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(OUMBIH, FRIDAY, M AW’H 24. ISW. Proterilon la Ihr Territories - tiv Wlm The question of protootlun to slave properly in the territories,*"* *e*r yet Keen insisted ou by the Ponth, beouuse she bos not luhu* furred to demand, her juM rights. It may, however, be * greet i* Kuo in the future. and here on Important Peering upon the political fortunes of many *)' >g >"*. It is a question, when properly considered, upon which the true men of the oounUy will stand uni ted and be separated from the demagogue*, who live upon the spoil* It Is “imply a question at right* and practice! teet of tbe validity of th* Federal Cun dilution when brought in on tag - on mu) with slavery. The territories are the com mon property of ell the States. They have no ♦dement of absolute sovereignty—they can eaer ciee no power but that derived from Congress- - nor ran they iierclN a power prohibited to Coo greee. Any other doctrine would be to argue that the creature is greater than the eroatov, and can exercise authority denied the creator. The Con stitution eatend* over the whole country—it af ford* protection to every species of propertyit recogtiiaea tlavffs ae property, and tle Federal Court baa ao decided. To demand protection to our right* thtn in the lerritoi lea i aimply to de fend the Constitution,and thevary essence of liber ty. I*t ua apply these general prfnclploa which are interwovou iuto our system of governumil, making eta free and happy people. Klavas are carried into the territories —the Oon atltntion recognizes and protect* them a* proper ty.* Congress hold* Ihum as True toe for Lhe owner*, aa other property, during tbe territo nal pupilage —can tbe territorial (legislature, the agent f Congress. destroy tlda property by “non action''—"unfriendly legislation” or any other way in antegvnteisi to the Constitution t Mont lbe (.institution or the Legislator* yield* This is the whole question in a nitt shell. Derides, three liftba of the aieve population are entitled to repre. nenlatiun. Are they represented In the territo ries? And mu-t tbie xpeeiea of property he de aireyed by taxation or tdberwise, when nut rep. rcientcd? Hut aom democrat* think that Con groaa cannot intervene to protect our righta—that non-intervention 1* the watchword. Non Inter vention ie tlio watchword and the cardinal doctrine of the Democratic creed, liut what dooa it mean ? Simply (hat Omgreea cannot intervene to triah li*k ur ahnlith ala very in the territeriea, and not that it cannot protect the rights of the people guaranteed by the Conatilution. Os what value la onr right logo into the territories and carry war negroca, when a squatter Legislature can drive them out and no jw.wer exist to prevent it, Mid carry Into effect Mir Constitution? object of gofannmt In pr*mbt*d. It# great end unit Him in to protect the right* of nil. For these rights, the Britain# forced from King John niagna chert*--for these rights the ptriots of 7# fought the resolution upon * tax upon * pound of tee—for these rights the South umy have Uj struggle like the Cbriatians of the Middle Ages fought for the holy Sepulchre. Upon this question, we h*ve authority for say ing that Hoy. if. A. W'ise, of Virginia, is eminent ly sound. Whatever may have boon hi* position upon (<her question*, the Houth should do him justice ujMn this, and oca** her warfare upon him on (dd and obsolete issues. Upon this question Judge Douglas and (Joe. Wiso are as far apart as the poles of the earth.— The policy of the former would erect a perpetual harrier to the spread of Southern institution*; that of the latter would mould a slave State at least out of verv territory whose climate and soil were adapted to tho products of slave labor. Thus much we have thought proper to say from a sense of ju*ti> e to Uo*. Wise, and not from any desire to advance his protensions to the Fresh dency. (hunnenugger Ridge--He Pro*pert* This tabl* land whioh, as most of our readers know, conimetices about thirty eight miles south east of Montgomery, ia filling up with a wealthy and “edited population—similar to that which has existed there from the first settlement of the sur rotiudiug ooinitrr by white people. The oltixen* arc chiefly plaatete whose princely domains are found in the low grounds of inexhaustible produc tiveness, which environ the Ridge on ail able*— The Ridg* is said to be as healthful a location mm any spot of the globe, and this fn-t, aside from the general pietureaquenus* of the surrounding scen ery has induced the neighboring planters to huiJd their villages or small netilenient* on the Kidge, where they can drink pure water, breathe pure air, enjoy uninterrupted happiness ami health, and educate their ebtidren in all the re tiueraents of city life without exposure to the city's attendant vice*. Theee are among the advanta ges of life on Chun non tiggee 2Udgn —while in two or three hours drive the planter can overlook his agricultural interest in person. .Since the Mobile and Oirard Hal) mad has reach ed Uliuunoiiuggce, there has been much inter course between ih people of Columbus, lia., aud those of the Ridge. Many families of Columbus will doubtieaa pass the summer mouths in and about Uhuunenugge and Union springs in future. Indeed, even now, there are frequently seen so joumers on the Ridge from Columbus. The dis tauce from Montgomery to L'uiou Springs will be several miles less by railroad, litau from the latter place to Columbus, and many ol our owu oilmens will undoubtedly find a summer residence on Cliunncuuggoo Kidge, tho hot, most pleasant and convenient arrangement they can make for their families. It will be the half way ground, where we can pact *ur neighbors us Ooluntbu* in friendly competition for the trade of the surrouud iug country. True, the result of that eouipoti lion is not by any means doubtful, but then it will he pleasant to while away the tedium of the sui try enmmef days with our friends lHsyoi.il Uie Chattahoochee. They are a noble set of fellows, aud deserve success for their enterprise, whether they meet with it or not. And to prove that we do not wish te deprive them wholly of the trade they have aw manfully sought to sveure, we most cordially invite them to open business houses in Montgomery, and divide it with us. A fen choice building lets can also 1* obtained hr, upon which to erect their family residence* We of course do not oare who gels the trade of the Chun nenuggee planter*; we shall be satisfied that it conies to Montgomery.- Mtmt. Mad. In behalf of the merchants of Columbus we thank the Mali for its hospitable proposal. When their neceesttiaa require it, they will doubtless, consider seriously whether they will accept it.— This cannot occur, however, until we shall have had several seasons more dianatrou* to the trade aud conituero* of this rity than the past has been. The causes which are likely to produce this result will not afiect us only, but will be sufficiently gen eral in their operation to remm* ail ground for complacency in our no temporary. Columbus has nothing to fear from the building of the Montgom ery and Union Springs road. We think that both cities will lie bonefitted by it, inasmuch as it will opau up to settlement and cultivation the produc tive lands through which it will pass. Ae to the trad* of the Cbunnenuggee planters we advise our Montgomery friend# to embark iu no s|culaitoii upon the faith that Columbus will not continue to enjoy it. Commerce, unlike the “star of empire,” easftrwrd takes its way. Year after year we are losing more of our eastern aud increasing our western trad* Hueh too, we opine has been the experienee of our sister city on the Alabama. IT she can render her market the most attractive, however, she i emitted to ibe Uadv; at all evenU, we accept the challenge u. engage iu competition therefor. Let it be a generous and honorable rl vs ry unattended by jealousy. ■fcm-The Macon (tieo.i Petr graph, of the l*th Instant, stales that Mr. Ilardie, the Cashier of the Manufacturers’ bank of that eity. had ahown the aditor two one dollar hills of the Hank of Ka* vaanah and bank of t'oiuuibua, altered to fives, which had been stopped at the former hank. The Talaprmph says that the alteration# are easily de tected. Cotrnn BrutfT.—Bome cotton on th* deck of the ship Theodore. C*pL Uugbee, for Liverpool, lying down the river, naught “Hi re on Saturday last. With the assistance of th* crew of another veeael laying by, twelve or fourteen hales were thrown overboard. There war* twenty or thirty bales more or las* damaged. Th* vessel sustain •d ne Injury —Mer*..AW#, ??tff Railroad Meeting Connection of tk* jfiwnfw, Tkamanton de Ham**- I tUU HuUrmut. j Pursuant to previous nottee, very Urge and ] highly intelligent meeting of the friend* of the connection of the Muscogee, Thom**ton aud Itarncsville Railroads, aeseutblod in tbe Court House at Talbot ton on Wednesday the 23d insl. ; On motion of Judge liaao Cheney of Talbot, 0. A. . Miller Kaq., of TliumasLon, waa called to the chair. The Chairman explained the object of the Meet log and pointed out the influence exercised by Railroad* j*n*rally, in developing the energies of ; a people and the advantages to be derived there from in stimulating all the induatrlal purauita of a country and the especial necessity and prarti cability of Lhe proponed connection of the great thorougtiiare between tbe South and North. Col. •lack Drown of Talhottou and Col. Must tan, Pres ident of tbe Muscogee Railroad then addressed the Meeting in a few practical and sensible re marki. Col. Mustlan stated that the proponed ! connection would coat about #200,000 and that a guarantee of 7 or H per cent, ptr annum would be I executed to the Htockholders, If tbe amount of the estimated coat of the Hoad could be subscribed. 1 Mu motion of CoL Jack Drown, a committee of five persons from the Counties of Muscogee, Talbot and Upson, wan authorised lo b appoint od by tbe Chairmau, tba duty of said committee to be especially to vlait tha citizens of their re* l*ectlva eouutiea and proeur* subscriptions end report progress at some subsequent time and place, subject to the call and oonventenee of the said committee. Tha Chairman under the nutborlty ‘ of Col. Drown'a Resolution, appointed the follow ing named gentleman r Mraroorr. Co.—Dr. J F Bozeman, L T Down ing, fsq., Y. lUrnard, Kaq., Wm Gray, Kaq., Mayor P O Wtlklna. Talbot Oo.—Judge I Cheney, Col J Drown, 1 Joseph II Persons, Esq., T A Drown, K*q., Cyrus Robinson, Kaq. Crsox Oo.—Judge T F Bethel, S Respees, Esq, ‘ George P MwWl, Kq., A J White, Kaq., T W j Keviere. Kq. On motion of Col James M fltnitfc of Upson county, the proceedings of the meeting were re quested tuba published in the Columbus newspa pers. and in the “Upson Mint” at Tbomaston. 0. A. MILLER, Chairman. Mate Read lie Condition Tha following letter, addressed to the Atlanta /Hta/ftymerr, from the Auditor of the Ktato Hoad. Dr. Geo. D. Philips, will be of great interest to our readers. It reveals the eonditidn of tbe road, which is a matter of much moment with tbe peo ple—lie says: When tbe present Superintendent took charge of the road, lie found an ample supply at wood. 1 Amounting to Iff, ooo vonin- anil enough to last lit j months, the consumption biting found by experi ence tube about 1,225 cords, on an average, pur ■ mouth. lam aware that the administration has been loudly cenaared for having so Isrge aua uiuuntof wood unhand, subject to doterioration by exposure to tbo weather but if it was un er ror, it was one on the safe side. Perhaps a nine months supply is as much as should he kept on hand at any tune. Unfortunately, however, near one half of this wood had boeu deposited at a few points, thus making it necessary to tramdor it to noints wherever Hooted, or to take up other wood. Both have been done and tins former suyply kept I up, so that we have now on hand, and paid for, ! 1 9,Af12 cords. The present system of wood sup plies will he abandoned by Dr. Lewis as the wood now on hand becomes exhausted. I cannot stem with certainty tho nntnbor of cross tie# on baud on the Ist of January, 185 H. The upper part of the road waa in bad condition, and indeed throughout its whole length there wen; many rotten and decayed tie?.. A strong force was placed on the road, und n largo amount of ties used before anmn was instructed to ascer tain the number aud amount of wonb-tbs num ber then on hand was 20,MW, and from th* best calculation 1 can make, about the same number had been worked into the road, ib oil 40,000.—- Up to the present time Dr. Lewis has had 57,fi2V ties delivered on the road, about 20,000 of which have been worked in, leaving about 88,000 on hand, most of these, if not nil, will housed during the present year. From this simple statement, (all of which can lie shown by the hooka,) if the ohject of‘Justice’ in to charge the present with material furnished by the late administration, bo will see that we balance the account by presenting an equal amount of material all paid for. In reply to the question of drainage, and under whose admiuistrationit was done, a few words will Muflloe. When Dr. bowls took charge of the road, its drainage was very imperfect, if drainage be called, and to make a bed of compara tive firmness for the superstructure, wan the first and iuonl prating duty to fe> performed; he there fore placed a force of from 300 to 325 bands on the trank, and kept up that number for five or six months, draining tho road thoroughly, renew ing the superstructure, aud ballasting the most 4 u Miy P* rt °f road. The drainage is now almost as thorough as It can be made, and the whole road lied improved I think fifty per (wet— We owe nothing for this or any other work. All debt# or contracts for labor and material of every kind are paid off every month. Additional by the Nova Scotian. v Portland, Mi., March 23. The sales of cotton for the three business days wore 30,000 bales, of which speculator* took (1,000 and exporters 3,000 bales. Th* news by the | steamship America (she carried out news from | this country to Kobruary ?2d,) caused au advance I in prices of 1-1 fid. on good middling grades, and s in some cases caused an advance of Sd. flare A 8n quote middling Orleans at 7%d., and mid dling Uplands at ?d. Hlchardsnu A Spence report an advance of 1*164. on middling Orleans. A We •( Trade. Trade in the manufacturing districts continues ; favorable, and price* firm. Liverpool General Market fleport. Flour dull, at easier prices, but unchanged quo tations. Wheat was dull. Provisions quiet. hraeral Hew* The steamship America, from Boston on the SM W KebtuM-j, rMchxl l.ir|n.ol on th. Hth of March. A pacific article iu the Paris Monitanr caused a considerable rise In the funds in Loudon, Paris and ‘ V ion tut. Prince Napoleon having resigned, has imparted more confidence to peace. The ship David Btn*rt landed th* Neapolitan exiles at Queenstown, they haviug compelled the captain to that course. an roan niRRATcn. It is stated that the English government will not grant an exclusive right to the Atlantic or any other telegraph company. The resignation of Prince Napoleon caused au advance in Austrian securities in Vienna of Tour pre cent, in three days, and a decline of exchange on Vienna of seven per cent. In the same Uinc. The Bwi* diet havedetermiuod to maiutain the neutrality and iutegrity of their Confederation. The Pari# MuHiunr’a article has created a favor able impression. The Kiuperur of Austria believes that peace will lie maintained. It is reported that Naples ha# tendered to the P<q*e four battalions of Swiss troops. fccneral Nr*-paper Orepetrb. WaaiUMVOX, March 19. Then* is much reserve iu official quarter* as to th# extre session question, and uo satlsfactorv response has thus far been elicited. But to night there Is reason to believe that It Is held in nbev unco for the present, liable to be taken up at a th ture period. There is a subject pending which probably induce* the indecision, uamely , Whether the mail servic* can be carried on by certificate#, instead of cash, until t'ongrvss shall make the necessary appropriations. It is a genoi ally accredited fact that all the mcmlwis of the Cabinet are against an extra session The com l*nsaion of |Kitmasters and the contingent ex penses of their offices amount to two millions per quarter, or equal to th* revenue, leaving nothing for the mail services. It I# estimated that the sen ice width is absolutely uoceesary to fe> p<*for feed will require about twice as much a* th* entire receipts, to say nothing of the present indebted ii*m. The next contracts forth* Southern States are to be made, and in view of the bankrupt con diUou us the Department It is reasonably suppo* ed th* proposals will I* far less favorable than though the contractors were to f rwm . their propo sal* on a cash basis. All th. Mhl tn.il numbor. have been discontinued. and the order grautiug extra compeneation out of the postage, affecting about eighty Poetmasters. have been re voked. owing to the failure of Congress to make the necessary appropriations. It is not true, as published, that the Postmaster Geueral.ha* threat sued to resign his office unless there *hall by *a axtrt Maajen if CeafWM latter from Mexico. Nr.w Oai.r.Aita, March 22, I*ML We have later accounts from Mexioo, by tbo Quaker City, but dates not given. Miraiuou was at Orizaba. Tim doinat of a por t ioo of his army wascontlrm.-d, DagoDado was preparing to attack the capital. | Nothing new of a reliable character. Arrtdeut le the Truarwiee. Nnw Ohlxaxm, Mar. 21, I The steamship Tonnesww was compelled to re ! turn to this point in consequence of an a.cideut which occurred to bor on her outward passage. Mhe grounded at tbe mouth the river, when a vessel drifted agaiast her, causing some Uarn i****- -t _ A Negro killed b> the Cr. Miu.km, March 23. - A negro was killed by the down passenger (rain on the Augusta A Waynes, j boro’ railroad this afternoon. The accident e ’ curred at Thomas’ station, fifteen miles from Mil : lon. It is supposed that the negro waa drunk.— llin owner is uuknown, or at least is unknown to *• rirAM.KXOB TO Ala. HM.nrjKOW. -The Rov. it Ifibhs, Episcopalian minister, has published the fullowing challenge to Mr. Fpurgcou To the Rrtf ('hath* .fyii rtjton: Hrv. Hilt-I hereby lasg to apprise you that T 1 atn willing to uw* t you, eitlier this woek or next, ’ in Queen ■;ii reel Hall, for an open diseussion be tween us of your doctrine of etermil and original I reprobation. What I challenge you to show is, I that your teaching can he proved from the ninth ’ chapter of tbe Epistle to the Rntnarm, as you have just asserted at Glasgow, when diacottrslng <n *b words “Jacob have I loved, hut J>au have T hated.” J undertake to demonstrate that stich is not the teaching of Bt. J’aul In that chapter. Tbe rules by which tbe diaenrsien shall la* controlled, may In* afterwards agreed upon, should you a- I cept this offer. 1 am, Reverend Sir, faithfully your*. RICHARD IIIDBH. | Great Htuarl street, Feb. I‘J, ’iff. i teas The question having been submit tod to the At torney General whether the ttoeretory of War had a right to miaul tbo sale of the Fort Ripley Mili tary KeWrvatwu, tbe Attorney-General decide* that bo had n right. Tu answer to a question from the Interior De partment. the Attorney-General has decided that | ( luted States District Attorneys are not under any cirouinstances entitled to more than ouo per diem on any one day. General George P. Morris of the Mam* Jtmr nut, succeeds, Mr. Vesey, tho presout Coiihul at Havre. Iloniorldi- In Harr (ouaty. YY'o learn that during the past week,Mr. Lamb, tha sheriff of YVare county, killed union by the I name of Cyrus Smith, the non of o hole: keeper. 1 ft appear- that .Smith, who is a young and un I married man, had written and sent h note t<* a i young lady, a sistr-iu-law of Lamb's, containing ’ proposals of the most insulting character, mid which the young lady exhibited to her brother In-law, who immediately took a double harreliod gun ami went in quest of Smith. Hinitli was at bis father's house, and Lamb up apou seeing him taxed him with writing the note, and sharp words ensued between tbo parties.- Smith, with a Golfs repeater in his hand, left the house, advanced to tbe gate, and ua soon as bi got out of the encloeure, was fired upon by Lnmb aud killed.—ifaeew TtUaraph, 22,f. Fatal Halt road ArrMi-nl. Dr.nmtT, March ls. Ifififf. The express train ou the Great Western Rail way ran off the track near llamilion last night, de molishing the cars aud killing four or live per sons, including the engineer, and wounding seve ral others. But few particulars have u yet been learned. 4a Engineer and Fireman hilled. Elston, Pa, March ii), 1851). Thi# morning the freight engine Motoor, on the Baltimore Railroad, exploded, killing th* engi neer, Mr. Hall, a native of Littleton, Maes., and tho fireman. Four or five oars ware slightly dam* aged. Another Kaßroad Arrldrnt. Watrrtown, N. Y., March 10, IMt. A freight train on the Bom* Railroad run off th* tract this morning, imur Pierrepunt Manor, demoliflbing th* engine aud seven car#, ami kill ing twenty-five cattle. No person was seriously injured. Ffieri* of thr Ntorm and Hood. Philadelphia# Murch li), ISML The track of the Camden and Amboy railroad, near Florence, is washed away. The passenger* by the two o’clock train from Now York returned to Trenton and arrived here this evening The travel on the Camden and Amboy road will be suspended for a day or two, in oou#oquono of tin injury to tho track. The Mickle* Affair Wasiiikoton, Mar. 23. -No true bill has yo boon found in the Sickle* chop. Thr (allfornla Overland Mall. r*T. LOIU. March 21, I Sol). The Overland Mull, with Hsn Francisco dates of Feb., 25th. has arrived. The defeat of the Pacific Railroad bill in Con grass occasioned much dissatisfaction in Sou Frau 1 cisco. I The Ijegidstur* had indefinitely postponed the bill to divide the .Statu into Congressional districts. Thu expedition against the Mohave Indian* is rapidly progressing. I There had been copious rains in the interior, I and the miners were doing well. Busiuos# was j quiet. Satie ulnar) tight* with thr t amanrtire. St. Loim, March 21, l>uU. j A despatch from Leavenworth to the /teawr*) says a severe fight has oeeufrred, near Fart \r buckle, between fifty troop# and fifty IVncbita In dians under Lieut. Powell, and a large party of Cainauehar. in which twoCaiuanehes were killed and two soldiers wonnded. Another light ocrurr'd between Lieut. Stanley's cnmmaiid of fifty troops und the Cauianclft's, in whioh eight of the latter and one of tho former were killed. (.'apt. Carr aud fifty men have left Fort Washita for the seat of war. It is stated that the t'amanchcs number upward* of 3,000. Another battle ia anticipated. Plrk pork eta Last night a# Mr. Ansel W. Shaw, of this coun ty. was about to take tbu Augusta amt Havanuah train, en route for the Asylum for the Deaf ami i Dumb at M illedgvville, whither he was carrying two of hi# children, his pocket was picked of thirty-six dollar*. A negro woman saw two men rob Mr. Shaw, and gave tho alarm, hut they made their escape. Wc deeply sympathise with Mr. Shaw, aud trust that the rascal* tuay be div oevered and brought to juatie*—A? Jhs patch. m • *i Thr t aptuml tlricaas Th# Bayannah AW# publishes the fellow ing letter from Mr. Akin, relative to tho African* recently arrested in Telfair county: OoLi'Mßfs, March 13, ‘SO. A’difor N'im .iumoA AW# • Drar Bir l have just Man a letter in a re oant issue of your paper, from Alexander T Dop son, in roferonca to the recent capture of Africans in Telfair couuty, who say# that I stated that the negrttes were Africans, and a part of th* cargo of the H’<iN<l*rr, and that said Aim an* were my property. This statement i# untrue. 1 aiu the individual alluded to a* “Mr. Akin.” I stated to the par tie* who took the negroes from me by violence, and, a# I believe, for the purpose of taioniousiy 1 appropriating them to thair own use, thai they were the pro|wrty of C A L Lamar, of Savannah. But even admitting that they . re Africans, aud that thev were a portion of the negroes said to hare been brought in the B'o niUrtr, they, the parties seeking to take them, had nc warrant or authority, aud therefore no right to molest them. Rut notwithstanding thi* rcmonstraucc, these pre tended patriot* did take possession of the slave* in tuy charge, (some of whioh they knew not to be African#, i as well as other property such as inuU-s, wagon*, fie. And l further state, upou the au thority of gentlemen of res|HH'tability and posi tion iu aud al*out Jacksonville, that the parties, this Alexander T Uopson among the tiuuihor, did proceed to divide the property of Mr. Lamar, so wrongfully taken by them, amougst themselves. Aud further, that when upon tho remonstrance of th* hout and law abiding cititans of Telfair oouuly, the other parties to tUD violence had agreed to deliver up the negroes, and other prop city to ins. thi* man. Dopson, and hi* son, Roht. Dopson. did take th# custody of three negroes from the legal authories of the county of Telfair, and with arms iu their hand*, refused to deliver them, tiuless he was pant the sum of three hun drad dollar* ; and but fur the interference of CuL Paine, of Tellair county, who paid the said Alex. T Dopson fifty dollars, this attempt, by Dopson, would have resulted iu bloodshed aud death. You will plana* insert this at once, and amok •bn*,. Ton, otwdlMl WTTMt. #. r. AKiy < OLI Mill H.4TI RDAY, MARCH 2. INolf Heruud < otigrrsslonai lilslrlrt. Tbo call we publish to-day from the Chairman of tbe Democratic Executive Committee of the 2d Congressional District, shows that the democracy are making preparations for the coming contest. Boot the army will be In motion under the com mand of aa able General, and march to victory. There is no doubt of MjoatMs, if ail is harmony and jKfMoe. We will not counsel the democracy u* to the most suitable man to be placed in tbe lead.— The District has many demuvtuta worthy the high est position in the democratic ranks. Thei present incumbent, the lion. Martin J, Crawford, bore ucoDHpicu<iue part in the lust Cougroea, aud proved himself an able, safe and reliable Repre sentative. Always ut his post un<l having at heart the lutorc“t <Thl* eofi.-tltucncy. Columbvi®. also, could tarnish other name* for the Conven tion. Hon. John A Jones, whose quick percep tion, splendid intellect, and southern spirit enti tle him to notice James N Ramsey, Esq., than whom n more gallant soldier does not fight in the •tlinocraiic ranks--lion. A. If. ( happell and others. Other portions of the District can also prenont distinguished namea. Slaughter, Clark. | Lyon and Lawton, of Itougbertv, are true and in- | lluontiul men—Monnerlyn, of Decatur, Stand* ‘ wed—ilu.il, of Macon. * known to b eloquent and abl.—Hawkins ami McCay, of 8 tun tor, hold a posit ion with the Democracy—Guerry, of Quit man, Cook, of Early, and a host of other*, t<o nu merous now to mention. In fact, we cuiigratn ulate the dsMMSntey of the District, tbrtt there ore associated with it so many eminent men. worthy it* houor- and einolumcrtta. The choice of the (.‘on vuutiun is ‘ur chnfea, and reposing confidence in tfs w i-dom and its judjmtont, we expect to sirf,- port the nominee with real and enfhusia*ni. Let the ntjwidard-iwarer be a true Boutberner. one who will iit sacrifice the interest of the Month at the shrine of policy or expediency—whoM strong arm will be felt in the National Councils- -whose voice will bo raised against unjust compromise*— whoso proud spirit will demand, what, it freely yields, justice to all section*. Lotus have such | a RepreoeataHvo! Tkr Mate vs. Lucius lire*n. A writer in the lat number of the Albany Pa triot, over the signature of “Temple,” i* pleiised to animadvert upon the opinion which we thought proper to pronounce, in refereuee te tbe recent decision in Lhls coast This “mere opinion,” an the writer terms it, was a dissent from the judge merit of tbe Court, respectfully expressed, and in volved no reflection upon tbo integrity ->r intelli gence of ihattribunal. Onriversomi! relation* with at least unem ember of the Court rendered n oncers nry an avowal ••fourconfidonce in it* honesty and good m'uw Like all men, however, of whatever degree es intelligence, they have the privilege of our common humanity-—to orr ; und as, fr<>m the I evidence published to the world, upon which they | hafed their judgment, wo thought that they com- j mil teed an error, U waa our right to give express- | ion to that thought To the Opinion w then gave j we still adhere. “Temple” has given ua no reason j for changing it. Uur assignment of error was { upon the ground that tbe weapon used by Bond, the omsiiitaut was not “likely to produco death.— “Temple” says: Thu weapon axed and shown in court, w* a dry hickory stick with the l>ark on, about two feet long and about ou inch thick at th* but, tapering down, and although th* witness state* that it wan not a “weapon likely to producedenth,*’ vet I eon shier the court wore a* competent to judge whether It was a “weapon likely to produce death” as the witness or the editor of the Time*. Mr. Sellers, the only witness to Ibo ene mnu r said, “that Rond’s stick was a small hickory stick oui two feet long, not such a stick a# was’ likely to pruduro death. If a man had boon kill* and with such a stick, witness would have regarded it as im accident. Witness thinks tho stick exhibited is the stick which Boud ha<h is not certain.” Now with duo ruspovt tv “Temple,” it ■< ms to os that If th* Court thought proper to differ with the witness ante the likelihood of the weapon to produce dath, they should at least, have been certain that the stick exhibited, tra# the stick which Bond had. Qemld they be certain of a fact, of which the witness nm# no/? Again “Tent pie” remurk*, “every lawyer ought to have known that a stroke on the head by a similar, but much dinallar Instrument, has produced death.” <cr teiuiy, every lawyer ought to have known that proof that a certain weapon need upon the slayer. hmt produced death, would not avail him in a plea of excusable homicide. There could be certainly no reason why the law should discriminate between what mug have, und what might produce death, und under such con struction n cambric tieudle or a ptpo-atotH, would be denominated a deodly weapon, or, if used upon th t temple, a volume of criminal jurisprudeaev. l,ik* oureriue, wc have “tvcreate aeon troversy about this sad allair. and will tw content to let it rest until it comes he sere a higher tfibu mil, where more light i/j>o*sibb, may he thrown on the case,’’ (lt> Light buardv Ktrriloß. Au election for officers of the Uorp# of Light (Liard*. (Capt. t'ulquitt.) was field at the Armory on th* 23d inet., under the super'iutoudeneo ii Justice* Hutchins and Turman aud the follow ing chosen. Ist Lieut., Lock Weom#, 2d “ C J Mofiitt. 3d Foster Chapuian, till “ l*t Bcrgt. J T Johnson, 2d “ WII Bennett, 3d “ A M Kimbrough. 4th •* W\V (Irant, Q. M. J A Whiteside. Ist Corp. Alex (Temeucy, 2d “ W m Croft, 3d “ A U Baugh, 4th *• Wm Mathews. W avii ing ton Hems W’AKtiiNtfToN, March 21. 4n official telegraphic despatch was sent to New \ ork, to go out by the California .•‘learner, that ilior* will be no extra smodou. There Is much •paanialloii a# to how the sarriea of the l’o#t us tic* will be maintained. In quarters usually !u*#t iaftwwiaii >m subjoctsit i# said the law authoViving eontraets will cootlnuc to be carried - ut, cmbra ‘dug die issuing warrants, a* usual: but u* there i* no money to pay them, they will, hi the hand* of contractors, servo a# the basis of loan/ It i# uot known that any otherwidinem or certificate* of indebtedness Will bo issued. In reply ton uot* of tJeorge Mattingly, dated kwhj the Po#(master (ten*-nil inform# iina that cougre*# has, for tho first time *mi the orgaui sation of the government, failed to make provis ion for the Post Office Department. He idds - Had nil the member# ol the next Congress Uwu elreled, the Presi*lcul might, on the 4th of Mnn-h. have ml led au extra session, and the uumhsiodm •( the late Congress been supplmd ; but it w* m possihlc to do #o without disfranchising fifU-eu of the sovereign State#. This Waa most unfortunate. There ought to fe’ no time whuu full could not he eotivoiied, and it is hoped such u -fete of atfmr* may never again occur. Had the hill which failed wade prtn ..n>n only for the ti cal year comraoncing July 1. there would have been obviooiisly no nevcMity for an extra session The deficiency on the 30th June will amount !■ S!.3M>,3KI, nearly $750,000 of which being auuu paid butane* accumulating on tlu-JUt of Decern b*r mid 2Hth of February, and which can and will b* paid by tho dcpartuieut within sixty day# from tin# date. The payment of Ihe principal part will fe mu Jo within thirty day*. The Postmaster tieneral makes these statements to sfo-w that it would be impossible to Cou van* Cougre## in time to meet, the great bulk of the responsibilities w ith out virtually excluding from Cougttss the rvpre seniAtive* of several ol the sovereign Slates. In the judgment of the President the lesser evil wa. to wait until the first Monday iu lfecemfe-r, when Uongrea# will he full. Cfeniraetscau never he repndlatest, after the amount* due shall be ascertained, they hecoinc dehts which must be paid. On this th*contra, tor*, if they desire, can borrow monc*. and the lender could have no better security. Provision should fe made for the payment interest, which would amount to lea* than s2t‘o.oOU. A system of retrenchment, so far a* practtraUe, i* now an imperative duty. By the act of 1858 Congress es tablished sis hundred an*l ninety-five new post rentes, the sen ice of which includes the Bt. Paul and Puget’s souud route, established in 1835. hut not yet put iu operation. It has been estimated that those require an annual appropriation of $(>04,488 over and above the receipt# accruing therefrom. Not a dollar has l*e*n appropriate*! for this purpose, and as a cousequcnce, though the eoutracts for those routes have been adverti-ed aud propoaal* received, they cannot be put in op eration until proviiiou *bali b* mad* for them bv Ilf.” Poatinaster General Holt lias been engaged to day preparing a statement, or circular which is to Lo sent to all eon tractors and other- having olpinis agom.-’ the Department. It will he BUbmittad to tbo Cabinet to-morrow. *utd if adopted, a* if prob ably will he, it will be made public at once* The State Department roeeived thi< morning despatches from Mr. Chfirehill, dirodt from Vera Cruz. Ho states that the .Diuruz govcmßteut is gaining strength and stability overpday,and that it will be able to hold out against Miramoa, oven though he should take Vera (.’rut, which, howev er, there is no possibility of his doing. lie sug gests the propriety of recognising tbo.faiirez gov ernment, ana think* it u good stroke of policy,— Our government will not at-present take Mr. t'horehlll’s advice. They intend to wart until they hear something definite from Mr. McLanc.- Scour Mata hud a long ihterviev with the Secre tary of the State before leaving here, and binroed what • oiirse the ml ministration intend to pursue. He will remain iu New Orleans for the prescut. A New Kook. Tbe editor of the Macon Citizen learn* that Dr. J. Blackburn, of tha Lumpkin Palladi um, proposes to publish anew work, to bo enti tled the “Southern Literary Compend,” compos ed of articles from the pdns of Wilde, Sfm*. Meek aud others. The Divided Brmocrert of Prnns)lvanfa. J'IUJ.ADKU-uiA, M a rob 2J. Mr.'Forney's fVc contains a < all for another Democratic Cumention at Harrisburg, on the J2lh of April, to vindicate (toreroor Packer from tbe assault of the recent ait ate Convention at ft-der ai ‘Rotation, to reassert the principles of jxq*- ular sovereignty, Bad to viudicato dcoiorratiu priin-iples. The supposed Stave Bark Lauren* New Htv fix, March 21. The trial of tbe case of the bark Laurens, ‘seiz ed at New Loudon on suspicion ts being intended for the slave trade, terminated iu this city tins formnou, before the United BfatosDistrict Court. Judge Charlwx A. IngeroM decided that that the wvidWe wtis nu xamcient to prove that the bark was a slaver, but. that there whs probable eons ‘ t justify tbo Ctdloctor of Now London in making the Hcisorc and arrests. 1 nut her IDxsouri •tyrrri. j Howe body ba* boon making a speech in the Missouri Legislature probably Mr. l*itt, him wanted the Bth ofJttnuaryeclf’brntcd: Wftatt do gantlemcn want? l. corn so deuK aud hoc cake so wrest an to !>• purchased only nt the prpe of having tbo £tat garrisoned by Our enemies? Forbid it, Jeremiah! J)u you waut the institutions of your Btpte reducud to tho vou ditson of affairs away down in Georgia, where a plantation consists of two ovcrst'ctn and one nig ger? [Laogbtor.] Wthe poet saya. “I’d rathar be n long, mangy, strange yalter dog with u bob ‘ail mid bay at the moon, than not to say, this is !me own, m.- native State,” [Greut npjdati■**.}- - Audi will defend ber mstßniioto’ ro !<mg M.*grs?> rims and walix- grow*, j JtouwWcd appiauee. J Bishop Pierre A correspondent of the Atlanta lnt-U;<fmr*r writing from Savannah, under date of the Irtrh lost., flays: “Bishop Pierce, of the M E Church, preached in thin city on Sunday morning and de livered a fectur*} before the Young Men'# < hris ♦um Association ott Monday night. At the close ufijie th (.ruing services, he announced that he was kbott going to California, and it had been made bi# duty to uke .up collection# fer the aid of th* church in Han Francfeco, which was in etn li;iiru.'“ and ciroMiii-i.ito ■<#. T%wlllUlliyWO# rmnj’ and tho congregation venseqneetiy smaller than if the day had been fair, yet io raised about #251). He again presented (he matter at night at the other church, when an additional sum was raised. The two Methodi*t Church*'# have united itt hold ing prayer Uieoluigs every morning and night, aud much iuter#i i* inanifosted.” Ptrd Master Gewrart Lettrr The Post Master (Jenerul. Mr. Holt, b(rewritten a letter * luce the determination A the Cabinet uot to convene an * xtra action, from which we ex tract the following. It will doubtless Uof inter est to eur reu'ier#: Such, however, is not the •mac. Tlifit bill also provideil “that the sum of 7?.H be, nn.l the same ia hereby appropriate*!, out of ri ny money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to sup ply dHtei.-ucics in tip; revenues *>f tho Post Office Department for the yar ending the 30th of June IN.*d. I pan a i*nrrflil exanrinatldn and Ihvcsti gan.m. it has been ascertained that the daAefeiwy will amouQtto about the nuui of t*>>. I* Might, howovrr, r., I obMrvod ilwi. a11.., i 30th of Jnnenext, fh*> #um 0f5700,000 grante-d to • the Department by the Lts of March 3. ’t* l . and S March 3, ’.'il, for th* triiii#)>ritron and *feiiv*rv i of free mail matter fur ( ’otigress giul th* Lxecu- ! 11 vc Departments, may be applied in part to the ■ extinguishment of thi# deficiency. Thi# will leave | the balance to bo provided for $3,050.2fil •J.'* Os i this sum oflL.-MfigiMl 5. (he deficiency who h I existed in the quarter ending on the 3l#tof ]> j ••ember, amounted to s74pgJl c,S That for the quarter ending 31 at •*! March to 1.y64,235 20 | That f.r the *{Uirtur ending 30tU i.m,m 01 I --- w—— iM,3M.,2ti| y. j The J, *0,831 0>- luriny the uupHid balance nt tin- quarter's liabilities closing the 31st of Decem ber, and payable the 2Mh <d February - can and will l*’ paid by the Departineut within sixty day# from its date j the payment of the principal part of ft will bo uimfe witbiu i-hirtv days. The effect of this will he In divide the entire detien of iM.- 384,381 y.. Ih*iv\-4>o tbe quarter# ending th .tfet of March and the 3*Uh of June, and payable the 3i#t ol May and the filet of Aii trust, so that the suspension of pay moot *>u no part of this iudeht •ldumw will exceed, beyond a few days, six mouths before the rchulur meeting of CongrtMs; on neat l.v oee-halfofit fbeeuspenaiou will be hut a few days more than three month#. It b* a greVjou# misfortune to the contractors that lieDupartment WW* left without the ineaiiM of discharging this di*t ni its maturity, il would lw impossible to convene Congress in time N* meet these r* sponsihilitic* without virtually <-x eluding from that built the representative* of sev oral of the sovereign Stale# oi’ this confederated j goveruMYnt. This would he u jtiei cause of *ri j ous complaint. ‘The ehofee of the I* rest dent ha* been n doubt edly a choice between giTHteTils ; but. in his Rnlg I ment. the lesser evil w.mld be to wail until fbe iiou M‘*iiduv ut December, when Congress w dl U full The delite due. and !•> besom# dqc, to the eon trrii,rn ntv of n sacred character. The outra* | out Os Which Hies* debts arise have been entered | into under the express authority of exiting law.- j of Congress. To appropriate money lor their pav | im-nt ia as obligatory aud binding upon ('..ngre-s a* R >#t* provide for the principal and interest of the national debt. Tlucre never will be—there 1 never can be—a repu*liutiou of tlii* debt by the representative* of the \merican peofde. Mn. Mogpiiv.-—Mr. Daniel W. Fisks. Sucre- S tary of the N Y C lie## Club, received a letter from Mr. Morphy, by the la.-t steamer, in which that gentleman State# that be will probably return to ibis country by the middle of April. “The result j of the hait-doaan spirited skirmishes which mnw off between Morphy aud Andereeeu. after their match was over, say# the London /Vc/*/, “was j evou mow in favor oft he youthful American mas ter than that of their set encounter. Os these -tx sparkling gomes. Murphy won five and lost only Therefore the entire score between tbea*i re - j markable player# stand# thus; Mr Morphy 12. M. Anderssen i: drawn 2. Probably*no eneoan j tor berweeu any two play ere was over more ehiv ! alroua, more brilliant, **r more int.vre#uiig.” ’ltem of uewe Iroui the Albany Patriot, or i March 24th : i Strawr.R ftr.N. Stoker.—The steamer ‘tleneral j Suvke#.* Captain Wing. Arrived at *>or wharf cm ‘ Tuesday last, autl left same day frr Apalachicola. I freighted with cotton and other produce. Firk tN Dvnti N.- A friend iu Darien writes u* that on the lffih iuM., the dwelling bouse of H F (Irant. Ksq., with all It# content*, was entirely cousumod by fire. The amount of the loss I* n *t known, bnt it I# supposed to he eonsiderable.— Nr. ftipuhlican. The Ctoepel Banner say# that the la#t cumber 1 of tiodey # Ledv’# Book has a poem entitled. “Why do we love’ by Kbt. 0. Barnwell.” which the wife of the editor of the Danner wrote twenty year# ago. Mr*. Mary Jane Phillip*, the author of a nuin- j bet of Sabbath-School bo -Hs. and a well-knowu contributor to the periodical# of the Me tin. diet Lpiaeopal Church, • preaching iu Cinein nail. Terrible riot urnr Baltimore- —/)*• Hundred PetroHM H*j sorted W ounded. *•>**• daNperwuefy.— TUe Baltimore Patriot ui Friday, *aye that’ the day Wows, bring Bt. Palrlok’s Day, Ihe bands eurplor od on the now water work*, throe mile* from the city, suspended their Uhnrt to engage in the festive scenes that are gvucmlly observed by tlie root of Erin on that day. At au early hour they commenced imbibing the ardent very freely, and ■, continued throughout the entire dnv. until their brain* became maddened with the alooholie draught*, and several exhibited a strong dliirr to engage in a general light; which vaq promptly checked by the more dine root portion of their num ljcr. Towards three o'clock, however, a party of Corkotfians came down from the upper work* and bog&u to threaten their opptteuU, the Fardow ner*. when a general riot took place, in which were engaged shout let huadwd per seat COLCMRCS, MONDAY, MARCH 2fi,lM#. Dcmorratle Executive Commute*. The Executive Coinmiltec of the .Second Con - grsssional District, is rexpectfufly requested to meat at Albany on Monday the lath day of April next, for the purpose of a day and jdaceforthc assembling of a Convention te nomi nate u candidate for Congress. X. W. COLLIER, Ch’m. Alareh 1 Hit, _ Now and the*--Male Road (.ovrrnortihlp TheHiivannah Itepwtdlean says: Dr. Lewi* may have mnnugcdji he State Rond judi ciously and made money; i* thatany reason why J OM pb E. Drown xhould Ik* elected Governor of Georgia? if Dr. Lewis ba* done well, hi* be the praUo, and u grateful people should keep him (here, no matter who Gon-mor. Tha* 1“ a proper return to make. We are opposed to this vicarwm* system of merit, in matter* between lbc jieopte and their representatives. From this it appear* that the ftepuUiean give* the credit of the excellent management of tbe State rood to Dr. Lowi-. Tbo Knqmrer f this city, gives it to D. IL Hill Esq.. All agree that Gov. Drown does not deserve it, Query. W'hnt Americaifpress ever ecu-a red Mr. F.T'oop er, wr Mr. Sptiiioek. n. Soprixlexilrttvl the frta!** re>nd, duriu-; Gov.Joliiisou’s aduuniVinotion ? The { a*'f of the agwut then, w** the act of lUt-ju iucipl-'f j and every dereliction of.duty un the parted a*mtb ordlnate was cba.rgt*l to Gov, Johnson. Jir. Cowart, dit A mn*cy, w* not swccc-"ful in his | )Uiks—-Gov. Johnson receive*! tu biame tor u- The Siipcrinti ndwnt iliscr*mited in she freights <s*i the American* charged.,! ad(tov, Johnson, ol cuius*.*, wav /©sponsible. Xow tbe road pays over a lh>)Qand dollars pot day— i* In good ebndittoa, itud the joopl saLulu-d. Does it not seem that c oouf'l'tn Gov. Brown sb -uid receive the wrodit? I If Gov. Johnson received tba Uamc, ought nut] (tov. Drown to rveevc credit v Doubtie.ie Dm Governor has made many person alencrniai in turning off employees ‘>n the Htala j road, reducing thoir wage* and examining eloseiy their uecouut-*. il was wtunteil by motives of j economy and bad at heart the interests of the j BUt4< - . .Surely It wai not pleasant thtw to engen der opposition and hostility a tobt^aiiminiKtrHiion. lVdicy ui Ivast would iiav -ugge-lod a diffcrcul j Houroe. To whose credit inust opposition l>e j piaeod? To (fee State or (lor. I 'town? Gr to the j tiUfsififitendcnt ? If the dhi'.hurgo us duty at the j Inward of peraoual friendship is unworthy prui/e, j the tie u.*t ui it for p i -uitu.’ **iin-idera- ! tiun Nt he rewarded? Alf jwe nxkjbr the ‘prty<aat j < lent octal ic Ec< utivcof the State, is a fair aud j impartial hearing before hi poors, satisfied Uiat a judgein-mt of approval will Ije rendered. At any | lute, we uie disposed iu advance to pity the man [ who o eve to the he nor of a defont by hun. Tbo | puiitieian who would thus ruertflee himseif, decor- | voa well of his party.--The price of his glory is j dearly jni re based, apd be is h txae-couraguoac, un | daunted hero. Already lia# Mr. Beuj. Hill, of Troupe, who ha# Unmi thrive defeated, heaped trpou hfansulf enough prejudq-e to weigh down the JAmeriean party .sbouhl he *e th* nfiimlanl-buiier in * !oK-ly eontested'racoi. ill- party would bo forced to tahv anew m.ui v*th no obi batihcit# men bitn in I ’ Uch au iioergeucy. Id tho earning race, woantiuipat*- no difficulty, : lint #!y reqm-st that the Amcriem pie** would , not rob ftov. Brown of whatever P raise i.- due him 1 for his economical adniiuhuration of the State read, and hi* pr<>iuptu *# to dl#*;barge uosltii iun officer#. “Dive out*, t icsar tin things which are Cweare.** kuh * Nothing i.-i)t (U nfed Too I niiopnlnr. a a sm dieeuaaioß fe tween lion. Ju. Letch or and W L. Hoggin Kq., oppredag • andidate* | fir Love.nor, ai Ilarrlaonburg, Yirgiuia, the for uo r vatechiwl the latter m to Uia political orthe- j ■sexy. lie said Mr.4fegguiwnsnoiawhig.be ouu/u “a*-* *.riling b the testimony of many win- | Wra.ef that once powcrfpl party h is guuc dow*. i JI was probably a member of what was ooco | known n* the Amrru vv or Ktow Notmivo 1 pony / * Mr. Hoggin here Interrupted Mr. Letcher and | said, “A# Hwrdid ontoNt, 1o that part ’ j Thus it se#in that the great heost and front of -- “opposition” party to tho democracy in Yir noue so p*a*r w a# to do it “rttverenes” iu Door- . ia ? la iMcriraa Mate t uuvrntfua. The Inst Macon Journal and Mmmrnfvr ha the < I following: I “At the last American State Convention, the | totlowing gentleiaen were selected to act x/aa Lx- ! ccutive torn mil tee : ( 01. J ii Washington ofKihb, j ! Chairman i \\ V Jjanferd, of Raldwiu . I FiMtar Biodgefe of ltichnmiwl; J M CaitK.uu. ; Kq., of Fulton: > A Baits. of Masco- , The lest named gen tie man ha eiruie duvomr i ed. We learn Iroru the chaiunnu of this committee l that b. ha* addic-sed a note to hie surviving mem j ben* relative to bohUng.a oonvciuioo, and will at j an curly day comuiunicate their determination j upon the subject to the public. “ To this the Savannah Hrpubfiaam rei lie#, •Wc have only <** h*>|a) that no ini mediate ac- j , Don will b© taken In tho premise*, ami that the j Committe will cou-uU fully wiL our friends throughout the b-tate before they coate to a de cision.’’ Would uot the -decision’* that it i impolitic J t*. run n candidate forHuvernor be to the interest j of the American party? I- not a retreat #<,*- 1 times the part of .tiscretfen and valor? Whv ! persist in sacrificing men and dimtuishing the J American ranks when tlicru is no hope of victory’ I# rt not dicer folly and reekte*#naeef | <PI , > ruixa and m wi;u Loon*.—Spring feat band and summer will .von c>ne. The readers ,ffthe I I Ifew* will doubtless l*c looking over ihe advet tisente'nfe for tho** hou#e* which cufein the uew, j most foshiouaUc and latest Htytes of goods. The ! iwnnt ~f U. W. Atkin..,n A Cos, ! | surpasses anything ever brought to Colombo#, j The Ladies, who vtut hi# emporium, have but one j | opinion concerning tho beauty, taste and *iegance •and hi# stock. Bilk of every description, embrnd cry. whitegmsfe. muslins, hosiery, fe>unet. s linmu, boofe. shoes, ready -made clothing, domestic goods, j are sold at manufuciurer'* price#. Th* cash fe i I ‘ nflncii-n ,'f li <u :inpent i, nmie. \ hilt,, the tnterePt of out friend, to ti-it riii, j .plondut lili.iiim-iti I,.fore |iur.-h.-in K and. I I- ini’ ■ l.'.'iui'inlier Ibe i. mt- ti. IV. Ai-karso* i At:. _ I roui Washington. Wamuxoton. March 22. 1 : i\iUo letter- from Miieriil of the ui*<-t impr- I 1 commercial house# in V*r Crux say there N u of entire confidence among * business 1 | cla-a-■# there of J unrex's ability to defend the city | against Mitaunm. 1 it was expected last Monday, that the (irand I I Jury, who uiad*.’ a presenunen: a week ag<> against ! Mr. >iekh*s for mur-lt r. would return a true bill, j bur so far, nothing further has h*n done *n th# 1 subject. j Prominent in-Hvidual* bar * been named for the j j British ami French mission - aud the London Con- , siimte, but it fe well known that no change# con- j corning them are contemplated. - Lieut, ftenend Scott is expected to arnvo here next Friday. I’rivKU) advicesfrom Tampico also express con fl deuce in Vera Crux holding out. udtv** there -haJI he treachery. The garrison at Tampico ha# I‘cen reduced to les* than one hundred aud twen ty men. by the withdrawal of the Liberal troupe lor the defence of Vera Crux. Tampico had not been threatened, but fear* wore entertained of the loyalty of the mvu-ot-wnrs belonging to tho Lib eral* in that port. (Jen. Ilcmiiog-on will leave Washington to morrow for Savannah, te collect emigrants for Aritomu The emigrant* of the Arixona Associa tion will rendezrou* at Powder Horn. Texas, in July, and at El Paso in the beginning of Scpmm bor. Three hundred men are engaged to conic down the Mimisaippi frutp the Weal, to join the expedition, amluu'u arcal*o a--einl.nug iu New °rk, Ohio, Kentucky aud Vlabuma. An actor in Georgia, iu the course of a play, irieaed the wife of a brother actor one# nftenor than the attthoriaol ver*iou of the play required, and was thereupon aevereiy whipped hy the out raged husband, llai ing been a “star” before, and aow Wng provided with the *‘*triper.‘’ he think* be ia entitled to represent the flag of hi* oountry. Host. J. Olascy Jones.—A letter from the Hon. J. ts laticv Jones, I'nlted States Minister to Austria, states that hr had been received at Vien na With great cordiality by the Emperor, Empress and prime minister. In lon springs and Muntgnnery The people of Montgomery are rather extrava gant iu their ideas of the harvest they are to reap iron! their proposed junction with tho Girard and Mobile Railroad at Totali Springs. Thu Mail -ays that, they have now “au opportunity of tnro mgfto/ rand t<. the advanlnge” of Montgomery \ thaMho Ghunneuitggee Ridge will be half-way ground on which Cuiumbuaaaß Montgomery can meet In friendly competition for the trade of the surrounding country, but “the result of that com petition is not by any means dtuihtftifand it el j-v.s by.iuviliug uur merchant!-to pull up their stake**'ami’ remove to Montgomery fur the purpose us returning thoir tratio! Now wc have no protest to enter against the effort of Montgomery to tap the Girard Railroad at Union SpringXt'it is n legitimate enterprise in which she is honorably and creditably engage*!.- - Hut the mere fact that when her connection is made she will ho five or six mile* nearer to Union Springs than Columbus will l*% and . qtii-.iisJaut from ('hunneuiiggc-e. is not going to give her any thing like tho advantage claimed. The great con t roll tug quoetton will then he, which is tha l**t market for the planter and met chant—Culumbu.- >r Montgomery ? Wo have no fears that Colnm- Int* will not continue, as at present, to hold the decided advantage. And tbe dinpk- fact that the peninsula aud keys of Florida intervene between the seaport* *cessible to Montgomery and the intuiuiarturing markets of the world, while Co lumbus enjoys an easy and quick communication i with Atlantic aoaports, is tite mum hinge upon which the question must turn. Savannah aud Charleston most always be better cotton markets •j than Mobile or lVnsaeola. because they arc great ! ly iioaier loth# manufacturing regions, aud the j expeuscF aud risk of >hipraeut are materially less. | Tot ton to-day brings a half-cent per pound mure | in Savannah tbau iu Mobil**, and in the former |Hrt it bat a joini admitting of its speedy skip munt to meet any demand *r take any advantage of the?tale of tbt iuiporting market.v > . rtioel! for the respective advantages of the fcajM/rt* to which Tolunthue and Montgomery ship rotten. YYc arc < ouHdut that t.’olumbua will ai -o have Tiothiiig t<* lore by n competition with Montgomery a.- an inland genciu! commercial city. Asa dry-goods mart Columbus has now the | advantage, w hich cannot be wrestel frotu her by | any po.-dWa improvement)!. And by the time j Montgomery inakiM her couneetiun with} Union j Spring*,, Culutubus will lnwe obtained a direct ! and cn-y comm unication with the up-cauntry. by w hich the nreduce vfj cuuKNutee nnd apja r <oor pi;i will at cheap freight rates and witit out i*re:ikagc of bulk to this city. Whether this communication i* t?> he made by way of LaG range or Tbonmston. or Opelika aud Tnlladcga, we can not yet say; but the simple fact that all these rotrtc* arc competing tor the inq>urtaut trade to be cstablisbed cv incca the gunend afiprcciaßon of its j extent and profit. It would be a reßcctien upon ; the forethought aud enterprise of uur citizens to harbor the fear that will neglect this opportunity to avail themselves ut mu- nt least, of thermites by which nch a c‘>uuiunieativu can uow >/c ctfecteU, ar*l the good-natured taunts of our Montgomery ft tends ought to stimulate them to prompt and vigorous efforts in this behalf. Jjailtf kinquirer, March 26. ii— ♦ We tiro. | If the latest news from Mexico be not almost | wholly unreliable, there is now good reason to j hope that the libcrelaor .luarr*/. party will sue j c* <l tu their atrugirln witli Miraoton and the ; < hurch factum, aud that before long they will | lmvo proved by their pltyaieai superiority that they are justly entitled to be considered the i repr* tentative# of tho wishes f the Mexican | pi'Opfe. Should the# hope be realized, we be , love that -Mr. Me Lone will immediately recog | nue tiio Juarez government, and thus give them that moral support which they have so much needed, both at home mid abroad. Although hitherto the sympathies of our government and people have been decidedly with Juarez und the principle* which he rep resent*,. it wn* hardly possible for President Buchanan to recognise him as the government J-. facto of Mexico, while almost the entire i count ry, with the exception of Vera. Cruz, was iin possession of the Conservatives or Church party. It win* idle to assert that the irA*se* of I the Mexican people were m favor of Juarez iwhi to four-lilt h# of the country wa# held by | /nlogga and MlVaniOQ, and liow over since re i ly we might dcstre the triumph of that party I whose principles accorded most nearly with those Which we profess and practise, we had no right to intervene for the merd purpose of setting up this or that faction, so long as our own safety did not require our interference, and #<> I(*h a* foreign government# abstained lvom meddling for the advantage of one side or bhe other. President Buchanan has distinctly announced Ins preference for Juarez, his hope that the liberals would triumph, und foe con* v ol ion that in such an event, the differences which exist between the Untied States and Mex:i o would be speedily and satisfactorily eifyusted The American people entertained similar convictions and sentiments; and while they have watched the ott-changing current of events in the Mvxiran Republic,they have, we think, wiaefy* Dtood itoof, and left the Mexicans to settle their iw affairs, end ifeternime for themselves what sort of gevernment and what institutions they prefer. Bhanld Miratnon's defeat at Jamapa prove a# •iMartrr.u iu* it is represented, it is more than probable tfou he will l*e f**rcedt*j abaedun hi# in tent inn to attack Vera Crur. and thu# leave the Juarez 1 >r> < - free t*> i.perate more actively in the Northern and North western State*, and to con- WMiUrnte h f..r-c which cau recapture the eity of Mcxieo. Th* Liberal leaders. Degollado, Zaru g*on. ;nd (jnir gi*. are safd t* have gained #cr vral vtct..ri**<. and Vidnurri is reported to he in great strength, and ready tn take the field and act in concert with the other LiharaJ chieftains; but it s* exceedingly an-Htfe u> ptaee uuioh reliance on j Mexican bulletin#, or to make calculation* u# to ! the relative military strength of the )*dHgtfreiit factions. „u tb report# (ou paper) of the thou* and* of fighting men who are always inarching and eouDtcriunrohitig, storming f*.rtrc-*e#. and killing and wounding couufk#* uumt.er#. If Sir. Me Lane, when be reaches Mexico, find*, after due inquiry and examination of the stafe of th'iig* there, (hat really represent# the 1 Mexican people, he will reeegnDu and sustain liim, and will not. we fedieve, confine life support to a mere verbal recognition.— A’ Y Journal of Kct.Mni Maaelry | We find a letter in the last Kmpirr State, from tbia geiukiuau, in which he urges the re- nomiim j ’ ion es tJav. Brown, au*l close* with the foilotriug I -igiiifn-ant viidurNßiciii of.Senator 1 verson'* cuti meHta : j Aw. nl more and lam done. 1 hereby tende r ’ mv heart felt acknowledgement* to mj old school - m*h'. Ib’ii- Alfred Iverson, for his manly defence o'tiie eoiiaiitutional rights of the .South, I urn | M*.t nahanu l of the untiring support I gave him. ( when he was elected U. S. Senator ; and w*,uld Kt J u> hito, well doue, good and faithful servant, j • nter thou into another term. People of the South. tho argument i* exhausted! eland by your J rights.” India C ottou Tin- hi-t report *>i the DrUiah Board of Tratle *l*vak# m disparaging terms of India Cotton, which some writers are pleased to hold up as a I “care-crew in Die cottwn com petition of the world. It is said to “exiailothoseoUou# onlp iu akortut** I °f *tupl, in/n*fera am) in sfoveuiy j*ackage#.'’ j It fertfiod but nc sixth part of the supply of ihe ! British market even in no Hsu ally large. Atoficsn cotton* are ituunense | ly in the leal whether a# to quantity or quality. I * i"’ rnw material imported into Knglaud last year ; hinouiHed in v alue to 30.000.000, of pounds *tr ---! ling, of which the United State? received 21,.MW,, j “00. Where, with these figure#, d*e* there exist a ground of apprehension llutt wireaunol eontm t ue to keap tar ahead <<f all the res* of mankind | with out prerent resource#?— Adrtrliavr. m * m 1 Irr*President llrcrkearldge. Thi# dfetinguiahed gentleman i# still at the New | York Hotel, an*l wftl not leave on hi# return to Kentucky until Thursday, or toward* the close of liu# week. The Democracy of this eity would be h*Pl’> t* give the Vice-President an ovation wor [ thy of the man and off the high station which he ik'cupie# hut be decline# all public honor#. Many citiccus have, however, railed upon him. and he a# partaken of -tune private hospitalities. r,;,. Items from the Bainbridge Aryut, March the 2M.. S nnsx DaaTU.—Oa Monday night last, Kve eline. aged about Sevan months, the infant daugh t-rof B V Bruton, Ks.p. of tine place, died within .1 few momenta after it w* taken iIL Maiv Tri-wk Bris,RiWTiot.—About fort? thou*aud doliarsC of (he fifty thousand of addi tional uli*i option promised to the Company by this county, has been subscribed to the Slain Trunk. The full amount will soon be subscribed. Ttisr 11 aixs.—The rains continue in this section —tic- streams are still swollen, and the earth ie completely saturated with water. The river has fallen withiu thu last few days, but we anti cipate a greater freshet than we have yet had. CoMMtTTr.n row Mirpkr. —David 1* Lock, of this county, was committed to jail, in this place, on Sunday evening last, for the murder of a negro j h**v, hie own property. The particulars of the i crime are too rov<dting to be admitted into our \ columns. “Ruxa.'*—lt is with unfeigned pleasure that f w* add to our list of regular contributors the gift- ; edand BTAeefnl writer, Miss M Louise Rogers, the “Hfnn” of the Atlanta jloimVan, whose I prose essays and poetic effort* bare been so gen- I •rally admired by the public, and so extensively i copied by the pres*. Those to whom she pre sents Baby Minnie, will doubtless look, with anx ious expectaney, to be introduovd to other mem ban es th family. TELEfiIiMS OF THE\IELK mORTEP FOR THE DAILY TIMES. ~ LATER FROM EUROPE. OF THE NOVA SCOTIAN. COTTOft A I) VANCE U 1-18/ M AUKfa. T IMPROVING II New York, March 28. The Steamship Nova Scotian arrived at Port land to-day with Liverpool advices to the kth inat. The antes of the throe days prior to her depart ure were -Sfi.lMH) bales. The market had improved l-16d and was still advancing The greatest improvement occurred o u Middling qualities. JHuuMTCrrx were declining. Consols had advanced nnd were quoted at ‘J6\. Mar- Austria and Sardinia. Tha latest news received from Europe encour ages the opinion that war will be declared between Sardinia nod the kingdom of Anstria. The former ha# borne a heavy tax in sup porting a military lores* to prevent the ag gressions us the tatter upon her Irouttars until forbearance aeases to be a virtue aud nubmission too gulling for freemen. She has therefore resolv ed not to countenance a large Austrian army in Italy, hut to bring the matter to a direct issue.- Only one altermifive now remains for Austria. She must either yield to the demands of Sardinia and withdraw her troops, or resist it at the hazard of war. Between the two. the Ed!]wjor of Austria will be driven to c'ep t tbe latter or acknowledge an inability to defend his policy. . France is a sympathiser with Sardinia and Xo likewise* te Rusitia. The latter will not forget Austria's neutrality in the Crimean war. Kpec ially will Rnia remember ir as ho once assizted Austria in her war with Hungary. fa allu-boo to tbe prolmbility of u war, the Charleston Mercury says I ••It will be beneficial every way. Austria has no commerce to raise any collision with France or Sardinia and the United States on the acax. The cotton .-pur. in Austria and Sardinia will be spun iu Great Rritaiu or Ge United States. Bread stuff* will rise in price. The capital in Europe will run into gunpowder, and leave many vast and premature enterprises in theVnited States to wait the legitimate period fur their consumma tion. All war* in Europe benefit the United State-.. COLUMBUS TIMKS. COMMKBCIAL UECOBI). Coli uata, Mar. 28. COTTON'.—The receipto of cotton Sat unlay, were 101 bales, and the sale# were 478. The market yesterday not very buoyant, ail offers were taken at full price#. We are again compell ed to renew our quotation#. Good .Middling 12J$. Middling Fair I2S- Middling II ‘^c. Market unchanged from Saturday. .\I..\rooMKRY, March 2j. COTTON- The market is quiet—no demond to-day. We have soon 100 bales Full Midtlliugs sell at lj^c. Albany, March 23. COTTON—Since our last report our market, under the continued advance# from Europe, has exhibif.-d a better feeliug. and price# have im prove*!. Owing, however, to the limited supply in I soies. tlie transact ion* have been confined to.-mall lota, and not uioro than 2fit) hales disposed of.—- Stock on hand unsold, about 1.730 bates, tx trom prh**** U a 11' ; c. latter for good middlings. Stock on hand 2d Sept 540 bales. Receipt* to Vth March 29,75tJ “ Receipt# since 2M “ 30,580 Shipped to -Ute bt*-ck in Ware-Ileuses. 5.052 44 MARRIED In Fast M#'v*n, on the 23d inst., by Rev. S. Landrum, Mr Jnn. B Lightfoot and Mis* Jose phinc J. Smith, all us Macon. In Mucon. ou the 23*iin*t., by Rev. 8. Landrum, Mr. Jim. A. Whiteside# of ( ••luiubas, and .Mi#* Elisabeth Auu of Macon. On Thursday th* 17th inst., by U. 11. Reming ton, Fsq.. Mr. Leopold Spitr to Miss Lavinn j. Davl*, all o( Thomas villa, via. Ou the 24th lull., it the rcnidonec of the bride’s father, in it.issell county. Ala., JOHN 11. HAM H-TQ.V of thr* city, to Mi** MARY V. THOM. DIED, In Fort Baines, (Tay <wiu.tr, on the 18th inst., B xKr.riai.il, s*>n of Jame- and liattic M. Sntlirc. The angel of death luw entered and borne away a forcfll one ft. iu our luid-t. The fond hope* which were resterday ph**ri?hod nr* blighted for ever. As we see llic aiHieted lather, bowed iu tearless agony, mid the m>)her so grieved aud broken hearted, we foci disposed to murmur at that l*r*> vid* ih’c which hii# athicted u# sorely; bet wlteu we gae *n the angelic face of the love ly mile oteejM 1, illuminated by n heavenly smite, which reetu? U> whisper “all i# peaee,” we ku.w that our grid ia -eifish. 8o gentle wo# little Wakefield home away, that the entrance of the dreud visitant whs scarcely su?jieete*l until his work was aaeompliehed, and ur darling’s #f*trit had winged it* flight to the bosom of it# Saviour, to enjoy the blissful ages of eternity. Then let us weep not; although the ties of affection are strong aud our heart# bleed when they are *uu •hired, yet our l*.## u< his eternal gain; even now spirit is happy in Paradise, exulting iu delight* which we vainly imagine. A. llouri Cleared or Vermin. In •fetham when the mid i# low. Come ffirth in sw#rnis the insert foe. Arut h*r our tka*d tte> bore ymi know, Aud suck-il iu RiftH rapidly. But Inipi. roadies, ‘skeeter-—liiackor white— In death'# cmbra. ** are etirtened quite, Il I.ynn’s powders chwnre to liglit Iti their ntweurr virmitt. The ertb. t ol till# powder m almnst instantaneou# deal)* to ail the insert trite. Uanten# can te preaerv • and and house** efi-ared o| tin vrrmui pet. hi* ravu aou Fqmkx, aad iuindeM u. luaukutd and domcmi* animal# Many u .rthlcss imitations nrr adrcniwd The *>- y prtMimc w signed .E Lynn. It muy be entered through anv i—reliant. “j w l >tm’# Powder kill# iiisecl# m. airire, tn it* l.vou's Pills are mixed for rut* and mice. * ample Flask*. S6 cents; rernlarsizre. *0 rent# tk 91 UARVB* 4. PARK. \sw York. February IBsH—*lAw Im Sarza —-We have long suppoaed thi# reiebr*. tel drug hod come fe be an , xpitied humbug, but we are assured by those skilled in the healing ,r(. (Iwt i.ot tk- S,rrp.rm Itself i. to b. UomoJ for tin, conclusion, hut th, miser,bio worthies, prcpirations. of it. ibt ho e been palmed off mi tho community— preparations which contain about as much of it* virtue# as they do of gold dust It i# a commercial fact that almost all of the Sara*, panlla gathered in the world, fe consomed in the old contrive ol Europe, where the #ci*nceof medi cine ha# reached iu highest perfection, and where they kn<w the best what to employ for the mas tery of disca**. Hence we are glad to find that w “ arr now to *>• compound of this excellent alterative, which can be reifed on, aud our com munity will not need be assured, that a*y tbing Da. Area makes, in worthy of their confidence.- lie bo# been for year* engaged in eliminating thi# remedy (sec adv’* cola.) designing to make it hia •*r*e/ and ouvre” which should add the crowning glory to hi* already enviable reputation.—Jam. can Celt, X. Y. f’7* bat hot ft t* charm, for the Dyspeptic which t* not to be wondered at, when we take into account the amount of bodily suffenng which be endures. By the use ofthe Oxygenated Bitters, the picture is reversed and the bright side of life appear*. £9-There', a viit eou*terfeit of tkit Iloltam , ; - be an(t prtpnr.d by i ,N “ Fowl? A Cos., Boston, mhith ha, the writ. TKX *9* a **r* of /. BUTTS on the ouUxdt irruo- P er - r IlettowAT’a Otxtmext— Piles and Fistula, *nd ail other virulent disorders of the channels of the uterus or bowels, are relieved and removed by a few applications of this Ointment. preceded by warm fomentations. Ye who Buffer from these scourges of the frame, should lose no time in ta king heed of this friendly warning! at the manufactory, No. 80 Maiden Lane, New York, and by all Druggists, at 2Sc. t Se„ and II per Pot or Box. ar22—dwlw