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Cmi3Utatiuimiist& lUpnlUic. 27 jamiss c.^r.Ei'LP.r" OFFICE ON Me INTOSH-STREET, THIRD DOOR FROM THE SORTH-WEST CORNER OF BROAD-STREET. TERMS: Daily, in advance per annum.... .$6 00 If not in advance per annum ' 00 Tri-Weekly, in advance, per annum 4 00 If not in advance per annum 5 00 Weekly', in advance...-per annum 2 00 [ From the Savannah Morning iVrira.] GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Debate in the Senate On Dr. Singleton's Resolution to postpone the elec tion of a U. S. Senator. Mr. Singleton of Lumpkin introduced the fol lowing resolution, to wit: — Resolved , By the Senate and House of Repre sentatives, that the resolution heretofore passed bringing on the election of a United States Sen ator this day, be repealed, and that said election be postponed till the next session of the General Assembly. Mr. Stephens of Hancock, moved to take up the resolution. The yeas and nays being soun ded, the chair decided that from the sound, the nays seemed to have it. The yeas and nays be ing called for, they were yeas 51, nays 46. Mr. Stephens then moved to agree to the re solution. and upon that motion called for the pre vious question • Mr. Sturgis, of Muscogee, moved to lay Mi. Stephens’ motion on the table. Mr. Miller of Richmond, (in his seat.) ihepre vious question has been called for. Mr. Singleton hoped the resolution to postpone the election of the United States Senator to two years hence would prevail. And said that the term of the present Senator, Mr. Dawson, did not end till then, and that we could elect the Sena tor as well then as now; that he did riot allow himself to be governed in this matter by the po licy of party; and that he should not be counsell ed by his own fears or others’ threats. Mr. Sturgis insis’ed that from the 9th rule of Senate, his motion had precedence of all others, and was the or.e in order. Mr. Miller considered that the gentleman from Muscogee (Mr. Sturgis) had misapplied the 9th rule. He had understood that the call for the previous question according to all pariimer.tary usage took the precedence of all other motions. He explained the 9th rule, and showed that if the Senate were to be governed by that rule, as the Senator from Muscogee would apply it, that they never could arrive at the previous question , for as often as it should be called for, and a mo tion made to take it up. some one might move to lay the motion to take up on the table, and thus the previous question could never be arrived at. Mr. Cone, of Bullock, hoped that both the gentlemen, the Senator from Richmond and the Senator from Muscogee, would withdraw their motions, and let us have a regular old field fight, and let the Senate record their ayes and noes to the country, whether we were willing to post pone the election or not. Mr. Miller said, if the rule of the Senate was, as the gentlemen from Muscogee understood it, he would like to be informed when and how they could ever get at the previous question, for that point is not determined by the 9th, nor the 10th, nor any other rule. Mr. Miller gave way to receive a message from the House, informing the Senate that the Representatives were now ready to receive the Senators in their Hall, to go in f o the election of United States Senator. Mr. Miller resumed, by saying that he under stood the object of the Senator from Hancock, (Mr. Stephens.) and that his motion was to as certain whether it was the will of the Senate to elect the United States Senator now, or to put off his election till the next Legislature, and that the vote would recur upon the previous question. Mr. Bailey, of Whitfield, wished to be inform ed what was the question before the house. Mr. Sturgis had something he wished to say to the gentlemen on the other side of the house, and called their attention to the conduct of some of them two years ago, in relation to the Sena tor’s election. (Disorder.) The Chair understood that, as a matter of courtesy, the gentleman from Muscogee would withdraw his taotion, though it was made be fore the call tor the previous question had been seconded. Mr. Sturgis—No, I will not. Mr. Cone—Well, you might as well do it, (Laughter, disorder and confusion.) Mr. Ridjey, of Troup, rose to a point of order. A Message from the House, informing the Senate what action the House had taken on cer tain bills. After which, Mr. Miller, (who had not yet taken his seat.) proceeded by saying that the Chair had decided, that the question before us, is the motion to lay on the table. Does the 9th rule apply or not ? If so, then the motion for the previous question never can be in order.— Read the 9th rule, and asked, how is it then we can never get to the previous question; showed the impossibility by elucidations; said that the 10th rule could not apply, read it, and said the Chair cannot put any other question, but must say, “ Shall the main question be now put ?” and if the motion to put the main question be now seconded by a majority of the members, the main question will be in order, and must be put. The Chair, he said, had decided, that the motion for the main question, not having received a se cond, before the motion to lay on the table was made, the motion to lay on the table was the one in order. But even if no motion for the pre vious question had been made, he contended that that question would be in order at any time, and said,'“‘Now’ Sir, I call for the previous ques tion.” Mr. Clark, of Baker, rose to a point of order and said, the hour 11 o’clock having arrived, pre cluded the debate. He moved to repair to the House of Representatives, in conformity to t resolution which the Senate had already passed. ► The Chair explained to the Senate, that the motion to agree to the resolution of the Senator from Lumpkin had been made; that the previous question had been called lor, and before it had received a second, that the motion to lay the mo tion of agreement on the table had been made, and that it is now moved to repair to the House' Mr. Clark said, that as the hour had now ar rived, it was out of the power of the Senate to debate the question, and that it was their duty to repair to the House in obedience to their solemn resolution—that tuey were sworn to do it, and he hoped no further discussion would be had up on the subject. Mr. Miller said he wished to put one case : Suppose the motion of the Senator from Musco gee had been made first—l wish the Chair to de cide, for the future practice of the Senate, wheth er that motion would have taken the precedence of a call for the previous question. A motion is now made by the Senator from Baker, that the Senate do now do what they have previously re solved ; the hour having arrived when they, by resolution, are bound to repair to the Hous*' for the election ol aU. S. Senator. But our object is now to reconsider that resolution. Mr. Ridley rose to appeal from the decision of the Chair, and referred to the sensitiveness of the Senator from Muscogee, who had interposed by saying, that the appeal from the chair’s de cision had came too late. Mr. Clark and Mr Sturgis both rose to a point order. The latter insisting that the gentleman irom Troup was out of order, and that it was he who was so sensitive on a point of order, and he wished to congratulate the Senate on their rules being intrusted to the hands of so careful a keep ®B gentleman from Troup. The former (.Jr. Clark) insisted that inasmuch as the hour had arrived when the Senate were bound by re solution to repair to the Representative Cham ber, that all this debate was out of order and moved that the Senate do now repair to the House. The Chair on pronouncing his opinion as to the point of order, decided that as the motion for the previous question had not been seconded the question to lay on the table was the one before’ the Senate. Mr. Ridley appealed from the decision. Mr. Miller said he understood the chair to de cide the call for the the previous question out of order, because it had not been seconded, I move for ike previous question. The motion of Mr. Miller having been second ed, the chair was called upon to decide which motion took the precedence, and gave his opinion in favor of Mr. Clarke’s motion to repair to the House. Mr. Stephens appealed from the decision. Several gentleman showing an inclination to de bit® the appeal, it was stated by the chair that >■!■>■*■ in ai ruin mi •ni ■■nm'imr miroxinia i . , he understood appeals not to be debatable, but that he would not insist upon this parliamentary usage. On sounding the question “Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the Sen- I ate.” The chair was of opinion that ti e yeas had it. The yeas and nays were called lor, and were—yeas 46, nays 48. So the decision was reversed. Mr. Cone said the previous question is now in order ; and I beg leave to correct the gentleman from Richmond, and also the Senator from Mus cogee. The question now to be decided is, whether we will postpone the election or not. Mr. Hull of Clark. No, the question is the motion of the gentleman from Muscogee, wheth er the whole shall lie on the table. Mr. Cone (resuming) begged Mr. Millers par don for the abrupt manner in which he address ed him, said that he had no hard feelings against that gentleman, that he had known him for a long time, had been for twenty years or more, associated with him in the Legislature, and that | he had never entertained any but the best feel ings towards him. My object was to under- j stand whether the previous question, called for by the gentleman was the question to lay on the ta ble, or the question to adopt and agree to the resolution offered by the Senator from Lumpkin. He considered the question to lay on the table the one in order. Mr. Miller said he was not of that opinion, but that the question of agreement to the resolution of the Senator from Lumpkin was the previous question , and was that which was then in or der. Mr. Sturgis said he understood the previous ! question to be his motion to lay on the table. Mr. Cone w as of the same opinion. His decision being called for, the Chair, sus- | tained Mr. Miller. Mr. Sturgis objected to the Chair’s decision, 1 and was interrupted in his speech by Mr Ridley, : who contended that the Senator from Muscogee j was out of order as he had not appealed from the j decision of the Chair. Mr. Sturgis not having 1 yielded the floor contended at the same time j that the gentleman from Troup was out of or- | der; and was gratified that the rules ol the Sen- I ate had so vigilant a keeper. Mr. Ridley (in his seat) —I’ll keep him in or der. Mr. Clarke rose to a point of order, again con tending that as the hour had arrived for the elec tion, and that as the Senate and House of Rep resentatives, have resolved to go into the election on this day the question now before the House was not debateable; and again insisted on having his motion put to the Senate. Mr. Hull—That motion has been decided. The Chair explained that he had decided the moti< n of Mr. Clark to be in order, but that the Senate on an appeal had reversed the decision. Mr. Clark said that his question had never been decided or put to the Senate, and that he considered all these proceedings out of order, and if he might so express it, without authority ol law, or in violation of the law ; tor the time had now arrived when we were bound by a joint resolution of both branches of the Legislature, to go into the election. If this debate had been be fore the hour of election, it would have been in time. But that hour having arrived, it was the order of the day to go into the election. He read from Mr. Jefferson’s Manual to show that his was a privileged question, and should be put. Mr. Miller said the gentleman from Baker was wrong, and explained what was to be understood as privileged questions. Mr. Clarke said he was not wrong, and asked the Chair to decide whether his was a priviledged question. The Chair decided that it was a priviledged question. The Chair's decision was reversed by the Senate. Mr. Clarke—My question lias never been put, and it being a question on the order of the day. it is beyond our power to evade it; I therefore call tor it, and insist on its being put. Mr. Hull—Read the Journal, it will show whether the gentleman’s motion has been acted ! upon. Mr. Sturgis—The Journals will show nothing —they are of no force in this matter. Mr. Clark said he was not mistaken. His question had not been put. The inotioß, he said, I now make is, that we procesd to the order of the day. He again insisted that the debate was out of order. After an explanation from the chair, Mr. Cone said that he would not say a word if there were not some new members present, who might be misled by this debate in relation to the rules. He called for the previous question, and said if there be a majority to lay on the table.there will be a majority to go into the election, and as we can’t be diag e:i into the House of Rep resentatives, he proposed to take action upon the resolution of the Senator from Lumpkin. He was for plain sailing—had never tried to carry anything by trick, stated that we must have a majority before we can effect any point, and con sidered the same rules held in legislative pro ceedings as in martial law. Mr. Clark again moved to proceed to the order of the day, and insisted on a decision from the Chair as to whether his motion had been acted upon, and whether it was in order. The Chair, after explaining the several mo tions which had been made, and the action taken upon them said that as the gentleman from Ba ker insisted on a decision he would decide that his motion had not been acted upon, and that his motion now made in relation to the order of the day was in order. Mr. Stephens appealed from the decision. Mr. Ridley said the question had already been decided. The Chair replied yes, and red from Jefferson’s Manual, that “even when another question is before the House the order of the day may be called for.” Mr. Dunagan of Hall, said the reason for that rule was, as was explained in the Manual, to prevent angry disputes. He considered the mo tions of the gentleman from Muscogee, and the gentleman from Baker were both out of order. Ihe Chair asked, “Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate ?” Mr. Miller said, when the question has been decided by the House, the presiding officer lias no power to make a contrary decision, and as the Senate had decided the motion of the Senator from Baker to be out of order, the decision ot the President that it was in order could not be re ceived, and that the question whether his opinion . should stand as the judgment of the Senate could not be put. > Mr. Clarke said, the gentleman has forgot, j This is another question. The other was a pri » question, th.s is the order of the day, differs i from the other question, and it should be put; out . of respect to the Chair, if tor nothing else. He appealed to the magnanimity and generosity of : the Senators to sustain the Chair. He appre . bended that the question was understood—the . question is to sustain the Chair. The motion to sustain being put, the President ; was of opinion that it was carried ; but the yeas 3 and nays were called for, and stood yeas 45, and • nays 48. So the Chair was not sustained. The vote on the question, “Shall the previous r question be now put,” was, yeas 50, nays 44. So the vote then recurred upon the previous ; question, the motion to agree to the resolution of Dr. Singletion, postponing the election of the r United States Senator till the meeting of the next Legislature. On sounding the vote, the Chair was of opinion that the question was decided in the negative. The yeas and nays being called tor, Mr. Duna gan said, he hoped the resolution would be agreed to—that if we cannot electa United States Sena , tor as well two years hence as now, he did not , want to elect one at all. , The yeas were 49, nays 45. I Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier ,] Baltimore, Nov. 21. Commission on Claims. —Joshua Bates, Esq., ot the firm ot Barings Brothers, has been selected as umpire to act with the Commissioners appointed under a conven tion with Great Britain, for the settlement of claims. The Commissioners appointed by the respective Governments are N. G. Upharn U S , and Edmund Hornby for Great Britain, who with the advice and consent of Lord Clarendon, firsttendered the umpirage to Ex-PresiiW.r V-m Buren, now in England. The Commission will expire on the 15th September, 1854, and its de cisions are to be final and conclusive on both - governments. Baltimore, Nov. 21. —Masonic Ceremonies. — Ihe corner stone of a new ' Masonic Temple was laid to-day, on Chestnut street, Philadel phia, with appropriate and imposing ceremonies. T / ,A p i’JMore, Nov. 21. —Naval Engineers. — Ar e ir° ai< Engineers will meet at Washington on the sth prox., to examine candi dates for admission or promotion to higher grades. Baltimore, Nov. 21. —Editorial Change. — The Hon. Harvey M. Watterson, of Tenn , has resumed the post of Assistant Editor of the j Washington Union. Baltimore, Nov. 21. —New Hampshire Sena- j tor. —lt is considered probable that Hon. J. S. ; Wells will succeed the late Senator Atherton, of New Hampshire. Baltimore, Nov. 21. —Damages by Freshets — The damages sustained in Vermont by the late ! freshets are estimated from $200,000 a 300,000. Baltimore, Nov. 21.— Loss by Defalcations By recent defalcations in Wall-street, it is cal culated that the Banks of New York have lost as follows: State of New York $198,000, Com merce 80,000, Merchants 200.000, Metropolitan 180,000, American Exchange 60,000, Hanover 2f>,000. Baltimore, Nov. 21.— Business Failures. — Four failures in large grocery houses have oc curred in Cincinnati within a few days. Baltimore, Nov. 21.— Later from South ! America. —Advices have been received from Buenos Ayres up to 30th September. In com | mercial affairs greater activity is reported. Noth ing new in political intelligence. Baltimore, Nov. 21. —American Citizen Im ! prisoned. —The Philadelphia Bulletin, of this evening, states that Francis D. De Silva, now confined at Havana, is a naturalized citizen. The offence charged is participation in the proceed ings of the Cuban J unto in New York during the last summer, and the Bulletin calls upon the Secretary of State to interfere for his release. Baltimore, Nov. 21. Weekly Mortality The deaths in New York for the last week have been 341 ; Philadelphia 159. in this city 70. Baltimore, Nov. 21.—Flour has advanced 12 j cents, and holders insist on further increase.— i The Corn market is steady. Baltimore, Nov. 21.—1 n Flour our transac j tions show more firmness. Yellow Corn is held ! at 76 a 79, and Oats 43 a 44. Cleared to-day, the schooner Alcyona, for j Charleston, and Narragansett, for Savannah. Baltimore, Nov. 21.—Cotton in New York | to-day, was firm, with sales of 1650 bales. Or- I leans Fair, 125; Middling. 105; Mobile Mid dling, JOl ; Upland Middling. 10L j Flour is easier, and Corn heavy. In Coffee there is little reported,4oo bags Rio being taken at 105 a 11. Sugars are firm, but no great activity is mani fested in transactions. The Money market is easier; the demand, however, still continuing good. Sterling Exchange is held at 109 j a 1095- "AUGUSTA, GA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. 23. Q5T* We received no mail last evening from offices north of Char jston. Removal of the Seat of Government. ! A simultaneous movement has been made, since the opening of the present session of the Legislature, in almost every press in the State in favor of removing the seat of Government from Milledgeville. In view of the recent dis astrous fire ii that city, this assault upon its prosperity—we may say upon its very exist ence —suggests to a generous mind the idea of striking a man when he is down, defenseless and helpless, and ought to invoke a word in be half of the weaker party thus formidably as sailed. In this spirit we are induced to recall a few considerations, some of which have been heretofore urged by us on similar occasions, when the question of removal has been mooted, why the seat of Government should be retained where it is. The inaccessibility of Milledgeville for want of those railroad facilities, possessed by other places named as more suitable on this score, is an ! objection which has lost much of its force.— There is now uninterrupted railroad commu nication between Milledgevilie, and Atlanta, Griffin, and Macon, the three cities most promi nently named, as more suitable on this account, for the sect of Government. In addition to this, a railroad is in contemplation, and will most certainly be constructed, from Warrenton through Sparta to Milledgeville, and thence to Macon.— The great importance of this project, and the abundant promise of a profitable investment, as well as its great value to Augusta, to the coun ties through which It will pass, to Macon, and to the extensive ami fertile country now' trading to the latter point, and the fact that this will be the most direct line for an immense through trade and travel, leave no doubt of its accom plishment. The want of hotel accommodations of a char acter cieditable to the capital of a great State like Georgians the most formidable objection to. Milledgeville. The force of this objection we will not attempt to deny or to pairy. Yet it cannot be denied that the constant threat of re moving the seat of Govermerit has checked any spirit of improvement in this regard, and must do so, while this question remains unsettled. We should r.ot regret seeing Milledgeville put on terms in this particular, and the opportunity afforded her of removing this objection, under the assurance that should she continue supine and regardless of what is due the public conven ience on this head, longer forbearance cannot be expected, and will not be deserved. 1 he State sold lots in Milledgeville under the declaration, on her part, that that was to be the permanent seat of Government. This was a contract —a solemn obligation on the part of the State. This has been the leading and control ling argument hitherto, for retaining the seat of Government at Milledgeville. But there was, on the other hand, an implied, and not less bind ing obligation on her part to prove herself wor thy of the privileges thus conceded to her, and capable ol answering the ends of public con venience thus imposed. That Milledgeville has been and is derelict in this, its best friends cannot deny. The com plaints of insufficient accommodations are well founded. Its Hotels, which, in their construction and equipment, might some score or two of years ago, have competed with the then average of Geoigia taverns, and of taverns in other South ern capitals, are manifestly now behind the age. This, however, may be said on the other hand on the score of the manner in which people are crowded together during Legislative sessions. I| the seat of Government were re moved to any ol the other places named, it is not likely that Hotels and Boarding Houses would be found, as they are at Milledgeville, compara tively empty at all other seasons, and therefore ready to receive as large a crowd as can be shel tered each session at Milledgeville. Take Ma con and At lanta for instance, and suppose Hotels erected expressly to receive such a crowd, hav ing as many rooms as are contained in the Mil ledgeville Hotels. Is it probable, that after the first session held there, those Hotels would be kept empty till the next session, and then equal ly ready again to receive the crowd for two or three months ? No. The effect would be, that they would be filled with other visitors, or per manent boarders, and continue so till the next session was called, when there would be crowd ing and scrambling for rooms, and a general scattering of members all over the city to their great inconvenience ; or unable to fill them,they would be abandoned as Hotels, and be converted into store houses, compting rooms, factories or mechanic shops, which would pay the landlords some dividend on the outlay. Houses and lots are too valuable in prosperous cities to remain shut up, or out of use, twenty-one or two months in every twenty-four. But this is, as it hap pens, almost the literal fact with the Hotels at Milledgeville. The members of the Legislature are almost sure to find one or two hundred rooms empty and ready to receive them at the open ing of each session, It is true the rooms, and the accommodations | therein, and the other accessories of a hotel, are ! not what they should be. It is also true that it there were first class hotels at Milledgeville, they would be much more resorted to at all sea sons, and would do a better business than the ] best of them can now boast of. The climate of Milledgeville is healthy, the air dry and pure, ; cool and pleasant in summer, free from miasma l and stagnant waters. A college is in the vicin- 1 ity, and the city is not deficient in the attract- ( ions of churches, good schools, and refined so- i ciety. Other things being equal, a small town is more desirable as a seat of government than a com mercial city. The reasons for this are many, but we will not repeat them. South Carolina mov ed her seat of government from Charleston to Columbia, Pennsylvania her’s from Philadelphia 1 to Harrisburg. New York her’s from New York to Albany, Louisiana her’s from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Georgia took an early occasion to move her’s from Savannah to Augusta. Thence it was carried to Louisville, as being more cen tral. It was finally located at Milledgeville, as being almost the exact geographical centre of the State. Designing it to be permanent, the State has made a great outlay in public buildings. A removal to another site would entail a great additional outlay, which the people would not willingly consent to without reasons of an im perative character. But it is not to be disguised that Milledgeville is losing friends at every succeeding session, and her retention of the seat of government thus long has been less on her own merits than the difficulty of settling upon her successor. The contest for the succession has been her salvation. She cannot always expect to be spared in this way, for unless she rouses up to some efforts of her own to conciliate public opinion, sooner or later it will concentrate on some point for the new seat of government. If New York prices are still to be charged for board, a somewhat nearer approach to New York Hotels must be made by her. Os course it is not expected of her to attempt a rivalry with the Metropolitan, the St. Nicholas, the Prescott and Irving, and the Astor. But when charging higher prices per month for board than are charg ed any where else in Georgia, it is reasonable to require that Milledgeville should not lag behind all the other leading cities of the State in the style and accommodation of her Hotels. A Rebuke from an Unexpected Quarter. We rarely have an opportunity to record the fact of a Whig press taking position against the concerted and unanimous action of its party, and still more rarely does the Chronicle 4' Sentinel afford such au anomaly in the annals of that well drilled party. But we have the satisfaction of noticing that in the Chronicle of yesterday? having to choose between sanctioning or cen suring the late factious action of the Whigs, whom it facetiously calls the conservatives, uni ted with four Senators who had previously clas sed themselves, and acted with the Democratic Party, it boldly adopts the latter alternative, and thus expresses what must be the honest senti ments of every right minded man of its party : “ When we reflect that they had previously passed a joint resolution (which having passed both houses and been signed by the Governor, became the law for the action of the Legisla ture) setting apart a day to elect a Senator, we cannot but regard their action as factious—a course which cannot be justified or defended be fore an intelligent public. Because by a simple resolution of their own body without the concur rent action of the co-ordinate branches of the law-making power, the House of Representa tives and the Governor, they annul and disre gard an acknowledged law of their own making. If our legislators may thus disregard the law and their positive duties as legislators, how shall we expect obedience to law from the people, in the face of such precedents ? In 1840 the democratic party, by the absence and indisposition of Whig Senators, having an accidental majority in the Senate, made a despe rate and reckless effort to postpone the election of a (J. S. Senator, and were only foiled in their attempt by the withdrawal of the whigs in a body from the chamber. This left the democrats without a quorum in the Senate, and they were powerless tor the perpetration of the evil they contemplated. We then condemned the action or contemplated action of the Democratic Sena tors, and we cannot now approve, in our friends, a policy which we then disapproved.” - It thus holds up to the reprobation of honora ble men, the four refractory Democrats who have won for themselves so unenviable a notoriety : “Messrs Delamar, of Pulaski, Dunagan, of Hall, Moon, of Jackson, and Singleton, of Lumpkin, whose names are in Italics , are the four Demo crats who voted for the resolution. These men were, originally, Union men; they have been faithless to their principles and party, and joined with the Secessionists, and if they were in the Democratic caucus, they have been alike faith less to their implied obligations as members of that body, and we sincerely regret that the Con servatives of the Senate, should have co-operated with them in the support of this resolution.” But it is generally the misfortune of the con ductors of the Chronicle , from some peculiar idio syncracy of moral constitution, to fail to do a right thing in a right way; or to mar the force of a good act by some blundering or the display of some characteristic unfairness and malevolence which recoils upon itself. It makes a vindictive fling at Gov. McDonall whose high character and sterling worth, place him above the reach of such detractors, and have made him the favorite of the dominant party of the State. The Chronicle says that Gov. McDonald is nearly as obnoxious to the great majority of the people of Georgia as John A. Dix, of.New York. Judging by the antecedents of the Chronicle , and bearing in mind that a New York Freesoiler, whose anti-slavery sentiments called down re bukes from even his own party press in Geor gia, was for years editor of that paper, it is not surprising that a high-toned, Southern Rights pro-slavery gentleman should be almost as ob noxious—possibly more obnoxious—-to its pre sent conductors than John A. Dix. And there are, doubtless, many readers of the Chronicle that sympathize with its antipathies. But we are constrained to consider the insinuation un founded that a majority of the people of Georgia are disposed to look with almost as much disap probation upon him who, in his zeal for South ern rights may go too far in her defence, as him, | who *n his zeal to cripple the South would seek to impose terms upon her not sanctioned by the j Constitution. Mysterious Disappearance. A young man by the name of Mitchael P. j Belcher > who has recently been connected with j the Post Office of this city, has disappeared under circumstances which create the painful impres sion that he has committed suicide. He left his room between 3* an dA o’clock, A. M.,on Sun day morning last as was supposed, to go to the Post Office to attend to his duties there, and has not been seen or heard of since. He left a can dle burning in his room where he boarded, and the front door open. His trunk was also open in which was found an empty pistol case. Search has been made for him in the city and neighbor hood in vain. No cause can be assigned for his sudden and painful disappearance. His friends think that he evinced nothing more than depres sion of spirits. During the week of his connec tion with the Post Office he was attentive to 1 his duties, but seemed to be thoughtful and se lious, and had but little to say to his companions. * AUGUSTA WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, N OVEMBER 23 1{? articles. pkk wholesale, .dptt. BAUUING—Gunny. 777.! ~m@ 13 20 Fcent. Kentucky...!....! 00 @ 00 i BALE ROPE—Jute .fi>7 91@ 10 25 Fcent. Kentucky.. .... 9;,-® 10 BACON—Hams i.i 10 @ 15 ) Sides ;.... B*@ 9} 20 F ct. Shoulders 1 (a) 8•) BUTTER—Goshen, prime .Jb.i 25 @ 30 20 Fcent. Country 12J@ 16 j , BEESWAX j.... 20 @ 00 CANDLES—Spermacetti..!.... 45 @ 50 *2O Fcent. Tallow i..J 16 @ H l-oWct Adamantine... ....! 26 @ 28 ! ) V CHEESE—Northern !....' 12*@ 131 30 F cent. COFFEE—Cuba j....: 10 @’ 11 it Rio — j 11*1 12-1; l free Java ......... 14 @ 16 f „• f SHIRTINGS, bro. 3-4! yd.! s*@ 6J J ■* “ 7-8| 1 @ 7! o brown, yd. wide ....! 8@ 8* & SHEETINGS, bro., 5-4;.... 11 @ 13! -S -j bleached, 5-4:... .j 12 @ 15 ; « CHECKS !.... 8@ 12 S BED TICK ....! B*@ 16 j o OSNABURGS, 8 0z....... 9 @ 9* (YARN, (assorted)..... lb • 16 FlSH—Mackerel,No. 1... bbl. 15 @ 16 : Do. No. 2 13 @ 14 ) Do. No. 3 10* @ll 20 pet. FLOUR—Canal 6® S') Augusta Canal 6 j ) Georgia, good 6J® 7:> 20 F ct. FEATHERS—Live Geese, .fc 40® 43 ) GRAIN—Corn, loose bus. 00 @ 00 i ) . Do. sack 70 @ 75 jf 4o ** ct ' Wheat —Good White 1 15 @1 25 : Do. Red 75 @1 00 il on ja> c f GUNPOWDER keg 5@5 25 )“ u * c * HIDES—Dry 0@ 9 ;1 on pt Dry, salted .... 0@ 10 )'“ ** ERON—Pig .100 0@ 00 30 ip cent. Swedes,assorted. ,|.ton 4*@ 5*!30 F cent. Hoop 100- 5 @ ® ! \ on 11 1 ct Sheet 1.f0.j 10*1 H; } F Nail Rods | ! 6@ 7 LEAD—Bar .100, 8 @ 9!I on m White Lead !....! 7*@ 9} 2o ** ct LARD '.lb. 12 @ 13 i MOLASSES—Cuba gall. 25 @ 27 j Now-Orleansi... .| 33 @ 37 1 t NAILS—Cut, 4d. to 20d. 1.... 1 5 5* :) d ————— - EXPORTS OP COTTON TO FOREIGN AND COASTWISE PORTS, COMMENCING IST SEPTEMBER WHITHER EXPORTED. Liverpool n Hull tj Glasgow and Greenock i Cork and a Market Total to Great Britain Havre...... Bordeaux Marseilles ! Nantz Total to France. j Amsterdam Rotterdam jj Antwerp...... ; Hamburg j Bremen Barcelona Havana, &c Genoa, Trieste, &e Ghent, &c Other Ports j Total to other Foreign Ports j New York Boston Providence j Philadelphia j ©ther Ports j Total Coastwise Grand Total He was sober and upright in his habits. We hope that the distressing uncertainty which rests upon the case may be soon removed. Mr. Belcher is about twenty-seven years old, about five feet seven inches high, of pale corn plexion, sandy hair, red moustache and beard, and had on when he left a pair of plaid grey mixed pantaloons, a coat that can be worn turn ed inside or out, black satin vest, and a gold watch and chain. Any tidings from him will be thank fully leceived by his relatives, and can be ad dressed to Mr. B. B. Russell. Imported Stook. We saw in our streets yesterday, just arrived per Combs & Co. Express, eight Devon Calves, four Bulls and four Heilers, just imported by Richard Peters, Esq. of Atlanta. They were beautiful animals, and will, in time, add much to the improvement of our native and imported stock. Mr. Peters, we understand, has also im ported a number of fine hogs, which he intends adding to the stock of his cattle iarm near At lanta. He is at the present time one of the most extensive importers and breeders of Cattle and Hogs in the Southern states, and has some very fine varieties. Fine Cottons. We were shown, yesterday, by Messrs. Beall & Stovall, a sample of eleven bales Cotton, being a portion of the upland crop raised by J. Spear, of Abbeville district, S C., for which they ob tained llj cents. Six of the bales were choice, and five could be ranked Fully Fair. It the re mainder of Mr. Spear’s crop prove as good as the above eleven bales, it will command a fancy price. The Chinese Jugglers. Gave their second entertainment at Concert Hall last evening, and notwithstanding the threa tening aspect of the weather, we understand there was a fair attendance. They came here with the intention of giving only three represen tations of their wonderful feats, but they have met with such good success that they have de termined to remain for the remainder of the week. Those who have not been to see them should go. What Causes the Tides ? — A scientific wri ter in the Washington Union, thus disposes of the moon theory in causing the tides of the ocean : If there are such deep, wide caverns, ma ny miles in length, and some of them of un known extent, on the dry portions of the earth’s surface, there are doubtless other caverns quite as extensive in the submerged mountains, plains and valleys of the ocean ? It is our be lief, that there are, and hence that in these huge recesses of the oceanic globe are the source of the rise and fall of the tides. Into and out of the internal depths, of the oceans the waters are regularly flowing the earth regularly revolves, and neither the moon nor the stars, nor the sun, nor the winds, nor the clouds, can produce any sensible effect upon them. Domestic Wine. —We were honored, (says the Columbus Times) by Charles A. Peabody Fsq., in company with a few friends, with an invitation to try the quality of Long worth’s Sparkling Isabella. It proved a most delicious Wine, far superior to four-fifths of the “ import ed’ 7 Champagne. It has a good b< dy—is pungent and sparkling, and does credit to the successful culture which the domestic vintage has received. Millions of thi3 wine are now pressed a.id finds its way to every part of the country. Railroad from Louisville to Memphis.— The citizens of Louisville, in town meeting, have adopted a resolution recommending a city sub scription of $1,000,000 in aid of the Louisville and Memphis Railroad, to be expended on the Louisville end of the work, provided that the Mayor and Council shall first be satisfied that sufficient means to complete the improvement to Memphis shall have been attained from other sources. Heavy- Forgeries. —A Troy, N. Y., corres pondent of the New York Herald states that a distinguished politician of that city has been de tected in forgeries to the ameunt of $60,000 to $70,000. His friends were meeting the notes as they fell due, and no prosecution would proba bly take place. < The horse which trotted one hundred miles ( in eight hours and fifty-eight minutes, on the Long Island Race Course, on Saturday last, has i died from the effects of over exertion. I i!' ARTICLB B . pkr .wholksalk duty. OlLS—Sperm, W. Strained|.... !r6o”]b’ l 70jfieeV ' Full Strained. j 130 @ 1 4o' Summer do 1 00 ® 1 12' £ J , mse *’ 1 bbl.'O 90 (m 1 T9 1 cent. 1 lan “«- s 0 60 @ 0 OOi Ii 1 - ar<l 11 00 ia> 1 12! bbi.loooloS PIPITS ••••• ~,|o 62 (a) 1 50 jj PORTER doz ;2 25 @ 3 20 PEPPER. .fc.! 12*@ 00 PIMENTO 1.... '0 00*@ 16 RAlSlNS—Malaga,bunch, box 3 50 ® 4 00 1 Muscate 1 000 @ 0 00' f 4O ct - RlCE—Oordinary 100;4 25 ® 4 50 Fair new j ® 5 00 Good and Prime...... 0 01 @ 0 00 f French Brandies gall 1 50 @ 2 00100 19 ct. Leger Freres . 2 75 @ 3 09 «oi Holland Gin :.... 125@ 150 100 ct. £3 American Gin j.... ;0 42 @ 045 i PS -{ Jamaica Rum .ii 50 (a) 2 00 100 P 1 ct. 2 N.E. Rum, hhds & bbls ... .;0 40 @0 42 ■] 02 Whiskey, Pliila. Sc 8a1t!.... 10 35 @ 0 37' Do. New-Orleans.3s @ 0 37; 3 (Peachßrandy 62 @ 1 00100 p 1 ct. SUGAR—Cuba Muscovado ,]b. 06® 7 j P. R.& St. Croix:.... |0 7*@ 9 Havana, white.;o 00 (g 0U New-Orleans. ...!.... 0 s*® 7, 30 ct. Clarified 8r0wn..... -0 B*@ 0 9* S White.. . lb. 0 9 @ 0 10 Lump 0 10 @ 0 11 . SALT-Liverpool | ll 70 ® 1 75; | 2O V ct. i Loose ' 0 00 @ 0 GO j SOAP—American, yellow ! @ 630 cent. a SHOT—AII sizes ; 212@225 20 p cent. * SEGARS—Spanish ~M. 20 00@30 cent. j TALLOW—American 0 0 (ii) 0 9 10 39 cent. TOBACCO—Georgia 1 .fc . 0 00 ® 0 00: 1 Cavendish........ 0 124® 044 f 3O ct ‘ ■ I TWlNE—Bagging 018%0 25 ) w , Seine ~..0 30l 050 30 ct. TEAS—Pouchong 0 50 @ 0 75 1 Gunpowder & Imp 0 75 fa) 1 00 L ? Hyson I 070 @ 0 80! f frett - Young Hyson 1 0 70 @ 0 75 ; WlNES—Madeira gall. 2 00 @ 2 25 30 P cent. I Claret, MarseillesVcask 0 25 @ 0 60 40 F cent. Do. Bordeaux doz 3 00 @ 3 50 40 F cent Champagne j 9 00 @ls 00 40 F cent. 4 Malaga ;.... 0 50 @ 0 62 40 F cent |! SAVANNAH. CHARLESTON. || MOBILE. i NEW-ORLEANS.H NEW-YORK OTH Flt "iViiir • 1853. 1852. 1853. 1852. 1853. 1852. 1853. 1852. T853TT852. TBs37Tr*?/ j 1,827 1,651 13,572 29,9601 1,555 8,625 s 31,960 143,230 , 44,764 _ 1t9,706 Jj,!; 1 M6o: j ..! -Mioi ’ Ymso 391 ”'Y,369 7777 777 !!!;;;;; 1,827 2,811 ;j 13,51 2 29,960 1,555 10,23;* ! 31.960 154,666 45,155 31,075 1,562 "jjjj —— j jj ...!/ 2si 265 7777 7777 ••!!..., jj ‘ 446 2,167 j! j jj 8,999 19,223-j 2.387 6,450 VTTVTTTTjV .77~7"' Ii I j I j 1.736 2,641 ” 1.483 273 77.7” ii ! »! i j ! ' 971 2.876 1,207 " ~ - ] ! * ' 1.184 2,222 2.804 124 | i ; 2.923 927 i I || ! ;j I |i 3,047 7,355 276' .7.. I ! ' j 1)19" ; 2; 296 .7177!!! 726 j 1)158;; 1,755; 1,567 250| 1.197 ' 15,882 33,034" 7.26ej 3^45' 7777771 “THr ; ~ 16,481 ’ ’21.372 ~ 26.115| 10.645 : 57350! 6.459 15,261!'TV | '~l ' r ’ 3 8,031 j 2,064 2,717 2,297 3,109 8,316 27,873 !i!!777‘ I ; b 77; lj 8451 2.529! * jj 3.412! 5,707; 2.760! 2,339 I.oßo| 1,360 • 981 4.007 ~777 i 1.365! 2,024', 3,625: 3.519 j 300 V 263 240 i i ! .?H_M26jt :::::::: :::::::: I 31.302 34.038 35,294, 18,800 10.706! 14.654! 15,104 j 49.910 17777V77 Yjosi 7145 'liiu ~ 38,W7 jj 5lVo 87! 52494 ’ [Correspondence of the Const. & Republic, j MILLEDGF.VtLLE, NoV. 19, 1853. Mr. Editor: —The exciting events of yes terday have been followed up by no movements of equal importance. The resolution of Dr. Sin gleton, postponing the election of U. S. Senator until the next session of the Legislature would probably have received one more vote in its fa vor to-day than it did yesterday. Such was the report this morning, and this probably accounts for the fact, that no motion was made to recon sider the resolution. It would be folly to pre tend that the Democratic party will become uni ted upon the Senatorial election for some time to come. Alt things may, however, yet be right, and strong hopes are yet entertained by some, that a union upon this question may yet be ef fected. The excitement upon the subject has greatly subsided, and the minds of men are be coming better prepared to form a proper deci sion upon its merits. SENATE. Mr. Miller reported a bill to regulate the prac tice in Equity in certain cases. Mr. Guyton: a bill to amend the act appro priating money for the improvement of the navi gation in the Altamaha, Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers. Mr. Mosely : a bill to define the liability of Railroad Companies in cases where stock are killed, and define the mode of proceeding in the same. Mr. Lott: a bill to sell the unsurveyed portion of the Okeefenokee Swamp. Mr. Robinson made a report from the commit tee appointed to examine the Executive man sion, recommending an appropriation of $3,000 to repair the same. Mr. Echols: a bill for the better protection of the property of deceased persons, in certain cases. Mr. Wilcox: a bill to amend the act incor porating the Mil ledge ville Turnpike or Railroad Company, and to grant certain privileges to the same, passed in 1840. Mr. Dean : a bill to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of Macon to lease a portion of the town common. Mr. Sturgis: a bill to amend the Judiciary act of 1799 in certain particulars of practise. A bill incorporating Marshall College in Grif fin was passed. A bill introduced by Miller, extending the provisions ot the act, abolishing the light oi sur vivorship in joint tenants was also passed, as was likewise a bill legalizing an adjournment of the Superior Court of Lee. HOUSE. Mr. Richardson: a bill to make a permanent county site in Lee, and incorporate the same. Mr. Shewmake: a bill to repeal a portion of j the act lor the government of Ordinaries, so far as relates to the county of Burke; also, a bill appropriating certain monies for repairing the State House, Executive Mansion, &c. Mr. Yopp: a resolution to fix the hours of the meeting of the House of Representatives. Mr. Staten: a bill to compel owners of land to give in the section, district and number to the Tax Collector. A message was received Irom the Governor, informing the House of an offer of the Hon. Mark A. Cooper, to furnish the State with all the iron which may be needed by its Railroads, and by the Penitentiary, at 3i cents a pound, provided the State would issue in his favor bonds to the amount of SSO,OOO, good personal security being furnished the State for their faithful redemption. The message was referred to a special commit tee, consisting of Crawford, of Cass, Lynn, La tham, Cameron, McCurdy, Callaway, and Wal ker, of Richmond. That portion of theannual message of the Gov ernor, referring to Public Printing, was, on a motion of Mr. Clark, referred to the Standing Committee on Public Printing. Mr. Shewmake offered a resolution, that no | new matter shall be introduced into the House alter the 6th of December, unless by the consent of two-thiids of the members present. The re solution was taken up and rejected. ( Mr. Smith : a bill for the relief ot a Mr. Cro well, and a Mr. Rosseau, of DeKalb. Mr. Riley: a bill for the incorporation of the Lumpkin & Forsyth Railroad Company. The committee appointed to examine the Ex ecutive mansion, reported through their Chair- f man, and recommended an appropriation of $3,- 000. a, A message was received from the Governor, informing the House that the Hon. E. A. Nis bet had resigned the office of Judge of the Su- liank Note Table. Branch State of Georgia, Augusta’.' * ; Bank of Brunswick > Georgia Rail-Road Mechanics’ Bank. ;j Bank of Milledgeville. ! Bank of the State of Georgia, at Savan'n S Branches of ditto nah Marine & Fire Insurance Bank,« ftv l t ,’' V Branch of ditto,at Macon “ Planters’ Bank, Savannah * Central Bank of Georgia , Central R. R. & Banking Company - I Charleston Banks . of Camden •• Bank of Georgetown „ (; Commercial,at Columbia Merchants’, at Cheraw...! i Bank of Hamburg I Alabama Notes Union Bank Tennessee, (payable at Chattanl * :i V I NOT BANKABLE ° gl >- P»r Merchants’ Bank, at Macon.* 40 P e rwnt exchange. On New-York Philadelphia * ipt*® h Boston j Charleston and Savannah...., 4 i Lexington. Kentucky par j! Nashville, Tennessee. ti ■ *Not taken by our Banks, butredeemahi . |iers Bank, Savannah, at par. «Wa.bleatthe ij Snvunnah Cha ROBERT HABERSHAM. r . ~ ==sc C. GREEN. Ist Vice-President*' EDW’D. PADELFOIID. 2d Vice-Pre.il . ' A. MINTS, Secretary and e i 423 466 preme Court, for the remaining portion of the unexpired term to which he had been elected Mr. Rucker offered a resolution, That that portion of the Governor’s Message referring to the Lemmon case, be referred to the committee on the State of the Republic. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Cleveland: a bill to amend the militia laws of the State. Mr. Riley: a bill to authorize the Governor to issue bonds !o the amount of $125,000, in fa. vor of the Lumpkin and Forsyth Railroad Coni, pany, for every 20 miles ot said road, as soon as the road bed is completed. Mr. Dial: a bill to amend an act providing for the improvement of the navigation of the Altamaha, Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers. Mr. Mann : an act to refund certain moneys to Cobb county. Mr. Dodd: a bill to incorporate a railroad company for the purpose of constructing a road from Newnan to Griffin ; also, a bill for the re lief of Elizabeth J. Stafford, of Coweta. Mr. Thornton: a bill to amend an act ex empting certain property therein mentioned from levy or sale. Mr. Clements: a bill to change the name of Amanda Ransom. The accompanying petition was referred to the committee on petitions. Mr. Harrison : a bill to repeal an act extend ing the civil jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace in Savannah. Mr. Gross: a bill to appropriate money for certain persons therein mentioned. Mr. Young: a bill to appropriate money to the Union Volunteers, of Union county, com manded by Sam. J. Patterson. Mr. McMullen : a bill to authorize the School Commissioner of Macon, to pay a certain sum of money to J. L Stow. Mr. McDougald: a bill to appropriate money to William Crew ; also, a bill to authorize the School Commissioner to pay certain sums of money to persons in Muscogee; also,a bill lor the relief of John Ussery, in Warren county. The bill for the pardon of Elijah Bird was,on motion, made the special order of the day for Tuesday next. Mr. Walton reported two bills as follows:- An act to extend the provisions of the sth sec tion of the act of 1799, 11 for the protection and security of orphans and their estates” to Trus tees, provided they have had Ihe actual posses sion, control and management of the property vested in them; also, a bill entitled, An act to amend the act of 1850, appointing “Certain Commissioners for Savannah River.” Shipping jKtdlifprr. arrivals from charleston. Barque Avola, Kendrick, Boston. Barque Joddo, Paine, Boston. Brig B R. Hichborn, Ellis, Boston. sailed for charleston. Ship John Garrow, Hamilton, from Liverpool. cleared for charleston. Steamship Win. Penn, Mortimer, at New York Brig Tiberias, Bramhail, at Boston. Sehr. Amanda, Harrington, from Philadelphia Sehr. Alcyona, Hand, at Philadelphia. UP FOR CHARLESTON Barque Jeddo, Payne, at Boston. Brig Castilian, Pinkham, at Boston. Brig Matanzas, Trefetheu, at Boston CHARLESTON, Nov. 22.—Ar, steamshipJa®« Adger, Dickinson, NewY T ork; Br. barque Carnal, Stalker, Liverpool. Went to Sea, barque Edisto, Kontrick, Bosto , brig Detroit, Robinson, Cardenas, JUST RECEIVED, a fresh assortment of Boj J Cloth CA PS, various colors and styles; Boy's Plush CAPS, various colors and style®, do. fine Moleskin HATS, new styles; Misses' Black Drab and White Bloomer HA Gent’s Cloth and Plush CAPS, new styles: do. Julien and Opera HATS- -r- GEO. W. FERRY. J nov 20 Masonic Hall, Broad-?^, TO THE STUDENTS OF MEDICAL Col LEGE — I have a lot of superior dissecting ,struments, selected for tho Students of them 1 College of this city. For salo low, for cash, J nov 5 * WM. HAINES, Ihuggjt..- Cltrate of magnesia.— a supply j u,t received by WM. H. 1«, nov 17 u - Linseed oil and white leadSP 500 galls. Eng. Linseed Oil ; - 10,000 lbs. White Lead. For sale by - 17 WM. H- TUTT.JPgflgl* THEORY of Christianity as a consistent an practical system, by W. S. Grayson; tariei The Town of the Pale Faces, or Two igo, by J. P. Brace: Busy Moments of an Idle V oman; The Pet Bird, and other Stories, by Cousin A nov 22 3t roceive^jf os RICHARDS 4 SON.