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WBininhmflraj K Htjiulilic. BY JAMBS GARDNER. OFFICE ON McINTOSH-STRIKT. THIKB DOOR IfHOit THB KOBTH-WKST OOKKIR OV BROAD-BTSIIT. TERMS: Daily, in advance per annum..... .$6 00 If notin advance per annum 7 00 Tri-Weekly, in ad vance. per annum...... 4 00 If notin advance per aunum 5 00 Weekly, in advance... .per annum 200 Young Mens’ Library Association. The 6th annual meeting of the Augusta Young Mens’ Library Association, was held at the .Presbyterian Lecture Room, R. H. Gardi ner, Jr., Lsq , President of the Association, in the Chair. On motion, W. C. Jessup was requested to act as Secretary. The meeting having been organized, the fol lowing annua! report was read : REPORT. 1 he Board of Managers, on presenting lor your consideration, this, their Sixth Annual Re port, congratulate the Association upon its im proved condition and brightening prospects. A just appreciation of the happy influences which an institution like ours—having for its object the advancement of learning, and the dif fusion of knowledge— should exert upon this community ; and the hope entertained of estab lishing the Association upon a permanent basis’ by endowment, induced a few individuals at th e close of our last year, to replenish an exhausted treasury, and save us from bankruptcy. Most happily has that hope been realized. The personal exertion, and hearty co-opera tion of friends, succeeded in raising a sum, th« interest of which, if properly invested, will yield revenue sufficient to defray our present current expenses, thereby perpetuating the exis tence of the Association. Subscription.— The sum subscribed amounts to twelve thousand nine hundred dollars, to-wit: By citizens of Augusta ,$12,400 By G. B. Lamar, Esq., New York 500 Total 12.900 Os this amount there has been collected the Bum of $12,050 Leaving a balance to be collected of 850 Total 12,900 The terms of this subscription required, that the amount subscribed should be paid to, and under the exclusive control of, W. A. Walton., John Davison, Maurice Wilkinson, J. R. Dow. and R. H. Gardiner, as trustees, to be invested by them—and that the income of the invest ment, oniy, should be at the disposal of the Board of Managers. Ibe l rustees thus appointed, have obtained an act of incorporation, according to the provis ions ot a late law ot the State, from the Inferior Courtot the county, and have invested the sum of eleven thousand seven hundred and fifty dol lars ($11,750) holding a balance uninvested of three hundred dollars (S3OO ) Receipts and Expenditures.— The receipts and expenditures of the past year have been as follows: receipts: From Specific Contributions S3OO 00 “ Income from Trustees 300 57 “ From subscriptions of Annual Members 51S 94 Total slll9 51 EXPENDITURES: Arrears of previous year S3OO 00 Current annual expenses 687 2b Balance in the Treasury 132 25 Total slll9 51 Library. —About one hundred and twenty volumes have been added to the Library since the last Report:—purchased chiefly, by a sum of money, generously given for that* purpose, by a member of the Association* The total number of volumes in the Library is about 2140—exclu sive of periodicals of the past year now in hands of the book-binder. News Room. —Our News Room exhibit* a list of (1) one Foreign and (26) twenty-six ot the leading Political and Commercial Journals of the United States : to this must be added, four others of a Religious character, gratuitously placed upon our files, by members of the Asso ciation. Annual Members.— The Books of the Sec retary show the following list of annual mem bers, viz: 5 members at $5.00 per annum. 78 do. at $4 00 do. do. * Total S 3 And the following subscriptions for th* privi leges of the Reading Room, viz: 13 for 1 year at 32 00 1 9 mos. at $3 00 9 “ 6 “ at $2.00 2 “ 1 mo at SI.OO Total 25 The Board of Managers regret, that their Re port should exhibit such a reduced list of annual members, and must add to this regret, the fear, that the ensuing year will show a still greater reduction, inasmuch as many of the present an nual members will probably be made life mem bers, by reason of their contributions to the Trust Fund. The assigned causes of this decrease are, the ineligible situation of the Reading Room, and tne scanty additions to the Library. While this Board would deprecate any change which would pecuniarily embarrass the Associa tion—they are fully persuaded that change is requisite to make the Association successfully useful and prosnerous. 1 bey deem it of the highest importance, that the rooms ot the Association should be located on Broad street; and they hope and believe that a sum adequate to effect this object, could be raised upon the following conditions, viz : That your News Room should be centrally lo cated on Broad street, upon a ground floor, hav ing an ante-room, to be used as a Merchants’ Lxcnange, and the addition to your newspaper department, of bulletins,from the city presses.con taining the latest telegraphic news. They feel assured, that such a change would add largely to your list of members, and enable you to produce a Library commensurate with the wants of the community. The board of managers cannot close this re port, without urging the claims of the association upon its members, for a vigorous effort to attain so desirable an end. Our community is composed chiefly of two classes— merchants and mechanics. It is proper therefore, that the wants of these should‘be chiefly consulted. The one requires quick intelligence, the other demands exact knowlege. The master merchant inferring the future from the present, modifies his actions by the events of each successive moment. The master mechanic is compeiied careful I v to fodow the teachings ot exact sciences, or rely solely upon personal experience. Books are the records of the past, registering alike the advance of knowledge and the conse quences of error. Newspapers are the transcripts of the moment seizing present intelligence to foreshadow the future. Let your mechanic have access to a well se lected Libiary, and you place within his view all that has been attained, and better enable him to improve his taste and deveiope his skill and in genuity. Give to the merchant a well appointed news room, gathering up the latest intelligence from the lour quarters of the Globe, and you furnish him with such elements of calculation as are es sential to his success, enlarge his views tod quicken his energy and enterprise. But there is yet another class whose claims should not be overlooked, nay rather which spe cially demand your efforts. We have in our midst about four hundred youths who through the medium of Freeschools are receiving the elements of education. Many of these embibe a taste for learning. lg no t that a doubtful charity wh.ch creates a taste and withholds the means of gratification. Do we not owe it to them to provide them with a well chosm library at the smallest cost? We have boldly chosen as our imprimatur, that world renowned maxim ot Lord Bacon. ‘’KNOWLEDGE IS FOWER.” Let us exert ourselves rightly to distribute that power, to diffuse that knowledge valued above Rubies, and as better than fine gold, by that sys tem of religion which preminently enjoins knowledge and a spirit of enquiry and impera tively demanded by that form of government which rests its securi y in the intelligence of the citizen. All of which is respectfully submitted—l. P. Garvin, A. Gould, Hrnrv Moore, Committee. t On motion ol Mr. Robert Campbell, Resolved , That the report be accepted and en tered upon the minutes of the meeting. R POr ! by f th u l>resident ’ on th « behalf of the Board of Managers, proposing sundry amendments and additions to the constitution, was then made. The amendments proposed, severally considered and discussed, on motion of Dr. I. P. Garvin, Resolved , That they be engrafted on the constitution. An election was then held for officers for the ensuing year, and the following gentlemen cho sen : President, R. H. Gardiner, Jr.; Vice President, Dr- I P. Garvin. Managers— John Bones, James G. Gould, Henry Moore, Robert Campbell, John Davison, Artemas Gould. No further business offering, on motion, the meeting adjourned. R. H. Gakdinkr, Jr., Prest. • W. C. Jessup, Sec’y. Editorsal Correspondence of the Cassville Standard. Milledgeville, Dec. 5. Mr. Crawford, from the special committee to whom was referred the Executive communica tion relative to the Hon. Mark A. Cooper and his Iron interest, has made a favorable report— stating the advantages the State is sure to re ceive under the contract proposed by Maj. Coop er, without the possibility of her losing; and to carry out which report he has also introduced a bill, which authorises the Governor to issue the Bonds of the State to Maj. Cooper, for eighty five thousand dollars, upon the faith of Maj. Cooper’s and his securities’ note to Mr. Wyly. The proposition ot Maj. Cooper is verv fair, and the State cannot possibly lose one cent—for be sides the Mortgage on the whole property of the Iron Works, the note to Mr. Wyly, with some of the wealthiest men in the State as endorsers, leaves no contingency by which the State could lose. As a matter of justice to Maj. Cooper, the State should accept his proposition ; she receives mere money for freight on their Road from him, than any twenty men in Georgia. Maj. Cooper is known to be a man of high order of intellect, strictly honest and moral; he is truly, a high toned, liberal gentleman—a benefactor to his country and an honor to his State. Joined with his natural good qualities of mind and heart, his energy and perseverance is untiring. Connect ed with his Iron Works, is the finest Flouring mill in the State, capable of grinding and pack ing two hundred barrels of flour per day. To Maj. Cooper’s engergy, the whole State is in debted for the use of stone coal, from our own mountains. It appear to us that Maj. Cooper deserves favor at the hands of the State, and cer tainly she will not refuse him aid, when she can do so without the possibility of injury to herself. Death of Mrs. Bothland Foote Butler. On Friday evening, (the 2nd inst..) at half past 7 o’clock, this aged matron and remakable woman breathed her last at the residence of her son, and only surviving child, the Hon. A. P. Butler, Mrs. Bethland Foote Butler was the rel ict of Gen. Wm. Butler of the Revolution. She had lived through the dark and perilous days of her country’s history, had witnessed the career of that country’s greatness in all its mutations had come down to the fourth generatoin ot American freemen full of those honors which ever cluster around the brow of fearless integri ty, and fell asleep at last with a calmness and confidence characteristic only of one who has led a long life of probity and usefulness. She was born in Virginia, in the year 1764, bnt had lived from early youth in this section of South Carolina. She had nearly reached the advanced age of 89, when the decree went forth that the measure of her duties was full and the servant was called to her reward. We feel conscious of no exaggeration, when vre say that Mrs. Butler was one of the most extraoreinary women of her time. She was an unfailing friend of the poor, a firm monitor of the heedless, a devoted patriot and an humble be liever in Christ. Her mind was active and dis criminating, her judgment sound, her impulses noble, and her fortitude unbending. Thus con stituted, she was at once the stern guardia nos her household and a genuine ornament ol socie ty. But we designed no eulogistic remarks at this time. The duty of portraying the strong and elevated character ot our subject will be a pleasing and a useful one to some other writei. And we trust it will be done in a manner which shall properly preserve for posterity so striking an examplar. Peace be with the ashes of the dead ! There has passed away here one of the very last of the women ot the Revolution !—Edgefield Jldverti ser, Bth inst. Death of our Post Master. —We regret to announce the death of Daniel White, Esq., who was recently appointed Post Master tor our town. Mr. White was an old and respectable citizen, well known to many of our readers. He had well nigh attained his three score years and ten, having passed through life with the re putation of an honest and an upright man.— lb. [From the Georgia Citizen, Bth ins/.] Railroad Meeting. A meeting of the citizens of Macon, convened at the call of His Honor the Mayor, met at the Council Chamber, on Tuesday, the Cth inst., to consider the propriety of a subscription by the Council to the stock of the Macon and Warren ton Railroad Company. The meeting was orgaized on motion of J. H. R. Washington, Esq., by calling Hon. T. G. Holt to the Chair, and Geo. Patten, Secreta ry- r L. N. Whittle, Esq., from the Committee, ap pointed at a previous meeting, reported that the correspondence of that Committee had elicited a most favorable response in relation to the inter est iaken in the pioposed Read, by all the par ties who have been looked to as likely to fur nish aid to the project. He also presented a statement of the Finan ces of the city, showing its ability to meet its Bonds lor such amount as might be thought necessary. He also offered the following Pre amble and Resolutions, viz: Whereas, we regard with great favor the con templated Railroad from Warreuton to Macon, as completing an important link in the system of Georgia Railroads, which will insure a rapid and unbioken connection tor travel and the mails between the great cities of the North and Soutuwest, and above all open a new competi tion at Macon for the transportation of produce to the sea-board. Be il resolved , That the Mayor and Council of the city of Macon, are instructed to subscribe $ 100.000 to the Stock ol said Road, and issue therefor Bonds of the city, to be due at ten or fifteen years after date, as the Council may deem best; the Bonds bearing seven per cent interest, payable on the Ist of December, in each year, upon condition that said Bonds shall be received at par by said Company, with an hypothecation of the Stock for their redemp tion. Be it further Resolved, That this subscription is on condition that the proposed Railroad be built from Warrenfon to Macon. The Resolutions were supported by Hon. E. A.Nisbet, and also by his Honor the Mayor, who presented the report of Col. Wm. G. Ban ner, of a survey of the route of the contempla ted Road, with the accompayning profile and estimates; and also referred to the statements made by Mr. Whittle, to show the entire abili ty of the city to make an investment. The Preamble and Resolutions were adopted unanimously. . The meeting then adjourned. T. G. Holt, Chairman. Geo. Patten, Secretary. Doubtless Safe.— The name of Lieutenant Beckwith,ot this city, who was first Lieuten ant of the exploring expedition under Capt. Gunnison, a large portion of whom were re cently massacred by the Indians, does not ap pear among the killed, as will be seen by refer ence to an article in this day’s paper, containing the names of the nine persons who were slain! This intelligence will prove most acceptable to the family and many friends of Lieut. Beckwith in this city. — Sav. Georgian, Bth. Burned to Death.— On Saturday last, Miss Lucinda Gardner, at the residence of Mr. D. Emanuel, in this city, was so severely burned in consequence ot her clothes having caught on file, that she died on the next day. The acci dent occurred in the kitchen, her clothes taking lire horn the fire-place. No oiie was near her at the time, and when discovered, she was com pletely enveloped in flames.— Atlanta Intelligent cer , Bth inst. AtTOtTSTA, GA. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11. See first page Daily, this morning. Dy We received no mail last evening from offices North of Charleston. Christmas is Coming ! I he hearts of juveniles roust indicate, that this long looked for and approaching anniversary, is near at hand. From the display of several of our Confectioneries, we would say that Augusta must contain a number of good children this year, if we judge by our youthful experience, when Santa Claus, was in the habit of dispensing with his charities on that festive morning, in the shape of filling stockings, bags, &c. with sugar plumbs, candy, poppers, fltc. A. Frederick, and I. P. Girardey & Sons, it will be seen, have on hand bountiful supplies of the above articles. 1 heir stores we understand, will offer a rich dis play for juveniles, and for those more advanced in age, something more costly, for their sweet hearts, in the shape of Fancy and Work Boxes, &c. ihe juveniles we think will flourish this Christmas, but the old ones will no doubt be the sufferers, and the only advice we can extend to them is the same that will govern our own ac tions—Remember your young days, and how far a little present goes. The Ballet Troupe. Tais company, which has given satisfaction and delight wherever they have made their appear ance, give their first performance in our city to morrow evening, at Concert Hall. We shall be indebted to the public spirit of Mr. W. H. Crisp, for this rich treat. As Mr. C. has incurred great expense in affording our citizens an opportunity of seeing the best Troupe de Ballet that has ever visited this country, we hope the patronage he will receive on Monday evening, will amply repay him for his liberality and labor. The Clinch Rifles. This Corps paraded yesterday afternoon with full ranks, under the command of Capt. Wilson. The only opportunity we had of viewing them, was when marching up Broad street, in full ; Company, through mud and inire, and better j marching we have seldom seen by a Volunteer | Corps. Augusta has but few Volunteer Com panies, but they will compare favorably with those of any city in the Union. Tub Flush Tijuks op Alabama and Mississippi : a se ries ot Sketches, by Joseph G. Baldwin—lvlmo., pp. 330. I). Appleton & Co., N. Y. 1 his is a lively and readable book, portions of which have already been introduced to the pub lic through the Southern Literary Messenger , and have met with lavor. It is designed, as the au thor says in his preface, “to illustrate the pe riods, the characters a:;d phases of society. 7 ’ It is graced with several wood cuts, the frontis piece being one of Simon Suggs, Jr.” For sale by Richards & Son. The Brunswick News. e have the pleasure of welcoming to our exchange list, the Brunswick News , a neat and interesting weekly, published at Brunswick* Geo., by B. T. & W. F. Castellaw. Terms, $2.50 a year, in advance. It is a well printed sheet, in bold, clear type, and filled with attractive articles, original and selected. Suc cess to it and to the embryo city in which it is located. Brunswick, its nascent fortunes, and future prospects begin to elicit much public at tention, and the time is not distant when the Brunswcik News will be looked for with con siderable interest from many quarters. The Tri-Weekly Citizen. i he proprietor of the Georgia Citizen , Macon, Geo., has commenced a tri-weekly issue, the first number of which is before us. It is neatly printed and wears quite a city aspect. We have no doubt it will prove a successful experiment, and will in time be converted into a daily. Macon can well afford to sustain a daily paper, and the wonder is, she has so long dispensed with a luxury enjoyed by most cities of her pop ulation. I erms of the Tri-Weekly, $4.00 per annum in advances. Gas Explosion in a Bank Vault.— On Fri day morning of last week the book vault of the Bank of North America, Philadelphia, on being opened by Mr. John Knight, the runner, and Mr. Win, Smith, oue of the clerks, was found to emit a strong smell of gas. The lighting of the burner was instantly followed by an explo sion. Both Mi. Knight and Mr. Smith were burned and otherwise injured, though not seri ously. It seems that the gas had not been turn ed off by the watchman, a carefully as it ought to have been, and a large quantity has escaped and filled the vault; and to this the mishap waa attributable. A personal encounter took place one night lats week at the National Hotel, Washington, be j tween Mr. Wm. H. Hope, one of the proprietors of the Star, and Mr. W. M. F. Magraw, of Penn sylvania. Both parties have issued cards, each claiming to have inflicted “ merited chastise ment on the other, l'he difficulty arose out of a discussion of the personal and moral character ol Col. J. W. Forney. Post Office Robbery. —A young man named Sela Matthews has been arrested at Watertown, New- York, charged with robbing the post office iat that place. Over one hundred letters broken open were found in his trunk, with drafts to the amount of S7OO. He had been employed in the office. Brunswick Items.—We learn from the Brunswick News of Friday, that 11 the ship Ag nes is now discharging her cargo of iron at the railroad wharf” in Brunswick. Also, that the Messrs. Collins have placed 220 hands on the Canal.” The News says it is calculated this important work will be' completed by the first of April. It is stated that a notice has been served upon Mr. i rice, the Governor elect of New Jersey, by his opponent, Mr. Haywood, contesting his election upon the ground that he (Mr. Price) is disqualified by non-residence. Major Gen. I wiggs has returned from a vis it io the Coerokee Nation, and reports every thing quiet there, and is likely to rema n so. Lt. Col. Bragg, who gave Santa Anna a “ little more grape,” has arrived at Fort Gibson from Jefferson Barracks. Working of the New Steamboat Law. The steamboat inspectors of the port of Louis ville, in their report made up to the Ist of No vember, bear the following testimony in rela-! tion to the beneficial operation of the new steam boat law : “ Explosions or iujurious escape of steam we have none to report in this district. Collisions by which life has been lost there have been none in this distiict. Two cases of collision are now pending before us, but they are not of a serious character, as no life has been lost, and but a small amount of damage to property. rhe law, thus far, seems to have exercised a wholesome influence. This opinion prevails not on y among boatmen, but with all classes of the community, and it is but reasonable to suppose that it the law be continued in force, and as well obsei ved, steamboat explosions and collis ions will be numbered with things of the past.” |Ooi?«spondMiee of the Const. &. Republic. | ! Milledgeville, Dec. 8, 1853. | Mr. Editor : — This morning Mr. Gartrell, | of Cobb, offered a resolution rescinding a resolu tion, adopted a few days since, which requires a vote of two-thirds to suspend the rules of the House. On motion to suspend the rules, in or der to take up the resolution of Mr. Gartrell, a spicy discussion ensued between Messrs. Gartrell, McDougald, Hardeman and Pickett. Mr. McDougald said, that he was under many obligations to his friend from Cobb, for introdu cing this resolution. The resolution requiring a two-thirds vote was an effort to gag the ma jority of this House. Suppose a majority de sired to bring on the election of U. S. Senator.— They might sit here for 20 years, and they would not be able to go into an election, unless they could obtain a two thirds vote. He did not blame the Whig side of the House for passing this resolution. He admired their foresight.— They had played the strongest trump: it might not have been the result of skillful play, but of pure good luck. He admired the nerve of the other side of the House, in maintaining the ad vantage which they had acquired, but he called upon the majority to untie their own hands. Mr. Pickett, of Gilmer, said that he thought the two-thirds resolution was calculated to fa cilitate the transaction of business. He believed that we should go on with the regular business of the House. When the party wished to carry a measure, he would be found acting with the Democracy. He contended, that at such a time the majority might rescind the two-thirds reso lution. Mr. Hardeman, of Bibb, who originally in troduced this resolution, said he would show up the want of sincerity of the gentleman from Cobb: that his course must be dictated by some reason, which he did not wish to disclose. He read a resolution, submitted some time since by Mr. Gartrell, excluding new matter after a cer tain time, unless it was agreed to by a vote of But, said he, something has oc • M-red which has caused a change to come over i :, e spirit of the gentleman’s dream. He refer ri to the action of the Democratic party in ad pting the two-thirds rules to govern them in thi ir caucuses and conventions. Mr. Gartrell said, that the rule might work very well in Democratic conventions, but it would not do when Democrat and Whig con servatives were together. The two-thirds reso lution. introduced by himself, was very different from the one now under consideration. It mere ly excluded matter after a certain time. It was in accordance with the history of past legisla tion. Did the gentleman from Bibb, however, vote for that resolution ? (Mr Hardeman in his seat, he did not know a vote had yet been taker, upon the resolution.) Well, then, said Mr. Gar trell, did he vote to suspend the rules in order to take it up ? (Mr. Hardeman again made a re ply from his seat, but I did not catch it.) But it had been said, that the two-thirds rule ought to remain in force, because some members were so modest that they could not speak j then, said he, iet them go home and tell their constituents that they could not represent them. The Dem ocratic party being in power, was responsible to the country for the conduct of the Legislature.— That party had its hands tied by this rule, and could not act with freedom. It was unfair, il liberal and unjust that the rule should continue in force. Mr. Smith, of DeKalb, also made a few re marks, coinciding with the views of Mr. Gar trell. Mr. Reynolds, of Newton, disavowed anypar ty motive in the exercise of his vote. He had acted altogether with the view’ to facilitate busi ness. In such a question as the election of U. S. Senator, he w’ould not oppose a suspension in order to defeat the will of the majority. The yeas and nays were called for, on the mo tion to suspend the rules, in order to take up Mr. Gartrell’s resolution. They were yeas 55, nays 45, as follow : Yeas.— Messrs. Adams, Andrews, Cleveland of Crawford, Clements, Crittenden, Dyal, Eber hart, Fields, Gartrell, Green, Harden of Paulding, Hatton, Hawkins, Hardison, Headen, Hender son, Hendrick, Holland, Hudson, Keith, Lamar, Linn, Maner, Mays, McComb, McDonald, Mac- Dougald, McLean, McMillan, Nichols, Phillips, Pickett, Poole. Powers, Kadtord, Redding, Reid of Carroll, Rice, Robinson of Washington, Rob inson of Randolph, Rumph, Shine, Smith ot De- Kalb, Smith ol Jasper, Smith of Liberty, Stewart of Taylor, Stokes, Sw’eat, Taylor of Wilkinson, Taylor of Houston, Trice, West, Whitworth, Williams of Walton, Young—ss. Nays. —x Messrs. Allred, Armstrong, Baines, ' Bell, Bostwick, Brown, Calloway, Cameron, 1 Champion, Clark, Cleveland of Habersham, 1 Cody, Crawford, Fannin, Gross, Harden of Clark, Harris, Harrell, Hardeman, Hood, Irwin, Max , well, McCurdy, McGregor, McMullan, McWhor ter, Paris, Pottle, Reynolds, Riley, Shewmake, Stapleton, istaten, Stephens, Stewart of Hancock, Strickland, Thornton, Turner, Walton of Rich mond, Walton of Talbot, Williams of Sumter Wilson, Williford, Woodward, Yopp—4s. ; Mr. Pickett became convinced, notwithstan ding his speech, that the two-thirds resolution had tied the hands of the democratic party and consequently voted for the motion to suspend. In the proceeding report of the speeches, I have not even adopted the order in which they were delivered. The debate was so irregular in charasfer, that in order to give it a systematic arrangement, I have arranged the arguments of each speaker as they were adduced in reply to those of his opponent. 1 hus nearly a 11, if not all, of the speakers were upon the floor twico : I have tried to embrace the points of each speaker in one speech. This action of the Contervatives in the House is in keeping with that of the whigs in the Sen ate. It occupies however, a grade lower in po litical tricking. It exhibits the same determi nation to defeat the will of the majority of the people of Georgia. That people will decide w'hether this conduct be worthy oi patriotic rep lesentatives, or whether it be not a gambling 1 trick. Rvery Whig in the House voted against the motion to suspend, in order*) take up the reso lution. Mr. Reynolds, of Newton, alone of that number,had the boldness to come out and declare, that higher than the mere motives of parly gra tification, would govern him in the exercise his vote. The declaration met with no response liotn his political friends. He stood and stands alone. I here is considerable exultation manifested by the conservatives at the advantage which they have acquired. Let them exult. They may have gratified paity feeling, but it is at the ex pense of the majority of the people. W hen the bill for the incorporation of the Southwoith Male and Female College was read, i Mr. 1 lice said, that he would oppose it on the i ground that the bill granted unlimited powers, i this conduct was in perfect accordance with the course of that gentleman, with whom it has be- j come a custom to amend every bill for incorpo* i ration with the proviso ‘‘that no law shall be ] passed, conflicting with the constitution and 1 laws of the United States and of the State of * Georgia. Mr. Paris, of Dade, replied, that he had hoped f this bill would have been suffered to pass, with- i out any attempt to saddle it with coonstitutional amendments. The gentleman from Pike was in the habit of opposing every measure on con stitutional grounds. The other day he had made a speech, with which he w r as very much pleased, in opposition to the removal of the seat of gov ernment, but his objections were founded on con stitutional grounds. On that occasion, the la dies of Milledgeville had rewarded him with a bouquet ol dog-wood blossoms. Indeed, he had swallowed so much of the constitution, that he thought he would be forced to throw it up. He believed that if the first verse of the 23d chap ter of Deuteronomy was proposed as a resolu tion, or a bill, the constitutional scruples of the gentleman w’ould not permit him to support it. The gentleman reminded him of a little boy who went to get a drink of whisky; the hoy got hold of a wrong bottle, and took a drink of spirits ot turpentine. His mother inquired of him it he had got a drink—yes, says he, I swal lowed it down, but, oh, I wish I could swallow it up again. As a curiosity has long been felt in Middle Georgia, concerning the inhabitants of Dade, I will attempt a sketch of the Dade representa tive. He is a little under six feet four, though he represents himself as the shortest man in Dade. He sports a pair of huge whiskers, wears his hair a la mode Andrew Jackson, and in as much as his eye sight has been injured by severe application to study, he adds to the dignity of his appearance by the use of glasses. Beneath this fierce looking exterior, lurks a quiet vein of good humor, provoking the mirth of all who come within the sphere of its influence. He speaks the English language, and consequently I was not compelled to employ a translator in making out my report. His manner is forcible and expressive, so much so that my abstract of his remarks can give you but a faint idea of Mr. Paris as an orator; he suits the action to the word and the word to the action. Mr. Paris is a native of Warren county, Tennessee, hav ing been born, by his own choice , on the banks of the Collin’s river. He has held various offices of honor and profit under the general government, (he says that he was once a postmaster in Dade.) and now, at the age of 35 years, enjoys the sole and distinguished honor of representing the State of Dade in the lower branch of the Gen eral Assembly. To conclude this description, I will remark, that he always wears the tie of his cravat on the side of the neck, immediately un der the right ear. BILLS READ THE THIRD TIME. A bill to incorpoiate the Southworth Female College in Hoard. Passed. A bill for the relief of Samuel Pasco,of Lump kin. Passed. A bill to compensate Grand and Petit Jurors in Lumpkin. Passed. A bill to change the line between Lumpkin and Hall. Passed. A bill to allow all lunatics and idiots and per sons having them in charge, to pass free of charge on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, when passing to or from the Lunatic Asylum. Passed. A bill to allow the Ordinary of Tatnail coun ty to keep his office at his own residence, except on public days. This bill was lost. A bill to compel Sheriffs of this State to make certain returns of nulla bona within a certain time. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. A bill to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of Crawford. Passed. A bill to allow the Tax Collector of Macon county, to pay to the Inferior Court of said coun ty, the taxes of 1853. Referred, together with all bills of a similar character, to the Finance Committee. SENATE. Mr. Jameson, of Union, reported a bill to lay out end organize a new county from Union. Mr. Walker, of Crawford, a bill to change the line between Macon and Crawford counties. Mr. McConnell, ot Chattooga, a bill to com pell non-residents to give bonds and security for costs in suits at law. A bill to add a portion of Habersham to Lumpkin, after being amended by changing the line between Hall and Forsyth, was adopted. A bill introduced by Mr. Cochran, cf Wilk inson, to repeal the law prohibiting the intro duction of slaves into this State for the purposes of barter and sale, was taken up. Mr. Cochran warmly supported the passage in a speech of some length. Mr. Miller briefly I replied. The yeas and nay 3 were called for, and were: ! yeas 34, »ays 42. A bill to repeal an act amendatory to the ! Statute of Limitation, was then taken up and elicited some discussion. The bill was lost. After which the Senate adjourned until to morrow morning. , Loss of the U. S. Revenue Cutter Hamilton It is our melancholy duty this morning to re ’ cord the loss of the U. S. Revenue Cutter Harni! ton, Capt. ”1. E. Rudulph, and it is feared, al hands. She left the Dry Dock at this port oh Wed nesday lor a cruise, and having, as we learn reached the Bar, in endeavoring to go to sea go ashore on the breakers in the vicinity, but wa; l finally got off in the evening, although in con. sequence of the difficulty of getting underway near the shoals, it was deemed prudent to anchoi until morning. At daylight, however, it com. menced to blow a gale from the northeast, whicl i rendered it impossible to get the vessel under . way in the position she then lay. arid Capt. Ru , dulph, directing his attention to her security brought all her chains and anchors into requisi -1 tion, but the gale continuing to increase, one ohain after another parted and she was driven ashore on Folly Island Breakers, on Thursday night, and the masts shortly afterwards going by the board, and the vessel leaking very badly, it was deemed best to abandon her, that being the only choice for saving the lives of all on board. Accordingly Capt. Rudulph, Thomas Stone, ol Boston, Quartermaster, lour men and two boys took one life-boat, which getting speedily among the breakers, was capsized, and every soul in her drowned, with the exception of one of the sea men named James Hagan, who had taken the precaution, which the others had neglected, of lashing himself to the boat, and was picked up at sea near North Edisto yesterday, by the Steamer Calhoun, Capt. Barden, from Savannah, and brought to this port. The other lile boat, of which no information ha* as yet been ascertained, although from the severity of the weather, but very slight hopes are entertained of her safety, contained Camiilus Saunders, son of General Romulus M. Saunders, of N. C., Ist Lieut., E. C. Hine, 3d Lieut., there being no second Lieut, attached, and the remain der of the crew, which probably consisted of the Carpenter and four men. As far as we can learn, among those on board, in addition to the officers already mentioned, were John Mahony, Boatswain, George Carter, Capenter, of New England, James Sullivan, Master-at-Arms, and John Johnson. George Brown, Timothy Hurley, and Joseph Bowser colored. Captain Thomas E. Rudulph, the Commander of the Hamilton,was a native of St. Mary’s Geor gia, and, we believe, one of the oldest, if not the oldest, officer in the Revenue Service. He has been known in this city, where his family now reside, for many years, and by his affability of manner, and high-toned bearing on every occa sion, endeared himself to a circle of ac quaintances, who deeply regret the sudden and melancholy fate that has befallen him. In his profession, also, he was universally esteemed, and in his death the service has sustained the loss ot a gauant, conscientious, and highly efficient officer. Messrs. Saunders and Hina were likewise i | young officer, of great promise, and it !. to be ! j hoped tha. the fears as to their safety and those under their command, may prove groundless. W e deeply sympathise, in common with our whole community, on whom the melancholy in telligence has c.st a deep gloom, with the rela tives and friends of those who have met such a sudden and unexpected end.— C/wr. Courier 10 th inst. ’ Paying Taxes in New YorkT-Iq the last few days in November, there were paid in New York, city taxes, $1,447,958 59—on the last day more than half ol this $768,242 36 were paid. After November, one per cent, was added to the taxes, that then remained unpaid. The Journal of Commerce says: At eight o’clock on Wednesday morning the office opened, a hundred had already col lected in single file-upon the pavement, and others coming up rapidly took their places in tne rear, till a cue was formed, rivalling that of the famed sea serpent. The payments on a . single day have never before this year been over t $22,000, but on Wednesday that amount Liberal.— The sum of S4OO was contributed in the Rev. Mr. Crumly’s Church, (Methodist,) in this city, says the Savannah Georgian, on ' thanksgiving evening, to be added to the Con ference fund for the support of disabled und su perannuated ministers and their wives and chil dren. 1 More Liberal.— The sum of $535 was con tributed to the same object, by the Methodist . Congregation of this city, under the ch&ige of . Rev - Air. Spear, and there were several wealthy members absent, whose contributions will swell the sum to S6OO. — Macon Citizen , Stk inti. Fire in Barnesville. —On Tuesday morn -1 ing last, at 5 o’clock, a fire broke out in J. P. May’s Grocery, in Barnesville, and consumed , that building and the entire row of buildings , adjacent, viz : John A. Fryer's, Bullard’s Cabi ' net Shop, Stafford & Gardner’s Store, and A • Stafford’s dwelling house : Col. Dozier also sus tained some loss. Most of the goods of Messrs . Stafford & Gardner, and of Mr. Fryer w ere sav ed.—lb, Columbia, Dec. 9.— Legislative Proceedings. — J. D. Ashmore, Esq., Representative from Claremont, been elected Comptroller-Gene ral, vice J. B. McCully, Esq., whose term of office has expired. Mr. O. M. Dantzler, ofSfc. Matthews Parish, delivered in the House an able argument in fa vor of the Hon. L. M.Keitt’s Bill on the electo ral question. The debate was adjourned until Monday. In the Senate, the Joint Stock Bank Bill failed. Senator Toombs.— Owingtothe death of a brother-in-law, Mr. Toombs has been called to Mobile during the past week, and consequently could not be in his place in the Senate at the opening of the session. He is expected here in a few days, and will proceed forthwith to Washington.— Wilkes Republican. The Weather. — the Mails.— Yesterday was one of the most stormy and disagreeable days we have had for some months. The rain com menced to pour down at an early ‘hour in the morning, accompanied at intervals by thunder and lightning. Later in the day a northeaster sprung up, which increased in violence up to 10 o’clock last night, (the hour at which we write,) when it was blowing a perfect gale. We shall expect to hear of disasters at sea, and of failures of the mails along the coast. The Gordon, which leftCharlestion yesterday morning for this place, aad to put back on ac count of the weather ; consequently, we are with out the northern mail. The Calhoun, hence for Charleston, had not arrived there at 10 o’clock last night. Possibly she put back into Tybee. We learn from the Operator here, that the wires between this place and Macon are down, and that the line to Augusta and Charleston is working badly.— Savannah Republican , 9th inst. Steamboat Accident. —We regret to learn that the steamboat Welaka, returning from the South, broke her cylinder cap oh Tuesday after noon last, near Brunswick which prevented her regular arrival here on Wednesday. The mails were forwarded from Brunswick via Darien, in a wagon, and reached this city on Wednesday night about li o’clock. Ihe steamer J. Stone has been despatched after the, Welaka and will be back to-night. Ihe damage to the Welaka will be repaired so as to enable her to resume her regular trip after to-morrow. The steamer Jasper will supply the place of the Welaka,and will leave tor Darien, Bruns wick and Jacksonville at 10 o’clock A. M. to morrow.—lb. Col. A. A. Dexter. —We are pained to learn the death, yesterday, of a most esstimable and valuable citizen, Col. A. A. Dexter. Col. D. was well known for bis skill as a Topographical Engineer, and his many and varied accomplish ments in general branches of science and infor mation. He was an early resident of this place, and was the son of Col. Dexter, who original!}' surveyed and possessed a large portion of the present site of the city. He returned a few day* since, in bad heal h, irom a survey of the rail road route from Mobile to New Orleans, and died at his residence after a few days illness. His disease, we learn, was pneumonia, attended with congestion of the liver. He was a pleas ant and amiable gentleman, and from his large acquirements and clear judgment on the subject of Internal Improvements in its varied branches, is a sad loss to the community. We hope to be able soon to give a more extended obituary.— Montgomery Journal , Ith inst. | The new and beautiful Methodist E. Church, ! just completed at this place, was dedicated on Sabbath last. The dedication sermon was i pieached by the Rev. Doct. Means, of Emory College, to a very large and attention congrega tion. We do not remember to have ever listen j e 1 to a more learned and eloquent discouise than the one preached on this occasion. Its delivery occupied above two hours and a half, during the whole ol which time the falling of a pin might have been heard, so deathly still was that large a«semblage of people, and so fixed was their at tention on the preacher. Dr. M. fully sustained his deservedly high reputation as an orator and j learned divine.— West Point Beacon , B thinst. MARRIED. On Tuesday, 29th ult., by Rev. A. Shotwell, Dr. M. F. Liddell, of Cedar Town, Polk county, to Miss Lucy A. Harris of Coweta oountv. On same day, by Rev. T. F. Montgomery, Mr. Jedediaii S. Miller, to Miss Sarah F. Amis, all Coweta county. DI ED. Departed this life at Zebulon, on the 25th ult.. Wm. W. Arnold, Esq., in the 34th ye; r of his age. OFFICE OF THE MILLED SEVILLE RAIL ROAD COMPANY. TVrOTICE is hereby given that Books of Sub -11 scription to the Capital Stock of this Compa ny, chartered for the purpose of completing a Rail Road communication from Augusta, through Mil lodgoville to Macon, will bo opened at the several places named below, on and after Monday, the 12th day of December next, under the superintendence of the Commissioners named herein, or any three them. The said Capital Stock consists of Sixteen 1 housand Shares of One Hundred Hollars each —five dollars per share being requir ®d by the charter to bo paid at the time of sub- OV/l 1 MU-Iq • _ Charleston, S. C., under the supervision and direction of Messrs. Henry W. Conner, Geo. A. irenholm, Iver Boyce, John Schnerlio. Win. M. Martin, E. W. Bancroft, and Benj. W. Force. In Augusta, Ga., under the supervision and di rection of Wm. M. D’Antignao, John K. Jackson, Charles J. Jonkins, John Phiniiy, Thos. S. Met calf, and Jas. B. Bishop. In Warrenton, under the supervision and direc tion of Messrs. Jesse M. Roberts, Wm. W. Ander son, Thomas Persons, W. H. Wellborn. George V. Neal and Edmund Cody. In Sparta, under the superintendence and direc tion ot Messrs. James Thomas, Hardy Culver, Thos. M. Turner, R. M. Johnston, Linton Stephens, E. 11. Baxter, Wm. Sayre and Ezekiel Carthorn. In Macon, under the supervision and direction Messrs. Isaac Scott, Pulaski S. Holt, J. J. Gresham, Thos. T. Nisi>et, L. A. Whittle, Robert Collins, and 0. G. Sparks. In Milledgeville, under the supervision of the Board of Directors. The Report of the Chief Engineer can be pro cured on application to any of the above named Commissioners, containing the estimates of con struction and equipment, and indicating the con l tomplatod route of said Road. By order of the Board of Directors. dec I d!8&»3 WM. S. ROCKWELL, Sec. ®wwrrial. Augusta Market, Dec in COTTON— There ha , b c- v P< Jav. »„J th. .ales mj. ha„ f. say 9j to 9$ cents for good middle price *. Price for a strict grade. At 9,- the ZV * ‘ atter been much larger, but buyers are v **° Uld h »»e their grades, and sellers in their prices ? **** in ®AV ANNAII, Dec. 9 r,,.. SS-’f 13 ’°5® halos Upland 8ia <* road, 2,250 from Augusta and land L’- 29 per rail -50 from wagons, Ac.) and 512 do I The exports for the same period am Isla nds.-I’ bales Upland, and 273 do. Soa f.l / to 4 -2*7 Barcelona 509 bales upland to iJ f ands ' v h. to Upland; toNewYork 2 524 | l, B r tC ; n ' l0 » ba] do. Sea Islands and to Charleston'ui P L and ’ ari(l 226 do Sea shipboard not cleared a on band and Upland, and 1,192 do t 4 W o° f bain bales Upland, and 1,543 do. Se&^r^T 139 -lS same tirno last year. LUnds, at tu When we closed our la*t ketwas dull and languid the' L2 P ° rt ' thfil »ar manded by holders preventing bSSS* Utes <»«• ting to any extent. The mW-.t J" 8 tronj opera new feature during the week W ? resente d Bo 140, Monday 475, Tuesday 458 Wm k > tutJa v and yesterday 460 bales * *’ V ' tdnos <Ly 4«9 Tho Europa’s accounts were receipt the forenoon on Tuesday rcrnor ;„® d earl 7 in fair demand in the Liverpool.Varke^whu der&tel J the week of 47,000 bales at former hsalesfo 'r accounts had no effect up* a our ma rk M C<!8 "" th ® 8 The market closes unsettled ami Ju gular. W e repeat our quotaSP e r -V !»e --with the remark that holuers are <r P « n St week > lmg to sell under these rates and w y Unwi! ' pay them. We quote. d buyers ref U3e to Middling to Strict Middling 0 , Good Middling ' a 9j Middling Fair, a Fair to Fully Fair, , i a lu i The sales of the week amount to 2 S the following particulars: sat 7i Jfuf7, b -* les at 80 at B*. 51 at BJ, 452 at 9 13uj VJ’ at 9§, 197 at 9*, z9at99 16 371 l,’uf £ 9 “ 3 178 at 10, 39 at 10J, 128 at lOi 7 Li, and 11 bales “Jethro'’ at 12} C en£? U jbea Is/ands.— The demand continues light u, sales of the week being limited to about lfo ’hri * at extremes ranging from 23 to 35 eenU have no change to notice in prices 0 tho week 512 hate. . FUntr. The market remains quiet. The “ ci y " qn rl t 0 th l deuiaild ' " hich is limited L-oru. Ihe market is well supplied Th.- t mand continues limited. We quom at 80 a 151 per bushel according to quantity and quality ' " Mousses. The stock of Cuba in first hands very small. There have bien no arrivals durin* the week. Holders are asking 23) a 25 oents p*? gallon according to quantity. ‘ ' pu ouSf fi r T u ere h ,r Ve ueon no cargo arrivals since our last. It is selling trom store at $1 40 ail 4"> per sack, the former figure for large lots. bacon.— This article continues neglected. Wo quote shoulders 8 a Sj, and Sides at 8) cents. Lime Is selling from wharf at $1,12t and from btore at $1,25 a $1,37* per Cask. Lumber— S. Sawed, refuse per m. ft.. 8 OOall 00 Merchantable per m. ft .14 OOalS 00 luver Lumber,refuse per m. ft.. 9 OOalO 00 Merchantable to prime.. per m. ft.. 14 OOalß 00 Ranging Jo.,for export...per m.it.. 9 OOaOO 00 Mill Ranging per in. ft.. 10 00.i13 00 White Pme, clear per m. ft.. 30 00a40 UO Merchantable per m.ft...18 00a25 00 Cypress Shingles per m... 4 00a 450 Sawed Sypress Shingles, .per in.. 16 00a iied Oak Staves per in.. 12 OOalO Oil "White do. pipe per m .35 OOaOO 00 do. do. hhd per in. .25 00a35 0(1 do. do. bbl per in.. 20 00a25 Oil JTay.—-We hoar of sales of Eastern from wharf at $1.25, and Northern at $1,12$ per hundreJ pounds. Exchange. We quoto Sterling at 9 per cent. prem. Domestic.—The Banks are selling Sight Checks on all Northern cities at per cent, prem, and purchasing Sight Bills at par ; 80 day Bilb at J a i per cent, discount; 60 day Bills 12 a2 per cent, discount; 90 day Bills, 2J a -] per cent.dis count. Freights. —To Liverpool continues dull, some engagements have been made during the wses at id per pound. Coastwise—We quoto to Boston j a 9-16e.; to New Yors §c. to Philadelphia, 7-16e, and to Baltimore, j a 7 i-6e. per pound for Cotton ROME, (la., Dec. 7.—Our receipts of Cotton por wagonjare large, and the market has slightly feas ted under tho Europa's advices. We quote es. tremes at 9| to 9f. mm >tfinr*i»f■■ ■ * rr*sn»" . pipping JiUclliprr. cleared for charleston. Sehr. Albert, Wass, at Boston. Schr. Col. Satterly, Elwocd, at New York. arrivals from charleston. Brig Amanda, Rose, New London, for Boston. Schr. Aid, btcllor, Havana. UP FOR CHARLESTON. Barque Isabella, Humphreys, at Boston. Schr. D. B. Warner, Harmon, at New York. Schr. Sarah «fc Luch, , at Attakapss. SAILED FOR CHARLESTON. Brem. brig Gebruder, Leverins, from Bremer!)* ven. CHARLESTON, Dec. 10.—Arr. sehoonerD.il. Baldwin, Frisbie, Baltimore. Cld. brig Loretto, Nordt-n, Philadelphia. SAVANNAH, Dee. Arrived, Oxford, Fit* Cardenas, (Cuba.) WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS. TO the editor of the ConositutionaUsl ' lie , Augusta, Ga., —Sir: It is due to the Citi zens of Augusta, and other portions who favor me with their orders for theSCUithAJ 1 AROMATIC SCHNAPPS, that tho conclusive «■ idence of its purity and medicinal properties. r ' cently published in this city, should be lad w® them. Accordingly I have forwarded for tous distribution, some thousands, of copies o treatise, setting forth its peculiarities, in mi c first medical practioners in Ameriea. tesatj ' there own signatures to its purity, and as a specific in a great variety of painful.'mo e ■ As specimens ol tho opinions of physician-', have analyzed tho art id >, and who present ‘ , all cases where a diuretic stimulant is requ have given below a few short quotations, ' medical correspondence cont.sined in the pa At a time, when the use of adulterated the source of a perpetual thirst, which g . what it feeds on—is killing off its tens oi t l - * annually, the valuo of a perfectly inocuous v -, stimulant, both as a curative and & inappreciable. Much cheaper Schiedam Schnapps is proved by purer article than the most costly bran liquor ; while tho superior oi of ,“ n^ lo ' e ji c iiisl forms one of its components, gives u character unknown in any other class ‘ j preparations. It is tho only hq uo { Wl . a.- am acquainted, that can bo used " . ay surance that it will not ereato »n m* , u3 ij. petite for strong drinks ; and as a fying impure water, as well as P lO ■ turn against tho unwholesome alrnop e,, elß aiLs I in low marshy lands and in new.- a & know of nothing equal to it. R ’ r is * agreeable cordial, and those who us ‘ #neß the beverage, will find that it refreshes a an(itiu system, instead of creating the pea * 0 f or sea, which too frequently arise Terv tbifl® [t [ dinary spiritious stimulants. Like e be trinsicaliy good, it has been coun .' t u pos *» tho exposure which I propose to '> ual)i e «> who vend a spurious article, unuer i h* ve Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps. tu rv little doubt give the coup de grace to i I] 22, Beaver st, y» oaS4 i ei ■ Tho following firm’s, have ihe * r . |S and who will furnish pamphlets gra , ft II Haviland, Risley A Co. ; D. B. r; A ■ j Davis, Kolb A Fanning; Lambaek f fj.; II | Frederick ; H. F. Russell; McCord, “jj am but? H A. Stevens, Augusta. S. E. n( j MB S. C., and all the respectable Dnigg l 11 in the United States. T rr ''BooM“ i! 11 OXI.VS HA lil>. a beautilul dilt n received by THOS. RICHARD HI I\T JEW BOOKS.—Life in the Mg ’ Isl IN Years in India, by Mrs. Mac kin | I Health Trip to the Tropics, by tf T e Bfl The Black water Chronicle, a nan RaD J*ip I ■ pedition into tho Laid of Canaa > tie® 1 ' Bfl county. Virginia, by fivo advent The Flush Times ol Alabama and ■■ Mrs. Rutherford’s Children, by Wide, Wide Word, etc. ~ , » jjarne* ■ '* BH Notes on the Book ot Dame »J t \f»lk, l BEH The Home of AH, or The I g tagon mode of building, by Ro0 j[. I fl Mrs. Halo's New Household Recipe * I g rßoei ”' l Yhos. ErcaAWS * s°- JI