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Democratic State Convention.
To nominate delegated to the Na
tional Democratic Convention tit
Charleston, will assemble at Mill
edgevilloou the secokp Wnsmmt
or Mach inst. Hy order of the
Executive Committee.
0r Trial frwUft
By the latest arrivals from tbs Rte flridk,
advices have barn rewired detailing tbo pvresare*
of the robber band umlar tbs fend us *b outlaw
Cortlim*. He bu again emitted the boundary and
i* carrying everything before him. Ibis follow
appear* to be übiqnitoua. ts he meet* with a
slight revorse, and ta driven aero** (he river into
Mexico, he remains concealed for a few week*,
and while thu* lying ]>erdn from our forces, be
1* gathering end levying fresh troop* for another
foray upon oor defenceless citizens *t the Rio
Grande. When the iobellU.it seems crushed out.
and the depredatory hand of Cortina* dissipated
and broken tip, and security to our eflizent seem*
gained, all at once he appear* again before
Brownsville and besejge# it, hilling anil nibbing
im evert step es hie tnareb.
The question i*. why it this marauder allowed
snob fhll swing fbr Sacha length of time ?
Where Ilea the fault that ho and hi* band us rob
betti have not been crushed out long since ? One
of the greatest mtatako* of opr government wa
the withdrawal of the greater part of ©tir force*,
from the different iorta and station* along the
eastern bank of the Kio Grande, leaving the
thinly settled counties bordering upon that stream
In an unprotected and daftwrobo situation.—
Through this unwise and impolßle act. many
live* have been sacrificed. and thousand* of did
lor* worth of property have been abandoned n
tbi* band of the rtbe| Cortina*. Planter* and
farmers innuinorabk, have been forced to leave
their home*in order to save the lift) of their.selvas
and families; the course of trail# on the Texas
frontier ha* bfien ‘ idly interrupted, much to the
lo* and detriment of the commercial Interest of
Brownsville and other plains of considerable 1m
porlanec. At present, there Is no security for the
Bib or property of an American-
Thil ttalff of thing* should eeaso in exist; and
the remedy for it ta the enrolment of a regiment of
Texas Rangers, under MHMW old Indian tighter,
well acquainted with guerilla and border warfare
And if this ta done, (and it is the only practical
method) our word for it. those desperadoes will be
“wiped out” in the shortest order and upon the
roost approved and summary plnn.
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Senator I at Irani.
Hon. Milton 8. i/Hthatn. United States Senator
nicet from the St.de of California, arrived atNcw
York on the 20th tH, in tbo steamer Baltic from
Aepinwal!. Hi# numerous admirers and friend*
in this sort ion will bo pleased to loaru that he Is
in fine health,
sr*Frefh wino* which now pay it duly of
twenty-four cent* a bottle, when imported into
Ivngtand. will henceforth, under the provision#
of the new treaty, be admitted at four cents a
bottle. It ta supposed that this will tend greatly
to increase the consumption of claret and other
light wines in iingiand, and diminish that of
port and sherry wines. These latter arc bran
died oottffcferahly, and tho change to lighter and
purer wino# cannot hut be beneficial to the con
turner?.
Thk Mi aican On mm or Atlanta.—'The
critic of tho “Confederacy” irntiu day* ainoe, in
a notioe of Modumo Bishop's Concert went Into
rupture* over tbo performance of “Largo at Fac
totum'’ by the Pianist, Mr. Sanderson, the same
being a *uug sung by Mr. Kudolphsou; and now
the “American” man ha* been delighted ut a
“quartette” wing by two ladies, Mi** Tw'ebell
and Mis* Brown.
Bad show for tho musical knowledge of a town
that can afford musical auctions.
Mu. St't'RNCoua Kriinoxa Bi>Hmsn.~~-The fter
m'ans of the the famous pulpit orator of Huglaod
Her. C. H. Spurgnon, flapped hack to
tin? North from the .Southern store* and in many
cilia* cum milled tn the dame*. Mr. Pease, of
this city, immediately upon setting Rptirgcmi'e
abuo*of slaveholders and slavery,in the letter ad
dressed to tho abolition fanatics of tha North,
•mut ail in hi* largo Look store back to the pub
liahitr*. We like to one this, It. spunk* well fur
the sound, healthy sentiment at the South.
From the Montgomery Advertiser, we clip tho
following:
B. B DmU, Book-seller, committed feo the
t) nines y:terdfty owning, about sixty five copies
us the book” of that fauntical and vulgar pulpit
pugilist “f Loudon—-C. H. Spurgeon- who ha#
liroatßotcd his o erics! vocation, and (••mmeuoed
odutging in afiatbema* against the institution
off American slavery. This is the proper wuy to
deal with n*p work* of this vile, intermeddling
cockney, and we trust the example will be gener
ally imitated throughout the .South. I,et the
Moloch of destruction swallow up every vestige
of thought or sentiment (bat ha# emanated from
the poisoned pen of a rhetorical sfdurger who
think? dob a Brown n “martyr,” und gave utter
ane© bilhe language, “in my heart he live#.**—
We iipphtUd Mr. Davis fbr the step lie ha* taken,
i\n-i know that the community will not suffer him
to h>* anything by it.
TtfcKKi.KK Kauimad. The Stuck hoi der* of
this road have elected the following board of 111.
rector* :~~A. 11. Fannin, W. tl. Swan?o, W. It, j
Magrud.-r. A. t‘. Ferrell, J. W IVI 1 Mj
Ronald. 11. A. Howard. B. F. Fust**, J, It. llil- 1
bro.
At a subsequent mooting of the Board of i)i !
rectors, the following <*tteers were elected!—A. j
B. Fannin, President,’ JL P. Oriuut, Chief Kugi |
neer; J B Hilbro, Secretary and Treasurer
&t> I£v*.ivtu MauA/inw.—This valuable jh.--
rlodU'j,] far Mart bl# Itefbre m. It ounlain*, h©.
•idea its usual r- *• r de-’ iona in.m all tho other
Englch Month!- , :'• hauisome engraving*,
vl*j—“l’e:o,r tb ;, saved hy hi.-* mother,” ]
and the ‘-they *l the • Kcuperor Alexander J.” |
Becxetamv wr Btatr.—Gov. Petto* ha# ur- i
-fared an election t>- be. hold In Mississippi the2.l :
April, for a Secretary of State, to (111 tho vacancy j
created by liiedowth of Mr. Webb.
thertiind Mall I rrangemret*.
WAtN4iTW(, FeU. “7. -The House postal
commiUee have authorised a bill to be repelled ,
for the mail service between the Atlantic aud j
Pacific fftates. It dhwofsthe Pu*tmater Genr
and to wdvorti#c for proprosal* to carry the cutlre >
raail over laud from such point*on the Minis- i
xippi or Miss ouri river, as the bidder* nay so* j
tec*., aud by *uch rout* m they may designate, tu j
ftan Franciee. Tin- letur mail, and all printed I
matter on which letter i# prepaid, tu go
through in twenty day*, and to urt from each
tertuibou* suoti weekly. The ntwpapT mail i*
to leave weekly end go through in thirty day*.
It is proposed to supply Berner city and Mail
Lake city by branch lino*, weekly from tho maiu
stem, for which proposal# will also be solicited.
The bid# are to be received up to the drat of
May, aud then to be submitted to Congress for
tteerpianoe or rejection. The contracts, if made,
art to run throe year* from the Ist July next.
Bids for more or less frequent service will also
be received. Bids arc also to be, invited to carry
the on tiro mad by the water root# from New
York and New Orleans, semi-weekly and weekly.
The committee behve that the bid#, when sub
mitted toOongye##, will #bow thut hall a mßlion
dollar# cun le annually saved iu this single item
of the pudlic service, ltu uewbu|a.'r mail now
goes semi-monthly *iu Panamn
Swing! Bank in M<i ta, kv>cus - The total
amount of deposit©# in the Having# Bank# of
MHssacbuMKt# during the year Ibfty so
|JB ft. ,
CoflmunWwd.
Unmocratir Meeting.
Knoxvu.i.r, U \ Feb. 25.
Agreeably to a postponement from the ftrd
Tuesday in tbi- month, tbo democratic p.irty of
ibU county (Crawford) wet at the Court House
to-day, fur Iho purpose of appetoting', dslegatr* to
the Convention U bt- held In Millcdgcville <-n th
I4rh proximo.
On motion of Col. Gourge It. Hunlev f U. I*.
Cttlvwrbouse was calmd I” the chair, and Wm. L.
Williamson, was rcpirsl. and tu act as Keew tary.
Tim Chairman having stated the object of the
meeting, declared the meeting organ ixerl and rcu
-1 dy for (be transaction of business, when, upon
W'dioti of Col. Geo. R. Hunter, a committee of
five wa# appointed to prepare business for the
meeting. The chair appointed Col. G R Hunter,
I Jacob Lowe, Lewi* F Hicks, Leroy W lin ks and
Robert ILileher, who immediately rati rod to the
committee room, upon tbo cull ofthu e-hairmiiu,
Cel. Hunter.
Baring the absence of the committee, tho
Becretary wa* roijnestml to read tho paper pra
pe re-1 by Kx (Jovernur Charles Meßouald, adop
to<i by the late Cbb County mooting, wideb he
did in a most satisfactory and forcible mnnnor.—
When, upon motion of Janie# J. Ray, the meet
ing unanimously undornud the sonliinoni* of said
paper.
The commit ice returned and reported the Ala
buna Resolutions, te-wlti
By tbo Deiuot rocy of flu" State of Alabama in
Convention Assembled, Resolved :
Ist. That holding all issuu* and principles, upon
which they have heretofore affiliated and acted
with the National Bemocratir party, to be inferi
ffcity and importance to the great ques
tion of slavory, they content t bum selves with a
general i(i-Hffirniance of tho Cincinnati platform
us to such issues, and, also, endorse said platform
as tu slavery, together with the following reso
lutions:
2d. Resolved, further, That wc re-afflnn so
much of the first resolution of the platform adop.
tr-d in the Convention by the Democracy of this*
State, on the Htb >f January, lsff, a* relates to
the subject of slavery, to-wit: “The unqttalifted
right of tbe (ample of the alavebolding States to
th protection of their property in the State#, in
the Territories and in the wildernesses, in which
Territorial government* are as yet unorganis
ed.”
34. ilooolvod further, That in order to meet
and dear away all obstacle* to a, fall enjoyment
of this right in tbo Territories, we re affirm the
principle of the tttb resolution of tho platform
odopted in Convention by the Bnn . racy of this
State, on the 16th of FeIIH4B, to wit; “That
it i# iho duty of the General Government, by all
proper legislation, to seotire an entry Into those
Torritori©# to all citisens of the t inted Status,
together with their promuty of every description,
and (hut tho saint! shall remain protected by the
United Status, while tbo Territories aro under Us
aut ority.”
Uh. Resolved further, That the Constitution of
the United Btutos is a compact b-tween roveroign
and cu-iMiual B tales, unimd upon the basis of per
foul equality of right# and privilege*.
sth. Resolved further, That the Territories of
the United Blalc* are common property, in which
lb-- t-itntc* have equal rights, aud to which the
citkcn* of every Htntc may rightfully craigrnto
with their slaves and other pr-q-erty, rceegnizid
ns seeb in any of the BiaUts of the t’niou, or by
the Constitution of the United Stum#.
dth. Rc#olvcl further, That the Congress of
the Culled Htate* baa no power to abolish slavery
In the Terribrtdes, or t prohibit Us introduction
into any of them.
7th. Resolved further, That the Territorial
Legislature* crenUai by the Legislation of Con
gress, have m< power to ab.disb win very, or to
prohibit the introduction of the same, or tn
impair, by unfriendly legislation, tint security and
full enjoyuiwiit of the Maine, within the Territo
ries ; ami such Constitutional power certainly does
not belong to the people of the Territories in tiny
capacity, before, iu the exercise of lawful million
’ ty, they form a constitution preparatory to admis
*ion ns a Slate in tho Union : ami their action, in
the exercise of such lawful authority, can nut op.
crate or take effect before their actual admission,
a* a State, Into the Union.
Kth. Resolved further, That the principles
enunciated by Chief Justice Taney, In hi# opinion
In the Bred Hcott ease, dotty to tho Territorial
Leginlature the power to destroy or impair by any
lgi slothm whatever, the right us property in
slave* and maintain it to be flic dnty of the Fed
eral Government, iu all depart incuts, to protwt
tho light* of the owner of such property in the
Territories, and the principle# #o declined aro
hereby asserted to bo t he right# of South, and the
, Moth shall maintain them.
IHh. Resolved (briber, That wo hold all the
foregoing to onutaiu Cardinal principle#— -true in
1 themselves, mid just aim proper and necessary for
the safety of all that is dear to us ; and we do
t hereby instruct our delegates to present them for
the calm consideration and approval of that body,
for whoso justice and patriotism wo unticipato
i their adoption.
KMh. Resolvod further, That our delegates to
tlie Charleston Convention are hereby expNMly
iu*trooted to iusist that the #nld Convention shall
1 adopt a platform of principle* reoognixing dis
tinctly the rights of the South us asserted m tho
foregoing re*ulutiu* and if tbo said National
Convention should refuse to adopt in mibstanco
the proposition# embraced iu the preceding reso
-1 inti us, prior to nominating candidates, our dido
i gate* to Muid Convention are hereby positively in
structed to withdraw therefrom.
Htb. ReHoUed further, That our delegate* to
th<- Charleston Convention shall oust the vote of
Alabama hs a unit, and the majority shall deter
mine how the vote of this State shall bo given.
12th.“ Resolved further. That an Executive
Cotnmitte, to consist of one from uaoh Congres
sional District, to be appointed, whoso duty it
shall be, in the event that onr delegation with
draw from the Charleston Convention In obedience
to the 10th resolution, to cull n Convention of
the Democracy of Alabama to meet at an early
day to esMbbr what i* best to be done.
When the foregoing resolution* were adopted,
Col. Hunter reported # a minority report, the
foregoing resolution* to the ninth inclusive, urg
ing as a reason lor the exclusion ol the other#,
that the delegutu# to the convention should go
untrammelled by instruction# ; that he had Imusii
excluded from a seat among the delegate# on ac
count nf his refusal to be Uouud by such instruc
tion#.
ll"ben Hatcher also made a minority report,
that all resolution* should be excluded. The ma
jority of the committee (all concurring but Col
Huoler,) reported and recommended to the meet
ing the appointment of the following named per
son* a# delegate* to the Millcdgevllle Couventlou,
to-wit: Gl* Cnlvcrbouse. Robert Hatcher, C M
Lima#. W C Cleveland and John G Colbert. Col.
j Hunter insisting that too tow democrat* being
I present to a< ( t, moved an mljoummenL until tie
fl*t Tuesday in March next. Motion over
1 ruled.
Jucub Lowe moved, that tho report of the um
j jority be adopted. Upon Col. Hunter's motion to
1 adjourn tin* Jie, tho chair decided that it wus first
j iu order, aud put it before meeting; when the
i meeting rcfUM.nl tu adjourn. Col. Hunter here
withdrew from tbo meeting, and requested all
who were with him to do likewise.
The question recurring upon Mr. Lowe'* iuo
turn, the report of Uteco intuit tee was unanimously
- adopted.
If t* proper to state that upon motion# of Col.
llunUtr, u division wa# tailed lor bv him aud
: taken by the Chairman.
Ifpou motion of Jatue? J. Ray,
Resolved, That the delegatee from this county
to MilledgevUld oil the !4tli of March next, urge
the claim# of she lion. ('. J. McDonald, a# n suit
able |ron tor President, and (rout his high
*t*tc#msn-Uke views, devotion to the South, the
Constitution and it* institution#, request our dele
gate* to the Charleston Convention to urge hi*
| nomination to this high aud responsible station,
I and iu no event tu vote for Stephen A. Douglas or
j nuy other person entertaining similar view# iu re
i iOMon to slavery iu the territories. I naniniou*-
j ly adoptad.
I Upon motion of Jame# J Uav,
Resolved, That the proeeedinga of this moot
ing be published iu the Macon Telegraph and
Colmubu# Times.
Ujkoi motion of Jacob Lowe the meeting ad
journed tine (tie.
0. 1\ 6ULYKHROUBK, Cbairman.
IFm. K. IfiLMAwaox, Bocretnry.
Tnn Last or tmk Grand Akuv or tk Rr.vo
ww#. -Of the surviviug Revolutionary sol
dier# i*t the State of New York, tho youngest, i#
Kfi. and there are tw> of the age < r DM, one ol 101
and one of 10i> year# iu this list of thirty -*lx Rev
olutionary soldiers. It is remarkable, and we
think not generally known, that out of the whole
grand army us the Revolution which fought un
der Washington and hi. generate, there are now
ivlug throughout the whole country oulv one
huudred and sixty-live.
—a
gßT*There were fifty #ix death# from xoerlet
fever in Now York week before Ut The whole
number of death# wa# 5t)7-—2WS of them undtr (an
year* of age.
jJHff-TU© Cincinnati Times says: “To-night Ma
rie Irving, who we beUve is a niece of Washin
tou Irving, and the daughter of a prominent eas
tern clergyman, will make her first appeanuiee on
auy boards at the National.”
coutwin, HiTi Kim. maw n imm
#warar-=a--—-- v■ . - ITT— -
inrat to iDiiuilcrr".
Georgia has not yel done her duty Cowards V:<-
eneouragcmei.f end proicetlun of
The old militia •lysdAto is a hoinbug, and the law#
relating toil,a dead letter up> ii the statue booh.
No community can be bo well protected by an
efficient military organizutioD, ready at ali lime*
for service, in quelling insurrection, aiding in tin
enforcement of law end the preservation of tbo
property off lUelriismt. Tho Volunteer* are not
an Idle #et of fellows, who love display and are
fond of the pageant attending parade and mo#
ter*. They are faetuated by higher and nobler
purposes in spending their money and defraying
ail the expCNsus necessary tu the perfect equip
ment of their organization, and exercising in the
school of the soldier. “In time of peace, prepare
for war,” is a wise maxim, the full force of which
was felt in the old commonnoaltb of Vir
ginia, when, without a moment'# warning, a ruth
less band invaded her shore#, and the drum and
fife of the volunteer *oldlery were heard from one
extremit y to tho other of her immense domain.—
Nor can wo unticipato a perfect security in the
heurt of tin. Bouth, without a *eu#o of it pervades
the masse#, and the fear of rebellion and outbreak
deters.cvll-doers. Viewing the question, however,
simply a* one of ,vn*t import to a community,
ready at all time* for It# defence, every good eit
icn will contribute that encouragement to the
volunteer #y.tcin, that the exigencies of thorium#
may require. What we want in Georgia, tan law
for the encouragement and support of the volun
teer soldiery.
At present, exemption# are granted active
members of volunteer corps from jury duty. This
is all wrong. Kvery good oiU/cn should bo wil
ling to serve his country a# a juror, and there is
too much patriotism umong volunteers to claim
it, if otherwise encouraged tu keep up their organ
i/ation. The immense expense for armories, mu
sic, Ac., not to say tiuio spent in disciplining re
cruit* in the school ofth* soldier, is an ituui which
speak# to the LrgUluturu for liberal on urage
tuent and support. Alabama has dorm well. The
military bill, recently passed her legislature, pro
vides for at least eight tbounaitd volunteer# in the
State. Its detail# aro uninteresting, except a*
disclosing the manner of raising volunteer corps,
the duty of officer#, tax collector#, iPe. The prin
cipal feature in the bill, however, in the <*■,-•
meal hf n toM of twenty Jive renin upon all male
citiKeu*, bet ween eighteen and forty, # military
tar. This is equivalent to paying each volunteer
for hi;* service in the protection of property, and
watching the safety of a community, tho sum of
five dollars. This about pay# a voluniecT corps
fur the rent of an armory for their guns, camp
equipage, holding of mootings, Ac. All other
oxpen#e# are still paid by tbo Volunteer#, and in
a hoavy tax upon tho youug umn. whose military
ardor is held subordinate to'his duty to himself,as
ono without tho moan# of paying #o dear for tho
privilege of becoming a soldier. What w want in
Goorgiu is a law similar in Us provision#, to that
passed by Alabama, that will be worth something
to the volunteers. Tho necessity of an effective
military organization throughout a Bute #o lo
lantas Georgia, need# no argument from a jii
- • (coble as our*. Let the question bo {agitated.
It is full of import to the South.
Southern I nil} amt Slrtm.lh
In several of th Southern State*, the Ameri
can party ha# virtually disbanded, and their in-
Huouco and #1 length have been offered up # a
burning sacrifice upon the altar of Southern pat
Holism and Southern interests. Repelling the
base insinuation <>f striking their stag for political
purposes or selfish end*, but acting upon tho
ever faithful *aylng, that “irmh will prevail,” they
have laid down the gauntlet to all, who will dare
counsel further aggression from the North, by tbo
death cry of peace, peace, whila'our life blood i*
Iming rapped. Louisiana and Alabama have tad
off. How stands Georgia? During tbo lust cam
paign, wo wore led to believe that tbo American
party would appropriate tho service# of the Hon.
Am'rkd Ivkr.'on to their own organization, #o
faithfully did he wield the battle-axe against
placemen, who would have cried Haro a for tbo
panacea of all evil*. How changed today?—
The opposition press in tho State are faintly echo
ing the uuion sound* from mooting# held l>y
worn-out politicians, who are striking for powur
nud playing a desperate game for the spoil*
The people laugh at the attempt (to resurrect an
Union party in these day#?
The object it ha* in view la too potent to de
ceive the moat crodulou# and unsuspecting. In
this connection we copy tribute to
those leading presses of Alabama and public
ineu of the opposition party, who are unwilling to
follow a uuion movement bended hy >urh iuon as
Crittenden and John William F.
Sain ford in a recent letter say* :
“I am willing to um party organizations for
patriotic ends, but that in u debasing party ne
cessity which requires me to turn a suspicious ear
to the Southern Right* professions of snob a man
a# Mr. Hooper, of the Mail, and anathematise the
ottering he bring# to tbo altar of a common coun
try—a man who stands with no shield but truth,
and no budge of honor but u brow of defiance to
her foe*, in “the imminent deadly brunch,” in do
fence of the for tuu os of the South—whoso Vim*
and uud narrow blade,” liko the blue scimitar of
the Solduu—is uu over iaabdt Ibr tho broad sword
of Richard Blautugeuot* itself, when it olonves
theuuytaldiug bar ol iron.
What patriotism is there in repelling tho gal
lant service# of such a pros# a* the Middle Mer
cury?-—of such noble Boutbe’n# as Judge Rico,
Judge Chilton, Judge Dougherty, Thomas li.
Watts, and Thomas .L Judge—men who dignify
tho highest earthly profession#, and adorn the
social rotation* with every virtue of humanity ?
Who can feel anything but Horn fora cnarou
browed, vulgar partyieui. which rudely jostles
such a Senator as element 0. Clay, a# he rolls in
the glittering car of triumph, into (lie front rank
of the Southern war, and hi##c* and smile* its
way upon tho path of such a Roman a. William
L. Yauccy. who, through opposing ranks of timid
aud misguided friends—of rampuit foes—Hunk
er#, placemen, and pot hunters urge - hi# gallant
command to tho outpost# of Southern honor, and
peril# political oxirienca to plant the standard of
Southern Rights in the van of the advancing
nriny of civiurntion ? A purtyisiu which levels
it* murderous shaft* at such men ns Alfred Ivor
son of Georgia, uud Jauv. s 1 4 . J'ugli, of Ala
bama V’
The LatcOrn. Wood ward
Tho-Moutgomrry Mail of the Ist, contain# a
long and Interesting notice of the death of tho
late lion. Thoma.s B. Woodward, whose demi-m
whs noticed ,in the Times. The article i# by
the senior editor of the Mail, who wa# an intimate
and confidential friend of the deceased, uud is a
worthy tribute of regard for the many qualities
with which lien. W. was endowed. Vary many
person# in this city remember Ren Woodward
well, and feel regret at the announcement or his
death- The man of a huudred fights died quiet
ly in hi# be ou tho 4th Ultimo, in Wild lutrtah, j
Louisiana.
Wo see it stated by the Atlanta American
that raised note# of the denomination of two
dollar*, on the Bank of Fulton, have boon detec
ted in that city. The same papr announced
some weeks ago that spurious five dollar bills on
the same bank were in circulation. These bill*
ur* said to be—all of them that have yot been
detected -more or loss mutilated; generally by
having one corner torn uff. It > thought thut
the business is carried uu alone in Atlanta, and
that none of there bill# have been circulated else
where.*
Con at xtrriox ui Corrox.- The average week
ly consumption of Cotton in Grant Britain
through last year was tho largest ever known
living 44,120 bales per we#k. against 41,fflP in
1858, 37,071 in 1857; and 4.1,520 in 18jfl. 4 81iouhl
the crop of American cotton this year reach 4,~
400,000, as is estimated by some, the increase of
tha cotton crop of this country since 1860 will lw
about 1,300,000 bale* equal to the entire crop
twenty-five year# ago. England will take about
50 par cant, of tha oro|; yur northern manufac
turers about 17 per oout; nud nearly all the re
maining 27 per cent, will be taken by other coun
tries of Europe,
A New York artist, by the name at Brackett,
bos just completed a marble bust of the nogeo
thiof and murderer, John Brown. Greeley should
buy it, by all means, for u figure-head to the
Tribune office. It would b* both appropriate and
ornamental.
Anew stamp for the use of the post office has
jg been introduced In Philadelphia, which appear
to have some advantage over tb eld mode. No
ink ta used, but io it*’ place the stamp D provided
with a number of sharp point#, which form the
letters, date, A\ # and at the time the impression
l# made upon the envelope* the Hiuno murk* aro
termed upon tho letter inside, no that ’ll tho en
velop©should l> destroyed, the tatter itself would
l ilic name of tho postoGleofroiu which it was
sept.
jrfir'The Now York House of Assembly har
decided, by alargc vote, that tho property qual
ifications of a negro man a* a voter shall heal* >l
- This test was a subject of dispute us for
back as 1821, and Mr. Van Buren wa# often ■ ■ il
ia red for bis support of free negro suffrage. It
was one of tho strongest items used him
in 1840.
p&rK dai igcrous counterfeit of a SLU gold
piece wa* discovered in New fc York city on Um
14th instant. In fact, externally, it wa* a t'and
ard coin, but on being out into the cheat war
mnde palpable. Tbo piece had evidently been
split edgewise, l >ib parts filed quite thin, and
iu place of the stcriin;’ gold a ptaae of white metab
placed between the hlv - nud retniltad.
A Rrkdd rrr>K. -That excellent old Whig
journal, the Boston Courier, declare# thut the
merchants, manufacturer* and trailers of the
North will, tea grout extent, vote against the
Black Republicans at tb* election „for President
in November, and predicts that the defeat of that
party tbi# year will bo much more complete than
in 1850. _ _
Tin; UrvKxrha or Mjaaiiium.—'Tire late
Legislature ot Mbsir.-ippi raised the taxes to 75
cents on each m gro, instead of i if, a# heretofore!
and to 2” cunts on each SIOO offend, mtoad of
IC cents- —thus nearly doubling the tux on slave#,
and increasing that of fetid 25 per court. As there
are about 400,000 slaves in tho Htate, it will in
crease tho taxes on that property alone about
$150,000, and on tha lands about $00,001) per
year; that, after this year, the gross revenue
will lm nb-uit s.j! t),000 more than it hat bean past
year# fr ( >M tltesetwo items.
DfrFKRKNrn orOrrNiott.- In the United State*
Heiiatc, on the i.'ith inst., when the death of Mr.
Broderick, Into Beuator from California, was
formally announced, s Mr. Foster, of Connecticut,
after making a brief allusion to the virtue* of thr
deceased, delivered a homily against dualling a#
a crime at common law, and said the question
was, should tiio BeuHti: pay u tribute to the man
who bad nilfully risked hi# life In'vlolatlon of
the law# of God For *#•, wleiuvr
respect lie might havo had for tho deceased, he
could not vote for of respect. In
reply, Mr Toombs, of Gourgio, ih- that Air.
Broderick fall in honorable combat in detenseof
his honor, and that ho could not have do * more
nobly.
son* or Malta
Tho Prortdenee of the B-.>.’ n
Journal says . -“The Sons >,f Malta have at lest
exploded. Both lodges . i lids ,-ity have ‘gi.ue
under,* and the Institution i* breaking up al! over
the country.”
fin far a# relates to the Smith, tbc above ‘ < not
* fact. Tho Or-tar Is rapidly inert ~ all ovor
the Foutliarn country, anti number# among Its
members, the most intelligent, wealthy and iaflti
eutial aflixona of tho bind. Nothing can check
the advance of an order, in the South, which hr,#
, for its main ohjeet tha extension of “tha area nf
freedom.”
Frk* Nkouoks in Kknti oar -The Kentucky
House of Representative* pas?od a bill on Iri
day, by a vole of 77 to 6, providing fur the re
muva lof free nagroes IVom that State. The ft>U
lowing aro the loading features of the mea.-ure.
No slave deemed einani ioated until the jwisoi,
omaneipotiug h*.l give a bound lor iW remuvot
of the per*>in # onmncipaUMl from tho Stalo within
ninety day#; made a felony for a fioe negro to
come into the State ; prohibit# (lie marriage of
free negroes and stale; free negroc# not <vtailing
to lea vo tbo State may nhoose a master <>r mi
ll css, upon the person dcriring U> bermne the ow
nor paying one half of the appraised voltia ofsaid
negro.
An amendment wa#adopted making it be duty
of the county conn to exammo -id negr*. in
open court ajart from the pars, .i dcsii iug to be
come the owner and state to him (I, •e!Ut ofrahl
I act ard sec that he had .not been improperly infiu-
I min dby the person whomuhe host-elected us his
owner.
Prom Mvitro.
The scliuouar Buffutk, ('apt. Smith, arrived at
this port last evening, fruin Minatitlan, Tehuun
i tepee, the 12th inst. She likewise brio :* .>*,me
, what later NOW* from Vera Crus, taken down to
Minuritlttn by the Mexican war -M. imc, \Vvc,
a* also later advices overhiud from tho interior.
Os tbo whereabouts of !M irauion w,‘ have no,
further luontion. It is only stated that he had
Issued a proclamation ordering the .uhnu -om
aud evacuation of Vera Crn “within the | aee of
four days.” This wa# taken down by the Wavt
on the I Jth, and leave* us to suppose that u por
tion of the expedition, a# before rumored, hud
already arrived in tha vicinity of Vera Crux. Iho
pioeiaiiutlion, like that of last year, is probably
dated ut Jatapu, or some other p-unt <,n the read,
whence it found it# way into the city.
In the uieuntinte tho most active preparations
continue both at Alvarado nud.Yein Cru*,l<r put
ting those cities in tho be.'t state ot defence.—
Among other thing#, tin f,>ri at the mouth of the
Contzaeoiiten# had been duniaiitlml. and the guns
ammunition, Ac. all taken up to Alvarado for
the double purpose of preventing their felling into
the hand* of tho enemy, aud strengthening the
debm.’o# of tho tatter city.
The natives ail along the coast, and especially
ui Minatitlan, bad been Impressed into service,
and forcibly taken off to man these fortifications.
In the meantime disturbances, originating in the
same spirit of civil discord, had been renewed at
Aeayncam, and other place, on the Isthmus, and
threatened, as in tho interior of tho Republic, to
break out into open war.
V. 0. Picayune.
Gawk Law Maryland—The act tor the pi
taction (and gome in the {Rate of Maryland, went
In to affact January Isth. Soetiou one provide*
that it shall not be lawful to kill any partridge
between the lith day of January aud the Ist day
of October, under a penalty of five dollar* anil
cost* for every effcuce. Section two prot idoathut
one half of the fine shall go to the informer who
shall boa competent wUnass, und the other hall
to the i’uhlio Schools, Section three provide*
that the same taw shall extend to the w <>dooek
between tho Ist day of February and loth day
of Juno, and to pheasants, between the Ist day of
, February and 20th day of August. Section four
prov ides that auy person exposing for sale or hav
ing in their pessession any of the above named
bird#, between the tiuio# mentioned, shall be sub
ject to tho saute penalty: and the possession of
the bird ahull bt prime facie evidence, th y w ere
killed in Maryland.
Laws to tliw same offset are being unacted in
New York.
A Vii.ua. k L'uii.nku.—Wednesday List three
; squares of bunding#, comprising the principal and
j most valuable part of Danville, Ivy., was burned
Ito Mslies. Upwards of eighty building, including
| the Courthouse, Batterten Hotel, three or four
churches, und the principal business houses es th •
place, were consumed- The los* i# estimated at
nearly $300,000.
Nw Vi:nsioNoK iiik “Misti-ktok Boi-oii,''—.
A little of six, with whom the word# “#kol
eton” and “skeleton skirt” were syuonymou?.
torms, in relating the story oftbc lost bride who
hid away in the trunk and perished and was not
found till many years alter. wt!h wide eyes said,
“Aud on opening the trunk what do you think
they f< uud there, aunty?” “Why, whnt did they
my dear;” “Nothing in the world,” n>wwed
the little story teller, holding up her hands in
horror, “but a hoop skirt."—N. Y. IVst.
He gave good advice who raid; If you are in
trouble don't tell every person you nuct. Not
one in one hundred will syiupathito with you.—-
may speak a word f comfort, to turn away
and ridicule you, but preeiou# ffw will laugh less
freely, or engage in business less earin.-tlv,—
Troubles in umt case# out often, aro like threat
cniug clouds, which soon vanish.
The manufacturers, cot ton-spin aers uud iron- i
master#, in their addre*# to Louis Napoleon con- ‘
corning hi* free-trade measure, style it on econo
mical and social revolution, und talk of • war aud
cannon shot,” as a consequence of making a trea
ty “which may or may not be ratified.”
“To Rent, a home in Melviilo Avenue, located
immediately alongside of a Hue plum garden.
IVom which au abundant supply may be stolen
during the *>eoson. Rent low, aud the greatest
part taken in plums.”
Dkcumxi.'—The Chattanooga A livortiter say#
tho lion George W. Rowle# bus declined the
appointment of Treasurer, tendered him by Frrs
idout Buchan ou. |
10LI MUlh, MONDAY, MABCH. 5, 1800.
Pubttv Printer In (ongrm Otamolloiis.
Ex-Goveynor Fwsi>, a Blank Republican from
Ohio, has been elected printer of the lion c us
Representative# in Congress, Strange to >ay,
that in every election before the House, the start
ling fact ta revealed to the country, that there
arc enemies in our own camp. In the election of
Speaker, tho Ropubtleafti attribute tlieir succo#*
to tho desertion of a Southern member from his
own section, which wa# not anticipated. For !
this c-jt, llknut VY&nnfi Davis of Maryland, r j
South American, ha# boon reproved by the j
ulatufO of hi* own Stale. Now, the Republican*
succeed again through the vote of another South
American, viz : Mr. Anderson ol Kentucky. This
presents a bad for tiie Bouth American# j
hi tbc border ritatos. We can extend the hand of j
charily to a niun from tho North, who fidta a J
prcyfto the public opinion of hi- i qile. but there j
i * no excuse or the shadow „( excuratar a Sunth
cru gOnttamau tu vote fur a Republican. Let it :
be understood, that while Bell, Crittenden, Kth- 1
cridgv, Davis, Gilmer and Anderson, all South ;
Americans, have opposed the pidioy of the Soulii ,
in rofbronco to the protection of her ir-stiturions, j
the truth of history will couijwl the l?itt>rcsl op- !
portent of the Democratic party to ay, that out J
one of its members from the South] ever proved i
untrue to Ins section in the moment of trial.
JUSt’Tho Charleston Mercury say* 1 that the |
Carolina ric- crop ta a very targe one The
whole present southern crop hn* rarely Ikscij ex- !
ced’ and either in quantity or quality. But this |
•loo* n l imply that rioo will be- cheap, for i
throughout nil the Last, from India to the Pacific !
the crop ta a failure. The deficiency in the sup- !
ply ta calculated to be one-third.
■ teKT cr.-*- “- - -
jJMT’Thaddou:! Hyatt, wbo/uj arrest ha# been ,
ordered by tho Senate for hi* failure to appear
before the Harper's Kerry Invasion Committee, I
ha# left Washington for New York, designing to :
test the power of the Senate to force him to ap
pear end testify, by demand in a writ of habeas
corpus before a State tribunal when the order of
the Senate shall be served.
Tin; St.in. i .n ruzitv.--Hon. H. U. Jackson i
we regret to Jearn, Imm dc-dinod the Preridcncy ■
of the State University, tendered him a few
months since by the ‘fra#tecs, fhi# important i
office, in onr State economy, seoiu; really to go 1
bogging. m
('ouamnnicatcd.
lrßorr.i(|c;vicrring. tn qutiuian
Pursuant to notice, a meeting of the Item"’ il
i<’ party of tßiitmon county, wa# held at vdeorge
town, on Saturday, the 2<ih f Fobrretry.
Mr. Benj. L Onok, wn *>n root!mi calle<i to the
Chair, at;d ih. object of ;lu o.ccting feiing briefly
explained, on mori .nos T. L. Guerry, a Au<iuit
t<HJ of five, eonsisiing_of T. L Gucrry.J. Itafeau, ‘
John K. Rioc! Wm. B. Gay, W. Simpson j
Moore, ws appointed by tho Chair, tu prepare j
mattei tar Uie action of the meeting.
The Commfttoe having returned, übuiitted tb
following report, to wit :
Tho Executive Committee es the Democratic
jrfirty of the State. Raxing calh l a Convention to
n mble at the Capitol on H<l Wednesday in
March next, to send State Delegates to the Charit*r
ton Convention, and recognizing, a* we do not
only the autb rity, but the duty of raid <
tec to call a Convention lor the purpose above
specified, be it therefore,
Hcotired. That the Demqpracy of (Quitman
county, appoint the fullowhig named gcnUetncn
to repreacut them in the approaching Convention,
Wm. E. <ay, ‘ -tmncl P.Hnian, Ifenj. L. Cook, j
f>. Morita, Abram Pyle, .1 uhn R. Pitman and L- j
vj Mcroer, with power to fill, any vacancy that !
may tenr. i
It wuaon motion waived,IrJhat 1 r Jhat the proceeding
be published in the Democratic paper# of the 2d j
Cimgswienai Dial red, and the meeting adjourn- j
cd. Bt&T. L. COOK, Pres't.
I). Motnua, Soe'ry.
A Titcrn Wht.L Stayed.— The following cn§i
bio remark i. made by the London Times iu a re
cent roll written article nj>o the morbid oxag
goration ot ‘* Lord Ijrouglmw n<l Mu- Veteran?
of the old Anti-slavery So.jety “
Their uiiuda, says* the Times, are still soared by
thote horrible stories- which wore burnt in upon
them iu their youth, when Kugland wah not only
a slave owning, but evw. ;t slnvo-trading State.
Tlo ir remorse in so great that the giutst of ji
black man h always bUorc them. They are be
ncvolent andexoif<>at jvcoj i, • buiß,-bW.hxowi
happened to have bra..;a, rad a white
In, were iu danger oi r.. • -j: ■ wt much tear
that a real anti slavery ■ would bind up toe
bla: k mans leg before ho would draw I ha white
man out of the water.
State of MottAt.il s tbk CosrtxwtTor Ev-
A correspondent of the Rr Chester Ameri
can. writing from Germany, says there is as
much intern pern nee on the continent of Europe as
in the United Suites,, the difference being only in
the constitute-ii of the people, and in the fact
that the liquor iu .ouera.l use atupifles iustend of
madden:. the victim, lie says:
••The fart is, that drinking to excess is the
•■••minonest thing in the world here, and the state
■t public sentiment with regard to it is deplor
‘bla. lleer drinking and wine drinking ore uni
versa!, and drinking to excess, in privatu and i
with friend*, w very common indeed. There are !
multitude? of all elates who habitually stupify
themselves with drink. In all ulassef, however, |
it is only u ji *od joke when a mini drinks himself I
under tho table. The moral sen ho does not seem ‘
tbeondemo the offense, but rather to applaud it,
and that, ■ >. in elrolcs where one would think a ‘
better state of ftoiiny must exist.
The Frr>Moicy.
C*tuHdaf9* i evict red, Vine from Waikutyton.
I'ke S‘mu*e.
A Waahingt.au correspondent of the Montgom
ery .IdWhocs, writes the following interesting !
letter Ar ■ >n Washington, which cannot fail to strike |
the mind . ■; every observer of the times, as n moat
trntliful it vcy of the whole Fresidential qttes
liou. Wo think better, however, of Mr, Stephens
than the writer, lie says:
There is no doubt that availability will bo the ‘
first consideration the Charles ton Convention will j
b*'k to in alio selection of a candidate. In con
vursHtioß with a distinguished and experioneed !
puli t. van, yesterday. I heard sumo practical *ug- ,
geetione which may be of Interest to you, coming j
as they do. from a gentleman wh o sagacity you
would not question, did 1 feel fit liberty to'men- •
tion. He stated upon viewing the political con
dition of the country at the present time, and the
personal characteristics of tho several gentlemen
mentioned in connection with the nomination, he
concludes that ou the score of •H'tiiabHity, iho
choice lie.- botweeu Hubert M. T. Hunter. o(* Vir
ginia, Juo Lane, of Oregon, and Vice-President
it reck on ridge. Either conld carry tho united
South nod enough of the Northern State* to elect.
No onooisc bo can think of (with the barn possi
bility of Ale*. 11. Stephens, i ran beat the Repub
licans out right. Douglas cannot carry the cot
ton States, which he must secure in Order to elect.
Guthrie i personally unpopular at tho North,
w here his course during the time he was Secre
tary of the Treasury, made him many very bitter
person*! enemies. Wise, though a great man,
has no balance, his eccentricity of action and
speech, render him a constant objuei ol’ ridioule.
Davis,. A G. Drown and Slidell, arc regarded as
ultra ut ihe North. There seems to be a popular
flea that they are secessionist* pen*, and there
is n>‘ taking it out of the people. Dickinson is a
good a lured old fogy, a politician and wirepuller
all his life time, with no particular forco of char
acter, and not a clear enough idea of Southoru in
stitutions to suit the South, for instance, last fall I
iu a speech, ho charged the iiboluiouDu with be
ing responsible for the continuance of the “dark ‘
cloud of slavery which overshadows the land."— I
It was kindly meant, but very bungingly c.\- !
pro ed. Houston has killed himself by his Know
Nothing diversion, lie could not oarry the for
eign vote. Cobb is generally regarded* a- a mere
politician, and Is not popular. Seymour, of New
York, and John-on, of Tonucssee, arc t<*o little
known, and Ruohanan ami Pierce are t<. well
known, to become available candidates. 1 mean
no reflection upon the two lasi gentlemen, but
modern Presidents cannot find offices for more
than one-third of the applicants, and the remain
ing two-thirds with their friends and endorsers j
regard themselves us injured and insulted, and
hate the “wronger” forever afterwards.
Thus is a review of tho pr. ininent mon named
for the Democratic nomination, we find none
against whom some fatal objeotion cannot be
raised except tour, vis:—Hunter. Lane, Drcckeo
ridgs and Stephens. With regard to tho latter,
ho would doubtless boa strong man, but he has
noot ol tbs personal, popularity ol ib others. •
There S# him to cull forth thcon
thu.-iaem of the u,a*c.. Ho i“ iu the public tfti
mntb-n a *mart man but hardnr a man whoso
personal btlfb|etorfetlcs ore greatly to be admiral
For thin riMKoti hi* chance# of carrying tbo
Northern fSfetwi.necessary to clccor him, are. at ;
least,doubtful. Senatoi Hunter is ono of th-;
mo#t intellcctuai of ocr atofesmen. Fur many
years tho direction of the finances of the notion ;
has been in bta hands, and to hi* cool, cfenr bend 1
is due much of our present materia! ,pro|>erity. |
ills character ta a* par# and stance.*# ax t hat us |
John C. COihd'tro, Through a long public c- ]
; ,tyer no man has over pointed oat u blot upon hi*
escQtcheoii,Wnffbta private life i* characterized!
by all that ImoutUol symmetry which ta ap- j
patent in bta public record. He is regard od a# a I
I great man, a far-veeing man aud a -afe man. At j
the same time he in full of the spirit of progress 1
und fevorablo to tho dev t lopment of our great- |
no*#. J 1 ta mannei* are those of a. well bread and (
accbmpfisbad gentleman—a Jeffersonian Bo; ■. i
General Jo Lane is a soldier nu •.veil states- |
man. llis nomination would create u perfect tu- j
> ror- There are so many grand trait# about hn- .
i character thafthe people would flock tohta stah
j darii os the youth of Franoodid to that us Nnpo- }
’ Icon—out ol pure love and admiration. Ilia <
, gallant career in Mexico earned for him the oub
{ l iquet of “'be Marion of the Mexican War.”
A* Governor us Oregon, he gave evidences iff a
high administrative ahillity. and did everything
j to develope the resource# of our North Pacific
i posse*#ions. Asa (Senator h ho* taken u promi
, aent position—-hta speeches rpeak for him lit
j has ail the nerve and onorgyVbtah are requisite
j for a Chief Magistrate at this ertata, probably no
j public man of tho day excepting Jefferson Davis
’ who ta only bta equal ha* more ol the (Jacksonian
element in hta composition. lie resemble# Old
Hickory in more way than one. Old Jo Lune
j posrasee# another advantage. Ho ta a SfuntbruD—
j a North Carolinian by birth and oducarion, and
| #uhs<M]uently Indianiun, and now an Oregonian
!by adoption. He is therefore popular in both
I section#. Hi# old State Indiana, the very one wo
are most anxious to carry, hu# always worshipped
! him. There it no rubbing it out; Jo Lane has
; Htrength. He would poll 20,000, more vote# in.ln
; dtana than Douglas, and the divided Democracy
of Illinois would unite nn him whioh they would
I not do on Douglas. He taa Democrat oftbc Da
! vis school, and advocates protection in toe ftrri
j tortata.
Speech of Mr. Too rail-
Mr. Brown’s resolution was'taken up, and Mr.
Toombs, (and m.,) of Oa , spoke. It bad been a*
i serlmJ that he had no right to call in question tho
| acts of sovereign States. A* tho representative
of a sovereign State, he that had the right, and
j dial thta was the peculiarly appropriate place to
! call in question the acts of the confederate Sruu*
i If redress could not be obtained hero, tho State*
I would be thrown upou their own lie
: had not arraigned the domestic institutions r
internal affair* of any State. He had only ar
j reigned tbum for infidelity to the eopmitati -n,
which they werj bound by every confideratiou of
good faith to tarry out. He hud chargetl certain
State* with being unfaithful to their compact,
ami of having made a supremo law of the land of
no effect. None of them denied these charges ex
ccpt tho Henator from lowa, and he would show
that he was wrong. The excuse given wa# that
! the Fugitive Slave law was no Jw. Theremu*t
l*o an arbiter somewhere in the case of this con
! diet. If the cannot* is the only arbiter, the soon -
l er We know it the better. The Senator from
i Wtaoonshi had defended the action of hta State.
Now, Wisconsin hud not only set aside a decree
of the United State* Court, but had nullified a
j provi#ion of the Constitution Itself. The provi
l **on of’ tho Constitution in regard te tho rendition
of fugitive# from labor plain, beyond cavil. There
1 wa# m* analogy between the action of Uu &u
----: j reroe Court of Wuwonain and ibat of Georgia,
j quoted by the Senator from Georgia. He had
arraigned that State, uot on the ground that she
! had oo right to decide upou the CunstitutiunaUty
j of a United States law, hut on the ground thut
I phe had violated the |>laiuc(it piuvtaion* of the
j conetitutimi. Mr Toombs supported his argu
ment* by copious citation# from legal authorities.
1 Iu the course of his remark* he .-rid it wa* use
| less to siti£ pii'.uis to the ITninu while they trocn
, pled the Union undtr foot. Bad men in all ngo
! nmi cried “L .-rd! Lur-i! The constitutionality
j oftUg act of 17Si/i had been affirmed by every
| State Court before which it had come : and ihc
j aot of 1850 did not differ therefrom. He re view
j u<l at length and explained th< h>*u of th’ Gear
j gia Courts. The Courts *ff Wi#’ onsis bad assert
ed rim supremacy us the State Court* over the fed.
irl Court*. Th* decision*, referred to by the
•Senator from Wisconsin simply asserted that the
j Federal Court* had not supremacy over State
i C’ourta, Nine judge* of the Supreme Court raid
‘this wa* anew doctrine in American jurispru
j (fence. The action of the Wiiiconsin Courts ntuod
|in naked daforaiity, without a poralfel. in reply
j to Mr. Hale be said tho ordinance 17*7 passed bo
; sere thta government was formed, and, therefore,
! rested upon no Constitutional authority. The
■pinion* of the early father* were nitarepranint
ed.
From the Detroit Free Pro**, Feb. 2.;.
; An \gtury to Acafet fugitive slaves to return to
l lirlr Masterv
| DEPOT or THE Ul KKLvXP RAILUOAp !*i UXTHOfT.
Mr. C. J. Brown, an enterprising Soul homer
j who has been sojourning for some weeks m Cana
da on a special mission, has opened an office in
Desuoyers’ block with the charitable view of ren
dering mu tor in.! nsaistanve to the colored race in
a listing those who are so di#p scd, lo return to
tbeir master* at the South He nays thai he has
made such investigation* io Canada, especially
Ht Chatham and other places where Africans most
congregate, to satisfy him that large numbers of
them are Mittens and ready u> return to then
master* at the South if they only hud the means,
and he pre poses to furnish them with Daasporta
tbiu tickets and to send them in company with
4n agent, looking to their owners fur remunera
tion lor his benevolence. lie i- evidently u man
of nerve aud determination, sod is possessed of
the means to carry out hi* pro'eot.
Tho following is his circular addressed to the
colored population •
The undersigned, having made arraug. me-,' 1
at the South to furnish means to tho ms of the
colored population who arc desirous of returning,
| has taken an office at No. 2 Doenoyerri block, *n
j trances on JcttWson avenue and Bute* street,
j where he can bo found from 10 a. nj. to 6p. m.
j Arrangement* entered inn* with parti.** will bo
- tfuarann and beyond question as to tho strict fulfil
: ment of all obligations. Parties desirous >.f re-
I turning oun communicate with the undersigned,
I cither personally or by letter.
C. J. BROWN, Agent.
There arc number.'; of tho poor creatures who
j are starving to death io oousCquenco of their ina
bility to support themselves, and wo have no
! doubt thnt the new enterprise will have a sueccs*-
| ful run of business. We have always made the
welfare of the race an object of our special *<,li
ciiude, nud now advise every one of them to go
diructly to Mr. Brown and get their return .tick
ets. It is very obvious that they will have to give
up white wives and such little luxuries, yet the
fact remains thut while they have not a second
shirt to their backs here, they will not need any
at all when they *vt home to the warm climate.-
1 We predict that the through return route will ©u
| tirely eclipse the underground zailroad.
I A Lot isiasa Plavtch Badlv Soi.u.—Tho
1 Chief of Police has just received from a wealthy
plarter, living near Miudon. io tins State, riving
i information of his having lieen swindled out of
| nearly in cash, by uu eloguut sharper who
j sold him false chocks to that amount.
Ths circumstance* were those: The planter
j stopped at Montgomery, Ala., t>ovoral wetles ago,
, {,ein •*> his way home from the North. Whttst
j th©ro he becamuacquainted with a xuau who put*
ed himself off as a merchant of this city, and Mik
ed eo glibly about cotton, Bagrova, and trcncral
buMti*:.*-. as to insiuuato himself entirely in his
eanfidtuMML Finding that the plauter had a largo
quantity of gold and other cash with him, the
protended merchant gave him some friendly ad
vice about the danger of traveling with large
same of wnev. He said he had discovered the
danger to his cost, having been rubbed several
times ou #tetnbo.it*; in consequence of which he
had adopted it us a rule never to travel with more
. than oaui.cy em.ugb to pay traveling ex jienscs.—
Drawing iorth a pocket-book, and displaying ft
lot of cheeks, drafts, etc., he said that he, too, had
occasion to remove a considerable quant it v of
money South, but had adopted the sale course by
investing it in checks on the Now Orleans* hank*',
the payment of which check, if stolen, could bo
Btopped. lie had over |lo,oo in checks.
The upshot of the business was that the mer
chant, baviag occasion to stop in Montgomarv
some time on business, was willing to sell *„mc.of
the checks to a gentleman in a hurry to leave,
and doubtful of the propriety of carrying so ia..ch
cash with him. The uamspccting pluntot was
willing enough to make the trail *fer. The oblig
ing merchant gave him two chc ks cn the Luoia- I
iana Sute Bank, one Ibr $2850 <l9 and the othtr j
| for $2090 50, both filled to the order of J. !> Aus
tin, wulorced by J. B. Austin, and signe*l by Reed, !
! Rice A Cos. |
! Reaching this city, the planter presented his
chocks at the bank, and found they wore worth- |
*ll the names being fictitious. He went on \
homo, without tolling any one, h<’W badly he hud j
oeon sold, but not relishing bis lose, he concluded I
at laat tu write to tho Chief of Police, who now !
h.’w the letter* and the false checks, with small ,
prospect of over catching tho bogus merchant.
With an ordinary niuxsledondlug :?2 pounder i
weighing 8909 weight, it requires ten pounds of ,
powder to hit at three thousand yards distance.
An Armstrong 32-pounder, weighing 2100 weight
only takes five pound? of powder to send its ball 1
nearly ten thousand yards. !,
The Houston, Texas, Teltyraph *y*: 1
Since Texas ha* been in the Union, it has had ;
six Senators in the United State? Congress, and !
of those iix, five have been natives 0 f South Car
ouaa
Coagrvssloßai.
WAsmsnro.s Feb. 21.
In the House to-day the Pension and West
Point appropriation .bill# were passed.
Kx-L>-utenant Goyertiur %’ord, ‘*f Ohio, was
elected Printer by one majority.
In the Senate, Mr. Clay, from the committee on
commerce, reported adversely to tbc of a
cu*totu house and marine hospital at Apalach
icola.
Mr. Davis presented the resolution# of the Ley
friuture of New Mexico in favor of the organiza
tion of Arizona into a Territory.
Mr. Toombs replied tu th# speech made by Mr.
DoottttJ*
The navy increased pay bill wa- ttrirar. up, and
the Senate adj<,nrn#').
t¥Asifi *iOTo,Feb. 27.—The House to-day paa
#cd tho I’en-'rion and West Point appropriation
*nfe.
Kx-Limit. Gov. Ford has been elected Printer*
by one majority.
In tfre Senate, Mr, f'lay, from the committee on ,
Comtnorce reported ad vor rely u to the erection of
a ruotoui House and Murine liu.-pitai at Apala
chieoia.
Mr. Davis prooeiited resolution* from the Leg
it* hi tur of New Mexico in favor pf the organtaa
tlott of Arizona Territory.
Mr. Toombs replied to Seuiftr Doolittle.
The Navy Increase bill was taken up, whn
the Senate adjourned.
‘wASJWNato*, Feb. 28.
In the Senate, m-day, ametnoriai vm presented
from the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce,
praying for tha immediate completion of the
CunUnu House in that city.
A memorial was also presented *froi tbc set
tlors on the Ilounr.Hu grunt in Louisiana, praying
against the adoption of any legta.atiou abrega
ling their titles.
The Mexican treaty was dtacuoaed in executive
session.
In the House, the propi -iticm to reduce mileage
oiio-baii was undei consideration, bat final action
on the subject was postponed.
Wasbutoto*, Fob. 2&. J
Senate. —The lion. Win. 11. Howard of New
York, .q-okc upon the arimtariou of Kansas into
the In ton.
Hoi hx—The House amended their journal*
au nulling the eleoti'in off Ford as printer. (.Wa
may wild that our dtapatch, on this ; • in?, is more
oonciou thou precise.—Rspokxnk.)
WASfltNteftMi, March 2.
In the Senate to-day twenty-two private biflii
p.SHCd.
Tn tbo Uouko Fofd wa# elected printer by two
majority. Several private bills were reported on.
A bdl was pacred, allowing; it, shore ol news
paper# t - print ur uticjc printed eiipi, aii&uaiictng
to tbeir subscriber* the time of the expiration of
; übscriptiura.
liotb House*- .mvc a<H ’"rned untb Monday.
California Political and Mining tfews
St. Lous, Feb. Jit.
The overland mail from California has arrived
with dotes from San Front, taco to the 4th inst.
Gen. Denver, it ta stuted, haa eomuieni’od the
canvass against Mr. Gwinfor United Suite# Sen
ator.
The N*w-Al&)atk'Q qulckrilvor mine# have been
opened, and tone of ore aro ou the way to the
assay office in San Francisco. [lt is probable
this dispatch refers tu the action of the United
Slates Attorney General, at f; • bud submitted to
him the legal point# Involved in the iniunotkro
restraiemg on thoue and it is
likely he gave his decision adverse to the injunc
tion.}
Dtslructlfe Fire nl iwuvllte hy.
Pmsutiw, I‘a.. Fob. ‘2a.—Dispatches state
that a destructive fire occurred at Danville, Ky.,
ou Wednesday last.. Klghty buildings wore dc-
HtTxyed.inciuding three churches, the court house,
aod other public buildings.
Washington, Feb. 25.- Ifrivate
Lave been received itere from South Carolina
vhich state that the brother of Hon. L. M. Kcitt
lias been recently murdered by hta slaves in Flo*
ida. 5i
Mt<vT(;owßv, Ala., Feb. 27. The Legislature
f Manama adj'-urncd to-day. The Governor
ba** failed to approve tho Convention bill.
Waswugtox, March S.
The Union A Status putltahc- a letter fro®
John L. Bouiigny (an Opposition South Amcri
i itn Repnesentativo from Loutaiatisi lo prominent
Louisianians, In reply fio one from them in rcia
uon to tho nominee at Mr. Ilouligiiy
advocates the election of Senator Doughs--, ns the
iuo.-; reliable friend of the South in tho North.
Democratic .Meeting.
JfojtT tlAixaa, Feb. 25th, Dsfin.
i At a meeting of the Democratic parly, held
day, Dr. Wu. J, Johafion was called u the Chair,
and F. f. Cullens appointed Secretary.
Thaobject of the meeting was explained to be
the nomination of delegates to the March Conven
tion. Th following gentlemen were unani
mously selected of delegates :
Needham McLendon, Peter Lee, N. M. Killl
l*r*w, L. R. Hosier, Charles F. Demis, F. T. Tch
nilic, Daniel M. Bruner, J. W. Christian. D r. S.
P. Burnett, It. J. F. Grist. Dr. J. Johnson, Jo
seph 11. Pitmau, F. T. Cullens.
Mr. 8. A. McLendon offered the fbHowiog reso
lution* which were uMßnimondy adopted:
R<*ohtd, That it WwuSd be the most consum
muto folly L> have two different delegate* at
Charleston. It would be ridiculous. The two
would be a* a side show to a circus, where oil
the laugh and none of the uiafn work was to be
done. Men, not preferring to differ at home in
their principles, appearing abroad In hostile array
t; one another. It wauld be child’s play.—
The mimic actors in the scene, would brandish
their little swords, more for the merriment of
strangers from ether Rtntcs, than for he good of
the National Democracy. WeAbm-f>ro trust for
the dignity, if for nothing else, of the Georgia
Democracy, such a farce U forestalled, and that
tho Convention at Milledgeville. e n the 14th of
next month exert all Its pavers for perfect bar
uiMiy, adopting whatever, in its wisdom, it may
deem meet was done in December, and to act
ing as will l>est bring about unanimity of fw-ing
between the members of the December and March
Convention.'. la this view, it if not wise or ju*t
t< denounce or *q\irn the December Convention,
lor it won called In accordance with a time hon
ored usage of the party; and though the call of
the Executive Committee would seem to be more
authoritative, eertahriy the importance of a uni
ted party from Georgia at Charleston, will so con
trol tho tones of tho December and March Con
ventions, as that there will bo n ciuiftiet. Let
men bo nothing and principles all, and a common
couotrt of action for the triumph of their princi
ple*, and all will be wall. We applaud the posi
tion Judge Denning has taken on this subject,
and commend bhn to the March Convention for
reappointment as one of the delegate# for the
State at large. Wo hold that the second Con
gressional District, whs not represented in the
December Convention.
Jinoht, That wc protest against the position”
i ftb ‘.-o National Democrats, who have fought to
graft upon the Cincinnati platform, heresies, not
°®ly inconsistent with the form and spirit of onr
j Republican Institutions, but dangerous to civil
j liberty itself, in that they adopt a eatoh pi.rase,
j “ popular sovereignty,” to divert the gpinds and !
affection? of the American people from the true 1
J theory and practice of the government, there be
; >tf no sovereignty than that, which is Constitu
j Carnal, capable of perpetuating the peace, the good 1
| order, and the dignity of this great Republic.—
i Whilst we fully acknowledge that “all ruling u- ;
| thority of right flows” from the “ will” of tbe pee- i
I pie, wc caunot subscribe to “ popular sovereign- ’
ty” against Comm tioiai. Sovbiu:iostv—the
unly true and legitimate “will of the peopl#,” and
• the only guard again?? the disgusting and disor
i dcriy scrambles, by the freo-aoiler# for the Terri
torias.
Jieivlred, That lira delogatet from this county
be authorised to appoint their Alternate* to the
March Convention.
WM. S. JOHNSON,.Pro?’t,
F-1. Cvu.i, Sec’ry.
•s Sarsaparilla
feu dy, in tvliu h we hnvo In
rie most ctfcejnol ultoruti.c
Fit is u i tefeentintid extract
tii, -* combined with other
The (ttedbi%-Ater ititcrative power us
York, Urta r* “ * >r discuss
fuuy. Fd I* ire. It is believed
. J ‘ yis anted by those who
t ‘ ' r ’ Wm coin plaints, mid that one
uav - tl, ‘ir cuie must prove
500 beb f> kjita large elites of <-tir
MancbOeVuii. How completely tm*
Uroadftwffil wfvanciitffVL'll bv pct- .
i'rovtaiuns addle, ‘
Cousota ffl’ sto j.
The ItuSjan quesoip unaltered. *
Gladstone'# Budget it Actively oppoted; it ta
reported that the Conservative* bare rceoived to
ufipo it.
j Mp.nu refuses negotiatiou# until Tangier is cap.
jturad.
t(fncrat INpwh
In the House of Commons Chinese affair> were
debated, while in the House of Lord# the Italian
question won dtaowraed. A strongsintiment wa.i
expresfiod against tbo annexation of Save} to
France.
It wa reported that the French Government
hart bought iffo “Journal do# Debate” newspaper,
to use it as r. fro trade organ.
■\u-irift's objection#to the proposals of the
r.agitan Government fur settling the Italian ques
tion, it wan raid, Lad reached Paris.
Spaio was preparing to attack Tangier*.
N petit an affairs were threatening.
Lord lilgin wu* preparing to visit China again
on a niiwtion cf pc fee..
Latent via tjuf-uttuKn, — English fend a opened
tady at firm prices, bateubscquenUy declined
owing to the unfm - rabie report from the Paris
Bourse.
Latvit Liverpool via Feb. 16—The
outgon market was quiet, with sales of 0,000 bales
• n Friday's rates.
The Wreck of the Hungarian.
Halifax, March 3.
An c fli-ialjetter from Mr. Tounsend. tbc gov
ernnuH ‘ agent at the wreck of tho Hungarian,
3*y s that it has been n certained beyond a doubt,
that there were no survivors from the wreck oi
tbc Hungarian. Only three bodies have been
found: one, that of a woman, another, supposed
to have been a fireman, and the body of a child.
A considerable quantity of goods aro still drift
ing ushore at ribeibone Harbor The ship’s ar
ticles have been found, and show that the crew
numbered eeventy-fivc. No pareengcr lief has
been found. Tbs rumored finding of the cleur
anoe papers, is untrue. Tbc only passengers yet
known, are Mr. Bolton House, of Sackville, and
Dr. Babbett, of Now York, ra whose box wm
found fetter* from bis wife, and others. Parti
cular care will be taken es any bodies found, aud
they will be hurlfti In separate graves that their
r datives aud friends may t|oovi| them.
The mails have been looked into and will be
rout to Halifax.
FRr.arn Exports axd Impobts.—lm compar
ing expert- aad import, of the precious metal*
iu Franco l**i year we find about $0t),O0U,0OO of
gold imported have remained in the country, and
there- was an excess of France’s exports of silver
amounting to SOO,OOO over the imports, and in
the last three years thta drain of silver from
Francs has been no loss than $110,000,000.
l.ii ter, from .Mexico.
Nxw Orphans, Feb. 27.—The schooner Suf
folk, with MiufttiUan dates lo the 12th inst., has
arrived. By this arrival wo learn that Juarez
has rent a war steamer, who dismantled the fort
at Coariaeoaleoft, and tank the guns to Vera
Uru*. The steamer returned on tho 11th.
Gen. Mammon ha* issued a proclamation order
ing nil foreigner;? to evacuate Vera Cruz in four
days.
The correspondent of tho New Orleans P-m.
yunt saysXhat flic Liberal officers at Tehaunte
pee have driven several American merchants out
of the country. The United States Mari; er,
ol'.m *, prevent all Americana from being driven
from Tehuantepec.
Affair of Honor.
Mostui'Mbbv, Feb. 29.
Th - affair of honor between Alpbcua Baker, of
Barbonr. and J. J. Selbies, of this city, was sat
tafavUirily adjusted by a Board of Honor to-day.
Thojna £ i H. Vfatln and Henry C. Semple,
constitute ih Board.
Colton It ii rut.
Now Obuuvh, Feb. 28,18fi0.
A portion of the Union Cotton Press, and one
thousand bales of cut ton, were burnt this morn
ing. The lasa was about fifty thousand dollars.
Tobin and Tomlinsoa's Rangers have been dta
bauded Cortina; lw- p- ssaoion of the Wes,
Bank of the Rio Grand*;, and is committing
sundry depredation:* upon the Texans. Stone
man's cavalry and Ford s rangers are guarding
border to the uttn'>.* cx tout of their ability.
Peanaylvanla Bricgutra to fhnrlrttion
Rkam.mi, I*a., Mareh 1.
Tho Democratic State convention of Pennsylva ■
uia have uootinated, as delegates at largo, to tho
Charles fen eonveurion, John L. DftWPon, Wm.
Muntgornery, and Joseph L. Baker. They are
nil Bigl-.-r men. •
Thk Wheat Chop —-Tho winter wheat in II
linotais reported damaged in some {daces; but on
tbo whole, throughout the central and south* rn
portioas of tlio Htate, It look# well. Tlie quanti
ty, sown, howi ver. i- much smaller than during
any prov fen h year for five years past. In Cen
•rl Hlinota n.*t more than a fifth is sown: while
in Southern Illinois she quuutity will not be over
half an average crop- The small quantity sown
in Control Illinois i* undoubtedly to be attributed
to its partial failure for two years, and the great
er sureess attending tho cultivation of Spring
wheat bust soaaon.
II i COMMERCIAL &ECRD.
Mobile, March 2. ISrtO.
COTIOX—BaIe* of Cotton to-lay, 8,500 bales.
Mi-1 ullage at UP* cents. The market was active.
Sale* of the week 29.500 bales. Receipts 15,500,
against 15,820 bales. Receipts ahead of last
year 111.*95 bales. Stock on hand 224,570 bales.
Cotton to Liverpool 9
Nbw Orleans, March 2.
Sales of (-’ Won to-day 18,500 bales, at irregu
lar bul easier prices. Middlings 10%®11 cent*-.
Sales us the week 50,300 bales, and receipts 76,-
000 against 47,000 bales. The exerts are 74,000
bales, and the total export* 1,320,000 bales. The
increased receipts roach 374,000, and at all ports
049,000 bale*. The stock on band is 566,000,
against 570.000 bales. Freights on cotton to
Liverpool **J. Sterling Exchange % decline,
at. 1 iooted at 7% (ci, S x { per cent, premium : for
bills with bills of lading attached 7(s7\* pre
miniu. Exchange on New York, light, % per
ccut. discount. Coffee firm, prime Rio 11V* (>y 13
nt.<: sales of the week 12,000 sacks. The
stock is 41,000. The imports of the week are
1000 sacks. Flour is advancing, and super lino
is quoted at $6 50(g,56 60.
N*w York. March 2.
The cotton market was buoyant to-day, and
Middling I’pland* readily brought 11 all cents.
Flour was hrm sales 11,500 barrels; and Southern
brands ranged from $j 65 to $5 bO. Wheat closed
linn. Corn firm.
Charleston, March 2.
Sales of cotton to-day 1,500 bales at unchanged
prices.
NRW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATIONS.
Inferior I Middling 10*,<ail
TV* | Howl Mid U?,(5,J2
U.iod Orilin>..8 I V.*‘ I Midd'g hir.U)4tollf.
Loiv MtJ.ni l . ) f.ir U
nett Orleans cotton statement.
Saturday Morning Feb. 25, 1860.
Bt-ck on hand Sept. I, 1860 2b,072
Received since 1,793,367
“ yesterday, 3,822-1,787,189
„ 1,813,011
Exported since Sept. 1.1859 1,245,348
” yesterday 11,679—1,257,027
Stock on hand and on shipboard .556,154