Newspaper Page Text
R. ELLIS & CO., Proprietors.
oluuie XIV.
COLI'MBI S, TIKSDAT, APRIL ft, IV'U.
Fret Trade and D1 reel Taxw
The doctrine of free trade is dear to us as South
ern wen and as inemtara of the Deuiooratte par
ty, which ha* always been its tturdy advocate,
•nd we are not disposed to yield to auy mail, or
clique, or faction, or party, this fundamental
dogma of democratic faith. It is declared in the
Mb article of the Democratic Platform “that it is
the duty of every hruuch of the Government to
euforce und practice the most rigid economy in
conducting our public affairs, and that no more
revenue ought to be raised than is requirt'd to de
fray the necessary expenses ufibe Government ;*’
and in the 4th article it is declared “that justice
And sound policy forbid the Federal Government
if> foster cue hruuch of industry to the detriment
of any other, or to cherish the interest#of one por
tion to the iojury of another portion or our com
mon country.”
f irry out these sound principles and the trade
of the country will be as free as it can be, cuusis
tonily with the efficient action of the Federal
Government. Taxes'of all kinds are a burthen
upon trade. If laid upou imports, they interfere
with trade by disabling the importer; if laid di
rectly upon the citizen, they interfere with trade
by disabling the importer's customers.
We have, therefore, no controversy with any i
man or party on the subject of free tfade. We t
are its rcalous and uncompromising advocate at I
all times and against ail opporer*.
The controversy between the Democratic party !
and the portt/ of free trail*- und direct taxation, is j
confined to the relative merits of two modes of
collecting the revenue of the Federal Govern
ment ; the oue by direct taxation, the other by
duties on imports We prefer the latter inode
and shall proceed to set forth the grounds of our
preference.
Article 1. Sec. 8, Constitution of the United
States gives to Congress “power to lay and col
lect taxes, duties, imports and excises, * * *
but all duties, imports and excise* shall be uni
form throughout the. tinted States.”
Art. 2.B’C. 2. Constitution of the United States |
directs that Representatives and direct taxes
shall be apportioned among the suvural Stales,
* * * according to their respective num
bers, which shall la? determined by adding to the
whole number of froe persons, including those
bound to service for a term of years, and exclud
ing Indians not taxed, three jiftke of all other
jwniuiw.
Art. 1, See. 9. of the Constitution of the United
States directs that no capitation or other direct
tax shall be laid uuloss in proportion to the census 1
or enumeration herein before directed to be taken !
and that no tax or duty shall be laid uu articles
exported from uny State.
Under these provisions of the constitution Con
gross derives its power to lay and collect taxes
subject to the restrictions uud limitations therein
contained. Whether taxes arc direct or indirect, j
Congress has power to assess them, aud to collect
them by its own officers. When revenue is u>l~ |
leetct indirectly, or by duties on imports, the cus
tom house officers at the sea ports, appointed by
the President, receive the money from the impor
ter of foreign goods. When revenue is collected
directly, or by direct taxation, tax collector*, ap
pointed by the President, receive the money di
rectly from the citizen, and in default of payment. .
would have the right to issue execution and sell
property to compel payment. The army oftedo f
ral office holders would be as great, under one !
system of taxation as the other ; with this differ- j
once, that in the 000 oast: they are coulinod to !
port* of entry aud have only a local influence ;
while in the other case they would spread over the j
face of the country, and visit evory man'* door.—
In this respect the sy stem of indirect taxation tun
largely the advautage over the system of direct
taxation, ns it limits the influcuee of the federal j
office holders to circumscribed localities.
Again: By the Constitution. Congress is com 1
polled to observe a uniform rule in the collection |
and imposition of “duties, imports and excises/’
No such restriction exists as respects direct tuxes.
They to ay or may not be uniform, in thu discre
tion of Congress, as will be soon by reference to
Article I. Sec. 8. above quoted.
Again : in the imposition of direct taxes, the
property of the citizen* of the Northern States is j
not taken into the estimate in apportioning tuxes j
among the St vie* ; while it is a very important ]
element in swelling the relative proportion the
citizens of thdeSouthcio States have to pay. As
for instance. white population of the
United States iMt0,000,090, aud that the revenue
tolas raised by direct tuxutiou is SM),OMU r OU9. A
northern Stale having a million of white inhabi
tant* would have to pay only f2,t)tM>.ooo ; while
a southern Slate having a million of white in
habitants and a million of slaves, would have to
pay $2,000,909 in taxes lor her white in habitants
and ;;-.tbs of $2,000,000 for her slave*. Now
these slave* are property, bought with looney, as
much *o a* the ships and manufactories of the
northern man, and ye*, by the constitution they
are to be counted aud made the basis of direct
taxation, while the ship* aud manufactories oftta
northern man are not couuted. is it not clear
then that under the system of direct taxation the
.South would pay more than her share of the ex
pense* of the Government ?
This view of this interesting subject hue been
over-looked by the advocate* of direct taxation.
It is worthy of serious investigation. Let us il
lust rate still further Tan northern nieu and leu
southern iuen form two companies and commuuiv
husines*. The northern company accumulate a
million of dollars and invest it in town property,
manufactories, and ships. The Biirtn-*a eompu
fiy. also accumulate a million of dollars aud iuvest
It in slaves. Koch company is worth a million of
dollars and ought to pay taxes on that amount.—
Thi is justice, lint if the system of direct taxes
prescribed in the constitution were applied to
them, bow would it work? Kacli company would I
be required to pay equully for the ton white men
comporting each 11 rm ; hut the Southern company !
Would be tuxed iu addition for the slave* they j
owned, counting live slaves as three while men.
it will thus be •ecu that the ft out h would gam
nothing Ly resorting to direct taxation uidet*
there is some inherent evil in the tariff system
which presses sorely upon her industry.
learn, that on Tuesday night the
room of a young gentleman in Beall wood was en
tered, whilo it.< occupant wuh iu the city attend
ing the Piocoloinini concert. The thief took away
a large amount oiool thing and a shot gun. Murk*
of a hare foot, eleven inches in length, were dis
covered about the premises. Probably this rob
bory was committed by the same person who
broke iu to Clapp’s laetory,— Enquirer uj yteter
*y. _
A Just Tribute.
The Auburn Signal thus alludes to the Editor
of the Eni/nirtur of this city, 10-wit; “now wc are
sorry wc don't know this man Martin, except as
a nio/d indefatigable, keen-scented aud pestilent
apposition Editor—but we hazard nothing in say
ing that there remains iu his heart despite the
ravages of “Sam,” a rich placer of all that “re
fined gold” which make* a perfected yantUman
aud which neither wealth nor titles cun “gild,”
This tribute is duo the courtesy and justice of the
Eh fairer towards its opponents, while battling for
its own principles with sccl and ability.
During a recent steamboat trip down the Ohio,
the berths became so scarce that a tall Vermont
Yankee let hi at two dollar* per nigh; and siopt
mil by day.
ii li it ii c Ijf PI i* li In ‘i'#t)iii^'i£
€l§ |i/ 11: ) 11 111 ! P 111 ]U| nS tv-IS Hi * 11’ 11 1 11 IRUfblßii
V \y “ t ffl lII® Hi # /WW tls ® ™
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Journal if Commerce.
Was bin or ox, March 31.
Front all that can bo learned it i* not unsafe to
say that if the statement* rvlutive to Sir William
Gore onsfby*s alleged action in Nicaragua is ♦He
reof, he has v lot At off not only his own instruc
tions but the solemn understanding between the
British government aud that of the United States.
If the facts areas stated, tin* President will, it is
said, notwithstanding the the rfefaaa! of t’engross
t** grant him extraordinary powers to protect the
I right-and properly of citizen* of the United
i Stales, exact u conformity with whatever way
have been the stipulations between the two gov
ernment* respecting Onselcy’s mission.
The recent outrage t> the vessels of the Atlan
tic and Pacific Steamship Company was to-duy
brought to the attention of the Government offi
cials. who are reported to have said that the pro
perty of American citizens shall and will be pro
tested. The prospects now are. that additional
vessels will be dispatched to Nicaragua.
Despatches from tho Commander of the flag
ship Merrimae. dated “Harbor of Realjo, Febru
ary 28th” say, there is reason to -believe that the
recent cruise oftbe Dueuior in the Gulf of Fuu
sc-u has been productive of results highly taliufi
oinl to the interests of our country’ in that quar
ter. Tho object of flic Decatur in going to Suu
Juan Del Pur waste protect the passengers of the
steamship Herman, which was expected to arrive
there early in .March, aud tho presence of one
of the vessofsjof the squadron being indispensa
ble, she had been cruising in pursance of order*,
to ineereopt filibusters. At La Union the Deca
tur was -said to be the first.. Uni led Plates vessel
which had entered the port. She wu* visited Ly
the Governor of the Department as well as by
other officials. The first salute ever received bv
the flag of Stni Salvador was from the Decatur,
which was enthusiastically received by all classes
of people. Congratulatory addresses were iutoi
••haugouby the Comuioudante of La Union and
Commander Thatcher, yjjfijjiics of which have been
been received by the Navy Department.
• from distinguished sources in Paris ami
London ox pres* the confident belief, that there
will be no war, there being u prospect of acoturuo
datiug the differences now existing.
A rumor prevails, that Pen or Mata, Minister of
the Jaurez Government, who left lien* a short
time ago tor the South, has iteen invited to iinmc
diately return to Washington, but the report iad*
nled.
11 is reported in reliable quarters, that our Go
vernment will not take further action relative to ■
either Government in Mexico, until it. shall have
hoard from Minister McLanc.
Ran. Runnels has received his commission as
Consul to Pan Juan Del Par.
Col. Seaton, celebrated, with a few friends, last
night, his golden wedding, having been married
fifty years, and tor about that period connected
with the National Intelligencer.
Iniksmauism Co.NKKssKn.~-- The Vicksburg
True Southron of the 2“tb, bus the following:
Our readers will remember that we puhlt*hc<l
from the l*ort Gibson Reveille, within the last
tew days, au account of the burning of the house
ot Mr. Sheffield, at Linden, Copiah county. Wc
also also noted, from the same paper, an affray
wfiich subsequently occurred in Port Gibson, in
which a young man named Dunbar was shot.—-
The wounded man, believing that he win- dying,
bus confessed that his was the incendiary hand
that laid iu ruin and ashes what it had taken Mr.
Sheffield years to acquire. Our F correspondent
does uot say whether Mr. Duuhur confessed a mo
tive for this atrocious and daring crime. )l<<w
truly is the .saying exemplified in this case thut
“conscience makes cquauleof us all.”
A Man Rkvoavixu ix a Stkamboat Whkkl.
—On Saturday morning n man. name unknown,
wax driven from the shore near Albany in it boat,
by the severe gale without oars. He was pad
dling along with n piece of board which he found
in the boat ns the steamboat Eagle was making
her downard trip. The pilot, Mr. Hunter, did
not see tho unfortunate nmn. and the boat drifted
directly under one of the paddle-wheels of tho
Eagle, which broke it to pieces. To save himself
the uiun eiuug to oue of the paddles of the wheel
and was carried up .the wheel-house, where he
was badly hurt before his cries were heard. Tim
boat was immediately stopped, and the poor fed
low rescued from his bond 1 position. Ho was
yery seriously, though it is hoped not fatally in
jured. lie wax .sentback to Albany for medical
at ,l—Portland Argun.
ftKXSiJti.it Wuuns- -It i* a lamentable fact,miya
the Montgomery Adveriieer, that business nun
generally do not know- —oral least do not fully
appreciate the benefits to bo derived from exten
sive advt nr tiring. Many parsons seem to consider
money paid to newspapers lor tin* service a* an
outlay yielding little or no profit iu return —al
most as no much of their means thrown away. I
There cannot be a greater error. We have yet J
to see the first mail who, when tho question i* |
fairly and honestly put to him, eau candidly an ,
swer that he has lost a farthing by adicrtisUig.
There is not a paper, we cure not how x nut 11 its
circulation, but possesses some degree of influence ]
iu the community where it is published. There is i
not an advertisement inserted in the most iusig- |
niflennt journal hut will be read % somebody; anil
the name of firm who insert* such advertisement
becomes associated (along with his business, or
profession, whatever it be; in the mind oftbe re
dr, with the paper in which such advertisement
appears.
Fatai. Acchwht.—The V icksburg True South
ron, of Sunday last, 27th instant, says:
Wc regret to record a tad accident which oc
curred in this county <*u Friday evening, aud
which has resulted in the death ofa most estima
ble citizen. About 4 o'clock, Friday evening,Mr.
Janus A. Folkee, and his nephew Warren Bowls
a young man aged about 19, were about starting
off on a gunning excursion. Mr. Fowlkes had
mounted his horse aud wo* uj the act of riding
off. At this moment young Bolls, who was a
few paces behind his uncle, sprung into his sad
die. and as lie win bringing his gun up, it was
accidentally exploded, lodging the entire Contents
j n the back of Mr. Fdikes, between the spine uml
right hip. lie lingered until noon, yesterday,
when be .Mr. F. was in the prime of
life, highly respected, uud loaves three children,
now doubly orphaned, their mother having died
about a veur since.
Heavy Runs iv Misishii*pi—Ot k Mihhsii*i*i
exchanges still lurnish notices of heavy rain*.
Tho Uaulou Citizen, of the 2fith, say*:
All this section of country, though not under
water, is completely saturated with the watery
element. The crop’s have been.retarded, wc sup
pose, not less than • month by these continued
heavy rains. _
A CiTiznn dTAMAKO. —Mr. Ham. Ukvm, a very
worthy citizen of thin place, was stabbed in the
neck about dark on Tuesday last, by Win. Rich
ard*. The waind is a very severe, but not dan
gerous one. /I'he difficulty oecured about a satlie
lueol I nit ween the paruc*. The case was tried
before Just lens Doiim a.v and McCaAin.and llich
ard* was bound over in a bond of #SOO, to appear
at our uoxt Superior Oonrt.
Sumter Republican.
ANTinoTK COM RttTTLKSNAKK Polho.S.— The
Medical Journal says the following i* an infalli
ble care for the puiwiti fa rattlesnake bite:
Four grains oftbe iodate of potash;
Two grains of corrosive sublimate;
Five drachms of bromine:
Mix together, and keof) tho mixture in a gla*-
stoppered viol, welt s cured.
iu drops of thi* mixture, diluted with a table
spoonful of brandy, constitute a dose; the quanti
ty to ta repeated, if neceaaury, according to the
exigencies of the ease.
W r cst Baton Rouge Sugar Planter, of
tho 201 h, says:
“Atwr unanticipated delays, caused by the late
grinding of many ol our planters, we are at length
• abided to sura up the sugar crop ol onr parish
for the past year. The total number of hogs
heads mode, amount to 21,010, which is the great
est we hate, over made, surpassing the great yield
oflhmi by 491 hogsheads. No allowance, ol
courre, 4s made for ioi*s by fresnes sud early
grinding, or, undoubtedly, we would have made
ut loaat 25,999 hogsheads. An it is, our planters
:ire all well pleased at the roauit. From tho re
port of tho Aa.*sor. made last October, we learn
that we have 17.618 acres ot land cultivated in
cane, divided among about sixty sugar planter*,
showing an excellent average yield; uud, will,
nil things taken into consideration, wc think our
parish may, with soma propriety, claim the honor
of taing Use banner parish in the estate, for sugar
making.
Old Citixkxh Go.n*.—Tho Thomaavllle Enter
price records the death of Lucian li. Raines and
John Grovor, two of the oldest eitueas of Thorn*
m eounty.
THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE SOYKREIUNTY OF THE STATES.
Mteslaalppl—Freshet.
As many farmers in this part of the State owu
lands near the Mississippi, subject to overflow in
time of a freshet, we record the latest news, on
the2Bth inst
The river between Memphis and Uairu is out of
its banks in many places, causing immense de
struction of property: and many of the levee*
washed aud swept away. In many places fami
lies are compelled to live in flat-boats anchored
ou their farm*, and their stock was suffering from
standing iu the Water, ami want of total.
Thajown of Napoleon is under water, a few
points of*the levee in front are still above wa
ter.
Immense damage has been done above White
River. The crops that have been damaged by
the overflow, look promising. Milch of the land
at present under water, will probably yet he plan -
ted. Gotten, planted ns late a* the Ist of June,
if the season is favorable, will yield ihroo-fourths
of a crop.
Boat* uiiw vuoouutoc great, difficulty in getting
wood. ImiucMiHCquantities have been swupt away,
or rendered until for immediate use.
On the 30th ult: tho fiver was rising slowly
both at Vicksburg and Hatou Rouge. At tho lat
ter place only about one inch iu twenty four
hours.
The break m the levee at White's plantation,
souic Um miles above Vicksburg, is doing great
damage to the neighboring plantations. It is
toured that all the plantations and improvements
thereabouts will be washed away.
Ft itTnt.n in itKUAitji to tiie Ohkv asse at i’ol.
M’iutk's.—The Vicksburg (Miss.) True South
ron, of tho.27th in§f., gives the folk wing addi
tional intelligence in regard to the crevasse at
Uol. White's plantation :
The crevasse, about six miles above Vicksburg, 1
is hourly widening, and the water i* pouring
through with increased volume and velocity, ear- j
ryiug destruction and desolation to many a Imp
less planter below. The qilaulalion where the
break occurred will probably be trrevoubly ruin
cd. The plantation of Cd. George W. Grove* i*
already almost entirely iunundated, while about
halt o! that of K H Burney, Esq., is also submerg
ed. We hear of no efforts being made to stop the
crevasse, nor do we believe that auy effort a could
now cheek the advancing tide of tho maddened
water-. Where tho dmuage is to stop no oue can
foretell, hut wo fear that it will be most disas
trous.
The running of the curs on the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Texas Railroad has been suspen
ded iu consequence of some six hundred yards of
the road-bed having been washed away, and all
intercourse between Richmond and this city is
temporarily suspended. We learn, however, that
Gl. Horne, the active superintendent of the road,
will probably make arrangements, within a day
1 <>r so, for cuunuctiug with boats from this city
with the curs at the point beyond the break.
Mcamimat DlsaMurs
Lot inviu.i.. March 2d. - The i.tcoiuboata Nat
I Holmes and David Gibson, we learn, oatuc in col
i lisioii near Aurora, aud both boats sank in five
i minutes.
Tin- Nat Holmes had a largo number of passim
j gors, mostly emigrants to the Dike's Peak gold
j mines. Many of them were lost.
Only two of the crew of the David Gibson are
reported to fie missing.
M kmi>h:s, i\?arch 29. -A heavy storm took place
here last night, which caused much destruction
to property.
The storm swept over a wide range of country
and about thirty miles above here the steamboat
Maria Denning was caught in it, -and her chim
neys, pilot house and texus were blown Into the
river.
The boat floated down to this point this morn
ing ; stopped fur temporary repairs, uud then
proceeded oU her way up.
Hlvrrt* and Hirantbuafs
Lonsvir t.u., March 29.—The river at this
point has (alien two feet.
VlcKHBf no, March 29.—-The steamboat Cres
cent City, passed hero at one o'clock, aud the
Natchez at five o'clock, both op tlmir way to New
Orleans,
fl\ the Bhlizw Line
Ship on Fire and Abandoned.
BomiWKST l*A*s, March 29, 8:49, p. m.—The
dftip Muuticcllo, t apt. Landcrkin, outward bound
wont to sea fruui I’ftss ad’Outie, last Saturday,
(n Sunday, at 2 o’clH'k. i’. M., when seventy
mile* from the Busies, it was discovered that the
vessel won on lire. Vigorous efforts were made
to stop the progress of tho flames, but iu vain,
und the officer* and crew were compelled to aban
don the vessel at 3 o’clock, B. M.
They landed safely yesterday, aud will proceed
to the city.
z/.lT'Tbe “Albany Batriot’* entered upon its
fifteenth volume on the hist ult., when it made it*
appearance iu an entire new suit. Tho “Batriot”
is published al Alhuny, iu this State, at $2 per
annum, by A. J. Macartby, Editor and Pro
prietor, _ •
Ma'L Robbkrv.—The Memphis Bulletin of
the 2fdh instant says:
AVe learn that a young man named Bracken,
.-on of tho postmsMter at Holly Spring*, Mi**.,
and also a deputy iu the post office in that place,
was arrested on Tuesday lust.by the United .State*
Marshal, eharged with having robbed the mail,
whilo acting in his official capacity. After an
examination before the proper tribunal, he was
aeut on forfurther trial, tho evidence beingaguinst
him. U pon application he was admitted to bail,
with heavy security for bis appearance at the
Criminal Court.
1 ohcnhr Power of Public Plunder
This is a favorite expression with the opposi*
lion a* applied to the Demoem- y. Wo do not
deny tha’ the Democrats love the spoils—the
loaves and fishes have much to do with their hold
ing together. But if the thousand and one fac
tions composing the opposition can bo brought to
gether by the more suiell of public plunder -with
ont onw point of agreement, but hatred of Democ
racy, they ought not to complain. —A meric ms,
South- Weetern AVtr*.
Fitrnorriliiar) llutl*Ntorm al ViDrtie/.
The Natchez Courier, of thu 20th instant,
The severest hail storm ever known in this vi
cinity passed over Natchez yesterday evening,
between live and six o'clock. Fortunately, it wa*
unaccompanied with wind, and was but of sottia
fifteen minutes’ duration : but during thut time it
re'etuhied more a pelting of ieu bulls thu.. a fall
„f hail. The Ice literally came In solid chunk*,
sometime* aval in shape, hut generally circular.
But few pieces fell that were not of the sixe of a
Ik-ii egg, while many were picked up as largo a*
a goose or turkey egg. Smc that wc saw a hull J
hour after they had fallen, during a part of which
time the\ had boon bandied, measured six inches
in circumference. We saw several at least three
inches >u diameter the large-t way, aud two aud
three ouartvr inches the shorter axis. It wn*
ccrtulnfy the molt extruordinury full of huil we
ever witnessed, and must have done great damage
to the tender fruit aud vegetables in the gardens
near our city.
I’fiGMi'ulA nml t.enrgla Ktiilroad.
The directors of this road were in session on
Monday last. We uml* rstand that a resolution
wu* adopted calling n meeting of the stockholders
ou the 2d Monday iu May to act upon tho Amend
ment* to the charter in ado at the lust sessiou of
the Legislature* A coinmittc was likewise ap
pointed to visit the proposed terminus, in the vi
cinity of James Island. The oommittou Is com
posed of President Houston, D. W. Gwynn, 0. A.
Chuires, E. E. Biackburu, and Smith Simpkins,
Klql.
The resignation of L. W. Du Bo is, Kop. as
Chief Engineer of the Company, was received and
accepted, und James L. Randolph, Esq., late of
the Blue Itidge Road, elected in bin place.—Flor
idian,
Senator Yuloe, who has been quite ill since the
•djourement of Congress, w aro glad to slate,
is now convalescent. Ou Moduy, sayt the Wash
ington Union, for tho first time sinoe his attack,
he has ventured to ride out. Dvring a portion of
bis illness, he is raid to have boon so low m to ex*
cite ssriuui apprahtniioni.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. MONDAV, APRIL 11, 1859.
(OtnilH fi. WKDXKMI.IT. APRIL i\, IS.A9.
The Drwofratlr Parly mid the fimith
The demoeratie |wrty is now tho only organ last- j
ties which enjoys the proud distinction of being
a national party and who an ling Iwars tho em
blem of tho Republic in au unbroken galaxy of
stum. The South is not insensible to its claims,
but has shown an appreciation of its chivalry and
dovotodnoss in tho cause of her constitutional !
right* ami responded to its past fidelity iu a spirit
of characteristic generosity. Still, it must bo re
membered that it is only a political party and its j
sphere of usefulness and its line of policy limited
a* suoh. The South has a duly to perform with
which she alone ia entreated, hi* her inissiou to
purify the dementi of tho democratic party—to j
strenghteu and elevate herself in the Union to
strike off tho shackles Os inequality— to keep up
ward with the advance of tho North in every path
of progress in all the various branches of a coun
try's prosperity, Fo do i|iia, it is uot necessary
W bo placed iu antagonism with the fundamental .
principles of the democratic party. The South ;
accomplishes it by a lino of policy peculiarly her
own—not opposed, but auxiliary to democratic
championship; not aggressive; but clearly within i
the terms o! the Constitution. She must not re
pose upon the laurels of tho Democratic party
and rely too securely upon its aid in every emer
gency. Being apolitical organization —powerful
in number*—swallowing up, like Aaron's rod, the
conservative element* of other parties—lt, never
theless, cau >nly protect, as long as it may. her
constitutional and guaranteed right*. While tho
then should cultivate by all honorable
means an alliance with the Democratic party, let
her demand that thu Union bo maintained on the |
substantial basis of equal advantage* a* well a*
on an empty theory of equal rights. Let hereulti- j
: vale a were enlarged aud generous tiiith in tho
| patriotism of all her people—let her devise such
Constitutional remedies and such modes of houo- i
ruble rivalry with tho North, ns she can, to de
velop her strength, to restore her auoieut pre*tigH
and to secure that prosperity to which abe is j
entitled u* a part of this grout uud growing couu- j
Chalked llats.”
The Atlanta Amorirau regards our comments ,
upon the word “old ereed” us endorsing the \
charges made against the iiiuuugciuvnt of the ;
State roud under Gov. Johnson's administration.
That paper will not willingly misrepresent u*.— I
The criticism of the Timm was upon the woril
“old creed” introduced into the anti-Brown meet- j
ing, the siguiticiiney of which, wu* a mystery to i
all outsiders. Wo jestingly snid, it might be
“fliallcil hate No reflection intended iu this
allusion to any portion of the Democracy. Our
eotempornry will do us the kiiidnes to place us
right before it* readers.
It. T Marlin, Ivtq.
The Atlanta Jntt/lii/tnver referring to the tal
ented gentleman, whose name appears above, tho
! Reporter for the £>ujp-cine Court, says:
“Wc have huen informed that he is a native of
South Carotinu, aud partakes of the chivalrous !
spirit of that noble State. He is a relative of
Judgo Benuuig (none the worse tor that) and is
between Jo and 49 year* of ugc.iieuppuura to be a
modest, unassuming utuu, polite, affable mid
courteous in hia deportment towards all uieu.
11 v: has discharged the duties of hi* office, ao tar
aa we have boeu able to know, iu a manner high
ly becoming to him, and hmcflciul to tho coun
try. His office is ouo of grout importance. It is
his duty to report tho decisions of the .Supremo
Court, in which arc involved the rights of the |
people of Georgia, personally and pecuniarily.”
Bahrain and Bakk. —The Dalton Times says
that there was no bargain and sale agreed upon
by *i'mo distinguished gentlemen: iu that city, l
some time since.
PiltyTho Coy loti Time* elates that rice has ris- !
eii to au excessive price in all part* of the island,
and in thu Northern districts is
Orders were mail by t lt graph to C'ah-utlA to for
ward some, cargos, but the telegraphic disputchje* ;
were sent to Calicut. One firm, it ia said, hue lit -Ar’
n <n
ii <>ur
thiriy messages in this fashion. etc we
m Itouse
fatal Accident.
Mr, James B. Foley. Proprietor of the fierivt .
House, Savannah, was thrown from his hugg,.s|ii,*,
on Bay Struct, ou tho 4th iust, and died from tl VVl^" e
injuries received. The A’c/e *>*: sis,
“The horses uttul'bod to his vehicle tookfrighA
while passing the Exchange, uud hucoiniug uity*
iiiauugeable, durttaU ofi ala furious rate, kcepm'dj&nd
the open Btreet until- they reached the corner 1 j* 1
Whitaker street, where they took the pavnnonry
While passing over au open cellar door one wbeei
of the boggy was torn “If, cunting the vehicle “'(sR.
such a manner us fi* throw Mr. Foley upon •hg_
paveiueiil. lie wa* couveyed to hi* house when j |( /
lie expired iu about two hour* alter the accident. ,t„ y
\ IVsrcfnl Departurr
“Once, on a pleasant summer’* day, after uo
wasting or weakening, or dependence, when her ;
tune came, her lifo went out us uotar i* lost iu the
day.
She laid herself down at evening, sent quietly ,
for the Minister; joined with her vote© in the j
prayers; (while the otherchrintian* breathed soft- i
lv by her bedside,) once opened her eyes upward,
saying through the stillness. “Yes!” as if in ans
wer, turned partly with a bright smile, to her
friend*, then shut the lids down softly for the last
time, and so, with a fair veil of smile hung over
the dead features, left hor body there to lx- put
away, until it shall ta ruined in new beauty, to
walk upon the New Earth.”
K.vim i.mio.v or tiik Jkhi its miiom Bt KNOM
Avnkn. I’ inter date of January JO, wo learn the 1
grounds given for the expulsion of the Jesuits from |
Buenos Ayres:
“They were the prostitution of the priestly I
character by the inculcation of impious and sub- I
\ ersivc doctrines, und by encouraging young
women to take ntws, iu order to gain their prop- \
i rty. The Superior oftbe Mission, Father Sato, )
with one companion, hud already luit for Santa j
• alharinu. The others proposed to take pd'ngc
at the Spanish l.cgAtion, but the Charge declined i
to receive them on the plea that the Order was ‘
also excluded from Spam. The decree of expul- j
sioti wa* dated Jan. 26/
, A boarding Miss, deeming “cat” s word ,
too vulgar for refined ears, defines it thus :
“To insert nutrition* pabulum into tho ventricu
lated orifice below the na-al proturbcrance, which,
being masticated, peregrinate through the certi
lagn u/pif cavities of the luruyx, und is finally i
<loiuiot!iated in tho recuptieale for digestible par- *
tides/’ ■■*—
Hit Still.—An exchange says:
In a public Hcbooliu New s short time i
siiioa on an alarm oflire, a terribly panic ensued .
and many of the adiolur* were injured by rushing
to the doors, and on# of the teachers u young
lady, Jumped from a window. Among hundreds |
of children, with whom the building was crowded
was one girl, among the tast in the school, who, .
through nil the frightful scene maintained entire ‘
comporturc. The odor indeed forsook (her cheek.
Her .lip quivered. The tear* stood in bur eye*,
hut *hc moved not. After order bud bean restor
ed, un Iffier companions bad been brought hack i
to their place*, the question was asked hor how ,
the name to sit so still, without upparent alarm,
w hen everybody ole; was in such a fright. “My
(ut her/’ said she, “is a fireman, and lie told me if
there was an alarm of fire In tho school, I must
just *U still/’ _
Wahhinotom, April 1.
J* understood here to-day that Mr. Pr/or re
mains editor oftbe States; that paper having been
plaeed on a perm slant foundation. It will hence
forward act as tbe organ of thu Democratic* party,
irrespective of the views of tbe President and the
Duty Union.
Napidcou’H Lrtter toHlr Francß Head.
I Sir Eranti Head has recently addressed some
: letters to the Louduu Times, defending tho char
acter and policy of the present Kuipuror of the
French. The letters 4Sir Francis afterwards
submit n and fur hi* majesty's perusal. Napolten
not oidy_deig|n dto read them, but sent the au
thor a letter iff reply, so full of “calm, uiaguani
i molts M>ntfuin|U towards Euglund,” that
1 Prafifllf eannoi refrain froin setting it before tho
world. It was us follows;
“l’Ai ack of the Trii.KuiKS. March 1.
i ”A/it l>ear Sir fritm-i*:— l thank you for hav
ing collected together, iu order to solid them di
rect to me, the different article* which you have
inserted in the English Journal*, for you thus
i give mean opportunity of expressing to yon all
’ my gratitude tor the sentiments ot which you
! have not feared the spontaneous manifottioii iu
my favor. 1 have seau in them, uud 1 am much
touched by it. a now proof that my old friends in
England have uot. forgot ton me, und that they
know how much 1 alwavs preserve for tho Eng
i lish people the esteem uud sympathy which 1 felt
I during my exile in the midst of them.’
“Even iu writing to you to-day, Idoteot myself
j in recollecting a* u happy time the epoch when,
j prescribed, l saw you in England. It is thut, iu
changing one's destiny, one only changes his joy*
j and sorrow*. Formerly the affliction* of exile
alone Appeared to tue; to-day 1 see plainly the
cures ot | -wor. and one of the greatest of them
around me is, without doubt, to find oiiu'w .-ell
misunderstood and misjudged by those whoinoue
values tin most, and with whom one desires to
live on g< od term*. I \ ii-e enhonte itrtellij/r.Hre.]
Thus (oin*t) 1 consider it very natural that
the partus whom it has been my duty to oppose
and rupiv-s should bear me ill-will, und should
seek the mean* to injure me; hut that the eug
lish, of whom I tfavc ulwuys been the most
voted mid the most faithful ally, should attack
me inoeasaully in the journal* in the most un
worthy and the most unjust mauncr, i* wlmt 1
cannot comprehend; for in truth(/e bonnefoi)l
cannot discover any interest they can Wave iu ex
i citing tin public mind against France. If in my
own country, 1 chose to u<-t in this manner, il
1 would be impossible for me afterwards to restrain
the posHou* wliivdi I should have let loose (</>
j r/minter)
“1 have ulway* enter!alued a great admiration
| for the liberties of the English people! but 1 re
; grot deeply thut liberty, like all good thing*,
j .-hoviM also have its exceas. Why ia il that, in
| stnul of making (ruth known, it uses every effort
j to ohacurc it? Why is it that instead of eneour
| agiug aud developing gcuerouH aenlimcntx, it pro
■ pagutea mistrust aud hatred?
“I am happy, than, among alt these matiom
! vro* of falsehood, (inensouage,) to lmvo found a
I defender, who guided by the sole love of truth,
; ha*not hesitated euergetioally to oppose t<* them
i hi* loyal und disinterested voice.
“Believe, my dear Fruneia, in my sentiments of
friendship. “N A POLKON.”
The flu} ton Rulwer Treaty
Washington, April 1.
The Union bus uu apparently semi-official ar
ticle on the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, saying :
The President has never changed hi* policy
concerning it; tin- American construction will be
substantially carried into effect • the Mosquito
protectorate and the Buy island* will no doubt,
be surrendered by Great Britain to Nicaragua and
Honduras respectively ; the substance of Sir Win.
Gore Outwluy’s instructions has been communi
cated to this government only through Lord Na
pier, und the government ha* full faith iu the loy
. ally of the British government; and that if riir
| Gore Ousuley has exceeded his instructions in any
particular, he will, no doubt be culled to rigid au
-1 count.
The UuHhlngion state*.
From Mexico.
i The U. S. hloop-of-war fciuimoga, frein Veru
i Cruz, arrives! Ht Pensacola on the 25th ult., hav
ing left Vera Cruz on the 12th. She loft ut Vera
Cruz the United State* sloop-of-war Sin annuli,
i two Spanish, four French aud four English inen
of war.
The rumor* in relation to the internal war pre
-1 vailing iu Mexico are so conflicting that it seem*
iiujHJfcsible to | ‘ace an j relbuico in any of them. It
! j* gfj,!,-Ti.tl) o< ic<led that Gcu. Miruuion hits iuo(
j with dot Oats, and that his forces are not
I within striking distance of Vera Cruz. lie in re
ported to In! collecting force* at Ori/üba.
The pcuple-l’ Vera Cruz appear confident of
| victory iu any mutest with Miromou.
The Suratcjn takes in stores at Pensacola, und
,wLu % Vora to relieve j
dilh rent kind* and qualities, at usual prices.
• , HULL, Ditto dc 00, I
HOI.TIXU CLOTHS.
The usual variety of Numbers of the iiblST \
QUALITY imported.
HULL, DU E A CO.
ALSO,
A l*rg’ variety of uUior article*, suitable lor
Plauieia >lid iituan ir*’ use. Haviug a remitwui ‘
i Uaruvt/n .hw lorfc, w can oUcr uiauceuicuin 1
j 4> purcU.HKn* equal Vo auy Unu*o 111 Iks bouili,
111 LL, I>UU dfc CO.
j ColiunxiK Gu. Mail n 17. dwu.
“•> . a UAIiNABU 4 UU.,
Wo announce Ivory briefly, m mrr • . 9
edition of } < -tei dni, the destruction of the *teaui
boat. Auguala, by lire, ou the Hnvunuuh River,
1 about forty tuHe* below this city. .
The Augusta left here ut half-past i o’clock
•*n Friday cv-hing last, und wa* on her way 4<<
I Havaiiush, wi|h a very valuuhle cargo, rouslsl
iug of some Miteu hundred uud eighty bale* ot
i cut Lou, five huidred and thirty-five barrels of flour
Ia lot other article*.
About II • •lock, p. iu., while luid up ut Kitglc
Point, lire wMfdwcovcped iu soma cotton in the
lure part of tl a,boat. The progress of the fire wa*
very rapid, mil the boat wa* soon enveloped iu
flume*. Moil bf tbe hand* were asleep ut the
; time, and it wu* with great difficulty thut Ouptuin
Fraser, or an/ of (hose ou bourd, could be saved:
Mr. Henry Day, the first engineer, wu*drown
ed, and throe negro men were also lost—two of
; them drowncu,Olid one, the cook, probably burn
■ ed. The negidas are Willis, belonging to t'apt.
Eraser: Will iurucr, belonging to Dr. Turner:
uud Win U'ullibauk, belonging to Mr. Au*h >y, all
j of this city.
The boat wSff*burnod to the wat*r’* edge, und
with tho cargo,)* a total lore. We have been in*
! formed that t m cotton wa* insured—a portion in
New York am a portion in Boston—and the flour
I in thi* city ; i m there wu* uo iu*uruuc ou the
I bout.
j It may be proper to add that one of the negroes
j mentioned ah< ve a* lost, wus drowned before tbe
. fire commenc'd.
1 The origin • I this uufortunatc and uiclanchoty
affair i* Ullkil’ WII.
Till- Ar! dim Movement In New fork
i There is a i matt ofa great Cuban fllUbsMtoriog
| expedition on foot in this city, but who can tell
: ii* that it i* inin> than a rumor/ Neither can
! any one say p wilivvly thut il is will:out founda
f tion’ “he oil; abound* with soldier* of fortune,
who would un lei take, for a consideration, to in
vade the Moon, if they could get there. The oh
j surdity of tha prqjaot has nothing to do with tho
! probability that it i* seriously wutertuiued. Thu
I city ia under no official apisonage. Then* are no
| cunning spias hum, a* in Franco, who ferret out
conspiracies in durk corner* and report them to
i the Government, which crushes them in the bud.
Midnight com wc* might be held every night in
| every wurd; rivenlv thousand men might be en
j rolled, a million of dollar* might ho subscribed tor
tho capture of Cabo,—aud. a* long s* the parties
interested kept their own secret, who would ta
the wiser ? It ri iinpoasihlo to disprove this sort
| ol rumor*, especially at a time when the forcible
’ acquisition of Cuba i* openly advocated in politi
cal meetings and newspaper*.
[.V. Y, Jour, of Cumin*roe.
| D*Ao*'ratio (Joovsntiim in the Harri
sonburg distric wet, probably, on tlm J9h ult.,
i J. T. Harris, ./Rockingham, it i* said, will be a
candidate, whdher nominated by a convention or
i n °k
At a I'emocrutlc meeting held recently
! in Monroe, the following resolution was pass
ed :
KeeoUtod, That wo doom this an appropriate
occasion tosxf'ess our entire aatiriaction iu the
Executive fidelity and ability of Gov. Wise, and
that we tender W bin our high appreciation of the
many and valuable public services whieh has
rendered to the dtate.
fOl.l Mllls, THI KsllW, APRIL 7, IHBD.
Mar Sardinia und Auxlrla
The last despatches confirm the belief that wur
is not inevitable in Europe. True, Lord Malmes
bury has failed in his efforts to prevent a confla
gration w Inch would not be limited to Daly, but
it duos not augur that war will be the result. The
Van, which the Piedmontese government wished
.... jo ntract with a view to military operations, of
an opportune moment for British in tor von
ti uv V>r peace. Witliout justifying a loan on nc
v the Ihrcuti-iiiug attitude\u*triu is sahl to
have\uksiimcd on the Picdmontoau frontier the
BritishtViliinet, uevcrtheletiH, believed, that Aus
tria dioubl extend her hand to the Piedmontese
govomptvnt. so a* to allow the parties to with
draw lroop* from tho respective frontiers.—
Austria, while appreciating this overture in behalf
of peace uud order, protests that she entertain* any
hostile project against Piedmont—that she
abstain, despite the just grievances she might ad
vance iu justification, from any aggressive action,
so long as, on Its part, the Sardinian Government
respocto tho inviolability of the imperial territory
and that of its allies—that she will only draw the
sword ill defence of inalienable rights.
Sardinia, however, encouraged by the sympa
thy aud aid of Frauce, protests with equal empha
sis against tho prcpoude.ruliug influence which
Austria exercise* in Italy beyond the limit* which
treaties have assigned her. With this stale of af
fairs, a Congress of peace has been called uu Ital
ian affairs with favorable assurances of an umicit
ble adjustment of existing difficulties.
Overlooked fur Congress
. In a few lines, written in ba*te, concerning the
prospect* of the Democracy in tho 2d Congress
ional District, a number of uaiue* were suggested,
perhaps more uuworthy than others not mention
ed, In connection with the position of ItupreaeM
lativc. A correspondent to one of our city cx
change*, from the county of Early, rebuke.* u*
tor Hot alluding to the claims of the many gentle
men in thut county, -‘who would like to have the
office” and “who are belter iu every respect than
those enumerated.”
The correspondent says:
“In tlic Weekly Times of the 2Hth ult., i* an
editorial which l fully oiulur*e. so far as our late
taithliil and vigilant Representative in Congress
is concerned. Thu Democracy of Early are satis
fied with the course of the Hon. Martin J. Craw
ford, and will, with grout unanimity, east their
suffrages for him again, should he be a candidate.
But us tho editors of the Times have chowm to
propose other muuc* in connection with that of
fice, 1 deem it nothing but proper to mention a ftto
from our county, win* would like to have it, und
L doubt uot would give satisfaction to the poo
|llu.
****•••*
Wnerc are the men who have “borne the heat
and burden of the day"—the old lino Democrat!- -
the Sheffield*, the Bushes, the Browns, the Weft's,
the Audrcws^tbs Stafford*, the Holmes, the Mer
cers, the Robinsons, the MuLuws, the Swcarcn
gin*, the Collier*, the Potter*, the Stampers, the
Means, the Gays, the Currigans, tho Temples, the
lliilchms, and a hundred others, who are far tat
ter iu every respect than any ot those cuumcru
t'd?”
Death of Hopkins Holsc)
Col. llopkiii! llolsoy died at Butler, Taylor
county, ou the 31st ult.
lie was one of the Representative* from Geor
gia in ifi.'lrt, having taeu elected by the General
Ticket system. He whs Editor of tho Southern
/tanner, Athens, in 1552.
lie whs Gi years old.
HSfl-A scini-aiimml Dividend of five dollars per
shaYu has boon declared by tho utock-holders of
the Mechanics Bank at Augusta.
A Dividend of four dollar* per share has been
declared by the Union Bank at the same place.
Skfc-Tho tax levy in Ibo city ot Baltimore, for
tboyeer 1959, is one hundred cents on every bun- |
dred dollar! worth of taxable property ; ninety j
oeute-'U'f oitf purposes, and teu corns tor the use
of tho, -tato.
>1: M.vumitta Patriot, Mr. J. D. Lawrence
Imposed of the Marietta (Ga.) I‘ntriot to
Hh. H. A Grist and T I’ lJurge, under whose
|pment i will be hereafter conducted.
-I A B Grist atsuiuc* the editorial department
I gjdria salutatory, announces his predilection
I of the American parly.
an* Muj< T. M. KurJow, of Amcrieuu, John M.
Jer, of frooly, and Wni. A. Huriis, Esq., of
’ el are added to the uhiuc* spoken of for Con
this Disrrict. They are worthy being
(nod in this connection.
tongre** Heron and IMatrlrt
hum. Kditokh ;
I ft signs of the times, ns men now discern
them, indicate ihat the next few sessions of Con’
gresH will bo atoriiiy enough. The Soulk, already I
in the minority, will he still weaker in point of
numbers than at present. Her rights invaded,
her strength diminishing, and her “|eciinnr in*
stitution,” the object of detestation und abhorrence
to a vast majority of the voters of the Union, it
becomes her in choosing her Representatives, to
select, such men as are distinguished among us
for ability, will and fearlessness. It was under
stood, at least by the writer, that our present Rep
resentative for the 2nd District, about the time
of the Inst Congressional Convention, expressed
himself, as indifferent about a renominattoii. lie
even at one time, I believe, declined it. Hewing,
lately, a suggestion is one of the Albany papers
relative to the appointment of delegatus to the
Convention in the District soon to Ins held, 1 take
the liberty of mentioning in this public manner
the name of a gciitlcinau, who, it is well known,
combines all the requisites necessary to meet the
emergency of the time.
The lion. John A. Jones during his public ca
reer, has given incoutostiblo evidence both of his
powers of mind and courage to meet such difficul
ties and abolition array as must be faced by our
friends in the trying times that are just before
us.
If it should be the pleasure of the Convention
again to honor this end of the District, by the se
lection from it of our banner-man, I thinkttbsa f
there is no gentleman more worthy of thot post of
dangerous eminence, nor better fitted by natural
and acquired ability to defeud our rights, ad
vance our interest and maintain the dignity aud
integrity of his section.
PUBBUUIBKR.
I amp'id It o , Di unu rar).
At a democratic meeting held in Campbell coun
ty, over which Muj. L. li. Watts presided, reso.
lot ions were adopted endorsing the adininist ra
tion of Gov. Drown and recommending lion. L. J.
liar trull for ru-eletiou to Congress.
Rrunnwlck ami Florida Railroad.
The Annual Mooting of the Htookholdcrs of this
Company will be hold in the city of lSruns
swick, Georgia, on Thursday, the 12th of May
next.
Cold WtiATNXl.—The last fbw days have
been quite wintry—sufficiently so to make over
coats aud ilrws agreeable companions The last two
nights have been cold enough for frost. We are
not aware of the Injury done young crops and
fruit—if any. The himining state of the river
indicates heavy rains in the up country.
There woe a heavy frost in Atlanta on the 31st
alt., which we are happy to learn, says the Amor*
I can* 4U uo serious damage to vegetation.
The former Fieri lon ot Judge t verson to the l’ S.
Senate.
Having been put ill possession by a reliable
source, of the circumstances attending theeluctiun
of Judge Iverson to the Scnato In 1553, we are
satisfied that great iujusliceJms been done him by
u Kiisiiinlerstiuidiiig of the facte, ouffikhe purt ot
some, uml it misrepresentation of them by others,
who are endeavoring t< create a prejudice m the
public mind against thut gentleman. A brief re-*
►cßttl of the cireuinstuuei sos that election, will re
lieve Judge Iverson of all blame or fault in the
mind of evory impurtiiil niun, ami exalt him still j
higher in the esteem and confidence of the poo- ,
pic.
At the opening of the Legislative Session ol
LSS3, there were* three candidates for the Senate, j
to auccocd (Judge Dawson, whose term would
expire in March 1855. Thonto candidates were
tlovornor McDonald. Governor (Sddi, ami .fudge ,
Iverson—noorher Inafi was spoken of—Governor .
Johnfion hud just boon alerted Governor oud ot j
course was not, even thought of. A caucus of j
Democratic members wa* determined ou and the j
c&udidutos ngreed to submit their rlulhisto a cau- i
eu* iiotuinutiou. It whs held, und Gov. Melton- .
aid wus iioinnmtod, having stusivod u two third
vote op the Jd or 4th l>olh>t. Cobb and Iverson
submitted to the decision without u murmur, and
both loft Milledguvillr tho next morning for tindr
homes. Tho Democratic party had a sinaM mn
jorlty iu both houses, uml (,'ov. MtDMsld’v dco- !
tion wa* oonaiUercil oortaiu; ncvorlheh *<, when |
the election came on. *in a joint meeting of the |
two bon so*, it was found that there was six or i
seven Democrat* who did not and would not goto j
I for the nominee. These gentleman were uot the
fricuds of J udgo Ivor sou—on the contrary, Gov. f
McDonald received m cry vote that had been east
for Judge Iv-rson in the caucus, and so eoutinu- |
ed to recoivc them throughout all the Loßoting*, ,
a* long as Gov. Cubb was the nominee of the par
ty.
The Democratic msmtara who rotiiacd to vote ,
for Gov. McDonald, w(-ie i|je original friend* ot ,
Gov. Cobb. No blame, wu believe, was ever ut
taclied to Gov. Cobb for the conduct ot those gen- j
tleiucu. We are satisfied that he acted in good
faith, and on hut return to Milledgevilu, pending
the balloting, ueed every exertion to induce these
fricuds of hi* to withdraw their opposi lion to the ,
uoiuiueo, aud support him—but in vuiu—the pur
tioa wereanhstiualo and unyielding. The Whig*
steadily adhered to Judge Dawson, and Iho detec
tion o| hix votes iu the Democratic rank* wh* suf
ficient to prevent an electian. Feme twenty or :
thirty hullotiugM look place, running through sev
eral days, without * result. Wc have it from
good authority. Unit duriug those balloting*. 1
Judge Ivcrsoil was appealed to by BOIUO of hi* ,
f riend* to allow hi* name to be brought forward, !
but be positively declined to do so, and wrote to u
triend iu the Legislature expressing the hope that j
Gov. Me Donald would finaly succeed, and urging
upon (hi* friend toudhoKU to the c.uu-in- uumilia
tioii to the last. Il wu* finally ascertained, how
ever, lhat McDonald could not he elected, audul- j
ter u vain struggle for more than u week, uuolher t
j caucus of tho Democrat* wa* called by Gov. Me- 1
j Uonald'efrii ud*. and at their iu*tnne- , hi* noini- j
nation wa* formally reciml. d.nwi the door thrown t
open to all competitor!. The balloting* were re
| suuicd in joint meeting without an. uiniaiiou—
! and nearly every prominent democrat iu thu state ,
j wu* brought forward aud run by the Democratic
| party during nearly another week'a balloting.— (
: Cobb, \\ ard. C happell, McAlister—all were
I tried, hut none could succkol. During all this
time tho name of Judge Iverson was uot prcsuut
j ed. Hu steadily refused to permit it to he used j
| At lust, oiler trying every {[expedient without sue- 1
’ cess, a third caucus was called ou (Saturday night.
I procodiug what was generally understood to ho n
! final eflort*to election tho following Monday.— !
i In that caucus a committee of e>uc froiu vuuh Ju- j
j diciul District v.as appointed to reeoinmond a !
plan of action, iu order to scout o an election at !
I the next joint meeting of the two houses, which j
; was to he held at 11 o'clock on Monday moruiug. j
I The committee recointneuded that the names of j
| Chappell. McAllister uud lvoraou, should be <
. prefteuicl on Monday, aud that whoever of the I
1 I three should receive the highest vote on the first !
i j ballot, he should be considered the Nomine* of j
| the party, and all others should bo dropped. |
j This recommendation, was adopted by the cau- !
cus and it adjourned iu harmony fora iiualstrug- j
j gle ou Monday.
! On the first ballot on that morning Judge Iver
son received the largest vote, indeed his vote wa*
| greater than tho joint vote of both the other gen- i
j tloinuu. lie was tbcu the leyitimule nominee of j
I the party, und was elected • the -Ith ballot, re
j coiving every Deniowrutie vote except one. Judge j
Iverson was present ou the oueuftiun, haviugreueh-
I cd AlUtodgeviUc tho night before, and his presence ,
, doubtless oontrijnifod to hi* sueee**, and secured
! an election of Heuator by the Democratic party, at
j thut session. •
j This simple redial of facts, which rest* in the
j memory of all the living actor* in the *cencs to j
I which we refer, will shew thut in. man ever acted j
j with better faith, or over obtained un election by t
, more fair or honorable means, tliau ho whoso .
i go<>d faith, integrity, und honor, it -is our pride
und pleusure to defend uml admire. Judge Ivor- i
sou wa* not, as ha* been said by some, a couipro- j
mint caudiduto. lie was ail atailuil*. candidate, .
and thu only man iu the Slate at the time, who ;
could have been olectod. Hu had been all hi* |
life a consistent Democrat; he hail served hi* j
party long Mini faithfully; he wm* acknowledged .
, to be a man of ability and a yeutlcman. He was I
a favorite w ith litu Democratic party, and if he !
had been act aside, in the first caucus, it wa* be
cause thu strong sympathy of thu party had bueu
| excited for Gov. McDonald, growing out of hi*
recent defeat by Gov. Cobb iu the election for
Governor in 1851. Judge Iverson wu* in no wise
responsible for McDonald's failure; nor wore any i
of his friend*, lie did not uenrp Gov. McDon
ald's .Senatorial office, a* ha* imeu so frequently
and so unjustly charged, lie wu* clouted *tb
nominee of the. parly, fairly and leg iLi ill dr,
and was not brought forward und elected u* u
compromise bid ween any two or more rival can
ilidutc* or conflicting factious. How tbcu is lie.
bound to retire ut the end of his term ? There win
no understanding or Agreement at the lime of
thi* election; on the other hand, all the cirauui- ,
stance* show that having obtaiui! hi* seat in the
Senate fairly, he i* fairly euLiicd to hold i< dur
ing another term, as a reward for the omiucut I
ability, fidelity and patriotism, whi ‘i have thu* {
fur distinguished hi* SdMtlori.il cm-ex.—Empire j
State.
A New SuuiHi rn Uook
The undersigned propose* publishing, provided j
he meet* with “utHcienl eocnurAjp incut, anew f
work to be called “The Southern Literary Com
jmUmL” The work will ta puhlinbed in hue style, i
containing about three hundred pages and cuibcl- I
lisbod with correct edeel engraved likenesses ot
eminent Southern writers. A* it w ill oust u large :
uiuoiinf of money to publish the proposed work,
he will sell it only to sobiHtriburs. Those who
wish the hook can give their names to the under j
signed, and if u sufficient number i* obtained, the ‘
work will ta published ; if not, It will he declined.
This is no humbug, but an humble effort to col- I
lect, iu a neat volume, many a literary wolf of |
rarest value, that otherwise must he lost. Among
the collodions will ta found aniclo* from Wilde, |
Simm*, Judge Meek, Mrs. liryitu, Jenny Wood- i
bine and others, who have contributed greatly to ‘
tho promotion of Southern Literature.
Terms, #•! per copy, payable ou delivery.
Wo will be very thankful t< our brethren of the ,
press if they will call attention to -.ur proposed
work and will, Iu the event wo huccoml in having |
R usued, present each with a copy who way pub
lish this prospectus.
J. 0. (. BLACKBURN.
Lumpkin, Ga. March 10, IH.iV.
The Main Trunk.
At a meeting of tho Board of Directors oftbe \
Atlantic A Gulf Railroad Coinpuuy, held iu Sa
vannah on the fltli inst., the following resolutions j
were adopted :
Urea lad. That the enginocr be Instructed to ‘
nrepureestimates for grading the entire Hue of,
lload from the AlUpaha to Ihiilihridgu.
lleeulnd, That the President ho empowered to !
put under contract thirty miles of grading of tho
road, east from Bninbridge, in such maimer a* he
tuuy consider host, provided thut tho same duo* *
not exceed the subscription of Docslur county, j
Hr*at red further, That tho Fresh lout ta win* :
powered to put under contract the grading of tha 1
entire line of the road from (he Allupuha to j
Tbomasvilht, iu such manner and > such time as (
ho may deem host for the Interest of tho compa
ny; and that A. T. Mclntyre ho autlmrud by
the Board to receive pvoprosala for grading
through Lowndes and Thomia counties.
Progress of Krt c Trartc
The governin’ nt of Canada has modified Its ta
riff by a general reduction iu the rates of impost,
and by the substitution of ad valorem for *pc
ciflo imposts, It la not particularly creditable to
Am rlcan enlightenment that wo ate meditating
tht retrograde movement from Free-Trade to
Protection. Canada is a quarter from whioh wo
j toarctly expected tueuuuttou iotbe lUence nfpu*
PSYBjFtt’eOLQUlTivrrditoM™
JAMES W. WARKfcH. \ JSOIWM *
Number 15
litleal economy; but wc may profit by the lesßon
| without rofereneo tu the authority of tho example.
W hile tho w orld in progressing tho United Slates
will take uo backward Washington Statin
Important from Washlugtoa.
| PerpatJie* from the SguaUrou off Uwa Crus—*
Trial of Mr. Sickle*—Couim it tion tv Overhaul
the .Vary Yard , dr.
April 1.
i The Navy Department receivea <U<*patctas to
, day from t’apt. Juivis, of the frigate Savannah,
“ft Vera t ruz. lie state* thut an engagement had
! taken place between Mimnion and the opposition
| forcin', at a place called Monkey Pose, in which
the former lad taeu repulsed and utterly routed;
| with tho |.>** of between SOund 109 killed und
. many wounded. The particulars are hot given,
j it whs thought thi* detent would retard his movc
-1 lueuts toward \ era i'ru/.,iind poaftihiy conqHd him
j to abaudou his contemplated attack ou the latter
I cif y-
The UaMriet wore in session until lato this \q
, ning. Xiie eubyeoi under consideration i* undcr
un-d to have huun < ‘antral American affairs. Tho
Northern Light Li might additional advices fn-m
Gen liHiuai'.biVt nothing indicating that the Ousely
treaty hud ncdii ratified. Tho aduiiiustration M
dutiaclincd to bolievr that Onreley in his eporit
! (ions iias pluyod ffilse. iiis inetruotiom were laid
| before our government immediately alter his de
| parture lor (.'cutral America; and if he ha* e.\-
| ccd,.,| them in any particular, he will ta called to
I rigid account. Then tore, until the next Arrival
I nothing, so far a* England in concerned, will ta
| done.
i'lr. Brady ha* been engaged tu-dny consulting
with Counsel in (lie Sickle* ease, anil preparing
I ibeir defence. They will ta prepared on the day
of trial t< r any uud every onicrgeuey that may
i arise. If the prosecution, as it i* alleged they
, will, probe iiic matter to tho bottom, and inquire
, iuto the anteuedvitta of Sickles and *oine ot hia
prilicipid witnesses, the defence will ta fully pro-
I pared |br them, for they havu subpoenaed a largo
■ number -if witnesses, who will ta mt tfio ground
• luring the trial. “
I learn to-day that eminent counsel has been
, oagagod to Aft.-i-it the District Attorney. Their
umucH will not be known until thedav of trial
Chief Justice Taney, together with a respect ah lo
portion ot Mr. Key * family, arq averse to the em
ployment of count'd, or making any undue effort
in the prosacution of thi* case.
Mr. Sickle*, tor tho last day or two, has been
muHi depressed and low spirited, He cannot
bear the idea of go ing into Court and listening to
the revelations which will there he made public.
Tne Secretary of tho Navy has appointed n
Hoard of Naval Officers, consisting of Commodore
Gregory, Captain Blake, Commanders Foote and
fucker uml Lieutenant David I>. Porter, to visit
tho various Navy A ards, examine into their con
• iiiii. , n, uud ferret out any changes for their better
anti more economical organization. They will
} c,,n,,n enee with tlm New York yard, aud then visit
1 others iu succe*simi.
Ihodix small sloops-of-wur now on the stocks
at the various navy yards have taon named, by
>rdcr of the Department, aa fullons:
“'here Building. Naum of Steamer.
Boston Narrnguiirtctt.
Portsmouth Mohican.
New \ork, Iroquois,
IMiilndt lphia Wyoming A Pawnee
Norfolk Dacotuh,
I’wosaeohi: ..Seminole.
Mare Islaud, (JaL, Saginaw.
AY rn York Herald.
Bucket Letters.
\ The Augnin Constitutionalist, under the head
! “** Historical tjuestiou Settled,” contains a
! • •mmiuniewimn in exphinntioii of the origin id tho
i term • munmoly used—Bucket Letter.
The author oftbe first “Butbet Letter/’ wa* a
j young talented uud facetious lawyer, residing in
. Clinton, .'one* county, uud well known to the
! people of Middle Georgia, a* David 1. Holt.—
I Holt wu* a warm Troop nmn in the motunruhla
contest ot 1F25, and wiv* in Um habit of writing
J long and frequent tetter* to (be then President of
I the I . S„ John Quincy Adams, siguod Edward
j Bucket.
The letter* evinced so much talent, und dis
played such thorough and accurate knowledge of
the ‘lllo*l mu* discusned, thut the Prcsidaut'aeuri
i o*ity was greatly excited to know the author.—
, The eorr< spondenco wa* shown to member* of
j • ongiess froiu Georgia, and upon investigation,
• Da\id 1. Unit was arteertaiiH'd to botho nntbor.
The red was .such a go ut one, that the im m
i tar* ot Congress jot out thu whole story, and from
that day to thi* the word Bucket Letter ia always
11 'ted ie deaeribc n letter signed by a nutco other
than that of it* author.
tel te* t
Army Intilllgener.
Capt ('ulliini, U ,S Military Engineer, has been
assigned to the ehe.rgo of the completion of Fort
Schuyler and couhiruciiun of the new works op
posite to it, at Willett's Point, LL, designed to
close to tin enemy, the sound, or eastern entrance
to Now York Harbor, il is .present duties om
braco the charge ot the couHtrnrtion of tho forti
fication* tor the defence of Now Bedford, Muss.,
of Fort A dams, Newport, R 1, and of Forts Trum
bull and Griswold, New London, Conn.; tho com
pletion of ligbt-hotirto operations at Charleston. 8
(J., uml ooniiuuing tho uireoiiou of tbu important
and Successful improvement of Muffil's Channel,
leading into that harbor.
Our City Improvements.
Wc arc glad to *eo the old cabin recently occu
pied by Messrs. Rotiiachild, on tjm corner opposite
the brick More ul’ Mown. J J t G TGrnmibcrry,
torn down to make Way for handsome brick build
ing, to ta used as it store by Kendrick A Byrd.—
Wc understood u new brick ware bouse will ha
erected dm mg the ensuing summer, aud that Mr.
Hardy w dl also build a brick grocery store on tha
Un adjoining the ware-house, ou tho South.
Gur merehoat* are preparing to do a Hnushing
i bus.nos* this summer and fall. They have more
| and liuer goods iu our city than ut auy funner
period. Let all who want bargains, come to
1 America*.
Gnr ware house men will be in readiness to
| tnkc ware of everybody's cotton, and sell it at Ui#
bc*i price* by the fall.- Amerieut South- Wettern
AY i*. April 1.
i Union is Authorized to announce that
If on. Howell Cubb. .Secretary of the Treasury,
baa been directed by the President of the Uni
ted Stales to act us Attorney-General during
tho temporary absence of lion. J. S. Block,
tha Attorney-Gem ial, from tho sphere of his da
ties.
Throe Pkecs.
I It i: j been currently stated that bogus three
j wont pieces are <w plvuty a* tho genuine ones.—
I A Binghamton (N. Y.) hanker addressed a letter
.to tin’ Director of the i'hiJadclphia 3linton the
1 subject, and received the following answer, which
i* of gcnoral intercet:
“1 have acknowledge receipt of yoer let*
! ter of t lie 22d lust., ciicloSlug two three ceut pieces,
which aro tat It genuine, bnt of different issues.—
’ W hen the three cent coin was first issued a wae
required by law lota but 7YO tln usi.iulths’fine.
When the law wa* ebunged (March 8,185 H.) and
it was re<|tiircd to be Htruck in stuudurd ailrer,
tlio saino aa the ether silver coins, it became nec
essary to distinguish lire new issue, and for this
, purpose a donhle line wiih engraved ou the dio
j around the *tur*wi the obverse ; and within tb
| letter i\ on the sessa—, there was added. ,tav§
the uuiucriual ///, a eprig of olivet, and tancath,
’ three anotc*. Many persons, in noticing tho dis-
I I ere uce tatwren the two issues, suppose one or tho
| other to bo spurious, winch oleum run is amistuko.
There arc counterfeit throe cent pieces iu clr
| •■illation, hut they are thiukor than the gonu-
I I ne.”
j S’ Mr. Buiith ri'Bricu is enjoying a most dc*
1 lightlul tour, and la everywhere received with
j the respect ami admiration which his character
and history iu*pm . Ho hua rlfUcd Senator Jiniu
i inond'a plantation, ami “attended divine service
| with the negroes/ tho service being conducted
|by a co.orod hand. Lu company with i*viiator
Toombs, be then visited Mr. Stephens at (.'raw*
lordsvitle, thence proceeded t<* Montgomery,
i where liii* arrival was eagerly awaited by many
fricuds, aud especially by Judge l'hulan und R.
A. Cob lough, lortuerlv of Wexford county)—
tlieucc la* set out for Mobilu last Saturday; And
lie prop ‘Kollo arrive in New Orleans about the
first u Second of April.— Waeh. CVtisen.
Calholh * of Richmond nro raising a
very liberal übscripli*m for the erection of anew
ohurob on 2tlth alreat, near Broad, (Church Bill.)
A Proti stant gentleman, a few days ago subscribe
ud |IOO to the undertaking. w., i