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It. KSLLI3 & CO., Proprietors. Volume XIV. NEW VOLUME—NEW STORY. LIF£S IL U3THATED, A Firet 01ate Weekly Pictorial Family Paper. DR VOTED to News, Literature, Science* the Art*; to Bmoiiamnumt. I nproveine t and Prog t**s A large haudaoine >t tart > Publiehed weekly at Hi 00 a year, or $1.50 lor but a year. The new volume of •‘Lite Illustrated, ’•eoinnieaciax Odt h*r it*, wol rout uii a story from the pen ot - one of the beat A meric to Writers, entitled THE SCHOOLMASTER'S WOOING, A Talk or Xkw England, wh*ch we have n i hesitation in promoting odr reartnr* witi tie one of tit : ttfit stories evfr Written t'.ir nwa p iper QDiimui*’)d cu cruming ta h t Wsn the w >de ly re •! and tir f itn.-d n store oi ‘he ‘ Mi inter> W • mg.'* that of the Schoolmaster wiH not bo tea* worth) of puffin- aUniuioii Li-e (iinatrated,the Phrenological Journal. end the Water Cure Je l. in >’ ii tie sou i je.tr tot •*.** Ou f'iWLKR * WELL*. New York. November tS—wlm* TIE MOIT HKFII lioouoy THE SKtSOX. THE HIGH r WORD IN fllK M.IHHT PLACE VPO KIT DICTION AHV of *vnoatma. echnte al Terms, Affffcwviauoii*, F.,reu::i Purase*. fit., et>-.. wiii a Ci pter uu Punctuation, and Proot Rea ding. This is n> tadtspeusahl*: cumptuum for every writer ami spe.titer who would say exucilv ,wbat he ui -aua. and iu: utter more or less, an I aay it in the bet wav. Pii-po*> |itnl ft cents. Just published by Fowler and Weils. New York. oovJN— w4t* For Sale or Hire. A I.IKELY NBiU!IP) UrtY about eighteen years old who is a good Carnage und Wagon Maker. Apply to .1 W. COUP, nov. 48—-wst Preston, Webster county. cusseta am school, For Young Ladle and Gentlemen. The Exercises of this Inanition will raJAßffik i>gin on the sTMT* rti.t .\b MONDAY IN JAN tet-U. The loi ow iiik >iu is ;.> he pursued to ihe dot- ivtton ot tlie toucher. <333&r ami .1” - t >ii- n- • ■ non or guuidiun -s -L.iith. La ck and Ifettew M dotn Languages—French, Itaiian and German. Maineuiatn vevtng. rrigonoioolf). AuulymaiOeouietry arid (Jar rum*. Natural Ac em •*©— Philosophy, I home,try, Geology, Itotany. &. Kfwit-ti Wiudies—Orthography, Keautng, Writuig. BK-. utno, Eofiwl* Uiaiuwiui, tacogi ij>u>, Uistoiy, Ao’ ir.ui and ludrrn, Ac CHARGES FOB FOKTY WKE&H. For Onhogioptiy. Elocution or i’eumauahin .815 U4> For Granimir, Oleography, Aritnmctic. or lluto rv. w ith the above . ~ *1 (M> For Algebra or Arithmetic com iuded 3 i 00 For Higher Mathe oaiu Languages, Armont or M iteru Naiui.il l*ciet.Le 40 00 Pupils w 111 he. h Ugert fiotn the time ol entrance to Iff.’ Uoie ot withdrawal. No entrance lor a leas turn than ten w eeks. Hoard from seven to ten dollar* per month, induct - mg washing and lodging. Tiulioii und Board due at ti nose ot *< ho. 1 Mr William Hagtoy will board at $7, convenient to school. it is ih* JeterM’iiatioii of the teachers to make tins Institution second to none t a like kind in D orgiu • ie althrd every possible lanlity h> young nu n and la dies t<. p ... urea good education. The constant nl.j-ct wilt be to tit the student for ‘tie duties of an alter brie. sui<* thereiurv while system and thoroughness are to be panimDarty car. I lor, the mor al nature mum also ha watched and trained. Parents or guardians sending Dn ir children or wards lA Dus 1*1“ *• may rest enured mat auUim K shall be uuutteo w inch can contribute to their n etiarc, ami th.d the atudMM sh HeisriM; un vr the walchiul care of thorn wuo w.u pur m.marly look an hi* or her moral char acter Theeapericnceof the twichers warraats them in saying t * young men whe wirh to prepare liieinselv.-s th roughly for ivaHntiftbat they will mid advantage* in ittia s- hool snrpaseed hynone, and w ill be traitud for that parii. ular ohjert, ifdoc.red. JAMKH II HUFF. / . t’IIAIILH 11. it AMM A M \ rru,<, “‘ Cuaseta, Caattahovchee *.*unty. Da. The sat'scrfhei (finwcny ofßUeralie, Harris ouaiy. (in | tubes this mMlnul oi iforming Ins nends Mott Mr. H mini is a regular graduate ot ..lie of the most ap proved Colleges in the 1 mon. and has had five years experience in teaching. He would say in candorto ail, his old patrons Mist Mr Hamui has no supenor as a teacher. J B, H Re to ro nee—Re v K B. Teague, LaQrange. Heorgta; Howard College, Marion, Ala ro.vJl—W‘2m Valuable Plantation FOB \ALfi. HAVING determined to remove my plant interests from thi* section, 1 offer for site hi Mucojj counts . At* lyme 19 fjLT miloa anorh nf TliSltegee, on the Cubahatche* Cret K7 containing Sixteen Htmdred Acres, about WO of which is now in cultivation, there up on *le pint *- all nr essary outbuilding* for plamtPtoii purposed, vs itli a well finished and comfortable dwell ing mum with eirht room*, a beautiful country resi dence. and the place is well supplied with good water from two attcaian we is; the laud* are principally a rich sandy lint *y noil, with ilm-e or four hundred acres of black bottom land* on the <’u'>ahatclu?e reek,and very rich. This is one of'the best plantations in the C itton Vnl.ny country, (known form rly a Ih* Burr Johnston Plantation ) Am person wishing to pur chase such a plantation, woutd do wen to app.y soon, to myaeif, in ruaksgee, for inform lion. I reier to Robert A ‘ohuslon. Esq. in Tuskege*. or to Win. I* Wood. A. Barton or George Jones on adjo urn* p.po tations Iwi I sell the place at a very low price- fur lands of-uch quality. Terms can be muds to fUit al most any pur baser Possession Riven imnitdialciy. There is an abundant supply of corn. bidder, and stock of ln**s on the place. AMOei JOMIS. Nov 2b w4t. WAiSTt.O - All SHINGLE BLOCKS (to square not less than 1 UU U a foot) deiiverwd in MuiJWl, for which a fair price m <J*h will be given. Apply to Ul7 wtf JOSEPH B WYNN. SANFORD’S LIVER LtVIGORATOR NEVKR DEBI UTAH'S. TT IS COMPOUNDED ENTIRELY from - l ums,and X has become an established feet, a standard medicine - approved by all that , have used it, and is re sorted to with conli- M lienee in ail diseases for Wtu* hlt is let (III) me mi ■■ ed It haa cured thousauds with in the last two years who had given up h<*|e of relief as numerous unsolicited certificates ™ in my possession show. The dose must Ik- adup- 00 ted to the temperament of thaindividual taking .t and used in such quan tities** to act gently on S dm bow els. Let the dictates of your A Judgment guide you in use of the LIVF.U /.Y- F/OORATOR, and it will cure /.i per Qm- plaint. a, RU.IOVS At tack*, Jj YSI'F. PSIA, m Chroma Utarrhaa, SCMMFH COM ‘-M PLAJJfTSjD YSRATIF RY. DROPS I', SOCR S JOMAC/J. Hu C‘ >ST/r'F..Y£S$. Choi- f* U, CIK'I. IR A Ci-!’ raMirbun. CHOI.FRA m IMFAJTTVM FI.A TU LKJTCK. JAVA DICK. FrmaU WKAKFMRS- F.\ and mav be t sed successfully as an(n-dni mr„. family M-iinucs fig II wall cure SICK If FAIt A C// F, (as thousands can testify) m twenty minutee, ts da two or thr rr Tea epeumfulo an taint at coreiiKtßceiuMit oftbe attack AH aho tue it are ™ grrtng their testimony In its favor ■■ MIX WATER IN TIIE MOUTH WITH THE IN VIGORATOR. A Nil BW ALLOW BOTH TOGETH ER. I* (lit • K ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE ALSO, SANFORD’S FAMII.Y Chatliartic Pills, COMPOUNDED FROM Pare Vegetable ICxtract *, and pul np In Ills** Cases, Air Tight, and will j kreplnany Climate. The FAMILY (A- _ thabtic Pii.l is a gen tle out active Latham (Jtwinch the proprietor nas used in his practice more . titan twenty years. The constantly demand from those who have long used the PILLS. . and the satisfaction which •llexpressitiregardtotheirn use.has induced ineto put them in the reach of alU*|j Tins profession well know that different cliatlinrics action different portions of. th bowel* The FAMII.Y (A TII ARTII PILL has,with due reference to ~ (his well established fart b-,i* compounded from a M variety ofthe purest vege table ejtumm, which act , alike on every part of Qir alimentary canal, rutl are pj good and safe in all r as es where a chatbartic is w needed. such a- 1)8- ha*<.kmk*t* of th Hj.ei.pi *•• i'ai.nh tw THe-Üback and loin*, COHriVKNEi H. PAIN xn HoaexKas ovki tub WHOLE BoJ, V. M front sudd ii cold, which frequently, if neglected. aJ end iff a longcoursr-of F ver. LOHH OF APPE H T!TE. ithnS Sk*- satioh or (*ot.n ovk tub Honv, Hmtikss nbss. HEADACHE orpwnoHT in thr Hi *n all INFLAMMATORY h Dtsßsajyi. VMiHMh. ip Cmildbkn or Ant'bT*, L* Hhri'mltim*. a Grea. Purifier of the Blood, rw andinanydiMasestowhicti flesh is heir, too numerous to mention in this adver tisement. DOME Ito 3. ‘ Price 30 Cent*. THE LIVER INVIGORATOR and FAMILY CA THARTIC PILLS are retailed by Drugge ts gem rally and sold wholesale und retail by the Trade In all the large towns. B. T. W. SAMFOHD, M. D., Manufacturar and Proprietor, jonsl7— wdm. 13ft Broadway, New York 5 lie Cotento WeeUy limes, b W (Ounuih, tIKSDIV. F.E(EIir.U , IW. The LitiKlJen Klewelln. In uotioing aoute of lUo incidetits iu iho life of Gol. TenniUe, cuipAidutv for Mayor of this oity, j in yesterday's iutpression of the /Vines, allusion ] wap mail# to the Into Hen. Flcwellen, Rather of Dr. W.F. Flcwellen of C ilumbus. To hie daring 1 courage and genuine bravery, Col. TenniUe in in- i debtedfor his life at the battle of Qttoaey. Hav ing been saa eroly w .unded and atta. ked by an Indian warri *r, Col. Tontiille would have been forced to yioiU before the superior strength of bU antagonist had not (ion. Fiewcllen rusliud to his rescue and anted bis life. In thus pro tooting the “scalp**of bis friend, Gen. Flewelleu was expos- J ed to the deadly atm of the Indian's rifle which ‘ was levelled at hie breast. The life of the*lndian atoned for his offence, i audtioaerul FleWullcn beuriug his Comrade be hind Imu on his horse escaped with him thr mgh the thick urray of ‘ yelling savages $o the Amor- iottn camp. This we . elievc is the true version of this incident in the life of Col. Tcnnille, which j reflects o much credit upon the conduct of his ] friend Col. Flew, lluu, whose cutreslic# to mount his horse bobimi him was only aceeptod by Col. j Tennillo, when ho discovered that bis remon- ! straneos were unavailing, All honor to the gal lant .lead and brave soldiers who shed their ! blood for our soil at the battle of Ottoaey, in the ! bloody camjiaigu of 1813. Pardon of rtaolctv—Veto. The veto of Gov. Drown to the hill pardoning j William A. Choice for the murder of Calvin Webb j is found in another column. The announcement j of this veto created much excitement in the two ‘ branches aunmg the friends of Choice, and those i who did not believe the authority was vested iu j the Governor by the Constitution to veto bills of j this character. Whatever may bo the merits of the bill pardoning Wui. A. Choice, we do not | propose uow to discuss it. J ustice may have de i man led its passage. The question before the Legislature seems to he, that the till pardoning Choice is the law of the land without the sigua- ! turn of the Governor, ami that the Governor has j trausceoned hi- authority. We think the bill par- j dotting Choice requires the signature of the Gov- j ornorbefore it becomes the law, aud iu the ab sence of the Governor's signature the provisions j of the bill cftmwt be carried into effect. Tbo Constitution reads thus: “See. 32 —Every veto, resolution or order, to j wbieb Hie concnrrre* uj’ b.>th HoMt* may be Ue- i cessary, except ou a quesiinu of adjourtunout, ! diiil b. |.WWIU4 I. :iu O.vonmr : uml b.f.,re I it shaii tuku clleoi, be approved by him, or bmug disapproved, may be repassed by two-thirds of butk J/ou9m, according to tbe rules an t liuiila . lions prescribed iu case of a bill.” Had the U> uernl AentUy mot, withont a rcsii- j lution requiring tbe “coucuntnccof both Houses” j (bat is to suv,on.- house inviting and the other ue- [ ceptiog, ami proceeded to nnait the penalty ot a scnjonce against a culprit, there is doubt iu our mind as to iho authority of the Governor to veto ! its action. Without reference to tbo case of Choice, we are , constrained to my that the pardoning power Is \ greatly abu*edby the Legislature. It was grunt- j od to toe Legislature to interfere with the judg ments of Courts only to prevent (heir execution m cartes where addition*# evidence bad been div- i covered aft* > the trial, which, iu all [irobaldlity, would bavu changed the verdict of the jury. Ah to “hasty, Inconsiderate” legislation, which it is tbo province of the Governor to revise, wc think j the cases of pardon might legitimately come uu- , lor that head. The legislator who chq resist tbe cars of a weeping relative, the iutiuenoe of a ■ rtymp&tbuing crowd, the cry for mcroy, ihe-di- j vine injuQsti'is him, is almost regarded a j tieud in dinguise, with none of Hie warm impulses | of a big heart. The grave of the inif -nunate victim is hardly 1 dry fr'-m the weeping C a stricken wif*,erotbe ‘ ‘footsteps of the murderer crush the delicate plant ! roared by her hand. The sorrows of the dead are forgotten in the sympathy for the living. All this is *id without reference to tho case of VVm. i A. Choice, whomtlio Legislature in their wisdom. and perhaps for good and sufficient reasons, have ’ seen fit to pardon. £frrln the ranks of the volunteer companies : ai Charlestown and Harper's Ferry are eight : I'rintbrs from tho establishment of tbe Rich- , uiond Enquirer. bill to extend the charter of the Plan- . tors’ Dunk of Savannah has parsed both branches ! of the Georgia Legislature. bill to amend tbe act incorporating the Augusta Orphan Asylum, passed tho House of j Representative* on Wednesday last. Frorliunniioii of <ov VUse. Visitor* to Ch orient Jim. Governor Wise, of Virginia, ha> issued a pro clamation, iu which, after stating that he has or dered a military force to Charlestown, in view of ] ithe execution of Captain Browu, and may prob- J ably call lor further military aid, adds : “Now, therefore, all persons are notified that i the trains of the WitietoiMer and Potomac Rail- I road Company are placed under orders of acting Quartermaster and Commissary General Davis, f„r impressment on the Ist, 2d. and 3d of Deecm- I her next, lie will, under orders of Major Gone- . ral Taliaferro, guard those trains for tho use and ! occupation of Virginia troops alone, aud permit I no other transportation but for them. Aud tbe citixens of this Common wealth arc warned to r main at iiotnu and on guard or patrol duty on the - second of Deceinl>er, and to abstnin from going to Charlestown. Orders are issued to prevent ] women and children, and stranger* ar hereby cautioned that there will be danger to them in approaching that place, or near it, on that day. ! If deemed necessary, martial law will be pro claimed and enforced.'* The (onfbutton of took. The Confession of John E. Cook, one of John Brown’s accomplices, now under seotcuee of ■ death, is published iu several of the northern pa pers, It does not disclose any new fact of im- i parlance, nor implicate any persons whose : names have not already been mentioned iu con- j nootion with the Harper's Ferry afluir. In re- j gardlo the more prominent citixens of tho north \ he disclaims all knowledge which could iwpli- i cate them. Tho story of their journey from Kansas across the country with a supply of Sharpe’s Rifles and i ammunition, halting here and there, and finally settling at Harper’s Ferry, is related, but devel opes nothing new of importanco. The outsiders who had any kuowledgo of Brown's operations, were a few radical abolitionists, such as Fred Douglas, aud, as Cook thinks, Gerrit Smith. All that Cook says, apparently implicating them, is as follows* “He (Browu) con* to Harper's Ferry about the last of Juue, though I did not see him until *iiiteia July or the early part of August ; when we met ou Sbenuudoub street, Harper's Ferry, opposite Tearnuy's store. 1 do not know who | were his aider.* or abettor*, hut have heard him mention iu connection with it the name of Gerrit j Smith of Now York, Howe, of Boston, and San burn, and Tbaddeus Hyatt, ot New York city. The attack at Harper's Ferry was made sooner thao it was intended, owing to omo friends iu Boston writing a letter finding lauß with tbe management of Captain lb, and what to them seemed his unnecessary expense and delay. I do not know who those persona were, or bow far they wore cognizant of his (Capt. B.'s) plans.— But i do know that Dr. Howe gave Capt Browu a breech loading carbine and a pair of muzzle loading pistols, all of government manufacture. They were left either at the house of Captain THK UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE SDYEHEIGNTY OF THE STATES. Brown, or at the school house where most ol’ iho anus where conveyed. ! A short time before tho attack on Harper's j Ferry, Capt. Brown requested me to And out in j some way, without creating suspicion, the nuui ! her of male slave* on or near the r>ade leading j from the Ferry, lor a distance of eight or leu ’ miles, and to make such memoranda that would | be unintelligible to others, hut in such a manner 1 that 1 could make ilplaiuto him and the rostot the company. The remainder of the confession relate* prin*> ! cipalty to the abortive attack ou llurper's Ferry. 1 Os his own participation in the tight, he says: After going dowu opposite the Ferry, 1 asoou : ded the mountain iu order to gel a better view lof the position of our opponeuis. I saw that our j party were completely surrounded, and 1 saw a j body of oeu on High street tiring down upon ! them—they wore about a half a iniio distant ; from me—i thought 1 would draw their (ire upon ; myself? I therefore raised my rifle, took tho best | aim that l could and tired. It had the desired effect, tor the very instant the parti returned it. Several shots wer ■ exchanged iho lust ouutbuy tired at me cut a small limb I hud hold of just below my baud, and gave me a fall of about til J lovii feet, by which 1 was severely bruised and j my flesh somewhat lacerated, j Ho then narrates hi* subsequent movements, after despairing ol'rescuing Brown und Ins con federates. With Mcrrium uml otln r- they slept I on the sido of the mountain beyond Brown’s j house, until three o’clock uext morning, wkcu | they ueut to the top of the mountain, and iu u ; few hours passed over to the opposite side, ro j mained until dark, ami then escaped. Those who desire t<>read tho entire document ; will have to procure a pamphlet copy, as it is said to have been copy-righted aud published for me bouetitof one of the wounded at Harper’s i Kerry. The pith of it, given above, is taken from what purports to be the confession, as pub j lulled iu the New York Tribune. in—i l ilt. LOYLIIMIMt'S VETO IN TIIK IHDK K ( ASK. Kxkcutiyic Dkpartmkst, [ Milledgeville, December 1, lab'J. j To the Senute: I I herewith return the bill entitled ati Act to ! pardon William A. t'Him t, ot the couuVy ot j l-'ullou,now under sentence of death for the crime of murder, without my sanction. ‘the KevontU I Section of the Second Article of the Constitution of this State, Is in these words: “lie ( the Gov | ernor) shall have power to grant reprieves lbr offisnee* agalhst the State, except in caso of im | peacUtueiit, aud to graut pardons or to remit any of a sentence, in all cases after conviction, except for treason or murder, in which oases, he may I respite the execution and make report thereof to the next General Assembly, by whom a pardon i may bo granted.” Looking to this Undated sec tiou of the Constitutiou, l once doubled whether the whole power to pardon, in cases of* murder J and treasuu. wus uot voted exclusively in the ! General Assembly, ntid whether it was non snary ! to the passage ot such a bill, or its validity a* n law. that it be submitted to tho Governor t*r bis j approval, or whether be hod any duty to perform ! or any responsibility to incur, iu gi\ mg validity Ito the enactment. But an i-xaminatioti of other , nee lions of tbe Constitution, wlm b must be coti ’ -trued in coouection with tlie suction above qu j tod, removes all doubt upon this question, aud j satisfies uiy mind that it Is us umch the duty of j the Governor to revise and approve or disap prove a bill of tins character, as it is to sanction or refuse to (audiou any other bill. It ia true,the above section of the Constitution vests the par- I douttig power iu cases of murder, in the General Assembly; audit is ulso true that the Second Section of the first Article of the t C"usftuHoii i vests the entire legislative power in (tie General Assembly. It Is in these words: “Tho legtsla i live power shall no vested in two separate and distinct brooches, to-wit: a Sun ate and House of Keraeentalives, to be styled the General Assem bly.” But those grouts of power to tho General Assembly are aliko qualified by tho tenth and eleventh Soctloo* of tho second article of tho Con , Htitutien, which are in those words: 1 Section 10 He (the Governor) shall have tiio ! re vision of all bitin, passed by bot h Humes, be - tore tbe same shall bucouio laws, but two (birds of both Houses may pass a law. notwithstanding 1 hirt dissent, aud if any bill shall not bo returned ‘ by tho Governor within ftvo day* after it hath ■ bcou presented to him, tho same shall boa law. j unless the General Assembly by their adjourn ment wbftll prevent •* retir. .Section II Efttry vote, resolution or order to j which the concurrence of both ilourtes may f>e iicccssary, except <n a |qusti<n of adjourn incut, j shall be presented to the (foveruor: and before it shall take effect bi- approved by him, or, ticing ! di-apnrovsd, may be by two thtiUsof tioth Houses, acuordiug to tho rules and lit Lit a. ti"ns prescribed in case of a bill. | It therefore, this be a hill, ora rote, revolution <r order of tbe General Assembly, to which the ! concurrence of both Houses is necessary, it is | the duty of the Governor to revise it, aud approve 1 <*r disapprove it. Tbe circumstances of tbe killing as detailed in evidence in this caso, are substantially as fol { lows: Calvin Webb was a public officer in the ! city of Atlanta, and as such had in his hands a ’ bail process against Cheic-*, the prisoner, for ten j dollars. Ou Iho night before the killing, he nu t Choice, who, It was alleged, was about to leave 1 the State for New York, and informed him of tho fact that he had the process in his hands, and de * sired him to arrange for tho settlement of tho I claim. Choice desired Webb to release him uj>- I on bis promise that it should be arranged. Webb j refused to do so, and some unpleasant words ! passed. About this time Col. Glenn stepped in ! to the room whefe th# parties were, and Choice i asked him to stand ns surely for him Col. Green 1 agreed to see the debt paid, aLI with this Webb 1 expressed himself satisfied. After this, Choice j who was at the time excited by (house of intox icating liquors, cursed and abused Webb. Col. Glenn interfered and prevented any difficulty- I after which Webb left the room. Next morning between ten and cloven o’clock | Webb and another gentleman were walking the { struct some distance from the car shod in Atlanta, and saw Choice a lew steps from them. Not a word hud been spoken, when Choice presented a pistol; Webb hogged him not to shoot. 11© im- I’ mediately fired one shot, which did not takeefloct. He again presented the pistol and fired a second time. The ball entered the body of Webb, and I he exclaimed, I am a dead man ; alter winch be ’ walked a few steps and fell dead. This sum- I in ary of the substance of tbe facts connected with j the killing, presents primu facie, a most unpro J voiced and aggravated ease of murder. Tho d<? 1 ceased, on the night previous, had only diaehuig j od his duty as a public officer; for this the ilclen j dant had cursed and abused hirn, and on meeting j him next day, without the slightest provocation, | he drew his pistol and deliberately took the lilo ol I the officer. If pardons are to be extended in su<b i cases, what protection does the law afford to pub | tic officers, and what encouragement have they ! faithfully to discharge their duties ? It is said, ; however, that tbe defendant, was insane at. the ] lime the act whs committed, and not, therefore, i legally or morally responsible for his conduct.— If tbe fact exists, the conclusion natuJuDy fol j lowa ; Wus he insane? The law presumes that | he was of sane Mind, till the contrary is proven, : aud when the fact that the homicide was COM | initted by him is established, the burden of prov ing the insanity Is east upon tbe detondunl.— j Evidence was introduced before the court and jury who tried the case, to sustain this plea. The ’ learned and able Judge in u clear and forcible • manner, expounded to tbe jury the rules of law by which they were to Im governed iu tbe investF | gation. They applied the evidence t< these rules j of law, and by their verdict of guilty, decided j that the plea of insanity has not been sustained. After a --araful examination of the evidence in the ease, and a long personal acquaintance with | the defendant, I am satisfied that the decision is correct, and that the insanity wss only the tmn porary phrenty which Is produced by a fit of in i toxlcation ; which by the express forms of our ’ statute is declared to be no excuso for any crime at misdemeanor. It may havebeeu true tbet the t defendant,on account of injuries received upon bis * head some years since, had some predisposition to I insanity, and that he was on that acconnt more ) easily excited by the use of intoxicating liquors, i hut I entertain no doubt that the oxoessivo use of j tbeso stimulants was the exciting and immediate cause of mental derangement at the time of the ! killing. In n word, the defendant wn* drunk, ! and his reason was for the time dethroned by his i intoxication. Ho was in the habit of indulging j to excess, and on these occasions, ho is said by the witnesses, to have been a very dangerous man. I Since tho commission of this offence, he ha* been ’ confined in prison, and denied the privilege oi hi* I former excesses, and it seems that nothing more ! has been heard of bis insanity. If on account of ] his wounds received years since, bis predisposl l tioo to insnnity wan such, that excitement aloue ; would produce it, why have tbe exciting secnM through which he has passed since his iutnrison ! merit and during his trial, failed to have that es ! feet? If on account of mental derangement pro. i duced by bis own voluntary aot, ha i to ba ax- COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1859, cused f,>r recklessly tukiug the life of an innocent human being, und again turned loowu upon tho Community: what gunrunty have wo that nuoth er victim may not soou full by his hands in a like fit of voluntary madness? In determining a question of tho character of the one now under oouodderation, I should Vie un faithful to the high trust reposed in uio, if 1 should permit uty reason to Vie overcome by my sympathies. No act of my life has been more unpleasant than tho oue l now perform. No out* has a higher appreciation of the character of the relatives ot’ defendant, und no oue would more sincerely rtyoice to bo able to soothe the feelings us a mother, whoso heart, yioreed with anguish, now languishes with untold grief. But if it were proper lor mo, on this occasion, to he iu financed by considerations of this nature, l should do wrong were 1 to contemplate the sufferings on one side, aiul retuse to look upon the picture of misery on the other. A few mouths since, tbo family of Webb, the deceased, were comfortable und happy, ills wife and ltlllo children had tbe care ami protection of a loud husband and a kind father. But in a moment of time, by the cruel act of the defendant, the wite a Widow, and the children orphans, were left to mourn their irre parable loss, and were thrown upon tho cold euaruies of the world, almost, friendless aud pen ny leas, to make their way through life as best they t an. poor aud neglected. lipl duty forbids that 1 should bo infiuciued y the contemplation of this soeuo us misery on either side. Iho laws must be vindicated aud crime must be punished, or society cannot bo protected. And courts ami jurtes must bo sustained in the admiuutration and execution o! the criminal laws of the land, or violence uml bloodshed will prevail to uu ex tent that will excite und prompt our people to take tho law into their own hands, iu the belief that it is the only protection lell them. 1 urn not unmindful, whim making this decision, that tho pardon ug power is u necessary one iu every well regutitled government, and that there are sumo eases in which it ought to be exercised. As in eases of purtisiity, prejudice, or highly excited loeiiug* <>ii tlie par* of tho court or jury, by whom the case was tried, jondeiing it highly pro buhlo tout injustice was done llm defendant; or on account, ol perjury or mistake on the part of any of tho witnuusos tor the State, which is attcr w.irds discovered, and which may have materi ally influenced the verdict against the defendant ; or m vuscs of cduvictioh upon such slight evi donee that the miml is left in great do uut about the guilt of the deteiidaut, or in cases of extreme ! youth; in these, and possibly a few other Install j ccs, where injustice is likely to be done, aud when | the remedy is no longer within the reach ot the | | courts, tho humanity of our Constitution has j wisely vested in auotlier department of the gov ernment, ample power to prevent the injustice, by | extending a pardon, and thus annulling tbo jmlg i meat of u,c Court. But it should not be forgot- j ten that this power is subject to bo greatly abus ed, and that it was not tbe intention of thobu wbo formed our Constitution that the verdict of Juries and tho judgments of tho courts should be tndis eriminnlely annulled by its exercise; und felons cmvicted of atrocious crimes thereby turned loose again upon tho fominuuity. Tho extension of mercy to such offenders i the infliction of cruelty and injustice upon socictl am also aware that it is urged that the pardoning power is u God like power and that it is noble to exer cise it. But it should not ho forgotten, when tins argument is urged, that God himself required ue let.- than tho blood of bis own sou as jin’ atone ment for sin, before he exercised the pardoning power. “And without shedding of blood is no remission,’’ is the language of ills eternal truth. Gud has siud iu his revealed law that “the tour den r shall surely be put to death.” “Moreover, ye shall take no satiufactioi for tho life of a mur derer, which is guilty of death : but he ahull he ) surely put to death.” “f> • ye shall uot pollute Iho luud whurciu ye are; f( r blood it dohlclh the 1 .ed, uml the land canuot be cleansed of the blood that is shod therein, but ly the blood of him that hcd it.” If then w*. would respect the revelations of God, und save our land from the stain of innocent blood, we must execute the law and punish the guilty. Some may say that the stern truths of the Bible are not suited to the hu manity and sympathy of tho present age. They arc none tlie bs truths, however, ou tliut ac count; aud it >n none the less certain that the curse of God will rest upon that Ktate or nation, which disregards them, aud that his blessings will attend those who obey them. JOSEPH E. BROWN Thuatmknt or SlavTbe following is an extract of u letter written t-y a northern gentle man to his friend in the city of New York, and published iu the New York Courier if; Enquirer; Mont.tun uu v. Alii,, November 14.- -A few days since 1 was ut tbo grave yard attending to Iho tomb of a frnnd. aud while there a negro funeral cam© in. The body was in a hoarse, ami the pall bearers bad ou while fcoarls. A minister preceded it, ami than came u handsome private carriage with the owner of tho deceased— a lady ; thou followed five more carriages, half u dozen men on horseback, and one hundred men and women, acquaintances, ‘iho hotly wus in u mahogany coffin, and a mat bio stone is to bo pu nt the grave. How long do you think it will tako the Abolitionists to get up an inaurrectioii where the slaves are treated in this way by their owners, which is tbe case all over the Bouth ? Post pouriik nt ol the nuiorlal Flection. It will he seen from th© proceedings of tho Legislature ou Kalurday, that the Senate bus re Ciieud, by a vote of 18 to 14, u concur witli the House resolution to go into the election of United .States Senator, Tuesday next. This is regarded as equivuiuui to a postponement of the oiection'ot Senator for two y arn, uml is in striking contrast with the precedent sot two yearn ago in the re election of freoator Olay. Tho reason of this change iu tho polioy of tbe State is too plain for explanation. Senator Clay was unanimously ro elected two yours in advance of the expiration of histerm, because his unyielding States Rights Democratic position met with decided approba tion of tho Legislature.— Montgomery Adver titer• - —■— m-e —ii Okntksnauy or Amriiicbn Mktiiohihm.—The •me huudreth anniversary /if tho introduction of .Methodism into th© United .States is to be appro priately celebrated by that denomination, ‘iho Chrintmn Advocate says: The true eontennary of Methodism is the your 18(J0. Dr. Roberts, of Baltimore, has fully de monstrated this fact from local as well as goner al documents, and other evidence. Tbe late Lo cal Preachers* Convention, at Baltimore, appoin ted a committee to consult tlie general conference respecting measures for itldue observance. It is ii happy coincidence that tho general conference meet in this grand epochal year, Tt will be not, indeed, the centennial general conference, but it will be the oentennary general conference. fidCT* “.Suspioiou* characters” stand lint a bad chance now in the Southern States. They are arrested wherever they are found, and a muu who eaunot give a pr pur account of himself ami in found lurking about with no visible mean* us support is apt to undergo a very strict examina tion. This at least may rid us of many vuga ponds too lazy to work aud depraved enough to do mischief. —Mobile 11 njinter. Gkoruxtow.h, Ga., Dee., A, 1859. Agreeably to previous notice a respectable portion of tho democracy of Quitman County, met this day, at this place, for the purpose of ap pointing delegates to the democratic Stale Con vention to !> held in Milledgeville ou the Hth of December, to ©loot delegates to the Charleston (.yureulion. On motion, John 11. Mitchenor, Esq., was call ed to the chair and John hi. Riordan requested to aot ns Secretary. On motion, it wus resolved that the Hon. T. L, Ouerry and K. (1. Morris, Ksq., be appointed del egates to said Convention, aud on motion, it was further lUnolvtd, that Messrs. Guerry and Mor ris ho empowered, if they should thiuk it bust for the harmony and well-being of tho Demo cratic party, to vote for the postponement of said Convention from the Bth inst., till the month of March next, or some other proper time, und that they bo authorised to remain as delegates with power to act in tho Convention whenever it tuny be held. On motion, it was resolved that the proceed ings of this meeting be published in tho 41Colum bun Timm.” The meeting then adjourned, tine die, JOHN H. MITCUENKR, Chairman. Joint E. Riobdasi, Secretary. At the municipal election held in Montgomery, A* J< Noble wxi elected Mayor. mtMRIM, WEDNESDAY, UKCKMIiFIt I, 18W Democrat Ms Convent tun, -2d of March The Democracy in this section are unanimous as to the policy of tlie party in relation to the two calls for n State Convention. They recog nise only oue authority, to-wit: the Execu tive Committee. Tho Legislature called the Con vention four yearn ago, a* there was no Execu tive Committee appointed, and then it wus de layed until the lust of January. In 1852* the Btuto Convention sat the last day of March. To , preserve harmony, to havo the whole party rep- j resented, to prevent confusion aud the selection of I two sets of delegates, the call of the Executive. Committee should lie heeded. This is the voice of the Augusta Conetiiution alint, Savannah Exprenn, Dalton Timm, Lumpkin j I'allodium, Cutbbcrt Reporter and a uiujnrily of j the press iu tho State. The Cuthbert Reporter | says : “Our Representatives wore sent to Milledgeville to mpko law* for us, not to select a cuudidate for Bremdiut oi the L'uited States. The people wilt attend to that when they get ready, and if they • warn auy of tho present Representatives to act [ lor them in that Ukir.g, they will lie very apt to { ask for then* service's. Ttiis has heon united a working legislature. It must be emphatically so, j as the members give us a very Hiymjivaut hint that | they are willing to stay a whole day utter ad- j journment und jix up lor the Churloslou Couveu- | turn. It is uot their busiutas, it is uut one of j their duties as legislators to tako steps in this matter. And it does look presumptuous in thorn j to attempt to hurry tho people through so iinpor- i tuiH a business as will bo the prupuiutiou to par- ■ ticipate in tho Charleston Convention. Th© tat© j of the Union hangs to a great extent upon what is j doue at Charleston. The .South will demand an j unequivocal recognition of her rights, ami a can didate whose antecodeuw have uiways been right* If we don’t get this, the Uouveuuou will proba bly be broken up und the South will ruu her own candidate. Now, in matters of so groat Importance, lot no one be able to say that tieorgia delegates wore not fairly appointed. Let ample time be given fur every county ill the .State to speak out. The Executive Committee have done this, therefore, let the people prepare to hold a Convention on the ,2d of March. Choice Case lien. Illiics Bolt. The correspondent of tho Savannah Republi can give* Col. Holt, the Senator from Mu.-a-ogco, the credit, of makiug tho best speech ol’ the ses sion on the power us the Executive to veto bills gruuling pardon to culprits, lie gives the fol lowing epitome of his speech. Mi*, licit, then said, thui he would reply to oue poiul of the goal lonian from Fulton. Choice hud been pardoned, it. muttered not by whut majority, and tho Senate should sustuiu its decision. Thu Constitution dietinctly declares that iho Governor shall not havo the power to pardon. It gives to him tho power to respite minor olienees. It does uoi leave lo tho sympathies of oue man this pow- j or to pardon, aud will it then give him tho power to deny what it denies hiui the power to graut. Here the Governor out©* into this Hall, with the admission that he once doubted whether he hud this power, and brings into your chamber the evidence of his doubts. Tho gentleman from Fulton contended that the pardoning power re quired ihe same bill und course to he pursued us all other hills ure passed. This Mr. 11. domed and rend from the uonstilittinn. That instrument declares that tho Legislature shall luive the pow er to pardon, but does uot say, that it shull be done, by Inti, resolution or otherwise. It does i not proscribe tho mode by which these pardons } shall lie granted. Thu custom hud been to do it by bill, but (Lis custom was within the memory ot man, und did not ihorelore alter the Constitu tion. He referred to Judge Story—This power to pnr dun must l*e lodged iu one of the three distinct branches of the Government; one, not three, nor two, but our. Mr. Holt reviewed tho Constitu tion, supporting ably the positions assumed by the gentleman Item Chatham ami Troup. “Law is a rule ut action” Ac : pardon is not a law, an order, a resolution or a rule. No Sir, it 1 is, a reprieve, a forgiveness forffhe commission of u wrong deed, not commanding or prohibiting, which is n law. Pardon is not a law, but pardon for the transgression of a law. Mr. Holt, elaborated the idea of the Joint ac- j tiou of both branches as iu cases of tlm elections us u. fc>. Senate, Judges of tho iSuprctuu Court Ac., Ac. 110 alluded to the fact that Governor Browu, in his veto message interlined it with Urn asser tion. that f'r.un his own personal knowledge of Choice im thought the Legislature hud uo right j to pardon Choice. 1 have uot attempted to ro- j port Mr. Holt’s words, L have meagerly given bis leading ideas. I would not, I could not, mar so i hoaut.ilul an address by un attempt to syuopsixo it. Critics more competent than youthful repor ters have concurred in the opinion that It wus certainly tho finest effort, of the Session, the most purely logical, most beautifully t itching, and soundest iu argument of any that has been mode on this question. _ The Senate unit Cite Choice DHL The Savannah Republican in an able article j sustains the Executive in the exorcise of tho ve- j to power under tho Constitution. The grant,the j Republican contends, is clear, undin tho present ; in.-tonco, has been “interpreted wisely.” Allu- j ding to tho excitement attending the announce-! ment of the vote, it gives tho following thrust to | the Senators to-wit: “It shows to what extravagance* evon wi*e | and good men may be led when they allow them j selves to be possessed bv a single idea or feeling. There is a degree of excitement and ullruisui per suading the debate, which, however creditable to tho hearts of honorable Senators, is anything but complimentary to their statesmanship.'’ The Lair B 11. Overby At a meeting of the members of the bar of At lanta, Hon. Win. Exzard in tbe ohair, resolutions were adopted concerning tbe death of Hon.B. H. Overby. We extract the following; “Asa oitisou, our friend and brother occupied no ordinary position ; he discharged all his so cial duties in u manner to commuud the admira tion of hi* neighbors und acquaintance*. We may not intrude into tho sacred precincts of the family circle; Hiiffico it that a* a husband und a ftMher, he was ail that a wife or a child could de- Mre. Asa muster ho wan kind and indulgunt, perhaps to a fault—his faults all leuued to vir tue’s aide. But it wus a philanthropist und a Christian, tbai the character ol our lamented Brother shown forth in its loveliest a* pec Up—in its sublimest alti tude. Jle was truly Hue friend of human kind; the friend oi his Savior too. In early life he bu , nine a mcuiti.tr of the MuUiodist Episcopal Church, und gave himsuJl to tbe service of his God and the duties of his holy religion, A* a minister of the Gospel, he maintained a high po sition among hi* brethren aud in all tho various walk* of lifo, and in tbe turmoil* and conflicts of professional strifo, ho was a living testimony of tho truth of that religion ho professed. Though he wus eloquent ut, the Bar, urgent, earnest, per Ruasive ami convincing in the pulpit, his platform efforts constituted, perhaps, his crowning glory, us a public spou* or. Weii do the people ot Geor gia, remember, when, in accordance with the promptings of hi* wholo life ; in obedience to the dictate* <f a philanthropy tho most unselfish, and in a contest the most hopeless for personal ninbi- tion, he comwntnd to raise th© banner of th© Tern- I pefano© Rolorm in Georgia, and when from tho | mountains to tho seaboard, hi* voice was heard I pleading the cnuiie of the wretched nnd the litl- j ton, with a *olt’ sacrificing earnentncM- a power j and a constancy never witnessed in Georgia be fore. Thoiio Scene* and those efforts cannot pass j from die minds of the present generation, Mr- Overby wa* twice married—in early life j he Wii< united to tbo atniuhle, and piou* Assrnith ; Thrasher, daughter of Mr. Barton Thrasher of I Clarke county. Shortly after bis rernoral to this city he wuc colled to mourn her death. He loave* I three daughters and three sons, tho Issue of this I marriage. Subsequently, he was married to Miss , I luabcth Haralson, the accomplished daughter •f the late Honorable Hugh A. Haralson of Lu- Grati; Georgia, who still survives him, nnd by i wuoin ho leaves two children. To those stricken j one* wo can offer no sympathy, no condolence, adequate to meet the demand* upon them. Their I lo.se is irreparable, though his gain tie eternal life. Wo can hut commend to them the consolations of that religion which ho professed, nnd which sus tained hiu., and is alone equal to all thwir wants. m- The Butnbridge Argus announce! the death of Mr, Benjamin Kuisell, rnatorlal Fleet lon or Alabama Fosltlon of Hon John Forsyth We clip the following extract from a letter ad dressed to the editors of tho Montgomery A deer titer by Hon. John Forsyth defining his position upon the Senatorial question.We give It iu justice to Mr.Forsyth, whose gallant bcuring in the con test for hU favorite candidate for the Presidency oannot hut oxcitc admiration, albeit it places him almost alone in the democratic States Rights ranks. Mr. Forsyth writes thus: “If my position is worth stating at all, it is being done fairly. In my first speech in the Hourto on Tuesday lust, 1 distinctly defined my relations to the Senatorial question. 1 said that with tbe personalities of that contest I had noth ing to do—(hat neither of the throe distinguished gentlemen who were the promt dent candidates, represented uiy views in the existing Southern political crisis—that I was for ueithor tho House of York, nor for that of Lancaster in the oontest, and that at best, in the discharge of my responsi bilities as an elector, I could ouly make a choice of evils; and Anally, that my volo would he cast with reference to tho defeat of that party whose policy was disloyal to Democratic unity, and whose uuconcealed purpose it was to rebel agaiust the action of the Charleston Convention, unless they could dictate the man and the platform, in that body. In plain English, all this meant that I could uot give my Democratic vote for Mr Yancey, and that I was ready to vote for Fiti patrick or Winston, according as tho one or tho other was most available to boat Mr. Yancey.— At the same time I expressed my regret that a gentleman like Mr. Yancey,so endowed by na ture with fine parts and shining talents, had pla ced himself iu an attitnde not only to preclude tho possibility of my vote being cast for him, but which, in my judgment, if endorsed by Alabama i and the South, would surely result in defeat, dis aster, and dishonor to the South, the triumph of Sewardism, aud a fresh cup of humiliation to our Southern lips. Mr. Yancey himself, with r manly frankness, has admitted to me, that enter taining my views, I could not vote lor him—that I ought uot to vote for him, nor would ho, for the fake of iuy vote, have mo compromise my politi cal integrity by so doing. Tboro spoke the true gentleman. If this position of mine, niukes either Gov. Fitzpatrick or Gov. Winston “a Douglas man,” you are welcome to all the profits of such an ar gument. If when you say that lam a “Douglas man,” you mean that 1 admire his splended cour age, (so rare with our statesmen,) that I honor his consistency, have unbounded faith in his State Rights principles, and unswerviug political integrity, aud believe him to bo the best, if not the only man who can lead us to victory against his aud our enemies, the Black Republicans, then I must accept your application, offered, though it be, as a reproach, but received und worn as an honor. lam proud to stand by a public man who has with a dauntless intrepidity, within two years, breasted the storm of popular obloquy and passion, in both sections of an exasperated Un ion, upholding by the Light of bis own burning cfiigicH iu the North, uml amid the howl of “awttv with him'*—“crucify hm* at the South!” the pillars of the constitution of his country, and those great principles of American popular self government, which must survive after tho boats of the present controversy are long buried in tho cold tomb of time. Fighting thus, our battle at the North, vanquishing Lincoln and the “irre pressible eontiiol,” against fearful odds, and with a heroic ouergy and physical labor unparalleled in political contests, uiuintuiniug that ours wus a “white iuuu'b government,” and tha’ tbo negro as a slave, held his divinely-appointed position in our social and political system, he conquered iu Illinois und rallied the Democratic Conserva tism of tho Nurth to his victorious constitutional and Stateß Rights banner. Convention to Alter FonHUtntloa. A bill for this purpose passed the House of 84 to 55. Kuch eouuty to have or.© delegate and thir ty Beven counties having tho largest representa tive population two delegates. Flection to be hold (lie Ist Monday in May, and Convention to assemble at the cupitol on the first Wednesday in June, 1800. AM AB^TKACT Ofthe Proceedings ofthe 28th Bession of the Ala. Conference of the M. K. Church, South, com menced in Kufaula, Ala., on tho 30th day of November, 1869. Dirthop Kuvnmtugh took tho Chair and opened the session with the reading of the Holy Scrip lures, singing and prayer. T. W. Dorman was elected Secretary, and Ja*. A. Heard and J. A. Clement, assistants. Tho Committee on Pnblic Worship, Bible Cause, Sunday Schools, and Book Memoirs, were appointed. The uames of candidates for admission were called, and seventeen reported thomselve*. Dec. 1, 1859. Thursday, 9 A. M. Conference met according to appointment, Itishop Kavanaugb in thu Chair, religious services by J. M. Jennings. About 150 regular members appeared this mor uiug, nnd took their seats. The Bishop called forward tho candidates for admission, also, the class of tbe second year, eli gible to full connection, and Deacon’s orders, and addressed them on their position and duties as Ministers of the Gospel, and tbe responsibilities they were about to assume. Tbo usual questions prescribed by the Discipline, were asked aud an swered accordingly. Cotton Transportation on the Centrallßallroad Office Central R. R. Cos., ) Savannah, Dec. 2. j Editors Savannah Republican : As many remarks have been made in various quarters, concerning the incapacity of this Com pany to carry tbe cotton crop to markot, I beg you to publish the following statement: 1858. 1859. September, 28,(105 17,532. October 76,082 63,176. November, 68,886 93,068. 172,972 173,776. An extraordinary yrressure occurred during tb© month of No vein tier, as planters and merchants hold back their cotton in September and October. Besides the 93,068 bales brought to Savannah in November, there were transported to Millen for Augusta, 2,046 hales, making a total transporta tion of cotton in November, 65,214 bales, or over a fifth of a year’s crop. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, R. R. CUYLKK, President. Postmasters throughout the State, at. whoso offices the Griffin “Empire State” has sub scribers, are requested by its proprietors to fur nigh idicm with a list of the name* of said subscrib ers, as their books have all been consumed by tbo late fire, aud they have no other means of ascer taining who their subscribers are. Hlstiop Kavanaugb. This eminent Divine is at present in our city, prodding over the meeting of the Alabama Con ference. He preached on Kuuday morning last at the Methodist Church, to a crowded bouse. It was one of tbe most feeling and eloquent sermoun we ever bad the pleasure of hearing. After the regular Sfirvioes the Bishop went through tbe solemn and impressive ceremony of ordaining Deacons, a olas* of thirty four candidates. This is said to be a larger number thun ever before or dained at any oue meeting of the Conference. In the afternoon, after a sermon from Dr. Wiglitmau, with which every one who heard it was much pleased, the Bishop assisted by a nuu ■ her ol’ Elders, ordained Elders, a oluss of about twenty-five candidates, who thus consecrated themselves to the office and work of the ministry. . Eu/nuhi Spirit nf the Smith. 7r-if The Americas News of Ist inst., states that Dr. L. li. Meroer died at his residonc© in | Tori ell oounty on th© 26th alt. An Importer.— A fellow calling himself H. A. Taylor, but passing in other placs calling hlrn -1 self H. A. Wise, nephow of Gov. Wise, made his appearance as a Baptist preacher in Madison,Fla I When among Methodists he claims to he a Meth odist, and changes bis name as occasion de mands. His business is that of a drummer for IC. 11. Stapler, druggist, Baltimore. He is strong ly suspected of being implicated in the Harper's Kerry affair. He is about thirty years old, good looking, oity bred, affable aud preaches very flowery sermons. Th© Florid* p*pr§ warn tbe people agalnti frim. Democratic Meeting CoLi'Mßt'S, Deo. fith, 1852. At a mooting of a purlieu of tho Democratic party of tho county of Muscogee,held this day at tbo Court House, Dr. Alexander J. Robison wns called to the chair, and Albor R. Lamar, Esq., requested to act as Secretary. On motion, a committee of five wore appointed consisting of Messrs. Porter Ingram, Dr. J. F. Bozeman, John A. Jones, B. 11. Brown andP. H. Colquitt, wbo, through their chairman, Dr. Boee rnan, reported tho following resolutions, to-wit: Whkrf.AS, The Democratic members of the Legislature now in sossion, havo called a Conven tion ofthe party to assemble in Milledgeville on the Bth inst, for the purpose of appointing dele gates to the National Democratio Convention to conveue in Charleston, in April next, and have in vited the people to send delegates to the same; and, whereas, the usage of tho party has placed the authority to call a Convention of the same in a State Central Executive Committee, and said Committee have in no mauuur been delinquent in the performance of this duty, hut havo issued a call for a Convention to assemble at the Capitol, on the 2d day of March uext, to soleot delegates to the aforesaid National Democratio Convention, be it therefore, Revolved, That we regret this action on the part of tbo Democratio members ofthe Legislature us premature and unauthorized, and by reason of the short uotice allowed, equivalent to a denial to tho party of tho privilege of selecting thoir repre sentatives with reference to the duties therein involved. We do, therefore, respectfully protest against this usurpation of authority on the part of such Democratic members of the Legislature. Reeofrcd, That we here) y request the demo cratic members from Muscogeo county to with hold thoir sanction to said Convention of tho Bth of December, aud to protest against the authority and obligation of the same. Rmolvtd. That we rocognixe the power of tho Central Exucutive Committee to call a Conven tion of the Democratic party to select delegates to the Charleston Convention, and approve of thoir call for such assembly on the 2d day of March next. First, bocauso it is a duty confided to them by the last Democratic Convention of the Btate, and is iu accordance with the long standing usages of the party; secondly, because in view of the extraordinary aud portentous events of tho present, and the uncertain and loweriug aspect of tho political future, it is both right and expedient that the people should exercise the privilege of selecting delegates to the Charleston with exclusive reference to tbe uext Presidential election, and who immediately retlect their opin ions aud preferences ut the time (hat tho Nation al Domocratio Convention shall assemble. Revolved, That the Editors of tbe “Columbus Times” be requested to invite a meeting of the Democratic party of Muscogee eouuty, on the Ist Tuesday in February next to elect delegates to tbe Convention in Milledgeville, on the 2d of March uext. On motion, ths Columbus Timet and Federal Union were requested to publish the proceedings of the meeting. A. J. ROBISON, Chairman. A. R. Lamar, Secretary. (ongrcsslonal. Washington, Dec. 6.—ln the Senato, to-day, Mr. Mason, of Virginia, offered a resolution pro viding for tho appointment of a select committee to enquire into the nature and consequences to the General Government of the recent capture of the United Stales Armory, at liarpor’a Ferry. Mr. Trumbull, of Illinois, gave notice of an amendment, by providing, also, for an inquisition into the nature of the recent capture of the Frankfort Arsenal. After the usual resolution, notifying tbe House of its readiness to proceeddo business, the Senate adjourned. In the House nearly all the members wore pre sent, nnd the voting for Fpeuker was commenced, The vote on the first ballot was as follows: Shermau, of Ohio, 66; Grow of Pennsylvania 43; Bocock of Virginia, 86: and Botelar, of Virginia, 14. Twelve other members were voted for and received each from Ito 5 votes. Grow then with drew, not wishing to embarrass the Republicans, who hud divided k their votes between him and Sherman. Mr. Clark of Missouri, offered tho following— Whereas certain members of tho House, now in nomination for Speaker, have endorsed and re commended Helper’s “Impending Crisis,” be it Resolved, That tho doctrines and sentiments therein contained are insurrectionary and hostile to tho dninostio peace and tranquility of the coun try, and therefore, that no member of this House who has endorsed or recommended it, is fit to be Speaker of this House. Several Republicans then arose to po’ntf of Older, but were not successful in stopping Mr. Clark, who poured a few hut shot into their rauks Several then disclaimed for their party insurrec tionary and dissolution of the Union sentiments. There were lively times, hut good humor pre vailed, and the House adjourned. The probabil ity is that tbe slavery question will be discussed in both Houses to morrow. Arrival orhlnuuNblp* Savannah, Dee. 5. The steamships Montgomery from New York, and tbe Commerce from Baltimore, arrived her© to-day Georgia Legislature. IN SKNATK. Monday Morning, 9 o’clock, Dec. 5. Tbe Senate met. Mr. Printup moved to ro* consider the action of the Senate whereby tbe bill for the alteration of the statute of frauds was lost, Tbe motion did not prevail. Uu motion of Mr Barclay, it was ordered that all bills pass ed by the Senate be transmitted forthwith to the House of Representative* unless notice is given of an intoution to mov© tbe next day for a re consideration. A bill to provide for the biennial elootion of a Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb. Lost. A bill to alter tbe Constitution so as to require annual instead of biennial elections. Lost. Mr. Johnson, of Clayton, offered a resolution to prolong the session of the Legislature from day to day uutil all the busiuess wus disposed of. Un motiou it was made the special order of tho day for to morrow. Mr. Harris of Worth, offered a resolution that the Comptroller General he requested tu report at the next session of the Legislature the best method of preventing frauds, and of se curing returns on all taxable property of the State. special order— rAKUoa or ruitDY. On motion of Mr. Lenoir tho hill for the pardon of John Fundy of the county of G winnott,which had been made the speoial order ofthe day, was taken up. Tbe testimony in tho case was road; also, ad ditional testimony was presented by Mr. Lenoir which was introduced on th© motion for anew trial which was rend. (The discussion is postponed.) On the passage of the bill, tho yeas were 43, nays 48. bo the bill was lost. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, December 6. Tho House mot. Speaker Irwin in the Chair.— Journal of Saturday read und approved. MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER. 1. By Mr. Ely: Tho substitute from tho Mili tary committee, loaning tho bonds of tbe State to Mark A. Cooper, to the amount of$2IH),000 to b© paid in fire arms, at the rate of $20,000 an nually for ten years. A debate occurred, in which Messrs. Colvard, Lester. Smith of Br/ao, F.ly, Ector, Harris, Hart ridge, and Fannin of Troup, took part. ITbo motion was lost—66 to 72. 2. By Mr. Hartrldge: Tb© amendment offered to the Military bill, that SIOO,OOO ba appropria* PEYTOX H. COLQUITT,,) JAMES W. WARREN, l Edlto “* Number 50 ted for the purchase of arms, to be applied at the discretion of the Governor. Tho motion to reconsider,‘prevailed, yeas M— nays 60. NON-RESIDENTS. ■Mr. Price from the special committee reported the hill and amendments relating to the giving in of lands of non-ronidonts, for taxation. Laid on th% tab to for the present. UUXENa MONUMENT. On motion us Mr. Screven, leave was granted to withdraw the bill providing for the erection of a new monument in tho oity of Kuvannah. LtINATIO ASYLUM. Mr. Screven moved that the report on natic Asylum ho read. On raotiou of Mr. Fannin of Morgan, 200 oop pies were ordered to bo printed. TREASURY REPORT. Mr. Lowis of Greene, from the committee on Finance, reported that the committee had ex~ amiuod the books of tbe Treasurer and Comp troller General, and found the entries correot; and the report of the Comptroller, made to the Governor, Hustuiued by tho facts. Since the dato us the Treasurer’s last Report, Oct. 20, ’59, Amount received from all source* $807,736 “ paid out since 120,007 Balance $681,72$ On motion of Mr. Lewis 200 copies of the re port were ordered to be printed. EXTENDING THE SESSION. On motion of Mr. Gibson of Richmond, the resolution was taken up, authorising the speaker to appoint a committee of three to join a similar committee ou tho purl of tho Senate, to consider and report on tho expediency of prolonging the present sessiou beyond forty days. Messrs Gib son of Ricbtnoud, Davis of Forsyth, aud Delony of Clark, were appointed that Committee. The resolution was ordered to bo taken forthwith to the Seuato. PARDON OP THOMAS C. WUITWORTH. On motion of Mr. bprnyborry, the llooso took up the bill to pardon Thomas 0. Whitworth now under sentence of death in the county of Catoosa for the murder of Hall. The evidence was read at the Clerk's table. Mr. Echols presented the potitiou of citizens of Chattooga conn y, asking tbe pardon of tlie accused. Petitions of citizens of Gwinnett and Walton, in favor of the accused, were also presented. Remarks were made by Messrs. Echols, Lewis of Greene, Brown of Sumter, Sprayberry, Patten, Alexander, and McDonald, of Lumpkin. Un tho passage of the bill tbe ayes wore 81 and the uuys 50. 8u tho hill passed. VKEE PCKfIONH OF COLOR. A message wus received from the Senate, by Mr. West their Secretary, stating tbe passage of a bill for the voluntary of free per sons of color. SPECIAL ORDER. The House took up the bill requring non res idents to givo iu their lands in the counties where they lie. Several amendments bad been proposed. iho provisions of the bill are complicated enough, imposing great labor on the Receivers, and duties ou the Comptroller, which it will be difficult aud expensive to perform. Remark* were briefly made by Messrs. Ander suM, David, Smith, ol liryau, brnith of Towns, Broyles, Tatum and Williams of Muscogee. Mr. Williams of Mnscugee, moved tbe indefi nite postponement of the bill, and on that mo tiou called the previous question, which was sus tained. • Thu maiu question was then put, which was the indefinite postponent of tho k 77, — nays fit. Hu the hill was lost. When his name was called, Mr. Anderson of Bibb, said that he should vote against tbe bill, as the Comptroller had said it would involve au expeuse oi $15,000. Acts signed by tbe Governor. 20 An aot to prohibit persons from poisoning fish in th© water courses oi Irwin county for the purposu of killing fish. 21 To incorporate the Clark County Agricultu ral Society, aud confer certain powers and immu nities on the suine. .• 22. To define and enlarge the corporate privi leges heretofore gruuted loth© First i’resbyteriaa Church of Augusta. 23. To authorize tho administrators of the es tate of Juuius Young, ben., to sell the property of said estate aud make titles to the same. 24. To make valid all letters of administration heretofore grunted by lue Ordiuury Courts of this pifcau* whore wrilteu notice of such application had not been given t th© court house door of said county as required by law. 25. To allow Nicholas A. Long, ofthe State of Florida, to obtain letters testamentary upon tbe estate of John Long, deeeased, of Washington county. 2(5. To authorize the administrators of William Q. Anderson aud of Thomas Favor, deceased, to sell lb© real estate of said deceased, aud lor othsr purposes. 27* To incorporate the Lucy Cobb Institute, for the education of young ladies, in the town of Athens. Also, a resolution to authorize the Governor to subscribe for copies of laws in pamphlet form of the present session. 28. To authorize guardians of insane persons to be made parties to suits brought by deceased guardians. 29. To protect and encourage the erection of ar tificial fish ponds. 30. For the relief of securities Upon bonds of substitute trustees, Ac. 31. To consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Collector of Irwin county. 32. To repeal acts to regulate the tavern license in the State so far as relates to th© county of Wilcox. 33. To entitle the Receiver of Tax Returns of Chatham to a compensation on extraordinary tax levied by the Inferior Court ot said eounty. 34. To authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of Richmoud eouuty to levy an extra tax the erection of public buildings. 85. For the roliot of John F. Jackson and oth er persons therein montiuued. 38. To niter and amend the road laws of this State so far as relates to the county of Harris. 37. To amuud au act to incorporate the town of Fort Valley in tbe county of Houston. 33. To amend un act paasod by the General Assembly for the yuar 1857, granting certain powers and privileges to the Grtffiu Light Guards ofthe city of Griffin. 39. For th© purpose of changing the time of holding the Inferior Courts of Turrell county. 4li. To amend un act entitled an act to incorpo rate the Columbus Having and Mutual Loan As sociation, approved Ist ol March, 1866. 41. To reduce the sheriff's bond in the county White. 42. To amend an act entitled au act to alter and amend the road laws of this State so far as relates to the oounty of Wayne. 43. To authorize A. 0. Trimble, administrator of Andrew M. Hamilton, to sell tho ne groes of his intestate on th© Ural Tuesday in Janu ary uext. 44. To add thu county of Wilcox to the Second Congressional District. 45. To legalize the marriage of Lawson Cody and Fraud* E. Cody, aud for other purposes. 4(5. To confer other powers than those now granted to the Augusta Orphan Asylum. 47. To authorize the Ordinary of Habersham county to grant letters of guardiauship on tbo estate of Busan J. Iluckett. 48. To preveut the sale of spiritous liquors within the town of Fayetteville In Fayette ooun ty, ouly on condition* therein uuuied. 49. For the relief of J. C. Smith, formerly of Fayette now of Clayton county. 50. To alter ami amend the act incorporating tho town of Linoolnton aud the several acts amendatory thereof. Bov IlnUHlon’K Message A correspondent of the Galveston Newt, thus writes from Austin, Texas ? , The Governor’s Message was received yester day. It is indeed a very able document He recommends a clear and unequivocal expression of opinion upon th© issuer of Squatter Sovereign ty. “Equality and security iu the Union, or in dependence out of it,” bo *ay*, “should b© the motto of every Southern State.” This document is written with statesmanlike views, and will undoubtedly dirtplease the Union *avur* and supporters of Black Republicanism. General llouMton arrived hero this morning. ll© seems to be in fine health. It is rumored that he will be a candidate for U. S. Senator. More an ii. Q. WHAT THE STEAM ENGINE DOES. Yoked to the printing press it yields To the power of (he muster hand that wields The skill that turns its force aright, It tireless toils by day and night, And tbo sage's thoughts and poet's dream Are told to the world b j tha powsr ot steam,