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j \ MES T. NISBET AND SIMRI ROSE,
EDITORS.
Governors of the States At Territories —1855.
.Si i Us. Oov*rnors. Term expires. J^fVs.
A oatna John A. Winston pec-
Arkansas Elias N. Conway No?* jfeo .;
California John Bigler pec- \-f.%
Connecticut Henry Dutton M*#
Delaware Peter F. Clausey Jan. 13ot> 1,383
Florida James E. Broome Oct. 180. l 5t’
Georgia HerschelV. Johnson Nov. 1850 3,00- ‘
Illinois Joel A. Matteson Jan. 1837 1,600
Indiana Joseph A. Wright Jan. 1856 I,^oo
lowa James W. Grimes Dec. 1856 1,000
Kentucky Lazarus W. Powell Aug. 1855 x,oOO
Louisiana Paul 0. Herbert Jan. 185 u 6, W0
Marne Anson P. Morrill Jan. loot, 1,500
Mur.-land T. Watkins Ligon Jan. 1358 S.OOO
M. Henry J. Gardner Jan. 18c6 3,500
Michigan King'leyS. Bingham Jan. 1857 1,500
Mississippi John J. Mcßea Jan. 1856 8,000
Missouri Sterling Price Dec. 1856 2.000
X. Hampshire Nathaniel B. Baker June 1355 1,000
New Jersey Rodman M. Price Jan. 1855 1,800
New York” Myron H. Clark Jan. 1857 4,000
No, th Carolina Thomas Bragg Jan. 1856 2.00 c
Otiia William Medill Jan 1853 1.600
Pennsylvania James Pollock Jan 18-57 2,000
Rhode Island William M. Hoppin May 1855 400
South Carolina J. H. Adams Dec. 1855 3,500
Tennessee Andrew Johnson Oct. 1855 2,000
Texas E. M. Pease Dec. 1655 2,000
Vermont Stephen Royce Oct. 1654 750
Virginia Joseph Johnson Jan. 1856 5,000
Wisconsin William A. Barstow Dec. 1855 1,250
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Oregon * William L. Curry Mar. 1857 3,000
Minnesota Willis A. Gorman Mar. 185i 2,500
Vew Mexico David Merriwetber Mar. 1857 2,5000
Crab E. J. Steptoe Mar. 1857 1,500
Washington Isaac J. Stevens Mar. 1857 2,500
Nebraska Mark W. Izard Mar. 1857 2,600
Eiiisai Andrew H. Reeder Mar. 1857 2‘500
Legislatures of the States.
TIMES OF MEETING.
.state*- Times of Meeting. Capitate.
Alabama* Second Monday in Nor. Montgomery.
Arkansas* First Monday in Not. Little Rock.
California First Monday in Jan. Sacramento.
Connecticut* First Wednesday in May Hartford.
Delaware* First Tuesday in Jan. Dorer.
Florida* First Monday iu Nov. Tallahassee
Georgia* First Monday in Nov. Miiledgeville.
Illinois* Second Monday in Jan. Springfield.
Indiana Second Thursday in Jan. ludianapolis.
lowa* First Monday in Dec. lowa City.
Kentucky* First Monday in Dec. Frankfort.
Louisiana T Third Monday in Jan. Baton Rouge.
M aine Second Wednesday in Jan. Augusta.
Maryland First Wednesday m Jan. Annapolis.
Massachusetts First Wednesday in Jan. Boston.
Michigan First Monday in Jan. I.&nsiug.
Mississippi* First Monday in Jan. Jackson.
Missouri* Last Monday in Dec. Jeflfersou.
N. Hampshire First Wednesday in June Concord.
New Jersey Second Tuesday in Jan. Trenton.
New York First Tuesday in Jan. Albany.
N. Carolina Third Monday in Nov. Raleigh.
Ohio* First Monday in Nov. Columbus.
Pennsylvania First Tuesday in Jan. Harrisburg.
Rhode Island May and October Providence.
S. Carolina Fourth Monday in Nov. Columbia.
Tennessee* First Monday in Oct. Nashville.
Texas* December . Austin.
Vermont Second Thursday in Oct. Montpelier.
Virginia* First Monday in Dec. Richmond.
Wi> onsin F'irst Monday in Jan. Madison.
*• In the States marked with an asterisk the Legisla
tures meet biennially.
Boundary between Georgia and Florida.
in the minutes of the proceedings of the Supreme
0 urt of the United States, on Friday, January sth,
furnished to the Motional Intdli g nicer, is the following:
No. ;>. i original docket.) The State of Florida, com
plainant, vs. the State of Georgia. The argument on
tne motion to intervene in this cause, ini behalf of the
U: ited States, was commenced by Mr. Attorney Gener
al Cushing.
A brief report, we observe, has been made on the sub
ject in the Florida Legislature, from a special commit
tee. The committee say:—
Your Committee rind that,.!he Supreme Court of the
United States had ordered a joint commission to exam
ine the points in dispute, as to the true head or source
of S . Mary’s l iver and to run a line or lines thence to
tie junction of the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers.—
Tnat commission proceeded in the discharge of the du
tio.- prescribed by the order of Court, and had nearly
completed the same when the commissioner and sur
veyor namrd therein by the Stateof Georgia, withdrew
from further co-operation to briug their joint labors tc
a cf-e, at the instance and under the orders of the Go
vernor of Georgia, which necessarily suspended further
it ions on the part ot those nahied by the State of
Florida. .
Your committee deem it unnecessary to enter into a
discussion of the causes of this suspension, further than
to say that they fully approve and sustain the action of
the Governor of this State, aud of Col. Beuj. F. Wbtt
ner, the Commissioner of Florida, in the discharge of
b s delicate and important trust, and the committee
think them in no wise responsible that the order of the
G'oiut was uot fully completed.
The Commissioners Maj. Allen, on the part of Geor
?;ia, and.Col. Whitner,Jin behalf of Florida, were very far
mm agreeing as to the dividing iine of the two States.
Maj. Allen thought its Eastern terminus should be far
ther South, and Col. Whitner, perhaps, considerably
North of that hitherto recognized in the maps. The
matter, it is hoped, will be soon definitely settled by
tL- Supreme Court of the United States.
Whatever may have been the original rights of the
parties, we think the interests of the people along the
line require tout existing relations should be as little
disturbed as possible. With them, we believe, there is
Very little dispute as to boundary. They have made
their settlements with reference to the line laid down
upon the maps. The establishment of another at this
late day, considerably north or south of it, would cause
no little dissatisfaction to those aflbcted by it, disturb
ing, as it would, the titles to their lands, their political
relations, and many existiug associations. Besides, in
this country nothing is more abhorrent to our feelings
than the violent transfer of free men and women from
one sovereign to another, whether by the absolute will
of kitig or court. While, therefore, it is important the
qu< stion at issue should be definitely settled, it is much
more impoitant that it should be settled in accordance
with the feelings of the people along the line than in
accordance with the original rights of the litigating
States. —Savannah Jour, tfc Cour.
The Bth of January at Washington.
The Parade of the Old Soldiers, was the event at
Washington. Among them was Thurlow Weed. He
served in the war of 1812 as Quarter-master’s-Sergeant
aDd met with the very Quartermaster, after a separa
tion of twenty-five years. There were many Indians in
the veteran band. The corps visited the White House,
where the President and most of the Cabinet were pres
ent to receive them. Mr. Sutherland, the President of
the Convention, addressed the President, who replied
in a handsome manner. Gen. Leslie Coombs, of Ken
tucky, and Col. Harvey Baldwin, of Syracuse, both vet
erans of the war, made eloquent and affecting speeches,
as did, also, some of the Indian chiefs.
On reassembling in ODe of the churches, a series of
resolutions wete adopted. We give the most import
ant:
Resolved, That the Committee memorialize Congress
to make each officer, soldier, sailor and marine, who
served, however so short a time, during the waa of 1812,
a gift of at least one hundred and fifty acres of land to
the lowest grade, to extend to the widows and children
of those who are since deceased.
Resolved, That similar provisions be made to those
who were confined in foreign nations during any jairt
of the war ; and, also to prisoners in Tripoli, and to the
widows and children of the deceased.
Gen Coombs read a letter from Gen. Winfield Scott,
declining to take part in the Convention, from the fact
of holding a commission and now receiving pay from
theU. S., but expressing his warmest wishes for the
success of his companions-in-arms.
■
Decline in Rents in New York.— lt is stated that
there are one hundred and sixty-one “to let” bills post
ed on buildings in Broadway alone, and that there nave
not been so many unrented stores in that stieet at any
time since the great crisis of 1836-’7 as at present. The
E . -f.-tivs:
“This is the natural result of the exorbitant rents that
have prevailed in that great thoroughfare. Only a year
ago. and the common price of a first floor, 20 by 80, in
a wood location, was S4OOO per annum; of a whole build
ing, - • by 80 or 100 feet, ten or twelve thousand dollars;
end we know one instance in which the owner of a tine
edifice, situated not a great way from Canal street, re
fused to fix a definite price for the store, (20 by about
45 feet, because he bad been offered so much more than
he hud designed asking—one applicant proposing to pay
S6OOO, and to deposit $20,00© worth of good stock as
collateral security for the payment of the rent —and he
•didn’t know where the excitement would stop.’ That
store has never yet been occupied; has a ‘to lease’ o
tice on it at the present moment, and may be had,
doubtless, for half the amount to repeatediy offered
spurned.”
Late dates from Utah announce that the Mor
mons were becoming divided among themselves, and
the prospect was, that they would soon split into fac
tions that would eventually lead to the breuking up of
the fraternity. The Giaddenites are said to be in dead
ly opposition to Brigham Young, and should he and his
followers attempt to carry out their threats ol resistance
to the new Governor, the former will turn against their
old confederates, and assist in bringing them to terms.
This internal confusion is precisely what was predicted
from ihe beginning with regard to these people. So
long as they were opposed and harrassed from without,
they had no opportunity of deliberately scrutinizing the
character and intention's of each other; but, so soon as
left entirely to themselves, the case was altered—they
were then afforded a chance of “ reading the de
signs of their leaders,” as one of the dissenters remark
ed, and, as a matter of course, became disaffected. Let
tjieui ulone a while longer, and the prospect is, that
Mormonisrn will w-ork out its own redemption. “A
house divided against itself must fall.”
Fernando Wood, the new Mayor of New Yoik, has
issued the most stringent rules for the regulation of
the police, and which, if fully carried out, will rid that
city of many grevious nnisisances. Every public house
is to be closed on the Sabbath, every street and side
Walk to be kept clean and free from incumbrances, every
violator of the law to be arrested, and every officer w ho
neglect# his duty, * de reported.
MACON, GEORGIA;
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17,1855.
A Serious Accident.
Judge Robert V. Hardeman was thrown from his bug
gv on Saturday last in Jones county, and so seriously
injured, that for a time he was thought to be in a very
critical condition- We ere much gratified to learn that
his injuries are not as serious as they were at first sup
posed to be, and that be was so much better on yester
day morning, that his physicians considered him out of
dauger. The Judge has a host of fr iends in this com
munity who have manifested very great concern about
his condition, and who will be very much relieved by
this information.
Who shall be oor uext Governor I
This question is already agitated by the public press,
although it is yet several months before the Guberna
torial canvass can be fairly opened, or candidates pre
sented for the suffrages of the people.
A few Democratic journals have endorsed the claims
of the incumbent of the office, to 3 nomination for re
election, and we moat sincerely desire that be may be
the nominee of the Deniocratic Party, although his tx
celieucy has little disposition to attempt another race,
and the Party little inclination to commit its fortunes
again, to one so decidedly slow.
Judge Johnson has made a very good Governor. He
has performed the usual routine duties of his office,
such as signing the Commissions of Justices of the
Peace to the very great satisfaction of the people—and
has given us a very smooth and quiet Administration,
signalized by nothing except its decided partizan char
acter, in the employment of the little patronage at its
disposal—which has surprised nobody—and by a sin
gle attempt at finacering to show a ballance in the Trea
sury from the earnings of the State Road, which has
deceived nobody. Judge Johnson we repeat, has made
a very good Governor, and if there is nothing in his of
ficial acts to give him eclat, there is very little to fur
nish capital to his qtoliticul opponents. But outside Os
his official acts, in the discharge of the ordinary routine
duties of the Governor of the State, weean find nothing
whatever, in his character as a public man to commend
—but every thing to condemn—every thing to oppose
us to the idea of his re-election to an office, in w hich re
election is not only an endorsement of his capacity, but
of the principles he professes and the Party he repre
sents. It is only to be feared that the Democratic Par
ty in its disorganization, will not have the desperate
hardihood to nominate a man who haa no strength but
that ot his party, or that his Excellency will obstinately
refuse to be a candidate for re-election; reject the hon
ors of martyrdom, aud thus baulk the amiable design
which the people cherish to signalise the inauguration
of their rule, by sacrificing him as the most inverate
and intolerant Partizan in the State—and giving through
him, a final aud decisive blow to that policy of Party
which gives office only to Partizans. J These are our
only tears in connection with the next Gubernatorial
canvass. Gov. Johnson understands and appreciates
as well as any one else, the position of the Democratic
Party of this State. He sees that it is utterly disorgan
ized and demoralised, that influences which can not be
guarded against, are saping the very foundations upon
which it rests —that it is tottering to its fall, and that
those who attempt to sustain it will be buried beneath
its ruins. He sees all this, and will probably perempto
rily refuse to be a candidate for re-election, thus reliev.
ing his friends from all embarrassment upon this point,
aud disappointing all those, who, like ourselves, have
been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to test his
strength upon fair issues before the people. If he does
we shall admire his discretion, and content ourselves
with a victory over somebody else, without the zest of a
revenge.
The names of several individuals in the opposition to
the State aud Federal Administrations, have been sug
gested in connection with a nomination for the office of
Governor. Fortunately, there are many of them com
petent to discharge the duties of the office, and with
claims sufficient to authorise their friends to urge them.
Fortunately too, in the present position of parties and
politics in this State, no management’ean forestall pub
lic opinion in this matter, or secure an election for any
one who has no claims but a nomination by the Con
vention of a Party. The election is yet too distant for
us to suggest the policy which our friends should pur
sue. We only know, that in the present temper of the
public mind, the people will not brook the dictation of
political intriguers, or of the caucuses and Conventions
they may control, and that the endorsement of a candi
date by any such bodies, would be worse than useless.
The opposition to the Administration, and to its candi
date, Mr. Wise, in Virginia, is composed as iu Georgia
of different elements, and the Whig press of that State
have pronounced against the assembling of a Whig.
State Convention, to nominate a candidate for the office
of Governor. We may profit by their example, and
leaving the different elements of opposition to the rule
of any party, disorganized, denationalised and demoral
ised as is the Democratic Party of this Union, to work
their effect upon the popular mind, unrestrained for a
time by organization of any kind, combine them alto
gether in the next Gubernatorial canvass to give the
control of the political power of the State to the people.
In a ground swell of the people, the political parties
which, without unity of principle, or of policy, are at
tempting to perpetuate themselves by the interested
selfishness of their adherents, must be overwhelmed.—
If this result, which we have labored to effect, is accom
plished, it will be a matter ot infinitely small importance
who the individual is, provided he is competent and
honest, who is taken from the mass of his fellow-citi
zens and elevated to the office of Governor.
Boundary lane between Georgia and Flori
da.
The case instituted by the State of Florida, against
the State of Georgia, in the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States, to settle the question of boundary, which
has been for so many years in dispute between them,
was taken up on Monday, the ‘Bth inst. Monday aud
Tuesday were occupied in arguing a motion of the At
torney General of the United States, to intervene in
this cause in behalf of the United States, who is still,
we believe, the owner of a large portion of the land, ly
ing between the boundary lines claimed by Georgia,
and Florida. The counsel representing these two sov
ereign states, however, oppose this interference between
them. Mr. Wescott of counsel for the Complainant, and
Messrs. Berrien and Badger of counsel for the Respon
dent, have all addressed the Court in opposition to the
motion.
Serious Illness of Mr. Mason.
Information was received by the Baltic, that the Hon.
John Y. Mason, United States Minister at the Court of
France, was seized with paralysis on the 27th of Dec.—
He was in a very critical condition when the steamer
left, and but slight hopes were entei mined of his recov
ery.
jgp Captain Samuel Philbrook, a native of New
Hampshire, but for thirty-five years a resident of Sa
nannah, died in that City on Saturday last, in the 63d
year of his age.
lowa U. S. Senator.
Mr. Harlan, Whig and Fusion candidate has been
elected U. S. Senator from lowa, to succeed Mr. Dodge.
He was elected by a combination ot Whigs and Demo
crats, opposed to the Nebraska Bill.
The Southern Commercial Convention.
The following is the telegraphic synopsis of the pro
ceedings of the Southern Commercial Convention, du
ring the two days of its recent session at New Orleans,
preceding the day of its final adjournment.
January 12.
Resolutions wete offered to-day and referred, declar
ing the acquisition of Cuba necessary for the protection
aud security of the Southern coasts—urging the imme
diate action of Congress in recommending reciprocal
treaties with Mexico and Spain for the repeal of the
laws suppressing the Slave ‘irade--and in favor of a
rail road from Norfolk to the mouth of the Ohio.
Mr. Marshall, of Mississippi, made a report, declaring
that everything of value had its origin in the institu
tion of slavery, and that it was the only institution of
Divine origin.
Several speeches were delivered relative to the Pacif
ic Kail Road, and the Convention adjourned.
January 13.
The Convention this morning passed resolutions in
favor of the Pacific Rail Hoad—in favor ot removing
obstructions from, and deepening the mouth of the Mis
sissippi—in favor of Quarantine legulations in Orleans,
and ail cities subject to Yellow Fever—aDd in favor of
Education on Southern principles.
Resolutions favoring the repeal of the Usury laws,
were referred.
The Convention then adjourned until the evening,
when resolutions were introduced favorable to specific
duties on sugar and molasses; for the enlargement ot
the Ship Canal at Louisville, Kv., around the rails in
the Ohio River; for the establishment of a Naval Depot
at New Orleans; urging the necessity ol establishing
Mail Communication with California by the Tehuante
pec route; asking appropriations from Congress tor a
Ship Canal or Railroad across Florida; unitor the ab
olition of duties on Railroad Iron,
i The final adjournment of the Convention has been
extended to Tuesday.
The following correspondence explains itself:
MACON, GA., Jan, 12th, 1855. *
D. B. BLAKELY, Manager.
< Blakely’s Orchestral Chorus Company.
Dear Sir :
We take the liberty of expressing to you our great
pleasure and gratification moistening to the Musical
Entertianments given by your Company, at Concert
Hall this present week; and as a token of our appreci
ation of the high character of your Concerts, we respect
fullv request, that upon your return from Miiledgeville,
vou will give our citizens an opportunity of listening to
one more of your popular and highly interesting Enter
tainments, and we wil 1 exert our influence to give you
such an audience as the excellence of your Music and
performances merits.
E. J. Johnston, C. J. Roosevelt.
L H. Taylor, E. J. Stow,
J. L. Jones, B. F. Ross,
Edwin Ives, Rob’t. Collins,
Ernst Grinime, A. A. Hoff,
Washington Poe, L. F. M • Andrews,
S. Rose.j
• Macon, Jan. 12th, 1855.
To E. J. Johnston, and others :
Gentlemen : — I am in receipt oi your complimentary
note of this instant, requesting that Blakely s Orches
tral Chorus Company would give another Concert in
Macon on their return from Miiledgeville. It affords
me great pleasure to know that the company have, in
any degree been successful in catering to the tastes of
the refined community of Macon. And in compliance
with your request, the company will give another con
cert at Concert Hall, on THIRBDAI EVENING,
Janfy. 18th.
Respectfully, Yours,
D. B. BLAKELY, Manager.
Death of Senator Norris.
The Hon. Mr. Norris, a member of the Senate from
New Hampshire, died suddenly in V\ ashington City on
Thursday night the 11th inst., of disease of the heart.
Mr. Toucey of Connecticut, annouuced his death in the
Senate on Friday morning in au eulogistic speech, and
was followed by Mr. Cass. The usual resolutions of
condolence aud respect were passed, a committee was
appointed to accompany the remains to New Hamp
shire, aud the Senate adjourned to Monday. In the
House the announcement was made by Mr. Morrison,
and after the adoption of the usual resolutions, it ad
journed to the following day.
2_jr* The Missouri Legislature, has had seventeen
ballotings for a United States Senator, to succeed Mr.-
Atchison. Thus tar, Doniphan, the Whig candidate
haa received the highest vote.
[communicated.]
Monroe Cocntt, Jan. 12th, 1855.
Messrs. Editor*: I am unused to writing for news
papers, but I would ask of you the favor to permit me,
through your columns, to say a few words to my fel
low-citizens, in my own way. I have heard of and
seen some of the effects produced by obstructions to the
Railroad in our county, at night. Not much injury has
been done to individuals —only one broken limb, of au
innocent engineer, I believe —but there has been con
siderable destruction of property and great inconve
nience to travelling strangers. The suffering sick and
the invalid have been detained through many dark and
cold hours of the night, and all of them will recollect to
the end of their lives, that it was in Monroe county.
Through the mercy of God, the results of these obstruc
tions have not been as fatal here as I have heard of
their being elsewhere; and, fellow-citizens, that mercy
has been as much extended to your character, as it has
been to the bodies and limbs of the passing strangers
on the cars. I have several times read accounts of bro
ben bones, crushed limbs and mangled bodies, and
many deaths, from such acts as some of you must have
been guilty of. My neighbors, who of you are skulking
midnight assassins, and would-be murderers’ What
else are you iu the eye of God and the law, but mur
derers, with “ malice aforethought,” as they say in our
courts?
I often travel myself on the railroad, and my wife and
my children. Who of you is to be my murderer or
theirs —or of my neighbors, or yourselves, who no
doubt oftentimes travel on the road?
Ask the bruised and wounded traveller that you may
meet in Alabama or Tennessee, where he got his hurts,
and he will tell you, in Monroe county, Georgia, by ob
structions placed on the railroad at night, and that such
things have become frequent. The next traveller will
dread to enter our limits, and anxiously watch every
turn of the wheels, aud thank God when he gets out of
our county safe. My friends, has this been the charac
ter of good old Monroe? No! But such it must be
hereafter if we continue to have no greater regard for
human life and the laws of the country. If we have
pecuniary wrongs to complain of, will the death of that
stranger lady, or gentleman, or child, or their broken
bones, gratify your revenge, or give us our rights?
Our Governor, the greatest and best man in the coun
try, or our dearest friend, may be the next victim
killed in Monroe. I have been most surprised at the
chuckle and apparent gratification of some people at the
damage done, and the detention of travellers, who have
many times been loud in their shouts and ejaculations
under religious excitement. I judge them not; but
there is One who will decide whether their robe of god
liness does not fit them loosely. Let such reflect.
I wish, my friends, that we consider calmly the causes
assigned for our complaints. Has the Railroad done
our stock, or any other matter of our interests, wanton,
malicious, or intended injury—or any damage they
could possibly have avoided ? These losses have gene
rally resulted an hundred fold more to their injury than
ours. I see that they proffer to abide by thejdecision of
the courts. Let us cousider that they have rights as
well as ourselves, and of the benefits that have resulted
to us, through them, and then say honestly, who is the
debtor. It is not my intention to argue their cause, but
I must say, that the road has done us no injury, or cre
ated any obstruction off of their own ground, for which
they have not amply paid; and in some cases we may be
seeking to infringe on their rights, while we claim it to
otherwise. It is not the man who says most in such
matters, that is most likely to be a correct counsellor.
Let prudent, calm and honest men weigh the matter,
and preserve the character of our county from desecra
tion. ONE OF YOU.
“I have’t Sold my Cotton !
The above is become a most familiar phrase among
our people, and is considered a sufficient reply to all
demands for a settlement of existing liabilities between
the planter and those to whom he may be indebted;
and organized as the business of this country is, in re
lation to the subject ot credit, which looks to an adjust
ment of the aflairs of the current year at or about
Christmas, or during the cotton selling season, the sale
of Cotton is the gteat lever upon which the whole mat
ter turns; and as long as the planter’s crop remains in
his gin-house or stored in the warehouse, it is not to be
expected that the owner can respond to the deinatids of
his creditors. Very grave questions may however arise
as to what extent the planter is justified—on the score
of policy, or in view of his liabilities incurred on the
strength of the anticipated sale of his crop and realiza
tion of the proceeds at the usual time—in indefinitely
postponing, from month to month, the conversion of
his cotton into available means to discharge the debts
for which it is impliedly pledged; how tar he ought to
or can consistently speculate upon the uncertainties of
the cotton market. So far as the risk concerns himself
only, the question is without difficulty beyond mere
considerations of policy ; but wlieu the interest, the
credit, and the solvency of others are involved with
them,'and all the loss with none of the gain falls to the
share of the latter, the case in its moral aspects be
comes more complicated.
We are at this time in the midst of a trying crisis.—
The great scarcity of money is a subject of universal
complaint. Collections are said to amount to little or
nothing, and pecuniary distress prevails throughout the
country. The cotton statements from the various cities
show large stocks on hand, of which, in the inland
towns particularly, a large proportion is stored for ac
count of planters—thus locking up in the warehouses a
vast amount of means which would otherwise have
been in circulation. Much of this cotton has been stor
ed at 8 cts., some at more aud some at less; but it is
conceded on all hands that the proceeds, even at the
present prices, would materially relieve the difficulties
under which we at present labor. The questions we
now make are these : Are not our planters wrong in all
cases in failing to sell when their cotton will bring a
remunerating price and the proceeds are due to their
creditors ? and secondly— Having failed to ao so, are
thev not now called upon by the exigencies of the times
to sell a portion of their crops at least, even at present
prices, that the proceeds may to some extent relieve
the pressing necessities which have in a great degree
been consequent upon their failure to do so heretofore?
Is it right that our merchants and others, who have
looked to the proceeds of this cotton to protect their
liabilities, should be forced to the necessity of raising
money for this purpose from outside sources, at ruinous
rates of interest —or in default ol this, to sutler in credit
or end in bankruptcy- —because, forsooth, the planter
considers Bc. or 7c. or sic. too little for his cotton, or in
his opinion prices will be better in the Spring? We
are ever disposed to counsel forbearance and patience
on the part of creditors; but something is due from
debtors, that forbeurance may not cease to be a virtue,
or patience become a fault. “We speak as unto wise
men ; judge ye.” — Columbus Enq.
Mortality.— The deaths in four cities during the
last year, were as follows: In New York, 28,422 ; Phil
adelphia, 10,722; Baltimore, 5,745; Boston, 4,430.
From the Southern Recorder of Jan. 16.
Gross Violation of Professional Etiquette.
The following article, which we find in the Augusta
Chronicle dt Sentinel of Wednesday last, is as malicious
and supercilious as it is discourteous and scandalous.
Speaking of the course of our able and worthy Macon
contemporary, the editor of the Sentinel takes occasion
to assail a lai'ge and respectable portion of the Press of
Georgia in the following arrogant and unmannerly
tone: , , . ,
“ Possibly the Journal dk Messenger, and those other
journals in Georgia who have so zealously defended the
Wild Cat swindling shops, may profit by the lesson
which the Merchants’ Bank of Macon has taught.
The people may also profit by it; for they should
learn, if they do not, how much confidence is <b be
placed in those journals that have defended the Wild
Cat banks, when they attempt to advise them in relation
to banks and currency. It would be well for the peo
ple to estimate how much reliance upon such journals
has cost them, if they continue to heed the counsels of
those papers.
It is their duty to guard well the public interests—
to want the people against fraudulent practices of sw io
dling speculators. How those journals that have def
ended the Wild Cat swindling shops, have discharged
this important duty to the public, let the people ans
wer.
True, they have not all entered into an open defence,
but many have stood silently by, looking on with folded
arms, and struck no blow to preserve a sound currency
and protect the people. These are little less culpable
than those who have openly urged the people to rece
ive the bills of the Wild Cat banks.
In one or the other of these categories stands every
journal in Miiledgeville, Macou, Columbus, Griffin,
Atlanta and Dalton, without a single exception that we
know of. Let them answer to the people, for to them
are they amenable for such gross dereliction of duty as
public journalists.”
Now so far as we are concerned,the incessant croakiugs
of the Sentinel have rather amused us, than otherwise.
We saw that his endeavors to place the Recorder in a
false position to promote his own selfish and avaricious
ends, were properly appreciated. It is true, the gross
misrepresentations of tne Sentinel may have mislead
the few, who relied solely upou its statements for intor
mation ; but the well-informed know that we have
Dever uttered a word in tavor of Wild Cat banks, or
that system of banking, but Wild the latter up to public
reprobation. Whilst we have not, like the Sentinel,
felt authorized to stab men or even cats in the dark, we
have stated every fact that has pome to our knowledge
in regard to these bunks, that we deemed necessary to
the public security.
The Sentinel inay hope to ‘succeed bv awakening
prejudice against honorable and high minded contem
poraries, and unscrupulously giving them a false
attitude before the people. But it will find it self in
the unenviable category of a willful and gratuitous
calumniator of its brethren. Its rude and discourteous
bearing renders the Sentinel an unfit monitor of the
press, whilst record of its editor annuls his
arrogant claim to the exclusive guardianship of the peo
ple’s pockets.
Georgia Geld Mines.
We find the following account of a Georgia Gold Mine
in the Dahlonega Signal:
Messrs. Editords. — A few days ago I had the pleasure
of visiting Col. S. J. Smith’s celebrated gold mine, more
commonly called number one, in Union County, situa
ted on the waters of Gum Log creek.
The mine consists of a series of veins of quartz of va
rious thickness, all carrying gold in really astonishing
quantities. Several of these veins have been cut at
depths varying from eight to twenty feet, and from one
and a half to twelve feet in thickness.
The great peculiarity of this mine is the thorough dis
semination of the precious metal entirely through the
rock. Hundreds of bushels of rock of large dimensions
were thrown out and broken open, and almost every
one exhibited goldjrichly disseminated entirely through
the rock, even in places approximating in hardness to
the agate and carnelian. Although specimens of such
hardness were not very frequent, yet, when they did
occur, they were not exempt from being burthened with
a load of the precious metal. I have a specimen of this
class of ore in my office, which my friends may call and
see whenever it suits their convenience. The gold
seems to assume the shape of small arrows and look
as though they had been shot through the solid rock
with the arrow heads protruding a quarter of an inch
beyoud the surface of the rock.
Gne of the veins called the horse vein (from the fact
that the gold can be seen whilst on horse back) has been
laid bare about twenty feet in length, and about nine
feet deep, wearing the appearance of an inclined road,
is so thickly studded with gold that it is absolutely bril
liant, aud 1 do not hesitate to say is the most brilliant
exhibition ot gold bearing quartz ever disclosed to pub
lic gaze within the State. Wm. Martin.
Decmber 18 th, 1854.
David Wright Convicted.
The Columbus inquirer of the 13th inst., says:—
“The trial ot David Wright, for the murder of Depu
ty Sheriff Roberson, of this county, which occupied the
Court during Wednesday and a portion of Thursday,
was brought to a close about 1 o’clock on that day. The
Jury, after a deliberation of two hours, returned a ver
dict of “ Guilty r
The entire progress of this cause was marked by a
thoroughness of investigation which does credit to all
who participated iu the trial; while the eminent ability
and zeal of the prisoner’s counsel, in securing to him ev
ery available advantage and benefit sanctioned bv the
law, leave him no room to donbt that what could be
done in his behalf, was done, and must go very far to
satisfy the community as to the legal propriety of the
result.
We have heard it intimated that the case will be car
ried to the Supreme Court.
Young Deaton, charged with robbing a man from
Marion county some time since, was convicted of the
theft ;and Payne, charged with forging the name of
Stewart, Gray & Cos., was also found guilty. They have
not yet been sentenced.
Prohibition Convention at Atlanta,
On the 22 nd of February, 1855.
At a highly respectable Prohibition Convention, held
in Atlanta on the 2Gth day of October, 1854, the follow
ing resolution was adopted, viz:
“ Resolved, That the friends of Prohibitory Legislation
in each County of Georgia be requested to send Dele
gates toaConvention to be held iu Atlanta, on the twenty
second of Fcbrnry, 1855, for the purpose nominating a
suitable person for Governor at the next election.”
The undersigned having been appointed a Board of
Directors for the Prohibition alliance at the aforesaid
Convention, deem it proper to call attention anew to
this important subject. The friends of Prohibition, in
some Counties, are appoining their Delegates to this
Convention; and it is very desirable and important that
no County in the State shall fail to be represented. In
fifteen States and one Territorv, North, West and South
of us.jttae issue of Prohibition has been made and carried;
and, as none that have fairly made the issue before the
People, have failed to carry it, it is continently believed,
from this and other considerations, that a large majori
ty of the People of Georgia are also in favor of Prohibi
tory Legislation—and require only a fair opportunity
to make their wishes known. Compliance with the re
quest contained in the foregoing resolution will lead to
such an opportunity. In reminding the Public of this
occasion, we but discharge a pleasant duty, which ap
pears to be required of us by a highly respectable body
of our fellow-citizens; and we earnestly hope that the
recommendation will not fail to meet with a hearty re
sponse from the friends of TEMPERANCE of every
class and condition in the State.
In the name of the Convention of the 26th of October,
we most respectfully request the respective Newspapers
of the State to give publicity to this Card.
J. NORCROSS, )
R. RENEAU, o
C. R. HANLEITER, =r
XV. G. FORSYTH, l 8
F. A. HAYGOOD, °
J E. ROBINSON, V
LEMUEL DEAN, j
Atlanta, Jan. 10,1855.
Fire. —On Sunday night last a fire broke out in the
brick building recently built on Alabama street, by Rev.
James McDonald, which resulted in the total destruction
of the building. At the time of the fire the house was
occupied by Mr. S. J, Shackleford as an Auction & Com
mission establishment-! Mr. Shackleford we understand,
had some nine or ten thousand dollars worth of goods,
in the house on consignment, which were consumed.
The building was valued at $5,000 of which $3500 were
insured. The firemen are deserving of great credit for
their exertions to stay the progress of the conflagration
The origin of the fire is not known, though circum
stances lead strongly to the supposition, that it was the
work of incendiaries. — Atlanta Intelligencer, 9 th inst.
Ho! for Columbus. —We learn, says the Alabama
Journal of loth, that the Opelika branch of the Mont
gomery and West Point Railroad, will be open to Co
lumbus bv the 25th of this month. We trust by the Ist
of next month to be able to take our Columbus friends
by the hand, with mutual wishes that this union ot the
Chattahoochee with the Alabama may be auspicious for
both parties. .
Some arrangements for a mutual exchange of hospi
talities would not, perhaps, be unbecoming on the part
of our citizens. —Columbus Times.
Know Nothings in Dalton. — This mysterious or
ganization has made descent upon the Democracy of
Dalton at the late Municipal election, which is thus
chronicled by the organ of the “ unterrified.
Know Nothings. —Gentlemen : there is no use talk
ing ! The Know Nothings are in town ; aud all we have
to sav, is simply this—that in our Municipal election on
Monday last, they beat us so badly that we did nt har
dly know anything after the election. Having been so
badly beaten, we are in no humor for writing; conse
quently our readers must excuse us for the scantiness
of editorial this week.
Fire.—On Tuesday night last the fine dwelling owned
by Joseph Winship, Esq., was discovered bv the family
to be on fire, about half past 12 o’clock. The names
spread with great rapidity, defying any attempt to ar
rest them, and in a whorfJime this costly dwelling was
a mass of smouldering ruins. All the outbuildings
were destroyed; most of the luruiture was saved. Es
timated loss not less than $5000; no insurance. “ e
have only space to add that both the fires were ei ident
ly the word of incendiaries. —Atlanta Re}'. Jan. 11.
Now for a River.—Since Saturday night we hate
had incessant rain and the long looked for tide in the
Tennessee, will be forthcoming and no mistake wt It
it, corn, flour, bacon, potatoes, apples and not least ol
all Kabbage Krout.— Chattanooga Advertiser .
Large Sale of Provisions. —A telegraphic dis
patch to a commercial house in New Orleans, dated
Louisville, December 30, states that sixteen hundred
barrels of poik were sold on that day at sl2 oo per bln.
Provisions at Louisville and Cincinnati were in much
better demand, caused by the reception ot large orders
os foreign account.
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
Saturday, Jan. 6.
IN SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. Bocock presented a letter from the Secretary of
the Navy relative to the increase of tke navy of the Uni
i ted States: which was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Maxwell asked leave to submit a resolution re
questing the President of the United States to furnish
a statement to the House of the number of foreigners
employed in the different departments of the govern
ment, and the number which have been appointed since
the 4th of March, 1853: leave not granted.
Mr. Clingman made a personal explanation, exculpa
ting himself and other members of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs from the intention of pressing the con
sideration of the resolution proposing the mediation of
the United States to the powers engaged in the Eastern
war, after being informed by the proper department that
such a measure was deemed inexpedient.
On motion of Mr. Ready, the bdl providing payment
for property destroyed by the enemy during the war of
161i; was made the special order for next Tuesday
week. 1
Mr. Ready introduced a joint resolution to exclude
the public printers of the two houses of Congress from ,
receiving additional compensation under the provisions
of the bill approved July 20, 1854.
The House then proceeded to the consideration ol
bills oil the private calendar, and, after maturing and
passing several, the House adjourned over until Tuesday
next.
Monday, January
Neither House was in session to-day.
IN SENATE.
Tuesday, Jan’y. 9.
Sundry Bills were brought up from the House.
<ten. Cass offered a resolution that the officers and
solders of the War of 1812, now sitting in Convention
in this city, be invited to occupy seats on the floor of
the Senate during the session of their Convention.—
Passed.
Senators Houston and Morton appeared and took
their seats.
Mr. Douglas presented a bill in favor of the construc
tion of the Pacific Railroad, and a Collateral Maguetic
Telegraph. Read and referred.
Mr. Shields, from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back with amendments, the bill for the re-organization
of the Army.
The Judiciary Reform Bill was then taken up and
pending its discussion, the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. Aiken asked leave to present the memorial of the
Charleston Chamber of Commerce, suggesting that a
tender of mediation be made by this government in the
European war. Mr. Walsh objected.
A resolution was passed terminating the debate on
the Pacific Railroad bill on the 16th inst.
A motion was then made that it be printed. Agreed
to.
Mr. Brodhead presented petitions from the citizens
of Cumberland county, (Pa.) praying for an extension
of the bounty land law's. Referred.
The House took up the bill amendatory of the act of
August last, reducing and graduating the price of pub
lic land to actual settlers and cultivators.
Mr. Etheridge gave notice of an amendment confining
the benefits of the bill to native-born and persons now
naturalized.
Mr. Campbell moved the bill and amendment be laid
on the table. Disagreed to, 65 against 93. Before
disposing of the subject the morning hour expired.
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
on the State of the Union, on the Pacific Railroad Bill,
and after a speech from Mr. Lathain, the Committee
rose and the House adjourned.
Wednesday, Jan. 10.
IN SENATE.
Mr. Sumner presented a petition numerously signed
by citizens of Massachusetts, praying Congress to pass
a law prohibiting the employment of officers of the ar
my in civil occupations.
On motion by Mr. Cass, the first Monday in Febuary
was assigned for the consideration of the resolutiofttm
the subject of religious freedom of American citizens
while travelling or residing in foreign countries.
Mr. Broadhead reported a joint resolution for sending
a steamer and tender for the rescue or relief of the ex
pedition under command of Dr. Kane, now in the Arc
tic regions.
The Senate having resumed the consideration of
the bill to amend and modify the judicial system of the
United States, Mr. Bayard spoke at some length in fa
vor thereof, aud in opposition to the proposed amend
ments. When he had concluded, the fnrther consider
ation of the subject was postponed until to-morrow; and
after an executive session, the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House a communication
from the Treasury Department, containing certain fin
ancial statements of the Comptroller, and a communica
tion from the Commissioner fcf Public Buildings, giv
ing a statement of the contracts made by that officer
during the year 1854; which w ere ordered to be printed.
Mr. Phillips introduced a bill to regulate the carry
ing of spirits of turpeutine: referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
Mr. Elliott introduced bills making appropriations
for continuing the improvement and preservation of
Wood’s Hole harbor, for continuing the repairs of the
breakwater at Huyannes harbor, for continuing the im
provement of the harbor at New- Bedford and the har
bor at Nantucket, all in the State of Massachusetts;
which were read twice and referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
Mr. Richardson introduced a bill to improve the
Mississippi river and its tributaries: referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the
bill to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands
to actual settlers and cultivators, to which the home
stead bill was pending as an amendment. The amend
ment was discussed by Messrs. Campbell, Orr, Jones
of Tennessee, and Dawson, and then it was rejected—
yeas 72, navs 92. The amendment of the committee on
Public Lands, in the form of a substitute, was agreed
to; but the House refused to pass the bill—yetis 68
navs 95.
On motion, the House then adjourned.
Thursday, Jan. 11.
IN SENATE,
Mr. Toombs submitted a resolution directing the
Secretary of the Navy to lay before the Senate infor
mation in relation to the litnessof the harbor of Bruns
wick, Georgia, for a naval depot, and asking his opin
ion as to the propriety of establishing such a depot at
that place : agreed to.
Mr. Rusk submitted a resolution calling upon the
Secretary of War for information in relation to such
troops of the State of Texas as may now be, or hereto
fore have been, in service in that State, and who have
not been paid by the governmentt>f the United States:
agreed to.
Mr. Gwin submitted a resolution calling on the Pre
sident of the United States for information in relation
to the claim of Francis W. Rice, late United States con
sul at Acapulco: agreed to.
Mr. Rusk introduced a bill to provide for the trans
portation of the mails, troops, seamen, military and na
val stores, munitions of war, funds, and other property
of the United States, from the Mississippi river to the
Pacific ocean.
Tlie bill to amend and modify the judicial system of
the United States was considered and postponed ; as
also the bill to increase the compensation of the judges
of the Supreme Court and members of both houses of
Congress.
The bill granting additional bounty lands to the old
soldiers, was again taken up, and debated by Messrs.
Cooper, Cass, Rockwell, Fessenden, Toombs, and oth
ers ; and after an executive session, the Senate ad
journed.
IN TIIE HOUSE.
Mr. Houston, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported back the Military Academy appropria
tion bill, and it was referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of
the bill to remodel the diplomatic and consular systems
of the United States ; which, after being explained by
Mr. Perkins, of Louisiana, was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole House.
The House resumed the consideration of the Pacific
railroad bill, when Mr. Chandler delivered an able and
eloquent speech against the doctrines of the Know
Nothings. Mr. Cox followed with a speech against the
Administration, and in favor of the Whigs and Know
Nothings. The committee then rose, and the House
adjourned.
The Mesilla Valley.
The Philadelphia Inuuirer publishes a copy of the or
der issued by Gen. Garland in relation to taking pos
session of the Mesilla Valiev by the United States.—
The i3 Fort Fillmore, Nov. 15th, and the order is to the
following effect:
1. The laws of the United States having been extern
ued by proclamation over the Mesilla \ alley and the
territory recently acquired from the Republic ot Mexi
co the undersigned, as military commander of the same,
directs that Lieut. Col. Miles, Third Infantry, with a
part of the garrison of Fort Fillmore, proceed to the
town of Mesilla, and there hoist the national flag at noon
of this day. , , ...
2. The flag will be honored by a national salute.
For the information of all “concerned it is hereby
made known that our national Hag will give protection
to all persons who properly seek it; criminals and oth
er evil-disposed persons who seek to attain their end
bv violent means, and in violation of our laws, wil find
neither shelter nor protection under its ample folds.
Gen. Garland, accompanied by Gov. Merriwetber ami
Lieut. Col. Miles, at the head'd about one hundred
dragoons, two companies of the Third Infantry, two
pieces ot artillery, and the band of the Third Infantry,
arrived at Mesilla on the If th of Nov. The American
fiaa was hoisted and suluted, and Gov. Meriwether
made an appropriate address to the persons present.
Thk Mail Difficulty Settled. —The Augusta Con
stitutinnalist of the loth savs: —“ Weflearu by ados
patch from Charleston thai the .Mail difficulty has been
.satisfactorily arranged. The Railroad will resume car
n ing the mails on Friday. The Department cannot
concentrate the Mail Agents before that day. The cars
will leave Augusta at half pa a t six in the morning and
at six in the evening, and will arrive at Augusta at
four in the afternoon and at half past, four in the morn*
ing.”
Masonic Convention.— The Masonic Convention at
Washington adjourned on Thursday evening lust. We
learn from the Sentinel that they adopted apian, which,
if approved by twenty or more of the Gratia Lodges of
the United States, will establish a confederation of
Grand Lodges, to which any difficulties originating
among the Brotherhood in any masonic jurisdiction
•an be referred for settlement.
FOREIGN NEWS.
DETAILS BY THE ASIA.
The mails by the Asia reached this city yesterday
morning. We find nothing of much importance froth
the seat of war to add to the dispatches from Halifax
Eublished in the Sun on Thursday last. It is said that
oth Generals Liprandi and Da'nnenberg, have been
disgraced by the Czar lor military miscarriages in the
Crimea. The latest items of diplomatic intelligence are
that Prussia has decided on her refusal to join in the
Anglo-Franco-Austrian treaty of December 2d; while
negotiations have been opened with every prospect ot
success for a treaty of af ‘ance between Sardinia and the
Western Powers.
Great Britain and Ireland.
The foreign enlistment bill was read a third time and
passed in the House of Commons on ihe night ot th<*
22d inst. The House divided; for the motion 173;
against 135 ; majority 33. It is entitled “an act to pel -
mit foreigners to be enlisted, and serve as officers and
soldiers in Her Majesty's force*.”
The bill was severely condemned both by the press
and the Opposition in Parliament, but, as the result
shows, without effect. On the morning of the day the
hill passed, the London Times thus concluded an elab
orate article on the subject: —
“ When the time arrives— as we trust it will arrive--
when the greatest power in Germany is engaged with
France ana England in taking ‘effectual means’ to ac
complish the objects of the Triple Alliance, and when
the rest of Germany is more directly pleged to the pros
ecution of the war, it matters little in whose pay or un
der what cockade the German troops may fight, they
would be serving the common cause—and they cease
to be mercenaries by becoming allies. If the measure
be presented to Parliament for the enlistment of for
eigners contemplates aud anticipates that result, or il
the Government are in possession of means to give ef
fect to it by any political combination with the German
States, many of the objections uxged against it fall to
the ground, and we should welcome to our side the le
gitimate auxiliaries of Great Britain ; but without some
such prospect the measure appears to us not only ob
jectionable, but impracticable, because it is at variance
with the existing laws of most of the continental States,
and because it would place our foreign recruits in a po
sition which no man of high military honor would
choose to accept without the sanction of his own sover
eign.”
The Berlin correspondent of the London Morning
Chronicle says:
“ The intention of the British Government to raise a
foreign legion has produced a great sensation in this
capital. The fears of the Russian sympathisers are awa
kened by apprehensions of the moral link aud example.
Not a doubt can exist that the greater part of the Ger
man Governments will straiu every nerve to hinder
their subjects of all classes from enrollment; but not
withstanding this, it is not doubted that, with care,
there will be no lack ol good and trusty worthy men
who will flock to the British standard.”
The Baltic fleet has returned home, but such of them
as mount ninety guns and upward are ordered to the
Crimea, for a double purpose—to convey troops and to
assist it necessary in the siege.
Sir Charles Napier made his appearance in the House
of Commons on Tuesday, Dec. 19th.
Russia.
The following private letter, dated the Bth ult., has
been received from St. Petersburg:
“ In consequence of the news of the affair ot the sth
of November, the Empress has had a serious and even
alarming relapse. The courier found the Emperor in
the apartment of the Empress, awaiting the news with
feverish impatience, aud when the truth was declareu
to him he could not restrain his feelings, but broke out
iu the strongest expression of dissatistaction against his
generals and his army. One exclamation which escap
ed him respectingbis sons greatly alarmed the Empress,
who was aware that they were with the army in Sebas
topol ; she teared that some terrible calamity had be
fallen them, seeing the agitation ot her husband, aud she
fainted away. She remained for some time insensible;
and it was with much difficulty that the Emperor and
the attendants succeeded iu restoring her to animation.
She became more calm when informed that nothing
had occurred to her sons ; but her health has serious!}
suffered from the shock caused by the defeat of the ai -
my at lukermann, and she has now to struggle against
an increase of debility and low fever. The greatest
alarm is felt for her, and her recovery is considered
very doubtful indeed.
“ The solemnities of the anniversary of the accession
to the crown were very limited this year; they were
confined to a mere religious service in the churches.
Amid the fears which the presence of the allied fleets
has occasioned us, and the danger they yet menace,
you can scarcely have an idea of the desperate efforts
making here to complete the armaments of every kind
for next spring. The Graud Duke Coustatutine takes
do repose. He is at one moment in the arsenals of st.-
Petersburg, again at Sweaborg. and then at ( roust ad t,
inspecting everywhere, tleeta, arsenals, founderies, aud
all the troops connected with those departments.
“The Emperor is often obliged to modetate this ex
cessive ardor, in order to avoid alarming the population.
We have several ships of the line in the admiralty docks,
the screws for which are already ad -ancod in execution.
Os the guard (c FeUU ) we have here at this moment on
lv the regiment of Preobrashenski, with its reserve bat.
tallions. Os the rest, two divisions ate on their march
to Poland, and the third is partitioned in the Baltic pro
vinces.
“The letters we receive from the Crimea relative to
the disasters caused by the hurricane of the 14th state
that the corps of Dannenberg, a part of which was en
route for Bakshireal, has suffered particularly. Their
condition is of the most frightful kind from want of pro
\ isions as well as the tempest. Many chiefs of divis
ions who have been wounded in the affair of the sth
have died of their hurts.
“ I see that foreign journals say a good deal about the
‘ pacific dispositions ’of our court. This I believe to be
completely a mistake. The contrary is the truth. Per
sons placed in a very good position at the couri declare
in the strongest manner, that neither the imperial fam
ily nor the high functionaries of the empire manifest
the faintest desire to accept unreservedly the conditions
proposed bv the Western powers. As to Austria, eve
ry one here” is furious against her, particularly since the
communication which was made by Prince Gortscha
koff.
“ ‘ Russia will never forget or forgive her perfidy,
cried a lady the other evening in the saloon ot M .
‘ For my part I am ready to give at this moment, as a
contribution, one hundred of my serfs for the regiment
of chasseurs.’ Three days afterward the piece of the
ladv in question was appointed one of the ladies in
waiting to the Empress, but the Emperor at the same
time had an admonition conveyed to her to be cautious
how she spoke of politics in society, and particularly in
saloons, which the attaches of the Austrian embassy
frequeuted.
ONE *VEEK
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP BALTIC.
Columbia, Jan. 12.
The steamship Baltic has arrived at New York, with
seven days later intelligence from Europe.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool were 29,000 bales, ot
which speculators took 1,000. The demand was tair
but prices were lower; the decline being most felt on
the firmer qualities. Quotations:
Fair Orleans 5.Hd.
Middling do sd.
Fair Upland 5%d.
Middling do 4>id.
Prices of Flour and Corn are unchanged.
Consols are quoted at 91V to 91%. American secu
rities very active, especially Virginia Bouds. The Bul
lion in the Bank has increased 108,000.
Beef tad Lard unchanged, Pork has increased 1 shil
ling.
Political and War News.
The chief event of the week is Louis Napoleon’s speech
to the Legislature of France. It was very w arlike in its
tone; the Emperor made no mention of any hopes of
peace, and concluded his address by asking a loan of
Five Hundred Millions Francs, which was immediately
voted. .
An important meeting of the representatives of Eng
land, FranceJ Turkey, Austria and Prussia, had been
held at Vienna. The result of their deliberations had
not yet transpired.
Affairs before Sebastopol remain unchanged. The
Russians continued to make sorties, having made three
from the city and one from the harbor.
The Allies had received 18,000 reinfercements.
The weather was more tavorable at Sebastopol.
There had been no change in the attitude of Austria
and Prussia.
The foreign enlistment bill had passed the British
Parliament and become a law, aDd Parliament had ad
journed.
SuppositD insanity of the Duke of Cambridge.—
The London correspondent of the Boston Post w rites as
follows:
“ Madness, like murder, will out, however, and the
voung scion of royalty proves the purity of Ins blood
by getting crazy like his grandfather. It seems that
some strangeness of conduct was noticed after the bat
tle of the Alnta in the Duke of Cambridge, but nothing
of a decided character appeared until after the defeat of
the Russians at lukermann. Riding across the battle
field, and observing a wounded Russian endeavor to
shoot an English soldier, instead of running him thiough
on the spot, the Duke began to reason with him, and
his aids coming up, thev overheard him saying, ‘that
he should use all his ibfienee at headquarters to have
him hanged !’ as the dead were being carried by, the
Duke beg.,n to remark, ‘ that u.au i? not dead ; set him
on his legs, he’ll walk!’ and, upon Lord Raglan’s re
monstrating with him upon the ill time for such buf
fconrv, he replied, ‘ Buffoon rv, my Lord ! I am amazed.
Th? man is not dead. I myself saw dim alive and talked
with him this very morning.’ Measures were instantly
taken to report the Duke as an invalid, and to remove
him from his command.”
The last news from the Sandwich Islands to November
16th, states that it was probale the entire arrangement
with regard to the contemplated annexation, would he
completed iu a week or two, so far as the islands were
concerned. The amount of the annuities to be given
to King Kaniehameha and his heirs is *aid to have beeu
greatly exaggerated—the sum will not exceed three
hundred thousand dollars.
The Building Association of New I ork, which dur
ing prosperous times, received prompt monthly pay
ments, are now affected by the stringency in the money
market, tor the mechanics and workingmen who con
tributed to them are not able to continue their payments.
The latter are proposing to get legislative action,
requiring all these organizations to report immediately
their condition to the legislature, with a view to the
devising of a plan for the winding up of their affairs
upon some equitable principle.
There seems to be a perfect chaos of party des
ignations iu the New Jersev Legislature. The Know-
Nothings have apparently thrown all into oonfusion.
Washington Gossip.
Daring attempt to rob tkt Uni ed State * of too no,-.
Is the exclamation of the Na.ional Deu.ocnt over th*.
following extraordinary letter;
W vsiiiNorox, Dec. 28ib, 1354
I can send von some rich facts in relation to an es
fort made by Fornev, Cushing aud the President to
Secretary Guthrie to surrender, illegal!'. *. ,'>! ~ |f ®
United States money imo the bands ot the proprietors
of the Union. At tne close of :he ! ,st .i*so uof y,
gress, theHo ‘.se passed a ltt /iuuon increasing the pay
of the employes of :he House twenty pet cent. Under
this resolution Judge Nicholson and Fornev put in
neurit *30,000 extra pay as printers. But Secretary
Guthrie refused to allow it, as it did not come within
the intention of the resolution of the House Upon
this, l orney went to the President, who immediately
wrote a note to Guthrie, asking him to open the case
until he could ascertain the opinion of the Attorney
General. This request was complied with, and Cush
ing wrote out a long argument, fortified bv a corroborat
ing opinion of a distinguished politician from Alabama
\\ ith these decisions Forney again called on the Sec
retary and demanded the 20,000 : but the old Kentuck
ian still refused, even without stopping to read Cush
ing’s long rigmarole. Said he, “f am as good a law
yer as Mr. Cushing ; but this is not a question ,f law
at all; it is simply a question of fact, acd of the inten
tion of the House in the resolution.” At this Fornev
took fire, and his language was so far insulting that
Gujtrie brought his sledge hammer fist down up >n the
table, as be exclaimed, “ Well, I’ll be dammed if I pav
it.” r ‘
Forney went again to the President and told him
that “ Old Guthrie says he will be d—d if he wdl pav
that money,” w hen the President flew into a rage, smit
ing the table with his fist, and exclaimed. “ I*ll be d—d
if he shan’t pay it.” He instantly dispatched a note to
Guthrie, asking him to call at the White House on the
matter of the “ money due the Union.” The Secretarv
immediately obeyed the summons, and after some little
talk, said, “ Mr. ‘President, I am your officer, but still
I ant responsible, to some extent, for the conduct of mv
department, and to pay this money would not only
greatly damage my character, but it is opposed to mv
sense of right. It will give me great pleasure to resign,
either voluntarily or on receiving a letter requesting mv
withdrawal from you.”
This bold stand taken by the Secretary, nut Fornev,
Cushing and the President to their trumps” Congress
was to meet in 20 days, and to allow Guthrie to resign
at that time, under such circumstances, would be im
possible to close. The matter was therefore put off
until the end of the present Congress. These are facta
without embellishment or exaggeration.
The Sloop ok War Albany.— The New York Jour
nal of Commerce of Saturday evening has some intelli
gence relating to the probable fate of the sloop of war
Albany, derived from Mr. J. C. Laue, chief engineer of
the Atlantic and Pacific Surveying Expedition in New
Grenada, from which we extract tbs following:
The Albany arrived at Aspinwe.il on the 28th Sept.,
and after remaining a few hours, sailed for New York
via the Mora Passage. Capt. Gerry in a conversation
with Mr. Lane, stated that he should not touch at any
intermediate port. A passage home in the Albany was
tendered to Mr. L., but declined on the ground that be
ing sick, he wished to take the steamer, as the speediest
mode of conveyance.
Mr. Lane further states, that he has private advices
front Carthagena dated sometime in December which
negative the report that the Albany returned to that
fKtrt leaving there the 26th of Septeniber. Consequent
y we have no certaiu intelligence of her since she left
Aspiuwall on the 23th of September, now three mouths
anil mue days ; for we do not consider reliable the re
jiort of her being at Laguira October 6th.
Mr. Laue thinks that the ship, having been ballasted
like other ships of war, only with provisions, and being
considerably lightened, after a year’s cruise, was ren
dered top heavy by the weight of her guns on deck,
and might have been capsized in a sudden squall. It
will be remembered that the U. S. brig Somers wus
capsized by a squall in the Gulf under similar circum
stances, a few years since, and lost.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
HoUouxiy* Ointment and Pille, certain Remedies for
Bad Legs, Sores and Ulcers.—Henry Read, of Brook
lyn, New York, (35) suffered for nearly eight years
with a very bad leg, it was covered with sores of a most
malignant character, and Urrribly swollen. He had
consulted a number of medical men who were unanim
ous in their opinion, that amputation of the limb was
the only thing likely to save him, and even then bis
recovery was dubious as his health was so much shat*
tered. The loss of a limb to a man at this period oft
life was too great a sacrifice, and he refused to submit
to the operation. He used Holloway’s Ointment and
Pills for nine weeks, aud the leg is sound !! !
INVALIDS recovering from the effects of Fe
ver, Billions Diseases, or long continued illness of any
kind, will find Pat ter’s Spanish Mixture the only reme
dy which will revive their drooping constitutions, ex
pel all bad humors from the blood, excite the liver to a
prompt and healthy action, and by its tonic properties,
restore the patient to life and vigor.
We can only say TRY IT. A single bottle is worth
ull the so-called Sarsaparillas in existence, ft contains
no Mercury, Opium, or any other noxious or poisonous
drug, and can be given to the youngest infant without
hesitation.
See the certificates of wonderful cures around the bot
tle. More than five hundred persons in the city of
Richmond, Ya., can testify to its good effects.
See advertisement.
Jan. 3 40-1 m
The most extraordinary Discovery in the World is the
Great Arabian Remedy for Man and Beast,
P JI. G.
Celebrated Arabian Liniment.
The beautiful and feriile region skirting the desert of
Arabia, abounds with rare plants and odorous woods,
whence are procured those aromatic gums and balsams
of which this Liniment is composed, and by whose
stimulating, unctuous and penetrating properties it is,
when applied, diffused through the whole nervous sys
tem, allaying the most intense pain in a few minutes.
Try it, when you will be convinced that no preparation
possesses in so high a degree its perfect anodyne quali
ties. Its action is prompt and effective. It penetrates
the flesh to the bone, relaxes contracted cords, restoring
use to limbs paralyzed for years, and w here the flesh
has wasted away, leaving nothing but skin and bone,
excites a healthy action, causing new flesh to grow out
and fill up the shriveled parts. It restores the sinorial
fluid or joint water, and this is the reason why it has
been so successful in diseases of the joints. In affec
tions of the SDine, Liver, Lungs and Kidneys, this great
remedy stands before any other ever produced. For
ague cake or enlargement of the spleen, it is a specific,
lor any internal inflammation, you will find it gives
great relief. It has no equal in the world for Rheuma
fism—also, cramp, swelling, numbness, weak joints,
spiue and chest, pains, w ounds, chilblains, burns, sore
throat, bites of insects and reptiles, salt rheum, warts,
corus, mange, aud indeed nearly all diseases which re
quire an external application, and many others, are
greatly benefited by it. It is used externally with great
success in goitre, or swelled neck, Scrofula or King’s
Evil, Liver Complaint, nervous diseases, Ac. For
Horses or Cattle, it is as effectual as in diseases of man.
Will cure any case of Sweeney iu existence; also sprain,
splint, ringbone, big-head, fistula, tarcy, poll-evil, wind
galls, strains, bruises, Ac.
Look out for Counterfeits
The public are cautioned against another counterfeit,
which has latelv made its appearance, called W. B Far
rell's Arabian Liniment, the most dangerous of all the
counterfeits, because his having the name ot Farrell,
many will buy it in good faith, without the knowledge
that* a counterfeit exists, and they will perhaps only
discover their error when the spurious mixture has
wrought its evil effects.
The genuine article is manufactured only by 11. G.
Farrell, sole inventor and proprietor, aud wholesale
druggist, No. 17 Muiu street, Peoria, Illinois, to whom
all applications for agenaies must be addressed. Be
sure you get it with the letters H. G. before Farrell's,
G. FARRELL’S —and his signature on the
wrapper: all others are counterfeits.
Sold by Geo. Payne, aud Fitzgeralo A Notting
ham, Macon; W. T. Sandwich, Thomaston; F. H.
Murdock, Knoxville; F. T. Sneed, Oglethorpe, and by
regularly authorized agents throughout the U. States.
jjjf” Price 25 and 50 cents and #1 per bottle.
AGENTS WANTED in every town, village and ham
let in the United States, in which one is not already es
tablished. Address 11, G. Farrell as above, accompa
nied with good reference as to character, responsibility,
Ac. jan 340-4 w
RHEUMATISM CURED.
Every’ form ot this painful disease, either Inflamma
tory Acnt> or Chronic, no matter bow severe the cast
or how long standing. George Payne and L. LitUe
Druggists in Macon, have for sale that invaluable and
sure remedy, Mortimore’s Rheumatic Compound.
Something for every boot. —The Blood in the Life.
Let this be pure, possess vitality, and circulate fredjp
and you remain free from disease of every nature. —
While to remove diseases, which have their origin in
Indigestion, a torpid state of the Liter or Impurities oj
the Blood, such as Dyspepsia, loss of Appetite. Flatu.
jency, Nervous Headache, Flow of Blood to the Head,
Pain in the side, or about the Heart, Cold Chilly Sensa
tions, or Numbness of the Flesh or Limbs, Neuralgia,
Nervous Affections, Costiveness or Irregularities of the
Bowels, General Debii'ty, Ashy, Pale or Sallow Com
plexion, showing the existence of the most delicate and
complicated diseases, (especially with females.) These
can all be prevented and removed by the use of that su
perior preparation, Mortimere's Bitter Cordial and
Blood Purifier, the most delightfully pleasant medicine
ever Used. Every body should use it aa Alterative
and Blood Purifier.
Price $1 per bottle. Sold by GEORGE
and L. LITTLE, Macon, Ga., and by Druggists every
W here. DOWNING A CO.,
f e b 15 46-ly Proprietors, New York.
CHECKS on NEW YORK call always be
obtained at the MANUFACTURERS’ BANK of
Macon inch 29—52 ts
Medical Notice. ,
DR. JAMES M. GREEN, has removed his Medicc
Office to the building occupied by Dr. L> f 4terpefs
Drug Store. Office, upstairs, za door from for sale low
Macon, January 10-41 3t. *.<JSS A BRO.