pay 31,062 3U Total #440,153 104,004 Passengers have been paused over tin road. 32,7113 bales of cotton passed d>wn the road to Montgomery. 20,733 balea passed up the road to C'oluwbu/ and West Point. Georgia Baptist Convention. The following Committee have beau appointed by the Baptist Church iu this City, to make suit able arrangements for the accommodation of the Members of the Georgia Baptist Convention, which will convene iu this City, on Friday before the fourth Eobbatb in April next, and to pro vide lor their euiertaiument. J. 11. Devotiu, C. E. Mims, John Wool folk, J. E. Appier, M. J. Wellborn, K. W. Denton, N. Nuckolls, J - M. Russell, Jan. K. Rudd, J. J. Mad-, J. F. Botemun, Jack biui'b, 11. 8. Estva. W. C. Gray. March iith—d2w. Death of as Army Officer. Second Lieut. Jotiu Ben net, 4th artillery, died at Fort Broaru, Texas, the 24th ult„ of consump tion. regret to learn that the Hon. Francis 11. Cone, who bus been confined to his room by indisposition for several weeks, is seriously ill i and that his attending physicians entertain little hope of bis restoration to health. A public meeting was held in Appling county on the fftb inst., at which resolutions were passed condemning tbe existence of laws prohibiting tbe importation of negroes from Africa. Burglary. The Jewelry Btore of J. N. Freeman, was rnb bud on Saturday night, of a considerable amount of Jowelry, embracing a number of Watches, Chains, Ac., by some small boya, one of whom succeeded iu effecting hi* concealment in the store before i was closed for the night. lie fell asleep in hi* concealment, and did not awake till about daylight on Hunday morning, when bo was seen making bis exit from the back part of the store. Becoming alarmed, he concealed himself in au outhouse, where he was soon after discovered, end most of tbe stolen articles recovered. He was ar rested yesterday, and gave the names of several accomplices, # or two have been caught and lockud Ckraaielt A StnHntl Ttd PEYTON H. COLQUITT, ( JAMES W. WARE. N. i tcuor *< Number 13 Fulton Meeting Rrown and Anti-brown. Tho Dcinoi mtlc party of Fulton County ore divided as to tho policy of ro-nomlnating Gov. Drown. W© subjoin tha proceedings of thewrtwo meet ing* upon which wc will nut venture to eo’hunent with tho lights before us : Ftdlon fieninertrde Convention. Th© Democracy of Fulton county assembled fit tho Court House on Batorday, tho 19th mst., at ton o'clock, according to the previous notice tub lished in the Intelligencer CviijciUiacy and news papers of Atlanta. Ou motion of Col. W. T. Wilson, Dr. Calhoun was culled to thechnir, and Thou W J Hill reques ted t,o act aa secretary. On motion of Dr B M Smith, a committee of five was appointed by the chair to report busim s* and suitable delegatee, to represent tho Democra cy of the county, in the approaching Gubernato rial Convention, in Milledgovill©. The couunitU'c appointed by the chair were CuL T. C. Howard, Dr. R M. Suiitji, J. E. Willinnia, E:q., Onldwbll, F*q.. J. M. Blackwell, ICaq. At this stage of the proceedings. Dr. John G WoStoiorolaud arose and moved tkiat this meet iug be suspended until ten o’clock The chair deci ded that it was already 10 o'ol’k.but put I)r West moreland’s motion to the House, whereupon ft wad lost, by a largo majority. Just its Hi© committee on brnrinees were about to return. Dr. Westmoreland arose and called up on the “ftrnirn men” to retire fromrhe imll ; a largo and respectable number of the r+iddcut I>c inocracy f the oouniy remained iu th© hall. fful. Tf* Howard, the chuirmao of lhe committee on biHinus*. then made the following report: The Democracy of Fulton county, assembling in (hi* plaoo to-day, renew their pte*ltrcfi of adhesion to tbo principles am! policy of the party. Be cause of tiiuic principle* nud polity niHiiUainud with, and a-aiaet all romiTi, regardless of trero tuuii, the Doifiocrnii’ piirty. through all vlffiaai tutdee es fortune, bceeme so firmly planted in tho popular coufiilonco nud mind, that it can uwrei be overthrown, but. bv its own default. Wo nre proud in “iir appeal to it* p:ut history, wbon wo se© no man worship— ifo snrrendtr ot’ vital prin ciplo to the fortunes or will of fndi\idtotl*. While w> *ve nothing whatever, in the practical work ings of the theory of the Democracy, to diminish our faith iu it* cfncjuiic.v, and desire no chauco in its old line of policy. *,• nro a I way jeady, and bav© often pro* ed at the gn-.uest cncriii. e of jicr sun.tl consideration* mi l prefetvn* m*. to surrender pppnlar favorites, if theguodoi the party demand edit. We aeo Übtld’ in the present juncture, lite rally nothing which calls for nor tMlbc*icn to a man, or a *♦•< of men. as a measure es siilrntn-n, ora* a propi r euUuiiosioq to a controlling puldio opinion. Wc think in tbs approaching Gubernatorial ronvemitia, wehouM assemble in the same spirit Which unimalei the parly in tho last cunv ution. Priviifi ii.ivuon in • wpre iodnlg. ! on that ooca siou, w ithout any thougiil of giving just ofll-nce to any. am! they were freely siir:. Dtkred when the gem rat party weal seemed to di tnoud it. H e country is quiet, the Republic, wo hope and trust, safe, and wo see many, very many, noble sons of the State ready and able to serve her, therefore. Jie*aiv'tt, That in the opinion of this meeting the DeuioorHlie party in Georgia baa nothing let gain by disregarding its long standing uregc of taking Counsel iu conventions, and we think no man who aspires to the honors in the gift of the people should shrink from the decision of a con vention upon bis merits or demerits. HiKoU rd. That the Democrats of Fulton coun ty send their represcn'ntivea to the next Guberna torial Convention without further instructions in regard to measures'! and more than this, “go*for nothing more <<r better than the old creed, and the man who will best maintain it.” AY*o/*W, That the following person* be appoin ted delegate* to the approaching Gubvrnuioriul Convention Bt Milledgevilte, to represent the De mocracy of Kuttoii county, and that the delega tion have |*ower o supply any vacancies that may occur in this body : A. M. Wallace, Esq., Cut. J. W. Duncan. Col. W. T. Wila .n, W. A. Greene, Wui. M Connell, I. E. Bartlett, J. E. Williams. Esq., C'oL T. 0. Howard, W. .Solomons, Col. Thomas W. J. Hill. On motion, the report of the committee was un animously adopted. At this singe of the proceedings, Dr. Wcst iuon laud. from the seceding mooting, then came into the convention, and said that he whs author! od, an tin* chairman of a committee, to stnto that if Ihu Convention would agree to elect delegates by ballot, that they would return. On motion of \, M. W.iltffcc, Esq., the chair appointed ac. m uiittoe of three to reply to tnu feeders. “That as tho Democratic ion vent ion ol Fulton county liid nfr.-ady appointed tticirdelegate*, they could fi.t consider the proposition uii.de by the st-cu dor.” On motion, the proewdinga of thin convention were authorized to ho publnihod in the Democratio newspaper* of the city, and that tlu: other Demo < ratio newspaper* of the tSinlcl.e requested to copy them. The meeting then adjourned. L'. N. CAi.itora, Chairman. Thomas W. Him., Secretary. Dunuvrntir Met tiny. — In ) ureliance of A call, published iu the Atlanta fnteKlg+tter, a j orti nos the Democrat n party of Fulton county, metal the • ‘ily Hull tonnuiHiato delegates io the next D iuo ■ raiiegubernatorial convention,and befornth’time arrived for organizing the meeting, in pursuance •t said call, said meeting wnt organised. l>r J G Westmoreland, and others protested against pro ceeding with the business before tho time for or ganising arrived, but those present proceeded, and appointed a ooinmittee to select delegates. Said committee after a few moments absence returned ; whereupon, on account, of the belief tlmt there ws Out a full mid fair representation of the party in attendance, on aecouni of the early hour, a i all wuh made upon that portion of the Demo cratic party of Fulton county, who were in favor of the rc-tioininatiMi of Gov. Joseph E. Brown, to assemble in the Court room. This last, named portion of the party, upon assembling, called 8. 11. Hoyt to tho chair and requested Win. W Bikini 1 to act u* Koor<tnry. On motion, a committee, consisting of Dr J Q Westmoreland, David Mayor, and Edward Tulin* f- rru, ware appointed a committee to wait upon those who persisted in organizing the incet.ng prematurely, and to a.iy to them, ihat this body was willing to unite With them in electing ib le gate* to the Gubernatorial Convention by ballot, us the time had How arrived, and flio people who properly com]<od tus convention had sAm toled. Boon after the return of said committee, a committee from those who ptrs.audio orgrtil •iug prcinatiirely. was n-c iv.d, and they stated that their meeting bad d*< limd mcipting t-o proposition of this lauGm'. On motion of Dr J G W straorolnnd, the fol lowing rceolutiu wnii ui an uiouely i dopud; Hemttved, ‘ibntwe apjrove the administration of Gov. Brown, und would cheerfully give him our support iu re-eleetiou for another Urm if uoininatrd. Ou motion, the meeting proceeded to elect Delegates by bullot; which resulted as fol lows : Logan K Bleckley, recoivrd 12H votes. Thomas t oiHially, “ 124 “ Tb'.inas Moore, “ 12fl H who were therefore elected. On tnotiou id Col. A A Gaulding, tha following resolution was adopted : /fwso/ecd, Thai each delegate elected shall hava the power to fill hi* own vacancy in the went ha cannot attend the convention. On motion ot Thomas L t.'oopur, the following resolution was unanimously adopted : lt**uhd, That we Invite the whole Democrat ic party of Fulton County to meet at tho Court llousu on tho Ist Tuesday in April next at alavaa o'clock, to ratify or reject the action of this rawotiug. On motion, the Democratic paper* of Atlanta were requested to publish the proceedings of tbia mooting. Ou motion, the mooting adjourned. 8. ftOYTi Chairmsa. Wm. Watkivs. Secretary. • Tin Hulling Mill. tVo learn that tho Company organised to estab. lish a Rolling Mill in Chattanooga, arc engaged in the initiating steps to commencing the work.— They will first fix on a suitable situ for tho uille —as a matter of so much importance as to require timo nnd investigation—and then go ahead.— The first work to bo done will bo the re-starting of the establishment at the bluff of the river.— This has boon bite Ibr some months. Wo look to this important wuturpriseas another material help in bmidiny tip Chattanooga.—CAat tnnnoyti (/milt*. Kuvaiiuah Kr/stjUmst ot tha 21st In st., says that about eighty miles of the Cuba tele graph lino Is completed. Hvdfkk DttATfl.—Mr. wB. Gamble, oce of of oar ol lostoititeiis, diod very suddenly on Mn* d*y night Ust, from apoplegycw-jlfaeea Janr. and • iftaaangar, .Vo*. 14.