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Meeting of the Stockholders of the Brunswick and Florida Railroad. ■ Brunswick iGa ) June 23.1853 A meeting of the Stockholders of the Bmn swick and Florida Railroad Company was held this day at 11 o'clock, in pursuance to public notice, for the purpose or' electing a B 'ard of I)i rectors for the ensuing year, and of transacting anv other business that might be presented. On motion of Hon. Levi J. Knight, Doctor Thomas B. Winn, ol Thomas county, was ap pointed Chairman, and Henry G. Wheeler, o' New York. Secretary. The meeting having been duly organized, the reading of the Repoit of the Board of Directors was called for. arid was read by the Secretary as follows : The Board of Directors of the Brunswick arid Florida Railroad Company, avail themselves o 1 this, the first Annual Meeting of its S'ockhold crs. to submit to their view the results of the operations of the past year, together with such information as they possess in regard to the con dition and prospects of this Road. In the prosecution of their labors, the Board have encountered difficulties w hich could nei- | ther be foreseen nor provided against, but which are now happily removed. It was scarcely to be anticipated, that an en terprise so comprehensive and important in its character, conflicting by recessity with many estab'ished interests, and calculated in a materia' change the well settled channels ot a prosperous and lucrative trade—should not be viewed u’ith distrust, and jealousy bv some other portions of the S'ate. The Directors have not been insensible to the existence of these feelings nor to the bitterness of the spirit in w'hinh they have been manifest, d. But they have not beet turned one hairs-breadfh from their purpose bv anv of these considerations. Looking steadily forward to the accomplishment of *he urea* *ru~t which had been confided to their hands, inflexi ble in their resolutions to finish the work. against all opposition and in defiance of all ob-tacles. they have moved forward in the straight line ot their duty, content to remain silent under grnu' d less imputations, false charges and calumnious assatil's. so long as silence remained an honor ble alternative That time has now passed, the reckless bos tility manifested towards us has at length as sumed an impnvng foirn. fmrn which the com pany cannot aver f jtg gaze and which should no longer he suffered to pass without rebuke Fore most in this unscrupulous warfare has been our sister city of Savannah—a city, which from her wealth and resource*, might at least have al forded to be /vs/, if she had not the magranimity to he generous To her instrumentality are to be attributed in a great measure, the difficulties and impediments which have obsHucte I our pro. gross down to the present time. Her public press, with honorable exceptions, has by a sys tematic polic l , misrepresented our objects, im pugned our motives, and ipviled our enterprise Her emissaries abroad have left untried noexpe client, however unworthy, to subvert our plans destroy our reputation, and ruin our credit,— They have not been ashamed to represent our project as an unsubstantial and unreal mockerv —intended to deceive the people whose interest it affected to foster, and by every species of im position and fraud, to draw money from then purses without the remotest prospect of ? refun. It is hoped and believed that the sting of the serpent can wound no more, and that no mea* ures to which the malevolence of our assailants may hereafter prompt them, can re f apl our pro gress further. In this spirit, citizens of Georgia, the Directors meet you here to-da . Shortly af'er the organization of this Com pany, at a meeting held in Brunswick, on the 17th of June. 18*72. the Directors, acting under the authority of a resolution Hen adopted, en tered into contracts with Messrs Collins and Alexande . for the construction of the entji*- line of road from Brunswick to ThnmasviMe with a branch 4 o Albany, for the sum ot (SI 3 000) thirteen thousand dollars per mile, incln give es some equipments. As «non as practice ble aPer the completion of these arrangements the Directors contracted thro: gh a London firm with W D igbv Sevmonr. a member ot the R I D 1 ish Parliament, for fifteen thousand five hundred tons of Radroad Iron. Bv the terms of this con tract. one thousand tons were to he deliverer! on board ship at Liverpool, fluring the month of October. 1832; and one thousand in each sue ceeding month thereafter, until the whole quart tity shoi Id have been delivered, and pay ment for this Iron was to be made in the bonds of the Company, issuer! under authority of Resolutions adopter! bv the Stockholders at the meeting abo’ e referred to. The contract was sublet by Mr. Seymour to other parties We have adverted to the insidious means caller! into requisition in order to bre-’k u • the plans of the Company and to defeat all its negotiations on the other side of the Atlantic The first monthly shipment of iron, stipulated in the contract, was not delivered A great and Sudden rise ofthe price of iron had taken place shortly aftet thero M4 rapt was made,and this lac 4 added to the difficulty which Mr. Seymour al leged to exist- in procuring from Ms snh-rnn+rar tors a punctual delivery of th° rails, was pleade * bv him in excuse lor the violation of his con tract To repair the injury thus inflicted upon ns. a* the verv threshold of our undertaking, and to en able the Comnanv to carry out in good t nth i f « agreement vvi f h t|)o contractors. the Director* without loss of time purchased a quantity of iron rails in Boston. wh»ch arrived in Brunswick and are now in progress of being laid down And it nnav here *'e stated, that a Locomotive and sorpe cars have also been purchased, and that the ves sel which conveys them is now on her voyage to th i,c norl\ Th» I'on'Tfir’t- with MV Spvmour still lin2»*r o 'l on, nn r u'fi'l»fl in any of it’s And on th' of March, the Board of D'rectors determined to delegate the'r President, Mr. Foot. to proceed to England for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of thp delay, and of making provision for the delivery o r *he iron. On his a r ''i val in England M r Foot, at the very outset., was met bv embarrassments arid difficulties which would have staggered a minrl less self-dependent, anrl a spirit less resolute than bis own. He found that Mr. Seymour had de liberated broken the contract made under the most solemn sanctions of human obligations; that he had, wi‘h the selfishness of a cold ealeu lation. sacrificed the interests which had been entrusted to yis keening, and tha 4 he had com promised the sub-con 4 racts he had entered i» V with other parties. In the language of M r Ft o -44 he had sold us out and pocketed the price ’’ It is pot pere*snrv to follow Mr Foot through the various phases of his negotiation. The Directors are happy to be able to an /lounce that he has succeeded in concluding a contract wi*h a highly respectable anrl honorn ble house for the supply of fifteen thousand tons of rails '1 he first shipment, amounting t 0 four hundred and fifty tons s to he made in the en suing mon f h. July, anrl the shipments are to continue moptb’y, and in equal proportions, un til the whole quantity shall have h‘-en delivered. The completion of the road from Bnmswirk to the Satilla River, during the present year. i« thus secured an 1 it will he earned through with all p s-ihjo dispa oh. to Albany and Thom asville. where a direct communication will he opened with the Gulf of Mexico. The Directors would reproach themselves with a disregard of an obvious duty, if they did not bear their testimony to the zeal, prom ptitude and abiiitv with which, at. great vr. enfice to his own personal pursuits a d interests Mr. Foot has accomplished his mission. It is believed that no similar negneiation. surrounded bv so many formidable obstacles, has ever been carried to a successful issue in the same space of time. The directors are relieved from the necessity of entering into any statements in respect to the condition and progress ofthe werk upon the load, bv the clear and explicit communication on that subject, receiver! fmm the contractors. Messrs. Coilins and Alexander It. is marked A anrl intended to form a part of this report. Th* Directors invite your earnest attention to this communication If addition! guarantees wer needed of the energy and good faith with which the work will be carried on they may be found < in the position and character of the gentlemen who have it in charge and who have raised on he grandest highways of the State, monuments r o their science efficiency and skill, nor destined ‘o perish wyth theselves. There r-/naips y P t one duty for the Board ol Directors to discharge—that duty addresses itsel* more est ectally to yo»«. citizens of Geor ia. ft will he remembered that at the last meet ing of Stockh< .' !’ rs. certain gentlemen repre senting the different counties on the proposed fine of road, pledged themselves that important a‘d in the torn) of a large subscription, should be secured. In all their subsequent movements, the Di rectors have imposed implicit confidence in the high honor of those who made this pledge, and in their ability to redeem it Indeed, if reliance is to t.e placed upon information, in the hands of the Direetors. derived Irom sources whose credi bility they cannot question, a subscription rna teriallv exceeding any amount at that time p edged, will be realized. [t ou)d be superfluous at this time to enter inf., any detailed exhibits of the value < r pro ductiveness of our euterpiise or of the immense interior resources which this road, in connection with other kindred improvements, is to lead to a profitable market. The former Reports of the Board of Directors have partially surveyed these grounds: and recent publications from authori tative sources have supplied any deficiency which t cy might have left. The southern and middle portions of Georgia have too long been shut out from 'he commercial facilities which alone were needed to give them pre-eminent influence an prosperity. The absence of these fac'lities has clipped the "olden wings of your commerce,and pent up within the narrowest limits the resources and energies of our people It belongs to you to redeem yniirselv.s from this unnatural bondage, 'o put your hands to the wheel here, now, to day. to avail yourselves of the natural advan ‘ages which lie temptingly spread before you to secure the harvest which waits only for the reap ers. Your brethren of th<* North, associated with von in this great work have never, for one mo ment. faltered in their forward movement. Thev have already paid ten per cent, on the twelve thousand and fifty* shares for which they have subscribed anrl they will promptly meet anv r a'ther assessments which may he required to sustain the credit ofthe Company 7 . Relying upon your faith and your co-operation therewith, they >ave pursued their object, with that unfailing energy which regards nothing as done, so long as anything remains to be accomplished. You may* not —you can not—you will not disappoint them They look with anxious concern to the result of ♦his day’s gathering. They have never doubted *hat not withstanding all oppositon and in the face of all combinations, the victory would at •ast be ours And they have borne without a murmur the repealed disappointment? ard delays which have attended ou» efforts, because thev fe*t that the highest anrl most durable triumph* are those which have been achieved by the gma f e.st struggles and sanctified by the heaviest sacrifices. By order of the Board of Directors. (Signed,) John Pa ink. Samttkl R Brooks, Committee of the Board. (A ) Brunswick 2fPh Tune, 1833 To fiic President and Director* of the Florida and Brynswirk Railroad Company: GkntmvUKN In reply to your enquiry in regard to the progress *»f the work on the RcL | road, we can only say 7 , that we commenced th* trading with our company of bands in the month rd Novemhpi*. last year, and fully expect ed before this time, to have bad several o f her compan’PS on tho line, but the work on the f a nql which u p bad previously engaged to do. has detained our principal force longer than we an ticipated. and it being now* a season nf the year, when planters are engager! in tbeir crons, we have made no effort 4 o sph.let contracts, but the canal is poa being about completed, which will soon oive ns the nee of that force, and enable us to place several other companies on the line o‘ roar! We a|co expect to find othpi persons who will take contracts during the coming fall and winter so that we feel safe in assuring you that *he construction of the mad will go with greatly increased rapidity. We have near about fi miles n r ♦be road graded, and five miles of track laid flown corr'plefe, with both timber and iron, and a! 4 bo*'gb th\s is bn f a small portion of the work, vet u-b'-n the difficulties at the beginning of•uch undertakings are considered, we venture to say. that po road ir Georgia has ever made more progress within the first seven months af thpr its commencement. The Buffalo swamp wl icb w 7 e are now ap preaching. w»|l crea s e no serious obstacle to our nrogress The Engineer fMr. Hines) has found and located a new line, which relieves that place from some of the anticipated difficulties, and also shorten 4 he mam line of road The sard bills of Wav no. will require consid* e’ahV excavation but the soil is light and the wot k is easy Th“ crossing of the Satilla River f 29 mile* from this place) is a work of more ma?n* f nde icqnirira more f imc and expense bpt no difficijl ty in effecting it Beyond the Rati Pa. we are not adyised ac to p rtlcnlers of the work. The E>*< ineer« who were in charge of that part of the road havjng left no pr* file of their work with us bn 4 the general report of the Engineers and the genera! character of the muntr are favorable and wp anticipate no serious obstacle The people of ' lbany. by resolution a s a pllb be meet»n«r and other st ctiors bv private fetters have expressed a strong desire that the work should also be commenced at ♦he upper end of the bne. and to which we yield our hearty con currence. an/1 as soon as the Engineer depart orient is arranged for the ennerintenderce of that part of the road we shall offer con f rac f s over ’be whole line, both to ThomasviHe and Albany. We have reaso" to suppose tha 4 tbe commence m°nt of the next year will bring a sufficient force on every part of the road to insure its com pletion, within our contract time, say Ist July * 833 We have great confidence in accomplishing everything we have undertaken or promised, hut it w'uM he much more satisfactory to all parties ♦n exhibit fpom time tr» ♦irpe. th*. road itself and the wo’ k really done, in tend of paper statements of what we evp«»c 4 s o do. Very Respectfully, yours. &c„ R OP, CRT foLUINS, Flam Al*-x*nder. 5.3 1 Tune. Since writing she above, we have cmS Ip* 12 miles of grading and timber in the c'Mintv of Lowndes, and it Is proha hie that con ract will coon he made for another section of 1 2 miles We are also jn negotiation for the work on other sections with other parties R G F. A. On motion of Mr. Rnight, the meeting pro ceeded t 0 the election of Directors for the ensn- : ng rear Messrs Collins. Pheever and Seward were appointed hy the Gha»r. Tel*ers to count she votes an/! nroceede 1 to the discharge nf their dut v Ou motion of Mr Gollier of Raker the name* ofthe Delegates in attendance from the d i fferent counties o*» the line of road, were ordered to he entered on the Journal*. They are as follows: From the county of Glynn —John M. Tvson. Wm. R Hev E M Moor- Thoc S Honkinc W H’zlebliret. Robort H izlehurst, Alexander McDonald, P Vicolow. Robert S. Riles. John D'»hi«*non. H Dobiupon. D' Robert M-»7.lehurs 4 . J hr. R Wood R C Frankb n . James Houston, r w Moore F D Sear'et D f\ S/*arlet. H. G. G»‘*n :, l«at W M. Gigni’lia f . G. Scarlet, E. C P Dart. 8 M Burnett, G Freelander John J Morgan. A *ex Mclntosh. John A Harris. R S. Pritchard, H. Dart Jos R Posted. W F Glark MfTntosh county — Woodford Mabry. Richard A Bird Wayne county — James Highsmith, J. W Wig gins. J S Wigvins Wore county —Dr R. McDonald, Wm. A. Mc- Donald. Lowndes county —Maj J Simmons. H Rad ♦ord. L I Knight f p Waldbaenr. O. Smith, Job»' Pike M G* ffi Wrp Lastpner Thomas county— Dr T B. Winn Maj, E. R Young Jas. Everett. 11. R. Seward, T. Burton, P. Sheffield. Baker county— P. M Nightingale. W. W- Cheever, Jas. R. Brooks. G. VV. Collier. W. J. Lawton. L. J.mlan, Dr. H. J. Nichols, J. Barks dale. N. W. Collier. Bibb county— T. R. Bloom, H. E. Moore, C. P. Levy. On motion of Mr. Collier, pending the count- j ing of the vote, the Books of Subscription were j opened, and gentlemen were invited to come lor ward and enter their names on the subscrip tion list ; and it appeared that the sum of eighty , ! thousand dollars was added to the subscription j list. , i The Tellers now announced that they had performed their duty, that it appeared on count ing the votes, that 13 725 shares were represent ed. and that the election had resulted as follows- For President —Solomon F ot. ot Veimont. For Directors —John Paine, Wm. Chauncey, S. R Brooks.and Amos Davis, of New York : Levi J Knight. P. M. Nightingale and E. R. Young ol Georgia, and Thomas A. Dexter ol , Boston. On motion of Mr Lawton. Resolved , That the Directors let out a contract j for a Bridge across the Flint River on the Alba- , ,iy branch of the Brunswick and Florida Rail- j mad, at a period sufficiently early, to procure its | completion in time to make a Depot, on the i west side of said river, instead ol the east. On motion of Mr. Seward, Resolved. That with a view to the convenience of the S'ockholders, the Board of Directors be j requested to call the next annual meeting one I month earlier in the season, than the present. j On motion of Mr. Lawton. O'dered, That the proceedings of this meeting i He published in the Georgia Telegraph, .Macon: j Watchman. Thomasville, and Journal of Com merce, New York. And on motion of Mr. Long; the meeting ad- j journed,sine die. Henry G. Wheeler, Secretary. foiiatitutimmiist k B qrahlir. [Correspondence Constitutionalist cV lit public] Stone Mountain, June 28. Mr. Editor: —According to promise,! will give you an outline of my trip from Augusta to Nashville, and such little items as I picked up on my way. I left Augusta on Saturday week, at 5, P. M., and after partaking of a good supper at Kirk patrick’s, proceeded on my way with a gooddis po-ition on my part to court the arms of mor pheus; but such was not my good fortune, for I had along side of me a little Frenchman who kept me wide awake, asking all varieties of questions. The Georgia Railroad is in excellent running cond tion, the cars comfortable, and the conductors polite and attentive. I did not have much opportunity of examining the cotton and corn crop--, but such as came under my observa tion, looked puny and very backward. The corn crops, I learned on enquiry, was very un promising and was suffering much for want of rain. The cotton plant was stunned, and I saw very little over three inches in heighth. The wheat crop has turned out well, and most of it had been harvested in good condition. The oats I cr'p is a perfect failure, and very few planters will get back the seed sown. • I arrived at Atlanta about 4, A. M., and soon after left in the car- for Chattanooga. Atlanta has improved much in appearance since my last visit. Some of her streets have been cut down and others levelled. The different companies which unite at this point, are putting up a fine passenger depot, which will be a credit to the place when finished. The State road has been much improved. More than half the distance between Atlanta and Chattanooga has been re laid with heavy U and T iron, and the remain der will be taken up and relaid as soon as the iron can be procured. At several of tile stations, substantial stone warehouses have been erected, and everything seems to move along with much more regularity than formerly. But there is still great room for improvement. Mr. Yonge, the chief superintend ent, sepms to get along quietly, and so far as I can learn, gives satisfaction to the line. He is attentive to his duties, and without making any ostentatious show, the work is gradually verging *o completion in a substantial manner. The bridges appear to be all in good order, and filling up ravines and high places is continued. Up to Cartersville, the crops present much the >ame appearance as on the Georgia Railroad yfter passing Cartersville they look better, both cotton and corn ; this section having been fa vored with some rain. The wheat crop is goo I, ind most of it has been harvested. Oat crop de stroyed. I arrived at Chattanooga about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, and put up at the Lanier House whose landlord I found obliging and attentive It is situated in the central part of the town.and I would recommend it to those who may visit the city. There are several other Hotels in the place, which I have heard favorably spoken of. Chattanooga is a town of magnificent distances. Stores and warehouses are scattered about in pvery direction, and it there is any regularity in the streets or buildings, I could not see it. The Western and Atlantic Railroad has two depots; one as you enter the city, and the other at the river. And what appears strange to me, I was informed that the merchants of Chattanooga were compelled to haul their goods to the upper depot, a distance of a mile from the river, for -hipment. By this arrangement, the merchants are put to much inconvenience and unnecessary expense in getting their produce to market. Great complaints were formerly made about the interruption to trade, by our city refusing to le' the South Carolina Railroad cross the river: but we think the citizerisof Augusta, of Chattanooga and of Tennessee, have greater cause for com plaint of the arrangements at Chattanooga. 1 will giv you an idea of she situation. A boat arrives laden with Corn. Bacon &c., consigned to a merchant in Chattanooga. In the first p ace, he has to dray it to his store for the pur pose of weighing, am) then be has to re-dray it a mile through the city to the upper depot for shipment; whereas, i! it was shipped from the lower depot, which is within a hundred yards of the river, all this unnecessary trouble and expense would be saved,and as a matter of course produce could be purchased at a lower price We hope Mr Yonge will look into this matter, and have the evil remedied. By so doing, he will dd to his growing popularity. As there was a party of pleasure made up to visit Nashville, on nvitation, we made one of he number, and a more pleasant trip we have never enj'-yed. About seventy persons left Chattanooga in the fine steamer Chattanooga. Capt. Mahan, forthe Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad terminus at the river. Daylight lasted -efficiently long to enable me to enjoy the beau | tiful scenery along the banks of the Tennessee: it is grand beyond conception, and I will not attempt to do it justice with my feeble pen. ■ There is a high range of mountains on either, side, and in some portions of the river so com- pletely are you sourrounded, that it is difficult to imagine an outlet. As you pass along them, imagination is caried awav with the magnifi cence of the sourrouuding scenery. You first pass the Tumbling shoals, then the Suck, and last though not least, the Skillet. A faint de ! scription of each I will endeavor to give you as I j return, as there is nothing exciting about them jin going down—but much in coming up. We 1 landed in safety at the Railroad terminus about ! nine o’clock at night, and took up quarters on board the steamer Atlantic, which is used as a temporary hotel at this point, where we spent the night very pleasantly. At early dawn, we mounted the iron horse, and were on our way to Nashville, where we arrived, without accident, in time for dinner. The Nashville road is very j substantially built, and there is heavy work on I it until you reach the tunnel, which is twenty i three hundred feet long, and cut through the solid rock, so that there was no occasion for arch ! ing. It is anything but an agreeable sensatiom i passing through this 'ong and dark passage way. I with the weight of a heavy mountain resting | above you. After leaving the tunnel the land j is more level, and a finer growing grain region of j country I have nevar seen. The Corn crop ; looks fine, the wheat has been cut. and promises | a bountiful yield, but the Cotton crop looks sorry, ! the plants not averaging more than three inches |in height. There are numerous little villages j springing up on this road, and several Railroads j have been commenced to connect with it, the 1 most important one of which is to Danville, I Lexington and Cincinnati, which connects | with this road at Tallahoma. A Branch road ! has been constructed to Sbelbyville, and is now !in running order, and will be extended. From ! the tunnel to Nashville, the road is laid with red cedar ties and cross pieces, and the depots | are all built of stone. The road w-ill prove of \ much importance to Middle Tennessee in de veloping her resources, and will add much to the prosperity of our own city, whic > is des tined to become the warehouse for Western produce. Nashville is a beautiful city with about twenty thousand inhabitants. There is much wealth : among her citizens, and her merchants appear i enterprising and industrious. We were sorry \to find some of them so ignorant of the popu j lation and business capacity of Augusta, but ! when their road is completed, we hope they i will get better acquainted, and that mutual good ] feelings will spring up and be maintained be | tween the citizens of both cities. On the com | pletion of the Nashville road, which we under j stand will be about January next, we hope the ! Presidents of all the connecting lines will give a free excursion to the citizens ot Nashville ; 1 such a visit will accomplish more in a week, in | the way of friendly feelings and intercourse. I than could be done in a year.by any other means j The piers are built across both rivers, and the I superstructure has been commenced. One span j has been finished, and another is under way. By I the time the Bridge is finished, the road from i Chattanooga will be completed, when we will jbe in uninterrupted communication with the capitol of Tennessee. Some ten or twelve | miles of road is finished from Chattanooga. It i runs on the edge of Look Out Mountain, at the I | river, asufficent space having been cut through the rock to rest the track upon To the eye, it looks like dangerous traveling, with a steep mountain and over hanging rocks on one side, and the river on the other. But we are assured the work is well done, and but little apprehen sion need be felt from slides, as great preettu tions have been taken to prevent them. It was my intention to have paid a visit to | the Hermitage, to view the resting place of | Andrew Jackson, but I was prevented by indis i position. I understand, however, that every } thing still remains as he left them, and although j the place is visited by thousands of bis admiring i countrymen, they are looked upon with rever- I ence and remain untouched, i I paid a visit to the resting place of James K j Polk, who is buried in front of his residence in i Nashville. His monument is plain and neat, | covered over by an open stone canopy. Few I strangers visit the city without paying a visit to his honored grave. ; The State Capital is not yet completed.— i When finished it will cost about one and a hall million. It is a splendid building, fire proof, situate on the summit of a high hill, and pre sents four fronts. It is built of hewn granite, iron rafters and copper roof, and is one of the handsomest buildings in the country. The Penitentiary has in it about 230 convicts, who are kept busily employed hewing and saw ing stone, and in various other branches of busi ness. The superintendent informed me he found ready sale for all he could manufacture. Nashville is celebrated for handsome women and fine hotels. Os the former we had the pleasure of seeing a goodly number, whose ap pearance in our city would, no doubt, set some hearts to fluttering, if they did not make last ing impressions. We hope, however, to see this experiment tried. We stopped at the Nashville Inn, kept by Dr. Scott. The house is well kept and is well ’ patronized. We do not recollect of ever having | seen a likelier or more attentive set of servants 1 The tables are set crossways, and each table J will accommodate about a dozen guests. To each table is allotted sei vants, and at call you are 1 speedily furnished with what you desire, with out the rush and confusion of servants generally | seen at other establishments. To those who visit Nashville, we would recommend the Inn After spending two or three days at Nash ville, the party returned to Chattanooga in the J steamer Molly Garth, Capt. Swiler. On reach- ! ing the Skillet, our troubles commenced. The I river is low, and at this point runs with the \ : speed of a mill race. No steamer eari stem its ■ j current, and to get past it, recourse is had to a | strong hawser, by which, with the assistance of I about twenty hands, and a windlass, the boat is | hauled about fifty yards in one hour and a half. The next difficulty is the suck. Here a canal | has been constructed, and the water passes ' through it with a perfect rush. The rope L again resorted to and about as much time con ! sumed in passing as at the Skillet. When the | river is high, neither of these obstructions im j pede navigation. At the Tumbling Shoals the I water is very deep, and some suppose that the j river at this place enters some subterraneous j cave. , I did not have time to visit Look Out Moun tain and its Cave; the latter has not been sat i-factorily explored. We conversed with a pas i senger, who stated to us that be entered the | Cave at 7 o’clock in the morning, and came out i about 11 at night. He thinks he must have 1 walked some seven or ten miles, and came across several fine streams of water. I gave you an account of the murder of Col. Cuyler at Adairsville, but have since heard no further particulars. On the 16th inst., W. H Graham, who lost his sight in blowing up rocks in the Augusta Canal, was found murdered in his bed at this place (Stone Mountain.) From that time up to yesterday, no trace could be had j of the murderer. A number ofhis negroes were examined yesterday, and suspicion seemed to rest on one of his boys named Frank, who was | a runaway at the time and has been “ince ap prehended. He was very closely examined and his testimony was such as to leave no doubt of his guilt. Towards its close, he confessed he committed the murder by himself, and that no one was privy to it—that the negro who was attending on Mr. Graham, was asleep on the foot of the bed when he struck the blow with the axe. He is now confined in jail, and will soon receive the punishment he richly merits. I am stopping with Messrs. Clarke & Hitch cock, at the Railroad Hotel, which is as yet in an unfinished state, but will be opened for com pany in the course of two weeks. It has been considerably enlarged and thoroughly repaired.— j Every room in the house is lathed and plastered, j and a two story piazza is added to the front of | the House. It is furnished from top to bottom i with new ar.d substantial furniture, bedding, &c., and when opened will be one of the most comfortable Hotels in the interior. It will be the breakfast and supper House for the down trains, and under the superintendence of Messrs. C. & H., will no doubt, grow in public favor, for they know how to cater to the wants of the | travelling public and show every disposition to do so. Yours, t. [communicated. | Mr. Editor : Sir—ln your paper of last week you publish a letter of Junius Hil'yer, “to the people of the Sixth Congressional District.” It is much to be regretted that such a letter should be published by him at this time. It is evident ly intended by the writer to keep up an under handed agitation among Democrats in this Dis trict. Its whole tenor has this tendency—the shallow pretext and avowal to the contrary not withstanding. And not only in this District, but also throughout the State : else, whilst there are two papers published in bis own district why wish this document published in the Coe sti'utionalist, a paper which he knows is not only read by everybody, but which, from the candid, faarlpss, and impartial course, always pur sued by its high-toned and talented editor, gives every article in its columns a passport and an in fluence it could not otherwise have. We have every evidence in this district that the Democ racy are thoroughly and warmly united; and this attempt to speculate upon their confnlence, peace and harmony, will meet with its just reward Ilis letter though not long, has in it secede, se cession. southern rights, fire eaters, secessionist southern rights man, &c.. no less than fifteen times. One of the complaints of the late editor of the Southern Banner was, that we Union Democrats would not be liberally dealt with bv Southern Rights Democrats, and )’et this is tbp very first attempt we have seen from any quar ter. to even allude to former differences for self ish ends: and doubtless it will be signally frowned down by a people on whose peace it is intended to speculate. He says, “owing to the many misrepresentations that are abroad among the people, as to my political opinions ami pres ent position, it is necessary that I should address you,” and after alluding to the past, and " what shall be our future course,’ he says, “ I have de termined for myself, and it is due to you, and it is due to me, that 1 should with my characteristic frankness! avow my determination.” It is the right of the candidate for the suffrages of a free people, to address that people, and it is the right of the people to address the candidate, and it is his duty to reply to their enquiries. In asmuch as Judge Ilillyer has invited this course by that pursued by him—l will propose to him a few questions, which I wish him to answer with his “ characteristic frankness.” The peo ple of this district have an interest in riot being “ misrepresented” as well as the gentleman.— He will therefore be pleased to state what those *' misrepresentations” are ? By whom have they been made? and whether or not he has by his conduct, course and conversation, at different times, in different places, and to different indi viduals, induced those persons to form different opinions in relation to his political views and position ? Again is his present position, the same as it was when he was last a candidate, in this— did he not when in the upper counties of this district, when he supposed we were so ignorant that he could operate upon our prejudices at the expense of our integrity to the constitution arid the Union—when falsing of Compromise tell us that tee had nothing to complain of—that it was to our interest that nigger owners were shut out from California—that California was open to us, and that we had no negroes to carry there —was not this his position then in this section of his district ? I have been informed that it was ; ifso he is unfit to represent this d strict Whether we own npgroes or not we love jus tice, equality, fair play and equal rights. Many of us own no slaves, but we spurn the idea of drawing lines of distinction between those who do, and those who do not, own this species of pro perty, and never will countenance by our vote the man who would thu= throw a firebrand be tween neigh or and neighbor—who can suppose us capable of pandering to so vile, so degrading a sentiment—who for self-promotion, would light up a torch of civil discord among us, which it j encouraged and cherished would bring the most | sanguin rv conflicts to our very hearthstones | Judge Hillyer’s opponent, General Wofford, ; is a man who we all know, and always know 1 where to find, unon all questions. He has served us, and served bis State long and well in her public counsels. His voice has been heard, and j his influence felt, in and upon the legislation of [ Georgia. The idea has been sought to be pro- j midgated that he is not polished, not refined enough I to go to Congress Sir. his friends will to-dav ! put him side by side with his opponent in am ! assembly, before any audience, and challenge a ! comparison, for gentlemanly deportment, high J bearing, pure patriotism, consistent policy, sound j sentiments sound sense and good judgment, j General Wofford has not been ope-iating in a I corner. There stand his official acts and votes J for over a quarter of a century, by which to test the capacity and sound judgment of the man— and his friends can proudly challenge a compari son ot his eourse upon ah questions affecting the rights, the honor and the interests of Georgia. ! with that of the most able of her gifted sons. It is true he has been the architect of his own fortune, arid that fact alone proves that he is eve>-y wav a man of no ordinary mould. It is a duty which the people owe him as a faithful public servant, who has done much for his State and his section, to give him this last proof ot their appreciation of his valuable services What encouragement have young men to toil up the “steep ascent.” to take an interest in preparing themselves to he useful legislators and politicians, if after all, when they arrive at the -mint where they wish to rest, and ask for the last endorsement of their course, by which they may leave a name behind them as some slight cornpensatian for all their efforts and labors— they are to be cast off? , This must not, it will not be so The people know Gen. Wofford : they love him : he is one of them—and understands well their rights their interests, and their wants. We need just such men in the councils of the nation—work ing men. At the last canvass Judge Hillyer, by ! some means, got the nomination, and Gen Wof : lord was thrust aside. He acquiesced and sup ported Judge Hillyer. It is to be hoped that the latter will yet, as an act of justice to Gen. I Wofford, withdraw his name and support him as he did Judge Hillyer in 1851. Let h m imitate the noble example of our standard-bearer for Governor—the Hon. Herschrl V. Johnson— : who in the late Pipsident.al canvass, for the sake of harmony and strength, and in deference to the long and able seiviees of Gen. Wofford, offered to withdraw his name from the Electoral ' ticket, and fender his place to that veteran De ’ mocrat and staunch republican. Judge Hillyer can well afford to do this. He ) is vet young, and has shared largely already o offices. Union. Arrival of the Baltic. New York, June 26. The steamer Baltic has arrived, bringing igo passengers and Liverpool dates of the 15th inst. I Hen. Mr. Foote. Charge to Austria, and Sen ator Foote, of Vermont, are among the Baltic’s ; passengers. England. —The city of Southampton gave a I splendid entertainment to Com. Vanderbilt, at j which 200 guests were present. The Commo j dore had taken a large company of Southampton nians on a cruise off the Southern coast of Eng land. The emigrant ship Aurora, bound from Hull ' to New' York, foundered on the 20th of May, j taking down 29 of the crew and passengers, j The captain and 12 others were saved. France —Alter many fluctuations the Bourse closed to-day with a rise. Three per cents, 78 fr. 26c four and a-half 102 fr., 30c. Commercial confidence was almost restored. M. Sallandruse is coming to New York in thf steamer Heririe Hufense, as the Emperor’s com ' missioner to the World’s Fair. Dcmbinski has addressed a letter to the Pa hats saving that he had not ofleivd his serving ! to the Porte, but if a command was r fibred hid I he should not decline. T e bullion in the Bank of France had in creased £1.000.000 during the month. Sardinia. —Sardinia had concluded a commer | cial treaty with Paraguay, j Turkey. —Advices from Constantinople to I the 30th. state that Turkey had handed to the ■ ambassadors of the four great power* a note ex plaining the measures taken to maintain the in ! tcgrity of her territories, and declaring firmly i that any arrangement with Russia is out of the \ q •es t ion while that power persists in her exor bitant demands. On the 28th the Fieneh min ! istergave Resehid Pasha the formal assurance of the support of the French government, and ; Lord Stratton! Radcliffe waste have had an au- I dience on the 2d of June, for the purpose of giv ing a similar assurance on the p rt ol England. The Russian fleet at Sebastopel consists of 13 j ships of the line, 8 frigates, and 12 smaller ves- sels. The military preparations of the Turks were j carried on with groin, Tuikisiuflggjjs lof 32 sail was anchored at the eiHl2. llce -!> the [ Black Sea on the 30th. At the -1 vettes and several frigates were being armed to !he ready by the 2d of June. A hundred and i forty flat boats were emo!oy»d constantly in | transporting artillery and ammunition to the | fleet and citadel on the Bosphorus. The militia j are pouring in from all quarters, and the troops | w'ere to be reviewed by the Sultan on the 30th. J Business at Constantinople was dull, owing to J the scarcity of vessels ; but there was not much j panic. Col Pernoff. commander of the Russian Pon toon Brigade, had arrived at Renja, on the left bank of the Prnth. Austria —Vienna dates of the 10th state | that Lord Westmoreland and Baron de Mayen j dorff had a long conference,and afterwards couri ers were dispatched to London and St. Peters ( burg. Greece— The Athens Observatorie announ ces officially that the statements respecting the I demands of Mr. Marsh, the American Minis- I ter, are incorrect. Markets. Liverpool. June 15 —The Alrica’sadvices im proved the Cotton market, which was further j strengthened by large speculative purchases of the lower grades. The market has therefore, ; heen active at full prices Sales of the three days |25 000 bales, of which sneculators took 10 000 \ and exporters 1,000 bales. Fair Orleans 63d. ; j Middling 61. ; fair Mabile and Uplands 631.; Middling 5J I a 5 15-16 d ; ordinary 5| a 03d.; inferior 4 a Od. Imports 36 000 hales. Breadstuff*.— Brown & Shiplev quote bread stuffs a shade easier, without any decided change m price, though a slight reduction might be made in wheat and flour, to effect sales. Philadelphia arid Baltimore moved slowly at 25s for ptime ; canal 245. 6d. Corn neglected. The imports of flour were small, and of wheat large. The weather was good, and crops thriving. McHenry says that buyers of flour insist on 6d decline and 2d. in wheat, owing lo the favor able weather. Makin savs flour is freely offered at 24s 6d. a 25*. for Baltimore and Philadelphia. Extreme rates for Ohio 28- 6d. Provisions.—Nothing doing in Bacon. Bny i ors would act at 2s. decline. Shoulders 345. I asked. 325. offered. Beef more active. Polk j dull. Lard dull, and 2s. lower. Tallow quiet. Rice steady at full rates. At Manchester a more cheerful time pievails, I hut business is not active. London. June 14 —Sugar is quiet but prices maintained. Coffee dull. Tea dull, but the ad vance ol Id. in Assam is maintained. B-iigal Rice active at 11s. 6d. Tallow brisk at 475. 6d. a 475. ffd. The funds had improvtd—Consols closed at 99f, extra dividend. Murderous Affair —A brumal murder was committed on Monday evening last, at a place j called Love's Hollow, on the N. & C. Railroad, a few miles Irom this city. Two brothers, James j ind Peter Heaton, got into a quarrel about a | -mall sum of money, when the latter indicted | 'wo mortal wounds in theVneck and breast of ! he formei, who survived but a few minutes.— j The parties were young men and both intoxi cated at the time Peter was arrested and I lodged in jail, from whence be will probably be I 'tansported to the penitentiary or the gallows; ' but w hat punishment will be meted out to the one who furnished he liquor, who is accessary to. if not the virtual instigator of the crime, the wisdom and plentitude ol our laws do not defin itely prescribe Make the liquor vender directly responsible lor the crimes traceable to his traffic, ! and you “strike the nail upon the head ’ He will become chary of dealing out his wares, ad I bifum, to the man whom intoxication makes a robber or murderer We commend this sugges tion to the " Maine Liquor Law” advocates, and submit it to their judgment, whether laws em hodving this principle would not be more effect ual than ativ attempt at total or exclusive pro hibition.— Chattanooga Advertiser, 30th ult.