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Jffcnce nrcc'sary Blitterfd bethf foul K.npue
( >t .11 r-r.imd worched ilie lying lip* ot thiwe who
wou 1 dare nttnr such a liVI upon ‘he patriotism anil
Milor ot 1:1” American people The bin ot aid and
never I'mii-! and M uco with n (i. neral to command her
annj,.. .V.rwiil they ever blur the escutcheon of their
try’* :a ,i . struct the progress ot Iheir coun
tr. , The valor and mioreM ol the intrepid Scott
aiid ill.-* ie I 'nimble Taylor w irti the allegation of
md : l.viid ’ in me part ol the Whig*, l ie man
gled and h dn.: bodice ol Hotter ami Cloy, and
McKee and Hardin, and others, declare it false ; and
, . Wc.i.l and the lili.'tnlilng bones of halt our
,! niii* mam the plaina ol Mexico arc
p , , eriiiieo.il with iltame the accuser's lace.—
riol iceKonmg is list approaching, yea, even
\ ~ w more oflieial blunders, a few more
upon the s .iivignty ot the people, a
few % and the epitaph ol the present odmin
r, ■ i wall !>■ written upon me wall; \\ eighed in the
we- . .kJ til- coming,speed the parting guest Soon
. authors of tnoas portentous clouds that now
l,„vn ~0.1.1 our country's horizon, from the deep an
uuis'tol t n.-tr tro ibled bosoms exclaim,“'Alas, alas, had
we but .vcdttH -otintry with halfthc zeal that we have
scrv I .in dves, tlw people would not in our declining
years have t'isu'sen us, mid left us for all coming time
toe.i"’ lor i.nrlves.” And their tin.al soliloquy (to be
pronounc 1 1 n ill” HI ol March, IHPJj will lie, dare-
Wil ,11 I lij.il ,'ist farewell to longing hu es and fond
expectations, to palaces and power. W e have touched
the highest point nf ul! our greatness, and now, from the
|7.” i!tM)f oiire-.n:. V hliss, wc lull to rise no more, Like
K : > , ii , waves, or a bright exhalation in the
miid, \m vanish from the gaze of men,and our names
ur. to he struck from the catalogue of worthies, and
of ii tii sreal diaappro
hation to the tar oft regions of the woild’s forgetfulness,
finally to sink beneath the obscure eddies of oblivious
waters. ...
Mr. J \vr;s proc eding to give his views in regard to
man: m which the war should be closed, but was ;
iterrupted by the expiration of his hour.
\ Terrible Murder*
The Mew Orion ns Picayune of the 3*l, instant, says :
A t icgrnphic despatch from St. Louis via Louisville
was received *t re on Thursday, that Baldwin, the
n lrderer of Matthews, had been arrested. The pa
pt *-t the 24th.from St. Louis, came to hand yesterday,
an I nv-.ke th* announcement more intelligible. The
Murder of \ irnu Matthews was committed in St. Lou
is on th” 15th n!t The murderer, Elisha Baldwin, was
suspected and traced through a singular combination of
ciifiiiiin i: ud finally arrested at his brother's
house on the Uu for cl Moniteau county, twenty miles
fro :j .! ■;! : >n t tv. The City Republican says that
when tir t an.-ted he expressed great astonishment,
and sh w*d soiu'* disposition to resist, but when the j
wa int was read. in which the name of the deceased
was given, h * • xclaimed —“How did you find out his
name Alter some further preliminaries, they all
start and over to the father’s house, where the trunk was
found contain on the most of Matthew’s money, his
wan'i.knu . tin- pfotol with which he was shot, and
several otter articles. On the way Baldwin gave up
nnd confessed that he had killed him, and told tlieoU
lifers \v. ert a portion of the money was coinjcajmM|
attfinely mter<jflfl
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-aul tiiat with !
ug . in Mini ili.'il he was induced to
;>y tite ill-treatment which his sister ■
had received trom Matthews. He,
dtat, tmnng his three months’ stay at I
never saw him maltreat his sister,atul tor
” . | art of'the statement is very questiona
ble ■< the several times sought an opportun
. ■ ‘>*’ In over-board, but never (bund an occa
i-n he dared attempt it. On one occasion
• tin* wheel house, when the bout was nn
''■•iv to pnh him into the wheel, but there j
\ • o man;* ; •'> 1 that he could not doit safely. The !
manner tir er is thus stated :
\ -i f. i'U *1 h<*re, Baldwin proposed to
Matthew ...t , should remain on board and watch ‘
tbt i ik, Bal Iw ’ m stoieaadmaw tkmr
pas- i". i :.c t:- to Jcilcison city, and provide a
room ; i tin mi ’ til they it ft. He then went ashore, I
pit: ■ 1 a .'iiiaii pistol, and loaded it with two balls—
the bails • ,ni p. . rhe had brought with him. He j
then went t< tin- stag'* office, entered his name, and re- I
turned tot!- font They took the trunk and went to ,
the V’ ill ?el, where th< \ pot a room. Baldwin
tl “ii edoii, i Mattln vvsthat he had not registered his
no■ < dice, that no body coulu doit but
! i it w is agreed that aft or supper they w'ould
r>’ • r t > th ■ stag.* office to eu;er Matthew’s
.viter sup,* r tliey started up Maine street—Baldwin
rtpn s ;■ , t'i it, that was tne direction to the office,
oi l r v. -i orent way up—near to the place where
the cm* f They walked on some distance, I
when dan *.a i. van toooirplnin oi the walk. On,
th* v, >. If i.ivvin provided himseit with u heavy stick,
remarking th*.: :he dogs were find in the vicinity of the of- j
fie \ \Vii n they had gone a consideiahle distance
they tnmed *i:to a stone quarry,and whilst there Bald*
win f'lfp* I l>mse*lf to execute his purpose ; and, as
th y vvrrlk ! out oi the stone quarry, Baldwin approach- (
eil !• ‘ ■ .* s t rom i rhino’, and placing the pistol cloasto
hi- h ad, ti * ! Matthews fell and expired without a
groan Ba. i’.vin immediately returned to the hotel.—
T!m ■he inquired lor the key of the loom, but was in
lorn *d by the clerk that his partner had it. He then
reMii ied to i!;e dco i body, rolled it over, took out the
ke\ !iis knife, v*: uh, and some other things, and re
tail dto tl r ;i at the hotel. At the time he took |
th” key, &lc . out ot Matthews’s po<&et fie povs the
moon wa* --iii.iibrightly, and several persona passed j
w tluD ‘i ah’ .i d.-lance du mg the time. He did intend
ihiowmg the b i.v into the river, but the presence of a j
men n't. mini • lime-kiln prevented him. That night
he left in ih< m- ■ t JetU*rsori,atul reached his father's
r •< r.c * ; ii i*n hours in advance of the officers*—
lit- ni family lie had stated that .Matthews
* j <1 w.fti bun, l*ut bail lelt h;m ut Cape Girardeau,
t- : ; l,;od t< cmne through the ice. This h the hia
t i tlie j.I! ..i > reprehr* utsd by Baldwin hu. self,and
.e t 1 r blooded and at roc ous deed is not on ie
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v hen ‘he officers were about to leave, Baldwin de
sired his fnilu r to send hia clotlis and some other am
cles to Jest- r-on City, and that theoftic *ni would net
thnt they we > t unwniUed to him at Bt. Louis. The
ol! man . bo* :*si!id to be nearly seventy yetis of age)
replied i, v. u will not need them: you will go
to 8t L nis, to i ni. ami ihdi to the gallows—you
won’t need th* m !”
Alt* r h.s ;i i.<t Baldwin at timet manifested some
contnuon and wept bitterly ; then again he would break
out ii the hu i -t excilement, arul declare that if the
act waa to do over again, h* would do it.
Hi- .‘atlier mid family are respected ns pious members
of t Baptist cliuri ii.
‘k be iNf\v Suites.
Ta - follow ing table will show the time when the j
” ru*w .'‘•in s oi thow not included in the “old thirteen,” j
V
Nr”: . mlly wa* o part of Nc v, Voik,aud was j
udi.iit: I into ti** l umn M: * b, 4, l?kl.
lvr.siucMv—toinierljr a part of Virginia,adiiiilted iu* I
to the Lmtm Jura 1.17^2.
tvM*-i t —i ruled of Territory ceded the Unit
ed Bi.it* shy t.M- * it*- ot Noith Carolina , admitted in- 1
to tli*’ l i !.. •
Ouio-dorm lout of ut of the territory north west ]
of the liver Oh.o; udmmed into the Umon Nov 2'.,
Ix risMfvA —formed on* of part of (he territory ceded
to tli* ifiiited Stales by Fiance, received into iht* I'uion i
Inimanv •• *! “ In part of the N. \V. Teniiory,oe
ded to the Cn (<d Stales by Virginia; admitted into
the Cnmn. icc 11, lhJ6.
MissisoiKn—>t<uined ut of part of the territory re- j
drd to the l .t* i b Miles by the State of B*utfi Carolina;
admitted into the Union December 10, IHI7.
If l.mntw'oiniitl a iart of N W. Territory ; ad
mitted info the Union, lk*c f 3,1H1H.
A lam* a- ioruied out of part of tlie territory ceded
to th* Uni” and * o-t* by ttoutn Carolina mid Georgia
adm ted into th** Union, Dec 14, Idly.
■ -'!.■:! out ot part ol Mueenchusetts ; ad'j
r. t into the Union. March 15,1*30.
-, .... .1 out part ol tin n rritory ceded by
Fra: by t.c tr ntw f April Jo, lsOU; adiiuitid into
p > i • ,
\ s*- a * loruied part of same territory ; admitted .
Jun* * . Ih3§
M:ci WAN —formed of part of he territory ceded to
the i ed rttatesby Virginia ; admitted into tlie Union i
January >O, l a
j , a- ut* *! out of the territory ceded by opaui
t . ut**!? f *’ hy the treaty of Feb. 2‘J, lblU;ad |
mi ?* into theM mun, MarcM, 1*44; i
j . Tin m tependeiil republic} admitted into the j
Unit, and S•-*’ byn joint rtsolutsmw Congress, opprov
’ 1 ‘
J. \ min uted its*<3 the Union, Dec 28, 184©
\\ j >,o * ir-1 w asp M id on the3l **t Merab*
lft47.i'> ad..ut tlw territory into tlx? Union, upon condl
tk>n th t h** p**fle adopt the Constitution passed De*
cru ’ !BL JB4O. l’tie t iismution was rejected.
TKKHITORIEB. ,
Nii. . KA— Bjil rejmrtcd to fix boon dark* Jan. C,
18*5. bui ii- anjeh on the subject.
Or**> Bill to establish a territorial government,
p,,-. ( I R. presciitsiivcs. Jfinusry 46, 1847 no
final action “O th** subject in the Hvoate.
, -ha erritohnl yovermnent
ihi . t tu.usc f ell 17, 1847 ; referred to Judina
. nit in the B’ liatr. No further action on the
ii . ot. _
t . TsfltN iii Kwt*
T * fti-iie VVI* Uonveiition if lowa has nominal*
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M A CON, GEORGIA
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 1841
FOM PRESIDENT,
GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR.
Error Corrected.
In Col. Redding’s Letter Inst, week, there was n ty
pographical error, which reduced the minimum profits
to a little over one half of the estimate ol the writer.
Col. Redding says, thnt a Company con rely upon at
least 16 per cent, ns the lowest nmount of income from
their investment. This is quite ns good ns shaving
notes,and besides will have the ndvantage of leaving n
man with n clear conscience, because by using his
money in this way, he will benefit instead of oppres
sing his fellow citizens.
The Northern Mail.
For five or six weeks in succession we have uniform- i
ly failed to receive the Northern Mail, on Monday. It
is either a very singular coincident or a very strange ;
arrangement on the part of the Post Office Department.
It may be that it is all the result of accident or it may be
that some of tlie Post .Masters along the line are fond of j
n Sunday morning nap ami therefore regnlarly fail to j
distribute the Wilmington Mail. Be this as it may, we
only mention the fact of failure. Our readers know it J
is useless to complain as the old autocrat of the Depart
ment will be certain to afford no relief.
The Supreme C ourt of Georgia.
This body commenced its regular session in this City, j
on Monday. All the Judges were iu attendance, lie
sides a very full representation of the profession. We
have not ascertained the extent of the Docket, but un
derstand that the business of the Court will probably be
despatched ill the course of the week.
Another Decline in Cotton.
The Magnetic Telegraph announces another decline
of * of a penny on cotton in Liverpool on the 21st ult.
The staple has now fallen in this market to 61 cents.—
This time last year it was selling freely at 101 cents.
The people were then told that they must not
trrll enough alone,” but that under a Democratic Tar-
I j/f prices would advance. They have tried the experi
! ment and we trust are now satisfied with their own ex
i 1 perience us well as tlie honesty or wisdom of their ad
’ j visers.
are Reid, Esq. has
hecn appointed by the Governor of Mississippi, a Com
missioner for the acknowledgment of Deeds, dtc., for
i, that State, in the State of Georgia.
Honk Bindery.
We take pleasure in calling attention to the adver
tisement of Mr Jackson Barnes. Mr. B is a superior
1 mechanic, and those who place work in his hands, may
rely upon having it executed in a style equal to any
thing of the kind that can be had out of the Northern
Cities.
Fine Hook*; at Auction.
Those who desire to procure a superior selection of
* Standard and Miscellaneous works would do well to
notice the advertisement of Messrs. Hines, Harris and
, Hannon in another column. It is certainly one of the
i | best selection of Books which wc have almost ever seen
offered at Auction.
* 1 Superior Osuaburgs.
Messrs. Scott, Carhart & Cos., the Agents for the
Milledgeville Factory’, have now in their Store, a speci
men of goods which for strength, weight, evenness and
firmness cannot le surpassed. We take pleasure at this
particular moment, in railing attention to them,as they
plainly illustrate the superiority of Steam over water
power, in giving unilormity and roundness of thread, as
w*ell as compactness and evenness in the cloth. Those
interested in these matters, would do well to call and
examine the goods for themselves. It may perhaps oc
cur to some ol them that, (as Macon already furnishes
a market for some eight or ten different manufactories
which afford to pay freights, commissions, &c.,and yet
realize from 1C to 20 per cent.) a Home Establishment
could perhaps do a fair business. It might at least,
enter into competition with some prospect of success.
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Cotton at Guilin.
The receipts of cotton at Griffin—up to the Ist inst.,
, according to the Jeffersonian, were 22,014 bales ;of
which 2,162 were forwarded to Atlanta and 13,853 to
Macon leaving on hand about 6,000 bales.
Navigation of The Flint.
A public meeting of the citizens of Albany, Baker
j county, was to have taken place on Saturday last for the
purpose of conferring in regard to the improvement of
the navigation of the Flint River. The Steamer Mag
, nnlia, Capt. Butts, had reached that place on Wednes
, day previously.
No Difficulty Vet.
Some of the Democratic papers seem delighted at
the prospect of a disagreement among the Whigs in re
gard to their candidate for the Presidency.
“ A Washington letter in the Philadelphia North
American says, the best understanding exists between
Mr. Clay and Gen. Taylor—old friends ; and that if Mr
i C. consents to be a candidate—which he has no where
I done yet—Gen. Taylor will not run in opposition to him.
1 Mr C. on the other hand, will support his friendcordi
ally should the Convention select him.
How shall it la* accomplished f
As the State Convention in Georgia is to be held on
inondajqthe sth ol* June, uiul the Nuiiouul Convention
| on Wednesday, the7th of five some month,it is plain
. that if Giorgm is to be represented in the latter body it
i must be by some s* pa rate and distinct action. What
is thut action to bes Our friends of the Savannah
KepubUcan propose a distinct and separate convention
at Macon lor the purpose of selecting delegates to the
National Convention, and luither thut the Suite Con
j venlion be postponed to the thud Moudny in June.
A distinguished Wing from a distant part of the
Stale, whose oppot turn ties (or ascertaining the wishes
of the people are very good, writes ua and recommends
. the following plan, viz:
I That Convenlio sle held in the several Congressional
Districts, ny early iii May. and tiiat each District *hu!|
select one delegate with an alternate, to the National
| Convention, and thnt these delegates when chosen siial]
meet and select two delegates lor the * at huge.
He argues that this plan will In* attended with no
trouble os the Districts will have to hold Conventions u (
any rate for the aeldcttoit of Candidates tor Congress
and the only change required would lie ihe bringing on
of thoseC.inven turns nt an earlier day than usual. In
other respects the suggestion has every thing to recom
mend it. The delegates will be/reA from the people
and therefore will more likely repiesent the wishes of
! the manse*
Upon tlie whole we prefer tlie plan projv>*etl and hope
it may be adopted by our friends without further delay
The Itiebin Hid Tunes itml Compiler.
Me. Cowardin, one of the E litors of this oble Whig
paper has di*po:ed of Ins interest to Messrs. (>ARRINu-
Tort 6l Davis, who are pledged to the support of Gen.
Tavi/>r for the Presidency. The Richmond Wing
press,is now a complete uuitand its distinguished ability
will be wielded in favour of the cause of Taylor and
Reform.
Philadelphia mid Charleston MU rimers.
The Charlestonians finding it was in contemplation
to establish a line of Steam Ship*, between Phils Id
phiaand Savannah have quietly slipped In snd“Baff*./
Me game.** Well.be it so Our Q inker neighbors will
perhaps find,altera time,that like the New Yorker*
they will have either to diminish the sue of their ships
or to run there only tt high lutes Like the Northerner
an 1 Sjuiherner, ill* Columbus, if we are correctly in
lot Hied os to h*f dimensions, will find the Unarleston
Bar a most serious Impediment to her success, an I
will, on more than one occasion, make it convenient t*>
charge upon the poor ni/JTS fiie dflaytMtuilly attribu
table toother *us*t
Meeting in Cranford —National Convention.
The Citizens of Crawford county without distinction
<>f party, assembled on Wednesday laet at the Court
House for the purpose of appointing Delegates to the
State Convention, and to consult in regard to t!i<* pro- 1
priety of a National Convention. M*a§ra Brown, }
Rutherford and Hall wereaelected ns delegates to the j
June Convention and n series of Resolutions were j
adopted iu favor “f Gen. Taylor for the Presidency and j
declared that while the meeting did not recognize the |
necessity oi a National Convention, its members would ,
nevertheless cheerfully submit to the decision of the I
majority of their friends.
This action was right and proper under the circuin- j
stances. What was proper for the frienda of Gen. Tay- !
lor, a few months ago and even a few we ks ago, is not *
proper now. Then a seperate and distinct organization j
might have been justifiable on the ground that even if j
two opposition candidates were run, it would not neces. j
warily defeat the choice of one or the other by the House j
of Representatives. At present, circumstances are j
chang-d. The Democracy finding that South Carolina J
might possibly vote for Taylor, have resolved to bring ,
Wisconsin into the Union purposely that her vote may j
he cust for the Democratic nominee. This being the j
case, the policy of an independent Taylor organization
is equivolent to an abandonment of the whole contest ,
| l n advance ; for it matters not what popular majority
| maybe obtained, the Democrats having the power in ‘
[ Congress will certainly elect their own man. ‘1 lie on- ,
; ly chance of success which remains to the opponents
: of the present Administration is to be found in a consol
j idation of all their forces upon one man —and that man
!is Gen. Taylor. His friends have the power to bring
him before the country, but they have a higher duty to
perform—they must prevent if possible the presentation
of tiny other opposition candidate.
This can only be done by abandoning all idea of a :
separate organization, and by going heartily into a Na- j
tional Convention—Either the Whig Convention, or a
separate organization. For ourselves, we have no idea
that the South can be dragooned into the support of Mr. ,
Clay, under existing circumstances. His nomuia
lion would be* equivalent to the loss of every South
ern State, with perhaps the single exception ot
tacky. Under ciivumsiauccs, ft not
i•i: a * i
himself. To accomplish^®
m the ‘
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to perceive, that such
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WTi it, even if they had the disposi-
Trieuda of Gen. Taylor then, are uni-
sagacious cemsc |.ui I y cm lii-m U
maybe generally adopted. It matters not
what the abstract or pre-conceived notions of gentle
men in regard to a National Convention may be ; if it
be true that circumstances have so changed as to ren
der it the only means of ascertaining aifd conc*.*;itra
-nf4 iniouc sentiment and securing concert of action, it
i j s wise to embrace it even as a choice of evib, and we
trust that such may be the universal determination of
■ the Taylor men and Whigs of Georgia.
Organization of flit* South western It. Head.
The subscribers to the Stock in the South-Western
Road, met in this City on the 10th inst., and organized
. the Company under the charter, as amended by the Act
: of the last Legislature. Two Hundred and Fifty-nine
; thousand Seven Hundred Dollars of individual subscrip-
J tions were represented, thus securing to the Company,
the $500,000, proposed to be subscribed by the Central
Rail-Road Company, and the City Council of Savan
| nah. Elam Alexander Esq. was chosen President,
R R. Cuyler and John W. Anderson of Savannah,
James A. Everett of Houston, William A. Black of
Marion, and Joel Crawford ol Early, Esqrs.. were elect
ed Directors. Since the organization, additional sub
scriptions have been received, sutlicient to swell tlie j
whole amount already taken, to considerably upwards
of $751) 000. Several large contracts for that portion 1
of the work (48 miles) between Macon and the Flint
River, have already been made, some of the hands are
i ’ now at work, and quite a large force, and will be c * ga
ged upon the line in the course of th< present month. A
i portion of the work has been taken at the estimates ol
the Engineer, while other parts have been contracted for
at the extremely moderate rates paid on the Macon i
**nd of the Central Road. These prices though coin-
I paratively low lor the Company, will handsomely re
, j munerattf the Contractors, and we are informed, that
, one or two of the larger contractors, have s’gnifi ul a
willingness to allow any Stockholder to take a portion
of their Sections, in proportion to the amount ol stock
for which they may suliscribe. The construction of the
Road is now placed beyond all peradventure, and it
is confidently asserted, that the work will be completed
to the Flint River, in time to convey to maiket,the crop
, of 1849.
A more prudent, sagacious or competent Board of Di
rectors, could not have been selected in the State. They
are men of intelligence, character and pecuniary re
sponsibilty—men who will not idly venture either their
own means, or the means of others, in any wil 1 and
speculative schemes. We look upon the success of the
t enterprize, as being now placed beyond contingency.
The Atlantic and Western States.
The people of Georgia are not generally aware that
in a few years, the Rail-Road connection between the
Southern Atlantic and Gult ports, and the great North
-1 ern Lakes, will be complete. The last Legislature of
Georgia, made ample provision for the completion of
her great work to the Tennessee River. Th? people
1 and Legislature of Tennessee, have with great liberal-
I ity and foresight, subscribed an amount sufficient to ex
tend the Road from Chattanooga to Nashville. From
Nashville, there is already an almost uninterrupted
Steamboat communication to St. L >uis, uud all other
poiiits on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers
But the great enterprise which is destined to urge ibr
wardtbe connection alluded to, is th * Illinois Central
i Rail Rjad, which is to extend from Chicago on the up
i per Lakes, to Cairo, at the junction of the Missouri and
i Ohio. It passes diagonally across the Slate of Illinois,
i a distance of 4M) miles, and for nearly the whole ex
tent through the finest prairie lands in the West. Upon
I I this immense work,over a milium of dollars have al
ready been expen led, and the Company has applied to
• Congress for a grant of alternute sections of the Public
L inds through which it passes. A report favorable to
the prayer ol the Company, hi* been made to the Senate
• of the United States, and a Bill is now before that body,
j granting a donation of lands to the Company, for the
t construction of the Road. That this will pass is now
generally conceded,because it is p’ain, that it will add
l mauy million** to the value of the public lands, through
I which the projected work wifi pass. B sides being a
I speculation on the part of the Government, tins g eat
I work will secure the eurly completion of a continuous
line between the Northern L ikes and the South Atlan
tic Tlv* moment it is completed, it will furbish an
outlet for the produce of the vast region which it p *n
i currates during the season when the great Lakes are
i closed with ice. That pfoduc • oil teaching the Missis
i sippi, will find a market immensely crowded at N*w-
Orleans, and consequently will seek purchasers In the
Southern Atlantic States lienee tlie only remain*
1 mg link between Nashville an! Cairo, will b • comple
ted, thus giving a continuous Kail-road between the
’ South Atlantic ports and the Northern Lakes,
j That tins will be accomplished m tlie course of n few
yeai>, cannot be doubted by any thinking man who
lias watched the progress ol alfiir*, and rest vt* I upon
the * manifest destiny” of our country. The travel n lone
upon the route, would be immense, for the moment the
entire line is in operation, it wdl b*<* tn* the gr<*at tho
roughtare for fitni grants from the O. I Worl I, destine I
lor the rich lands of the West Tiiat it will bring to
the Atlantic Cities, a vast a.no int ol Western prodoc*,
h most apparent. The iron, th *cnl,th e*pp*r and
manufactured goods of Tennessee, will nee **4urily find
an outlet by the Atlantic route, in preference to the
present expensive and circuitods river transportation
When < Georgia, scarce twelve years Since, commen
ced her system of Rail-Roads, leading to the navigable
waters of the great West, who would hive supposed
that in so limited a period, so won Jerful an appronma*
lion would have been made toward* tits c mtpleUon of
!trr g'eat undertaking l We have nud*i't, tbit ut
ten years from the present time, there will be continu
ous R ul-R n I communication from BavatmaluCiiarlei
*ah on i ftVnsoc >lu to Ht. Louis, discs go, uud otuer
points on the Upper Likes
South Cnroliin 't 1 h r ‘*’ Hail flo-tL.
“ S)uth Carolina, on ‘ of tl • first St:it< s in th rail
road field, is readily pushing on her important work
through Georgia to N:h ivill * Charleston will proba-
I My b.* tli*’ first Atlantic city tint will have a continuous
j lin; of railways, to h*. *:i.about navigation on our Weat
j ern rivers.”
The above is taken from an article in the last Uail \
: Road Journal trom tli *p'O of J * i.ru !v 810. .ii ii.'.d, !
j who pretends to given view of the Rail Ro.iJs from
Maine, to Georgia ! f e know not who Mi . Bloom
-1 fi aid is, hut p.c-um •of cours** that.it lie is not a South |
j Carolinian, he is at least a discipleol Col. Gads a:.v anil
: haa read the celebrated report to tlv* Knoxville Conven-
J tion. Time was üb*i o.ir iv.g iliors ov-r the river
! could pfl lift off a urh gr ‘sr fahri lations as t!i a nhov.? f**r
i go?j)el,h*it that day like the day ol her celebrated “/ur*
■ ty bale theorif’ hoc pass.'! ; aud piv ti language as the
| above is now o:ty regarded ns evidence of the harmless
I hallucination of ov vaporing little neighbor. Like th *
| fly upon the chariot wheol she vainly imagines that site j
i i-* creating all the raffiad dust which now darkens th** |
• southern atnnwpliere. Georgia can w*ll a fiord to treat (
| such folly with derision, we must express our aston
| iahment that so intelligent an | worthy a friend of inter
nal improvement os the rljtor of the Bail llond
■ Journal should be impovetl u; ox hy surh balderdash.
* He certainly ouglit to knew’ \at South Carolina
docs not own, nor has she conslrnned any consul
! erable portion of the great lines from\Jie Atlantic, to
! the waters of the Great West.
Her connection with it by means of the Chadeston and
| Hamburg Road, is indeed rather a matter of n* i lent
thin any part of the great plan. To Georgia and Ten
nessee alone, belong all the credit which attaches in con-,
sej ieiice of that great enterprise; and we are only aston
ished that Carolina, or her people should p Mist in such
; pitiful attempts to filch trom Georgia, the honor
’ which she has earned by th * most unparalleled enter-
prise and by the expenditure of twelve millions
i of her money. Carolina lias had a most happy
. faculty of appropriating other peoples* labour to I
her own use. Slv i now ijd* voring to play the
san.e game upon T<ueys*e, which she has for years’
jy j uLvm>r n;i >u •*r ! r.:i. H r Nv///or,v.,* may per- i
Road, provided t y c:m o!l:iiii ii-urious interest
Wa
, freights. Georgia hewev. r f* itunat* :y has tins matter
j. in her own hands and in case the game is attempted,
which we are inform i h in contemplation, she will
! doubtless make a corresponding discrimination agaitib*
j Charleston, on all liv.g us. assing over the State Road
and destine 1 for tha ty.
Mr. l*o k ;iad hi* Negoiintor.
j It appears that Con : ess is gradually dragging from l
Mr. Folk the facts iu regard to his negotiations with
Mexico. For some time it has been w hispered that Mr. \
, | Trial had made prep* it ions at Tucubnya, inconsistent j
■ with the professions of the government at home. The j
facts have at last been developed under a resolution |
of the Senate ns will be seen by the foltow ing message
from the President:
i To the Senate of the United States.
: In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 13th
of January, 1848, calling for infotmalion on the subject
of the negotiations between the commissioner of the U.
States and the commissioners of Mexico, during the
[suspension ot hostilities alter the buttles <t’ Contreras
and Churnbusco, I transmit a report from the Secretary j
of State, and die documents which accompany it.
f i I deem it proper to add, that the invitation from the
commissioner of the U. States to the Mexican commis
sioners, to submit the proposition of the boundary, re
ferred to in his despatch No. 15, of the 4th September,
’ | 1847, herewith communicated, was unauthorized by me,
and was promptly disapproved, and this disapproval was
j communicated to the commissioner of the U. States
with the least possible delay.
JAMES K. POLK.
I The following is the despatch of Mr Trist alluded
to, as well as a summary of his proposition made to the
Mexican commissioners:
[No. 15.—Confidential.]
Mr. Trist to Mr. Buchanan — Extract.
llead-quartlrs of the United States Army,
Tucubnya, September. 1847.
Sir : The conference between the Mexican Commie- i
aitfiers and myself, on the 2d instant, resulted in my
’ saying that if they would submit to me a formal propo
sition to establish ns the boundary between tlie two Re
publics the one defined in the accompanying paper,
(Enclosure No. 1.) I would transmit it to Washington,
and would propose to General Scott to consent to the
continuation of the armistice until the answer of our
Government should b* received, the calculation being
that this would require from forty to forty-five days,
sending expresses both to Tampico and Vera Cruz. * ,
• • ♦ *
Should my ofler Ik* accepted, this w’ill go hy quadru
| plicate, two by Vera Cruz and two by Tampico, under
the security afforded by double passports.
lam, sir, very r< ~p* ctfully, your obedient servant,’
N. r. TRIST.
lion. James Buchanan, Secretary ofState.
(Enclosure No. 1.)
The boundary line between the, two Republics shall
i commence at a point in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues
j from land, opposite to the middle of the southernmost
| inlet into Corpus Christi bny; thence, through the mid-
I die of said inlet, and through the middle of said hay, to
the middle of the month of the river Netices; thence up
the middle of the said river to the southernmost extrem
ity ol Yol* • Lake, or Lacunade Ins Yuntas, where the
said river leaves the said ake, alter running through the
sami; thence, hy a line due west, to the middle of the
RioPuerco, anil thence up the middle of said river to
the parallel of latitude of six geographical miles north
ol the fort at the Paso del Norte, on the Rio Bravo;
thence due west along the said parallel to the point
where it intersect* the w* stem boundary of New .Mex
ico ; thence northw ardly along the said boundary nntil
it first intersects a branch of the river Oiln; (or, if it
should not intersect any branch of th ;t river, then to
to the point on the suid boundary nearest to the first
branch thereof, and from that point in a direct line to
such branch :) thence down the middle of said branch,
and of the said river Gila, until it empties into th<* Rio
Colorado, and down orup the middle of the Colorado,
as the case may require, to the thirty-third parallel o|
latitude ; and thence due west along the said parallel
into the Pacific Ocean. Ami it is hereby agree! and
stipulated that the territory comprehended between the
Rio Bravo and the shove defined boundary, from it*
commencement in the Gulf of Mexico up to the point
where it crosses the said Rio Bravo, shall forever re
main a neutral ground between the two Republics, and
shall not Ik? settled upon hy the citizens of either ; no
person nliall be allowed hereafter to settle or establish
himself within the said territory for any purpose or un
der any pretext whatever; and all contrventions of this
prohibition may Ik? treated by the Government *f either
Republic in the way prescribed by its laws r* j ;>eeting
persons establishing themselves, in defiance of it* au
thority, within ns own proper und exclusive territory.
Thut Letter ut !•*#
Tl s Department nt Washington has at lust b-en
forced to give up the letter *1 Gen. Taylor rn reply to
that of Mr. Hscretiiy Many dated January 27th,
1847 Mr. Folk h- Id i( bark a*long m p<>.* Me butCon
grres lias finally suc'ceded in obmisting u copy of the
celebrated document It will b* that “Old Zc **
talk* to Mr. M ircy h i I Mr. Folk pretty much n* I<*
did to their particular friend Santa Anna prior to the
ball is of Buena Visti. Let it l* remembered that
since this letter waa written the President In* studiously
prevented Gen To>!ot from l iking any pan in tie* ac
tive operations in Mexico. The people will t ike care
that he alia 11 have a comfortable homo in tlie “White
House” after tin Ith ol March 1849:
Head Quaiitr*, Arvv or O nvu'ms, f
Auguu Nuevu, March 3d, 1817 \
His—l have had th honor t i • jour comma
tticatioii of January 27,i ih lositn a !■*• ■< q wper slip, and
express.ug the r* ; *t ot the Dcp.nttn * tlnti V 4<■ ier
copied into that si.p, mil wh.i h wu* u I ref •il by tny
aell to Major Gen. Gaim.>. aliouldhov b* np i '’ I alied.
Alth Mjg'i your letter doc* not com* yt’ * •!ir ot • •
euicoftli Department or the President, yet wi. ii it
is taken in c mtiection Wih a revival of a para apli in
the reguiaiionsof touching th? publication ol pri
vate letter* concerning operation* the In 1,1 nut not
permitted todoulit that 1 hi\e become the subject of
Kteiitltiiie.i|iprulNliu i Fo any expres*nii i> it coin
ing with th* authority of th* President, I mn bound hy
my duty, and by my resp et for hi* high office, patient*
|y in i.i'j’ii i; hut le*l my “Jew* ’i ■ il.l v m-trii ‘.l
: mlu a Ispii tulmi*iua ol the grou i.L, inl MnrtoaM
I wt fuiUi in jmr ciMamunit'l on, 1 J.v mit n Ju'T w'mji
I I u*y laut,, i-il'io ti.'i.i ! o I- “ i “na.in reply,
-hnll b” |i’i r dun’ il for ,|i r *Kin„'. I. nly.
11 ilm iii-! pine • ‘li ■pu i ttl I*’
ft” . t!i” conclusive vviJ.'ii - ’ th it ll w ■ ill*J
only fncpriMt''l not m nil tor pubßesilw*- It
jpliV
K
BTiZ.itioii or
t* • t ii-•
was published without my knowledge orul contrary to
my wishes. Sur. !y, 1 need not say that 1 am not in 4
the habit of writing lor the newspapers. The letter ,
was a familiar one, written to an old military friend,
with whom I have for many years interchanged opin- j
ion* on professional subjects. That he should think !
prope rto publish it under any circumstances, could not
have been (orseen by me.
In ihe absence of any proof that the publication was
uride with tny authority or knowledge, 1 may be per
-1 mittedto s iy that the quotation in your letter of 650th
, paragraph of the superseded regulations of 1825, in
whi< h the terms “mischievous” nnl “disgraceftif are
employed to characterize certain letters or reports, con
v* y*, tho ith not openly,u measure ol rebuke, which,
1 to +ny the least, is rather hursli, and which many may
think not warranted by the premises.—Again—L have
carefully examined the letter in question, and I do not
admit that it is obnoxious to the objections urged in
ysur communication. I >ee nothing in it which, under
the same circumstances, 1 would not write agnin. To
suppos • that it wid give the enemy valuable inlunna
-1 tion touching our past or prospective line of operations
is to know very little of the Mexican sources of infor
mation, or of their extraordinary sagacity and facilities
in keeping com*; atitly apprised of our movements. As
to my particular views in regard to the general policy
lobe pursued towards Mexico, I perceive from the pub
lic journa's that they are shared by many distinguished |
statesmen and also in part by a conspicuous officer of the j
navy,the publication of whose opinions is not,perhaps, ,
obstructed by any regulations cf Ins department. It is
diili • dt then to imagine that the diffusion of mine can
r mJer any peculiar uid to the enemy, or specially dis
incline him “to enter into negotiations lor peace ”
In conclusion, I would say that it has given me great
pam to be brought into the position in which I now find
myself in regard to the Department of YVar and the
Government. It has not been of my own seeking. To
the extent of my ability und the means placed at my
disposal, 1 have sought faithfully to serve the country by
currying out the wishes and instructions of the Execu
tivo. But it cannot be concealed that since the capitu
lation ot Monterey, the confidence of the Depurtincnt,
an 1 I 100 much tear of the President, has been gradual
ly withdrawn, and my consideration and usefulness
correspondingly diminished. The apparent determina
tion of the Department to place me in an attitude an
tagonistical to the Government, has an apt illustration
m the well known fable of /Esop. But 1 ask no lavor,
und I shrink from no responsibility. While entrusted
with the command in this quarter, I shall continue to
devote all my energies to the public good, looking lor
my reward to the consciousness of pure motives and to
I the ti tal verdict of impartial history.
1 am,sir, very respectfully, your obt. serv’t.
Signed. Z. TAYLOR,
Maj. Gen’l. U. S. A. Comd’g.
Hon. W. L. Marcy, Sec. of War.
Washington, D. C.
Mr* Polk and sKsops’ Fables.
The Baltimore American says :—The letter recent
ly published from Gen. Taylor to the War Depart
ment, admirable alike for the dignity of tone and force
of expression, contains an allusion which at first sight
nicy not be obvious. “The apparent determination of
the Department,” says Gen. Taylor, “to place me in
an attitude nntngonisticnl to the Government, has an
apt illustration in the well known Fable of jEsop.”—
The Fable referred to is, no doubt, the following;
The Wolf and The Lamb.
One hot sultry day, a Wolf und a Lamb happened to
come just at the same time to quench their thirst in the
stream of a brook that fell tumbling down the side of a
rocky mountain. The Wolf stood upon the higher
ground, and the lamb at some distance below him.—
However, the Wolf, having a mind to pick a quarrel
with the Lamb, asked him what he meant by disturb
ing the water, and making it so muddy that he could
riot drink l and, at the same time, demanded satisiuc
tion. The Lamb, frightened at this threatening charge,
told him, in a tone as mild as possible, that with hum*
! ble submission, he could not conceive how that could
, be, hi ice the water which he drank ran down from the
Wolf to him, and therefore could not he disturbed so
far up the stream. Be that as it may, replied the Wolf,
you are a rascal, and I have been told that you used ill
language concerning me behind my hack, about half a
year ago. Upon niv word, says the Lamb, the time*
you mention was before I was bom. The Wolf, find
ing it to no purpose to argue any longer against truth,
fell into a great passion, snarling and foaming at the
mouth as if lie had been mad ; and drawing near to the
Lamb, Sirrah, says he, if it were not you, it was your
lather, and that is the same. So he seized the poor in
nocent helpless thing, tore it to pieces, and made a
meal of it.
i’he American adds :—“The Moral subjoined to this
Fable goes on to say dial “when cruelty and injustice
are armed with power, and determined on oppression,
die strongest pleas of innocence are preferred in vain,
and nothing is more easy than finding pretences to
criminate the uiisuspectiug victims of tyranny.” This
is excellently in point. Again: “ Hew ninny of the
j degeiicra te,corrupt and athitary governments,” exclaims
| the moralist, “with which the civilized world has been
disfigured, have exercised their vengeance ujon the
holiest and virtuous, who have dared in bad times to
I speak the truth. ”
Complimentory to Mr. Folk.
Mr. ;Polk having actually suspended Gen. Scott
and virtually suspended Gen. Taylor from the com
mand of their respective armies in Mexico, it recen
tly occured to some members of Congress to test the
the voice of that body upon the matter. According
ly a vote of thanks was proposed to be accompanied
by n gold medal to each. Only one man in the House
of Representatives iiad the hardihood to oppose the
resolution and support Mr. Polk. That man was
G hidings of Ohio. W r c are truly glad that he has
film lly been kicked off from the Whig party and that
henceforth he i9 to be regarded ns the embodiment of
Polkery in the House of Represent atives.
I nsk no favors and shrink from no respon
sibility.
Such is the language of Gen. Taylor to Mr. Polk.
It is the language of a Hero, as well as of a statesman.
It is a spark from the true,old-lashioned flint and steel
character of’76. It is the language of one whose heart is
too big to be trammeled by the pigmy politicians at Wash
illgt •n. Indeed the entire letter is n most remarkable
epistolary model. In style and sentiment it is inimit
able. A gentleman in Washington writing to the Edi
tor of the Richmond Whig in regard to the effect pro
duced by the letter in the House, says :
“It was mad amidst the deepest anxiety and moat
profound silence. The effect produced upon the House
was such ns I never before witnessed. The members
crowded around the clerk’s table to hear it. At its con
clusion there wa#an involuntary expression of triumph
and joy. that overwhelmed all Gen. Taylor's foes with
mortilination and dismay. Fifteen thousand extra
copies were ordered to lie printed.”
No Senator* in luwit.
The lowa Legislature, has ogam adjourned without
electing any Uuited Stut* s Senators. The vote refus
ing to go into an election, stood, 12 in favor to 20ugrinst |
one of the Possums, or irregular Democrats voting
with the whigs.
Tho United Slates *lint.
By the report of the Director of the U. S. mint
|l>r tlo yiir, it appears that the total deposits, in the
mint and Brandies, for 1817 amounted to $23,063 603.
The coinage amounted in tbe (Minie time to $22,657
662. This greut increase is in consequence of the de
termlnation of tin* govenim nt to recoin all foreign
gold winch finds its way into the mint mid as the
| \meri an standard is ash ade lower than that of most
i lurrigu governments, American gold has become an ar
ticle ol merchandise and bills ol exchange are prefer
ed, whenever they can be obtained, for remittances.
Goml Nevr* from TeimruMt
Tiie Nash villa Union of the 4th inst., says: “We
announce, with more of satisfaction than we have ex
perienced in chronicling uny event since our connection
w.iii tins press, the piitMUge of the bill is loan the bond*
o| tin* ftiate to the amount ol $500,000 to the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad, and $320,000 to th# Hiwas*
see Kui.iotkl. The bill pa-*-* the House by a vote of
.17 to 35 It had ulrcady passed the Senate. Tennes
see will now take rsuk with tlie first duties of the Union
in wealth and population.”
“The terms upon which the Bute agree# to assist Un-se
two Companies ar# essentially th# #ron?. The Htate
cnimoi lie Mud to become a partner to these enterprises
i beyond the character of an endorser of bond# to enable
| ihnii to build the road. The Nashville and Chattv
I uuog i Company must first finish and put forty miles of
the rood ill operation, and the State is then to endorse
1 bonds to tlr amount ol S2fcMXU, and th” umount of
in addition, when eighty mile# nre completed,
1 the Sul to have alien on the entire property of the
road a#securityfor the payment of the principal and
„m mi Hi* bond#so Issued. O i the same terms,
’ . - iuu.ty, the ritute loan. $35 I,WKMo the lliw#wr’
1 i R iiUo.ad Company, and no one baa room to doubt but
1 . : n i these enterprise, will now le carrried forward
rapidly to completion.”
[COMMUNIOATKD.J
, The South-western Hail Head
VS. I
The Columbus and Uaruesvillc Hail Road.
The Coluinbua Times in its last issue, contains n ,
I lengthy editorial contrasting the relative advtmtng s to 1
Columbus, by the construction of the Bartlesville and i
Pondtown branches of Ra il Rond. It is willing to make |
liberal allowances for the difference in the cost of con
struction, yet pertinaciously adheres to the former route, <
upon the grounds that its completion will guarantee un
rivalled commercial prosperity to Columbus. It is al
leged by the Times, that the prices of cotton will be
enhanced, and the profits oil goods reduced by con
structing this branch, which willopento Columbus n ri
valry of murkets, viz: Charleston and Savannah. This
enhancement in the prices of cotton and reductionin the
profits of goods, is ascribed exclusively to the facilities ol
reaching the Atlantic markets. In this, I have no doubt
the Times is correct. But how the Times could urge
this as an argument in lavor of the Bartlesville Branch
to the exclusion of the Pondtown Branch, is exceed
ingly strange. The Times does not aay, yet its read
ers are left to infer, that the Pondtown Branch will
prevent Charleston from coming iti competition with
Savannah. The Times must have been under the re
freshing influence produced by Col. Gadsden's report,
j which placed Savannah so far up the River, us to
j leave it doubtful whether she belonged to the sea. i
i board or interior. I am willing to believe that the
I Times has, upon re-considering itsaiticle, discovered 1
! its want of strength and pertinency, and ere this found |
out that Savannah is a little nearer to Columbus than
the city of Charleston. The following schedule exhi
bits the relative distances to Savannah and Charleston* I
and 1 avail myself of the occasion to commend it to the
serious consideration of the Times and his co-laborers j
in the cause of the Bartlesville Branch.
Savannah to Macon by Central Railroad, 180 miles. !
Southwestern Railroud to Pondtown, 75 “
Pondtown Branch to Columbus, 37 “
232 miles.
Hamburg and Charleston Railroad, 136 miles. |
Georgia Railroad to Atlanta, 172 “
Atlanta to Barnesviile by Macon &\Vest. R.R. 56 “
Barnesviile and Columbus Branch, 71 “
435 miles.
The schedule shows Savannah to be 143 miles near
er to Columbus than the city of Charleston, ltisequal
ly at the former as well as the latter, that the shipper
of cotton Slc. can determine the best market, if the
advices received from all the commercial world should
exhibit the strange .anomaly, that the Charleston mark
et was the highest of all the ports in this country and
Europe besides, why the shipper of cotton would or
der, with freights merely nominal, sails unfurled for 1
that market.
If the Times was really solicitous of constructing its
favorite enterprise with the view of bringing Savannah
and Charleston in competition, it ought to have espous
ed the Pondtown Branch. But if, as 1 apprehend its I
feelings are with Augusta and Charleston, its counsel
and energy if prevailing, will leave little hope of seeing
Savannah and Charleston in competition for the com
merce of its city.
The argument of the Times for the Barnesviile Branch
upon the grounds stated, shows clearly that its reason- j
ing is exceedingly weak and untenable in support of its
first proposition, viz: “To open a safe and speedy com- I
munication with other Roads having their termini on
the Atlantic, &c.”
1 will here attempt to set off the advantages to Colum
bus by constructing the Pondtown Branch in opposi
tion to those offered by the Times in support of bis first
proposition. In the first place, the distance is only 37
miles and the country exceedingly favorable lor the road.
It will cost about one third the money required to com
plete the Barnesviile Branch. This is an important
item, when the Muscogee Railroad Company has been
repeatedly foiled to raise die requisite funds to construct
the work, and is still faltering in its purposes. It is the
prospective benefits ns well as to present, that should be
taken into consideration in the construction of great
• public works. The Pondtown Branch, when the South
western Railroad shall be constructed to Pensacola,
would command ihe Atlantic markets on the one hand,
and those of the Gull on the other. Away with the idea j
that the Chattahoochee river is to form a part of the |
scheme to revive and to build up the commercial pros
perity of Columbus—situated as she is, she can only j
keep herself upon a line of travel by building the Pond- !
town Branch, and by ultimately extending it to the j
Montgomery Railroad. The Savannah steam ships
now being built, guarantees a division of the travel !
with Charleston—Columbus to provide for coming
events should act cautiously in this matter. The Georgia,
the Atlanta, West Point and Montgomery Roads have j
never thought of any detriment to their extensive line I
from the completion of the Barnesviile Branch. Hast
the Times not seen that the way to put Columbus off \
the line of travel, is to build the branch to Barnesviile ? j
Suppose a merchant from Tuscaloosa should arrive at
Charleston, would he turn from the great upper tho
roughfare to pass through Columbus ! Certainly not! He
would follow the Railroad when running towards home.
Again, suppose the merchant should arrive nt Savan
nah, he would come up the Central, take the South- I
western and Pondtown branch to Columbus, and if the
branch from Columbus should be completed to the
Montgomery Railroad, he would arrive at the capital
of Alabama 10 hours sooner than he could pass by the
upper route from Charleston to Montgomery. There
is no doubt that the funds required to build the Bames
ville branch would suffice to build both the branches,
which will keep Columbus from being thrown off the
line of travel. The Times can see no remedy for
the “ red linen” placed upon the map accompanying the
report of the Engineers of the Southwestern Railroad,
unless it is to be iound in the construction of the Bartles
ville branch. lam not personally acquainted with the
Chief Engineer of the Southwestern Railroad, though
I risk nothing in saying that when those “ red lines”
which Rtartle the people of Columbus with a cordon of
Railroads threatening to surround them, were placed
upon the map, it wus done to point out to the citizens
of Columbus the true nature of their position. It in
doubtless true that the red lines have had no little ef
fect upon the minds of sundry citizens of Columbus
whose clear heads have enabled them to appreciate the
necessity of co-operating with the Southwestern Rail
road. It may be true, that the great meeting held in
Columbus the other day to decide on the routes, was
gotten up by the frauds of the Pondtown branch, and
out voted. It is but the other day, that Columbus
thought of the lower route. Thus iar the red lines
have had a beneficial effect, and must work out her
commercial salvation—notwithstanding present indi
cations are inauspicious.
The second proposition of the Times will be answer
ed in a week or two. lam free to admit that it con
tains weight—the only weight in the whole range of
the arguments put forth by the Tiroes. I luncy to my
self that the connection with the Southwestern Road
opening tbs trade of the tropics or the Atlantic, will
more than compensate for the loss (if uny) of the trade
of Cherokee or Tennessee, which she will sustain by
an abandonment of'the Barnesviile branch, further
more, I intend to show, that by placing herself upon the
line, she will be eminently situated to participate in the |
loss of u trade which she now deplores, us the result of
u change of routes.
SOUTII - VV ESTFAN GEORGIAN.
The AI him y Patriot
vs.
Th Soiith-VVostcrn Hull Konil.
The I'Milor proper, ol ill” bo*e |>apoC, after a resile
of aoui s weeks from tha onerou* Ulor* of legislation. I
incumbent by viituo ol hi* election to tlie Home ol j
Representative, by tin free, uilnu j'at, and uvalicitsd
suffrage of In* frllow citueits f linker, l iveu .
•light intlineiiou In hi* las’ paper, of his v ; ewe ol the
wisdom sod policy of the local laic* pawd > die *™"*
seu.on of tbs Legislators of Georgia. The following
extract, shows the optnioa of the Editor, of the be*
laws oil'l.l ‘J 10, ill winch he took n prominent part, to
oil .'.lice the convenience, the commercial noil agricultu
ral proetK-rity of Bmth-Westem Georgia, Alshann,
■nil Florida Th# £ liter aay* s
* vVe think, tiiere is no local law palsied M the late
session of the L-gislatiire, which isc iicul.il • I ■* etl.-ot
more im,,ortnm re,oils thin tint, authorising the c ....
struct ion ol th- Havuniiah an I A'V.ny Uni Ro *
Savannah and Ui- C Urol Kail Road. in an unequal
struggle, whis.i they me now working with Charlsston
ami her tributary U - l- for the tr.de ol the m cum,
and the West, the construction of this llouJ off* is m
only possible mesiuof ullimne soecess, by coucentru
tiug upon Hnvanmih s miHHsnt amount ol trad*.und
consequent capital to nrnke it a more attractive mmkei
than Charleston. .
•To the oiti*en, of South-Western Oeorg.n. s pmt ol
Florida und Alabama, it would furnish by for tbs eboit
<>st and cheapest connection with an Atlantic mark,
pin .til,l the Road terminate oa ilie Hint or even
tahoncl.ee river, it would open a v , s , ,
Gull through our rivets. There are it **
considerations connected wid, , hj . her ir nport a „,
we shall refer liercaftss,” Ject ’ 10 which
The Editor must have smiled, when he „„
ins constituency, that a local lave had naaJT 0 'I"'*’ 1 "'*’ ,0
8e?sio ” <lf Legislature, which authml*] lnela,e
rr nH “"T” n " mcd - 10 construct a A',,,/ ; f
Albany to Savannah, and more especially lf01 ”
cm.se for his smiles when it was the
Representative was eminently qualified for lle ‘
sib edut.es assigned him, by this evidence i " n -
Skill, as well ns a wise forecast in legi I i at ’' ,rt ‘"‘ Cai
guost of the Ocmulgee and Flint River I{ll p"\ Tl,e
have haunted the imagination of the F V “"' ,t
would have introduced a Uni to extend tfil !!’ ° r h '-
privileges ol that Company. Chartered
The public is left in thedurk.asto whether a.
gee and Flint Rail Road, and the Savannah . , C“lul
ny Rail Road are to have separate extstene • Alb *’
cr they are to be consolidated. Whether th 7 Wl ‘ CI * 1 ’
die latter, the cowhide*, veniton-hamt, buck-.l ° ru "' ror
ol Irwin, are not sulUcient to render the stiJ*’”* 4 '’
wise profitable. The consequence is, there j. aD) '’
a Road, unless it is to connect Albany with ll ' >U * ll ‘ ,
where was ibuglittlie great battle of the” i*
: The Editor shows he has some art, and win, i “'***”
, ibis is not his real purpose. But a truce t„
| of thought. ” 18 v m
It was to he hoped that the Editor of A.. u
Patriot, had nitnndoned the abtolete idea A inny
tiunof Flint River with tlie navigation of tL
gee. At one time it was plausible; now wi, W
provements, it is preposterous. The Editor t ° Ur
seen the light he bus always had hi. view.
and his understanding darkened by the inspiration „f
j wire-grass interest. 11
When the friends of tlie South-Western Rail
met in Convention at Americas, last May ,|„. v 081
I humiliated by the course pursued by , certain
man who displayed a factious o PP ouon to the
\V estern Rail-Road enterprise, unless a guarantee 1
given, that ins own lavorite City, should be scl-ctrd
[ a suitable place to unite the waters of the Guif and a7
, lamic. The suggestion was properly treated Sub*
quent developements have shown, that no termscan
j concile him to the South-Western Rail-Road enter
| prise, unless his own private views are lo be subserved”
; I feel constrained to say, that the coarse pursued bv th,
i Edltor of the Albany Patriot, has been the meamoi th,
South-Western Rail-Road Compauy, making anen
tirely different survey for the work, titan was then con !
templated. Wether it is to the interest of the City of
I Albany to have a Rail-Road pass through it, or adjacent
I to it, is a question which I do not propose to discuss.
| I look exclusively to the agricultural interest, and no*
regard it as the only good and substantial reason (or
I any deflection in its south-western direction to the
Gulf.
It is probable that the City of Tallahassee willulti
| mately, construct a Branch Rail-Road, tojoin the South-
Western at some point in Eurly or Randolph count,.
, The Editor oi the Patriot lias been remarkably fortu
. nate in finding Albany to he in a direct line with even
| scheme ol public improvements, which has been agita
ted. I have no doubt when he shall examine the sub
j ject closely, he will discover that Albany is tbs vet,
j place where it is to the interest of the parties, to catty
| tlie Tallahassee Branch in connection with lie Flint
whose channel is deeper and contains more water in’
dry weather than any other river, in Georgia. It is better
capital to go before his constituency than the Ocmulgee
and Flint Kiver Rail-Road alia* Savannah and Alba
ny Rail-Road Charter. If it be contended that the City
of Albany is not in the direct line to the South-Western
j Rail-Road, it can be easily shown thatthe navigation oi
j the Flint, will amply compensate for the deviation a
the route. When the time shall arrive for Tallahassee
J to'consider the necessity of a branch to the South
i Western Rail-Road, and the Editor of the Patriot, shall
i not have completed his Rail-Road to Savannah, it nil
no doubt receive great aid, from the light which will be
j sited upon tlie subject by his truly prolific pen ia the
cause of Internal Improvement.
PINDERTOWS’
Whig National Convention.
At n meeting of the Wltig members of the Sena*
J and House of Representatives oi the United States,heid
Alter discussion and due deliberation, it was—
I on Thursday evening. January 27th 1848 to consider
I the propriety of recommending a Whig Nintm
j Convention, the Ifon. W P. MiNum, of North
! Carolina, was'called to the chair,anti the Hon. talks
B Smith, of Indiana, was appointed Secretary.
Revolved, That it is expedient to hold a Who; Na
| tional Convention for the Purpose of nominatmgcaudi.
dates lor the offices of President and Vice President o*
| the United States.
And then the meeting adjourned for one week.
On thursday evening, 3d February, the meeting con
vened pursuant to adjournment, when after somegen
j eral discussion as to the time and place of holding the
j the proposed Convention, Independence Hall,m the
City of Rhiladelphia, and the seventh day uj June,
were agreed upon.
It was there fore Resolved, That the Whig Mem
bers of tlie Senate and House of Representatives oitbe
I United States do recommend to their triends through
out the Union that a Whig National Convention be
held ut Independence Ilall, in the city oi Philadelphia,
! on Wednesday, the 7ih day of June, 1848. lor the par
|tose of nominating candidates lor the offices of Presi
dent and Vice President of the United States.
On motion it was ordered that the proceedings ol tbs
meeting tie published m the National Intelligencer.ani
that ail the \V T hig papers in the United States he retysS
ed to copy them.
Alter which the meeting adjourned sine die
WILLIE P. MANGUM,Chainnu
Caleb B. Smith, Secretary.
Marriage Settlements.
Avery important law in relation to marriage agree
ments or settlements, was passed by tlie last legulai®’
All sucli instruments heretofore credited iciiAinoc
ol the Slate, are required to he recorded in the offi*
of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county ot*
husband's residence, wit hill twelve months after ilv jse
saye and publication oi the net All such mstnnii.na'’
ecutrd after the passage ol the act,(December J
are required to be recorded in the same office,
three months from their execution. If any sack
menl is’ not recorded within tlie times limit* * ks
it will not be- ol force against a bona fide parch***,
itor or surety wit haul natire. who becomes sue
the actual recording oi the paper RepMu-
Mr. Clay and the “residency.
The Charleston Mercury of the Uth i't. ~
“ Information from Washington'caveshtte *^
Mr, Clay will shortly intimate his wishes not “
sidcred a candidate lor the Presidency, an
termination to retire into private life.
West l*oiut Vindicated 1
In some remarks made in reply so
address at Concord, New Hamjwh.re.on h*
mo. Ge.fiPierce paid .he following
I tribute to the eminent utility ol ‘l l * 0
at Wert Point: i.,d torttr*
“ Gen Pierce proceeded to sny*
opinions he had f.nmerly entertained an
m relation to the MHilary Academy a
Hi was now nj opinion <*<<* C ( K' d ‘ r|
not hate been entered in the wey t V ’ , ,lud
science ind intelligence in military afaw m
Herrs ol the old a, my, mostly from n
Harrises were rendered by the Is”
I graphic .1 engineers, and ordnance wbmhfmu
I been rendered but l.y men who had reo* All *rr
complete military e dues"*-■_ f(tcUV e
cans had been overrated. Only ~. „ .ktVnJ*
Puebla to attack a city of
by 33,000 of the best troops *
hundred pieces ol cannon, and 1 ~l l, a | Jcfenc' ’
ever raised In addition to the l>
inirpht** a ltd lakea.
Tennraaf#* i i #gtl ,jr#
The Whig members of d* Ten
and other Whig
(he f?UI till ..and appoint"'! J ** h " !S ,„ r
tophet 11. Williams Presidential 'I’ „|,oca” lh ’
.. large,,lecl,ring then,well “-* “ * eUC v X*
claim i of General Taylor for die P ‘
meeting resolved, that it i
,1m ,| l tie apprinted to represen’ tfo , b b
eee in any Whig National OoWen’ , )f lhe , ‘
fold I>r the nommatioi. ol a c.n tc ’
Presidency—suggested that there fi , ( „, lll ,iirv
\VIIi4 Slat# Convention in T#nne<**
drd district ineetinp as a prop. r m* j( jtstr,’ *
menl of eleotorial candidates uttuf w tin l ' 1 ’
nndslso for the n|ip',int mi ‘* . llcll ,
tional Conve ntioii ,Vs*rtlfe I