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JOURNAL & MESSENGER. S. T. CII VPMAN Ai S. ROSE, Editors. W. & A. 1< \ 11, ROAD REPORT. ANNI'AI. REPORT Os the Chief Engineer, W. f* A. Rail-Road. Ilnuiueer-i Office. ) Atlanta, October 23, 2847. S ifi* Excellency, Geo. IV. Crawford: mr :—lt is with feelings of no uncommon sntisfac •. that 1 submit the following report of the business, i t* .tlition and prospects of the Western aud Atlantic R_il Hoad. The experiment has been fairly made and the ulti mate and complete Huccejwof this greui work is no lon ger a problem Every day adds to the extent of coun l. / discharging its surplus and receiving its supplies th ough this channel. This trade, although still bur tire in and with the heavy n.x of 33 miles of triinsporta tion by wagons. to teach the great feeder, the Tennea- Si c river, lias already far exceeded the aiitieipations of me most sanguine friends of the road.—lt is now evi dent that a woik, which was look-ad upon as valuable ! chiefly tor its indirect effect on the agricultural, com- > mercial and political prosperity of the Slate, is destined to become a great source of revenue. It must he re membered that the work is still incomplete and its pres ent receipts must bear a very small proportion to what may be expected when it is carried to its original desti nation. The nett profits of the year have been $37,806 93 It is believed that the current expenses ot the road will c mpare favorably with those of any road doing die same amount of business. The per centngc of these expenses must always b< large when the business is email, and as the one increases the other will decrease. Th- cost of maintaining the road has been greatly increased by the total inadequacy of Locomotive power. Two of ttic engines in a-e were bought second hand at a reduced price—the constant serv ce required of them was such as the very best new machines could not have sustained—and a** might have been expected, the repairs on them have b-cn very costly —Few En gines have ever performed better service than these un der more d.sad vania geou* circumstances—Since the purchase, one of them has run 42.377 miles, and the other 33,921 mile*—and they have been inconstant use, uever going mto the shop for repair 89 long as they could be kept on the ioau. It waa not possible to repair j each delect as soon as discovered, as sound policy would ihcate, since there was no engine to sulstitute lor either Ci them.—'l'here have been lew periods within the last ytar when it was not nec* asary to hue one, and often | two locomotives, —and even that expedient could not St cure the important end of having, in each case, the n.ochiue best adapted to the efficient and economical performance ot the woik required An accident to one | of the new Locomotives winch tlesuoyetl all the flues fccasioned an extraordinary expenditure in its repair.— r l hi .wo passengei cars have und .gone such thorough rt pair as to be almost entirely renewed and to equ q the coat ol two new cars. The difficulty arising from scarcity of motive power was seen in time and would have been provided agauift nut lor the impossibility ol commanding the means Those who have not tried it, can scare* <y estimate the expense and inconvenience resulting from tins cause. There should have been eight wheel locomotives ol about thirteen tons weight, employed in the mad eer ’ ice. These could curiy I ur freight cais With the pas sengers, at tlie head ot the road, and obviating the ne cessity of running the freight trains through daily ‘J tits process would have .resulted ill n great saving with u. injury to any part ol the service, i here has been ai.oilici bouicc of heavy expense. At li'ust 13 percent, or me necessary expenses of the year has been loi i< pairing and giving additional secu niy to the Bridgets, about $5,750 U 0 have been used m •us way. When it is remembered what consequences would follow a delect neglected in one of the Bridg. s, J it wdl readily be granted that too strict an ecouomy I w ad here be misplaced. The policy iias been to ex- ! p. ..a every dollar on the Bridges winch was deemed i *-A r ient, and to make.lhem secure beyond the shadow } oi a doubt. i ne real paid for the use of freight c irs amounted to I w reins not,siiic..y apeakmg, an item oiex e.. . sos trail'illation, though it ha* been so consul- j atom accounts, it is an liuupeculiar to tires work . it should be recollected that it diminishes the ap • it profits cf the roc i, as compared with other roads . irly its full amount, li ihiee-ioutiiis ot this were . to Uie pronts they would be mcreased lo *42,474 ; So account has been uk n oi the woik uooe for 1 th- io.d it seif, consisting of transportation of wood, thuber aud iron.—The iron alone if transported lor an ! individual or a company, would have added to our re- j OeiptS !•*-.!, >49 36, which Is entitled iu its wigbl in • co.. paring the expenses with the piofits. Gudei mu the circumstances of the case, the amount ci clear profit noru the buoineas of the fast year cannot , f. i lobe considered highly satisliic ory. r s deemed pioper, white enumerating die various c i->5 ol extraordinary ex pen* u> rec uuueud a mess . u e w hich Should Ire nm.i feately adopted with regard ( to the Bridges. Four of them, Whetstone, Anna, Noon- ! Uoy and Proctor's creek, should be substituted by cu! i verts and embankments—and the length of Chattahoo- 1 c ee aud Etowoh Bridg* s should be greatly reduced This might be economically done by employing a loco- j motive and train of gravel cars, with a small party ot [ hands, and allowing mem to continue at the work until j *1 ie completed. At the penod of my last report, the road wns *i np. | erauou to Oothcatoga, a distance of 80 miles. The completion of the work beyond thai point wan much re- [ tarded by the delay in the arrival of the iron which ha* been ordered The superstructure was prepared idr the reception ol the iron and had to lie in that condition lor months before its arrival. Nevertheless the road went [ into operation to R**saca. a poiti 6 miles farther on, by j the Bth of April, and to Dalton, (formerly Cross Plains* I by the 22J of July The benefit,-* resulting from tilth ! extension of road were fully equal to what wa* autici- j pated. The receipts, both from freights and passengers, I during the month of July, were just three times thus, of Uk previous July, although there were only six miles ; additional rood in use except during th*- last n ne day-, ot the month, when the increase < f distance wa* 21 miles. 1 The rales of freight having been modified from trim > to tune, care being taken to protect the interest of the oiat ? on ‘be one hand, and to meet the reasonable de- j minds of the community on the other.—Tire results I huv proved the tariff udoptej to be judicious. But it j is believed that still farther reductions must be made ut * *...€ future uay, especially on the agncultuml produc 1 lions ol the country. Every reduction in the charges ou oar greut staples lends to develop lire productive en- i s of the eountry • and us these swell ilie amount ot j t. nnge transported, tire* road is e minified profitably to j reduc tli charges still lower— until, eventually, when | the c jinuiunjcauoris with the interior are perfected,*) 1 as io enlarge the country to be acted on, and the resour- j ces of the country itself ure doveii.pod fully, the freight cnarged on agricultural products must be brought lo the lowest point consistent with profit. f’htre are many reasons to believe that the shipment ‘ of oie;id*ttifl* ( lr< m tlie Ports ol our sea-hoard, is to in crease vastly in amount and importance. The gram sent to those markets, bring trati*poited by rail-roads, cun reach these without exposure to ram or dampness, and thus be d* liven’d in better condition for shipment Hum that recciv and at any other port ill tho Union.— M ucover, grain grown in the vicinity of tlie Western unu Atlantic Kail Road, can come to market at an i ...r period than that or any oilier important gram giow ng region ol om country.—The greut bulk of the gi a shipped through the New York improvements, p io in nk< i after the opening of navigation in the apting, thus giving the gram sent over the Western and re nii c Had Ruud an advantage of from ( ur to six months. Thee.-reasons are of equal force in guarding u* against tbs competition ol New-Orleans —if indeed N* w -Orleans, which can only be reached by 20UU miles of i.’diow* navigation, can Inr considered ns senously f *", the grain of this region-—one great argu rmnt against New-Oileans, as a gram market, and winch applies, thouqh with tar less force to ('harkstun and .ijVttimah, rathe dumping of the climate, us an ■. ctioa toator.ug tor any coiisidcable length of uuie i‘ he greui ispiilay ol run-ioud inti.*rcourts*.carrymg Ki te h g nee ura little more llran a day from the sea shore to t.. rennemue river, wdi prevent the neceawity lor this .auon in our case The grain may be stored in the |Hits of the run-nor. and th* owner rnay be con siamjy mlorimd of every fluctuation in tlie markets, so aa io se id ;t forward at the proper time. The great im piov Ui muijf Am* *g-, which has wrought such o change oi lit . flair*of tin vN uld.gill have Hsyfi pt l|ere too, U'M. ’u still more to the numerous a*lvsutages now ttm lem fc'lhls trade. V\ lieu the nmgtietic wires are stretrh- i cd along aii ihe unportam lines of i ail way, the daily an*i houily prices current will lie as well known to the grsin , glower in tfs inferior as io rhe itihsbiisntsof the sea- i posfd , i.ne number o! persons from lower Georgia ana Car olina, who spend the summer m the Cherokee country must increase —For they cannot fail to pee the incalcul able benefits growing out oflhis intercourse. Wc have ! here a country of vast, though dormant, resources and energies.—These when properly stimulated and devel oped, will build up on our sea coast, markets which may rival the great Emporium of America. —Is it not then most clearly the interest of those more directly interest ed in these growing marts, to add to the prosperity und stimulate the enterprise of the people whose commerce supiorts them !—This they may do most effectually by spending among them money, which will, in the course of trad* , soon return to their own pockets, instead of throwing it awiy in other States, without the remotest prospect of any profitable return.—The very luxuries must be bought from themselves. There is another strong motive to ninke this region a favor te summer resort lor Southern people.—Every year adds to the violence of opposition in some parts of the union, to an institution which is valuable to us, and, as many believe, even essential to our political prosperity It is impossible fora taindy to carry a pervaut to the North ‘ For even when th • slave is unwilling to leave lus master, he has often to submit to a persecution from ; these sickly Philanthropists, which drives him to seek the protection of the law —Tins then, is another motive ’ to induce the people of Georgia Lo spend dieir summers \ ’ in Georgia. The Cherokee country has improved and is improving 1 with a rapidly never before witnessed in any Southern j States. The more it is resorted to the more rapid will ■ be this amelioration—and it certainly bids lair to abound in v r> . gi . ‘.lily tlie taste us it now dues hi all tilings to please tire eye.—ln short, n volume would scared) . numerate tlie advantages,soc.al, commercial I and political, whieh must result from the constant and intimate intercourse of tlie inhabitants of the mountains and the s“n hoard. The rail roads may f*ster and stimulate this inter com * and be amply repaid by itsmerea. * —After ma ture reflection, founded on actual obeerva ion, it lias been determined to recommend a consideration reduc tion in the charge on passengers, to last from the lsi of June to the Ist of October, in each year and not to ap ply to any other period. This will enable pens *ns from the unhealthy parts of the country, to leave home and spend the sickly months in this healthy region at a coat so moderate as will tempt hundreds to avail themselves of the opportunity. The suggestion is respectfully submitted to the sever- j al rail road companies interested, and can be uci*-d on at any tune before the season approaches. In this case there is a mass to act on and a reduction of lare will in evitably increase the number ol passengers. Avery I large proportion ol the people who crowd the northern j railways and their Hotels during the summer ore from ! the south. It but a Ulhe of tins travel cun be mlluenc ; ed, our Rutirouds will be largely beneflued by the ex periment. The Railroad spirit is thoroughly awakened and ex hibiting itsell in the commencement or protection ol ; lines which must ad as important teedeis to this: The munch to Koine is in full progress and may be expected to go into operation in all the ensuing spring ; This will secure to us a most valuable trade from the valley ot the Coosa immediately, and its ultimate effect will be to cherish and promote the project, which has already attracted much attention, of ext* ndmg tin* line of toad, in that direction, to Tuscaloosa and perhaps thiougii the heart of Mississippi to Vicksburg, by way of Biandoii and Jackson. The feeling displayed in the late convention at Knox ville leaves no doubt of the eventual success of the Hi wassec Railroad —a line ol more than 100 miles,exten ding into a region abounding in mineral and agncultur • al wealth. But the most important road to connect with this the Nashville <SI Chattanooga Railroad—which is indeed the extention of this to the great west. To say anything •bout the value and importance of this extension, noj only in its effect on tlie State load of Georgia, but in its general and national character, would be to repeat, truths which are now feme liar to all, and whieh have , engaged many of the most active minds of Georgia and adjinning States for twelve years past It is the great j I line of connexion between the Atlantic ports and the j mighty valley ofthe Mississippi. The line of tins road has been carefully surveyed and, from the report of an eminent practical Engineer, ! it will be seen that there is no serious difficulty in con- I 1 siructing a good road over the ground. Such progress ls already been made in obtaining subscriptions o 1 the early commencement of the w* rk The Legislature of Georgia ie now called on once more to give the ia9t impulse to her great woik. Thir ty-nine Hides of the Western & Atlantic Railroad arc yet unfinished. The graduation of this distance has long been completed, with the exception of the Tunnel and a tew other unimportant places. The cost ot the woik now required to cv*m(dete the road to its original destination ou the Tennessee river *ri]J be S37S,UUU | There is not a shadow ol doubt entertained \t,R t t f ilg ex _ penditure will at once add $125,UU0 per annum to ikv profits ot the road So thai the net income from the woik will be increased by a sum equal to 331 jer cent, per aiin'inion the amount required to complete it, and the whoie uught be finished in one year Thus would the increase ot profile, in four years, return the money invested Whereas, if the road were left to the alow process of completing itself, by its own income ; which, in its present unfinished state, must be comparatively small, eight years would be required to accomplish the work. During this eight years, the sum of $3,305,165 already expended in tire rood, would be useless capital, m.l mribesmite space ol lime would the whole conmry be deprived of the incalculable benefits to result rom the completion of this great work. More than haifu milliou has been expended be twee ft Dalton and Chatta nooga, w inch re liteiaily useless until something more is don* to bring it into active use. The appropriation now demanded possesses the high recommendation of being intended, like all the expendi- | lures ot tire last three years, to reader active and profits ble, a large capital, now lying dormant, which is alrea- 1 ily expended and beyond the reach of legislation. To enumerate the many advantages to be derived i from the completion of the mad, and to multiply argu- ! uienta on the subject at (his t#mc would be idle. There can be but one opinion, ‘l'he Leg>s*alure eaimot hesi tate as to the proper course. An examination of dre ground m the neighborht>od of tire Tunnel was made during the summer to ascer tain tlie practicability ol going around it. The tunnel cannot be avoided without an mcreasr of three miles ill distance aud of 40 fee’ in elevauoii to be overcome ; disadvantages of tlviuselvi-s more than equivalent to tlie cost of the Tunnel. There is no practical difficulty in the way of executing lias tunnel iu a short time and ut a reasonable cost. In obediencs to your Excellency's orders, the Chief Engineer proceeded to Savannah in May last and bor rowed from tlie Bank o| tire State of Georgia, the Plan ter's Hank, and lire Mi mo a id Fire Insurants Bank ■ tlie sum of 3AW. Tins sum was used to meet cer tain payments to the Bunk ol Charleston lor loans ef fected ut various dates from March 6 h to June 16ih, 1845 Georgia six per cent. State Bonds being hypoth ecated as security for said loan**. Tire money thus bor- j row* and tiom lire Bunk of Charieuiou was used for the disbursements of HJ4S. At tire close of 1845 the only valuable means left ill (Ire hands of the Engineer were Railroad Bonus amouutiiig to #130,'“00. authorised by tlie act ol,December, 1813. .‘.’oine difficulty was exp**- j rienced in converting these bonds into cash, and this could not have been done,at fliut time, on terms pre- i scribed by the Legislature it the negotiation had not 1 been combined with the purchase ot the iron. Some time during tire summer ol IH|6, an arrangement w.is effected with Ure South Cordons Railroad Bunk by which they came under unohligitum to sell SIOO,OOO of dress ratlioad bonds at par, and, as a part of the con tract, the irontheu tube purchased was to be ini|M)rted to Charleston By this means alone could the intentions of the Legislature of 1845 be carried out and the rail* j road compk ted to Dalton. There are now remaining in the hands of the Chief; Enguieer #2-\3onol these bonds unsold, thoughai .ange. menui luive been made lor the sale of $7,000 of that a mount. Twenty Thousand dollars will cover lire pres ent indebtedness of the road lor expenHtur™ chni gable lo its construe .ion, which is an oflact against Ure s2*. ft too of bonds on hand Ol die loh ll supported by an hypothecation of lioiid*, reported St the last session of the Legislature, those to to die Bank of Charleston and the Bank of Hamburg have been paid off, andu |s>rtion of tfioaa the Mechan ics'Bank, nnd George M Newton The debts of thi 1 ’ nature are as follows. Due to the Slate. Planters’ At Insur ance Hanks of riavannah, $74,00 00 Due the Slav, Augusta and Mechan ic's Banks of Augusta, 80.000 00 Due to Ker Boyce, 20,000 01 do Isaac Henry, 5.000 lit do George M Newton. 9,500 Ot* SIA3AOo no As security tor each ct these did t ti.eJe re like S m omit of Georgia 6 percent- State Bonds u*p< sited. With tire surplus amount of bonds released l*y tire j |tay:nents to the banks ot Charleston and ot Hamburg, . i together with a portion of accumulated interest, $37,628- 52 were paid to die Georgia Railroad Bank This was in part payment ol a debt due to them fo r j certain loans nml transport;!! urn of iron, mentioned in the report of October, 18-45. There is still a balance due i to that Bank, which is included in tin* 20,(XX) ofindebt edneas above mentioned. Tire usual tables arcompnny this report, and will ex plain themselves It is gratifying to compare tire results of this second year of the operations of the road with those ofthe first year The nett profitsofthc road have been used for its extension, as directed by Inw, as fast as j the accumulated. All money used in this way is drawn i from tin* Treasurer by a regular warrant from the Chief | Engineer, and then disbursedby him the Engineer’s accouut current will shew the sums thus expended | , The interest on the bonds issued under the ict of 1845, i paid by the Tieasurer, also cornea out of the profits of road road. Great care has been taken to keep up the repairs, so as to ensure tire thoroughefficency, as well aa aa perma nent preservation of the work. The road audits ap pendages are in excellent condition—and it* business, | highly prosperous, giving every assurance of increased ’ profits. All of which is respectfully submitted. CHAS. F. M GARNETT, I Chiej J-jtiMttierr. f OKLiGIN. J'rotn the BalUtmne American, Sue. 0. lUHIUL ‘ I ft lit: < l JElcven Days Later from Luiope. The Bteamer Caledonia reach and Boston yesterday ’ evening from Liverpool, having staled on the lUih Oc tober. Through the medium of the Magnetic Tele graph we received fiwin our Eastern correspondent the lolluwi g summary ot intelligence fir* ughi by her: By Magnetic Telegiapk. | Liverpool Corn Markets, Oct. i‘J, 1847, noon We quote best VV esiein Canal Flour at 23 fa) 27s ; per bjf. Richmond ami Aiexandiia ai 25 fa) 26s ; Fhiiadel- i phia and Baltimore at 25 (a) 20s; New Orleans and j Ohio nt 22 (ut 2ls ; United Stales und Canada at *0 (a) 2is. W b-ut, U. B. white, and mixed, per 70 lbs. 7 (a)’ ; 8s; red 6 (a) Vs id ; Oats, per 45 ins. 2s 3d (w 2s 8d ; j Oat M al, per 240 lbs. 23 f<j) 24s ; Indian Meal per bbl. | 14 (ai iss. ’1 ue Corn market is, of course, sensibly influenced j by the unparailed stringency oi die money iuurket, and snows a general decline, particularly in quotaiious for | inferior parcels. Indian Corn bus depreciated from 2 ’ to 3s. u quarter, ami Meal has also receded in vaiue, and is in very united demand. The above quotations represent die maximum price, but occasional forced sales have been made considerably under these fig ures. in London yesterday, there was on extensive sup ply oi foreign Wheat, but trade was dull, umi Aiiren ; <‘au receded from 2 to 2s. sd. per quarter, without any progress being made in safes. F. iS—2 o'clock —The markets up to this moment are losing giouud. t lour cannot be quoted u< yond 265. pel bbl., and Indian Com shows no tendency to rise u tove 3l)s. Ihe stoppage of the Liverpool Banking Company is just announced—iis liabilities are not hea vy. The Cotton inaiket is much depressed. Cotton. —New -Orleans ordinary to middling 4!d to 5Jd per lb ; good lo middiiUg law bid to 6U ; g*jod lo fine 7d to 8a ; Alabama and Tennesste oidiUary to middling 4i to ild ; good to good fun std ; Mobile or dinary to middling H to siu; lair to good fair std to 6*i, good to fine 6i io bid; Bowed Georgia ordinary to ‘ middling 44 toss; fair to good fair 51 t > 61; good to 1 fine 6i to 61 , Sna island ranges fiom U to 18d; do. -tamed sio Bd4. ’1 his market also largely participates ui the general vicissitudes of trade and shows a gradual deterioration since our last Telegraphic advices. The ! quantity ot Cotton pressing upon the market greatly j exceeds the demand, producing sacrifices on the part ; j of sellers who hnve been compelled to submit to prices ’ j considerably under our quotations for the week ending ! the 15th, amounted to 21,700 bales, of which 3‘JOO bales ! j were oil speculation, and 1200 bales for export. The i transactions of the 16th amounted to about 2000 bales, while yesterday they reached only 1200 bales at a de cline. Iu the manufacturing districts business wears the gloomiest aspect, every week adding to the num- j her of mills woiking short time or closing entirely. Provisions —Beef, prime mess, per tierce. 86 to 925. and ordinary 75 to 83s; Mess, \* rlb 46 to 52a 6d; or- l dhiary 40 to 45; Prune 32s to 365; extra India family Beef per Perce 100 to Rss: Pork, pi in re mess, new,’ per lb. 60 to 67; old 40 to 50s; Mess 65 to 70s; Prime I 45 to 50. Money Matters —The disastrous monetary pressure recoided in our last advices has, during the last fort- I night, continued to rage with unabated severity, involv- ; •ng several additional failures and diffusing a deep and ‘ impel ret ruble glooui throughout the whole commercial community ofGret Britain. To such a point of inten tfty has the inaccessibility of money now turived that there is scarcely any one house which can be lookr.i upon without suspicion, no matter how exalted ib> posi tion We may avoid Anther enunciation by stating that altogether 55 houses have either broken down or suspended since the departure of the last steamer. Y sterday it was announced that the Royal Bank of Liverpool had been compelled to suspend payment.— The Money Market continues m the most stringent condition, but the London papers of last night indulge ill sUong hopes oi a puiuai restoration ol ease, * w’i g lo the circumslrance of a very heavy payment on the Consols hnvingjmst been made. The sales of Consols commenced nt 81 (and) 814. but fell to 801 tor tnoisier to day; time bargains 81* to 814; the quotations closed at 81 i to Bl{, Exchequer Bills have Isren done at 15 to 30s discount. Bank St*ck re quoted to 182 to 183 MrsceiUmeou* -Tatliumeut .ure ;j. en p:*.r>gu*-d till j the 11th December, when it will be then further ad j jounred till January, lor the despatch of business. Tire Lord Mayor of Loudon gave a splendid enter tainment to tire Duke ol Cambridge and a large com pany on Satuiday week The invitations included his 1 Excellency the American Mnuiter and three Polish , Princes. Mr. Bancroft’s health was proposed, and his address m reply w as very win inly received. Femum is about to be completely evacuated by the Austiittii troop*, and ihe Pop- will be preserved undis turbed in his career ot civil and administrative reform. The civil war in Switzerland is still impending, and serious disturbances have laked piece in ihe iwo Bicil | hes. Iu Spain Eapurtero lias been suddenly displaced from the Head of the head new Mummy, and Nava rex installed in his stead. French influence has U m I again swcceadul in thnt countly The prospects lor Ireland during the approaeliing winter are gloomy enough—famine in an aggravated form has already re-appeared, and the Queen s letter I has been issue*! coiuimmdiug general collections u> be ! made in the Church establishments. LATER FROM EUROPE. Another Decline in Cotton* Tire Bteamei Waslnugton arrived at New* York on the lOth, having sailed from Boathampton on the 24th ult. tuid biiiigmg five days later intelligence. . The prcAHure m the money ma'ket continued to in crease, and (allures were multiplying, with unparalied j rapidity. Every specie# of husnress was pamlued 1 Beversi oommeiCiai Houses of guut supposed strength, hud tailed in Liverp.N>l and Vienna. The iAn4vn limes of the 20th says: S “ Sorry ate we to say it,but the truth must be spokon , the country is />oor. To say that it wuma money or 1 credit will not oonvey a very oven whelming idea of us lieipicHMicHsM some of our resdeis. So We Will rcpeut tuut Eng.and is actually poor in tire grossest and most j tangible sense. The country bus till jusi now b**eii tins- I erabiy destitute ol food. Tusi diliciency re hardly sup I plied, und ui supplying it so far we have both to part 1 with our gold, and put ou.selves iu debt to the world Plus is being poor in a very plains** use. Again, we arc unusually aliort m die mater mis ol liiaituiacture, and I ooiurquently ill Ui*sh manufactun'd ooinmodities wirerewithwe have lutli.*rto purchased what we wanted j from our ireigubors. Now, there i* no the*)nxing. no ‘ currency-spiutung, in tlrese simpi* facts, drey are per •ectiy intelligible in the cane of one person, and are . •|Uaily s in tire case of tire nation There are people, 1 indeed, who appear to iniigim that while poverty in die ease ot an individual is a very solid afluir. national pov erty in a sentimental abstraction which an argument or a word can demolish There is, however, no differ *ncebetween them, except Uiat tire aggregate povutty is lire worst an>l most incurable ot the two. “'l'he rtheta ol the dearth have been seriously aggra \ tied by III* hunialiity ol tlre- nation. Besides the nat ural rise ill the pnecs of fo* *i, a fact alone etdhcieiii to tun us into debt, we I* It it our duty t> fee*] for many 1 months aev< ral luillioiia in Irsittij l. Tins eot us LI ’, 1 tovnnn n f w hj**h wera o fie twrrowrd ‘ Here is th r 9(: .it ti man it:; l'-or already,ami Bunted ii his household, is further impoverished by |iis pour relation®. It ss tie art ol o.i*Mvho divitka hit last loal with the beggm ’ The tilths advom ..! >ve iillu led toby the Times. was in consequence of |ij..oli* led distress in Laiic:ih terahire and in Ireland .where some serious disi urban - ces hu<l already occuned. At Limerick, a collision has already taken place betweeu the populace and the military. At Liverpool, on the 233 alt.. American Flour was quoted at 2'is to 26s per bbl. When the Caledonia sailed it was quoted ai 24s 6d, to 26s 6 1. Indian Corn is now quoted at 26s to die per HO pounds, a decline of about 2s Indian Meal fs quoted at 13 a 1 is per barrel, a de cline of Is per barrel. The decline in cotton since the Caledonia sailed is about three-eighths to n hall penny per pound. The following are the quotations at Liverpool on the 23d —Upland, ordinoia 4„d ; middling, lid ; full SJ-d ; good fair, 5$ I ; gooA and ‘choice, fill. New Orleans 1 (ordinary ten,) 3J.1 to lid ; ordinary, 4LI; middling, ! 5d ; fail, 51 1 ; good fair, 6id . good, 611 ; very choice gin marks, 7d to Hd. Mobile.ordinary, Ift 1; middling, ! Wd ; fair, 5H ; good fair, 6 I od and prime, 611 to ! f*ld. Sea Island, std. and saw ginned, 4d to 3.1 ; ordi -1 nary, 9d to lOd ; middling, lUd to lid; fair clean, not | tine llid to ltd ; good clean, and rather line, ltd to Ifni; fine and clean 17d to 25J. In the Manufacturing Districts scarce half the Mills were working full time, and many ol the operative® were wholly unemployed. Sales of manufactured goods \ were extremely dull. The Manchester Bank luid fail ed, and general depre—ion and despondency prevails, i The present aspect ot afiairs on the olher side of the water is truly alarming, and well calculated to excite serious apprehensions at home. Thus nu the Lurope on failures have not been seriously felt by the American merchants, but the immense and cinie in produce and (miticularly on Cotton, cannot fail to be followed by most serious results. JOURNAL & MESSENGER. M A C O N . Ga. WEDNESD4 .. -V >V. I7 t 1847. FOR PREBtBEN i , GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR. The Decline in Cotton, The European I telligence which we give in the pres i ent numbe , possesses a most melancholy interest for our planting fiienJs. Cotton which twelve months since was woith 10 to II c- tits, w ill now bring scarce halt that price. Lviv tiling upon the other side of the water is discouraging. The slat* oi trade, the coiidi i tion of tlie money inaiket, the numerous h* avy tailuies I and the general bn nee of coididei * , aii lend to cre ate the most painful appiehensio.is ioi ttie luture. The opinion set ms to he gaining gtound that the in fluences which produced the disastrous results in Eng -1 land, will eventually extend to this count! y. Indeed failures of no little significance have alteady taken place in the Union—particularly in New York, and the heavy importations of foreign goods having greatly in craeed the indebtedness of the country, we caunot rea sonnfciy expect any thing but a pecuniary revulsion. It may be deferred, oritsevils greauy nmga ed.hy the unpnrelled ptoductiveness und boundless resources of the country —but tt cannot be wholly avoided. A crash imrei com* —indeed it has already come to the Planter. Men who have be'n paying an advance of twenty to foity pei c* nt advunce lor then suppj.is—ureir oaggrng, their ro|H*. their iregroclothes—are now nut in a situa tion to tak* five or even six cents foi l eir Cotton. They have been told by the wise men who expound tlie mys teries of Democracy, th t the enhanced price ol cotton would ni re than remunerate them tor the thousands ami hundreds ol thousands of dollars paid out as above. Like every thing els£ emulating iroin the same source, | these prophecies have proven talsc—the illusion has I passed—tin* charm has been broken—D uiocrucy has been unmasked, and the deluded but honest planters as I usual are the sufferers. As adversity is favorable to re flection, we hope the lesson, severe and calamitous as it may be, will not be without its beneficial influences upon the people. Manufactories in Macon. The people ot Georgia will probably lose between four and five millions ol money in consequence of die fall in cotton, to say nothing of the decrease in the val ue of negroes and other property. It becomes wise nien and prudeut men to pause and refl* ct ; to ascer tain what good, what corresponding benefits are to result from such an unforeseen and unfortunate calamity The planter, with all his toil, and i hour, and anxiety, realizes only three or four pet cut. upon Ins capital and even mat is subject to the contingencies of a distant market and the tricks of foreign traders whose every in terest is adverse to the producer. Ai the present crisis, if iwo thirds of the. cotton produced in the South were unmulactitred at imi re we would not t> dependent upon Liverpool quotation- io iix the value of the raw materi al. Wc could supply in*- markets ot the world with inauulhctuied aiiictes comparatively uninfluenced by •ny considerations touching the prosperity or adversity of merchants resident in London or Liverpool. Indeed the very monetary revulsion in Europe would give to us the control of the South American and other mar kets, aud thus add to our commercial prosperity. Ihe advantage to the producer, the manutacturer and the exporter would tails b* nnmeuae ; varying troin 30 to 100 per cent in proportion to the pr ces oi provisions, latremr and transportation. Would it not be wise in our cap italists to avail themselves of advantages like theae and by a timely iuvesiure*u *>* ih* surplus means which they already have, avoid similar occurrences in future l While the plants r is thus suffering iroin the decline m the raw material it musi not be io gotten that ih profit- ot the inanutaciuier are iciiiauy increased. Tins is the ex perience of all shrewd men engaged in the business.— li follows therefor* that it is tire true policy of capital ists at tlie South, tq divide their investments and to direct a part of their energies to production and a part to manufactures When cotton is high the profits of ag riculture are increased and those ut iiftauuf..ciurea di minished—and rice vena. Thus th uve.age gains would be augmented, and the iudepeiid nice oi th * pain ter secured He would hive a home unmet not only for his cotton, but lor num Toas qtlier products oi the soil ; products winch are now comparatively valueless, becdus* ihey are without demand. These considerations are equally applicable to the condition of tlie planter, tne merchant ana tire private capitalist at the South. i\i n nit-Tests are so inunnie ly mended Uiat one cannot •ml**, without effecting re motely or immediately the otn r. Ah snould me more combine to clung the pres* m coadmon ot thing-* —and what moment am. piopiliou* man *.i ■p < n Lire lesrons tuagnt by sot'U sad exp mi* me may, il propeiiy improve *, read to result* w.ncu win uio.e Uian reinu nerate our people for their present looses. Need we repeat tire considerations already *> frequently urged to prove tliut Maeon is on -of the most eligible points ui Georgia lor the oomiuencatueiit ol this g *-ut re form l The amipb fuel tliut **> many planter* unnuu.iy visit the place for the purpose of drepomigol their crops, and would Uius have an opportunity towilnes-t ..* pi -xti* cal o|M'iuii*ms oi lire ent rprise Whuout in* w *ight. Besides, lire very extent of our muik t wouldenabl. the pntics to procure the Irest ininy oi cuttoii**. a. he ow es! prices. Alike convenient to lire great pro* , ‘em u - gionof the Boulh,aad to lire markets ofthe AtiuiincanJ lfi* Gull, w* would pos-. s, u.m i. i icihtii s loi avamng ourstiveaof the llueiuuturns ol trade aud prices, .Shah we longer delay I Tlreie is capital ei. ugh unem ployed in Al .con umi tin surrounding country, to ju-uiy the experiment. An opporlundy is now prese:iteu,uf securing the serviees ol a gentleman pre-eminently qualified to take oim.ge ol lire (iflaiis ot one or mote Companies Tire Ireg.lUiUri* w* in and liberal chnrterican doubtless b • secure 1 Ev ry thing prompts lolheeffbil. VV ill it liot be in tde l Tire pu lie 1 11 IIid is prepared for action, mid it icq urea the coiic*.lied ef fort* ot ouly a rew nren to s** ur<* Mooes* 8o lavurabit* | u conirrtHice ol ciretmisiimces may not again occur lor year* We trust tireretore that out citizens may ui with that promptness and efficiency which become ti** magnitude of the interests involved. IjlccHou oi I . £. icun ors. No buMiresa ol unpoitaafe was iratreaeted in th • L *g- t isiutme on .Saturday, exempt lire eleeiion of U. B Sena- i lota. Outlie first ballot, Ji/imk Bikkii.n was re-elect ed to fill uis own vacancy. Tire vote stood .for Berrien nj, Alct))iutid 86, Biank I. I*or the vacancy wiireli will iuk plac *on tire expiruinsi ot Mr. term, ihe ti**u Win. C. Da Waox was cimsc.i on th< tiUii ballot. Tin* fodoWt.ig are tu * balbHings : I- ’ 2 3 t Diwsun, fW 87 H 6 87 I $5 f! (el 64 TVirfheriy 4 9 H II , J. H. Howard, ... 1 3 00 Hull, 1 1 Get* Tavlor, 1 1 Judge Thomas 1 0 H. V'.'Johnson 1 0 Geo. W. Crawford, “” 4 W. Dougherty, 2 Gen. Twiggs, 1 j It is hut due to both Judg * Dougheity and Governor ! Crawlord, to state, that their names were used without their consen , and against the appeals and protestations of their if mediate friends. The votes given to those gentlemen were generally cast by Democrats, who doubtless hoped thereby to draw off the Whigs from the s ipport of their regular nominee. On the fifth ballot, Mr. Colquitt was w ithdrawn, and the name of Gen. Twiggs ; was formally announced. Mr. Dawson received V# 1 vote*. Gen. Tw.ggs, 67, and the remainder were either blanks or were given to Gen. Scattering, who seemed to be quite a favorite during the race. Lieut* Col* Seymour. It will lie seen by the subjoined correspondence j w hich we copy Irom tlis Dst Telegraph that our citi-! zeiis have not been unmindful of the duty which they ! | owed to tins gentleman on the eve o| It's d-q,artnre for 1 Mexico. The response of Col. S. is modest and ap- | proprinte, just such as might have been expected from | one who intends to perform service that will entitle ! him to such a notice upon his return. On Tuesday i evening the Col. accepted a complementary supper from I * l is old frit nds and fellow soldiers of the Macon Volun- j Vers. On Saturday he left lor New Orleans whence I he will embark at once for the seat of war. Owing to • *hc necessity of his travelling post some of lus friends were thwarted in their purpose to present him in Macon w ith a fine charger and trappings. An order has how - ever been sent to New Orleans for the purchase and preseutatation to him there of one of the liest animals that can be procun and. Georgia has sent no nobler son or truer soldier to to the field and whale’er may be his •ate we feel assured that her people will never have 1 cause to regret that he has been pent forth as one of the ‘ representatives of her munhood and her chivalry MACON, Nov. 10,1817. LX. Col. I. G. Seymour: •-'lK—Your friends have learned with much grati fication, that you have accepted the command of the Battalion of Infantry, now on their march from this State to Mexico, and desirous of extending to you, per sonally, their kind regards before your departure, beg to ask at what time it will suit your convenience to meet them, and partake of their public hospitality I Wry respectfully, Yourob’t. servants, ELAM ALEXANDER, R B WASHINGTON. CHARLES COTTON, J. H R WASHINGTON, SAM L. J RAY, ROBT. COLLINS, wm h McCarthy, EDW D TRACEY, T. A, BROWN, Committee, MACON. November 11, 1847. Gfntlimen—l am in receipt ol your note of this date congratulating me on my appointment to the command of the Battalion of Infantry, now on their march from the* State to Mexico, and conveying to me expressions of the kind regards of my Macon friends. These as surances of good will, from those with whom 1 have been so long associated,are inexpressibly grateful, and the last recollections of my parting from my home and valued hie: ds, will be the saddest, and yet the most gratifying to my feelings. A> you have kindly left it optional with me, to choose j the time when 1 nmy partake ol your public hospitaly,’ 1 propose that we defer our meeting to my return, wfien j 1 shall have been honorably discharged, and if favored, have proved myself worthy of the compliments which ‘ i you have in advance tendered to me. W ith my best wishes for the prosperity of Macon, an*i the health and happiness of its inhabitants, I am, very respectfully, your ob’t servant, 1. G SEYMOUR Mesrs. Elam Alexander, R B. Washington, C. Cotton, J. H R Washington, Samuel J. Ray, Robt Collins, Wm. H. Macarthy, Edward D. Tracey, Thom as A. Brown, Committee Editorial t orn MILLEDGEVILLE Nov. 10th, 1847 Gentlemen : Last night the whigs met in Caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates for the office of United States Senator. It was agreed among the candidates that Messrs Berrien and Dougherty should be supported for the first vacancy and that Messrs Craw ford and Dawson should l*e named for the vancaney which will take place on the 4th, of March 1849 by the expiration of Senator Colquitts term. On calling the roll it was found that 86 of the 90 whigs in the Legisla ture were present. Dr. Terrel, the highly intelligent Senator from Bald win Sl Hancock, moved that the thanks of the meeting, be tendred to the several gentlemen who had addressed the previous meeting and announced ihetr purpose to abide by the decision of the party; also pledging the members present to adhere in good faith to the nomi nations which might be made. This was carried u nanimously. The meeting then proceeded to ballot On the first trial Mr. Berrien received 58 votes Judge Doug herty ‘26 Blank 1. For (he second place Col. Dawno* re ceived 41 voter Mr. C raw ford 38 Blank 1 Messrs Ber rien &. Dawson were therefor proclaimed as the notn i meet ol tht Whig Party and will be supported accord ■ ngly. That this result has produced entire unanimity and harmony of action I will not pretend to say. Both of the gentlemen defeated, have numerous and devoted friends—friends whose hopes were fixed ujK>n a differ ent result and who will doubtless feel momentary disap pointment. Whether, they will resort to any overt act of opposition to the party behest, remains to be seen- They have both been laithiul, laborious, efficient, self sacrificing members of the party—have been with us in “six troubles” in the sere nth, will notbe likely “ to for ’ sake us.’* The position of Judge Dougherty is one that mus challenge universal admiration. Twice did he submit i to be supported lor the Executive chair, when his friends were in a hopeless minority and when he had nothing to anticipate but the abuse of his enemies and ultimate defeat. So too, when he was a candidate for Congress Indeed his purpose throughout his political career seems to have been to serve his trieuds and maintain liis prin ciples, regardless of sell. Even on this occasion he fell unwilling that his name should be presented at the hazard of endangering the harmony of the Whig|>arty, and consequently begged his friends not to announce it in the Humiliating convention. He finally yielded to tlii ir importunities mainly from the consideration that its presentation there would cefio.ually preclude either friend or foe from using it before the Legislature. For vucli a man the Whigs of Georgia should certainly do something more substantial than indulge in mere emp ty expressions of gratitude and admiration. Whenever they have w anted the prretire of high mental and mor- ill attainments he liuh been willing (o lona ihetn the power of hi name and of hi* charucter. It is their nliame, ns well an Inn honor, if they allow his modesty l>* prevent him from wearing the chaplet of victory when it has been tiiuly won. Governor Cai wn ki> is not a whit less deserving than his worthy comp* ntor; nor liuh he leas hold upon the aiiectioii* ot tin- masses. Indeed, the impression seems g nernl, that he hue been clearly soon Heed by Ins devo- ; tioli to Judge Berrien It ih not pietended to be con cealed, that liih name would have be en successful had he consented to have it presented tor the first vacancy, i ni’ he would not allow, preferring, as is understood, to r mum lanhiulio an old tnend, rather than to be made Senator. Ihe success ot hit Executive career just clused.haH given to Governor CliwroiiD a national rep utation —one which it would have been the interest us wed oh the duty ot the \\ lugs to uiamtoin. The ma jority of lire Legislature having determined otherwise, lie will submit cheerfully to the public will, and retire to private liter. Tiiese remarks are not intended as any reflection upon me successful can.l dates. They have received the sanction of the party —a compliment more stthsiuii tail than words, undone which places them above either ! the praise or censure of the preas. The Democracy wnl of course, strenuously endeavor to defeat both the nominees To tlun end, their prom mettt men have remained at diet apital during (lie en ure Heasiou, hoping 1 presume to find some Whig weuk enough, or wicked enough to jom tiiem in their mucin* nut oils W lie the r tficy will do so remains to tie seen. At present 1 predict an entire failure of all their schemes. Quite an interesting discussion was suddenly sprung upon the Henate )• stenlay, in reference to the reaulu* ■ u iiigttig on the election of two l niteu Suita* Sens tort. It was dually agreed to, yeas 24, nays U4f Th* Joint Standing I'oniiuUtrr* were announced Yoffwui find them enclosed lor publication In the ll< ie a . number ol Bills were read the first time. Both brand, cs of the General Aaseir b|y adjourned over until s morrow, for the purpose of all ending thefjouiirrr.c ment at Oglethorpe University, but in >r ljy presume to hear the Addn ss of the Hon. W. <t: ,1. Simms. Your readers may be pr- pared to h**rn 01 • • onginal announcements, as it is currently repo: id i!i; the above named gentleman addressed “ the niileri had” nt Buffington’s last night, and declared in s,. stance, that in his historical researches, he had ma<l< the gratifying discovery, that “ Jesus Christ was tin great lounder of Democracy, and that his govern linn was a Democratic government,because lie had selectei his disciples from among the masses and not from tin ! Aristocracy !” II it were justifiable to retort upon ar maikso infamously blasphemous, it might he replied that the disciples from their vety location and pursuit must have lived upon “fish and oysters;” and that the re fora, according to the Democratic theory in the late canvass, they were entitled to the appellation of j “ swelled-heads”, Mr. Simms’ premise is tin refore not j oorrect, aird his conclusion, of course, a non sequitur. I But more anon. Yours, &c , C. MILLKIM iKVII.I.H Nov 12th 047. Gentlemen: Yesterday the members of the I. iisla j ture anil strangers generally repaired to th** College ! Chapel to witness the ceremonies of the commence | me nt occasion. The exercises, I regret to say, were I not of the high order of those which I witnessed here I two years since. The s eechea ol the young gentlemen j were too long, rather prosy and badly delivered. There was an u| parent want of confidence on the part ol some of the speakers ; w hile others went to the opposite ex treme und w r ell nigh realized Pollock's rather curious idea of an “ oratorical collapse.” I allude to this mat ter only from a sense of justice to the public us well as to the institution. 1 think it is not t>e fault of the Pro fessors. 1 know it is not chargeable upon the highly gifted president, Dr. Talmage, whose sermon upon sun day lust, was one of the most able, tasteful, classic and eloquent performances winch was ever listened to in the state. A man who can write or speuk us he wrote and spoke on that occasion could not tail to impart some of his rare powers toothers, unless they are sadly defic ient in native capacity, or application. That ihe latter s too frequently the cuse with young gentlemen is made but too appuient by the sad experience of thousands.— Rigid discipline will not alwayaaecure a lmppy result * unless tempered with kindness and unless the youth be stimulated by appeals to his personal honor and the nromptiness of a wisely chastened ambition. In some cases even these tail and the best directed efforts are without u corresponding impiovement. The young gentleman, Mr. Wells, who delivered he valedictoiy, evidently sustained himself better th n ny of the oilier speakers. Ills speech how ever, was oo long and the points of his subject not tastefully se eded. His delivery was good; though at tunes too nuch upon the Colquitt order. It is really a iiiislortune hat some of our public men, and preachers particularly* lave never yet discovered that ranting and elequence •re not synonymous terms; and that the mere length ‘fa discourse is not always the best evidence of the wis iom of its author. When great men are guilty ol these thugs, youths of genius and promise, like Mr. Wells, may well be excused. The address of the orator of the day, Mr 8 mms was emphatically a nondescript. In style it was ver bosely sententious —in deiiveiy pompous l .y emphatic— m sentiment tru ascendent ally incomprciienswle—De livered in an inst.union not only confessedly sectarian but Presbyterian, it took the broad ground that man has the control of his ow n late for time and for eternity f and . y inference, dial he could save lunutej at Ins j pleasure, and of course without the intervention of a ! mediator or a propitiatory sacrifice. If the remarks, I of the speaker meant any thing, they meant this—such ct least was the impressions ol those who listened most 1 attentively u> the oiu tor, during the whole of his long and tedious harrangue. Today no business of importance, has been trans acted in either branch of the Legislature. Resolutions being on the Election of the stale House otnceis and public Punter to-morrow, and of two United Slates Senators on Saturday, were agreed to, after some oppo sition on the part ol the Democracy, particularly to the loiter. Notwithstanding the paity was tallied during the canvass upon the ground, that two Senators were to be chosen and notwithstanding,some ol these prints *• at muted their Inendsat one U>< e upon the tact, that they had gained the Lt-g.slalure and thereby secured two Senatois in Congress; still there are members here who aiicet, to believe that tlie choice of a successor to Senator Colquitt w-ould lie unconstitutional and im proper. The opposition,however,is futile and the reso lutions will be approved by Governor Towns. Youra&c,. C. MILLEDGEVILLE, Nov. 13th, 1847. Gentlemen .-—Prior to the election of State House officers yesterday, but little business was transacted in either House lu the Senate, Mr. Moore presented a Resolu’ion which was agreed to, calling upon iiis Excellency fora copy of ail the correspondence, in regard to the Florida Boundary Also a Bdi requiting Cleiks ol Interior Courts to record Constables Bonus in certain cas- s A Bill was also introduced by Mi Baiclay, to levy a tax on Negroes brought into Georgia, from other States, for sale. In the House, Mr. Atkinson of your county, intro duced two Bills—one to giant certain privileges to the Floyd Rifles, and the other to change the name of Wm. A. Ftewellen, to W\ A. Napier. The project ol constructing a Rail-Road from Atlan ta to West Point, does not yet seem to have been altau doned, us a Bill for that purpose was introduced by Mr. Rohnisou of Coweta A much more practical scheme, and one which would benefit the people of ihe State vastly more, would fie a Road from Gnflin, via New nan, to some poun on the Chattahoochee, at or near the Old Mclntosh Reserve The River aliove Weet Point, is navigable tor a considerable distance, and while the trade ol the immediate country penetrated would sup port the Road, it would extend almost in a direct line tow ards the rich, mineral and agricultural region, sur rounding Tuscaloosa, Alabama—a region which is now anxiously seeking an outlet to the Atlantic. At 11 o’clock, the General Assembly met in the Rep resentative Hall, and proceeded to elect State House ( officers, and a public Printer. On the third ballot, N. C. Branett, was chosen Secretary of Slate. On the second ballot VV. B Tins ley was elected Treasurer. P W Compton was on the Second ballot, declared Surveyor General, and D. E. Bothwel! was chosen Comptroller on the third bal lot. For State Printer, there was quite an interest ing race. There were a host of Candidates and corn bi nations, were the order of the day Your nighbours of the Recorder, however, tunned to have driven the heaviest trade. Ilavuig taken to their embrace at one and the same tune, the Democracy of the mountains and the seaboard, and having drawn to their aid the ( ass tulle Pioneer -and Savannah Georgian, they were elect ed on the fourth ballot. Your Mr. Rose, made a most creditable race with ihe IFAtga.nut tit*- three-lold com bination above aliuded to, waa too strong tor huu. Yours, Ac C. COMMITTEES OK THE SENATE The following ait* the suuJmg committees of the Semite (hi J'nnleye* and Election*.- Messrs. Simmons llollowny, Hilliard, W illingham und li. B. Jobm-on On Veiitiunt — Measrs. Stapleton, Barclay, Little, Camp ami McAithui On Enrolment* —Measrs. Chastain, Moore, Han* ; dersoii, Maxwell and Kudoid. On Joui nalth—W mi*. Collins, Camp, McLeod Smith and Duncan. Oh the Stateoj the Republic — Meiwis. Williamson, Wiggins, VI a run. Lawton and Siuiili. On finance— Messrs. Boynton, Hunter, Maxwell, Cochran and McLeod. On /lank*— Messrs. Snider,Fort, Willingham, Hun* mo us and Hem lei son. On the Mdituy— M *asr*. Hilliard, I dale, Cofl’-e Collins nml W ui wrs On the Judiciary —Messrs. Wales, Glenn, Rctse, Mmue and t'l mat uni On/nteiHiii hnf’nnrmrnt— Karris, Montgomery, Kofiuan ano Bark** (hi fublic fruitin ‘ —Messrs. Holloway, Camp, Kui ford, Martin slid McArthur (hi fuuiie Laura!ton— Messrs. Hunt, Marks, Dun can. D.ii.ii-ii and Buicluy On the fenitentiary —Messrs. Dana vm, Clayton, Irwin, Stapleton and S. C. Johnson. On the Lunatic Atylum —Messrs W. J. Johnson. Terrvll, Beese, Stewart snd Barks. COMMITTEES OK THE HOUSE ( nmnnUee uh the Slatent Ike lirpitoUc Mesa s llairisof B u.iwni, Unwind, Canton, Bolin son td Ja per, Bartow, Jackson of VYuiton, Towns* no, Tsfrell and M> cly. Limunttfr oh lu< Judicial y M mi- K''Man, L w*o Jouss 4artrrli. fr'icefiiart’ Harris us Baldwin, Clark, Seward Shaekl Committee on l’ mine. Messrs. Phillips, Bethune, Black R “(id, Atkinson, (lien,,. Hue", Daniei’l u N OH Agricultural and InternT, m#|. ‘"‘Priu M,’sr Bmow, Kenan, Gtartrril Ami,.,, n, Nisbet, Perkins, Pinckard, Philij, 2“*** , ’ 1 C,JW ‘ lll ’ Walker ol Richmond, Pri Cl ”, R ** Committee on Public Education and t. ’ Messrs. Shockley, 11.0.1, Uuniwy. „ ( “ *hk Mover ol Jasper, Giover ol Joins, *''• k, McConnell ol Cuss, JVleCaira, .Vie ‘ iy, Committee uit bank,. ’ Messrs. Harris ol Clark, RoUiiisun ot i. uue, Kilgore, Bryan ot Houston Cm MlV " r hi Cabinets. ’ lrr ’ Committee m, Manufacture, Messrs. N, suet, he., tune, Ward, Wiliia,',,. ~ . net! ol Cobb, Reed, Anduws. 1 ( ummittee on ttie Pciutenturv Messrs. Mostly, C;t,tiding, R,„ y , Ulr * .10w:,,-1, Atkmsem,y.,.„tL„„u„, Donuiuv‘w-H l-'ianklin. Ward, .n sham, Committee on Printing Messrs Sanford, Hedden, Wi11.,,, lerrell, Black, Reynolds, Freeman, Prate ‘ Committee on Privileges „nd Eieetin Messrs. Jones, Arnold Andrews, BalC „ Heard, Maloney. Vnrdeinaii, Fleming, jj r]J ‘ ,i, , emu, I .aw lion, Smith of Cass, Shelheld Committee on Petitions M tssrs Jackson ol Walton, K-,ih, Crtki, un. Ale( ‘oniieli ol Cobb, Sumner, Wlu lffor . I'nlbot, Smith ol Oglethorpe, Graham, Committee on Juuriui.s. Messrs Robutson of Coweta, Andenwn ot Wil Battles, Fitzpatrick, McDuffie, Brown, Neal of Craw,uni, Pollock, Wilson, Holmes, Mel, i* 1 ’” Committee on M it., „ry A fair, ‘ Messrs. Seward, Morris, HarrisotTalltaferro.ee land. Speir, 1 ilhnan, Jackson of Sumpter Cone / ary, Peutmost, Biyan ol Wayne, Stockland Committee on enrollment Messrs (faulding. Hodges, Reynolds CoiW Cluarlennan, Hat ns ot Morgan, Be. is, Wootlp of Jasper, Pace, Candler, Raw leu, Kali correspondence of the journal a usasam NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12, Gentlemen “ A change has come o’er tl, t ’ our dreams.” Two short weeks ago, and bluT#!! were superabundant, whilst over-coats and fin* “ not to be sneezed at.” AW, we are Hflhinn ? delights of what some call the “ suit, dreamy, Indiun summer,’’ but which, to my thinking nothing about Jesting,) is of nearer kin to u* s*r. in whose “illustrious footsteps” it treads. cousins!!ip . and yet the city continues penecny and free from disease. The Mew GrieaMUagarnJJ! from Vera Cruz, as also the Galveston, bringru*!- an I interesting intelligence from the Aioiy.ft. ia important item of which, is the death of id, chivalrous Wnikei—the incen paiebi, and the terror of Gueriiilas. Tlie reporta the manner ol his death are vuious and com ti? one alleging that he was lanced by a Me\,aicld whose son he hud just stain , and another, than m* non hail was hi. death messenger—but be foe !& c . ai may, his tali is a serious 1 ut* to the Couiitiy,mtj army, and thousands of manly hearts will soi row therelor. Walker was one oi ka —-J love the perils of battle for its high excitement. J thunder of gnus, the fic.ee and beadloug cuargp k • o ad.y shock, weie music to his biavt and Walker met Gen. Lane at Peiote and utgefoTtu advanced some durance, when Wulkei w. 0l rj j with his command ot ;.Lout ,50 men, to tan- ix* vance. lie passed saieiy ihiough seveiatstnaii : n und finally arrived at Huamantla, where Santa Ax who should be surnamed “ the mdoiiutauie,’’ wasp* **d w <h some *2.(KK) men and several piect*.<ut’ ar^ W nlker led the charge, and coinpl* teiy routed awes my . killing many ol them, and taking severalp-eul aitdieiy. He died as he would have wished, iraidii dm of battle, and in th. arms ot vicioiy —wUs LRaj c.ind he was. B'iiito Anna's report ol the aliar woi you will find in tin city papeis, is decidedly amosinj The Caty ol Mexico is qu.et, u i.j good oiUr. snial cuiity pievail, Pena y 1\ 11a, ihe new pn v.sioi.nP* idem, lias issued a well w i iiten and paincUc a his couiitiyineii, and has called ihe Congress ui a nation together at Querelau— hut it wdJ probatht about as effectual as calling sprits from liie “o| deep.” Ail is anaichy and discoid, and each ntif veh ement hut brings to light some new “ cu;.jm I woise confuaed.” Santa Anna has been ikpnwi I the counuaiid of the Aimy, and in a veiy coa.tmg I worded document, has been iiUoiiued Ui.a He wu. ii I court-niartia.Ed loi the defeat-* he tluss.lfr4red.aaL’* I licularly tru ihe loss ol the Lap .a. if? I ! with the spirit of a patriot martyr, m the ufonMiij I 1 government, (.) and then puts forth another of fri I | ex ha us Uc as proclamations, winch are > petum I ; ctiaiacteiionc of ins race. “ Tiiatieg” I 1 betore tin- people,and from the whole tenor ol u*ufl I ilesto, on*- w ould sujipoae that he could truly say, I sutleniigs is inioileru *le !” There are several expm I sions in it of rather obscure meaning. but whidmsd I less hate their /mi jatse Paredes is suffered toraM I 1 m the country on his parole d’honeur, and has ra I i to the provisional President, begging lor money w* I support of tnmsell and laimly, and avowing utc fflU I ardent piunotisni. I You will have observed, also, that a thanks-gwi I was ordered by Lien. Scott, lor the victories gainmi I the Aim ricau anus Mr McCarty. Chaplain tul I -Vimy, preached a sermon upon the occasion, and*! I wlule we thank God, we must not forget the I soldiers!” It is naid to have been the first Prof* I sermon preached in the city of Mexico. | Within the lust week bei ween five ami six thin* I troops have arrived, consisting ot the Indiana. lit I lucky, and Teimesaee Regiments, and have U I promptly dispatched for the seat of war Citu Hi ■ But.er und stall, airived yesterday, and leave mil H or tw o. ‘l'he Geneial is in fine health and good sjtfl H I'lie new legimeiits are us linen looking body of melt ■ I ever saw ; young, athletic, sober and modem H j show mettle enough ! I The 111.11 ket the past week has exhibited no nr I j change. Cotton has been coining in very free: 1 selling very freely. Middlings are ijuoted no* lI H to 71. The stock is now 110,000 bales. Caledonia is awaited w.th anxity by operator* 4 visions, Bacon, Lard and Beef liuvea deenteddc* I** 1 ** I tendency, with small sales and fair receipts t und Rope are almost nominal at 15 to 16 cent* | the former,and7 to 74c for the latter v• hisker H ‘2 (* —Sugar, lnfr-nor to choice, 3 to 51c —Mem** ■; to *2ic. Lxchunge lnaiket dull, and salt* ddi** I rllect. Yours, I elbftt m First Congressional District* H WHIG MEETING. A im-rting of ill*- Wfugs of the First District, now m Vldn Ig- vilie, was h< ld at tw* t my House,” on vV e.t.i. sday the 10th Nov W®- (>ll motion, Maj Ij H Bacon of Liberty called to (he chan and De La MuTTA Swi t'*!- 1 , (nail Cos requested to act aa secret ry. the im-eiiug oemg explained fiy the chairman. |re tar ponveded t* call a lisi oi tm osiuti 1 tli first ctMig.eMiomd dist iru ot G> orga • r,r '[ “ peine.i 1 1 ml lie-manures o| t hattiaui. Brj an - 2 Ah lutush, Giytin, Lownd.es, Thomas, lan, Montgoineiy, IV.tl.iah, Emanuel, L‘ ar, ’ ul ’ 1 luck, and i,fii>igli,iui were repu-scuted. The following reso'utions were then adopted. tutored, That a convention of die M ‘Vd j the In*i congress* oiiuf district be licui s ul “ J n )g I m lie- county of ‘J'etiuiron liu.- * ootui tbutu. ) | next, lor the purpose aoui uatmg a csudaL 1 * potted by the \V lugs, to lepreseUt said 4>H^ C Cong., ssof the l imed States ■, ixf lie.,u,red, That each county in the di* rK '* g. a un and by Uie aume umbel ul delegi* lea Iwf * (led to Uhder tin- old appot tlolUilt 111 t* l ' l ..^fl Remitted, Thai tin* proceedings *>i ,n ’ publish -,i in the Macon Journal \ M ■'** "ll” v.'OUii‘i, Souuieru tl< cutdet,and Savannah h ' v I ‘.ie meeUtig liiell adjourn* and S*Hf die. . E H BAUM* 1 Dx La Motta Suxdiki.L, Stey flow to K I llil ut u i ||c •IIIU* r , gill Jiff* f )lUf of the Secretaries ot State ts me t ■ o *rut a good inode ol getting lid olan illirud. t . oularcase. It iippt an that the door-k* jmi cmtnry Hoflicc was remaikably oblign , 4f* the thing foi u ramd oflHHi-aet-aer, * * ,o get in every day and Isnlief the S ji MeaiiOoyanc - hud continued lime or oui . , , , . lu’ lliH** k ’ 1 H.-cfeuny supp and ui* *rM- moiui g # # 11 . it,.i uialtC jU * .lid lllquu* u whelm- 1 lie knew wllul w* - jgjr *r daily. * Yea,'said the luitcunnaiy* u ‘ ‘Tne , but do you fclH*W WlU*l . Wi tlieu, I “ in tali )"■ r J■ * ac*’ ’1 lie meeting n- ai nn tn.ua o*’ 1 ’’ j 4 ecftiraiid tne pouu u’oi-k“P* “* “** |Ul ,g4s eh/fnan the peruhui inamiil’ in wI,M ‘ wa* Infiemed th * -cfetary was not s